11th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 60 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160079487 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a package that includes a bottom surface and a first side section provided surround the bottom surface, a chip that includes a supporting substrate and a light-emitting section provided on the supporting substrate and is disposed on the bottom surface and spaced from the first side section, and a phosphor layer that is on the chip in a region above the bottom surface. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079488 | WAVELENGTH-CONVERTING ELEMENT, OPTOELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND PRINTING STENCIL - A wavelength-converting element having the shape of a small flat plate having a basic shape with an outer contour, wherein the wavelength-converting element includes a cut-out compared to the basic shape which is defined by a boundary edge, and at a conjunction of the boundary edge and the outer contour, an angle of less than 90° is enclosed. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079489 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PLURALITY OF RADIATION-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS - A method is provided for producing a plurality of radiation-emitting semiconductor chips, having the following steps: | 2016-03-17 |
20160079490 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING WAVELENGTH CONVERTER - A light source ( | 2016-03-17 |
20160079491 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes the transferring a first group from a first support to a second support; the deforming the second support to convert each pitch of the semiconductor chips in the first group transferred on the second support into a second pitch different from the first pitch; the forming an insulating layer around each of the semiconductor chips, the insulating layer covering each of the semiconductor chips in the first group arranged in the second pitch; and the dicing the insulating layer. The first group is selected from a plurality of semiconductor chips supported by the first support. The plurality of semiconductor chips is arranged in an initial pitch. The first group is arranged in a first pitch being longer than the initial pitch. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079492 | LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS AND LIGHTING APPARATUS - Light emitting apparatus including: substrate; LED chips on substrate; sealing member sealing LED chips; buffer layer on substrate; and dam material on the top surface of buffer layer, for holding back sealing member, wherein the adhesive strength of buffer layer to substrate and the adhesive strength of dam material to buffer layer are higher than the adhesive strength of dam material to substrate. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079493 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A light emitting device includes a frame, a light emitting element provided above the frame and including a substrate, a light emitting layer provided above the substrate, a first reflective layer provided on a bottom surface of the substrate, a second reflective layer provided on a side surface of the substrate, and an electrode, and a bonding wire with one end electrically connected to the electrode and another end electrically connected to the frame. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079494 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT STRUCTURE - A light emitting element structure includes a light emitting unit configured to emit light; a package unit configured to cover the light emitting unit; a transparent light guide structure arranged on the package unit; and a first periodic sub-wavelength microstructure formed on the transparent light guide structure, wherein a plurality of holes of the first periodic sub-wavelength microstructure form a periodic pattern, and a distance between two adjacent holes of the first periodic sub-wavelength microstructure is smaller than λ/n, λ is a peak wavelength of light passing through the package unit from the light emitting unit, and n is a refractive index of the first periodic sub-wavelength microstructure. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079495 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MAKING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - An LED device capable of emitting electromagnetic radiation ranging from about 200 nm to 365 nm, the device. The device includes a substrate member, the substrate member being selected from sapphire, silicon, quartz, gallium nitride, gallium aluminum nitride, or others. The device has an active region overlying the substrate region, the active region comprising a light emitting spatial region comprising a p-n junction and characterized by a current crowding feature of electrical current provided in the active region. The light emitting spatial region is characterized by about 1 to 10 microns. The device includes an optical structure spatially disposed separate and apart the light emitting spatial region and is configured to facilitate light extraction from the active region. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079496 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE PACKAGE STRUCTURE - A light-emitting diode package structure includes a package carrier, a light guiding component and a light emitting unit. The light guiding component is disposed on the package carrier. The light emitting unit is disposed on an upper surface of light guiding component relatively distant from the package carrier. A horizontal projection area of the light guiding component is greater than that of the light emitting unit. The light emitting unit is adapted to emit a light beam, and a portion of the light beam enters the light guiding component and emits from the upper surface of the light guiding component. An included angle existing between the light beam and a normal direction of the upper surface ranges from 0 degree to 75 degrees. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079497 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS - A semiconductor light emitting device is provided. The semiconductor light emitting device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first face on a first side, a second face on a second side opposite to the first face, and a third face which joins the first face and the second face. The semiconductor light emitting device further includes a first light reflection film in contact with at least a portion of the third face of the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device further includes a laminated body that is provided on the second side of the semiconductor substrate, and includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and a light emitting layer provided between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079498 | Light emitting device on a mount with a reflective layer - Embodiments of the invention include a semiconductor light emitting diode (LED) attached to a top surface of a mount. A multi-layer reflector is disposed on the top surface of the mount adjacent to the LED. The multi-layer reflector includes layer pairs of alternating layers of low index of refraction material and high index of refraction material. A portion of the top surface in direct contact with the multi-layer reflector is non-reflective. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079499 | OPTICAL DESIGNS FOR HIGH-EFFICACY WHITE-LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - A method for increasing the luminous efficacy of a white light emitting diode (WLED), comprising introducing optically functional interfaces between an LED die and a phosphor, and between the phosphor and an outer medium, wherein at least one of the interfaces between the phosphor and the LED die provides a reflectance for light emitted by the phosphor away from the outer medium and a transmittance for light emitted by the LED die. Thus, a WLED may comprise a first material which surrounds an LED die, a phosphor layer, and at least one additional layer or material which is transparent for direct LED emission and reflective for the phosphor emission, placed between the phosphor layer and the first material which surrounds the LED die. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079500 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A light emitting device includes a first lead frame having a top surface including a first region and a second region, a first metal layer disposed on the first region of the top surface, a reflector layer in contact with the second region of the top surface, a light emitting element mounted on the first metal layer and electrically connected to the first lead frame, and a transparent resin layer covering the light emitting element and in contact with the first metal layer. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079501 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A semiconductor light-emitting device includes first and second semiconductor layer and a light-emitting layer between the first and second semiconductor layers. These layers are on a conductive substrate. A first electrode and a first electrode pad, which are electrically connected to each other, are the first semiconductor layer. A second electrode is between the substrate and the second semiconductor layer. A portion of the second electrode is not covered by the first semiconductor, second semiconductor, and light-emitting layers. A second electrode pad is on the exposed portion of the second electrode. The second electrode pad has a planar area that is less than a planar area of the first electrode pad. A third electrode is on a second surface of the conductive substrate such that the conductive substrate is between the third electrode and the second electrode. The third electrode is electrically connected to the second electrode pad. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079502 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT - According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting element includes a semiconductor layer, a first conductive layer, and a second conductive layer. The second conductive layer is provided between the semiconductor layer and the first conductive layer. A light transmittance of the second conductive layer is higher than a light transmittance of the first conductive layer. An extinction coefficient of the second conductive layer is 0.005 or less. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079503 | Lighting System - Disclosed is a lighting system including: a board; a wiring pattern that is provided on a surface of the board and has a wiring pad; a light emitting element that is provided on the wiring pattern and includes an electrode on a surface thereof opposite to a surface thereof provided on the wiring pattern; a surrounding wall member that is provided to surround the light emitting element; a wiring that connects the wiring pad and the electrode; and a sealing portion that is provided inside the surrounding wall member and covers the light emitting element and the wiring. Here, an angle that is formed by a segment that connects a central position of a portion of the board surrounded by the surrounding wall member and a position where the wiring is connected to the wiring pad, and the wiring is 0° to 45°, or 135° to 180°. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079504 | LEAD FRAME FOR MOUNTING LED ELEMENTS, LEAD FRAME WITH RESIN, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, AND LEAD FRAME FOR MOUNTING SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENTS - A lead frame for mounting LED elements includes a frame body region and a large number of package regions arranged in multiple rows and columns in the frame body region. The package regions each include a die pad on which an LED element is to be mounted and a lead section adjacent to the die pad, the package regions being further constructed to be interconnected via a dicing region. The die pad in one package region and the lead section in another package region upward or downward adjacent to the package region of interest are connected to each other by an inclined reinforcement piece positioned in the dicing region. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079505 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT HAVING THICK METAL BUMP - A manufacturing method of a flip-chip nitride semiconductor light emitting element includes a step of providing a nitride semiconductor light emitting element structure; a protective layer forming step; a first resist pattern forming step; a protective layer etching step; a first metal layer forming step; a first resist pattern removing step; a third metal layer forming step; a second resist pattern forming step; a second metal layer forming step; a second resist pattern removing step; and a third metal layer removing step. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079506 | WIRING SUBSTRATE AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A wiring substrate includes ceramic layers and a conductive member. The ceramic layers have an uppermost ceramic layer and a lowermost ceramic layer. The conductive member includes an upper conductive layer disposed on an upper surface of the uppermost ceramic layer, an internal conductive layer interposed between the ceramic layers, and a lower conductive layer disposed on a lower surface of the lowermost ceramic layer. The conductive member defines vias electrically connecting the upper conductive layer, the internal conductive layer, and the lower conductive layer. A total number of a first vias connected to the lower conductive layer is larger than a total number of a second vias connected to the upper conductive layer. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079507 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a light emitting device and a lighting apparatus having the same. The light emitting device includes a plurality of lead frames, a first body having non-transmissive resin material on top surfaces of the lead frames, a second body having transmittance resin material on a top surface of the first body, a light emitting chip on at least one of the lead frames exposed in the first opening of the second body, and a first transmissive layer disposed in the first opening of the second body. The first body and the second body is disposed around the light emitting chip. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079508 | THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a thermoelectric generator module including a set of module unit bodies disposed between a hot source and a cold source to serve as fundamental structures for performing thermoelectric power generation and a method of manufacturing the thermoelectric generator module. Each of the module unit bodies comprises: a first electrodes disposed at one of the hot source and the cold source; a second electrode disposed at the other of the hot source and the cold source so as to be spaced apart from the first electrodes; a first nanowire configured to interconnect the first electrode and the second electrode and composed of an n-type or p-type semiconductor; and a second nanowire. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079509 | System and Method for Nanowire-Array Transverse Thermoelectrics - A transverse thermoelectric includes a first array of hole-conducting nanowires and a second array of electron-conducting nanowires positioned orthogonal to the first array of nanowires. A substrate provides structure to the first array of nanowires and the second array of nanowires. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079510 | CASCADE THERMOELECTRIC MODULE CONFIGURABLE FOR EITHER COMMON OR SEPARATE POWER - Embodiments described herein include a cascade Thermoelectric Module (TEM) that includes at least three headers. A first header and a first surface of a second header electrically connect first legs to form a stage of thermoelectric devices electrically connected in series, and define first and second leg placement positions for a subset of the first legs. A second surface of the second header and a third header electrically connect second legs to form another stage of thermoelectric devices electrically connected in series, and define first and second leg placement positions for a subset of the second legs. The stages are electrically coupled in series when the subsets of the first and second legs are positioned in their respective first leg placement positions, and the stages are electrically decoupled when the subsets of the first and second legs are positioned in their respective second leg placement positions. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079511 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE HAVING A PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT MOUNTED ON A SUBSTRATE - A method for controlling a piezoelectric device comprising a piezoelectric element ( | 2016-03-17 |
