Patents Issued in December 30, 2010
  • Publication number: 20100330366
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for forming a silica-based particle or composite consisting of a silica-based material, an active, with or without a surface modification, and the related composition. The silica-based particle is illustrated by the formula (SiO2)x(OH)yRzSt, whereby R is an active or actives such as an organic or inorganic molecule that includes markers, amines, thiols, epoxies, organosilicones, organosilanes, and water soluble agents and, optionally, a surface modifier, S, which may be either organic, polymeric, or inorganic. Examples of a surface modifying material are inorganic salts of aluminum and boron or organic materials such as organosilanes or low molecular weight polymers. As such, the particle can be used in a variety of applications including any of a variety of high temperature, at acidic, neutral, or basic pH, or pressure environments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Bruce A. Keiser, Timothy S. Keizer, James H. Adair
  • Publication number: 20100330367
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for producing non-oxide semiconductor nanoparticles, the method comprising: (a) subjecting a combination of reaction components to conditions conducive to microbially-mediated formation of non-oxide semiconductor nanoparticles, wherein said combination of reaction components comprises i) anaerobic microbes, ii) a culture medium suitable for sustaining said anaerobic microbes, iii) a metal component comprising at least one type of metal ion, iv) a non-metal component comprising at least one non-metal selected from the group consisting of S, Se, Te, and As, and v) one or more electron donors that provide donatable electrons to said anaerobic microbes during consumption of the electron donor by said anaerobic microbes; and (b) isolating said non-oxide semiconductor nanoparticles, which contain at least one of said metal ions and at least one of said non-metals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: UT-BATTELLE, LLC
    Inventors: Tommy J. Phelps, Robert J. Lauf, Ji Won Moon, Adam J. Rondinone, Lonnie J. Love, Chad Edward Duty, Andrew Stephen Madden, Yiliang Li, Ilia N. Ivanov, Claudia Jeanette Rawn
  • Publication number: 20100330368
    Abstract: The invention described herein relates to sterically stabilized colloidal constructs comprising preformed colloidal particles encapsulated within a polymeric shell. The constructs, which are controllably sized, are nanoparticles comprising hydrophobic elements, electrostatically charged particles with hydrophobic surfaces, hydrophobic inorganic nanostructures, and amphiphilic copolymers with hydrophobic domains and hydrophilic domains. The constructs are made by a process that allows for the simultaneous encapsulation of a preformed colloidal agent as well as a dissolved hydrophobic active within the core of the polymeric nanoparticle. Among the actives incorporated in various embodiments are organic fluorescent dyes, metal nanostructures and superparamagnetic materials for use in combined fluorescence, optical and magnetic resonance imaging applications, and hydrophobic drugs for therapeutic applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Robert K. Prud'homme, Marian Gindy, Ying Liu
  • Publication number: 20100330369
    Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid-loaded starch material comprising a solid carrier material consisting of pregelatinized, non-granular starch material which consists of flake-shaped starch particles, wherein the size distribution of the starch particles is such that at least 50% by weight of the starch particles have a particle size of between 100 and 375 ?m, and wherein the BET specific surface area is less than or equal to 0.5 m2/g and one or more liquid components. There is also provided the use in food and animal feed products, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, agrochemicals, and cosmetic or personal care products. In addition, the present invention provides a process for preparing said powdered liquid-loaded starch material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Cargill Incorporated
    Inventor: Sarah Veelaert
  • Publication number: 20100330370
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns an aqueous composition comprising carbon nanotubes and a surfactant, characterized in that the carbon nanotubes are single-wall hydrophobic nanotubes and in that the surfactant is chosen among electropolymerizable surfactant monomers of formula (I): X—Y—Z ??(I) wherein: X is an electropolymerizable moiety selected from the group consisting of pyrrole, acetylene, phenol, aniline, thiophene, carbazole, indole and azulene Y is a hydrophobic hydrocarbon chain and Z is a polar group selected from the group consisting of quaternary ammonium salts, alkylphosphonates and sulfonates. The disclosure also relates to a method for the preparation of an aqueous composition as described above, comprising the following steps: i) solubilisation of the surfactant monomer ii) addition of the single-wall carbon nanotubes in the aqueous solution comprising said surfactant monomer, (iii) sonication of the resulting solution, and, optionally (iv) addition of a protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicants: Universite Joseph Fourier-Grenoble, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
    Inventors: Serge Cosnier, Michael Holzinger, Elena Rodica Ionescu
  • Publication number: 20100330371
    Abstract: A panel device includes a panel section, a first conductive layer that is provided in a side of one surface of the panel section, an insulating layer that is stacked on the first conductive layer and a second conductive layer that is stacked on the insulating layer. The first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are formed by coating an electrically conductive solvent-type substance. The insulating layer is formed by coating an insulating curing-acceleration-type substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Kazuto YAMAUCHI, Yasunori Murayama, Sadahiko Tanaka, Keitaro Takizawa, Kouichi Yamanoue
  • Publication number: 20100330372
    Abstract: The present invention provides coating systems for surfaces and methods for coating and repairing surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: JOHNSONDIVERSEY, INC.
