12th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130071631 | Method For Forming A Metal-Plastic Composite And The Metal-Plastic Composite Made Thereby - Disclosed is a method for forming a metal-plastic composite which includes the steps of: a) activating a first surface of a metal substrate; b) applying an adhesive material on the first surface that has been activated to form an adhesive layer on the first surface; and c) placing the metal substrate together with the adhesive layer in a mold and injection molding a plastic material over the adhesive layer. A metal-plastic composite made by the method is also disclosed. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071632 | ULTRAVIOLET RAY-CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION USED IN INKJET PRINTING AND OPTICAL ELEMENT OBTAINED USING SAME - Provided is a material suitable for an optical element, which can be applied by inkjet, has an ultraviolet curable characteristic, and yields a cured product excellent in transparency and hardness and having a refractive index of more than 1.5. Specifically, an optical element excellent in transparency and hardness and having a refractive index of more than 1.5 is obtained by preparing a resin composition including at least: (A) 5 to 45 mass % of a vinyl group-containing copolymer obtained by copolymerization of a divinyl aromatic compound; (B) 55 to 94 mass % of a liquid photocurable polyfunctional (meth)acrylate having two or more (meth)acryloyl groups; (C) 0.97 to 20 mass % of a photopolymerization initiator; and (D) 0.03 to 1 mass % of a surfactant, and applying the resin composition onto a support substrate by inkjet, followed by photocuring. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071633 | Short Fiber Reinforced Artificial Stone Laminate - A short fiber reinforced artificial stone laminate comprising a top layer of particulates of substantially a single size between 0.5 mm and 3 mm, short fibers deposited in grooves between the particulates, a rear layer of long reinforcing fibers backing the particulates and the short fibers, and a binder is provided. A method for manufacturing the short fiber reinforced artificial stone laminate is also provided. Particulates, for example, quartz particulates, are deposited on a release surface. Short fibers, for example, short glass fibers, are deposited in grooves between the particulates. The particulates and the short fibers are vibrated, whereby the short fibers align and position themselves in the grooves. Long reinforcing fibers are then deposited on the particulates. A binder is deposited for binding the particulates, the short fibers, and the long reinforcing fibers. After the binder cures, the surface of the particulates is polished. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071634 | HEAT-TRANSFER LABEL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A heat-transfer label assembly and method of using the same. In one embodiment, the assembly is well-suited for decorating refillable glass articles and includes a support portion, a wax skim coat, and a transfer portion. The support portion may include a carrier web overcoated with a polyethylene layer. The wax skim coat may overcoat the polyethylene layer. The transfer portion may include a protective lacquer, an ink design, and a heat-activatable adhesive. The protective lacquer may be printed directly on the skim coat and may include a cross-linked phenoxy resin. The ink design may be printed onto the protective lacquer and may include a binder, a colorant, and a cross-linking system. The adhesive, which may differ from the ink design only by lacking colorant, may be printed onto the ink design, any exposed portions of the protective lacquer, and the surrounding skim coat. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071635 | Method For Forming A Glass-Plastic Composite And The Glass-Plastic Composite Made Thereby - Disclosed is a method for forming a glass-plastic composite which includes the steps of: a) activating a first surface of a glass substrate, b) applying an adhesive material on the first surface that has been activated to form an adhesive layer on the first surface, and c) placing the glass substrate together with the adhesive layer in a mold and injection molding a plastic material over the adhesive layer. A glass-plastic composite made according to the method is also disclosed. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071636 | MICROCAVITY CARRIER BELT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A method for fabricating an electronic device or component such as an anisotropic conductive film comprising: distributing a plurality of conductive particles into an array of microcavities formed on a surface of a continuous carrier belt, rotating the belt carrying the conductive particles while conveying a surface of an adhesive layer into contact with the surface of the rotating belt, transferring the conductive particles from the microcavities on the belt to the adhesive layer in predefined locations in the adhesive layer corresponding to the array of microcavities on the belt, and separating the adhesive layer from the surface of the belt. In one embodiment, the position of the microcavities is varied in a controlled manner. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071637 | INK COMPOSITION FOR INKJET RECORDING, INKJET RECORDING METHOD, AND INKJET RECORDED MATERIAL - An ink composition having organic pigment particles, a hydrosoluble solvent; a dispersing agent, and water, wherein each of the organic pigment particles has a circularity of 2 nm or less, which is defined as a difference between radii of concentric circumscribing and inscribed circles of a contour of an image of each of the organic pigment particles taken by a transmission electron microscope when a gap between the concentric circumscribing circle and the inscribed circle is least, wherein the inscribed circle has a diameter of from 5 nm to less than 50 nm. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071638 | Overmolded Composite Structure for an Electronic Device - An overmolded composite structure that contains a metal component and a resinous component adhered to a surface thereof is provided. The resinous component is formed from a thermoplastic composition that contains at least one polyarylene sulfide and at least one mineral filler. The present inventors have discovered that the nature and relative concentration of the polyarylene sulfides, mineral fillers, and/or other materials in the thermoplastic composition can be selectively tailored so that the resulting resinous component has a coefficient of linear thermal expansion and/or color that is similar to the metal component. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071639 | COVERING AND METHOD FOR TRAPPING OF EMISSIONS FROM SURFACES - The present invention discloses a covering for placement on a surface, such as a wall on the inside of a house, for reduction or prevention of a singularity or a plurality of emissions, such as harmful emissions, released from the surface. The covering comprises a trapping agent and a carrier for retaining and supporting the trapping agent, such that the trapping agent can trap the singularity or plurality of emissions without being released from the carrier. The trapping agent is a substantially irreversible trapping agent independently selected from one or several of the group consisting of absorbing agents and adsorbing agents, such that the trapping agent is capable of fully or partly trapping the singularity or plurality of emissions substantially irreversibly by absorption or adsorption, or a combination of absorption and adsorption. The covering may further comprise a semi-permeable barrier. Methods for use and manufacturing of the covering are also disclosed. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071640 | INSULATION HAVING A LAYERED STRUCTURE - Insulation powders having high thermal insulation value contain at least one silica with a BET surface area of from 130-1200 m | 2013-03-21 |
