20th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140134427 | TREATED INORGANIC PIGMENTS HAVING REDUCED PHOTOACTIVITY AND ANTI-MICROBIAL PROPERTIES AND THEIR USE IN PAPER SLURRIES - The disclosure provides a paper slurry comprising a treated inorganic particle having reduced photoactivity and improved anti-microbial properties, wherein the treated inorganic pigment comprises: an inorganic core particle; a first treatment of a silicon compound, wherein the silicon compound is added in a single step; and a second treatment comprising a co-precipitated zinc oxide and alumina. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134428 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYIMIDE LAMINATE, AND POLYIMIDE LAMINATE - A method for producing a polyimide laminate, including forming a thin film of a polyamic acid solution composition on a substrate; and heating the obtained laminate of the substrate and the thin film of the polyamic acid solution composition at least at a temperature of from more than 150° C. to less than 200° C. for 10 minutes or more, and then heating the laminate at the highest temperature of from 400° C. to 550° C., to form a polyimide layer having a thickness of less than 50 μm on the substrate. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134429 | Techniques for Marking a Substrate Using a Physical Vapor Deposition Material - Techniques, processes and structures are disclosed for providing markings on products, such as electronic devices. For example, the markings can be formed using physical vapor deposition (PVD) processes to deposit a layer of material. The markings or labels may be textual and/or graphic. The markings are deposited on a compliant layer that is disposed on a surface to be marked. The compliant layer is arranged to isolate the surface to be marked from the layer of material deposited using the PVD process. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134430 | LABEL FACESTOCK - A machine direction oriented multilayer facestock for labels. The facestock includes a skin layer including at least polyethylene and cyclic olefin copolymer(s). The facestock is annealed. Also a use of the multilayer facestock for self-adhesive labels and to a self-adhesive label including the multilayer facestock. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134431 | ADHESIVE SHEET - An adhesive sheet of the invention includes a substrate and an adhesive composition laminated thereon, the substrate including polyvinyl chloride and a polyester-based plasticizer, wherein the adhesive composition includes two different (meth)acrylate copolymer components (A) and (B) in a mass ratio ranging from 10:90 to 90:10, wherein a content of a cross-linking agent which reacts with functional groups of the component (A) and the component (B) is in a range of 0.5 to 20 mass parts with respect to 100 mass parts of a sum of the component (A) and the component (B), and wherein 10 to 95 mass % of the monomer unit composing the component (A) is 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, and 10 to 95 mass % of the monomer unit composing the component (B) is butyl acrylate. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134432 | ADHESIVE AGENT COMPOSITION, ADHESIVE AGENT LAYER, AND ADHESIVE SHEET - A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition of the invention includes a (meth)acryl-based polymer obtained by polymerization of a monomer component including 25% by weight to 99.5% by weight of a cyclic structure-containing monomer and 0.5% by weight to 70% by weight of a branched structure-containing (meth)acryl-based monomer having a branched alkyl group of 3 to 18 carbon atoms at an ester end. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition has a satisfactory level of adhesive performance and can form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer with a lower dielectric constant. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134433 | TOUCH PANEL - Provided is a touch panel. The touch panel includes a base and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer attached to the base and including an acryl-based polymer containing an acryl polymer containing 5 to 30 parts by weight of isobornyl (meth)acrylate, and 5 to 40 parts by weight of methyl (meth)acrylate in a polymerized form. Accordingly, it can effectively inhibit penetration of oxygen, moisture or other impurities at an interface between the base and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, or at an interface between a conductor thin film and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and prevent degradation in optical properties such as visibility, etc. due to bubbles generated at the pressure-sensitive adhesive interface. In addition, when the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is directly attached to the conductor thin film and even exposed to severe conditions such as high temperature or high temperature and high humidity, a change in the resistance of the conductor thin film may be effectively inhibited, and thus the touch panel can be stably driven for a long time. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134434 | TOUCH PANEL - Provided is a touch panel. The touch panel includes a base and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer attached to the base and having a peel strength with respect to a polycarbonate sheet of 1,900 g/25 mm or more. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer includes an acryl polymer compound containing an acryl polymer and a thiol polymer derived by binding a thiol compound into a chain, or a side chain or terminal end of a chain of the acryl polymer. Accordingly, penetration of oxygen, moisture or other impurities at an interface between the base film and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, or at an interface between a conductor thin film and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer may be effectively inhibited, and degradation in optical properties such as visibility due to bubbles generated at a pressure-sensitive adhesive interface may be prevented. In addition, when the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is directly attached to the conductor thin film and even exposed to severe conditions such as high temperature or high temperature and high humidity, the change in the resistance of the conductor thin film may be effectively inhibited, and thus the touch panel may be stably driven for a long time. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134435 | Combination of Elastomeric Film Composition and Adhesive for a Stretch Laminate - A structure comprising an elastic film layer and an adhesive in contact therewith is disclosed. The elastomeric film layer may include a plasticizer and greater than 7 percent by weight of a tackifier. The elastomeric film formulation provides reduced loss of adhesion strength with the adhesive over time, providing for improvement in mechanical performance of the stretch laminate over time. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134436 | Thiobis Phenolic Antioxidant/Polyethylene Glycol Blends - Thiobis phenolic antioxidants are efficiently dry or melt blended with a tree-resistant, crosslinkable polyethylene by first forming a blend, preferably a dry blend, of the antioxidant with a polyalkylene glycol (PAG), and then mixing the blend with the polyethylene. The incorporation of thiobis phenolic antioxidant and PAG blend into polyethylene provides the PE with high oxidative induction time (OIT) which is a measure of the oxidative stability of the PE. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134437 | SINGLE CRYSTAL LUMINOPHOR MATERIAL FOR WHITE LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES - The invention relates to a single crystal luminophor material for white light-emitting diodes, which is a solid solution of aluminum oxide (Al | 2014-05-15 |
