The Metal Compound Contains Halogen, Sulfur, Selenium, Phosphorus, Arsenic, Boron, Or Nitrogen Patents (Class 252/519.34)
  • Patent number: 11990625
    Abstract: An electrode catalyst layer includes a catalyst material, a conductive carrier, which supports the catalyst material, a polymer electrolyte, and a fibrous material. The electrode catalyst layer includes a three-dimensional network of a flow path. The flow path includes a plurality of terminal points and a plurality of branches. Each of the branches is an elongated hole connecting a pair of the terminal points. The plurality of branches include a bifurcated branch. One of the pair of the terminal points of the bifurcated branch is connected to another branch. The number of branches per unit volume of the electrode catalyst layer is 8500 or more and 13000 or less. The unit volume is defined as 3.9 ?m×3.9 ?m×4.4 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Takabayashi, Kazuma Taniwaki, Ayako Mimatsu, Hiroyuki Michi
  • Patent number: 10312500
    Abstract: A high density slurry comprising encapsulated sulfur particles, carbon nanofibers and activated carbon black suitable for use in forming the active material of an electrode. A method for forming the high density sulfur slurry is also provided. A cathode containing the particles and a battery constructed with the cathode as well as methods for their formation are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki Osada, Claudiu B. Bucur, John Muldoon
  • Patent number: 9306168
    Abstract: Provided are thermo-sensitive and light-sensitive polymer compositions including poly(4-vinyl pyridine) and poly(4-vinyl pyridine-co-butyl methacrylate).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ltd.
    Inventors: Evgenia Vaganova, Shlomo Yitzchaik
  • Publication number: 20150123049
    Abstract: This invention relates to particles for electrophoretic displays, a process for their preparation, electrophoretic fluids comprising such particles, and electrophoretic display devices comprising such fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Louise Diane Farrand, Jonathan Henry Wilson, Simon Biggs, Olivier Cayre, Simon Lawson, Alexandre Richez, Simone Stuart-Cole
  • Patent number: 9006296
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a metal nanoparticle dispersion suitable to multiple layered coating by jetting in the form of fine droplets is prepared by dispersing metal nanoparticles having an average particle size of 1 to 100 nm in a dispersion solvent having a boiling point of 80° C. or higher in such a manner that the volume percentage of the dispersion solvent is selected in the range of 55 to 80% by volume and the fluid viscosity (20° C.) of the dispersion is chosen in the range of 2 mPa·s to 30 mPa·s, and then when the dispersion is discharged in the form of fine droplets by inkjet method or the like, the dispersion is concentrated by evaporation of the dispersion solvent in the droplets in the course of flight, coming to be a viscous dispersion which can be applicable to multi-layered coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignees: Harima Chemicals, Inc., SIJ Technology, Inc., National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventors: Daisuke Itoh, Akihito Izumitani, Noriaki Hata, Yorishige Matsuba, Kazuhiro Murata, Hiroshi Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20150097208
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a composite resin includes a resin component; and a plurality of first powder bodies dispersed in the resin component. Each of the first powder bodies has a nonlinear current-voltage characteristic having a decreasing resistance as a voltage increases. The first powder body is a polycrystalline powder body including a plurality of primary particles bound via a grain boundary. A component different from a major component of the primary particles exists in a higher concentration in the grain boundary than in an interior of the primary particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshiaki SUGIZAKI, Akihiro KOJIMA, Hideto FURUYAMA
  • Publication number: 20150099175
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrode material in which unevenness in a supporting amount of a carbonaceous film is less when using an electrode-active material having a carbonaceous film on a surface thereof as the electrode material, and which is capable of improving conductivity, and a method for producing the electrode material. The electrode material includes an aggregate formed by aggregating an electrode-active material in which a carbonaceous film is formed on a surface. In the electrode material, an average particle size of the aggregate is 0.5 to 100 ?m, a volume density of the aggregate is 50 to 80 vol % of a volume density in a case in which the aggregate is a solid, and 80% or more of the surface of the electrode-active material is covered with the carbonaceous film. Alternatively, the electrode material includes an aggregate formed by aggregating electrode-active material particles in which a carbonaceous film is formed on a surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Applicant: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takao KITAGAWA, Hirofumi YASUMIISHI, Masaru UEHARA
  • Publication number: 20150083961
