Iron Group Metal (iron, Cobalt, Nickel) Patents (Class 252/513)
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Publication number: 20140205780Abstract: An electrically conductive paste providing low alpha particle emission is provided. A resin and conductive particles are mixed, and a curing agent is added. A solvent is subsequently added. The electrically conductive paste including a resin compound is formed by mixing the mixture in a high shear mixer. The electrically conductive paste can be applied to a surface of an article to form a coating, or can be molded into an article. The solvent is evaporated, and the electrically conductive paste is cured to provide a graphite-containing resin compound. The graphite-containing resin compound is electrically conductive, and provides low alpha particle emission at a level suitable for a low alpha particle emissivity coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael A. Gaynes, Michael S. Gordon, Eric P. Lewandowski
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Publication number: 20140203427Abstract: An electrically conductive paste providing low alpha particle emission is provided. A resin and conductive particles are mixed, and a curing agent is added. A solvent is subsequently added. The electrically conductive paste including a resin compound is formed by mixing the mixture in a high shear mixer. The electrically conductive paste can be applied to a surface of an article to form a coating, or can be molded into an article. The solvent is evaporated, and the electrically conductive paste is cured to provide a graphite-containing resin compound. The graphite-containing resin compound is electrically conductive, and provides low alpha particle emission at a level suitable for a low alpha particle emissivity coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Michael A. Gaynes, Michael S. Gordon, Eric P. Lewandowski
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Publication number: 20140197977Abstract: A composition for destructive interference in at least a portion of the frequency range from about 1 GHz to about 20 GHz can comprise a dielectric and a conductive filler mixed with at least a portion of the dielectric, wherein the percentage volume of the conductive filler relative to the total volume of the composition is configured such that the wavelength of sensitivity for the composition is on the order of a wavelength of an incident electromagnetic radiation in at least a portion of the frequency range from about 1 GHz to about 20 GHz.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2013Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: SABIC Innovative Plastics IP B.V.Inventors: Davide Louis Simone, Gary Stephen Balch, David Alexander Gibson, III, Harold Jay Patchen, Allen Lawrence Garner, Gregory John Parker, Daniel Qi Tan, Francis Johnson
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Publication number: 20140199591Abstract: A pasted positive nickel hydroxide electrode for use in battery cells (e.g., in nickel zinc cells, and nickel metal hydride cells) includes nickel hydroxide particles, a cobalt metal and/or cobalt compound and a sulfur-containing complexing agent capable of forming a complex with cobalt. The presence of the sulfur-containing complexing agent, such as dialkyldithiocarbamate (e.g., sodium diethyldithiocarbamate) improves lifetime and capacity utilization of the nickel electrode. The resulting pasted nickel hydroxide electrode includes a CoOOH conductive matrix after formation. The surface of the nickel hydroxide particles in the electrode is modified in some embodiments by providing a cobalt-containing coating onto the surface of the nickel hydroxide particles, followed by oxidation with a strong oxidizing agent. The complexing agent can be added before, after, or during the oxidation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2014Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: PowerGenix Systems, Inc.Inventor: Mingming Geng
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Patent number: 8771543Abstract: A conductive reinforcing material used to form a negative electrode material is provided in the present invention. The conductive reinforcing material includes metal shavings containing elements selected from a group consisting of group II elements, group III elements and group VII elements. A negative electrode material and a negative electrode both with the conductive reinforcing material are also provided in the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2011Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: iNNOT BioEnergy Holding Co.Inventor: Chungpin Liao
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Publication number: 20140186562Abstract: Polymer compositions containing a polyoxymethylene base polymer that is compounded with a conductive filler, a polyalkylene glycol, and a metal oxide are disclosed that exhibit electrostatic dissipative (ESD) capabilities while also being resistant to degradation upon exposure to aggressive fuels. For instance, the polymer compositions can have a volume resistivity of from about 1 Ohm-cm to about 200 Ohm-cm and a surface resistivity of about 103 Ohms to about 104 Ohms. Further, the polymer compositions can have a strain at break of from about 15% to about 23%. The polymer compositions can be formed into a shaped or molded article such as a connector, filter housing, baffle, flange, reservoir, port, tube, or pipe, etc. for use in fuel systems where uniform increased conductivity and resistance to aggressive fuels are required.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: Ticona LLCInventors: Jeremy Hager Klug, Dwight D. Smith