20140134438 | STABILIZED LITHIUM COMPOSITE PARTICLES - Stabilized lithium particles include a lithium-containing core and a coating of a complex lithium salt that surrounds and encapsulates the core. The coating, which is a barrier to oxygen and water, enables the particles to be handled in the open air and incorporated directly into electrochemical devices. The coating material is compatible, for example, with electrolytic materials that are used in electrochemical cells. The average coated particle size is less than 500 microns. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134439 | SOLVENT-LESS ADHESIVE BONDING - A method for solvent-less adhesive bonding is provided comprising depositing thin, functional, polymeric films on one or more substrates and bonding the substrates to each other or to other substrates. Depositing the polymeric films, including, for example, chemically reactive polymers and thermoplastics with adhesive qualities, may be accomplished using an initiated chemical vapor deposition technique compatible with a variety of monomers, including monomers with chemically functional moieties such as amine and epoxy groups. The technique allows for deposition of polymeric films on a wide variety of substrates/devices and provides an alternative for other coating/deposition methods that are incompatible with certain substrates/devices and/or do not provide adequate control over the resulting polymeric film. The provided method is advantageous in that it is applicable to fabrication of hybrid devices and is compatible with microfabrication technology, including that in clean-room settings. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134440 | OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM SUBSTRATE, OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM SUBSTRATE - There is provided an optical recording medium substrate including a polycarbonate in which an average molecular weight is in a range from 15000 to 16000, and mass per unit volume at 25° C. is in a range from 1.1930 g/cm | 2014-05-15 |
20140134441 | POLYMER MATERIAL BASED ON POLYLACTIC ACID - The invention relates to a polymer material comprising a mixture of: a base polylactic acid (PLA) polymer formed by between 60 wt.-% and 85 wt.-% L units and between 15 wt.-% and 40 wt.-% D units or between 60 wt.-% and 85 wt.-% D units and between 15 wt.-% and 40 wt.-% L units; and a plasticiser selected from the group containing citric acid esters, glycerin esters and derivatives, poly(alkylene ethers), oligomers of lactide or derivatives of lactic acid, fatty acid esters and epoxidised oils, representing between 10 wt.-% and 40 wt.-% in relation to the total weight of the polymer material. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134442 | ARTICLES SUCH AS SAFETY LAMINATES AND SOLAR CELL MODULES CONTAINING HIGH MELT FLOW ACID COPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS - A polymeric film or sheet comprising an acid copolymer composition comprising acid copolymer of an alpha olefin and about 1 to about 30 wt % of alpha,beta-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid having 3 to 8 carbons, based on the total weight of the acid copolymer composition, wherein the acid copolymer has a Melt Index of about 75 to about 600 g/10 min. The acid copolymer composition preferably comprises an additive selected from the group consisting of silane coupling agent, organic peroxide, and combinations thereof. In addition, an article comprising an interlayer formed of the polymeric film or sheet and an additional layer selected from the group consisting of glass, other polymeric interlayer sheets, polymeric film layers, and metal films or sheets. Examples of articles include safety windows and solar cells. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134443 | COLOR CHANGEABLE DYES FOR INDICATING EXPOSURE, METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SUCH DYES AND APPARATUSES INCORPORATING SUCH DYES - According to embodiments of the present application, a color changeable dye can comprise a redox indicator, a reduction reaction initiator, an electron donor, an oxygen scavenger, an indicator barrier agent, a thickening agent and an agent to facilitate mixing. The color changeable dye is a first color in the presence of oxygen, capable of changing to a second color upon reduction in a substantially oxygen free environment, and capable of changing back to the first color after exposure to oxygen for a period of time corresponding to the intended use time of a disposable or limited use product. Methods of making and using the color changeable dye and apparatuses incorporating such dye are also disclosed. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134444 | INORGANIC FIBER BLOCK - An inorganic fiber block obtained by stacking blanket-like products each including inorganic fibers, wherein the composition of the inorganic fibers have the following composition: SiO | 2014-05-15 |
20140134445 | POLYMERIC CONTACT MEDIA - The present invention includes a polymer composition comprising a substrate comprising at least a top layer and a bottom layer in contact at one or more regions and a thermoplastic compound that impregnates the corrugated fibrous sheet material. The thermoplastic compound may have between 1-35 weight percent PVC; 1-20 weight percent PAN; 1-60 weight percent PMA; 1-20 weight percent PAI; and 2-25 weight percent PBA. For example, the composition may have about 2 weight percent PVC; 18 weight percent PAN; 45 weight percent PMA; 15 weight percent PAI; and 20 weight percent PBA. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134446 | High Oxygen and Water Barrier Multilayer Film - A multilayer plastic film comprising polyethylene outer layers with inner layers of additional polyethylene adjacent to tie layers of adhesive bonded to a blended polyamide and polyvinyl alcohol core. This structure results in excellent oxygen and water barrier properties. The film can be coextruded in a blown film process that results in a durable barrier film without the sacrifice of optical properties. Film applications include, but are not limited to, food packaging such as bags, liners, pouches, shrink bags, and chubs. In certain embodiments, the film can also be used for food packaging, including packaging of meat, cheese, milk, condiments, salad dressings, or any other oxygen sensitive products. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134447 | Pt-al-hf/zr coating and method - A Pt—Al—Hf/Zr aluminide coating that can be used as a bond coat for TBC and improve TBC spallation life in service at elevated temperatures is provided. The aluminide coating can include a metastable ternary or higher X—Pt/Pd—Ni phase where the phase and other elements in the alloy system are present in a NiAl β phase of the coating. The metastable phase can be present and observable in the as-deposited condition of the bond coating; e.g. in an as-CVD deposited condition of the bond coating. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134448 | LAMINATED BODY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LAMINATED BODY - The laminated body includes a ceramic base member having an insulating property, an intermediate layer including metal or alloy as a main component formed on a surface of the ceramic base member, and a metal film layer (a circuit layer and a cooling fin) formed on a surface of the intermediate layer by accelerating a powder of metal or alloy with a gas and spraying and depositing the powder on the surface of the intermediate layer as the powder is in a solid state. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134449 | Process For Friction Stir Welding Dissimilar Metals And Workpiece Assemblies Formed Thereby - In a process for friction stir welding together pieces of dissimilar material, a first piece of a second metal is overlaid onto a first piece of a first metal that is dissimilar from the second metal such that at least a portion of the first piece of second metal overlaps a portion of the first piece of first metal. The first piece of second metal has a plurality of holes therein and the holes are disposed in overlapping relationship with the portion of the first piece of first metal. Each of the holes is filled with a plug formed from the first metal. The first piece of first metal is friction stir welded to the first piece of second metal at each of the plug locations. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134450 | Method for Manufacturing a Product from a Flexibly Rolled Strip Material - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a product from a flexibly rolled strip material comprising the steps: providing a strip material made from sheet steel, flexible rolling of the strip material, wherein a variable thickness is produced along the length of the strip material, electrolytic coating with a metallic coating material, which contains at least 93% of zinc, wherein the electrolytic coating is carried out after the flexible rolling, heat treatment at temperatures above 350° C. and below a solidus line of the coating material, wherein the heat treatment is carried out after the electrolytic coating, working a blank from the flexibly rolled strip material and cold or hot forming of the blank. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134451 | IN-SITU COMPOSITE FORMATION OF DAMAGE TOLERANT COATINGS UTILIZING LASER - A coating steel component with a pattern of an iron based matrix with crystalline particles metallurgically bound to the surface of a steel substrate for use as disc cutters or other components with one or more abrading surfaces that can experience significant abrasive wear, high point loads, and large shear stresses during use. The coated component contains a pattern of features in the shape of freckles or stripes that are laser formed and fused to the steel substrate. The features can display an inner core that is harder than the steel substrate but generally softer than the matrix surrounding the core, providing toughness and wear resistance to the features. The features result from processing an amorphous alloy where the resulting matrix can be amorphous, partially devitrified or fully devitrified. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134452 | COATINGS, COMPOSITION AND METHOD RELATED TO NON-SPALLING LOW DENSITY HARDFACE COATINGS - A heterogeneous composite body that is spall resistant and comprises a substantially discontinuous cermet phase in a substantially continuous metal rich matrix phase. The heterogeneous composite body is typically bonded to a substrate to form a hardfacing on the substrate. The heterogeneous composite body exhibits ductile phase toughening with a strain to failure of at least about 2 percent, a modulus of elasticity of less than about 35 million pounds per square inch, and a density of less than about 7 grams per cubic centimeter. The metal rich matrix phase between the ceramic rich regions in the heterogeneous composite body has an average minimum span of about 0.5 to 8 microns to allow ductility in the heterogeneous composite body. The heterogeneous composite body has a Vicker's hardness number of greater than approximately 500. The ceramic rich regions exhibit high hardness as compared with the matrix phase. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134453 | Multi-Layer, Multi-Material Micro-Scale and Millimeter-Scale Devices with Enhanced Electrical and/or Mechanical Properties - Some embodiments of the invention are directed to electrochemical fabrication methods for forming structures or devices (e.g. microprobes for use in die level testing of semiconductor devices) from a core material and a shell or coating material that (1) partially coats the surface of the structure, (2) completely coats the surface of the structure, and/or (3) completely coats the surface of structural material of each layer from which the structure is formed including interlayer regions. These embodiments incorporate both the core material and the shell material into the structure as each layer is formed along with a sacrificial material that is removed after formation of all layers of the structure. In some embodiments the core material may be a material that would be removed with sacrificial material if it were accessible by an etchant during removal of the sacrificial material. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134454 | MULTI-LAYER COMPOSITE WITH METAL-ORGANIC LAYER - A multi-layer composite precursor is provided comprising a substrate, wherein the substrate comprises a light emitting organic compound, a first surface, and a second surface, wherein the second surface is superimposed by a transparent electrically conducting layer, a liquid phase superimposing at least a part of the first surface comprising a metal-organic compound, wherein the metal-organic compound comprises an organic moiety, wherein the organic moiety comprises a C═O group; and wherein the liquid phase further comprises a first silicon compound, wherein the first silicon compound comprises at least one carbon atom and at least one nitrogen atom. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134455 | INTERFACIAL DIFFUSION BARRIER LAYER INCLUDING IRIDIUM ON A METALLIC SUBSTRATE - An article may include a substrate, a diffusion barrier layer formed on the substrate, and a protective layer formed on the diffusion barrier coating. The diffusion barrier layer may include iridium. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134456 | METHODS OF MAKING PROTECTIVE COATING FOR METAL SURFACES - A coating for a metal surface that provides excellent resistance to both electrochemical corrosion and mechanical insult is provided. The coating involves at least an inner coating that is a sacrificial anodic layer and an outer coating that is a protective dielectric material made of inorganic metal oxide. Some versions of the coating include an intermediate layer as well that serves to improve adhesion between the coatings and may provide additional galvanic protection. Although the coating can be made by a variety of methods, advanced methods of spray application are provided for making high-quality lightweight versions the coating. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134457 | CONDUCTIVE MEMBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A method for producing a Cu—Sn layer and an Sn-based surface layer are formed in this order on the surface of a Cu-based substrate through an Ni-based base layer, and the Cu—Sn layer is composed of a Cu | 2014-05-15 |
20140134458 | ALUMINUM-ALLOY BRAZING SHEET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - An aluminum-alloy brazing sheet having good corrosion resistance is provided. The aluminum-alloy brazing sheet comprises a core made of an aluminum alloy, a brazing filler metal made of an Al—Si based alloy and clad on one surface of the core, and a sacrificial anode material clad on the other surface of the core, the sacrificial anode material containing Zn: 1.0 to 6.0 mass %, Si: 0.5 to 1.5 mass %, Fe: 0.5 to 1.5 mass %, and Ti: 0.05 to 0.20 mass %, the core containing Si: 0.5 to 1.2 mass %, Fe: 0.05 to 0.60 mass %, Cu: 0.3 to 1.0 mass %, Mn: 0.5 to 1.6 mass %, and Ti: 0.05 to 0.20 mass %, and Vickers hardness of the sacrificial anode material after heating conducted in the same way as the brazing of the brazing sheet being not less than 30 Hv. A method of manufacturing the aluminum-alloy brazing sheet is also provided. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134459 | SOLDER, SOLDER JOINT STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING SOLDER JOINT STRUCTURE - A solder and a solder joint structure formed by the solder are provided. The solder includes a zinc-based material, a copper film, and a noble metal film. The copper film completely covers the surface of the zinc-based material. The noble metal film completely covers the copper film. The solder joint structure includes a zinc-based material and an intermetallic layer. The intermetallic layer consists of zinc and noble metal and completely covers the surface of the zinc-based material. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134460 | ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - A rack and an energy storage system, the rack including guide plates for co-operation with battery trays to be arranged in the rack; tray supporting units for holding the battery trays, the tray supporting units being coupled with the guide plates; and tray fixing units on the guide plates, the tray fixing units fixing the tray supporting units in place and substantially constraining the tray supporting units against displacement. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134461 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery having high heat dissipation ability is provided. A secondary battery including a plurality of positive electrodes and a plurality of negative electrodes in an outer package, wherein the plurality of positive electrodes are connected to each other outside the outer package without being connected to each other inside the outer package, or wherein the plurality of negative electrodes are connected to each other outside the outer package without being connected to each other inside the outer package, or wherein the plurality of positive electrodes are connected to each other outside the outer package without being connected to each other inside the outer package and the plurality of negative electrodes are connected to each other outside the outer package without being connected to each other inside the outer package. In addition, the secondary battery, wherein the plurality of positive electrodes are connected to each other outside the outer package without being connected to each other inside the outer package, the outer package includes an electrolytic solution containing an additive, the plurality of positive electrodes contain lithium, and the plurality of positive electrodes are connected to each other outside the outer package after a potential is applied to at least one positive electrode between the plurality of positive electrodes until a potential equal to or less than a potential at which the additive is reductively decomposed is reached. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134462 | BATTERY MODULE OF IMPROVED STABILITY - Disclosed herein is a battery module having a plurality of battery cells electrically connected to each other, the battery module including a voltage sensing unit including voltage sensing terminals electrically connected to electrode terminal connection portions of the battery cells and a conduction part connected to the voltage sensing terminals to transmit voltages detected by the voltage sensing terminals to a module control unit and a signal cutoff unit located between the voltage sensing terminals and the conduction part to interrupt transmission of the detected voltages when a short circuit occurs in the conduction part. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134463 | High Temperature Primary Battery with Improved Safety - A lithium thionyl chloride cell having, in a can, a cathode collector, a solution of lithium tetra-chloroaluminate (LiAlCl | 2014-05-15 |
20140134464 | BATTERY PACK INCLUDING OVERCURRENT PROTECTOR - The present invention relates to a battery pack in which a plurality of unit modules consisting of battery cells are stacked, adjacently or in regular intervals, and electrode tabs are connected in series, and more specifically, to a battery pack including an overcurrent protector capable of preventing damage to each battery cell caused by a battery cell short circuit or overcurrent which flows in from a protection circuit by: connecting positive and negative electrode tabs of the battery cell with a voltage sensing line in order to sense the voltage of each battery cell; and installing a fuse in a connector which is arranged between the battery cell and the voltage sensing line and couples electrode tabs. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134465 | REDOX FLOW BATTERY - A redox flow battery charged and discharged by supply of a positive electrode electrolyte stored in a positive electrode tank and a negative electrode electrolyte stored in a negative electrode tank to a battery element, in which the positive electrode electrolyte contains a Mn ion as a positive electrode active material, and the positive electrode tank includes a positive electrode charging pipe opening to a position close to a liquid level of the positive electrode electrolyte in the positive electrode tank, and a positive electrode discharging pipe opening to a position close to the bottom of the positive electrode tank. This redox flow battery can include a stirring mechanism for stirring the electrolytes in the tanks, and can include a connection pipe connecting the positive electrode tank to the negative electrode tank. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134466 | SOLID BATTERY - Provided is a solid battery which can inhibit degradation. The present invention is a solid battery including an electrode body having a pair of electrode layers and a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the pair of electrode layers and an exterior body which houses the electrode body, wherein a water absorbent is provided inside the exterior body, and a heat insulating material is disposed between the water absorbent and the electrode body. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134467 | LITHIUM BATTERY WITH EXCELLENT SAFETY - Disclosed herein is a lithium battery which exhibits minimal dimensional deformation of a case thereof and easily discharges gas therefrom. The lithium battery includes an electrode assembly in which cathode and anode plates face each other with a separator therebetween; a case body receiving the electrode assembly and an electrolyte, the case body including a barrel-shaped sidewall open at a top thereof and a bottom bulging in a direction away from the electrode assembly; and a top cap disposed on the top of the case body and provided with a safety exhaust outlet through which gas is discharged upon increase in internal pressure. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134468 | ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE WITH DATA TRANSMISSION, ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD - An electrochemical energy storage device ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140134469 | BATTERY SYSTEM - A battery system having at least one battery cell, an absorption element, and a temperature-control system having a liquid temperature-control medium configured to cool and/or heat the battery cells in a battery housing, and a motor vehicle having such a battery system. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134470 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules; at least one space that is formed between the battery modules that are adjacent to each other, and that serves as a flow path for a heat carrier; and a plurality of protrusions that protrude toward an inside of the space, and that are arranged on surfaces of opposing surfaces that oppose each other and that define the space. The plurality of protrusions that are arranged on one surface of the opposing surfaces and the plurality of protrusions that are arranged on the other surface of the opposing surfaces are arranged in positions that oppose each other across the space. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134471 | ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECT AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - An electrical interconnect is disclosed that includes a first portion configured to be secured to a first terminal of a first electrochemical cell, wherein the first portion comprises a first conductive material, and a second portion configured to be secured to a second terminal of a second electrochemical cell, wherein the second portion comprises a second conductive material; wherein the first conductive material is different than the second conductive material. A method of manufacturing an electrical interconnect is also disclosed. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134472 | STACK-TYPE CELL OR BI-CELL, ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a stack-type cell for a secondary battery including a stack of first electrode/separator/second electrode/separator/first electrode arranged in order, and an outer separator stacked on each of the first electrodes. Also, the present invention provides an electrode assembly for a secondary battery using the stack-type cell and a manufacturing method thereof. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134473 | ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECT AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - An electrical interconnect is disclosed that includes an inner conductive material having a top surface and a bottom surface; and an outer conductive material different from the inner conductive material, wherein the outer conductive material is clad on the top and bottom surfaces of the inner conductive material, wherein the electrical interconnect is configured to be secured to a first terminal of a first electrochemical cell and a second terminal of a second electrochemical cell. A method of manufacturing an electrical interconnect is also disclosed. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134474 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND BATTERY MODULE - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, having an internal resistance of 10 mΩ or less as an alternating-current impedance value of 1 kHz, comprises a metal outer container, a nonaqueous electrolyte contained in the container, a positive electrode contained in the container, a negative electrode contained in the container, a separator interposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, a negative electrode lead having one end connected to the negative electrode, and a negative electrode terminal attached to the outer container so as to be connected electrically to the other end of the negative electrode lead, at least the surface of the negative electrode terminal which is connected to the negative electrode lead being formed of aluminum alloy with an aluminum purity of less than 99 wt.% containing at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Mg, Cr, Mn, Cu, Si, Fe and Ni. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134475 | MOLDING PACKAGING MATERIAL AND BATTERY CASE - Provided is a molding packaging material that can have an increased use life, can suppress a decrease over time in inter-layer lamination strength, and has superior molding properties in extrusion molding, draw forming, and the like. The laminate molding packaging material contains: an outside substrate layer ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140134476 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - An energy storage device having a container containing an electrolyte includes: a through hole formed in the container, for injecting the electrolyte; a sealing member that covers the through hole; and a full penetration weld portion formed by full penetration welding the sealing member to the container. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134477 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an embodiment includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode contains a negative electrode active material. A lithium insertion-extraction reaction potential of a negative electrode active material is higher than the oxidation-reduction potential of lithium by a value of 1 V or more. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains an electrolytic salt, a nonaqueous solvent, at least one hydroxyalkylsulfonic acid, and at least one sulfonate. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134478 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURING - The present invention provides a secondary battery which includes a negative electrode (anode) comprising at least one of a first metal, a first alloy, and a host material, which reacts with or intercalates a chloride ion as an anode material, a positive electrode (cathode) comprising at least one of a chloride of a second metal, of a second alloy, and a chloride intercalation compound, as a cathode material, a separator configured to separate the cathode material from the anode material, and an electrolyte with a chloride ionic conductivity. The present invention also provides a method for manufacturing the secondary battery. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134479 | ADDITIVE FOR ELECTROLYTE AND ELECTROLYTE AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY - An electrolyte additive represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, an electrolyte, and a rechargeable lithium battery are disclosed: | 2014-05-15 |
20140134480 | ELECTROLYTE ADDITIVE AND ELECTROLYTE AND LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - Disclosed are an additive for a rechargeable lithium battery electrolyte including an aromatic compound having an isothiocyanate group (—NCS), and an electrolyte and rechargeable lithium battery including the same. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134481 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - Disclosed is a nonaqueous electrolytic solution which forms a nonaqueous-electrolyte battery having high capacity and excellent storage characteristics at high temperatures, while sufficiently enhancing safety at the time of overcharge, and a nonaqueous-electrolyte battery using the same. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution has an electrolyte and a nonaqueous solvent with (A) a compound of formula (2): | 2014-05-15 |
20140134482 | FLOODED LEAD-ACID BATTERY - A flooded lead-acid battery includes a negative active material, a positive active material having lead dioxide as a main component, and an electrolyte solution that contains sulfuric acid and is flowable. The negative active material of the flooded lead-acid battery contains carbon, a water-soluble polymer formed of a bisphenol condensation product having a sulfonic acid group, and a cellulose ether. The flooded lead-acid battery has low turbidity of the electrolyte solution and is excellent in high rate discharge performance at low temperature, regenerative charge accepting performance, and endurance performance in a partially charged state. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134483 | ALL-SOLID BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A method for manufacturing an all-solid battery that includes preparing a first green sheet as a green sheet for at least any one of a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer and a second green sheet as a green sheet for a solid electrolyte layer, stacking the first green sheet and the second green sheet to form a stacked body, and firing the stacked body with a setter placed in contact with at least one surface of the stacked body. The setter in contact with the at least one surface of the stacked body is 0.11 μmRa or more and 50.13 μmRa or less in surface roughness. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134484 | Stepped Electrode Assembly - Disclosed herein is an electrode assembly including two or more electrode plates, each of which has electrode tabs, and a separator plate disposed between the electrode plates and/or a one-unit separation sheet disposed between the electrode plates to cover side surfaces of the electrode plates, which constitute an electrode tab non-formation region, wherein the electrode plates are stacked in a height direction on the basis of a plane such that the electrode plates having opposite polarities face each other in a state in which the separator plate and/or the separation sheet is disposed between the electrode plates, a stack constituted by the electrode plates includes electrode plates having different sizes, and an absolute value of the difference in thickness between the electrode plates having different sizes facing each other is 0 to 79 μm. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134485 | NEGATIVE-ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AS WELL AS SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - A negative-electrode active material for secondary battery includes a sulfur-modified polyacrylonitrile. The sulfur-modified polyacrylonitrile includes a polyacrylonitrile, and sulfur being introduced into the polyacrylonitrile. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134486 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - The method for manufacturing a lithium ion secondary battery includes a binder coating step ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140134487 | ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An electric storage device includes an electrolyte and an electric storage unit including a positive electrode including a positive-electrode collector electrode and a positive-electrode active-material layer disposed on the positive-electrode collector electrode; a negative electrode including a negative-electrode collector electrode and a negative-electrode active-material layer disposed on the negative-electrode collector electrode and facing the positive-electrode active-material layer; a first insulating layer bonded to the positive electrode and the negative electrode to isolate the positive electrode and the negative electrode from each other; and a region that is sealed with the first insulating layer in plan view and that holds the electrolyte between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein an air permeability P of the first insulating layer satisfies the formula 1250 s/100 cc | 2014-05-15 |