    Abstract: Electrically and/or thermally conductive polymer composites and methods of preparing same are provided. In some embodiments, a method for preparing an electrically and/or thermally conductive polymer composite may include (1) mixing a polymer, a conductive particulate filler, and a solvent compatible with the polymer to form a non-conductive polymer solution or melt; (2) processing, the non-conductive polymer solution or melt to form a non-conductive polymer network composition; wherein the presence of solvent during three-dimensional network formation manipulates the polymer network structure; and (3) removing the solvent from the non-conductive polymer network composition to form an electrically and/or thermally conductive polymer composite. The altered polymer chain structure present in the non-conductive polymer network composition is maintained in the composite, and offsets the impact of particulate filler addition including increased modulus, decreased elasticity, and decreased elongation at break.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: U.S. Army Research Laboratory ATTN: RDRL-LOC-I
    Inventors: Randy A. Mrozek, Joseph L. Lenhart
  • Patent number: 8969862
    Abstract: A main object of the present invention is to provide an organic EL element including an electron injection and transport layer containing an organic boron compound, which has excellent characteristics such as efficiency and service life. The present invention achieves the object mentioned above by providing an organic EL element including: an anode; a light emitting layer formed on the anode; an electron injection and transport layer that is formed on the light emitting layer, contains an organic boron compound, and has a crystalline structure; and a cathode formed on the electron injection and transport layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiji Otsuki, Shigehiro Ueno
  • Publication number: 20150048283
    Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoelectric conversion material excellent in thermoelectric performance and flexibility and capable of being produced in a simplified manner and at a low cost, and a method for producing the material. The thermoelectric conversion material has, on a support, a thin film of a thermoelectric semiconductor composition containing thermoelectric semiconductor fine particles and a conductive polymer, and the method for producing a thermoelectric conversion material includes a step of applying the thermoelectric semiconductor composition containing thermoelectric semiconductor fine particles and a conductive polymer onto the support and drying it to forma thin film thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicants: LINTEC CORPORATION, KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Kunihisa Kato, Tsuyoshi Mutou, Koji Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 8952302
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a ceramic-coated heater in which the outer surface of a heater rod is coated with ceramic to improve the physical properties thereof including durability, corrosion resistance, and the like, thereby enabling the heater to be used in water or air. The outer surface of the heater rod is coated with a ceramic composition to which an acrylic corrosion resistant wax is added, thereby strengthening the bonding force of the coating layer film, and thus improving the physical properties thereof including durability, corrosion resistance, and the like to enable the heater to be used in water. Therefore, the ceramic-coated heater of the present invention enables high thermal conductivity using less current and reduces energy consumption so that it can be utilized in a wide variety of industrial fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Thermolon Korea Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chung Kwon Park
  • Publication number: 20150037550
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a silver-containing aqueous ink formulation for production of electrically conductive structures, wherein the formulation is provided in the form of a two-component system composed of a vehicle component A at least comprising an organic solvent, additives and water, and a silver nanoparticle sol as component B, at least comprising a liquid dispersant, stabilized silver nanoparticles and an electrostatic dispersion stabilizer, and the formulation composed of components A and B comprises at least a) 1-50% by weight of organic solvent, b) 0.005-12% by weight of additives, and c) 40-70% by weight of water, and d) 15-50% by weight of electrostatically stabilized silver nanoparticles, where the sum of the total proportions in the ink formulation adds up to 100% by weight in each case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: BAYER TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GMBH
    Inventors: Venkataramanan Balasubramaniam, Daniel Rudhardt, Frank Sicking, Stefanie Eiden
  • Patent number: 8940193
    Abstract: One or more embodiments provide for a device that utilizes voltage switchable dielectric material having semi-conductive or conductive materials that have a relatively high aspect ratio for purpose of enhancing mechanical and electrical characteristics of the VSD material on the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Littelfuse, Inc.
