| 14th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
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| 20090087629 | INDIUM-TIN-OXIDE COMPATIBLE OPTICALLY CLEAR ADHESIVE - An optically clear pressure sensitive adhesive composition that is compatible with an electro-conductive trace containing indium-tin oxide is provided. The composition at least two components selected from the group: (a) from about 50 to 95 parts component A, an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer having a T | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087630 | CARBON NANOTUBE FILMS, LAYERS, FABRICS, RIBBONS, ELEMENTS AND ARTICLES - Carbon Nanotube Films, Layers, Fabrics, Ribbons, Elements and Articles are disclosed. To make various articles, certain embodiments provide a substrate. Preformed nanotubes are applied to a surface of the substrate to create a non-woven fabric of carbon nanotubes. Portions of the non-woven fabric are selectively removed according to a defined pattern to create the article. To make a nanofabric, a substrate is provided. Preformed nanotubes are applied to a surface of the substrate to create a non-woven fabric of carbon nanotubes wherein the non-woven fabric is substantially uniform density. The nanofabrics and articles have characteristics desirable for various electrical systems such as memory circuits and conductive traces and pads. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087631 | Wafer and a Method for Manufacturing a Wafer - A wafer includes a wafer frontside and a region adjacent to the device surface, wherein the region includes vacancy-oxygen complexes and the wafer frontside includes a predetermined surface structure to form thereon a device with a desired property. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087632 | Wafer and Method for Producing a Wafer - A wafer includes a wafer frontside surface and a region adjacent to the wafer frontside surface. The region includes oxygen precipitates and the wafer frontside includes a predetermined surface structure to form thereon a device with a desired property. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087633 | Roofing membrane with improved edge flexibility - A roofing membrane with improved edge flexibility comprises a base reinforcement layer having a width W, a top reinforcement layer bonded to the base reinforcement layer, and a matrix coating the top reinforcement layer bonded to the base reinforcement layer. The top reinforcement layer has a width of about 80%±10% of width W. The matrix comprises one or more materials selected from the group consisting of bitumen, modified bitumen, one or more polymeric materials, and mixtures thereof. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087634 | Golden Ornament and Process for Producing the Same - A golden ornament includes a base material; a Ti coating film which is formed on a surface of the base material in an atmosphere of an inert gas other than nitrogen and whose Ti atom content is constant in the thickness direction; a TiN gradient coating film which is formed on the Ti coating film and whose N atom content has a gradient in the thickness direction; a TiN coating film which is formed on the TiN gradient coating film and whose contents of Ti atoms and N atoms are constant in the thickness direction; an Au—TiN mixture gradient coating film which is formed on the TiN coating film and whose Au atom content has a gradient in the thickness direction; and an Au—TiN mixture coating film which is formed on the Au—TiN mixture gradient coating film and whose contents of Au atoms, Ti atoms, and N atoms are constant in the thickness direction. The golden ornament may further include an Au coating film or an Au alloy coating film which is formed on the Au—TiN mixture coating film and whose Au atom content is constant in the thickness direction. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087635 | Curable Composition and Cured Article Excellent in Transparency - An object of the invention is to yield a highly transparent cured article wherein bubbles are less generated when a catalyst and others are added to a curable composition that contains an organic polymer having a silicon-containing group which can be crosslinked by the formation of a siloxane bond and then the resultant mixture is stirred. Another object thereof is to provide a cured article which is small in surface stickiness, slightly gets dirty over a long term, and has a practical adhesiveness. These objects are attained by a curable composition which comprises (A) an organic polymer having a silicon-containing group that can be crosslinked by the formation of a siloxane bond, (B) a bivalent tin carboxylate and (C) an amine compound having no reactive silicon group, and which turns transparent when cured; or a transparent cured article obtained by curing the composition. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087636 | Absorbent sheet - An absorbent sheet | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087637 | Architectural Fabric - An article useful as an architectural fabric consisting of (a) a layer of fabric having a first surface and a second surface made of polytetrafluoroethylene fibers; and (b) a fluoropolymer coating disposed on at least the first surface of the fabric. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087638 | FINE CARBON FIBROUS STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a fine carbon fibrous structure which comprises carbon fibers and granular parts, wherein at least two granular parts connect by at least one of the carbon fibers; wherein the fine carbon fibrous structure have a D | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087639 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT ARTICLE AND METHOD - An article includes a display layer having an outward facing surface and an inward facing surface. The display layer includes a light-emitting device that generates heat and light during use. A thermal transport layer may be secured to the display layer. The thermal transport layer may include a thermally conductive material that can transport heat generated by the light-emitting device away from the light-emitting device. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087640 | FLUIDIC THERMAL MANAGEMENT ARTICLE AND METHOD - An article includes a display layer having an outward facing surface and an inward facing surface. The display layer includes a light-emitting device that generates heat and light during use. A thermal transport layer may be secured to the display layer. The thermal transport layer may include a microfluidic layer including a coolant that can transport heat generated by the light-emitting device away from the light-emitting device. An article includes a display structure having a height, a width, and a thickness that define a volume. The display structure can include components that emit light to generate a three-dimensional image within the volume. The display structure includes a stack. The display structure also includes a thermal dissipation layer in contact with the sheet or stack that can transport generated heat from the sheet or stack to a heat absorbing structure. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087641 | POROUS NANOSHEATH NETWORKS, METHOD OF MAKING AND USES THEREOF - A method for making a porous material, includes melt-blending two or more non-miscible polymers to obtain a co-continuous melt, solidifying the melt to obtain a solid mass consisting of two co-continuous polymer phases, and selectively extracting one of the co-continuous phases thereby creating within the solid mass an essentially continuous pore network having an internal surface. The method further includes replicating the internal surface of the pore network within the solid mass by coating the internal surface with successive layers of materials, and selectively extracting the solid mass without extracting the layers of materials, to thereby yield the product porous material, formed of the layers of materials. The material has a void fraction higher than about 75%, and mainly having essentially fully interconnected sheath-like non-spherical pores and essentially non-fibrous walls. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087642 | METHOD OF REDUCING POROSITY IN THERMAL SPRAY COATED AND SINTERED ARTICLES - This invention relates to a method for sealing porosity of at least a portion of an outer porous surface of an article, said method comprising (i) applying a sealant solution on the outer porous surface of said article, (ii) infiltrating at least a portion of the outer porous surface with said sealant solution, and (iii) allowing the infiltrated sealant solution to react, thereby forming an infiltrated solid precipitate, said infiltrated solid precipitate sealing the porosity of at least a portion of the outer porous surface of said article. The method is useful, for example, in the protection of integrated circuit manufacturing equipment, internal chamber components, and electrostatic chuck manufacture. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087643 | Laminate Surface Layer Without an Overlay and Method of Manufacture - A process for the production of a decorative laminate comprising a décor layer formed from a décor sheet comprising a paper sheet impregnated with a thermoset resin and coated with a slurry comprising a thermoset resin and a mix of abrasion resistant particles, wherein the mix of abrasion resistant particles comprises elliptical, platelet shaped particles. After the décor sheet is dried, it may be bonded to a core layer, and may serve as an outermost surface layer of the laminate. The decorative laminate is an improvement over the prior art in that it does not need an overlay layer to reduce scratching,; scuffing, and marring, thereby, improving the clarity of the laminate. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087644 | METHODS TO FABRICATE FUNCTIONALLY GRADIENT MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES FORMED THEREBY - Methods and associated structures of forming microelectronic devices are described. Those methods may include forming a first layer of functionalized nanoparticles on a substrate by immersing the substrate in at least one of a solvent and a polymer matrix, wherein at least one of the solvent and the polymer matrix comprises a plurality of functionalized nanoparticles; and forming a second layer of functionalized nanoparticles on the first layer of functionalized particles, wherein there is a gradient in a property between the first layer and the second layer. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087645 | Method for Manufacturing Aluminum Nitride Crystal, Aluminum Nitride Crystal, Aluminum Nitride Crystal Substrate and Semiconductor Device - Affords methods of manufacturing AlN crystals, and AlN crystals, AlN crystal substrates, and semiconductor devices fabricated employing the AlN crystal substrates, that enable semiconductor devices having advantageous properties to be obtained. One aspect of the present invention is an AlN crystal manufacturing method including a step of growing AlN crystal onto the surface of a SiC seed-crystal substrate, and a step of picking out at least a portion of the AlN crystal lying a range of from 2 mm to 60 mm from the SiC seed-crystal substrate surface into the AlN crystal. Furthermore, other aspects are AlN crystals and AlN crystal substrates manufactured by the method, and semiconductor devices fabricated employing the AlN crystal substrates. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087646 | COATED SUBSTRATE, COMPOSITION FOR TREATING A SUBSTRATE AND PROCESS OF TREATMENT - A siliceous substrate having at least a portion of a face which is provided with a water-repellent fluoro silane layer substantially equally distributed at a fluoro silane coating rate comprised between 2 mg/m | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087647 | Impact Absorption Sheet for Flat Panel Display, Process for Producing the Same, and Flat Panel Display - The present invention provides an impact absorption sheet for flat panel display with a polyoxyalkylene-series polymer as the main component, preferably, an impact absorption sheet for flat panel display made of a cured product obtained by curing a composition containing (A) polyoxyalkylene-series polymer having at least one alkenyl group in each molecule, (B) compound having an average of 2 or more hydrosilyl groups in each molecule, and (C) hydrosilylation catalyst. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087648 | BIAXIALLY ORIENTED POLYPROPYLENE FILM WITH HIGH HEAT SEAL STRENGTH - A laminate film including a first polyolefin heat sealable resin layer and a second core layer including of a blend of 5-15 wt % of a metallocene-catalyzed butene-propylene or ethylene-propylene thermoplastic elastomer or ethylene-propylene plastomer or blends thereof which exhibit an isothermal crystallization temperature of 60° C. or less and 95-85 wt % of a crystalline propylene homopolymer is disclosed. The laminate film may include additional layers such as a third polyolefin resin-containing layer disposed on the side of the core layer opposite the heat sealable layer, a metal layer, or combinations thereof. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087649 | METHOD FOR RESTORING OR EXECUTING AN ANTI FINGERPRINT COATING ONTO SHEETS OF STAINLESS STEEL - The present invention refers to a method for restoring or executing an anti-fingerprint coating onto plates of stainless steel obtainable by pre-varnishing in form of sheets or strips. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087650 | ADHESIVE OPTICAL FILM, MULTILAYER OPTICAL FILM AND IMAGE DISPLAY - To provide a pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film that can satisfy durability even when a thin pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is formed. A pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film comprising an optical film and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on at least one side of the optical film, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is formed by a pressure-sensitive adhesive, comprising: a (meth)acrylic polymer having a weight average molecular weight of 1,500,000 to 2,800,000; containing, as a monomer component, 3 to 10% by weight of a heterocyclic ring-containing acrylic monomer; 0.5 to 5% by weight of a carboxyl group-containing monomer; 0.05 to 2% by weight of a hydroxyl group-containing monomer; and 83 to 96.45% by weight of an alkyl(meth)acrylate monomer, and a crosslinking agent. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087651 | Laminating film including a chip - The present invention relates to a laminating film comprising: a flexible film that is transparent at least in part; a flexible chip fastened to a face of the film; and a thickness-compensating layer, covering the film at least in part around the chip. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087652 | Alumina fiber aggregate and catalytic converter support mat comprising the same - An alumina fiber aggregate which is minimized in scatter of fibers, excels in handling characteristics and working environmental hygiene and finds its useful application to support mats for catalytic converters and such is provided. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087653 | Fabrication of complex three-dimensional structures based on directed assembly of self-assembling materials on activated two-dimensional templates - Methods of fabricating complex three-dimensional structures on patterned substrates and related compositions are provided. The methods involve depositing on the substrate a block copolymer material that is “mismatched” to the substrate pattern, and then ordering the material to form a complex three-dimensional structure. According to various embodiments, the copolymer material mismatches the substrate pattern in that the symmetry and/or length scale of its bulk morphology differs from that of the pattern. When ordered, a balance between the physics that determines the bulk block copolymer morphology and the physics that determines the substrate surface interfacial interactions results in a thermodynamically stable complex three-dimensional film that varies in a direction perpendicular to the substrate and has a morphology that differs from its bulk morphology. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087654 | FILMS CONTAINING MICROLAYER STRUCTURES - Films containing microlayer structures are provided. In a general embodiment, the present disclosure provides an autoclavable film containing a first microlayer of a heat resistant polymer and a second microlayer of a flexible polymer attached to the first microlayer. Each of the first microlayer and the second microlayer has a thickness ranging between about 0.01 microns and about 10 microns. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087655 | Mounting structure of re-peelable protective panel and mounting sheet using the same - A transparent mounting sheet has a structure in which a one-sided re-peelable sheet, provided with a core member of a plastic film, a silicone rubber sheet that is laminated on a primer treated surface formed by one surface of the core member having been subjected to a primer treatment, and an acrylic adhesive agent layer that is laminated on the other surface of the core member, is bonded to at least one of surfaces of a gel sheet by the acrylic adhesive agent layer, and this transparent mounting sheet is used so that a protective panel for an electronic apparatus display window is mounted on a surface of a display in a manner so as to be re-peelable. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087656 | Reinforced Foam Panel - A reinforced panel comprises at least two strength-providing strands and an insulating filler wherein the filler is situated around the strands such that a combination of the strands and the filler form a cohesive structure. Additionally, a ratio of the strength-providing strands to the filler is such that the panel is strong and rigid and is capable of providing insulation. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087657 | GLASS FIBER FOR REINFORCING RUBBER PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT - To provide a glass fiber for reinforcing rubber product which is excellent in the impregnation of an RFL treating agent to a glass fiber strand, has less blister of the coating layer made of the RFL treating agent, has excellent appearance and physical performance, and has little fluctuation of quality; and a method for producing such a glass fiber. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087658 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FERRITE POWDER, FERRITE POWDER, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A method for manufacturing ferrite powder comprises a step (a) of causing a precursor, obtained by a liquid-phase reaction method, to pass through a sieve with openings of 2 mm or less, and a step (b) of causing free fall, through the interior of a furnace tube heated to the range 750 to 1250° C. by a heater, of the precursor which has passed through the sieve. In the process of causing free fall through the interior of the furnace tube heated by the heater, ferrite powder, which is a single phase of hexagonal ferrite, is obtained by heating the precursor to a prescribed temperature and holding the precursor at the prescribed temperature. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087659 | FLAME-RETARDANT COMPOUND, FLAME-RETARDANT PARTICLE, RESIN COMPOSITION AND RESIN FORMED BODY - A flame-retardant compound has a structure represented by formula (1): | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087660 | COMPOSITE PARTICLE FOR ELECTRODE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - A composite particle for electrode as an active material capable of forming an electrochemical device with excellent discharge capacities and rate characteristics is provided. A composite particle for electrode according to the present invention comprises a particulate core including at least one mother particle containing an electrode active material, and an electron-conducting layer which covers at least part of the surface of the particulate core, the electron-conducting layer including carbon and microparticles containing an electrode active material, and the microparticles having a particle size of 300 nm or less. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087661 | Plastic composite material and method for manufacturing said material - Plastic composite material made up of a polymer matrix with a concentration of a nanofiber material and with a concentration of graphite-based particles. The matrix additionally contains at least one inorganic filler in the form of silicate-based particles or in the form of glass particles. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087662 | HOLLOW PARTICLES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND THERMAL TRANSFER IMAGE-RECEIVING SHEET - A hollow particle having a core/shell structure in which the core contains an acid group and is crosslinked, the surface of the core is covered with an interlayer of an acid group-free, crosslinked resin having a Tg of from −60° C. to 80° C., the surface of the interlayer is covered with an outer layer of an acid group-free, crosslinked resin having a Tg of from 80 to 150° C., and the particle has a hollow structure inside thereof that is produced by ionizing and swelling the acid group of the core by the action of a volatile base. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087663 | Free-standing metallic micromechanical structure, method of manufacturing the same, resonator structure using the same, and method of manufacturing a resonator structure using the same - Disclosed herein may be a free-standing metallic micromechanical structure having a metal thin film on a carbon nanotube network template (CNTnt), which may include a bilayer laminate obtained by laminating the metal thin film to a predetermined or given thickness on the CNTnt, a manufacturing method thereof, a resonator structure using the same, and a method of manufacturing a resonator structure using the same. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087664 | Directed assembly of triblock copolymers - Methods of directed self-assembly of multi-block (i.e., triblock and higher-order) copolymers on patterned substrates and related compositions are provided. According to various embodiments, the methods involve depositing copolymer materials on substrates configured to drive the assembly of micro-phase separated films that exhibit the same morphology as that copolymer materials in the bulk. In certain embodiments, binary patterns are used to drive the triblock copolymer films. The binary two-dimensional surface patterns are transformed into three-component and three-dimensional structures throughout the thickness of the overlying copolymer films. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087665 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF SILICA AEROGEL FILM, ANTI-REFLECTION COATING AND OPTICAL ELEMENT - A method for producing a silica aerogel film by hydrolyzing and polymerizing alkoxysilane in the presence of a base catalyst to prepare an alkaline sol, adding an acid catalyst to the alkaline sol to carry out further hydrolysis and polymerization to prepare a first acidic sol, hydrolyzing and polymerizing alkoxysilane in the presence of an acid catalyst to prepare a second acidic sol, applying a mixture of the first and second acidic sols to a substrate, and drying it. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087666 | CURABLE HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX RESINS FOR OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS - Novel compositions and methods of using those compositions to form high refractive index coatings are provided. The compositions preferably comprise both a reactive solvent and a high refractive index compound. Preferred reactive solvents include aromatic resins that are functionalized with one or more reactive groups (e.g., epoxides, vinyl ethers, oxetane), while preferred high refractive index compounds include aromatic epoxides, vinyl ethers, oxetanes, phenols, and thiols. An acid or crosslinking catalyst is preferably also included. The inventive compositions are stable under ambient conditions and can be applied to a substrate to form a layer and cured via light and/or heat application. The cured layers have high refractive indices and light transmissions. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087667 | Multilayer coating film-forming method - The present invention offers a method for forming multilayer coating film excelling in coated appearance by coating water-based base coat paint and acid/epoxy curing type clear coat paint by 2-coat-1-bake system, wherein the water-based base coat paint contains specific water-soluble onium salt compound which is a curing catalyst of the clear coat paint. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087668 | ANTIREFLECTION FILM, POLARIZING PLATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY - An antireflection film is provided and includes: a transparent support; and a low refractive index layer formed by coating a composition on the transparent support. The composition contains a fluorine-containing polymer containing a fluorine-containing vinyl monomer polymerization unit and a hydroxyl group-containing vinyl monomer polymerization unit, a crosslinking agent capable of reacting with a hydroxyl group, and a salt formed from an acid and an organic base, the organic base having a pKa of a conjugate acid thereof of 5.0 to 13.0. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087669 | Glass laminates comprising acoustic interlayers and solar control films - Provided is a glass/plastic safety laminate comprising a monolayer acoustic poly(vinyl acetal) interlayer sheet and optionally other suitable interlayer sheet(s) bonded between a glass sheet and a hardcoated solar control polymeric film. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087670 | FLUOROALKYL PHOSPHATE COMPOSITIONS - A composition comprising a compound of formula (I) or (II): | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087671 | COATING COMPOSITIONS EXHIBITING CORROSION RESISTANCE PROPERTIES AND METHODS OF COIL COATING - Disclosed are coating compositions exhibiting corrosion resistance properties. These compositions include a non-chrome corrosion resisting filler and a radiation curable film-forming binder comprising an unsaturated monomer comprising a nitrogen-containing cyclic structure and one ethylenically unsaturated double bond. Also disclosed are methods for roll coating a metal coil. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087672 | RARE EARTH MAGNET AND ITS PRODUCTION METHOD - The present invention has aimed to provide a method which is capable of producing a rare earth magnet having a protective layer that can provide a sufficient water resistance. The present invention provides a method for producing a rare earth magnet comprising a magnet body containing a rare earth element and a protective layer with high water resistance formed on the surface of the magnet body, the method comprising a first step in which a zinc compound soluble in an alkaline solution is dissolved in an alkali silicate solution to prepare a treatment solution, a second step in which the treatment solution is attached on the surface of the magnet body, and a third step in which the treatment solution attached on the magnet body surface is cured to form a protective layer comprising the cured product of the treatment solution. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087673 | Method for coating fuel system components - The present disclosure includes a method of producing a fuel system component. The method includes providing a substrate and a coating, wherein the substrate comprises steel and the coating comprises a metal nitride. The method also includes applying the coating to at least part of the substrate using a magnetron sputtering deposition process substantially conducted at a temperature less than about 200° C. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087674 | Coating Composition and A Reflective Coating System Including Same - A coating composition is substantially free from chromate and comprises a resin, a metal salt, and an interference pigment. The interference pigment includes mica which has a solar reflective coating disposed thereon. A reflective coating system comprises a cured film formed from the coating composition disposed on a substrate. The cured film has a transparency of at least 75%, as measured according to ASTM 1746. In addition, the cured film has a solar reflectivity of at least 55%, as measured according to ASTM E 1918 and ASTM E 903. The cured film has excellent corrosion resistance properties and adhesion to the substrate. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087675 | Effect Pigment-Containing, Water-Borne Base Coating Compositions - This invention provides an effect pigment-containing, water-borne base coating composition comprising water-dispersible acrylic polymer particles (A) and effect pigment (B), the water-dispersible acrylic polymer particles (A) being obtained by emulsion polymerization of a radical-polymerizable unsaturated monomeric mixture including an amido-containing, radical-polymerizable unsaturated monomer having at least two radical-polymerizable unsaturated groups per molecule, and the effect pigment (B) being contained at a pigment weight concentration (PWC) within a range of 15-50%. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087676 | Coating Solution, and Gas Barrier Film, Gas Barrier Laminate and Gas Barrier Multilayer Film, Using the Coating Solution, and their Manufacturing Methods - A coating solution comprising:
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| 20090087677 | Amorphous Aluminum Alloy Coatings - The present disclosure relates to an amorphous aluminum alloy coating. The aluminum alloy coating may specifically include one of cerium, cobalt and/or molybdenum as alloying elements and be applied by a physical vapor deposition process to a desired thickness. The coating may supply improved corrosion resistance to a given environmental condition. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087678 | Annular Metal Cord and Endless Metal Belt - An annular metal cord and an endless metal belt are provided which have superior breaking strength and which are easy to be produced. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087679 | Method of Manufacturing Lined Tubing - A method to manufacture tubing includes co-forming a base material strip and a liner material strip into a string of internally-lined tubing and joining edges of the base material strip to form a seam therebetween. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087680 | Coated metal product and manufacturing method thereof - A coated metal product is disclosed in which the surface of a ferrous component is coated using an anticorrosive layer, and the surface of the anticorrosive layer is coated using a coating film. The coating film has numerous very small uncoated portions for exposing the surface of the anticorrosive layer to the exterior of the coated metal product, rather than the entire surface of the anticorrosive layer being coated. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087681 | HIGH IMPACT RESISTANT METAL ALLOY PLATE - An impact resistant composite member is for at least one of armor plate and an impact resistant structure. The member comprises a body in plate form and a reinforcement structure located within the body. The body includes a metal alloy having a fine grain size of about 5 microns or less. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087682 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING QUASI-CRYSTALLINE PARTICLE DISPERSED ALLOY CLAD MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING QUASI-CRYSTALLINE PARTICLE DISPERSED ALLOY BULK MATERIAL, QUASI-CRYSTALLINE PARTICLE DISPERSED ALLOY CLAD MATERIAL, AND QUASI-CRYSTALLINE PARTICLE DISPERSED ALLOY BULK MATERIAL - To provide a method for producing a quasi-crystalline particle dispersed alloy clad material which can be formed into a thick plate or a member for a structure having a specific shape, in particular, a complicated shape while maintaining quasi-crystalline particles, and can be enhanced in strength when used as a member for a structure, in particular, in strength in a high temperature environment. According to the method for producing a quasi-crystalline particle dispersed alloy clad material | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087683 | Reaction Method and Apparatus and Method and Apparatus for Manufacturing Chemical Substance Using the Same - The present invention provides a reaction method for a reaction system generating gas by a reaction, comprising the steps of: providing a sealed mixing section for mixing a plurality of liquids to start a reaction and a degassing section having a gas-liquid interface for removing, from a reaction liquid, gas bubbles generated from a mixed reaction liquid, separately; and feeding the reaction liquid mixed in the mixing section to the degassing section, without being interfered by gas bubbles even in a reaction system where gas is generated by a reaction, so that it is possible to stabilize a reaction at the start of the reaction and in the progress of the reaction and stably feed liquid to a subsequent process. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087684 | METHOD OF MODIFYING SURFACE OF POWDER, MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND COATING MATERIAL - An aspect of the present invention relates to a method of modifying a surface of a powder, comprising mixing a powder with a heterocyclic compound comprising at least one hydroxylic group and/or carboxylic group. The present invention further relates to a magnetic recording medium and a coating material. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087685 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - The magnetic recording medium comprises a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder and a binder on a nonmagnetic support. The magnetic layer has an average surface roughness Ra, measured by an atomic force microscope, ranging from 2.0 to 3.5 nm and an indentation hardness ranging from 0.49 GPa to 0.78 GPa, as well as further comprises a carbonic ester having a molecular weight of 360 to 460 that is denoted by general formula (1). | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087686 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An aspect of the present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium comprising a coating layer on a nonmagnetic support, wherein the coating layer comprises a nonmagnetic layer comprising a nonmagnetic powder and a binder and a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder and a binder in this order, the nonmagnetic support comprises a main component in the form of a resin obtained by mixing and/or copolymerizing a polyester and a polymer having compatibility with the polyester, has a glass transition temperature of equal to or higher than 80° C. but less than 125° C., and has a heat absorption peak, based on enthalpy relaxation, ranging from 0.5 to 2.0 J/g. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a magnetic recording medium. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087687 | SULFONIC ACID POLYOL COMPOUND, POLYURETHANE RESIN, POLYURETHANE RESIN FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A compound represented by the Formula below is provided. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087688 | IRON NITRIDE POWDER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - An aspect of the present invention relates to an iron nitride powder. The iron nitride powder is comprised chiefly of Fe | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087689 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - The magnetic recording medium comprises a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder and a binder on a nonmagnetic support. In the magnetic recording medium, a number of protrusions equal to or greater than 10 nm in height on the magnetic layer surface, as measured by an atomic force microscope, ranges from 50 to 500/1,600 μm | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087690 | MICROBIAL FUEL CELL WITH ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE AND SOLID OXIDE CATALYST - A microbial fuel cell apparatus and system suitable for use for off-grid rural or remote power applications in developing countries, among others. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087691 | Electric Power Generation Device - An electric power generation device includes a cell body and a secondary electric power generator. The cell body has an electrolyte, a fuel electrode and an air electrode. The secondary electric power generator is joined to at least one of the fuel and air electrodes and includes P- and N-type thermoelectric conversion members. With the electric power generation device, the cell body generates electric power at temperatures higher than or equal to an power generation start temperature, and at the same time, the P- and N-type thermoelectric conversion members joined to the cell body and functioning as a thermocouple produce electric power by utilizing the Seebeck effect. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087692 | Rechargeable battery - A secondary battery having a hard case that is integrally formed to be able to reduce the number of parts and the fabrication process. The secondary battery includes at least one bare cell, a circuit part electrically coupled to the at least one bare cell and a case covering the circuit part coupled to the at least one bare cell, wherein the case includes a main case arranged on a first surface of the at least one bare cell and at least one sub case arranged on at least one different surface of the at least one bare cell that is adjacent to the first surface of the at least one bare cell, each of the at least one sub case being integral to the main case. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087693 | Secondary battery - A secondary battery having a porous filling member that occupies a portion of a molding space between a bare cell and a protective circuit board. The presence of the filling member makes it possible to uniformly apply a molding resin into the molding space and to reduce defects due to thickness irregularity of a mold or a surface defect thereof. The secondary battery includes a bare cell, a protective circuit module including a protective circuit arranged on a protective circuit board and a plurality of electrical connection members electrically connecting the protective circuit board to the bare cell, a filling member arranged between the bare cell and the protective circuit board and a mold covering the electrical connection members and the filling member | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087694 | Protection circuit board for secondary battery and secondary battery using the protection circuit board - A protection circuit board for a secondary battery includes: a printed circuit board; a protection circuit attached to the printed circuit board and electrically connected thereto; a conducting pad electrically connected to a conducting pad of the protection circuit; a charging/discharging terminal electrically connected to the protection circuit and the conducting pad; a lead plate electrically connected to the conducting pad, the lead plate including at least one soldering hole arranged on a surface thereof to couple the lead plate to the conducting pad. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087695 | BIPOLAR PLATE FOR USE IN FUEL CELL STACKS AND FUEL CELL ASSEMBLIES - A fuel cell assembly comprising two similar bipolar plates with a first bipolar plate being aligned opposite to a second bipolar plate is provided. In certain examples, the second bipolar plate comprises a flow field in a substantially similar direction to a flow field of the first bipolar plate during operation of the fuel cell assembly. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087696 | Hydrogen Fuel Feeding System and Fuel Cell System - A hydrogen fuel feeding system of a fuel cell system that has: a switching device for switching a reactor, that can carry out a reforming process and a regeneration process, between alternate statuses of a first status of feeding a reactant to the reactor while exhausting a fuel gas and a second status of feeding a gas for regeneration to the reactor while exhausting a regeneration exhaust gas; and a control apparatus for switching the switching device so that residual reforming gas, which is still remaining in the reactor before switching, is combusted in an exhaust air processor and not exhausted as the residual reforming gas without treatment when switching from the first status to the second status. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087697 | MICRO-SCALE ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES AND METHODS - In various aspects, provided are solid oxide fuel cells with an operational temperature of less than about 500° C. that can provide, in various embodiments, a power density of greater than about 0. 1 W/cm | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087698 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY WITH HYDROGENATABLE MATERIAL FOR A FUEL CELL - The invention relates to a membrane-electrode assembly ( | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087699 | DRAINAGE SYSTEM FOR FUEL CELL - A drainage system for a fuel cell, including a gas-liquid separator configured to separate fuel gas and liquid water from a gas-liquid mixture discharged from the fuel cell, a water tank configured to receive the liquid water separated by the gas-liquid separator, a drain valve in fluid communication with the water tank, the drain valve configured to selectively discharge the liquid water from the water tank, and a control unit configured to selectively open and close the drain valve. The water tank includes a lower portion having a first horizontal cross sectional area and an upper portion having a second horizontal cross sectional area, the first horizontal cross sectional area being smaller than the second horizontal cross sectional area. The control unit opens and closes the drain valve to maintain a first water level within the upper portion of the water tank when the fuel cell is in an operating state and to maintain a second water level within the lower portion of the water tank when the fuel cell is in a stopped state. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087700 | Operation of a Fuel Cell - A fuel cell assembly comprises a fuel cell stack ( | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087701 | METHOD OF SHUTDOWN OF REFORMING APPARATUS - In a shutdown method for a reforming apparatus, shutdown is carried out without exhausting untreated carbon monoxide as it is, the durability of catalyzer is inhibited from being lowered despite the repetition of start-up and shutdown, the shutdown is carried out without lowering the durability of a reforming section, and the shutdown is carried out with a little loss in energy. A control device for the reforming apparatus commences purge of residual gas in the reforming apparatus by stopping the supply of reforming fuel to the reforming section, by stopping the supply of reforming water to an evaporator section, and by supplying the reforming water remaining in the evaporator section to the reforming section while evaporating the reforming water by the utilization of the remaining heat of the reforming apparatus and flows oxidizing air for a predetermined period of time only from the time point of the commencement of the purge. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087702 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system and method of controlling a fuel cell system capable of preventing deterioration in performance when the system reinitiates a normal operation from an idle stop state. For a predetermined time after reinitiating the supply of fuel gas and oxidant gas from the idle stop state, discharge of off-gas occurs and the cessation of fuel gas and oxidant gas supply is prohibited. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087703 | RECYCLER FOR DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A recycler for a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) that uses methanol as a direct feed fuel includes: a housing in which a gas-liquid mixture recovered from a stack is accommodated; a rotor rotatably mounted in the housing; and a motor to rotate the rotor, wherein, when the rotor is rotated by the motor, a phase separation occurs such that liquid in the gas-liquid mixture is collected mainly in an outer region of the housing and gas is collected in the center region of the housing due to the centrifugal force. Accordingly, as it is unnecessary to align a liquid outlet port of the housing with a gravitational direction, the recycler can be employed in a mobile apparatus whose orientation occasionally changes. Also, the recycler does not use a membrane whose performance is rapidly reduced over time so that effective performance can be maintained for a long operation time. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087704 | FUEL CELL UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Disclosed is a fuel cell unit including a power generation cell having a first electrode and a second electrode, which generates electric power by using a first material supplied to the first electrode and a second material supplied to the second electrode, a heating unit to heat the power generation cell and a power collecting unit to take out electric power generated by the power generation cell from the first electrode or the second electrode, and the heating unit is provided at the power collecting unit. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087705 | REFORMING APPARATUS FOR FUEL CELL - In a reforming apparatus, for use in a fuel cell, for reforming a raw fuel into a hydrogen-rich reformed gas, a reformer generates the reformed gas from the raw fuel. A shift reactor reduces carbon monoxide contained in the reformed gas through a shift reaction. A selective oxidation unit reduces the carbon monoxide contained in the reformed gas that has passed through the shift reactor by performing selective oxidation on the carbon monoxide. A reforming reaction tube houses linearly the reformer, the shift reactor and the selective oxidation unit in this order. A combustion means produces combustion exhaust gas by combusting the raw fuel. An outer casing is placed around the reforming reaction tube, and the outer casing has a larger diameter than that of the reforming reaction tube. A heated flow passage through which the combustion exhaust gas passes to heat the reforming reaction tube is formed between the reforming reaction tube and the outer casing. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087706 | Fuel cell power generation system - A fuel cell power generation system that includes: a hydrogen generating apparatus which generates hydrogen; a fuel electrode, of which a portion is coupled to the hydrogen generating apparatus so as to receive the hydrogen and dissociate the hydrogen into hydrogen ions and electrons, and in which a fuel channel is formed that has one side open; a membrane, stacked over the fuel electrode such that the membrane covers the open side of the fuel channel; an air electrode, which is coupled to the membrane, and which receives the hydrogen ions from the fuel electrode through the membrane; and a pressure sensor, which is formed on the portion of the fuel electrode, and which measures a pressure inside the fuel channel and regulates a quantity of hydrogen supplied to the fuel electrode. With this system, the flow rate of hydrogen can be regulated in a simple manner. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087707 | Preheating heat exchanger for a fuel cell - The invention relates to a heat exchanger for a hot fuel cell. The heat exchanger includes a first flow circuit for receiving a cool air stream and a second flow circuit for receiving a hot fluid coming from the cell, the first and second flow circuits having common surfaces for heat exchange. In accordance with the present invention, each of the first and second flow circuits comprises a plurality of concentric annular ducts that are interconnected. The two walls of each duct are mechanically decoupled from each other, thereby enabling them to expand independently of one another and avoiding mechanical stresses within the heat exchanger. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087708 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system according to this invention comprises: a pressurizing valve ( | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087709 | CO-CRUSHED MIXTURE OF AN ACTIVE MATERIAL AND OF A CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHODS AND USES THEREOF - A mixture of particles having a carrier based on at least one active material M | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087710 | Bipolar unit for fuel cell provided with porous current collectors - The invention describes a bipolar unit consisting of a pair of metal plates at least one of which is corrugated, fixed by continuous and hydraulically impervious connections, and provided on the external surfaces thereof with porous electric current collectors also suitable for the distribution of the gaseous reactants. The collector facing the plate corrugations is interpenetrated therein, thereby achieving a continuous contact. Two bipolar units of the invention and one interposed MEA element are assembled to form an elementary fuel cell with an improved electric current distribution. Furthermore the channels formed between the mutually contacting surfaces of the plate pair by the corrugations of at least one of the plates of each bipolar unit, are crossed by a coolant allowing to optimally adjust the cell operative temperature. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087711 | FUEL CELL ELECTRODE, FUEL CELL, AND FUEL CELL STACK - This invention provides an electrode for a fuel battery, which can improve both current collection properties and oxidizing gas and/or fuel feedability by allowing produced water to be more easily removed, and a cell for a fuel battery, and a stack for a fuel battery. The electrode for a fuel battery comprises a net material ( | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087712 | Fabrication method of thin film solid oxide fuel cells - A silicon-based solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) with high surface area density in a limited volume is provided. The structure consists of a corrugated nano-thin film electrolyte and a silicon supportive layer on a two-stage silicon wafer through-hole to maximize the electrochemically active surface area within a given volume. The silicon supportive layer is done by boron-etch stop technique with diffusion doping. The fabrication of two-stage wafer through hole combines deep reactive ionic etching (DRIE) and KOH wet etching of silicon for a wafer through hole containing two difference sizes. By these design and fabrication methods, the absolute electrochemically active area can be as high as five times of that of the projected area. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087713 | Membrane catalyst layer assembly with reinforcing films, membrane electrode assembly with reinforcing files, and polymer electrolyte fuel cells - A membrane-catalyst layer assembly with reinforcing films including a solid polymer electrolyte membrane | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087714 | Tubular Fuel Cell Module - A fuel cell module that includes: a plurality of tubular fuel cells, each of which contains a cylindrically shaped inner electrode that exhibits conductivity, a first catalyst layer, an electrolyte layer, and a second catalyst layer laminated sequentially to the outer peripheral surface of the inner electrode, and an external coil that exhibits conductivity and is wound around the outer peripheral surface of the second catalyst layer in such a manner that a first coil section with a loose winding pitch is sandwiched between second coil sections with a tight winding pitch; and a current collecting member that exhibits conductivity and is provided with a plurality of openings into which the tubular fuel cells can be inserted, wherein the first coil sections and the openings fit together. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087715 | Polymer electrolyte membrane and membrane-electrode assembly for fuel cell and fuel cell system including same - A polymer electrolyte membrane is provided with a cation exchange resin and a mineral additive including an exfoliated layered silicic acid-based clay. The polymer electrolyte membrane includes the nano-sized exfoliated mineral additive dispersed in the polymer electrolyte membrane, and thereby fuel cross-over can be effectively suppressed by the small amount of mineral additive while maintaining excellent ion conductivity and mechanical properties. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087716 | NANOTUBE ASSEMBLY, BIPOLAR PLATE AND PROCESS OF MAKING THE SAME - One embodiment of the invention includes an assembly of metal oxide comprising valve metal oxide nanotubes. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087717 | Fuel Cell, Method and Apparatus for Manufacturing Fuel Cell - A fuel cell (stack or a single cell) includes a cell module to which an aging process that progresses initial creep has been applied such that creep during use is reduced compared with a cell module to which the aging process has not been applied. A manufacturing method of a fuel cell (stack or a single cell) includes an aging step for progressing through initial creep by applying at least a compression load to a cell module. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087718 | Separator and fuel cell stack using the same - Disclosed is a separator for a fuel cell stack. The separator includes a plate having a first opening and a second opening on a surface thereof. A field or a channel is formed on the surface of the plate. The field has a first end and a second end. A field inlet is formed on the surface of the plate and connects the first end of the field to the first opening, and a field outlet is formed on the surface of the plate and connects the second end of the field to the second opening. An area of a cross-section of the field inlet, which is cut perpendicular to the surface of the plate, is smaller than an area of a cross-section of the field outlet, which is cut perpendicular to the surface of the plate. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087719 | NOISE ELIMINATOR FOR FUEL CELL - A noise eliminator for a fuel cell has a noise elimination chamber that is filled with a noise elimination material, and also has discharge gas flow piping penetrating the noise elimination chamber and having holes in the peripheral wall of the piping and through which gas charged from the fuel cell flows. An electrically conductive material is added to the noise elimination material. The construction suppresses electrostatic charging even if discharge gas flows in the discharge gas flow piping. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087720 | FUEL CELL AND FASTENING DEVICE FOR FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes: two end plates that sandwich a cell stack from both ends thereof in a stacking direction; a side member that defines a distance between the two end plates; a connecting bolt that connects the end plates and the side member by a bolt axial force acting substantially in the stacking direction; and a stopper portion that is provided in at least one of the end plates, and that contacts a surface of the side member that extends in the stacking direction and that is located substantially opposite from the cell stack. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087721 | SURFACE-MODIFIED CARBON MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed is a surface-modified carbon material obtained by subjecting a carbon material to react with a benzyne. The surface-modified carbon material has high heat stability. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087722 | Integrated Circuit For Controlling Battery Cell and Vehicle Power Supply System - A vehicle power supply system comprises a battery module that includes a plurality of battery cells, battery cell control devices and a signal transmission path through which signals are transmitted. The battery cell control device comprises a voltage measurement circuit that measures terminal voltages at the battery cells, an abnormality diagnosis circuit that diagnoses an abnormality in the battery cell control device, a timing control circuit that outputs a signal for instructing measurement phase and a signal for instructing diagnosis phase, and a communication circuit that outputs a signal indicating the terminal voltage and a signal based upon a diagnosis result by the abnormality diagnosis circuit. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087723 | HEAT GENERATION MECHANISM-PROVIDED SECONDARY BATTERY - In a secondary battery which is poor in battery properties at a low temperature, by making the temperature of the secondary battery in a state of the largest discharge capacity, a secondary battery which can be used under a condition such as a cold district is obtained. A cell of the battery is configured in a sheet form, and the cell is provided with a heat generation unit capable of generating heat by carrying a current. According to this configuration, the battery can be used at a temperature with good capacity properties regardless of the ambient temperature environment. In particular, in an organic electrolytic liquid-free polymer electrolyte or solid electrolyte-containing lithium ion secondary battery which is high in energy density but poor in battery properties at a low temperature, a sufficient battery performance can be brought out regardless of the temperature environment. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087724 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly, a case, a cap assembly, and an arc interrupter. The electrode assembly includes an anode, a cathode, and a separator interposed between the anode and the cathode. The case houses the electrode assembly and has an opening for the electrode assembly, and the cap assembly is coupled to the opening of the case and is electrically connected to the electrode assembly. The arc interrupter includes an interrupting member movably disposed in the cap assembly and a driving member connected to the interrupting member to transfer the interrupting member. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087725 | TEMPERATURE COMPENSATED CURRENT MEASURING DEVICE AND BATTERY PACK USING THE SAME - A battery pack, and more particularly, a temperature compensated current measuring device which can accurately measure an actual current flowing in a circuit of a charging/discharging path in the battery pack. The temperature compensated current measuring device includes a conductor in which current flows, a temperature sensor disposed around the conductor to measure a temperature of the conductor, and a temperature compensated current detection circuit part electrically connected to two positions of the conductor to measure a voltage between the two positions, electrically connected to the temperature sensor to measure a temperature of the conductor, and measuring the current flowing in the conductor by using the measured temperature and the voltage as an input signal. Thus, it is possible to accurately calculate an actual charging/discharging current with the temperature compensated current measuring device and effectively control the charging capacity of the battery pack. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087726 | Support structure for battery modules - The present invention provides a grommet of a support structure for battery modules, which is easy to assemble, is reduced in the number of parts and has a simple and easy structure. The support structure for battery modules, which comprises a grommet having at least one hollow portion formed therein for fitting a cylindrical battery module thereto, the grommet being integrally formed as a single unit, wherein the grommet comprises: a first fitting section and a second fitting section formed in such a fashion that the grommet is horizontally or vertically cut inwardly from one end thereof so as to divide the hollow portion into two parts; and a foldable section for interconnecting the first fitting section and the second fitting section so as to allow the first fitting section and/or the second fitting section to be opened or closed thereabout. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087727 | BATTERY PACK - There is disclosed a battery pack which comprises a packing case, a combination battery housed in the packing case and having a plurality of flat and rectangular type secondary batteries which are laminated each other, a hollow body interposed at least between the flat and rectangular type secondary batteries in the combination battery and made of a thermoplastic resin film having a melting point of 110 to 200° C., and a cooling medium passed through the hollow body and includes an nonflammable insulating solvent. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087728 | BATTERIES HAVING INORGANIC/ORGANIC POROUS FILMS - An electrochemical cell, such as Li-Ion, having (a) a positive electrode; (b) a negative electrode, (c) a porous inorganic/organic composite layer interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and (d) an electrolyte comprising a lithium salt and a non-aqueous solvent. The composite layer includes inorganic nanoparticles and a binder to form a nanocomposite separator (NCS). In addition to the composite layer, the electrochemical cell includes a porous separator. | 2009-04-02 |