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Publication number: 20140183421Abstract: A conductive ink may include a nickel component, a polycarboxylic acid component, and a polyol component, the polycarboxylic acid component and the polyol component being reactable to form a polyester component. The polyester component may be formed in situ in the conductive ink from a polyol component and a polycarboxylic acid component. The conductive ink may include a carbon component. The conductive ink may include an additive component. The conductive ink may include nickel flakes, graphene flakes, glutaric acid, and ethylene glycol. The conductive ink may be printed (e.g., screen printed) on a substrate and cured to form a conductive film. A conductive film may include a nickel component and a polyester component.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: NthDegree Technologies Worldwide, Inc.Inventors: Vera N. Lockett, Alexandra E. Hartman, John G. Gustafson, Mark D. Lowenthal, William J. Ray
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Patent number: 8765027Abstract: A polymer composition comprises at least one substantially non-conductive polymer binder and at least first and second electrically conductive fillers. The first electrically conductive filler is comprised of particles having avoid-bearing structure; and the second electrically conductive filler is comprised of particles which are acicular in shape.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2008Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Peratech LimitedInventors: David Lussey, David Bloor, Paul Laughlin, Cyril Hilsum
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Publication number: 20140178791Abstract: A cathode composition is described that includes a first element selected from nickel or cobalt; a second element M selected from iron or cobalt, wherein said second element M is contained within a sulfide composition MxSy, wherein the ratio of x and y is between 0.5:1 and 1.5:1; at least one first alkali metal halide; and an electrolyte salt comprising a second alkali metal halide and a metal halide, wherein the electrolyte salt has a melting point in a range from about 150° C. to about 300° C. The molar ratio of the first element to the sulfur of the sulfide composition is between 1.5:1 and 50:1. An energy storage device comprising the cathode composition is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2012Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Michael Alan VALLANCE, Brandon Alan BARTLING, Ayesha Maria GONSALVES
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Publication number: 20140159191Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor ceramic element constructed by using a semiconductor ceramic that generates metal-insulator transition at a temperature of actual use and has a sufficient strength to enable easy handling. The semiconductor ceramic element has an element main body having a semiconductor ceramic made of a perovskite-type or pyrochlore-type oxide containing a rare earth element, nickel, and titanium, in which a part of the nickel is present as metal nickel; and a pair of electrodes formed to interpose the element main body therebetween. This semiconductor ceramic element shows a sharp resistance change within a temperature range of actual use, and can be used advantageously as a temperature sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Inventor: Kiyohiro Koto
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Patent number: 8747707Abstract: A paste for solar cell electrodes includes conductive particles, a glass frit, an organic vehicle, and lead oxide. The lead oxide may be added in an amount of about 0.05 to about 1.5 wt % with respect to a total weight of the paste.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2010Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Cheil Industries, Inc.Inventors: Dong Jun Kim, Jae Hwan Oh, Seok Hyun Jung, Byung Chul Lee, Hee In Nam
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Publication number: 20140151607Abstract: Compositions, methods and manufactures are disclosed for an ultraviolet-curable conductive ink and for a binding medium which may be utilized for both a dielectric ink and for a conductive ink. A representative ultraviolet-curable binding medium composition comprises: a difunctional aliphatic polycarbonate urethane acrylate oligomer; a monofunctional monomer such as an isophoryl acrylate monomer or an acrylate ester monomer; a difunctional monomer such as a difunctional alkoxylated acrylate or methacrylate monomer; a first photoinitiator such as an ?-hydroxyketone class photoinitiator; and a second photoiniator such as an ?-aminoketone class photoinitiator. A plurality of conductive particles, such as silver particles and graphene particles, may be included in the binding medium to provide an ultraviolet-curable conductive ink and, when cured, a conductive layer or wire, for example.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Inventors: Mark David Lowenthal, Mark Lewandowski, Alexandra Elyse Hartman
