| 09th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
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| 20090053579 | NOVEL POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A power supply device is provided and includes a fuel introduction unit from which a fuel edible, drinkable, and safe to contact for human body is introduced. The power supply device also includes a fuel cell unit including a negative electrode that is exposed to outside through the fuel introduction unit and that can contact with the fuel, the fuel cell unit being configured to generate electrical energy from the fuel; and an electronic controller unit configured to control feeding of the electrical energy to an external device. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053580 | INFLAMMABLE SUBSTANCE SENSOR AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE SAME - There is provided an inflammable substance sensor which can be installed in a small space and a fuel cell including the same. The inflammable substance sensor for informing the outside of detection of an inflammable substance includes an odorant releasing member for releasing an odorant due to a chemical reaction of the inflammable substance. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053581 | SEPARATOR AND FUEL CELL - A separator ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053582 | METHOD OF COATING BILIRUBIN OXIDASE - A method of coating bilirubin oxidase (BOD) is provided and includes introducing a polymerizable functional group onto the surface of a bilirubin oxidase (BOD) molecule, and copolymerizing the polymerizable functional group with a polymerizable monomer. The step of introducing the polymerizable functional group and the step of copolymerizing the polymerizable functional group with the polymerizable monomer are performed at 17° C. or lower. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053583 | GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING IT AND ITS USE - The invention describes a process for producing a gas diffusion electrode which has a catalyst layer having a smooth surface, wherein the smooth surface of the catalyst layer is produced by bringing the catalyst layer in the moist state into contact with a transfer film and removing this transfer film after drying. In variant A, the catalyst layer is firstly produced on a transfer film and then transferred in the moist state to the gas diffusion layer. In variant B, the catalyst layer is applied to the gas diffusion layer, and a transfer film is then placed on top. In both cases, the structure produced in this way is subsequently dried. Before further processing, the transfer film is removed to give a gas diffusion electrode having a smooth catalyst surface which has a maximum profile peak height (Rp) of less than 25 microns. The electrodes are used for producing membrane-electrode assemblies for membrane fuel cells or other electrochemical devices. Membrane-electrode assemblies comprising the gas diffusion electrodes of the invention display very good long-term behaviour. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053584 | ALKALINE DRY BATTERY - A leak-proof alkaline dry battery including a battery case and a seal unit for closing the opening of the battery case. The seal unit includes: a negative electrode terminal plate; a negative electrode current collector nail electrically connected to the terminal plate; and a resin seal member. The resin seal member includes: a central cylindrical part having an opening through which the body of the negative electrode current collector nail is inserted; an outer peripheral cylindrical part interposed between a peripheral edge of the negative electrode terminal plate and an open edge of the battery case; a connecting part interconnecting the central and outer peripheral cylindrical parts; and a thinned section formed in the connecting part. The body of the negative electrode current collector nail is fitted to the opening of the central cylindrical part in a particular fit relation to prevent leakage for a long time. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053585 | Battery Pack - A battery cell | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053586 | BIPOLAR BATTERY INCLUDING A PRESSURE SENSOR - The present invention relates to a bipolar battery provided with a pressure sensor. The battery is provided with a housing | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053587 | Abnormality detecting device for a fuel cell powered industrial vehicle - An abnormality detecting device for a fuel cell powered industrial vehicle confirms whether a radiator fan is at rest or not (S | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053588 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack that electrically connects a terminal cover, which is attached to a terminal base, and a battery pack case even if the terminal cover and case are not in direct contact with each other. The case is formed from a conductive material and accommodates a battery. The terminal base is formed from a non-conductive material and attached to the case. The terminal cover is formed from a conductive material and attached to the terminal base. A conductor formed from a conductive material comes in contact with both of the terminal cover and the case. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053589 | ELECTROLYTES, ELECTRODE COMPOSITIONS, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS MADE THEREFROM - Disclosed are electrochemical cells that include electrodes comprising an electrolyte comprising a vinylene carbonate or a halogenated ethylene carbonate, composite electrodes, and a binder. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053590 | BATTERY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device and battery configured to be attached to a device main frame of the electronic device in which device a display portion is supported at one edge of the main frame via a pair of hinge portions so as to be rotatable. Each of the pair of hinge portions includes a pair of supporting protrusions protruding from the device main frame, and a pair of supported protrusions protruding from the display portion each supported by one of the pair of supporting protrusions. The battery includes a pair of cover portions covering the pair of supporting protrusions while the battery is in a state of attachment to the device main frame. A portion of the battery is disposed between the pair of hinge portions while in a state of attachment to the main frame, and the pair of cover portions are disposed adjacent to the pair of supported protrusion. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053591 | POWER SOURCE DEVICE - A power source device includes a battery assembly which includes a plurality of batteries each having a positive electrode at one end and a negative electrode at the other end, a plurality of connecting members, each of which connects the positive electrode of one battery and the negative electrode of the other battery of the battery assembly, the one and the other batteries adjoining each other, and a plate to which the connecting members are attached, and the plate adapted to the battery assembly. The battery assembly and the plate include a positioning section that relatively positions the battery assembly and the plate. The battery assembly and the plate include a plate displacement section that displaces the plate so that the connecting members relatively abut against the corresponding positive electrodes and negative electrodes of the battery assembly when the plate is mounted on the battery assembly. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053592 | BATTERY - A battery of the present invention has a strip-shaped electrode group. The electrode group includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween. The first electrode has a strip-shaped first current collector and a first active material layer carried on one surface thereof. The first active material layer faces the separator. The second electrode has a strip-shaped second current collector and a second active material layer carried on one surface thereof. The second active material layer faces the separator. The electrode group is folded in a zigzag pattern to form a laminate having a plurality of flat portions, at least one first bent portion located on a first end side of the plurality of flat portions in which the first current collector is located on the outermost side, and at least one second bent portion located on a second end side that is opposite to the first end side in which the second current collector is located on the outermost side. The laminate has a first terminal connected to the at least one first bent portion and a second terminal connected to the at least one second bent portion. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053593 | BATTERY - A battery capable of suppressing the swollenness and improving the capacity and the like is provided. The battery includes a spirally wound electrode body ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053594 | RECHARGEABLE AIR BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - An air battery having an air cathode having a porous carbon based air cathode containing a non-aqueous organic solvent based electrolyte including a lithium salt and an alkylene carbonage additive. The battery also includes a separator loaded with an organic solvent based electrolyte including a lithium salt and an alkylene carbonate additive, a cathode current collector, an anode, an anode current collector, and a housing. The housing contains the cathode, separator, cathode current collector, anode, anode current collector, and a supply of air. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053595 | ALKALINE DRY BATTERY - An alkaline dry battery of this invention includes: a positive electrode including at least one of a manganese dioxide powder and a nickel oxyhydroxide powder; a negative electrode including a zinc alloy powder; a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; an alkaline electrolyte; and a battery case for housing the positive electrode, negative electrode, the separator, and the alkaline electrolyte. The negative electrode further includes a surfactant that adsorbs to a surface of the zinc alloy powder during a non-discharge period and promptly desorbs from the surface of the zinc alloy powder upon start of discharge without impeding ion transfer in the alkaline electrolyte. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053596 | Alkali Metal Battery - A storage battery is provided comprising appositive electrode of lead, a negative electrode of mercury, and an electrolyte consisting of an aqueous solution of a salt of an alkali metal. Upon charging the battery, lead is converted to lead dioxide and the alkali metal forms the amalgam with the mercury. During discharge, the lead dioxide is reduced to the plumbous state and the alkali metal is oxidized to the positive ion and goes into solution. The mercury is immobilized in one of several alternative ways. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053597 | ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION USED IN CHARGE STORAGE DEVICE AND STORAGE DEVICE USING THE SAME - The present invention provides an electrolyte composition used in a charge storage device, which comprises an ionic liquid that has high ionic conductivity and is highly safe with no risks of inflammation and the like. It is an electrolyte composition used in a charge storage device, which comprises a quaternary phosphonium salt ionic liquid represented by general formula (1) as described below. The viscosity at 25° C. of this ionic liquid is preferably 200 mPa·sec or less. In the general formula (1), it is preferable that the alkoxyalkyl group be a methoxymethyl group and that all the alkyl groups be ethyl groups. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053598 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY USING SAME - The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolytic solution exhibiting excellent battery characteristics such as electrical capacity, cycle property and storage property and capable of maintaining the battery characteristics for a long tire, and a lithium secondary battery using the nonaqueous electrolytic solution. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053599 | ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND BATTERY - An electrolytic solution capable of suppressing the battery swollenness and improving the battery characteristics such as the charge and discharge efficiency and a battery using it are provided. A cathode ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053600 | Lithium Battery - Systems, methods, and apparatus are described for batteries including a positive electrode ( | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053601 | Modular Bipolar Battery - A bipolar electrode module for a modular bipolar battery includes an electrode substrate having a first face, a second face, and a perimeter. An electrical connection element is disposed on the electrode substrate such that the electrical connection element overlaps at least a portion of both the first face and the second face of the electrode substrate. A first carbon foam current collector is attached to the first face of the electrode substrate, and a second carbon foam current collector is attached to the second face of the electrode substrate. A frame is attached to the electrode substrate along at least a portion of the perimeter of the electrode substrate. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053602 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a positive electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery includes: applying a positive electrode slurry onto a positive electrode current collector, the positive electrode slurry containing a positive electrode active material, a conductive agent, carboxymethylcellulose, and a latex-based plastic. The method is characterized by including: a first step of dispersing and mixing the carboxymethylcellulose and the conductive agent in an aqueous solution to prepare a conductive agent slurry; and a second step of dispersing and mixing the positive electrode active material and the latex-based plastic in the conductive agent slurry, to prepare the positive electrode slurry. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053603 | Binder for Electrode of Non-Aqueous Electrolyte Secondary Battery, Electrode, and Non-Aqueous Electrolyte Secondary Battery - The present invention provides a binder for an electrode of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising a copolymer, wherein the copolymer contains 0.0005˜0.05 moles of group of an acid having nitrogen family element or chalcogen element or 0.0005˜0.05 moles of group of salts of the acid per 100 g of the copolymer. The binder exhibits excellent dispersion of an active material for an electrode. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053604 | ALKALINE PRIMARY BATTERY - An alkaline primary battery of the present invention includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material, a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolyte. The negative electrode further includes at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a tetramethylammonium compound, a tetraethylammonium compound, and a tetrapropylammonium compound. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053605 | ACTIVE MATERIAL OF NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ACTIVE MATERIAL OF NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - There is disclosed a negative electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, which comprises lithium titanium composite oxide represented by a general formula of: Li | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053606 | SURFACE TREATED ANODE AND LITHIUM BATTERY USING THE SAME - A surface treated anode and a lithium battery using the same are provided. The surface treated anode includes a current collector, and an anode active material layer formed on the current collector. The anode active material layer is treated with an amine group containing compound. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053607 | Electrode for rechargeable lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery including same - The electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a current collector and an active material layer disposed on the current collector. The active material layer has pores inside the active material layer. Porosity of the active material layer is higher than 50% and equal to or less than 70%. The pores formed inside the active material layer buffer against volume change that occurs during charges and discharges, and thereby improve cycle-life characteristic of a rechargeable lithium battery. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053608 | Anode active material hybridizing carbon nanofiber for lithium secondary battery - The present invention provides a composite silicon anode material hybridizing carbon nanofiber for lithium secondary battery prepared by the steps comprising: i) preparing a support made by amorphous silicon alloy after processing amorphous silicon and metal; ii) dispersing the catalyst selected from Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Mg, Mn, Ti, Sn, Si, Zr, Zn, Ge, Pb or In on the surface of said support made by amorphous silicon alloy; and iii) growing the carbon nanofiber using a carbon source selected from carbon monoxide, methane, acetylene or ethylene on said support by a chemical vapor deposition method, wherein the amount of grown carbon nanofiber is 1˜110 wt % of the amount of said support. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053609 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - In a non-aqueous electrolyte battery including: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; a separator located between the positive and negative electrodes; a non-aqueous electrolyte; and an inorganic particle layer being located on the surface of at least one of the positive and negative electrodes, the inorganic particle layer contains inorganic particles and a binder, the inorganic particles include spherical or substantially spherical inorganic particles and non-spherical inorganic particles. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053610 | Polymer electrolyte and nonaqueous battery containing the same - A nonaqueous battery, such as a lithium ion battery, is formed from a polymer electrolyte comprising: a vinylidene fluoride copolymer comprises 90 to 97 wt. % of vinylidene fluoride monomer units and 3 to 10 wt. % of units of at least one monomer copolymerizable with the vinylidene fluoride monomer and has an inherent viscosity of 1.5 to 10 dl/g. The polymer electrolyte stably retains the nonaqueous electrolytic solution in a large amount and has excellent strength in this state. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053611 | Method for Preparing a Membrane to Be Assembled in a Membrane Electrode Assembly and Membrane Electrode Assembly - A membrane electrode assembly includes a cathode layer, an anode layer, and a polymer electrolyte sandwiched between the cathode layer and the anode layer. The polymer electrolyte layer is a polymer film having a plurality of sections. The sections are radiation grafted and sulfonated, wherein the sections are separated from each other by separation bands. The separation bands are untreated sections of the polymer electrolyte layer. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053612 | ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTIONS AND BATTERY - A battery capable of improving battery characteristics is provided. The battery includes a cathode, an anode and an electrolytic solution, and a separator arranged between the cathode and the anode is impregnated with the electrolytic solution. The solvent of the electrolytic solution includes a sulfone compound having a sulfonyl fluoride type structure in which a sulfonyl group and a fluorine group are bonded together, and at least one kind selected from the group consisting of a chain carbonate which includes a halogen and a cyclic carbonate which includes a halogen. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053613 | Positive Electrode and Non-Aqueous Electrolyte Secondary Battery - A material (hereinafter referred to as “positive electrode material”) including sodium manganate powder as a positive electrode active material, carbon black powder as a conductive agent, and polytetrafluoroethylene as a binder is prepared. The positive electrode material is mixed in an N-methylpyrrolidone solution to produce slurry as a positive electrode mixture. A working electrode is produced by applying the slurry on a positive electrode collector. A negative electrode containing tin or germanium is produced. The non-aqueous electrolyte is produced by adding sodium hexafluorophosphate as an electrolyte salt in a non-aqueous solvent produced by mixing ethylenecarbonate and diethyl carbonate. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053614 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolytic solution secondary battery includes a positive electrode containing, as a positive electrode active material, a compound represented by the following general formula, Li | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053615 | Photosensitive Resin Composition for Volume Phase Hologram Recording and Optical Information Recording Medium Using the Same - The present invention relates to a volume phase hologram recording material excellent in transparency, sensitivity, low curing shrinkage, and transparency, a volume phase hologram recording medium, and a volume phase hologram. A photosensitive resin composition for volume phase hologram recording contains a low-molecular-weight solvent-soluble aromatic copolymer (A) having a structural unit of a divinyl aromatic compound and a structural unit of a monovinyl aromatic compound, a photoradical polymerizable compound (B) which is copolymerizable with the soluble aromatic copolymer (A), and a photopolymerization initiator (C) as essential components. The photosensitive resin composition further contains, one kind or more of a polymer binder (D) and a plasticizer (E), and the soluble aromatic copolymer (A) is incorporated in an amount of 5 to 60% by weight. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053616 | HOLOGRAPHIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A holographic recording medium is provided, which includes a recording layer. The recording layer comprises a radical polymeric monomer having an aromatic ring-containing group and a polymeric group, a polymer matrix having the aromatic ring-containing group, and a photo-radical polymerization initiator. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053617 | HOLOGRAPHIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A holographic recording medium includes: a recording layer in which is recordable an interference pattern formed by interference of a plurality of laser beams; a pair of substrates between which is arranged the recording layer; and a spacer positioned between the substrates so as to cover an outer perimetrical surface of the recording layer. Each substrate and the spacer have mating faces at which the substrate and the spacer are interengageable and bonded together with an adhesive agent. A cross-sectionally recessed portion is formed in the mating face of one of the substrate and the spacer, whereas a corresponding cross-sectionally protruding portion is formed on the mating face of the other one of the spacer and the substrate, allowing one mating face to be fitted into another. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053618 | PROJECTION EXPOSURE METHOD AND PROJECTION EXPOSURE SYSTEM THEREFOR - In the case of a projection exposure method for exposing a radiation-sensitive substrate, arranged in the region of an image surface of a projection objective, with at least one image of a pattern of a mask arranged in the region of an object surface of the projection objective, a mask is arranged in the region of the object surface of the projection objective, the mask having a first pattern area with a first subpattern, and at least one second pattern area, arranged laterally offset from the first pattern area, with a second subpattern. The mask is scanned by relative movement between the mask and the illumination field of the illumination system in such a way that initially the first subpattern and thereafter the second subpattern is irradiated with the illumination radiation of the illumination field. The first subpattern is irradiated during a first illumination time interval with a first angular distribution, adapted to the first subpattern, of the illumination radiation. Thereafter, the second subpattern is irradiated during the second illumination time interval with a second angular distribution, adapted to the second subpattern, of the illumination radiation, said second angular distribution differing from the first angular distribution. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053619 | Pattern producing method, semiconductor device manufacturing method and program - A pattern producing method includes specifying a first pattern and a second pattern obtained by modifying the first pattern, specifying a correction area based on the second pattern, in a part of an area including the first pattern and the second pattern, producing at least a part of the first pattern, which is included in the correction area, as a correction target pattern, producing a part of the first or second pattern, which is not included in the correction area, as a correction reference pattern, correcting the correction target pattern on the basis of the correction target pattern and the correction reference pattern, and producing a pattern based on the corrected correction target pattern and the second pattern. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053620 | Blank Mask and Method for Fabricating Photomask Using the Same - A photomask is formed on an etch target layer of a transparent substrate using a blank mask that includes a carbon layer and an oxide layer. The carbon layer and the oxide layer are disposed on the etch target layer. The oxide layer is formed into an oxide layer pattern by photolithography for selectively exposing the etch target layer. A carbon layer pattern is formed by etching the carbon layer using the oxide layer pattern. An etch target layer pattern is formed by etching the etch target layer using the carbon layer pattern as a hard mask. Therefore, a sufficient thickness of the carbon layer can be etched using a thin oxide layer pattern employing the etch selectivity characteristics of the oxide layer and the carbon layer. Furthermore, the etch target layer pattern can have a predetermined vertical profile. The carbon layer pattern can be removed using oxygen plasma without damaging the underlying etch target layer pattern. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053621 | Source and Mask Optimization by Changing Intensity and Shape of the Illumination Source - An illumination source is optimized by changing the intensity and shape of the illumination source to form an image in the image plane that maximizes the minimum ILS at user selected fragmentation points while forcing the intensity at the fragmentation points to be within a small intensity range. An optimum mask may be determined by changing the magnitude and phase of the diffraction orders to form an image in the image plane that maximizes the minimum ILS at user selected fragmentation points while forcing the intensity at the fragmentation points to be within a small intensity range. Primitive rectangles having a size set to a minimum feature size of a mask maker are assigned to the located minimum and maximum transmission areas ad centered at a desired location. The edges of the primitive rectangle are varied to match optimal diffraction orders O(m,n). The optimal CPL mask O | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053622 | FINE MASK AND METHOD OF FORMING MASK PATTERN USING THE SAME - In a semiconductor technology, a fine mask for a semiconductor and a method of forming a mask pattern using the same are disclosed. In order to improve accuracy of line width resolution and optical resolution in forming a pattern of a semiconductor wafer, the fine mask includes a first mask, including a first mask original plate, a first light-blocking pad pattern formed on the first mask original plate, a first main pattern including a plurality of first light-transmitting regions formed on the first light-blocking pad pattern, and a first sub-pattern including a plurality of phase shift regions between the first light-transmitting regions and at an outermost portion of the first mask original plate. A second mask includes a second mask original plate, a second light-blocking pad pattern formed on the second mask original plate, a second main pattern including a plurality of second light-transmitting regions formed on the second light-blocking pad pattern, and a second sub-pattern including a plurality of phase shift regions between the second light-transmitting regions. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053623 | MASK FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND PATTERNING METHOD USING THE SAME - A mask for a semiconductor device and a patterning method using the same are disclosed. The mask for a semiconductor device includes a first mask including main patterns constituted by a plurality of split patterns arranged at intervals, and a second mask including first auxiliary patterns disposed corresponding to regions among the plurality of split patterns, and second auxiliary patterns disposed corresponding to edge parts of the plurality of split patterns. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053624 | Modifying Merged Sub-Resolution Assist Features of a Photolithographic Mask - Modifying merged sub-resolution assist features includes receiving a mask pattern comprising the merged sub-resolution assist features, where a segmenting sub-resolution assist feature intersects a segmented sub-resolution assist feature at an intersection. Each sub-resolution assist feature is represented by an axis of the sub-resolution assist feature. The length of at least one axis is established, and an axis is modified in accordance with the length. Each axis is converted to a sub-resolution assist feature to yield the modified merged sub-resolution assist features. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053625 | Substrate provided with bank and substrate provided with color pattern - An embodiment of the present invention will be disclosed below. A bank substrate comprising: a substrate and a bank on the substrate, wherein a surface energy of the bank is 30 to 45 mJ/m | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053626 | COLORED PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION, COLOR FILTER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COLOR FILTER - The invention provides a colored photosensitive composition including: a coloring agent with a content of from 50% by weight to 80% by weight with respect to the total solid content of the composition; an oxime-based initiator with a content of from 5% by weight to 20% by weight with respect to the total solid content of the composition; and a resin containing at least one first structural unit represented by any one of the following formulae (1) to (3) containing an unsaturated double bond, and at least one second structural unit represented by the following formula (4) containing an acid group, wherein a ratio of the first structural unit to the second structural unit is 1.5 or more (molar ratio). | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053627 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NORMALIZING ERROR - A method for fabricating parts using a photolithography system, includes: performing a search of normalization data for an estimated dose operating point; and using the estimated dose operating point for fabrication of new parts. Other methods are provided. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053628 | Method of performing model-based scanner tuning - A model-based tuning method for tuning a first lithography system utilizing a reference lithography system, each of which has tunable parameters for controlling imaging performance. The method includes the steps of defining a test pattern and an imaging model; imaging the test pattern utilizing the reference lithography system and measuring the imaging results; imaging the test pattern utilizing the first lithography system and measuring the imaging results; calibrating the imaging model utilizing the imaging results corresponding to the reference lithography system, where the calibrated imaging model has a first set of parameter values; tuning the calibrated imaging model utilizing the imaging results corresponding to the first lithography system, where the tuned calibrated model has a second set of parameter values; and adjusting the parameters of the first lithography system based on a difference between the first set of parameter values and the second set of parameter values. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053629 | MOVABLE BODY DRIVE METHOD AND MOVABLE BODY DRIVE SYSTEM, PATTERN FORMATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, EXPOSURE METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - Positional information of a wafer stage in a Z-axis direction and a tilt direction with respect to the XY plane (for example, a θy direction) is measured, using a surface position measurement system, such as, for example, a Z head and the like, and the wafer stage is driven based on the measurement results. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053630 | METHOD OF PREPARING TONER AND TONER PREPARED USING THE METHOD - A method of preparing toner, the method including: preparing latex particles for a core which contain wax by polymerizing a toner composition comprising at least one polymerizable monomer and a macromonomer having a hydrophilic group, a hydrophobic group, and at least one reactive functional group; mixing the latex particles for a core with a self-dispersable pigment dispersion and adding an inorganic salt thereto to prepare a primarily agglomerated toner; and coating latex particles for a shell layer on the primarily agglomerated toner. In addition, a toner prepared using the preparation method, a method of forming image using the toner, and an image forming apparatus using the toner. Accordingly, pigments can be uniformly dispersed even without using an emulsifying agent and a dispersant, and thus images that are uniformly transferred can be obtained, and toner with long-term storage and excellent durability can be prepared. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053631 | Image forming method and image forming apparatus - An image forming method includes forming an electrostatic latent image on a surface of a latent image carrier; developing the electrostatic latent image with a developing agent including a toner to form a toner image; transferring the toner image onto a surface of a target to obtain a transferred toner image; and fixing the transferred toner image; wherein the toner includes a resin particle having a core-shell structure, both of a resin constituting the core and a resin constituting the shell are a non-crystalline resin, glass transition temperatures of the resin constituting the core and the resin constituting the shell are different by about | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053632 | Pattern forming apparatus and pattern forming method - A pattern forming apparatus includes a depressed plate holding patterns by developers, a charging device for charging the depressed plate, a developing device for developing a red pattern, a developing device for developing a green pattern, a developing device for developing a blue pattern, and a stage for holding the charging device and the developing devices and moving them relative to the depressed plate. The charging device, the red developing device, the green developing device and the blue developing device pass along the depressed plate sequentially to perform the charging process, the red developing process, the green developing process and the blue developing process simultaneously. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053633 | P-TERPHENYL COMPOUND MIXTURE AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTORS MADE BY USING THE SAME - An object of the invention is to provide: a p-terphenyl compound mixture useful as a charge-transporting agent which has improved solubility in organic solvents to thereby diminish a cracking phenomenon, which poses problems concerning photoreceptor characteristics, and can realize an electrophotographic photoreceptor having high sensitivity and high durability; and an electrophotographic photoreceptor employing the compound mixture. The invention relates to: a p-terphenyl compound mixture which includes two symmetric p-terphenyl compounds respectively represented by the following general formula (1) and general formula (2) and an asymmetric p-terphenyl compound represented by the following general formula (3) which has both a group of substituents of the compound represented by general formula (1) and a group of substituents of the compound represented by general formula (2); and an electrophotographic photoreceptor containing the compound mixture. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053634 | Image Forming Apparatus - To provide a toner excellent in the image stability, whereby the image quality can be improved while suppressing soiling of image white parts, residual images (ghosts), fading (blotted image follow-up properties), etc., cleaning properties are good, and even when a high speed printing machine is used, it is possible to reduce a problem of soiling, etc. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053635 | Imaging member - The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to charge transport layers useful in electrostatography. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to an improved electrostatographic imaging member having a charge transport layer that is dual-dopant, wherein operating life improvement is achieved by incorporating a small amount of compatible thermalsetting resin and polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane into the layer. Incorporation of these resins have been shown to increase charge transport life. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053636 | Imaging member - The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to charge transport layers useful in electrostatography. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to an improved electrostatographic imaging member having a charge transport layer that is partially crosslinked, wherein the crosslinking is achieved by incorporating a small amount of compatible thermalsetting resins into the layer. Incorporation of these resins, using a fast curing system, have been shown to increase charge transport life while providing improved manufacture of a photoreceptor in which curing is faster and possible at a lower temperature. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053637 | Imaging member - The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to charge transport layers useful in electrostatography. More particularly, the embodiments pertain to an improved electrostatographic imaging member having a charge transport layer that is partially crosslinked, wherein the crosslinking is achieved by incorporating a small amount of compatible thermalsetting resins into the layer. Incorporation of these resins have been shown to increase charge transport life. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053638 | Electrostatic image developing toner, electrostatic image developer, toner cartridge, process cartridge and image forming apparatus - An electrostatic image developing toner including a binder resin; and a colorant, and satisfying following conditions (1) and (2): | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053639 | DEVELOPING AGENT - A developing agent contains magnetic particles having a surface coated layer containing an organic material on at least a part of a surface thereof, and colored particles provided with an external additive having a weak charging property with respect to the surface coated layer of the magnetic particles on a surface of mother particles containing at least a resin and a colorant, whereby it has a high transfer efficiency, and an image with high quality can be obtained. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053640 | TONER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TONER - A toner is obtained in an aqueous medium by dispersing second resin particles into a core particles dispersion including at least first resin particles, and fusing the second resin particles with core particles. A second resin particle dispersion in which the second resin particles are dispersed is added after adjusting the pH value in the range of HS+2 to HS−5, where HS represents the pH value of the core particle dispersion in which the core particles are dispersed, so that toner particles have a volume-average particle size of 3 to 7 μm, a content of the toner particles having a particle size of 2.52 to 4 μm in a number distribution is 10 to 75% by number, the toner particles having a particle size of 4 to 6.06 μm in a volume distribution is 25 to 75% by volume, and the toner particles having a particle size of not less than 8 μm in the volume distribution is not more than 5% by volume. Thus, the toner can have a smaller particle size and a sharp particle size distribution without requiring a classification process. Moreover, the toner or a two-component developer can achieve a longer life and suppress transfer voids or scattering during transfer. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053641 | CHARGE CONTROL AGENT AND RELATED ART - [PROBLEMS] Providing a charge control agent that has a negative charge providing property at a practical level, is colorless to light-colored and usable in color toners, produces static charges stable to environmental changes by electrifying the resin powder of a toner and the like, is excellent in storage stability and durability, and is highly safe, as well as a method of controlling the charge of resin powder using the charge control agent, and a toner.