    Inventors: Lex Kosowsky, Robert Fleming
  • Publication number: 20140375736
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to prevent the discoloration of an ink even when the ink is printed on a base to be printed and then exposed to a high-temperature environment. An ink comprising a glass composition, wherein the glass composition (1) comprises Ag, V and a vitrescible component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventors: Masahiko Ogino, Yuichi Sawai, Takashi Naito, Naoshi Takahashi, Hiroshi Sasaki, Kenichi Souma
  • Publication number: 20140363635
    Abstract: A bio-mineralized composition for use in an electrochemical cell is described. The bio-mineralized composition may comprise a material represented by general formula y[Li1±xMaPOc).(1-y)[Mb(POc)3±d(Ap)1±e].Cz or y[Li1±xMaOc].(1-y)[Mb(POc)3±d(Ap)1±e].Cz or y[Li1±xMaOc].(1-y)[Mb(POc)3±d(Ap)1±e].Cz or y[Li1±xMaOc].(1-y)[Mb(POc)3±d(Ap)1±e].Cz or y[Ma].(1-y)[Mb(POc)3±d(Ap)1=e].Cz or y[Li1±xMaSiaOc].(1-y)[Mb(POc)3=d(Ap)1±e].Cz, or y[Li1±xMaOc].w[Li2±xMaOc].(1-y-w)[Mb(POc)3±d(Ap)1±e].Cz, or y[Li1±xMaBOc].(1-y)[Mb(POc)3±d(Ap)1±e].Cz, or y[MaOx].(1-y)[Mb(POc)3±d(Ap)1±e].Cz where M represents at least one element; Ap represents group of mixtures; C represents Carbon or its allotropes; P represents element phosphorous; Si represents silicon; Li represents lithium; B represents boron; O represents oxygen and x, y, z, w, a, b, c, d and e represent a number.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventor: SHAILESH UPRETI
  • Patent number: 8906270
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to a polymeric composition and a method for making and using the polymeric composition, more specifically to a polymeric composition and a method for making and using the polymeric composition in the form of a membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Colorado School of Mines
    Inventors: Gregory J. Schlichting, Andrew M. Herring
  • Patent number: 8894891
    Abstract: A nanomaterial can include an outer layer including a ligand. The ligand can include a first monomer unit including a first moiety having affinity for a surface of the nanocrystal, a second monomer unit including a second moiety having a high water solubility, and a third monomer unit including a third moiety having a selectively reactive functional group or a selectively binding functional group. The ligand can be a random copolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Wenhao Liu, Peter Matthew Allen, Numpon Insin, Moungi G. Bawendi
  • Publication number: 20140342152
    Abstract: An object of the invention to provide a water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition capable of forming a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer that can prevent static build-up on adherends when peeled off (antistatic properties) and is superior not only in removability and the ability to prevent an increase in peel strength (adhesive strength) over time but also in less-staining properties on adherends and, especially, the ability to prevent white staining on adherends in a high-humidity environment (the ability to prevent white staining). The invention is directed to a removable water-dispersible acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, including: an acrylic emulsion polymer including units derived from raw material monomers including (i) 70 to 99.5% by weight of an alkyl(meth)acrylate and (ii) 0.5 to 10% by weight of a carboxyl group-containing unsaturated monomer; a non-water-soluble crosslinking agent; and an ionic compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsumi Amano, Yu Morimoto, Kazuma Mitsui, Kousuke Yonezaki, Kyoko Takashima
  • Publication number: 20140312282
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composition comprising an ethylene copolymer and a solvent wherein the composition is a binder for a lithium ion battery; the ethylene copolymer comprises or is produced from repeat units derived from ethylene and a comonomer selected from the group consisting of an ?, ?-unsaturated monocarboxylic acid or its derivative, an ?, ?-unsaturated dicarboxylic acid or its derivative, an epoxide-containing monomer, a vinyl ester, or combinations of two or more thereof; and the composition can further comprises a curing agent to crosslink the ethylene copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventor: Chongsoo Lim
  • Patent number: 8858843
    Abstract: A high-fidelity dopant paste is disclosed. The high-fidelity dopant paste includes a solvent, a set of non-glass matrix particles dispersed into the solvent, and a dopant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Innovalight, Inc.
