NOVELTY - The system has a front panel assembled on a front face of a main body, and a rear cover buckled at a rear part of the main body. Three parts are assembled to form a box body, and a solar charge and discharge controller and the storage battery are packaged in the box body. The solar charge and discharge controller is electrically connected with the storage battery. Multiple placing chambers are arranged in the box body that is made of fire-retardant modified acrylonitrile, butadiene, and styrene material through die casting process.    USE - Box type solar energy household power supply system.    ADVANTAGE - The system prevents the components in the box from being loosened, and can meet environmental requirement of a power shortage area. The system is prevented from being deformed. The system is firm, durable and light in weight.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a box type solar energy household power supply system.
NOVELTY - A back surface coat composition comprises photopolymerizable compound (100 mass parts), photoinitiator, and fumed silica (0.2-10 mass parts).    USE - A back surface coat composition for character board used for photovoltaic timepiece (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The appearance defect which may occur when character board and solar cell contact is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a character board comprising coating layer obtained from back surface coat composition at back surface.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded view of the photovoltaic timepiece.    Cover glass (102)    Case (104)    Character board (106)    Solar cell (108)    Secondary battery (110)
NOVELTY - A wind energy extraction device, in form of a rimmed turbine (20), includes a retractable portion (21) and a non-retractable portion (22) connected at a pivotal joint (23). The retractable portion includes a rotor (24) having a circular rim (26) connected to a central hub (27) through radial blades (28). The rotor is made to rotate about an axis passing through the hub in response to wind moving parallel to the axis. A mount is coupled to the rotor as such that the axis of the rotor is aligned vertically or horizontally.    USE - Wind power extraction device for use on buildings and other structures.    ADVANTAGE - The rim face of the rotor can be made vertical and exposed to the wind to produce electricity or made horizontal and protected from the wind for safety when the rotor is in elevated or retracted position. The device can be retrofitted onto buildings and other structures since it can adapt to modest wind speeds as well as survive high winds. The device also provides high degree of blade area, high strength, and lightweight property especially since the radial blades of reinforced and stiffened woven material are used.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective view of a rimmed turbine.    Rimmed turbine (20)    Retractable portion (21)    Non-retractable portion (22)    Pivotal joint (23)    Rotor (24)    Rim (26)    Central hub (27)    Radial blades (28)
NOVELTY - The machine has several noise insulating plates (4) arranged on outer surface of acoustic absorbent. The T-shaped section noise insulation plate attaching seat (3) and L-shaped noise insulation plate attaching seat are fixed to a stator frame (1) and extended along edge portions of frame and from center portion of frame respectively. The noise insulating plates are fixed to the attaching seats using fastening assembly including nut (5). The washers are installed between plates and attaching seats and between plates and fastener.    USE - Rotary electric machine e.g. turbine power generator.    ADVANTAGE - The generation of noise by rotary electric machine can be reduced, even when the noise regulation value is large. The need for requirement of additional equipment for rotary electric machine can be avoided. Thus the structure of the rotary electric machine can be simplified and weight of machine can be minimized effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the turbine power generator.    Stator frame (1)    Rotor (2)    T-shaped noise insulation plate attaching seat (3)    Noise insulating plate (4)    Nut (5)
NOVELTY - A cathode comprises cathode catalyst layer comprising one carbon powder supporting a noble metal catalyst, a proton conductive polyelectrolyte covering a surface of the carbon powder, and another carbon powder having water repellent material on its surface. The cathode catalyst layer comprises porous structure having pores with diameter of 50 nm to 10 mu m (V1) and pores with diameter of 3-10 mu m (V2) at volume ratio (V1/V0) of 40-70%.    USE - A cathode for direct methanol fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The direct methanol cell including the cathode exhibits a high performance even with a low feeding rate of air.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the cell of direct methanol fuel cell.    Electrolytic film (10)    Anode catalyst layer (20)    Catalyst coated membrane (25)    Cathode catalyst layer (30)    Densified water repellent layer (80)
NOVELTY - An ion scavenger (S1) for removing metallic ions from a liquid fuel comprises: ion exchange material containing zirconium phosphate or antimony oxide; and matrix member containing at least one of silicon oxide, zirconium oxide and titanium oxide, where the matrix member dispersing the ion exchange material in it.    USE - For removing metallic ions from liquid fuel, and in fuel cell system (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The ion scavenger has an exchange capacity of 2-6 (preferably 4-6) milliequivalent/g; and suppresses the dissolution of metal ions and effectively reclaims the metal ions in concern and thus prevents the deterioration of the fuel cell performance. By disposing the ion scavenger within the cell unit or in the fuel cartridge of the fuel cell system in which a liquid fuel is supplied to an anode, the dissolution of metallic ions, which phenomenon acts to deteriorate cell performance, from the inside of the unit is suppressed, and at the same time, metallic ions entering the system from the external environment is efficiently reclaimed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fuel cell system comprising a proton-conductive solid polymer film as an electrolyte; cell part (1) containing an anode and a cathode disposed to face each other with the proton-conductive solid polymer film intervening between it; optionally fuel cartridge (3); the ion scavenger (S1), where the matrix member optionally disposed in the fuel cartridge; fuel supplying line (9) for supplying the liquid fuel to the cell part while the liquid fuel is kept in contact with the ion scavenger; and oxygen supplying line for supplying oxygen to the cell part.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a constitutional view of direct methanol fuel cell.    Cell part (1)    Fuel tank (2)    Fuel cartridge (3)    Filter (4)    Air pump (5)    Cathode discharge line (8)    Fuel supplying line (9)
NOVELTY - The shoe (10) has a hard plastic plate (11) fixed in a bottom layer of a lower part, and a controller (1) provided with a U-shaped clamp (9) in an upper surface. The controller is formed as a quadrilateral box body internally fixed with a switch (3), a button battery (6) and a button battery base (7). LEDs (8) are fixed in a hole and connected with each other through wires. A side of the controller is provided with a long groove (2). An upper part of an inner side of the controller is connected with a box cover groove (5).    USE - Anti-pricking danger-avoiding shoe.    ADVANTAGE - The shoe has simple structure, and is economical, safe and convenient to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of an anti-pricking danger-avoiding shoe.    Controller (1)    Long groove (2)    Switch (3)    Box cover groove (5)    Button battery (6)    Button battery base (7)    LEDs (8)    U-shaped clamp (9)    Anti-pricking danger-avoiding shoe (10)    Hard plastic plate (11)
NOVELTY - A solar cell module comprises solar cell (50) including a thin film solar cell disposed on flexible and transparent substrate (20).    USE - A solar cell module useful in power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The module includes solar cell that is capable of being exposed to light passing through the flexible and transparent substrate, thus achieving relatively high operating efficiency; and substrate that is capable of bending to less than a particular radius without breaking and that permits light received on one surface to be transmitted through to solar cell materials formed on an opposite furnace.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for producing a solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar cell module.    Substrate (20)    Solar cell (50)    Hard polymer coating (100, 140)    Electrodes (180, 190)    Lamination sheets (260, 270)
NOVELTY - The device has LEDs (22,24,26,28,30) set in a housing formed with walls defining a cavity to receive batteries (64). A boost circuitry (206,208) is provided for boosting the voltage output of the batteries to the LEDs. The light sources are powered by two sets of batteries supplying two different voltage outputs.    USE - Multifunctional lighting device used as flashlight for military or hunting applications, and industrial applications, exterior light, automotive light, table light, and desk light.    ADVANTAGE - Provides a lighting device that offers enhanced functionality and performance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a circuit diagram illustrating the control circuitry of the lighting device.    LEDs (22,24,26,28,30)    Batteries (64)    Control circuitry (200)    Boost circuitry (206,208)    Light control routine (300)
NOVELTY - A conjugated polymer (P1) comprises a repeated unit is new.    USE - In electronic or electro-optic device such as a polymer solar cell device or photodetector device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The conjugated polymer has improved photovoltaic effects, high mobility; has low band gap to provide good harvesting of sunlight; has proper molecular energy levels that match with electrode and electron acceptor materials in polymer solar cell devices.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A conjugated polymer (P1) comprises a repeated unit of formula (I) is new.    n=greater than 1;    R1 and R2=aryl (optionally substituted), or 1-18C alkyl;    Ar'=monocyclic, bicyclic and polycyclic arylene, monocyclic, bicyclic and polycyclic heteroarylene, or one to five such groups either fused or linked.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) an electronic or electro-optic device (d1) comprising either a conjugated polymer material (P1); a first electrode, a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, and a layer of active material disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, where the active layer containing a conjugated polymer comprising a repeated unit (I);    (2) new pentalene compound of formula (III).    X1=I, Br, Cl, trialkylsilyl, boronic acid, boronic acid ester, magnesium halide, zinc halide, or trialkyltin.
NOVELTY - The device has an arc or circular tube shaped main body equipped with a base, where a bottom part of the base is bonded with a two-sided adhesive sticker layer. An outer side of the adhesive sticker layer is adhered to a protecting film, and an elastic rubber layer is coated on an arc outer surface of the device.    USE - Labeling device for labeling a miniature article i.e. battery of cellphone.    ADVANTAGE - The end of the surface of the device with the adhesive sticker is adhered to a to-be-labeled article, and the article is held by hand and rolled on the arc outer surface of the labeling device to be wrapped with the adhesive sticker, so that operation of the device is simple and quick, and labeling process is smooth. The device is simple in structure and convenient to use, so that the device is applied for labeling various miniature articles i.e. battery of cellphones.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a labeling device.
NOVELTY - The lamp has a frame (7) sleeved on a lamp post (11). An air inlet (12), a lamp holder (9) and a control box (15) are connected to a photo-resistor (16), a lamp unit (10) e.g. ultra-high power type high power LED lamp, and a generator (5) i.e. permanent magnet overlapped generator, through a lead wire. The generator is internally fixed with a ventilating and cooling device and an automatic monitoring speed regulating system. The ventilating and cooling device is provided with a spindle (4) that is made of a steel pipe. An air outlet hole and an air inlet hole are formed in a lower end cover.    USE - Wind power generation square lamp and street lamp.    ADVANTAGE - The lamp unit has high brightness, small volume, energy conservation and environment protection functions and better stability. The photo-resistor controls the lamp to be illuminated at night. The length of the spindle can be increased according to height of a wind wheel. The diameter of the spindle is one-fourth the diameter of the shell of the generator, thus extending ventilation amount, shortening diameter distance between the rotor and the stator, improving dynamic balance and stability, reducing weight and cost, and improving power generation capacity. The storage battery and an inverter are set for manufacturing high power square lamp or advertising board lamp. The ventilation, radiation, draft inducing force, external natural wind power and inner design of the generator are integral to utilize and exert wind potential and power generation effect in a scientific manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a wind power generation square lamp and street lamp.    Spindle (4)    Generator (5)    Frame (7)    Lamp holder (9)    Lamp unit (10)    Lamp post (11)    Air inlet (12)    Control box (15)    Photo-resistor (16)
NOVELTY - The box has a housing (1) and an inner box (2) movably connected in a drawing-inserting way, where the inner box is provided with an oil-collecting lattice, a battery lattice and an oil amount visual window (3). A battery is switched on when the inner box is pushed in. The housing is provided with electrode contact plates (6) and an oil-collecting connector (4). The electrode contact plates are installed at sides of the housing, and opened with holes at installed positions. The electrode contact plates are made of elastic conductive materials.    USE - Oil stain-collecting box for use on bottom part of an integrated stove in a kitchen.    ADVANTAGE - The oil stain-collecting box enables viewing of oil amount. The oil stain-collecting box utilizes the oil amount visual window that effectively uses space and offers convenience to replace battery. The oil stain-collecting box is installed on the bottom part of an integrated stove for storing oil stain such that the indirect pollution to people by the battery is avoided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The inner box and the housing are square, circular or elliptical straight body shapes. The housing is made from common plastic, and the inner box is made from transparent plastic. The oil amount visual window is made of transparent glass.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an oil stain-collecting box.    Housing (1)    Inner box (2)    Oil amount visual window (3)    Oil-collecting connector (4)    Electrode contact plates (6)
NOVELTY - Passive direct methanol fuel cell comprises a pure methanol storing cavity, a feeding port, a permeable membrane, a methanol buffer cavity, a porous gas outlet and a positive electrode plate, which is equipped at upper side of the methanol buffer cavity. The methanol buffer cavity is made of macromolecular polyethylene, polycarbonate, organic glass, polypropylene and polystyrene. A negative electrode plate and a three-in-one membrane electrode are also provided. All units are fixed by bolts and nuts through a hole to form passive direct methanol fuel cell.    USE - Passive direct methanol fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The passive direct methanol fuel cell is simple and reliable.
NOVELTY - The battery has a passive area (240) covering a non-uniform coating domain. An electrode assembly is provided with a separation film insulated with an anode coating. An active material layer (220) is formed on a side of a metal current collector (210). The passive area restricts internal disconnection of a wire in a laminating process. An active material coating starting part is provided with an end part of an anode collector.    USE - Battery for a mobile apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The active material of an anode is prevented from being dispersed into a cathode of the battery, thus improving durability and safety of the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a battery.    Current collector (210)    Active material layer (220)    Balcony sections (230, 230')    Passive areas (240, 240')
NOVELTY - The device has unit cells welded with electrode uncoated areas. An insulating layer is formed between the unit cells, and an electrode tap is installed in two ends of each unit cell, where the unit cells are cells of an electrode with different structures and same structure. A junction of the uncoated area of the anode and the cathode is coated by ultrasonic welding. An insulating layer formed between the unit cells is made of polyolefin-group, where the thickness of the insulating layer is 0.1 micrometers to 2 mm.    USE - High voltage electrochemical device i.e. high power lithium battery, for a hybrid vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The insulating layer is formed between the unit cells that are effectively connected in a stable manner to form the high voltage device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing an electrochemical device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional illustration of a manufacturing process of a high voltage electrochemical device.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a parabolic trough to concentrate the solar energy, a thermal collecting system for collecting the thermal energy from the parabolic trough, and a variable capacitor (C1) comprising a movable plate (200). A fixture (300) connects the thermal collecting system to the movable plate of the variable capacitor. The movable plate is mounted on a bar that is connected to a thermal collector through a beam made of glass, ceramic or plastic.    USE - Solar energy conversion apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The structure of solar energy conversion device is simple. The solar energy conversion apparatus can be manufactured using less cost. The apparatus does not depend on the direct sunlight. The solar energy conversion apparatus can be operated continuously by appropriate connection of the variable capacitors.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for directly converting solar energy into electricity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the apparatus comprising variable capacitors.    Fixed plate (100)    Metallic films (120,130,140)    Movable plate (200)    Fixture (300)
NOVELTY - A polymer blend comprises a polymer (I) including a nonionic polymer segment, and a polymer (II) including a sulfonic acid moiety (a).    USE - Polymer blend for use as an ion conductor in an electrochemical device such as battery and fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The polymer blend provides improved fuel cell performance at low cost, reduced water volume swells in boiling water, improved elasticity, mechanical properties and durability, and reduced reactant gas cross-over. The thin membranes can be casted from the blend in an easy manner without using expanded PTFE support structures.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polymer blend comprises a polymer (I) including a nonionic polymer segment, and a polymer (II) including a sulfonic acid moiety of formula (a).
NOVELTY - A laminated material has a base material, layer (A) containing polyorganosiloxane and metal oxide particles, and layer (B) containing polyorganosiloxane.    USE - Laminated material is used for solar cell and display (both claimed) e.g. cathode ray tube display, liquid crystal display, plasma display, organic electroluminescent display and rear projection display. Can also be used for car navigation, mobile telephone, video monitor and big screen display board.    ADVANTAGE - The laminated material is excellent in light resistance and reflection preventing ability, and is provided by a simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for display for outdoor installation, which has the laminated material as substrate.
NOVELTY - The plate has a superconducting heater located below a phase change energy-storage radiator and provided with a tube-shaped evaporation cavity (4) and multiple superconducting heat transmission tubes (5). Superconducting liquid (6) is filled in the tube-shaped evaporation cavity, an electric heating tube (7) and a control circuit (8). The superconducting heat transmission tubes and the tube-shaped evaporation cavity form a vacuum system. The superconducting heat transmission tubes are respectively installed in base tubes (1) of the radiator. Radiating fins (2) are wound on the base tubes.    USE - Photoelectrical energy-storage superconducting solar heating plate.    ADVANTAGE - The plate is simple in structure and convenient to use, and occupies less space. The plate can be utilized to warm for 24 hours by storing the solar and electric energy. The plate automatically charges, stores energy, shares time and measures degree when the power grid is minimum and automatically starts and warms when the power grid is in maximum. The plate ensures better effects for de-peaking the power grid. The plate reasonably utilizes the electric energy, thus saving user cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The base tubes are formed in square, circular or flat cylindrical shape, and are made of blacking thin carbon steel boards, stainless steel boards, film plastic bodies, high molecular material or film body material. The radiating fins are made of blacking metal material or high molecular material or made of black polyethylene material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a photoelectrical energy-storage superconducting solar heating plate.    Base tubes (1)    Radiating fins (2)    Tube-shaped evaporation cavity (4)    Superconducting heat transmission tubes (5)    Superconducting liquid (6)    Electric heating tube (7)    Control circuit (8)
NOVELTY - The heater has a superconducting heat-transferring tube (3) connected with a tabular evaporating pool (1) that is filled with superconducting liquid (4). The superconducting heat-transferring tube and the tabular evaporating pool form a vacuum system. A phase-changing energy-storing cooler is formed with a basal tube (13) that is wound with cooling fins (15). A control circuit is formed inside a pedestal (12), where a lower part of the pedestal is fixed with rolling wheels (19).    USE - Double phase-changing superconducting and energy-storing electric heater.    ADVANTAGE - The heater is simple in structure, and utilizes less amount of electric power to supply heat. The heater has large heat-supplying volume, and ensures uniform heat supply with high heat conversion efficiency. The heater utilizes peak valley difference of the power system to automatically store energy and heat, and can emit the stored energy with large heat-releasing power when the heat supply is needed. The heater can ensure safe power utilization, reduce network load, and save heating cost of users.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a double phase-changing superconducting and energy-storing electric heater.    Tabular evaporating pool (1)    Superconducting heat-transferring tube (3)    Superconducting liquid (4)    Pedestal (12)    Basal tube (13)    Cooling fins (15)    Rolling wheels (19)
NOVELTY - The heater has a polymeric material radiating fin (2) wound on a square-shaped base tube (1) that is made of carbon steel plate, stainless steel plate, thin film plastic or thin film polymeric material. Superconducting heat transfer tubes (5) are installed in the base tube, where the transfer tubes are made of copper, aluminum and iron metal material. An impeller (21) is installed in a wind collection cylinder (20), and a generator (17) generates and supplies power to a phase change energy storage radiator, and charges the radiator.    USE - Light, electricity and wind integrated energy storage heater.    ADVANTAGE - The heater consumes less electrical energy, solar energy and wind energy, saves usage cost, has simple structure and weather warming, automatic charging and energy storage functions, and is environment-friendly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a light, electricity and wind integrated energy storage heater.    Square-shaped base tube (1)    Polymeric material radiating fin (2)    Superconducting heat transfer tubes (5)    Generator (17)    Wind collection cylinder (20)    Impeller (21)
NOVELTY - The device has a double-effect heating device comprising two heating devices and arranged at a lower part of a transparent cover plate (2). The transparent cover plate packages the double-effect heating device and a heat storage tank in an outer insulating layer. The insulating layer is provided with an air inlet (1) and an air outlet (12). A trapezoidal heat absorbing plate (4) made from zinc-plated plate is arranged in the device. The heat storage tank is filled with low temperature heat storage material such as paraffin wax or sodium sulfate decahydrate.    USE - Trapezoidal baffled solar air heat collecting and storing device.    ADVANTAGE - The heat storage material releases the stored heat at night or adverse weather condition, so that the service life of the heat collector is prolonged. The heat storage tank controls highest temperature of the trapezoidal heat absorbing plate, such that the temperature difference between the inner and outer environments of the heat collector is reduced, thus reducing the heat loss of the device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A sunny slope is plated with a solar selectivity coating made of composite of nickel, chromimum, oxygen and nitrogen and composite of titanium, oxygen and nitrogen.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a trapezoidal baffled solar air heat collecting and storing device.    Air inlet (1)    Transparent cover plate (2)    Trapezoidal heat absorbing plate (4)    Fan (8)    Supporting seat (10)    Air outlet (12)
NOVELTY - The interchanger has heat exchange tubes i.e. three-dimensional inner rib tubes, installed between an upper tubular plate and a lower tubular plate. An end of the heat exchange tubes is connected with a primary smoke inlet, and another end of the heat exchange tubes is connected with a primary smoke outlet. A space between the upper tubular plate and the lower tubular plate is provided with a pure smoke passage. Two ends of the pure smoke passage are respectively provided with a pure smoke inlet connecting passage and a pure smoke outlet connecting passage.    USE - Smoke-smoke heat interchanger for smoke desulfuration in a thermal power generation field.    ADVANTAGE - The interchanger is small in size and light in weight, and has better heat exchange performance. The interchanger is convenient to maintain, occupies less space, utilizes waste, saves energy, reduces exhaust, and improves thermal power desulfuration effect.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a smoke-smoke heat interchanger.
NOVELTY - The generating-set has heat interchanger whose high temperature fluid sides are connected to a smoke outlet, a reset reactor and a discharge pipe. Lower temperature fluid sides of the heat interchanger are connected to entrances of a compressor i.e. reciprocating compressor. An anode exit of a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell is connected to the compressor. An input terminal of an inflamer is connected to a pressure controlled valve and an admitting pipe. An output terminal of the inflamer is connected to a smoke entrance of an outer heat fixed-bed reactor.    USE - Natural gas and polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell integrated hydrogen generating-set for a natural gas reforming system.    ADVANTAGE - The generating-set produces hydrogen to be utilized by polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell, and reduces partial pressure of hydrogen in the inner side of the membrane, thus improving generation effect of natural gas reforming system for hydrogen and fuel cell integrated system. The generating-set has better heat match efficiency, and high efficiency of energy usage.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a circuit diagram of a natural gas and polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell integrated hydrogen generating-set.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The generator has a stator formed by arranging a number of centralized stator coils (10) with hollow structures in a stator round disk through a circle manner. Upper and lower end covers (2, 3) of upper and lower rotors are respectively formed by upper and lower rotor magnetic steels (6, 7) and upper and lower rotor back yokes (5, 8). The end covers are connected together by a cylindrical shell (9), and the stator is fixed with a main shaft (1). The end covers and the stator are combined to form double air gaps, where the end covers are connected with air wheels by an aluminum alloy structure.    USE - Permanent magnet wind power generator.    ADVANTAGE - The generator outputs greater power on condition of low air speed and small air amount, and has wide air speed application range and high operation efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The stator round disk is made of insulated rubber wooden phenolic aldehyde plastic material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a permanent magnet wind power generator.    Main shaft (1)    Upper end cover (2)    Lower end cover (3)    Upper rotor back yoke (5)    Upper rotor magnetic steel (6)    Lower rotor magnetic steel (7)    Lower rotor back yoke (8)    Cylindrical shell (9)    Centralized stator coils (10)
NOVELTY - The solar roof tile (3) has a base (5) made up of polymer concrete and a solar cell (4) fastened on a roof exterior (6). The roof exterior has a local limited projection (8) with a bearing surface (8.1) for the solar cell. The bearing surface is smaller than the solar cell. The solar cell is embedded on the bearing surface. The solar cell is completely overlaid in a sealing compound (9). The sealing compound is high transparent polyurethane.    USE - Solar roof tile.    ADVANTAGE - The solar roof tile has a base made up of polymer concrete and a solar cell fastened on a roof exterior, and hence ensures that the solar roof tile is cost effective and mechanically stable with sufficient thermal behavior.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross sectional view of a solar roof tile.    Solar roof tile (3)    Solar cell (4)    Base (5)    Roof exterior (6)    Projection (8)    Bearing surface (8.1)    Sealing compound (9)
NOVELTY - A porous membrane is obtained by forming a coating film on a base material provided with a base layer, using a metal-nanoparticle-colloidal solution without binder followed by sintering the coating film. The base layer contains reaction material of coupling agent, or coupling agent.    USE - Porous membrane is used for transparent electrode used as current collection electrode of solar cell (both claimed). Uses include but are limited to transparent electrode for plasma display, liquid crystal display and touch panel, electrode for display element of transparent heater, notebook personal computer and mobile telephone, as antistatic film, electromagnetic shielding material and catalyst film.    ADVANTAGE - The porous membrane excellent in uniformity, electroconductivity, light transmittance and transparency, is manufactured easily in absence of vacuum.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of porous membrane.
NOVELTY - The shield has a handle fixed on a rear part of a polycarbonate shield body. An electric shock head, an alarm lamp, a hard light flash head and a trumpet are fixed to a controller i.e. single chip, on an inner board of an appliance box, respectively. A box cover is fixed with an electric shock switch and a function key switch, and an end of a lithium battery pack is fixed to the controller. Another end of the battery pack is connected to ends of the electric shock switch and the function key switch, respectively, where other ends of the switches are connected to the controller, respectively.    USE - Multi-functional shield for use by modern police, armed police and antiriot people during an emergency case.    ADVANTAGE - The shield is provided with synthetic functions such as attack, defense, electric shock, hard light, alarm lamp and police whistle, integrating attack and defense according to the requirement. The shield includes the controller that uses a single chip mode to simplify the operation of the shield, so that the shield performs a multi-function switching process through a button, and is convenient to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a multi-functional shield.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a measuring basic platform whose upper part is provided with a measuring platform return-to-zero percentage location meter that is fixed on a bottom surface of a bracket top plate. Two sides of a bracket are provided in front and back straight line guide-ways, and a bottom surface of the bracket top plate is provided with a transverse straight line guide-way. A depth measuring probe and a display apparatus are installed in the transverse straight line guide-way, and one side of the bracket top plate is fixed with the display apparatus.    USE - Flexible polymer package lithium ion battery shell depth measuring apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus has reasonable structure, and is convenient to operate. The apparatus realizes polymer flexible package shell measurement and ensures measuring precision.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a flexible polymer package lithium ion battery shell depth measuring apparatus.
NOVELTY - The machine has a solar light spectrum receiver comprising a light transmitter, an automatic 180 degrees rotating light following machine and a light absorber. A light transmission circuit e.g. light guide fiber, is made of plastic. A light filtering film machine screens ultraviolet ray and infrared ray, and adjusts a light filtering combination part of different colors of light. A heating gathering heater and a breather pipe are equipped in the machine. An illuminating lamp cap and an LED energy-saving lamp are located in the machine.    USE - Solar heating illuminating lighting machine.    ADVANTAGE - The machine eliminates harm and adverse factor of human living space caused by electromagnetic radiation illumination in the environment, protects global environment and saves energy. The machine has high energy conversion rate, soft light and better coloring effect.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar heating illuminating lighting machine.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The cap has a liquid level controller with a floater (9) for floating up and down to measure height of a liquid level, and a choke plug (10) for adding liquid. Liquid injecting hole is connected with a tee joint (3), and injects an injecting liquid from a tee joint by connecting a soft tube via a high level groove to introduce a liquid storing cabin. The cabin measures a lift of the liquid level via the floater, and the choke plug separates or opens an upper liquid port to automatically charge the liquid in the accumulator.    USE - Multi-functional liquid-injecting cap for lead-acid accumulator for traction.    ADVANTAGE - The cap can automatically control and charge the liquid level, and can prevent the cell from damaging by the lack of the liquid in the cell, thus prolonging the service life of the accumulator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a multi-functional liquid-injecting cap for lead-acid accumulator.    Tee joint (3)    Sealing ring (7)    Floater connecting rod (8)    Floater (9)    Choke plug (10)
NOVELTY - Preparation of electrolyte involves mixing polymeric ionic liquid, non-polymeric ionic liquid, ionic liquid crosslinking agent and initiator in mass ratio of 15-60:20-80:2-10:1-5, performing random copolymerization at 20-80 degrees C, forming polymer gel, and dipping the polymer gel into the iodine solution or iodine vapor to adsorb the iodine monomer.    USE - Preparation of electrolyte such as quasi-solid electrolyte used for manufacturing dye-sensitized solar cell (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently and easily provides electrolyte with excellent bonding capacity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of dye-sensitized solar cell, which involves mixing the polymeric ionic liquid, non-polymeric ionic liquid, ionic liquid crosslinking agent and initiator in mass ratio of 15-60:20-80:2-10:1-5, preparing the solution, forming sensitized dye layer on titania film by routine method, evenly coating the solution on the sensitized dye layer, pressing the platinum electrode and covering the electrode on the sensitized dye layer, polymerizing at 20-80 degrees C, producing the polymer gel, dipping the polymer gel into the iodine solution or iodine vapor to adsorb the iodine monomer for producing the electrolyte and producing the dye-sensitized solar cell.
NOVELTY - An insulation back panel has a polyethylene terephthalate thin film layer, a primary polyvinylidene fluoride material layer and a secondary polyvinylidene fluoride material layer. The primary and secondary polyvinylidene fluoride material layers are positioned on upper and lower surface planes of the polyethylene terephthalate thin film layer, and combined integrally with the polyethylene terephthalate thin film layer through an adhesive layer, respectively.    USE - Insulation back panel is used for solar photovoltaic component.    ADVANTAGE - The insulation back panel has excellent weather resistance, aging resistance, insulation property, contamination resistance, and low water-vapor permeability. The solar photovoltaic component formed using the insulation back panel has excellent durability.
NOVELTY - A methane tank has a tank cover in the upper opening. A heat absorber is installed on the tank cover. The heat absorber has semi-circle, arc, square, triangle or polygon shaped cross section. The heat absorber is made of plastic, metal or glass.    USE - Methane pre-heating device.    ADVANTAGE - Since methane tank is equipped with a heat absorber in the upper opening portion, solar heat can be utilized efficiently to heat the methane tank, so as to generate methane continuously over long period of time. The yield of methane is improved and energy utilization and applications of methane are increased.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of methane preheating device.
NOVELTY - A wind-powered land yacht has multiple wheels (35-1) fixed with an axle (33) connected to a center undercarriage (16) integrated to a side support stand (17); and a mast (2) connected to a pocket (3) and extended downward to connect to a sail pocket (8) connected to a sail mast (9). Multiple yard pockets (4) are connected to cross direction at the middle and lower column part of sail.    USE - Wind-powered land yacht.    ADVANTAGE - Provides environment-friendly land yacht by powering the land yacht only with wind. Maintains balance since handle is not immediately connected to the wheel by breaking the handle at fixed angle and connecting with the wheel. Ensures convenient assembly and disassembly operation of the land yacht. Ensures redirection is easy by using two types of brake through the hand by use of handle operating the fore wheel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the configuration of a land yacht. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Mast (2)    Pocket (3)    Yard pockets (4)    Sail pocket (8)    Sail mast (9)    Center undercarriage (16)    Side support stand (17)    Axle (33)    Wheels (35-1)
NOVELTY - Solar battery panel comprises a weatherproof layer, an adhesive layer, a structural reinforcing layer and an adhesive reflective layer. The weatherproof layer is adhered to the structural reinforcing layer through the adhesive layer. The structural reinforcing layer is adhered to the adhesive reflective layer. A plasticizing agent and inorganic material are also included.    USE - Solar battery panel for reducing adhesive layer.    ADVANTAGE - The solar battery panel is cost-effective and has good durability and wide application in the solar industry.
NOVELTY - A can for a lithium rechargeable battery and a lithium rechargeable battery using the same can are provided to prevent a short circuit between electrode plates causable by the deformation of an electrode assembly.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A lithium secondary battery comprises: an electrode assembly having a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate; and a can(510) for accommodating the electrode assembly inserted through an opening. The can(510) for a lithium rechargeable battery has reinforcing parts(580) on the long-side walls(512). The reinforcing part(580) is formed of metallic materials or plastic materials.Image 1/1
NOVELTY - The package (1) has a power detecting unit (13) coupled to a power storage unit (12), and a power converting unit (14) coupled to the power detecting unit. A molding body encloses the power storage unit, the power detecting unit and the power converting unit, where the power storage unit comprises a capacitor having capacitance lower than 10 microfarads. The detecting circuit comprises a switching element i.e. transistor, and detects voltage larger than a predetermined value, where the switching element is turned on to transmit electric power to the power converting unit.    USE - Solar power converting package. Uses include but are not limited to a surface mount device (SMD), a dual in-line package (DIP), a ball-grid array (BGA) package and a pin-grid array (PGA) package.    ADVANTAGE - The molding body encloses the power storage unit, the power detecting unit and the power converting unit, thus reducing size of the solar power converting package, and applying the solar power converting package to the load with a small power output.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a solar power converting package.    Load (L)    Solar power converting package (1)    Power storage unit (12)    Power detecting unit (13)    Power converting unit (14)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell (1) has a fuel flow path (13) with a supply flow path (10) connected to an end of an anode chamber flow path (11) through which fuel gas is supplied. A variable flow rate controlling unit (14) changes a flow rate of the fuel gas by water generated by power generation of a power generation area to be placed within the anode chamber flow path, so that the flow rate of the fuel gas is reduced by the variable flow rate controlling unit during the power generation for a given period of time after power generation is stopped.    USE - Fuel cell e.g. flow type fuel cell such as polymer electrolyte fuel cell, for use in a fuel cell stack.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell successively exhausts constant fuel gas during power generation, uniformly supplies fuel gas to other respective fuel cells within a fuel cell stack, efficiently exhausts impurity gas, realizes shortening of a replacement time period of the fuel gas with reduced size. The fuel cell is inexpensive.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a configuration of a fuel cell unit.    Fuel cell (1)    Supply flow path (10)    Anode chamber flow path (11)    Fuel flow path (13)    Variable flow rate controlling unit (14)
NOVELTY - The mechanism (20) has a main body (22) defining an assembling groove (228) to partly receive a battery (26). An elastic positioning member (24) comprises a restricting portion (244) extending from the main body, where the restricting portion faces the assembling groove. The positioning member bends such that the battery is inserted into the assembling groove of the main body, where an elastic portion of the elastic positioning member is made of metal or plastic. The elastic positioning member comprises an operating portion (246) formed on an end of the restricting portion.    USE - Battery fixing mechanism for an electronic device e.g. computer and mobile phone.    ADVANTAGE - The mechanism has simple structure, and enables easily assembling or disassembling the battery from the assembling groove of the main body.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded isometric view of a battery fixing mechanism.    Battery fixing mechanism (20)    Main body (22)    Elastic positioning member (24)    Battery (26)    Assembling groove (228)    Restricting portion (244)    Operating portion (246)
NOVELTY - A solar trough (12) and receiver unit (10) has inlet chamber shaped to deflect sunlight in direction of receiver (14) which accommodates heat transfer fluid. The heat of sunlight helps to raise the temperature of the heat transfer fluid. The fluid is conducted by the receiver unit to destination direction, upon passing in internal passage.    USE - Solar trough and receiver unit used in collection of solar energy.    ADVANTAGE - Enables to maximize the solar energy which is used in power generation reliably using an inexpensive structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective view of solar trough and receiver unit.    Receiver unit (10)    Solar trough (12)    Receiver (14)    Support structure (28)    Pipe insulation (32)
NOVELTY - The retainer assembly has a battery holder (410) that is attached to a circuit board (414) and defines a cavity (522) for receiving coin cell battery. A slot (520) provided in the circumferential edge portion of the battery holder permits the battery to be removably inserted within the cavity. A dielectric band (504) made of silicon rubber is detachably attached to the holder and extends around circumferential edge portion of holder.    USE - Retainer assembly for low profile coin cell battery (claimed) for electronic device such as radio, mobile telephone, cellular telephone, video camera, recording device and digital camera.    ADVANTAGE - Since the dielectric band extending around periphery of circumferential edge portion of holder is detachably attached to the holder, the coin cell battery can be secured within the cavity of the holder. Since the dielectric band is made of silicone rubber, the band can be stretched or compressed according to the insertion of battery. Hence, mechanical strength of the retainer assembly can be improved and manufacturing cost can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of the printed circuit board.    Battery holder (410)    Circuit board (414)    Dielectric band (504)    Slot (520)    Cavity (522)
NOVELTY - The battery has mixture (2) provided with carbon powder, loaded into a battery tube (4), and pressed tightly. Liquid is injected into the battery tube.    USE - Environment-friendly chemical battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of an environment-friendly chemical battery.    Battery cathode (1)    Mixture (2)    Conducting rod (3)    Battery tube (4)    Waterproof film (7)
NOVELTY - The structure has a box type float (30) arranged with multiple cross members (10) and vertical member (20). A solar panel (60) is set up in panel points. A shingle is made of an inclined plate. A stage (50) is installed on multiple cross members. A pair of solar panel installation fixed beams (40a, 40b) is fixed in the shingle of the float. The cross member, vertical member, float and the fixed beam are made of fiber reinforced plastics.    USE - Floating solar panel installation structure.    ADVANTAGE - The structure suppresses the water rising temperature, and the evaporation of the base prevents photosynthesis and generation and breeding of tide.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a floating solar panel installation structure.    Cross member (10)    Vertical member (20)    Float (30)    Solar panel installation fixed beam (40a, 40b)    Stage (50)    Solar panel (60)
NOVELTY - The battery has a fixed frame part (b) consisting of a ridge (10) and a furrow (20) that is stuck to a solar battery unit. A thin film solar cell unit (a) bends with physical strength. A dye-sensitized solar cell unit is placed on one side of a structure consisting of the ridge of the fixed frame part. The ridge is made of metal, ceramics, glass, synthetic resin including plastic and foam, or timber.    USE - Solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The surface area of the battery is increased from the restricted size. The efficiency of the battery can be raised by receiving large amount of sunlight.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a thin film solar cell unit and a fixed frame part.    Thin film solar cell unit (a)    Fixed frame part (b)    Ridge (10)    Furrow (20)
NOVELTY - A fuel-cell system (10) consists of a fuel cell (14) which produces electric power by reaction of hydrogen gas and an oxidizing agent. The system is provided with hydrogen-gas supplier (50) which supplies hydrogen gas to the fuel cell. The hydrogen-gas supplier is controlled, and the flow volume of hydrogen gas supplied to the fuel cell is controlled, and a unit (74) generates differential pressure between supply port (30) and discharge port (32) of hydrogen gas of the fuel cell.    USE - Fuel-cell system e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell system, is used in vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel-cell system has excellent electric-power generation stability. Water collected in the fuel-gas flow channel is discharged without providing an additional piston apparatus. Diffusibility of hydrogen gas within the fuel-gas flow channel is improved. The fuel-cell system is compact and economical.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of a fuel-cell vehicle mounted with the fuel-cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel-cell system (10)    Fuel cell (14)    Hydrogen supply port (30)    Hydrogen discharge port (32)    Hydrogen-gas supplier (50)    Unit for generating differential pressure (74)
NOVELTY - A pre-processing system of raw fuel comprises sulfur compound adsorption agent filling container (1), higher hydrocarbon adsorption agent filling container (2), and pipe which supplies raw fuel to water vapor modifier. The flow path of raw fuel to sulfur compound adsorption agent filling container or higher hydrocarbon adsorption agent filling container is change according to temperature of water vapor modifier.    USE - A pre-processing system of raw fuel for fuel hydrogen production of fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The system is low cost since usage amount of higher hydrocarbon adsorption agent is decreased and simple since it utilizes flow volume of time or raw fuel as control element, and prevents performance decrement of modification catalyst.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view of pre-processing system of raw fuel. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Sulfur compound adsorption agent filling container (1)    Higher hydrocarbon adsorption agent filling container (2)    Switching valve (3)    Temperature measurement device (4)    Controller (5)    Shut-off valve (6)
NOVELTY - The system has judging unit that determines whether temperature of fuel cell exceeds the preset temperature during low efficient driving state. The restriction in supply of hydrogen is prevented when fuel cell temperature exceeds the preset temperature. The supply amount of oxidizing agent gas is controlled so that the concentration value of hydrogen in waste gas of fuel cell is not more than preset value.    USE - Fuel cell system including polymer electrolyte fuel cell for use as power supply of drive motor of vehicle such as vessel and aircraft. Can also be used in fuel cell system with solid oxide fuel cell, phosphoric acid fuel cell, etc., for various industrial machines, transportations, etc.    ADVANTAGE - Suppresses the generation of oxidation of carbon, and increase in hydrogen concentration so that durability of fuel stack is securable.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fuel cell control method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the flow chart explaining the warm-up process performed using the control unit. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell has a fuel gas flow channel for supplying fuel gas containing hydrogen with respect to an anode. An oxidant gas flow channel is positioned in the entrance portion vicinity, for supplying oxidant gas containing oxygen to the cathode. An electrochemical actuator (50) suppresses the inflow of the oxidant gas to the oxidant gas flow channel, when electrical potential difference between anode and cathode exceeds preset value.    USE - Fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - As the inflow of oxidant gas to the oxidant gas flow channel is suppressed, the diffusion of oxygen from the cathode side to the anode side is suppressed, and the electric potential raise of cathode can be suppressed, so that the deterioration of cathode can be suppressed. The number of components of fuel cell can be reduced, and the manufacturing process of the fuel cell can be simplified.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) gas separator for fuel cell; and    (2) gas flow path formation portion for fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the electrochemical actuator.    Gas separator (26)    Hole (30)    Groove (37)    Electrochemical actuator (50)
NOVELTY - An active material comprises porous substrate which supports 1 type of oxammonium compound inside hole.    USE - An active material for secondary battery (claimed) e.g. storage battery and charging battery as cylindrical shape, square shape, coin shape and sheet type.    ADVANTAGE - The active material has high energy density, and is chemically and electrically stable and excellent in electroconductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a porous substrate.
NOVELTY - The element (1) has resin board (3) that is provided with incident end surface (4) and injection end surface (5). A diffraction grating (2) is formed in front and back of resin board to diffract the light from incident-end surface to injection end surface.    USE - Flexible light transmitting element for illuminating device and solar panel photodetector (both claimed). Can also be used in electrical decoration apparatus, exterior light supply apparatus and advertising display apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The illumination efficiency of light can be improved, since the diffraction grating is formed in front and back of resin board.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) illuminating device; and    (2) solar panel photodetector.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an external view of the flexible light transmitting element.    Flexible light transmitting element (1)    Diffraction grating (2)    Resin board (3)    Incident end surface (4)    Injection end surface (5)
NOVELTY - A catalyst ink containing a catalyst-carrying carbon, an electrolyte and a solvent is prepared. The large impact force is provided to the catalyst ink, and the catalyst-carrying carbon is pulverized and atomized to primary particles. The atomized particles are re-aggregated. The catalyst ink after re-aggregation is coated to a base material sheet, and the solvent is removed to obtain a fuel-cell catalyst layer (2a,2b).    USE - Manufacture of catalyst layer used for fuel cell such as polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of catalyst layer having excellent gas diffusion property.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    Solid electrolyte film (1)    Catalyst layers (2a,2b)    Membrane electrode assembly (4)    Separator (6)    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell (10)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell has a fuel cell stack (23) that is stored in a case (40) mounted in a vehicle casing. The case is made of aluminum product. An insulating coating is coated over the metal portions of the case. An interruption valve (48) which is arranged in the case, is provided in a fuel gas piping (31a) attached to the fuel cell stack.    USE - Solid polymer electrolyte type fuel cell mounted in electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Since the interruption valve arranged in the case, is provided in the fuel gas piping, the discharge of the hydrogen into the fuel cell stack can be prevented even when the fuel gas piping is damaged during the vehicle collision. The safety of the fuel cell during the collision of the vehicle can be ensured reliably. Since the case is made of the aluminum product, the weight of the fuel cell can be reduced effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the interruption valve. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell stack (23)    Fuel gas piping (31a)    Case (40)    Interruption valve (48)
NOVELTY - The tray has a body (1) whose bottom end is fixedly connected with a hollow structured pedestal (2). The pedestal is provided with a transverse partition board (3), and an inner part of the pedestal is divided into two cavity bodies that are identical in size by the partition board. Inside of an upper cavity body is provided with a heating device, and a switch and a battery are serially connected together. A pulling door (8) is arranged at a side of an inner part of the cavity body, and two sides of the body are fixedly connected with symmetrical handles.    USE - Tray.    ADVANTAGE - The heating device in the upper cavity body of the pedestal can heat the meal in the tray when the meal is in a cold state, and the thin film in the lower cavity body of the pedestal is taken out to cover the upper side of the meal during heating the meal, so that the tray can prevent water from losing while heating the meal and avoid the poor mouth-feel of the hard meal. The symmetrical handles are provided at two sides of the tray, so that the tray is convenient for user to take. The tray has simple structure, and convenient and practical use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a tray.    Body (1)    Hollow structured pedestal (2)    Transverse partition board (3)    Chopstick (7)    Pulling door (8)
NOVELTY - The method involves holding a solar cell (1) by a sample holder (40). Forward movement (8) of a testing probe (30) to an electrode connection in a movement direction is executed till a reference sensor of the testing probe produces an electrical signal on the solar cell during reaching of a predefined distance of the reference sensor at a reference surface. The forward movement of the testing probe is proceeded around a predefined path by contacting a contact element (31) e.g. electrically conductive plastic body, on the electrode connection for executing over-travel of the contact element.    USE - Method for temporary electrical contacting of a solar cell for electrical function testing of the solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables operation of the solar cell with minimum mechanical stress in a testing station, allows mechanical and electrical contacting of the solar cell by contact points, and can be integrated in an industrial flow process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a device for temporary electrical contacting of a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a vertical sectional view of a testing arrangement for electrical function testing of solar cells.    Solar cell (1)    Forward movement (8)    Testing probe (30)    Contact element (31)    Sample holder (40)
NOVELTY - The probe (30) has a flexible, electrically conductive contact element (31) e.g. electrically conductive bending spring, for production of an electrical contact, and a reference sensor (32) for indication of a distance of the contact element to an external reference surface by an electrical signal of the reference sensor. A tip of the contact element is aligned at an assembly level (6), and a rail (34) exhibits a trapezoidal cross section. The contact element is designed as a flexibly deformable, electrically conductive plastic body.    USE - Probe for temporary electrical contacting of front and/or back sided electrode connections of a solar cell for testing purposes.    ADVANTAGE - The reference sensor is provided for indication of the distance of the contact element to the external reference surface by the electrical signal of the reference sensor, and the tip of the contact element is aligned at the assembly level, thus controlling adjusting movement of the probe to the solar cell, and hence ensuring safe electrical contact of the solar cell in a test station at reduced mechanical stress, while utilizing the probe in an industrial continuous-process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating arrangements of probes for electrical functional test of solar cells with contact elements.    Solar cell (1)    Assembly level (6)    Probe (30)    Flexible, electrically conductive contact element (31)    Reference sensor (32)    Rail (34)
NOVELTY - The method involves implanting hydrogen ion and noble gas into silicon substrate (11) so as to form ion-implanted layer (14). The ion-implanted surface (13) of silicon substrate is adhered to a metal substrate (12) through adhesive (15). The silicon and metal substrates are laminated together by adhesive layer (16). An impact is given to ion-implanted layer to delaminate silicon substrate so as to leave a silicon layer (17) on metal substrate. A semiconductor layer (18) is deposited on silicon layer. A film (27) is formed on semiconductor layer and electrode (23).    USE - Method for manufacturing thin-film hetero-junction solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since the N-type transparent semiconductor layer is deposited on silicon layer which is formed by delaminating silicon substrate from metal substrate, the photo-conversion efficiency of the solar cell can be improved reliably, and degradation of the efficiency of the solar cell by light irradiation can be prevented effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the sectional views illustrating the manufacturing process of the hetero-junction solar cell.    N-type single-crystal silicon substrate (11)    Metal substrate (12)    Ion-implanted surface (13)    Ion-implanted layer (14)    Electroconductive adhesive (15)    Electroconductive adhesive layer (16)    N-type single-crystal silicon layer (17)    N-type transparent semiconductor layer (18)    Collecting electrode (23)    Protective film (27)
NOVELTY - The housing (111) has a composite film provided with an insulating layer (102) and an electrically conductive layer (103), where an end section of the composite film has a bend (110) to form an insulation for the electrically conductive layer. The composite film has a polyamide layer (104) and a projection within an area of a conductor (101), and the end section of the composite film is stuck together with an outer side of the housing. The insulating layer is made of polyolefin and the electrically conductive layer is made of aluminum.    USE - Cell housing for a galvanic element (claimed) i.e. galvanic cell of a battery of a vehicle e.g. hybrid vehicle and an electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The composite film insulates a cutting edge of the housing, so that isolation of the current conductor to the housing can be ensured during the production of the cell, thus reducing processing expenditure during a battery assembly. The end section of the composite film has the bend to form the insulation for the electrically conductive layer such that voltage flashovers between the collector and the housing can be effectively avoided.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a cell housing.    Conductor (101)    Insulating layer (102)    Electrically conductive layer (103)    Polyamide layer (104)    Bend (110)    Cell housing (111)
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic cell comprises a partially transparent photoelectrode, which is composed of a transparent electrically insulating material (1) and a transparent conductive coating (2). A p-conductive layer of nanosilicon (3), an intrinsically conductive layer of nanosilicon (4), and n-conductive layer of nanosilicon (5) are also included. A counter-electrode having a layer (6) of conductive material and an outer layer (7) are additionally provided in the photovoltaic cell. The used silicon is nanocrystalline silicon having a primary particle size of 5-200 nanometers.    USE - Photovoltaic cell for use as a solar cell, solar panel or photo-electrochemical converter in open or in buildings (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic cell has a higher robustness and efficiency than conventional cells and is producible in a simple and cost-effective manner by using nanoparticulate, doped or undoped silicon.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for producing photovoltaic cells, which involves:    (A) preparing transparent photoelectrode by applying transparent conductive coating on transparent insulating material; and    (B) applying porous layer nanocrystalline p-conductive silicon, intrinsically conductive layer of nanosilicon, n-conductive layer of nanosilicon and counter-electrode on the transparent photo electrode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the photovoltaic cell consisting of oxide glass with transparent conductive oxide layer.    Transparent electrically insulating material (1)    Transparent conductive coating (2)    p-conductive layer of nanosilicon (3)    Intrinsically conductive layer of nanosilicon (4)    n-conductive layer of nanosilicon (5)    Conductive material layer (6)    Outer layer (7)
NOVELTY - The solar roofing tile (3) has a base body (5) made of polymer concrete and a solar cell (4) fastened on the roof external side (6). The roof external side has locally limited projections (8) with a bearing surface (8.1) for the solar cell. The bearing surface is smaller than the solar cell. The solar cell is supported on the bearing surface, which is fully embedded in a casting compound (9). The casting compound is a super transparent polyurethane.    USE - Solar roofing tile.    ADVANTAGE - The roof external side has locally limited projections with a bearing surface for the solar cell, where the bearing surface is smaller than the solar cell, and the solar cell is supported on the bearing surface, which is fully embedded in a casting compound, and thus enables simple and easy assembly of the solar roofing tile.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing a solar roofing tile.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar roofing tile.    Solar roofing tile (3)    Solar cell (4)    Base body (5)    Roof external side (6)    Projection (8)    Bearing surface (8.1)    Casting compound (9)
NOVELTY - The eraser has an ultrasonic oscillator (100) provided in a side of an oscillating element. An eraser attaching/detaching part (40) is attached and detached in an eraser body (20). An eraser adhesion fixing part (60) made of elastomer is provided in the eraser attaching/detaching part. A battery part (160) supplies power to the oscillating element, and an operation switch (140) operates a printed circuit board (PCB) part (220).    USE - Oscillating eraser for use by elementary school student for erasing letter and drawing written by a pencil.    ADVANTAGE - The eraser performs erase operation in a rapid and effective manner, and is convenient to use and carry. The eraser prevents pain or fatigue to finger. The eraser removes particle of the pencil, so that the drawing is clean. The eraser can be cleanly utilized, and is incorporated with playing functions, thus increasing intelligence of a student.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an oscillating eraser.    Eraser body (20)    Eraser attaching/detaching part (40)    Eraser adhesion fixing part (60)    Ultrasonic oscillator (100)    Operation switch (140)    Battery part (160)    Printed circuit board part (220)
NOVELTY - The seat has a base (1) that is made of plastic material. The base has a laying area (11), a fixing seat (12) on one side and a plugging slot (15) on another side. A pair of first fastening units (2) is adhered to the two sides of plugging slot. A pair of second fastening units (3) made of metal is bonded to two sides of fixing seat. An electrode unit (4) is deposited on the fixing seat, and another electrode unit (5) is bonded to the plugging slot.    USE - Battery seat having stability and conductivity.    ADVANTAGE - The first pair of fastening units is used as the pivot point and the second pair of fastening units is used as a point of application, when the base and battery are assembled. The structure of the second pair of fastening units is strengthened. The second pair of fastening units is made of metal with good elasticity, long life and high ductility, so that the second pair of fastening units is not easily fatigued and battery is stably set on the seat. By heightening the elasticity coefficients of the electrode units with ductility of metal, the electrode units are used as pivot points so that the elasticity between the battery and electrode units is not easily fatigued and good conductivity is obtained. Thus enhanced elasticity and strengthened structure of fastening units and electrode units can be realized for good stability and conductivity after laying the battery on the seat.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the battery seat.    Base (1)    Fastening units (2,3)    Electrode units (4,5)    Laying area (11)    Fixing seat (12)    Plugging slot (15)
NOVELTY - The method involves fabricating the solar cell chips (90) on the solar cell wafers, and dicing the solar cell wafers into individual solar cell chips. The individual solar cell chips are packed in the molded plastic packages to form solar cell chip packages. The solar cell chip packages are connected to a printed circuit board.    USE - Method for manufacturing solar cell assembly (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell chips are packed easily in the molded plastic package at low cost. The solar cell chip packages are connected to the printed circuit board hence the individual solar cell chip package can be removed and replaced easily. The solar cell assembly can be repaired easily.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the solar cell chip.    Solar cell chip (90)    Silicon substrate (100)    P-doped region (105)    N-doped region (115)    Bus bars (160)
NOVELTY - The connector has an insulating stand (2) and a guide block (30) that is installed at a tie bar (20) fixed on a bracket (21). A repelling spring (50) is mounted on an exterior of the tie bar for triggering the guide block. A detection sensor (60) installed at the exterior of the bar senses the guide block that is moved according to a signal from a tie bar controller (70). A switch (80) connects a power source to an electrode (3). A wire fixing tool (A) has a battery part (90) which continuously supplies the power through the switch.    USE - Burying type underground electric wire connector for connecting an electric wire that is utilized for supplying electricity to a building.    ADVANTAGE - The provision of insulating stand protects the operator from electric shock, thus improving safety.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a burying type underground electric wire connector.    Wire fixing tool (A)    Insulating stand (2)    Electrode (3)    Tie bar (20)    Bracket (21)    Guide block (30)    Repelling spring (50)    Detection sensor (60)    Tie bar controller (70)    Switch (80)    Battery part (90)
NOVELTY - An electrolyte comprises aprotic solvent and metal complex salt, in which anion of metal complex salt contains aromatic moiety.    USE - Electrolyte for use in electrochemical device, i.e. lithium secondary battery or supercapacitor (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The metal complex salt provides overcharge protection of individual cells in a battery pack and/or provides overcharge protection to lithium ion batteries.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electrolyte comprises aprotic solvent and metal complex salt of formulae (I)-(IV) and/or its diastereomers.    A=B or Al;    A'=P or As;    Z=O or S;    X'=H, halo, CN, NO2, alkyl, or haloalkyl;    M=electrochemically stable cation;    x=1-3;    R5-R8=halo, CN, NO2, or optionally substituted alkyl, haloalkyl, aryl, or haloaryl; or    two of R5-R8, two pairs of R5-R8 (joined together)=aromatic optionally substituted with halo, or group of formula -Z'-C(O)-R9-C(O)-Z'-; and    R9=bond, 1-10C alkyl, 1-10C haloalkyl, 6-20C aryl, or 6-20C haloaryl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an electrochemical device comprising positive electrode, negative electrode, and electrolyte.
