12th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 40 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120070712 | BATTERIES UTILIZING ANODE COATINGS DIRECTLY ON NANOPOROUS SEPARATORS - Provided is a separator/anode assembly for use in an electric current producing cell, wherein the assembly comprises an anode current collector layer interposed between a first anode layer and a second anode layer and a porous separator layer on the side of the first anode layer opposite to the anode current collector layer, wherein the first anode layer is coated directly on the separator layer. Also provided are methods of preparing such separator/anode assemblies. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070713 | SEPARATORS, BATTERIES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR IDLE START STOP VEHICLES - In accordance with at least selected embodiments or aspects, the present invention is directed to improved, unique, and/or high performance ISS lead acid battery separators, such as improved ISS flooded lead acid battery separators, ISS batteries including such separators, methods of production, and/or methods of use. The preferred ISS separator may include negative cross ribs and/or PIMS minerals. In accordance with more particular embodiments or examples, a PIMS mineral (preferably fish meal, a bio-mineral) is provided as at least a partial substitution for the silica filler component in a silica filled lead acid battery separator (preferably a polyethylene/silica separator formulation). In accordance with at least selected embodiments, the present invention is directed to new or improved batteries, separators, components, and/or compositions having heavy metal removal capabilities and/or methods of manufacture and/or methods of use thereof. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070714 | BATTERIES, SEPARATORS, COMPONENTS, AND COMPOSITIONS WITH HEAVY METAL REMOVAL CAPABILITY AND RELATED METHODS - In accordance with at least certain embodiments of the present invention, a novel concept of utilizing PIMS minerals as a filler component within a microporous lead-acid battery separator is provided. In accordance with more particular embodiments or examples, the PIMS mineral (preferably fish meal, a bio-mineral) is provided as at least a partial substitution for the silica filler component in a silica filled lead acid battery separator (preferably a polyethylene/silica separator formulation). In accordance with at least selected embodiments, the present invention is directed to new or improved batteries, separators, components, and/or compositions having heavy metal removal capabilities and/or methods of manufacture and/or methods of use thereof. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070715 | BIPOLAR SECONDARY BATTERY - A bipolar secondary battery includes a power generating element in which a bipolar electrode and an electrolyte layer are stacked. The bipolar electrode includes a positive-electrode active material layer formed on one surface of a current collector and a negative-electrode active material layer formed on the opposing surface of the current collector. Peripheral edges of the bipolar electrode and electrolyte layer are bonded through a seal. Edges of the positive-electrode active material layer and the negative-electrode active material layer on opposite surfaces of a respective current collector are offset from each other. The edge of a seal portion facing an inner edge of the edges of the positive-electrode active material layer and the negative-electrode active material layer is positioned inside an outer edge of the edges of the positive-electrode active material layer and the negative-electrode active material layer. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070716 | BATTERY PACK AND ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH SAME - Provided is a battery pack that ensures sufficient sealing performance between a tray and a cover by arranging a necessary sealing member between a lower flange portion of the tray and an upper flange portion of the cover that are held in abutment with each other. The tray and the cover covering the tray constitute a packaging case of electric cells. At least a part of a facing surface of at least one of the lower flange portion of the tray and the upper flange portion of the cover that abut each other forms a non-abutting portion that is located apart from the facing surface of the opposite flange portion, and a sealing member is arranged on the non-abutting portion. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070717 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND BATTERY PACK - According to one embodiment, a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode which inserts and extracts lithium, a negative electrode containing a negative electrode material including a porous conductive particle and an active material formed on the surface and/or within the pores of the porous conductive particle and composed of a lithium titanium complex oxide having at least one structure selected from the group consisting of nanotubes and nanowires, the lithium titanium complex oxide being expressed by a general formula Li | 2012-03-22 |
20120070718 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module ( | 2012-03-22 |
20120070719 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK - According to one embodiment, a negative electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a titanium oxide compound having a crystal structure of monoclinic titanium dioxide. When a monoclinic titanium dioxide is used as the active material, the effective capacity is significantly lower than the theoretical capacity though the theoretical capacity was about 330 mAh/g. The invention comprises a titanium oxide compound which has a crystal structure of monoclinic titanium dioxide and a (001) plane spacing of 6.22 Å or more in the powder X-ray diffraction method using a Cu-Kα radiation source, thereby making an attempt to improve effective capacity. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070720 | BATTERY AND ULTRASONIC BONDING METHOD FOR BATTERY - The present invention provides a battery including a container, an electrode group including a positive electrode and a negative electrode, multiple current collecting tabs being extended from any one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the electrode group, and overlapped with one another; a lead bonded to at least one of the current collecting tabs by ultrasonic bonding, a lid configured to close an opening portion of the container, and an external terminal provided on the lid and connected to the at least one current collecting tab via the lead, in which the lead has a cross-sectional area that is increased in a middle of extension of the lead from an ultrasonic-bonded portion to the at least one of the current collecting tabs to the external terminal. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070721 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY - The present disclosure discloses a lithium ion battery comprising a battery shell, a cover assembly, an electrode assembly, a first current collecting plate and a second current collecting plate. The electrode assembly comprises a positive plate, a negative plate and a separator provided therebetween which are coiled together. The electrode assembly and the current collecting plates are disposed in a space formed by the battery shell and the cover assembly. The first and second current collecting plates are disposed at each end of the electrode assembly respectively, with a first uncoated area of the positive plate and a second uncoated area of the negative plate being welded to the first and second current collecting plates respectively. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070722 | SEALED SECONDARY BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - According to one embodiment, a sealed secondary battery is provided with a container body having an opening and accommodating an electrode assembly and an electrolyte, a sealing plate which seals the opening of the container body, the sealing plate having an injection hole which is formed penetrating the sealing. plate and through which the electrolyte is injected into the container body, and a sealing body positioned with an annular vacant space above a surface region of the sealing plate around the injection hole therein and welded at a peripheral edge portion thereof to the sealing plate, thereby sealing the injection hole. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070723 | SEALED SECONDARY BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - According to one embodiment, a manufacturing apparatus for a sealed secondary battery includes a chamber, pressure reduction unit, sealer transfer unit, and welding unit. The chamber accommodates therein a battery container injected with an electrolyte through an injection hole and is hermetically closed. The pressure reduction unit reduces pressure inside the chamber. The sealer transfer unit is configured to mount a sealer for sealing the injection hole on the injection hole of the battery container in the chamber decompressed by the pressure reduction unit. The welding unit is configured to laser-weld the sealer to the battery container by applying a laser beam to the peripheral edge portion of the sealer on the battery container through a laser transmission window formed in one surface of the chamber. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070724 | BUFFER STRUCTURE FOR A LEAD ACCUMULATOR CONTAINER - A buffering structure for a lead accumulator container comprises an accumulator container including plural holding grooves for accommodation of electrode pads. The holding grooves are spaced by partition walls. Between the holding grooves are provided plural buffer spaces including support members to separate the holding grooves, improving the diffusion of the heat energy generated by the reaction of the accumulator while avoiding the undesired temperature increase in the accumulator. With support members, the buffer spaces won't deform after heating up, effectively avoiding the damages to the interior of the accumulator due to high temperature. Furthermore, the arrangement of the buffer spaces can effectively reduce the total volume of the holding grooves and correspondingly reduce the quantity of the electrode plates and electrolyte, achieving the objectives of reducing the total weight and material cost. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070725 | METAL HALIDE COATINGS ON LITHIUM ION BATTERY POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIALS AND CORRESPONDING BATTERIES - Lithium ion battery positive electrode material are described that comprise an active composition comprising lithium metal oxide coated with an inorganic coating composition wherein the coating composition comprises a metal chloride, metal bromide, metal iodide, or combinations thereof. Desirable performance is observed for these coated materials. In particular, the non-fluoride metal halide coatings are useful for stabilizing lithium rich metal oxides. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070726 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL, A BATTERY ELECTRODE, METHOD OF PRODUCING THEM, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK - According to one embodiment, there is provided an electrode material. The electrode material includes an active material which includes a titanium oxide compound having a monoclinic titanium dioxide crystal structure. The electrode material further includes a compound which exists on the surface of the active material and has a trialkylsilyl group represented by the formula (I). | 2012-03-22 |
20120070727 | GLASS COMPOSITIONS WITH LEACHABLE METAL OXIDES AND IONS - 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. The compositions include glass based compositions that are included as part of various battery components, such as the battery separator, pasting paper, additives to battery paste, etc. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070728 | COMPOSITIONS AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS WITH LEACHABLE METAL IONS - 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. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070729 | GLASS COMPOSITIONS WITH HIGH LEVELS OF BISMUTH OXIDE - The application describes glass compositions that includes more than 30 percent by weight of bismuth compounds, in particular bismuth oxide. Additionally, components, specifically battery separators, made from the glass compositions with high levels of bismuth are described. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070730 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte includes: a solvent; an electrolyte salt; and an ether ester compound of the following formula (1): | 2012-03-22 |
20120070731 | NON-AQUEOUS LIQUID ELECTROLYTE AND NON-AQUEOUS LIQUID ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous liquid electrolyte suitable for use in a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte secondary battery comprising a negative electrode and a positive electrode, capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions, and the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte, the negative electrode containing a negative-electrode active material having at least one kind of atom selected from the group consisting of Si atom, Sn atom and Pb atom, wherein the non-aqueous liquid electrolyte comprises a carbonate having at least either an unsaturated bond or a halogen atom. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070732 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, AND ELECTRODE AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - A negative active material for a secondary battery includes a core carbon material, and a carbide layer formed on at least a portion of an edge of the core carbon material, and has a specific surface area ratio of 1.6 or less and a sphericity ratio of 0.6 or more when the negative active material is compressed with a pressure of 1.3 ton per 1 cm | 2012-03-22 |
20120070733 | CARBON MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - To provide a negative electrode material capable of giving a lithium ion secondary battery that is sufficiently small in the charge/discharge irreversible capacity observed at the initial cycle stage, has excellent high-temperature storage characteristics, and reduced in the gas generation at the initial cycle stage as well as during high-temperature storage. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070734 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND ANODE THEREFOR - The present invention provides an anode of a lithium secondary battery comprising a current collector layer and an active material layer laminated on the current collector layer, wherein the current collector layer has a laminar structure without an opening, the active material layer has a network structure with an opening, and the shape of the opening in a planar view is a substantially regular polygon of pentagon or above and/or a substantial circle. The anode of the present invention can achieve charge-discharge-cycle property superior to that of the prior art. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070735 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POROUS METAL BODY, POROUS ALUMINUM BODY, BATTERY ELECTRODE MATERIAL INCLUDING POROUS METAL BODY OR POROUS ALUMINUM BODY, AND ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR ELECTRICAL DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR - A porous metal body containing continuous pores and having a low oxygen content is provided by decomposing a porous resin body that contains continuous pores and has a layer of a metal thereon by heating the porous resin body at a temperature equal to or less than the melting point of the metal while the porous resin body is immersed in a first molten salt and a negative potential is applied to the metal layer; and a method for producing the porous metal body is provided. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070736 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND BATTERY USING SAME - There is provided a negative electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery, including a conductive substrate, a negative electrode active material layer containing a negative electrode active material capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions and a conductive member having a lower elastic modulus than that of the conductive substrate, wherein at least part of the negative electrode active material is connected to the conductive substrate via the conductive member. There is also provided a lithium-ion secondary battery with such a negative electrode. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070737 | BINDER COMPOSITION FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, AND ELECTRODE AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed are a binder composition for a rechargeable lithium battery including a cross-linked compound of polyacrylic acid substituted with an alkali cation and polyvinyl alcohol and an electrode and rechargeable lithium battery including the same. The cross-linked compound of polyacrylic acid and polyvinyl alcohol is obtained by heating polyacrylic acid and polyvinyl alcohol to effect a cross-linking reaction via esterification. The cross-linked compound of polyvinyl alcohol and polyacrylic acid substituted with an alkali cation may improve phase stability of a binder, and has high cross-linking ratio, thereby providing for excellent performance of a rechargeable lithium battery. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070738 | NEEDLE-LIKE MICROSTRUCTURE AND DEVICE HAVING NEEDLE-LIKE MICROSTRUCTURE - A needle-like structure of silicon is provided. A crystalline silicon region is formed over a metal substrate by an LPCVD method, whereby whisker-like crystalline silicon which is a polycrystalline body and grows in the < | 2012-03-22 |
