| 10th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 56 |
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| 20150064547 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR POLYMER SECONDARY BATTERY CELL - The present invention relates to an electrode assembly, and more specifically to an electrode assembly for a polymer secondary battery cell, including a cell stack part defined by stacking at least one radical unit having a four-layered structure in which a first electrode, a first separator, a second electrode and a second separator are stacked in turn, wherein at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode has a size corresponding to 99.7% to 100% of a size of the first separator or the second separator and thus is aligned to be coincided with or close to an end of the first separator or the second separator. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064548 | BATTERY CELL FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A battery cell for an electronic device includes an electrode assembly, an outer case that includes a first outer case and a second outer case that contact each other along edges thereof to form a body portion with a space that accommodates the electrode assembly therein, the edge of the first outer case and the edge of the second outer case together forming a wing portion in at least a portion of the outer circumference of the body portion, and an insulating film that surrounds the wing portion, the insulating film being in a folded state. The insulating film includes an adhesive coated on first and second surfaces on opposite sides of the insulating film from each other, the first surface of the insulating film adhering to the wing portion, and one portion of a second surface adhering to an internal frame of the electronic device. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064549 | ELECTROLYTE FORMULATION FOR REDUCED GASSING WIDE TEMPERATURE RANGE CYCLING - A rechargeable battery cell having a specific combination of anode, cathode and electrolyte formulation is provided. The electrolyte formulation includes an additive system and a salt system. The additive system includes a first additive containing a sulfonyl group, an anti-gassing agent, and a second additive. The salt system includes a lithium salt and a co-salt. The disclosed electrolyte formulation has reduced gassing and improved performance over a wide temperature range. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064550 | PRISMATIC SECONDARY CELL - An object of the present invention is to provide a prismatic secondary cell | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064551 | LITHIUM SILICATES - The invention relates to lithium perfluoroalkylfluorosilicates, to their preparation, and to their use as conductive salts in electrochemical cells, more particularly in lithium batteries, lithium ion batteries or lithium ion capacitors, and also to electrolytes or electrochemical cells comprising these lithium perfluoroalkylfluorosilicates. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064552 | COMPOSITE ANODE MATERIAL FOR A LITHIUM ION BATTERY AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention belongs to the technical field of lithium ion batteries and in particularly relates to a composite anode material for a lithium ion battery. The composite anode material for a lithium ion battery comprises an anode active material and a coating layer coating the surface of the anode active material, wherein the anode active material is at least one selected from the group of Si, SiO | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064553 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE SUBSTANCE PARTICLES FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention relates to a negative electrode active substance for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries comprising composite particles comprising metal particles, and a thermosetting resin or a carbonized product of the thermosetting resin, the composite particles having an average particle diameter of 5 to 100 μm; and a lithium ion secondary battery using the negative electrode active substance for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries. The lithium ion secondary battery of the present invention is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that is prevented from suffering from volume expansion owing to occlusion of Li therein. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064554 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention relates to a positive electrode for lithium ion secondary batteries, the positive electrode comprising a positive electrode active material and a positive electrode binder, in which the positive electrode active material comprises lithium manganate having a spinel structure, and the positive electrode binder comprises at least polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and a resin having sulfone linkages, and to a lithium ion secondary battery comprising the positive electrode for lithium ion secondary batteries. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064555 | Negative Electrode Active Material for Nonaqueous Electrolyte Secondary Batteries - Provided is a novel negative electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, which is capable of improving cycle characteristics and is also capable of suppressing aggregation of active material particles in a slurry. The negative electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, which contains silicon and has a D50 of 0.1 μm to 5 μm, and the amount of water measured at 120° C. to 300° C. by the Karl-Fischer method (referred to as “amount of water”) per specific surface area (referred to as “CS”), that is, the amount of water/CS, of 0.1 to 80 ppm/(m | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064556 | ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - An electrode for a rechargeable battery and a rechargeable battery, the electrode including a current collector; an electrode active material layer; and an electrolyte solution impregnation layer, wherein the electrolyte solution impregnation layer includes a metal oxide and a conductive material. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064557 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL INCLUDING LITHIUM TRANSITION METAL PHOSPHATE PARTICLES, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a cathode active material including lithium transition metal phosphate particles, wherein the lithium transition metal phosphate particles include a first secondary particle formed by agglomeration of two or more first primary particles, and a second secondary particle formed by agglomeration of two or more second primary particles in the first secondary particle, and a method of preparing the same. Since the cathode active material according to an embodiment of the present invention may include first primary particles and second primary particles having different average particle diameters, the exfoliation of the cathode active material from a cathode collector may be minimized and performance characteristics, such as high output characteristics and an increase in available capacity, of a secondary battery may be further improved. In addition, since the first secondary particles are porous, the secondary particles are collapsed and fractured due to rolling when used in a cathode. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064558 | ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - To provide an active material having high capacity and excellent cycle characteristics. An active material has a layered crystal structure and is expressed by a compositional formula (1) Li | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064559 | ELECTRODE-ACTIVE MATERIAL, LITHIUM-ION BATTERY, METHOD FOR DETECTING DISCHARGE STATE OF ELECTRODE-ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE-ACTIVE MATERIAL - An electrode-active material, a lithium-ion battery, and a method for detecting a discharge state of an electrode-active material that make it possible to realize high load characteristics, high cycle characteristics, and high energy density, have a high degree of safety and stability, and make it possible to easily detect the state of a late stage of discharge are disclosed. The electrode-active material is obtained by coating the surface of a particle containing Li | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064560 | ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, ELECTRODE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE ELECTRODE - An electrode active material including an ordered mesoporous metal oxide; and at least one conductive carbon material disposed in a pore of the ordered mesoporous metal oxide. Also, an electrode including the electrode active material, and a lithium battery including the electrode. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064561 | ACCELERATED FORMATION AND INCREASED PERFORMANCE IN CHEMICALLY PRE-FORMED (CPF) IRON NEGATIVE ELECTRODES - Provided is a process for preparing an electrode comprising an iron active material. The process comprises first fabricating an electrode comprising an iron active material, and then treating the surface of the electrode with an oxidant to thereby create an oxidized surface. The resulting iron electrode is preconditioned prior to any charge-discharge cycle to have the assessable surface of the iron active material in the same oxidation state as in discharged iron negative electrodes active material. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064562 | NICKEL-IRON BATTERY WITH A CHEMICALLY PRE-FORMED (CPF) IRON NEGATIVE ELECTRODE - Provided is a Ni—Fe battery comprising an iron electrode which is preconditioned prior to any charge-discharge cycle. The preconditioned iron electrode used in the Ni—Fe battery is prepared by first fabricating an electrode comprising an iron active material, and then treating the surface of the electrode with an oxidant to thereby create an oxidized surface. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064563 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LITHIUM NICKEL COMPLEX OXIDE, LITHIUM NICKEL COMPLEX OXIDE MANUFACTURED THEREBY, AND CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a method of manufacturing a lithium nickel complex oxide including mixing a nickel-containing mixed transition metal precursor, a lithium compound, and a polyvinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene (PVdF-HFP) copolymer, and heat treating the mixture, a lithium nickel complex oxide manufactured thereby, and a cathode active material including the lithium nickel complex oxide. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064564 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR A LITHIUM ION BATTERY ANODE AND A METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A composite material for a lithium ion battery anode and a method of producing the same is disclosed, wherein the composite material comprises a porous electrode composite material. Pores with carbon-based material forming at the pore wall are created in situ. The porous electrode composite material provide space to accommodate volumetric changes during battery charging and discharging while the carbon-based material improved the conductivity of the electrode composite material. The method creates pores to have a denser carbon content inside the pores and a wider mouth of the pores to enhance lithium ion distribution. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064565 | GRAPHENE AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The formation method of graphene includes the steps of forming a layer including graphene oxide over a first conductive layer; and supplying a potential at which the reduction reaction of the graphene oxide occurs to the first conductive layer in an electrolyte where the first conductive layer as a working electrode and a second conductive layer with a as a counter electrode are immersed. A manufacturing method of a power storage device including at least a positive electrode, a negative electrode, an electrolyte, and a separator includes a step of forming graphene for an active material layer of one of or both the positive electrode and the negative electrode by the formation method. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064566 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a method for manufacturing a lithium secondary battery which is capable of preventing a local deposition of a metallic foreign substance at a negative electrode regardless of the type of a positive electrode and in which a short-circuit is less likely to occur. The present manufacturing method comprises: a step of assembling a cell that includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte; a micro charging step of performing a micro charge on the assembled cell before performing an initial conditioning charge until a positive electrode potential with respect to a metal lithium (Li) reference electrode exceeds an Me dissolution potential set in advance at which a mixing-anticipated metal species (Me) starts to dissolve; and an Me dissolution potential holding step of holding the positive electrode potential of the cell at or above the Me dissolution potential for a prescribed period of time after the micro charge. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064567 | SILICON MICROSTRUCTURING METHOD AND MICROBATTERY - A method for forming a rough silicon wafer including the successive steps of:
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| 20150064568 | ELECTROLYTE OR ELECTRODE ADDITIVES FOR INCREASING METAL CONTENT IN METAL-ION BATTERIES - Metal-ion battery cells are provided that take advantage of the disclosed “doping” process. The cells may be fabricated from anode and cathode electrodes, a separator, and an electrolyte. A metal-ion additive may be incorporated into (i) one or more of the electrodes, (ii) the separator, or (iii) the electrolyte. The metal-ion additive provides additional donor ions corresponding to the metal ions stored and released by anode and cathode active material particles. An activation potential may then be applied to the anode and cathode electrodes to release the additional donor ions into the battery cell. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064569 | CURRENT COLLECTOR, ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, AND ELECTRICITY STORAGE COMPONENT - A current collector, an electrode structure, a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, and an electrical storage device capable of achieving superior shut down function, are provided. According to the present invention, a current collector | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064570 | THIN AND FLEXIBLE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - An electrochemical cell has at least one positive electrode, at least one negative electrode and at least one separator arranged between the electrodes. At least one of the electrodes includes a first, coarser mesh and a second, finer mesh. The first and the second mesh at least differ in that the first mesh consists of threads having a larger diameter than the threads of which the second mesh consists, and/or in that the first mesh has mesh openings having a larger opening width than the openings of the second mesh. However, both are woven meshes made of monofilaments. The threads of the first and/or the second mesh are coated with an electrically conducting material and serve as current collectors of the at least one electrode. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064571 | CURRENT COLLECTOR STRUCTURE - A current collector structure includes a metal foil substrate and a graphene conductive layer provided on at least one surface of the metal foil substrate. The graphene conductive layer includes a plurality of graphene sheets and a polymer binder used to bind the graphene sheets together and to adhere the graphene sheets onto the metal foil substrate. The conductive layer has a thickness of 0.1 μm to 5 μm and a resistance less than 1 Ω-cm. The polymer binder increases the adhesion force, such that the integrated conductive network is thus formed. Since the polymer binder is well compatible with the binder as the active material contained in the electrochemical element. The active material of the electrochemical element is thus tightly bound with the graphene conductive layer so as to minimize the contact resistance and greatly improve the performance of the electrochemical element. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064572 | SEPARATORS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - Provided are separators for use in an electrochemical cell comprising (a) an inorganic oxide and (b) an organic polymer, wherein the inorganic oxide comprises organic substituents. Also provided are electrochemical cells comprising such separators. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064573 | Separator for Electrochemical Element, Process for Producing Separator and Electrochemical Element Using Separator - [Problem to be Solved] | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064574 | Non-flammable quasi-solid electrolyte and non-lithium alkali metal or alkali-ion secondary batteries containing same - A non-flammable quasi-solid electrolyte and a rechargeable non-lithium alkali metal cell containing this electrolyte. The electrolyte comprises an alkali metal salt dissolved in an organic liquid solvent with a concentration higher than 2.5 M (preferably >3.5 M) or a molecular ratio greater than 0.2 (preferably >0.3), wherein the alkali metal is selected from Na, K, a combination of Na and K, or a combination of Na and/or K with Li. The alkali metal salt concentration is sufficiently high so that the electrolyte exhibits a vapor pressure <0.01 kPa when measured at 20° C., a vapor pressure <60% of the vapor pressure of thet organic solvent when measured alone, a flash point at least 20 degrees Celsius higher than a flash point of the organic liquid solvent when measured alone, a flash point higher than 150° C., or no detectable flash point. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064575 | Lithium-Selenium secondary batteries having non-flammable electrolyte - A rechargeable lithium-selenium cell comprising a cathode having a cathode active material selected from Se or Se | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064576 | LITHIUM ORTHOPHOSPHATE GLASSES, CORRESPONDING GLASS-CERAMICS AND LITHIUM ION-CONDUCTING NZP GLASS CERAMICS - A lithium-ion conductive glass-ceramic article has a crystalline component characterized by the formula MA | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064577 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode; a negative electrode; a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode contains, as a positive electrode active material, a lithium-containing transition metal compound that belongs to space group Fd3-m and that contains lithium and transition metal M (M represents Mo, or Mo and at least one selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, Ni, W, and V), a molar ratio of the lithium to the transition metal M is 2.7 or more and 3.3 or less, and a ratio of a mass of the lithium-containing transition metal compound to a total mass of the positive electrode active material in the positive electrode is 0.8 or more. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064578 | ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - An electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery, the electrolyte including: a lithium salt; a non-aqueous organic solvent; and a piperazine derivative represented by Formula 1 having an oxidation potential lower than an oxidation potential of the non-aqueous organic solvent by about 2 V to about 4 V: | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064579 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR IN-VIVO POWER GENERATION - An apparatus for an in-vivo power generation comprises a fuel convertor for converting glucose in a fluid to a hydrogen rich, low carbon fuel such as ethanol or methanol by the action of a bioenzyme on the glucose in the CSF. The fluid can be any one of cerebro spinal fluid, urine and glucose solution. The apparatus further comprises a biofuel cell comprising a cathode chamber and an anode chamber with a membrane assembly sandwiched between them. The membrane assembly comprises a cathode, an anode and a proton exchange membrane. The cathode is coated with an enzyme laccase, which enables extraction of oxygen when the fluid is passed through the cathode chamber. The oxygen from the cathode chamber and the hydrogen in the hydrogen rich fuel from the anode chamber diffuses through the proton exchange membrane and reacts at an ionic level to result in water and electrical power. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064580 | NITRIDE- AND OXIDE-MODIFIED ELECTRODE COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR METHODS OF MAKING - Compositions and methods of making compositions are provided for nitride- and/or oxide-modified electrode compositions. In certain embodiments, the nitride- and/or oxide-modified compositions have the general formula M | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064581 | Hybrid Ionomer Electrochemical Devices - A membrane electrode assembly for use in a fuel cell includes an anode electrode, a proton exchange membrane, an anion exchange membrane and a cathode electrode. The anode electrode includes a first catalyst. The first catalyst separates a reducing agent into a plurality of positively charged ions and negative charges. The proton exchange membrane is configured to favor transport of positively charged ions therethrough and is also configured to inhibit transport of negatively charged particles therethrough. The anion exchange membrane is configured to favor transport of negatively charged ions therethrough and is also configured to inhibit transport of positively charged ions therethrough. The cathode electrode includes a second catalyst and is disposed adjacent to a second side of the anion exchange membrane. The second catalyst reacts electrons with the at least one oxidizing agent so as to generate+reduced species. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064582 | FUEL CELL STARTUP APPARATUS AND METHOD - A fuel cell startup apparatus and method reduces high-voltage generation and corrosion of a cathode electrode that may occur because the density of oxygen is locally high in a cell near a central flow distributor after long-term parking of a fuel-cell vehicle. To this end, density control gas is selectably injected into a fuel supply line prior to supply of reaction gas of hydrogen and air in a fuel cell startup process after long-term parking to forcedly mix anode-side gas in the fuel supply line and the cell with the density control gas. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064583 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD, AND COMBINED POWER GENERATION SYSTEM PROVIDED THEREWITH - A combined power generation system is promptly activated, and stable operation thereof is provided. A control apparatus of the combined power generation system that generates power by performing cooperative operation combining an SOFC and an MGT, in which the combined power generation system includes: an exhaust fuel gas supply line that supplies exhaust fuel gas to a combustor of the MGT from the SOFC; a recirculation line that branches from the exhaust fuel gas supply line to flow the exhaust fuel gas to the SOFC; and a flow rate adjustment valve provided on a path of the exhaust fuel gas supply line, and in which a gain to an opening of the flow rate adjustment valve is adjusted according to an cooperative operation state of the SOFC and the MGT. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064584 | Secondary Battery Fuel Cell System - A secondary battery fuel system comprises: a fuel generation member that generates a fuel by a chemical reaction and is renewable by a reverse reaction of the chemical reaction; a fuel cell; a gas circulation line that circulates a gas between the fuel generation member and the fuel cell; an external fuel gas supply line that supplies a fuel gas output from an external gas supply source to the gas circulation line; a gas exhaust line that exhausts the gas from the gas circulation line; first and second open-close parts; and a control part. When switching from power generation employing external fuel gas to either a power generation operation employing circulation gas or a charging operation which regenerates the fuel generation member, the control part closes the gas exhaust line with the second open-close part, and then closes the external fuel gas supply line with the first open-close part. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064585 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYDROGEN FUEL STORAGE AND HYDROGEN POWERED VEHICLES - A storage system for storing hydrogen and providing controlled release of hydrogen gas includes a container having an outer wall defining an interior. The interior is configured to contain liquid lithium hydride, and a portion of the outer wall includes a thermally insulating layer. The storage system also includes a temperature control system configured to maintain the interior at a temperature such that the lithium hydride decomposes to produce hydrogen gas at a substantially equilibrium state. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064586 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - To provide a solid oxide fuel cell capable of executing a shutdown stop while sufficiently suppressing fuel cell oxidation. The present invention is a solid oxide fuel cell system having a fuel cell module, a fuel supply apparatus, a water supply apparatus, a generating air supply apparatus, a reformer, a fuel/exhaust gas passageway for guiding fuel/exhaust gas from a fuel supply apparatus through a reformer to outside; and a controller comprising a shutdown stop circuit; whereby the fuel/exhaust gas passageway functions as a mechanical pressure retention means, maintaining a pressure on the oxidant gas electrode side within the fuel cell module higher than atmospheric pressure, and maintaining a pressure on the fuel electrode side at a pressure higher than the pressure on the oxidant gas electrode side, until the fuel electrode temperature drops to a predetermined oxidation suppression temperature. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064587 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUEL CELL SYSTEM USING SUB-POWER CONDITIONING SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for controlling a fuel cell system. The apparatus includes a main power conditioning system which supplies output of normal stacks among a plurality of fuel cell stacks to a load, a sub-power conditioning system which supplies output of one or more deteriorated stacks among the fuel cell stacks to a load, a switching unit which changes a target to which output of each of the fuel cell stacks is connected, and a control unit which senses conditions of each of the fuel cell stacks and controls the switching unit. The apparatus prevents deterioration in performance of some stacks from affecting the other normal stacks. Furthermore, the deteriorated fuel cell stacks are separately controlled to provide power to a sub-load through a sub-power conditioning system. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064588 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUEL CELL SYSTEM - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for controlling a fuel cell system, including: a plurality of stack state detecting units for detecting respective states of a plurality of fuel cell stacks; a switching unit for connecting at least parts of the plurality of fuel cell stacks to each other in series or in parallel; and a control unit for detecting at least one degraded stack based on the states of the stacks detected by the plurality of stack state detecting units, and forming at least one degraded stack unit including the detected at least one degraded stack by controlling the operation of the switching unit, so the apparatus can quickly and easily connect the stacks to each other in series, in parallel or in series-parallel using cheap electric switches instead of using a plurality of power conditioning system (PCS). | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064589 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND ITS CONTROL METHOD - A fuel cell system includes; a fuel cell which generates electricity by using a fuel gas and an oxidant gas as reaction gases; current control means which controls current of a fuel cell; voltage control means which controls voltage of the fuel cell; and heat value control means which calculates a heat value required by the fuel cell system and decides a target current value of the current control means and a target voltage value of the voltage control means so as to generate the calculated necessary heat amount, thereby controlling the heat value. Thus, it is possible to supply a heat required for the fuel cell system without increasing the size of the fuel cell system. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064590 | SEAL PLATE AND FUEL CELL STACK USING THE SAME - A fuel cell stack includes at least two cell modules adjacent to each other, the at least two cell modules each being formed by stacking a plurality of fuel cells into an integrated unit and a seal plate interposed in a cooling flow channel defined between separators of the at least two cell modules, the cooling flow channel configured to allow a cooling fluid to flow therethrough. The seal plate includes a manifold portion in which a plurality of manifold holes are formed to allow two power-generation gases to flow separately through the plurality of manifold holes and through the plurality of fuel cells and a seal member provided along a peripheral portion of each of the plurality of manifold holes to provide sealing for a corresponding one of the two power-generation gases flowing through the manifold hole. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064591 | HEATER AND METHOD OF OPERATING - A heater includes a heater housing extending along a heater axis. A fuel cell stack assembly is disposed within the heater housing and includes a plurality of fuel cells which convert chemical energy from a fuel into heat and electricity through a chemical reaction with an oxidizing agent. An electric resistive heating element is disposed within the heater housing. A positive conductor is disposed within the heater housing and is connected to the fuel cell stack assembly and to the electric resistive heating element and a negative conductor is connected to the fuel cell stack assembly and to the electric resistive heating element. The electric resistive heating element is arranged to elevate the fuel cell stack assembly from a first inactive temperature to a second active temperature. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064592 | HEATER AND METHOD OF OPERATING - A heater includes a heater housing extending along a heater axis. A fuel cell stack assembly is disposed within the heater housing and includes a plurality of fuel cells which convert chemical energy from a fuel into heat and electricity through a chemical reaction with an oxidizing agent. A combustor disposed within the heater housing receives an anode exhaust and a cathode exhaust from the fuel cell stack assembly and combusts a mixture of the anode exhaust and the cathode exhaust to produce a heated combustor exhaust. The combustor includes a combustor exhaust outlet for discharging the heated combustor exhaust into the heater housing. The heater housing is heated by the fuel cell stack assembly and the heated combustor exhaust. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064593 | HEATER - A heater includes a fuel cell stack assembly disposed within a heater housing and includes a plurality of fuel cells which convert chemical energy from a fuel into heat and electricity through a chemical reaction with an oxidizing agent. A combustor disposed within the heater housing receives an anode exhaust and a cathode exhaust from the fuel cell stack assembly and combusts a mixture of the anode exhaust and the cathode exhaust to produce a heated combustor exhaust. The combustor includes a combustor exhaust outlet for discharging the heated combustor exhaust into the heater housing. A baffle disposed around the fuel cell stack assembly and the combustor defines a heat transfer channel radially between the heater housing and the baffle. A flow director in fluid communication with the combustor exhaust outlet and the heat transfer channel communicates the heated combustor exhaust to the heat transfer channel. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064594 | HEATER AND SUPPORTING STRUCTURE THEREOF - A heater includes a heater housing with a support plate secured to one end. A fuel cell stack assembly is disposed within the heater housing and includes a plurality of fuel cells which convert chemical energy from a fuel into heat and electricity through a chemical reaction with an oxidizing agent. The fuel cell stack assembly includes a fuel cell manifold for receiving the fuel and distributing the fuel to the plurality of fuel cells and for receiving the oxidizing agent and distributing the oxidizing agent to the plurality of fuel cells. A fuel supply conduit supplies the fuel to the fuel cell manifold and an oxidizing agent supply conduit supplies the oxidizing agent to the fuel cell manifold. The fuel cell stack assembly is supported on the support plate by one of the fuel supply conduit and the oxidizing agent supply conduit. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064595 | FLUID TUBE INCREASING UNIFORMITY OF FLUID FLOW AND APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A fluid tube includes: a first fluid tube; a second fluid tube connected to the first fluid tube; and a flow velocity equalizer in the second fluid tube, where the flow velocity equalizer increases a uniformity of fluid flow passed therethrough, the second fluid tube is wider than the first fluid tube, and the flow velocity equalizer includes a diverging tube and a converging tube. The fluid tube may further include a fluid divider between the flow velocity equalizer and the first fluid tube. The diverging tube of the flow velocity equalizer may have a width increasing in a fluid flow direction, and the converging tube of the flow velocity equalizer may include a plurality of converging tubes having widths decreasing in the fluid flow direction. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064596 | Process for Forming a Metal Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cell - A process for forming a metal supported solid oxide fuel cell is provided. The process can include the steps of: a) applying a green anode layer including nickel oxide and a rare earth-doped ceria to a metal substrate; b) prefiring the anode layer under non-reducing conditions to form a composite; c) firing the composite in a reducing atmosphere to form a sintered cermet; d) providing an electrolyte; and e) providing a cathode; wherein the reducing atmosphere comprises an oxygen source, a metal supported solid oxide fuel cell formed during this process, fuel cell stacks and the use of these fuel cells. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064597 | Metal Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cell - A process for forming a metal supported solid oxide fuel cell, the process comprising the steps of: a) applying a green anode layer including nickel oxide, copper oxide and a rare earth-doped ceria to a metal substrate; b) firing the green anode layer to form a composite including oxides of nickel, copper, and a rare earth-doped ceria; c) providing an electrolyte; and d) providing a cathode. Metal supported solid oxide fuel cells comprising an anode a cathode and an electrolyte, wherein the anode includes nickel, copper and a rare earth-doped ceria, fuel cell stacks and uses of these fuel cells. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064598 | FUEL CELL STACK SEALING METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS - Methods, apparatus, and systems for improving and/or simplifying one or more seals in a fuel cell stack, such as a vehicle fuel cell stack. In some implementations, a plate or assembly for the stack may be extruded through an extrusion die so as to create a plate comprising a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of cavities disposed between the top and bottom surfaces. At least a subset of the cavities may be filled with a cavity-filler material distinct from a material used to form the plate, such as a foam material. One or more headers, such as grommet seals, may then be overmolded into the plate to form corresponding conduits between the top surface and the bottom surface of the plate/assembly. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064599 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE UNITS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE FUEL CELLS WITH IMPROVED STABILITY - The present invention relates to membrane electrode units (MEU) for high temperature fuel cells having an improved stability and a process for their manufacture. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064600 | FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME, AND BONDING PART MANUFACTURING METHOD AND DEVICE - The present invention relates to a fuel cell assembly and method of manufacturing same, and a bonding part manufacturing method and device. For instance, in a resin frame, a depression part is subsidence formed from a lower-end face toward an upper-end face, and a housing hole is pass-through formed from a top surface of the depression part toward the upper-end face. For instance, the depression part, a cathode-side electrode and an electrolyte film are housed, and in such a circumstance, an anode-side electrode is housed in the housing hole. A portion of the resin frame permeates a gas diffusion layer which configures the anode-side electrode and is a porous body. Via the permeated site, the resin frame and the gas diffusion layer (anode-side electrode) are integrally bonded. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064601 | HIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT ELECTROLYTE AND USE THEREOF - The present invention aims to provide a hydrocarbon-based polymer electrolyte which is excellent in processability and proton conductivity, especially proton conductivity at low water content, and a membrane thereof. The polymer electrolyte contains, in its main chain, a repeating unit represented by the following formula (1): | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064602 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, A METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME, AND A MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed are a polymer electrolyte membrane, a method for manufacturing the same and a membrane-electrode assembly comprising the same, the polymer electrolyte membrane includes a hydrocarbon-containing ion conductive layer; and a fluorine-containing ion conductor discontinuously dispersed on the hydrocarbon-containing ion conductive layer. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064603 | FLEXIBLE ELECTRICAL DEVICES AND METHODS - Flexible electrical devices are provided that include a coated inner carbon nanotube electrode that has an exterior surface, an outer carbon nanotube electrode disposed on the exterior surface of the coated inner carbon nanotube electrode, and an overlap region in which the coated inner carbon nanotube electrode and the outer carbon nanotube electrode overlap one another, in which the device has a fiber-like geometry and first and second electrode ends. Methods are provided for fabricating an electrical component that includes a flexible electrical component having a fiber-like geometry and includes carbon nanotube electrodes. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064604 | POLYMER-SUPPORTED ELECTRODES CONTAINING MULTI-ATOMIC CLUSTERS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - Atomic mixed metal electrodes, including electrodes containing a conductive polymer-mixed metal complex, as well as methods of making and using the same, are disclosed. In some embodiments, the atomic mixed metal electrode can be described as a conductive polymer-coated electrode having mixed metal clusters complexed to the conductive polymer at levels of between 2 and 10 metal atoms. A method for preparing the conductive polymer-mixed metal complexes is disclosed that can deposit metal atoms one at a time into a complex with the conductive polymer, allowing for highly tailored atomic clusters. A method of oxidizing alcohols, and the application to devices such as fuel cells are also disclosed. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064605 | IN-MEMBRANE MICRO FUEL CELL - An in-membrane micro fuel cell comprises an electrically-insulating membrane that is permissive to the flow of cations, such as protons, and a pair of electrodes deposited on channels formed in the membrane. The channels are arranged as conduits for fluids, and define a membrane ridge between the channels. The electrodes are porous and include catalysts for promoting the liberation of a proton and an electron from a chemical species and/or or the recombination of a proton and an electron with a chemical specie. The fuel cell may be provided a biosensor, an electrochemical sensor, a microfluidic device, or other microscale devices fabricated in the fuel cell membrane. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064606 | ASSEMBLY OF A POROUS METAL DIFFUSION SUBSTRATE AND A POLYMERIC SEPARATOR MEMBRANE - The invention relates to an assembly of a porous metallic gas diffusion substrate and a polymeric separator membrane for use in an alkaline electrolyser or alkaline fuel cell. The polymeric separator membrane of the assembly comprises inorganic hydrophilic particulates dispersed in an organic polymeric binder. The polymeric separator membrane is gas tight when filled with electrolyte. The polymeric separator membrane is penetrating into at least a top portion of the porous metallic gas diffusion substrate. Also disclosed is a method to produce such an assembly via coating a paste on a porous metallic gas diffusion substrate. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064607 | CATALYST FOR HYDROCARBON-FUELED SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is an electrode catalyst for a hydrocarbon-fueled solid oxide fuel cell. The electrode catalyst includes ceria supports and iridium-nickel alloy nanoparticles dispersed on the surfaces of the ceria supports. The electrode catalyst can be inhibited from carbon deposition, a general phenomenon in conventional hydrocarbon-fueled solid oxide fuel cells. Therefore, the catalytic activity of the electrode catalyst can be maintained even at high temperature for a long period of time. In addition, the electrode catalyst contains a minimum amount of a platinum group metal for inhibiting the occurrence of carbon deposition and has a maximized surface area. Therefore, the electrode catalyst exhibits improved catalytic activity and can be produced at greatly reduced cost while suppressing the occurrence of carbon deposition. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064608 | SELF-SUPPORTED CATALYST AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A catalyst consisting of structurally ordered mesoporous carbon containing a transition metal and a method for preparing the same are provided. The method for preparing the catalyst includes forming a mixture of a carbon precursor and structurally ordered mesoporous silica, carbonizing the mixture to form a composite, and removing mesoporous silica from the composite. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064609 | IONOMERS WITH IONIC GROUPS IN THE SIDE CHAIN - Ionomers and ionomer membranes, consisting of a non-fluorinated or partly fluorinated non-, partly or fully-aromatic main chain and a non- or partly-fluorinated side chain with ionic groups or their non-ionic precursors, have a positive impact on the proton conductivity of the ionomers. Various processes produce these polymeric proton conductors. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064610 | FUEL CELL MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - A production method for a fuel cell membrane-electrode assembly which may include the steps of preparing a catalyst ink that contains a metal catalyst nanoparticle of 0.3 nm to 100 nm in primary particle diameter which is not supported on a support, an electrolyte resin, and a water-based solvent and forming a non-supported-catalyst containing catalyst layer by using the catalyst ink, as a catalyst layer that is included in at least one of a fuel electrode side and an oxidant electrode side in the fuel cell membrane-electrode assembly that has a fuel electrode at one surface side of an electrolyte membrane, and an oxidant electrode at another surface side of the electrolyte membrane. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064611 | Extreme Ultraviolet (Euv) Mask And Method Of Fabricating The Euv Mask - A Cu-containing material is provided as an absorber layer of an EUV mask. With the absorber layer of the Cu-containing material, the same lithography performance of a conventional absorber in 70 nm thickness of TaBN can be achieved by only a 30-nm thickness of the absorber layer according to the various embodiments of the present disclosure. Furthermore, the out-off-band (OOB) flare of the radiation light in 193-257 nm can be reduced so as to achieve the better lithography performance. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064612 | HARDMASK - This invention provides a composition containing an organometallic compound having a chromophore moiety in the metal polymer backbone which allows a wider range of n/k values such that substrate reflectivity can be controlled under various conditions. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064613 | NEGATIVE-WORKING PHOTOSENSITIVE SILOXANE COMPOSITION | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064614 | HIGH SPEED CHARGE TRANSPORT LAYER - A photoreceptor includes a substrate a charge generating layer disposed on the substrate and a charge transport layer disposed on the charge generating layer, the charge transport layer includes a hole transport molecule, a fluorinated diol, and a leveling agent, the charge transport layer is substantially free of a polymer binder and catalyst, and has a post-discharge voltage of less than about 10 volts. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064615 | BRILLIANT TONER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, AND TONER CARTRIDGE - A brilliant toner contains a metallic pigment and a binder resin, and content of Zn is from 0.00005% by weight to 1.0% by weight. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064616 | ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER - An electrostatic latent image developing toner includes a toner base particle which contains at least a binder resin, and has a domain-matrix structure, in which a matrix contains a styrene-acrylic resin, a domain contains an amorphous resin which is formed by combining a vinyl-based polymerized segment and a polyester-based polymerized segment, and the domain containing the amorphous resin and having a diameter of 100 nm or larger has a number-average domain diameter which falls in the range from 150 to 1000 nm. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064617 | TONER - A toner has toner particles including a binder resin, a colorant, an ester wax and a hydrocarbon wax; and inorganic fine particles. The ester wax includes an ester compound having a structure represented by formula (1): R | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064618 | BLACK TONER CONTAINING COMPOUND HAVING AZO SKELETON - A toner comprising toner particles, each of which contains a binder resin, a compound in which a polymer portion is bound to an azo skeleton structure are linked, and carbon black. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064619 | Emulsion Aggregation Toner Formulation - An emulsion aggregation toner formulation for electrophotography and a method for preparation thereof. The emulsion aggregation toner formulation includes a polyester resin emulsion formed using an extruded polyester binder resin. The extruded polyester binder resin is formed using a plurality of pre-emulsified crosslinked polyester binder resins. Further, the emulsion aggregation toner formulation comprises at least one colorant dispersion and a wax dispersion. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064620 | PHOTOACID GENERATOR, PHOTORESIST, COATED SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD OF FORMING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A photoacid generator compound has formula (1) | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064621 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT DEVICE AND METHOD OF APPLYING TREATMENT SOLUTION - Provided is a substrate treatment device. The device includes: a substrate support member supporting a substrate to be treated; a rotation driving member rotating the substrate support member; a container provided around the substrate support member; and a treatment solution supply unit including a photoresist nozzle for supplying a photoresist to a top surface of the substrate, wherein the photoresist nozzle starts supplying the photoresist while the substrate support member rotates at a first supply speed and stops supplying the photoresist while the substrate support member rotates at a second supply speed decelerated from the first supply speed. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064622 | COMPOUND, RESIN, PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHOTORESIST PATTERN - A compound represented by formula (I): | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064623 | NOVEL COMPOUND AND PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION - A novel compound having satisfactory sensitivity (base generating performance), a photosensitive resin composition containing the compound as a photo-initiator, and a cured product of the composition are provided. Specifically, a compound represented by general formula (1) (compound (1)), a photosensitive resin composition containing (A) a photo-initiator including at least one compound (1) and (B) a photosensitive resin are provided. Preferred are the compound (1) in which R | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064624 | OXIME ESTER PHOTOINITIATORS - Oxime ester compounds of the formula I, II, III, IV or V, wherein Z is for example (formula A); Z | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064625 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a method for producing a resist composition used in a process for producing a semiconductor apparatus, the method including the steps of:
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| 20150064626 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - A positive resist composition is provided comprising a polymer comprising recurring units having a carboxyl and/or phenolic hydroxyl group substituted with an acid labile group and recurring units of tert-butyl or tert-amyl-substituted hydroxyphenyl methacrylate and having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000-500,000. The resist composition has a satisfactory effect of suppressing acid diffusion and a high resolution, and forms a pattern of good profile and minimal edge roughness after exposure. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064627 | PATTERNING METHOD USING ELECTRON BEAM AND EXPOSURE SYSTEM CONFIGURED TO PERFORM THE SAME - A patterning method may employ a particle beam, such as an electron beam (E-beam) and an exposure system that may include preparing an exposure layout defining a spatial distribution of an E-beam, performing an E-beam exposure process to a mask layer, based on the exposure layout, performing a developing process to the mask layer to form mask patterns including a first pattern. The first pattern may be a single solid pattern, and the exposure layout may include a first data associated with a plurality of E-beam conditions defined for a first region corresponding to the first pattern. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064628 | METHODS FOR MAKING MICRO- AND NANO-SCALE CONDUCTIVE GRIDS FOR TRANSPARENT ELECTRODES AND POLARIZERS BY ROLL TO ROLL OPTICAL LITHOGRAPHY - Methods of micro- and nano-patterning substrates to form transparent conductive electrode structures or polarizers by continuous near-field optical nanolithography methods using a roll-type photomask or phase-shift mask are provided. In such methods, a near-field optical nanolithography technique uses a phase-shift or photo-mask roller that comprises a rigid patterned externally exposed surface that transfers a pattern to an underlying substrate. The roller device may have an internally disposed radiation source that generates radiation that passes through the rigid patterned surface to the substrate during the patterning process. Sub-wavelength resolution is achieved using near-field exposure of photoresist material through the cylindrical rigid phase-mask, allowing dynamic and high throughput continuous patterning. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064629 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MICROLENSES - A manufacturing method of microlenses includes providing a substrate; forming a microlens material on the substrate; disposing a mask over the microlens material; performing an exposure process by a radiant beam emitted to the microlens material via the mask; performing a developing process on the microlens material; and forming microlenses by performing a reflow process on the microlens material. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064630 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PROVIDING SPACED LITHOGRAPHY FEATURES ON A SUBSTRATE BY SELF-ASSEMBLY OF BLOCK COPOLYMERS - A method is disclosed to form a row of mutually spaced elongate lithography features along an axis on a substrate, for instance for use as contact electrodes for a NAND device. The method involves directing alignment of self-assemblable block copolymer (BCP) composition in a trench in a resist layer on the substrate, having the substrate as base, with an epitaxy feature in the trench to cause the ordered BCP layer to have elongate domains stretching across the trench width, substantially parallel to each other and to the substrate. The ordered BCP layer is then used as a resist to pattern the substrate. A BCP composition adapted to assemble with spaced discontinuous elongate elliptical domains is disclosed. The method may allow for sub-resolution contact arrays to be formed using UV lithography. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064631 | HIGH TEMPERATURE COMBUSTION CATALYST - A supported precious metal catalyst for the high-temperature combustion of a hydrocarbon includes 1-10% by weight in total of one or more precious metals on a refractory metal oxide support material, and 1-20% by weight in total of one or more stabilizing metals selected from rare earths and Groups IA, IIA, and IIIA of the periodic table of the elements, wherein at least part of the precious metal is present as a mixed metal oxide with one or more of the stabilizing metals. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064632 | FLUID FUEL BURNING DEVICE - A fluid fuel burning device, comprising: an elongated combustion compartment comprising side walls, where distal end is open allowing fluid communication from inside the combustion compartment and out of compartment; an insulation layer arranged on the inner surface of the side walls and/or on an inner surface of the proximal end of the compartment, preventing heat inside the compartment from radiating away from the compartment from the side walls and/or the proximal end, air flow means for providing a current of air, a fuel nozzle for aerification of the fluid fuel inside the combustion compartment, fuel feeding means for feeding fluid fuel to the fuel nozzle, pressure providing means for applying pressure to the fluid fuel fed via the fuel feeding means, and where the insulation layer comprises a heat absorbent layer that is of a temperature retentive material and radiating heat from the absorbent layer into the combustion compartment. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064633 | MULTI-TOOL LIGHTER - A lighter houses tools commonly used in smoking hand rolled cigarettes, pipes, and THC (medicinal marijuana). The tools housed in the lighter may include a poke tool and/or a tweezers and dab combination tool. The tools may swing out from the lighter housing into an open position where they may be used. The lighter housing may act as a handle for the tools while in an open position. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064634 | ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT CANDLE HOLDER JAR - An adjustable height holder jar for consumable items includes a stack of accurately fitted rings forming the side atop a closed bottom section. The jar is intended to be factory filled with scented candle wax with a typical wick in the center or with a collection of consumable items, such as food item pieces or hardware fasteners, such as screws or nails. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064635 | Wick of Flame Device - A wick configured from a single metallic meshed wick material continuously includes a spiral section with a shape including at least one loop, a folded section with a shape including a fold, a first length extending away from the spiral section to the fold and along a first imaginary plane and a second length extending from the fold to the spiral section and along a second imaginary plane, and a wrapped section with a shape including at least one contour conforming shapes of the spiral and folded sections. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064636 | DUAL VENTURI FOR WATER HEATER - Provided is a dual venturi having: a tubular part; a body part, for opening/closing the flow of secondary air by rotating in the horizontal plane and vertical plane directions, the horizontal plane direction being the cross-sectional direction of the tubular part and the vertical plane direction being perpendicular to the horizontal plane; a central passageway, becoming the passageway for primary air; a damper part, and a damper part-side secondary gas outlet; a driving part, for rotationally driving the damper part in the horizontal and vertical planes; a gas inlet-side primary gas outlet connected openly to the damper part-side primary gas outlet; and a gas inlet for introducing gas into the tubular part via the damper part, which openly connects selectively to the damper part-side secondary gas outlet on the basis of the rotational position of the damper part, and for forming the rotational shaft of the damper part along with the rotational shaft of the driving part. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064637 | DUAL VENTURI FOR WATER HEATER - A dual venturi having a tubular part having primary and secondary passageways, wherein a primary gas inlet is provided on the side wall of the primary passageway; a body part, for opening/closing the flow of secondary air by rotating in horizontal plane and vertical plane directions, the horizontal plane direction being the cross-sectional direction of the tubular part and the vertical plane direction being perpendicular to the horizontal plane; a damper part having a damper part-side secondary gas outlet; a driving part, for rotationally driving the damper part in the horizontal and vertical planes; and a secondary gas inlet, which openly connects selectively to the damper part-side secondary gas outlet on the basis of the rotational position of the damper part, and for forming the rotational shaft of the damper part along with the rotational shaft of the driving part. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064638 | ERASING APPARATUS AND COOLING METHOD - An erasing apparatus includes a path configured to carry a sheet, and an erasing unit arranged on the path and configured to erase an image on the sheet by heating the sheet. The erasing apparatus further includes a fan configured to blow air downstream from the erasing unit in a sheet carrying direction, and a shutter disposed between the fan and the erasing unit and movable to control the amount of air blown by the fan from reaching the erasing unit. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064639 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT OF AN ENCLOSURE - In accordance with aspects of the present disclosure, a system and method of controlling the internal environment of an enclosure is provided. The system and method includes either increasing or decreasing the temperature of the enclosure to a predetermined target under normal operating conditions. The system and method further includes selectively engaging a trip condition in response to an overheat limit temperature. During the trip condition, the power relays for the fixture will be opened until the enclosure internal temperature has dropped. The system and method uses various sensors to control environmental conditions and may be controlled remotely. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064640 | VIBRATING ORTHODONTIC DEVICE - The present invention relates to a vibrating orthodontic device ( | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064641 | INDIRECT BONDING TRAYS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Indirect bonding trays and methods for making and using the same may include an indirect bonding tray which is created by use of a three-dimensional printer or similar functioning device. The indirect bonding trays may include flex hinges or tear-away areas for facilitating removal from a set of teeth. The method of making the indirect bonding tray may include obtaining a digital representation of the teeth; placing one or more digital brackets on the teeth and printing or otherwise forming an indirect bonding tray based on the digital representational of the teeth and digital brackets. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064642 | Dynamic Bracket System - This invention is a dynamic orthodontic bracket system which allows brackets to be adjusted for particular angulations required for each individual tooth of a patient, while the frames are continuously attached to tooth surface. The orthodontist manually adjusts the relationship of a bracket and a frame during treatment eliminating the necessity of a full repositioning of all components. The bracket can be locked or unlocked within the frame with the use of a plate having a tapered thickness. The bracket is positioned such that it can move in various directions to achieve a proper angulation for tooth repositioning. The exterior of the frame can also be textured to provide more secure attachment to the surface of the tooth. This system leads to lower treatment cost, a more stable bracket system, and quicker adjustments of the orthodontic bracket system. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064643 | Visualization Apparatus And System For Enhanced Hand-eye Coordination - A visualization apparatus and a system for enhancing hand-eye coordination during a medical procedure are provided. The visualization apparatus includes an elongate support member, a head member, an operating head element, and a processor. The head member connected to the elongate support member at a predetermined angle includes an angled wall for mounting a reflector. The operating head element connected to an upper end of the head member mounts and supports an objective lens. The objective lens focuses light from an operating field to a reflector to create an image of the operating field. An eyepiece lens accommodated in the elongate support member or the head member magnifies the created image. The processor operatively communicating with an image receiver processes and transmits the magnified image to a viewer. The orientation of the magnified image on the viewer is similar to the orientation of the operating field, thereby enhancing hand-eye coordination. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064644 | Method for Using Radiopaque Dental Impression Material - The invention could be a method of operating a scanning dental combination comprising the following steps, providing a prosthesis device having an artificial base supporting one or more artificial teeth; providing a radiopaque dental impression material that can form a physical impression of a portion of a mouth of patient, the portion of a mouth of patient being used to support the dental prosthesis device; using the radiopaque dental impression material to make an impression of the portion of the mouth of the patient; forming a combination of the radiographic dental impression material and dental prosthesis device; and scanning the combination with a radiographic scanning machine to create at least one digital file of a radiographic-based image of the combination. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064645 | Photocatalytic Teeth Whitening - The present disclosure relates to devices, methods and kits for accelerating the rate of whitening of teeth using an oxidizing agent, a photocatalytic agent, and a portable lightsource. | 2015-03-05 |
| 20150064646 | CANNULAE FOR EVACUATING SALIVA AND/OR BLOOD FLOW - A cannula for evacuating irrigation fluid, saliva and/or blood for use in the dental field is formed of three interconnected tubular conduits and includes two hollow tube members one of which includes a first aperture formed on a buttressed plate parallel to the first tubular member, a second aperture being located on an upper part of the distal portion of the second tubular member allowing simplified placement and removal by engaging forceps in the apertures and use of the cannula with a first branch of the cannula inserted between the teeth and the tongue of a patient and the second branch of the cannula inserted between the teeth and the cheek of the patient. | 2015-03-05 |