NOVELTY - An electrolyte (E1) comprises an organic solvent; a lithium salt; and a polymer additive containing repeating units.    USE - For electrochemical cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte improves the cycle life and shelf life of the electrochemical cells; and improves overcharge safety and thermal stability of the electrochemical cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electrolyte comprises an organic solvent; a lithium salt; and a polymer additive containing repeating units of formula (i).    R1=heterocyclic amine containing five to ten ring atoms;    m=20-100 mol.%.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an electrochemical cell comprising a negative electrode which intercalates with lithium; a positive electrode comprising an electrode active material which intercalates with lithium; and the electrolyte (E1) activating the negative and the positive electrodes.
NOVELTY - Fullerene raw material containing mixture of C60 and C70 and sulfonation reagent such as potassium sulfate or phosphonated reagent such as lithium potassium oxide are dispersed in reaction solvent such as dioxane and reacted at 20-200 degrees C under normal pressure for 10-200 hours. Chemical modified fullerene containing 1-12 specific partial structure is obtained.    USE - Manufacture of chemical modified fullerene used for manufacturing proton conducting membrane used in polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The chemical modified fullerene is economically manufactured at high yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Fullerene raw material containing mixture of C60 and C70, sulfonation reagent such as potassium sulfate (K2SO3) or phosphonated reagent such as lithium potassium oxide (LiPO(OR)2) are dispersed in reaction solvent such as dioxane and reacted at 20-200 degrees C under normal pressure for 10-200 hours. Chemical modified fullerene containing 1-12 partial structure of formula: X-C=C-H and mixture of C60 and C70 is obtained.    R=1-5C alkyl or phenyl;    X=SO3M or PO(OY')2;    M=H or alkali metal;and    Y'=M or R.
NOVELTY - Compound (I) comprising at least one semiconductor and/or a photon absorber, and a polymerizable residue covalently bound to it, is new.    USE - (I) is useful in polymer and device (all claimed), which is an electronic or electro-optical device e.g. photovoltaic device and light emitting diode device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a polymer of (I); and    (2) a device comprising (I) and/or the polymer.
NOVELTY - The laminating device (10) comprises a diaphragm (30) that is arranged above a heating plate (20), for accommodating an object to be laminated. A heater (11) such as infrared heater is arranged above the diaphragm. The diaphragm is made of transparent silicone rubber sheet.    USE - Laminating device for manufacturing solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The process defects such as bubble defect are reduced and the process time is shortened. Hence the productivity is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for laminating method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a conceptual diagram of the laminating device.    Laminating device (10)    Heater (11)    Heating plate (20)    Diaphragm (30)    Solar cell module (50)
NOVELTY - A mandrel comprises an elongated hollow tube (52), and drive member(s) (60) provided at an end of the hollow tube and configured to receive a driver in order to rotate the mandrel. The drive member is configured to electrically insulate the hollow tube from an electrode that is wound around the hollow tube.    USE - A mandrel for an electrochemical cell (claimed) for battery system.    ADVANTAGE - The mandrel improves power source of vehicle, increases the distance so vehicles may travel without the need to recharge the batteries, improves the performance of batteries, and reduces battery cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of manufacturing an electrochemical cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic exploded view of a mandrel.    Elongated hollow tube (52)    Drive member (60)    Features or projections (62, 64)
NOVELTY - A polybutylene terephthalate resin mixture is obtained by mixing polybutylene terephthalate resin and carbodiimide compound. The content of terminal carboxyl group in polybutylene terephthalate resin is less than 20 meq/kg. The polybutylene terephthalate resin has intrinsic viscosity of 0.9 dL/g or more. The carbodiimide compound is in the form of powder, granules or masterbatch.    USE - Polybutylene terephthalate resin mixture is used for film as solar cell module backsheet film for solar cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The film formed using polybutylene terephthalate resin mixture has excellent hydrolysis resistance, durability, and reduced fisheye and deterioration.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) film, which is formed by performing melt-extruding of polybutylene terephthalate resin mixture;    (2) manufacture of film; and    (3) solar cell module.
NOVELTY - An odorization agent removal apparatus has transition metal oxide arranged in upstream and activated carbon arranged in downstream by flow direction of fuel gas supplied to the apparatus. The odorization agent contains mercaptan.    USE - Apparatus is used for removing odorization agent in fuel gas e.g. town gas and liquefied petroleum gas used for manufacturing hydrogen (claimed) used for fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell and solid oxide fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The removal apparatus efficiently removes mercaptan, sulfide, thiophene and cyclohexene in fuel gas. Mercaptan is removed from fuel gas with high reliability and selectivity using adsorption agent having improved adsorption capability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view illustrating adsorption of tertiary butyl mercaptan and dimethyl sulfide in fuel gas. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing nano fiber using electro spinning technique, and forming a metal layer on the fiber surface using electro-less plating technique. The fiber is then removed by heating. The fiber is thermally decomposed at a temperature less than melting point of polymer of the fiber due to heating.    USE - Manufacturing method of continuous elongate metal nanotube (claimed) used in fabrication of electrode for battery, and medical field.    ADVANTAGE - The manufacture of a single continuous nano fiber is possible, while the fiber diameter can be controlled.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the electro spinning apparatus used in manufacture of continuous elongate metal nanotube.    Syringe (1)    Stainless plate (2)    High voltage generation unit (3)    Syringe needle (4)
NOVELTY - The cap has an anti-explosive valve (2) i.e. aluminum anti-explosive valve, provided with an inwardly folded edge (5) covering an edge of a top cover (1). A heave of the top cover extends from a surface of the folded edge of the anti-explosive valve. Welding points of the folded edge are provided at a position in which the anti-explosive valve is connected to the top cover. A sealing ring (3) i.e. plastic rubber sealing ring, is wrapped outside the anti-explosive valve and along a direction of the folded edge.    USE - Combined cover cap for power lithium battery.    ADVANTAGE - The adequate combination between the top cover and the aluminum anti-explosive valve is realized by thermally pressing process, thus reducing the internal resistance of the cap. The internal resistance of the cap does not shift or change due to the unsmooth material or oxidation of the material. The cap reduces cost of the battery. The quality of the battery is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a combined cover cap.    Top cover (1)    Anti-explosive valve (2)    Sealing ring (3)    Partition plate (4)    Folded edge (5)
NOVELTY - The battery has a battery cell comprising a pole shank, an electrolyte and a shell i.e. aluminum-plastic composite film, covering and heat-sealing the pole shank, where the electrolyte is sealed in the shell. The battery cell is formed with a pair of folded edges, a pole ear lead-out edge and two side edges, where a base angle of intersection of the folded edges and the two side edges is heat-sealed. A heat pressing mold comprises an upper heat-sealing mould and a lower heat-sealing mould with an arc structure matched with the base angle.    USE - Soft-package lithium ion battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery avoids the base angle from being changed during the production process of the battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a soft-package lithium ion battery production method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a soft-package lithium ion battery.
NOVELTY - The scooter has a pedal assembly equipped with a pedal. A tail fork is fixed at a tail end of the pedal and a braking cover. The braking cover is equipped with a braking cover main body. Semi-transparent plastic plates are fixed at two sides of the braking cover main body. A switch and a groove are fixed on the braking cover main body. A battery box is placed in the groove. A printed circuit board is embedded into the semi-transparent plastic plates. The battery box is electrically connected with the printed circuit board.    USE - Glittery scooter for use by a youngster.    ADVANTAGE - The scooter is provided with lighting and shining effects, so as to increase the interests of users and attract the youngsters.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a glittery scooter.
NOVELTY - The lamp has a plastic box in which an electronic element is mounted, where a button and an electric ball are mounted outside the plastic box. A circuit board is mounted on the plastic box, and comprises a transistor, a capacitor, a small lamp ball and a battery.    USE - Illumination lamp.    ADVANTAGE - The design of the lamp makes the small lamp ball to extinguish automatically after 30 seconds, thus saving electricity. The provision of the button at outer side of the plastic box enables pressing of the button when required. The plastic box can be fixed to a suitable place.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front sectional view of an illumination lamp.
NOVELTY - The heater has a pedestal bracket (3) whose two sides are respectively arranged with a left flap (8) and a right flap (9) made of stainless steel. The flaps are internally arranged with flap inner vacuum pipes (10) that are connected with a flap heat insulating connector (12) and a flap heating insulating hose (11). An upper end of the hose is inserted in a lower end of a water tank (1), and is connected with the water tank. A vent hole (13) is formed between the flap inner vacuum pipes. The water tank is internally provided with a vertical air pipe (14) made of copper or stainless steel.    USE - Flap type solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The use of left and right flaps make the heater hot in winter and cool in summer, thus increasing utilization ratio of solar energy. The heater can automatically clean the water tank and the vacuum pipe, so that the user can conveniently utilize the heater.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a flap type solar water heater.    Water tank (1)    Pedestal bracket (3)    Left flap (8)    Right flap (9)    Flap inner vacuum pipes (10)    Flap heating insulating hose (11)    Flap heat insulating connector (12)    Vent hole (13)    Vertical air pipe (14)
NOVELTY - The heater has a temperature rising outlet (11) connected with a temperature rising inlet (8) through a temperature rising pipe (13), and a barrel type distributor (14) provided in a heat collecting chamber (2). Multiple circulated heat collecting vessels (15) are distributed in a side of the barrel type distributor. Upper and lower parts of the barrel type distributor are connected with the circulated heat collecting vessels. A top end of the barrel type distributor is connected with the temperature rising outlet. A heat collector (3) is connected with the circulated heat collecting vessels.    USE - Divided flat slab type solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The front surface of a V-shaped fin of the heat collector absorbs the heat when sunlight irradiates from one side such that light irradiation and heat absorbing area of the collector is increased, and heat collecting efficiency of the heat collector is improved. The heater has no welding spot, so that the heat loss is small, durability is improved, the weight is less and service life is prolonged. The components of the heater are not easily broken and dropped off.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a divided flat slab type solar water heater.    Heat collecting chamber (2)    Heat collector (3)    Temperature rising inlet (8)    Temperature rising outlet (11)    Temperature rising pipe (13)    Barrel type distributor (14)    Circulated heat collecting vessels (15)
NOVELTY - The tube has an outer glass, an inner glass and metal sheets, where an interlayer between the outer glass and inner glass is formed as a vacuum layer. The metal sheets are thermally melted and inlaid with a neck aperture of the inner glass. An anode of each metal sheet is black coated. Superconducting mediums are provided in the inner layer. A U-shaped seal rubber ring is provided on a place, and the neck aperture of the inner glass is spliced with the metal sheets. A channel is provided on middle of the metal sheets. A generation sheet is connected outside the metal sheets.    USE - Vacuum glass heat tube for a solar heat absorbing device.    ADVANTAGE - The superconducting mediums fully absorb heat of solar energy and lead the heat, so as to achieve optimal effects on heat absorption and heat conduction of the tube. The tube has a simple structure and high thermal efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a vacuum glass heat tube.
NOVELTY - The valve has a control screw rod passing through an opening opened on an upper section of a valve core, where the control screw rod is connected with a rubber separating film component. Four baffle ribs are evenly and convexly equipped on an inner wall of the opening. A lower end of an inner cavity of a valve body is protruded upward corresponding to a position of a water inlet. An inner part of the valve core is formed as a hollow portion, and is connected with the water inlet. A filtering mesh is equipped in the water inlet.    USE - Automatic water feeding valve for a solar heater.    ADVANTAGE - The control screw rod does not cause lager joggling while feeding the water. The valve cannot be vibrated, thus reducing noise.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of an automatic water feeding valve in partial section.
NOVELTY - The valve has a body and a cover, where a lower end of a cavity of the body protrudes upward corresponding to a water inlet to form a valve core interconnected with the body. An interior of the valve core is formed with a hollow portion, and is connected with the water inlet. A control screw stem passes through a hole at an upper part of the valve core to be connected with a rubber membrane component. A filter net is arranged in the water inlet. A spacer sleeve is arranged in the water inlet outside the filter net.    USE - Automatic water feed control valve for a solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The valve has better sealing performance and long service life.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of an automatic water feed control valve for a solar water heater in partial section.
NOVELTY - The screw has a screw hole formed in an inner wall of a rubber sleeve, and a pole body passing through the screw hole. An opening is formed on an outer wall of the rubber sleeve. An end part is sleeved in the opening.    USE - Controlling screw for a water supplying valve in a solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The screw is convenient to process and inexpensive.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a controlling screw for a water supplying valve in a solar water heater.
NOVELTY - The system has a ground source heat pump system comprising a ground pipe heat exchanger (5) and a heat pump machine set (4). A solar energy collecting system comprises a solar collector (6) and a heat exchanger (7). The heat pump machine set is connected to a user terminal. The heat exchanger is connected to a heat-storage water box (8) by a cycling water pipe. The heat-storage water box is connected to the cycling water pipe between the heat pump machine set and the user terminal by valve groups. The ground pipe heat exchanger is made of high-density polyethylene plastic pipe.    USE - Energy-storage ground source heat pump system.    ADVANTAGE - The system has high energy efficiency ratio and wide application range, and saves cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a hydraulic circuit diagram of an energy-storage ground source heat pump system.    Heat pump machine set (4)    Ground pipe heat exchanger (5)    Solar collector (6)    Heat exchanger (7)    Heat-storage water box (8)
NOVELTY - The module has a main board whose four sides are fixed with a side board. A side of the side board is fixed with a buckling part. The side board is provided with a parallel or serial line design. Multiple solar optical-electric panels are used for paving a structure surface by the side boards of a fold box. A controller is constructed on the main board of the fold box with a driving electric sub-assembly, and connected with a solar optical-electric panel electrically through a line of the side board.    USE - Fold solar optical-electric module.    ADVANTAGE - The controller senses the sunshine location to obtain economical benefit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a fold solar optical-electric module.
NOVELTY - The assembly has a toughened glass covering plate (3) fixed in a frame body (2). A metal plate (4) is fixed on a back surface of a battery unit in a welding, bonding, hot pressing manner. A front leading-out lead (10) is connected at upper and lower ends at left and right sides of a battery layer of the battery unit. A back leading-out lead (12) is connected at upper and lower ends at left and right sides of the metal plate of the battery unit. An insulated gasket (11) is fixed between the metal plate and the frame body.    USE - Solar battery assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The assembly has better radiation effect, thus solving the radiation problem of the focus solar battery. The assembly has high generating efficiency and is convenient to process and inexpensive.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar battery assembly.    Frame body (2)    Toughened glass covering plate (3)    Metal plate (4)    Front leading-out lead (10)    Insulated gasket (11)    Back leading-out lead (12)
NOVELTY - The battery has a liquid storage tank comprising a telescopic box body, and an upper cover provided above the box body. The upper cover is formed with vent holes, and a bottom part of the box body is equipped with a valve room that is provided with a sealing ring. The box body is separated from the valve room by the sealing ring, and a lower surface of the upper cover is equipped with a valve rod. A valve plug is formed on a lower end of the valve rod and comprises upper surface matched with the sealing ring. Height of the valve room is greater than thickness of the valve plug.    USE - Automatic liquid charge/discharge rechargeable battery.    ADVANTAGE - The valve room and the valve plug are matched with each other to pump the residual liquid in the pipe when the box body is shrunk, so that the electric conduction of the battery pack caused by liquid is prevented effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an automatic liquid charge/discharge rechargeable battery in partial section.
NOVELTY - The method involves manufacturing block copolymer micelle solution by mixing polarity block and non-polar block with solvent, and dipping a substrate within the micelle solution. The solvent is evaporated from the micelle solution, and a micelle laminating structure is formed on a top part of the substrate. A metal oxide film is formed on the top part of the substrate, and a metal oxide precursor is coated after removing organic material within the metal oxide film. A porosity inorganic film is equipped with a metal particle, and a metal oxide film is equipped in an air gap.    USE - Method for manufacturing a porosity inorganic film of a photocatalytic layer in a dye sensitized solar cell (all claimed). Can also be used for an optical catalyst and a chemical sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables reducing pore size less than 100 nm by forming the mold of the porosity inorganic film using the block copolymer micelle. The method enables improving the pollutant decomposition effect of a photo catalytic layer, and increasing the current generation efficiency of a dye sensitized solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a dye sensitized solar cell comprising a porosity inorganic film and an optically transparent electrode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of a porosity inorganic film manufacturing method.
NOVELTY - The unfolding apparatus has a hinge unit coupling a solar cell panel to an artificial satellite main body, and two unfolding units (120,140), each having a pair of hinge brackets (121,124,141,144), coupled together by a connecting unit (160). One pair of hinge brackets connects one of the unfolding units to the satellite main body. The other pair of hinge brackets connects the other unfolding unit to the panel. The hinge brackets in each pair are coupled together in reciprocating manner. The unfolding tube (128,148) of one of the unfolding units is made of carbon fiber reinforced plastics.    USE - Solar cell panel unfolding apparatus for artificial satellite (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The hinge brackets of the unfolding units are rigid enough to enable the solar cell panel to accurately unfold relative to the satellite main body, stabilizing the task of the satellite to reach into orbit in faster time. The hinge brackets in each pair are formed of different materials, preventing cold adhesion of the brackets when exposed to vacuum environments in space. Buffer spring is set up between hinge bracket and unfolding tube, relieving impact load produced when solar cell panel unfolds relative to satellite main body. Buffer spring also maintains spacing between unfolding units when these are folded together, relieving external shocks or vibration produced by launching of satellite. Unfolding tube of carbon fiber reinforced plastics enhances rigidity of entire unfolding apparatus.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an artificial satellite.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective view and related enlarged views of a solar cell panel unfolding apparatus in unfolded state.    Unfolding units (120,140)    Hinge brackets (121,124,141,144)    Unfolding elastomers (127,147)    Unfolding tubes (128,148)    Connecting unit (160)
NOVELTY - The cell has a glass substrate (1) connected to an indium-tin oxide anode layer (2). A photosensitive layer (4) is equipped with a conjugated polymer. The cuprous oxide hole collection layer is connected to the indium-tin oxide anode layer. The photosensitive layer is provided with a conjugated polymer and a zinc oxide. Thickness of a cuprous oxide hole collection layer (3) is ranged from 30 to 80 nm. Thickness of the photosensitive layer is ranged from 100 to 200 nm. Thickness of a cathode aluminum (5) is ranged from 80 to 200 nm.    USE - Polymer/inorganic nano-crystalline hybrid solar cell for a battery.    ADVANTAGE - The cuprous oxide nano-crystal improves surface work function of the indium-tin oxide, thus increasing open-circuit voltage and energy conversion efficiency of the battery. The open-circuit voltage of the battery utilizing the cuprous oxide as the hole collection layer is increased by 32.5 percentages, thus increasing short-circuit current by 49 percentages, and hence increasing energy conversion efficiency by 171 percentages. The open-circuit voltage of the battery utilizing the cuprous oxide as the hole collection layer is increased by 55.9 percentages, thus increasing the short-circuit current by 57.2 percentages, and hence increasing energy conversion efficiency by 222 percentages.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a polymer/inorganic nano-crystalline hybrid solar cell.    Glass substrate (1)    Indium-tin oxide anode layer (2)    Cuprous oxide hole collection layer (3)    Photosensitive layer (4)    Cathode aluminum (5)
NOVELTY - The method involves mixing polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) with graphite in N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone (NMP) solvent by uniformly stirring to slurry. The mixed slurry is dried into powder, and processed powder is stirred in a carboxymethyl cellulose-styrene-butadiene rubber (CMC-SBR) water-base system. Slurry is grinded to make granularity to satisfy a coating requirement. The slurry is uniformly coated on a copper foil after the slurry is processed, and the slurry is dried to acquire a negative pole piece.    USE - Method for manufacturing a negative pole piece of a lithium-ion battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The lithium-ion battery using the negative pole piece can acquire excellent low-temperature cycle performance and ensures stability of a high-temperature cycle, so that the lithium-ion can be widely utilized.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical representation illustrating a lithium-ion battery negative pole piece manufacturing method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The device has a charging circuit for converting electric power output by a fuel cell to a specified output power. The charging circuit is electrically connected to the fuel cell and a rechargeable cell to transmit the electric power output by the fuel cell to the rechargeable cell for charging the rechargeable cell. A voltage conversion unit is utilized for converting the electric power of the rechargeable cell to the power needed by a load. The fuel cell is utilized as a power generation device for outputting power through a chemical reaction between hydrogen-rich fuel and oxygen.    USE - Constant current output device for a fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The rechargeable cell is selected from a group consisting of lead-acid cell, nickel-cadmium cell, nickel-metal hydride cell, rechargeable lithium cell, lithium ion cell and polymer lithium cell. The voltage conversion unit is selected from a group consisting of a booster circuit, a step-down circuit and a booster/step-down circuit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a constant current output device. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The device has multiple high level bridge piers (2) installed below a coastal shoal (16), where the bridge piers are provided with high level bridge faces (18) that are 6-100 m wide and 60-10000 m long. The high level bridge faces are provided with solar batteries (3) that generate direct current input to a controller (6) by conducting wires (5) for regulation. The direct current is introduced to a photovoltaic grid-connected inverter (7) and converted into low voltage alternative current power. A power supply grid transmits power.    USE - Power supplying device for a high level bridge typed solar power station on a coastal shoal for culturing sea water animals. Uses include but are not limited to culture shrimp, clam, moray, crab and bullacta.    ADVANTAGE - The device provides better ecological condition for culturing seawater animals. The low voltage alternative current is boosted to the high voltage alternative current, which is supplied to the power supply grid through the high voltage power transmission wire.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The solar batteries are single crystal silicon solar batteries, poly-crystal silicon solar batteries, non-crystal silicon thin-film solar batteries, poly-crystal silicon thin film solar batteries, compound semiconductor thin film solar batteries, organic solar batteries, plastic solar batteries or sensitization nanometer crystal solar batteries.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a power supplying device for a high level bridge typed solar power station on a coastal shoal for culturing sea water animals.    High level bridge piers (2)    Solar batteries (3)    Conducting wires (5)    Controller (6)    Photovoltaic grid-connected inverter (7)    Coastal shoal (16)    High level bridge faces (18)
NOVELTY - The demagnetizer has a 0.01-3.0 watts direct current (DC) motor, a permanent magnetic head, a motor, a 0.1-5 amperes switching unit and a 1.5-2.5 volts cylindrical battery that are arranged in a plastic shell.    USE - Multi-functional electric safe miniature demagnetizer for an electronic product in a house. Uses include but are not limited to a TV, a DVD, a calculator, an electronic watch and a wrist watch.    ADVANTAGE - The demagnetizer is small in size, light in weight, convenient and easy to use by a graphic display. The demagnetizer is safe, reliable and inexpensive, and avoids radiation. The demagnetizer is quick and instantaneous.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic circuit diagram of a multi-functional electric safe miniature demagnetizer.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The electrolyte has an additive i.e. lithium carbonate (LiCO3), whose concentration is 0.01 to 0.05 moles per L. A solvent is a mixed solution of ethylene carbonate (EC), ethylmethyl carbonate (EMC), dimethyl carbonate (DMC) and polycarbonate (PC).    USE - Electrolyte i.e. lithium hexaflourophosphate (claimed), for a lithium-ion battery.    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte can effectively facilitate generation of a solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) film by adding the lithium carbonate. The electrolyte can reduce the generation of the gas effectively. The cycle performance of the battery can be improved and the generation of the gas during the circulation process of the battery can be reduced by generating the steady solid electrolyte interphase SEI film on the cathode.
NOVELTY - The device has a used battery placed inside a battery holder and fixed between a circuit board and a connecting pad plate via a clamping and inserting element. A top part of the battery holder is fixed with a top cover. A lead is placed on the circuit board that is located on the connecting pad plate. An electronic connecting element is connected with a top cover. An anode of the used battery is connected with a resistor in series via the lead. The connecting pad plate is made of soft material. The clamping and inserting element is made of PVC material.    USE - Device for charging an automobile storage battery.    ADVANTAGE - The device connects the used battery with a target battery to charge the target battery, and avoids pollution from the used battery to the environment. The device is small in volume and convenient to carry, so that the device can be placed at any position in the automobile.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of an automobile storage battery charging device.
NOVELTY - The cable has a conductor (1), a insulating layer (2), a filler (3), a bi-layer twisted belt layer (4) and an external sheath layer (6), and a shielding layer (5) sandwiched between the belt layer and the external sheath layer, where the shielding layer is a shielding structure woven by copper wires. The insulating layer is made of thermoplastic elastomer elastic material or flexible silane crosslinked polyolefin elastic material. The conductor utilizes tinning or non-tinning conductor. The external sheath layer is made of fire retardant polyurethane elastic sheath material.    USE - Low temperature and twisting resistant shielded flexible cable for wind power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The cable can combine the two voltage levels of power cable and control cable into a single voltage level, thus making the products to be easily selected.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The belt layer is made of polyester material. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for producing a low temperature and twisting resistant shielded flexible cable for wind power generation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a low temperature and twisting resistant shielded flexible cable.    Conductor (1)    Insulating layer (2)    Filler (3)    Bi-layer twisted belt layer (4)    Shielding layer (5)    External sheath layer (6)
NOVELTY - The board has film-like metal wires (2) covered on a surface of an insulated substrate (1). The surface of the insulated substrate is covered with solder coating except a solder point (4) and a single-sided inter-digital solar battery slice. An anchor (5) aligns the single-sided inter-digital solar battery slice with the solder point. The insulated substrate is made of phenolic tissue paper, tissue paper epoxy resin, tissue paper, glass cloth soaked acrylate or methyl phenolic epoxy acrylate. The metal wires are made of copper or tin.    USE - Single-sided inter-digital solar battery slice chip board.    ADVANTAGE - The board is simple in structure and convenient to use. The size of the chip board and the printed circuit layout and the cutting and arrangement of the solar battery slice are decided according to different requirements, thus improving the utilization of the single-sided inter-digital solar battery, enhancing process automation, improving working conditions and welding quality and process efficiency and reducing process cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of a single-sided inter-digital solar battery slice chip board.    Insulated substrate (1)    Film-like metal wires (2)    Solder point (4)    Anchor (5)
NOVELTY - The isolator has a core component arranged in a center slot of a heat radiator. An epoxide resin material is provided on the core component. The core component comprises a fix board provided with diodes (11, 12) and three bolts (21-23). The fix board and the diodes are made of the epoxide resin material. Ends of the bolts are extended from the epoxide resin material. Negative electrodes of the diodes are connected to two bolts of the three bolts, respectively. Positive electrodes of the diodes are connected to the third bolt.    USE - Double battery isolator for use in an electric device.    ADVANTAGE - The isolator ensures synchronic charge of double battery, and achieves electricity isolation effect. The isolator allows a user to efficiently allocate the electric device according to the requirement, so that the battery provides direct power in a safe and secure manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a circuit diagram of a double battery isolator for use in an electric device.    Diodes (11, 12)    Bolts (21-23)
NOVELTY - The regulator has a patch component located on an aluminum base through refluence welding, where the aluminum base and the patch component are located in a radiator opened with a hollow cavity. An epoxy resin layer is located on the aluminum base and the patch component. The aluminum base is composed of a heat conducting insulating layer and a metal base layer.    USE - Charging voltage regulator for wind power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The aluminum base is composed of the heat conducting insulating layer and the metal base layer, thus improving better radiating performance of the regulator and preventing the patch component from external environment pollution.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a charging voltage regulator.
NOVELTY - The baluster comprises multiple modules that are made of solid recycled rubber (1) which is arranged in a vertical formation. A night lighting device is associated with a solar panel, where an upper module comprises a decorative element, such that a spherical body or a pyramidal body (6). The upper module comprises a front discharge (10) and a window which is fixed with a frame.    USE - Baluster for space signage for use in gardens, balconies, staircases and roads.    ADVANTAGE - The baluster comprises multiple modules that are made of solid recycled rubber which is arranged in a vertical formation, where a night lighting device is associated with a solar panel, thus ensures a stable baluster.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a baluster.    Rubber (1)    Perimeter (3)    Pyramidal body (6)    Lateral face (8)    Front discharge (10)
NOVELTY - The component has a glass plate (1) and a battery sheet matrix composed of a set of solar battery sheets (2) in the plate. An electrode of each battery sheet is connected with conductive interconnecting strips (5). Bus bars (3) respectively lead out an anode and a cathode of the sheet matrix. The anode and the cathode are connected with a power leading-out wire (4) via a junction box (6). An ethylene vinyl acetate adhesive films are provided on upper and lower sides of the battery sheet in the plate.    USE - Transparent solar battery component for a building.    ADVANTAGE - The glass plate is provided as double layer glass in which the battery sheet matrix is provided, so that the structure of the component is simple. The component coats patterns coordinating with buildings on the ethylene vinyl acetate adhesive film to meet the increasing need of the aesthetic idea.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a transparent solar battery component.    Glass plate (1)    Solar battery sheets (2)    Bus bars (3)    Power leading-out wire (4)    Conductive interconnecting strips (5)    Junction box (6)
NOVELTY - A gel-type ionic liquid and polymer electrolyte contains macromolecule polymer, imidazole-type ion liquid and lithium salt. The mass ratio of the macromolecule polymer with respect to imidazole-type ion liquid is 1:1-2. The mass ratio of the imidazole-type ion liquid with respect to the lithium salt is 0.01-6:1.    USE - Gel-type ionic liquid/polymer electrolyte of lithium-ion battery.    ADVANTAGE - The gel-type ionic liquid/polymer electrolyte has favorable compatibility with cathode of lithium titanate and enables safe lithium ion battery. The method provides gel-type ionic liquid/polymer electrolyte easily, simply and economically.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation gel-type ionic liquid and polymer electrolyte. The macromolecule polymer is dissolved in organic solution and stirred at room temperature, to form clear solution. The imidazole-type ion liquid is added in the obtained clear solution and stirred for uniform distribution. The lithium salt is added in obtained solution and stirred, to obtain a transparent gel liquid. The obtained gel liquid is poured in a polyfluortetraethylene mold and dried in vacuum at 50-100 degrees C for 24-72 hours. Then, obtained product is de-molded to obtain gel-type ionic liquid and polymer electrolyte. The mass ratio of macromolecule polymer with respect to organic solution is 1:5-30. The organic solution is N-methyl-2- pyrrolidone, acetonitrile, acetone, N, N-dimethyl acetamide or tetrahydrofuran. The mass ratio of the imidazole-type ion solution with respect to the macromolecule polymer is 1-2:1. The mass ratio of the lithium salt with respect to the imidazole ion solution is 1:0.01-6.
NOVELTY - Method for applying a metal onto a support substrate for producing a thin, porous layer, comprises (a) applying a first metal component onto the support substrate, where the first metal component is more reactive than the metal to be applied, and (b) replacing the first metal component applied in step (a) by the metal to be applied to the support substrate through a redox reaction.    USE - The method is useful for producing a thin porous layer and thin catalyst layer.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides the thin catalyst layer with high porosity.
NOVELTY - A battery of electric car comprises an aluminum shell equipped with flexible packaged lithium iron phosphate batteries, an aluminum bracket structure provided in the aluminum shell and divided into ten cells, and a ten sheet-shaped flexible packaged lithium iron phosphate batteries placed in each cell.    USE - Battery for electric car.    ADVANTAGE - The battery is economical and eco-friendly, and has high durability.
NOVELTY - A composite-film counter electrode has carbon material thin-film and polypyrrole thin-film sequentially provided on conductive substrate. The polypyrrole thin-film is polypyrrole thin-film or polypyrrole-derivative thin-film.    USE - Composite-film counter electrode used for dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The composite-film counter electrode has excellent catalytic performance, favorable electrochemical stability and high conductivity ratio, and is manufactured efficiently and economically.
NOVELTY - The plate has electrical active substances fixed on one side of a platy collector, where another side of the collector is provided with a current collection surface. The electrical active substances are connected fixedly to form a single-pole-direction positive plate and a single-pole-direction negative plate. The collector is equipped with a lead pole, where the collector is provided with a side frame. The collector is made of conductive material such as lead and alloy, lead-clad copper material, lead-clad plastic, lead-clad carbon fiber, conductive carbon fiber or conductive plastic.    USE - Single-pole-direction polar plate for a lead rechargeable cell and a building-block-typed battery (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The plate has simple structure, low battery-pack inner resistance, high charging/discharging efficiency, high specific energy and specific power and large-current quick charging, and requires low manufacturing cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a building-block-typed battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a single-pole-direction polar plate in partial section.
NOVELTY - The method involves placing needed modified cathode material in a reaction container and placing the reaction container in a reaction furnace. The material is heated to 25-200 degrees centigrade and maintained for 10-20 hours. A power supply of a heating device is cut off after a fluoride product is cooled to room temperature. Fluoride material is fetched out to obtain lithium-ion battery cathode material. Paste is coated on copper foil or foam nickel on a collector. A wet electrode is dried in a vacuum oven for 12 hours at the temperature of 120 degrees centigrade to form an electrode sheet.    USE - Method for preparing an electrode sheet of a lithium-ion battery.    ADVANTAGE - The electrode sheet has better battery dynamic property, cycle property and high multiplying power discharge capacity. The sheet improves the property of the lithium-ion battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of an electrode sheet preparation method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The wave energy buoy has spar (20) which includes an elongate tube, and anchor attachment structure for anchoring the tube to sea bed. A float (24) is fitted to the spar for movement axially of the spar. The float includes a generally annular shell defining an opening through which the spar tube extends. The spar tube and float shell (240) are made of composite material comprising glass fiber and vinyl ester. The composite material of the spar tube comprises fibers embedded in cured resin matrix containing silica carbide.    USE - Wave energy buoy for generating electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - Allows s small clearance between the bumpers and the spar, without a need to machine the cylindrical portion of top cap. Prevents the spar from sinking since the internal foam buoyancy rings may be provided inside the spar tube or the interior space of the spar tube may be partially filled with a closed cell foam.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the partial sectional view of the wave energy buoy.    Spar (20)    Closure plate (21)    Encapsulation (22)    Internal foam buoyancy rings (23)    Float (24)    Bulb assembly (26)    Float shell. (240)
NOVELTY - The construction element (1) includes at least one channel (3) formed in a body (2). At least one optical component (4) e.g. solar radiation transmitter is arranged within each channel. Each channel extends from a surface (5) of the body and terminates within the body at or toward a region (6) of the body located distal of the surface.    USE - Preformed or prefabricated construction element e.g. block, panel used in construction system of building or structure (all claimed) e.g. external wall to collect and/or store solar energy.    ADVANTAGE - Can be formed in a preformed or prefabricated manner to construct a building or structure e.g. external wall. Can be formed of suitable structural materials to enable the element to contribute to the structural performance of the building or structure, or at least to provide greater structural performance than a cladding. Provides solar tubes which can effectively transmit solar radiation to the region of body during winter periods.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a construction-element prefabricating or preforming method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the planar cross-sectional view of construction element.    Construction element (1)    Body (2)    Channel (3)    Optical component (4)    Surface (5)    Region (6)
NOVELTY - Several small lead batteries containing polyvinyl alcohol and polyacrylate, as electrolyte solution, are connected in series-parallel connection. The lead batteries are connected such that the integrated battery electrodes are connected in form an expand type grid. The series-parallel connection of the small lead batteries is connected to the power supply that is used for operating engine of large sized vehicle.    USE - Method for starting large sized engine of vehicle such as heavy-duty truck, motor coach (all claimed) and dump truck.    ADVANTAGE - The discharge current per unit area of an electrode can be enlarged by connecting the battery electrode in expand type grid fashion. The engine starting capability of the lead battery that uses expand type grid connection, can be improved. Since the lead ration in weight of the lead battery is maintained constant irrespective of the size of the battery, lead usage amount, cost of the lead battery and the overall weight of the large sized vehicle, can be reduced. The generation of sulfation can be accelerated and the internal resistance of the battery can be kept low for long time, by using polyvinyl alcohol and polyacrylate, as electrolyte solution.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for power supply for engine starting.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical view showing the cold clanking ampere value per unit weight of the lead battery of various capacity.(Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The box (1) has a first non-primary packaging (2) made of high-capacity heat-insulating plastic material. A second non-primary packaging (3) contains the first packaging made of high-density polystyrene. A third non-primary packaging (4) increases thermal resistance and bear labeling. A set of heat accumulators (5) is arranged in an interior of the first packaging, where relation between a volume of air between the first and second packagings and the total volume of the box is in a range between 0.1 and 0.6 and the thickness of the second packaging is in a range between 4 and 6 cm.    USE - Transport box for transporting a biological product of a human/animal for diagnosis or analysis carried out in clinical/experimental laboratory. Uses include but are not limited to blood, serum, saliva, urine, faeces, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), biopsy, excreta, secreta, histology and swab.    ADVANTAGE - The box effectively transports the biological samples in a reliable and secure manner, and maintains the sample within the optimum temperature range between 15 degree Celsius and 25 degree Celsius for extended time periods. The box can be manufactured at low cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a transport box.    Transport box (1)    Non-primary packagings (2-4)    Heat accumulators (5)
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic module (10) comprises a thin glass layer with a thickness of less than or equal to 1 (preferably less than or equal to 0.5) mm, a support layer beneath the thin glass layer that has sufficient compliance to prevent radial cracking of the thin glass layer and has sufficient indentation hardness to prevent concentric cracking of the thin glass layer from 227 g metal ball strikes dropped from a height of 1 m; and several solar cells are between the thin glass layer and the support layer.    USE - For solar module designs.    ADVANTAGE - The module designs reduce manufacturing costs and redundant parts in each module; suited for rapid installation; applicable to any type of solar cell, whether they are rigid or flexible in nature or the type of material used in the absorber layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows an exploded perspective view of a module.    Module (10)    Transparent module front layer (12)    Pottant layer (14)    Solar cells (18) Second pottant layer (16)
NOVELTY - The surface component (6) has a solar cell arrangement (16) connected to inner and outer supporting layers (10, 12) and a distance layer (11) on an internal side of a vehicle. The solar cell arrangement is provided with a cover layer (14) on an external side of the vehicle. The supporting layers are produced in lightweight composite construction. The supporting layers are formed as multi-layered composite component and a sandwich-composite component. A separation layer is made of glass fleece, and the supporting layers are made of metal, plastic and/or wood and/or paper.    USE - Vehicle surface component for a roof module without an opening system and a roof module with an opening system, such as sliding roof, panoramic roof, spoiler roof, lamella roof and retrofit roof, and for cover of a roof opening system, roof shell of a retractable hardtop, wind deflector-lamella, spoiler such as front and rear spoilers, engine bonnet, trunk lid, door, mudguard and A-, B-, C-, D-column-covers (all claimed) in a vehicle i.e. passenger car.    ADVANTAGE - The supporting layers are produced in the lightweight composite construction, thus designing the vehicle surface component with smaller weight and ensuring high stability without enlarging component thickness and high rigidity of the surface component, and simplifying manufacturing process of the vehicle surface component, and reducing the manufacturing cost of the vehicle surface component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a section of a plastic composite component of a vehicle surface component produced in lightweight composite construction.    Roof module (5)    Vehicle surface component (6)    Inner supporting layer (10)    Distance layer (11)    Outer supporting layer (12)    Isolation layer (13)    Cover layer (14)    Solar cell arrangement (16)    Adhesive layer (17)
NOVELTY - The inflatable light concentrating mirror has a transparent sheet (1) and a reflective sheet (2) which are connected or sealed to each other to define a chamber in between which is adapted to be inflated with air or gas (5) to form the inflated mirror (4). The periphery of the two connected sheets is fixed to a rigid support or envelopes it. The rigid support, such as a support frame (6), which is further fixed to a mirror support structure (7), defines the outline of the inflatable mirror and provides stability.    USE - Inflatable light concentrating mirror used as floating solar power plant for production of liquid hydrogen. Can also be used in production of heat energy or electrical energy in small stand-alone solar power systems for various residential applications; in medium or large scale production of heat energy, chemical energy or electrical energy for industrial applications; used as base structure for a building of various kinds; in mobile applications in combination with a trailer, a truck, or a container such as a standard shipping container; or in collecting rain water in small- or large-scale applications.    ADVANTAGE - Provides inflatable mirror made of light-weight structural components which are easily available, simple in handling, inexpensive and can be recycled. Solar concentrators can be easily assembled and serviced in a number of the design variants, which allows ordinary people to do the assembly work and the servicing by themselves, which keeps purchase and service costs at a low level, especially in small scale applications. Allows easy change of the two sheets of the inflatable mirror by simple fixing methods used to fix the inflatable mirror on the support structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the inflatable light concentrating mirror.    Transparent sheet (1)    Reflective sheet (2)    Inflated mirror (4)    Air or gas (5)    Support frame (6)    Mirror support structure (7)
NOVELTY - The method involves adhering resin adhesive tape (55a) with respect to solar cell substrate (10) while pressing resin adhesive tape on substrate. The partial portion (55a1) of tape at the side of cutting position (Y) is heated at temperature lower than that of partial portion (55a2) of tape at the side different from cutting position.    USE - Method of attaching resin adhesive tape with respect to solar cell substrate used in solar cell module manufacture and electronic component manufacture (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The adhesive tape can be attached with respect to substrate with sufficient precision. Therefore, the productivity of the solar cell module and electronic component can be improved effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacturing method of solar cell module; and    (2) manufacturing method of electronic component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating the process of attaching resin adhesive tape with respect to solar cell substrate. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Solar cell substrate (10)    Support film (50)    Resin adhesive tape (55a)    Partial portions of resin adhesive tape (55a1,55a2)    Cutting position (Y)
NOVELTY - A water vapor modified catalyst comprises inorganic oxide having lattice oxygen, cobalt and additive supported by inorganic oxide containing lattice oxygen. A fuel is modified using water vapor modified catalyst by water vapor reforming reaction.    USE - Water vapor modified catalyst is used for fuel reformer and fuel cell system such as hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell and polymer electrolyte fuel cell for motor vehicles, internal combustion engine, gasoline engine and diesel engine.    ADVANTAGE - The water vapor modified catalyst has high selectivity of hydrogen in low temperature, fuel consumption, exhaust-air-purification rate, and reduced carbon deposition on the surface of catalyst.
NOVELTY - Push-up cylinder (17) is placed between housing of roll (13) and main bearing shaft case (11). Auxiliary bearing (20) is inserted into roll neck (13a). Setting pressure of backlash removal cylinder (21) is set to zero during non-shaping of to-be-shaped material introduced between roll and shaping load (23a), after entering to-be-shaped material into shaping area. Removal of backlash between roll and main bearing in non-shaping region and shaping of to-be-shaped material are performed repeatedly by always removing backlash between roll housing and main bearing shaft case.    USE - Manufacturing method of separator used for polymer electrolyte fuel cell for electric vehicle. Can also be used for alkaline fuel cell, phosphoric acid type fuel cell, molten carbonate type fuel cell and solid oxide fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The to-be-shaped material e.g. thin metal plate can be shaped with sufficient precision without reducing the productive efficiency. Highly accurate separator can be efficiently manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for separator manufacturing apparatus for polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional side view of the separator. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Main bearing shaft case (11)    Roll (13)    Roll neck (13a)    Push-up cylinder (17)    Auxiliary bearing (20)    Backlash removal cylinder (21)    Shaping load (23a)
NOVELTY - An optical system (10) has a floodlight system that irradiates laser beam diagonally to surface of base sheet (1) which is moved in longitudinal direction in a state in which tensile strength is applied to both longitudinal and width directions of the sheet. A light reception system receives the beam scattered by the defect on base sheet, and a defect detection circuit detects the defect on the base sheet based on the received beam. A position detection apparatus (70) is provided for detecting the position of the detected defect.    USE - Strip-shaped sheet inspection apparatus for detecting defects on base sheet of organic electroluminescent display panel. Can also be used for detecting defects on resin film for LCD panel and solar panel.    ADVANTAGE - Since tensile strength is applied to both longitudinal and width directions of the base sheet during its longitudinal movement, the base sheet can be conveyed in a flat state and defect inspection can be performed efficiently. The position shift of the moving direction of the base sheet can be avoided by providing a guide in rollers which move the base sheet in longitudinal direction, and the position of the defect on base sheet can be detected with sufficient precision.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for strip-shaped sheet inspection method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective view of the strip-shaped sheet inspection apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Base sheet (1)    Optical system (10)    Driving rollers (31-34)    Driven rollers (41-44)    Position detection apparatus (70)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming signal wire on flexible substrate formed with polyimide. A sensor material with platinum for forming sensor device into a film is formed with respect to the substrate. A photoresist is formed with respect to the formation area of sensor device among the film forming layers. The dry-etching process is performed with respect to the region other than the region formed with photoresist. The ashing process is performed with respect to the region other than region formed with photoresist.    USE - Manufacturing method of sensor apparatus used in electrical storage apparatus e.g. secondary battery.    ADVANTAGE - Since the ashing process is performed with respect to the region other than region formed with photoresist, the precision regarding temperature detection and shape of sensor device can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart explaining the process of manufacturing sensor unit. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - The square lithium ion battery has a thermoplastic plastic layer (10) formed between adhesive layers (7,8). A double-faced adhesive tape, adhered to the top of a battery core, has a first basic layer (4) and a second basic layer (5) which are made of material with friction factor greater than 0.29.    USE - Square lithium ion battery.    ADVANTAGE - Prevents glue overflow during long time storage in production. Eliminates pollution caused to negative cap, surface of battery and formation device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of a new square lithium ion battery.    First basic layer (4)    Second basic layer (5)    Adhesive layers (6,9)    Adhesive layers (7,8)    Thermoplastic plastic layer (10)
NOVELTY - An organic/inorganic composite film is manufactured by impregnating a porous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) film with a solution which contains boron ion, halogen ion and metal alkoxide compound, and curing.    USE - Manufacture of organic/inorganic composite film for image display element, photoelectric transducer or touch panel material (claimed) such as solar cell and display substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The organic / inorganic composite film has outstanding flexibility while having sufficient optical characteristic, extremely high heat resistance and dimensional stability, and can replace conventional glass substrate and resin substrate film.
NOVELTY - An aromatic compound (1) is new.    USE - New aromatic compound is used for producing polyarylene copolymer for electrolytes used in solid polymer electrolyte membranes (all claimed) used in primary batteries, secondary batteries e.g. lithium ion secondary batteries, fuel cells (used in mobile telephones, mobile personal computers, small-sized distribution type electric generating facilities, motor vehicles, and vessels), display elements, sensors, and solid capacitors, and for signal transmission medium and ion-exchange membranes. Can also be used in water electrolysis for manufacturing hydrogen and oxygen.    ADVANTAGE - The new aromatic compound provides polyarylene copolymers having excellent heat resistance, proton conductivity, durability, toughness, mechanical strength, and chemical stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An aromatic compound of formula (1), is new.    A,D'=direct bond, -CO-, -SO2-, -SO-, -CONH-, -COO-, (CF2)a-, -(CH2)b-, -CR'2-, cyclohexylidene, fluorenylidene, -O-, or -S-;    a,b=1-10;    R'=aliphatic hydrocarbyl, aromatic hydrocarbyl, or halogenated hydrocarbyl;    B'=oxygen atom or sulfur atom;    R=divalent organic group including nitrogen-containing aromatic ring structure;    R1-R16=H, fluoro, alkyl, haloalkyl in which one portion or entire group is halogenated, aryl, allyl, nitro, or nitrile;    X=halo except fluoro;    H'01=group of formula (a) or R;    l,m=0-4;    n+p=1;and    q=positive integer.    Neither n nor p is 0. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for polyarylene copolymer consisting of a structure of formula (2).
NOVELTY - A solid electrolyte is formed by coating fluorine-containing silane compound or fluorine-containing acrylic resin on surface of sulfide type solid electrolyte containing lithium and phosphorus.    USE - Solid electrolyte is used for positive-electrode material and negative-electrode material used in all-solid-state secondary battery e.g. lithium secondary battery for apparatus (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to portable information terminal, portable electronic devices, domestic-use small electric power storage apparatus, two-wheeled motor vehicle, electric vehicle and hybrid electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The solid electrolyte has high lithium ion conductivity and wet-resistant property, and can be easily handled under normal atmosphere.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following: (i) coating liquid containing organic solvent, fluorine-containing silane compound of formula: R2-Si(-R1)(-R3)-(CF2)n-CF3 (I) or R2O-Si(-OR1)(-OR3)-O-(CF2)n-CF3 (II), and fluorine-containing acrylic resin of formula: -(CH2-C(-R4)(-COOR5))p- (CH2-C(-R6)(-COOR7))q- (III); and (ii) all-solid-state secondary battery (1).    R1-R3=H, methyl or ethyl;    n=1-10;    R4,R6=H or methyl;    R5=1-10C alkyl;    R7=1-10C alkyl, in which all hydrogen is substituted with fluorine;and    p,q=1 or more.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic sectional view of all-solid-state lithium secondary battery. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    All-solid-state lithium secondary battery (1)    Positive electrode (10)    Solid electrolyte layer (20)    Negative electrode (30)    Collectors (40,42)
NOVELTY - The thermal protection system has a fuel cell housing provided with a flexible inorganic heat insulating sheet (2), a flexible aerogel heat insulating sheet (3) and another flexible inorganic heat insulating sheet (4) that are formed from outer side to inner side. The flexible inorganic heat insulating sheet is comprised of ceramic fiber or glass wool.    USE - Thermal protection system for fuel cell (claimed) e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) for electric power generation system. Can also be used in solid oxide fuel cell, molten carbonate fuel cell and phosphoric acid fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The thickness of the fuel cell is reduced and the weight is decreased. The deformation of the fuel cell is prevented and the reliability is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the thermal protection system for fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Modifier (1)    Flexible inorganic heat insulating sheets (2,4)    Flexible aerogel heat insulating sheet (3)
NOVELTY - The solar cell has three semiconductor parts, where the first and third semiconductor parts are covered on the second semiconductor part. The second and third semiconductor parts are located in a top part of the first semiconductor part. The third semiconductor part covers a surface of the first semiconductor part, and the second semiconductor part is protruded in a vertical direction from the surface of the first semiconductor part, where the second semiconductor part is made of crystalline silicon material. The third semiconductor part is made of amorphous silicon material.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell increases energy interchange efficiency. The fabrication cost of the cell is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar cell.
NOVELTY - A polyimide porous film comprises pores with diameter of 50-300 nm of not less than 75% of total pore volume and pores with diameters of not greater than 50 nm and not less than 300 nm of not greater than 25% of total pore volume which are detected by mercury intrusion method.    USE - A polyimide porous film for lithium ion battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The polyimide porous film has uniform aperture range and high mechanical intensity, is excellent thermal stability, prolongs service life of lithium ion battery, increases rate of finished products, and greatly enhances safety of battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) method of preparing polyimide porous film; and    (2) lithium ion battery.
NOVELTY - The system has a photovoltaic subassembly for converting solar energy into direct current, and a lithium ion battery provided with a full-solid state film battery, a polymer battery and different kinds of lithium ion batteries of different liquid electrolyte material systems. The lithium ion battery is equipped with single or multiple battery sets connected in series and parallel, and an environment sensor monitors environment temperature, humidity and radiation intensity of sun light. A battery charging controller performs charging control for the lithium ion battery.    USE - Integrated solar white light LED illuminating system.    ADVANTAGE - The lithium ion battery set and the LED lamp with different work voltages are obtained through the matched series and parallel connection structure, so that the battery set and the LED lamp work directly without a voltage transformation system. The system controller can turn on and turn off the LED lamp through judging the environmental light intensity detected by the environment sensor. The photovoltaic subassembly, the white light LED lamp and the lithium ion battery are formed through mechanical fastening, chemical bonding and direct growth of the small device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of an integrated solar white light LED illuminating system.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The device has a microcontroller (8) input with direct current by a conducting coil (6) to illuminate and heat multiple LEDs (7) that are equipped on the conducting coil. Current from the microcontroller is stored in a cell (10) by an automatic adjusting switch (9). A chrysanthemum bag (5) is made of a copper-indium-gallium-selenium thin film solar cell with a flexible and transparent plastic substrate to sleeve chrysanthemum buds (4). The solar cell generates direct current when the sunshine irradiates the chrysanthemum bag.    USE - Temperature adjusting device for use on a chrysanthemum bag.    ADVANTAGE - The device prevents pest from damaging the chrysanthemum flower, and reduces usage of the farm chemical in the field.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a temperature adjusting device.    Chrysanthemum buds (4)    Chrysanthemum bag (5)    Conducting coil (6)    LEDs (7)    Microcontroller (8)    Automatic adjusting switch (9)    Cell (10)
NOVELTY - The heater has a front plate i.e. concave and convex pipe plate, and two large domestic stainless steel plates or alloy plates butt-welded into a vertical and horizontal pipe plate with 1 square meter. Water intake and discharge ports of a prepared 10 cm tube tooth are butt-welded with a round upper part and a flat lower part, respectively. A water intake pipe is formed into a pentagonal stainless steel inner container water storing tank with circular angles. A water tank is connected with an intake and discharge cold-hot water pipe to form the heater.    USE - Helm roof type solar water heater for use in a home.    ADVANTAGE - The heater collects heat by a metal plate sealing vertical and horizontal pipeline, so that the heater has high durability and strong rigidity. The heater can supply hot water in a cost-effective manner, thus providing helm proof in the home or slope layers. The heater can be entirely made of domestic materials. The heater improves heat collecting efficiency of departed metal pipe products. The upper and the lower parts of the water tank are provided with the steel frames for protection, thus preventing shape of the heater from being changed. The heater has wide application range.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The back side of the front plate is placed with a thin steel plate that is made of foamed plastic. The periphery of the front plate is made of rubber material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side perspective view of a helm roof type solar water heater.