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Publication number: 20140152936Abstract: According to example embodiments, a semiconductor material may include zinc, nitrogen, and fluorine. The semiconductor material may further include oxygen. The semiconductor material may include a compound. For example, the semiconductor material may include zinc fluorooxynitride. The semiconductor material may include zinc oxynitride containing fluorine. The semiconductor material may include zinc fluoronitride. The semiconductor material may be applied as a channel material of a thin film transistor (TFT).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicants: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD., SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tae-sang KIM, Sun-jae KIM, Hyun-suk KIM, Myung-kwan RYU, Joon-seok PARK, Seok-jun SEO, Jong-baek SEON, Kyoung-seok SON
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Patent number: 8734686Abstract: Disclosed is a metal pattern composition including a conductive metal or a conductive metal precursor compound, and a carboxylic acid-amine base ion pair salt.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2010Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young-Hun Byun, Jae-Ho Lee, Young-Hwan Kim
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Patent number: 8728352Abstract: An electrical connection material between conductors includes about 40 wt % to about 80 wt % of a urethane-modified acrylate resin, based on a total weight of the electrical connection material, the electrical connection material exhibiting, after curing, a tensile elongation of about 100% to about 500% and a yield point strain of about 10% to about 50% in a stress-strain curve.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2011Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Cheil Industries, Inc.Inventors: Sang Sik Bae, Kyoung Soo Park, Kyoung Hun Shin, Kang Bae Yoon
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Patent number: 8728354Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electrically conducting polymer composition and method of making a composition including an organic polymer; and a first filler including at least one ceramic filler, at least one metallic filler, or a combination including at least one of the foregoing fillers, wherein a trip temperature of the composition does not change by an amount of greater than or equal to ±10° C. when the composition is cycled 100 times between room temperature and the trip temperature. Disclosed herein as well is an electrically conducting polymer composition including a first filler including at least one ceramic filler, at least one metallic filler, or a combination including at least one of the foregoing fillers and a second filler. The compositions of the present invention have a trip temperature that is lower than the HDT temperature of the composition and can have tunable trip temperatures.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2007Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.Inventors: Sumanda Bandyopadhyay, Vishwasrao Vasant Gawade, Soumyadeb Ghosh, Ramya Kumaraswamy, Franciscus Petrus Maria Mercx, Suchetana Shetty
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Publication number: 20140134421Abstract: The present disclosure provides a conductive ink composition, including: 100-70 parts by weight of solvent; 0.05-10 parts by weight of nano-metal wires; and 0.01-20 parts by weight of dispersant, wherein the dispersant includes alkyl benzene sulfonate, alkylphenyl sulfonate, alkyl naphthalene sulfonate, sulfate of higher fatty acid ester, sulfonate of higher fatty acid ester, sulfate of higher alcohol ester, sulfonate of higher alcohol ester, or a combination thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicants: Jtouch Corporation, Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Chih-Ming HU, Meng-Jung LI, Yu-Chou YEH
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Publication number: 20140131079Abstract: Disclosed is a conductive nano ink composition which contains 0.05 to 15 parts by weight of a high molecular compound having a molecular weight of 100,000 to 1,000,000 and comprising at least one between a natural high-molecular compound and a synthetic high-molecular compound; 1 to 6 parts by weight of a wetting dispersant; and 10 to 100 parts by weight of an organic solvent, per 100 parts by weight of a conductive nano structure, thereby providing an electrode line having a narrow line width due to its uniform viscosity and excellent electrical properties. Further, it is possible to provide a transparent electrode excellent in light transmittance and electric conductivity as it is patterned using the conductive nano ink composition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Enjet Co., Ltd.Inventor: Do-Young Byun
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Publication number: 20140134499Abstract: Disclosed are functionalized Group IVA particles, methods of preparing the Group IVA particles, and methods of using the Group IVA particles. The Group IVA particles may be passivated with at least one layer of material covering at least a portion of the particle. The layer of material may be a covalently bonded non-dielectric layer of material. The Group IVA particles may be used in various technologies, including lithium ion batteries and photovoltaic cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Inventors: Timothy D. Newbound, Leslie Matthews, Jeff A. Norris
