| 05th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 47 |
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| 20100028694 | Nanoengineered composite defog coating - An engineered nano-composite coating may include hydrophobic an hydrophilic domains, may be applied to transparent and non-transparent substrates using a continuous process, may be UV curable and may impart antifogging characteristics to the substrate. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028695 | LOW k DIELECTRIC CVD FILM FORMATION PROCESS WITH IN-SITU IMBEDDED NANOLAYERS TO IMPROVE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES - A low k dielectric stack having an effective dielectric constant k, of about 3.0 or less, in which the mechanical properties of the stack are improved by introducing at least one nanolayer into the dielectric stack. The improvement in mechanical properties is achieved without significantly increasing the dielectric constant of the films within the stack and without the need of subjecting the inventive dielectric stack to any post treatment steps. Specifically, the present invention provides a low k dielectric stack that comprises at least one low k dielectric material and at least one nanolayer present within the at least one low k dielectric material. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028696 | COATING SYSTEM FOR CEMENT COMPOSITE ARTICLES - A coated article which includes a cement fiberboard substrate and a radiation-curable coating system applied to the substrate. The coating system includes one or more olefinic compounds and one or more PVC dispersion resins, and may be provided in the form of one or more coating compositions that may be applied in one or more layers. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028697 | METHOD OF COATING METAL STRIPS - The present invention relates to the use of branched, amorphous, polyester-based macropolyols for coating metal strips, to methods of coating metal strips and to the coated metal strips thus obtained. The coating comprises branched polyesters having trifunctional branching agent contents of between 10 and 25 mol %, based on the alcohol component, and the molecular weight of the polyester is between 2500 and 4500 g/mol. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028698 | Plasma-spray powder manufacture technique - A ceramic thermal barrier coating having improved erosion resistance includes a metallic layer and a ceramic layer positioned on the metallic layer. The ceramic layer includes a first powder, a second powder, and a third powder. The first powder and the second powder are alloyed together prior to being mixed with the third powder. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028699 | METAL-CERAMIC COMPOSITE WITH GOOD ADHESION AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION - The invention relates to the field of material sciences and relates to a metal-ceramic composite with good adhesive strength, such as can be used, for example, for forming tools or cutting tools. The object of the present invention lies in the disclosure of a metal-ceramic composite with good adhesive strength which has a strong and durable bond between ceramic and metal. The object is attained with a metal-ceramic composite with good adhesive strength, comprising a metal component and a ceramic component and which are connected to one another by adhesive force or by adhesive force and in a non-positive manner, wherein silicon, beryllium, titanium, chromium, nickel, manganese, hafnium, vanadium, zirconium, aluminum and/or the organic compounds thereof is present in the area of the connection surfaces and wherein the components have been processed as a greenbody to form a composite and jointly sintered. The object is further attained through a method in which at least respectively one metal component and ceramic component are connected as a total greenbody and jointly subjected to a temperature treatment, at least for sintering the ceramic components. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028700 | CORE SHELL INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER COMPONENTS - An intermediate transfer belt that includes a conductive core shell component thereover, wherein the core is, for example, comprised of a silica, and the shell is comprised of, for example, an antimony tin oxide. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028701 | Free-radically curable composition comprising polymerizable monomer and free-radical initiator - A single- or multiple-component, free-radically curable composition having at least one free-radically polymerizable monomer of the formula (I) and at least one free-radical initiator. These compositions are suitable as adhesives or sealants and also as coverings. Both before and after curing they have a very low odour, and after curing they possess excellent mechanical qualities in tandem with effective adhesion, to various materials such as plastics, and are therefore suitable for use in areas that are closed or difficult to aerate. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028702 | POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION FOR AIR QUENCHED BLOWN FILMS - The invention is directed to a polypropylene resin, which is suitable for manufacturing an air quenched blown film. The resin has a melt flow rate of greater than 5 g/10 min, less than 2% xylene solubles, a pentad isotacticity of greater than 95%, an isotactic pentad/triad ratio of greater than 95%, a crystallinity of at least 65%, and a crystallization temperature of at least 127° C. The polypropylene resin contains from 500 ppm to 2500 ppm of a nucleator/clarifier additive. An quenched blown film made from resin exhibits a crystallization onset temperature of at least 116° C. and a crystallization half-life time of less 4.1 seconds or less when tested using fast DSC analysis with a scan rate of 200° C./minute. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028703 | Leak-proof membrane element and method of manufacturing such an element - A leak-proof membrane element ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028704 | ELASTIC PRE-MOLD FOR OVER-MOLDING AN INSERT - An elastic pre-mold (or simply “pre-mold”) is provided on one or more surfaces of a hard insert prior to an over-molding process. The pre-mold layer absorbs or otherwise accommodates shrinkage of the over-mold material, thereby reducing localized mechanical stresses and reducing or eliminating the effects of stress risers. The pre-mold material rounds off corners of the insert that could function as stress risers. The pre-mold material may be one of a variety of thermoplastic and thermoset elastomers. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028705 | DISSIMILAR METAL TRANSITION FOR SUPERHEATER OR REHEATER TUBES - A tube joint ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028706 | SHAPED BODY - The present invention relates to blanks for workpieces composed of a base body, which comprises at least one refractory metal and an oxidation protection layer composed of at least one metal layer, and also processes for producing them. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028707 | TARGETS AND PROCESSES FOR FABRICATING SAME - In particular embodiments, the present disclosure provides targets including a metal layer and defining a hollow inner surface. The hollow inner surface has an internal apex. The distance between at least two opposing points of the internal apex is less than about 15 μm. In particular examples, the distance is less than about lam. Particular implementations of the targets are free standing. The targets have a number of disclosed shaped, including cones, pyramids, hemispheres, and capped structures. The present disclosure also provides arrays of such targets. Also provided are methods of forming targets, such as the disclosed targets, using lithographic techniques, such as photolithographic techniques. In particular examples, a target mold is formed from a silicon wafer and then one or more sides of the mold are coated with a target material, such as one or more metals. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028708 | PASSIVATED METAL CORE SUBSTRATE AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAME - A substrate includes an iron-nickel alloy core or a cobalt-nickel ferrous alloy core, a chromium conversion coating on at least a portion of the core, and an insulating coating on the chromium conversion coating. A method of making a substrate includes: providing an iron-nickel alloy core or a cobalt-nickel ferrous alloy core, applying a chromium conversion coating on at least a portion of the core, and applying an insulating coating on the chromium conversion coating. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028709 | HOUSING OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An exemplary housing of electronic device includes a metallic main body and a metallic three-dimensional weaving member formed on at least a part of a surface of the metallic main body. An electronic device using the housing is also provided. The housing of the electronic device has a textured touching feeling. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028710 | OPEN CELL POROUS MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - An open cell porous material and a method for producing it is provided. The porous material of the present invention is generally composed of particles of at least one inorganic material bonded together by a brazing agent, generally provided as inorganic brazing alloy particles. The porous material is produced by heating a mixture comprising inorganic brazing alloy particles having a first melting temperature, inorganic particles having a second melting temperature higher than the first melting temperature, a binding agent having a decomposition temperature lower than the first melting temperature and preferably a foaming agent. In practice, the mixture is heated to induce foaming thereof via the foaming agent. The solid foamed structure is then heated at the decomposition temperature to substantially eliminate the binder. The resulting foamed structure is then heated again at about the first melting temperature to melt the inorganic brazing alloy particles in order to bond together the remaining three-dimensional network of inorganic particles into a rigid structure having interconnected porosity. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028711 | THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING SAME - A thermal insulating ceramic layer for use on metal alloy components exposed to hostile thermal and chemical environment, such as a gas turbine. The thermal barrier coating may include cracks made by a series of steps, including subjecting at least a portion of the thermal barrier coating to a shockwave such that microcracks are formed in the thermal barrier coating without also substantially deforming the substrate. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028712 | y'-Ni3Al MATRIX PHASE Ni-BASED ALLOY AND COATING COMPOSITIONS MODIFIED BY REACTIVE ELEMENT CO-ADDITIONS AND Si - An alloy including about 16 at % to about 23 at % Al; about 3 at % to about 10 at % Cr; up to about 5 at % Si; up to about 0.3 at % of at least two reactive elements selected from Y, Hf, Zr, La, and Ce; and Ni. The alloy has a volume fraction of γ′-Ni | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028713 | METHOD AND ARTICLE FOR IMPROVED ADHESION OF FATIGUE-PRONE COMPONENTS - A method of processing an article includes mechanically working an article having a metallic layer disposed on a titanium substrate and establishing a residual stress region that extends through the metallic layer and at least partially into the titanium substrate. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028714 | Fine-Grained Metallic Coatings Having the Coefficient of Thermal Expansion Matched to the One of the Substrate - Fine-grained (average grain size 1 nm to 1,000 nm) metallic coatings optionally containing solid particulates dispersed therein are disclosed. The fine-grained metallic materials are significantly harder and stronger than conventional coatings of the same chemical composition due to Hall-Petch strengthening and have low linear coefficients of thermal expansion (CTEs). The invention provides means for matching the CTE of the fine-grained metallic coating to the one of the substrate by adjusting the composition of the alloy and/or by varying the chemistry and volume fraction of particulates embedded in the coating. The fine-grained metallic coatings are particularly suited for strong and lightweight articles, precision molds, sporting goods, automotive parts and components exposed to thermal cycling. The low CTEs and the ability to match the CTEs of the fine-grained metallic coatings with the CTEs of the substrate minimize dimensional changes during thermal cycling and prevent premature failure. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028715 | SIMULTANEOUS MULTI-ALLOY CASTING - A method of casting a multi-layered metal ingot including the steps of delivering a metallic divider member into a direct chill mold, pouring a first molten metal into the mold on one side of the divider member, and pouring a second molten metal into the mold on the other side of the divider member, and allowing the first molten metal and the second molten metal solidify to form a metal ingot which includes the divider metal layer disposed there between. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028716 | NICKEL-BASED BRAZING ALLOY AND METHOD FOR BRAZING - Brazing alloy with a composition consisting essentially of Fe | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028717 | ELECTRON BEAM WELDED JOINT EXCELLENT IN BRITTLE FRACTURE RESISTANCE - To form a welded joint having a sufficiently high fracture toughness value δc by butting welding high strength steel plates having a yield strength of the 355 MPa class or more and a plate thickness of over 50 mm by electron beam welding, the butt welded joint is made one where the hardness of the weld metal is 110% to 220% of the hardness of the base material and where the width of the weld metal is 20%A or less of the base material plate thickness. More preferably, the amount of O in the weld metal of the welded joint is made 20 ppm or more and the amount of oxides of a grain size of 2.0 μm or more is made 10/mm | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028718 | COATING PRECURSOR MATERIALS, TURBOMACHINERY COMPONENTS, AND METHODS OF FORMING THE TURBOMACHINERY COMPONENTS - Coating precursor materials, turbomachinery components, and methods of manufacturing the components are provided. In an embodiment, by way of example only, a coating precursor material includes a solid film lubricant component and a bonding component comprising at least one eutectic mixture, said at least one eutectic mixture selected from a group consisting of barium fluoride/nickel fluoride, barium fluoride/cobalt fluoride, and barium fluoride/barium fluoride-boron oxide. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028719 | Surface-Immobilized Antimicrobial Peptoids - Immobilizable antimicrobial compounds incorporating antimicrobial and/or antifouling components, as can be adhered to various device structures and components. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028720 | SPUTTERING APPARATUS, SPUTTERING METHOD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A sputtering apparatus includes a substrate holding section that holds a substrate on which surface a film is formed; a plate-shaped target made of a material of the film and disposed in a position facing the surface of the substrate in an atmosphere of a predetermined gas; a magnetic field generator that is disposed on a side, opposed to the substrate side, of the target, that generates a magnetic field having an arc shape with a vertex reaching the substrate side, and that rotates the magnetic field along the target; a power source that applies, to the target, voltage of a polarity causing ions of the predetermined gas to head for the target; and a magnetic plate that is inserted between the target and the magnetic field generator and that limits the magnetic field reaching the target at a part of a rotation path of the magnetic field. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028721 | LUBRICANT FOR MAGNETIC DISK, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND MAGNETIC DISK - A lubricant for magnetic disks which can form a lubricating layer having a reduced thickness while attaining a high coverage and is excellent in heat resistance and adhesion to a protective layer. The lubricant for magnetic disks comprises a perfluoropolyether compound in which the relationship between the number-average molecular weight and the standardized value of the number of hydroxy groups contained in the molecule satisfies the following: the number-average molecular weight is in the range of 1,000-6,000; the standardized value of the number of hydroxy groups contained in the molecule is 180 or higher; and the compound is in a region located below the line connecting the point where the number-average molecular weight is 1,000 and the standardized value of the number of hydroxy groups in the molecule is 400 to the point where the number-average molecular weight is 6,000 and the standardized value of the number of hydroxy groups in the molecule is 1,600. The compound has at least one hydroxy group around the center of the molecular chain. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028722 | Fuel Cell System with Ultrasonic Detector - The invention relates to a fuel cell system, having at least one channel system ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028723 | POWER CELL APPARATUS WITH THREE DIMENSIONAL INTERCONNECT - An integrated power cell having three dimensional interconnected component cells is provided. The integrated power cell includes a plurality of individual battery cells connected in serial and parallel form to create a battery pack. The battery back is coupled to control circuitry by low resistance lead connections. The cell includes a plurality of blocks of individual component batteries, each battery having a positive terminal and a negative terminal. A first compound connector couples all of the positive terminals of a first block of cells to each other and to all of the negative terminals of a second, adjacent block of cells. A second compound connector couples all of the negative terminals of the first block of cells to each other and to all of the positive terminals of a third, adjacent block of cells. A compound positive lead connector couples one set of terminals and a compound negative lead connector coupled another set of terminals to an input circuit and an output circuit. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028724 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery includes an electrode array for generating current, a case for containing the electrode array and a cap electrically connected to the electrode array through the case. The rechargeable battery also includes a current interruption device having a connection to electrically connect the electrode array and the cap assembly and a magnet proximate the connection of the current interruption device for forming a magnetic field at the connection. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028725 | FUEL CELL INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEM - An instrumentation system utilizes a single light source collimated through windows through a gas line in communication with a fuel cell. As each beam passes through each window, the gas stream will attenuate each beam. A diffraction grating disperses each attenuated beam and transmits particular wavelength bands through a focusing system to a detector. The measured concentration in the gas stream may then be utilized by a controller to determine the amount of power produced by the cell, determine potential leaks, or determine incomplete reaction. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028726 | Method for Supplying Fuel Gas To a Gas Chamber of a Fuel Cell and Fuel Cell - Mechanical stresses of the membrane of a fuel cell can be reduced by virtue of the fact that the supply of feed gas to a gas chamber of the fuel cell takes places, initially, by means of a first pressure increasing speed and then by means of a second pressure increasing speed. The first pressure increasing speed is slower than the second pressure increasing speed. Pressure surges are prevented in the membrane due to the lower pressure increasing speed in the first phase of the gas supply, and as a result, the life span of the membrane is increased. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028727 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STARTING A FUEL CELL ENGINE IN A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH AN ULTRACAPACITOR - A hybrid fuel cell system that employs a fuel cell stack and an ultracapacitor. A diode is provided on a high voltage electrical bus between the fuel cell stack and the ultracapacitor so that high voltage from the ultracapacitor does not affect the operation of the fuel cell stack. During system start-up, a by-pass switch is closed to by-pass the ultracapacitor so that power from the ultracapacitor can be used to start various system loads, such as a cathode side air compressor that provides air to the fuel cell stack. A 12 volt-to-high voltage converter is employed to provide a low power, high voltage supply from a low voltage battery to the system loads at start-up when the by-pass switch is opened, but before a fuel cell stack switch is closed. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028728 | HUMIDIFICATION CONTROL DURING SHUTDOWN OF A FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A process for controlling the length of a purge and the purge rate of a fuel cell stack at system shut-down so as to provide the desired amount of stack humidity. The membrane humidification is measured at system shut-down by a high frequency resistance sensor that detects membrane humidification and provides the measurement to a controller. The controller controls the compressor that provides cathode input air to the fuel cell stack so that the time of the purge and the flow rate of the purge provide a desired membrane humidity for the next start-up. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028729 | FUEL CELL POWER PLANT INCLUDING A VARIABLE RESISTIVE DEVICE - A fuel cell power plant ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028730 | FUEL CELL POWER PRODUCTION SYSTEM WITH AN INTEGRATED HYDROGEN UTILIZATION DEVICE - A fuel cell power production system and method for supplying power to a load, comprising a high-temperature fuel cell including an anode compartment, adapted to receive fuel from a fuel supply path and to output anode exhaust, and a cathode compartment adapted to receive oxidant gas and to output cathode exhaust, a water transfer assembly for transferring water in the anode exhaust to the fuel supply path and for outputting water-separated anode exhaust; and a hydrogen utilization device adapted to receive oxidant gas and one of the water-separated anode exhaust and gas derived from the water-separated anode exhaust and to output hydrogen utilization device exhaust including oxidant gas, wherein the hydrogen utilization device exhaust is used to provide oxidant gas to said cathode compartment. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028731 | OPERATION METHOD OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - An operation method of a fuel cell system of the present invention has a water layer forming step in which before starting supply of at least one of the reducing agent and the oxidizing agent in a supply start operation of at least one of the reducing agent and the oxidizing agent, the water supplier supplies water to form a water layer so as to clog at least one of at least a portion of the reducing agent supply path which is located upstream of the reducing agent supply end in a flow direction of the reducing agent and at least a portion of the oxidizing agent supply path which is located upstream of the oxidizing agent supply end in a flow direction of the oxidizing agent. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028732 | METHOD AN APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A SOLID-OXIDE FUEL CELL STACK WITH A MIXED IONIC/ELECTRONIC CONDUCTING ELECTROLYTE - A method and apparatus for operating an intermediate-temperature solid-oxide fuel cell stack ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028733 | Electrochemical Device With A LSGM-Electrolyte - An electrochemical device including an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte membrane disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the electrolyte membrane has a material of formula La | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028734 | Structure for high temperature fuel cell system start up and shutdown - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack and a PEM stack for providing power to the system in a start up or shut down operating mode and hydrogen to the fuel cell stack in a steady state operating mode. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028735 | PROCESS FOR CONVERTING METHANE INTO A HIGHER ALKANE MIXTURE - The present invention relates to a process for converting methane into a higher alkane mixture, preferably a liquid alkane mixture, comprising (C | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028736 | Hybrid Ionomer Electrochemical Devices - A membrane electrode assembly for use in a fuel cell includes an anode electrode, a cation exchange membrane, an anion exchange membrane and a cathode electrode. The anode electrode includes a first catalyst. The first catalyst separates a reducing agent into a plurality of positively charged ions and negative charges. The cation exchange membrane is configured to favor transport of positively charged ions therethrough and is also configured to inhibit transport of negatively charged particles therethrough. The anion exchange membrane is configured to favor transport of negatively charged ions therethrough and is also configured to inhibit transport of positively charged ions therethrough. The cathode electrode includes a second catalyst and is disposed adjacent to a second side of the anion exchange membrane. The second catalyst reacts electrons with the at least one oxidizing agent so as to create reduced species. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028737 | SPIRAL MICROREFORMER ASSEMBLY - A design for a microchannel steam microreformer has been developed to provide power in conjunction with a micro fuel cell for a portable, low-power device. The design is optimized for low pumping power and rapid operation as well as thermal efficiency, overall size, and complete generation of the available hydrogen. The design includes at least one microchannel having a grooved surface with a continuous groove oriented in a spiral configuration. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028738 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack for receiving a supplied reactant gas to generate a power; an air compressor for removing moisture remaining in the fuel cell stack during the stop of the power generation; a secondary cell for supplying an operative power to the air compressor; and a controller for controlling the balance of water flowing into and out of the fuel cell stack so that a time required to remove the moisture remaining in the fuel cell stack by the air compressor is substantially constant. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028739 | FUEL CELL - Fuel cell of this invention generates electricity by supplying fuel fluid to one of a pair of electrodes forming an MEA | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028740 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A first rectangular pipe is connected along a path of an oxidation gas supply pipe that supplies an oxidation gas from a pump to an oxidant pole of a fuel cell. A second rectangular pipe is connected to an oxidation off-gas pipe connected to an outlet of the oxidant pole. A lower surface of the first rectangular pipe is contacted with an upper surface of the second rectangular pipe. A connecting path is provided to the contact surface, and a vapor permeable membrane is disposed at the connecting path. An upper surface of a third rectangular pipe is provided in surface contact with a lower surface of the second rectangular pipe, the third rectangular pipe being provided to a coolant out-pipe connected to a cooling jacket of the fuel cell. Generated water in the second pipe is heated and evaporated by a coolant heated in the third rectangular pipe. The water vapor then permeates the vapor permeable membrane, and is directed inside the first rectangular pipe so as to humidify the oxidation gas. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028741 | HYDRIDE FUEL-CELL COOLER AND CONDENSATE COOLER FOR AIRCRAFT - A cooling system for cooling a fuel-cell system on board an aircraft, in one example, includes a hydrogen accumulator, a connecting device coupling the hydrogen accumulator, with an external cooling system for dissipating heat arising upon charging of the hydrogen accumulator. The hydrogen accumulator cools down upon removal of hydrogen, because of which cooling of a condenser occurs. The cooling system need not utilize a secondary cooling loop for condenser cooling. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028742 | METAL SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL STACK HAVING THE SAME - The present invention discloses a metal separator for a fuel cell including a reaction gas channel formed to protrude from a first face of the metal separator to a second face thereof, a coolant channel formed between the reaction gas channels protruding from the second face of the metal separator, a reaction gas manifold opened to introduce a reaction gas into the metal separator, a coolant manifold opened to introduce a coolant into the metal separator, and a stepped portion positioned at any one of the space between the reaction gas channel and the reaction gas manifold, and the reaction gas channel. This configuration serves to widen the reaction gas flowing portion and the coolant flowing portion on the metal separator, and prevent deformation of the reaction gas flowing portion and the coolant flowing portion, thereby improving efficiency of the fuel cell. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028743 | AMORPHOUS CARBON COATINGS FOR FUEL CELL BIPOLAR PLATES - A flow field plate for fuel cell applications includes a metal with a non-crystalline carbon layer disposed over at least a portion of the metal plate. The non-crystalline carbon layer includes an activated surface which is hydrophilic. Moreover, the flow field plate is included in a fuel cell with a minimal increase in contact resistance. Methods for forming the flow field plates are also provided. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028744 | GAS DIFFUSION LAYER WITH LOWER GAS DIFFUSIVITY - A gas diffusion layer for use in fuel cells comprises a fiber and non-fiber material in a ratio such that the water vapor diffusion transport resistance is greater than 0.8 s/cm measured at 80 C and 150 kPa absolute gas pressure when the gas diffusion layer has a thickness less than or equal to 300 microns. Another gas diffusion layer comprises a fiber and non-fiber material in a ratio such that the water vapor diffusion transport resistance is lower than 0.4 s/cm measured at 80 C and 150 kPa absolute gas pressure when the gas diffusion layer has a thickness greater than or equal to 100 microns. Fuel cells incorporating the gas diffusion layers are also provided. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028745 | Chemically modified catalyzed support particles for electrochemical cells - A membrane-electrode assembly in a polymer electrolyte/proton exchange membrane fuel cell includes the electrodes (anode and cathode), with a thin layer of catalyzed conductive support particles bonded to either side of the membrane. Where the polymer membrane comprises pendant chains of fluorinated carbon atoms with mobile proton containing terminal groups, proton conductivity with the catalyst particles is improved by chemically attaching like pendant chains to carbon atoms at surfaces of carbon particles. In certain implementations, an amino aryl perfluorinated sulfonic acid precursor is prepared. This precursor is converted to an aryl diazonium cation in the presence of carbon particles. The diazonium cation is reduced to the aryl radical which reacts with carbon atoms of the carbon substrate. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028746 | Ba-Sr-Co-Fe-O BASED PEROVSKITE MIXED CONDUCTING MATERIALS AS CATHODE MATERIALS FOR INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS BOTH IN DUAL CHAMBER AND SINGLE CHAMBER CONFIGURATION - Improved cathode active materials for reduced temperature operation in single and dual chamber solid oxide fuel cells are provided. The cathode active materials comprise perovskites of the general form ABO | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028747 | PRECONDITIONING TREATMENT TO ENHANCE REDOX TOLERANCE OF SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS - A high temperature, redox tolerant fuel cell anode electrode and method of fabrication in which the anode electrode is pre-conditioned by application of an initial controlled redox cycle to the electrode whereby an initial re-oxidation of the anode electrode is carried out at temperatures less than or equal to about 650° C. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028748 | Device for Refilling a Fuel Cartridge for a Fuel Cell - A refillable fuel supply assembly for a fuel cell is disclosed herein. The assembly includes a refillable fuel supply adapted to supply fuel to a fuel cell, a refilling fuel cartridge containing fuel to be transferred to the refillable fuel supply, and a lock-and-release device connecting the refilling fuel cartridge to the refillable fuel supply to transport fuel from the refilling fuel cartridge to the refillable fuel supply. The lock-and-release device also retains the refilling fuel cartridge to the refillable fuel supply until the refilling fuel cartridge is substantially free of fuel. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028749 | GRAPHENE COATED SS BIPOLAR PLATES - A flow field plate for fuel cell applications includes a metal with a graphene-containing layer disposed over at least a portion of the metal plate. The graphene-containing layer includes an activated surface which is hydrophilic. Moreover, the flow field plate is included in a fuel cell with a minimal increase in contact resistance. Methods for forming the flow field plates are also provided. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028750 | GAS DIFFUSION LAYER WITH LOWER GAS DIFFUSIVITY - A gas diffusion layer for use in fuel cells includes a gas permeable diffusion structure and a microporous layer. The microporous layer incorporates a plurality of particles of anisotropic shape, simultaneously reducing the porosity of the microporous layer and increasing the tortuosity for gas transporting through the microporous layer. The anisotropic particles in the microporous layer are present in a first amount such that the gas diffusion layer has an increased gas transport resistance. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028751 | FUEL CARTRIDGE AND FUEL CELL - A fuel cell including a fuel cartridge with a fuel storage portion and a fuel feed opening and a fuel cell body with an output terminal and a power generation portion. The fuel cell comprises a wiring portion for electrically connecting the output terminal and power generation portion of the fuel cell body with each other when the fuel cartridge is mounted to the fuel cell body to place a fuel in a state in which the fuel is feedable from the fuel cartridge to the fuel cell body and for electrically disconnecting the output terminal and power generation portion of the fuel cell body when the fuel cartridge is removed from the fuel cell body. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028752 | Carrying Container For a Power Supply Unit With Fuel Cells - The invention presents a possible way of converting power supply units, in particular compact power supply units, which are critical for safety into stable, impact-resistant fuel cell units by using expanding plastic. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028753 | Fuel Cells - This invention relates to fuel cells. A fuel cell | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028754 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM WITH A CELL UNIT AND FUEL TANK UNIT IN A HOUSING AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A fuel cell system, which is mounted and used in a portable and small electric device. It comprises a cell unit comprising one or more fuel cells, a fuel tank unit for storing a fuel to be supplied to the cell unit, a fuel feed unit for supplying the fuel of the fuel tank unit to the cell unit, and an opening for supplying an oxidizer gas to the cell unit, in a thin housing having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The fuel tank unit, fuel feed unit and cell unit are located in one direction between two opposite ends of the housing. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028755 | Fuel Cell Catalyst Layer, Membrane Electrode Assembly Using the Same and Fuel Cell - One embodiment of the present invention is a fuel cell catalyst layer including sulfonated amorphous carbons, wherein the sulfonated amorphous carbons have a chemical shifts signal indicating carbons of a condensed aromatic 6-membered ring to which sulfonic groups are attached and are not attached respectively in a spectrum of the | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028756 | Fuel Cell and Catalyst Layer Therefor, and Membrane Electrode Assembly Using the Same - This invention discloses a catalyst layer which is formed at first incorporating sulfonated amorphous carbons and later the sulfonated amorphous carbons are removed. In addition, said sulfonated amorphous carbons show | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028757 | CERAMIC MATERIAL COMBINATION FOR AN ANODE OF A HIGH-TEMPERATURE FUEL CELL - The invention relates to an anode for a high-temperature fuel cell having an anode substrate and/or a functional anode layer, comprising a porous ceramic structure having a first predominantly electron-conducting phase with the general empirical formula Sr | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028758 | Suppression of battery thermal runaway - Thermal runaway in battery packs is suppressed by inserting packages of hydrated hydrogel at physical interfaces between groups of one or more cells. The hydrogel acts to diffuse and absorb thermal energy released by the cells in the event of a cell failure. During extreme overheating of a battery cell, the water stored by the hydrogel will undergo phase change, that is, begin to vaporize, thus absorbing large amounts of thermal energy and preventing thermal runaway. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028759 | BATTERY, VEHICLE USING THE BATTERY, AND BATTERY MANUFACTURING METHOD - A battery includes: a first member having an opening a housing space which houses a generation element; and a second member which closes the opening of the first member. The first member and the second member have welded portions which are welded to each other. A groove which can receive a part of molten metal MM generated upon welding is formed in a channel between the first and the second member, i.e., from the welded portion to the housing space. This prevents flow of the molten metal generation upon welding to the housing space. A vehicle using the battery and a method for manufacturing such a battery are also provided. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028760 | COMPUTER SYSTEM MOUNTED WITH BATTERY PACK AND SYSTEM MAIN BODY THEREOF - A computer system, including: a battery pack that includes at least one battery cell and a temperature sensing unit to sense the temperature of the battery cell; and a system main body that includes a system unit to perform an operation with operating power received from the battery cell, an evaluation circuit connected with the temperature sensing unit to determine the temperature of the battery cell measured by the temperature sensing unit, and a system control unit to perform system protection control if the temperature of the battery cell determined by the evaluation circuit is equal to or more than a predetermined value. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028761 | STORAGE BATTERY TERMINAL HAVING TEST SURFACE - A storage battery includes a battery ease having opposed side walls and a top wall. A battery terminal extends from one of the wails. The battery terminal includes a projecting portion for accommodating termination hardware in mechanical and electrical engagement. The protecting portion of the battery terminal includes a test surface portion externally accessible from the termination hardware for directly accommodating a testing device. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028762 | BATTERY - A battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode and a second electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte, a battery case, a first lead connecting the first electrode with a bottom of the battery case, a seal member sealing an opening of the battery case, and a second lead connecting the second electrode with the seal member. At least one of the first lead and the second lead has a high resistant portion that has a higher resistance than the other portions per unit length. The high resistant portion is disposed at a position of the first lead closer to the first electrode than the portion connected to the bottom of the battery case or at a position of the second lead closer to the second electrode than the portion connected to the seal member. The high resistant portion is in contact with the battery case or the seal member. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028763 | BATTERY COVER MECHANISM - A battery cover mechanism used in a portable electronic device includes a housing, a battery cover and an operating member. The housing has a first surface, a receiving groove defined therefrom for receiving a battery and an elastic arm disposed thereon adjacent to the receiving groove. The battery cover is detachably mounted on the housing to cover the receiving groove and defines a notch therethrough. The operating assembly comprises a pedestal and an operating member. The pedestal is fixedly mounted on the battery cover and releasably resisted by the elastic arm. The operating member is rotatably assembled with the pedestal and accommodated within the corresponding notch of the battery cover so as to make the elastic arm release the pedestal to detach the battery cover from the housing. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028764 | MODULAR BATTERY UNIT - A modular battery unit with at least two battery cells ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028765 | Rechargeable battery - A rechargeable battery has a plurality of rechargeable battery cells which are situated in an interspaced manner in a rechargeable battery housing filled at least partially with a filler material which encloses the rechargeable battery cells, with a first rechargeable battery cell including a first casing, and a second rechargeable battery cell including a second casing, such that the first casing and the second casing having different wall thicknesses, at least in sections. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028766 | THIN FLEXIBLE RECHARGEABLE ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY CELL AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - A thin, rechargeable, flexible electrochemical energy cell includes a battery cell, or a capacitor cell, or a battery/capacitor hybrid cell that can be stackable in any number and order. The cell can be based on a powdery mixture of hydrated ruthenium oxide particles or nanoparticles with activated carbon particles or nanoparticles suspended in an electrolyte. The electrolyte may contain ethylene glycol, boric acid, citric acid, ammonium hydroxide, organic acids, phosphoric acid, and/or sulphuric acid. An anode electrode may be formed with a thin layer of oxidizable metal (Zn, Al, or Pb). The cathode may be formed with a graphite backing foil. The materials used in the energy cell can be explosive-free, nonflammable, nontoxic, and environmentally safe, and the energy cell may have a voltage at or below 1.25V for recharging. The thickness of the cell structure can be in the range of 0.5 mm-1 mm, or lower. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028767 | STACKED SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A stacked secondary battery is formed by laying plate-shaped positive electrodes and plate-shaped negative electrodes one on the other by way of separators, wherein a collector is disposed at the front end of the end facet of each of the positive electrodes or the negative electrodes as viewed in a direction orthogonal relative to the stacking direction and has an active substance layer formed on the collector by applying slurry of particles of an active substance with a gap separating it from the front end or the electrode active substance layer is made to show a thickness varying from the front end toward the inside. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028768 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE USING THE SAME AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive electrode active material includes: a complex oxide particle containing at least lithium and one or plural transition metals; and a coating layer provided in at least a part of the complex oxide particle, wherein the coating layer contains at least one element M which is different from the principal transition metal constituting the complex oxide particle and which is selected among elements belonging to the Groups 2 to 13, and at least one element X selected among phosphorus (P), silicon (Si) and germanium (Ge), and the element M and the element X show different distribution from each other in the coating layer. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028769 | STACKED SECONDARY BATTERY - A stacked secondary battery includes battery element including a multilayer structure formed by laying alternately flat plate-shaped positive electrodes and flat plate-shaped negative electrodes by way of separators, the number of the positive electrodes being larger by one than that of the negative electrodes or vice versa, and connecting positive electrode draw-out terminals of the positive electrodes to each other and also negative electrode draw-out terminals of the negative electrodes to each other, plate-shaped metal members respectively arranged on and held in contact with the opposite end surfaces of the multilayer structure as viewed in the stacking direction, binding members binding the plate-shaped metal members so as to pinch and hold the multilayer structure from the end surfaces thereof and a film casing containing the battery element pinched by and held between the plate-shaped metal members in a sealed condition. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028770 | Electrode Assembly Having Electrode Tabs of the Same Size in Joint Portion Thereof and Electrochemical Cell Containing the Same - Disclosed herein is a stacking or stacking/folding type electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure, wherein the electrode assembly is constructed in a structure in which tabs (electrode tabs), having no active material applied thereto, protrude from electrode plates constituting the electrode assembly, electrode leads are located at one-side ends of the stacked electrode tabs such that the electrode leads are electrically connected to the electrode tabs, and protruding lengths of the electrode tabs are gradually increased according to the distances between the electrode leads and the electrode tabs, whereby the lengths of the electrode tabs at joint portions between the electrode tabs and the electrode leads are the same. Also disclosed is an electrochemical cell including the electrode assembly. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028771 | ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM BATTERIES - Electrolyte and lithium secondary batteries containing the same are disclosed. In one instance, the electrolyte includes a lithium salt, a solvent and an additive. In some examples, the additive includes substances A, B and C, wherein substance A is vinylene carbonate, substance B includes at least one of fluorinated or chlorinated ethylene carbonate or diethylene carbonate, and substance C includes at least one of ethylene sulfite, 1,3-propanesultone and propenyl sulfite. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028772 | POUCH-TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING AN NON-SEALING RESIDUE PORTION - Disclosed herein is a secondary battery including an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure mounted in a pouch-shaped battery case in a sealed state, wherein a residue portion, which is not sealed (non-sealing residue portion), is defined between a sealing portion of the battery case and the electrode assembly for collecting generated gas, and the non-sealing residue portion is formed by mounting the electrode assembly between upper and lower laminate sheets, at least one of which has a receiving part of a size approximately corresponding to the electrode assembly, sealing three sides of the upper and lower laminate sheets, including two sides where electrode terminals are disposed, among four sides of the upper and lower laminate sheets, injecting an electrolyte in the battery case through the non-sealing portion, and sealing the non-sealing portion such that the resultant sealing portion is spaced a predetermined width from the receiving part. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028773 | Composition for battery - A composition for a battery containing an electroconductive assistant improves battery performance of a battery produced using this composition as a result of achieving dispersion stabilization without inhibiting electroconductivity of the electroconductive assistant. The invention provides a composition for a battery comprising at least one type of dispersant selected from an organic pigment derivative having an acidic functional group(s) or a triazine derivative having an acidic functional group(s), a carbon material as an electroconductive assistant, and as necessary, a solvent, a binder and a positive electrode active substance or negative electrode active substance; and also provides a lithium secondary battery comprising a positive electrode having a positive electrode composite layer on a current collector, a negative electrode having a negative electrode composite layer on a current collector, an electrolyte containing lithium, and as necessary, an electrode foundation layer, wherein the positive electrode composite layer, the negative electrode composite layer or the electrode foundation layer is formed using the composition for a battery described above. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028774 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR NICKEL-METAL HYDRIDE BATTERY AND TREATMENT METHOD THEREOF, AND NICKEL-METAL HYDRIDE BATTERY - A negative electrode material for a nickel-metal hydride battery containing a hydrogen-absorbing alloy represented by a general formula: Mm | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028775 | BATTERY - The battery of the invention has a positive-electrode layer | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028776 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed are a cathode active material and a secondary battery including the same. Herein, the cathode active material includes (a) a first lithium-containing metal composite oxide and (b) a second lithium-containing metal composite oxide coated on an entire particle surface of the first lithium-containing metal composite oxide, the second lithium-containing metal composite oxide having a higher resistance and a lower potential vs. lithium potential (Li/Li″ 1) than the first lithium-containing metal composite oxide. In the disclosed cathode active material, an entire surface of a first lithium-containing metal composite oxide is coated with a second lithium-containing metal composite oxide having a high resistance value and a low potential vs. lithium potential. Therefore, during an internal short of a secondary battery, it is possible to slow down the moving rate of a large amount of lithium ions and electrons from an anode to a cathode, and thus to prevent heat generation caused by the occurrence of temporary over-current. Also, it is possible to increase the temperature where a cathode active material is decomposed and gas is generated, and to improve thermal stability by inhibiting side reactions of the cathode active material and electrolyte. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028777 | Nonaqueous Electrolyte Secondary Batteries - The present invention is intended to improve load characteristics at the time of charging or discharging by assuring a lithium ion transport pathway in the crystal structure of olivine lithium-containing manganese phosphate. There is used a positive electrode active material which is a composite material comprising a material having an olivine structure and represented by Li | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028778 | METHOD FOR THE CUTTING OF MECHANICALLY SENSITIVE SHEET STOCK - Sheet stock that is useful as a separator in batteries can be obtained by a method in which (a) the sheet stock is provided, (b) the sheet stock is cut to the required width, and, subsequently, (c) the sheet stock obtained according to step (b) is wound onto a core or tube, and, subsequently, (d) the sheet stock is cut to length on the core or tube along the axis of the core or of the tube. The sheet stock has a carrier and abrasive particles, the abrasive particles being located inside and/or on at least part of the surface of the carrier. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028779 | Porous Polyimide Membrane, Battery Separator, Battery, and Method - A porous polyimide membrane is provided. The volume of pores with a diameter of between about 50 and about 300 nm is more than about 40%, preferably more than 75% of the total pore volume in the membrane. A method for preparing a porous polyimide membrane comprises: preparing a porous polyamide acid membrane; stretching the porous polyamide acid membrane to form a stretched membrane; and imidizing the stretched membrane to form a porous polyimide membrane. The volume of the pores with a diameter of about 50-300 nm is more than about 40%, preferably more than 75% of the total pore volume in the porous polyimide membrane. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028780 | BATTERY ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND BATTERY - A battery electrode includes a current collector and an active material layer formed on a surface of the current collector. The active material layer includes an active material and a conductive material including a metal material. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028781 | ELECTRODE PACK OF AN ELECTRICHEMICAL CELL AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL WITH AN ELECTRODE PACK - The invention relates to an electrode pack of an electrochemical cell ( | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028782 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM ION CONDUCTIVE GLASS-CERAMIC - The present invention provides a method for stably producing a glass-ceramics having chemical stability and high lithium ion conductivity without pores inhibiting lithium ion conduction at high yield. The method includes heat-treating a glass to crystallize at an increasing rate of crystallization starting temperature of 5° C./h to 50° C./h. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028783 | ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - An electrolyte for a lithium ion secondary battery and a lithium ion secondary battery comprising the electrolyte. The electrolyte comprises a non-aqueous organic solvent, a lithium salt, and at least one aromatic phosphate compound. Exothermic reactions are inhibited in the battery upon overcharge or during high-temperature storage to prevent an increase in the temperature of the battery, resulting in an improvement in safety. In addition, the battery exhibits good swelling stability during high-temperature storage as well as improved cycle life characteristics. The electrolyte further comprises an ethylene carbonate-based compound. The presence of the ethylene carbonate-based compound leads to further improvements in the overcharge safety, high-temperature safety and cycle life characteristics of the battery. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028784 | ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION, LITHIUM-CONTAINING ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL, BATTERY PACK, AND DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A nonflammable electrolyte composition comprises: a homogenous solvent mixture and a lithium salt dissolved therein. The homogenous solvent mixture comprises a cyclic carbonate and a highly fluorinated compound selected from the group consisting of highly fluorinated acyclic carbonates, CF | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028785 | ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - An electrolyte for a lithium ion secondary battery is provided. The electrolyte includes a non-aqueous organic solvent, a lithium salt, an ionic liquid and an additive. The additive has a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) level of −0.5 to 1.0 eV and a highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) level lower than −11.0 eV. Further provided is a lithium ion secondary battery including the electrolyte. The battery is advantageous in terms of overcharge safety and heat stability. In addition, the battery has improved high-efficiency properties and cycle life characteristics. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028786 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery which has excellent high-temperature cycle characteristics, while maintaining the shutdown response speed of the separator and the overcharge characteristics after many repeated cycles at high temperatures. The battery uses a non-aqueous electrolyte containing a carboxylic acid ester and a nitrile compound, and a separator having a porosity of 28 to 54% and an air permeability of 86 to 450 secs/dl. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028787 | SUBSTRATE FOR EUV MASK BLANKS - A substrate that is suitable for an EUV mask or an EUV mask blank and excellent in flatness, is provided. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028788 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PHOTOMASK FOR MULTIPLE EXPOSURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD USING ABOVE PHOTOMASK - A position deviation and an image of a danger control pattern predicted after multiple exposure of each mask used for multiple exposure are acquired and an image after lap exposure by means of the masks based on the above image and position deviation information. At this time, parameters such as an offset amount caused by overlapping of images of the masks, rotation amount and the like are changed and a parameter capable of avoiding occurrence of faults in a dangerous pattern in an image predicted after lap exposure is calculated. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028789 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING EXPOSURE DEVICE, METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR, AND PHOTOMASK - A method of controlling exposure device according to an embodiment includes preparing a photomask in which a check pattern is formed, wherein the check pattern comprising a plurality of patterns which have a first diameter and a second diameter and have pattern dimensions being changeable after being transferred according to polarization degree of exposure light are arranged in the second diameter direction, irradiating the photomask with the exposure light having a predetermined polarization degree so as to transfer the check pattern to a transferred object, and measuring the dimensions of the images of the check pattern transferred to the transferred object so as to obtain the polarization degree. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028790 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING OVERLAY ERRORS IN SEMICONDUCTOR VOLUME PRODUCTION USING A MIXED TOOL SCENARIO - By taking into consideration the combination of the substrate holders in various lithography tools used during the imaging to two subsequent device layers, enhanced alignment accuracy may be accomplished. Furthermore, restrictive tool dedications for critical lithography processes may be significantly relaxed by providing specific overlay correction data for each possible process flow, wherein, in some illustrative embodiments, a restriction of the number of possible process flows may be accomplished by implementing a rule for selecting a predefined substrate holder when starting the processing of an associated group of substrates. | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028791 | Electrophotographic Photoconductor and a Method of Manufacturing the Same - An electrophotographic photoconductor that stabilizes electrical performances and prevents generation of image faults such as memories, irrespective of types of organic materials of resin binder and charge transport material, and variation of temperature and humidity of the operation environment. An electrophotographic photoconductor includes at least a photosensitive layer formed over a conductive substrate, wherein the photosensitive layer contains a cyclohexane dimethanol-diaryl ester compound represented by the formula (I): | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028792 | DEVELOPER BEARING MEMBER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME, DEVELOPMENT APPARATUS AND DEVELOPMENT METHOD - A developer bearing member is provided which can charge a toner stably and uniformly during the period from the initial stage to the terminal stage of extensive operation even in various environments. The developer bearing member includes a substrate and an electrically conductive resin coating layer formed on the surface thereof. The electrically conductive resin coating layer is formed from a resin composition containing a phenolic resin having in its structure at least one of an —NH | 2010-02-04 |
| 20100028793 | TONER - An object of the present invention is to provide a toner excellent in ability to prevent electrostatic offset and fixation tailing. Provided is a toner including toner particles each containing at least a binder resin, a wax, and a magnetic iron oxide, and inorganic fine particles, in which the magnetic iron oxide contains at least a Ti component, an Al component, an Si component, and an Fe component; and the each component has some particular characteristics. | 2010-02-04 |