NOVELTY - The structure has an oxide layer formed on a surface of an inner side of a metal shell, and a grounded layer located in the metal shell. A conductor is electrically connected to the oxide layer and the grounded layer to provide an electric connection between the oxide layer and the grounded layer. The conductor includes a connecting unit that is connected to the grounded layer and the oxide layer. A plastic shell is located at a side of the metal shell. A circuit board is placed in the plastic shell. Thickness of the oxide layer ranges between 6 to 50 microns.    USE - Static electricity-guiding structure for a battery pack in an electronic device (all claimed) i.e. laptop (from drawings).    ADVANTAGE - The conductor is electrically connected to the oxide layer on the surface of the inner side of the metal shell and grounded layer, thus releasing the electrostatic energy formed on the metal shell to the grounded layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a static electricity-guiding structure.
NOVELTY - The technique involves coating a mica belt wrapped flatten copper wire (1) of a stator coil by two half wrapping layers, and coating a low-glue mica belt (2) reinforced by glass fabric. A linear part is flatly wrapped by an insulating paper (3), and a copper bus of a rotor coil is coated by a low-glue mica belt reinforced by polyimide film and coated by two anti-corona low-glue mica belts.    USE - Insulating technique for a wind-driven generator.    ADVANTAGE - The technique improves ageing resistance and corrosion resistance of the wind-driven generator such that the wind-driven generator has excellent performance, reliable structure, steady operation and long service life to avoid repair and maintenance problems of the wind-driven generator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view illustrating an insulating technique for a wind-driven generator.    Mica belt wrapped flatten copper wire (1)    Low-glue mica belt (2)    Insulating paper (3)
NOVELTY - The brick (1) has a line lead hole formed in a middle part of a substrate, where the substrate and a solar panel with adapted shape and size are packaged by a resin layer. An electrode lead line of the solar panel is introduced from the line lead hole. An installing piece (2) comprises cross, T-shaped and L-shaped locating pieces with right angle grooves and locating screws. The locating pieces are fixed on an external surface of the building by the locating screws, and the angle grooves corresponding to the locating pieces are clamped at a round or inverse side angle.    USE - Solar panel brick for use on an external surface of a building for generating power by solar energy to provide electric energy (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The brick is firm, reliable to use and not easy to damage, and avoids penetration of water. The brick can receive the solar energy for energy generation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar panel brick for use on an external surface of a building.    Solar panel brick (1)    Installing piece (2)
NOVELTY - The heater has a bottom interconnection pipe (6) equipped on a lower end of an energy-collection heat-conducting groove (10). A blowing tube (9) is equipped on a lower end of a right side of a hot water tank cylinder (2). An electric heating wiring box (14) is equipped on a left side of the hot water tank cylinder. A PVC wire pipe (13) is equipped in an insulating layer (3). An electric heating wire (11) is connected with the electric heating wiring box. A water inlet/outlet pipe (12) is equipped on a right side of a hot water tank liner (4).    USE - Energy-collection efficient solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The heater can guide heat energy in a solar heat collector in a part of the cold water cabin into the hot water cabin, thus improving initial temperature of the water in the hot water cabin, reducing heating time, improving working efficiency of the heater, and reducing energy consumption of the heater. The heater is convenient to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an energy-collection efficient solar water heater.    Hot water tank cylinder (2)    Insulating layer (3)    Hot water tank liner (4)    Bottom interconnection pipe (6)    Blowing tube (9)    Energy-collection heat-conducting groove (10)    Electric heating wire (11)    Water inlet/outlet pipe (12)    PVC wire pipe (13)    Electric heating wiring box (14)
NOVELTY - The device has a rubber bag (12) installed in a bottom part of a box body (9). An upper part of a water drain pipe joint (16) is provided with a lever-type water drain pipe cover plate (13). An internal part of the pipe joint is equipped with a reset spring (14). A lower part of an S-shaped locking pin (19) and an upper part of the box body are provided with a frame cover bracket (17) that is arranged with a tension spring (18). An end of the tension spring is pressed on the S-shaped locking pin.    USE - Device for automatically closing a water mixing valve of a solar water heater after charging the heater.    ADVANTAGE - The device has rational structure, and can realize automatic closing of the valve after charging the solar water heater.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic side view of an automatic closing device for a water mixing valve of a solar water heater.    Box body (9)    Rubber bag (12)    Lever-type water drain pipe cover plate (13)    Reset spring (14)    Water drain pipe joint (16)    Frame cover bracket (17)    Tension spring (18)    S-shaped locking pin (19)
NOVELTY - The stock has tag films placed on an aluminum strip, and a metal bar (3) welded on the aluminum strip between the adjacent tag films. The metal bar is made of nickel foil or copper foil. A length of the metal bar is less than 20 cm, where width of the metal bar is not greater than a width of an aluminum foil.    USE - Polymer lithium battery aluminum tag coil stock for use in a lithium battery factory.    ADVANTAGE - The stock improves the labor production efficiency dramatically, reduces the consumption, avoids the effects of multiple processes on the quality of the product, and meets the demand for welding the aluminum tag automatically in the lithium battery factory.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a polymer lithium battery aluminum tag coil stock.    Metal bar (3)
NOVELTY - The battery has connection units (2) connected with multiple single cells (1), and a radiating device (3) provided between every two single cells. The connection units are sleeved and fixed to an end part of the single cells, and the radiating device is located at a gap around the adjacent single cells. The radiating device comprises radiating tubes (32) inserted on a radiating tube seat (31). The connection units and the radiating device are made of an insulating heat-conduction material that is heat-conduction plastic, heat-conduction ceramic or heat-conduction silicon rubber.    USE - Battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery is simple in structure and convenient to install. The battery radiates the heat among the single cells to improve the stability and prolong the service life.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a battery.    Single cells (1)    Connection units (2)    Radiating device (3)    Radiating tube seat (31)    Radiating tubes (32)
NOVELTY - The system has a photovoltaic cell (210) and a solar reflector (222) configured to focus solar radiation on one side of photovoltaic cell. An evaporative cooling chamber (224) of sealed evaporative cooling system is arranged in partial heat-removal relationship with another side of the photovoltaic cell and, provided with a coolant.    USE - Solar power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - Since the evaporative cooling chamber is arranged in partial heat-removal relationship with another side of photovoltaic cell, sufficient quantity of liquid coolant is maintained for cooling the photovoltaic cell. The solar reflector is configured to focus solar radiation on one side of photovoltaic cell so as to generate electricity. The reliability and maintenance of the solar power generation system can be improved, at low cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar power generation system.    Photovoltaic cell (210)    Solar reflector (222)    Evaporative cooling chamber (224)    Floating base (258)    Condenser (262)
NOVELTY - An electrode comprises solid polymer electrolyte (570) comprising voids; and nanostructures comprising electrode active material, and distributed throughout the solid polymer electrolyte.    USE - An electrode for electrochemical lithium cell used for portable electronics including laptops and cell phones, and in transportation systems including bicycles or automobiles.    ADVANTAGE - The anode is high capacity anode. The anode uses ionically-conductive solid polymer material as both binder and electrolyte in combination with high-capacity anode active material particles. The solid polymer electrolyte material has material properties that allow it to stretch and configuration that allows it to contract as the active material particles swell and shrink with insertion and extraction of lithium. The solid polymer electrolyte is able to transfer the increased volume to voids within the anode and to retain adhesion with the active material particles, even as they undergo volume changes during charge/discharge cycles of battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a lithium battery cell (500);    (2) manufacture of anode for lithium cell, comprising combining active anode material particles, polymer electrolyte, optional foaming agent, and optional electronically conductive carbon particles together to make a mixture, and forming mixture into anode with porosity of 10-60%.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a battery cell with a negative electrode.    Battery cell (500)    Negative electrode (505)    Positive electrode (560)    Electrolyte (570)    Current collector (580, 590)
NOVELTY - The solar panel (210) has several light collector assemblies (220) including a receiver element (222) with a light receiving surface. An elongate concentrating lens (212) extending over receiver element is adapted to focus incident light onto light receiving surface. Several light transmission sheets (232) are extended along the receiver element on surface opposite to light receiving surface. The set of light transmission sheets are provided to receive and transmit portion of light focused in strip by the concentrating lens.    USE - Solar panel for concentrating, collecting and transmitting solar energy in conversion system (claimed) for power plant, home and business application.    ADVANTAGE - The solar energy can be efficiently collected and transmitted through the solar panels for conversion of solar energy into electricity, while minimizing transmission loss and heat loss.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) light concentrator assembly; and    (2) solar energy conversion system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the solar panel.    Solar panel (210)    Elongate concentrating lens (212)    Light collector assembly (220)    Receiver element (222)    Light transmission sheet (232)
NOVELTY - The diode has a light-generating section for producing light, and a light absorption part for absorbing the light. A photo route modification unit changes pathway of transmission light. A refractive index controller is provided in a circuital wave guide to change effective refractive index of a resonance wave guide. Another refractive index controller is equipped in another circuital wave guide to change effective refractive index of another resonance wave guide. An optical coupling domain is made of one of compound semiconductor, silica, sapphire and polymer.    USE - Broadband wavelength tunable micro type laser diode for an optical communication system.    ADVANTAGE - The diode is simple to manufacture, and utilizes the existing contact light way optical equipment in an effective manner, so that the production cost is reduced. The diode minimizes excessive radiation loss.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a broadband wavelength tunable micro type laser diode.
NOVELTY - A heat collecting system of biomass pool comprises a solar thermal collector set outside the biomass pool and a pipeline connected to output end of the solar thermal collector; where the pipeline is entered below the liquid level within the biomass pool and it is also connected to inlet and outlet of the solar thermal collector to form a circulation path.    USE - The heat collecting system is useful for biomass pool (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - In the heat collecting system, the pipeline is filled with liquid, and an arbitrary position of the pipeline is equipped with a liquid driving device; where the liquid driving device is extended below the liquid level within the biomass pool through the pipeline connected to output end of the solar thermal collector; thus, the system increases temperature of the biomass pool and improves temperature within the biomass pool. Moreover, the biomass continuously generated within the biomass pool at various temperature conditions can be ensured; and the yield of biomass can also be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of the heat collecting system of biomass pool.
NOVELTY - The plate has a strip-shaped aluminum cover plate substrate (1) provided with a liquid injection hole (11) and a through-hole. A hollow plastic insulator (2) is formed in the through-hole through injection molding. A fixture is fixedly inserted in a middle hole. A lower end of the fixture is fixedly connected to a nickel plate (4). The insulator is supported against a step, where the fixture is a flat sheet rivet (3). A mesa is provided on an inner wall of the insulator at an upper part of the middle hole.    USE - Aluminum cover plate for a lithium battery.    ADVANTAGE - The cover plate has a simple structure, better sealing property and superior stability in internal resistance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an aluminum cover.    Strip-shaped aluminum cover plate substrate (1)    Hollow plastic insulator (2)    Flat sheet rivet (3)    Nickel plate (4)    Liquid injection hole (11)
NOVELTY - The waistcoat has solar photovoltaic panels (2, 3) respectively mounted on two shoulders of a waistcoat main body (1) via a nylon agraffe. A charging box (4) is located in a pocket (5) of the waistcoat main body, and the solar photovoltaic panels are connected to the charging box via leads (6). The charging box is combined with functions of a storage battery, a controller and a charger, and is provided with voltage output units, a universal serial bus (USB) and standard charging plugs.    USE - Waistcoat for supplying electricity. Uses include but are not limited to a digital camera, camcorder, battery charger, storage device, micro-fan, mobile phone, multimedia player and a notebook computer.    ADVANTAGE - The solar photovoltaic panels, the charging box and the leads can be dismounted from the waistcoat main body in a convenient manner. The waistcoat can charge or supply electricity in an uninterrupted manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a waistcoat.    Waistcoat main body (1)    Solar photovoltaic panels (2, 3)    Charging box (4)    Pocket (5)    Leads (6)
NOVELTY - A solar cell (1) comprises photoelectric conversion layer (11) for generating electrical energy from incident light; at least one first electrode and at least one second electrode formed over photoelectric conversion layer for outputting electrical energy; and color-modulating layer provided over the photoelectric conversion layer to modulate colorful appearance.    USE - Solar cell for converting solar radiation into usable electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The cell modulates colorful appearance or enhances photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of fabricating the solar cell (1).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic diagram illustrating a process for fabricating solar cells.    Solar cell (1)    P-type semiconductor substrate (10)    Photoelectric conversion layer (11)    N-type semiconductor substrate (12)    P-N junction (14)
NOVELTY - The method involves partially applying a precursor material (2) on one of contact surfaces of a solar cell (3), a surface of a substrate and/or a superstrate e.g. glass (1). The substrate, the superstrate, the solar cell and/or the precursor material are heated to a processing temperature of 90 degrees. The precursor material is cured for fixing the solar cell to the substrate and/or the superstrate. The composite material is cooled to ambient temperature. The precursor material is selected from a group consisting of organic materials, glass-like inorganic materials and glass solder.    USE - Method for manufacturing a disk shaped solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The method allows the substrate and/or superstrate to have a higher thermal coefficient of expansion than the solar cell, and applies higher process temperatures during the production of the solar cell module before fixing of the solar cell on the substrate and/or the superstrate. The precursor material is cured for fixing the solar cell to the substrate and/or the superstrate, and the composite material is cooled to ambient temperature, thus allowing the solar cell to be under tangential pressure that emanates from the substrate and/or superstrate and transmitting the pressure to the solar cell by the fixing, and hence manufacturing the solar cell module with increased stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell module with a solar cell that is connected to a substrate and/or superstate via a fixing.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar cell module.    Glass (1)    Precursor material (2)    Solar cell (3)
NOVELTY - A water-repellent-type gas diffusion electrode (20) has a porous base material (22) having electroconductivity and scattered with water-repellent processed inorganic microparticle (26) on the surface (24).    USE - Water-repellent-type gas diffusion electrode is used for membrane electrode assembly (claimed) used for polymer electrolyte fuel cell used as power supply for motor vehicle engine.    ADVANTAGE - The water-repellent-type gas diffusion electrode has high water repellency, electroconductivity and gas permeability. The membrane electrode assembly having the gas diffusion electrode has excellent power generation characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of water-repellent-type gas diffusion electrode; and    (2) membrane electrode assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of surface vicinity of water-repellent-type gas diffusion electrode. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Water-repellent-type gas diffusion electrode (20)    Porous base material (22)    Surface (24)    Water-repellent-processed inorganic microparticle (26)    Silica particle (28)    Water-repellent film (30)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell has laminated structure with base fixed to separators (510) stacked at membrane electrode assembly (MEA) (530) with mold (500) at front-end portion. The planar portions of positioning reference structures (541,542) are surrounded at laminated structure. The mold is bent in same direction relative to separator to contact with MEA. The mold is deformed according to generated driving force without contacting with MEA. The bending angle is reduced based on force exerted during operation of laminated structure to equalize position of separator and MEA.    USE - Fuel cell such as solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell mounted in motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Since mold provided at front-end portion of MEA is deformed according to generated driving force without contacting with top portion of MEA, to equalize the position of separator and MEA against reference positioning structures, the positioning of fuel cell can be performed in short time. The generation of dynamic offset of fuel cell during driving operation of laminated structure of fuel cell can be prevented reliably. The generation of frictional force is prevented by reducing the bending angle of mold, so as to avoid contact with top portion of MEA. The degree of contact of separators and MEA is reduced. The sliding-friction value between MEA and separators can be minimized. The relative positional change of MEA and separators can be obtained with minimized driving force. The size of mold is reduced, so that power density of fuel cell is increased without increasing the manufacturing cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method for fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating the structure of fuel cell with indication related to generation of driving force in MEA and separators.    Mold (500)    Separator (510)    MEA (530)    Positioning reference structures (541,542)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell stack (10) has resin-made end plates (20a,20b) positioned around a current collection surface (16a) that contacts a laminated structure (14) of the terminal plates (16,18). The end plates are located in the outward of the terminal plate, respectively, while providing the oxidizing agent gas inlet and outlet manifolds (66a,66b) and fuel gas inlet and outlet manifolds (68a,68b). The flow of oxidizing agent gas, fuel gas and cooling medium is directed along the lamination direction of laminated structure of terminal plates.    USE - Fuel cell stack e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack.    ADVANTAGE - Since the resin-made end plates are integrated with the terminal plates, the rigidity of the resin-made end plates is improved, and the thickness of the fuel cell stack is reduced. The number of components is reduced, so that the weight of the fuel cell stack of simple structure is reduced, and the manufacturing cost of the fuel cell stack is reduced. The heat radiation and heat transfer from the fuel cell stack can be suppressed and the durability of the fuel cell stack is improved by filling a heat retention material inside the terminal plates. The sealing performance of reactive gas is increased, and the increase of internal resistance of fuel cell can be suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of the fuel cell stack.    Fuel cell stack (10)    Laminated structure (14)    Terminal plates (16,18)    Current collection surface (16a)    Resin-made end plates (20a,20b)    Oxidizing agent gas inlet manifold (66a)    Oxidizing agent gas outlet manifold (66b)    Fuel gas inlet manifold (68a)    Fuel gas outlet manifold (68b)
NOVELTY - A lithium ion secondary battery has an electrode group accommodated in an exterior case consisting of laminate films and containing non-aqueous electrolyte comprising lithium hexafluorophosphate as electrolyte salt. The electrode group is formed by laminating a positive electrode and a negative electrode through a separator. The laminate film has a polyolefin resin layer dispersed with polyamide, as innermost layer.    USE - Lithium ion secondary battery is used as power supply for electronic device, motor vehicles, electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The lithium ion secondary battery has excellent safety, energy density and durability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of laminate film.    Protective layers (1,2)    Metal foil layer (3)    Adhesive layer (4)    Heat-fusible resin layer (5)    Polyolefin resin layer (6)
NOVELTY - The thermal storage container has carrier and dam body with carrier structure (2) formed with carriers (3a,3b,3d). The components are provided in transport condition and are transported with dimensions reduced opposite to storage condition. The dam layer is formed with polyurethane rigid foam coated with steel sheet, and with fiberboard and expanded polystyrene foam or polyisocyanurate material. A container is formed with rubber, particularly ethylene propylene diene monomer or isobutylene isoprene, and with polyolefin, particularly polypropylene, polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride.    USE - Thermal storage container for an inner space of a building, and for use as thermal storage element for a heating system, particularly for solar systems (Claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The thermal storage container has a carrier and a dam body with a carrier structure formed with carriers, where the components are provided in transport condition and are transported with dimensions reduced opposite to storage condition, and thus a space saving and cost-effective manufacturing of the thermal storage container is ensured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for mounting a storage container.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a storage container.    Carrier structure (2)    Carriers (3a,3b,3d)    Framework (4)    Locking plates (6a,6b,6c)
NOVELTY - The module (11) has a solar element (14) fastened on a base body (12) made of plastic or metal. The base body forms an overlapping region with lower, upper and side connections (28, 29, 30, 31) of the base body so that the module is moved according to a movement principle of a roof tile. The solar element is formed from a frame (15) and a solar cell. The base body is connected by a fastening element arranged between the frame and the base body. A detachable attachment is made between the base body and the frame of the solar element.    USE - Solar module for a solar system i.e. photovoltaic-system (claimed) integrated on a roof of a house.    ADVANTAGE - The solar element is fastened on the base body, thus ensuring simple and fast movement of the solar module and simply changing the individual solar modules if necessary and allowing the solar module to fulfill fire protection regulation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic top view of a solar module.    Solar module (11)    Base body (12)    Solar element (14)    Frame (15)    Lower connection (28)    Upper connection (29)    Side connections (30, 31)
NOVELTY - The solar cell apparatus has an authentic semiconductor layer (33) that is formed on a transparent amorphous substrate (30). The p-type and n-type conductive diffused layers (21,22) formed of different materials are joined to semiconductor layer surface.    USE - Solar cell apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion efficiency of solar cell apparatus is improved, while maintaining the inside of glass substrate to low temperature by guiding sunlight to the authentic layer without through the electrode layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of solar cell apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a structural view of the solar cell apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    P-type conductive diffused layer (21)    N-type conductive diffused layer (22)    Insulating film (24)    Transparent amorphous substrate (30)    Authentic semiconductor layer (33)
NOVELTY - The method involves injecting ink having a solvent in which the particles of the material of the thin film are dispersed/dissolved, from an array of injection nozzles of injection head. The ink is abundantly injected at high speed to increase injection quantity and jet velocity that drag in several bubbles (62) to liquid film (61) formed in the to-be-processed object (21), from the inkjet head. The object is rapidly heated and the solvent is vaporized so that the bubble formed in liquid film is expanded and exploded when making object as thermoset material.    USE - Method for forming thin film during manufacture of solar cell panel (claimed). Can also be used in manufacture of light-emitting device such as organic electroluminescent (EL) display device, LED.    ADVANTAGE - Since to-be-processed object is rapidly heated so that bubble formed in liquid film is expanded and exploded when making object as thermoset material, the fine-irregularities portion can be formed in the thin film in simple process without using etching liquid.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) apparatus for forming thin film;    (2) manufacturing method of solar cell panel; and    (3) manufacturing apparatus of solar cell panel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view illustrating rapid heating process of to-be-processed object. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    To-be-processed object (21)    Liquid film (61)    Bubble (62)    Hotplate (64)    Heater (65)
NOVELTY - A wing (30) has sliding part (38) made from flexible materials like fiber reinforced plastics, glass fiber, and carbon fiber, and can slide in the circumferential direction of outer peripheral surface top of the intermediate member (34). A connection part (39) also made from flexible material like fiber reinforced plastic, glass fiber, carbon fiber, is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the sliding part, connecting the sliding part to the main body (36).    USE - Wing used in wind power generator (claimed) for electricity generation by wind force.    ADVANTAGE - Improves strength and rigidity of the wing with respect to strong wind. Improves electric power generation amount in weak wind. Prevents generation of damage and failure to each of the component and member of the wind power generator by suppressing increase in the bending moment of the wind pressure received by the wing.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of the wing at time of rated wind speed, and the cross-sectional view of the wing at time of strong wind. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Wing (30)    Intermediate member (34)    Main body (36)    Sliding part (38)    Connection part (39)
NOVELTY - A polyester film comprises polyester composition containing polyester (A) (100 weight parts) and vinyl polymer (B) (0.5-30 weight parts) having oxazoline group and aromatic group in the side chain.    USE - Polyester film is used for solar cell back surface protective film (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The polyester film has excellent hydrolysis resistance, and maintains partial discharge inception voltage for long period of time.
NOVELTY - A polyester film comprises polyester composition containing polyester (A) (100 weight parts), styrene-type polymer (B) (0.5-30 weight parts) having syndiotactic structure and vinyl polymer (C) having oxazoline group in the side chain.    USE - Polyester film is used for solar cell back surface protective film (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The polyester film has excellent hydrolysis resistance, and maintains partial discharge inception voltage for long period of time.
NOVELTY - A polyester resin composition contains 0.05-10 mass parts of modifier with respect to 100 mass parts of copolyester containing dicarboxylic acid component and diol component. The diol component contains 90-100 mol% of 2-10C alkylene glycol. The dicarboxylic acid component contains 90-100 mol% of specific acid components. The modifier is cyclic imino ether compound or carbodiimide compound.    USE - Polyester resin composition is used for biaxially oriented film (claimed) and back sheet for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The polyester resin composition has excellent hydrolysis resistance, and provides biaxially oriented film having excellent mechanical strength, durability and dimensional stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polyester resin composition contains 0.05-10 mass parts of modifier with respect to 100 mass parts of copolyester containing dicarboxylic acid component and diol component. The diol component contains 90-100 mol% of 2-10C alkylene glycol. The dicarboxylic acid component contains 90-100 mol% of acid component of formula: HO(O)C-R2-OR1O-R2-C(O)OH (1) or HO(O)C-R3-C(O)OH (2). The ratio of dicarboxylic acid component (1) is 5-50 mol%. The modifier is cyclic imino ether compound or carbodiimide compound.    R1=2-10C alkylene;    R2=2,6-naphthalene diyl;and    R3=phenylene or naphthalene diyl.
NOVELTY - A co-polyester resin composition contains co-polyester including aromatic dicarboxylic acid component (I and II), glycol component containing 2-4C alkylene glycol, hindered phenolic antioxidant (0.05-2 mass%) and benzotriazole type ultraviolet absorber (0.5-10 mass%). The copolymerization ratio of aromatic dicarboxylic acid component (I) is 5-80 mol% with respect to total content of acid component.    USE - Co-polyester resin composition is used for biaxial oriented film (claimed) used as protective film for solar cell. Can also be used for fiber and bottles.    ADVANTAGE - The co-polyester resin composition provides biaxial oriented film has excellent light resistance, mechanical characteristics and dimensional stability with respect to temperature and humidity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A co-polyester resin composition contains co-polyester including aromatic dicarboxylic acid component of formula: HO(O)C-R2-OR1O-R2-C(O)OH (I) and HO(O)C-R3-C(O)OH (II), glycol component containing 2-4C alkylene glycol, hindered phenolic antioxidant (0.05-2 mass%) and benzotriazole type ultraviolet absorber (0.5-10 mass%). The copolymerization ratio of aromatic dicarboxylic acid component (I) is 5-80 mol% with respect to total content of acid component.    R1=2-10C alkylene;    R2=2,6-napthalene diyl group;and    R3=phenylene or naphthalene diyl group.
NOVELTY - A co-polyester resin composition contains aromatic dicarboxylic acid component (I and II), glycol component containing 2-4C alkylene glycol and cyclic imino ester ultraviolet absorbers (0.5-5 mass%) with respect to total acid component. The copolymerization ratio of aromatic dicarboxylic acid component (I) is 5-50 mol%.    USE - Co-polyester resin composition is used for biaxial oriented film (claimed) used as protective film for solar cell. Can also be used for fiber and bottles.    ADVANTAGE - The co-polyester resin composition provides biaxial oriented film has excellent light resistance, elasticity, mechanical characteristics and dimensional stability with respect to temperature and humidity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A co-polyester resin composition contains aromatic dicarboxylic acid component of formula: HO(O)C-R2-OR1O-R2-C(O)OH (I) and HO(O)C-R3-C(O)OH (II), glycol component containing 2-4C alkylene glycol and cyclic imino ester ultraviolet absorbers (0.5-5 mass%) with respect to total acid component. The copolymerization ratio of aromatic dicarboxylic acid component (I) is 5-50 mol%.    R1=2-10C alkylene;    R2=2,6-naphthalene diyl group;and    R3=naphtylene diyl group.
NOVELTY - A new polyarylene copolymer consists of fused-aromatic-ring structural unit (1) and a structural unit having nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring group (2).    USE - New polyarylene copolymer is used for solid polymer electrolytes and proton conducting membranes (both claimed) of fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The new polyarylene copolymer has excellent heat resistance and hot-water resistance even when the introduction amount of sulfonic-acid group is increased. The copolymer provides solid polymer electrolytes excellent in electric-power generation performance and durability. The introduction of structural unit having nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring group improves the stability of sulfonic-acid group under high-temperature conditions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A new polyarylene copolymer consists of fused-aromatic-ring structural unit of formula (1), and a structural unit having nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring group of formula (2).    AA=group of formula (a);    BB=group of formula (bb);    A,D'=direct bond, -O-, -S-, -CO-, -SO2-, -SO-, -CONH-, -COO-, (CF2)i-, -(CH2)j-, -CR'2-, cyclohexylidene, or fluorenylidene;    i,j=1-10;    R'=aliphatic hydrocarbyl, aromatic hydrocarbyl, or halogenated hydrocarbyl;    B'=oxygen atom or sulfur atom;    P'=bivalent group having fused-aromatic-ring structure;    R1-R20=H, fluoro, alkyl, haloalkyl in which one portion or entire group is halogenated, aryl, allyl, nitro, or nitrile;    l,m,t=0-4;    q=2 or more;    n+p=1;    p=values other than 0 in 0-1;    V'=direct bond, -O-, or -S-;    W'=-CO-, -SO2-, -SO-, -CONH-, -COO-, -(CF2)l', or -C(CF3)2-;    l'=1-10;    R21=nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring group;    f=1-5;and    e=0-4.
NOVELTY - The electrode base material (1) has a resin layer (2) in which a metal wiring layer is embedded. The cross sectional shape of the metal wiring layer is trapezoid shape. An interconnection layer (5) is arranged to connect the extraction electrodes (3,4) arranged on the resin layer.    USE - Electrode base material for solar cell e.g. back contact type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since interconnection layer is arranged to connect the extraction electrodes arranged on the resin layer, the reliability of the solar cell is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of electrode base material for solar cells.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the plan view of the electrode base material. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Electrode base material (1)    Resin layer (2)    Extraction electrodes (3,4)    Interconnection layer (5)
NOVELTY - The device has a casing (1) of the shape similar to remote control key used for e.g. motor vehicle. A camera lens (6) installed in the position of the lens of an infrared sensor of control key photographs or records images and a microphone records sound. The imaging unit includes a CPU, memory, lithium polymer charging battery and a universal serial bus (USB) connecting terminal. The casing upper surface has a shutter release (2) for photographing, a video-recording ON/OFF button (3) for video recording and a sound-recording ON/OFF button (4) for voice recording.    USE - Imaging device installed in meeting hall and commercial establishment for monitoring criminal activities and for performing secret search by police.    ADVANTAGE - Since the camera lens is installed in the position of the lens of the infrared sensor of the remote control key, photographing, video-recording and sound-recording can be performed naturally, without providing the consciousness of imaging to the target object. Since the imaging device is of the shape similar to the remote control key of the vehicle, the device can be carried easily. By providing the USB terminal, the data can be transmitted to the external device such as computer easily.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the front view and the top view of the imaging device.    Casing (1)    Shutter release for photographing (2)    Video-recording ON/OFF button (3)    Sound-recording ON/OFF button (4)    Camera lens (6)
NOVELTY - A combustor (1) set in casing (2), has combustion space (23) for burning fuel. An annular modification catalyst flow path (3) is formed concentrically at outer peripheral side of combustion space. An annular flow path (4) for cooling modification fuel, is formed at outer peripheral side of flow path (3). A raw fuel pre-heater (5) is concentrically formed at outer peripheral side of path (4). The length of in path (4) along raw fuel flow direction is set smaller than that of the path (3). A raw fuel preheating flow path (102) is set at inlet port of path (3).    USE - Modifier for fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell using heavy liquid fuel such as kerosene.    ADVANTAGE - Since the length of flow path for cooling modification fuel along raw fuel flow direction is set smaller than that of the modification catalyst flow path, heat exchange performed between mixed gas in catalyst flow path and raw fuel is reduced while maintaining outlet temperature of raw fuel to preset temperature appropriate for modification process. Hence the precipitation of carbon on modification catalyst during raw fuel modification can be reduced and the conversion ratio of hydrogen fuel can be improved. Since the amount of un-reacted liquid chemical flowing out from modification catalyst exit is reduced, stable drive of modifier can be performed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the modifier for fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Combustor (1)    Casing (2)    Catalyst flow path (3)    Flow path for cooling modification fuel (4)    Raw fuel pre-heater (5)    Combustion space (23)    Raw fuel preheating flow path (102)
NOVELTY - An active material is distributed in solvent having lithium ion conductive binder to prepare active material slurry. The sulfide type solid electrolyte is distributed in solvent having lithium ion conductive binder to prepare solid electrolyte slurry. The slurries dripped at substrate (20) having safe guard is heated and dried to form active material and solid electrolyte sheets. The side guard side portions of sheets are cut and laminated with collector sheet to form laminated structure. The vacuum hot press of structure is carried beyond melting point of binder.    USE - Manufacturing method of lithium cell for lithium cell pack (claimed) for lithium ion secondary battery used in electronic device. Uses include but are not limited to mobile information terminal, home-use electric power storage apparatus, two-wheeled motor vehicle, electric vehicle and hybrid vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The thickness of sheet can be adjusted to desired value. The production efficiency of the lithium cell is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view of the manufacturing process of lithium cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Substrate supply roll (10)    Substrate (20)    Nozzle (30)    Battery sheet (40)    Blade (50)
NOVELTY - The ion-conducting film (10) has a film-like porous base material (12) having two layers of pores (14) which are formed in orthogonal direction with respect to film surface, and are formed with different diameter along thickness direction. The pores have larger and smaller holes (14a,14b). The ion conductor (16) is arranged within smaller holes of pores of base material. The electrodes (18,20) are formed in inner wall of pore portions in which ion conductor is not arranged.    USE - Ion-conductive film used for hydrogen sensor and fuel cell (both claimed) of polymer electrolyte type.    ADVANTAGE - The resistance of ion-conductive film is reduced by using ion conductor while intensity of ion-conductive film is maintained.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of ion-conductive film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of ion-conductive film.    Ion-conducting film (10)    Base material (12)    Pores (14)    Larger holes (14a)    Smaller holes (14b)    Ion conductor (16)    Electrodes (18,20)
NOVELTY - The photoelectrode structure has a transparent conductive film (3) and an electric insulation resin layer (4) stacked in order on the thin wire pattern (2) of a current collection electrode formed on a transparent resin substrate (1). A metal oxide semiconductor layer (5) covers the entire structure.    USE - Photoelectrode structure for dye-sensitized solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The corrosion of the current collection electrode from the electrolyte solution is prevented by the protective layer, thus preventing decline in the electric power generation efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The electric insulation resin layer is formed only in the surface of the transparent conductive film adjacent to the portions of the metal oxide semiconductor film to which the thin wire pattern of the current collection electrode becomes a shadow from the resin substrate according to the incident angle of the ambient light injected toward the metal oxide semiconductor film. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for dye-sensitized solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a fragmentary sectional view of the photoelectrode of the dye-sensitized solar cell.    Transparent resin substrate (1)    Current collection electrode wire pattern (2)    Transparent conductive film (3)    Electric insulation resin layer (4)    Metal oxide semiconductor layer (5)
NOVELTY - The solar cell module (20) has optically transparent substrates and several clusters (30) comprising rod-shaped solar battery cells (32) and a conductive coats (31). The clusters are structured in a hexagonal or linear pattern. The electrodes of the solar battery cells are electrically connected to the conductive coats and conductive structures (48) in parallel manner. The bypass diodes are connected in parallel to the conductive coat through a conductive structure. A transparent synthetic resin mold material is filled between in a gap formed between substrates.    USE - Lighting type solar cell module e.g. solar cell panel. Uses include but are not limited to install in glass window, atrium, top-light, curtain wall, facade, canopy, louver, handrail of balcony, sound insulating wall of highway or railway, etc.    ADVANTAGE - Since the clusters are structured in a hexagonal or linear pattern, the cells of the solar cell module can be arranged freely and a fixed pattern arrangement can be provided to the solar cell module efficiently. The designability of the solar cell module can be improved effectively. The lighting property or lighting rate of the solar cell module can be increased reliably.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell module.    Solar cell module (20)    Negative electrode terminal (24)    Cluster (30)    Conductive coat (31)    Solar battery cell (32)    Conductive structure (48)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell stack (20) has membrane electrode assembly (24) that is formed by laminating anode (24A), cathode (24C), and electrolytic membrane (24B) interposed between the anode and cathode. A sealing structure (30) is provided for preventing leakage of fuel supplied to anode, and gas containing the oxidizing agent supplied to cathode, along direction different from the lamination direction of the membrane electrode assembly. The thrust at the anode side of sealing structure is set larger than the thrust at the cathode side.    USE - Fuel cell stack for fuel cell (claimed) e.g. direct methanol fuel cell used as power supply for electronic device, and electric power storage device for electric vehicle. Can also be used in solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell and methanol-reforming type fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - As the thrust at the side of the anode is set larger than the thrust at the side of the cathode, the leakage of the fuel from the anode side can be reliably sealed. The fuel cell stack can be assembled and replaced easily and stably with sufficient precision while preventing the position shift accompanying a deformation of elastic structure. The productive efficiency of the fuel cell stack can be improved without increasing the structure of the fuel cell stack.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the exploded perspective view and sectional view of the fuel cell stack.    Fuel cell stack (20)    Membrane electrode assembly (24)    Anode (24A)    Electrolytic membrane (24B)    Cathode (24C)    Sealing structure (30)
NOVELTY - The battery (10) has an electrically conductive exterior material or aluminum lamination (1) and a laminate arranged in the inside of the exterior material. The laminate additionally comprises thermoplastic resin film (31) as an outermost layer. Battery has positive electrode (2), negative electrode (3) and separator (4) laminated in a layered form.    USE - Battery e.g. lithium ion secondary battery.    ADVANTAGE - Weight reduction of battery can be achieved and cost can be reduced by metal usage amount reduction. Safety can be ensured by effectively suppressing the internal short circuit between electrodes and exterior material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal cross sectional view of the battery.    Electrically conductive exterior material (1)    Positive electrode (2)    Negative electrode (3)    Separator (4)    Battery (10)    Resin film (31)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (10) has a cell balancing unit controlling a balancing circuit corresponding to a selected cell and balancing state of charge (SOC) of a battery cell. A voltage sensing part (11) is equipped with an open circuit voltage estimation unit for measuring open circuit voltage of each cell. A temperature sensing part (12) measures temperature of each cell. A data storage module stores each cell voltage and temperature data. A SOC estimating unit estimates SOC of each cell corresponding to the open circuit voltage.    USE - Apparatus for balancing a battery cell of a portable electronic instrument. Uses include but are not limited to a lithium ion battery cell, a lithium polymer battery (LPB) cell, a nickel cadmium battery cell, a nickel-hydrogen electric cell and a nickel zinc cell, of video camera, pocket telephone, portable personal computer, portable multimedia player (PMP), MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3) player, motor of electro mobile or hybrid vehicle and direct current to direct current (DC to DC) converter.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus accurately estimates the open circuit voltage and the state of charge (SOC) of the battery by utilizing the battery output voltage without measurement error, and effectively balances the SOC between the battery cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a battery cell balancing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a battery cell balancing apparatus.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Battery cell balancing apparatus (10)    Voltage sensing part (11)    Temperature sensing part (12)    Memory unit (13)    Controller (14)
NOVELTY - A micro-architectured electrochemical cell and/or battery device comprises nanocomposite anode material having first intensive characteristics that is a function of second extensive characteristics; nanocomposite cathode material having first intensive characteristics that is a function of second extensive characteristics; electrolyte material between anode and cathode; cathode current collector in communication with the cathode; and anode current collector in communication with the anode.    USE - Micro-architectured electrochemical cell and/or battery device useful in applications including automotive, telecommunication, general energy storage, portable electronics, power tools, and power supplies.    ADVANTAGE - The electrochemical cells or batteries provide high rate performance, high energy power density, good durability, high safety, and long lifetime.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Micro-architectured electrochemical cell and/or battery device comprises anode; cathode arranged anti-symmetrically with the anode; predetermined distance between the cathode and the anode; electrical insulation provided to separate the anode from the cathode, and having a graded material property that changes within a portion of the predetermined distance or layer(s) of insulating material to separate the anode from the cathode; nanocomposite anode material having first intensive characteristics that is a function of second extensive characteristics; nanocomposite cathode material having first intensive characteristics that is a function of second extensive characteristics; electrolyte material between the anode and cathode; cathode current collector in communication with the cathode; and anode current collector in communication with the anode. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for fabricating the electrode for electrochemical cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic view of a periodic, irregular, but not arbitrary electrode.
NOVELTY - The battery a concaved-shape neck portion (2) formed around an upper portion of a cylindrical housing (1), and a polymeric based composite layer applied to an inner wall of the concaved-shape neck portion, where thickness of the polymeric based composite layer is in a range of 0.001-0.20 mm.    USE - Lithium battery for a laptop.    ADVANTAGE - The polymeric based composite layer is applied to the inner wall of the neck portion, thus protecting the battery against short circuit caused by penetration of metallic particles, and hence avoiding damage to the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a cylindrical housing with a neck portion.    Cylindrical housing (1)    Concaved-shape neck portion (2)
NOVELTY - The battery has an electrode assembly (110) with an electrode plate, a separator and another electrode plate that are sequentially stacked and wound. A set of finishing tapes (321-324) is attached to an outer surface of the electrode assembly and sequentially spaced apart from each other along a winding direction of the electrode assembly. Passages formed between the finishing tapes extend from an upper end (1111) to a lower end (1112) of the electrode assembly. Total widths of the passages are equal to or more than 3 percentage of a circumference of the electrode assembly.    USE - Secondary battery i.e. square type lithium ion secondary battery, for power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The finishing tapes are sequentially spaced apart from each other along the winding direction of the electrode assembly, thus allowing an electrolyte to rapidly move downward during injection of the electrolyte, and hence making filling rate of the electrolyte quicker and improving the productivity of the battery. The tapes are spaced apart from each other, thus radiating heat through the separation spaces, and hence improving stability of the battery, while reducing a pressure applied to the electrode assembly for reducing deformation of the electrode assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an electrode assembly of a square type lithium ion secondary battery.    Electrode assembly (110)    Finishing tapes (321-324)    Upper end (1111)    Lower end (1112)
NOVELTY - Method involves providing a fuel cell component (C1) containing carbon and a surface including active groups on it, grafting a polymer including ionic or polar groups onto the component by reaction with the active groups.    USE - For making hydrophilic coating/surfaces for fuel cell applications.    ADVANTAGE - The method grafting polyvinyl alcohol onto the surface or coating including carbon, thus coating provides low contact resistance so that a coating such as gold is not necessary over the bipolar plate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a product comprising a fuel cell component containing carbon, and an ionic polymer or polymer including polar groups grafted to the carbon; or a fuel cell diffusion media layer having a paper, mat or felt containing carbon, and an ionic polymer or polymer including polar groups grafted to a surface of the diffusion media layer.
NOVELTY - Heat is transferred by using a grout that has been optimized for heat transfer comprising mixing grout with a heat conductive particulate to have as much of the particulate as possible connect to each other creating heat conductive paths.    USE - Method of transferring heat for generating electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The heat transferring method maximizes conductibility of grout heat and increases caustic resistance, and generates electricity in an environmentally friendly process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of treating grout so that it is resistant to a caustic environment existing at the bottom of a well.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic conceptual view of a system showing a single closed loop having a heat exchanging element.    Fluid flow (1)    Feeder pipe (2)    Heat exchanging element (3)    Hot rock (7)    Heat nest (10)
NOVELTY - A louver (510) comprises a surface to receive solar cells on a first side of the louver, and a fluid conduit in thermal contact with the surface. The fluid conduit comprises fluid entry and exit ends that also serve as pivots for the louver to revolve around a long axis of the louver. A neighboring louver has a side facing the first side of the louver and comprises a concave reflective curvature to focus light onto the solar cells.    USE - A louver for a converter apparatus or a controller system (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The louver can harvest light energy and transfer the harvested energy easily to the heating, lighting and electricity requirements at the site of use so that the immediate needs of the site are factored into how the system is controlled.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a converter apparatus; and    (2) a controller system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic perspective view of a converter corner showing an arrangement of a solar cell holder, curved reflector, fluid conduit and fluid conduit pivot end portions.    Louver (510)    Conduit (515)    Curved reflector (530)    Solar cell holder (550)    Actuator (720)
NOVELTY - The product (10c) has fuel cell bipolar plates (16a, 16c) including a reaction gas flow field, which is defined by bars (14a, 14c) and channels (12a, 12c) formed in a side of collector plates. A three dimensional pores structure (18d) covers one of the channels. Hydrophilic coating is applied on a section of the pores structure. The pores structure consists of polymer, ceramic material or metal. A polyelectrolyte membrane (26) is arranged below a catalytic electrode. Gas diffusion medium layers (20a, 20c) are arranged below the bipolar plates.    USE - Product i.e. fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell bipolar plates have the reaction gas flow field, which is defined by the bars and the channels formed in the side of collector plates, where the three dimensional pores structure covers one of the channels, thus improving operational reliability of the product while improving water management characteristics of the product.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for providing hydrophilic properties in channels of unipolar and bipolar plates.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a product.    Product (10c)    Channels (12a, 12c)    Bars (14a, 14c)    Fuel cell bipolar plates (16a, 16c)    Three dimensional pores structure (18d)    Gas diffusion medium layers (20a, 20c)    Polyelectrolyte membrane (26)
NOVELTY - The device has a rubber ring (11) fixed to a bottom surface in a fire pot main body (10). An airing unit adheres closely to opened bottom surface of an inner side of a groove. A battery is charged in a charger terminal apparatus. An airflow pipe is protruded to the fire pot main body. The fire pot main body adheres closely to a body unit. The battery is fixed in a top part of a printed circuit board (PCB). A laser stimulator is fixed to a lower part of the PCB. One-side end of a pressure regulator (20) is combined with the airing unit.    USE - Cupping device for use during injecting oriental medicine to remove impure blood i.e. extravasated blood, of a patient.    ADVANTAGE - The device avoids requirement of separate tool in the fire pot main body, and easily carries a laser. The device avoids sound pressure, improves safety, and easily cures skin affected part of the human body.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a cupping device.    Fire pot main body (10)    Rubber ring (11)    Pressure regulator (20)    Sphere tube (21)    Operation button (312)    Button cover (321a)
NOVELTY - The piece has a solar battery board installed at an upper side of a hollow aluminum framework. A temperature preserving board is installed at a lower side of the framework. A wire connecting box is installed at back of the battery board and is placed in an inner chamber of the framework. One end of a current educing wire is connected with the box, and the other end is educed from a side edge of the framework. The preserving board is made of plastic extruded polystyrene or foamed polystyrene. A circumference of the framework is opened with ventilating holes.    USE - Integrated construction structural piece for generating electricity and preserving temperature.    ADVANTAGE - The piece effectively avoids the problems of high energy consumptions of constructions and complicated installation of photovoltaic system. The piece has simple structure and is beautiful. The piece protects environment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an integrated construction structural piece.
NOVELTY - The lamp has a heat pipe heat collector connected with a vacuum/heat pipe honeycomb multi-lens light gathering shield. The heat pipe heat collector is equipped with a heat pipe temperature difference generating thermocouple group (F). A side of the heat pipe temperature difference generating thermocouple group is connected with a long flat heat pipe (A3). A high-temperature lamp remaining heat temperature difference generating device (W/AFG) is connected with a connection bolt, a load power supply connection bolt, a charge-discharge controller and a storage battery.    USE - Triple temperature difference generation all-weather outdoor high efficiency energy-saving lamp. Uses include but are not limited to a home, office, commercial field, hospital, military field, school and field operation.    ADVANTAGE - The lamp utilizes the solar energy and underground constant low temperature, or utilizes a renewable resource of all-weather generation of gentle breeze without the sun, avoids pollution, and improves social and economic benefits. The system is inexpensive, and easy to install, maintain and use, and has wide application range.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a triple temperature difference generation all-weather outdoor high efficiency energy-saving lamp in partial section.    Long flat heat pipe (A3)    Heat pipe temperature difference generating thermocouple group (F)    High-temperature lamp remaining heat temperature difference generating device (W/AFG)    Fan blade shaft (Y2)    High speeder (Y3)
NOVELTY - The device has a square shell (1) divided into a pair of chambers, where one of the chambers has a rubber bag (19) fixed at a bottom. A jacking plate (18) is placed between the rubber bag and a partition of the shell. The other chamber has a transverse rotating shaft (9) with an outer end clamped with a bayonet. An inner end of the shaft has a suspension arm (10) tied with a rope (8) connected to an end of a lever (4) at a bottom. A suspension arm (7) hangs an extension spring (3), where an end of the spring is hung on a column fixed in one of the chambers.    USE - Automatically closing device for filling water in a water mixing valve of a solar water heater.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an automatically closing device.    Square shell (1)    Extension spring (3)    Lever (4)    Suspension arm (7)    Rope (8)    Transverse rotating shaft (9)    Suspension arm (10)    Jacking plate (18)    Rubber bag (19)
NOVELTY - The meter has an impeller (4), a satellite gear (5), an overrunning coupler (6) and a pointer display dial at a cavity from a lower part to an upper part. The impeller is fixedly mounted at a middle lower part of the cavity. A power output wheel coaxially assembled with the impeller is engaged with a satellite wheel of the gear. A power output wheel of the gear is engaged with a power input wheel of the coupler. An output wheel of the coupler is matched and connected with the dial. The output wheel of the gear, the coupler and the dial are assembled coaxially and movably.    USE - Water level meter for a solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The meter indicates the change of water level of the water tank of the solar water heater automatically and saves water resources. The meter has a simple and logical structure. The structure is composed of mechanical components, so that the meter is safe and reliable, and is inexpensive.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a water level meter for solar water heater.    Shell (1)    Water feeding opening (2)    Impeller (4)    Satellite gear (5)    Overrunning coupler (6)
NOVELTY - The battery has a closed and isolated battery shell with a rectangular shell body (1) and a plastic covering plate (2) e.g. glass covering plate. A positive pole sheet plate (3), a negative pole sheet plate (4) and an electrolyte are provided in the shell. The positive and negative pole sheet plates are separately and electrically connected with a positive pole (5) e.g. aluminum nut, and a negative pole (6) e.g. coppery nut, of the shell. The negative and positive pole sheet plates are fixed on the shell body and does not contact with each other.    USE - Simulative battery.    ADVANTAGE - The simulative battery can simulate the work situation of the real battery, and is provided with the plastic covering plate, so that the battery is convenient for the user to observe the internal situation of the battery core during the test in real time. The device is convenient to dismantle and install, and can be used repeatedly, thus reducing the cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a simulative battery.    Rectangular shell body (1)    Plastic covering plate (2)    Positive pole sheet plate (3)    Negative pole sheet plate (4)    Positive pole (5)    Negative pole (6)
NOVELTY - The pen has a cavity formed on a shell of a pen body and receiving a battery that is covered in the cavity by a battery cover. An end of the battery cover is sleeved on the shell of the pen body via a ring sleeve. The ring sleeve is formed with a locking opening, and the shell is provided with an elastic locking hook that is matched to the locking opening. The ring sleeve is provided with an elastic clamp plate, and a rubber ring is sleeved on a hand clipping ring of the shell and provided with an anti-skidding salient point.    USE - Emission pen for a click reader.    ADVANTAGE - The emission pen is convenient to carry and operate. The cover prevents dropping of the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an emission pen for a click reader.
NOVELTY - The equipment has a conveying belt (1) connecting a lower wheel (2) of a two-roller machine with a lateral wheel (9) of the machine. An upper wheel (3) of the machine on a right side of the belt is connected to a motor (4) through a small belt (5). A leakage liquid container (6) is provided on an upper part of a left side of the belt. A limiting scratching strip (8) is provided on a middle upper part of the belt. An optical anode slurry (7) in the container leaks onto the belt. A thickness of the slurry applied to a plastic substrate is controlled by the scratching strip.    USE - Equipment for continuously laminating optical anode of flexible dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The equipment is convenient to use and is simple. The manufacturing cost of the equipment is lowered. The equipment is easy to demount and wash. The equipment has good corrosion resistance and is used for a long term.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an equipment for continuously laminating optical anode of flexible dye-sensitized solar cell.    Conveying belt (1)    Lower wheel (2)    Upper wheel (3)    Motor (4)    Small belt (5)    Leakage liquid container (6)    Optical anode slurry (7)    Limiting scratching strip (8)    Lateral wheel (9)
NOVELTY - The subassembly has a hollow cavity whose upper side or lower side is equipped with a low-e film layer. A wiring box with a diode is mounted from outside of a parting bar to side of corresponding float glass layer. A conducting film glass layer and an aluminum layer respectively lead out two electrodes that are connected to a circuit in the wiring box. A lower lateral surface of the film glass layer is plated with a steel-tin oxide film layer that is provides as a led out electrode.    USE - Solar thin film battery subassembly for use in a building.    ADVANTAGE - The subassembly has energy-saving and heat insulation property of a building, heat preservation and sound insulation. The subassembly is frostless and dewless. The subassembly generates solar green power.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar thin film battery subassembly.
NOVELTY - The device has a solar subassembly connected with joint nails via a joint device. The joint nails are fixed to a metal support frame. A layer of a structural adhesive is provided at a bottom of a sucker at a bottom of a joint unit of the joint device. The structural adhesive is attached to a hollow glass of the subassembly. Even holes are provided on the sucker. The joint unit is fixedly connected to a bolt through the subassembly. A protection case is provided outside the bolt through the subassembly. A sealant layer and a support ring are provided outside the case.    USE - Mounting device for a solar glass battery subassembly in a building.    ADVANTAGE - The device has firm mounting and makes appearance of the building to be beautiful. The solar subassembly is permeated in a mounting structure, and is natural and harmonic in the room and external environment. The device achieves perfect integration of fine metal structure and glass decoration.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a mounting device for a solar glass battery subassembly.
NOVELTY - The system has a support device i.e. support beam, for installing a battery package, and an explode device i.e. detonator, located in the support device, where the explode device is intended to explode upon receiving a crash signal to detach the battery package. An explode sensor is connected to the detonator for sending the crashing signal to the detonator. The support device is fixed with a vehicle chassis, and the battery package is installed on the support beam. The support beam is made of plastic material.    USE - Battery package crash-proof system for an electromotive unit (claimed) of a vehicle i.e. car.    ADVANTAGE - The explode device is activated to break a support bar and detach the battery package from electromotive unit to avoid the squeezing of the battery package during vehicle crash, so as to preclude explosion caused by squeezed or crashed battery package in car crash.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an electromotive unit comprising a universal joint connected to a brake device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a battery package crash-proof system. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The battery has multiple 2 Volts single grid storage batteries connected in series, where each 2 Volts single grid storage battery extends with positive and negative terminals. The positive and negative terminals of two connected 2 Volts single grid storage batteries are connected via copper sheets. The positive and negative terminals at two ends of the 2 Volts single grid storage batteries are total voltage leading terminals serially connected with each other. The voltage leading terminals on the copper sheets are filled with an epoxy resin and sealed via glue.    USE - Lead acid storage battery for an electric motor car.    ADVANTAGE - The battery can measure the voltage of single grid storage battery, and can be controlled for guaranteeing that the storage battery pack can be protected when the voltage of the grid battery is lower than the under voltage while discharging. The battery can reduce the over-discharge for the grid battery. The charger can be switched into the equilibrium model for charging when the voltage of the grid battery is higher than the hydrogen potential while charging for guaranteeing the consistency of the battery during the charging and discharging process. The battery can prolong the service life and raise the economic effect.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of a lead acid storage battery.