20120070739 | GALVANIC ELEMENT HAVING A MERCURY-FREE NEGATIVE ELECTRODE - A galvanic element includes a mercury-free negative electrode which consists essentially of a metal or a metal alloy and a nonmetallic conductive agent. A method for producing a galvanic element includes a mercury-free negative electrode produced from a powder of metal or metal alloy particles, surfaces of which are at least partially coated with a nonmetallic conductive agent. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070740 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed is a negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery, the negative electrode including a negative electrode current collector with protrusions formed on a surface thereon, and columnar bodies being carried on the protrusions and comprising an alloy active material capable of absorbing and releasing lithium ions. The columnar bodies each have a multilayer structure in which a plurality of unit layers comprising the alloy active material are stacked sequentially on the surface of the protrusion, and the average layer thickness of the unit layer in a region within 20% of the thickness of the columnar body extending from the surface of the protrusion is smaller than that in a region within 80% of the thickness of the columnar body extending from the top of the columnar body. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070741 | HIGH CAPACITY BATTERY ELECTRODE STRUCTURES - Provided are battery electrode structures that maintain high mass loadings (i.e., large amounts per unit area) of high capacity active materials in the electrodes without deteriorating their cycling performance. These mass loading levels correspond to capacities per electrode unit area that are suitable for commercial electrodes even though the active materials are kept thin and generally below their fracture limits. A battery electrode structure may include multiple template layers. An initial template layer may include nanostructures attached to a substrate and have a controlled density. This initial layer may be formed using a controlled thickness source material layer provided, for example, on a substantially inert substrate. Additional one or more template layers are then formed over the initial layer resulting in a multilayer template structure with specific characteristics, such as a surface area, thickness, and porosity. The multilayer template structure is then coated with a high capacity active material. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070742 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY WITH HIGH ENERGY DENSITY - The present invention relates to electrodes for a lithium secondary battery with a high energy density and a secondary battery with a high energy density using the same. A negative electrode includes a material which can be alloyed with lithium alloy. A positive electrode is made of a transition metal oxide which can reversibly intercalate or deintercalate lithium. Here, the entire reversible lithium storage capacity of the positive electrode is greater than the capacity of lithium dischargeable from the positive electrode. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070743 | POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL - A positive active material and a method of preparing a positive active material, and a lithium battery including the positive active material. In one embodiment, the positive active material includes single particles each being represented by Formula 1: | 2012-03-22 |
20120070744 | LITHIUM TITANATE, PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF SAME, AND ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE EACH COMPRISING SAME - Disclosed is lithium titanate having excellent rate properties and useful for electricity storage devices, which is produced by preparing lithium titanate secondary particles that are aggregates of lithium titanate primary particles and forming at least macro-pores on the surfaces of the secondary particles. The lithium titanate can be produced by a process which comprises drying and granulating a slurry comprising crystalline titan oxide, a titanic acid compound and a lithium compound and firing the granulated product to thereby produce lithium titanate secondary particles, wherein (1) the crystalline titan oxide to be used comprises at least two types of crystalline titan oxide particles having different average particle diameters from each other, and/or (2) the crystalline titan oxide is used in an amount at least four-fold larger than that of the titanic acid compound in terms of TiO | 2012-03-22 |
20120070745 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed are a negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. The active material includes a silicon-containing compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070746 | LOW ELECTROLYTE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - Electrochemical cells including components and configurations for electrochemical cells, such as rechargeable lithium batteries, are provided. The electrochemical cells described herein may include a combination of components arranged in certain configurations that work together to increase performance of the electrochemical cell. In some embodiments, such combinations of components and configurations described herein may minimize defects, inefficiencies, or other drawbacks that might otherwise exist inherently in prior electrochemical cells, or that might exist inherently in prior electrochemical cells using the same or similar materials as those described herein, but arranged differently. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070747 | LEAD ACID BATTERY SEPARATORS, BATTERIES AND RELATED METHODS - In accordance with at least selected embodiments or aspects, the present invention is directed to improved, unique, and/or complex performance lead acid battery separators, such as improved flooded lead acid battery separators, batteries including such separators, methods of production, and/or methods of use. The preferred battery separator of the present invention addresses and optimizes multiple separator properties simultaneously. It is believed that the present invention is the first to recognize the need to address multiple separator properties simultaneously, the first to choose particular multiple separator property combinations, and the first to produce commercially viable multiple property battery separators, especially such a separator having negative cross ribs. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070748 | MICROPOROUS MEMBRANES, METHODS FOR MAKING THESE MEMBRANES, AND THE USE OF THESE MEMBRANES AS BATTERY SEPARATOR FILMS - The invention relates to microporous membranes having high meltdown temperature, high air permeability, and high puncture strength. The invention also relates to the production of such membranes and the use of such membranes as battery separator film. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070749 | Process for the preparation of 4-fluoro-4-R-5-R'-1,3-dioxolane-2-ones - The present invention concerns 4-fluoro-4-R-5-R′-1,3-dioxolane-2-ones, wherein R is an alkyl group and R′ is H or a C1 to C3 alkyl group, their manufacture, solvent mixtures for lithium ion batteries containing them and conductive salt solutions for lithium ion batteries, e.g. solutions containing LiPF | 2012-03-22 |
20120070750 | ELECTROLYTE FOR A BATTERY - An electrolyte for an electrochemical cell and an electrochemical cell comprising such an electrolyte. The electrolyte comprises at least one conductive salt comprising lithium ions, at least one solvent and at least one wetting agent. The electrochemical cell comprises at least one anode, at least one cathode and at least one separator arranged between the at least one anode and the at least one cathode. The electrolyte may be filled between the at least one anode and the at least one cathode. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070751 | CLOSED LOOP TYPE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A closed loop type fuel cell system is provided including a recirculating unit that recirculates hydrogen and oxygen discharged from a main fuel cell into the main fuel cell and a reproducing unit that removes water produced in operation of the main fuel cell and impurities contained in the circulated hydrogen and oxygen. Further, a closed loop type fuel cell is provided that makes it possible to generate electricity by using a main fuel cell and purify water and impurities by allowing a side of a recirculating unit to selectively communicate with a side of a reproducing unit. Further, a closed loop type fuel cell is provided that is precluded by being damaged by precluding reduction of efficiency of electric generation of a mina fuel cell by selectively replacing a sacrifice fuel cell in a reproducing unit. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070752 | METHOD FOR FORMING CHANNELS ON DIFFUSION MEDIA FOR A MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER - A membrane humidifier assembly for a membrane humidifier for a fuel cell system and a method for making the same is disclosed, the method comprising the steps of providing a material for forming a diffusion medium; forming a plurality of channels in the material with one of a channel-forming roller, a means for etching the material, and a press for forming the diffusion medium; and providing a pair of membranes, wherein the diffusion medium is disposed between the pair of membranes. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070753 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR SAME - A fuel cell system including: a fuel cell; a fuel processor including a reformer and a selective oxidizer configured to cause a reaction between carbon monoxide contained in a reformed gas and oxygen in air, an air blower configured to send air for use in power generation to a cathode of the fuel cell and to send air for use in a selective oxidation reaction to the selective oxidizer; a cathode air passage, one end of which is connected to the cathode of the fuel cell and the other end of which is connected to the air blower; a selective oxidation air passage, one end of which is connected to a branching point, on the cathode air passage, at which the selective oxidation air passage branches off from the cathode air passage, and the other end of which is connected to the selective oxidizer; a selective oxidation air meter configured to measure the flow rate of air supplied to the selective oxidizer; and a controller configured to control the air blower. The cathode air passage and the selective oxidation air passage are formed such that the flow rate of the air sent to the selective oxidizer is less than the flow rate of the air sent to the cathode. While the fuel cell is generating power, the controller performs feedback control of controlling the supply performance of the air blower based on the air flow rate measured by the selective oxidation air meter, such that the flow rate of the air sent to the selective oxidizer becomes a target value. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070754 | Fuel Cell with Rapid Pressure Balancing - A fuel cell provides for rapid pressure equalization across the proton exchange membrane by means of an expansion chamber on one side of the proton exchange membrane, the expansion chamber communicating with the gas on the other side of the membrane. Changes in size of the expansion chamber adjust pressure more rapidly than external control of flow rates. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070755 | FUEL CELL POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - A fuel cell power generation system including: a measurement section configured to measure an accumulated energized period; a calendar section configured to specify a time and a date; a memory having stored therein a matrix in which time-of-year segments which are defined by dividing a one-year period are arranged in rows, and energized period segments which are defined by dividing a target value of the accumulated energized period are arranged in columns, wherein the matrix stores, as elements, upper limit values of a power generation period per unit time of a fuel cell stack, and the upper limit values are set such that the sum of power generation periods calculated for all of the elements coincides with a pre-measured life period of the fuel cell stack; a calculation section configured to apply the time and the date and the accumulated energized period to the matrix, and to determine an upper limit value of the power generation period per unit time; and an operation controller configured to set, in consideration of at least a thermal demand from a demander, a plan for a power generation operation to be performed in each unit time within the range of the upper limit value, and to control the power generation operation of the fuel cell stack based on the plan. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070756 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system is equipped with a fuel cell, a DC/DC converter that is electrically connected to the fuel cell, and a control unit that controls the supply of a fuel gas and an oxidizing gas to the fuel cell and issues a voltage command to and drives the DC/DC converter to perform high potential avoidance control of restraining an output voltage of the fuel cell from exceeding a high potential avoidance voltage lower than an open circuit voltage. The control unit continues to drive the DC/DC converter so as to perform the high potential avoidance control for a predetermined time after stopping supplying the fuel cell with hydrogen and air in response to the inputting of a system operation stop command. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070757 | FUEL CELL VEHICLE - The pressure-adjusting valve provided in the cathode outlet of a fuel cell stack constituting a fuel cell system has a function of adjusting the oxidizing gas pressure in the fuel cell stack according to the adjustment of the valve opening degree. When the exhaust pipe is flooded with water, the pressure inside the exhaust pipe varies from the atmospheric pressure and the opening degree of the pressure-adjusting valve changes. The flooding estimation signal output processing unit of the control unit outputs a flooding estimation signal indicating that the exhaust pipe is flooded when an opening degree difference that is a difference between the opening degree of the pressure-adjusting valve and a preset opening degree corresponding to the operation directed pressure is equal to or greater than a preset threshold opening degree difference. The processing of inhibiting the flowing is performed based on this signal. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070758 | FUEL GAS SUPPLY DEVICE OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel gas supply device for supplying fuel gas to a fuel cell stack includes a control valve provided in a fuel gas path connecting a fuel tank and the fuel cell stack, an upstream-side pressure sensor and a downstream-side pressure sensor for detecting an upstream-side pressure and a downstream-side pressure, and a programmable controller. The programmable controller calculates a required opening based on a target fuel gas pressure and the downstream-side pressure and calculates an opening time and a closing time based on the required opening and the upstream-side pressure, or calculates an opening time and a closing time based on the target fuel gas pressure and the downstream-side pressure and calculates a required opening based on the opening time and the upstream-side pressure, and controls the control valve using the calculated required opening, opening time and closing time. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070759 | FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack includes a plurality of fuel cell modules. Each of the fuel cell modules has a first membrane electrode assembly and a second membrane electrode assembly respectively having an electrolyte membrane and being arranged, such that respective first electrodes are opposed to each other. The fuel cell module also has a first reactive gas flow path arranged to supply a first reactive gas to the first electrodes included in the first membrane electrode assembly and the second membrane electrode assembly, a second reactive gas flow path arranged to supply a second reactive gas to the second electrodes included in the first membrane electrode assembly and the second membrane electrode assembly, and a coolant flow path arranged to cool down the second electrodes included in the first membrane electrode assembly and the second membrane electrode assembly. The fuel cell stack does not have a coolant flow path for cooling down the first electrodes, but has a first flow path-forming member located between the first membrane electrode assembly and the second membrane electrode assembly to define the first reactive gas flow path. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070760 | LOCAL HYDROPHILIC GAS DIFFUSION LAYER AND FUEL CELL STACK COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention provides a local hydrophilic gas diffusion layer configured to enhance the water removal performance of a fuel cell For this purpose, the present invention provides a gas diffusion layer in which a region under each of a pair of lands, which receives a clamping pressure of the fuel cell stack, is subjected to local hydrophilic treatment by a simple process, thereby enhancing the water removal performance of the fuel cell stack. In particular, the local hydrophilic gas diffusion layer has a first region under each land of the separator which receives the clamping pressure; and a second region under the gas channel of the separator, wherein the first region is subjected to hydrophilic treatment. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070761 | TAPERED ANODE HEADER INSERT FOR STARTUP HYDROGEN DISTRIBUTION - A fluid distribution insert adapted to be received within an inlet header of a fuel cell assembly is disclosed. The fluid distribution insert includes a wedge section having a first end and a second end. The wedge section forms a fluid flow path between a surface forming the inlet header and the wedge section, wherein the fluid flow path receives a fluid therein and delivers the fluid to a plurality of fuel cells of the fuel cell assembly. The wedge section minimizes a cross-sectional area of the fluid flow path adjacent the second end of the wedge section to maintain a substantially constant fluid velocity along a length of the inlet header. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070762 | STACK FOR A SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL USING A FLAT TUBULAR STRUCTURE - The preset invention relates to a solid oxide fuel cell stack capable of producing electricity, in which unit cell modules are connected in series and in parallel, and to a manufacturing method thereof. The solid oxide fuel cell stack is manufactured by: making a unit cell module comprising at least one unit cell formed on the outer surfaces of a flat tubular support, a first electrical interconnector formed on the front end of the support and at least a portion of the outer surfaces so as to be connected to a first electrode of the unit cell, and a second electrical interconnector formed on the rear end of the support and at least a portion of the outer surfaces so as to be connected to a second electrode of the unit cell; and stacking the unit cell modules such that the electrical interconnectors come into contact with each other. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070763 | CATALYST, PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF - The invention provides catalysts that are not corroded in acidic electrolytes or at high potential and have excellent durability and high oxygen reducing ability, and processes for producing the catalysts and uses of the catalysts. The catalyst of the invention includes a metal oxycarbonitride that contains at least one metal selected from tantalum, vanadium, molybdenum and zirconium (hereinafter, also referred to as “metal M” or simply “M”) and does not contain any of platinum, titanium and niobium. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070764 | NON-PRECIOUS METAL CATALYSTS - Catalyst comprising graphitic carbon and methods of making thereof; said graphitic carbon comprising a metal species, a nitrogen-containing species and a sulfur containing species. A catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction for an alkaline fuel cell was prepared by heating a mixture of cyanamide, carbon black, and a salt selected from an iron sulfate salt and an iron acetate salt at a temperature of from about 700° C. to about 1100° C. under an inert atmosphere. Afterward, the mixture was treated with sulfuric acid at elevated temperature to remove acid soluble components, and the resultant mixture was heated again under an inert atmosphere at the same temperature as the first heat treatment step. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070765 | POLYBENZOXAZINE-BASED COMPOUND, ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND FUEL CELL EMPLOYING THE ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE - A method of preparing an electrolyte membrane comprising a crosslinked object of a polybenzoxazine-based compound formed of a polymerized resultant product of a first monofunctional benzoxazine-based monomer or a second benzoxazine-based monomer multifunctional benzoxazine-based monomer with a crosslinkable compound. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070766 | LAMINAR FLOW FUEL CELL INCORPORATING CONCENTRATED LIQUID OXIDANT - Electrochemical cell system. The system includes a low Reynolds number microfluidic channel including spaced apart anode and cathode forming sides thereof. A fuel channel introduces a liquid fuel into the microfluidic channel for laminar flow along the anode and an oxidant channel introduces a concentrated liquid oxidant into the microfluidic channel for laminar flow along the cathode. An electrolyte channel introduces a liquid electrolyte into the microfluidic channel for laminar flow between the fuel and oxidant flows. Electrodes are connected to the anode and cathode for connection to an external load. In another embodiment, the anode is porous and a gaseous fuel such as hydrogen diffuses through the anode into the interior of the microfluidic channel. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070767 | SET OF MASKS, METHOD OF GENERATING MASK DATA AND METHOD FOR FORMING A PATTERN - A method of generating mask data, for a set of masks used to transfer a pattern for delineating a circuit pattern of a semiconductor integrated circuit, includes preparing design data having a design pattern corresponding to the pattern to be transferred on a semiconductor substrate; generating resized data by enlarging the design data by a resizing quantity; generating first mask data by filling a space area having a space width of a space quantity or less of the resized data; and generating second mask data, to be aligned with the first mask data, having a window portion for selectively exposing an area determined by enlarging the space area by the resizing quantity. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070768 | RETICLES WITH SUBDIVIDED BLOCKING REGIONS AND METHODS OF FABRICATION - Methods for designing, fabricating, and using attenuated phase shift reticles, or photomasks are disclosed. Methods are also disclosed for subdividing the radiation blocking regions of previously fabricated reticles of previously existing designs. The methods may include forming radiation blocking regions that are subdivided, by cut lines, into discrete, spaced apart sections with dimensions (e.g., surface area, etc.) configured to minimize or eliminate the buildup of electrostatic energy by the radiation blocking regions and/or the discharge of electrostatic energy from the radiation blocking regions and the damage that may be caused by such electrostatic discharge. The methods may include configuring the reticle to prevent radiation from passing through the cut lines between adjacent sections of a subdivided radiation blocking region. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070769 | INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBER - There is disclosed an intermediate transfer member that includes a layer of a poly(imide-carbonate) copolymer having dispersed therein conductive particles. The layer can be a surface layer. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070770 | MAGNETIC TONER COMPOSITIONS - The present disclosure relates to a magnetic toner composition. The toner composition includes one or more resins, and spherical ferromagnetic nanoparticles. Also provided is a process for preparing these toners including ferromagnetic nanoparticles. In embodiments, the aggregation of the toner is conducted at a pH greater than about 7, without the use of a coagulant. Additionally, in embodiments, freezing (stopping particle growth) and coalescence of the toner particles may be conducted at a pH greater than about 9. In yet other embodiments, the process may be conducted under an inert gas such as argon to avoid oxidation of the ferromagnetic nanoparticles during toner preparation. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070771 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER - Disclosed is an electrophotographic toner, comprising: toner base particles having a volume average particle diameter of 3 μm or more and 7 μm or less; OTES-treated silica particles which are treated with octyltriethoxysilane (OTES) and are externally added to the toner base particles; and silica-coated titanium oxide particles which are coated with silica and are externally added to the toner base particles along with the OTES-treated silica particles, wherein the ratio (A) of the amount of the OTES-treated silica particles to the amount of the toner base particles, the ratio (B) of the amount of the silica-coated titanium oxide particles to the amount of the toner base particles, and the ratio (C) of the amount of particles to be externally added to the toner base particles to the amount of the toner base particles satisfy the following relations: 1% by mass≦(A)≦6.9% by mass; 0.1% by mass≦(B)≦2% by mass; 3% by mass≦(C)≦7% by mass; and 0.15≦(A)/(C)<1. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070772 | ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, DEVELOPER, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An electrostatic image developing toner including: a toner matrix particle having an adhering particle adhered onto the surface of a central particle, wherein a volume average value of a ratio X of a peripheral length PM to a circle-corresponding diameter D is from 3.6 to 5.0. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070773 | ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - The present invention provides a toner for developing an electrostatic charge image including toner particles having residual ammonium ions and silica particles containing a chlorine compound as an external additive. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070774 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TONER AND TONER MANUFACTURED BY THE METHOD - A method of manufacturing toner including mixing mother toner particles containing a binder resin and a coloring agent and first particles having an average primary particle diameter of from 100 nm to 1 μm to using a mixer including a rotary shaft member, multiple stirring members provided to the surface of the shaft member, and a casing to cover the multiple stirring members, wherein the cross section of the inner periphery of the casing relative to a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis of the shaft member is circular around the rotation axis with a substantially constant distance between the inner periphery and the rotation axis. The casing covers the multiple stirring members and a cooling jacket is provided to at least part of the outer periphery of the casing. The weight ratio of the particles to the mother toner particles is from 1.5% to 10%. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070775 | TONER, TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER, DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner capable of ensuring cleanness and the amount of specific charge for extended periods of time and having excellent charge stability and fixing property, a two-component developer, a developing device and an image forming apparatus are provided. A toner includes toner particles containing at least a binding resin and a coloring agent, and fine silicon-containing oxide particles having an average primary particle size of not smaller than 70 nm but not larger than 150 nm and containing water in an amount of not larger than 2.0% by weight, the fine silicon-containing oxide particles being externally added to the toner particles. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070776 | EMULSION AGGREGATION TONERS HAVING FLOW AIDS - The present disclosure provides processes for producing toners. In embodiments, flow aids are added to a wet cake including the toner particles, prior to drying. The addition of the flow aid improves flow characteristics of the toner, thereby enhancing overall drying time, reducing the amount of coarse particles, and improving yield, without adversely affecting fusing and charging of the toner particles. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070777 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING TONER - An apparatus for producing a toner, including a liquid droplet-forming unit configured to discharge a toner composition liquid containing at least a resin and a colorant at a uniform discharge speed from a plurality of discharge holes some of which have different shapes from each other to thereby form liquid droplets, and a particle-forming unit configured to solidify the liquid droplets of the toner composition liquid to thereby form particles. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070778 | RESIN, RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIST PATTERN - A resin having a structural unit derived from a compound represented by the following formula (I), wherein R | 2012-03-22 |
20120070779 | LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR - The present invention provides a lithographic printing plate precursor which exhibits satisfactory ink cleanup and restart toning characteristics during printing. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070780 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, DRY FILM SOLDER RESIST, AND CIRCUIT BOARD - The present invention relates to a photosensitive resin composition including an acid modified oligomer, a photopolymerizable monomer, a thermosetting binder resin, a photoinitiator, and a thioxanthone compound, a dry film solder resist obtained from the resin composition, and a circuit board including the dry film solder resist. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070781 | BASE GENERATOR, PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, PATTERN FORMING MATERIAL COMPRISING THE PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, PATTERN FORMING METHOD USING THE PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND PRODUCTS COMPRISING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a base generator which has sensitivity and is applicable to a wide range of applications, and a photosensitive resin composition which is applicable to a wide range of applications due to the structure of a polymer precursor in which reaction into a final product is promoted by a basic substance or by heating in the presence of a basic substance. The base generator generates a base by exposure to electromagnetic radiation and heating. The photosensitive resin composition comprises a polymer precursor in which reaction into a final product is promoted by the base generator and a basic substance or by heating in the presence of a basic substance. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070782 | SELF-FORMING TOP ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATING COMPOSITIONS AND, PHOTORESIST MIXTURES AND METHOD OF IMAGING USING SAME - A composition of matter. The composition of matter includes a polymer having an ethylenic backbone and comprising a first monomer having an aromatic moiety, a second monomer having a base soluble moiety or an acid labile protected base soluble moiety, and a third monomer having a fluoroalkyl moiety. Also a photoresist formulation including the composition of matter and a method of imaging using the photoresist formulation including the composition of matter. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070783 | RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, POLYMER, AND METHOD FOR FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A radiation sensitive resin composition capable of forming a photoresist film which has excellent basic resist performances concerning sensitivity, LWR, development defects, etc., gives a satisfactory pattern shape, has an excellent depth of focus, is reduced in the amount of components dissolving in a liquid for immersion exposure which is in contact with the film during immersion exposure, has a large receding contact angle with the liquid for immersion exposure, and is capable of forming a microfine resist pattern with high accuracy. The radiation sensitive resin composition contains (A) a polymer that comprises a repeating unit represented by formula (1) and a repeating unit having a fluorine atom and has an acid dissociable group in the side chain, and (B) a solvent. [In the formula (1), R | 2012-03-22 |
20120070784 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING A C-APERTURE OR E-ANTENNA PLASMONIC NEAR FIELD SOURCE FOR THERMAL ASSISTED RECORDING APPLICATIONS - A method of fabricating a c-aperture or E-antenna plasmonic near field source for thermal assisted recording applications in hard disk drives is disclosed. A c-aperture or E-antenna is built for recording head applications. The technique employs e-beam lithography, partial reactive ion etching and metal refill to build the c-apertures. This process strategy has the advantage over other techniques in the self-alignment of the c-aperture notch to the c-aperture internal diameter, the small number of process steps required, and the precise and consistent shape of the c-aperture notch itself. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070785 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MICRO LENS ARRAY - A method of manufacturing a micro lens array, wherein the quality of an image is prevented from being deteriorated as a beam on an off-axis surface reaches a focal plane of a micro lens by forming a shading film for preventing the beam from penetrating through a space between micro lenses of the micro lens array, a micro lens having a high numerical aperture or any shape, such as an aspheric shape, is quickly manufactured at a low cost, and the micro lenses and a mask pattern are easily aligned by forming a mask pattern on a focus region formed by the micro lenses of the micro lens array. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070786 | METHOD FOR MONITORING PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY PROCESS AND MONITOR MARK - A method for monitoring a photolithography process includes providing a monitor mark having high sensitivity of the focus of the photolithography process, transferring the monitor mark together with the product patterns through the photolithography process onto a substrate, and measuring the deviation dimension of the monitor mark formed on the substrate to real-time monitor the focus of the photolithography process. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070787 | PHOTORESIST COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SHRINKING A PHOTORESIST CRITICAL DIMENSION - A method for reducing a photoresist critical dimension, the method comprising depositing a photoresist film on a substrate, wherein the photoresist film includes a thermal base generator; patterning the photoresist film to form a first patterned film possessing a first critical dimension; depositing a crosslinkable film over the first patterned film; heat-activating the first patterned film, either before or after depositing the crosslinkable film, to release a base in the first patterned film and cause crosslinking in the crosslinkable film in contact with the first patterned film; and developing the crosslinkable film to remove non-crosslinked soluble portions therein to form a second patterned film possessing a reduced critical dimension compared to the first critical dimension. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070788 | ECCENTRIC JET TYPE LOW NOx OXYFUEL BURNER - Disclosed is an eccentric jet type low NO | 2012-03-22 |
