34th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130216866 | SECONDARY BATTERY PACK OF EMBEDDED TYPE WITH NOVEL STRUCTURE - A secondary battery pack is provided. The secondary battery pack has a structure in which a protection circuit module (PCM) is mounted to a top of a plate-shaped battery cell having electrode terminals formed at an upper end thereof, the PCM includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having a protection circuit formed thereon, a safety element electrically connected between one of the electrode terminals of the battery cell and the protection circuit of the PCB, an external input and output terminal electrically connected to the protection circuit of the PCB, and an electrically insulative module case to cover the PCB and the safety element in a state in which the external input and output terminal extends outside. The PCM is loaded on an upper end case extension portion of the battery cell in a state in which the PCM is electrically connected to the electrode terminals of the battery cell. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216867 | Electrochemical energy converter device with a cell housing, battery with at least two of these electrochemical energy converter devices and alsomethod for producing an electrochemical energy converter device - An electrochemical energy converter device ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130216868 | ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR BATTERIES, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, AND BATTERY PACK - According to one embodiment, an active material for batteries includes monoclinic β-type titanium composite oxide containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of V, Nb, Ta, Al, Ga, and In, the at least one element being contained in an amount of 0.03 wt % or more and 3 wt % or less. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216869 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A power supply device structure wherein connection terminals of a battery case are held in a floating state inside the battery case, without using screws or soldering. A battery pack for mounted to and detached from a vehicle includes the battery case for accommodating battery cells for supplying electric power to an electric motor. Battery case side terminals are accommodated in an insulator block. A plurality of ribs, project from a wall part of the battery case and are disposed along an outer surface of the insulator block. The insulator block is provided at its outer circumference with two flanges and an intermediate part located therebetween. The outer circumferential surface of the intermediate part is loosely fitted in an opening of the battery case, with a gap therebetween. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216870 | CAP ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - Cap assembly, coupled to an open end of a battery can free from a beading portion, includes a top cap at an uppermost portion in a protrusive form forming a cathode terminal, a safety element below the top cap contacting the top cap, a safety vent contacting the safety element, a gasket surrounding outer circumferences of top cap, the safety element and vent, a cover surrounding the gasket so the top cap, safety element and vent adhere to each other, and a welding member at an upper portion of the cover having an outer end protruding more outwards than the outer end of the cover placed on the open end of the battery can, the welding member having a first notch at an upper surface thereof, protruding more than the outer end of the cover, and welded to the open end of the battery can where first notch is formed. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216871 | CAP ASSEMBLY OF NOVEL STRUCTURE AND CYLINDRICAL BATTERY EMPLOYED WITH THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a cap assembly disposed at an open upper end of a cylindrical container of a battery in which an electrode assembly (jelly roll) of a cathode/separator/anode structure is mounted in the cylindrical container, wherein an electrode lead of the jelly roll is electrically connected to the lower end of a safety vent having notches, which are ruptured to discharge high pressure gas when high pressure is generated in the battery, and a safety element to interrupt current at a predetermined temperature is provided between the safety vent and the electrode lead. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216872 | PRISMATIC ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - Systems are disclosed for battery modules having a plurality of electrochemical cells and cooling systems. According to one embodiment, a battery system includes a plurality of battery modules. Each battery module includes a plurality of electrochemical cells in thermal contact with a heat sink. The heat sink may utilize a plurality of fins and a fluid (e.g., air) to cool or heat the electrochemical cells. The electrochemical cells each have a positive terminal blade and a negative terminal blade that function as external terminals for the cell. The negative terminal blade is electrically isolated from the cover of the cell and is configured to be coupled to an internal negative terminal of the cell. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216873 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL HAVING AT LEAST ONE PRESSURE RELIEF MEANS - An electrochemical cell has an energy unit ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130216874 | BATTERY UNIT - Disclosed is a battery unit, including: battery modules that include battery cells having electrodes, and a first case having a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface, the battery cell being received in the first case so that the electrode faces the first surface; and a second chassis having a plurality of recesses that is formed by disposing a pair of support members in parallel along one direction at a predetermined distance. The plurality of battery modules is received in the plurality of recesses so that each first surface is aligned. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216875 | BATTERY PACK OF EXCELLENT COOLING EFFICIENCY - Discussed herein is a battery pack configured to have a structure in which a battery pack case is provided at the upper part and the lower part thereof with a coolant inlet port and a coolant outlet port, respectively, the battery pack case is provided with a coolant introduction part and a coolant discharge part, the coolant introduction part includes (a) a parallel introduction part adjacent to the coolant inlet port, the parallel introduction part extending in parallel to a top of the unit cell stack and (b) an inclined introduction part connected to the parallel introduction part, the inclined introduction part extending from the coolant inlet port to an end of the battery pack case opposite to the coolant inlet port such that a distance between the inclined introduction part and the top of the unit cell stack is gradually decreased. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216876 | SECONDARY BATTERY OF IMPROVED SEALABILITY - Disclosed herein is a secondary battery having an electrode assembly placed in a prismatic container, wherein an upper part of the inside of an electrolyte injection hole formed in a base plate mounted to an open upper end of the prismatic container is configured to have a chamfered structure in which the diameter of the electrolyte injection hole is gradually decreased downward, a lower part of the inside of the electrolyte injection hole is configured to have a non-chamfered structure, the chamfered structure is formed in an irregular shape to increase the length of an electrolyte leakage route along which an electrolyte leaks out of the secondary battery, and, when a sealing member is pressed into the electrolyte injection hole, the sealing member is deformed so as to correspond to an internal structure of the electrolyte injection hole such that the electrolyte injection hole is sealed by the sealing member. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216877 | BATTERY FLUID LEVEL SENSOR - A liquid electrolyte battery incorporates level sensors sensing and providing an output indicative of the presence or absence of electrolyte or other liquid proximate the sensors. The sensors can be self-powered or powered by the battery or by a separate battery. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216878 | BATTERY CELL INTERCONNECT AND VOLTAGE SENSING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE ASSEMBLY - A battery cell interconnect and voltage sensing assembly and method are provided. The assembly includes a frame member having a rectangular ring-shaped peripheral wall with first, second, third and fourth wall portions. The frame member further includes a central plate portion. The assembly further includes an electrical interconnect member electrically that is coupled to an electrical terminal of a battery cell. The electrical interconnect member has a tab that extends through an aperture in the central plate portion. The assembly further includes a circuit board and an encapsulation portion that is bonded to and covers a side of the circuit board. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216879 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A battery includes a wound plate pack formed with a positive electrode comprising a positive electrode coated part having a positive foil and a positive electrode uncoated part, and a negative electrode comprising a negative electrode coated part having a negative foil and a negative electrode uncoated part; a battery container into which electrolyte is injected; a positive terminal and a negative terminal provided on the battery container; a positive current collector connecting the positive electrode uncoated part and the positive terminal; and a negative current collector connecting the negative electrode uncoated part and the negative terminal, having multiple through holes between a joining part with the positive current collector in the positive electrode uncoated part and the positive electrode coated part; and multiple through holes between a joining part with the negative current collector in the negative electrode uncoated part and the negative electrode coated part. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216880 | POUCH TYPE CASE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a pouch type case having trimming portions formed on both sides or four corners thereof and a battery pack including the same. The trimming portions are formed on the corners of the pouch type case such that the trimming portions are indented toward an electrode assembly accommodating part to reduce a unit area so as to increase pressure applied to unit cells when a battery pack is assembled, thereby facilitating assembling of the battery pack and increasing cell capacity per unit area. Furthermore, the unit cells can be fixed in the battery pack more stably. The pouch type case reduces the unit area so as to include a relatively large number of cells for pressure applied to the cells when the battery pack is assembled to thereby increase the cell capacity. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216881 | BUTTON CELL HAVING BURSTING PROTECTION - A button cell has a housing closed in a liquid-tight manner including a cup, cover and seal, the cell cup having a base, circumferential casing, an edge area connecting the base and casing, and an end cut edge, the cell cover has a base, a circumferential casing, an edge area connecting the base and casing, and an end cut edge, the cover is inserted into the cup with the cut edge in front such that the casing of the cup and casing of the cover at least partially overlap and form a double-walled casing area, the seal is arranged between the cup and cover between the overlapping casing area such that they are isolated from one another, and at least one hole passes through the casing of the cup in the area which overlaps the casing of the cover. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216882 | PROTECTOR FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL ELEMENT - A system for protecting an electrochemical element from an external shock includes an electrochemical element, a bag-shaped aluminum laminate film configured to receive and entirely cover the electrochemical element, and a protector configured to cover the electrochemical element and the bag-shaped aluminum laminate film. The protector includes a frame having corners and a plurality of recesses disposed at an inner surface of the corners. When the electrochemical element is received in the bag-shaped aluminum laminate film and an interior of the bag-shaped aluminum laminate film is vacuumed, a plurality of wrinkled portions are formed at corners of the bag-shaped aluminum laminate film. The plurality of recesses of the protector are configured to receive the plurality of wrinkled portions of the bag-shaped aluminum laminate film such that portions of the protector other than the plurality of recesses are in intimate contact with the bag-shaped aluminum laminate film. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216883 | TERMINAL BASE OF POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A terminal base of a power supply device for electric vehicle wherein electrical connection terminals on the vehicle body side can be easily connected to electrical connection terminals on the battery pack side. A base is provided with an opening for accepting an insulator board on which male-side terminals are held. The opening is provided with first lower and upper guides and with second lower and upper guides. A first edge of the insulator board is clamped by the first lower and upper guides from the lower and upper sides. A second edge opposed to the first edge of the insulator board is clamped by the second lower and upper guides from the lower and upper sides. In this manner, the insulator board is supported in a floating state. The tip of each of the male-side terminals is beveled for mating with the female-side terminals during connection. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216884 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module in which the temperature of a cell with an increased high temperature due to an abnormal state can be quickly reduced so that the high temperature does not affect adjacent cells is provided. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216885 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE - A battery pack includes a battery case for accommodating battery cells for mounting to and detaching from an electric vehicle. Male-side terminals are accommodated in a terminal base provided on the vehicle body side with battery side terminals being provided that are connected to the male-side terminals from above. An upper surface of the terminal base is formed with vehicle body side engagement parts with battery case side engagement parts being provided that are engaged with the vehicle body side engagement parts from above. The vehicle body side engagement parts are disposed at positions deviated to one side from the vehicle-width-directional center. The battery case side engagement parts are disposed at positions deviated to vehicle-width-directionally one side of the battery case, and are formed at vehicle-longitudinal-directionally both end portions of the battery case, in order that the battery case side engagement parts can fit the vehicle body side engagement parts. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216886 | Battery, Battery Assembly, and User Equipment - A battery, a battery assembly, and a user equipment are disclosed. The battery includes a circuit board and a cell. The circuit board includes a first contact, a second contact, a third contact, a fourth contact, a battery management module, and a control switch. The first contact reports a capacity of the cell in the battery, or in the battery and a cascaded battery to an upper-level battery or an electricity load; the second contact receives and output the capacity of the cell in the cascaded battery; when the control switch is opened, the third contact is connected to the cell in the battery to charge or discharge the cell in the battery; when the control switch is closed, the fourth contact is connected to the third contact; and the battery management module triggers opening or closing of the control switch. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216887 | Composite Heat Spreader and Battery Module Incorporating the Same - A composite heat spreader includes a first flexible graphite layer, a second flexible graphite layer, and a gas evolving layer positioned between the first flexible graphite layer and the second flexible graphite layer. The gas evolving layer is temperature sensitive and when a threshold temperature is reached, the thermal conductivity of the gas evolving layer is reduced by at least factor of five. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216888 | BATTERY TEMPERATURE REGULATION SYSTEM AND BATTERY TEMPERATURE REGULATION UNIT - Provided are a battery temperature regulation system capable of efficiently heating and/or cooling a battery, and a battery temperature regulation unit suitable for use in the battery temperature regulation system. The battery temperature regulation system | 2013-08-22 |
