22nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100136285 | POLYURETHANE SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCTION OF POLYURETHANE SANDWICH COMPONENTS - The present invention relates to the use of a polyurethane system, comprising (a) polyisocyanates, (b) at least one compound reactive with isocyanate, (c) at least one reactive chain extender having at least two groups reactive toward isocyanates, where at least one group reactive toward isocyanates is a free, primary NH | 2010-06-03 |
20100136286 | COVERING FOR PAPER MACHINE - A covering for use with a paper, cardboard, tissue or fibrous web making machine, the covering including a plurality of films laminated together, the films including a polymer material. The plurality of films each having a plurality of perforations penetrating a thickness of each film. The perforations being configured to form drainage channels through the covering. At least one of the films having perforations had filler particulates distributed through the polymer material of the film. The filler particulates having been substantially removed from the polymer material to form the perforations in the films. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136287 | POLYMER FILM - The present invention can provide a polymer film having an Ra (arithmetic average roughness) of 0.5 μm to 2.5 μm, an Ry (maximum height) of 3 μm to 11 μm, an Rz (ten-point average height) of 3 μm to 8 μm, and a light transmittance of 85% or higher. A preferable embodiment of the present invention can provide, at the same time, an optical diffusion function, an improved luminance, a transmittance and the like which are of a sufficient level not realized conventionally. In a still preferable embodiment, Sm (average concave-concave/convex-convex interval) of 90 μm to 160 μm and the average inter-local peak interval (S) is 5 μm to 15 μm. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136288 | CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATE, ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SHIELDING SUBSTRATE FOR PLASMA DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATE - A conductive substrate includes a metal fine particle layer laminated onto at least one surface of a substrate in a random network form; a resin layer including a resin having an anionic ionic group laminated at an opening portion of a network of the metal fine particle layer and in contact with the metal fine particle layer; and a plated metal layer laminated onto the metal fine particle layer and in contact with the resin layer. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136289 | ARTICLES COMPRISING WETTABLE STRUCTURED SURFACES - Embodiments of the invention include or comprise super wetting structured surfaces having one or more asperities, sometimes referred to as hemi-wicking. Structured substrates with regular arrays of asperities such as square pillars or frustra were machined from graphite blocks and then treated to render them lyophilic. Liquids spread over these surfaces to produce non-circular wetting areas. As the channels formed between the asperities were made shallower or narrower, liquids wicked more and spread over a larger area. The inherent wettability of the substrate was independent or nearly independent of the substrate. A combination of the appropriate surface structure and moderate inherent wettability can effectively flatten liquids, spreading them over very large areas. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136290 | Method for Producing an Article Made of a Transparent Material Devoid of Visible Surface Lines and The Thus Obtained Article - A method for producing an article which is made of a transparent material and devoid of visible surface lines consists in producing a substrate which is made of a transparent material having a refractive index ns, whose at least main face is machined and polished in such a way that the Ra value thereof ranges from 0.001 to 0.1 μm, but has visible surface defects in the form of thin individual scratches, in deposing, a liquid polymerisable composition of a masking coating, whose contact angle with said substrate main face is equal or less than 30° and which is formed by polymerising a masking coating having a refractive index nc such as 0.01<|ns−nc|=0.15 and a thickness less than 10 micrometers, directly on the machined and polished main face of the substrate, in polymerising the masking coating composition and in removing the transparent article. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136291 | CREPED ABSORBENT PAPER SHEET, ROLL FOR EMBOSSING SUCH A SHEET AND EMBOSSING PROCESS - An embossed sheet is composed of at least a first and a second ply of creped tissue having a basis weight between 12 and 30 g/m | 2010-06-03 |
20100136292 | Carbon Foam and Graphite Composite Tooling - Tools for the forming of composite parts from composite forming materials, having tool bodies that comprise, at least in part, carbon foam and graphite are described. In some embodiments, a surface of the carbon foam or graphite may comprise at least a portion of a tool face. In other embodiments, the carbon foam or graphite may support another material, referred to as tool face material, wherein a surface of the tool face material, may comprise at least a portion of a tool face. The tools of the present invention may be lighter, more durable, and less costly to produce and/or use than conventional tools used for the production of composite parts, particularly those tools used for the production of carbon composites. Additionally, such tools may be reusable, repairable, and more readily modifiable. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136293 | Curved structural part made of composite material and a process for manufacturing such a part - The disclosed embodiments concern a curved structural part composed of a composite material with reinforced, continuous fibers whose cross section includes at least two wings, with said fibers extending from one wing to the other, with said structural part having a variation in the width of its section parallel to the local radius of curvature. The structural element that results from assembling the parts in the disclosed embodiments therefore has local widening of the section at the connections between the parts constituting a structural element, such as an aircraft fuselage frame, and widening at the connection with the floor profiles, if such a profile is used to make an aircraft fuselage structure. The disclosed embodiments also concern a process for manufacturing such a part, as well as a device for advantageously implementing such a process. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136294 | FIBROUS STRUCTURES COMPRISING A LOTION AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - Lotion-containing fibrous structures and more particularly lotion-containing multi-ply fibrous structures and methods for making such fibrous structures are provided. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136295 | Hollow Dot Printing Apparatus And Methods - Systems, processes, and methods are presented for creating dots that implode, rather than explode when transformed into a dye-laden gas. Each of the dots can have a smaller cross-section on a target than on the source, and each can have a concave silhouette. The dots can also have a ring-shaped surface prior to transfer to a source, such as a transfer paper. It is further contemplated that a device including, for example, a high resolution printer or an electrostatic printer, can be used to create the dots or transfer the dots to a fabric. Preferably, the dots can be transferred to a fabric or other material including, for example, clothing fabric, wall paper fabric, carpet, paper, plastic, and powder-coated metal. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136296 | Densification of coating using laser peening - A method of treating a coating includes the steps of providing the coating on a substrate and laser peening the coating. The laser peening consolidates the coating to reduce porosity and permits uniform consolidation in corners and tight spaces on articles such as gas turbine engine components. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136297 | COEXTRUDED PROFILED WEBS - A nonplanar, thermoplastic polymeric film having a top surface, a bottom surface, a midline, and a series of peaks and valleys oscillating around the midline and forming continuous ridges in a first direction on both the top surface and the bottom surface of the film. The nonplanar, thermoplastic polymeric film has two or more polymer layers with at least one polymer layer partitioned disproportionally in the peaks such that at least two of the two or more polymer layers vary in thickness across the width of the nonplanar, thermoplastic polymeric film. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136298 | MARKING PLATE AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A PLATE - This marking plate, which can be a license plate or a signage plate, comprises at least one base plate and symbols obtained by stamping the marking plate. The base plate is composed of a composite material containing a matrix and a fiber reinforcement comprising natural fibers. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136299 | AIR-SEALED BODY CAPABLE OF AUTOMATICALLY OPENING AIR VALVE - An air-sealed body capable of automatically opening an air valve is provided. First, the two inner films are laminated between two outer films. An air passage and a plurality of air columns are formed through joining by means of heat-sealing. Air inlets are formed by heat-sealing in the two inner films at the places where the heat-resisting material is coated, and a plurality of heat-sealed blocks is formed through joining by means of heat-sealing at the sides of the air inlets. When air is filled in, the two outer films of the air passage are pulled open outward in a longitudinal direction, the air passage contracts in a lateral direction due to a drop height of the heat-sealed blocks. The two inner films are squeezed by the heat-sealed blocks to be pulled open outward in the longitudinal direction to open the air inlet. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136300 | CURABLE COMPOSITION, INK COMPOSITION, INKJET RECORDING METHOD, PRINTED MATERIAL, METHOD OF PRODUCING PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE, PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE AND OXETANE COMPOUND - The present invention provides a curable composition comprising a compound having a single partial structure containing a 4- or more-membered cyclic ether represented by the following formula (I) and a partial structure represented by the following formula (II): | 2010-06-03 |
20100136301 | INK COMPOSITION ROLL FOR PRINTING - The present invention provides an ink composition for roll printing, which comprises one or more first fluorine surfactants that comprise a hydrophilic component, a lipophilic component, and a fluorine component; and one or more second fluorine surfactants that comprise a fluorine component, and any one of a hydrophilic component and a lipophilic component. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136302 | ARTICLES USING PERSISTENT PHOSPHORS - An article of manufacture that comprises a structure that is a security system device (or portion thereof) or a fire system device (or portion), where a persistent phosphor and/or a persistent phosphor blend is either integrated in a coating on the structure; applied on the structure; or integrated in the structure, wherein the persistent phosphor comprises certain phosphors or phosphor blends. The present invention has been described in terms of specific embodiment(s), and it is recognized that equivalents, alternatives, and modifications, aside from those expressly stated, are possible and within the scope of the appending claims. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136303 | FLOOR PANEL COMPRISING RESIN-IMPREGNATED, PARTICULARLY PAPER LAYERS - The method relates to a floor panel ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100136304 | SAFETY LABEL - The invention relates to a safety label allowing magnetic influences exerted thereon to be visualised by means of magnetic metal particles arranged within a multi-layer construction ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100136305 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOSPHORESCENT PLATE, AND PHOSPHORESCENT PLATES - [PROBLEMS] To provide a method for manufacturing a phosphorescent plate which generates phosphorescence having sufficient luminance and has improved phosphorescent properties, and to provide the phosphorescent plate. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136306 | Method of manufacturing optical component and optical component - To easily bond substrates even made of materials whose linear expansion coefficients are different from each other when manufacturing an optical component used by transmitting light through an inside thereof. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136307 | Insulating Material - The invention relates to an insulating material which comprises a first layer of an essentially non-hygroscopic fiber material and a second layer of an essentially hygroscopic fiber material, said first layer being located adjacent said first zone and said second layer being located adjacent said second zone. The insulating material is characterized in that said first and said second layer are made of a highloft nonwoven material with a density of from 5 to 125 kg/m | 2010-06-03 |
20100136308 | MULTIPLE-LAYER, MULTIPLE FILM HAVING THE SAME AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - The present invention provides a multiple layer that comprises two or more first inorganic material layers; and one or more second inorganic material layers that are positioned between the two first inorganic material layers and have the thickness of more than 0 nm and less than 5 nm, in which the first inorganic material layer is formed of one or more materials that are selected from silicon oxides, silicon carbide, silicon nitride, aluminum nitride and ITO, and the second inorganic material layer is formed of one or more materials that are selected from magnesium, calcium, aluminum, gallium, indium, zinc, tin, barium, and oxides and fluorides thereof, a multiple film that comprises the multiple layer, and an electronic device that comprises the multiple film. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136309 | METHOD FOR MAKING A STRUCTURAL PART OF A COMPOSITE MATERIAL HAVING A CALIBRATED THICKNESS AND STRUCTURAL PART THUS OBTAINED - The disclosed embodiments offer a solution for controlling the thickness of a finished structural composite part when precise tolerances must be complied with for the quality of the assembly and in order to ease the assembly operations of this part. In order to implement the method according to the disclosed embodiments, an additional layer of plies made out of a non-structural composite material, called calibrating plies, is applied onto the structural plies of the structural part, at least in an area where the thickness must be maintained within close tolerances and, after the composite material has been cured, the calibrating plies are machined in order to obtain the thickness required for the finished part. The thickness of the calibrating plies applied is determined according to the possible thicknesses of structural plies, taking into account the manufacturing spreads so that the machining operation for the calibrating plies does not affect the structural plies. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136310 | Polyethylene Fibers and Processes of Forming the Same - Fibers and methods of forming the fibers are described herein. The fibers generally include an ethylene based polymer exhibiting a molecular weight distribution of from about 2 to about 8. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136311 | FABRIC, IN PARTICULAR FOR SHADING PURPOSES - A fabric, in particular for shading purposes, formed of interwoven warp and weft threads based on fluoropolymer plastics, wherein the fabric includes an upper side and an underside having colors that are different from one another. The fabric is interwoven from the warp and weft threads in a three by three twill weave with step two, wherein the warp threads and (n+2) consecutive weft threads are made in the color of the upper side of the fabric and n following consecutive weft threads are made in the color of the underside of the fabric and n is an integer greater than or equal to 1. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136312 | TISSUE - The invention is a tissue having a basis weight of from 5 to 30 g/m | 2010-06-03 |
