20th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 23 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100124594 | BEVERAGE GLASS WITH INTERNAL DECANTING, FILTERING, MIXING AND AERATING CELL - A drinking container for decanting, filtering, mixing and/or aerating a beverage. The drinking container comprises a bowl having an upper opening and an aerating cell having a wall, an upper opening along the top of the cell and a plurality of openings or perforations through the wall. The cup-shaped cell has an upwardly facing hollow or concave configuration, optionally with a central upwardly extending protrusion, and is attached to and within the bowl, to decant, filter, mix and/or aerate a beverage that is poured through the bowl upper opening and into the cell upper opening, and subsequently flows through the at least one perforation into the bowl. Preferably, the drinking container is a wine glass having a base and stem supporting the bowl and the beverage is wine. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124595 | TOOL TO PIERCE AND SPLIT A COCONUT - One embodiment of a tool to pierce and split a coconut to facilitate removal of the water and meat from the nut. The tool includes of a body ( | 2010-05-20 |
20100124596 | Insulated cover and method for cooking pizza and similar food items on a home gas or charcoal grill - An insulated cover and method that makes it possible to create a thermal environment on a home gas or charcoal grill similar to that produced by a wood fired brick oven or commercial pizza oven. The cover is made from a high temperature resistant, thermal insulation material that is encapsulated (sandwiched) between thin metal sheet or metal foil skins. The insulated cover covers both a food support surface that has been placed on the grill's grate directly over the grill's heat source and the remainder of grills grate area that is suspended directly above the grills heat source that is not already covered by the food support surface. The food items are cooked from below by the thermal energy stored in the food support surface, and from above by the thermal energy contained within the low volume zone created by the insulated cover resulting in uniform, fast, even and energy efficient cooking of food items like pizza. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124597 | Process for manufacturing a reduced fat donut - The present invention is directed to a process for the preparation of reduced fat baked goods, in particular donuts and to the reduced fat products obtained therefrom. The process comprises frying the food product to begin cooking and subjecting the food product to a baking step to complete the cooking. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124598 | Chemoprotectants From Crucifer Seeds And Sprouts - The present invention is directed to chemoprotectant precursor compositions provided from crucifer seeds and sprouts and methods for their preparation. Treatment of aqueous extracts from crucifer seeds or sprouts with adsorbents substantially increases the ratio of certain highly chemoprotectant precursor compounds (alkyl glucosinolates such as glucoraphanin, a.k.a. sulforaphane glucosinolate) to undesirable compounds such as indole glucosinolates (for example 4-hydroxyglucobrassicin). The method provides an extract which has a ratio of glucoraphanin to 4-hydroxyglucobrassicin of about 70 or greater. The resulting extract has improved color and odor and may be dried or used directly as an additive in a variety of foodstuffs. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124599 | REDUCED SUGAR ICE CONFECTION - The present invention describes an ice confection composition having a reduced sugar content, which comprises a sugar mixture containing fructose and sucrose. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124600 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND PASSIVATING DEFECTS IN THIN FILM SOLAR CELLS - The embodiments of the present invention provide a defect detection process and apparatus to detect defects in solar cell structures. During the process, an input signal from a signal source is applied to a top surface of a transparent conductive layer of a solar cell structure. In response to the input signal, an output signal is generated from a predetermined area of the top surface and detected by a defect detector. The output signal carrying the defect position information is transmitted to a computer and registered in a database. With the position information, an injector is driven to the defect location to apply an insulator to passivate the defect. A finger pattern layer may be formed over the predetermined area after completing the defect detection and passivation processes. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124601 | PATTERN FORMATION METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A pattern forming method includes calculating amount of curable resin to be formed on a substrate, forming curable resin having the calculated amount on the substrate, filling a pattern of the template with the curable resin on the substrate by contacting the template with the curable resin on the substrate, curing the curable resin with the template being contacted with the curable resin, forming a pattern in the cured curable resin, which includes separating the template from the cured curable resin, and forming a pattern on the substrate based on the pattern formed in the curable resin, wherein the calculating the amount of curable resin to be formed on the substrate is performed based on a relationship between density or shape of a pattern to be formed on the template and filling time for filling the pattern to be formed on the template with the curable resin. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124602 | EASILY FLOWING INKS FOR EXTRUSION - This disclosure is generally directed to inks used to create fine features for electrodes, batteries, solar cells, etc. More particularly, in embodiments, this disclosure is directed to compositions of easily flowable inks that result in reduced clogging when applying the ink to a substrate to create fine features. The inks are characterized by their rheological properties, particularly with respect to viscosity and flowability. Flowability is measured by measuring the quantity of ink which will flow through a 400 mesh screen. Also disclosed are methods of applying the easily flowable inks. The inks are applied using extrusion processes, particularly coextrusion. Coextrusion of the inks allows fine features having high aspect ratios to be formed without clogging of the coextrusion printhead. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124603 | PATTERN FORMATION METHOD FOR ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT - There is provided an organic electroluminescent display having excellent practicality that can be produced by a simple method which does not cause electrode breaking and can realize even thickness of an electroluminescent layer. There is also provided a pattern formed object having a coating as an electroluminescent layer or the like having even thickness, for an electroluminescent element, formed using a coating liquid and provided in each area surrounded by partition walls provided on a substrate. The electroluminescent display comprises at least a substrate, an electrode provided on the substrate, protrusions which each are provided on the substrate so as to cover the ends of the electrode and are convexly curved in section relatively to the surface of the substrate, and an electroluminescent layer provided in each opening which is located on the electrode and defined by adjacent protrusions. The pattern formed object comprises: a substrate; partition walls provided on the substrate; and a coating stacked on the substrate in its part between the partition walls, wherein the partition walls have a sloped liquid-nonrepellent surface and have such a sectional form that, at least in the lower part of the partition wall, as the distance from the substrate increases, the size of the partition wall in a direction parallel to the substrate decreases, and, in the coating, the ratio of the maximum thickness (Tmax) to the minimum thickness (Tmin), Tmax/Tmin, is not more than 130% as measured in the coating in its part between the lower ends of the partition walls adjacent to each other. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124604 | METHOD OF THINNING A BLOCK TRANSFERRED TO A SUBSTRATE - The invention relates to a method of thinning a block transferred to a substrate. According to the invention, the method includes depositing a stop layer at least onto the substrate and in a way adjacent to and contiguous with the transferred block. The stop layer is made out of material of greater resistance or hardness than the material of the transferred block and of smaller thickness than that of the transferred block. The method further includes actuating the thinning of the transferred block. The thinning time is pre-programmed as a function of a predetermined speed of thinning the transferred block, the thinning time being selected so that the thinning also attacks the stop layer. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124605 | Mold and Method for Manufacturing the Same - A mold includes a substrate and a plurality of micro-structures. The micro-structures are disposed on the substrate. Each of the micro-structures includes a supporting layer and a convex top portion. The supporting layer is disposed on the substrate, wherein the material of the supporting layer is amorphous metal. The convex top portion is disposed on the supporting layer, wherein the material of the convex top portion is a thermoplastic polymer. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124606 | Method of Manufacturing a Multiple Layer Directionally Oriented Nonwoven Fiber Material - Disclosed herein are embodiments of a multi-layer nonwoven fiber material, and related methods of manufacturing the material. In one exemplary embodiment, the fiber material includes a first layer of directionally aligned fibers together with a second layer of randomly dispersed fibers dispersed over the first layer. Consistent with one exemplary method for manufacturing a nonwoven fiber material, the method includes dispersing a first plurality of fibers horizontally in one or more predetermined directions, as well as dispersing a second plurality of fibers horizontally in random directions. In such an embodiment, the second plurality of fibers is dispersed over the first plurality of fibers. Moreover, an exemplary embodiment of a roofing shingle employing a nonwoven fiber material as described herein is as disclosed. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124607 | Adhesive Compositions And Methods Of Making The Same - Provided are methods for preparing agglomeration resistant particles composed of tacky polymer compositions. The method includes the steps of providing particles of the polymer composition at or above the glass transition temperature of the polymer composition, increasing the tackiness of the polymer composition particles by contacting the polymer composition particle with a first fluid at an elevated temperature, while the polymer composition particles are in contact with the first fluid, contacting the polymer composition particles with an antiblock composition, and separating the polymer composition particles from the first fluid. These methods at least partially coat the polymer composition particles with the antiblock composition. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124608 | METHOD FOR APPLYING AND DIMENSIONING AN ABRADABLE COATING - Disclosed is a coated substrate including a substrate coating applied to at least one substantially flat surface of the substrate, the coating including at least one of an axial concavity and a circumferential curvature, the substrate being configured for disposal parametrically about a moving component. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124609 | Methods Of Forming Metal-Containing Structures, And Methods Of Forming Germanium-Containing Structures - Some embodiments include methods of forming metal-containing structures. A first metal-containing material may be formed over a substrate. After the first metal-containing material is formed, and while the substrate is within a reaction chamber, hydrogen-containing reactant may be used to form a hydrogen-containing layer over the first metal-containing material. The hydrogen-containing reactant may be, for example, formic acid and/or formaldehyde. Any unreacted hydrogen-containing reactant may be purged from within the reaction chamber, and then metal-containing precursor may be flowed into the reaction chamber. The hydrogen-containing layer may be used during conversion of the metal-containing precursor into a second metal-containing material that forms directly against the first metal-containing material. Some embodiments include methods of forming germanium-containing structures, such as, for example, methods of forming phase change materials containing germanium, antimony and tellurium. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124610 | SUBSTRATE POSITION DETECTION APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE POSITION DETECTION METHOD, FILM DEPOSITION APPARATUS, FILM DEPOSITION METHOD, AND A COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A disclosed substrate position detection apparatus includes an imaging portion configured to take an image of a substrate subject to a position detection; a panel member provided between the imaging portion and the substrate and including a first opening that ensures a field of view for the imaging portion with respect to the substrate, the panel member having a light scattering property; a first illuminating portion configured to illuminate the panel member; and a processing portion capable of determining a position of the substrate in accordance with the image taken through the first opening by the imaging portion. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124611 | Phase Change Inks Containing Graphene-Based Carbon Allotrope Colorants - A phase change ink including (a) a phase change ink carrier and (b) a colorant comprising a carbon allotrope. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124612 | PROCESS FOR PRESERVING WOOD USING FLUORO-MATERIALS - A process for treating wood comprising at least partially penetrating it with a urethane- or acrylate-based fluoro-material. Also, wood produced by the process. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124613 | Heater integrated thermocouple - The present invention discloses a system and method for relieving stresses from a layer deposited on the surface of a functional element used inside a reaction chamber. The system includes a heater which is integrated with the functional element. The heater heats the functional element to a temperature above the wafer processing temperature and independent of the wafer processing temperature in the reaction chamber. The independent heating of the reaction chamber causes cracking of the deposited layer. This relieves the stresses that are developed in the deposited layer and consequently, the functional element is safeguarded from failure. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124614 | STAIN BLOCKING COMPOSITIONS - An aqueous coating composition for blocking stains and a method of using the coating composition is described. The coating composition includes an aqueous dispersion of a copolymer that is derived from a single stage emulsion polymerization of an ethylenically unsaturated nonionic monomer, greater than 0 and less than 1.5% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated strong acid monomer or salt thereof, and greater than 1.5% and less than 3% by weight of methacrylic acid. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124615 | Process for Producing Crosslinkable Resin Formed Product - A process for producing a crosslinkable resin formed product is disclosed which comprises providing a polymerizable composition containing a cycloolefin monomer, a metathesis polymerization catalyst, a chain transfer agent, and a crosslinking agent, and heating the polymerizable composition to 50° C. or more to effect ring-opening metathesis bulk polymerization, the temperature of the polymerizable composition before heating being maintained at −10° C. to +20° C. According to the present invention, a process for efficiently producing a crosslinkable resin formed product which exhibits excellent flowability when melted by heat and does not produce voids(blurs) inside a laminate or impair flatness when laminated on a substrate is provided. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124616 | METHOD OF FORMING AN ABRADABLE COATING - A method of forming a coating comprises depositing a first coating layer on a surface of a substrate, wherein the coating comprises a ceramic or metal, a lubricant, and a fugitive material. At least a portion of the fugitive material is decomposed, transformed or volatized by heating the first coating layer with a localized heat source. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124617 | Fabrication process for magnetoresistive devices of the CPP type - The inventive fabrication process for magnetoresistive devices (CPP-GMR devices) involves the formation of a zinc oxide or ZnO layer that provides the intermediate layer of a spacer layer, comprising Zn film formation operation for forming a zinc or Zn layer and Zn film oxidization operation for oxidizing the zinc film after the Zn film formation operation. The Zn film formation operation is implemented such that after a multilayer substrate having a multilayer structure before the formation of the Zn film is cooled down to the temperature range of −140° C. to −60° C., the formation of the Zn film is set off, and the Zn film oxidization operation is implemented such that after the completion of the Zn film oxidization operation, oxidization treatment is set off at the substrate temperature range of −120° C. to −40° C. Thus, excelling in both flatness and crystallizability, the ZnO layer makes sure the device has high MR ratios, and can further have an area resistivity AR best suited for the device. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124618 | Method of Forming Insulation Film Using Plasma Treatment Cycles - A film forming cycle based on pulse CVD or ALD is repeated multiple times to form a single layer of insulation film, while a reforming cycle is implemented in the aforementioned process, either once or multiple times per each film forming cycle, by treating the surface of formed film using a treating gas that has been activated by a plasma. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124619 | SOLAR CELL METALLIZATION USING INLINE ELECTROLESS PLATING - Inline methods for forming a photovoltaic cell electrode structure, wherein the photovoltaic cell includes a semiconductor substrate having a passivation layer thereon, includes providing a plurality of contact openings through the passivation layer to the semiconductor substrate, selectively plating a contact metal into the plurality of contact openings by printing electroless plating solution into the plurality of contact openings to deposit the contact metal, depositing a metal containing material on the deposited contact metal, and firing the deposited contact metal and the deposited metal containing material. The metal containing material may include a paste containing a silver or silver alloy along with a glass frit and is substantially free to completely free of lead. The methods may also use light activation of the passivation layer or use seed layers to assist in the plating. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124620 | PATTERNED SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ELECTRIC-OPTICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A patterned substrate manufacturing method is for manufacturing a patterned substrate having a plurality of patterns formed by drying liquid droplets containing a pattern forming material. The patterned substrate manufacturing method includes providing a photothermal conversion part that is configured to convert infrared light into heat on an outside perimeter of each of a plurality of pattern forming regions, each of the pattern forming regions corresponding to each of the patterns, arranging the liquid droplets within the pattern forming regions, shining infrared light on the patterned substrate, and drying the liquid droplets by heat resulting from the photothermal conversion by the photothermal conversion parts. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124621 | Method of Forming Insulation Film by Modified PEALD - A method of forming an insulation film by alternating multiple times, respectively, a process of adsorbing a precursor onto a substrate and a process of treating the adsorbed surface using reactant gas and a plasma, wherein a plasma is applied in the process of supplying the precursor. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124622 | Method for making nanowire structure - The disclosure related to a method for making a nanowire structure. The method includes fabricating a free-standing carbon nanotube structure, introducing reacting materials into the carbon nanotube structure, and activating the reacting materials to grow a nanowire structure. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124623 | LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION FOR USE IN LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal composition is disclosed, which includes a liquid crystal material having a negative dielectric constant anisotropy and at least two different kinds of reactive monomers. A proportion The amount of the at least two different kinds of the reactive monomers in the total weight of the liquid crystal composition is ranges from 0.05% to 10% by weight. Additionally, a liquid crystal display using the liquid crystal composition as well as methods and uses thereof are further provided. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124624 | CAPSULE AND CHEMICAL REACTION CARTRIDGE - There are provided a capsule and a chemical reaction cartridge capable of properly handling reagents and so forth. The capsule is formed by laminating two dome-shaped films together at the peripheries thereof. The films are formed by subjecting heat sealable films, to which aluminum vapor deposition is applied, to a drawing process. The films are made of a material (easy-peel material), which can be varied in seal strength by a heating temperature and are thermally welded together at an adhesion area at the peripheries thereof. Thereafter, contents such as reagents and so forth are filled up inside the capsule via a filling section. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124625 | PIPE INSULATION WITH FOAMED ADHESIVE CLOSURE - A pipe insulation product is provided including pipe insulation having an inside surface defining a central opening for surrounding a pipe, and a longitudinal slit defined by two opposing walls enabling the pipe insulation to be forced over a pipe to surround the pipe, a foamed adhesive layer applied to one or both of the opposing walls of the longitudinal slit, and one or more removable release strips for temporarily covering the foamed adhesive layers applied to one or both of the opposing walls of the longitudinal slit. The release strips protect the foamed adhesive layers prior to use, and the foamed adhesive layer provides for a closure with improved performance once the pipe insulation is applied to a pipe. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124626 | METHOD AND PRINTING SHEET FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HAND STAMPS - A label sheet for the production of hand stamps. The sheet comprises a transparent portion and a label portion. The stamp image may be printed in multiple locations on the sheet, on both the transparent portion and the label portion. The transparent portion, or a part thereof, with a printed stamp image may be removed for use with a stamp making machine or device. A suitably-sized label may be removed and placed on the hand stamp handle. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124627 | DOUBLE-COATED PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET FOR FIXING HARD DISK DRIVE COMPONENT AND HARD DISK DRIVE - Disclosed is a double-coated pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet adopted to fix a hard disk drive component, which includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive unit including a plastic film base having a thickness of 20 μm or less and pressure-sensitive adhesive layers arranged on or above both sides of the plastic film base; and non-silicone release liners arranged on both surfaces of the pressure-sensitive adhesive unit. The pressure-sensitive adhesive unit has a thickness of 60 μm or less, and the double-coated pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet shows an outgassing of 1 μg/cm | 2010-05-20 |