20160079512 | AMPLIFIED PIEZO ACTUATOR WITH MOTORIZED ADJUSTMENT SCREW - A piezoelectric actuator with integrated features to provide linear displacement of a threaded rod is presented. One mechanism provides mechanically amplified piezo motion for high speed/short travel position scanning whereas the other provides a low speed/long travel piezo motorized position adjustment. Mechanical amplifier incorporates one or more piezo stacks in longitudinal axis with preload to translate an amplified motion in the order of a few times in the transverse axis, perpendicular to the piezo stack motion. The piezo amplified output travel is transmitted to the internally threaded features of the other mechanism where a screw with a ball at the end to push a desired surface for high speed scanning mode translation. The internally threaded feature of the other mechanism is also operated by a secondary piezo stack which produces slip-stick motion steps to rotate the screw in one direction or the other to produce a slow speed/long travel mode. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079513 | DOPED PIEZOELECTRIC RESONATOR - Mechanical resonators including doped piezoelectric active layers are described. The piezoelectric active layer(s) of the mechanical resonator may be doped with a dopant type and concentration suitable to increase the electromechanical coupling coefficient of the active layer. The increase in electromechanical coupling coefficient may all for improved performance and smaller size mechanical resonators than feasible without using the doping. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079514 | Method for Manufacturing Piezoelectric Device, Piezoelectric Device, and Piezoelectric Self-Supporting Substrate - A piezoelectric substrate | 2016-03-17 |
20160079515 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a magnetic shield plate, a semiconductor element, a sealing layer, and a magnetic shield film. The magnetic shield plate includes a plate portion disposed along the substrate, inclined portions extending in obliquely upward directions from opposite edges of the plate portion, and arcuate portions disposed at tip ends of the inclined portions. The semiconductor element is mounted on the plate portion. The sealing layer seals the semiconductor element and the plate portion and the inclined portions of the magnetic shield plate. At least a part of each of the arcuate portions is exposed on a surface of the sealing layer. The magnetic shield film covers an upper surface of the sealing layer and is in contact with each of the arcuate portions. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079516 | THERMALLY-ASSISTED MRAM CELLS WITH IMPROVED RELIABILITY AT WRITING - MRAM cell including a magnetic tunnel junction including a reference layer, a storage layer having a storage magnetization, a tunnel barrier layer between the reference and the storage layers; and an antiferromagnetic layer exchange-coupling the storage layer such as to pin the storage magnetization at a low temperature threshold and free it at a high temperature threshold. The storage layer includes a first ferromagnetic layer in contact with the tunnel barrier layer, a second ferromagnetic layer in contact with the antiferromagnetic layer, and a low saturation magnetization storage layer including a ferromagnetic material and a non-magnetic material. The MRAM cell can be written with improved reliability. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079517 | HIGH CAPACITY LOW COST MULTI-STATE MAGNETIC MEMORY - The present invention is directed to a multi-state current-switching magnetic memory element configured to store a state by current flowing therethrough to switch the state. The magnetic memory element includes a stack of two or more magnetic tunneling junctions (MTJs) with each MTJ including a free layer with a switchable magnetic orientation perpendicular to a layer plane thereof, a barrier layer, and a fixed layer with a fixed magnetic orientation perpendicular to a layer plane thereof. Each MTJ is separated from other MTJs in the stack by at least an isolation layer. The stack of MTJs may store more than one bit of information. The free layer of each MTJ has a switching current threshold different from free layers of other MTJs in the stack. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079518 | MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE - Provided is a magnetic memory device. The magnetic memory device includes a first magnetization layer, a tunnel barrier disposed on the first magnetization layer, a second magnetization layer disposed on the tunnel barrier, and a spin current assisting layer disposed on at least a portion of a sidewall of the second magnetization layer. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079519 | MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a magnetic memory device includes a stack structure formed of a plurality of layers including a magnetic layer, the method includes forming a lower structure film including at least one layer, etching the lower structure film to form a lower structure of the stack structure, forming an upper structure film including at least one layer on a region including the lower structure, and etching the upper structure film to form an upper structure of the stack structure on the lower structure. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079520 | MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A memory device includes a magnetic tunnel junction comprising a first free layer, a pinned layer, and a tunnel barrier layer disposed between the first free layer and the pinned layer, wherein the first free layer comprises a first free magnetic pattern adjacent to the tunnel barrier layer, and a second free magnetic pattern spaced apart from the tunnel barrier layer with the first free magnetic pattern interposed therebetween, wherein the second free magnetic pattern contacts the first free magnetic pattern, wherein the first and second free magnetic patterns include boron (B), wherein a boron content of the first free magnetic pattern is higher than a boron content of the second free magnetic pattern, and wherein the boron content of the first free magnetic pattern is in a range of about 25 at % to about 50 at %. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079521 | DIELECTRIC REPAIR FOR EMERGING MEMORY DEVICES - Systems and method include providing a non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) stack including a plurality of layers. The plurality of layers includes a dielectric layer and a metal layer. The metal layer of the NVRAM stack is patterned. The patterning causes damage to lateral side portions of the dielectric layer. The lateral portions of the dielectric layer are repaired by depositing dielectric material on the lateral side portions of the dielectric layer. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079522 | MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a memory device includes a plug, a variable resistance film provided on the plug, and an electrode provided on the variable resistance film. The variable resistance film includes, a first portion having a superlattice structure, and a second portion having an amorphous structure. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079523 | LOW VOLTAGE EMBEDDED MEMORY HAVING CONDUCTIVE OXIDE AND ELECTRODE STACKS - Low voltage embedded memory having conductive oxide and electrode stacks is described. For example, a material layer stack for a memory element includes a first conductive electrode. A conductive oxide layer is disposed on the first conductive electrode. The conductive oxide layer has a plurality of oxygen vacancies therein. A second electrode is disposed on the conductive oxide layer. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079524 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - An electronic device includes a semiconductor memory that includes: a variable resistance element formed over a substrate; and a carbon-containing aluminum nitride layer formed on sidewalls and in an upper portion of the variable resistance element. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079525 | SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A method for fabricating a semiconductor apparatus includes forming a variable resistor region, and forming a spacer having a top linewidth and a bottom linewidth substantially equal to each other in the variable resistor region. The forming of the spacer includes forming a first insulating layer in the variable resistor region through a first method, forming a second insulating layer along a surface of the first insulating layer in the variable resistor region through a second method for providing step coverage superior to the first method, and etching the first and second insulating layers. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079526 | STORAGE DEVICE AND STORAGE UNIT - A storage device includes: a first electrode; a storage layer including an ion source layer; and a second electrode. The first electrode, the storage layer, and the second electrode are provided in this order. The ion source layer contains a movable element, and has a volume resistivity of about 150 mΩ·cm to about 12000 mΩ·cm both inclusive. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079527 | Resistive Memory Cell Having A Spacer Region For Reduced Conductive Path Area / Enhanced Electric Field - A method of forming a resistive memory cell, e.g., CBRAM or ReRAM, includes forming a bottom electrode layer, forming an oxide region of an exposed area of the bottom electrode, removing a region of the bottom electrode layer proximate the oxide region to form a bottom electrode having a pointed tip or edge region. An electrically insulating mini-spacer region is formed adjacent the bottom electrode, and an electrolyte region and top electrode are formed over the bottom electrode and mini-spacer element(s) to define a memory element. The memory element defines a conductive filament/vacancy chain path from the bottom electrode pointed tip region to the top electrode via the electrolyte region. The mini-spacer elements decreases the effective area, or “confinement zone,” for the conductive filament/vacancy chain path, which may improve the device characteristics, and may provide an improvement over techniques that rely on enhanced electric field forces. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079528 | MEMORY COMPONENT, MEMORY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF OPERATING MEMORY DEVICE - A memory component including first and second electrodes with a memory layer therebetween, the memory layer having first and second memory layers, the first memory layer containing aluminum and a chalcogen element of tellurium, the second memory layer between the first memory layer and the first electrode and containing an aluminum oxide and at least one of a transition metal oxide and a transition metal oxynitride having a lower resistance than the aluminum oxide. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079529 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - When a thin channel semiconductor layer formed on a side wall of a stacked film in which insulating films and gate electrodes are alternately stacked together is removed on the stacked film, a contact resistance between a vertical transistor including the channel semiconductor layer and the gate electrode, and a bit line formed on the stacked film is prevented from rising. As its means, a conductive layer electrically connected to the channel semiconductor layer is disposed immediately above the stacked film. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079530 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a nonvolatile memory element, in a nonvolatile memory element having a variable resistance layer possessing a stacked structure, in which the variable resistance layer has a high resistance change ratio, and a method of manufacturing the same. The nonvolatile memory element according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a variable resistance layer which is interposed between the first electrode and second electrode and in which the resistance value changes into at least two different resistance states. The variable resistance layer possesses a stacked structure having a first metal oxide layer containing Hf and O, and a second metal oxide layer that is provided between the first metal oxide layer and at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode and contains Al and O. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079531 | RESISTANCE VARIABLE MEMORY DEVICE WITH NANOPARTICLE ELECTRODE AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - A chalcogenide-based programmable conductor memory device and method of forming the device, wherein a nanoparticle is provided between an electrode and a chalcogenide glass region. The method of forming the nanoparticle utilizes a template over the electrode or random deposition of the nanoparticle. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079532 | MASK ASSEMBLY FOR DEPOSITION, DEPOSITION APPARATUS, AND METHOD EMPLOYING THE SAME - Disclosed is a mask assembly for deposition including: a frame having an opening; a mask having at least one pattern part formed in a second direction that is different from a first direction, wherein at least a portion of the mask is supported by the frame and the at least one pattern part has one or more slits continuously formed in the first direction; and at least one support stick extending in the second direction across the opening so as to support at least a portion of the mask. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079533 | SLOT-DIE COATING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SUBSTRATE - There is disclosed a slot-die coating method and apparatus, and a substrate having a patterned coating layer. The method comprises controlling an intermittent transfer of the coating fluid from a slot-die coating head onto the substrate surface to provide, by said intermittent transfer, coated areas on the substrate surface separated by uncoated areas. The substrate surface comprises a pre-patterned layer of high surface energy areas and low surface energy areas; wherein a contact angle of the coating fluid on the substrate surface is lower in the high surface energy areas than in the low surface energy areas. Boundaries between the low surface energy areas and high surface energy areas are arranged along a slit direction of the slot die coating head. The method further comprises synchronizing the intermittent transfer with a passage of an outflow opening over the boundaries between the low surface energy areas and high surface energy areas wherein the transfer is enabled when the outflow opening passes over a high surface energy area and wherein the transfer is disabled when the outflow opening passes over a low surface energy area. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079534 | DEPOSITION SOURCE AND ORGANIC LAYER DEPOSITION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A deposition source and an organic layer deposition apparatus that may be simply applied to the manufacture of large-sized display apparatuses on a mass scale and may prevent or substantially prevent deposition source nozzles from being blocked during deposition of a deposition material, thereby improving manufacturing yield and deposition efficiency. A deposition source includes a first deposition source including a plurality of first deposition source nozzles, and a second deposition source including a plurality of second deposition source nozzles wherein the plurality of first deposition source nozzles and the plurality of second deposition source nozzles are tilted toward each other. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079535 | COMPOSITION FOR SURFACE-MODIFYING INSULATOR, METHOD FOR SURFACE-MODIFYING INSULATOR, INSULATOR, AND THIN FILM TRANSISTOR - A composition includes a compound including a structural unit represented by the above Chemical Formula 1, and a structural unit represented by the above Chemical Formula 2 on at least one terminal end. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079536 | Radiation-Emitting Organic-Electronic Device and Method for Producing a Radiation-Emitting Organic-Electronic Device - A radiation-emitting organic-electronic device is specified. The radiation-emitting organic-electronic device includes a substrate, a first electrode arranged above the substrate, a light-emitting layer arranged above the first electrode, and a second electrode arranged above the light-emitting layer. The light-emitting layer includes a fluorescent compound of a specified formula A. The spacer comprises a linear molecular chain to which two substituents R and R′ are terminally bonded, and at least one group E bonded to the linear molecular chain, wherein E denotes hydrogen and/or an organic radical. The linear molecular chain of the molecules of the fluorescent compound is aligned parallel to the plane of extent of the substrate. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079537 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display apparatus includes preparing a substrate with a plurality of pixel electrodes, preparing a donor mask, such that the donor mask includes a base substrate, a light-thermal conversion layer on the base substrate, and a reflective layer between the base substrate and the light-thermal conversion layer and having through-holes, depositing a transfer layer on the light-thermal conversion layer of the donor mask, aligning the substrate and the donor mask, preheating at least a portion of the donor mask or the transfer layer, and irradiating a light source toward the preheated portion of the donor mask or the transfer layer, such that a portion of the transfer layer is transferred from the donor mask to the pixel electrodes of the substrate, the transferred portion of the transfer layer corresponding to the through holes in the reflective layer. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079538 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT HAVING LIGHT-EMITTING PATTERN - The problem addressed by the present invention is to enable the providing of a method for producing an organic electroluminescent element having a light-emitting pattern having superior gradation characteristics. The method for producing an organic electroluminescent element having a light-emitting pattern formed by means of light irradiation of an organic electroluminescent element provided with one or more organic functional layers between at least a pair of electrodes is characterized in that an image to pattern comprises a highlight section, a shadow section, and a linear section prepared ahead of time, the amount of light irradiation is altered on the basis of a tone reproduction curve having a soft gradation section that is at the highlight section and shadow section and that has a lower gradient inclination than that of the linear section, and thus a light-emitting pattern is formed having a gradient resulting from a light emission brightness corresponding to the amount of light irradiation. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079539 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a flexible display apparatus and a flexible display apparatus, the method including preparing a flexible substrate such that the flexible substrate includes a display area and a peripheral area at an outer portion of the display area; forming an inorganic layer portion on the display area and the peripheral area of the flexible substrate; forming a plurality of organic light emitting devices on the display area of the flexible substrate; detecting a crack of the inorganic layer portion formed on the peripheral area of the flexible substrate; and forming a crack guide hole around the crack. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079540 | POLYMER COMPOUND AND ELECTRIC DEVICE - By using a polymer compound comprising a constituent unit represented by the formula (1) and a constituent unit represented by the formula (2) in an organic layer of an organic photoelectric conversion device, photoelectric conversion efficiency can be enhanced. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079541 | FULLERENE SURFACTANTS AND THEIR USE IN POLYMER SOLAR CELLS - Fullerene surfactant compounds useful as interfacial layer in polymer solar cells to enhance solar cell efficiency. Polymer solar cell including a fullerene surfactant-containing interfacial layer intermediate cathode and active layer. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079542 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE - An organic electroluminescent (EL) device including an anode; an emission layer for obtaining luminescence via a singlet excited state; and a laminated structure between the anode and the emission layer, the laminated structure including at least three layers having different components, wherein the laminated structure includes a first layer including a hole transport compound, the hole transport compound being obtained by doping an electron accepting compound having a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) level of about −9.0 eV to about −4.0 eV; and a second layer between the first layer and the emission layer, the second layer being closer to the emission layer than the first layer and including a compound represented by the following Formula 1: | 2016-03-17 |
20160079543 | COMPOUND FOR ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A compound for an organic light-emitting device, the compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 and satisfying Mathematical Formula 1: | 2016-03-17 |
20160079544 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT - Provided is an organic light emitting element having stable performance in the air. The organic light emitting element includes: an anode; a cathode; and a first organic compound layer placed between the anode and the cathode, in which: the organic light emitting element further includes a first organic compound layer placed between the cathode and the emission layer, and a second organic compound layer placed between the emission layer and the first organic compound layer, and brought into contact with the first organic compound layer; the first organic compound layer contains a first organic compound; the second organic compound layer contains a second organic compound; and the first organic compound includes an organic compound represented by the following general formula [1], and the second organic compound includes an organic compound different from the first organic compound | 2016-03-17 |
20160079545 | Organic Electroluminescence Device - An object of the present invention is to provide an organic electroluminescence device having excellent light emission efficiency and durability, in particular, durability when driving at a high temperature. Provided is an organic electroluminescence device including on a substrate a pair of electrodes, and at least one layer of an organic layer including a light emitting layer containing a light emitting material disposed between the electrodes, wherein the light emitting layer includes at least each one of specific indolocarbazole derivatives and specific condensed ring metal complexes. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079546 | CONDENSED CYCLIC COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A condensed cyclic compound and an organic light-emitting device, the condensed cyclic compound being represented by Formula 1 below: | 2016-03-17 |
20160079547 | BLUE LUMINESCENT COMPOUNDS - There is provided a compound having Formula I | 2016-03-17 |
20160079548 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, ORGANIC THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL, AND DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELL - This invention addresses the problem of providing an electronic device, organic electroluminescent device, conductive film, organic thin-film solar cell, and dye-sensitized solar cell provided with a charge-transporting thin film that exhibits excellent stability. In the presence of external disturbances, the charge-transporting thin film exhibits little in the way of fluctuations, and the resistance of the charge-transporting thin film changes little over time as current is supplied. As one of the secondary effects thereof, the charge-transporting thin film results in little in the way of changes in emission characteristics over time. This electronic device, which is provided with a charge-transporting thin film that contains one or more functional organic compounds having chiral elements, is characterized by the provision of a charge-transporting thin film wherein the total of the number of chiral elements per molecule in each type of the functional organic compounds summed over all types of the functional organic compounds is four or more. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079549 | ORGANOMETALLIC COMPLEX AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An organometallic complex represented by Formula 1-1 or Formula 1-2 is provided: | 2016-03-17 |
20160079550 | Active Device Substrate and Display Device - An active device substrate includes a flexible substrate, an inorganic de-bonding layer, and at least one active device. The flexible substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the first surface is a flat surface. The inorganic de-bonding layer covers the first surface of the flexible substrate, and the material of the inorganic de-bonding layer is metal, metal oxide or combination thereof. The active device is disposed on or above the second surface of the flexible substrate. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079551 | PLANARIZATION LAYER FOR ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The invention relates to organic electronic devices containing polycycloolefin planarization layers between the substrate and a functional layer such as a semiconducting layer, dielectric layer, or electrode; to the use of polycycloolefins as a planarization layer on the substrate of an organic electronic device; and to processes for preparing such polycycloolefin planarization layers and organic electronic devices. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079552 | PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL - The present invention relates to a perovskite solar cell, which comprises a first electrode substrate; a perovskite material layer comprising a perovskite organic-inorganic material and a polymer additive, wherein the perovskite material layer is disposed above the first electrode substrate; and a second electrode, which is disposed above the perovskite material layer and corresponds to the first electrode substrate. The coverage of the perovskite material layer on the electrode or an electron-transport layer is significantly improved, and the roughness thereof is also decreased, thereby increasing the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the perovskite solar cell. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079553 | Lighting Device - An object of the present invention is to reduce the thickness of a lighting device using an electroluminescent material. Another object of the present invention is to simplify the structure of a lighting device using an electroluminescent material to reduce cost. A light-emitting element having a stacked structure of a first electrode layer, an EL layer, and a second electrode layer is provided over a substrate having an opening in its center, and a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion for supplying electric power to the light-emitting element are provided in the center of the substrate (in the vicinity of the opening provided in the substrate). | 2016-03-17 |
