Of Electrical Article Or Electrical Component (i.e., Not Insulator, Per Se) Patents (Class 264/614)
  • Patent number: 10930834
    Abstract: Discussed herein are systems and methods for fabrication of MgSnGe-based thermoelectric materials for applications from room temperature and near room temperature to high temperature applications. The TE materials may be fabricated by hand or ball milling a powder to a predetermined particle size and hot-pressing the milled powder to form a thermoelectric component with desired properties including a figure of merit (ZT) over a temperature range. The TE materials fabricated may be disposed in thermoelectric devices for varying applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: University of Houston System
    Inventors: Zhifeng Ren, Weishu Liu
  • Patent number: 10910542
    Abstract: A laminated thermoelectric conversion element is a laminated thermoelectric conversion element that has: a first end surface and a second end surface opposed to each other; a heat absorption surface; and a heat release surface, where p-type thermoelectric conversion material layers and n-type thermoelectric conversion material layers are electrically connected and at the same time, laminated alternately in a meander form with insulating layers partially interposed there between, in an intermediate part, the p-type thermoelectric conversion material layers are laminated which have a p-type basic thickness, whereas the n-type thermoelectric conversion material layers are laminated which have an n-type basic thickness, and the thickness of the p-type thermoelectric conversion material layer or n-type thermoelectric conversion material layer outside the insulating layer located closest to any of the first end surface and second end surface is larger as compared with the basic thickness of the thermoelectric conve
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takanori Nakamura, Shuichi Funahashi
  • Patent number: 10766784
    Abstract: A method of preparation of semiconductor material. The method includes: adding an organic substance containing a benzene ring and dodecacalcium hepta-aluminate (12CaO.7Al2O3 or C12A7) to a test tube, and sealing the test tube; heating the test tube to a temperature of 200-300° C., and holding the temperature for 1 to 3 hours; and continuously heating the test tube to a temperature of 900-1300° C., and holding the temperature for 10-120 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: WUHAN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Shengwen Tang, Wenzhi Yu, Wei Zhou, Yang Li, Hubao A
  • Patent number: 10535898
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are electrolyte compositions comprising: a non-fluorinated carbonate; a fluorinated solvent; a lithium bis(malonato) borate compound represented by the formula: wherein each Q1 and Q2 is independently a hydrogen, alkyl, allyl, acetylenic, aryl, or propargyl group; a fluorinated carbonate; and an electrolyte salt. The electrolyte compositions are useful in electrochemical cells, such as lithium ion batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Solvay SA
    Inventor: Charles J. Dubois
  • Patent number: 10312512
    Abstract: A cathode of a three-dimensional lithium secondary is defined by a sintered body including a cathode active material, in which a thickness of the sintered body is in a range of about 5 ?m to about 30 ?m, and an electrode density of the sintered body is in a range of about 3.7 g/cc to about 4.6 g/cc. The cathode active material may include a lithium cobalt oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hojung Yang, Hwiyeol Park, Kyunghoon Cho, Kyounghwan Kim, Seunghoon Nam, Huisu Jeong, Jinseok Heo
  • Patent number: 10247071
    Abstract: Composites of mixed metal oxides for an exhaust gas purifying catalyst comprise the following co-precipitated materials by weight of the composite: zirconia in an amount in the range of 55-99%; titania in an amount in the range of 1-25%; a promoter and/or a stabilizer in an amount in the range of 0-20%. These composites are effective as supports for platinum group metals (PGMs), in particular rhodium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: BASF Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaoming Wang, Michel Deeba, Xiaolai Zheng, Sven Titlbach, Andreas Sundermann, Stephan Andreas Schunk
  • Patent number: 10199684
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are electrolyte compositions comprising: a non-fluorinated carbonate; a fluorinated solvent; a lithium glycolatoborate compound represented by Formula I or Formula II: a fluorinated carbonate; and an electrolyte salt. The electrolyte compositions are useful in electrochemical cells, such as lithium batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Solvay SA
    Inventors: Charles J. Dubois, George K. Kodokian
  • Patent number: 10083798
