NOVELTY - A coating solution is prepared by dissolving a conductive polymer in a solvent. The coating solution obtained is applied on a lithium complex metal oxide, to prepare a positive active material.    USE - For preparing positive active material used for lithium secondary battery.    ADVANTAGE - The coating solution of conductive polymer is coated easily and uniformly on metal oxide surface, to form positive active material. The active material excels in electrochemical characteristics, particularly at elevated temperatures. The lithium secondary battery comprising the positive active material has good cyclic characteristics at high temperature. The decrease in volume of active material, is eliminated.
NOVELTY - Combined heating and power station comprises a fuel cell and a reformer (2) impinged with the exhaust gas from the fuel cell. The reformer is connected to a metal hydride hydrogen storage device (3) which in turn is connected to the fuel cells on the outlet side.    USE - Used as a combined heating and power station.    ADVANTAGE - The station can be quickly started up.
NOVELTY - A platinum halogen compound or mixture of platinum and ruthenium halogen compounds, and active carbon are added to water. The pH of the solution is adjusted to 2.5-10.5. A reducing agent is added drop-wise to an amount of 2.5-5 times in excess of that of noble metal in moles. The liquid is filtered-off and the remaining solution is washed and dried to form nanometer electrocatalyst.    USE - For preparing nanometer electrocatalyst used for direct methanol proton exchange membrane fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The nanometer electrocatalyst has increased catalytic activity to oxidation reaction of methanol and hydrogen. The catalyst has lower degree of crystallinity of metal platinum, uniform particle size and superior electrochemical properties.
NOVELTY - A physical strength examining method using Internet and a system using the method are provided to be capable of inputting the physical conditions of a user through Internet, of analyzing the health condition of the user according to the input physical conditions, and of providing an exercise prescription program according to the physical condition of the user.
NOVELTY - The light receiving and emitting elements are fixed to a lead connecting frame and package that covers the light receiving element, and the positive and negative poles of the elements are respectively connected to the lead connecting frames. The elements and lead connecting frames are covered with another package and sealed by a sealing housing.    USE - Photosensor.    ADVANTAGE - Since the beam of LED is received accurately by the light receiving element in a wide range, the sensitive degree and accuracy of reaction is increased. Also the safety and non- defectiveness of product is increased. The complication level of an assembly process is reduced.
NOVELTY - The appliance consists of a spherical body which opens to provide access. Fittings can be provided appropriate to a desired function and treatment of a specific part of the body. For instance sealing collars can be provided to isolate upper and lower parts of the body for which different reduced pressures are beneficial, similarly magnetic coils for therapeutic treatment, air conditioning connections and electric motor driven pedals for exercising lower limbs.    USE - For therapeutic treatment and as an exercise machine    ADVANTAGE - Provides a slimming effect without placing excessive stress on limbs. Treatment can be adjusted to individual needs.
NOVELTY - Quantity of water passing through the runners (114alpha-114gamma) connected to generators (111alpha-111gamma), is controlled during load rejection so that the rotational speed of the runner increases to a peak value higher than the rated speed and decreases from the peak value to a point which is higher than the rated speed by one-third of the difference between the peak value and rated speed.    USE - For controlling a pump turbine in power plant.    ADVANTAGE - Suppresses the influence of water hammering due to S-characteristics and other transient phenomena and stabilizes the operation of the pump turbine by controlling the quantity of water passing through a runner during load rejection, so that the runner speed increases to a peak value and decreases from the peak value to a speed higher than the rated speed.
NOVELTY - Solar collector plate (2) for solar collector (1) includes at least one cavity (7) with an open end (6) toward the cooling liquid transport channels (5) for enclosing a dampening air volume (11) in the cavity by means of flowing cooling liquid (4).    USE - For use in a solar collector.    ADVANTAGE - The enclosed air volume provides a dampening effect regarding kickbacks and pressure transients in the cooling liquid.
NOVELTY - Wave power station device (1) wherein the waves flow up a ramp (12) and wherein the ramp is provided with fixed openings (17) arranged in such a way that water flowing up the ramp will flow down through the openings to an insignificant degree, whereas water flowing down the ramp will essentially flow down through the openings. The ramp constitutes a geometry like a taper, taper part, cone or cone part.    USE - For production of electrical power.    ADVANTAGE - Has improved efficiency and can withstand the forces that arise.
NOVELTY - Combined heating and power station comprises a fuel cell and a reformer (2) impinged with the exhaust gas from the fuel cell. The reformer is connected to a metal hydride hydrogen storage device (3) which in turn is connected to the fuel cells on the outlet side.    USE - Used as a combined heating and power station.    ADVANTAGE - The station can be quickly started up.
NOVELTY - The battery has a rectangular prismatic-shaped receptacle (1) divided into 18 cells (2) that are arranged parallely in several rows. A longitudinal void (3) is provided between the parallel rows to form a ventilation duct which extends from a cover (14) towards the bottom portion of the receptacle.    USE - Lead acid type electric accumulator battery used for starting, lighting, semitracting of motor vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - Enables maintaining predetermined batteries with power dimensions within the internal structure of the vehicle, and thereby battery compatible for use with current vehicles is obtained. Due to the provision of the ventilation duct, the cooling efficiency of the different cells are enhanced.
