| 06th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 47 |
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| 20140037997 | LOW MAGNETIC INTERFERENCE BATTERY - A low magnetic interference battery is provided, the battery insertable into a mobile communication device, the mobile communication device comprising a radio interconnected with a microphone and a receiver. The battery comprises a battery portion enabled to provide electrical power to the radio, the battery portion emitting a magnetic field when in operation. The battery further comprises a sealing portion for sealing the battery portion therein such that the battery portion is protected from moisture, the sealing portion comprising a magnetic shield portion arranged relative to the battery portion such that magnetic flux from the battery portion is routed away from the receiver when the battery is in operation in the mobile communication device. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037998 | ELECTRICAL STORAGE DEVICE HEATER FOR VEHICLE - An electrical storage device heater system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an electrical storage device, a heater configured to regulate a temperature of the electrical storage device and a controller configured to actuate the heater using power sourced from a location separate from the electrical storage device. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140037999 | Battery with Low Temperature Molten Salt (LTMS) Cathode - A battery is provided with an associated method for transporting metal-ions in the battery using a low temperature molten salt (LTMS). The battery comprises an anode, a cathode formed from a LTMS having a liquid phase at a temperature of less than 150° C., a current collector submerged in the LTMS, and a metal-ion permeable separator interposed between the LTMS and the anode. The method transports metal-ions from the separator to the current collector in response to the LTMS acting simultaneously as a cathode and an electrolyte. More explicitly, metal-ions are transported from the separator to the current collector by creating a liquid flow of LTMS interacting with the current collector and separator. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038000 | Flow-Through Metal Battery with Ion Exchange Membrane - A metal flow-through battery is provided, with ion exchange membrane. The flow-through battery is primarily made up of an anode slurry, a cathode slurry, and a hydroxide (OH | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038001 | POWER BATTERY SAFETY COVER - The invention pertains to the technical field of a power battery, in particular to a power battery safety cover, comprising a cover plate, and a first terminal, a second terminal, a pressure release valve, a filling hole and a safety turning valve which are arranged on the cover plate, wherein the safety turning valve is electrically connected to the cover plate, on the cover plate is provided with a conducting plate for short-circuit protection which is electrically connected to the second terminal; the conducting plate for short-circuit protection, positioned above the safety turning valve, comprises a conducting plate main body and a first groove arranged on the conducting plate main body, and thickness of bottom of the first groove is less than that of the safety turning valve. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038002 | FILM-COVERED BATTERY AND ASSEMBLED BATTERY - The invention provides a closed type battery comprising a battery element covered with a covering film and a heat fusion seal portion formed by heat fusion on a periphery of the covering film, wherein the cleaving strength upon an internal pressure rise of a seal portion positioned between a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal is larger than that of any other seal portion, and a safety valve adapted to release pressure upon a battery's internal pressure rise is located at a portion other than said inter-terminal seal portion. The invention also provides an assembled battery wherein a plurality of closed type batteries are stacked one upon another while a safety valve adapted to release pressure upon an increase in the internal pressure of the battery is located at a position in no contact with the covering film surface of an adjoining battery. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038003 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery typified by a lithium-ion secondary battery includes a battery outer container in which a gas release valve and positive and negative electrode external terminals are provided, an electrode group in which positive and negative plates are stacked with a separator interposed therebetween and current collection portions are provided at both ends, and positive and negative electrode current collectors forming a current path from the current collection portions of the electrode group to the positive and negative electrode external terminals, and the cross-sectional area of a gas exhaust flow channel through which gas generated inside the electrode group is discharged from the gas release valve is set so as to increase in a downstream direction. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038004 | SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PRESSURE OF A MEDIUM LOCATED INSIDE AN ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORE, ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORE, AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A sensor device is provided for determining a pressure of a medium located inside a housing of an electrochemical energy storage. The sensor device includes a detection unit which may be or is inductively coupled to an electrically conductive layer, which is deflectable by the pressure of the medium to be determined. The detection unit is designed to inductively detect a distance, which is dependent on the pressure of the medium to be determined, between the layer and the detection unit, to determine the pressure of the medium from the distance. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038005 | SEALED CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An object of the present invention is to manufacture a sealed cell having a highly conductive sealing body with a safety valve at high productivity. In order to accomplish above object, the present invention espouses a method of manufacturing a sealed cell including: preparing a terminal cap and a safety valve, the terminal cap including an external terminal projecting toward the outside of the cell, and a flange, and the safety valve including a conductive contact portion projecting toward the inside of the cell, and a peripheral portion and having an outer periphery bent toward the outside of the cell so as to form a bent portion; temporarily fixing the safety valve and the terminal cap together at the bent portion after coupling the safety valve and the terminal cap to each other; and conductively adhering the flange and the peripheral portion to each other near the bent portion. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038006 | Device and Method for Checking the Leak-Tightness of an Electrochemical Energy Accumulator - A device and a method for checking the leak-tightness of an electrochemical energy store includes a detection unit that can detect a gas concentration in a battery housing that is closable. The detection unit is a metal oxide sensor connected to an evaluation unit, and as a function of the detected gas concentration a control signal is automatically generated by the evaluation unit for disconnecting the electrochemical energy store and/or for triggering a binder release unit. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038007 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes a number of battery modules, a case, a circulation unit and a control unit. The case accommodates the plurality of battery modules therein. The circulation unit is positioned in the case so as to circulate heat generated from the plurality of battery modules. The control unit selects one or more of the number of battery modules and operates the circulation unit using power of the selected battery modules. Accordingly, the temperature equilibrium of the battery pack is implemented by conducting heat from a high-temperature battery module to a low-temperature battery module, so that it is possible to decrease the degree of deterioration and to extend the lifetime of the battery pack. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038008 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery cell module includes a plurality of battery cells arranged to each other, bus bars used to connect external terminals of the plurality of battery cells, and separators provided between adjacent battery cells. Each battery cell includes an electrode body, a casing that houses the electrode body, and external terminals, provided external to the casing, which are electrically connected to the electrode body. The separator includes a heat transfer section that performs heat transfer between the heat section and the battery cell and an insulator that electrically insulates between the heat transfer section and the battery cell. The heat transfer section has a thermal conductivity higher than that of the insulator. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038009 | BATTERY TEMPERATURE REGULATING DEVICE - A battery temperature regulating device is applied to a battery pack configured by parallely connecting battery groups, each of which is a series connection of battery cells capable of charge and discharge. The device regulates temperatures of the battery groups. The battery temperature regulating device includes a heat transfer unit that transfers heat of a part of the battery groups to another battery group. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038010 | BATTERY COOLING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A battery pack apparatus has a plurality of battery cell units that are stacked together in generally parallel relation. The battery cell units are configured to define converging air flow spaces therebetween. An air inlet header provides a converging air inlet plenum that is situated adjacent one side of the battery cell units and an air outlet header provides a diverging air outlet plenum that is situated adjacent an opposite side of the battery cell units. A blower or fan forces air into the air inlet plenum. The air flows through the air flow spaces between the battery cell units to cool the battery cell units. The speed of the air increases as it advances through the air inlet plenum and the plurality of air flow spaces. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038011 | MOLTEN-SALT ELECTROLYTE BATTERY DEVICE - Safe molten-salt electrolyte battery device that can quickly decrease the temperature of a molten-salt electrolyte battery when abnormal heat generation occurs in the battery is provided. A molten-salt electrolyte battery device according to the present invention is provided with a molten-salt electrolyte battery which uses a molten-salt electrolyte and includes a temperature detection means which detects the temperature of the molten-salt electrolyte battery, a cooling means which cools the molten-salt electrolyte battery with a cooling medium, and a control means into which a signal from the temperature detection means is inputted and which outputs an operation instruction to the cooling means. When the molten-salt electrolyte battery device is used, in the case where abnormal heat generation occurs in the molten-salt electrolyte battery, the molten-salt electrolyte battery is cooled by the cooling medium, and therefore, the temperature of the battery can be quickly decreased to a safe temperature. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038012 | Thermal Gap Pad for a Prismatic Battery Pack - A battery pack includes at least one voltaic cell module. A substrate is mechanically coupled to the module and configured to receive excess heat therefrom. A section of an electrically insulating thermal gap pad is arranged between the module and the substrate. The pad includes a dielectric sheet supporting a deformable layer. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038013 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CONNECTING CONTACT FOR AN ELECTRODE OF AN ELECTROCHEMICAL STORE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ELECTROCHEMICAL STORE, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL STORE - In a method for manufacturing a connecting contact for an electrode of an electrochemical store, the electrode having a first material, a contact element made of a second material is provided, the contact element having a section coated using the first material, and the coated section is electrically and mechanically connected to the electrode to manufacture the connecting contact. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038014 | CABLE-TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY - A cable-type secondary battery, includes an electrode assembly including first and second polarity electrodes with a thin and long shape, each electrode having a current collector whose cross-section perpendicular to its longitudinal direction is a circular, asymmetrical oval or polygonal shape, and an electrode active material applied onto the surface of the current collector, and a separator or an electrolyte layer interposed between the first and second polarity electrodes; and a cover member surrounding the electrode assembly. Also, the cable-type secondary battery is provided with a first polarity terminal and a second polarity terminal connected to the first polarity electrode and the second polarity electrode, respectively, at the end of the cable-type secondary battery; and a housing cap configured to fix the first and second polarity terminals and cover the end of the cable-type secondary battery. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038015 | CABLE-TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY - A cable-type secondary battery, includes an electrode assembly including first and second polarity electrodes with a thin and long shape, each having a current collector whose cross-section perpendicular to its longitudinal direction is a circular, asymmetrical oval or polygonal shape, an electrode active material applied onto the surface of the current collector, and a separator or an electrolyte layer interposed between the electrodes; and a cover member surrounding the electrode assembly, wherein the cable-type secondary battery is provided with a first polarity terminal and a second polarity terminal connected to the first polarity electrode and the second polarity electrode, respectively, at the first end of the cable-type secondary battery; a housing cap configured to fix the first and second polarity terminals and cover the first end of the cable-type secondary battery; and a length-adjustable coupling unit at a second end of the cable-type secondary battery. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038016 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack has a first housing including a first fastening portion and a first rib, and a second housing including a second fastening portion fastened to the first fastening portion and a second rib. The first rib is near the first fastening portion, and the second rib is between the first housing and the first rib. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038017 | ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL, BATTERY COMPRISING A HOUSING, AND A MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING A CORRESPONDING BATTERY - An arrangement includes at least one electrochemical cell, a housing, and a closure device. The housing is configured to contain the at least one electrochemical cell. The arrangement is configured such that removal or unregistered removal of one or more of the at least one electrochemical cell from the housing is prevented when the closure device is locked. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038018 | BATTERY COVER LATCHING ASSEMBLY FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A battery cover assembly for a portable electronic device includes a base body, a battery cover, a movable member, a driving rod, and an elastic member. The base body includes a block defining a guiding groove. The guiding groove includes a straight edge, a sloping edge, and a guiding portion having a clasp with a guiding edge formed in the guiding groove. The driving rod has a protrusion and is slidably engaged with the movable member. The elastic member abuts against the movable member. When the driving rod is slid along the guiding portion, the protrusion is slid along the guiding edge and is latched with the clasp to position the driving rod in a first position. When the driving rod is slid in the guiding groove, the protrusion is slid along the straight edge and the sloping edge to position the driving rod in a second position. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038019 | BIPOLAR ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES FOR BATTERIES AND OTHER ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES - A bipolar ion exchange membrane suitable for use in ZnBr batteries, LiBr batteries, and electrolyzers. The membrane is produced by hot pressing or extruding a mixture of an anion exchange ionomer powder, a cation exchange ionomer powder, and a non-porous polymer powder. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038020 | POWER STORAGE APPARATUS - A power source apparatus having an assembled battery including a plurality of batteries of cylindrical shape arranged in a diameter direction of the battery within a case includes a holding member which holds the plurality of batteries from the diameter direction and is in contact with the inner face of the case to divide the internal space of the case into a cooling path in which a coolant flows and a gas discharge path in which gas is discharged from the battery in a battery abnormality, wherein the holding member is a solid plate member conducting heat of the battery. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038021 | Energy Storage Module Comprising a Plurality of Prismatic Storage Cells - The present invention relates to an energy storage module for an apparatus for supplying voltage, in particular of a motor vehicle, in which the energy storage module has a plurality of prismatic storage cells which, in a manner stacked to form at least one row, are arranged one behind the other and are braced between two end plates by means of at least one tie rod. The tie rod may be in the form of a thermally conductive metal sheet for dissipating the heat from the storage cells to a cooling device. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038022 | TERMINAL ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE - A terminal attachment structure allows a terminal to be firmly and closely fixed to a terminal attachment plate in a stable state even under external vibrations or impact, and a joint surface can be flatly finished without a difference in level between the terminal and the terminal attachment plate. The terminal attachment structure has the terminal attachment plate including a polygonal groove portion and a through hole formed in a center of the groove portion, and the terminal including a flange that has the same polygonal shape as that of the groove portion, a leg part that extends from a lower surface of the flange and inserts into the through hole, and a terminal main body that extends from an upper surface of the flange. After the flange is fitted into the groove portion, the leg portion is flattened to fix the terminal to the terminal attachment plate. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038023 | FIBER MAT FOR BATTERY PLATE REINFORCEMENT - Embodiments of the invention provide batteries, electrodes, and methods of making the same. According to one embodiment, a battery may include a positive plate having a grid pasted with a lead oxide material, a negative plate having a grid pasted with a lead based material, a separator separating the positive plate and the negative plate, and an electrolyte. A nonwoven glass mat may be in contact with a surface of either or both the positive plate or the negative plate to reinforce the plate. The nonwoven glass mat may include a plurality of first coarse fibers having fiber diameters between about 6 μm and 11 μm and a plurality of second coarse fibers having fiber diameters between about 10 μm and 20 μm. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038024 | COMPOSITE SEPARATOR FOR USE IN A LITHIUM ION BATTERY ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - A composite separator and a method of making a composite separator are disclosed. The composite separator includes one or more electrospun polymer fibers and ceramic particles. And the method of making a composite separator includes electrospinning a first non-woven polymer fiber mat, applying ceramic particles over the first non-woven polymer fiber mat, and then electrospinning a second non-woven polymer fiber mat over the first non-woven polymer fiber mat and the ceramic particles. Once formed, the composite separator may be incorporated into an electrochemical battery cell of a lithium ion battery. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038025 | SEPARATOR, LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SEPARATOR, AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SEPARATOR - A separator for a battery having a porous base material layer and a polymer coating layer formed on at least a surface of the base material layer. The polymer coating layer includes a first fluorinated copolymer and a non-fluorinated polymer. A weight ratio of the first fluorinated copolymer to the non-fluorinated polymer is in a range of 3:1 to 1:3. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038026 | Energy store with separator - An electrochemical energy store including a cathode space, an anode space, at least one electrolyte solution, the electrolyte solution being in the cathode space and in the anode space, and at least one separator, to separate the cathode space from the anode space. The separator includes a diaphragm, and the diaphragm has a permeability to molecules smaller than or equal to 250 Dalton, the diaphragm having a valence-dependent permeability to the molecules. In addition, also described is a separator for the electrochemical energy store, a method for manufacturing a diaphragm for the separator, and the use of the electrochemical energy store in an electrical device. The long-term stability of the electrochemical energy store may be increased by the present system. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038027 | BATTERY - A battery includes: a cylindrical battery case; and an electrode body disposed in the battery case, and including a positive plate, a negative plate, and a separator disposed between the positive plate and the negative plate. A spacer formed of a dense body and an electrolyte storage space storing an electrolyte are provided between the electrode body and the battery case on one end or both ends of the battery case in an axial direction of the electrode body. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038028 | METHOD FOR FORMING A LITHIUM-ION TYPE BATTERY - A method for manufacturing a lithium-ion type battery including the steps of forming in a substrate a recess having lateral walls having a re-entrant profile; depositing, by successive non-conformal physical vapor depositions, a stack of the different layers forming a lithium-ion battery, this stack having a thickness smaller than the depth of the recess; depositing on the structure a filling layer filling the space remaining in the recess; and planarizing the structure to expose the upper surface of the stack. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038029 | Energy Storage Module Comprising a Plurality of Prismatic Storage Cells and Method For Production Thereof - The invention relates to an energy storage module for a device for supplying voltage, in particular, of a motor vehicle, comprising a plurality of in particular prismatic storage cells, which are stacked together at least in one row, are arranged one behind the other and are braced between at least two end plates by means of at least one tie rod or a wrapping, wherein at least one of the end plates comprises a layer structure of at least three layers and/or the tie rod consists of a fiber composite material. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038030 | Energy Storage Module Comprising a Plurality of Prismatic Storage Cells and Method For Production Thereof - The present invention relates to an energy storage module for an apparatus for supplying voltage of a motor vehicle, wherein the energy storage module comprises a plurality of prismatic storage cells which are stacked in at least one row, are arranged one behind the other and are braced between at least two end plates by means of at least one tie rod, wherein at least one of the end plates has a layer structure comprising at least three successive layers, wherein two outer layers surround at least one inner layer, and wherein the inner layer has a wavy and/or diffuse structure. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038031 | CAP ASSEMBLY, BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE BATTERY PACK - A cap assembly includes a protective circuit module; and an injection molded upper cap integral with the protective circuit module and configured to be coupled to an opening of a can housing an electrode assembly, wherein the upper cap comprises sealing portions that extend in a first direction away from the protective circuit module, and wherein the sealing portions are configured to contact an inner surface of the can. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038032 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly, a case, and an electrode terminal. The electrode assembly including at least a central negative electrode, a pair of positive electrodes disposed on opposite side of the central negative electrode, and pair of outermost negative electrodes adjacent the pair of positive electrodes with a separator separating all the electrodes from each other. The pair of outermost negative electrodes respectively include a negative current collector and negative active material layers formed on both sides of the negative current collector. The case receives the electrode assembly. The electrode terminal includes a positive terminal connected to a positive electrode and a negative terminal connected to a negative electrode. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038033 | BATTERY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A battery charger includes a battery attachment section configured to have a rechargeable battery releasably attached thereto. The battery attachment section includes a flat attachment surface having a width corresponding to a width of a bottom surface of a case of the battery to be charged and a length greater than a length of the bottom surface of the case of the battery to be charged; a plurality of locking hooks provided on the attachment surface; a charger terminal configured to contact a terminal of the battery to be charged, the charger terminal including a plurality of plate-shaped contact pieces configured to be inserted into engaging grooves of the battery to be charged; and an attachment projection adjacent to the attachment surface and configured to secure the battery to the charger. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038034 | LIGNIN-BASED ACTIVE ANODE MATERIALS SYNTHESIZED FROM LOW-COST RENEWABLE RESOURCES - A method of making an anode includes the steps of providing fibers from a carbonaceous precursor, the carbon fibers having a glass transition temperature T | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038035 | POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL COMPOSITION FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL COMPOSITION, AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL COMPOSITION - A positive active material composition for a rechargeable lithium battery that includes a positive active composite material including a compound being reversibly capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium, WO | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038036 | ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND SECONDARY BATTERY - In a secondary battery utilizing redox by a radical site, charge-discharge is carried out in such a manner that a lithium ion moves between a positive electrode and a negative electrode (rocking chair-type). An anion in an amount necessary for electrode doping during charge-discharge is made unnecessary, thereby reducing the amount of an electrolytic solution. A secondary battery with a large energy density is achieved. Provided is an electrode active material including at least one polymer including a radical site capable of being converted into a first cation, and an anion site capable of being bonded with the first cation or a second cation. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038037 | MAGNESIUM BOROHYDRIDE AND ITS DERIVATIVES AS MAGNESIUM ION TRANSFER MEDIA - An electrolyte for a magnesium battery includes a magnesium salt having the formula MgB | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038038 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS AND RELATED METHODS - An electrochemical cell is presented. The electrochemical cell includes an elongated ion-conducting separator defining at least a portion of a first compartment; a positive electrode composition disposed in the first compartment, the positive electrode composition comprising at least one electroactive metal, at least one alkali metal halide, and at least one electrolyte. A positive current collector is further disposed in the first compartment such that a portion of the positive current collector extends into the positive electrode composition, and a primary dimension of the extended portion of the positive current collector is less than about 20% of a primary dimension of the first compartment. A related method for the preparation of an electrochemical cell is also presented. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038039 | POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, METHOD OF PREPARING SAME, AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - In an aspect, a positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery that includes a lithium composite oxide including a Fe-containing compound phase and a Li-containing compound phase, a method of preparing the same, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same are provided. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038040 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, METHOD PREPARING THE SAME AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - In an aspect, a negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery including surface modified silicon oxide particles is disclosed. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038041 | ELECTRODE FOR ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE, SLURRY FOR ELECTRODE, BINDER COMPOSITION FOR ELECTRODE, AND ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE - An electrical storage device electrode includes a collector, and an active material layer that is formed on a surface of the collector, the active material layer including at least a polymer and an active material, and the active material layer having a polymer distribution coefficient of 0.6 to 1.0 and a density of 1.3 to 1.8 g/cm | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038042 | HIGH CAPACITY MONOLITHIC COMPOSITE SI/CARBON FIBER ELECTRODE ARCHITECTURES SYNTHESIZED FROM LOW COST MATERIALS AND PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES - A composite Si-carbon fiber comprising a carbon matrix material with 1-90 wt % silicon embedded therein. The composite carbon fibers are incorporated into electrodes for batteries. The battery can be a lithium ion battery. A method of making an electrode incorporating composite Si-carbon fibers is also disclosed. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038043 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - The object of the present invention is to provide a lithium transition metal silicate-type cathode active material that shows superior cycle characteristics, and shows little deterioration of discharge capacity even after repeated charge-and-discharge. In the present invention, a cathode active material that is expressed by the general formula Li | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038044 | Transition Metal Hexacyanometallate-Conductive Polymer Composite - A transition metal hexacyanometallate (TMHCM)-conductive polymer (CP) composite electrode is provided. The battery electrode is made up of a current collector and a transition metal hexacyanometallate-conductive polymer composite overlying the current collector. The transition metal hexacyanometallate-conductive polymer includes a A | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038045 | ELECTRODE HAVING 3-DIMENSIONAL PORE NETWORK STRUCTURE, LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING ELECTRODE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE - An electrode having a three-dimensional pore network structure including a fibrous pore channel is disclosed. A lithium battery including the electrode and a method of manufacturing the electrode are also disclosed. The three-dimensional pore network structure formed in the electrode allows for improved mobility of lithium ions in the electrode. Therefore, a lithium battery including the electrode may have improved output characteristics. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038046 | ANODE, LITHIUM BATTERY COMPRISING THE ANODE, BINDER COMPOSITION, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE ELECTRODE - An anode including; an anode active material; and a porous binder including a nanopore, wherein an anode mixture density is about 1.5 g/cc or greater, a lithium battery including the anode, a binder composition, and a method of manufacturing the electrode. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038047 | BINDER FOR ELECTRODE OF LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided is a binder for an electrode of a lithium rechargeable battery including a copolymer of Chemical Formula 1, which increases adhesion between the electrode and an active material by employing a copolymer based on polyacrylamide, while having excellent heat resistance and mechanical strength, an electrode for a rechargeable battery including the same, and a rechargeable battery including the electrode. The binder and electrode can improve charge and discharge cycle life characteristics of the rechargeable battery. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038048 | BINDER FOR ELECTRODE OF LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - In one aspect, a binder for an electrode of a lithium rechargeable battery, which increases adhesion between the electrode and an active material by saving characteristics of two monomers by grafting an acryl group to a vinyl alcohol group, and an electrode for a rechargeable battery comprising the same are provided. The electrode can improve charge and discharge cycle life characteristics of the rechargeable battery. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038049 | BINDER FOR ELECTRODE OF LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - In one aspect, a binder for an electrode of a lithium rechargeable battery, which increases adhesion between the electrode and an active material by saving characteristics of two monomers by grafting an acryl group to a vinyl alcohol group, and an electrode for a rechargeable battery comprising the same are provided. The electrode can improve charge and discharge cycle life characteristics of the rechargeable battery. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038050 | SILICON-CONTAINING PARTICLES, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SILICON-CONTAINING PARTICLES - The present invention intends to provide silicon-containing particles that, when used as a negative electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, can form a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery that is less in volume change during charge/discharge and has high initial efficiency and excellent cycle characteristics. The present invention provides silicon-containing particles that are used as a negative electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and have a diffraction line with a peak at 2θ=28.6° in X-ray diffractometry, a negative electrode material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery therewith, a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and a method of manufacturing the silicon-containing particles. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038051 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM BATTERY, METHOD OF PREPARING THE NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND LITHIUM BATTERY EMPLOYING THE NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL - A negative active material for a lithium battery with an improved cycle characteristic and capacity retention rate, and the negative active material comprises a plurality of particles comprising a plurality of first particles comprising Si, Ti, and Ni; and composite particles comprising a plurality of second particles in which at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cu, Fe, Ni, Au, Ag, Pd, Cr, Mn, Ti, B, and P is partially or completely deposited on surface(s) of other of first particles, a method of preparing the negative active material, and a lithium battery including a negative electrode including the negative active material. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038052 | POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL - A positive active material and a lithium battery including the positive active material. The positive active material includes a large diameter active material and a small diameter active material, wherein the small diameter active material includes a Ni-based lithium-transition metal composite oxide and a coating layer including a Mn-containing compound on at least a portion of the surface thereof. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038053 | POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive active material for a lithium secondary battery contains a lithium-transition metal composite oxide represented by a composition formula of Li | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038054 | ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - An all-solid-state battery has a mixed electrode layer in which a positive electrode active material and a negative electrode active material are present in a dispersed state. A solid electrolyte section that contains at least one element that makes up the positive electrode active material and at least one element that makes up the negative electrode active material is formed at an interface between the positive electrode active material and the negative electrode active material. The solid electrolyte section is not formed at interfaces between the positive electrode active material portions and at interfaces between the negative electrode active material portions. The positive electrode active material and the negative electrode active material are in the form of predetermined combinations. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038055 | ELECTRODE BODY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE BODY, AND BATTERY PROVIDED WITH ELECTRODE BODY - In a (001) pole figure of the active material particles, where a plane parallel to the substrate is defined as the equatorial plane, a Lotgering factor f | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038056 | Electrode Materials For Rechargeable Battery - A positive electrode is disclosed for a non-aqueous electrolyte lithium rechargeable cell or battery. The electrode comprises a lithium containing material of the formula Na | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038057 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE - A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode contains a lithium compound and a negative electrode current collector supporting the lithium compound. A log differential intrusion curve obtained when a pore size diameter of the negative electrode is measured by mercury porosimetry has a peak in a pore size diameter range of 0.03 to 0.2 μm and attenuates with a decrease in pore size diameter from an apex of the peak. A specific surface area (excluding a weight of the negative electrode current collector) of pores of the negative electrode found by mercury porosimetry is 6 to 100 m | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038058 | LITHIUM TITANIUM MIXED OXIDE - A method is indicated for producing a lithium titanium mixed oxide, comprising the provision of a mixture of titanium dioxide and a lithium compound, calcining of the mixture, and grinding of the mixture in an atmosphere with a dew point <−50° C. A lithium titanium mixed oxide and a use of same are also indicated. In addition, an anode and a solid electrolyte for a secondary lithium-ion battery, as well as a corresponding secondary lithium-ion battery are provided. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038059 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTIONS AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS COMPRISING THE SAME - A non-aqueous electrolytic solution for use in a lithium secondary battery has reduced or eliminated flammability and increased capacity retention. The electrolytic solution includes a lithium salt, a carbonate, a substituted phosphazene, a fluorinated solvent such as fluorinated carbonate, fluorinated ether, and fluorinated ester, and an organic phosphate or organic phosphonate such as fluorinated alkyl phosphate, fluorinated aromatic phosphate, fluorinated alkyl phosphonate, or fluorinated aromatic phosphonate. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038060 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION, ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE USING SAME, AND TRIFLUOROMETHYLBENZENE COMPOUND - The present invention is to provide a nonaqueous electrolytic solution capable of enhancing electrochemical characteristics in a broad temperature range, an energy storage device using the nonaqueous electrolytic solution, and a specific trifluoromethylbenzene compound. There are provided a nonaqueous electrolytic solution of an electrolyte salt dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, which comprises at least one halogenoalkylbenzene compound represented by the following general formula (I), an energy storage device using the nonaqueous electrolytic solution, and a specific trifluoromethylbenzene compound. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038061 | MAGNESIUM BOROHYDRIDE AND ITS DERIVATIVES AS MAGNESIUM ION TRANSFER MEDIA - The electrolyte includes a magnesium salt having the formula Mg(BX | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038062 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM FLUOROSULFONATE, LITHIUM FLUOROSULFONATE, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention relates to a method for producing lithium fluorosulfonate which comprises reacting a lithium salt and fluorosulfonic acid in a nonaqueous solvent, wherein the lithium salt is a lithium salt not generating water through the reaction step. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038063 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte solution for a secondary battery, the nonaqueous electrolyte solution containing an electrolyte, a solvent, and an additive, in which the additive contains a compound represented by formula (1) below, and the content of the compound is 0.05 to 10 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the total of the solvent. Also disclosed is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery employing the nonaqueous electrolyte solution. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038064 | STEEL FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS HAVING EXCELLENT OXIDATION RESISTANCE, AND MEMBER FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS USING SAME - Provided are: steel for solid oxide fuel cells, which is capable of ensuring sufficient oxidation resistance even if a predetermined amount of nitrogen is contained therein; and a member for solid oxide fuel cells, which uses the steel for solid oxide fuel cells. This steel for solid oxide fuel cells having excellent oxidation resistance contains, in mass %, 0.022% or less (including 0%) of C, 0.01-0.05% of N, 0.01% or less (including 0%) of 0, 0.15% or less (including 0%) of Al, 0.15% or less (including 0%) of Si, 0.1-0.5% of Mn, 22.0-25.0% of Cr, 1.0% or less (excluding 0%) of Ni, 1.5% or less (including 0%) of Cu, 0.02-0.12% of La and 0.01-1.50% of Zr with La+Zr being 0.03-1.60%, and 1.5-2.5% of W, with the balance made up of Fe and impurities. The ratio of Zr/(C+N) in mass % is preferably 10 or more. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038065 | PHOTOSYNTHETIC ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - The present disclosure provides photosynthetic electrochemical cells including photosynthetic compounds and methods of generating an electrical current using the photosynthetic electrochemical cells. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038066 | Paper-Based Fuel Cell - The present disclosure provides biological fuel cells comprising a paper-based fuel delivery layer which delivery fuel to the biological anode and cathode via capillary action and/or evaporation. In some embodiments the paper-based fuel delivery layer incorporates an outwardly extending fan-shaped region which enables a constant volumetric flow rate through the cell. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038067 | Cathodes For Lithium-Air Battery Cells With Acid Electrolytes - In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides a layered metal-air cathode for a metal-air battery. Generally, the layered metal-air cathode comprises an active catalyst layer, a transition layer bonded to the active catalyst layer, and a backing layer bonded to the transition layer such that the transition layer is disposed between the active catalyst layer and the backing layer. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038068 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING PERFORMANCE OF FUEL CELL - Disclosed is a method for recovering performance of a fuel cell, which can recover the catalytic properties of a cathode in a reusable state by supplying hydrogen to the cathode of a degraded fuel cell stack for a predetermined period of time and storing the fuel cell stack for a predetermined period of time such that an oxide formed on the surface of platinum (Pt) is removed and, at the same time, the platinum is re-precipitated. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038069 | BARIUM CERATE NANOPARTICLES FOR USE IN SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS - A process for forming alkaline earth metal cerate nanoparticles comprises combining a stable cerium oxide aqueous colloidal dispersion with soluble alkaline earth metal salts while maintaining colloidal stability. The resulting alkaline earth metal salts may be calcined to form alkaline earth metal cerate particles having a perovskite structure. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038070 | Generating Power from Hydrocarbon Deposits while Capturing Carbon Dioxide - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for generation of power that does not generate carbon dioxide in a harmful manner, and/or removes and/or captures carbon dioxide that may otherwise be expelled into the atmosphere. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038071 | FUEL CELL MODULE - A fuel cell module includes an oxygen-containing gas regulator valve for distributing and supplying the oxygen-containing gas to the heat exchanger and to the start-up combustor, a raw fuel regulator valve for distributing and supplying the raw fuel to the reformer and to the start-up combustor, and a control device. The control device includes an oxygen-containing gas distribution controller for controlling the oxygen-containing gas regulator valve and a raw fuel distribution controller for controlling the raw fuel regulator valve, each control thereof being performed at least based on any of the temperature of the fuel cell stack, the temperature of the reformer, and the temperature of the evaporator. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038072 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING COOLANT LEVEL IN THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR FUEL CELL VEHICLE - Disclosed are a device and method for detecting the coolant level in a thermal management system for a fuel cell vehicle, which can accurately and rapidly detect the lack of coolant using a detection value of a pressure sensor. That is, the present invention provides a device and method for detecting the coolant level in a thermal management system for a fuel cell vehicle, which can accurately and rapidly monitor the lack of coolant by calculating in real time the lack of coolant based on a change in slope value and a change in amplitude of a detection value of a pressure sensor according to the flow of coolant while the pressure sensor is mounted in a coolant line connected to an inlet of a fuel cell stack and a reservoir is connected to a pressure cap of a radiator. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038073 | SHUTDOWN STRATEGY TO AVOID CARBON CORROSION DUE TO SLOW HYDROGEN/AIR INTRUSION RATES - A fuel cell system including a fuel cell stack having a plurality of fuel cells, each of the fuel cells including an electrolyte membrane disposed between an anode and a cathode, an anode supply manifold in fluid communication with the anodes of the fuel cells, the anode supply manifold providing fluid communication between a source of hydrogen and the anodes, an anode exhaust manifold in fluid communication with the anodes of the fuel cells, and a fan in fluid communication with the anodes of the fuel cells, wherein the fan controls a flow of fluid through the anodes of the fuel cells after the fuel cell system is shutdown. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038074 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRO-CHEMICAL REACTION - A method and an apparatus of reacting reaction components. The method comprises electro-chemically reacting reaction components on opposite sides of at least one membrane with at least one catalyst encompassing a respective volume. In another embodiment, the method includes conducting electrolysis, such as electrolysis of water. The apparatus includes at least one membrane with first and second sides encompassing a respective volume. The apparatus further includes at least one catalyst coupled to the first and second sides to electro-chemically react reaction components on the first and second sides in gaseous communication with the at least one catalyst, and a cover coupled to the at least one membrane to separate flow paths on the first and second sides. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038075 | METHOD FOR OPERATING FUEL CELLS WITH PASSIVE REACTANT SUPPLY - A method for operating a passive, air-breathing fuel cell system is described. In one embodiment, the system comprises one or more fuel cells, and a closed fuel plenum connected to a fuel supply. In some embodiments of the method, the fuel cell cathodes are exposed to ambient air, and the fuel is supplied to the anodes via the fuel plenum at a pressure greater than that of the ambient air. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038076 | NANOFIBER MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE-ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME - In one aspect of the present invention, a fuel cell membrane-electrode-assembly (MEA) has an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and a membrane disposed between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode. At least one of the anode electrode, the cathode electrode and the membrane is formed of electrospun nanofibers. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038077 | MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR FUEL CELL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND SOLID POLYMER FUEL CELL USING MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - By stacking a gas diffusion layer, which comprises a first conductive layer comprising a specific conductive carbon material and a specific polymer, on a catalyst layer in such a manner that the first conductive layer is in contact with the catalyst layer and the polymer in the first conductive layer is present with a higher density at the surface of the layer in contact with the catalyst layer than at the surface not in contact with the catalyst layer, a membrane-electrode assembly having a strong adhesion between the catalyst layer and the gas diffusion layer can be provided. A fuel cell membrane-electrode assembly that reduces the position gap between a catalyst layer and a conductive porous layer, and between a conductive porous layer and a conductive porous substrate can be provided by using a gas diffusion layer that further comprises a second conductive layer formed on the first conductive layer. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038078 | SHAPE CONTROLLED CORE-SHELL CATALYSTS - A catalytic particle for a fuel cell includes a palladium nanoparticle core and a platinum shell. The palladium nanoparticle core has an increased area of {100} or {111} surfaces compared to a cubo-octahedral. The platinum shell is on an outer surface of the palladium nanoparticle core. The platinum shell is formed by deposition of an atomically thin layer of platinum atoms covering the majority of the outer surface of the palladium nanoparticle. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038079 | FUEL CELL - An electrolyte membrane | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038080 | METHODS OF GAS CONFINEMENT WITHIN THE VOIDS OF CRYSTALLINE MATERIAL AND ARTICLES THEREOF - There is disclosed articles for and methods of confining volatile materials in the void volume defined by crystalline void materials. In one embodiment, the hydrogen isotopes are confined inside carbon nanotubes for storage and the production of energy. There is also disclosed a method of generating various reactions by confining the volatile materials inside the crystalline void structure and releasing the confined volatile material. In this embodiment, the released volatile material may be combined with a different material to initiate or sustain a chemical, thermal, nuclear, electrical, mechanical, or biological reaction. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038081 | GASKET FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM MANIFOLD SEAL - A gasket for a manifold seal for a fuel cell system includes a first layer of fibrous ceramic material having a first compressibility, a second layer of fibrous ceramic material having a second compressibility and a third layer of fibrous ceramic material having third compressibility. The third layer of fibrous ceramic material is positioned between and engaged with the first layer of fibrous ceramic material and the second layer of fibrous ceramic material. The third compressibility is less than the first compressibility and less than the second compressibility. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038082 | CONNECTING MATERIAL FOR A TUBULAR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL, AND TUBULAR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL STACK INCLUDING SAME - Disclosed is a connector for a solid oxide fuel cell, which electrically connects tubular solid oxide fuel cells to each other. The connector includes a conductive body part having a first electrode contact groove and a second electrode contact groove. A first electrode contact part is formed on the top surface of the body part to receive at least a portion of an exposed first electrode portion and second electrode portion of a first solid oxide fuel cell, and is electrically connected to the first electrode of the first solid oxide fuel cell. A second electrode contact part is formed at the bottom surface of the body part so as to receive at least a portion of exposed first electrode portion and second electrode portion of a second solid oxide fuel cell, and is electrically connected to the second electrode of the second solid oxide fuel cell. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038083 | FORWARD CHECK VALVE AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A forward check valve and a fuel cell system are provided which include a valve portion including a valve body, a supporting portion, a hole, and a fixation portion. The valve body contacts a valve seat when the valve portion is accommodated in an opening. The supporting portion supports the valve body so that the valve body is movable in directions in which the valve body moves towards and away from the valve seat. The fixation portion contacts an inner peripheral surface defining the opening of a valve housing to fix the supporting portion when the valve portion is accommodated in the opening. The fixation portion includes protruding portions that protrude from a mount surface of the valve housing when the valve portion is accommodated in the opening. By fitting the valve portion to the opening, the valve portion is accommodated in the opening of the valve housing. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038084 | PHOTOPOLYMER FORMULATION FOR PRODUCING HOLOGRAPHIC MEDIA - The invention relates to a photopolymer formulation, comprising at least one polyol component, a polyisocyanate component, a write monomer, a photoinitiator, and a catalyst, wherein the photopolymer formulation has an activation temperature >8300 K. The invention further relates to a method for producing a holographic medium, to a holographic medium that can be obtained according to the method according to the invention, and to the use of a holographic medium according to the invention for producing a hologram. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038085 | Automatic Misalignment Balancing Scheme for Multi-Patterning Technology - Some aspects of the present disclosure provide for a method of automatically balancing mask misalignment for multiple patterning layers to minimize the consequences of mask misalignment. In some embodiments, the method defines a routing grid for one or more double patterning layers within an IC layout. The routing grid has a plurality of vertical grid lines extending along a first direction and a plurality of horizontal grid lines extending along a second, orthogonal direction. Alternating lines of the routing grid in a given direction (e.g., the horizontal and vertical direction) are assigned different colors. Shapes on the double patterning layers are then routed along the routing grid in a manner that alternates between different colored grid lines. By routing in such a manner, variations in capacitive coupling caused by mask misalignment are reduced. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038086 | Phase Shift Mask for Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography and Method of Fabricating Same - A mask and method of fabricating same are disclosed. In an example, a mask includes a substrate, a reflective multilayer coating disposed over the substrate, an Ag | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038087 | EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET (EUV) MULTILAYER DEFECT COMPENSATION AND EUV MASKS - Methods and structures for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography are disclosed. A method includes determining a phase error correction for a defect in an EUV mask, determining an amplitude error correction for the EUV mask based on both the defect in the EUV mask and the phase error correction, and modifying the EUV mask with the determined phase error correction and the determined amplitude error correction. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038088 | Method of Fabricating a Lithography Mask - A method of fabricating an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) mask is disclosed. The method includes providing a substrate, forming a reflective multilayer (ML) over the substrate, forming a buffer layer over the reflective ML, forming an absorption layer over the buffer layer and forming a capping layer over the absorption layer. The capping layer and the absorption layer are etched to form the EUV mask. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038089 | SELF-POLARIZED MASK AND SELF-POLARIZED MASK APPLICATION - A self-polarized mask is provided including a transparent substrate, first and second layers of polarization material consecutively provided on the transparent substrate and polarized in a first and a second direction, respectively. A first region is provided that extends in the first direction and contains only the first layer and no second layer, a second region is provided that extends in the second direction and contains only the second layer and no first layer. Embodiments include exposing a photoresist to light through the mask such that light polarized in the first direction passes through the mask in the first region to expose a first-directional region of the photoresist layer used to form a first-directional semiconductor device structure, and light polarized in the second direction passes through the mask in the second region to expose a second-directional region of the photoresist layer used to form a second-directional semiconductor device structure. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038090 | Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Mask and Multilayer Deposition Method for Fabricating Same - A mask, method of fabricating same, and method of using same are disclosed. In an example, a mask includes a substrate and a reflective multilayer coating deposited over the substrate. The reflective multilayer coating is formed by positioning the substrate such that an angle α is formed between a normal line of the substrate and particles landing on the substrate and rotating the substrate about an axis that is parallel with a landing direction of the particles. In an example, reflective multilayer coating includes a first layer and a second layer deposited over the first layer. A phase defect region of the reflective multilayer coating includes a first deformation in the first layer at a first location, and a second deformation in the second layer at a second location, the second location laterally displaced from the first location. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038091 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ETCHING QUARTZ SUBSTRATE IN PHOTOMASK MANUFACTURING APPLICATIONS - The present invention provides methods for etching a quartz substrate using a second level photoresist layer disposed thereon as an etching mask. In one embodiment, a method of etching a quartz substrate for forming a photomask includes providing a quartz substrate having a metal containing layer disposed thereon in an etch chamber, applying a first photoresist layer on a substrate, patterning the first photoresist layer to remove a first region of the metal containing layer to expose a first portion of the quartz substrate while remaining a second region of the metal containing layer on the quartz substrate, removing the remaining first photoresist layer on the quartz substrate, applying a second photoresist layer on the exposed quartz substrate and the second region of the metal containing layer, patterning the second photoresist layer to form openings in the second photoresist layer exposing the underlying quartz substrate, and etching the quartz substrate defined by the patterned second photoresist layer. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038092 | 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 - 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. In formula (I), R | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038093 | QUANTUM DOT PHOTOCONDUCTOR FOR AN ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTER - A photoconductor and method of forming a photoconductor comprising forming a charge generation material comprising a plurality of quantum dots, and forming an active region comprising one or more photoconductor layers comprising the charge generation material including the quantum dots is disclosed. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038094 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention provides an electrophotographic photoconductor including an electrically conductive substrate, an intermediate layer, and a photosensitive layer that are formed on the electrically conductive support, the intermediate layer including first titanium oxide particles surface-treated with a first reactive organic silicon compound, second titanium oxide particles surface-treated with a second reactive organic silicon compound different from the first reactive organic silicon compound, and a binder resin. The first reactive organic silicon compound is methyl hydrogen polysiloxane. The second reactive organic silicon compound is a compound represented by the following general formula (1): | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038095 | TONER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner including: toner particles each including a toner base particle and an external additive attached thereon, where the toner base particle includes a binder resin and a colorant, wherein the toner base particles each have protrusions on a surface thereof, an average of lengths of long sides of the protrusions is 0.10 μm or more but less than 0.50 μm, a standard deviation of the lengths of the long sides of the protrusions is 0.2 or less, a coverage rate of the protrusions on the surface of the toner base particle is 10% to 90%, and the external additive includes fine inorganic particles whose surfaces have been treated with an amino group-containing silane coupling agent. | 2014-02-06 |
| 20140038096 | CHARGE CONTROL AGENT AND TONER FOR ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPMENT CONTAINING SAME - Provided is a charge control agent that gives toner a practical level of negative chargeability, is colorless or a light color and can be used in a color toner, has an electrostatic charge from charging of a resin powder, such as the toner used, that is stable against environmental change, and has the characteristics of: excellent temporal stability of charge control characteristics, i.e., storage stability; excellent stability of charge control characteristics when repeatedly used a number of times, i.e., durability; and high stability without containing toxic heavy metals. | 2014-02-06 |
