26th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130164579 | BATTERY INSPECTION APPARATUS - A battery inspection apparatus includes a temperature control system configured to provide a temperature control of the batteries by supplying a temperature control fluid through a battery supporting portion to flow, between adjacent batteries, the fluid along the side surfaces thereof and by discharging the fluid through a contactor supporting portion. The contactor supporting portion is provided to face the battery supporting portion and supports a plurality of contactors. The temperature control system may include at least one cross-flow fan that is arranged along an array direction of the batteries, a vent of the fan directed to the plurality of batteries, in order to supply an air flow toward the plurality of batteries. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164580 | PORTABLE STORAGE BATTERY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND USING METHOD THEREOF - The invention discloses a portable storage battery for electric vehicles and a using method thereof. The portable storage battery includes storage battery units that include a storage battery casing, a storage battery cell is arranged in the storage battery casing, a socket is arranged at the end of the storage battery casing, and the socket is provided with a power plug. According to the invention, voltage required to drive one vehicle is in a manner of decentralization decomposed layer by layer, which brings convenience to both dismounting and mounting of the storage battery. The storage battery units are put in storage battery boxes in electric vehicles and connected with each other in series for use; in a case of out of power, the storage battery units are pulled out and then put into a charging cabinet to be connected with the charging cabinet through the socket to be charged. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164581 | SINGLE CELL AND POWER BATTERY PACK COMPRISING THE SAME - A single cell and a power battery pack comprising the same are provided. The single cell comprises: a shell; a cover board sealing an open end of the shell; an electrode core disposed inside the shell; an electrode terminal extending through the cover board, the electrode terminal comprising a first end portion connected with the electrode core inside the shell, a second end portion protruding outside the shell, and a middle portion between the first end portion and the second end portion; and an insulating member disposed between the electrode terminal and the cover board for insulating the electrode terminal; wherein each of the first end portion and the second end portion comprises a plurality of flexible conductive members. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164582 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY WITH HYBRID WELD - An electric storage battery including a jelly roll type electrode assembly having a mandrel. The mandrel includes a positive portion, negative portion and removable portion. The mandrel has two faces with grooves dimensioned to accommodate positive and negative feedthrough pins. Electrodes are welded to the mandrel using an ultrasonic weld to the face on which the electrodes are attached. An additional weld is made to at least one ultrasonic weld using a through-mandrel laser weld, incident on the opposite face from which the ultrasonic weld. The laser melts the mandrel such that molten mandrel material fills the area under the foil at the area of the ultrasonic weld, the surface area of the foil being significantly increased by knurls formed by ultrasonic welding. Electrodes are wrapped around the mandrel using the removable portion to wind the mandrel. The mandrel allows tighter wrapping of the jelly roll assembly increasing battery miniaturization. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164583 | THROUGH WELD INTERCONNECT JOINT - An electric storage battery including a jelly roll type electrode assembly having a mandrel. The mandrel includes a positive portion, a negative portion and a removable portion. The mandrel can be planar, having two faces with grooves on the positive and negative portions. The grooves are dimensioned to accommodate positive and negative feedthrough pins. The mandrel is welded to the feedthrough pins by using a laser beam incident on the opposite face of the mandrel from the face on which the grooves and pins are located. The laser beam melts the mandrel such that molten mandrel material fills the grooves welding the feedthrough pins in place. Electrodes are wrapped around the mandrel using the removable portion to wind the mandrel. The removable portion can be detached. The mandrel allows tighter wrapping of the jelly roll assembly and increasing battery miniaturization. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164584 | NEGATIVE-LIMITED LITHIUM-ION BATTERY - A rechargeable lithium-ion battery includes a housing including a titanium or a titanium alloy, a positive electrode having a first capacity and at least one positive active material selected from the group consisting of LiCoO | 2013-06-27 |
20130164585 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery including: a battery unit including a battery cell and a lead tab that protrudes from the battery cell; a frame case for supporting the battery unit and including a first support portion for supporting the battery cell and a second support portion for supporting the lead tab; and a connection member for perforating a connection hole formed in the lead tab and extending in a direction of the second support unit, wherein the connection hole of the lead tab includes: a first connection hole that is spaced apart from a first edge of the lead tab by a first width; and a second connection hole that is spaced apart from a second edge of the lead tab by a second width. The secondary battery may reduce electrical resistance of a charge/discharge path and has improved efficiency. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164586 | STORAGE DEVICE - A storage device is provided where a stored object may be arranged appropriately on the shelf plate without using a partition member or a locking member and the shelf plate may store the stored object appropriately even though vibration or inclination occurs. A storage device includes a storage shelf having a shelf plate where a concave portion is formed at a predetermined arrangement position, and a stored object arranged at the predetermined arrangement position and having a convex portion which is fitted into the concave portion without being loosened substantially. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164587 | Staging system for battery on a portable tool - A portable battery-operated tool having a frame on which there are a working component, a drive, and a battery assembly. The battery assembly consists of a battery with at least a first electrical connector and housing with at least a second electrical connector. The battery is movable guidingly between first and second positions. With the battery in the first position the at least first electrical connector is electrically engaged with the at least second electrical connector. With the battery in the second position the at least first electrical connector is electrically disengaged from the at least second electrical connector so that the battery is not powering the drive to allow the drive to be operated. The battery assembly further has a locking assembly through which the battery is selectively releasably fixed in the second position. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164588 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a base, a battery module and an upper cover. The battery module is disposed in the base. The battery module includes a tray and at least one battery unit. The battery unit is disposed on the tray. The upper cover is connected to the base and covers the battery module. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164589 | ELECTRIC TOOL POWERED BY A PLURALITY OF BATTERY PACKS AND ADAPTER THEREFOR - An electric power tool comprises a main body supporting a tool and an electric motor housed in the main body for driving the tool. A plurality of first battery interfaces is configured to removably receive or attach a plurality of first battery packs and to electrically connect the plurality of attached first battery packs in series with the electric motor. A plurality of indicators is configured to communicate information concerning the respective conditions of the plurality of attached first battery packs. The plurality of indicators is arranged such that all of the indicators are simultaneously viewable by a user of the electric power tool. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164590 | ROTARY JIG OF BATTERY CELL AND PROCESS OF WELDING FOR BATTERY CELL USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a rotary jig for battery cells to successively manufacture battery cells having different sizes including a main body configured to have a hexahedral structure having a rotary rod mounted at a lower end thereof, the main body being provided at sides thereof with mounting frames having sizes corresponding to sizes of battery cells so that the battery cells can be uprightly mounted in the mounting frames in a state in which electrode terminals of the battery cells are exposed upward, a die disposed at a lower end of the main body, the die connected to the rotary rod so that the die can be rotated manually or by a rotary motor, and support members formed at the die to support the mounting frames of the main body and the battery cells mounted in the mounting frames, wherein the rotary rod is rotated so that resistance welding is performed with respect to a portion of one of battery cells to be welded using a welding rod located above the battery cell in a state in which the battery cells are mounted to the corresponding sides of the main body. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164591 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND REMOVABLE BATTERY CASE THEREFOR - A portable electronic apparatus and a removable battery case therefor are disclosed. The portable electronic apparatus includes an apparatus casing, a battery, and the removable battery case. The apparatus casing has an accommodating slot and includes a first rotation engagement structure at the opening of the accommodating slot. The removable battery case includes a casing body and a casing cover. The casing body has a battery accommodating space containing the battery. The casing cover is connected to the casing body in a rotatable way. When the casing body is inserted into the accommodating slot from the opening, the casing cover covers the opening by a second rotation engagement structure of the casing cover engaged with the first rotation engagement structure. Therefore, the casing body can keep non-rotated in the above insertion to permit various structure designs for the electrical connection between the apparatus casing and the removable battery case. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164592 | Method and Apparatus for Manufacturing a Battery for a Vehicle - A battery module assembly and method of assembling a battery. The battery module assembly includes a plurality of modules in which a plurality of battery cells are preassembled. The modules are compressed by end plates that are held together under compression by a plurality of linking members. The end plates may include a protrusion that applies pressure to the central portion of the battery cells within the modules. The central portion of the end plates may be partially spherical, partially cylindrical or a flat surface. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164593 | Modular Fluid Transport System - A modular thermal management system for a battery in an electric vehicle is provided. In one embodiment, a modular thermal management system for a battery in an electric vehicle is provided. The modular system includes a plurality of manifold segments. Each of the manifold segments further comprises a plurality of fluid ports adapted to connect to a heat exchanger fin for a battery cell. Each manifold segment corresponds to a battery stack comprised of a plurality cells and heat exchanger fins. At least one manifold clip is provided for securing two adjacent manifold segments together. The manifold clip bridges the coupling joint and engages retention features on each of the two manifold segments in order to inhibiting separation longitudinally between the two manifold segments. A plurality of manifold clips are configured to secure a plurality of manifold segments together accommodate a plurality of battery stack configurations. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164594 | ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE CELL AND APPARATUS - The invention relates to an electrical energy storage cell comprising an electrical energy storage structure, a housing which receives the electrical energy storage structure and surrounds it in a sealed manner, and at least two contact elements which are accessible outside the housing for the electrical connection to electrode regions of the electrical energy storage structure. At least one heat conducting element, which is constructed separately from the electrical energy storage structure and is designed and equipped to absorb heat from the electrical energy storage structure and to release heat to outside of the housing, is disposed inside the housing. The invention also relates to an electrical energy storage device comprising an array of electrical energy storage cells. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164595 | BUS BAR MODULE - It is an object of the present invention to prevent a temperature of a bus bar from being raised excessively in a bus bar module for a battery pack. A first vent hole and a second vent hole are formed in a portion surrounding each of hollow portions in bus bar housing portions in the bus bar, a surrounding portion and a cover member. The first vent hole and the second vent hole form an air flow path communicating from an upstream side to a downstream side in a predetermined air cooling direction. In the case in which the air cooling direction is a direction in which an electrode is extended from a battery cell, the first vent hole is formed in a portion positioned in a clearance between the adjacent battery cells in each bus bar and the second vent hole is formed on the cover member. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164596 | BATTERY SEPARATOR FOR A STORAGE BATTERY - A battery separator for a lead acid (storage) battery is made from a thermoplastic sheet material. The sheet material has a central region flanked by peripheral regions. The central region includes a plurality of longitudinally extending ribs that are integrally formed from the sheet material. The peripheral regions are free of ribs and may include a densified structure. Also disclosed are a method of producing the foregoing separator, an envelope separator made from the sheet material, and a method of making the envelope separator. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164597 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY SEPARATOR WITH SHUTDOWN PROPERTY - Provided is a microporous separator for a lithium secondary battery having shutdown properties wherein the separator comprises a propylene random copolymer which has a melt index of 0.5-10 g/10 minutes and comprises one or more species of comonomers in the content of 0.1-8 wt %. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164598 | MICROPOROUS FILM, PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF THE FILM, AND USE OF THE FILM - The invention relates to microporous polymeric membranes suitable for use as battery separator film. The membrane comprises polyethylene, polypropylene, and polymethylpentene. The invention also relates to a method for producing such a membrane, batteries containing such membranes as battery separators, methods for making such batteries, and methods for using such batteries. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164599 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module including a plurality of battery cells, each of the battery cells including a terminal such that the plurality of battery cells provide a plurality of terminals, wherein a terminal of one of the battery cells is connected to a terminal of an adjacent battery cell with a connecting member; a top plate on the plurality of battery cells, the top plate including an opening corresponding to a position of the terminals connected by the connecting member such that the terminals connected by the connecting member extend therethrough, and a terminal cover detachably covering the opening of the top plate, the terminal cover including a release that selectively detaches the terminal cover from the top plate. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164600 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PACK FOR AN ELECTRICAL LOAD - The invention is directed to a rechargeable battery pack for an electrical load with the load being connected to the rechargeable battery pack by a connection cable. A housing of the rechargeable battery pack has an inner space for accommodating a large number of rechargeable individual cells which are electrically connected to one another and supply the load via the connection cable. To provide the housing with a high level of stability, provision is made for the receiving space in the housing to be subdivided into individual receptacles by partition walls. A cell pack includes a predefined number of the individual cells and is arranged in a corresponding individual receptacle. Each cell pack forms an independent unit which is held in the individual receptacle. The individual cells of a cell pack are electrically and mechanically connected to one another by cell connectors. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164601 | BUS BAR HOLDER - A bus bar holder for connecting electrode terminals of a plurality of batteries arranged in a lengthwise direction, the bus bar holder including a bus bar holder plate having an opening in a lengthwise direction thereof and configured such that at least some electrode terminals of the plurality of batteries are extendable through the opening and slidable along the opening; and a bus bar for electrically connecting at least two electrode terminals of adjacent batteries, wherein the bus bar holder plate includes a settling groove in which the bus bar is settled, and the bus bar attached to the electrode terminals is slidable when the electrode terminal slides along the opening. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164602 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - An energy storage device including an active electrolyte, a first electrode and a second electrode is provided. The active electrolyte contains protons and ion pairs with a redox ability. The first electrode and the second electrode coexist in the active electrolyte and are separated from each other. The first electrode and the second electrode respectively include an active material producing a redox-reaction with the active electrolyte or an active material producing ion adsorption/desorption with the active electrolyte. The active electrolyte receives electrons from the first electrode and/or the second electrode so as to perform a redox-reaction for charge storage. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164603 | SECONDARY BATTERY - The object is to provide a secondary battery with higher performance, and especially to provide a secondary battery having low impedance. An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a secondary battery, comprising an electrode assembly in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are oppositely disposed, an electrolyte liquid, and a package which encloses the electrode assembly and the electrolyte liquid inside; wherein the negative electrode is formed by binding a negative electrode active substance to a negative electrode collector with a negative electrode binder; and wherein the electrolyte liquid comprises a fluorine-containing cyclic ether compound. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164604 | SECONDARY BATTERY - An objection is to provide a high performance secondary battery having good flame retardancy and cycle properties. The present exemplary embodiment provides a secondary battery comprising an electrode assembly in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are arranged to face each other, an electrolyte liquid and a package accommodating the electrode assembly and the electrolyte liquid, wherein the negative electrode is formed by binding a negative electrode active substance comprising a metal (a) capable of being alloyed with lithium, a metal oxide (b) capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions and a carbon material (c) capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions, to a negative electrode current collector, with a negative electrode binder, and the electrolyte liquid comprises a supporting salt and an electrolytic solvent, the electrolytic solvent comprising at least one phosphate ester compound selected from phosphite esters, phosphonate esters and bisphosphonate esters. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164605 | SECONDARY BATTERY - An object of the present invention is to provide a secondary battery in which the decomposition of an electrolyte liquid is suppressed and the generation of a gas is reduced, even in the case of using a laminate film as a package. The present exemplary embodiment is a secondary battery of a stacked laminate type comprising an electrode assembly in which a positive electrode and a negative electrode are arranged to face each other, an electrolyte liquid, and a package accommodating the electrode assembly and the electrolyte liquid, wherein the negative electrode is made by binding a negative electrode active substance containing a metal (a) capable of being alloyed with lithium, a metal oxide (b) capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions, and a carbon material (c) capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions, to a negative electrode current collector, with at least one selected from polyimides and polyamideimides; and the electrolyte liquid comprises acrylonitrile or an acrylonitrile compound being an acrylonitrile derivative. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164606 | PACKING MATERIAL FOR BATTERY CASE AND BATTERY CASE - A battery case material includes a biaxially stretched polyamide film layer as an outer layer, a thermoplastic resin unstretched film layer as an inner layer, and an aluminum foil layer interposed between the two film layers. As the biaxially stretched polyamide film, a biaxially stretched polyamide film having a density of 1,132 to 1,158 kg/m | 2013-06-27 |
20130164607 | LAMINATED LITHIUM BATTERY - A lithium battery comprises at least one battery cell on a support, the battery cell comprising a plurality of electrodes about an electrolyte. A protective casing comprises a cover spaced apart from and covering the battery cell to form a gap therebetween with a polymer filling the gap. In one version, the polymer comprises polyvinylidene chloride polymer. First and second terminals extend out of the protective casing, the first and second terminals being connected to different electrodes of the battery cell. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164608 | SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, ELECTRIC POWER STORAGE SYSTEM, ELECTRIC POWER TOOL, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A secondary battery includes: a cathode; an anode; and an electrolytic solution. The anode includes a material including Si, Sn, or both as constituent elements. The electrolytic solution includes an unsaturated cyclic ester carbonate represented by the following Formula (1), | 2013-06-27 |
20130164609 | NONAQUEOUS SOLVENT, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE, AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A power storage device using an organic solvent as a nonaqueous solvent for a nonaqueous electrolyte, in which a CV charging period in CCCV charging can be prevented from being extended and which has high performance, can be provided. The power storage device includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The nonaqueous electrolyte includes an ionic liquid including an alicyclic quaternary ammonium cation having one or more substituents and a counter anion to the alicyclic quaternary ammonium cation, a cyclic ester, and an alkali metal salt. In particular, in the power storage device, the ionic liquid content is greater than or equal to 70 wt % and less than 100 wt % per unit weight of the ionic liquid and the cyclic ester in the nonaqueous electrolyte, or greater than or equal to 50 wt % and less than 80 wt % per unit weight of the nonaqueous electrolyte. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164610 | IONIC LIQUID, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE, AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A nonaqueous electrolyte of the present invention includes an ionic liquid including a first alicyclic quaternary ammonium cation having one or more substituents, a second alicyclic quaternary ammonium cation having an alicyclic skeleton that is the same as an alicyclic skeleton of the first alicyclic quaternary ammonium cation, and a counter anion to the first alicyclic quaternary ammonium cation and the second alicyclic quaternary ammonium cation and an alkali metal salt. In the second alicyclic quaternary ammonium cation, one of substituents bonded to a nitrogen atom in the alicyclic skeleton is a substituent including a halogen element. In the ionic liquid, the amount of a salt including the second alicyclic quaternary ammonium cation is less than or equal to 1 wt % per unit weight of the ionic liquid, or is less than or equal to 0.8 wt % per unit weight of the nonaqueous electrolyte. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164611 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE - Disclosed is a power storage device including a negative electrode and a positive electrode. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector including a common portion and a plurality of protrusions protruding from the common portion, and a negative electrode active material layer which covers a side surface of the protrusion. The positive electrode faces the negative electrode with an electrolyte provided therebetween. In the plurality of protrusions, a distance between adjacent protrusions is a distance with which adjacent negative electrode active material layers are in contact with each other before the capacity of the negative electrode active material layer reaches the theoretical capacity of the negative electrode active material layer by insertion of carrier ions from the positive electrode. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164612 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF - A non-aqueous secondary battery which has high charge-discharge capacity, can be charged and discharged at high speed, and has little deterioration in battery characteristics due to charge and discharge is provided. A negative electrode includes a current collector and an active material layer. The current collector includes a plurality of protrusion portions extending in a substantially perpendicular direction and a base portion connected to the plurality of protrusion portions. The protrusion portions and the base portion are formed using the same material containing titanium. Top surfaces and side surfaces of the protrusion portions and a top surface of the base portion are covered with the active material layer. The active material layer includes a plurality of whiskers. The active material layer may be covered with graphene. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164613 | TERMINAL LEAD - A terminal lead | 2013-06-27 |
20130164614 | CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION FOR COATING A CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR A BATTERY OR AN ELECTRICAL DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR, CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR BATTERY OR ELECTRICAL DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR, BATTERY, AND ELECTRICAL DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR - A conductive composition for coating a current collector of coating a current collector for a battery or an electrical double layer capacitor, where the adhesion properties between a battery current collector and an active material layer are increased to improve the battery characteristics is presented. A battery using the battery current collector using the composition is also presented. The conductive composition for coating the current collector includes a vinylsilane copolymer, a polycarboxylic acid, and a conductive auxiliary. The formulation of the vinylsilane copolymer is also presented. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164615 | CONDUCTIVE POLYMER-COATED, SHAPED SULFUR-NANOCOMPOSITE CATHODES FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERIES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a nanocomposite comprising shaped sulfur and a polymer layer coating the shaped sulfur. An alternative embodiment of the disclosure provides a method of synthesizing a nanocomposite. This method comprises forming a shaped sulfur. This may include preparing an aqueous solution of a sulfur-based ion and a micelle-forming agent, and adding a nucleating agent. The method further includes coating the shaped sulfur with a polymer layer. Another embodiment of the disclosure provides a cathode comprising nanocomposites of the present disclosure, and batteries incorporating such cathodes. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164616 | METAL OXYGEN BATTERY - There is provided a metal oxygen battery which uses an oxygen-storing material containing YMnO | 2013-06-27 |
20130164617 | ANODE MATERIAL, LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANODE MATERIAL - The main object of the present invention is to provide an anode material capable of improving cycling characteristics of a lithium secondary battery. The present invention solves the problem by providing an anode material comprising a reactant between: a metal oxide represented by a general formula of M | 2013-06-27 |
20130164618 | NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - A negative electrode active material of a non-aqueous secondary battery of the present invention includes a first active material, a second active material, and a third active material. The first active material is a carbon material having a D/G ratio of 0.15 or less, where G represents the peak intensity observed in a Raman spectrum from 1578 to 1592 cm | 2013-06-27 |
20130164619 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY - The positive electrode active material layer includes a plurality of particles of a positive electrode active material and a reaction mixture where reduced graphene oxide is bonded to a polymer having a functional group as a side chain. The reduced graphene oxide has a sheet-like shape and high conductivity and thus functions as a conductive additive by being in contact with the plurality of particles of the positive electrode active material. The reaction mixture serves as an excellent binder since the reduced graphene oxide is bonded to the polymer. Therefore, even a small amount of the reaction mixture where the reduced graphene oxide is covalently bonded to the polymer excellently serves as a conductive additive and a binder. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164620 | CATHODE FOR LITHIUM-SULFUR SECONDARY BATTERY CONTAINING SULFUR-INFILTRATED MESOPOROUS NANOCOMPOSITE STRUCTURE AND MESOPOROUS NANO CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL - Disclosed is a cathode for a lithium-sulfur secondary battery. The cathode for the lithium-sulfur secondary battery includes a sulfur-infiltrated mesoporous nanocomposite structure and a mesoporous conductive material. The sulfur-infiltrated mesoporous nanocomposite structure includes a mesoporous conductive material with pores infiltrated with sulfur particles. The mesoporous conductive material has vacant pores and the same type of mesoporous conductive material as the sulfur-infiltrated mesoporous nanocomposite structure. Here, the sulfur-infiltrated mesoporous nanocomposite structure and the mesoporous conductive material are disposed at a volume ratio of about 1:0.1 to 0.9 and are adjacent to each other. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164621 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL POWDER FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR CAPACITOR, LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND CAPACITOR - A negative electrode material powder for a lithium ion secondary battery having a conductive carbon film on the surface of a lower-silicon-oxide powder; wherein a specific surface area in BET measurement ranges from more than 0.3 m | 2013-06-27 |
20130164622 | POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - A positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery including a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1: | 2013-06-27 |
20130164623 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - The present invention provides a positive electrode active material. The positive electrode active material is represented by the following formula (I) and has a BET specific surface area of larger than 5 m | 2013-06-27 |
