49th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120308758 | SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL INGOT, SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL WAFER, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL INGOT - A silicon carbide crystal ingot having a surface greater than or equal to 4 inches, having an n-type dopant concentration greater than or equal to 1×10 | 2012-12-06 |
20120308759 | LOW-DISLOCATION MONOCRYSTALLINE ALN SUBSTRATE - A bulk AlN single crystal is grown on a monocrystalline AlN seed crystal having a central longitudinal mid-axis and disposed in a crystal growth region of a growing crucible. The bulk AlN single crystal grows parallel to the longitudinal mid-axis by deposition on the AlN seed crystal. The crucible has a lateral crucible inner wall extending in the growth direction. A free space is formed between the AlN crystals and the lateral crucible inner wall. Bulk AlN single crystals and monocrystalline AlN substrates produced therefrom are obtained with only few dislocations, which are substantially distributed homogeneously. Growing crucibles are provided with a crucible lid with a gap formed between an inner growing crucible and the crucible lid through which some of the AlN growth gas phase generated inside the crystal growth region escapes and is deposited on a bottom of an outer growing crucible opposite the lid. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308760 | LUMINESCENT GLASS, PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF AND LUMINESCENT DEVICE - A luminescent glass comprises glass matrix. Said glass matrix comprises a glass part and a complex part of glass and fluorescent powder, which is embedded in said glass part. Said complex part of glass and fluorescent powder comprises glass material and fluorescent powder dispersed in said glass material. Said fluorescent powder is of cerium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet series. A method for producing the luminescent glass and a luminescent device comprising the luminescent glass are also provided. The luminescent glass and the luminescent device have good luminescence reliability, high luminescence stability and long service life. The method can be carried out at a relatively low temperature. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308761 | CLAY FILM COMPOSITE - A clay film composite which exhibits high gas barrier properties even under high humidity conditions is provided. The clay film composite having a clay film including a clay without or with an additive, and provided on at least one surface thereof, a water vapor barrier layer having a water permeability of 1.0 g/m | 2012-12-06 |
20120308762 | Method for the Application of a Conformal Nanocoating by Means of a Low Pressure Plasma Process - The invention relates to a conformal nanocoating applied by a low pressure plasma process. The invention also relates to a method for making such a conformal nanocoating on a three-dimensional nanostructure, in particular a three-dimensional structure containing electrically conductive and non-conductive elements. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308763 | ADHESIVE FASTENING DEVICE - The disclosure is an adhesive fastening or supporting device that employs a unique and effective polymer adhesive material, and includes use-indicative graphics. The device is temporarily or permanently adherable to most flat vertical surfaces and is removable there-from for re-use many times, without leaving residue on or damage to the surface. The disposition of the device's fastening or supporting element inboard of the device's perimeter together with the relative flexibilities of the device's various components, reduces inadvertent peeling of the device from the wall and improves intentional peeling. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308764 | INJECTION MOLD, INJECTION-MOLDED PRODUCT, OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL PRISM, INK TANK, RECORDING DEVICE, AND INJECTION MOLDING METHOD - There is provided an injection mold to manufacture an injection-molded product formed of a molten resin that is injected into a molding space and is solidified. The injection mold includes an insert that forms a high quality required surface corresponding to a high quality required surface of an injection-molded product. The high quality required surface forming insert includes a first insert member corresponding to a high surface accuracy required portion in the high quality required surface, and a second insert member corresponding to a high surface accuracy not-required portion in which the surface accuracy that is required is lower than that of the high surface accuracy required portion in the high quality required surface and which has thermal conductivity lower than that of the first insert member. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308765 | NANOSTRUCTURE FORMING METHOD AND BASE HAVING NANOSTRUCTURE - A nanostructure forming method includes: preparing a substrate having an appropriate processing value; applying laser beam having a pulse duration of picosecond order or less to a planar surface oriented in a propagation direction of the laser beam and a direction perpendicular to a polarization direction (electric field direction) of the laser beam in the interior of the substrate at an irradiation intensity which is close to the appropriate processing value of the substrate; forming a structure-modified portion at a focus at which the laser beam is concentrated and in a region which is close to the focus; and forming a nanostructure formed of a nano-hole by selectively etching the structure-modified portion. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308766 | Method of Molding Complex Composite Parts Using Pre-Plied Multi-Directional Continuous Fiber Laminate - Layers of unidirectional (UD) fiber prepreg are formed into a pre-plied, multi-directional, continuous fiber laminate that is used as a molding compound to form three dimensional structures. Cut-outs from the laminate are slotted and folded along fold lines to provide near-net-shaped preforms that may be compression molded to form fiber-reinforced composite structures having complex shapes. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308767 | BIMODAL AND MULTIMODAL PLANT BIOMASS PARTICLE MIXTURES - An industrial feedstock of plant biomass particles having fibers aligned in a grain, wherein the particles are individually characterized by a length dimension (L) aligned substantially parallel to the grain, a width dimension (W) normal to L and aligned cross grain, and a height dimension (H) normal to W and L, wherein the L×H dimensions define a pair of substantially parallel side surfaces characterized by substantially intact longitudinally arrayed fibers, the W×H dimensions define a pair of substantially parallel end surfaces characterized by crosscut fibers and end checking between fibers, and the L×W dimensions define a pair of substantially parallel top and bottom surfaces, and wherein the particles in the feedstock are collectively characterized by having a bimodal or multimodal size distribution. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308768 | Moldable Fly-Away Tool Structure System - A composite structure includes a first face sheet, a second face sheet, and a foam member located between the first face sheet and the second face sheet. The foam member has a molded contour, the mold contour being configured to provide tooling surface for at least one of the first face sheet and the second face sheet prior to curing of the composite structure. A method of making the foam member includes creating a mold tool having an interior surface which resembles the desired outer contour of the foam member. A mixture is poured into a pour opening in the mold tool. The mixture is allowed to polymerize into a foam as the foam expands and distributes within the mold tool. Vent openings in the mold tool are selectively tailored to control the density of the foam member. The foam member is cured in the mold tool. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308769 | Honeycomb Body Interdigitated Mixers and Methods for Producing - Honeycomb body interdigitating mixers are disclosed along with methods for producing them, the honeycomb body having parallel cells extending along a common direction, the mixer comprising a first fluid path extending within the honeycomb body along a first path direction perpendicular to the common direction, the first fluid path defined within a first plurality of said cells, at least a high aspect ratio portion of the first fluid path having an aspect ratio of height in the common direction to width perpendicular to the common direction and to the first path direction of at least 3:1, and a second fluid path extending within the honeycomb body along a second path direction perpendicular to the common direction, the second fluid path defined within a second plurality of said cells, at least a high aspect ratio portion of the second fluid path having an aspect ratio of height in the common direction to width perpendicular to the common direction and to the second path direction of at least 3:1, wherein the first fluid path is fluidically connected to the second fluid path within their respective high aspect ratio portions via a group of apertures, the group extending in the common direction, the group of apertures taken together having a ratio of height in the common direction to width perpendicular to the common direction of at least 3:1. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308770 | COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL MEMBER - A method of manufacturing a composite structural member ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120308771 | NANOSTRUCTURE FILMS - A nanostructure film, comprising at least one interconnected network of nanostructures, wherein the nanostructure film is optically transparent and electrically conductive. A method for improving the optoelectronic properties of a nanostructure film, comprising: forming a nanostructure film having a thickness that, if uniform, would result in a first optical transparency and a first sheet resistance that are lower than desired; and patterning holes in the nanostructure film, such that a desired higher second optical transparency and a second sheet resistance are achieved. A method for depositing a nanostructure film on a rigid substrate comprises: depositing the nanostructure film on a flexible substrate; and transferring the nanostructure film from the flexible substrate to a rigid substrate, wherein the flexible substrate comprises at least one of a release liner and a heat- or chemical-sensitive adhesive layer. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308772 | STEAM TURBINE MEMBER - An object is to provide a steam turbine member having excellent oxidation resistance at low cost without using an alloy coating such as a thermally sprayed or sintered body. The steam turbine member includes a substrate made of stainless steel containing Fe as a main component, 8 to 15 wt % of Cr, and 0.1 to 1.0 wt % of Mn. The steam turbine member has, on a surface of the substrate, an oxide film made of an oxide of a constituent element of the substrate. It is preferable that the oxide film thickness is 1 μm or less. It is also preferable that the oxide film has a surface roughness Ra of 1.6 a or less. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308773 | MATT POLYOLEFIN FILM HAVING RELEASE PROPERTIES - The invention relates to transparent multilayer biaxially oriented polyolefin films comprising a base layer and at least one outer matt covering layer, which contains at least two incompatible polymers and has a surface roughness of at least 2.0 [mu]m. The covering layer contains a polydialkyl siloxane having a viscosity of 100,000 to 500,000 mm2/s. The surface of said covering layer is pre-treated by means of corona. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308774 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A POWDER LAYER OR A GRANULAR LAYER - A method for producing a panel including scattering of a wood fibre powder on a carrier is disclosed and a device for the scattering step. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308775 | HYDROPHILIC SURFACES AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING - Disclosed are processes for forming hydrophilic surfaces on aluminum and aluminum substrates having highly hydrophilic surfaces. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308776 | CERMET COATING, SPRAYING PARTICLES FOR FORMING SAME, METHOD FOR FORMING CERMET COATING, AND COATED ARTICLE - The present invention provides a cermet coating that can take advantage of the hardness of a powder for a hard reinforcement phase more effectively, and spraying particles for forming the cermet coating. The cermet coating is formed on a base surface and has a hard reinforcement phase and a binder phase. The cermet coating has a Vickers hardness of from 50% to less than 100% of the hardness of the powder for a hard reinforcement phase, and has a surface roughness (center-line average roughness Ra) of less than 3.0. The cermet coating is formed by heating spraying particles prepared as aggregates of a powder for a hard reinforcement phase and a powder for a binder phase, and applying the spraying particles to a base at a supersonic velocity to integrate the powder for a hard reinforcement phase with the powder for a binder phase. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308777 | STERILIZED POLYETHERIMIDE /POLYPHENYLENE ETHER SULFONE ARTICLES - A sterilized article comprising a hydrogen peroxide plasma or hydrogen peroxide vapor sterilized polymer composition, the polymer composition comprising from 20 to 80 weight % of a polyphenylene ether sulfone; and from 20 to 80 weight % of a polyetherimide. When sterilized with a hydrogen peroxide plasma, or hydrogen peroxide vapor, the articles have surprisingly improved resistance to changes in color and clarity as well as resistance to loss of mechanical properties. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308778 | STERILIZED POLYETHERIMIDE ARTICLES - A sterilized article comprising a sterilized or hydrogen peroxide vapor-sterilized polymer composition, the polymer composition comprising a polyetherimide, wherein after exposure to 100 cycles of the hydrogen peroxide plasma sterilization using a mixture of hydrogen peroxide vapor and hydrogen peroxide plasma for 30 minutes at 20 to 55° C., the color of the polymer composition of the article exhibits a color shift of delta E of 10 units or less relative to the color of the polymer composition color before the first hydrogen peroxide plasma sterilization cycle, wherein delta E is measured in accordance with ASTM D2244. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308779 | MEMBRANE FOR OXYGEN GENERATION - The invention relates to a membrane system which is particular suitable for oxygen generation. It comprises a membrane ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120308780 | ABSORBENT STRUCTURE - An absorbent structure with a sequence of two layers includes at least one liquid absorption layer, a subsequent liquid storage layer with super absorbent polymer particles and super absorbent polymer fibers, and a subsequent liquid distribution layer. The layers are connected and form a sheet structure. The liquid storage layer has its super absorbent polymer extending from the liquid storage layer into the liquid distribution layer in order to generate a return suction effect for the liquid that has passed through the liquid absorbtion layer and liquid storage layer into the liquid distribution layer. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308781 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPED OBJECT - A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object wherein the warping of the base plate is suitably addressed. The method of the present invention comprises: (i) forming a solidified layer by irradiating a predetermined portion of a powder layer on a base plate with a light beam, thereby allowing sintering of the powder of the predetermined portion or melting and subsequent solidification thereof; and (ii) forming another solidified layer by newly forming a powder layer on the resulting solidified layer, and then irradiating another predetermined portion of the new powder layer with the light beam, the steps (i) and (ii) being repeatedly performed; wherein, prior to or upon the manufacturing of the three-dimensional shaped object, the base plate is subjected to a heat treatment, thereby causing the base plate to be warped, and at least a lower surface of the warped base plate is subjected to a flattening process. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308782 | MOLDING PRECURSOR, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MOLDED FIBER-REINFORCED RESIN, AND MOLDED FIBER-REINFORCED RESIN - A process for producing a molded fiber-reinforced resin by an RTM method includes disposing a molding precursor in a molding cavity of a mold; closing the mold in which the molding precursor is disposed; injecting a heated and pressurized resin into the molding cavity of the mold closed; solidifying the resin injected into the molding cavity; opening the mold after the resin has been solidified; and taking out the molded fiber-reinforced resin from the mold opened. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308783 | METHOD OF CREATING TWO-SIDED TEMPLATE FROM A SINGLE RECORDED MASTER - The embodiments disclose a method of creating two-sided template from a single recorded master, including fabricating a first template using a single recorded master, wherein the first template has a changed duty cycle and an unchanged servo arc orientation, creating a replicate of the first template, wherein the replicate has a mirrored servo arc orientation and a changed duty cycle and fabricating a second template using the replicate to produce a predetermined mirrored servo arc orientation and a predetermined duty cycle for imprinting on a second side of a patterned stack. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308784 | ADHESIVE PAD - A flexible adhesive pad has a tacky elastomeric back layer made of a first naphthenic oil-impregnated thermoplastic rubber, an intermediary layer made of a polymer film permanently adhered to the elastomeric back layer by a first oil-based adhesive, and a tacky elastomeric front layer made of a second naphthenic oil-impregnated thermoplastic rubber adhered to the intermediary layer by a second oil-based adhesive. The front layer is transparent and the intermediary layer may has graphics or text viewable through the front layer that indicate a device that the front layer is intended to receive, and/or where on the front layer that device is intended to be received. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308785 | INKJET INK, INK CARTRIDGE, INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS, INKJET RECORDING METHOD, AND PRINT - An inkjet ink including an aqueous medium including water; and a water-soluble organic solvent; a resin-covered pigment which is dispersed in the aqueous medium and which is prepared by an acid deposition method; and a surfactant-treated pigment which is dispersed in the aqueous medium and which is prepared by treating a pigment with a nonionic surfactant. The inkjet ink has a pH in a range of from 8.5 to 10.5. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308786 | INK COMPOSITION - Disclosed is an ink composition which has superior storage stability, is resistant to bleeding, has good fixability to paper, and enables printing of a clear image. The ink composition includes a pigment dispersion containing a surface-treated pigment and a resin emulsion, wherein the surface-treated pigment is obtained by binding a functional group, having a larger calcium index than a calcium index of 1,2,3-benzenetricarboxylic acid, to the surface of a pigment; and the resin emulsion is adapted so that an aqueous solution containing 1 mass % of a solid content of the resin emulsion has a conductance of 300 μS/cm or less. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308787 | WETNESS INDICATING INK COMPOSITIONS - A method of printing on a hygienic article includes applying droplets of an ink composition with an ink jet printer to a surface of a hygienic article to form a desired image. The ink composition includes an organic solvent, a water-soluble binder resin including hydroxypropylcellulose, and a water-soluble dye. The image acts as a wetness indicator by dissolving in an aqueous fluid. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308788 | OVERLAY MARK SET AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING TWO DIFFERENT LAYOUT PATTERNS - An overlay mark set includes a substrate, a first overlay mark and a second overlay mark. The first overlay mark is disposed on the substrate for representing a first layout pattern. The second overlay mark is also disposed on the substrate for representing a second layout pattern. In particular, the first overlay mark is in direct contact with the second overlay mark. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308789 | Multilayer Films Having Improved Imageability,Their Methods of Manufacture, and Articles Made Therefrom - Imageable multilayer films are provided which include at least a core layer comprising a pigment or other colorant, a clear sealant layer, and an image-side tie layer intermediate the core layer and the sealant layer, where the tie layer comprises a cavitating agent. The sealant layer may include a first polymer component having a heat of fusion of less than 75 J/g and a second polymer component. The multilayer film may have a seal strength greater than about 200 g/2.54 cm for a seal formed on a crimp sealer at a temperature of at least 93.3° C. The multilayer film may be biaxially oriented, an image may be effected on the film without the use of inks, and the film may be useful in packaging applications. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308790 | SURFACE TREATMENT COMPOSITION - The invention relates to a surface treatment composition for paper, board or other fibrous webs. The composition of the invention comprises particles which comprise an active material and a supporting material. The active material comprises a salt or a multivalent metal, such as a divalent or trivalent metal. In accordance with the invention, the supporting material is adapted to release the active material from the particles when subjected to heat and/or pressure and/or a change in pH. Consequently, the active material's adverse effects on the rheology of the composition are avoided while its desired effects on the surface characteristics are retained or enhanced. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308791 | INK SET, PRINTED MATTER, AND MOLDED ARTICLE - There are provided an ink set, printed matter, and a molded article, with which a first ink and a second ink are applied over a substrate in the form of a sheet, for example, and which lends itself well to processing of this coated surface. An ink set | 2012-12-06 |
20120308792 | RED FLUORESCENCE CONVERSION COMPOSITION AND RED FLUORESCENCE CONVERSION FILM - A red fluorescence conversion composition includes a color conversion material (A) which absorbs light in a blue region and emits light having a fluorescence emission maximum in yellow-orange regions; a color conversion material (B) which absorbs light in the yellow-orange regions and emits light having a fluorescence emission maximum in the red region; and a matrix resin (C) for dispersing the color conversion materials (A) and (B). The color conversion material (A) is a condensed polycyclic compound made of a 5-membered ring compound having a conjugated system, and a 6-membered ring compound having a conjugated system with the 5-membered ring compound. The 5-membered ring compound contains at least one kind of atom selected from a hetero atom, a selenium atom, and a boron atom. A red fluorescence conversion film is made of the composition. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308793 | RETREADED TIRE - Provided is a retreaded tire that uses cushion rubber for retread that is able to further improve the prevention of separation failure while effectively suppressing blowout within the cushion rubber layer. The retreaded tire includes cushion rubber for retread, a base tire, and precured tread rubber formed of at least one rubber layer, and is characterized by: the aforementioned cushion rubber for retreaded tires being formed from a rubber composition containing specific quantities of a highly reinforcing carbon black of at least HAF grade, and natural rubber and/or synthetic polyisoprene rubber; the 100% modulus (A | 2012-12-06 |
