52nd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 44 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120328917 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - In order to obtain a secondary battery and a method for producing same whereby, notwithstanding the large size of an electrode group of several tens of stacked layers of positive electrode plates, negative electrode plates, and separators, any residual air, gases, or the like present between layers can be effectively driven out, and the electrolyte can be induced to reliably penetrate into the interior of the electrode group, secondary batteries RB | 2012-12-27 |
20120328918 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells, each battery cell including a vent, a cover enclosing the vent, and an insulation member between the battery cell and the cover, wherein the insulation member includes a bent part that sealably engages the cover. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328919 | Conduit system for connecting a plurality of voltage tapping points and/or temperature measuring points of an electro-chemical device to a monitoring unit - In order to enable a connection between measuring points of an electro-chemical device and a monitoring unit of the electro-chemical device to be easily and rapidly established, there is proposed a conduit system for connecting a plurality of voltage tapping points and/or temperature measuring points of an electro-chemical device to a monitoring unit of the electro-chemical device which comprises a plurality of voltage tapping lines and/or temperature measuring lines and a stiffening structure in which and/or on which the plurality of voltage tapping lines and/or temperature measuring lines are arranged at least in sections thereof. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328920 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes: a plurality of connecting members electrically connecting electric terminals of adjacent electric cells; and a flexible flat cable formed by flatly encapsulating an outer circumference of a flat conductor with an insulating resin and joining the plurality of connecting members. Portions of the flexible flat cable to be disposed between adjacent connecting members are provided with folded portions formed by folding the flexible flat cable at folded lines. The folded lines extend in a direction crossing a longitudinal direction of the flexible flat cable. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328921 | CURRENT COLLECTOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a current collector, a battery including the current collector, which are capable of increasing energy density or output density and improving productivity or stability; it also provides a method for producing the current collector and a method for producing the battery. The current collector comprises: an insulating substrate; and electron-conducting portions respectively disposed on one face and the other face of the insulating substrate, at least two of the electron-conducting portions being disposed in a planar direction on the one face of the insulating substrate, the electron-conducting portions which is disposed on the other face of the insulating substrate being disposed in a manner to face at least one of the electron-conducting portions disposed on the one face of the insulating substrate so that the insulating substrate is interposed therebetween, and the electron-conducting portions disposed on the one face of the insulating substrate and the electron-conducting portions disposed on the other face of the insulating substrate, both of which face each other with the insulating substrate interposed therebetween, are connected to each other via electron conductors disposed in holes penetrating the insulating substrate. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328922 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL HAVING INTERRUPTED ELECTRODES - Provided herein are electrochemical cell element systems. One such system includes a first electrode having a desired length and an interrupted second electrode having one or more interruptions disposed between a plurality of electrode segments. The system also includes one or more separators positioned to separate the first electrode and the interrupted second electrode. The first electrode, the interrupted second electrode, and the one or more separators are wound along the length of the cell element. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328923 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a negative-electrode material for a lithium secondary battery which has a very low resistance, allows the lithium secondary battery to be charged and discharged (high output) at a high current and have a high capacity, and achieve a cycle life to such an extent that the lithium secondary battery can be mounted on a vehicle. The electrode material is composed of (a) at least one active substance ( | 2012-12-27 |
20120328924 | BATTERY - A battery outer covering for housing the winding-type power generating element is formed by an outer covering main body having an open face and a lid body for closing the open portion of the outer covering main body. The current collecting members and external terminals are disposed inside and outside the lid body. The current collecting members are fixed to the lid body and electrically connected to the external terminals. The power generating element includes a winding core which serves as a winding center of the electrode sheets and has rigidity. The power generating element has the winding core having the rigidity at a winding center. At least one end of the winding core is supported on an inner wall face of the outer covering main body. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328925 | BATTERY PACK HAVING REINFORCEMENT MEMBER - Disclosed is a battery pack including a battery module array, wherein a reinforcement member is coupled to side walls of end plates or sides of main members at an outer side of an outermost battery module of the battery module array to minimize deformation of the battery pack when the battery pack is vibrated in the front and rear direction. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328926 | BATTERY STORAGE MODULE AND MOUNTING SEAT - A battery storage module and a mounting seat for the battery storage module are disclosed. The battery storage module includes a sliding base and a storage battery. The sliding base includes a container, a plurality of wheels, a pair of conducting members and at least one mounting member. The container has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, the plurality of wheels are mounted on the container, the pair of conducting members are mounted on the first end of the container, and the at least one mounting member is mounted on the second end of the container. The storage battery is received in the container and electrically connected to the pair of conducting members. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328927 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM ION BATTERIES - An electrochemical device includes an electrochemical cell having a first volume for receiving a liquid reactant negative electrode material, a second volume for receiving a liquid reactant positive electrode material, and a lithium ion exchange membrane positioned between the first and second volumes. Liquid reactant negative electrode material includes lithium or a material including lithium. The lithium ion exchange membrane facilitates a lithium ion exchange reaction between the liquid reactant materials to generate a lithium depleted negative electrode material and a lithium enriched positive electrode material. The device also includes respective fluid exchange mechanisms i) to introduce the liquid reactant positive electrode material into the second volume and to extract the lithium enriched positive electrode material from the second volume and ii) to introduce the liquid reactant negative electrode material into the first volume and to extract the lithium depleted negative electrode material from the first volume. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328928 | BATTERY COOLING STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A battery cooling structure of a vehicle. The battery cooling structure realizes uniform cooling performance compared to a conventional technique because a plurality of battery modules constituting one battery pack are sequentially cooled by cooling air which passes from one side to the other side of the cooling structure in separate ducting units, thereby improving the operational performance and durability of the battery pack. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328929 | SEPARATOR FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE USING SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SEPARATOR FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - A separator for an electrochemical device of the present invention includes, on at least one side of a resin porous film including a thermoplastic resin as a main component, a heat-resistant porous layer including heat-resistant fine particles as a main component. The resin porous film has a surface tension (wetting index) A of 35 mN/m or less, the heat-resistant porous layer is made from a heat-resistant porous layer forming composition containing a water-based solvent and having a surface tension B of less than 29 mN/m, and a relationship between the surface tension (wetting index) A and the surface tension B satisfies A>B. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328930 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK - According to one embodiment, there is provided a nonaqueous electrolyte battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a first negative electrode active material containing a monoclinic β-type titanium composite oxide and a second negative electrode active material. The second negative electrode active material causes insertion and release of lithium ion in a potential range from 0.8 V to 1.5 V (vs. Li/Li | 2012-12-27 |
20120328931 | ELECTROCHEMICAL ACCUMULATOR WITH PACKAGING COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE POLYARYLETHERKETONE (PAEK) SHEET, SHEET AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHODS - The invention concerns a new flexible or rigid packaging for an electrochemical accumulator (A). | 2012-12-27 |
20120328932 | Rechargeable battery and method for manufacturing the same - A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly having electrodes on opposite sides of a separator, a case retaining the electrode assembly, a cap plate coupled with an opening of the case, electrode terminals extending through terminal holes of the cap plate, lead tabs connecting the electrode terminals to the electrode assembly, the electrode terminals being electrically connected to the lead tabs at connection parts, and insulators, the connection parts being embedded in the insulators. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328933 | SEALING ASSEMBLY OF BATTERY, METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM BATTERY - A sealing assembly of a battery, a method for fabricating the sealing assembly and a lithium ion battery are provided. The sealing assembly may comprise: a ceramic ring having a receiving hole; a metal ring fitted over the ceramic ring; and a core column formed in the receiving hole, which comprises a metal-ceramic composite. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328934 | LAMINATE OUTER PACKAGING STORAGE DEVICE - A laminate-packaged electric storage device includes an outer package, an electric storage device element, and an electrolyte solution, the outer package formed by stacking and seal-tight bonding outer package films along a bonding section formed in an outer edge area of the outer package films, the electric storage device element and the electrolyte solution being held in a receiving section formed inside the outer package. A non-bonding section surrounded by the bonding section and communicating with the receiving section is formed in the outer edge area, an opening is formed through at least one outer package film, and a seal section is formed to surround the opening formed in an area of the non-bonding section, the outer package films bonded in the seal section, and the opening formed in the area of the non-bonding section at a position other than a center position. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328935 | ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A magnesium battery includes a first electrode including an active material and a second electrode. An electrolyte is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The electrolyte includes a magnesium compound. The active material includes an inter-metallic compound of magnesium and antimony. The active material also includes antimony or an alloy of bismuth and antimony. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328936 | HIGH RATE, LONG CYCLE LIFE BATTERY ELECTRODE MATERIALS WITH AN OPEN FRAMEWORK STRUCTURE - A battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an aqueous electrolyte disposed between the cathode and the anode and including a cation A. At least one of the cathode and the anode includes an electrode material having an open framework crystal structure into which the cation A is reversibly inserted during operation of the battery. The battery has a reference specific capacity when cycled at a reference rate, and at least 75% of the reference specific capacity is retained when the battery is cycled at 10 times the reference rate. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328937 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE AND LITHIUM ION RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte which is capable of improving the charging and discharging characteristics of a lithium ion rechargeable battery and a lithium ion rechargeable battery with excellent charging and discharging characteristics are provided. The nonaqueous electrolyte is one that is capable of being used in a lithium ion rechargeable battery and includes an electrolytic salt and the compound represented by the following formula ( | 2012-12-27 |
20120328938 | LITHIUM SALTS OF FLUORINATED BORATE ESTERS FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES - Lithium salts with fluorinated chelated orthoborate anions are prepared and used as electrolytes or electrolyte additives in lithium-ion batteries. The lithium salts have two chelate rings formed by the coordination of two bidentate ligands to a single boron atom. In addition, each chelate ring has two oxygen atoms bonded to one boron atom, methylene groups bonded to the two oxygen atoms, and one or more fluorinated carbon atoms bonded to and forming a cyclic bridge between the methylene groups. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328939 | 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. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328940 | LEAD-ACID BATTERY FORMULATIONS CONTAINING DISCRETE CARBON NANOTUBES - Compositions of discrete carbon nanotubes for improved performance lead acid batteries. Further disclosed is a method to form a lead-acid battery with discrete carbon nanotubes. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328941 | CURRENT COLLECTOR USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL NETWORK ALUMINUM POROUS BODY, ELECTRODE USING THE CURRENT COLLECTOR, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, CAPACITOR AND LITHIUM-ION CAPACITOR WITH NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION, EACH USING THE ELECTRODE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE ELECTRODE - It is an object of the present invention to provide an electrode using a current collector made of an aluminum porous body which is suitably used for an electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery and an electrode for a capacitor, and a method for producing the electrode. In the current collector of the present invention, a strip-shaped compressed part compressed in a thickness direction is formed at one end part of a three-dimensional network aluminum porous body and a tab lead is bonded to the compressed part by welding. The width of the compressed part is 2 to 10 mm. Further, the electrode is formed by filling the current collector with an active material. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328942 | DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF ELECTRODES WITH GRADIENTS - An electrode has a front face furthest from the current collector and a back face closest to the current collector and Is disposed on the current collector, and the electrode has a primary gradient of one of a chemical, physical and performance properties of the electroactive particle composition between the front and back faces, with the proviso that the primary gradient is not a bulk porosity gradient. In some embodiments, the electrode further comprises one or more secondary gradients Imposed over the primary gradient. The secondary gradient is one or more gradients selected from the group consisting of particle size gradient, particle size distribution gradient, particle morphology gradient, particle internal porosity, bulk porosity, particle volumetric charge-transfer resistance gradient, particle specific surface area gradient, particle crystalline structure gradient, particle crystallite size gradient, particle chemical composition gradient, particle robustness to cycling gradient, binder gradient, conductive additive gradient, and combinations thereof. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328943 | SI/C COMPOSITE, ANODE ACTIVE MATERIALS, AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - An Si/C composite includes carbon (C) dispersed in porous silicon (Si) particles. The Si/C composite may be used to form an anode active material to provide a lithium battery having a high capacity and excellent capacity retention. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328944 | ELECTRODE AND ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE - An electrode of the present invention includes: an electrically conductive support ( | 2012-12-27 |
20120328945 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, BATTERY PACK, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, ELECTRICITY STORAGE SYSTEM, POWER TOOL, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A lithium ion secondary battery is provided with a positive electrode, a negative electrode containing an active material, and an electrolytic solution, wherein the active material includes a core portion capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions, an amorphous or low-crystalline coating portion disposed on at least a part of the surface of the core portion, and a fibrous carbon portion disposed on at least a part of the surface of the coating portion, and the coating portion contains Si and O as constituent elements, while the atomic ratio y (O/Si) of O relative to Si satisfies 0.5≦y≦1.8. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328946 | LITHIUM ION BATTERIES USING DISCRETE CARBON NANOTUBES, METHODS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF AND PRODUCTS OBTAINED THEREFROM - Compositions, and methods of obtaining them, useful for lithium ion batteries comprising discrete oxidized carbon nanotubes having attached to their surface lithium ion active materials in the form of nanometer sized crystals or layers. The composition can further comprise graphene or oxygenated graphene. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328947 | LiFePO4 FLAKES FOR Li-ION BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | 2012-12-27 |
20120328948 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode active material includes a lithium-nickel-manganese composite oxide having a hexagonal layered rock-salt structure that belongs to the space group R-3 | 2012-12-27 |
20120328949 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF SAME - Provided is a lithium ion secondary battery having a positive electrode active material containing Mn and exhibiting improved charge/discharge cycle characteristics. A secondary battery | 2012-12-27 |
20120328950 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF FINELY DISPERSED LITHIUM TITANIUM SPINELS AND THEIR USE - The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a mixture for producing lithium titanium spinel Li | 2012-12-27 |
20120328951 | GRAPHENE, POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND ELECTRIC DEVICE - An object is to provide graphene which has high conductivity and is permeable to ions of lithium or the like. Another object is to provide, with use of the graphene, a power storage device with excellent charging and discharging characteristics. Graphene having a hole inside a ring-like structure formed by carbon and nitrogen has conductivity and is permeable to ions of lithium or the like. The nitrogen concentration in graphene is preferably higher than or equal to 0.4 at. % and lower than or equal to 40 at. %. With use of such graphene, ions of lithium or the like can be preferably made to pass; thus, a power storage device with excellent charging and discharging characteristics can be provided. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328952 | ELECTRODES, LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - Described herein are improved composite anodes and lithium-ion batteries made therefrom. Further described are methods of making and using the improved anodes and batteries. In general, the anodes include a porous composite having a plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites. At least one of the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites is formed from a dendritic particle, which is a three-dimensional, randomly-ordered assembly of nanoparticles of an electrically conducting material and a plurality of discrete non-porous nanoparticles of a non-carbon Group 4A element or mixture thereof disposed on a surface of the dendritic particle. At least one nanocomposite of the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites has at least a portion of its dendritic particle in electrical communication with at least a portion of a dendritic particle of an adjacent nanocomposite in the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328953 | GRAPHENE, POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND ELECTRIC APPLIANCE - Graphene which is permeable to lithium ions and can be used for electric appliances is provided. A carbocyclic ring including nine or more ring members is provided in graphene. The maximum potential energy of the carbocyclic ring including nine or more ring members to a lithium ion is substantially 0 eV. Therefore, the carbocyclic ring including nine or more ring members can function as a hole through which lithium ions pass. When a surface of an electrode or an active material is coated with such graphene, reaction of the electrode or the active material with an electrolyte can be suppressed without interference with the movement of lithium ions. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328954 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed are: a negative electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery, which enables the production of one having a smaller irreversible capacity. That is a negative electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery having a carbon layer formed on a surface of a carbon material as a core, wherein (A) a carbon (002) plane has a plane distance of 3.40 to 3.70 Å (by an XRD measurement), (B) a content ratio of the carbon layer to the carbon material is 0.005 to 0.1, (C) a specific surface area is 0.5 to 10.0 m | 2012-12-27 |
20120328955 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING HIGH CAPACITY - A lithium battery is formed with a combination of an increased capacity negative electrode material capable of replacing a lithium metal electrode and a high capacity positive electrode material capable of realizing a high energy density. Particularly, the lithium secondary battery includes a negative electrode, and a positive electrode containing lithium oxide (Li | 2012-12-27 |