    Inventors: Elena Rogojina, Maxim Kelman, Giuseppe Scardera
  • Patent number: 8845928
    Abstract: There is disclosed a composition for converting electromagnetic energy to ultraviolet C (UVC) radiation or radiation of a shorter wavelength, the composition comprising at least one phosphor capable of converting an initial electromagnetic energy (A) to an electromagnetic energy (B) comprising UVC radiation or radiation of a shorter wavelength, and an organic or inorganic media containing said phosphor. There is also a method of sterilizing an article by exposing it to UVC radiation or radiation of a shorter wavelength for a time sufficient to deactivate or kill at least one microorganism and/or for a time sufficient to inhibit abnormal cell growth within the body, when said composition is in an implantable medical device. A method of coating an article with such compositions is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Phase Shield LLC
    Inventor: Eric F. Bernstein
  • Patent number: 8845961
    Abstract: There is disclosed various devices and articles comprising phosphors for converting electromagnetic energy to radiation having a shorter wavelength, the composition comprising at least one phosphor capable of converting an initial electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength (A) to an electromagnetic radiation having a shorter wavelength (B) comprising UV radiation or radiation of a shorter wavelength. There is also a method of sterilizing such devices and articles by exposing it to UV radiation or radiation of a shorter wavelength for a time sufficient to deactivate or kill at least one microorganism and/or for a time sufficient to inhibit abnormal cell growth within the body, when the composition is in an implantable medical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Phase Shield LLC
    Inventor: Eirc F. Bernstein
  • Patent number: 8845934
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are compatibilized polyamide-poly(arylene ether) thermoplastic resin compositions, comprising: (a) about 10 to about 50 weight percent of a poly(arylene ether); (b) about 5 percent to about 20 percent of a hydrogenated block copolymer of an alkenyl aromatic compound and a conjugated diene and a copolymer of ethylene; (c) about 30 to about 60 percent of a biopolyamide; and wherein all weight percents are based on the total weight of the composition; and wherein the biomass carbon content of the resin composition is at least 13 percent as measured by ASTM D6866. Also disclosed are methods for making such resins and articles derived therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: SABIC Global Technologies B.V.
    Inventors: Roshan Kumar Jha, Satishkumar Mahanth
  • Publication number: 20140284526
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to processing techniques and systems of metal fluoride based material, including but not limited to nickel difluoride, copper difluoride, manganese fluoride, chromium fluoride, bismuth fluoride, iron trifluoride, iron difluoride, iron oxyfluoride, metal doped iron fluorides, e.g., FexM1-xFy (M=metals, which can be Co, Ni, Cu, Cr, Mn, Bi and Ti) materials. An exemplary implementation involves mixing a first compound comprising a metal material, nitrogen, and oxygen to a second compound comprising hydrogen fluoride. The mixed compound is milled to form metal fluoride precursor and a certain byproduct. The byproduct is removed, and the metal fluoride precursor is treated to form iron trifluoride product. There are other embodiments as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: QuantumScape Corporation
    Inventor: Jon Shan
  • Patent number: 8840812
    Abstract: The conductive polymer solution of the present invention contains a ?-conjugated conductive polymer, polyanions and a solvent, at least one of specific metal ions, silver halide, conductive carbon black and conductive metal oxide particles, and a reducing agent and/or neutralizing agent as necessary. The conductive polymer solution of the present invention can be used a conductive coating film having both superior transparency and being suitable for use a transparent electrode of a touch panel electrode sheet. In addition, the conductive coating film of the present invention has superior transparency that enables it to be used as a transparent electrode of a touch panel electrode sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yasushi Masahiro
  • Publication number: 20140264195
    Abstract: Processes for the preparation of elastomeric conductive material, involving combining at least one conductive polymer with rubber latex, at least one organic acid, at least one oxidant, a pH stabilizer, optionally an organic solvent, and optionally at least one surfactant. Also disclosed are elastomeric conductive materials produced by such processes, which exhibit excellent strength, elasticity, and conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Colleen M. McMahan, Jose A. Malmonge
  • Publication number: 20140264196