20100136313 | PROCESS FOR FORMING HIGH RESISTIVITY THIN METALLIC FILM - A process for forming metallic nitride film by atomic layer deposition (ALD), which comprises steps for feeding into a reaction space vapor phase alternated pulses of metal source material and silicon source material in a plurality of cycles, and feeding into the reaction space vapor phase pulses of nitrogen source material. wherein a nitrogen source pulse is fed intermittently in selected cycles such that a ratio of nitrogen source pulses to silicon source pulses is less than 1:1 and a ratio of nitrogen source pulses to metal source pulses is less than 1:1, the ratio selected to produce the thin film with a resistivity between 1,000 μΩcm and 15,000 μΩcm. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136314 | DOPANT HOST AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE DOPANT HOST - A dopant host containing, in terms of mole %, 20 to 50% SiO | 2010-06-03 |
20100136315 | Method for Producing PTC Ink Composition, and PTC Ink Composition - The invention provides a method for producing a PTC ink composition, which is capable of reducing the degree of deformation (curving, warping, curling, etc.) of dried ink after printing while maintaining mass productivity, and the PTC ink composition. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136316 | LAMINATED COMPOSITES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - The instant disclosure relates to a laminated composite and methods of making the same. The laminated composite includes a plurality of stacked prepregs having an interface formed between each pair of adjacent prepregs. Each prepreg includes a matrix material and reinforcing fibers dispersed therein. At least one fibrous veil is laminated to at least a portion of at least one of the interfaces, the at least one fibrous veil having graphite nano-platelets attached to at least one surface thereof. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136317 | Systems and Methods for Manufacturing Reinforced Weatherstrip - Methods for manufacturing fabric-reinforced weatherstrip include incorporating a fabric application step into a process for making coated substrates. In one embodiment, a strip of the fabric from a roll of material may be applied directly onto a coating after it has been applied in a coat die to a foam profile, while the coating is still in the molten state. Alternatively, a fabric application plate may be attached to an upstream side of coating die with a fabric feed channel cut into the plate. The fabric follows the channel to contact and mate with the foam profile. The fabric applicator plate may be configured so as to exert pressure on only the part of the product where the fabric is being applied. Ultrasonic welding techniques may also be employed. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136318 | CONSTRUCTION BOARDS WITH IMPROVED FACERS - A construction board ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100136319 | METHOD FOR FORMING MESOPOROUS SILICA LAYER, ITS POROUS COATING, ANTI-REFLECTION COATING, AND OPTICAL MEMBER - A method for forming a mesoporous silica layer composed of nanometer-sized, mesoporous silica particles on an optical substrate or a dense layer formed thereon, comprising the steps of (1) hydrolyzing and polycondensing alkoxysilane in a solvent containing a catalyst, a cationic surfactant and a nonionic surfactant to prepare composites comprising nanometer-sized, mesoporous silica particles and these surfactants, (2) applying a solution containing the composites to the substrate or the dense layer, (3) drying the solution to remove the solvent, and (4) removing both surfactants by baking the resultant coating at 120-250° C. in an oxygen-containing gas atmosphere, or plasma-treating it using an oxygen-containing gas. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136320 | Carbon Foam and High Density Carbon Foam Assembly - An assembly comprising carbon foam and high density carbon foam is described. In some embodiments, such an assembly may be a composite or composite assembly. One or more pieces of carbon foam and high density carbon foam may comprise the assembly. The assembly may comprise other materials in addition to the carbon foam and high density carbon foam. One or more of any given type of other material may be incorporated into the composite. Additionally, a given other material may be incorporated in more than one volume or location on or in the assembly. The other materials may provide for bonding of the elements of the assembly together, strengthening of the assembly, increased assembly oxidation and weathering resistance, modification of the electrical, thermal, or fluid transport properties of the assembly, and any of a number of other purposes. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136321 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET FOR APPLICATION TO VEHICLE COATINGS - Disclosed is a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet to be applied to a surface-conditioner-bearing surface of a vehicle coating. The sheet includes an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (Y) as a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer to be in contact with the surface of the vehicle coating. The layer (Y) has been polymerized from an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition through the application of active energy rays, the composition includes a vinyl monomer mainly containing an alkyl (meth)acrylate (a1) whose alkyl moiety having 2 to 14 carbon atoms, or a prepolymer thereof (a); an active-energy-ray-activatable polymerization initiator (b); a multifunctional (meth)acrylate (c); and a (meth)acrylate oligomer (d) having a weight-average molecular weight of 1000 to 30000 and containing 1 to 50 parts by weight of a rosin-modified (meth)acrylate (d1) per 100 parts by weight of total monomer components. The pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet exhibits high bond strengths even to surface-conditioner-bearing surfaces of automotive coatings without being reduced in bond strength by the surface conditioner. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136322 | PROCEDURE FOR OBTAINING A FOAMED LAMINAR PRODUCT - A process for manufacturing a foamed laminar product in which the foam is obtained from thermoplastic material and additives. In order to improve the rigidity of the foamed laminar product, reinforcement fiber is added to a mixture of thermoplastic material and additives, so that the reinforcement fiber forms an integral part of the foamed laminate. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136323 | SYSTEM FOR THERMAL PROTECTION AND DAMPING OF VIBRATIONS AND ACOUSTICS - A protective shield for a device exposed to heat includes a granular fill layer, a nano particle layer, a metallic foam layer, a thermal barrier coating, or combinations thereof. The shield is configured for providing thermal resistance, and damping of vibrations, and acoustics to the device. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136324 | POLYMER COMPOSITE MATERIAL, APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The invention intends to provide a technique for making a dispersion phase of a biomass origin component of a polymer composite material, wherein the dispersion phase is formed in a parent phase of a synthetic polymer, highly minutely and evenly. An apparatus ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100136325 | ANTIMICROBIAL MATERIALS AND COATINGS - Durable antimicrobial coatings which may be deposited on a substrate, and method and apparatus for producing them. Such coatings can include a plurality of particles which adhere to the substrate and/or other particles. The particles can be provided using a single-sided electrode arrangement, which is configured to produce an electrical arc or discharge at one end of an electrode and to emit the particles from the electrode, where the arc or discharge can be produced without the end of the electrode being in proximity to a grounded object. The particles can be provided as one or more layers of nanoscale particles having an average size of less than about 1000 nm, 800 nm, 500 nm, or 200 nm. Such coatings can have a thickness that is less than about 1000 nm, 800 nm, 500 nm, or 250 nm. Thicker coatings may also be provided. The coatings may preferably include silver, tungsten, noble metals, nonstoichiometric compounds including ceramics, other metals including rare earth metals and compounds thereof, and combinations thereof. Such coatings may be resistant to removal from the substrate and can exhibit antimicrobial properties, e.g., they may kill or inhibit growth of bacteria and other microbes. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136326 | LAYER COMPOSITE AND PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to a method for production of a layer composite, comprising a metal support substrate and a silicate layer with the following method steps: a) production of the metal support substrate, b) production of silicate crystals and/or silicate particles by means of solvothermal synthesis, said solvothermal synthesis being carried out in at least one ionic liquid and c) coating of at least one surface of the metal support substrate with the silicate crystals and/or silicate particles produced in b). | 2010-06-03 |