NOVELTY - The device has a light collecting unit comprising multiple convex lenses, where each convex lens comprises an end surface with a larger area and another end surface with smaller area. The end surfaces are distributed on an arc convex profile of a light radiating surface to collect solar light. The latter end surface is coupled with an optical fiber, and a light guide device is coupled with an emission surface of the light collecting unit to guide the collected solar light. The optical fiber is made of glass or plastic.    USE - Solar light collecting device for use in a building.    ADVANTAGE - The device is inexpensive, and effectively absorbs the solar light and guides the solar light to inner side of the buildings.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar light collecting device.
NOVELTY - The device has an optical fiber array comprising an emergent surface and a reception surface with an arc-shaped convex profile, where the arc-shaped convex profile is in semi-spherical shape or semi-elliptical shape. The optical fiber array is equipped with multiple optical fibers. A light guide unit is coupled with the emergent surface of the optical fiber array to guide collected sunlight. End faces of the optical fiber array are distributed on the arc-shaped convex profile of the reception surface to collect sunlight.    USE - Sunlight collecting device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a sunlight collecting device.
NOVELTY - A single-sided film pole piece of a secondary lithium battery is manufactured by coating, drying and rolling processes on a metal substrate, where the coating process relates to single-sided coating in which crystalline flake graphite is added to anode and cathode materials for coating; folding the coated and dried substrate, or overlapping two layers of single-sided film substrates on each other such that metal foil surfaces not coated are opposite to each other; and then rolling the substrates.    USE - Method for manufacturing a single-sided film pole piece of a secondary lithium battery (claimed). The pole piece can be widely applied to a model number design of the secondary lithium battery, especially for preparing an ultra-thin polymer (flexible package) lithium battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method effectively solves the problem related to heavily curling of the single-sided film pole piece for the secondary lithium battery while being processed. The use of the single-sided film pole piece can reduce the thickness of the lithium battery, increase the energy density of the lithium battery, and reduce the battery cost.
NOVELTY - The method involves placing a substrate of a nanometer hole, accommodation groove or a miniflow groove in an electrolyte e.g. soluble salt, with ion concentration gradient at two ends of the substrate, where the substrate is made of polymer film or alumina film. Anion and cation in the electrolyte are separated to form current by ion selectivity of the nanometre hole, accommodation groove or the miniflow groove. Free energy stored in ion concentration gradient form is converted into electric energy. The accommodation groove or the miniflow groove is provided with an electriferous inner wall.    USE - Method for converting free energy stored in ion concentration gradient form into electric energy for an energy converter such as an accommodation battery and a miniflow battery (all claimed) in a nanometer apparatus system.    ADVANTAGE - The method generates clean energy, and provides energy to nanometer apparatuses in microenvironment. The method provides good application prospect of a nanometer apparatus system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of a method that converts free energy stored in ion concentration gradient form into electric energy.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - Foldable solar mobile power supply system comprises foldable unit and output port. The foldable unit includes solar cell subassembly, flexible sticking material layer and back plate, which are overlapped. The solar cell subassemblies are connected by a flexible cable. The foldable unit is integrally welded via flexible sticking material in a sealing mode, and output port is connected with positive and negative poles. The solar cell subassembly includes insulating plate and transparent cover board.    USE - Foldable solar mobile power supply system.    ADVANTAGE - The foldable solar mobile power supply system ensures improved folding performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for manufacturing foldable solar mobile power supply system, which involves:    (A) preparing solar cell subassembly;    (B) preparing multiple solar cell subassemblies according to output voltage and output power, and connecting and welding solar cell subassemblies via flexible cable;    (C) overlapping connected subassembly, flexible sticking material layer and back plate and putting in vacuum presser;    (D) thermally pressing connected subassembly, flexible sticking material layer and back plate;    (E) de-burring the obtained product and cutting back plates on periphery of gap; and    (F) mounting output port.
NOVELTY - The structure has a power output electrode placed on a storage battery module box through an insulating plate. A power input electrode is placed in an installation frame fixed on a car body through the insulating plate. The power output electrode comprises conductive plates arranged with each other in parallel. The power output electrode and power input electrode are in tight contact during connection. The power output electrode and/or power input electrode is made of red copper materials. An elastic insulating pad is made of rubber materials.    USE - Electric car storage battery module power contact structure.    ADVANTAGE - The electrodes are formed as conductive plates without manual operation. The electrodes are maintained in good contact state due to the electrodes are in tight contact and the conductive sectional area is increased.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an electric car storage battery module power contact structure.
NOVELTY - The module has a bottom glass plane provided with a polygon-shaped flat board. An under-fill material (200) is made of ethylene vinyl acetate resin and formed on the glass plane. Copper-indium-gallium-selenium (CIGS) solar batteries (320) are arranged in a grid type CIGS solar panel (300). A top filler (400) is provided on the panel, and an upper glass board (500) provided with the flat board is arranged on the top filler. An n-type buffer layer is made of zinc sulfide, zinc selenide, zinc oxide, indium-selenide and indium-sulfide, and a molybdenum layer is made of chromium and nickel.    USE - Copper-indium-gallium-selenium (CIGS) solar cell module for use in an exterior wall, a window and a door of a building.    ADVANTAGE - The module utilizes the solar battery, performs electrical isolation effect, and separates the bottom glass plane from the solar battery. The module improves adhesive force of the glass board and the molybdenum layer, prevents the molybdenum layer from being exfoliated from glass substrates during a high temperature process, and improves photoelectric efficiency with controlled sodium diffusion quantity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a copper-indium-gallium-selenium (CIGS) solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a copper-indium-gallium-selenium solar cell module.    Under-fill material (200)    Grid type copper-indium-gallium-selenium solar panel (300)    Copper-indium-gallium-selenium solar batteries (320)    Top filler (400)    Upper glass board (500)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a nano pattern in an original copy mold. A P-type organic semiconductor layer is coated on a soluble polymer mold. An N-type organic semiconductor layer is coated on a surface of the soluble polymer mold. The soluble polymer mold is provided with the N-type organic semiconductor layer. A cathode electrode layer is formed in a page of the N-type organic semiconductor layer. The nano pattern is transferred in a soluble polymer layer by using the original copy mold.    USE - Method for manufacturing an organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method ensures high precision by using the soluble polymer mold, and prevents the nano pattern from being damaged. The method reduces the anode electrode layer and the cathode electrode layer to effectively deliver electronics and a hole. The method improves absorption efficiency of the light to provide high quantum efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating a method for manufacturing an organic solar cell.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves coating a P-type organic semiconductor layer on a nano pattern of a mold, and forming a cathode electrode layer in a page of an N-type organic semiconductor layer. An anode electrode layer is made of transparent material that is selected from a group consisting of silicon, glass, polymer and quartz.    USE - Method for manufacturing an organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables forming a high precision regular shaped pattern in the P-type organic semiconductor layer, reducing an anode electrode layer and a cathode electrode layer, increasing thickness of an electron-receptor and a hole receptor, improving absorption efficiency of light, and providing high quantum efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating an organic solar cell manufacturing method. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A nanometer lithium titanate composite comprises mixture A prepared from lithium compound, titanium compound and doping element compound at molar ratio of 0.75-0.80:1:0-0.05. The mixture A is mixed with complexing agent to mass ratio of 1:0.1-10 and dissolved in water to form mixture B. The mixture B is mixed with carbon nanotube dispersion C to form nanometer lithium titanate composite coated by carbon nanotube.    USE - A nanometer lithium titanate composite as negative pole material for manufacturing lithium ion battery.    ADVANTAGE - The composite has fine and uniform particles, high purity, high discharge capacity, good rate discharge performance, good cycle performance and good safety.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of preparing nanometer lithium titanate composite by mixing lithium composite, titanium composite and doping element compound to obtain mixture A; mixing with complexing agent, and dissolving in water to form mixture B; mixing carbon nanotube with adjuvant at mass ratio of 1:0.01-10, and ultrasonically dispersing mixture in aqueous solution to form carbon nanotube dispersion C; mixing with mixture B, and heating for 1-2 hours at 100-200 degrees C under nitrogen gas atmosphere to obtain gel; and sintering for 5-48 hours at 500-1000 degrees C under reaction atmosphere such as nitrogen gas and/or argon gas.
NOVELTY - The magnifier has a verge of magnifying lens (7) fixedly inserted into a rubber base (8). The rubber base is movably connected with a handle (5) via a rotating shaft (3) and provided with a bulb (2) i.e. LED light. A battery box is provided in the handle that is fixed with a switch button (6). The bulb, two electrodes of the battery box and the switch button are connected in series to form a circuit loop. The magnifying lens is provided with magnifying areas (1) with different amplification factors.    USE - Portable foldable magnifier.    ADVANTAGE - The magnifier is simple in structure and convenient to use at the places with poor light.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a portable foldable magnifier.    Magnifying areas (1)    Bulb (2)    Rotating shaft (3)    Handle (5)    Switch button (6)    Magnifying lens (7)    Rubber base (8)
NOVELTY - The structure has positive and negative plates whose ears are located in an inner side of a battery cell. A protection circuit is respectively connected with the positive and negative plate ears, where a contact of the protection circuit is located outside of the structure. The positive and negative plate ears are welded on a surface of a collector. Quantity of the positive and negative plate ears of the battery cell is same or different. A leading direction of the positive and negative plate ears is same or different.    USE - Structure for a polymer lithium-ion battery such as rectangular battery, circular battery, polygonal battery, and triangular battery (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The structure can be utilized for the batteries of various kinds of sizes, saves energy of the battery, utilizes less space, and reduces installation time of various plates while allowing high current to be charged or discharged from the battery. The structure enlarges the cell volume of the battery, thus improving the battery capacity in the limited range of space by reducing the volume of the protection circuit. The structure ensures the design and development of the polymer/flexible packaging of the battery, and is simple and easy to operate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a polymer lithium-ion battery structure.
NOVELTY - The system has a power plant (2) utilizing an organic Rankine cycle using a saline gradient or solar pond (1) as a source of heat. A solar still (4) is supplied with saline bore or salt water source (6) preheated by solar pond.    USE - System for producing potable water and electricity from source of saline water for hydroponic vegetable culture, inland sea water aquaculture, and for culturing and harvesting micro algae for production of hydrocarbon fuel (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Seepage of saline water can be prevented, as the pond is lined with a strong UV resistant plastic liner. Production of high quality potable water and electricity from source of saline water can be performed, even in nighttime, while reducing operating and maintenance cost. Productive use of salt degraded land and sale of recovered to retail market, can be easily achieved, while minimizing environmental negative impacts, improving community health and standard of living. Local community jobs can be easily acquired using tourist attraction characteristics. Provision of research data for further commercialization and development can be easily achieved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the system for producing potable water and electricity.    Solar pond (1)    Power plant (2)    Solar still (4)    Salt water source (6)    Potable water (20)
NOVELTY - The toy has a plastic shell for containing and supporting components. A detector is arranged in front of the shell, where the detector is a grid made of electroplating plastic. A module, battery, resistor, capacitor and wire are installed in the shell. A pulse-triggering integrated circuit chip of the module receives a pulse from the detector. A voice integrated circuit chip is controlled by outputting a signal of the pulse-triggering integrated circuit chip. A speaker is connected with the voice integrated circuit chip.    USE - Vocal electronic count toy.    ADVANTAGE - The toy can be utilized together with a bubble toy to improve playing interest.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a vocal electronic count toy.
NOVELTY - The wall has a photoelectric interlayer formed between an inner layer glass basic panel and an outer layer glass basic panel, and transparent polyvinyl butyral sealing rubber film provided among the basic panels and the photoelectric interlayer. The photoelectric interlayer is formed of monocrystal line silicon/multi-crystal silicon solar cell core plate, and an insulating isolation wire is provided between two adjacent solar components. Edges of foursquare or rectangular solar photovoltaic curtain wall glass are provided with structured rubber strips.    USE - Solar photovoltaic curtain wall for a building.    ADVANTAGE - The wall has heat-resistant, moisture proofing and frost resisting effects. The mechanical property of the glass of the wall is improved, and usage time of the wall is prolonged. The transparent polyvinyl butyral sealing rubber film enhances the aesthetic appeal of the curtain wall glass and building.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a solar photovoltaic curtain wall for a building.
NOVELTY - A lead and cadmium free electrode slurry comprises (wt.%) silver powder or aluminum powder (65-90) as conducting metal ingredient, glass component (2-10) and organic carrier (8-25).    USE - A lead and cadmium free electrode slurry for crystalline silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The slurry has conversion efficiency of higher than 17.5% or higher than 16% for mono-crystalline silicon solar cell and poly-silicon solar cell, respectively; and meets the requirement for environmental protection of European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances and American REACH standard.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of preparing a lead and cadmium free electrode slurry comprising:    (A) mixing raw materials except organic carrier, heating the mixture at 1100-1250 degrees C, performing water quenching, and subjecting to ball milling controlled at 60 rpm for 72 hours where ball and materials have a ratio of 3:1 to obtain grain size of less than 6 mu m, and drying at 60-80 degrees C; and    (B) adding organic carrier, heating the mixture at 90-100 degrees C for 2 hours, cooling to 50 degrees C, adding surface active agent for heat preservation for 30 minutes, filtering, and grinding at 2-450 Pa-second to obtain grain size of 5-30 mu m.
NOVELTY - Movable solar energy high temperature methane generator comprises waterproof and corrosion resistant polyurea elastomer material coating on the inner and outer walls of the methane generator.    USE - The generator is useful for rural families and enterprise and public institutions.    ADVANTAGE - The generator is movable and convenient to be mounted; so it is used in many rural families and enterprise and public institutions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Movable solar energy high temperature methane generator comprises waterproof and corrosion resistant polyurea elastomer material coating on the inner and outer walls of the methane generator; one end of the high strength polyvinyl chloride (PVC) radiating pipe is connected with the solar energy heat collector; the other end enters the floor; and after surrounding the methane generator, it returns to the floor; and then it is connected with the water returning pipe of the solar energy heat collector; the feeding port is set on the upper cover of the methane generator; a discharging pipe is out of one side at the bottom of the methane generator; one end of the discharging pipe is connected with the slurry-pumping pump at the bottom of the methane generator; the other end lifts to the floor so as to form the discharging port; the gas pressure meter is set on the air outlet pipe above the methane generator cover; the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor are set above the methane generator; the polyurenthane thermal material is covered on the pool wall of the methane generator; the nylon mesh is mounted on the inner and outer walls.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the generator.
NOVELTY - The structure has elastomer built in an accommodation space formed in a battery cover (50) and supporting a hanging button (70), where the elastomer is made from steel material, rubber or synthetic resin. A nut part is installed at a rear side of the hanging button. A jaw is moved in a direction towards an upper side of the hanging button. A hanging ball (51) is provided in the battery cover. The jaw is inserted into the hanging ball when the battery cover is combined with a portable terminal. A groove portion (33) or a rail section is formed in two parts of a battery charging part (32).    USE - Battery cover combining structure for a portable terminal (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The structure easily facilitates separation or bond of the battery cover in the portable terminal, thus preventing generation of abrasion and the battery cover from being falling down to a floor. The structure can prevent foreign material including moisture or dust from being flown in the portable terminal.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a battery cover combining structure.    Battery charging part (32)    Groove portion (33)    Battery cover (50)    Hanging ball (51)    Hanging button (70)
NOVELTY - A polymer complex contains an aromatic compound as a ligand having two or more coordinating regions, metal ion as a center metal, and a non-coordinating aromatic compound. Two or more types of pore groups consisting of mutually similar pore having intrinsic affinity with respect to a guest component is provided in three-dimensional lattice of polymer complex. The non-coordinating aromatic compound has carboxylate-ester group of formula (1) in the specific position on the aromatic ring. A guest component is selectively taken in, conveyed, and/or released in pore group (Q).    USE - Polymer complex is used for secondary battery and sensor device.    ADVANTAGE - The polymer complex has favorable guest component conduction characteristic.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polymer complex contains an aromatic compound as a ligand having two or more coordinating regions, metal ion as a center metal, and a non-coordinating aromatic compound. The polymer complex has a three-dimensional lattice including a stacking structure formed by inserting non-coordinating aromatic compound between aromatic compound ligands into three-dimensional network structure formed by coordinating aromatic compound ligand to center metal ion. Two or more types of pore groups consisting of mutually similar pore having intrinsic affinity with respect to a guest component is provided in three-dimensional lattice. The non-coordinating aromatic compound has carboxylate-ester group of formula (1) in the specific position on the aromatic ring. The non-coordinating aromatic compound is systematically positioned such that carboxylate-ester group faces inner surface of specific pore group (Q) in 2 or more types of pore groups. A guest component is selectively taken in, conveyed, and/or released in pore group (Q).    wavy line=bonding region with aromatic ring of non-coordinating aromatic compound;and    R=chain molecule structure.
NOVELTY - The label has a silver coating layer coated in upper side of a base film layer made of polypropylene material with a mixture of powdered silver and non-conductive transparent resin i.e. poly propylene resin. A release paper layer is adhered to a tackifier layer formed on the bottom surface of a printing layer, and ratio of polypropylene resin and powdered silver is 1:3 or 1:5.    USE - Label for a battery of an electronic device such as cellular phone and notebook.    ADVANTAGE - The label facilitates post-strip reattachment process by forming the silver coating layer on upper side of the base film layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a label for a battery.
NOVELTY - The solar energy collecting plate has a transparent or translucent cellular plate (1) made of polycarbonate or polypropylene. A lower end of cellular plate is embedded and fixed by glue, where a slot is provided in lower thermoplastic pipe (2). An upper end of the plate is embedded and fixed by glue, where a slot is provided in an upper thermoplastic pipe (3).    USE - Solar energy collecting plate for heating water.    ADVANTAGE - The solar energy collecting plate has a transparent or translucent cellular plate made of polycarbonate or polypropylene, where lower and upper ends of cellular plate are embedded and fixed by glue, and hence ensures simple and cost-effective manufacturing of solar energy collecting plate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective exploded view of a solar energy collecting plate.    Transparent or translucent cellular plate (1)    Lower thermoplastic pipe (2)    Upper thermoplastic pipe (3)    Plastic cap (4)    Black strip (5)
NOVELTY - The water energy utilization involves mounting of generators (1) on floaters (5) and on a support plate (8) by a water-proof hood (2) and a modified savonius rotor (3) in addition to the ducted turbine (4). The anchoring of the hydro-electric power plant takes place at ground bolts (7) in river bed or at the bank by a plastic cord.    USE - Water energy utilization for generating current by a mobile floating hydro-electric power plant.    ADVANTAGE - The water energy utilization involves mounting of generators on floaters and on a support plate by a water-proof hood and a modified savonius rotor in addition to the ducted turbine, where the anchoring of the hydro-electric power plant takes place at ground bolts in river bed or at the bank by a plastic cord, and thus prevents noise influences and endangering of the fish population, and ensures utilization of hydropower in a cost effective and ecological manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a hydro-electric power plant.    Generators (1)    Hood (2)    Modified savonius rotors (3)    Ducted turbines (4)    Floaters (5)    Ground bolts (7)    Support plate (8)
NOVELTY - A sulfonated polyarylene with a structural unit having a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring, structural with a sulfonic acid group, and structural unit with fused aromatic ring structure is new.    USE - New sulfonated polyarylene for a proton conducting film (claimed) for a fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Has excellent heat stability, high temperature electric power generation durability and excellent proton conductivity in low humidity area.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A sulfonated polyarylene with a structural unit having a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring, structural with a sulfonic acid group, and structural unit with fused aromatic ring structure of formula -Rs-V-Rh is new.    V=-CO-, -SO2- or -SO-;    Rs=direct bond or divalent organic group; and    Rh=nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring group.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a solar battery layer in a top front side of a substrate, and forming an electrode layer on the battery layer. Another electrode layer is exposed with an etching solar battery layer. An insulation bank part is provided adjacent to a gap formed between the substrate and the electrode layers. A thin film solar cell is made of aluminum, silver, gold, copper, zinc, nickel or chromium and provided with zinc oxide, tin oxide or indium tin oxide. Insulation bank patterns are made of metal oxide, nitride, silicon oxide, nitride, inorganic ceramics or enamel/organic polymer.    USE - Method for manufacturing an integrated thin film solar cell in a silicon solar battery that is utilized in a semiconductor device.    ADVANTAGE - The method reduces the manufacturing invalidation area of the thin film solar cell, and prevents inversion and washing of the thin film solar cell, thus improving the manufacturing performance of the thin film solar cell and reducing the manufacturing process cost of the thin film solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an integrated thin film solar cell manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an integrated thin film solar cell.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming conductive material on top of a substrate, and a solar battery layer on an electrode layer. Another conductive material is provided adjacent to another electrode layer. A trench is formed at a sidewall of the latter electrode layer by a laser scribing process. An insulating material is provided in an integrated thin film solar cell, and is made from nitride, silicon oxide and carbide. Gap is formed between multiple trenches. The former conductive material is made from zinc oxide, tin oxide and indium tin oxide.    USE - Method for manufacturing an integrated thin film solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method effectively reduces invalidation area of the integrated thin film solar cell, prevents the integrated thin film solar cell from being exposed, and reduces manufacturing cost and improves manufacturing efficiency of the integrated thin film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of an integrated thin film solar cell.
NOVELTY - A copolyester resin composition contains copolyester including aromatic dicarboxylic acid component (I and II), glycol component containing 2-4C alkylene glycol, and triazine-type ultraviolet absorber or benzophenone-type ultraviolet absorber (0.5-10 mass%). The copolymerization ratio of aromatic dicarboxylic acid component (I) is 5-50 mol% with respect to total content of acid component.    USE - Copolyester resin composition is used for biaxial oriented film (claimed), and for protective film for solar cell. Can also be used for fiber and bottles.    ADVANTAGE - The co-polyester resin composition provides biaxial oriented film having excellent light resistance, elasticity, mechanical characteristics, and dimensional stability with respect to temperature and humidity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A copolyester resin composition contains copolyester including aromatic dicarboxylic acid component of formula: HO(O)C-R2-OR1O-R2-C(O)OH (I) and HO(O)C-R3-C(O)OH (II), glycol component containing 2-4C alkylene glycol and triazine-type ultraviolet absorber or benzophenone-type ultraviolet absorber (0.5-10 mass%). The copolymerization ratio of aromatic dicarboxylic acid component (I) is 5-50 mol% with respect to total content of acid component.    R1=2-10C alkylene;    R2=2,6-naphthalene diyl group;and    R3=phenylene or naphthalene diyl group.
NOVELTY - A paste composition is directly coated on surface(s) of an ion-conductive electrolytic membrane and dried under reduced pressure at normal temperature to form a catalyst layer. The paste composition contains catalyst particles, ion-conductive electrolyte and dispersion medium.    USE - Manufacture of catalyst layer used for forming catalyst layer-electrolytic membrane laminate for electrolytic membrane-electrode assembly for polymer electrolyte fuel cell (all claimed). Can also be used for direct fuel-type fuel cell and solid alkali-type fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since crack generation of catalyst layer is restrained, homogeneous and uniform catalyst layer having favorable battery performance is manufactured simply. The swelling and mechanical damage of the electrolytic membrane is suppressed.
NOVELTY - A paste composition containing catalyst particles, ion-conductive electrolyte and dispersion medium is directly coated to surface(s) of ion-conductive electrolytic membrane into which a liquid substance is impregnated. The paste composition-coated surface is dried under reduced pressure at normal temperature, to manufacture a catalyst layer.    USE - Manufacture of catalyst layer is used for catalyst layer-electrolytic membrane laminated component for electrolytic membrane-electrode assembly used for fuel cell (all claimed) e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst layer having favorable reproducibility is manufactured easily, without causing mechanical damage to electrolytic membrane and without requiring special apparatus, and exhibits favorable battery performance to fuel cell. The generation of cracks in the catalyst layer is suppressed. The peeling-off of catalyst layer from electrolytic membrane is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for electrolytic membrane-electrode assembly.
NOVELTY - A square-shaped rod portion (403) is provided in a position that opposes the to-be-processed object of lamination apparatus. A conveyance sheet (130) is positioned over the square-shaped rod portion. A plate-shaped pressing portion (405) is fixed in the square-shaped rod portion, and is covered by rod portion (404). The conveyance sheet is attached to the conveying belt of lamination apparatus using square-shaped rod portion, plate-shaped pressing portion and rod portion.    USE - Method for attaching conveyance sheet in lamination apparatus (claimed) for manufacturing solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The position of the conveyance sheet can be changed easily, and the fracture of the conveyance sheet can be eliminated, so that the lifetime of the conveyance sheet can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for lamination apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the conveyance sheet fixing portion of the lamination apparatus.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Conveyance sheet (130)    Square-shaped rod portion (403)    Rod portion (404)    Plate-shaped pressing portion (405)    Fixing bolt (406)
NOVELTY - A paste composition comprises electroconductive carbon particles, non-polymer type fluorine material, fluorine resin, dispersing agent and water. The non-polymer type fluorine material is dispersed in water. The paste composition is used for forming water-repellent layer (2) on the surface of the electroconductive porous base material (3) of fuel cell.    USE - Paste composition is used for forming water-repellent layer in the manufacture of gas diffusion layer for polymer electrolyte fuel cell (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The paste composition provides gas diffusion layer with excellent electroconductivity and water-repellent property. The polymer electrolyte fuel cell comprising gas diffusion layer has excellent battery performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of gas diffusion layer (1).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows conceptual view of gas diffusion layer.    Gas diffusion layer (1)    Water-repellent layer (2)    Electroconductive porous base material (3)
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing and supplying resin solution (a) for electrolytic membrane layer, ink (b) for anode catalyst layer and ink (c) for cathode catalyst layer through respective manifolds (11-13) of a die (10). The resin solution and inks are discharged from the lip portion (15) of die so as to form a laminated structure (d) which is supported on a support sheet. The laminated structure is dried to form membrane with electrode.    USE - Manufacturing method of membrane with electrode for membrane electrode assembly of polymer electrolyte fuel cell used as motive power source for motor vehicle, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The membrane electrode assembly used for electric power generation can be formed with the electrolytic membrane using a simple process, while being able to eliminate the presence air between the electrolytic membrane and catalyst layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for die for casting operation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view explaining the process of manufacturing electrolytic membrane using the die.    Die (10)    Manifolds (11-13)    Lip portion (15)    Resin solution (a)    Ink for anode catalyst layer (b)    Ink for cathode catalyst layer (c)    Laminated structure (d)
NOVELTY - A back surface protection sheet (10) is laminate of a primary synthetic resin film layer (13), an aluminum foil layer (12), and a second synthetic resin film layer (11). The aluminum foil layer contains aluminum alloy containing (in mass%) manganese (0.1-6), iron (0.0001-0.01), silicon (0.0001-0.01), copper (0.0001-0.01) and remainder of aluminum and unavoidable impurity. The back surface of the solar cell module manufactured without using crystalline silicon is protected with the back surface protection sheet.    USE - Back surface protection sheet is used for solar cell module for protecting solar cell element, electrode and wiring.    ADVANTAGE - The back surface protection sheet has excellent corrosion resistance and water resistance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of back surface protection sheet for solar cell.    Back surface protection sheet (10)    Secondary synthetic resin film layer (11)    Aluminum foil layer (12)    Primary synthetic resin film layer (13)
NOVELTY - The method involves cooling a hydrogen rich reformed gas produced from sewage gas supplied from outside, and condensing water content in the reformed gas using a reformed-gas cooler (22). The condensation temperature of the reformed-gas cooler is controlled without introducing supplementary water from supplementary water piping (45) so that the quantity of the stored water content and the discharged water content are set to be equal.    USE - Operating method of fuel cell electric power generation system e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell system, phosphoric acid-type fuel cell system and molten carbonate fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The cooling temperature of the reformed-gas cooler is controlled appropriately, and the replenishment of water from outside is eliminated. The operational cost of the fuel cell electric power generation system can be reduced by eliminating the need for ion removal operation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the fuel cell electric power generation system.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel electrode (12)    Cooling plate (14)    Fuel modifier (15)    Reformed-gas cooler (22)    Supplementary water piping (45)
NOVELTY - A substrate (3) has a transparent conductive film (1) containing zinc oxide as main component on the surface. The surface of substrate in which transparent conductive film is formed, is subjected to crystallinity improvement process.    USE - Substrate with transparent conductive film is used for solar cell and display element (both claimed) e.g. liquid crystal display, plasma display panel, field emission display and organic light emitting diode display used for mobile telephone, mobile computer, mobile terminal, car navigation, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The substrate with transparent conductive film is formed at high speed with high crystallinity. The display element having the substrate has high definition, high durability and lightweight.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of substrate with transparent conductive film;    (2) display element; and    (3) solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic block diagram of substrate with transparent conductive film. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Transparent conductive film (1)    Base layer (2)    Substrate (3)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell has membrane electrode assembly (3) and separator (2) that are formed in a smooth sheet form. The oxygen flow path between inlet (8a) and outlet (8b) on upper side of electrolytic membrane (7) of membrane electrode assembly, is provided with partitions (10a,10b) for restricting flow of fluid towards end surface of gas diffusion layer (5a). The hydrogen flow path between inlet (9a) and outlet (9b) on lower side of electrolytic membrane, is provided with partitions (11a,11b) that restrict flow of fluid towards end surface of gas diffusion layer (5b).    USE - Fuel cell e.g. solid polymer electrolyte type fuel cell and other stack type fuel cell for vehicle (claimed) for such as electric vehicle and motor vehicle. Can also be used in other mobile objects and fixed objects.    ADVANTAGE - A simple structured fuel cell can be obtained as a partition is provided to restrict flow of fluid towards end surface of gas diffusion layer and the productivity of the fuel cell can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for manufacturing fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the single cell of the fuel cell.    Separator (2)    Membrane electrode assembly (3)    Gas diffusion layer (5a,5b)    Electrolytic membrane (7)    Oxidant gas inlet (8a)    Oxidant gas outlet (8b)    Fuel gas inlet (9a)    Fuel gas outlet (9b)    Partitions (10a,10b,11a,11b)
NOVELTY - A counter-electrode base material (40) has sequential lamination of a catalyst layer (44), a carbon-containing layer (43), an oxide film layer (42) and a metal layer (41). The catalyst layer has catalytic action with respect to oxidation-reduction reaction of electrolyte layer. A dye-sensitized solar cell has the counter-electrode base material formed opposingly on an electrode base material. The surface of electrode base material has a porous semiconductor layer in which sensitizing dye is supported through an electrolyte layer.    USE - Counter-electrode base material is used for dye-sensitized solar cell for dye-sensitized solar cell module (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The counter-electrode base material has high conductive property and excellent electrolyte-proof corrosivity. The economical and efficient dye-sensitized solar cell formed using counter-electrode base material has high photoelectric conversion efficiency and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) dye-sensitized solar cell; and    (2) dye-sensitized solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of counter-electrode base material.    Counter-electrode base material (40)    Metal layer (41)    Oxide film layer (42)    Carbon-containing layer (43)    Catalyst layer (44)
NOVELTY - A wiring material (1) comprises a composite strip material (4) of copper-silver alloy strip (2) including silver (0.005-5 wt.%), and nickel strip (3a).    USE - Wiring material is used for electrical connecting battery packs of secondary batteries used for electronic devices e.g. notebook personal computers and mobile telephones.    ADVANTAGE - The wiring material has excellent conductivity which can respond to increase in capacitance of secondary battery, and excellent resistance welding property. The wiring material is economical and lightweight, and has a simple structure. The wiring material can be manufactured easily.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view and a sectional view of the wiring material.    Wiring material (1)    Copper-silver alloy strip (2)    Nickel strip (3a)    Composite strip material (4)    Insulator (7)
NOVELTY - A polymer coated solid electrolyte comprises lithium ion conductive inorganic solid electrolyte (10) covered by lithium ion conductive polymer (20).    USE - Polymer coated solid electrolyte is used for positive electrode compound material and negative electrode compound material for all-solid-state secondary battery (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to two-wheeled motor vehicle, electric vehicle, hybrid vehicle, mobile information terminal, portable electronic device, domestic small electric power storage apparatus and motor motive power source.    ADVANTAGE - The polymer coated solid electrolyte provides lithium secondary battery having improved battery performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) positive electrode compound material;    (2) negative electrode compound material; and    (3) all-solid-state secondary battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of polymer coated solid electrolyte. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Polymer coated solid electric charge chamber (1)    Lithium ion conductive inorganic solid electrolyte (10)    Lithium ion conductive polymer (20)
NOVELTY - A solar cell module comprises a first solar cell; and a second solar cell placed in an array direction with the first solar cell. The first and second solar cells (10) each comprise a light-receiving surface; a rear surface; n-type side electrodes (12) formed in the array direction on the rear surface; p-type side electrodes (13) formed in the array direction on the rear surface; a wiring member (15) electrically connecting the solar cells and arranged over the side electrodes; and n-type and p-type side electrode insulating members arranged over the wiring member.    USE - A solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell module can prevent degradation of collection efficiency of photogenerated carrier in the solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A solar cell module comprises a first solar cell; and a second solar cell electrically connected with the first solar cell and placed in an array direction with the first solar cell. The first and second solar cells (10) each comprise a light-receiving surface; a rear surface arranged on a back side of the light-receiving surface; n-type side electrodes (12) formed in the array direction on the rear surface; p-type side electrodes (13) formed in the array direction on the rear surface; a wiring member (15) electrically connecting the first and second solar cells and arranged over the n-type and p-type side electrodes; an n-type side electrode insulating member arranged over the wiring member and covering a part of the n-type side electrodes; and a p-type side electrode insulating member arranged over the wiring member and covering a part of the p-type side electrodes. The part of both side electrodes faces the wiring member.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a plan view from a back side of the solar cells.    First and second solar cells (10)    Semiconductor substrate (11)    N-type side electrodes (12)    P-type side electrodes (13)    Wiring member (15)
NOVELTY - The photovoltaic module has several semiconductor laminae (40v-40z) made of monocrystalline, multicrystalline, or polycrystalline silicon, physically severed into several segments (40a-40f) electrically connected in series. A photovoltaic cell is comprised in each segment. Several interconnects (58) connected in parallel are comprised of two or more semiconductor laminae electrically connected in series. A receiver element (60) made of metal, glass, or polymer is provided in a photovoltaic assembly.    USE - Photovoltaic module.    ADVANTAGE - The degradation of the performance of the photovoltaic module caused by the accidental formation of a shunt or shunts in photovoltaic cell can be mitigated efficiently, by setting the module structure as specified.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for formation method of photovoltaic module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view explaining the stages in the formation of a lamina severed into multiple segments.    Conductive layer (12)    Segments (40a-40f)    Semiconductor laminae (40v-40z)    Interconnect (58)    Receiver element (60)    Substrate (90)
NOVELTY - The blend has activated dry carbon particles and dry binder particles provided on a self-supporting dry film, where the dry carbon particles contain activated carbon and conductive carbon particles. The dry binder and dry carbon particles are intermixed. The dry binder particles comprise dry thermo-plastic that is distributed along a thickness of a surface of the intermix having low gradient. The intermixed particles include a mix comprising 80 to 95 percentage of activated carbon and 15 percentage of conductive carbon.    USE - Blend for dry particles e.g. dry carbon particles and dry binder particles, for manufacturing self-supporting energy storage device electrode i.e. capacitor electrode, utilized in double layer capacitor e.g. ultra capacitor and super capacitor, battery and fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The blend enables manufacturing of inexpensive, durable and highly reliable dry electrode films and associated structures, and eliminates use of additives, impurities and associated drying processes.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of dry carbon particles encapsulated by dissolved binder and attached to dry binder.
NOVELTY - A fuel cell has unique nano-structured electrodes for transporting reactants by fast mass transport through nanotubes rather than by diffusion through a substrate. The design of fuel cell capitalizes on the high reactant surface area existing inside nanotube structures for the transport, reduction and oxidation of fuel materials. The fuel cell exploits the dominant surface behavioral dynamics prevailing inside the nanotubes.    USE - Fuel cell e.g. hydrogen fuel cell used for cars, trucks and electronic device and used in non-industrial application.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell exhibits improved catalytic action due to nickel layering on nanotube surface. The oxygen contamination of cathode, and backflow of water to slow the cell reaction are prevented. The problems of limited reactant surface area, hydration problem, and physical interface problems due to variable size are eliminated. The fuel cell is operated efficiently and economically with reduced hydrogen consumption.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of single silica film layer.
NOVELTY - A prepreg (2) comprises a layer of fibrous reinforcement fully impregnated by a matrix resin (6) material. The surface(s) (22) of the resin material has viscosity and tack at room temperature. Each prepreg has stiffness at room temperature, such that when two of the prepregs are disposed as a vertical stack at room temperature with adjacent material surfaces, the adjacent material surfaces are unadhered and forms continuous air paths in between.    USE - Prepreg is used for manufacture of elongate structural component of fiber-reinforced composite material e.g. spar in a wind turbine blade and beam (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The prepreg is highly stiff and rigid that forms a stack with reduced intra-laminar voids by assisting air evacuation. The fully impregnated prepreg structure retains unidirectional fibers in correct longitudinal alignment and hence there is no or little distortion in transverse direction, which increases mechanical properties of the structural component. The fully impregnated prepreg structure avoids de-lofting and in-plane waviness problems.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of an elongate structural component of fiber-reinforced composite material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic perspective view of a portion of multi-laminar stack of the prepreg.    Prepreg (2)    Matrix resin (6)    Opposed facing major surface of adjacent prepregs (8,10)    Multi-laminar stack (14)    Prepreg surface (15)    Contacting portions (16)    Prepreg interface (17)    Gap (18)    Resin surface (22)    Array of channels (24)
NOVELTY - The internal heat exchanger has a housing, which consists of a pressure carrying tubular cylinder barrel (2), a cover plate (3) and a base plate (4), where the cylinder barrel, a cover plate and a base plate are made up of aluminum. An accumulator (8) is arranged in housing and forms a gap from a poor heat conducting material, particularly plastic for the liquid refrigerant medium with low pressure. A tube-fin heat exchanger (6) is integrated in the cover plate and the base plate at the ends by a screw thread.    USE - Internal heat exchanger for use with accumulator for refrigerant medium circuit, particularly used in motor vehicle air conditioning systems.    ADVANTAGE - The internal heat exchanger has a housing, which consists of a pressure carrying tubular cylinder barrel, a cover plate and a base plate, and hence ensures cost effective internal heat exchanger.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal sectional view of an internal heat exchanger.    Accumulator-internal heat exchanger (1)    Cylinder barrel (2)    Cover plate (3)    Base plate (4)    Tube-fin heat exchanger (6)    Accumulator (8)
NOVELTY - The solar module (50) has a contact system including contact-connections (14), which are detected by an outer contact layer (15). Another contact system (13) includes a flat internal contact layer. The internal and outer contact layers are arranged on each other. The contact layers are electrically insulated with respect to each other by the interposition of an insulation layer (17) outside connection regions (21) and electro conductively connected with each other inside the connection regions using series contact-connections (22).    USE - Thin-film solar module for use in an industrial application.    ADVANTAGE - The contact layers are electrically insulated with respect to each other by the interposition of the insulation layer outside connection regions and electro conductively connected with each other inside the connection regions using series contact-connections, thus enabling simple implementation of the module in different configurations and integration of additional functional layers without alignment problems, and hence ensuring efficient operation of the module.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A substrate is made of glass, and an insulation layer is made of a resin. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for producing a thin-film solar module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front sectional view of a solar module without a conduction layer.    Contact system (13)    Contact-connections (14)    Outer contact layer (15)    Insulation layer (17)    Connection regions (21)    Series contact-connections (22)    Thin-film solar module (50)
NOVELTY - The mounting system comprises a rail (3), on which an elastic buffer volume is applied, and the buffer volume serves as linear constraint for a solar module (1,2). The journal of a clamp (4,5) comprises a L-shaped buffer element in the cross section at its turned side in attached condition to the rail. The elastic buffer volume extends itself below the journal of the clamp up to the buffer element at another journal. The buffer element and the buffer volume are made of an elastomer, particularly rubber.    USE - Mounting system for fastening a solar module on a carrier.    ADVANTAGE - The journal of a clamp comprises a L-shaped buffer element in the cross section at its turned side in attached condition to the rail, and the elastic buffer volume extends itself below the journal of the clamp up to the buffer element at another journal, where the buffer element and the buffer volume are made of an elastomer, particularly rubber, and thus protects the solar module against damages in a simple and reliable manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic top view of an arrangement of two solar modules fastened with a mounting system.    Solar modules (1,2)    Rail (3)    Clamps (4,5)
NOVELTY - The fastening unit has a base plate, which is provided on a structure. A supporting structure (3) of a solar plant is connected with the structure. The base plate of a carrier course (1) is made from a non-decomposed, ultraviolet resistant plastic. The catch shaped conical knobs (2) are formed on a side in the entire surface of the carrier course. The knobs rest upon the structure in same distances in transverse and longitudinal direction. The form fit supporting elements (4) are inserted in the knobs. The carrier course is made up of metal, such as aluminum.    USE - Fastening unit for supporting structure for solar module.    ADVANTAGE - The fastening unit has a base plate, which is provided on a structure, where the base plate of a carrier course is made from a non-decomposed, ultraviolet resistant plastic, and hence ensures safe and cost effective fastening unit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of a solar plant mounted on a roof.    Carrier course (1)    Knobs (2)    Supporting structure (3)    Supporting elements (4)    Screw (5)    Solar module (10)
NOVELTY - The electrode has metallic catalyst supporters made of titanium nitride and titanium oxide. A thermal process is performed on the metallic catalyst supporters. An anode and a cathode of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell are utilized as metallic catalyst supporters. Titanium oxide is evenly supplied into an electric furnace. Ammonia gas is increased for a predetermined time at a preset temperature of about 700 degrees Celsius to 900 degree Celsius. Air is gradually spilled and cooled at room temperature after nitriding titanium oxide.    USE - Catalyst electrode for a polyelectrolyte fuel cell of an electric power system.    ADVANTAGE - The electrode has high corrosion resistivity in acid, excellent heat and electrical conductivity, high intensity and durability, high stability in an oxidizing state and high catalyst and oxidation-reduction property through testing the fuel cell test at the cathode and the anode, and allows improving stability of the cell for a long time during operation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a catalyst electrode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a nano-particle raising platinum on titanium nitride within a polyelectrolyte fuel cell catalyst electrode.
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic apparatus (1) comprises a two-stage or multi-element existing concentrator optics, a solar cell (40) and a heat sink (50). The concentrator optic includes a cover plate (10), primary optics (20) and secondary optics (30). Radiation absorbers are arranged in the photovoltaic apparatus in such a way that transmission of sunlight at wavelength of 350 nm is reduced by 50%. The both optics are used to allow two-stage concentration of sunlight. A coating (11) is also deposited on sunlight facing surface of the cover plate.    USE - Photovoltaic apparatus for direct conversion of solar energy into electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic apparatus enables to convert the solar energy into electrical energy with a high efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the photovoltaic apparatus.    Photovoltaic apparatus (1)    Cover plate (10)    Coating (11)    Primary optics (20)    Secondary optics (30)    Solar cell (40)    Heat sink (50)
NOVELTY - A sealing film comprises ethylene-polar monomer copolymer, organic peroxide and benzotriazole type ultraviolet absorber (1).    USE - Sealing film for solar cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since the ultraviolet absorber has excellent ultraviolet ray blocking property over a long period of time, the sealing film with excellent durability is provided. The photodegradation of the back surface side protective material is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A sealing film comprises ethylene-polar monomer copolymer, organic peroxide and benzotriazole type ultraviolet absorber of formula (1).    R1=H, halo, 1-6C alkyl or 1-6C haloalkyl;and    R2,R3=H, 1-20C alkyl, 3-22C alkyloxycarbonyl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell, which is formed by sealing the cell by interposing the sealing film (13A,13B) between light receiving surface side transparent protection component (11) and back surface side protection component (12), and carrying out cross-linking integration.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the solar cell.    Light receiving surface side transparent protection component (11)    Back surface side protection component (12)    Sealing films (13A,13B)    Photovoltaic cell (14)
NOVELTY - A photoelectric transducer (1) comprises a primary electrode (5), a secondary electrode (8) a functional layer (3) arranged between primary electrode and secondary electrode, and a porous semiconductor material arranged between primary electrode and functional layer. The functional layer contains a polymer compound having an aromatic amine residue, and a dye adsorbed on the porous semiconductor material.    USE - The photoelectric transducer is used for dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The dye-sensitized solar cell comprising photoelectric transducer has improved photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of photoelectric transducer.    Photoelectric transducer (1)    Photoelectrode (2)    Functional layer (3)    Dense layer (4)    Primary electrode (5)    Substrate (6)    Organic layer (7)    Secondary electrode (8)
NOVELTY - The cable has a conductor (1) arranged in middle of the cable, and insulation layers (2, 3) and a sheath layer (4) wrapped on outer surface of the conductor in order. The conductor is composed of multiple ultra-fine copper wires through inter-twisting, where the diameter of each copper wire in the conductor is 0.1 mm. The isolation layer (2) is made of composite non-woven fabric through lapping, and the insulating layer (3) is made of modified ethylene propylene rubber through extruding. The sheath layer is made of chlorinated polyethylene through extruding.    USE - Cable for connection line of a wind power generated with rated voltage of 450/750V in a wind power plant. Can also be used for supplying power at home.    ADVANTAGE - The cable has better softness, flexibility, restorability, tensile property and low temperature resistance, thus ensuring requirements for soft and flexible performance of the cable for wind power plant completely. The cable has better social benefit and economic benefit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a cable.    Conductor (1)    Insulation layers (2, 3)    Sheath layer (4)
NOVELTY - The tool has a horizontally, transversely and sequentially placed adhesive tape feeding device (1), battery feeding clamp (4) and an adhesive tape secondary location device (6). The adhesive tape feeding device and the battery feeding clamp are connected through a protection adhesive tape (2) e.g. coil stock adhesive tape and locate the adhesive tape. The adhesive tape feeding device conveys the adhesive tape for the battery feeding clamp, and horizontally and transversely places the adhesive tape on a battery to be pasted.    USE - Tool for pasting front and back surfaces of a large-size polymer battery with a protection adhesive tape.    ADVANTAGE - The tool has wide range of application, high production efficiency and better product consistency, and is convenient to operate, and reduce labor intensity. The tool effectively pastes the front and back surfaces of the large-size polymer battery with the protection adhesive tape, thus reducing production cost of the large-size polymer battery, and improving the large-scale production.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a large-size polymer battery front and back surfaces pasting tool.    Horizontally, transversely and sequentially placed adhesive tape feeding device (1)    Protection adhesive tape (2)    Battery feeding clamp (4)    Adhesive tape secondary location device (6)    Bracket (8)
NOVELTY - The structure has a transparency material layer for covering a battery light intercepting surface in a focus solar power module set, where the transparency material layer is formed with a transparent glass or a transparent plastic plate that is bonded on the battery light intercepting surface by an optical transparent adhesive.    USE - Packaging structure for a battery light intercepting surface in a focus solar power module set.    ADVANTAGE - The structure can seal the battery light intercepting surface to prevent the battery light intercepting surface from being corroded by the outside humidity, thus improving the packaging reliability of the battery, ensuring that the light is transmitted on the battery light intercepting surface. The structure has simple design and reliable operation, and does not influence the operation of the focus solar power module set.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a packaging structure for a battery light intercepting surface in a focus solar power module set.
NOVELTY - The cell (1) has multiple keen super-thin films (3) formed in a top surface of a substrate (2), where the substrate is made of glass or synthetic resin. Energy is irradiated in the super-thin films. A metal electrode is arranged on the top surface of the super-thin films, and an electrode terminal adheres a transparent electrode to a lower part of the super-thin films.    USE - Ultra thin film type structured organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell increases the energy conversion efficiency, prevents the break down of the organic molecule by the optical irradiation, and reduces the deformation due to the temperature effect. The cell has high efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an ultra thin film type structured organic solar cell. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Ultra thin film type structured organic solar cell (1)    Substrate (2)    Keen super-thin films (3)
NOVELTY - A lithium compound, iron salt, phosphate, carbon precursor and dopant are mixed in the presence of a surface active agent aqueous solution (0.5-3.0 wt.%), ball milled at 80-120 degrees C and parched. The parched mixture is sintered under protection of inert gas supplied at a rate of 10-50 l/minute, heated at 400-800 degrees C at a rate of 2-10 degrees C/minute for 5-20 hours and reduced to room temperature. The cooled mixture is ground to obtain doped and modified lithium iron phosphate.    USE - Manufacture of doped and modified lithium iron phosphate.    ADVANTAGE - The doped and modified lithium iron phosphate has favorable purity, improved electrical conductivity and uniform dispersibility.
NOVELTY - A flow field board consists of flow field board impregnated with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) latex.    USE - Flow field board of leak-proof hydrophobic fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The flow field board has favorable mechanical strength, leak-proof property, hydrophobic performance, reduces the gas leakage and does not affect the membrane electrode assembly of the fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) impregnating agent for flow field board, which contains PTFE latex;    (2) method for impregnating the flow field board, which involves cleaning the board provided with flow channel, using organic solvent and water, drying the cleaned board, impregnating the PTFE latex on the board, rubbing the surface of the impregnated board and heating the board; and    (3) impregnating device, which consists of impregnating tank connected with material storage tank through feeding valve and feeding pipe, vacuum pump connected with the impregnating tank through air evaporation valve and pipeline for pumping vacuum.
NOVELTY - The wiring box has a top covering board (2) placed on a main body. A cable (3) is connected with an outer side of the main body. Multiple diodes (8) and connecting devices are fixed in the main body. A metal housing (4) is sleeved with the outer side of the main body. A cycling air channel is fixed between the metal housing and the main body. A ventilating hole is formed at the metal housing. Multiple air exhausting holes are formed at a sidewall of the main body. The box is made from magnesium-aluminum alloy and plastic.    USE - Magnesium-aluminum alloy photovoltaic cell wiring box.    ADVANTAGE - The wiring box has better heat outputting effect, and long service life. The wiring box does not easily wear and deform.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a magnesium-aluminum alloy photovoltaic cell wiring box.    Top covering board (2)    Cable (3)    Metal housing (4)    Diodes (8)    Sealing gasket (10)
NOVELTY - A two-phase polymer electrolyte film for lithium ion battery comprises water as the reaction medium, polyvinyl alcohol, and polar monomer; where the polyvinyl alcohol is polymerized with the polar monomer to obtain the polymer colloidal emulsion; the polymer colloidal emulsion is coated on the base band; it is peeled off after drying to obtain the two-phase polymer film; and it is dipped in the electrolyte to activate.    USE - The two-phase polymer electrolyte film is useful for lithium ion battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The two-phase polymer electrolyte film has high mechanical strength, high lithium ion conductivity, and good electrochemical stability. Moreover, the cost of basic material of the polymer electrolyte film is low; the preparation technology is simple; and it is environment friendly.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a method for preparing the two-phase polymer electrolyte film for lithium ion battery.
NOVELTY - The umbrella has a rod (6) whose upper end is axially connected with a rotary shaft of a motor (2) by a bearing (4). The rotary shaft of the motor is connected with foldable blades (3), and upper ends of umbrella ribs (11) are connected with a tail part of the motor. An umbrella cloth (10) is provided with a membrane-type solar battery connected with a circuit of the motor. The blades are made of elastic plastics. Exterior of the motor is provided with a plastic sleeve whose tail part is provided with an umbrella cap (1).    USE - Solar umbrella.    ADVANTAGE - The umbrella shades the sunlight and is provided with a fan. The whole structure of the umbrella is compact and reliable. The blades are effectively driven to rotate by using the solar battery, thus avoiding frequent exchanging of the battery. The umbrella is convenient to be folded and unfolded.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a solar umbrella.    Umbrella cap (1)    Motor (2)    Foldable blade (3)    Bearing (4)    Rod (6)    Umbrella cloth (10)    Umbrella rib (11)
NOVELTY - The device has a short suspending piece whose lower end is connected to a non-magnet drill rod and an upper end is connected to a drill rod. A cabin and a battery are provided in the non-magnet drill rod. An end of the battery is connected to a suspending head while another end is connected to the device cabin. The suspending head is suspended on a lifting shoulder in a short suspending piece. A tail end of the suspending head is connected to a cable connecting male head that is connected to a cable.    USE - Relay transmission measuring device for an under well signal wireless transmission.    ADVANTAGE - The device is reliable for the wireless transmission.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a relay transmission measuring device.
NOVELTY - The wire has a connection buckle matched and connected with glasses, and a luminous lamp, a lead and a battery connected sequentially. The luminous lamp is located on an end part. The lead is connected with the battery. Plastic soft tubes are arranged on a tail part of the lamp and the connection part of the lead. The connection buckle is fastened on glasses feet.    USE - Glasses wire.    ADVANTAGE - The glasses wire can be used by matching with any glasses, and provides illuminating function. The wire is convenient to move, and has small volume and light weight.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a glasses wire.
NOVELTY - The pouch has a heat sealing layer (110), a metal layer (120) and an external layer (130) that are successively laminated on a secondary battery. Magnetic layers (140a-140d) are provided with magnetic materials that are selected from a group consisting of ferrite-based material, nickel, cobalt, tungsten and iron, a macromolecular binder and alloys of ferrite-based material, nickel, cobalt, tungsten and iron. The macromolecular binder is selected from a styrene butadiene rubber and a fluorine rubber. The magnetic layers are formed between the heat sealing layer and the metal layer.    USE - Pouch for a secondary battery i.e. lithium secondary battery (claimed), of a leading edge electronic equipment such as camcorder, pocket telephone i.e. cellular phone, and notebook computer.    ADVANTAGE - The pouch has better adhesive force, and prevents penetration of the moisture or electrolyte to the secondary battery and improves safety of the secondary battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a pouch for a secondary battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a secondary battery pouch.    Heat sealing layer (110)    Metal layer (120)    External layer (130)    Magnetic layers (140a-140d)    Pouch case (400)
NOVELTY - The switch has a magnet (12) provided in groove (11) that is formed in a plate (10). Another magnet (12') is provided in another groove formed in another plate (10'), and the former plate is connected to a cable terminal (30) that transmits power delivered from a battery to an electromagnetic chuck. Convex parts (18, 18') are formed in the two grooves of the two plates, and multiple balls are protruded in entrance parts of the two plates. Handles are connected with the two magnets, and a circular hole is formed in an adhesion bend that is connected with the former plate.    USE - Electromagnetic chuck switch for a cargo crane.    ADVANTAGE - The switch conveniently replaces the magnets to strengthen the magnetic force without replacing the switch fabric, thus reducing maintenance management cost. The switch efficiently removes foreign materials i.e. iron filings.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of an electromagnetic chuck switch.    Plates (10, 10')    Groove (11)    Magnets (12, 12')    Convex parts (18, 18')    Cable terminal (30)
NOVELTY - A bismuth tungsten oxide-nanometer fiber cloth has multi-stage heterostructure, and is obtained using bismuth tungsten oxide nanometer sheet containing intercrossed titanium oxide fiber cloth or zinc oxide fiber cloth, by ethane thermal synthesis method. The zinc oxide fiber cloth is prepared by static electricity spinning method. The bismuth tungsten oxide nanometer sheet contains bismuth tungsten oxide nanometer particles.    USE - Bismuth tungsten oxide-nanometer fiber cloth is used for solar cell, photocatalysis, self-cleaning applications for decomposing organic pollutants, purifying indoor and outdoor air, treating tail gas of automobiles, photocatalysis dissociation in water and antibacterial applications (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The compact bismuth tungsten oxide-nanometer fiber cloth has high intensity. The bismuth tungsten oxide-nanometer particles effectively functions as visible-light photocatalyst.
