37th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130236758 | BATTERY TRAY COVER FOR UNDERGROUND MINING EQUIPMENT - A battery-powered mining machine comprising a battery tray, including an upper lip, a plurality of batteries in the battery tray to provide power to the mining machine, and a battery tray cover mounted on the battery tray for enclosing the batteries in the battery tray. The battery tray cover comprising at least one panel made entirely of plastic and including a top surface, a bottom surface engaging, when the battery tray cover is closed, the upper lip of the battery tray, and a continuous side surface between the top surface and the bottom surface. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236759 | BATTERY HOLDER - A battery holder is equipped with a support unit having a battery holding hole, and a holder unit interposed between the battery holding hole and the battery. The holder unit has a first spacer and a second spacer. The first spacer has a support part that supports the battery in the support unit. The second spacer is formed using a material with a lower melting point than the melting point of the material of the first spacer, this is inserted in the heat shielding space, and when the second spacer is melted by heat and flows out from the heat shielding space, the constitution is such that the heat shielding space shifts the heat insulation space. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236760 | BATTERY TRAY AND COVER FOR UNDERGROUND MINING EQUIPMENT - A battery-powered mining machine comprising a battery tray and a plurality of batteries. The battery tray including at least one battery partition, the battery partition made entirely of plastic. The plurality of batteries in the battery tray to provide power to the mining machine, the plurality of batteries held in place by the battery partition. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236761 | BUS BAR ASSEMBLY OF NOVEL STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a bus bar assembly to electrically connect two or more cell module assemblies such that the assemblies are arranged in a lateral direction in a state in which the assemblies are in contact with each other or adjacent to each other to constitute a battery module assembly, the bus bar assembly including (a) a cover plate made of an electrically insulative material, the cover plate being mounted at upper ends of the assemblies, (b) two or more conductive connection parts electrically connected to external input and output terminals of the assemblies in a state in which the conductive connection parts are mounted on the cover plate, and (c) two or more bus bars mounted at the upper end of the cover plate in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the assemblies are arranged to electrically connect the conductive connection parts of the assemblies to each other. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236762 | LOCKING STRUCTURE FOR COVER - An object of the present invention is to provide a cover that is made less prone to be removed even if receiving an impact due to falling or the like, and an operation for removing the cover is made easy. An engaging piece position regulating member made of a viscoelastic body such as an urethane-based resin is provided on a left side of an elastically-deformable engaging piece of a cover, which allows an engaging projection of the engaging piece to leave from an engaging hole when the cover is removed from a device casing by manual operation and inhibits the engaging projection of the engaging piece from leaving from the engaging hole when a rate of deformation larger than a rate of deformation by manual operation is provided to the engaging piece by an impact due to falling or the like. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236763 | SEAWATER BATTERY OF DISSOLVED OXYGEN TYPE - A seawater battery of dissolved oxygen type includes a battery frame ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130236764 | RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY FOR WIDE TEMPERATURE OPERATION - Presented herein is a rechargeable lithium battery that includes a cathode, a liquid electrolyte, a solid electrolyte, and an anode. The anode is at least partially coated or plated with the solid electrolyte. The cathode may be porous and infiltrated by the liquid electrolyte. The cathode may also include a binder having a solid graft copolymer electrolyte (GCE). In certain embodiments, the liquid electrolyte is a gel that includes a PIL and a GCE. The battery achieves a high energy density and operates safely over a wide range of temperatures. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236765 | POLYMER LI-ION BATTERY AND THE SEPARATOR THEREOF - The invention pertains to the technical field of a polymer Li-ion battery, in particular to a polymer Li-ion battery separator, comprising porous substrate, wherein at least one surface of the porous substrate is coated with an inorganic coating and an organic coating; the organic coating, shaped like an island and/or linear distribution, is coated on the surface of the porous substrate and/or the inorganic matter coating. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236766 | HEAT-RESISTANT SEPARATOR, ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SECONDARY BATTERY - A porous polymer web layer of ultrafine fibers, and a non-porous film layer made of a material that is swellable and allows conduction of electrolyte ions in an electrolyte solution, are integrally provided on one surface or both surfaces of a positive electrode or a negative electrode, and a short circuit between the positive electrode and the negative electrode by the inorganic particles contained in polymer web is prevented although a battery is overheated. The electrode assembly includes: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and a separator that separates the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The separator comprises: a first non-porous polymer film layer; and a porous polymer web layer that is formed on the first non-porous polymer film layer and is made of ultrafine fibers of a mixture of a heat-resistant polymer and inorganic particles or a mixture of a heat-resistant polymer, a swellable polymer, and inorganic particles. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236767 | CONNECTED POROUS SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, SEPARATOR FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An example of the present invention is provided with porous sheets | 2013-09-12 |
20130236768 | BATTERY PACK OF STAIR-LIKE STRUCTURE - Disclosed herein is a battery pack including secondary batteries which can be charged and discharged. The battery pack is configured such that secondary batteries having different sizes are stacked to form a stair-like structure having a width and a height. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236769 | HIGH-OUTPUT, LARGE-CAPACITY BATTERY PACK - Disclosed herein is a battery pack having a plurality of unit cells electrically connected to each other to provide high-output, large-capacity electricity, the battery pack including two or more unit cells each of which has electrode terminals formed at opposite ends thereof, the unit cells being disposed in a lateral direction so that the electrode terminals are oriented in the same directions, connection members, each of which comprises a first conductive plate-shaped connection part connected to the electrode terminals of the unit cells by welding and a second plate-shaped connection part coupled to the outside of the first plate-shaped connection part, the second plate-shaped connection part being provided with through holes, into which a welding rod is inserted to weld the battery cells and the first plate-shaped connection part, and a pack case to cover the outsides of the unit cells and the connection members. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236770 | ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE - An electric storage device includes an electrode assembly and an outer case. The electrode assembly has at least one convex portion. The outer case accommodates the electrode assembly and has an inner wall with a recess in portion thereof opposite the at least one convex portion of the electrode assembly. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236771 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A rechargeable battery and a method of manufacturing the same, the battery including an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a case accommodating the electrode assembly, wherein each of the first and second electrodes includes a coated region having an active material layer on a current collector and an uncoated region free of the active material layer, and in at least one electrode of the first and second electrodes, the current collector is characterized by an x-ray diffraction pattern in which a ratio of an FWHM of a largest peak:an FWHM of a second largest peak of the current collector in the uncoated region is greater than a ratio of an FWHM of a largest peak:an FWHM of a second largest peak of the current collector in the coated region. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236772 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate and a separator interposed therebetween; and a battery case in which the electrode assembly is accommodated. The first electrode plate is composed of a first coated portion having a first active material coated on a first substrate and a first non-coated portion. The second electrode plate is composed of a second coated portion having a second active material coated on a second substrate and a second non-coated portion. In the secondary battery, the section of a boundary portion between the first or second coated portion and the first or second non-coated portion is inclined. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236773 | OUTER CASING MATERIAL FOR BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - An outer casing material for a battery is provided which is constituted by laminating an outer layer that includes a heat-resistant resin film, a metal foil layer, and an inner layer that includes a thermoplastic resin film, wherein a melt flow rate of the inner layer is in a range of greater than or equal to 1 and less than 10. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236774 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY AND CHARGER THEREOF - A lithium ion battery and a charger thereof are provided. The lithium ion battery comprises a shell ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130236775 | ALKALINE BATTERY - In an alkaline battery in which a positive electrode | 2013-09-12 |
20130236776 | ELECTROLYTE ADDITIVE AND ELECTROLYTE INCLUDING SAME AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING ELECTROLYTE - Disclosed are an electrolyte additive represented by the following Chemical Formula, an electrolyte including the same, and a rechargeable lithium battery. The electrolyte may have high dissolution capability in a non-aqueous organic solvent and high affinity for the surface of a negative electrode while promoting formation of a passivation film on the surface of a positive electrode and/or a negative electrode. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236777 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a non-aqueous secondary battery that uses a lithium-containing metal oxide that contains manganese as a positive electrode active material, and wherein a small internal resistance and a high electric capacity can be maintained even after high-temperature storage or charge and discharge at high temperatures, by suppressing elution of manganese from the positive electrode active material. Specifically provided is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery with a negative electrode capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions, a positive electrode with a lithium-containing compound as the positive electrode active material, and a non-aqueous electrolyte that has lithium salt dissolved in an organic solvent. Said non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is characterized by the lithium-containing compound being a lithium-containing metal oxide compound that contains manganese and by the non-aqueous electrolyte containing a fluorosilane compound indicated by general formula (1). (In the formula, R | 2013-09-12 |
20130236778 | ELECTRODE BINDING MATERIAL WITH Li, Na, K SUBSTITUTED FOR POLYACRYLIC ACID FUNCTIONAL GROUP (COOH) AND A LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - The present invention is based on an electrode binding material including polyacrylics and a functional group substituent(Li, Na, K) as a binder of an electrode. The present invention provides a polyacrylic acid an electrode binding material including a polyacrylics mixture having a high degree of polymerization and a functional group with Li, Na or K being substituted and high efficiency Lithium secondary battery utilizing a silicon anode active material etc. using the same. Therefore, the electrode binding material of the present invention has an excellent binding force, and can reduce side reactions in reactions of a secondary battery, and maintain a stable cycle property, and also enhance electric performance. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236779 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND BIPOLAR BATTERY - An electrode structure includes a substrate, an electrode active material layer formed on the substrate and divided into a plurality of portions on a side of a surface thereof, and a high resistance member having an electric resistance higher than that of an electrolyte. The high resistance member is formed on at least a part of a parting portion formed between the divided portions of the electrode active material layer. A method for producing an electrode structure, and a bipolar battery using the electrode structure are also disclosed. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236780 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a separator, wherein the positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode material mixture layer formed on one or both sides of the positive electrode current collector, the positive electrode material mixture layer has a thickness greater than 80 μm per side of the positive electrode current collector, the positive electrode material mixture layer includes a positive electrode active material, the positive electrode active material is composed of secondary particles formed by aggregation of primary particles, the secondary particles have an average particle size of 6 μm or less, and, when diffraction-line integrated intensities of the (003) plane and the (104) plane in an X-ray diffraction chart of the positive electrode material mixture layer are I003 and I104, respectively, the ratio I003/I104 of the integrated intensities is 1.1 or more. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236781 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND SECONDARY BATTERY - A negative electrode for a secondary battery and a secondary battery using the negative electrode are provided. The negative electrode includes a current collector, an active material layer, and a high molecular material layer. The current collector includes a plurality of protrusion portions extending substantially perpendicularly and a base portion which includes the same material as the plurality of protrusion portions and is connected to the plurality of protrusion portions. The protrusion portions and the active material layer covering the protrusion portions form negative electrode protrusion portions. The base portion and the active material layer covering the base portion form a negative electrode base portion. Part of side surfaces of the negative electrode protrusion portions including basal portions thereof and a top surface of the negative electrode base portion are covered with the high molecular material layer. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236782 | ELECTRODE - An electrode including a collector layer, an active material layer, and a bonding layer is disclosed. The collector layer is made of an electric conductor. The active material layer includes active material particles that stores charge, a conduction assistant that transports the charge stored in the active material particles to the collector layer, and a binder that binds the active material particles with the conduction assistant. The active material layer has a first surface relatively distal from the collector layer and a second surface opposing the first surface and relatively proximal to the collector layer. The projections and recesses are formed on the first surface side. The bonding layer bonds the collector layer and the active material layer. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236783 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL MIXTURE, AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY AND SECONDARY BATTERY, EMPLOYING IT - To provide a positive electrode material mixture for a non-aqueous secondary battery, which is less likely to be gelled and has a good applicability to a current collector, and is capable of producing a battery capable of sufficiently exhibiting practical performance. A positive electrode material mixture which comprises a cathode active material, a binder containing a fluorinated copolymer having polymerized units derived from tetrafluoroethylene and polymerized units derived from propylene, and an aqueous medium, wherein the cathode active material is that the pH of a supernatant obtained by mixing the cathode active material with water is at least 10, and a positive electrode and a secondary battery, obtainable by employing it. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236784 | SURFACE TREATMENT OF ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVE MATERIALS FOR RECHARGEABLE CELLS - Provided herein are methods for processing electrochemically active materials and resulting active material structures for use in rechargeable batteries. The resulting active materials structures include carbon containing coatings that partially or completely cover the surface of the active material structures. In a typical embodiment, the method includes providing a solution of carbon containing precursor in a solvent, dispersing electrochemically active material in the solution to form a mixture, removing the solvent from the mixture to form electrochemically active material coated with the carbon containing precursor, and heating the electrochemically active material coated with the carbon containing precursor in an inert atmosphere at a temperature sufficient to at least partially convert the carbon containing precursor into a carbon coating. Also provided are an electrochemically active material prepared according to the methods described herein, as well as an electrode and a rechargeable electrochemical cell, each containing such electrochemically active material. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236785 | ELECTRODE PLATE, PREPARING METHOD THEREFOR, SUPER CAPACITOR AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY - An electrode plate is provided. The electrode plate includes a substrate and a coating coated on the substrate plate, wherein the coating includes fluoride oxide graphene materials. The fluoride oxide graphene material has excellent conductivity, so that the electrode material which is made of the graphene material has high energy density and electrical conduction efficiency. A preparing method for the electrode plate, and a super capacitor and a lithium ion battery both prepared with the electrode plate are also provided. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236786 | ELECTRODE SHEET AND ITS PREPARATION METHOD AND SUPER CAPACITOR AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY - An electrode sheet is provided. The electrode sheet includes a substrate and a coating layer coated on the substrate. The coating layer includes a graphene fluoride stuff, the graphene fluoride stuff has excellent conductivity. An electrode material produced by the graphene fluoride stuff has higher energy density and higher conductivity. Furthermore, a preparation method of the electrode sheet, a super capacitor and a lithium ion battery used the electrode sheet are provided. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236787 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY USING SAME (AS AMENDED) - An object of the present invention is to provide a high-capacity, low cycle deterioration lithium secondary battery in which the positive electrode is provided with a titanium composite oxide such as Li | 2013-09-12 |
20130236788 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, CATHODE BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - The present invention provides a cathode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery excellent in the cycle characteristics and rate characteristics even when charged at a high voltage, a cathode, a lithium ion secondary battery and a method for producing a cathode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery. The cathode active material comprises particles (II) having an oxide (I) of at least one metal element selected from Zr, Ti and Al locally distributed at the surface of a lithium-containing composite oxide comprising Li element and at least one transition metal element selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co and Mn (provided that the molar amount of the Li element is more than 1.2 times the total molar amount of said transition metal element). | 2013-09-12 |
20130236789 | CONDUCTIVE AGENT FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - To provide a conductive agent for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and the like, in which oxidative decomposition reaction of an electrolyte is sufficiently suppressed during charging and discharging under high-temperature, high-voltage conditions and thus the cycle characteristics under these conditions are improved. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236790 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - In one aspect, an electrode assembly comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator, wherein the positive electrode further comprises a first positive electrode active material layer, and a second positive electrode active material layer formed on one surface of the first positive electrode active material layer, the first positive electrode active material layer further comprises a first positive electrode active material containing manganese (Mn), and the second positive electrode active material layer further comprises a second positive electrode active material containing cobalt (Co) and a lithium battery comprising the same are provided. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236791 | BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING BATTERY (AS AMENDED) - Disclosed is a method for producing a battery in which a separator layer having a high surface smoothness has been formed on a surface of at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode. This production method includes the steps of preparing a separator layer-forming coating having a viscosity of from 500 mPa·s to 5,000 mPa·s by mixing together at least insulating particles, a binder and a solvent; and applying the coating onto a surface of at least one of a positive electrode active material layer of a positive electrode and a negative electrode active material layer of a negative electrode. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236792 | SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention relates to a secondary battery in which a stacked electrode assembly having a cathode, an anode and a separator is accommodated together with an electrolytic solution between exterior members. In the present invention, the secondary battery has a plurality of joint parts at which the outer peripheral portion of the separator is joined with the exterior members and a holding part formed at least between the joint parts so as to hold therein the electrolytic solution, wherein a sum of perimeters of the joint parts is longer than a perimeter of a rectangle of minimum area enclosing therein all of the joint parts. In this configuration, it is possible to refill the stacked electrode assembly with the electrolytic solution and protect the joint parts from breakage while preventing displacement of the stacked electrode assembly in the secondary battery. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236793 | POROUS POLYOLEFIN RESIN FILM - The purpose is to provide a porous polyolefin resin film which has high gas permeability and a high porosity, and which can exhibit excellent properties including break down properties when used as a separator for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The present invention relates to a porous polyolefin resin film which is produced from a resin composition (a) containing a polyolefin resin as the main component and additionally containing organic-inorganic hybrid particles (f). | 2013-09-12 |