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Publication number: 20140134041Abstract: A dispersion liquid contains metal nanowires of excellent dispersion stability, and a conductive film that is formed using the dispersion liquid. This dispersion liquid is a dispersion liquid that contains metal nanowires. The metal nanowires are 10-200 nm in diameter, the coefficient of variation in diameter being less than 30%, and the ratio of the length to the diameter (length/diameter) being 10 or greater. The metal nanowires are metal members having as the principal constituent at least one metal selected from the group consisting of gold, nickel, and copper.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Yoshinori HOTTA
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Publication number: 20140132221Abstract: A positive electrode composition is provided. The positive electrode composition includes at least one electroactive metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, vanadium, niobium, molybdenum, nickel, iron, cobalt, chromium, manganese, silver, antimony, cadmium, tin, lead, copper, zinc, and combination thereof, an alkali metal halide, and aluminum, present in an amount of at least 0.5 weight percent, based on the weight of the positive electrode composition. Optionally, an amount of sodium iodide of up to about 1.0 weight percent, based on the weight of the sodium halide in the positive electrode composition, is included. The composition may be included in a positive electrode with a molten electrolyte salt comprising the reaction product of an alkali metal halide and an aluminum halide. An energy storage device including the composition is provided, as well as a method of operating the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2012Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Robert Christie Galloway, Job Thomas Rijssenbeek, Guillermo Daniel Zappi, James Sudworth
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Publication number: 20140124713Abstract: Provided are high-aspect ratio printable thick film metal paste compositions that can be deposited onto a substrate using, for example, screening printing techniques; and methods of preparing and using thick film printable metal pastes; and methods of screen printing of the thick film metal paste compositions onto a substrate to produce printed circuits, conductive lines or features on the substrate and/or a conductive surface on a solar cell device. Also provided are printed substrates containing an electronic feature produced by the high-aspect ratio printable thick film metal paste compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2012Publication date: May 8, 2014Inventors: Diptarka Majumdar, Hsien Ker, Philippe Schottland, Michael McAllister
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Patent number: 8715535Abstract: According to an example embodiment, a conductive paste includes a conductive powder, a metallic glass having a supercooled liquid region, and an organic vehicle. The metallic glass may include an alloy having a disordered atomic structure that includes at least two metals. An electronic device and/or solar cell may include an electrode formed using the conductive paste. An electrode formed using a conductive paste according to example embodiments may have lower contact resistance than an electrode formed using a conductive paste that includes glass frits instead of a metallic glass.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2011Date of Patent: May 6, 2014Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei UniversityInventors: Sang-Soo Jee, Eun-Sung Lee, Se-Yun Kim, Sang-Mock Lee, Jung Yun Won, Do-Hyang Kim
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Patent number: 8709295Abstract: A Fe—Co hybrid catalyst for oxygen reaction reduction was prepared by a two part process. The first part involves reacting an ethyleneamine with a cobalt-containing precursor to form a cobalt-containing complex, combining the cobalt-containing complex with an electroconductive carbon supporting material, heating the cobalt-containing complex and carbon supporting material under conditions suitable to convert the cobalt-containing complex and carbon supporting material into a cobalt-containing catalyst support. The second part of the process involves polymerizing an aniline in the presence of said cobalt-containing catalyst support and an iron-containing compound under conditions suitable to form a supported, cobalt-containing, iron-bound polyaniline species, and subjecting said supported, cobalt-containing, iron bound polyaniline species to conditions suitable for producing a Fe—Co hybrid catalyst.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2011Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Los Alamos National Security, LLCInventors: Piotr Zelenay, Gang Wu
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Patent number: 8709289Abstract: Disclosed is a conductive composition which can be used to form an aqueous conductive ink with increased conductivity. A film of the dry ink having a thickness of 5 microns or less has a surface roughness of less than 1.5 times the surface roughness of a cellulosic-based substrate which it coats. The aqueous conductive composition contains conductive particles, preferably silver, an anionic wetting agent and a styrene-acrylic copolymer. The composition is highly conductive and requires reduced drying energy. In addition, it may be applied to low cost substrates by high speed printing processes.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2007Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Sun Chemical CorporationInventors: Jason Hayden Rouse, Dave Klein
