19th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130115492 | SEALED TYPE BATTERY - A sealed type battery includes: a can where an electrode winding group; a lid which has a liquid filling hole for injecting a liquid electrolyte and seals an opening of the can; and a liquid filling tap which is fitted to the liquid filling hole and seals the liquid filling hole by welding. A projection molten in welding is provided on one of the outer surface of the liquid filling tap and the outer surface of the lid connected to the liquid filling hole. The liquid filling tap is welded to the liquid filling hole using molten metal of the projection in welding as well. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115493 | Prismatic Lithium Ion Cell With Positive Polarity Rigid Container - Systems and methods are disclosed for battery cells with positive polarity rigid containers. In accordance with disclosed embodiments, the cell may include a container and a lid piece that couple together to form a rectangular prismatic geometry. An electrode assembly having positive and negative coils may be disposed within the cell, and the positive coil may be conductively coupled to the cell. In this way, the cell (e.g., both the lid and the container) may be positively polarized. Further, the electrode assembly may incorporate a jelly-roll or a stacked structure. In one embodiment, the lid piece may include a vent that opens in response to pressure in the cell surpassing an established threshold. The lid may further include a positive terminal, negative terminal, and a method for filling the cell with electrolyte. Another embodiment may provide a battery module include multiple cells with positive polarity rigid containers. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115494 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery including at least one electrode assembly, the at least one electrode assembly including a positive electrode and a negative electrode; a case accommodating the electrode assembly, the case having an installation surface; a terminal installed on the installation surface of the case; and a cap member coupled with the case. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115495 | LITHIUM PRIMARY BATTERY - Disclosed is a lithium primary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator interposed therebetween, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes: a positive electrode mixture layer which includes fluorinated graphite as a positive electrode active material; and a positive electrode current collector to which the positive electrode mixture layer is attached, the current collector including stainless steel which contains niobium. The negative electrode includes, as a negative electrode active material, lithium metal or a lithium alloy. The content of niobium in the stainless steel is preferably 0.2 mass % or more, and the separator thickness can be made 50 μm or less. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115496 | ONE-PIECE HOUSING WITH PLUGS FOR PRISMATIC CELL ASSEMBLY - Systems are disclosed for battery modules with housing systems. In accordance with disclosed embodiments, the housing system may include a four-walled casing (e.g., no top/bottom) with at least one hole and plug that couples with the hole in the casing using a detention mechanism. The casing may house multiple prismatic cells in a face-to-face arrangement. The plug may extend through the hole in the casing to contact and apply a compressive force to the cells within the casing. Further, the casing may have the hole and plug assembly on parallel sides, enabling the compressive force to be applied to the cells from both directions. The compressive force may retain the cells in the casing and limit the swelling of the cells to maintain their product life. The housing system may also include a cooling system in contact with the bottom of the cells and/or compression plates to distribute the compressive force evenly on the prismatic cells. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115497 | BUS BATTERY CONVERSION AND HOLD DOWN KIT - A bus battery tray assembly for securing one or more bus batteries, in which each bus battery has two battery terminals, includes a battery tray for supporting the one or more batteries and a battery tray cover assembly. The battery tray cover assembly includes a plate having a bottom surface with a plurality of projections extending from the bottom surface. The plurality of projections are disposed to position the one or more bus batteries on the tray. The battery tray cover also includes a bracket coupled to the plate with a front face substantially orthogonal to the plate and a plurality of plate terminals located on the front face. The assembly further includes a plurality of battery cables, wherein each cable connects a battery terminal to a plate terminal. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115498 | HANDLE PORTION OF HAND-HELD ELECTRIC TOOL - Three battery cells can be arranged such that one battery cell is situated on the front side of a handle portion and that the remaining two battery cells are situated on the rear side thereof while being arranged laterally side by side. Also, a handle portion can be generally of a triangular cross-sectional configuration whose apex portion is situated on the front side of the handle portion and whose base portion is situated on the rear side thereof; and the handle portion is grasped by bringing fingertips into contact with the apex portion ( | 2013-05-09 |
20130115499 | Battery Unit for an Electric or Hybrid Vehicle - The accumulator assembly comprises a plurality of electrical energy accumulator elements | 2013-05-09 |
20130115500 | BATTERY ASSEMBLY FOR BATTERY POWERED PORTABLE DEVICES - A battery assembly includes at least a plurality of battery cells that includes at least a first and a second battery cell each attached to a distributed battery monitoring unit, the second battery cell being associated with an external circuit, the second battery cell connected to a battery management unit (BMU) by way of a pre-formed battery contact shaped to accommodate the external circuit. The plurality of battery cells are electrically connected to at least the BMU such that each of the plurality of battery cells are substantially aligned with each other thereby preserving a battery profile corresponding to unconnected battery cells. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115501 | MOUNTING DEVICE FOR BATTERY - A mounting device for fixing a battery in place includes a board and a fixing member. Two tabs and two plates extend from the board to hold the battery. The fixing member forms a blocking piece on a top surface. A first end of the fixing member extends through one of the plates and then is latched with the blocking piece. A second end of the fixing member extends through the other plate and is formed into a loop to secure the fixing member over the battery. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115502 | MOUNTING DEVICE FOR BATTERY - A mounting device for mounting a battery includes a base board and a fixing member. The board forming two tabs to abut against opposite sides of the battery and two hooks to locate at opposite ends of the battery. The fixing member is configured to block a top of the battery. Opposite ends of the fixing member are configured to connect to the hooks, respectively. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115503 | MOUNTING DEVICE FOR BATTERY - A mounting device for mounting a battery includes a base board to support the battery and a fixing member. The base board forms two hooks to abut against opposite sides of the battery, a tab and two protrusions to respectively abut opposite ends of the battery. The fixing member includes a blocking portion to block a top of the battery, two first latching portions to engage with the corresponding hooks, and two second latching portions to be pivotably connected to the protrusions. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115504 | ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FILLING COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PREPARING ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE, ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE, AND REDOX FLOW BATTERY - A composition for filling an ion exchange membrane, a method of preparing the ion exchange membrane, the filled ion exchange membrane, and a redox flow battery using the filled ion exchange membrane. The composition includes an ion conductive material and a water soluble support. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115505 | LITHIUM ION CELL WITH COOLING FEATURES - Provided herein are prismatic cell assemblies having a continuous cooling channel therethrough. Methods of manufacture of the cell assembly are also provided, wherein each of a series of stacked substantially planar components selected from cathodes, separators, and anodes includes a through hole, and wherein the through holes are concentrically aligned with the adjacent component before securing the assembly using an elongated tube to form a continuous cooling channel through the components. The methods further include inserting the secured stacked components into a pouch having sidewall openings aligned with the continuous cooling channel, and sealing the sidewall openings so that the pouch can be filled with electrolyte without leaking any electrolyte into the cooling channel, or leaking through the pouch sidewall. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115506 | Thermal Solution for Prismatic Lithium Ion Battery Pack - A lithium ion battery pack includes a plurality of prismatic lithium polymer cells and one or more graphite heat spreaders. Each spreader has at least two major surfaces and is made of one of a sheet of a compressed mass of exfoliated graphite particles, a graphitized polyimide sheet, or combinations thereof. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115507 | THIN FILM LITHIUM-ION BATTERY - The present invention is directed to a thin film lithium-ion battery having at least a laminate structure therein. The laminate structure includes a bottom current collector layer, an anode consisting of a superlattice layer and a silicon based layer, an electrolyte and separator, a cathode and a top current collector layer sequentially stacked together. The electrolyte and separator of the laminate structure contains lithium ions. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115508 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, ELECTRODE FOR THE SAME, AND BATTERY PACK - According to one embodiment, there is provided an electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery. The electrode includes an active material layer. The active material layer includes a monoclinic β-type titanium composite oxide. When the electrode is subjected to an X-ray diffraction measurement using a Cu-Kα ray source, a ratio of a reflection intensity I(020) of a peak derived from a plane (020) of a crystal of the monoclinic β-type titanium composite oxide to a reflection intensity I(001) of a peak derived from a plane (001) of the crystal of the monoclinic β-type titanium composite oxide being in the range from 0.6 to 1.2. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115509 | BATTERY GRID WITH VARIED CORROSION RESISTANCE - A battery grid is disclosed. The battery grid includes a pattern of grid wires. The pattern includes a grid wire having a first segment with a first corrosion resistance and a second segment with a second corrosion resistance which is less than the first corrosion resistance. The second segment corrodes at a rate which is faster than the corrosion rate of the first segment so as to dynamically release internal stress and control grid growth of the battery grid during its service life. A battery includes said grid and a method of forming said grid are also disclosed. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115510 | ANODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, ANODE CURRENT COLLECTOR, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND SECONDARY BATTERY - A chargeable and dischargeable secondary battery for use in electronic devices, industrial machines, electric-powered vehicles, is provided, along with an anodic electrode and a copper foil for anode current collector. It is an anode for secondary battery that utilizes non-aqueous electrolyte, which comprises a silicon-type active material film formed on one side or both sides of a current collector made of copper foil or copper alloy foil, wherein 1 g/m | 2013-05-09 |
20130115511 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, a case accommodating the electrode assembly, a cap assembly including a cap plate having a first through-hole and coupled to the case and a short-circuiting member electrically coupled to one of the first and second electrodes, and a displacement plate in the first through-hole and spaced from a bottom surface of the short-circuiting member at a first position, and configured to be separated from the first through-hole and to contact the bottom surface of the short-circuiting member at a second position. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115512 | BUCKLED SILICON NANOSTRUCTURES ON ELASTOMERIC SUBSTRATES FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM ION BATTERIES - A flexible silicon anode includes a flexible substrate, a layer of silicon with a thickness of 1 μm or less adhered to the flexible substrate, and a current collector in contact with the layer of silicon. A lithium ion battery cell includes a flexible silicon anode, a current collector in contact with the layer of silicon; a lithium cathode; a separator between the silicon anode and the lithium cathode; an electrolyte in contact with the silicon anode and the lithium cathode; and an electrical connection between the silicon anode and the lithium cathode. Forming the flexible silicon anode can include etching a silicon-on-insulator structure to form a silicon layer on the silicon substrate, treating the silicon layer, contacting the treated silicon layer with a flexible substrate, and separating the flexible substrate and the silicon substrate, thereby transferring the treated silicon layer from the silicon substrate to the flexible substrate. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115513 | ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM BATTERY CONTAINING THE SAME - An electrode active material includes a core capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium; and a surface treatment layer disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the core, wherein the surface treatment layer includes a lithium-free oxide having a spinel structure, and an intensity of an X-ray diffraction peak corresponding to impurity phase of the lithium-free oxide, when measured using Cu—Kα radiation, is at a noise level of an X-ray diffraction spectrum or less. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115514 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE, AND NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a positive electrode active material giving nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary batteries superior in cycle characteristics. The positive electrode active material according to the present invention includes a lithium-containing composite metal oxide having the composition represented by the following General Formula (1): | 2013-05-09 |
20130115515 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR OVERCHARGE PROTECTION IN SECONDARY LITHIUM BATTERIES - Provided herein is an electrode active material comprising a lithium metal oxide and an overcharge protection additive having an operating voltage higher than the operating voltage of the lithium metal oxide. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115516 | LITHIUM TITANATE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE, COMPOSITE OF LITHIUM TITANATE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AND CARBON, METHOD OF PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND ELECTRODE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL ELEMENT EMPLOYING SAID COMPOSITE - Highly dispersed lithium titanate crystal structures having a thickness of few atomic layers level and the two-dimensional surface in a plate form are supported on carbon nanofiber (CNF). The lithium titanate crystal structure precursors and CNF that supports these are prepared by a mechanochemical reaction that applies sheer stress and centrifugal force to a reactant in a rotating reactor. The mass ratio between the lithium titanate crystal structure and carbon nanofiber is preferably between 75:25 and 85:15. The carbon nanofiber preferably has an external diameter of 10-30 nm and an external specific surface area of 150-350 cm | 2013-05-09 |
