12th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130071731 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided are a nonaqueous electrolyte battery having improved durability properties such as cycle and storage properties, and improved load characteristic, and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution that is appropriate for the nonaqueous electrolyte battery. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains a lithium salt and a nonaqueous solvent that dissolves the lithium salt. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution also contains a compound represented by formula (1) and a specific compound that acts in conjunction with the aforementioned compound. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071732 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION CONTAINING SILYL ESTER GROUP-CONTAINING PHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte solution which contains a silyl ester group-containing phosphonic acid derivative. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071733 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND ELECTROCHEMICAL ELEMENT USING SAME - The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolytic solution which can improve the electrochemical characteristics in a broad temperature range, an electrochemical element produced by using the same and a sulfonic ester compound having a branched structure which is used for the same. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071734 | 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 |
20130071735 | 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 |
20130071736 | PHASE SEPARATED SILICON-TIN COMPOSITE AS NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES - A composite of silicon and tin is prepared as a negative electrode composition with increased lithium insertion capacity and durability for use with a metal current collector in cells of a lithium-ion battery. This electrode material is formed such that the silicon is present as a distinct amorphous phase in a matrix phase of crystalline tin. While the tin phase provides electron conductivity, both phases accommodate the insertion and extraction of lithium in the operation of the cell and both phases interact in minimizing mechanical damage to the material as the cell experiences repeated charge and discharge cycles. In general, roughly equal atomic proportions of the tin and silicon are used in forming the phase separated composite electrode material. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071737 | LITHIUM IRON TITANIUM PHOSPHATE COMPOSITES FOR LITHIUM BATTERIES - A compound with multiple integrated phases of general formula (1-x)LiFePO | 2013-03-21 |
20130071738 | SOFT PACKAGE LITHIUM BATTERY TAB MATERIAL AND ITS METHOD OF PLATING AND APPLICATION - A tab for soft package lithium battery and its method of plating and application are provided. The tab uses SUS430 stainless steel strip, a copper strip, an aluminum strip or a nickel strip as a substrate. A nickel plating layer is plated on one end of one side of the substrate and a tin plating layer is plated on the nickel plating layer, or the tin plating layer is plated on one end of one side of the substrate directly. The thickness of the nickel plating layer is 0.5-2 um, and the thickness of the tin plating layer is 3-10 um. The tab has a lower manufacturing cost, favorable weldability and appropriate thermal conductivity. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071739 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE - Provided is a negative electrode for a power storage device in which charge/discharge capacity is high and deterioration in battery characteristics due to charge/discharge is small. The negative electrode for a power storage device includes a negative electrode active material having a plurality of protrusions and a bar which serves as a connecting bridge over a first protrusion and a second protrusion among the plurality of protrusions. The bar is provided in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which a current collector is bent. An axis of the first protrusion and an axis of the second protrusion are oriented in the same direction. Further, a graphene covering a side surface of the protrusion or covering the side surface of the protrusion and a top surface of the bar may be provided. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071740 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE FOR BATTERY - The present invention relates to a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape for battery containing: a substrate and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer laminated on at least one surface of a substrate, in which the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is laminated on the substrate, 0.5 mm or more inside from both edges of the substrate, and in which the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape has a 180° peeling pressure-sensitive adhesive force at 23° C. being 0.1 N/10 mm or more, and has a slippage distance after a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer side of the pressure-sensitive adhesive tape is attached to a phenolic resin plate (attaching area: 10 mm×20 mm), followed by applying a load of 500 g thereto at 40° C. for 1 hour being 0.2 mm or less. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071741 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A negative electrode for a secondary battery according to the present invention has a collector and a negative electrode active material layer formed on a surface of the collector and containing negative electrode active material particles. In the negative electrode active material layer, an insulating material is arranged between the negative electrode active material particles so as not to develop conductivity by a percolation path throughout the negative electrode active material layer. It is possible in this configuration to effectively prevent the occurrence of a short-circuit current due to an internal short circuit and the generation of heat due to such short-circuit current flow in the secondary battery while securing the battery performance of the secondary battery. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071742 | LITHIUM ION BATTERIES - A lithium ion battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a microporous polymer separator soaked in an electrolyte solution. The microporous polymer separator is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. An ion exchange polymer material is any of i) incorporated as a binder in any of the positive electrode or the negative electrode, ii) deposited onto a surface of any of the positive electrode or the negative electrode, iii) incorporated into the microporous polymer separator, or iv) deposited onto a surface of the microporous polymer separator. Examples of methods for making the ion exchange polymer material for use in the lithium ion batteries are also disclosed herein. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071743 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY POSITIVE ELECTRODE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY POSITIVE ELECTRODE, AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A method of manufacturing a lithium-ion secondary battery positive electrode comprises a coating material preparing step of preparing a positive electrode active material layer forming coating material by mixing a positive electrode active material, a binder, a conductive auxiliary, an organic solvent, and water; and an active material layer forming step of forming a positive electrode active material layer on a current collector by using the positive electrode active material layer forming coating material. The binder is polyvinylidene fluoride produced by emulsion polymerization. The positive electrode active material layer forming coating material is prepared in the coating material preparing step such that the amount of water added (% by mass) based on the total amount of the organic solvent and water and the pH of the positive electrode active material satisfy the following expression (1): | 2013-03-21 |
