23rd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 44 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110135996 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY BLOCK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electrode assembly block includes a first electrode plate including a first electrode collector plate and a first electrode tab; a first separator on a bottom surface of the first electrode plate and a second separator on a top surface of the first electrode plate, to cover the first electrode collector plate between the first separator and the second separator while allowing a portion of the first electrode tab to be exposed; and a second electrode plate on a bottom surface of the first separator or a top surface of the second separator, the second electrode plate including a second electrode collector plate and a second electrode tab, the second electrode plate corresponding to the first electrode plate, wherein edge regions of the first separator and the second separator are fused together, and the second electrode plate is adhered to the first separator or the second separator. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135997 | SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY PACK INCLUDING SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SECONDARY BATTERY - The disclosed secondary battery is a flat secondary battery | 2011-06-09 |
20110135998 | Secondary Battery - A secondary battery includes a case comprising a body having a cavity and a cover sealed to the body; and an electrode assembly in the cavity, the electrode assembly including a first electrode plate having a coated portion coated with a first active material and an uncoated portion not coated with the first active material; a second electrode plate having a coated portion coated with a second active material; and a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, wherein the first electrode plate, the second electrode plate and the separator are stacked together, and wherein the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate have substantially the same surface area. | 2011-06-09 |
20110135999 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery includes a case; an electrode assembly housed in the case, wherein the electrode assembly includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a support plate between the electrode assembly and the case, the support plate having a first conductive plate electrically coupled to the electrode assembly; wherein an insulation layer is between the first conductive plate and the electrode assembly and wherein an adhesive section is between the insulation layer and the first conductive plate. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136000 | Rechargeable Battery - A rechargeable battery includes: a case; an electrode assembly housed in the case and including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first electrode having a coated portion coated with a first active material and an uncoated portion absent the first active material; a safety assembly including a first electric conductive plate and a first supporting protrusion extending from the first electric conductive plate and physically coupled to the uncoated portion; a current collecting tab electrically coupling the electrode assembly with the terminal and physically coupled to the uncoated portion; and a first auxiliary plate physically coupled to the uncoated portion at a surface of the uncoated portion opposite to where the first supporting protrusion is physically coupled to the uncoated portion. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136001 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - A negative electrode active material which is low-cost and has a high energy density, and a lithium ion secondary battery using such a negative electrode active material are provided. The lithium ion secondary battery uses, as the negative electrode active material, an orthorhombic-system metal composite oxide represented by the formula A | 2011-06-09 |
20110136002 | RECHARGEABLE SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING IMPROVED SAFETY AGAINST PUNCTURE AND COLLAPSE - Disclosed is a secondary battery having improved safety against puncture and collapse. The secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, a case receiving the electrode assembly, a cap plate coupled to the case, and a support plate electrically coupled to the first and second electrodes of the electrode assembly, the support plate being disposed between the electrode assembly and the case. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136003 | Rechargeable Battery - A rechargeable battery includes a case; an electrode assembly housed in the case and having a first substantially planar surface, a second substantially planar surface and a connecting portion connecting the substantially planar surfaces; and a support plate between the case and the electrode assembly, wherein the support plate is electrically coupled to the electrode assembly and has a substantially planar portion generally adjacent to and overlapping at least one of the substantially planar surfaces. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136004 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A secondary battery includes a case; an electrode assembly housed in the case, wherein the electrode assembly includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator between the first and second electrodes, wherein the first electrode has a coating portion coated with an active material and a non-coating portion absent the active material; and a support plate between the electrode assembly and the case, the support plate including a first conductive plate having at least one first tab, wherein the first conductive plate is electrically coupled to the electrode assembly by the at least one first tab such that the at least one first tab covers less than an entire section of the non-coating portion. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136005 | Vitamin B12 iron battery - A portable, rechargeable, and environmentally benign energy system, having an Iron Electrode ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110136006 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a non-aqueous electrolytic solution for a lithium secondary battery, wherein the lithium secondary battery includes, as a cathode active material, a composite oxide in which at least 35% by mole of a transition metal included in the composite oxide is manganese, and wherein the non-aqueous electrolytic solution includes an unsaturated sultone. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136007 | Submicron-scale and lower-micron graphitic fibrils as an anode active material for a lithium ion battery - The present invention provides a lithium ion battery anode material comprising a submicron-scaled graphitic fibril having a diameter or thickness less than 1 μm but greater than 100 nm, wherein the fibril is obtained by splitting a micron-scaled carbon fiber or graphite fiber along the fiber axis direction. This type of graphitic fibril exhibits exceptionally high electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, elastic modulus, and strength. The anode material exhibits a high reversible capacity and good charge/discharge cycling stability for both low and high charge rate conditions. Another preferred embodiment of the present invention is an anode active material containing a graphitic fibril with a diameter greater than 1 μm but less than 6 μm obtained by splitting a carbon fiber or graphite fiber of at least 6 μm in diameter. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136008 | LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, ANODE FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, POWER TOOL, ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - A lithium-ion secondary battery allowed to improve cycle characteristics and initial charge-discharge characteristics is provided. The lithium-ion secondary battery includes: a cathode; an anode including an anode active material layer; and an electrolytic solution. The anode active material layer includes an anode active material and an inorganic compound, and the inorganic compound includes one or both of an alkoxysilane compound and a hydrolysate thereof. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136009 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY USING AN AQUEOUS BINDER - A battery includes a positive electrode mix having a positive electrode active material, a water soluble binder including a poly (acrylonitrile-co-acrylamide) polymer and water, and a conductive additive. The battery also includes a negative electrode mix having a negative electrode active material, a water soluble binder including a poly (acrylonitrile-co-acrylamide) polymer and water, and a conductive additive or additives. The battery also includes an electrolyte. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136010 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: a positive electrode 4 including a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode material mixture layer containing a positive electrode active material and a binder and provided on the positive electrode current collector; a negative electrode 5; a porous insulating layer 6 interposed between the positive electrode 4 and the negative electrode 5; and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode 4 has a tensile extension percentage of 3.0% or more. The binder is made of copolymer containing vinylidene fluoride and hexafluoropropylene. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136011 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE ELEMENT AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive electrode active material containing a large number of crystal grains which contain, by 70 areal % or more, primary particles of non-octahedral shape, having particle diameters of 5 to 20 μm, and composed of lithium manganate of spinel structure containing lithium and manganese as the constituent elements. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136012 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY MANUFACTURING METHOD AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A negative electrode active material layer | 2011-06-09 |
