27th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130171486 | Accumulator Assembly for a Battery of an Electric or Hybrid Vehicle, Provided with a Deformable Connector Support - The accumulator assembly comprises a plurality of electrical energy accumulator elements | 2013-07-04 |
20130171487 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND METHOD - A method of assembling a rechargeable battery is disclosed. The method includes inserting rechargeable energy storage cells into a battery housing, the battery housing having a base portion, a side portion extending from the base portion, and an aperture defined by the side portion, wherein the rechargeable energy storage cells are inserted into the battery housing through the aperture; installing an insulator on the rechargeable energy storage cells; and securing a housing cover to the battery housing such that the insulator and the rechargeable energy storage cells are maintained in compression between the housing cover and the housing base portion. Also disclosed is a rechargeable battery including a battery housing, a housing cover, a plurality of rechargeable energy storage cells disposed within the battery housing, and an insulator disposed between the rechargeable energy storage cells and the housing cover and maintained in compression. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171488 | BATTERY PACK - In a battery pack ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130171489 | DRY-BATTERY HOUSING - A dry-battery housing includes an electrode terminal member made of a single wire, a dry-battery housing unit, a flange portion arranged so as to project at first side of the electrode terminal member, a first partition plate projecting along outside for first side of the electrode terminal member, a second partition plate projecting along outside for second of the electrode terminal member, a first fixing plate projecting from the first partition plate toward the second partition plate, a second fixing plate projecting from the second partition plate toward the first partition plate, a flange-root portion including a narrow space portion for allowing insertion and removal of a rim at the first side of the electrode terminal member and an engagement portion arranged between the narrow space portion of the flange-root portion and a border of an opening portion of the dry-battery housing. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171490 | FLEXIBLE BATTERY PACK - Flexible battery packs for use in electronic devices are disclosed. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the flexible battery pack may include a plurality of cells, such as galvanic or photovoltaic cells. The battery pack also may include a plurality of laminate layers coupled to the cells that include a top laminate layer and a bottom laminate layer. An adhesive may be used to couple the top and bottom laminate layers together such that each of the plurality of cells is isolated from each other. This arrangement may allow the battery to be shaped to fit a form factor of the electronic device. This arrangement also may allow one or more of the cells to be selectively removed from the plurality, which may be desirable from a manufacturing perspective. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171491 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING THERMAL ENERGY TO OR FROM A BATTERY CELL - An apparatus for transferring thermal energy to or from a battery cell is disclosed, which includes a thermally conductive plate enclosing a conduit in communication with an inlet for receiving a heat transfer fluid stream and being configured to cause the fluid to flow through the plate to an outlet. The plate has a surface for receiving thermal energy generated by operation of the battery cell and is operable to couple thermal energy to the fluid. In one aspect the plate includes first and second opposing walls and the conduit includes a first conduit portion formed in the first wall and a second corresponding conduit portion formed in the second wall defining the conduit. In another aspect the conduit includes an aperture in a central wall and first and second cover walls on either side of the central wall. The cover walls enclose aperture and provide a seal. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171492 | BATTERY PACK - A packaging structure, packaging material and a packaging method for a battery pack including multiple battery cell units, multiple conductive units and one or more packaging materials are provided. The conductive units are electrically connected to the battery cell units. The packaging material is filled to gaps between the battery cell units and tightly bonded to surfaces of the battery cell units. The battery pack has an integrated structure. Therefore, the battery cell units do not move relative to each other, and breaking of connections between the battery cell units and a conductive metal line or sheet can be avoided. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171493 | Battery Heat Exchanger - A heat exchanger assembly includes a fluid transfer layer and a first external layer. The fluid transfer layer is made from an elastomeric material and the first external layer includes flexible graphite. The fluid transfer layer includes at least one channel and is configured to form a passage for receiving a thermal transfer fluid between the channel and a portion of the first external layer. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171494 | CONTACT ELEMENT FOR DIVERTERS OF ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - What is proposed is a contact element for connection between electrically conducting, preferably plate-shaped, components, in particular diverters of electrochemical cells, consisting of different materials, wherein the contact element is produced from at least two elements ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130171495 | BUS BAR MODULE - A drawing section | 2013-07-04 |
20130171496 | THIN FILM LITHIUM ION BATTERY - A thin film lithium ion battery includes a cathode electrode, an anode electrode, and a solid electrolyte layer. The solid electrolyte layer is sandwiched between the cathode electrode and the anode electrode. At least one of the cathode electrode and the anode electrode includes a current collector. The current collector is a carbon nanotube layer consisting of a plurality of carbon nanotubes. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171497 | STACKED SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention relates to a stacked secondary battery that includes a laminated body, the laminated body including: a first electrode ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130171498 | SEPARATORS AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - A method of fabricating a separator is provided. The method includes providing a porous non-woven substrate, and coating a first resin on the non-woven substrate, wherein the first resin includes hydrophilic oxyalkyl compounds, oxyalkyl polymers, oxyalkenyl alkyl polymers or derivatives thereof. The disclosure also provides a separator prepared by the method. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171499 | POROUS MEMBRANE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A porous membrane contains a polyethylene resin, in a core layer, pores of sizes that are relatively larger than those of pores in each of skin layers on the opposite sides are distributed, and the skin layers on the opposite sides have substantially same pore characteristics. A method for manufacturing a porous membrane includes the steps of: obtaining a mixture of a liquid-type paraffin oil and a solid-type paraffin wax; adding the mixture to a polyethylene resin to obtain a raw material resin mixture; extruding and cooling the raw material resin mixture; stretching the raw material resin mixture; and immersing the stretched raw material resin mixture in an organic solvent to extract a mixture of the oil and the wax. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171500 | SEPARATORS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - Provided are separators for use in batteries and capacitors comprising (a) at least 50% by weight of an aluminum oxide and (b) an organic polymer, wherein the aluminum oxide is surface modified by treatment with an organic acid to form a modified aluminum oxide, and wherein the treatment provides dispersibility of the aluminum oxide in aprotic solvents such as N-methyl pyrrolidone. Preferably, the organic acid is a sulfonic acid, such as p-toluenesulfonic acid. Also preferably, the organic polymer is a fluorinated polymer, such as polyvinylidene fluoride. Also provided are electrochemical cells and capacitors comprising such separators. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171501 | SEPARATOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided is a separator including a plate-like porous substrate, and a porous thin-film coating layer formed on at least one surface of the plate-like porous substrate, and containing crosslinked polyester formed by polymerization of a multifunctional phenol compound having at least two phenol groups with a multifunctional acyl halide compound of an aromatic compound having at least two acyl halide groups. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171502 | Hybrid electrode and surface-mediated cell-based super-hybrid energy storage device containing same - The present invention provides a multi-component hybrid electrode for use in an electrochemical super-hybrid energy storage device. The hybrid electrode contains at least a current collector, at least an intercalation electrode active material storing lithium inside interior or bulk thereof, and at least an intercalation-free electrode active material having a specific surface area no less than 100 m | 2013-07-04 |
20130171503 | CAR STARTER BATTERY - A car starter battery includes a housing accommodating therein multiple sets of lithium cells, a carrying-handle located on the top side of the top cover of the housing, two conducting screw holes located on the top cover at two opposite sides relative to the carrying-handle and electrically connected with the lithium polymer cells for the connection of a jumper cable with conducting screw terminals, and a charging-discharging copper screw detachably threaded into each of the two conducting screw holes for the connection of a jumper cable with conducting terminal clamps. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171504 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY - A lithium ion battery includes at least one battery cell. The battery cell includes a cathode electrode, an anode electrode, and a separator. The separator is sandwiched between the cathode electrode and the anode electrode. At least one of the cathode electrode and the anode electrode includes a current collector. The current collector is a carbon nanotube layer consisting of a plurality of carbon nanotubes. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171505 | Battery Shell of Electronic Device and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A method for manufacturing a battery shell of an electronic device includes providing a first metal component, providing a plastic casing, joining the first metal component to the plastic casing together, providing a battery pack, the battery pack including a main body and a connection part, disposing the battery pack on the first metal component, and fixing the connection part on the plastic casing. The thickness of the first metal component is A, the thickness of the plastic casing is B. The thickness of said plastic casing satisfies 0.4 mm≦B≦0.8 mm, and the total thickness of the first metal component and the plastic casing satisfies 0.8 mm≦A+B≦1.6 mm. The connection part is disposed on a side of the main body. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171506 | ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS - The invention relates to an energy storage apparatus and also to a method for producing an energy storage apparatus with two or a plurality of energy storage cells ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130171507 | MODULAR HIGH TEMPERATURE BATTERY ELECTRICAL CONFIGURATIONS - A cell module and modular cell tray apparatus for a modular electrochemical device that are more easily manufactured and serviced. A cell module is provided having a plurality of electrochemical cells. The cell module includes an electrically conductive carrier element having a plurality of apertures, wherein each aperture is configured to accept a top portion of an electrode body of an electrochemical cell. A modular cell tray apparatus is provided having a plurality of the cell modules. The cell tray apparatus includes an electrically insulating tray having rows of cell receptacles to accept the cell modules. A modular electrochemical device is provided having a plurality of the cell tray apparatuses. The modular electrochemical device includes a plurality of electrical connectors configured to electrically connect the cell modules within a cell tray apparatus, and to electrically connect the cell tray apparatuses to each other. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171508 | POUCH TYPE BATTERY - A pouch type battery, including: an electrode assembly; a pouch accommodating the electrode assembly; a first electrode tab electrically connected to the electrode assembly, the first electrode tab extending outside of the pouch; a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) device electrically connected to the first electrode tab, the PTC device being fixed to the pouch by a photocurable adhesive; and a lead plate electrically connected to the PTC device. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171509 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BATTERY SHELL APPLICABLE TO AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The disclosure discloses a method for manufacturing a battery shell applicable to an electronic device. The method includes providing a metal substrate, a metal implanting component including a connecting part disposed thereon; bonding the metal implanting component to the metal substrate; and forming a plastic component on the metal substrate by an insert molding process. The plastic component covers the metal implanting component. By bonding the plastic component to the bonding part of the metal implanting component, the bonding strength is enforced. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171510 | CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CELL - Provided are a cell capable of preventing damage to an insulating gasket by spatter scattered when a battery case and a cover plate are laser-welded together, and thereby ensuring sealability of a cell case and a method for manufacturing the cell. A shielding member is arranged between a weld line and at least a portion of the insulating gasket adjacent to the weld line. Since the shielding member blocks the spatter scattered toward the insulating gasket, the insulating gasket is not damaged by the spatter. The insulating gasket is not damaged, so that adhesion between the insulating gasket and the cover plate is not lowered, and the sealability of the cell case is ensured. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171511 | ENERGY STORAGE ELEMENT - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: a container; an electrode assembly; an electrode terminal; a current collector; and an internal insulation sealing member insulating the container and the current collector. The container includes a wall having an outer surface with a protrusion part protruding outward from the outer surface and an inner surface with a recess part formed correspondingly in position to the protrusion part. The recess part has an outermost bottom surface and an inner side surface formed continuously between the bottom surface and the inner surface of the wall of the container. At least part of the inner side surface of the recess part is tilted to the protrusion direction of the protrusion part. The internal insulation sealing member is between the current collector and the recess part of the container, and has side wall parts parallel to the at least part of the inner side surface. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171512 | Hybrid Energy Storage Devices Including Surface Effect Dominant Sites - A novel hybrid lithium-ion anode material based on coaxially coated Si shells on vertically aligned carbon nano fiber (CNF) arrays. The unique cup-stacking graphitic microstructure makes the bare vertically aligned CNF array an effective Li intercalation medium. Highly reversible Li | 2013-07-04 |
20130171513 | MOLTEN SALT BATTERY - Provided is a molten salt battery whose cycle life is improved by using an electrolyte that is unlikely to cause corrosion of aluminum. In the molten salt battery of the present invention, the total concentration of iron ions and nickel ions contained as impurities in the electrolyte composed of a molten salt is set to be 0.1% by weight or less, preferably 0.01% by weight or less. Because of the low total concentration of iron ions and nickel ions contained in the electrolyte, corrosion of the electrode current collector composed of aluminum is inhibited, and the cycle life of the molten salt battery is improved. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171514 | CYCLIC SULFATE COMPOUND, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION CONTAINING SAME, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte solution containing a cyclic sulfate compound represented by formula (I) is provided, wherein in formula (I), R | 2013-07-04 |
20130171515 | ANODE MATERIAL AND ANODE ELECTRODE PLATE - An anode material is provided for a surface of an electrode. The anode material comprises carbon-containing substrates and unsaturated compounds. At least one chemical bond is formed between the unsaturated compounds and the surfaces of the carbon-containing substrates. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171516 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY ELECTRODE - A lithium ion battery electrode includes an electrode material layer. The lithium ion battery electrode further includes a current collector. The current collector is located on a surface of the electrode material layer. The current collector is a carbon nanotube layer. The carbon nanotube layer consists of a number of carbon nanotubes. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171517 | CURRENT COLLECTOR, ELECTRODE OF ELECTROCHEMICAL BATTERY, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL BATTERY USING THE SAME - A current collector includes a metal foil and a graphene film coated on a surface of the current collector. An electrode of an electrochemical battery includes the current collector and an electrode active material layer coated on a surface of the current collector. An electrochemical battery is also provided which including the electrode. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171518 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES - Disclosed is a cathode active material represented by the following Formula 1, the cathode active material being in the form of a solid solution or a composite, and a secondary battery including the cathode active material. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171519 | ELECTRODE COLLECTOR MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a method and so on for manufacturing an electrode collector which enables rapid charge and discharge and can be used in battery or capacitor electrodes. The invention is directed to an electrode collector that has fine titanium oxide particles having a large specific surface and surface-modified by means of an organic liquid metal such as vanadium, and to a method for manufacturing the same. This electrode collector can implement a collector with excellent rapid charge and discharge for use in batteries and capacitors. The fine titanium oxide particles may have an anatase-type crystal structure. These electrode collectors can be used as electrodes, lithium-ion batteries and capacitors. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171520 | AQUEOUS POLYIMIDE PRECURSOR SOLUTION COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AQUEOUS POLYIMIDE PRECURSOR SOLUTION COMPOSITION - A method for producing an aqueous polyimide precursor solution composition, including reacting a tetracarboxylic dianhydride and a diamine, which has a solubility in water at 25° C. of 0.1 g/L or more, in the presence of an imidazole, using water as a reaction solvent to provide an aqueous polyimide precursor solution composition. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171521 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY CELL - A positive electrode for secondary cell comprising a current collector which is comprised of aluminum or an aluminum alloy and a positive electrode active material layer, wherein the positive electrode active material layer contains a positive electrode active material, a water-based binder, an organic phosphonic acid compound, and a polyvalent metal compound is provided. According to the present invention, a positive electrode for secondary cell which is high in initial capacity and excellent in rate characteristics and high temperature cycle characteristics can be provided. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171522 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - A positive electrode for a lithium rechargeable battery, the positive electrode including a positive electrode active material; a binder; and a positive electrode additive represented by the following Formula 1: | 2013-07-04 |
20130171523 | LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND THE CATHODE MATERIAL THEREOF - The present invention relates to the field of lithium-ion battery, and particularly to high-capacity cathode material, and high-energy density lithium-ion secondary battery prepared using the same. The cathode material comprises cathode active material, a binder and a conductive agent, in which the cathode active material is a compound material of lithium cobalt oxide-based active material A and nickel-based active material B pretreated before being mixed, and the mass ratio B/A of the lithium cobalt oxide-based active material A and nickel-based active material B is between 0.82 and 9. The present invention can produce a battery having both larger capacity and higher energy density, and address the problem of gas generation in the battery at high temperature. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171524 | POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - Disclosed is a positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the positive active material. The positive active material includes a lithiated intercalation compound capable of reversibly intercalating and deintercalating lithium and a metal oxide represented by the following Chemical Formula 1. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171525 | PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR COMPOSITE OXIDE, POSITIVE-ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND SECONDARY BATTERY - A production process according to the present invention is a novel production process for composite oxide, production process whose a major product is a lithium-manganese-based oxide that includes at least the following: a lithium (Li) element; and a tetravalent manganese (Mn) element, and lithium-manganese-based oxide whose crystal structure belongs to a layered rock-salt structure;