    Inventors: Nathan E. Ludtke, Ryan E. Kron, Jia Liu, Christopher C. Cypcar
  • Publication number: 20100330373
    Abstract: A water repellent glass plate, manufacturing method thereof, and a vehicle or a paned window having the same can include a glass plate having a film coating that includes a transparent micro particle covalently bound to the surface of the glass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventor: Kazufumi Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20100330374
    Abstract: A pressure member is used for fixing in electrophotography and includes at least a substrate, an elastic layer provided on the substrate, and a surface layer includes carbon and a fluororesin having a structure represented by Formula (1): wherein R represents CF3, C2F5, or C3F7, and x represents a numeral from 0.045 to 0.12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun KIMURA, Yasuyuki KOBAYASHI, Yasushi NAGATA, Takanori SASAKI
  • Publication number: 20100330375
    Abstract: Aqueous polyurethane dispersions are made from urethane prepolymers comprising one or more polyhydroxy compounds from ketone functional molecules derived from an epoxidized natural oil. Addition of a hydrazine functional moiety to the prepolymer dispersion can further provide a crosslinking mechanism resulting in the formation of azomethine linkages in the resulting polyurethane during drying. When the ketone functional molecule is derived from levulinic acid and epoxidized vegetable oil, the resulting urethane dispersion can also be converted into a hybrid polyurethane-vinyl dispersion by adding and polymerizing one or more vinyl monomers in the polyurethane prepolymer or polyurethane dispersion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: LUBRIZOL ADVANCED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony D. Pajerski, Svetlana N. Lerner
  • Publication number: 20100330376
    Abstract: Polysaccharide thermosetting systems and composites utilizing such systems include formaldehyde free binders formed from at least one polysaccharide and at least one polysaccharide crosslinker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: AKZO NOBEL N.V.
