| 14th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
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| 20090087729 | LITHIUM-BASED BATTERY PACK FOR A HAND HELD POWER TOOL - A method for conducting an operation including a power tool battery pack. The battery pack can include a housing, a first cell supported by the housing and having a voltage, and a second cell supported by the housing and having a voltage. The battery pack also can be connectable to a power tool and be operable to supply power to operate the power tool. The method can include discharging one of the first cell and the second cell until the voltage of the one of the first cell and the second cell is substantially equal to the voltage of the other of the first cell and the second cell. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087730 | Battery device and all-solid lithium-ion secondary battery - A battery device comprises a first lead board having one surface and the other surface, a second lead board having one surface and the other surface, the one surface of the second lead board facing the one surface of the first lead board through a spacing, a first terminal electrode formed on the one surface of the first lead board, a second terminal electrode formed on the one surface of the second lead board, and a solid electrolyte of conducting a lithium ion provided in the spacing between the one surface of the first lead board and the one surface of the second lead board so as to cover at least one of the first terminal electrode and the second terminal electrode. Such a battery device can eliminate occurrence of short-circuit between the cathode and the anode, which likely to occur during the production of an all-solid secondary battery. Further, an all-solid lithium-ion secondary battery provided with the battery device is also provided. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087731 | Lithium secondary battery - A lithium secondary battery includes: a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material layer disposed on a positive electrode current collector, the positive electrode active material layer containing a positive electrode binder and a positive electrode active material containing a layered lithium-transition metal composite oxide; a negative electrode having a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer disposed on the negative electrode current collector, the negative electrode active material layer containing a negative electrode binder and a negative electrode active material containing particles of silicon and/or a silicon alloy; and a non-aqueous electrolyte. Al | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087732 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery is provided including an electrode assembly having a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a separator between the two plates. A can is provided for housing the electrode assembly, the can including depressions protruding inward from a side surface of the can, wherein the depressions contact an outer edge of the electrode assembly to prevent lateral movement of the electrode assembly within the can. A cap assembly is provided for sealing the can. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087733 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly, a case, a cap assembly, and a current collecting plate. 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 and has a closed end. The cap assembly is coupled to the opening of the case, and is electrically connected to the electrode assembly. The current collecting plate is electrically connected to the anode or the cathode, and has a guide portion. The guide portion bends toward the electrode assembly to be in contact with the electrode assembly. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087734 | BATTERY PACK - Positive and negative terminals formed on a top face of a unit cell and positive and negative terminals formed on a surface of a circuit board opposed to the unit cell are electrically connected to each other by connectors. The connectors each include an elastic body formed from an elastic material, and a conductor which is placed so as to be exposed on upper and lower surfaces of the elastic body and which serves for electrically connecting those exposed portions to each other. By elastic restoring force of the elastic body generated by elastic compression of the elastic body between the terminals, the upper and lower surfaces of the connectors are put into press contact between the opposing positive and negative terminals of the unit cell and the circuit board, by which their electrical connection is maintained. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087735 | Rechargeable battery - A rechargeable battery having a current collector plates that a have a stable and reliable connection to an uncoated portion of one of the anode and the cathode of the electrode assembly. The rechargeable battery includes the electrode assembly, a case, a cap assembly, and the current collecting plates. The electrode assembly includes the anode, the cathode, and a separator arranged between the anode and the cathode. The case houses the electrode assembly. The cap assembly closes and seals the case and includes an electrode terminal. The current collecting plates connect the electrode assembly and the cap assembly and each include a plurality of current collecting protrusions that extend into the electrode assembly. The current collecting protrusions of one current collector plate are arranged among the current collecting protrusions of another current collecting plate, and the uncoated region of one of the anode and the cathode is arranged among these current collecting protrusions. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087736 | SEALED BATTERY - A sealed battery including: an electrode assembly | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087737 | SEALED BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The external terminal | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087738 | Secondary battery - A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly for generating electricity, a can for accommodating the electrode assembly, and a cap assembly. The can has an open top and the cap assembly seals the open top. The electrode assembly has a plurality of electrode tabs through which electricity is supplied. The cap assembly includes an insulating case that has a plurality of tab drawing grooves. Each of the tab drawing grooves is capable of being occupied by one of the electrode tabs. A number of the tab drawing grooves is greater than a number of the electrode tabs. One of the electrode tabs can be drawn through one of the tab drawing grooves. Other tab drawing grooves are left as spare grooves, and therefore it is not necessary to change the shape of the insulating case even though the structure of the secondary battery is changed. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087739 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING THE SAME - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The positive electrode includes an active material capable of reversibly absorbing and desorbing lithium. The negative electrode includes an active material of the same composition as that of the active material of the positive electrode. This non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery does not generate voltage until being charged. Also, in the case of reflow mounting, charging the battery after mounting will avoid having an adverse effect on the components mounted on the substrate. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087740 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The invention intends to provide a high-capacity type non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that includes a nickel-containing lithium composite oxide as a positive electrode active material and exhibits good charge/discharge cycle characteristics even under a high temperature environment. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087741 | ALKALINE STORAGE BATTERY SYSTEM - An alkaline storage battery system according to an aspect of the present invention, with which a partial charging-discharging is performed, includes an alkaline storage battery | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087742 | Lithium Battery Using an Aqueous Electrolyte - The invention relates to a lithium battery including a cell comprising:
