48th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140349130 | FLEXIBLE SCRATCH RESISTANCE FILM FOR DISPLAY DEVICES - A method for the manufacture of a transparent, scratch resistant film, comprising: (1) cleaning a surface of a flexible substrate; (2) altering the surface energy of the surface of the flexible substrate; (3) coating the surface of the flexible substrate with a transparent, scratch resistant coating comprising functionalized group monomers and a solvent; (4) wetting the transparent, scratch resistant coating; and (5) forming a cross-linked polymer structure by curing the transparent, scratch resistant coating. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349131 | METHOD FOR SPLITTING END PART OF METAL PLATE OR METAL ROD, METAL PARTS MANUFACTURED BY SUCH END SPLITTING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR BONDING SUCH METAL PARTS - Provided are a method for splitting longitudinally an end part of a metal plate or a metal rod having a rectangular, polygonal, or elliptical shape, in which the length of incision in the split portion can be freely adjusted and smooth split face can be formed; a metal part manufactured by such method; and a method for bonding such metal part. The present invention is characterized by the process comprising the steps of securing a metal plate by pinching both sides thereof with a clamping device, or securing a metal rod by pinching at least two opposite-facing portions on the periphery thereof with a clamping device; splitting longitudinally by slitting or cleaving the metal plate, or the metal rod, by pressing a slitting punch or a cleaving punch against the face of one end of the metal plate, or the metal rod; and advancing the splitting further by repeating the same operation of pressing the same punch stated above against the cleft of the splitting; and is characterized further in that, in each time of the press-splitting operation, the position of the clamping device on at least one side is moved in advance of the next pressing by a stroke corresponding to the distance from one end of the metal plate, or the metal rod, to the distal end of a split-desired portion. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349132 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPACT COMPONENT, AND COMPONENT THAT CAN BE PRODUCED BY MEANS OF THE METHOD - The invention relates to a method for producing a compact component ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140349133 | HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT ADHESIVENESS AT ULTRA-LOW TEMPERATURES AND METHOD MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having excellent adhesiveness at ultra-low temperatures as well as fine spangles, and a method of manufacturing the same. According to the present invention, a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet having excellent adhesiveness at ultra-low temperatures includes a base steel sheet, a composite layer formed on the base steel sheet and including transition metal, an inhibition layer formed on the composite layer and including a iron-aluminum (Fe—Al) based intermetallic compound, and a zinc (Zn)-plated layer formed on the inhibition layer, in which an average diameter of spangles in the zinc-plated layer is 150 μm or less, and a method of manufacturing the hot-dip galvanized steel sheet is provided. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349134 | HOT-DIP GALVANNEALED STEEL SHEET - A hot-dip galvannealed steel sheet has excellent chipping resistance and after-coating adherence while ensuring corrosion resistance. The hot-dip galvannealed steel sheet has a base material steel sheet having a predetermined component composition and a hot-dip galvannealing layer containing by mass 7-15% Fe provided on the base material steel sheet surface, wherein the hot-dip galvannealed steel sheet contains within the hot-dip galvannealing layer at least 0.01% by mass of a precipitate including one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ti, Nb, V, Mo, and W. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349135 | METHOD FOR COATING A STEEL SHEET WITH A METAL LAYER - A method for coating a steel sheet with a metal layer includes the following steps: application of a first thin metal layer as a flash coating; melting the metal layer from the flash coating; and application of at least one additional metal layer onto the metal layer from the flash coating. To increase the corrosion resistance of the coated steel sheet and to improve the energy and resource efficiency of the coating method, with which a steel sheet having a high corrosion resistance and good weldability and with a good deep drawing and ironing behavior is to be produced, the thickness of the metal layer from the flash coating is at most 200 mg/m | 2014-11-27 |
20140349136 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOW-MANGANESE WELDING ALLOYS - The present disclosure relates generally to welding alloys and, more specifically, to welding consumables (e.g., welding wires and rods) for arc welding operations. In an embodiment, a welding consumable includes less than approximately 1 wt % manganese as well as one or more strengthening agents selected from the group: nickel, cobalt, copper, carbon, molybdenum, chromium, vanadium, silicon, and boron. The welding consumable also includes one or more grain control agents selected from the group: niobium, tantalum, titanium, zirconium, and boron, wherein the welding consumable includes less than approximately 0.6 wt % grain control agents. Additionally, the welding consumable has a carbon equivalence (CE) value that is less than approximately 0.23. The welding consumable is designed to provide a manganese fume generation rate that is less than approximately 0.01 grams per minute during a welding operation. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349137 | Method for Structuring and Chemically Modifying a Surface of a Workpiece - A method for producing a chemically modified metal surface or metal alloy surface or metal oxide layer or metal alloy oxide layer on the surface of a workpiece, which surface or layer includes surface structures having dimensions in the sub-micrometer range. The method involves scanning, one or several times using a pulsed laser beam, the entire surface of the metal or metal alloy, or the metal oxide layer or metal alloy oxide layer on the metal or metal alloy, on which surface or layer the structures are to be produced and which is accessible to laser radiation. The scanning is performed in an atmosphere containing a gas or gas mixture that reacts with the surface, such that adjacent flecks of light of the laser beam adjoin each other without an interspace in between or overlap and a predetermined range of a defined relation between process parameters is satisfied. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349138 | DRIER FOR AUTO-OXIDISABLE COATING COMPOSITIONS - A drier for air-drying an auto-oxidizable resin composition, said drier comprising: 1,4,7-trialkyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane (L); a manganese salt having the general formula Mn | 2014-11-27 |
20140349139 | COMPOSITION FOR FERROELECTRIC THIN FILM FORMATION, METHOD FOR FORMING FERROELECTRIC THIN FILM, AND FERROELECTRIC THIN FILM FORMED BY THE METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a composition for ferroelectric thin film formation which is used in the formation of a ferroelectric thin film of one material selected from the group consisting of PLZT, PZT, and PT. The composition for ferroelectric thin film formation is a liquid composition for the formation of a thin film of a mixed composite metal oxide formed of a mixture of a composite metal oxide (A) represented by general formula (1): (Pb | 2014-11-27 |
20140349140 | CXNYHZ FILM, DEPOSITION METHOD, MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - To provide a C | 2014-11-27 |
