Abstract: An electrochemical device comprises a laminate including a first electrode layer, a separator layer, and a second electrode layer laminated in sequence; an electrolytic solution infiltrating the laminate; and a resin part covering an outer periphery of the laminate. The second electrode layer has an area smaller than the area of the separator layer and the area of the first electrode layer. The surface of the separator layer opposing the second electrode layer is provided with a noncontact part kept away from the second electrode layer. The noncontact part is formed like a ring along the outer periphery of the separator layer. The resin part further covers the noncontact part of the separator layer.

Abstract: The invention provides an electrode 1 comprising a collector 1a with electron conductivity and an electrode active material-containing layer 1b with electron conductivity formed on the collector 1a, wherein the electrode active material-containing layer 1b includes conductive polymer-covered carbon nanotubes.

Abstract: The method of making a composite particle for an electrode in accordance with the present invention comprises a granulating step of integrating a conductive auxiliary agent and a binder adapted to bind the conductive auxiliary agent and an electrode active material together with a particle made of the electrode active material while in close contact with each other in an inert gas atmosphere so as to form a composite particle for an electrode containing the electrode active material, conductive auxiliary agent, and binder. When the composite particle obtained by this method is used as a constituent of an electrode, an electrode having an excellent electrode characteristic and an electrochemical device having excellent electrochemical characteristics can be formed easily and reliably.

Abstract: A polishing pad of excellent durability has a polishing layer is arranged on a base material layer, and the polishing layer comprises a thermosetting polyurethane foam having roughly spherical interconnected cells with an average cell diameter of 35 to 300 ?m.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery comprising positive and negative electrodes both capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions, and a lithium ion conductive material which contains a compound of formula (1) exhibits improved characteristics including charge/discharge efficiency, low-temperature properties and cycle performance when (a) only one substituent group of R1, R2, R3 and R4 in formula (1) is alkyl, (b) the negative electrode-constituting material partially contains a carboxyl or hydroxyl group-bearing compound, and the lithium ion conductive material contains propylene carbonate, or (c) a positive electrode active material is a lithium-containing transition metal compound, a negative electrode active material is a carbonaceous material, and the lithium ion conductive material contains as a non-aqueous electrolysis solution a solvent mixture of propylene carbonate and ethylene carbonate in combination with a chain-like carbonate as a low-viscosity solvent

Abstract: A method for inexpensively and easily manufacturing a polishing pad of excellent durability and polishing speed stability includes preparing a cell dispersed urethane composition by mechanical foaming, applying the cell dispersed urethane composition onto a base material layer, forming a polyurethane foamed layer having roughly spherical interconnected cells by curing the cell dispersed urethane composition, and regulating the thickness of the polyurethane foamed layer uniformly.

Abstract: A cathode, an anode and a porous film are first provided. Then, the cathode and anode are aligned with the porous film and a part of the cathode and a part of the anode are fixed to said porous film. Then, the cathode, anode and porous film are immersed in a liquid electrolyte. Finally, the cathode and anode are integrated with the porous film by compression. With this process, it is possible to produce a thin and lightweight polymer secondary battery or other secondary batteries with ease yet at low cost.

Abstract: The method of charging a lithium ion secondary battery uses a lithium ion secondary battery comprising a positive electrode including a mixed metal oxide containing at least Li, Mn, and Ni as metal components as a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution containing a lithium salt; and includes a constant current charging step of carrying out constant current charging with a set charging current value I1 corresponding to a set value nC satisfying the condition represented by the expression of 2C?nC?60C, where C is a rated capacity value of the lithium ion secondary battery, and n is a number of 2 to 60.

Abstract: In a method of making an electrochemical device including an electrochemical element comprising a pair of opposing electrode layers, a separator layer disposed between the pair of electrode layers, and an electrolyte existing between the pair of electrode layers; an ionic liquid is applied to at least one of the electrode and separator layers, and then the electrode and separator layers are laminated together.

Abstract: An electromagnetic wave suppressing sheet according to the invention is a sheet including a magnetic powder and an insulating material. A real part of a permittivity in an in-plane direction of the sheet is about 200 or more, and an imaginary part thereof is about 25 or more. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain an electromagnetic wave absorbing sheet which exhibits an excellent electric wave absorption characteristic in which an absorption amount of electromagnetic waves is large in an in-plane direction of the sheet.

Abstract: The positive electrode active material in accordance with the present invention is used for a positive electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery, includes Li, Mn, Ni, Co, and O atoms, and has a substantially halite type crystal structure. Specifically, it is preferably expressed by LiaMnbNicCodOe, where a is 0.85 to 1.1, b is 0.2 to 0.6, c is 0.2 to 0.6, d is 0.1 to 0.5, and e is 1 to 2 (the sum of b, c, and d being 1). Because of such composition and crystal structure, the positive electrode active material of the present invention reduces the amount of elution of the battery into the liquid electrolyte and enhances the stability at a high temperature.

