40th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140295129 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PLASTIC TRIM PART - A method for producing a plastic trim part is described. The method has the following steps: laying a polymer film in an injection die, where the polymer film has an opaque or partially opaque imprint or color pigmentation which is decomposition-stable at a temperature of at least 250° C., back injecting the polymer film by a polymer carrier component and injecting a polymer cover part on the polymer film and the polymer carrier component. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295130 | UNIVERSAL MEDICINE BOTTLE ATTACHMENT - An apparatus for attachment to a medicine container has a label with label surface such that it can be written upon by hand with a writing instrument. An attachment mechanism is provided which will attach the label to a medicine container. The label surface contains thermochromic material to indicate change in body temperature. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295131 | COMPOSITE LAMINATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A composite laminate is made by providing at least a first composite ply and a second composite ply, each having longitudinally oriented fibers in a thermoplastic matrix. The second composite ply is disposed on, and in transverse relation to, the first composite ply. Preferably, the second ply is disposed at 90° relative to the first ply. An article can be manufactured by providing a core material and applying a reinforcing material to a portion of the core material. The reinforcing material is a reinforcing composite ply or a composite laminate as described herein. Optionally, the core material is a prepreg that may be a composite laminate. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295132 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF CERAMIC HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE, AND CERAMIC HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE - A method for producing a ceramic honeycomb structure comprising a ceramic honeycomb body having large numbers of longitudinal cells partitioned by porous cell walls having porosity of 50% or more, and a peripheral wall formed on a peripheral surface of the ceramic honeycomb body, comprising the steps of extruding moldable ceramic material to form a honeycomb-structured ceramic green body; machining a peripheral portion of the green body or a sintered body obtained from the green body to remove part of cell walls in the peripheral portion to obtain a ceramic honeycomb body having longitudinal grooves on a peripheral surface; applying colloidal metal oxide to a peripheral surface of the ceramic honeycomb body and drying it, and then applying a coating material comprising ceramic aggregate having an average particle size of 1 μm or more to form the peripheral wall. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295133 | Enhanced Perimeter Polymeric Sheet - The present invention relates to an enhanced perimeter polymer sheet. The enhanced perimeter polymeric sheet is generally comprised of a polymeric film substrate and may have a first enhanced perimeter region proximate to a first edge of the polymeric film substrate. The first enhanced perimeter region may further comprise an area extending generally along at least a portion of said first edge of the polymeric film substrate. A primary region of the enhanced perimeter plastic sheet may be defined by the polymeric film substrate. The primary region may be located generally inward from the first enhanced perimeter region and the primary region may have a set of attributes. The first enhanced perimeter region will have a set of attributes. Moreover, at least one attribute of the set of attributes of the first enhanced perimeter region may differ from a corresponding attribute of the set of attributes of the primary region. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295134 | ABSORBENT FOAM COMPOSITES - An absorbent foam composite comprising a foam layer having open slits that define apertures on at least a portion of the foam layer and an absorbent layer. A heat set film may be sandwiched between the foam layer and the absorbent layer and have opened slits that define apertures that are at least partially congruent with the apertures of the foam layer. The absorbent layer may contain apertures or be aperture free. The absorbent foam composites can be used in a variety of applications, including personal hygiene articles, medical bandages, pet pads and agricultural pads. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295135 | METHOD OF MAKING ABSORBENT FOAM COMPOSITES - A method of making absorbent foam composites and absorbent foam composites produced therefrom. The method comprises casting an absorbent foam layer having a first side and a second side opposite the first side onto a barrier layer having a first side and second side opposite the first side, where the second side of the absorbent foam layer is in contact with the first side of the barrier layer; joining a second absorbent layer to the second side of the barrier layer before, during, or after the casting step; and breaching the barrier layer after the casting step so that the foam layer and second absorbent layer are in fluid communication. The absorbent foam composites can be used in a variety of applications, including personal hygiene articles, medical bandages, pet pads and agricultural pads. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295136 | SINGLE-CRYSTAL 4H-SiC SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method for manufacturing a single-crystal 4H-SiC substrate includes: preparing a flat 4H-SiC bulk single-crystal substrate; and epitaxially growing a first single-crystal 4H-SiC layer having recesses on the 4H-SiC bulk single-crystal substrate, wherein the first single-crystal 4H-SiC layer has a thickness of X (μm), the recesses have a diameter Y (μm) no smaller than 0.2*X (μm) and no larger than 2*X (μm), and a depth of Z (nm) no smaller than (0.95*X (μm) +0.5 (nm)) and no larger than 10*X (μm). | 2014-10-02 |
20140295137 | POLYMER MOLECULAR FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides a polymer molecular film, a photo-electronic element comprising the same and method for manufacturing the same. The polymer molecular film of the invention is formed via a deformation process on a substrate. Particularly, the polymer molecular film includes a plurality of conjugated polymers, therein at least one of the conjugated polymers has a stretched molecular structure. As a result, the photo-electronic element having said polymer molecular film performs with good lighting or power generating efficiency. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295138 | HIGH PERFORMANCE TEXTURED PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A textured PMN-PZT ceramic is created using templated grain growth to align seed crystals in a ceramic matrix powder by tape-casting process. Heat treatment then results in the nucleation and growth of matrix crystals on aligned templates. The resulting textured PMN-PZT ceramic has high longitudinal piezoelectric coefficient and a high piezoelectric voltage coefficient. In another embodiment, a textured PMN-PT ceramic has a volume fraction of the templates no greater than 1%. The utility of this invention includes both its exceptional piezoelectric properties as well as the utilization of an economical manufacturing process that is widely used in the multi-layer ceramic capacitor industry. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295139 | SURFACE PROTECTION FILM - A surface protection film contains a urethane resin formed by polymerizing an acrylic resin having a hydroxyl group at a side chain and an isocyanate, and has a Martens' hardness of 50 N/mm | 2014-10-02 |