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20130171526 | PRODUCING METHOD OF COMPOSITE ACTIVE MATERIAL, COATING APPARATUS, COMPOSITE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND ALL SOLID STATE BATTERY - A method of producing a composite active material having an active material and a coat layer containing an ion conductive oxide and formed on a surface of the active material, including: applied film forming step of forming an applied film by applying a coating liquid for coat layer, containing an alkoxide compound as a raw material of the ion conductive oxide, on a surface of the active material under an atmosphere of lower dew-point temperature than dew-point temperature where the active material deteriorates; hydrolysis promoting step of promoting hydrolysis of the alkoxide compound by exposing the applied film under an atmosphere of higher dew-point temperature than dew-point temperature in the applied film forming step; and heat-treating step of forming the coat layer by heat-treating the applied film after the hydrolysis promoting step. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171527 | RECHARGEABLE, THIN-FILM, ALL SOLID-STATE METAL-AIR BATTERY - This disclosure describes metal-air battery devices that are rechargeable, thin film, and all solid-state. The disclosure further describes methods of manufacturing rechargeable, thin film, all solid-state, metal-air batteries. The devices disclosed include a porous cathode structure with an electrolyte incorporated therein. The porous cathode structure may be designed to contain pores of at least two distinct sizes (i.e., having bimodal pore size distribution), a smaller one to increase the active surface area of the cathode and a larger to facilitate the transport of gas-phase oxygen through the cathode. The methods disclosed include using pulsed microwave plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (p-μPECVD) to dynamically grow an electrolyte layer on the surface of the carbon within, or a desired portion of, the cathode structure. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171528 | Organo-Copper Reagents for Attaching Perfluorosulfonic Acid Groups to Polyolefins - An ion conducting membrane for fuel cells involves coupling a compound having a sulfonic acid group with a polymeric backbone. Each of the compounds having a sulfonic acid group and the polymeric backbone are first functionalized with a halogen. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171529 | METHOD FOR ACTIVATING FUEL CELL - In a solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell, a potential is swept to obtain a cyclic voltammogram. The activation treatment is completed when any of conditions (a) to (c) is satisfied. (a): the peak number between 0.1 and 0.3 V increases from one to two, and inequalities of I | 2013-07-04 |
20130171530 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130171531 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The fuel cell system is simplified and made more compact while providing the favorable recirculation of hydrogen-containing off-gas regardless of the increase or decrease in its flow rate. The fuel cell system is provided with: a cell unit that generates electricity by means of separating hydrogen-containing gas and oxygen-containing gas from each other while placing in flow contact to each other; and a recirculation mechanism for recirculating to the cell unit hydrogen-containing off-gas discharged from the cell unit. The fuel cell system has a flow rate determination unit that determines whether or not the hydrogen-containing gas fed to the cell unit is less than a predetermined flow rate; and a gas feeding pressure varying mechanism that cause the pressure of the hydrogen-containing gas to vary to increase and decrease when it is determined that the hydrogen-containing gas fed to the cell unit is less than the predetermined flow quantity. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171532 | CONVERSION OF C-O-H COMPOUNDS INTO HYDROGEN FOR POWER OR HEAT GENERATION - Methods are disclosed for generating electrical power from a compound comprising carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen. Water is combined with the compound to produce a wet form of the compound. The wet form of the compound is transferred into a reaction processing chamber. The wet form of the compound is heated within the reaction chamber such that elements of the compound dissociate and react, with one reaction product comprising hydrogen gas. The hydrogen gas is processed to generate electrical power. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171533 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT TO CONTROL OPERATING CONDITIONS IN FUEL CELL DEVICE - An exemplary arrangement and method for controlling operating conditions of a fuel cell device are disclosed. The fuel cell device having plural fuel cells, each including an anode side, a cathode side, an electrolyte between the anode side and the cathode side, and being arranted in a stack. The control arrangement includes at least one controllable electrical heater configured to produce controllable heat quantities, at least two controllers that control fuel cell quantities including at least a portion of air flowing to the fuel cells and heat applied to the stack environment. The controllable heat quantities and controllable fuel cell quantities are controlled to meet a target value. The fuel cell device includes a low level high speed controller configured to control at least one controllable electrical heater to operate the heater as a buffer for excess energy of the fuel cell device. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171534 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE - A solid oxide fuel cell device is provided which prevents excessive rising of the temperature inside a fuel cell module during the startup process. In a startup process, control unit controls to cause a transition from a fuel gas reforming reaction process to a POX process, an ATR process, and a SR process, then to a generating process; when the cell stack temperature and reformer temperature in each process satisfy respectively set transition conditions, a transition to the next process takes place; if control unit determines a temperature rise assist state exists, it executes an excess temperature rise suppression control so that during at least the transition to the generating process, the reformer temperature does not exceed a predetermined value. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171535 | SYSTEM FOR MEASURING PERFORMANCE OF SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - Disclosed herein is a system for measuring performance of a solid oxide fuel cell, including: a heating furnace wrapping the solid oxide fuel cell, the heating furnace having a first opening part through which one lateral surface in a length direction of the solid oxide fuel cell outwardly protrudes and a fuel supply hole formed in one surface thereof; a first fuel storage unit; a second fuel storage unit; a first fuel supply control unit; a second fuel supply control unit; an electronic load measuring current or voltage outputted from the solid oxide fuel cell; and a control unit controlling the supply of fuel by using the first fuel supply control unit and the second fuel supply control unit, and controlling the measurement of current or voltage by using the electronic load. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171536 | Fuel Cell - Fuel cell including several stacks of fuel cell elementary cells, at least part of the stacks being mounted in parallel and in a modular manner in order to allow the electric power level supplied by the cell to be adapted by adapting the number of stacks present in the cell, the cell including a cooling circuit including several legs in parallel for the selective cooling of said stacks by means of heat exchange, a heat-conveying liquid being selectively circulated in the cooling circuit via at least one pump, characterized in that the cooling circuit includes different pumps arranged respectively in several of said legs of the cooling circuit, | 2013-07-04 |