20140349141 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes: a battery cell; a first printed circuit board (PCB) including a temperature safety device electrically connected with the battery cell; and a second PCB electrically connected with the first PCB and controlling charging and discharging operation, wherein the first PCB includes a lead tab electrically connected with the temperature safety device, and a base substrate bound with the lead tab by soldering to support the same. The first PCB including the temperature safety device electrically connected with the battery cell and that is arranged on a charging/discharging path of the battery cell may be manufactured through a simplified process. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349142 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY CELL OF NOVEL STRUCTURE - Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a battery cell having an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure disposed in a battery case made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy together with an electrolyte in a sealed state, the method including (a) anodizing an entire surface of the battery case in a state in which an uncoated margin section having a predetermined length is provided downward from an outer circumference of an upper end of the battery case, (b) mounting the electrode assembly in the battery case and connecting a cap plate to an open upper end of the battery case by laser welding, (c) injecting an electrolyte through an electrolyte injection port of the cap plate and activating the battery cell, and (d) replenishing the electrolyte and sealing the electrolyte injection port. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349143 | Battery Pack for Use with Hand-Held Electric Power Tool - A battery pack ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140349144 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SAME - The present application relates to a fuel cell system and a method for driving same, which can produce stable electricity, enhance load following capability, and simultaneously increasing fuel utilization rate and energy efficiency by separately managing a base load and a load following of a fuel cell, and the fuel cell system according to one embodiment of the present application comprises: a molten carbonate fuel cell for generating electricity by using fuel; a reaction gas for shifting discharge gas into water gas; a buffer tank for storing the water gas; and a driving device which is actuated by using the water gas that is stored and provided from the buffer tank. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349145 | FAST THERMAL DUMPING FOR BATTERIES - A cooling system includes a fluid delivery system configured to bring a working liquid (such as water) into thermal contact with a battery where it vaporizes into an exhaust gas, and an exhaust system configured to vent the exhaust gas. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349146 | BATTERY HAVING A PLURALITY OF ACCUMULATOR CELLS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - A battery ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140349147 | BIPOLAR BATTERY ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to an article comprising: a) one or more stacks of battery plates comprising one or more bipolar plates; b) located between each plate is a separator and a liquid electrolyte; further comprising one of more of the features: 1) c) the one or more stacks of battery plates having a plurality of channels passing transversely though the portion of the plates having the cathode and/or the anode deposited thereon; and d) i) one or more seals about the periphery of the channels which prevent the leakage of the liquid electrolyte into the channels, and/or posts located in one or more of the channels having on each end an overlapping portion that covers the channel and sealing surface on the outside of the monopolar plates adjacent to the holes for the transverse channels and applies pressure on the sealing surface of the monopolar plates wherein the pressure is sufficient to withstand pressures created during assembly and operation of electrochemical cells created by the stacks of battery plates; 2) c) a membrane comprising a thermoplastic polymer is disposed about the entire periphery of the edges of the stack of plates; 3) wherein the separator is in the form of a sheet having adhered to its periphery a frame; and 4) c) an integrated valve and integrated channel communicating with the valve. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349148 | WELDED STRUCTURE IN BATTERY, FORMING METHOD OF THE SAME, SECONDARY BATTERY CELL AND SECONDARY BATTERY MODULE - A plating layer | 2014-11-27 |
20140349149 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery includes a case having an inner space, a first electrode assembly inside the case, a second electrode assembly inside the case, a current collecting member including a first current collecting piece electrically connected to an electrode of the first electrode assembly and a second current collecting piece electrically connected to an electrode of the second electrode assembly, the electrode of the second electrode assembly having a same polarity as the electrode of the first electrode assembly, a first terminal electrically connected to the first current collecting member and protruding outside the case, wherein the first current collecting piece and the second current collecting piece have different lengths. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349150 | CELL CONNECTION CONTROL DEVICE - When connecting a plurality of cells in parallel, an operation to calculate an inrush current flowing when a pair of cells are selected from the cells for the parallel-connection and parallel-connected for all cell combinations. A cell combination, whose inrush current is the largest in the cell combinations which are judged that the calculated inrush current is less than or equal to a predetermined upper limit current value, is set as a cell combination to parallel-connect the cells. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349151 | PLATE-LIKE BATTERY PACK AND BATTERY PACK GROUP COMPOSED OF PLURAL PLATE-LIKE BATTERY PACKS - A plate-like battery pack has: a plurality of single cell elements; a flat battery pack case composed of an insulating material and adapted to have a plurality of holes respectively housing the single cell elements; and a plurality of sealing plates adapted to hermetically seal the holes housing the single cell elements and connect adjacent ones of the single cell elements, and the sealing plates connect the single cell elements in series, parallel or series-parallel. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349152 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap plate sealing the electrode assembly within the case; a terminal plate on the cap plate and electrically connected to the electrode assembly; and an insulation member between and contacting the cap plate and the terminal plate, wherein the insulation member has a peripheral flange that extends away from the terminal plate. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349153 | WET BATTERY PACKAGE - A wet battery package includes a casing defining a receiving space, an electrically insulating liquid received in the receiving space, a battery unit installed in the receiving space, and an electrical power control unit installed in the receiving space and electrically coupled to the batteries. The battery unit includes a plurality of spaced-apart batteries at least a portion of each of which is immersed in the electrically insulating liquid. The electrical power control unit includes two output terminals that are exposed from the casing and that output electricity of the batteries. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349154 | BATTERY CELL CARRIER - The present disclosure is directed at a cell carrier, a stack that includes multiple cell carriers, and a method for assembling the stack. The cell carrier has a rigid backing and bus bar supports that are rigidly mounted to the rigid backing. The bus bar supports have sockets positioned to receive fasteners for securing bus bars to the bus bar supports. A battery cell that has electrodes in the form of pliable tabs can be secured to the cell carrier by, for example, adhering the cell body to the rigid backing. The cell tabs are secured between the bus bars and the bus bar supports when bus bars are fastened to the bus bar supports, and the rigidly mounted supports help prevent relative motion between the cell body and tabs. This helps prevent the cell tabs from ripping or tearing when the battery cell is subjected to vibrations during use. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349155 | Method and Devices for Making Available Information for the Purpose of Performing Maintenance and Servicing of a Battery Unit - A method for making available information for the purpose of performing maintenance and servicing of a battery unit includes detecting and quantizing useful data of a battery unit and forming histograms which have frequencies of the occurrence of specific values of the individual quantized useful data items or values derived therefrom. In this context there is provision that at least one current and at least one aggregated histogram are formed and stored in a non-volatile memory. Furthermore, a data structure, a computer program, and a battery management system are specified which are configured to execute the method, as well as a battery and a motor vehicle whose drive system is connected to a battery of this type. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349156 | Method and Apparatuses for Providing Information for Maintenance and Service Purposes for a Battery Unit - A method for providing information for maintenance and service purposes for a battery unit includes capturing and quantizing use data for a battery unit and forming a histogram that has frequency values for the occurrence of particular values of the individual quantized use data items or values derived therefrom. At least one additional information carrier is ascertained that is set up to reconstruct the histogram, and the histogram and the at least one additional information carrier are stored in a nonvolatile memory. Furthermore, a data structure, a computer program and a battery management system are specified that are set up to perform the method, and also a battery and a motor vehicle, the drive system of which is connected to such a battery. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349157 | Battery System - A battery system includes a plurality of battery cells and a battery management unit. The battery management unit comprises a plurality of acquisition devices and a plurality of monitoring devices. Each of the acquisition devices is configured to acquire at least one operating parameter of the battery cells associated therewith. Each of the monitoring devices is associated with a plurality of battery cells, and each of the monitoring devices is configured to monitor the operating parameter of the battery cells associated therewith. The battery cells, which are each associated with one of the monitoring devices, are associated with at least two acquisition devices. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349158 | CYLINDRICAL BATTERY - A cylindrical battery includes a cylindrical battery case and a cylindrical element including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator. A space is formed on an inner side of the element. The positive electrode or the negative electrode is split into a plurality of electrode pieces in a circumferential direction. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349159 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS AND RELATED DEVICES - An electrochemical cell is presented. The electrochemical cell includes an ion-conducting separator having a first surface that defines at least a portion of a first compartment and a second surface that defines at least a portion of a second compartment, and a positive electrode composition disposed in the first compartment, the positive electrode composition comprising an electroactive metal, an alkali metal halide, and an electrolyte. The electroactive metal includes metal flakes of an average aspect ratio greater than about 5. An energy storage battery including a plurality of electrochemical cells is also presented. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349160 | REDOX FLOW SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FOR REDOX FLOW SECONDARY BATTERY - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a redox flow secondary battery which has low electrical resistance and excellent current efficiency in addition to durability. The present invention relates to: an electrolyte membrane for redox flow secondary batteries, which contains an ion exchange resin composition containing a fluorine-based polymer electrolyte; and a redox flow secondary battery which uses the electrolyte membrane for redox flow secondary batteries. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349161 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHUNT CURRENT AND MECHANICAL LOSS MITIGATION IN ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for shunt current and mechanical loss mitigation in electrochemical systems include a conduit providing at least a portion of an electrically conductive pathway between the first and second electrochemical cells, wherein the conduit includes at least one shunt current suppression device configured as a loop, and/or a connector assembly for maintaining first and second connecting portions in adjacent positioning. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349162 | Thermally Managed Battery Assembly - A thermally managed Li-ion battery assembly including an anode and a cathode, wherein at least one of the anode and the cathode includes a thermocrystal metamaterial structure. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349163 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack is provided, which includes a battery cell including an electrode assembly, an electrode terminal electrically connected to the electrode assembly, and a case accommodating the electrode assembly, and a protective circuit module including a first connection lead having one side electrically connected to the electrode terminal, a first connection part having the other side electrically connected to the first connection lead, and a second connection lead electrically connected to the case, wherein an area of the first connection part is larger than that of the other side of the first connection lead. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349164 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes a first battery cell, the first battery cell having a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal, a first end block adjacent to the first battery cell, the first end block having a first power terminal portion, and a connection portion electrically connecting the first electrode terminal to the first power terminal portion. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349165 | BUS BAR MODULE - A bus bar module includes: a plurality of bus bar cases each housing a bus bar; a first engagement portion provided to one of the plurality of bus bar cases; a first connecting member having flexibility and connecting the plurality of bus bar cases; a plurality of insulating covers covering openings of the plurality of bus bar cases, the insulating covers including a second engagement portion to be engaged with the first engagement portion; a second connecting member having flexibility and connecting the plurality of insulating covers; and a pair of ribs provided to extend downward from an inner surface of each of the insulating covers located adjacent to each other. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349166 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery in which after continuous charge is performed, an increase in battery thickness is suppressed, and a residual capacity rate is increased by reduction in gas generation amount and also provides a method for manufacturing the positive electrode described above. This positive electrode includes a positive electrode collector and a positive electrode active material layer which contains a positive electrode active material and a phosphate salt represented by NaH | 2014-11-27 |