20130216889 | HOSE MADE FROM AN ELASTIC MATERIAL - Hose made from an elastic material, which is designed to be fitted on a hose connection by means of a hose endpiece of the hose being pushed over the hose connection, and which is designed to be fastened on the hose connection by a hose clip to be arranged in a fitting region of the hose endpiece, wherein the hose endpiece has at least one thickened area which protrudes from the outer side of the hose, said thickeded area protruding from the outer side of the hose at least to such an extent that a hose clip suitable for fastening the hose on the hose connection is held on the hose endpiece by the thickened area, with respect to the influence of gravity when this is effective in the longitudinal direction of the hose endpiece. The invention further relates to a hose having at least two branch-off points. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216890 | Connecting Structure for Exteriorly Connecting a Battery Cell and a Load Circuit by Using Two Connecting Graphite Blocks - A connecting structure for exteriorly connecting a battery cell and a load circuit by using two graphite connecting graphite blocks, wherein the positive and negative electrode terminals of the battery cell are made of nickel, the battery cell is connected to the load circuit by the two connecting graphite blocks, respectively. The graphite is inexpensive and resistant to oxidation; whereas, the connecting graphite blocks and the nickel-plated metal made electrode terminals of the battery cell will dissolve in each other to form a carbon-nickel alloy after being brought into contact with one another, thus ensuring a smooth large-current discharge because of the reduction in resistance of external connection. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216891 | LITHIUM BATTERY - A lithium battery including a positive electrode; a negative electrode including a negative active material layer including a first aqueous binder and a second aqueous binder, the first aqueous binder including a monomer unit; and a separator between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, the separator including a base material layer and a polymer layer formed on at least one surface of the base material layer, and the polymer layer including a non-aqueous binder including a monomer unit identical to the monomer unit of the first aqueous binder is disclosed. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216892 | SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND HEAT-SEALABLE INSULATING FILM FOR SECONDARY BATTERY. - A secondary battery includes an outer housing and an electrode body including a positive electrode member, separator member and a negative electrode member stacked in this order wherein the positive electrode member and the negative electrode member are formed from a collector and an active material layer formed to cover one end on the collector, an insulating body in which an insulating material that does not exhibit adhesiveness at room temperature is adhered with an adhesive strength of 1 N/15 mm or greater onto the collector constituting the positive electrode member or the negative electrode member, and a peripheral edge of the positive electrode member or the negative electrode member has a cross-sectional surface including the collector and the insulating body. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216893 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte lithium secondary battery obtained by the present invention has a separator and a porous layer which contains an inorganic filler and a binder and which is formed on the separator, wherein a thickness of the separator ranges from 12 μm to 18 μm, a porosity of the separator ranges from 52% to 67%, a thickness of the porous layer ranges from 3 μm to 15 μm, a porosity of the porous layer ranges from 44% to 70%, and the porous layer-attached separator exhibits a film resistance equal to or lower than 1.35 Ω·cm | 2013-08-22 |
20130216894 | Inorganic nano sheet-enabled lithium-exchanging surface-mediated cells - An inorganic material based surface-mediated cell (SMC) comprising (a) a cathode comprising a non-carbon-based inorganic cathode active material having a surface area to capture and store lithium thereon; (b) an anode comprising an anode current collector alone or both an anode current collector and an anode active material; (c) a porous separator; (d) a lithium-containing electrolyte in physical contact with the two electrodes, wherein the cathode has a specific surface area no less than 100 m | 2013-08-22 |
20130216895 | CELL CONNECTOR - A cell connector is provided by means of which an electrically conductive connection between a voltage tapping point and a voltage tapping line can be established, wherein the cell connector is for the connection of a first cell terminal of a first electro-chemical cell and a second cell terminal of a second electro-chemical cell and includes a voltage tapping point with a contact element for connection to a terminal element of a voltage tapping line and also a longitudinal axis and a peripheral wall extending about the longitudinal axis. The contact element includes a base material, which is at least partially pre-coated with a contacting material in an initial state, and reshaped from the initial state into a final state such that the proportion of the peripheral wall coated with the contacting material to the overall peripheral angular extent of the peripheral wall amounts to more than 50%. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216896 | POUCH TYPE BATTERY - A pouch type battery that can protect a metal layer exposed to ends of a pouch using a photocurable adhesive and can fix adhesion parts to the pouch, thereby achieving a simplified, automated process, instead of a manually taping process. The pouch type battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate and a separator, a pouch accommodating the electrode assembly and having adhesion parts formed by adhering opposing edges, and a photocurable adhesive applied to the adhesion parts of the pouch and sides of the pouch. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216897 | CATHODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed is a cathode for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same. The cathode for a lithium secondary battery may include a current collector, a first composite layer formed from a mixture of olivine-type lithium iron phosphate cathode active material powder and a binder on the current collector, and a second composite layer formed from a mixture of olivine-type lithium iron phosphate cathode active material powder and a binder on the first composite layer. A specific surface area of the olivine-type lithium iron phosphate cathode active material powder in the second composite layer may be 0.8 times or less that of the olivine-type lithium iron phosphate cathode active material powder in the first composite layer. The cathode for a lithium secondary battery has excellent stability, high energy density, and improved cycle life characteristics. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216898 | INHIBITOR OF REDUCTION OF LIFE CYCLE OF REDOX SHUTTLE ADDITIVE AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed is an inhibitor of the reduction of life cycle of a redox shuttle additive that undergoes oxidation-reduction cycling, the inhibitor being at least of one compound selected from the group consisting of vinylene carbonates, ethylene carbonates, cyclic sulfites and unsaturated sultones. Also, Disclosed is a non-aqueous electrolyte and secondary battery comprising the same inhibitor. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216899 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium-ion secondary battery capable of securing safety at a time of battery abnormality and restricting a drop in a high rate discharge property is provided. A lithium-ion secondary battery | 2013-08-22 |
