03rd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090017341 | Air electrode composition for intermediate temperature electrochemical devices - A composition of matter and method of use of an electrode for intermediate temperature electrochemical devices. An electrode consists essentially of a perovskite based oxide having a composition of La | 2009-01-15 |
20090017342 | FUEL CELL WITH SWITCHING ELECTRODES - A fuel cell includes a fuel source, an oxidizer source, and a plurality of electrodes each having a surface provided with an electrolyte. Relative movement is permitted between the electrodes and the fuel and oxidizer sources such that, when the electrodes are coupled to a load, each electrode is switched between (a) an anode condition wherein the electrode communicates with the fuel source for oxidizing the fuel and conducting electrons from the oxidized fuel to the load, and (b) a cathode condition wherein the electrode communicates with the oxidizer source and receives electrons from the load for reducing the oxidizer. The fuel cell also includes a driver to affect the relative movement between the electrodes and the fuel and oxidizer sources so as to continuously switch the electrodes between the anode and cathode conditions. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017343 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM HAVING PHOSPHORIC ACID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE AND METHOD OF STARTING THE SAME - A method of starting a fuel cell system and a fuel cell system including: a fuel cell stack having a phosphoric acid polymer electrolyte membrane, in which an electrochemical reaction occurs using hydrogen and oxygen; a cooling water circulating unit that supplies heated cooling water to the stack to increase the temperature of the stack; and an air circulating unit that provides heated air, as a source of the oxygen, to the stack. The circulating unit can include a heating unit to directly heat the air and/or a heat exchanger to heat the air using air exhausted from the stack. The temperature of the stack can be rapidly increased by supplying the heated air and by generating an endothermic reaction in the stack. The condensation of water vapor in the stack is repressed while the stack is heated, by the heating of the air and/or by increasing the pressure of the air. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017344 | Composite Water Management Electrolyte Membrane For A Fuel Cell - A composite electrolyte membrane ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090017345 | Molten alkali hydroxide fuel cell - A fuel cell having at least one chamber containing a molten alkali hydroxide electrolyte in contact with an anode and a cathode, a fluid pathway allowing hydrogen containing fluids to flow to the anode, and a fluid pathway allowing oxygen containing fluids to flow to the cathode. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017346 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR AND FUEL CELL USING SAME - A device for generating hydrogen by hydrolysis of a hydride comprising a reactor containing the hydride in solid form, in the divided state or not, and comprising at least one orifice for removing the hydrogen produced; means for releasing the water required for the hydrolysis reaction; and at least one envelope suitable for isolating the hydride from the water required for the hydrolysis reaction, the envelope being made from a consumable material. According to the present invention, the envelope is suitable for contacting the water with the hydride in a site capable of serving as the seat of the hydrolysis reaction and of moving in the reactor as the material constituting the envelope is consumed by the hydrolysis reaction products. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017347 | PORTABLE GAS GENERATING DEVICE AND ELECTRICAL FUEL CELL POWER SUPPLY COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE - Device for generating gas by placing a liquid reactant in contact with a solid element, comprising a liquid reactant tank ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090017348 | Techniques for packaging and utilizing solid hydrogen-producing fuel - Techniques for packaging and utilizing solid hydrogen-producing fuel are described herein. The fuel may be in the form of a bonded/compressed powder, granules, or pellets. The fuel is packaged in cartridges having hydrogen-permeable enclosures. In operation, the fuel undergoes a hydrogen-releasing Thermally Initiated Hydrolysis (TIH) reaction. A cartridge may comprise one or more fuel chambers, and several cartridges may be assembled together. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017349 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND TRANSPORTATION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell which generates electric energy by an electro-chemical reaction, a water tank which stores water from the fuel cell, an intake pipe which has an inlet port for introducing moisture-containing exhaust gas from the fuel cell into the water tank and is connected with the water tank, an exhaust pipe which has an exhaust port for exhausting gas from the water tank and is connected with the water tank, and a partition member which is provided in the water tank at a position lower than the inlet port for partitioning an interior of the water tank into an upper space and the lower space. The fuel cell system is capable of collecting water from the fuel cell easily and efficiently without depending upon a large component or decreasing power generation efficiency. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017350 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system for a vehicle, controlling a power generation amount of a fuel cell. A required power generation amount of the fuel cell and a target operational state corresponding to required power generation amount are calculated. An operational state of the fuel cell is detected. A correction power generation amount used for correcting the required power generation amount and an allowable power generation amount that the fuel cell can stably generate based on the operational state of the fuel cell are also calculated. Further, an output power generation amount of the fuel cell is determined based on a relation between the allowable power generation amount and the power generation amount obtained by correcting the required power generation amount by the correction power generation amount. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017351 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - There is disclosed a fuel cell system capable of performing low-temperature countermeasure control at an appropriate timing when necessary. To judge necessity of the low-temperature countermeasure control, a control unit performs automatic judgment based on surrounding environment information supplied from a navigation system and indicating a state (an outside air temperature or the like) of a surrounding environment. Then, the control unit weighs both of a judgment result of this automatic judgment and a judgment result of switch judgment based on user's operation of a low-temperature countermeasure control switch, and performs final judgment based on the respective weighted judgment results. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017352 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system easily and reliably prevents the system's surroundings from becoming wet. The fuel cell system includes a casing which accommodates a cell stack; pipes arranged to guide exhaust containing water and water vapor from a cathode outlet in the cell stack to an outside; and a holder unit attached to the casing. The holder unit includes a housing member and an absorption member housed in the housing member. The exhaust gas which contains water and water vapor from the cathode outlet in the cell stack flows through the pipes, and is discharged from another pipe, and is blown to the absorption member housed in the housing member, and the water contained in the exhaust gas is absorbed by the absorption member. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017353 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell comprises a membrane electrode assembly including an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte membrane, a fuel reserving section which reserves a liquid fuel, a cover which is arranged on an outside of the cathode and has an oxidant introduction port, and a first thermal insulation member which is laminated on at least either an outside surface or inside surface of the cover and has an opening at a position opposite to the oxidant introduction port. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017354 | FUEL CELL - The present invention relates to and provides a fuel cell in which sealing can be reliably made for each unit cell, thereby, enabling thinning, facilitating maintenance, and enabling miniaturization and weight reduction, and enabling free shape design. A fuel cell of the present invention is characterized by comprising a sheet-like solid polymer electrolyte | 2009-01-15 |