20130164624 | POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PREPARING SAME AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - Disclosed are a positive active material that includes a core particle including a lithium-containing compound configured to reversibly intercalate and deintercalate lithium, and a coating layer on a surface of the core particle, the coating layer including a material including a carbon-fluorine (C—F) bond, a method of manufacturing the same, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the positive active material. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164625 | SULFUR-CARBON COMPOSITE CATHODES FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERIES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - This disclosure relates to a method of synthesizing a sulfur-carbon composite comprising forming an aqueous solution of a sulfur-based ion and carbon source, adding an acid to the aqueous solution such that the sulfur-based ion nucleates as sulfur upon the surface of the carbon source; and forming an electrically conductive network from the carbon source. The sulfur-carbon composite includes the electrically conductive network with nucleated sulfur. It also relates to a sulfur-carbon composite comprising a carbon-based material, configured such that the carbon-based material creates an electrically conductive network and a plurality of sulfur granules in electrical communication with the electrically conductive network, and configured such that the sulfur granules are reversibly reactive with alkali metal. It further relates to batteries comprising a cathode comprising such a carbon-based material along with an anode and an electrolyte. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164626 | BINDER-FREE SULFUR-CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE CATHODES FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERIES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - The present disclosure includes a sulfur-carbon nanotube composite comprising a sheet of carbon nanotubes and sulfur nucleated upon the carbon nanotubes, and methods for synthesizing the same. In some embodiments, the sulfur-carbon composite may further be binder-free and include a sheet of carbon nanotubes, rendering a binder and a current collector unnecessary. In other embodiments of the present disclosure, a cathode comprising the sulfur-carbon nanotube composite is disclosed. In additional embodiments of the present disclosure, batteries may include the cathodes described herein. Those batteries may achieve high rate capabilities. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164627 | COATING AND LITHIATION OF INORGANIC OXIDANTS BY REACTION WITH LITHIATED REDUCTANTS - A method for producing conductive carbon coated particles of an at least partially lithiated electroactive core material comprises the step of premixing an oxidant electroactive material with a metallated reductant followed by chemically reacting the oxidant electroactive material with the metallated reductant, said reductant being a coating precursor, said metal being at least one alkaline and/or at least one alkaline earth metal, and said chemically reacting being performed under conditions allowing reduction and metallation of the electroactive material via insertion/intercalation of the alkaline metal cation(s) and/or the alkaline earth metal cation(s) and coating formation via a polymerisation reaction like polyanionic or radicalic polymerisation of the reductant. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164628 | IONICALLY CONDUCTIVE MEMBRANES FOR PROTECTION OF ACTIVE METAL ANODES AND BATTERY CELLS - Disclosed are ionically conductive membranes for protection of active metal anodes and methods for their fabrication. The membranes may be incorporated in active metal negative electrode (anode) structures and battery cells. In accordance with the invention, the membrane has the desired properties of high overall ionic conductivity and chemical stability towards the anode, the cathode and ambient conditions encountered in battery manufacturing. The membrane is capable of protecting an active metal anode from deleterious reaction with other battery components or ambient conditions while providing a high level of ionic conductivity to facilitate manufacture and/or enhance performance of a battery cell in which the membrane is incorporated. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164629 | POLYMIDE BLEND NANOFIBER AND ITS USE IN BATTERY SEPARATOR - A polyimide blend nanofiber and its use in battery separator are disclosed. The polyimide blend nanofiber is made of two kinds of polyimide precursors by high pressure electrostatic spinning and then high temperature imidization processing, wherein one of the polyimide precursor does not melt under high temperature ,and the other is meltable at a temperature of 300-400° C. The polyimide blend nanofiber of present invention has high temperature-resistance, high chemical stability, high porosity, good mechanical strength and good permeability, and can be applied as battery separator. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164630 | SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, ELECTRIC POWER STORAGE SYSTEM, ELECTRIC POWER TOOL, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A secondary battery includes: a cathode; an anode; and a gel electrolyte. The gel electrolyte includes an electrolytic solution and a polymer compound. The electrolytic solution includes an unsaturated cyclic ester carbonate represented by the following Formula (1), | 2013-06-27 |
20130164631 | SULFIDE SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL AND LITHIUM SOLID STATE BATTERY - The main object of the present invention is to provide a sulfide solid electrolyte material with high Li ion conductivity. The present invention solves the problem by providing a sulfide solid electrolyte material comprising an ion conductor with an ortho-composition, and LiI, characterized in that the sulfide solid electrolyte material is glass with a glass transition point. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164632 | SULFIDE SOLID ELECTROLYTE GLASS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SULFIDE SOLID ELECTROLYTE GLASS, AND LITHIUM SOLID STATE BATTERY - An object of the present invention is to provide a sulfide solid electrolyte glass producing a tiny amount of hydrogen sulfide. The present invention attains the above-mentioned object by providing a sulfide solid electrolyte glass including Li | 2013-06-27 |
20130164633 | Nonaqueous Electrolyte Battery and Battery Pack - A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode contains active material particles and a coating material. The active material particles are represented by any one of the following formulae (1) to (3): | 2013-06-27 |
20130164634 | MIXTURES AND USE THEREOF IN LITHIUM ION BATTERIES - A mixture useful as an electrolyte in lithium ion batteries and use thereof are provided. Lithium ion batteries with good performance, especially good cyclability after prolonged operation are obtained. The mixture contains an aprotic organic solvent, a cyclic compound containing C | 2013-06-27 |
20130164635 | USE OF EXPANDED GRAPHITE IN LITHIUM/SULPHUR BATTERIES - The present invention relates to a solid composite for use in the cathode of a lithium- sulphur electric current producing cell wherein the solid composite comprises 1 to 75 wt.-% of expanded graphite, 25 to 99 wt.-% of sulphur, 0 to 50 wt.-% of one or more further conductive agents other than expanded graphite, and 0 to 50 wt.-% one or more binder, based on the total amount of the solid composite, a lithium-sulphur electric current producing cell comprising (i) a cathode comprising the solid composite, (ii) an anode and (iii) an electrolyte interposed between said cathode and said anode, and a process for preparing the solid composite comprising the steps (I) preparing a slurry comprising sulphur, expanded graphite, and optionally further components in a liquid medium by dispersing the sulphur, the expanded graphite, and optionally the further components in the liquid medium; (H) casting the slurry provided in step (I) on a substrate or placing the slurry provided in step (I) into a mold; and (III) removing some or all of the liquid medium from the slurry cast in step (II) to form a solid composite. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164636 | HYBRID ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - A hybrid energy storage device includes a positive electrode comprising open-structured carbonaceous materials and at least one lithium-containing inorganic compound characterized by Li | 2013-06-27 |
20130164637 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - A non-aqueous electrolyte solution includes an electrolyte solution including an amide compound and a lithium salt, and a dinitrile compound substituted by a hetero atom at a main chain, and a lithium secondary battery includes the non-aqueous electrolyte solution. By using the non-aqueous electrolyte solution, a lithium secondary battery having an improved swelling phenomenon and an increased charging/discharging performance may be provided. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164638 | METAL-OXYGEN BATTERY - Aims at providing a metal oxygen battery capable of supplying oxygen and perform charge/discharge stably. A metal oxygen battery | 2013-06-27 |
