26th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120164487 | WRITE HEAD POLE LAMINATE STRUCTURE - The present invention generally relates to a write head pole laminate structure. The write head pole structure can include multiple multi-layer magnetic structures that are separated by a non-magnetic material that is amorphous or microcrystalline. Each multi-layer magnetic structure includes one or more first magnetic layers that are spaced from one or more second magnetic layers by a non-magnetic layer such that the one or more first magnetic layers are substantially identical to the one or more second magnetic layers. In such a design, the one or more second magnetic layers are antiparallel to the one or more first magnetic layers so that a zero total net magnetic moment is present for the multi-layer magnetic structure when current is removed from the write head pole. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164488 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - [Problem] An object is to provide a perpendicular magnetic recording medium that can realize both improvement in crystal orientation and refinement of crystal grain size and can achieve a higher recording density and a higher SN ratio, and a method of manufacturing the same. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164489 | POWER SOURCE APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH A SERVICE PLUG AND VEHICLE CARRYING THAT POWER SOURCE APPARATUS - The power source apparatus of the present invention is provided with battery blocks | 2012-06-28 |
20120164490 | BATTERY MODULE | 2012-06-28 |
20120164491 | GALVANIC CELL HAVING RELEASABLE CONNECTING AREA - The invention relates to a galvanic cell ( | 2012-06-28 |
20120164492 | ACCUMULATOR WITH EXTENDED DURABILITY - The present invention relates to an accumulator with extended durability. The invention is described in relation to a lithium-ion-accumulator for supplying a motor vehicle drive. However, it should be noted that the invention will also be applicable for batteries without lithium and/or independent from motor vehicles. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164493 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL HAVING LITHIUM TITANATE - The invention relates to an electrochemical cell, comprising a negative electrode comprising a lithium titanate; a positive electrode; and a separator separating the negative from the positive electrode. The cell can be preferably used for driving a vehicle having an electric motor, preferably having a hybrid drive system. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164494 | ELECTRODE COIL - The invention relates to an electrode coil ( | 2012-06-28 |
20120164495 | SEALED BATTERY - A sealed battery includes: a columnar battery case encapsulating a chargeable/dischargeable electrode assembly and electrolyte in an interior and having a vent that cleaves up when a pressure in the interior exceeds a threshold; a cover that covers at least a portion of an outer surface of the vent of the battery case to prevent the vent from being covered with resin which is formed on the battery case; and a temperature protection device electrically connected with a terminal of the battery case and capable of blocking electric current when a temperature exceeds a threshold. The cover includes an overhang located to cover at least a portion of the temperature protection device when the temperature protection device is mounted on the cover. The temperature protection device is at least partially covered with the overhang and, together with the cover, covered with the resin. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164496 | BATTERY RECEIVING DEVICE - The invention relates to a battery receiving device comprising a battery receiving chamber and a wall at least partially enclosing the battery receiving chamber. The battery receiving device further comprises a closable first opening associated with the wall. The battery receiving device further comprises a battery holding device provided for holding at least one battery. The battery receiving device according to the invention is characterized in that the battery holding device thereof is configured such that the at least one battery is released under predetermined conditions. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164497 | BATTERY - A battery includes: a stacked electrode body in which a first electrode plate having a potential of a first polarity and a second electrode plate having a potential of a second polarity are stacked through a first separator; a battery case that stores the stacked electrode body in a hermetically sealed state and is charged to the potential of the first polarity; and a wall surface resin that is arranged between the battery case and the stacked electrode body stored in the battery case. A second temperature at which the wall surface resin is melted or shrunken is lower than a first temperature at which the first separator is melted or shrunken, and when the internal temperature of the battery case becomes equal to or higher than the second temperature, the battery case and the second electrode plate come into contact with each other or are short-circuited to each other. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164498 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDOX FLOW BATTERY SCALABLE MODULAR REACTANT STORAGE - Disclosed herein are various embodiments of redox flow battery systems having modular reactant storage capabilities. Accordingly to various embodiments, a redox flow battery system may include an anolyte storage module configured to interface with other anolyte storage modules, a catholyte storage module configured to interface with other catholyte storage modules, and a reactor cell having reactant compartments in fluid communication with the anolyte and catholyte storage modules. By utilizing modular storage modules to store anolyte and catholyte reactants, the redox flow battery system may be scalable without significantly altering existing system components. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164499 | STATIONARY, FLUID REDOX ELECTRODE - The present invention is related to electrochemical energy generation devices including at least one electrode comprising an electrochemically active fluid that is enclosed within the cell, as well as related articles, systems, and methods. In some embodiments, the anode and/or cathode of the electrochemical energy generation devices described herein can be formed of an electrochemically active fluid, such as a semi-solid or a redox active ion-storing liquid. The electrochemical energy generation device can be configured such that the anode and/or cathode can be flowed into their respective electrode compartments, for example, during assembly. During operation, on the other hand, little or none of the electrochemically active fluid(s) are transported into or out of the energy generation device (e.g., out of the electrode compartments of the electrochemical energy generation device). | 2012-06-28 |
20120164500 | AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY CASE - A battery case comprises a tray member ( | 2012-06-28 |