20120308794 | OPTICAL COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE - An optical composite substrate is disclosed and includes a substrate, a first coating layer, and a second coating layer. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first coating layer is formed on the first surface; the second coating layer is formed on the second surface. Therein, the stiffness of the first coating layer is substantially equal to the stiffness of the second coating layer. When a thermal deformation of the optical composite substrate is induced by a change in temperature, the whole deformation of the optical composite substrate is reduced by the constraint effect on the substrate by the first coating layer and the second coating layer. Therefore, the optical composite substrate can keep its flatness within a certain range, so as to solve the problem in the prior art that an optical film sheet easily warps when heated. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308795 | Composite Floor Underlayment With Thermoplastic Coatings - Disclosed is a flooring system consisting of a slab (or base) floor, a floor covering, and a composite underlayment extending between the slab floor and floor covering. The composite underlayment may include, for example, one or more set gypsum layers with embedded fibrous mats. An exterior plastic coating is mechanically adhered to an underlying set gypsum layer. The plastic coating chemically bonds and cross-links with polymer additives within the set gypsum core. The result is an underlayment that is a fully integrated polymer matrix with greatly improved durability and surface strength with only minimal increases in cost or weight. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308796 | POLYCARBONATE RESIN AND TRANSPARENT FILM FORMED THEREFROM - The polycarbonate resin of the invention includes a first structural unit derived from a dihydroxy compound represented by a general formula (1), a second structural unit derived from a dihydroxy compound represented by a general formula (2), and a third structural unit derived from at least one dihydroxy compound selected from the group consisting of a dihydroxy compound represented by a general formula (3), a dihydroxy compound represented by a general formula (4), a dihydroxy compound represented by a general formula (5), and a dihydroxy compound represented by a general formula (6), and in which the first structural unit derived from a dihydroxy compound represented by the general formula (1) accounts for 18% by mole or more of the polycarbonate resin. The above general formulae (1) to (6) are described in the specification of the present application. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308797 | ALGAE BASED FIRE RESISTANT MATERIALS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A process for manufacturing fire resistant materials comprising the steps of recovering an alga having a mineral component wherein said alga is selected form the group consisting of Chara algae and Cladophora algae; mixing said algae with water to form an aqueous mixture; mixing a chlorine based solution to the mixture to kill the algae and any bacteria and to form an algae-based product; separating the algae-based product from the aqueous mixture; and recovering the algae-based product from the surface of the mixture. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308798 | POLARIZING PLATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAME - The present invention relates to a polarizing plate, a method for producing the same, and an image display device comprising the same, and more specifically to a polarizing plate which is characterized by comprising: a) a polarizer, b) a hardening resin layer which is provided on at least one side of the polarizer and formed from a photocurable composition comprising: 4 to 95 parts by weight of (A) a photocurable acrylic polymer, 4 to 95 parts by weight of (B) a poly-functional acrylic monomer, and 1 to 20 parts by weight of (C) a photo-polymerization initiator, based on 100 parts by weight of the photocurable composition, a method for manufacturing the same, and an image display device using the same. According to the present invention, a polarizing plate, which exhibits excellent polarizing properties and durability, has high surface hardness, and may be formed as a thin plate, may be provided. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308799 | WATER-ABSORBENT SHEET STRUCTURE - A water-absorbent sheet structure comprises a structure in which an absorbent layer containing a water-absorbent resin (A) and a water-absorbent resin (B) is sandwiched with fibrous webs from an upper side and a lower side of the absorbent layer, characterized in that the water-absorbent resin (A) and the water-absorbent resin (B) are contained in a total amount of from 100 to 1,000 g/m | 2012-12-06 |
20120308800 | POLYCARBONATE RESIN FOAMED BLOW-MOLDED ARTICLE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME - A process for producing a foamed blow-molded article, including melting and mixing a branched polycarbonate resin having a specific polystyrene equivalent weight average molecular weight, a specific weight average absolute molecular weight and a relatively high terminal hydroxyl group content, a linear polycarbonate resin having specific polystyrene equivalent weight average molecular weight, a specific weight average absolute molecular weight and a relatively low terminal hydroxyl group content and a branching agent to obtain a polycarbonate resin “A”, mixing the polycarbonate resin “A” with a blowing agent to obtain a foamable molten resin composition, extruding the foamable molten resin composition to obtain a foamed parison, and blow-molding the foamed parison. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308801 | CHEMICAL-RESISTANT FILMS IN HIGH OPTICAL QUALITY - The present invention relates to a process for producing transparent polymeric films or plastics mouldings of particularly high chemical resistance, having more particularly a very good resistance towards oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions, and of high optical quality. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308802 | NOVEL FLUORINATED COMPOUND, A COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME, AND A PRODUCTION METHOD FOR A FILM USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a novel fluorinated compound, a composition comprising the same, and a method for manufacturing a film by using the same, and more particularly a novel compound having a structure in which one or more fluorine and acrylate-based functional groups are substituted in a silane core, a composition comprising the compound and photoinitiator, and a method for manufacturing a film by using the same. If the composition comprising the compound according to the present invention is used, it is possible to manufacture a film in which a refractive index is low, reflectivity is reduced, and transmissivity is increased. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308803 | GLASSES HAVING IMPROVED TOUGHNESS AND SCRATCH RESISTANCE - A silicate glass that is tough and scratch resistant. The toughness is increased by minimizing the number of non-bridging oxygen atoms in the glass. In one embodiment, the silicate glass is an aluminoborosilicate glass in which −15 mol %≦(R | 2012-12-06 |