20140134488 | CHEMICAL PROTECTION OF METAL SURFACE - An electrochemical cell includes an anode having a metal material having an oxygen containing layer. The electrochemical cell also includes a cathode and an electrolyte. The anode includes a protective layer formed by reacting a D or P block precursor with the oxygen containing layer. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134489 | LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a lithium-ion secondary battery that uses a non-carbonaceous negative electrode active material capable of exhibiting capacitance properties. The lithium-ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution. The negative electrode includes a mica group mineral having at least one transition metal in its composition as a negative electrode active material. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134490 | APPROACH FOR MANUFACTURING EFFICIENT MESOPOROUS NANO-COMPOSITE POSITIVE ELECTRODE LiMn1-xFexPO4 MATERIALS - A process of preparing mesoporous nano-composite LiMn | 2014-05-15 |
20140134491 | LITHIUM CONTAINING COMPOSITE OXIDE POWDER AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR THE SAME - Provided is a lithium containing composite oxide powder suitable for the positive electrode active material of the non-aqueous electrolysis solution secondary battery such as the lithium ion secondary battery, and a manufacturing process for the same. A lithium containing composite oxide powder includes a single crystal particle containing a lithium containing composite oxide that is manufactured by a molten salt method and that includes at least lithium and another one or more metal elements and in which a crystal structure belongs to a lamellar rock salt structure, wherein an average primary particle diameter is greater than or equal to 200 nm and smaller than or equal to 30 μm. The lithium containing composite oxide powder is grown by reacting the metal containing ingredient in the molten salt of the lithium hydroxide at a reaction temperature of higher than or equal to 650° C. and lower than or equal to 900° C. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134492 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell excellent in capacity retention rate and I-V characteristics after repeated cycles. The secondary cell contains a negative electrode active material containing scaly graphite particles and coated graphite particles. The coated graphite particles contain graphite particles and a coating layer coating the surfaces of the graphite particles. The coating layer contains amorphous carbon particles and an amorphous carbon layer. It is preferable that the negative electrode active material contain 1 to 6% by mass of the scaly graphite particles and that the graphite particles, the amorphous carbon particles, and the amorphous carbon layer be in a mass ratio of 100:α:β where 1≦α≦10, 1≦β≦10, and α≦1.34β. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134493 | MANGANESE OXIDE NANOPARTICLES, METHODS AND APPLICATIONS - Manganese oxide nanoparticles having a chemical composition that includes Mn | 2014-05-15 |
20140134494 | METHOD FOR PREPARING CARBIDE-DERIVED CARBON-BASED ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL PREPARED BY THE SAME - Disclosed is a method for preparing a carbide-derived carbon-based anode active material. The method includes preparing carbide-derived carbon, and expanding pores of the carbide-derived carbon. Here, expanding of pores is performed as an activation process of heating the prepared carbide-derived carbon in the air. The pores formed inside the carbide-derived carbon can be expanded during the activation process in the preparation of the carbide-derived carbon-based anode active material. In addition, by applying the carbide-derived carbon to an anode active material, lithium secondary battery having improved charge-discharge efficiency can be prepared. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134495 | SILICON-CARBONACEOUS ENCAPSULATED MATERIALS - A process includes preparing a solution including a silicon precursor or mixture of silicon precursors and a monomer or mixture of monomers; polymerizing the monomer to form a polymer-silicon precursor matrix; and pyrolyzing the polymer-silicon precursor matrix to form an electrochemically active carbon-coated silicon material. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134496 | SINGLE-LAYER LITHIUM ION BATTERY SEPARATORS EXHIBITING HIGH LOW SHRINKAGE RATES AT HIGH TEMPERATURES - An insulating (nonconductive) microporous polymeric battery separator comprised of a single layer of enmeshed microfibers and nanofibers is provided. Such a separator accords the ability to attune the porosity and pore size to any desired level through a single nonwoven fabric. Through a proper selection of materials as well as production processes, the resultant battery separator exhibits isotropic strengths, low shrinkage, high wettability levels, and pore sizes related directly to layer thickness. The overall production method is highly efficient and yields a combination of polymeric nanofibers within a polymeric microfiber matrix and/or onto such a substrate through high shear processing that is cost effective as well. The separator, a battery including such a separator, the method of manufacturing such a separator, and the method of utilizing such a separator within a battery device, are all encompassed within this invention. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134497 | SOY PROTEIN AND CARBOHYDRATE CONTAINING BINDER COMPOSITIONS - Soy protein and carbohydrate containing binder compositions are described. The binder compositions may include a carbohydrate, a nitrogen-containing compound, and a soy protein. The binder compositions may also optionally include thickening agents such as modified celluloses and polysaccharides. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134498 | SEPARATOR MEDIA FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - A separator medium for electrochemical cells that contains at least one nonwoven sheet of polymeric fibers. The nonwoven sheet has a surface area of about 0.5 to about 1.5 m | 2014-05-15 |
20140134499 | GROUP IVA FUNCTIONALIZED PARTICLES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Disclosed are functionalized Group IVA particles, methods of preparing the Group IVA particles, and methods of using the Group IVA particles. The Group IVA particles may be passivated with at least one layer of material covering at least a portion of the particle. The layer of material may be a covalently bonded non-dielectric layer of material. The Group IVA particles may be used in various technologies, including lithium ion batteries and photovoltaic cells. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134500 | ANODE AND BATTERY USING SAME - An anode and a battery, which have a high capacity and can improve battery characteristics such as large current discharge characteristics and low temperature discharge characteristics are provided. An anode has an anode current collector and an anode active material layer provided on the anode current collector. The density of the anode active material layer is in the range from 1.5 g/cm | 2014-05-15 |
20140134501 | Non-Aqueous Electrolytic Solutions And Electrochemical Cells Comprising Same - This invention relates to electrolytic solutions and secondary batteries containing same. The electrolytic solutions contain (a) one or more ionic salts; (b) one or more non-aqueous solvents; (c) at least one solid electrolyte interphase former; (d) at least one fluorinated compound; and (e), optionally, at least one high temperature stability compound. Components (c), (d) and (e) are each different compounds and each are different from the ionic salts (a) and solvents (b). | 2014-05-15 |
20140134502 | ELECTROLYTE FOR SECONDARY LITHIUM BATTERY AND SECONDARY LITHIUM BATTERY USING THE SAME - An electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery, the electrolyte including a lithium salt; a nonaqueous organic solvent; and an additive composition, wherein the additive composition comprises at least one of a first compound of Formula 1 and a second compound of Formula 2: | 2014-05-15 |
