37th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100233474 | FLAME-RETARDANT RESIN COMPOSITION FORMING LASER-TRANSMITTABLE MEMBER - A laser-weldable flame-retardant resin composition (for a member located in a transmitting side) comprises (A) a polyester-series resin and (B) at least one phosphinic acid compound selected from the group consisting of a salt of a phosphinic acid, a salt of a diphosphinic acid, and a polymer thereof (preferably, a metal salt). The resin composition may have a laser light transmittance of not less than 15% for a molded product comprising the resin composition and having a thickness of 2 mm. The resin composition may further contain a fluorine-containing resin, a nitrogen-containing flame retardant (e.g., a salt of a triazine compound with cyanuric acid and/or isocyanuric acid), and/or a filler (e.g., a glass fiber), and others. Such a resin composition realizes both of laser-weldability (laser transmissivity) and flame retardancy at high levels. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233475 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL SURFACE TREATMENT - Low formaldehyde emission wood based panels are described. These wood based panels have an outer surface layer comprised of a resin composition comprising a naturally occurring component or derivative thereof which is chemically bound to an aromatic hydroxyl compound-aldehyde resin (ncPF). The advantages of having an outer surface layer of the resin composition comprising ncPF, is that the outer surface layer can act as a surface sealer to reduce migration of components from the core of the wood based panel to the surface. The outer surface layer is pleasing to the consumer because it forms light colored faces on the wood based panel. It is also a superior surface for after treatment, such as for example, painting, when compared to amino or phenol resins. In addition, the outer surface layer comprising the inventive resin composition comprising ncPF can lend added fire-retardancy to the wood based panel. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233476 | Copper foil with primer resin layer and laminated sheet using the same - The present invention relates to a copper foil having a primer resin layer which improves the adhesive strength between a copper foil surface without roughening treatment and a substrate resin and a laminated sheet using the same and is characterized by using a polyimide represented by the following formula (1): | 2010-09-16 |
20100233477 | FUNCTIONAL YARN AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A functional yarn includes a thread, a plastic material coated on the thread and functional particles disposed evenly in the plastic material. A method for manufacturing a functional yarn includes the steps of blending a plastic material with function particles so that the functional particles are disposed evenly in the plastic material and coating the plastic material with functional particles on a thread in a hot-melt manner to form the functional yarn. Because the functional yarn uses the plastic material as a binding agent, the functional particles are adhered firmly on the thread. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233478 | POWDER COATING COMPOSITION FOR PC STRAND COATING, COATING METHOD, AND COATING FILM - A powder coating composition for PC strand coating which, when used for the coating of a PC strand, can advantageously form a coating film having an even thickness at low cost without causing uneven thickness or stringness is disclosed. The powder coating composition of this invention for PC strand coating is characterized by having a melt viscosity of 3,000-15,000 poise. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233479 | Colored High Strength Polyethylene Fiber and Preparation Method Thereof - A colored high strength polyethylene fiber, preparation method and use thereof are provided, which are in the high molecular material field. The surface of said high strength polyethylene fiber is chromatic, grey or black. The strength of said high strength polyethylene fiber is 15-50 g/d, its modulus is 400-2000 g/d. The product of the present invention is colored, so it can be well applied to civil and military field. The preparation method of present invention has some advantages that technological process is simple, production efficiency is high, cost of production is low, performance of made fiber is excellent, and use-cost is reduced, compared with the prior art. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233480 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FIBER OF ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHTPOLYETHYLENE - A process for producing fiber of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene, with a flat cross-section and high cohesiveness, is disclosed. The process includes: distributing the powder of UHMWPE into a solvent evenly; preparing an uniform emulsion mixture by properly untangling with high shear; at the same time adding polar polymer comprising polar groups, for example a carboxyl group, a carbonyl group, an ether group, or an ester group and so on; evenly distributing the polar polymer together with the polyethylene powder in the solvent to form an uniform emulsion mixture; forming a gel filament from the emulsion mixture by gel spinning method, then extracting, drying, and stretching so as to obtain the UHMWPE fiber, with a flat cross section, high strength and cohesiveness. By properly untangling, the swelling and dissolving of the ultra high molecular weight polyethylene can be accelerated, while the polar polymer being evenly distributed therein can significantly improve the adhesive property of the fiber. The operations in the production method are easy, and furthermore, time, labor and cost can be saved. The section of the fiber is of a flat rectangle shape and the wall is thin and even, so the path for the solvent in the fiber diffusing out of the gel filament can be significantly shorten, and thus the efficiency of extraction and the uniformity of the fiber can be improved. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233481 | CELLULOSE NANOFIBER PRODUCTION METHOD OF SAME AND CELLULOSE NANOFIBER DISPERSION - The cellulose nanofiber production method of the present invention comprises an oxidation treatment step for oxidizing native cellulose in a neutral or acidic reaction solution containing an N-oxyl compound and an oxidizing agent that oxidizes aldehyde groups, and a dispersion step for dispersing the native cellulose in a medium following the oxidation treatment step. According to the production method of the present invention, a cellulose nanofiber is provided that has long fibers and demonstrates high strength. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233482 | Organic silicon oxide fine particles and preparation method thereof, porous film-forming composition, porous film and formation method thereof, and semiconductor device - Provided are organic silicon oxide fine particles which can be formed into a porous film having a dielectric constant and mechanical strength expected as a high-performance porous insulating film and having excellent chemical stability, and a preparation method thereof. Described specifically, provided are an organic silicon oxide fine particle comprising a core containing at least an inorganic silicon oxide or an organic silicon oxide and a shell containing at least an organic silicon oxide and being formed around the core by using shell-forming hydrolyzable silane in the presence of a basic catalyst; wherein of silicon atoms constituting the core or the shell, a ratio (T/Q) of a number (T) of silicon atoms having at least one bond directly attached to a carbon atom to a number (Q) of silicon atoms having all of four bonds attached to an oxygen atom is greater in the shell than in the core; and wherein the shell-forming hydrolyzable silane comprise at least a hydrolyzable silane compound having two or more hydrolyzable-group-having silicon atoms bound to each other via a carbon chain or via a carbon chain containing one silicon atom between some carbon atoms. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233483 | Sulfidation Corrosion Preventing Method, Sulfidation Corrosion-Resistant High Temperature Member and Heat Exchanger Tube Repairing Method - A sulfidation corrosion preventing method for protecting a substrate from sulfidation corrosion, a sulfidation corrosion-resistant high temperature member having excellent sulfidation corrosion resistance, and a method for repairing a heat exchanger tube having cracks are disclosed. A silicon oxide layer is formed on a surface of a substrate; a titanium-containing coating fluid containing a titanium metal or a titanium compound is coated on the silicon oxide layer, heated and oxidized to form a first titanium oxide layer; a carbon layer is formed on a surface of the first titanium oxide layer; and a titanium-containing coating fluid is coated on the carbon layer, heated and oxidized to form a second titanium oxide layer. The substrate is protected or repaired with the silicon oxide layer, the first titanium oxide layer, the carbon layer, and the second titanium oxide layer. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233484 | ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET HAVING INSULATION COATING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An electrical steel sheet has an insulation coating having excellent corrosion resistance and punchability even without containing chromium and is prepared by applying a coating liquid on the surface of an electrical steel sheet, followed by baking the applied coating liquid, which coating liquid contains 100 parts by weight of polysiloxane polymer prepared by copolymerizing polysiloxane with one or more resins selected from acrylic resin, styrene resin, vinyl acetate resin, polyester resin, urethane resin, polyethylene resin, polypropylene resin, polyamide resin, polycarbonate resin, phenol resin, alkyd resin, and epoxy resin, and 1 to 50 parts by weigh of one or more compounds selected from melamine, isocyanate, silane coupling agent, and oxazoline, as a cross-linking agent. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233485 | Photochromic Optical Element - [Problems] To prevent or reduce the problem wherein color development and fading in expected color tones do not occur in an optical element that includes a photochromic coat layer containing alkylamino group-containing photochromic compounds and/or dialkylamino group-containing photochromic compounds in a high concentration and a hard coat layer formed on the photochromic coat layer. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233486 | FLAME-RETARDANT RESIN COMPOSITION, AND PREPREG, RESIN SHEET AND MOLDED ARTICLE USING THE SAME - There is provided a flame-retardant resin composition which can maintain heat resistance at a high level and simultaneously provide low dielectric constant and low dielectric loss tangent while ensuring flame-retardancy without containing any halogen compound causing the generation of harmful substances. This flame-retardant resin composition comprises 0.1 to 200 parts by mass of a cyclophosphazene compound represented by the following formula (1): | 2010-09-16 |
20100233487 | COATING COMPOSITIONS EXHIBITING CORROSION RESISTANCE PROPERTIES, RELATED COATED SUBSTRATES, AND METHODS - Coating compositions are disclosed that include corrosion resisting particles such that the coating composition can exhibit corrosion resistance properties. Also disclosed are substrates at least partially coated with a coating deposited from such a composition and multi-component composite coatings, wherein at least one coating later is deposited from such a coating composition. Methods and apparatus for making ultrafine solid particles are also disclosed. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233488 | POLYAMIC ACID COMPOSITION, POLYIMIDE ENDLESS BELT, BELT SUPPORTING MEMBER, FIXING MEMBER AND IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE - A polyamic acid composition including a polyamic acid, the polyamic acid having an imidization ratio of from about 5.0% to about 25.0%, and being obtained by reacting a diamine compound, a tetracarboxylic dianhydride and an acid monoanhydride at an amount ratio that satisfies the following formula ( | 2010-09-16 |
20100233489 | FLUOROPOLYMER-SILICON COMPOUNDS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION - Composites of a fluoropolymer and an organopolysiloxane/polyurethane/polyurea adhesive exhibit strong adhesion while also offering desirable handling properties. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233490 | Surface-treated metal material and metal surface treatment agent - The present invention provides a surface-treated metal material having a film formed on at least a portion of a surface of a metal material, the film containing at least polyurethane resin and silicon oxide, and a metal surface treatment agent used to obtain the surface-treated metal material. The polyurethane resin contains one or more of siloxane bond, dehydration-condensation bond of silanol group and different functional group, and silanol moiety, and urea bond. The sum of the siloxane bond, the dehydration-condensation bond of silanol group and different functional group, total amount of the silanol moiety, and the silicon oxide falls within a range of equal to or more than 1.6 wt % to equal to or less than 25 wt % for solids of the film. The ratio of the total amount of urea bond and urethane bond to the total amount of resin components falls within a range of equal to or more than 0.1 wt % to equal to or less than 10 wt %. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233491 | Anisotropic Polymeric Film and Method of Production Thereof - The present invention relates generally to the field of organic chemistry and particularly to anisotropic polymer films. More specifically, the present invention relates to materials for microelectronics, optics, communications, computer technology, and other related fields. The invention provides an anisotropic polymeric film and method of producing the same, which film comprises a substrate and an anisotropic layer of noncovalent polymeric material. The anisotropic layer comprises a mixture of general composition (I) where Het | 2010-09-16 |
20100233492 | COMPOSITIONS FOR AQUEOUS DELIVERY OF FLUORINATED OLIGOMERIC SILANES - The invention relates to a dilutable, non-aqueous concentrate and an aqueous dilution used for aqueous delivery of fluorinated oligomeric silanes to a substrate, a method of treating a substrate with the aqueous dilution composition to render it oil and water repellent, and articles having coatings made from the aqueous dilution. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233493 | INTERMEDIATE FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS AND LAMINATED GLASS - The present invention provides an interlayer for a laminated glass, which contains a polyvinyl acetal resin, and can be easily bonded to a glass sheet to form a highly transparent laminated glass. And the present invention provides a laminated glass using the interlayer. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233494 | SELF-RELEASING NANOPARTICLE FILLERS IN FUSING MEMBERS - In accordance with the invention, there are fuser subsystems including a fuser member and methods of making a member of the fuser subsystems. The fuser member can include a substrate and a top-coat layer disposed over the substrate, the top-coat layer including a plurality of fluorinated nanoparticles substantially uniformly dispersed throughout a bulk of a fluoropolymer to provide a continual self-releasing surface to the top-coat layer. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233495 | Thermosetting Resin Composition of Semi-IPN Composite, and Varnish, Prepreg and Metal Clad Laminated Board Using the Same - Provided is a thermosetting resin composition which can be used for the production of printed circuit boards, having good dielectric properties in high frequency bands so that transmission loss can be significantly lowered, having excellent heat resistance after moisture absorption and thermal expansion properties, and satisfying peeling strength between the resin composition and metal foil. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233496 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL ELECTRODE HAVING TRANSITION METALLIC COATING LAYER AND METAL ELECTRODE MANUFACTURED THEREBY - It is to provide a method for manufacturing a metal electrode having transition metal oxide coating layer and a metal electrode manufactured thereby, which eliminates a contact resistance problem and simultaneously improves electric conductivity of the electrode by using a one body electrode, which is not requiring separate current collector and binder, and further maintains pseudo-capacitance from the redox reaction by coating the metal surface with a transition metal oxide. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233497 | CERAMIC MATERIAL WITH A COMPOSITION WHICH IS MATCHED TO A COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION SPECIFIED BY A METALLIC MATERIAL - A non-conductive ceramic material contains a base ceramic material and at least one other ceramic material having a lower coefficient of thermal expansion than that of the base material so that the coefficient of thermal expansion of the non-conductive ceramic material is identical to that of a metallic material to which it will be matched. Methods of making and using same are disclosed. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233498 | Multilayered Aliphatic Polyester Film - A multilayered aliphatic polyester film including a first resin layer and a second resin layer laminated on one or both sides of the first resin layer, each of the resin layers including a polylactic acid-based polymer in an amount of 50% by weight or more, exhibits improved mechanical property, dimensional stability, transparency, flexibility, and heat adhesiveness, which is useful for environmentally friendly packaging. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233499 | SUBSTRATE HAVING IR-ABSORBING DYE WITH BRANCHED AXIAL LIGANDS - A substrate having an IR-absorbing dye disposed thereon. The IR-absorbing dye is a metal phthalocyanine dye having branched axial ligands. The branched axial ligands minimize interaction between π systems of adjacent dye molecules, and assist in reducing absorption of visible wavelengths. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233500 | COLD-FORMING STEEL ARTICLE - A cold-forming steel article which comprises an alloy that comprises carbon, manganese, silicon, chromium, molybdenum, vanadium, tungsten and optionally, niobium in certain concentrations, as well as up to about 0.4 wt. % of accompanying elements, remainder iron and contaminants. The article is formed by atomization of a melt and hot isostatic pressing of the resultant powder. The article exhibits a hardness of at least about 60 HRC and a toughness in terms of impact strength of higher than about 50 J. This abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233501 | Compositions and Methods for Dissimilar Material Welding - Devices and methods of welding dissimilar materials are contemplated in which an adaptor is used in an intermediate position between the dissimilar materials. Most preferred adaptors are manufactured by friction stir welding from two dissimilar materials that are identical or similar to the dissimilar materials to be welded together. Therefore, coupling of dissimilar materials in the field via the adaptors is greatly simplified as conventional welding methods can now be employed. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233502 | EXPLOSION-PROOF MATERIAL AND ITS PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention provides an explosion-proof material which includes a flaky material ( | 2010-09-16 |
20100233503 | PANEL FOR A STORAGE CONTAINER - A panel for a storage container, such as a trailer, for example, includes a first, generally planar layer and a second layer coupled to the first layer. The second layer is configured to define a plurality of channels therein. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233504 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF A DUAL MICROSTRUCTURE IMPELLER - There is provided a method for fabricating a dual microstructure component that may in turn be machined to fabricate a rotary element such as an impeller characterized as capable of withstanding high heat conditions for use in a gas turbine engine. The method provides a nickel based superalloy suitable for application of an impeller in a gas turbine engine. The bore region is manufactured having a grain size finer than ASTM 10.0 and the body region is manufactured having a grain size coarser than ASTM 7.0. The bore region and the body region define a dual microstructure and an interface. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233505 | Method for Production of Thin Sheet Metal - A composite component comprising at least one first and one second sheet metal plate with at least one layer of a polymer arranged between the first and the second sheet metal plates provides for a component optimized with respect to the weight thereof, and which is at the same time simple to manufacture. The polymer layer of the composite component according to the invention comprises at least one foamed polymer layer of a thermoplastic polymer, wherein the foamed polymer layer comprises gas bubbles with a volume percentage of 1% to 80%, in particular 5% to 70%. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233506 | SILVER-COATED COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR MOVABLE CONTACT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A silver-coated composite material for movable contact includes a base material composed of an alloy whose main component is iron or nickel, an under layer which is formed at least on part of the surface of the base material and which is composed of any one of nickel, cobalt, nickel alloy and cobalt alloy, an intermediate layer which is formed on the under layer and which is composed of copper or copper alloy and an outermost layer which is formed on the intermediate layer and which is composed of silver or silver alloy, and wherein a total thickness of the under layer and the intermediate layer falls within a range more than 0.025 μm and less than 0.20 μm. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233507 | DEVICE WITH AT LEAST TWO INTERCONNECTED METAL PARTS - One aspect is a device including at least two interconnected metal parts. The two interconnected parts are formed from metals with different melting temperature from the group consisting of the elements Pt, Pd, Ag, Au, Nb, Ta, Ti, Zr, W, V, Hf, Mo, Co, Cr, Ni, Ir, Re, Ru as well as alloys on the basis of at least one of those elements. The metal part with the lower melting temperature is fused onto the metal part with the higher melting temperature and both parts are friction-locked and/or form-locked with each other. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233508 | ENERGY BEAM BRAZING OR WELDING OF COMPONENTS - A method for soldering or welding components in a series production wherein: a fixing seam which connects the components ( | 2010-09-16 |
20100233509 | Laminate Structure Comprised of Stainless Steel Foil, Resin, and Metal Foil - The present invention provides a laminate structure with little warping comprised of a stainless steel foil, a resin, and a metal foil, that is, a laminate structure comprised of a three-layer structure of a stainless steel foil, a resin, and a metal foil wherein the stainless steel foil is comprised of mixed phases of a ferromagnetic phase and a nonferromagnetic phase and the ratio of the ferromagnetic phase is 0.1 mass % to 4.0 mass %. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233510 | METHODS FOR METAL COMPONENT REFURBISHMENT USING SUBTRACTIVE SURFACE - Refurbishing used or damaged engineering components is performed using a subtractive surface engineering process to remove material from worn or damaged critical surfaces. The method involves initially performing the process on the component to remove a first quantity of material from the surfaces, inspecting the surface of the component to determine the extent of damage and subsequently further performing the process to remove a further quantity of material if necessary. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233511 | BODIES COATED WITH A HARD MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - The invention relates to bodies coated with a hard material, comprising a multi-layer coating system containing at least one Ti | 2010-09-16 |