20120308804 | Molded foam body having anisotropic shape memory properties, method for manufacturing same and article comprising the molded foam body - The invention relates to a molded foam body having anisotropic shape memory properties, to a method for manufacturing such a molded foam body and to an article, which contains or is composed of such a molded foam body. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308805 | SOLID FREEFORM FABRICATION OF EASILY REMOVEABLE SUPPORT CONSTRUCTIONS - A support construction and a method of creating a support construction in a volume generated by solid freeform fabrication, where the support construction includes layers of supporting materials, such layers comprising a continuous strip of material within such volume such that when the strip is lifted or pulled, the layers of supporting materials including the strip are removed together from the volume. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308806 | Material for use with a capacitive touch screen - A modified material for use with a capacitive touch screen is described. The modified material comprises a material impregnated with a composition comprising either a non-metallic and/or a metallic conductive agent with a binder. A variety of materials are contemplated, including, but not limited to leather. Also described is an apparatus and method of providing a conductive glove is disclosed. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308807 | Porous Materials - A porous membrane material comprising a porous membrane substrate coated with a thin, uniform coating of a different material. The membrane material can have high electrical conductivity. The membrane material can exhibit a very high ratio of electrical conductivity to thermal conductivity. The porous membrane substrate may be removed to form the membrane. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308808 | GAS BARRIER FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A gas barrier film and method for manufacturing the abovementioned gas barrier film are disclosed in the present invention. The gas barrier film is applied in electronic product, food, medicine and other fields for protecting them from gas and water. The gas barrier film comprises a gas barrier layer and pluralities of cladding layers. The gas barrier layer is a liquid layer, and the cladding layers are disposed on the opposite surface of the gas barrier layer. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308809 | MAGNESIUM ALLOY STRUCTURAL MEMBER - A magnesium alloy structural member having excellent corrosion resistance is provided. The magnesium alloy structural member includes a magnesium alloy substrate that contains more than 7.5% by mass of Al and an anticorrosive layer formed on a surface of the substrate by chemical conversion treatment. The substrate contains a precipitate, typically, particles dispersed therein. The particles are made of an intermetallic compound containing at least one of Al and Mg and have an average particle size of 0.05 μm or more and 1 μm or less. The total area of the particles accounts for 1% by area or more and 20% by area or less. The anticorrosive layer includes a lower sublayer and a surface sublayer on the substrate in this order. The surface sublayer is denser than the lower sublayer. The substrate of the magnesium alloy structural member has high corrosion resistance because of a high Al content. The magnesium alloy structural member has excellent corrosion resistance because of the dense sublayer on the front side of the anticorrosive layer, which prevents a corrosive liquid from reaching the substrate. The porous lower sublayer can reduce the tendency of the anticorrosive layer to detach from the substrate, for example, upon impact and allows the magnesium alloy structural member to retain high corrosion resistance. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308810 | COATED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A coated article includes a substrate and a DLC layer formed on the substrate. More than 80% of carbon-carbon bonds in the DLC layer are sp | 2012-12-06 |
20120308811 | SUN BLOCKING STACK - A multilayer sunshield lamination structure formed on a sheet of vitreous material which includes at least one functional layer composed of a silver-based material that reflects infrared radiation and at least two dielectric coatings, each functional layer being surrounded by dielectric coatings. The lamination structure may include an essentially metal absorbent material based on at least one of the following elements; Pd, Pt, Au, Ir, Rh, Ru, Os, Co, Ni, Cu, Cr, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, W, Si, Zn, Mo, Mn, Ti, V, Nb, Hf, Ta and alloys thereof included in the functional layer or as part of a separate layer in direct contact with the functional layer. The lamination structure, when deposited on an ordinary clear soda-lime float glass sheet 6 mm thick, has a solar factor SF of less than 45% and a light transmission LT of less than 70%. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308812 | RESIN SUBSTRATE HAVING HARD COATING LAYER - There is provided a resin substrate having a hard coating layer in which a silicone type hard coating layer is provided on the resin substrate via a primer layer, the resin substrate having the hard coating layer being excellent in the abrasion resistance and excellent in the weather resistance. A resin substrate having a hard coating layer comprising a primer layer containing an acrylic polymer, as a main component, and a hard coating layer formed of a cured product of a hard coating agent composition containing organopolysiloxane, sequentially laminated on at least one surface of the resin substrate, wherein the primer layer contains an acrylic polymer (A) in which at least one member selected from a specific alkyl acrylate and a specific alkyl methacrylate is set as main monomer units, a triazine type ultraviolet absorber (B), and a hindered amine photostabilizer (C). | 2012-12-06 |
20120308813 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE-RESISTANT HYBRID MATERIAL MADE OF CALCIUM SILICATE AND CARBON - A temperature-resistant ceramic hybrid material has a matrix made of calcium silicate hydrate. Carbon is embedded in the matrix. The carbon is predominantly composed of graphite particles having an ordered graphitic lattice structure and the carbon makes up a weight fraction of up to 40%. The matrix is composed of tobermorite and/or xonotlite and can contain wollastonite rods and/or granular silicate. The size of the graphite particles is 0.01-3 mm. The hybrid material is especially suitable for casting devices for non-ferrous metals. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308814 | Method for Stabilizing Polyacrylate Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives in Admixture with Adhesive Resins - The invention relates to polyacrylate-based pressure-sensitive adhesives, containing at least one resin and at least one ortho, meta or para-cresol derivative, the aromatic ring thereof being substituted on at least two carbon atoms, wherein the substitutes are derivatives of thiols and/or thioethers. The invention further relates to adhesive tapes comprising at least one layer of said pressure-sensitive adhesive and to the use of said cresol derivatives as an antioxidant for polyacrylate pressure-sensitive adhesives. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308815 | ELECTROCONDUCTIVE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE - Provided is an electroconductive pressure-sensitive adhesive tape which is satisfactorily less corrosive and is capable of maintaining stable electrical conductivity over the long term. The electroconductive pressure-sensitive adhesive tape has at least one acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The electroconductive pressure-sensitive adhesive tape has a volume resistance of 1×10 | 2012-12-06 |