20090017355 | SOLID POLYMER FUEL CELL - A solid polymer fuel cell stack. A fuel cell which can uniformly supply gas in a short time to all stacked cells not only in a steady state operation but also in a transient operation state, such as start, stop, or load variation operation, is provided. In each cell included in the solid polymer fuel cell stack, an intake manifold is divided into a connection space with a separator channel and one more space by forming a protrusion or a bridge portion in the intake manifold, and the structure of the protrusion or the bridge portion is adjusted depending on each cell. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017356 | PROTON CONDUCTING MATERIAL, AND ELECTRODE AND FUEL CELL USING THE SAME - To provide a proton conducting material with which an electrode and a fuel cell capable of functioning in a stable manner even without humidification in a temperature range from room temperature to about 200° C. can be achieved. The proton conducting material includes a porous structural material having pores and a heterocyclic organic compound having proton conductivity. The organic compound contained inside the pores has a crystallite size D of 50 nm or less. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017357 | DIRECT OXIDATION FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR OPERATION THEREOF - The invention relates to a method for operating a direct oxidation fuel cell in which at least one fluid fuel is transported from a fuel reservoir via a fluid distribution structure to a membrane electrode assembly, the transport of the fuel being effected passively, i.e. without convection. Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding direct oxidation fuel cell. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017358 | SOLID POLYELECTROLYTE FILM, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND FUEL CELL - A high-performance solid polyelectrolyte film is provided which is produced by the radiation-induced graft polymerization method without causing solution gelation and which is excellent in mechanical strength, chemical stability, and dimensional stability and reduced in methanol permeability. According to the present invention, the solid polyelectrolyte film is produced by graft-polymerizing either a polymerizable monomer having an alkoxysilyl group alone or the polymerizable monomer having an alkoxysilyl group and another polymerizable monomer with a resin film which has been irradiated with a radiation, followed by hydrolyzing the alkoxysilyl groups to conduct dehydrating condensation. In addition, this solid polyelectrolyte film is disposed between a fuel electrode and an air electrode to fabricate a fuel cell. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017359 | Method for Manufacturing Membrane Electrode Assembly and Reinforced Electrolyte Membrane in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell, and Mebrane Electrode Assembly and Reinforced Electrolyte Membrane Obtained by the Manufacturing Method - A membrane electrode assembly A in a polymer electrolyte fuel cell is manufactured in a state in which no boundary is present between an electrolyte membrane | 2009-01-15 |
20090017360 | OLIGOMERIC AND POLYMERIC AROMATIC PHOSPHONIC ACIDS, THEIR BLENDS, PROCESSES FOR PREPARING THEM AND USES AS POLYELECTROLYTES - The present invention relates to halogen-free, oligomeric or polymeric phosphonic acids made up of units of the general formula (I) | 2009-01-15 |
20090017361 | SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A separator of fuel cells and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed. The separator includes a metal substrate, a carbon nanotube layer formed on the metal substrate by growing carbon nanotubes thereon, and a composite layer formed by coating a mixture of an electrically conductive additive and a polymer on the surface of the metal substrate by compression-molding, screen coating, dipping or tape casting, thereby preventing corrosion of the metal substrate while achieving a reduction in contact resistance which can generally be deteriorated when composites are coated on the metal substrate. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017362 | Cell Laminate and Fuel Cell Provided with the Same - There is realized a structure particularly suitable for inhibiting deformation of separators having a structure where the shapes of projections and recesses are inverted from each other on the front side and the back side of each separator as in a pressed metal separator. Between adjacent separators, there is formed either a power generation region where MEAs and frame members for holding at least a part of the MEAs are inserted or a refrigerant flow region where neither the MEAs nor the frame members are inserted. A deformation inhibiting region for inhibiting deformation of each separator is formed by a projection provided on the separator. Also, a projection for inhibiting the separator from deforming at the deformation inhibiting region or nearby is formed on each frame member. The projection is projected toward the back side of the deformation inhibiting region, where the deformation inhibiting region is a recess on the back side of the separator. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017363 | Nanowire-Based Membrane Electrode Assemblies for Fuel Cells - The present invention discloses nanowires for use in a fuel cell comprising a metal catalyst deposited on a surface of the nanowires. A membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell is disclosed which generally comprises a proton exchange membrane, an anode electrode, and a cathode electrode, wherein at least one or more of the anode electrode and cathode electrode comprise an interconnected network of the catalyst supported nanowires. Methods are also disclosed for preparing a membrane electrode assembly and fuel cell based upon an interconnected network of nanowires. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017364 | METHODS FOR IMPROVING LITHIUM ION BATTERY SAFETY - The methods and apparatus described herein include, in some variations, a method of powering an electronic device with a lithium ion cell that has a cathode and an anode. The anode is made, at least in part, of nano-crystalline Li | 2009-01-15 |
20090017365 | SAFETY MECHANISM FOR LIMINATE BATTERY - A safety mechanism for a laminate battery. An exterior case ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090017366 | BATTERY SYSTEM - A battery system includes a plurality of electrochemical cells each having at least one terminal and a plurality of members coupled together to form a frame for securing the electrochemical cells in place. At least one of the members has openings configured to receive the terminals of the plurality of cells and also has features for spacing apart the plurality of cells to facilitate the flow of a cooling fluid between the cells. The battery system further includes a battery management system provided at a first end of the frame and a device provided at a second end of the frame for providing the cooling fluid to the cells and to the battery management system simultaneously. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017367 | POWER MODULE - The power module of the invention includes: a cell stack including a plurality of cells that are stacked; a pair of end plates pressing and sandwiching the cell stack in the stacking direction; and a binding member joining the pair of end plates. The binding member has a recess that fits with an edge of the cell stack extending in the stacking direction. This ensures that the cells are bound together firmly and reliably. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017368 | Power Supply Pack Structure - A power supply pack structure includes a battery set having a positive terminal and a negative terminal, a battery case housing the battery set, a total positive cable having both ends connected to the positive terminal and an apparatus, respectively, and a total negative cable having both ends connected to the negative terminal and the apparatus, respectively. The battery case has an opening formed therein for accessing the apparatus. In the state where the apparatus is not disposed in the battery case, at least one of a condition that length L | 2009-01-15 |