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| 20090053642 | TONER, METHOD OF FORMING IMAGES USING THE TONER AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE USING THE TONER - A toner having a cohesion level of 50 or less when measured using an ASTM D 6393-99 includes a first agglomerated toner including latex particles for a core, a pigment and an inorganic salt, and latex particles for a shell layer coated on the first agglomerated toner, wherein the latex particles for the core and the latex particles for the shell layer are prepared by polymerizing a composition including an amphiphilic monomer having a hydrophilic group, a hydrophobic group and at least one reactive functional group, and a polymerizable monomer. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053643 | Magnetic mono-component toner for developing electrostatic latent image and image forming method - The present invention provides a magnetic mono-component toner which can suppress a selection development on a latent image carrier and can maintain favorable image properties for a long period by using a toner having the coarse powder distribution (S) within a given range in a jumping developing method and an image forming method which uses the toner. In the toner used in the jumping developing method which develops an electrostatic latent image formed on a latent image carrier using a developer carrier, the toner includes toner particles which contain at least a binding resin and a magnetic powder, and the coarse powder distribution (S) of the toner particles satisfies a following formula (1). | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053644 | CORE-SHELL POLYMER NANOPARTICLES AND METHOD FOR MAKING EMULSION AGGREGATION PARTICLES USING SAME - The method of making nano-sized particles for use in making emulsion aggregation toner particles, the nano-sized particles having a core portion and a shell portion, wherein the core portion of the nano-sized particles includes crystalline resin and the shell portion includes amorphous resin and is substantially to completely free of the crystalline resin. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053645 | Coated glass substrate with ultraviolet blocking characteristics and including a rheological modifier - There is provided a forming a solution by mixing at least a polymeric silane, a solvent, acetone, acetic acid, and a rheological enhancer, wherein the rheological enhancer may comprise an acrylic latex; and agitating the solution. Also provided are methods of using the same in coated articles, and coated articles themselves. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053646 | MATERIAL FOR PROTECTIVE FILM FORMATION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN THEREWITH - A material for protective film formation that is used to form an upper-layer protective film for a resist film and that contains at least a polymer component soluble in water or alkali and an alcohol containing a fluorine atom; and a method of forming a resist pattern with the use of the same. Consequently, not only can the degeneration of resist film during liquid immersion exposure by various liquids for liquid immersion exposure, for example, water and the degeneration of liquid immersion exposure liquids per se be simultaneously prevented in the liquid immersion exposure process, but also without inviting an increase of the number of processing steps, the resistance to post exposure delay of the resist film can be enhanced. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053647 | Coating-type underlayer coating forming composition for lithography containing naphthalene resin derivative - [Object] To provide a coating-type underlayer coating forming composition containing a naphthalene resin derivative.
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| 20090053648 | LIGHT SENSITIVE PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE MATERIAL - The present invention provides a light sensitive planographic printing plate material which is adapted to exposure employing a laser emitting light with an emission wavelength of from 350 to 450 nm, and which exhibits high sensitivity and excellent safelight property, and a light sensitive planographic printing plate material comprising a support and provided thereon, a light sensitive layer and a protective layer (E), the light sensitive layer containing a photopolymerization initiator (A), a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated compound (B), a dye (C) having absorption maximum in the wavelength regions of from 350 to 450 nm and a polymeric binder (D), and the light sensitive planographic printing plate material being characterized in that the protective layer contains a dye precursor (F) capable of changing to a dye absorbing light with a wavelength of from 350 to 450 nm by heating. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053649 | Lactone copolymer and radiation-sensitive resin composition - A radiation-sensitive resin composition excelling in basic properties as a resist such as sensitivity, resolution, and the like, having a wide depth of focus (DOF) to both a line-and-space pattern and an isolated space pattern, and exhibiting a minimal line width change due to fluctuation of a bake temperature, and having a small line width limit in which the line pattern destroying phenomenon does not occur, and a lactone-containing copolymer useful as a resin component of the composition are provided. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053650 | RESIST COMPOSITION FOR IMMERSION EXPOSURE AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A resist composition for immersion exposure and a method of forming a resist pattern are provided which can satisfy both of excellent resistance to an immersion medium and lithography properties. The resist composition for immersion exposure includes a resin component (A) which exhibits changed alkali solubility under action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon irradiation, the resin component (A) including a resin (A1) which contains a fluorine atom and a resin (A2) which has a structural unit (a′) derived from acrylic acid and contains no fluorine atom, and the amount of the resin (A1) contained in the resin component (A) being within the range from 0.1 to 50% by weight. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053651 | PATTERNING PROCESS - A pattern is formed by applying a first positive resist composition onto a substrate, heat treatment, exposure, heat treatment and development to form a first resist pattern; causing the first resist pattern to crosslink and cure by irradiation of high-energy radiation of up to 180 nm wavelength or EB; further applying a second positive resist composition onto the substrate, heat treatment, exposure, heat treatment and development to form a second resist pattern. The double patterning process reduces the pitch between patterns to one half. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053652 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITIONS - Photoresist compositions are disclosed. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053653 | POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION AND LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR - A polymerizable composition comprising: a polyurethane resin synthesized by using a compound represented by the following formula (I) as one of starting materials; a photopolymerization or thermal polymerization initiator; and an addition-polymerizable compound having an ethylenically unsaturated bond: | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053654 | Mask and Method for Patterning a Semiconductor Wafer - A method for generating a mask pattern is provided. A target lithographic pattern comprising a plurality of first geometric regions is provided, wherein the regions between the plurality of first geometric regions comprise first spaces. The target lithographic pattern is transformed, and the transformed pattern is decomposed into a first pattern and a second pattern. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053655 | Methods for forming patterned structures - In general, in a first aspect, the invention features a method that includes forming a first layer comprising a first material over a surface of a second layer, wherein forming the first layer includes sequentially forming a plurality of monolayers of the second material over the surface of the second layer, the second layer comprises a plurality of rows of a second material extending along a first direction and spaced from one another in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and the first layer conforms to the surface of the second layer. The method further includes removing portions of the first layer to produce a plurality of rows of the first material extending along the first direction and spaced from one another in the second direction and removing portions of a third layer comprising a third material, where the portions correspond to intervals between the second plurality of rows so that removing the portions forms a plurality of rows of the third material extending along the first direction and spaced apart from one another. The first and second materials are different. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053656 | Process to form a mold of nanoimprint technique for making diffraction grating for DFB-LD - A process using the nanoimprint technique to form the diffraction grating for the DFB-LD is disclosed. The process includes (a) coating a resist for the EB exposure on a dummy substrate, (b) irradiating the resist as varying the acceleration voltage, (c) forming a resist pattern by developing the irradiated resist, (d) coating the SOG film on the patterned resist, (e) attaching the silica substrate on the cured SOG film, and (f) removing the dummy substrate with the resist from the SOG film and the silica substrate. Using the mold thus formed, the diffraction grating for the DFB-LD is formed by the nanoimprint technique. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053657 | PATTERNING PROCESS AND PATTERN SURFACE COATING COMPOSITION - A pattern is formed by applying a first positive resist composition comprising a polymer comprising recurring units which become alkali soluble under the action of acid onto a substrate to form a first resist coating, heat treating, exposing, heat treating, developing to form a first resist pattern, applying a pattern surface coating composition comprising a hydroxyl-containing crosslinkable polymer onto the first resist pattern and crosslinking, thereby covering the first resist pattern with a crosslinked polymer film, applying a second positive resist composition thereon, heat treating, exposing, heat treating, and developing to form a second resist pattern. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053658 | Method of Controlling Burners for Heating Liquid Glass Flow Channels - Methods and apparatus for controlling the operation of a burner used for heating liquid glass feeders of a glass furnace. A burner is supplied with a fuel and oxygen. An additional gas is injected so that the sum of the oxygen flow, the fuel flow and the additional gas flow is greater than a minimum cooling flow for the burner. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053659 | GAS INDUCTION BUSTLE FOR USE WITH A FLARE OR EXHAUST STACK - A bustle for use on a flare or an exhaust stack of, for example, a landfill gas treatment system, efficiently transfers gas from the stack to a waste heat recovery system associated with the landfill gas treatment system without substantially affecting the operation of the landfill gas treatment process. The bustle enables the heat recovery system to recover at least a portion of the energy within the exhaust produced by the gas treatment system and to provide the recovered energy either indirectly or directly to a secondary process, such as a wastewater treatment process, to thereby reduce the amount of energy needed to be otherwise input into the secondary process. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053660 | FLAMELESS COMBUSTION HEATER - A flameless combustion heater system is described that comprises a flameless combustion heater; an oxidant inlet pipe; a fuel inlet pipe; and a preheater for preheating the oxidant or the fuel, said preheater comprising an oxidation catalyst. A method for starting up a flameless combustion heater is described comprising passing a fuel-oxidant mixture to a preheater comprising an oxidation catalyst to preheat the fuel or oxidant stream being fed to the heater. A method for controlling the temperature of the flameless combustion heater system is also described that comprises controlling the amount of fuel and/or oxidant that passes through the preheater. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053661 | FLUIDIZED BED BOILER PLANT AND METHOD OF COMBUSTING SULFUROUS FUEL IN A FLUIDIZED BED BOILER PLANT - A fluidized bed boiler plant and a method of combusting sulfurous fuel in the fluidized bed boiler plant, a furnace of which plant is provided with a fluidized bed of particles. Sulfurous fuel, CaCO | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053662 | DISPLAY EQUIPMENT OF GAS CONTENTS - A display equipment of gas contents include a sensing device mounted on an outlet of a gas supply and a display device mounted on a control panel of a gas stove. The sensing device has a floating member to be moved by a gas pressure of the gas supply. The display device has a switch and a display electrically connected to the switch. The switch is provided on the sensing device and in association with the floating member that the floating member may turn on or turn off the switch when the floating member is moved by the gas pressure, and the display shows relative information according to the switch. The display equipment of gas contents of the present invention may tell the remaining gas on the gas stove and whether there is a gas leakage in the system. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053663 | Germ protective cake cover - The present invention is a transparent dessert cover designed to shield confections, such as cakes, from germs resulting particularly from those attempting to blow out candles, while maintaining the aesthetic appearance of the cake. In the preferred mode, the cover is constructed of freezer-proof plastic material, and molded in the shape of a particular confection, such as a round or rectangular birthday cake. The upper portion of the cover contains recessed holes to accommodate a predetermined number of candles, as well as at least one slot in which a celebratory message such as “Happy Birthday” may be inserted. Importantly, individual letters are provided for the user to spell out particular names or messages, as desired. Finally, a sturdy, attachable bottom piece is provided with the cover to facilitate transportation and storage of the cake. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053664 | Catalytic patio heater - A patio heater is disclosed comprising a cylindrical catalytic heating chamber mounted on a base. The patio heater of the present invention comprises a base to physically support a cylindrical catalytic heater chamber which is mounted inside a fuel vapor cavity. The catalytic heater chamber provides a cylindrical heating zone capable of heating a nearby human form the knee to the face. The fuel vapor chamber surrounds the catalytic heating chamber and acts to accumulate sufficient fuel and air mixture to ignite to provide uniform and sufficient heat to the catalyst surface to attain catalytic ignition on start up. The base offers physical stability for the assembly and storage space for a fuel tank and houses the fuel deliver system and ignitor controls. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053665 | Vertical heat treatment apparatus and method for operating the same - A vertical heat treatment apparatus includes: at least one loading and unloading part | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053666 | Apex Locator For Endodontic Procedures - An electronic device for locating the apex of a root canal within a tooth of a dental patient has a display screen on a display component to provide an image indicating when the apex of a root canal has been located. A free end of a first electrical lead is provided for placement within the root canal or in contact with an electrically conductive tool within the root canal. A free end of a second electrical lead is used to establishing a ground on a conductive portion of the dental patient such as a tissue surface within the mouth. The opposite ends of each of the leads is connected to the display component. Removeably attached to the display component is a lead carrier. The detachable lead carrier and the leads mounted thereon can be sterilized as a unit and then attached to the display component, which is bagged in a sterile barrier, for performing the apex locating procedure. The apex locator has one or more mounting structures for placing the display in a location adjacent the patients head, attached to adjacent instrumentation, or attached to the dental practitioner's hand or arm such that the display image is readily visible by the dental practitioner during the apex locating procedure. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053667 | System and Device for Identifying Optical Characteristics of a Tooth and Method Used Thereby - A device for identifying the optical characteristics of a tooth, which comprises a light source for sequentially emitting a plurality of radiations of different wavelengths; an optical conductor for conducting the radiations onto the tooth; a sensor for collecting radiations reflected by the tooth; a comparator for determining whether the intensities of the collected radiations fall within a predefined range; and an indicator for signaling the resulting determination. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053668 | Novel dental dam and methods of using same - The present invention is a system for performing a dental procedure that reduces or eliminates particulates produced during the procedure from being deposited in the mouth of the patient or about the area where the dental procedure is performed. This system comprises, an enclosed dental dam having a semi-rigid upper ring, lower ring and semi-flexible dome. The semi-rigid upper ring has a snap connector along its interior perimeter edge and a first radially outward extending lip along its top side. Then semi-rigid lower ring has a snap connector able to be received by the interior perimeter edge of the semi-rigid upper ring for holding a flexible sheet having an aperture for sealing about a tooth and a second radially outward extending lip. When the upper and lower rings are connected the first and second radially outward extending lips form a snap fit adapter. The semi-flexible dome has an upper surface having at least two apertures and the base having a snap fit adapter along its inner perimeter edge for being received by the groove formed between the radially outward extending lips when the upper and lower rings are connected. One of the at least two apertures is able to receive an air abrasive drill for removing tooth material and the other is able to receive a dental camera for visualizing the tooth during the dental procedure. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053669 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CASTING PHYSICAL TOOTH MODEL - A casting chamber for casting a physical tooth model representing a patient's tooth includes a chamber body and a lid. The chamber body includes a cavity adapted to hold a negative impression of the patient's tooth and to receive a cast material, wherein the negative impression and the chamber body are registered by a registration unit. The chamber lid is configured to seal the cast material in the casting chamber to permit the casting material to solidify in the casting chamber to form a physical tooth model representing the patient's tooth. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053670 | Occlusal plane analyzer, articulator, and occlusal plane analyzing method - An occlusal plane analyzer | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053671 | CHEWING DETERMINATION KIT AND CHEWING DETERMINATION METHOD - To provide a chewing evaluation method capable of easily measuring chewing by an easy method without using a special expensive apparatus, together with a chewing determination kit, the chewing determination kit comprises testing food which contains ascorbic acid, an ascorbic acid derivative, and/or ethanol as detection components, and an indicator reacted with the components, based on a fact that there appears a difference in a leaching out state of components for chewing determination depending on a chewing degree when testing food containing the components for chewing determination is used as a factor which is necessary for chewing determination in a wide sense but lacks in the conventional chewing determination method. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053672 | Variable temperature dental irrigator - Variable temperature (operator controlled) dental irrigator constructed of three pieces of stainless steel or high-grade aluminum housing two water supply tubes (cold and hot) sealed with O-Rings. The calibrated temperature control valve located on the discharge end of the dental irrigator allows the user (dentist or technician) to adjust the water spray from the irrigator to suit the patient's comfort desire. An additional feature of the irrigator is the interchangeable discharge jets (tips) that may be screwed on/off the main irrigator body for sterilization. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053673 | METHOD FOR LOCALIZED TREATMENT OF PERIODONTAL TISSUE - A method for localized treatment using a microneedle array to controllably administer a dose of a bone anabolic drug localized at a dental implant site. The bone anabolic drug enhances alveolar bone growth at the dental implant site. Examples of drugs that may be used include, but are not limited to, bone anabolic drugs (e.g., bone morphogenetic proteins, fibroblast growth factor 2, statins parathyroid hormone), and/or drugs that target cell signalling pathways involved in the regulation of the osteoblastic lineage and function. In one embodiment, the method includes monitoring the dental implant site for periodontal tissue generation sufficient to support a dental implant. When sufficient tissue is generated, the dental implant is surgically inserted in the dental implant site. Additional doses of the bone anabolic drug may be delivered prior to detecting tissue generation. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053674 | DENTAL DRILL - The invention relates to a dental drill comprising a shaft as well as a head being provided with a plurality of cutting edges extending lengthwise of the head, wherein the cutting edges are provided with at least one cross-cut at a middle portion of the head. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053675 | Refractory model system an indirect system for capturing tooth and/or dental implant shapes and relative positions utilizing pre-fabricated parts and refractory cements - This is a system which answers the need to provide pre-fabricated components of various materials that constitute a unique Refractory Model System designed to be used in, but not limited to, the fabrication of fixed dental restorative and prosthetic devices. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053676 | DENTAL RESTORATION WITH GOLD PLATING - A gold-plated, full porcelain-coverage crown and a method to create that crown. The crown may be formed from a metallic coping mimicking the shape of the human tooth, such as one made from a nickel-chromium alloy. The intaglio of the crown is plated in gold. The exterior of the crown is covered in a ceramic material such as porcelain, and the interior of the crown or intaglio is plated in gold, and together this prevents exposure of the metallic alloy to the patient's mouth. The crown may be used for patients with an allergy to alloys such as nickel-chromium. Additionally, the crown is useful because it is affordable, contains only a small amount of gold, and is aesthetically pleasing. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053677 | Method for designing a plurality of adjacent tooth restorations using CAD/CAM technology - A method for designing a plurality of adjacent tooth restorations using CAD/CAM technology The invention relates to a method for designing a plurality of adjacent tooth restorations using CAD/CAM technology. In a first step, the virtual model of a first tooth restoration at the first border of the restoration site is designed. In a second step, the virtual model of the second tooth restoration adjacent to the first tooth restoration is designed, the second tooth restoration being adjusted to match the first tooth restoration. The virtual model of the first tooth restoration is adjusted in relation to the second tooth restoration in a third step, if required. This procedure is then repeated for all of the other tooth restorations in the restoration site. | 2009-02-26 |
| 20090053678 | Method for Reading and Writing Data Wirelessly from Simulated Munitions - A weapon simulation system includes a simulated weapon and simulated munition, with the simulated weapon being in electrical communication with a primary simulation computer and an instructor computing station. The simulated munition includes an RFID tag installed therein, with the RFID tag having information about the particular simulated munition. When the simulated munition is placed in an insert in the simulated weapon, an RFID transceiver in the simulated weapon will read the information from the RFID tag using an antenna, and further transmit the identification information of the simulated munition to a weapon controller. The weapon controller is further in electrical communication with a primary simulation computer generating a simulation, which is in electrical communication with an instructor computer. | 2009-02-26 |