    Abstract: A capacitor case sealed to retain electrolyte; a sintered anode disposed in the capacitor case, the sintered anode having a shape wherein the sintered anode includes a mating portion; a conductor coupled to the sintered anode, the conductor sealingly extending through the capacitor case to a terminal disposed on an exterior of the capacitor case; a sintered cathode disposed in the capacitor case, the sintered cathode having a shape that mates with the mating portion of the sintered anode such that the sintered cathode matingly fits in the mating portion of the sintered anode; a separator between the sintered anode and the sintered cathode; and a second terminal disposed on the exterior of the capacitor case and in electrical communication with the sintered cathode, with the terminal and the second terminal electrically isolated from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory J. Sherwood, Peter Jay Kuhn, Jaymes Olson, Matthew Anderson, Brian V. Waytashek, Aaron Floeter
  • Patent number: 10047655
    Abstract: A sensor probe for an exhaust system including a sensor body, a sensor cup, and a fluid shield. The sensor body defines a conduit and having a plurality of apertures formed through a sidewall of the sensor body. The sensor cup is coupled to an end of the conduit of the sensor body and is in fluid communication with the conduit. The sensor cup includes an outlet formed therein. The fluid shield may be integrally coupled to the sensor cup and positioned relative to the outlet formed in the sensor cup such that the fluid shield deflects fluid away from the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: CUMMINS EMISSION SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Aashish Wadke, Snehal Khisty, Jim Alonzo, Elizabeth Balke
  • Patent number: 10003002
    Abstract: Disclosed are two geometrically identical integrated Z-device structures, integrated in two distinct silicon dices, joined together in a face-to-face configuration, such that a p-doped thin film leg of one structure faces toward a n-doped thin film leg of the other structure and vice versa. Upon joining the Z-device structures together, the hill-top metal contacts of one integrated structure are bonded in electrical and thermal continuity with correspondent hill-top metal contacts of the other integrated structure, forming a substantially bivalve TEG of increased power yield for the same footprint area and having an enhanced conversion efficiency. Thermo-electrically generated current may be gathered from one or several end pad pairs, the pads of which are connected to respective valley bottom contacts, on one and on the other of the two dices of the bivalve device, at the ends of conductive lines of micro cells respectively belonging to one and to the other of the two coupled dices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: CONSORZIO DELTA TI RESEARCH
    Inventors: Danilo Mascolo, Antonietta Buosciolo, Italo Gison, Giuseppe Gammariello
  • Patent number: 10001106
    Abstract: A sensor module having a sensor housing, at least one piezoelectric converter element that is disposed in the sensor housing, and at least one insulating member that is disposed in the sensor housing alongside the converter element. The insulating member has on its outer periphery at least one recess in which a contacting system of the converter element extends. A pressure-measuring glow plug having a sensor module of this kind is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Holger Scholzen, Juergen Krueger, Anke Maier-Schleich
  • Patent number: 9865791
    Abstract: Disclosed is a nanostructured p-type copper-selenide as a cost-effective thermoelectric material with a high thermoelectric figure-of-merit. The nanostructured copper-selenide is a cost-effective p-type thermoelectric material having a high figure-of-merit of 2 at 973 K and is synthesized employing high energy ball milling process followed by reaction sintering under pressure at high heating rates using spark plasma sintering of the resulting nanopowders. The sintered copper-selenide shows a density of 99.9% of theoretical density and retains the nanoscale features introduced during ball milling leading to a thermoelectric figure of merit of 2 at 973 K.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Bhasker Gahtori, Sivaiah Bathula, Kriti Tyagi, Avanish Kumar Srivastava, Ajay Dhar, Ramesh Chandra Budhani
  • Patent number: 9192989
    Abstract: Partially formed earth-boring rotary drill bits comprise a first less than fully sintered particle-matrix component having at least one recess, and at least a second less than fully sintered particle-matrix component disposed at least partially within the at least one recess. Each less than fully sintered particle-matrix component comprises a green or brown structure including compacted hard particles, particles comprising a metal alloy matrix material, and an organic binder material. The at least a second less than fully sintered particle-matrix component is configured to shrink at a slower rate than the first less than fully sintered particle-matrix component due to removal of organic binder material from the less than fully sintered particle-matrix components in a sintering process to be used to sinterbond the first less than fully sintered particle-matrix component to the first less than fully sintered particle-matrix component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Redd H. Smith, Nicholas J. Lyons
  • Patent number: 9180608
    Abstract: A stamp includes at least one protrusion on a protrusion pattern, and an end portion of the at least one protrusion may have a non-planarized surface. The end portion of the protrusion may have a concave structure, that is, the end portion includes a center region and an edge region, and the edge region is higher than the center region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Woong Ko, Ki-yeon Yang, Byung-kyu Lee, Du-hyun Lee, Jae-kwan Kim