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are coated beads made of a primary matrix material and containing a population of quantum dot nanoparticles. Each bead has a multi-layer surface coating. The layers can be two or more distinct surface coating materials. The surface coating materials may be inorganic materials and/or polymeric materials. A method of preparing such particles is also described. The coated beads are useful for composite materials for applications such as light-emitting devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Nanoco Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Matthew Werner, Nathalie Gresty, Nigel Pickett, Paul Chalker, James Harris, Imad Naasani
  • Publication number: 20140248564
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer composition comprising the following components: a) 76,6-99,9 mass % of aromatic polycarbonate, b) 0,5-20 mass % of laser direct structuring additive, c) 0-2,4 mass % of rubber like polymer, and d) 0,01-1 mass % of acid and/or acid salt wherein the mass % is calculated relative to the sum of a), b), c) and d). The invention also relates to a moulded part containing this composition, to a circuit carrier containing such moulded part and to a process for producing such circuit carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL EUROPE GMBH
    Inventor: Bernardus Antonius Gerardus SCHRAUWEN
  • Patent number: 8816330
    Abstract: An organic composition for a semiconductor device includes a compound for an organic semiconductor device including a structural unit; and a metal-containing compound selected from a transition element-containing compound, a lanthanide-containing compound, and a combination thereof, which results in improved charge mobility due to a reduced grain boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Won Chung, Do-Hwan Kim, Bang Lin Lee, Jeong il Park, Yong Wan Jin, Sang Yoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20140220357
    Abstract: A p-type transparent conductive material can comprise a thin film of BCSF on a substrate where the film has a conductivity of at least 1 S/cm. The substrate may be a plastic substrate, such as a polyethersulfone, polyethylene terephthalate, polyimide, or some other suitable plastic or polymeric substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: Jesse A. Frantz, Jasbinder S. Sanghera, Vinh Q. Nguyen, Woohong Kim, Ishwar D. Aggarwal
  • Patent number: 8778233
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a device capable of having an easy production process and achieving a long lifetime. A device comprising a substrate, two or more electrodes facing each other disposed on the substrate and a positive hole injection transport layer disposed between two electrodes among the two or more electrodes, wherein the positive hole injection transport layer comprises a transition metal-containing nanoparticle containing at least a transition metal compound including a transition metal oxide, a transition metal and a protecting agent, or at least the transition metal compound including the transition metal oxide, and the protecting agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigehiro Ueno, Keisuke Hashimoto, Masato Okada, Seiji Take, Yosuke Taguchi, Masataka Kano, Shin-ya Fujimoto
  • Patent number: 8753546
    Abstract: Techniques are generally described related to a composite material with dielectric properties and the preparation method thereof. One example composite material may include a core having a first polymer and an ionic salt and a shell having a second polymer, where the core is electrically conductive and the shell electrically insulates and substantially surrounds the core, wherein the first polymer has a first polarity and the second polymer has a second polarity, and the first polarity is greater than the second polarity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Nanjing University
    Inventors: Yun Lu, Tingyang Dai, Xutang Qing
  • Publication number: 20140158950
    Abstract: Nanocrystals comprising organic ligands at surfaces of the plurality of nanocrystals are provided. The organic ligands are removed from the surfaces of the nanocrystals using a solution comprising a trialkyloxonium salt in a polar aprotic solvent. The removal of the organic ligands causes the nanocrystals to become naked nanocrystals with cationic surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: The Regents of The University of California
    Inventors: Brett Anthony Helms, Delia Jane Milliron, Evelyn Louise Rosen, Raffaella Buonsanti, Anna Llordes
  • Publication number: 20140138253
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition and a process for the deposition of conductive polymers on dielectric substrates. In particular, the invention relates to a composition for the formation of electrically conductive polymers on the surface of a dielectric substrate, the composition comprising at least one polymerizable monomer which is capable to form a conductive polymer, an emulsifier and an acid, characterized in that the composition comprises at least one metal-ion selected from the group consisting of lithium-ions, sodium-ions, aluminum-ions, beryllium-ions, bismuth-ions, boron-ions, indium-ions and alkyl imidazolium-ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: ENTHONE INC.