20130164639 | COMPRESSION FILL OF ANODE OF A FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A method for filling a fuel cell system with a fuel during start-up is disclosed, the method including the steps of providing a fuel cell stack having a plurality of fuels cells, each fuel cell having an active area, the fuel cell stack including an anode supply manifold and an anode exhaust manifold, the anode supply manifold and in fluid communication with a source of fuel; providing an anode sub-system in fluid communication with an anode side of the fuel cell stack; and supplying the fuel to the fuel cell stack substantially uniformly and substantially simultaneously to compress any fluids in the fuel cell stack into a volume between an end of each active area adjacent to the anode exhaust manifold and an outlet of the anode sub-system. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164640 | OPERATION METHOD OF POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - An operation method of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell system including an anode ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130164641 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a fuel-gas supply path, a fuel-gas circulation path, a first flow adjuster, an ejector, a bypass flow path, and a second flow adjuster. The fuel cell has a fuel-gas flow path and an oxidant-gas flow path. The bypass flow path connects an upstream section of the fuel-gas supply path located upstream of the first flow adjuster to a downstream section of the fuel-gas supply path located downstream of the ejector so as to cause fuel gas to bypass the first flow adjuster and the ejector. The second flow adjuster is provided in the bypass flow path to adjust a flow rate of the fuel gas by intermittently ejecting the fuel gas at a larger flow rate than the first flow adjuster. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164642 | Electrically Powered Vehicle Having a Fuel Cell Comprising a Sodium Chlorate Decomposition Reactor for Supplying the Cell with Oxygen - An electrically powered vehicle includes a fuel cell with a decomposition reactor for decomposing sodium chlorate (NaClO | 2013-06-27 |
20130164643 | SILENCER FOR REDUCING ACOUSTIC NOISE OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A silencer installed in a fuel cell system includes a plurality of expansion chambers connected to a predetermined apparatus of the fuel cell system, wherein the plurality of expansion chambers serially reduces acoustic noise of air discharged from the predetermined apparatus and a resonator connected to an expansion chamber of the plurality of expansion chambers, wherein the resonator reduces acoustic noise received from the expansion chamber in another frequency band, which is different from a frequency band of the acoustic noise reduced by the plurality of expansion chambers, where one of the plurality of expansion chambers comprises an inlet pipe which receives air from the predetermined apparatus, another of the plurality of expansion chambers comprises an outlet pipe which discharges air flowed into the plurality of expansion chambers, and an intermediate pipe is disposed between the plurality of expansion chambers. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164644 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRESSURE OSCILLATION IN ANODE OF FUEL CELL STACK - Disclosed is a system and method for controlling pressure oscillation in an anode of a fuel cell stack. In particular, an electronic control unit is configured to determine operation information including a reference power mapped based on the operating pressure of a fuel cell system and a reference differential pressure between at least two predetermined points in a vicinity of the anode, compare the power of the fuel cell system with the reference power and, when the power is less than the reference power, control the pressure in the anode to be an oscillating target pressure, and compare the measured differential pressure between the at least two points with the reference differential pressure and, when the measured differential pressure is less than the reference differential pressure, reduce a purge valve operation cycle. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164645 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130164646 | FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack includes a terminal plate, an insulating member, and an end plate at one end of a stack body formed by stacking a plurality of power generation cells. A heat insulating member and the terminal plate are placed in a recess of the insulating member. The heat insulating member is formed by stacking metal plates and metal plates together alternately. The metal plate is formed by cutting the outer end of a first metal separator of the power generation cell into a frame shape and the metal plate is formed by cutting the outer end of a second metal separator of the power generation cell into a frame shape. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164647 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM, MOTOR, AIR COMPRESSOR, PUMP, AND METHOD OF DESIGNING MOTOR - A fuel cell system includes a fuel gas supply/discharge mechanism, an oxidative gas supply/discharge mechanism, and a coolant circulation mechanism that cools a fuel cell. A motor employed in an air compressor of the fuel gas supply/discharge mechanism includes a generally circular cylindrical rotor. The axial length of the rotor is related to its diameter such that the ratio is approximately equal to a maximum value satisfying a relationship: Ta≦Tm, where Ta denotes a permissible torque of the motor, and that Tm denotes a maximum torque for which a request is to be made to the motor. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164648 | FUEL-USING SYSTEM - An electromagnetic main stop valve which is opened by an electromagnetic force of a solenoid with energization of a valve body in a valve-closing direction by energizing unit is provided in a hydrogen tank. A current sensor and the accelerator opening-degree sensor for detecting a use gas flow rate in a fuel cell stack are provided. A pressure sensor for detecting a pressure in the hydrogen tank is provided. The control device sequentially sets the electromagnetic force of the solenoid so that a valve-opening amount is such an amount as to supply a use gas flow rate to the fuel cell stack based on detection values of the current sensor or the accelerator opening-degree sensor, and the pressure sensor. When the flow rate of hydrogen gas flowing into a gas supply path increases due to a hydrogen gas leak, the main stop valve is automatically closed. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164649 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An anode gas non-recirculation type fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a buffer tank for purging impurity gas included in anode off-gas from the fuel cell stack, an impurity gas concentration detector for detecting impurity gas concentration in the buffer tank, and an anode gas supply unit for supplying anode gas to the fuel cell stack. When pressure-supplying impurity gas in the fuel cell stack to the buffer tank while pulsating a supply pressure by the anode gas supply unit, an activation control is executed by changing, by the anode gas supply unit, at least one of a pulsative pressure and a pulsative cycle of anode gas supply according to impurity gas concentration in the buffer tank. According to the system, it is possible to get adequate hydrogen gas concentration in a fuel cell stack and to remove impurity at its activation. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164650 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR DIRECT OXIDATION FUEL CELL AND DIRECT OXIDATION FUEL CELL USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a membrane electrode assembly for a direct oxidation fuel cell, including an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte membrane disposed therebetween. The anode includes an anode catalyst layer disposed on one principal surface of the electrolyte membrane, and an anode diffusion layer laminated on the anode catalyst layer. The anode catalyst layer includes a first particulate conductive carbon, an anode catalyst supported thereon, and a first polymer electrolyte. The cathode includes a cathode catalyst layer disposed on the other principal surface of the electrolyte membrane, and a cathode diffusion layer laminated on the cathode catalyst layer. The cathode catalyst layer includes a second particulate conductive carbon, a cathode catalyst supported thereon, and a second polymer electrolyte. The weight ratio M | 2013-06-27 |