20130115517 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD OF PREPARING THE NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL, ELECTRODE INCLUDING THE NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE ELECTRODE - A negative active material including: a composite including a matrix comprising silicon oxide, silicon carbide, and carbon and silicon particles dispersed in the matrix; and a carbon coating film formed on a surface of the composite, wherein an intensity ratio of a SiC peak to a Si peak in an X-ray diffraction spectrum is 1 or more, a method of preparing the negative active material, a negative electrode including the negative active material, and a lithium battery including the electrode. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115518 | STOCK OIL COMPOSITION FOR CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL FOR NEGATIVE ELECTRODE OF LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a stock oil composition for a carbonaceous material for a negative electrode of a lithium-ion secondary battery which composition is useful for achieving excellent high-speed charge and discharge characteristics. The stock oil composition for a carbonaceous material for a negative electrode of a lithium-ion secondary battery uses a bottom oil of residue fluid catalytic cracking apparatus as a raw material. The stock oil composition comprises, of a saturated component, an aromatic component, a resin component and an asphaltene component detectable by development of the stock oil composition using thin-layer chromatography, the saturated component ranging from 30 to 50% by weight and the aromatic component ranging from 50 to 70% by weight; and has an average molecular weight of from 400 to 600. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115519 | SEPARATOR FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Provided is a separator for a rechargeable lithium battery including a porous support including a polymer derived from polyamic acid or a polymer derived from polyimide, wherein the polyamic acid and the polyimide include a repeating unit prepared from aromatic diamine including at least one ortho-positioned functional group relative to an amine group and dianhydride. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115520 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL ELEMENT UTILIZING SAME - The present invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolytic solution which can improve the electrochemical characteristics in a broad temperature range and an electrochemical element produced by using the same. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115521 | RECHARGEABLE MAGNESIUM ION CELL COMPONENTS AND ASSEMBLY - A magnesium battery electrode assembly is described, including a current collector comprising a metal, an overlayer material on the metal and an electrode layer comprising an electrode active material disposed on the current collector. The overlayer material passivates the metal, or inhibits a corrosion reaction that would occur between the metal and an electrolyte in the absence of the overlayer material. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115522 | Manufacture of LiPO2F2 | 2013-05-09 |
20130115523 | IMMERSIBLE GASEOUS OXIDANT CATHODE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL SYSTEM - An electrochemical cell system is configured to utilize an oxidant reduction electrode module containing an oxidant reduction electrode mounted to a housing to form a gaseous oxidant space therein that is immersed into the ionically conductive medium. A fuel electrode is spaced from the oxidant reduction electrode, such that the ionically conductive medium may conduct ions between the fuel and oxidant reduction electrodes to support electrochemical reactions at the fuel and oxidant reduction electrodes. A gaseous oxidant channel extending through the gaseous oxidant space provides a supply of oxidant to the oxidant reduction electrode, such that the fuel electrode and the oxidant reduction electrode are configured to, during discharge, oxidize the metal fuel at the fuel electrode and reduce the oxidant at the oxidant reduction electrode, to generate a discharge potential difference therebetween for application to a load. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115524 | RECHARGEABLE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - The present invention relates to rechargeable electrochemical cells comprising (A) at least one cathode comprising (A1) at least one cathode active material comprising (a) at least one graphitized carbon black and (aa) at least one binder, and optionally at least one solid material through which gas can diffuse or which optionally serves as a carrier for the cathode active material, and B) at least one anode comprising metallic magnesium, metallic aluminum, metallic zinc, metallic sodium or metallic lithium. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115525 | EXTERNAL PTFE LAYER REINFORCEMENT FOR OXIDANT ELECTRODE - An oxidant electrode for an electrochemical cell utilizing a fuel electrode comprising a metal fuel and a liquid ionically conductive medium configured to conduct ions between the fuel electrode and the oxidant electrode to support electrochemical reactions at the fuel and oxidant electrodes, includes an active layer configured to participate in electrochemical reactions with the fuel electrode. The oxidant electrode also includes a solvophobic layer between an oxidant-facing side of the oxidant electrode, and the active layer. The solvophobic layer is configured to prevent permeation of the liquid ionically conductive medium therethrough, but permit permeation of a gaseous oxidant therethrough. The oxidant electrode further includes a reinforcement layer at the oxidant-facing side, configured to prevent a distortion of the solvophobic layer therethrough, towards the oxidant-facing side. The reinforcement layer is permeable to the gaseous oxidant. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115526 | AIR CATHODE WITH GRAPHITE BONDING/BARRIER LAYER - An electrochemical cell includes a housing, a fuel electrode comprising a metal fuel; an oxidant electrode spaced from the fuel electrode, having fuel electrode and oxidant facing sides, and a liquid ionically conductive medium for conducting ions between the fuel and oxidant electrodes to support electrochemical reactions thereat. The fuel and oxidant electrodes are configured to, during discharge, oxidize the metal fuel at the fuel electrode and reduce a gaseous oxidant at the oxidant electrode to generate a discharge potential difference therebetween for application to a load. The oxidant electrode includes an active layer configured to participate in the electrochemical reactions, and a current collector electrically coupled to the active layer. The oxidant electrode further includes a graphite layer comprising a mixture of graphite particles and solvophobic binder, the graphite layer providing a surface thereof for exposure to a sealant that adheres the oxidant electrode to the housing. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115527 | Rechargeable lithium air batteries - A rechargeable non-aqueous lithium-air battery is provided having a multilayered cathode structure which uses a functionized carbon paper base with tubular catalysts. The multilayer cathode has a sufficient pore size to prevent clogging of the cathode by reaction products and further has a hydrophobic coating to repel moisture. The stable electrolyte is made by ionic liquid and additives which have no reaction with discharge products and offers solubility for oxygen and lithium oxide. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115528 | RECHARGEABLE ANION BATTERY CELL USING A MOLTEN SALT ELECTROLYTE - A rechargeable electrochemical battery cell comprises a molten carbonate salt electrolyte ( | 2013-05-09 |