NOVELTY - The module (100) has a glass board arranged with multiple photoelectric conversion elements in perpendicular straight line direction. A triangular shape reflector (160) is installed in a contra lateral central part of an optical collimator (140) in slash oblique direction. An input path and a reflected path of an optical signal from the optical collimator are formed in slash linear direction. The triangular shape reflector is provided in horizontal arrangement space of a photo diode (130) and an optical filter (120). A skip filter (150) is arranged and lined up with the optical filter.    USE - High-density optoelectric photoelectric conversion module for an optical communication system.    ADVANTAGE - The module effectively performs optical broadcasting and photonic instrumentation process. The module has small size and low cost, and the module reduces insertion loss.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a high-density optoelectric photoelectric conversion module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a high-density optoelectric photoelectric conversion module.    High-density optoelectric photoelectric conversion module (100)    Optical filter (120)    Photo diode (130)    Optical collimator (140)    Skip filter (150)    Triangular shape reflector (160)
NOVELTY - An irradiation crosslinked low-smoke and halogen-free flame-resistant material comprises (pts.wt.) base resin (45-90); functional polyolefin resin (10-55); flame-retardant agent (80-160); surface modifying agent (0.3-2); first level stearic acid (0.3-2); antioxidant (0.1-3); UV absorbent (0.05-0.6); anti-copper agent (0.05-0.4); lubricant (1-4); and crosslinking sensitizer (2-3).    USE - An irradiation crosslinked low-smoke and halogen-free flame-resistant material is used for a solar cable and a covering material (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The irradiation crosslinked low-smoke and halogen-free flame-resistant material has high temperature resistant level, long service life, excellent extrusion and processing property, and excellent dielectric property. The solar cable made by using the flame-resistant material can pass the voltage test under water.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of preparing the irradiation crosslinked low-smoke and halogen-free flame-resistant material, comprising stirring the flame-retardant agent at a high speed within a high-speed mixer; then heating to 100 degrees C; adding the first level stearic acid; stirring for 5-8 minutes; adding a silane coupling agent for acidification treatment, and stirring for 5-8 minutes to coat for the second time; and then adding other components, mixing for 4-6 minutes within the high-speed mixer and then discharging, extruding and pelletizing by using a double-screw extruding and pelletizing machine for feeding, extruding, pelletizing and blending, and then drying.
NOVELTY - The panel has a transparent front side (2), an outtake/intake warm air hole (5) formed in a middle portion of an upper part of a transparent back side (3), and an intake/outtake cold air hole (6) formed in a middle portion of a lower part of the back side with an anti-dust filter (14). High heat conductivity micropierced thin plate shaped rotating collectors (7) are mounted in a panel interior and provided with a set of dark sides and clear sides. The collectors rotate by 360 degrees through a manual/automated solar clock control when sun is below 45 degrees of horizon.    USE - Solar thermal panel for a window of a house and a continuous facade of an industrial shed.    ADVANTAGE - The panel is fixed on a site with an optimal inclination depending on the latitude of the place, thus preventing the panel from being shuttered due to storm or strong wind. The panel can be moved to follow the sun by varying the inclination of the panel above the horizon, thus collecting the solar radiation optimally. The panel can realize optimal solar radiation. The panel utilizes a darkening or shady curtain as a protective member from excessive light when the sun is below 45 degrees of the horizon. The panel synchronizes the movement of the collectors, so as to reduce intrusive architectural impact. The collectors do not move away excessively from the chromatic effect given from the color or the aesthetic of the building.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a connection mechanism of high heat conductivity micropierced thin plate shaped rotating collectors.    Transparent front side (2)    Transparent back side (3)    Outtake/intake warm air hole (5)    Intake/outtake cold air hole (6)    High heat conductivity micropierced thin plate shaped rotating collectors (7)    Anti-dust filter (14)
NOVELTY - An electronic flash main portion (1) has a storage chamber (2) that accommodates battery (10). A latching unit latches a battery cover (11), so that the cover is opened and closed with respect to storage chamber. A pair of projective biasing elements (4a,4b) made of rubber or elastic material like sponge is made to contact the back surface at one side of cover so that the cover is urged to opening direction, if the cover is in closed state. The cover is urged in opening direction to vicinity of shaft support unit (1c) using the elastic texture of biasing elements.    USE - Battery cover opening and closing mechanism for external type electronic flash attached to camera such as digital camera. Can also be used in clip-on type electronic flash, grip type electronic flash, electronic dictionary, notebook personal computer, portable audio equipment, mobile telephone, various remote controllers, etc.    ADVANTAGE - By providing the biasing elements, the battery cover can be opened smoothly and easily at the time of battery exchange, regardless of the use time of battery cover.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the battery cover in the opened state.    Electronic flash main portion (1)    Shaft support unit (1c)    Storage chamber (2)    Projective biasing elements (4a,4b)    Battery (10)    Battery cover (11)
NOVELTY - The mechanism has a latching unit that performs latching of a battery cover (11) and a latching release with respect to storage chamber (2). The biasing components (4a,4b) made of elastic material such as rubber or sponge are positioned on both sides of a shaft support (1c) corresponding to a receiving step portions (1a,1b) at the back surface of the main portion of the electronic flash.    USE - Open-close assisting mechanism for electronic flash with battery cover in camera. Can also be used in assisting opening and closing of battery cover of electronic dictionary, notebook personal computer (PC), portable audio equipment, mobile phone, digital camera and various remote controllers.    ADVANTAGE - Since the biasing component is positioned on both sides of a shaft support, the cover can be opened smoothly and easily irrespective of the operation timings of the electronic flash.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic perspective view of the storage chamber of the electronic flash with the battery cover in the opened state.    Receiving step portions (1a,1b)    Shaft support (1c)    Storage chamber (2)    Biasing components (4a,4b)    Battery cover (11)
NOVELTY - The battery locking apparatus has a housing (100) provided with a combining portion at the center area of a projection (120). The projection is formed at one side of a receiving portion (110) for closely placing and adhering a battery to body of a mobile device e.g. cellular phone body (10). The cellular phone body has a battery case (200) which is assembled in the combining portion while adhering close to the outer girth side of the housing. The combining portion has a hook which is formed with a jaw for ensuring locking function, and a button for releasing the locking function.    USE - Battery locking apparatus used in mobile device. Uses include but not limited to cellular phone, smart phone, personal communication service (PCS) phone, radiotelephone, personal digital assistant (PDA), digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) phone, and media player.    ADVANTAGE - Provides combining and fixing portions for combining the housing of the cellular phone and battery case in a detachable manner, such that the housing of the cellular phone and battery case can be detached from each other at the touch of a button.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the disassembled perspective view of the battery locking apparatus.    Cellular phone body (10)    Housing (100)    Receiving portion (110)    Projection (120)    Battery case (200)
NOVELTY - A geodesic dome photovoltaic cell power system comprises trigonal light guides (20) interconnected together; internal solar cells (70), where some trigonal light guides having internal solar cell(s) and other trigonal light guides have no internal solar cells; and a battery electrically connected to each internal solar cell. Each trigonal light guide comprises a front triangular surface (30), a rear triangular surface (40), and tapered minored walls (50) extending between the front and the rear triangular surfaces.    USE - A geodesic dome photovoltaic cell power system.    ADVANTAGE - The geodesic dome photovoltaic cell power system can recover and recycle energy from sunlight, standard alternating current lighting, and batteries as well; can provide electrical service whether or not sunlight is available; can return some used energy to the system for reuse; can send light to rooms below the geodesic dome shape of the system; can gather significantly more exposure to the sunlight than conventional solar flat layouts; and can take up less space than conventional solar flat layouts.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a trigonal light guide.    Trigonal light guides (20)    Front and rear triangular surfaces (30, 40)    Tapered minored walls (50)    Internal solar cells (70)    Antireflection layer (150)
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic device has a substrate that is provided with an opening in planar surfaces. A photovoltaic cell (500) arranged on a planar surface is provided with set of nanowires extending over the opening. Another photovoltaic cell (600) arranged on another planar surface is provided with another set of nanowires extending over the opening.    USE - Photovoltaic device. Uses include but are not limited to remote area power system, earth orbiting satellite, remote radio telephone and water pumping system.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic cell can convert large portion of electromagnetic spectrum into electrical power by providing the nanowires.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for fabricating stacked photovoltaic cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an isometric view of the photovoltaic cell.    Photovoltaic cells (500,600)    N-type layer (510)    Nanowire layer (512)    P-type layer (514)    Transparent dielectric material (518)
NOVELTY - The extension portion (30) has a permanent framework with several chord-wise elements and span-wise elements. A stretchable membrane is located over the permanent framework. The extension portion transmits aerodynamic loads exerted on the stretchable membrane along chord-wise elements to trailing portion of rotor blade (10).    USE - Extension portion of rotor blade for wind turbine installation (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The durability and structural stability of the extension portion are improved. Potential damage to rotor blade under extreme environmental conditions can be minimized. The extension portion and blade portion can be separated from the rotor blade during transportation of rotor blade, so that transportation cost is reduced. The degree of freedom of design of rotor blade is improved. The damaged extension portion can be replaced easily.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the rotor blade.    Rotor blade (10)    Blade portion (20)    Extension portion (30)    Root end of rotor blade (40)    Distal end of rotor blade (50)
NOVELTY - The solar energy concentrator system (10) has a bifacial solar cell (14) situated within an optically transparent component (12) and configured to intercept sunlight (24). A reflective component (16) reflects un-intercepted sunlight (26) towards the bifacial solar cell. The bifacial solar cell has a surface facing sunlight and another surface facing the reflective component.    USE - Solar energy concentrator system.    ADVANTAGE - The optical efficiency is increased by using the bifacial solar cell and without using costly mechanical tracking systems.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the solar energy concentrator system.    Solar energy concentrator system (10)    Optically transparent component (12)    Bifacial solar cell (14)    Reflective component (16)    Intercepted sunlight (24)    Un-intercepted sunlight (26)
NOVELTY - The method involves applying a laminated foil on a surface of a substrate, where the laminated foil contains a polymer material that is partly thermally interlace. The laminated is heated on softening temperature by the thermal excitation. A focusing structure is stamped into the laminating foil by a female mold. A hardening of the focusing structure is allowed by cooling via partial interlacing of the polymer material. The polymer material is selected from a group of ethylene- vinyl-acetate and thermally interlaced ionomere. The substrate consists of glass or a transparent polymer.    USE - Method for manufacturing a concentrator optical unit of a photovoltaic device (claimed) that is utilized for directly conversion of solar energy into electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The concentrator optical unit can be rapidly manufactured in a simple and economical manner.
NOVELTY - Method for manufacturing porous resin film, involves mixing resin particle having heat elimination property and containing heat resistant resin and polyoxyalkylene resin with solvent to obtain resin composition for film, forming a film from the resin composition and heating the formed film.    USE - Method for manufacturing porous resin film used for cell separator of battery (both claimed) e.g. lithium ion battery. Can also be used for other membrane separation techniques, e.g. microfiltration and separation and concentration, and electric double layer capacitor.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables simple and rapid manufacture of porous resin film having hole of desired size and diameter at high productivity, as the need for separately performing porositization process is avoided, and the hole formation is controlled easily by selecting suitable resin particle. The formed resin film has excellent ion conductivity as the hole of the film is open.
NOVELTY - The laminator (1) has a plate (7) that is provided in the lower housing (3), having metal layers made of iron and aluminum or copper. An induction heating coil (8) is provided below the plate for heating the solar cell module (20) mounted on the plate.    USE - Laminator of solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The heating variation can be reduced by using induction heating coil, so that the heating efficiency of the laminator can be improved, and the solar cell module can be heated uniformly. The solar cell module with high quality can be manufactured, and the productivity of the solar cell module can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the laminator of solar cell module.    Laminator (1)    Lower housing (3)    Plate (7)    Induction heating coil (8)    Solar cell module (20)
NOVELTY - The system (10) has flat transparent glass plates (24) arranged at a distance from an under-roof structure (12) and partially provided with planarly formed solar cells. The solar cells are made of light-sensitive semiconductor material i.e. high-purity amorphous silicon, that converts photons into electrical voltage. A part of the glass plates is formed as a laminate that has a hardened front glass comprising a layer of plastic embedding compound i.e. ethylene vinyl acetate, under an anti-reflection layer. A rear wall foil is protected under the glass plates.    USE - Roof system for a solar system for photovoltaic generation of electric current and/or for heating a flowing medium i.e. air stream (claimed) for obtaining useful heat. Can also be used for facade construction.    ADVANTAGE - The flat transparent glass plates are arranged at the distance from the under-roof structure and are partially provided with the planarly formed solar cells, thus achieving higher operational safety of the roof system at reduced cost, enables multi-functional energy generation, and providing aesthetic appearance to the roof.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a vertical sectional view of half of a solar roof of a roof system with overlapped glass plates.    Roof system (10)    Under-roof structure (12)    Air streams (14, 20)    Flow direction (16)    Glass plates (24)
NOVELTY - The box has a storing chamber for placing a cigarette and a cigarette rod. A housing and an upper flap are connected through a direct insert iron pin string via an inner hole of a plastic piece. A lithium battery and a charging device are electrically connected to the lithium battery for charging the electronic cigarette. An input end of a primary power circuit is connected to an alternating current power supply. A secondary power circuit includes a rectifying and filtering circuit. An inner hole of the direct insert iron pin string-plastic piece is provided with a flap spring.    USE - Inductive charging electronic cigarette box.    ADVANTAGE - The box allows a large lithium battery to charge the electronic cigarette in a non-contact manner when commercial power fails, thus ensuring the journey continuing function of the cigarette.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an inductive charging electronic cigarette box.
NOVELTY - The shoe has a sole fixed with an electric vibrator and a battery, where upper layer of the shoe is formed as a ventilate pad with rubber bumps. A rear lower part of the shoe is fixed with a charging jack with a waterproof plug. A side of the sole is fixed with a waterproof switch.    USE - Electric sole massage shoe.    ADVANTAGE - The shoe solves symptoms of foot swelling and ache of people caused by long-term standing work. The shoe massages acupuncture points and reflecting regions of the sole by pushing rubber bumps after the switch is turned on. The battery of the shoe can be charged with a charger after working.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of an electric sole massage shoe.
NOVELTY - The lamp has a suction plate (3) assembled on four angles of outside of a lamp shade (1). Multiple light emitting characters (4) are assembled between the lamp shade and bottom shell (2), where each light emitting character is composed of multiple LED lamps connected in series and assembled on a circuit board on the bottom shell. An input end of the circuit board is provided with a lead (6) that is controlled by a car storage battery, where the input end of the circuit board is connected to the lamp through the lead.    USE - Individuation high-order brake lamp for use in a motor vehicle i.e. car.    ADVANTAGE - The lamp can be easily assembled, and does not damage molding of a car. The light is better in appearance. The light emitting character can effectively perform traffic warm promotion action, thus preventing the occurrence of car rear-end collision, and ensuring safety.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an individuation high-order brake lamp.    Lamp shade (1)    Bottom shell (2)    Suction plate (3)    Light emitting characters (4)    Lead (6)
NOVELTY - The module has a battery unit composed of 5 monomer batteries, and a heat-conducting rubber sheet made of flexible insulating material and wound at an outside of the battery unit. The battery unit is mounted in housing with good heat radiation performance. The heat-conducting rubber sheet is made of silicon rubber. The housing is made of heat-conducting metal such as aluminum, copper, aluminum alloy or copper alloy. The battery units are in serial and/or parallel connection. The sheet is in contact with the housing for heat transfer.    USE - Storage battery module for a storage battery group of an electric automobile.    ADVANTAGE - The module has the housing with good heat radiation effect to radiate the heat via heat conduction, thus improving the heat-conduction effect. The insulating material with good heat conductivity is filled between the monomer batteries or the battery unit and the housing, so that temperature uniformity of the monomer batteries in the module can be improved greatly. The monomer batteries can be set at equivalently consistent temperature.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a storage battery module.
NOVELTY - The hat has a hat body provided with a battery box that is internally provided with a battery. A light emitting body i.e. LED lamp, is connected to one end of a long tubular light guide body i.e. optic fiber light guide body, through a light concentrating device i.e. cylindrical pipe. Another light emitting body is connected with another end of the long tubular light guide body through another light concentrating device. The long tubular light guide body is arranged on the hat body, and the battery box is equipped with a button type switch for controlling a power supply.    USE - Hat.    ADVANTAGE - The light emitting body integrates the hat body, so as to ensure that the light emitting device has better alarm function, and beautiful appearance. The hat is convenient and safe to use without increasing the volume, so the hat is more convenient to carry, store and transport. The long tubular light guide body is inserted in the light concentrating device and has an effect of movable insertion., so that the hat has washable function. The hat is simple in structure, flexible in volume and convenient to use and clean.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a hat in partial section.
NOVELTY - The device has a shell body and a shell cover, where a joint part of the shell body and the shell cover is equipped with a rubber gasket. Middle section of the shell body is equipped with a baffle, where a joint part of the baffle and the rubber gasket is equipped with a groove. The shell body and the shell cover are fixedly connected together through screws.    USE - Waterproof shell for a charging device.    ADVANTAGE - The shell is simple in structure, rationally designed, and is convenient and safe to use. The shell body and shell cover are locked together and fixed by screws so as to make sure that the connection is tight, so that the shell has waterproof and moisture-proof functions. The shell can be disassembled for maintenance and repair when the electronic and electrical components in the shell are damaged, thus saving equipment cost and protecting the environment from plastic shell wastage.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a waterproof shell for a charging device.
NOVELTY - The method involves generating stoichiometric silicide dielectric layer and silicide layer with silicon. Annealing operation is performed to a substrate at a temperature lesser than 550 degrees centigrade to form silicon quantum dots. The formed silicon quantum dots are arranged in a layer that is controlled by thickness of a silicide layer. Concentration of the silicon quantum dots are determined by the content of silicon on the silicide layer. The substrate is selected from silicon wafer, quartz plate, glass sheet, stainless steel sheet or high-temperature resistant polymer substrate.    USE - Method for growing silicon quantum dots for solar cells in low temperature.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides low deposition temperature, better technique controllability and repeatability and high speed. The silicon quantum dot material has better homogeneity, so as to reduce the cost and facilitate integrated the manufacturing process of devices.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of a silicon quantum dots growing method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate film is sequentially provided with upper anti-sticking agent layer as upper layer, polyethylene terephthalate layer as middle layer and lower anti-sticking agent layer as lower layer. The upper anti-sticking agent layer and lower anti-sticking agent layer contains polyethylene terephthalate (98.5-99.5 mass%) and anti-sticking agent (0.5-1.5 mass%) which is nanometer silica having particle size of less than 1.5 microns.    USE - Biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate film is used for lithium battery and photovoltaic power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The ultra-thin biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate film having reduced thickness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate film, which involves measuring and mixing silica and polyethylene terephthalate, drying pre-crystal, extruding, measuring obtained product, casting, processing by vertically stretching and transverse stretching high intensity cooling method using cooling water at 15-22 degrees C, trimming, rewinding, slicing, double-grade filtering at outlet of extruding system using disk-shaped filter using rough filter having aperture of 20 microns and fine filter having aperture of 10 microns.
NOVELTY - The method involves arranging a water probe on top of a water tank for detecting a water level. Information of the water level is sent to an indoor measuring-and-controlling apparatus. A pressure sensor is arranged between the water tank and an inner container of the water tank. Information of gross weight and information of water temperature are sent to the indoor measuring-and-controlling apparatus. A high value correction is automatically performed when the water level reaches the water probe.    USE - Method for measuring quantity and temperature of water in a solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables measurement of quantity and temperature of water with high accuracy, prevents overflow of water from the water tank, and realizes automatic and manual correction of high value of water level in the water tank.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a water quantity and temperature measuring device for a solar water heater.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view illustrating a water quantity and temperature measuring method.
NOVELTY - The sensor has a pair of photovoltaic cells with same parameters, a double-faced optical reflector lens and an isosceles triangle bracket for forming the sensor. The photovoltaic cells are respectively installed on two inclined planes of the isosceles triangle bracket. The double-faced optical reflector lens is installed on a bisector of an external cut angle of the photovoltaic cells. The double-faced optical reflector lens is made of opaque mirror-face sheet material with stronger reflecting ability for rays for polishing or plating metal or non-metal base material.    USE - Wide area high-sensitivity solar tracking sensor for sensing a real-time dynamic tracking device of a solar energy heat-collecting and heat-sampling system, and a solar energy photovoltaic power generation system in solar orientation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The isosceles triangle bracket is squeezed or injection molded by metal materials such as aluminum alloy, zinc alloy and copper or macromolecule material such as nylon, acrylonitrile butadiene, styrene material, polypropylene materials and polycarbonate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a wide area high-sensitivity solar tracking sensor.    Isosceles triangle bracket vertex angle (alpha)
NOVELTY - The tube has a rotating arm, a mounting seat and a vertical tube, where a lower bottom surface of a back end of the mounting seat is fixedly equipped with the vertical tube. A front end of the rotating arm is hinged on an upper part of a front end of the mounting seat. A back end of the rotating arm is fixedly equipped with a locating press block that clamps an electric vehicle battery box.    USE - Turnover saddle tube for an electric vehicle battery box.    ADVANTAGE - The structure of the saddle tube assures stability and reliability while mounting the battery box, thus preventing the battery box from floating up and down and shaking from left to right during riding process. The turnover saddle tube has a simple structure and a reasonable design. The tube increases stability of riding, and prolongs service life of the battery box.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a turnover saddle tube.
NOVELTY - A polyhydroxyfullerene comprises 20-500C fullerene and multiplicity of hydroxyl substituents on the fullerene. The polyhydroxyfullerene has ratio of non-hydroxyl functional groups to hydroxyl functional groups of 0.3 or less.    USE - Used for a photocatalyst for photochemically decontaminating a surface or fluid medium in contact with the surface, active film for a heterojunction organic solar cell, an organic semiconductor for an organic thin-film field effect transistor and an antioxidant (all claimed). The polyhydroxyfullerene is also used as a radical scavenger and radioprotectant for an organism that experiences exposure to ionizing radiation such as X-rays.    ADVANTAGE - The polyhydroxyfullerene has excellent electron scavenging property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) photocatalyst, which comprises titanium dioxide or zinc oxide nanoparticles, and polyhydroxyfullerene having average of 27-48 functional groups per 60 carbon atoms;    (2) method of photochemically decontaminating surface or fluid medium in contact with surface, which involves providing photocatalyst to a surface and irradiating photocatalyst with ultraviolet (UV) or visible light. The photocatalytic activity of the photocatalyst is more than twice of the titanium dioxide nanoparticles free of polyhydroxyfullerene towards degradation of chemical or bacteriological contaminant;    (3) active film for heterojunction organic solar cell, which comprises conjugated polymer, and polyhydroxyfullerene;    (4) organic semiconductor for organic thin-film field effect transistor, which comprises polyhydroxyfullerene; and    (5) antioxidant, which comprises polyhydroxyfullerene.
NOVELTY - The glove has a luminous alarming device stuck on a glove main body via a magic tape and comprising a control circuit board, a light reflecting sheet, a battery and a switch. The control circuit board is equipped with an LED string provided with multiple LED lamps connected in parallel. The LED lamps are embedded on a light reflecting sheet, and a battery is connected with a power supply input end of the control circuit board that is connected with a time delay circuit.    USE - Glove.    ADVANTAGE - The luminous alarming device emits light to play a role of alarming at night in a dark environment when the power supply switch is switched on. The glove can protect life and safety of people, and is convenient to mount and demount, simple and practical.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a glove.
NOVELTY - A prickling fiber reinforced wind generating set blade comprises overlapped fiber cloth laying layers, matrix resin material which is dipped between overlapped fiber cloth laying layers, and glass fiber or carbon fiber which is vertically distributed on overlapped fiber cloth laying layers.    USE - Prickling fiber reinforced wind generating set blade.    ADVANTAGE - The prickling fiber reinforced wind generating set blade improves layer-cutting intensity of blade material which is good for vacuum guide technique, and whole intensity of blade.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of manufacturing prickling fiber reinforced wind generating set blade.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the overlapped fiber cloth laying layers of prickling fiber reinforced wind generating set blade.
NOVELTY - A composite film material comprises a composite material fiber of zinc oxide with diameter of 2-8 mu m and titanium dioxide. A thickness of composite film is 20-100 mu m. The composite material fiber of zinc oxide and titanium dioxide comprises hexagonal wurtzite zinc oxide nano crystal grain which takes titanium dioxide line of anatase type as shaft and grows on titanium dioxide line.    USE - A composite film material for solar battery, photochemical catalysis and self-cleaning.    ADVANTAGE - The composite film material has better intensity and larger specific surface area.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of composite film material comprising:    (A) preparing titanium dioxide precursor sol used in electrostatic spinning, which comprises (mass%) polyvinylpyrrolidone (0.2-2), acetic acid (10-30), titanate or titanium halide (10-30) and excess ethanol, adding into liquid supply device of electrostatic spinning equipment, spraying out precursor sol from jetting system of electrostatic spinning equipment in the form of titanium dioxide precursor line, obtaining a film made up of interlaced titanium dioxide precursor line on receiving device, and calcining the film in muffle furnace to prepare titanium dioxide electrospun film made up of interlaced titanium dioxide line; and    (B) preparing zinc oxide precursor sol used in hydrothermal synthesis, which comprises (mass%) water-soluble zinc salt (0.1-3), hexamethylenetetramine (0.1-5), citrate (0-0.2) and excess water, adding zinc oxide precursor sol and titanium dioxide electrospun film at mass ratio of 200:1-50:1 into a vessel, sealing the vessel, putting into an oven, heating to 50-200 degrees C to hydrothermally synthesize and to grow zinc oxide nano crystal grain on titanium dioxide electrospun film, taking out titanium dioxide electrospun film with zinc oxide nano crystal grain and rinsing with deionized water, and drying to obtain the composite film material.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a bipolar plate (122), a negative grid (116) and a positive grid (120), and laminating one of the grids and the bipolar plate, where the lamination is carried out under a constant contact pressure in a heatable lamination press. The grid is produced by subsequent processing of a film, where the grid includes glass fibers as a filler material. The film is produced by peeling of a block i.e. hollow cylindrical shaped body, from a base material. The block is made from thermoplastic-containing material by a hot pressing process.    USE - Method for manufacturing a bipolar cell for a bipolar battery (claimed) i.e. bipolar lead acid battery, of a hybrid electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The bipolar plate, the negative grid and the positive grid are provided, and one of the grids and the bipolar plate is laminated, thus providing a reliable connection between the grid and the bipolar plate, and hence achieving large-scale production of the bipolar cell in a reliable and simple way.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a bipolar cell comprising a bipolar plate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic exploded and longitudinal sectional view of a bipolar lead acid battery with a negative endplate, positive end plate and a bipolar plate.    Bipolar lead acid battery (100)    Bipolar cell (106)    Negative grid (116)    Positive grid (120)    Bipolar plate (122)
NOVELTY - The system has a micro-controller and an automatic day-time deactivation unit, where the system is operated network-independently by batteries or accumulators. A changeable source code is provided in the micro-controller. A light dependent resistor and a resistor represent a high impedance voltage divider. A circuit with a current supply is stored in a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) blank bottle in a waterproof manner. A PET blank is kept clear or made thermally blind.    USE - Mobile system for automatic twilight/night-active lighting of an article, person and a vehicle outside of a public road traffic.    ADVANTAGE - The system is movable and replaceable in a simple manner. The system saves current and enables removal of break lights at any time. The polyethylene terephthalate blank is kept clear or made thermally blind, thus clearly improving the visibility of LED.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a circuit diagram of a voltage divider in a non-switchable state. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The extension portion (30) has a permanent framework comprising chord-wise portions (190) and span-wise portions (200). A stretchable membrane (220) is provided over the framework to form a streamlined surface comprising the surfaces (120,130) that are separated apart at proximal region and connected at distal region. The aerodynamic load from the stretchable membrane is transmitted along the chord-wise portion to a rotor blade (10).    USE - Extension portion connected to wind turbine rotor blade (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The increase in the weight of the blade is avoided by using the extension portion with the stretchable membrane. The strength and stability of the extension portion are improved by using the permanent framework. The chord-wise loading caused by directing the loads around the extreme trailing edge of the rotor blade is reduced and the structural loading of the rotor blade is enhanced by straightening the rearmost edge of the rotor blade.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) wind turbine rotor blade; and    (2) wind turbine installation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the schematic views of the rotor blade and the rotor blade extension portion.    Rotor blade (10)    Extension portion (30)    Surfaces (120,130)    Chord-wise portions (190)    Span-wise portions (200)    Stretchable membrane (220)
NOVELTY - Electrolyte (E1) for a lithium ion secondary battery comprises a non-aqueous organic solvent; a lithium salt; an ionic liquid; and an additive having a lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) level of (-0.5)-1 eV and a highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) level lower than -11 eV, as calculated by the Austin Model 1 (AM1) method.    USE - In lithium ion secondary battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte for lithium ion secondary batteries that uses an ionic liquid and an additive capable of preventing or reducing the reductive decomposition of the ionic liquid to improve overcharge safety and heat stability of the battery; and reduces or prevents any deterioration in the high-efficiency properties and cycle life characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a lithium ion secondary battery comprising a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material capable of reversibly intercalating/deintercalating lithium ions; a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material capable of reversibly intercalating/deintercalating lithium ions; and the electrolyte (E1).
NOVELTY - The shell has a plastic shell body (11) provided with an electrode lead-out hole (14) and a metallic outer shell (2) covered over an outer surface of the plastic shell body. The metallic outer shell is arranged with a through-hole (24) corresponding to the electrode lead-out hole in the plastic shell body, where a surface of the outer shell is vertically provided with a concave-convex groove face (26). A strengthening rib (15) is vertically formed on an outer wall of the plastic shell body. An inner wall of the outer shell includes an embedded groove (25) matched with the rib.    USE - Composite structured outer shell for a lithium ion battery.    ADVANTAGE - The concave-convex groove face is vertically provided on the surface of the metallic outer shell so as to improve heat radiation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a composite structured outer shell for a lithium ion battery.    Metallic outer shell (2)    Plastic shell body (11)    Electrode lead-out hole (14)    Strengthening rib (15)    Through-hole (24)    Embedded groove (25)    Concave-convex groove face (26)
NOVELTY - The portion (30) has a set of segments located adjacent to one another in a span-wise manner, where an interface between segments inhibits transmission of loads between the segments. The segments have a surface spaced from another surface at a proximal region of the portion, where the former surface is connected to the latter surface at a distal region of the portion to form an extended trailing portion of a wind turbine rotor blade (10) to which the extension portion is connected. The segments are made of fiber reinforced plastic material, thermoplastic material, wood and laminate material.    USE - Extension portion for a wind turbine rotor blade (claimed) for generating electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The portion efficiently transmits structural loads to the rotor blade, thus avoiding development of localized stress concentrators or localized loading phenomena. The portion and the blade portion can be separately transported to an installation site, thus reducing costs of transportation when the maximum width of the rotor blade is reduced. The portion optimizes design of the rotor blade for particular site locations. The portion reduces the mass of the rotor blade, thus reducing manufacturing cost of the rotor blade. The portion increases the chord of the blade in a localized manner to enhance the aerodynamic performance of the rotor blade while minimizing corresponding increase in structural loading.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a rotor blade with an extension portion.    Wind turbine rotor blade (10)    Blade portion (20)    Extension portion (30)    Proximal/root end (40)    Distal end (50)    Rear-most edge (110)    Rearmost surface (110')
NOVELTY - The battery (100) has multiple battery cells (110,120,130,140,160,170,180,190,192,194), which are arranged at a distance from each other in a battery housing (150). The cable coatings (112,132) are provided in the battery cells.    USE - Battery for battery pack and battery module.    ADVANTAGE - The battery has multiple battery cells, which are arranged at a distance from each other in the battery housing, and thus ensures to extend the life span and reliable operation of the battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an electric machine tool with a battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an accumulator.    Battery (100)    Electric machine tool (101)    Battery cells (110,120,130,140,160,170,180,190,192,194)    Cable coatings (112,132)    Battery housing (150)
NOVELTY - A driving plan device (14) draws up a driving plan based on a driving log data set for a specific day selected by a specific day setter (17), on an operation server (12a) of an input device (12). An operation-control device (15) controls the driving of the fuel cell system (101) based on the drawn driving plan.    USE - Fuel cell system e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell and phosphoric acid form fuel cell systems for use in co-generation system used for generation of warm water used in kitchen, washroom and bathroom. Can also be used in monogeneration system for electric power supply to electric light and electric appliances and for industrial applications.    ADVANTAGE - The driving of fuel cell system is controlled by operation-control device based on driving plan drawn for specific day set by user, hence the precision of load demand forecast is improved and the reduction effect of energy consumption is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the block diagram of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Input device (12)    Operation screen (12a)    Driving plan device (14)    Operation-control device (15)    Specific day setter (17)    Fuel cell system (101)
NOVELTY - The heat storage unit (10) has container (23) which is constituted by plastics e.g. polyethylene terephthalate (PET). An organic thermal storage material (24) containing an organic compound is accommodated in container at sealed state. The openings (36) are formed in the container. A notch (35) is formed at corners of container.    USE - Heat storage unit used in heat storage air conditioning system in space e.g. underfloor and attic of building for heat storage air conditioning of chamber interior.    ADVANTAGE - Performs efficient heat storage air conditioning of chamber interior by supplying air heat-exchanged between the thermal storage materials in container to chamber interior via openings. Eases handling and reduces construction or manufacturing cost since container is thin and constituted by plastics with high strength, and number of objects of container is decreased. Simplifies construction of heat storage unit to building since heat storage unit can be freely moved up and down along the pillar, and concrete board can be easily installed with respect to pillar of lower side floor. Reduces cost of heat storage unit since container is easily molded by plastics. Enables air to be smoothly flowed since pitch of groove is 50 millimeters. Maintains indoor temperature by cooling heat storage unit and frame by air conditioning machine with nighttime electric power even without performing air conditioning driving at peak hour of electric power usage-amount of daytime. Easily performs replacement of heat storage unit and layout change since installation is performed without considering positioning direction. Reduces operation cost of heat storage unit since lifespan is prolonged because overcooling and phase separation are avoided.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the external top view of heat storage unit.    Heat storage unit (10)    Container (23)    Organic thermal storage material (24)    Notch (35)    Openings (36)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell has coolant supply hole and coolant discharging hole that are provided in the edges so that coolant for cooling electric power generation unit (21) is made to flow in the direction crossing the oxidant gas flow direction. A flow volume adjustment structure decreases the flow volume of oxidant gas supplied to portion near the electric power generation region, compared to flow volume of oxidant gas supplied to other region.    USE - Fuel cell such as polymer electrolyte fuel cell, etc., in fuel cell system mounted in vehicle, etc.    ADVANTAGE - Oxidant gas flow volume is controlled efficiently. The drying state of electric power generation unit by the hot oxidation gas, and decline in electric power generation efficiency can be suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the explanatory view demonstrating the amount of air discharged to cathode gas flow path. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Seal integrated type membrane electrode assembly (20)    Electric power generation unit (21)    Seal gasket (22)    Manifold holes (M1-M6)    Seal line (SL)
NOVELTY - A polymer electrolyte fuel cell (10) having electrode structure (20) comprising pair of electrode (16,18) arranged at both sides of an electrolytic membrane (14), and a separator is provided. Warm water is circulated to electrode(s). An oxidizing agent gas and a fuel gas are supply to fuel cell, and a load current is set. Electric power generation aging is carried out, and aging of fuel cell is enabled.    USE - Aging of polymer electrolyte fuel cell used as power supply for motor vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - Aging of fuel cell is quickly and economically carried out using reduced amount of hydrogen. The reduction of resistance overvoltage, concentration overvoltage and active overvoltage are effectively attained. The reaction region on the surface of catalyst is expanded effectively during swelling of electrolytic membrane.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of warm water processing apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell (10)    Warm water processing apparatus (12)    Solid polymer electrolyte membrane (14)    Electrodes (16,18)    Electrode structure (20)
NOVELTY - A catalyst layer containing powder is formed on polymer electrolyte membrane. The powder is eluted from catalyst layer by hydrolysis and void is formed in the catalyst layer, to obtain a membrane electrode assembly.    USE - Manufacture of membrane electrode assembly used for polymer electrolyte fuel cells (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method provides membrane electrode assembly which has excellent gas diffusion property and water drain property. The manufacture of membrane electrode assembly is economical. The polymer electrolyte fuel cell using membrane electrode assembly has improved electric power generation performance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view explaining the manufacture of membrane electrode assembly. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - Fuel cell has separator (4) having curtains (5) with hydrophilicity surfaces. The curtains are attached to grooves (41) formed in the separator. Free ends of the curtains are located nearer to gas diffusion layers during low-load electric power generation of fuel cell. The curtains transform the pressure of gas flowing through the grooves during high-load electric power generation of fuel cell such that the curtain is lifted.    USE - Fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell for fuel cell system mounted in electric vehicle, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The generated water at the cathode side can be effectively drained from each location of groove, and the electric power generation performance can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the separator of the fuel cell.    Separator (4)    Curtain (5)    Groove (41)    Cooling water flow channel (42)
NOVELTY - The conductor (10) has an electric wire (12) that penetrates through metal pipe (11). The holding unit (13) consisting of olefin type polymer holds the electric wire within the pipe such that the holding unit elastically deforms within the pipe, and the outer peripheral surface of the electric wire contacts with the internal peripheral surface of the pipe.    USE - Conductor for battery, inverter and motor of electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - As the electric wire is maintained within the pipe by the holding unit such that outer peripheral surface of the electric wire contacts the internal peripheral surface of the pipe, heat generated by the wire during electricity supply is transmitted to the pipe through the holding unit hence heat dissipation efficiency of the conductor can be improved. Since there is no clearance between the wire and conductor, friction between the wire and conductor can be eliminated and the wire can be efficiently inserted within the pipe.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for manufacturing conductor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of conductor.    Conductor (10)    Metal pipe (11)    Electric wire (12)    Holding unit (13)    Groove (16)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell (10) has two metal separators (16,18). The metal separator (18) has several rubber bridges (52a) arranged between an oxidizing agent gas flow path and oxidizing agent gas inlet communication holes (54a). The metal separator (16) has a rib portion (66a) integrally molded by a metal plate, facing the rubber bridges. The rib portion is formed along a direction intersecting the sequence direction of the bridges.    USE - Fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the rib portion is integrally molded in one metal separator facing the rubber bridges arranged between the gas flow path and connection holes, in another metal separator, rigidity of the separator is improved, even if thin metal separators are used. Reliable and smooth connection can be established between the fluid flow path and the fluid connection holes, with simple and reduced size.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an isometric view of the rubber bridges and the rib portion of the fuel cell.    Fuel cell (10)    Metal separators (16,18)    Oxidizing agent gas inlet communication holes (20a)    Rubber bridges (52a)    Rib portion (66a)
NOVELTY - The recycling system measures the electric power value of the output of fuel cell of used vehicles. The stack of fuel cell is determined for disassembling when the output of fuel cell of used vehicle is below a regulation value. The partial stack is reworked to the batteries for low output uses during segmentation. A gas volume adjustment unit adjust the supply amount of fuel gas, so that the gas volume adapts for low output use.    USE - Recycling system of fuel cell of used vehicle, as batteries for low output use in domestic cogeneration system or electric power supply system for business-use electric equipment (both claimed). Uses include but are not limited to recycling of polymer electrolyte fuel cell, (PEFC), solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), alkali electrolyte type fuel cell (AFC), phosphoric acid fuel cell (PAFC), molten carbonate fuel cell and bio-fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The recycling of fuel cells of used vehicle as batteries for low output uses is performed by a simple process by reworking only a partial stack of fuel cell and hence, recycling cost is minimized.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow chart explaining recycling flow regarding the recycling system of fuel cell for vehicle. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The method involves injecting the viscous liquid with respect to to-be-processed object (21), from nozzles of injection heads (42A-42C) so that the liquid injected from nozzle becomes convex curve shape to adjoin the to-be-processed object. The liquid formed in to-be-processed object is heated by idling heating so that the to-be-processed object becomes thermosetting material.    USE - Method for forming thin film on transparent substrate for silicon solar cell panel. Can also be used in forming thin film on substrate used for LCD, LED, organic electroluminescent (EL) display and inorganic EL display.    ADVANTAGE - The thin film formation on substrate is made uniform by performing the liquid injection process and idling heating process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) thin film forming apparatus;    (2) manufacturing method of solar cell panel; and    (3) manufacturing apparatus of solar cell panel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the inkjet apparatus.    To-be-processed object (21)    Inkjet apparatus (30)    Head block (37)    Head shift mechanism (40)    Injection heads (42A-42C)
NOVELTY - A polymer electrolyte membrane (110) has a sheet-type base material (111) containing polyelectrolyte and an intermediate layer (112) arranged in the base material in parallel with the surface direction of base material. The intermediate layer in which hydrogen gas flow path is formed towards thickness direction of sheet-type base material, includes hydrogen oxidizing catalyst, proton reduction catalyst, polyelectrolyte and electronic conductor.    USE - Polyelectrolyte membrane is used for membrane electrode assembly for fuel cell used for vehicle (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The fall of electromotive force of fuel cell comprising polyelectrolyte membrane is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) membrane electrode assembly (100); and    (2) fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional schematic view of membrane electrode assembly.    Membrane electrode assemble (100)    Polymer electrolyte membrane (110)    Sheet-type base material (111)    Intermediate layer (112)    Cathode catalyst layer (120c)
NOVELTY - An electrode catalyst consists of noble metal-carbon supported on an electroconductive carbon carrier and a non-precious metal alloy which can be complexed with carbon. The non-precious metal is complexed with electroconductive carbon carrier supporting noble metal, and the complexed non-precious metal and noble metal are alloyed.    USE - Electrode catalyst is used for polymer electrolyte fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electrode catalyst has improved electric power generation performance, activity and durability. Since, the metal is complexed with electroconductive carbon carrier, the elution of metal particles is prevented. The noble metal and non-precious metal has excellent integration after alloying.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of electrode catalyst.
NOVELTY - The fuel cell has an electrode structure (14) comprising positive electrode (72), a negative electrode (74) and metal separator (18), and a solid polymer electrolyte membrane (70). Oxidizing agent gas communication holes (20a) supply the oxidizing agent gas along lamination direction of the electrode structure and the solid polymer electrolyte membrane. Oxidizing agent gas flow paths connecting the oxidizing agent gas communication holes are formed in a gas diffusion layer (74aa) in the electrode structure.    USE - Polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since oxidizing agent gas flow paths are formed in gas diffusion layer of the electrode structure, the rigidity of the electrode structure is improved. The oxidizing agent gas flow paths are connected reliably and smoothly between oxidizing agent gas communicating holes while achieving size reduction and structure simplification of the fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic isometric view of flow path provided in solid polymer electrolyte membrane and electrode structure. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Electrode structure (14)    Metal separator (18)    Oxidizing agent gas communication hole (20a)    Solid polymer electrolyte membrane (70)    Positive electrode (72)    Negative electrode (74)    Gas diffusion layer (74aa)
NOVELTY - The device has negative electrode connecting terminal and positive electrode connecting terminal (30) having connecting terminal portions (31,32) contacting the edge portion of exterior case (20). The terminal portion (31) has connecting-plate portion (314) which is integrally formed between rod-shaped portions (311,312) so as to connect the rod-shaped portions. The terminal portion (32) has through-holes (321,322), which is positioned opposite to connecting-plate portion. The rod-shaped portions are penetrated and engaged with the each of through-holes.    USE - Electrical storage device such as lithium ion secondary battery for motor vehicle and two-wheeled vehicle. Can also be used in lithium secondary battery, polymer secondary battery and electrical double layer capacitor.    ADVANTAGE - The electrical storage device can be manufactured easily at reduced cost, the deterioration of characteristic of the electrical storage device can be prevented effectively, the contact resistance of rod-shaped portion and connecting-plate portion can be reduced reliably, and the structure of the electrical storage device can be simplified.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of electrical storage device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the electrical storage device.    Exterior case (20)    Positive electrode connecting terminal (30)    Connecting terminal portions (31,32)    Rod-shaped portions (311,312)    Connecting-plate portion (314)    Through-holes (321,322)
NOVELTY - The back sheet (10) of solar cell has polyethylene terephthalate (PET) films (19) laminated on the both surfaces of an aluminum foil (18) so as to seal inner and outer edge portions (14,15) of the foil. The width of the PET film is wider than the width of the aluminum foil.    USE - Back sheet of solar cell such as crystalline/amorphous solar cell for solar power generation system installed outdoor.    ADVANTAGE - Since PET films laminated on both surfaces of an aluminum foil to seal the foil edge portions, contact of the foil edges with components such as lead wire/junction box of the solar cell module is prevented. Hence occurrence of faults such as short circuit is avoided. Improved protection against penetration of water vapor/oxygen is achieved and heat from the solar cell is dissipated outside efficiently by the aluminum foil.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of back sheet of solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the top view and sectional view of back sheet of solar cell.    Back sheet of solar cell (10)    Aluminum foil inner edge portion (14)    Aluminum foil outer edge portion (15)    Junction box position (16)    Aluminum foil (18)    PET films (19)
NOVELTY - The insulating back board has polyethylene glycol terephthalate (PET) film layer (1), aluminum foil layer (4) and PVDF material layer (2). The aluminum foil layer is located on upper surface of PET film layer, and combined integrally to PET film layer by first glue layer (5). The PVDF material layer is set on upper surface of aluminum foil layer, and combined integrally to aluminum foil layer by second glue layer (3). The glue in first glue layer and second glue layer is polyurethane adhesive.    USE - Insulating back board for solar photovoltaic component.    ADVANTAGE - Provides insulating back board with improved multi-layer compound structure having good weather ability and aging resistance, excellent insulating performance, strong dirt resistance and small water vapor transmittance since PET film layer is compounded to aluminum foil layer and PVDF material layer respectively. Obtains local discharge capability more than 1000 volts, and enables service life of product to reach more than 25 years.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of insulating back board.    PET film layer (1)    PVDF material layer (2)    Second glue layer (3)    Aluminum foil layer (4)    First glue layer (5)
NOVELTY - The insulating back panel has polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) material layer (2) which is positioned on upper surface plane of PET thin film layer (1), and combined integrally to PET thin film layer through first adhesive layer (3). An ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer material layer (5) is positioned on lower surface plane of PET thin film layer, and combined integrally to PET thin film layer through second adhesive layer (4). The adhesive in first and second adhesive layer is polyurethane adhesive.    USE - Insulating back panel for solar photovoltaic component.    ADVANTAGE - Provides insulating back panel with multi-layer composite structure having excellent weather resistance, aging resistance and insulation, strong pollution resistance and small water vapor permeability since PVDF material layer and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer material layer are respectively compounded on upper and lower surface planes of PET thin film layer through adhesive. Obtains partial discharge capacity greater than 1000 volts, and enables service life of product to reach more than 25 years.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of insulating back panel.    PET thin film layer (1)    PVDF material layer (2)    First adhesive layer (3)    Second adhesive layer (4)    Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer material layer (5)
NOVELTY - The automobile (102) has a body (122) with an interior. An electric charging roof (104) is attached to the body. A paint layer (106) is coated on top of the roof. An energy storage unit (116) i.e. battery, is located within the interior of the body. A layer of photovoltaic material is deposited on top of the layer of paint to form a solar panel (108) e.g. thin film solar panel, connected to the energy storage unit, where the particles of photovoltaic material comprise a plastic material. An electrical lead (114) connects the solar panel to the energy storage unit.    USE - Automobile. Uses include but are not limited to a combustion engine car, hybrid car, electric car, natural gas car and hydrogen fuel car.    ADVANTAGE - The solar panel is located on top of the roof of the automobile to improve energy output and to reduce the damage of the panel. The panel is easily adapted to different roof shapes, resistant to shattering in an accident, and easy to repair.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The layer of photovoltaic material is selected from a group consisting of Katpon, molybdenum, copper (Indium, Gallium) (sulfur, selenium), cadmium sulfur and zinc oxide.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an automobile.    Automobile (102)    Electric charging roof (104)    Paint layer (106)    Solar panel (108)    Electrical lead (114)    Energy storage unit (116)    Body (122)
NOVELTY - A complete solar concentrated photo voltaic/thermal system (CSCPV/TS) comprises CPV array panel, cooling loop, heat exchange tank, adsorption heat pump and heat storage tank. The array panel includes inverter to the grid, powered troughs which contain gallium astatine cells, inlet for low temperature fluid, and thermal receiver. The cooling loop forms the link of the overall system. The loop cycles liquid through CPV panel and heat exchange tank.    USE - Complete solar concentrated photovoltaic/thermal system for dwellings, industry and/or commercial applications.    ADVANTAGE - The CSCPV/TS achieves complete solar efficiency of less than or equal to 86%.
NOVELTY - The method involves utilizing a gap (111) of an organic molecular container (10) to control an amount of organic molecular solution (80) supplied on an organic molecular thin film formed on a substrate (6), in order to form a wet organic molecular thin film with certain thickness. A heater (51) is utilized to heat the wet thin film to form a dry thin film, in order to prevent re-dissolving of previous dry organic molecular thin film. The formation of wet thin films and drying process of the wet thin film are repeated using the heater to form the multilayer organic molecular thin film.    USE - Method for forming multilayer polymer thin films to form multilayer organic optoelectronics e.g. thin film organic LED, organic transistor, organic solar cell and organic photo-detector, for an organic photo-electric transforming device (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables utilization of the heater to evaporate a solvent in the wet organic molecular thin film rapidly, thus preventing re-dissolving of the organic molecular thin film. The container utilizes a gap to prevent the supply of huge amount of the organic molecular solution with respect to the organic molecular thin film, and blade technology to determine the wet film thickness, thus solving mutual dissolution problem among layers upon making multilayer organic optoelectronics effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an apparatus for forming multilayer polymer thin film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an organic molecular container.    Substrate (6)    Organic molecular container (10)    Heater (51)    Organic molecular solution (80)    Gap (111)
NOVELTY - The method involves attaching cylindrical sleeve device in axle of wheel by welding or molding. The sleeve device is provided with grooves for accommodating belts for alternators, and rotates with motion of the wheel. The alternators will be bolted to the frame of the vehicle, and are attached to the sleeve device through the alternator belts. The electric power generated from the turning of the alternators is sent to the batteries of the electric vehicle for charging the batteries for extending the driving range of electric vehicle.    USE - Method for harnessing energy from free-motion of wheel of vehicle e.g. battery powered electric vehicle (claimed) such as electric car and 18-wheel truck vehicle, used to power air conditioner, lights, radio, lighters, power window, seats and door locks of vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The electric power is generated from the rotation of the sleeve device that rotates from the free-motion of the rotation of the wheels, so that the battery is charged continuously while the vehicle is running.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view explaining the method for harnessing energy from free-motion of wheel of vehicle.