    Inventors: Ralph Trksak, Daniel B. Solarek, Solweig Vitry, Klin A. Rodrigues, Qingwen Wendy Yuan-Huffman, Andreas Puhlfuerss
  • Publication number: 20100330377
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for forming aerosol, the device comprising at least one gas-dispersing atomizer for atomizing a liquid into aerosol by means of gas at an atomizing head of the atomizer and an atomizing chamber, which is in flow connection with the atomizing head and in which flow restraints are arranged for changing the hydrodynamic properties of the aerosol flow discharging from the atomizing head. According to the present invention the flow restraints are arranged in the inner walls of the atomizing chamber in such a manner that they protrude from the inner walls to the inside of the atomizing chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: BENEQ OY
    Inventors: Joonas ILMARINEN, Markku RAJALA, Tomi VALKEAPÄÄ, Kai ASIKKALA
  • Publication number: 20100330378
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical element comprising: a optical glass made of a phosphate glass or a fluorophosphate glass; and an optically functional film formed on a surface of the optical glass, wherein the optically functional film comprises two or more layers made of different materials, and the outermost surface layer thereof is made of a material(s) having low reactivity with phosphoric acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Michito Takahashi, Sunao Miyazaki
  • Publication number: 20100330379
    Abstract: A topcoat additive for addition to a topcoat. The topcoat additive includes a liquid thermoplastic polymer emulsified in an emulsifier to obtain a liquid thermoplastic emulsion. The liquid thermoplastic polymer is a silicone thermoplastic polymer including an Si—O backbone. The silicone thermoplastic polymer may be a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) thermoplastic polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Charles G. Hadfield, Cynthia M. Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20100330380
    Abstract: A sol-gel coating composition comprising a hydrolysed organosilane, an organometallic precursor and a corrosion inhibitor, wherein the corrosion inhibitor is a chelator for the organometallic precursor. The corrosion inhibitor and the organometallic precursor may form a nanoparticulate complex. The coating composition may comprise one or more additive selected from: an antimicrobial additive, a hardener, a water repelling additive, a dye, a scratch resistant additive and a flexibility enhancing additive. A process for preparing a sol gel coating composition is also described, the process comprising the steps of: hydrolysing an organosilane in the presence of a catalyst; chelating an organometallic precursor; mixing the hydrolysed silane and the chelated organometallic precursor; and hydrolysing the organosilane-organometallic precursor mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: John Colreavy, Brendan Duffy, Padinchare Covilakath Rajath Varma, Hugh Hayden, Mohamed Oubaha
  • Publication number: 20100330381
    Abstract: A method to add a radiant barrier to existing thermal insulation includes collecting processed pieces of material, and pneumatically metering the processed pieces of material to add a radiant barrier to the existing thermal insulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventor: Donald Leo Peek, JR.
  • Publication number: 20100330382
    Abstract: A biaxially oriented multilayer film comprising a skin layer of polyhydroxyalkanoate, a core layer of polylactic acid polymer and a sealant layer with a metal deposited upon one surface of the skin layer of polyhydroxyalkanoate polymer. This metallized, polyhydroxyalkanoate-coextruded polylactic acid film exhibits improved moisture barrier property versus a metallized, non-polyhydroxyalkanoate-coextruded polylactic acid film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: TORAY PLASTICS (AMERICA), INC.
    Inventors: Shichen DOU, Keunsuk P. Chang
  • Publication number: 20100330383
    Abstract: A process for forming acomposite article composed of a gel with a support layer. The composite is formed by a gel-forming solution comprising of a polymeric material and a solvent, this gel-forming solution adsorbs onto a support layer. The formation process creates a gel andan adhesive bond between the gel and the support layer. The support layer is at least partially soluble in the solvent and the gel is attached to the support layer by freezing to form the gel on the support layer after a part of the support layer is solubilised by the solvent. The gel may be a hydrogel gel. The solvent may be water. The gel and the layer are physically interlocked. A composite is also described and has many end-use application including active agent delivery, dressings and coatings and in medical devices. Chemical cross-linking and additional adhesive are not required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: ATHLONE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Michael J. D. Nugent, Clement L. Higginbotham
  • Publication number: 20100330384
    Abstract: By treatment with hydrophobins, cellulosic materials such as paper, cardboard, cotton or, especially, wood-based materials, such as solid wood, glued wood products or particle board, can be effectively protected against absorption of and attack by water and/or moisture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: CIBA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Esther Gabor, Andreas Buthe, Jurgen Eck, Franz Kaufmann, Hans-Jorg Koch, Guido Meurer