20120164501 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes a wound electrode assembly having a first electrode plate having a non-coating portion, a second electrode plate having a non-coating portion, and a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate; a collecting plate having a track accommodating and electrically coupled to the non-coating portion of one of the electrode plates; a case housing the electrode assembly and the collecting plate, the case comprising an upper opening; and a cap assembly sealing the upper opening of the case. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164502 | GALVANIC ELEMENT AND SEPARATOR HAVING IMPROVED SAFETY PROPERTIES - A galvanic element has a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator lying in between, wherein the separator consists at least partially of a polymer of which the melting and/or softening temperature is >200° C. A multi-layer separator for galvanic elements, in particular for lithium-ion batteries, includes at least one layer of the polymer with a melting and/or softening temperature >200° C. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164503 | FLAT NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - A flat nonaqueous secondary battery including: a positive electrode plate including a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode plate including a negative electrode active material; and a porous insulator arranged between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, wherein an electrode stack including the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate stacked with the porous insulator interposed therebetween is wound three or more times to form an electrode group which is flat when viewed in cross section, the electrode group includes a flat straight part, and a pair of curved parts, the electrode group is fixed with a fixing member not to become loosened, at least two gaps are provided between adjacent turns of the electrode stack in each of the curved parts, and one of the at least two gaps adjacent to each other inside the other gap is larger than the other gap. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164504 | POWER SOURCE APPARATUS, DUST-FREE CASE, AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE POWER SOURCE APPARATUS - The power source apparatus has sealing material | 2012-06-28 |
20120164505 | ENERGY FEEDBACK LOOP - A battery assembly for a mobile communication device includes a battery having a mounting surface, wherein a capacity of the battery increases with temperature. The battery assembly further includes a power amplifier assembly mounted to the mounting surface of the battery. The power amplifier assembly includes a power amplifier in thermal communication with the battery and a circuit board configured to receive the power amplifier, wherein the power amplifier is mounted to the circuit board. Generated heat from the power amplifier is transferred to the battery in order to increase the capacity of the battery in a given temperature environment. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164506 | Ester Based Heat Transfer Fluid Useful as a Coolant for Electric Vehicles - Provided is a heat transfer fluid formulation comprising at least one diester or triester species having ester links on adjacent carbons. The formulation exhibits an excellent balance of dielectric and heat transfer properties, and is useful as a coolant for electric vehicles. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164507 | BATTERY COOLING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a battery ( | 2012-06-28 |
20120164508 | BATTERY PACK APPARATUS - A battery system for use in a vehicle is configured to provide at least a portion of the propulsion power for the vehicle and includes a plurality of battery modules. Each battery module includes a plurality of electrochemical cells configured to store an electrical charge. The battery system also includes a plurality of fan assemblies each having a motor and at least one fan blade. Each fan assembly is associated with one of the plurality of battery modules to regulate the temperature thereof. A first fan assembly of the plurality of fan assemblies has a different configuration than at least one of the other of the plurality of fan assemblies or is configured to provide an output that is different from an output provided by at least one of the other of the plurality of fan assemblies. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164509 | BUSBAR MODULE AND POWER SUPPLY UNIT INCLUDING SAME BUSBAR MODULE - A busbar module for connecting a plurality of batteries of a battery unit in which the batteries are arranged so that electrodes of each of the batteries having different polarities are disposed adjacent to each other is provided. The busbar module includes busbars, terminals, wires and plates. The busbars connect the electrodes adjacent to each other. The terminals are connected to the busbars respectively to detect a voltage of the batteries. The wires are connected to the terminals respectively. The plates accommodate the busbar, the terminals and the wires, and provided above the battery unit. A connector connects the plates together. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164510 | CERAMIC-METAL SEALING STRUCTURE, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A method of sealing a ceramic component to a metal component for a metal halide battery is provided. The method involves the steps of coating a portion of the ceramic component with a metallic coating, and then bonding the coated ceramic component to the metal component. The metallic coating includes a reactive metal. A sealing structure formed by using such a method is also presented. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164511 | LITHIUM BATTERY AND ELECTRODE PLATE STRUCTURE - A lithium battery is provided. The lithium battery comprises an positive electrode plate having a first surface, a negative electrode plate having a second surface, a first thermal insulating layer and a separator. The first surface is opposite to the second surface. The thermal insulating layer is disposed on one of the first surface and the second surface. The thermal insulating layer is comprised of an inorganic material, a thermal activation material and a binder. The separator is disposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164512 | LITHIUM BATTERY AND ELECTRODE PLATE STRUCTURE - A lithium battery is provided. The lithium battery comprises a first plate, a second plate and a separator. The first plate is composed of a plurality of electrode material layers stacked on one another. At least one of the electrode material layers comprises a thermal activation material. The separator is disposed between the first plate and the second plate. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164513 | BATTERY SEPARATOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present discloser provides a battery separator, including: a porous hyper-branched polymer which undergoes a closed-pore mechanism at a field effect condition, wherein the field effect condition includes at least one of a temperature being above 150° C., a voltage being 20V, or a current being 6 A; and a porous structure material. The invention also provides a method for manufacturing the battery separator and a secondary battery having the battery separator. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164514 | SEPARATOR FOR NON-AQUEOUS BATTERIES, NON-AQUEOUS BATTERY USING SAME, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SEPARATOR FOR NON-AQUEOUS BATTERIES - Provided is a separator for non-aqueous batteries not only having shutdown property but also achieving both higher output and short-circuit resistance. The separator comprising a laminate comprising: a low melting-point polymer fiber layer (A) having a melting point of 100 to 200° C., the low melting-point polymer fiber layer (A) comprising nanofibers having a fiber diameter of 1000 nm or smaller and formed from the low melting-point polymer; and a heat-resistant polymer fiber layer (B) positioned on the low melting-point polymer fiber layer (A) and comprising a high melting-point polymer having a melting point over 200° C. or a heat infusible polymer, the heat-resistant polymer fiber layer (B) comprising a mixture of nanofibers having a fiber diameter of 1000 nm or smaller and non-nanofibers having a fiber diameter over 1000 nm and both formed from heat-resistant polymer. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164515 | BATTERY - The battery comprises a can, a cap, and a seal. The cap fits into the can to build a housing with a closed interior volume, and the seal sealing cap and can in relation to one another. A porous membrane spills the interior volume into two subcells with each subcell containing one or multiple layers of electrolyte and one or multiple layer structures. The latter comprise a conducting film at least partially coated with active material and contain one or more through-holes. The layer structure is parallel to the porous membrane and the conducting film is connected to either can or cap. This construction allows for a large area of contact between active material and electrolyte and as between electrolyte and porous membrane which result in a high performance of the battery. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164516 | STORAGE ELEMENT FOR ELECTRIC ENERGY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A STORAGE BLOCK - The assembly or design of the energy conductors ( | 2012-06-28 |
20120164517 | THIN FILM BURIED ANODE DEVICES - A reverse configuration, lithium thin film battery ( | 2012-06-28 |
20120164518 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SLIDING BATTERY COVER - An electronic device with sliding battery cover includes a housing, a battery holder formed in the housing, a fixing element rotatably connected to the battery holder, and a battery cover slidably connected to the fixing element to cover or uncover the battery holder. The battery holder is for placing at least one battery. The fixing element includes at least one conductive elastic element. When the battery cover covers the battery holder, each conductive elastic element contacts an electrode of one of the at least one battery placed in the battery holder, and the battery cover is locked to the battery holder; when the battery cover is to uncover the battery holder, a force applied to the battery cover makes the battery cover slide along the fixing element to unlock the battery cover from the battery holder. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164519 | ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to an electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery capable of improving safety and reliability of the lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery comprising the electrolyte. The electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery of the present embodiments comprises a non-aqueous organic solvent, a lithium salt, flame retarding materials of fluoroalkyl ether and phosphazene, and a solvent comprising at least one ester. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164520 | Electrode Assembly and Secondary Battery Including Electrode Assembly - An electrode assembly and a secondary battery including the same. The electrode assembly includes a plurality of positive electrode plates including a first positive electrode plate including a first positive electrode tab arranged at a first location, and a second positive electrode plate including a second positive electrode tab arranged at a second location, a plurality of negative electrode plates; and a separator arranged between ones of the positive electrode plates and ones of the negative electrode plates, wherein the first positive electrode plate and the second positive electrode plate are alternately stacked. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164521 | Galvanic Cell - Conductors of a galvanic cell with an essentially flat housing are accessible from the outside by means of recesses, shaped as window-like openings which are essentially arranged in a plane and in parallel to the flat housing surface of the cell. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164522 | ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE - Provided is an electric storage device that can ensure seal in a peripheral area of a portion in a defining wall of a case through which a rivet passes even when a rivet is inserted through the defining wall of the case and the rivet is caulked. The electric storage device includes: an electrode assembly; a case that houses the electrode assembly, the case including a defining wall; and a rivet, wherein a peripheral area of a portion in the defining wall through which the rivet passes has a higher hardness than the remaining area. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164523 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium ion secondary battery with high reliability and high safety is provided. The lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode for occluding and releasing lithium ions, a negative electrode for occluding and releasing lithium ions, a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte containing a lithium salt, and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The positive electrode includes particles of polymethyl methacrylate. Preferably, particles of positive electrode active material in the positive electrode are covered with the particles of polymethyl methacrylate. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164524 | COMPOSITION, ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE, AND RELATED PROCESSES - A positive electrode composition is provided. The positive electrode composition includes at least one electroactive metal, such as titanium, vanadium, niobium, molybdenum, nickel, cobalt, chromium, manganese, silver, antimony, cadmium, tin, lead, and zinc. The electroactive metal is present in an amount in a range from about 10 volume percent to about 20 volume percent, based on the volume of the positive electrode composition. The composition further includes iron, present in an amount in a range from about 0.2 volume percent to about 3 volume percent, based on the volume of the positive electrode composition; at least one first alkali metal halide; and an electrolyte salt. The electrolyte salt can be based on a reaction product of a second alkali metal halide and an aluminum halide, and has a melting point of less than about 300 degrees Celsius. An article, an energy storage device, and an uninterruptable power supply device that includes the positive electrode composition are also described; as is a method of forming the energy storage device. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164525 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE, ELECTRIC TOOL, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND POWER STORAGE SYSTEM - A lithium secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution. The positive electrode contains a positive electrode active material including element M2 incorporated in a crystal structure in a surface layer area of a complex oxide, the oxide including the element M1 and being represented by the following formula (1), M2 being different from M1. The element M2 is at least one kind selected from the group consisting of magnesium Mg, calcium Ca, titanium Ti, zirconium Zr, sulfur S, fluorine F, iron Fe, copper Cu, boron B, aluminum Al, phosphorus P, carbon C, manganese Mn, nickel Ni, and cobalt Co. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164526 | CATHODE - The present invention provides novel cathodes having a reduced resistivity and other improved electrical properties. Furthermore, this invention also presents methods of manufacturing novel electrochemical cells and novel cathodes. These novel cathodes comprise a silver material that is doped with a Irivalent species. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164527 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR ALKALINE SECONDARY CELL AND ALKALINE SECONDARY CELL USING SAME - An alkaline secondary cell has an electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator, and alkaline electrolyte. The negative electrode includes hydrogen-storage alloy and an oxidation inhibitor that inhibits the hydrogen-storage alloy from being oxidized. The oxidation inhibitor contains a chemical compound, and the chemical compound includes a chemical-bond-formation end that is chemically bonded to the surface of the hydrogen-storage alloy and a water-repellent end having water repellency. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164528 | Composite anode with an interfacial film and lithium secondary battery employing the same - A composite anode for lithium secondary battery which has an active anode material layer formed on a conductive substrate and an interfacial film coated on the active anode material layer, wherein the active anode material layer includes carbonaceous materials, other active and inactive materials, and a binder. The anode increases degree of the anode active material utilization and the cycle life and characteristic and capacity of the battery can be improved. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164529 | Electrode For Lithium Ion Batteries - An electrode for lithium ion batteries, the electrode having a metal film which is inert to lithium ions and having a plurality of silicon nanowires protruding from the film, which are arranged on at least one flat side of the film, wherein sections of the nanowires are enclosed by the metal film. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164530 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - An object of the invention is to provide a negative electrode capable of improving the large current characteristics of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery while maintaining the battery capacity. A negative electrode includes a sheet-like current collector and a negative electrode mixture layer disposed on a surface of the current collector. The negative electrode mixture layer includes graphite particles and ceramic particles interposed between the graphite particles. The mean particle size of the ceramic particles is smaller than that of the graphite particles. In an X-ray diffraction pattern of the negative electrode mixture layer, the ratio R of the intensity I | 2012-06-28 |
20120164531 | ENERGY STORAGE COMPOSITE PARTICLE, BATTERY NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND BATTERY - An energy storage composite particle is provided, which includes a carbon film, a conductive carbon component, an energy storage grain, and a conductive carbon fiber. The carbon film surrounds a space. The conductive carbon component and the energy storage grain are disposed in the space. The conductive carbon fiber is electrically connected to the conductive carbon component, the energy storage grain, and the carbon film, and the conductive carbon fiber extends from the inside of the space to the outside of the space. The energy storage composite particle has a high gravimetric capacity, a high coulomb efficiency, and a long cycle life. Furthermore, a battery negative electrode material and a battery using the energy storage composite particle are also provided. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164532 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE, ELECTRIC TOOL, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND POWER STORAGE SYSTEM - A lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution, wherein the positive electrode includes a first lithium composite oxide and a second lithium composite oxide expressed by the following equation (1), as a positive electrode active material, and a charge capacity (vs lithium metal) per unit volume during a charge and discharge of a first cycle is larger in the second lithium composite oxide compared to the first lithium composite oxide, and a discharge voltage (vs lithium metal) during the charge and discharge of the first cycle is lower in the second lithium composite oxide compared to the first lithium composite oxide, Li | 2012-06-28 |
20120164533 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE, ELECTRIC TOOL, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND POWER STORAGE SYSTEM - A lithium ion secondary battery including a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and an electrolytic solution, wherein the positive electrode includes a first lithium composite oxide and a second lithium composite oxide expressed by following formula (1) as a positive electrode active material, and wherein the second lithium composite oxide has a charge capacity greater than the first lithium composite oxide | 2012-06-28 |
20120164534 | GRAPHENE/LiFePO4 CATHODE WITH ENHANCED STABILITY - A lithium ion battery having an anode, an electrolyte, and a cathode comprising nano-structured carbon in electrical communication with LiFePO | 2012-06-28 |
20120164535 | LITHIUM TITANATE COMPOSITE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY USING THE SAME - A lithium titanate composite material includes lithium titanate particles and an AlPO4/C composite layer disposed on a surface of the lithium titanate particles. The AlPO | 2012-06-28 |
20120164536 | LITHIUM TITANATE COMPOSITE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY USING THE SAME - A lithium titanate composite material includes a lithium titanate particle and a double layered structure coated on a surface of the lithium titanate particle. The double layered structure includes a carbon layer directly disposed on the surface of the lithium titanate particle, and an AlPO | 2012-06-28 |
20120164537 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND MAGNESIUM SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - In a positive electrode active material for a magnesium secondary battery and a magnesium secondary battery using it, there is contained a powder particle containing a crystal phase having a structure formed with aggregation of a plurality of crystallites, and amorphous phases formed between the crystallites themselves; the amorphous phases contain at least one kind of a metal oxide selected from a vanadium oxide, an iron oxide, a manganese oxide, a nickel oxide and a cobalt oxide; and the crystal phase and the amorphous phases use the positive electrode active material enabling to store and release magnesium ions. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164538 | MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE WINDING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A microporous membrane winding includes a microporous membrane wound around a core. The core has an outer diameter of 5 inches or greater, and has an outer surface with a surface roughness of 3.0 μm or less. A microporous membrane that is excellent in thickness uniformity and is favorably used as a separator for a lithium-ion secondary battery can be obtained from the microporous membrane winding. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164539 | Surface -controlled lithium ion-exchanging energy storage device - A surface-controlled, lithium ion-exchanging battery device comprising: (a) A positive electrode (cathode) comprising a first functional material having a first lithium-capturing or lithium-storing surface; (b) A negative electrode (anode) comprising a second functional material having a second lithium-capturing or lithium-storing surface; (c) A porous separator disposed between the two electrodes, and (d) A lithium-containing electrolyte (preferably liquid or gel electrolyte) in physical contact with the two electrodes; wherein at least one of the two electrodes contains therein a lithium source (e.g., lithium foil, lithium powder, stabilized lithium particles, etc) prior to the first charge or the first discharge cycle of the battery device. This new generation of energy storage device exhibits the best properties of both the lithium ion battery and the supercapacitor. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164540 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - A solid electrolyte is disclosed. The solid electrolyte includes a main portion that includes β-alumina or β″-alumina, and an edge portion integrally provided with the main portion. The edge portion has a mixed portion that includes α-alumina and includes β alumina or β″-alumina. A concentration gradient of the α-alumina in the edge portion decreases in a first direction from the edge portion to the main portion. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164541 | FLUORIDE ION BATTERY COMPOSITIONS - A lithium-free, anion based charge transport electrochemical system that uses fluoride ion transporting electrolytes, including ionic liquids, with and without various additives to improve performance, is described. The fluoride ion transporting electrolyte can be wholly or partly an ionic liquid that is typically liquid at temperatures less than 200 degrees Celsius. In other embodiments, electrolytes that remain liquid at less than 100 degrees Celsius are useful. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164542 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR STORAGE BATTERY DEVICES, AND STORAGE BATTERY DEVICE - To provide a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for storage battery devices which has high lithium salt solubility, high conductivity and excellent cycle characteristics, and a storage battery device wherein such a non-aqueous electrolyte solution is used. A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for storage battery devices, which comprises a specific lithium salt (A) and a solvent (B) containing a hydrofluoroether (b1) represented by CF | 2012-06-28 |
20120164543 | ORGANIC ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION INCLUDING VINYL-BASED COMPOUND AND LITHIUM BATTERY USING THE SAME - An organic electrolyte solution includes a lithium salt; an organic solvent including a high permittivity solvent and a low boiling solvent; and a vinyl-based compound represented by Formula 1 below, wherein m and n are each independently integers of 1 to 10; X | 2012-06-28 |
20120164544 | AEROBIC MICROBIAL FUEL CELL - An aerobic microbial fuel cell anode electrode, a fuel cell using the anode, and methods of use. An anode electrode having a conductive exterior surface and having sufficient porosity to allow a fuel-bearing liquid flowing in a cavity within the anode to escape and to supply fuel to a biologically active microbe film grown on the exterior of the anode is situated in the fuel cell. When operated in an aerobic environment, such as water, the anode and a cathode can supply electrical power to a load without the need for a semi-permeable membrane between the anode and the cathode. Several embodiments in which the anode electrode is machined from a graphite block or cylinder are described. Conditions for growing the biologically active film and for operating the fuel cell are described. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164545 | Battery Having an Air Manager with a Moving Plate Valve - A gas consuming battery is provided with an air regulating system for regulating the flow of air into the battery. The air regulating system includes a valve having a moving plate disposed adjacent to another plate. The moving plate and the other plate can both have apertures therethrough that at least partially align in an open valve and are misaligned in a closed valve. The air regulating system can also include an actuator for moving the moving plate to open and close the valve. A sealing medium including a fluid containment layer and a fluid partially contained therein is disposed between the moving and fixed plates to enhance valve operation and sealing effectiveness. The fluid containment layer includes a porous material, and the fluid has a maximum wicking height, that is equal to or greater than a maximum interfacial dimension between the valve plates. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164546 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system ( | 2012-06-28 |
20120164547 | CPOX Reactor Design for Liquid Fuel and Liquid Water - A method of operating a fuel cell system includes flowing a liquid fuel and optionally liquid water in sufficient proximity to a CPOX reactor such that heat from the CPOX reactor is used to vaporize the liquid fuel and optionally the liquid water. The fuel is then provided from the CPOX reactor to a fuel cell stack. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164548 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A FUEL CELL IN COMBINATION WITH AN ABSORPTION CHILLER - A standard phosphoric acid fuel cell power plant has its heat exchanger removed such that a higher temperature coolant flow can be directed from the system to the generator of an absorption chiller to obtain improved efficiency in the chiller. In one embodiment, the higher temperature coolant may flow directly from the fuel cell stack to the generator and after passing therethrough, it is routed back to the high temperature coolant loop. In another embodiment, the higher temperature coolant is made to transfer some of its heat to a lower temperature coolant and the lower temperature coolant is than made to flow directly to the generator and back to the lower temperature coolant loop. In the first embodiment, either a double effect absorption chiller or a single effect absorption chiller is used, while in the second embodiment a single effect absorption chiller is used. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164549 | FUEL CELL - The present invention provides a fuel cell in which an electrolyte electrode assembly having an electrolyte sandwiched between an anode and a cathode is provided between separators, each of the separators including: a sandwiching section which sandwiches an electrolyte electrode assembly and includes a fuel gas channel and a separately provided oxygen-containing gas channel; a bridge which is connected to the sandwiching section and includes a reactant gas supply channel; a reactant gas supply section which is connected to the bridge and includes a reactant gas supply passage; and a connecting section that connects the sandwiching section to the bridge. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164550 | CONNECTED BODY CONNECTING ELECTRICALLY BETWEEN POWER GENERATION PARTS OF SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS - Provided is a connected body connecting electrically between power generation parts of SOFCs, which has high connection strength and high reliability of electric connection. Adjacent two segmented-in-series type SOFCs ( | 2012-06-28 |