  • Patent number: 9168730
    Abstract: A method of partially imaging a substrate, for example glass, with a print pattern comprising layers of ceramic ink in substantially exact registration. The method relies on a mask ink layer defining the print pattern and differential thermal expulsion of ceramic ink medium during a heat fusing process between the areas outside the print pattern and within the print pattern. This results in pigment and glass frit forming a durable image material adhered to the substrate within the print pattern and non-durable material outside the print pattern, enabling its removal outside the print pattern to leave the desired layers of ceramic ink within the print pattern in substantially exact registration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: CONTRA VISION LIMITED
    Inventors: George Roland Hill, Gail Eaton, Robert Schroeder
  • Publication number: 20150137667
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a piezoelectricityity ceramic material. The piezoelectricityity ceramic material includes main components that are represented by a general chemical formula of Pb(Mn1/3Sb2/3)xZryTizO3+awt % WO3 and satisfy the following conditions: 0.02 ?x?0.1, 0.4?y?0.6, 0.4?z?0.6, and 0.5?a?3. Compared to related art, the products provided by the present disclosure have the following advantages: higher temperature stability, simpler production process, shorter production cycle, and convenient for mass production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: AAC TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD.
    Inventor: Shaohua Su
  • Publication number: 20150132640
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a phosphate framework electrode material for sodium ion battery and a method for synthesizing such electrode material. A surfactant and precursors including a sodium precursor, a phosphate precursor, a transition metal precursor are dissolved in a solvent and stirred for sufficient mixing and reaction. The precursors are reacted to yield a precipitate of particles of NaxAbMy(PO4)zXn compound and with the surfactant attached to the particles. The solvent is then removed and the remaining precipitate is sintered to crystallize the particles. During sintering, the surfactant is decomposed to form a carbon network between the crystallized particles and the crystallized particles and the carbon matrix are integrated to form the electrode material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Palani Balaya, Saravanan Kuppan, Bing Liu, Chad William Mason
  • Publication number: 20150132529
    Abstract: A piezoelectric ceramic has a primary phase constituted by ceramic grains of perovskite crystal structure containing Pb, Nb, Zn, Ti, and Zr, and a secondary phase constituted by ZnO grains present sporadically in the primary phase. The piezoelectric ceramic of high kr and high specific dielectric constant can be sintered at low temperature and exhibit minimal characteristics variations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Inventors: Gouki WATANABE, Takayuki GOTO, Keiichi HATANO, Sumiaki KISHIMOTO, Yutaka DOSHIDA
  • Patent number: 8980139
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a metal paste for an internal electrode according to the present invention includes preparing each of a metal powder and an organic vehicle; preparing a ceramic inhibitor powder in which a nano glass added with a rare-earth element is mixed; manufacturing a primary mixture by mixing the metal powder of 70 to 95 wt % and the ceramic inhibitor powder of 5 to 30 wt % when each of the metal powder, the organic vehicle, and the ceramic inhibitor powder in which the nano glass added with the rare-earth element is mixed is prepared; manufacturing a secondary mixture by mixing the primary mixture of 50 to 70 wt % and the organic vehicle of 30 to 50 wt % when the primary mixture is manufactured; and manufacturing the metal paste for the internal electrode by filtering the secondary mixture when the secondary mixture is manufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Samhwa Capacitor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young Joo Oh, Jung Rag Yoon
  • Publication number: 20150072232
    Abstract: In a lithium-ion secondary battery (100), positive electrode active material particles (610) each include a shell portion (612) made of a layered lithium-transition metal oxide, a hollow portion (614) formed inside the shell portion (612), and a through-hole (616) penetrating through the shell portion (612). A positive electrode active material layer (223) has a density A of 1.80 g/cm3?A?2.35 g/cm3, and a negative electrode active material layer (243) has a density B of 0.95 g/cm3?B?1.25 g/cm3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroki Nagai
  • Publication number: 20150064557