20140134503 | DIATOMACEOUS ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES - A printed energy storage device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first and the second electrode. At least one of the first electrode, the second electrode, and the separator includes frustules, for example of diatoms. The frustules may have a uniform or substantially uniform property or attribute such as shape, dimension, and/or porosity. A property or attribute of the frustules can also be modified by applying or forming a surface modifying structure and/or material to a surface of the frustules. The frustules may include multiple materials. A membrane for an energy storage device includes frustules. An ink for a printed film includes frustules. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134504 | SOLID CERAMIC ELECTROLYTES - A solid ceramic electrolyte may include an ion-conducting ceramic and at least one grain growth inhibitor. The ion-conducting ceramic may be a lithium metal phosphate or a derivative thereof The grain growth inhibitor may be magnesia, titania, or both. The solid ceramic electrolyte may have an average grain size of less than about 2 microns. The grain growth inhibitor may be between about 0.5 mol. % to about 10 mol. % of the solid ceramic electrolyte. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134505 | ELECTRIC ENERGY STORE - An electric energy store having a thermally insulated chamber that has a process gas inlet and a process gas outlet is provided. The thermally insulated chamber is equipped with at least two stacks, each of which has at least one electrochemical storing cell, and each stack has a process gas inlet and a process gas outlet. The at least two stacks are serially connected with respect to the process gas flow. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134506 | Proton Exchange Membrane - A proton exchange membrane with self-humidifying characteristics having proton conducing polymer nanofibers with hygroscopic characteristics and a second polymer impregnated into voids between the nanofibers to form a self-humidifying proton exchange membrane. Also disclosed is a proton exchange membrane having polymer or inorganic material nanofibers with hygroscopic characteristics and a proton conducting second polymer impregnated into voids between the nanofibers. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134507 | Humidifier, in Particular for a Fuel Cell - A humidifier has a housing in which a moisture exchanger is arranged. The moisture exchanger has water-permeable and/or water-vapor permeable hollow fibers. The hollow fibers separate a first flow path and a second flow path from each other. A spacer secures the hollow fibers in a defined position within the housing. The spacer contains a moisture storage medium that is at least partially made of a superabsorbent material. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134508 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUEL CELL SYSTEM - To improve an output of a fuel cell and power generation efficiency by enhancing drainage of the fuel cell upon actuation below freezing temperature. In a fuel cell system that generates power by supplying fuel gas and oxidant gas, the output of the fuel cell is measured when a temperature of the fuel cell after the actuation below freezing temperature exceeds 0 degree, and if a value of the output is equal to or less than a reference output value, pressure pulsation is applied to a cathode electrode to drain water built up in the fuel cell. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134509 | DIRECT ALCOHOL FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A direct alcohol fuel cell system including a fuel cell unit having a direct alcohol fuel cell including an anode electrode, an electrolyte membrane, and a cathode electrode in this order, a fuel supply unit for supplying alcohol fuel to the anode electrode, a detecting unit for detecting a current value I of a current flowing between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode of the direct alcohol fuel cell or an output voltage value V of the direct alcohol fuel cell, and a temperature T of the direct alcohol fuel cell, and a control unit for determining a supply quantity Q of alcohol fuel to the anode electrode based on detection results of the current value I or the output voltage value V, and the temperature T and controlling the fuel supply unit so that the supply quantity of the alcohol fuel is adjusted to the supply quantity Q. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134510 | SOLID POLYMER FUEL CELL - In a solid polymer fuel cell, destabilization of a voltage when an output state is changed is suppressed, and flow of a corrosion current through a cooling liquid in a cooling liquid manifold is reduced. The fuel cell is constructed by laminating a plurality of fuel battery cells, each including an MEA, a pair of separators, a frame that surrounds the periphery of the MEA, an anode, and a cathode, and a cooling liquid manifold that is formed by the frame. A flow channel of the cooling liquid manifold has a constant flow channel cross-sectional area, and a flow channel length of the cooling liquid manifold, which is included in one of the fuel battery cells, along a flow channel direction is longer than the thickness of the one fuel battery cell in a stacked direction. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134511 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes a separator having an uneven shape integrally formed on the front and the back surfaces thereof, so that gas can flow in a recessed portion of one surface and cooling water can flow in a recessed portion of the other surface. The separator has a gas passage portion connected to a manifold via a gas outlet/inlet portion. A first continuous portion that connects the gas outlet/inlet portion to the manifold is different from a second continuous portion that connects the gas outlet/inlet portion to the gas passage in communicating width. The gas outlet/inlet portion has an elliptical embossed portion that protrudes toward the gas passage side. A major axis direction of the embossed portion inclines relative to a straight axis connecting one end of the first continuous portion and one end of the second continuous portion toward a straight axis connecting the other ends of the first and second continuous portions. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134512 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CONVERTER - An electrochemical converter with proton membrane includes a plurality of electrochemical unitary cells connected in series and arranged on a carrier tape elongated along a longitudinal axis, a first face of which has anodes that receive hydrogen and a second face has cathodes that receive air, wherein the hydrogen circulates in a flow parallel to the longitudinal axis of the aforementioned tape and the air circulates in a flow transverse to the longitudinal axis of the aforementioned tape, and separation means dividing the air flow into a cooling flow having no contact with the cathodes and a cathodic reaction flow in contact with the cathodes. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134513 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION MATERIAL FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL, SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL, SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL MODULE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - An electrical connection material for solid oxide fuel cells, which is capable of preferred electrical connections. The electrical connection material includes a burn-out material-containing ceramic layer and a burn-out material-free ceramic layer stacked on the burn-out material-containing ceramic layer. The burn-out material-containing ceramic layer contains a conductive ceramic and a burn-out material. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134514 | FUEL CELL - Provided is a fuel cell as a fired body including a porous plate-like support substrate having a gas flow path formed therein, and a power generation element part provided on a principal surface of the support substrate, the power generation element part including at least a fuel electrode, a solid electrolyte, and an air electrode laminated in this order. The generation of cracks in the support substrate has a strong correlation with a “surface roughness of a wall surface of a gas flow” of the fuel cell in a state of a reductant. When the surface roughness of the wall surface of the gas flow path is 0.16 to 5.2 in terms of an arithmetic average roughness Ra in a state in which the fuel cell is a reductant that has been subjected to heat treatment in a reducing atmosphere, the generation of the cracks can be suppressed. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134515 | SOFC STACK WITH TEMPERATURE ADAPTED COMPRESSION FORCE MEANS - A fuel cell stack includes a stack body formed by stacking a plurality of solid oxide fuel cells in a stacking direction. The fuel cell stack includes wall plate members and fuel cell support members. The wall plate members are provided in the stacking direction of the stack body around the sides of the stack body. Each of the fuel cell support members includes a composite layer made of composite material of alumina fiber and vermiculite. The fuel cell support members are interposed between the wall plate members and the sides of the stack body, and apply a load to the sides of the stack body in directions of a separator surface. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134516 | GAS DIFFUSION LAYER FOR FUEL CELL - A gas diffusion layer ( | 2014-05-15 |