20120328956 | MULTILAYER GRAPHENE AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE - To provide graphene through which ions can transfer in the direction perpendicular to a plane of the graphene. Multilayer graphene includes a plurality of graphenes stacked in a layered manner. The plurality of graphenes contain a six-membered ring composed of carbon atoms, a poly-membered ring which is a seven or more-membered ring composed of carbon atoms or carbon atoms and one or more oxygen atoms, and an oxygen atom bonded to one of the carbon atoms in the six-membered ring and the poly-membered ring, which is a seven or more-membered ring. The interlayer distance between adjacent graphenes of the plurality of graphenes is greater than 0.34 nm and less than or equal to 0.5 nm, preferably greater than or equal to 0.38 nm and less than or equal to 0.42 nm. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328957 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL NETWORK ALUMINUM POROUS BODY, ELECTRODE USING THE ALUMINUM POROUS BODY, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, CAPACITOR AND LITHIUM-ION CAPACITOR WITH NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION, EACH USING THE ELECTRODE - It is an object of the present invention to provide a three-dimensional network aluminum porous body which enables to produce an electrode continuously, an electrode using the aluminum porous body, and a method for producing the electrode. The present invention provides a long sheet-shaped three-dimensional network aluminum porous body to be used as a base material in a method for producing an electrode including at least winding off, a thickness adjustment step, a lead welding step, an active material filling step, a drying step, a compressing step, a cutting step and winding-up, wherein the three-dimensional network aluminum porous body has a tensile strength of 0.2 MPa or more and 5 MPa or less. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328958 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM BATTERY CONTAINING THE SOLID ELECTROLYTE - A solid electrolyte includes a sulfide-based electrolyte and a coating film including a water-resistant, lithium conductive polymer on a surface of the sulfide-based electrolyte, a method of preparing the solid electrolyte, and a lithium battery including the solid electrolyte. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328959 | ALL SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - An all solid state secondary battery configured with the use of a NASICON-type compound for a solid electrolyte and a lithium-containing manganese oxide for a positive electrode active material. The all solid state secondary battery includes a positive electrode layer and a solid electrolyte layer, in which a positive electrode active material constituting the positive electrode layer contains a compound represented by the general formula Li | 2012-12-27 |
20120328960 | NONAQUEOUS SOLVENT AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A nonaqueous solvent having excellent reduction resistance, which can be applied to an electrolyte solution, is provided. Further, a nonaqueous solvent which can be used in a wide temperature range and applied to an electrolyte solution is provided. Furthermore, a high-performance power storage device is provided. A nonaqueous solvent containing at least an ionic liquid including an alicyclic quaternary ammonium cation having one or more substituents and a counter anion to the alicyclic quaternary ammonium cation, and a freezing-point depressant is provided. A power storage device including the nonaqueous solvent for an electrolyte solution is also provided. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328961 | AQEUOUS ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION AND SEALED-TYPE PRIMARY FILM BATTERY INCLUDING ELECTROLYTE LAYER FORMED OF THE AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION - Provided are an aqueous electrolyte composition including hydrophilic microparticles and a sealed-type primary film battery including an electrolyte layer formed of the aqueous electrolyte composition. In the sealed-type primary film battery, a separation film is interposed between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, and has a plurality of through-holes. A non-flowable electrolyte layer interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode includes first and second electrolyte layers extending parallel to the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a plurality of third electrolyte layers filled in the through-holes of the separation film so as to be integrally connected to the first electrolyte layer and the second electrolyte layer. Due to the third electrolyte layers filled in the through-holes of the separation film, an ion transfer path in the electrolyte layer is shortened. The hydrophilic microparticles are dispersed in the electrolyte layer so as to prevent moisture evaporation. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328962 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE, ELECTRODE THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POWER STORAGE DEVICE - To provide a power storage device having excellent charge/discharge cycle characteristics and a high charge/discharge capacity. The following electrode is used as an electrode of a power storage device: an electrode including a current collector and an active material layer provided over the current collector. The active material layer includes a plurality of whisker-like active material bodies. Each of the plurality of whisker-like active material bodies includes at least a core and an outer shell provided to cover the core. The outer shell is amorphous, and a portion between the current collector and the core of the active material bodies is amorphous. Note that a metal layer may be provided instead of the current collector, the active material bodies do not necessarily have to include the core, and a mixed layer may be provided between the current collector and the active material layer. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328963 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND ALUMINUM AIR CELL - There is provided a negative electrode comprising an aluminum alloy, wherein the alloy has a magnesium content of 0.0001% by weight or higher and 8% by weight or lower, the alloy satisfies at least one condition selected from the group consisting of the following (A) and (B):
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20120328964 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THEREOF - A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell unit | 2012-12-27 |
20120328965 | POWER GENERATOR HAVING FUEL CELL AND MEMBRANE CONDUITS - A power generator includes a housing, a chemical hydride fuel block adapted to be removably placed within the housing, an air conduit disposed about the chemical hydride fuel block in the housing. The air conduit includes a fuel cell portion and a water vapor permeable, hydrogen impermeable membrane portion. The housing has an air intake opening to draw air into the housing and through the air conduit to provide oxygen to the fuel cell portion and to carry water vapor generated by the fuel cell portion past the permeable membrane portion such that water vapor passes through the membrane and causes release of hydrogen from the fuel block. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328966 | PROTECTION OF POROUS CARBON FUEL PARTICLES FROM BOUDOUARD CORROSION - A system for producing energy that includes infusing porous carbon particles produced by pyrolysis of carbon-containing materials with an off-eutectic salt composition thus producing pore-free carbon particles, and reacting the carbon particles with oxygen in a fuel cell according to the reaction C+O | 2012-12-27 |