  • Publication number: 20100330385
    Abstract: A method for tableting surface treatment of a tableting punch or die includes provisional filming and beam irradiation steps. In the provisional filming step, a tableting surface of a base metal material 1 is subjected to shot peening using different type metal grains 2 made of a different type of metal for adhesion, or the different type metal grains 2 are adhered by a binder whereby forming a different type metal film 3 on the surface. In the beam irradiation step, after the different type metal film 3 is formed, the surface is irradiated with an electron beam 4 or laser beam as energy beam to combine the different type metal film 3 and the base metal material 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Kazuo Sawaguchi, Taku Sawaguchi
  • Publication number: 20100330386
    Abstract: A brazing product includes a compacted solid and rigid material formed of a brazing flux and a filler metal as a mixture, which has mechanical strength sufficient to make it extrudable under a press with a flux mass proportion from 3 to 20%. The invention also provides a method for manufacturing a brazing product by mixing particles of filler metal and brazing powder in order to form metal particles coated with the flux, and compacting filler metal particles coated with the brazing flux.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: FP SOUDAGE
    Inventors: Philippe Schmitt, Boris Bosi
  • Publication number: 20100330387
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high strength thick steel material excellent in toughness and weldability reduced in amount of C and amount of N, containing suitable amounts of Si, Mn, Nb, Ti, B, and O, having contents of C and Nb satisfying C—Nb/7.74?0.004, having a density of Ti-containing oxides of a particle size of 0.05 to 10 ?m of 30 to 300/mm2, and having a density of Ti-containing oxides of a particle size over 10 ?m of 10/mm2 or less, produced by treating steel by preliminary deoxidation to adjust the dissolved oxygen to 0.005 to 0.015 mass %, then adding Ti and, furthermore, vacuum degassing the steel for 30 minutes or more, smelting it, then continuously casting it to produce a steel slab or billet, heating the steel slab or billet to 1100 to 1350° C., hot rolling the slab or billet to a thickness of 40 to 150 mm, then cooling it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Suguru Yoshida, Hiroshi Kita, Teruhisa Okumura, Hirokazu Sugiyama, Teruyuki Wakatsuki
  • Publication number: 20100330388
    Abstract: The present invention provides high strength welded steel pipe for line pipe inexpensive in cost and superior in low temperature toughness, and a method of production of the same, produced by forming a base material steel plate containing, by mass %, C: 0.010 to 0.050%, Si: 0.01 to 0.50%, Mn: 0.50 to 2.00%, S: 0.0001 to 0.0050%, and Ti: 0.003 to 0.030%, limiting Al to 0.020% or less and Mo to less than 0.10%, having a carbon equivalent Ceq of 0.30 to 0.53 and a crack susceptibility parameter Pcm of 0.10 to 0.20, comprised of polygonal ferrite and residual bainite of an area rate of 20% or less, and having an effective crystal grain size of 20 ?m or less, into a pipe shape, then seam welding it and making the effective crystal grain size of the heat affected zone 150 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Takuya Hara, Hitoshi Asahi
  • Publication number: 20100330389
    Abstract: According to at least one aspect of the present invention, a method is provided for cladding a thin metal sheet for enhanced formability and manufacturability thereof. In at least one embodiment, the method includes contacting at least one metal cladding layer with the thin metal sheet to form a thin metal sandwich having an original thickness, wherein the metal cladding layer may be a thin metal foil or a plated or deposited thin metal film, and then subjecting the thin metal sandwich to four Skin-Pass steps at an incremental thickness reduction ratio of 25 percent of the total thickness Reduction Ratio per step in four alternating directions. The method provides Skin-Pass processed clad sheet metals with reduced uniaxial pre-strain, improved uniformity in microstructure and material properties along the longitudinal and transversal directions, and enhanced formability and manufacturability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventor: Huimin Liu
  • Publication number: 20100330390
    Abstract: A structural member for a manufacturing apparatus has a metal base member mainly composed of aluminum, a high-purity aluminum film formed on the surface of the metal base member, and a nonporous amorphous aluminum oxide passivation film which is formed by anodizing the high-purity aluminum film. A method for producing a structural member for a manufacturing apparatus, includes forming a high-purity aluminum film on the surface of a metal base member mainly composed of aluminum, and anodizing the high-purity aluminum film in a chemical conversion liquid having a pH of 4-10 and containing a nonaqueous solvent, which has a dielectric constant lower than that of water and dissolves water, thereby converting at least a surface portion of the high-purity aluminum film into a nonporous amorphous aluminum oxide passivation film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicants: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadahiro Ohmi, Minoru Tahara, Yasuhiro Kawase
