Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte battery with a spirally coiled electrode body (10) including a cathode (11) having a cathode active material and an anode (12) having an anode active material which are coiled through a separator (13) in a battery can (1). As the separator (13), is used a separator having a plurality of laminated microporous films made of polyolefin which have different film layer thickness and average pore size. Specially, the separator (13) has three or more layers of microporous films made of polyolefin laminated. Further, the outermost layer of the separator is made of porous polypropylene and at least one layer of inner layers is made of porous polyethylene. The total of the thickness of layers made of porous polyethylene is located within a range of 40% to 84% as thick as the thickness of the separator. Thus, the temperature of a battery can be controlled, a reliability is enhanced and a productivity and cyclic characteristics are improved.

Abstract: A composite particulate preparing apparatus is provided that includes a rotating body receiving particulates to which an adhering material is allowed to adhere and having a bottom surface, a side wall and a flange part; a centrifugal machine rotating the rotating machine to apply centrifugal force to the particulates in the rotating body; an inclination varying device shifting the rotating body at an arbitrary inclination angle so that the bottom surface of the rotating body forms a vertical plane parallel to a gravitational direction from a horizontal plane perpendicular to the gravitational direction; and a stirring device disposed closer to a horizontal line perpendicular to a vertical line drawn from a rotational center of the rotating body in a gravitational direction on a rotational side where the particulates drop from an uppermost point, than to the vertical line.

Abstract: There is provided a powder deposition apparatus including a drum-like rotating body disposed in a vacuum container and configured to rotate in a vertical direction, a deposition source disposed inside the drum-like rotating body, a tubular powder supplying/recovering member disposed close to an inner wall of the drum-like rotating body and configured to recover powder coming through an upper face and to supply the powder to the inner wall through a lower face, and a lid member provided in a vicinity of the lower face of the powder supplying/recovering member and configured to supply the powder to the inner wall through the lower face of the powder supplying/recovering member by being allowed in an open state and to accumulate the powder coming in the powder supplying/recovering member through the upper face by being allowed in a closed state.

Abstract: There is provided a manufacturing method of a deposition material, including immersing at least one kind of powder in liquid, and after the immersing, vaporizing the liquid to solidify the powder as a deposition material for electron beam irradiation deposition.

Abstract: A method of preparing composite materials by (a) containing particulates to which an adhering material is to be made to adhere, in a rotary body having a bottom surface and a side wall; (b) rotating the rotary body so as to apply centrifugal forces to the particulates in the rotary body; and (c) varying the inclination of the rotary body to an arbitrary inclination angle in the range from an angle at which the bottom surface of the rotary body forms a horizontal surface perpendicular to the direction of gravity to an angle at which the bottom surface forms a vertical surface parallel to the direction of gravity, and supporting the rotary body at the arbitrary inclination angle.

Abstract: A sputtering composite target includes: an oxide based component containing indium oxide; and a carbon based component.

Abstract: Conductive particles include silver particles and at least one coating material which is selected from silver alloys and silver composites and which covers the silver particles.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for preparing composite particulates, including a rotary body having a bottom surface and a side wall and operative to contain particulates to which an adhering material is to be made to adhere; a centrifugal machine for rotating the rotary body so as to apply centrifugal forces to the particulates in the rotary body; and an inclination varying device operative to vary the inclination of the rotary body to an arbitrary inclination angle in the range from an angle at which the bottom surface of the rotary body forms a horizontal surface perpendicular to the direction of gravity to an angle at which the bottom surface forms a vertical surface parallel to the direction of gravity, and operative to support the rotary body at the arbitrary inclination angle.

Abstract: A composite particulate preparing apparatus is provided that includes a rotating body receiving particulates to which an adhering material is allowed to adhere and having a bottom surface, a side wall and a flange part; a centrifugal machine rotating the rotating machine to apply centrifugal force to the particulates in the rotating body; an inclination varying device shifting the rotating body at an arbitrary inclination angle so that the bottom surface of the rotating body forms a vertical plane parallel to a gravitational direction from a horizontal plane perpendicular to the gravitational direction; and a stirring device disposed closer to a horizontal line perpendicular to a vertical line drawn from a rotational center of the rotating body in a gravitational direction on a rotational side where the particulates drop from an uppermost point, than to the vertical line.