20090017369 | Battery terminal connector, portable communicating devices with the connector and battery connecting method thereof - A battery terminal connector is disclosed in the invention, which is disposed in a battery slot of an electronic device, so as to induce electrical conduction via contacting a battery, and a structure of fool-proof is formed around the battery slot in order to guide users to insert the battery along a particular direction. The battery terminal connector comprises a basement of insulator body, a plurality of terminal sockets integrally extended from the basement of insulator body and protruded in parallel to each other, and a plurality of elastic terminals, and at least a portion of each of the elastic terminals extends out of each terminal socket. Moreover, the battery terminal connector is characterized in that at least an L-shaped buffering portion integrally molded with the basement of insulator body is formed between two neighboring terminal sockets, and the L-shaped buffering portion may be fixingly tilted under an external force, and an end of the L-shaped buffering portion facing the battery is formed into an contact head protruding outwardly. When no battery is inserted into the battery slot, the length of the contact head of the L-shaped buffering portion protruding outwards is greater than that of the elastic terminals extending out of the terminal sockets, so that when impacts are born upon the battery terminal connector from the battery, the impacts are firstly buffered by the contact head, thus reducing the impacts born upon each of the elastic terminals from the battery. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017370 | Electrochemical Cell with Singular Coupling and Method for Making Same - An electrochemical cell ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090017371 | Power Storage Device - In a stacked battery including a plurality of electrolyte layers having substantially the same resistance value, an uneven temperature distribution during charge and discharge changes the resistance values of solid electrolyte layers to cause variations in output among a plurality of unit cells in a stacking direction. A power storage device includes a plurality of electrolyte layers which are stacked with an electrode element interposed between them, wherein the plurality of electrolyte layers include an electrolyte layer provided at a first position in a stacking direction and an electrolyte layer provided at a second position different from the first position, heat radiation being lower at the second position than at the first position, and the electrolyte layer at the second position has a resistance value higher than that of the electrolyte layer at the first position. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017372 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - The invention relates to a rechargeable battery for handheld electromechanical tools, having a plurality of battery cells that are connected electrically to one another by means of flat electrical cell connectors, wherein in a region of the rechargeable battery in which two cell connectors overlap, an electrical insulator is fixed to a cell connector of an electrical cell bypass. The invention further relates to an electromechanical tool, in particular a cordless screwdriver, power drill, circular saw, jigsaw, power sander, or garden tool, having a rechargeable battery according to the invention. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017373 | Battery Loading and Unloading Mechanism - Erroneous insertion of a battery into an imaging device resulting from downsizing of the battery is prevented. In a battery loading and unloading mechanism for loading and unloading a battery | 2009-01-15 |
20090017374 | BATTERY - A battery capable of improving the cycle characteristics even if the thickness of an anode active material layer is increased is provided. The battery includes a cathode, an anode and an electrolytic solution. The anode has an anode active material layer on an anode current collector, and the anode active material layer contains a carbon material and has a thickness of 30 μm or more. The electrolytic solution contains a solvent and an electrolyte salt, and the solvent contains at least one of sulfone compounds such as a cyclic disulfonic acid anhydride. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017375 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present invention includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode material mixture, a negative electrode including a negative electrode material mixture, and a non-aqueous electrolyte including a non-aqueous solvent and a first lithium salt and a second lithium salt dissolved in the non-aqueous solvent. The negative electrode material mixture includes a material capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions, and carbon nanofibers. The material capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions has a ratio A/B of a volume A in a charged state to a volume B in a discharged state of 1.2 or more. The first lithium salt is at least one selected from the group consisting of LiBF | 2009-01-15 |
20090017376 | LAMINATE TYPE BATTERY - A battery including an electrode and electrode terminal, the electrode comprising a multilayered collector assembly having a multilayered portion that includes an insulation layer and two electrically conductive layers disposed on opposite sides of the insulation layer, and a conductive portion made of an electrically conductive material, connected to the two conductive layers and extending therefrom more toward a side end of the electrode than a side end of the insulation layer so as to be electrically connected to the electrode terminal, and a pair of active material layers disposed on opposite sides of the multilayered portion. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017377 | CURRENT COLLECTOR, ELECTRODE, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A current collector including a substrate, a plurality of projections, and a chipped portion is provided. The substrate is a metal sheet. The projections are formed on the surface of the substrate. The chipped portion is an aggregate of two or more, preferably 2 to 100 of minute projections. The minute projections are formed on the substrate surface, and are the protrusions having the height of below 35% of the average height of the projections. By forming an electrode active material layer on the face of the current collector where the projections are formed to make an electrode, the detachment of the electrode active material layer, and the spread of the detachment are significantly curbed. By using this electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery which have high battery capacity and energy density, excellent charge and discharge cycle characteristics, and which is capable of keeping a high-output stably for a long period of time can be obtained. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017378 | COATED METAL OXIDE PARTICLES WITH LOW DISSOLUTION RATE, METHODS FOR PREPARING SAME AND USE THEREOF IN ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS - Particles comprising a core and a coat covering at least part of the core surface. The core has more than 50% of an acidic metal oxide and the core coating is based on a polymer, preferably based on a soiled polymer with high electrochemical stability. The particle has a solubility rate (ts), in fixed time, of the metal oxide migrating towards the electrolyte, per cycle, which is less than 5 per 10000. The particles are obtained by mixing the polymer and a metal oxide, via dry process with addition of solvent. The electrodes constituting an electrode substrate at least partly coated with a mixture consisting of at least 40 of those particles have remarkable electrochemical properties, in particular regarding the lifetime of batteries in which they are incorporated. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017379 | SECONDARY BATTERY, POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM USING SAME AND USAGE OF POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - A secondary battery is equipped with a reaction container and a current collector that is built in at least one of a positive electrode side and a negative electrode side. The positive electrode side and the negative electrode side are separated from each other by an ion conductive separator. In the reaction container, an organic matter excluding a metal complex and a radical and capable of reversibly being electrochemically oxidized and reduced is used as an active material together with a supporting salt. The active material and the supporting salt form a liquid. On the surface of the current collector, the active material contained in the liquid is charged and discharged. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017380 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY USING SAME, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THOSE - A negative electrode for a secondary battery includes a separator; a negative electrode active material layer which is fixed to the separator and can store and emit lithium ions; and a current collector layer formed on the side of the separator opposite to the negative electrode active material layer. The negative electrode active material layer contains at least one selected from the group consisting of silicon, silicon alloys, compounds containing silicon and oxygen, compounds containing silicon and nitrogen, compounds containing silicon and fluorine, tin, tin alloys, compounds containing tin and oxygen, compounds containing tin and nitrogen, and compounds containing tin and fluorine. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017381 | ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - An electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery includes a current collector formed of aluminum foil or aluminum alloy foil, and an active material-containing layer formed on a surface of the current collector and containing an active material, a conductive agent and a binder. The conductive agent comprises a carbon particle group containing first carbon particles each exhibiting an aspect ratio of more than one. A portion of each of the first carbon particles is embedded into the current collector to the depth corresponding to 20 to 50% of the thickness of the current collector. A major axis of each of the first carbon particles has a length of 1.05 to 1.50 times as large as the thickness of the active material-containing layer. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017382 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The invention includes, as a positive electrode material, active material particles comprising a lithium-containing manganese oxide represented by the general formula: Li | 2009-01-15 |
20090017383 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE SUBSTANCE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery containing a lithium-cobalt composite oxide, which has a large volume capacity density, has a high safety and is excellent in charge and discharge cyclic durability, and its production process, are provided. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017384 | Process for producing composite cathode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell - The present invention relates to a process for producing a composite cathode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell which is subjected to surface treatment, comprising:
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20090017385 | ALKALINE BATTERY SEPARATOR AND ALKALINE PRIMARY BATTERY - An alkaline battery separator comprising an alkali-resistance synthetic fiber, a fibrillated organic solvent-spun cellulose fiber having a Canadian standard freeness value of 10 to 280 ml, and a mercerized pulp having a Canadian standard freeness value of not less than 550 ml is prepared. In the separator, the proportion of the alkali-resistance synthetic fiber, the proportion of the fibrillated organic solvent-spun cellulose fiber, and the proportion of the mercerized pulp relative to the total amount of the separator are respectively 25 to 62% by mass, 5 to 25% by mass, and 33 to 50% by mass, provided that the total amount of the separator is 100% by mass. The alkali-resistance synthetic fiber may comprise a polyvinyl alcohol-series fiber having an average fiber fineness of not more than 1 dtex. The alkaline battery separator may further comprise a polyvinyl alcohol-series binder in a proportion of 3 to 20% by mass relative to the total amount of the separator. The alkaline battery separator of the present invention may have a shrinkage by the area of not more than 3.5% after immersing in an aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide having a concentration of 40% by mass at 80° C. for 24 hours and a stiffness strength of not less than 2 N. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017386 | Non-Aqueous Electrolytic Solutions And Electrochemical Cells Comprising The Same - Non-aqueous electrolyte solutions capable of protecting negative electrode materials such as lithium metal and carbonaceous materials in energy storage electrochemical cells (e.g., lithium metal batteries, lithium ion batteries and supercapacitors) include an electrolyte salt, a non-aqueous electrolyte solvent mixture, an unsaturated organic compound 4-methylene-1,3-dioxolan-2-one or 4,5-dimethylene-1,3-dioxolan-2-one, and other optional additives. The 1,3-dioxolan-2-ones help to form a good solid electrolyte interface on the negative electrode surface. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017387 | REFLECTIVE MASK BLANK FOR EXPOSURE, REFLECTIVE MASK FOR EXPOSURE, METHOD OF PRODUCING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH MULTILAYER REFLECTIVE FILM - To provide a reflective mask blank for exposure that can solve a problem of adsorption failure in fixing a reflective mask using an electrostatic chuck and thus can flatten the surface of the mask using the electrostatic chuck, thereby realizing high-accuracy pattern transfer. In a reflective mask blank for exposure having a multilayer reflective film formed on a board and adapted to reflect exposure light and an absorbent layer formed on the multilayer reflective film and adapted to absorb the exposure light, the shape of a surface of the mask blank on its side opposite to its transfer pattern forming surface is a shape having a convex surface. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017388 | SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE FOR COLOR FILTER AND COLOR FILTER HAVING THE SAME - Provided is a substrate structure for a color filter and a color filter having the same. The substrate structure for color filter includes: a transparent substrate on which a plurality of pixels are defined by a black matrix; and an ink-philic pattern which is formed in a predetermined pattern on a surface of the substrate. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017389 | Imaging member - The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to charge transport layers useful in electrostatography. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to an improved electrostatographic imaging member having a specific photoreceptor material package comprising a thick conductive undercoat layer, a charge generation layer, a long life charge transport layer, and an optional overcoat layer. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017390 | EXTERNAL TONER ADDITIVE, TONER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - To provide a toner and an image forming apparatus using the toner, the toner contains an external additive that can suppress adherence of impurities to a discharge electrode of a corona discharger and prevent occurrence of charging unevenness. The external toner additive is comprised of a particulate metal oxide with trimethylsilyl groups introduced on the surface thereof, the volatile amount of trimethylsilanol being specified to be 0.25 μg or below based on a method for quantitative analysis of trimethylsilanol in the external additive. The toner of the present invention is specified such that the volatile amount of trimethylsilanol is specified to be 0.02 μg or below based on a method for quantitative analysis of trimethylsilanol in the toner. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017391 | TONER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE TONER, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE USING THE TONER - A toner including a colorant, a polyester (I), and an urea-modified polyester is provided. The urea-modified polyester is a reaction product of an isocyanate-modified polyester with an amine. The isocyanate-modified polyester is obtained by modifying a polyester (II) with an isocyanate. The polyester (II) has specific number average molecular weight (Mn) and hydroxyl value [OHV]. The toner can be manufactured by dispersing or emulsifying a toner constituent liquid including the colorant, the polyester (I), and the isocyanate-modified polyester, in an aqueous medium. The toner can be used for a one-component developing device. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017392 | TONER, DEVELOPER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner composition including toner particles including at least a binder resin; and a colorant, wherein the toner composition satisfies at least one of the following relationships (1) and (2): | 2009-01-15 |