  • Publication number: 20100330391
    Abstract: A high-temperature resistant component for a gas turbine hot part and so on is provided, which has durability and reliability enough to withstand a corrosive environment with use of the low-grade oil. The high-temperature resistant component includes an alloy substrate containing Ni, Co, or Fe as the principal component, and a thermal barrier coating formed over the surface of the substrate via a bond coat. The thermal barrier coating includes a porous thermal-barrier layer made of ceramic and an environmental barrier layer with corrosion resistance. An impregnated layer is provided between the environmental barrier layer and the thermal barrier layer. In the impregnated layer, the thermal barrier layer is impregnated with a part of the environmental barrier layer. The thermal barrier layer is made of a porous zirconia layer, and the environmental barrier layer includes silica as the principal component. The porous zirconia layer has pores impregnated with the part of the environmental barrier layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Hideyuki Arikawa, Akira Mebata, Yoshitaka Kojima, Kunihiro Ichikawa, Hiroshi Haruyama
  • Publication number: 20100330392
    Abstract: A high-strength galvanized steel sheet has a steel composition which contains, by % by mass, 0.01 to 0.12% of C, 0.2% or less of Si, less than 2% of Mn, 0.04% or less of P, 0.02% or less of S, 0.3% or less of sol. Al, 0.01% or less of N, and over 0.3% to 2% of Cr, and which satisfies 2.1?[Mneq]?3 and 0.24?[% Cr]/[% Mn], the balance being composed of iron and inevitable impurities, and has a steel microstructures containing ferrite and a second phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: JFE STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshihiko Ono, Hideyuki Kimura, Kaneharu Okuda, Takeshi Fujita, Michitaka Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20100330393
    Abstract: A ductile corrosion and oxidation resistant coating, being predominately of gamma-prime nickel aluminide intermetallic includes 15-30 atomic % aluminum, up to atomic % chromium, optionally, up to 30 atomic % of a platinum group metal, optionally, up to 4 atomic % of a reactive element, and optionally, up to 15 atomic % of at least one strengthening element, and a balance being essentially nickel or nickel and at least one of cobalt, iron, or cobalt and iron. A coated article includes the ductile corrosion and oxidation resistant coating on a superalloy substrate such as a turbine disk, turbine seal, a turbine blade, a turbine nozzle, a turbine shroud, or a turbine frame or case having an under platform or non-gas path region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Brian Thomas Hazel, Ming Fu
  • Publication number: 20100330394
    Abstract: A magnetoresistive device having a high giant magnetoresistance (GMR) value and a moderate low resistance area product (RA) includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer, and a current confined path (CCP) spacer layer positioned between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. The spacer layer includes copper current confined paths extending between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer in a matrix of magnesium oxide. The spacer layer is formed by a mixture copper and magnesium oxide, which is heattreated to form the copper current confined paths within the magnesium oxide matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Qing He, Yonghua Chen, Juren Ding
  • Publication number: 20100330395
    Abstract: A hard bias (HB) structure for producing longitudinal bias to stabilize a free layer in an adjacent spin valve is disclosed and includes a composite seed layer made of at least Ta and a metal layer having a fcc(111) or hcp(001) texture to enhance perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) in an overlying (Co/Ni)X laminated layer. The (Co/Ni)X HB layer deposition involves low power and high Ar pressure to avoid damaging Co/Ni interfaces and thereby preserves PMA. A capping layer is formed on the HB layer to protect against etchants in subsequent process steps. After initialization, magnetization direction in the HB layer is perpendicular to the sidewalls of the spin valve and generates an Mrt value that is greater than from an equivalent thickness of CoPt. A non-magnetic metal separation layer may be formed on the capping layer and spin valve to provide an electrical connection between top and bottom shields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Kunliang Zhang, Min Li, Yuchen Zhou, Min Zheng
  • Publication number: 20100330396