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Publication number: 20140103266Abstract: A light-reflective conductive particle for an anisotropic conductive adhesive used for anisotropic conductive connection of a light-emitting element to a wiring board includes a core particle coated with a metal material and a light-reflecting layer formed from light-reflective inorganic particles having a refractive index of 1.52 or more on a surface of the core particle. Examples of the light-reflective inorganic particles having a refractive index of 1.52 or more include titanium oxide particles, zinc oxide particles, or aluminum oxide particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: SONY CHEMICAL & INFORMATION DEVICE CORPORATIONInventors: Hidetsugu NAMIKI, Shiyuki KANISAWA, Hideaki UMAKOSHI
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Publication number: 20140103792Abstract: An electrode material that may be used in spark plugs and other ignition devices for igniting an air/fuel mixture in an engine. The electrode material has a metal ceramic composite structure and includes a particulate component embedded or dispersed within a matrix component such that the electrode material has a multi-phase microstructure. In an exemplary embodiment, the matrix component includes platinum (Pt) and one or more additive metals like nickel (Ni) or palladium (Pd), and the particulate component includes an electrically conductive ceramic, such as titanium diboride (TiB2). A liquid phase or a solid phase sintering process may be used, depending on the particular constituency of the electrode material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: FEDERAL-MOGUL IGNITION COMPANYInventor: Shuwei Ma
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Patent number: 8696946Abstract: A conductive powder improving various performances as compared to conventional conductive powders is described. The conductive power includes conductive particles, each of which have a metal or alloy film formed on the surface of a core particle. The conductive particle has thereon protrusions protruding from the surface of the film. Each protrusion includes a particle chain including particles of the metal or alloy linked in a row. It is preferred that the metal or alloy is nickel or a nickel alloy. It is also preferred that the ratio of the total area of the exposed portions of the film to the projection area of the conductive particle is 60% or less.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2011Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Nippon Chemical Industrial Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chihiro Matsumoto, Masaaki Oyamada
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Patent number: 8696944Abstract: Disclosed is a metal pattern composition including a conductive metal or a conductive metal precursor compound, and a carboxylic acid-amine base ion pair salt.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2010Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young-Hun Byun, Jae-Ho Lee, Young-Hwan Kim
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Publication number: 20140097463Abstract: An anisotropic conductive adhesive includes an epoxy adhesive containing an epoxy compound and a curing agent and conducive particles dispersed in the epoxy adhesive. When elastic moduluses at 35° C., 55° C., 95° C., and 150° C. of a cured product of the anisotropic conductive adhesive are denoted by EM35, EM55, EM95, and EM150, respectively, and change rates in the elastic modulus between 55° C. and 95° C. and between 95° C. and 150° C. are denoted by ?EM55-95 and ?EM95-150, respectively, the following expressions (1) to (5) are satisfied 700 Mpa?EM35?3000 MPa??(1) EM150<EM95<EM55<EM35??(2) ?EM55-95<?EM95-150??(3) 20%??EM55-95??(4) 40%??EM95-150??(5).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: Dexerials CorporationInventors: Hidetsugu NAMIKI, Shiyuki KANISAWA, Genki KATAYANAGI
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Patent number: 8691118Abstract: The present invention relates to a conductive metal ink composition which is properly applied for roll-printing process to form conductive pattern with improved conductivity, and the method of preparing a conductive pattern using the same. The conductive metal ink composition comprises a conductive metal powder; an organic silver complex where an organic ligand including amine group and hydroxyl group binds with a silver (Ag) salt of aliphatic carboxylic acid; a non-aqueous solvent comprising a first non-aqueous solvent having a vapor pressure of 3 torr or lower at 25° C. and a second non-aqueous solvent having a vapor pressure of higher than 3 torr at 25° C.; and a coatability improving polymer.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2010Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Jie-Hyun Seong, Soo-Yeon Heo, Jong-Taik Lee, Kyoung-Su Jeon