20130164651 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND CURRENT COLLECTING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a solid oxide fuel cell including a cylindrical fuel cell and a current collector inserted with the cylindrical fuel cell and herein, the current collector is constituted by the semicircular mesh structure inserted with the cylindrical fuel cell and at least one metal connection plate connected with both ends of an opened part of the mesh structure and having an inner surface contacting a lower part of the mesh structure. According to the present invention, serial and parallel connections between cells of the fuel cell can be arbitrarily constructed with a metal connection plate and a current collector having a mesh structure as one unit module. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164652 | CARBON BASED ELECTROCATALYSTS FOR FUEL CELLS - Novel proton exchange membrane fuel cells and direct methanol fuel cells with nanostructured components are configured with higher precious metal utilization rate at the electrodes, higher power density, and lower cost. To form a catalyst, platinum or platinum-ruthenium nanoparticles are deposited onto carbon-based materials, for example, single-walled, dual-walled, multi-walled and cup-stacked carbon nanotubes. The deposition process includes an ethylene glycol reduction method. Aligned arrays of these carbon nanomaterials are prepared by filtering the nanomaterials with ethanol. A membrane electrode assembly is formed by sandwiching the catalyst between a proton exchange membrane and a diffusion layer that form a first electrode. The second electrode may be formed using a conventional catalyst. The several layers of the MEA are hot pressed to form an integrated unit. Proton exchange membrane fuel cells and direct methanol fuel cells are developed by stacking the membrane electrode assemblies in a conventional manner. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164653 | USE OF A FUNCTIONALIZED MINERAL FILLER FOR CHEMICALLY STABILIZING A POLYMER, MEMBRANE THUS STABILIZED, PROCESS FOR PREPARING SAME AND USES THEREOF - The present invention concerns the use of at least one mineral filler functionalized by at least one group comprising at least one sulfur atom for chemically stabilizing a polymer matrix and/or for increasing the durability thereof. The present invention also concerns a membrane such as an ion exchange membrane and in particular a proton exchange membrane thus stabilized, its method of preparation and uses thereof. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164654 | TITANIUM FUEL CELL SEPARATOR - Disclosed is a titanium fuel cell separator having excellent conductivity and durability. In the disclosed titanium fuel cell separator ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130164655 | STABLE, DURABLE CARBON SUPPORTED CATALYST COMPOSITION FOR FUEL CELL - A carbon supported catalyst composition for solid polymer electrolyte fuel cells is disclosed that shows a high mass activity and favorable stability and durability. The catalyst composition comprises an intermetallic phase or alloy comprising Pt and a metal selected from the group consisting of Nb, Ta, V and Mo, and comprises an oxide of the metal. The carbon supported catalyst composition can be prepared at relatively low temperature either by first depositing and heating an oxide precursor of the metal on a suitable carbon to make a hybrid support, and then depositing and heating a Pt precursor on the hybrid support, or by depositing both an oxide precursor of the metal and a Pt precursor on a suitable carbon support, and directly heating to a final temperature. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164656 | PHOTOMASK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are a photomask and a manufacturing method thereof. The photomask includes a transparent member, and a first mask and a second mask patterned on both sides of the transparent member, respectively. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164657 | EUV Photoresist Encapsulation - A method and system are described for performing extreme ultraviolet photolithographic processing. The method comprises obtaining a substrate comprising a hard mask and a patterned layer of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) photoresist formed above the hard mask, encapsulating the patterned layer of EUV photoresist by forming an encapsulating layer being one of a silicon-oxide, silicon-nitride, silicon-oxynitride, germanium-oxide, germanium-nitride, germanium-oxynitride, silicongermanium-oxide, silicongermanium-nitride, silicongermanium-oxynitride layer on the photoresist and dry etching of the substrate for patterning the hard mask. The encapsulation layer thereby is formed at a temperature below the weakening temperature Tg of the EUV photoresist by using a first precursor being one of the group of silicon-tetrahalogenide, silicon tetrahydride, germanium-tetrahalogenide, germanium tetrahydride, silicongermanium-tetrahalogenide or silicongermanium tetrahydride precursor and an oxygen precursor. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164658 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR DESIGNING A PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY MASK AND A LIGHT SOURCE - A method for designing a photolithography mask and a light source may include designing an initial photolithography mask and an initial light source using an initial target pattern corresponding to a desired target pattern in a resist layer. The method may also include designing a new target pattern and designing a new photolithography mask and/or a new light source using the new target pattern. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164659 | STRUCTURES COMPRISING MASKS COMPRISING CARBON - The critical dimension (CD) of features formed during the fabrication of a semiconductor device may be controlled through the use of a dry develop chemistry comprising O | 2013-06-27 |
20130164660 | REFLECTIVE MASK BLANK FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY - To provide a reflective mask blank for EUV lithography having an absorber layer having optical constants suitable for reducing the thickness. A mask blank for EUV lithography comprising a substrate, and a reflective layer for reflecting EUV light and an absorber layer for absorbing EUV light formed in this order on the substrate, wherein the absorber layer contains tantalum (Ta) and palladium (Pd), and in the absorber layer, the content of tantalum (Ta) is from 10 to 80 at %, the content of palladium (Pd) is from 20 to 90 at %, and the total content of Ta and Pd is from 95 to 100 at %. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164661 | METHOD FOR MAKING A RETARDATION FILM - A method for making a retardation film includes: (a) forming a photo-alignment layer on a substrate; (b) exposing the photo-alignment layer such that first and second regions of the alignment surface are oriented in a first alignment direction; (c) disposing a patterned mask over the photo-alignment layer such that the first regions of the alignment surface are shielded; (d) exposing the second regions such that the second regions are oriented in a second alignment direction, and the first regions remain oriented in the first alignment direction; (e) coating liquid crystal molecules over the alignment surface; and (f) curing the liquid crystal molecules. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164662 | IMAGE HOLDING MEMBER FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An image holding member for an image forming apparatus includes a support and a photosensitive layer disposed on the support and containing a compound represented by following formula (I), wherein R | 2013-06-27 |
20130164663 | IMAGE HOLDING MEMBER FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an image holding member for an image forming apparatus including a support; and a photosensitive layer disposed on the support and containing a compound represented by the following formula (I): | 2013-06-27 |