20130115529 | ELECTROLYTE FOR METAL/AIR BATTERY - A series of fluorinated compounds are disclosed that can be used as the co-solvent of non-aqueous electrolytes for metal/air battery cells. The inclusion of these compounds in electrolyte systems significantly increases the power capability and energy capacity of metal/air batteries by promoting dissolution and increasing solubility of oxygen in the non-aqueous electrolytes. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115530 | Copper Alloy Metal Strip For Zinc Air Anode Cans - The present disclosure generally relates to a zinc air cell having an anode can made of a copper alloy. The anode can material reduces internal gassing within the electrochemical cell while being compatible with the internal chemistry of the anode and the alkaline electrolyte of the cell itself. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115531 | ELECTRICALLY RECHARGEABLE, METAL-AIR BATTERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The invention provides for a fully electrically rechargeable metal-air battery systems and methods of achieving such systems. A rechargeable metal air battery cell may comprise a metal electrode an air electrode, and an aqueous electrolyte separating the metal electrode and the air electrode. In some embodiments, the metal electrode may directly contact the electrolyte and no separator or porous membrane need be provided between the air electrode and the electrolyte. Rechargeable metal air battery cells may be electrically connected to one another through a centrode connection between a metal electrode of a first battery cell and an air electrode of a second battery cell. Air tunnels may be provided between individual metal air battery cells. In some embodiments, an electrolyte flow management system may be provided. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115532 | INTERNAL CONVECTION CELL - An electrochemical cell includes a permeable fuel electrode configured to support a metal fuel thereon, and an oxidant reduction electrode spaced from the fuel electrode. An ionically conductive medium is provided for conducting ions between the fuel and oxidant reduction electrodes, to support electrochemical reactions at the fuel and oxidant reduction electrodes. A charging electrode is also included, selected from the group consisting of (a) the oxidant reduction electrode, (b) a separate charging electrode spaced from the fuel and oxidant reduction electrodes, and (c) a portion of the permeable fuel electrode. The charging electrode is configured to evolve gaseous oxygen bubbles that generate a flow of the ionically conductive medium. One or more flow diverters are also provided in the electrochemical cell, and configured to direct the flow of the ionically conductive medium at least partially through the permeable fuel electrode. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115533 | FILTER FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - An electrochemical cell system is configured to utilize an ionically conductive liquid flowing through a plurality of electrochemical cells. One or more hydrophilic filters for venting of gas from the cells are provided along a flow path for the ionically conductive liquid, so as to permit gasses that evolve in the ionically conductive liquid during charging or discharging to vent outside the cell system, while constraining the ionically conductive liquid within the flow path of the electrochemical cell system. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115534 | WIND POWER AND HYDROGEN POWER COMPLEX GENERATING DEVICE - A wind power and hydrogen power complex generating device includes a fan assembly having a blade unit and a demultiplexer connected to the blade unit. A heating unit is connected to a first output end of the demultiplexer. A pump is connected to a second output end of the demultiplexer. The pump pressurizes liquid water. A heating assembly is connected to the pump and the heating unit. The heating assembly heats the liquid water into a critical state. An electrolyzing unit includes an input end, a hydrogen output end, and an oxygen output end. The input end is connected to the heating assembly. The electrolyzing unit electrolyzes the liquid water in the critical state into gaseous hydrogen and gaseous oxygen. A fuel cell unit includes an anode passage connected to the hydrogen output end and a cathode passage connected to the oxygen output end. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115535 | System for Producing and Supplying Hydrogen and Sodium Chlorate, Comprising a Sodium Chloride Electrolyser for Producing Sodium Chlorate - A system is provided for producing hydrogen and oxygen based on decomposition of sodium chlorate (NaClO | 2013-05-09 |
20130115536 | Hydrogen Generator - A hydrogen generator and a fuel cell system including a fuel cell battery and the hydrogen generator. The hydrogen generator includes a cartridge including a plurality of pellets stacked within a casing, each pellet containing a hydrogen containing material capable of releasing hydrogen gas when heated; a compartment including a hydrogen outlet through a housing and as cavity within the housing within which the cartridge can be removably disposed; and an induction heating system. The induction heating system includes a plurality of secondary coils within the cartridge casing, with each secondary coil in contact with one or more of the pellets. The induction heating system also includes at least one primary coil within the compartment housing. The induction heating system provides an electromagnetic field from a flow of the current in the primary coil, induces an electric current in the secondary coil, and producing heat to heat the pellets. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115537 | INTERNAL REFORMING TUBULAR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL STACK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention provides a large-scale solid oxide fuel cell stack and a method of manufacturing the stack. In the present invention, a segmented cell tube ( | 2013-05-09 |
20130115538 | POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A power generation system according to the present invention includes: a fuel cell system ( | 2013-05-09 |
20130115539 | FLUID FLOW ASSEMBLIES FOR, AND IN, FUEL CELL STACKS - Fuel cells and related assemblies involving directionally independent channels are provided. In this regard, a representative fuel cell stack ( | 2013-05-09 |
20130115540 | FUEL CELL OPERATION WITH A FAILED OPEN INJECTOR - A system and method for controlling hydrogen gas flow to an anode side of a fuel cell stack using a pressure regulator in the event that an injector that normally injects the hydrogen gas into the fuel cell stack has failed in a stuck open position. During normal operation, the control of the injector is determined based on the pressure of an anode sub-system and the position of the pressure regulator is determined based on a supply pressure between the pressure regulator and the injector. If it is determined that the injector is stuck in an open position, then the position of the pressure regulator is controlled to the anode pressure instead of the supply pressure. If the pressure regulator is an electrical pressure regulator, then it is pulsed to mimic normal system operation. Alternately, another valve, such as a shut-off valve, can be employed to provide the flow pulsing. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115541 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell is provided with a membrane electrode assembly provided with a frame, both of which are sandwiched between two separators. The fuel cell is configured such that reactive gas is circulated between the frame and the separators. The frame and both separators each have manifold holes, the rims of the manifold holes of frame extend into the manifold holes in the separators, and protrusions cover the inner peripheral surfaces of the manifold holes in at least one of the separators. This structure makes possible the easy and accurate position and integration of the separators and the frame, and fuel cell miniaturization can be achieved because space to position the protrusions is not needed. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115542 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FUEL CELL CATALYST, FUEL CELL CATALYST, AND USES THEREOF - A method for producing a fuel cell catalyst containing a metal oxycarbonitride, the method including: a step of producing a metal oxycarbonitride by heating a metal carbonitride in an inert gas containing oxygen gas; and a step of bringing the metal oxycarbonitride into contact with an acidic solution. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115543 | THERMOSTABLE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a thermostable polymer electrolyte membrane which comprises a main chain comprising an alicyclic polybenzimidazole and a graft chain added to the main chain by radiation-induced graft polymerization, wherein at least a part of the graft chain has sulfonic acid groups. The thermostable polymer electrolyte membrane of the invention is used for many apparatuses such as polymer electrolyte fuel cells or water electrolysis devices, in which the electrolyte membrane exhibits high proton conductivity, low fuel permeability, high oxidation resistance and superior mechanical property under operation conditions at high temperature. The present invention also provides a simple and low-cost process for producing the same. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115544 | HIGH ALTITUDE PLATFORM - An apparatus for generating electrical energy at altitude, comprising a tether connecting a substantially ground level location, part to a platform at an elevated location, the tether comprising a conduit coupled to an electrical generator at the platform, the conduit arranged to allow the flow of a fuel fluid from the substantially ground level location to the elevated location, and the electrical generator being operable to convert energy in the fuel fluid to electrical energy at the elevated location. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115545 | FUEL CELL MODULE AND METHOD MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A fuel cell module and a method manufacturing the same that improves a contact structure of the inter-connectors to prevent gas leaks, thereby to improving the performance and the durability of the unit cell. The fuel cell module includes a plurality of inter-connectors, wherein at least one of the inter-connectors has a first face contacting a first electrode layer, a second face opposing the first face, and third and fourth faces connecting the first face to the second face, respectively, wherein at least a portion of the at least one of the inter-connectors also contacts an electrolytic layer, wherein a length of the first face of the at least one of the inter-connectors is 20% to 80% of a length of the second face. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115546 | FUEL CELL, FLOW FIELD PLATE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FLOW FIELD PLATE - A fuel cell, having a first electrode, a second electrode, and a membrane element, in which the membrane element is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. At least one of the electrodes has a flow field plate and at least one flow conduit, through which a reactant can be conducted, extends in at least one outer surface of the flow field plate. The flow field plate has at least one microreaction chamber, and the microreaction chamber is disposed in the outer surface and on the flow conduit. A catalyst is disposed on at least a part of the microreaction chamber in such a way that the catalyst has contact simultaneously with the membrane element and the inflowing reactant. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115547 | SUBSTRATE WITH REFLECTIVE LAYER FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY AND REFLECTIVE MASK BLANK FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY - To provide an EUV mask blank whereby deterioration in reflectance due to oxidation of a Ru protective layer is suppressed, a functional film-attached substrate to be used for the production of the EUV mask blank, and a process for producing the functional film-attached substrate. A substrate with a reflective layer for EUV lithography, comprising a substrate, and a reflective layer for reflecting EUV light and a protective layer for protecting the reflective layer formed in this order on the substrate, wherein the reflective layer is a Mo/Si multilayer reflective film, the protective layer is a Ru layer or a Ru compound layer, between the reflective layer and the protective layer, an interlayer is formed which is composed of a first layer containing from 0.5 to 25 at % of nitrogen and from 75 to 99.5 at % of Si, and a second layer containing from 60 to 99.8 at % of Ru, from 0.1 to 10 at % of nitrogen and from 0.1 to 30 at % of Si and which has a total thickness of the first and second layers being from 0.2 to 2.5 nm, the first layer constituting the interlayer is formed on the reflective layer side, and the second layer is formed on the first layer, and the protective layer contains substantially no Si. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115548 | Alkyl silane surface treated silica for toner - The present disclosure describes toner compositions comprising an alkyl surface-treated silica, which toners exhibit improved tribo-charging, second transfer efficiency and IQ without impacting color. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115549 | Low dielectric additives for toner - The present disclosure describes toner compositions containing an additive package including one or more additives that exhibit low dielectric loss, which toners exhibit improved tribo charging, 2 | 2013-05-09 |
20130115550 | TONER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner including a core particle and projections at a surface of the core particle is provided. The core particle includes a binder resin and a colorant. The binder resin includes a crystalline resin as a major component. Each of the projections consists of a fine resin particle. An average length of long sides of the projections is not less than 0.15 μm and less than 0.5 μm. A standard deviation of lengths of the long sides of the projections is 0.2 or less. A surface coverage of the toner with the projections is within a range of 30 to 90%. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115551 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER, A PRINTING SYSTEM FOR APPLYING SAID TONER ON AN IMAGE RECEIVING MEDIUM AND A METHOD FOR PREPARING SAID TONER - The invention relates to a toner for developing a toner image, the toner comprising a binder resin, a colorant, a first wax and a compatibilizer. The wax is finely dispersed within the toner. The compatibilizer has a melting transition, wherein the lower temperature limit of the melting transition is between 110° C. and 140° C. at the time of temperature rise in the DSC curve measured using a differential scanning calorimeter. The invention further relates to a printing system for applying the toner according to the present invention on an image receiving medium. The invention further relates to a method for preparing the toner according to the present invention. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115552 | LIQUID DEVELOPER - A liquid developer used for wet-type image forming apparatuses includes toner particles and an insulating liquid, the toner particles include a resin, a pigment, and a pigment dispersant, the pigment includes a pigment having an acid group, and the pigment dispersant is a basic polymer dispersant including units derived from ε-caprolactone. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115553 | TOPCOAT COMPOSITIONS AND PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC METHODS - Topcoat compositions are provided that can be used in immersion lithography to form photoresist patterns. The topcoat compositions include a polymer system that includes a matrix polymer and a surface active polymer. The matrix polymer is present in the composition in a larger proportion by weight than the surface active polymer, and the surface active polymer has a lower surface energy than a surface energy of the matrix polymer. A solvent system includes a first organic solvent chosen from gamma-butyrolactone and/or gamma-valerolactone, and a second organic solvent. The first organic solvent has a higher surface energy than a surface energy of the surface active polymer, and a higher boiling point than a boiling point of the second organic solvent. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115554 | RESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN AND POLYMERIC COMPOUND - A resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, the base component (A) containing a polymeric compound (A1) having a structural unit (a5) represented by general formula (a5-0) shown below (R | 2013-05-09 |