    Abstract: Provided are a cathode active material including lithium transition metal phosphate particles, wherein the lithium transition metal phosphate particles include a first secondary particle formed by agglomeration of two or more first primary particles, and a second secondary particle formed by agglomeration of two or more second primary particles in the first secondary particle, and a method of preparing the same. Since the cathode active material according to an embodiment of the present invention may include first primary particles and second primary particles having different average particle diameters, the exfoliation of the cathode active material from a cathode collector may be minimized and performance characteristics, such as high output characteristics and an increase in available capacity, of a secondary battery may be further improved. In addition, since the first secondary particles are porous, the secondary particles are collapsed and fractured due to rolling when used in a cathode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji Hye Kim, Wang Mo Jung, Sang Seung Oh, Byung Chun Park, Sung Bin Park
  • Publication number: 20150048717
    Abstract: A piezoelectric glass ceramic represented by the formula (M1Ox)-(M2Oy)—SiO2 wherein M1 is one or more metals and/or metalloids, M2 is one or more metals and/or metalloids, x is a value equal to the valence of M1, and y is a value equal to the valence of M2. The piezoelectric glass ceramic has a total alkali metal concentration of less than about 1000 parts per million by weight (ppmw). A process of preparing a piezoelectric glass ceramic and a piezoelectric glass ceramic body prepared therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: SCHOTT Corporation
    Inventor: Mark J. DAVIS
  • Publication number: 20150044597
    Abstract: Provided is a solid electrolyte made of yttrium-doped barium zirconate having hydrogen ion conductivity, a doped amount of yttrium being 15 mol % to 20 mol %, and a rate of increase in lattice constant at 100° C. to 1000° C. with respect to temperature changes being substantially constant. Also provided is a method for manufacturing the solid electrolyte. This solid electrolyte can be formed as a thin film, and a solid electrolyte laminate can be obtained by laminating electrode layers on this solid electrolyte. This solid electrolyte can be applied to an intermediate temperature operating fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Chihiro Hiraiwa, Masatoshi Majima, Atsushi Yamaguchi, Naho Mizuhara, Tetsuya Uda, Donglin Han, Akiko Kuramitsu
  • Patent number: 8940220
    Abstract: This disclosure provides methods of flash sintering and composition created by these methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Colorado, A Body Corporate
    Inventors: Rishi Raj, Marco Cologna, Andre Luiz Geromel Prette, Vincenzo M. Sglavo, John Francis
  • Publication number: 20140356716
    Abstract: Provided are an electrode material and an electrode which, when an electrode active material having a carbonaceous coat formed on the surface is used as an electrode material, have a small variation in an amount of the carbonaceous coat being supported and, furthermore, can improve electron conductivity, and a method of manufacturing the electrode material. The electrode material is made of an agglomerate formed by agglomerating particles of an electrode active material having a carbonaceous coat formed on a surface, the average particle diameter of the agglomerate is in a range of 1.0 ?m to 100 ?m, the volume density of the agglomerate is in a range of 50% by volume to 80% by volume of the volume density of a solid form of the agglomerate, the pore size distribution of pores in the agglomerate is mono-modal, and the average pore diameter in the pore size distribution is 0.3 ?m or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takao Kitagawa, Masaru Uehara
  • Publication number: 20140353880
    Abstract: The process for producing, processing, sintering, pressing or extruding thermoelectric materials with heat treatment under inert gas or under reduced pressure at temperatures in the range from 100 to 900° C. comprises producing, processing, sintering, pressing or extruding in the presence of oxygen scavengers which form thermodynamically stable oxides in the presence of free oxygen under the production, processing, sintering, pressing or extrusion conditions and hence keep free oxygen away from the thermoelectric material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: BASF SE
    Inventors: Madalina Andreea Stefan, Frank Haass
  • Patent number: 8894914
    Abstract: One aspect relates to a method for the manufacture of an electrical bushing for use in a housing of an active implantable medical device. The electrical bushing includes an electrically insulating base body and an electrical conducting element. The conducting element is set-up to establish, through the base body, an electrically conducting connection between an internal space of the housing and an external space. The conducting element is hermetically sealed with respect to the base body. The conducting element includes at least one cermet. One aspect provides the method including forming a base body green compact having a through-opening that extends through the base body green compact from a ceramic slurry, generating at least one conducting element green compact from a cermet slurry, producing a bushing blank by combining the conducting element green compact and the base body green compact, and separating the bushing blank into two electrical bushings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co.