20120328967 | FUEL CELL WITH SELECTIVELY CONDUCTING ANODE COMPONENT - By incorporating a selectively conducting component in electrical series with the anode components in a solid polymer fuel cell, degradation during startup and shutdown can be reduced. As a result, the startup and shutdown procedures can be simplified and consequently certain system apparatus may be omitted. The anode does not need to be rapidly purged with hydrogen on startup or with air on shutdown. Additionally, the auxiliary load usually employed during such purging is not required. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328968 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, an air supply flow passage, an air exhaust flow passage, a compressor, an expander turbine, an electric motor, a dynamic pressure gas-lubricated bearing device, and a bearing air exhaust supply flow passage. The expander turbine is disposed in the air exhaust flow passage to generate driving energy using air output from the fuel cell. The expander turbine has a rotation shaft shared by the compressor. The electric motor is to rotate the rotation shaft. The dynamic pressure gas-lubricated bearing device is to support the rotation shaft using part of air discharged from the compressor as actuation air. Air passing through the dynamic pressure gas-lubricated bearing device is supplied to the expander turbine through the bearing air exhaust supply flow passage. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328969 | CENTRIFUGAL BLOWER SYSTEM AND FUEL CELL INCORPORATING SAME - A centrifugal blower system includes:
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20120328970 | MATERIAL FOR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL, CATHODE INCLUDING THE MATERIAL AND SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE MATERIAL - A material for a solid oxide fuel cell, the material including: a first compound having a perovskite crystal structure, a first ionic conductivity, a first electronic conductivity, and a first thermal expansion coefficient, wherein the first compound is represented by Formula 1 below; and a second compound having a perovskite crystal structure, a second ionic conductivity, a second electronic conductivity, and a second thermal expansion coefficient, | 2012-12-27 |
20120328971 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, FUEL BATTERY CELL, AND FUEL BATTERY - Provided are a solid electrolyte membrane useful in achieving strong electromotive force in a fuel battery, and a fuel battery cell produced with this membrane. The solid electrolyte membrane includes a substrate made of a sheet material and having a plurality of openings penetrating the substrate in its thickness direction, and a solid electrolyte layer provided on at least one of the faces of the substrate. The fuel battery cell includes a solid electrolyte membrane having the solid electrolyte layer on one of the faces of the substrate, and a catalyst layer containing a precious metal and provided on the other of the faces of the substrate, with the solid electrolyte layer and the catalyst layer being in contact with each other in the openings of the substrate. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328972 | CONSTRUCTION OF PLANAR RECHARGEABLE OXIDE-ION BATTERY CELLS AND STACKS USING STAINLESS STEEL HOUSING STRUCTURES - This present invention describes the processing steps for constructing a rechargeable oxide-ion battery (ROB) cell using a cell membrane assembly | 2012-12-27 |
20120328973 | METHOD OF RECORDING DATA IN AN OPTICAL DATA STORAGE MEDIUM AND AN OPTICAL DATA STORAGE MEDIUM - In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a method for recording holographic data in an optical data storage medium is provided. The method includes (i) providing an optical data storage medium including: (a) a thermoplastic polymer matrix, (b) a latent acid generator, (c) a non-linear sensitizer, and (d) a reactant including a latent chromophore. The method further includes (ii) irradiating a volume element of the optical data storage medium with an interference pattern, said interference pattern including an incident radiation having a wavelength and an intensity sufficient to cause upper triplet energy transfer from the non-linear sensitizer to the latent acid generator, thereby generating an acid, wherein the latent acid generator is substantially non-responsive to said incident radiation. The method furthermore includes (iii) reacting at least one protected chromophore with the acid generated to form at least one chromophore, thereby causing a refractive index change within the volume element; and (iv) producing within the irradiated volume element refractive index variations corresponding to the interference pattern, thereby producing an optically readable datum. An optical data storage medium is also provided. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328974 | PHOTOMASK DEFECT CORRECTING METHOD AND DEVICE - A photomask defect correction method and device correct an opaque or a clear defect of a photomask. An opaque or clear defect in a portion of a photomask to be corrected is observed and information of the observed defect for performing correction of the defect is acquired. The observed defect is corrected in accordance with the acquired defect information by irradiating the observed defect with a focused ion beam from an ion beam irradiation system having a gas field ion source that generates gas ions for forming the focused ion beam. The gas ions may be hydrogen ions, nitrogen ions, oxygen ions, fluorine ions or chlorine ions. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328975 | PERIMIDINE-BASED SQUARYLIUM DYE, DYE-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, AND IMAGE-FORMING MATERIAL - A perimidine-based squarylium dye contains a compound represented by Formula (I), | 2012-12-27 |
20120328976 | TONER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A toner including: a base resin; and charge-controlling resin particles contained in the base resin, wherein the toner is in shape of particles, and the charge-controlling resin particles are present in a region of each toner particle which is 500 nm in depth from a surface of the toner particle and an average of amounts of the charge-controlling resin particles present in the regions of the toner particles is 20% by volume to 70% by volume, wherein an average of embedment rates of the charge-controlling resin particles in the toner particles is 90% or higher, where each embedment rate is an average of embedment rates of the charge-controlling resin particles in each toner particle, and wherein the charge-controlling resin particles have a charge amount of 60 μC/m | 2012-12-27 |
20120328977 | TONER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - Encapsulated toner particles are formed by: aggregating core material particles containing at least a colorant and a core material resin in an aqueous dispersion medium to form core particles; adding coating resin particles into the aqueous dispersion medium during progress of the formation of the core material at a point of time when the volume-based median particle diameter of the core particles formed by the aggregation reaches 30 to 83% of that of desired toner particles; and continuing the aggregation to form a coating layer composed of a composite aggregate of the core material particles and the coating resin particles on the core material. In the thus-obtained toner, the colorant is uniformly and well incorporated in the toner particles, and therefore, the coloring ability is improved without causing a problem of release of fine powder. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328978 | DEVELOPING AGENT, METHOD FOR EVALUATING DEVELOPING AGENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING DEVELOPING AGENT - According to one embodiment, a developing agent includes a binder resin and a coloring agent, wherein when the developing agent is subjected to methanol extraction, and a filtrate of the resulting extract is subjected to HPLC measurement, the ratio of a peak area at a retention time of 10 minutes or less to the total peak area is 15.0% or less. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328979 | TONER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING TONER - A toner is provided which has toner particles and an inorganic fine powder; the toner particles being obtained by suspension polymerization using a specific polar resin. The toner is a toner in which; where, in displacement levels found in a micro-compression test in which a force is applied to a toner single particle at a loading rate of 9.8×10 | 2012-12-27 |