20130236794 | INORGANIC SOLID/ORGANIC LIQUID HYBRID ELECTROLYTE FOR LI ION BATTERY - A method for producing a hybrid electrolyte including preparing a housing, positioning a solid lithium ion conductor in the housing, and at least partially filling the housing with an organic liquid lithium ion conductor. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236795 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE AND SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - Disclosed is an electrolyte for a secondary battery comprising an electrolyte salt and an electrolyte solvent, the electrolyte further comprising both a lactam-based compound and a sulfinyl group-containing compound. Also, disclosed is an electrode having a solid electrolyte interface (SEI) film partially or totally formed on a surface thereof, the SEI film being formed by electrical reduction of the above compounds. Further, a secondary battery comprising the electrolyte and/or the electrode is disclosed. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236796 | LITHIUM BATTERY - An electrochemical cell, including a first electrode, a second electrode spaced from the first electrode, and a lithium ion electrolyte disposed between the first and second electrode and in ionic communication therewith. The first electrode is selected from the group including LiVS | 2013-09-12 |
20130236797 | OXYGEN-CONSUMING ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - An oxygen-consuming electrode, in particular for use in chloralkali electrolysis, having a novel catalyst coating and also an electrolysis apparatus are described. Furthermore, its use in chloralkali electrolysis, fuel cell technology or metal/air batteries is described. The oxygen-consuming electrode comprises at least a support which in particular is electrically conductive, a layer containing a catalyst and a hydrophobic layer, characterized in that it contains gallium in addition to silver as catalytically active component. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236798 | COMPLEX ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FOR A FUEL CELL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING SAME - Disclosed is a composite electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell. The composite electrolyte membrane includes a polybenzimidazole-based polymer and a metal-grafted porous structure. The composite electrolyte membrane is doped with phosphoric acid. The metal-containing porous structure is present in an amount of 0.1 to 30% by weight, based on the weight of the polymer. The presence of the metal-containing porous structure allows the fuel cell electrolyte membrane to have excellent thermal properties and high proton conductivity. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236799 | FUEL PROCESSOR FOR A FUEL CELL ARRANGEMENT - A fuel processor ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130236800 | METHOD OF ACTIVATING FUEL CELL - A method of activating a fuel cell includes: supplying a fuel to an anode of the fuel cell; supplying a gas mixture to a cathode of the fuel cell; applying a second load, which is equal to or less than a predetermined first load, to a stack of the fuel cell after supplying the gas mixture to the cathode; discontinuing the supply of the gas mixture; resupplying the gas mixture to the cathode when a voltage of the stack of the fuel cell is a predetermined voltage or less after discontinuing the supply of the gas mixture; and applying a third load, which is higher than the predetermined first load, to the stack of the fuel cell, where the supply of the fuel to the anode of the fuel cell is maintained. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236801 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING AMINO HYDROCARBONS BY DIRECT AMINATION OF HYDROCARBONS - The present invention relates to a process for direct amination of hydrocarbons to amino hydrocarbons, comprising
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20130236802 | POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A power generation system according to the present invention includes: a fuel cell system ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130236803 | FUEL CELL MODULE - A fuel cell module which is capable of easily securing an adequate sealing function even when the unit cell is made thinner. The fuel cell module includes a stacked body which includes: a stacked structure including: an electrolyte layer, and a pair of electrodes provided to sandwich the electrolyte layer; and a pair of separators disposed to sandwich the stacked structure, the separators being arranged at least one end of the stacked body in the stacking direction, the separators which are arranged at the end of the stacked body having a groove which is capable of receiving a sealing member in a face which does not oppose to the stacked structure, and the at least one groove being a deep groove of which depth is larger than the thickness of the separator having the groove. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236804 | COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE WITH A FUEL CELL - A cooling system is provided for use with a fuel cell. The cooling system comprises a first heat exchanger fluidly connected to an outlet passage of the fuel cell. The first heat exchanger can be configured to condense at least a portion of a fluid passing through the outlet passage of the fuel cell into liquid water. The cooling system can also comprise a second heat exchanger fluidly connected to an outlet passage of the first heat exchanger and an inlet passage of the fuel cell. The second heat exchanger can be configured to cool a fluid passing into the inlet passage of the fuel cell. In addition, the outlet passage of the fuel cell and the inlet passage of the fuel cell can be fluidly connected to a cathode of the fuel cell, and the inlet passage of the fuel cell can be configured to supply water to the cathode. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236805 | Electrical Connector and Fuel Cell - A connector includes a housing for holding connector terminals and a side fitting slot located at a side of the housing. The side fitting slot is defined by an arm provided on the housing and receives a mating part to which the connector terminals are connected when the mating part is inserted in the side fitting slot. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236806 | INTERCONNECT MEMBER FOR FUEL CELLS - A fuel cell system includes a plurality of fuel cell tubes, each fuel cell tube being configured to input fuel at an inlet opening and output exhaust at an exhaust opening. The fuel cell system further includes a current collecting, system comprising an interconnect member disposed through the exhaust opening. The interconnect member electrically connects an inner electrode of a first fuel cell tube to an electrode of a second fuel cell tube. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236807 | DURABLE FUEL CELL WITH PLATINUM COBALT ALLOY CATHODE CATALYST AND SELECTIVELY CONDUCTING ANODE - The degradation associated with repeated startup and shutdown of solid polymer electrolyte fuel cells comprising PtCo alloy cathode catalysts can be particularly poor. However, a marked and unexpected improvement in durability is observed as a result of incorporating a selectively conducting component in electrical series with the anode components in the fuel cell. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236808 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly and a separator. The separator includes a water accumulation portion including at least one of a buffer portion, a lowermost channel groove, a channel junction portion, and a bypass channel. The buffer portion is connected to a reactant gas channel through which a reactant gas is to flow along a power generation surface of the membrane electrode assembly. The channel groove is provided in the reactant gas channel and located at a lowest position in the reactant gas channel in a direction of gravity when the membrane electrode assembly and the separator are in an upright position. Channel grooves of the reactant gas channel are joined in the channel junction portion. The membrane electrode assembly includes a water impermeable layer which is disposed outside of a power generation region and which faces the water accumulation portion. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236809 | Direct Formate Fuel Cell Employing Formate Salt Fuel, An Anion Exchange Membrane, And Metal Catalysts - A direct formate fuel cell (DFFC) employs at least one formate salt as the anode fuel, either air or oxygen as the oxidant, a polymer anion exchange membrane (AEM) to separate the anode and cathode, and metal catalysts at the anode and cathode. One exemplary embodiment consists of palladium nanoparticle anode catalyst and platinum nanoparticle cathode catalyst, each applied to the alkaline AEM in the form of a thin film. Operation of the DFFC at 60° C. with 1 M KOOCH+2 M KOH as the anode fuel and electrolyte and oxygen at the cathode produces 144 mW cm | 2013-09-12 |