    Inventor: Goran Pavlovic
  • Publication number: 20140342237
    Abstract: Disclosed are a separator for an electrochemical device substantially comprising inorganic particles to provide an excellent mechanical strength, an electrochemical device comprising the same, and a method of manufacturing the separator using a high internal phase emulsion (RIPE).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Jin-Woo Kim, Joo-Sung Lee, Jong-Hun Kim
  • Publication number: 20140338817
    Abstract: This is to provide an all solid state secondary battery which can be produced by an industrially employable method capable of mass-production and has excellent secondary battery characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventors: Mamoru BABA, Shoichi IWAYA, Hitoshi MASUMURA, Hiroshi SATO, Hiroshi SASAGAWA, Noriyuki SAKAI, Takayuki FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20140339459
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a piezoelectric ceramic body and devices therefrom. The method comprises mixing a piezoelectric ceramic powder with a polymer binder and surfactant to form a slip mixture, casting the slip mixture into a mold and setting to the slip mixture in the mold to form a green body, cutting the green body to form a cut green body with an array of micron-sized ceramic elements and separation, and sintering the cut green body to form a sintered ceramic body. The sintered ceramic body can be further process to encasing in a polymer material to form a piezoelectric ceramic-polymer composite. The piezoelectric ceramic-polymer composite can be further processed to form devices such as acoustic transducers and sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: SONAVATION, INC.
    Inventors: De Liufu, Louis Regniere
  • Publication number: 20140342131
    Abstract: A conductive film includes an elastomer film having a concave-convex structure at a region thereof, and a conductive layer at a surface of the elastomer film and having a concave-convex structure at a region thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In-Nam Lee, Jeong-Heon Lee, Choon-Hyop Lee, Hak-Sun Kim
  • Publication number: 20140332396
    Abstract: A carbon based material produced from the consolidation of amorphous carbon by elevated temperature compression. The material having unique chemical and physical characteristics that lend themselves to a broad range of applications such as in electrical, electrochemical and structural fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: Reticle, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl C. Nesbitt, Xiaowei Sun
  • Publication number: 20140305478
    Abstract: A thermoelectric material to exploit a unidirectional thermal gradient for the production of electrical power, comprising a body fabricated from milled silicon alloyed with a dopant and sintered at a temperature below the melting point of silicon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Mossey Creek Solar, LLC
    Inventor: John Carberry
  • Patent number: 8840799
    Abstract: A thermoelectric material that comprises a binary main group matrix material and nano-particles and/or nano-inclusions of metal oxide dispersed therein, and has electrical properties of ternary doped materials. A process for making the thermoelectric material that includes reacting a reduced metal precursor with an oxidized metal precursor in the presence of nanoparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. Rowe, Li Qin Zhou
  • Patent number: 8834736
    Abstract: A thermoelectric material that comprises a ternary main group matrix material and nano-particles and/or nano-inclusions of a Group 2 or Group 12 metal oxide dispersed therein. A process for making the thermoelectric material that includes reacting a reduced metal precursor with an oxidized metal precursor in the presence of nanoparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Paul Rowe, Li Qin Zhou
  • Publication number: 20140224651
    Abstract: An aluminum electrolytic tank anode carbon block characterized by edges of top surface carbon block are provided with chamfers, a row or two rows of carbon bowls are uniformly distributed on the top surface. Each row of carbon bowls are longitudinally arranged along the anode carbon block and consist of 3 to 5 carbon bowls. Grooves are formed among the carbon bowls, the bottom of the anode carbon block is provided with trenches, and the bottom of each groove is provided, with through holes which are in communication with the trenches. The preparation method includes: preparing the carbon block by using a vibration mold or compression mold with corresponding bumps by a vibration molding method or a compression molding method; and roasting and then cutting out the trenches. The anode carbon block has the characteristics of a simple and convenient preparation process, high working efficiency and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: SHENYANG BEIYE METALLURGICAL TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD.