    Abstract: To provide a glass for an information recording media substrate, which is excellent in weather resistance. A glass for an information recording media substrate, which comprises, as represented by mol % based on oxide, from 61 to 66% of SiO2, from 11.5 to 17% of Al2O3, from 8 to 16% of Li2O, from 2 to 8% of Na2O, from 2.5 to 8% of K2O, from 0 to 6% of MgO, from 0 to 4% of TiO2 and from 0 to 3% of ZrO2, provided that Al2O3+MgO+TiO2 is at least 12%, and Li2O+Na2O+K2O is from 16 to 23%, wherein in a case of where B2O3 is contained, its content is less than 1%. The above glass for an information recording media substrate, wherein when the glass is left under steam atmosphere at 120° C. at 0.2 MPa for 20 hours, and the amount of Li, the amount of Na and the amount of K, which precipitate on a surface of the glass are represented as CLi, CNa and CK respectively, CNa is at most 0.7 nmol/cm2, and CLi+CNa+CK is at most 3.5 nmol/cm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Tetsuya NAKASHIMA, Kei Maeda, Noriaki Shimodaira, Atsuyoshi Takenaka
  • Publication number: 20100330397
    Abstract: A microbial power generation device includes an anode chamber which maintains a microbe and which is supplied with influent which includes an electron donor, a cathode chamber supplied with an electron acceptor, a nonconductive membrane having a first face and an opposing second face and arranged between the anode chamber and the cathode chamber, a first electro-conductive support material having a rough surface which has asperity spreading close to the first face of the nonconductive membrane, and formed by a porous material having approximately the same shape as the interior of the anode chamber, and arranged within the anode chamber, and a second electro-conductive support material having a rough surface which has asperity spreading close to the second face of the nonconductive membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Fukase, Nobuhiro Orita
  • Publication number: 20100330398
    Abstract: A bidirectional Trench Lateral Power MOSFET (TLPM) can achieve a high breakdown voltage and a low on-resistance. A plurality of straight-shaped islands having circular portions at both ends are surrounded by a trench arrangement. The islands provide first n source regions and a second n source region is formed on the outside of the islands. With such a pattern, the breakdown voltage in the case where the first n source regions are at a high potential can be higher than the breakdown voltage in the case where the second n source region is at a high potential. Alternatively, in the case of not changing the breakdown voltage, the on-resistance can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Fuji Electric Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mutsumi Kitamura, Akio Sugi, Naoto Fujishima, Shinichiro Matsunaga
  • Publication number: 20100330399
    Abstract: A flashlight apparatus including a body portion formed from a woven material, the body portion having a longitudinal length and forming at least part of an adjustable cavity for containing at least one battery, and a head portion coupled to the body portion and having at least one of an illumination source for providing illumination and a connector for connecting the flashlight to another device. Accordingly, the flashlight can supply power to the another device. The body portion can adjust (e.g., its length and diameter—or area) to the size and number of battery cells contained therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventor: Victor A. Grossman
  • Publication number: 20100330400
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for placement of battery packs in portable information handling systems such as notebook and netbook computers. A first set of pivot features may be provided on opposing sidewalls of a battery well that interface with a corresponding set of mating pivot features provided on exterior end surfaces of a battery pack such that the battery pack may be pivoted into and out from the battery well to install or release it from the system, e.g., pivoted from the bottom of the portable information handling system in a manner that does not interfere with, or require modification to, the lid and display of the portable information handling system. A latch mechanism and battery release feature may be further provided that acts to transfer horizontal manipulation (e.g., horizontal sliding motion) of the battery release feature to a vertical latching action that acts to lift the battery pack out from the portable information handling system chassis when releasing the battery pack from the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Chih-Tsung Hu, Hao-Ming Chen
  • Publication number: 20100330401
    Abstract: The lithium-ion microbattery comprises a positive electrode having a first Li+ ion storage capacity and a first thickness made from a first lithium insertion material, an electrolyte and a negative electrode having a second storage capacity and a second thickness made from a second insertion material. The thicknesses are such that the ratio of the first storage capacity over the second storage capacity is greater than or equal to 10 and lower than or equal to 1000. During the first charging of the micro-battery, the Li+ ions are inserted in the negative electrode and completely saturate the second insertion material. When initial charging is continued, they form a metallic lithium layer between the electrolyte and the lithium-saturated negative electrode by electroplating. During the subsequent charging and discharging cycles, only the metallic lithium layer participates in transfer of lithium ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Sami Oukassi, Frédéric Le Cras, Steve Martin, Raphaël Salot
  • Publication number: 20100330402