20130236810 | Fuel Cell Durability By Orthogonally Oriented Anisotropic External Reinforce Layers - A fuel cell includes a proton exchange membrane having a first major side and a second major side. The membrane electrode assembly includes a first anisotropic reinforced layer having a first plurality of fiber preferentially oriented along a first direction, a second anisotropic reinforced layer having a second plurality of fiber preferentially oriented along a second direction, and a polymeric layer including a plurality of sulfonic acid groups. A cathode catalyst layer is disposed over the first major side of the proton exchange membrane while an anode catalyst layer is disposed over the second major side of the proton exchange membrane. An anode flow field plate is disposed over the anode catalyst layer and a cathode flow field plate is disposed over the cathode catalyst layer. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236811 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130236812 | DURABLE FUEL CELL WITH PLATINUM COBALT ALLOY CATHODE CATALYST AND SELECTIVELY CONDUCTING ANODE - The degradation associated with repeated startup and shutdown of solid polymer electrolyte fuel cells comprising PtCo alloy cathode catalysts can be particularly poor. However, a marked and unexpected improvement in durability is observed as a result of incorporating a selectively conducting component in electrical series with the anode components in the fuel cell. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236813 | INORGANIC ION CONDUCTOR, METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME, AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE INORGANIC ION CONDUCTOR - An inorganic ion conductor including a trivalent metallic element, a pentavalent metallic element, phosphorus, and oxygen. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236814 | HYDROGEN EVOLUTION DEVICE AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME - A hydrogen evolution device that liberates hydrogen upon passage of an electric current, wherein an amount of liberated hydrogen is proportional to an amount of the current, includes at least one hydrogen evolution cell including an electrochemically oxidizable anode, a hydrogen cathode and an electrolyte, and at least one heating resistor thermally coupled to the hydrogen cathode directly or via a solid or liquid heat conductor. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236815 | Multimetallic nanoparticle catalysts with enhanced electrooxidation - A new structure-control strategy to optimize nanoparticle catalysis is provided. The presence of Au in FePtAu facilitates FePt structure transformation from chemically disordered face centered cubic (fcc) structure to chemically ordered face centered tetragonal (fct) structure, and further promotes formic acid oxidation reaction (FAOR). The fct-FePtAu nanoparticles show high CO poisoning resistance, achieve mass activity as high as about 2810 mA/mg Pt, and retain greater than 90% activity after a 13 hour stability test. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236816 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POROUS CARBON MATERIALS HAVING MESOPORES AND CATALYST SUPPORT FOR A FUEL CELL PRODUCED USING SAME - The present invention relates to a method for producing porous carbon materials comprising the following steps: (S1) forming carbon coatings on surfaces of ceramic nanoparticles; (S2) mixing carbon precursors and ceramic nanoparticles on which carbon coatings are formed in the step (S1); (S3) heat-treating the mixture of the ceramic nanoparticles having carbon coatings thereon and carbon precursors, prepared in the step (S2) to carbonize the mixture; and (S4) removing the ceramic nanoparticles from the material obtained in the step (S3). The method for producing porous carbon materials according to the present invention enables porous carbon materials in which mesopores are uniformly distributed, to be mass produced with low costs. The porous carbon materials having mesopores may be used as catalyst supports for fuel cells, and thus may be used in producing electrodes for fuel cells. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236817 | FABRICATION OF HIGH EFFICIENCY, HIGH QUALITY, LARGE AREA DIFFRACTIVE WAVEPLATES AND ARRAYS - The objective of the present invention is providing a method for fabricating high quality diffractive waveplates and their arrays that exhibit high diffraction efficiency over large area, the method being capable of inexpensive large volume production. The method uses a polarization converter for converting the polarization of generally non-monochromatic and partially coherent input light beam into a pattern of periodic spatial modulation at the output of said polarization converter. A substrate carrying a photoalignment layer is exposed to said polarization modulation pattern and is coated subsequently with a liquid crystalline material. The high quality diffractive waveplates of the present invention are obtained when the exposure time of said photoalignment layer exceeds by generally an order of magnitude the time period that would be sufficient for producing homogeneous orientation of liquid crystalline materials brought in contact with said photoalignment layer. Compared to holographic techniques, the method is robust with respect to mechanical noises, ambient conditions, and allows inexpensive production via printing while also allowing to double the spatial frequency of optical axis modulation of diffractive waveplates. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236818 | PHOTOMASK HAVING PATTERNS FOR EUV LIGHT AND DUV LIGHT - A photomask, including a photomask substrate, a reflective layer on a front surface of a first region of the photomask substrate, the reflective layer being configured to reflect an EUV light, an absorbing pattern on the reflective layer, the absorbing pattern being configured to absorb the EUV light, and an opaque pattern directly on a front surface of a second region of the photomask substrate, the opaque pattern being configured to block a DUV light. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236819 | THIN FILM EVALUATION METHOD, MASK BLANK, AND TRANSFER MASK - Provided is a thin film evaluation method for a transfer mask which is adapted to be applied with ArF excimer laser exposure light and comprises a thin film formed with a pattern on a transparent substrate. The method includes intermittently irradiating pulsed laser light onto the thin film to thereby evaluate the irradiation durability of the thin film. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236820 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An image forming apparatus includes at least an electrophotographic photoreceptor having at least a conductive support, an undercoat layer, and a photosensitive layer; a charging device that charges the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor in a contact charging mode, in which only DC voltage is applied; an electrostatic latent image forming device that exposes the surface of the charged electrophotographic photoreceptor to form an electrostatic latent image; a developing device that develops the electrostatic latent image by a developer to form a toner image; and a transfer device that directly transfers the toner image from the electrophotographic photoreceptor to a transfer medium; and does not include an erasing device for erasing the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor after the toner image is transferred onto the transfer medium by the transfer device and before the surface of the electrophotographic photoreceptor is charged by the charging device. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236821 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - An electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive support, an undercoat layer that is provided on the conductive support and that has a thickness of from 15 μm to 40 μm and has light transmittance of 20% or less with respect to light having a wavelength of 450 nm when the thickness is at least 15 μm, a charge generation layer that is provided on the undercoat layer, and a charge transport layer that is provided on the charge generation layer and that has a thickness of from 15 μm to 40 μm and has light transmittance of 30% or less with respect to light having a wavelength of 450 nm when the thickness is at least 15 μm. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236822 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An image forming apparatus includes an electrophotographic photoreceptor, a charging unit charging the electrophotographic photoreceptor, an exposing unit exposing the charged electrophotographic photoreceptor to form an electrostatic latent image, a developing unit developing the electrostatic latent image to form a toner image, and a transferring unit transferring the toner image to a recording medium, but includes no erasing unit erasing the electrophotographic photoreceptor after the toner image is transferred and before the electrographic photoreceptor is charged. The electrophotographic photoreceptor has an undercoat layer and a photosensitive layer on a conductive substrate. The undercoat layer has metallic oxide particles and an electron-accepting compound. The electron-accepting compound is included at 1 part by weight to 5 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the metallic oxide particles. A volume resistivity of the undercoat layer is in a range of 1.0×10 | 2013-09-12 |
20130236823 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTOSENSITIVE MEMBER - An electrophotographic photosensitive member comprises a charge-transporting layer which is a surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member; wherein the charge-transporting layer has a matrix-domain structure having: a matrix comprising a component β and a component γ, and a domain comprising a component α. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236824 | TONER TO DEVELOP ELECTROSTATIC LATENT IMAGES - A toner to develop electrostatic latent images, which has surface characteristics that may simultaneously improve charge uniformity, charge stability, transferability, and cleaning ability. The toner to develop electrostatic latent images may include core particles comprising a binder resin, a colorant, and a releasing agent; and an external additive including silica particles and titanium dioxide particles, wherein the external additive is attached to external surfaces of the core particles, wherein an iron intensity [Fe], a silicon intensity [Si], and a titanium intensity [Ti] that are measured by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) satisfy both conditions, 0.004≦[Si]/[Fe]≦0.009 and 0.8≦[Ti]/[Fe]≦2. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236825 | TONER COMPOSITION WITH CHARGE CONTROL AGENT-TREATED SPACER PARTICLES - Toner particles include a shell and a core, wherein the shell includes charge control agent-treated spacer particles that cause protrusions from the toner particle surface. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236826 | TONER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY, DEVELOPER AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE TONER - A toner for electrophotography, which is prepared by a method including dissolving or dispersing a toner composition including at least a binder resin, or binder resin and a binder resin precursor as a resin component; and a colorant in an organic solvent to form an oil phase; emulsifying or dispersing the oil phase in an aqueous medium to form an emulsion dispersion comprising emulsified particles; converging the emulsified particles to granulate mother toner particles, including controlling a temperature of the emulsion dispersion to control a circularity of the mother toner particles; and removing the organic solvent, wherein the resin component includes a crystalline resin in an amount not less than 50% by weight, and the mother toner particles have an average circularity of from 0.940 to 0.980. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236827 | TONER TO DEVELOP ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE, DEVICE TO SUPPLY TONER, AND APPARATUS AND METHOD TO FORM AN IMAGE BY USING TONER - A toner to develop an electrostatic charge image, the toner including at least a binder resin, a colorant, and a releasing agent, wherein a weight average molecular weight of the toner measured by using a gel permeation chromatography (GPC) method on a tetrahydrofuran (THF) soluble fraction is in a range of about 30,000 to about 80,000 g/mol, wherein a molecular weight distribution curve of the toner obtained by using the GPC method on the THF soluble fraction has at least one peak in a molecular weight range of 100 to 1,000 g/mol, a peak in a molecular weight range of 1,000 to 5,000 g/mol, and a main peak in a molecular weight range of 5,000 to 20,000 g/mol, a method of preparing the toner, a device to supply the toner, and an apparatus and method of forming an image by using the toner. The toner has more than certain levels of low-temperature fixability, an anti-hot-offset property, a charging ability, a gloss property, and a heat storage ability. The toner has a long lifetime, and thus, provides a high-quality image in a stable and energy-saving manner. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236828 | TONER, DEVELOPER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A toner including a binder resin and a colorant, the toner having a core-shell structure containing a core and a shell, wherein the binder resin contains a crystalline polyester resin and a non-crystalline polyester resin, wherein a ratio (A/B) of a mass (A) of the crystalline polyester resin to a mass (B) of the non-crystalline polyester resin is 5/95 to 75/25, and wherein a ratio (Ds/Dc) of a hardness (Ds) of the shell to hardness (Dc) of the core is 1.05 to 1.50 where the hardnesses (Ds) and (Dc) are measured with a scanning probe microscope. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236829 | SUPER LOW MELT TONER WITH CORE-SHELL TONER PARTICLES - A toner particle having a core and a shell, and a method for making the toner particle. The core includes a crystalline resin and the shell includes an amorphous resin. The shell is substantially to completely free of the crystalline resin. The toner particle permits inclusion of greater amounts of crystalline resin materials in the core, thereby lowering the minimum fusing temperature of the toner formed from the particles. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236830 | TONER, BINARY DEVELOPER, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - It is an object of the present invention to provide a toner having the transfer efficiency and the cleanability in combination, exhibiting excellent stress resistance, and ensuring the low-temperature fixing. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236831 | POLYURETHANE RESIN, TONER FOR DEVELOPING ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE, ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE IMAGE DEVELOPER, TONER CARTRIDGE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD - A polyurethane resin which is an addition polymer, includes an isocyanate compound containing at least a compound having two or more isocyanate groups; and an alcohol compound containing rosin diol represented by Formula (1): | 2013-09-12 |
20130236832 | ACID GENERATOR, CHEMICALLY AMPLIFIED RESIST COMPOSITION, AND PATTERNING PROCESS - There is disclosed an acid generator generating a sulfonic acid represented by the following general formula (1) in response to high-energy beam or heat: | 2013-09-12 |