    Inventor: Naixiang Feng
  • Patent number: 8795545
    Abstract: A thermoelectric material and a method of making a thermoelectric material are provided. In certain embodiments, the thermoelectric material comprises at least 10 volume percent porosity. In some embodiments, the thermoelectric material has a zT greater than about 1.2 at a temperature of about 375 K. In some embodiments, the thermoelectric material comprises a topological thermoelectric material. In some embodiments, the thermoelectric material comprises a general composition of (Bi1-xSbx)u(Te1-ySey)w, wherein 0?x?1, 0?y?1, 1.8?u?2.2, 2.8?w?3.2. In further embodiments, the thermoelectric material includes a compound having at least one group IV element and at least one group VI element. In certain embodiments, the method includes providing a powder comprising a thermoelectric composition, pressing the powder, and sintering the powder to form the thermoelectric material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignees: ZT Plus, The Ohio State University
    Inventors: Joseph P. Heremans, Christopher M. Jaworski, Vladimir Jovovic, Fred Harris
  • Patent number: 8778542
    Abstract: A conventional, multilayer, all-solid-state, lithium ion secondary battery where an electrode layer and an electrolyte layer are stacked has a problem that it has a high interface resistance between the electrode layer and the electrolyte layer and has a difficulty in increasing the capacity of the battery. A battery has been manufactured by applying pastes of a mixture of an active material and a solid electrolyte to form electrode layers and baking a laminate of electrode layers and electrolyte layers at a time. As a result, a matrix structure including the active material and the solid electrolyte has been formed in the electrode layers, so that a battery with a large capacity and a reduced interface resistance between the electrode layer and the electrolyte layer has been successfully achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Namics Corporation
    Inventors: Shoichi Iwaya, Hiroshi Sato, Takayuki Fujita, Gou Toida
  • Publication number: 20140190544
    Abstract: Compound semiconductors, expressed by the following formula: Bi1-xMxCuwOa-yQ1yTeb-zQ2z. Here, M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr, Ca, Mg, Cs, K, Na, Cd, Hg, Sn, Pb, Eu, Sm, Mn, Ga, In, Tl, As and Sb; Q1 and Q2 are at least one element selected from the group consisting of S, Se, As and Sb; x, y, z, w, a, and b are 0?x<1, 0<w?1, 0.2<a<4, 0?y<4, 0.2<b<4 and 0?z<4. These compound semiconductors may be used for various applications such as solar cells or thermoelectric conversion elements, where they may replace compound semiconductors in common use, or be used along with compound semiconductors in common use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Cheol-Hee PARK, Se-Hui SOHN, Seung-Tae HONG, Won-Jong KWON, Tae-Hoon KIM
  • Publication number: 20140170531
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to solid oxide fuel cells, and particularly raw powder materials which form a layer in a solid oxide fuel. The raw powder materials include an ionic conductor powder material; and an electronic conductor powder material. The ratio of an average particle diameter of the ionic conductor powder material to an average particle diameter of the electronic conductor powder material is greater than about 1:1, and an average particle diameter of at least one of the electronic conductor powder material or the ionic conductor powder material is coarse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
    Inventors: Aravind MOHANRAM, Yeshwanth NARENDAR, Zachary R. PATTERSON, John D. PIETRAS
  • Publication number: 20140166930
    Abstract: A lithium ion conductive substance is provided that is characterized by containing a compound wherein a composite oxide represented by Li1+x+yAlxTi2?xSiyP3?yO12 (0?x?1 and 0?y?1) is doped with at least one kind of element selected from Zr, Hf, Y, and Sm. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing the lithium ion conductive substance is provided that includes the following steps: (a) a step of forming an inorganic substance that contains predetermined quantities of a Li component, an Al component, a Ti component, a Si component, and a P component, into a sheet shape, and (b) a step of interposing between materials that contain at least one kind of element selected from Zr, Hf, Y, and Sm, and sintering, a sheet-shaped formed body obtained at step (a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Koichi Hamamoto, Yoshinobu Fujishiro, Danila Victorovich Matveev
  • Publication number: 20140138590
    Abstract: Provided is a phosphor for a dispersion-type EL that may be manufactured in a simple process and may provide stable, high brightness and light emission efficiency. The phosphor for a dispersion-type EL according to the present invention includes a mixture of an electron-accepting phosphor particle (4A) and an electron-donating phosphor particle (4B). The electron-accepting phosphor particle (4A) includes a base particle and an acceptor element added thereto, and the electron-donating phosphor particle (4B) includes a base particle and a donor element added thereto. For example, the base particle is a ZnS particle, the acceptor element is Cu, and the donor element is Cl or Al.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: TAZMO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi Wani, Tatsuya Kanda, Emi Hashimoto, Kazushi Kawakami, Sadahiro Yagishita, Fumitaka Iwakura, Taku Nishikawa
  • Publication number: 20140138122
    Abstract: A method for making an extruded insulator for a spark plug in a manner that minimizes pores, relics and/or other defects in the insulator microstructure so that the overall dielectric strength or performance of the insulator is improved. The method may be used to manufacture an extruded insulator that avoids many of the drawbacks associated with such defects, but also has a stepped internal bore for receiving a center electrode. In one embodiment, the method uses a multi-phase extrusion process to extrude a ceramic paste around an elongated arbor and form an extruded section, and then removes the arbor from the extruded section to reveal a stepped internal bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventor: William J. Walker, JR.