20110136013 | Material for coating a positive electrode of a lithium-ion battery and a method for making the same - A method is disclosed for coating a positive active material of a lithium-ion battery. The method includes the step of dissolving at least one salt that contains a coating metal in a solvent to provide a solution, the step of dissolving a lithium-containing positive active material in the solution and adjusting the pH value of the solution to deposit M(OH) | 2011-06-09 |
20110136014 | LITHIUM METAL PHOSPHATE/CARBON NANOCOMPOSITES AS CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIALS FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERIES - A process for the synthesis of lithium metal phosphate/carbon nanocomposites as cathode active materials in rechargeable electrochemical cells comprising mixing and reacting precursors of lithium, transition metal(s) and phosphate with high surface area activated carbon, preferably phosphorylated carbon. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136015 | METHOD OF PRODUCING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - A method of producing a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present invention includes the steps of: (1) producing a negative electrode precursor by applying a negative electrode slurry including graphite particles and a binder onto a negative electrode core material and drying the same to form a negative electrode material mixture layer; and (2) producing a negative electrode by compressing while heating the negative electrode precursor at a temperature at which the binder softens. In the step (2), a temperature at which the negative electrode precursor is heated and a force with which the negative electrode precursor is compressed are controlled such that the compressed negative electrode material mixture layer in the negative electrode includes 1.5 g or more of the graphite particles per 1 cm | 2011-06-09 |
20110136016 | POLYMER BLEND PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a polymer blend proton exchange membrane comprising a soluble polymer and a sulfonated polymer, wherein the soluble polymer is at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of polysulfone, polyethersulfone and polyvinylidene fluoride, the sulfonated polymer is at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of sulfonated poly(ether-ether-ketone), sulfonated poly(ether-ketone-ether-ketone-ketone), sulfonated poly(phthalazinone ether keton), sulfonated phenolphthalein poly(ether sulfone), sulfonated polyimides, sulfonated polyphosphazene and sulfonated polybenzimidazole, and wherein the degree of sulfonation of the sulfonated polymer is in the range of 96% to 118%. The present invention further relates to a method for manufacturing the polymer blend proton exchange membrane. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136017 | HIGH CAPACITY ANODES - A novel anode for a lithium battery cell is provided. The anode contains silicon nanoparticles embedded in a solid polymer electrolyte. The electrolyte can also act as a binder for the silicon nanoparticles. A plurality of voids is dispersed throughout the solid polymer electrolyte. The anode may also contain electronically conductive carbon particles. Upon charging of the cell, the silicon nanoparticles expand as take up lithium ions. The solid polymer electrolyte can deform reversibly in response to the expansion of the nanoparticles and transfer the volume expansion to the voids. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136018 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION, LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND MIXED-TYPE NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION - The present invention provides a non-aqueous electrolytic solution including an organosilicon compound having a metal atom, a phosphorus atom or a boron atom, and a fluorine-containing alkali metal salt, wherein the content of a fluorinated organosilicon compound generated by reaction of the organosilicon compound and the fluorine-containing alkali metal salt in the non-aqueous electrolytic solution is 0.2% by mass or less. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136019 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY WITH HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTROLYTES AND ADDITIVES - Desirable electrolyte compositions are described that are suitable for high voltage lithium ion batteries with a rated charge voltage at least about 4.45 volts. The electrolyte compositions can comprise ethylene carbonate and solvent composition selected from the group consisting of dimethyl carbonate, methyl ethyl carbonate, γ-butyrolactone, γ-valerolactone or a combination thereof. The electrolyte can further comprise a stabilization additive. The electrolytes can be effectively used with lithium rich positive electrode active materials. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136020 | Multi-Element Concentrator System - A novel concentrator system is described, which increases the efficiency of collecting and concentrating sunlight energy onto a target. This method uses an array of small movable reflective or refractive concentrator components that can move via a feedback mechanism which tracks the sun and concentrates the suns energy on to a second array of energy converting elements. In order to improve the effective collected energy, the array of concentrator elements is placed on a moving or tiltable flat slab (or dish, substrate, plane, plate, holder, tablet, or similar flat or non-flat surface) that tracks the sun. An alternative method uses an array of target elements or linear elements and a second array of concentrator elements in harmony such that the suns energy is efficiently redistributed by the reflective or refractive array on to the energy converting array as the sun's position in the sky (elevation and azimuth) changes. The elements of the reflective or refractive array are tilted by novel actuation mechanisms describe herein. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136021 | CATHODE DESIGN - A cathode for a fuel cell comprising a catalyst layer; a backing layer mounted to an aperture in a fuel chamber of said fuel cell; 1) wherein said catalyst layer is mounted to the backing layer on a face opposed to the aperture, so as to be in fluid communication with atmospheric oxygen in the case of microbial fuel cell; and 2) wherein said catalyst layer is mounted to the backing layer on a face opposed to the aperture, so as to be in fluid communication with water in the case of microbial electrolysis cell. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136022 | FUEL CELL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING FUEL CELL, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, ENZYME-IMMOBILIZED ELECTRODE, BIOSENSOR, ENERGY-CONVERSION ELEMENT, CELLS, ORGANELLES, AND BACTERIA - There are provided a fuel cell and a production method therefor in which one or more types of enzymes or further coenzymes are enclosed in a micro space so that electrons can be efficiently extracted from a fuel such as glucose or the like by an enzyme reaction using the micro space as a reaction field, thereby producing electric energy, and in which the enzyme or further the coenzyme can be easily immobilized on an electrode. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136023 | INTEGRATED HYDRIDE AIR ACCUMULATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an integrated hydride air accumulator system and method for manufacturing the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to an integrated hydride/air accumulator with an air electrode, a hydride storage and a counter electrode conductively connected with the hydride storage which is in electrical contact with an electrolyte and an ionically conductive membrane between the air electrode and the counter electrode. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136024 | Multifunctional material comprising a highly porous carbon structure with nanoscale mixed metal oxide deposits for catalysis - An oxygen electrode is created by forming a nanoscopic coating or nanoscopic deposits of mixed metal oxides as catalysts on a pre-formed, highly porous binder-free carbon structure. The highly porous carbon structure performs a role in the synthesis of the mixed oxide catalyst deposits as well as in providing a three-dimensional, electronically conductive support for the mixed metal oxide catalyst with a large surface area and desirable pore structure. The metal oxide mixture shall include two or more metal species. The multifunctional oxygen electrode materials, a process for producing the same and a metal oxygen battery using said oxygen electrode materials are disclosed. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136025 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - An object of the invention is to provide a fuel cell system capable of performing a stable start-up operation with stable combustion in a burner unit. At the start-up operation of the fuel cell system, out of raw gas components adsorbed to the catalysts filled in a fuel processor, an amount of desorbed raw gas desorbed by a temperature rise in catalysts and supplied to a burner unit 12 is estimated. An amount of raw gas supplied from a raw gas supply device to the burner unit is adjusted according to the estimated value such that a ratio of combustion air separately supplied to the burner unit to a total of the raw gas supplied from the raw gas supply device and the desorbed raw gas falls within a predetermined range. Accordingly, stable combustion of the burner unit can be continually performed at the start-up operation of the fuel cell system. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136026 | HYBRID POWER PLANT SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES - A vehicle power plant includes a high temperature PEM fuel cell system operatively connected to a battery pack. A power conditioner is operatively connected between the PEM fuel cell system and the battery pack. The system can include a fuel processor, such as a steam reformer or an autothermal reformer. The reformer can be designed such that it can reform a wide range of fuels. The system can provide for a vehicle with a much higher driving range at a potentially lower cost than an equivalent range battery-only electric vehicle. The integration of these components into a single system also allows the vehicle to be fuel flexible; that is, capable of being fueled with a wide range of fuels without hardware changes in the system. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136027 | FUEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS WITH THERMALLY INTEGRATED COMPONENTRY - Hydrogen-producing assemblies, fuel cell systems including the same, methods of producing hydrogen gas, and methods of powering an energy-consuming device. Hydrogen-producing assemblies may include a monolithic body that defines at least a reforming conduit, and in some embodiments a plurality of reforming conduits, in which a feed stream is catalyzed into a reformate gas stream containing hydrogen gas, and a burner conduit, in which a fuel-air stream is combusted. The monolithic body is constructed to conduct heat generated by the exothermic reaction of the combustion from the burner conduit to the reformer conduit. In some hydrogen-producing assemblies, the monolithic body further defines a vaporizing conduit, in which liquid portions of the feed stream are vaporized prior to being delivered to the reformer conduit, and the monolithic body may be constructed to conduct heat from the burner conduit to the vaporizing conduit. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136028 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - Features is a fuel cell system including: a stack consisting of a plurality of unit cells generating electrical energy by means of electrochemical reaction of a fuel and an oxidizing agent; a fuel supply connected to the stack through a first connecting line to supply the fuel to the stack; an oxidizing agent supply connected to the stack through a second connecting line to supply the oxidizing agent to the stack; a burner mounted on the second connecting line and generating heat by means of oxidizing catalytic reaction of the fuel and oxidizing agent; a mixing valve mounted on a third connecting line which connects the first connecting line with the second connecting line and supplying the fuel and the oxidizing agent to the burner; and a heater mounted at the burner, generating heat by electricity, and supplying the heat to the burner. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136029 | FUEL CELL AND TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT METHOD - A fuel cell and a temperature measurement method capable of directly measuring average temperature of a power generation unit and preventing dropout of a temperature detecting device are provided. A cathode plate for fixing the position of a power generation unit is set to be in contact with the power generation unit in a heat-transfer fashion and is made of an electric conductor or a semiconductor. When the temperature changes accompanying power generating operation of the power generation unit, the temperature of the cathode plate which is in contact with the power generation unit in a heat-transfer fashion changes. According to the temperature change, the resistance value changes. The resistance value is detected by using a resistance voltage dividing circuit having the cathode plate and resistors. By obtaining the temperature coefficient of the cathode plate in advance, the average temperature of the entire power generation unit is measured from the resistance value of the cathode plate. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136030 | HIGH TEMPERATURE PEM FUEL CELL WITH THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A high temperature proton exchange medium (PEM) fuel stack system includes features for enhancing the thermal management of the fuel cell. The fuel cell can include a plurality of membrane-electrode-assemblies (MEA) separated by bipolar plates. The upper and lower edges of the bipolar plates are configured such that a plurality of fins is formed therein. Air can be passed along the fins in the upper edges of the plates and along the fins in the lower edges in opposite directions. A plurality of channels is formed on one or both surfaces of the bipolar plates. The channels extend along a serpentine path. Except for the end plates, hydrogen is supplied to the channels on one side of each plate and air is supplied to the channels on the channels on the opposite side of each plate. Such features keep the fuel cell within acceptable temperature limits during operation. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136031 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to an embodiment, in a fuel cell system, a power generator generates electric power with fuel in a fuel cell unit, first and second temperature detectors detect an ambient temperature and a generator temperature of a power generator in the fuel cell unit, respectively. A storage unit stores control temperatures corresponding to a plurality of temperature ranges to which the ambient temperature belong, and a control temperature setting unit determines corresponding one of the temperature ranges based on the ambient temperature, and sets one of the control temperatures which corresponds to the one of the determined temperature ranges. A control unit controls the amount of fuel supplied to the power generator according to the result of comparing the one of the control temperatures with the output of the second temperature detector. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136032 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A fuel cell system with which flooding phenomenon of a fuel vaporization section is able to be suppressed without losing power generation characteristics is provided. In a fuel pump, upper limit frequency at which opening/closing operation of check valves is enabled is lower than mechanical resonance frequency of a piezoelectric body. Further, control is exercised so that oscillation frequency of the piezoelectric body is in the vicinity of the resonance frequency in a certain case. Thereby, while fuel supply operation by the fuel pump is stopped, a liquid fuel of the fuel pump is heated by oscillation of the piezoelectric body, and the heated liquid fuel is supplied to a fuel vaporization section. Further, since the generated heat is a heat amount generated by oscillation of the piezoelectric body, power generation characteristics in the power generation section are not lost differently from the case in the past. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136033 | FUEL CELL DEVICES - A fuel cell module may include a membrane electrode assembly two gas diffusion layers, two current collectors, two sealing members, and a fluid flow plate assembly. The membrane electrode assembly may include at least one membrane for fuel cell reactions, and the two gas diffusion layers may be respectively coupled with the two opposite sides of the membrane electrode assembly. The fluid flow plate assembly is coupled with the membrane electrode assembly at a first side of the two opposite sides of the membrane electrode assembly. At least one of the membrane electrode assembly, the two gas diffusion layers, the two current collectors, and the two sealing members has a non-planar surface prior to an assembly of the membrane electrode assembly, the two gas diffusion layers, the two current collectors, and the two sealing members, and the non-planar surface is at least partially flattened when the assembly occurs. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136034 | GAS DISTRIBUTOR DEVICE - A gas distributor device for a fuel cell arrangement is provided. The device has a number of fuel cells with a gas distributor combined to form a fuel cell stack. The stack features a inner side and an outer side, a supporting structure or supporting device and a sealing device. The sealing device is on the inner side of the gas distributor and the supporting device is on the outer side of the gas distributor. An elastic element is between the outer side of the gas distributor and the supporting device. The elastic element executes a horizontal force to the supporting device in the direction of the sealing device, as well as corresponding fuel cell arrangement. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136035 | FUEL CELL USING UV CURABLE SEALANT - A fuel cell is disclosed that includes a cathode, an anode and an electrode assembly, each including lateral surfaces that adjoin one another. The electrode assembly is arranged between the cathode and anode. Each of the cathode, the anode and the electrode assembly include perimeter surfaces transverse to the lateral surfaces that are arranged adjacent to one another. A UV curable sealant is arranged on the perimeter surfaces providing a seal over the lateral surfaces. After the UV curable sealant has been applied to the perimeter surfaces, the sealant is exposed to a UV light source for a desired duration to cure the sealant. Accordingly, the UV curable sealant reduces the complexity of the cell stack assembly and decreases its production time. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136036 | CARBON CATALYST, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBON CATALYST, FUEL CELL, ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE, AND USE OF CARBON CATALYST - The present invention is made to provide a carbon catalyst which has high catalytic activity and can achieve high catalyst performance. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136037 | FUEL CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE FUEL CELL - In order to prevent an electrolyte membrane from being broken, and make an assembling steps of a cell easy, in a fuel cell provided with a membrane electrode complex in which catalyst layers are respectively arranged on both surfaces of a electrolyte membrane, first and second gas diffusion layers which are arranged on both surfaces of the electrode complex, separators for respectively supplying reaction gas to the first and second gas diffusion layers, and a gasket for sealing the reaction gas, the gasket is formed on a surface of the gas diffusion layer so as to oppose to the separator, at least the gasket forming portion of the gas diffusion layer has a lower void content than the portion in contact with the catalyst layer, and the gasket arranged in the first and second gas diffusion layers is integrally formed at least via a through hole passing through the first and second gas diffusion layers. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136038 | ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE/ELECTRODE STRUCTURE AND FUEL CELL - An electrolyte membrane/electrode structure constituting a fuel cell comprises a solid polymer electrolyte membrane, an anode side electrode and a cathode side electrode sandwiching the solid polymer electrolyte membrane. The anode side electrode is provided with an electrode catalyst layer and a gas diffusion layer abutting on one side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane and exposing the outer circumference thereof in the shape of a frame, and the cathode side electrode is provided with an electrode catalyst layer and a gas diffusion layer abutting on the other side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane. A reinforcing sheet member is arranged on the frame-shaped surface of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane projecting from the outer circumference of the gas diffusion layer. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136039 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - A membrane electrode assembly manufacturing method that includes: (a) forming a first electrode on a first release paper and a second electrode on a second release paper corresponding to the first electrode; (b) forming first incision parts in the first release paper at a predetermined interval along the first electrode's edge and second incision parts in the second release paper at a predetermined interval along the second electrode's edge; (c) adhering a first release paper surface on which the first electrode is formed on one electrolyte membrane surface and adhering one second release paper surface in which the second electrode is formed on the other electrolyte membrane surface; and (d) removing one part of the first release paper corresponding to the first electrode along the first incision part and removing one part of the second release paper corresponding to the second electrode along the second incision part. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136040 | SULFONATED POLY(ARYLENE ETHER) COPOLYMERS AND RELATED POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES AND FUEL CELLS - The present invention relates to a sulfonated poly(arylene ether) copolymer, a manufacturing method thereof and a polymer electrolyte membrane for fuel cell using the same. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136041 | SULFONATED POLY(ARYLENE ETHER) COPOLYMERS AND RELATED POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES AND FUEL CELLS - The present invention relates to a sulfonated poly(arylene ether) copolymer, a manufacturing method thereof and a polymer electrolyte membrane for fuel cell using the same. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136042 | FLUID FLOW PLATE ASSEMBLIES - A fluid flow plate assembly may include a first manifold, a second manifold, and at least one fluid flow channel coupled between the first manifold and the second manifold. The first manifold has a fluid inlet for receiving an incoming fluid and extends along a first direction to provide a channel for transporting the incoming fluid partially along the first direction. The first manifold has at least one distribution outlet in at least a portion of a sidewall region of the first manifold and releases at least one portion of the incoming fluid as a released fluid through the at least one distribution outlet. The second manifold has a fluid outlet for discharging a discharged fluid, the discharged fluid comprising at least one portion of the incoming fluid and extends along a second direction to provide a channel for transporting the discharged fluid partially along the second direction. The at least one fluid flow channel is coupled between at least one of the at least one distribution outlet and at least one of the at least one discharged fluid inlet for distributing at least one portion of the released fluid. The at least one fluid flow channel has multiple channel sections extending in at least two directions and extending substantially along a fluid distribution plane. Both the first and second directions are substantially parallel with the fluid distribution plane. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136043 | MODULARIZED FUEL CELL DEVICES AND FLUID FLOW PLATE ASSEMBLIES - A fuel cell module may include a membrane electrode assembly, two gas diffusion layers, two current collectors, two sealing members, a fluid flow plate assembly. The fluid flow plate assembly may include a first manifold, a second manifold, and a fluid flow channel. The membrane electrode assembly may include at least one membrane for fuel cell reactions. The two gas diffusion layers may be respectively coupled with two opposite sides of the membrane electrode assembly. The two current collectors respectively coupled with the two gas diffusion layers, and the two sealing members respectively coupled with the two current collectors. The fluid flow plate assembly may be coupled with the membrane electrode assembly at a first side of the two opposite sides of the membrane electrode assembly, with at least a corresponding one of the two gas diffusion layers, at least a corresponding one of the two current collectors, and at least a corresponding one of the two sealing members coupled between the fluid flow plate assembly and the first side of the membrane electrode. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136044 | GAS DIFFUSION LAYER FOR FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS - A gas diffusion layer (GDL) for fuel cell applications that can prevented channels of a bipolar plate from being intruded. The gas diffusion layer is manufactured by cutting a GDL material at a certain angle such that a machine direction of the inherent high stiffness of the GDL material is not in parallel with a major flow field direction of a bipolar plate to prevent the GDL intrusion into the channels of the bipolar plate without modifying an existing method for manufacturing the gas diffusion layer. With the gas diffusion layer, the electrochemical performance of the fuel cell can be improved and manufacturing process can be improved even in the case where the width of the rolled GDL material is small. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136045 | CURRENT COLLECTOR PLATES OF BULK-SOLIDIFYING AMORPHOUS ALLOYS - Collector plates made of bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys, the bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys providing ruggedness, lightweight structure, excellent resistance to chemical and environmental effects, and low-cost manufacturing, and methods of making such collector plates from such bulk-solidifying amorphous alloys are provided. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136046 | FUEL CELL CATALYST SUPPORT WITH FLUORIDE-DOPED METAL OXIDES/PHOSPHATES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A fuel cell catalyst support includes a fluoride-doped metal oxide/phosphate support structure and a catalyst layer, supported on such fluoride-doped support structure. In one example, the support structure is a sub-stechiometric titanium oxide and/or indium-tin oxide (ITO) partially coated or mixed with a fluoride-doped metal oxide or metal phosphate. In another example, the support structure is fluoride-doped and mixed with at least one of low surface carbon, boron-doped diamond, carbides, borides, and silicides. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136047 | FUEL CELL CATALYST SUPPORT WITH BORON CARBIDE-COATED METAL OXIDES/PHOSPHATES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A fuel cell catalyst support includes a support structure having a metal oxide and/or a metal phosphate coated with a layer of boron carbide. Example metal oxides include titanium oxide, zirconium oxide, tungsten oxide, tantalum oxide, niobium oxide and oxides of yttrium, molybdenum, indium, and tin and their phosphates. A boron carbide layer is arranged on the support structure by a chemical or mechanical process, for example. Finally, a catalyst layer is deposited on the boron carbide layer. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136048 | PHOTOMASK AND PATTERN FORMATION METHOD USING THE SAME - A photomask includes: a transparent substrate having a transparent property against exposing light; a first light-shielding pattern formed on the transparent substrate and having a first dimension; a second light-shielding pattern formed on the transparent substrate and having a second dimension larger than the first dimension; and an opening provided in part of the transparent substrate where the first light-shielding pattern and the second light-shielding pattern are not formed. The first light-shielding pattern includes a first semi-light-shielding portion and an auxiliary pattern which is arranged within the first semi-light-shielding portion and allows the exposing light to pass through in an opposite phase with respect to the first semi-light-shielding portion. The second light-shielding pattern includes a second semi-light-shielding portion and a light-shielding portion which does not substantially allow the exposing light to pass through. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136049 | IMAGING MEMBERS COMPRISING FLUOROKETONE - Improved electrophotographic imaging members which pertain to the incorporation of a fluoroketone into the charge transport layer to achieve a structurally simplified flexible electrophotographic imaging member that remains flat without the need for an anticurl back coating layer. The imaging member is both more slippery and has a reduced coefficient of friction, thus extending service life. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136050 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An electrophotographic photoconductor that is exposed by an exposure light source having a wavelength of 405±20 nm, the electrophotographic photoconductor comprising:
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20110136051 | TONER, AND DEVELOPER, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE USING THE TONER - A toner for use in developing an electrostatic latent image is provided. The toner includes a colored particulate material including at least a binder resin and a colorant; and an external additive present on a surface of the colored particulate material and including a particulate crystalline hydroxyapatite. The particulate crystalline hydroxyapatite has an average aspect ratio of not less than 3 and less than 30. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136052 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TONER AND TONER - A method of manufacturing toner including preparing a first liquid by dissolving or dispersing toner components including one or both of a binder resin and a precursor thereof in an organic solvent; preparing a second liquid by dispersing the first liquid in a first aqueous medium including a dispersant; producing primary particles by removing the organic solvent from the second liquid; washing the primary particles; preparing a third liquid by dispersing the washed primary particles in a second aqueous medium and heating the second aqueous medium while or after dispersing the washed primary particles therein; and producing toner particles by adding a charge controlling agent to the third liquid. This method satisfies the following inequation: | 2011-06-09 |
20110136053 | Hyper-branched Polyester for use in CPT Toner and Method of Preparing the Same - A hyper-branched polyester and a method of making the same having a tri-functional monomer A3, a di-functional monomer B2 and a mono-functional monomer C1 having a monomer ratio of A3:B2:C1 from about 1:0.2:2 to about 1:1.4:0.2 for use in a chemically processed electrophotographic toner providing a lower fusing temperature. In one form, the hyper-branched polyester includes a tri-hydroxy monomer, a di-acid and its derivatives, and a mono-acid and its derivatives. In other forms, a substituted anhydride and a long chain hydrocarbon carboxylic acid and its derivatives may also be included in the di-functional monomer. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136054 | TONER - A toner having toner base particles each of which contains at least a binder resin and a colorant, and silica titania composite particles. The silica titania composite particles contain silica in an amount of from 55.0% by mass to 85.0% by mass; and, in a chart obtained by the measurement by Xray diffraction of the silica titania composite particles and where, in respect of a peak having the highest diffraction intensity and a peak having the next-highest diffraction intensity among peaks present in the range of 2θ=24.0 to 29.0, the value of area of the peak on the lower-angle side is represented by Xa and the value of area of the peak on the higher-angle side is represented by Xb, the ratio of Xa/Xb is from 95/5 to 75/25. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136055 | TONER - A toner having good dispersibility of a pigment and a release agent therein and having excellent low temperature fixability is provided. The toner includes a binder resin, a pigment and a release agent, and the binder resin includes a graft polymer in which abietic acids and an unsaturated fatty acid are grafted to a vinyl resin. An image is formed using such a toner. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136056 | TONER COMPOSITIONS - The present disclosure relates to a toner including a core comprising at least one amorphous resin, at least one crystalline resin and one or more optional ingredients such as optional colorants, optional waxes, gels, and combinations thereof. The toner also includes a shell having an environmentally friendly charge control agent co-emulsified with at least one amorphous shell resin. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136057 | METHOD FOR TREATING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC CARRIER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC CARRIER, CORE MATERIAL AND CARRIER - A method for treating an electrophotographic carrier, including treating, with supercritical pure water, the electrophotographic carrier containing at least a core material and a coating layer, so that the coating layer is separated from the core material, wherein the supercritical pure water is obtained by bringing, into a supercritical state, pure water having an electrical conductivity at 25° C. of 1 μS·cm or lower. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136058 | EMULSION AGGREGATION METHODS - A method of making toner particles, including: mixing, at less than about 17° C. and without homogenizing, a resin emulsion with a coagulant, a colorant, an optional wax, and optional additives, to form pre-aggregated particles in a slurry; heating the slurry to form aggregated toner particles; freezing aggregation of the particles in the slurry once at a desired aggregated particle size; and further heating the aggregated particles in the slurry to coalesce the aggregated particles into toner particles. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136059 | METHOD FOR PREPARING MULTIPLE EMULSION AND POROUS POLYMER PARTICLES THEREFROM - A method of manufacturing a double emulsion with narrow dispersed phase particle size distribution comprising: providing an organic phase comprising solid hydrocolloid particles dispersed in an organic solvent; and dispersing the organic phase in an aqueous phase in the presence of a controlled amount of stabilizing agent to form an emulsion of droplets of the organic phase dispersed in the external aqueous phase, wherein the hydrocolloid particles in the organic phase droplets are swelled with water from the external aqueous phase to form internal droplets of an aqueous phase in the organic phase droplets, thereby forming a double emulsion comprising droplets of the organic phase of controlled narrow particle size distribution in the external aqueous phase, where the organic phase droplets contain internal droplets of an aqueous phase. A method for producing porous polymeric particles by such a double emulsion method, wherein the organic phase further comprises a polymer resin, and wherein the organic solvent is removed from the dispersed organic phase droplets to form porous toner particles. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136060 | TONER AND TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPER - Provided is a toner including: toner particles each containing at least a binder resin and a wax; and an external additive, in which surfaces of the toner particles have an average surface roughness (Ra) measured with a scanning probe microscope of 1.0 nm or more and 30.0 nm or less; and the toner has a surface tension index I for a 45-vol % aqueous solution of methanol measured by a capillary suction time method and calculated from the following equation (1) of 5.0×10 | 2011-06-09 |
20110136061 | CROSSLINKED POLYIMIDE, COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A novel polyimide which retains the characteristics of polyimides, that is, excellent heat resistance, electrical insulation and chemical resistance, of which dielectric constant is lower than those of the known polyimides, as well as a composition containing the same and a process for producing the same, is disclosed. The polyimide of the present invention is a cross-linked polyimide having a dielectric constant of not more than 2.7, which was produced by polycondensing (a) tetramine(s), (a) tetracarboxylic dianhydride(s) and (an) aromatic diamine(s) in the presence of a catalyst. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136062 | POSITIVE PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD USING THE SAME - A positive photosensitive composition, includes: (A) a resin having a repeating unit represented by formula (1) as defined in the specification and a repeating unit represented by formula (2) as defined in the specification and being capable of increasing a solubility of the resin (A) in an alkali developer by an action of an acid; (B) a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with actinic rays or radiation; and a solvent, and a pattern forming method uses the positive photosensitive composition. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136063 | METHOD TO FABRICATE A REDIRECTING MIRROR IN OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICES - A method of fabricating a turning mirror for an optical device includes the steps of depositing on a substrate, which defines a plane in which an optical signal propagates in a propagating direction, a photoresist layer sensitive to electrons and to UV radiation. The material in which the photoresist layer is formed, has a contrast not larger than 3. A first portion of the photoresist layer is exposed to an electron beam, wherein the electron dose of the electron beam exposure is varied within the first portion according to a selected pattern, and wherein the electron does to which a given region in the photoresist is exposed, depends on the resulting photoresist height in the given region after development. A second portion of the photoresist layer is exposed to UV radiation; the first and the second portions are overlapped at least in a third portion. The photoresist layer is developed so as to form in the third portion of the photoresist layer exposed to both electron beam and to UV radiation a first surface having an angle relative to the propagating direction. The substrate and the photoresist are etched so that a second angled surface is formed in the substrate in correspondence to the third portion. The second surface forms an angle with the propagating direction. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136064 | FLUID FILTRATION METHOD, FLUID FILTERED THEREBY, LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS AND DEVICE MANUFACUTRING METHOD - A method for filtering a fluid to obtain a fluid having a known purity is described. The fluid is filtered with a filtration system, and upstream of a final filtration stage of the filtration system, a purity of the fluid is measured. A purity of the fluid filtered by the filtration system is determined by correcting the measured purity with a filtration behavior of the final filtration stage. In an embodiment, the fluid comprises an ultra pure water for use as an immersion liquid in a lithographic apparatus. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136065 | COLOR INTERMEDIATE MOTION PICTURE FILM - Silver halide photographic elements that are color intermediate motion picture films have at least one green sensitive silver halide emulsion that includes a green sensitizing dye that is a cyanine dye having two oxazole groups in the molecule, and another green sensitizing dye having either two imidazole groups in the molecule or one oxazole group and one thiazole group in the molecule. The molar ratio of the first green sensitizing dye to the second green sensitizing dye is from about 4:1 to about 0.3:1. The magenta dye image forming unit has at least one green sensitive silver halide emulsion layer that comprises predominantly cubic silver iodobromide grains having at least 90 mol % bromide and at least 1 mol % iodide, which grains have an average equivalent spherical diameter (ESD) of less than 0.25 μm. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136066 | Bio-fuel furnace - This bio-fuel furnace includes a combustion unit and separate fuel feed unit mounted atop the combustion unit. The combustion unit includes a cylindrical burn pot, a preheat module, an expansion bowl and a primary heat exchanger supported by an inner frame and enclosed by an outer casing. The preheat module is a rectangular box having an internal spiral baffle. The burn pot is seated within a central opening in the preheat module. The expansion bowl is seated atop the preheat module and the primary heat exchanger is mounted above the expansion bowl. An inlet fan blows inlet air through the preheat module and into the burn pot and an outlet fan draws exhaust air around the primary heat exchanger from the combustion unit. The fuel feed unit has an internal storage bin and a rotating scoop arm deposits the bio fuel into the combustion unit. The rotation of the scoop arm meters the bio-fuel into the combustion unit, which falls vertically directly into the burn pot though a center passage in the primary heat exchanger and the expansion bowl. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136067 | Fuel Insert - A fuel nozzle for imparting swirl to a fuel/fuel-air mixture is provided. The fuel nozzle includes a holding unit and a nozzle insert, wherein the holding unit and the nozzle insert form a flow path and subsequently a swirl chamber, wherein the nozzle insert includes an inlet start and an inlet end. The inlet start and the inlet end are bent in a substantially circular manner such that an unbroken circle is formed, such that a fuel flowing into the swirl chamber has imparted to it a radially inwardly directed circular, in particular spiral movement. A burner and a gas turbine are also provided. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136068 | DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUSLY PREHEATING A MIXTURE OF BURNABLE GAS, MORE PARTICULARLY NATURAL GAS AND OXYGEN - The invention relates to a device for continuously preheating a mixture of burnable gas, particularly natural gas and oxygen, prior to the catalytic combustion thereof, wherein the combustion heat thereof can be used to heat fed-out natural gas, before or after the expansion thereof and supply to consumers, in order to compensate for the Joule-Thomson effect. The device is designed as a jet pump having a propelling nozzle and a diffuser aligned therewith. The propelling nozzle is the inlet for the mixture into a mixing chamber disposed in the pump housing, a suction line for the natural gas heated by means of catalytic combustion being connected to the chamber. The diffuser is part of an outlet of the mixing chamber of the jet pump. The propelling nozzle and the diffuser are disposed such that they can be moved relative to one another in the pump housing. An adjusting mechanism is provided for adjusting the distance between the propelling nozzle and the diffuser as a function of the temperature of the gas mixture flowing out of the mixing chamber through the outlet. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136069 | BURNING EQUIPMENT - The present invention has an object to provide burning equipment that can prevent uneven burning and increase productivity. The burning equipment of the present invention includes: a furnace body ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110136070 | VIBRATING COMPRESSIBLE DENTAL PLATE FOR CORRECTING MALOCCLUSION - A improved vibrating dental plate that allows accelerative forces in addition to vibrating forces to assist in remodeling is provided. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136071 | BRACE CAP - Vibrating dental devices and accessories are provided, including a unique snap fit dental plate and vibrator connection; risers for adjusting the thickness of a dental plate; a pointer or wand that can be clamped onto a dental plate to reach even severely misaligned teeth; a cushioned dental plate having a non-Newtonian fluid therein that allows conformation of the cushion to the dentition, but hardens on use to allow the transmission of vibration to the teeth. Accessories such as carrying cases and docking stations are also provided. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136072 | TACTILE OBJECTS FOR ORTHODONTICS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods, systems, and apparatus's for improving orthodontic treatments. In an embodiment, an orthodontic system including a tactile object is provided for modulating an engagement between a tooth attachment and an orthodontic appliance. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136073 | DENTAL MEASURING DEVICE - Dental devices are disclosed which allows a dental laboratory to accurately create upper front teeth and dentures to the dentist's specific instructions. The interpupillary line and the incisal lines are used to fabricate teeth which are more symmetrical and therefore are more esthetically pleasing than prior devices and procedures. The angle and the distance between the interpupillary line and the incisal line are measured and recorded with a smile guide device. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136074 | Apparatus and Method for Removing Enamel from a Person's Tooth - According to one embodiment, an apparatus for removing enamel from a person's tooth includes a blade portion and a handle portion. The blade portion includes an abrasive surface adapted to remove enamel from the tooth in response to reciprocating movement of the abrasive surface against the enamel of the tooth. The handle portion is coupled to the blade portion, has a substantially solid cross-section, and is adapted to be inserted into a corresponding opening in a driver mechanism that is adapted to drive reciprocating movement of the blade portion to provide the reciprocating movement of the abrasive surface. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136075 | DENTAL INSTRUMENT FOR CUTTING SOFT TISSUE - Disclosed is a dental instrument for cutting soft tissue. The dental instrument for cutting soft tissue according to the present invention includes: a main body having an inlet portion for inserting soft tissue to be cut into the main body; a cutter blade arranged in the main body such that at least a part of the cutter blade is exposed outwardly through the inlet portion; and a lid for covering the upper portion of the main body. The cutter blade includes a first cutter blade having a first cut depth, and a second cutter blade arranged in the vicinity of the first cutter blade, and which has a second cut depth shallower than the first cut depth. The dental instrument of the present invention makes it possible to cut the soft tissue in the deep part of a mouth in an easy and simple process, thereby improving the convenience of soft tissue implantation. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136076 | IDENTIFICATION DEVICE - The invention provides an identification device, which comprises a dental implantation carrier and an information storage element therein. The identification device has good privacy and bio-compatibility. The invention also provides a method for identification by using the device. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136077 | METHOD FOR MAKING A DENTAL PROSTHESIS AND RELATED SURGICAL GUIDE - The invention relates to a method for making dental prostheses and related surgical guides, that comprises making the prosthesis and/or the surgical guide based on a model that reproduces the bone portions of the jaw using a first material and the mucosa portions of the jaw using a second material softer than the first material, and made on the basis of a computer modelling of the mucosa portions and the bone portions of the jaw by radiographic data differentiation. The invention also relates to the individualized production in a single piece of one or more implants for such a dental prosthesis that comprises machining rods or studs of a biocompatible material. The invention further relates to a ready-to-use individualized kit for placing a dental prosthesis, that comprises this type of prosthesis, this type of surgical guide and/or one or more implants of this type, as well as screwing keys for placing the implants and optionally suitable drills. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136078 | IMPLANT BODY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF SAME, AND DENTAL IMPLANT - To obtain improved bio-affinity and high bone attachment in an implant body, a method of manufacture for the implant body, and a dental implant. The implant body is fixed in a contact configuration to bone, and includes the base material formed from zirconia, and a surface layer formed on the surface of the base material and having a lower hardness than the base material. Therefore, in addition to having superior mechanical strength due to the zirconia base material, the soft and flexible surface layer functions as a buffer layer to mitigate the difference in the degree of hardness between the bone and the base material, and therefore the soft surface further improves the bone adhesion characteristics. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136079 | ABUTMENT FOR DENTAL MAGNETIC ATTACHMENT - To attract a magnet in a denture to a keeper fixed at an embedded implant fixture with a complete closed magnetic circuit and without care to metal allergy, an abutment | 2011-06-09 |
20110136080 | METHOD FOR MODELING AN INDIVIDUAL DENTAL PROSTHESIS - Method for modelling an individual dental prosthesis, which includes an abutment, wherein a first geometry is ascertained by a detection device, wherein an auxiliary element is affixed to at least one manipulation implant/implant, and a first data set is determined therefrom. A second data set describing a geometry having at least one manipulation implant/implant without an auxiliary element is ascertained. Using the second data set, which includes no data from auxiliary elements, or using the first and second data sets, a direction of insertion is determined by which a dental prosthesis part is to be pushed onto the abutment. A production method and a system for modelling an individual dental prosthesis and a computer-readable medium having instructions, which, when loaded into a computer, execute the methods A further method is provided for automatically determining a direction of insertion for a dental prosthesis part. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136081 | GUM SAVER TOOTHBRUSH SYSTEM - Gum Saver Toothbrush is a battery or otherwise electrically powered toothbrush. The toothbrush includes a handle and a removable brush head. The bristles on the brush head are designed to roll over the teeth and gums. There is a switch on the handle that allows the user to change the bristle direction of rotation. When brushing the upper teeth and gums, the head rolls downwardly. When brushing the lower teeth and gums, the head rolls upwardly. The chewing surface of the back teeth can be brushed in either direction. There may be two sets of bristles on the brush head. The first set may be long and soft for massaging. The second set may be short and soft for cleaning. There is an optional cylindrical compartment on the handle for either mouthwash or a non-sugar reward for children. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136082 | ELECTRONIC AID - An electronic aid which comprises a device ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110136083 | INSTRUCTIONAL TOOL FOR TEACHING SEARCH SKILLS - A method described herein includes receiving, at a first computer, search data from each of a plurality of interconnected client computing devices, wherein the search data comprises one or more search terms provided to one or more search engines by users of the client computing devices, wherein the search data is independent of the search engines utilized by the users of the client computing device. The method also includes causing the search data to be displayed on a display that is in communication with the first computer. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136084 | NUTRITION TRACKING TOOL - A tool for tracking dietary consumption includes a frame defining a first region representing dietary elements yet to be consumed during a predefined time period, such as a calendar day, and a second region representing dietary elements which have already been consumed during the predefined time period. The tool also includes a plurality of predefined paths bridging the first and second regions and representing selected dietary food groups, additional consumptive elements such as fluids, and physical activities. Tokens associated with each path and representative of a unit consumption or performance are constrained to move serially along the path from one region to another, to thereby advantageously record and otherwise provide a visual confirmation of the satisfaction of the corresponding requirement. The number of tokens in each set of tokens is customized to reflect individualized dietary and other requirements. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136085 | COMPUTER BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING AN INTERVIEWEE IN REMEMBERING AND RECOUNTING INFORMATION ABOUT A PRIOR EVENT USING A COGNITIVE INTERVIEW AND NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING - A computer based system and method for assisting an interviewee in remembering and recounting information about a prior event that occurred using a cognitive interview and natural language processing. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136086 | Systems and Methods for Generating Personality Profiles for Animals - A method of generating a personality profile of at least two animals to determine compatibility potential between the animals, comprises: obtaining a set of answers to a plurality of queries relating to a first of the animals; obtaining a set of answers to a plurality of queries relating to a second of the animals; tabulating each of the sets of answers to obtain an overall score for each of the animals; comparing the overall scores of each of the animals one to another; and determining a compatibility potential between the animals based upon the comparison of the overall scores. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136087 | Juggling Aid and Training Apparatus - An apparatus for assisting in learning the art of juggling comprises a sloping net which is supported by a structure or worn by the juggler himself, whereby any errantly thrown or dropped balls are caught by the net and returned to close proximity of the juggler so that he can easily pick them up and begin to juggle again. Thus the juggler is relieved of and no longer required to waste time and energy chasing lost balls and more importantly having to bend over or squat down to the floor surface to retrieve them. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136088 | CONTROL BAR FOR DOWNHILL SKIING - A device to assist in the teaching of downhill skiing which is fabricated of a resilient material and is configured and graphically adorned to encourage the proper positioning of the upper body and hands to maintain control. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136089 | MULTIPLE TARGETS, PHYSICAL ABILITY ENHANCER APPARATUS - Disclosed is an exercise apparatus and method for using the exercise apparatus to improve hand-eye coordination, body coordination, and peripheral vision. The exercise apparatus has a horizontal member placed parallel to a floor and above a user. There are a plurality of target objects tethered to said horizontal member via a tether from each target object to the horizontal member. The plurality of target objects hang down from the horizontal member and are spaced along the horizontal member with enough space between tethers to permit each of said plurality of target objects to swing independently from rest of the target objects. To enhance a user's physical abilities, the user sets at least two of the target objects in motion and keeps the target objects in motion by hitting the target objects appropriately. The user may also avoid the moving target objects by moving the user's body appropriately. The user may remain standing/sitting in one place while keeping the target objects moving and avoiding being hit by the target objects, and/or the user may move around the target objects while performing the exercises. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136090 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR PRACTICING DENTAL TREATMENTS - A method, system, device and an artificial tooth is disclosed for simulating both pain and anesthesia in a model of jaws. The tooth is equipped with sensors and connected to a data processing unit, memory unit and audiovisual display unit. The system is for teaching and practicing in the field of dentistry according to which removing artificial tooth or artificial bone substances by a dental drill, generates signals of pseudo pain with different intensities. Signals are fed to the data processing unit which simulates perception of the simulated pain and accordingly to said audio-visual display unit which simulates reaction to the different intensities of generated pseudo pain signals by playing different sounds which are stored in said memory unit. Furthermore, the system is able to simulate anesthesia by generating block signals as a result of applying different anesthetic techniques by means of a dental syringe connected to the system. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136091 | Illustrated guide for the identification of organisms in the field - Illustrated guide for the identification of organisms in the field comprising at least one sheet ( | 2011-06-09 |
20110136092 | EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS - Systems, methods and apparatus for organising and monitoring education of one or more students are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a topic planner for the student comprising at least one topic category to be studied by the student and a student tracker linked to the topic planner for tracking progress by the student in studying the at least one topic category. Embodiments include a master sheet linked to the topic planner for each student, the master sheet identifying each student, a subject and one or more subject topics, and a class tracker linked to one or more of the topic planner, the master sheet and/or the student tracker for tracking progress by each student in studying each topic and each topic category. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136093 | Personalized studying path generating method in serious game - The present invention relates to a personalized studying path generating method in a serious game. The personalized studying path generating method in the serious game according to the present invention comprises (a) generating serious criteria on a learning ability based on study elements required for the serious game and a relation between the study elements; (b) projecting user information and target information onto the serious criteria; (c) simplifying first criteria which the user information is projected onto and second criteria which the target information is projected onto by reducing a dimension of the first criteria and the second criteria; (d) comparing the simplified first and second criteria; (e) generating a personalized optimum studying path from the first to the second criteria; and (f) studying according to the optimum studying path. Accordingly, the present invention sets a personalized studying path by evaluating user's learning ability according to a standard and enables a user to play the game according to his/her ability to thereby improve study efficiency. Also, the present invention may minimize difference of study efficiency arising from different study inclination and circumstances between individuals. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136094 | DIDACTIC APPLIANCE - Deficiencies in existing attempts at educational software solutions are addressed by providing systems, methods, and devices that both replicate and facilitate the necessary elements of successful classroom-based learning, while taking advantage of the platform-specific benefits of handheld computing devices. Various applications address the issue of the limited screen size of mobile devices by using the motion sensors of the devices both to move from one part of a program to another, thus eliminating the need for on-screen navigation buttons and allowing the entire screen to be used for content, and also to reinforce learning through the use of mnemonics. In these applications, the user rotates the device after completing each step, in sequence, of a process-based series of problem solving techniques. Group learning dynamics are also reproduced through a study group feature. | 2011-06-09 |
20110136095 | BIOREACTOR FOR PRODUCING A TISSUE PROSTHESIS, PARTICULARLY A HEART VALVE - The invention relates to a bioreactor for producing a tissue prosthesis, particularly a heart valve, comprising a reactor chamber for holding a fluid nutrient medium and a prosthesis support, a device for placing the prosthesis support in the area of the reaction chamber, and a drive device for generating a pulsation flow of the nutrient medium inside the reactor chamber. The bioreactor is characterized in that an exciter device is provided for generating a frequency excitation of the nutrient medium and/or of the prosthesis support, said frequency excitation superimposing the pulsation flow of the nutrient medium. The invention also relates to a method for operating a bioreactor. | 2011-06-09 |