20100136327 | Method of preparation of a MWCNT/polymer composite having electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness - The present invention provides a modified carbon nanotube having —C(O)—R′ or —C(O)—R—COOH covalently bounded to a surface of carbon nanotube, wherein R′ is C1-C26 alkyl or C2-C26 alkenyl, and R is C1-C26 alkylene or C2-C26 alkenylene. The present invention also discloses a carbon nanotubes/polymer composite having electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness, which contains 0.1-10% of modified carbon nanotubes, based on the weight of the polymer. The present invention further provides methods for preparing the modified carbon nanotubes and the composite. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136328 | EASY ADHESION FILM - Disclosed is an easy adhesion film which attains sufficient adhesiveness in various processings without using any crosslinking agent such as a melamine resin to possibly pollute the environment and has a primer layer excellent in high-temperature hot water resistance. In the easy adhesion film, a coating film including a polyester resin and a crosslinking agent component in a content of 0.1% by mass or less, inclusive of 0% by mass, is formed on at least one side of a substrate film. The sum of the acid number and the hydroxyl number of the polyester resin is 50 to 200 mg KOH/g, wherein the acid number is 20 to 60 mg KOH/g and the hydroxyl number is 30 to 150 mg KOH/g. The amount of the oligomers contained in the polyester is 2.0% by mass or less. The thickness of the coating film is 0.001 to 0.5 μm. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136329 | ELECTROCONDUCTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITION, ELECTROCONDUCTIVE POLYMER MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTROCONDUCTIVE POLYMER MATERIAL - An electroconductive polymer composition of the invention contains a conductive polymer and a trivalent phosphorus compound. The trivalent phosphorus compound is preferably a compound represented by the following Formulae (I) to (IV). In Formulae (I) to (IV), R | 2010-06-03 |
20100136330 | PRECOATED METAL SHEET - [PROBLEMS] To provide a precoated metal sheet allowing to skip postcoating after press working that realizes high whiteness degree and excels in bright reflectivity. [MEANS FOR SOLVING PROBLEMS] A white precoated metal sheet of 80 or higher postcoating whiteness degree in terms of L-value of Hunter Lab color system, comprising a metal sheet provided with two or more coating layers, wherein when the superior layer coating refers to the coating constituting the outermost surface layer and the inferior layer coating refers to the coating interposed between the superior layer coating and the metal sheet, the content of white pigment in the inferior layer coating is in the range of 40 to 60 mass % while the content of white pigment in the superior layer coating is in the range of 5 to 25 mass % so as to excel in bright reflectivity. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136331 | TRANSPARENT BARRIER FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The invention relates to a transparent barrier film, comprising a transparent thermoplastic film and at least one permeation barrier layer, wherein the permeation barrier layer comprises a chemical compound of the elements zinc, tin and oxygen, and the mass fraction of zinc is 5% to 70%. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for the production of a barrier film of this type. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136332 | RUBBER-REINFORCING CARBON FIBER CORD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - To provide a rubber-reinforcing cord having good adhesion to rubber and exhibiting excellent fatigue resistance to stress deformation such as bending deformation, and a method for producing the same. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136333 | CROSSLINKABLE IMIDE POLYESTER COATING - A primer/topcoat coil coating system employs crosslinkable branched hydroxyl-functional polyester-imide resins derived or derivable from a symmetric aromatic imide trial and a diacid or acid-producing derivative. The primer resin has a hydroxyl number greater than about 90 but not more than about 215, the topcoat resin has a hydroxyl number greater than about 100 but not more than about 215, and the primer and topcoat can each be hardened in 30 seconds or less to provide a coating having at least 0T flexibility with no tape off and at least 2H pencil hardness. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136334 | Fire Retardant Thread and Method of Manufacture - The present invention is a fire retardant sewing thread, having a coating of a brominated acrylic copolymer and a non ionic surfactant or a bromine or phosphorus based flame retardant and an adhesive and a process for making the fire retardant thread. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136335 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING TEXTILE FIBERS - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating textile fibers and, in particular, to compositions and methods for treating fibers of carpet and other floor coverings. In one aspect, the present invention provides compositions and methods that can reduce energy consumption and conserve water resources in the production of dyed fibrous substrates having desirable repellency and stain resistant properties. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136336 | Method of Agglomeration - Disclosed herein is an improved pan agglomeration process for forming porous absorbent particles suitable for use as an animal litter. The process eliminates the need for a pre-wetting step, while forming agglomerates that are up to 65% lighter in weight than the raw material feed. In addition, the agglomerates can incorporate performance-enhancing actives, such as odor-controlling carbon. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136337 | ZnO VARISTOR POWDER - A ZnO varistor powder can be obtained with high operating voltage and excellent current-voltage nonlinear resistance characteristics. In the ZnO varistor powder, the main ingredient is zinc oxide (ZnO); and at least bismuth (Bi), cobalt (Co), manganese (Mn), antimony (Sb), nickel (Ni), and aluminum (Al), calculated as Bi | 2010-06-03 |
20100136338 | POLYLACTIC ACID-BASED RESIN FOAMED PARTICLES FOR IN-MOLD FOAM-MOLDING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AS WELL AS METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYLACTIC ACID-BASED RESIN FOAM-MOLDED ARTICLE - The present invention provides a method for producing polylactic acid-based resin foamed particles for in-mold foam-molding from which a polylactic acid-based resin foam-molded article excellent in heat resistance and mechanical strength can be obtained by in-mold foam-molding. In the method of the present invention for producing polylactic acid-based resin foamed particles for in-mold foam-molding, a rotary blade is rotated at a given rotation speed while being always in contact with the front end surface of a nozzle and a polylactic acid-based resin extrudate extrusion-foamed through a nozzle is cut with the rotary blade, so that it is possible to cut the polylactic acid-based resin extrudate surely to obtain substantially spherical polylactic acid-based resin foamed particles. Therefore, when polylactic acid-based resin foamed particles are used for in-mold foam-molding, the polylactic acid-based resin foamed particles foam uniformly in all directions and, as a result, the foamed particles are thermal fusin bonded to unite together strongly in all direction. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136339 | Process for the Preparation of 2-(6-Substituted-1,3-Dioxane-4-yl)Acetic Acid Derivatives - The invention relates to the preparation of 2-(6-substituted-1,3-dioxane-4-yl)acetic acid derivatives of formula 1, where X stands for a leaving group, and R | 2010-06-03 |