20130236833 | COATING COMPOSITIONS - Developable bottom antireflective coating compositions are provided. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236834 | CARBON NANOTUBE SLURRY, METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MAKING CATHOD EMITTER USING THE SAME - A kind of photosensitive carbon nanotube slurry is disclosed. The photosensitive carbon nanotube slurry includes a first mixture and a second mixture. The first mixture includes carbon nanotubes, conducting particles, and a first organic carrier. The second mixture includes a photo polymerization monomer, a photo initiator, and a second organic carrier. The weight percentage of the first mixture and the second mixture ranges from about 50% to about 80% and about 20% to about 50%, respectively. Methods for making the photosensitive carbon nanotube slurry and methods for making cathode emitters using the photosensitive carbon nanotube slurry are also disclosed. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236835 | SINGLE FIELD ZERO MASK FOR INCREASED ALIGNMENT ACCURACY IN FIELD STITCHING - A method for stitching a first field mask to a second field mask on a wafer includes providing a photomask with a first set of targets and a second set of targets, printing images of the first set of targets and the second set of targets onto the wafer where the photomask is applied to the wafer having no previous alignment marks formed thereon for the photomask to align to. A first set of alignment marks is formed from the first set of targets and a second set of alignment marks is formed from the second set of targets. The method includes aligning a first field mask to the first set of alignment marks and aligning a second field mask to the second set of alignment marks. The images of the first field mask and the second field mask are thereby stitched together on the wafer. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236836 | MULTIPLE PATTERNING PROCESS FOR FORMING TRENCHES OR HOLES USING STITCHED ASSIST FEATURES - One illustrative method disclosed herein involves identifying an overall target pattern comprised of at least one hole-type feature, decomposing the overall target pattern into at least a first sub-target pattern and a second sub-target pattern, wherein the first sub-target pattern and the second sub-target pattern each comprise at least one common hole-type feature, generating a first set of mask data information corresponding to the first sub-target pattern, and generating a second set of mask data information corresponding to the second sub-target pattern. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236837 | METHOD FOR FORMING A RESIST PATTERN AND A METHOD FOR PROCESSING A SUBSTRATE UTILIZING THE METHOD FOR FORMING A RESIST PATTERN - Collapse of resist patterns in the formation of resist patterns that employ chemically amplified resist material is suppressed. A method for forming a resist pattern includes the steps of: coating a substrate with a chemically amplified resist material; exposing the resist material; and developing the exposed resist material, to form a resist pattern having an aspect ratio AR of 1.5 or greater in a resist film formed by the resist material. A close contact process that improves close contact properties between the substrate and the resist film is controlled such that the thickness of residual film of the resist film is greater than or equal to 1 nm and less than or equal to 1.83·AR+1.73 nm. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236838 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A substrate processing apparatus is disclosed equipped with a transfer mechanism that transfers a substrate processed at a processing block to a carrier so that the increase of the number of transfer process is suppressed, improving the processing efficiency. The substrate processing apparatus is configured in such a way that, when a second-transfer module houses at least one substrate and a carrier that can house the at least one substrate is not placed in a carrier-placement unit, the at least one substrate is transferred to a buffer module. When the second transfer module houses at least one substrate and the carrier that can house the at least one substrate is placed in the carrier-placement unit, the at least one substrate is transferred to the carrier, regardless of whether or not a substrate is being transferred from the buffer module to the carrier. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236839 | GRADUAL OXIDATION WITH HEAT CONTROL - Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods for oxidizing gases. In some embodiments, a reaction chamber is configured to receive a fuel gas and maintain the gas at a temperature within the reaction chamber that is above an autoignition temperature of the gas. The reaction chamber may also be configured to maintain a reaction temperature within the reaction chamber below a flameout temperature. In some embodiments, heat and product gases from the oxidation process can be used, for example, to drive a turbine, reciprocating engine, and injected back into the reaction chamber. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236840 | GRADUAL OXIDATION WITH FLUE GAS - Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods for oxidizing gases. In some embodiments, a reaction chamber is configured to receive a fuel gas and maintain the gas at a temperature within the reaction chamber that is above an autoignition temperature of the gas. The reaction chamber may also be configured to maintain a reaction temperature within the reaction chamber below a flameout temperature. In some embodiments, heat and product gases from the oxidation process can be used, for example, to drive a turbine, reciprocating engine, and injected back into the reaction chamber. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236841 | STAGED GRADUAL OXIDATION - Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods for oxidizing gases. In some embodiments, a reaction chamber is configured to receive a fuel gas and maintain the gas at a temperature within the reaction chamber that is above an autoignition temperature of the gas. The reaction chamber may also be configured to maintain a reaction temperature within the reaction chamber below a flameout temperature. In some embodiments, heat and product gases from the oxidation process can be used, for example, to drive a turbine, reciprocating engine, and injected back into the reaction chamber. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236842 | Pilot Fuel Injection for a Wave Rotor Engine - Apparatus and methods for combustion of fuel includes, in some embodiments, a fuel nozzle which injects fuel into a combustion channel of a wave rotor combustor or a pulse detonation combustor. In some embodiments the combustion process includes a backward-propagating detonation wave within a substantially closed channel which compresses discrete quantities of combustible and noncombustible mixture. Yet other embodiments include a precombustion chamber integrated into the wave rotor, the outlet stator or both. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236843 | SOLID OLIVE OIL CANDLE AND METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A solid olive oil candle possessing a density of at least 750 gr/cm | 2013-09-12 |
20130236844 | SUBSTRATE CARRIER AND SELENIZATION PROCESS SYSTEM THEREOF - A substrate carrier is used for carrying a plurality of back electrode substrates into a furnace. Each back electrode substrate has a precursor layer formed thereon. The furnace is used for providing a process gas to react with the precursor layer, so as to form a photoelectric transducing layer on each back electrode substrate. The substrate carrier includes a heat-resistant metal frame and a first protective layer. The heat-resistant metal frame has a plurality of slots for supporting the plurality of back electrode substrates. The first protective layer is formed on the heat-resistant metal frame for preventing a chemical reaction of the heat-resistant metal frame with the process gas. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236845 | GRADUAL OXIDATION WITH HEAT CONTROL - Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods for oxidizing gases. In some embodiments, a reaction chamber is configured to receive a fuel gas and maintain the gas at a temperature within the reaction chamber that is above an autoignition temperature of the gas. The reaction chamber may also be configured to maintain a reaction temperature within the reaction chamber below a flameout temperature. In some embodiments, heat and product gases from the oxidation process can be used, for example, to drive a turbine, reciprocating engine, and injected back into the reaction chamber. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236846 | Combustion Device for Melting Furnace, and Melting Furnace - An object of the present invention is to provide a combustion device which does not cause an increase in the amount of generated NOx or a degradation in efficiency due to a lower flame luminance, even when the combustion space is limited in the lengthwise direction of the flame. A fuel ejector is configured so as to be provided with at least a first fuel ejector and a second fuel ejector lined up in a specific direction as viewed in the lengthwise direction of fuel ejection, and is configured so that a first ejection stream ejected from the first fuel ejector and the second fuel ejector collide on the downstream side of ejection. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236847 | SELF-LIGATION ORTHODONTIC BRACKET - The present invention relates to a self-ligation bracket for correcting teeth alignment comprising: on one side a body | 2013-09-12 |