20140134517 | HIGH WATER-CONTENT MEMBRANES - The present invention is a hydrophilic polymer, which can be hydrated to form a hydrated hydrophilic polymer having a water content of at least 65%, wherein water content is defined as [(mass of the hydrated hydrophilic polymer−mass of the dry hydrophilic polymer)/mass of the hydrated hydrophilic polymer]×100. The hydrophilic polymer may be hydrated to form a hydrated hydrophilic polymer having a water content of at least 65%. The present invention also 10 provides MEAs and electrochemical cells and methods of forming same. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134518 | MICROPOROUS PVDF FILMS - Shaped microporous articles are produced from polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and nucleating agents using thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) processes. The shaped microporous article is oriented in at least one direction at a stretch ratio of at least approximately 1.1 to 1.0. The shaped article may also comprise a diluent, glyceryl triacetate. The shaped microporous article may also have the micropores filled with a sufficient quantity of ion conducting electrolyte to allow the membrane to function as an ion conductive membrane. The method of making a microporous article comprises the steps of melt blending polyvinylidene fluoride, nucleating agent and glyceryl triacetate; forming a shaped article of the mixture; cooling the shaped article to cause crystallization of the polyvinylidene fluoride and phase separation of the polyvinylidene fluoride and glyceryl triacetate; and stretching the shaped article in at least one direction at a stretch ratio of at least approximately 1.1 to 1.0. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134519 | ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FOR FUEL CELL, ELECTRODE FOR FUEL CELL, AND FUEL CELL EMPLOYING THE SAME - An electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell includes: an inorganic ionic conductor including a trivalent metal element, a pentavalent metal element, phosphorous, and oxygen; and a polymer. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134520 | MOLDING MATERIAL FOR FUEL CELL SEPARATOR - The present invention relates to a molding material for a fuel cell separator including a graphite complex having a mixture of expandable graphite and non-expandable graphite; at least one of the conductive fillers selected from the group consisting of carbon black, carbon fiber and carbon nanotube; and at least one resin selected from a thermoplastic resin and thermosetting resin. With the present invention, both the mechanical strength and electrical conductivity of the fuel cell separator can be simultaneously improved. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134521 | CARBON MATERIAL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL USING THE SAME - A carbon material of an embodiment includes: a columnar structure in which a carbon compound having a graphene skeleton is laminated, the graphene skeleton whose some of carbon atoms are substituted with nitrogen atoms. In the carbon material, a graphene skeleton surface of the carbon compound is inclined at an angle of 5 degrees or more and 80 degrees or less with respect to a column axial direction of the columnar structure. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134522 | METHOD FOR FORMING QUARTER-PITCH PATTERNS - A method for forming quarter-pitch patterns is described. Two resist layers are formed. The upper resist layer is defined into first patterns. A coating that contains or generates a reactive material making a resist material dissolvable is formed over the lower resist layer and the first patterns. The reactive material is diffused into a portion of each first pattern and portions of the lower resist layer between the first patterns to react with them. The coating is removed. A development step is performed to remove the portions of the first patterns and the portions of the lower resist layer, so that the lower resist layer is patterned into second patterns. Spacers are formed on the sidewalls of the remaining first patterns and the second patterns. The remaining first patterns are removed, and portions of the second patterns are removed using the spacers on the second patterns as a mask. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134523 | Method for Forming Circular Patterns on a Surface - A method for forming patterns on a surface using charged particle beam lithography is disclosed, in which a stencil is provided comprising first and second apertures, where circular or nearly-circular patterns in a first plurality of sizes are formed on the surface using the first aperture by varying shot dosage, and where circular or nearly-circular patterns in a second plurality of sizes are formed on the surface using the second aperture by varying shot dosage. A similar method for fracturing or mask data preparation is also disclosed. A stencil for charged particle beam lithography is also disclosed, where the stencil comprises first aperture and second apertures capable of forming, in one shot, patterns in a first and a second range of sizes on a surface by varying the shot dosage, where the first range of sizes is discontinuous with the second range of sizes. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134524 | METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR LITHOGRAPHY OF A HIGH RESOLUTION HSQ RESIST - A method of fabricating a substrate-HSQ resist material in which the substrate is selected from germanium (Ge) or gallium arsenide (GaAs) comprises the steps of pretreating a surface of the substrate to provide halogen termination of the substrate surface such that surface oxide is removed, and applying a HSQ resist to the surface. Removal of surface oxide allows the use of aqueous HSQ developers without causing damage to the surface. Also disclosed is a substrate-HSQ resist material, in which the substrate is selected from germanium or gallium arsenide, suitable for use in nanodevice fabrication and comprising a germanium or gallium arsenide substrate having a surface bearing a high resolution HSQ resist film or layer, in which the substrate has a halogen terminated surface. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134525 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - A surface layer of an electrophotographic photosensitive member contains (α) a particular siloxane-modified resin, (β) a particular compound, and a charge transporting substance. (β) is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of hexanol, heptanol, cyclohexanol, benzyl alcohol, ethylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, diethylene glycol, diethylene glycol ethyl methyl ether, ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, nitrobenzene, pyrrolidone, N-methylpyrrolidone, methyl benzoate, ethyl benzoate, benzyl acetate, ethyl 3-ethoxypropionate, acetophenone, methyl salicylate, dimethyl phthalate, and sulfolane. | 2014-05-15 |
20140134526 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An electrostatic charge image developing toner is configured of a polycondensate of a polyol and a polycarboxylic acid including a trimellitic acid, includes a polyester resin with an ethylenic unsaturated bond, and has toner particles including a reaction product of the polyester resin and a compound having an imidazoline structure in a surface part, a molar ratio of the trimellitic acid is from 0.1 mol % to 10 mol % with respect to the entire polymerization components of the polyester resin, and a weight ratio of the compound having an imidazoline structure is from 0.1% by weight to 10% by weight with respect to the total weight of the toner particles excluding the compound having an imidazoline structure. | 2014-05-15 |