20100124628 | Geosynthetic Assembly - A geosynthetic assembly includes: a first geosynthetic unit including a first body, and a first connector having a plurality of first interlocking members which define respectively first through-holes; a second geosynthetic unit including a second body, and a second connector having a plurality of second interlocking members which define respectively second through-holes, the first and second interlocking members being alternately disposed such that the first and second through-holes are aligned to form a passageway; and a connecting member extending through the passageway. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124629 | PHOTOPATTERNABLE IMAGING LAYERS FOR CONTROLLING BLOCK COPOLYMER MICRODOMAIN ORIENTATION - The present invention provides structures including a substrate, a crosslinked polymer film disposed over the substrate, and a patterned diblock copolymer film disposed over the crosslinked polymer film. The crosslinked polymer comprises a random copolymer polymerized from a first monomer, a second monomer, and a photo-crosslinkable and/or thermally crosslinkable third monomer, including epoxy-functional or acrylyol-functional monomers. Also disclosed are methods for forming the structures. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124630 | AUTOMOBILE FLOOR MAT - An improved floor mat with inlays made out of wood, aluminum, carbon fiber or other decorative materials for automobiles. The floor mat has strategically placed inlays in order to increase durability, while also complimenting the decorative nature of the mats. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124631 | OPTICAL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The main object of the present invention is to provide an optical sheet having excellent abrasion resistance and hardness, and a method for producing the same. The present invention provides an optical sheet in which a hard coat layer is provided on one surface of a substrate, wherein the hard coat layer comprises a cured product of a curable resin composition for a hard coat layer, which comprises reactive inorganic fine particles and a binder component, and wherein fine protrusions are provided on an interface on the side opposite to the substrate side of the hard coat layer, in which the minimum angle of each of the fine protrusions making angles with a virtual plane that is parallel to the hard coat layer is an acute angle. The present invention also provides a method for producing the optical sheet, comprising the steps of: forming a coating by applying a curable resin composition for a hard coat layer to one surface of a substrate, which composition comprising reactive, irregularly shaped silica fine particles and a binder component, and forming a hard coat layer and fine protrusions by curing the coating while or after preventing that the long axes of the reactive, irregularly shaped silica fine particles are each oriented in a direction planar to a virtual plane. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124632 | THERMOFORMABLE THREE DIMENSIONAL RETROREFLECTIVE ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A three dimensional retroreflective article having an outer surface with a reflectivity of at least about 200 lux, and method for making such an article from a thermoformable laminate is provided. The laminate includes a base layer of thermoformable plastic sheet material; and a layer of microbeads configured in a high-density arrangement and silvered on their bottom sides to enhance retroreflectivity. The microbeads are adhered to an outer surface of the base layer by a thermoformable cushion coat which may include a phosphorescent pigment to further enhance reflectivity. A protective sheet of transparent thermoformable sheet material overlies and may be in contact with the layer of microbeads. The laminate is heated and thermoformed into a self supporting three dimensional article having a pre-selected shape and an encapsulated bead retroreflective surface having a reflectivity of at least about 200 lux. The thermoforming step imparts sufficient non-planarity in the resulting retroreflective surface so that retroreflective dead spots created by contact between the microbeads and the protective sheet of transparent sheet material are effectively optically cancelled by overlapping zones of retroreflectivity generated by the microbeads. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124633 | UNITARY MAT FOR PLAYGROUNDS AND THE LIKE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME - Method for manufacturing a unitary mat on site includes placing loose fill material into a defined area in which the mat is to be formed, mixing rubber particles with at least one binder to form a mixture, placing the mixture over the loose fill material, and allowing the mixture to dry whereby the dried mixture in combination with the loose fill material forms the unitary mat. In one embodiment, the loose fill material includes only rubber particles, without a binder. The mixture placed over these loose rubber particles seals and contains the loose rubber particles. The mixture may incorporate color, e.g., by adding a colorant to the mixture and/or using colored rubber particles. Alternatively or additionally, an additional, colored mixture may be prepared and placed over the dried mixture. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124634 | CUSHIONED CAP WITH ANNULAR PORTION AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME - A cushioned cap for a control stick includes an upper portion formed as a toroid defining a central opening, and a lower portion that at least partially extends into the central opening, the lower portion defining a structure for coupling the cushioned cap to at least a portion of a control stick. Also, a multi-shot molding process for forming a cushioned cap. Also, a keyboard assembly having a cursor control stick provided with a cushioned cap having an upper portion formed as a toroid defining a central opening, and a lower portion that at least partially extends into the central opening. Also, an electronic device having a control stick provided with a cushioned cap having an upper portion formed as a toroid defining a central opening, and a lower portion that at least partially extends into the central opening. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124635 | Method of Manufacturing Electronic Apparatus including Plastic Substrate, Electronic Apparatus Manufactured Using the Method, and Apparatus for Use in the Method - A method of manufacturing an electronic apparatus including a plastic substrate, which can facilitate in separating the electronic apparatus including the plastic substrate from a stage, an electronic apparatus manufactured using the method, and an apparatus including the stage for use in the method. The method includes: preparing a stage on which a plurality of island-shaped separation lubricators are arranged; disposing the plastic substrate on the stage; forming a device on the plastic substrate; and separating the plastic substrate from the stage. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124636 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL BUBBLE PACKAGING - A bubble pack comprises sheet product with elongated bubbles separated in one direction by weld lines for folding and separated in another direction by strips about half a width of the bubbles. A first portion of the sheet product is formed into a sleeve and a second portion slit to form flaps for tucking inside the sleeve portion to support, protect and separate 1 | 2010-05-20 |
20100124637 | LABEL AND RELATED METHOD - A label and related method of manufacture that includes a fabric made of yarn. The yarn includes a fiber that has been recycled, that is recyclable, that is organic, that is biodegradable, and/or that can be derived from a material that is known to be environmentally friendly. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124638 | Chemical Pinning to Direct Addressable Array Using Self-Assembling Materials - A method includes: providing a substrate having a plurality of chemically contrasted alignment features, and depositing a self-assembled material on at least a portion of the substrate, wherein the position and/or orientation of substantially spherical or cylindrical domains of the self-assembled material is directed by the alignment features, to form a nanostructure pattern, and wherein the period of the alignment features is between about 2 times and about 10 times the period of the spherical or cylindrical domains. An apparatus fabricated according to the method is also provided. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124639 | Process, Compound, Ink and Use - A process for printing an image on a substrate comprising applying to the substrate an ink comprising a medium and compound of Formula (1) or a salt thereof: | 2010-05-20 |