20130071641 | HARD COAT FILM AND PROCESS OF MAKING HARD COAT FILM - A hard coat film comprising a polymer film substrate, an organic adhesion layer formed on a surface of the film substrate by depositing a first organic material on a surface of the film substrate in vacuum, and an organic hard coat layer formed on a surface of the adhesion layer by depositing a second organic material on the adhesion layer in vacuum is disclosed. Preferably, the layers are separately cured following the deposition processes. The adhesion layer has a thickness in a range of about 0.025 μm to about 20 μm and the hard coat layer has a thickness in a range of about 0.025 μm to about 20 μm. Optionally, the hard coat film includes an inorganic layer formed between the adhesion layer and the hard coat layer. Also disclosed is a process for forming a hard coat film by depositing multiple layers of organic and/or inorganic materials on a substrate in vacuum. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071642 | FABRIC ASSEMBLY SUITABLE FOR RESISTING BALLISTIC OBJECTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A fabric assembly particularly useful as soft body armor has two or more separate sections each containing a number of fabrics made from yarns having a tenacity of at least 7.3 grams per dtex and a modulus of at least 100 grams per dtex. At least one of the sections in the fabric assembly is comprised of compressed fabrics attached by connector yarns having a force to break in tension not greater than 65N concentrated along a series of parallel connector lines as viewed from the fabric on both outer surfaces of the first section, the connector lines being spaced from 1.8 mm to 51 mm apart defining regions between the connector lines where the fabric layers remain unconnected. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071643 | SILICON CARBIDE SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A silicon carbide substrate capable of stably forming a device of excellent performance, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A silicon carbide substrate is made of a single crystal of silicon carbide, and has a width of not less than 100 mm, a micropipe density of not more than 7 cm | 2013-03-21 |
20130071644 | ANNULAR REINFORCEMENT STRUCTURE - An annular reinforcement structure is provided having an inner reinforcement band, an outer reinforcement band positioned around and concentric with the inner reinforcement band, and a cast-in-place polymer foam spacer, which maintains the spatial orientation of the inner and outer reinforcement bands. The annular reinforcement structure may be embedded in an elastomeric matrix material to provide stability, such as for belt for power transmission. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071645 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING ATELOCOLLAGEN, METHOD FOR PREPARING MODIFIED ATELOCOLLAGEN, ATELOCOLLAGEN PREPARED BY USING THE SAME AND COLLAGEN-BASED MATRIX - The present invention provides a method for separating an atelocollagen, wherein the process of ultrafiltration utilizing reusable filters and the process of diafiltration are combined, and by way of a single procedure line, atelocollagens can be extracted in a high purity from an animal tissue economically by removing impurities efficiently and conveniently. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071646 | ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATING COMPOSITION, ANTI-REFLECTION FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - This disclosure relates to an anti-reflective coating composition that is divided into at least two layers through phase separation after monolayer coating, more particularly an anti-reflective coating composition comprising hollow particles coated with a fluorine-based compound having refractive index of 1.3˜1.4 and surface tension of 10˜25 mN/m on the surface, an anti-reflection film manufactured therefrom, and a method of manufacturing the same. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071647 | SPRAY POWDER FOR CERMET-COATING OF DOCTOR BLADES - The invention relates to a spray powder for the production of a Cermet coating on a doctor blade surface, wherein the spray powder includes a mixture of a metal powder and a hard material powder, wherein at least 90 percent of the granules of the metal powder are smaller than 63 μm, and preferably smaller than 48 μm, and at least 90 percent of the granules of the hard material powder are smaller than 2 μm. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071648 | Multilaminar tag material - A three layer tag material constructed of a top layer of polymer bonded to the emulsion side of a micro-encapsulated carbonless paper which in turn is bonded to the uncoated side of a coated one side paper to form a composite construction the individual layers of which are not thereafter generally separable from one another. The resulting composite construction is a laminated two-sided printable tag material with both sides being printable by traditional printing methods, or which can be subjected to either metal stamping or embossing applied to either surface of the tag to furnish print material upon said tag. The total tag caliper is reliant on the sum of the calipers of the three different layers that can be customized for specific applications by varying the calipers of one or more of the different components. An additional layer of clear laminate may be adhered to the coated side of the coated one side paper, on the bottom, for additional print protection. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071649 | SILICA COATING FOR ENHANCED HYDROPHILICITY - A coating composition is provided comprising a) an aqueous dispersion, having a pH of less than 7.5, of silica nanoparticles having average particle diameters of 40 nanometers or less, b) an alkoxysilane oligomer; c) a silane coupling agent, and d) optionally a metal β-diketone complexing agent. The compositions may be used to prepare coated articles wherein the coating is substantially uniform in thickness, durably adheres to the substrate, and provides hydrophilic and/or antireflection surface properties to the substrate. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071650 | FABRICATING METHOD OF FLEXIBLE DISPLAY AND FLEXIBLE DISPLAY - A fabricating method of a flexible display is provided. A release layer is formed on a carrier substrate. The release layer is patterned to form a patterned release layer. A flexible substrate is formed on the patterned release layer, wherein the flexible substrate covers the patterned release layer and a portion of the flexible substrate contacts the carrier substrate. An adhesive force between the patterned release layer and the flexible substrate is larger than an adhesive force between the patterned release layer and the carrier substrate. A device layer is formed on the flexible substrate. A display layer is formed on the device layer. The flexible substrate and patterned release layer are cut simultaneously. The patterned release layer being cut is separated from the carrier substrate, wherein the flexible substrate, the device layer and the display layer which have been cut are sequentially disposed on the separated patterned release layer. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071651 | HEAT-RAY SHIELDING MATERIAL - A heat-ray shielding material including: two or more metal particle-containing layers each containing at least one kind of metal particles; and one or more transparent dielectric layers, the heat-ray shielding material having a lamination structure where the metal particle-containing layers and the dielectric layers are alternatingly laminated, wherein at least one of the transparent dielectric layers has an optical thickness (nd) which satisfies the following expression (1) with respect to wavelength λ | 2013-03-21 |
20130071652 | LAMINATE FOR FLEXIBLE WIRING - A laminate for flexible wiring in which copper plating is entirely or locally applied on a copper foil that is cladded on an insulating resin substrate, characterized in that a ratio A=[(200)/{(111)+(200)+(220)+(311)}]×100, i.e. a ratio of an area intensity of a peak in the X-ray diffraction of the copper plating surface is more than 90. The present invention can provide the laminate for flexible wiring in which copper plating is entirely or locally applied on a copper foil cladded on an insulating resin substrate, characterized in having particularly high bendability and enables the formation of fine patterns, namely, high dense patterns of wiring. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071653 | INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - An information recording medium including three or more information layers, wherein: at least one information layer includes a recording layer and a nucleation layer; the recording layer contains a material that is represented by formula (1) [(Ge | 2013-03-21 |