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| 20090087743 | ELECTRODE, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE ELECTRODE - An electrode includes a current collector and an active material layer on top of the current collector, wherein the active material layer includes an active material and a binder, and a complex of a first conductive agent and a binding agent is formed on a surface of the active material; a method of manufacturing the same, and a lithium battery including the electrode. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087744 | METHOD OF MAKING CATHODE COMPOSITIONS - Provided is a method for preparing compositions useful as cathodes in lithium-ion electrochemical cells. The method includes blending a transition metal oxide or hydroxide with a mixed transition metal oxide, adding lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, or a combination to form a mixture and then sintering the mixture. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087745 | ALKALINE STORAGE BATTERY SYSTEM - An alkaline storage battery system includes an alkaline storage battery | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087746 | Spherical Metal Carbonates and Lithium Metal Oxides for Lithium Rechargeable Batteries - A number of materials with the composition Li | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087747 | SINTERED CATHODE COMPOSITIONS - Provided are compositions useful as cathodes in lithium-ion electrochemical cells. The compositions include particles that include transition metal oxides that have at least two distinct phases with different compositions. Each of the distinct phases comprises a layered O3 crystal structure. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087748 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - A negative active material of a negative electrode of a rechargeable lithium battery, the negative active material including a metallic active material core and a polymer, having a tensile strength of at least 40 MPa, coated on particles of the metallic active material. The polymer controls the volumetric expansion of the negative active material and enhances the cycle-life characteristics of the battery. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087749 | Microporous Polyolefin Membrane And Manufacturing Method - A microporous membrane having a structure in which its pore size distribution curve obtained by mercury intrusion porosimetry has at least two peaks, which is produced by extruding a combination of a diluent or solvent and a polyolefin resin composition comprising from about 75 to about 99% of a polyethylene resin having a weight average molecular weight of from about 2.5×10 | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087750 | Microporous Membrane And Manufacturing Method - A microporous membrane having a structure in which its pore size distribution curve obtained by mercury intrusion porosimetry has at least two peaks, which is produced by extruding a combination of a diluent or solvent and a polyolefin resin composition comprising (a) from about 74 to about 99% of a first polyethylene resin having a weight average molecular weight of from about 2.5×10 | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087751 | Solid electrolyte material of conducting lithium ion, battery device using the solid electrolyte material and all-solid lithium secondary battery provided with the battery device - A solid electrolyte material of conducting a lithium ion comprises a sulfide-based lithium-ion conductor and α-alumina. Such a solid electrolyte material exhibits superior lithium-ion conductivity. Further, a battery device provided with such a solid electrolyte material is also provided. Furthermore, an all-solid lithium-ion secondary battery provided with such a battery device is also provided. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087752 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material; and a non-aqueous electrolyte containing a non-aqueous solvent and an electrolyte salt. In order to improve the high-temperature storage characteristics and safety against overcharge due to high-rate charging of the battery, the positive electrode active material contains a layered lithium-transition metal composite oxide containing at least one of Mg, Al, Ti, and Zr. Furthermore, the non-aqueous electrolyte contains 3 to 80% by mass of a tertiary carboxylic acid ester expressed by Chemical Formula 2 below, based on the total mass of the non-aqueous solvent: | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087753 | VOLUME PHASE HOLOGRAM RECORDING MATERIAL, PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREFOR, AND RECORDED MATERIAL - It is an object of the present invention to provide a photopolymer-based volume phase hologram recording material that can record/reproduce image information with excellent properties in terms of bit error rate (BER) or signal to noise ratio (SNR), which expresses the ratio of digital signal to noise, and that is suitable for application to holographic information recording, etc., and to provide a volume phase hologram recorded material employing the material. In accordance with the present invention, it is possible to record/reproduce a volume phase hologram with reduced noise, etc. in data hologram recording by a produced polymer that has been polymerized by means of interference fringes generated by interference between information light and reference light, the produced polymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 1,000 to 3,000,000. Furthermore, when a hologram is recorded using information light and reference light, the present invention provides a volume phase hologram recording material that comprises a chain transfer agent. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087754 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING PHOTOMASKS - The present disclosure is directed a method for preparing a system of photomask patterns for implementing a drawn pattern on a substrate with a multi-patterning lithography process. The method comprises receiving data describing a drawn pattern. A first photomask pattern is formed for implementing a region of the drawn pattern on the substrate. A second photomask pattern is formed comprising one or more pattern features having longitudinal edges for implementing the region of the drawn pattern on the substrate, wherein at least 90% of all the longitudinal edges of the second photomask pattern that are positioned within the region are oriented in substantially the same direction. Both a system for forming the photomask patterns and a process for patterning a device using the photomask patterns are also disclosed. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087755 | PHOTOMASK AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF - The disclosure is related to photomasks used in photolithography and methods of making photomasks. The method involves providing a transparent substrate with one or more reflective films disposed over a surface of the substrate, applying a photoresist to the solution-contacted reflective film and forming a pattern in the photoresist that is transferred to the substrate, and developing the pattern on the substrate by removing the remaining portions of the photoresist. The substrate carrying the patterned reflective film is then contacted with a solution comprising oxyanions. The disclosure is also related to photomasks made using the disclosed method. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087756 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN OVERLAY ACCURACY - An enhanced technique for determination of an alignment accuracy involves an overlay target assembly which comprises at least two targets, each target having a first sub-structure of a first layer and a second sub-structure of a second layer, wherein, when the first layer and the second layer are correctly aligned, the first sub-structure and the second sub-structure of at least one of the targets are offset with respect to each other by a programmed offset and the overlay target assembly is invariant to at least one geometric transformation. If the offset vectors which describe the offset between the first sub-structure and the second sub-structure all have the same norm, the overlay error may be determined without calibration. Redundancy may be increased by providing each target with two or more programmed offsets between elements of the first sub-structure and elements of the second sub-structure. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087757 | METHOD FOR FEATURE PREDICTION, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTOMASK, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, AND PROGRAM FOR FEATURE PREDICTION - A method for feature prediction, determining an incident angle at an incident amount prediction point on basis of a pattern data, determining an incident amount at the incident amount prediction point on basis of the incident angle and a process condition data, determining an incident amount distribution on basis of the incident amount at a plurality of the incident amount prediction points, selecting a feature prediction point on basis of the incident amount distribution and a predetermined threshold or a manufacturing history data, and performing prediction of a feature at the selected feature prediction point. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087758 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR FABRICATING MASKS AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES USING MODEL-BASED OPTICAL PROXIMITY EFFECT CORRECTION AND LITHOGRAPHY-FRIENDLY LAYOUT - Design rules for circuit patterns of a semiconductor device are identified, and schematic layouts of the circuit patterns are generated according to the design rules. Lithography friendly layout (LFL) circuit patterns are generated from the schematic layouts. Target layout circuit patterns are generated from the LFL circuit patterns. Optical proximity effect correction (OPC) is performed on the target layout circuit patterns to generate OPC circuit patterns. A mask is fabricated from the OPC circuit patterns, and may be used fabricate a semiconductor device. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087759 | Oxime Ester Photoinitiators - Compounds of the formula (I), (II), and wherein R | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087760 | Image Forming Device, and Method and Computer Readable Medium Therefor - An image forming device includes an image forming unit forming an image on a sheet with an image forming property, a pattern forming unit forming a pattern on an object, a detection value determining unit determining a first detection value representing the image forming property of the image forming unit through detecting the pattern formed on the object by the pattern forming unit, a storage unit storing thereon the first detection value determined by the detection value determining unit, a correction value determining unit determining a correction value for correcting the image forming property with the first detection value stored on the storage unit and a second detection value that has previously stored on the storage unit, and a control unit controlling the image forming unit to form the image with the image forming property corrected based upon the correction value determined by the correction value determining unit. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087761 | Resin composition for electrophotographic photoconductor and electrophotographic photoconductor using the same - The present invention provides a resin composition for an electrophotographic photoconductor having excellent image stability and abrasion resistance which comprises a polycarbonate resin and a polysiloxane group-containing A-B type block copolymer consisting of a polysiloxane group-containing copolymer segment-A formed by a vinyl monomer represented by the general formula (1) and a polysiloxane group-containing monomer and a polymer segment-B formed by a vinyl monomer represented by the general formula (1), wherein the content of said polysiloxane group-containing monomer is 10 to 85% by weight based upon said polysiloxane group-containing A-B type block copolymer, and the content of said polysiloxane group-containing A-B type block copolymer is 0.03 to 3 parts by weight based upon 100 parts by weight of said polycarbonate resin. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087762 | PHOTOCONDUCTORS CONTAINING TRIMELLITIMIDE ESTERS - The present invention is an electrophotographic photoconductor having a photosensitive layer on a conductive substrate. The photosensitive layer contains trimellitimide esters additives. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087763 | PHOTOCONDUCTORS CONTAINING N-ARYLPHTHALIMIDES - The present invention is an electrophotographic photoconductor having a photosensitive layer on a conductive substrate. The photosensitive layer contains N-arylphthalimides additives. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087764 | PHOTOCONDUCTORS CONTAINING TEREPHTHALATE ESTERS - The present invention is an electrophotographic photoconductor having a photosensitive layer on a conductive substrate. The photosensitive layer contains terephthalate esters additives. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087765 | Toner for developing electrostatic latent image - A toner for developing an electrostatic latent image, comprising a toner particles containing at least a binder resin, a colorant and a charge control agent, the toner particles having a volume mode diameter (a) from 5 to 10 μm, a ratio (Dv/Dp), of a volume average particle diameter (Dv) to a number average particle diameter (Dp), from 1.0 to 1.3, and an average circle degree from 0.97 to 0.995, the toner particles having a standard deviation (b) not more than 2 μm of the particle diameter, the toner particles having a ratio (C1/C2) from 1.00 to 1.02, wherein c1 represents an average circle degree of the toner particles having a particle diameter not less than (a−2b) μm to less than a μm, and c2 represents an average circle degree of the toner particles having a particle diameter not less than a μm and less than (a+2b) μm, wherein a water extract obtained by dispersing the toner in ion exchange water having a conductivity σ1 from 0 to 10 μS/cm so that the toner concentration is 6% by weight, heating to boil the water for 10 minutes, adding separately boiled ion exchange water having a conductivity σ1 from 0 to 10 μS/cm thereto to compensate for evaporated water up to the original volume, and cooling to a room temperature has a conductivity σ2 from 20 μS/cm or less, and σ2−σ1 is from 0.1 to 10 μS/cm. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087766 | TONER FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGE - The present invention relates to a toner for developing electrostatic latent images, comprising carbon black having a number average particle size of Feret's diameter of 5 to 300 nm and containing primary particles at a content of 5% or more on a number basis. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087767 | COLOR TONER FOR FLASH FUSING, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SAME - The invention provides a color toner for flash fusing containing at least: a binder resin, a colorant, a leuco dye, a developer and a decolorizer. An absorbance of the color toner after photoirradiation at a wavelength of about 900 nm is smaller than an absorbance of the color toner before the photoirradiation at the wavelength of about 900 nm. The invention further provides a method for producing the color toner, a electrostatic image developer comprising the color toner, a process cartridge comprising a developer bearing body which accommodates the electrostatic image developer, and an image forming apparatus to form a toner image by the electrostatic image developer. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087768 | Non-Magnetic Toner - An object of the present invention is to provide a toner excellent in fixing ability and developing ability. Provided is a non-magnetic toner including: toner particles each containing at least a binder resin, a colorant, and a wax component; and an inorganic fine powder, wherein: the toner has a specific storage elastic modulus at each of 110 C and 150 C; when a temperature at which a differential curve of a temperature and the common logarithm LogG′ of a storage elastic modulus G′ shows the minimum value in the temperature region of 60 to 130 C is denoted by T0, a straight line having the largest gradient out of straight lines each connecting points on the differential curve at temperatures of T0+a and (T0+a)+1 (C) [where a represents an integer of 0 to 9] is denoted by A, a straight line having the smallest gradient out of straight lines each connecting points on the differential curve at temperatures of T0+b (C) and (T0+b)+10 (C) [where b represents an integer of 0 or more] is denoted by B, and a straight line having the largest gradient out of straight lines each connecting points on the differential curve at temperatures of T0+c and (T0+c)+10 (C) [where c represents an integer larger than “a value b when a straight line B is given”] is denoted by C, the relationship of 1C ? ¢TA (from T0 to the point of intersection of the straight lines A and B) ? 20 C and the relationship of 100 C ? T | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087769 | Finely divided azo dye and process for producing the same - Finely divided azo dye and process for producing the same. The invention relates to a finely divided mono-azo pigment of formula (I) in the beta crystal phase (I), characterised in that at least 90 % by weight of the particles have a stoke equivalent diameter equal to or smaller than 130 nm. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087770 | TONER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY - An electrophotographic toner is disclosed, meeting the requirement that G′ (60)/G′ (80) is from 1×10 | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087771 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC CARRIER - An objective is to provide an electrophotographic carrier as a resin coating type carrier containing a conductive particle in a resin coating layer, which inhibits an edge effect via appropriately sufficient action as a developing electrode for a long duration, and acquires high fine line reproduction. Disclosed is an electrophotographic carrier possessing a surface of a magnetic material particle and provided thereon a resin coating layer containing a conductive particle, wherein a cross section of the resin coating layer, photographed with a transmission electron microscope has an average porosity ratio of 1-20%, and further disclosed is the electrophotographic carrier, wherein the resin coating layer comprises an acrylic resin. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087772 | DEVELOPER, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A yellow toner, a magenta toner and a cyan toner, which are used for forming a color image, each contain a yellow pigment having an average dispersed diameter d | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087773 | LIQUID DEVELOPING AGENT AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A liquid developing agent includes a toner particle having a nuclear particle and a covering layer containing a wax, provided on the surface of the nuclear particle in which the wax has at least one of polar groups and aromatic substituent groups, is substantially insoluble in an electric insulation solvent at room temperature, has a melting point below a boiling point of the electric insulation solvent, and is dissolved in the insulation solvent at a temperature higher than the melting point. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087774 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR WET LAMINATION OF PHOTOPOLYMERIZABLE DRY FILMS ONTO SUBSTRATES - The invention is directed to a lamination fluid useful in processes for wet laminating a photopolymerizable film onto circuit board panels or other substrates. The lamination system comprises 1) a dry film photoresist, 2) a laminate comprising i) copper ii) stainless steel iii) non metal on a surface, 3) a lamination fluid and 4) fluid application device on the laminates. The lamination fluid comprises water and a surface energy modification agent. The surface energy modification agent is present in a range between 0.0001and 3.0 moles/liter, and the pH of the fluid is between 3 and 11. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087775 | INORGANIC FILLER AND ORGANIC FILLER-CONTAINING CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIST FILM COATED PRINTED WIRING BOARD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A curable resin composition comprises: (I) 100 parts by-weight of a curable resin; (II) 10 to 1200 parts by weight of an inorganic filler; and (III) 1 to 100 parts by weight of an organic filler having an elastic modulus of 1 to 2000 (MPa) and an average particle diameter of 0.01 to 10 μm, wherein a content weight ratio of the components (II) and (III) is 1 to 41. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087776 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD USING THE SAME - A positive resist composition includes: (A) a resin containing a repeating unit represented by formula (I) as defined in the specification, of which solubility in an alkali developer increases under an action of an acid; and (B) a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with actinic rays or radiation: | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087777 | Optical Disk Storage Medium - The surface of a transparent layer provided on the uppermost layer of the label side of an optical disk is subjected to pearskin finish. As a result, a light from a reflection layer is prevented from directly entering a user who has viewed an image on the label side, and an antiglare phenomenon is prevented from occurring. This configuration enables good viewing. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087778 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ORIGINAL PLATE OF PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE AND ORIGINAL PLATE OF PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE - An aspect of the present invention provides a method for manufacturing an original plate of a planographic printing plate, comprising: a process of forming a photosensitive layer on a substrate; a process of coating an overcoat layer over the photosensitive layer; a first drying process of supplying hot air toward the overcoat layer; and a second drying process of supplying hot air and superheated vapor toward the overcoat layer after the first drying process, wherein the original plate of a planographic printing plate is photopolymerizable. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087779 | PRINTING PLATE MATERIAL - The invention provides a printing plate material having high sensitivity, excellent initial printability, excellent stability under room light, i.e., good workability or storage stability under room light, and reduced contamination of a printing press. The printing plate material comprises a support having a hydrophilic surface, and provided thereon, an on-press developable image formation layer (A) and an on-press developable overcoat layer (B) in that order, wherein the on-press developable image formation layer (A) contains (a1) through (a3) as shown below, and the on-press developable overcoat layer (B) contains (b) as shown below: | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087780 | NEGATIVE-WORKING PHOTOSENSITIVE MATERIAL AND NEGATIVE-WORKING PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR - A negative-working photosensitive material is provided which includes: a support; an undercoat layer; and a photosensitive layer including a polymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound, and a binder polymer, wherein the support, the undercoat layer, and the photosensitive layer are sequentially layered, the undercoat layer includes a polymer including a structural unit (a) including at least one of a carboxylic acid or a carboxylic acid salt and a structural unit (b) including at least one carboxylic acid ester; and the content of the structural unit (a) in the polymer is from 30% to 90% by mole. Also, a negative-working planographic printing plate precursor including the negative-working photosensitive material is provided. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087781 | IMAGE-FORMING METHOD AND LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR - An image-forming method includes: exposing a negative type image-forming material including a support and an image-recording layer containing a binder polymer containing at least one group capable of being converted to a sulfonate upon a reaction with an aqueous solution containing at least one of a sulfite and a bisulfite, a sensitizing dye, a polymerization initiator, and a compound having an ethylenically unsubstituted bond; and removing an unexposed area of the image-recording layer with an aqueous solution containing at least one of a sulfite and a bisulfite. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087782 | PHOTOACTIVE COMPOUNDS - The present application relates to a compound of formula A-X—B, where (i) A-X—B form an ionic compound Ai Xi Bi where Ai and Bi are each individually an organic onium cation; and Xi is anion of the formula Q-R | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087783 | Original plate for lithography, and resin composition for photosensitive layer in original plate for lithography - The present invention provides a precursor that may provide a lithographic printing plate having an excellent image forming capability and having not only good hydrophilicity in a non-image part but also excellent printing resistance. Specifically, the present invention provides a lithographic printing plate precursor having a photosensitive layer containing a hydrophilic polymer, a crosslinking agent, hydrophobic polymer particles and a photo-thermal converter, wherein the hydrophilic polymer does not substantially contain, in its polymer chain, any of alcoholic hydroxyl groups and carboxyl groups (for example, 1.5% or less by mol of the repeating units of the hydrophilic polymer contain an alcoholic hydroxyl or carboxyl group). | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087784 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD USING THE SAME - A positive resist composition includes: (A) a resin containing a repeating unit represented by formula (I) or (I′) as defined in the specification, of which solubility in an alkali developer increases under an action of an acid; and (B) a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with actinic rays or radiation: | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087785 | POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION AND PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR USING THE SAME, ALKALI-SOLUBLE POLYURETHANE RESIN, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING DIOL COMPOUND - A polyurethane resin is synthesized from a compound represented by the following Formula (1), a polymerizable composition includes the polyurethane resin, a planographic printing plate precursor includes a photosensitive layer including the composition, and a method produces a diol compound that can be used as a raw material of the polyurethane resin. In Formula (1), R | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087786 | PATTERNING PROCESS AND RESIST COMPOSITION USED THEREIN - A pattern is formed by applying a first positive resist composition onto a substrate, heat treatment, exposure, heat treatment and development to form a first resist pattern, the first positive resist composition comprising a polymer having copolymerized recurring units having naphthol and recurring units with an alkaline solubility that increases under the action of acid; causing the first resist coating to crosslink and cure by irradiation of high-energy radiation of sub-200 nm wavelength; further applying a second positive resist composition onto the substrate, heat treatment, exposure, heat treatment and development to form a second resist pattern. The double patterning process reduces the pitch between patterns to one half. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087787 | PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A COPOLYMER USED THEREIN - A planographic printing plate precursor having an intermediate layer containing a copolymer containing structural units represented by Formulae (1), (2) and (3) below, and a image forming layer, in this order on a support, | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087788 | CURABLE COMPOSITION, IMAGE FORMING MATERIAL, AND PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR - A curable composition in which polymerization inhibition due to oxygen is suppressed and which may be cured with high sensitivity by exposure to laser light or the like is provided. The curable composition includes: a polymerizable compound having an ethylenically unsaturated bond; a binder; a radical polymerization initiator; and at least one specific amine compound. Also provided is an image forming material and a negative-working planographic printing plate precursor including the curable composition. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087789 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERN-FORMING METHOD USING THE SAME - A resist composition includes (A) a resin including: a repeating unit capable of decomposing by the action of an acid to increase solubility in an alkali developing solution and represented by formula (I), and a repeating unit represented by formula (II); and (B) a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with actinic ray or radiation: | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087790 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A NEGATIVE PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE - The invention a method of producing a negative planographic printing plate of the invention, including: exposing, to an infrared laser, a negative planographic printing plate precursor at least having a hydrophilic support, and on the hydrophilic support, a polymerizable recording layer including (A) an infrared absorber, (B) an onium salt, (C) a polymerizable compound having a urethane bond and a plurality of ethylenically unsaturated bonds, and (D) a polyurethane binder, and developing the precursor by using a developer which has a pH of from 11.5 to 12.8 and includes an alkali silicate and an anionic surfactant, the alkali silicate having an SiO | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087791 | LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE SURFACE PROTECTIVE AGENT AND PLATEMAKING METHOD FOR LITHOGRAPHING PRINTING PLATE - A lithographic printing plate surface protective agent is provided, which exhibits an excellent capacity to prevent fingerprint scumming on a post-platemaking lithographic printing plate. This lithographic printing plate surface protective agent comprises at least one compound represented by the following general formula (I) | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087792 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an electroluminescence element that has a light emitting layer containing a quantum dot and exhibits excellent life characteristics. In the method, patterning of the light emitting layer can be stably performed by a lift-off method. A photoresist layer is formed on a substrate having a first electrode layer. The photoresist layer is then exposed, developed, and patterned to ensure that a portion of the photoresist layer, which is located in a light emission area, is removed. A coating liquid containing a quantum dot having a silane coupling agent attached to the surface thereof is coated on the resultant substrate having the patterned photoresist layer and cured to form a light emitting layer. The remaining photoresist layer is then removed to lift off a portion of the light emitting layer, which is present on the photoresist layer. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087793 | METHOD OF NANO-PATTERNING USING SURFACE PLASMON EFFECT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NANO-IMPRINT MASTER AND DISCRETE TRACK MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA USING THE NANO-PATTERNING METHOD - A method of nano-patterning, a method of manufacturing a nano-imprinting master and a discrete track magnetic recording medium are all provided. The method of nano-patterning includes (a) sequentially forming on a substrate an etching object material layer, a photoresist layer, and a metal layer patterned to a first pattern having a structure in which line patterns are repeatedly arranged with a predetermined interval; (b) irradiating light onto a surface of the metal layer to excite surface plasmon so that the photoresist layer is exposed to a second pattern by the surface plasmon; (c) removing the metal layer and developing the photoresist layer; and (d) etching the etching object material layer using the photoresist layer patterned to the second pattern as a mask. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087794 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT - Object To provide a diffractive optical element manufacturing method through which a high-precision diffractive optical element is formed to assure an improvement in the diffraction efficiency. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087795 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING A SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE IN AN IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for reduction and prevention of residue formation and removal of residues formed in an immersion lithography tool. The apparatus including incorporation of a cleaning mechanism within the immersion head of an immersion lithographic system or including a cleaning mechanism in a cleaning station of an immersion lithographic system. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087796 | Cyclopentene As A Precursor For Carbon-Based Films - The present invention provides a method for forming an amorphous carbon layer on a substrate. The method comprises the steps of: positioning the substrate in a processing chamber; introducing a process gas into the processing chamber, wherein the process gas comprises a composition comprising a C | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087797 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTRAST ENHANCED ZONE PLATE ARRAY LITHOGRAPHY - A lithography system is disclosed that includes an array of focusing elements for directing focused illumination toward a recording medium, and a reversible contrast-enhancement material disposed between the recording medium and the array of focusing elements. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087798 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ABSORBANCE MODULATION LITHOGRAPHY - A lithography system is disclosed that provides an array of areas of imaging electromagnetic energy that are directed toward a recording medium. The reversible contrast-enhancement material is disposed between the recording medium and the array of areas of imaging electromagnetic energy. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087799 | ANTIREFLECTIVE COATING COMPOSITION, ANTIREFLECTIVE COATING, AND PATTERNING PROCESS - A composition comprising (A) a polymer having an alcohol structure with plural fluorine atoms substituted at α- and α′-positions and having k=0.01-0.4 and (B) an aromatic ring-containing polymer having k=0.3-1.2 is used to form an antireflective coating. The ARC-forming composition can be deposited by the same process as prior art ARCs. The resulting ARC is effective in preventing reflection of exposure light in photolithography and has an acceptable dry etching rate. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087800 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL - A photosensitive film, which has a transparent support and a silver salt emulsion layer containing a silver salt formed thereon, is exposed and developed to form a metallic silver portion. The base material to be plated is electrified in a solution containing a metal ion, using the metallic silver portion as a cathode. Then, the electrified base material is subjected to an electroless plating treatment to form a plated layer only on the metallic silver portion. The metal ion in the solution is preferably an ion of copper, nickel, cobalt, or tin. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087801 | System and Method for Superadiabatic Counterflow Reactor - The present disclosure may disclose a system and method for superadiabatic counterflow reactors. The system may include a first channel configured to communicate gas in a first direction, a second channel formed adjacent the first channel and configured to communicate gas in a second direction, the second direction substantially opposite the first direction, and the first channel having a first heat source positioned such that gas flowing through the first channel preheats gas in the second channel and the second channel having a second heat source positioned such that gas flowing through the second channel preheats gas in the first channel. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087802 | Removable Light-Off Port Plug for Use in Burners - An improved burner and a method for combusting fuel used in furnaces such as those found in steam cracking. The burner includes a burner tube having a downstream end and an upstream end, a burner tip adjacent a first opening in the furnace, so that combustion of the fuel takes place at the burner tip, a lighting chamber adjacent to the first opening in the furnace, and a removable lighting chamber plug having a shape effective to substantially fill the lighting chamber when positioned within the lighting chamber. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087803 | Child-resistant gas lighter - A lighter that includes a hard-spring piezoelectric unit for preventing children from to operate lighter. A piezoelectric ignition unit has a plunger that is movable into a main casing to generate sparks for igniting a stream of flammable fuel. A hard-spring piezoelectric unit includes a plunger which includes auxiliary spring surrounding the plunger for increasing a force needed to actuate the piezoelectric unit and a blocking means for fixing the auxiliary spring with respect to the piezoelectric unit therefore enhancing an assembly efficiency of the gas lighter in manufacturing. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087804 | BURNER CAP FLAME STABILIZATION CHAMBER - A gas burner cap for a cooking appliance includes a top side and a bottom side. The bottom side of the cap is configured to face a corresponding burner body. One or more flame-stabilization chambers are located on the bottom side of the cap. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087805 | In-Furnace Gas Injection Port - Tertiary nozzle of port for gas injection into furnace includes a contracted flow producing channel provided obliquely toward central axis from the upstream side of gas flow so that the gas flow has a velocity component heading from the outer circumferential side of the port toward the central axis and a velocity component heading along the central axis toward the interior of the furnace, and including louver disposed for guiding so that the gas flows along the surface of throat wall of enlarged pipe configuration wherein the gas channel is enlarged at a furnace wall opening disposed at an outlet area of the contracted flow producing channel. Accordingly, there can be provided a gas injection port that not depending on conditions, such as the flow rate of gas injected from the port, without inviting any complication of apparatus structuring or cost increase, enables preventing of the growth in lump form of clinker caused by ash adhesion and fusion on the wall surface of throat enlarged pipe portion of the furnace. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087806 | MAINTAINING AN OPERATIONAL TEMPERATURE RANGE - Maintaining an operational temperature range of a fuel dispenser component may be accomplished by a variety of systems, devices, and techniques. In one aspect, a fuel dispenser temperature maintenance system includes a centrifugal fan and an airflow separator. The centrifugal fan is detachably mounted to a fuel dispenser and adapted to circulate an airflow from an exterior to an interior of the fuel dispenser; separate the airflow into a conditioning airflow and an ejected airflow; and direct the conditioning airflow directly to a fuel dispenser component. The ejected airflow includes a plurality of particulates. The airflow separator includes a separator inlet adapted to receive the ejected airflow. The airflow separator is adapted to guide the ejected airflow from the separator inlet directly to an exterior of the fuel dispenser through an outlet channel, where the outlet channel is disposed between the airflow separator and the exterior of the fuel dispenser. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087807 | METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESS AND SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS SYSTEM - A method of a semiconductor process is provided. The semiconductor process at least includes a first high temperature furnace process and a second high temperature furnace process. In the method, the first high temperature furnace process is performed on a first wafer boat carrying at least a wafer. Then, the second high temperature furnace process is performed on a second wafer boat carrying at least the same wafer. In addition, before the second high temperature furnace process is implemented, a moving step is performed, such that a relative position of the wafer in the first wafer boat is different from that of the wafer in the second wafer boat. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087808 | Methods And Systems For Moving Teeth - Provided herein is a force system for repositioning teeth and the methods of making and using the system. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087809 | POLYMERIZABLE TEMPORARY COATING METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTRAORAL DEVICES - Methods and systems for temporarily coating intra-oral devices (e.g., orthodontic brackets and/or wires) so as to reduce discomfort to soft tissues within a patient's mouth. One embodiment of such a system includes at least one orthodontic bracket or orthodontic arch wire and a two-part polymerizable temporary coating composition for use in coating selected surfaces of the brackets and/or wires. One silicone polymerizable two-part composition includes a vinyl siloxane component, a cross-linking component, and a catalyst activator initially divided between the two parts so that at least one of the components is kept separate from at least one other component (i.e., all three components are not initially commingled). Upon mixing of the first and second parts, the composition begins to polymerize. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087810 | Osteogenetic-orthodontic device, system, and method - In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an osteogenetic-orthodontic appliance, device, system, and method optimizes craniofacial homeostasis by means of a 3-D axial spring that influences the patient's genome and thereby addresses problems existing primarily within the mid-facial region, as well as the other contiguous regions. Growth and development of the craniofacial structures can be influenced by foundational (skeleto-dental) correction in concert with functional (myo-spatial) correction, according to the genome of a particular patient by means of the method and systems of the present invention. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087811 | Method for measuring a body having at least one semitransparent layer - The invention relates to a method for detecting properties or alterations in at least one semitransparent layer of a body of a tooth by applying light escaping from at least one light guide via the front thereof to the body, as well as for recording at least one area of the body by means of a camera and subsequently assessing the image determined by the sensor. In order to be able to detect alterations or properties with high accuracy and a high image quality, it is proposed to place the front of the light guide on the body in order to subject the body to the light of the light guide. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087812 | SELF-CUSTOMIZABLE DENTAL TREATMENT TRAYS - A self-customizable dental tray usable in a dental application is prepared as follows: providing a barrier layer in the shape of a dental treatment tray having a wall thickness of less than or about 1 mm; introducing a curable elastomeric material onto an impression-receiving surface of the barrier layer; placing the barrier layer having the curable elastomeric material onto the teeth so that the curable elastomeric material forms an impression layer; and allowing the curable elastomeric material to cure so as to form an impression layer having a teeth-receiving surface with contours adapted to conform with the teeth, said impression layer having a wall thickness of less than or about 1 mm. Optionally, the barrier layer is a liner that can be separated from a support tray that provides a tray shape to the liner. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087813 | BIO-ACTIVATED ORAL CARE INSTRUMENT - An oral care instrument, such as a motorized toothbrush, which activates upon exposure to the oral environment of the user, is described. The electrical conductivity of saliva, optionally mixed with toothpaste and water, may be utilized to complete an electrical circuit that powers a motorized device within the instrument. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087814 | DENTAL HANDPIECE FOR ROOT CANAL TREATMENT AND METHOD - A dental handpiece for root canal treatment comprises an outer sleeve, a connecting device for connecting the handpiece to a control and analyzing unit, a measurement circuit having a power source and to a drive unit, an electrically conducting tool receptacle and an electrically conducting driving device, wherein the tool receptacle and the driving device are mechanically and electrically connected together so that a driving motion generated by the drive unit can be transmitted via the driving device to the tool receptacle and electrical measurement signals can be transmitted between the driving device and the tool receptacle. A first connection is provided for transmitting the driving motion. A second electrically conducting connection, which may comprise sliding contacts, is provided for transmitting the electrical measurement signals. With separate connections, an improved signal transmission and in particular a low loss of measurement signals of the root canal length measurement during the signal transmission are achieved. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087815 | DENTAL IMPLANT ABUTMENT - To provide a dental implant abutment which is attached on the oral cavity inner side of an implant fixture embedded in a jawbone to be an artificial tooth root and pierces a gingiva so as to be a base of an upper structural body in a dental implant treatment to recover a lost oral cavity function of a lost tooth, and which does not remarkably lose aesthetic property when a patient subjected to the dental implant treatment suffers a retraction of gingiva according to bone absorption, the dental implant abutment is made of a ceramic added with a pigment and sintered so as to wholly have a similar color to that of the gingiva, where the similar color to that of the gingiva has L* of 60 to 85, a* of 9 to 20, and b* of −5 to 9 in an index of a color system of L*a*b*. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087816 | Optical Therapeutic Treatment Device - Methods and devices for Live Biofilm Targeted Thermolysis (LBTT) are disclosed. The disclosed LBTT methods can be used for thermolysis and coagulation of the live periodontal Biofilm with incandescent light and a targeting agent as heat sink. A delivery assembly can be used to deliver the incandescent light generated through the secondary quantum optical and thermal emissions from a carbonized near infrared diode laser delivery fiber, otherwise known as a “hot tip,” to an application region that includes live biofilm. With this novel targeted approach of exploiting the incandescent hot tip's radiant energy (ie. its optical and thermal emissions), the physical nature of the targeted live biofilm in the periodontal pocket is changed from a mucinous liquid-gel, to a semi-solid coagulum, which then facilitates its removal from the effected pocket, with traditional mechanical SRP periodontal techniques. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087817 | Method for producing a crown for an implant abutment - A method of producing a crown for a custom implant abutment is carried out as follows. The method begins by preparing a patient's existing dental structures, viz., positioning a dental implant in the patient's mouth. Using a scanner device and associated modeling software, a first 3D model is obtained of a sufficiently large portion of an implant abutment to be attached to the implant. This scan is performed extra-orally. Preferably, the sufficiently large portion is that portion of the abutment bounded by a margin curve. After the implant abutment is attached to the implant (intra-orally), the scanner is used to obtain a second 3D model of the implant abutment attached to the implant (i.e., an intra-oral scan). Using the modeling software, the first 3D model is then aligned to the second 3D model. Thereafter, a boundary curve on the first 3D model is identified. Using the boundary curve to trim the first 3D model, the system then produces a third 3D model. Using the boundary curve, the third 3D model and the second 3D model, the system then creates a fourth 3D model, which is a model of a virtual dental item. Using a computer-assisted milling machine, the model of the virtual dental item is then used to produce an actual crown, which is then attached to the implant to complete the process. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087818 | DENTAL PROSTHESIS MANUFACTURING PROCESS, DENTAL PROSTHESIS PATTERN & DENTAL PROSTHESIS MADE THEREBY - A dental prosthesis is made by first forming a model of a patient's dentition. A three dimensional digital data corresponding to the surfaces of the model is then created. Based on this data, a three dimensional digital data file is then created substantially corresponding to the dental prosthesis to be manufactured. The three dimensional digital data of the dental prosthesis to be manufactured is next transmitted to automated prototyping equipment, and using the automated prototyping equipment, a wax pattern of the dental prosthesis is manufactured based upon this three dimensional digital data of the dental prosthesis. Finally, using this wax pattern in the lost wax investment casting process, the dental prosthesis is made. Prior to investment casting, marginal edges of the wax pattern are adjusted manually. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087819 | Information Providing System for Meal Management - Meal menu data suitable for each patient is created as a combination of a plurality of types of meal according to the symptom, actual condition, or preference and provided to the patient or alliance restaurants. An information processing system for meal management comprises medical institution network servers interconnected through a bidirectional information communication network, restaurant servers, patient data processors, and a center server. The center server includes meal restriction information storage means for storing meal restriction information created according to electronic medical record information on each patient provided from the medical institution network server for each patient ID number, means for creating meal menu information served in the restaurants corresponding to the electronic medical record information or the meal restriction information on the patient according to the meal restriction information for each patient ID number and means for distributing the meal menu information to the restaurant servers and the patient data processors through the bidirectional information communication network. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087820 | EDUCATIONAL LEARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention shows a learning system including game components and a method of using the game components that constitute an educational game. The game components have a container which has a plurality of compartments plus a plurality of individual flash cards that display educational content on one or both faces of the individual flash cards. The method of use can be a single-user or multi-user both of which enables learning and mastering information. The method of use provides learners with systematic repetitive learning methods that ensure multiple exposures to flash cards containing educational content which have not yet be mastered by a learner. The method of use also precisely tracks and organizes the progress made by learners and systematically directs the learner's efforts towards individual flash cards that have not yet been mastered and away from individual flash cards that have already been mastered. The multi-user method of use encourages a competitive educational game. The learning system allows learners to reap the benefits of a personalized and customized learning experience without the need for direct teacher involvement. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087821 | Digital language teaching system - A digital language teaching system is disclosed, in which through an audio control manner, the learner, by utilizing a learning sub-machine, can focus on listening and speaking practice under a simple hardware control and operation, so that the teaching staff and the learner can have a more direct and faster interaction for improving learning efficiency. Moreover, through the output devices of the video device and teaching providing the learner the teaching image and the interactive teaching pictures, the video learning manner can be provided to the learner through the supplemental multimedia teaching materials, so that the teaching staff can teach the learners in accordance with their aptitudes, and the learner can find the most suitable learning method. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087822 | COMPUTER-BASED LANGUAGE TRAINING WORK PLAN CREATION WITH SPECIALIZED ENGLISH MATERIALS - Language training for non-English proficient speakers is provided by an optimized language training work plan which enables a student to improve their effectiveness in working with specialized English language materials. Specialized English materials or authentic recordings/transcriptions of communication in the workplace is analyzed to determine its complexity against a recognized standard and generate a registry of skills. The measuring of the language complexity of authentic English materials allows work streams correlated to the statistical probability of a student achieving the desired level of proficiency to be developed in the generation of appropriate training content. Based upon an assessment of the students language skill level a work plan is created and applicable content is delivered to a content player through a network. The content provides the ability to improve various aspects of language fluency in relation to specialized content. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087823 | Monetary skills game - An apparatus for a monetary skills game is presented. The apparatus includes a display for presenting animation and video of different coins and bills and their respective values to a child. The display further presents questions, having a monetary theme, to the child for teaching monetary information and skills to the child. A keypad is provided by which the child responds to the questions where, when the child properly responds to the questions, the child earns money in a pretend bank, accumulating interest at a set interest rate. The child may choose to spend the money by purchasing simulated items presented on the display. The child thereby learns the respective value of coins and bills, as well as saving and spending concepts, enabling parents of the child to encourage their child to learn financial responsibility. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087824 | Psychological Testing Method Using Reduced Time Period for Greater Accuracy - A method is disclosed wherein a subject of a psychological test is asked for information as to the subject's condition over the three days preceding the test, or over any interval of time less than seven days, and specifically articulating the hours and days that are to be addressed in that three-day interval or any time interval that is shorter than a one week time interval leads to more precision, less errors, and more consistency of answers from the test taker. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087825 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING PRAYER - The present invention provides a system and method for assisting a user to pray. The method includes calculating a direction from the present position to a reference position; displaying the direction on a user interface; calculating an away distance between a home position and the present position, wherein the home position is defined by a user; generating praying instruction based on the away distance; and presenting the generated praying instruction via the user interface. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087826 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN EXAM - A method for generating an exam is disclosed. The method includes setting initial conditions for the exam, wherein the initial conditions comprises a number of true propositions p, a number of false propositions q, and a number of random propositions r, and determining numbers of different propositions in the exam according to the initial conditions. The method further includes selecting the p number of true propositions, and numbering each of the p number of true propositions with a running number, selecting q number of false propositions, grouping the q number of false propositions, numbering each of the groups with a group number, selecting the r number of propositions, grouping the r number of propositions, numbering each of the groups with a group number. The method further includes generating an exam according to the p number of true propositions, the q number of false propositions, and the r number of propositions. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087827 | COMPUTERIZED TESTING SYSTEM - A secure testing system utilizing a test taker's own notebook computer with a small portable/removable uniquely identified drive element (USB flash drive, SD card and the like) being plugged into the computer port (USB, card reader, etc.). The drive is pre-programmed with lock-out software activated with test taker log in, and preprogrammed exams or examination generations software. The drive and examination software are configured for multiple choice selection and text entry for essay answers. With exam completion the drives are removed with restoration of computer function. The individual drives are collected and connected to multiple reading ports for automatic reading and grading of multiple choice question answers and manual checking of text answers. The exams, with identification of disk drives and test taker are downloaded to an archive server and the drives are wiped clean for re-use. Test results and comments are sent via e-mail to the test taker. | 2009-04-02 |
| 20090087828 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND TOOL FOR COMPUTER-BASED LEARNING - Systems and methods of providing remote, real-time computer-facilitated instruction, interaction, testing, and assessment to a plurality of users or participants. The system includes a system (e.g., a server) for shaping and directing a learning or decision-making environment. The shaping/directing system selectively provides content to users based on responses from the users to create a user-directed and generated learning or decision-making experience. The users connect to the shaping/directing system through a plurality of respective, user-controlled client devices. Each respective client device includes an input device (e.g., a pointing device) and an output device (e.g., a display). The output device communicates portions of the content, including decision points, to the respective user. The input device receives responses from the respective user. The responses reply to the respective decision points. | 2009-04-02 |