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Patent number: 8691442Abstract: A negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery, a method of preparing the same, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same, the negative active material including carbon core particles; a metallic material on the carbon core particles; and a carbon thin film covering the carbon core particles and the metallic material, wherein the carbon core particles have an interplanar spacing (d002) of about 0.34 nm to about 0.40 nm at a (002) plane measured by X-ray diffraction (XRD) using a CuK? ray, and the carbon thin film has a thickness of about 1 nm to about 500 nm.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2011Date of Patent: April 8, 2014Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kyeu-Yoon Sheem, Bok-Hyun Ka, Eui-Hwan Song
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Patent number: 8685288Abstract: The present invention describes a solid-solution synthesis method for producing porous Fe-containing active material (74) wherein Fe is interwoven with supporting oxide(s) by the following steps: mixing (64) Fe-containing specie (?) (60) and a supporting specie (?) (62) containing element of X, to provide a mixture (66), high-temperature treatment (68) to provide a Fe—X—O solid solution (70), and reducing (72) the solid solution to provide the Fe-containing active material wherein Fe is interwoven with X oxide(s) (74).Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2012Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Siemens AktiengesellschaftInventor: Chun Lu
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Patent number: 8679371Abstract: Disclosed herein too is a method of manufacturing an electrically conducting polymeric composition comprising blending an organic polymer composition that comprises a thermoplastic organic polymer; an electrically conducting filler composition that comprises metal fibers; and an electrically insulating composition in an extruder; wherein the electrically insulating composition is fed into the extruder downstream of the location at which the organic polymer composition is fed into the extruder and wherein the electrically conducting filler composition is fed into the extruder at a location downstream of the location at which the electrically insulating composition is fed into the extruder.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2007Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V.Inventors: Gang Li, Xiangping Zou, Sanjay Gurbasappa Charati, Soumyadeb Ghosh
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Patent number: 8679373Abstract: The present invention relates to new compositions of matter, particularly metals and alloys, and methods of making such compositions. The new compositions of matter exhibit long-range ordering and unique electronic character.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2012Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Electromagnetics CorporationInventor: Christopher J. Nagel
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Patent number: 8668848Abstract: A composition for the fabrication of reflective features using a direct-write tool is disclosed. The composition comprises metal nanoparticles having an average particle size less than 300 nm and which carry thereon a polymer for substantially preventing agglomeration of the nanoparticles, wherein the nanoparticles exhibit a metal-polymer weight ratio of 100:1 to 10:1. The composition further includes a vehicle for forming a dispersion with the metal nanoparticles. A number of electronic devices comprising a reflective layer formed from the composition are also disclosed. One example case provides an electronic device having a reflective electrode. The reflective electrode comprises a percolation network of the metal nanoparticles embedded in a matrix of the polymer and having an average particle size of less than 300 nm, wherein the reflective electrode is reflective in the visible light range and does not diffract incident light.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2012Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Cabot CorporationInventors: Karel Vanheusden, Klaus Kunze, Hyungrak Kim, Aaron D. Stump, Allen B. Schult, Mark J. Hampden-Smith, Chuck Edwards, Anthony R. James, James Caruso, Toivo T. Kodas, Scott Thomas Haubrich, Mark H. Kowalski
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Patent number: 8668847Abstract: A conductive paste including a conductive powder, a metallic glass, and an organic vehicle, wherein the metallic glass includes an alloy of at least two elements selected from an element having a low resistivity, an element which forms a solid solution with the conductive powder, or an element having a high oxidation potential, wherein the element having a low resistivity has a resistivity of less than about 100 microohm-centimeters, and the element having a high oxidation potential has an absolute value of a Gibbs free energy of oxide formation of about 100 kiloJoules per mole or greater.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2011Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Se-Yun Kim, Eun-Sung Lee, Sang-Soo Jee, Sang-Mock Lee
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Publication number: 20140065422Abstract: A stretchable conductive nanofiber includes a polymer nanofiber, and one-dimensional conductive nanoparticles that form a percolation network within the polymer nanofiber, and are oriented at an angle in a range of about 0° to about 45° with a respect to an axis of the polymer nanofiber.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicants: INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION SOGANG UNIVERSITY, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sang-won KIM, Jong-jin PARK, Bong-june SUNG, Kwan-woo SHIN