20140349167 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PACKED ELECTRODE, AND PACKED ELECTRODE, SECONDARY BATTERY AND HEAT SEALING MACHINE - In a method for manufacturing a packed electrode, an electrode is set between two separation layers that are made of resin, a heat-resistant layer is set between at least one of the two separation layers and the electrode, the two separation layers, the electrode and the heat-resistant layer, an overlapped portion of the two separation layers overlapped with the heat-resistant layer interposed therebetween is pinched, pressed and heated by a pair of heat sealing chips at an outside of the electrode, and the two separation layers are fastened by destroying the heat-resistant layer at the overlapped portion that are pressed and heated. According to the above manufacturing method, man-hours required for stacking can be reduced by integrating the heat-resistant layer with the packed electrode. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349168 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYOLEFIN POROUS FILM, AND LAMINATED POROUS FILM - Provided is a method for reproducibly and efficiently producing a polyolefin porous film having a porous structure suitable for a separator for a battery without requiring a special apparatus. The method according to the present invention is a method for producing a polyolefin porous film, the method including conveying a raw material polyolefin sheet having pores into a furnace of a tenter type stretching machine, and tenter-stretching the sheet in a plurality of stretching regions in the furnace to produce a polyolefin porous film, wherein the plurality of stretching regions include at least two stretching regions having different film widening speeds, and the temperature of a stretching region having a high film widening speed is lower than that of a stretching region having a low film widening speed in the at least two stretching regions, and a stretching region having the highest film widening speed is situated in the front stage with respect to a stretching region having the lowest film widening speed. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349169 | BATTERY SEPARATOR, AND BATTERY SEPARATOR MANUFACTURING METHOD - A battery separator includes a porous membrane A with a thickness of less than 10 μm including a polypropylene resin, and a porous membrane B laminated thereon including a heat resistant resin and inorganic particles or cross-linked polymer particles, wherein the porous membrane A satisfies a specific range of thickness, average pore size, and porosity, and the entire battery separator satisfies a specific range of thickness, peeling strength at the interface between the porous membrane A and the porous membrane B, and difference in air resistance between the entire battery separator and the porous membrane A. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349170 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTRODE MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a method of manufacturing an electrode for secondary batteries that includes surface-treating a current collector so as to have a morphology wherein a surface roughness R | 2014-11-27 |
20140349171 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTRODE MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME - Disclosed are a method of manufacturing an electrode for secondary batteries that includes surface-treating a current collector so as to have a morphology wherein a surface roughness R | 2014-11-27 |
20140349172 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY WITH WAFER CURRENT COLLECTOR AND ASSEMBLY METHOD - Apparatus and techniques herein related battery plates. For example, a first battery plate can include a conductive silicon wafer. A first mechanical support can be located on a first side of the conductive silicon wafer. A first active material can be adhered to the first mechanical support and the first side of the conductive silicon wafer, the first active material having a first polarity. In an example, the battery plate can be a bipolar plate, such as having a second mechanical support located on a second side of the conductive silicon wafer opposite the first side, and a second active material adhered to the second mechanical support and the second side of the conductive silicon wafer, the second material having an opposite second polarity. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349173 | Graphite Particles And Lithium Secondary Battery Using The Same As Negative - A method for forming a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery, includes providing a paste comprising graphite particulates comprise assembled or bound graphite particles in each of which a plurality of flat-shaped particles are assembled or bound together so that the planes of orientation are not parallel to one another, and the mixture including 3 to 10 parts by weight of the organic binder per 100 parts by weight of the graphite particulates, a binder and a solvent, coating the paste on a current collector, drying the paste coated on the current collector to form a mixture of the graphite particulates and the binder, and integrating the mixture with the current collector by pressing to provide a density of the mixture of graphite particulates and organic binder of 1.5 to 1.9 g/cm | 2014-11-27 |
20140349174 | ALKALINE BATTERY - In an alkaline battery in which a positive electrode | 2014-11-27 |
20140349175 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module comprises a battery element and a storage unit configured to contain the battery element therein. The storage unit comprises an electrically conductive positive electrode-side plate and an electrically conductive negative electrode-side plate. The positive electrode-side plate and the negative electrode-side plate define a storage space to contain the battery element therein. The storage unit has a joint end provided on the periphery of the storage space and formed by joining an outer peripheral area of the positive electrode-side plate with an outer peripheral areal of the negative electrode-side plate across an insulating sheet placed between the two outer peripheral areas. The joint end comprises: a wind part formed by stacking and winding the two outer peripheral areas to be pressure-bonded to and joined with each other; and an outer peripheral frame body formed by insert molding using an insulating resin to surround the wind part. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349176 | ADDITIVE FOR ELECTROLYTE, ELECTROLYTE AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY - In an aspect, a rechargeable lithium battery that includes a positive electrode; negative electrode; a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and an electrolyte including a lithium salt, a non-aqueous organic solvent, and an additive is provided. The additive may be an optionally substituted thiophene. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349177 | MAGNESIUM HYBRID BATTERY AND ITS FABRICATION METHOD - The present disclosure relates to a magnesium hybrid battery and a method for fabricating same. The magnesium hybrid battery according to the present disclosure, which includes magnesium or magnesium alloy metal as an anode, a cathode including a cathode active material wherein not only magnesium ion but also one or more ion selected from lithium ion and sodium ion can be intercalated and deintercalated and an electrolyte including magnesium ion and further including one or more ion selected from lithium ion and sodium, can overcome the limitation of the existing magnesium secondary battery and provide improved battery capacity, output characteristics, cycle life, safety, etc. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349178 | CARBORANYL MAGNESIUM ELECTROLYTE FOR MAGNESIUM BATTERY - An electrochemical device is provided having a carboranyl magnesium electrolyte. Specifically the disclosure relates to an electrochemical device having a magnesium anode, a cathode, and a current collector made of non-noble metal, and a carboranyl magnesium electrolyte. In contact with the electrolyte, the non-noble metal cathode current collector has unusually high oxidative stability >3.0V vs. a magnesium reference. Processes for making the electrochemical device are additionally provided. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349179 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate and a separator. The first electrode plate has a plurality of first active material coating portions formed by intermittently coating a first active material on a base material, and a first non-coating portion at which the first active material is not coated on the base material. The second electrode plate has a second active material coating portion formed by coating a second active material on a base material, and a second non-coating portion at which the second active material is not coated on the base material. The separator is interposed between the first and second electrode plates. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349180 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE INCLUDING SAME, AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE - Disclosed are a negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery including a silicon-based material and graphite, wherein an average particle diameter (D50) of the graphite may range from about 5 μm to about 15 μm, and a Raman peak intensity ratio (I | 2014-11-27 |