20130071744 | NOVEL ELECTRODES AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES - The present invention provides cathodes, methods of making cathodes, and electrochemical cells (e.g., batteries) that employ these cathodes having improved properties over traditional cathodes, methods, or electrochemical cells. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071745 | ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM BATTERY CONTAINING THE SAME - An electrode active material, a method of manufacturing the same, and an electrode and a lithium battery utilizing the same. The electrode active material includes a core capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium and a coating layer formed on at least a portion of a surface of the core, wherein the coating layer includes a composite metal halide having a spinel structure. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071746 | NEGATIVE-ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND BATTERY - A negative-electrode active material includes a compound that has a pseudobrookite structure. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071747 | 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 |
20130071748 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL PRECURSOR PARTICLE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THEREOF AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A cathode active material precursor particle, a method for producing thereof and a method for producing cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery. The cathode active material precursor particle is capable of forming a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery including a lithium composite oxide having a layered rock salt structure through lithium incorporation. The particles are characterized by the cathode active material precursor particle being formed into a substantially spherical shape and includes therein a large number of voids in a substantially uniform manner; and the cathode active material precursor particle has: an average particle diameter D50 of 0.5 to 5 μm; a specific surface area of 3 to 25 m | 2013-03-21 |
20130071749 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL PRODUCTION METHOD, POSITIVE ELECTRODE, AND STORAGE DEVICE - There is provided a positive electrode active material production method, a positive electrode, and a storage device. A production method of a positive electrode active material having a LiVPO | 2013-03-21 |
20130071750 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - A negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a core including a SiO | 2013-03-21 |
20130071751 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A power storage device in which charge capacity and discharge capacity are high and deterioration in battery characteristics due to charge/discharge is small is provided. A power storage device in which charge capacity and discharge capacity are high and output characteristics are excellent is provided. A power storage device in which charge capacity and discharge capacity are high and cycle characteristics are excellent is provided. A power storage device includes a negative electrode. The negative electrode includes a current collector, an active material including a plurality of protrusions protruding from the current collector and an outer shell in contact with and attached to surfaces of the plurality of protrusions, and graphene in contact with and attached to the outer shell. Axes of the plurality of protrusions are oriented in the same direction. A common portion may be provided between the current collector and the plurality of protrusions. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071752 | NEGATIVE-ELECTRODE MATERIAL POWDER FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided is a negative-electrode material powder for lithium-ion secondary battery including a silicon-rich layer on the surface of a lower silicon oxide powder, and a negative-electrode material powder for said battery comprising a silicon oxide powder, characterized by satisfying c/d<1, where c is the molar ratio of oxygen to silicon on the surface of the silicon oxide powder and d is that for the entire part thereof. It preferably satisfies one of c<1 and 0.82013-03-21 | |
20130071753 | COMPOSITE CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND CATHODE AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE MATERIAL - A composite cathode active material including an overlithiated metal oxide having a layered structure, a material having an olivine structure, and one or more of: an inorganic material, and nitrogen atoms doped in the material having an olivine structure. The inorganic material includes a nitride or carbide of a non-transition metal. The composite cathode active material may be included in a cathode, and the cathode may be included in a lithium battery. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071754 | ELECTRODE BODY AND SECONDARY BATTERY USING SAME - A main object of the present invention is to provide an electrode body which can obtain a high capacity secondary battery. The invention provides an electrode body having an active material composed of a metal oxide and a conductive auxiliary agent obtained by causing a partial deficiency to an oxygen atom in the metal oxide and introducing a nitrogen atom into the metal oxide, whereby the above object can be achieved. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071755 | SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD FOR COPPER FOIL, SURFACE-TREATED COPPER FOIL, AND COPPER FOIL FOR NEGATIVE ELECTRODE COLLECTOR OF LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed is a copper foil for a negative electrode collector capable of simultaneously achieving high capacity and long life charge/discharge cycles in a secondary battery, wherein the front and back surfaces are of a uniform shape and, for example, the properties of a silicon active material of a lithium ion secondary battery are sufficiently realized; and a negative electrode using the copper foil. In one embodiment, a first roughened layer of metallic copper is formed by pulse cathode electrolysis roughening treatment on the surface of an untreated rolled copper foil base material of oxygen-free copper in a first roughening treatment tank ( | 2013-03-21 |
20130071756 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL, LITHIUM BATTERY, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL - A main object of the present invention is to provide a solid electrolyte material having excellent Li ion conductivity. To attain the object, the present invention provides a solid electrolyte material represented by a general formula: Li | 2013-03-21 |
20130071757 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL, LITHIUM BATTERY, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL - A main object of the present invention is to provide a solid electrolyte material having excellent Li ion conductivity. To attain the object, the present invention provides a solid electrolyte material represented by a general formula: Li | 2013-03-21 |
20130071758 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - The nonaqueous electrolyte for an electrochemical device of the present invention includes at least one selected from an imide compound represented by the general formula (1) and an imide compound represented by the general formula (2): | 2013-03-21 |
20130071759 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY - A lithium ion battery includes: a cathode that includes a cathode mix, which contains a cathode active material stably exhibiting a potential of 4.5 V or greater on the metallic lithium basis, a conducting material, and a binder, on a cathode collector; an anode; and a nonaqueous electrolyte that is obtained by dissolving a lithium salt in a nonaqueous solvent, in which a lithium fluoride is provided on at least a surface layer of the cathode collector. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071760 | Method for Producing Electrolyte Solution for Lithium Ion Battery, and Lithium Ion Battery Using the Electrolyte Solution - Disclosed is a method for producing a lithium ion battery electrolyte solution containing lithium hexafluorophosphate as an electrolyte and a lithium ion battery using the electrolyte solution. The electrolyte solution is produced by reacting lithium chloride with phosphorus trichloride and chlorine in a non-aqueous organic solvent, reacting a reaction product generated in the solvent with hydrogen fluoride, reacting unreacted remaining hydrogen fluoride with lithium chloride, and then, separating the resulting reaction solution by filtration into a filtrate and a solid residue. The filtrate is obtained as the lithium ion battery electrolyte solution. The solid product is further reacted with phosphorous trichloride and chlorine in a non-aqueous organic solvent. The reaction product generated in the solvent is reacted with hydrogen fluoride, followed by reacting unreacted remaining hydrogen fluoride with lithium chloride. It is possible to accomplish reduction in production cost with the reuse of the reaction residue as production raw material. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071761 | CATALYTIC CATHODE FOR LITHIUM-AIR BATTERIES - A process includes contacting a carbon support material with an oxidizing agent followed by the acid treatment to form a functionalized carbon support material including surface hydroxyl functionality; contacting the functionalized carbon support material with a solution of a catalyst precursor; and adjusting the pH of the solution to produce a carbon supported catalyst material including a metal oxide catalyst. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071762 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A power storage device which has high charge/discharge capacity and less deterioration in battery characteristics due to charge/discharge and can perform charge/discharge at high speed is provided. A power storage device includes a negative electrode. The negative electrode includes a current collector and an active material layer provided over the current collector. The active material layer includes a plurality of protrusions protruding from the current collector and a graphene provided over the plurality of protrusions. Axes of the plurality of protrusions are oriented in the same direction. A common portion may be provided between the current collector and the plurality of protrusions. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071763 | PEM FUEL CELL SYSTEM WITH HYDROGEN SEPARATION FROM A REFORMATE CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE - A fuel cell system is disclosed having at least a first section that operates in a hydrogen filtration mode to filter an incoming hydrogen-rich fuel, specifically a reformate, and at least a second section that operates in a power generation mode. The second section may receive filtered hydrogen fuel from the first section. Also, to rejuvenate the first section after anode poisoning, the first section may switch modes to operate in the power generation mode. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071764 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STEAM REFORMING - One embodiment of the present invention is a unique method for operating a fuel cell system. Another embodiment is a unique system for reforming a hydrocarbon fuel. Another embodiment is a unique fuel cell system. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for fuel cell systems and steam reforming systems. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071765 | Method for Operating a Fuel Cell System - A method for operating a fuel cell system for the provision of electrical power is provided. The fuel cell system is disconnected when control electronics detect a fault. The fault that led to the disconnection is evaluated by the control electronics. An automatic restart of the fuel cell system through the control unit occurs if the evaluation of the fault permits this. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071766 | PROTON-CONDUCTING STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A proton-conducting structure that exhibits favorable proton conductivity in the temperature range of not lower than 100° C., and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. After a pyrophosphate salt containing Sn, Zr, Ti or Si is mixed with phosphoric acid, the mixture is maintained at a temperature of not less than 80° C. and not more than 150° C., and thereafter maintained at a temperature of not less than 200° C. and not more than 400° C. to manufacture a proton-conducting structure. The proton-conducting structure of the present invention has a core made of tin pyrophosphate, and a coating layer formed on the surface of the core, the coating layer containing Sn and O, and having a coordination number of O with respect to Sn of grater than 6. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071767 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system equipped with a fuel cell, a pressure control unit, and an exhaust. The pressure control unit is provided on the fuel gas flow path in which the fuel gas to be supplied to the fuel cell flows, and it is able to control the pressure of the fuel gas to be supplied to the fuel cell. The exhaust valve is provided on the fuel exhaust gas flow path in which the fuel exhaust gas exhausted from the fuel cell flows, and when the valve is opened, at least a portion of the fuel exhaust gas can be exhausted to outside the fuel exhaust gas flow path. The pressure control unit is controlled, so that before opening the exhaust valve, the pressure of the fuel gas to be supplied to the fuel cell is decreased beyond what it was up to that point. Then, when the pressure of the fuel gas to be supplied to the fuel cell is the decreased first pressure, the exhaust valve is opened. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071768 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND FUEL CELL STACK - A membrane electrode assembly including an electrolyte membrane; a catalyst layer on the electrolyte membrane; a gas diffusion layer attached to the catalyst layer; and an adhesive layer between the electrolyte membrane and the gas diffusion layer around an outer edge of the catalyst layer, and a fuel cell stack including a plurality of unit cells, each including one of the membrane electrode assemblies. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071769 | FUEL CELL - Disclosed is a fuel cell provided with a membrane electrode structure having a frame, two separators that sandwich the membrane electrode structure therebetween, and gas seals between the end portion of the frame and the end portions of respective separators, and diffuser sections for distributing a reacting gas to between the frame and respective separators. In the diffuser section on the cathode side, the frame is provided with a protruding section in contact with the separator, and in the diffuser section on the anode side, the frame and the separator are disposed by being spaced apart from each other, thereby excellently maintaining contact surface pressure between the membrane electrode structure and the separators, and preventing contact resistance from being increased. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071770 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE STRUCTURAL MATERIAL, STRUCTURAL BODY FOR SOLID ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL, AND SOLID ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - A high-temperature structural material which not only has a coefficient of thermal expansion close to the coefficient of thermal expansion of an electrolyte material, but also undergoes no decrease in mechanical strength even in a reducing atmosphere, and can be sintered at relatively low temperatures just by adding a predetermined sintering aid, a structural body for a solid electrolyte fuel cell, which is formed with the use of the high-temperature structural material, and a solid electrolyte fuel cell including the structural body. The high-temperature structural material contains strontium titanate and aluminum, wherein the aluminum is in an amount of 10 parts by mol or more and 60 parts by mol or less with respect to 100 parts by mol of the strontium titanate. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071771 | PROTON-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL ELECTRODE STRUCTURATION - An electrode for an electrochemical system, such as a fuel cell, is formed by an active layer including: pores; at least one catalyst; at least one ionomer; and electrically-conductive particles. The catalyst content per pore ranges between 30 and 500 mg/cm | 2013-03-21 |
