11th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 38 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110064975 | Rechargeable Battery - In a rechargeable battery, a case is combined with an upper surface of a bare cell by being fixed to a lead plate electrically coupling a protection circuit board of a protection circuit module to the bare cell. Alternatively, the case is combined with the bare cell by being fixed to the protection circuit board so as not to be separated from the bare cell, thereby improving the reliability of the products. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064976 | FUEL CELL VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING FUEL CELL AND STORAGE BATTERY PROVIDED IN THE FUEL CELL VEHICLE - A fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell, a storage battery, a fuel-cell-output-controller, and a remaining-capacity-detector. An output of the fuel cell is supplied to a load. An output of the storage battery is supplied to the load. The fuel-cell-output-controller is configured to control the output of the fuel cell. The remaining-capacity-detector is configured to detect a current remaining capacity in the storage battery. The fuel-cell-output-controller is configured to determine and control a reference output value for the output of the fuel cell in accordance with a change in the current remaining capacity in the storage battery, and configured to increase the reference output value as an output of the load becomes higher referring to a state of the output of the load for a specific period of time. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064977 | Leadless Starting Accumulator Batter, Processing Method and Its Use, Particularly for Combustion Engines and Motor Vehicles - Accumulator battery, the processing method and its use, especially for combustion engines and motor vehicles, consist in serial-parallel connection of at least one or more NiMH—Nickel-metal hydride cells and or Li-Pol—Lithium-Ion cells and or Li-Pol—Lithium polymer cells and ultracapacitors. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064978 | SURGICAL TOOL - A battery pack for a use with a powered surgical tool. The battery pack may include a housing with an outer wall and opposing first and second ends. The housing may include an elongated shape that extends between the first and second ends. A first member may extend across the first end of the housing and include a first aperture, and a second end member may extend across the second end of the housing and may include a second aperture. A passage may extend through the housing with a first end that aligns with the first aperture and a second end that aligns with the second aperture. The housing may be sized for a plurality of storage locations positioned between the first and second members and around the passage, and each of the storage locations may be configured to store a power cell. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064979 | CYLINDRICAL BATTERY - The opening of a cylindrical battery case 1 with a bottom is sealed by a seal assembly 5. The seal assembly 5 has an upper valve plate 13, a lower valve plate 15, and a bottom plate 16. The bottom plate 16 has inner gas vent holes 21. When the inner gas vent holes 21 are viewed from the axial direction of the battery case 1, at least a part of each inner gas vent hole 21 overlaps a valve-hole forming portion | 2011-03-17 |
20110064980 | CATHODIC ACTIVE MATERIAL , CATHODE, AND NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - A cathodic active material according to the present invention has a composition represented by general formula (1): | 2011-03-17 |
20110064981 | SCALABLE INTELLIGENT POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A scalable intelligent power-supply system and method capable of powering a defined load for a specified period of time is disclosed and claimed. Multiple external AC and DC inputs supply power to the system if available and required. An internal DC input from a back-up energy source is on board. The back-up energy source is scalable by adding additional energy cartridges such as batteries in racks mounted within frames of the system. The AC and DC inputs (including the internal DC input) are controlled, measured, sensed, and converted by circuitry controlled by the microprocessor into multiple AC and/or DC outputs. A microprocessor manages power input to, within, and output from the system. The performance of a Lithium-ion batteries used to power an automobile can be determined on the basis individual battery packs or individual battery cells within the packs. This enables the clusters or groups of Lithium ion batteries to be used in a vehicle such that these clusters operate and function as a “gas” tank or more appropriately as an “energy” tank. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064982 | FIXING MECHANISM - A fixing mechanism includes a battery cover, a latching member fixed to the battery cover, and a battery sleeve. The latching member includes a limiting protrusion and a latching protrusion adjacent to the limiting protrusion. The battery sleeve defines an open end to receive a battery. The battery sleeve further includes a limiting portion defined in an inner surface thereof adjacent to the open end, and a latching portion defined in the inner surface thereof below the limiting portion. The battery cover and the latching member rotatably engage with the battery sleeve to seal the open end. The latching protrusion is movably locked in the latching portion and the rotation of the limiting protrusion is limited by the limiting portion. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064983 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is a highly safe portable electronic device having a secondary battery as a power source, and including a housing, an electronic device body housed in the housing, and a battery housing portion housed in the housing, in which a surface is inhibited from being locally heated to high temperature. In the portable electronic device, the battery housing portion is a molding with a battery fitting portion for fitting the secondary battery therein, and the battery fitting portion has provided on its surface a heat-insulating layer having a thickness of from 500 to 3000 μm and a thermal conductivity of 0.2 W/m·K or lower. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064984 | SOLAR BATTERY MODULE SUBSTRATE AND SOLAR BATTERY MODULE - A solar battery module substrate includes an insulating substrate on which a conductive pattern and an insulating protective film are formed, the conductive pattern including: cathode mounting terminals each of which is to be connected with a cathode of a solar battery cell; anode mounting terminals each of which is to be connected with an anode of the solar battery cell; and first module wiring, the first module wiring connecting a cathode mounting terminal to be connected with a cathode of one solar battery cell with an anode mounting terminal to be connected with an anode of another solar battery cell connected in series with said one solar battery cell, the insulating protective film having at least one opening for exposing the cathode mounting terminal and the anode mounting terminal, and the opening being positioned inside a portion of the solar battery module substrate on which portion the solar battery cell is to be projected. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064985 | BATTERY CARTRIDGE HAVING ELASTIC PRESSING MEMBER, AND BATTERY MODULE CONTAINING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a battery cartridge configured in a frame structure to mount a plate-shaped battery cell therein, the battery cartridge comprising a pair of plate-shaped frames configured to fix the outer circumference of the battery cell in a state in which at least one side of the battery cell is open, wherein each of the frames is provided at the outside thereof with an elastic pressing member configured to fix a heat dissipation member to the open side of the battery cell in a tight contact manner upon manufacture of a battery module. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064986 | WIRE ARRANGEMENT BODY, BUSBAR MODULE AND POWER-SUPPLY UNIT - A wire arrangement body includes: a wire arrangement groove portion of a groove shape that receives one or more wires; a lid portion that is rotatably connected to the wire arrangement groove portion about a first hinge and covers the wire arrangement groove portion so as to seal a groove opening of the wire arrangement groove portion; and a wire drawing piece that is rotatably connected to the lid portion about a second hinge. The wire arrangement body is provided so that a rotation axis of the second hinge crosses at a right angle to a rotation axis of the first hinge. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064987 | WIRE ARRANGEMENT BODY, BUSBAR MODULE AND POWER-SUPPLY UNIT - A wire arrangement body includes: a wire arrangement groove portion of a tank shape that has a bottom wall portion and both side wall portions; a lid portion that is rotatably connected to one side wall portion of the wire arrangement groove portion through a hinge and covers the wire arrangement groove portion so as to seal a groove opening of the wire arrangement groove portion; and an engagement portion that causes the lid portion to engage with the other side wall portion of the wire arrangement groove portion when the lid portion covers the wire arrangement groove portion. The wire arrangement body is provided so that a center position of the hinge and a center position of the engagement portion are aligned in parallel with a width direction of the wire arrangement body. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064988 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode, and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution obtained by dissolving lithium salt to a non-aqueous solvent. The separator includes a porous substrate having pores; and a porous coating layer located on at least one surface of the porous substrate and having inorganic particles and a binder polymer, the inorganic particles being connected and fixed to each other by means of the binder polymer, the porous coating layer having pores therein formed by interstitial volumes among the inorganic particles. The non-aqueous solvent is a high-viscous non-aqueous solvent having a viscosity of 1.4 cP or above at 25° C. This lithium secondary battery gives improved safety and excellent charging/discharging characteristics since it has the high-viscous non-aqueous solvent and the separator with good wettability against the solvent. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064989 | MEMBRANE FILE FOR BATTERIES, HAVING A SHUT-OFF FUNCTION - The invention relates to a biaxially oriented microporous film composed of at least two coextruded layers encompassing an external shut-off layer and another layer, wherein both layers contain a mixture of propylene homopolymer and propylene block copolymer and β-nucleation agent. The propylene block copolymer I of the other layer has a melting point exceeding 140° C. and the propylene block copolymer II of the external shut-off layer has a melting range starting at a temperature ranging from 50 to 120° C. The melting point of the propylene block copolymer I is greater than the melting point of the propylene block copolymer II. The film can be used as a separator in a primary or secondary battery. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064990 | MICRO-POROUS MULTI-LAYER MEMBRANE FILM BASED ON POLYPROPYLENE FOR BATTERIES WITH A CUT-OFF FUNCTION - The invention relates to a biaxially oriented microporous film composed of at least three coextruded layers encompassing an internal cut-off layer and two external layers, wherein all three layers contain a mixture of propylene homopolymer and propylene block copolymer and β-nucleation agent. The propylene block copolymer I of the external layers has a melting point exceeding 140° C. and the propylene block copolymer II of the internal layer has a melting range starting at a temperature ranging from 50 to 120° C. and the melting point of the propylene block copolymer I is greater than the melting point of the propylene block copolymer II. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064991 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a secondary battery and a method for manufacturing the same. The secondary battery includes an electrode assembly and a pouch, the electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and insulating the first electrode and the second electrode from each other, the pouch configured to have a bottom face and lateral faces extending from edges of the bottom face and including a cavity to accommodate the electrode assembly. The pouch includes at least one alignment protrusion provided on its lateral face, and the electrode assembly including at least one alignment hole provided at its edge, the at least one alignment hole corresponding to the alignment protrusion of the pouch. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064992 | BATTERY MODULE HAVING AN IMPROVED UNIT BATTERY ASSEMBLY COUPLING STRUCTURE - A battery module is provided. The battery module includes a battery body having a plurality of unit cells arranged in series and having a respective barrier disposed between adjacent unit cells. End plates are disposed on opposite outermost sides of the battery body. A fixing unit fixes together the end plates and the battery body by enclosing an outer circumference of an assembly of the end plates and the battery body. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064993 | BATTERY ARRAY WITH RELIABLE LOW-RESISTANCE CONNECTIONS - The battery array is provided with a plurality of battery cells | 2011-03-17 |
20110064994 | POWER SUPPLY ASSEMBLY - A power supply assembly composed of an electric storage device and an electric energy conversion device. The electric storage device includes two electrodes. The electric energy conversion device includes at least one lithium iron phosphate battery. The at least one battery is electrically connected with the electrodes. In light of this, the power supply assembly can have denser electric storage and higher discharge rate, such that power supply assembly can discharge stably, have a longer working life, and have preferable discharging effect under the low-temperature environment. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064995 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including an external surface, an electrolyte, a sealing tape including an adhesive layer attached to at least portion of an outer surface of the electrode assembly and contacting the external surface of the electrode assembly and a base sheet disposed on an adhesive layer and formed of a material having directionality, and a can receiving the electrode assembly, the electrolyte, and the sealing tape, wherein the base sheet loses directionality and is shrunk and deformed in shape by contact with the electrolyte, and at least portion of the base sheet contacts an inner surface of the can to prevent the electrode assembly from being freely moved within the can. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064996 | Secondary battery - A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly having a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a separator interposed between the positive and negative electrode plates, a can having at least one groove portion on an inner surface thereof, the electrode assembly being inserted into the can through an opening of the can to face the inner surface of the can, a cap assembly configured to seal the opening of the can, and an insulation case positioned in the can between the electrode assembly and the cap assembly, the insulation case including at least one protruding portion inserted into the groove portion of the can. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064997 | IMPACT RESISTANT BATTERY - An impact resistant battery incorporates one or more improvements that are designed to reduce or eliminate the risk of a fire or explosion caused by a projectile impact, electrical short, or otherwise. The battery is also designed to reduce the amount of structural damage caused by a projectile impact. The battery may have a housing that includes a self-sealing ionomer material. The battery may also be filled with materials that suppress flames and/or prevent the internal temperature from reaching an ignition point. | 2011-03-17 |