20140295140 | Friction Surface - According to the present invention there is provided a polymer friction surface subject to sliding contact with footware worn by a user wherein said friction surface is embossed and said footware having hard, gloss interface with said friction surface. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295141 | Making the Surface of an Article Visibly Line Free - Processes that make the surface of an article comprising a semi-crystalline polymer substrate and vapor deposited with metal visibly line free and having a diffuse reflectance less than 2 percent. Articles metalized by these processes. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295142 | STRUCTURED MATERIAL - A structured material includes a base member, and a mesostructured member disposed on the surface of the base member. The mesostructured member includes a wall defining cylindrically shaped portions. The base member has a plurality of grooves periodically formed in the surface thereof. The grooves each have a bottom surface and side surfaces in a shape in which a plane including the bottom surface is perpendicular to planes including the side surfaces. The cylindrically shaped portions in a region opposite to the base member with respect to an imaginary surface of the base member defined by imaginarily filling grooves to form an even surface are oriented at angles within a range of ±10° with respect to a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the grooves. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295143 | REDUCED SOLAR ABSORPTIVITY APPLIQUE HAVING SPACED RIBLETS WITH PIGMENTED COLORATION - A reduced solar aborptivity appliqué having a surface layer for adhering to an surface and high aspect ratio microstructures extending from the surface layer having pigmentation or spectral tailoring. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295144 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL BODY - According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a composite structural body including a base material; and a film-like structural body formed on a surface of the base material by causing an aerosol to impinge on the base material, the aerosol including fine particles dispersed in a gas, a distance between an end part of the film-like structural body and an outermost part closest to the end part of a portion of the film-like structural body having a film thickness equal to an average film thickness of the film-like structural body as viewed perpendicular to the surface being 10 times or more of the average film thickness. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295145 | LIPOPHILIC LAMINATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, PRODUCT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A lipophilic laminate, including: a substrate made of a resin; and a lipophilic resin layer on the substrate made of a resin, wherein the lipophilic resin layer includes micro convex portions or micro concave portions in a surface thereof, and wherein an oleic acid contact angle of the surface of the lipophilic resin layer is 10° or less. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295146 | METHOD OF FORMING AN ARTICLE - A method is described in which a composite tape or sheet is processed such that it has an improved drapability when applied to a former having a complex geometrical form. The tape or sheet is selectively perforated across its width as it is dispensed, with a suction force being subsequently applied over the tape's surface to thereby cause stretching of the tape. The degree of stretching varies across the width of the tape in proportion to the degree and local density of the selective perforations. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295147 | INK JET RECORDING METHOD AND RECORDED MATTER - The ink jet recording method according to the invention records an image by discharging liquid droplets of an ink composition from a recording head and allowing the droplets to adhere to a recording medium. The ink composition contains an alkanediol having 6 or less of carbon atoms and having a normal boiling point of 240° C. or more in an amount of 3% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less. The ink droplets of the ink composition have a volume of 5 pL or more and 30 pL or less per droplet. The recording head is a serial scanning head or line scan head. In the serial scanning head, the image resolution in the recording medium-transporting direction is 6 times or less the head resolution in the transporting direction. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295148 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION - A photosensitive resin composition includes a carboxyl group-containing photosensitive resin, a photopolymerization initiator, a compound having an ethylenic unsaturated group, a non-reactive diluent, and an epoxy compound. The photopolymerization initiator includes an oxime ester compound and an aminocarbonyl compound having a tertiary amino group. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295149 | LIQUID REPELLENT COMPOSITION, LIQUID REPELLENT POLYMER, CURABLE COMPOSITION, COATING COMPOSITION, ARTICLE HAVING CURED FILM, ARTICLE HAVING PATTERN OF LIQUID-PHILIC REGION AND LIQUID REPELLENT REGION, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING IT - A cured film is formed by using a curable composition comprising a liquid repellent polymer having units (u1) based on a liquid repellent compound represented by the following formula (m1): | 2014-10-02 |
20140295150 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR JOINING TOGETHER MULTIPLE FUNCTIONAL LAYERS OF A FLEXIBLE DISPLAY - The present invention may relate to provision of a mechanism to join together the various substrate layers of a flexible display with optically clear adhesives that permit improved flexibility of the substrate layer stack and may also optically guide images to locations on a display surface that are not aligned with the display layer of a substrate layer stack. Embodiments of the present invention may provide for an improved user interface which may include enhanced flexibility and enhanced optical characteristics. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295151 | PRINT SHEET AND MULTIFUNCTIONAL PROJECTION SCREEN USING SAME - The invention provides a print sheet and a multifunctional projection screen using the print sheet, wherein the print sheet comprises, on a substrate, sequentially a precoat layer, a dot-printed layer, an easily adhesive layer, and a surface protective layer comprising a crosslink-hardened material of a hardening resin composition; and the precoat layer comprises a resin composition comprising titanium oxide and at least one resin selected from a polyurethane resin and an acryl polyol resin. The print sheet can be obtained by using a gravure printing method having outstanding production efficiency; and in addition, it has a dot pattern readable with high reading precision by a prescribed dot size (dot diameter in the range of 80 to 130 μm). | 2014-10-02 |
20140295152 | AQUEOUS INK JET INK COMPOSITIONS AND USES - Aqueous ink jet ink compositions can be used for ink jet printing colored or invisible images on receiver elements. These compositions contain a polymeric agent comprising core-shell polymeric particles. The core of the particles comprises a hydrophobic polymer having an acid number less than 10. The shell of the particles comprises a hydrophilic polymer having an acid number of at least 70. The weight ratio of the core to the shell is at least 50:50 and up to and including 90:10. Such compositions can be used in various ink jet printing systems including drop on demand and continuous ink jet printing systems. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295153 | PHOSPHOR BASED ON A LANTHANUM CERIUM TERBIUM PHOSPHATE WITH STABILIZED BRIGHTNESS, PREPARATION PROCESS AND USE IN A LUMINESCENT DEVICE - The phosphor of the invention is based on a lanthunum cerium terbium phosphate, and it is characterized in that the phosphate consists of particles having a mean size of at most 4 μm, in that it has a lithium content of at most 30 ppm, a boton content of at most 30 ppm and in that it has a variation of brightness between the brightness measured on the phosphor at 25° C. and that measured on the same phosphor at 200° C. of at most 4%. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295154 | LAMINATE AND COMPOSITE LAYER COMPRISING A SUBSTRATE AND A COATING, AND PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARATION THEREOF - The invention relates to a laminate comprising two plastic films and (optionally in between a metal or metal oxide layer and) a layer of an organic compound other than triazine, the laminate having a lamination strength of about 2 N/inch or more as measured in a 90 degree tensile testing at 30 mm/min. The invention further relates to a composite layer, suitable for said laminate. The invention further relates to laminate having a crystalline organic compound other than triazine to improve the barrier properties. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295155 | Composite Component and Process for Producing a Composite Component - A process is provided for producing a composite component having a first component element and a second component element, which are connected with one another by an adhesive connection. The process includes forming an adhesive cavity by applying thermally active plastic material to an adhesive connection side of the first component element and/or to an adhesive connection side of the second component element; arranging the first component element on the second component element, wherein a gap is formed between the adhesive connection side of the first component element and the adhesive connection side of the second component element, and supplying of heat in such a manner that the thermally active plastic material expands and forms a boundary in the gap between the first component element and the second one. The process further fills the formed adhesive cavity with an adhesive for the permanent connection of the first component element with the second component element. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295156 | Coated Article With Dark Color - An article is coated with a coating having a dark color. In a preferred embodiment, the coating comprises a nickel or polymer basecoat layer, and a first color layer comprised of oxygen-rich refractory metal oxycarbides, a second color layer comprising oxygen-rich refractory metal oxycarbides and a top layer of refractory metal oxides. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295157 | WINDOW FOR DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE WINDOW - A window for a display device includes a first resin layer including silsesquioxane, and a second resin layer disposed on one side of the first resin layer and including a polymer having a coefficient of thermal expansion of about ±20 ppm/° C. relative to the coefficient of thermal expansion of the silsesquioxane, and a display device including the same. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295158 | WINDOW FOR DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE WINDOW - A window for a display device includes a polymer resin layer including a polymer resin having tensile elongation at break point of greater than or equal to about 20% and a melt flow rate (MFR) of greater than or equal to about 30 g/10 minutes (at 300° C.), and a light transmittance film positioned on at least one side of the polymer resin layer. The polymer resin layer has a thickness of about 30% or more, based on a total thickness of the polymer resin layer and the light transmittance film. A display device includes the window. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295159 | CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, FILM, PREPREG, LAMINATE, CURED ARTICLE, AND COMPOSITE ARTICLE - A curable resin composition which contains an epoxy compound (A1), active ester compound (A2), filler (A3), and alicyclic olefin polymer (A4) containing groups which have reactivity with respect to epoxy groups, wherein a ratio of content of the alicyclic olefin polymer (A4) to 100 parts by weight of said epoxy compound (A1) is 2 to 50 parts by weight is provided. According to the present invention, a curable resin composition which is excellent in resin fluidity and which can give a cured article which is low in linear expansion and is excellent in wire embedding flatness, electrical characteristics, and heat resistance can be provided. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295160 | MULTI-LAYER BODIES MADE OF POLYCARBONATE WITH A DEEP GLOSS EFFECT - Multi-layer bodies comprising: 1) a base layer comprising at least one thermoplastic; nanoscale carbon black in an amount of from 0.05 to 0.15 wt. %; a demoulding agent based on a fatty acid ester in a concentration of from 0.1 to 0.5 wt. %, 2) at least on one side of the base layer a scratch-resistant coating based on polysiloxane having a thickness of from 2 to 15 μm, comprising at least one UV absorber, wherein the sum of the values of the above-mentioned components of the base layer is 100 wt. %. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295161 | CHIRAL OR ACHIRAL, MESOPOROUS CARBON - A composition and a method for producing mesoporous carbon materials with a chiral or achiral organization. In the method, a polymerizable inorganic monomer is reacted in the presence of nanocrystalline cellulose to give a material of inorganic solid with cellulose nanocrystallites organized in a chiral nematic organization. The cellulose can be carbonized through thermal treatment under inert atmosphere (e.g., nitrogen or argon) and the silica may subsequently be removed using aqueous solutions of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) or hydrogen fluoride (HF) to give the stable mesoporous carbon materials that retain the chiral nematic structure of the cellulose. These materials may be obtained as free-standing films with very high surface area. Through control of the reaction conditions the pore-size distribution may be varied from predominantly microporous to predominantly mesoporous materials. These are the first materials to use cellulose as both the structural template and carbon source for a mesoporous carbon material. These are also the first carbon materials to combine mesoporosity with long-range chiral ordering. Possible applications for these materials include: charge storage devices (e.g. supercapacitors and anodes for Li-ion batteries), adsorbents, gas purifiers, light-weight nanocomposite materials, catalyst supports (e.g., for chiral transformations), gas storage, and as a hard-template to generate other materials, preferably with chiral structures. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295162 | Metal Collecting Material - The present invention relates to a metal collecting material formed of an organic polymer fiber base material into which a functional group having a metal adsorbing function is introduced, in which the metal collecting material has a nonwoven fabric form, an opening diameter of 10 to 300 μm, an aperture ratio of 10 to 50%, a thickness of 10 to 500 μm, and a weight per area of 5 to 25 g/m | 2014-10-02 |
20140295163 | PRESS MOLDED ARTICLE, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention provides: a method and apparatus for producing a press molded article from a sheet that contains carbon fibers and a thermoplastic resin, said method and apparatus having improved production efficiency by reducing the heating time; and a press molded article which contains carbon fibers and a thermoplastic resin and is prevented from deterioration in the properties inherent in the starting materials. The present invention provides a press molded article containing carbon fibers and a thermoplastic resin, which is characterized in that: (i) the carbon fibers are contained in an amount of 5-50 vol % in 100 vol % of the press molded article; (ii) the press molded article has a volume resistivity of from 5×10 | 2014-10-02 |
20140295164 | WATER RESISTANT LOW FLAME-SPREAD INTUMESCENT FIRE RETARDANT COATING - The present disclosure provides compositions formulated to provide water resistant and low flame spread properties when applied as a coating to a surface (e.g., the surface of a wood product). Wood products treated with the composition, as well as methods for applying the composition to a surface are also provided. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295165 | HIGH POROSITY MESOPOROUS SILICEOUS STRUCTURES - A process comprising: A) contacting one or more of sources of silicon oxide, selected from water sol-uble.silica sources arid alkali metal silicates, with an aqueous reaction medium, comprising one or more nonionic surfactants and thereby forming mesoporous structures comprising crosslinked silicon oxide units, wherein said cross-linked silicon oxide units have pores of about 1 to about 100 nanometers and wherein the aqueous reaction medium exhibits a pH of about 0 to about 4.0; B) exposing the aqueous reaction medium containing the mesoporous structures to elevated temperatures for a time sufficient to achieve the desired structure and pore size. Preferred water soluble silica sources comprise silicic acid, or po!ysilicic acids, The aqueous reaction, medium is prepared by combining one or more nonionic surfactants and water, theteby forming an aqueous, reaction medium. comprising micelles. Preferably, the aqueous reaction medium further comprises, a. micelle swelling agent capable of swelling micelles formed by the surfactant in the aqueous reaction medium. In one embodiment the process forms structures with struts comprised of crosslinked silicon oxides which connect at least some of the pore forming structures. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295166 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GROWTH OF NANOSTRUCTURES ON SUBSTRATES, INCLUDING SUBSTRATES COMPRISING FIBERS - Systems and methods for the formation of nanostructures, including carbon-based nanostructures, are generally described. In certain embodiments, substrate configurations and associated methods are described. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295167 | WINDOW FILM AND VEHICLE USING THE SAME - A window film includes a polymer film, at least one carbon nanotube film, a metal layer and a protective layer. The at least one carbon nanotube film is embedded in the polymer film. The metal layer is coated on a surface of the at least one carbon nanotube film. The protective layer is located on a surface of the polymer film. The at least one carbon nanotube film is located between the protective layer and the polymer film. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295168 | ELECTRICALLY INSULATING RESIN SHEET - An object of the present invention is to provide an electrically insulating resin sheet which is excellent in heat resistance and insulating properties and is able to maintain a predetermined shape even after applying an external force to the sheet to deform the sheet into a predetermined shape and removing the external force. An electrically insulating resin sheet having a porosity of 10 to 60%, a stress relaxation ratio of 20% or more when the sheet is extended by 5% at 23° C. and maintained for 10 minutes, and an insulation breakdown voltage of 25 kV/mm or more. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295169 | FOAM SHEET USING CROSS-LINKED POLYLACTIC ACID, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a foam sheet using cross-linked polylactic acid and method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly a foam sheet using cross-linked polylactic acid and method of manufacturing the same with not only excellent waterproofing and workability but also relatively high foaming ratio and a uniform closed foam cell structure, by producing cross-linked polylactic acid resin in a fixed condition using composites comprising polylactic acid, cross linking agents, and/or co-crosslinking agents, and then forming a sheet shape in a fixed condition using composites comprising the cross-linked polylactic acid and foaming agents, and then foaming at relatively high temperature conditions. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295170 | Micro-Porous Polyolefin Composite Film Having Excellent Heat Resistance and Stability and Method for Producing the Same - Provided is a micro-porous polyolefin composite film, the micro-porous polyolefin composite film including a porous coating layer containing a polymer binder and inorganic particles, the polymer binder simultaneously employing an aqueous polymer and a non-aqueous polymer. The contents of the aqueous polymer and the non-aqueous polymer are controlled, and thus optimize heat resistance, adhesive strength, and the moisture content to thereby improve high-temperature stability, and, further, improve the adhesive strength to thereby improve stability in production, and minimize the moisture content to thereby improve reliability of a battery. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295171 | INGOT, SILICON CARBIDE SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING INGOT - An ingot in which generation of crack is sufficiently suppressed is obtained. The ingot includes: a seed substrate formed of silicon carbide; and a silicon carbide layer grown on the seed substrate and containing nitrogen atoms. The silicon carbide layer has a thickness of 15 mm or more in a growth direction. In the silicon carbide layer, a concentration gradient of the nitrogen atoms in the growth direction is 5×10 | 2014-10-02 |
20140295172 | METHOD OF FORMING PNbZT FERROELECTRIC THIN FILM - A method includes: coating a composition for forming a PZT ferroelectric film not containing Nb on a lower electrode | 2014-10-02 |
20140295173 | PAPER COATING FORMULATION - The present invention relates to a laminate comprising coated or uncoated paperboard coated with a film that comprises a polymeric binder, TiO | 2014-10-02 |
20140295174 | MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR COATED POLYESTER FILM - A biaxially oriented composite film includes a polyester substrate supporting one or more coatings on one or both surfaces of said substrate,
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20140295175 | ANTIFOGGING ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, WATER ABSORBING LAYER FORMING COMPOSITION, AND ARTICLE FOR TRANSPORTATION APPARATUS - There are provided an antifogging article having a water absorbing layer which excels in antifogging property, in durability and appearance, a method for manufacturing the same, an article for transportation apparatus having the antifogging article, and a water absorbing layer forming composition. The antifogging article has a substrate and an antifogging film on a surface of the substrate, in which the antifogging film has a water absorbing layer constituted of a water absorbing material with a saturated water absorption amount of 50 mg/cm | 2014-10-02 |
20140295176 | Laminate Facing for Fiber Reinforced Materials and Composite Materials Formed Therefrom - The present invention provides a laminate material having a polyester film and a layer of polyester fibers cohesively bonded thereto. Generally, a metal layer deposited at least one surface of the laminate. The invention may also include a glass reinforced polymer layer formed on the laminated facer where the polymer of the glass reinforced polymer layer is commingled with the nonwoven of the laminated facer. The laminate may further include a second polymer layer having a thickness joined to the fiber layer and/or a layer of hot melt adhesive applied to the polyester fibers. Also presented is a composite material having a polyester film, a layer of polyester fibers bonded to the second polymer layer; a second polymer layer joined to the polyester film; and a glass reinforced polymer layer formed on the laminated facer, where the polymer of the glass reinforced polymer layer is commingled with the nonwoven of the laminated facer. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295177 | FILM TO KEEP TIRE SURFACE CLEAN AND SIMULTANEOUSLY PRIME FOR BETTER ADHESION OF BALANCE PAD - The subject invention relates to a method of preparing a tire inner surface to attain better adhesion of balance pads, puncture sealants, and noise reduction foams. In this method a strip of multi-axially stretchable film is adhered to the inner surface of an uncured tire with a pressure-sensitive adhesive. Then a release agent coating is applied to the film strip on the inner surface of the uncured tire which is subsequently cured in a suitable mold at an elevated temperature. The cured tire is then removed from the mold and after allowing the cured tire to cool the annular circumferential film strip is removed from the inner surface of the tire to provide a circumferential release coating-free tire inner surface onto which balance pads, puncture sealants, and noise reduction foams can be adhered. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295178 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PARTICLE CONTAINING POROUS SILICA, POROUS SILICA, AND A PARTICLE CONTAINING POROUS SILICA - Provided is a process for producing satisfactory particles held in porous silica. The process comprises (a) the step of preparing porous silica, (b) the step of bringing the porous silica into contact with a liquid which contains either a metal or a compound that has the metal as a component element and infiltrating the liquid into the pores of the porous silica, and (c) the step of subjecting, after the step (b), the impregnated porous silica to a heat treatment to thereby form fine particles comprising the metal or the metal compound in the pores of the porous silica. When porous silica is synthesized by hydrolyzing an alkoxysilane in a solvent-free system, it is possible to synthesize porous silica having a fine pore diameter. Use of this porous silica as a template facilitates formation of particles (e.g., W, Cu, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, or Ni or an oxide of any of these metals) that show peculiar properties not observed in the bulk material. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295179 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM AND ELECTRIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, the transparent conductive film contains a laminated structure including a conductive layer and a transparent polymer layer. The conductive layer contains a metal nanowire and a carbon material including grapheme. The transparent polymer layer contains a transparent polymer having a glass transition temperature of 100° C. or less. The carbon material constitutes one surface of the transparent conductive film. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295180 | ANTISTATIC PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET AND OPTICAL FILM - Provided is an antistatic pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet and an optical film, excellent in antistatic properties, adhesive properties, heat resistance, and low staining properties, and capable of preventing adhesion of dirt and dust in particular and destruction of electronic components due to static electricity. Disclosed is an antistatic pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having an antistatic substrate film; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on at least one side of the antistatic substrate film, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is formed of an antistatic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing a (meth)acrylic-based polymer containing a reactive ionic liquid as a monomer unit. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295181 | MULTILAYER FILM FOR DECORATIVE MOLDNIG, POLYURETHANE RESIN, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING DECORATIVE MOLDED BODY - A multilayer film includes a protective layer, a color layer and an adhesive layer, with a molding film disposed between either of the adjoining pairs of layers or on an opposite surface of the protective layer to the color layer, wherein the protective layer contains a polyurethane resin (U) formed at least from an active hydrogen component (A) and an organic isocyanate component (B) and having a polycarbonate skeleton with an alicyclic hydrocarbon group and that conditions (1) and/or (2) are satisfied:
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20140295182 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - Provided is a PSA tape for an electrochemical device, which can be peeled off rapidly and will not damage adherend materials or the PSA tape itself, or will not leave adhesive residues, when an adhesion defectiveness occurs during the manufacturing and processing of an electrochemical device, especially an electrolytic capacitor or a battery. The PSA tape comprises a substrate and a PSA layer placed on at least one face of the substrate. In the PSA tape, an anchoring strength of the PSA layer to the substrate is 7.0 N/10 mm or more. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295183 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE SHEET AND OPTICAL FILM - Provided are a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet that has an antistatic property; suppresses a peeling electrification voltage when a non-antistatic treated adherend is peeled off; has a small adhesive strength occurring at high-speed peeling; has an adhesive strength occurring at low-speed peeling so large as not to cause a problem, such as lifting and peeling off; and has an excellent transparency; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition capable of obtaining an optical film to which the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet is bonded. Disclosed is a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing a polymer (A) having a glass transition temperature of lower than 0° C. and a polymer (B) containing a reactive ionic liquid as a monomer unit and having an intrinsic viscosity (dL/g) of 0.01 or more and less than 0.5. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295184 | POLYETHYLENE ROPE WITH HIGH STRENGTH-STRENGTH RATIO - A rope including polyethylene elongate elements oriented in the length direction of the rope, where for at least part of the elongate elements the distance of the element to a central longitudinal rope axis varies over the length of the rope. The polyethylene elongate elements including tapes of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, the tapes having a width to thickness ratio of at least 10 and a polymer solvent content below 0.05 wt. %. The distance of at least part of the elements to the central longitudinal rope axis varies over the length of the rope between a longitudinal line which is at most 30% from the outside of the rope and a longitudinal line which is at most 30% from the central longitudinal axis of the rope. Such a rope shows a high strength-strength ratio (the ratio between the strength under use conditions and the fresh strength of the rope). | 2014-10-02 |
20140295185 | Monofilament Fibers Comprising at Least One Filler, and Processes for Their Production - Disclosed herein are monofilament fibers comprising at least one polymeric resin and at least one coated filler, wherein the at least one coated filler has an average particle size of less than or equal to about 3 microns and/or has a top cut of less than or equal to about 10 microns, and wherein the at least one coated filler is present in an amount of less than or equal to about 50% by weight, relative to the total weight of the monofilament fibers. Also disclosed herein are methods for producing monofilament fibers comprising adding ground calcium carbonate to at least one polymeric resin and extruding the resulting mixture. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295186 | CABLE COMPRISING A SILANE CROSSLINKABLE POLYMER COMPOSITION - The invention relates to a cable comprising a conductor surrounded by at least one crosslinkable layer comprising a polymer composition which comprises (a) a polyolefin bearing hydrolysable silane groups and a silanol condensation catalyst compound, as well as to a production process of such cable. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295187 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURE - A composite structure having a number of thermoset resin containing elements and a number of thermoplastic elements and at least one interface between the thermoset resin containing elements and the thermoplastic elements is provided. The thermoset resin containing elements and the thermoplastic elements have functional groups at the interface which bond to each other when the composite structure is cured and the functional groups are independently selected from amines, carboxylic acids, acid anhydrides, oxiranes, and derivatives thereof in their non-bonded condition. Additionally, a blade having such a composite structure is provided. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295188 | SURFACE COATING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention provides coating systems for surfaces and methods for coating and repairing surfaces. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295189 | COVERLAY FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE - To provide a coverlay for a high-frequency circuit substrate, that uses polyimide film and fluororesin, has excellent mechanical properties and heat resistance, and can increase workability during the manufacture of high-frequency circuit substrates. Resolution Means: The coverlay for a high-frequency circuit substrate including a polyimide film and a fluororesin bonded together, and an adhesive strength between the polyimide film layer and the fluororesin layer being greater than 3.0 N/cm. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295190 | Methods for Preparing Thermofused Laminates - A backer sheet comprising a natural fiber and impregnated with a water-based acrylate resin is thermofused with a wood cellulose sheet impregnated with the same or different water-based acrylate resin to provide a continuous laminate. The acrylate resin diffuses into the pores of the natural fiber backer sheet and the wood cellulose sheet during impregnation. Heat and pressure are used to thermofuse the backer sheet and the wood cellulose sheet to form the laminate, and the sheets are permanently bonded after thermofusion. Advantageously, the thermofused laminate is free of volatile organic compounds and formaldehyde emissions. A topcoat or an iron oxide layer can be applied to the wood cellulose sheet after impregnating the wood cellulose sheet with the acrylate resin. A design can be transferred to the surface of the laminate or sheets using techniques such as dye sublimation or direct printing. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295191 | REACTIVE UV ABSORBER, MAKING METHOD, COATING COMPOSITION, AND COATED ARTICLE - Novel UV absorbers of benzotriazine type having a plurality of (meth)acryloxy groups have a UV absorbing capacity and a high solubility in multifunctional (meth)acrylate. By combing the (meth)acrylic functional UV absorber with various binder precursors such as photo-curable multifunctional (meth)acrylate, there are obtained coating compositions having improved crosslinking density, UV absorbing capacity, anti-bleeding property, and shelf stability. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295192 | INTERLAYER FILM FOR LAMINATED GLASS AND LAMINATED GLASS - An interlayer film for a laminated glass and a laminated glass, which do not cause an increase in a haze value due to moisture absorption and have excellent moisture resistance are provided. An interlayer film for a laminated glass which contains a polyvinyl acetal resin and a moisture resistance improver is provided. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295193 | POLYESTER POLYOL RESINS COMPOSITIONS - The invention relates to compositions of polyester polyol resins comprising a mixture of α,α-branched alkane carboxylic acids glycidyl esters with a defined isomeric composition where the sum of the concentration of the blocked and of the highly branched isomers is at least 50%, preferably above 60% and most preferably above 75% on total composition. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295194 | HEAT RESISTANT FERRITIC STEEL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - There is provided a heat resistant ferritic steel including a base material including, by mass percent, C: 0.01 to 0.3%, Si: 0.01 to 2%, Mn: 0.01 to 2%, P: at most 0.10%, S: at most 0.03%, Cr: 7.5 to 14.0%, sol.Al: at most 0.3%, and N: 0.005 to 0.15%, the balance being Fe and impurities, and an oxide film that is formed on the base material and contains 25 to 97% of Fe and 3 to 75% of Cr. This heat resistant ferritic steel is excellent in photoselective absorptivity and oxidation resistance. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295195 | BIOBASED RESILIENT FLOOR TILE - A biobased resilient tile includes at least one base layer, at least one film layer, and a topcoat. The base layer includes a polymeric binder and a filler. The base layer has at least about 20-95% weight of the filler and at least about 5% weight of recycled material. The film layer is supported by the base layer. The film layer is a rigid film selected from the group consisting of polyethyleneterephthalate, glycolated polyethyleneterephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polypropylene terephthalte, or a thermoplastic ionomer resin. The film layer includes recycled material. The topcoat is provided on the film layer. The topcoat is a radiation curable biobased coating comprising a biobased component selected from the group consisting of a biobased resin, a biobased polyol acrylate, or a biobased polyol. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295196 | COMPOSITE FILM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A composite film and a manufacturing method of the same are provided. The composite film includes an organic multilayer film and two inorganic gas barrier layers. The organic multilayer film comprises a hydrophobic polymer layer and two hydrophilic polymer layers formed on two opposite surfaces of the hydrophobic polymer layer, respectively. The two inorganic gas barrier layers are formed on the two hydrophilic polymer layers, respectively. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295197 | PZT-BASED FERROELECTRIC THIN FILM-FORMING COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF FORMING PZT-BASED FERROELECTRIC THIN FILM USING THE SAME - In a PZT-based ferroelectric thin film-forming composition, a ratio of a PZT precursor to 100 wt % of the composition is 17 to 35 wt % in terms of oxides, a ratio of a diol to 100 wt % of the composition is 16 to 56 wt %, a ratio of a polyvinyl pyrrolidone or a polyethylene glycol to 1 mol of the PZT precursor is 0.01 to 0.25 mol in terms of monomers, a ratio of the water to 1 mol of the PZT precursor is 0.5 to 3 mol, and the composition does not further contain a linear monoalcohol having 6 to 12 carbon chains which has a ratio of 0.6 to 10 wt % with respect to 100 wt % of the composition. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295198 | Coating Materials Comprising Glycerol Diesters And Use Thereof In Multicoat Paint Systems - Described are coating materials comprising (a) at least one polymeric polyol selected from the group consisting of poly(meth)acrylate polyols, polyester polyols, polyurethane polyols and polysiloxane polyols, (b) at least one crosslinking agent selected from the group consisting of blocked and nonblocked polyisocyanates, amino resin crosslinkers, and TACT, and (c) at least one glycerol diester of the general formula (I) | 2014-10-02 |
20140295199 | COMPOSITE METAL SURFACE - A composite metal surface that looks metallic, but permits effective transmission of an electromagnetic field. The composite metal surface can be integrated into various electronic equipment, such as telephones, remote controls, battery doors, keyboards, mice, game controllers, cameras, laptops, inductive power supplies, and essentially any other electronic equipment. The composite metal surface can also be integrated into non-electrically conductive heat sinks, high permeability shielding, and polished metal non-electrically conductive surfaces. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295200 | SELECTIVE COATING OF EXPOSED COPPER ON SILVER-PLATED COPPER - Silver-plated copper particles in which any exposed copper not plated with silver are coated with a polymer or with a chelating compound capable of preventing oxidation of the exposed copper. A method for preventing oxidation of any exposed copper on silver-plated copper particles and for improving the conductivity of silver-plated copper particles comprises coating a polymer or a copper-chelating compound onto the exposed copper on the silver-plated copper particles. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295201 | Structure for Tuning Weld Heat Dissipation - Systems and method for controlling the flow and dissipation of thermal energy away from a weld between two components are provided. in one example embodiment, a structure may comprise a protrusion; a first component thermally coupled to the protrusion; a second component having a lower heat dissipation rate than the first component; a weld formed using a welding process to couple the protrusion to the second component, wherein the welding process generates thermal energy; and wherein the first component in combination with the protrusion dissipates the thermal energy from the welding process at about an equivalent rate as the second component. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295202 | COMPOSITE MOLDED CASING - The present invention discloses a composite molded casing, which comprises a casing body having a mold line and a decorative layer coated on the surface of the casing body to cover the mold line. The present invention exempts the composite molded casing from complicated secondary machining processes (such as processes of grinding and polishing) and thus indirectly reduces the fabrication cost of molds and promotes the yield of products. Further, the present invention uses an IMF technology to fabricate the decorative layer, not only completely covering the mold line but also overcoming the problem of color difference likely to occur in the conventional injection-molded plastic products. Therefore, the present invention can exempt the composite molded casing from complicated post-fabrication processes, such as processes of paint spraying, printing, electroplating, photoelectric engraving, etc. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295203 | MEMBER MOUNTING METHOD AND MEMBER ASSEMBLY - A method for mounting a second member on a first member, wherein a pad layer is provided on the first member, and wherein an annular aperture portion exposing the first member to the bottom and having at least one discontinuous portion is provided in a region of the pad layer for mounting the second member having a mount face, the annular aperture portion having the same outer shape as the mount face of the second member is disclosed. The method includes: filling the aperture portion with a solder paste layer; and disposing the mount face of the second member on the solder paste layer, and melting and cooling the solder paste layer to mount the second member on the first member. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295204 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURE, FOR INSTANCE A COIN - Generally, the present disclosure relates to a composite structure having at least three different components, and a process for manufacturing the same. The structure may be, but need not be, a metal coin. In one embodiment, the structure comprises an outer ring and two inserts stacked on top of each other and disposed within the outer ring. The outer ring and each of the two inserts are made of different materials. The outer ring and each of the inserts are locked together by a plurality of recesses formed in outer circumferential surfaces of the inserts. The structure may further comprise at least one interlayer disposed between the two inserts for adhering the two inserts to one another. The three major components and the interlayer may be made into a single structure by a striking force during coining or striking. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295205 | PRESS-FORMED PRODUCT, HOT PRESS-FORMING METHOD AND HOT PRESS-FORMING APPARATUS - A hot press-forming method includes a forming step that clamps a steel sheet heated to a temperature not less than an austenite transformation temperature and press-forms the steel sheet into a desired shape by causing a forming concave of a die and a convex of a punch to be close to each other. A formed portion has side and top portions that merge. The side portion rises up from an inner circumferential edge of a flange portion having been clamped by the die and the blank holder. A cooling step cools a region of the steel sheet after the heating step has been completed and before the forming step is completed. The particular region is along an inter-edge area formed between an opening circumferential edge of the forming concave and a top circumferential edge of the forming convex before the forming step is completed. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295206 | SUBSTRATE FOR PHOTOSENSITIVE DRUM - A substrate | 2014-10-02 |
20140295207 | TEXTILE STRUCTURE FOR THE REINFORCEMENT OF A POLYMER MATERIAL - A textile structure for the reinforcement of a polymer material The invention relates to textile structure ( | 2014-10-02 |
20140295208 | ROLL-TO-ROLL FABRICATION OF ORDERED THREE-DIMENSIONAL NANOSTRUCTURE ARRAY, RELATED TECHNIQUES, MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS - Roll-to-roll fabrication of predetermined or ordered three-dimensional nanostructure arrays is described. Provided methods can comprise imprinting a substrate with a two-dimensional (2-D) pattern by rolling a cylindrical pattern comprising a 2-D array of structures against a substrate. In addition, control or determination of nanostructure parameters via control of process parameters is provided. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295209 | Material having pores on surface, and method for manufacturing same - This invention makes it possible to impart bioactivity to a variety of materials by sandblasting to form pores in the surface thereof. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295210 | HIGH STRENGTH HOT ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A hot rolled steel sheet includes a composition including: C: 0.03% to less than 0.07%; Si: 0.3% or less; Mn: 0.5% to 2.0%; P: 0.025% or less; S: 0.005% or less; N: 0.0060% or less; Al: 0.1% or less; Ti: 0.07% to 0.11%; and V: 0.08% to less than 0.15% on a mass percent basis, such that Ti and V contents satisfy: | 2014-10-02 |
20140295211 | METHOD OF FORMING COPPER FILM ON MO/SUS FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE - This invention relates to a method of forming a copper film on a Mo/SUS flexible substrate, which enables the copper film to be uniformly formed on the Mo/SUS flexible substrate in a short period of time by applying current and in which the copper film becomes thicker in proportion to an increase in a concentration of a copper precursor aqueous solution or in a current density. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295212 | COPPER ALLOY STRIP FOR LEAD FRAME OF LED - Provided is a lead frame made of a Cu—Fe-based copper alloy strip to improve the heat dissipation in an LED package. An Ag plating reflective film formed on the lead frame enhances the brightness of the LED package. In the Cu—Fe-based copper alloy strip, arithmetic mean roughness Ra is 0.2 μm or less, ten-point mean roughness Rz | 2014-10-02 |
20140295213 | METHOD FOR FUNCTIONALIZING A SOLID SUBSTRATE, OTHER THAN A SUBSTRATE MADE OF GOLD, VIA SPECIFIC CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS - The invention relates to a method for functionalizing an electrically conductive substrate, which is not a substrate made of gold, via a layer of chemical compounds, said method comprising the following steps:
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20140295214 | HEXAGONAL FERRITE MAGNETIC PARTICLES, MAGNETIC RECORDING POWDER, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - Hexagonal ferrite magnetic particles have an activation volume ranging from 1,000 nm | 2014-10-02 |
20140295215 | ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS - An energy storage apparatus includes: an energy storage device including an electrode terminal; an outer housing containing the energy storage device; a first outer electrode attached to an outside of the outer housing; an electrical device disposed inside the outer housing; a first electrical conductor electrically connecting the first outer electrode and the electrical device; and a second electrical conductor electrically connecting the electrical device and the electrode terminal. The electrode terminal and the first outer electrode are disposed on opposite sides of the electrical device in a plane along a surface of the energy storage device. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295216 | BATTERY MODULE FOR VEHICLE - An object of exemplary embodiments is to prevent increasing the height of a battery module housing a battery pack and a junction box. In the junction box, resin cases of a high-profile relay and an electric component are fixed to the shielding case wall. A low-voltage electric wire or a high-voltage electric wire is laid out on the metal plate. A resin case cover is put on when the relay and electric component is fixed to the bottom wall or the metal plate. The low-voltage electric wire or the high-voltage electric wire is covered with the case cover, predetermined contact portions of the relay and the electric component are exposed, the low-voltage electric wire or the high-voltage electric wire and a bus bar are disposed on the case cover, and the bus bar, the low-voltage electric wire or the high-voltage electric wire are connected to the exposed contact portions. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295217 | Miniaturized Forklift Fuel Cell Supply System - This invention provides a kind of miniaturized forklift fuel cell supply system consists of enclosure | 2014-10-02 |
