| 32nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 41 |
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| 20130202925 | LIQUID ELECTROLYTE BATTERY WITH MIXING DEVICE - The invention relates to a liquid electrolyte battery having a mixing device ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202926 | BATTERY PACK - There is provided a battery pack capable of improving the safety thereof. The battery pack includes a battery array, side plates, a top cover and end plates. The battery array includes a plurality of battery cells aligned in a first direction. The battery array is formed as a hexahedron having (1-1)th, (1-2)th, (2-1)th (2-2)th, (3-1)th and (3-2)th planes. The top cover is provided to the (1-1)th plane of the battery array, and has reinforcing frames respectively formed at both sides based on the first direction. The reinforcing frame includes vertical and horizontal frames. The end plates are provided to the (3-1)th and (3-2)th planes, respectively. The end plates are fixed to the top cover. A holding part pressing both sides of the top cover on the (1-1)th plane are provided to the side plates, respectively. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202927 | PRISMATIC BATTERY HAVING ELECTROLYTE INJECTION-HOLE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING EXCELLENT SEALING ABILITY - Disclosed herein is a secondary battery having an electrode assembly mounted in a prismatic container, wherein the inside of an electrolyte injection hole formed in a base plate mounted to an open upper end of the prismatic container includes an upper part having a chamfered structure in which the diameter of the electrolyte injection hole is gradually decreased downward and a lower part having a non-chamfered structure continuously formed from the chamfered structure, and, when a sealing member is pressed into the electrolyte injection hole, the sealing member deformed into a shape corresponding to the electrolyte injection hole comes into tight contact with the chamfered structure due to shear stress between the chamfered structure and the sealing member and forms a sealed state due to frictional interaction between the non-chamfered structure and the sealing member. Consequently, it is possible to reduce a defect rate of secondary batteries and to improve sealability of the electrolyte injection hole without welding. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202928 | BUSBAR INCLUDING FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT - A multilayer busbar for connecting a plurality of battery cells includes a cell connection layer including a plurality of conductor plates arranged to serially connect the plurality of battery cells. The busbar also includes a flexible circuit layer including a substrate having a plurality of measurement lines formed on it where the measurement lines are arranged to connect to a positive and a negative connection location on at least two of the plurality of battery cells. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202929 | BATTERY MODULE | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202930 | STORAGE SYSTEM AND OUTPUT CONTROLLER - A connection mode of a plurality of arbitrarily connected storage units is detected and the plurality of storage units is controlled according to the detected connection mode. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202931 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - An electrode assembly and a secondary battery comprising the same are provided. The secondary battery includes at least one electrode assembly formed by winding together a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate each coated with an active material layer, a current collector, and a case accommodating the electrode assemblies and the current collector. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202932 | POUCH TYPE BATTERY - A pouch type battery includes an electrode assembly having a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first electrode, second electrode and separator being wound together, an electrolyte, a pouch accommodating the electrode assembly and the electrolyte, and a fixing member fixing a winding end of the electrode assembly. The fixing member includes a base layer and an adhesive layer located at either side of the base layer, the fixing member making contact with external surfaces of the electrode assembly, and the base layer being a material that melts and acquires adhesiveness upon contact with the electrolyte. A portion of the base layer in contact with the electrolyte is in a melted condition and is separated from the adhesive layer. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202933 | LITHIUM PRIMARY BATTERY - A lithium primary battery includes a positive electrode 1 using iron sulfide as a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode 2 using a lithium alloy as a negative electrode active material, an electrode group 4 formed by winding the positive and negative electrodes 1, 2 with a separator 3 being interposed therebetween, and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution. The lithium alloy contains at least one of magnesium or tin in a range of 0.02-0.2 mol %. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202934 | BATTERY CELL HOLDER - A battery cell holder is disclosed. In one embodiment, the holder includes first and second outer frames respectively positioned at first and second sides of a plurality of battery cells arranged substantially parallel with each other, wherein the first and second sides are opposing each other, and wherein the outer frames comprise first and second outer fastening members, respectively. The cell holder may further include at least one inner frame disposed between the outer frames, wherein the at least one inner frame comprises a first inner frame adjacent to the first outer frame, wherein the first inner frame has first and second inner fastening members which are respectively formed at opposing sides thereof and have corresponding shapes with respect to each other. The first inner fastening member may be connected to the first outer fastening member. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202935 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes a battery holder, a plurality of battery cells, and a case. The battery holder has accommodating holes for respectively accommodating the plurality of battery cells on a first side and at least one concave groove formed by removing one portion of the battery holder on a lateral side. The battery holder further has a plurality of first coupling members formed on a second side. The case substantially covers the battery holder having the plurality of battery cells accommodated therein. A first portion of the case has at least one coupling rib coupled to the concave groove. A second portion of the case has at least one second coupling member coupled to the first coupling member. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202936 | ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE AND VEHICLE - An electricity storage device includes a first battery stack (15), a second battery stack (11 to 14), and a case (22) that accommodates the first battery stack and the second battery stack. Each of the first battery stack and the second battery stack includes a plurality of cells (151) that are aligned and the second battery stack is placed under the first battery stack. The supporting member (80) that supports the first battery stack is placed between the first battery stack and the second battery stack and is fixed to the case. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202937 | BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDINDG THE SAME - A battery module and battery pack, the battery module including a pair of end plates facing each other; a plurality of battery units arranged in a first direction between the end plates; a first side plate extending along a first side of the plurality of battery units, the first side plate being coupled to the end plates; a second side plate extending along a second side of the plurality of battery units, the second side plate being coupled to the end plates and being disposed opposite to the first side plate; a first coupling member, the first coupling member coupling the end plates to the first side plate; and a second coupling member, the second coupling member coupling the end plates to the second side plate, wherein the first coupling member and the second coupling member are disposed in asymmetrical positions with respect to a central line of the end plates. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202938 | BICYCLE ELECTRIC POWER SOURCE ASSEMBLY - A bicycle electric power source assembly comprises a tubular member, an electric power source member and a restricting member. The tubular member includes an inner peripheral surface, an outer peripheral surface and a through hole that passes through the tubular member between the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface. The electric power source member is disposed inside the tubular member. The electric power source member includes a restriction accepting part. The restricting member is disposed in the through hole. The restricting member includes a restricting part that engages with the restriction accepting part to restrict relative movement of the electric power source member with respect to the tubular member in an axial direction of the tabular member. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202939 | HEAT CONTROL POUCH FOR BATTERY CELL MODULE AND BATTERY CELL MODULE HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a heat control pouch and a battery cell module having the same. The heat control pouch is interposed between battery cells. The heat control pouch includes a high thermal conductivity case having a sealed internal space, a phase change composite filled in the internal space of the high thermal conductivity case, and an elasticity sheet attached to both upper and lower surfaces of the high thermal conductivity case. Here, the elasticity sheet is formed of a thermoplastic elastomer composite containing a high thermal conductivity filler. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202940 | Battery having a Cooling Plate and Motor Vehicle having a Corresponding Battery - A battery includes at least one battery module having a lower face, a cooling plate having an upper face, and a fixing system configured for the at least one battery module. The battery module is arranged on the upper face of the cooling plate. The fixing system includes at least two rails running at a distance from each other. The at least one battery module is fixed on the cooling plate by the rails in such a way that the lower face of the battery module is in direct contact with the upper face of the cooling plate. A motor vehicle includes the battery. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202941 | FUSE BOARD AND BATTERY BLOCK EQUIPPED WITH SAME - A fuse board including a metal plate, a connection portion connected to a cell, a fuse portion connecting the metal plate to the connection portion, and an insulating resin film bonded to the fuse portion, wherein a wiring pattern of the fuse portion has a bent portion, and the insulating resin film has a rectangular sheet-like shape that covers one surface of the fuse portion. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202942 | MOLTEN SALT BATTERY - A molten-salt battery is provided with rectangular plate-like negative electrodes ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202943 | PROTECTION FOR A POSITIVE FLAT ELECTRODE OF A LEAD ACID BATTERY, POSITIVE FLAT ELECTRODE AND BATTERY EQUIPPED THEREOF, PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING - The invention is related to a protection for a positive flat electrode of a lead acid battery, said protection comprising two flat faces made of a shrinkable material, said flat faces having two lateral sides, a lower side and an upper side, said flat faces being joined together along said lateral sides according to a first kind of assembly, said protection being open between said upper sides, said protection being further open between said lower sides or being closed along said lower sides by a join assembling said flat faces according to another kind of assembly. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202944 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed is a lithium secondary battery that includes a separator including a coating layer including an inorganic compound, a polymer and an organic/inorganic bonding silane compound formed from an organic/inorganic bonding silane compound having a first reactive functional group; and an electrode contacting the coating layer, and including an active material and a binder formed from a binder having a second reactive functional group, wherein the first reactive functional group is reactive with the second reactive functional group, and the lithium secondary battery includes a chemical bond generated by reacting the first reactive functional group with the second reactive functional group. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202945 | Surface-mediated cells with high power density and high energy density - A surface-mediated cell (SMC) comprising: (a) a cathode comprising a carbon-based cathode active material having a surface area to capture or store lithium thereon; (b) an anode comprising an anode current collector alone, or combined anode current collector and anode active material; (c) a porous separator disposed between the anode and the cathode; (d) a lithium-containing electrolyte, wherein the anode and/or cathode active material has a specific surface area no less than 100 m | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202946 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed is lithium iron phosphate having an olivine crystal structure, wherein the length in the direction [001] is greater than the length in the direction [010] when the Li+ diffusion direction is the direction [010] in the lattice structure of the crystal. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202947 | Accumulator Assembly for a Battery of an Electric or Hybrid Vehicle, Provided with a Connecting Strut - An accumulator assembly comprising a plurality of electrical energy accumulator elements ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202948 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTING MEMBER FOR SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed herein is a connection member for secondary batteries to achieve the electrical connection in a battery pack including two or more cylindrical secondary batteries in a physical contact manner, the connection member including an outer circumferential contact part contacting an electrode terminal of a lower battery cell along the outer circumferential region of the electrode terminal of the lower battery cell, such that the outer circumferential contact part can be electrically connected to the electrode terminal of the lower battery cell in a surface contact manner and a central contact part contacting an electrode terminal of an upper battery cell or the central region of a sidewall of the battery pack for providing an elastic contact force to the entire connection member mounted between the electrode terminals of the respective battery cells or between the electrode terminals of the battery cells and the sidewall of the battery pack. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202949 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY HAVING A WALL ELEMENT AND WALL ELEMENT THEREFOR - The invention relates to a rechargeable battery comprising a battery housing which has a cell cavity, or several cell cavities separated by dividing walls. One or more of the cell cavities have at least one respective positive and negative electrode, separated from each other by at least one separator and a liquid electrolyte. One or more of the cell cavities have a respective wall element, which partitions the respective cell cavity into at least two volume chambers which communicate with one another. At least in the lower regions of the volume chambers, a communicating connection between the volume chambers for the liquid electrolytes is provided and in the upper region of the volume chambers, a pressure compensation connection between the volume chambers for assuring equal air pressure in the volume chambers communicating chambers is provided. Also disclosed is a wall element for such a rechargeable battery, and a battery housing. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202950 | Lithium Rechargeable Battery and Method of Making the Same - A lithium rechargeable battery having corrosion resistance and a method of making the same. In the lithium rechargeable battery including a metal case, a cap plate and terminals, a protective layer is formed on at least portions of surfaces of the metal case, the cap plate and the terminals, and the protective layer is formed of a protective layer forming composition comprising at least one hydrophobic compound selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted 1,2,3-benzotriazole, alkoxysilance having 1 to 20 carbons, vinylakoxy silane having having 1 to 20 carbons, and (meth)acryl silane, and chromic oxide. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202951 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - An electrochemical device which is free from deterioration of properties due to a process of joining a rigid case and a conductive lid is provided. A welded part PP of a conductive lid | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202952 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery including: an electrode assembly; a case receiving the electrode assembly and including a plurality of stepped sections at an inner side of the case in contact with the electrode assembly; and at least one electrode tab electrically connected with the electrode assembly and withdrawn toward an outside of the case. In the secondary battery, a friction force between the inner side of the case and the electrode assembly is increased due to the plurality of stepped sections, thereby minimizing or reducing movement of the electrode assembly within the case. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202953 | MIXED PHASE LITHIUM METAL OXIDE COMPOSITIONS WITH DESIRABLE BATTERY PERFORMANCE - Mixed phase complex lithium metal oxides are described with an overall stoichiometry represented by a formula Li | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202954 | MAGNESIUM BATTERY - The magnesium battery according to the present invention has a negative electrode which is composed of magnesium and a liquid-retaining section in which an aqueous electrolytic solution that can cause the elution of magnesium ions from the negative electrode can be retained. The liquid-retaining section can retain an aqueous solution of a citric acid salt as an aqueous electrolytic solution and can generate an electromotive force sustainably between the negative electrode and a positive electrode. Thus, citric acid salt ions and magnesium ions eluted from the negative electrode form a complex, thereby increasing the solubility of the magnesium ions. As a result, the precipitation of magnesium oxide in the negative electrode can be prevented and magnesium can be electrolyzed sustainably, whereby the negative electrode capacity in the magnesium battery can be sustainably high. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202955 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided are a non-aqueous electrolyte liquid for a secondary battery, which has excellent lithium ion conductibility and voltage resistance and is suitably used in a lithium secondary battery, and a high output power lithium secondary battery containing this non-aqueous electrolyte liquid for a secondary battery. Disclosed is a non-aqueous electrolyte liquid for a secondary battery containing a metal salt containing an ion of a metal which belongs to Group 1 or Group 2 of the Periodic Table of Elements, and at least one selected from the group consisting of silicon compounds represented by the following formula (1) or formula (2). | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202956 | Methods and Energy Storage Devices utilizing electrolytes having surface-smoothing additives - Electrodeposition and energy storage devices utilizing an electrolyte having a surface-smoothing additive can result in self-healing, instead of self-amplification, of initial protuberant tips that give rise to roughness and/or dendrite formation on the substrate and anode surface. For electrodeposition of a first metal (M1) on a substrate or anode from one or more cations of M1 in an electrolyte solution, the electrolyte solution is characterized by a surface-smoothing additive containing cations of a second metal (M2), wherein cations of M2 have an effective electrochemical reduction potential in the solution lower than that of the cations of M1. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202957 | Lithium-Ion Rechargeable Battery - Provided is a technique of achieving a longer-life lithium ion secondary battery. The lithium ion secondary battery includes a cathode including a cathode active material containing Mn, an anode including an anode active material containing graphite and non-aqueous electrolytic solution including electrolyte, and LiBF | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202958 | ACRYLONITRILE GRAFTED TO PVDF - PVDF-g-PAN has been synthesized by grafting polyacrylonitrile onto polyvinylidene fluoride using an ATRP/AGET method. The novel polymer is ionically conducive and has much more flexibility than PVDF alone, making it especially useful either as a binder in battery cell electrodes or as a polymer electrolyte in a battery cell. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202959 | ELECTROPHORETIC ASSEMBLY OF ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES - Methods are provided for making bipolar electrochemical devices, such as batteries, using electrophoresis. A bipolar device is assembled by applying a field that creates a physical separation between two active electrode materials, without requiring insertion of a discrete separator film or electrolyte layer. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202960 | BATTERY HAVING AN ELECTRODE STRUCTURE COMPRISING LONG METAL FIBERS AND A PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a battery having an electrode structure using long metal fibers, and to a production method therefor. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the battery has an electrode structure comprising: an electrically-conductive network which is formed by physical connection or chemical bonding between one or more long metal fibers; and a first electrically active material which is bound to the electrically-conductive network. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202961 | CATHODE UNIT FOR AN ALKALI METAL/SULFUR BATTERY - The present invention relates to a cathode unit for an alkali metal-sulphur battery, comprising:
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| 20130202962 | CONDUCTIVE POLYMER/POROUS CARBON MATERIAL COMPOSITE AND ELECTRODE MATERIAL USING SAME - The present invention provides: an electric double-layer capacitor, a lithium ion secondary battery, and a lithium ion capacitor, each having high electrostatic capacitance and excellent cycle characteristics; an electrode material capable of providing the electric double-layer capacitor, the lithium ion secondary battery, and the lithium ion capacitor; and a composite used in the electrode material. The composite of a conductive polymer has a nitrogen atom and a porous carbon material. The conductive polymer is bound to a surface of the porous carbon material. A total pore volume of all of the pores having a diameter of 0.5 to 100.0 nm measured by a BJH method is from 0.3 to 3.0 cm | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202963 | Binder For Secondary Battery Providing Excellent Cycle Property - Provided is a binder for secondary battery electrodes wherein the content of a gel comprising a polymer particle obtained by copolymerizing three or more types of monomers is 50 to 100% by weight and a swelling index of the binder to an electrolyte is 1.1 to 5.0. The binder fundamentally improves electrode stability due to the gel content defined above and increases ionic conductivity due to the swelling index, thus providing secondary batteries with superior cycle properties. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202964 | HYDROGEN ABSORBING ALLOY, NEGATIVE POLE, AND NICKEL-HYDROGEN SECONDARY BATTERY - A hydrogen storage alloy wherein elution of Co, Mn, Al, and the like elements into an alkaline electrolyte is inhibited, an anode for a nickel-hydrogen rechargeable battery employing the alloy, and a nickel-hydrogen rechargeable battery having the anode. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202965 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY CELL WITH IMPROVED HIGH TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE - An alkaline, rechargeable electrochemical cell includes a pasted electrode structure in which a composition comprising a paste matrix component includes cobalt in an amount greater than 6 weight percent ranging up to 14 weight percent. The matrix may also include a rare earth such as yttrium. The composition further includes particles of nickel hydroxide dispersed in the matrix, and these particles include cobalt levels ranging from greater than 8 atomic percent up to 15 atomic percent. Cells incorporating these materials have good charging efficiency at elevated temperatures. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202966 | METHOD FOR PREPARING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL PRECURSOR AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING CONCENTRATION-GRADIENT LAYER USING BATCH REACTOR, AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL PRECURSOR AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY PREPARED BY THE METHOD - The present invention relates to a method for preparing a positive electrode active material precursor and a positive electrode material for a lithium secondary battery having a concentration-gradient layer using a batch reactor, and to a positive electrode active material precursor and a positive electrode material for a lithium secondary battery prepared by the method. The method for preparing a positive electrode active material precursor and a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery having a concentration-gradient layer using a batch reactor involves supplying a predetermined amount of a chelating agent into the batch reactor, and simultaneously supplying transition metals while continuously adjusting the concentration of the transition metals such that the concentration-gradient layer can be formed from a core to a shell of the positive electrode active material in a more economically advantageous and stable manner, and at the same time a positive electrode active material having an elongated lifespan and improved thermal stability can be provided. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202967 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - A negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a matrix including an Si—X based alloy, where X is not Si and is selected from alkali metals, alkaline-earth metals, Group 13 elements, Group 14 elements, Group 15 elements, Group 16 elements, transition elements, rare earth elements, or combinations thereof; silicon dispersed in the matrix; and oxygen in the negative active material, the oxygen being included at 20 at % or less based on the total number of atoms in the negative active material. A rechargeable lithium battery includes the negative active material. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202968 | LITHIUM TITANIUM OXIDE, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE NEGATIVE ELECTRODE - A lithium titanium oxide spinel having a ratio of FWHM1/FWHM2 at a spinning rate of about 5 kHz to about 50 kHz of about 1.70 or less, wherein FWHM1 is a full width at half maximum of a | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202969 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANODE MATERIAL, ANODE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A main object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing an anode material which enhances the reversibility of the conversion reaction and the cycle characteristics of lithium secondary batteries. The object is attained by providing a method for producing an anode material that is used in a lithium secondary battery, comprising a mechanical milling step of micronizing a raw material composition containing MgH | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202970 | Salt Modified Inherently Electrostatic Dissipative Polymers - The present invention relates to inherently electrostatic dissipative polymers, such as thermoplastic urethanes (TPU), and compositions thereof. The present invention provides a composition comprising: (a) an inherently dissipative polymer and (b) a halogen-free metal salt of an amidoalkanesulfonic acid, a hydrocarbyl-substituted benzenesulfonic acid, or a mixture thereof, or a polymer derived therefrom. The invention also provides a shaped polymeric article comprising the inherently dissipative polymer compositions described herein. The invention also provides a process of making the inherently dissipative polymer compositions described herein. The process includes the step of mixing a halogen-free metal-containing salt into an inherently dissipative polymer. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202971 | Anti-Perovskite Solid Electrolyte Compositions - Solid electrolyte antiperovskite compositions for batteries, capacitors, and other electrochemical devices have chemical formula Li | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202972 | ELECTROLYTE AND SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery capable of decreasing progression temperature of a precipitation-dissolution reaction of aluminum is provided. A cathode | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202973 | IONIC LIQUIDS FOR BATTERIES - An organic cation for a battery, including a heteroatom-containing cyclic compound having at least (2) ring structures formed from rings that share at least one common atom, the cyclic compound having both a formal positive charge of at least +1 and a partial negative charge. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202974 | AIR CATHODE, METAL-AIR BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AIR CATHODE FOR METAL-AIR BATTERY - An object of the present invention is to provide a metal-air battery having excellent durability and capacity by facilitating a reaction of oxygen radicals and metal ions at an air cathode. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202975 | IN-VEHICLE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system mounted in a vehicle includes a fuel cell stack, a coolant supply mechanism, and a fuel gas supply mechanism. The coolant supply mechanism includes a coolant supply pipe and a coolant discharge pipe, provided on a front side in a traveling direction of the vehicle, relative to the fuel cell stack. The fuel gas supply mechanism includes a fuel gas supply pipe, provided on a rear side in the traveling direction, relative to the fuel cell stack. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202976 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell stack (S) formed by stacking multiple unit cells (C) horizontally and having, in the stacked body, manifolds through which to supply and discharge reaction gases to and from each of the unit cells (C); and drainage paths ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202977 | Steam Boiler for a Steam Reformer - Embodiments are disclosed that relate to a compact steam boiler which may provide steam to a steam reformer in a fuel cell system. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a steam boiler including an outer shell and a first inner tube and a second inner tube within the outer shell, the first and second inner tubes spaced away from one another. The steam boiler further includes a twisted ribbon positioned inside each of the first and second inner tubes. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202978 | CATHODE CHANNEL SHUTOFF IN A FUEL CELL - In at least one embodiment, a fuel cell comprising a cathode flow field and a strip is provided. The cathode flow field plate defines a plurality of cathode channels for receiving a first fluid from a cathode source when the fuel cell is in an operational state. The strip includes a flexible first portion positioned about the plurality of cathode channels, the flexible first portion for moving toward the plurality of cathode channels to prevent a flow of the first fluid therein when the fuel cell is in an inoperative state. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202979 | PIPING UNIT FOR FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL UNIT EQUIPPED WITH PIPING UNIT AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A piping unit includes a cathode gas supply passage arranged to supply a cathode gas, and a cathode gas discharge passage arranged to discharge a cathode off-gas. The cathode gas supply passage includes a cathode supply valve, upstream cathode gas piping and downstream cathode gas piping. The cathode gas discharge passage includes a cathode exhaust valve, upstream cathode off-gas piping and downstream cathode off-gas piping. The cathode gas supply passage and the cathode gas discharge passage are connected with each other by cathode bypass piping and are integrated with each other by joining the cathode supply valve with the upstream cathode off-gas piping. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202980 | DEVICE FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A method of replacing a gas in a fuel cell system is provided, which comprises the steps of detecting that a fuel cartridge is connected to the fuel cell system having a fuel cell and supplying a fuel from the fuel cartridge on the basis of the detection to start replacement of gas in the fuel cell system. Thereby, a simple gas replacement method is provided for replacing the gas other than the fuel, which has entered the fuel cell system that is supplied with the fuel from the fuel cartridge, with the fuel. Especially, a user does not have to perform the gas replacement operation manually. The gas replacement can be automatically performed. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202981 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM WITH INTERCONNECT - The present invention includes a fuel cell system having an interconnect that reduces or eliminates diffusion (leakage) of fuel and oxidant by providing an increased densification, by forming the interconnect as a ceramic/metal composite. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202982 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - A solid oxide fuel cell includes unit cells, a first side plate and a second side plate respectively attached to opposite lateral surfaces of the unit cells, and a first electricity collector and a second electricity collector arranged between the unit cells. Each of the unit cells includes a support body block. The support body block includes a first surface, a second surface parallel to the first surface, a plurality of first channels and a plurality of second channels existing between the first channels. Each of the unit cells further includes air electrodes formed on inner surfaces of the first channels, fuel electrodes formed on inner surfaces of the second channels, a first electricity collecting layer formed on the first surface and electrically connected to the air electrodes and a second electricity collecting layer formed on the second surface and electrically connected to the fuel electrodes. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202983 | FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack includes fuel cells stacked in a stacking direction, a first end plate a second end plate, and first tightening members and second tightening members. The first tightening members couple long sides of the first end plate and long sides of the second end plate, and extend in the stacking direction. The second tightening members couple short sides of the first end plate and short sides of the second end plate, and extend in the stacking direction. Extensions are formed on both of long sides of the fuel cell, and the first tightening members have recessed portions engaged with the extensions. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202984 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - The present invention relates to a new method for the production of electrochemical cells, in particular individual cells for fuel cells and stacks, in which the individual components of a membrane electrode assembly are compressed and bonded by use of ultrasonic waves and the absence of any further additional heating. The method according to the invention allows faster cycles during the lamination of the membrane electrode assemblies. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202985 | FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND FUEL CELL USING THE FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT BOARD - There is provided a flexible circuit board capable of preventing corrosion and elution of a conductor layer constituting a current collector even under high-temperature and high-voltage working conditions while achieving sufficient electric connection with an MEA. A flexible circuit board having a current collector of a fuel cell provided thereon includes an insulating flexible base material | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202986 | REINFORCED ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - A fuel cell, a reinforced membrane electrode assembly and a method of fabricating a reinforced membrane electrode assembly. The method comprises depositing an electrode ink onto a first substrate to form a first electrode layer, applying a first porous reinforcement layer on a surface of the first electrode layer to form a first catalyst coated substrate, depositing a first ionomer solution onto the first catalyst coated substrate to form a first ionomer layer, and applying a membrane porous reinforcement layer on a surface of the first ionomer layer to form a reinforced membrane layer. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202987 | Multi-Layer Polyelectrolyte Membranes - A multilayer polyelectrolyte membrane for fuel cell applications includes a first perfluorocyclobutyl-containing layer that includes a polymer having perfluorocyclobutyl moieties. The first layer is characteristically planar having a first major side and a second major side over which additional layers are disposed. The membrane also includes a first PFSA layer disposed over the first major side of the first layer and a second PFSA layer disposed over the second major side of the first layer. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202988 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING HYDROGEN GAS, AND HYDROGEN FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A system and method for supplying hydrogen gas, and a hydrogen fuel cell system are provided to solve inconvenience caused by the requirement for replacing a hydrogen storage container during hydrogen gas supplement. The system for supplying hydrogen gas includes a hydrogen storage unit, a hydrogen conveying unit and a charging device connected to the hydrogen storage unit, where the charging device includes a charging opening matched with a hydrogen gas infusing unit. It may be noted that according to the solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, when hydrogen gas needs to be supplemented, an external infusing device may be used to infuse hydrogen gas to the hydrogen storage container in the hydrogen storage unit through the charging opening, which avoids replacement of the hydrogen storage container during an entire infusing process, and makes an intensive hydrogen gas supplement process more convenient and faster. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202989 | COMBINED SUBGASKET AND MEMBRANE SUPPORT - A combined subgasket and membrane support for a fuel cell is provided. The combined subgasket and membrane support includes a substantially fluid impermeable feed region circumscribing a porous membrane support region. The membrane support region is integrally formed with the feed region. At least one of the membrane support region and the feed region is at least partially formed by a radiation-cured structure. A method for fabricating the subgasket and membrane support for the fuel cell is also provided. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202990 | COATING OF SHIELD SURFACES IN DEPOSITION SYSTEMS - A deposition chamber shield having a stainless steel coating of from about 100 microns to about 250 microns thick wherein the coated shield has a surface roughness of between about 300 microinches and about 800 microinches and a surface particle density of less than about 0.1 particles/mm | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202991 | PROCESS FOR CLEANING SHIELD SURFACES IN DEPOSITION SYSTEMS - A process for cleaning and restoring deposition shield surfaces which results in a cleaned shield having a surface roughness of between about 200 microinches and about 500 microinches and a particle surface density of less than about 0.1 particles/mm | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202992 | MASK AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE MASK - Provided is a method for reducing phase defects on many different types of semiconductor mask blanks. The method includes receiving a semiconductor mask blank substrate, creating alignment marks on the surface of the substrate, performing an inspection of the surface of the substrate to locate a plurality of surface defects, and repairing the plurality of surface defects on the surface of the substrate. A semiconductor mask is also provided that includes a repaired substrate a multilayer stack comprising a plurality of molybdenum and silicon layers, a capping layer, an absorber layer, and in some instances a photoresist layer. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202993 | METHOD OF FABRICATING THE PELLICLE FRAME - A pellicle frame, including aluminum, aluminum oxide, and a transition metal. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202994 | AMINE COMPOUND, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOCONDUCTOR, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - To provide an amine compound, represented by General Formula (I) below: | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202995 | PLASTICIZED ANTI-CURL BACK COATING FOR FLEXIBLE IMAGING MEMBER - The presently disclosed embodiments relate generally to a flexible imaging member having an anti-curl back coating comprising a liquid plasticizer, and the imaging member is substantially flat. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202996 | TONER, DEVELOPER INCLUDING THE TONER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE TONER, AND BLOCK COPOLYMER - The toner includes a pigment; and a block copolymer having a polyester block A including a residual group of a hydroxycarboxylic acid, and a polyester block B including an anionic group. When cross-section of the block copolymer is observed by a tapping mode atomic force microscope to obtain a phase image of the cross-section, the polyester block B, which has relatively large phase delay, is dispersed as domains having an average size of from 20 nm to 100 nm in a domain of the polyester block A, which has relatively small phase delay. The block copolymer has a first glass transition temperature of from −20° C. to 20° C., and a second glass transition temperature of from 35° C. to 65° C. when the first and second glass transition temperatures are determined from a thermogram obtained by subjecting the block copolymer to differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) at a temperature rising speed of 5° C./min. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202997 | TONER BINDER AND TONER - Provided is a toner binder having excellent charging characteristics and blocking resistance, and an increased range of fixing temperatures when used as a toner. The present invention is a toner binder containing a polyester resin (P) comprising one or more types of polyester resins obtained by polycondensation of a carboxylic acid component (x) and an alcohol component (y), wherein at least one type (P1) of (P) contains 50 to 95 mol % of a aliphatic diol (y1) having a carbon number of 2 to 4 in the alcohol component (y), and (P) satisfies expressions (1) and (2). | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202998 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AQUEOUS DISPERSION OF RESIN FINE PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TONER - The present invention provides a method for producing an aqueous dispersion of resin fine particles wherein the particle size of the obtained resin particles is small and the aqueous dispersion is excellent in productivity, the production method including: mixing a resin having an acid group, a betaine surfactant and a solvent capable of dissolving the resin having an acid group to obtain a mixture; and emulsifying the mixture by placing the mixture in an aqueous medium and by applying shear force to the mixture under a condition of pH=7.0 or more to obtain an emulsion. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130202999 | PATTERN FORMING METHOD, CHEMICAL AMPLIFICATION RESIST COMPOSITION AND RESIST FILM - Provided is a negative type pattern forming method that satisfies high sensitivity, high resolution, good roughness and good dry etching resistance at the same time, and further, has a good development time dependency, the method including (i) forming a film by a chemical amplification resist composition containing (A) a fullerene derivative having an acid-decomposable group, (B) a compound generating an acid upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation, and (C) a solvent, (ii) exposing the film, and (iii) developing the exposed film by using an organic solvent-containing developer. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130203000 | RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, POLYMER, AND RESIST PATTERN-FORMING METHOD - A radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a polymer component, a radiation-sensitive acid generating agent, and a nitrogen-containing compound having a ring structure. The polymer component includes, in an identical polymer or different polymers, a first structural unit represented by a formula (1) and a second structural unit represented by a formula (2). R | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130203001 | Multiple-Grid Exposure Method - A method for fabricating a semiconductor device is disclosed. An exemplary method includes receiving an integrated circuit (IC) layout design including a target pattern on a grid. The method further includes receiving a multiple-grid structure. The multiple-grid structure includes a number of exposure grid segments offset one from the other by an offset amount in a first direction. The method further includes performing a multiple-grid exposure to expose the target pattern on a substrate and thereby form a circuit feature pattern on the substrate. Performing the multiple-grid exposure includes scanning the substrate with the multiple-grid structure in a second direction such that a sub-pixel shift of the exposed target pattern occurs in the first direction, and using a delta time (Δt) such that a sub-pixel shift of the exposed target pattern occurs in the second direction. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130203002 | Customizable Candle and Candle Holder - A customizable candle holder whose design is controlled by a user is described. The components of the candle holder comprise a base, a pillar, and a holder block. The components are designed such that the base supports the insertion of either the pillar or the holder block, and such that the pillar supports the insertion of the holder block. Therefore, the candle holder can be uniquely designed by a user with the incorporation of components of different or alternative designs. Candle holders of the invention can also comprise decorative charms, which can be removably attached to the holder thereby allowing more design freedom to the user. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130203003 | Low NOx Fuel Injection for an Indurating Furnace - A method delivers fuel gas to a furnace combustion chamber from a premix burner having a reaction zone with an outlet to the furnace combustion chamber. This includes the steps of injecting a premix of primary fuel gas and combustion air into the reaction zone, and combusting the premix to provide combustion products including vitiated combustion air in the reaction zone. Further steps include injecting staged fuel gas into the reaction zone separately from the premix, discharging the staged fuel gas and vitiated combustion air from the reaction zone through the outlet to the furnace combustion chamber, and combusting the staged fuel gas and vitiated combustion air in the furnace combustion chamber. This enables low NOx combustion in the furnace combustion chamber to be achieved as a result of interacting the staged fuel gas with the vitiated combustion air in the reaction zone. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130203004 | METHOD FOR INCREASING THE TEMPERATURE HOMOGENEITY IN A PIT FURNACE - A method for increasing temperature homogeneity in a pit furnace wherein at least one ingot to be heated leans against an inner wall of the pit furnace for providing a space having a triangular cross-section under the ingot between the ingot and the inner wall includes arranging at least one lance for an oxidant with an oxygen content of at least 85 percent by weight so that its orifice is arranged inside the furnace for supplying the oxidant to the space. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130203005 | CLINKER KILN WITH SLIDER FOR TERTIARY AIR DUCT - A slider unit for a tertiary air duct between a clinker cooler and a calciner of a clinker kiln line. The slider unit has at least one shutoff device, which is insertable into a tertiary air duct to seal it without further reducing the cross section of the tertiary air duct, and provides reliable sealing of the tertiary air duct and control of the tertiary air flow, if the slider unit has at least one control device which is insertable into a section of the tertiary air duct to reduce its cross section. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130203006 | AEROBIC HEATING OF POURABLE SOLID MATTER - The present disclosure refers to an arrangement for the aerobic heating of pourable solid matter, comprising: a rotatable rotary drum for receiving the pourable solid matter, at least one front wall which is non-rotatably arranged relative to the rotary drum for closing a front side of the rotary drum, and a sealing arrangement between the rotary drum and the front wall, the sealing arrangement comprising a cylindrical sealing surface coaxial to the rotary drum and a sealing element sliding on the cylindrical sealing surface. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130203007 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR GAS TIGHT SECONDARY COPPER STAVE SUPPORT - A secondary stave support for a furnace stave with a water pipe having a first portion of the water pipe external to the furnace stave and a second portion of the water pipe also external to a furnace shell wall comprising: a protection pipe having first and second ends, wherein the protection pipe is coaxially disposed about the water pipe with the first end nearest the stave; and a first gas-tight seal, disposed between the first end of the protection pipe and a third portion of the water pipe, prevents gas flow from within the furnace shell wall into an annular space between the protection pipe and the water pipe. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130203008 | Oral Health Detection Device - A handle section for an oral health detection device that is capable of use with both diagnostic and non-diagnostic cleaning sections is disclosed. The handle section includes a motor and a drive shaft having a longitudinal axis; a coupling section at an end of the handle section for coupling a cleaning section thereto; a light source for emitting excitation radiation having a wavelength greater than about 580 nm; an assembly for directing the excitation radiation to the dental region of the mouth; a light sensor for receiving fluorescence radiation having a wavelength greater than about 850 nm reflected from dental deposits; a logic component operable to analyze the fluorescence radiation received by the light sensor; and a controller including a light source activating device that is activated when a diagnostic cleaning section including a coding device is coupled to the coupling section. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130203009 | DENTAL REGISTRATION DEVICE AND METHOD - An apparatus for registering occlusal dimensions, comprising a support surface sized and configured for providing areal support to a registration rim; and at least one connector adapted to releasably connect to a dental implant extension. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130203010 | INTRAORAL CAMERA FOR DENTAL CHAIRS - An intraoral camera comprising: an imaging section for obtaining image data from a patient in a dental chair; a transmitter comprising a transmitter configured for both wired and wireless transmission of the obtained image data to a computer; and a power section including a cable that obtains power from the dental chair or a battery module within the camera. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130203011 | DENTAL PASTE DISPENSING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - A dental paste dispensing device having a modified dispensing end for atraumatic contact with soft tissue is disclosed. The dispensing device includes a needle having a dispensing end with a terminal edge for dispensing the dental paste to a location in a patient mouth containing soft tissue, wherein the dispensing end includes an atraumatic modification. The modification comprises one of a non-metal coating on an outer surface of the dispensing end, a plastic tip member over the dispensing end, or a decreasing diameter at the terminal edge from a first point on the outer surface to a distal-most point of the outer surface. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130203012 | Flexible Surgical Suction Device and Method - A siphoning device suited for automatically removing fluid/blood from a surgical site is described, having a length of sterile flexible tubing that is configurable into a loop, the tubing having a first open end, a second open end, and a central portion. A plurality of holes punctuate the circumference of either the first open end or the central portion of the loop, the one or more sets of holes being distributed along a longitudinal direction of the tubing. A sterile absorbent covering encompasses the one or more sets of the plurality of holes, the covering being permeable to bodily fluids. The siphoning device is connected to a vacuum system that generates a negative pressure, causing fluids that have accumulated in the absorbent covering to be withdrawn into the vacuum system. Accordingly, a durable, simple non-gauze system for automatically clearing blood/fluid from a surgical site is described. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130203013 | INSTRUMENT IN CONNECTION WITH ORAL AND DENTAL CARE - An instrument for removing by suction saliva, water or other materials generated or used in connection with procedures carried out in the region of the mouth. The instrument includes a substantially tubular, elastic frame arranged for suction, a finger part for attaching the instrument to a finger, and a tip part located, in an axial direction, farther out than the finger part and including a suction inlet. The tip part is arranged to be rotatable around the axial direction of the frame. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130203014 | ELECTRIC DENTAL HANDPIECE - An electric dental handpiece including a head engaging a handle and configured to rotatably support a tool. The handle includes a lower handle portion and an upper handle portion with the lower handle portion engaging the head and the upper handle portion having an attachment area configured for attachment to a power supply. An electric motor is positioned with a majority thereof within the lower handle portion and is configured to rotate the tool. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130203015 | GINGIVAL TISSUE CONTOUR DEVICE - Gingival tissue contour devices, systems, and methods are presented, and comprise a gingival tissue contour cap having one or more connectors on its bottom portion for securing the cap to one or more complementary connectors on the top portion of a healing cap. The gingival tissue contour cap has substantially the shape, dimensions, and contouring of the neck of a tooth. The combined height of the gingival tissue contour cap and a healing cap is approximately equal to the depth of gingival tissue. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130203016 | TIGHTENING APPARATUS FOR DENTAL IMPLANT - A tightening apparatus for a dental implant includes a torque wrench and a slip detection device. The torque wrench includes a tightening part engageable with an abutment of the implant and a tightening torque detector for detecting tightening torques generated when the abutment is screwed to the fixture. The slip detection device includes a slip determiner and an indicator. The slip determiner samples an amount or rate of change of the torques detected by the torque detector in every predetermined period, to sequentially compare the amount or rate of change of the torques in a prior predetermined period with that in a subsequent predetermined period, and to determine whether or not the latter amount or rate is smaller than the former amount or rate. The indicator activates when the slip determiner determines that the latter amount or rate of change is smaller than the former amount or rate of change. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130203017 | DENTAL IMPLANT APPARATUS, SCREW FOR DENTAL IMPLANT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAKING A SCREW - A dental implant apparatus including an implant having an external threaded wall adapted to be implanted in a patient's bone, said implant being provided with a cylindrical axial cavity having an internal thread accessible from a first end. The dental implant apparatus further includes a screw comprising a threaded stem adapted to be helicoidally coupled with the internal thread of said cavity of the implant, wherein said screw is a single piece made entirely of a NdFeB (Neodymium-Iron-Boron) compound comprising silicon. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130203018 | Accurate Analogs For Prosthesis Using Computer Generated Anatomical Models - Pre-surgical planning for cranial and facial reconstruction includes preparing a computer generated jaw or skull model for determining a locational position for a dental implant, a surgical bone implant to repair missing bone in the cranium, install ear prostheses, and/or install nose prostheses. The computer generated jaw or skull model is made from medical imagery and computer aided design. A surgical guide is prepared with oversize holes in registration with analogs for the dental or surgical bone implants to be inserted in the jaw or cranial skull model. The surgical guide is fitted atop each analog, and bonded to the jaw or skull model at a predetermined angle of the analog in the jaw or skull. The surgical guide is removed and attached to the jaw or skull of a patient for accurate drilling for insertion of the implants into the jaw or skull of the patient. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130203019 | Training System - A training system is provided. The training system may have a handheld computing device configured to receive a data input from an input device. The input device may be a sensor capable of measuring a condition relating to the training. An analysis module in electronic communication with the handheld computing device is configured to interpret the data input from the input device and configured provide a feedback output related to the execution of the goals of the training system. Based on this feedback, a trainee or trainer may adjust the training program to enhance the trained skills. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130203020 | Flight Simulator Device - The invention concerns a flight simulator device ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130203021 | METHOD OF SIMULATING A FAILURE ON AN AIRCRAFT - A method of failure simulation for an aircraft ( | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130203022 | REFRESHABLE BRAILLE DISPLAY - A refreshable Braille display created by movable actuators having discrete surfaces bearing protrusions. In a particularly preferred embodiment, a pair of actuators has discrete surfaces bearing portions of Braille characters, so that when the pair is read together, the entire Braille characters may be read. Movement of the actuators, which may be rotating discs, may be controlled by electromechanical and/or electronic devices. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130203023 | CONTEXT-AWARE TRAINING SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS - A context-aware training system senses sensing a user action that may expose the user's computer to a cybersecurity threat. The system selects training action from a collection of available training actions and causes the training action to be selected to the user. | 2013-08-08 |
| 20130203024 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING FOOD CONSUMPTION BY AN INDIVIDUAL - A method and apparatus for monitoring food consumption by an individual from a food compartment wherein the food compartment may contain or hold solids or liquids. For example, the method includes a sensor to determine the quantity of the solid or liquids located in the food compartment or container. The method contemplates having multiple containers or food compartments wherein a container holds liquids and a food compartment holds solids or semi-solids. By determining the quantity of the food in the food compartment prior to and after the individual has ceased consuming food from the food compartment the amount or quantity of the food can be determined. Knowing the amount or quantity of the food removed from the container the nutritional value of the food may be determined. In addition, a sensor may also monitor the individual removing the food from the food compartment that is monitoring the individual while eating or drinking. | 2013-08-08 |