20130236848 | METHOD FOR ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT - A method for orthodontic treatment includes defining a plurality of incremental tooth adjustment stages. Each tooth adjustment stage includes an incremental change in an alignment of at least one tooth. For one of the stages, the method includes sequentially utilizing a plurality of orthodontic appliances, each appliance having identical tooth geometries configured to the stage. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236849 | Orthodontic Appliance For Bite Correction - A bite-correcting orthodontic appliance attaches directly to the elements of braces (i.e., brackets and archwires); flexes in its distal 25-45% to stay away from the food bolus; has a reduced elliptical profile for patient comfort; and introduces gentle force vectors to the patient's upper and lower teeth that sweep in an arch to lift up on the front of the molar and down on the lower front teeth as the appliance tries to return to its preinstalled (passive) state, resulting in rapid, yet gentle changes unseen in the orthodontic industry. Various attachment members are disclosed allowing for ease of installment in the patient's mouth. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236850 | INTRA-ORAL SCANNER FOR DIGITAL IMPRESSION AND REAL-TIME RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM FOR INNER SURFACE TOPOGRAPHIC IMAGE OF ORAL CAVITY - The present invention relates to medical devices and provides an intra-oral scanner for a digital impression. The intra-oral scanner has a window for limiting an acquisition range. The intra-oral scanner sequentially includes, along a light path, a three-color LED light source module, a microlens array sheet, a collimator lens group, a gray coding grating plate, an optical deflector, a projection lens group, a first reflector, a second reflector and a third reflector positioned in parallel with each other with their reflective surfaces opposing to each other, and a camera. The intra-oral scanner can perform a scan directly in the human oral cavity and obtain the digital impression of three-dimensional topography of the tooth and soft tissue in real-time, thereby meeting the requirements of dentists and dental technicians to quickly and accurately obtain the oral impressions. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236851 | ORAL CARE DEVICE - A device for directing a fluid onto a plurality of surfaces of the oral cavity, the device including a chamber for maintaining the fluid proximate the surfaces, where the chamber is defined by front, rear and base inner walls of the device and the front and rear inner walls each include a plurality of openings, the devices further including a first manifold a second manifold, a third manifold, and a fourth manifold, a first port, a second port, a third port, and a fourth port; and means for providing an effective seal of the device within the oral cavity. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236852 | UNIVERSAL DENTAL IMPLANT STRUCTURE - A universal dental implant structure includes an implant member and a tooth cap. The implant member has an implant portion, an extended holding portion connecting to the implant portion and a coupling cavity located at one side of the extended holding portion remote from the implant portion. The implant portion is anchored in a cancellous bone and a cortical bone. The extended holding portion is extended outside the cortical bone in a range between 3 mm and 6 mm. The tooth cap has a coupling portion to couple on and fasten to the extended holding portion. The dental implant structure of the invention resolves the problem of occlusion interference in the conventional one-piece type dental implant structure and provides the advantage of withstanding high shearing force thereof, and also has the advantage of flexible assembly in the two-piece type dental implant structure through an abutment. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236853 | 3D DUCTILE AND PERFORATED RETAINING SHEET - The present invention describes a sheet | 2013-09-12 |
20130236854 | CERAMIC ORAL IMPLANTS AND RELATED APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Oral implants and related methods, systems, and apparatus. Some embodiments may comprise a silicon nitride bone anchor configured to be integrated with and affixed to alveolar bone of a patient's oral bone cavity. The bone anchor may comprise a core and an outer layer comprising a silicon nitride ceramic material. The outer layer may have a density less than a density of the core. An anchor abutment may be coupled with the bone anchor, and may be configured to protrude above epithelial tissue of the patient's oral cavity and provide a substrate for positioning and fixation of a dental component, such as a crown or bridge. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236855 | PREMANUFACTURED CERAMIC DENTAL IMPLANT ABUTMENTS FOR MATING CERAMIC PROSTHETIC BUILD-UP CONSTRUCTION - A premade ceramic dental implant abutment includes a ceramic abutment having at the top a support region intended for receiving a mating prosthetic build-up construction with a surface feature to inhibit rotation of said construction, and at the bottom, an implant contact region with geometry to connect to the implant. The ceramic abutment has a passageway extending therethrough. The passageway may narrow to form a shoulder that is made entirely of ceramic. A head of a screw seats entirely on the shoulder. The ceramic abutment has a supragingival region for protruding beyond the gingiva and a subgingival end for extending into the gingiva. The ceramic abutment may be free of metal. Also, the premade ceramic abutment may be designed to be augmented by cementing additional ceramic material such as a ceramic prosthesis onto the ceramic abutment. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236856 | HARD TISSUE REGENERATION MATERIAL AND HARD TISSUE REGENERATION METHOD - Provided are a hard tissue restoration material, which is excellent in hard tissue restoration ability, extremely effective in promoting recalcification of dental enamel, and excellent in protection properties and aesthetic properties, and a hard tissue restoration method. The hard tissue restoration material according to the present invention is a biocompatible ceramic film with flexibility and pliability that is obtained, for example, by immersing a substrate, having the biocompatible ceramic film formed thereon, in a solvent, which does not dissolve the biocompatible ceramic but dissolves at least a portion of the substrate, to dissolve or separate the substrate. Also, with the hard tissue restoration method according to the present invention, the hard tissue restoration material according to the present invention is bonded to or wound around a hard tissue defect site. | 2013-09-12 |
20130236857 | Cavitation Medication Delivery System - Systems and methods for delivering a substance to a target region in vapor form are provided. A fluid is placed within an interaction zone, where the interaction zone is a volume that extends into the target region or that is adjacent to the target region. A fiber optic tip is placed within the interaction zone. The fiber optic tip contains the substance that is transparent to a first wavelength of energy and that substantially absorbs a second wavelength of energy. A vapor bubble is created within the interaction zone by exposing the fluid to electromagnetic radiation at the first wavelength, where the radiation at the first wavelength is substantially absorbed by the fluid. The substance is released in vapor form into the vapor bubble by exposing the substance to electromagnetic radiation at the second wavelength. The fiber optic tip emits the radiation at the first and second wavelengths. | 2013-09-12 |