20130171537 | FORWARD CHECK VALVE AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A forward check valve and a fuel cell system in which fluid control is performed with increased reliability when a highly active fluid is used are structured such that when an edge portion of a cap is joined to an edge portion of a valve housing, a peripheral edge portion of a diaphragm is pushed and sandwiched by a peripheral edge portion of the cap and a placement portion. Further, the diaphragm is formed of rubber. As a result, the peripheral edge portion of the diaphragm is compressed by the peripheral edge portion of the cap and the placement portion, so that the degree of contact at a contact portion between the placement portion and the peripheral edge portion of the diaphragm becomes very high. Consequently, in the forward check valve, joints of the members including a joint of the edge portion of the cap and the edge portion of the valve housing do not contact methanol. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171538 | CO-FLOW / COUNTER-FLOW FUEL CELL OR ELECTROLYSIS CELL - A cell stack with cells adapted to operate as either fuel cells or electrolysis cells comprises cells with a counter-flow of the anode gas relative to the cathode gas on a first part of each cell and a co-flow on a second part of each cell which evens out the temperature profile of the cell and cell stack relative to a co-flow or a counter-flow cell. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171539 | TUBULAR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a tubular solid oxide fuel cell module including an anode layer, an electrolyte layer, a cathode layer divided into two parts or more, a conductive mesh structure and a conductive wire, and a method of manufacturing the same. The tubular solid oxide fuel cell is advantageous in that the cathode is divided into two parts or more, so that the moving distance of electric charges is decreased, with the result that resistance loss can be minimized, thereby increasing the efficiency of collecting electric charges. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171540 | BIMETAL CURRENT COLLECTING MEMBER AND FUEL CELL APPARATUS WITH THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a fuel cell apparatus including: a first electrode support having a tubular shape; an interconnector connected to one side of the first electrode support; an electrolyte membrane surrounding the interconnector and covering an outer surface of the first electrode support; a second electrode formed at the outer surface of the electrolyte membrane while being spaced apart from the interconnector; a first current collecting member surrounding an outer surface of the second electrode; and a second current collecting member engaged with an outer surface of the first current collecting member and having a bimetal structure. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171541 | POLYIMIDE, POLYIMIDE-BASED POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - The present invention provides a novel polyimide containing a diamine component having a fluorene skeleton and a novel polyimide-based polymer electrolyte membrane containing this polyimide as a main component and having properties based on this polyimide (for example, high resistance to methanol crossover). The polyimide of the present invention contains a structural unit (P) represented by the following formula (1). The polyimide-based polymer electrolyte membrane of the present invention contains the polyimide of the present invention as a main component. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171542 | GAS DECOMPOSITION COMPONENT, POWER GENERATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR DECOMPOSING GAS - A gas decomposition component includes a cylindrical membrane electrode assembly (MEA) including a first electrode layer, a cylindrical solid electrolyte layer, and a second electrode layer in order from an inside toward an outside, in a layered structure, wherein an end portion of the cylindrical MEA is sealed, a gas guide pipe is inserted through another end portion of the cylindrical MEA into an inner space of the cylindrical MEA to form a cylindrical channel between the gas guide pipe and an inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical MEA, and a gas flowing through the gas guide pipe toward the sealed portion is made to flow out of the gas guide pipe in a region near the sealed portion so that a flow direction of the gas is reversed and the gas flows through the cylindrical channel in a direction opposite to the flow direction in the guide pipe. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171543 | GASKET STRUCTURE OF FUEL CELL SEPARATOR WITH IMPROVED AIR TIGHT SEAL - Disclosed is a gasket structure for a fuel cell separator with an improved air tight seal/sealability. The gasket structure includes first and second main lines and a plurality of sub lines. The first and second main lines are disposed in a horizontal direction in the separator on different lines of a reaction surface and a cooling surface of the separator, respectively. The plurality of sub lines are disposed in a vertical direction of the separator on both surfaces at a uniform interval. Here, the first and second main lines and the plurality of sub lines integrally form a gate for reactance gases and cooling water, and a plurality of vacant spaces are formed to have a uniform size on the first and second main lines. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171544 | FUEL CELL MODULE - Disclosed herein is a fuel cell module. The fuel cell module according to preferred embodiments of the present invention includes: a first support part including a first body part surrounding one side of an outer peripheral surface of a fuel cell and a first connection part formed on one side of the first body part in a longitudinal direction; a second support part including a second body part surrounding the other side of the outer peripheral surface of the fuel cell and the second connection part formed on one side of the second body part in a longitudinal direction; and a fixing part passing through the first connection part and the second connection part to connect and fix the first connection part and the second connection part to each other. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171545 | FUEL CELL HAVING MINIMUM INCIDENCE OF LEAKS - The disclosure relates to an electrochemical assembly and a method of making an electrochemical assembly. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171546 | Coatings for Electrowetting and Electrofluidic Devices - Electrowetting devices coated with one or more polymeric layers and methods of making and using thereof are described herein. The coatings may be formed in a single layer or as multiple layers. In one embodiment the first layer deposited serves as an insulating layer of high dielectric strength while the second layer deposited serves as a hydrophobic layer of low surface energy. These materials may themselves be deposited as multiple layers to eliminate pinhole defects and maximize device yield. In one embodiment the insulating layer would be a vapor deposited silicone polymeric material including, but not limited to, polytrivinyltrimethylcyclotrisiloxane or polyHVDS. In another embodiment the insulating layer may be a vapor deposited ceramic such as SiO | 2013-07-04 |
