05th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 44 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140030584 | THIN FILM BATTERY ON AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT OR CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD THEREOF - An electrochemical device includes an environmentally sensitive layer and a thin encapsulation layer deposited over said sensitive layer in which the thin encapsulation is a ceramic-metal composite laminate. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030585 | COVER PART FOR A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERY HAVING A COVER PART SUCH AS THIS - The invention relates to a cover part ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140030586 | ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE AND POWER SOURCE MODULE - An electric storage device includes: a power generating element; a housing container that houses the power generating element; a connecting body electrically connected to the power generating element; and an insulating member that fits the housing container at a plurality of fitting portions, secures the connecting body, and insulates a conductive path, which includes the power generating element and the connecting body, and the housing container from each other. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030587 | ELECTRIC STORAGE ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electric storage element includes a casing, an electrode assembly arranged in the casing, a current collector arranged in the casing and connected to the electrode assembly, and a connection member penetrating through the casing and connected to the current collector. The current collector is provided with a fixing portion fixed to the casing. The fixing portion is located at a position opposite to a position where the electrode assembly is connected to the current collector with respect to a position where the connection member penetrates the casing. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030588 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator inserted between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte is provided. The positive electrode comprises a first positive electrode active material represented by following Chemical Formula 1. And the non-aqueous electrolyte comprises a first lithium salt, a second lithium salt represented by following Chemical Formula 2 and a non-aqueous organic solvent. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030589 | Materials Prepared by Metal Extraction - A method for extracting ions from an active material for use in a battery electrode includes mixing the active material and an activating compound to form a mixture. The mixture is annealed such that an amount of ions is extracted from the active material, an amount of oxygen is liberated from the active material, and an activated active material is formed. Embodiments of the invention include the activated active material, the electrode, and the primary and secondary batteries formed from such activated active materials. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030590 | Solvent-free process based graphene electrode for energy storage devices - Disclosed is an electrode for an electrochemical energy storage device, the electrode comprising a self-supporting layer of a mixture of graphene sheets and spacer particles and/or binder particles, wherein the electrode is prepared without using water, solvent, or liquid chemical. The graphene electrode prepared by the solvent-free process exhibits many desirable features and advantages as compared to the corresponding electrode prepared by a known wet process. These advantages include a higher electrode specific surface area, higher energy storage capacity, improved or higher packing density or tap density, lower amount of binder required, lower internal electrode resistance, more consistent and uniform dispersion of graphene sheets and binder, reduction or elimination of undesirable effect of electrolyte oxidation or decomposition due to the presence of water, solvent, or chemical, etc. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030591 | ELECTROLYTIC COPPER FOIL FOR AN ANODE OF A NEGATIVE ELECTRODE COLLECTOR IN A SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides an electrolytic copper foil which is excellent in the extension property and can endure the change in the expansion and contraction at the fine units while having high strength, and a method of producing the same. Specifically, the electrolytic copper foil for a negative electrode collector in a secondary battery, wherein in a nominal stress strain curve, a tensile strength is 45 to 70 kg/mm | 2014-01-30 |
20140030592 | ELECTRODE BINDER COMPOSITION, ELECTRODE SLURRY, ELECTRODE, AND ELECTRICAL STORAGE DEVICE - An electrode binder composition is used to produce an electrode used for an electrical storage device, and includes (A) a polymer, (B) a compound represented by the following general formula (1), and (C) a liquid medium, the polymer (A) being fluorine-containing polymer particles or diene polymer particles, and a concentration of the compound (B) in the electrode binder composition being 5 to 500 ppm. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030593 | ORGANIC RADICAL POLYIMIDE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE COMPRISING SAME - Disclosed herein is an organic radical polyimide, represented by Formula I below: | 2014-01-30 |
20140030594 | CONDUCTIVE POLYMER/POROUS CARBON MATERIAL COMPOSITE AND ELECTRODE MATERIAL USING SAME - The purpose of the present invention is to provide: an electric double-layer capacitor, a lithium ion secondary battery, and a lithium ion capacitor, each of which has excellent cycle characteristics; an electrode material which is capable of providing the electric double-layer capacitor, the lithium ion secondary battery, and the lithium ion capacitor; and a composite which is used in the electrode material. The composite of the present invention is a composite produced by compositing from 0.5 to 5 parts by mass of nitrogen atom-containing conductive polymer per 100 parts by mass of porous carbon material. The composite of the present invention is a composite where the peak area ratio (nitrogen/carbon ratio) of peak area derived from nitrogen atoms to peak area derived from carbon atoms in the spectrum by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy becomes 0.005 to 0.05. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030595 | LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - The lithium-ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator and a nonaqueous electrolyte. A positive electrode material mixture layer of the positive electrode has a volume density Vc of 62 vol. % or more and a capacity per unit area of 2 mAh/cm | 2014-01-30 |
20140030596 | CATHODE FOR SODIUM-METAL HALIDE BATTERY, BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME, METHODS FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND USE THEREOF - A cathode for a sodium-metal halide battery, wherein the cathode comprises a metal microwire. Embodiments of the present invention also relate to a battery comprising a cathode for a sodium-metal halide battery wherein the cathode comprises a metal microwire, and methods for preparing the same and use thereof. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030597 | Porous Silicon-Based Electrode Active Material And Secondary Battery Comprising The Same - Disclosed herein is a porous silicon-based electrode active material, comprising a silicon phase, a SiO | 2014-01-30 |
20140030598 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a lithium secondary battery having reduced internal resistance. The lithium secondary battery comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode comprises, as a positive electrode active material | 2014-01-30 |