20160079554 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE AND DISPLAY HAVING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides an organic electroluminescent device including: a first electrode layer; an organic functional layer, disposed on the first electrode layer; a second electrode layer, disposed on the organic functional layer; and an inorganic layer, disposed on the second electrode layer, wherein the inorganic layer is a titanium dioxide layer or a silicon carbide layer. There also provides a display including the above organic electroluminescent device. The organic electroluminescent device of the present disclosure may effectively suppress blue and violet lights that do harm to human eyes, and prevents human bodies from damages caused by high-energy blue lights. Meanwhile, the inorganic layer may function as a protection on the cover layer and the second electrode layer, so as to prolong the lifetime of the OLED device, and the micro-cavity structures of the inorganic layer and the organic material together may improve the color purity of the OLED device. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079555 | Organic Light Emitting Element and Display Device Using the Element - A hole transporting region made of a hole transporting material, an electron transporting region made of an electron transporting material, and a mixed region (light emitting region) in which both the hole transporting material and the electron transporting material are mixed and which is doped with a triplet light emitting material for red color are provided in an organic compound film, whereby interfaces between respective lavers which exist in a conventional lamination structure are eliminated, and respective functions of hole transportation, electron transportation, and light emission are exhibited. In accordance with the above-mentioned method, the organic light emitting element for red color can be obtained in which power consumption is low and a life thereof is long. Thus, the display device and the electric device are manufactured by using the organic light emitting element. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079556 | WHITE ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A white organic light emitting device can include first and second electrodes on a substrate; a first stack configured with a hole injection layer, a first hole transportation layer, a first light emission layer and a first electron transportation layer which are stacked on the first electrode; a second stack configured with a second hole transportation layer, a second light emission layer, a third light emission layer, and a second electron transportation layer which are stacked on the first stack; a third stack interposed between the second stack and the second electrode and configured with a third hole transportation layer, a fourth light emission layer, a third electron transportation layer and an electron injection layer which are stacked on the second stack; and charge generation layers interposed between the first and second stacks and between the second and third stacks and configured to adjust a charge balance between the stacks. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079557 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - Provided is an organic light-emitting device including a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer, the organic layer including a low work function metal compound. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079558 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - An organic light emitting device includes an anode, a hole function layer disposed on the anode, a light emitting layer disposed on the anode, and a cathode disposed on the light emitting layer. The hole function layer includes a main layer that does not include an n-type dopant and a p-type dopant. The hole function layer also includes a n-doped layer disposed between the main layer and the light emitting layer, and the n-doped layer includes an n-type dopant. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079559 | ROLL OF GAS-BARRIER FILM, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GAS-BARRIER FILM - A roll of a gas barrier film may be obtained by winding a gas barrier film including a base and a gas barrier layer in a direction orthogonal to a width of the film. The gas barrier layer may contain silicon, oxygen, and carbon atoms. A surface of the base, opposite to a side of the gas barrier layer, may have protrusions A having a height of 10 nm or more and less than 100 nm from a roughness center plane at a density of 500 to 10,000/mm | 2016-03-17 |
20160079560 | Electroconductive Support, OLED Incorporating It, and Manufacture of Same - An electroconductive support can include a layer that defines a cavity, and a conductive strand within the cavity of the layer. The conductive strand can have an upper surface within a central zone and a side zone, wherein the upper surface has a surface roughness within the central zone that is rougher than a surface roughness within the side zone. The electroconductive can further include an electroconductive layer and a passivation layer overlying the conductive strand. The relatively smoother upper surface within the side zone can allow the width of the passivation layer to be relatively narrow and still achieve acceptable leakage current. A method of forming the electroconductive support can be performed using a wet chemical technique to form the conductive strand while suppressing roughness along a side zone of the upper surface of the conductive strand. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079561 | FUNCTIONAL FILM - An environmentally sensitive electronic device package including a first adhesive, at least one first side wall barrier, a first substrate, and a second substrate is provided. The first adhesive has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first side wall barrier is distributed in the first adhesive. The first substrate is bonded with the first surface. The first substrate has an environmentally sensitive electronic device formed thereon and the environmentally sensitive electronic device is surrounded by the first side wall barrier. The second substrate is bonded with the second surface. A manufacturing method of the environmentally sensitive electronic device package is also provided. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079562 | PROTECTIVE SHEET AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - A protective sheet, including a base substrate; and a plurality of protective units on a first surface of the base substrate and spaced apart from each other, each of the plurality of protective units including a pillar protruding from the first surface of the base substrate perpendicularly to the first surface, and a hard coating layer on lateral surfaces of the pillar, the plurality of protective units being elastically bendable and hard coating layers of neighboring protective units overlapping each other when the plurality of protective units are bent. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079563 | Optoelectronic Component - An optoelectronic component includes a substrate, a first electrode on the substrate, a radiation-emitting or radiation-absorbing layer sequence on the first electrode, a second electrode on the layer sequence, an encapsulation layer on the second electrode, and a covering layer on the encapsulation layer. The covering layer has a first main surface and second main surface. At least one intended rupture surface is provided between the first and the second main surface of the covering layer. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079564 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITING DISPLAY APPARATUS - An organic light-emitting display apparatus, includes a substrate including display area and a non-display area; a display device in the display area on the substrate; and a thin film encapsulating layer that covers the display device and includes an encapsulating inorganic layer and an encapsulating organic layer, the encapsulating inorganic layer including a plurality of inorganic layers and the encapsulating organic layer including a plurality of organic layers, at least one organic layer among the plurality of organic layers including a plurality of holes, and the plurality of holes being filled with an inorganic layer on the at least one organic layer. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079565 | ORGANIC OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE ENCAPSULATION THEREOF - The invention relates to an organic optoelectronic device which is protected from ambient air by a sealed encapsulation structure of the type including at least one thin layer. The device includes a substrate; at least one light-emitting unit deposited on the substrate, incorporating internal electrodes and external electrodes defining an active zone and, between the electrodes, a stack of organic films; and a sealed encapsulation structure having one or more thin layers including at least one inorganic layer placed on top of the light-emitting unit and encasing same laterally. The device also includes a pre-encapsulation structure located between the external electrode and the encapsulation structure and which includes a buffer layer covering the external electrode and contains a heterocyclic organometallic complex having a glass transition temperature above 80° C., and a barrier layer covering the buffer layer and contains a silicon oxide SiOx, wherein x is 02016-03-17 | |
20160079566 | SURFACE LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT - A surface light emitting element includes a light emitting layer that emits light, a first electrode layer that is provided on the side of the light emitting layer from which the light is extracted and allows the light that has been emitted by the light emitting layer to pass through, a second electrode layer that is provided on the side of the light emitting layer from which light is not extracted, a light scattering layer that is provided on the side of the first electrode layer opposite to the side on which the light emitting layer is positioned, and a transparent substrate that is provided on the side of the light scattering layer opposite to the side on which the light emitting layer is positioned, wherein a conductive material in which the real part of a complex dielectric constant is negative is used in the first electrode layer. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079567 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS - An organic light emitting display apparatus includes: a substrate divided into an emission area and a non-emission area; a pixel electrode disposed in the emission area; an intermediate layer disposed on the pixel electrode, including an organic emission layer; a counter electrode covering the intermediate layer; an external light reflection layer disposed on the counter electrode, the external light reflection layer being configured to reflect a portion of incident visible rays; and absorb and transmit another portion of the incident visible rays; a phase control layer disposed between the counter electrode and the external light reflection layer, being configured to control a phase of a light reflected by the counter electrode to destructive interfere with light reflected by the external light reflection layer; a thin-film encapsulating layer disposed on the external light reflection layer; and a black matrix disposed on the thin-film encapsulating layer in the non-emission area. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079568 | MASK FRAME ASSEMBLY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a mask frame assembly, the method including: forming a first through hole in a vicinity of a first deposition region of a first mask; forming a second through hole in a vicinity of a second deposition region of a second mask; forming a third through hole in a first portion of a supporting stick; forming a fourth through hole in a second portion of the supporting stick; aligning the first through hole with the third through hole; aligning the second through hole with the fourth through hole; inserting a fixing member in the aligned first and third through holes; and inserting the fixing member in the aligned second and fourth through holes, wherein the support stick couples the first mask and the second mask together via the fixing member. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079569 | ORGANIC LAYER DEPOSITION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An organic layer deposition apparatus includes a conveyer unit and a deposition unit that has one or more organic layer deposition assemblies configured to deposit an organic layer on a moving substrate. The conveyer unit includes a moving unit configured to move a substrate fixed thereto, a first conveyer unit configured to move the moving unit in a first direction during which an organic material is deposited on the substrate fixed to the moving unit, and a second conveyer unit configured to move the moving unit in a second direction opposite to the first direction after deposition is completed and the substrate is separated from the moving unit. The first conveyer unit and the second conveyer unit are configured to move through the deposition unit. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079570 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are an organic light emitting diode display and a manufacturing method thereof, and more particularly, an organic light emitting diode display capable of minimizing resistance increase of a second electrode and improving light extraction efficiency at the same time by forming a separate reflector, and a manufacturing method thereof. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079571 | CURVED SECONDARY BATTERY - A curved secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator between the first and second electrode plates, a can accommodating the electrode assembly, the can being curved and portions of the can having different thicknesses in a bending direction of the can, the can having an opening in a side thereof that provide a passage for the electrode assembly, and a cap plate sealing the opening of the can. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079572 | BIOMEDICAL ENERGIZATION ELEMENTS WITH POLYMER ELECTROLYTES - Designs, strategies and methods to form energization elements comprising polymer electrolytes are described. In some examples, the biocompatible energization elements may be used in a biomedical device. In some further examples, the biocompatible energization elements may be used in a contact lens. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079573 | BATTERY TAB AND PACKAGING FRAME DESIGN - Improved battery packaging and constructions for batteries, particularly thin, flat-profile packaged batteries are provided. The battery packaging constructions may eliminate the need for soldering by providing current collector tabs coated by electrically conductive adhesive tape such as z-axis conductive tape and may provide support for current collector tabs and a regular battery perimeter by providing supportive battery packaging and/or frame materials. Better fabrication results, particularly when the batteries are used in smart cards, RFID tags, and medical devices. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079574 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - An electrode assembly and a secondary battery including the same, the electrode assembly including a plurality of first polar plates, each first polar plate including a first coating portion coated with a first active material, and a bent first non-coated portion; a plurality of second polar plates, each second polar plate including a second coating portion coated as a second active material, and a bent second non-coated portion; and a plurality of separators between the first polar plates and the second polar plates. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079575 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery is disclosed. In one aspect, the secondary battery includes an electrode assembly and an exterior member accommodating the electrode assembly. The exterior member includes a flexible pouch and a can connected to the pouch and formed of a material having a greater hardness than that of the pouch. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079576 | BATTERY CASE HAVING ANTI-WRINKLE PATTERN - Disclosed herein is a battery case made of a laminate sheet including an outer coating layer made of a weather-resistant polymer, an inner sealant layer made of a thermally bondable polymer, and a barrier layer interposed between the outer coating layer and the inner sealant layer, wherein an electrode assembly configured to be bent or curved in conformity with the shape of a device, in which a battery cell is mounted, is received in the battery case, and a pattern is formed on at least one surface of the battery case that faces an outer surface of the electrode assembly. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079577 | BATTERY MODULE AND ITS ADHESIVE STRAP - A battery module includes a battery pack, a strap, and an adjuster. The strap has an attached portion, an adjusted portion and a fixed portion. The attached portion is attached to the battery pack, and the adjusted portion extends from one side of the attached portion. The fixed portion extends from the other side of the attached portion. The adjuster is positioned on the adjusted portion and has a buckle and an elastic element. The buckle is positioned between the elastic element and the battery pack. The elastic element and the battery pack oppose to the same side of the strap. The adjusted portion of the strap passes through the buckle. The battery pack with the strap and the adjuster is fixed on the plate base for protecting itself against outside damage. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079578 | HINGED VENT FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present disclosure includes an electrochemical cell having a housing configured to house one or more electrodes of the electrochemical cell. The housing includes a wall having an inner surface facing the one or more electrodes. The electrochemical cell also includes a hinged vent stamped on the inner surface of the housing, where the hinged vent includes a fracture portion, a hinge portion on either side of the fracture portion extending substantially parallel to the fracture portion, and connecting portions extending between the fracture portion and the hinge portions. The fracture portion includes a first cross-sectional width through the wall of the housing and the hinge portion includes a second-cross sectional width through the wall of the housing greater than the first cross-sectional width. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079579 | CASE ASSEMBLY, PRISMATIC SECONDARY BATTERY, AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - Provided are a case assembly, a prismatic secondary battery, and a method of fabricating the prismatic secondary battery. The prismatic secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator between the first and second electrode plates; a case formed of a first material, wherein an electrode assembly accommodation cavity is formed in the case to accommodate the electrode assembly, and an opening through which the electrode assembly is to be inserted is formed in a portion of the case is formed in a portion of the case; and a cap plate sealing the opening. A gas discharge hole is formed in the case to discharge gas generated during a pre-charging operation. The gas discharge hole is sealed with a gas seal formed of a second material. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079580 | OLEFIN RESIN MICROPOROUS FILM, SEPARATOR FOR BATTERIES, BATTERY, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING OLEFIN RESIN MICROPOROUS FILM - An olefin resin microporous film of the present invention is an olefin resin stretched film that contains an olefin resin and is characterized by having a long period of 27 nm or more measured by a small angle X-ray scattering method. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079581 | Multi-Region Battery Separators - Disclosed is a battery separator, comprising two fiber regions comprising glass fibers, and a middle fiber region disposed between them comprising larger average diameter fibers and specified amounts of silica, or fine fibers, or both; and processes for making the separator. Also disclosed is a battery separator, comprising a fiber region and either one or two silica-containing region(s) adjacent thereto, each of the regions containing a specified amount of silica; and processes for making the separator. Such separators are useful, e.g., in lead-acid batteries. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079582 | STRUCTURE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME STRUCTURE - An object of the present invention is to provide a structure for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that can be manufactured without going through a complicated process such as passing through a poor solvent. The structure for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present invention comprises a positive electrode, a separator, and a negative electrode, the structure comprising an intermediate layer formed between the positive electrode and the separator and/or between the negative electrode and the separator and including vinylidene fluoride polymer particles constituting 60 to 100 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of raw materials that constitute the intermediate layer. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079583 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - An energy storage device includes a positive electrode terminal, a first electrode body and a second electrode body, and a positive electrode current collector electrically connecting the positive electrode terminal and the first and second electrode bodies. The positive electrode current collector includes a terminal connection portion electrically connected to the positive electrode terminal, inner electrode body connection portions connected to the first and second electrode bodies, and a coupling portion extending from an end of the terminal connection portion and coupling the terminal connection portion and the inner electrode body connection portions. The coupling portion has a substantially trapezoidal shape with a width at a connection end with the end of the terminal connection portion being larger than a width at a connection end with the inner electrode body connection portions. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079584 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - One or more embodiments of the present invention provide a rechargeable battery for allowing electrode terminals and electrode tabs to be easily coupled. A rechargeable battery according to one or more embodiments of the present invention include: an electrode assembly having first and second electrodes at opposite surfaces of a separator and wound about an axis; a first terminal coupled to the first electrode through a first tab; a second terminal coupled to the second electrode through a second tab; a case accommodating the electrode assembly and defining first and second openings at its opposite ends; a first gasket between the first terminal and the first opening sealing the first opening and allowing the first terminal to protrude outside of the case; and a second gasket between the second terminal and the second opening sealing the second opening and allowing the second terminal to protrude outside of the case. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079585 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCINGBATTERY TERMINALS - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for manufacturing terminals for automotive batteries having a pressing unit, a punching unit, and a drilling unit in the same apparatus. | 2016-03-17 |
20160079586 | LIQUID POWERED ASSEMBLY - A liquid powered assembly including a housing; a removable bottom base; a seal; an electrolyte battery assembly; and, a liquid powered device is described. The housing includes an upper end portion and a lower end portion. The housing has a volume for containing an electrolyte solution. The lower end portion has a fluid inlet. The removable bottom base has a bottom surface for supporting the liquid powered assembly. A seal engages the housing and the removable bottom base to help contain the liquid. An electrolyte battery assembly is positioned within the housing. A liquid powered device is operably attached to the electrolyte battery assembly. To function, the housing and the removable bottom base are detached relative to each other and the housing is turned substantially upside down to allow filling of the housing via the inlet. The bottom base is then attached to the housing and the assembly is then inverted for use. | 2016-03-17 |