NOVELTY - The assembly (210) has several membrane layers (222,224,228) which are spaced apart from each other. The sealing bars (220,226) are positioned between adjacent peripheral edges of the membrane layers, so as to form a wet fluid flow channels (216,216) and dry fluid flow channels (218,218). The support structures (238,240) are formed inwardly extending along the opposing sides of the fluid flow channels.    USE - Membrane humidifier assembly for fuel cell used as power source of vehicle, video camera and computer.    ADVANTAGE - Since the sealing bars are positioned between adjacent peripheral edges of membrane layers to form wet fluid flow channels and dry fluid flow channels, the increase in the thermal mass of the membrane humidifier can be prevented, so that the warm-up time of the fuel cell can be shortened. The simple structured membrane humidifier having high performance characteristics can be manufactured easily at relatively low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for manufacturing membrane humidifier assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the membrane humidifier assembly.    Membrane humidifier assembly (210)    Wet fluid flow channels (216,216)    Dry fluid flow channels (218,218)    Sealing bars (220,226)    Membrane layers (222,224,228)    Support structures (238,240)
NOVELTY - Tire pressure monitoring apparatus (10) comprises valve assembly (14) mountable in vehicle wheel; housing (18) securable to end of valve assembly; pressure sensor assembly securable in housing for monitoring tire pressure and providing electrical signal indicative, and having flexible circuit board and battery held within fold of the flexible circuit board, with flexible circuit board overmolded.    USE - Tire pressure monitoring apparatus for overmolding a tire pressure monitor.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus has low cost manufacturing, assembly, and installation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of manufacturing a tire pressure monitor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic perspective view of the valve stem tire pressure monitoring sensor assembly.    Tire pressure monitoring apparatus (10)    Time pressure monitoring assembly (12)    Valve assembly (14)    Housing (18)    Cylindrical recess (30)    First and second shoulders (32, 34)
NOVELTY - The cell has a reflective electrode (150) provided on a light absorption layer (141), and a polymer material layer formed on the reflective electrode. A substrate (120) is formed on the polymer material layer. The light absorption layer is made from amorphous silicon, amorphous silicon-germanium and micro crystal silicon. A transparent conductive film is formed at top of the substrate by utilizing etchants. Concavo-convex parts are provided with multiple main parts. The etchants are selected from hydrochloric acid solution and ammonium chloride solution.    USE - Thin film solar cell for a diode.    ADVANTAGE - The cell has better light scattering efficiency, and improves interfacial property between the light absorption layer and the transparent conductive film.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a thin film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a thin film solar cell.    Heights of concavo-convex parts (h1, h2)    Substrate (120)    Light absorption layer (141)    Reflective electrode (150)    High molecular material layer (160)
NOVELTY - The method involves coating a top part of a substrate (110) i.e. transparent substrate, with a resist layer, and forming a micropattern and a polymer layer (135) on the top part of the substrate. A nano pattern is formed on the polymer layer. Plasma is formed by plasma formation gas that is selected from oxygen, tetrafluoromethane, trifluoromethane, sulfur hexafluoride and hydrogen. A mold is formed for covering the nano pattern. A reproduction resist layer is formed on a reproduction substrate. The reproduction resist layer is solidified.    USE - Method for manufacturing a micro-nano pattern for a high efficiency display, a photoelectric device i.e. solar battery, and a nano memory.    ADVANTAGE - The method effectively forms uniform micro-nano pattern with low cost, minimizes fault in the micro-nano pattern, and easily controls a reflection barrier layer structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a micro-nano pattern.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Substrate (110)    Polymer layer (135)
NOVELTY - The membrane electrode assembly (19) has an anode catalyst layer (13a) and a cathode catalyst layer (13b) which are laminated on opposite surface of an electrolyte membrane (15). A reinforcement frame (20) is provided along an outer peripheral portion of electrolyte membrane to reinforce and prevent short circuit of membrane electrode assembly. The reinforcement frame is embedded within the electrolyte membrane.    USE - Membrane electrode assembly for solid polymer type fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The relaxation of accuracy requirement in positioning the various components during the production processes can be allowed. Also the inconvenience of reinforcement frame overlapping with another component can be avoided even when a preset amount of positional offset occurs.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for membrane electrode assembly production method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic sectional views of membrane electrode assemblies during manufacturing process.    Anode catalyst layer (13a)    Cathode catalyst layer (13b)    Electrolyte membrane (15)    Membrane electrode assembly (19)    Reinforcement frame (20)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell stack (1) has a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) (35) with electrolytic membrane between anode electrode and cathode electrode. The pair of end plates (17,18) is provided at sides of MEA in lamination direction to form cell stack (16). The MEA and end plates are clamped in lamination direction by C-shaped plate springs (11,12). The end plates are pressed by arm portions of the spring. The arm portions are connected by connection portion. The space formed between connection portion, MEA and end plate is used as ventilation path for cooling.    USE - Fuel cell stack for fuel cell (claimed) such as direct methanol fuel cell used in electric vehicle and notebook personal computer. Can also be used in solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell and methanol-reforming type fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since space formed between spring connection portion, membrane electrode assembly and end plates is used as ventilation path for cooling, the fuel cell can be cooled effectively. The fuel cell can be operated equally, and accommodation space of fuel cell stack in the fuel cell is reduced. The temperature of fuel cell can be controlled easily.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of fuel cell stack.    Fuel cell stack (1)    C-shaped springs (11,12)    Cell stack (16)    End plates (17,18)    MEA (35)
NOVELTY - A cloud point depressant contains polyglyceryl fatty acid ester having hydroxyl value of 100 mg potassiumhydroxide/g or less. The polyglyceryl fatty acid ester is an esterification product of fatty acid and polyglycerol having hydroxyl value of 850 mg potassiumhydroxide/g or less. The content of primary hydroxyl groups in polyglycerol is 50% or more with respect to total hydroxyl groups.    USE - Cloud point depressant is used for fatty-acid alkyl ester composition (claimed) for biodiesel fuel.    ADVANTAGE - The cloud point depressant can suppress the clouding and solidification of fatty-acid alkyl ester composition at low temperature. The fatty-acid alkyl ester composition formed using cloud point depressant has improved fluidity and storage stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) cloud point depressant composition, which contains polyglycerol fatty acid ester having hydroxyl value of 100 mg potassium hydroxide/g or less and a fluidity improver; and    (2) fatty-acid alkyl ester composition, which is formed using fatty-acid alkyl ester, and cloud point depressant or cloud point depressant composition. The content of polyglyceryl fatty acid ester in fatty-acid alkyl ester composition is 0.005-5 weight%.
NOVELTY - The battery has a battery housing and a heat conductive plate for tempering the battery. A set of individual cells is connected with each other in parallel and/or serial manner. The individual cells are heat conductively connected with the heat conductive plate, where the heat conductive plate has boreholes and/or recesses in area of pole contacts (2.1, 2.2) of the individual cells. The pole contacts are projected into or through the boreholes and/or recesses. A support element (5) is arranged at the pole contacts of the individual cells designed as a circular cell (1) and a flat cell.    USE - Battery i.e. automotive battery, for a motor vehicle for transportation of human beings, or a fuel cell vehicle (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The support element is arranged at the pole contacts of the individual cells, thus supporting additionally acting forces e.g. traction forces and compressive forces, at the pole contact of the cells during pressing on the heat conductive plate or mechanical loads, and during accidents. The support element stabilizes the pole contacts relative to mechanical loads.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of an individual cell formed as a circular cell with a support ring arranged at a pole contact.    Circular cell (1)    Pole contacts (2.1, 2.2)    Sealing element (3)    Support element (5)    Heat conducting space (6)
NOVELTY - The housing has a rear wall (2) made of plastic and metallic side walls (3). The rear wall is formed as dual-walled or with inner-lying cavities (4). A space between an absorber (1) and an outer surface of the rear wall turned towards the absorber is completely or partially filled with a solid insulator (5). Metallic foils and gas (6) i.e. air or thermally poor conductive hard gas such as sulfur hexafluoride, argon, krypton or xenon, are present in the cavities. The rear wall has a mechanically reinforced structure or is provided with ribs or formed as a plastic base plate i.e. macrolon.    USE - Cuboid- or trough-like heat-insulating housing for an absorber of a thermally flat solar collector i.e. flat plate collector.    ADVANTAGE - The design of the housing avoids inner insulation strengths and enables replacement of complex metallic rear walls by a less expensive plastic rear wall while insulating the absorber in an improved manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a heat-insulating housing.    Absorber (1)    Rear wall (2)    Metallic side walls (3)    Inner-lying cavities (4)    Solid insulator (5)    Gas (6)
NOVELTY - A coating liquid contains organic solvent solution which contains metallic compound as solute, and solute stabilizer. The metallic compound forms metal oxide during heating. The coating liquid has viscosity of 10 cP or more at 25 degrees C. A backward voltage element prevention layer (15) is formed on electrode substrate (1) using the coating liquid.    USE - Coating liquid is used for forming backward voltage element prevention layer for dye sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The coating liquid has high viscosity. The backward voltage element prevention layer formed using coating liquid has high productivity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the dye-sensitized solar cell.    Transparent electrode substrate (1)    Transparent substrate (3)    Transparent conductive layer (5)    Dye sensitizing semiconductor porous layer (13)    Backward voltage element prevention layer (15)
NOVELTY - A coating composition comprises an organic-solvent solution of a platinum compound, and has a viscosity of 10 cP or more at 25 degrees C.    USE - Coating composition is used for forming electronic reduction zone in surface of positive-electrode substrate (claimed) of dye-sensitized solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The coating composition enables formation of electronic reduction zone with uniform thickness and high productivity. The composition enables formation of coating layers with uniform thickness even on substrate faces of large area. The composition enables economical manufacture of dye-sensitized solar cells of large area having excellent conversion efficiency, with high productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for formation of electronic reduction zone (7).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the dye-sensitized solar cell.    Positive-electrode substrate (1)    Transparent substrate (3)    Transparent conductive layer (5)    Electronic reduction zone (7)    Electrolyte layer (20)
NOVELTY - An electroconductive polymer electrode has an electroconductive polymeric layer comprising conductive polymer and adherence improving agent supported on an electroconductive substrate. The adherence improving agent is compound having two or more carboxyl groups and/or compound having ester formed derivative structure.    USE - Electroconductive polymer electrode is used for dye-sensitized solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive polymer electrode has excellent adhesiveness and electroconductivity, and is manufactured using simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) coating liquid for electroconductive polymeric layer formation, which contains conductive polymer, adherence improving agent and polar solvent. The adherence improving agent is ester compound of formula: R1O-C(=O)-(A)(-SO3-X+)-C(=O)-OR2, and/or compound having ester formed derivative;    (2) manufacture of the electroconductive polymer electrode, which involves coating the coating liquid on an electroconductive substrate and drying, to form an electroconductive polymeric layer; and    (3) dye-sensitized solar cell, which comprises photoelectrode (10) having sensitizing dye supported-semiconductor layer (8) formed on electroconductive film, electrolyte layer (11) containing chemical species used as an oxidation reduction pair, and counter electrode (12) arranged opposingly on the photoelectrode through the electrolyte layer. The counter electrode is electroconductive polymer electrode.    A=benzene ring, polycyclic aromatic ring, alkane, or alkene;    R1,R2=H, alkyl, aryl, or alkali metal;and    X+=cation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional model of the dye-sensitized solar cell.    Sensitizing dye supported-semiconductor layer (8)    Photoelectrode (10)    Electrolyte layer (11)    Counter electrode (12)
NOVELTY - The back sheet of solar cell comprises a coloring layer (12) having thickness in the range of 1-10 mu m, provided between white resin films (10). A metal oxide layer (16) is provided in the upper layer of the coloring layer. A coating film (18) formed using metal alkoxide as raw material is provided on the upper layer of the metal oxide layer.    USE - Back sheet of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The back sheet of solar cell with high damping-proofing property, transparency, decorativeness and light scattering property is provided by forming the coloring layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of back sheet of solar cell.    White resin films (10)    Coloring layer (12)    Adhesion layer (14)    Metal oxide layer (16)    Coating film (18)
NOVELTY - The device has a film type solar battery (2) e.g. silicon type solar battery, installed on a torch (1) that is used for converting absorbed solar energy into electric energy to produce electric current. The film type solar battery is connected with a microcontroller (4) via a wire (3). The microcontroller is connected with a chargeable lithium battery (5) via the wire. The lithium battery is connected with a bulb (7) via the wire by a control switch (6). The bulb is selected from incandescent lamp, LED lamp or electrodeless lamp.    USE - Illuminating device for a solar photovoltaic torch.    ADVANTAGE - The flashlight switch controls the illumination. The device is environment-friendly, and has wide application range.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The film type solar battery is selected from one of the silicon type, noncrystalline type, polycompound type, electrode type decorated by multiple layers of polymers, nanometre crystal chemical type, organic type or plastic type.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an illuminating device.    Solar photovoltaic torch (1)    Film type solar battery (2)    Wire (3)    Microcontroller (4)    Chargeable lithium battery (5)    Control switch (6)    Bulb (7)
NOVELTY - The device has a panel (1) fixedly connected with a rear plate (2). A light-transmitting plate (3) is fixedly arranged at front ends of the panel and the rear plate. The rear plate is provided with a cavity for mounting a battery. A sealing pad (5) is arranged between the panel and the rear plate. Another sealing pad (6) is arranged between the rear plate and a battery cover plate (4). The rear plate and the battery cover plate are connected with each other through a linear screw (7). The screw is provided with a rubber ring.    USE - Remote control waterproof device.    ADVANTAGE - The device prevents water and the battery cover plate from being dropped easily.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a remote control waterproof device.    Panel (1)    Rear plate (2)    Light-transmitting plate (3)    Battery cover plate (4)    Sealing pads (5, 6)    Linear screw (7)
NOVELTY - The atmospheric pressure and vacuum pumps (9A-9C) transfer the water from a source to designated highest point through a series of elevated, vertically stacked airtight tanks (2A-2C). The water is released in waterfall by using gravitational force from the highest point onto a turbine generator (14) at the base to produce clean, safe and renewable hydroelectric energy. The electric generator is coupled to turbines provided at the base of power station system made of metal alloy, polyvinyl chloride and plastic material.    USE - Power generation apparatus for use in vacuum hydroelectric power generation station system.    ADVANTAGE - The increase in the cost of the fossil fuel such as oil, natural gas and coal is prevented and the need for the import of the fossil fuel is eliminated. The vacuum hydroelectric power generation station system is operated automatically hence the number of the labor is reduced and the operating labor cost is reduced. The fuel gas emission is prevented hence the environmental damage is prevented. The clean, safe and renewable hydroelectric energy is produced efficiently by releasing water in waterfall using gravitational force from highest point onto turbine generator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the vacuum hydroelectric power generation station system.    Frame (1)    Tanks (2A-2C)    Siphon pipes (3A-3C)    Vacuum pumps (9A-9C)    Turbine generator (14)
NOVELTY - The system has a light distributor connected with a lighting lamp via a small light tube. Double lighting luminosities are focused on a light cable of an optical collector via a condenser. The light distributor is utilized for distributing sunlight to the small light tube. A small light cable is connected with a lighting lamp that is utilized for emitting the light. The light cable and the light distributor are utilized for distributing and transporting the light to the lighting lamp. The double lighting luminosities are emitted via the lighting lamp.    USE - Solar energy powerful spotlight illumination system.    ADVANTAGE - The system improves the poor solar energy light accumulation efficiency and effectively transmits the sunlight to the place at specific angle to emit the double lighting luminosities.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar energy powerful spotlight illumination system.
NOVELTY - The heater has a shell (2) comprising an insulating layer (3). A solar water heater main body comprises a glass vacuum pipe (9). A metal pipe (11) i.e. stainless steel pipe, a copper pipe or aluminum pipe, is sleeved in the glass vacuum pipe. An upper end of the metal pipe is directly and tightly connected with an inner container (4) of a hot water tank via a silicon rubber sealing ring (1). Material of a coat (10) is selected from iron, manganese and copper oxides. Thickness of the coat is set about 0.01 to 0.001 mm.    USE - Solar water heater for bearing metal inner pipe.    ADVANTAGE - The heater bears tap water pressure from a water supply pipeline for a long time, so as to develop usage form of the water heater with heat exchange structure. The heater has high bearing pressure and improved heat utilization efficiency. The metal pipe is convenient to clean.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar water heater.    Silicon rubber sealing ring (1)    Shell (2)    Insulating layer (3)    Inner container (4)    Glass vacuum pipe (9)    Coat (10)    Metal pipe (11)
NOVELTY - The device has Fresnel lens fixed to a semi-spherical collecting cover. The collecting cover is utilized for covering an upper edge of a cylindrical heating chamber. An inner side of the heating chamber is equipped with a spherical heating kettle. Circumference of a bottom part of a collecting cover is provided with a gear ring. An output wheel of a power device is meshed with a gear ring to drive the collecting cover to rotate at the upper edge of the heating chamber. The heating chamber is equipped with an air inlet and a hot air outlet.    USE - Solar hot air heating device. Uses include but are not limited to heat industrial material, greenhouse, plastic tents and animal house in agricultural production.    ADVANTAGE - The Fresnel lens collects sunshine in the heating kettle to increase temperature in the heating chamber. The high-heat air collected in the heating chamber is output from the output tube. The output hot air can be used for heating the industrial materials or heating the greenhouse, the plastic tents and the animal house in agricultural production. The device is simple in structure, convenient to manufacture and install and inexpensive, and has wide range of application. The manufacturing cost of the device is low.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar hot air heating device.
NOVELTY - The combination has a pump front cold system main pipe (34) and a pump back cold system main pipe (35) connected with a three-cooling system (21). An inert gas is filled in a cavity of a photic plate (7), and left ports of pipes (42, 44, 46) of a water tank (11) are respectively connected with a system left pipe network of an external U-shaped pump (39). Ports (85, 86) of a right end of the pipe (46) of the water tank compose a solar hot water boiler and an automatic control assistant supply heat exchanging cold and warm cycle system that supplies heat to a cycle outside system.    USE - Solar hot water boiler and self-control assistant heat exchange tea bath steam system combination for cooling-warming circulation.    ADVANTAGE - The combination has super energy saving showering function and solar tea bath warming, leaving full-function for steaming and boiling.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic partial sectional view of a solar hot water boiler and self-control assistant heat exchange tea bath steam system combination for cooling-warming circulation.    Photic plate (7)    Water tank (11)    Three-cooling system (21)    Pump front cold system main pipe (34)    Pump back cold system main pipe (35)    External U-shaped pump (39)    Pipes (42, 44, 46)    Ports (85, 86)
NOVELTY - The frame has a main body composed of butted sectional material brackets and provided with an automatic cleaning device. The cleaning device comprises motors symmetrically arranged in a sectional material bracket, a transmission mechanism, a cleaning brush and a remote control integrated circuit system. The transmission mechanism is connected with an output shaft of the motors, and the cleaning brush is connected with the transmission mechanism to drive the transmission mechanism to move up and down.    USE - Mounting system device equipped solar panel frame.    ADVANTAGE - The frame has automatic cleaning function, unique design, simple structure, low manufacturing cost and better performance. The frame is convenient and fast to install, so that the time consumption is low and the mounting efficiency is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a mounting system device equipped solar panel frame.
NOVELTY - The battery has a unit cell whose positive and negative polar plates are composed of a grid and positive and negative active materials filled in the grid. The unit cell is a rectangular structure formed by overlapping the positive polar plate, a separating board and the negative polar plate and filling with macromolecule material. The grid is made from pure lead, lead-tin alloy, lead calcium alloy, titanium alloy and lead-coated pure copper. The negative electrode or positive electrode is connected with a terminal.    USE - Storage battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery has simple preparation technique and low manufacturing cost. The battery has better cell volume ratio energy, low cell internal resistance and better cell high-current discharging property. The battery eliminates the requirement of a cantilever beam, so that the battery can resist vibration, thus increasing the internal pressure, improving oxygen composite efficiency and prolonging the cell service time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing a storage battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a storage battery.
NOVELTY - The machine has a transportation chain equipped with pushing plates for driving a wasted rechargeable battery to synchronously move forward. Two elastic pressing plates are utilized for tightly pressing the battery. Crossed dual-saw-blades are utilized for cutting a cover and half depth of the battery.    USE - Automatic cutting machine for separating a plastic shell of a wasted rechargeable battery of an electric vehicle from a lead plate in a secondary lead smelting industry.    ADVANTAGE - The crossed dual-saw-blades are utilized for cutting the cover and half depth of the battery, so as to separate a plastic shell of the battery from the lead plate through a manual mode for using a knife or a hatchet for a long period of time.
NOVELTY - The method involves setting up a wing in H-beam mounting part. An inspection door is arranged in a turbine. A windmill is installed with an electric motor. A wind force generator is installed in a square shaped tunnel, where the tunnel is manufactured by utilizing iron material, concrete, plastic and vinyl material.    USE - Method for installing a wind force generator for a generating station, apartment, vehicle, ship and a train (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The wind force generator can be installed and maintained in an easy and cost effective manner. The wind force generator prevents the generation of contaminant, so that the generator is environment-friendly. The wind force generator avoids noise problem, and has high efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating a method for installing a wind force generator.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The tray (140) has substrates (130) arranged in a base unit (142) made of metal, and multiple dummy substrates (135) made of silicon material arranged in an edge of the base unit. A susceptor forms plasma for etching the substrates in a shower head, where a rear side of the tray is in contact with an electrode portion. A rear side of the electrode portion is arranged in a ground and earthed with a wall of a chamber. An insulation part made of ceramics or Teflon (RTM: PTFE) material is arranged between the electrode portion and the ground.    USE - Tray for use in a dry etching apparatus (claimed) during manufacturing process of a solar battery i.e. thin film type solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The dummy substrates are arranged in the edge of the base unit, so that the tray forms a uniform uneven pattern in an upper part of the substrates during dry etching process, thus increasing process margin and density of the plasma.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a dry etching apparatus comprising a shower head.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a plane view of a tray.    Substrates (130)    Dummy substrates (135)    Tray (140)    Base unit (142)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (10) has an extrusion machine for extruding thermoplastic composite of a fuel cell bipolar plate. The thermoplastic composite is provided at a die of the extrusion machine and extruded from an extrusive vent of the die. A length control part controls length of a cut thermoplastic composite, and a vertical plate (200) is combined in a horizontal plate (100) that is combined in the die. A slot hole (310) is formed on the horizontal plate, and the vertical plate controls length of the extruded thermoplastic composite.    USE - Apparatus for cutting thermoplastic composite such as graphite powder, carbon black, carbon fiber, metal filler, carbon nanotube, carbon nano fiber and carbon nano-wire (all claimed), of a fuel cell bipolar plate in an injection molding machine.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus automatically cuts the extruded thermoplastic composite without utilizing a separate power unit, saves resources and space, and provides environment-friendly effect. The apparatus improves measurement of material, performs molding process, and avoids generating of an erroneous cutting process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a thermoplastic composite cutting apparatus.    Thermoplastic composite cutting apparatus (10)    Horizontal plate (100)    Vertical plate (200)    Slot hole (310)    Fixed axis (320)
NOVELTY - The device has an LED lighting tube provided in a tube surface, where the device includes a lamp holder i.e. tubular hollow body, and an LED drive power supply circuit. A rechargeable battery for providing electricity to the LED lighting tube is provided in the tubular hollow body of the lamp holder. A photo-electric sensor is connected with a switch control chip of an integrated circuit. A switch of an LED lamp string set is controlled through the chip of the integrated circuit.    USE - LED lamp device for an indoor illumination.    ADVANTAGE - The device has broad illumination angle and better illumination effect, so that the LED lamp is used widely.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of an LED lamp device.
NOVELTY - The system has a control station (2) connected with a monitoring host machine (1), where the control station is connected with performing and acquiring devices (4). The monitoring host machine is connected with the control station through RS485 (recommended standard)(3) respectively.    USE - Solar energy and heat pump control system for use on a high-rise residential building.    ADVANTAGE - The system is convenient, safe and reliable to implement.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a solar energy and heat pump control system.    Monitoring host machine (1)    Control station (2)    Recommended standard (3)    Performing and acquiring devices (4)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell education kit comprises a case (110,120), in which an electrolysis tank (100) and a fuel cell tub are arranged. A stainless steel electrode (150,160) is arranged in both sides of a membrane electrode (180) in the electrolysis tank, where silicone rubber (130,140) is arranged outside the stainless steel electrode. A battery (10) is connected in the stainless steel electrode of the electrolysis tank. A motor is connected in the stainless steel electrode of the fuel cell tub.    USE - Fuel cell education kit.    ADVANTAGE - The stainless steel electrode is arranged in both sides of a membrane electrode in the electrolysis tank, where silicone rubber is arranged outside the stainless steel electrode, and a battery is connected in the stainless steel electrode of the electrolysis tank, while a motor is connected in the stainless steel electrode of the fuel cell tub, and thus enables a simple structure, and also providing a convenient and easy education about process of generating electricity by a fuel cell through electrolysis.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of an electrolysis tank of a fuel cell education kit. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Battery (10)    Electrolysis tank (100)    Case (110,120)    silicone rubber (130,140)    Stainless steel electrodes (150,160)    Membrane electrode (180)
NOVELTY - The bag (1) has carrying belts (2) respectively attached with box bodies (3) by nylon adhesive tapes (4), where each box body is provided with an eccentric wheel. The eccentric wheel is fixed on a shaft of a motor. The motor is connected with a battery.    USE - School bag for a teenager.    ADVANTAGE - The bag has massage function, which is good for healthy growth of teenagers.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a school bag.    School bag (1)    Carrying belts (2)    Box bodies (3)    Nylon adhesive tapes (4)
NOVELTY - The cup has a U-shaped double-layer glass heat-absorption pipe placed in a transparent plastic shell. An upper part is fixed between the transparent plastic shell and the double-layer glass heat-absorption pipe through a waterproof rubber ring. One-way air vent is opened on a cup cover, where the upper part of the transparent plastic shell is provided with a movable rack that is fixed with a supporting rod through a screw.    USE - Outdoor solar water boiling cup.    ADVANTAGE - The cup has quick heating speed, good anti-vibration effect, and simple structure. The cup is convenient to use, and tightly fixes the glass heat-absorption pipe.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a Outdoor solar water boiling cup.
NOVELTY - The traction hook (10) has a horizontal part (2) whose upper surface is detachably provided with a packaging body (6) i.e. disposable device. An inner side of the packaging body is packaged with an illuminating lamp (5), a battery i.e. small cylindrical high-energy battery, and a switch (7) i.e. light-tough switch. The illuminating lamp faces toward a right front part of the traction hook. The illuminating lamp is formed by connecting multiple LEDs. The horizontal part is provided with two cylindrical bumps.    USE - Surgical traction hook for use by a doctor.    ADVANTAGE - The traction hook can draw the tissue while illuminating the operation part. The traction hook reduces the frequency and motion of the traditional operation light, and helps the doctor to operate with focused mind. The traction hook shortens the operating time, and improves the operation efficiency. The traction hook has low packaging cost, and is disposable. The traction hook can be replaced at any time during a long-time operation without being sterilized or used repeatedly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a surgical traction hook.    Horizontal part (2)    Illuminating lamp (5)    Packaging body (6)    Switch (7)    Surgical traction hook (10)
NOVELTY - The device has an electrical powder clutch equipped on a side of a left top rod or a right top rod, where one end of the clutch is connected with the left and right top rods and another end is connected with a driving motor of a wrap-up roller. Another side of the left top rod or the right top rod, which is opposite the clutch, is provided with a handle. The left and right top rods are connected with the driving motor of the wrap-up roller by the handle. The clutch is controlled by a linkage between a controlling device of the wrap-up roller and the driving motor.    USE - Non-space paper wrap-up device for a photovoltaic assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The device wraps-up the photovoltaic assembly by utilizing an ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) film, thus reducing the processing period and production cost of the photovoltaic assembly. The contracting efficiency of the EVA film can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a non-space paper wrap-up device.
NOVELTY - Colored transparent photoelectric curtain wall glass is formed by depositing semiconductor silicon film (2) on conducting glass (1) through plasma chemical vapor deposition, paving package material (3) and back glass (4) on the semiconductor film, and leading out negative and positive poles from side surface through copper-tin belt.    USE - Colored transparent photoelectric curtain wall glass is used in buildings.    ADVANTAGE - The colored photoelectric curtain wall glass is compact and economical, and has excellent transparency, adjustable luminescence property, insulating property, water-proof property, fire-proof property, ultraviolet radiation prevention property and damage resistance. The colored photoelectric curtain wall glass is integrated with solar energy and construction.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of colored transparent photoelectric curtain wall glass.    Conducting glass (1)    Semiconductor silicon film layer (2)    Package material (3)    Back glass (4)
NOVELTY - The unit body has solar heat collecting vacuum tubes installed at a lower part of a roof plate. A transmitting laminate is fixed through supporting plates. A hot water tank is installed on an upper surface of the roof plate. The roof plate is in the shape of a rectangle, square, triangle or trapezoid. The transmitting laminate is a transparent glass or transparent plastic plate. The roof plate, the supporting plate and the hot water tank are made of the steel or the stainless steel. The tank is equipped with a water inlet and a water outlet.    USE - Combined solar roof unit body for building.    ADVANTAGE - The unit body has simple structure, and is convenient to install and maintain. The unit body can save energy and protect the environment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a combined solar roof unit body.
NOVELTY - The device has a connecting rod (30) connected between a lamp cap (10) and a hollow/cylindrical handle (20). The lamp cap is provided with an encapsulated ganged LED lamp (11). A hollow part is used for holding a battery. A lead connects the battery and the LED lamp and passes through the connecting rod. The handle is provided with a power switch (40). The LED lamp is assembled on a soft base material (12) in multiple rows and groups, where the base material is made of plastic or rubber. The connecting rod is formed as a slim rod body, deformable metal slim tube and aluminum/copper pipe.    USE - Thoracic cavity operation illumination device for a patient.    ADVANTAGE - The device has bright optical line, cleverish lamp cap and slim connecting rod, and can conveniently and flexibly enter the thoracic cavity and reach the operating part, so as to provide illumination for the thoracic cavity operation. The device prevents the need to adjust the patient body potion for fitting the optical line to enter the operation vision in the thoracic cavity, so that the operating efficiency is improved. The device is inexpensive, and can be used as a disposable device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a thoracic cavity operation illumination device.    Lamp cap (10)    Encapsulated ganged LED lamp (11)    Soft base material (12)    Hollow/cylindrical handle (20)    Connecting rod (30)    Power switch (40)
NOVELTY - The device has a shell and a solar energy-LED illuminating module that comprises a solar panel and an LED. A storage battery and a reflecting plate are placed in the shell, where an output of the panel is connected with the battery via a charging control circuit. The battery is connected with the LED via a driving circuit. The shell has a bottom plane and a rear plate that are perpendicular to each other, where the LED is rotatably embedded in the plane. The reflecting plate is fixed to the bottom plane behind the LED. The plane has a rectangular window in which a rotatable column is embedded.    USE - Outdoor brand mark illuminating device for identifying and reading an outdoor brand mark at night. Uses include but are not limited to a road brand mark, a building number plate, a street number plate, a bus station plate, a billboard and a doorplate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of an outdoor brand mark illuminating device.
NOVELTY - The tank has through holes (9) installed with full-glass vacuum tubes, and a rubber sealing ring (10) arranged in the through holes. A cold water pipe (8) enters into an inner container of the tank from back side of the tank and stretches downwards to bottom by attaching on an inner wall of an inner container (7) of the tank. A hot water pipe (5) stretches external of the tank by penetrating back side of the tank from upper part of the tank. A sensor is connected with an electromagnetic valve or a warning device via a signal wire (4).    USE - Glass vacuum tube type solar heat collecting joint tank.    ADVANTAGE - The floating ball switch is connected with an electromagnetic valve or a sound and light warning device via a signal wire (4), so that the tank can sense and prevent the water leakage of the heat collector, eliminate the crack incentive caused by cold and heat impact of the vacuum tube, shorten the length of the supply and return pipelines exposed outdoor, improve running safety of the heat collector, reduce outdoor radiation and prevent water resource waste.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an glass vacuum tube type solar heat collecting joint tank.    Signal wire (4)    Hot water pipe (5)    Inner container (7)    Cold water pipe (8)    Through holes (9)    Rubber sealing ring (10)
NOVELTY - The detector has three holes formed on a shell for fixing an infrared receiving head, LED and a loudspeaker, respectively. A 9-volts battery pack is equipped in a box, and is connected with wires. The shell is made of steel plate or plastic.    USE - Infrared remote control receiving circuit for a household electric appliance repairing industry and a home.    ADVANTAGE - The LED can emit light and the loudspeaker can generate sound to detect the remote controller. The detector is inexpensive, economical, durable and simple in operation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an infrared remote control receiving circuit.
NOVELTY - The module has a thin multilayer substrate electrically connected to a battery, and a set of thinned integrated circuits placed on the substrate. A portion of the substrate is extended and wrapped around the battery to contact battery terminals. Leads on the battery are extended and wrapped around the substrate. An antenna is patterned on a bottom layer of the substrate. A base station receives the module after being detached from multiple wires, and downloads physiological data. A solar cell is placed on the battery.    USE - Electronics module for use with a sensor embedded in a human physiological functions monitoring garment (claimed), and in baseball and football helmets.    ADVANTAGE - The sensors can provide reliable data while being unintrusive and non-motion inhibiting to the wearer during exercising, and can be safely or easily removed for garment cleaning cycles. The module can be mounted on baseball and football helmets to monitor impact strength and head motion.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a garment for monitoring multiple physiological functions    (2) a method for monitoring physiological functions.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an enlarged sectional view of a T connector and a wedge connector for connecting an electronics module to wires.
NOVELTY - A prefabricated component comprises several fiber strand layers in which each fiber strand layer is in resin layer. The fiber layer and the resin layer have thickness of 2 mm or more.    USE - Prefabricated component is used for swing beam used for wind turbine blade (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The prefabricated component is easily manufactured with high strength.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for swing beam for wind turbine blade, which comprises two reinforcing structures, each is made of the prefabricated component.
NOVELTY - A semiconductor electrode has compaction semiconductor layer, multi-hole semiconductor layer and dye layer, sequentially provided on conduction bottom. The compaction semiconductor layer and multi-hole semiconductor layer are provided with semiconductor grains and conduction grains in weight ratio of 100-200:1-2.    USE - Semiconductor electrode is used for dye sensitization solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The dye sensitization solar battery containing semiconductor electrode has improved photoelectric conversion rate and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of semiconductor electrode, which involves sequentially providing compaction semiconductor layer, multi-hole semiconductor layer and dye layer on conduction bottom.
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing a battery membrane on a glass panel to from a battery blade. The formed battery blade is laminated with a lower bottom face used for fixing and supporting the battery blade by a binder to prepare a membrane solar cell module (1), where the binder is polyvinyl butyral (PVB), vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) or other hot-melt adhesive membrane. A layer of outdoor anti-aging water-proof adhesive (4) is coated around the prepared membrane solar cell module, where the outdoor anti-aging water-proof adhesive is a binder such as silicon gel or epoxide resin.    USE - Method for encapsulating a membrane solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The laminated structure can effectively protect the membrane solar cell, so that the membrane solar cell module has better pollution resistance, moisture resistance and mechanical damage resistance. The method ensures the light transmittance and conversion efficiency for the battery. The outdoor anti-aging water-proof adhesive protects the glass of the protective assembly from knocking and prevents the outside moisture from directly contacting with the binder on a cross section of the module, thus increasing the weather resistance of the module and greatly prolonging the service life of the membrane solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The lower bottom face is made of glass finished product, butyl phthalate, polyvinyl fluoride compound membrane and polymer resins. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a membrane solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a membrane solar cell module.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Membrane solar cell module (1)    Outdoor anti-aging water-proof adhesive (4)
NOVELTY - The generator (100) has a generation unit (105) provided in a vehicle (101). An electric power generating element produces electricity by utilizing heat generated by deformation of the vehicle. The electric power generating element is attached to a brake. A piezoelectric element is adhered to a sidewall of a tire. A rotation mover is connected to a rack. An output shaft is protruded to an outer side of a wheel. Gear teeth are united with a gear teeth protrusion. A pinion is connected to the rotation mover. A pressure generator includes a pressure pad.    USE - Electric power generator for charging storage battery of an electromobile.    ADVANTAGE - The generator prevents environment problems caused by fossil energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a plan view of a generator for charging storage battery of an electromobile.    Electric power generator (100)    Vehicle (101)    Generation unit (105)
NOVELTY - The module has a back side transparent plastic film welded into an aluminum spacer (21) that is equipped with an air layer (21a). An ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA) sheet (12) is attached with a noncrystalline thin film that is provided on a transparent oxide conductive glass part. Visible light transmission rate of the back side transparent plastic film is greater than or equal to 80 percentages. The back side transparent plastic film is selected from a group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate film, polybutylene terephthalate film and polyethylene naphthalate film.    USE - Transmissive noncrystalline thin film solar cell double layer module for a solar cell generating system.    ADVANTAGE - The module has high manufacturing efficiency, and is light in weight and easy to construct and handle. The module improves curing reaction speed of the ethyl vinyl acetate sheet (EVA) sheet.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram of a process performed by a transmissive noncrystalline thin film solar cell double layer module.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Ethyl vinyl acetate sheet (12)    Aluminum spacer (21)    Air layer (21a)    Back side float glass part (22)    Front side transparent plastic film (101)
NOVELTY - Ionic liquid electrolyte comprises at least one ionic liquid, at least one conducting salt and at least one surfactant.    USE - The electrolyte is useful in electrochemical system; and in the rechargeable electrochemical battery, preferably lithium battery, where the battery is button cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte is non-flammable, safe to the user and stable at high temperature, and has low vapor pressure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Ionic liquid electrolyte comprises at least one ionic liquid of formula (C+A-), at least one conducting salt and at least one surfactant.    C+ = a cation; and    A- = an anion.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a rechargeable electrochemical battery, preferably lithium battery comprising the electrolyte, a positive electrode and a negative electrode.
NOVELTY - A compounded double-layer anti-static air cushion film comprises an anti-static double-layer air cushion film layer, and an electrical-conducting layer compound at the bottom of the anti-static double-layer air cushion film layer.    USE - A compounded double-layer anti-static air cushion film for electrical-conducting film for solar energy field.    ADVANTAGE - The cushion film is black in color, has good light-absorption and light-eliminating effect, does not produce static, and has an anti-static characteristic, and is wear and tear resistant.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic view of a compounded double-layer anti-static air cushion film.
NOVELTY - A protective coating comprises component A which consists of hydroxyl acrylic resin (10-55 parts), wear resistant (1-5 parts) and dirt resistant auxiliary agent, UV stabilizer (0.2-0.4 parts), environment-friendly organic solvent (10-15 parts), pigment filler (15-20 parts), delustering agent (2-5 parts), dispersant (0.15-0.55 parts), drying agent (0.01-0.3 parts) and flatting agent (0.25-0.55 parts), component B which consists of 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) biuret (1-15 parts) and HDI tripolymer (1-15 parts). The ratio of component A and component B is 2-6:1.    USE - Protective coating for vane of wind-driven generator.    ADVANTAGE - The coating is excellent in UV resistance, wear resistance, stain resistance, corrosion resistance, adhesion and flexibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a preparation of protective coating.
NOVELTY - The catalyst is formed by an alloy that is prepared by platinum (Pt) and precious metal (M), where the precious metal is selected from silver, gold, barium, bismuth, cadmium, cesium, hafnium, hydrargyrum, indium, iridium, osmium, lead, palladium, rubidium, rhodium, lutetium, molybdenum, niobium, ruthenium, antimony, stannum, strontium, tantalum, terbium, thallium, tungsten, yttrium or zirconium.    USE - Cathode catalyst for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst improves stability of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell and increases performance and life span of the fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating a concept of different coupling structures of a platinum particle and a precious metal particle.    Precious metal (M)    Platinum (Pt)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing an upper plate (160) and a lower plate. Reactive layers (150) are provided on the upper plate and lower plate, where the reactive layers are made of semiconductor material or polymer. The upper plate and lower plate are united between a pair of support stands (130). The upper plate and lower plate are compressed to form a projection road (180) that is inserted into the reactive layers. Free electron is formed in an upper part of a transparent electrode (120) that is deposited on an upper side of glass substrates (110).    USE - Method for fabricating a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables formation of the upper plate and lower plate in a processing chamber at vacuum condition, thus reducing recombination probability between free electron and hole, improving effectiveness of the solar battery and facilitating free electron collection.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of a solar cell fabricating method.    Glass substrates (110)    Transparent electrode (120)    Support stand (130)    Reactive layers (150)    Upper plate (160)    Projection road (180)
NOVELTY - Fuel cell membrane electrode assembly manufacturing involves utilizing hydrogen ion conductive membrane. Catalyst slurry is prepared by dissolving catalyst and proton-conducting polymer in solvent. The obtained catalyst slurry is coated on high molecular material, and catalyst layer is formed. The formed catalyst layer is pressed by heat and pressure. The solvent is selected from water, isopropyl alcohol or their mixture.    USE - Method for manufacturing fuel cell membrane electrode assembly for use in direct methanol fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell membrane electrode assembly manufacturing method is cost-effective.
NOVELTY - The system (10) has a filler feed port (120) arranged in a side of a supporting part (110), and a load stock (100) connected to a solar battery feed port (130). A laminating part (200) is connected to a supporting part (310). A controller is connected to a laminator (220) and controlling the supporting parts. A loading/unloading part (300) includes a solar cell module receiving part (330), where temperature of drive of the laminating part, the loading/unloading part and the laminator are controlled by the controller.    USE - Automatic solar cell module laminator system for use during manufacturing process of a solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The system reduces manufacturing time and conveying distance of the solar cell module, and simplifies fabrication process of the solar cell module. The system enhances mass production of the solar cell module in an effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for laminating a solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an automatic solar cell module laminator system.    Automatic solar cell module laminator system (10)    Load stock (100)    Supporting parts (110, 310)    Filler feed port (120)    Solar battery feed port (130)    Laminating part (200)    Laminator (220)    Loading/unloading part (300)    Solar cell module receiving part (330)
NOVELTY - The portable apparatus includes a vertical member (22) for attached to a vertical support, and a horizontal member (24) for providing planar surface to support an object. A flexible cord (20) is attached to the vertical member. A toggle (32) and the flexible cord are used for securing the portable apparatus to the vertical support.    USE - Portable apparatus for supporting firearm used in hunting. Can also be used in supporting and suspending articles from the ground. Uses include but are not limited to battery powered lantern, clothes, bucket mount for sap collection or sink, flag, utility hook.    ADVANTAGE - Provides an effective support for a firearm, in a ready position when hunting, as well as a holder for holding or hanging various outdoor articles. Provides a lightweight and versatile portable apparatus that is easily installed and removed, but compact for transporting. Encourages the use of reuse of an environmentally friendly bracket using a tree as a support. Provides the hunter with a firearm rest that allows for unhindered barrel motion when aiming the firearm. Provides a portable apparatus that blends in with the surrounding environment. Provides assistance in dragging game or other items.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the isometric view of the portable apparatus.    Flexible cord (20)    Vertical member (22)    Horizontal member (24)    Buckle (30)    Toggle (32)
NOVELTY - The system has a front panel, and a set of clips including a base (58) and prongs extending upwards from the base in a non-securing position. The base of each clip is secured to a face of the front panel to make a desired alignment of optical components e.g. primary mirror (16), where the prongs are deformable from the non-securing position into a securing position. The prongs are abutted against the optical components within a solar concentrating array to secure the optical components in the array in accordance with the desired alignment of the optical components.    USE - System for securing and aligning an array of optical components in a solar concentrating panel that is utilized for generating electrical power from solar radiation.    ADVANTAGE - The system quickly fixes the primary mirror and permits desirable movement of the solar concentrating array in a relatively quick manner, thus increasing the efficiency of conversion of solar energy into direct current electricity, and hence increasing the production throughput of the solar concentrating panel.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for securing and aligning an array of optical components in a solar concentrating panel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a clip for securing primary mirrors to a front panel of a solar concentrating panel.    Primary mirror (16)    Prong/post (56)    Base (58)    Partial pyramidal member (60)
NOVELTY - The device has a housing (12) defining a cavity (26), where the housing is opened to allow access to the cavity. A tube mounting member is partially located within the cavity, and is releasably connected to a plasma tube (200). The tube is partially positioned in a duct system or enclosed or partially enclosed space e.g. heating/ventilating/air conditioning (HVAC) duct, when connected to the member. The tube includes an end cap releasably connected to the member, where the cap is made of plastic. The housing includes a removable top and the cavity is accessible when the top is removed.    USE - Ion-generating device for use in a duct system or enclosed or partially enclosed space containing air such as heating/ventilating/air conditioning (HVAC) duct (claimed), for retaining a tube for generating ionized air and permitting the replacement of the tube without removing the device from the duct system or enclosed or partially enclosed space of a building.    ADVANTAGE - The tube can be replaced more quickly as the housing is never removed from the duct or structure through which the air moves. The device eliminates the need to compensate for screw holes being stripped when the face plate is removed and replaced. The device maintains the electrical components on the inner side of the housing, which reduces drag. The device enables the tube to be removed and/or replaced without detaching structure from the duct through which air flows and the tube placed into it can be used.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective, top view of an assembly.    Housing (12)    Body portion (20)    Side (20B)    Bottom surface (24)    Cavity (26)    Transformer (30)    Connector (32)    Filter capacitor (34)    Relay (36)    Lead (38)    Screw (40)    Collar (150)    Tube (200)    Support ground stop (350)
NOVELTY - The flexible link unit (10) has a battery terminal (11a) including fastening holes (11a1h-11a3h) formed at mounting edges (11a1-11a3), for inserting stud bolt (5) of battery post clamp terminal (2). The fusible portion (12) is provided at side of L-shaped bus bar (11) made from metal plate opposite to battery terminal. The bus bar is covered by resin case (15) except at the fusible portion. The mounting edges and fastening holes are integrally formed in trefoil shape. The distance between center of fastening holes and mounting edges is varied.    USE - Flexible link unit secured to battery post clamp terminal clamped onto on-vehicle battery for driving electric system.    ADVANTAGE - Since fastening holes are formed at mounting edges of battery terminal for inserting stud bolt of battery post clamp terminal, the stud bolt can be effectively attached and selectively positioned at periphery of battery terminal formed at end of bus bar. The installation area for fusible link unit is reduced. The fusible portion is provided to prevent generation of short-circuit, so that the accident due to over current can be avoided. The distance between center of battery post and surface of on-vehicle battery can be reduced, and distance between center of battery post and rear end of fusible link unit is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of flexible link unit secured to battery post clamp terminal clamped onto on-vehicle battery.    Battery post clamp terminal (2)    Stud bolt (5)    Flexible link unit (10)    L-shaped bus bar (11)    Battery terminal (11a)    Mounting edges (11a1-11a3)    Fastening holes (11a1h-11a3h)    Fusible portion (12)    Resin case (15)
NOVELTY - Method for fabricating a carbon material, comprises: forming polymeric fibers or polymeric tubes using a halogenated polymer; dehalogenating the polymeric fibers or polymeric tubes partially or totally; and heat-treating the partially or totally dehalogenated polymeric fibers or polymeric tubes to obtain carbon fibers or carbon tubes, branched carbon fibers or branched carbon tubes being made by using a metal catalyst and at least one non-dehalogenated material consisting of the remaining non-dehalogenated polymers, polymeric fibers or polymeric tubes.    USE - The method is useful for fabricating carbon material to produce carbon fibers, carbon tubes, branched carbon fibers and branched carbon tubes. The carbon material is useful: in cell material for fuel cell and secondary battery; in capacitor including supercapacitor; in hydrogen storage device (all claimed); solar cells; and electronic devices including display panel.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides branched carbon fibers or branched carbon tubes via a so-called self-growing process without being provided with carbon sources from outside. The method dose not need any complicated systems (e.g. vacuum system) and processes.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a carbon material obtained by the method, comprising a metal catalyst and branched carbon fibers or branched carbon tubes; and    (2) a cell material using the carbon material.
NOVELTY - The method involves applying a glass fiber fabric in a mold, and depositing a photovoltaic panel (1) on the glass fiber fabric. Another glass fiber fabric is applied on the panel, and a glazing resin of an encapsulation material under infusion is injected, where injection of the resin is realized in vacuum, and is accompanied with degassing of the resin, for obtaining an encapsulated panel. The encapsulated panel is maintained in the mold when injection of the resin is carried out for six hours at pressure restored at 0.6 bar.    USE - Method for encapsulating a photovoltaic cell panel that is installed on a car roof, aircraft wing and ship deck, with a material i.e. encapsulation resin material.    ADVANTAGE - The glazing resin under infusion is injected, where injection of the resin is accompanied with degassing of the resin, for obtaining the deformable encapsulated panel with a reduced thickness in a protected manner. The method ensures translucence of the encapsulation material in a satisfied manner, and assures mechanical resistance by the encapsulation material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of an encapsulated panel in a molding release.    Photovoltaic cell panel (1)    Composite layers (2, 3)
NOVELTY - Composition comprises a conductive composition comprising silver flakes (76-92 wt. %) dispersed in organic medium comprising phenoxy resin (2-6.5 wt. %) dissolved in an organic solvent.    USE - The composition is useful for forming the silver grid on a thin-film photovoltaic cell (claimed). The composition is useful as a screen-printed grid on top of a transparent conductive oxide such as indium tin oxide. The composition is useful as a paste that is deposited on a substrate, such as sputtered polyester, that is impermeable to gases and moisture.    ADVANTAGE - The composition improves the electrical efficiency of the cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a method of forming a silver grid on a thin-film photovoltaic cell comprising applying the composition to a substrate that is sputtered polyester, and drying the composition on the substrate; and    (2) the thin-film photovoltaic cell formed by the method.
NOVELTY - The solar cell module has several photovoltaic cells (20) containing electrodes (10) electrically connected with a tab (70). The electrode and the tab are attached by adhesive resin (90) containing electroconductive particles (80). The electroconductive particles have a flat shape and a maximum thickness along a surface perpendicular to the photovoltaic cell smaller than the maximum diameter along a surface parallel to the photovoltaic cell. Both ends of the electroconductive particle touch the electrode and pad in the thickness direction.    USE - Solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The fall of the module output is prevented and the reliability of the solar cell module is improved by electrically connecting the electrode and the tab through electroconductive particles.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the expanded sectional view of the photovoltaic cell.    Electrode (10)    Photovoltaic cell (20)    Tab (70)    Electroconductive particle (80)    Resin (90)
NOVELTY - An ion exchange unit (18) comprises state switching unit which switches ion exchange resin (21) between the state focused on with high ion exchange efficiency in which pressure loss is high and state focused on low ion exchange efficiency where pressure loss is low, and inflow port (19a) and outflow port (20a).    USE - Ion exchange unit for fuel cell of fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The ion exchange unit can switch easily between states focused on low pressure loss.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the ion exchange unit.    Ion exchange unit (18)    Inflow port (19a)    Outflow port (20a)    Ion exchange resin (21)    Electromagnetic switch (29)
NOVELTY - The vacuum-arc-vapor deposition source (8) has metal foils (82) wound at core (81) of vapor deposition material (80) accumulated at inner peripheral portion of insulator (14). The trigger electrode (13) is provided at outer peripheral portion of insulator. The thickness of metal foils is varied along winding direction. The core is made of high melting point material than that of each metal foil. The cylindrical anode electrode (23) is arranged around the surface of trigger electrode.    USE - Co-axial type vacuum-arc-vapor deposition source of vacuum evaporation system (claimed), for forming thin alloy film at substrate used in methanol fuel cell, polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The trigger electrode enclosed by cylindrical anode electrode is located at outer peripheral portion of insulator, and metal foils are wound at core of vapor deposition material, so that preparation of alloy ingot of metal is eliminated. The thickness of metal foils is varied to easily form the alloy film at substrate with desired alloy composition ratio. The core is made of high melting point material than that of metal foils, so that the generation of impurity particles during vapor deposition is avoided.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the longitudinal cross-sectional view and top view of co-axial type vacuum-arc-vapor deposition source.    Co-axial type vacuum-arc-vapor deposition source (8)    Trigger electrode (13)    Insulator (14)    Cylindrical anode electrode (23)    Vapor deposition material (80)    Core (81)    Metal foil (82)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a catalyst layer containing a catalyst carrier in the side of an air electrode (511) near to fuel electrode (512). A catalyst carrier combustion process is performed to heat the catalyst carrier of catalyst layer by raising electric potential of air electrode.    USE - Smoothing operation method of polymer electrolyte fuel cell for vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The diffusibility of oxygen in catalyst layer of air electrode can be improved and output voltage of the fuel cell can be increased in short time. Thus the performance of the fuel cell can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the explanatory views explaining the smoothing operation process of fuel cell.    Fuel cell (510)    Air electrode (511)    Fuel electrode (512)    Current source (520)    Voltmeter (530)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell system (10) has a fuel cell (1) which produces electric power according to electrochemical reaction of oxidizing agent and hydrogen gas, through ion-exchangeable electrolytic membrane. A metal tank (31) which stores a portion of water is made of predetermined metal which elutes cross-linkable metal ion with respect to electrolytic membrane. An electronic control unit (8) supplies the storage water containing metal ions from metal tank to electrolytic membrane through air supply path (26).    USE - Fuel cell system such as solid polymer type fuel cell electrolyte for vehicle. Can also be used in vessel and robot.    ADVANTAGE - The electronic control unit supplies storage water containing metal ions eluted from metal tank to electrolytic membrane through air supply path. Thus deterioration of fuel cell electrolyte can be suppressed effectively, without using expensive peroxide-radical decomposition catalyst. The eluted metal ions exert crosslinking effect with respect to ion-exchangeable membrane and thus electrolytic film intensity can be improved. The storage water can be conveyed reliably through existing fuel-supply channel without using excessive structure, membrane damage can be prevented, cross leak can be suppressed and the electric power generation performance of fuel cell can be maintained.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell (1)    Electronic control unit (8)    Fuel cell system (10)    Air supply path (26)    Metal tank (31)
NOVELTY - A battery pack (1) consists of a label (8) having printing portion(s) (84) formed in the surface of a base material containing a synthetic resin or vegetable fibers, stuck on batteries (3). A protective layer is formed by hardening a peeling overprint varnish on the printing portion(s).    USE - Battery pack e.g. lithium ion secondary battery pack, is used as power supply of portable electronic devices e.g. video cameras, mobile computers, and mobile telephones.    ADVANTAGE - The battery pack has a printing portion which is protected favorably, which enables easy confirmation of model number during failure. Visual recognition of printing portion is maintained, which prevents user's misuse. The label has excellent appearance and the printing portion has excellent abrasion resistance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of the battery pack. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Battery pack (1)    Battery core (2)    Battery (3)    Label (8)    Printing portion (84)
NOVELTY - A fuel cell has an electrolytic membrane (410) clamped between anode and cathode, and cathode catalyst layers (422,424) laminated on cathode side of electrolytic membrane. The catalyst layers contain carbon carrier supported with catalyst capable of promoting electrochemical reaction of reactive gas, coupled with ionomer resin. The catalyst layer (422) is provided between membrane (410) and layer (424). The mass ratio of ionomer resin and carbon carrier in layers (422,424) is 0.8-1.1 and 0.4-0.75, respectively.    USE - Fuel cell used as power supply for vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell has improved electric power generation efficiency. The deterioration of catalyst layer in fuel cell is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of laminated structure of membrane electrode assembly. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Membrane electrode assembly (320)    Electrolytic membrane (410)    Cathode catalyst layer (420,422,424)    Anode catalyst layer (430)    Cathode diffused layer (440)    Anode diffused layer (450)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell (10A) has a metal thin plate stacked on front side and back side, which is folded and processed to a predetermined thickness. Several cut portions are formed in the metal thin plate so as to open a gas flow path component material (25) of a separator (9). The top ends (22a,22b) of a bending portion of the gas flow path component material, are made to contact a membrane electrode assembly (3).    USE - Fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The damage of gas flow path component material and the membrane electrode assembly can be prevented effectively, and the electric power generation efficiency of the fuel cell is enhanced. The distribution of fuel gas and oxidant gas can be improved by using the gas flow path component material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional views of the fuel cell.    Membrane electrode assembly (3)    Separator (9)    Fuel cell (10A)    Top ends (22a,22b)    Gas flow path component material (25)
NOVELTY - The system has solar cell panel (100) with compound semiconductor type or organic solar cell element installed in motor vehicle. A control unit (213) selectively supplies electric power generated using solar panel to propulsion motor (210), battery (211) for motor drive, or electrical component (212) in vehicle, based on electric power generation condition of solar panel and electricity usage condition of motor, battery and electrical component. The solar panel is also provided with gas barrier, UV blocking, getter material, and fluorine resin films.    USE - Electric power supply system for supplying electric power generated using solar cell panel to motor vehicle, electric vehicle, and hybrid car.    ADVANTAGE - The electric power produced using the solar cell panel can be effectively utilized.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell system for motor vehicle.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the block diagram of the electric power supply system for motor vehicle. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Solar cell panel (100)    Propulsion motor (210)    Battery (211)    Electrical component (212)    Control unit (213)
NOVELTY - The circuit structure (10) has resin connection unit (50) that consists of a circuit board (20) mounted with an electronic component (11). The resin connection unit consists of the filling portion which penetrates substrate through-hole and bus-bar through-hole embedded at the circuit board and bus-bar. The bus-bar adheres to circuit board through resin connection unit while the latching portion latched by bus-bar is integrally formed by resin connection unit.    USE - Circuit structure for connecting power supply such as battery, and vehicle-mounted electrical components such as headlamp and wiper.    ADVANTAGE - Since the bus-bar is adhered to circuit board through resin connection unit while latching portion latched by bus-bar is integrally formed by resin connection unit, the circuit board and bus-bar can be adhered easily with requiring additional equipments and the production time can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of circuit structure.    Circuit structure (10)    Electronic component (11)    Circuit board (20)    Terminal portion (31)    Resin connection unit (50)
NOVELTY - A blade assembly (6) drives electric generating unit while rotation direction of blade assembly remains the same irrespective of the direction of flow of water such that velocity and dynamic pressure of water are increased. The internal profiles of blade assembly provide maximum driving force and kinetic energy storage. The blade assembly is extruded vertically downwards and thermo welded with stainless metal components. The electric generating assemblies are integrated into or separated from blade assembly with connecting drive, bearings and electric unit.    USE - Water powered electric generating unit.    ADVANTAGE - The water powered electric generating unit is versatile and eco-friendly with low manufacturing and maintenance cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the water powered electric generating unit.    Water current (1)    Chamber (2)    Passageway (5)    Blade assembly (6)    Outer enclosure (9)
NOVELTY - The method involves shaping or primary shaping a solar collector housing (3) and a part of an absorber (4) as integrated component. A coating, particularly in-mold coating of polyurethane, is sprayed on the entire surface of a tool.    USE - Method for manufacturing a solar collector, particularly solar plate collector (Claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method involves shaping or primary shaping a solar collector housing and a part of an absorber as integrated component, and hence ensures cost effective and time saving manufacturing method of the solar collector.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a solar collector base body; and    (2) a solar collector with a cover plate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross sectional view of a solar collector.    Solar collector (1)    Solar collector base body (2)    Solar collector housing (3)    Absorber (4)    Absorbing plate (5)    Glass cover (6)
NOVELTY - The method involves applying an electrically conductive contact strip (8) on electrically conductive elements of solar cells (6). A thermally activatable conductive adhesive (7) is activated by applying the heat, to form the contact strip conductive to the conductive elements. The contact strip electrically interconnects the solar cells with the conductive adhesive, where activation of the conductive adhesive is carried out by directed heating of the contact strip. The contact strip is pressed on the conductive adhesive by a pressure pad (9), which is made of plastic.    USE - Method for switching solar cells in a photovoltaic module.    ADVANTAGE - The method maintains the thermal loading of different elements of the photovoltaic module within the limit, avoids breakage of glass plate of the photovoltaic module, and prevents collection of contamination on the photovoltaic module.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a device for switching solar cells in a photovoltaic module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of a solar cells switching device transverse to a transport direction of a workpiece.    Table (1)    Solar cells (6)    Thermally activatable conductive adhesive (7)    Electrically conductive contact strip (8)    Pressure pad (9)
NOVELTY - An ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) adhesive film for packaging moisture, heat, UV and aging resistant solar cell, comprises: 100 pts.wt. of copolymer of ethylene vinyl acetate, 0.8-1.4 pts.wt. of cross-linking treating agent, 0.05-0.15 pts.wt. of cross-linking treating accelerator, 0.2-0.6 pts.wt. of viscosity increaser, 0.1-0.5 pts.wt. of anti-oxidizer, 0.05-0.25 pts.wt. of UV light stabilizer and 0.1-0.3 pts.wt. of UV light absorbent.    USE - An EVA adhesive film for packaging moisture, heat, UV and aging resistant solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The EVA adhesive film can resist the high temperature of 85 degrees C, the high moisture of 85%, the UV light and the thermal oxidative aging.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) adhesive film for packaging moisture, heat, UV and aging resistant solar cell, comprises: 100 pts.wt. of copolymer of ethylene vinyl acetate, 0.8-1.4 pts.wt. of cross-linking treating agent, 0.05-0.15 pts.wt. of cross-linking treating accelerator, 0.2-0.6 pts.wt. of viscosity increaser, 0.1-0.5 pts.wt. of anti-oxidizer, 0.05-0.25 pts.wt. of UV light stabilizer and 0.1-0.3 pts.wt. of UV light absorbent, where the mass content of acetate in the copolymer of ethylene vinyl acetate is 28-33%; and the melt index is 30 g/10 minutes; the cross-linking treating agent is tert-butyl peroxide 2-ethylhexyl carbonate; the cross-linking treating accelerator is triallyl isocyanurate; the viscosity increaser is r-ether oxygen-propyl trimethoxysilane; the anti-oxidizer is one or two of di(2,4-dicumyl phenyl) pentaerythritol phosphate, di-stearic pentaerythritol phosphate, tri(nonyl phenyl) phosphate and tri(2,4-di-tert-butyl phenyl) phosphate; the UV light stabilizer is one of poly succinate (4-hydroxyl-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidineethanol) ester or bi(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidino) sebacate; and the UV light absorbent is vapor-phase silicon dioxide.