20110064998 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE FOR A LITHIUM BATTERY, LITHIUM BATTERY WHEREIN SAID ELECTROLYTE IS USED, AND HYDROXY-ACID DERIVATIVE FOR USE IN SAID ELECTROLYTE - Disclosed are (1) a nonaqueous electrolytic solution for lithium battery comprising an electrolyte dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, which contains at least one hydroxy acid derivative compound represented by the formulae (I) and (II) in an amount of from 0.01 to 10% by mass of the nonaqueous electrolytic solution, and which can improve the low-temperature and high-temperature cycle property thereof (wherein R | 2011-03-17 |
20110064999 | RETICULATED AND CONTROLLED POROSITY BATTERY STRUCTURES - The effective ionic conductivity in a composite structure is believed to decrease rapidly with volume fraction. A system, such as a bipolar device or energy storage device, has structures or components in which the diffusion length or path that electrodes or ions must traverse is minimized and the interfacial area exposed to the ions or electrons is maximized. The device includes components that can be reticulated or has a reticulated interface so that an interface area can be increased. The increased interfacial perimeter increases the available sites for reaction of ionic species. Many different reticulation patterns can be used. The aspect ratio of the reticulated features can be varied. Such bipolar devices can be fabricated by a variety of methods or procedures. A bipolar device having structures of reticulated interface can be tailored for the purposes of controlling and optimizing charge and discharge kinetics. A bipolar device having graded porosity structures can have improved transport properties because the diffusion controlling reaction kinetics can be modified. Graded porosity electrodes can be linearly or nonlinearly graded. A bipolar device having perforated structures also provides improved transport properties by removing tortuosity and reducing diffusion distance. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065000 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed herein is a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, including lithium transition metal oxide, where the lithium transition metal oxide is coated with carbon particles and a polymer resin at a surface thereof, and the polymer resin is a substance inactivated by an electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery and an organic solvent and has a melting point of at least 80° C. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065001 | Iron Oxyfluoride Electrodes for Electrochemical Energy Storage - The present invention provides electrochemical energy storage systems comprising metallolyte composites, iron fluoride composites and iron oxyfluoride composites. The present invention further provides methods for fabricating metallolyte composites. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065002 | Positive Electrode Active Material for Lithium Ion Battery, Positive Electrode for Secondary Battery using said Positive Electrode Active Material, and Lithium Ion Secondary Battery using Secondary Battery Positive Electrode - Provided is a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion battery, wherein the oil absorption of NMP (N-methylpyrrolidone) measured with a method that is compliant with JIS K5101-13-1 is 30 mL or more and 50 mL or less per 100 g of powder, and wherein [the positive electrode active material] is represented with Li | 2011-03-17 |
20110065003 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed herein is a cathode active material based on lithium nickel-manganese-cobalt oxide represented by Formula 1, wherein the lithium nickel-manganese-cobalt oxide has a nickel content of at least 40% among overall transition metals and is coated with a conductive polymer at a surface thereof. A lithium secondary battery having the disclosed cathode active material has advantages of not deteriorating electrical conductivity while enhancing high temperature stability, so as to efficiently provide high charge capacity. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065004 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An object is to increase the amount of ions capable of leaving and entering an active material so as to increase capacity of a secondary battery. The present invention relates to a manufacturing method of a power storage device including a positive electrode active material formed using a composite oxide containing at least alkali metal and transition metal. The method includes the steps of: forming a base layer over a support substrate; forming a layer of lithium iron phosphate or a layer of sodium iron phosphate over the base layer; and using a layer of single crystalline lithium iron phosphate having an olivine structure or a layer of single crystalline sodium iron phosphate having an olivine structure with crystal axes oriented in a <010> direction as the positive electrode material by converting the layer of lithium iron phosphate or the layer of sodium iron phosphate by a heat treatment. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065005 | ROTARY KILN AND BATTERY MATERIAL MANUFACTURED BY THE ROTARY KILN - A rotary kiln includes a cylindrical shell that rotates about its own axis and that has a heat treatment chamber provided radially inward of the shell. In the rotary kiln, a heat treatment is performed on a process material in the heat treatment chamber to manufacture a battery material. The shell is made of a carbon material. Since the shell is made of a carbon material, the rotary kiln can suppress contamination of metal scale, which adversely affects the battery material, into the battery material. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065006 | ALL-SOLID BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The all-solid battery has two electrode layers of a positive electrode and a negative electrode interposing a solid electrolyte layer therebetween, in which at least one of the electrode layers is composed of a sintered body of a mixed material including at least one or more types of electrode active material particles comprising electrode active material and solid electrolyte particles comprising solid electrolyte, and a portion of at least 30% by area of a grain boundary surrounding the electrode active material particles has a coating layer with a thickness of 1 to 200 nm. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065007 | ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL LAYER, ALL SOLID STATE BATTERY, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL LAYER, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ALL SOLID STATE BATTERY - An electrode active material layer includes an electrode active material and a sulfide solid state electrolyte material which is fused to a surface of the electrode active material and is substantially free of bridging sulfur. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065008 | ENZYME ELECTRODE AND FUEL CELL USING THE ENZYME ELECTRODE - Provided is an enzyme electrode in which oxidation-reduction reactions proceed with an enzyme acting as a catalyst, and the enzyme is modified to increase affinity and/or reaction rate with a reaction substrate or an electron transfer mediator by adding or inserting at least one codon encoding a particular amino acid residue to or into a base sequence encoding the enzyme, and is immobilized. Since the oxidation-reduction reactions on the electrode proceed highly efficiently, the enzyme electrode can cause to increase the obtained output of electric energy and thus can be suitably used in all types of fuel cells, biosensors, and electronic apparatuses. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065009 | IRON-AIR ACCUMULATOR WITH LITHIUM MEDIATOR - The invention relates to a half-cell including an electrode formed of an electron collector containing one or more transition metals from groups 4 to 12 of the Period Table of the Elements, and of an electrochemically active material present on the surface of the electron collector in the form of a nanostructured conversion film containing nanoparticles having an average diameter of between 1 nm and 1000 nm. The electrochemically active material contains at least one compound of the transition metal or the transition metals present in the electron collector. The invention further includes a continuous film of a lithium-ion conductive, solid electrolyte that is water- and air-impermeable and that is deposited directly onto, covering totally, the surface of the nanostructured active material of the electrode. The continuous film of solid electrolyte having a thickness of between 1 μm and 50 μm. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065010 | Fuel Reformer Integration With Carbon Dioxide Scrubbers - The invention as disclosed is the integration of a fuel reformer reactor and a carbon dioxide scrubbing reactor for use in high temperature fuel cells. The reformer is placed in series with and between two carbon dioxide scrubbers. Fuel gas from the fuel cell is passed through a first carbon dioxide scrubber where the fuel gas is heated, has carbon dioxide gas removed there from, and is passed to the reformer. The gas exiting the reformer is scrubbed and heated by the second carbon dioxide scrubber before the gas is supplied to the fuel cell. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065011 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR AND FUEL CELL POWER GENERATOR - There is provided a hydrogen generator that prevents supply of droplets to a reforming catalyst layer and that exhibits stable performance. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065012 | METHOD FOR SHUTTING DOWN FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A method for shutting down a fuel cell system includes: determining whether an outside air temperature is below a first predetermined reference temperature when a shutdown of a fuel cell system is detected; warming up the fuel cell stack by operating balance of plant components of the fuel cell system and a stack load using the power of the fuel cell stack, while the supply of hydrogen to the fuel cell stack is normally maintained, when the outside air temperature is below the first reference temperature; removing water in the fuel cell stack by passing air supplied by an air supply system through the stack load to supply heated air to a cathode of the fuel cell stack; and shutting down the fuel cell system by cutting off the supply of air after the removal of water. The method can eliminate or reduce cold start failure. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065013 | FUEL CELL STRACK START METHOD - A fuel cell stack start method is to provide in which without relying on oxidation and reduction condition of an anode, an output reduction of the fuel cell stack can be avoided. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065014 | CATALYST SUPPORT FOR FUEL CELL - A catalytic material for a fuel cell comprising a catalyst supported on a catalyst support, wherein the catalyst support comprises a Period IV transition metal phosphide is disclosed. A membrane electrode assembly (MEA) and fuel cell stack comprising such a catalytic material are similarly disclosed. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065015 | Solid oxide fuel cell - The solid oxide fuel cell of the present invention has a substrate ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110065016 | FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL LAYER - There is provided a fuel cell including a membrane electrode assembly having a cathode electrode, an electrolyte membrane, and an anode electrode in this order, and an anode collector layer. The anode collector layer includes a pair of first walls provided along two opposite sides. The membrane electrode assembly is fitted between the first walls such that the anode electrode faces the anode collector layer. A fuel cell layer employing the fuel cells is also provided. Preferably, the fuel cell further includes a pair of second walls formed on the pair of first walls. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065017 | CATALYST MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR REFORMING HYDROCARBON FUELS - In one embodiment, a composition for use in reforming is provided comprising a catalyst material comprising molybdenum dioxide and/or MO | 2011-03-17 |
20110065018 | ANION EXCHANGE POLYMER ELECTROLYTES - Solid anion exchange polymer electrolytes and compositions comprising chemical compounds comprising a polymeric core, a spacer A, and a guanidine base, wherein said chemical compound is uniformly dispersed in a suitable solvent and has the structure: | 2011-03-17 |
20110065019 | COMBINED CELL MODULE FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - A combined cell module for a solid oxide fuel cell includes: a first sub-cell; a second sub-cell; a connector between the first and second sub-cells, each of the first and second sub-cells having a hollow portion extending along its length direction, each of the first and second sub-cells including: a first electrode; a second electrode; an electrolyte layer between the first and second electrodes; and a support member extending along the length direction within the hollow portion, the support members of the first and second sub-cells being physically coupled to each other via the connector, and at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode of the first sub-cell being electrically coupled to at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode of the second sub-cell via the connector. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065020 | PROTON-CONDUCTING MEMBRANE AND ITS USE - A proton-conducting polymer membrane comprising at least one polyazole, at least one ionic liquid and at least one compound of the formula (P1) | 2011-03-17 |
20110065021 | Novel Sulfonic-Acid-Group-Containing Segmented Block Copolymer, Application Thereof, and Method of Manufacturing Novel Block Copolymer - [Object] To provide a proton exchange membrane for a fuel cell having excellent proton conductivity, lower property of swelling with hot water, and excellent durability, as well as a block copolymer forming the proton exchange membrane, and a composition, a molded product, a fuel cell proton exchange membrane electrode assembly, and a fuel cell. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065022 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - Disclosed herein is a solid oxide fuel cell, including: one or more unit cells, each being provided with a ceramic tubular support; a metal layer which is formed on an outer circumference of one end of each of the unit cells and collects a first electric current; a metal foam which is formed in each of the unit cells and collects a second electric current; and a manifold which is connected with one end of each of the unit cells to receive the first current collected in the metal layer and which is connected with the other end of each of the unit cells to receive the second current collected in the metal foam. The solid oxide fuel cell is advantageous in that since the metal foam and metal tube are employed, an additional current collector is not required, and the electric current generated from an internal electrode can be easily collected through a manifold by connecting the metal foam and metal tube with the manifold. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065023 | SEALING STRUCTURE AND ELECTRICITY SUPPLY DEVICE - An electricity supply device includes two conductive substrates, a chemical-electrical conversion module and a sealing structure. The chemical-electrical conversion module is disposed between the conductive substrates, and includes two diffusion units and a membrane electrode unit. One diffusion unit is disposed adjacent to one conductive substrate while the other diffusion unit is disposed adjacent to the other conductive substrate. The membrane electrode unit is disposed between the two diffusion units. The sealing structure includes a first protruding structure and a second protruding structure. One end of the first protruding structure is against to one conductive substrate. One end of the diffusion unit and one end of the membrane electrode unit are against to the inner side of one end of the first protruding structure. The second protruding structure is disposed next to the first protruding structure. At least one end of the second protruding structure is against to one end of the other diffusion unit and one end of the membrane electrode unit. Meanwhile, a sealing structure used in the electricity supply device is also disclosed. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065024 | STAINLESS STEEL SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL HAVING M/MNx AND MOyNz LAYER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a stainless steel separator for a fuel cell and method of manufacture. The stainless steel separator includes a stainless steel sheet, a first coating layer comprising metal/metal nitride films (M/MN | 2011-03-17 |