20130071654 | REINFORCING SHEET FOR RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT, AND STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR REINFORCING RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT - A reinforcing sheet for a resin molded product includes a constraining layer, and a reinforcing layer laminated on the constraining layer. After being stuck to a polypropylene plate having a thickness of 2.0 mm and heated at 80° C. for 10 minutes, the reinforcing sheet for a resin molded product has a bending strength at a displacement of 1 mm at 90° C. which is not less than double a bending strength of the polypropylene plate having a thickness of 2.0 mm at a displacement of 1 mm at 90° C. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071655 | Soft Tissue Product Comprising Cotton - The disclosure provides a tissue product comprising at least one multi-layered tissue web that includes a first fibrous layer and a second fibrous layer. The first fibrous layer comprises wood fibers and the second fibrous layer comprises cotton fibers. Cotton fibers are present within the second fibrous layer in an amount from about 1 to about 25 percent by weight of the layer, in some embodiments from about 5 to about 20 percent by weight of the layer, and in some embodiments, from about 10 to about 15 percent by weight of the layer. The selective incorporation of cotton fibers in the tissue web results in a web having improved handfeel without negatively effecting strength and durability. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071656 | PEELABLE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, PEELABLE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE LAYER, AND PEELABLE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET - A peelable pressure-sensitive adhesive composition includes: 100 parts by mass of a polymer (A) having a glass transition temperature lower than 0° C.; and 0.05 parts by mass to 3 parts by mass of a (meth)acrylic polymer (B) that has a weight average molecular weight of 1000 or more and less than 30000 and that contains, as a monomer unit, a (meth)acrylic monomer having an alicyclic structure represented by the following general formula (1): | 2013-03-21 |
20130071657 | REINFORCING SHEET FOR RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT, AND STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR REINFORCING RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT - A reinforcing sheet for a resin molded product includes a constraining layer, and a reinforcing layer laminated on the constraining layer. The reinforcing layer is formed of an adhesive composition containing a polymer and a tackifier. The tackifier contains a high-softening-point tackifier having a softening point of not less than 120° C. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071658 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, ADHESIVE TAPE, METHOD FOR PROCESSING SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TSV WAFER - The present invention aims to provide an adhesive composition having high adhesive strength, as well as being easily detachable and having excellent heat resistance, an adhesive tape comprising the adhesive composition, a method for treating a semiconductor wafer using the adhesive tape, and a method for producing a TSV wafer. The present invention relates to an adhesive composition comprising: an adhesive component; and a tetrazole compound represented by the following formula (1), formula (2), or formula (3), or its salt: | 2013-03-21 |
20130071659 | FIBER-BASED ADSORBENTS HAVING HIGH ADSORPTION CAPACITIES FOR RECOVERING DISSOLVED METALS AND METHODS THEREOF - A fiber-based adsorbent and a related method of manufacture are provided. The fiber-based adsorbent includes polymer fibers with grafted side chains and an increased surface area per unit weight over known fibers to increase the adsorption of dissolved metals, for example uranium, from aqueous solutions. The polymer fibers include a circular morphology in some embodiments, having a mean diameter of less than 15 microns, optionally less than about 1 micron. In other embodiments, the polymer fibers include a non-circular morphology, optionally defining multiple gear-shaped, winged-shaped or lobe-shaped projections along the length of the polymer fibers. A method for forming the fiber-based adsorbents includes irradiating high surface area polymer fibers, grafting with polymerizable reactive monomers, reacting the grafted fibers with hydroxylamine, and conditioning with an alkaline solution. High surface area fiber-based adsorbents formed according to the present method demonstrated a significantly improved uranium adsorption capacity per unit weight over existing adsorbents. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071660 | Composition For Preparing Ceramic Fiber And A Biosoluble Ceramic Fiber Prepared Therefrom For Heat Insulating Material At High Temperature - The present invention relates to a composition for preparing ceramic fiber and a biosoluble ceramic fiber prepared therefrom for heat insulating material at high temperature, more specifically, a composition for preparing ceramic fiber comprising SiO | 2013-03-21 |
20130071661 | High Density Lithium Cobalt Oxide for Rechargeable Batteries - The disclosure relates to positive electrode material used for Li-ion batteries, a precursor and process used for preparing such materials, and Li-ion battery using such material in its positive electrode. The disclosure describes a higher density LiCoO | 2013-03-21 |
20130071662 | NOVEL METHOD FOR PRODUCING TITANIUM DIOXIDE PARTICLES, AND TITANIUM DIOXIDE PARTICLES PRODUCED THEREBY - The present invention relates to a novel method for producing titanium dioxide particles, and titanium dioxide particles produced thereby, and more specifically, to a novel method for producing titanium dioxide particles capable of producing titanium dioxide particles having uniform particle size through chemical reaction at a temperature equal to or lower than room temperature and can easily control the size of titanium dioxide particles, and titanium dioxide particles produced thereby, having a uniform particle size. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071663 | ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE, ITS PRODUCTION AND USE - Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene has a molecular weight greater than 20×106 gm/mol as determined by ASTM 4020 or by size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and is produced by polymerizing ethylene with a catalyst composition comprising a Group 4 metal complex of a phenolate ether ligand. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071664 | NOVEL COPPER PHTHALOCYANINE PIGMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COPPER PHTHALOCYANINE MICROPARTICLES - Disclosed are: copper phthalocyanine pigments which each contain at least one kind of copper phthalocyanine microparticles that has high spectral characteristics and that is in a crystal form other than α-form; and processes for the production of the copper phthalocyanine microparticles. Provided are: a copper phthalocyanine pigment which contains at least one kind of copper phthalocyanine microparticles that is in a crystal form other than α-form and that exhibits, in a region of 380 nm to 780 nm, an absorption spectrum shape extremely similar to that of α-form copper phthalocyanine microparticles; and a process for the production of the copper phthalocyanine microparticles. Also provided are: a copper phthalocyanine pigment which contains at least one kind of copper phthalocyanine microparticles that is in a crystal form other than α- or ε-form and that exhibits a wavelength (λmax) of shorter than 478 nm in the transmission spectrum in a region of 380 nm to 780 nm, said wavelength (λmax) being a wavelength at which the maximum transmittance appears; and a process for the production of the copper phthalocyanine microparticles. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071665 | RESIN PARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Disclosed is a resin particle having excellent low-temperature fusibility, having a sufficiently narrow size distribution, and that is obtained using a liquid or supercritical fluid. In the resin particle (C), which comprises a microparticle (A) containing a resin (a) being coated to or adhered to the surface of a resin particle (B) that contains another resin (b), the degree of swelling of the microparticle (A) resulting from liquid or supercritical carbon dioxide (X) at a temperature less than the glass transition temperature or the melting point of the microparticle (A) is no greater than 16%, and with the resin (a) as a constituent unit, the resin particle (C) contains 0.1-50 wt % of a non-crystalline non-halogen vinyl monomer (m1) of which the solubility parameter (SP value: (cal/cm | 2013-03-21 |