20120328980 | PRODUCTION PROCESS OF TONER FOR ELECTROSTATIC IMAGE DEVELOPMENT - The toner for electrostatic image development has excellent charge properties, by which excellent toner particle size-controlling ability is achieved, and moreover the sharpening of a particle size distribution is achieved. The toner is composed of toner particles containing a binder resin. The process has an aggregating step of adding an aggregating agent containing a transition element into an aqueous medium of dispersed fine binder resin particles to aggregate the fine binder resin particles, and an aggregation-stopping step of adding an aggregation stopper composed on a sulfur atom-containing compound exhibiting a reducing action on the aggregating agent. The aggregating agent is a salt of a bivalent or higher metal selected from Sr, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni and Cu. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328981 | PREPARATION METHOD FOR TONER BY USING ALKALI-SOLUBLE RESIN CONTAINING ACIDIC GROUP - Disclosed is a preparation method for a toner. Problems according to use of a surfactant can be solved and it is possible to prepare toner particles having a uniform distribution of particle size by using an alkali-soluble resin containing an acidic group. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328982 | POSITIVE RESIST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A positive resist composition including: a base component (A) which exhibits increased solubility in an alkali developing solution under action of acid; an acid generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure; a fluorine-containing compound component (F); and a photosensitizer (G). | 2012-12-27 |
20120328983 | POLYMER COMPOSITION AND PHOTORESIST COMPRISING SAME - A polymer comprises the polymerized product of monomers comprising an acid-deprotectable monomer, a base-soluble monomer, a lactone-containing monomer, and a photoacid-generating monomer; a chain transfer agent of the formula; | 2012-12-27 |
20120328984 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AZO COMPOUNDS, PIGMENT DISPERSION, COLORING COMPOSITION, INK FOR INKJET RECORDING, COLORING COMPOSITION FOR COLOR FILTER, AND COLOR FILTER - To provide a process for producing an azo pigment showing excellent coloring characteristics such as tinctorial strength and hue and showing excellent fastness such as light fastness and ozone fastness, an azo pigment dispersion, a coloring composition, and an ink for inkjet recording. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328985 | Fluorine-Containing Sulfonate Resin, Fluorine-Containing N-Sulfonyloxyimide Resin, Resist Composition and Pattern Formation Method - According to the present invention, there are provided a fluorine-containing sulfonate salt resin or fluorine-containing sulfonate ester resin having a structure of the following general formula (A) and a fluorine-containing N-sulfonyloxyimide resin having a repeating unit of the general formula (17). | 2012-12-27 |
20120328986 | SALT, PHOTORESIST COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHOTORESIST PATTERN - A salt represented by formula (I): | 2012-12-27 |
20120328987 | PATTERNING PROCESS AND RESIST COMPOSITION - A negative pattern is formed by applying a resist composition onto a substrate, prebaking, exposing to high-energy radiation, baking (PEB), and developing the exposed resist film in an organic solvent developer to dissolve the unexposed region of resist film. The resist composition comprising a polymer comprising recurring units of cycloolefin having a hydroxyl group substituted with an acid labile group, an acid generator, and an organic solvent displays a high dissolution contrast and high etch resistance. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328988 | DRAWING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLE, AND PROCESSING APPARATUS - A drawing apparatus which performs drawing on a substrate with a plurality of charged particle beams includes: a blanking deflector located in a vacuum chamber and configured to blank each of the plurality of charged particle beams; a device located in an external chamber in which a gas pressure is higher than a gas pressure in the vacuum chamber, and configured to control the blanking deflector; and a first substrate facing the blanking deflector. The first substrate constitutes a partition which separates the vacuum chamber and the external chamber in a region, of the first substrate, facing the blanking deflector, and includes an electrode which fills a via formed in the region. The device is electrically connected to the blanking deflector via the electrode. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328989 | Slip Film for Relief Image Printing Element - A method of preparing a photosensitive printing blank, the method comprising the steps of: a) coating a slip film onto a coversheet and drying the slip film; and depositing at least one layer of photosensitive material on top of the slip film coated coversheet and laminating a substrate layer to the exposed surface of the photosensitive material. The slip film comprises: i) a polymer selected from the group consisting of polystyrene and polyvinylpyrrolidone; ii) optionally, an additive. The slip film at least substantially eliminates the formation of hot spots during an analog plate making process. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328990 | UNDERLAYER COMPOSITION AND PROCESS THEREOF - The present invention relates to an underlayer composition comprising a polymer, an organic titanate compound and optionally a thermal acid generator, where the polymer comprises at least one fluoroalcohol group and at least one epoxy group. The invention also relates to a process for using this underlayer material as an antireflective coating composition and/or a hard mask for pattern transfer. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328991 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE AND A PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION USED IN THE THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE - Disclosed is a method of producing a thin film transistor substrate having high light sensitivity, heat-resistance, impact resistance, and a photosensitive composition used by the same, the method including forming data wires on an insulating substrate, forming an organic insulating film on the data wires by applying a photosensitive composition comprising a terpolymer, where the terpolymer is derived from monomers of an unsaturated carboxylic acid, an unsaturated carboxylic acid anhydride, or a mixture thereof, an unsaturated epoxy group-containing compound, and an olefinic compound. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328992 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD - A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes applying illumination light to a photomask, and projecting diffracted light components from the photomask via a projection optical system to form a photoresist pattern on a substrate. The photomask includes a plurality of opening patterns which are arranged on each of a plurality of parallel lines at regular second intervals in a second direction and which have regular first intervals in a first direction perpendicular to the second direction. The plurality of opening patterns arranged on the adjacent ones of the plurality of parallel lines are displaced from each other half the second interval in the second direction. Moreover, the dimensions of the plurality of opening patterns and the complex amplitude transmittance of nontransparent region in the photomask are set so that three of the diffracted light components passing through the pupil of the projection optical system have equal amplitude. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328993 | METHOD OF PRODUCING POLYMERIC COMPOUND, RESIST COMPOSITION, AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN - A method of producing a polymeric compound containing a structural unit that decomposes upon exposure to generate an acid, the method including: synthesizing a precursor polymer by polymerizing a water-soluble monomer having an anionic group, washing the precursor polymer with water, and subsequently subjecting the precursor polymer to a salt exchange with an organic cation. Also, a polymeric compound produced using the method of producing a polymeric compound, and a method of forming a resist pattern using the resist composition. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328994 | METHOD FOR BURNING BURNER - The object of the present invention is to provide a method for burning a burner which has NOx reduction effects and has practical value, and a device therefore; the present invention provide A method for burning a burner in a heating furnace including a step of: periodically changing at least one of a flow rate of a fuel fluid and a flow rate of an oxidizing agent fluid which are supplied to the burner while periodically changing an oxygen concentration in the oxidizing agent fluid, thereby an oxygen ratio which is calculated by dividing an amount of oxygen supplied by a theoretical necessary amount of oxygen is periodically changed, and the periodical change of the oxygen ratio is made different from the periodical change of the oxygen concentration to cause combustion in periodically vibrational conditions. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328995 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PRODUCING FIRE TINDER - Fire starters are disclosed. Methods of using the fire starter are disclosed. Methods of producing fire starters are also disclosed. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328996 | Reverse Flow Combustor Duct Attachment - A reverse flow combustor has an inlet end. A flowpath extends downstream from the inlet end through a turn. The turn directs the flowpath radially inward and reversing an axial flow direction. A large exit duct (LED) is along the turn. A small exit duct (SED) is along the turn and joined by a joint to a mounting structure to resist separation in a first axial direction. The joint comprises: a first surface on the SED facing partially radially inward; and a mounting feature engaging the first surface. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328997 | EVAPORATOR ASSEMBLY UNIT, ESPECIALLY FOR A VEHICLE HEATER - An evaporator assembly unit, especially for a vehicle heater, includes an evaporator medium carrier ( | 2012-12-27 |
20120328998 | Candle Holder Mount - A candle holder mount is provided for holding electrical candle simulations firmly to a window sill of a home without the simulated candle being dragged off the sill by the weight of the electrical cord used to power the simulating device. The candle holder mount is affixable to window sills of various materials either in a permanent or removable fashion. | 2012-12-27 |
20120328999 | DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR MANAGING UNBURNED RESIDUES IN REGENERATIVE BURNERS, A BURNER INCLUDING SUCH A DEVICE - A device for managing unburned residues, the device comprising a regenerator ( | 2012-12-27 |
20120329000 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention includes: an upper container and a lower container relatively movable and uniting together into one body to form a processing space; a substrate holding part provided inside the lower container and mounting and holding the substrate thereon; and a delivery arm including a support member extending vertically downward from a lower surface of the upper container, and a delivery member supported by the support member and holding an outer peripheral portion of the substrate and delivering the substrate to/from the substrate holding part, wherein the delivery arm is movable together with the upper container in the vertical direction relative to the lower container, and a cutout groove capable of housing the delivery member is formed at a position corresponding to the delivery member at the outer peripheral portion of the substrate holding part. | 2012-12-27 |
20120329001 | CRYSTALLIZATION APPARATUS, CRYSTALLIZATION METHOD, AND HEAT TREATMENT SYSTEM - A crystallization apparatus includes a receiving unit supporting an object to be processed, a first heating unit adjacent the receiving unit, the first heating unit configured to heat the object to be processed to a first temperature during a first period, and a second heating unit adjacent the first heating unit, the second heating unit configured to heat the object to be processed to a second temperature, higher than the first temperature, during a second period that is shorter than the first period. | 2012-12-27 |
20120329002 | HEAT TREATMENT FURNACE AND HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS - A heat treatment furnace includes: a processing vessel configured to accommodate therein at least one object to be processed; a cylindrical heat insulating member covering a periphery of the processing vessel; and a heater disposed along an inner circumferential surface of the heat insulating member. The heater includes strip-shaped corrugated heater elements disposed along the inner circumferential surface of the heat insulating member, each of the heater elements having valley portions protruding outward and mountain portions protruding inward. | 2012-12-27 |
20120329003 | ARTICULATOR - The present invention relates to an articulator for the purpose of checking the alignment of dentures, by coupling together models of the upper and a lower jaws, in order to provide a simple movement of the upper and lower jaws, minimize occlusal errors, and accurately mount the upper and lower jaws onto the occlusion surface. Conventional articulators imitate the form of upper and lower jaw movements, wherein a reference axis is established and folded in accordance with a condyle, however, the process completely eliminates muscle movement, and inevitably leads to occlusal errors during upper and lower jaw movement. Consequently, the problem with conventional articulators is the need for post-processing, regardless of the extent of reduction of the occlusal errors through the use of diverse assisting means. In addition, while accurate occlusion cannot be achieved, conventional articulators have a structure that is too complicated and difficult to operate. Therefore, in the present invention, a reference axis is formed on a line extending from the central plane of an upper jaw mounting plate and a lower jaw mounting plate, so that the tangent of rotation creates a vertical motion on the occlusion surface, which allows upward and downward movements that are closer to physiological movements than conventional assisting means, which require making fine adjustments to occlusion, minimizes the margin of error of the articulator, and provides a simple operating structure for the upper and the lower jaw mounting plates and an easier usage thereof. | 2012-12-27 |
20120329004 | ARTICULATOR - The present invention relates to an articulator used for the purpose of checking the alignment of dentures, by coupling together models of the upper and lower jaws, in order to provide a simple movement of the upper and lower jaws, minimize occlusal errors, and accurately mount the upper and lower jaws on the occlusion surface. Conventional articulators imitate the form of upper and lower jaw movements, wherein a reference axis is established and folded in accordance with a condyle, however, the process completely eliminates muscle movement, and inevitably leads to occlusal errors of the upper and lower jaw movement. Consequently, the problem with conventional articulators is the need for post-processing, regardless of the extent of reduction of the occlusal errors through the use of diverse assisting means. In addition, while accurate occlusion cannot be achieved, conventional articulators have a structure that is too complicated and difficult to operate. Therefore, in a non-arcon type articulator, a reference axis is formed on a line extending from the central plane of an upper jaw mounting plate and a lower jaw mounting plate, so that the tangent of rotation creates a vertical motion on the occlusion surface, which allows upward and downward movements that are closer to physiological movements than conventional assisting means, which require making fine adjustments to occlusion, minimizes the margin of error of the articulator, and provides a simple operating structure for the upper and the lower jaw mounting plates and an easier usage thereof. | 2012-12-27 |