20140349181 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING CATHODE AND ANODE HAVING DIFFERENT SHAPES - Disclosed is an electrode assembly including a plurality of alternately arranged cathode and anode plates, a separator interposed between the cathode plate and the anode plate, a plurality of cathode tabs respectively formed on the cathode plates, a plurality of anode tabs respectively formed on the anode plates, a cathode lead coupled to the cathode tabs, and an anode lead coupled to the anode tabs, wherein i) the cathode and anode tabs have different shapes and widths of the cathode tabs and the anode tabs are equal to 2 to 100% the length of electrode surfaces with the tabs formed thereon, or ii) the cathode tabs and the anode tabs are asymmetrically arranged with respect to electrode surfaces with the cathode and anode tabs formed thereon and widths of the cathode tabs and the anode tabs are equal to 5 to 45% the length of the electrode surfaces. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349182 | High Energy Cathode for a Battery - An electrode for an electrochemical cell including a metal fluoride containing active electrode material and an intrinsically conductive coating wherein the coating is applied to the active electrode material by heating the mixture for a time and at a temperature that limits degradation of the cathode active material. The active material can be a hybrid material formed from the reaction of a metal fluoride and a metal complex. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349183 | STRUCTURED SILICON PARTICLES - A composite particle is provided. The particle comprises a first particle component and a second particle component in which: (a) the first particle component comprises a body portion and a surface portion, the surface portion comprising one or more structural features and one or more voids, whereby the surface portion and body portion define together a structured particle; and (b) the second component comprises a removable filler; characterised in that (i) one or both of the body portion and the surface portion comprise an active material; and (ii) the filler is contained within one or more voids comprised within the surface portion of the first component. The use of the particle in applications such as electrochemical cells, metal-ion batteries such as secondary battery applications, lithium air batteries, flow cell batteries, fuel cells, solar cells, filters, sensors, electrical and thermal capacitors, micro-fluidic devices, gas or vapour sensors, thermal or dielectric insulating devices, devices for controlling or modifying the transmission, absorption or reflectance of light or other forms of electromagnetic radiation, chromatography or wound dressings is disclosed. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349184 | Binder Composition For An Electrode And Methods For Producing The Same - The presently disclosed and/or claimed inventive process(es), procedure(s), method(s), product(s), result(s), and/or concept(s) (collectively hereinafter referred to as the “presently disclosed and/or claimed inventive concept(s)”) relates generally to the composition of a binder for use in battery electrodes and methods of preparing such. More particularly, but not by way of limitation, the presently disclosed and/or claimed inventive concept(s) relates to a binder composition containing an ionizable water soluble polymer and a redispersible powder containing a latex, a protective colloid, and an anticaking agent for use in the production and manufacture of electrodes of a lithium ion battery. Additionally, the presently disclosed and/or claimed inventive concept(s) relates generally to the compositions and methods of making electrodes, both anodes and cathodes, with a binder composition containing an ionizable water soluble polymer and a redispersible powder. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349185 | Binder Resin Composition for Secondary Battery Electrodes, Slurry for Secondary Battery Electrodes, Electrode for Secondary Batteries, and Lithium Ion Secondary Battery - A binder resin composition for secondary battery electrodes is described as containing a polymer (A) that has a structural unit represented by general formula (1) and a water-insoluble particulate polymer (B-1) and/or a water-soluble polymer (B-2) where (A), (B-1) and (B-2) are defined as described. A slurry for secondary battery electrodes contains the binder resin composition, an active material and a solvent. An electrode for secondary batteries is provided with a collector and an electrode layer that is arranged on the collector, where the electrode layer contains an active material and the binder resin composition. Alternatively, the electrode layer is obtained by applying the slurry for secondary battery electrodes to the collector, and drying the slurry thereon. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349186 | METHOD OF DEPOSITING SILICON ON CARBON MATERIALS AND FORMING AN ANODE FOR USE IN LITHIUM ION BATTERIES - A method of modifying the surface of carbon materials such as vapor grown carbon nanofibers is provided in which silicon is deposited on vapor grown carbon nanofibers using a chemical vapor deposition process. The resulting silicon-carbon alloy may be used as an anode in a rechargeable lithium ion battery. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349187 | SECONDARY BATTERY-USE ACTIVE MATERIAL, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A secondary battery capable of obtaining superior battery characteristics is provided. The secondary battery of the present technology includes a cathode, an anode including an active material, and an electrolytic solution. The active material includes a core section and covering section, the core section being capable of inserting and extracting lithium ions, and the covering section being provided in at least part of a surface of the core section and being a low-crystalline or a noncrystalline. The core section includes Si and O as constituent elements, and an atom ratio x (O/Si) of O with respect to Si satisfies O≦x<0.5. The covering section includes Si and O as constituent elements, and an atom ratio y (O/Si) of O with respect to Si satisfies 0.5≦y≦1.8. The covering section has voids, and a carbon-containing material is provided in at least part of the voids. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349188 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte battery that exhibits high energy density and excellent cycle characteristics, as well as a cathode for use in such a battery, and a cathode active material for use in such a cathode. The cathode active material of the present invention has a composition represented by the formula (1) and a crystallite size in the (110) plane of not smaller than 85 nm: | 2014-11-27 |
20140349189 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium secondary battery | 2014-11-27 |
20140349190 | Silicon Oxide for Anode of Secondary Battery, Method for Preparing the Same and Anode of Secondary Battery Using the Same - Provided is a silicon oxide for an anode of a secondary battery, having a good mechanical lifespan and electrical properties, and a method for preparing the same and an anode of a secondary battery using the silicon oxide. According to the method, a mixture is prepared by mixing SiCl | 2014-11-27 |
20140349191 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL COMPRISING GRAPHENE-COMPOSITE MATERIALS IN A GRAPHITE NETWORK - A durable electrode material suitable for use in Li ion batteries is provided. The material is comprised of a continuous network of graphite regions integrated with, and in good electrical contact with a composite comprising graphene sheets and an electrically active material, such as silicon, wherein the electrically active material is dispersed between, and supported by, the graphene sheets. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349192 | FABRICATING METHOD OF ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL CONTAINING THE SAME - A fabricating method of an electrode assembly according to the present invention includes forming a radical unit having a four-layered structure obtained by stacking a first electrode, a first separator, a second electrode, and a second separator one by one, and stacking at least one radical unit one by one to form a unit stack part. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349193 | METHOD FOR PREPARING MICROPOROUS POLYOLEFIN FILM WITH IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY AND EASY CONTROL OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIES - Provided is a method of manufacturing a microporous polyolefin film useable as a battery separator, which is easy to control strength, permeability and shrinking properties of the microporous film and embodies excellent quality uniformity and production stability in fabricating the microporous film. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349194 | SEPARATOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SEPARATOR - A separator arranged between a pair of electrode sheets includes a nonwoven fabric formed of thermoplastic resin fibers spun by a melt-blowing process. The fibers include fine fibers having fiber diameters of 0.1 μm or more and 1 μm or less, and thick fibers having fiber diameters of 8 μm or more and 30 μm or less. The fine fibers and the thick fibers are mixed over the entire thickness of the nonwoven fabric. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349195 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PROPYLENE-BASED RESIN MICROPOROUS FILM AND PROPYLENE-BASED RESIN MICROPOROUS FILM - Provided is a method for producing a propylene-based resin microporous film capable of forming a high-performance lithium ion battery. The method for producing a propylene-based resin microporous film includes an extrusion step of melt-kneading a propylene-based resin in an extruder, and extruding the resin to obtain a propylene-based resin film; a first stretching step of uniaxially stretching the propylene-based resin film at a surface temperature of −20 to 100° C.; second stretching step of repeating, a plurality of times, a stretching basic step in which the propylene-based resin film after the first stretching step is uniaxially stretched at a surface temperature that is equal to or lower than a temperature lower than the melting point of the propylene-based resin by 10 to 100° C., wherein between successive stretching basic steps, the stretching ratio in the forward-side stretching basic step is adjusted so as to be lower than that of the backward-side stretching basic step; and an annealing step of annealing the propylene-based resin film after the second stretching step. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349196 | GALVANIC CELLS AND COMPONENTS THEREFOR - The present invention provides an electrolyte component containing one or more salts including lithium bis(oxalate)borate (LiBOB), a solvent, propylene carbonate (PC) and a crystallisable polymer wherein said LiBOB is present as a weight percentage of 0.5% or more, said propylene carbonate is present as a weight percentage of between 5% and 90% and the crystallisable polymer is present at a weight percentage of greater than 1%. It also provides a galvanic cell formed from the above and a process for forming same. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349197 | SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTE FOR USE IN LITHIUM-AIR BATTERIES OR IN LITHIUM-WATER BATTERITES - The invention relates to solid-state electrolytes for use in lithium-air batteries or in lithium-water batteries. It is the object of the invention to provide solid electrolyte for use in lithium-air batteries or lithium-water batteries, with the solid electrolyte having sufficient strength, good conductivity for lithium ions, imperviousness for gas and water resistance and being inexpensive in manufacture. The solid-state electrolyte in accordance with the invention has an open-pore ceramic carrier substrate. In this respect, at least one layer which is conductive for lithium ions, which has an electrical conductivity of at least 10 | 2014-11-27 |
20140349198 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a non-aqueous electrolyte solution, which includes a non-aqueous organic solvent including propylene carbonate (PC) and an ester-based solvent, and lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI), and a lithium secondary battery including the non-aqueous electrolyte solution. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349199 | CARBORANYL MAGNESIUM ELECTROLYTE FOR MAGNESIUM BATTERY - An electrochemical device is provided having a carboranyl magnesium electrolyte. Specifically the disclosure relates to an electrochemical device having a carboranyl magnesium electrolyte which is compatible with a magnesium anode and a cathode, and on non-noble metal still having oxidative stability >3.0V vs. a magnesium reference. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349200 | METHOD FOR DECOMPOSING AND PURIFYING BIOMASS, ORGANIC MATERIAL OR INORGANIC MATERIAL WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY AND SIMULTANEOUSLY GENERATING ELECTRICITY AND PRODUCING HYDROGEN, AND DIRECT BIOMASS, ORGANIC MATERIAL OR INORGANIC MATERIAL FUEL CELL FOR SAID METHOD - [TECHNICAL PROBLEM] | 2014-11-27 |
20140349201 | FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF CONTROL - An exemplary method includes of operating a fuel cell at a first power output level that includes a plurality of operation parameters. Each operation parameter has a value to satisfy a first power demand. A change between the first power demand and a second power demand is determined. At least a first one of the operation parameters is maintained at a value corresponding to the first power output level or at an intermediate value while at least a second one of the operation parameters is changed to a value corresponding to a second power output level to satisfy the second power demand. The first operation parameter is delayed from changing to a value corresponding to the second power output level until a predetermined criterion is met. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349202 | HUMIDIFYING HEAT EXCHANGER FOR FUEL CELL - The present invention relates to a humidifying heat exchanger for a fuel cell. The humidifying heat exchanger includes a body comprising a gas inflow hole defined in one end thereof and a gas discharge hole defined in the other end thereof in a longitudinal direction, a first tube disposed within the body, the first tube being spirally wound along the longitudinal direction of the body, a second tube disposed within the body and spirally wound along the longitudinal direction of the body, the second tube being disposed outside the first tube to surround the first tube, a supply unit disposed at a side of the gas discharge hole to supply a mixture of a fuel and water into the first and second tubes, and a discharge unit disposed at a side of the gas inflow hole to discharge the mixture supplied from the first and second tubes. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349203 | ELECTROCATALYST FOR FUEL CELLS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID ELECTROCATALYST - The invention relates to a carbon-free electrocatalyst for fuel cells, containing an electrically conductive substrate and a catalytically active species, wherein the conductive substrate is an inorganic, multi-component substrate material of the composition 0X1-0X2, in which 0X1 means an electrically non-conductive inorganic oxide having a specific surface area (BET) in the range of 50 to 400 mVg and 0X2 means a conductive oxide. The non-conductive inorganic oxide 0X1 is coated with the conductive oxide 0X2. The multi-component substrate preferably has a core/shell structure. The multi-component substrate material 0X1-0X2 has an electrical conductivity in the range>0.01 S/cm and is coated with catalytically active particles containing noble metal. The electrocatalysts produced therewith are used in electrochemical devices such as PEM fuel cells and exhibit high corrosion stability. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349204 | ENERGY UNIT WITH SAFE AND STABLE HYDROGEN STORAGE - An energy unit in accordance with an embodiment of the present application stores at least water and hydrogen. The energy unit includes an electrolysis component operable to provide hydrogen from the water, a hydrogen storage component operable to safely and stably store hydrogen in sold form and a fuel cell component operable to produce electricity from the hydrogen. The energy unit may be grouped with other like energy units to provide constant power for desired applications. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349205 | FUEL CELL STACK COMPRESSION SYSTEM HAVING INTEGRATED VEHICLE MOUNTS - A fuel cell system having compression retention features that functions dually to provide compression retention and to provide structural sealing and vehicle mounting capability, eliminating the bulk of an additional structural enclosure while retaining the balance of plant simplicity associated with the use of structural enclosures. The fuel cell system has fuel cells disposed between a dry end unit plate and a wet end unit plate and a compression retention system with a pair of opposing end caps and a pair of opposing side panels such that wet end unit plate is fixedly secured to the opposing end caps and the dry end unit plate is adjustably secured to the opposing end caps. Methods for eliminating the effect of stack height variance and balance of plant tolerances on fuel cell system installation are also provided. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349206 | HEAT RECOVERY APPARATUS BASED ON FUEL CELL AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a heat recovery apparatus based on a fuel cell and an operating method thereof. In the fuel cell-based heat recovery apparatus and the operating method thereof, hot water and steam may be generated by using heat generated while a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) operates to supply the generated hot water or steam to buildings, thereby reducing a rate of operation in cooling/heating equipment using electricity so as to reduce air-conditioning costs. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349207 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - An electrochemical cell has at least one plate element which can be cooled by a liquid coolant, such as water. The plate element has a surface that can be wetted for the purpose of cooling with the coolant. The surface of the plate element in the electrochemical cell is configured such that a contact angle between the surface and the liquid coolant is less than 90°. In the method for producing the electrochemical cell an additional method step is carried out which influences the wettable surfaces of plate elements for cooling with coolant and by which a contact angle between the surface and the coolant is decreased. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349208 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - In a fuel cell system including a load and a fuel cell stack connected to the load and supplying an anode gas and a cathode gas to the fuel cell stack to generate power according to the load, the fuel cell system includes, a pressure setting unit configured to set a pressure of the anode gas higher when the load is high as compared with when the load is low, a stagnation point determination unit configured to determine, according to a state of power generation of the fuel cell stack, whether or not a nitrogen stagnation point is left in a reaction flow path within the fuel cell stack, and an operation control unit configured to performs an operation while preventing the pressure of the anode gas from being lowered when a required load is lowered in a state where the nitrogen stagnation point is left. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349209 | FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack has a first block having a first number of cells, a first fuel supply channel for supplying fuel gas to the first block, a collecting channel for collecting fuel gas which has passed through the first block, a second block having a second number of cells, the second number being smaller than the first number, a second fuel supply channel for supplying the second block with fuel gas which has been collected into the collecting channel, and a discharge channel for discharging fuel gas which has passed through the second block. A throttling section smaller in channel diameter than first and second fuel gas trunk channels, first and second branch channels, the collecting channel, and the discharge channel is provided downstream of the collecting channel and upstream of the second fuel supply channel. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349210 | FUEL CELL STACK - An objective of the present invention is to allow desirably installing a fuel cell stack in an installation site with a simple and compact configuration. The fuel cell stack comprises an end plate. A pair of mount parts are integrally disposed on the end plate protruding downward on both sides of the lower end part thereof by a depression part being disposed on the lower end part of the end plate. The mount parts are anchored in the installation site for installing the fuel cell stack. Some screws are positioned in the mount parts to anchor to the end plate manifold members which link to a fuel gas supply connector hole and an oxidant gas exhaust connector hole of the fuel cell stack. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349211 | Proton-Battery Based on Graphene Derivatives - An apparatus comprises: an anode formed of graphene oxide from an acidic pH; a cathode from a pH greater than the acidic pH of the anode; and charge collectors deposited on the anode and the cathode. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349212 | OXYGEN REDUCTION CATALYST AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention concerns an oxygen reduction catalyst comprising composite particles in which primary particles of a titanium compound is dispersed into a carbon structure, wherein the composite particles have titanium, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen as constituent elements, and with regard to a ratio of number of atoms of each of the elements when titanium is taken as 1, a ratio of carbon is larger than 2 and 5 or less, a ratio of nitrogen is larger than 0 and 1 or less, and a ratio of oxygen is 1 or more and 3 or less, and an intensity ratio (D/G ratio) of D band peak intensity to G band peak intensity in a Raman spectrum is in the range of 0.4 to 1.0. The oxygen reduction catalyst according to the present invention has satisfactory initial performance and excellent start-stop durability. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349213 | COMPOSITE MEMBRANES, METHODS OF MAKING SAME, AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME - In one aspect of the present invention, a method of fabricating a composite membrane includes: forming a first polymer solution from a first polymer and a second polymer solution from a second polymer, respectively, where the first polymer includes a charged polymer and the second polymer includes an uncharged polymer; electrospinning, separately and simultaneously, the first and second polymer solutions to form a dual fiber mat with first polymer fibers and second polymer fibers; and processing the dual fiber mat by softening and flowing one of the first or second polymer fibers to fill in the void space between the other of the first and second polymer fibers so as to form the composite membrane. In some embodiments, the composite membrane may be a proton exchange membrane (PEM) or an anion exchange membrane (AEM). | 2014-11-27 |
20140349214 | Device For Cooling And Dehumidifying Gases, Method For Cooling And Dehumidifying Gases, And Vehicle With A Fuel Cell System And A Device For Cooling And Dehumidifying Fuel Cell Exhaust Air - A device for cooling and dehumidifying gases includes a first hollow body with a gas inlet, a gas outlet and a condensate drain; a second hollow body with a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet; and a drive unit. The first hollow body encloses the second hollow body at least in part. One of the first hollow body and the second hollow body is pivotally held relative to the other hollow body and includes at least one turbulence-generating body that extends in the direction of the other hollow body. For rotating the pivotally held hollow body the drive unit is couplable to the hollow body. In this manner a single-stage device for cooling and dehumidifying gases that include water vapor is implemented, which device requires little installation space and is of a particularly lightweight construction. Thus the device is particularly well suited for use in vehicles, in particular in aircraft. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349215 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL ELECTRODE - Electrochemical cell electrode ( | 2014-11-27 |