NOVELTY - A hydrogen/nitrogen gas mixture is produced by converting a steam and a carbon-containing gas to synthesis gas. Some of the hydrogen component of the synthesis gas is then extracted using a membrane and reacted at heat with air to yield a nitrogen- and steam-containing gas. The steam is subsequently removed and the nitrogen mixed with the remainder of the hydrogen from the pre-prepared synthesis gas to give a hydrogen/nitrogen mixture.    USE - The hydrogen/nitrogen gas mixture is used in the preparation of ammonia (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The manufacturing process requires reduced energy consumption and hence lower investment costs.
NOVELTY - Combined heating and power station comprises a fuel cell and a reformer (2) impinged with the exhaust gas from the fuel cell. The reformer is connected to a metal hydride hydrogen storage device (3) which in turn is connected to the fuel cells on the outlet side.    USE - Used as a combined heating and power station.    ADVANTAGE - The station can be quickly started up.
NOVELTY - Preparing (M) high density antagonistic microbe base material comprises: (a) inoculating a mixture of native microbes (as main components) to an organic medium containing rice bran to obtain crude bacteria by subculture; (b) inoculating the crude bacteria in a culture medium consisting of crushed soil from volcanic rocks/minerals, combined nutrients and water; and (c) culturing and subjecting to air ventilation along with rise in temperature.    USE - (M) Is useful for preparing high density antagonistic microbe base material for use in soil improvement. The base material speedily prevents damages by fungi of soil, for e.g. wilt including bacterial wilt. The base material can be used alone and/or in combination with other typical organic fertilizers to scatter and/or initial manure to distribute over a wide area to be treated. The base material imparts harmony between different microbes in soil and recovering performance and healthy environments of soil, and also accelerates the formation of nutrient from organic materials and to prevent contamination of rivers and/or lakes. The base material is employed in the waste of livestock industry, to reduce the bad odor and is also utilized as a manure and/or compost including night soil.
(DE10153774-B4)   NOVELTY - The method involves staying a housing under pressure against an environment, in a vacuum chamber (7). The housing has a fuel reformer (2) for producing hydrogen content gases of hydrocarbons, in which air for an operation of a fuel cell stack (1). The vacuum chamber surrounds components of a fuel cell arrangement (23) with less distance. The air is circulated around the components of the fuel cell arrangement and circulated to the fuel cell stack and if necessary to the fuel reformer.    USE - Method for operating a fuel cell arrangement in a housing.    ADVANTAGE - The air is circulated around the components of the fuel cell arrangement and circulated to the fuel cell stack and if necessary to the fuel reformer, and thus enables to increase efficiency and avoid risk of danger of the fuel cell arrangement.
(CH693929-A5)   NOVELTY - An open-topped reactor allows air and biomass to be drawn in from the top of the reactor. Air nozzles are placed at around 1/3 of the way up the reactor to bring in additional air. A grille holds the biomass in the reactor. The air supply from the top maintains a high temperature, which supports the devolatilisation of the biomass and partial gasification of carbon.    USE - Producing a gaseous fuel from solid biomass.    ADVANTAGE - This device has different modes of operation for different power levels and to generate a gaseous fuel which is relatively free of undesirable elements such as tar and particulates.
NOVELTY - An external oil or solvent (4) is used as a washing liquid (3) for dissolving the pyrolysis products in a condensation unit (2), forming a pyrolysis oil product which is insoluble in the washing liquid and a washing liquid product containing dissolved product compounds.    USE - Used for treating pyrolysis liquids obtained by burning e.g. bark, peat, certain grades of wood chip or waste wood or mixed fuel, especially burnable peat with a Post scale value of H6-H10 or mixed fuel containing a significant amount of plastic waste. The oily product phase which is insoluble in the washing liquid can be used in a fuel for a lime kiln in a sulfate bleaching plant. The aqueous product phase which is insoluble in the washing liquid can be supplied to the soda oven in an evaporation installation in a sulfate bleaching plant.    ADVANTAGE - A single oily phase is obtained, making the process particularly suitable for the recovery of pyrolysis products obtained by burning relatively high moisture content raw materials. The process is highly flexible since it can be adapted for use in conjunction with many different types of raw material.
NOVELTY - A method for converting organic solid waste (W) into humic products via preliminary aerobic fermentation (F1) of W, followed by a second aerobic fermentation (F2) in the presence of specific microorganisms to give a basic precursor, on which selective metabolization occurs to give the humic product.    USE - For decomposing solid waste such as hospital waste, municipal solid waste, organic waste of fruit and vegetable markets, waste of slaughter houses, solid waste from intensive livestock rearing and solid residues from dairies, sludge from waste water, for pedological conversion and restoration of agricultural soils, zootechnical farms, agri-foodstuff industries.    ADVANTAGE - The conversion process of organic solid waste is performed continuously in shorter time and lower energy costs, thereby minimizing use of land fills and incinerators.
NOVELTY - Obtaining DNA from fish spermatogonium comprises disrupting the spermatogonium and adding ethanol solution to precipitate the DNA.    USE - The method is used for obtaining DNA from fish, preferably squid or pollack, spermatogonium (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method allows DNA to be obtained in a large scale because the spermatogonium contains a larger amount of DNA than any other materials do. The new method allows DNA to be obtained, avoiding the environmental and other problems of conventional techniques.