20120164551 | Decreasing Electrolyte Loss in PEM Fuel Cell - Embodiments are disclosed that relate to preventing electrolyte wicking by bipolar plates in a fuel cell system. In one example, a fuel cell system includes a first membrane-electrode assembly and a second membrane-electrode assembly. The fuel cell system further includes a bipolar plate disposed between the first membrane-electrode assembly and the second membrane-electrode assembly, the bipolar plate comprising a graphite layer and a surface energy adjustment layer. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164552 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - A solid oxide fuel cell having a fuel electrode, a solid electrolyte film, an air electrode, and a conductive current-collecting mesh bonded to an upper surface, opposite to a lower bonding surface with the solid electrolyte film, of the air electrode. Plural bonding portions that are bonded to the current-collecting mesh and plural non-bonding portions that are not bonded to the current-collecting mesh are present on the upper surface of the air electrode. In the air electrode, regions having a porosity smaller than a porosity of the other region are respectively formed on the position in the middle of the thickness of the air electrode from each bonding portion. The average of the porosity of the dense portion is 20% or more and less than 35%, while the average of the porosity of the porous portion is 35% or more and less than 55%. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164553 | GAS DIFFUSION LAYER FOR FUEL CELL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND FUEL CELL - Provided is a gas diffusion layer for a fuel cell, wherein a reactive gas passage groove for distributing a reactive gas is formed in one principal surface of the gas diffusion layer, and a reinforcing member is provided along the reactive gas passage grooves. Thus, the deformation of the gas diffusion layer due to a fastening pressure can be suppressed to improve the power generation performance. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164554 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, FUEL CELL WITH THE SAME, AND FUEL CELL GENERATING SYSTEM - A membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell comprises a solid polymer electrolyte membrane, an anode being formed on one side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane and containing a catalyst and a solid polymer electrolyte, a cathode being formed on another side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane and containing a catalyst and a solid polymer electrolyte, an anode gas diffusion layer formed on one side of the anode, and a cathode gas diffusion layer formed on one side of the cathode. In addition, a formic acid oxidation electrode containing palladium and a solid polymer electrolyte is formed between the anode gas diffusion layer and the anode. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164555 | COLLECTOR MEMBER, POWER GENERATOR, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COLLECTOR MEMBER FOR POWER GENERATOR - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a collector member | 2012-06-28 |
20120164556 | POLYBENZOXAZINES, ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE COMPRISING THE SAME, AND FUEL CELL EMPLOYING THE ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE - Crosslinked polybenzoxazines obtained by crosslinking a monofunctional first benzoxazine monomer and a multifunctional second benzoxazine monomer with a crosslinkable compound, an electrolyte membrane including the same, a method of preparing the electrolyte membrane, a fuel cell including the electrolyte membrane having the crosslinked polybenzoxazines using the method. The crosslinked polybenzoxazines have strong acid trapping capability, improved mechanical properties, and excellent chemical stability as it does not melt in polyphosphoric acid. Even as the amount of impregnated proton carrier and the temperature are increased, mechanical and chemical stability is highly maintained, and thus the electrolyte membrane can be effectively used for fuel cells at a high temperature. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164557 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE - A method for producing a polymer electrolyte membrane having a strong acid group or a superstrong acid group is provided. The method includes casting on a support a polymer electrolyte solution containing from 0.0005 to 2 parts by weight of a phosphate ester represented by formula (11) and/or a salt between an amine represented by formula (12) and a phosphate ester represented by formula (11), with respect to 100 parts by weight of a polymer electrolyte; heating the solution until a solvent of the solution is evaporated to form a self-supporting membrane; and removing the self-supporting membrane from the support. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164558 | BIPHENYLTETRASULFONIC ACID COMPOUND, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, POLYMER AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE - Provided are a biphenyltetrasulfonic acid compound represented by the formula (1): | 2012-06-28 |
20120164559 | FUEL CELL AND FLOW FIELD PLATE FOR FLUID DISTRIBUTION - A flow field plate for use in a fuel cell includes a non-porous plate body having a flow field that extends between first and second ends of the non-porous plate body. The flow field includes a plurality of channels having channel inlets and channel outlets, a fluid inlet portion that diverges from the first end to the channel inlets, and a fluid outlet portion that converges from the channel outlets to the second end. A fuel cell including the flow field plate includes an electrode assembly having an electrolyte between an anode catalyst and a cathode catalyst. The flow field of the flow field plate is side by side with the electrode assembly. A method of processing a flow field plate includes forming the flow field in a non-porous plate body. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164560 | INTERLOCKABLE BEAD SEAL - An interlockable bead seal for a bipolar plate is provided. The interlockable bead seal includes a first elongate bead formed on a first plate and a second elongate bead formed on a second plate. The first elongate bead has a sealing surface and the second elongate bead has a trough. An interlockable bipolar plate having the interlockable bead seals, and a fuel cell stack formed from a plurality of the interlockable bipolar plates, are also provided. A lateral slippage between components of the fuel cell stack is militated against by the interlockable bipolar plates. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164561 | Zinc Comprising Nanoparticles And Related Nanotechnology - Nanoparticles comprising zinc, methods of manufacturing nanoparticles comprising zinc, and applications of nanoparticles comprising zinc, such as electrically conducting formulations, reagents for fine chemical synthesis, pigments and catalysts are provided, and more particularly, a coating, comprising a nanomaterial composition comprising zinc and at least one metal other than zinc, wherein the at least one metal comprises an element that (a) has an oxidation state higher than an oxidation state of zinc and that (b) dopes zinc in the nanomaterial composition, and wherein the coating has an electrical conductivity greater than 0.0001 mhos·cm. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164562 | LITHOGRAPHY MASK HAVING SUB-RESOLUTION PHASED ASSIST FEATURES - Techniques are disclosed for using sub-resolution phased assist features (SPAF) in a lithography mask to improve through process pattern fidelity and/or mitigate inverted aerial image problems. The technique also may be used to improve image contrast in non-inverted weak image sites. The use of SPAF in accordance with some such embodiments requires no adjustment to existing design rules, although adjustments can be made to enable compliance with mask inspection constraints. The use of SPAF also does not require changing existing fab or manufacturing processes, especially if such processes already comprehend phased shift mask capabilities. The SPAFs can be used to enhance aerial image contrast, without the SPAFs themselves printing. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164563 | HIGH RESOLUTION PHASE SHIFT MASK - Techniques are disclosed for fabricating lithography masks, which include a first level process comprising lithography and etching to form mask frame and in-die areas, and a second level process comprising lithography and etching to form one or more mask features in the in-die area. At least one of the mask features has a smallest dimension in the nanometer range (e.g., 32 nm technology node, or smaller). The techniques may be embodied, for example, in a lithography mask for fabricating semiconductor circuits. In one such example case, the mask includes a frame area and an in-die area formed after the frame area. The in-die area includes one or more mask features, at least one of which has a smallest dimension of less than 100 nm. The mask has a critical dimension bias of less than 20 nm and a structure that comprises a substrate and an absorber layer. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164564 | ADVANCED PHOTOMASK REPAIR - Additive repair of advanced photomasks with low temperature or optical curing via direct write lithographic printing with sharp tips and cantilevers. The optical properties of the materials formed from the ink can be tuned (e.g., n and k values). Sol gel inks, including silsesquioxane inks, can be used to form MoSi compositions. The repaired photomasks are resistant to washing under normal photomask washing conditions. AFM instrumentation can be used to perform the additive repair to provide the high resolution and registration. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164565 | FLUORINATED COATING AND PHOTOTOOLS MADE THEREWITH - A coating including an oligomer is disclosed, the oligomer being the reaction product of an epoxy silane, a multi-functional (meth)acrylate; and a polymerizable fluorochemical. The polymerizable fluorochemical can be fluorinated (meth)acrylate or a polymerizable fluorinated urethane. Phototools having a layer of the coating on a substrate can be made. A method of making a printed assembly such as a printed circuit board is also disclosed. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164566 | PATTERNING MASK AND METHOD OF FORMATION OF MASK USING STEP DOUBLE PATTERNING - A method of forming a mask for use in fabricating an integrated circuit includes forming first non-removable portions of a photoresist material through a mask having a plurality of apertures, shifting the mask, forming second non-removable second portions of the photoresist material overlapping the first portions, and removing removable portions of the photoresist material arranged between the first and second portions. The formed photoresist mask may be used to form vias in an integrated circuit. The pattern of vias produced have the capability to exceed the current imaging resolution of a single exposure treatment. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164567 | MULTILAYER ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR AND IMAGE- FORMING APPARATUS - A photosensitive layer in a multilayer electrophotographic photoconductor includes a charge-generation layer including a charge-generating material having, as a major component, a titanyl phthalocyanine crystal which satisfies the conditions (A) and (B) below and a base resin, and a charge-transport layer including a charge-transporting material, the charge-generating material having, as a major component, the titanyl phthalocyanine crystal which has absorption at a wavelength of a charge-neutralizing light and which satisfies the conditions (A) and (B) or an X-form metal-free phthalocyanine crystal which has absorption at the wavelength of the charge-neutralizing light, and a binder resin. (A) In a Cu—Kα characteristic X-ray diffraction spectrum, one peak is present at a Bragg angle 2θ±0.2°=27.2°. (B) In a differential scanning calorimetry, one peak is present in a range of 270° C. to 400° C. except for peaks attributed to vaporization of adsorption water. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164568 | Charge Transport Layer Containing Symmetric Charge Transport Molecules and High Tg Resins for Imaging Device - A photoreceptor charge transport layer containing a film-forming material or binder with a higher T | 2012-06-28 |
20120164569 | RESIN FOR TONER AND TONER - A resin for toner containing a resin component having both a polyester unit produced by polycondensation of a polyhydric alcohol component and a polycarboxylic acid component, and an aryl group having a sulfonic ester group as a substituent; and a toner that contains the resin for toner. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164570 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE FUSER COATING - The present invention is directed towards a fuser member having as its outermost layer, a cured composite comprising: a) a continuous phase of an elastomer; and b) thermally conductive particles dispersed in the elastomer, where the conductive particles comprise inorganic particles coated with a layer of fluoroplastic. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164571 | POLYMERIZED TONER HAVING HIGH RESOLUTION - A polymerized toner is provided. The polymerized toner comprises a reactive anionic surfactant having at least one reactive functional group. The reactive anionic surfactant is added simultaneously with a dispersant to prepare an aqueous dispersion or is added within 2 hour after a polymerization reaction of a monomer mixture is initiated in an aqueous dispersion. This simultaneous or rapid addition allows the reactive anionic surfactant to be dispersed on the surface of the toner particles. The reactive anionic surfactant is located over the entire surface of the toner particles to increase the surface charge density of the toner, achieving good charge stability and excellent imaging characteristics. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164572 | COATING METHOD, COATING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A device to form a coating film which can quickly coat a substrate of a follow-up lot after coating a preceding lot. The device is configured such that nozzles for a preceding lot and a following lot are integrated into a common movement mechanism and moved between an upper side of a liquid processing unit and a standby area. A coating method includes sucking air into the nozzle for the preceding lot to form an upper gas layer, sucking a solvent for the preceding lot in the standby area to form a thinner layer, and sucking air into the nozzle for the preceding lot to form a lower gas layer within the nozzle, and thus forming a state that a solvent layer is interposed between the upper gas layer and the lower gas layer. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164573 | ACTINIC-RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, AND RESIST FILM AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD USING THE SAME - An actinic-ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition capable of forming a pattern having excellent critical dimension uniformity (CDU) in the line width, and a pattern forming method using the same are provided. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164574 | ACTINIC-RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, AND ACTINIC-RAY-SENSITIVE OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE FILM AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD USING THE SAME - Provided is an actinic-ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition that is excellent in depth of focus and density distribution dependency, and an actinic-ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive film and a pattern forming method using the same. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164575 | CYCLIC COMPOUND, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, RADIATION-SENSITIVE COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR FORMING A RESIST PATTERN - A cyclic compound represented by formula (1): | 2012-06-28 |