20120329005 | MIXING DEVICE FOR A DENTAL POWDER JET APPARATUS, AND DENTAL HAND-HELD INSTRUMENT FOR A POWDER JET APPARATUS INCLUDING A RESPECTIVE MIXING DEVICE - A mixing device for a dental powder jet device, comprising a receptacle for receiving a powder, an inlet for a transport fluid, and an outlet for a powder/transport fluid mixture, the outlet comprising at least one outlet nozzle, the inlet comprising at least one first and at least one second inlet nozzles wherein the outflow direction of the first inlet nozzle intersects the inflow direction of the outlet nozzle, and wherein the outflow direction of the second inlet nozzle is arranged in an offset manner with respect to the outflow direction of the first inlet nozzle. | 2012-12-27 |
20120329006 | TISSUE MANAGEMENT IMPRESSION MATERIAL AND DISPENSING SYSTEM - Disclosed herein are a tissue management impression material and a method of application into the sulcus of a patient, whereby the tissue management impression material is a part of the final dental impression made when manufacturing a dental device, such as a crown. | 2012-12-27 |
20120329007 | Device for Controlled Operation of a Surgical or Dental Drive Unit - A device for operation of a surgical or dental drive unit includes a control valve attached to a drive unit to control a flow rate of a compressed fluid flowing from a compressed fluid source to the drive unit. The control valve includes (a) a first control arrangement controlling a rate of flow of the compressed fluid through the control valve; (b) a control switch; and (c) a control sleeve controlled by the control switch to axially move along a longitudinal axis of the drive unit between a first configuration in which the control valve is locked and closed to fluid flow and a second configuration in which the control valve is unlocked and the first control arrangement controls the rate of flow therethrough. | 2012-12-27 |
20120329008 | PROCESS FOR MAKING A DENTAL RESTORATION MODEL - A method for making an inverted digital file of digital surface map data and the fabrication of a dental restoration model mold that includes elements of digital scanning of either an impression taken of a patients teeth, a model fabricated from casting or otherwise replicating the patient restoration and adjacent teeth impression, or the manipulation of a digital scan data file of the patient restoration and adjacent sites. The digital data is manipulated by inverting the data contained in the file to precisely create the inverse image of the digital data to render a shell that exactly replicates the surface topography of the restoration site in an inverted manner. A mold fabricated from this inverted data does not require separation, disassembly or distortion to release the positive model cast from the mold. | 2012-12-27 |
20120329009 | Two-part implant system for anchoring dental prostheses - It is the purpose of the implant system according to the invention to reduce the danger of the entry of infections into the implant and to achieve a simplification relative to the structural components that are used. | 2012-12-27 |
20120329010 | WINGED IMPLANT - A winged implant is provided with at least one wing member extending generally radially outwardly away from the implant body adjacent a distal end thereof. The external periphery of the implant body is provided with external threads for cutting into, and embedding the implant body within, a substrate, and the diametrical extent of the wing member is substantially larger than the diametrical extents of the implant body and the external threads so as to provide enhanced stabilization for the implant body when implanted within the substrate. | 2012-12-27 |
20120329011 | Display for Viewing ColorSwatches - Described herein is a color display for cosmetics. The color display has a partially transparent flap with color swatches placed thereon, which allows the user to view a color as it may appear on their body. | 2012-12-27 |
20120329012 | Labeling System and Method to Improve Food Selection within a Retail Environment - A method and system for conducting a weight loss program. The program includes a program center working in co-operation with a food store to include a distinct program label adjacent to the standard label for appropriate foods designated within the program. The program center includes a data collection area to collect a user's physical measurements and questionnaire answers. These measurements and answers will result in a unique diet plan for each user and designate the appropriate serving amounts for a given category of foods. The user will then use the distinct program label to local the allowable foods and purchase them. Preferably, the program center is located within or adjacent to a grocery store. | 2012-12-27 |
20120329013 | Computer Language Translation and Learning Software - A software program is used to translate, define, phonetically pronounce and teach contextual use of select document text to a user. A broad range of computer documents may be manipulated, highlighted, or flagged for immediate use in the program. Tools within the program are used to save selected words, phrases, and passages into user-defined lists. The lists may be further manipulated by adding, deleting, or flagging select list members to enhance user memorization and learning. Multiple languages and dialects may be selected within the program translation tools. The program is especially effective in assisting foreign employees in perfecting language skills and enhancing productivity. | 2012-12-27 |
20120329014 | Essay System - An interactive computer based essay system that prompts students, step-by-step, field-by-field, to write a completed essay is disclosed. The system breaks down the essay-writing process into simple steps using unique processes and algorithms. It also integrates several external elements to ensure student success with writing. The essay system follows three key steps: 1) Follow the instructions based on the three key algorithms: “ABCD Algorithm”, “Advanced TEEEEC Algorithm”, and “Thesis Algorithm”; 2) Write an essay; and 3) Coach provides feedback. The platform allows for progress tracking so that customers know how students are performing with the system at all times. Parents and instructors, therefore, have the ability to gauge and guide improvement, as well as identify critical areas of focus for the student. Coaches are readily available to provide feedback. | 2012-12-27 |
20120329015 | HIERARCHICAL CONDITION CATEGORIES PROGRAM - Systems and methods of recording patient's medical documents and training programs for improving medical document recordation. The system includes a computer readable medium capable of storing medical data obtained from patients, including disease codes, a computer with software capable of evaluating the data stored on the computer readable medium for completeness, and a notification system capable of presenting to the user of the system a warning if any of the data is found to be incomplete or incorrect. The training includes evaluating the healthcare provider's current medical documentation process, training the healthcare provider in methods of recording medical documents, providing a system for recording medical documents, and training the healthcare provider in use of the system. | 2012-12-27 |
20120329016 | METHOD FOR DELIVERING ONLINE CONTENT TO A TARGET GROUP - A method for delivering online content to a target group is disclosed. The target group in the exemplary embodiment comprises health care professionals. The method comprises providing two or more learning groups, where each learning group is associated with corresponding learning objectives for the target group. The method further includes profiling the health care professionals based on different attributes to provide a professional profile for each health care professional. Further, a mapping is done for the health care professionals with the two or more learning groups based on the professional profile. Adaptive content is then selected from a library based on the professional profile and the adaptive content that is personalized based on professional profile is delivered to the health care professionals. | 2012-12-27 |