20120308816 | POLYIMIDE FILM, POLYIMIDE LAMINATE COMPRISING SAME, AND POLYIMIDE/METAL LAMINATE COMPRISING SAME - Disclosed is a polyimide film having improved adhesiveness to an adhesive and/or adherence to a metal layer. The polyimide film has at least a polyimide layer (b) and a polyimide layer (a) formed contacting the polyimide layer (b), wherein the polyimide layer (a) is a polyimide formed from a tetracarboxylic dianhydride component and a diamine component containing a diamine compound represented by general formula (1): | 2012-12-06 |
20120308817 | RESIN COATED RADIUS FILLERS AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A deformable, coated radius filler composed of a continuous or elongated fibrous structure and a tacky, resin surface coating formed by pulling a dry, continuous or elongated fibrous structure through a heated resin bath. The coated radius filler has an inner portion that is substantially free of resin and the resin surface coating has a substantially uniform thickness. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308818 | ONE-DIMENSIONAL METAL NANOSTRUCTURES - Tin powder is heated in a flowing stream of an inert gas, such as argon, containing a small concentration of carbon-containing gas, at a temperature to produce metal vapor. The tin deposits as liquid on a substrate, and reacts with the carbon-containing gas to form carbon nanotubes in the liquid tin. Upon cooling and solidification, a composite of tin nanowires bearing coatings of carbon nanotubes is formed. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308819 | FIRE-RETARDANT COPOLYETHERESTER COMPOSITION AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a fire-retardant copolyetherester composition comprising: (a) at least one copolyetherester; (b) about 5-30 wt. % of at least one halogen-free flame retardant; (c) about 0.1-20 wt. % of at least one nitrogen-containing compound; and (d) about 0.01-5 wt. % of at least one molybdenum oxide. Further disclosed herein are articles comprising component parts formed of the fire-retardant copolyetherester composition. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308820 | DEVICE FOR OBTAINING CERAMIC FIBERS COATED BY A LIQUID PROCESS WITH A THICK METAL SHEATH - A device for metal coating of fibers, for example ceramic fibers, by a liquid process, the device including a crucible containing a liquid metal bath through which a fiber is drawn to be coated with the metal, and a cooling system positioned downstream from the metal bath to solidify the metal sheath created around the fiber by capillarity. The cooling system includes at least one nozzle for ejecting a compressed gas towards the coated fiber, and the system is sized such as to solidify the metal on the periphery of the coated fiber over a length of no more than 200 mm. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308821 | Buoyant Multifunctional Composite Material For Effective Removal Of Organic Compounds In Water And Wastewater - A composite material for water or wastewater treatment is described. The composite material has a buoyant substrate, an adsorbant for adsorbing organic compounds, a photocatalyst for degrading organic compounds, and an enhancer for facilitating mass transfer between the adsorbent and the photocatalyst, increasing the selectivity of the composite material, or for proving the photocatalytic efficiency is described. The adsorbent, photocatalyst, and enhancer are immobilized on the substrate. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308822 | MATERIAL FOR PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE - The present invention provides a photoelectric conversion device that is durable, lightweight, and inexpensive, and has a network structure of organic semiconductor nanowires that has high durability and is suitable for charge transport. In addition, to provide the photoelectric conversion device, the present invention provides, as an electron-donating material, a material for a photoelectric conversion device, the material including phthalocyanine nanowires having a breadth of 50 nm or less and a ratio (length/breadth) of a length to the breadth, the ratio being 10 or more. According to the present invention, a photoelectric conversion device having a long life due to high light resistance of phthalocyanine can be provided at a low cost. Use of such photoelectric conversion devices can constitute a solar-cell module having a long life due to the feature of the photoelectric conversion devices and being manufactured at a low cost. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308823 | ORGANICALLY MODIFIED FINE PARTICLES - A technique for bonding an organic group with the surface of fine particles such as nanoparticles through strong linkage is provided, whereas such fine particles are attracting attention as materials essential for development of high-tech products because of various unique excellent characteristics and functions thereof. Organically modified metal oxide fine particles can be obtained by adapting high-temperature, high-pressure water as a reaction field to bond an organic matter with the surface of metal oxide fine particles through strong linkage. The use of the same condition enables not only the formation of metal oxide fine particles but also the organic modification of the formed fine particles. The resulting organically modified metal oxide fine particles exhibit excellent properties, characteristics and functions. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308824 | SILICA PARTICLES, PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF SAME, AND RESIN COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAME - The object of the present disclosure is to obtain silica particles having the sharp particle size distribution and low water-absorbing rate and being used suitably as a filler of a sealing resin composition, a method for producing it, and a resin composition containing the silica particles and a resin. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308825 | NANO-FIBROUS MICROSPHERES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Nano-fibrous microspheres and methods for forming them are disclosed herein. In one embodiment the microsphere includes a plurality of nano-fibers aggregated together in a spherical shape; and a plurality of pores formed between at least some of the plurality of nano-fibers. The nano-fibers are formed of star-shaped polymers. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308826 | STOBER METHOD FOR PREPARING SILICA PARTICLES CONTAINING A PHTHALOCYANINE DERIVATIVE, SAID PARTICLES AND THE USES THEREOF - The present invention concerns a method for preparing a silica particle incorporating at least one phthalocyanine derivative, said particle being prepared from at least one silicon phthalocyanine derivative by hydrolysis of said derivative in an alcohol solution. The present invention also concerns the silica particles thus prepared and the uses thereof. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308827 | ION EXCHANGEABLE ALKALI ALUMINOSILICATE GLASS ARTICLES - Ion exchangeable glass articles are disclosed. In one embodiment, a glass article formed from alkali aluminosilicate glass which may include Ga | 2012-12-06 |