    Inventor: Christian Rietmann
  • Patent number: 8721930
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds, polymeric compounds, and compositions used to prepare semiconductor and optoelectronic materials and devices including thin film and band gap materials. This invention provides a range of compounds, polymeric compounds, compositions, materials and methods directed ultimately toward photovoltaic applications, transparent conductive materials, as well as devices and systems for energy conversion, including solar cells. In particular, this invention relates to polymeric precursor compounds and precursor materials for preparing photovoltaic layers. A compound may contain repeating units {MB(ER)(ER)} and {MB(ER)(ER)}, wherein MA is Ag, each MB is In or Ga, each E is S, Se, or Te, and each R is independently selected, for each occurrence, from alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkenyl, amido, silyl, and inorganic and organic ligands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Precursor Energetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle L. Fujdala, Wayne A. Chomitz, Zhongliang Zhu, Matthew C. Kuchta, Qinglan Huang
  • Patent number: 8715775
    Abstract: Processes for making a photovoltaic layer on a substrate by depositing a first layer of an ink onto the substrate, wherein the ink contains one or more compounds having the formula MB(ER)3, wherein MB is In, Ga, or Al, E is S or Se, and depositing a second layer of one or more copper chalcogenides or a CIGS material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Precursor Energetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle L. Fujdala, Zhongliang Zhu, Wayne A. Chomitz, Matthew C. Kuchta
  • Patent number: 8715537
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds and compositions used to prepare semiconductor and optoelectronic materials and devices. This invention provides a range of compounds, compositions, materials and methods directed ultimately toward photovoltaic applications, as well as devices and systems for energy conversion, including solar cells. In particular, this invention relates to molecular precursor compounds, precursor materials and methods for preparing photovoltaic layers and thin films thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Precursor Energetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle L. Fujdala, Wayne A. Chomitz, Zhongliang Zhu, Matthew C. Kuchta
  • Publication number: 20140103231
    Abstract: The system for detecting volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of this present invention comprises a detecting material made by blending a nano-material and a conductive polymer. The system for detecting VOCs presents the property of high sensitivity, high sensing accuracy, quick response, and real-time VOC detecting, and is demonstrated in the present work for commercialization usage. The system for detecting VOCs can be easily operated to detect VOC without electronic detecting method, and hence this invention can reduce a lot of operation energy and procedure. Furthermore, when adding inorganic nanoparticles, the area of VOC exposure of this invention is increased and the molecular morphology variation of the detecting material is enhanced, and hence the detecting activity of the system for detecting VOCs is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Wei-Fang Su, Che-Pu Hsu, Chun-Fu Lu, Hsueh-Chung Liao, Ming-Chung Wu
  • Patent number: 8679375
    Abstract: A practical and environmentally-friendly method, i.e. the high temperature-mechanical mixing by using an internal mixing device and a two-roll open milling device is used to produce the carbon blacks-free electrically conductive sulfur-vulcanised rubber blends of solid poly(butadiene-co-acrylonitrile) and solid sulfonic acid doped polyaniline. The addition of sulfur vulcanization system does not affect the electrical properties of the vulcanised blends. All vulcanised blends prepared by using this method show useful electrical conductivities up to the order of 10?2 S/cm, good tensile strengths up to 18.0 MPa and colorable with the addition of a whitening agent. As a result, they have good potential to be used for manufacturing any antistatic products, electrostatic discharge or dissipative products and electromagnetic or radio frequency interferences shielding products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Malaysian Rubber Board
    Inventors: Kok Chong Yong, Che Su Mt Saad
  • Patent number: 8673185