20100136340 | DRY MATERIAL TRANSPORT AND EXTRUSION - A process for making construction material may include mixing predetermined portions of two or more components of cementitious materials without ingredients that would allow the mixture to cure, and separating the un-curable mixture of the two or more components into a plurality of pellets, each having substantially the predetermined portions of the two or more components. An extrusion system may include a transport line configured to transport the dry pellets in a gaseous transport stream. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136341 | Thermometric Carbon Composites - A composition of electrically conductive composites for temperature sensing comprises conductive particles. The composite forms from a suspension. The suspension comprises the particles and solvent, and the particles are conductive particles with aspect ratio larger than one. The conductive composite retains a negative temperature coefficient when in contact with certain specific surfaces. The particles within the composite self align. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136342 | COATING METHOD AND COATED ARTICLE OBTAINED BY THE SAME ( amended - A coating method is a method for forming a multilayer coating film including at least one lower layer formed on a substrate and an uppermost layer formed on the lower layer, and the coating method comprises the steps of: preparing a certain curable coating material as an uppermost layer-coating material for forming the uppermost layer, and preparing a certain coating material as at least one lower layer-coating material for forming the lower layer; forming an uncured multilayer coating film by applying the lower layer-coating material and the uppermost layer-coating material on the substrate using a wet-on-wet technique; and curing at least the uppermost layer-coating material by subjecting the uncured multilayer coating film to a curing treatment. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136343 | Composition Including Carbon Nanotubes and Transparent and Conductive Film - Disclosed are a composite composition comprising carbon nanotubes and a transparent conductive film using the composite composition. The composite composition comprises a solution of an ion conductive polymeric binder in a solvent and carbon nanotubes dispersed in the solution. The transparent conductive film is formed by coating a dispersion of carbon nanotubes in an ion conductive polymeric binder on a base film to allow the transparent conductive film to be electrically conductive as a whole. The composite composition can be used to form a transparent conductive film with excellent bending properties as well as high electrical conductivity and high transparency. Therefore, the composite composition can be applied to transparent electrodes for use in foldable flat panel displays. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136344 | PRIMER COMPOSITION - A primer coating composition for a metal substrate is described. The primer has a suitable binder and is characterized in that there is at least one semiconductor photocatalyst dispersed throughout the primer coating composition. A process of coating a metal substrate is also described. The invention extends to the use of a semiconductor photocatalyst as a top-coat to primer adhesion promoter or as a primer to top-coat delamination inhibitor in a primer coating composition. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136345 | POLYUREA COATING COMPRISING A POLYAMINE/MONO(METH)ACRYLATE REACTION PRODUCT - Coating compositions comprising a polyurea formed from a reaction mixture comprising isocyanate and a (meth)acrylated amine are disclosed. The (meth)acrylated amine is the reaction product of a polyamine and a mono(meth)acrylate; the ratio of equivalents of isocyanate groups to equivalents of amine groups is greater than 1 and the isocyanate and the (meth)acrylated amine reaction product can be applied to a substrate at a volume mixing ratio of 1:1. Methods for using the coatings, and substrates coated therewith are also disclosed. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136346 | POLYISOCYANATE-BASED ADHESIVE - Adhesive prepared by reacting an organic polyisocyanate with a compound containing isocyanate-reactive hydrogen atoms in the presence of a trimerisation catalyst. The softblock content of the adhesive is between 20 and 70 wt %. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136347 | TWO COMPONENT SOLVENTLESS POLYURETHANE LAMINATING ADHESIVES BASED ON 1,4:3,6 DIANHYDROHEXITOLS - A two component laminating adhesive is provided, wherein one component contains at least one isocyanate-functionalized compound and the other component contains one or more 1,4:3,6 dianhydrohexitols. A laminate may be formed by combining the two components to provide an adhesive and then using the adhesive to adhere one polymeric film or metallic foil to another polymeric film or metallic foil. The adhesive layer between the film and/or foil layers of the laminate is then cured. The adhesives exhibit faster green strength development and higher final bond strength as compared to conventional two component laminating adhesives not containing any 1,4:3,6 dianhydrohexitol as a coreactant. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136348 | Method for Producing Window Glass with Decoration Member and Window Glass with Decoration Member - In a method for producing a window glass with a decoration member, comprising a resin frame integrally secured to a periphery of the window glass and the decoration member secured to the frame, the method in which the decoration member is set in a cavity space of a die used for injection molding of the frame, and an adhesive layer is formed on a surface of the decoration member, which touches the frame, is provided. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136349 | MULTILAYER THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS - A multilayer thermal barrier coating (TBC) may include a plurality of layers selected to provide properties to the multilayer TBC. For example, a multilayer TBC may include a first layer deposited over a substrate, a second layer deposited over the first layer and a third layer deposited over the second layer. The first layer may be selected to provide thermal cycling resistance, the second layer may be selected to provide low thermal conductivity and the third layer may be selected to provide at least one of erosion resistance and CMAS degradation resistance. The multilayer TBC may also include two layers, or more than three layers. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136350 | GAS BARRIER MULTILAYER STRUCTURE PRECURSOR,GAS BARRIER MULTILAYER STRUCTURE AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Gas barrier multilayer structure precursors are not clouded even when exposed to cold water and have excellent abuse resistance. Gas barrier multilayer structures are obtained from the gas barrier multilayer structure precursors. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136351 | DECORATIVE BOARD - A decorative board in the present invention includes: a core layer constituted by a prepreg impregnated with a slurry containing (a) an organic resin component including a phenol-formaldehyde resin and an amino-formaldehyde resin, (b) one or more selected from a group consisting of carbonate, silica, talc and fly ash, and (c) a metal hydroxide; and a decorative layer. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136352 | COATING AGENT - A coating agent, which comprises a cellulose derivative, an isocyanate group-containing 1,2-polybutadiene, a synthetic wax having a softening point of 100°-150° C., a fatty acid amide having a softening point of 60°-170° C., and graphite, can satisfy desired performances, when applied to rubbery elastomers, etc. such as prevention of sticking, adhesion and blocking, and improvement of abrasion resistance, and also can serve as a surface-treating agent for vulcanized rubber without peeling of coating films due to adhesion under high-temperature compression or friction-abrasion under high specific pressure. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136353 | AQUEOUS OLIGOMER / POLYMER EMULSION WITH CATIONIC FUNCTIONALITY - An aqueous emulsion comprising at least a covalently bound vinyl oligomer and vinyl polymer, wherein said vinyl oligomer comprises 5 to 85 mol % of vinyl monomers bearing quaternary ammonium ion functional groups or quaternisable amine functional groups and is obtained by a controlled radical polymerisation of at least one vinyl monomer via a reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer mechanism in solution in the presence of a control agent and a source of free radicals; wherein said vinyl polymer is obtained by emulsion polymerisation of vinyl monomers in the presence of the vinyl oligomer; wherein the weight % ratio of vinyl oligomer to vinyl polymer is in the range of from 0.5:99.5 to 65:35. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136354 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF STRETCHED MULTILAYER FILM - The present invention discloses a method for production of a stretched multilayer film obtained by stretching a multilayer structure comprising a layer containing (A) side chain 1,2-diol-modified vinyl alcohol-based resin and a layer containing (B) thermoplastic resin having a melting point of 125 to 300° C. laminated on each other through a layer of (C) adhesive resin. The method enables to produce a stretched multilayer film which shows excellent appearance even when the film is stretched at a high stretching magnitude. In the method, the (C) adhesive resin employs a thermoplastic resin having a melting point higher than the stretching temperature of the multilayer film, and therefore, a stretched multilayer film having the above-mentioned structure and having excellent appearance can be produced. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136355 | COATING COMPOSITION FOR PAPERS PROVIDING EXCELLENT WATER VAPOR BARRIER PROPERTIES - Composition for surface treatment of paper, paperboard or the like, which composition on a solids weight basis comprises: 20 to 55% of a binder with glass transition temperature lower than 30° C.; 45 to 80% of a talcum with an average particle size between 500 and 2000 nm, preferably 33 to 40% of a binder with glass transition temperature lower than 30° C.; 60 to 67% of a talcum with an average size between 500 and 2000 nm. The binder is a styrene butadiene latex, and the talcum has an aspect ratio of higher than 30, preferably of higher than 50, and the specific surface area of the talcum particles is between 10 and 20 m | 2010-06-03 |
20100136356 | PAPER COATING COMPOSITIONS, COATED PAPERS, AND METHODS - Embodiments of the present disclosure include paper coating compositions, coated paper and/or paperboard, and methods of forming coated paper and/or paperboard with the paper coating compositions. The embodiments of the paper coating compositions contain high levels of hollow polymeric pigment relative to other pigments used in the paper coating composition (e.g., inorganic pigments). The paper coating compositions can provide the coated paper and/or paperboard with a wide variety of desirable features (e.g., high gloss, good smoothness, improved stiffness), while minimizing compaction (i.e., permanent deformation) of the underlying base paper. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136357 | COLD-FORMABLE CHROME STEEL - A cold-formable, corrosion-resistant chrome steel includes, by weight percent, 14% to 20% chromium, 0.005% to 0.05% carbon, up to 0.01% nitrogen, 0.2% to 0.6% silicon, 0.3% to 1.0% manganese, 0.1% to 1.0% molybdenum, up to 0.8% nickel, 0.2% to 1.0% copper, 0.15% to 0.65% sulfur, as well as separately or in combination 0.01% to 0.1% lead, 0.01% to 0.5% bismuth, 0.01% to 0.1% arsenic, 0.01% to 0.1% antimony, 0.005% to 0.08% of each of vanadium, titanium, niobium, and zirconium, 0.02% to 0.2% of each of selenium and tellurium, the remainder iron and incidental smelting-related impurities. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136358 | Polyol-based method for producing ultra-fine metal powders - The invention provides monodisperse ultra-fine metallic particles having a low degree of agglomeration and a high degree of crystallinity and oxidation resistance, and methods for forming such particles. The invention provides a method of controlling the size and size distribution of ultra-fine metal particles by regulating the pH of a polyol-type process. The methods of the invention make it possible to increase the metal loading in a polyol-type process without increasing particle size, enabling the production of ultra-fine metallic particles in high yield. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136359 | COATING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING BISMUTH-ALLOYED ZINC - The present application discloses (i) a coating composition comprising a particulate zinc-based alloyed material, said material comprising 0.05-0.7% by weight of bismuth (Bi), the D | 2010-06-03 |
20100136360 | CLAD SHEET AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME - A method of producing a clad sheet formed by joining a clad layer at least containing nickel, chromium, silicon, and phosphorus to a base material made of a stainless steel or a nickel-based alloy. A step of forming the clad layer includes contact-bonding a mixed powder to the base material, wherein an alloy powder that contains at least one selected from chromium, silicon, and phosphorus as components, and a nickel powder that functions as a binder to have the alloy powder be contact bonded to the base material are mixed in the mixed powder. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136361 | WELDING MATERIAL AND WELDED JOINT STRUCTURE - A welding material, to be used for welding a base metal made of an austenitic alloy comprising C≦2.0%, Si≦4.0%, Mn: 0.01 to 3.0%, P: more than 0.03% to not more 0.3%, S≦0.03%, Cr: 12 to 35%, Ni: 6 to 80%, sol. Al: 0.001 to 1% and N≦0.3%, with the balance being Fe and impurities to a base metal made of another austenitic alloy, which comprises C: more than 0.3% to 3.0%, Si≦4.0%, Mn≦3.0%, P≦0.03%, S≦0.03%, Cr: more than 22% to 55%, Ni: more than 30% to not more than 70%, sol. Al: 0.001 to 1% and N≦0.3%, with the balance being Fe and impurities can suppress the weld solidification cracking which occurs in an austenitic alloy having a high P content and showing fully austenitic solidification. Therefore, the said welding material can be widely used in such fields where a welding fabrication is required. The said welding material may contain a specific amount or amounts of one or more elements selected from Cu, Mo, W, V, Nb, Ti, Ta, Zr, Hf, Co, B, Ca, Mg and REM. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136362 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POLISHING AN ALUMINUM-ZINC ALLOY HOT-DIP COATING AND THE PRODUCT THEREFROM - The present invention is directed to a method of polishing a minimum spangle aluminum-zinc alloy hot-dip coating applied to sheet steel to provide a polished hot-dip coating having a continuous, consistent surface appearance suitable for use in an unpainted condition. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136363 | COMPACT STRIP OR THIN SLAB PROCESSING OF BORON/TITANIUM STEELS - A method for casting medium carbon, B/Ti steel product using compact strip processing or thin slab casting. The method can include providing a steel composition including boron and titanium and casting the steel composition into a slab having a thickness between about 25 and 150 mm. The slab can have a cast composition including about 0.23 to 0.30 wt. % carbon, about 0.0010 to 0.0050 wt. % boron, about 0.010 to 0.050 wt. % titanium, about 1.15 to 1.50 wt. % manganese, less than 0.35 wt. % silicon and a Ti/N ratio greater than 2.9. The amount of each element is provided based upon the total weight of the steel composition. The steel slab can be free from cracks and significant defects. Furthermore, the steel slab can be used for electric resistance welded (ERW) products. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136364 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TWO BONDED-TOGETHER LAYERS AND FUNCTIONAL COMPONENT THAT CAN BE PRODUCED BY THE METHOD - To produce at least two bonded-together layers ( | 2010-06-03 |