20130216900 | LAYER-LAYER LITHIUM RICH COMPLEX METAL OXIDES WITH HIGH SPECIFIC CAPACITY AND EXCELLENT CYCLING - Lithium rich and manganese rich lithium metal oxides are described that provide for excellent performance in lithium-based batteries. The specific compositions can be engineered within a specified range of compositions to provide desired performance characteristics. Selected compositions can provide high values of specific capacity with a reasonably high average voltage. Compositions of particular interest can be represented by the formula, x Li | 2013-08-22 |
20130216901 | CATHODE - The present invention provides novel cathodes having a reduced resistivity and other improved electrical properties. Furthermore, this invention also presents methods of manufacturing novel electrochemical cells and novel cathodes. These novel cathodes comprise a silver material that is doped with a high valence early transition metal species | 2013-08-22 |
20130216902 | CARBON-COATED LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATE OF OLIVINE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a lithium iron phosphate with an olivine crystal structure wherein the lithium iron phosphate has a composition represented by the following Formula 1 and carbon (C) is coated on the surface of the lithium iron phosphate by chemical bonding via a heterogeneous element other than carbon. Li | 2013-08-22 |
20130216903 | NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING A BLENDED CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - An electrochemically active material comprising a mixture or blend of two groups of particles, exhibits synergetic effect. The two groups of particles are compounds of formula Li | 2013-08-22 |
20130216904 | METHOD FOR FORMING A MICROBATTERY - A method for forming a microbattery including, on a surface of a first substrate, one active battery element and two contact pads, this method including the steps of: a) forming, on a surface of a second substrate, two contact pads with a spacing compatible with the spacing of the pads of the first substrate; and b) arranging the first substrate on the second substrate so that the surfaces face each other and that the pads of the first substrate at least partially superpose to those of the second substrate, where a portion of the pads of the second substrate is not covered by the first substrate. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216905 | ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL LAYER, ELECTRODE BODY, LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL LAYER - An electrode active material layer for a lithium-ion secondary battery is formed from an electrode active material of layered crystal. The electrode active material having layered crystal is oriented in a layer direction of the electrode active material layer, and a plurality of through holes are formed from the surface of the electrode active material layer. The diameter of the through holes is preferably 10 μm to 5000 μm inclusive. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216906 | BINDER FOR SECONDARY BATTERY EXIBITING EXCELLENT ADHESION FORCE - Provided is a binder for secondary battery electrodes comprising a polymer obtained by polymerizing three or more kinds of monomers with a reactive emulsifying agent. The binder reduces moisture impregnation, improves dispersibility and enhances adhesive force, thus providing a secondary battery with superior safety and cycle characteristics. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216907 | POROUS ELECTROACTIVE MATERIAL - A composition including a plurality of electroactive porous particle fragments including silicon as an electroactive material is characterised in that each porous particle fragment includes a network of pores defined and separated by silicon containing walls. The network of pores suitably has a three dimensional arrangement of pores extending through the volume of the particle in which the pore openings are provided on two or more planes over the surface of the particle. The composition is useful as an electroactive material that is able to form an alloy with lithium and can be used in the fabrication of anodes for use in lithium ion secondary batteries. A method of fabricating the silicon containing porous particle fragments is also disclosed. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216908 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte battery capable of securing safety at a time of battery abnormality and restricting a drop in a charge/discharge property at a time of battery use is provided. In a lithium-ion secondary battery | 2013-08-22 |
20130216909 | ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND SECONDARY BATTERY - An electrode active material is based on an organic compound containing in the structural unit thereof a pyrazine structure bound to cycloalkane. The electrode active material and a secondary battery containing it have large energy density, outputting high power, and having excellent cycle characteristics with little reduction in capacity even after repetition of charging and discharging. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216910 | HIGH CAPACITY ALLOY ANODES AND LITHIUM-ION ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS CONTAINING SAME - A lithium-ion electro-chemical cell that includes a cathode that includes an electrochemically-active metal oxide coating on a first current collector, an electrolyte, and an anode that includes an electrochemically-active alloy coating on a second current collector. Both the anode and the cathode have a reversible capacity of greater than 4.5 mAh/cm | 2013-08-22 |
20130216911 | ACTIVE MATERIAL, ELECTRODE, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM, ELECTRIC POWER TOOL, AND ELECTRONIC UNIT - A secondary battery includes: a cathode; an anode; and an electrolytic solution. The cathode includes two or more kinds of lithium transition metal complex phosphate particles including lithium and one or two or more transition metals as constituent elements, and the composition of the one or two or more transition metals differs between the two or more kinds of lithium transition metal complex phosphate particles. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216912 | ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE ELECTRODE, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE ELECTRODE - An electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes a silicon-based alloy, and has a surface roughness of about 1 to about 10 μm and a surface roughness deviation of 5 μm or less. A method of manufacturing the electrode includes mixing an electrode composition, milling the composition, coating the milled composition on a current collector, and drying the milled composition. A lithium secondary battery includes the electrode. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216913 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises: a positive electrode containing a lithium-transition metal complex oxide having a layered structure as a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions; and a nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein the lithium-transition metal complex oxide is represented by the general formula Li | 2013-08-22 |