Abstract: In a lithium secondary battery comprising positive and negative electrodes each comprising at least an active material capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions, a binder and a current collector, and an electrolytic solution, the active material in the positive and/or negative electrode has been made conductive by coating its surface with a conductive agent and a binder, and affixed to the surface of the collector by a dry process. The lithium secondary battery is given a higher energy density and a higher output density and will find a wider range of application.

Abstract: To realize a unit sales system of an electromotive power assisted bicycle that provides a broad range of flexibility in conformity with requirements of a user, a server computer 1-1 for distributing an electromotive power assisted bicycle according to the present invention comprises a control section 1-2 for providing a general control and management of the computer, a hard disk 1-3 for storing a set of a variety of information for providing the electromotive power assisted bicycle, and a modem 1-4 enabling the connection to a variety of different terminals via a communication network. The hard disk 1-3 stores bicycle information, electromotive power assisting information, user information, physical strength/health information, a variety of different control programs to be downloaded, information about a supplier to which an order is issued, and information about an assembly station and so on.

Abstract: The present invention provides a manufacturing method for an impeller with which molding and high-quality finishing can be performed extremely easily and quickly through resin molding using a die, and an impeller manufactured by the impeller manufacturing method. A metallic bush is disposed in a die, whereupon a resin material is injected through a gate in the die. A connecting portion between an unnecessary resin portion formed from residual resin material in the gate and a resin impeller main body molded around the bush is formed to be thin, and the unnecessary resin portion is removed from the impeller main body using pushing or withdrawing means.

Abstract: The present invention provides an impeller in which a metallic bush can be inserted correctly into a synthetic resin impeller main body manufactured by resin molding using a die, and a determination as to whether or not the impeller has been manufactured correctly can be made easily. The impeller comprises: a metallic bush comprising a circumferential boss portion having a substantially truncated cone-shaped throttle portion positioned on a front surface axial end side, a periaxial support boss portion positioned in an axial center, and a circumferential protruding portion positioned on a back surface axial end side; and an impeller main body made of synthetic resin and formed with a V-shaped bulging portion that bulges axially in the center of a front surface side of a disk-shaped vane portion fulcrum, in which a plurality of vanes are formed integrally on the periphery of the V-shaped bulging portion.

Abstract: An electrochemical device comprises, at least, a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electrolyte layer having an ionic conductivity. The first and second electrodes oppose each other by way of the electrolyte layer. The first and second electrodes comprise a composite particle containing an electrode active material, a conductive auxiliary agent having an electronic conductivity, and a binder adapted to bind the electrode active material and conductive auxiliary agent to each other. In the composite particle, the electrode active material and conductive auxiliary agent are electrically coupled to each other without being isolated.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery comprising positive and negative electrodes both capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions, and a lithium ion conductive material which contains a compound of formula (1) exhibits improved characteristics including charge/discharge efficiency, low-temperature properties and cycle performance when (a) only one substituent group of R1, R2, R3 and R4 in formula (1) is alkyl, (b) the negative electrode-constituting material partially contains a carboxyl or hydroxyl group-bearing compound, and the lithium ion conductive material contains propylene carbonate, or (c) a positive electrode active material is a lithium-containing transition metal compound, a negative electrode active material is a carbonaceous material, and the lithium ion conductive material contains as a non-aqueous electrolysis solution a solvent mixture of propylene carbonate and ethylene carbonate in combination with a chain-like carbonate as a low-viscosity solvent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrochemical capacitor, and provides an electrochemical capacitor which has a fully lowered internal resistance and can yield excellent charging/discharging characteristics. The electrochemical capacitor of the present invention is mainly constituted by an anode and a cathode which oppose each other, an insulating separator disposed between the anode and cathode adjacent thereto, an electrolytic solution, and a casing accommodating them in a closed state. The anode contains a substantially spherical carbon material having an electronic conductivity as a constituent material, whereas the cathode contains a fibrous carbon material having an electronic conductivity as a constituent material.

Abstract: A plurality of base transceiver stations and at least one extension device are connected, via an IP network that uses internet protocol. The extension device shares resources of the base transceiver stations by arbitrary changing a connection relationship between the base transceiver stations and the extension devices. When a mobile terminal communicates with a core network, the extension device uses the resources of at least one base transceiver stations according to fluctuation in the amount of traffic.

Abstract: A parallel operation system of transmission amplifiers enable the parallel running by the two distortion compensation amplifiers using the digital pre-distorter system and to provide a parallel operation system of the transmission amplifiers that makes it possible to switch to respective single running easily. The parallel operation system includes first and second transmission amplifiers which receive common input signals for outputting amplified signals from respective ones; and a coupling unit which combines outputs of the first and second transmission amplifiers, to provide as its output; the first and second transmission amplifiers each having a main amplifier; and a modulation unit disposed on the input side of the main amplifier; wherein the output of one of the modulation units included in the first and second transmission amplifiers is fed in common to the main amplifiers included in the first and second transmission amplifiers.