NOVELTY - The assembly (10) has a support structure (20) for maintaining a photovoltaic panel (1) in a fixed position relative to ground (6), where the support structure includes modules. The photovoltaic panel and the modules of the support structure are mutually connected using frangible connections. The connections are broken in case of an impact on the assembly so as to allow the assembly to lose its integrity upon the impact. Flexible elements are made of rubber and accumulate energy to exert pre-tension on the modules.    USE - Photovoltaic panel and support structure assembly for use on a runway of an airport. Can also be used in a railway and trunk road or motorway.    ADVANTAGE - The connections are broken in case of impact on the assembly so as to allow the assembly to lose its integrity upon the impact, thus permitting usage of the assembly within transport infrastructures, without causing any damage to occupants of a transport unit during impact. The assembly is solid and rigid so as to support an ice-layer of 12.5 mm and hail, and resists high wind speed such as 210 kilometers/hour.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a photovoltaic panel and support structure assembly on a frangible base.    Photovoltaic panel (1)    Ground (6)    Photovoltaic panel and support structure assembly (10)    Support structure (20)    Base (30)
NOVELTY - The device has a sleeve body (1) made from hard plastics, where an internal surface of the sleeve body is fixedly connected with an elastic sleeve (2). A sponge sleeve (3) is fixedly connected to a middle position of an external surface of the sleeve body. Length of the sponge sleeve accounts for 2/3 of that of the sleeve body. The surface of the sleeve body is set with an illuminating bulb (4), which is connected with a battery and a switch in series    USE - Pen holding device.    ADVANTAGE - The device is simple in structure, convenient to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a pen holding device.    Sleeve body (1)    Elastic sleeve (2)    Sponge sleeve (3)    Illuminating bulb (4)
NOVELTY - A semiconducting polymer (1), is new.    USE - Novel semiconducting polymer is used for conjugate of semiconducting polymer and acceptor material used for forming photovoltaic layer and used for solar cell, optical device, electroluminescent device, photovoltaic cell, semiconducting cell, photodiode and polymeric field effect transistor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The semiconducting polymer has high photovoltaic property, and provides improved solar conversion efficiency to solar device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A semiconducting polymer of formula (1), is new.    X1,X2=O, S, N, NH, cross-linkable group, CR1 or CR2;    R1,R2=H, alkyl, alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, heteroaryloxy, cross-linkable moiety or oligo(ethylene glycol);    Y1,Y2=O, S, Se or amino;    Z=ester, amide, cyano, alkyl, polyfluoroalkyl, polychloroalkyl, aryl or heteroaryl;    W'=H, halo, cyano, dicyanovinyl or tricyanovinyl;and    n=integer.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) conjugate of semiconducting polymer; and    (2) photovoltaic layer, which contains semi-conducting polymer.
NOVELTY - The board (20) has an electromagnet (30) embedded in a central part of an upper side of a supporting plate. A bimetallic switch and a battery (36) are electrically connected in series with the supporting plate, where the bimetallic switch is turned on by heat generated from a pot. The bimetallic switch is arranged adjacent to the electromagnet, and a pushbutton is installed at a surface of the supporting plate, where the supporting plate is made of synthetic resin or timber.    USE - Pot supporting board for use on a dining table.    ADVANTAGE - The board easily removes a pedestal form the pot without a need of separate operation when the pot is cool.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a pot supporting board.    Pot supporting board (20)    Electromagnet (30)    Battery (36)    Bimetal (40)    Push button section (50)
NOVELTY - The device (10) has a base (20) including two opposite rails (21, 22) between which a housing (30) and a solar panel (40) are detachably inserted. The housing is divided into upper and lower housing halves and made of glass-fiber reinforced plastic. A rechargeable battery, a global positioning system-module, a radio module, global system for mobile communication (GSM)-module, a sensor or a printed circuit board are inserted in a retainer of the housing. An outer surface of the panel runs diagonally in an angle between 1 and 5 degrees in relation to an outer surface of the base.    USE - Retaining device for a modular telematic unit in a groove-shaped slot i.e. roof seam, of a transport container e.g. freight container and swap body (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The housing and the solar panel are detachably inserted in the opposite rails of the base, so that different components of the modular telematic unit are inserted into the housing, thus enabling universally utilization of the telematic unit for different applications. The retaining device can be hence simply mounted and demounted, so that the retaining device can be suited for installation in the roof seams of the container due to the geometry of the retaining device, and the entire retaining device is durable during utilization for the freight container and the swap body.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of a retaining device for a modular telematic unit.    Retaining device (10)    Base (20)    Rails (21, 22)    Housing (30)    Solar panel (40)
NOVELTY - The system (1) has metal- or flexible joint bands (5) and adjusting- and fastening pins (7), which are connected for electrically stringing multiple modules such as charge controller and inverter, together. An extension mast (8), an outer tube (9) and an inner tube (10) are connected in terms of a power supply. The system is erected in a desired place using a ground flange (3) and a ground anchor (4). An angle adjustment provides the system in the place in a desired adjusting position with respect to the sun. A profile (2) is made of metal or plastic.    USE - Flap module photovoltaic hybrid system for use in an erectable power generating system i.e. wind power plant.    ADVANTAGE - The profile is made of metal or plastic, so that a rapid erection of the photovoltaic hybrid system is enabled.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows front and side views of a flap module photovoltaic hybrid system.    Flap module photovoltaic hybrid system (1)    Profile (2)    Ground flange (3)    Ground anchor (4)    Metal- or flexible joint bands (5)    Adjusting- and fastening pins (7)    Extension mast (8)    Outer tube (9)    Inner tube (10)
NOVELTY - The ornament has a transparent body whose inner side is encapsulated with a solar energy plate, a phonic chip and a sounding component. The solar energy plate is connected with the phonic chip, and the sounding component is connected with the phonic chip. The transparent body is provided with a set of holes connected to an outer side for the sounding component. The phonic chip and the sounding component are fixed in a case that is formed with an opening for placing the solar energy plate and is provided with a sounding pipe.    USE - Soundable solar craft ornament.    ADVANTAGE - The solar energy plate fixed in the transparent body can receive the external light, so that the ornament is environment-friendly. The phonic chip can make the sounding component to produce different tweeting sounds matching with the ornament according to the configuration of the program, so that the soundable solar craft ornament is vivid. The ornament is encapsulated in the transplant body, so that the ornament does not damage due to external force. The solar energy plate, the phonic chip and the sounding component are encapsulated in the transparent body, so as to obtain solid structure. The ornament has reliable structure and prolonged service life.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a soundable solar craft ornament.
NOVELTY - Multilayer membrane electrode manufacturing involves processing a proton exchange membrane in hydrogen peroxide solution, dilute sulfuric acid and deionized water to remove the impurity on the membrane. A diffused layer having controlled cellular passage is prepared by using a hydrophobic agent to modulate rich hollow carbon powder on a carbon cloth. An inky mixture is formed by mixing cathode, anode catalyst, solvent and bonding agent together, and performing an ultrasonic oscillation. The obtained inky mixture is dried on the surface of the processed proton exchange membrane.    USE - Method for manufacturing multilayer membrane electrode for methanol fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The multilayer membrane electrode manufacturing enables to manufacture methanol resistance multilayer membrane electrode, having increased utilization ratio of the catalyst and fuel.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The multilayer membrane electrode manufacturing involves processing a proton exchange membrane in hydrogen peroxide solution, dilute sulfuric acid and deionized water to remove the impurity on the membrane. A diffused layer having controlled cellular passage is prepared by using a hydrophobic agent to modulate rich hollow carbon powder on a carbon cloth. An inky mixture is formed by mixing cathode, anode catalyst, solvent and bonding agent together, and performing an ultrasonic oscillation. The obtained inky mixture is dried on the surface of the processed proton exchange membrane. The cathode and anode side of proton exchange membrane are coated with a catalyst. The proton exchange membrane, anode diffused layer and cathode diffused layer are combined by hot pressing.
NOVELTY - The wall has a solar cell (110) arranged in a soundproof panel (100) without interfering holes (101) formed in the soundproof panel. An electricity accumulating part (120) for accumulating electricity in the solar cell is connected to an outer side. A frame (130) surrounds the soundproof panel. A surface material is included in a front part of the solar cell. An ethylene vinyl acetate sheet for protecting the solar cell is included in a back part of the solar cell. The soundproof panel is arranged with a damping plate. Panel-shaped lithium batteries are surrounded with an absorber.    USE - Light power generation soundproof wall for use in an apartment building arranged adjacent to a road.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell is equipped in a side of the soundproof wall, so that the wall can supply the electricity to different establishments. The installation of the solar cell molded in the wall is facilitated. The panel-shaped lithium batteries are surrounded with the absorber with an isolation function, so that the wall efficiently achieves high capacitance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a light power generation soundproof wall.    Soundproof panel (100)    Holes (101)    Solar cell (110)    Electricity accumulating part (120)    Frame (130)
NOVELTY - The lamp has a base (1) internally provided with a colloid rechargeable battery, and a lamp unit (3) assembled at a top end of an upright part (2). A vertical shaft wind driven generator (4) and a frustum-shaped generator chamber (5) are assembled at an upper side of the lamp unit. A generator unit (41) of the driven generator is assembled in the chamber. A fan (42) is vertically assembled above the chamber. A solar battery board (6) is assembled at an outer wall of the chamber, and a lead loop passes through the upright part. The lamp unit utilizes an LED as a light source.    USE - Wind-light supplementary yard lamp.    ADVANTAGE - The lamp realizes supplementary electric power storage of the light energy and wind energy. The lamp utilizes wind energy to store the electric power for compensating shortcomings of the light energy electric power storage during a cloudy day or at night time. The lamp utilizes the vertical shaft wind driven generator to perform wind force electric power storage. The lamp has high safety factor and reliable running effect.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a wind-light supplementary yard lamp.    Base (1)    Upright part (2)    Lamp unit (3)    Vertical shaft wind driven generator (4)    Frustum-shaped generator chamber (5)    Solar battery board (6)    Generator unit (41)    Fan (42)
NOVELTY - The method involves mixing and preheating polyethylene terephthalate (PET) master slice and additive to form a mixture. The mixture is directly and thermally stretched along length direction of a primarily formed semi-finished product material, where temperature of thermally stretching mixture varies from 160 to 300 degrees centigrade. Patterns or characters are printed on a side of a coated film.    USE - Method for preparing an environment-friendly battery packing material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram of an environment-friendly battery packing material preparation method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The fluid bottle has a body whose bottom part is connected with a circular hollow plastic pipe with an air-drying device. The air-drying device comprises a battery, a micro motor and a switch, and a micro fan and the battery are connected with the micro motor.    USE - Quick-drying correction fluid containing tapered bottle.    ADVANTAGE - The bottle has simple structure and high working efficiency, and is convenient to use. The bottle can be quickly utilized any time.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a quick-drying correction fluid containing tapered bottle.
NOVELTY - A conductive aluminum paste contains (in weight%) aluminum powder (50-70), gallium (0.1-5), antimony powder (0.1-5), magnesium-aluminum alloy powder (1-20), organic binder (20-30), and inorganic binder (1-5).    USE - Conductive aluminum paste is used for back surface of silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The conductive aluminum paste is free from heavy metals. The aluminum film formed using the aluminum paste has excellent electroconductivity, surface smoothness, and can adhere firmly to aluminum sheet. The silicon solar battery has high photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of conductive aluminum paste. Ethyl cellulose is dissolved in terpineol to form transparent solution to which organic solvent additives are added. Then, aluminum powder, gallium, antimony powder, magnesium-aluminum alloy powder and binders are added and ground through a three-roller grinder, to obtain conductive aluminum paste. The obtained conductive aluminum paste is screen-printed on back surface of silicon solar battery, dried and sintered, to form a conductive aluminum film.
NOVELTY - The device has a lithium ion battery (12) inputting current to a motor (11) via an electrical wire (3). Rice seedlings uniformly arranged on a rice seedling box plate (6) are gripped by a pawl (18) from left to right sides and from right to left sides. The rice seedlings are transplanted to a paddy field to a specific depth, where the rice seedlings are timely and mechanically transplanted in a farming season based on different requirements of the rice seedlings to a distance between lines, distance between strains and number of seedlings in the holes to ensure food harvest.    USE - Hybrid power device for a rice transplanter.    ADVANTAGE - The device utilizes digital diesel generator, solar photovoltaic power generation system, wind power generation system and lithium ion battery, thus saving energy and reducing emission.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a hybrid power device for a rice transplanter.    Electrical wire (3)    Rice seedling box plate (6)    Motor (11)    Lithium ion battery (12)    Pawl (18)
NOVELTY - The battery has a battery core sealed in a package bag, where side edges of the package bag are reserved with connectors of positive/negative electrodes. One of the side edges of the package bag is provided with a channel. An opening of the channel is formed at an end of an outer side of the package bag. A hollow tube is provided inside the opening of the channel at the end of the outer side of the package bag. An end opening of the hollow tube extends out from the package bag. A gas bag is connected with the opening of the channel at the end of the outer side of the package bag.    USE - Maintainable lithium ion battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery is inexpensive, simple to operate and ensures better performance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a maintainable lithium ion battery.
NOVELTY - The solar cell has a prism (2) whose main cross section is in trapezoid shape, where side faces with an upper bottom of the trapezoid cross section are connected to a phototropic face of a cell sheet (1). The side faces are respectively coupled with waists of the trapezoid face facing towards a side of a lower bottom of the trapezoid cross section, where the side faces adopt a reflecting face. The cell sheet is a solar monocrystal line silicon cell sheet, a solar polysilicon cell sheet, a solar amorphous film cell sheet or a solar compound cell sheet.    USE - Low power condensation solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell increases three times of energy transporting rate, thus enhancing multiplying power of converting luminous energy as electric energy. The solar cell is inexpensive under equivalent electric energy output quantity condition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side perspective view of a low power condensation solar cell.    Cell sheet (1)    Prism (2)    Reflecting film (3)
NOVELTY - The tube has a metal tube (1) sleeved in a vacuum glass tube (6), where upper end of the metal tube is bent towards an upper side to cover an upper end of the vacuum glass tube. The metal tube is tightly joined to a water tank linear (3) by a silicon rubber seal ring (2), and is made of red copper, stainless steel or aluminum. A joint of outer ends of the vacuum glass tube and the metal tube is provided with a seal ring (7). A 0.5-1.0 mm wide gap (9) is formed between the metal tube and the vacuum glass tube. The metal tube is plated with a coating (8) of iron, manganese and copper oxides.    USE - Pressure-loaded vacuum glass tube for a solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The tube has high heat exchange efficiency, and can bear pressure of tap water in civic water pipeline for long time. The tap is designed such that the tube avoids water leakage when the tube is damaged.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a pressure-loaded vacuum glass tube.    Metal tube (1)    Silicon rubber seal ring (2)    Water tank linear (3)    Vacuum glass tube (6)    Seal ring (7)    Coating (8)    Gap (9)
NOVELTY - An azobenzene polymer is new.    USE - New azobenzene polymer used for nonlinear optical material, and photoresponse and storage element (claimed). The optical material may be optical switch and optical element.    ADVANTAGE - Has excellent stability and photoresponsive property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An azobenzene polymer of formula (1) is new.    R1,R2=alkyl or alkoxyl; and    n=1-12.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a preparation method of azobenzene polymer.
NOVELTY - Polyacrylonitrile solar energy storage heating fiber comprises acrylonitrile-methyl acrylate-methyl sodium allylsulfonate copolymer fiber, and far infrared absorbing ceramic powder with diameter of 0.1-4 mu m and zirconium carbide grains with diameter of 0.01-1 mu m are dispersed in the copolymer fiber. The mass ratio of the copolymer fiber to the far infrared ceramic powder to zirconium carbide grains is 100: 4-12: 0.1-1.    USE - A polyacrylonitrile solar energy storage heating fiber.    ADVANTAGE - Has good spinnability, has good fineness of 1.5-6D and good strength.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacture of the polyacrylonitrile solar energy storage heating fiber involving grafting and copolymerizing 82.5-90.5 weight parts of acrylonitrile with 2 weight parts of acrylic acid methyl ester and 1 weight part of methyl sodium allylsulfonate forming copolymer raw pulp with molecular weight of 50000-80000, adding far infrared absorbing ceramic powder and zirconium carbide grains, stirring at rotary speed of 1000-2000 rpm, leaving for 6 hours and wet spinning.
NOVELTY - The method involves cutting off cell film layers at an edge portion of a solar cell piece by using a laser etching process, and pressing the solar cell piece with a lower bottom layer by using a transparent adhesive agent, where the laser is a red laser with a wavelength of 1064 nanometer. The adhesive agent is selected from polyvinyl-butyral, vinyl acetate copolymer or surlyn glue film. The lower bottom layer is made of glass plate, polyethylene glycol terephthalate and polyfluoroethylene composite film resin.    USE - Method for packing a film solar cell assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The method can be used to enhance film layer of the film solar battery to prevent contacting with outer side in the film solar cell assembly by using a package structure. The film solar cell assembly has high environmental adaptability, better anti-pollution, anti-moisture, waterproof and weather resistant performances. The lower bottom layer with excellent anti-impact performance can ensure that the cell piece has better mechanical damage resistance, thus prolonging service life of the film solar cell assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a film solar cell assembly.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The stove has a stove body in which an air inlet, a fuel inlet and a fire outlet are formed, and a firewood pushing device for adding fuel installed inside the stove body. A display device for displaying a location of firewood inside the stove body is installed at a sidewall of the stove body. The air inlet is formed at bottom of the stove body, and a bottom blasting device is installed corresponding to the air inlet. A furnace plate comprises an upper furnace plate and a lower furnace plate in vertical direction.    USE - Firewood stove.    ADVANTAGE - The stove is compact in structure, convenient to operate, energy-saving, better in sealing property and combustion effect, and less in the outlet of ashes and occupies less space. The stove is clean and environment protective, and observes the location of the firewood inside the stove body in time, so that the stove has strong practicability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a firewood stove.
NOVELTY - A polymer composite layer contains ionic liquid under the condition of high temperature and low humidification. A hydrocarbon-based polymer is sulfonated and is used as matrix. The ionic liquid is kept in the matrix.    USE - Polymer composite layer for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The polymer composite layer improves ion conductivity and enables to provide excellent fuel cell showing efficient water management using gas diffusion layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for preparing polymer composite layer, which involves forming a macromolecular solution by dissolving sulfonated hydrocarbon-based polymer in solvent, adding ionic liquid in polymer solution and mechanically agitating mixture of macromolecular solution and ionic liquid.
NOVELTY - An anode (28, 29) comprises a conducting element in electrical contact with an anode of solar cell (200). The conductive element is positioned relative to a cathode of solar cell to minimize series resistance of electron flow through the anode.    USE - An anode for a solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The active layer (26) is surrounded by conducting element to minimize effective resistance of solar cell configuration, thus improving solar cell performance (increasing fill factor) by decreasing resistance of anode, which is achieved by decreasing the distance electrons have to travel and decreasing the resistivity of these paths. A conduit is provided for unobstructed flow of electrons to charge collection contacts.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of configuring an anode of solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of a solar cell.    Electrode (22)    Active layer (26)    Anode fingers (28, 29)    Solar cell (200)    Other electrodes (F1-F10)
NOVELTY - The solar collector has a storage container (1) with a connection for cold water introduction (7). The water conducting area of the solar collector and the storage container are formed in partial area by a liquid-tight, bag-like film (2), which is placed in a heat insulation room limited by transparent cover (3), absorber, frame (5) and molded units (6).    USE - Solar collector.    ADVANTAGE - The solar collector has a storage container with a connection for cold water introduction, where the water conducting area of the solar collector and the storage container are formed in partial area by a liquid-tight, bag-like film, and thus provides a simply designed solar collector that is easy to install.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a vertical sectional view of a solar collector.    Storage container (1)    Bag-like film (2)    Transparent cover (3)    Frame (5)    Molded units (6)    Cold water introduction (7)
NOVELTY - The thin-line shaped electrodes (13) and a connecting electrode (14) are formed on a photoelectric conversion portion (12) of solar cells (10). A transparent resin layer (15) on a blanket of a printing press is transferred onto the photoelectric conversion portion of solar cells by pressing blanket against the photoelectric conversion portion and a wiring (20) is connected to connecting electrode. The concave portions formed in the resin layer along the outer edge of connecting electrode are disposed at one end portion of each thin-line shaped electrode during the transfer of resin layer.    USE - Solar cell module manufacturing method.    ADVANTAGE - The reduction in the adhesiveness between the connecting electrode and the wiring is prevented by accurately forming the resin layer onto the photoelectric conversion portion.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the side view of the solar cell module.    Solar cell (10)    Photoelectric conversion portion (12)    Thin-line shaped electrode (13)    Connecting electrode (14)    Resin layer (15)    Wiring (20)    Solar cell module (100)
NOVELTY - The connection device (1) has intermediate connection arrangement (3) that includes substrate arrangement (4) having an electrical conductor structure (41), a thermal conduction structure and diode (5). The diode is connected to the electrical conductor structure and thermal conduction structure through main surface. The thermal conduction structure including metal plate is provided to dissipate heat energy from the diode.    USE - Device for connecting electrical conductor to connecting lead for solar module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Higher thermal conductivity of diode is achieved by the arrangement of thermal conduction structure, even when high power is transferred to connecting lead.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for manufacturing connection device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the connection device.    Connection device (1)    Intermediate connection arrangement (3)    Substrate arrangement (4)    Diode (5)    Electrical conductor structure (41)
NOVELTY - The assembly has a reflector assembly (11) for receiving a lamp and a termination chamber (13), where an internal structure of the reflector assembly is provided with a non conducting envelope for introducing a live cable into the lighting assembly. A main body (1) defines a port (3) for receiving a main cable, and a visor (7). A grommet is located within the port. The main body is manufactured of non-conducing material e.g. polymer. The envelope comprises a light fixture/assembly, a terminal block, a casing, control gear, globe holders, a photoelectric cell receptacle, and an earth connector.    USE - Lighting assembly for use in a public area. Uses include but are not limited to park, garden, sports area, leisure area, road, street and tunnel.    ADVANTAGE - The assembly arrangement reduces maintenance and servicing requirements in a fast and easy manner. The malfunction of the assembly arrangement is reduced, and the assembly is operated at low energy consumption.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded view of a lighting assembly.    Main body (1)    Port (3)    Visor (7)    Reflector assembly (11)    Termination chamber (13)
NOVELTY - The solar collector (100) has several thermosiphon tubes having top opening and bottom opening. A top manifold (102) having water inlet (106) and water outlet (108), is arranged at the top opening of tubes, for providing entry and exit of water with respect to tubes. The bottom opening of the each tube is connected by a bottom basin (104).    USE - Solar collector.    ADVANTAGE - By relieving the excessive pressure which reduces water flow in the collector and applies inappropriate strain on the structure of the collector, the operation of the collector can be maintained stably. The thermal efficiency of solar collector can be determined easily and the mechanical failure of collector can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of solar collector.    Solar collector (100)    Top manifold (102)    Bottom basin (104)    Water inlet (106)    Water outlet (108)
NOVELTY - A film coating device for lithium ion battery pole piece comprises a slurry groove (1) and a film coating head (3), the slurry groove is connected with the film coating head through a slurry convey tube (2) to provide the film coating slurry to the film coating head, where it further comprises a blending device (5) for blending the slurry in the slurry groove and a temperature control device (4) for controlling the temperature of the film coating slurry in the range from the slurry groove to the film coating head.    USE - The film coating device is useful for lithium ion battery pole piece (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The development of the film coating method and film coating device solves the fluidity problem of the film coating slurry and the film coating uniformity of the battery pole piece and the controllability of the coating thickness; and it prolongs the service life of the lithium battery, reduces the battery running cost and the film coating technique realizes the industrial production.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a film coating method of lithium ion battery pole piece comprising: providing the film coating slurry to the slurry groove, in which the temperature of the film coating slurry in the slurry groove is kept in the pre-set range and the film coating slurry is blended; conveying the film coating slurry in the slurry groove to the film coating head; using the film coating head to process film coating to the lithium ion battery pole piece, and keeping the temperature of the film coating slurry at the film coating head.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the top view of the device.    Slurry groove (1)    Slurry convey tube (2)    Film coating head (3)    Temperature control device (4)    Blending device. (5)
NOVELTY - A solar shower (100) has two detachable water reservoirs (101,103) connected together. One of the reservoirs has an intake port (106) coupled to a water source e.g. residential water plumbing, and a diverter valve (110) for regulating temperature of water flowing into a shower head (116). The other reservoir has an outlet port (114) for coupling to the shower head.    USE - Solar shower for use as outdoor washing apparatus in open spaces e.g. pools, gardens, camp grounds.    ADVANTAGE - The reservoirs can be separated from one another when not in use and stored or transported, ensuring even greater compactness and portability of the shower.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of a solar shower.    Solar shower (100)    Water reservoirs (101,103)    Intake port (106)    Diverter valve (110)    Outlet port (114)    Shower head (116)
NOVELTY - An alternating conjugated copolymer (I) comprising: naphthalene diimide unit (i); at least one conjugated electron-donor structural unit (ii); where unit (i) is connected to unit (ii), in the alternating copolymer, in any of the positions 2, 3, 6 or 7, is new.    USE - In photovoltaic device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The copolymers have favorable physico-chemical properties which enable its use as photo-active materials, in particular as electron-donor compounds within photovoltaic devices. The low band-gap value enables the copolymers, to effectively collecting and converting solar radiation with a higher wave-length into electric energy, unlike the known donor compounds used in the state of the art.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An alternating conjugated copolymer (I) comprising: naphthalene diimide unit (A) of formula (i); at least one conjugated electron-donor structural unit (B'); where unit (A) is connected to unit (B'), in the alternating copolymer, in any of the positions 2, 3, 6 or 7, is new.R and R'=alkyl (preferably branched, containing 1-36C, especially 6-18C), or aryl groups (preferably phenyls, substituted with 1-24C alkyl radicals).    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for new intermediate i.e. naphthalene diimide derivative of formula (II).    R1 and R2=linear or branched 1-36C alkyl (optionally containing heteroatoms of O, S or N);    R3, R4 and R7=H, halo or linear or branched 1-20C alkyl or alkoxy;    R5 and R6=H or 1-10C linear or branched alkyl.
NOVELTY - Hydrothermal hybrid material is prepared from biomass by heating a reaction mixture comprising water, biomass and a copolymerizable compound to obtain a mixture comprising hydrothermal hybrid material. The copolymerizable compound is added when preparing the reaction mixture.    USE - Method for preparing hydrothermal hybrid material, in particular coal-like hybrid material, from biomass including raw biomass (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method allows for the adjustment of the physical properties of the obtained materials. The hydrophilic or hydrophobic properties, the ion binding ability, the glass transition point, the particle size, the degree of condensation, the surface chemistry, the dispersibility, and the carbon contents of the hydrothermal material can be adjusted. The method can improve the yield, reaction rate and heat liberation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the use of a copolymerizable compound for the functionalization of hydrothermal materials.
NOVELTY - A semiconductor material comprising transition metals and non-metals, is new.    USE - As an absorber material useful in solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor material is in form of monocrystals. The primary materials used for manufacturing the semiconductor material are available in sufficient quantities and are, further, cost efficiently available, so that it is cost efficiently be produced in an easy way and in large quantities. The use of expensive and rarely found primary materials is no longer required. The material is manufactured by using a method which leads to a more homogeneous structure of the semiconductor material as compared with the prior art semiconductor materials. The solar cell obtained by using the material exhibits an efficiency factor of 3-29 (preferably 5-29, especially 10-29)%.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A semiconductor material of formula (M1)2(M2)1-x(M3)x(M4)((C1)1-y(C2)y)4 (I) is new.    M1-M4=transition metals;    C1 and C2=non-metals;    x and y=0-1.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) preparation of the compound (I);    (2) solar cell comprising the semiconductor material as an absorber material; and    (3) method for obtaining solar cell involving coating the material (I), as an absorber material, with a thin film of CdS; introducing the obtained absorber material in the thin film of a non-hardened polymer; hardening the polymer; coating top areas of the polymer with a transparent conductor, preferably with a well conductive and transparent oxide (TCO), especially indium-tin-oxide or an aluminum-doped zinc oxide; obtaining the solar cell with at least one rear contact; and connecting the solar cell with the contacts.
NOVELTY - A lead acid battery comprises organic additives having molecular weight less than 100 u.    USE - A lead acid battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery contains additives capable of improving battery capacity and utilization efficiency, including power, energy output, and cyclability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of enhancing performance of lead acid battery.
NOVELTY - A dissimilar material containing synthetic resin nonwoven fabric (11-13) is overlapped on top of 2 or more multiple layers, and thermobonding is carried out. The thermobonding between each layer is carried out in the state at which three-dimensional structure of the fiber of synthetic resin nonwoven fabric remains free and by heating in an autoclave or a high-pressure-steam kettle at temperature more than allowable temperature limit. Thus, the lamination method of dissimilar material containing synthetic resin nonwoven fabric is carried out.    USE - Lamination of dissimilar material containing synthetic resin nonwoven fabric used for forming laminated component for manufacturing secondary battery used for electric vehicle and hybrid vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The lamination method of dissimilar material containing synthetic resin nonwoven fabric is carried out safely and effectively even without applying mechanical pressure, and provides large-sized secondary battery having high output efficiency. The laminated component has improved mechanical strength.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view of laminated component to which thermobonding of dissimilar material is carried out.    Laminated component (10)    Synthetic resin non-woven fabric (11-13)
NOVELTY - A polymer film mask (12) containing binder resin (12A) which comprises organic dye particles (12B) is bonded on surface of to-be-treated material (20). Then, polymer film mask bonded surface is etched to form corrugated surface of to-be-treated material. Thus, surface treatment method is performed.    USE - Surface treatment method for forming corrugation on to-be-treated material surface for optical device (claimed) such as solar cell, light emitting diode (LED) and flat panel display.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides high yield processed product which is hardly varied in quality, even when to-be-treated material is a large area. The method enables high speed formation of corrugated surface of to-be-treated material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for mask for surface treatment method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the process explaining surface treatment method.    Polymer film mask (12)    Binder resin (12A)    Organic dye particles (12B)    To-be-treated material (20)
NOVELTY - An anionically conductive electrolyte resin contains a perfluorocarbon electrolyte polymer (1) having a sulfonato group (3) in one or all portions, and modifier molecules (4) having 2 or more positively charged groups (5a,5b). The perfluorocarbon electrolyte polymer is modified with the modifier molecules by ionic interaction of sulfonato groups of the perfluorocarbon electrolyte polymer with 1 or more positively charged groups of each modifier molecule, and the residual positively charged groups of each modifier molecule generates an anion by ionic interaction.    USE - Anionically conductive electrolyte resin is used for catalyst layer of alkali fuel cell (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte resin has high anionic conductivity and excellent processability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of anionically conductive electrolyte resin, which involves modifying the perfluorocarbon sulfonic-acid polymer by electron pair donation molecule which is amino molecule having 2 or more amino groups connected with a group (a) having 2 or more carbon atoms.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a mode of the anion conveyed to the electrolyte resin.    Perfluorocarbon electrolyte polymer (1)    Perfluorocarbon skeleton (2)    Sulfonato group (3)    Modifier molecule (4)    Group with positive charge (5a,5b)
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic element (1) has layered structure (25) sequentially provided with flexible conductive composite foil (23), oxide layer (28), crystalline metal oxide semiconductor layer (14), photosensitization material (15), hole conducting medium (16), catalyst layer (19), transparent electrically conductive layer (18) and flexible transparent substrate (26). The flexible conductive composite foil has support material layer foil (23b), and electrically conductive layer (23a) including layer chosen from titanium layer, tin layer and zinc layer.    USE - Photovoltaic element is used for solar cell for electronic components such as watch.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic element has high efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of layered structure of solar cell.    Photovoltaic element (1)    Crystalline metal oxide semiconductor layer (14)    Photosensitization material (15)    Hole conducting medium (16)    Transparent electrically conductive layer (18)    Catalyst layer (19)    Flexible conductive composite foil (23)    Electrically conductive layer (23a)    Support material layer foil (23b)    Layered structure (25)    Flexible transparent substrate (26)    Oxide layer (28)
NOVELTY - A paste suitable for a negative plate of battery, comprises an activated carbon having mesopore volume of greater than 0.1 cm3/g and mesopore size range, as determined by DFT nitrogen adsorption isotherm, of 20-320 Angstrom .    USE - As paste for negative plate of battery used as energy source for electric car, hybrid vehicles, electromotive tools such as fork lift and specialized short range utility vehicles, power conversion and storage systems, telecommunication stations, elevators, and power source systems such as uninterruptible power source, distributed power source.    ADVANTAGE - The paste has a lead acid battery with increased cycle life, enhanced capacity and charging characteristics compared to conventional lead acid batteries. The paste for negative plate of lead acid battery that has reduced paste density, yet provides a negative plate with substantially increased BET surface area and consequently the battery with enhanced performance. Additionally, the density of is reduced without any significant deleterious effect on the battery performance such as reserve capacity, cold cranking performance, and cycle life.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for battery, including a negative plate made of a paste comprising an activated carbon having mesopore volume of greater than 0.1 cm3/g and mesopore size range, as determined by DFT nitrogen adsorption isotherm of 20-320 Angstrom .
NOVELTY - The method involves scribing the conductive layer (56) arranged around uni-facial, bi-facial, or multi-facial non-planar substrate (52), so as to form a continuous groove (58) that traverses a perimeter of conductive layer for several times. The conductive layer and the substrate consist of metal, semiconductor, conductive polymer, or insulator. The conductive layer is scribed using a mechanical or laser scriber.    USE - Method for patterning conductive layer arranged around non-planar substrate for elongated conductive device such as solar cell of photovoltaic module.    ADVANTAGE - The conductive islands of the conductive device can be physically separated and electrically isolated from each other by groove that traverses the perimeter of conductive layer. Also, the grooves can be formed as small as possible to reduce dead area and to enhance material usage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for patterned conductive layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the plan view and cross sectional view of the elongated conductive device.    Elongated conductive device (50)    Non-planar substrate (52)    Conductive layer (56)    Groove (58)
NOVELTY - Making a laminated structure comprising (i) a glass layer, (ii) a first alkoxysilane-containing polyolefin (PO) layer, (iii) a catalyst layer, and (iv) a second alkoxysilane-containing PO layer, comprises applying in adhering contact: (a) one facial surface of the first layer to one facial surface of glass layer; (b) the catalyst layer to the facial surface of first layer in adhering contact with glass layer; and (c) the second layer to the facial surface of catalyst layer opposite to the facial surface of catalyst layer in adhering contact with first layer.    USE - The method is useful for making laminated structure, which is useful in the form of a photovoltaic panel, solar cell, safety glass or insulated glass (claimed). The laminated structure is useful as a sealant for insulated glass, as a coating for glass (e.g. to provide a visible or UV-light shield), and as a general adhesive for glass.    ADVANTAGE - The laminated structure exhibits good adhesion to the glass and good mechanical strength at elevated temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Method of making a laminated structure comprising (i) a glass layer, (ii) a first alkoxysilane-containing polyolefin (PO) layer, (iii) a catalyst layer, and (iv) a second alkoxysilane-containing PO layer, comprises the steps of applying in adhering contact: (a) one facial surface of the first PO layer to one facial surface of the glass layer; (b) the catalyst layer to the facial surface of the first PO layer opposite the facial surface of the first PO layer in adhering contact with the glass layer; and (c) the second PO layer to the facial surface of the catalyst layer opposite the facial surface of the catalyst layer in adhering contact with the first PO layer, where each layers have opposing facial surfaces. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the laminated structure comprising (i)-(iv) as above per se.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the scheme of architecture for compression molding.
NOVELTY - A solar cell device is formed by forming first doping layer on back surface of crystalline silicon substrate; and texturing front surface of the crystalline silicon substrate. The first doping layer disposed on the back surface is used to prevent etching of the back surface during the process of texturing the front surface.    USE - Method for forming solar cell device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method is capable of forming active and current carrying regions on surface of substrate, in which a doping layer disposed on back surface is used to prevent etching of the back surface during the process of texturing the front surface.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a system for forming solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a flow chart showing method to metallize a solar cell.
NOVELTY - The system has bearing attachment modules (125) coupled to cantilevered support structure modules (120). The bearing attachment modules allow rotation of the cantilevered support structure modules. Energy harvest and conversion modules (130) are coupled to the cantilevered support structure modules, and harvest and convert tangentially amplified kinetic energy. Forced rotation modules control a speed of rotation and orientation of the cantilevered support structure modules from the converted amplified kinetic energy. Extraction modules extract and process water and carbon dioxide from air.    USE - Wind powered energy amplification system for harvesting, converting and storing energy, and for extracting, processing and storing water and carbon dioxide from air to generate electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The system effectively harvests, converts and stores energy, and extracts, processes and stores water and carbon dioxide from air. The system improves wind speed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for treating a hollow interior of a part    (2) a honeycomb chamber storage system comprising a honeycomb chamber storage tank assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram of a wind powered energy amplification system.    Cantilevered support structure modules (120)    Bearing attachment modules (125)    Energy harvest and conversion modules (130)    Storage modules (160)    Electricity generation modules (170)
NOVELTY - A solar cell (20) comprises an electron conductor layer (16); a quantum dot layer (12); a bifunctional ligand layer (14) coupling the electron conductor layer and the quantum dot layer, and including an antibiotic; and a hole conductor layer (18) coupled to the quantum dot layer.    USE - A solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional side view of a solar cell.    Quantum dot layer (12)    Bifunctional ligand layer (14)    Electron conductor layer (16)    Hole conductor layer (18)    Solar cell (20)
NOVELTY - The solar cell assembly (44) has primary quantum dot solar cell (46) that is configured to absorb light having relatively higher energy level and to pass light having other lower energy levels. A secondary quantum dot solar cell (48) is arranged at the downstream of primary quantum dot solar cell for absorbing light having highly more intermediate energy level and to pass light having lower energy level. A tertiary quantum dot solar cell (50) is configured to absorb relatively lower energy level of incident radiation.    USE - Solar cell assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell assembly can be tuned effectively for greater sensitivity to particular ranges of energy within the electromagnetic spectrum, by providing quantum dot solar cells. As the solar cell is provided with tunable electron conductor, the solar cells can be designed to utilize a larger fraction of the solar spectrum.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram illustrating relative energy levels between components of the solar cell assembly.    Solar cell assembly (44)    Solar cells (46,48,50)
NOVELTY - A monomer containing an ionic group is co-polymerized using good solvent of electrolyte polymer and isolated using two or more types of poor solvent, to obtain a electrolyte polymer.    USE - Manufacture of electrolyte polymer used for polyelectrolyte-type fuel cell used as electric power supply source for mobile telephone, including but are not limited to personal computer, music player, television, game machine, headset, digital versatile disk player, vessel, electric-power-assisted bicycle, motorcycle, and motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides electrolyte polymer having excellent conductivity, economical efficiency and workability.
NOVELTY - The apparatus (12) has a piping (13) for circulating the coolant of fuel cell (11) in the vehicle (1). The cooling capacity of a radiator (14) is adjusted while cooling the coolant circulating inside the piping. The cooling capacity of radiator is made high at the time of movement stop of the vehicle for enabling quick cooling of coolant.    USE - Apparatus for reducing electrical conductivity of coolant of polymer electrolyte fuel cell used in fuel cell system (claimed) mounted in vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The electrical conductivity of coolant can be reduced below to a threshold value in a short time during the movement stop of vehicle. The fuel consumption of fuel cell can be reduced and the vehicle noise can be suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fuel cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of the electrical conductivity reduction apparatus.    Vehicle (1)    Fuel cell (11)    Electrical conductivity reduction apparatus (12)    Piping (13)    Radiator (14)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell has pressurization plates (1,2) of positive and negative electrodes, which are provided in pressurization lattice parallel to short side of membrane electrode assembly (100). The current collection plates (6,8) of positive and negative electrodes are provided in current collection lattice parallel to long side of membrane electrode assembly. The widths and space intervals of pressurization lattice and current collection lattice are similar and set to be in the range of 0.5-2 mm and 0.7-5 mm respectively.    USE - Fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell for use in personal computer and mobile telephone.    ADVANTAGE - The battery characteristics of the fuel cell can be improved reliably without supplying forced oxygen by blower, and the electric power generation efficiency can be improved effectively while reducing the size of the fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the fuel cell.    Positive electrode pressurization plate (1)    Negative electrode pressurization plate (2)    Positive electrode current collection plate (6)    Negative electrode current collection plate (8)    Fuel tank (10)    Positive electrode opening (11)    Membrane electrode assembly (100)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a film by coating a catalyst ink (S) of predetermined thickness on the surface of a Teflon (RTM: polytetrafluoroethylene) sheet (T). A catalyst layer is formed by drying the coated film in pressure reduction atmosphere. The porosity and diameter of an air hole inside the catalyst layer are controlled by adjusting the internal pressure, drying temperature and drying time.    USE - Catalyst layer manufacturing method for fuel cell such as polymer electrolyte fuel cell used in hybrid vehicle, electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Manufacturing process is made simple by drying the coated film only in pressure reduction atmosphere. Catalyst layer with high porosity and gas diffusion property is formed by the pressure reduction conditions.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view of manufacturing process of catalyst layer.    Pressure reduction container (2)    Suction tube (3)    Container door (21)    Catalyst ink (S)    Teflon sheet (T)
NOVELTY - The cell has grooves formed in face material (71) contacting separator, where water-absorptive substance (8) is provided in grooves. Groove has groove portion (71e1) formed nearer to manifold (71a1) for gas supply, groove portion (71e2) formed nearer to manifold (71a2) for gas discharge, and groove portion (71e3) connecting groove portions (71e1,71e2). Water-absorptive substance acquires and discharges water content in groove portion (71e2) to groove portions (71e1,71e3), and evaporates water content in groove portion (71e1), using gas flowing in from manifold (71a1).    USE - Fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell, domestic use stationary fuel cell and fuel cell mounted in electric vehicle and hybrid vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Self-humidification of the fuel cell can be performed efficiently by evaporating the water content in one groove portion using the gas flowing in from manifold for gas supply.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view illustrating the arrangement of groove portions of the fuel cell.    Water absorptive substance (8)    Face material (71)    Manifold for gas supply (71a1)    Manifold for gas discharge (71a2)    Groove portions (71e1-71e3)
NOVELTY - The suction devices (39,44) suck hydrogen or oxygen gas that is emitted from a fuel cell (31) by injecting humidifying water in the humidifiers (33,36). The lines (53,55) return the hydrogen or oxygen gas and water contents such as humidifying water, reservoir water from the suction device to the humidifiers. The gas purge valves (72,74) are provided on a circulation line through which the residual gas is circulated, and are opened when gas pressure in the circulation line exceeds a constant value.    USE - Polymer electrolyte fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The residual gas is circulated in the circulation line and the impurity gas is stored in the circulation line. The gas purge valves on the circulation line opens when gas pressure in the circulation line exceeds a constant value for discharging the impurity gas from the circulation line, so that the defect of compressor is prevented and the reliability of the fuel cell is improved. The use of the circulation pumps is unnecessary, so that cost reduction is achieved. The pure water device is provided on the circulation line for purifying the humidifier water, so that the lifetime of the fuel cell is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell system.    Fuel cell (31)    Humidifiers (33,36)    Suction devices (39,44)    Lines (53,55)    Gas purge valves (72,74)
NOVELTY - A solar cell (5) has a p-type semiconductor joined to electroconductive substance containing electride (1).    USE - Solar cell is used for generating electric power.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell is economically manufactured without using electrolyte solution.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the longitudinal cross-sectional view of solar cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Electride (1)    Electroconductive polymer layer (2)    Electrodes (3,4)    Solar cell (5)
NOVELTY - A sheet comprises laminated component containing gas barrier film (GS) having primer layer for vapor deposition (B) formed on base material (A), vapor deposition layer (C) containing inorganic oxide formed on primer layer. The primer layer comprises resin having amide ester portion obtained by reacting component (B1) (99-55 mass%) and component (B2) (1-45 mass%). The component (B1) is oxazoline group-containing resin. The component (B2) is acrylic resin containing copolymer of poly(meth)acrylic acid and/or poly(meth)acrylic acid, and comonomer.    USE - Sheet is used for solar cell back surface sealing component for solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The sheet suppresses the fall of appearance defect accompanying adherence defect and fall of gas barrier property, and has excellent moist-and-heat-resistance adhesiveness.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the sheet.    Sheet (1)    Base material (A)    Primer layer for vapor deposition (B)    Vapor deposition layer (C)    Overcoat layer for vapor deposition (D)    Polyurethane adhesive (DA)    Weather-resistance base material (DS)    Coating composition layer (EC)    Gas barrier film (GS)
NOVELTY - An electrolytic membrane (20) containing polyelectrolyte is prepared. A catalyst ink containing a catalyst supported electroconductive particles and polyelectrolyte is coated on the electrolytic membrane to obtain an electrode. An electroconductive ink containing electroconductive particles is coated on the electrode to form a conductive layer, to obtain a polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    USE - Manufacture of polymer electrolyte fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of polymer electrolyte fuel cell having excellent performance, and adhesiveness between electrolytic membrane and electrode. The air gap formation between layers provided on electrode, and the electrode is suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the schematic view of manufacture of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    Electrolytic membrane (20)    Gas diffusion layers (23,24)    Membrane electrode assembly (30)    Hydrophobic layers (40,41,42)
NOVELTY - A fluid spurting unit ejects fluid from porous element (211) towards surroundings of object region (911) in upper surface (91) of substrate (9). Another fluid spurting unit ejects fluid from another porous element (221) towards lower surface (92) of substrate. The substrate is non-contactedly supported between the porous elements. A measurement electrode (31) attached to predetermined fluid spurting unit is moved by moving mechanism (4) so as to adjoin to the substrate non-contactedly, while measuring capacitance-voltage characteristic of substrate.    USE - Apparatus for measuring capacitance-voltage (C-V) characteristic of substrate e.g. semiconductor substrate. Can also be used in measurement of capacitance-voltage characteristic of glass substrate used for flat panel display device such as LCD device and plasma display device, and plastic substrate for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The substrate can be planarized between the porous elements by ejecting fluids from the fluid spurting units towards upper and lower surfaces of substrate. The measurement electrode can be made to contact difficult and desired portion of substrate easily and quickly by controlling ejection of predetermined fluid, so the C-V characteristic of the substrate can be accurately measured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the measuring region of substrate. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Moving mechanism (4)    Substrate (9)    Measurement electrode (31)    Substrate upper surface (91)    Substrate lower surface (92)    Porous elements (211,221)    Object region of substrate (911)
NOVELTY - A photoactive component comprises organic layers, particularly, organic solar cells having a layer arrangement. The layer arrangement comprises an electrode, a counter-electrode and a sequence of organic layers. The electrode is made of multiple layers of different elements. The layer is made up of main group metal for example aluminum, gallium, indium or stannous having a thickness of 35-200 Angstrom , and a transition metal including chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper or zinc having a thickness up to 200 Angstrom .    USE - Photoactive component for use in p-i-n, p-i-i or m-i-p structure and for manufacturing organic solar cells or light sensors (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The photoactive component ensures excellent optical and electrical properties with high chemical stability by using precious metals and provides organic solar cells having high efficiency in a cost-effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The photoactive component comprises organic layers, particularly, organic solar cells having a layer arrangement. The layer arrangement comprises an electrode, a counter-electrode and a sequence of organic layers. The electrode is made of multiple layers of different elements. The layer is made up of main group metal for example aluminum, gallium, indium or stannous having a thickness of 35-200 Angstrom , and a transition metal including chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper or zinc having a thickness up to 200 Angstrom or another metal or transition metal such as aluminum, silver, gold or platinum.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the organic solar cell.    Base contact (2)    Hole transport layer (3)    Absorber (4)    Electron transport layer (5)    Exciton blocking layer (6)
NOVELTY - The method involves delivering current pulses of a battery (1) e.g. lithium ion accumulator, in inter-pulse periods to another battery (2), where pulse lengths and durations of intervals are adapted to a charge condition of the batteries. The pulse lengths and the intervals are adapted, so that the batteries achieve main discharge voltage. A portion of current from total current supplied by each battery is determined corresponding to the charge condition while a current output below a maximum current output and the portion of current is about 1:1 during the output of maximum current.    USE - Method for operating an electric tool (claimed) e.g. cordless screwdriver and/or battery-operated drill machine, by a rechargeable battery loaded by a battery charger from public electricity mains or an electrical system of a vehicle. Uses include but are not limited to nickel cadmium accumulator, nickel metal hydride accumulator, lithium ion accumulator or lithium polymer accumulator.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables operating an electric tool in a simple and cost-effective manner with high energy requirement.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a device for current control with discharge of number of parallel switched batteries    (2) a computer program comprising a set of instructions to perform a method for operating a battery-operated electrical device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an electric tool with two batteries.    Batteries (1, 2)    Electric tool (3)    Tool (4)
NOVELTY - The device made of wood, metal, fiber-glass, epoxy-resin or man-made plastic, has several disk-shaped blades, propellers or arms mounted on a shaft and fixed to central cross. The disk-shaped blades, propellers or arms are attached below at bumper level, at radiator level or on the roof of vehicle such that the device is revolved when the vehicle is in motion. A shaft is connected to an internal generator or alternator in vehicle to provide main or supplementary power to the vehicle.    USE - Wind turbine device mounted on vehicle (claimed) such as motor vehicle e.g. car. Can also be used in wind turbine device mounted on building.    ADVANTAGE - The wind turbine device which can resist the wind velocity greater than ten or so kilometers per hour due to lack of robustness can be obtained. Thus the supplementary or primary motive power is supplied efficiently in the form of electricity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method of providing motive power.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the wind turbine device.