20120070789 | GAS LIGHTER - In order to provide a gas lighter which, by causing a flame burning out from a flame hole to emerge as a wide and flat one, combusts a fuel gas while the flame wraps all around the leading end of a cigarette or cigar, the gas lighter includes at least a mixing conduit which mixes the fuel gas jetted out from a gas tank with air, a diffuser connected to the upper portion of the mixing conduit, a combustion cylinder which, being provided so as to surround the diffuser, causes the fuel gas to combust stably, and a windshield member which, being disposed above the combustion cylinder, is provided with a flame hole, wherein at least an opening in the upper portion of the combustion cylinder is formed in an elliptical shape, and the flame hole is formed in a slit shape. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070790 | APPARATUS METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF UNIDIRECTIONAL PROPAGATION OF GASEOUS DETONATIONS - The detonation propagation in a channel geometry which suppresses detonation propagation in one direction, allows it in another direction, and does not create flow restrictions in the channel. The geometry consists of a series of divergent sections separated by wedges that form a sawtooth shape. The detonation fails to propagate through this geometry in one direction because the detonation front is weakened by diffraction, and reignition centers are isolated from the main channel. In an opposite direction, convergent parts of the geometry support the detonation propagation, because subsequent shock collisions with oblique walls that form convergent sections create powerful transverse waves. These powerful transverse waves help the detonation propagation or reignite it. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070791 | GAS BURNER - Gas burner provided with a plurality of concentric circular flame crowns, with a burner body apt to be mounted on the surface of a cooking plate, a burner body apt to be mounted on the surface of a cooking plate and provided with a first chamber for the diffusion of the air/gas mixture, and whose top is closed by a first cover, a second outer annular burner surrounding said central burner, a first gas inlet in communication with said body, a first gas injector able of injecting a gas flow into a respective Venturi pipe to said first central burner, a second gas inlet in communication with said body, wherein said second annular burner is provided with two separate diffusion chambers, and whose top is closed by a second cover, wherein said second gas inlet is in communication with said two separate chambers which are not in communication to each other, two distinct injectors connected with said second gas inlet and placed on the same end position of said second gas inlet, two respective horizontally oriented Venturi pipes, each of which being able of supplying with an air/gas mixture a respective of said two diffusion chambers; said first gas injector and the respective Venturi pipe for the central burner are horizontally oriented, and preferably they are positioned between the two Venturi pipes dedicated to said two diffusion chambers. Said two horizontally oriented Venturi pipes for the outer annular burner and the relevant gas injectors are angled to each other, and this angle is over 70°. Preferably the Venturi pipes for the annular burner admit into respective curved chambers provided with respective vertical gas passages, extended for the whole length of said curved chamber, connecting them to respective diffusion chambers. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070792 | VERTICAL FLAME BURNER - A gas burner ( | 2012-03-22 |
20120070793 | Self supporting kiln insulation covers - Self supporting kiln insulation device comprising an outer layer having an inside surface, at least two insulation modules, and, a stationary support structure. The insulation modules do not touch the kiln and heat dams are located adjacent to and touching the kiln, and are spaced at random spacing along the kiln. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070794 | FUNCTIONALIZED ADHESIVE COATED ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCES - Provided are methods for making adhesive coated orthodontic appliances having a silane treated metallic bonding surface, and related assemblies. Exemplary methods of making an adhesive coated orthodontic appliance include providing a metallic bonding surface on the orthodontic appliance for attachment to a tooth surface, sand blasting the bonding surface with a silica-based media, functionalizing the bonding surface in the presence of a pH-modified coupling agent solution, and applying an adhesive onto at least a portion of the bonding surface, where the adhesive is a hydrophilic adhesive having a water uptake of at least 0.5 percent of its original weight after hardening. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070795 | Orthodontic Appliance - An orthodontic appliance having an edgewise slot with a height between 0.0189 and 0.020 inches and having a depth between 0.025 and 0.030 inches, with a preferred embodiment being a height of 0.019 inches and a depth of 0.028 inches. The slot is preferably rectangular in cross-sectional shape thus having equal length short sides and preferably equal length long sides. The orthodontic appliance may be in the form of a bracket or tube, each for receiving an archwire and each shaped for one or more upper or lower permanent teeth. A bi-dimensional orthodontic appliance is also disclosed which uses conventional 0.018 or 0.022 inch slotted brackets in combination with the slotted bracket having a height between 0.0189 and 0.020 inches. Other alternate embodiments are also included. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070796 | Orthodontic Appliance - The low profile orthodontic appliance generally has a height between and generally not including 0.0190 and 0.020 inches and having a depth less than 0.026 inches, with a preferred embodiment being a height of 0.0195 inches and a depth of 0.025 inches. The slot is preferably rectangular in cross-sectional shape thus having equal length short sides and preferably equal length long sides, the long sides having straight, uninterrupted walls. The orthodontic appliance may be in the form of a bracket or tube, each for receiving a 0.019×0.025 inch archwire and each shaped for one or more upper or lower permanent teeth. The appliances may be universal, thus being of a same size on all applicable teeth or may be a bi-dimensional setup, which uses conventional 0.018 or 0.022 inch slotted brackets in combination with the slotted bracket having a height between and not including 0.0190 and 0.020 inches. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070797 | Orthodontic Appliance and Method for Class II and Class III Malocclusion and Dental Asymmetric Correction - An orthodontic correction system is disclosed for correcting Class II malocclusions, Class III malocclusions, dental asymmetries and/or dental related skeletal anomalies wherein the patient's dentition is permanent or near permanent. The correction system attaches to a patient's dentition via a novel orthodontic appliance that is affixed to, e.g., pre-installed upper and lower archwires. The correction system includes one or more adjustable length assemblies each of whose ends pivotally attach to a patient's preinstalled maxillary and mandibular archwires. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070798 | LIGHT PROTECTION SHIELD FOR LIGHT DELIVERY SYSTEM - A dental shield for lessening unwanted hazardous reflections of light in a wavelength band between 400 nm and 500 nm. The dental shield is similar to a traditional shield used on a hand held light delivery device, however the shield is antireflective coated on one or both sides to protect the non-user of the shield; the patient, so that harmful reflections into the patient's eyes can be lessened. The filter prevents at least 98% of UV or blue light from being reflected. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070799 | Method and apparatus for reducing pain and patient discomfort at an injection site - An apparatus and a method for reducing pain and the discomfort experienced by a patient as a consequence of a needle stick during the administration of an injection. The pain-reducing apparatus includes a handle and a disposable fork detachably connected thereto. The fork has a pair of outstretched fingers that are separated from one another by a gap at which the injection site is located. Vibrations applied to the fork from the handle are transmitted from the fingers of the fork to the patient's tissue or skin surrounding the injection site. The vibrations desensitize the patient's tissue/skin during the administration of the injection. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070800 | Dental Drill Bit - The present invention relates to a dental drill bit, covered by a multilayered protective coating, comprising at least one substrate ( | 2012-03-22 |