    Abstract: A cap assembly with desirable safety performance for use in lithium ion batteries, includes an insulating gasket defining a through hole therein, a rupture plate positioned in the through hole, a vent plate defining an air hole electrically connected with the rupture plate, a current interrupt device disposed on the rupture plate, and an end cap defining an air exhaust hole assembled on the current interrupt device. The current interrupt device has an upper conductive plate electrically connected with the end cap, a lower conductive plate electrically connected with the rupture plate, and a fuse electrically connecting the upper conductive plate and the lower conductive plate. When the current intensity in the lithium ion battery exceeds a predetermined value, the fuse melts to cut off the current path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicants: DONGGUAN AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, DONGGUAN AMPEREX ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Peng Wang, Feng-gang Zhao, Wei Chen
  • Publication number: 20100330403
    Abstract: A system for maintaining battery temperatures for energy storage systems using heat created by power electronic device needed to interface the batteries to external power sources or loads is described. Waste heat is a product of internal resistance found in all electronic devices passing current. High-temperature electronics comprised of, silicon-on-insulator, silicon-on-sapphire, silicon-carbide, gallium-nitride or in conjunction with or combination of other wide bandgap semiconductors can used to monitor, charge or discharge the battery array. A thermal system where heat generated by power electronics is used to assist the thermal management of battery energy storage system increases overall system efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventor: Randy Allen Normann
  • Publication number: 20100330404
    Abstract: A PTC resistor according to the present invention comprises at least one PTC composition which comprises at least one resin and at least two conductive materials. The at least two conductive materials comprises at least two conductive materials different from each other. The at least one PTC composition may comprise a first PTC composition which comprises a first resin and at least one first conductive material and a second PTC composition which is compounded with the first PTC composition and comprises a second resin and at least one second conductive material. The at least one first conductive material is at least partially different from the at least one second conductive material. One of the first resin and the second resin may comprise a reactant resin and a reactive resin which is cross-linked with the reactant resin. The PTC resistor may comprise a flame retardant agent. The PTC resistor may comprise a liquid-resistant resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Nishino, Mikinari Shimada, Shinji Kasamatsu, Yasushi Hirakawa, Tomohiko Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20100330405
    Abstract: [Purpose] A purpose of the present invention is to provide a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery with high safety in which breakage of a positive electrode plate and buckling of a negative electrode plate are reduced during charging and discharging. [Solutions] A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes an electrode group 10 in which a positive electrode plate 4 including a positive electrode current collector 1 and a positive electrode material mixture layer 2a, 2b formed on the positive electrode current collector 1, and a negative electrode plate 8 including a negative electrode current collector 5 and a negative electrode material mixture layer 6a, 6b formed on the negative electrode current collector 8, are wound or stacked with a separator 9 interposed therebetween. The positive electrode material mixture layer 2a, 2b has at least one thin portion 3a, 3b extending perpendicularly to a longitudinal direction of the positive electrode plate 4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Masanori Sumihara, Masakazu Yamada, Tsutomu Nishioka
  • Publication number: 20100330406
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a main body including a chamber thereon, at least one latching portion defined in an inner side surface of the chamber, a battery received in the chamber, a battery cover to seal the chamber, an electrode connecting member fixed to the battery cover and contacting the battery in the chamber, at least one latching member fixed to a side surface of the electrode connecting member according to the at least one latching portion, and a resilient member compressed between the battery cover and the electrode connecting member to apply a resilient force to pull the battery cover and the electrode connecting member outward. The at least one latching member is blocked by the at least one latching portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEI-JUN WANG, ZI-MING TANG
  • Publication number: 20100330407
    Abstract: A battery assembling mechanism of electronic device includes a housing and a sliding assembly, the housing has a first sidewall, the first sidewall defines an assembling hole; The sliding assembly includes a sliding unit slidably assembled on the housing and able to block a portion of the assembling hole. The battery can be latched or taken out from the housing by sliding the sliding unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: SZU-HSIEN LEE