20110065025 | PROCESS OF PREPARING PT/SUPPORT OR PT ALLOY/SUPPORT CATALYST, THUS-PREPARED CATALYST AND FUEL CELL COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed is a method for preparing a platinum/support catalyst or a platinum alloy/support catalyst, including: a) preparing a dispersion solution including urea, a support and a water-soluble salt of at least one metal(s) having catalytic activity; (b) reacting the dispersion solution at high temperature so as to deposit the metal hydroxide particles derived from the at least one metal(s) on the support; and (c) reducing the metal hydroxide particles. The size and distribution of the platinum particles or platinum alloy particles are greatly improved by the use of urea. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065026 | FUEL CELL WITH CATALYST LAYER SUPPORTED ON FLOW FIELD PLATE - A fuel cell includes a plate system including a porous media having a surface that defines a plurality of channels configured to distribute gas throughout the plate system, and a catalyst layer in contact with the porous media. The porous media is configured to permit the gas to move from the channels, through the porous media, and to the catalyst layer. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065027 | FLARE CORRECTION METHOD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MASK FOR LITHOGRAPHY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - In one embodiment, a flare correction method is disclosed. The method can acquire a flare point spread function. The method can calculate a pattern density distribution in a first region of the mask, the distance from the pattern being equal to or shorter than a predetermined value in the first region. The method can calculate pattern coverage in a second region of the mask, the distance from the pattern being longer than the predetermined value. The method can calculate a first flare distribution with respect to the pattern by performing convolution integration between the flare point spread function corresponding to the first region and the pattern density distribution. The method can calculate a flare value corresponding to the second region by multiplying a value of integral of the flare point spread function corresponding to the second region by the pattern coverage. The method can calculate a second flare distribution by adding the flare value to the first flare distribution. In addition, the method can correct the pattern based on the second flare distribution. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065028 | PATTERN GENERATING METHOD, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MASK, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to the embodiments, each of a main pattern of a mask to be transferred onto a substrate by using a lithography process, a first assist pattern that improves a resolution of an on-substrate pattern obtained by transferring the main pattern onto the substrate, and a second assist pattern that suppresses a transfer property of the first assist pattern onto the substrate is placed as a mask pattern. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065029 | Method of manufacturing mask structure - A method of forming a mask structure for an extreme ultraviolet ray lithography (EUVL) process includes defining a substrate including a first area and a second area, such that the first area has a pattern structure configured to selectively transmit light for the EUVL process and the second area encloses the first area, forming a reflection layer on the substrate, the reflection layer including alternately stacked molybdenum layers and silicon layers on the substrate, forming a capping layer on the reflection layer, forming an absorption pattern on the capping layer, the absorption pattern including a central portion corresponding to the first area of the substrate and a peripheral portion corresponding to the second area of the substrate, and forming a blind layer on the peripheral portion of the absorption pattern. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065030 | MASK PATTERN DETERMINING METHOD, MASK MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a mask pattern determining method includes a mask-pattern dimension variation amount of a first photomask is derived. Moreover, a correspondence relationship between a target dimension value of an on-substrate test pattern formed by using a second photomask and a dimension allowable variation amount of a mask pattern formed on the second photomask is derived. Then, it is determined whether pattern formation is possible with a pattern dimension that needs to be formed when performing the pattern formation on a substrate by using the first photomask based on the mask-pattern dimension variation amount and the correspondence relationship. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065031 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An image forming apparatus comprising an exposure device for exposing an image bearing member to light in accordance with monochromatic image data provided by color separation of inputted multi-color image data to form an electrostatic latent image; a control device for calculating an exposure amount of each pixel of the monochromatic image data to expose the image bearing member with the calculated exposure amount; wherein the control device includes a monochromatic correcting device for calculating a correction amount in accordance with a pixel value of a pixel around a target pixel of the monochromatic image data to correct an exposure amount of the target pixel on the basis of the calculated amount; wherein the control device includes a multi-color correcting device for providing a coefficient for correction of the exposure amount on the basis of the multi-color image data; wherein the monochromatic correcting device controls the exposure amount using the coefficient and the correction amount provided by the multi-color correcting device. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065032 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC POHOTORECEPTOR, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE PHOTORECEPTOR - An electrophotographic photoreceptor, including an electroconductive substrate; a charge generation layer overlying the substrate; a first charge transport layer mostly formed of a molecular dispersion film in which a binder resin comprises a low-molecular-weight charge transport material, overlying the charge generation layer; and a second charge transport layer formed of a crosslinked film obtained by irradiating a composition obtained by mixing a radical polymerizable charge transport compound, a tri- or more functional radical polymerizable monomer, and a photopolymerization initiator with ultraviolet radiation to conduct a radical curing reaction, overlying the first charge transport layer, wherein the crosslinked film comprises at least one of the specific 2,5-diaryl-1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065033 | TONER, METHOD OF FORMING IMAGES, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A toner including a binder resin, a coloring agent, a releasing agent, and an additive, the releasing agent having a loss on heat of from 0.5 to 2.0% after being left at 165° C. for 10 minutes, the ratio (P2850/P828) of an absorption strength of a peak at 2,850 cm | 2011-03-17 |