20130071772 | INTEGRALLY MOLDED GASKET FOR A FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY - A fuel cell membrane electrode assembly (MEA) comprising first and second gas diffusion layers and an ion exchange membrane disposed between the diffusion layers. Each diffusion layer includes an inner surface facing the membrane, an outer surface opposite the inner surface, and a side surface defining a perimeter of the diffusion layers. An outboard region extends about the diffusion layers at the perimeter. The outboard region surrounds an inboard region. The outboard region has a low density region proximate to the side surface and a high density region between the low density region and the inboard portion. A seal is mounted at the low density region. The high density region prevents portions of the seal from entering the inboard region thereby damaging the MEA. The seal includes a first rim having a smaller radius than a second rim. The smaller radius allows the seal to fit between adjacent support plates and increases the durability of the seal. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071773 | HOLOGRAPHIC STORAGE MEDIUM - Disclosed herein are novel amidic nitrone and a method of manufacturing a data storage media comprising mixing the amidic nitrone, as a photochromic dye, with an organic material or an inorganic material to form a holographic composition and molding the holographic composition into holographic data storage media. Disclosed herein too is an article comprising a photochromic dye and an organic material, wherein the article is used as a data storage media. Disclosed herein too is a method for recording information comprising irradiating an article that comprises a photochromic dye, wherein the irradiation is conducted with electromagnetic energy having a wavelength of about 350 to about 1,100 nanometers; and reacting the photochromic dye. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071774 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROJECTION LITHOGRAPHY WITH IMMERSED IMAGE-ALIGNED DIFFRACTIVE ELEMENT - A novel system and method and computer program product for exposing a photoresist film with patterns of finer resolution than can physically be projected onto the film in an ordinary image formed at the same wavelength. A hologram structure containing a set of resolvable spatial frequencies is first formed above the photoresist film. An illuminating wavefront containing a second set of resolvable spatial frequencies is projected through the hologram, forming a new set of transmitted spatial frequencies that expose the photoresist. The transmitted spatial frequencies include sum frequencies of higher frequency than is present in the hologram or illuminating wavefront, increasing the resolution of the exposing pattern. A further method is described for designing lithographic masks to fabricate the hologram and to project the illuminating wavefront. In other embodiments, a simple personalization based on Talbot fringes and plasmonic interference is performed. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071775 | Method of Manufacturing a Mask - A method of manufacturing a mask may include forming initial ribs and removing edge portions of the initial ribs to form final ribs, each of which has a top width smaller than that of the initial rib. A space between the initial ribs may be smaller than a width of a slit limited by the final ribs. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071776 | Generalization Of Shot Definitions For Mask And Wafer Writing Tools - Techniques for reducing the number of shots required by a radiation beam writing tool to write a pattern, such as fractured layout design, onto a substrate. One or more apertures are employed by a radiation beam writing tool to write a desired pattern onto a substrate using L-shaped images, T-shaped images, or some combination of both. By reducing the number of shots required to write a pattern onto a substrate, various implementations of the invention may reduce the write time and/or write complexity of the write process. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071777 | PHASE SHIFT MASK BLANK, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND PHASE SHIFT MASK - Provided are a phase shift mask blank that is improved in the irradiation durability of a light-semitransmissive film (phase shift film), made of a material containing mainly a transition metal, silicon, and nitrogen, to exposure light having a wavelength of 200 nm or less and thus can improve the mask lifetime, a method of manufacturing such a phase shift mask blank, and a phase shift mask. The phase shift mask blank is used for manufacturing a phase shift mask adapted to be applied with ArF excimer laser exposure light. The phase shift mask blank has a light-semitransmissive film on a transparent substrate. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071778 | EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET MASK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An extreme ultraviolet (EUV) mask includes a quartz substrate including an absorption region and a reflection region, first and second multi-layered thin films formed on the quartz substrate, and a structure pattern disposed between the first and second multi-layered thin films. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071779 | REFLECTIVE MASK BLANK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A REFLECTIVE MASK - A reflective mask blank and a reflective mask that can improve the contrast for EUV exposure light in use of the mask and further can improve the pattern resolution at a pattern edge portion of the mask, thereby enabling high-resolution pattern transfer. The reflective mask blank has a substrate and, further, a multilayer reflective film adapted to reflect the EUV exposure light and an absorber film adapted to absorb the EUV exposure light, which are formed in this order over the substrate. The absorber film is made of a material containing Ta and has a film density of 6.0 to 16.0 g/cm | 2013-03-21 |
20130071780 | TRIPHENYLAMINE DERIVATIVES - [Problems] To provide a novel compound useful as an electric charge transporting agent having a high carrier mobility, and making it possible not only to stably form a photosensitive layer without precipitating crystals or developing pinholes when the photosensitive layer is being formed but also to prepare an organic photosensitive material for electrophotography featuring a high sensitivity and a low residual potential. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071781 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles and an external additive. The toner particles have a moisture content of from 0.1 mass % to 5.0 mass %, and the external additive has a volume average particle diameter of from about 70 nm to about 400 nm and an average circularity of from 0.5 to 0.9. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071782 | ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER MANUFACTURING METHOD, TONER CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrostatic latent image developing toner contains a binder resin, a colorant, europium, and bismuth. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071783 | DEVELOPER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - According to an embodiment, provided is a developer, which is used for a full-color image forming apparatus, wherein the developer includes a monochrome toner and a color toner, each including a coloring material, an amorphous polyester resin, a crystalline polyester resin, and an ester wax which includes ester compounds having an alkyl group and also having a carbon number of from 32 to 48, the amorphous polyester resin to be blended in the monochrome toner has a melting point (Tm | 2013-03-21 |
20130071784 | TONER FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner for developing an electrostatic charge image includes an aliphatic polyester resin and a polyester resin having a repeating unit derived from rosin diol. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071785 | ALCOHOL COMPOUND, A POLYESTER RESIN, AN UNSATURATED POLYESTER RESIN, A RESIN PARTICLE AND AN ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER - It is an object of the present invention to provide a new alcohol compound, a polyester resin, an unsaturated polyester resin, a resin particle and an electrophotographic toner using the compound capable of using the renewable resources as a part of a raw material. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071786 | COATING COMPOSITION AND IMAGE-FORMING MATERIAL, LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR AND OXYGEN-BLOCKING FILM INCLUDING THE COATING COMPOSITION - The invention is directed to a coating composition containing a polymer having a structural unit represented by the following formula (1), an image-forming material including, in the following order: a support; a photosensitive layer containing a radical polymerizable compound and a photo initiator; and a protective layer containing the coating composition, a lithographic printing plate precursor including, in the following order: a support; a photosensitive layer containing a radical polymerizable compound and a photo initiator; and a protective layer containing the coating composition, and an oxygen-blocking film including a layer containing the coating composition: | 2013-03-21 |