20130164664 | MIXER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAKING DEVELOPER - The present teachings describe an apparatus for mixing developer. The apparatus includes a first loader for dispensing a predetermined amount of toner particles into a container and a second loader for dispensing a predetermined amount and carrier particles in the container. A sealer seals the container. An acoustic mixer is provided for mixing the container, toner particles and carrier particles at a resonant frequency. A method of mixing developer is disclosed. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164665 | TONER, DEVELOPER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - A toner including a mother particle and an external additive covering a surface of the mother particle is provided. The mother particle includes a binder resin, a colorant, and a release agent. The external additive includes a particulate cellulose having a number average particle diameter within a range of 15 to 105 nm. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164666 | TONER - To provide a toner having a superior developing performance while preventing any fixing assembly from being contaminated, the toner has toner particles which have toner base particles containing at least a binder resin, a colorant and a wax, and an inorganic fine powder, wherein the wax has a 0.2% by mass heating loss temperature of 200° C. or more and a 1.0% by mass heating loss temperature of 250° C. or more and has a melt viscosity at 120° C. of from 3.0 mPa·s to 15.0 mPa·s. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164667 | MAGENTA TONER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY, DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A magenta toner for electrophotography, including: toner particles containing, a polyester resin, a coloring agent containing a solid solution of C.I. Pigment Violet 19 and C.I. Pigment Red 122, a release agent, and inorganic particles; and an external additive, wherein an average particle diameter of the inorganic particle is 0.75 times or more the average particle diameter of the coloring agent. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164668 | TONER COMPOSITIONS OF BIODEGRADABLE AMORPHOUS POLYESTER RESINS - Disclosed is a toner that includes a mixture of a bio-based amorphous polyester resin, a crystalline polyester resin, and a colorant. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164669 | TONER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE TONER, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A toner including a binder resin containing an ester bond, and a releasing agent, wherein the releasing agent includes first C30-C50 alkyl monoester compound and second C30-C50 alkyl monoester compound, wherein the number of carbon atoms of the first C30-C50 alkyl monoester compound is different from that of the second C30-C50 alkyl monoester compound, wherein the amount of the first C30-C50 alkyl monoester compound is largest and the amount of the second C30-C50 alkyl monoester compound is second largest or same as the amount of the first C3OC50 alkyl monoester compound, wherein the amount of the first C30-C50 alkyl monoester compound is 30% by mass or more but less than 50% by mass to the releasing agent, and wherein the amount of the second C30-C50 alkyl monoester compound is 10% by mass or more but less than 50% by mass to the releasing agent. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164670 | TONER - The present invention provides a toner that gives satisfactory fixing image quality in both high-speed fixing process and low-speed fixing process and shows excellent image quality for a long time by inhibiting inside contamination even in repeated use. In a toner including toner particles containing a binder resin, a hydrocarbon wax, and a coloring agent, the hydrocarbon wax is prescribed by a relationship in total amounts of components having carbon atoms in specific ranges in thermal desorption and GC/MS analysis when heated at 200° C. for 10 minutes. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164671 | DEVELOPING APPARATUS AND DEVELOPING METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide a developing apparatus which is less affected by usage environments, has high development efficiency for long term use and can provide a high quality image without image density non-uniformity. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164672 | POLYESTER RESIN, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPING TONER, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A polyester resin is a polycondensate obtained by reacting a divalent alcohol, a divalent carboxylic acid, and a mono- or divalent rosin by the use of a zinc compound as a reaction catalyst. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164673 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER - A method of manufacturing electrophotographic toner containing particles obtained by fusing aggregate particles obtained by aggregating an aqueous dispersion of a polyester resin for toner includes: mixing together at least a polyester resin, an organic solvent, and a neutralizer to obtain a mixture (Step 1); mixing the mixture obtained in the step 1 with at least water to obtain a resin dispersion (Step 2); removing an organic solvent from the resin dispersion obtained in the step 2 to obtain an aqueous dispersion of a polyester resin (Step 3); and mixing the aqueous dispersion obtained in the step 3 with a surfactant optionally (Step 4), in which the aqueous dispersion of the polyester resin for toner is obtained through the steps 1-4, the surfactant is added in a content of 70-100 weight % based on the total amount of the surfactant added in the steps 2 and/or 4. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164674 | NOVEL ACRYL MONOMER, POLYMER AND RESIST COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME - Disclosed are an acrylic monomer having a structure represented by formula (1), a polymer containing a repeating unit derived from the acrylic monomer, and a resist composition prepared by using the polymer, which exhibits excellent adhesiveness, storage stability, and enhanced line width roughness, exhibits excellent resolution in both C/H patterns and L/S patterns, has an excellent process window so that an excellent pattern profile can be obtained regardless of the type of the substrate, and exhibits improved contrast. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164675 | ACRYLIC ESTER DERIVATIVE, HIGH-MOLECULAR COMPOUND AND PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION - The invention provides a novel acrylic ester derivative which can form a structural unit of a polymer to be incorporated into a photoresist composition; a polymer produced through polymerization of a raw material containing the acrylic ester derivative; and a photoresist composition which contains the polymer and which, as compared with the case of conventional ones, realizes formation of a high-resolution resist pattern having improved LWR. Specifically, the present invention provides, for example, an acrylic ester derivative represented by the following formula (1): | 2013-06-27 |
20130164676 | CARBAMOYLOXYADAMANTANE DERIVATIVE, POLYMER COMPOUND, AND PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION - To provide a novel acrylic ester derivative which can form a structural unit of a polymer to be incorporated into a photoresist composition, a polymer produced through polymerization of a raw material containing the acrylic ester derivative, and a photoresist composition which contains the polymer and which, as compared with the case of conventional ones, realizes formation of a high-resolution resist pattern having improved LWR. The invention provides a carbamoyloxyadamantane derivative represented by the following formula (wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or a trifluoromethyl group), a polymer produced by polymerizing a raw material containing the carbamoyloxyadamantane derivative, and a photoresist composition containing the polymer, a photoacid generator, and a solvent. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164677 | Spin-On Anti-Reflective Coatings for Photolithography - Anti-reflective coating materials for ultraviolet photolithography include at least one absorbing compounds and at least one pH tuning agent that are incorporated into spin-on materials. Suitable absorbing compounds are those that absorb around wavelengths such as 365 nm, 248 nm, 193 nm and 157 nm that may be used in photolithography. Suitable pH tuning agents not only adjust the pH of the final spin-on composition, but also influence the chemical performance and characteristics, mechanical performance and structural makeup of the final spin-on composition that is part of the layered material, electronic component or semiconductor component, such that the final spin-on composition is more compatible with the resist material that is coupled to it. A method of making absorbing and pH tuned spin-on materials includes combining at least one organic absorbing compound and at least one pH tuning agent with at least one silane reactant during synthesis of the spin-on materials and compositions. | 2013-06-27 |
20130164678 | Photosensitive Resin Composition for Color Filter and Color Filter Using the Same - Disclosed are a photosensitive resin composition for a color filter and a color filter using the same. The photosensitive resin composition for a color filter includes (A) a dye-polymer composite including a structural unit derived from a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1; (B) an acrylic-based photopolymerizable monomer; (C) a photopolymerization initiator; and (D) a solvent. | 2013-06-27 |