20130071666 | Method of producing tempered glass sheet - Provided is a method of producing a tempered glass sheet, comprising applying tempering treatment to a glass sheet by increasing the content of SiO | 2013-03-21 |
20130071667 | SEAL LAQUER - Seal lacquer, which is liquid and at least 50% UV-permeable under normal conditions. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071668 | ANHYDROUS COMPOSITION AS A COATING AGENT FOR FUNCTIONAL LAYERS OF A MULTILAYER PAINT - Water-free composition comprising at least one saturated or unsaturated, epoxy-modified polyester as binder, at least one acrylate polymer or polyurethane polymer as further binder, polymer microparticles, at least one polymer which comprises functional groups consisting of blocked isocyanates and amino resins, as crosslinking agent, at least one pigment, at least one organic solvent, and at least one auxiliary or additive, the solids of the composition being at least 50% by weight. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071669 | COATING SOLUTION FOR FORMING ULTRAVIOLET-ABSORBING FILM AND ULTRAVIOLET-ABSORBING GLASS ARTICLE - There are provided a coating solution for forming an ultraviolet-absorbing film that has mechanical durability such as abrasion resistance, sufficiently secures colorlessness and transparency, and has less deterioration of ultraviolet-absorbing ability caused by long-time light exposure, and an ultraviolet-absorbing glass article having an ultraviolet-absorbing film that is formed by using the coating solution, has mechanical durability such as abrasion resistance, sufficiently secures colorlessness and transparency, and has less deterioration of ultraviolet-absorbing ability caused by long-time light exposure. A coating solution for forming an ultraviolet-absorbing film including: a silicon oxide-based matrix material component consisting of at least one selected from hydrolyzable silicon compounds; an ultraviolet absorber; an acid having a primary proton pKa from of 1.0 to 5.0; and a water and an ultraviolet-absorbing glass article obtained by using it. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071670 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING THIN FILM ELECTRODES - The invention provides for A method for producing pure phase strontium ruthenium oxide films, the method comprising solubilizing ruthenium-containing and strontium-containing compounds to create a mixture; subjecting the mixture to a first temperature above that necessary for forming RuO | 2013-03-21 |
20130071671 | SILICON NITRIDE FILM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON NITRIDE FILM - Disclosed is a silicon nitride film for a semiconductor element, wherein changes of film stress of the silicon nitride film are suppressed, said silicon nitride film being formed by applying bias power. Also disclosed are a method and an apparatus for manufacturing the silicon nitride film. The silicon nitride film, which is formed on a substrate ( | 2013-03-21 |
20130071672 | BARRIER LAYER, A PROCESS OF MAKING A BARRIER LAYER AND USES THEREOF - There is provided a barrier layer comprising silicate chemically coupled to a polymer matrix. There is also provided a process for making the barrier layer and uses thereof. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071673 | HEAT-CURABLE POLYORGANOSILOXANE COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF - A heat-curable polyorganosiloxane composition which includes (A) an alkenyl group-containing linear polyorganosiloxane represented by the following formula (I): | 2013-03-21 |
20130071674 | WATER VAPOR BARRIER FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention provides a film for a back sheet of a solar cell exhibiting excellent water vapor barrier properties, water resistance and gas barrier properties, has flexibility and mechanical strength and has excellent heat stability, and a method for producing the film. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071675 | CORROSION RESISTANT PRETREATMENT COATING COMPOSITIONS - A corrosion resistant pretreatment composition for coating a metal substrate is provided. The composition comprises an aqueous carrier, one or more Group IA metal ions, wherein at least one of the Group 1A metal ions comprises a lithium compound, a hydroxide; and a phosphate or a halide. A process for treating a metal substrate with a lithium based coating is also provided, as well as a process for treating a metal substrate with a non-chrome conversion coating process. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071676 | COPPER FOIL COMPOSITE - A copper foil composite comprising a copper foil and a resin layer laminated thereon, wherein equation 1:(f | 2013-03-21 |
20130071677 | HEAT-SEALABLE BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING MATERIAL, A METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE, AND A PRODUCT PACKAGE MADE FROM THE MATERIAL - A heat-sealable biodegradable packaging material, its manufacturing method and a product package formed thereof, where the packaging material comprises a fiber substrate, an inner polymeric coating layer against the fiber substrate, which contains polylactide and a biodegradable polyester that is blended therewith to improve the adhesion between the inner coating layer and the fiber substrate, and an outer coating layer that constitutes the outer surface of the material and contains polylactide and a biodegradable polyester that is blended therewith to improve the heat sealing ability of the layer, the portion of polylactide in the inner layer than that in the outer layer. The inner and/or outer coating layers can further have blended therewith a small amount of acrylic copolymer that improves the adhesion and/or heat sealing ability. The coating layers can be introduced onto the fiber substrate by extrusion or coextrusion. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071678 | Tissue Product Comprising Bamboo - The disclosure provides tissue webs, and products incorporating the same, where the webs comprise wood and bamboo fibers. More specifically the disclosure provides soft and durable through-air dried tissue webs comprising at least about 10 percent bamboo fiber by weight of the web. In the through-air dried tissue webs of the present disclosure, bamboo typically replaces high average fiber length wood fibers, which increases the bulk of the through-air dried web without negatively effecting softness or durability. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071679 | Paper Coating Composition, Paper Coated Therewith And Method For Producing Coated Paper - This invention relates to a paper coating composition for enhancing the stiffness of paper or paperboard, comprising an alkali soluble polymer prepared by polymerization of at least one monomer A and at least one monomer B, wherein monomer A is selected from the following group:
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20130071680 | COATED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A coated article includes a substrate, a Ni layer formed on the substrate, and a vacuum coated layer formed on the Ni layer. The vacuum coated layer is made of material selected from a group consisting of Al, Ti, Cr and Zn. A method for manufacturing an article is also provided. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071681 | METHOD OF PRODUCING COMPOSITE ARTICLES AND ARTICLES MADE THEREBY - One embodiment of the invention may include a method of producing a composite article comprising a container, filling the container with a powdered metal, and compacting the powdered metal in the container such that an interfacial bond is created between the compacted powdered metal and the container. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071682 | MULTI-PHASE PARTICULATES, METHOD OF MAKING, AND COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAME - Provided is a method of preparing a multi-phase particulate. The method includes: (1) blending together (a) a dispersed phase component of a metal, a metal oxide, an organometallic compound, salts thereof, and/or mixtures thereof, and (b) a bulk phase component of an inorganic material different from the dispersed phase component to form an admixture; and (2) dry-milling and/or compressing the admixture for a time and at a pressure sufficient to disperse the dispersed phase component in and bind the dispersed phase component to the bulk phase component, thereby forming a multi-phase particulate. Coating compositions including the multi-phase particulate also are provided. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071683 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTROFORMING DOMES FOR USE IN DOME SWITCHES - Systems and methods are provided for electroforming a dome for use in a dome switch. A mandrel having several dome shapes incorporated in a planar surface is provided. The mandrel can serve as a cathode in an electroforming process to construct a sheet of domes, for example by enabling the deposition of a sheet of nickel on the mandrel. The domes can be singulated from the sheet for use as part of dome switches. The electroforming process may ensure that the domes have a uniform thickness and no internal stresses that may affect the performance of the domes. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071684 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE INCLUDING A FASCIA PANEL HAVING A METALLIC FILM - A household appliance including at least one fascia panel, wherein the at least one fascia panel includes a film having a metallic material that provides a metallic appearance to the at least one fascia panel. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the metallic material may include one of a stainless steel material and a brushed nickel material. Further, the fascia panel may be formed from at least one of plastic, wood, and metal. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071685 | PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE PRODUCT - A product includes a product body, a metallic plating layer and a resin layer. The product body is a rod-like member mainly including a metallic material. The metallic plating layer has a metallic luster on its surface and covers an exterior surface of the product body. The resin layer includes a thermosetting resin and an adhesive component and is adhered to the surface of the metallic plating layer, permitting the metallic plating layer to be seen through the resin layer. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071686 | ALUMINUM COPPER CLAD MATERIAL - An aluminum copper clad material has excellent bonding strength and includes an aluminum layer and a copper layer that are bonded without a nickel layer interposed therebetween. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071687 | HIGH STRENGTH GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT BENDABILITY AND WELDABILITY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A high strength galvanized steel sheet having excellent bendability and weldability, comprising by mass %: C: equal to or more than 0.05% and less than 0.12%; P: 0.001 to 0.040%; and S: equal to or less than 0.0050%, wherein a steel sheet surface layer, constituting a portion of the steel sheet up to a depth of 10 μm measured from each surface of the steel sheet, has a structure containing more than 70% of ferrite phase by a volume fraction, a steel sheet inner layer portion, on an inner side than the depth of 10 μm measured from each surface, has a structure containing 20 to 70% by a volume fraction of ferrite phase with an average crystal grain size equal to or smaller than 5 μm, the steel sheet has a tensile strength equal to or larger than 980 MPa, and the steel sheet has a galvanized layer on a surface thereof. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071688 | METHOD OF PLATING STAINLESS STEEL AND PLATED MATERIAL - The method of plating a stainless steel substrate including depositing a first plating metal layer over the stainless steel substrate), forming an interdiffusion layer in which elements of the stainless steel substrate and elements of the first plating metal layer interdiffuse, by applying a heat treatment to the stainless steel substrate coated by the first plating metal layer, and coating a second plating metal layer over the surface of the stainless steel substrate over which the interdiffusion layer is coated. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071689 | RARE EARTH ELEMENTS DOPING ON YTTRIUM OXIDE LUMINESCENT THIN FILM CONTAINING CONDUCTIVE OXIDES AND PREPARATION METHODS THEREOF - A rare earth elements doping on yttrium oxide luminescent thin film containing conductive oxides and preparation methods thereof are provided. The said luminescent thin film is consisted of Y | 2013-03-21 |
20130071690 | DUAL COLOR ELECTRONICALLY ADDRESSABLE INK - A dual color electronically addressable ink includes a non-polar carrier fluid; a first colorant of a first color; and a second colorant of a second color that is different than the first color. The first colorant includes a first particle core, and a first functional group attached to a surface of the particle core. The first functional group is capable of carrying a positive charge and is chosen from a base or a salt of the base. The second colorant includes a particle core, and a second functional group attached to a surface of the particle core. The second functional group is capable of carrying a negative charge and is chosen from an acid or a salt of the acid. The ink further includes an additive chosen from polyhydroxystearic amide salt, polyhydroxystearic acid, aromatic butyric acid, and combinations thereof. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071691 | Magnetic Sensor With Enhanced Magnetoresistance Ratio - Various embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to a magnetically responsive lamination that may be constructed with a spacer layer disposed between a first and second ferromagnetic free layer. At least one ferromagnetic free layer can have a coupling sub-layer that enhances magnetoresistance ratio (MR) of the magnetically responsive lamination. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071692 | Varyinig Morphology in Magnetic Sensor Sub-Layers - Various embodiments may be generally directed to a magnetic sensor constructed with a decoupling layer that has a predetermined first morphology. A magnetic free layer can be deposited contactingly adjacent to the decoupling layer with the magnetic free layer configured to have at least a first sub-layer having a predetermined second morphology. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071693 | GRANULAR PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING APPARATUS - A method of manufacturing a granular perpendicular magnetic recording medium with improved corrosion resistance comprises sequential steps of providing a non-magnetic substrate including a surface; forming a soft magnetic underlayer (SUL) over the surface; post-deposition heating the SUL; forming an intermediate layer stack over the heated SUL; and forming at least one granular, magnetically hard perpendicular magnetic recording layer over the intermediate layer stack. Heating of the SUL prior to formation of the intermediate layer stack results in formation of an intermediate layer stack with a smoother surface and a granular perpendicular recording layer with increased corrosion resistance than when SUL post-deposition heating is not performed. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071694 | INTERLAYERS FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA - Embodiments of the present invention include a recording medium comprising: a hard magnetic recording layer and an interlayer disposed under the hard magnetic recording layer, wherein the interlayer comprises an upper layer of Ru-based alloy and a lower layer of RuCo or ReCo alloy. Generally for embodiments of the present invention, the lower layer of RuCo or ReCo alloy is formed over a seed layer using a low-pressure sputter process, and the upper layer of Ru-based alloy is formed over the lower layer using a high-pressure sputter process. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071695 | Hybrid Grain Boundary Additives in Granular Media - Magnetic layers are described that include the use of magnetic grains and non-magnetic grain boundaries with hybrid additives. Hybrid additives include the use of at least two different additives in the composition of the grain boundaries of a magnetic layer in magnetic recording media. The use of hybrid additives in the grain boundaries results in improved recording media. Methods for forming magnetic layers and magnetic recording media with the hybrid additive grain boundaries are also described. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071696 | POUCH-TYPE BATTERY WITH IMPROVED SAFETY BY COATING SEALING UNIT WITH FLAME RETARDANT AND HEAT RESISTANT RESIN COMPOSITION PREPARED BY MIXING FLAME RETARDANT MATERIAL AND HEAT RESISTANT MATERIAL TO THERMOPLASTIC RESIN OR THERMOSETTING RESIN AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a pouch-type lithium secondary battery comprising: an electrode assembly which includes an anode, a separator, and a cathode; and a pouch which has a groove for accommodating the electrode assembly and an edge of which the upper and lower parts are formed in a flange type by being bonded around the groove, wherein in at least a part of the edge that is formed in the flange type, an end of the edge is covered by a flame retardant and heat resistant resin composition wherein a flame retardant material and a heat resistant material are mixed to a thermoplastic resin or a thermosetting resin, thereby improving safety. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071697 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery capable of being formed to be relatively small by reducing the sizes of internal devices and compactly locating the internal devices. Accordingly, the volume of the secondary battery is reduced and the capacity thereof is maintained, thereby increasing the capacity density of the secondary battery. In one embodiment, the secondary battery includes a bare cell having a cap plate and a protection circuit module on the bare cell and including a printed circuit board surface-contacting the cap plate. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071698 | Fuel Cell Stacks - The concepts relate to in-line shunting of fuel cells. In one case, a fuel cell stack can include multiple serially arranged cells. The multiple serially arranged cells can be compressed against one another and can be supplied by a fuel supply manifold that is integral and internal to the fuel cell stack. A power source can be electrically coupled with the fuel cell stack at a bus. A controller can be configured to shunt sub-sets of the fuel cell stack while the fuel cell stack continues to supply power to the bus. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071699 | INTERCONNECTION-LESS LIQUID FIN DESIGN FOR BATTERY COOLING MODULE - A battery module is described. The battery module includes a plurality of cooling fins having an inlet section, a center section, and an outlet section, the inlet and outlet sections extending from opposite ends of the center section at an angle from a plane defined by the center section, the cooling fins having at least one cooling channel extending from an inlet of the inlet section through the center section to an outlet of the outlet section; and a plurality of battery cells positioned in the center section between the plurality of cooling fins. A method of cooling a battery module is also described. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071700 | COMPACT BATTERY COOLING DESIGN - A battery module is described. The battery module includes the battery module includes a plurality of repeating frames; a plurality of battery cells positioned between the plurality of repeating frames, the battery cells having a flexible heat conducting covering, an edge of the heat conducting covering folded over an outside edge of the repeating frame; and a heat sink contacting the edge of the heat conducting covering folded over the edge of the repeating frame. A method of cooling a battery module is also described. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071701 | Response to High Voltage Electrolysis of Coolant in a Battery Pack - An apparatus and method providing for detecting and responding to high voltage electrolysis within an electric vehicle battery enclosure to limit possible excessive thermal condition of the individual battery cells and modules. A microprocessor-implemented response system for high voltage electrolysis in a battery pack an evaluator to monitor, using the microprocessor, a high voltage electrolysis flag indicative of a possible high voltage electrolysis within an enclosure including a plurality of electrically-coupled battery modules storing energy for the battery pack and a coolant distribution system disposed among and electrically isolated from the plurality of battery modules; and a remediation system, coupled to the enclosure and responsive to the possible high voltage electrolysis when the evaluator detects a likelihood of the possible high voltage electrolysis, to decrease risks associated with the possible high voltage electrolysis when operated. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071702 | FUEL CELLS - A redox fuel cell comprising an anode and a cathode separated by an ion selective polymer electrolyte membrane; means for supplying a fuel to the anode region of the cell; means for supplying an oxidant to the cathode region of the cell; means for providing an electrical circuit between respective anodes and cathodes of the cell; a catholyte solution comprising at least one catholyte component, the catholyte solution comprising a redox mediator couple; and a regeneration zone comprising a catholyte channel and a porous member having an active surface, the catholyte channel being arranged to direct a flow of catholyte adjacent to or towards the active surface, the means for supplying an oxidant to the cell being adapted to supply the oxidant to the porous member. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071703 | MOBILE BATTERY MODULES FOR HIGH POWER APPLICATIONS - Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a mobile battery module for high power applications. The mobile battery module includes a case having a chamber therein, wherein one or more engagement elements are disposed on an inner surface of the case. A number of blocks removably engage the one or more engagement elements, wherein each block includes a pair of opposing sidewalls. Within each block, a number of end caps extend from the opposing sidewalls to cooperatively hold a number of respective cells there between. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071704 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - According to an embodiment of the present invention, a rechargeable battery includes a case, a first electrode coupled to the case, a second electrode coupled to the case and the second electrode having a portion extending outside of the case, a short bar electrically coupled to the portion of the second electrode, and an extensible member extending from the case and at least a portion of the short bar being on the extensible member with a gap therebetween. The extensible member is configured to couple the short bar electrically to the first electrode in response to an overcharging condition of the rechargeable battery, thereby short-circuiting the first and second electrodes via the short bar. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071705 | STRUCTURE, PACKAGING ASSEMBLY, AND COVER FOR MULTI-CELL ARRAY BATTERIES - Manufacturable and serviceable packaging configurations for multi-cell array batteries. A cell alignment structure is provided for positioning and securing an array of electrochemical cells. An inner battery packaging assembly is also provided having the cell alignment structure, a base plate configured to be disposed below the cell alignment structure, and a removable cover configured to fit over the cell alignment structure and attach to the base plate. Furthermore, an outer battery packaging assembly is provided having the inner battery packaging assembly, an outer support plate configured to be disposed below the inner battery packaging assembly, a removable thermal insulating material surrounding the inner battery packaging assembly, and a removable outer battery cover configured to fit over the inner battery packaging and over the surrounding thermal insulating material and attach to the outer support plate. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071706 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes at least one battery module provided with a plurality of battery cells each having a vent that discharges gas, the battery cells being arranged in one direction, and a housing accommodating the battery module, the housing including an inlet and an outlet for air, and an inlet opening and closing device disposed in the inlet. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071707 | BATTERY COOLING SYSTEM - A battery cooling system includes a battery and a plurality of battery cooler pipes disposed adjacent the battery. Each of the battery cooler pipes is spaced apart and substantially parallel to an adjacent one of the battery cooler pipes. A clamping element is disposed adjacent at least one of the battery cooler pipes. The clamping element configured to urge the battery cooler pipes against at least a portion of the battery. The clamping element includes a plurality of clamping wings extending outwardly from a center portion of the clamping element. Each of the clamping wings of the clamping element is disposed adjacent at least one of the battery cooler pipes. The battery cooling system may further include a carrier disposed adjacent the center portion of the clamping element to absorb spring forces of the clamping wings. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071708 | Battery - A battery is provided with a container, one cell wide, having a top, a bottom, two end walls, a closed side wall and an open side. Plural plate elements are formed by connecting together a plurality of positive plates, each with a tab on one side, and a plurality of negative plates, each with a tab on an opposite side. The plural plate elements are inserted face first and positioned through the open side into the container. A separate cover seals the open side of the container and compresses the plural plate elements in the container. The battery may be either a sealed, valve-regulated, lead acid type or a lithium ion type. The container may have one or more cells and head space which serves as an electrolyte reservoir. The container also has holes formed in the two end walls. A pre-cast post is arranged either in each of the holes on one side of a multi-cellular container or in a single hole in each opposite end wall of a single-cell container. A transitional strap connects adjacent holes formed in the end walls of the multi-cellular container on a side opposite from the pre-cast posts. The separate cover has at least one hole formed therein. A vent plug is installed in the hole formed in the separate cover. The pre-cast post includes a central copper insert surrounded by a lead terminal which is partially surrounded by a plastic collar. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071709 | Rechargeable Battery - A rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly having a first electrode and a second electrode; a case housing the electrode assembly; a cap plate coupled to the case; a terminal electrically connected to the electrode assembly and protruding from the cap plate; a connecting member on the cap plate, the connecting member including a body, a first short-circuit tab within the body and electrically connected to the first electrode, and a second short-circuit tab within the body and electrically connected to the second electrode; and a short-circuit member spaced the first short-circuit tab and the second short-circuit tab. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071710 | SECONDARY BATTERY - In a lithium-ion secondary battery ( | 2013-03-21 |
20130071711 | BATTERY - The present invention provides a battery includes an exterior body formed of a laminate film, the exterior body | 2013-03-21 |
20130071712 | BATTERY - The invention allows a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate of a power generating element of a battery to function as effectively as possible. In the battery including the power generating element formed by winding the foil-shaped positive electrode plate | 2013-03-21 |
20130071713 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module including at least two battery cells, each battery cell including a terminal surface having a terminal therein, a back surface, and a side surface extending in a plane between the terminal surface and the back surface, the back surface of one battery cell facing the back surface of another battery cell such that the at least two battery cells have face-to-face back surfaces; a housing fixing the at least two battery cells together; and a mid-support between the at least two battery cells, the mid-support including at least one base portion in an interposed, adjoining relationship with the face-to-face back surfaces of the battery cells, and at least one flange portion extending in a plane parallel to the plane of the side surface. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071714 | FLOW BATTERY STACK WITH AN INTEGRATED HEAT EXCHANGER - A flow battery stack includes a plurality of flow battery cells, a manifold and a heat exchanger. Each flow battery cell includes an electrode layer that is wet by an electrolyte solution having a reversible redox couple reactant. The manifold includes a solution passage that exchanges the electrolyte solution with the flow battery cells. The heat exchanger includes a heat exchange fluid passage. The heat exchanger exchanges heat between the electrolyte solution in the solution passage and a heat exchange fluid directed through the heat exchange fluid passage. The flow battery cells, the manifold and the heat exchanger are arranged between first and second ends of the flow battery stack. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071715 | Electricalchemical device - By providing external energy interacts with an electrolyte solution of an electricalchemical device to change the activation energy at the electrodes to control the rate of chemical reactions. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071716 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT DEVICE - A thermal management device is presently disclosed. The device includes a plurality of insulator panels with a maximum use temperature of at least 500 degrees Celsius, and a heating element having at least two heater legs electrically connected in parallel, each heater leg contacting at least one of the insulator panels, and lead wires configured to provide a parallel electrical connection between the heater legs and a current source. Also disclosed is a thermal management device having an insulator and a heating element, where each of the electrically parallel heater legs is configured to provide substantially uniform heat flux over at least one surface of the device. Also disclosed is an energy storage device that includes a plurality of energy storage cells, and a thermal management device configured to supply thermal energy to the cells. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071717 | Preventing Cell Thermal Runaway Propagation Within a Battery - A cell undergoing a thermal runaway process is characterized by high local temperatures at the cell. Thermal insulator prevents the high temperatures from dissipating to nearby cells such that thermal runaway is triggered in the nearby cells. In addition, thermal conductors are provided that form conduction paths that draw heat from a cell undergoing thermal runaway and distribute the heat to other cells in manner that thermal runaway is not triggered in cells that are near the failing cell. If sufficient heat is drawn away from a failing cell, temperatures of the cells surrounding the failed cell can remain low enough to prevent the surrounding cells from undergoing the thermal runaway process. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071718 | HEAT DISSIPATION PLATE FOR BATTERY CELL AND BATTERY MODULE HAVING THE SAME - Disposed is a heat dissipation plate, which is an interface plate interposed between a plurality of battery cells, can respond to changes in volume of the battery cells, and can effectively dissipate heat accumulated in the battery cells, and a battery module having the same. To this end, the heat dissipation plate includes a porous metal foam plate formed by foaming and having a plate shape. A sheet plate is stacked on both sides of the metal foam plate. When the battery cells expand, the metal foam plate is compressed by the expansion of the battery cells, thereby responding to changes in volume of the battery cells and improving heat dissipation performance by air cooling due to increased specific surface area. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071719 | BATTERY PACK CASE HAVING NOVEL STRUCTURE - Disclosed herein is a battery pack case in which a battery module having a plurality of stacked battery cells or unit modules (‘unit cells’) is mounted, wherein the battery pack case is provided at the upper part and the lower part thereof with a coolant inlet port and a coolant outlet port, respectively, which are directed in opposite directions such that a coolant to cool the unit cells can flow from one side to the other side of the battery module in a direction perpendicular to a cell stacking direction, the battery pack case is further provided with a flow space (‘coolant introduction part’) extending from the coolant inlet port to the battery module and another flow space (‘coolant discharge part’) extending from the battery module to the coolant outlet port, and the flow channel width of the coolant introduction part and/or the flow channel width of the coolant discharge part is greater than that of each of the unit cells, thereby achieving uniform distribution of the coolant. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071720 | COOLING ELEMENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME AND ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE COMPRISING A COOLING ELEMENT - The invention relates to a cooling element, which is designed and equipped in particular to be disposed between electrochemical energy storage cells, comprising a heat exchanger structure through which a heat transfer medium can flow and which is formed at least substantially of two film layers or film layer structures, the opposing surfaces of which are placed against one another and which are connected at junctures within the surfaces, wherein the junctures define cavities between the surfaces, wherein the heat transfer medium can be conducted through said cavities. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071721 | COVER MEMBER AND POWER SOURCE HAVING THE SAME - A cover member is attached to a bus bar module. The bus bar module includes: a plurality of bus bars respectively connecting batteries adjacent to each other of a battery assembly composed of a plurality of batteries overlapped with each other; a main body to which the bus bars are attached, and overlapped with the battery assembly; a plurality of positioning projections and a plurality of locking portions provided on the main body. The cover member includes: a plurality of cover portions arranged in parallel to an overlapping direction X of the batteries, and covering the bus bars; and a plurality of elastically deforming portions movably connecting the cover portions adjacent to each other. Each of the cover portions includes: a positioning hole into which the positioning projection is inserted; and a lock receiving portion with which the locking portion is locked. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071722 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM ION BATTERY, RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM ION BATTERY, AND BATTERY MODULE - A positive electrode for a rechargeable lithium ion battery includes a mixture layer including a positive-electrode active material, a conducting agent, and a binder and a collector having the mixture layer formed on the surface thereof. The positive-electrode active material is a composite oxide having an olivine structure expressed by a formula Li | 2013-03-21 |
20130071723 | BATTERY COMPONENTS WITH LEACHABLE METAL IONS AND USES THEREOF - The disclosure describes compositions and methods for producing a change in the voltage at which hydrogen gas is produced in a lead acid battery. The compositions and methods relate to producing a concentration of one or more metal ions in the lead acid battery electrolyte. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071724 | ELECTRODE FOR BATTERY, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, AND BATTERY PACK - According to one embodiment, there is provided an electrode for battery. The electrode includes a current collector and an active material layer provided on the current collector. The active material layer includes a first powder of a monoclinic titanium dioxide compound and a second powder a monoclinic titanium dioxide compound. The first powder has a minor-axis average dimension of primary particles in the range from 0.5 μm to 5 μm and a major-axis average dimension of primary particles in the range from 0.5 μm to 20 μm. The second powder has a minor-axis average dimension of primary particles in the range from 0.01 μm to 0.3 μm and a major-axis average dimension of primary particles in the range from 0.5 μm to 1 μm. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071725 | METHOD OF ENCAPSULATING AN ELECTRICAL ENERGY ACCUMULATION COMPONENT AND BATTERY - A method for encapsulating a device, such as an battery, having two opposite and parallel main faces and a peripheral edge, wherein one main face includes an electrical contact zone, includes the steps of retaining the device within an injection chamber of a mold and injecting encapsulation material into the injection chamber to overmold an encapsulation block on the device. The injection chamber is configured to hold a portion of the device, adjacent its peripheral edge, so as to center the device within the injection chamber. The mold includes centering structures that at least partially cover the electrical contact zone. Opposite positioning studs protrude into the injection chamber and bear on the opposite main faces of the device. The resulting packaged device includes an overmolded encapsulation block enveloping the device except for portions covered by the centering structure. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071726 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly; a case including a cavity, the electrode assembly being in the cavity; a cap plate coupled with an opening of the case; and an electrode terminal extending through a terminal hole of the cap plate, the electrode terminal being electrically insulated from the cap plate and electrically connected to the electrode assembly, wherein the electrode terminal includes a plate terminal disposed on an external surface of the cap plate, and a bolt terminal extending at least partially in and being secured to the plate terminal. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071727 | BATTERY, BATTERY MANUFACTURING MACHINE, AND BATTERY MANUFACTURING METHOD - A battery of the invention includes: a machine part ( | 2013-03-21 |
20130071728 | Secondary Battery - A highly-reliable secondary battery is provided. The secondary battery is configured as below. A battery lid | 2013-03-21 |
20130071729 | THIN-FILM BATTERIES WITH POLYMER AND LIPON ELECTROLYTE LAYERS AND METHOD - A method and apparatus for making thin-film batteries having composite multi-layered electrolytes with soft electrolyte between hard electrolyte covering the negative and/or positive electrode, and the resulting batteries. In some embodiments, foil-core cathode sheets each having a cathode material (e.g., LiCoO | 2013-03-21 |
20130071730 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having improved durability properties in terms of cycling, storage and the like. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a nonaqueous electrolyte solution that contains a lithium salt and a nonaqueous solvent that dissolves the lithium salt, a negative electrode capable of absorbing and releasing lithium ions, and a positive electrode. The negative electrode contains a negative electrode active material made up of graphite particles having a rhombohedral rate ranging from 0% to 35%, and the nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains a compound represented by formula (1). As a result, a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery that achieves the above object is provided. | 2013-03-21 |