20130216914 | MULTILAYER MATERIAL, METHOD FOR MAKING SAME AND USE AS ELECTRODE - A multilayer material including a solid substrate and at least two superimposed solid layers containing particles of an electrochemically active material, the first solid layer adhering to the solid substrate and the second solid layer adhering to the first solid layer. The multilayer material has a constant thickness of upper layer not less than 95% and a depth of penetration of the second layer into the first layer which is less than 10% of the thickness of the first layer, and enables as electrode constituent, generators having a low risk of overload degradation to be prepared. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216915 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - Electrode structures, and more specifically, electrode structures for use in electrochemical cells, are provided. The electrode structures described herein may include one or more protective layers. In one set of embodiments, a protective layer may be formed by exposing a lithium metal surface to a plasma comprising ions of a gas to form a ceramic layer on top of the lithium metal. The ceramic layer may be highly conductive to lithium ions and may protect the underlying lithium metal surface from reaction with components in the electrolyte. In some cases, the ions may be nitrogen ions and a lithium nitride layer may be formed on the lithium metal surface. In other embodiments, the protective layer may be formed by converting lithium to lithium nitride at high pressures. Other methods for forming protective layers are also provided. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216916 | BILAYER ELECTROLYTE FOR A LITHIUM BATTERY - The invention relates to a bilayer polymer electrolyte for a lithium battery. The electrolyte comprises the layers N and P, each composed of a solid solution of an Li salt in a polymer material, the Li salt being the same in both layers, the polymer material content being at least 60% by weight, and the lithium salt content being from 5 to 25% by weight. The polymer material of the layer P contains a solvating polymer and a nonsolvating polymer, the weight ratio of the two polymers being such that the solvating polymer forms a continuous network. The polymer material of the layer N is composed of a solvating polymer and optionally a nonsolvating polymer, the weight ratio of the two polymers being such that the solvating polymer forms a continuous network, and the nonsolvating polymer does not form a continuous network. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216917 | METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF LI(1+A)V3O8 - The invention relates to a lithium vanadium oxide which corresponds to the formula Li | 2013-08-22 |
20130216918 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND NONAQUEOUS-ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY EMPLOYING THE SAME - An object is to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte and a nonaqueous-electrolyte secondary battery which have excellent discharge load characteristics and are excellent in high-temperature storability, cycle characteristics, high capacity, continuous-charge characteristics, storability, gas evolution inhibition during continuous charge, high-current-density charge/discharge characteristics, discharge load characteristics, etc. The object has been accomplished with a nonaqueous electrolyte which comprises: a monofluorophosphate and/or a difluorophosphate; and further a compound having a specific chemical structure or specific properties. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216919 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided are a nonaqueous electrolyte solution having improved durability properties in terms of cycling, storage and the like and improved discharge characteristic at a high current density, and a nonaqueous electrolyte battery that uses that nonaqueous electrolyte solution. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution containing a lithium salt and a nonaqueous solvent that dissolves the lithium salt, wherein the nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains a compound represented by formula (1) and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a compound having a cyano group, a cyclic ester compound having a sulfur atom and a compound having an isocyanate group. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216920 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte battery capable of flattening of a voltage property and securing safety at a time of battery abnormality is provided. A lithium-ion secondary battery | 2013-08-22 |
20130216921 | PORTABLE METAL-AIR BATTERY ENERGY SYSTEM FOR POWERING AND/OR RECHARGING ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A system is provided for delivering energy to an electronic device, where the system comprises a metal-air battery having one or more metal-air cells within a housing, a first surface having at least one air hole therein for permitting the influx of air from the surrounding ambient into the interior of the battery housing for exposure to the one or more cells, and a cover that may be entirely or partially moved relative to the air hole for selectively controlling the exposure of the air hole to the ambient when it is desired to generate energy for discharge to the rechargeable power source. The system may include a carriage for positioning the battery therewithin in a removable and/or repositionable manner. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216922 | BIFUNCTIONAL HOLLANDITE Ag2Mn8O16 CATALYST FOR LITHIUM-AIR BATTIERIES - A lithium air battery cell includes an anode having lithium, a cathode having a Ag | 2013-08-22 |
20130216923 | ELECTRO-CATALYST - The present invention relates to an electro-catalyst M′ | 2013-08-22 |
20130216924 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY FROM A FUEL AND AN OXIDANT USING A CAPACITOR - Devices and methods are provided for generating electrical power using a capacitor. The capacitor has a catalytic working electrode, a dielectric, and a counter electrode. Power is generated by flowing a fuel (e.g., hydrogen gas) over the working electrode, charging the capacitor (e.g. by applying a voltage), flowing an oxidant (e.g., oxygen gas) over the working electrode, and connecting the electrodes to a resistive load, which allows current to flow through the load, between the electrodes. The inverse device (i.e., oxidant first, then fuel) functions similarly. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216925 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM WITH INTERCONNECT - The present invention includes an integrated planar, series connected fuel cell system having electrochemical cells electrically connected via interconnects, wherein the anodes of the electrochemical cells are protected against Ni loss and migration via an engineered porous anode barrier layer. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216926 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A solid oxide fuel cell system is disclosed. The solid oxide fuel cell system includes a cell stack having multiple adjacent fuel cells; a reformer that reforms raw gas and produces fuel gas supplied to the fuel cells; a combustion section that causes combustion of the fuel gas discharged from the fuel cells and heats the reformer with combustion heat of the fuel gas; an ignition device that ignites the combustion section; a combustion state confirmation device that senses that heating of the entire reformer has started using the advancement of flame transfer between fuel cells in the combustion section; and a controller programmed to start an operation of the system heating the reformer by using combustion heat from the combustion section and reaction heat from the partial oxidation reforming reaction (POX) in the reformer. During the period until the combustion state confirmation device senses that the heating of the entire reformer has started after the ignition device ignited the combustion section, the controller suppresses the amount of heat emitted by the partial oxidation reforming reaction in the reformer more than the amount of heat emitted after heating of the entire reformer has started. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216927 | Methods and Systems for Fuel Cell Stack Sintering and Conditioning - Systems and methods for sintering and conditioning fuel cell stacks utilizing channel guides, baffles, and internal compression systems are provided. Sintering and conditioning may be performed utilizing a fuel cell column cartridge assembly and fuel cell stacks may be sintered and conditioned at the system level during the same annealing cycle on the same support. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216928 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to an aspect, an electronic device include: a fuel supply port; a fuel tank for storing a liquid fuel to be supplied from the first supply port through a first fluid channel; a fuel cell for generating power by using the liquid fuel supplied from the fuel tank through a second fluid channel; a first valve that is installed in the second fluid channel for controlling supply of the liquid fuel to the fuel cell; a voltage generator that is installed in the first fluid channel for generating a voltage using a pressure of the liquid fuel that is supplied from the fuel supply port; and a valve control unit for controlling an open/closed state of the first valve according to an application of the voltage. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216929 | FUEL CELL MODULE - Provided is a fuel cell capable of reducing the size thereof by reducing the installation space. The fuel cell includs a plurality of cell tubes, a lower tube plate fixing one end portion of the plurality of cell tubes, a gas flow path portion communicatively connected to an electric power generating chamber through the lower tube plate, a fuel discharge header and an air supply passage provided in the gas flow path portion, in which the fuel discharge header is communicatively connected to an interior of the cell tubes on one surface side and is adjacent to the air supply passage on the other surface and a side surface with a metal member interposed therebetween. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216930 | INTERCONNECT-TYPE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL STACK HAVING THE SAME - An interconnecting-type solid oxide fuel cell is disclosed. The fuel cell includes a unit cell, a first current collecting member, a first insulating member, and a second current collecting member. The unit cell has a first electrode layer, an electrolyte layer, and a second electrode layer sequentially formed from an inside thereof, and has an interconnector configured for electrical connection to the first electrode layer and exposed to an outside thereof in a state in which the interconnector is insulated from the second electrode layer. The first current collecting member is formed on an outside of the interconnector and configured to collect current. The first insulating member is formed on an outside of the first current collecting member. The second current collecting member is wound around an outer circumferential surface of the second electrode layer and an outside of the first insulating member. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216931 | FUEL CELL COATING - An example fuel cell stack component includes a metallic layer applied to the component and an oxide layer applied to the metallic layer. The oxide layer includes a chemical component that is not in the metallic layer. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216932 | Manufacturing of Fuel Cell Membrane Electrode Assemblies Incorporating Photocurable Cationic Crosslinkable Resin Gasket - A first transport system moves a web comprising a subgasketed CCM layer and an application system applies a crosslinkable resin to at least a subgasketed portion of the subgasketed CCM layer. The crosslinkable resin preferably comprises a photocurable cationic crosslinkable resin. A first curing apparatus subjects an exposed surface of the crosslinkable resin to a photo curing process to initiate curing of the crosslinkable resin. A second transport system moves a GDL into adhering contact with a partially cured exposed surface of the crosslinkable resin of the CCM layer so as to form an MEA layer. A second curing apparatus subjects the GDL, partially cured crosslinkable resin, and CCM layer structure to a thermal curing process to substantially complete curing of the crosslinkable resin. A converting system is configured to receive the MEA layer and produce a plurality of discrete MEAs from the MEA layer. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216933 | PROTECTIVE EDGE SEAL FOR MEMBRANE ION EXCHANGE - A unitized electrode assembly ( | 2013-08-22 |
20130216934 | ELECTRODE CATALYST FOR FUEL CELL, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING ELECTRODE CATALYST - An electrode catalyst for a fuel cell, the electrode catalyst including a first catalyst that exhibits hydrophilicity, the first catalyst including pores, wherein at least 50 volume percent of the pores have an average diameter of about 100 nanometers or less; a method of preparing the electrode catalyst; and a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) and a fuel cell that include the electrolyte catalyst. The electrode catalyst for a fuel cell rapidly controls the migration of phosphoric acid at an initial stage of operation of an MEA, thereby securing a path for the migration of a conductor and a path for the diffusion of a fuel, and thus, an activation time of the MEA is shortened. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216935 | POLY(BENZIMIDAZOLE-CO-BENZOXAZOLE) AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - Provided is poly(benzimidazole-co-benzoxazole) having polybenzimidazole to which benzoxazole units are introduced, as a polymer electrolyte material. The polymer electrolyte material has both high proton conductivity and excellent mechanical properties even when it is obtained by in-situ phosphoric acid doping. The polymer electrolyte material may substitute for the conventional phosphoric acid-doped polybenzimidazole in a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell, particularly in a high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216936 | ALKALINE SINGLE ION CONDUCTORS WITH HIGH CONDUCTIVITY AND TRANSFERENCE NUMBER AND METHODS FOR PREPARING THE SAME - A method of producing an alkaline single ion conductor with high conductivity includes: a) providing a hydrocarbon oligomer or polymer having immobilized acidic substituent groups selected from the group consisting of a sulfonic acid group, sulfamide group, a phosphonic acid group, or a carboxy group, in its alkaline ion form wherein at least a part of the acidic protons of the substituent groups have been exchanged against alkali cations, and b) solvating the hydro-carbon oligomer or polymer of step a) in an aprotic polar solvent for a sufficient time to effect a solvent uptake of at least 5% by weight and to obtain a solvated product, wherein the molar ratio of solvent/alkaline cation is 1:1 to 10,000:1, and which solvated product has a conductivity of at least 10 | 2013-08-22 |
20130216937 | POLYELECTROLYTE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE POLYELECTROLYTE - The present invention provides an electrolyte having high conductivity even under high-temperature low-humidification conditions (e.g. at a temperature of 100 to 120° C. and a humidity of 20 to 50% RH) and thereby makes it possible to realize a higher performance fuel cell. The present invention is a fluoropolymer electrolyte having an equivalent weight (EW) of not less than 250 but not more than 700 and a proton conductivity of not lower than 0.10 S/cm as measured at a temperature of 110° C. and a relative humidity of 50% RH and comprising a COOZ group- or SO | 2013-08-22 |
20130216938 | CO2 TOLERANT, MIXED CONDUCTIVE OXIDE AND USES THEREOF FOR HYDROGEN SEPARATION - The material according to the invention is based on a material having the composition Ln | 2013-08-22 |
