| 36th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
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| 20090220739 | SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE FILMS - This invention relates to films having selective permeability and/or permeation rates for different gases, liquids, particulate matter, and combinations thereof. The films may be employed as packaging films or separation membranes. The films may be comprised of at least one layer including one or more high permeability polymers blended with one or more low permeability polymers. Blending of different amounts and combinations of low and high permeability polymers may provide a method by which individual permeation and permeation rates can be increased or decreased, and made selective for one or more gasses, liquids, particulate matter or combinations thereof. Methods for making such films are also disclosed. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220740 | HIGHLY REFLECTIVE MATERIALS FOR USE AS LOGOS AND/OR IDENTIFICATION - The present invention is generally directed to tapes or laminates designed for use in conjunction with lighter-than-air vehicles, platforms or other inflated structures. In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to tapes or laminates designed for use in logos and/or identification numbers that can be, for example, used on a lighter-than-air vehicle, platform or other inflated structure. In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to tapes or laminates that include, among other layers, at least one dichroic layer designed to produce a logo, letter and/or number that can be, for example, used on a lighter-than-air vehicle, platform or other inflated. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220741 | EMBOSSED FIBROUS STRUCTURES - Embossed fibrous structures that exhibit a Geometric Mean Flexural Rigidity (GM Rigidity) of less than 7.48 cm as measured according to the Flexural Rigidity Test and/or a Cross-Machine Direction Flexural Rigidity (CD Flexural Rigidity) of less than as measured according to the Flexural Rigidity Test Method are provided. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220742 | BRIGHTNESS ENHANCEMENT REFLECTIVE FILM - The subject invention provides a reflective film comprising a reflective substrate and a resin coating having a convex-concave structure on a surface of the substrate, wherein said resin coating comprises organic particles and a binder, the particle size distribution of the organic particles ranges within about ±5% of the mean particle size of the organic particles, and the organic particles are in an amount from about 180 to about 320 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the solid contents of the binder. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220743 | Roofing Materials Having Engineered Coatings - An asphalt-based roofing material includes a coating having a top portion containing a mixture of asphalt and igneous and/or metamorphic rock particles, while the mat portion of the coating contains a mixture of asphalt and a filler which contains less than 10% igneous and/or metamorphic rock particles. In other embodiments, the top portion but not the bottom portion of the coating meets or exceeds a pliability standard, passes a weathering performance test, or has a high solar reflectance. In another embodiment relating to a laminated roofing material, the top portion but not the bottom portion has viscoelastic properties effective to prevent the coating from sticking to an adjacent shingle in a bundle. The invention also relates to a continuous process of applying first and second coatings to a mat for manufacturing a roofing material. In a first coating operation, a first asphalt-based coating is continuously applied to a first surface of the mat so that the first coating saturates the mat and forms a layer on the first surface. In a second coating operation, a second asphalt-based coating is continuously applied to a second surface of the mat so that the second coating forms a layer on the second surface. The second coating has different properties from the first coating. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220744 | METHOD OF MAKING A VERTICAL PHASE CHANGE MEMORY (PCM) AND A PCM DEVICE - A method of making a phase change random access memory (PCM) device comprises forming a PCM stack that includes a heater layer, phase change material layer, and a top electrode layer. A top protection layer is formed overlying the PCM stack. The top protection layer and a first portion of the PCM stack are then patterned, wherein the first portion of the PCM stack excludes the heater layer. A sidewall protection feature is formed along a sidewall of the patterned top protection layer and first portion of the PCM stack. The heater layer is etched using (i) the sidewall protection feature and (ii) the patterned top protection layer and first portion of the PCM stack collectively as a mask to form a self-aligned heater layer bottom electrode of the PCRAM stack, thereby completing a memory bit of the PCRAM device. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220745 | CUTTING TOOL USING ONE OR MORE MACHINED TOOL TIPS WITH DIFFRACTIVE FEATURES IN A CONTINUOUS OR INTERRUPTED CUT FAST TOOL SERVO - A cutting tool assembly having a tool post capable of lateral movement along a work piece to be cut and an actuator with at least one machined tool tip and possibly other tool tips. The actuator provides for control of the movement of the tool tip in an x-direction into and out of the work piece in order to make continuous or discontinuous diffractive features in it. The machined work piece can be used to make articles having diffractive features such as optical films having lenslets. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220746 | Storage Wrap Material - The present invention relates to sheet-like materials suitable for use in the containment and protection of various items, as well as the preservation of perishable materials such as food items. More particularly, the present invention provides an improved storage wrap material comprising a sheet of material having a first side and a second side. The first side comprises an active side exhibiting an adhesion peel force after activation by a user which is greater than an adhesion peel force exhibited prior to activation by a user. The storage wrap material may be activated by different approaches, but in a preferred embodiment the active side is activatible by an externally applied force exerted upon the sheet of material. The force may be an externally applied compressive force exerted in a direction substantially normal to the sheet of material. In accordance with the present invention, the storage wrap material is selectively activatible by a user in discrete regions to provide adhesive properties where and when desired. The use of an adhesive or adhesive-like substance on the surface of the material provides an adhesion peel force after activation which is sufficient to form a barrier seal against a target surface at least as great as those of the material and the target surface such that perishable items, such as food items, may be effectively preserved. The storage wrap materials of the present invention may be utilized to enclose and protect a wide variety of items by various methods of application, including direct application to the desired item, enclosure of the desired item and securement to itself, and/or in combination with a semi-enclosed container. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220747 | WING AND BLADE STRUCTURE USING PULTRUDED COMPOSITES - Tapered layers of pre-cured composite material are integrated into a tapered, highly stressed laminate structure in order to provide improved compressive strength. The pre-cured composite material can advantageously be cured under tension as pultruded material, to further augment compressive strength. The thickness of composite layers can be tapered on their termination edges by mechanically abrading, chemical abrading, or other methods. Especially preferred embodiments include aircraft structural components such as wings, wing spars, wing skins, fuselage skins, rotor blades, propellers, and propeller blades. Preferred laminates can be constructed to have at least 6, 10, 30, 50, or 100 layers of material, and can have a maximum thickness of at least 0.15, 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, or 5.0 inches. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220748 | Ink Composition, Recording Method Using the Same, and Recorded Matter - An object of the present invention is to provide an ink composition which can provide an image having excellent glossy texture to various recording media, particularly to a glossy recording medium, is decreased in bronzing phenomenon, and is also good in fixing property and scratch resistance such as gloss change. The invention relates to an ink composition containing at least a coloring agent coated with a water-insoluble polymer as a coloring material and a resin emulsion as an additive, wherein the weight average molecular weight of the water-insoluble polymer is from 50,000 to 150,000, and wherein the resin emulsion comprises a resin comprising a monomer component of the same kind as the monomer component constituting the water-insoluble polymer and having a weight average molecular weight of 1.5 to 4 times that of the water-insoluble polymer; and an ink composition containing at least a coloring agent coated with a water-insoluble polymer and resin particles, wherein the water-insoluble polymer is a polymer obtained by a solution polymerization process using at least a polymerizable unsaturated monomer and a polymerization initiator, wherein the coloring agent coated with the water-insoluble polymer is a coloring material obtained by a phase inversion emulsification process in which after the water-insoluble polymer is dissolved in an organic solvent, at least the coloring agent and water are added thereto, followed by mixing, and the organic solvent is removed to perform dispersion in an aqueous system, and wherein the resin particles are a polymer obtained by an emulsion polymerization process using at least a crosslinking agent. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220749 | Coating Compositions Comprising a Latent Activator for Marking Substrates - The present invention provides a composition, which comprises a latent activator. It also provides a process for the preparation of these compositions, substrates coated with these compositions and a process for their preparation, a process for preparing marked substrates using these compositions and marked substrates obtainable by the latter process. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220750 | Partial Printing Of A Substrate Using Metallization - A panel includes a light permeable material that is partially coated with superimposed layers and includes a metallized layer. A print pattern typically has a radiation-reflective surface facing one side of the panel and a radiation-absorbing surface facing the other side of the panel, for example to form a vision control panel, for example a one-way vision, see-through graphic panel. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220751 | Substrates Having Improved Crockfastness - An ink-printed substrate comprising a substrate and water-based ink composition printed on the substrate, wherein the ink-printed substrate has an average crockfastness of at least about 2.5 or greater. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220752 | Resin composition for laser engraving, relief printing plate precursor for laser engraving, relief printing plate, and method of manufacturing relief printing plate - The invention provides a resin composition for laser engraving, having a binder polymer containing at least one of a structure unit represented by the following Formula (I) or a structure unit represented by the following Formula (II). In the Formulae, Q represents a partial structure which provides an acid group having an acid dissociation constant pKa of 0 to 20 when it is in the form of -Q-H; R | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220753 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR LASER ENGRAVING, RESIN PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR FOR LASER ENGRAVING, RELIEF PRINTING PLATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF RELIEF PRINTING PLATE - A resin composition for laser engraving includes a binder polymer including a polyester, and an oxy compound of at least one of metal and metalloid selected from Groups 1 to 16 of periodic table. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220754 | INK COMPOSITION, INK COMPOSITION FOR INK JET RECORDING, INK JET RECORDING METHOD, METHOD FOR PRODUCING INK JET RECORDED MATTER AND INK JET RECORDED MATTER - In order to provide an ink composition which is excellent in color development, stability and fixability and, more particularly, an ink for ink jet recording which is excellent in color development, stability and fixability, and is excellent as a textile ink for ink jet recording, an ink composition includes a dispersion element having an average particle diameter of 50 nm to 300 nm, which allows a pigment to be dispersed in water; and polymer fine particles synthesized using at least alkyl(meth)acrylate and/or cyclic alkyl(meth)acrylate, and a reactive compound having an ethylene unsaturated group and a reactive group as components thereof, having a glass transition temperature of −10° C. or less, and having an acid value of 100 mgKOH/g or less. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220755 | Ink and laminated sheet - An ink comprises metal thin film fragments having an average thickness of 0.01 to 0.1 μm and an average particle diameter of 5 to 25 μm, and a binder resin having at least one selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group, a phosphoric acid group, a sulfonic acid group, metal salts thereof and an amino group. A laminated sheet comprises multilaminated at least two synthetic resin films for molding, and a decorative layer having mirror-like metallic luster formed at any laminate interface of the synthetic resin films, the decorative layer being an ink film made of the ink, the ink film having a thickness of 0.05 to 2.0 μm. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220756 | REVERSIBLE PHOTO BLEACHABLE MATERIALS BASED ON NANO SIZED SEMICONDUCTOR PARTICLES AND THEIR OPTICAL APPLICATIONS - Semiconductor nano-particles, due to their specific physical properties, can be used as reversible photo-bleachable materials for a wide spectrum, from far infrared to deep UV. Applications include, reversible contrast enhancement layer (R-CEL) in optical lithography, lithography mask inspection and writing and optical storage technologies. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220757 | ORIENTED MULTI-LAYER SHRINK LABELS - The present invention relates to a multi-layer oriented shrink film comprising at least one skin layer comprising a polystyrene material and at least one core layer comprising a polyolefin layer. The films are preferably primarily oriented in either the machine or the cross direction. These films are ideally suited for use as a shrink label which can be applied either as a CD shrink sleeve or applied using a continuous roll process. The films ideally have an overall density of less than 1.0 g/cm | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220758 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING RETARDATION FILM - A method for producing a retardation film comprising the steps of: (a) uniaxially stretching an original film for producing retardation film in one direction at either a temperature T | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220759 | Multicomponent Polymeric Structure for Addressing Noise, Vibration and Harshness in Structures - A method and composition for damping vibration of a substrate as well as a construction configured to achieve dampened vibration transmission. The construction includes a substrate configured to transmit NVH associated vibration in at least one frequency range. The construction also includes a first polymeric layer overlying at least a portion of the substrate element. The first polymeric layer comprises at least one material having elastomeric characteristics in a Tg range between +10 to −10° C. as outlined in ASTM E1640-00 and a hardness of between 5 and 25 as measured with the Shore A methodology outlined in ASTM D2240-00 and a second polymeric layer having elastomeric characteristics less than those exhibited by the first layer. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220760 | Ventilation material - A ventilation structure as a material for manufacturing sheet of cloth, mat, footwear, mattress cover, etc, is disclosed that includes a lower layer of knitted fabric formed of a water-impermeable and water vapor-permeable fabric; an upper layer of knitted fabric formed of a water-impermeable and water vapor-permeable fabric; a plurality of support members formed between the upper and the lower layers; and a plurality of reticulated air ducts formed between the upper and the lower layers with the support members disposed thereamong. In one embodiment, the support members are shaped as triangle. Preferably, the support members are formed of plastic. In another embodiment, the hardness of a first portion of the support members is higher than that of the remaining portions of the support members. In yet another embodiment, the support members have a projecting portion contacting either the upper layer or the lower layer. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220761 | ION EXCHANGED, FAST COOLED GLASSES - A glass that is ion exchangeable to a depth of at least 20 μm (microns) and has a internal region having a tension of less than or equal to 100 MPa. The glass is quenched or fast cooled from a first temperature above the anneal point of the glass to a second temperature that is below the strain point of the glass. In one embodiment, the glass is a silicate glass, such as an alkali silicate glass, an alkali aluminosilicate glass, an aluminosilicate glass, a borosilicate glass, an alkali aluminogermanate glass, an alkali germanate glass, an alkali gallogermanate glass, and combinations thereof. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220762 | SOUND-DEADENING INSULATING MATERIALS WITH HIGH FIRE-RESISTANCE TIME - The present invention relates to flame-retarding, sound-deadening insulating materials, to a process for their production, and also to their use. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220763 | OLEOPHOBIC LAMINATED ARTICLE - An article includes a microporous membrane. A porous fabric is laminated to the microporous membrane to form a laminate with a membrane side and a fabric side. A treatment material is applied to the laminate to form a treated laminate. The treated laminate having an oil resistance of at least a number 7 determined by AATCC 118 testing on both the membrane side and the fabric side. The treated laminate also has an air permeability through the treated laminate of at least 0.01 CFM per square foot determined by ASTM D737 testing. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220764 | OLEOPHOBIC LAMINATED ARTICLE AND METHOD - A method of making an article having an improved oleophobic property. The method includes the step of providing a microprous membrane. The method also includes the step of laminating a porous fabric to the microporous membrane to form a laminate with a membrane side and a fabric side. A treatment material is applied to the laminate to provide a treated laminate. The treated laminate has an oil resistance property of at least a number 7 determined by AATCC 118 testing on both the membrane side and the fabric side. The laminate also has an air permeability therethrough of at least 0.01 CFM per square foot determined by ASTM D737 testing. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220765 | Method for Manufacturing Ceramic Member, and Ceramic Member, Gas Sensor Device, Fuel Cell Device, Multi-Layer Piezoelectric Device, Injection Apparatus and Fuel Injection System - A ceramic member in which the metal layers with high void ratio are sufficiently sintered to lower a residue of resin is produced. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220766 | LIGHTWEIGHT COMPOSITE PANEL - This invention is related to a lightweight composite panel and a method of making the same. The lightweight composite panel is used in the construction of cabinets and furnishings where weight must be kept to a minimum. The lightweight composite panel includes a top skin panel, at least one core frame, a bottom skin panel, and a lightweight material. The core frame is assembled from flat members that form the perimeter of the lightweight composite panel, while the top and bottom skin panel form the planar sides of the panel. The lightweight material is shaped to fill the cavity created by the top and bottom skin panels and the core frame. The components of the lightweight composite panel are pressed between corresponding mold halves, thereby taking the shape of the mold halves and forming a contoured lightweight composite panel that has the appearance of a traditional solid panel. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220767 | Nanocarbon-activated carbon composite - The present invention relates to carbon-carbon composite material comprising a carbonaceous carrier and nanosize carbon structures (e.g. CNT or CNF), wherein the nanosize carbon structures are grown on the carbonaceous carrier. The carrier may be porous, as in activated carbon or consists of carbon black particles. In accordance with the invention, nanocarbon growth in the pores of porous carriers can be realized. The process for the manufacture of a this carbon-carbon-composite material comprises the steps of treating a carbonaceous carrier material with a metal-containing catalyst material, said metal being capable of forming nanosize carbon structures, and growing nanosize carbon structures by means of a CVD (chemical vapour deposition) method on the treated carrier in a gas atmosphere comprising a carbon-containing gas, followed by an optional surface modification step. This process allows optimising porosity, hydrodynamical properties and surface chemistry independently from each other, which is particularly beneficial in respect of the use of the composite for water purification. Carbon black-based composites are particularly useful for filler applications. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220768 | REPOSITIONABLE SELF-ADHESIVE GIFTWRAP - Repositionable self-adhesive giftwrap for decoratively wrapping an article and methods for manufacturing the same are disclosed. In embodiments, the giftwrap includes a substrate sheet having a first surface and a second surface. A decorative ink layer is applied to the first surface and a release coating layer is applied to the first surface over the decorative ink layer. The decorative ink layer resides between the substrate sheet and the release coating layer. Further, the giftwrap includes an adhesive layer applied to the second surface of the substrate sheet that is configured to adhere the giftwrap to the article. The release coating layer allows the adhesive layer of the second surface to be removed from the release coating layer of the first surface without removing portions of the decorative ink layer where the giftwrap overlaps and where the adhesive layer of the second surface of a portion of the substrate contacts release coating of the first surface of another portion of the substrate. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220769 | FIBROUS STRUCTURES - Fibrous structures that exhibit a Geometric Mean Flexural Rigidity (GM Flexural Rigidity) of less than 8.8 cm and/or less than 8.7 cm as measured according to the Flexural Rigidity Test Method and/or a Cross-Machine Direction Flexural Rigidity (CD Flexural Rigidity) of less than 5.3 cm as measured according to the Flexural Rigidity Test Method are provided. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220770 | POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION, HIGH-REFRACTIVE-INDEX RESIN COMPOSITION, AND OPTICAL MEMBER MADE OF THE SAME - The invention can provide a high-refractive-index resin composition containing particles, more particularly, a resin composition having a high refractive index and usable in optical applications including coatings and lenses. The high-refractive-index resin composition of the invention is a high-refractive-index resin composition obtained by polymerizing a polymerizable composition containing particles coated with a surface-treating agent and having an average particle diameter of 10 nm or smaller and a polymerizable monomer, wherein the content of the particles excluding the surface-treating agent, X (% by mass), and the refractive index of the high-refractive-index resin composition, Y (n | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220771 | VOLTAGE SWITCHABLE DIELECTRIC MATERIAL WITH SUPERIOR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES FOR STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS - Embodiments described herein provide for VSD material that has superior characteristics for its use as an integral structural component of a device. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220772 | PROTECTIVE COATING FOR A CERAMIC SURFACE IN A CASTING TOOL - The invention relates to a ceramic surface in a casting tool, particularly a surface located outside the contouring region, which is exposed to a liquid or free-flowing aluminum material, wherein on at least one ceramic surface a layer is present consisting of an infiltration layer, diffused into the ceramic surface, structural parts in the form of Al | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220773 | COATING OF A THERMALLY AND EROSIVELY STRESSED FUNCTIONAL COMPONENT - The invention relates to a functional component from metal which is subject to a thermal load or a thermal load and erosion and to at least one surface of which a coating is applied, said coating consisting of a binder phase containing zirconium fluoride and a material embedded in said binder phase. The invention also relates to a mold release agent for producing said coating and to a method for applying said coating to a functional component. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220774 | ANTI-REFLECTION COATING AND ITS PRODUCTION METHOD - An anti-reflection coating comprising a mesoporous silica coating composed of mesoporous silica nano-particles formed on a substrate or a dense coating formed on the substrate, the mesoporous silica coating having a refractive index of more than 1.10 and 1.35 or less. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220775 | Macroporous Carbon Material and Mesoporous Carbon Material Starting from Wood Material, Method for Producing them, and Porous Metal Carbon Material and Method for Producing it - By controlling the heating speed and the pressure in carbonizing a wood powder, a macroporous carbon material is formed. Herein provided are the macroporous carbon material starting from a wood material, and a method for producing it. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220776 | ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIER COATING FOR A COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - An environmental barrier coating for a component including silicon that has a first coefficient of thermal expansion is provided. The environmental coating includes a silicon bondcoat that is bonded to at least a portion of an outer surface of the component. An intermediate layer is bonded to the silicon bondcoat and has a second coefficient of thermal expansion matched to the first coefficient of thermal expansion. The intermediate layer has a general composition of RE | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220777 | Sputter Deposition Method, Sputter Deposition System and Chip - According to an embodiment of the present invention, a sputter deposition method includes providing a sputter gas including krypton or xenon and accelerating ions of a plasma of the sputter gas towards a target material. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220778 | COATED GLASS SHEET - Glass sheets, in particular lacquered glass sheets, wherein the coating comprises a first layer comprising an enamel and a second layer comprising a resin. Such glass sheets may be heat treated and, before heat treatment, may be handled and transported without damaging the coating, may be cut and ground without causing the coating to peel off or to be damaged at the borders of the cutting line, and offer a good resistance under running water avoiding the peeling off or destruction of the coating. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220779 | PIEZOELECTRIC COMPONENT HAVING A MAGNETIC LAYER - The invention relates to the field of ceramics and relates to a piezoelectric component having a magnetic layer, which can be used, for example, as a resistor component, as a switch element or control or memory element or as a sensor. The invention discloses a piezoelectric component having a magnetic layer, with which the electrical and magnetic properties of the thin film(s) located thereon can be modified by mechanical elongation. In embodiments, a piezoelectric component with magnetic layer which comprises the piezoelectric compound (1-x)Pb(Mg | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220780 | TUBULAR THREADED ELEMENT PROVIDED WITH A DRY PROTECTIVE COATING - A tubular threaded element including a dry protective coating. The coating includes a solid matrix adhering to the substrate in which are dispersed particles of solid lubricants from at least two classes that are selected to exert a synergistic effect between themselves and with the constituents of the matrix, i.e. coating provides protection against corrosion and against galling of the threadings of threaded elements used in hydrocarbon wells. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220781 | Composite System, Associated Use And Method For The Oxygen-Free Packaging Of Items Susceptible to Oxidation - The invention relates to a thin-film composite system which has at least one substrate film and at least one thin film. The catalyst thereby catalyses the reduction of oxygen, as a result of which oxygen which is detrimental to oxidation-susceptible packaging items is consumed. The composite system according to the invention is used also in the form of bag films, cover films or partially applied individual films for oxygen-susceptible packaging items. A method for oxygen-free packaging of oxidation-susceptible packaging items is likewise provided. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220782 | Method of Forming Gallium Arsenide-On-Insulator - A method of forming gallium arsenide (GaAs)-on-insulator includes providing a substrate and forming a diffusion barrier layer of a compound of formula Al | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220783 | Adhesive Sheet for Dicing and Die Bonding - An adhesive sheet for dicing and die bonding includes a base material and an adhesive layer releasably laminated on said base material, wherein said adhesive layer has a pressure sensitive adhering property at room temperature and a thermosetting property, the elastic modulus of the adhesive layer before thermosetting is 1.0×10 | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220784 | COMPOSITE ALPACA YARN AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME - Composite Alpaca yarn and a process for making same. The composite Alpaca yarn comprises special and unique characteristics created by blending long natural irregular Camelid fibers, such as Alpaca, with short synthetic fibers, or other natural fibers, in a combination determined by homogenization of fibers. The homogenization of fibers takes into account fiber lengths for twisting them with the use of high-pressure air blown nozzles, wherein Alpaca fiber is wrapped around an internal core. The face and surface of the composite Alpaca yarn, exhibit the fine characteristics of the Camelid fibers, including thermal isolation and impermeability, along with exceptional softness, wherein the Camelid fibers can be as fine as 18 microns. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220785 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FORMING MICROSTRUCTURED FIBRE - A die and method for extruding an extrudable material to form an extruded member is described. In one embodiment, the die comprises a barrier member comprising a plurality of feed channels that extend through the barrier member. Furthermore, the die incorporates a passage forming member extending from the barrier member substantially in the direction of extrusion. The feed channels are arranged with respect to the passage forming member to allow the extrudable material to substantially flow about the passage forming member to form a corresponding passage in the extruded member. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220786 | Methods for Modulated Degenerative Transfer Living Polymerization and Isotactic-Atactic Stereoblock and Stereogradient Poly(Olefins) Thereby - Methods for modulated degenerative transfer living polymerization and isotactic-atactic stereoblock and stereogradient poly(olefins) thereby Abstract A method of producing a multiblock, stereoblock polyolefin having substantially uniform microstructure is disclosed. The method includes contacting a Ziegler-Natta pre-catalyst with a co-catalyst and an olefin to polymerize the olefin and form a first stereoblock, adding a methyl donator that changes the stereoregularity of the polymerization, and polymerizing the olefin to form a second stereoblock. The methods of the present invention allow for the production of poly(olefin)s having predictable degrees of incorporation of stereoerrors of a known type. The methods allows for the production of a variety of poly(olefin) microstructures, ranging from stereoblock to stereogradient poly(olefin)s and poly(olefin)s having fully isotactic to fully atactic microstructures. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220787 | SINTERED ALUMINA PRODUCT THAT IS TRANSPARENT TO INFRARED RADIATION - A sintered alumina product includes, as a percentage by weight, more than 99.95% of alumina (Al | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220788 | METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING ULTRAHIGH-PURITY SILICON CARBIDE - Adsorbed gaseous species and elements in a carbon (C) powder and a graphite crucible are reduced by way of a vacuum and an elevated temperature sufficient to cause reduction. A wall and at least one end of an interior of the crucible is lined with C powder purified in the above manner. An Si+C mixture is formed with C powder purified in the above manner and Si powder or granules. The lined crucible is charged with the Si+C mixture. Adsorbed gaseous species and elements are reduced from the Si+C mixture and the crucible by way of a vacuum and an elevated temperature that is sufficient to cause reduction but which does not exceed the melting point of Si. Thereafter, by way of a vacuum and an elevated temperature, the Si+C mixture is caused to react and form polycrystalline SiC. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220789 | TAGGANTS AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FABRICATING SAME - A micro or nanoparticle ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220790 | Spinel Nanopowders - Disclosed is a method of producing a spinel powder comprising preparing a double-hydroxide precursor precipitate then treating the precipitate with a washing agent, wherein said washing agent replaces water in said precipitate, then drying the precipitate to produce a hydroxide powder. The hydroxide powder is calcinated to produce an spinel powder that is essentially free of agglomeration. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220791 | Mesoporous Inorganic Oxide Spheres and Method of Making Same - A method of preparing mesoporous inorganic oxide spherical particles includes providing a reaction mixture capable of producing mesoporous inorganic oxide spheres; heating the reaction mixture to produce mesostructured inorganic oxide particles and removing organic material from the mesostructured inorganic oxide particles to form the mesoporous inorganic oxide spherical particles. In one embodiment a reaction mixture includes a proton donor, a source of inorganic oxide, and a source of fluoride. In another embodiment a reaction mixture includes a proton donor, a source of inorganic oxide, and an alcohol. Mesoporous inorganic oxide spheres produced by the method of the present invention are also provided. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220792 | Synthesis of Alloyed Nanocrystals in Aqueous or Water-Soluble Solvents - The present invention relates to nanocrystals and methods for making the same; in particular, the invention relates to ternary or higher alloyed nanocrystals and methods for making such structures in aqueous or water-soluble solvents. In certain embodiments of the invention, methods of preparing ternary or higher alloyed nanocrystals involve providing at least first, second, and third nanocrystal precursors (e.g., NaHSe, ZnCl | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220793 | Graphite Sheet and Manufacturing Method of the Same - For a graphite sheet, a peak intensity ratio (P100/002) of a (100) diffraction peak and a (002) diffraction peak by X-ray diffractometry, and a peak intensity ratio (P110/002) of a (110) diffraction peak and a (002) diffraction peak thereby are set at 10 or more. The graphite sheet is manufactured through a step of preparing a polymer liquid which contains a polymer having carbon in its molecular chains and develops optical anisotropy, a step of unidirectionally orienting the molecular chains of the polymer, a step of obtaining a compact from the polymer liquid in the state that the orientation of the molecular chains of the polymer is maintained, and a step of carbonizing and thereafter graphitizing the compact. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220794 | Bonding An Adherent To A Substrate Via A Primer - A method of bonding an adherent to a substrate, wherein a primer is applied to the substrate by plasma deposition and the adherent is bonded to the primer treated surface of the substrate, and the primer contains functional groups which chemically bond to functional groups in the adherent. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220795 | COMPOSITES COMPRISING A MULTI-LAYER COATING SYSTEM - Composites having a multi-layer coating system applied to at least a portion thereof are disclosed. Methods for repairing wind blades, such as the leading edge of the wind blade, are also disclosed. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220796 | Electro-conductive polymer composition and electrode material - The electro-conductive polymer composition of the present invention contains an electro-conductive polymer and a compound represented by the following Formula (1). In Formula (1), R | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220797 | ABRASION RESISTANT POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE) PLASTISOL - An abrasion resistant poly(vinyl chloride) plastisol is disclosed. The plastisol includes an effective amount of polydimethylsiloxane to increase abrasion resistance while not adversely decreasing coefficient of friction. Articles subject to friction, such as industrial power transfer belts, benefit from the abrasion resistant plastisol. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220798 | DISPLAY PANEL - A display panel is provided. The display panel includes: a panel assembly having a plurality of substrates for displaying an image by luminescence of a phosphor layer; and a filter assembly coupled to the panel assembly and having a minimum transmittance at a wavelength between 550 and 580 nanometers. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220799 | Method Of Making Multilayer Structures Using Tapes On Non-Densifying Substrates - A method of applying a ceramic coating to a substrate comprises laminating one or more layers of a green ceramic tape to a rigid substrate using a tackifying resin to adhere the tape to the substrate. Upon firing, the tackifying resin ensures near zero shrinkage of the tape in the XY plane without usage of elevated pressures or temperatures during lamination of green tape to the substrate. The thermal degradation completion temperature of the tackifying resin is lower than that of the resin binder used in the green tape. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220800 | HIGH-GLOSS DECORATIVE SHEET - This invention provides a decorative sheet having a high glossy impression, comprising a surface protective layer formed of an ionizing radiation curing resin, which is excellent in surface specularity and marker ink erasing capability and has suppressed slipperiness as a decorative sheet, and a decorative plate comprising the sheet and a substrate jointed to each other. In the decorative sheet, a silicone having a high lifting effect (the effect of lifting on the surface) and a silicone having high compatibility with the ionizing radiation curing resin are incorporated, either separately from each other or simultaneously, into an ionizing radiation curing resin for forming the surface protective layer. According to this constitution, properties, which are generally likely to be offset by each other, that is, excellent contamination resistance, marker ink erasing capability, and cellophane tape resistance, high leveling properties, surface smoothness, and transparency, and suppressed slipperiness, can be maintained on a high level. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220801 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GROWTH OF HIGH PURITY 6H-SIC SINGLE CRYSTAL - The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for growth of high-purity 6H SiC single crystal using a sputtering technique. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a method for depositing a high purity 6H-SiC single crystal film on a substrate, the method including: providing a silicon substrate having an etched surface; placing the substrate and an SiC source in a deposition chamber; achieving a first vacuum level in the deposition chamber; pressurizing the chamber with a gas; depositing the SiC film directly on the etched silicon substrate from a sputtering source by: heating the substrate to a temperature below silicon melting point, using a low energy plasma in the deposition chamber; and depositing a layer of hexagonal SiC film on the etched surface of the substrate. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220802 | HIGHLY REFLECTIVE LAYER SYSTEM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE LAYER SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - A highly reflective layer system for coating substrates with reflection-enhancing layers, a method for producing the layer system and a device for carrying out the method are provided. On the surface of the substrate, a first functional reflection layer is applied. The first functional reflection layer may be reflective or partially reflective and comprise of metal or a metal alloy which contains one of more constituents from the group comprising copper, nickel, aluminum, titanium, molybdenum and tin. Provided there over is a second functional reflection layer. The second functional reflection later may comprise metal or a metal alloy, for example silver or a silver alloy. Over the second functional reflective layer there follows a first transparent dielectric layer. The first transparent dielectric layer may comprise, for example, silicon oxide. Arranged over the first transparent dielectric layer is a second transparent dielectric layer. This may consist, for example, of titanium oxide. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220803 | FILM DEPOSITING APPARATUS, GAS BARRIER FILM, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GAS BARRIER FILMS - A film depositing apparatus comprises: a vacuum chamber; a rotatable drum that is provided within the chamber, that is longer than the substrate in a direction of its width perpendicular to the direction of transport of the substrate, and around which the substrate is wrapped in a specified surface region; a film depositing unit provided within the chamber and forming a film in a specified range of a surface of the substrate as it is wrapped around the drum; and a mask provided in a face-to-face relationship with the drum isolating a first region which is an area of the drum around which the substrate is not wrapped and a second region which is within a range of the substrate where the film is to be formed by the film depositing unit and which is most downstream in a direction in which the drum rotates. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220804 | Method for Treating a Laminate and the Laminate Obtainable by the Method - The invention relates to a method for treating a laminate comprising a substrate foil and at least one plastic coating, which method comprises the steps of i) forming a laminate; and ii) providing the plastic coating with a rough surface, and to a laminate obtainable by this method. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220805 | Method for Processing a Crosslinkable Elastomeric Composition Comprising Silica - A method for processing a crosslinkable elastomeric composition including at least one silica reinforcing filler and at least one sulfur-containing organosilane compound by using at least one processing apparatus having an internal metal surface, includes the following steps: (a) pretreating at least one portion of the internal metal surface of the at least one processing apparatus with at least one sulfur-free organosilane compound having at least one hydrolizable group; (b) feeding the crosslinkable elastomeric composition including silica to the at least one processing apparatus; and (c) processing the crosslinkable elastomeric composition. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220806 | Method for Improving the Corrosion Resistance and Lightfastness of Painted Aluminum Oxide Layers - Disclosed is a method for producing corrosion-resistant, painted oxide layers on aluminum or aluminum alloys. According to said method, a polysilazane solution is applied to a dry oxide layer that is painted with a water-soluble, anionic color, and the coating is then hardened at a temperature ranging from 40 to 150° C. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220807 | Hot Melt Pressure Sensitive Adhesives for Paper Labels - A HMPSA is provided that preferably includes at least a) from 30 to 50% of a mixture of triblock and diblock styrenic copolymers having an overall styrene content comprised between 14 and 40%, b) from 40 to 55% of a tackifying resin with a softening temperature comprised between 70 and 150° C. obtainable by hydrogenating, polymerizing or copolymerizing mixtures of aliphatic unsaturated hydrocarbons having about 5, 9 or 10 carbon atoms; c) from 4 to 20% of a hydrocarbon oil with an aromatic content less than 15%; d) from 1 to 6% of a filler selected among calcium carbonate or a low molecular weight homopolymer or copolymer of polyethylene. A laminated system is also provided that includes at least an adhesive layer utilizing the HMPSA and paper facestock. Also included are PSA labels obtainable from the laminated system with a reduced tendency to discolor after storage. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220808 | Resin composition comprising waste of resin impregnated material - Resin composition comprising ground waste of resin impregnated materials. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220809 | Injection Blow Molding Device for the Manufacture of a Thin-Walled Part and Process - The invention concerns an injecting/blowing device comprising at least one mold for injecting a thin-walled hollow preform capable of being transformed into a more voluminous hollow body by blowing, said mold including a counter mold defining the inner surface of the cavity, a cure located in the cavity and spaced apart from said inner surface, a preform impression located between the counter mold inner surface and the core, and which will receive the melt, at least two main preferential flow channels (CEPP) optionally at least two secondary preferential flow channels (CEP), each CEP being delimited by at least one recessed zone at the surface of the core and the inner surface of the cavity. Said device is characterized in that: the main CEP are located only at the impression zone corresponding to the zone for transforming the preform; and in that the optional secondary CEP are discontinuous, distinct from the main CEP, and located at the impression zone corresponding to the base and/or the body and/or the ring of the preform. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220810 | METHOD FOR SPRAY FORMING A METAL COMPONENT AND A SPRAY FORMED METAL COMPONENT - A method for spray forming a metal component ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220811 | TITANIUM-TANTALUM BASE SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS, ACTUATOR AND ENGINE - A Titanium-Tantalum base shape memory alloy is provided which possesses high machinability and is suitable for repeated high temperature operation. The Titanium-Tantalum base shape memory alloy consists of 15 mol %-40 mol % Tantalum, additive elements, and the balance Titanium and impurities. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220812 | Solder Paste - High-temperature solders having a higher melting point than solder alloys used for soldering of printed circuit boards are used for internal bonding of electronic parts, but high-temperature solders which are free from Pb have not been developed. There exist high-temperature solders which comprises Sn balls and Cu balls and which perform bonding through the formation of an intermetallic compound without melting to form a single-phase structure, but they have poor wettability to the lands of a printed circuit board or electrodes of electronic parts and have not been used. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220813 | Braze alloy containing particulate material - A minimum joint thickness can be assured by incorporating beads or particles having a diameter corresponding to the joint thickness desired and which are infusible at the brazing temperature. Preferably such particles are formed of high-melting metals, metal oxides, ceramics, or cermets and are mixed into the alloy paste prior to fusing. In a preferred embodiment, the particle-containing paste is mixed with a non-flux carrier to facilitate application to the elements to be brazed. Exemplary application methods may include painting, rolling, screening, or extrusion dispensing. Brazing alloys in accordance with the invention are useful in bonding ceramics to ceramics, ceramics to metals, and metals to metals. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220814 | METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A metal matrix composite material comprising a pair of metal plates having a powder mixture disposed therebetween forming an intermediate layer is disclosed. The powder mixture includes a metal powder and a ceramic powder. The ceramic powder has a neutron absorbing function and includes a B | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220815 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A WELDED COMPONENT WITH VERY HIGH MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS FROM A COATED LAMINATION SHEET - Plate consisting of a steel substrate ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220816 | METAL BASE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND CATALYST - A metal base including a surface portion containing aluminum. The metal base is formed with at least either of recesses and projections at a surface of the metal base and therefore has a planar pattern formed by the at least either of the recesses and projections when viewed from above the surface of the metal base, in which the planar pattern is a scale-like pattern. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220817 | Hydrated water-absorption polymer containing resin composition, porous body and insulated wire using same, method of making the wire and coaxial cable - A hydrated water-absorption polymer containing resin composition includes a liquid cross-link curable resin composition, and a water-absorption polymer dispersed in the liquid cross-link curable resin composition. The water-absorption polymer is preliminarily hydrated and swollen. The water-absorption polymer before being hydrated and swollen includes an average particle diameter of not more than 10 μm. The water-absorption polymer includes an amount of water absorption of 10 to 100 g/g. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220818 | FUNCTIONAL COMPOSITE MATERIAL WHEREIN PIEZOELECTRIC FIBER HAVING METAL CORE IS EMBEDDED - The object is to provide a functional composite material which is adaptable to environmental changes. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220819 | BIMETALLIC DOCTOR BLADE WITH WORKING EDGE PRODUCED BY POWDER METALLURGY - A bimetallic doctor blade ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220820 | METHOD OF FRICTION WELDING AND FRICTION WELDED PART WITH AT LEAST TWO FRICTION WELD POINTS - A method of friction welding a first part to a second part of a component having a hollow space in which the internal connection surface of the first part to be welded is reciprocally arranged with an internal connection surface of the second part to be friction welded, so that they form a unsymmetrical contact area, so that the resulting weld of the first and the second parts produces a weld bead that is located predominantly outside of the hollow space. The unsymmetrical contact area can be formed by a chamfer, angled edge surfaces that produce, for example, a wedge-shaped space, or partially matched, inter-fitting surfaces that remain out of contact at sides facing the hollow space. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220821 | SILICON SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There is provided a silicon substrate for magnetic recording that does not make the process for forming a magnetic recording layer complicated, excels in surface flatness, and has a thermal conductivity equivalent to the thermal conductivity of a single crystalline or polycrystalline bulk substrate. After forming a thin Silicon film on the surface of a polycrystalline silicon substrate subjected to rough polishing (S | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220822 | FERROELECTRIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a ferroelectric recording medium and a method of manufacturing a ferroelectric recording medium. The method includes forming an electrode layer of a conductive material on a substrate, forming an intermediate layer of a dielectric material on the electrode layer, forming a source material layer on the intermediate layer, and forming a ferroelectric layer from the source material layer by performing an annealing process. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220823 | FERROMAGNETIC METAL PARTICLES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - The present invention relates to ferromagnetic metal particles having a bulk density (ρa) of not more than 0.25 g/cm | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220824 | Glass substrate for information recording medium and magnetic information recording medium to which the glass substrate is applied - Disclosed are a glass substrate for an information recording medium, having excellent scratch resistance and a light weight and having high fracture toughness, the glass substrate having a fragility index value, measured in water, of 12 μm | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220825 | Battery Pack and Battery Protection Method - A battery protection operation having higher safety is performed in a battery pack. Presence/absence of plural abnormal states including at least an overcharge state and an overdischarge state based on detected results of voltage between a positive terminal and a negative terminal of a battery cell as well as an overcurrent charge state and an overcurrent discharge state indicating that charge current and discharge current are excessive respectively based on detected results of charge and discharge current of the battery cell are determined at any time and an abnormality determination flag showing a determination result of respective abnormal states as a flag is stored. In addition, control states A to D according to combinations of respective operation states of the a discharge current shut-off circuit selectively shutting off discharge current of the battery cell and a charge current shut-off circuit selectively shutting off charge current of the battery cell are defined, and to which control state the state should be changed will be determined based on a value of the abnormality determination flag. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220826 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING MONOLITHIC POROUS CARBON DISKS FROM AROMATIC ORGANIC PRECURSORS - Disclosed are processes for producing monolithic and metal doped monolithic porous carbon disks from prepolymer organic precursors in the powder form composed of either or both polyimide and polybenzimidazole. The powders are consolidated (compressed) into disks and then pyrolyzed to form the desired porous carbon disk. Porous carbon-carbon composite disks are also prepared by adding carbon to the prepolymer organic precursors. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220827 | Monitoring fuel cells using rfid devices - Radio frequency identification (RFID) devices may be used to monitor various operating parameters in fuel cells. For example, RFID devices may be used to monitor the voltage of individual cells in a fuel cell stack and thus to check for voltage reversal conditions during stack operation. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220828 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FUEL CELL START UP - Start up systems and methods for a fuel cell system are disclosed. The start up systems and methods include supplying a hydrogen containing fluid to both the cathode electrode and the anode electrode of the fuel cell at substantially the same time during a first stage in the start up, ceasing the supply of the hydrogen containing fluid to the cathode electrode during a second stage of the start up, and supplying an oxidant to the cathode electrode at a third stage in the start up of the fuel cell. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220829 | Solid Oxide Fuel Cell - Solid oxide fuel cell including an anode which has a cermet activated by a catalyst for hydrocarbon oxidation, process for the preparation thereof, and method for the production of energy exploiting it. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220830 | ANODE SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR A FUEL CELL STACK AND A METHOD OF PURGING THE SAME - An anode supply system for a fuel cell stack having an anode section with a gas inlet and a gas outlet includes a sensor device for determining the fuel content inside the anode supply system. A discharge valve is operable to form a gas-conducting connection between the anode supply system and the environment in an open position, and a control device is configured to actuate the discharge valve. The control device controls the discharge valve based on signals from the sensor device, independently of current performance data of the fuel cell stack. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220831 | Hydrogen passivation shut down system for a fuel cell power plant - The invention is a hydrogen passivation shut down system for a fuel cell power plant ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220832 | Hydrogen passivation shut down system for a fuel cell power plant - The invention is a hydrogen passivation shut down system for a fuel cell power plant ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220833 | Fuel Cell Device - A fuel cell device ( | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220834 | MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY HAVING A MULTICOMPONENT SEALING RIM - The invention relates to a membrane-electrode assembly having a multicomponent sealing rim, with the rim components being joined by means of two different joining methods. The rim construction of the membrane-electrode assembly comprises at least two materials (sealing material A and frame B) which are joined to one another both by adhesion and by physical locking. The frame B has at least one perforation through which the sealing material penetrates and establishes an intermeshing connection. Adhesive bonding methods, lamination processes and/or injection moulding processes are suitable for producing the multicomponent rim and the corresponding membrane-electrode assembly. The multicomponent rim construction has a high bond strength. The membrane-electrode assembly having a multicomponent rim is used in electrochemical devices such as fuel cells (PEMFCs, DMFCs, etc.), electrolysers or electrochemical sensors. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220835 | Platinum and Platinum Based Alloy Nanotubes as Electrocatalysts for Fuel Cells - Electrocatalyst durability has been recently recognized as one of the most important issues that have to be addressed before the commercialization of the proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). The present invention is directed to a new class of cathode catalysts based on supportless platinum nanotubes (PtNTs) and platinum alloy nanotubes, for example, platinum-palladium nanotubes (PtPdNTs), that have remarkable durability and high catalytic activity. Due to their unique combination of dimensions at multiple length scales, the platinum nanotubes of the present invention can provide high platinum surface area due to their nanometer-sized wall thickness, and have the potential to eliminate or alleviate most of the degradation pathways of the commercial carbon supported platinum catalyst (Pt/C) and unsupported platinum-black (PtB) as a result of their micrometer-sized length. The platinum nanotube catalysts of the present invention asymptotically approach a maximum of about twenty percent platinum surface area loss in durability test, while the commercial PtB and Pt/C catalysts lose about fifty-one percent and ninety percent of their initial surface area, respectively. Moreover, the PtNT and PtPdNT catalysts of the present invention show higher mass activity and much higher specific activity than commercial Pt/C and PtB catalysts. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220836 | PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF AN ION-CONDUCTING POLYMER MEMBRANE FOR A FUEL CELL - The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of an ion-conducting polymer membrane for a fuel cell and to a fuel cell core comprising such a membrane. It also relates to a fuel cell comprising such a membrane and/or such a cell core. The process of the invention comprises manufacturing an ion-conducting polymer membrane of a fuel cell by plasma chemical vapor deposition of at least two identical or different polymerizable monomers, each comprising: at least one polymerizable group, and at least one precursor group of the ion-conducting functional group chosen from the group formed by a phosphonyl ester, an acyl ester, a sulfonyl ester, a carbonyl halide or a thionyl halide. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220837 | SOLID OXIDE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A hydrogen electrode constituted of a mixed phase composed of an oxide sinter having particles of at least one member selected from Ni, Co, Fe, and Cu on a surface part thereof and coated wholly or partly with a film having mixed conductivity and a sinter having ionic conductivity is formed on a surface of an electrolyte having oxygen ion conductivity. | 2009-09-03 |
| 20090220838 | SECONDARY ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - The invention provides an electrochemical cell having a first electrode having an electrode active material containing at least one electrode active material charge-carrier, a second electrode, and an electrolyte containing at least one electrolyte charge-carrier. In the electrochemical cell's nascent state, the at least one electrolyte charge carrier differs from the at least one electrode active material charge-carrier. | 2009-09-03 |