20130115555 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - There are provided a method of forming a resist pattern includes: a step ( | 2013-05-09 |
20130115556 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD, CHEMICAL AMPLIFICATION RESIST COMPOSITION AND RESIST FILM - A pattern forming method, includes: (i) forming a film from a chemical amplification resist composition that contains (A) a resin capable of increasing a polarity of the resin (A) to decrease a solubility of the resin (A) for a developer containing an organic solvent by an action of an acid, (B) a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation, and (C) a solvent; (ii) exposing the film; and (iii) performing development by using a developer containing an organic solvent, wherein the resin (A) has a structure in which a polar group is protected with a leaving group capable of decomposing and leaving by an action of an acid, and the leaving group contains a fluorine atom. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115557 | ACTINIC-RAY- OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, ACTINIC-RAY- OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE FILM AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN - Provided is an actinic-ray- or radiation-sensitive resin composition including (A) a compound that when exposed to actinic rays or radiation, generates an acid, (B) a resin that when acted on by an acid, increases its rate of dissolution in an alkali developer, and (C) a hydrophobic resin, wherein the hydrophobic resin (C) contains a repeating unit derived from any of monomers of general formula (1) below. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115558 | SELECTIVE PHOTO-INDUCED PROTEIN IMMOBILIZATION USING BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN - Provided is a biomaterial immobilizing method including immobilizing a bovine serum albumin on a substrate, providing a biomaterial on the substrate immobilized with the bovine serum albumin, and irradiating an ultraviolet light onto the substrate provided with the bovine serum albumin and the biomaterial to immobilize the biomaterial selectively on the substrate immobilized with the bovine serum albumin. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115559 | METHODS OF FORMING PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC PATTERNS BY NEGATIVE TONE DEVELOPMENT - Provided are methods of forming photolithographic patterns by negative tone development. The methods employ a photoresist composition that includes a polymer having a unit of the following general formula (I): | 2013-05-09 |
20130115560 | Fuel-Fired Furnace and Method for Controlling Combustion in a Fuel-Fired Furnace - Fuel-fired furnace and a method for operating it, in which method: a main oxidizing agent is injected at a controlled flow rate into the combustion chamber of the furnace; the combustible material is burnt in the combustion chamber with the main oxidizing agent, producing thermal energy and flue gases at a temperature higher than 600° C.; the flue gases are removed via an exhaust duct, said removed flue gases possibly containing residual materials that could be oxidized, the exhaust duct being equipped with an inlet for a diluting oxidizing agent downstream of the combustion chamber; the residual materials that could be oxidized are burnt with the diluting oxidizing agent by means of a flame at the inlet for the diluting oxidizing agent; the flame intensity inside the exhaust duct is detected; and the flow rate at which the main oxidizing agent is injected into the combustion chamber is controlled according to the detected flame intensity. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115561 | COMBUSTOR AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING FUEL TO A COMBUSTOR - A combustor includes an end cover, an end cap downstream from the end cover, and tubes that extend through the end cap. An outer support tube extends downstream from the end cover and connects to an upstream surface of the end cap. An inner support tube extends downstream from the end cover and connects to a downstream surface of the end cap. A first plenum surrounds the inner support tube between the end cover and the upstream surface and extends radially between the upstream and downstream surfaces. A second plenum surrounds the first plenum between the end cover and the upstream surface and extends radially between the upstream and downstream surfaces. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115562 | OXYGEN HEAT EXCHANGER - The present invention relates to a heat exchanger for the supply of oxygen or of a gas mixture containing at least 50% oxygen, the temperature at the outlet of the exchanger not being below 300° C., it preferably being above 400° C., the oxygen or the oxygen-rich gas feeding one or more burners of a glass melting furnace, the heat of the combustion gases being used directly or indirectly to heat the oxygen or the oxygen-rich gas in the exchanger, in which the exchange power is between 20 and 300 kW, preferably between 40 and 250 kW and particularly preferably between 80 and 170 kW. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115563 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A GAS BURNER - Method for operating a gas burner, wherein a gas/combustion air mixture is fed to the gas burner for combusting in said gas burner in such a way that a combustion air flow, which is inducted by a fan, is mixed with a gas flow and the resulting gas/combustion air mixture is fed to the gas burner, wherein to this end a control device, on the basis of a control deviation between an actual value, which is recorded by a sensor providing an electrical or electronic measurement signal and acting on a gas line which carries the gas flow, and a corresponding reference value, determines a manipulated variable for a gas valve which influences the gas flow, wherein the gas valve is adjusted in dependence upon this manipulated variable in order to make available to the gas burner the gas/combustion air mixture with a desired gas/combustion air ratio, and wherein the control device alters the gas/combustion air ratio of the gas/combustion air mixture in dependence upon a rotational speed of the fan in such a way that at relatively low rotational speeds of the fan in comparison to relatively high rotational speeds of the fan the gas proportion is reduced in relation to the air proportion so that the gas/combustion air ratio becomes leaner in gas. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115564 | FUEL NOZZLE TIP INCORPORATING COOLING BY IMPELLER FINS - A combustion burner and a nozzle tip to a combustion burner is disclosed. The nozzle tip includes a face and at least one passage at the face enabling a gas impinging on the face to flow through the nozzle tip. At least one rib extends from the face to transfer heat from the nozzle tip to the impinging gas. The at least one rib extending from the face of the nozzle tip provides a surface area of the face that is greater than the surface area of a planar face. The nozzle tip can be coupled to an end of a nozzle of the combustion burner. The gas can be an air and/or an air/fuel mixture. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115565 | Wax Burning Method and Apparatus - A wax burning system provides a melting plate and burning assembly for maintaining a burning flame to consume substantially all of the provided wax in the system. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115566 | COMBUSTOR HAVING WAKE AIR INJECTION - A combustor having wake air injection is provided. The combustor includes a fuel nozzle, first and second vessels formed and disposed to define a flow path along which a first fluid flows in first and second opposite directions toward the fuel nozzle, a vane disposed in the flow path and an injector to inject a second fluid into wake formed by an obstruction disposed in the flow path upstream from the vane. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115567 | Orthodontic Appliance For Bite Correction - A bite-correcting orthodontic appliance attaches directly to the elements of braces (i.e., brackets and archwires); flexes in its distal 25-45% to stay away from the food bolus; has a reduced elliptical profile for patient comfort; and introduces gentle force vectors to the patient's upper and lower teeth that sweep in an arch to lift up on the front of the molar and down on the lower front teeth as the appliance tries to return to its preinstalled (passive) state, resulting in rapid, yet gentle changes unseen in the orthodontic industry. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115568 | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING A DENTAL MATERIAL - A device for dispensing a dental material comprises a compartment for the dental material, a piston for extruding the dental material from the compartment, and a spindle drive for moving the piston and the compartment relative to one another. The spindle drive comprises first and second threads which are operable for moving the piston. The first thread has a first pitch and the second thread has a different second pitch. In one embodiment, the invention may provide a relatively inexpensive and reliable dental dispensing device. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115569 | Method and Related Devices for Mixing Two Injectable Compositions Prior to Injection - This invention relates to a method for mixing a first injectable liquid pharmaceutical composition and a second injectable composition within an injection device, said injection device including: ·a generally cylindrical shell in which a cartridge is lodged or a generally cylindrical barrel, ·at one first end of the generally cylindrical barrel or the generally cylindrical shell, a plunger, the plunger being mounted on the barrel or shell, ·at a second end opposite the first end of the generally cylindrical barrel or the generally cylindrical shell, is provided a needle assembly support member, on which may be mounted a needle assembly, said needle assembly comprising means to be mounted on the needle support member, and further comprising: -at least one hollow cannula for transportation of liquid from the barrel or cartridge to the body of the patient; -and at least one hub surrounding part of the cannula and attached to cannula; said hub possibly including a hollow part; characterized in that the first injectable composition is within the cylindrical barrel or within the cartridge lodged in the cylindrical shell and the second injectable composition is associated with the needle assembly, and further characterized in that the mixture of said first and said second composition occurs in the hub, in the cartridge, or in the cannula or the barrel. The invention also relates to said needle assembly and to said injection device. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115570 | INFECTED DENTAL IMPLANT CLEANING TECHNIQUE - The present invention relates to a dental implant cleaning apparatus. A dental implant cleaning apparatus according to the present invention includes: a wire bundle formed of flexible materials; a tube enclosing the wire bundle; and a driver connected to the wire bundle, to drive the wire bundle. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115571 | TREATMENT DEVICE - Treatment device for treatment of the oral cavity and pharynx and/or the teeth, having a treatment head that can be removably fastened to a handpiece, and which has a head piece having a plurality of bristles and which has an electromechanical transducer in the head piece for producing a mechanical oscillation or waves to be transferred to a treatment area. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115572 | Dental implant with interlocking and centering threads - A dental implant device for insertion into a bore defined in bone for use with a prosthetic tooth or dental appliance includes an abutment with a plurality of male keys disposed about the distal end of the abutment capable of being affixed to the prosthetic tooth or dental appliance, an implantable anchor having a proximal and distal end, a plurality of female keyways defined into the proximal end of the anchor, the keyways capable of coupling to the male keys of the abutment and thereby preventing relative rotation of the abutment and anchor; an interlocking thread helically defined around a longitudinal axis of the anchor, the thread being adapted to couple to the bore defined in the bone and means for coupling the abutment to the implant anchor. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115573 | DENTAL VENEERS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - A dental veneer made from a composite comprising at least one organic binder, preferably with methacrylate, and inorganic solid particles as fillers. Methods for manufacturing the dental veneer include curing the composite with heat and light under pressure followed by laser treating the facial surface of the veneer to form a smoother facial surface. Filler particles at the facial surface of the veneer can be melted and/or coalesced together to form a continuous glass surface, which is more natural looking and better resembles natural tooth material as compared to ceramic veneers or other composited veneers lacking surface treatment. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115574 | Pneumatic device utilizing controlled pressure release - This application details a device which utilizes the controlled, explosive release of a pressurized fluid to simulate the effects of an explosive event. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115575 | Toy Landmine - The invention discloses a toy landmine comprising a housing, a generating means, and a triggering means; the triggering means includes a rammer for striking the container to release the gas, and a delay mechanism; the delay mechanism includes a base, a switching member for limiting the rammer, a sliding rod for controlling the switching member, and a movable plate for lifting the sliding rod; an intermediate part of the sliding rod has a diameter larger than that of its lower part, and a truncated conical surface is provided between the parts for smooth transition; the movable plate has one end hinged on the bottom of the base and is located below the sliding rod. With the delay mechanism, a smoke effect is generated after the upper lid is entirely opened, so that the upper lid will not be subjected damage and the smoke effect gets better. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115576 | OBSERVER TRAINER SYSTEM - Systems and methods for use in training crewmembers in the cargo compartment in detecting and identifying visual cues related to potential threats to aircraft and to ground based search and rescue circumstances. A visual display displays a scene generated by a visual scene generator apparatus. A vision limiting device, such as an actual door from an aircraft, equipped with a window is placed between the trainee and the visual display and the trainee can only see a limited amount of the visual display through the door's window. The limited view of the scene afforded the trainee will force the trainee to move around at various angles to see more of the scene and will also provide a frame of reference for making spatiotemporal judgments regarding the relationships between the trainee, the trainee's aircraft, and objects external to the aircraft. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115577 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO TEACH BICYCLE RIDING - A bicycle training aid may teach children and toddlers how to ride a bike with light assistance from a trainer. With conventional bicycle training methods, a user must hold onto the bicycle to help balance the rider, which may be tiring or may cause back pain. With the bicycle trainer of the present invention, the trainer may hold onto a handle that is readily attached to the bicycle. The handle may be used to balance the bicycle while the rider learns to provide their own balance and control of the bicycle. The bicycle trainer may be easily removed from the bicycle for convenient storage and transport. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115578 | SIGN LANGUAGE ACTION GENERATING DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION ROBOT - A sign language action generating device includes: a word string input unit; a trace creation unit that extracts a sign language action data for each word of a pair of words inputted as a word string and creates a trace between an end point position of a sign language action having the same meaning as a prior word of the pair of words and a start point position thereof having the same meaning as a posterior word; an interference determination unit that determines whether or not interference is generated between parts of a robot on each trace; an action connection unit that connects sign language actions; and an action adjustment unit that adjusts a position coordinate or a velocity of the pair of words within a prescribed threshold of a shift amount or an evaluation function within which meanings of the prior word and the posterior word can be maintained. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115579 | TACTILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR THE NECK | 2013-05-09 |
20130115580 | Learning another Language through Song - This application is for the purpose of obtaining a Utility Patent titled “ | 2013-05-09 |
20130115581 | MULTI-LEVEL COLOR BASED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for performing multi-level color based communication includes the steps of creating a plurality of individual color patterns, associating each of the plurality of individual color patterns with a known language character, and composing a message containing one or more of the individual color patterns. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115582 | AFFECT BASED CONCEPT TESTING - Analysis of mental states pertaining to concept testing is described. Concepts may be evaluated by seeing a product, seeing a service, seeing a model, viewing an advertisement, and the like. Data which includes facial information is captured for viewers of a concept. Facial and physiological information is gathered for a group of viewers. Demographic information is collected and used as a criterion for evaluating the concept. Data captured from an individual viewer or group of viewers is used to optimize a concept. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115583 | USER INTERFACE FOR REMOTE JOINT WORKOUT SESSION - Example embodiments relate to a system, method, apparatus, and computer readable media configured to generate a multiple renditions of a user interface that is updated based upon athletic movements of two or more users remotely located from each other. The UI may be configured to simultaneously display energy expenditure values in real-time. In further embodiments, a joint energy expenditure values determined from multiple remote users may be simultaneously displayed. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115584 | USER INTERFACE AND FITNESS METERS FOR REMOTE JOINT WORKOUT SESSION - Example embodiments relate to a system, method, apparatus, and computer readable media configured to generate a multiple renditions of a user interface that is updated based upon athletic movements of two or more users remotely located from each other. The UI may be configured to simultaneously display energy expenditure values in real-time. In further embodiments, a joint energy expenditure values determined from multiple remote users may be simultaneously displayed. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115585 | LANGUAGE-BASED COMPUTER GENERATED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL - A learning system includes a plurality of teacher and student stations for holding one or more learning sessions between a teacher and one or more students. A server serves instructional material for creating a learning environment during the learning session, and a database stores at least one of teacher and student attributes that relate to language ability. In the present invention, the instructional material is a computer generated instructional material that is produced based on the language ability of the student or the teacher. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115586 | FEEDBACK METHODS AND SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to methods and system for providing threaded feedback, in the form of a two way conversation between a teacher and a student. In one method, conversation data about a topic inputted by a first authorized user is received and that conversation data is transmitted to a second authorized user for display. In another method, conversation data about a topic inputted by a first authorized user is received from a central server and additional conversation data about the topic inputted by a second authorized user is transmitted to the central server. Systems to carry out these methods are also disclosed. The first and second authorized users include a teacher and/or a student. The conversation data includes rich media, and wherein the topics of conversation or feedback include at least educational targets or attainment of educational targets. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115587 | EMERGENCY COMMAND SYSTEM AND METHOD - An emergency command system is provided. The emergency command system selectively operated in a real time monitoring mode, a forecast mode, and a strategy inferring mode includes an input interface unit, a scene information unit, an emergency status providing unit, a strategy inferring unit, an output interface unit, and a commanding unit. The emergency status providing unit receives an alarm signal corresponding to an emergency, and produces scene simulation data according to the alarm signal and a set of scene information in the scene information unit corresponding to the emergency. The strategy inferring unit produces a strategy inference diagram according to the scene simulation data and/or strategy data input through the input interface unit, thereby displaying through the output interface unit. The commanding unit transmits command signals produced according to the strategy data to terminal devices. The disclosure further provides an emergency command method. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115588 | INTEGRATED BIOREACTOR AND SEPARATION SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE THEROF - The present invention relates to methods and systems for culturing and purifying target substance(s), such as selected proteins, viruses, pathogenic bacteria, antibodies, antigens, clotting factors, glycoproteins, and hormones, from source liquids wherein the culturing and purification is effected in an integrated system including a bioreactor and at least one separation unit that functions under the control of a single operating system and provides for disposable components. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115589 | Pharmaceutical Composition for Treatment and Prevention of Herpes Virus Infections - An object of the present invention is to find a protein expressed in a variety of cells and functioning as a receptor for herpesvirus and provide a preventive or remedy for herpesvirus infections capable of inhibiting binding of the receptor to herpesvirus and thereby preventing entry of the virus to cells. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115590 | MATERIALS AND METHOD FOR IMMOBILIZING, ISOLATING, AND CONCENTRATING CELLS USING CARBOXYLATED SURFACES - The present disclosure relates to immobilization of a cell using a carboxylated surface by contacting the carboxylated surface with a sample comprising the cell for a sufficient time to permit the cell to bind to the carboxylated surface. The immobilized cell may then be separated from the remainder of the sample and further manipulated to isolate, concentrate, and/or analyze the cell or a component thereof. | 2013-05-09 |
20130115591 | MOLECULAR METHOD FOR UNIVERSAL DETECTION OF CITRUS VIROIDS - The present invention provides methods for universally detecting | 2013-05-09 |