20100233512 | BIOMOLECULAR ELEMENT, MULTILAYER MOLECULAR THIN FILM OF FATTY ACID AND LIPID TO BE SUPPORT FOR BIOSENSOR MOLECULE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The invention addressed a difficult problem in the conventional methods and has its object to provide an organic thin film with flexibility and high strength to be a support for a molecule, with which a biomolecular element or a molecule such as a membrane protein as a biosensor can function equally in a living body, and a method for producing the same. In this invention, the organic thin film to be a support for the biomolecular element or the biosensor molecule is produced by forming a layer of lipid molecules on a layer of fatty acid molecules which is a primary thin film layer formed on an inorganic substrate. Further, by the selection and combination of fatty acid molecules, a thin film structure with a characteristic pattern structure can be obtained. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233513 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A magnetic recording medium includes a nonmagnetic substrate and at least a magnetic layer, a protective layer, and a lubricating layer provided on the nonmagnetic substrate. The magnetic recording medium is characterized in that the lubricating layer is formed of a lubricating agent represented by general formulas (1), (2) or (3), in which substituents R | 2010-09-16 |
20100233514 | RESIN STAMPER FOR PATTERN TRANSFER AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM MANUFACTURING METHOD USING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, pattern transfer is performed using a combination of an ultraviolet-curable resin having a surface tension of 31 to 39 mN/m and a stamper having a critical surface tension of 31 mN/m or less. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233515 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A perpendicular type of magnetic recording medium has a multi-layered recording structure made up of a plurality of ferro-magnetic layers and a non-magnetic layer interposed between the plurality of ferro-magnetic layers, and the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy energy of the lower ferro-magnetic layer is greater than the perpendicular magnetic anisotropy energy of the upper ferro-magnetic layer. Accordingly, the lower ferro-magnetic layer may be easily magnetically reversed by a magnetic field applied during a write operation. Thus, the perpendicular type of magnetic recording medium exhibits an enhanced thermal stability and write-ability. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233516 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A perpendicular type of magnetic recording medium includes a substrate, a soft magnetic underlying section including a plurality of distinct layers soft magnetic material, a recording section, and an intermediate section upon which the recording section is formed. The intermediate section is provided to improve the crystal orientation and impart a desired magnetic characteristic to the recording section. An uppermost one of the layers of soft magnetic material which, of all of the layers of soft magnetic material, is disposed closest to the intermediate section is predisposed to induce the intermediate section to crystallize in a desired way as it is formed. Therefore, the intermediate section may have a minimal thickness and yet achieve a crystallization that is sufficient to control the forming of the recording section. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233517 | METHOD FOR MAKING A MASTER DISK FOR NANOIMPRINTING PATTERNED MAGNETIC RECORDING DISKS AND MASTER DISK MADE BY THE METHOD - A method for making a master disk to be used for nanoimprinting patterned-media magnetic recording disks uses sidewall lithography. In one implementation, the master disk substrate has a first pattern of concentric rings formed on it by sidewall lithography, followed by a second pattern of generally radially-directed pairs of parallel lines, also formed by sidewall lithography, with the pairs of parallel lines intersecting the rings. An etching process is then performed, using the upper pattern as an etch mask, to remove unprotected portions of the underlying concentric rings. This leaves a pattern of pillars on the substrate, which then serve as an etch mask for an etching process that etches unprotected portions of the master disk substrate. The resulting master disk then has pillars of substrate material arranged in a pattern of concentric rings and generally radially-directed pairs of parallel lines. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233518 | HIGH ENERGY-DENSITY RADIOISOTOPE MICRO POWER SOURCES - A method of constructing a solid-state energy-density micro radioisotope power source device. In such embodiments, the method comprises depositing the pre-voltaic semiconductor composition, comprising a semiconductor material and a radioisotope material, into a micro chamber formed within a power source device body. The method additionally includes heating the body to a temperature at which the pre-voltaic semiconductor composition will liquefy within the micro chamber to provide a liquid state composite mixture. Furthermore, the method includes cooling the body and liquid state composite mixture such that liquid state composite mixture solidifies to provide a solid-state composite voltaic semiconductor, thereby providing a solid-state high energy-density micro radioisotope power source device. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233519 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery configured to stably and easily interrupt a current includes: an electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; a case containing the electrode assembly therein and having a first opening at one end thereof; and a first plate coupled to the case and sealing the first opening, the first plate electrically connected to the electrode assembly, wherein the first plate includes a wrinkle portion configured to deform for disconnecting the first plate from the electrode assembly when an internal pressure of the case is greater than a reference pressure. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233520 | BATTERY - Provided is a battery capable of providing both fixing durability of a protective film during normal use and peeling easiness of the protective film during operation of a safety valve. A lithium ion secondary battery ( | 2010-09-16 |
20100233521 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an electrode assembly, a case, electrode terminals, a cap plate, and current collecting plates. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode, a separator, and a second electrode. The case contains the electrode assembly. The electrode terminals are electrically connected to respective electrodes. The current collecting plates have support protrusions inserted into an interior of the electrode assembly, and welding protrusions welded to lateral ends of the electrode assembly. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233522 | BATTERY CONNECTOR AND HOLDING STRUCTURE FOR BATTERY - A battery connector for a portable electronic device comprises a seat body and a plurality of elastic pins, the seat body includes a first plate and a second plate perpendicularly formed a side of the first plate, the first plate and the second plate cooperatively enclosing a plurality of assembly grooves to assemble the elastic pins. Each elastic pin includes a first folding portion and a second folding portion connecting with the first folding portion. The elastic pins are assembled in the assembly grooves accordingly, the first folding portion protrudes from the first plate and the second folding portion protrudes laterally from the second plate. It is also provides a holding structure applying the battery connector. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233523 | HEAT RESISTING ULTRAFINE FIBROUS SEPARATOR AND SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - A heat-resisting ultrafine fibrous separator of the present invention is prepared by an electrospinning process, formed of ultrafine fibers of heat-resisting polymer resin having a melting point more than 1800 C or not having the melting point, or ultrafine fibers of polymer resin capable of swelling in an electrolyte, together with the ultrafine fibers of heat-resisting polymer resin. Also, polyolefine fine particles providing a shutdown function are dispersed in the heat-resisting resin or the polymer resin capable of swelling in the electrolyte. The heat-resisting ultrafine fibrous separator of the present invention has the shutdown function, low thermal contraction, thermal endurance, excellent ionic conductivity and excellent adhesive property with an electrode, so a battery having excellent cycling characteristics, and having high-energy density and high capacity can be prepared. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233524 | CYLINDRICAL NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A cylindrical non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the invention includes: an approximately columnar electrode group having a strip-shaped positive electrode including a positive electrode material mixture layer formed on a positive electrode current collector and a strip-shaped negative electrode including a negative electrode material mixture layer formed on a negative electrode current collector that are spirally wound with a strip-shaped separator interposed therebetween; a non-aqueous electrolyte; a bottomed cylindrical battery case housing the electrode group and the non-aqueous electrolyte; and a negative electrode lead electrically connecting the negative electrode and the battery case. The negative electrode includes a double-coated portion having a negative electrode material mixture layer formed on both surfaces of the negative electrode current collector, a single-coated portion having a negative electrode material mixture layer formed on one surface of the negative electrode current collector, and an uncoated portion where both surfaces of the negative electrode current collector are exposed. The single-coated and uncoated portions are disposed at an outermost layer of the electrode group. The negative electrode current collector exposed portions of the single-coated and uncoated portions are in direct contact with an inner surface of the battery case. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233525 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a rolled electrode assembly | 2010-09-16 |
20100233526 | BATTERY - The metal foil of the positive electrode | 2010-09-16 |
20100233527 | BATTERY TERMINAL - A battery terminal including a fastener shaft and a non-parallel slot, which when compressed by the use of a fastener such as a rivet, creates an autogenous spring force in a direction outward from the slot. When an electrode assembly is attached to the battery terminal, the autogenous spring force acts to create a more secure and reliable connection between the battery terminal and the electrode assembly. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233528 | Rechargeable battery - A battery includes a case housing an electrode assembly, the case having an opening for receiving the electrode assembly, a cap plate combined with the opening so as to close the case, a first insulator on an outer surface of the cap plate, an electrode terminal electrically connected to the electrode assembly, the electrode terminal extending through a first terminal hole in the cap plate and a second terminal hole in the first insulator, a first connection portion that mates the cap plate to the first insulator so as to oppose rotation of the first insulator relative to the cap plate, the first connection portion being eccentric with respect to a central line of the first terminal hole, and a second connection portion that mates the first insulator to the electrode terminal so as to oppose rotation of the electrode terminal relative to the first insulator. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233529 | SEALED BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The sealed battery includes a sealing plate 13 sealing a mouth of an outer can, an external terminal 16 attached to the sealing plate 13 and having a connecting terminal 23, and a current interruption mechanism 18 interrupting current in response to pressure increase in the outer can that is installed in a conductive pathway electrically connecting the connecting terminal 23 and an electrode assembly. In the connecting terminal 23, a through-hole 23 | 2010-09-16 |
20100233530 | BATTERY AND BATTERY ENVELOPING ASSEMBLY CONVENIENT FOR ASSEMBLY - A battery enveloping assembly and a battery incorporating such an enveloping assembly are disclosed. The enveloping assembly comprises an explosion-proof assembly and an enveloping plate. A casing extends downwardly from the enveloping plate. An external surface of the enveloping plate is provided with a connection portion protruding outwardly relative to the casing. A cavity configured to house the explosion-proof assembly is formed in the casing. A lower portion of the casing is bent inwardly to form a bending portion so as to secure the explosion-proof assembly inside the casing in an insulating and sealing manner. A first through hole through which an electrode is connected to the explosion-proof assembly is provided at a center of the bending portion, and a second through hole through which an electrode extends out from the explosion-proof assembly is provided in the enveloping plate which is disposed on the top of the casing. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233531 | ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT INCORPORATING THE SAME - An electrolyte composition includes an ionic liquid and a solvent, wherein the solvent contains a material made of at least one of sulfolane and derivatives thereof, and a content of the material is 5 to 40 mass % of the total content of the electrolyte composition. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233532 | Composition for battery - A composition for a battery containing an electroconductive assistant improves battery performance of a battery produced using this composition as a result of achieving dispersion stabilization without inhibiting electroconductivity of the electroconductive assistant. The invention provides a composition for a battery comprising at least one type of dispersant selected from an organic pigment derivative having an acidic functional group(s) or a triazine derivative having an acidic functional group(s), a carbon material as an electroconductive assistant, and as necessary, a solvent, a binder and a positive electrode active substance or negative electrode active substance; and also provides a lithium secondary battery comprising a positive electrode having a positive electrode composite layer on a current collector, a negative electrode having a negative electrode composite layer on a current collector, an electrolyte containing lithium, and as necessary, an electrode foundation layer, wherein the positive electrode composite layer, the negative electrode composite layer or the electrode foundation layer is formed using the composition for a battery described above. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233533 | Alkaline Cell With Performance Enhancing Additives - Alkaline electrochemical cells having extended service life and acceptable gassing and corrosion properties are disclosed. An amphoteric surfactant can be incorporated into the gelled anode mixture of an alkaline electrochemical cell, optionally with an organic phosphate ester surfactant or a sulfonic acid type organic surfactant or both. Zinc particles having a defined distribution of particle sizes can also be incorporated into a zinc anode. The electrolyte included, in the anode mixture can have a reduced hydroxide concentration. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233534 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY, ANODE, AND CURRENT COLLECTOR - A rechargeable battery including a cathode and an anode each capable of inserting and extracting an electrode reaction material, and including an electrolyte, in which the anode includes an anode current collector which is formed by including a current collector body. The anode current collector is provided thereon with an active anode material layer, and a plurality of conductive particles disposed on the surface of the current collector body with the surface facing the active anode material layer. The plurality of conductive particles is formed to include spherical particles and plate-like particles. Since a tridimensional structure having irregularities is formed on the surface of the current collector body with the spherical particles and plate-like particles, anchoring effects are greatly increased. As a result, the adhesion of the active anode material layer to the anode current collector is considerably improved. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233535 | ELECTRODE PLATE FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - An electrode plate of a rechargeable battery that is capable of preventing wastage of a base film and preventing an active material layer from being irregularly formed and a method for fabricating the same is disclosed. The electrode plate is fabricated by continuously coating the active material layer lengthwise along a surface of the base film and cutting the base film in a direction substantially perpendicular to a length of the base film or in a direction that forms a predetermined angle in relation to the length of the base film. The method includes forming an active material layer lengthwise on a base film except for on predetermined parts of both ends of the base film by continuously coating active materials, and forming an electrode plate by cutting the base film formed with the active material layer in a direction substantially perpendicular to the length of the base film using a cutter. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233536 | SAFETY APPARATUS USING HIGH POWER BATTERY - Disclosed is a safety apparatus for responding to a battery short-circuit, and more particularly a safety apparatus for use in the event of a short-circuited of a high power battery, in which a PTC function is integrated into a tab of a high power battery. The safety apparatus for responding to a short-circuit of a high power battery comprises a casing, a battery part including a first electrode plate, a separator, and a second electrode plate arranged in that order and disposed inside the casing, a first tab connected to one of four edges of the first electrode plate via a first tab welding part and protruding from the casing, and a second tab connected to one of four edges of the second electrode plate via a second tab welding part and protruding from the casing, wherein a portion of the first tab ruptures when the first tab and the second tab are short-circuited, thus preventing the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate from being short-circuited. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233537 | Triazine Containing Electrode Materials for Secondary Batteries - The invention relates to a stable secondary battery utilizing as active element the oxidation and reduction cycle of a sterically hindered nitroxide radical, which is bonded to a triazine structural element. Further aspects of the invention are a method for providing such a secondary battery, the use of the respective compounds as active elements in secondary batteries and selected novel nitroxide compounds as such. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233538 | Open porous electrically conductive nanocomposite material - Nanocomposits of conductive, nanoparticulate polymer and electronically active material, in particular PEDOT and LiFePO | 2010-09-16 |
20100233539 | METHOD OF ETCHING A SILICON-BASED MATERIAL - A method is described of selectively etching a silicon substrate in small local areas in order to form columns or pillars in the etched surface. The silicon substrate is held in an etching solution of hydrogen fluoride, a silver salt and an alcohol. The inclusion of the alcohol provides a greater packing density of the silicon columns. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233540 | LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATE HAVING OLIVINE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - Provided is an olivine-type lithium iron phosphate composed of secondary particles having a mean particle diameter (D | 2010-09-16 |
20100233541 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ACTIVE MATERIAL, ACTIVE MATERIAL, ELECTRODE USING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY EQUIPPED THEREWITH - A method of manufacturing an active material having a sufficient discharge capacity at a high discharge current density, an active material obtained thereby, an electrode using the same, and a lithium-ion secondary battery equipped therewith are provided. The method of manufacturing an active material comprises a step of polymerizing a mixture containing an Fe ion, an Li ion, a PO | 2010-09-16 |
20100233542 | ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides an active material for a lithium secondary battery with a high discharge capacity, particularly for a lithium secondary battery that can increase the discharge capacity in a potential region of 4.3 V or lower, a method for producing the same, a lithium secondary battery having a high discharge capacity, and a method for producing the same. The active material for a lithium secondary battery includes a solid solution of a lithium transition metal composite oxide having an α-NaFeO | 2010-09-16 |
20100233543 | NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous secondary battery comprising a positive electrode which has a positive electrode active material layer containing Li(Li | 2010-09-16 |
20100233544 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ACTIVE MATERIAL, ACTIVE MATERIAL, ELECTRODE, AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a method of manufacturing an active material comprising both α-LiVOPO | 2010-09-16 |
20100233545 | ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ACTIVE MATERIAL, ELECTRODE, AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - The first aspect of the invention provides a method of manufacturing an active material capable of selectively synthesizing β-LiVOPO | 2010-09-16 |
20100233546 | Nitride and Carbide Anode Materials - Described is an anode material which is a transition metal nitride or carbide in form of nanoparticles, preferably a nitride or carbide with one nitrogen or carbon per metal, and especially a nitride or carbide having rock salt structure. A preferred anode material is vanadium nitride, in particular carbon coated vanadium nitride having a mean particle size of <500 nm. Embedded in an electrically conducting environment, such nanoparticulate material, in particular the vanadium nitride shows exceptional good charging-discharging cycle stability. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233547 | SEPARATOR FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - To obtain a separator for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery that has an excellent nonaqueous electrolyte permeability into an electrode and an excellent electrolyte retentivity of the electrode and achieves a large capacity, a high energy density and a good high-temperature charge characteristic. A separator 3 used for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery is formed by disposing a porous layer 2 made of inorganic fine particles and a resin binder on a porous separator substrate 1, the resin binder is made of at least one resin selected from the group consisting of polyimide resins, polyamide resins and polyamideimide resins and the molecular chain of the resin has a halogen atom content of 10% to 30% by weight, and the content of the resin binder in the porous layer is 5% by weight or more. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233548 | SOLID-STATE BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OF SUCH A SOLID-STATE BATTERY - Batteries based on solid-state electrolytes are known in the art. These (planar) energy sources, or solid-state batteries, efficiently convert chemical energy into electrical energy and can be used as the power sources for portable electronics. The invention relates to a method for manufacturing of a solid-state battery in which the pinholes in a solid electrolyte are at least partially filled by the deposition of an electrically insulating layers. The invention also relates to a battery obtained by performing such a method. The invention further relates to an electronic device provided with such a battery. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233549 | Non-Aqueous Electrolyte and Electrochemical Device With an Improved Safety - Disclosed are a non-aqueous electrolyte comprising a lithium salt and a solvent, the electrolyte containing, based on the weight of the electrolyte, 1-10 wt % of a compound of Formula 1 or its decomposition product, and 1-40 wt % of an aliphatic mono-nitrile compound, as well as an electrochemical device comprising the non-aqueous electrolyte. Also disclosed is an electrochemical device comprising: a cathode having a complex formed between a surface of a cathode active material and an aliphatic mono-nitrile compound; and a non-aqueous electrolyte containing 1-10 wt % of a compound of Formula 1 or its decomposition product based on the weight of the electrolyte. The electrochemical device has an excellent low-temperature battery performance and an excellent high-temperature safety, by a synergic effect, and also can provide excellent. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233550 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution in which an electrolyte is dissolved in a non-aqueous solvent. The positive electrode active material includes a lithium-containing transition metal oxide that releases oxygen during initial charge, and the non-aqueous solvent contains a fluorinated cyclic carbonate in which fluorine atoms are directly bonded to a carbonate ring. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233551 | ION CONDUCTOR - An ion conductor includes: an inorganic porous film which includes multiple fine pores of which surfaces are bonded to multiple proton-donor functional groups; and an electrolyte material which is held in the fine pores of the inorganic porous film, and includes a cation component and an anion component. Further, a method of producing the ion conductor includes: mixing and agitating an inorganic sol, polymer particles, and a solvent; filtering a mixed liquid including the inorganic sol, the polymer particles, and the solvent to fabricate a membrane including the inorganic sol and the polymer particles; removing an extra solvent contained in the membrane formed by filtering, followed by drying the membrane; firing the dried membrane and removing the polymer particles to form an inorganic porous film; chemically modifying to introduce proton-donor functional groups onto surfaces of fine pores of the inorganic porous film; and impregnating the fine pores of the inorganic porous film introduced the proton-donor functional groups with an electrolyte material, followed by drying the inorganic porous film. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233552 | MOBILE GENERATOR FOR SUPPLYING POWER TO THE ON-BOARD POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FROM GROUND, ESPECIALLY THE ON-BOARD POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM OF A PARKED AIRCRAFT - Where the underground electrical power supply in an airport apron area is not sufficiently powerful for temporarily parked aircraft, or even does not exist at all, a conventional diesel-powered electrodynamic generator is, inventively replaced by a mobile generator ( | 2010-09-16 |
20100233553 | RECHARGER FOR HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS - A recharger includes a manifold having an input to couple to a hydrogen generating module and an output port to couple to at least one rechargeable fuel cell. A vacuum pump is coupled to the manifold to evacuate the manifold. A valve is coupled to the manifold between the vacuum pump and the input of the manifold. A controller is coupled to control the vacuum pump and the valve, | 2010-09-16 |
20100233554 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A fuel cell system of the present invention includes: a polymer electrolyte fuel cell ( | 2010-09-16 |
20100233555 | CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A CONTROLLED SYSTEM - The invention relates to a closed-loop control system for a controlled system for specifying at least one controlling variable to the controlled system, having a primary controller, for generating the controlling variable within an interval between a maximum controlling variable barrier and a minimum controlling variable barrier. At least one measuring means for determining a controlled variable of the controlled system is provided. At least one measurement system for ascertaining at least one state variable of the controlled system, and at least one secondary controller, for varying the maximum controlling variable barrier and the minimum controlling variable barrier as a function of the state variable are provided. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233556 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - There is provided a fuel cell system capable of suppressing the increase of a control error of a motor. The system includes a fuel cell which generates a power by an electrochemical reaction between a fuel gas and an oxidizing gas, a motor driven by the generated power of the fuel cell, and a control unit which controls the generation state of the fuel cell. The control unit performs high-potential avoiding control to prevent the total voltage of the fuel cell from exceeding a predetermined high-potential avoiding voltage threshold value. In a vehicle velocity region where the control switching of the traction motor is caused, the high-potential avoiding volume is inhibited. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233557 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND FUEL CELL ACTIVATION METHOD - Whether a gas leakage occurs or not is accurately determined in a simple configuration. When receiving a request for activation of a fuel cell, a control unit opens a main shutoff valve to start hydrogen gas supply from a hydrogen tank to the fuel cell. The control unit thereafter performs gas leakage determination processing for a hydrogen piping system. If it is determined in the gas leakage determination processing that a gas leakage occurs, a gas leakage alert is output to stop the activation of the fuel cell. If it is determined in the gas leakage determination processing that a gas leakage does not occur, a compressor is activated to start oxidant gas supply to the fuel cell, and the fuel cell continues being operated. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233558 | Method to Reduce/Eliminate Shunt Current Corrosion of Wet End Plate in PEM Fuel Cells - A fuel cell stack includes a first fuel cell assembly and a last fuel cell assembly. The first fuel cell assembly includes a first end plate assembly, which has a first end plate cooling channel adapted to receive a coolant. The last fuel cell assembly includes a last end plate assembly that has a last end plate cooling channel. A first electrical potential exists between the first end plate and the last end plate. The fuel cell stack also includes a connecting cooling channel is in fluid communication with the first end plate cooling channel and the last end plate cooling channel. A coolant is contained within the connecting coolant channel, the first end plate cooling channel, and a last end plate cooling channel. The fuel cell stack further includes a coolant electrode positioned in the coolant channel, which contacts the coolant. A voltage source is in communication with the first end plate and the coolant electrode such that a second electrical potential between the coolant electrode and the first end plate is at a sufficient voltage to impede corrosion of the first end plate. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233559 | Fuel Cell System for a Vehicle, Method for Monitoring a Fuel Cell System - A fuel cell system for a vehicle includes a fuel cell arrangement that is coupleable to a vehicle drive as a primary load, and to a plurality of secondary loads. A control apparatus which controls the primary load and the secondary loads includes a monitoring circuit that is operable in a special operating mode of the fuel cell system, with the secondary loads being switched on and/or off as a manipulated variable in order to maintain the output voltage, as a reference variable, at a low voltage value that is formed by a cell voltage of the fuel cells of less than 0.45 V on average. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233560 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - To quickly and optimally control the water condition and temperature of a fuel cell even when the fuel cell is at a low temperature and in a dry state. If it is determined that a fuel cell is in a dry state and is determined that the fuel cell is at a low temperature, a control device performs low-efficiency power generation. Performing the low-efficiency power generation makes it possible to quickly warm up the fuel cell and bring the cathode water balance of a fuel cell into a plus (wet) state, so that the water condition and temperature of the fuel cell can be quickly and optimally controlled. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233561 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a cell stack body formed by stacking fuel cells on top of each other, end plates arranged at ends in the cell stacking direction of the cell stack body, and a fluid regulation device mounted in a flow path connected to the cell stack body and regulating conditions of fluid flowing in the flow path. The fluid regulation device is fixed to an end plate only at either of a fluid entrance portion and a fluid exit portion of the fluid regulation device. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233562 | GAS DETECTION SYSTEM, VEHICLE, AND CHECKUP METHOD FOR GAS DETECTION SYSTEM - A gas detection system functions to detect a specific gas present in a certain space. The gas detection system includes a gas concentration detector arranged to detect concentration of the specific gas as a gas concentration. The gas detection system also has a determination module configured to determine whether the gas concentration detected by the gas concentration detector exceeds a set threshold value. In response to input of a checking instruction for checking up the gas concentration detector into the determination module, the determination module uses a threshold value for checkup purpose, in place of the set threshold value. This arrangement effectively enhances the convenience in the process of checking up the gas concentration detector. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233563 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The present application provides a technique prevents a regulator arranged on a gas supplying path that supplies gas to a fuel cell installed in a fuel cell system from functioning erroneously, by controlling the pressure increase within the upper stream side of the regulator. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, an oxide gas supplying path to supply oxide gas to the fuel cell, a fuel gas supplying path to supply fuel gas to the fuel cell, a secondary regulator arranged on the fuel supplying path, a bypass path communicating the upper stream side path of the secondary regulator with the lower stream side path of the secondary regulator, and a pressure controlling valve that is closed in a case where the pressure difference between the upper stream side path and the lower stream side path is less than a predetermined amount, and opened in a case where the pressure difference between the upper stream side path and the lower stream side path exceeds the predetermined amount. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233564 | Fuel Cell Stack Including Non-Fuel Cell Cassette - A fuel cell stack is disclosed including a non-fuel cell cassette having temperature sensing elements disposed therein. The temperature sensing elements are disposed in one or more void spaces in the non-fuel cell cassette, which void spaces are connected to openings in the side of the non-fuel cell cassette for lead wires to communicate information from the temperature sensing elements to components outside of the fuel cell stack. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233565 | STACK SEAL INTERFACE ADAPTER - A fuel cell system comprises a first fuel cell stack having a first end plate, wherein the first end plate has a first opening, and a fuel cell component having a second opening. An adapter connects the first opening in the first end plate and the second opening in the fuel cell component. The adapter comprises a hollow tube. At least one of the first and second openings is located in a first groove. At least a first portion of the adapter is located in the first groove such that there is a passage from the first opening to the second opening through an interior of the hollow tube. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233566 | FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell includes a cell stack in which a plurality of unit cells each including a membrane electrode assembly with an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, and an anode flow plate connected to the anode electrode, and a gap portion which supplies oxygen amount greater than or equal to a consuming oxygen amount of the cathode electrode by diffusion onto the cathode electrode surface, are provided on the cathode electrode surface; a container unit containing the cell stack, having one face and another face in a direction parallel to a stacking direction of the unit cells; a duct unit arranged on at least one of the one face and the another face, and connected to the gap portion, and a fan which supplies the oxygen to the duct unit. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233567 | FUEL CELL STACK - A solid oxide fuel cell stack obtainable by a process comprising the use of a glass sealant with composition 50-70 wt % SiO | 2010-09-16 |
20100233568 | GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - A porous gas diffusion electrode provided on a polymer electrolyte such that a gas can be introduced, for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, includes a carbon fiber, and an electric conductive polymer and a thermoset resin that bond the carbon fibers to each other. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233569 | ELECTROLYTE MULTILAYER MEMBRANE FOR SOLID POLYMER FUEL CELL, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND FUEL CELL - A multilayer electrolyte membrane for polymer electrolyte fuel cells, consisting of a laminate of at least two polymer electrolyte membranes at least one of which membranes comprises a block copolymer (I) which comprises, as its constituents, a polymer block (A) having as a main unit an aromatic vinyl compound unit and a flexible polymer block (B), and has ion-conducting groups on polymer block (A); and a membrane electrode assembly and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell. The multilayer membrane is economical, mild to the environment, and has high ion conductivity and high methanol barrier properties, together. It is preferred, from the object, that at least two of the constitutive electrolyte membranes comprise block copolymer (I), and/or at least one of the constitutive electrolyte membranes has an ion exchange capacity of 0.7 meq/g or more and at least one of them has an ion exchange capacity of less than 0.7 meq/g. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233570 | ELECTRODE LAYER OF FUEL CELL AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - An electrode of an electrochemical cell and a method for fabricating the same is provided. The electrode is prepared by depositing ionomers to the catalyst layer of an electronic conductive layer, e.g. catalysts-coated carbon cloths. The ionomers are controllably deposited into the catalyst layer by applying a voltage. As a result, ionic conduction is enhanced and the reaction area of the three-phase-boundary region is increased. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233571 | REINFORCED ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FOR FUEL CELL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE MEMBRANE, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR FUEL CELL, AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL COMPRISING THE ASSEMBLY - A reinforced electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell wherein the electrolyte membrane is reinforced with a porous membrane and a radical scavenger is immobilized in the porous membrane. The reinforced electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell is a solid polymer electrolyte membrane suppressing the radical scavenger from leaking outside of the system and having good chemical durability. | 2010-09-16 |
20100233572 | FUEL CELL - The present invention relates to a fuel cell including: a membrane electrode assembly | 2010-09-16 |
20100233573 | METHOD OF FABRICATING ELECTRODE CATALYST LAYERS WITH DIRECTIONALLY ORIENTED CARBON SUPPORT FOR PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL - A membrane electrode assembly (MEA) of the invention comprises an anode and a cathode and a proton conductive membrane therebetween, the anode and the cathode each comprising a patterned sheet of longitudinally aligned transition metal-containing carbon nanotubes, wherein the carbon nanotubes are in contact with and are aligned generally perpendicular to the membrane, wherein a catalytically active transition metal is incorporated throughout the nanotubes. | 2010-09-16 |