20140295218 | METHOD OF DETECTING LITHIUM-ION CELL DAMAGE VIA VAPOR DETECTION - The present invention teaches providing a sensor capable of detecting organic vapors in close proximity to the li-ion battery, these organic vapors being reliable indicators of battery troubles before the battery troubles even manifest themselves. The sensor may initiate (actuate) various responses such as alarm indicators of various types, changing the mode of usage of the battery or even taking the battery off-line. The organic vapors may be any of a wide range of types as a degrading li-ion battery may emit any one of a wide range of different organic compounds. The invention may also be used with batteries immersed in fluids. Numerous types of li-ion battery may use the device, which is much faster than a post-failure smoke detection. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295219 | Materials for Battery Electrolytes and Methods for Use - Described herein are materials for use in electrolytes that provide a number of desirable characteristics when implemented within batteries, such as high stability during battery cycling up to high temperatures high voltages, high discharge capacity, high coulombic efficiency, and excellent retention of discharge capacity and coulombic efficiency over several cycles of charging and discharging. In some embodiments, a high voltage electrolyte includes a base electrolyte and a set of additive compounds, which impart these desirable performance characteristics. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295220 | ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE AND ELECTRIC STORAGE APPARATUS - An electric storage device is provided with an electrode assembly including a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate; a case for housing the electrode assembly; a positive-electrode external terminal arranged on an outer surface of the case and electrically connected to the positive electrode plate; a negative-electrode external terminal arranged on an outer surface of the case and electrically connected to the negative electrode plate; and a gas exhaust valve formed in a region of the case on the opposite side of a region where the positive-electrode external terminal and the negative-electrode external terminal are arranged. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295221 | ADDITIVES FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE AND SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - Disclosed are an electrolyte for a secondary battery, and a secondary battery including the same, the electrolyte including an electrolyte salt; an electrolyte solvent; and a compound generating heat through oxidation at voltages higher than drive voltage of a cathode, wherein the compound can decompose or evaporate electrolyte components by oxidation heat, thereby causing gas generation. Also, the compound is included in an internal pressure increase accelerant for a battery. Upon overcharge, since a compound subjected to oxidation at voltages higher than normal drive voltage of a cathode generates heat, electrolyte components can be decomposed or evaporated, thereby generating gas by the oxidation heat. Accordingly, it is possible to operate a safety means of a battery, without using an internal pressure increasing material directly generating gas through oxidation at overcharge voltage as the electrolyte additive, and thus to improve the overcharge safety of a secondary battery. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295222 | MULTI-TERMINAL BATTERY WITH SENSOR TERMINAL - A battery with three types of terminals is disclosed. The terminals include at least one negative terminal, at least one positive terminal, and at least one sensor terminal. The negative and positive terminals carry current during battery operation, while the sensor terminal is used to sense, communicate and/or control certain aspects of the battery. The sensor terminal can also be connected to external electronic units for sensing, communication and control of the battery usage. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295223 | Battery Subunit having Multiple Battery Modules that are connected to One Another in a Parallel and/or Series Manner, Battery System and Method for Producing a Battery Subunit - A battery subunit includes multiple battery modules that are connected to one another in a parallel and/or series manner, and a thermal management system that contacts each of the multiple battery modules. Each of the multiple battery modules has respective multiple battery cells. The thermal management system is configured to dissipate heat that occurs during operation of the multiple battery modules. The battery subunit further includes a carrier unit that comprises at least one carrier plate positioned on a side of the thermal management system that is remote from the battery modules. The thermal management system is configured to at least partially receive, and on at least two opposite lying edges comprises, in each case, one or multiple grooves configured to collect and/or drain off at least one of fluids that are situated in the at least one carrier plate, and condensation water and/or leakage from the thermal management system. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295224 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack constituted by accommodating a plurality of cells, which forms battery modules, in an internal space of a casing includes the cells, a heat radiating bus bar, the casing, and an internal blower. The plurality of cells is arranged side by side facing each other. A radiation bus bar radiates heat into the internal space from the cells. The casing has a box-like shape with at least six surfaces that surrounds and seals the cells and the internal space. An internal blower is disposed in the casing. The internal blower circulates the air in the casing so as to pass through an inner surface of the casing and a periphery of the cell including the radiation bus bar, and the heat is radiated to an outside from the inner surface of the casing. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295225 | BATTERY MODULE AND WIRING MODULE - There are provided an electric cell group of a plurality of electric cells 11 with positive and negative electrode terminals, connecting members for connecting adjacent electrode terminals, and a wiring module assembled to the electric cell group. The wiring module includes a plurality of voltage detection terminals connected to the ends of a plurality of electric wires W for detecting the conditions of the electric cells, a plurality of retainer portions retaining the detection terminals, and interval adjusting device provided between a plurality of adjacent retainer portions for adjusting the intervals between the retainer portions. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295226 | CELL ASSEMBLY TYPE BATTERY COOLING APPARATUS - Provided is a cooling apparatus for a cell assembly type battery configured of a plurality of battery cells. The cooling apparatus is to discharge air introduced into an air inlet to an air outlet via a cooling channel between battery cells to cool a cell assembly type battery, in which a cooling channel covering plate covering a portion of the cooling channel is disposed before or behind the cooling channel so that the cooling channel having the flow of cooling air relatively faster than that in any other cooling channel has an introduction amount of air relatively smaller than that into other cooling channels. Therefore, the cooling efficiency may be excellent and each battery cell may be uniformly cooled without large deviation. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295227 | SECONDARY BATTERY MODULE - A secondary battery module includes a cell block in which a plurality of square batteries are layered, and includes: a pair of end plates arranged to respectively face one side and another side of the cell block in a layering direction; and a pair of side frames and arranged to respectively face one side and another side in a cell width direction perpendicular to the layering direction of the cell block, and in the one side and another side in the cell width direction, one end portion being engaged with one end plate at the one side in the layering direction, and other end portion being engaged with other end plate at another side in the layering direction. | 2014-10-02 |
20140295228 | BATTERY SYSTEM WITH A TEMPERATURE-CONTROL ELEMENT CONTAINING A TEMPERATURE-CONTROL CHANNEL AND A BYPASS AND MOTOR VEHICLE CONTAINING THE BATTERY SYSTEM - A battery system includes a plurality of battery cells and a temperature-control element that is thermally conductively connected to the battery cells via a temperature-control surface. The temperature-control element has a temperature-control channel in an interior of the temperature-control element. The temperature-control channel is routed on the forward flow side via an inlet and on the return flow side via an outlet from the temperature-control element. A bypass is connected to the temperature-control channel via a dividing node and a merging node with the dividing node being arranged closer to the inlet than the merging node. A motor vehicle includes the battery system. | 2014-10-02 |