20130071787 | POSITIVE PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR FORMING CURED FILM USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a positive photosensitive resin composition including: a resin containing a specific acrylic acid-based constituent unit capable of undergoing dissociation of an acid-dissociable group to produce a carboxyl group, and a constituent unit having a functional group capable of reacting with the carboxyl group to form a covalent bond, the resin being alkali-insoluble or sparingly alkali-soluble and becoming alkali-soluble when the acid-dissociable group dissociates; and a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation. The present invention also provides a method for forming a cured film using the composition. The positive photosensitive composition is excellent in the sensitivity, film residual ratio and storage stability and by the method for forming a cured film using the positive photosensitive resin composition, a cured film excellent in the heat resistance, adhesion, transmittance and the like can be provided. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071788 | PATTERNING PROCESS AND RESIST COMPOSITION - A negative pattern is formed by coating a resist composition comprising a polymer comprising recurring units of acid labile group-substituted vinyl alcohol and maleic anhydride and/or maleimide, an acid generator, and an organic solvent onto a substrate, prebaking, exposing to high-energy radiation, and developing in an organic solvent developer such that the unexposed region of resist film is dissolved away and the exposed region of resist film is not dissolved. In image formation via positive/negative reversal by organic solvent development, the resist film is characterized by a high dissolution contrast between the unexposed and exposed regions. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071789 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A resist composition for use with EUV or EB including:
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20130071790 | METHOD OF FORMING AN ETCH MASK - A method of forming an etch mask includes: providing a substrate having thereon a material layer to be etched; forming a hard mask layer consisting of a radiation-sensitive, single-layer resist material on the material layer; exposing the hard mask layer to actinic energy to change solvent solubility of exposed regions of the hard mask layer; and subjecting the hard mask layer to water treatment to remove the exposed regions of the hard mask layer, thereby forming a masking pattern consisting of unexposed regions of the hard mask layer. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071791 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATION APPARATUS, CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM DRAWING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - An irradiation apparatus includes: a measurement device including a shield in which plural apertures are formed, and plural detectors configured to respectively detect plural charged particle beams respectively having passed through the plural apertures; a scanning mechanism configured to perform scanning of the plural beams and the measurement device relative to each other so that the plural beams respectively traverse edges of the plural apertures; and a controller configured to perform control of the scanning mechanism and the measurement device to obtain a characteristic of each beam. The controller is configured to perform the control such that in a period of the scanning, an energy, shielded by the shield, out of an energy of one beam increases with time, while an energy, shielded by the shield, out of an energy of another beam decreases with time. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071792 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An amount of exposure of the photosensitive resin is controlled using a photomask in an exposure treatment. The photosensitive resin subjected to the exposure treatment is developed, thereby simultaneously forming a protrusion which regulates the alignment of liquid crystal molecules comprising the liquid crystal layer, and a photo spacer. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071793 | FUEL FRACTIONATION USING MEMBRANE DISTILLATION - A method for fractionating a fuel includes heating the fuel and flowing it through hollow superhydrophobic membranes in a membrane module. Vapor from the fuel permeates the hydrophobic membranes and enters a distillate collection chamber, producing distilled fuel and residual fuel. The residual fuel is removed from the module and cooled. The cooled residual fuel is flowed through hollow tubes in the module and the distilled fuel is removed from the distillate collection chamber. Burning the distilled fuel reduces engine emissions. A fuel fractionation system includes a distillate collection chamber, hollow superhydrophobic membranes, hollow tubes and a distillate outlet. The hollow superhydrophobic membranes receive heated fuel and allow vapor from the heated fuel to permeate the membranes and enter the distillate collection chamber. The hollow tubes receive cooled residual fuel and are positioned to allow vapor in the distillate collection chamber to condense on outer surfaces of the hollow tubes. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071794 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLATTENING A FLAME - A charge electrode configured to impart a time-varying majority charge on a flame and a shape electrode located outside the flame may be driven synchronously by a voltage source through time varying voltage(s). The flame may be flattened or compressed responsive to an electric field produced by the shape electrode acting on the charges imparted on the flame. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071795 | AUTOMATIC FUELING OF LIQUID FUEL BURNERS - A fire display assembly has a burner tray optionally located within a hollow space in the interior of a non-flammable structure. A porous element on or in the non-flammable structure has extensions from a lower surface thereof extending into fuel in the burner tray. The assembly can include a fuel tray connected to the burner tray by conduits which provide flow channels for liquid fuel between the trays. When a container of liquid fuel is placed in the fuel tray the fuel is dispensed and flows into the burner tray. Fuel in the tray is transmitted to the outer surface of the porous element. Flammable vapors from the liquid fuel at the outer surface are then ignited. The arrangement provides a continuous feed of fuel to the surface of the non-flammable structure and allows safe replenishment of the fuel in the burner while the flame is present. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071796 | Oxy-Fuel Burner Arrangement - An oxy-fuel burner arrangement having a first conduit having a nozzle aperture with an aspect ratio, D1/D2, of greater than or equal to about 2.0. The first conduit is arranged and disposed to provide a first fluid stream, where the first fluid stream is a combustible fuel. The burner arrangement further includes at least one second conduit arranged and disposed to provide a second gas stream circumferentially around the first fluid stream, where the second gas stream includes oxygen. A precombustor is arranged and disposed to receive the first fluid stream and second gas stream where an oxy-fuel flame is produced. The geometry of the nozzle aperture and the cross-sectional geometry of the first conduit are dissimilar. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071797 | GAS APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF CONTROLING THE GAS APPLIANCE - The present invention provides a water heater, including a combustor, a gas pipe, a combustion controller, a pressure gauge, and a controller. The gas pipe supplies the combustor gas. The combustion controller controls combustion of the combustor. The pressure gauge detects a gas pressure in the gas pipe and generates an electrical signal in association with the gas pressure. The controller is electrically connected to the gas gauge and the combustion controller to receive the electrical signal from the gas gauge and controls the combustion controller according to the electrical signal to adjust the combustion of the combustor. In addition, the present invention further provides a method of controlling the water heater. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071798 | FAUX CANDLE FIREPLACE INSERT WITH HEATING CAPACITY - The present invention relates to a fireplace insert for a gas fireplace wherein the traditional gas fireplace logs are replaced by faux candles with gas flame wicks wherein at least one candle has a heating element, besides the wicks, in the body of the candle to produce heat from the fireplace. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071799 | ALL-VEGETABLE OIL CANDLES MANUFACTURED FROM HIGH PURITY STEARIN - This disclosure concerns methods for manufacturing candles using a high-purity stearin that may be produced from certain hydrogenated sunflower oils without requiring the separation of stearin from other fatty acids in the hydrogenated oil. This disclosure also concerns candles made by the foregoing manufacturing process, which candles may be of higher quality and cheaper to manufacture than conventional candles. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071800 | METHOD FOR FIRING RAW CERAMIC BLANKS AND FURNACE - A method for firing raw ceramic blanks in a furnace includes the steps of guiding trains of blanks running parallel to one another along a longitudinal furnace section having a firing zone, wherein the trains are moved in opposite directions during one movement operation, and the furnace is loaded using blanks to be moved in a first direction. A furnace for firing raw ceramic blanks having a plurality of trains which are arranged parallel to one another and can move along a longitudinal furnace section, so trains comprising a plurality of furnace bogies on which the blanks are to be arranged, wherein the furnace section has a firing zone, and wherein the trains are moved in opposite directions, and the furnace is at a first end of the furnace section for loading the blanks to be moved in a first direction into the furnace. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071801 | INTRA-ORAL APPLIANCE AND METHODS OF USING SAME - The present invention provides a system and method for correcting facial features and oral function in a subject. Also provided are a plurality of intra-oral appliances, which make up the system. The intra-oral appliances each include an appliance body configured for engaging one or more of the gingival-buccal area, the gingivolabial area, and the vestibular area of the subject's mouth, and include one or more extensions for at least partly defining the cavity in the vestibule of the subject's mouth. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071802 | APPLYING CORRECTIVE FORCES WITHIN THE PALATE - An orthodontic apparatus for installation in a patient's mouth is disclosed. The orthodontic apparatus includes a first extension wire, a second extension wire, and a palatal archwire. Each of the first and second extension wires includes a proximal portion and a distal portion. The proximal and distal portions and the palatal archwire are manipulatable to apply corrective buccal, labial, and transverse forces on the patient's dento-alveolar complex (DAC), thereby correcting the shape of the patient's palate. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071803 | ORTHODONTIC BRACKET WITH SLOT BASE - The present invention provides an improved orthodontic bracket. According to one embodiment, the orthodontic bracket includes a mounting base for attachment to a tooth surface and an archwire slot formed upon the base and sized for receiving an orthodontic archwire. The bracket body has a facially curved slot lingual sidewall that causes the archwire to contact the bracket body. The bracket embodiment has a mesial and distal convexity contoured bracket base and slot lingual sidewall such that there is no contact by an archwire when an archwire is placed in an aligned dental arch. Additional features of the improved design are occlusal and gingival convex contouring of the tie wings such that there are no sharp corners on the archwire slot. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071804 | Adhesive for Teeth-Straightening Members - The present invention discloses an adhesive for orthodontic attachments, which contains (A) a polymerizable monomer, (B) a polymerization initiator and (C) a fluorescent dye and, when cured, exhibits a fluorescence spectrum having a peak at 400 to 800 nm. As the polymerization initiator (B), there is preferably used a compound which generates a radical through the transfer of hydrogen between two components, or a compound which generates a radical species through intramolecular cleavage. As the fluorescent dye (C), a coumarin type dye is used preferably. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071805 | ORAL CARE DEVICES HAVING AUTOMATIC MODE SELECTION - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to oral care devices, system and methods for advanced ionic micro-current control. In some embodiments, an oral care device is actuated upon completion of an electric circuit by a users hand and oral cavity. The electrode on an oral care implement may be configured to lose conductivity over time to indicate a replacement oral care implement is need. In some embodiments, a controller of the oral care device may detect the type of oral care implement and control the ionic micro-current accordingly. Additionally, embodiments may detect a region within the oral cavity that the oral care device is in contact with and apply the ionic micro-current accordingly. Further, in some embodiments, the health status of various regions of a user's oral cavity may be detected and monitored over time. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071806 | IONTOPHORETIC ORAL CARE DEVICES AND METHODS - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to oral care devices, system and methods for advanced ionic micro-current control. In some embodiments, an oral care device is actuated upon completion of an electric circuit by a users hand and oral cavity. The electrode on an oral care implement may be configured to lose conductivity over time to indicate a replacement oral care implement is need. In some embodiments, a controller of the oral care device may detect the type of oral care implement and control the ionic micro-current accordingly. Additionally, embodiments may detect a region within the oral cavity that the oral care device is in contact with and apply the ionic micro-current accordingly. Further, in some embodiments, the health status of various regions of a user's oral cavity may be detected and monitored over time. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071807 | IONTOPHORETIC ORAL CARE DEVICES WITH AUTOMATIC ORAL CARE IMPLEMENT DETECTION AND MODE SELECTION - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to oral care devices, system and methods for advanced ionic micro-current control. In some embodiments, an oral care device is actuated upon completion of an electric circuit by a users hand and oral cavity. The electrode on an oral care implement may be configured to lose conductivity over time to indicate a replacement oral care implement is need. In some embodiments, a controller of the oral care device may detect the type of oral care implement and control the ionic micro-current accordingly. Additionally, embodiments may detect a region within the oral cavity that the oral care device is in contact with and apply the ionic micro-current accordingly. Further, in some embodiments, the health status of various regions of a user's oral cavity may be detected and monitored over time. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071808 | System, Device and Method for Determining Dental Erosion - A system for determining dental erosion by measuring the translucency of a tooth at the same location of the tooth at least two points in time during the lifetime of a person or an animal, said system comprising a device provided with a carrier on which a light source and a light sensor are mounted, which carrier can be placed against a tooth or a molar, preferably against the cutting edge thereof, and which system further comprises electronic processing means, which are designed to convert the signal from the light sensor into a quantitative value, means which are designed to store a first determined value from the sensor, means which are designed to compare a second determined value from the sensor with the first determined value, and means which are designed to communicate a representative of the result of the comparison to a user. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071809 | Dental x-ray aiming device with marginal ridge indexing - The present invention is a device for aiming a dental x-ray beam to be centered parallel to the area of contact between two adjacent teeth so that the resultant bite wing radiographic image is one that shows at least those two teeth as distinct and not superimposed images. The device, comprising a marginal ridge angulation locator that indexes into the substantially v-shaped groove on the biting surfaces between two adjacent teeth, locates and indicates an aiming vector centered over and parallel to the area of contact between those two teeth for the purpose of aiming an x-ray beam then exposing the radiographic image desired. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071810 | AUXILIARY DEVICE FOR MARKING THE LOCATION OF THE INSTALLATION OF DENTAL IMPLANTS - The present Utility Model Patent relates to Auxiliary Device Marking the Location of Installation of Dental Implant made of various materials such as titanium, surgical steel, metal alloys, polyethylene, acrylic polymers, other suitable plastic and other characterized as being composed by rod ( | 2013-03-21 |
20130071811 | EDENTULOUS SURGICAL GUIDE - A dental surgical drill guide assembly and method includes a surgical guide housing and a base frame that fits to both gum tissue and one or multiple small areas of jawbone. The apparatus may be configured to accurately place dental implants according to planned positions. Such apparatus may increase the stability of the surgical guide by clasping and/or contacting the jawbone, while improving the overall fit and minimizing the need of invasive surgery and flapping by also clasping and/or contacting selected areas of the gum tissue at the same time. Self-locking alignment members aid in easy removal, and re-installation, of the surgical guide housing to the base frame. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071812 | ULTRASONIC TOOL - An ultrasonic instrument includes a tip portion, a transducer configured to convert electrical energy into vibrational energy, an acoustic transformer interconnecting the transducer and the tip portion, and a grip portion disposed at least partially about the acoustic transformer. The grip portion is coupled to the acoustic transformer via a resilient nodal coupling at a nodal region of the acoustic transformer. The resilient nodal coupling is configured to provide rotational and axial stability to the acoustic transformer. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071813 | DEVICE FOR DETACHMENT AND EXPLANTATION OF BONE IMPLANTS - A device for detachment and explantation of bone implants, in particular tooth implants, from their connection to the bone tissue comprises a unit having an elongated handle ( | 2013-03-21 |
20130071814 | Dental Posts - The present invention pertains to the technical field of dental restorations, especially dental posts. One aspect of the present invention is a radio-opaque coated dental post. The post essentially consists of a core embedded in a thermoplastic or duroplastic material. The core is further coated with yet another resin with at least one radio-opaque additive. X-ray visibility especially at the outer margin of the post is significantly improved. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071815 | Architecture for Full Motion Diagnostic Training with Trigger-Based Devices - Apparatus and associated methods relate to a training system adapted to display to a user three dimensional motion trajectory data of a trigger-based device temporally proximate to a trigger action. In an illustrative example, the training system may provide a near real-time graphical display and/or post-firing analysis with graphical display indications of firearm orientation in three axes before, during, or after a trigger action. Some embodiments may output post-firing analysis of the orientation or trajectory to a user of the firearm. The stored graphical display indications may be stored or displayed in substantially real time to a user or observer, who may provide corrective feedback to the user. The three axes of motion may be mutually orthogonal to define three dimensional space. Various embodiments may provide time-shifting of the graphical display indications, for example, to facilitate analysis of the three axis motion relative in time to trigger actions. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071816 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BUILDING A UNIVERSAL DRESS STYLE LEARNER - This invention presents a universal framework for the discovery, understanding and matching of dress styles. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for building a universal dress style learner is disclosed, said method comprising: learning human skin models; detecting skin using the learned human skin models; collecting a set of dress images worn by a model; computing a set of style features based on the skin detected for at least one subset within the set of dress images; computing a set of clusters on the at least one subset of dress images based on at least one subset of the set of style features; validating the set of clusters for the at least one subset of style features; and computing a set of validated style features and a style basis. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071817 | NAVIGATION ACCESSIBILITLY APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM - An apparatus, system and method are presented for improving the accessibility to self-service terminals by the visually impaired. An apparatus is provided that when attached to a touch-screen display improves accessibility. The apparatus includes touch identifiable symbols. A user operates a self-service terminal by selecting the appropriate symbol on the apparatus in response to audible instructions from the terminal. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071818 | METHODS FOR SELLING WINE AND OTHER FOODS AND DRINKS - This invention relates to the labeling of wine for descriptive, educational, and informational purposes. Specifically, in preferred embodiments, labels are provided that display graphically the multifactorial components of taste intensity, taste location on the palate, and tasting descriptors, optionally with supplementary information (type of grape, region where wine is produced, smell of the wine, etc). The methods described herein are further extended to a wide variety of foods and drinks | 2013-03-21 |
20130071819 | Gluten-free and Special Diets Rehabilitation and Living Center - A gluten-free and special diets rehabilitation and living center is provided. The center consists of a cost-friendly, clean, inviting and healthy environment with caring, fun and well educated staff. The center helps residents recover from or live with special dietary needs including gluten intolerance or food allergies. Many services are offered that allow residents to carry on a normal, uninterrupted lifestyle. The center provides features that maintain a resident's connection to family such as facilitating on-site visitations, providing family living units, and providing multimedia communications with family. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071820 | GEOGRAPHICALLY DRIVEN EDUCATIONAL GAME - Aspects for teaching geographic-specific are disclosed, which include apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable storage media to facilitate such teaching. For instance, in an exemplary embodiment, a response to a geographic-specific task is solicited and evaluated. A set of reward units is then adjusted based on an accuracy of the response, and a virtual travel experience is facilitated according to the accuracy. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071821 | Systems, Computer Readable Program Products, and Computer Implemented Methods to Facilitate On-Demand, User-Driven, Virtual Sponsoring Sessions for One or More User-Selected Topics Through User-Designed Virtual Sponsors - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention beneficially provide systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer-readable program products to facilitate a plurality of user-driven virtual sponsoring sessions for a plurality of users through one or more user-designed virtual sponsors where the topic of the virtual sponsoring session, the type of virtual sponsoring session, and the form of each virtual sponsoring statement is controlled by each of the plurality of users. The virtual sponsoring sessions can be for any subject matter domain through user-designed virtual sponsors that have no domain-specific knowledge, such that users are provided with real-time, on-demand access to virtual sponsoring services via a user-designed virtual sponsor designed and constructed responsive to the personality, preferences, and specifications of each individual user. Moreover, each user-designed virtual sponsor can be, for instance, capable of assisting each individual user to effectively generate change, strengthen identity and values, define goals, and bring dreams and goals into reality. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071822 | Interactive System for use in Connection with the Identification and/or Management of Psychological Issues - A system for use in the management of psychological issues comprises: a user terminal connected to a remote server | 2013-03-21 |
20130071823 | EXERCISE LEARNING SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR ASSISTING THE USER IN EXERCISE LEARNING - An exercise learning system including a sensing unit and a processing module is disclosed. The sensing unit includes at least one sensor used for being disposed on the body of a user. Each sensor further outputs a sensing data according to the exercise state of the user. The processing module generates at least one critical action data of the user according to the at least one sensing data. The processing module further synchronizes and compares the at least one critical action data with the corresponding at least one pre-produced action data. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071824 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS - The present invention provides methods for exercise training to improve exercise performance in an individual using low-resistance positive airway pressure and specialized gas mixtures during or immediately after exercise. The methods include wearing an interface, i.e. mask, connected by a tubing circuit to a positive airway pressure (PAP) assist ventilator device. The PAP device is connected to flexible tubing connected through a pressure regulator to a liquid gas source which supplies the gas mixture. Optionally, a gas impermeable bag or vessel is connected to both the PAP device and the liquid gas source to receive, store and condition gas(ses) that is delivered to the PAP device from the liquid gas source. The methods also include simulating high altitude exercise training by using the PAP device with a hypoxic level of oxygen in the gas mixture. The methods of the present invention reallocate oxygen between muscle groups, improve oxygen delivery to muscles, improve oxygen utilization by muscles reduce fatigue, lessen episodes of dyspnea, improve conditioning levels and overall improve training to extreme levels of performance. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071825 | DEMENTIA CARE SUPPORT SYSTEM - Appropriate advice according to a symptom of a patient is presented to a caregiver to manage information whether or not the advice is effective so as to support the caregiver. A storage portion of a dementia care support system for outputting advice information for a caregiver about BPSD of a patient stores information of a patient as well as a caregiver, and advice information; an advice information selection portion selects any of the advice information that is stored in the storage portion based on the information of the patient and the caregiver; an information output portion outputs the advice information that is selected by the advice information selection portion; and the storage portion further stores implementation information of a content that is included in the advice information that is output from the information output portion. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071826 | Auscultation Training System - An auscultation training system is disclosed comprising a half-body mannequin with speakers providing heart, lung, bowel and bruit sounds in the correct anatomical positions for student training of auscultation with a standard stethoscope. An integrated computer system provides the tools for training and assessing students. Synchronized phonocardiograms and a palpable carotid pulse accompany heart sounds. Sounds can be played and auscultated simultaneously to simulate a live patient, or played and auscultated separately for teaching purposes. The system may be accessed online using a virtual mannequin and stethoscope for viewing and listening to heart, lung, bowel and bruit sounds. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071827 | INTERACTIVE AND EDUCATIONAL VISION INTERFACES - User interfaces facilitate user interaction with virtual representations of anatomical structures that are displayed on computing systems. The user interfaces demonstrably reflect relative impacts on the anatomical structures based on corresponding conditions and treatments. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071828 | Assessing the Condition of a Joint and Devising Treatment - Methods are disclosed for assessing the condition of a cartilage in a joint, particularly in a human knee. The methods include converting an image such as an MRI to a three dimensional map of the cartilage. The cartilage map can be correlated to a movement pattern of the joint to assess the effect of movement on cartilage wear. Changes in the thickness of cartilage over time can be determined so that therapies can be provided. Information on thickness of cartilage and curvature of cartilage or subchondral bone can be used to plan therapy. Information on movement pattern can be used to plan therapy. Planning therapy may include generating one or more physical models. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071829 | WAY OF OPTIMIZATION OF THE PSYCHO-PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION OF THE PERSON AND THE TRAINING COMPLEX - The invention involves training complexes and methods for optimization of the psycho-physiological condition of a person. It includes new capabilities and methods for training the skills of relaxation and activation of psycho-physiological processes. The proposed training complex consists of a training apparatus, audio-video system, training complex control system and methods for training the skills of relaxation and activation of psycho-physiological processes. Three types of training apparatus are employed: special adjustable armchair, the immersion tank and hyperbaric/hypobaric pressure chamber. | 2013-03-21 |
20130071830 | ACTIVITY BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARGING STUDENT ACCOUNTS - A system for charging one or more learning session to one or more student accounts comprises an online learning system having one or more nodes that creates one or more online learning sessions over one or more communications channels between one or more students and corresponding teachers. An enrollment node receives student enrollment information. A scheduling node schedules the online learning session. A databases the stores information relating to one or more one or more charge criterion information for charging the one or more learning sessions to the one or more student accounts based on communications channel activity. An activity node receives communications channel activity information associated with one or more learning sessions, and an accounting node associates a charge information for a learning session to the student account based on the channel activity information and one or more charge criterion information. The charge information for the learning session is associated with the student account based on a determination of whether one or more communications channel activity associated with the learning session satisfy the one or more charge criterion. | 2013-03-21 |