20140030599 | Electrode Active Material For Secondary Battery - Disclosed herein is an electrode active material for a secondary battery, and more particularly to an electrode active material comprising a porous silicon oxide-based composite and the method for preparing a porous silicon oxide-based composite. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030600 | GRAPHENE SHEET, TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE AND ACTIVE LAYER INCLUDING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE, BATTERY, SOLAR CELL, AND DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL INCLUDING TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE OR ACTIVE LAYER - A graphene sheet including a lower sheet including 1 to 20 layers of graphene, and a ridge formed on the lower sheet and including more layers of the graphene compared with the lower sheet, the ridge having a shape of a grain boundary of a metal, a transparent electrode and an active layer including the same, and a display, an electronic device, an optoelectronic device, a battery, a solar cell, and a dye-sensitized solar cell including the transparent electrode and/or the active layer are provided. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030601 | CARBON MATERIAL FOR NEGATIVE ELECTRODE OF LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - The carbon material for a negative electrode of a lithium ion secondary battery includes: particles having a structure including a plurality of stacked plates which are prepared from a raw coke materials obtained by a delayed coking method, where the ratio of the total of the generation rate of a hydrogen gas, a hydrocarbon gas having one carbon atom, and a hydrocarbon gas having two carbon atoms and the formation rate of a raw coke materials satisfies the condition: total of generation rate/formation rate=0.30 to 0.60, and where the structure is curved into a bow shape, and where, in each of the plates, an average plate thickness is defined as T, an average bow height including the plate thickness is defined as H, and an average length in the vertical direction is defined as L, L/T is 5.0 or more and H/T is from 1.10 to 1.25. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030602 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed are an anode active material for a lithium secondary battery, including a material doping and dedoping lithium, and a plurality of external pores having a size of 0.1 to 3 μm formed in a surface of the material doping and dedoping lithium, the material doping and dedoping lithium including Si, a method of manufacturing the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030603 | ELECTRODE FOR AN ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An electrode for an electrochemical energy store, in particular a cathode for a lithium-sulfur battery. To obtain a particularly good rate capability, the electrode includes an electrically conductive matrix, in particular having a binder and a conductive additive. Locally delimited active areas are situated in the electrically conductive matrix, and the active areas have an active material, a conductive additive, and a binder. Moreover, an energy store is provided, such as a lithium-sulfur battery in particular, and a method for manufacturing an electrode is also provided. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030604 | FIBER FELT CAPACITORS AND BATTERIES - An embodiment of the invention relates to providing an electrical component that provides an electrical functionality, the component comprising: a fiber felt comprising a tangle of fibers and characterized by a fill factor; and at least two layers of material formed on the fibers that contribute to providing the electrical functionality. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030605 | BATTERY HAVING ELECTRODE STRUCTURE INCLUDING METAL FIBER AND PREPARATION METHOD OF ELECTRODE STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a battery having an electrode structure using metal fiber and a preparation method of an electrode structure. A preparation method of an electrode structure, according to one embodiment of the present invention, includes a step for providing one or more metal fibers forming a conductive network; a step for providing particle compositions including electrical active materials of a particle shape; a step for mixing the metal fibers and the particle compositions; and a step for compressing the mixed metal fibers and the particle compositions. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030606 | SEPARATOR FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - The method for producing a separator for an electrochemical device of the present invention includes: obtaining a separator forming composition, wherein the separator forming composition contains a resin raw material including a monomer or an oligomer, a solvent (a) capable of dissolving the resin raw material; and a solvent (b) capable of causing the resin raw material to agglomerate by solvent shock, and V | 2014-01-30 |
20140030607 | LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A lithium-ion secondary battery | 2014-01-30 |
20140030608 | HIGH TEMPERATURE MELT INTEGRITY SEPARATOR - A heat-resistant material based on an amorphous thermoplastic polymer that is resistant to, but highly compatible with electrolyte solutions is disclosed. In an aspect, the heat-resistant material is used to form a separator for a battery cell and/or an electrolytic capacitor cell. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030609 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE USING SAME - The present invention is to provide a nonaqueous electrolytic solution prepared by dissolving an electrolyte salt in a nonaqueous solvent, wherein the nonaqueous solvent includes 0.01 to 40% by volume of an ester having two alkyl groups at the α-position carbon of the carbonyl group and being represented by the following general formula (I), and an energy storage device. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030610 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND ELECTRICITY-STORAGE DEVICE USING SAME - The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolytic solution capable of improving electrochemical characteristics at high temperatures, which comprises at least one organic phosphorus compound represented by the following general formula (I), an energy storage device using the nonaqueous electrolytic solution, and a specific organic phosphorus compound. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030611 | METAL-AIR BUTTON CELLS AND THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A method of producing a metal-air button cell including a housing, an air cathode, a metal-based anode and a separator arranged in the housing, the method including printing the air cathode in the form of a planar layer onto a planar substrate by a screen printing process, wherein a paste including a solvent and/or suspending agent, particles made of an electro-catalytically active material, and binder particles made of a hydrophobic plastic material is used for printing, and inserting the laminar composite structure obtained during printing and which includes the planar substrate and the air cathode applied thereto into the housing and combined with the metal-based anode, wherein the planar substrate, onto which the air cathode is printed, is the separator. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030612 | Metal/Oxygen Battery with Growth Promoting Structure - In one embodiment, an electrochemical cell includes a negative electrode, a porous separator adjacent to the negative electrode, and a positive electrode separated from the negative electrode by the porous separator, the positive electrode including a conductive matrix and a plurality of insulator particles extending from the conductive matrix. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030613 | METHOD FOR MAKING ANION ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE - In a method for making anion electrolyte membrane a fluorinated poly(aryl ether) ionomer is dissolved in a solvent to form a ionomer solution. A crosslink component is added to the ionomer solution, to achieve a transparent solution. An inorganic component precursor and water are introduced to the transparent solution, to form a sol-gel mixture. A crosslink catalyst is mixed with the sol-gel mixture to form a membrane casting solution. The membrane casting solution is coated on a substrate to form a membrane, and heated. The membrane is removed from the substrate. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030614 | MANUFACTURING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE WITH GASKETS - There is a manufacturing apparatus for an electrolyte membrane with gaskets by laminating an electrolyte membrane having a predetermined region on which a catalyst layer is formed and a gasket formed with an opening shaped to match the shape of the region of the catalyst layer. The manufacturing apparatus for an electrolyte membrane with gaskets includes a laminating roller that abuts on the gasket to laminate the electrolyte membrane and the gasket. The laminating roller has a surface on which a protrusion is formed. The protrusion is shaped to fit in the opening of the gasket. The manufacturing apparatus for an electrolyte membrane with gaskets includes a roller controller that operates the laminating roller such that the electrolyte membrane and the gasket are laminated while the protrusion is fitted in the opening of the gasket. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030615 | Distributed Hydrogen Extraction System - A hydrogen extraction system is provided. The extraction system can comprise a compressor for compressing a gas mixture comprising hydrogen and a desulfurization unit for receiving the compressed gas mixture. The system can also comprise a hydrogen-extraction device for receiving a reduced-sulfur gas mixture and a hydrogen storage device for receiving an extracted hydrogen gas. A method of extracting hydrogen from a gas mixture comprising natural gas and hydrogen, and a method of determining an energy price are also provided. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030616 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH CARBON MONOXIDE GENERATOR USING ULTRACLEAN COAL OR GRAPHITE - A solid oxide fuel cell system has a carbon monoxide generator using ultraclean coal or graphite, which includes a carbon supply unit, a carbon dioxide supply unit, a carbon monoxide generating unit, and a fuel cell unit. The carbon monoxide generating unit supplies CO to the anode of the fuel cell unit, and CO | 2014-01-30 |
20140030617 | FUEL REFORMER FOR FUEL CELL - A fuel reformer includes a primary carrier having a chamber between two separated protrusions for receiving a fuel material, two orifices formed in the protrusions, and two apertures communicative with the chamber of the primary carrier, and a secondary carrier disposed below the primary carrier and having a compartment formed between two separated swellings for receiving a regulating fluid and having two holes formed in the swellings and communicative with the apertures of the primary carrier, and the orifices of the protrusions are communicative with the compartment of the secondary carrier for allowing the regulating fluid to flow through the orifices of the primary carrier and the compartment of the secondary carrier. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030618 | ELECTRODE FOR FUEL CELL, METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME, AND MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed are an electrode for a fuel cell that includes an electrode substrate and a surface-treatment layer disposed on the electrode substrate and including a hydrophilic layer and a hydrophobic layer partially disposed on the hydrophilic layer. Also disclosed are a method of fabricating an electrode for a fuel cell, a membrane-electrode assembly, and a fuel cell system including the membrane-electrode assembly. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030619 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - A fuel cell system includes a fuel processor; a fuel cell stack; a first water tank; a combustor; a water discharge passage connected to a water drain port formed in the first water tank to discharge the water from inside of the first water tank; a water filling detector configured to detect that at least one of the water drain port and the water discharge passage is filled with water; a water supply unit for supplying the water to the first water tank; and a controller configured to execute a water filling step of supplying the water to the first water, supply the combustible gas to the combustor via the first water tank and cause the combustor to combust the combustible gas, when the water filling detector detects that at least one of the water drain port and the water discharge passage is filled with water. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030620 | FUEL CELL MODULE - A fuel cell module includes a fuel cell stack formed by stacking a plurality of fuel cells for generating electricity by electrochemical reactions of a fuel gas and an oxygen-containing gas, a reformer for reforming a mixed gas of a raw fuel and water vapor, an evaporator for supplying water vapor to the reformer, a heat exchanger for raising the temperature of the oxygen-containing gas by heat exchange with a combustion gas, an exhaust gas combustor for producing the combustion gas, and a start-up combustor for producing the combustion gas. The exhaust gas combustor is provided integrally in the heat exchanger. The start-up combustor is provided adjacent to one end of the heat exchanger. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030621 | METHODS OF OPERATING FUEL CELLS - A fuel cell is disclosed which is formed on a semiconductor wafer by etching channel in the wafer and forming electronics on the substrate electronically coupled to the fuel cell that controls generation of power by the fuel cell through electrical communication with the fuel cell. A hydrogen fuel is admitted into one of the divided channels and an oxidant into the other. The hydrogen reacts with a catalyst formed on an anode electrode at the hydrogen side of the channel to release hydrogen ions (protons) which are absorbed into the PEM. The protons migrate through the PEM and recombine with return hydrogen electrons on a cathode electrode on the oxygen side of the PEM and the oxygen to form water. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030622 | CONTROL METHOD OF REPLENISHING ANODE FUEL FOR DMFC SYSTEM - A control method of replenishing anode fuel for DMFC system is provided. The DMFC system includes at least a fuel cell, a cathode humidity-holding layer, a fuel distribution unit, a control unit, a liquid fuel replenishment device, a fuel storage region, and a temperature detecting device. The temperature detecting device is for detecting an actual temperature of the fuel cell. The control method of replenishing anode fuel includes utilizing the control unit to adjust a fuel replenishment amount supplied from the liquid fuel replenishment device. The fuel replenishment amount is the sum of a basic replenishment amount and a replenishment amount for temperature correction. The basic replenishment amount is a function of actual discharge current of the fuel cell. The replenishment amount for temperature correction is a function of the difference between the actual temperature of the fuel cell and the target temperature. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030623 | SEMI-SOLID FILLED BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A static semi-solid filled energy storage system having a plurality of static cells, each cell comprising an ion permeable membrane separating positive and negative current collectors and positioned to define positive and negative electroactive zones. Electroactive material is delivered to the electroactive zones via a plurality of manifolds. The manifolds are injected with an electronically insulating barrier that is configured to seal each static cell from its neighboring static cell. Valves are used to allow gas created from the electrochemical reactions to be released from the system. Coolant may be introduced to dissipate heat from the system. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030624 | PROCESS FOR FUEL CELL FORMATION - An improved approach toward manufacture of a sealed fuel cell stack configuration including electrostatic deposition of materials onto substrate surfaces of the fuel cell stack. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030625 | VOLTAGE REVERSAL TOLERANT FUEL CELL WITH SELECTIVELY CONDUCTING ANODE - Use of a selectively conducting anode component in solid polymer electrolyte fuel cells can reduce the degradation associated with repeated startup and shutdown, but unfortunately can also adversely affect a cell's tolerance to voltage reversal. Use of a carbon sublayer in such cells can improve the tolerance to voltage reversal, but can adversely affect cell performance. However, employing an appropriate selection of selectively conducting material and carbon sublayer, in which the carbon sublayer is in contact with the side of the anode opposite the solid polymer electrolyte, can provide for cells that exhibit acceptable behaviour in every regard. A suitable selectively conducting material comprises platinum deposited on tin oxide. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030626 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) includes a plurality of cylindrical unit cells and a current collecting member. Each unit cell has a first electrode, a second electrode provided to an outside of the second electrode, and an electrolyte interposed between the first and second electrodes. The current collecting member electrically connects the unit cells. In the SOFC, the current collecting member is composed of a plurality of layers, and the layers have different voids from one another. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030627 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY USING NANO-ENGINEERED POROUS NETWORK MATERIALS - An energy conversion device for conversion of chemical energy into electricity. The energy conversion device has a first and second electrode. A substrate is present that has a porous semiconductor or dielectric layer placed thereover. The porous semconductor or dielectric layer can be a nano-engineered structure. A porous catalyst material is placed on at least a portion of the porous semconductor or dielectric layer such that at least some of the porous catalyst material enters the nano-engineered structure of the porous semiconductor or dielectric layer, thereby forming an intertwining region. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030628 | PHOTOCATALYTIC FUEL CELL AND ELECTRODE THEREOF - The invention provides a novel fuel cell, the output voltage of which is pH dependent. The fuel cell comprises a membrane electrode assembly and a light source. In accordance with one embodiment, the membrane electrode assembly includes i) an electrolyte; ii) an anode operably coupled to the electrolyte; and iii) a cathode operably coupled to the electrolyte, wherein the cathode is made from an electrically conductive material and has an unroughened surface where an adsorbate material is applied. The adsorbate material used herein comprises a material having semiconductor properties, and the combination of the electrically conductive material and the adsorbate material is photosensitive and has catalytic properties. The invention also provides a novel electrode that can be used as a cathode in a fuel cell, a novel method for making the electrode, and a novel method of generating electricity using the fuel cell and/or electrode of the invention. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030629 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - Disclosed herein is a solid oxide fuel cell including a unit cell including an anode, an electrode, and a cathode; a separation plate including channels formed on an upper or lower surface thereof so as to supply gas and disposed in parallel with each other by a predetermined interval; and a plurality of sealing members disposed between the unit cell and the separation plate, wherein the sealing member includes a glass sheet and paste layers applied to both surfaces of the glass sheet. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030630 | Fuel Cells - A liquid electrolyte fuel cell comprises means to define an electrolyte chamber ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140030631 | Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems and Methods Featuring Optimal Membrane Systems - This invention is directed to aqueous redox flow batteries comprising ionically charged redox active materials and separators, wherein the separator is about 100 microns or less and the flow battery is capable of (a) operating with a current efficiency of at least 85% with a current density of at least about 100 mA/cm | 2014-01-30 |
20140030632 | PROCESS FOR SURFACE CONDITIONING OF A PLATE OR SHEET OF STAINLESS STEEL AND APPLICATION OF A LAYER ONTO THE SURFACE, INTERCONNECT PLATE MADE BY THE PROCESS AND USE OF THE INTERCONNECT PLATE IN FUEL CELL STACKS - A process for the conditioning of and applying a ceramic or other layer onto the surface of a sheet of stainless steel comprises the steps of (a) optionally annealing the steel plate or sheet in a protective gas atmosphere at an elevated temperature, (b) controlled etching of the surface of the sheet to produce a roughened surface and (c) depositing a protective and electrically conductive layer onto the roughened metallic surface. The process leads to coated metallic sheets with desirable properties, primarily to be used as interconnects in solid oxide fuel cells and solid oxide electrolysis cells. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030633 | Metal Seal Having Ceramic Core - The seal comprises a centre layer ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140030634 | METHOD FOR BONDING ALUMINUM-BASED METALS - An inexpensive bonding method is provided to bond materials constituted of an aluminum-based metal to each other at a low temperature and a low pressure while inhibiting deformation, without requiring the use of a flux and minimizing the influence on the base materials and the periphery. Also provided are various bonded parts obtained by the bonding method. An insert material comprising Zn as an element that undergoes a eutectic reaction with Al is interposed between two materials constituted of an aluminum-based metal. The two materials are heated, while being pressed against each other, to a temperature at which the eutectic reaction takes place, thereby generating, at the bonding interface between the two materials, a melt due to the eutectic reaction with some of the Al contained in the base materials and discharging the Al oxide films from the bonding interface together with the melt. Thus, the two materials are bonded. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030635 | CORROSION-RESISTANT ALLOY COATING FILM FOR METAL MATERIALS AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME - A highly corrosion-resistant alloy coating film on the surface of a metallic material by a low-cost and mass-producible simple formation method including forming a corrosion-resistant alloy coating film on the surface of a metallic material, the film contains Ni, Cr, and Si as essential constituents, in which the content ratio of Cr is 1 to 50 wt %, the content ratio of Si is 0.1 to 30 wt %, and the film has a thickness of 0.1 to 1000 μm. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030636 | CORROSION RESISTANT CURRENT COLLECTOR UTILIZING GRAPHENE FILM PROTECTIVE LAYER - In general, in one aspect, a graphene film is used as a protective layer for current collectors in electrochemical energy conversion and storage devices. The graphene film inhibits passivation or corrosion of the underlying metals of the current collectors without adding additional weight or volume to the devices. The graphene film is highly conductive so the coated current collectors maintain conductivity as high as that of underlying metals. The protective nature of the graphene film enables less corrosion resistant, less costly and/or lighter weight metals to be utilized as current collectors. The graphene film may be formed directly on Cu or Ni current collectors using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) or may be transferred to other types of current collectors after formation. The graphene film coated current collectors may be utilized in batteries, super capacitors, dye-sensitized solar cells, and fuel and electrolytic cells. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030637 | RETICLES FOR USE IN FORMING IMPLANT MASKING LAYERS AND METHODS OF FORMING IMPLANT MASKING LAYERS - In one example, a reticle disclosed herein includes a body having a center, an arrangement of a plurality of exposure patterns, wherein a center of the arrangement is offset from the center of the body, and at least one open feature defined on or through the body of the reticle. In another example, a method is disclosed that includes forming a layer of photoresist above a plurality of functional die and a plurality of incomplete die, exposing the photoresist material positioned above at least one of the functional die and/or at least one of the incomplete die, performing an incomplete die exposure processes via an open feature of the reticle to expose substantially all of the photoresist material positioned above the plurality of incomplete die, and developing the photoresist to remove the portions of the photoresist material positioned above the incomplete die. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030638 | PHOTOMASK PROCESSING TECHNIQUES - Techniques are disclosed for enhancing critical dimension (CD) resolution in photomask processing. In some cases, the techniques can be implemented, for instance, to enhance space and line pattern resolution independently on a given phase-shifting photomask (PSM). The disclosed techniques can be implemented, for example, to extend existing photolithography techniques/technologies (e.g., 193 nm photolithography) to additional process nodes. For instance, some embodiments can be used to produce extremely high-resolution photomasks which generate features having sizes in the 10 nm node and beyond. The disclosed techniques can be implemented in the fabrication of a wide range of integrated circuits (ICs) and other devices. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030639 | BLANK MASKS FOR EXTREME ULTRA VIOLET LITHOGRAPHY, METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF CORRECTING REGISTRATION ERRORS THEREOF - Blank masks for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) photolithography are provided. The blank mask includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface which are opposite to each other, a reflection layer disposed on the first surface of the substrate to reflect extreme ultraviolet (EUV) rays, an absorption layer disposed on the reflection layer opposite to the substrate to absorb extreme ultraviolet (EUV) rays, and a conductive layer disposed on the second surface of the substrate to expose portions of the substrate. Related methods are also provided. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030640 | RESIST PATTERN FORMING METHOD, RESIST PATTERN, CROSSLINKABLE NEGATIVE CHEMICAL AMPLIFICATION RESIST COMPOSITION FOR ORGANIC SOLVENT DEVELOPMENT, RESIST FILM AND RESIST-COATED MASK BLANKS - A resist pattern forming method contains: in the following order, (1) forming a resist film by using a negative chemical amplification resist composition containing (A) a polymer compound having a repeating unit represented by formula (1) as defined in the specification, (B) a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation and (C) a crosslinking agent capable of crosslinking the polymer compound (A) by an action of an acid; (2) exposing the resist film, so as to form an exposed resist film; and (4) developing the exposed resist film by using a developer containing an organic solvent. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030641 | MASK BLANK, TRANSFER MASK, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A TRANSFER MASK, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A mask blank for use in the manufacture of a transfer mask adapted to be applied with ArF excimer laser exposure light is disclosed. The mask blank has, on a transparent substrate, a light-shielding film for forming a transfer pattern. The light-shielding film has an at least two-layer structure including a lower layer and an upper layer from the transparent substrate side. The lower layer is made of a material composed of a transition metal, silicon, and nitrogen and having a nitrogen content of 21 at % or more and a refractive index n of 1.9 or less. The upper layer is made of a material composed of a transition metal, silicon, and nitrogen and having a refractive index n of 2.1 or less. A surface layer of the upper layer contains oxygen and has a nitrogen content of 14 at % or more. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030642 | COLORED COMPOSITION, COLORED CURED FILM, COLOR FILTER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING COLOR FILTER, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND NOVEL DIPYRROMETHENE METAL COMPLEX COMPOUND OR TAUTOMER THEREOF - Provided is a colored composition including at least one selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the following formula (I) and a tautomer thereof: wherein in formula (I), R | 2014-01-30 |
20140030643 | ACTINIC-RAY-OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, ACTINIC-RAY- OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN FILM THEREFROM AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN USING THE COMPOSITION - Provided is an actinic-ray- or radiation-sensitive resin composition including a resin (P) containing an acid-decomposable repeating unit (A), which resin when acted on by an acid, increases its solubility in an alkali developer, a compound (Q) that when exposed to actinic rays or radiation, generates an acid, and a compound (R) expressed by general formula ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140030644 | IMAGE BEARING MEMBER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image bearing member includes a substrate, a photosensitive layer overlying the substrate; and a surface layer overlying the photosensitive layer, wherein the surface layer includes a cross-linked layer formed by curing a radical polymerizable monomer having no charge transport structure and a radical polymerizable compound having a charge transport structure, wherein a protective agent is supplied to the surface layer by a protective agent supplying member which is arranged facing the surface layer and includes a roller having a core material and a foam layer thereon to form a protective layer on the surface layer. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030645 | TONER - Disclosed is a toner which enables a stable image density to be obtained, regardless of the service environment, throughout use in durability tests, and which is able to suppress the occurrence of faulty cleaning. The toner contains both toner particles, which include a binder resin and a colorant, and also silica fine particles. The toner has an average circularity of at least 0.950, a static friction coefficient, with respect to a polycarbonate resin substrate, of at least 0.100 and not more than 0.200, and a coverage ratio X1 of the toner surface by the silica fine particles, as determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (ESCA), of at least 50.0 area %, and not more than 75.0 area %. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030646 | CHEMICAL BINDING OF RENEWABLE OILS TO POLYESTER EMULSION - Methods for making toner particles comprising a polyester-wax resin, wherein the polyester-wax resin includes a bio-based oil that is chemically incorporated into the main chain of the polyester resin. The toner particles may be formed using emulsion aggregation methods. A toner formed from the toner particles may be used in low-oil or oil-less fusing systems. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030647 | TONER FOR ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE DEVELOPMENT - A toner for electrostatic latent image development is comprised toner particles containing toner core particle containing at least a binder resin and a shell layer coating the toner core particle. The shell layer is smoothened to a predetermined level. The average particle diameter of the resin fine particles is from 45 nm to 300 nm. And, when cross-sections of the toner particles are observed using a transmission electron microscope, cracks approximately perpendicular to surfaces of the toner core particles are observable inside the shell layer. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030648 | TONER FOR ELECTROSTATIC LATENT-IMAGE DEVELOPMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - In a toner for electrostatic latent-image development that includes toner core particles including at least a binder resin, and shell layers with which the entire surfaces of the toner core particles are coated, an ethylene-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer is present at the interface between the toner core particle and the shell layer. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030649 | TONER FOR ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE DEVELOPMENT - A toner for electrostatic latent image development is comprised toner particles containing toner core particle containing at least a binder resin and a shell layer coating the toner core particle. The shell layer is smoothened to a predetermined level. And, when cross-sections of the toner particles are observed using a transmission electron microscope, cracks approximately perpendicular to surfaces of the toner core particles are observable inside the shell layer. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030650 | MAGNETIC CARRIER AND TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER - A magnetic carrier having a resin-containing ferrite particles each containing a porous ferrite core and a resin in pores of the porous ferrite core, wherein the porous ferrite core has a particular pore diameter corresponding to the maximum logarithmic differential pore volume in a pore diameter range from at least 0.10 μm to not more than 3.00 μm, the resistivity of the porous ferrite core is in a particular range, and the porous ferrite core contains an oxide of Mg in a particular amount and contains a particular amount of a oxide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Mn, Sr, and Ca. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030651 | LIQUID TONER COMPOSITION - The present disclosure is drawn to a liquid toner composition comprising:
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20140030652 | PRIMER AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD FOR LAYER INCLUDING BLOCK COPOLYMER - An undercoat agent usable in phase separation of a layer formed on a substrate, the layer containing a block copolymer having a plurality of polymers bonded, the undercoat agent including a resin component, and 20 mol % to 80 mol % of all the structural units of the resin component being a structural unit derived from an aromatic ring-containing monomer; and a method of forming a pattern of a layer containing a block copolymer, the method including: step (1) coating the undercoat agent on a substrate ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140030653 | COATING COMPOSITIONS FOR PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY - Underlying coating compositions are provided that comprise one or more resins comprising one or more modified imide groups. These coating compositions are particularly useful as antireflective layers for an overcoated photoresist layer. Preferred systems can be thermally treated to increase hydrophilicity of the composition coating layer to inhibit undesired intermixing with an overcoated organic composition layer, while rendering the composition coating layer removable with aqueous alkaline photoresist developer. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030654 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHOTORESIST PATTERN - A photoresist composition comprising
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20140030655 | Enhanced Multi-Photon Imaging Resolution Method - A method and a multi-photon photocurable composition are provided that allow for the formation of a three-dimensional microstructure having enhanced imaging resolution. The method involves providing a multi-photon photocurable composition system having an acrylic prepolymer and a multiphotohn photoinitiator system that comprises at least one distyrylbenzene dye or a benzothiazolyl fluorine derivative. The method includes imagewise exposing at least one voxel of the photocurable composition to a dose of electromagnetic energy under conditions effective to photodefinably form at least one solid voxel of a three-dimensional microstructure having a volume, wherein the solid voxel volume varies inversely with the dose. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030656 | METHOD FOR FORMING RESIST PATTERNS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PATTERNED SUBSTRATES - A method for forming a resist pattern that includes a layout having a minimum line width of 100 nm or less forms a resist film on a substrate, draws a lithography pattern on the resist film with a variable shape electron beam, and executes puddle development on the resist film such that the film reduction rate of the resist film at undissolved resist portions is 20% or less. Thereby, shifting from designs of lithography patterns due to switching operations of lithography apparatuses when forming resist patterns that include layouts with minimum line widths of 100 nm or less can be prevented. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030657 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PHOTOMASK, METHOD FOR OPTICAL PROXIMITY CORRECTION, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A manufacturing method of a photomask by which a resist pattern corresponding to a pattern with designed values can be formed, a method for optical proximity correction, and a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device are provided. Proximity design features that are close to each other and estimated to violate a mask rule check are extracted. In the proximity design features, correction prohibited regions where optical proximity correction is not carried out are set based on the distance between the features obtained from the extracted proximity design features and the resolution of an exposure device. Optical proximity correction is carried out on the proximity design features with the correction prohibited regions excluded to obtain corrected proximity patterns. A predetermined mask material is patterned by carrying out electron beam lithography based on the corrected proximity pattern data. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030658 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COPPER ELECTRODE - A method for manufacturing an electrode comprising the steps of: applying onto a substrate a conductive paste to form a conductive paste layer comprising; (i) 100 parts by weight of a copper powder coated with a metal oxide selected from the group consisting of silicon oxide (SiO | 2014-01-30 |
