| 23rd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
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| 20130143091 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery obtained by the present invention is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including an electrode body having a positive electrode sheet and a negative electrode sheet | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143092 | RACK FOR BATTERY PACKS - A rack for battery packs for transporting battery modules which are stored therein, and includes a bottom frame and struts located at four corners of the bottom frame. A fitting projection is formed at an upper end of each of the struts, a fitting hole into which the fitting projection is fitted is formed in a bottom part of each of the struts. When the rack is stacked one on top of another by fitting the fitting projection of each of the struts of a lower rack into the projection hole of each of the struts of an upper rack, the rack for battery pack can be used as an installation rack. Accordingly, a separate installation rack is not necessary, and returning a transportation rack is not necessary, either. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143093 | BATTERY COOLING PLATE AND COOLING SYSTEM - A battery module according to one embodiment of this disclosure includes a battery pack including multiple spaced apart battery cells, and a cooling system having multiple cooling plates providing a cooling plenum. The cooling plates are arranged in an alternating relationship between the battery cells, with each cooling plate including at least a first cooling channel and a second cooling channel. The first cooling channel has a first shape and is arranged in a first thermal region, and the second cooling channel has a second shape different than the first shape, and is arranged in a second thermal region different than the first thermal region. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143094 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY - A lithium ion battery includes a casing, a cell assembly received in the casing, a cap assembly encapsulating the casing and electrolyte filling within the casing. The cell assembly comprises a number of stacked electrode plates and a separator sandwiched between two stacked electrode plates. The electrode plates comprise positive electrode plates and negative electrode plates. Each positive electrode plate is provided with a pair of negative electrode plates positioned on opposite sides of the positive electrode plate. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143095 | LAMINATED POROUS FILM, SEPARATOR FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A laminated porous film, where a coating layer (layer II) containing a filler (a), a resin binder (b) and an adhesive agent (c) is laminated on at least one surface of a polyolefin resin porous film (layer I), is provided. The adhesion between the polyolefin resin porous film that serves as a base film and the coating layer is high. The laminated porous film has heat resistance and exhibits excellent properties when used as a separator for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143096 | ELECTRODE PROTECTION IN BOTH AQUEOUS AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS, INCLUDING RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERIES - Electrode protection in electrochemical cells, and more specifically, electrode protection in both aqueous and non-aqueous electrochemical cells, including rechargeable lithium batteries, are presented. In one embodiment, an electrochemical cell includes an anode comprising lithium and a multi-layered structure positioned between the anode and an electrolyte of the cell. A multi-layered structure can include at least a first single-ion conductive material layer (e.g., a lithiated metal layer), and at least a first polymeric layer positioned between the anode and the single-ion conductive material. The invention also can provide an electrode stabilization layer positioned within the electrode, i.e., between one portion and another portion of an electrode, to control depletion and re-plating of electrode material upon charge and discharge of a battery. Advantageously, electrochemical cells comprising combinations of structures described herein are not only compatible with environments that are typically unsuitable for lithium, but the cells may be also capable of displaying long cycle life, high lithium cycling efficiency, and high energy density. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143097 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY - A lithium ion battery includes a cell assembly, a casing containing the cell assembly with electrolyte filling therein, a cap assembly a retaining member and an insulator. The cell assembly comprises a number of stacked electrode plates, each electrode plate having an electrode ear. The cap assembly includes a cap plate covering a top side of the casing, a pair of electrode terminals assembled to one side face of the cap plate, and a pair of cap ears connecting to and electrically separated from the other side face of the cap plate. The retaining member is connecting the cap plate, the pair of electrode terminals and the cap ears, and the insulator electrically separates the electrode terminals with the cap plate and the cap ears. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143098 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY AND CASING FOR THE SAME - A casing for a lithium ion battery is formed by a piece of metal sheet. The casing includes a bottom wall and a plurality of side walls extending upwardly from the bottom wall to define a top opening opposite to the bottom wall. The plurality of side walls includes at least two opposite side walls, each defining a recess region recessing inwards therefrom. The recess region has a symmetrical shape. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143099 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY - A lithium ion battery includes a cell assembly and a casing containing the cell assembly. The cell assembly includes a plurality of positive electrode plates and a plurality of negative electrode plates. The positive electrode plates and the negative electrode plates are alternatively arranged in a stack. Each positive electrode plate and each negative electrode plate includes a base substrate covered with electrode pastes. A total of 121-161 pieces of the positive electrode plates and the negative electrode plates are arranged within per 18 mm length of the battery. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143100 | CELL PHONE BATTERY SYSTEM WITH BACK-UP RESERVE - The invention relates to a cell phone battery pack and a method of providing backup battery power to a cell phone. The cell phone battery pack is configured to be positioned within a cell phone. The battery pack includes a first battery, a second battery and a means to allow switching between the first battery and the second battery for powering the cell phone. The first battery and the second battery may differ in one or both of size and capacity. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143101 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module is configured such that n series blocks | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143102 | BATTERY ASSEMBLING DEVICE - A battery assembling device has two brackets and an assembling unit. The brackets abut each other and can be securely mounted around two battery units. The assembling unit has a quick-release housing and two clamps. The quick-release housing has two electrode holes. The clamps are respectively mounted in the electrode holes and each clamp has two opposite threaded inner surfaces. The battery units can be bundled by the brackets in advance to form regular battery modules. Because the assembling unit is easily and quickly connected with the battery modules, the assembling of a cell of an electrical vehicle is greatly convenient and fast. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143103 | BATTERY MODULE AND BRACKET ASSEMBLY THEREOF FOR POSITIONING BATTERIES - A battery module includes a top bracket, a bottom bracket, a number of batteries clamped by the top and bottom brackets, and an insulative cover fixed to a top side of the top bracket. The top bracket includes a number of top recesses and a number of top separators separating the top recesses from each other. The bottom bracket includes a number of bottom recesses and a number of bottom separators separating the bottom recesses from each other. The top recesses and the bottom recesses are aligned with each other for fixing top sides and bottom sides of the batteries, respectively. The batteries are separated from each other by the top separators and the bottom separators. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143104 | BUTTON CELL COMPRISING A COATED EXTERIOR - A button cell includes a housing including a cell cup and having an exterior electrically non-conductive coating, a cell cover and a seal which isolates the cell cup and the cell cover from one another. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143105 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - [Object] To provide an electrochemical device that permits a thin package, as well as securely prevents an electrolyte or gas in an internal space from leaking outside even when temperature rise occurs in the electrochemical device during the process where the electrochemical device is reflow soldered to a circuit board or encapsulated into an IC card. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143106 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY - A lithium ion battery includes a cell assembly, a casing containing the cell assembly, a cap assembly and electrolyte filling in the casing. The cell assembly has stacked electrode plates with separators disposed between neighbored electrode plates. The casing has a bottom wall, a number of side walls extending vertically from the bottom wall, and a receiving space defined by the bottom wall and the number of side walls with an opening opened outwards. The cap assembly includes a cap plate covering the opening and encapsulating the cell assembly in the casing. A recessed structure is formed on the side wall of the casing. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143107 | BATTERY EXTERIOR BODY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BATTERY EXTERIOR BODY, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A battery exterior body which can be easily manufactured without additional process by heat-sealing internal layers of battery exterior materials, and has a high degree of safety with respect to gas generated in the inside of the exterior body, a method of manufacturing the battery exterior body, and a lithium secondary battery are provided. The battery exterior body is a battery exterior body | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143108 | MECHANICAL HERMETIC SEAL - In one embodiment, a cap for an energy storage cell is provided, the cap including: a body including a dome formed therein, the dome including a through-way; and, an electrode assembly including a hemispherically shaped electrical insulator surrounding an electrode; wherein the insulator is disposed in and hermetically seals the dome and the electrode is electrically separated from the body by the throughway. A method of manufacture and an energy storage cell are also disclosed. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143109 | Secondary Battery Of Improved Lead Structure - Disclosed is a secondary battery of an improved lead structure including an electrode assembly including a cathode plate having a cathode tab, an anode plate having an anode tab, and a separator stacked in an alternate manner, a battery casing to receive the electrode assembly, a cathode lead electrically connected to the cathode tab, and an anode lead electrically connected to the anode tab, wherein at least one electrode tab of the cathode tab and the anode tab is electrically connected to the corresponding electrode lead at a plurality of joints and the number of the electrode leads is smaller than the number of the joints between the electrode tab and the electrode lead. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143110 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENCLOSING AN ENERGY STORAGE CELL - A terminal apparatus for an energy storage cell is presently disclosed. The terminal apparatus includes a terminal body with a peripheral edge extending substantially around a perimeter of the terminal body such that the terminal body is configured to be secured to a cell housing to retain an electrochemical cell in the cell housing, a terminal connector extending from the peripheral edge forming a first terminal for an energy storage cell, a sealable vacuum port extending through the terminal body, and an aperture in the terminal body configured to receive a second terminal of the energy storage cell. A method of manufacturing an energy storage cell is also disclosed. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143111 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE AND ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE - A manufacturing method of an electric storage device includes: a current collector assembly step of disposing a current collector between an electrolyte solution pouring opening and a power generating element so as to block a view of the power generating element from the electrolyte solution pouring opening; an electrolyte solution pouring step of pouring an electrolyte solution through the electrolyte solution pouring opening; and a sealing step of disposing a sealing member at the electrolyte solution pouring opening and sealing the electrolyte solution pouring opening by welding. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143112 | Method for Producing a Lithium Hexafluorophosphate Concentrated Liquid - Disclosed is a method for forming lithium hexafluorophosphate by reacting together phosphorus trichloride, chlorine and lithium chloride in a nonaqueous organic solvent and then making the reaction product formed in the solvent react with hydrogen fluoride. This method is characterized by that a lithium hexafluorophosphate concentrated liquid is obtained by conducting a filtration after making the reaction product formed in the solvent react with hydrogen fluoride and then subjecting the filtrate to a concentration by degassing. By this method, it is possible to easily produce a high-purity, lithium hexafluorophosphate concentrated liquid at a low cost. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143113 | ALUMINUM STORAGE BATTERY - A storage battery is provided comprising a positive electrode of lead, a negative electrode of gallium and an aqueous electrolyte containing aluminum sulfate. Upon charging the cell, lead dioxide is formed and aluminum is alloyed with the gallium. During discharge, aluminum goes back into solution and lead dioxide is reduced to lead sulfate. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143114 | NANO CATHODE MATERIAL USABLE FOR BATTERIES AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A nano cathode material usable for batteries and a method for preparing the same are provided. The cathode material is comprised of nano particles so that the specific surface area of such particles is increased, thereby allowing a suitable size distribution of the particles, improving the conductivity of the cathode material, and maintaining the capacity characteristics of the cathode material for batteries. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143115 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL NANOSIZED POROUS METAL OXIDE ELECTRODE MATERIAL OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - A preparation method of a three-dimensional nanosized porous metal oxide electrode material of lithium ion battery, which soaks a dried polymer colloidal crystal microsphere template in a metal salt solution as a precursor solution for a period of time, and obtains a precursor template complex after filtration and drying; heats the precursor template complex to a certain temperature at a low heating rate and keeps the temperature, and then obtains the three-dimensional nanosized porous metal oxide electrode material of lithium ion battery after cooling to room temperature. A metal oxide electrode material is manufactured, with the three-dimensional nanosized porous metal oxide electrode material thereby improving the ionic conductivity of the negative electrode material of lithium ion battery, and shortens the diffusion path of the lithium ions during an electrochemical reaction process, and improves the rate discharge performance of lithium ion battery greatly. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143116 | Binder Resin for Electrode of Nonaqueous Electrolyte Secondary Battery, Slurry Composition, Electrode for Nonaqueous Electrolyte Secondary Battery, and Nonaqueous Electrolyte Secondary Battery - A binder resin for an electrode of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided, which is used as the binder resin in a slurry composition for an electrode of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, containing a binder resin, an active material and an organic solvent. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143117 | PASTE FOR FORMING CONDUCTIVE PROTECTION LAYER ON COLLECTOR LAMINATE IN NON-AQUEOUS RECHARGEABLE ELECTRICITY-STORAGE DEVICE - The present invention provides a conductive protective layer-forming paste for current collector laminates which can be used even for high voltage designs to protect current collectors from corroding without loss of cell characteristics, and a current collector laminate, an electrode laminate, and nonaqueous secondary cells (e.g. a lithium secondary cell, an electric double layer capacitor) that include a conductive protective layer formed therefrom. The paste for forming conductive protective layers for current collector protection includes: polytetrafluoroethylene; and a conductive filler (b). The current collector laminate includes: a conductive protective layer (A); and a current collector (B), the conductive protective layer (A) being formed by coating the paste for forming conductive protective layers onto the current collector (B). | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143118 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK - According to one embodiment, a negative electrode active material includes a compound having a crystal structure of monoclinic titanium dioxide. The compound has a highest intensity peak detected by an X-ray powder diffractometry using a Cu-Kα radiation source. The highest intensity peak is a peak of a (001) plane, (002) plane, or (003) plane. A half-width (2θ) of the highest intensity peak falls within a range of 0.5 degree to 4 degrees. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143119 | ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERY, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - An anode active material for a lithium rechargeable battery, the anode active material including: a base material which is alloyable with lithium and a metal nitride disposed on the base material. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143120 | ANODE MATERIAL HAVING A UNIFORM METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR ALLOY LAYER - The present invention relates to methods for producing anode materials for use in nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries. In the present invention, a metal-semiconductor alloy layer is formed on an anode material by contacting a portion of the anode material with a solution containing metals ions and a dissolution component. When the anode material is contacted with the solution, the dissolution component dissolves a part of the semiconductor material in the anode material and deposit the metal on the anode material. After deposition, the anode material and metal are annealed to form a uniform metal-semiconductor alloy layer. The anode material of the present invention can be in a monolithic form or a particle form. When the anode material is in a particle form, the particulate anode material can be further shaped and sintered to agglomerate the particulate anode material. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143121 | Positive Electrode Active Material For Lithium-Ion Battery, A Positive Electrode For Lithium-Ion Battery, And Lithium-Ion Battery - The present invention provides a positive electrode active material for lithium ion batteries having excellent battery property. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143122 | CARBON-TREATED CATHODE MATERIAL USABLE FOR BATTERIES AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A method for preparing a cathode material is provided, which includes: providing particles of a cathode material; coating a carbon layer onto the particles of the cathode material, in which the carbon layer is formed of a carbon-containing compound; and mixing the carbon-containing compound with the particles at a temperature equal to or lower than 0° C. According to the method, the lithium ferrous phosphate powder does not agglomerate in the carbon coating process, and the carbon-coated particles have slightly increased volumes so that the nano-lithium ferrous phosphate material maintains its nano size after being coated with carbon. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143123 | MESOPOROUS METAL PHOSPHATE MATERIALS FOR ENERGY STORAGE APPLICATION - Mesoporous particles each including LiFePO | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143124 | BRANCHED NANOSTRUCTURES FOR BATTERY ELECTRODES - The invention relates to electrochemical electrodes containing branched nanostructures having increased surface area and flexibility. These branched nanostructures allow for higher anode density, resulting in the creation of smaller, longer-lasting, more efficient batteries which require less area for the same charging capacity. Also disclosed are methods for creating said branched nanostructures and electrodes. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143125 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - The lithium-ion secondary battery provided by the present invention comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte. The positive electrode comprises as a primary component of its positive electrode active material, a lithium-containing olivine compound. The positive electrode further comprises 2 to 20 parts by mass of an activated carbon relative to 100 parts by mass of the positive electrode active material. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143126 | CATHODE CURRENT COLLECTOR COATED WITH PRIMER AND MAGNESIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed is a current collector prepared by coating a primer on a metallic base and a magnesium secondary battery including the same. The primer includes a conductive material and a polymer material and enhances adhesive strength between a cathode current collector and an active material, thereby maintaining stability in an operating voltage range of the battery without increasing internal resistance. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143127 | ANODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, ANODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - An anode material for a lithium ion secondary battery that includes a carbon material having an average interlayer spacing d | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143128 | NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided are a nonaqueous-electrolyte battery in which short circuits between the positive- and negative-electrode layers can be suppressed with certainty and a method for producing the battery. A nonaqueous-electrolyte battery | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143129 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY USING THE ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143130 | ENZYME/CARBON STRUCTURE COMPLEX, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, AND USE THEREOF - Disclosed is a composite of enzyme and carbon structure. In the composite of enzyme and carbon structure, a significantly large amount of an enzymeis immobilized on the surface of carbon structures without the formation of chemical bonds (particularly, covalent bonds) between the enzyme molecules and the carbon structures. Since the surface of the carbon structures does not need to be modified to form chemical bonds, the electrical conductivity of the composite of enzyme and carbon structure is not reduced and the stability of the composite is maintained high even after the passage of a long time in various environments. Therefore, the use of the composite of enzyme and carbon structure enables the fabrication of various devices, such as biosensors and biofuel cells, with markedly improved performance as compared to the use of conventional enzyme/carbon structure composites. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143131 | BIOFUEL CELL - A biofuel cell is formed by disposing an anode (negative electrode) to be a fuel electrode, an anode current collector, a separator, a cathode current collector, a cathode (positive electrode) to be an air electrode and a gas-liquid separation membrane in this order between a fuel tank and a positive electrode cover. During the formation, an electrode formed of a carbon fiber fabric having a network structure constituted by a monofilament strand of a carbon fiber and has a redox enzyme on the surface is used in at least the anode. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143132 | AIR ELECTRODE FOR METAL-AIR BATTERY AND METAL-AIR BATTERY PROVIDED WITH SAME - An air electrode for a metal-air battery includes an air electrode catalyst and an electrically conductive material, and the air electrode catalyst contains a layered double hydroxide. Discharge capacity can be improved by incorporating the air electrode of this invention in a metal-air battery. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143133 | CATHODE CATALYST FOR RECHARGEABLE METAL-AIR BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE METAL-AIR BATTERY - The present invention is to provide a cathode catalyst capable of increasing the initial capacity, decreasing the charging voltage and improving the capacity retention of a rechargeable metal-air battery, and a rechargeable metal-air battery having high initial capacity, excellent charge-discharge efficiency, and excellent capacity retention. A cathode catalyst for a rechargeable metal-air battery comprising NiFe | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143134 | LIQUID AIR ELECTRODE FOR METAL-AIR BATTERY AND METAL-AIR BATTERY PROVIDED WITH SAME - Provided are a liquid air electrode for a metal-air battery that has superior discharge capacity and includes an electrolyte solution and an electrically conductive material, the electrically conductive material being dispersed in the electrolyte solution, and a metal-air battery that includes the liquid air electrode. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143135 | HYDROGEN GENERATION APPARATUS AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A hydrogen generation apparatus ( | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143136 | HYDROGEN GENERATION APPARATUS AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A hydrogen generation apparatus and a fuel cell system including: a reformer ( | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143137 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL STACK - A solid oxide fuel cell stack is disclosed. In one aspect, the solid oxide fuel cell stack includes unit cells, an external collector, a first stack collecting member, a cap, and a suspension member. The external collector contacts an outer periphery of each of the unit cells and electrically connects the unit cells to each other. The first stack collecting member is positioned to collect current from a distal unit cell. A cap is provided in one end of the distal unit cell. The suspension member has one side thereof suspended from the cap and the other side fixed to the first stack collecting member to distribute weight of the first stack collecting member. Structural stability of a stack collector may be maintained even at oxidizing atmosphere of high temperature when driving the fuel cell stack. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143138 | TRANSITION METAL NITRIDE, SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELLS, FUEL CELL STACK, FUEL CELL VEHICLE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TRANSITION METAL NITRIDE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELLS - A transition metal nitride is obtained by a nitriding treatment of a surface of a base material including a transition metal or an alloy of the transition metal, and the transition metal nitride has a crystal structure of an M | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143139 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND METHODS FOR ENERGY CONVERSION - The present invention relates to an electrochemical device. The device features an anode constructed of materials such that the device can be chemically recharged. In addition, the device is capable of switching between operating as a fuel cell or as a battery. The switch can occur without cessation of electrical output. In certain aspects of the invention, the device is capable of operating at a temperature of less than 1000° C. Other aspects feature a liquid anode which allows higher output, dispersion of fuel and minimal stresses in an interface comprising the anode. Preferably the anode is a liquid at a temperature of less than 1000° C. The invention also relates to methods for energy conversion in which a continual electrical output can be produced in both the presence of fuel without anode consumption or the absence of fuel. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143140 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a solid oxide fuel cell. The solid oxide fuel cell includes cylindrical fuel cells and a current collector. The fuel cells are inserted into the current collector so that the fuel cells are connected in parallel to each other. The current collector includes an upper plate and a lower plate. The upper plate includes protruding parts each having a slot. An upper connection part connects the protruding parts in parallel to each other. The lower plate has a mesh structure and has semicircular support parts corresponding to the respective protruding parts. A lower connection part connects the semicircular support parts in parallel to each other. The solid oxide fuel cell unitizes connection between the fuel cells and current collection, thus simplifying a current collecting process, and minimizing a connection loss that may be induced in connection between the fuel cells. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143141 | OXIDATION RESISTANT FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE STEEL, AND FUEL CELL INTERCONNECT USING THE STEEL - An oxidation-resistant ferritic stainless steel including a ferritic stainless steel base material, and a Cu-containing spinel-structured oxide. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143142 | Composite Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Electrolyte - The present invention discloses a novel BZCYYb-carbonate composite electrolyte and method for making the same. The BZCYYb is porous, and the lithium-potassium carbonate is infiltrated or entrained within the pores of the BZCYYb to have better conductivity at the phase boundaries. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143143 | NOVEL PRINTED FUEL CELL WITH INTEGRATED GAS CHANNELS - A printed fuel cell having integrated gas channels, and having an anode layer, where a first gas diffusion electrode layer is periodically fixed to the anode layer, wherein the periodically fixed first gas diffusion electrode layer defines hydrogen flow field channels. A first catalyst material is coated or infused to the first gas diffusion electrode layer. An electrolyte membrane covers portions of the anode layer and first gas diffusion electrode layer with the first catalyst material. A second catalyst material is coated or infused to the electrolyte membrane. A second gas diffusion electrode layer is in operative association with the electrolyte membrane and second catalyst material, on a surface of the electrolyte membrane different from a surface of the electrolyte membrane which is in contact with the first gas diffusion electrode layer, and a perforated cathode is in contact with the second gas diffusion electrode layer. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143144 | METASTABLE CERAMIC FUEL CELL AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A solid oxide fuel cell has anode, cathode and electrolyte layers each formed essentially of a multi-oxide ceramic material and having a far-from-equilibrium, metastable structure selected from the group consisting of nanocrystalline, nanocomposite and amorphous. The electrolyte layer has a matrix of the ceramic material, and is impervious and serves as a fast oxygen ion conductor. The electrolyte layer has a matrix of the ceramic material and a dopant dispersed therein in an amount substantially greater than its equilibrium solubility in the ceramic matrix. The anode layer includes a continuous surface area metallic phase in which electron conduction is provided by the metallic phase and the multi-oxide ceramic matrix provides ionic conduction. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143145 | GEL FORMED BATTERY - A gel battery may be fabricated from a gel anode material and a gel cathode material. The battery may further comprise a gel electrolyte material. The gel materials may be in the form of thin films. A gel battery may be formed by contacting at least a portion of a gel anode with at least a portion of a gel electrolyte, and at least a portion of a gel cathode may also be in contact with at least a portion of the gel electrolyte. A battery formed by gel films may also be coated with a material. The gel battery, its anode, cathode, and electrolyte materials may all be non-toxic for an application to an animal. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143146 | HYBRID POROUS MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING METHODS AND USES THEREOF - The present disclosure provides a hybrid porous material including a porous material including a microporous polymer film or a non-woven fabric, wherein the porous material has an upper surface and a lower surface; and a continuous inorganic coating covering the upper surface, the lower surface, and surfaces of pores within the porous material. The present disclosure also provides a manufacturing method for the hybrid porous material and an energy storage device including the same. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143147 | LIQUID BATTERY FORMED FROM ENCAPSULATED COMPONENTS - An apparatus includes at least one battery storage compartment configured to store one or more encapsulated anodes and one or more encapsulated cathodes and at least one beverage storage compartment configured to store at least a component of a beverage. The apparatus also includes a manifold operably connected to the at least one battery storage compartment and to the at least one beverage storage compartment. The manifold is configured to receive at least one of the one or more encapsulated anodes, at least one of the one or more encapsulated cathodes, and at least a portion of the component of the beverage to form a battery that is configured to generate an electrical current. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143148 | Fuel Cell with an Improved Electrode - An improved platinum and method for manufacturing the improved platinum wherein the platinum having a fractal surface coating of platinum, platinum gray, with a increase in surface area of at least 5 times when compared to shiny platinum of the same geometry and also having improved resistance to physical stress when compared to platinum black having the same surface area. The process of electroplating the surface coating of platinum gray comprising plating at a moderate rate, for example at a rate that is faster than the rate necessary to produce shiny platinum and that is less than the rate necessary to produce platinum black. Platinum gray is applied to manufacture a fuel cell and a catalyst. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143149 | MASK FOR USE IN PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DEVICES BY USING THE MASK - Provided are a photomask, including: a substrate; an opaque pattern formed on the substrate and made of a material which does not penetrate light; a first dielectric layer formed on the substrate and the opaque pattern; and a negative refractive-index meta material layer formed on the first dielectric layer, in which a dispersion mode used in the photomask uses a Quasi bound mode, a manufacturing method of the photomask, and a manufacturing method of a substrate using the photomask. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143150 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTOMASK AND PHOTOMASK MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a photomask includes forming a photoresist film on a substrate, and forming a defect detecting pattern on the photoresist film. The defect detecting pattern has a first pattern elongated in a first direction and a second pattern overlapping one end of the first pattern and elongated in a second direction different from the first direction. The first pattern and the second pattern are formed using electron beams (e-beam) diffracted by a same amplifier. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143151 | ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes: bright pigment particles; and a binder resin, and the electrostatic charge image developing toner has a main peak and at least one peak or shoulder that is higher in molecular weight than the main peak in a molecular weight distribution of a tetrahydrofuran-soluble component that is obtained through gel permeation chromatography measurement, and satisfies the following formula: 2≦A/B≦100, wherein A is reflectance at an acceptance angle of +30° that is measured when a solid image is formed using an electrostatic charge image developing toner and the image is irradiated with incident light at an incidence angle of −45° by the use of a variable-angle photometer, and B is reflectance at an acceptance angle of −30° that is measured when the image is irradiated with incident light at an incidence angle of −45° by the use of a variable-angle photometer. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143152 | CARRIER AND DEVELOPER FOR ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPMENT, AND IMAGE FORMATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A carrier for electrostatic image development, and a developer, an image formation method and an image formation apparatus using the carrier. The carrier is carrier particles. When the carrier particles each have a coating layer on a magnetic particle, the carrier has a total energy amount of 1500 to 3000 mJ. When the carrier particles each have a coating layer on a magnetic powder-dispersed particle, the carrier has a total energy amount of 1000 to 1500 mJ. The total energy amount is measured with a powder rheometer at a tip end speed of a rotor of 100 mm/s and a helix angle of the rotor of −5°. The total energy amount is a value of a portion of the carrier in a measurement container which portion is contained in the region between the packed surface of the carrier and a surface disposed under the packed surface by 70 mm. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143153 | TRANSPARENT ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A transparent electrostatic charge image developing toner satisfies the relationships of the following Formulas (1), (2), and (3) wherein Dt (μm) is a volume average particle diameter, upper GSDv is an upper volume particle size distribution index, and lower GSDp is a lower number particle size distribution index: Formula (1): 18≦Dt≦30; Formula (2): 1.05≦upper GSDv≦1.20; and Formula (3): 1.29≦lower GSDp≦1.50. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143154 | TONER - A toner with good low-temperature fixability even in light-pressure type fixing units, which causes no contamination of fixing films and provides images having stable image densities and excellent image quality after long-term use. The toner includes a toner particle containing a binder resin, a coloring agent, a release agents (a) and (b) The release agent (a) is a monofunctional or bifunctional ester wax; the release agent (b) is a hydrocarbon wax; a solubility of the release agent (a) into the binder resin is higher than that of the release agent (b). When tetrahydrofuran-soluble components of the toner are subjected to GPC, a proportion of components having a molecular weight of 500 or less is 2.5 area % or less. When the tetrahydrofuran-soluble components at 25° C. are subjected to SEC-MALLS, a weight-average molecular weight Mw thereof is 5,000-100,000, and the Mw and the radius of gyration Rw thereof satisfy 5.0×10 | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143155 | TONER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY, DEVELOPER, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - To provide a toner, including: a crystalline binder resin including a urethane bond or a urea bond, or both thereof, and a colorant, wherein the colorant has a number-average particle diameter of 0.5 μm or less, and a ratio of particles having a particle diameter of 0.7 μm or greater in a number-size distribution of the colorant is 5% by number or less. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143156 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A method of forming an image on a substrate with an electrophotographic photoreceptor and a toner, a photosensitive layer of the electrophotographic photoreceptor contains a resin having a structural unit represented by the following formula (A) | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143157 | HOMOADAMANTANE DERIVATIVES, PROCESS FOR PREPARING SAME, AND PHOTORESIST COMPOSITIONS - A compound represented by the following formula (I), wherein R | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143158 | Photosensitive Resin Composition for Color Filter and Color Filter Including the Same - Disclosed is a photosensitive resin composition for a color filter that includes (A) an acrylic-based copolymer including a structural unit represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, wherein R | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143159 | RESIST COMPOSITION FOR EUV OR EB, AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A resist composition including a base component containing a polymer (A1) having a structural unit (a5) containing a group represented by general formula (a5-0-1) or (a5-0-2), wherein the amount of the monomer that derives the structural unit (a5) is not more than 100 ppm relative to (A1). In the formulas, each of Q | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143160 | RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR FORMING RESIST PATTERN, AND POLYMER AND COMPOUND - A radiation-sensitive resin composition that provides a resist coating film in a liquid immersion lithography process is provided, the radiation-sensitive resin composition being capable of exhibiting a great dynamic contact angle during exposure, whereby the surface of the resist coating film can exhibit a superior water draining property, and the radiation-sensitive resin composition being capable of leading to a significant decrease in the dynamic contact angle during development, whereby generation of development defects can be inhibited, and further shortening of a time period required for change in a dynamic contact angle is enabled. A radiation-sensitive resin composition including (A) a polymer having a structural unit (I) represented by the following formula (1), and (B) a radiation-sensitive acid generator. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143161 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS - An apparatus includes an irradiation device configured to irradiate an object with charged particle beams, a measurement device configured to measure a characteristic of each of charged particle beams, and a controller. The measurement device includes a plate including knife edges, and a sensor configured to detect a charged particle beam incident thereon via the plate. The controller causes one charged particle beam, selected from the charged particle beams, to perform a scan relative to the measurement device so that the one charged particle beam traverses at least two knife edges among the plurality of knife edges, and to generate correction information for correcting a measurement error of the measurement device due to deformation of the plate, based on an output from the sensor upon the scan. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143162 | RESIST-PROTECTIVE FILM-FORMING COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - A pattern is printed by forming a photoresist layer on a wafer, forming a protective film thereon, exposure, and development. The protective film is formed from a protective film-forming composition comprising a novolak resin of a bisphenol compound and a mixture of an alcohol solvent and an ether or aromatic solvent. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143163 | RESIST-PROTECTIVE FILM-FORMING COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - A pattern is printed by forming a photoresist layer on a wafer, forming a protective film thereon, exposure, and development. The protective film is formed from a composition comprising a copolymer of hydroxystyrene with acenaphthylene and/or vinylnaphthalene and a mixture of an alcohol solvent and an ether or aromatic solvent. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143164 | POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION - Provided is a polymerizable composition containing (A) a polymerization initiator, (B) a polymerizable compound, (C) at least either a tungsten compound or a metal boride, (D) a compound having a maximum absorption wavelength between 300 nm and 450 nm and assuming that the maximum absorbance between 300 nm and 450 nm is 1, having an absorbance of 0.3 or less at a wavelength of 550 nm, and (E) an alkali-soluble binder. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143165 | PHOTOLITHOGRAPHED MICRO-MIRROR WELL FOR 3D TOMOGRAM IMAGING OF INDIVIDUAL CELLS - A micro-mirror well. In one embodiment the micro-mirror well includes a plurality of planar mirrors arranged around an axis of symmetry and inclined to form a pyramid well, where each of the plurality of planar mirrors is capable of reflecting light emitting from an object of interest placed inside the pyramid well. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143166 | RESIST FILM FORMING APPARATUS, RESIST FILM FORMING METHOD, AND MOLD ORIGINAL PLATE PRODUCTION METHOD - There is provided a resist film forming apparatus including a coating unit configured to drop, rotate, and spread a resist while rotating a substrate, a heating unit configured to heat a specimen in which the resist is coated on the substrate, a metering unit configured to measure a weight of the specimen being heated, and a control unit configured to control lamination of a plurality of resist layers on the specimen by executing a process of forming a resist layer on the substrate by performing heating in the heating unit until a predetermined amount of solvent has evaporated from a resist coated on the specimen based on the measured weight of the specimen, and repeating for a predetermined number of times a process of forming a new resist layer on a resist layer formed on the specimen by similarly controlling the coating unit and the heating unit. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143167 | FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR SYSTEM - A fluidized-bed reactor system with at least two fluidized-bed reactors, each being a circulating fluidized bed, a particle line with a particle separator for transferring fluidized-bed particles from the first to the second reactor, and a particle line exiting at the lower half of the second reactor for transferring fluidized-bed particles back to the first reactor, wherein, at least in the second reactor, two or more reaction zones separated by one or more flow controllers and that the particle line opens into the second reactor above at least one flow controller. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143168 | Rapid Energy Release Burners And Methods For Using The Same - A burner having a high shape factor nozzle including a nozzle opening having a shape factor from about 10 to about 75, the shape factor being defined as the square of the nozzle perimeter divided by twice the nozzle cross-sectional area, and an annular nozzle surrounding the high shape factor nozzle, wherein the high shape factor nozzle is configured to be supplied with one of a fuel gas and an oxidizer gas, and the annular nozzle is configured to be supplied with the other of a fuel gas and an oxidizer gas. A method of rapid energy release combustion, including supplying a fuel gas and an oxidizer gas to a burner having a high shape factor nozzle and an annular nozzle surrounding the high shape factor nozzle. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143169 | Staged Oxy-Fuel Burners And Methods For Using The Same - A burner including a central oxidant nozzle defining a central axis of the burner, and a plurality of flame holders each having an axis spaced apart from the axis of the burner, each flame holder including a high shape factor nozzle including a nozzle opening having a shape factor from about 10 to about 75, the shape factor being defined as the square of the nozzle perimeter divided by twice the nozzle cross-sectional area, and an annular nozzle surrounding the high shape factor nozzle, wherein the high shape factor nozzle is configured to be supplied with one of a fuel gas and an oxidizer gas, and the annular nozzle is configured to be supplied with the other of a fuel gas and an oxidizer gas. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143170 | CRUDE GAS TORCH COMPRISING AN ADJUSTABLE OPENING CROSS-SECTION FOR FLARING COMBUSTIBLE GASES AND METHOD FOR BURNING CRUDE GASES - A device for flaring combustible gases, having an adjustable opening cross-section, and three tubes arranged about a common longitudinal axis. The tubes are arranged at least in some sections in a common cross-sectional plane an inner tube is designed as a gas introduction tube and has an opening that ends at the top in the vertical direction a diaphragm that can be adjusted in the cross section, through which the gas stream can be closed or regulated and which is fitted with an automatable mechanism for adjusting the opening cross-section. The device typically contains also at least one air guiding plate, feed devices for an inert gas and an ignition mechanism, thereby ensuring a high reliability for flaring the gas and a low emission of nitrogen oxides and soot. A method for operating the device which is suitable for flaring crude gases which are to be combusted is also disclosed. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143171 | IGNITION TORCH AND PRESSURIZED GASIFICATION FURNACE INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided is an ignition torch that can easily be inspected regardless of the state inside a gasification furnace. An ignition torch ( | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143172 | HIGH THROUGHPUT FURNACE - A continuous furnace has a housing defining an interior chamber, and a plurality of endless rotatable devices within the interior chamber arranged in a series of rows with multiple ones of the endless rotatable devices in each of the rows. Multiple heaters are within the interior chamber adjacent to the plurality of endless rotatable devices. A drive system is configured to drive at least some of the endless rotatable devices at different speeds than others of the endless rotatable devices. Nozzles may be used to dispense fluid onto material sample containers passing through the furnace along the endless rotatable devices. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143173 | FURNACES, PARTS THEREOF, AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - A furnace comprises a cage holding and supporting an insulation pack comprising one or more base boards, one or more top boards and a plurality of side boards each of rigid carbon fiber based insulation material, the one or more base boards, one or more top boards, and plurality of side boards defining a cavity between them. A flexible carbon felt is disposed between the side boards and the cage. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143174 | ILLUMINATED SCALER HAND PIECE IN A VETERINARY DENTAL DEVICE - A light is built directly into a scaler hand piece and adds little or no additional bulk or weight thereto. The light allows a Veterinarian or Technician to directly illuminate an area to be worked, with the hand piece providing a bright, clear source of light with no shadows. The light can be emitted from a light tube disposed along a scaler insert device, providing emission of light near the tip of the scaler insert. The light can be easily placed directly into a patient's oral cavity. With the light built into the scaler, it does not add any additional bulk and the scaler hand piece and light source can be easily directed to the area that requires work. The light source, being mounted directly into the scaler hand piece, is more cost efficient compared to purchasing a separate external light source to be affixed to the scaler hand piece. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143175 | ILLUMINATED MICRO-MOTOR HAND PIECE IN A VETERINARY DENTAL DEVICE - A micro-motor hand piece solves the problem of a lack of directly focused light in a patient's oral cavity when polishing a patient's teeth or performing dentistry. The source of illumination is built directly into the nose of the micro-motor hand piece to flood the area around the working tip of the micro-motor hand piece with light. The light is automatically focused in the area in which the Veterinarian or Technician is working, without casting any shadows in the area undergoing the procedure. The light can be from, for example, three light emitting diodes (LEDs), or some other light source, such as a fiber optic light source, incorporated directly into the nose of the micro motor hand piece. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143176 | KIT OF PARTS, METHOD OF PRODUCING AND USE THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a kit of parts comprising part A and part B, part A comprising a polymerizable component having an acid group in the molecule, an initiator, part B comprising an activator, and a film former with a molecular weight of at least 1000. The present disclosure also relates to a composition obtainable by mixing the components contained in the kit of parts and to a process for producing the kit of parts comprising the steps of bringing the components contained in part B of the kit in contact with a surface, drying the surface to form a film. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143177 | CAST MOUNTING FOR ARTICULATOR - A mechanical interfitting connector for repeatably connecting dental models of teeth to articulators without damaging the former. The connector may include a socket mountable to a model and a male member mountable to the articulator, wherein the male member enters and engages the socket. The socket may be adhered to the model or alternatively partially embedded therein. A screw may be passed through the socket and male member so as to leave a small marking on the dental model, thereby indexing the socket and model for subsequent mountings, and also to prevent disengagement of the male member from the socket. A supplementary plate may be provided to secure anchoring of the male member to the socket, and to shield plaster which has not fully hardened against damage during hardening. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143178 | ABUTMENT INLAY - An inlay for connection to a dental implant, including implant connection geometry, for connecting the inlay to the implant and, coronal of the implant connection geometry, a post portion extending along a longitudinal axis, the post portion having a circular symmetric external surface and including at least one protrusion extending radially beyond said external surface, wherein the post portion further includes longitudinally extending grooves which extend radially inward of said external surface and are located directly adjacent to and on either side of the at least one protrusion such that the proximal end of said at least one protrusion is located radially inward of said external surface. The inlay is used in combination with an overlay including an accommodation cavity for housing the post portion of the inlay, the accommodation cavity having a circular symmetric cavity wall and at least one groove dimensioned such that the one or more protrusion of the inlay can be housed in the one or more groove of the overlay in order to inhibit relative rotation between the components. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143179 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING BONE GRAFT MATERIAL USING TEETH, AND BONE GRAFT MATERIAL PROCESSED THEREBY - The present invention relates to a processing method for bone graft material using teeth by separating an extracted tooth by region and processing the extracted tooth to allow regional powders to be independently used or mixed depending on a use such as graft material comprises the following steps: (a) cutting a tooth extracted from a patient at the boundary between the dental crown and the dental root of the tooth; (b) removing the missing region of the horizontally cut dental crown of a tooth, soft tissue and pulp tissue; (c) quick-freezing the tissue of the dental crown and pulverizing the same to prepare a powder having an average diameter of 200-1,500 μm; (d) degreasing the powder; (e) dehydrating the powder; and (f) carrying out a post-process including at least a sterilization with respect to the degreased and dehydrated powder to prepare a bone graft material. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143180 | PERIODONTAL TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Methods and apparatuses for treating a root canal in a tooth or hard and/or soft tissue within a tooth and surrounding tissues by pulsing a laser light into a reservoir, preferably after introducing liquid fluid into the reservoir, so as to disintegrate, separate, or otherwise neutralize pulp, plaque, calculus, and/or bacteria within and adjacent the fluid reservoir without elevating the temperature of any of the dentin, tooth, bones, gums, other soft tissues, other hard tissues, and any other adjacent tissue more than about 5° C. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143181 | IN-VEHICLE TRAINING SYSTEM FOR TEACHING FUEL ECONOMY - The present disclosure discloses a method for teaching fuel economy in a vehicle. The method includes activating an in-vehicle training mode and sending an instruction set for an initial vehicle maneuver. By calculating the fuel economy during the initial vehicle maneuver, an optimized speed/acceleration profile is computed. Subsequent vehicle maneuvers are initiated, and the speed/acceleration profiles computed during subsequent vehicle maneuvers are compared to the optimized speed/acceleration profile. Corrective feedback is generated during subsequent vehicular maneuvers upon deviations from the optimized speed/acceleration profile. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143182 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF TOOLS FOR HELPING PERSONS TO BECOME LEAN AND HEALTHY - A system and method by which users desiring to improve and maintain their health, to resist disease and bodily malfunction, increase their productivity, and decrease their health care costs may record their daily activities, food intake, and various health measures on an internet-based web site. Software at the site provides an automated shaping process, setting individualized eating, activity, and health progress goals, using a formula that increases the probability that each goal will be achieved, immediately informing the user when he or she has made progress towards or achieved a goal, and awards points which users can exchange for their choice of incentives. Graphic feedback on user progress towards long-term eating, activity and health goals is provided. It calculates the number of current lifestyle disease risk factors from user eating, activity, and health measures and provides individualized advice on how to reduce disease risk. A health coach may be engaged. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143183 | REVERSE LANGUAGE RESONANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FOREIGN LANGUAGE ACQUISITION - Reverse Language Resonance methods are described for instructing a target language to a learner who speaks a native language. The methods may include providing to the learner a predetermined lesson comprising a lesson text of a plurality of lesson words that are exclusively in the target language. The methods may further include priming implicit memory of the learner. The methods may further include displaying the lesson text on a display and playing a recorded version of spoken words of the lesson text on an audio output while the lesson text is displayed. The methods may further include instructing the learner to perform Concurrent Triple Activity including simultaneously reading the lesson text on the display, listening to the spoken words from the audio output, and repeating the spoken words along with the recorded version into an audio input while the recorded version is playing. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143184 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TEACHING A LANGUAGE - The present disclosure discloses a method and a system of natural language training. The method comprises identifying a word that is to be read by a reader, the word comprising a plurality of letters, determining a visual symbol associated with at least one of the plurality of letters, and manifesting the visual symbol in association with the at least one of the plurality of letters. The visual symbol is associated with a predetermined speech sound. The visual symbol comprises a shape that includes a triangle, a character that includes an IPA symbol, or a fill that includes a color. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143185 | DETERMINING USER EMOTIONAL STATE - An emotional state of a user of a computing device may be determined. For example, the user's emotional state may be determined based on a predicted or expected impact of a content item or object on the user's emotional state. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143186 | METHOD FOR TEACHING SOCIAL BEHAVIOR - A method for teaching social behavior to students comprises the steps of identifying rules of conduct, establishing positive consequences for obeying the rules of conduct and establishing negative consequences for disobeying the rules of conduct, teaching the students the rules of conduct and the consequences for obeying and disobeying the rules of conduct, tracking and recording on a periodic basis the conduct of students in disobeying the rules of conduct, establishing a grading scale and assigning to the students a grade based on their conduct and the grading scale, monitoring over time the changes to the grade, conducting behavior class for the students, and re-evaluating the grading scale based on the grade made by the students over time. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143187 | Embroidered Sticks - The invention relates to an embroidered stick for attaching to and displaying on an article. The embroidered stick comprises a hole for attaching it to an article. The embroidered sticks can be obtained by users as rewards, incentives, to promote certain behaviors, activities, events, messages, logos, mascots, achievements, campaigns, brands, products and/or services, companies, organizations, themes or the like. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143188 | METHOD AND TERMINAL FOR PROVIDING EXERCISE PROGRAM - A method for providing an exercise program according to one embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for enabling a terminal to provide an exercise program, including the steps of: obtaining a trainer information list filtered according to one or more determination elements from a trainer information list received from a server and displaying the filtered trainer information list on a display of the terminal; determining at least one trainer from the filtered trainer information list by an input signal inputted into the terminal; and displaying the exercise program associated with the information of the determined trainer on the display of the terminal, the filtered trainer information list obtained by selecting elements associated with one or more determination elements from the trainer information list or by transmitting the information for one or more determination elements and receiving the filtered list transmitted from the server on the basis of one or more determination elements. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143189 | BUOYANT DEVICE FOR TEACHING AND TRAINING - A teaching aid is provided for use in swim training. The teaching aid comprises a unitary body that is approximately U-shaped. The body defines an opening adapted to receive a torso of a swimmer. The body further comprises a pair of end portions, each of which is tapered to a rounded tip. The end portions further comprise inward-facing fins. A method using a teaching aid for a variety of swimming techniques including front kick, back kick, starfish, doggy paddle, front crawl, back crawl, elementary back, breaststroke, dolphin kick and eggbeater kick is also provided. A method of using the teaching aid and a method of providing instructions to a swimmer to use the teaching aid are also provided. | 2013-06-06 |
| 20130143190 | HYDROGEN ATOM MODEL AS EDUCATIONAL TOOL - A hydrogen atom model has a drawing or three-dimensional model which expresses an electric field in a form of electric lines of force and a magnetic field in a form of magnetic lines of force, as an example. The electric field is obtained by a gradient vector operation applied to a wave function of a hydrogen atom and a sign inversion to the result of the vector operation. The magnetic field obtained by multiplication of the wave function by a θ-directed unit vector in polar coordinates (r, θ, φ) and application of a rotational vector operation to the result of the multiplication. | 2013-06-06 |