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a device capable of having an easy production process and achieving a long lifetime. A device comprising a substrate, two or more electrodes facing each other disposed on the substrate and a positive hole injection transport layer disposed between two electrodes among the two or more electrodes, wherein the positive hole injection transport layer comprises a transition metal-containing nanoparticle containing at least a transition metal compound including a transition metal oxide, a transition metal and a protecting agent, or at least the transition metal compound including the transition metal oxide, and the protecting agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigehiro Ueno, Keisuke Hashimoto, Masato Okada, Seiji Take, Yosuke Taguchi, Masataka Kano, Shin-ya Fujimoto
  • Publication number: 20140054511
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for transferring phases of nanoparticles, which use a polymer with a molecular weight greater than 5,000 as a dispersant. The first step of the method of the present invention is to synthesize nanoparticles in the polymer aqueous solution. Next, an amphiphilic phase-transfer agent is added into the solution to coat the surface of nanoparticles with bipolar molecules, and then the mixture is added into an organic solvent to form a homogeneous solution. Finally, a salt and an alcohol are added into the homogeneous solution, and then an organic phase layer and an aqueous phase layer through a centrifugal method. The method of the present invention combines the advantages of aqueous process for preparing nanoparticles and transfers the same with a simple phase transferring process to obtain oil-phase nanoparticles, which can be applied to various fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: National Tsing Hua University
    Inventors: Kan-Sen CHOU, Yi-Chu CHEN
  • Publication number: 20140054518
    Abstract: A process for making a corrosion-resistant metal component. The process having the steps of: combining water, at least one zinc phosphate compound and at least one chromium compound, being chromium (III) or chromium (IV) compounds, to form a first solution; separately combining at least one silicate compound with water to form a second solution; combining the first solution with the second solution such as to form a mixed aqueous solution; optionally combining the mixed aqueous solution with at least one acrylic resin to form a coating mixture; and, applying the coating mixture to a metal substrate having a zinc or zinc-alloy surface to form a coating on the metal substrate, the coating providing chemical resistance for at least 150 hours in accordance with ASTM B 117 standards where the zinc or zinc-alloy coating of the metal substrate has a weight of 0.04 oz/ft2 (12.20 g/m2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: ECO-GREEN COATINGS, L.L.C.
    Inventors: William D. KRIPPES, Theodore JAROSZ, Mike SERAFINI, William CAPIZZANO
  • Patent number: 8658065
    Abstract: A nanocrystal described herein comprises a semiconductor material MX, wherein M is a group II or a group III element and X is a group V or a group VI element to provide a II/VI compound or a III/V compound, the nanocrystal having lateral dimensions and a vertical dimension having the shortest axis, wherein surfaces of the nanocrystal normal or substantially normal to the axis of the vertical dimension comprise a layer of M ions passivated by a counter ion chemical species.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: The Board Of Trustees Of The University of Arkansas
    Inventors: Xiaogang Peng, Zheng Li
  • Patent number: 8628696
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds and compositions used to prepare semiconductor and optoelectronic materials and devices. This invention provides a range of compounds, compositions, materials and methods directed ultimately toward photovoltaic applications, as well as devices and systems for energy conversion, including solar cells. In particular, this invention relates to molecular precursor compounds and precursor materials for preparing photovoltaic layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Precursor Energetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle L. Fujdala, Wayne A. Chomitz, Zhongliang Zhu, Matthew C. Kuchta
  • Patent number: 8617431
    Abstract: This invention relates to a range of compounds, inks and compositions used to make materials for photovoltaics, including solar cells. In particular, this invention relates to inks containing precursor compounds, as well as the precursor compounds, and materials for preparing photovoltaic layers. The precursor compounds and inks contain compounds having the formula MB(ER)3 wherein MB is In, Ga or Al, which can be deposited and converted to a material form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Precursor Energetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle L. Fujdala, Zhongliang Zhu, Wayne C. Chomitz, Matthew C. Kuchta