20110065034 | TONER FOR ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPMENT, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE - A toner for electrostatic charge image development, the toner includes a binder resin, the binder resin includes an amorphous polyester resin having alkenyl groups and a crystalline polyester resin, about 5% or more of the alkenyl groups have a branched structure, and the o crystalline polyester resin has an ester concentration (M) obtained by the following Equation of from about 0.04 to about 0.08: | 2011-03-17 |
20110065035 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTRATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrostatic charge image developing toner including: toner particles including a binder resin and a colorant; polytetrafluoroethylene particles in which a content of perfluorooctanoic acid and a salt thereof is 0.5 ppm or less; and silica particles in which a content of water is from 0.1% by weight to 10% by weight at an ambient temperature of 20° C. and an ambient humidity of 20%. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065036 | TONER, DEVELOPER, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A toner including: a first binder resin; a colorant; a releasing agent; and a crystalline organic compound, wherein the first binder resin contains an amorphous polyester resin (a) having a polyhydroxycarboxylic acid skeleton derived from optically active monomers in a part of a main chain of the amorphous polyester resin, and the polyhydroxycarboxylic acid skeleton has an optical purity X, calculated on the monomer basis, of 80% or less, and the optical purity X is determined from the equation, | 2011-03-17 |
20110065037 | LATENT ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPING CARRIER, TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A latent electrostatic image developing carrier including a carrier core material, and a coating layer containing a resin and provided on a surface of the carrier core material, wherein the coating layer includes a particulate material containing at least first fine conductive particles and second fine conductive particles, and wherein the first fine conductive particles and the second fine conductive particles satisfy the relationships expressed by Expressions 1 and 2, 3≦D1/D2≦15 . . . Expression 1, where D1 denotes a dispersed particle diameter of the first fine conductive particles and D2 denotes a dispersed particle diameter of the second fine conductive particles, and −7E≦R1×R2≦8E . . . Expression 2, where R1 denotes a powder specific resistance of the first fine conductive particles and R2 denotes a powder specific resistance of the second fine conductive particles. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065038 | CURABLE TONER COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES - Processes for producing emulsion aggregation toners are provided. In embodiments, methods of the present disclosure may be utilized to produce toners suitable for low melt applications, including use in flexible packaging applications, where low pile height is desired for low cost and flexibility. In embodiments, the EA toners may include small particles having a shell with a high amount of resin, which optimizes the charging characteristics of the toner. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065039 | TONER BINDER AND TONER - A toner excellent in low temperature fixability and blocking resistance, and a toner binder are provided. The present invention is a toner binder containing a crystalline resin (A) having a maximum peak temperature of heat of fusion (Ta) of 40 to 100° C., a ratio between the softening point and Ta (softening point/Ta) ranging from 0.8 to 1.55, and a melting start temperature (X) within a temperature range of (Ta±30)° C., and satisfying the following requirements; and a toner containing the toner binder and a coloring agent:
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20110065040 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a photoresist composition comprising a resin, an acid generator and a compound represented by the formula (I): | 2011-03-17 |
20110065041 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a photoresist composition comprising an acid generator and a resin comprising a structural unit derived from a monomer represented by the formula (I): | 2011-03-17 |
20110065042 | PHOTOPOLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION - A composition that is photopolymerizable upon absorption of light and/or heat, the composition including a binder, a polymerizable compound, a sensitizer, and a photoinitiator, characterized in that the composition includes, with respect to its non-volatile compounds, at least about 0.01 wt. % of a polythiol compound and has a very high sensitivity and hardness. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065043 | PHOTOSENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, AND OBTAINED USING THE SAME, ADHESIVE FILM, ADHESIVE SHEET, SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER WITH ADHESIVE LAYER, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC PART - A photosensitive adhesive composition comprising: (A) a polyimide having a carboxyl group as a side chain, whereof the acid value is 80 to 180 mg/KOH; (B) a photo-polymerizable compound; and (C) a photopolymerization initiator. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065044 | POLYMER FOR LITHOGRAPHIC PURPOSES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A polymer for lithographic purposes has at least a repeating structural unit represented by following General Formula (I). In Formula (I), R | 2011-03-17 |
20110065045 | EPOXY-FUNCTIONALIZED PERFLUOROPOLYETHER POLYURETHANES - Disclosed are epoxy-functionalized perfluoropolyether polyurethane compounds having the following general structure (R | 2011-03-17 |
20110065046 | Photosensitive resin compositions and photosensitive dry films using the same - It is disclosed a photosensitive resin composition comprising (a) a binder polymer based on a copolymer containing benzyl (meth)acrylate as a building block, (b) a photopolymerizable compound having at least one polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated group in the molecule and (c) a photopolymerization initiator based on a hexarylbisimidazole compound, with a light-initiated color former being optionally contained as component (d). The composition has long-term keeping quality, exhibits particularly high resistance to plating and dry etching, as well as assuring improvement in resolution and adhesion; the composition may be used to form a photosensitive dry film. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065047 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION - The present invention provides a photoresist composition comprising a resin, an acid generator and a compound represented by the formula (I): | 2011-03-17 |
20110065048 | LITHOGRAPHIC IMAGING AND PRINTING WITH PRINTING MEMBERS HAVING FUSIBLE POLYMERIC PARTICLES - Embodiments of the present invention involve printing members that utilize a particle-fusion imaging mechanism but avoid susceptibility to handling damage. In particular, printing plates in accordance with the invention may utilize two phases, and these may originate, during manufacture, as two particle systems. Both systems are initially dispersed in a single coating applied as a layer, or in multiple coatings applied as adjacent layers, on a substrate. The second particle system exhibits a glass-transition or thermal coalescing temperature well above room temperature and also above the temperature at which the coating is dried. The coalescing temperature of the first particle system is below the drying temperature. As a result, when the coating is dried, the first particle system coalesces and forms a binder that entrains the second particle system, which has not coalesced. The binder formed by the first particle system is preferably insoluble in aqueous liquids, but is swellable or softened by such liquids, whereas the binder formed by the second particle system is preferably insoluble in and not swellable by aqueous liquids. Aqueous insolubility allows the dried (and ready-to-image) coating to resist handling damage, while swellability facilitates development. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065049 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A disclosed mask pattern forming method includes isotropically coating a surface of a resist pattern array having a predetermined line width with a silicon oxide film, embedding a gap in the resist pattern array coated by the silicon oxide film with a carbon film, removing the carbon film from the upper portion and etching back the carbon film while leaving the carbon film within the gap in any order, removing the remaining carbon film and etching back the upper portion of the resist pattern array to have a predetermined film thickness in any order, and forming a first mask pattern array which has a center portion having a predetermined width and film sidewall portions sandwiching the predetermined width, and arranged interposing a space width substantially the same as the predetermined line width with an asking process provided to the resist pattern array exposed from the removed silicon oxide film. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065050 | METHODS OF FORMING INTERMEDIATE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES USING SPIN ON, PHOTOPATTERNABLE, INTERLAYER DIELECTRIC MATERIALS - A cap material may be formed over a photopatternable material on a semiconductor substrate. The cap material absorbs or reflects radiation and protects the photopatternable material from a first wavelength of radiation used in patterning the photoresist layer. Upon exposure to a first wavelength of radiation, the photopatternable material may be converted into a silicon dioxide-based material. The silicon dioxide-based material may be selectively removed. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065051 | SUPPORTING DEVICE, OPTICAL APPARATUS, EXPOSURE APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A supporting device that supports an optical element in a gravitational force direction, the supporting device comprises: a supporting member to be connected via an adhesive to an outer circumference of the optical element, the supporting member including a plurality of members each of which has a projection for supporting the optical element. Each of the plurality of members is arranged to have a rigidity lower than that of the adhesive in a direction orthogonal to the gravitational force direction. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065052 | RESIST COATING AND DEVELOPING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A resist coating/developing apparatus includes: a resist film-forming unit configured to apply a resist onto a substrate to form thereon a resist film; a resist developing unit configured to develop the resist film after exposure to pattern the resist film; a solvent gas generator configured to generate a solvent gas containing a vapor of a solvent having a property of dissolving the resist film; a solvent gas conditioner connected to the solvent gas generator and configured to condition the solvent gas generated in the solvent gas generator; a processing chamber configured to house the substrate having thereon the resist film which has been developed and patterned in the resist developing unit, and connected to the solvent gas conditioner so that the solvent gas, which has been conditioned in the solvent gas conditioning section, is supplied to the substrate housed in the processing chamber; and an exhaust system connected to the processing chamber to evacuate the processing chamber to a reduced pressure. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065053 | MATERIAL FOR FORMING PROTECTIVE FILM AND METHOD FOR FORMING PHOTORESIST PATTERN - The present invention provides a material for forming a protective film that has favorable alkali solubility and gives a protective film excelling in water repellency, as well as a method for forming a photoresist pattern using this material for forming a protective film. The material for forming a protective film of the present invention contains an alkali-soluble polymer having a unit derived from a monomer represented by the following general formula (A-1) as a constitutional unit. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065054 | FURNACE - A gas fired furnace capable of operating with a 16:1 turndown ratio or greater. The furnace includes a plurality of burners ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110065055 | WASTE HEAT USE - It is proposed, in an industrial process to use the waste heat from electric converters and electric machines for the heating in a further process step. For this purpose, liquid cooling is used for the elements producing the waste heat. By this, electric or fossil-stored energy is saved, this leading in turn to a direct or indirect reduction in emitted greenhouse gasses. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065056 | IMAGE DECOLORING DEVICE - An image decoloring device includes: a decoloring processing unit configured to perform decoloring for removing the color of a decolorable colorant; a sheet carrying unit configured to transfer a sheet and causing the sheet to pass through the decoloring processing unit; a print condition detection unit arranged upstream of a direction in which the sheet is transferred by the sheet carrying unit with respect to the decoloring processing unit, the print condition detection unit obtaining print condition information indicating the print condition of an image formed on the sheet; and a process controlling unit configured to control the decoloring processing unit based on a result of detection given from the print condition detection unit. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065057 | Supply means of a rotating furnace used for calcination of oil green coke - A system for calcination of oil green coke has a rotating furnace and a rotating cooler, the furnace being serviced by boiler, a combustion chamber and a chimney. There is a feeding system defined by a first mat carrying the green coke into a silo and another mat transporter to feed the furnace. At the end of the silo there are two discharge breadths for the oil green coke, where each breadth has two drawer-like feeders for feeding the green coke onto the mat transporter and, from this to the inside of the rotating furnace through a fall set. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065058 | ROTARY KILN AND PRODUCT - A rotary kiln includes: a cylindrical shell that includes a supply-side end portion and a discharge-side end portion at both ends in an axial direction of the shell, and a heat treatment chamber which is defined inside the shell and in which a heat treatment is performed on a process material; a supply-side holder that holds the supply-side end portion; a discharge-side holder that holds the discharge-side end portion; a supply-side rotary shaft that allows rotation of the supply-side holder; and a discharge-side rotary shaft that allows rotation of the discharge-side holder. The shell is rotated about its own axis by rotating at least one of the supply-side rotary shaft and the discharge-side rotary shaft. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065059 | Sealing device for rotating furnace and cooler for calcination of oil coke - A sealing device for a rotating furnace and cooler for calcination of oil coke has lead plates mounted in sliding form on individual supports attached to a flange which constitutes the fixed part of the furnace or cooler. The plates are aligned side by side, forming a collar of coplanar plates encircling the external diameter of the furnace or cooler, forming a self-adjustable sealing curtain between the joint point of its rotating and fixed parts, while the cylindrical body presents a track against which all plates are handled and held with a certain pressure, maintaining the sealing between the rotating and fixed part of the set, both in the furnace and in the cooler. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065060 | Orthodontic methods and devices - The present invention provides methods for moving a tooth to a desired position within a patient's mouth using orthodontics including perforating tissue in the oral cavity sufficient to induce an inflammatory response. The perforations may be made in any area of the maxilla or mandible, and any number of perforations may be made that are preferably 0.5 to 1.5 mm diameter, and preferably 1 to 3 mm deep. The invention also provides a device that may be used in conjunction with slow-speed rotary instruments or with manual drivers for providing the perforations. The device has a drill that makes the perforations and a stop that prevents the drill from penetrating the jaw bone beyond a predetermined depth. The invention also provides a kit that supplies the professional with the necessary components in a sealed container to carry out the osteoperforations. The kit may include hand held and rotatory perforating devices, anesthetic, and a soft tissue punch. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065061 | PERIODONTAL INTERDENTAL DELIVERY TRAY AND PERIODONTAL MEDICAMENT TRAY SYRINGE - The present invention relates to a periodontal interdental tray and to a periodontal medicament tray syringe that can be used in conjunction with the periodontal interdental tray of the present invention, or can be utilized by itself or in conjunction with other periodontal trays already on the market. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to treatment of periodontal disease, and in particular to a dental tray syringe and method for delivering medicaments into areas of the mouth either supragingival or subgingivally to treat the infected areas. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065062 | Apparatus and Method for Hands-Free Fluid Evacuation - Disclosed is a lightweight, autoclavable, dental suction apparatus used to evacuate fluid from a patient's mouth during dental procedures. In particular, the apparatus is useful for hands-free operation in combination with high volume suction and slow speed suction and in combination with popular disposable suction devices. Further, the apparatus is comfortable for patients and provides greater patient access and comfort to clinicians. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065063 | Dental prophylaxis handpiece - An improved low cost dental hygiene handpiece with high reliability coupling mechanism for disposable prophy angles and doriot type dental tool heads. The disposable prophy angles and dental tool heads are designed with non circular input shaft endings, engaging a matching non circular power output driver of the handpiece. The invention prevents the application of any axial force on the drive train and the driving motor both during the installation of the prophy angle and during the operation of the device, thereby eliminating the need for any axial trust bearings in the handpiece. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065064 | Two-Part Dental Implant - The present invention relates to the field of dentistry. In particular, the invention relates to a two-part dental implant, in particular to an anchoring part and an abutment of a two-part dental implant. The invention further relates to an inserting pole for inserting an anchoring part into a bone. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065065 | BLANK AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DENTAL PROSTHESIS - The invention relates to a blank for producing a dental prosthesis (tooth crown) comprising a mechanically processable material block and a holder connected thereto for clamping in an automatic processing tool. Said block is provided with a sub-gingival anatomic implant connecting part which is protrusively arranged thereon and in which an implant fixture for fixing it to the implant head is formed. The holder is arranged on the surface of the block arrangement side and the implant fixture to a surface on the implant side, thereby making it possible to work the blank by means of a computer-controlled conventional tool. A threaded channel which is embodied in the center of the block in a parallel direction with respect to the surface on the fixation side, the angular orientation of the mastication surface of the tooth crown with respect to the occlusion vertical and the sub-gingival anatomic implant connecting part make it possible to fix the prosthetic element (tooth crown) directly to the implant without an abutment and with correct orientation in the row of teeth. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065066 | GRINDING APPARATUS AND GRINDING METHOD - A grinding apparatus ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110065067 | STEERING FOR DRIVE SIMULATOR AND DRIVE SIMULATOR - Provided is a drive simulator steering capable of offering a feeling of actually driving a car to a player. The steering for drive simulator of the present invention has a first screw shaft which is connectable to a steering wheel and rotatable around an axial line together with the steering wheel; a first nut which is fit on the first screw shaft and moves linearly in an axial direction of the first screw shaft with rotation of the first screw shaft; a second screw shaft which is connectable to a motor, in parallel with the first screw shaft and rotatable around the axial line; and a second nut which is fit on the second screw shaft, moves linearly in an axial direction of the second screw shaft with rotation of the second screw shaft | 2011-03-17 |
20110065068 | Eyewear Aerodynamic Evaluation Unit - A point-of-sale multi-directional wind simulator will allow customers to evaluate the aerodynamic properties of active eyewear prior to purchase. The invention is configurable in stand-up and countertop configurations. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065069 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF VERBAL RECOGNITION MEMORY - A method is presented to address quantitative assessment of verbal memory of a subject, where the method comprises the steps of: ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110065070 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF LETTER IDENTIFICATION LATENCY - A method is presented to address quantitative assessment of letter identification latency of a subject, where the method comprises the steps of: (1) presenting at least one scene to a subject on a display, the scene comprising a plurality of letters and a background; (2) moving the plurality of letters relative to the scene, the movement being tracked by the subject via at least one input device; (3) receiving feedback from the subject via the input device; (4) quantitatively refining the received feedback; (5) modulating the movement of plurality of letters relative to accuracy of the received feedback; (6) calculating a critical threshold parameter; and (7) recording a critical threshold parameter onto a tangible computer readable medium. An apparatus for quantitative assessment of letter identification latency of a subject comprising a display device, an input device, a control device, and a tangible computer readable medium. In its simplest sense, quantitative assessment profile of letter identification latency by psychophysical responses is generated on a tangible computer readable medium. | 2011-03-17 |
20110065071 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF WORD IDENTIFICATION LATENCY - A method is presented to address quantitative assessment of word identification latency of a subject, where the method comprises the steps of: ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110065072 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF WORD RECOGNITION SENSITIVITY - A method is presented to address quantitative assessment of word recognition sensitivity of a subject, where the method comprises the steps of: ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110065073 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF WORD DETECTION LATENCY - A method is presented to address quantitative assessment of word recognition sensitivity of a subject, where the method comprises the steps of: ( | 2011-03-17 |
20110065074 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF VERBAL MEMORY - A method is presented to address quantitative assessment of verbal memory of a subject, where the method comprises the steps of: ( | 2011-03-17 |