20120308828 | ANTI-FOG POLYURETHANE COATING COMPOSITIONS - Polyurethane coating compositions that provide transparent, abrasion-resistant, and water-washable anti-fog coatings when applied to a substrate and cured are described herein. These polyurethane coating compositions have surfactants that are chemically associated with the polyurethane so as to not leach out or wash away when the coating surface is soaked or washed with water. The polyurethane coating compositions comprise isocyanate-reactive surfactants, isocyanate-reactive salts of surfactants, carboxylic-reactive surfactants, or combinations thereof that are chemically bonded to the polyurethane. Articles coated with such polyurethane coating compositions, and processes for applying the coating compositions to a substrate, are also provided herein. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308829 | FLAME-PROTECTED ARTICLE HAVING A HIGH LEVEL OF TRANSMISSION - The invention relates to highly transparent coated articles comprising a substrate (S) of a transparent thermoplastic polymer containing flameproofing agents and, on one side or on both sides, a silica-containing scratch-resistant coating (K) and optionally polyelectrolyte (multi)layers (P) on one or both sides. The invention relates in addition to the production of such coated articles and to their use, in particular in the production of flat display units. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308830 | COATING SYSTEM COMPRISING HIGH ACID RESIN - A coating system for application to a substrate having a sol-gel film layer applied thereon includes a residual high acid value coating coat applied on top of the sol-gel film without an intervening adhesion layer. The residual high acid value coating composition may be a solvent borne composition that when cured, has a high level of residual free acid groups, equivalent to an acid number of greater than about 65 mgKOH/g. The residual high acid value coating may include a residual high acid value resin namely, a resin that cures having residual free acid groups, equivalent to an acid number of greater than about 65 mgKOH/g. The residual high acid value resin may be the reaction product of a polyol and a suitable crosslinker, such as a polyanhydride or polyisocyanate crosslinker or blend thereof. The residual high acid value coating composition may include opacifying pigments and condensation catalysts. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308831 | EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION - A low temperature curable epoxy resin composition which comprises: an epoxy component that contains an epoxy compound having per molecule at least two epoxy groups and that is liquid at 25° C.; an aromatic amine based curing agent that contains an aromatic amine compound having per molecule at least two amino groups directly bonded to the aromatic ring and that is liquid at 25° C.; and Mg(II) acetylacetonate as a cure accelerator. The composition, which contains a novel cure accelerator using a metal complex, exhibits high stability at room temperature while lowering a cure temperature or shortening a cure time. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308832 | PHENOL RESIN COMPOSITION, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT THEREOF, AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A phenol resin composition used as a curing agent for an epoxy resin includes a naphthol novolac resin (a1) represented by general formula (1) (wherein R | 2012-12-06 |
20120308833 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION FOR GLASS BONDING, GLASS ASSEMBLY AND DISPLAY USING THE SAME - Disclosed are an adhesive composition for glass bonding, a glass assembly and a display using the adhesive composition. The adhesive composition includes a urethane-acryl copolymer, a monomer mixture of an acrylic monomer having no hydroxyl group and a monomer having a hydroxyl group, an isocyanate cross-linking agent, and a photo-polymerization initiator. The adhesive composition has advantages of: favorable scattering prevention of broken glass pieces, excellent heat-resistant durability enabling prevention of damage to an image display apparatus caused by temperature change, no adverse effect upon transmittance of the image display apparatus, hence ensuring desired visibility. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308834 | ARTICLE HAVING VITREOUS MONOCOATING - An article includes a ceramic matrix composite substrate with a heat-exposure surface and a monocoating disposed directly on the heat-exposure surface. The monocoating includes vitreous glass to seal the ceramic matrix composite from the surrounding environment. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308835 | FLUORINATED POLYIMIDES WITH FLUORENE CARDO STRUCTURE AS OPTICAL MATERIALS THAT HAVE LOW ABSOLUTE THERMO-OPTIC COEFFICIENTS - The present invention provides new polyimide materials suitable for use in optically transparent fiber composites, ribbon composites, and optical communications applications. The polyimide compounds include monomeric repeat units comprising a fluorinated moiety and a fluorene cardo structure. The polyimides exhibit good optical transparency and have a low absolute thermo-optic coefficient (|dn/dT|). | 2012-12-06 |
20120308836 | COMPOSITE ARTICLE HAVING SILICATE BARRIER LAYER AND METHOD THEREFOR - A method of processing a composite article includes controlling a preheat temperature of a workpiece to be less than 700° C./1292° F. The workpiece includes a substrate and a bond coat that is disposed on the substrate. With the workpiece at the preheat temperature, deposition of a barrier layer onto the bond coat is commenced. The barrier layer includes a rare earth silicate material having a rare earth element selected from lanthanide series elements, yttrium, scandium and combinations thereof. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308837 | Process for the generative preparation of ceramic shaped bodies by 3D inkjet printing - Process for the generative preparation of a shaped body in which (a) ceramic slips are applied in layers to a support and cured, (b) a further layer is applied to the cured layer from step (a) and cured, (c) step (b) is repeated until a body with the desired geometric shape is obtained, (d) the body is then subjected to a chemical treatment or a heat treatment to remove the binding agent (debindering), and (e) the body from step (d) is sintered, wherein at least two differently composed ceramic slips are used in steps (a) and (b) for the preparation of the layers. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308838 | PHOTOCURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, DRY FILM, CURED ARTICLE AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD - Disclosed are: a photocurable resin composition which may be developed with an alkali, has excellent resolution properties, and enables a cured article having excellent (humidity) heat resistance and thermal impact resistance to be formed; a dry film; a cured article thereof; and a printed wiring board using the cured article. The photocurable resin composition of the present invention is characterized by containing a carboxyl group-containing resin, a photopolymerization initiator, and surface-treated Neuburg siliceous earth particles. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308839 | METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING PARTS MADE OF SIC MATERIALS BY NON-REACTIVE BRAZING, BRAZING COMPOSITIONS, AND JOINT AND ASSEMBLY OBTAINED BY SAID METHOD - A method for assembling at least two parts made of silicon carbide-based materials by non-reactive brazing is disclosed. The two parts are contacted with a non-reactive brazing composition. The assembly formed by the parts and the brazing composition is heated to a sufficient brazing temperature sufficient to melt the brazing composition. The parts and the brazing composition are cooled so that, after solidification of the brazing composition, a moderately refractory joint is formed. The non-reactive brazing composition is a binary alloy composed, in mass percentages, of about 46% to 99% silicon and 54% to 1% neodymium. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308840 | FORMULATION AND USE THEREOF - A formulation is claimed, which contains at least one protective substance that is active with respect to cellulose-containing materials, such as wood-containing building materials in the form of solid wood or wood-based materials, and at least one specific compound with dispersing properties. The dispersants are branched comb-shaped polymers with polyether side chains, naphthalene-sulfonate-formaldehyde condensation products, melamine-sulfonate-formaldehyde condensation products and phosphatized polycondensation products. The formulations according to the invention are suitable in particular as plant protection agents and wood preservatives and are preferably used in the form of suspensions for pressure treatment of the respective building materials. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308841 | PREFORM SUITABLE FOR BLOW-MOLDING INTO A FINAL SHAPED CONTAINER - A preform ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120308842 | COMPOSITE ARTICLE HAVING LAYER WITH CO-CONTINUOUS MATERIAL REGIONS - A composite article includes a substrate, at least one protective layer on the substrate, and an intermediate layer between the protective layer and the substrate. The intermediate layer includes a first material that occupies a first continuous region and a second material that occupies a second continuous region next to the first continuous region. The first continuous region and the second continuous region are each in contact with the substrate and the protective layer. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308843 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A HOT-GAS COMPONENT WITH A COOLING CHANNEL AND A HOT-GAS COMPONENT THEREOF - A method of manufacturing a hot-gas component with cooling channels and a hot gas component manufactured by the method is provided. Pre-sintered preform materials are used for the manufacturing of a hot-gas component with a cooling channel. The method initially involves providing a carrier substrate for the hot-gas component and then providing a sheet of pre-sintered preform material. The sheet is then arranged on the carrier substrate so as to form the cooling channel. The sheet and the carrier substrate are then brazed to manufacture the hot-gas component with the cooling channel. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308844 | MULTI-COATED METALLIC PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - The present invention relates generally to methods for producing a coated jewelry article or a coated component of a jewelry article, comprising a jewelry article or a component of a jewelry article, a first metallic coating, and a second metallic coating. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308845 | Cutting Insert - The cutting tool of the present invention has a base material and a multi-layer coating formed thereon. The multi-layer coating includes an A-layer, a B-layer and a C-layer repeatedly deposited in the order of A-layer, C-layer and B-layer from the base material toward an outer surface of the multi-layer coating. The A-layer has a | 2012-12-06 |
20120308846 | FERROMAGNETIC GRAPHENES AND SPIN VALVE DEVICES INCLUDING THE SAME - A ferromagnetic graphene includes at least one antidot such that the ferromagnetic graphene has ferromagnetic characteristics. A spin valve device includes a ferromagnetic graphene. The ferromagnetic graphene includes a first region, a second region, and a third region. At least one antidot is formed in each of the first region and the third region. The first region and the third region are ferromagnetic regions, whereas the second region is a non-ferromagnetic region. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308847 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING HIGH CONTRAST STACKS - The embodiments disclose a method for fabricating high contrast stacks, including depositing materials on a substrate to form an antiferromagnetic coupling thin film layer on top of a first half of the magnetic layer of a stack, depositing a portion of a second half of the magnetic layer on top of the antiferromagnetic coupling thin film layer to couple the first and second half of the magnetic layers to the antiferromagnetic coupling thin film layer and bit-patterning a portion of the second half of the magnetic layer and the antiferromagnetic coupling thin film layer. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308848 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes a main circuit board | 2012-12-06 |
20120308849 | BATTERY ASSEMBLY - The invention concerns a battery assembly ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120308850 | METHOD FOR MANAGING THE OPERATION OF A HYBRID SYSTEM - The present invention concerns a method for managing the operation of a hybrid continuous current supply, said supply including a fuel cell stack ( | 2012-12-06 |
20120308851 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method is provided for controlling a fuel cell system including a fuel cell and a secondary battery for storing output power thereof. The method includes the steps of: detecting a remaining capacity of the secondary battery; determining a rate of change of the remaining capacity, where the rate of change is defined as positive when it increases and negative when it decreases; and changing an operation state of the fuel cell based on the remaining capacity and the rate of change. The step of changing the operation state is, for example, a step of switching the operation state between a plurality of power generation modes based on the remaining capacity and the rate of change. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308852 | TREATMENT APPARATUS AND TREATMENT METHOD - A disperser regenerates an adsorbed water layer on a surface layer of a DLC-Si film by replenishing water to the DLC-Si film, for example, during treatment or following the completion of treatment. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308853 | MITIGATION OF MECHANICAL DEGRADATION IN LITHIUM BATTERY MATERIALS USING BICONCAVE ELECTRODE PARTICLES - Methods for decreasing mechanical degradation in a lithium battery are provided. At least a portion of one of the anode or the cathode includes a plurality of biconcave particles. The biconcave particles provide increased surface area for lithium diffusion without increasing the volume of the particles. As the lithium diffuses across the particles, the combination of convergent and divergent diffusion fronts of lithium reduces the stresses and elastic strain energy responsible for mechanical degradation of the electrode while increasing the rate of lithium intake. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308854 | ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORE AND METHOD FOR THERMALLY STABILIZING AN ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORE - In an electrochemical energy store including at least one spatially delimited galvanic cell, said galvanic cell includes a component or a device which causes the level of heat generated within the galvanic cell to drop to or below the level of heat dissipated from the cell beyond the spatial boundaries of the cell when a threshold temperature inside the galvanic cell is at least locally exceeded. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308855 | BATTERY AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - According to one embodiment, there is provided a battery having a plurality of current collector tabs extended from a plurality of points of a current collector of at least one electrode of a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The battery further has a lid and a lead. The lead has a current collector tab junctional part connected with the current collector tabs, a lid junctional part fixed to the lid, and a vibration absorber part linking the current collector tab junctional part to the lid junctional part. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308856 | SHUNT CURRENT RESISTORS FOR FLOW BATTERY SYSTEMS - Shunt currents in electrochemical systems with liquid electrolytes are reduced by placing shunt resistors in electrolyte flow paths. Shunt resistors substantially increase electrical resistance in electrolyte flow channels by interrupting the physical continuity of liquid through their length. Some shunt resistors also provide a flow metering, pumping or flow-resisting functions for improved electrolyte flow control. | 2012-12-06 |
20120308857 | Method and Apparatus for Maintaining Cell Wall Integrity Using a High Yield Strength Outer Casing - A method and apparatus is provided in which a pre-formed secondary can comprised of one or more layers of a high yield strength material is positioned around the pre-formed battery case, the pre-formed secondary can inhibiting the flow of hot, pressurized gas from within the battery through perforations formed in the battery casing during a thermal runaway event. | 2012-12-06 |