20130171547 | FUEL CELL SEPARATOR - This fuel cell separator is obtained by irradiating the surface of a molded article formed by molding a composition containing graphite powder, an epoxy resin, a phenol resin, a curing accelerator, and an internal mold lubricant and is provided with the following characteristics. Accordingly, the conductivity and hydrophilicity of a fuel cell separator provided with grooves that form flow paths for gas supply and exhausting on the surface thereof can be improved, and also elutability can be reduced. Residue from laser irradiation of the surface is 5% or less by area ratio Arithmetic average roughness of surface is 0.80-1.50 μm Surface static contact angle is 15-60° Surface contact resistance is 3-7 mΩ·cm | 2013-07-04 |
20130171548 | Patterning A Single Integrated Circuit Layer Using Automatically-Generated Masks And Multiple Masking Layers - A multiple mask and a multiple masking layer technique can be used to pattern an IC layer. A RET can be used to define one or more fine-line patterns in a first masking layer. Portions of the fine-line features are then removed or designated for removal using a mask. This removal/designation can include accessing a desired layout (with at least one layout feature including a fine-line feature and a coarse feature) and expanding layout features only in directions along critical dimensions of those layout features. Another mask can then be used to define coarse features in a second masking layer formed over the patterned first masking layer. Coarse feature(s) can be derived from the desired layout using a shrink/grow operation performed only in directions orthogonal to a critical dimension of the fine-line features. The IC layer can be patterned using the composite mask formed by the patterned first and second masking layers. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171549 | CYCLOALIPHATIC MONOMER, POLYMER COMPRISING THE SAME, AND PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE POLYMER - A monomer has the Formula I: | 2013-07-04 |
20130171550 | TONER, DEVELOPER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - To provide a toner including at least a binder resin and a colorant,
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20130171551 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING TONER INCLUDING A BORAX COUPLING AGENT - A method for producing toner according to one example embodiment includes combining and agglomerating a first polymer emulsion with a colorant dispersion and a release agent dispersion to form toner cores. A borax coupling agent is added to the toner cores. A second polymer emulsion is combined and agglomerated with the toner cores having the borax coupling agent to form toner shells around the toner cores. The aggregated toner cores and toner shells are fused to form toner particles. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171552 | TONER - The present invention provides a toner showing an excellent fixing property even in high-speed image formation and inhibiting contamination of the inside of an apparatus and thereby being capable of stably forming high-quality images not having unevenness of gloss over a long period of time. In the toner including toner particles containing a binder resin, an ester wax, and a coloring agent, the ester wax is prescribed by, in GC/MS analysis of components volatilized by heating the wax at 200° C. for 10 minutes, a relationship in the components having carbon atoms in specific ranges. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171553 | CHEMICALLY PREPARED TONER FORMULATION INCLUDING A BORAX COUPLING AGENT - A chemically prepared toner composition according to one example embodiment includes a core including a first polymer binder, a colorant and a release agent; a shell that is formed around the core and includes a second polymer binder; and a borax coupling agent between the core and the shell. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171554 | YELLOW TONER AND COLOR IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A yellow toner including: a non-crystalline resin; C.I. Pigment Yellow 185; and a releasing agent, wherein the yellow toner has a glass transition temperature of more than 18° C. but less than 40° C. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171555 | BINDER RESIN FOR TONERS - A resin binder for use in a toner, containing an amorphous polyester having a furan ring; and a toner for electrophotography, containing the resin binder. The resin binder for use in a toner of the present invention is suitably used in a toner usable in development of latent images formed in electrophotography, an electrostatic recording method, an electrostatic printing method, or the like. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171556 | TONER - An object of the present invention is to improve resistance to wraparound during fixing while achieving both low-temperature fixability and resistance to hot offset. A further object is to suppress image density variations and fogging in white background regions during use at high print coverage rate at high temperature and high humidity. A toner containing inorganic fine particles and toner particles containing a binder resin and a wax being provided, the toner being characterized in that the binder resin contains a polyester resin A obtained by condensation polymerization of a polyvalent carboxylic acid and an alcohol component mainly containing an aromatic diol and a polyester resin B obtained by condensation polymerization of a polyvalent carboxylic acid and an alcohol component mainly containing an aliphatic diol, and in that the degree of segregation of the wax in the toner depth direction from the toner surface toward the toner center is controlled. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171557 | TONER FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC IMAGES AND DEVELOPER - To provide a toner containing: a binder resin containing a non-crystalline polyester resin and a crystalline polyester resin; a colorant; and wax, wherein the toner satisfies the following formula 1, and has loss tangent of 1 or smaller at 80° C. or higher, B−A<20 Formula 1 where A represents a melting point of the crystalline polyester resin and B represents a temperature at which the toner has storage modulus G′ of 20,000 Pa. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171558 | FERRITE CARRIER CORE MATERIAL AND FERRITE CARRIER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER, METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THESE, AND ELECTROGRAPHIC DEVELOPER USING THE FERRITE CARRIER - It is an object of the present invention to provide a ferrite carrier core material and a ferrite carrier for an electrophotographic developer, which have an excellent charging property, hardly cause carrier scattering due to cracking and chipping of the core material, and have a prolonged life, and methods for manufacturing these, and an electrophotographic developer using the ferrite carrier. For this object, the ferrite carrier core material and a ferrite carrier for an electrophotographic developer, wherein (1) the ferrite composition contains 0.5 to 2.5% by weight of Sr, and the presence amount of Sr—Fe oxides satisfies a specific conditional expression, (2) the distribution in the number of the shape factor SF-2 is in a specific range, (3) the BET specific surface area is 0.15 to 0.30 m | 2013-07-04 |
