| 40th week of 2008 patent applcation highlights part 59 |
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| 20080241648 | SMALL ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present invention provides a small electronic device including a cabinet body having a battery chamber defined therein, and a battery pack having a battery that is to be received in the battery chamber and is integrated with a battery lid for covering the battery chamber. The battery lid is detachably engaged with the cabinet body. The battery lid of the battery pack includes a rectangular main plate portion in accordance with the opening shape of the battery chamber, two side plate portions projecting from both side ends of the main plate portion to face side plate portions of the cabinet body, and at least two ribs projecting from the inside of the side plate portions to be fitted to the inside of the side plate portions of the cabinet body, with the battery lid being engaged with the cabinet body. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241649 | SMALL ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present invention provides a small electronic device including a cabinet body having a battery chamber defined therein, and a battery pack having a battery that is to be received in the battery chamber and is integrated with a battery lid for covering the battery chamber. The battery lid is detachably engaged with the cabinet body. A support plate for receiving the battery is placed on the bottom face of the battery chamber. An opening is centrally defined on the support plate. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241650 | BATTERY PACK - In the present invention, there is provided a battery pack which is loaded and unloaded to and from a battery mounting portion on the electronic apparatus side by sliding a housing thereof on the battery mounting portion, wherein, a lock recess is formed in each of side surfaces adjacent to a mount surface for mounting to the battery mounting portion through a pair of side edges parallel to the sliding direction of the mount surface, and a detection recess is formed in one or each of the side surfaces according to the kind of the battery pack; and the lock recess includes an inclined surface portion, and a clamped portion to be clamped between a bottom surface of the battery mounting portion and the lock protrusion, and the thickness of the clamped portion in a height direction is set to be larger than the depth of the detection recess in the same direction. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241651 | BATTERY PACK - In the present invention, there is provided a battery pack which is loaded and unloaded to and from a battery mounting portion while sliding one surface thereof in the battery mounting portion, wherein the one surface is provided with a pair of insertion guide grooves extending along the sliding direction and spaced from each other in the sliding direction; and each the insertion guide groove has an end portion fronting on a side surface of a battery main body. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241652 | BATTERY PACK - In the present invention, there is provided a battery pack wherein a lock recess for engagement with a lock protrusion formed to protrude from the battery mounting portion side and a detection groove for engagement with a detection protrusion formed to protrude from the battery mounting portion side so as to detect the kind of the battery pack are formed in one or each of mutually opposite side surfaces adjacent to a mount surface for mounting to the battery mounting portion, according to the kind of the battery pack, and the detection groove is formed to be deeper than the lock recess in a direction in the plane of the mount surface. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241653 | Car Battery - A car battery comprises: four lithium ferro-phosphate batteries serially connected and positioned within a battery case with the anode and cathode caps exposed and connected to each other, and each of the lithium ferro-phosphate batteries has a capacity of 10-20 ampere-hour. The car battery also comprises two wires respectively connected to the anode and cathode caps, and the wires are thus connected to the anode and cathode of the lithium ferro-phosphate batteries connected in series. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241654 | Polymer battery pack - A thin polymer battery pack that can withstand a strong external impact includes: a pouch type bare cell having an exposed electrode tab: a circuit electrically coupled to the electrode tab of the pouch type bare cell; a frame case covering an upper part of the pouch type bare cell where the circuit is arranged, two short side parts having a narrow width connected to the upper part of the pouch type bare cell, and a lower part of the pouch type bare cell, two long side parts of a broader width than the two short side parts connected to an exposed upper part of the pouch type bare cell, and a reinforcement label having a metal layer to attach as a single body to both long side parts and the lower part of the pouch type bare cell. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241655 | ELECTRODE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - An electrode is provided as one capable of achieving further improvement in safety of an electrochemical device when exposed to a high-temperature environment, and an electrochemical device is provided as one using the electrode. The electrode has a current collector, an endothermic material layer provided on the current collector, and an active material layer provided on the endothermic material layer. The endothermic material layer contains an endothermic material absorbing heat at 80° C. or higher in a differential scanning calorimetry curve thereof. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241656 | CORRUGATED ELECTRODE CORE TERMINAL INTERFACE APPARATUS AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE - A corrugated electrode core terminal interface apparatus and article of manufacture are disclosed. In one embodiment, the corrugated electrode core terminal interface apparatus comprises a first current collector foil, a separator, a second current collector foil, and a plurality of termination wires. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241657 | Coiled-cell lithium-ion battery having collector and/or contacts embedded in plastic - A coiled cell lithium-ion battery is provided with a plastic element, at least on the part of the end face of the cell coil on which the collector projects, to partially or completely embed the collector. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241658 | BATTERY PACK - In the present invention, there is provided a battery pack including a circuit board disposed on the inner side of a mount surface to be mounted to a battery mounting portion, and a terminal portion at one surface adjacent to the mount surface, the battery pack being mounted into the battery mounting portion by sliding the mount surface on the battery mounting portion, wherein a recess is formed at one or each of a pair of edge portions which are formed between the mount surface and both side surfaces adjacent to the mount surface through a pair of side edges parallel to the direction of sliding of the mount surface in the battery mounting portion, according to the kind of the battery pack. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241659 | BATTERY PACK - In the present invention, there is provided a battery support mechanism including: a terminal board provided with connection terminals to be connected to terminal portions provided on the battery side; a battery containing portion to which the terminal board is fitted while keeping open at least two mutually opposite side surfaces and one surface adjacent to the two side surfaces, of the terminal board, so as thereby to cause the connection terminals to front on the inside of the battery containing portion; and a support plate fixed to the battery containing portion so as thereby to support the one surface of the terminal board which is fitted in the battery containing portion, wherein the terminal board is swingable in the opening directions of the battery containing portion. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241660 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte battery has a cathode, an anode, an electrolyte, and a separator. The separator is a microporous resin film of a single layer made of a resin material in which at least one kind of insulating and flame-retarding fiber is dispersed in a polyolefin resin. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241661 | Mobile terminal with user identification card including personal finance-related information and method of using a value-added mobile service through said mobile terminal - The present invention enables a user to receive a financial service anywhere through a mobile terminal equipped with a UIM (User Identification Module) electronic card. In the present invention, a user enters his or her password to a mobile terminal with a UIM card including subscriber telephone number, finance, authorization, and personal information, then, if the entered password is correct, authorization is processed with a remote authorizing server based on the authorization information. After authorization, user's requesting service, e.g., payment service, transaction particulars inquiry service, prepaid card recharging service is conducted through a mobile network. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241662 | Separator for valve regulated lead-acid battery and valve regulated lead-acid battery - A separator for a valve regulated lead-acid battery having a piercing strength (puncture strength) of 4.5 N/mm or more and a tensile strength of 7.0 N/10 mm | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241663 | Packaging material for flat electrochemical cell - In a packaging material for electrochemical cell, a thermally adhesive resin layer is configured of a resin having a propylene based elastomer resin in a propylene based resin. This propylene based elastomer resin is a copolymer composed of a constitutional unit derived from propylene and a constitutional unit derived from an α-olefin having from 2 to 20 carbon atoms; when the total sum of the constitutional unit derived from propylene and the constitutional unit derived from an α-olefin is defined as 100% by mole, contains 50% by mole or more of the constitutional unit derived from propylene; and is satisfied with (a) a Shore A hardness (ASTM D2240) of from 65 to 90, (b) a melting point of from 130 to 170° C., (c) a density (ASTM D1505) of from 860 to 875 kg/m | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241664 | Battery Electrodes and Batteries Including Such Electrodes - A battery can include a housing, a cathode within the housing, and an anode within the housing. The cathode can include a lithium ion active cathode material and a network of conductive metallic material within the active cathode material. The cathode can have a thickness of at least 1 mm. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241665 | ALL-SOLID-STATE LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - An all-solid-state lithium-ion secondary battery has an anode, a cathode, a solid electrolyte layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, and at least one of a first mixed region formed at an interface between the anode and the solid electrolyte layer and containing a constituent material of the anode and a constituent material of the solid electrolyte layer, and a second mixed region formed at an interface between the cathode and the solid electrolyte layer and containing a constituent material of the cathode and a constituent material of the solid electrolyte layer. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241666 | Battery unit - A battery unit has a plurality of non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries connected in series, wherein at least two types of non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries (A | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241667 | Tunable frangible battery pack system - A tunable frangible battery pack system for use in an electric vehicle is disclosed. The tunable frangible battery pack system includes a two piece clamshell housing. The system also includes a plurality of battery cells arranged within the housing and a collector plate secured to each piece of the housing. The system also includes a wire conductor arranged between each of the battery cells and collector plates to create a frangible disconnect system when the battery pack system and electric vehicle are exposed to a predetermined mechanical or thermal force or event. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241668 | PORTABLE POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - The portable power supply device in accordance with the present invention comprises at least one Zinc-Air battery module composed of at least one battery unit and a power transmission interface. In an embodiment, the power transmission interface can be selected from a charging connector, a charging socket or a charging cable with a linking connector. The portable power supply device can be connected to a portable electronic device through the power transmission interface, and can be applied to be the main power or the backup charging power for the portable electronic device. In an embodiment, the battery unit can be a primary Zinc-Air battery, rechargeable Zinc-Air battery, Zinc-Air battery with replaceable zinc plate, or Zinc-Air battery with replaceable zinc gel, and supply the voltage from 0.8V to 24V for well power charging to the portable electronic device. The power transmission interface is coupled to at least one pair of conductors of the Zinc-Air battery module, and for transmitting electric current generated by the Zinc-Air battery module. The Zinc-Air battery module and the battery unit are simultaneously made of at least one flexible material through integrated molding. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241669 | FLAT-SHAPED BATTERY - The flat-shaped battery includes an electrode material containing an active material, and a battery case which has the electrode material housed inside and in which a plurality of protruding members extending inwardly from an inner surface of the battery case are fixed to the inner surface. The electrode material is housed in the battery case with those individual protruding members inserted in the electrode material. As a result, even if the flat-shaped battery is subjected to such external influences as accelerations and vibrations, the electrode material can securely be prevented from moving within the battery case. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241670 | Electrolyte for lithium ion rechargeable battery and lithium rechargeable battery including the same - An electrolyte for a lithium ion rechargeable battery, including a lithium salt, a non-aqueous organic solvent, a dihalogenated ethylene carbonate, and a halogenated ethylene carbonate. The electrolyte may include about 0.01 to about 2 weight % of the dihalogenated ethylene carbonate, and the electrolyte may include about 0.1 to about 10 weight % of the halogenated ethylene carbonate. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241671 | POWER DISCONNECTION APPARATUS FOR SOFT-SHELL LI ION BATTERY - A power disconnection apparatus includes a soft-shell Li ion battery and a power disconnection device. The soft-shell Li ion battery includes anode pin and a cathode pin and a soft shell enclosing the soft-shell Li ion battery. The power disconnection device includes a panel attaching to the surface of the shell of the soft-shell Li ion battery and a separation unit arranged at topside of the panel and corresponding to one of the anode pin and the cathode pin. The shell has expansion when the soft-shell Li ion battery is over-charged and the panel is move away from the soft-shell Li ion battery. Therefore, the separation unit disconnects power to the anode pin or the cathode pin. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241672 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - To provide a secondary battery that is capable of shortening injecting time for injecting an electrolytic solution, and infiltrating the electrolytic solution uniformly, during a process for preparing the secondary battery. Also, to provide the secondary battery in which discordance of layers of positive-electrode plates, negative-electrode plates, and separators does not easily occur during a process for laminating them and the following process. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241673 | PRISMATIC CELL - A prismatic cell capable reliably inhibiting swelling of the cell is provided. The prismatic cell includes an electrode assembly having a positive electrode and a negative electrode, an electrolytic solution, and a prismatic outer casing housing the electrode assembly and the electrolytic solution. The outer casing has an inwardly depressed portion in the central portion of a side surface of the outer casing having a largest area among the four side surfaces of the prismatic outer casing. The depressed portion has at least one swelling prevention groove. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241674 | Electrode assembly and secondary battery including electrode assembly - An electrode assembly having a ceramic layer interposed between a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate, and a secondary battery including the electrode assembly includes: a positive electrode and a negative electrode plate having a ceramic layer coated on the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate and interposed between the two plates, and a rubber layer laminated on the ceramic layer to prevent deformation of the ceramic layer. The battery safety and reliability are improved by preventing cracking or separation of the ceramic layer from external shock by laminating the rubber layer on the ceramic layer. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241675 | BATTERY PACK - In the present invention, there is provided a battery pack including first to fifth terminal portions sequentially arrayed at one side surface of a housing, wherein the first terminal portion formed on one end side of the one side surface is a positive electrode terminal, the fifth terminal portion formed on the other end side is a negative electrode terminal, the fourth terminal portion formed adjacently to the fifth terminal portion is an ID terminal, and the fourth terminal portion and the fifth terminal portion are proximate to each other; and a guide portion for guiding the loading and unloading of the battery pack into and from a battery mounting portion is formed substantially in the center of the one side surface in array with the terminal portions, and the third terminal portion arranged centrally is formed at a position deviated toward the one end side or the other end side. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241676 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - An electrochemical device has an armor; a structure housed in the armor and having a separator disposed between first and second electrodes; and external terminals with respective leads connected to the first and second electrodes of the structure, respectively, and extending from the interior of the armor across a sealed portion of the armor to the outside; at least a surface of an intersection in each of the leads crossing the sealed portion is provided with at least one of depressed portion and projected portion. This electrochemical device is realized in compact size and with high reliability. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241677 | Sealed Terminals For Batteries - The invention relates to sealed terminals for batteries of the type that are used as connection terminals in the electrical circuitry of a motor vehicle. The inventive terminals comprise an outer truncated-cone-shaped part, an inner part which is equipped with a ring labyrinth and stepped zones which are provided between said two parts. The terminals are characterised by the inclusion of at least one peripheral ring having a lower wall which is perpendicular to the axis of the terminal and having a smaller diameter than the stepped zone. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241678 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL HAVING LOW VOLUME COLLECTOR ASSEMBLY - A low volume collector assembly and an electrochemical cell employing a collector assembly are provided. The electrochemical cell includes an electrically conductive can having inner and outer electrodes disposed therein. The cell also includes a collector assembly assembled to an open end of the can to provide closure to the open end of the can. The collector assembly includes a seal and a cover assembled to the seal to provide a sealed closure to the open end of the can. The cover includes an integrally formed current collector portion that contacts one end of the inner electrode. The cover serves as a current collector and also serves as a contact terminal of the cell. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241679 | SEALED BATTERY WITH ELECTRODE TERMINAL WELDED TO CURRENT COLLECTOR, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME - Provided is a sealed battery that can offer excellent battery performances by having its electrode terminal and a current collector securely welded to each other, and its manufacturing method. The sealed battery is formed by hermetically sealing a casing storing an electrode assembly and the current collector, wherein: the electrode assembly formed by layering positive and negative electrode plates with a separator sandwiched therebetween is electrically connected to the current collector; and a shaft portion of the electrode terminal penetrates through the current collector. A part of the electrode terminal projecting out from a pass-through of the current collector is a (conical) frustum-shaped portion whose bottom base is in contact with the current collector. The frustum-shaped portion is pressed against the current collector, and the frustum-shaped portion and the current collector are welded together in at least one area on a perimeter of the bottom base of the frustum-shaped portion. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241680 | Pouch type lithium secondary battery - A pouch type lithium secondary battery includes a crude cell equipped with electrode leads and electrode tabs, a battery case for sealing the crude cell, and insulating materials provided on an inner surface of the battery case in which the electrode leads and the electrode tabs are disposed. In a method of fabricating a pouch type lithium secondary battery comprising a crude cell equipped with electrode leads and electrode tabs, and a battery case for sealing the crude cell, the battery case is comprised of a first receiving portion for receiving the crude cell and a second receiving portion for receiving the electrode leads. The method includes the steps of processing insulating materials on an inner surface of the second receiving portion, inserting the crude cell into the battery case, and sealing the battery case. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241681 | Proton conducting electrolyte and electrochemical cell including proton conducting electrolyte - A proton conducting electrolyte having good proton conductivity and an electrochemical cell that includes the proton conducting electrolyte are provided. The proton conducting electrolyte has the ABO | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241682 | Multi-layer positive electrode structures having a silver-containing layer for miniature cells - A silver-containing alkaline electrochemical cell and methods for producing the cell, wherein the cell includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode, a separator disposed between the electrodes, and an alkaline electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode is formed as a multi-layer composite including a silver-containing oxide layer and a barrier layer, initially free of silver-containing material, disposed between the silver-containing oxide layer and the separator for substantially reducing migration of silver ions to the separator and negative electrode. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241683 | Alkaline electrochemical cell - An alkaline electrochemical cell comprising a negative electrode, wherein the negative electrode includes zinc as an active material and further includes a synergistic combination of a solid zinc oxide and a surfactant. More particularly, the invention discloses an alkaline electrochemical cell that is capable of providing improved service when utilized by high drain devices. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241684 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a porous insulating layer and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The porous insulating layer is provided between the positive electrode material mixture layer and the negative electrode material mixture layer and contains a material which does not have a shutdown function. The positive electrode is provided with a PTC layer extending substantially parallel to the positive electrode collector and the negative electrode is provided with a PTC layer extending substantially parallel to the negative electrode collector. Each of the PTC layers contains a material having a positive temperature coefficient of resistance. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241685 | ANODE AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - An anode for lithium-ion secondary battery is provided as one capable of ensuring sufficient safety (suppression of dendrites) while achieving a higher capacity (higher density of the electrode), and permitting formation of a lithium-ion secondary battery with excellent high-rate discharge performance. An anode for lithium-ion secondary battery has a current collector, and an active material-containing layer formed on the current collector, the active material-containing layer is comprised of an outermost layer disposed on the farthest side from the current collector, and a lower layer composed of at least one layer disposed between the outermost layer and the current collector, and a degree of flexion of the outermost layer is smaller than that of the lower layer. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241686 | Lead Storage Battery - A lead storage battery of the present invention has an electrode plate pack comprising a plurality of negative electrode plates in each of which a negative electrode active material layer is retained by a negative electrode grid, a plurality of positive electrode plates in each of which a positive electrode active material layer is retained by a positive electrode grid, and a plurality of separators separating the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate; a positive electrode connecting member connected to each positive electrode plate of the electrode plate pack, and a negative electrode connecting member connected to each negative electrode plate of the electrode plate pack. The positive and negative electrode grids, and the positive and negative electrode connecting members comprise a Pb alloy including at least one of Ca and Sn; the negative electrode active material layer includes Sb; and the separator includes silica. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241687 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE - A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector, a negative electrode layer and a top part. The positive electrode includes an end portion as viewed in a length direction of the positive electrode. The top part is gradually decreased in width towards an apex of the top part on one end of the current collector as viewed in a length direction of the current collector. The apex is arranged at a position corresponding to one-half of a maximum width of the negative electrode layer. The top part has a shape symmetric with respect to the position, and is arranged between the end portion of the positive electrode and a positive electrode portion outward of the end portion of the positive electrode. The end portion is arranged at a position preceding the top part. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241688 | Negative electrode for rechargeable lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery including the same - A negative electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a current collector and a negative active mass disposed on the current collector. The negative active mass includes a negative active material including a lithium vanadium composite oxide and a crystalline structure aid for inhibiting deterioration of a crystalline structure. The negative active material can inhibit an irreversible crystalline structure change during charge and discharge, and does not incur decomposition of an electrolyte resulting in improvement of a cycle-life of a rechargeable lithium battery. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241689 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE - A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a negative electrode and a positive electrode. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material having a lithium ion absorption potential of 0.4 V (vs. Li/Li+) or more. The negative electrode current collector is made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material. The positive electrode current collector has a total area and specific capacitance larger than those of the negative electrode current collector, and is made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241690 | Crystalline Nanometric LiFePO4 - The present invention relates to lithium secondary batteries and more specifically to positive electrode materials operating at potentials greater than 2.8 V vs. Li | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241691 | SINTERED SUBSTRATE AND ALKALINE STORAGE BATTERY USING THE SUBSTRATE - A sintered substrate is configured such that pores having a pore size (pore radius) of from 5 μm to 7 μm have a peak volume fraction with respect to the total pore volume of the sintered substrate, and pores having a pore radius of greater than 8.5 μm has a volume fraction of 11% or less with respect to the total pore volume of the sintered substrate. The sintered substrate has a smaller number of large-sized pores than conventional sintered substrates and a more uniform pore size distribution, and therefore shows a sufficient strength even when the porosity is increased. In addition, a cadmium negative electrode employing the sintered substrate shows excellent gas absorption capability and therefore can reduce the internal pressure of the battery during charge. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241692 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE - A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode contains a lithium compound and a negative electrode current collector supporting the lithium compound. A log differential intrusion curve obtained when a pore size diameter of the negative electrode is measured by mercury porosimetry has a peak in a pore size diameter range of 0.03 to 0.2 μm and attenuates with a decrease in pore size diameter from an apex of the peak. A specific surface area (excluding a weight of the negative electrode current collector) of pores of the negative electrode found by mercury porosimetry is 6 to 100 m | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241693 | Lithium transition metal complex oxide for lithium ion secondary battery cathode active material and method for producing the same, lithium ion secondary battery cathode active material, and lithium ion secondary battery - A lithium transition metal complex oxide for a lithium ion secondary battery cathode active material contains 100 to 1000 ppm of silicon and 300 to 900 ppm of fluorine. A method for producing the lithium transition metal complex oxide includes the step of mixing a lithium compound, a transition metal compound, a fluorine compound, and a silicon compound to prepare a raw material mixture, and the step of firing the raw material mixture to produce the lithium transition metal complex oxide. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241694 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY CELL - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell superior in resistance against continuous charging at high potential is provided. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell includes: a positive electrode having lithium phosphate and a positive electrode active material comprising lithium cobalt oxide containing at least one selected from Mg, Al, Ti, and Zr; and a separator having pores having an average diameter of 0.05 to 0.2 μm. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241695 | CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE ELECTRODE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND ELECTRODE ADOPTING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a carbon nanotube composite electrode material, a method for manufacturing the same and an electrode including the carbon nanotube composite material. The carbon nanotube electrode material includes carbon fibers and carbon nanotubes. The carbon fibers constitute a network structure. The carbon nanotubes are wrapped around and adhering to the carbon fibers. Because a diameter of the carbon fibers is about 100 times larger than that of the carbon nanotubes, gaps between the carbon fibers are also larger than that between the carbon nanotubes such that electrolytes can easily penetrate into the carbon fibers and come into contact with all or nearly all of the available surface area of the carbon nanotubes. In other words, an effective surface area of the carbon nanotubes is improved, and capacity of electrode material is also improved. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241696 | ELECTRODE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - An electrode is provided as one capable of adequately maintaining voids in a surface layer and an electrochemical device is provided as one using the electrode. The electrode has a current collector, and an active material-containing layer provided on the current collector and containing active material particles, the number of peaks in a particle size distribution of the active material particles in a lower part on the current collector side in the active material-containing layer is larger than the number of peaks in a particle size distribution of the active material particles in a surface part on the opposite side to the current collector in the active material-containing layer, and a thickness of the lower part is not less than 50% nor more than 90% of a total thickness of the surface part and the lower part. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241697 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - In a non-aqueous electrolyte battery having a positive electrode ( | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241698 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTRODE FOR USE IN LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous lithium secondary battery capable of maintaining high capacity even when preserved under a high temperature circumstance or put to charge/discharge repetitively, the battery having an electrode in which at least one of a positive electrode or a negative electrode contains less than 5 wt % of a lithium ion conductive inorganic solid electrolyte powder and using an ion conductive non-aqueous electrolyte, and an electrode for use in the lithium secondary battery using an ion conducting non-aqueous electrolyte containing less than 5 wt % of a lithium ion conductive inorganic solid electrolyte powder. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241699 | Lithium-Ion Battery Electrolytes - A rechargeable lithium-ion battery includes an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte containing one or more dispersed lithium salts. The electrolyte is composed of one or more solvent materials. A principal solvent constituent compound is at least one of γ-valerolactone, methyl isobutyryl acetate, 2-methoxyethyl acetate, 2-ethoxyethyl acetate, and diethyl oxalate. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241700 | Electrolyte for lithium rechargeable battery and lithium rechargeable battery comprising the same - An electrolyte for the lithium rechargeable battery including non-aqueous organic solvent, fluoroethylene carbonate, and halogen-substituted benzene phenyl ether, and the lithium rechargeable battery comprising the same. The lithium rechargeable battery can improve the overcharging property of the increase of temperature and voltage when overcharging the lithium rechargeable battery. Additionally, the battery capacity retention ratio can be increased. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241701 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a lithium secondary battery which has improved safety, mainly coming from use of an electrolyte solution which is not inflammable at room temperature (20° C.), while not deteriorating output characteristics at low temperatures and room temperature or output maintenance characteristics after storage at high temperature (50° C.). The lithium secondary battery of the present invention, encased in a container, is provided with a cathode and an anode, both capable of storing/releasing lithium ions, a separator which separates these electrodes from each other, and an electrolyte solution containing a cyclic carbonate and a linear carbonate as solvents and a compound such as VC at composition ratios of 18.0 to 30.0%, 74.0 to 81.9% and 0.1 to 1.0%, respectively, based on the whole solvents, all percentages by volume. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241702 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - In a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an embodiment of the invention, a nonaqueous electrolyte contains: a tertiary carboxylate ester represented by the following general formula (1) in an amount of a range of 3% by mass or more and 80% by mass or less based on the total mass of the nonaqueous solvent: | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241703 | Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator stacked and wound in a cylindrical configuration, and which achieves a high energy density and superior cycle performance characteristics. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241704 | Nonaqueous Electrolyte Solution and Lithium Secondary Battery Using Same - The present invention provides a lithium secondary battery having excellent battery characteristics such as battery cycling property, electrical capacity and storage property. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241705 | Electrode and Method of Fabricating It, and Battery - A battery capable of obtaining a high energy density and obtaining superior cycle characteristics is provided. A spirally wound electrode body | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241706 | HOLOGRAPHIC DATA STORAGE MEDIUM AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A holographic data storage medium and a fabrication method thereof are provided. First, a precursor solution including an ultraviolet curable adhesive composition including a monomer having at least one (meth)acryloyl group in the molecule and an oligomer having at least two (meth)acryloyl groups in the molecule, a photopolymerizable organic compound and a photoinitiator including 2, 4, 6 trimethyl benzoldiphenyl phosphine oxide is provided. Next, a first substrate and a second substrate are attached to one another such that a gap is formed between the first and second glass substrates. Next, the precursor solution is filled into the gap. Next, the precursor solution between the first and second substrates is irradiated with a light in an atmosphere of an inert gas to induce photo-polymerization reaction to form the recording layer. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241707 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXPOSURE OF A PHASE SHIFT MASK - The present disclosure provides a method of making a mask. The method includes providing a substrate having a first attenuating layer on the substrate and a first imaging layer on the first attenuating layer; performing a first exposure to the first imaging layer using a first radiation energy in writing mode; performing a first etching to the first attenuating layer; performing a second etching to the substrate; forming a second imaging layer on the first attenuating layer and the substrate; performing a second exposure to the second imaging layer using a light energy and another mask; and performing a third etching to the first attenuating layer after the second exposure. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241708 | SUB-RESOLUTION ASSIST FEATURE OF A PHOTOMASK - The present disclosure provides a mask. The mask includes a transparent substrate, a main feature, and an assistant feature. The main feature includes attenuating material and is disposed on the substrate. The assistant feature includes a sub-resolution feature providing a phase shift. The assistant feature is spaced a distance from the main feature. The assistant feature includes a trench defined by the substrate. The present disclosure further provides a method of fabricating the mask. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241709 | System And Method For analyzing photomask Geometries - In one embodiment, a method for analyzing photomask geometries is provided. An original geometry to be formed in an absorber layer of a photomask blank is received. The original geometry may be modified to generate a modified geometry that is offset from the original geometry. A simulation may be performed based on the modified geometry to determine a simulated geometry, wherein the simulated geometry is a simulated prediction of a geometry that would be written into a resist layer of the photomask blank if the modified geometry was used as input for imaging the resist layer. The simulated geometry may then be modified to determine a predicted original geometry, wherein the predicted original geometry is a prediction of a geometry that would be formed in the absorber layer of the photomask blank if an etch process was performed on an area of the absorber layer defined by the simulated geometry. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241710 | Photomask including contrast enhancement layer and method of making same - A photomask and a method of making same. The photomask includes a plate defining transparent regions in a predetermined pattern and opaque regions, the transparent regions adapted to transmit light therethrough; and a contrast enhancement layer disposed over an entire surface of at least one of the transparent regions and the opaque regions. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241711 | Removal and prevention of photo-induced defects on photomasks used in photolithography - Photoinduced defects that occur on photomasks used in photolithography may be removed or prevented. In one example a photomask is installed into a vacuum chamber, the contaminants on the photomask are broken down with heat, illumination or both and the broken-down contaminants are removed with a vacuum. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241712 | Method and system for patterning a mask layer - The presently described embodiments use a printing process, e.g. a wax printing technique, to pattern a mask layer (such as a soldermask layer) of, for example, a printed circuit. Substantially all other conventional processes in developing soldermask and exposure processes can be maintained. According to the presently described embodiments, each printed circuit will have a unique pattern that matches uniform and non-uniform runout. In one form, the pattern is comprised of wax single drops having a specified gap to make the process transparent to the current industry practice. Furthermore, the single drops can be used for both large and small areas without any development time differences. In at least one form, the wax pattern and the soldermask in the gap are removed during development. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241713 | COLORED PHOTOCURABLE COMPOSITION FOR SOLID STATE IMAGE PICK-UP DEVICE, COLOR FILTER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND SOLID STATE IMAGE PICK-UP DEVICE - A colored photocurable composition for a solid state image pick-up device, the composition including at least (A) a dispersion resin having an unsaturation equivalent of less than 600, (B) a pigment, (C) a photopolymerization initiator, and (D) a polyfunctional photopolymerizable compound having an acidic functional group and/or an alkyleneoxy chain. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241714 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LENS CONTAMINATION CONTROL - The present disclosure provides a method for measuring lens contamination in a lithography apparatus. The method includes imaging an asymmetric pattern utilizing a lens system and measuring an alignment offset of the asymmetric pattern associated with the lens system. A contamination of the lens system is determined by comparing the alignment offset to a reference value. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241715 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - In the present invention, when trouble occurs and the operation of a substrate processing apparatus is stopped, substrate information containing positions and processing states of the substrates located in the apparatus at that time is stored, and the power supply of the apparatus is then turned off. When the apparatus is restarted, the substrates located in the apparatus are collected into a substrate housing unit, and each of the substrates in the substrate housing unit is then sequentially transferred to a plurality of processing units following the same transfer recipe as that before occurrence of trouble, and substrate processing is not performed in a processing unit in which processing has already been completed, whereas substrate processing is performed in a processing unit in which processing has not been performed yet, based on the substrate information. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241716 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD AND PROCESS CARTRIDGE - An image forming apparatus including an image bearing member, a charging device, an irradiating device, a developing device, a transfer device, a fixing device, and a cleaning device, wherein the image bearing member includes a substrate on which a photosensitive layer and a cross-linked surface layer are accumulated and the cross-linked surface layer comprises a cross-linked material formed by curing a monomer having at least three radical polymerizable function groups without a charge transport structure and a radical polymerizable compound having a charge transport structure by a photo-energy irradiation device, wherein the toner has a volume average particle diameter of from 1 to 5 μm and an average circularity of from 0.95 to 0.98, wherein external additives added to the toner satisfy the following relationship: 1<3X/5+Y<3, wherein X represents the amount of an external additive having a primary particle diameter of from 10 to 20 nm and Y represents the amount of another external additive having an primary particle diameter of from 100 to 200 nm and X and Y satisfy the following relationship: X| 2008-10-02 | |
| 20080241717 | TONER FOR ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPMENT - A toner for electrostatic image development, containing a resin binder and a wax, wherein the resin binder contains an amorphous polyester obtained by polycondensing a carboxylic acid component containing fumaric acid in an amount of from 55 to 100% by mole, with an alcohol component, wherein the wax contains an ester of pentaerythritol and a fatty acid having 15 to 25 carbon atoms, and a method of forming fixed images, including the step of applying the toner for electrostatic image development to a non-contact fixing type image-forming apparatus. The toner for electrostatic image development of the present invention is suitably used for, for example, developing a latent image formed in electrophotography, electrostatic recording method, electrostatic printing method, or the like. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241718 | Method and Device for Receiving a Used Web of Transfer Foil - A method and device for receiving a used web of transfer foil on a wind-up reel overcome the disadvantage of telescoping of the wound-up web of transfer foil on the wind-up reel, which tends to increase as a used web of transfer foil continues to be fed to the wind-up reel. Telescoping is at least reduced by providing a device for receiving a used web of transfer foil with at least one dielectric layer, causing web regions adjacent each other in the radial direction on the wind-up reel to adhere to each other due to electrostatic forces. At least one charging device for charging the dielectric layer of the web of transfer foil is provided in a transfer foil web region upstream of the wind-up reel, to charge the used web of transfer foil. The charging device substantially extends over the entire width of the web of transfer foil. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241719 | FULL COLOR IMAGE FORMING PROCESS - A process for forming a full-color image, wherein the 4 color toners each have an apparent viscosity at 105° C. of 50,000 to 300,000 Pa·s and an apparent viscosity at 130° C. of 3,000 to 30,000 Pa·s, and as a color toner arranged at the outermost layer on a transfer medium among the 4 color toners, a toner, in which a maximum peak or a shoulder peak is present between 105° C. and 130° C. in a temperature-logarithmic melt viscosity graph, is used, and as the other color toners arranged at lower layers than the outermost layer, toners, in which neither the maximum peak nor the shoulder peak is present between 105° C. and 130° C., are used. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241720 | Anticurl backside coating (ACBC) photoconductors - A photoconductor that contains a first layer, a supporting substrate thereover, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer comprised of at least one charge transport component, and wherein the first layer is in contact with the supporting substrate on the reverse side thereof, and which first layer includes a polymer and needle shaped particles with an aspect ratio of from 2 to about 200. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241721 | Photoconductors - A photoconductor containing a first layer, a supporting substrate thereover, a photogenerating layer, and at least one charge transport layer comprised of at least one charge transport component, and wherein the first layer is in contact with the supporting substrate on the reverse side thereof, and which layer contains a semi-penetrating polymer network formed from crosslinking a suitable fluoropolymer, and within which network structure is penetrated with a polycarbonate. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241722 | Mixed Crystals Comprising C.I. Pigment Red 170 Derivatives - A mixed crystal of C.I. Pigment Red 170 and one or more of the compounds of the formula (1) | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241723 | EMULSION AGGREGATION TONER COMPOSITIONS HAVING CERAMIC PIGMENTS - Emulsion aggregation toner particles comprising at least one binder resin and a colorant, wherein the colorant comprises at least one ceramic pigment. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241724 | TONER COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING STYRENE CONTAINING EXTERNAL ADDITIVES - Toner compositions of toner particles including additive particles upon an external surface of the toner particles, wherein the additive particles include crosslinked styrene containing polymer particles, exhibit reduced sensitivity to relative humidity. The crosslinked styrene containing polymer particles have an average particle size of from about 30 nm to about 300 nm, and may include styrene homopolymer particles, styrene copolymer particles or mixtures thereof. A process of reducing the relative humidity sensitivity of toner using such external surface additive is also described. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241725 | TONER FOR DEVELOPING AGENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - In order to solve the foregoing inconveniences, specified addition amounts of a low-resistance external additive and a high-resistance external additive are used in this invention. Furthermore, the toner having been subjected to external addition is subjected to cyclone classification to separate the external additives by force, thereby producing a toner in the same state as in the toner to which a mechanical stress has been applied within the developing unit. When a value of resistance of the toner after externally adding the external additives and a value of resistance of the toner after cyclone classification and a relationship between the both are specified as described later, so far as they fall within the specified ranges, it is possible to provide a developing agent which is free from deterioration of the image quality and is less in toner scattering even by an environmental change or after long-term use. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241726 | RESIN-FILLED FERRITE CARRIER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER USING THE FERRITE CARRIER - Employed are a resin-filled ferrite carrier for an electrophotographic developer filled with a resin in voids of a porous ferrite core material, wherein the resin filled in the voids is a silicone resin which has a softening point of 40° C. or above and is cured at or above such softening point, and the filled amount is 7 to 30 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the core material, a method for producing thereof band an electrophotographic developer using this ferrite carrier. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241727 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING TONER, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC TONER MANUFACTURED BY THE METHOD - A method for manufacturing toner includes steps of supplying, periodically dispensing, and solidifying. The supply step supplies a liquid to be atomized, which includes at least a resin and a colorant. The periodic dispensation step periodically dispenses droplets of the liquid through an atomizing unit. The solidification step solidifies the dispensed droplets into toner particles. The atomizing unit includes a thin film, a vibration actuator, and multiple holes. The thin film has a relatively stiff portion and a relatively elastic portion, and is configured to contact the liquid. The vibration actuator is connected to and supports a periphery of the thin film, and is configured to induce vibration of the thin film. The multiple holes are formed in the relatively stiff portion, and are configured to discharge droplets therethrough when the thin film vibrates. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241728 | Methods for reducing plasticization and blocking in toner compositions - Use of a wax in a toner, such as carnauba wax, to give an increase in charge control agent in a toner, such as a magenta toner, to give an increased glass transition temperature is disclosed. The toner may contain a resin comprising amorphous and crystalline polyesters to provide good low melt characteristics. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241729 | RESIN-COATED FERRITE CARRIER FOR ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC DEVELOPER USING THE RESIN-COATED FERRITE CARRIER - Employed are a resin-coated ferrite carrier for an electrophotographic developer including a ferrite carrier core material having a BET specific surface area of 900 to 5,000 cm | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241730 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING TONER PARTICLES - In a process for producing toner particles through granulation by a wet process, a process for producing toner particles is provided that enables reduction of water content in wet toner particle cakes obtained by separating toner particles from a toner particle dispersion in a good efficiency, followed by washing, and enables efficient wash-away of impurities remaining on the toner particle surfaces so as to promise superior image characteristics. The toner particles are produced through a filtering step in which a slurry which contains toner particles is subjected to solid-liquid separation by means of a belt filter having a pressing aeration means which carries out aeration with pressing, to form wet toner particle cakes. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241731 | HEAT-SENSITIVE TRANSFER IMAGE-RECEIVING SHEET - A heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet, in which the heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet is provided in a form that it is wound into a roll and all periphery of the roll is covered with a protective sheet, and in which the heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet contains, on a support, at least one receptor layer containing a latex polymer, and at least one heat-insulating layer containing hollow polymer particles. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241732 | THERMAL TRANSFER IMAGE-RECEIVING SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT - A thermal transfer image-receiving sheet comprising, on a support, at least one image-receiving layer containing at least one polymer latex and comprising at least one heat-insulating layer between the receiving layer and the support, wherein at least one layer on the support is formed by water-base coating and at least one layer on the support contains a defoaming agent. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241733 | RADIATION CURABLE THERMAL TRANSFER ELEMENTS - Radiation curable thermal transfer elements including a substrate and a light-to-heat conversion layer overlaying the substrate, and processes to make the thermal transfer elements. The light-to-heat conversion layer is derived from a radiation curable material capable of being cured by exposure to radiation at a curing wavelength and an imaging radiation absorber material not substantially increasing radiation absorbance at the curing wavelength. The radiation curable transfer elements can be used in processes for making organic microelectronic devices. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241734 | METHOD OF PATTERN TRANSFER - Pattern transfer is achieved by forming a first patterned hard mask layer with a circuit pattern and a plurality of dummy patterns on a substrate, forming a second pattern mask layer on the substrate, exposing the circuit pattern of the first pattern mask layer, and removing a portion of the substrate exposed by the first patterned mask layer, so as to transfer the circuit pattern to the substrate. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241735 | Lithographic Process - The present invention provides a lithographic process for producing high aspect ratio parts from an epoxy-type negative photoresist comprising the steps of: (i) irradiating a prebaked masked epoxy-type negative photoresist on a substrate with light at a total energy density of from 18,000 to 35,000 mJ/cm | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241736 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERNING PROCESS - To a resist composition comprising a polymer which changes its alkali solubility under the action of an acid as a base resin, is added a copolymer comprising recurring units containing a carboxylic acid ammonium salt and recurring units containing at least one fluorine atom as an additive. The composition is suited for immersion lithography. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241737 | RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERN-FORMING METHOD USING SAME - A resist composition comprises (A) at least two kinds of resins each of which decomposes by the action of an acid to undergo an increase in its solubility for an alkali developer, wherein at least one kind of the resins (A) is a resin synthesized by living radical polymerization using a chain transfer agent represented by formula (I): | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241738 | LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR AND PRINTING METHOD - A lithographic printing plate precursor includes: a support; and an ink-receptive layer which contains a particle of an organic polymer and a compound comprising a fluorine atom, or contains a particle of an organic polymer containing a fluorine atom. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241739 | LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR AND METHOD FOR PREPARING LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE - A lithographic printing plate precursor includes a support; and an image forming layer formed from a photosensitive composition, wherein the photosensitive composition includes: a photopolymerization initiator; a polymerizable compound; and a binder polymer including a graft chain, and the graft chain is a hydrophilic graft chain including a hydrophilic group. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241740 | LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR AND METHOD OF PREPARING LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE - A lithographic printing plate precursor includes: a support having a surface, a contact angle of water droplet in air on which is 70° or more; and a photosensitive layer, wherein the support has, on a surface of the support, a compound having a functional group X, the functional group X is a functional group capable of forming a chemical bond with a compound having a functional group Y which can interact with the functional group X, when the functional group X is brought into contact with the compound having a functional group Y, to adsorb the compound having a functional group Y on the surface of the support so as to decrease the contact angle of water droplet in air on the surface of the support to 30° or less. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241741 | PHASE CHANGE MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Phase change memory devices and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. An exemplary embodiment of a phase change memory device comprises a substrate. A dielectric layer is formed over the substrate and a phase change material layer is embedded in the dielectric layer. A first conductive electrode is also embedded in the dielectric layer to penetrate the phase change material layer and extends perpendicular to a top surface of the dielectric layer. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241742 | SURFACE-TREATING AGENT FOR PATTERN FORMATION AND PATTERN-FORMING METHOD USING THE SURFACE-TREATING AGENT - A surface-treating agent for forming a resist pattern, includes: a compound represented by formula (1) as defined in the specification, wherein the surface-treating agent is used in a step between a formation of a first resist pattern on a first resist film and a formation of a second resist film on the first resist pattern to form a second resist pattern, and a pattern-forming method uses the surface-treating agent. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241743 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD USING THE SAME - A positive resist composition, includes: (B) a resin containing a repeating unit represented by formula (Ia) or (Ib) as defined in the specification, which decomposes under an action of an acid to increase a solubility of the resin (B) in an aqueous alkali solution; and (A) a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with actinic rays or radiation, and a pattern forming method uses the composition. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241744 | CURABLE COMPOSITION AND PLANOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE PRECURSOR - The present invention provides a curable composition containing at least one species selected from polymerizable monomers represented by the following formulas (I) to (III) and a polymerization initiator, and a planographic printing plate precursor including the same. The curable composition can be cured with high sensitivity due to laser light exposure or the like, and the inhibition of polymerization due to oxygen is controlled. The composition has excellent solubility in a developer or a solvent. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241745 | NEGATIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD USING THE SAME - A negative resist composition, includes: (A) an alkali-soluble polymer containing a specific repeating unit as defined in the specification; (B) a crosslinking agent capable of crosslinking with the alkali soluble polymer (A) under an action of an acid; (C) a compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with actinic rays or radiation; (D) a specific quaternary ammonium salt as defined in the specification; and (E) an organic carboxylic acid, and a pattern forming method uses the composition. | 2008-10-02 |
| 20080241746 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMING METHOD - A positive photosensitive composition comprises
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| 20080241747 | Positive Resist Composition and Method of Forming Resist Pattern - A positive resist composition that exhibits a large exposure margin, and excellent levels of resolution and dry etching resistance, as well as a method of forming a resist pattern that uses the positive resist composition. This resist composition includes a resin component (A), which contains acid dissociable, dissolution inhibiting groups and displays increased alkali solubility under the action of acid, and an acid generator component (B) that generates acid on exposure, wherein the resin component (A) contains a structural unit (a1) represented by a general formula (I) shown below, a structural unit (a2) in which a hydroxyl group within the above general formula (I) has been protected by substituting the hydrogen atom thereof with an acid dissociable, dissolution inhibiting group (II) represented by a general formula (II) shown below, and a structural unit (a3) in which a hydroxyl group within the above general formula (I) has been protected by substituting the hydrogen atom thereof with an acyclic acid dissociable, dissolution inhibiting group (III). | 2008-10-02 |
