| 23rd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 37 |
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| 20090142608 | Method for bonding refractory ceramic and metal - A method is disclosed for mechanically bonding a metal component to a ceramic material, comprising providing a metal component comprising an anchor material attached to at least a first portion of one surface of the metal component; providing a ceramic material having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the ceramic material defines at least one conduit extending from the first surface to the second surface, wherein the at least one conduit has a first open end defined by the first surface, a second open end defined by the second surface, a continuous sidewall and a cross sectional area; positioning the ceramic material such that at least a portion of the at least one conduit is in overlying registration with at least a portion of the anchor material; and applying a bonding agent into at least a portion of the at least one conduit. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142609 | Method for covering a vehicle interior part with leather, in particular a vehicle steering wheel - A method for covering a vehicle interior part with leather, particularly a vehicle steering wheel, includes the following steps: A leather piece being cut to size and having a front side, a rear side, and edges is provided with a thermoplastic layer on the rear side. The leather piece is fastened on the vehicle interior part by a high frequency welding process in a region of the thermoplastic layer. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142610 | Hotmelt adhesive with good adhesion to polyolefins - The present invention relates to hotmelt adhesive compositions which comprise at least one thermoplastic polyolefin (P) which is solid at 25° C., and also at least one amide (A) of the formula (I) or (II). | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142611 | INSULATION BOARD MADE OF A MIXTURE OF WOOD BASE MATERIAL AND BINDING FIBERS - The invention relates to an insulation material board composed of a wood material/binder fiber mixture and to a method for producing an insulation material board, in which an additive with a thermally resistant core and with a thermally activatable coating is added to the mixture, and the thermally activatable coating is activated by the supply of heat. An insulation material board may be composed of a wood material/binder mixture, including an additive having thermosetting and thermoplastic portions, wherein the thermosetting portion is a thermosetting plastic that forms a core and the thermoplastic portion forms a thermally activatable coating that at least partially encloses the core. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142612 | HOLOGRAPHIC FILMS EMPLOYING CYCLOOLEFIN COPOLYMERS - A multilayer holographic film includes a first layer and an embossed layer on at least one side of the first layer and having a micro-embossed holographic image therein. The embossed layer is thinner than the first layer and has a lower embossing temperature than the first layer. The hologram-receiving layer with a micro-embossed holographic image embossed therein is adapted to receive a metal layer thereon, if desired, and the layer includes a cycloolefin copolymer as the primary polymer component. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142613 | Wood hardening procedures - A process for providing a hardened wooden product from a source wooden item, said process comprising or including loading a pressure vessel with sapwood items of sufficient dryness, drawing a reduced pressure in the closed pressure vessel, immersing the sapwood in the pressure vessel in an aqueous aminoplast resin impregnating composition (‘aqueous formulation’), pressurising the impregnating composition in the treatment vessel, removing excess impregnating composition from the fully impregnated sapwood in the pressure vessel, lowering the pressure in the vessel, opening the pressure vessel, removing the impregnated sapwood from the pressure vessel, subjecting the removed impregnated sapwood to conditions to reduce its moisture content, subjecting the dryer impregnated sapwood to conditions to facilitate curing, subjecting the at least substantially cured impregnated sapwood to conditions to further reduce the moisture content thereof thereby to derive the hardened sapwood product. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142614 | Biodegradable Bags for Packing Foods Available in High Speed Production - It is an object of the present invention to provide a biodegradable bag for packing a food capable of storing a food such as a snack food which is required to have an oxygen barrier property and a water vapor barrier property, which can be produced at a high speed by a bag making and packaging machine, which can be degraded by naturally occurring microorganisms in soil or water finally to a non-hazardous degradation product, which can be biorecycled, and which is not accumulated in nature. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142615 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURE FOR MICROLITHOGRAPHY AND OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT - A composite structure for microlithography, in particular a holding device for a wafer, has two or more components, the surfaces of which are bonded together at least at one bond. At least one of the components consists of cordierite (Mg | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142616 | Hot-dip zn-al alloy-plated steel material with excellent bending workability and production method thereof - A hot-dip Zn—Al alloy-plated steel material ensuring high corrosion resistance and excellent bending workability of the plating layer, and a production method thereof are provided, that is, a hot-dip Zn—Al alloy-plated steel material with excellent bending workability, having a plating layer comprising, in terms of mass %, from 25 to 85% of Al, from 0.05 to 5% of one or both of Cr and Mn, and Si in an amount of 0.5 to 10% of the Al content, with the balance being Zn and unavoidable impurities, wherein the average spangle size on the plating surface is 0.5 mm or more; and a production method thereof. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142617 | COMPOSITION FOR FORMING SILICON-ALUMINUM FILM, SILICON-ALUMINUM FILM AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - A composition for forming a silicon.aluminum film, containing a silicon compound and an aluminum compound. The silicon.aluminum film is obtained by forming a coating film of the above composition and treating it with heat and/or light. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142618 | OLED DEVICE EMPLOYING ALKALI METAL CLUSTER COMPOUNDS - The invention provides an OLED device containing certain alkali metal cluster compounds with mixed ligands, such compounds, and methods of making them. In particular, the cluster compound is a neutrally charged mixed cluster compound comprising first and second subunits with the first subunit comprising an alkali metal salt of a nitrogen containing a heterocyclic ligand bearing a anionic hydroxy group and the second subunit consisting of an organic alkali metal salt different than the first subunit. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142619 | Method of manufacturing composite structure, impurity removal processing apparatus, film forming apparatus, composite structure and raw material powder - A film forming apparatus for forming a film according to an AD method in which separation of the film or generation of hillocks is suppressed when the film formed on a substrate is heat-treated. The apparatus includes: an aerosol generating unit ( | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142620 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A magnetic recording medium is obtained by easily patterning a magnetic recording layer without deteriorating its electromagnetic conversion characteristics, by forming a silicon-based protective film between the magnetic recording layer and a photoresist, and performing dry etching and oxygen plasma processing. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142621 | CHROMIUM NITRIDE LAYER FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A magnetic recording media with a multilayer structure and methods for forming the media are described. The magnetic recording media includes a substrate, an underlayer on top of the substrate and a magnetic layer over the underlayer. The underlayer includes a CrN film formed by sputter depositing chromium in the presence of nitrogen or nitrogen containing compounds. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142622 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides a magnetic recording medium comprising an undercoating layer comprising a radiation-curable compound that has been cured by irradiation with radiation, a nonmagnetic layer comprising a nonmagnetic powder and a binder, and a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder and a binder in this order on a nonmagnetic support, wherein the magnetic layer and/or the nonmagnetic layer comprise a carbonic ester denoted by general formula (1), and the undercoating layer has an indentation hardness lower than that of the nonmagnetic support. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142623 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a magnetic recording medium capable of obtaining high recording density and also having a hardly charged magnetic layer. The magnetic recording tape | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142624 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND A METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A method of producing a magnetic recording medium produces a medium having a magnetic recording layer disposed above a nonmagnetic intermediate layer, The nonmagnetic intermediate layer is formed by a sputtering using a target made of an oxide material. Oxygen gas or carbon dioxide gas is supplied during the sputtering in order to suppress a state where an oxygen supply becomes insufficient due to separation of oxygen atoms from the oxide material at a time of plasma generation. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142625 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOF, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS - The present invention provides a magnetic recording medium which enables improvement of the layer quality of magnetic layer grown on the surface of a soft magnetic underlayer by conducting excellent control of crystal orientation by imparting an optimal half-width of the Rocking curve (Δθ50), as well as obtainment of SNR that suppresses generation of TA and enables realization of high-density recording. The magnetic recording medium includes a soft magnetic underlayer, an orientation control layer, a perpendicular magnetic recording layer, and a protective layer, which are disposed on top of a non-magnetic substrate; wherein the magnetic anisotropy ratio (Hmr/Hmc) of the soft magnetic underlayer is 1 or less, and Δθ50 is 1 to 6 degrees. The soft magnetic underlayer is formed on the primary surface of the non-magnetic substrate where the primary surface has been polished one substrate at a time by a sheet-type texture processing device using polishing tape and a slurry containing colloidal silica abrasive grain. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142626 | GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC DISK AND MAGNETIC DISK APPARATUS - A glass substrate for a magnetic disk satisfies Ra | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142627 | Biological Power Generator, and Method of Treating Organic Solid Pollutant-Containing Waste, a Method of Treating Organic Polymeric Substance-Containing Wastewater, a Method of Treating Organic Substance-Containing Wastewater, as Well as Apparatuses for Implementing These Treatment Methods - Disclosed are a biological power generator comprising an anaerobic region containing microorganisms capable of growth under anaerobic conditions and an anode having an electron mediator immobilized thereon and having a standard electrode potential (E | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142628 | Battery system cooled via coolant - The battery system cooled via coolant has a battery block | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142629 | INTRINSICALLY-SAFE BATTERY POWER SUPPLY FOR UNDERGROUND MINING - An intrinsically-safe battery power supply for electrical equipment in underground mining and in other areas exposed to the danger of explosion is disclosed. The power supply includes at least one chargeable storage battery cell disposed in a battery housing. At least one storage battery cell comprises a chargeable lithium storage battery cell and the battery housing is configured to be pressure-resistant and to receive all lithium storage battery cells in a manner so as to be protected from explosion. The pressure-resistant configuration of the battery housing enables the use of lithium storage battery cells in underground mining. Once the battery power supply fulfils all requirements of ignition protection certification, even modern types of lithium storage battery cell can be disposed in the battery housing. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142630 | Fuel Cell Apparatus and Method of Controlling Fuel Cell Apparatus - According to one embodiment, a fuel cell apparatus includes a cell stack of an active direct methanol type, and a DC-DC converter configure to receive output voltage of the cell stack and to control an output current of the cell stack so that the output voltage of the cell stack becomes greater than a lower-limit threshold Vt and the output current of the cell stack lies in a range of I | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142631 | Fuel cell system - The present invention relates to a fuel cell system and to a method of operating such a system. More specifically, the present invention relates to the manner in which a fuel delivery system of a fuel cell system is operated in order to achieve practical advantages in terms of system operation. The fuel cell system of the invention comprises: a fuel cell assembly; a steam reformer for delivery of a fuel cell supply stream to the fuel cell assembly; a jet pump for delivery to the steam reformer of a gas stream comprising steam and a gaseous hydrocarbon fuel, the jet pump comprising a steam inlet, an inlet for the gaseous hydrocarbon fuel and an outlet for the gas stream; a steam generator for delivery of pressurised steam to the steam inlet of the jet pump; and a source of a gaseous hydrocarbon fuel for delivery of gaseous hydrocarbon fuel to the fuel inlet of the jet pump, wherein flow of steam through the jet pump is responsible for entrainment and flow of gaseous hydrocarbon fuel through the jet pump in order to generate a gas stream comprising steam and gaseous hydrocarbon fuel that is suitable for delivery to the steam reformer. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142632 | FUEL CELL STACK FEATURES FOR IMPROVED WATER MANAGEMENT - An electric insulator for a fuel cell stack with a plurality of fuel cell plates is provided. The electric insulator includes an insulation layer having a water management feature adapted to militate against liquid water contacting the fuel cell plates. Fuel cell stacks having the water management feature are also described. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142633 | Fuel Cell System and Mobile Article - A fuel cell system, which includes a fuel cell for generating electric power and which discharges externally water remaining in the fuel cell by supplying a gas to the fuel cell, includes discharge amount estimating means, for estimating, based on the state of the fuel cell (the amount of residual water or an inclination angle), the amount of water to be discharged from the fuel cell. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142634 | Fuel cell power supply device - It is an object of the present invention to provide a fuel cell power supply device that can realize a reduction in size and improvement of durability of an accumulating unit while maintaining output performance that is applicable when large output is requested. The fuel cell power supply device includes: an output judging unit | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142635 | Coolant temperature controller for fuel cell vehicle - A coolant temperature controller for a fuel cell vehicle comprises: a housing including first and second inlet ports provided on one side thereof and an exhaust port provided on the other side thereof in a horizontal direction with respect to the first inlet port; a plunger operating portion including an operating plunger for capable of vertical movement between the first and second inlet ports and the exhaust port of the housing to proportionally control degree of opening of the first and second inlet ports; a motor mounted on the top of the plunger operating portion; and a motor shaft connected to the motor and extending from the motor to the bottom of the plunger operating portion to be connected to the operating plunger, wherein the vertical movement of the operating plunger is driven by a rotational force transmitted through the motor shaft as the motor operates. The controller can maintain the coolant at a preset temperature for optimal operation of the fuel cell stack. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142636 | Carbon Fiber Warming System for Fiber Composite Gas Storage Cylinders - A heating system for a fiber composite high pressure gas storage tank for maintaining the temperature of the gas within the tank and the gas flow components associated with one or more boss at the tank ends above the lower design tolerance limit for the tank and flow control assembly, wherein the tank is formed from a polymeric binder having embedded therein longitudinally extending conductive and resistive fiber material strands, comprising an electric power source interconnected with the conductive and resistive tank wall whereby the fibers in the tank wall comprise a heater for warming the tank system such that the temperature of the components associated with the tank assembly does not drop below the lower tolerance temperature limit of the tank assembly. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142637 | Warming for High Pressure Hydrogen Gas Storage Cylinders Utilizing The Joule-Thomson Effect - A warming system for a high pressure hydrogen gas storage tank in a motor vehicle for maintaining the temperature of the gas within the tank and the gas flow control components associated with one or more boss at the tank ends above the lower design temperature tolerance limit of the tank and components associate with the utilizing the Joule-Thomson effect in gas flowing from the tank to recycles the mechanical energy of heat compression in high pressure hydrogen fuel to warm the gas within the tank as the high pressure gas is utilized. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142638 | COMPOSITE POROUS MEMBRANE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE POROUS MEMBRANE, SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, AND FUEL CELL - It is intended to provide a composite porous membrane comprising a fibrous filler-containing polymer film or sheet, characterized by having a large number of pores with an exposed fibrous filler formed by irradiation with an ultra-short pulse laser with a pulse width of 10 | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142639 | Seal system for solid oxide fuel cell and method of making - A solid oxide fuel cell assembly is disclosed comprising a felt seal and a spacer capable of limiting a compressive force applied to the seal system. Also disclosed is a solid oxide fuel cell assembly comprising a seal system comprising a felt seal, wherein at least a portion of the felt seal defines a cavity in contact with a ceramic electrolyte sheet and wherein the cavity comprises at least one of a solid metal wire, a powdered metal, a sintered metal, a powdered ceramic, a sintered ceramic, or a combination thereof. Also disclosed is a solid oxide fuel cell assembly comprising a labyrinth seal that defines a cavity in which at least a portion of a ceramic electrolyte sheet is disposed. Also disclosed is a mounted ceramic electrolyte sheet comprising a ceramic electrolyte sheet and a metal frame positioned adjacent thereto, and a labyrinth seal. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142640 | CARBON-TITANIUM OXIDE ELECTROCATALYST SUPPORTS FOR OXYGEN REDUCTION IN PEM FUEL CELLS - A high surface area support material is formed of an intimate mixture of carbon clusters and titanium oxide clusters. A catalytic metal, such as platinum, is deposited on the support particles and the catalyzed material us as an electrocatalyst in an electrochemical cell such as a PEM fuel cell. The composite material is prepared by thermal decomposition and oxidation of an intimate mixture of a precursor carbon polymer, a titanium alkoxide and a surfactant that serves as a molecular template for the mixed precursors. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142641 | FUEL CELL MODULE AND FUEL CELL - For the purpose of providing a fuel cell module having a small number of molding processes and favorable productivity, the edge of a polymer electrolyte membrane ( | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142642 | Cathode structures for solid oxide fuel cells - Cathode structures for low temperature solid oxide fuel cells are provided. The cathode structures include thin dense mixed ionic electronic conducting (MIEC) films. MIEC materials include materials with perovskite structures, such as LSCF. The thickness of the MIEC film is determined by minimizing the sum of the electronic and ionic resistances. Specific functions for the electronic and ionic resistances in terms of device and physical parameters are also provided. Pulsed laser deposition is used for the fabrication of the MIEC film and the electrolyte layer. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142643 | Fuel cell - A fuel cell | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142644 | HYDROGEN RECIRCULATION SYSTEM USING INTEGRATED MOTOR GENERATOR ENERGY - A system for delivering a supply fluid stream to a fuel cell stack that discharges an unused fluid stream is provided. A fuel supply is adapted to provide a pressurized supply fluid stream. An expander is in fluid communication with the fuel supply and is configured to receive the pressurized supply fluid stream to reduce the pressure of the pressurized supply fluid stream and to generate mechanical energy in response to reducing the pressure of the pressurized supply fluid stream. An electric machine is operably coupled to the expander and for selectively converting the mechanical energy generated by the expander into electrical energy. A compressor/blower is capable of being driven by at least one of the mechanical energy and the electrical energy to control the flow of the unused fluid stream to the fuel cell stack for recirculating the unused fluid stream back to the fuel cell stack. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142645 | Bipolar plate, method for producing bipolar plate and PEM fuel cell - A bipolar plate made of a composition comprising at least an epoxy resin, graphite filler and a metal amine complex as a curing agent for the epoxy resin. The invention also relates to a method for producing a bipolar plate and to the use of the bipolar plates in PEM fuel cells. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142646 | DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL STACK INCLUDING FLOW RESTRICTOR AND DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE SAME - A direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) that includes: an anode, a cathode, and a membrane disposed therebetween; a bipolar plate having a flow channel to supply a fluid to the anode; and a flow restrictor installed in the flow channel, to restrict the flow of the fluid. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142647 | CARBON FIBER, POROUS SUPPORT-CARBON FIBER COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AS WELL AS CATALYST STRUCTURE, ELECTRODE FOR SOLID POLYMER FUEL CELL AND SOLID POLYMER FUEL CELL - This invention relates to a method for producing carbon fibers having a sufficiently small fiber diameter, and more particularly to (1) a method for producing carbon fibers, which comprising the steps of jetting a polymer material-containing solution by an electrospinning method to form a deposit layer of a fibrous substance comprising the polymer material and firing the deposit layer of the fibrous substance comprising the polymer material to produce carbon fibers, and (2) a method for producing carbon fibers, which comprising the steps of jetting a carbon black-dispersed and polymer material-containing solution by an electrospinning method to form a deposit layer of a fibrous substance comprising the carbon black-dispersed polymer material and irradiating microwaves to the deposit layer of the fibrous substance to produce carbon fibers. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142648 | Thin film glass composite catalyst electrode - The present disclosure relates to a glass composite catalyst electrode comprising a glass matrix and metal particles incorporated into the glass matrix. The present disclosure also relates to a method for composing a glass composite catalyst electrode. A glass composite catalyst electrode is a porous homogeneous structure with an approximately uniform distribution of metal particles. The metal particles are operable to catalyze reactions in the fuel cell. Conductive material, which may also be operable to catalyze reactions in the fuel cell, may be deposited on the glass composite catalyst electrode in order to increase the electrical conductivity of the glass composite catalyst electrode and to increase the electrochemically active area of the glass composite catalyst electrode. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142649 | BIOLOGICAL ELECTRODE WITH THE HYDROGENASE ENZYME, METHOD OF OBTAINING SAME AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - The present invention relates to biological electrodes modified with hydrogenase enzymes (anodes), by means of which it is possible to produce electrical energy from hydrogen in a typical fuel cell configuration. Likewise, using these hydrogenase-modified electrodes (cathodes), it is possible to produce hydrogen from water in a typical electrochemical cell configuration. The methods of making the biological electrodes of the present invention and applications thereof are also described. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142650 | Battery system - A battery system includes: a battery block defining a cooling gap between battery cells composed of a plurality of rectangular/prismatic cells; and a gas blower forcibly blowing the gas through the gap in the block. The block, set in two separate arrays, is provided therebetween with an intermediate duct connected to each of the gaps. An outer duct is provided outside the block set in two separate arrays, and the plurality of gaps are parallel-connected between the outer duct and the intermediate duct. The gas blower forcibly blows the gas from the intermediate duct to the outer duct, and the gas forcibly blown is branched from the intermediate duct to be blown through each of the gaps to cool the cells. The gas having passed through the gaps and cooled the cells is collected at and exhausted from the outer duct. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142651 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present invention includes a positive electrode plate | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142652 | EXPANDABLE BATTERY COMPARTMENT - In a battery-powered electrical device, an expandable battery compartment for accommodating batteries of varying size, and a method for altering the size of the battery compartment, is disclosed. The battery compartment includes a battery casing defining a substantially cylindrical recess for at least partially encapsulating a battery. The recess has an open end for receiving a battery and a closed end. A first electrical contact element is positioned on or adjacent the closed end of the recess for contacting a terminal of a battery. A cover is configured to be releasably mounted to the open end of the recess for selectively concealing the open end and defining the battery compartment. A second electrical contact element is provided for contacting an opposing terminal of the battery. The second electrical contact element is selectively positionable at multiple locations on the cover to accommodate batteries of varying size within the battery compartment. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142653 | Battery system with battery cells arranged in array alignment - A battery system includes a battery block, a cooling pipe, and a coolant feeding device. The battery block includes a plurality of rectangular batteries that have a width greater than a thickness and are securely arranged in array alignment by a battery holder. The cooling pipe cools the rectangular batteries of the battery block. The coolant feeding device feeds coolant to the cooling pipe. In the battery system, the cooling pipe is arranged on the surface of the battery block in a thermally-coupled state so that the rectangular batteries are cooled by the coolant, which is circulated through the cooling pipe. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142654 | COMPACT POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING REGULATED COOLING MEANS - A power supply device for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing containing at least one unit for storing electrical energy and cooling means of the unit consisting of at least two cooling devices which can be selectively controlled by control means for regulating the quantity of heat to be dissipated by the cooling means. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142655 | DISH SHAPED AND PRESSURE EQUALIZING ELECTRODES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL BATTERIES - A stacked battery has at least two cell segments arranged in a stack. Each cell segment may have a first electrode unit having a first active material electrode, a second electrode unit having a second active material electrode, and an electrolyte layer between the active material electrodes. One or more gaskets may be included in each cell segment to seal the electrolyte within the cell segment. The electrode units may be “dish shaped” and may contain a pressure equalization valve to reduce electrode unit deflection and improve pressure equalization between cell segments. The pressure equalization valve may allow a gas to diffuse through adjacent cell segments and may substantially prevent electrolyte from diffusing through. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142656 | 3-D MICROBATTERIES BASED ON INTERLACED MICRO-CONTAINER STRUCTURES - An electrical energy storage device ( | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142657 | Battery Separator - The present invention is directed to a sheet product useful as a battery separator. The sheet product is composed of a microporous polymeric sheet product having at least one ply, wherein at least one ply comprises a microporous sheet formed from a polymeric composition of a first polymer having low glass transition temperature and having a second ply coating a major portion of the pore and external surfaces of the first polymer microporous sheet. The first polymer is selected from a thermoplastic polymer that has a glass transition temperature of less than −50° C. and a melt temperature of at least 70° C. The second polymer coating a major portion of the microporous sheet of first polymer is selected from (a) a thermoplastic polymer having a glass transition temperature which is at least 60° C. above that of the first polymer or (b) a thermoset polymer having a degradation temperature that is at least 40° C. higher than the melt temperature of the first polymer The present battery separator exhibits a high degree of dimensional stability while causing shut-down of the battery's electrochemical reaction under elevated temperature conditions. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142658 | Lithium Ion Battery - Disclosed herein is a lithium ion battery comprising an electrode core, an electrolyte solution, a metal shell and an end cover assembly, said metal shell comprising an outer wall, an inner wall and a chamber, said electrode core and electrolyte solution being located in the chamber of the metal shell, and said electrode core being connected to the end cover assembly with a electrode terminal of the electrode core, wherein the number of said electrode core is more than one, and the multiple electrode cores are located in the chamber of the metal shell. The lithium ion battery according to the present invention possesses excellent disperse heat dispersion, high mechanical safety, and good high rate discharge performance. In addition, the battery according to the present invention solves the problems of the “wound battery” of the prior art that the electrode plate is long and difficult to wind, and the “stacked battery” of the prior art that the electrode plate is difficult to prepare and pile up by dividing the electrode core of high capacity into multiple electrode core of low capacity placed abreast in the metal shell, whereby simplifying the preparation thereof. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142659 | BATTERY ELECTRODE STRUCTURE - An electrode structure for a battery having an electrode tab coupled to a recess within an electrode lead. The tab can be coupled to the recess via hot-pressure treatment or mechanical compression. The coupling can be further reinforced by known welding techniques. The resulting electrode structure is capable of providing a battery with lowered internal resistance, enhanced safety and electrical properties. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142660 | SEALED BATTERY, AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED THEREWITH - A sealed battery includes: a battery container having in at least an end portion thereof an opening portion, and a container folded-back portion formed in a peripheral edge of the opening portion; a lid having in its outer periphery a lid folded-back portion, and being attached to the opening portion of the battery container; a junction portion in which the container folded-back portion and the lid folded-back portion are integrally joined by a double-rolled seam method; a first seal member closing a first gap between a distal end portion of the container folded-back portion clamping a distal end portion of the lid folded-back portion and an inside of a folded curve portion of the lid folded-back portion; and a second seal member closing a second gap between the distal end portion of the lid folded-back portion and an inside of a folded curve portion of the container folded-back portion. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142661 | Battery Cover - Described is a battery cover having upper and lower shells that can be coupled to each other to protect the battery's core and internal circuit board. The shells can be ultrasonically welded to provide at least one loop of continuous weld. Once welded together, the cover reduces battery's exposure to moisture and other external element leading to reduced electrical shorts and improved safety and efficiency. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142662 | Battery and Preparation Method Thereof - In one aspect, a battery comprises a battery main body, a protective jacket that surrounds the battery main body, and a cooling medium disposed between the protective jacket and the battery main body. In another aspect, a battery comprises a battery main body, a protective jacket that surrounds and connects to the battery main body, and a cooling medium disposed between the protective jacket and the battery main body. The cooling medium has a specific heat capacity of about 1-5 kJ kg | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142663 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, comprising a positive electrode containing a transition metal-containing composite oxide as a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material allowing reversible insertion and extraction of lithium, a separator, and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution, wherein the nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains at least one additive (A) selected from the group consisting of ethylene sulfite, propylene sulfite, and propane sultone and at least one additive (B) selected from the group consisting of maleic anhydride, vinylene carbonate, vinylethylene carbonate, and LiBF | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142664 | POLYPYRROLE AND SILVER VANADIUM OXIDE COMPOSITE - In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a composite electrode for a battery is provided. The composite electrode includes silver vanadium oxide present in an amount from about 75 weight percent to about 99 weight percent and polypyrrole present in an amount from about 1 weight percent to about 25 weight percent. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142665 | Active material for rechargeable lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery including the same - An active material for a rechargeable lithium battery is provided with a non-carbon-based material on which nanofiber-shaped carbon having an oxygen-included functional group is grown. The negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery has good conductivity and cycle life characteristics. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142666 | Methods for Manufacturing Manganese Oxide Nanotubes or Nanorods by Anodic Aluminum Oxide Template - The present invention relates to methods for manufacturing manganese oxide nanotubes/nanorods using an anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) template. In the inventive methods, the manganese oxide nanotubes/nanorods are manufactured in mild conditions using only a manganese oxide precursor and an anodic aluminum oxide template without using any solvent. The nanotubes/nanorods having uniform size can be easily obtained by adsorbing the manganese oxide precursor onto the surface of the anodic aluminum oxide template by a vacuum forming process using a vacuum filtration apparatus so as to maintain the shape of nanotubes/nanorods and drying the manganese oxide nanotubes. The manganese oxide nanotubes/nanorods made according to the inventive methods can be used as economic hydrogen reservoirs, the electrode of lithium secondary batteries, or the energy reservoirs of vehicles or other transport means. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142667 | CYLINDER TYPE ZINC-AIR CELL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a cylindrical zinc-air cell and fabricating method thereof. The zinc-air cell comprises a film including an air anode membrane and a separator, the film being formed in a substantially cylindrical bent shape; and a junction element adapted to receive both ends of the film therein. The junction element is at least partly deformed to pressurize the both ends of the film so as to be joined to the film. By doing so, leakage of the zinc gel can be easily prevented in the fabrication of the cylindrical zinc-air cell, thereby extending the application area of the zinc-air cell. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142668 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, CATHODE, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present application provides a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which includes a cathode having a cathode active material layer, an anode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein the cathode active material layer includes secondary particles of a lithium phosphate compound having olivine structure, an average particle diameter A of primary particles constituting the secondary particles is 50 nm or more and 500 nm or less, and a ratio B/A of a pore diameter B of the secondary particles to the average particle diameter A of the primary particles is 0.10 or more and 0.90 or less. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142669 | SULFIDE-BASED LITHIUM-ION-CONDUCTING SOLID ELECTROLYTE GLASS, ALL-SOLID LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ALL-SOLID LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A sulfide-based lithium-ion-conducting solid electrolyte glass is formed from sulfide-based lithium-ion-conducting solid electrolyte, and α-alumina. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142670 | ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND LITHIUM BATTERY EMPLOYING THE SAME - Disclosed is an electrolytic solution including an organic solvent, a lithium salt, and an additive. The additive includes maleimide compound and vinylene carbonate. The maleimide compound can be maleimide, bismaleimide, polymaleimide, polybismaleimide, maleimide-bismaleimide copolymer, or combinations thereof. The lithium battery employing the described electrolytic solution has a higher capacity of confirmation, higher cycle efficiency, and longer operational lifespan. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142671 | OPTICAL RECORDING COMPOSITION AND HOLOGRAPHIC RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides an optical recording composition comprising a compound denoted by general formula (I) and a holographic recording medium comprising a recording layer, wherein the recording layer comprises a compound denoted by general formula (I). | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142672 | OPTICAL RECORDING COMPOSITION AND HOLOGRAPHIC RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention provides an optical recording composition comprising a compound denoted by general formula (I) and a holographic recording medium comprising a recording layer, wherein the recording layer comprises a compound denoted by general formula (I). | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142673 | SEMI-TRANSPARENT FILM GRAYSCALE MASK - A grayscale mask made from semi-transparent film layers is provided, along with an associated fabrication method. The method provides a transparent substrate, such as quartz, with a surface. A first layer of a semi-transparent film having a surface with a first surface area, is formed overlying the substrate surface. At least a second layer of the semi-transparent film having a surface with a second surface area greater than the first surface area, is formed overlying the first layer. A first vertical region is formed having a light first attenuation parameter through the combination of substrate, first layer, and second layer. A second vertical region is formed having a light second attenuation parameter through the combination of the first layer and substrate, and a third vertical region is formed having a light third attenuation parameter through the substrate. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142674 | Photo Mask and Method for Manufacturing Semiconductor Device Using the Same - A photo mask includes a dot pattern formed between a line pattern and an island pattern. Methods of making a semiconductor device employing such a photo mask improves yield and productivity of the device. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142675 | RETICLE FOR OPTICAL PROXIMITY CORRECTION TEST PATTERN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A reticle for an Optical Proximity Correction (OPC) test pattern and a method of manufacturing the same. In one example embodiment of the present invention, a reticle for an OPC test pattern includes test patterns formed apart from each other at regular intervals and dummy patterns for controlling a light transmission amount formed between the test patterns. The dummy patterns are formed apart from the test patterns at a predetermined interval. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142676 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A PHASE DIFFERENCE CONTROL COMPONENT AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - There are provided a phase difference control component, which can realize a liquid crystal display device having a wide angle of visibility, has excellent phase difference symmetry and can realize optical compensation, and a process for producing the same. The phase difference control component comprises a base material; and a phase difference control layer formed of a fixed liquid crystal material provided on the base material through an aligning film and is characterized in that the angle of liquid crystal molecules, present at the interface of the aligning film and the phase difference control layer, to the base material being substantially 0 (zero) degree. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142677 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An image forming method including electrostatic image forming step, developing step, transferring step, fixing step and oil application step for applying an oil to a fixing member, wherein the toner includes a binder resin, a colorant and a wax, and the relationship (A2/A1)×100<200 is satisfied, wherein A1 represents the area of the oil dropped on a pellet of the toner measured 30 seconds after dropping the oil, and A2 represents the area of the dropped oil measured 24 hours after dropping the oil. Alternatively, the relationships (X1−X2)<0.5 atomic percent, X1>1.0 atomic percent, and X2>1.0 atomic percent, are satisfied, wherein X1 and X2 represent amounts of Si atoms of the silicone oil measured by subjecting the toner image to X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy at times 5 minutes and 24 hours, respectively, after fixing the toner image. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142678 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER CARRIER, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To provide an electrophotographic developer carrier including a carrier core material, and a coat layer containing a binder resin and conductivity-imparted microparticles which are produced by imparting conductivity to inorganic microparticles, the coat layer being formed over the carrier core material, wherein the electrophotographic developer carrier has a static resistivity of 10 [Log (Ω·cm)] or higher and a dynamic resistivity of 9 [Log (Ω)] or lower, and is used in an electrophotographic developer together with a negatively chargeable toner having an average circularity of 0.925 to 0.970, and wherein the toner includes a resin, a colorant and an inorganic layered mineral in which at least part of interlayer ions is modified with organic ions, and is granulated by dispersing and/or emulsifying an oil phase and/or a monomer phase containing at least a toner composition and/or a toner composition precursor in an aqueous medium. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142679 | CONDUCTIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE USING THE CONDUCTIVE MEMBER, AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE USING THE PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A conductive member includes a conductive supporting body, an electrostatic resistance adjusting layer formed on the conductive supporting body, and a space holding member, which is formed on each of both end portions of the electric resistance adjusting layer, has a material different from a material of the electric resistance adjusting layer, and constantly maintains a space between the electric resistance adjusting layer and the image carrier, wherein the electric resistance adjusting layer comprises a resin composition including thermoplastic resin containing at least polyamide elastomer and polyolefin block polymer and plural types of salt containing at least one type of salt selected from perchlorate and at least one type of salt selected from fluorine-containing organic anion salt. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142680 | FULL-COLOR IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A full-color image forming method, including:
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| 20090142681 | Pigment Preparations Based on Diketopyrrolopyrroles - The invention relates to a pigment preparation, characterized in that it contains C.I. Pigment Red 254 with an average particle size of 20 to 100 nm and at least one pigment dispersant of the formula (II) or (III). In said formulaes, Q | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142682 | TONER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TONER AND IMAGE FORMATION METHOD - A toner including a binder resin, a coloring agent, a releasing agent and a modified laminar inorganic mineral, wherein the toner is granulated by dispersing the coloring agent, the releasing agent, the modified laminar inorganic mineral and at least one of the binder resin and a precursor thereof in an organic solvent to form an oil phase, dispersing the oil phase in an aqueous medium to obtain a dispersion emulsion and removing solvents therefrom, and the toner satisfies the following relationship (1): 0.2≦{1/Dv (μm)}×Sb (m | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142683 | COLOR TONER AND TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER - The present invention relates to a toner which has good property such as fixability, coloring power, developability, durability, and environmental stability and so on. More specifically, the present invention relates to a color toner containing at least a binder resin, a colorant, and a wax, in which: a wax concentration of an extract obtained by dispersing the toner into n-hexane at a concentration of 15 mg/cm | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142684 | Toner - Disclosed is a toner which can be charged at a designated level even when a lot of print is carried out with severity of charging by stirring and when the printing is carried out under the low temperature-low humidity or the high temperature-high humidity condition. A toner comprising (a) a particle comprising a resin and a colorant; and (b) a titanate compound on the surface of the particle, in which the titanate compound contains iron in an amount of from 100 ppm to 1,000 ppm. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142685 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND TONER FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image forming method including charging an image bearing member by applying combination of DC voltage and AC voltage with frequency of 6.5 to 8.5 cycle/mm; irradiating the image bearing member with light to form an electrostatic image; developing the electrostatic image with a developer including toner to form a toner image; transferring the toner image onto a receiving material; fixing the toner image; cleaning the image bearing member with a blade; then applying a lubricant to the image bearing member; and then spreading the lubricant with a spreading member countering the image bearing member. The toner includes toner particles granulated in an aqueous medium; and at least three kinds of external additives including a first particulate hydrophobic silica, a particulate hydrophobic titanium oxide and a second particulate hydrophobic silica respectively having BET specific surface areas of 20 to 40 m | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142686 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD, TONER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To provide an image forming method including conveying a toner by means of a toner supply device that supplies the toner from inside a toner housing container into a developer housing section of a developing device with the use of a screw pump, and forming an image on a recording medium by developing a latent image on a latent image bearing member to form a toner image with the use of a developer and by transferring the toner image to the recording medium by means of a transfer device, wherein the toner is formed by adding small particle size silica to toner base particles, and wherein when A represents the average degree of circularity of the toner, and B, expressed as percent by mass, represents the amount of the small particle size silica relative to the mass of the toner base particles, the expression −18A+17.92≦B≦−34A+33.96 is satisfied. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142687 | TONER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE TONER, TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER, DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner which takes into account preservation of the global environment and which is excellent in fixability and storage stability and moreover, good in light transmittance and a method for manufacturing the toner, a two-compartment developer, a developing device and an image forming apparatus are provided. In toner including at least a binder resin and a colorant, the binder resin includes a resin which is a major component and a biomass-containing crystalline resin; and the crystalline resin is contained in an amount of 1 part by weight or more and 50 parts by weight or less based on 100 parts by weight of the binder resin, and a melting point of the crystalline resin is higher by a temperature of from 5° C. to 10° C. than a temperature at which a loss modulus G″ of the toner at a frequency of 1 Hz is 10 | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142688 | COMPOSITION FOR COATING CARRIER PARTICLES - A dry powder carrier coating composition that may be used to coat carrier particles that imparts desired triboelectric charging characteristics and conductivity values to make the carrier particles more insulative. In embodiments, the coating composition includes a styrene acrylate copolymer. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142689 | POLYESTER-WAX BASED EMULSION AGGREGATION TONER COMPOSITIONS - Emulsion aggregation toners comprising a polyester-wax resin, wherein the polyester-wax resin includes a wax that is chemically incorporated into the main chain of the polyester resin. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142690 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TONER - A method of manufacturing a toner including forming a wax liquid dispersion in which a wax is dispersed in an organic solvent (A1), mixing an organic layer including the wax liquid dispersion, a binder resin and an organic solvent (A) to form an oil phase and dispersing and emulsifying the oil phase in an aqueous medium to obtain an emulsified liquid dispersion, wherein the aspect ratio average of the wax in the wax liquid dispersion is from 0.3 to 0.7 and the toner includes toner particles satisfying the following relationship (1) in an amount of 20% by number or smaller based on all toner particles: 0.5| 2009-06-04 | |
| 20090142691 | IONIC POLYMER FLOCCULANTS FOR THE PREPARATION OF CHEMICALLY PROCESSED TONER - The present disclosure relates to a process for producing a toner particulate composition from aqueous dispersions containing aggregates of a polymer binder and other toner ingredients. An ionic surfactant may be used to form the dispersion along with an ionic polymer flocculent wherein the ionic polymer flocculent undergoes a molecular conformational change, which may be triggered by pH adjustment, leading to flocculation and particle growth. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142692 | LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT LATEX AND TONER COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided are a latex process and a toner process, both of which include the preparation of a latex having weight average molecular weight of from about 12×10 | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142693 | NEGATIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A negative resist composition and a method of forming a resist pattern that are capable of suppressing resist pattern swelling are provided. The negative resist composition includes an alkali-soluble resin component (A), an acid generator component (B) that generates acid upon exposure, and a cross-linking agent component (C), wherein the alkali-soluble resin component (A) is a copolymer (A1) that includes a structural unit (a1) containing, within the main chain, an aliphatic cyclic group having a fluorinated hydroxyalkyl group, a structural unit (a2) derived from an acrylate ester which contains a hydroxyl group-containing chain-like or cyclic alkyl group and has a fluoroalkyl group or fluorine atom bonded to the α-position, and a structural unit (a3) derived from an acrylate ester which contains an aliphatic cyclic group having a fluorinated hydroxyalkyl group and has a fluoroalkyl group or fluorine atom bonded to the α-position. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142694 | SILOXANE POLYMER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A siloxane composition and a method of producing the Same. The composition comprises a siloxane prepolymer with a backbone exhibiting a group which is capable of being deprotonated in an aqueous base solution. Further, there are reactive functional groups, which are capable of reacting during thermal or radiation initiated curing. The siloxane polymer is provided in a solvent which also contains a photo reactive compound. The composition can be used in negative tone lithographic fabrication processes where a water based developer system is applied in the development step of the lithography process. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142695 | IMAGEABLE ELEMENTS WITH COMPONENTS HAVING 1H-TETRAZOLE GROUPS - Radiation-sensitive compositions and imageable elements include a polymeric or non-polymeric component in an imageable layer, which component includes 1H-tetrazole groups. The non-polymeric components can be radically polymerizable compounds. The polymeric components can have 1H-tetrazole groups that are pendant to the backbone. The use of such components in negative- or positive-working imageable elements provides high photospeed and improved developability for providing imaged and developed elements, such as lithographic printing plates that show improved chemical resistance and run length. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142696 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION, POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION FOR THERMAL FLOW, AND RESIST PATTERN FORMING METHOD - Disclosed is a positive resist composition comprising a resin component (A) and an acid generator component (B), wherein the component (A) contains a polymer compound (A1) containing a structural unit (a0) represented by formula (a0) shown below and a structural unit (a2) derived from an acrylate ester containing a lactone-containing cyclic group: | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142697 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN, AND PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION - To provide a photosensitive resin which realizes formation of a pattern having a good shape, without involving a problem in terms of poor compatibility between an acid generator and a photoresist primary-component polymer having an acid dissociable group, and a photosensitive composition containing the photosensitive resin. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142698 | NEGATIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A negative resist composition that includes an alkali-soluble resin component, an acid generator component that generates acid upon exposure, and a cross-linker component, wherein the alkali-soluble resin component is a copolymer that includes a structural unit containing an aliphatic cyclic group having a fluorinated hydroxyalkyl group, and a structural unit derived from an acrylate ester that contains a hydroxyl group-containing aliphatic cyclic group, and the cross-linker component includes an alkylene urea-based cross-linker. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142699 | FLUORINE-CONTAINING COMPOUND, RESIST COMPOSITION FOR IMMERSION EXPOSURE, AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A fluorine-containing compound represented by a general formula (c-1) shown below: | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142700 | RESIN FOR PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION, PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A resin for photoresist compositions is disclosed with excellent resolution and line edge roughness characteristics. A photoresist composition and a method for forming a resist pattern using such a resin are also disclosed. The resin has a hydroxyl group bonded to a carbon atom at a polymer terminal, and the carbon atom in the α-position to the hydroxyl group has at least one electron attractive group. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142701 | DOUBLE PATTERNING STRATEGY FOR CONTACT HOLE AND TRENCH - A method of lithography patterning includes forming a first resist pattern on a substrate, the first resist pattern including at least one opening therein on the substrate; curing the first resist pattern; forming a second resist pattern on the substrate; forming a material layer on the substrate; and removing the first and second resist patterns to expose the substrate. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142702 | METHODS OF USING VIOLET-SENSITIVE IMAGEABLE ELEMENTS - An imaged and developed element, such as a lithographic printing plate, is provided by violet radiation imaging of a negative-working imageable element having an outermost imageable layer that includes a free radically polymerizable component, an initiator composition that provides free radicals upon violet irradiation, a sensitizer, and a polymeric binder having pendant reactive vinyl groups. The element also includes an additive that is represented by the following Structure (II): | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142703 | Display Member Exposing Method and Plasma Display Member Manufacturing Method - A manufacturing method for a plasma display member wherein generation of defects such as interruption and short-circuit of a pattern obtained after exposure and development is suppressed and yield is improved, even when a foreign material is adhered on a photomask or photomask is scratched. An exposing method for a display member wherein a display member having a photosensitive layer formed on a base substrate is exposed through a photomask having a desired pattern. The exposing method for the display member is characterized in that the photomask and the base substrate are relatively shifted during exposure operation. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142704 | METHOD FOR REDUCING SIDE LOBE PRINTING USING A BARRIER LAYER - A method suitable for reducing side lobe printing in a photolithography process is enabled by the use of a barrier layer on top of a photoresist on a substrate. The barrier layer is absorbing at the imaging wavelength of the underlying photoresist and thus blocks the light from reaching the photoresist. A first exposure followed by a development in an aqueous base solution selectively removes a portion of the barrier layer to reveal a section of the underlying photoresist layer. At least a portion of the revealed section of the photoresist layer is then exposed and developed to form a patterned structure in the photoresist layer. The barrier layer can also be bleachable upon exposure and bake in the present invention. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142705 | METHOD FOR FORMING MASK PATTERN - A method for forming a mask pattern for forming a semiconductor device may include coating a photoresist, performing a primary bake process on the photoresist, exposing and developing the photoresist, and then performing a secondary bake process on the photoresist under a nitrogen and/or hydrogen gas atmosphere. | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142706 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a semiconductor includes performing exposure using a first photomask having a pattern line in which hole patterns and assist patterns not transferred onto the semiconductor substrate are arrayed at an equal pitch on the mask, the pitch being converted a first pitch P | 2009-06-04 |
| 20090142707 | METHOD TO BUILD A WIREBOND PROBE CARD IN A MANY AT A TIME FASHION - Resilient spring contacts for use in wafer test probing are provided that can be manufactured with a very fine pitch spacing and precisely located on a support substrate. The resilient contact structures are adapted for wire bonding to an electrical circuit on a space transformer substrate. The support substrates with attached spring contacts can be manufactured together in large numbers and diced up and tested before attachment to a space transformer substrate to improve yield. The resilient spring contacts are manufactured using photolithographic techniques to form the contacts on a release layer, before the spring contacts are epoxied to the support substrate and the release layer removed. The support substrate can be transparent to allow alignment of the contacts and testing of optical components beneath. The support substrate can include a ground plane provided beneath the spring contacts for improved impedance matching. | 2009-06-04 |