20100124640 | ENERGY-SAVING WRITING INSTRUMENT - The present invention relates to an energy-saving writing instrument comprises: a thin film layer; and an interface modification member that is applied on a surface of the thin film layer or is uniformly provided on the thin film layer; after being combined, the surface of the thin film layer is provided with functions of allowing a pencil, ball pen, water-based pen or oil-based pen writing thereon and wiping off. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124641 | SEMICONDUCTIVE BELT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a semiconductive belt in which the generation of cracks is suppressed by enhancing conformability of a surface layer-composing coating film to the expansion and contraction of the belt while maintaining a practically required low friction coefficient, and a method for producing the same. Disclosed is a semiconductive belt including an elastic layer made of a semiconductive rubber and a surface layer, wherein the surface layer is composed of a resin layer containing a polytetrafluoroethylene resin fine powder, and a hardness-corresponding peak voltage value of the surface layer measured by a SPM (scanning probe microscope) method is −6.35V or less. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124642 | UNDERCOATING LAYERS PROVIDING IMPROVED CONDUCTIVE TOPCOAT FUNCTIONALITY - A coated article includes a substrate and a first coating formed over at least a portion of the substrate. The first coating includes a mixture of oxides including oxides of at least two of P, Si, Ti, Al and Zr. A conductive functional coating is formed over at least a portion of the first coating. In one embodiment, the functional coating includes fluorine doped tin oxide. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124643 | UNDERCOATING LAYERS PROVIDING IMPROVED PHOTOACTIVE TOPCOAT FUNCTIONALITY - A coated article includes a substrate and a first coating formed over at least a portion of the substrate. The first coating includes a mixture of oxides including oxides of at least two of P, Si, Ti, Al and Zr. A photoactive functional coating is formed over at least a portion of the first coating. In one embodiment, the functional coating includes titania. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124644 | X-RAY AND/OR METAL DETECTABLE ARTICLES AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An article and thermoplastic composition including polycarbonate, a polysiloxane-polycarbonate and an x-ray detectable or metal detectable agent having good magnetic permeability and/or electrical conductivity wherein the composition may be used in articles for food preparation. The thermoplastic compositions are useful in forming molds for manufacturing a food product, such as chocolate molds. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124645 | Carbon nanotube film - A carbon nanotube film includes a plurality of carbon nanotube strings and one or more carbon nanotubes. The plurality of carbon nanotube strings are separately arranged and located side by side. Distances between adjacent carbon nanotube strings are changed when a force is applied. One or more carbon nanotubes are located between adjacent carbon nanotube strings. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124646 | Carbon nanotube film - A carbon nanotube film includes a plurality of first carbon nanotubes and a plurality of second carbon nanotubes. The first carbon nanotubes are orientated primarily along a same direction. The second carbon nanotubes have different orientations from that of the plurality of first carbon nanotubes. Each of at least one portion of the second carbon nanotubes contacts with at least two adjacent first carbon nanotubes. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124647 | INTERLAYER FILMS FOR LAMINATED GLAZING CONTAINING SILICA WITH SPECIFIC REFRACTIVE INDEX - Interlayer films useful for laminated glass contain a polyvinyl acetal (A), at least on plasticizer (B), fumed silica (C) and at least one basic compound (D), wherein the difference of refractive index between fumed silica (C) and plasticized polyvinyl acetal (A+B) is 0.015 or less, and the weight ratio of C/(A+B) is 2.7-60/100. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124648 | Sheet Structures having Improved Compression Performance - This invention relates to a pressboard comprising a plurality of plies having thermostable floc and at least 40 weight percent aramid fibrids, the pressboard having a final average thickness of 0.9 mm or greater, the pressboard further having an a void content of 25 volume percent or less and a ply adhesion (Y) in megapascals defined by the equation | 2010-05-20 |
20100124649 | Polyurethanes, articles and coatings prepared therefrom and methods of making the same - The present invention provides polyurethanes including a reaction product of components including: (a) about 1 equivalent of at least one polyisocyanate; (b) about 0.05 to about 0.9 equivalents of at least one branched polyol having 4 to 18 carbon atoms and at least 3 hydroxyl groups; and (c) about 0.1 to about 0.95 equivalents of at least one diol having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, wherein the reaction product components are essentially free of polyester polyol and polyether polyol and the reaction components are maintained at a temperature of at least about 100° C. for at least about 10 minutes, compositions, coatings and articles made therefrom and methods of making the same. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124650 | VORTEX CONTROL IN SLURRY MOLDING APPLICATIONS - A molding head is especially adapted for vacuum molding or forming of structures and, in particular, fibrous composite structures in an adjustable, controllable three dimensional orientation before, during and after molding. Such a molding head includes a mold plate with narrow slots in the mold surface thereof and wider channels in the back surface thereof, with such slots and channels intersecting one another. A control system of servomotors or other actuators permits movement and orientation of the mold head during forming, thereby creating the ability to vary the material properties based on gravity and particle or suspension grain, thickness and other now controllable properties. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124651 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NANO-CRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE FILM - The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a film containing nano-crystalline cellulose. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124652 | Carbon dioxide blown low density, flexible microcellular polyurethane elastomers - Microcellular polyurethane flexible foams having densities no greater than 0.3 g/cc which are suitable for use as lightweight shoe sole components are produced with carbon dioxide in an amount such that the polyurethane-forming mixture has a free rise density of from about 0.03 to about 0.3 g/cc. At least a portion of that carbon dioxide is dissolved as a gas into one or both of the reaction components. The amount of dissolved carbon dioxide must be such that the froth density of the isocyanate and/or isocyanate-reactive component(s) in which the carbon dioxide is dissolved will be from about 0.1 to about 0.8 g/cc. Additional carbon dioxide may be formed by the reaction of water and isocyanate during the polyurethane-forming reaction but the total amount of CO | 2010-05-20 |
20100124653 | COLORED DIFFUSION SHEETS, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a polymeric sheet that includes a first polymeric layer; and a second foamed layer; the first polymeric layer being in operative communication with the second foamed layer; the polymeric sheet having a percent light transmission as measured according to ASTM D 1003 of about 3% to about 80% at a thickness of greater than or equal to about 1,000 micrometers. Disclosed herein too is a method that includes disposing a first polymeric layer upon a second foamed layer to form a polymeric sheet; the first polymeric layer being in operative communication with the second foamed layer; the polymeric sheet having a percent light transmission as measured according to ASTM D 1003 of about 3% to about 80% at a thickness of greater than or equal to about 1,000 micrometers. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124654 | CONSTANT PRESSURE INFUSION PROCESS FOR RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING - Methods and apparatuses for making PMC's and composites include an infusing step wherein the resin reservoir and the preform are maintained under substantially the same vacuum pressure during the infusing step or the associated structure associated with the maintenance. Substantially the same vacuum pressure may be accomplished using a collapsible resin reservoir that is enclosed within or external to the vacuum bagging assembly of the fiber preform. This method results in a maximum achievable vacuum compaction pressure and simplified resin infusion process. This process may be used to manufacture prepregs and aerospace grade fiber reinforced resin composites, also disclosed herein, that have fiber volume, void content and laminate quality that meets or exceeds those made using an autoclave. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124655 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING CARBON NANOTUBE, WAFER FOR GROWING CARBON NANOTUBE, AND CARBON NANOTUBE DEVICE - The invention discloses a method for fabricating a carbon nanotube, and the method comprises the following steps: providing a substrate; forming a catalyst layer on the substrate; forming a porous capping layer on the catalyst layer to finish a wafer; forming the carbon nanotube on the wafer. By the porous capping layer, the well-aligned carbon nanotube can grow on the wafer through thermal CVD. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124656 | OPTICAL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention is to provide an optical sheet having excellent abrasion resistance and hardness, and a method for producing the same. The object of the present invention was accomplished by an optical sheet in which a hard coat layer is provided on one surface of a substrate, wherein the hard coat layer comprises a cured product of a curable resin composition for a hard coat layer, which composition comprising reactive, irregularly shaped silica fine particles and a binder component, and wherein at least part of the irregularly shaped silica fine particles have a specific three-dimensional configuration and are present on an interface on the side opposite to the substrate side of the hard coat layer. The object of the present invention was also accomplished by a method for producing the optical sheet, comprising the steps of: forming a coating by applying a curable resin composition for a hard coat layer comprising reactive, irregularly shaped silica fine particles and a binder component onto one surface of a substrate, and forming a hard coat layer by curing the coating with or after preventing that the long axes of the reactive, irregularly shaped silica fine particles are each oriented in a direction planar to a virtual plane. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124657 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE SHEET AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a thermally conductive sheet having an improved electrical insulating property and a method of producing the same. A thermally conductive sheet includes a resin composition that contains a silicone resin and inorganic particles, wherein the inorganic particles include metal oxide particles that have a particle diameter of 1-100 nm and are dispersed in the silicone resin while being chemically bonded to the silicone resin. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124658 | METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING PHOSPHORESCENT OXIDE NANOPARTICLES - A method for producing activated substantially monodisperse, phosphorescent oxide particles with rare earth element dopants uniformly dispersed therein by mixing a rare earth element dopant precursor powder with an oxide-forming host metal powder to form a solid-phase precursor composition; vaporizing the solid-phase precursor composition; combining the vaporized precursor with an inert carrier gas; contacting the inert carrier gas and the vaporized precursor with a flame fueled by a reactive gas; and uniformly heating the vaporized precursor in the flame to a reaction temperature sufficient to form activated phosphorescent oxide nanoparticles. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124659 | STAGED COCURING OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES - A composite structure is fabricated by staging at least a portion of an uncured, first composite component. The first composite component is assembled with a second composite component, and the staged portion of the first composite component is cocured with the second composite component. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124660 | TECHNIQUES FOR FORMING TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE COATINGS AND BONDABLE SURFACES - A method for forming temporary protective coatings and bondable surfaces is disclosed. In the method, a soluble layer is disposed on a material surface, such as the interior surfaces of cell walls of a web material. The soluble material is then removed or leached from the web material to form and expose a roughly textured, bondable surface for bonding with another material, such as AVCOAT insulation. Use of the soluble layer, therefore, enhances the bondability of any surface that requires good adhesion, such as where the surface is difficult to reach for conventional surface preparation techniques. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124661 | FUSER MEMBER COATING HAVING SELF-RELEASING FLUOROCARBON MATRIX OUTER LAYER - A self-releasing fuser member and image apparatus having the fuser member, and wherein the fuser member includes a substrate, and thereover an outer layer polymer matrix having a surface, wherein the outer layer polymer matrix includes a fluoropolymer material and fluorocarbon chains, wherein the fluorocarbon chains are bonded to said fluoropolymer material, and wherein the fuser member decreases or eliminates the need for fusing oils as it is self-releasing. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124662 | FUSER MEMBER COATING HAVING SELF-RELEASING FLUOROPOLYMER-FLUOROCARBON LAYER - A self-releasing fuser member and image apparatus having the fuser member, and wherein the fuser member includes a substrate, and thereover an outer layer having a topcoat, wherein the outer layer includes a fluoropolymer material and wherein said topcoat includes an outermost layer of fluorocarbon chains, wherein the fluorocarbon chains are bonded to said fluoropolymer material, and wherein the fuser member decreases or eliminates the need for fusing oils as it is self-releasing. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124663 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND SHEET USING RESIN COMPOSITION - A resin composition with no substantial halogen element content contains a tungsten powder, a polyester elastomer, silica, a polysiloxane compound, and melamine cyanurate. Relative to 100% in weight of the polyester elastomer, the total content of silica and the polysiloxane compound is 22% or more in weight, the content of melamine cyanurate is 17% or more in weight, and the total content of silica, the polysiloxane compound, and melamine cyanurate is 45% to 53% in weight. The oxygen index of the resin composition is 26 or more. The number of times of circumferentially bending a test piece at 90 degrees around a 10 mm-diameter column in a repetitive bending test using the test piece made of the resin composition having a length of 50 mm, a width of 100 mm, and a thickness of 2.25 mm is 1000 or more. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124664 | MICROCONTACT PRINTING STAMP - A microcontact printing stamp comprising, in laminate structure, a silicone rubber layer overlaid with a fluoroelastomer layer is capable of pattern transfer at a high dimensional accuracy owing to sufficient strength and insusceptibility to solvent swelling. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124665 | RESIN-MOLDED ARTICLE FIT WITH A METAL PLATE - A sensor unit | 2010-05-20 |
20100124666 | Method of applying polyelectrolyte multilayer film for corrosion control - The method of applying a polyelectrolyte multilayer film for corrosion control involves chemical and/or electrochemical pretreatment of a metallic substrate for better adherence of the protective film to the substrate. The method includes anodically polarizing the substrate in a solution of an acid for a period from one second to five hundred seconds before multilayer deposition. The acid may be an inorganic acid, such as sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, etc., or an organic acid, such as oxalic acid, acetic acid, etc. The method may include abrading the substrate and rinsing the substrate with deionized water before polarizing the substrate, and applying the polyelectrolyte multilayers following pretreatment. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124667 | ISOTROPIC LAYER OF MULTILAYER OPTICAL FILM COMPRISING BIREFRINGENT THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER - Multilayer optical films are described comprising at least one first optical layer comprising a birefringent thermoplastic polymer having an in-plane birefringence of at least 0.15 at 632.8 nm; and at least one second optical layer having an in-plane birefringence of less than 0.040 at 632.8 nm. The second optical layer comprises a copolymerized blend of at least one birefringent thermoplastic polymer and at least one second thermoplastic polymer. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124668 | Composite aluminum tread plate sheet - The invention relates to a tread plate product having an aluminum composite structure. The structure includes a core layer and at least one clad layer, wherein the core layer is an alloy of the AA5XXX series alloys in which the Mg content is 2% by weight or more and the clad layer(s) is made of an alloy of the AA3XXX series or AA5XXX series alloys, in which the Mg content is 1% by weight or less. The structure may be made in thin gauge while retaining or enhancing desirable mechanical properties. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124669 | JOINING METHOD BETWEEN Fe-BASED STEELS AND Ti/Ti-BASED ALLOYS HAVING JOINT STRENGTH HIGHER THAN THOSE OF BASE METALS BY USING INTERLAYERS AND THE JOINTS PRODUCED USING THE METHOD - A joining method between Fe-based steel and Ti/Ti-based alloys having a joint strength higher than those of base metals by using interlayers. The production of intermetallic compounds at a joint portion between Fe-based steel and Ti/Ti-based alloys can be prevented using interlayers, and strong interface diffusion bonding can be formed at interfaces between interlayers, thereby producing a high-strength joint. Accordingly, the present disclosure can be used to develop high-strength, high-functional advanced composite materials. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124670 | COATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS OF FABRICATING COATED COMPONENTS AND COATED TURBINE DISKS - Coated components and methods of fabricating coated components and coated turbine disks are provided. In an embodiment, by way of example only, a coated component includes a substrate comprising a superalloy in an unmodified form and a coating disposed over the substrate, where the coating comprises the superalloy in a modified form. The modified form of the superalloy includes at least 10% more chromium and at least 10% more of one or more noble metals than the unmodified form of the superalloy, and the modified form of the superalloy is substantially free of aluminum. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124671 | LOW COUPLING OXIDE MEDIA (LCOM) - A low-coupling perpendicular magnetic recording media comprising a magnetic storage layer and at least one low saturation magnetization layer. The magnetic storage layer has a saturation magnetization between about 400-900 emu/cm | 2010-05-20 |
20100124672 | GRANULAR PERPENDICULAR MEDIA WITH CORROSION-RESISTANT CAP LAYER FOR IMPROVED CORROSION PERFORMANCE - A perpendicular magnetic recording media having an amorphous corrosion-resistant cap layer is disclosed. Preferably, the cap layer is a chromium alloy comprising Pt and C. A method of manufacturing the media is also disclosed. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124673 | HIGH DENSITY MAGNETIC RECORDING FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME BY USING RAPID THERMAL ANNEALING TREATMENT - A high density magnetic recording film by using a rapid thermal annealing process is provided. The high density magnetic recording film includes a substrate; and a ferromagnetic layer formed on the substrate; wherein the rapid thermal annealing process is performed for the ferromagnetic layer at a temperature range of 600 to 800° C. for 5 to 180 seconds with a heating ramp rate of 60 to 100° C./sec so as to obtain the high density magnetic recording film. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124674 | Battery pack - A battery pack including a bare cell, a protective circuit module electrically connected to the bare cell, and a case assembly overlying the bare cell and protective circuit module, the case assembly including a cover case and a fixing member; the cover case and the fixing member of the case assembly both being integral with each other. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124675 | FUEL CELL PLATES PRODUCED FROM LAYERED MATERIALS - One exemplary embodiment discloses a bipolar plate assembly including a cathode plate and an anode plate. Each of the cathode plate and the anode plate includes a core material, a first surface material coupled to a first side of the core material, and a second surface material coupled to a second side of the core material, wherein the first surface material and the second surface material have a different composition from the core material. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124676 | MANAGING GAS BUBBLES IN A LIQUID FLOW SYSTEM - A system and method for managing gas bubbles in a liquid flow system are described. In particular, according to the system and method, novel techniques reduce a volume of cavities in the liquid flow system and limit a cross-sectional area of the liquid flow system to a maximum cross-sectional area of tolerably sized bubbles. In this manner, by reducing the cavity volumes and limiting cross-sectional areas, the formation of intolerably sized bubbles and the aggregation of tolerably sized bubbles into intolerably sized bubbles are each substantially prevented. Also, bubbles may be removed from the system to reduce the quantity of bubbles that are to be managed. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124677 | DIRECT OXIDATION FUEL CELL SYSTEM WITH UNIFORM VAPOR DELIVERY OF FUEL - A fuel cell system which includes a fuel distribution structure that uniformly distributes vaporizing fuel to a fuel cell is provided. As the fuel travels in a flow field channel in the fuel distribution structure, it is substantially converted to a vapor by the heat of the fuel cell operation in such a manner that the resulting vapor pressure works to substantially uniformly distribute fuel evenly outwardly across substantially the entire active area of the anode aspect of one or more membrane electrode assemblies in the system, and whereby localized, uneven “hot spots” of fuel at the anode aspects are substantially prevented. A pair of enthalpy exchanger and heat spreader assemblies include a cathode current collector element that also has a heat spreader plate that collects and redirects heat in the fuel cell system, the assembly acting to manage the heat, temperature and condensation in the fuel cell system. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124678 | FUEL CELL FEED SYSTEMS - Fuel feed systems capable of providing substantially consistent flow of fuel to a fuel cell and also capable of tolerating varying pressures from a reservoir (also referred to as fuel supply or fuel cell cartridge) and the fuel cell while maintaining substantially consistent control flow to the fuel cell are disclosed. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124679 | METHOD FOR INCREASING THE DURABILITY OF DIRECT OXIDATION FUEL CELLS - Methods for increasing the durability of direct oxidation fuel cells are disclosed. In one instance, the method for increasing durability of a vapor fed direct oxidation fuel cell includes reducing fluctuations in output power, provided by the vapor fed direct oxidation fuel cell, to a load. The reduction of the fluctuations in output power can include, in one instance, utilizing a mass flow controller or an electro-osmotive pump to supply fuel to the vapor fed direct oxidation fuel cell. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124680 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM OPERATED WITH LIQUID GAS - A fuel cell system comprises at least one fuel cell with a high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane. The fuel cell is supplied with liquefied petroleum gas from a supply of liquefied petroleum gas. The liquefied petroleum gas can be directly fed into an anode reaction chamber of the fuel cell without complex reforming. Water vapor is admixed to the liquefied petroleum gas before it enters the anode reaction chamber. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124681 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM COMPRISING FUEL CELL STACK, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FUEL CELL STACK - The fuel cell system of the present invention includes: (A) a fuel cell stack including at least one unit fuel cell including a cathode, an anode, and a polymer electrolyte membrane interposed therebetween; (B) a detecting device for detecting lack of humidification in the fuel cell stack; (C) a water supplying device for supplying moisture to the fuel cell stack when lack of humidification is detected by the detecting device; (D) a heating device for heating the supplied moisture; and (E) a cooling device for cooling the supplied moisture. In the fuel cell system of the present invention, the fuel cell stack is humidified by repeating heating and cooling of the supplied moisture by the heating device and the cooling device, respectively. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124682 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - Fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell for outputting, via a pair of terminals, electric energy produced through reaction between oxygen contained in air supplied to an air electrode and hydrogen contained in fuel gas supplied to a fuel electrode; a subsidiary power supply device for supplying electric power to the terminals; a detection section for detecting a supplied pressure of the fuel gas; and a control section for, when the detected gas pressure is lower than required gas pressure, performing control to cause electric power, corresponding to a difference between the detected gas pressure and the required gas pressure, to be supplied from the subsidiary power supply device to the terminals. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124683 | HEAT SPREADER ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH A DIRECT OXIDATION FUEL CELL - A heat spreader assembly that provides electrical, thermal and structural functions to the fuel cell. The heat spreader assembly comprises two bulk composite material layers, and a heat spreader element. The heat spreader element includes a copper layer sandwiched between two stainless steel layers. The stainless steel layers are bonded to the bulk composite layers by a conductive thermal set adhesive. The lamination applied to the stainless steel layers enables heat and electricity to flow from the cathode while maintaining low resistance among other layers of the fuel cell. The copper layer diffuses heat across the layer and functions as cathode current collector for a fuel cell. The bulk composite material layers function as a cold side of an enthalpy exchanger system and a cathode flow field. Further the composite material includes flow channels formed throughout the material to evenly distribute incoming air over the enthalpy exchanger membrane and to the cathode of the MEA. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124684 | HEATING DEVICE OF METALLIC INTERCONNECT FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND COATING METHOD OF THE INTERCONNECT USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a method for heating a metallic interconnect for a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) to 150˜300° C., which can minimize the thermal shock by reducing a temperature difference between the metallic interconnect and a coating material during a thermal plasma coating process on the metallic interconnect for the SOFC. Accordingly, through the disclosed method, a densified coating layer with minimized micro pores/cracks can be formed on the surface of the metallic interconnect. Thus, it is possible to reduce the loss in output performance during the operation of the SOFC at a high temperature, and to maintain the long-term durability and performance of the metallic interconnect. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124685 | INTEGRATED SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND FUEL PROCESSOR - A fuel cell unit includes a plurality of angularly spaced fuel cell stacks arranged to form a ring-shaped structure about a central axis, each of the fuel cell stacks having a stacking direction extending parallel to the central axis. The fuel cell unit also includes an annular cathode feed manifold surrounding the fuel cell stacks to deliver a cathode feed flow thereto, a plurality of baffles extending parallel to the central axis, each of the baffles located between an adjacent pair of the fuel cell stacks to direct a cathode feed flow from the annular cathode feed manifold and radially inwardly through the adjacent pair, and an annular cathode exhaust manifold surrounded by the fuel cell stacks to receive a cathode exhaust flow therefrom | 2010-05-20 |
20100124686 | Method of Manufacturing a Membrane Electrode Assembly, Membrane Electrode Assembly and Fuel Cell - The present invention provides an MEA which improves water retention properties of an electrode catalyst layer without inhibiting diffusion of a reaction gas and drainage of water produced by an electrode reaction etc. One aspect of the present invention is a manufacturing method of an MEA which includes coating and drying a catalyst ink to form a first electrode catalyst sub-layer, coating and drying a catalyst ink to form a second electrode catalyst sub-layer, and forming the first and the second electrode catalyst sub-layers on a polymer electrolyte membrane in this order, and has a specific feature that a solvent removal rate in drying to form the first electrode catalyst sub-layer is higher than that in drying to form the second electrode catalyst sub-layer. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124687 | Fluid Manager Having Fluid Injection Primer for a Fluid Consuming Battery - A fluid consuming battery is provided that includes a fluid (e.g. air) manager for supplying fluid to the battery. The fluid manager includes a housing member defining a plenum in fluid communication with a fluid consuming electrode of a fluid consuming battery cell. The fluid manager also includes a fluid injection primer in fluid communication with the plenum for injecting fluid into the plenum. The fluid injection primer includes a manually operated air mover that moves upon user actuation to inject fluid into the plenum to the fluid consuming electrode of the battery cell. Additionally, a valve and an actuator may be provided for opening and closing the valve in response to a controller. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124688 | Regulator Valve for a Fluid Consuming Battery - A regulator is provided for supplying fluid, e.g., air, to a fluid consuming battery. The regulator includes a valve housing adapted to be in fluid communication with a fluid consuming electrode of a fluid consuming battery cell. The valve housing has an opening. The regulator also includes a valve member disposed in the opening of the housing and configured to move axial relative to the housing between an open valve position and a closed valve position, wherein fluid is able to pass to the fluid consuming electrode in the open valve position. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124689 | SYSTEM TO RESERVOIR CONNECTOR - A system-to-reservoir connector is disclosed in which a system-side-sub-connector and a reservoir-side-sub-connector provide for a fluid connection that is resilient to external forces, is substantially leak-proof upon insertion and retraction, and is orientation independent. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124690 | FUEL CELL FLUID FLOW PLATE WITH SHELL PASSAGEWAY PIECE - A fluid cell fluid flow plate comprises: a fluid flow plate, having one face being a fluid flow face for receiving a reactive fluid and the other face being a non-active surface, provided with a first manifold, a second manifold, and a flow channel disposed on the fluid flow face; and a shell passageway piece, configured with parallel-disposed first face and second face that are connected to each other through a connecting face with at least one through hole provided thereon; wherein the flow channel being respectively connected to the first manifold through a first opening and to the second manifold through a second opening; and when the shell passageway piece and the fluid flow plate are combined, the first face contacts the fluid flow face, the second face contacts the non-active surface, and the first manifold communicates with the first opening by the through hole. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124691 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REJUVENATION OF DEGRADED POUCH-TYPE LITHIUM ION BATTERY CELLS - One embodiment includes a method including use of a manifold connected to one or more pouches for rejuvenating failed or degraded pouch-type lithium-ions batteries. | 2010-05-20 |
20100124692 | Battery pack and hand-held power tool - The present invention relates to a battery pack ( | 2010-05-20 |
20100124693 | SECONDARY BATTERY PACK - A secondary battery pack includes a plurality of cells each comprising a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal and arranged side by side, a battery management circuit board configured to monitor a voltage of the cells, and a plurality of bus-bars electrically connecting the electrode terminals of the adjacent cells. Each of the bus-bars includes first connecting portions connected to the electrode terminals and a second connecting portion connected directly to the battery management circuit board. | 2010-05-20 |