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Patent number: 8663506Abstract: A method relating to making a metal coated filler includes mixing a solution of an organic diol with a plurality of porous filler particles to obtain a support mixture; contacting a metal salt solution with the support mixture forming a reaction mixture; and heating the reaction mixture to a temperature within a temperature range from about 50 degrees Celsius to about 200 degrees Celsius. The metal cations in the metal salt solution are reduced to metal particles by the organic diol and are disposed on the porous filler particles and on filler particle pore surfaces. The metal coated filler may then be optionally isolated. Electrically and/or thermally conductive articles including the metal coated fillers and methods for their manufacture are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2010Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Laird Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Bukkinakere Kapanipathaiya Chandrasekhar, Shalini Kandoor, Adyam Srinivasa Mukunda
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Patent number: 8663439Abstract: A sputtering target for producing a metallic glass membrane characterized in comprising a structure obtained by sintering atomized powder having a composition of a ternary compound system or greater with at least one or more metal elements selected from Pd, Zr, Fe, Co, Cu and Ni as its main component (component of greatest atomic %), and being an average grain size of 50 ?m or less. The prepared metallic glass membrane can be used as a substitute for conventional high-cost bulk metallic glass obtained by quenching of molten metal. This sputtering target for producing the metallic glass membrane is also free from problems such as defects in the metallic glass membrane and unevenness of composition, has a uniform structure, can be produced efficiently and at low cost, and does not generate many nodules or particles. Further provided is a method for manufacturing such a sputtering target for forming the metallic glass membrane.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2005Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignees: JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation, Tohoku UniversityInventors: Atsushi Nakamura, Masataka Yahagi, Akihisa Inoue, Hisamichi Kimura, Shin-ichi Yamaura
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Publication number: 20140054515Abstract: An exemplary printable composition comprises a liquid or gel suspension of a plurality of metallic nanofibers or nanowires; a first solvent; and a viscosity modifier, resin, or binder. In various embodiments, an exemplary metallic nanowire ink which can be printed to produce a substantially transparent conductor comprises a plurality of metallic nanowires at least partially coated with a first polymer comprising polyvinyl pyrrolidone having a molecular weight less than about 50,000; one or more solvents such as 1-butanol, ethanol, 1-pentanol, n-methylpyrrolidone, cyclohexanone, cyclopentanone, 1-hexanol, acetic acid, cyclohexanol, and mixtures thereof; and a second polymer or polymeric precursor such as polyvinyl pyrrolidone or a polyimide, having a molecular weight greater than about 500,000.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2013Publication date: February 27, 2014Inventors: Mark David Lowenthal, Mark Lewandowski, Jeffrey Baldridge, Lixin Zheng, David Michael Chesler
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Publication number: 20140054514Abstract: There are provided a conductive paste for internal electrodes, a multilayer ceramic electronic component including the same, and a method of manufacturing the same. The conductive paste for internal electrodes including: a nickel (Ni) powder; a nickel oxide (NiO) powder having a content of 5.0 to 15.0 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the nickel powder; and an organic vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2012Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyo Sub KIM, Jeong Ryeol KIM, Chang Hoon KIM, Gun Woo KIM, Doo Young KIM
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Publication number: 20140048750Abstract: There is provided a conductive paste composition for an internal electrode of a multilayered ceramic electronic component including: a metal powder; and a chrome (Cr) or cobalt (Co) powder having a melting point higher than that of the metal powder. In the conductive paste composition for the internal electrode, the sintering shrinkage temperature of the internal electrode may be increased, and the connectivity of the internal electrode may be improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2012Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jong Han KIM, Eung Soo KIM, Seung Ho LEE, Jae Yeol CHOI