20140349216 | STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE USING CARBON NANOTUBES - A composite electrode structure and methods of making and using thereof are disclosed. The structure has a metal substrate with a metal oxide layer. The average thickness of the metal oxide layer is less than 150 nm, and comprises at least a first metal and a second metal, wherein the first metal and the second metal are different elements. A plurality of carbon nanotubes is disposed on a first surface of the metal oxide layer. At least a portion of the carbon nanotubes are disposed such that one end of the carbon nanotube is positioned at least 5 nm below the surface of the metal oxide layer. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349217 | SINGLE CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SINGLE CELL, FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FUEL CELL - A single cell ensuring appropriate bonding of the components while suitably enhancing the productivity, a producing method of the single cell, a fuel cell, and a producing method of the fuel cell are provided. The single cell is formed by stacking a plurality of components constituting the single cell of a fuel cell, wherein peripheral portions of at least some components among the plurality of components are molded with a resin along the circumferential direction to be molded integrally. The components to be molded are a MEA and a pair of separators sandwiching the MEA. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349218 | PHOTOSENSITIVE MATERIAL, HOLOGRAPHIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND HOLOGRAPHIC RECORDING METHOD - A photosensitive material includes: a polymer matrix, a radical polymerization monomer and photo-radical polymerization initiator, wherein the polymer matrix has stable nitroxy radical at side chain thereof, wherein a molar ratio of the stable nitroxy radical to the radical polymerization monomer is set within a range of 0.03 to 0.25. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349219 | EXPOSURE METHOD, REFLECTION TYPE MASK, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - According to embodiments, an exposure method is provided. In the exposure method, a transmittance of a pellicle is adjusted every position of a mask pattern included in a reflection type mask. And when adjusting the transmittance of the pellicle, a film thickness of the pellicle is adjusted on the basis of a transmittance correction amount. Thereafter, exposure is conducted onto a substrate by using the reflection type mask with the pellicle stuck thereon. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349220 | Photosensitive Resin Composition for Color Filter and Color Filter Using the Same - Disclosed are a photosensitive resin composition for a color filter that includes (A) a squaraine dye including at least one selected from compounds represented by the following Chemical Formulae 1 and 2, (B) an alkali soluble resin, (C) a photopolymerizable monomer, (D) a photopolymerization initiator, and (E) a solvent, and a color filter using the same. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349221 | ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, PATTERN FORMING METHOD AND RESIST FILM USING THE COMPOSITION, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THESE - There is provided an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition containing a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation, represented by the formula (Z1), and the formula (Z1) is defined as herein, | 2014-11-27 |
20140349222 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING HARDENED RELIEF PATTERN, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a photosensitive resin composition which comprises: (A-1) a resin containing a structure represented by general formula (1); and (B) a photo-acid generating agent. In general formula (1), X, R | 2014-11-27 |
20140349223 | ACTINIC-RAY- OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, ACTINIC-RAY-OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE FILM THEREFROM, METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN, PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND COMPOUND - Provided is an actinic-ray- or radiation-sensitive resin composition including a compound that when exposed to actinic rays or radiation, generates any of acids of general formula (I) below. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349224 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD, ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIST FILM, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There is provided a pattern forming method comprising (1) a step of forming a film by using an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition containing (A) a resin containing an acid-decomposable repeating unit and being capable of decreasing the solubility for an organic solvent-containing developer by the action of an acid, (B) a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation, (C) a compound capable of decomposing by the action of an acid to generate an acid, and (D) a solvent; (2) a step of exposing the film by using an actinic ray or radiation, and (4) a step of developing the exposed film by using an organic solvent-containing developer to form a negative pattern. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349225 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD, ACTINIC RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIST FILM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There is provided a pattern forming method, including: (a) forming a film by an actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition containing: (A) a resin capable of increasing polarity by an action of an acid to decrease solubility in an organic solvent-containing developer, (B) a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation, (C) a solvent, and (D) a resin, which contains substantially no fluorine atom and silicon atom and is other than the resin (A), (b) exposing the film; and (c) performing development using the organic solvent-containing developer to form a negative type pattern, wherein a receding contact angle of water on the film formed by (a) is 70° or more. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349226 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member that improves the sensitivity characteristic and high-humidity deletion resistance, and achieves compatibility between a high image-resolving power and the suppression of an image memory. The electrophotographic photosensitive member comprises an electrophotographic photosensitive member, including: a photoconductive layer; and a surface layer comprising hydrogenated amorphous silicon carbide on the photoconductive layer, in which: a ratio (C/(Si+C)) of a number of carbon atoms (C) to a sum of a number of silicon atoms (Si) and the number of the carbon atoms (C) in the surface layer is 0.50 or more and 0.65 or less; a sum of an atom density of the silicon atoms and an atom density of the carbon atoms in the surface layer is 6.60×10 | 2014-11-27 |
20140349227 | ORGANIC PHOTOCONDUCTORS HAVING PROTECTIVE COATINGS WITH NANOPARTICLES - An organic photoconductor includes: a conductive substrate; a charge generation layer formed on the conductive substrate; a charge transport layer formed on the charge generation layer; and a protective coating formed on the charge transport layer. The protective coating comprises nanoparticles incorporated in an in-situ cross-linked polymer matrix. A process for increasing mechanical strength in an organic photoconductor is also provided. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349228 | ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, PRODUCTION METHOD OF THE TONER FOR ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE DEVELOPMENT AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMATION METHOD - A toner for electrostatic latent image development of the present invention includes toner particles containing toner mother particles and an external additive. The external additive contains fatty acid metal salt particles, and a volume based particle diameter (size) distribution of the fatty acid metal salt particles has two peaks on a side of smaller size and a side of larger size, respectively. A volume based mean particle diameter of the fatty acid metal salt particles having the peak on the side of smaller size is 3.0 μm or smaller and a volume based mean particle diameter of the fatty acid metal salt particles having the peak on the side of larger size is larger than a volume based mean particle diameter of the toner mother particles. | 2014-11-27 |
20140349229 | TONER COMPOSITION - A toner composition includes a resin, optionally a wax, a colorant, and an acicular surface additive. The toner composition is suitable for use in a single component development system and which composition possesses excellent charging, stability, and flow characteristics. | 2014-11-27 |