Abstract: A method of preparing composite materials by (a) containing particulates to which an adhering material is to be made to adhere, in a rotary body having a bottom surface and a side wall; (b) rotating the rotary body so as to apply centrifugal forces to the particulates in the rotary body; and (c) varying the inclination of the rotary body to an arbitrary inclination angle in the range from an angle at which the bottom surface of the rotary body forms a horizontal surface perpendicular to the direction of gravity to an angle at which the bottom surface forms a vertical surface parallel to the direction of gravity, and supporting the rotary body at the arbitrary inclination angle

Abstract: A sputtering composite target includes: an oxide based component containing indium oxide; and a carbon based component.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for preparing composite particulates, including a rotary body having a bottom surface and a side wall and operative to contain particulates to which an adhering material is to be made to adhere; a centrifugal machine for rotating the rotary body so as to apply centrifugal forces to the particulates in the rotary body; and an inclination varying device operative to vary the inclination of the rotary body to an arbitrary inclination angle in the range from an angle at which the bottom surface of the rotary body forms a horizontal surface perpendicular to the direction of gravity to an angle at which the bottom surface forms a vertical surface parallel to the direction of gravity, and operative to support the rotary body at the arbitrary inclination angle.

Abstract: Disclosed is a catalyst powder contained in an electrode, wherein the catalyst powder includes a catalytic substance supported on a conductive powder, the catalytic substance being comprised of at least a catalyst, the weight ratio of the catalytic substance to the catalyst powder is in the range of 55 to 75 wt %, and the areal density of the catalytic substance is in the range of 1 to 3 mg/cm2. Also disclosed is a catalyst electrode including a catalyst powder and a solid polymer electrolyte, the catalyst powder including a catalytic substance supported on a conductive powder, the catalytic substance being comprised of at least a catalyst, wherein the weight ratio of the catalytic substance to the catalyst powder is in the range of 55 to 75 wt %, and the areal density of the catalytic substance in the catalyst powder is in the range of 1 to 3 mg/cm2.

Abstract: Disclosed is a catalyst powder contained in an electrode, wherein the catalyst powder includes a catalytic substance supported on a conductive powder, the catalytic substance being comprised of at least a catalyst, the weight ratio of the catalytic substance to the catalyst powder is in the range of 55 to 75 wt %, and the areal density of the catalytic substance is in the range of 1 to 3 mg/cm2. Also disclosed is a catalyst electrode including a catalyst powder and a solid polymer electrolyte, the catalyst powder including a catalytic substance supported on a conductive powder, the catalytic substance being comprised of at least a catalyst, wherein the weight ratio of the catalytic substance to the catalyst powder is in the range of 55 to 75 wt %, and the areal density of the catalytic substance in the catalyst powder is in the range of 1 to 3 mg/cm2.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte battery has a spirally coiled electrode body (10) including a cathode (11) having a cathode active material and an anode (12) having an anode active material which are coiled through a separator (13) in a battery can (1). As the separator (13), is used a separator having a plurality of laminated microporous films made of polyolefine which have different film layer thickness and average pore size. Specially, the separator (13) has three or more layers of microporous films made of polyolefine laminated. Further, the outermost layer of the separator is made of porous polypropylene and at least one layer of inner layers is made of porous polyethylene. The total of the thickness of layers made of porous polyethylene is located within a range of 40% to 84% as thick as the thickness of the separator. Thus, the temperature of a battery can be controlled, a reliability is enhanced and a productivity and cyclic characteristics are improved.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery incorporating a positive electrode containing a positive-electrode active material and a negative electrode containing a negative-electrode active material which are laminated through a separator and containing nonaqueous electrolytic solution enclosed therein, the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a spinel manganese composite metal oxide serving as the positive-electrode active material, wherein the separator is constituted by paper having a thickness of 15 &mgr;m to 60 &mgr;m and permeability of 1 second/100 cc to 10 seconds/100 cc.