20090017393 | TONER COMPOSITIONS - Disclosed herein are emulsion aggregation toner particles having less than about 15 atomic percent oxygen in relation to a total atomic percent of 100 for all elements on the surface thereof. Such toner particles exhibit lower marks on print defects. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017394 | Hollow toner and process of preparing the same - Hollow toner and a process of preparing the same are provided. The hollow toner has a hollow sphere shape, wherein an outer layer surrounding the hollow sphere includes a polymer, a wax and a pigment. The hollow toner has excellent fixing properties under low energy and low pressure, and can be efficiently used at high-speed fixing. Also, a small amount of the hollow toner is consumed. Thus, the hollow toner can be efficiently applied to various apparatuses of forming an image such as a two-component low-temperature printer and super high-speed printer, and the hollow toner can be prepared by using a relatively simple process. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017395 | TONER, TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER, DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner has columnar particles manufactured through: a kneading step of melt-kneading toner raw materials including at least binder resin, colorant and a release agent to prepare a kneaded product; a spinning step of extruding the kneaded product from orifices disposed at the tip of a spinning nozzle to prepare a fibrous kneaded product; and a pulverizing step of cutting or pulverizing the fibrous kneaded product, the toner matrix particles each having an aspect ratio of 0.5 to 5.0 and a d | 2009-01-15 |
20090017396 | SILICONE WAX-CONTAINING TONER PARTICLES WITH CONTROLLED MORPHOLOGY - The present invention is a method for the preparation of electrostatographic toner including the following steps. A first dispersion is prepared with a solvent, a silicone wax, and a hyperdispersant. The first dispersion is added to an organic solvent containing a polymer material to form an organic phase. The organic phase is dispersed in an aqueous phase containing a particulate stabilizer to form a second dispersion. The second dispersion is homogenized. The organic solvent is evaporated from the second dispersion and the resultant product is recovered, washed and dried. In an alternate method the hyperdispersant is added directly to the organic phase before mixing with the aqueous phase. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017397 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND MICROLENS FORMED WITH USE THEREOF - A photosensitive resin composition according to the present invention includes: a copolymer having a repeating unit having a thermal crosslinking group; and a photosensitive agent. As such, the photosensitive resin composition according to the present invention can form a resin with improved heat resistance. Further, a microlens-forming photosensitive resin composition according to the present invention includes: a copolymer having a repeating unit having a thermal crosslinking group; and a photosensitive agent, the copolymer having a mass-average molecular weight of 10,000 to 30,000. As such, the microlens-forming photosensitive resin composition according to the present invention can form a resin with improved heat resistance. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017398 | METHOD FOR MAKING A LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE - A method for making a lithographic printing plate includes the steps of providing a heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor including on a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, a heat-sensitive coating; image-wise exposing the precursor with IR-radiation or heat; and developing the image-wise exposed precursor with an alkaline developing solution, wherein an anti-sludge agent is present in the precursor or in the developing solution or in the precursor and the developing solution, and wherein the anti-sludge agent is a 5-membered heteroaromatic compound, including a —NH— group wherein the hydrogen is capable of being deprotonated in the alkaline developing solution, selected from the group consisting of an optionally substituted benztriazole, 1,2,3-triazole, tetrazole, or indazole compound. According to the above method, the formation of sludge is inhibited or reduced. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017399 | IMAGEABLE ELEMENTS WITH LOW PH DEVELOPER SOLUBILITY - Single- and multi-layer positive-working imageable elements include an ink receptive outer layer includes a primary polymeric binder that is a poly(vinyl phenol) or a phenolic polymer having certain acidic groups. The use of this type of polymeric binder makes the imaged elements developable in low pH (11 or less) alkaline developers. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017400 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD - A pattern forming method, includes: exposing a resist film with actinic rays or radiation a plurality of times; and heating the resist film at a first temperature in at least one interval between the exposures. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017401 | METHOD OF FORMING MICROPATTERN - A resist film provided on one major surface of a process target substrate is patterned to form a resist pattern. A solubilization process is carried out on the resist film remaining in a space portion of the resist pattern to make the resist film easily soluble in a liquid for removing the remaining resist film. Then, the liquid is supplied to the remaining resist film. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017402 | Passive mixing device for staged combustion of gaseous boiler fuels - A steam generating boiler having a matrix means for reducing combustion volume. Matrix means is placed in the combustion furnace of a steam generating boiler, preferably downstream of fuel and oxidant stream. Matrix means produces a shorter combustion envelope than that of a conventional boiler, allowing for reduced volume steam generating boilers. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017403 | Method for setting the air ratio on a firing device and a firing device - The temperature generated by a firing apparatus, particularly a gas burner, depends on the mixing ratio between the quantity of air and the quantity of gas fed to the firing apparatus, characterized by the excess air coefficient λ, at a predefined burner load (air mass flow rate) in such a way that the temperature generated by the firing apparatus reaches a maximum when λ=1. According to the inventive method for adjusting the excess air coefficient, said maximum temperature T | 2009-01-15 |
20090017404 | STOVETOP/RANGE WARNING AND CONTROL FIRE SAFETY SYSTEM - In a stove ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090017405 | Method for Producing a Hot Gas By Oxidation Comprising a Delay Prior to Scavenging - The invention relates to an optimized method for producing a hot gas by oxidation of an active material having an oxidized form and a reduced form using a rotary reactor or a simulated-rotation reactor. According to the invention, the production cycle comprises a flow interruption between an oxidation stage and a scavenging stage. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017406 | COMBUSTION CONTROL SYSTEM OF DETECTION AND ANALYSIS OF GAS OR FUEL OIL FLAMES USING OPTICAL DEVICES - A system of detection and analysis of gas or fuel oil flames using optical devices, consisting of a sensor that targets the flame's reaction zone through an optical access, a processing and control module, and an actuator, responsible for controlling the damper. The system optimizes combustion equipment operation by controlling the damper, obtaining better performance and reducing polluting emissions. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017407 | Adjustable burner - A burner suppliable with a mixture of air and fuel comprises a body of the burner provided with a diffuser in the surface of which openings are made for the exit of said mixture delivered into the body of the burner, and a distributing device inserted inside said body of the burner. The distributing device comprises a regulating element provided with further openings for the transit of the mixture, the regulating element being movable within the body of the burner. The body of the burner can be subdivided into a plurality of sectors, each one of which is independently suppliable by the other sectors. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017408 | RADIANT CONVECTION OVEN - A radiant convection oven for baking a coating on an article which includes an oven enclosure receiving coating articles, a fan receiving fresh air and directing the fresh air to a burner or burners, a plurality of heat radiators each having an internal chamber receiving heated fresh air from the burner. The radiators are located within the oven opposite a coating article, radiating heat energy to the coated article, and a plurality of nozzles connected to the internal chamber of the radiators directing fresh heated onto the article, transferring convection heat energy to the coated article. In the disclosed embodiment, the radiators include radiating side and bottom walls having a relatively shallow depth, increasing the flow rate through the radiators, reducing the size and cost of the radiators and the fan. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017409 | EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR HEATING GAS IN CONNECTION WITH SINTERING - The invention relates to equipment for heating gas in connection with continuous sintering in gas channels placed above a strand, the gas channels comprising at least a wall and at least two gas units, the gas coming from the gas units being in contact with the material on the strand, whereby at least one burner unit is arranged in at least one of the gas channels, being arranged as part of the gas channel, the burner unit comprising at least one separate combustion space arranged on the wall of the gas channel. The invention also relates to a method for heating the gas. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017410 | DIGITAL ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE COUPLING MATRIX - A digital orthodontic treatment planning system provides a practitioner with digital representations of at least a part of a tooth of a patient and at least part of a coupling matrix within a three-dimensional environment. By interacting with the system, orthodontic practitioners are able to visualize a coupling matrix that results from a specific orthodontic appliance position relative to a tooth of the patient's dental arch. The digital representation of the coupling matrix represents a substance, such as a cured adhesive, that connects an orthodontic appliance to a tooth of a patient. The system determines a thickness of at least a portion of the coupling matrix. In one embodiment, the system indicates the total thickness via a thickness map, such as a color-coded thickness map. In another embodiment, the system indicates a deviation from a baseline thickness via a thickness map. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017411 | NARROW CERAMIC SELF-LIGATING ORTHODONTIC BRACKET - A ceramic orthodontic bracket has a centrally located clip for retaining an archwire in an archwire slot. The body of the bracket includes a mesial section, a distal section, and a bridge section, wherein the bridge section extends through, and retains, the clip. The bridge section also includes a recess adjacent to the bridge section that facilitates debonding of the bracket from a patient's tooth. Preferably there are gaps on one or both sides of the clip to allow space for debonding of the bracket by applying a mesial-distal compressive force on the bracket and fracturing the bracket along the recess. This configuration allows the overall mesial-distal width of the bracket to be reduced, thereby facilitating the bonding of brackets to narrow and/or maloccluded teeth. Another embodiment includes a stop member that is connected to the base of the bracket and retains the clip on the bridge section. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017412 | Crimp Stop and Method of Making the Same - A crimp stop is made of a U-shaped cross-section member made of a metal material, the member being annealed to soften the metal material. The crimp stop can be made by a process for including forming a metal material into a member having a U-shaped cross-section, annealing the member by heating, and cooling the annealed member to soften the metal material. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017413 | ORTHODONTIC BRACKET ASSEMBLY - An orthodontic assembly is adapted for attaching an archwire to a tooth. The assembly includes a body having a bracket and a base, wherein the bracket is adapted to be coupled to an archwire. The bracket and base are integrally formed as a single piece of material. An attachment portion is sized and shaped to be attached to a first region of the base, wherein the attachment portion includes an irregular contour adapted to couple to a bonding agent. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017414 | Dental Handpiece - The present invention relates to a dental handpiece ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090017415 | Heated dental mirror - Sanitary dental mirror made of stainless steel or high-grade aluminum heated dental mirror powered by disposable AAA batteries and sealed with O-Rings. The heated mirror surface doesn't require constant rubbing on smocks and/or napkins to remove moisture vapor that collects due to the temperature differential between the metal mirror and the inside of the patient's mouth. This makes the instrument much more sanitary than mirrors currently in use. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017416 | In situ illuminator system for dental use - An embodiment of the invention is an illuminator. A handle has first and second ends. A first light source is attached to the handle the first end. The first light source is powered by an external power source via a wire running through or along the handle. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017417 | HEATED MOUTHPIECE - An application for a heated mouthpiece includes a mouthpiece section for insertion into the mouth of a user and a heat retention mass connected to the mouthpiece section and in thermal contact with the mouthpiece section whereby external heat provided to the heat retention mass before insertion into the mouth is partially retained by the heat retention mass and conducts to the mouthpiece section while the mouthpiece section is in use within the mouth | 2009-01-15 |
20090017418 | DENTAL IMPLANT SURGICAL GUIDE - A prefabricated dental implant surgical guide. The implant surgical guide comprises a tooth shaped contour which simulates a natural tooth and the final prosthesis. The tooth shaped contours can be shaped to match any tooth found in the mouth. The system further comprises apical posts which protrude from the apical aspect of the tooth contour of the surgical guide. These apical posts are capable of marking an initial osteotomy site. The apical posts are further able to be placed in to an initial and developing osteotomy site to verify proper implant location, angulation and rotational position prior to implant placement. Significantly the apical post can be attached to the surgical guide and of a fixed length. The apical post can also be adjustable allowing continuous osteotomy site verification and removable allowing an implant surgical drill to pass thru it thereby allowing continuous osteotomy site development and verification. The system further comprises a coronal post aspect to position the surgical guide. The posts can be removed, the tooth contour aspect of the guide hollowed out and then relined and secured to the abutment aspect of an implant thereby functioning as a provisional crown or crowns. The prefabricated dental implant surgical guide can be used to place single implants or multiple side by side implants in a continuous fashion allowing verification of implant location, angulation and rotational position prior to implant placement leading to a more aesthetic, functional and stable prosthesis. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017419 | Cannula for flushing a tooth root canal, and flushing device comprising the same - A cannula ( | 2009-01-15 |