20120070801 | Dental implant locating device and method of use. - An improved method for determining the final position of a prosthetic crown and method for drilling a hole suited for a dental implant in a patient's jawbone includes the use of a spacer device. The spacer device comprises a vertical cylindrical barrel portion that selectively couples to industry-standard drill and receives industry-standard drill bits. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070802 | Dental implant fabrication and insertion methods and personalized dental implant for use therein - Dental implant fabrication and insertion methods and a personalized dental implant for use in such methods. Such a personalized dental implant is prefabricated by a computer-operated milling machine using a computer model generated using digital images taken of a dental patient's natural tooth in situ. After the natural tooth is extracted from the dental patient's mouth, the personalized dental implant is immediately inserted into the socket created by the extraction. Insertion of this dental implant immediately after the extraction obviates the need for multiple oral surgeries, avoids delicate structures, and is less invasive. Moreover, since this dental implant is custom fitted for the socket, osseointegration is expedited and the risk of bone collapse is reduced. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070803 | PROSTHESIS MANIPULATION IN DENTAL PROSTHESIS DESIGN - Herein are provided methods, systems, computer-readable media, techniques and processes for crown or prosthesis manipulation in dental prosthesis design. These include presenting a 3D model of a multi-tooth prosthesis relative to an area to be reconstructed. An operator may manipulate one or more prosthetic teeth in that 3D model in order to alter the overall shape of the prosthesis. In various embodiments, the techniques may also include the determination of occlusion with respect to antagonist teeth—of the entire 3D model of the prosthesis and/or of individual 3D models of prosthetic teeth in the model. The position or shape of the 3D model of the prosthesis may be modified based on the occlusion. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070804 | Architecture, Method, and Program for Generating Realistic Vehicular Mobility Patterns - A method, simulator and program for simulating vehicular movement based upon user input parameters related to simulation topology and simulation vehicles including, but not limited to linear vehicular density. The simulator generates the simulation topology having a simulation area using the user input parameters, places a plurality of simulation vehicles within the simulation area at an initial placement using at least two input parameters related to simulation vehicle and the generated simulation topology; and determines movement of the plurality of simulation vehicles starting with the initial placement using a plurality of movement models. Each of the plurality of simulation vehicles has mobility characteristics generated using the plurality of movement models. When vehicle moves outside the simulation area, the vehicle re-emerges at a location within the simulation area. The vehicle re-emerges with new movement characteristics. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070805 | Text-to-Touch Techniques - Text-to-touch techniques, in accordance with embodiment of the present technology, include apparatuses and methods for receiving content including textual portions and non-textual portions. The textual portions include letters, select words, numbers and punctuation having recognized Braille codes. The non-textual portions may include metadata, graphics, formatting, decorations, hyperlinks, radio buttons, submit buttons, check boxes, windows, icons, fields and/or the like. The systems and methods convert the textual portion to Braille codes and select non-textual portions to haptic feedback. The Braille code may then be output to a user. In addition, the haptic feedback associated with various Braille codes may also be output to the user along the associated Braille codes. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070806 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING AND ENCOURAGING HEALTH AND FITNESS - Methods and apparatus are provided for monitoring and encouraging health and fitness. In accordance with a first aspect, an apparatus is provided that is adapted to assist in weight loss and exercise. The apparatus comprises a personal digital assistant (PDA) having computer program code adapted to assist in at least one of calorie counting, meal selection, meal suggestion, weight monitoring, weight loss or gain monitoring, fat consumption monitoring, sugar consumption monitoring and salt consumption monitoring. The PDA also includes computer program code adapted to display historical data regarding at least one of calorie counting, meal selection, meal suggestion, weight monitoring, weight loss or gain monitoring, fat consumption monitoring, sugar consumption monitoring and salt consumption monitoring. Numerous other embodiments are provided, as are methods, systems and computer program products. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070807 | Accelerated language acquisition accelerated ability acquisition - An improved method for increasing listening comprehension in one's own or a foreign language, and hence, conversational ability. This method improves learners' listening comprehension by starting them at speeds at which they can successfully process auditory data. Then processing ability is improved by increasing flow rate and phonemic discrimination. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070808 | TEACHING SYSTEM COMBINING LIVE AND AUTOMATED INSTRUCTION - Just prior to a scheduled session with a live instructor, a student is presented with an automated lesson which prepares him for the live instruction. The automatic lesson presents and practices skills that will be needed for the live lesson. Thus, when the instructor appears, the student is entirely prepared for the live lesson and optimum use may be made if the instructor's time. After the live lesson is complete, the student may be returned to an automated debriefing, which helps imprint major aspects of the live lesson of the students of mine. Thus, the learning process is improved through the combination of live and automatic instruction. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070809 | Lesson learning system and method thereof - A lesson learning system and method thereof are provided. The mechanism displays a lesson with article information and new words for the user to browse. It allows the user to click a word to show the correct order of strokes of the word. The invention further detects the order of strokes in any input so as to compare with the correct order of strokes, thereby giving a score information. The mechanism helps enhance the efficiency of learning new words. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070810 | COMPUTER-BASED LANGUAGE TEACHING AID AND METHOD - Disclosed is a computer-based aid for teaching language for children with speech disorders. The teaching aid comprises a plurality of categorized, discrete multimedia files, each of which comprises discrete synchronized audio and video content pertaining to a subject matter, and a means for aggregating two or more discrete multimedia files into a single aggregated multimedia file comprising aggregated synchronized audio and video content comprising an aggregation of the individual discrete content of the of the two or more discrete multimedia files. The aggregated content is to be learnt by a learner. | 2012-03-22 |
20120070811 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING AND MANIPULATING A RADIOLOGIST'S EXAM SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY IN REAL TIME - Certain examples provide systems and methods for radiologist performance review. A method includes receiving a series of images for review by a user at an exam reader, the series of images including both actual patient images for review and test images for evaluation of user performance. The method also includes capturing a user report including analysis of at least a portion of the series of images including at least one actual patient image and at least one test image. The method further includes evaluating performance of the user based on a comparison of the user's analysis of the at least one test image to a predetermined analysis of the at least one test image. Additionally, the method includes generating at least one metric regarding user performance based on the comparison to be output with respect to the user. | 2012-03-22 |