20100136365 | HEAT TREATABLE COATED GLASS PANE - The invention relates to a coated glass pane with a low-e and/or solar controlcoating comprising—in sequence from the glass surface—at least the following layers: —a lower anti-reflection layer, comprising: a base layer of an (oxi)nitride of aluminium, a middle layer of an oxide of Zn and Sn, a top layer of a metal oxide; —a silver-based functional layer; —a barrier layer; —an upper anti-reflection layer comprising a layer of an (oxi)nitride of aluminium 10 having a thickness of more than 10 nm. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136366 | Tin-coated aluminum material - A tin-coated aluminum material includes a base material including aluminum or aluminum alloy, and an anti-corrosion layer and an electrical contact layer formed on an outer layer of the base material, the electrical contact layer including tin or tin alloy. The anti-corrosion layer includes a metal selected from titanium, chromium and niobium or an alloy including the selected metal as a main component. The tin-coated aluminum material may further include a bonding layer including aluminum or aluminum alloy formed between the base material and the anti-corrosion layer. The tin-coated aluminum material may further include aluminum oxide formed at an interfacial region between the base material and the anti-corrosion layer or between the base material and the bonding layer. The aluminum oxide at the interfacial region has a peak value of not less than 0.18 and not more than 0.8 in an abundance ratio of aluminum oxide=(aluminum oxide)/(aluminum+oxygen+the main component of the anti-corrosion layer+tin) where a resolution width is 2 nm for a quantitative analysis in a depth direction in an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy or Auger electron spectroscopy. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136367 | Component with a Substrate and a Protective Layer - A component with a substrate and a protective layer is provided. The protective layer consists of an intermediate NiCoCrAlY layer zone on or near the substrate and an outer layer zone arranged on the intermediate NiCoCrAlY layer zone, wherein the outer layer zone has the structure of the phase β-NiAl and comprises in a weight percentage: | 2010-06-03 |
20100136368 | WELDING ALLOY AND ARTICLES FOR USE IN WELDING, WELDMENTS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING WELDMENTS - A nickel, chromium, iron alloy and method for use in producing weld deposits and weldments formed therefrom. The alloy comprises, in weight percent, about 28.5 to 31.0% chromium; about 0 to 16% iron, preferably 7.0 to 10.5% iron, less than about 1.0% manganese, preferably 0.05 to 0.35% manganese; about 2.1 to 4.0% niobium plus tantalum, preferably 2.1 to 3.5% niobium plus tantalum, and more preferably 2.2 to 2.8% niobium plus tantalum; 0 to 7.0% molybdenum, preferably 1.0 to 6.5%, and more preferably 3.0 to 5.0% molybdenum; less than 0.50% silicon, preferably 0.05 to 0.30% silicon; 0.01 to 0.35% titanium; 0 to 0.25% aluminum; less than 1.0% copper; less than 1.0% tungsten; less than 0.5% cobalt; less than about 0.10% zirconium; less than about 0.01% sulfur; less than 0.01% boron, preferably less than 0.0015% boron, and more preferably less than 0.001% boron; less than 0.03% carbon; less than about 0.02% phosphorous; 0.002 to 0.015% magnesium plus calcium; and balance nickel and incidental impurities. The method includes the steps of forming a welding electrode from the above alloy composition and melting the electrode to form a weld deposit. A preferred weldment made from the alloy and method includes an alloy substrate in the form of a tubesheet of a nuclear reactor. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136369 | High strength and toughness steel structures by friction stir welding - Provided are steel structures methods of making such steel structures including structural steel components bonded by friction stir weldments with advantageous microstructures to yield improved weldment strength and weldment toughness. In one form of the present disclosure, the steel structure includes: two or more structural steel components produced by conventional melting or secondary refining practices and friction stir weldments bonding faying surfaces of the components together, wherein the chemistry and grain size of the starting structural steel satisfies one or more of the following criteria: a) 0.02 wt %2010-06-03 | |
20100136370 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a magnetic recording medium capable of reducing the diameter of particles of a perpendicular magnetic recording layer and obtaining a high perpendicular orientation to enable information to be recorded or reproduced at a high density, a method of manufacturing the same, and a magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus. A perpendicular magnetic recording medium includes a non-magnetic substrate; and at least a soft magnetic layer, an underlayer, an intermediate layer, and a perpendicular magnetic recording layer that are formed on the non-magnetic substrate in this order. The underlayer is a (111) crystal orientation layer having an fcc structure, and the intermediate layer includes a (110) crystal orientation layer having a bcc structure and a (002) crystal orientation layer having an hcp structure in this order. The (110) crystal orientation layer having the bcc structure includes 60 at % or more of Cr. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136371 | Perfluoropolyether compound, and lubricant and magnetic disk each using the same - A compound of the formula (I), and lubricant, and magnetic disk each using the same | 2010-06-03 |
20100136372 | GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC DISK AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a method for producing a glass substrate for a magnetic disk, the method including a step of polishing a main surface of a circular glass plate while supplying a polishing slurry containing a polishing material, in which polishing is performed, after a polishing surface is subjected to dressing treatment, by using a polishing pad having: a first resin foam layer which forms the polishing surface, includes a resin foam having pores with a pore diameter of more than 20 μm and has a thickness of 400 μm or less; and a second resin foam layer which is provided between a platen for fixing the polishing pad and the first resin foam layer, includes a resin foam having pores with a pore diameter of 20 μm or less and has a thickness of 50 to 250 μm, and in which a total thickness of the first resin foam layer and the second resin foam layer is 550 μm or less, and a international rubber hardness degree of the polishing pad measured by the M method according to JIS K6253 is 40 IRHD or more. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136373 | Secondary battery - An easily assembled pack type secondary battery. The secondary battery includes a bare cell, a protection circuit module having a circuit board and coupled with the bare cell, and a top case covering the circuit board of the protection circuit module and having a coupling slot into which at least part of the circuit board is fitted. The secondary battery allows the top case to be attached to the protective circuit module and the bare cell without having to use an adhesive and without requiring an injection molding technique. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136374 | PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT MODULE AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - A protective circuit module and a secondary battery including the same. The secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly, a can to house the electrode assembly, and a cap assembly to seal an opening of the can. The protective circuit module includes: a first module electrically connected to the cap assembly; a second module electrically connected to a closed end of the can; and a third module electrically connecting the first module and the second module. The first module includes a mounting portion that is disposed in a groove between the can and the cap assembly. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136375 | In line height measurement system for planar fuel cell - An in-line planar fuel cell height measurement system is mainly composed of a main stand, at least a top platform above a high temperature furnace, a displacement detection unit on the top platform with a central axis connecting to an extension rod that goes downward into the high temperature furnace and contacts the top surface of the cell stack inside the high temperature furnace, a displacement display unit connecting to the displacement detection unit through signal transmission cables, and a data processing unit connecting to the displacement display unit through signal transmission cables, so the displacement detection unit can sense the height change for the cell stack in the high temperature furnace during temperature rise and operation and send out a signal, which can be directly displayed by the displacement display unit and received by a data processing unit for further analysis and storage. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136376 | IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO FUEL CELLS - A method of fuelling an intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cell comprises providing a fuel rich in carbon monoxide to an anode region, after the fuel has contacted a water gas shift reaction catalyst in the region of the anode, so that the water gas shift reaction occurs due to the presence of residual water in the fuel, and/or steam produced at the anode. A fuel cell assembly comprises a gas impermeable electrolyte between an anode and a cathode, first means for the supply of oxidant to the cathode, and second means for the supply of fuel to the anode that comprises a water gas shift reaction catalyst to catalyse the water gas shift reaction between carbon monoxide in the fuel and water/steam occurring as a residual in the fuel or from the reaction at the anode. A method also applies a catalyst to a metal substrate by ink-jet printing. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136377 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A method of driving a fuel cell system according to embodiments of the present invention includes supplying a first amount of oxidizer (which is less than a normal amount of oxidizer) to a fuel cell stack while continuously supplying fuel to the fuel cell stack, supplying a second amount of oxidizer (which is more than the normal amount) to the fuel cell stack, and supplying a third amount of oxidizer (which is the normal amount of oxidizer supplied in a normal driving state) to the fuel cell stack. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136378 | FUEL REFORMER BURNER OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel reformer burner in which fuel gas and anode-off-gas (AOG) may be burned and backfire may be prevented during combustion of AOG includes a fuel supply portion, an anode-off-gas (AOG) supply portion; and a combustion air supply portion. The fuel supply portion and the AOG supply portion are arranged inside the combustion air supply portion, which is formed to extend beyond the discharge sides of the fuel supply portion and the AOG supply portion. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136379 | APPARATUS FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY OPERATION OF FUEL CELL SYSTEMS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A drive circuit comprising a DC bus configured to supply power to a load, a first fuel cell coupled to the DC bus and configured to provide a first power output to the DC bus, and a second fuel cell coupled to the DC bus and configured to provide a second power output to the DC bus supplemental to the first fuel cell. The drive circuit further includes an energy storage device coupled to the DC bus and configured to receive energy from the DC bus when a combined output of the first and second fuel cells is greater than a power demand from a load, and provide energy to the DC bus when the combined output of the first and second fuel cells is less than the power demand from the load. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136380 | SOLID OXIDE CELL AND SOLID OXIDE CELL STACK - A solid oxide cell obtainable by a process comprising the steps of: depositing a fuel electrode layer on a fuel electrode support layer; depositing an electrolyte layer comprising stabilised zirconia on the fuel electrode layer to provide an assembly of fuel electrode support, fuel electrode and electrolyte; optionally sintering the assembly of fuel electrode support, fuel electrode and electrolyte together to provide a pre-sintered half cell; depositing on the electrolyte layer of the pre-sintered half cell one or more oxygen electrode layers, at least one of the oxygen electrode layers comprising a composite of lanthanum-strontium-manganite and stabilised zirconia to provide a complete solid oxide cell; sintering the oxygen electrode layers together with the pre-sintered half cell to provide a sintered complete solid oxide cell; and impregnating the one or more oxygen electrode layers of the sintered complete solid oxide cell with manganese to obtain a manganese impregnated solid oxide cell. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136381 | Electrode plate multi-end sides to single end side current collector of an electricity storage/discharge device - The present invention discloses that the auxiliary electric conductor is additionally installed between the positive or negative electrode plates being installed at the edge inside the individual electrode cell having electrode plates and the electrode cell casing, and the insulator is further installed between the electrode plate and the auxiliary electric conductor thereby favoring currents of the current collecting terminals at multiple end sides of the electrode plates of the same polarity to be collected to the single end side current collecting terminal structure being used as the input/output interface terminal. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136382 | MECHANICALLY JOINED BIPOLAR PLATES AND METHOD THEREFOR - Exemplary embodiments include a product and a method of a bipolar plate assembly having a pair of plates, the bipolar plate assembly being a part of a fuel cell stack. The pair of plates may be joined together at their respective borders by a mechanical forming process. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136383 | NOVEL PRINTED FUEL CELL WITH INTEGRATED GAS CHANNELS - A method of manufacturing a fuel cell includes applying a sacrificial material periodically to a surface of an anode substrate, wherein at least some areas of the anode substrate have no sacrificial material. A first gas diffusion layer is applied to the sacrificial material, and a first catalyst material is applied to the first gas diffusion layer. An electrolyte material is applied to the anode substrate and the first gas diffusion layer, with the catalyst material, wherein a first surface of the electrolyte material is in operative association with the anode substrate, and the first gas diffusion layer. A second catalyst material is applied to the second surface of the electrolyte material. A second gas diffusion layer is applied to the electrolyte material on a second surface of the electrolyte material, with the catalyst material, wherein a first surface of the second gas diffusion layer is in contact with the second surface of the electrolyte material with the catalyst material. A cathode is applied to the second gas diffusion layer with the second catalyst material, and the sacrificial material is then removed from the surface of the anode substrate to create integrated gas channels for the manufactured fuel cell. | 2010-06-03 |
20100136384 | Battery thermal event detection system using an electrical conductor with a thermally interruptible insulator - A method and apparatus is provided for determining when a battery, or one or more batteries within a battery pack, undergoes an undesired thermal event such as thermal runaway. The system uses an insulated conductive member mounted in close proximity to, or in contact with, an external surface of the battery or batteries to be monitored. A voltage measuring system is coupled to the conductive core of the insulated conductive member, the voltage measuring system outputting a first signal when the temperature corresponding to the battery or batteries is within a prescribed temperature range and a second signal when the temperature exceeds a predetermined temperature that falls outside of the prescribed temperature range. | 2010-06-03 |