  • Publication number: 20100330408
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a battery module including two or more plate-shaped battery cells sequentially stacked, wherein each of the plate-shaped battery cells is constructed in a structure in which an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure is mounted in a battery case formed of a laminate sheet including a resin layer and a metal layer, and a heat exchange member, including a plurality of heat exchange plates and a frame to which the heat exchange plates are connected, is mounted at one side of a stack of the battery cells for removing heat generated from the battery cells during the charge and discharge of the battery cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Hee Soo Yoon, Shinichi Jinushi, Jin Kyu Lee, Dal Moh Kang, Jongmoon Yoon
  • Publication number: 20100330409
    Abstract: A method including: a) depositing a masking material over a substrate comprising silicon; b) removing the masking material using a first process that removes the masking material in preference to silicon; c) removing silicon using a second process that removes silicon in preference to the masking material; d) continuously repeating the sequence of steps a), b) and c) to control the creation of nanowires; and e) stopping repetition of the sequence of steps a), b) and c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Pritesh Hiralal, Alan Colli
  • Publication number: 20100330410
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to the present invention includes: a negative-electrode current collector 16; a negative-electrode active material layer 15 provided on the negative-electrode current collector 16; a positive-electrode current collector 11; a positive-electrode active material layer 12 provided on a face of the positive-electrode current collector 11 opposing the negative-electrode active material layer 15; and at least one inorganic insulating layer 13 provided between the positive-electrode active material layer 12 and the negative-electrode active material layer 15, the at least one inorganic insulating layer 13 being composed of inorganic particles. The inorganic insulating layer 13 contains no binder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiichi TAKAHASHI, Shinji Mino, Tsunenori Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20100330411
    Abstract: Provided is a thin film battery, including: a base substrate; a cathode current collector pattern and an anode current collector pattern being formed on the base substrate and being electrically separate from each other; a cathode terminal and an anode terminal being directly bonded with the cathode current collector pattern and the anode current collector pattern; a cathode and an anode being disposed on the cathode current collector pattern and the anode current collector pattern; and an electrolyte layer being disposed between the cathode and the anode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Sang Cheol NAM, Ho Young Park, Young Chang Lim, Ki Chang Lee, Young Kyun Jung
  • Publication number: 20100330412
    Abstract: A secondary battery including an electrode assembly, a can including a bottom plate and a sidewall extending from the bottom plate, the can being configured to accommodate the electrode assembly, and an insulating case including a plate-shaped main body facing the electrode assembly and a support part extending from the main body, the insulating case being accommodated in the can, wherein the support part of the insulating case includes at least one support wall bent from the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventor: Jounghwan Park
  • Publication number: 20100330413
    Abstract: A metal-resin composite comprises a metal substrate with concavities in the surface, a first coating layer on the surface of the metal substrate, a second coating layer on the first coating layer, and a third coating layer on the second coating layer. The first coating layer fills the concavities and covers the surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: BYD Co.Ltd.
    Inventors: Qing Gong, Liang Zhou, Xinkun Lv
  • Publication number: 20100330414
    Abstract: The method for producing a battery can according to this invention includes the steps of: (1) producing a battery can having a cylindrical side wall, a bottom, and an opening from a steel plate by a can-making process; (2) washing the battery can with tap water or industrial water; (3) washing the battery can with water having a conductivity of 80 ?S/cm or less after the step (2); and (4) drying the battery can after the step (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2008
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventor: Katsuhiko Mori
  • Publication number: 20100330415
    Abstract: A secondary battery having improved high and low temperature stability includes an insulating case which is prevented from being deformed and damaged at high and low temperatures. The secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, a case accommodating the electrode assembly, a cap assembly coupled with the case, and an insulating case positioned between the electrode assembly and the cap assembly. The heat resistance temperature of the insulating case is about 100° Celsius to about 200° Celsius.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jounghwan PARK