20130171559 | TWO-COMPONENT DEVELOPING AGENT AND DEVELOPING METHOD - A two-component developing agent includes toner and a carrier including carrier particles. The toner includes a binding resin. The carrier particle includes a porous ferrite core particle and a resin covering layer. The resin covering layer covers the porous ferrite core particle. The resin covering layer includes ferrite particles. An average particle diameter of the ferrite particles ranges from 0.1 to 1.0 μm. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171560 | ADDITIVE FOR RESIST AND RESIST COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME - Provided are an additive for resist represented by the following formula (1), and a resist composition containing the additive. The additive according to the present invention can suppress leaching caused by water during an immersion lithographic process by increasing hydrophobicity of the surface of the resist film in the exposure at the time of applying the additive to a resist composition, and can form a fine resist pattern having excellent sensitivity and resolution at the time of applying the additive to a resist composition. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171561 | ADDITIVE FOR RESIST AND RESIST COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME - A resist additive represented by Formula 1 below and a resist composition including the additive are disclosed. The resist additive improves hydrophobicity of the surface of the resist film to prevent materials from being leached in water during exposure of immersion lithography and is converted to have hydrophilicity by deprotection reaction during development. As a result, a micropattern of a resist film with excellent sensitivity and high resolution is formed. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171562 | ACTINIC-RAY- OR RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN USING THE COMPOSITION - An actinic ray- or radiation-sensitive resin composition according to the present invention comprises a sulfonic acid-generating compound that is decomposed by an action of an acid to generate a sulfonic acid having a volume of 240 Å | 2013-07-04 |
20130171563 | Photosensitive Novolac Resin, Positive Photosensitive Resin Composition Including Same, Photosensitive Resin Film Prepared by Using the Same, and Semiconductor Device Including the Photosensitive Resin Film - Disclosed is a photosensitive novolac resin including a structural unit represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and structural unit represented by the following Chemical Formula 2, wherein R | 2013-07-04 |
20130171564 | Positive Photosensitive Resin Composition, and Display Device and Organic Light Emitting Device Using the Same - Disclosed are a positive photosensitive resin composition including (A) an alkali soluble resin including a polybenzoxazole precursor, a polyimide precursor, or a combination thereof, (B) a photosensitive diazoquinone compound, (C) a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, and (D) a solvent, and a display device and an organic light emitting device using the same. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171565 | ORGANIC ANTI REFLECTIVE LAYER COMPOSITION - Disclosed is an organic antireflective film composition which includes a monomer containing two or more thiol groups and a monomer containing two or more vinyl groups, as crosslinking agents. When the organic antireflective film composition is used, an antireflective film formed from the composition can be rapidly etched in an ultrafine pattern forming process, and the curing rate can be increased, while the etching rate is increased, without using an acid generator and a curing agent or by using the agents only in small amounts. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171566 | ALKALINE SOLUBIE RESIN AND LIGHT SENSIBLE RESIN COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME AND USE THEREOF - An embodiment of the invention discloses an alkaline soluble resin and a method for preparing the same. The chemical formula of this alkaline soluble resin is shown in Formula I: | 2013-07-04 |
20130171567 | PHOTOACID GENERATOR AND PHOTORESIST COMPRISING SAME - A photoacid generator includes those of formula (I): | 2013-07-04 |
20130171568 | Positive Photosensitive Resin Composition, and Photosensitive Resin Layer and Display Device Using the Same - Disclosed are a positive photosensitive resin composition that includes (A) an alkali soluble resin including a polybenzoxazole precursor, a polyimide precursor, or a combination thereof, (B) a photosensitive diazoquinone compound, (C) a phenol compound, (D) at least one organic dye having an absorption wavelength of about 400 nm to about 700 nm, and (E) a solvent, wherein the organic dye (D) is included in an amount of about 1 to about 40 parts by weight based on about 100 parts by weight of the alkali soluble resin (A), and a photosensitive resin layer and a display device using the same. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171569 | RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYMER FOR RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM, AND PATTERNING PROCESS USING THE RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM COMPOSITION - A resist underlayer film composition, wherein the composition contains a polymer obtained by condensation of a condensed body, the body being obtained by condensation of one or more kinds of a compound shown by the following general formula (1-1) with one or more kinds of a compound shown by the following general formula (2-3) and an equivalent body thereof, with one or more kinds of a compound shown by the following general formula (2-1), a compound shown by the following general formula (2-2), and an equivalent body thereof; a method for producing a polymer for a resist underlayer film; and a patterning process using the same. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171570 | DRAWING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - The present invention provides a drawing apparatus including a stage having a reference mark, and configured to hold a substrate and to be moved, a charged particle optical system, a first measuring device having an optical axis spaced apart from an axis of the charged particle optical system by a first distance and configured to measure a position of an alignment mark formed on the substrate, a second measuring device having an optical axis spaced apart from the axis of the charged particle optical system by a second distance and configured to measure a position of the reference mark, and a processor configured to obtain a baseline of the first measuring device based on positions of the reference mark respectively measured by the first measuring device and the second measuring device. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171571 | VAPOR TREATMENT PROCESS FOR PATTERN SMOOTHING AND INLINE CRITICAL DIMENSION SLIMMING - A method for patterning a substrate is described. The method includes forming a layer of radiation-sensitive material on a substrate, and preparing a pattern in the layer of radiation-sensitive material using a lithographic process, wherein the pattern is characterized by a critical dimension (CD) and a roughness. Following the preparation of the pattern in the layer of radiation-sensitive material, the method further includes performing a CD slimming process to reduce the CD to a reduced CD, and performing a vapor smoothing process to reduce the roughness to a reduced roughness. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171572 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING THICK FILM PHOTORESIST PATTERN - A method for producing a thick film photoresist pattern including laminating a thick photoresist layer including a chemically amplified positive-type photoresist composition for thick film on a support; irradiating the thick photoresist layer; and developing the thick photoresist layer to obtain a thick film resist pattern; in which the composition includes an acid generator, a resin whose alkali solubility increases by the action of an acid, and an organic solvent having a boiling point of at least 150° C. and a contact angle on a silicon substrate of no greater than 18°, in an amount of at least 40% by mass with respect to total mass of the organic solvent. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171573 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PLANARISED REFLECTIVE LAYER FOR MICROMIRROR DEVICES - A method for manufacturing a planarised reflective layer disposed on a hinge layer connected to a hinge support post ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130171574 | PHOTORESIST PATTERN TRIMMING METHODS - Provided are methods of trimming photoresist patterns. The methods involve coating a photoresist trimming composition over a photoresist pattern, wherein the trimming composition includes a matrix polymer, a free acid having fluorine substitution and a solvent, the trimming composition being free of cross-linking agents. The coated semiconductor substrate is heated to cause a change in polarity of the resist polymer in a surface region of the photoresist pattern. The photoresist pattern is contacted with a developing solution to remove the surface region of the photoresist pattern. The methods find particular applicability in the formation of very fine lithographic features in the manufacture of semiconductor devices. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171575 | GRATE BAR FOR A FURNACE COMPRISING ENGAGING MEANS - The present application discloses a grate bar for a thrust grate of a furnace. The grate bar comprises an elongated recess ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130171576 | RICH-LEAN COMBUSTION BURNER AND COMBUSTION APPARATUS - There is provided a flame hole formation member | 2013-07-04 |
20130171577 | HEATING CONTROL SYSTEM - A heating control system comprises a vessel including a plurality of fluid ports including: a fluid inlet port arranged to connect to a heated fluid supply, a first controllable radiator circuit port, and a second controllable radiator circuit port. A controller is operatively connected to the controllable radiator circuit ports and to a temperature probe arranged to indicate, in use, a temperature of fluid circulating through the vessel. The controller is arranged to open a selected one of the radiator ports when the probe indicates the fluid is below a temperature T | 2013-07-04 |
20130171578 | OXIDATION FURNACE - An oxidation furnace for the oxidative treatment of fibers having a processing chamber which can be found in the interior of a housing; at least one blowing device; at least one suction device; at least one ventilator that circulates the hot air through the blowing device, the processing chamber, and the suction device; and at least one heating device that lies in the flow path of the hot circulated air. Deviating rollers guide the fibers in a serpentine manner through the processing chamber such that the fibers lie next to one another as a carpet, the fiber carpet being stretched between each opposing deviating roller over one plane. The air in the processing chamber crosses the planes over which the fiber carpet is stretched at an angle that differs from 0° and 90° using special means. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171579 | ORTHODONTIC BRACKET - A bracket body | 2013-07-04 |
20130171580 | 3D DIGITAL ENDODONTICS - A method and system are described for 3D digital endodontics characterized in that 3D imaging equipment such as a CT or MRI scanner, ultrasound or the like are used to digitize the infected tooth or teeth, a 3D representation of the root canal system is extracted from the image data and visualized on a computer screen, a surgical template is designed to guide the endodontic instruments to localize the root canal(s) intra-operatively and said guide is manufactured by means of a computer driven system (e.g. milling, rapid prototyping, etc.). | 2013-07-04 |
20130171581 | POLYMERIC INSTRUMENT FOR CLEANING CANALS IN ENDODONTIC PROCEDURES - An instrument for cleaning canals during endodontic procedures is presented. The instrument is formed in one piece from a stiff polymeric material. The instrument features a handle, a measuring shaft, and a tapering shank with raised polymeric projections along its length. The present invention is designed without the use of bristles that conventional brushes contain. The raised polymeric projections include fins that may be oriented parallel to or transverse to the axis of the instrument to provide multidirectional cleaning capability. The instrument is stiff enough to penetrate a canal and mechanically scrub and scrape canal surfaces, but flexible enough to negotiate the curves of the canal. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171582 | ABRASIVE TIP - Provided is an abrasive tip with which a tip, a curette, or the like can be readily sharpened by anyone without requiring skill gained through experience. Provided is a shaft ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130171583 | MEDICAL CUTTING INSTRUMENT - A medical cutting instrument which stably exhibits high joint strength obtained by brazing. A cutting instrument (A) is configured by providing a working section ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130171584 | ABUTMENT POSITION LOCATOR - The present application relates to a fitting for insertion into a dental implant in an insertion orientation defining a central insertion axis (X) and an insertion direction (D) of the fitting. The fitting includes at least one resilient spring member being expandable perpendicularly to the insertion axis (X) of the fitting for impeding a movement of the fitting relative to the dental implant along the insertion axis (X) when inserted into the dental implant. It further includes an alignment feature for rotationally aligning the fitting relative to the dental implant about the insertion axis (X). The fitting is characterized in that the alignment feature extends further in the insertion direction (D) than the spring member. | 2013-07-04 |
20130171585 | APPARATUS FOR LIFTING MAXILLARY SINUS - An apparatus for lifting a maxillary sinus includes: a pillar, having a cutting blade and an engaging base; a transmission shaft, having a transmission base having a shape corresponding to that of the engaging base; an elastic element provided an elastic force between the engaging base and the transmission base; and a seal element, wrapping the engaging base, the elastic element and the transmission base. When the cutting blade encounters a drag force, the transmission base moves toward the engaging base until the transmission base and the engaging base are engaged with each other. When the drag force is decreased, the engaged transmission base and engaging base are separated from each other due to the elastic force of the elastic element. | 2013-07-04 |