| 31st week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
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| 20120196132 | POLYLACTIC ACID-BASED DECORATIVE BODY - A polylactic acid-based decorative body including a polylactic acid resin-containing substrate, a polylactic acid resin-containing adhesion layer provided on the substrate, and at least one functional layer that is formed on the adhesion layer by applying an acrylic urethane coating composition, wherein in the acrylic urethane coating composition, the molar ratio of OH groups in an acrylic resin to NCO groups in a polyfunctional isocyanate is 1:4 to 1:6. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196133 | Heat treatable four layer anti-reflection coating - A coated article includes a heat treatable (e.g., temperable) antireflection (AR) coating having four layers. The AR coating includes a layer adjacent the glass substrate having an index of refraction substantially matching that of the glass substrate, and having a compressive residual stress. In certain example embodiments, the coating may include the following layers from the glass substrate outwardly: stress-reducing layer/medium index layer/high index layer/low index layer. In certain example embodiments, depending on the chemical and optical properties of the high index layer and the substrate, the stress-reducing layer of the AR coating is selected to cause a net compressive residual stress and thus improve the overall performance of the antireflection coating when the coated article is heat treated. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196134 | FLEXIBLE COATING COMPOSITES HAVING PRIMARILY MINERAL COMPOSITION - The invention relates to a method for producing a flexible mineral building material and the building material obtained according to said method. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196135 | SILICON CARBIDE CONJUGATE AND METHOD OF JOINING SILICON CARBIDE MEMBERS - A high-purity silicon carbide conjugate having excellent heat resistance, and a method of producing such a conjugate. The silicon carbide conjugate is composed of a high-purity silicon carbide joining layer provided between a silicon carbide member and another silicon carbide member. The conjugate is obtained by interposing a curable silicone composition between the two silicon carbide members, curing the composition to obtained a cured product layer, and then thermally decomposing the cured product layer in a non-oxidizing atmosphere, thereby converting the layer to silicon carbide and joining the members together. The conjugate has excellent heat resistance and a high degree of purity. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196136 | ROCK SHEET AND PLATE MIX BASED ON VOLCANIC ROCK PARTICLES USEFUL FOR BUILDING AND DECORATION AND ITS MANUFACTURING PROCESSES - The present invention relates to a mix to manufacture a rock sheet on a solid base useful for decorating purposes. The mix includes a binding composition of an agglutinating agent comprising volcanic rock particles having a particle size of 1 to 5 microns and a polymer mixture in a combined amount sufficient to act as a binder for other components of the laminate; a silicate compound in an amount sufficient to stabilize the composition; and water in an amount to moisten and fluidize the composition. The mix can contain other components for forming laminates or shapes, and can be formed as or on a plate useful for building and decorating buildings made-up by a rock sheet manufactured with the aforementioned mix and a solid base. The methods for preparing the aforementioned mix and plates useful for the construction and decoration of construction surfaces are also disclosed. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196137 | Protective coating, a coated member having a protective coating as well as method for producing a protective coating - The invention relates to a protective coating, having the chemical composition C | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196138 | PROCESS FOR FORMING MULTILAYER STRUCTURES CONTAINING A METAL LAYER - A process for producing a multilayer structure comprising:
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| 20120196139 | THERMAL SPRAY COMPOSITE COATINGS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR APPLICATIONS - This invention relates to thermal spray composite coatings on a metal or non-metal substrate. The thermal spray composite coatings comprise (i) a ceramic composite coating undercoat layer having at least two ceramic material phases randomly and uniformly dispersed and/or spatially oriented throughout the ceramic composite coating, and (ii) a ceramic coating topcoat layer applied to the undercoat layer. At least a first ceramic material phase is present in the undercoat layer in an amount sufficient to provide corrosion resistance to the ceramic composite coating, and at least a second ceramic material phase is present in the undercoat layer in an amount sufficient to provide plasma erosion resistance to the ceramic composite coating. This invention also relates to methods of protecting metal and non-metal substrates by applying the thermal spray coatings. The composite coatings provide erosion and corrosion resistance at processing temperatures higher than conventional processing temperatures used in the semiconductor etch industry, e.g., greater than 100° C. The coatings are useful, for example, in the protection of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, e.g., integrated circuit, light emitting diode, display, and photovoltaic, internal chamber components, and electrostatic chuck manufacture. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196140 | METHOD FOR MAKING POLYMER, AND ASSOCIATED POLYMER, MEMBRANE AND ELECTRODE - A method is provided, comprising: copolymerizing a monomer comprising at least two amide groups, a monomer of formula (a) | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196141 | HIGH BARRIER FILM LAMINATE - A film of laminate construction for producing on a packaging machine a flexible container for containing food includes the following layers. A layer of natural kraft paper for forming an outside layer of the container followed by a layer of adhesive. A layer of PE also known as polyethylene followed by a layer of tie adhesive for bonding two layers together. A layer of EVOH also known as ethylene vinyl alcohol and another layer of tie adhesive for bonding two layers together. A layer of PE sealant also known as polyethylene sealant for forming an inside layer of the container, wherein the layers preferably containing an organoleptic biodegradable additive to accelerate decomposition of the film laminate. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196142 | RESIN FILM, POLARIZER PROTECTIVE FILM, POLARIZER, AND LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A resin film containing a cellulose acylate and at least one of a polymer or an oligomer having a cyano group-comprising recurring unit in an amount of from 1.5 to 300% by mass of the cellulose acylate has a small photoelastic coefficient and a small moisture content and is excellent in transparency. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196143 | ADHESION TO PLASTIC WITH BLOCK COPOLYMERS OBTAINED USING RAFT - An aqueous coating composition (which optionally can coat plastic substrates) the composition comprising a block copolymer and a polymer P; where the block copolymer comprises at least blocks [A] | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196144 | ULTRA THIN COPPER FOIL WITH VERY LOW PROFILE COPPER FOIL AS CARRIER AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present invention relates to an ultra thin copper foil with a very low profile copper foil as a carrier, comprising a carrier foil | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196145 | HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A housing is provided which includes an aluminum or aluminum alloy substrate, an aluminum layer and a corrosion resistant layer formed on the aluminum or aluminum alloy substrate in that order. The corrosion resistant layer is an Al—C—N layer. Then, Ce ions are implanted in the Al—C—N layer by ion implantation process. The atomic percentages of N and C in the Al—C—N gradient layer gradually increase from the side of Al—C—N gradient layer near the aluminum or aluminum alloy substrate to the other side of Al—C—N gradient layer, away from aluminum or aluminum alloy substrate. Therefore the housing has a high corrosion resistance. A method for making the housing is also provided. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196146 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS INCLUDING CARBON NANOFIBER COMPOSITES - One embodiment is a gas turbine engine component including a metal foam nanofiber composite. Another embodiment is a gas turbine engine component including a ceramic foam nanofiber composite. Other embodiments include unique gas turbine engine components including foam nanofiber composites. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196147 | COMPOSITE METAL FOAM AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF - The present invention is directed to composite metal foams comprising hollow metallic spheres and a solid metal matrix. The composite metal foams show high strength, particularly in comparison to previous metal foams, while maintaining a favorable strength to density ratio. The composite metal foams can be prepared by various techniques, such as powder metallurgy and casting. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196148 | COATED ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A coated article includes a magnesium layer, a magnesium oxynitride layer a titanium nitride layer formed on a substrate in that order. The substrate is made of magnesium alloy. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196149 | HARDBANDING ALLOY - The present disclosure relates to an alloy, for hardbanding and/or hard overlay applications, which is abrasion resistant to the order of siliceous earth particles and weldable in crack free state on industrial products. The alloy is a carbon chrome based alloy comprising titanium and vanadium carbides and thus has an extremely low coefficient of friction, high abrasion resistance as welded without working. In tool joints and stabilizers, the alloy achieves an optimum balance between tool joint and stabilizer wear resistance and induced casing wear. The alloy is also self-shielded and therefore does not require external shielding gas. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196150 | RESISTOR FILM FOR BOLOMETER - Provided is a resistor film comprising vanadium oxide as a main component, wherein metal-to-insulator transition is indicated in the vicinity of room temperature in temperature variations of electric resistance, there is no hysteresis in a resistance change in response to temperature variations or the temperature width is small at less than 1.5K even if there is hysteresis, and highly accurate measurement can be provided when used in a bolometer. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196151 | POROUS PROTECTIVE COATING FOR TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS - A method for coating a substrate of a turbine engine component, the method comprising cold spray depositing a metal-based material onto a surface of the substrate, and heating the deposited metal-based material to increase the porosity of the deposited metal-based material. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196152 | METHOD OF BONDING CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL TO STAINLESS STEEL, AND HDD MAGNETIC HEAD SUSPENSION - A method of bonding a conductive material to stainless steel includes: a first step of applying a conductive paste to a surface of a base plate made of the stainless steel; and a second step of removing, in an area located within the surface of the base plate and covered with the conductive paste, a part of a passivation film on a surface of the stainless steel without allowing a base material of the stainless steel of the base plate to come into contact with air. The removing of the passivation film is achieved, for example, by irradiation of laser light. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196153 | MAGNETO-RESISTIVE EFFECT ELEMENT, MAGNETIC HEAD, MAGNETIC HEAD SLIDER, HEAD GIMBAL ASSEMBLY AND HARD DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - An MR element includes a stack, being a pillar or trapezoidal stack, including first and second magnetic layers in which a relative angle formed by magnetization directions changes according to an external magnetic field, and a spacer layer that is positioned between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer, and that is provided with a main spacer layer that is composed of gallium oxide, zinc oxide or magnesium oxide as a primary component, wherein, one part of side surfaces of the stack forms a part of an air bearing surface; and a cover layer that covers at least another part of the side surfaces of the stack and that is composed of gallium oxide as a primary component. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196154 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM FOR HEAT-ASSISTED RECORDING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a magnetic recording medium for a heat-assisted recording device which has a high SNR at high density and a manufacturing method thereof. The magnetic recording medium includes, in the order recited: a non-magnetic substrate; a magnetic recording layer; a protective layer; and a liquid lubricating layer. The magnetic recording layer has a granular structure formed by a magnetic portion and a non-magnetic portion that surrounds the magnetic portion, the non-magnetic portion having a volume percentage based on the total volume of the granular structure ranging from 15 vol % to 30 vol % and including a carbon-based material. The magnetic recording medium has a surface having an arithmetic mean roughness Ra and an average length of roughness curve elements RSm such that Ra/RSm ranges from 0.05 to 0.15. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196155 | RESIST FORTIFICATION FOR MAGNETIC MEDIA PATTERNING - A method and apparatus for forming magnetic media substrates is provided. A patterned resist layer is formed on a substrate having a magnetically susceptible layer. A conformal protective layer is formed over the patterned resist layer to prevent degradation of the pattern during subsequent processing. The substrate is subjected to an energy treatment wherein energetic species penetrate portions of the patterned resist and conformal protective layer according to the pattern formed in the patterned resist, impacting the magnetically susceptible layer and modifying a magnetic property thereof. The patterned resist and conformal protective layers are then removed, leaving a magnetic substrate having a pattern of magnetic properties with a topography that is substantially unchanged. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196156 | MAGNETIC TAPE - An aspect of the present invention relates to a magnetic tape comprising, on one surface of a nonmagnetic support, a nonmagnetic layer containing a nonmagnetic powder and a binder, and thereon, a magnetic layer containing a ferromagnetic powder and a binder, wherein
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| 20120196157 | BATTERY - A battery has a housing ( | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196158 | ELECTROLYTE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND THE ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE THEREOF - The present invention provides an electrolyte for electrochemical device and the electrochemical device thereof. The electrolyte comprises 9.95˜19.95 wt % of a salt; 80.0˜90.0 wt % of a non-aqueous solvent; 0.05˜10.00 wt % of an additive comprising a compound represented by below formula (I) or (II): | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196159 | Battery Management System with Energy Balance Among Multiple Battery Cells - A battery circuit including a first battery cell with a first parameter having a first value and a second battery cell with a second parameter having a second value. The second battery cell is coupled to the first battery cell in series. The battery circuit further includes a magnetic device operable for storing energy transferred from the first battery cell via a first winding coupled to the first battery cell and for releasing the stored energy to the second battery cell via a second winding coupled to the second battery cell if the first value of the first parameter is greater than the second value of the second parameter. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196160 | Secondary battery - A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly, a case accommodating the electrode assembly, a cap plate sealing an opening in the case, and electrode terminals extending through the cap plate at opposite ends of the cap plate. The cap plate includes a recessed portion extending in one direction between the electrode terminals. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196161 | SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING ONE-WAY EXHAUST MEMBER - Disclosed herein is a plate-shaped secondary battery constructed in a structure in which an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure is mounted in a battery case, and the battery case is sealed by thermal welding, wherein the secondary battery has at least one-way exhaust member, mounted at a sealed portion, formed at the outer circumference of an electrode assembly receiving part of the battery case, for allowing internal high-pressure gas to be exhausted out of a battery cell and preventing external gas from being introduced into the battery cell. The secondary battery according to the present invention has the effect of effectively exhausting internal high-pressure gas generated during the abnormal operation of the battery, such as overcharge, out of the battery case, while maintaining the sealability of the battery case, thereby simultaneously improving the efficiency and safety of the battery. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196162 | STORAGE ELEMENT - An external terminal having an exposed surface which is exposed to the outside from a package, a current collector which is disposed inside of the package and is connected to the external terminal, and an electrode assembly which is disposed inside of the package and is connected to the current collector are provided. The package includes a safe valve and a protection member covering the safe valve. The protection member includes a space portion formed between the protection member and the safe valve, and a communicating portion communicating the space portion and the periphery of the protection member. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196163 | HERMETIC BATTERY - A hermetic battery including: a safety valve through which gas generated in the battery due to increase in pressure in the battery is discharged outside the battery, wherein the safety valve includes a first safety valve | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196164 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery, which can improve safety, control operating level of a short-circuiting member, prevent external moisture from being induced to a short-circuiting member to cause a short-circuit, and can efficiently utilize an internal space. In an embodiment, the rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly, a collector plate electrically connected to the electrode assembly, a case housing the electrode assembly and the collector plate, a cap plate sealing the case and having a short-circuiting groove formed at a lower portion thereof, and a short-circuiting member formed between the cap plate and the collector plate, wherein the short-circuiting member is coupled to the short-circuiting groove of the cap plate. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196165 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - Provided is a secondary battery that can raise the strength of a case by including an electrode assembly that has a negative electrode plate in the outermost part. For example, illustrated is an electrode assembly including a negative electrode plate comprising a negative electrode collector, the negative electrode collector having a first negative electrode coating portion disposed on a side of the negative electrode collector and a second negative electrode coating portion disposed on the other side of the electrode collector, a positive electrode plate including a positive electrode collector, the positive electrode collector having a first positive electrode coating portion disposed on a side of the positive electrode collector and a second positive electrode coating portion disposed on the other side of the electrode collector, and a separator disposed between the negative electrode plate and the positive electrode plate, wherein the negative electrode plate is disposed in the outermost part when the negative electrode plate, the positive electrode plate, and the separator are wound. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196166 | Secondary battery - A secondary battery includes a plurality of electrode assemblies, a current collector electrically connected to each of the electrode assemblies, a case accommodating the plurality of electrode assemblies and the current collector, a cap plate sealing the case, and an electrode terminal electrically connected to the current collector and penetrating the cap plate, wherein the plurality of electrode assemblies are arranged such that an axis of each electrode assembly is parallel to a bottom surface of the case and the plurality of electrode assemblies are disposed in a longitudinal direction. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196167 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR A BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - The present invention provides an electrode assembly, which can be manufactured by alternately stacking cathode plates and anode plates while interposing a separator therebetween, and winding or folding the separator in one or both directions, and to a manufacturing method thereof. According to the invention, both sides or the lower sides of both edges of a cathode current collector is exposed to create a level difference between the edges and a cathode conductive layer, thereby forming a level-difference portion, and an adhesive is applied to the level-difference portion which is then adhered to a separator, whereby the thickness of the battery can be prevented from increasing due to the adhesive during the manufacture of the battery, and the assembly of the battery can be facilitated. Also, a level-difference portion may be formed at an anode current collector, thereby effectively preventing the thickness of the battery from being increased due to the build up of the adhesive. Thus, the performance of the battery can be prevented from being deteriorated due to the application of the adhesive, and the ability to be impregnated with an electrolytic solution can also be maintained intact. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196168 | APPARATUS FOR RESTRAINING AN ENERGY STORE - A device for restraining an energy store is provided that includes one or more cells disposed between a first side of the energy store and a second side of the energy store vertically opposite to the first side. The device has at least one first mounting device designed for transferring a first clamping force acting in the direction of the second side to the first side of the energy store, and at least one second mounting device designed for transferring a second clamping force acting in the direction of the first side to the second side o the energy store, and at least one elastic clamping device designed for providing the first and second clamping forces and further designed for adapting a distance between the at least one first mounting device and the at least one second mounting device to a permissible distance between the first and the second side. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196169 | ENERGY STORAGE MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an energy storage module including: battery units each formed by interconnecting electrode tabs on one side of two unit batteries and a sensing line; and a stacked structure receiving the battery units, and a method for manufacturing the same. In the energy storage module, a plurality of battery units each formed by previously interconnecting each electrode tab of the two battery cells and the sensing line are interconnected and each of the plurality of interconnected battery units is received in the stacked structure to form the battery module, thereby making it possible to effectively form the battery module without allowing the battery cells to be in direct contact with each other. Therefore, a plurality of pouch cells that are not easily fixed may be easily fixed, thereby making it possible to secure reliability of the energy storage module. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196170 | PRISMATIC BATTERY MODULE WITH SCALABLE ARCHITECTURE - A battery system including: a plurality of subunits each of which has a heatsink and a battery cell and two voltage terminals symmetrically positioned with respect to a centerline of that battery cell, wherein all of the battery cells are arranged so that their voltage terminals are aligned along two rows; a plurality of identical busbar supports equal in number to the plurality of subunits, each having two slots and mounted on a corresponding different one of the subunits with each of the terminals of the battery cell extending up through the two slots; and a plurality of bimetallic busbars, each one supported by a different corresponding subset of the busbar supports and electrically connected directly to either a first or second terminal of each of the battery cells of each of the modules on which those busbar supports are mounted. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196171 | LAMINATE FOR NONAQUEOUS BATTERY - Laminate for nonaqueous battery having moderate adhesion in which a nonaqueous electrolytic solution is sealed capable of improving the suitability of electrodes packed into a battery case without reduction in battery output and preventing a short circuit between the electrodes caused by the penetration of a burr or the like on an electrode plate through a separator and capable of suppressing reduction of adhesion in nonaqueous electrolytic solution and suppressing the deterioration of the nonaqueous electrolytic solution and having such a cohesive strength that when it is used in the form of a tape, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer does not squeeze out of a base material layer and formed of at least two layers: a base material layer (A) containing a polyolefin-based thermoplastic resin; (B) containing an α-olefin-based thermoplastic resin in the stated order. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196172 | STACK TYPE BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A stack type battery has a positive electrode plate ( | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196173 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery and a method of manufacturing the same in which the secondary battery includes an electrode assembly having a number of electrode plates and a number of separators. Each separator is disposed between each of the electrode plates of the plurality of electrode plates. Further included is a number of electrode tabs extending from and electrically connected to each of the plurality of electrode plates. The electrode tabs form a stack of electrode tabs by placing each electrode tab of the plurality of electrode tabs one upon another. Still further included is a number of lead members having two ends in which a first end has a space that forms a first part and a second part in the first end of each lead member with the first part and the second part are independent and separate from each other. In addition, the first part and the second part of each lead member are each coupled to the stack of electrode tabs within the battery case. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196174 | ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE CELL AND CELL BLOCK, ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE AND THE VEHICLE COMPRISING THE SAME - An electrical energy storage cell is provided with: an active part which is equipped and adapted to store electrical energy supplied from the outside and to discharge stored electrical energy to the outside; at least two current conductors which are connected to the active part and are equipped and adapted to supply electric current from the outside to the active part and to discharge electric current from the active part to the outside; and an enclosure, which defines a prismatic basic shape having a substantially cuboid-like outline and encloses the active part in a gas-tight and fluid-tight manner. According to the invention, the enclosure has two flat foil parts and a peripheral seam part connecting the edges of the foil parts, wherein the seam part surrounds the active part in the manner of the frame and has sections of maximum thickness, in which the thickness is uniformly greater than the thickness of the active part. A cell block comprises a plurality of said electrical energy storage cells, wherein the cells are stacked in the direction of the thickness thereof and, together with connecting terminals, form an electrical energy storage device which can advantageously be used in a vehicle. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196175 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THIN FILM LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A process for producing a chargeable-and-dischargeable thin film lithium secondary battery, which includes a substrate, a positive electrode film arranged on the substrate and formed in a structure of which lithium is insertable and releasable, an electrolyte film which is arranged on the positive electrode film and being in contact with the positive electrode film and contains lithium ions and in which lithium ions are movable, and a negative electrode film made of metallic lithium and arranged on the electrolyte film and being in contact with the electrolyte film, wherein after the negative electrode film is formed, a lithium carbonate film is formed on a surface of the negative electrode film by bringing a surface of the negative electrode film into contact with a surface-treating gas containing a rare gas and carbon dioxide. The process does not change the properties of a metallic lithium film as a negative electrode. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196176 | ELECTRODE COMPOSITE MATERIAL OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY USING THE SAME - An electrode composite material includes an individual electrode active material particle and a protective film coated on a surface of the particle. A composition of the protective film is Al | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196177 | ELECTRODE OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY USING THE SAME - An electrode of a lithium ion battery includes a current collector, an electrode material layer disposed on a top surface of the current collector, and a protective film located on a top surface of the electrode material layer. A composition of the protective film is at least one of Al | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196178 | BATTERY - A battery includes a cover for sealing an opening of a battery case which contains an electrode assembly therein and current collectors for electrically connecting external terminals whose at least parts are disposed outside of the cover to the electrode assembly, respectively. Gaskets are interposed between a lower surface of the cover and the current collectors, respectively. In the gasket, a caulked portion is contained in an engagement recess formed at the lower surface of the cover. In contrast, the entire gasket is contained in another engagement recess formed at the lower surface. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196179 | BATTERY - A negative lower gasket has a rib disposed along the outer periphery of a flat portion having a base of a negative current collector disposed thereat. The height of the rib is set to be more than a thickness of the negative lower gasket. The rib may be disposed only at a portion corresponding to a position where legs project from the base of the negative current collector at the outer periphery of the flat portion. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196180 | ELECTRODE FOR ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE AND ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE - An electrode is used for an electric storage device that includes plural electrodes that are stacked such that an ion-conductive layer is disposed between each pair of the electrodes. Each of the plural electrodes includes a current collector, and an electrode layer, formed on the current collector, which contains an active material. The configuration of the electrode layer (for example, the amount of the active material) varies according to the position in the electrode layer such that a current density in a first region of the electrode, where heat radiation performance is lower than the heat radiation performance in a second region of the electrode, is lower than the current density in the second region of the electrode. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196181 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - Disclosed are a positive electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same, and the positive electrode includes a current collector; and a positive active material layer including an additive which is Li | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196182 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a positive electrode active material for nonaqueous solvent secondary batteries, comprising, as an active ingredient, a 1,4-benzoquinone compound having lower alkoxy groups as substitutes, and a nonaqueous secondary battery comprising the positive electrode active material as a constituent. According to the invention, a nonaqueous secondary battery having a high energy density and excellent cycle characteristics can be obtained by using a positive electrode active material composed of an organic compound with a low environmental load. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196183 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The object is to obtain a positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery capable of suppressing gas generation even if continuous charging is performed at a high temperature. Provided is a positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising a positive-electrode active material, wherein the positive-electrode active material has a surface-treated layer with a silane coupling agent represented by the following general formula (1): | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196184 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery in which a negative-electrode active material containing a graphite material and silicon or a silicon compound is used and which has an excellent charge-discharge cycle characteristic. In the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the negative-electrode active material used is an active material containing a graphite material and silicon or a silicon compound, and the negative electrode binder used comprises a polyimide and polyvinylpyrrolidone. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196185 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE SUBSTANCE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention relates to a positive electrode active substance for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries which comprises particles comprising a polyanionic compound and carbon, and a lipophilic treatment agent with which the respective particles are coated, wherein the positive electrode active substance has an average particle diameter of 1 to 50 μm. The positive electrode active substance preferably has an oil absorption of not more than 20 mL/100 g. The positive electrode active substance according to the present invention exhibits a good compatibility with a resin and is excellent in packing property and dispersibility in the resin, and therefore can provide an electrode sheet in which the positive electrode active substance is filled with a high packing density. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196186 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL WITH CORE-SHELL STRUCTURE - The present invention discloses a composite material having an ionic and electronic conductive outer shell with an active material inner core located within the outer shell. The outer shell can be impervious to a gas and a liquid, and in some instances contains a compound such as SiO | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196187 | Solvent for Electrolyte Solution, Electrolyte Solution, and Gel-like Electrolyte - The invention provides a solvent for an electrolyte solution, an electrolyte solution, and a gel-like electrolyte superior in oxidation resistance and flame resistance. A solvent for an electrolyte solution comprising at least one boric ester represented by the following formula (I), and a boric ester represented by the following formula (II): B(OR | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196188 | AROMATIC POLYMER ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES, ITS COMPOSITE MEMBRANCE, AND ITS APPLICATION IN ACIDIC ELECTROLYTE FLOW BATTERY - A polymer ion exchange membrane for acidic electrolyte flow battery. The membrane is nitrogen heterocycles aromatic polymer, especially polybenzimidazole type polymer. A nitrogen heterocycles in the membrane interact with acid in the electrolyte to form donor-receptor proton transport network, so as to keep the proton transport performance of the membrane. The preparation condition for the membrane is mild, and the process is simplicity. The preparation method is suitable for mass production. The membrane is used in acidic electrolyte flow battery, especially in vanadium flow energy storage battery. The membrane has excellent mechanical stability and thermostability. In vanadium redox flow battery, the membrane has excellent proton conduct performance and excellent resistance to the permeation of vanadium ions. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196189 | AMORPHOUS IONICALLY CONDUCTIVE METAL OXIDES AND SOL GEL METHOD OF PREPARATION - Amorphous lithium lanthanum zirconium oxide (LLZO) is formed as an ionically-conductive electrolyte medium. The LLZO comprises by percentage of total number of atoms from about 0.1% to about 50% lithium, from about 0.1% to about 25% lanthanum, from about 0.1% to about 25% zirconium, from about 30% to about 70% oxygen and from 0.0% to about 25% carbon. At least one layer of amorphous LLZO may be formed through a sol-gel process wherein quantities of lanthanum methoxyethoxide, lithium butoxide and zirconium butoxide are dissolved in an alcohol-based solvent to form a mixture which is dispensed into a substantially planar configuration, transitioned through a gel phase, dried and cured to a substantially dry phase. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196190 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium secondary battery has an anode, a cathode, a separator between the anode and the cathode and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The non-aqueous electrolyte includes a lithium salt; and a non-linear carbonate-based mixed organic solvent in which (a) a cyclic carbonate compound, and (b) a propionate-based compound are mixed at a volume ratio (a:b) in the range from about 10:90 to about 70:30. The cathode has a current density in the range from about 3.5 to about 5.5 mAh/cm | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196191 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed is a lithium secondary battery. The lithium secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, a separator and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution. The separator includes a porous substrate, and a coating layer coated on at least one surface of the porous substrate and including a mixture of inorganic particles and a binder polymer. The non-aqueous electrolyte solution contains an ionizable lithium salt, an organic solvent, and a dinitrile compound having a specific structure. The lithium secondary battery is very safe without side reactions of the electrolyte solution. Therefore, the lithium secondary battery exhibits excellent cycle life and output performance characteristics. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196192 | ELECTROLYTE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - In one aspect, a rechargeable lithium battery including an electrolyte for the rechargeable lithium battery is provided. The electrolyte for the rechargeable lithium battery includes: a non-aqueous organic solvent; a lithium salt; and a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196193 | COMPOSITE GRAPHITE PARTICLES AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - The present invention provides composite graphite particles, which are useful for a negative electrode in a secondary battery having high capacitance, good charge-discharge characteristics and good charge-discharge cycle characteristics; and a paste for negative electrode, a negative electrode and a lithium secondary battery which use the composite graphite particles. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196194 | SOFC Hot Box Components - Various hot box fuel cell system components are provided, such as heat exchangers, steam generator and other components. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196195 | SOFC Hot Box Components - Various hot box fuel cell system components are provided, such as heat exchangers, steam generator and other components. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196196 | ELECTRON-JUMP CHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERTER - A method and a device for converting energy uses chemical reactions in close proximity to or on a surface to convert a substantial fraction of the available chemical energy of the shorter lived energized products, such as vibrationally excited chemicals and hot electrons, directly into a useful form, such as longer lived charge carriers in a semiconductor. The carriers store the excitation energy in a form that may be converted into other useful forms, such as electricity, nearly monochromatic electromagnetic radiation or carriers for stimulating other surface reactions. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196197 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method for controlling a fuel cell system includes following steps. It is determined whether an output voltage of a fuel cell stack in the fuel cell system is greater than or equal to a temporary voltage during a first predetermined period, and if yes, an output current of the fuel cell stack is progressively increased during a second predetermined period, and if not, when a variation degree of the output voltage of the fuel cell stack is greater than a predetermined value, the output current of the fuel cell stack is progressively decreased during the second predetermined period. The output voltage of the fuel cell stack is changed in response to progressive increasing or progressive decreasing of the output current of the fuel cell stack, and the temporary voltage is updated to the changed output voltage after a third predetermined period. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196198 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method for controlling a fuel cell system is provided, which includes following steps. It is determined whether a hydrogen flow in a fuel cell stack in the fuel cell system is sufficient, and when the hydrogen flow is determined to be sufficient, an output voltage of the fuel cell stack is gradually deceased, and an output current of the fuel cell stack is continually detected until the output current of the fuel cell stack stops increasing. When the hydrogen flow is determined to be insufficient, the output voltage of the fuel cell stack is gradually increased, and the output current of the fuel cell stack is continually detected until the output current of the fuel cell stack starts to decrease. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196199 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A fuel cell system and a method for controlling the same are provided. Based on the method, a control temperature of a fuel cell stack is set, and an environment temperature and an operating temperature of the fuel cell stack are detected. A thermal resistance of the fuel cell stack is calculated according to the environment temperature, the operating temperature and a current heating amount. An allowable heating amount of the fuel cell stack is set according to the control temperature, the environment temperature, and the thermal resistance. When the current heating amount is less than the allowable heating amount and the operating temperature is less than the control temperature, the current heating amount is increased, and when the current heating amount is greater than the allowable heating amount or the operating temperature is greater than the control temperature, the current heating amount is decreased. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196200 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE - A fuel cell device including an elongate ceramic substrate having an exterior surface defining an interior ceramic support structure having non-active end regions and an active zone therebetween that includes electrodes in opposing relation with an electrolyte therebetween for undergoing a fuel cell reaction when supplied with heat, fuel and oxidizer. The electrolyte is a ceramic co-fired with the interior ceramic support structure. The end regions lack opposing electrodes and extend away from the active zone to dissipate heat. Gas inlets are positioned in the end regions with respective outlets in either the active zone or opposite end region, and elongate passages are coupled therebetween at least partially extending in opposing relation through the active zone. The electrodes are positioned adjacent the gas passages in the active zone and are electrically connected to exterior contact surfaces on the exterior surface of the end regions for external connection to voltage nodes. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196201 | METHOD FOR THE EARLY DETECTION OF LIQUID WATER FORMATION IN A FUEL CELL - A method for the early detection of liquid water formation in a fuel cell ( | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196202 | MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY FOR CONTROLLING GAS FLOW AND FLOW DISTRIBUTION IN A FUEL CELL STACK - A manifold assembly for use with a fuel cell stack for the purpose of ensuring a desired flow distribution to fuel cells within the stack, with the most commonly desired being uniform flow distribution. Said manifold assembly comprising: an external manifold for abutting and sealingly enclosing a face of the fuel cell stack, wherein the manifold comprises an enclosure for one of: providing inlet gas to the fuel cell stack and receiving exhaust gas from said fuel cell stack; and one or more baffles disposed in the enclosure of the external manifold, the one or more baffles one of: (a) controlling gas flow distribution and direction of the inlet gas from the enclosure to fuel cells of the fuel cell stack to achieve a predetermined distribution or a uniform distribution; and (b) controlling gas flow distribution of the exhaust gas flow within the enclosure to achieve the predetermined distribution or the uniform distribution of gas to fuel cells of the fuel cell stack. A multi-stack fuel cell system including a baffling assembly with one or more baffles for providing a predetermined gas flow distribution to each fuel cell stack in the fuel cell system is also described. The baffling assembly is provided at a system level and comprises one or more baffles in an intake assembly and/or in an exhaust assembly of the multi-stack fuel cell system, so that each fuel cell stack receives a predetermined amount of gas. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196203 | FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack is equipped with a stacked body constituted by stacking a plurality of power generating elements, which contain an electrolytic membrane and electrocatalytic layers arranged at both surfaces of the electrolytic membrane, via a separator for providing a flow path for supplying reaction gas to the electrocatalytic layer, and collector plates arranged at both ends of the stacked body, for collecting electricity generated by the stacked body and outputting it to the outside, wherein on the separator and the collector plate are formed at least one of an anode exhaust gas exhaust hole for exhausting anode exhaust gas, a cathode exhaust gas exhaust hole for exhausting cathode exhaust gas, and a medium supply hole for supplying into the stacked body a medium for maintaining the temperature of the stacked body at an approximately fixed level, and at the anode side collector plate arranged at the anode side end of the stacked body, an output terminal for outputting at least part of the collected electricity to the outside is provided in the vicinity of at least one of the anode exhaust gas exhaust hole, the cathode exhaust gas exhaust hole, and the medium supply hole. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196204 | MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS INCLUDING REINFORCED LITHIUM ALUMINATE MATRIX, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING LITHIUM SOURCE - Disclosed is a molten carbonate fuel cell comprising a reinforced lithium aluminate matrix, a cathode, an anode, a cathode frame channel and an anode frame channel, wherein at least one of the cathode frame channel and the anode frame channel is filled with a lithium source. Disclosed also are a method for producing the same, and a method for supplying a lithium source. The molten carbonate fuel cell in which a lithium source is supplied to an electrode has high mechanical strength and maintains stability of electrolyte to allow long-term operation. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196205 | ELECTRODE FOR FUEL CELL, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND FUEL CELL - An electrode for a fuel cell, a membrane electrode assembly including the electrode, and a fuel cell including the membrane electrode assembly. Due to the inclusion of a barrier layer between a diffusion layer and a catalyst layer, the electrode prevents leakage of phosphoric acid moving from the catalyst layer to the diffusion layer and prolongs the lifetime of the membrane electrode assembly. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196206 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING STRONGLY ACIDIC ZIRCONIUM PARTICLES, PROTON CONDUCTING MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING PROTON CONDUCTING MEMBRANE, PROTON CONDUCTING MEMBRANE, ELECTRODE FOR FUEL CELL, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, FUEL CELL - The disclosed methods enable zirconium sulfophenyl phosphonate, zirconium sulfate, or zirconia sulfate, which has high performance as a proton conducting material and high catalytic activity, to be produced at low temperature by reaction by adding sulfophenyl phosphonic acid or sulfuric acid to zirconium nanoparticles, the zirconium nanoparticles being a precursor of strongly acidic zirconium particles obtained by reacting zirconium alkoxide with zirconium butoxide as a chelating agent and nitric acid as a catalyst in isopropyl alcohol as a solvent. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196207 | ELECTRODE CATALYST FOR FUEL CELL, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE SAME - An electrode catalyst for a fuel cell, a method of preparing the same, and a membrane electrode assembly and a fuel cell including the same. The electrode catalyst includes a catalyst particle that incorporates a plurality of palladium atoms, a plurality of atoms of a transition metal, and a plurality of atoms of a precious metal having a higher standard reduction potential than the transition metal, where all of the plurality of atoms of the transition metal are respectively surrounded by at least one of the palladium atoms, the neighboring atoms of the transition metal, or the atoms of the precious metal. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196208 | MULTILAYER MIRROR FOR EUV LITHOGRAPHY AND PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION - Provided are a multilayer mirror for EUVL in which deterioration in reflectivity due to oxidation of a Ru protective layer is prevented, and a process for its production. A multilayer mirror for EUV lithography comprising a substrate, and a reflective layer for reflecting EUV light and a protective layer for protecting the reflective layer, formed in this order on the substrate, wherein the reflective layer is a Mo/Si multilayer reflective film, the protective layer is a Ru layer or a Ru compound layer, and an intermediate layer containing from 0.5 to 25 at % of nitrogen and from 75 to 99.5 at % of Si is formed between the reflective layer and the protective layer. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196209 | L-shaped Feature, Method of Making an L-shaped Feature and Method of Making an L-shaped Structure - In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a method for making a semiconductor device comprises forming a photo sensitive layer on a semiconductive substrate, and forming an L-shaped structure in the photo sensitive layer by exposing the photo sensitive layer to light via a reticle, wherein the reticle comprises an L-shapes feature having a first non-orthogonal edge at an intersection of two legs of the L-shaped feature. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196210 | Determining manufacturability of lithographic mask based on manufacturing shape penalty of aspect ratio of edge that takes into account pair of connected edges of the edge - The manufacturability of a lithographic mask employed in fabricating instances of a semiconductor device is determined. Target edge pairs are selected from mask layout data of the mask, for determining a manufacturing penalty in making the mask. The manufacturability of the mask, including the manufacturing penalty in making the mask, is determined based on the target edge pairs as selected, and is dependent on the manufacturing penalty in making the mask. Determining the manufacturability of the mask includes, for a selected edge pair having first and second edges that are at least substantially parallel to one another, determining a manufacturing shape penalty owing to an aspect ratio of the first edge relative to a size of a gap between the first edge and the second edge. This penalty takes into account a pair of connected edges of the first edge that are at least substantially parallel to the first edge. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196211 | RESIST PATTERN FORMING PROCESS - A resist pattern is formed by coating a chemically amplified positive resist composition onto a substrate and prebaking to form a resist film, exposing to high-energy radiation, baking and developing with a developer to form a resist pattern, and heating the pattern for profile correction to such an extent that the line width may not undergo a change of at least 10%. An amount of a softening accelerator having a molecular weight of up to 800 is added to the resist composition comprising (A) a base resin, (B) an acid generator, (C) a nitrogen-containing compound, and (D) an organic solvent. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196212 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUB-PELLICLE DEFECT REDUCTION ON PHOTOMASKS - In one embodiment, the invention is a method and apparatus for sub-pellicle defect reduction on photomasks. One embodiment of a photomask for use in photolithography includes a substrate on which a pattern is formed, the substrate having a frontside and an opposite backside, and a protective coating formed on at least one of the frontside and the backside, the protective coating comprising silicon-based compound. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196213 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHOTORECEPTOR AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING PHOTORECEPTOR - A method for producing a photoreceptor includes forming at least a photosensitive layer as a coating layer on a surface of a substantially cylindrical photoreceptor; and polishing a surface of the coating layer formed on the photoreceptor in the layer formation by rotating the photoreceptor and moving a polishing member in a direction crossing a circumferential direction of the photoreceptor in contact with the surface of the coating layer on the photoreceptor. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196214 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is an electrophotographic photoreceptor including a substrate and an outermost layer containing a cured film of a composition containing a compound having a chain polymerizable functional group and a charge transporting skeleton in the same molecule, and at least one chain transfer agent selected from a compound having 4 or more primary thiol groups and a compound having 2 or more secondary thiol groups. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196215 | THIOL GROUP-CONTAINING CHARGE TRANSPORTING MATERIAL, THIOL GROUP-CONTAINING CHARGE TRANSPORTING MATERIAL-DISSOLVING SOLUTION, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - Provided is a thiol group-containing charge transporting material represented by the following general formula (1): | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196216 | PHOTOCONDUCTOR UNDERCOAT LAYER - A photoconductor comprising a substrate, an undercoat layer, a photogenerating layer and a charge transport layer is described. The undercoat layer is disposed on the substrate and comprises a metal oxide, and a mixture of a phenolic resin and a cyclohexanecarboxylate. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196217 | POLYALKYLENE GLYCOL BENZOATE CONTAINING PHOTOCONDUCTORS - A photoconductor containing an optional supporting substrate layer, a photogenerating layer, a polyalkylene glycol benzoate containing charge transport layer, and a top overcoat layer in contact with and contiguous to the charge transport layer, and which overcoat layer includes charge transport compounds and melamine resins. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196218 | TONER FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING THE SAME, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMING IMAGE USING THE SAME - A toner for developing an electrostatic charge image includes a core layer including a first binder resin, a colorant and a releasing agent; and a shell layer coating the core layer and including a second binder resin. The first binder resin of the core layer includes a low molecular weight amorphous polyester resin having a weight-average molecular weight of about 6000 g/mol to about 20000 g/mol, a high molecular weight amorphous polyester resin having a weight-average molecular weight of about 25000 g/mol to about 100000 g/mol, and a crystalline polyester resin having a weight-average molecular weight of about 8000 g/mol to about 30000 g/mol. The second binder resin of the shell layer includes the low and high molecular weight amorphous polyester resins. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196219 | MAGNETIC TONER - Provided is a magnetic toner capable of preventing electrostatic offset while attaining a high image quality by a high speed machine. The magnetic toner comprises magnetic toner particles, each of which contains a binder resin and a magnetic material, and a fine inorganic powder, in which the binder resin contains a polyester unit, and the magnetic toner has a dielectric loss factor at 40° C. and 100 kHz of 0.40 pF/m or more but 1.00 pF/m or less and a dielectric loss factor at 150° C. and 100 kHz of 0.50 pF/m or more but 4.00 pF/m or less. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196220 | MAGNETIC TONER - Provided is a magnetic toner capable of providing a stable image by suppressing sleeve contamination even under a high-temperature and high-humidity environment and under a normal-temperature and low-humidity environment and further suppressing large-particle fogging caused after the toner is left alone for a week. The magnetic toner contains toner particles, each of which contains a binder resin and a magnetic iron oxide particle, in which the binder resin has a polyester unit, the toner has i) a dielectric loss factor at 40° C. and 100 kHz of 0.50 pF/m or more but 0.90 pF/m or less, and ii) a true specific gravity of 1.50 g/cm | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196221 | CARBON BASED BLACK TONERS PREPARED VIA LIMITED COALESCENCE PROCESS - A black toner composition comprising toner particles prepared by a chemical process of manufacture comprising carbon black pigment, a first addition polymer comprising carboxylic acid groups along the polymer backbone, and a thermoplastic second polymer binder distinct from the first polymer, wherein the first polymer has an Acid Value of from 30 to 220 and is present at a weight ratio of greater than 1:2 relative to the amount of carbon, and at a relatively lower weight percent than the second polymer. A process for preparation of such toner particles comprising: preparing a masterbatch comprising a carbon black and a first addition polymer comprising carboxylic acid groups along the polymer backbone and having an Acid Value of from 30 to 220, where the first polymer is present at a weight ratio of greater than 1:2 relative to the amount of carbon; dissolving a thermoplastic second polymer binder in an organic solvent; adding the masterbatch to the solution of second polymer binder to form an organic phase, wherein the first polymer is present at a lower weight percent than the second polymer; dispersing the organic phase in an aqueous phase comprising a particulate stabilizer to form a dispersion; and removing the solvent from the organic phase to form toner particles comprising the first polymer, the second polymer binder and carbon black. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196222 | LIQUID ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC INK CONCENTRATES AND METHODS FOR PREPARING THE SAME - Liquid electrophotographic ink concentrates and methods of preparing the same are disclosed herein. An example of the method includes preparing a mixture of ink components using a first predetermined thermal profile. The ink components include a resin, a pigment, and a carrier. The method further includes preparing a microfluidizer with a composition at a temperature within a predetermined range and processing the mixture in the prepared microfluidizer to form the concentrate. Processing the mixture includes pressure-feeding the mixture into the prepared microfluidizer, passing the mixture through the prepared microfluidizer for a predetermined number of times, and utilizing a second predetermined thermal profile while passing the mixture through the prepared microfluidizer. A viscosity modifier is added to the mixture before and/or during the processing of the mixture. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196223 | BALANCING CHARGE AREA DEVELOPED AND TRANSFERRED TONER - Printing methods are provided. In one aspect, at least one first toner image is formed and transferred onto a receiver to form a composite toner image on a receiver having a first polarity. A second net development difference of potential of the first polarity is created between a second development station, a bias member and the first toner at each location of the receiver, to cause a second toner of the first polarity to deposit at individual locations on the receiver in amounts that increase monotonically with an increase in the net second development difference of potential at the individual locations such that total amount of first toner and any second toner deposited at each location on the receiver is within a range that is less than a range of first toner amounts on the receiver. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196224 | BALANCING DISCHARGE AREA DEVELOPED AND TRANSFERRED TONER - Printing methods are provided. In one aspect, at least one first toner image is formed and transferred onto a receiver to form a composite toner image on a receiver having a first polarity. A second net development difference of potential of the first polarity is created between a second development station, a bias member and the first toner at each location of the receiver, to cause a second toner of the first polarity to deposit at individual locations on the receiver in amounts that according to the second net development difference of potential at the individual locations such that total amount of first toner and any second toner deposited at each location on the receiver is within a range that is less than a range of first toner amounts on the receiver. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196225 | Photo Patternable Coating Compositions of Silicones and Organic-Inorganic Hybrids - A negative-tone photo patternable coating composition containing: (1) at least one silicone or organic-inorganic hybrid resin with acid labile alkoxysilane groups which can be thermally decomposed into silanol groups at 80-160° C. in the presence of a catalytic amount of strong acid; (2) optionally, an organic/polymer with two or more trialkoxysilyl, alkyldialkoxysilyl, or dialkylalkoxysilyl functional groups; (3) a photoacid generator; (4) an acid quencher; (5) a flow control agent; and (6) at least one organic solvent. Methods of preparing the silicones and/or organic-inorganic hybrids and procedures of processing the photo patternable compositions are described. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196226 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND 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 and can be used in a lithography process that employs light having a wavelength of 193 nm or less as the exposure light source, an acid generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, and a polymeric compound (C) having a structural unit (c0) represented by general formula (c0) shown below, wherein the amount of the polymeric compound (C) is less than 25 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the base component (A). | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196227 | CHEMICALLY AMPLIFIED POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION, PATTERNING PROCESS, AND ACID-DECOMPOSABLE KETO ESTER COMPOUND - A chemically amplified positive resist composition comprises an acid-decomposable keto ester compound of steroid skeleton which is insoluble in alkaline developer, but turns soluble in alkaline developer under the action of acid. The composition is exposed to EB, deep-UV or EUV and developed to form a pattern with a high resolution and improved LER. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196228 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS USING THE SAME - There is disclosed a resist composition comprising at least: (A) a polymer containing one or more repeating units having a structure shown by the following general formula (1) and/or (2), an alkaline-solubility of the polymer being increased by an acid, (B) a photo acid generator generating, with responding to a high energy beam, a sulfonic acid shown by the following general formula (3), and (C) an onium sulfonate shown by the following general formula (4). There can be a resist composition showing not only excellent LWR and pattern profile but also extremely good performance in pattern-fall resistance, and to provide a patterning process using the same. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196229 | EMBEDDING DATA INTO SOLID AREAS, TEXT OR LINE WORK - A method of encoding data in printed solid image features on a receiver includes providing a relief printing member; modifying at least one surface of the relief printing member within a boundary of a solid image feature; and printing the encoded data in at least one solid image feature on the receiver. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196230 | LAYOUT DECOMPOSITION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLE PATTERNING LITHOGRAPHY - An initial layout of at least a portion of a given layer of an integrated circuit design is decomposed into multiple sub-layouts by splitting each of a plurality of shapes of the initial layout into multiple segments, constructing a constraint graph to represent relationships between the segments, reducing the constraint graph to a stitch graph, determining at least one cut line of the stitch graph, and generating a decomposed layout based on the determined cut line. The decomposed layout in an illustrative embodiment includes first and second sub-layouts comprising respective disjoint subsets of the segments, with each of the sub-layouts of the decomposed layout being associated with a different pattern mask of a double patterning lithography process. The layout decomposition process advantageously minimizes the number of stitches between the sub-layouts without introducing excessive computational complexity. | 2012-08-02 |
| 20120196231 | Polymer Washout Solvent, and the Use Thereof for Developing a Flexographic Printing Plate - A polymer washout solvent for developing a flexographic printing plate comprising:-an ester hydrocarbon component,-an ether hydrocarbon component,-an alcoholic hydrocarbon component. The washout solvent of the invention has less hazardous properties than the known solvents. Use of a polymer washout solvent for developing a flexographic printing plate in a washing step. | 2012-08-02 |