20130216939 | SEPARATOR FOR POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL, AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - A separator for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, which contains electrically conductive carbon and a binder that binds the electrically conductive carbon, comprises a reaction gas passage formed on at least a main surface thereof, wherein a water droplet falling angle of a surface the reaction gas passage is not less than 5 degrees and not more than 25 degrees when a water droplet of not less than 50 μL and not more than 80 μL is dropped under a condition in which ambient temperature is not lower than 50° C. and not higher than 90° C. and relative humidity is not less than 70% and not more than 100%. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216940 | SUPPORTED CATALYST FOR FUEL CELL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF, AND FUEL CELL - An object of the present invention is to provide a supported catalyst for a fuel cell having a high activity, a method of manufacturing thereof, and a fuel cell including the supported catalyst for a fuel cell. A supported catalyst for a fuel cell of the present invention includes a conductive carrier and catalyst particle supported on the conductive carrier and contains platinum. The ratio of the mass of oxygen to the mass of the catalyst particle measured by using an inert gas fusion-nondispersive infrared absorption method is 4 mass % or less. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216941 | LITHOGRAPHY MASK HAVING SUB-RESOLUTION PHASED ASSIST FEATURES - Techniques are disclosed for using sub-resolution phased assist features (SPAF) in a lithography mask to improve through process pattern fidelity and/or mitigate inverted aerial image problems. The technique also may be used to improve image contrast in non-inverted weak image sites. The use of SPAF in accordance with some such embodiments requires no adjustment to existing design rules, although adjustments can be made to enable compliance with mask inspection constraints. The use of SPAF also does not require changing existing fab or manufacturing processes, especially if such processes already comprehend phased shift mask capabilities. The SPAFs can be used to enhance aerial image contrast, without the SPAFs themselves printing. In addition, the SPAF phase etch depth can be optimized so as to make adjustments to a given predicted printed feature critical dimension. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216942 | POLYCARBONATE BINDER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR COATINGS - A polycarbonate composition for an electrophotographic photoreceptor coating, wherein the polycarbonate includes 1 to 100 mole percent of first units of the formula | 2013-08-22 |
20130216943 | TONER, LIQUID DEVELOPER, DRY DEVELOPER, DEVELOPER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A toner includes a resin having an unsaturated double bond, a thiol compound having a bi- or more-functional thiol group, and a polymerization initiator. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216944 | TONER, DEVELOPER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner contains a binder resin, a colorant, and a releasing agent, wherein the toner contains toner particles, and wherein a proportion of the toner particles containing one or more voids having diameters D | 2013-08-22 |
20130216945 | PIGMENT DISPERSION LIQUID, A METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE PIGMENT DISPERSION LIQUID, A PHOTOSENSITIVE COLOR RESIN COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE PIGMENT DISPERSION LIQUID, AN INK-JET INK COMPRISING THE PIGMENT DISPERSION LIQUID, A TONER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTING COMPRISING THE PIGMENT DISPERSION LIQUID, AND COLOR FILTER - An object of the present invention is to provide a pigment dispersion liquid which has excellent pigment dispersion stability and high productivity even in the case of using a fine pigment and having high pigment concentration; a method for producing the pigment dispersion liquid; a color resin composition which has excellent pigment dispersion stability, causes no clogging problem, has excellent adhesion, and is able to form color layers with high pigment concentration, with accuracy; and a color filter comprising the resin composition. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216946 | Continuous production of fine toner - A continuous process for forming fine toner using a twin screw extruder. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216947 | CHEMICAL COATING COMPOSITION FOR FORMING A LASER-MARKABLE MATERIAL AND A LASER-MARKABLE MATERIAL - Disclosed is a chemical coating composition for recording an image on a recording material that forms a color image by irradiation with a laser beam. Further, the chemical coating composition includes at least one water soluble polymer whose viscosity of a 4% aqueous solution is more than 29 mPa·s at 20° C., and at least one water soluble compound which has at least one acidic group and at least one basic group, and has absorption maximum at more than 330 nm. Also disclosed is a recording material using the inventive chemical coating composition, as well as a recording method using the chemical coating composition dried onto a recording material which is then subsequently irradiated with a laser. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216948 | RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND PATTERN-FORMING METHOD - A radiation-sensitive resin composition for forming a resist film includes a polymer including a first structural unit represented by a formula (1) and a second structural unit represented by a formula (2). The first structural unit and the second structural unit are included in an identical polymer molecule or different polymer molecules. R | 2013-08-22 |
20130216949 | WATER MARK DEFECT PREVENTION FOR IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHY - A photoresist material having a polymer that turns soluble to a base solution in response to reaction with acid. The material includes a photo-acid generator (PAG) that decomposes to form acid in response to radiation energy and a quencher capable of neutralizing acid and having a reduced mobility. The photoresist material can thereby prevent water mark defects from immersion lithography. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216950 | LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR AND PLATE MAKING METHOD USING THE SAME - A lithographic printing plate precursor includes a support, an undercoat layer and an image-recording layer in this order, in which by exposing imagewise the image-recording layer with laser and then supplying at least any of printing ink and dampening water on a cylinder of a printing machine, an unexposed area of the image-recording layer can be removed, and the image-recording layer contains (A) a polymerization initiator, (B) a polymerizable compound and (C) a binder polymer, and the undercoat layer contains the copolymer (D1) as defined herein and the copolymer (D2) as defined herein and a weight of the copolymer (D1) is from 5 to 95% based on a total weight of the copolymers (D1) and (D2). | 2013-08-22 |
20130216951 | RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, POLYMER AND COMPOUND - A radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a polymer, an acid generating agent, and an organic solvent. The polymer includes a first structural unit derived from a compound represented by a formula (1), and a second structural unit derived from a compound represented by a formula (2). R | 2013-08-22 |
20130216952 | POSITIVE PHOTOSENSITIVE SILOXANE COMPOSITION - A positive photosensitive siloxane composition containing: a polysiloxane (Ia), which is obtained by hydrolyzing and condensing the silane compound represented by RSi(OR | 2013-08-22 |