  • Publication number: 20140139070
    Abstract: A lead-free piezoelectric ceramic composition mainly includes a first crystal phase (KNN phase) and a second crystal phase (NTK phase). In the first crystal phase (KNN phase), a plurality of crystal grains formed of an alkali niobate/tantalate perovskite oxide having piezoelectric characteristics is bound to each other in a deposited state. The second crystal phase (NTK phase) is formed of a compound containing titanium (Ti) and fills spaces between the crystal grains in the first crystal phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masato Yamazaki, Takayuki Matsuoka, Kazuaki Kitamura, Hideto Yamada, Toshiaki Kurahashi, Katsuya Yamagiwa, Kazushige Ohbayashi
  • Patent number: 8715575
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of making lead-free piezoelectric ceramic films. Specifically, the invention is directed to a method for fabricating lead-free piezoelectric free standing films having enhanced piezoelectric properties. The films may be used for a number of applications including incorporation in microelectronic devices such as energy harvesting devices and sensor technologies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Drexel University
    Inventors: Wei-Heng Shih, Wan Y. Shih, Huidong Li
  • Patent number: 8703040
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a piezoelectric ceramic body and devices therefrom. The method comprises mixing a piezoelectric ceramic powder with a polymer binder and surfactant to form a slip mixture, casting the slip mixture into a mold and setting to the slip mixture in the mold to form a green body, cutting the green body to form a cut green body with an array of micron-sized ceramic elements and separation, and sintering the cut green body to form a sintered ceramic body. The sintered ceramic body can be further process to encasing in a polymer material to form a piezoelectric ceramic-polymer composite. The piezoelectric ceramic-polymer composite can be further processed to form devices such as acoustic transducers and sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Sonavation, Inc.
    Inventors: De Liufu, Louis Regniere
  • Publication number: 20140106224
    Abstract: An electrode material containing an electrode active material, and a carbonaceous coating film which covers the electrode active material and contains sulfur; and an electrode material including a secondary particle including a plurality of primary particles as the electrode active material, wherein the primary particles are covered with a carbonaceous coating film so that the carbonaceous coating film is interposed between the primary particles and the carbonaceous coating film contains sulfur.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takao KITAGAWA, Mitsumasa SAITO
  • Publication number: 20140091222
    Abstract: A neutron detection apparatus can include a scintillator having a formula of Gd3(1-x)Y3aAl5(1-y)Ga5yO12. In an embodiment, x is at least approximately 0.05 and no greater than approximately 0.5 and y is at least approximately 0.05 and no greater than approximately 0.95. The scintillator can be capable of emitting scintillating light in response to interactions with neutrons. The neutron detection apparatus can also include a photosensor optically coupled to the scintillator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Inventors: Xiaofeng Peng, Qiwei Chen
  • Patent number: 8647560
    Abstract: A groove and a recess are formed on one surface of a base material, the recess being communicated with the groove and having a width and a length longer than a width of the groove. After that, liquid droplets are landed on the recess to charge a liquid into the groove communicated with the recess. Further, the liquid charged into the groove is solidified. Accordingly, the liquid can be charged into the groove having the narrow width, by merely landing the liquid droplets on the recess having a large areal size. Therefore, a fine pattern can be easily formed on the base material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hiroto Sugahara
  • Patent number: 8641917
    Abstract: A thermoelectric material that comprises a ternary main group matrix material and nano-particles and/or nano-inclusions of transition metal oxide dispersed therein. A process for making the thermoelectric material that includes reacting a reduced metal precursor with an oxidized metal precursor in the presence of transition metal oxide nanoparticles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Paul Rowe