  • Patent number: 8613873
    Abstract: A battery capable of improving the cycle characteristics and the swollenness characteristics is provided. The battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution is impregnated in a separator provided between the cathode and the anode. The anode has a coat on an anode active material layer provided on an anode current collector. The coat contains a metal salt. The metal salt has a hydroxyl group and at least one of a sulfonic acid group and a carboxylic acid group. Thereby, lithium ions are easily inserted in the anode and extracted from the anode, and decomposition of the electrolytic solution is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Masayuki Ihara, Hideki Nakai, Atsumichi Kawashima, Tadahiko Kubota
  • Patent number: 8591775
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods and articles using a range of compounds, polymeric compounds, and compositions used to prepare semiconductor and optoelectronic materials and devices including thin film and band gap materials for photovoltaic applications including devices and systems for energy conversion and solar cells. In particular, this invention relates to polymeric precursor compounds and precursor materials for preparing photovoltaic layers. A compound may contain repeating units {MA(ER)(ER)} and {MB(ER)(ER)}, wherein each MA is Cu, each MB is In or Ga, each E is S, Se, or Te, and each R is independently selected, for each occurrence, from alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkenyl, amido, silyl, and inorganic and organic ligands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Precursor Energetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle L. Fujdala, Wayne A. Chomitz, Zhongliang Zhu, Matthew C. Kuchta
  • Patent number: 8585936
    Abstract: This invention includes processes for making a photovoltaic absorber layer having a predetermined stoichiometry on a substrate by depositing a precursor having the predetermined stoichiometry onto the substrate and converting the deposited precursor into a photovoltaic absorber material. This invention further includes processes for making a photovoltaic absorber layer having a predetermined stoichiometry on a substrate by (a) providing a polymeric precursor having the predetermined stoichiometry; (b) providing a substrate; (c) depositing the precursor onto the substrate; and (d) heating the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Precursor Energetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle L. Fujdala, Wayne A. Chomitz, Zhongliang Zhu, Matthew C. Kuchta, Qinglan Huang
  • Publication number: 20130302600
    Abstract: A process for making a corrosion-resistant metal component. The process having the steps of: combining water, at least one zinc phosphate compound and at least one chromium compound, being chromium (III) or chromium (IV) compounds, to form a first solution; separately combining at least one silicate compound with water to form a second solution; combining the first solution with the second solution such as to form a mixed aqueous solution; optionally combining the mixed aqueous solution with at least one acrylic resin to form a coating mixture; and, applying the coating mixture to a metal substrate having a zinc or zinc-alloy surface to form a coating on the metal substrate, the coating providing chemical resistance for at least 150 hours in accordance with ASTM B117 standards where the zinc or zinc-alloy coating of the metal substrate has a weight of 0.04 oz/ft2 (12.20 g/m2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: ECO-GREEN COATINGS, L.L.C.
    Inventors: William D. KRIPPES, Theodore JAROSZ, Mike SERAFINI, William CAPIZZANO
  • Publication number: 20130288424
    Abstract: A fabrication line includes a texturizing module configured to texture a substrate, an emitter module configured to form an emitter region, a passivation layer module configured to form a passivation layer, a barrier contact module configured to form a barrier contact region, a firing module configured to anneal the barrier contact region, a top metal contact module configured to form a top metal contact region, and a soldering module configured to solder the barrier contact region to the top metal contact region. The modules are integrated by one or more automated substrate handlers into a single fabrication line. A method for fabricating a solar cell includes sequentially, in an automated fabrication line: doping a dopant in a substrate; disposing a passivation layer; disposing and annealing a barrier metal paste to form a barrier contact; and disposing and annealing a metal contact paste to form a top metal contact region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Suketu Arun PARIKH, Jen SHU, James M. GEE