20090017420 | Gingival Cord Applicator for Dental Crown Preparation - A gingival cord application tool is also disclosed which facilitates the separation of the gingiva from the tooth prior to the taking of the impression of the prepared tooth for purposes of crown fabrication. A truncated conical dental drill bit is also disclosed to facilitate the preparation of a tooth prior to installation of a dental crown. The drill bit includes a stem connected to an upper disc which, in turn, is connected to a downwardly extending sidewall having a conical configuration. The sidewall terminates at a lower edge and undersurfaces of the sidewall and upper disc are coated with abrasive material, such as diamond particles. The size of the drill bit is chosen for the particular tooth in need of repair and a single downward drilling operation is required to form a truncated conical configuration or crown receiving surface on the tooth. Finally, a measurement gauge is disclosed for measuring the tooth in need of repair and selecting the appropriate size truncated conical dental drill bit. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017421 | Method of Preparing an Artificial Dental Prosthetic and Seating Thereof - An artificial dental prosthetic constructed of a curable resinous dental composition, and a method for preparing and seating the artificial dental prosthetic onto at least one implant in a patient's mouth. The method of preparing the artificial dental prosthetic and seating thereof may be applied to any situation in which one or more artificial dental prosthetic is required, such as a fixed, full artificial dental prosthetic for replacement of a patient's upper and/or lower arches or a fixed, partial artificial dental prosthetic for replacement of a patient's upper and/or lower teeth. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017422 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR DENTAL APPLIANCE WITH ACTIVE INGREDIENTS FOR MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS - Embodiments of teeth and related gum cell treatment are described generally herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017423 | DROPLET JET SYSTEM FOR CLEANSING - The system includes a reservoir for fluid; a droplet generator for creating a stream of fluid droplets from the fluid wherein the velocity of the stream of droplets is within a range of 20 meters per second to 200 meters per second and the size of the droplets is within a range of 5 microns to 200 microns. A nozzle or nozzles direct the stream of droplets to safely clean a selected tooth or teeth surface area. The specific momentum of effective fluid droplets within the stream of fluid droplets is important in safe and effective cleaning. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017424 | COMBINED HEAD UP DISPLAY - System for displaying an auxiliary image on a head-up display, the system including a panoramic projection screen, at least one panoramic projector for projecting a panoramic image on the panoramic projection screen, a beam combiner located between the panoramic projection screen and the audience, and an auxiliary projector for projecting the auxiliary image toward the beam combiner, the panoramic image being viewed by an audience. The beam combiner produces a combined image of the panoramic image and the auxiliary image, for the audience, by transmitting at least part of the panoramic image toward the audience, and by reflecting the auxiliary image toward the audience, such that the auxiliary image appears closer to the audience than the panoramic image. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017425 | Repositionable Color Chips - A color chip for mounting on a color card includes a chip substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, a printed area including text disposed on the bottom surface of the chip substrate, and an adhesive coating on the bottom surface of the chip substrate. A color card assembly includes a color card having a front surface, a plurality of color chips mounted to the front surface of the color card, wherein each of the color chips includes a chip substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface. An adhesive coating is used to couple the bottom surface of each of the color chips to the color card, and an uncoated portion is disposed in an outer peripheral area between the bottom surface of each of the color chips and the color card, wherein the uncoated portion is not coated with the adhesive coating. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017426 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLAYING EDUCATIONAL GAMES AND USING EDUCATIONAL TOOLS - Systems and methods for playing games and using other educational tools are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, entertaining and educational game systems are provided for increasing players' global awareness. In other embodiments, players can experience life challenges faced by denizens of emerging markets and/or countries. In one embodiment, a game system for playing games includes a playing surface having an image of a representative geographical location and a plurality of spaced-apart player movement spaces for positioning player tokens. The system further includes a plurality of vocation indicia for communicating vocation based information. The vocation based information can include a vocation description (e.g., describing a possible vocation of a denizen of the representative geographical location) assumable by a player. The system can also include a plurality of instructional play indicia for communicating a possible life experience that the denizen may experience. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017427 | Intelligent Math Problem Generation - A problem generator that takes an input as a math problem, analyzes the math problem, and intelligently spawns similar example problem types. The output is a set of math problems based on the conditions set during analysis and customization. For example, if the original problem deals with linear equations, this will be detected during analysis and used to spawn other linear equations as problems. Moreover, if the answer to the original problem is in integer format, so will the answers to the spawned problems. A customizable UI is designed to allow further customization of problem conditions to generate an accurate set of problems based on the initial input. Problem generator templates can be created, shared and modified for distribution and/or future use. Additionally, problem generation APIs can be extended for external code to automate and consume generated math problems. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017428 | EDUCATION BUSINESS TEACHING MODEL - An education business teaching model is provided that enhances learning with sound content, uniformity of presentation and testing, reliability, and thorough evaluation. The teaching model provides customized content that delivers results in skills, knowledge, and attitude in diverse settings, across diverse industries, audiences and learning environments. The education business teaching model provides a step by step procedure for constructing, reviewing, and teaching the teaching model to individuals and/or business groups. The education training model is developed in several stages, including content design, non-video asset development, video shooting and editing, and media development stages having quality assurance reviews that provide a final content available to the end user. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017429 | Method of developing a golf grip and swing and fitting equipment to a golf swing and ball travel - Disclosed is forming a secure golf club gripping style using only the limbs of a body. A limb-only golf swing is thereafter produced using the formed grip, thus eliminating extraneous influences upon said golf swing, including but not limited to golf clubs and other golf equipment that can cause change and/or inconsistency in said swing. Also disclosed is a method of fitting equipment based on limb-only swing performance. One step comprises reproducing the limb-only golf swing as accurately as possible when any club is swung. Another step further comprises fitting the golf club to obtain any desired golf ball travel, wherein the swing performance attained in the prior fitting step is maintained as the principle priority in order to achieve the best overall swing performance and equipment fit. Hence, at least one golf club or other piece of equipment may be produced to any equipment specification(s) determined during the fitting process. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017430 | Virtual surgical training tool - Techniques for providing a virtual operating space for performing a virtual surgical procedure. The technique includes generating a three-dimensional view of a virtual operating space comprising one or more virtual objects capable of being manipulated by a user for performing one or more operating steps in a virtual surgical procedure on one or more virtual patients. The technique also includes manipulating the one or more virtual objects in the virtual operating space to perform all or part of a virtual surgical procedure. The technique further includes generating a virtual radiographic image of one or more portions of the virtual patient at least following the performance of one or more steps of the virtual surgical procedure to provide visual feedback to the user regarding the performance of the one or more steps in the virtual surgical procedure. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017431 | HEIMLICH OR ABDOMINAL THRUST MANEUVER TEACHING AID FOR CHOKING RELIEF OR RESCUE - An apparatus for teaching proper technique for the Heimlich or Abdominal Thrust maneuver. When the Heimlich or Abdominal Thrust maneuver is applied to the apparatus by a user, an indicator is provided to show the user whether proper technique was used. The apparatus can take the form of a wearable garment or a form, either of which may mimic the shape of a person. The apparatus is scalable, and may be made to mimic the shapes of persons of various sizes, including infants and animals, if desired. Indicators can be included to measure the effectiveness of other techniques often used in conjunction with the Heimlich or Abdominal Thrust maneuver. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017432 | TEST SYSTEM - In an exemplary embodiment, a computer-implemented method for implementing a test delivery system is provided. The method includes implementing a plurality of interoperable accommodation and accessibility tools, and providing an interface to the test with the plurality of interoperable accommodation and accessibility tools provided on the interface. The method also includes receiving one or more tool settings for a test-taker specifying one or more permitted tools in the plurality of interoperable accommodation and accessibility tools, and customizing the interface based on the one or more tool settings to allow the test-taker access to the one or more permitted tools during the test. The method further includes allowing the test-taker to activate or deactivate each of the one or more permitted tools. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017433 | Computerized method of monitoring and modifying student performance - A computerized method of monitoring and modifying student performance may include collecting student information from a plurality of sources, storing the information electronically in a retrievable form, and reviewing the student information for student issues, which may have a negative impact on performance of a student. If such student issues exist, communicating with a student regarding the same, creating an action plan to improve or terminate the student issues, and implementing the action plan. Time factors, the specific student issues, the student information, including prior history and collaboration of appropriate student advisors, are combined to establish and implement the action plan. This is followed by monitoring of the student of interest in respect of certain student issues, updating student information, and applying time factors related to individual issues in the monitoring of such subsequent student performance. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017434 | Method And System Of Computerized Examination Strategy Analyzer - The invention presents a computerized strategy analyzer of multiple-choice tests. The analyzer analyses user behavior during tests and simulated tests and provides feedback of different kinds including recommendations on how to distribute time during a test and what type of questions need further study. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017435 | Method of facilitating online and socially networked education between learning institutions - A method is provided of facilitating online education between learning institutions, including the steps of obtaining an e-learning course from a content provider learning institution; obtaining the approval of a subscriber learning institution for students enrolled at such institution to receive academic credit for the successful completion of such e-learning course; enrolling students from such subscriber learning institution in such e-learning course through a website; providing such e-learning course to students of the subscriber learning institution; obtaining an evaluation of the students' performances in the e-learning course from the content provider learning institution; providing said evaluations of the students' performances in such e-learning course to the subscriber learning institution in which the students are enrolled; and providing remuneration to the subscriber learning institution and content provider learning institution. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017436 | Integrated instructional management system and method - A method for generating a lesson plan for a course is provided that includes associating a plurality of standard objectives with the course. A plurality of learning activities are provided for selection. Each learning activity is associated with at least one standard objective for the course. A selection of at least a subset of the learning activities is received. The lesson plan is generated based on the selected learning activities. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017437 | FIXATIVE COMPOSITION - The invention relates to a fixative composition for preservation of tissue and biological samples. Current fixative compositions have the drawback that they do not sufficiently protect against DNA/RNA degeneration. In addition their use impairs extractability and compromises amplifiability of extracted DNA. The invention solves the combined but related problems and provides a fixative composition comprising one or more alkanols, polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of 200-600, one or more weak organic acids in a combined concentration of 0.01 to 0.10 mole per liter of the fixative composition, and water. The fixative composition is essentially free of any cross-linking agents such as formaldehyde. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017438 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE PRESERVATION OF CELLS AND TISSUES - Disclosed are methods for the preservation and storage of living biological tissues, organs, and populations of isolated cells. Also disclosed are compositions and methods to permit biological samples (including e.g., cells, cell cultures, tissues, and organs) to be harvested from suitable donor animals, stored for prolonged periods under refrigerated, cryogenic, or near-freezing, and then transported and implanted into a site within the body of a selected recipient animal, all without significant loss of cellular viability, tissue integrity, and/or biochemical function of the stored biological sample. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017439 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING THE VIABILITY OF ANIMAL CELLS, TISSUES, AND ORGAN EXPLANTS - Disclosed are compositions and methods for the preservation, storage, and transport of living biological tissues, organs, and populations of isolated cells. In particular, the disclosed compositions and processes permit mammalian cells, tissues, and organs to be harvested from suitable donor animals, stored for prolonged periods, and transported to the site of recipient implantation, all without significant loss of cell viability, biological activity, and/or tissue integrity. | 2009-01-15 |
20090017440 | INCREASING THE VIABILITY AND STRESS TOLERANCE OF VIABLE BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a method for improving viability and/or stress tolerance of viable biological material and using the said material comprising applying hydrostatic pressure to said biological material; keeping the said viable biological material at the hydrostatic pressure for a predetermined time period; releasing the hydrostatic pressure; and using the said material for any desired purpose in accordance with any useful protocol. The usage of the said biological material incorporates any techniques, protocols that are applicable in the field of assisted reproductive techniques, biotechnical and/or biotechnological manipulations. | 2009-01-15 |