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Publication number: 20140051242Abstract: A representative printable composition comprises a liquid or gel suspension of a plurality of metallic particles; a plurality of semiconductor particles; and a first solvent. The pluralities of particles may also be comprised of an alloy of a metal and a semiconductor. The composition may further comprise a second solvent different from the first solvent. In a representative embodiment, the first solvent comprises a polyol or mixtures thereof, such as glycerin, and the second solvent comprises a carboxylic or dicarboxylic acid or mixtures thereof, such as glutaric acid. In various embodiments, the metallic particles and the semiconductor particles are nanoparticles between about 5 nm to about 1.5 microns in any dimension. A representative metallic and semiconductor particle ink can be printed and annealed to produce a conductor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2012Publication date: February 20, 2014Applicant: NthDegree Technologies Worldwide Inc.Inventors: Vera Nicholaevna Lockett, Mark David Lowenthal, Neil O. Shotton, William Johnstone Ray, Tricia Youngbull, Theodore I. Kamins
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Patent number: 8647535Abstract: A metal seed composition useful in seeding a metal diffusion barrier or conductive metal layer on a semiconductor or dielectric substrate, the composition comprising: a nanoscopic metal component that includes a metal useful as a metal diffusion barrier or conductive metal; an adhesive component for attaching said nanoscopic metal component on said semiconductor or dielectric substrate; and a linker component that links said nanoscopic metal component with said adhesive component. Semiconductor and dielectric substrates coated with the seed compositions, as well as methods for depositing the seed compositions, are also described.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2011Date of Patent: February 11, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kelly Malone, Habib Hichri
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Publication number: 20140035995Abstract: Provided are aerosol jet uncoated and coated (e.g., glass-coated) metal conductive ink compositions that can be deposited onto a substrate using, for example, aerosol jet printing and direct-write methods such as Aerosol Jet (e.g., Optomec M 3D) deposition and methods of aerosol jet deposition of the aerosol jet uncoated and coated metal conductive ink compositions. Also provided are aerosol jet UV curable dielectric ink compositions that exhibit transparency, storage stability, and very good print quality and print stability, thereby enabling the formation of very fine dielectric features on a variety of substrates.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2011Publication date: February 6, 2014Applicant: Sun Chemical CorporationInventors: Joe Chou, Michael Mcallister, Philippe Schottland
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Patent number: 8628693Abstract: Composite particles of a metal particle within a crosslinked, cored dendrimer are described. Additionally, methods of making the composite particles and compositions that contain the composite particles are described.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2008Date of Patent: January 14, 2014Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Michael S. Wendland, Neal A. Rakow, Mary I. Buckett
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Publication number: 20140008587Abstract: A conductive paste includes a conductive powder containing at least one of copper and nickel as a main component, a glass frit, and an organic vehicle, wherein the glass frit is a tellurium-based glass frit that essentially does not contain any lead component and contains tellurium as a network former in an amount of 35 to 70 mol % in terms of oxide, the tellurium-based glass frit containing silver as an essential component. The above conductive paste can provide favorable characteristics and favorably be used in the formation of light-receiving surface electrodes of a solar cell element even when the conductive paste includes one or more of copper and nickel as its conductive component.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2012Publication date: January 9, 2014Inventors: Hiroshi Yoshida, Naoto Shindo, Tadashi Kanasaku, Shoko Masuda
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Publication number: 20140001414Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for a one-part die attach adhesives material useful for packaging semi-conductors including HB-LED. The composition of the present invention includes a thermal and electrical conductive filler, a polymer matrix and a solvent which form a material with high thermal conductivity, low curing temperature and high self-life temperature. The present invention also relates to a method of preparing said composition by mixing a size-selected and surface-modified filler formulation, a polymer matrix and a non-reactive organic solvent together followed by curing the mixture at a low temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2012Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: NANO AND ADVANCED MATERIALS INSTITUTE LIMITEDInventors: Chenmin Liu, Dong Lu, Xianxin Lang, Bo Wang, Zhiying Li
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Publication number: 20140000694Abstract: A conductive paste may include a conductive powder, metallic glass, a metal precursor including an element forming a solid solution with the metallic glass, and an organic vehicle, and an electronic device and a solar cell may include an electrode formed using the conductive paste.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2013Publication date: January 2, 2014Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang Soo JEE, Suk Jun KIM, Eun Sung LEE, Se Yun KIM, Jin Man PARK