20140030659 | LIQUID EJECTION HEAD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A liquid ejection head is manufactured by forming a dent representing a substantially spherical profile so as to include a position for forming an ejection port on a surface of a photosensitive resin layer, then forming a latent image of the ejection port in the dent by an exposure treatment using a projection lens system, and developing the latent image. The center of the top surface of the latent image is shifted to the incoming side of the beam of exposure light from the lowest point of the dent. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030660 | MULTILAYER RESIST PROCESS PATTERN-FORMING METHOD AND MULTILAYER RESIST PROCESS INORGANIC FILM-FORMING COMPOSITION - A multilayer resist process pattern-forming method includes providing an inorganic film over a substrate. A protective film is provided on the inorganic film. A resist pattern is provided on the protective film. A pattern is provided on the substrate by etching that utilizes the resist pattern as a mask. A multilayer resist process inorganic film-forming composition includes a compound, an organic solvent, and a crosslinking accelerator. The compound includes a metal compound that includes a hydrolyzable group, a hydrolysate of a metal compound that includes a hydrolyzable group, a hydrolysis-condensation product of a metal compound that includes a hydrolyzable group, or a combination thereof. The compound includes at least one metal element belonging to Group 6, Group 12, or Group 13 of the Periodic Table of the Elements. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030661 | UPPER SURFACE ANTIREFLECTIVE FILM FORMING COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD USING SAME | 2014-01-30 |
20140030662 | COMBUSTION ACOUSTIC NOISE PREVENTION IN A HEATING FURNACE - A control module for preventing acoustic resonance noise generation from a heat exchanger of a heating furnace, comprising a control signal generated by the control module. The control signal is configured to operate an induction fan of the heating furnace at more than one speed for a given heat demand mode of the heating furnace. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030663 | SMART GAS BURNER SYSTEM FOR COOKING APPLIANCE - A cooking appliance having a gas burner operable to generate a quantity of heat is disclosed. The cooking appliance also includes a pressure sensor operable to measure the pressure of gas supplied to the gas burner from a gas valve. The gas valve is programmed to adjust the supply of gas to the gas burner based on the measured pressure of the gas. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030664 | COMBINATION LIGHTER AND CONSUMABLE PRODUCT DISPENSER - Methods and devices for combining a lighter with a consumable product dispenser are presented. In exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the combined dispenser can have a fragrance that matches or compliments the consumable. The lighter portion of the dispenser can be non-disposable, for example, and the consumable portion can be disposable. The consumable portion can be, for example, slidably attached so that it can be readily removed when emptied. The consumable can be, for example, a perfume or fragrance, a mint or candy, a hand sanitizer gel, chewing gum, or an anti-bacterial lotion. The consumable dispensing portion can have a button, for example, that when pressed, allows it to slide into the lighter. When the button is released, the lighter and consumable can, for example, become locked into a single combined unit. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030665 | VALVE ASSEMBLIES FOR HEATING DEVICES - In certain embodiments, a valve assembly can comprise a housing, a valve body and a nozzle. The housing can define a first inlet and a second inlet. The valve body can be positioned within the housing and configured to rotate between a first position for a first fuel type and a second position for a second fuel type different from the first. A control knob is operatively coupled to the valve body and to an air shutter such that rotation of the control knob controls the state of the valve body and the position of the air shutter. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030666 | FLASHBACK ARRESTOR - A flashback arrestor for use in gas cutting or welding equipment includes a porous body which defines a proximal end portion and a distal end portion and which has a plurality of pores. Each of the pores defines a pore size. The pore size is a function of a detonation cell size such that the pore size is increased to reduce a size of the sintered body. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030667 | WELDING FURNACE AND VIEWPORT ASSEMBLY - A viewport assembly may allow viewing of a retort chamber while protecting the viewer from heat of the retort chamber through a high-temperature-resistant window in an end wall of the viewport assembly. An access port in the end wall may allow use of tools, such as a welding device. An insulated door between the viewport assembly and the retort chamber may enhance protection and heat retention. The assembly may enhance retention of inert atmosphere in the retort chamber as well as heat, facilitating work on superalloy articles. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030668 | GASIFICATION SYSTEM - A gasification furnace is provided. The gasification furnace includes an outer shell having an outer shell inlet formed at a top of the outer shell and an outer shell outlet formed at a bottom of the outer shell; an inner shell having an inner shell inlet corresponding to the outer shell inlet, and an inner shell outlet corresponding to the outer shell outlet, and being fabricated by a membrane wall having a cooling water inlet and a cooling water outlet; a nozzle; a lower shell having a slag exhausting port and a gas discharging port; a cooler having a cooling passage formed therein, a cooler water inlet, and a cooler water outlet; a positioning member disposed between the inner shell and an inner bottom wall of the outer shell; and a gas guiding pipe defining an upper end connected with the cooler, and a lower end extended downward. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030669 | Surgical Instrument Having Integrated Navigation Control - The invention relates to a system for carrying out a treatment of a human or animal body by a surgeon, comprising a hand-held instrument ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140030670 | DENTAL SHADE MAPPING - A method and apparatus for generating a color mapping for a dental object. The method includes generating a transformation matrix according to a set of spectral reflectance data for a statistically valid sampling of teeth. Illumination is directed toward the dental object over at least a first, a second, and a third wavelength band, one wavelength band at a time. For each of a plurality of pixels in an imaging array, an image data value is obtained, corresponding to each of the at least first, second, and third wavelength bands. The transformation matrix is applied to form the color mapping by generating a set of visual color values for each of the plurality of pixels according to the obtained image data values and according to image data values obtained from a reference object at the at least first, second, and third wavelength bands. The color mapping can be stored in an electronic memory. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030671 | DENTAL THERAPY APPARATUS - A dental therapy apparatus which enables a dental therapy more surely and less invasively is provided. A dental therapy apparatus ( | 2014-01-30 |
20140030672 | USE OF BONE ADHESIVE FOR APICAL SEALING A TOOTH ROOT CANAL - The invention relates to a method and kit for the producing an obturating means for apical sealing an tooth root canal, for improving root canal fillings. The invention also relates to the use of bone glue as an apical stop for obturating root canals. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030673 | DENTAL HANDPIECE - A dental handpiece capable of withstanding a higher torque load includes a driving source which rotates a first rotating shaft | 2014-01-30 |