20130216953 | ELECTRON BEAM WRITING APPARATUS AND ELECTRON BEAM WRITING METHOD - An electron beam writing apparatus comprising a stage that a sample is placed on, an electron optical column, an electron gun emitting an electron beam disposed in the optical column, an electrostatic lens provided with electrodes aligned in an axial direction of the electron beam disposed in the optical column, and a voltage supply device for applying positive voltage constantly to the electrostatic lens. A shield plate is disposed between the XY stage and the electron optical column to block reflected electrons or secondary electrons generated by irradiation to the sample with the electron beam. The electrostatic lens is disposed immediately above the shield plate to change a focal position of the electron beam. A voltage supply device applies a positive voltage constantly to the electrostatic lens. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216954 | DRAWING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE - A drawing apparatus, which draws a pattern on a substrate with a plurality of charged particle beams, includes: a charged particle optical system configured to emit the plurality of charged particle beams onto the substrate; and a controller configured to control an operation of the charged particle optical system. The controller is configured to control the operation so as to compensate for a distortion of the pattern that is determined based on first data of an undulation of a surface of the substrate and second data of an inclination of each of the plurality of charged particle beams with respect to an axis of the charged particle optical system. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216955 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A RELIEF PRINTING FORM - The invention provides a method for preparing a relief printing form from a photosensitive element. The method includes forming an in-situ mask disposed above a photopolymerizable layer of the photosensitive element, exposing the element to actinic radiation through the in-situ mask in an environment having an inert gas and a concentration of oxygen between about 50,000 ppm and about 2000 ppm to form at least a polymerized portion and an unpolymerized portion of the layer, and treating by heating the exposed element to a temperature sufficient to cause the unpolymerized portion to melt, soften, or flow. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216956 | MONOLAYER OR MULTILAYER FORMING COMPOSITION - There is provided a composition for forming a monolayer or a multilayer on the substrate. A composition for forming a monolayer or a multilayer containing a silane compound of Formula (1A) or Formula (1B): | 2013-08-22 |
20130216957 | WATER-SOLUBLE RESIN COMPOSITION FOR FORMING FINE PATTERNS AND METHOD OF FORMING FINE PATTERNS BY USING THE SAME - The water-soluble resin composition for forming fine patterns comprises a water-soluble polymer represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a first water-soluble solvent. The composition is coated and heated on a photoresist layer having contact holes to reduce a size of the contact holes. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216958 | LIQUID-REPELLENT FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND FINE STRUCTURE USING THE LIQUID-REPELLENT FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - Provided are a liquid-repellent film in which the aggregation of a liquid-repellent material is suppressed and which is excellent in liquid-repellent properties and a production method therefor, and a fine structure using the liquid-repellent film and a production method therefor. The liquid-repellent film is a liquid-repellent film formed of a silane compound having a specific perfluoropolyether group and a fluorine-containing acrylic homopolymer. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216959 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A charged particle beam apparatus for processing an object using a charged particle beam includes a charged particle lens in which an array of apertures, through each of which a charged particle beam passes, is formed; a vacuum container which contains the charged particle lens; and a radiation source configured to generate an ionizing radiation; wherein the apparatus is configured to cause the radiation source to pass the ionizing radiation through the array of apertures in a state in which a pressure in the vacuum container is changing. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216960 | Water Repellent Additive for Immersion Resist - Disclosed is a water repellent additive for an immersion resist, which is composed of a fluorine-containing polymer that has a repeating unit represented by general formula (1). By adding the water repellent additive to a resist composition, the resist composition can be controlled to have high water repellency during exposure and to exhibit improved solubility in a developing solution during development. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216961 | COMPOSITION FOR FORMING UPPER LAYER FILM FOR IMMERSION EXPOSURE, UPPER LAYER FILM FOR IMMERSION EXPOSURE, AND METHOD OF FORMING PHOTORESIST PATTERN - A composition for forming an upper layer film includes a solvent and a resin component including a first resin having a first repeating unit and a second repeating unit. The first repeating unit is a repeating unit represented by a formula (1-1), a repeating unit represented by a formula (1-2), a repeating unit represented by a formula (1-3), or a combination thereof. The second repeating unit is a repeating unit represented by a formula (2-1), a repeating unit represented by a formula (2-2), or both thereof. The composition is to be used for forming the upper layer film in liquid immersion lithography. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216962 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR SPACE HEATER/HEARTH - A fuel burning space or zone heating appliance or heater rated or decorative fireplace (hearth appliance) and a method of operating a heater including a gas valve, a pressure transducer, a second pressure measurement device, a combustion fan, and a control. The control compares the signal from the pressure transducer to the signal from the second pressure measurement device. If the signals do not sufficiently correspond, the control prevents the gas valve from opening. If the signals sufficiently correspond, the control performs an ignition sequence and opens the gas valve. The control also compares the signal from the pressure transducer to a desired value based on a current input gas rate through the gas valve. If the signal is greater than the desired value, the control decreases power to the combustion fan. If the signal is less than the desired value, the control increases power to the combustion fan. If the signal is less than the desired value, the control turns the gas valve off to cease ignition. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216963 | SWIRLED FUEL INJECTION - A fuel injection duct for a combustion apparatus is provided. The fuel injection duct includes an inlet opening, an outlet opening, and an inner surface, wherein the inner surface exhibits a surface structure imparting a swirl to fuel moving from the inlet opening to the outlet opening, the fuel interacting with the surface structure of the inner surface. The manufacture of the fuel injection duct is easy and cost-effective and imparts a swirl to fuel flowing through the fuel injection duct. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216964 | CANDELABRUM OF HANGING CANDLES - A candelabrum includes a frame assembly, a pair of anchor beams, and at least one candle support. The frame assembly includes a first frame member, a second frame member, and at least one cross member. The first frame member is rigidly coupled to the second frame member via the at least one cross member. The pair of anchor beams is coupled to the frame assembly. The at least one candle support is pivotally coupled to the pair of anchor beams. The at least one candle support is configured to receive a candle therein. | 2013-08-22 |
20130216965 | COMBUSTION-HEATING SYSTEM - A combustion-heating system includes a plurality of combustion heaters connected to each other, a combustion heater including: a heating plate; an arrangement plate; an annular outer peripheral wall; a partition plate; a combustion chamber in which fuel gas collides with a flame-holding part constituting part of the outer peripheral wall, and thereby holding flames; an inflow path through which the fuel gas flows into the combustion chamber; and an outflow path through which exhaust gas flows from the combustion chamber toward the outside thereof, the outflow path to preheat the fuel gas by heat of the exhaust gas through the partition plate. The combustion-heating system includes a communication path communicating combustion chambers thereof with each other. The flame-holding part and the communication path are provided in series in a direction in which the heating plate and the arrangement plate face to each other. | 2013-08-22 |