20120164576 | CYCLIC COMPOUND, PROCESS FOR PREPARATION THEREOF, RADIATION-SENSITIVE COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR FORMATION OF RESIST PATTERN - A cyclic compound represented by formula (1): | 2012-06-28 |
20120164577 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - A positive resist composition includes at least: (A) a polymer containing a repeating unit (a1) and an acid labile repeating unit (a2), wherein the repeating unit (a1) generates an acid of a structure represented by general formula (1) as a result that the repeating unit (a1) is sensed to a high-energy radiation, the polymer being changed in solubility in alkali by the acid; and (B) an onium sulfonate represented by general formula (2). Also, a positive resist composition, which simultaneously establishes a lower acid diffusing characteristic and a higher dissolution contrast, and which suppresses volatilization of components originated from the resist composition such as a generated acid, a quencher, and the like, to suppress a chemical flare, thereby improving a DOF, a circularity, an LWR, and the like of a hole pattern, trench pattern, and the like; and a patterning process using the positive resist composition. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164578 | RESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under the action of acid, an acid generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, and a nitrogen-containing organic compound component (D), wherein the acid generator component (B) includes an acid generator (B1) containing a compound represented by general formula (b1-1) shown below, and the nitrogen-containing organic compound component (D) includes a compound (D1) represented by general formula (d1) shown below. In the formula, Y | 2012-06-28 |
20120164579 | SALT, PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PHOTORESIST PATTERN - A salt represented by the formula (I): | 2012-06-28 |
20120164580 | NOVEL COMPOUND AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, ACID GENERATOR, RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A resist composition including a base component which exhibits changed solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid and an acid-generator component which generates acid upon exposure, the acid-generator including an acid generator consisting of a compound represented by general formula (b1-1) shown below: | 2012-06-28 |
20120164581 | NEGATIVE RESIST COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN AND POLYMERIC COMPOUND - A negative resist composition including an alkali-soluble resin component (A), an acid generator component (B) that generates acid upon exposure, and a cross-linking component (C), the alkali-soluble resin component (A) including a polymeric compound (F) having a structural unit (f1) containing a base dissociable group and a structural unit (f2) containing a cross-linking group-containing group. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164582 | RADIATION-SENSITIVE COMPOSITION AND COMPOUND - A radiation-sensitive composition includes a photoacid generator shown by a general formula (0-1a). Each of R | 2012-06-28 |
20120164583 | DRAWING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - A drawing apparatus performs drawing on a substrate with a plurality of charged particle beams. The apparatus comprises a stage configured to hold the substrate and to be moved; a projection system configured to project the plurality of charged particle beams onto the substrate; a measurement device configured to detect a charged particle beam that reaches the measurement device due to a charged particle beam incident, via the projection system, on a mark formed on the substrate, to measure a position of the mark; and a controller. The controller is configured to control operations of the projection system and the measurement device so that the position of the mark is measured with at least one of the plurality of charged particle beams, in parallel with drawing on the substrate with a part of the plurality of charged particle beams. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164584 | Method of Improving Print Performance in Flexographic Printing Plates - A method of making a relief image printing element from a photosensitive Printing blank is provided. A photosensitive printing blank with a laser ablatable layer disposed on at least one photocurable layer is ablated with a laser to create an in situ mask. The printing blank is then exposed to at least one source of actinic radiation through the in situ mask to selectively cross link and cure portions of the photocurable layer. Diffusion of air into the at least one photocurable layer is limited during the exposing step and preferably at least one of the type, power and incident angle of illumination of the at least one source of actinic radiation is altered during the exposure step. The resulting relief image comprises a plurality of dots and a dot shape of the plurality of dots is produced that is highly resistant to print fluting for printing on corrugated board. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164585 | LOCAL EXPOSURE METHOD AND LOCAL EXPOSURE APPARATUS - A local exposure method includes steps of: dividing a large block into a plurality of small blocks; setting irradiation illuminances different in a stepwise fashion; controlling light emission of light emitting elements based on the irradiation illuminances respectively set for the small blocks for a photosensitive film on a substrate moving with respect to light emitting elements; developing the photosensitive film having been subjected to exposure processing by irradiation by the light emitting elements; measuring a residual film thickness of the photosensitive film for each of the small blocks to obtain correlation data between the illuminance set for the small block and the residual film thickness; and obtaining a required illuminance of irradiation to each of the large blocks from a target residual film thickness of the photosensitive film set for each of the large blocks based on the correlation data. | 2012-06-28 |
20120164586 | PATERN FORMING METHOD - A pattern forming method includes forming a photoresist film on a substrate using a radiation-sensitive composition. An immersion liquid protecting film insoluble in an immersion liquid is formed on the photoresist film. The photoresist film is exposed to radiation through a mask having a predetermined pattern and through the immersion liquid. The exposed photoresist film is developed to form a photoresist pattern. The radiation-sensitive composition includes a polymer and a radiation-sensitive acid generator. The polymer includes a repeating unit (1) shown by a following formula (1) and a repeating unit (2) shown by a following formula (2). R | 2012-06-28 |