20140030674 | PREFABRICATED IMMEDIATE NO-DRILL DENTAL IMPLANT - The invention concerns a dental implant comprising an apical end tapered conical portion axially connected to a coronal end cylindrical body wherein the coronal end cylindrical body has ridges on the proximal sides and has no ridges on the mesial and distal sides. The invention further concerns a series of manual pilot tools for the preparation of the tooth socket prior to implantation. The invention further concerns an undercut pilot tool for placing notches in the proximal walls of the tooth socket to prepare the socket to receive the dental implant. The invention also concerns methods for replacing a tooth with a prefabricated implant immediately upon removal of the tooth without the necessity for drilling by virtue of the initial retention of the prefabricated implant inside the jaw bone. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030675 | POROUS IMPLANT - An implant can include a core having a head portion and a stem portion extending from the head portion. The stem portion can include an intermediate threaded section, a first porous section located along the stem portion, and a second porous section located along the stem portion, wherein the intermediate threaded section of the stem separates the first porous section from the second porous section. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030676 | CERAMIC IMPLANT - A single-piece ceramic dental implant is provided, with a distal enossal threaded region, a gingival intermediate region and a proximal region. A thread is arranged in the threaded region and has a core radius and an outer radius of the thread. A proximally accessible insertion geometry for screwing the threaded region into a bone tissue is arranged in the intermediate region, wherein the insertion geometry is designed as a non-rotationally-symmetrical outer structure. The proximal region comprises at least one structure for fastening a single-part or multi-part attachment element. An implant diameter in every section perpendicular to the implant axis, in the intermediate region is equal to or larger than the double of the core radius of the thread. Thus each implant diameter through the insertion geometry is equal to or larger than the double of the core radius of the thread. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030677 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HEATING AN ENDODONTIC INSTRUMENT BY INFRARED RADIATION - An apparatus and method for heating an endodontic instrument by infrared radiation includes a housing defining a chamber. An infrared heating element is positioned within the chamber. The housing includes an aperture and an adjacent holder for holding the endodontic instrument, such as an obturator. The endodontic instrument held by the holder extends through the aperture and into the chamber. The infrared heating element directs infrared radiation toward the endodontic instrument, which heats the endodontic instrument. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030678 | Stabilizing Ceramic Restorations - An adhesive adapted for stabilizing ceramic restorations for dental use, that includes a reaction product of an admixture of: a di(organo)polysiloxane that includes at least two vinylic groups and has a viscosity of at least 100 cP at 25° C.; a silicone resin; an (organo)(hydrogen)polysiloxane; a silanated fumed silica; and a filler. Preferably, the admixture includes a di(organo)polysiloxane that includes at least two vinylic groups and has a viscosity of at least 100 cP at 25° C.; a silicone resin; an (organo)(hydrogen)polysiloxane; an organoplatinum polymerization catalyst; a silanated fumed silica; a polymerization retardant; an inorganic pigment; and a filler. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030679 | ART TEACHING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - An interactive education system for teaching and practicing art and associated methodology. The objective of the system is two-fold. First, the system displays distortion-free demonstrable or traceable images, both still and motion, onto a student's working paper on a study desk. The system can demonstrate the proper writing sequence to achieve a certain art and illustrate the path and speed of a stroke. In the preferred embodiment, the system uses a projector which is configured in a way to prevent the formation of a shadow due to student's hand during writing. The method for the system involves determining the potential shadow from the user and recommending a location of one or more projectors accordingly. The second objective of the system is to provide quantitative feedback to the student. To this end, the system can evaluate the student's work by comparing it to an original, benchmarked image. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030680 | Recipe Instruction Book Utilizing Ingredient Stickers and Visually Identifiable Measuring Instruments - A recipe book system and method are presented. The system allows non-readers to use a recipe book to prepare foods for cooking or baking. Recipes in the recipe book are presented with images representing ingredients, measuring devices, cooking tools, and instruction steps. Removably-attachable stickers are provided. The stickers may have duplicate images of one or more of the images in the cookbook. In a method for using the recipe book system, a non-reader uses the images in the cookbook to perform actions for food preparation, and then attaches image stickers to a page of the recipe book to indicate that particular actions have been completed. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030681 | Activity-oriented Studying Method in an Online-to-offline Manner - An activity-oriented studying method in an online-to-offline manner is suitable for athlete training, language learning, weight management, health management, potential development or in-depth travel. The activity-oriented studying method includes providing a network platform and a physical storefront, and selecting a coach on the network platform by a user, and recommending a personal course to the user according to a study record of the user on the network platform by the coach. The activity-oriented studying method further includes confirming the personal course on the network platform by the user, so that the user attends an interactive class with the coach face to face in the physical storefront. After the course, the activity-oriented studying method further includes updating the study record via the network platform by the user, and grading the user via the network platform so as to record a grade of the user into the study record by the coach. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030682 | TRAINING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SPAYING AND/OR SUTURING ANIMALS - A body defining a cavity, a model of a female reproductive organ held in the cavity, and a model of a sheet of skin that covers the body cavity. The reproductive-organ model includes a Y-shaped element with all three legs detachably coupled to the body. And the skin model is at least partially detachable from the body. In one aspect, the skin model includes a liner mounted adjacent the inner surface of the skin and adapted for realistic grasping, tenting, incising, and suturing of the liner. In other aspects, the skin model includes two layers of contrasting colors for ease of distinguishing them and/or is made of a material mimicking the feel and response of the abdominal skin of an actual animal when suturing the skin. In other aspects, the reproductive-organ model is excluded for use in only practicing suturing and/or tying ligature bands but not spaying. | 2014-01-30 |
20140030683 | SENSORY INPUT DEVICES, AND SENSORY INPUT METHODS - A sensory input device comprising at least one contact structure, at least one image of a hand on a first surface of the contact structure, at least one image of a foot on a second surface of the contact structure, at least one representation of a hand perceptible on the first surface, and/or at least one representation of a foot perceptible on the second surface. A sensory input apparatus comprising a sensory input device attached to at least one support structure. A method comprising positioning a person a person who has been characterized as having compromised sensory functions on a swing that can swing to a location where the person's hands or feet can contact a sensory input device. | 2014-01-30 |