NOVELTY - The photovoltaic element has a sealing layer (8) with photovoltaic modules (2.1-2.4) mounted on one side of the sealing layer. The photovoltaic modules are provided with contact points (4.1,4.2) and electrical connection units (6.1,6.2). The contact points of the photovoltaic module are arranged on the sealing layer facing side.    USE - Photovoltaic element.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic modules are provided with contact points and electrical connection units, where the contact points of the photovoltaic module are arranged on the sealing layer facing side, and hence ensures avoiding additional leakage places through simplified wiring.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a photovoltaic element.    Photovoltaic modules (2.1-2.4)    Contact points (4.1,4.2)    Covering layer (5)    Electrical connection units (6.1,6.2)    Sealing layer (8)
NOVELTY - The device has a bolt fixing groove formed at middle of an upper pressure block, and thin-film batteries arranged between a bilaterally symmetrical upper pressure block and a lower cushion block respectively. Anti-UV and skid-proof rubber stickers are attached on middles and both sides of the upper pressure block and the lower cushion block. The thin-film batteries are arranged between the bilaterally symmetrical upper pressure block and the lower cushion block. An L-shaped support leg is connected with a mounting slide way and a roof, and is positioned beside the mounting slide way.    USE - Thin-film battery assembly mounting device.    ADVANTAGE - The device satisfies structural load capacity, and is designed according to functional requirements in combination with properties of actual product, which uses material rationally and economically, so that the device is convenient to install the solar power generating battery pack. The device has aesthetic appearance. The device greatly improves work efficiency and saves the product and construction cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a thin-film battery assembly mounting device.
NOVELTY - The fixture has a plywood (2) stacked on a square pedestal (1) along a vertical direction. A lower pressing board (4) and an upper pressing board (3) are arranged on the plywood. The plywood, lower pressing board and the upper pressing board are equipped with guide through holes (5). A lower end of a pressure screw (9) is actively connected to the upper pressing board. A lower part of the lower pressing board is set with pressure rods (10). Lower ends of the pressure rods are actively connected to the plywood at a top layer.    USE - Shaping fixture for a polymer lithium-ion battery finished product.    ADVANTAGE - The fixture is simple in structure and convenient to operate. The outline of the battery is beautiful. The fixture has uniform thickness, and the hardness of the battery can meet the requirement.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a shaping fixture for a polymer lithium-ion battery finished product in partial section.    Square pedestal (1)    Plywood (2)    Upper pressing board (3)    Lower pressing board (4)    Guide through holes (5)    Pressure screw (9)    Pressure rods (10)
NOVELTY - The clamp has a cover board (1) and a bottom board, which are provided with connecting pieces (3) i.e. magnet pieces. The connecting pieces are connected with each other and attracted mutually, and a groove with a flat bottom part is provided at the inner side of the cover board in a vertical penetrating mode. Length of the cover board is equal to length of the bottom board, and width of the cover board is equal to width of the bottom board.    USE - Core assembly clamp for a polymer lithium-ion battery.    ADVANTAGE - The clamp has reasonable design, simple structure, strong applicability, convenient operation and high production efficiency. The clamp is matched with a lug trimming clamp or positive and negative spot welding clamp. The core can be rotated on a production line with protection effect. The clamp can effectively guarantee the quality and improve the production efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a core assembly clamp for a polymer lithium-ion battery.    Cover board (1)    Connecting pieces (3)
NOVELTY - The die has an upper die (1) and a lower die (2) arranged on a packaging machine (10) opposite to each other through a bolt hole (11). The upper and lower dies are arranged with a base (3) connected to a heating block of a heating machine. A strip-shaped end socket (4) is arranged on the base whose upper surface is arranged with different depths of flat-bottom grooves. An adhesive shielding groove (9) is formed on two ends of the end socket. An auxiliary heating block is set on a side of a tab packaging film thickness compensating groove (7).    USE - Packaging die for a polymer lithium-ion battery.    ADVANTAGE - The die has rational design, simple structure and stable and reliable working performance, and eliminates leakage and adhesive squeezing effect caused by poor package. The die has better heat conductivity, low cost and long service life.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a packaging die for a polymer lithium-ion battery.    Upper die (1)    Lower die (2)    Base (3)    Strip-shaped end socket (4)    Tab packaging film thickness compensating groove (7)    Adhesive shielding groove (9)    Packaging machine (10)    Bolt hole (11)
NOVELTY - The clamp has a left block (3) and a right block (2), which are transversely and glidingly provided on a motherboard (1). Bottom parts of the left block and the right block are vertically provided with a bolt (4) including a locking nut. The bolt is provided in a slide groove (5) that is provided on the motherboard. A middle part of the motherboard is equipped with multiple through holes (6). An end of the motherboard is provided with a battery pumping port (7).    USE - Lamination clamp for a polymer lithium-ion battery.    ADVANTAGE - The clamp is reasonable and simple in structure and convenient to adjust and operate. The clamp has strong universality, and is suitable for different square batteries. The clamp can make lamination with better battery core width consistency. The work quality of the clamp is increased. The clamp eliminates pole piece dust, and reduces battery short-circuit ratio.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a lamination clamp for a polymer lithium-ion battery.    Motherboard (1)    Right block (2)    Left block (3)    Bolt (4)    Slide groove (5)    Through holes (6)    Bolt (7)
NOVELTY - Non-solvent antiseptic coating is made up of two components, where the former component is epoxy resin substrate liquid. The epoxy resin substrate liquid includes 20-25 wt.% of epoxy resin (E51), 12-17 wt.% of epoxy resin (E44), 3-8 wt.% of dilution agent, 3.5-5 wt.% of plasticizing agent, and 10-16 wt.% of talcum powder. 10-15 wt.% of sericite powder, 1.0-1.6 wt.% of thixotropic agent, 2-4 wt.% of titanium pigment, 0.5-1 wt.% of coupling agent, 0.5-1.2 wt.% of separating agent, and 0.5-1.2 wt.% of foam killer are also included.    USE - Non-solvent antiseptic coating for covering steel structures and concrete structures including gate closure of hydropower station.    ADVANTAGE - The non-solvent antiseptic coating ensures excellent adhesive force, mechanical strength, corrosion resistant property, quick solidification speed and improved flexibility, and is producible is a simple manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The non-solvent antiseptic coating is made up of two components, where the former component is epoxy resin substrate liquid. The epoxy resin substrate liquid includes 20-25 wt.% of epoxy resin (E51), 12-17 wt.% of epoxy resin (E44), 3-8 wt.% of dilution agent, 3.5-5 wt.% of plasticizing agent, and 10-16 wt.% of talcum powder. 10-15 wt.% of sericite powder, 1.0-1.6 wt.% of thixotropic agent, 2-4 wt.% of titanium pigment, 0.5-1 wt.% of coupling agent, 0.5-1.2 wt.% of separating agent, and 0.5-1.2 wt.% of foam killer are also included. 0.1-0.5 wt.% of carbon black, 12-15 wt.% of firming agent 1085 and 810 are additionally included. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for producing non-solvent antiseptic coating.
NOVELTY - Lithium-ion battery comprises a pole ear (1), positive pole piece (2), negative pole piece (4), membrane (3), electrolyte (6), and aluminum plastic film (5). The positive pole has anode active material, adhesive and conductive agent, where anode active material has lithium manganate or lithium iron phosphate, adhesive is Kynar (RTM: polyvinylidene fluoride) and conductive agent is acetylene black. The negative pole piece has cathode active material, adhesive and conductive agent. The electrolyte is mixed organic solution, which has lithium hexafluorophosphate and organic solvent.    USE - Lithium-ion battery for low temperature environment.    ADVANTAGE - The lithium-ion battery effectively works in low-temperature environment of less than -40 degrees C, has large-power discharge at normal temperature, stability and safe to use, and also has high volume ratio and energy.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The lithium-ion battery comprises pole ear, positive pole piece, negative pole piece, membrane, electrolyte, and aluminum plastic film. The positive pole piece is 80-130 mu m thick, and has 80-90 wt.% of anode active material, 5-10 wt.% of adhesive and 5-10 wt.% of conductive agent, where the anode active material has lithium manganate or lithium iron phosphate, adhesive is Kynar (RTM: polyvinylidene fluoride) and conductive agent is acetylene black. The negative pole piece is 50-100 mu m thick, and has 90-95 wt.% of cathode active material, 1-5 wt.% of adhesive and 1-5 wt.% of conductive agent, where the cathode active material is electrographite, adhesive is acrylic ester glue and conductive agent is acetylene black. The electrolyte is a mixed organic solution, which has 1mol/L of lithium salt of lithium hexafluorophosphate and organic solvent, where the organic solvent is a mixture of ethylene carbonate, carbonic allyl ester and ethyl methyl carbonate in a volume ratio of 1:1:1.
NOVELTY - The battery has a battery body (5) and a bottom cover (1) connected via a resin connecting plate (4). A reinforcing plate (3) is arranged between the bottom cover and the resin connecting plate. Two sides of a surface of the reinforcing plate are provided close to the resin connecting plate and connected with barbs (2), where the reinforcing plate is made of stainless steel.    USE - Battery for use in a portable electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The battery pierces a plastic layer on the bottom cover, prickles the reinforcing plate, and utilizes the reinforcing plate to effectively resist the prickling of the sharp tool. The battery enables the reinforcing plate to be tightly combined with the resin connecting plate, thus preventing the bottom cover from being fallen off even when the adhesion stress of the filled resin material is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a battery.    Bottom cover (1)    Barbs (2)    Reinforcing plate (3)    Resin connecting plate (4)    Battery body (5)
NOVELTY - The ring has a copper ring sleeved on outer circle of an iron sleeve (6), and a wire (8) penetrated into a through hole (5) of the copper ring. Outer circle of the wire is provided with a wire bushing (9), and the outer circle of the iron sleeve is provided with an insulated bushing (7). A space is formed between the wire bushing and through hole of the copper ring, and is sealed by epoxide resin. An exposed part of the insulated bushing and a copper ring end face are coated with epoxide resin.    USE - Collecting ring for a wind power generator.    ADVANTAGE - The ring has firm and secured structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a collecting ring.    Through hole (5)    Iron sleeve (6)    Insulated bushing (7)    Wire (8)    Wire bushing (9)
NOVELTY - The system has a generating device comprising a box body and a box cover. A control panel is fixed on the box body. A fixed solar battery panel is provided on an outer surface of the box cover. A movable solar battery panel is fixed on an inner surface of the box cover. The solar battery panels are connected in parallel and connected with the generating device. A solar battery panel input interface and a power output interface are fixed at a side of the box body. An external power input interface is fixed at another side of the box body.    USE - Portable solar generating system for use in outlying area and less-developed area, during earthquake relief work and flood prevention work.    ADVANTAGE - The system can utilize vehicle and indoor power to charge the storage battery under the condition of insufficient sunshine or during urgency. The system can provide emergency lighting and communication indemnification to people such as police and soldiers, during on-field duty and training under wicked conditions such as flood prevention and earthquake relief work. The system is convenient and practical to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a portable solar generating system.
NOVELTY - Semiconductor electrode for dye-sensitized solar cell comprises conductive bottom layer, semiconductor layer formed on the conductive bottom layer, and dye layer formed on the semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer includes semiconductor particles and metal oxide particle(s) of zirconium, niobium, tantalum, molybdenum (Mo), tungsten, nickel, copper, zinc, cadmium, tin, bismuth, iron, and antimony.    USE - Semiconductor electrode for dye-sensitized solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Electrons in the semiconductor layer are effectively separated from cavities due to the presence of metal oxide particle, thus prolonging the service life of electron-cavity and increasing light generated current to increase light-to-electricity conversion rate of dye-sensitized solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a method of manufacturing semiconductor electrode comprising forming a semiconductor layer including semiconductor particles and metal oxide particles on conductive bottom layer; and forming a dye layer on the semiconductor layer; and    (2) a dye-sensitized solar cell comprising semiconductor electrode, counter electrode, and electrolyte between the semiconductor electrode and counter electrode.
NOVELTY - The lunch box has a temperature display screen, a circuit component, and a control button. A heater is provided with a temperature sensor for measuring, controlling and displaying the temperature, and a bottom part of the lunch box is provided with a rechargeable battery and a rechargeable socket. An electronic digital display way is adopted by the temperature display screen.    USE - Rechargeable numerical-control electrothermal constant-temperature heat insulation lunch box.    ADVANTAGE - The bottom part of the lunch box is provided with the rechargeable battery and the rechargeable socket to effectively satisfy the requirements of heating and insulating heat in the field and the region without commercial electricity. The lunch box can accurately master the temperature of the insulated heat, and precisely presets the heat insulation temperature.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a rechargeable numerical-control electrothermal constant-temperature heat insulation lunch box.
NOVELTY - The cup has a cup body whose bottom part is formed with a connecting groove. A top part of a cup seat is formed with a connecting groove. An end of a connecting rod is inserted into the groove of the bottom part of the cup body, and another end of the rod is inserted into the groove of the top part of the cup seat. An internal part of the cup seat is equipped with a luminous control circuit. A battery (9) is connected with a circuit board (12). LED lamps (10) are equipped on the circuit board.    USE - LED lamp cup.    ADVANTAGE - The cup allows a user to control LED lamp with different colors by time for pressing control points with a switch, where the user can combine the different colors with displaying effects.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an LED lamp cup.    Cover (7)    Battery groove (8)    Battery (9)    LED lamps (10)    Circuit board (12)
NOVELTY - The electrical converter system has converters (98A-98N) that accept unique range of voltages for producing uniform electrical output. The switches (97A-97N) are connected to converters for receiving an input voltage. A monitor (102) is provided with a sensor (101) for identifying the level of input voltage. Either of switches is selectively closed in response to level of input voltage.    USE - Electrical converter system for collecting atmospheric energy using aircraft e.g. balloon such as foil balloon, rubber balloon, biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate polyester film balloon, latex balloon, and glider.    ADVANTAGE - The operating capability of the electrical converter system can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the electrical converter system.    Antenna (93)    Switches (97A-97N)    Converters (98A-98N)    Sensor (101)    Monitor (102)
NOVELTY - The method involves arranging wide-spectrum energy-saving trap lamps e.g. solar full-automatic wide-spectrum energy-saving trap lamp, in a middle part of a breeding farm or a breeding pond, and planting a plant on a land e.g. dry land. Insectivorous and herbivorous animals are made to search food in the land in night. Plant disease, insect and grass disease are prevented and controlled. The lamp is turned on during night, and insects in the land are attracted to gather under the lamp. The animals are integrated under the lamp to trap the insects.    USE - Ecological agriculture integrating method.    ADVANTAGE - The method realizes productions of a planting industry and a breeding industry at a same time, and relieves insect pest in the planting industry, reduces cost and labor on controlling the insects and weeding, improves quality of an agricultural product and saves breeding cost in the breeding industry. The method can ensure quality and safety and improve agricultural comprehensive benefits. The method can realize ecological coordinated and balanced development of agricultural ecological system.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an ecological agriculture integrating equipment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of an ecological agriculture integrating method.    Production unit (1)    Breeding farm (2)
NOVELTY - The method involves installing a battery core in a thin-wall steel shell, and injecting proper silica gel to fix the battery core. A printed circuit board (PCB) bracket is assembled in a locating hole, and a locating portion i.e. bump, on the PCB bracket in the locating hole is blocked. A preserved welding part is welded with the PCB bracket, and a front lid of the battery is assembled on the PCB bracket by utilizing glue. A rear lid of the battery is fixed to a rear side of the thin-wall steel shell by utilizing glue. Semi-finished goods of the battery are covered.    USE - Method for packaging a battery with a polymer battery core bushed by a steel shell.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides simple packaging technique and strong operation performance, and the battery packed by the method has smaller volume, larger capacity density, reliable safety performance and lower cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a battery.
NOVELTY - The blade has a heating resistor provided at radial and tangential positions, where shape of the resistor is matched with shape of the blade that is made of glass fiber reinforced plastic compound material. A blade root is connected with a wheel boss. A blade point is located at an end of the blade. A back edge of the blade at a leeward side and a front beam and a back beam are supported in an inner chamber of the blade. The resistor is spliced into a single unit through resin adhesive. A reinforced plastic layer is located between a layer and the inner chamber.    USE - Anti-icing wind wheel blade for a wind-driven generator set.    ADVANTAGE - The surface of the blade can be easily freezed in wet and low-temperature environment. The blade eliminates the ice at the surface through the heat that is generated by electrifying the resistor, and reduces fatigue load generated by icing. The blade improves running time of the wind-driven generator set, increases generating amount and improves usage ratio of a machine set. The blade has long service life.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an anti-icing wind wheel blade for a wind-driven generator set.
NOVELTY - The biogas tank has a heat exchange pipe (7) installed at bottom of biogas generator (1). The water inlet of heat exchange pipe is connected to one end of water inlet pipe (5). The water outlet of heat exchange pipe is connected to inlet of hot-water storage tank by water outlet pipe (6). The circulation pump (4) is set on the water outlet pipe. The biogas generator is installed on the tank (13). A foam insulating material is put at the bottom of the tank. A double-layer plastic film tunnel (10) is installed above the tank for closing the opening of the tank.    USE - Solar heating and insulating biogas tank.    ADVANTAGE - The solar heating and insulating biogas tank absorbs solar heat quantity fully so as to form greenhouse effect. The heat loss can be reduced effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the solar heating and insulating biogas tank.    Biogas generator (1)    Circulation pump (4)    Water inlet pipe (5)    Water outlet pipe (6)    Heat exchange pipe (7)    Double-layer plastic film tunnel (10)    Tank (13)
NOVELTY - The torch has a knife connection part (4) provided at outer side of a clamping device (2), where the clamping device and the knife connection part are fixed through a screw shaft (3). A rubber knife hard-light torch part (1) is connected with a battery lead (5).    USE - Rubber knife clamping hard-light torch.    ADVANTAGE - The torch is assembled with tools for tapping rubber to a single piece, so the torch is convenient to carry and use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a rubber knife clamping hard-light torch.    Rubber knife hard-light torch part (1)    Clamping device (2)    Screw shaft (3)    Knife connection part (4)    Battery lead (5)
NOVELTY - The boiler has a light condenser provided with a paraboloid reflector (3), a flowing system (4) and a bracket (5), where the paraboloid reflector is fixed at a lower side of a boiler body (2) that is made of vacuum tempered glass. The boiler body is provided at a focus point of the paraboloid reflector and convex lenses (1), and is formed as a ball-shape or an ellipsoid-shape. The paraboloid reflector is made of pure aluminum plate that is plated with a polyester membrane vacuum aluminizing reflecting material layer.    USE - Light-catching solar energy steam boiler.    ADVANTAGE - The boiler efficiently improves light condensation effect of the paraboloid reflector and the convex lenses, and saves power.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a light-catching solar energy steam boiler.    Convex lenses (1)    Boiler body (2)    Paraboloid reflector (3)    Flowing system (4)    Bracket (5)
NOVELTY - The method involves assembling multiple reflectors e.g. plastic lens, on a locating module by setting a convex face. Reflecting surfaces of each reflector are placed towards the convex face, and solidifying material is coated on the surfaces of the assembled multiple reflectors. The reflectors are connected into an integral, and radian of convex surface of the locating module is counted by focus of a solar thermal collector lens unit and focus light spot area. The convex surface is mounted with multiple locating frames for locating the reflectors.    USE - Method for preparing a solar thermal collector lens unit (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method easily enables preparation of the solar thermal collector lens unit at low production cost. The solar thermal collector lens unit has high quality stability, and can efficiently ensure light condensation efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The solidifying material is ethoxyline resin or glass fiber reinforced plastics. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar thermal collector lens unit, comprising multiple reflectors.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating solar thermal collector lens unit preparing method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing a sloping table face at an end of a table face structure far from an incident window region. A signal electrode of a titanium traveling wave electrode structure is provided on an upper surface of a deep ridge structure by extending the sloping table face to a substrate. An earth electrode of the titanium travelling wave electrode structure is provided on N type metal ohmic contacts on two sides of the deep ridge structure by extending the sloping table face to the substrate, and thickness of cleavage is reduced.    USE - Method for preparing an evanescent wave coupling type single carrier travelling wave photoelectric detector.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an evanescent wave coupling type single carrier travelling wave photoelectric detector.
NOVELTY - The assembly has a light anode provided with a transparent conductive substrate, a strip-shaped/grid-shaped metal gate electrode, and a compact semiconductor layer. The transparent conductive substrate is provided with the metal gate electrode that is equipped with the compact semiconductor layer. A nanometer porous semiconductor layer is coated on the compact semiconductor layer. A catalyst platinum layer is provided on the conductive substrate. An electrolytic layer is arranged between the light anode and a pair electrode.    USE - Dye-sensitized solar cell parallel assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The assembly has rational design and high technical integration degree. The metal gate electrode reduces electronic collection resistance, improves optical-electrical conversion efficiency and increases efficient utilization area.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The transparent conductive substrate is selected from one of transparent conductive glass, transparent glass, transparent conductive plastic and transparent plastic. The compact semiconductor layer is made from one or compound of peptide oxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide, tungsten oxide and niobium oxide. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a manufacturing method of a dye-sensitized solar cell parallel assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a dye-sensitized solar cell parallel assembly.
NOVELTY - A paste comprises (mass %) aluminum powder (65-75), an organic carrier (20-30), an inorganic glass powder (0.2-6), and an additive (0.5-1). The glass powder is formed by uniformly mixing greater than or equal to 2 glass powders with average grain size.    USE - A paste for forming an electrode of a solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The paste can suppress stress bending of a silicon substrate, and can completely form a backside electric field effect required by a solar cell together with a silicon base material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for preparing a paste, comprising:    (A) uniformly diffusing the glass powder in an organic solvent by ultrasonic wave;    (B) preparing a glass powder dispersion; and    (C) uniformly mixing the glass powder dispersion, aluminum powder, and an organic carrier with an additive.
NOVELTY - The system has a sun tracking device provided with a horizontal automatic tracking device (9) and a vertical automatic tracking device (8). The horizontal automatic tracking device is supported on a solar battery plate by a support (3a), and is electrically connected with a motor control circuit by a conductor. The vertical automatic tracking device is mounted on one side of a bracket that is vertical with the solar battery plate. The horizontal automatic tracking device comprises a top board, bottom board, light inlet end, photo-resistor circuit and a transparent plastic plate.    USE - Automatic tracking solar power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The motor in the system controls angle of the solar plate by controlling the photo-resistor circuit, so as to realize the automatic tracking function of the solar plate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an automatic tracking solar power generation system.    Support (3a)    Shaft (5a)    Ring (7a)    Vertical automatic tracking device (8)    Horizontal automatic tracking device (9)
NOVELTY - The heater has a vacuum glass insulating module equipped with a sealing pipe stopper (11) plugged in an opening of a glass vacuum pipe (2), water inlet pipe (3), water outlet pipe (4) and an electric heating pipe (22) passing through the stopper, and a polyurethane insulating block (10). The module comprises a bent pipe (18) connected with a plug (19). A water inlet pipe and a water outlet pipe are extended out of an opening outside the stopper and connected with the bent pipe. Adjacent vacuum glass insulating modules are plugged with a connecting pipe (21) by the plug.    USE - Modularized water tank-free solar water heater for installing in a roof and a wall of a building.    ADVANTAGE - The heater has wide application range, compact structure, firm sealing and fine safety, and can be vertically or obliquely installed on the roof, hung on the wall or embedded in the wall of the building, thus ensuring convenient installation and maintenance, and easily providing hot water with stable temperature.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a modularized water tank-free solar water heater.    Glass vacuum pipe (2)    Water inlet pipe (3)    Water outlet pipe (4)    Polyurethane insulating block (10)    Sealing pipe stopper (11)    Bent pipe (18)    Plug (19)    Connecting pipe (21)    Electric heating pipe (22)
NOVELTY - A substrate provider (2) provides substrate to anaerobic fermenter (l) with anaerobes to produce hydrogen. A hydrogen gas capturing device (3) captures hydrogen after binding the provided substrate and anaerobes. A separation membrane module (4) controls condensation process by condensing fermented fluid of anaerobes through the capturing device. A permeate collector (5) filters and stores permeate received from separation membrane module. A backwash processing line (6) washes contaminated materials from membrane module by providing the filtered permeate.    USE - Hydrogen production bio-cultivating system for anaerobe condensation.    ADVANTAGE - The contamination due to lack of space in inflow stream can be minimized by using permeate as filter backwash water received from the separation membrane module. The efflux of bacteria cells can be controlled effectively to secure the hydrogen production efficiency and system stability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of the separation membrane bio-cultivator for hydrogen production.    Anaerobic fermenter (1)    Substrate provider (2)    Hydrogen gas capturing device (3)    Separation membrane module (4)    Permeate collector (5)    Backwash process line (6)
NOVELTY - The U-shaped steel slots (3) are arranged in parallel on roof purlins (4,5) such that preset distance is maintained between adjacent slots. The solar cell subassembly (1) is set between side plates of adjacent slots. A roof wing is extended towards outer-side of aluminium frame provided at lower end of solar cell subassembly. A silicon rubber sealing strip is set between roof wing and upper end brim of solar cell subassembly. The upright posts (6,7) are fixed relative to roof purlins. The grade of roof is adjusted by using upright posts of sufficient heights.    USE - Solar power generating proof for building.    ADVANTAGE - The structure of the solar power generating proof can be simplified. The cost of solar power generating proof can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for mounting solar power generating roof on building.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar power generating proof.    Solar cell subassembly (1)    Steel slot (3)    Roof purlins (4,5)    Upright posts (6,7)
NOVELTY - The method involves mixing raw materials comprising polyfluortetraethylene powders and sodium chloride crystals having grain diameter in the range of 0.01-0.03 mm through a mixer. The mixed materials are placed into a high temperature sintering box for sintering at different temperatures of about 240-250 degrees C, 360-400 degrees C to obtain polytetrafluoroethylene based acid proof semi-finished product. The semi-finished product is placed into a drying box for drying it for 24 hours at temperature of 190-210 degrees C. Then the dried product is packaged into a finished product bag.    USE - Method of manufacturing acid proof sheet for storage battery.    ADVANTAGE - The pollution of acid mist to environment and air can be prevented, so as to prevent explosion of battery in inflammable and explosive special environment. The production efficiency is increased and number of labors required for manufacturing process is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) device for manufacturing acid proof sheet; and    (2) mechanical press molding apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the device for manufacturing acid proof sheet.
NOVELTY - A dye sensitized solar cell contains rubbery gel material (6). The gel material is formed using product obtained by covering dye-adsorbed zeolite with titanium oxide and gelling obtained product with polymer absorber, gelling dye adsorbed titanium oxide (porous), or drying and condensing product obtained by providing silicon or compound semiconductor in the obtained gel such that the viscoelasticity is not lost. The obtained product is further subjected to integral pressure condensation to form an elastic rubbery gel material.    USE - Dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The dye-sensitized solar cell has high efficiency and improved lifetime.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the dye sensitized solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the rubber-like gel material.    Rubbery gel material (6)    Pigment rubbery gel material (8)    Substrate (10)    Electrode (11)    Electrolyte solution rubbery gel material (16)
NOVELTY - A laminated sheet is formed by laminating sealing material layer on chemically or physically treated surface of back-sheet base material by performing melt-extrusion lamination process. The surface of back-sheet base material having fluoro resin or polyester resin is chemically or physically treated to improve adhesiveness. The sealing material layer contains ethylene copolymer composition containing copolymer of polar monomer having polar group chosen from carboxylic acid group and group derived from carboxylic acid base and ethylene, and dialkoxysilane having amino group.    USE - Laminated sheet is used for solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The laminated sheet has excellent productivity, interlayer adhesion strength with respect to back sheet and sealing material and handleability. The solar cell module formed using laminated sheet has excellent durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module, which has a substrate to which sunlight is supplied, solar cell element and laminated sheet.
NOVELTY - The mounting for an object subject to oscillation and vibration has a frame (2) and an oscillation damper (4) secured to the supported object. The damper has two axially facing plate bodies (8,12) secured to the frame, with a damping medium (18) between them in a clamping action on the damper periphery against the surrounding frame. The plates have openings (10) for a tube (16) to pass through to take the axis (6) of the supported object. The damper has an elastic mantle (20) filled (22) with a gas or an elastic granular material (24).    USE - The mounting is for an object subject to oscillation and vibration e.g. a wind turbine mounted at a building wall or roof.    ADVANTAGE - The structure is a simple mounting for a wind turbine, effectively suppressing any oscillations and vibrations at the wall or roof.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic section through the mounting.    frame (2)    damper (4)    supported object axis (6)    plate bodies (8,12)    openings (10)    tube (16)    damper mantle (20)    damper filling (22)    elastic granules (24)
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing electrolytic membrane and performing dryness and moisture cycle with respect to the electrolytic membrane until the dryness and moisture dimensional change rate is saturated. A catalyst layer is coated to the electrolytic membrane.    USE - Manufacturing method of membrane electrode assembly (claimed) of e.g. polyelectrode-type fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The durability of the membrane electrode assembly of polyelectrode-type fuel cell is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for membrane electrode assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the process of manufacture of membrane electrode assembly. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a thermosetting type adhesive agent (4) between an interconnector (5) and a photovoltaic cell (2). The adhesive agent is heated and the change in temperature in a predetermined position of the cell is measured with respect to time. The contact state of the interconnector and photovoltaic cell is determined by heating adhesive agent until the temperature of the photovoltaic cell reaches a maximum value.    USE - Method for connecting interconnector with photovoltaic cell for solar cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - As the temperature change in photovoltaic cell is measured by heating the adhesive agent until temperature of the cell reaches the maximum value, quality of contact state can be determined easily hence reliability of the solar cell module can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacturing method of solar cell module; and    (2) method for testing joining state of interconnector and photovoltaic cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a fragmentary sectional view illustrating process of connecting interconnector with photovoltaic cell.    Photovoltaic cell (2)    Thermosetting type adhesive agent (4)    Interconnector (5)    Substrate stage (50)    Laser irradiation apparatus (61)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing several water gutter sections in an elongated cover plate of plate cover deck provided in a solar panel holder (10). The bending stiffness in longitudinal direction of cover plate is lower than the bending stiffness in lateral direction. The cover plate is extended continuously in horizontal direction below solar panels (11a-11f). The cover plate rolled up over its length is supplied to a slanted roof base (1), so that the cover plate is rolled over the roof base in horizontal direction resulting in attachment of cover plate on roof base.    USE - Method for building solar panel assembly on slanted roof base.    ADVANTAGE - The building of solar panel assembly on the slanted roof base is performed efficiently at low cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of the slanted roof.    Slanted roof base (1)    Tile battens (3)    Tiles (4)    Solar panel holder (10)    Solar panels (11a-11f)
NOVELTY - The utilizing method involves providing a thermoelectricity module at an outer wall of discharge pipe at upper portion of aluminum cell. The thermoelectricity module has a heat end connected to the outer wall of discharge pipe, and a cold end cooled by wind or circulatory heat-conducting medium. The heat energy in the discharge pipe is converted into the electrical energy by the thermoelectricity module. The electrical energy is provided through an output end.    USE - Utilizing method of waste heat of aluminum cell wind pipe.    ADVANTAGE - Effectively uses and converts heat energy of discharge pipe at the upper portion of aluminum cell via a thermoelectricity module.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The heat and cold ends of thermoelectricity module has working temperatures of 150-200 degrees Centigrade and 5-45 degrees Centigrade, respectively. The heat end is fixed on a glass fiber cloth by epoxy resin. The heat conducting medium can be water or flame retarded dielectric oil. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a device for utilizing waste heat of aluminum cell wind pipe.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic diagram explaining the utilizing method of waste heat of aluminum cell wind pipe. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - The component has Fresnel lenses fixed to a glass cover plate and arranged in an array, and a solar cell fixed to an upper surface of the bottom plate according to an arrangement of the Fresnel lenses and connected in series or parallel. Radiating fins are mounted on a side of the solar cell through screw or heat-conducting adhesive. A frame is mounted on the bottom plate with the screw, and the glass cover plate is fixed to a top part of the frame.    USE - High power condensation solar cell component for converting light energy of sun into electric energy.    ADVANTAGE - The component has simple manufacturing technique, low cost and convenient installation. The component is favorable to generalization of the condenser solar power generation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The solar cell is formed as silicon cell, gallium arsenide cell, germanium/ gallium arsenide cell, gallium arsenide/indium gallium phosphide cell or germanium/gallium indium arsenide/gallium indium phosphide cell. The material of the frame is made of aluminum alloy, hard resin or stainless steel. The radiating fins of the high power condensation solar cell component are made of copper or aluminum material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a high power condensation solar cell component.
NOVELTY - Preparation of bi-component organic silicon resin comprises co-hydrolyzing vinyl silane and chloro-silicane to prepare the first component, co-hydrolyzing hydrogen-containing silane and chloro-silicane to prepare the second component, mixing the two components according to a certain ratio, reacting under the action of catalyst, and obtaining an odorless, colorless, transparent, heat-resistant light-emitting diode encapsulation material with lower water absorbing rate and without color change.    USE - The process is useful for preparing bi-component organic silicon resin that is used for fields of optical lens, solar battery base plate, and touch screen (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - In utilizing the process, the bi-component organic silicon resin overcomes the problem that the traditional thermoplastic encapsulation material is easy to change the color and degrade the light due to poor heat resistance is solved. Moreover, in the light-emitting diode (LED) encapsulation, it has the action of mechanical supporting and the environment sealing and chip protection; where it also has light-transmission performance, bonding ability, and moisture resistivity and heat resistance. Additionally, according to the requirement of the material, the hardness, the bonding force, and the heat resistance of the material can be adjusted.
NOVELTY - The device has a solar cell phalanx (1) connected with a system controller (3) via a current contactor (2). The system controller is connected with a power distribution system (5) via a grid-connected inverter (4), and the solar cell phalanx is installed on a curtain wall of a building. The solar cell phalanx is formed by a polycrystalline silicon cell and a double faced adhesive, and the adhesive is formed by polyvinyl butyral material. An input/output (I/O) port of the system controller is provided with a communication system (6).    USE - Photovoltaic power generation integral device for a high-rise building curtain wall.    ADVANTAGE - The device installs the solar cell phalanx on the curtain wall of the building to organically combine the photovoltaic power generation system and the curtain wall enclosure structure system of the high-rise building to form an integral structure, so that the device has the function of enclosure, and can reduce the use of the building material, increase the area of collecting the solar energy by the device and increase the generated power energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a photovoltaic power generation integral device.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Solar cell phalanx (1)    Current contactor (2)    System controller (3)    Grid-connected inverter (4)    Power distribution system (5)    Communication system (6)
NOVELTY - The material (M-PH) has a transparent plastic support (P1) comprising a surface covered with a transparent adhesive layer (M1) e.g. pressure sensitive adhesive layer, where the plastic support is made of polyester. Photochromes (CR1) are distributed in the adhesive layer. An anti-adhesive type plastic protection liner or film (L1) is placed above the adhesive layer. The adhesive layer provides a flexible host matrix function for the photochromes and a transfer function on the surface.    USE - Photochromic material for use in an optical radiation protection device (claimed) i.e. solar filter.    ADVANTAGE - The photochromes are uniformly distributed in the adhesive layer, thus permitting rapid relaxation of the material. The photochromic material is flexible, homogenous, transportable and re-positionable.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for fabricating a photochromic material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a photochromic material.    Photochromes (CR1)    Anti-adhesive type plastic protection liner or film (L1)    Photochromic material (M-PH)    Transparent adhesive layer (M1)    Transparent plastic support (P1)
NOVELTY - Resin sealing sheet has resin layer supported with water and/or trapping agent of gas.    USE - Resin sealing sheet is used for semiconductor element of solar cell. Can also be used for organic electroluminescent element and flat panel display.    ADVANTAGE - Resin sealing sheet has excellent adhesiveness, gap cover property and protect semiconductor element for long period of time.
NOVELTY - A solar cell (10) has electron conductor layer (12), hole conductor layer (14), and insulating layer (16,18) provided between the electron conductor layer and the hole conductor layer. The insulating layer several pores (20), and absorber material (22) dispersed partially within the pore(s).    USE - Solar cell is used for electronic device such as field effect transistor, light emitting diode, vertical surface emitting lasers and resonant cavity photo detector.    ADVANTAGE - The electronic device comprising the solar cell has improved efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for formation of solar cell, which involves providing electron conductor layer, disposing insulating layer over the electron conductor layer, processing the insulating layer to include pores configured to accommodate absorber material, providing the absorber material partially within the pores, and disposing hole conductor layer over the absorber materials and the insulating layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the portion of solar cell.    Solar cell (10)    Electron conductor layer (12)    Hold conductor layer (14)    Insulating layers (16,18)    Absorber material (20)
NOVELTY - A solar cell back-sheet has a light-emitting coloring layer, a weather-resistance polyester-type resin layer, and a gas barrier property layer between the light-emitting coloring layer and weather-resistance polyester-type resin layer. The weather-resistance polyester-type resin layer contains a crosslinked material (a) of polycaprolactone polyol and/or polycarbonate polyol, a crosslinked material of modified polyvinyl alcohol and/or an acrylic-type copolymer having ultraviolet-ray stability group, ultraviolet-ray absorptive group and/or cycloalkyl group.    USE - Back-sheet is used for solar cell module (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to dye sensitizing-type solar cell, crystalline silicon-type solar cell, amorphous silicon-type solar cell, thin film crystal-type solar cell, compound semiconductor-type solar cell and organic thin film-type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell back-sheet has excellent gas barrier property, weather resistance and light-shielding property. The solar cell module formed using the back-sheet has excellent durability, and is economical.
NOVELTY - A solar cell backsheet has gas barrier layer between light-shielding polyolefin resin colored layer and weather-resistant polyester resin layer, weather-resistant coating layer and inorganic thin-film layer. The weather-resistant coating layer contains material chosen from crosslinked material of polycaprolactone polyol and/or polycarbonate polyol, crosslinked material of modified polyvinyl alcohol, and acrylic copolymer having ultraviolet-stabilizing group, ultraviolet-absorbing group and/or cycloalkyl group.    USE - Backsheet is used for solar cell module (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to crystalline-silicon type solar cell, amorphous silicon-type solar cell, thin film crystal-type solar cell, compound semiconductor-type solar cell, organic thin film-type solar cell and dye sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The backsheet has excellent gas barrier property, weather resistance, light-shielding property and adhesiveness with filler. The solar cell module containing backsheet having excellent electric power generation efficiency and ultraviolet ray resistance, is economical.
NOVELTY - A resin composition comprises (in weight parts) synthetic resin (100), flame retardant (10-200) and flame-resistant adjuvant (0.5-20). The flame-resistant adjuvant is phosphorus compound, carbon powder, and/or silicone.    USE - Resin composition is used for molded products (claimed) for motor vehicle components, battery peripheral portion, and cable.    ADVANTAGE - The resin composition has excellent mechanical characteristics flame retardance and acid resistance. The molded products formed using resin composition has excellent external appearance with minimal silver streaking.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A resin composition contains (in weight parts) synthetic resin (100), flame retardant (10-200) and flame-resistant adjuvant (0.5-20). The flame-resistant adjuvant is phosphorus compound, carbon powder, and/or silicone. The flame retardant is of formula: Ma(Al1-xM'x)bAzB'y(OH)n?mH2O (1).    M=Na+, K+, NH4+, H3O+ and/or Ca2;    M=Zn2+, Ni2+, Sn4+, Zr4+ and/or Ti4+;    A=organic acid anion(s);    B'=inorganic acid anion(s);    a=0.7-1.35;    b=2.7-3.3;    m=0-5;    n=4-7;    x=0-0.6;    y=1.7-2.5;and    z=0-0.5.
NOVELTY - A photoelectric transducer has anode, cathode and active layer formed between anode and cathode. The active layer has n-type semiconductor and p-type semiconductor. The area of pn junction of the n-type semiconductor and p-type semiconductor is 1 mu m3 to 100 mu m2 or more in the active layer.    USE - Photoelectric transducer is used as organic solar cell and photo sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric transducer has high photoelectric conversion efficiency.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of niobium oxide comprises reacting a niobium compound, chelating agent and catalyst in a solvent (S1-S3) in an inert gas atmosphere.    USE - Manufacture of niobium oxide for production of niobium phosphate useful as an electrolyte material for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The comminuted niobium oxide has high catalytic activity. The niobium phosphate is manufactured at lower temperatures, thus making its performance as electrolyte material more sustainable. The concentration of chelating agent is thrice, preferably four times that of niobium atoms in terms of molar ratio, so that it is possible to prevent atoms of chelating agents from repelling one another to lower the chelating effect; thus enabling niobium oxide to be produced with nano-order particle size.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a niobium oxide having a volume averaged particle size as measured by dynamic light scattering method of 0.9-12 nm;    (2) manufacture of niobium phosphate comprising reacting a niobium compound, chelating agent and catalyst in a solvent in an inert gas atmosphere, and adding phosphoric acid to compound obtained in first step; and    (3) a niobium phosphate having a proton conductivity value of not less than 5.3x 10-5 Scm-1.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart for manufacturing niobium oxide.    Addition of niobium compound to solvent (S1)    Addition of chelating agent to solvent (S2)    Addition of catalyst to solvent (S3)    Drying step of resulting product (S4)
NOVELTY - The collector has an arched array shell made of thermosetting resin or iron plate. An arched body is connected to a support part on an edge. A reinforcing rib is arranged in radiation shape utilizing a support member column as circle center. A frame is integrated with a bottom shell. A segregated thumbtack-shaped support member is provided with a support face. Surface shapes of the support face and the shell are matched with shape of a connection part. The thumbtack-shaped support member is made of paramagnetic material or magnetic material.    USE - Vacuum solar heat collector.    ADVANTAGE - The arched array on the shell can improve rigidity of a thin-wall shell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a vacuum solar heat collector.
NOVELTY - The device has multiple reflecting curtains installed on a bracket in a bracket base, where lower parts of the reflecting curtains are fixedly installed at a bottom part of the bracket. Upper parts of the reflecting curtains are fixed on the bracket through adjusting nuts. The reflecting curtains are formed with an aluminum-plated polyester film and a zinc-plated steel plate, where the aluminum-plated polyester film is adhered to the zinc-plated steel plate.    USE - Solar energy utilization type material drying device.    ADVANTAGE - The device is operated by utilizing solar energy, thus saving energy resources, reducing the land area for drying, increasing the thickness of the material to be dried, producing high temperature and quickly drying the material under strong sunlight radiation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a solar energy utilization type material drying device.
NOVELTY - A solar cell has a light reception layer (2) which generates electricity by absorbing light, provided between a substrate and a light-permeable electrode (3). The light reception layer has two layers or more of p-type semiconductor layer (4) and n-type semiconductor layer (5). The p-type semiconductor layer is formed when p-type dopant is added to thin film layer which contains indium-nitride-gallium particles (44), and n-type semiconductor layer is formed when n-type dopant is added to the surface at the side of light-permeable electrode of p-type semiconductor layer.    USE - Solar cell is used for solar module (claimed) and photovoltaic power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell is economical, and excellent in mass productivity and photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar module, which has solar cell and resin which covers the solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional enlarged view of solar cell.    Light reception layer (2)    Light-permeable electrode (3)    P-type semiconductor layer (4)    N-type semiconductor layer (5)    P-type indium-nitride-gallium particles (44)
NOVELTY - The system has a fuel cell (1) e.g. polymer-electrolyte-membrane fuel cell (3), provided with an anode chamber (21) and a cathode chamber (11). A reactant flows into the chambers through an anode inflow stream (22) and a cathode inflow stream (12), and balancing areas (31, 31') are arranged at end sides of a membrane element for humidifying and tempering one of the inflow streams. The membrane element forms a membrane-electrode-arrangement (2) with an anode (20) and a cathode (10). The chambers have an extension whose length dimension corresponds to a length of the balancing areas.    USE - Fuel cell i.e. polymer-electrolyte-membrane fuel cell, system for use in an automotive field for producing current.    ADVANTAGE - The balancing areas are arranged at the end sides of the membrane element for humidifying and tempering the anode inflow stream or the cathode inflow stream, thus moisturizing and tempering the inflow streams without forming additional separating chamber or using external moisturizer and/or tempering unit, and hence reducing weight and manufacturing costs of the fuel cell system. The reduction of weight and manufacturing costs of the fuel cell system enables the fuel cell system to be used in an automotive field in a cost-effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for humidifying and tempering a fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a fuel cell in reverse flow mode.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Fuel cell (1)    Membrane-electrode-arrangement (2)    Polymer-electrolyte-membrane (3)    Cathode (10)    Cathode chambers (11)    Cathode inflow stream (12)    Anode (20)    Anode chamber (21)    Anode inflow streams (22)    Balancing areas (31, 31')
NOVELTY - The carrier has an upper part (7) and a lower part (2) for carrying and connecting mechanical sensible laminar components such as solar modules, where the upper part and the lower part are provided with a retracted metallic part (3) and made of unlimited number of continuously formed polymers. The lower part has a rigid base plate with soft, elastic positions (5) for retaining the laminar components. The upper part is guided at a center of the lower part, and a cover (13) is attached to a channel (1) by a hinge (14). A clipping mechanism (15) locks the cover and the base plate.    USE - Hybrid multifunctional carrier for use as a carrier and connecting element, for fastening a laminar component e.g. photovoltaic module and solar module.    ADVANTAGE - The upper part and the lower part are provided with the retracted metallic part and made of unlimited number of continuously formed polymers, thus preventing slipping of the laminar components to be fixed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front sectional view of a hybrid multifunctional carrier.    Channel (1)    Lower part (2)    Metallic part (3)    Soft elastic positions (5)    Upper part (7)    Channel cover (13)    Hinge (14)    Clipping mechanism (15)
NOVELTY - A solar cell module backsheet has a film obtained by laminating inorganic oxide vapor deposition polyester film on surface layer of polyester film (1), coating cerium oxide-containing ink on surface of inorganic oxide vapor deposition polyester film to form ink-containing inorganic oxide vapor deposition polyester film (3), and laminating obtained ink-containing inorganic oxide vapor deposition polyester film on polyethylene film (4) as back layer.    USE - Solar cell module backsheet is used for semiconductor devices, residence and domestic power supply.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell module backsheet has excellent adhesiveness and weather resistance, can be manufactured simply and economically.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of solar cell module backsheet.    Surface layers of polyester film (1,5,6)    Inorganic oxide vapor deposition polyester film (2)    Ink containing-inorganic oxide vapor deposition polyester film (3)    Polyethylene film (4)
NOVELTY - The hearing aid has a cover (2) detachably attached to a housing (1) by a locking device. The housing includes two inner recesses (12) with two locking bars (11) e.g. metal strip. The recesses include an actuation element (10) e.g. lever, where the bars automatically take a closing position when the actuation element is not activated and are brought into an open position by actuating the actuating element. Each bar is in opposing engagement with respective recesses in the closing position of the bars and not in opposing engagement with the recesses in the open position of the bars.    USE - Hearing aid i.e. behind-the-ear hearing aid, for supplying a hearing-impaired person with amplified hearing signals.    ADVANTAGE - The utilization of the single actuation element simplifies operation of interlocking of the cover to the housing. The aid achieves high interlocking forces, thus increasing interlocking safety against unintentional opening of the locking bars and unintentional actuation of the actuating element by a small child. The aid is operated, constructed and manufactured in simple manner and is reliable in function.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The locking bars and the actuating element are made of plastic.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a housing of a hearing aid with an opened cover.    Housing (1)    Cover (2)    Battery (5)    Battery compartment (6)    Actuating element (10)    Locking bars (11)    Recesses (12)
NOVELTY - The turbine has a mechanical electrical power conversion (MEPC) compact drive train (183) connected to a rotor (120), and a space frame (160) mounted on a top part of a tower (140) and integrated with the compact drive train. The space frame and the compact drive train are arranged to carry primary rotor loads and drive train torque to the tower. The space frame is formed on joined rails or joined panels. The space frame is made of aluminum alloys, steel alloys, composites or polymer materials. The space frame is covered with an architectural fabric or weatherproof material.    USE - Wind turbine for use with a wind turbine generator i.e. wound rotor induction generator.    ADVANTAGE - The turbine is light in weight. The turbine efficiently transfers rotor operational loads, and drives train torque to the tower. The turbine avoids the need of heavy bed frame and non-load bearing nacelle components, thus increasing wind turbine supply sources and supply volume. The turbine is provided with minimum number of panels, so as to reduce the tooling cost of the turbine. The turbine reduces the stress. The turbine is easy to maintain, and weatherproof and durable to use. The turbine eliminates the possibility of panel vibration.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a mechanical electrical power conversion compact drive train.    Rotor (120)    Main shaft (130)    Tower (140)    Space frame (160)    Mechanical electrical power conversion compact drive train (183)
NOVELTY - A lithium-ion battery comprises electrode group and electrolyte sealed in a battery casing. The electrode group comprises sequentially wound or laminated anode, diaphragm and cathode. The anode comprises anode material coated on conductive base component. The anode material includes positive active material and binder. The positive active material is lithium iron phosphate. The diaphragm is thin-film including polyimide.    USE - Lithium-ion battery used for electrical components.    ADVANTAGE - The lithium-ion battery has excellent cycle characteristics and discharge performance.
NOVELTY - The tank i.e. fuel gas tank (9), has an ultrasonic sensor connected to a tank wall for detecting a sonic wave that propagates in the wall. An internal defect determining unit determines whether an internal defect e.g. crack, exists in the wall on a basis of a detection result obtained by the sensor, where the wall is filled with a hydrogen gas. The determining unit outputs an abnormal signal if an internal defect exists in the wall. The sensor includes a pressure sensor for detecting a pressure inside the tank. A storage unit stores a relationship between the pressure and the sonic wave.    USE - Pressure tank i.e. fuel gas tank, for use in a fuel cell vehicle (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The abnormality detection of the pressure tank can be performed in a reliable manner during continuous usage of a vehicle, thus enabling the tank to be maintained efficiently without increasing cost and time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for detecting an internal defect in a tank wall of a pressure tank.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a rear view of a fuel cell vehicle.    Fuel gas tank (9)    Tank body (20)    Diagnosis circuit (38)    Electronic control unit (39)    Fuel gas line (40)
NOVELTY - The system has a water-utilizing generator and a water-draining generator that are connected to an input port of a generating controller and a photoelectric isolation unit. An output port of the generating controller is connected to a water inflow electro-dynamic valve, a water-draining electro-dynamic valve and a control end of a solid relay of a charger. The water inflow electro-dynamic valve and the water-draining electro-dynamic valve are connected with an accumulator. An output end of the charger is connected with the accumulator.    USE - Running-water power generating system for a kitchen of a home.    ADVANTAGE - The running water is controlled by the generating controller to flow from the outdoor water inflow pipe to the water inflow generator, thus facilitating the water inflow generator to generate power. The system can enhance bathing and washing clothes when water is utilized in kitchen. The running water stored in the water inflow storage tank flows from the indoor water service pipe to the water-utilizing generator, thus enhancing the water-utilizing generator to generate power. The accumulator can be charged by the charger with alternating current power that is generated from the water inflow generator, the water-utilizing generator and the water-draining generator in the home.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a running-water power generating system.
NOVELTY - The charger has a solar board (1) assembled on a plastic container, and a lithium battery provided in the plastic container, connected to a circuit board and switched in an input interface (5) and an output interface (4). Four LED lamps (2) are assembled at an outer right side of the plastic container, and are connected to the lithium battery and a solar plate in series, where illumination of the LED lamps is controlled by a switch (3). A light tile is assembled at a right front end of the switch. A battery box is assembled at a left side of the container.    USE - Solar charger for a torch.    ADVANTAGE - The charger charges the torch through small direct current voltage and small current solar energy. The charger enhances safety of the torch, has aesthetic appearance, and is convenient to carry.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar charger.    Solar board (1)    LED lamps (2)    Switch (3)    Output interface (4)    Input interface (5)
NOVELTY - The heater has a heat preserving water tank installed on a multifunctional base above an angle-adjustable solar heat collector for automatically controlling water level. A telescopic working platform is installed in a clamping slot under the multifunctional base. An angle-adjustable solar heat collector is fixed at a middle of the multifunctional base through an angle-adjustable device. The multifunctional base is fixed on an external wall of a building through a wall-through hanger. The multifunctional base is made up of channel steel and angle iron through welding.    USE - Modular combined solar water heater for use in a building in a city. Can also be used in a building in a rural area.    ADVANTAGE - The heater can be easily installed in the building in a seated manner or a straddled manner, thus effectively utilizing the heater in the rural area with well water or turn-taking water supply, saving energy and protecting environment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a modular combined solar water heater.
NOVELTY - The heater has an upper metal support tube and a lower metal support tube including an insulating layer. A set of mounting holes is formed in inner sides of the support tubes evacuated glass tubes, where the holes are provided with oil-resisting rubber seal rings and evacuated glass tubes. An oil refilling tank is provided over a solar collector, and in communication with atmosphere. A water drum is equipped with a spiral coil type heat exchanger in a foamed polyurethane insulating layer, and a micro circulating pump and a pipeline to comprise a heat transfer oil circulating system.    USE - Frost-resisting solar water heater for use in a cold region.    ADVANTAGE - The heater transfers heat absorbed by the solar heater from sun into the water drum with heat transfer oil such that heat transfer effect of the heater can be improved. The micro circulating pump is provided with an optical controller for automatically controlling work hour in daylight and at night such that the heater can be easily utilized in the cold region.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial side sectional view of a frost-resisting solar water heater.
NOVELTY - The device has a support saddle (40) equipped with multiple connecting mounting holes at a top surface. Press blocks (42) are placed on bottom parts (21) of a framework of a solar heat collector, and made of inward rolled channel steel, outward rolled channel steel or equilateral channel steel. A connecting mounting hole is formed at a top surface of the press block. A bolt (41) is provided in the connecting mounting holes of the support saddle and the press block and firmly connected with a screw or a screw hole.    USE - Device for connecting adjacent units of a solar heat collector.    ADVANTAGE - The device saves production cost and indirectly forms a standardization of the connecting device. The device can be easily replaced when the connecting device is damaged, while ensuring easy maintenance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an adjacent units connecting device.    Adjacent unit (20)    Bottom part (21)    Support saddle (40)    Bolt (41)    Press block (42)
NOVELTY - The cable has a conductor made of multiple tinning oxygen-free copper wires in bunch strand and multiple strands. An insulating barrier is made from a highly tear-proof silastic composite material, and a sleeve layer is made from a polyurethane elastomeric composite material.    USE - Wind energy cable for an oceanic wind power dynamo in a wind power system.    ADVANTAGE - The cable has high resistance to oxidation, cold, grease contamination, corrosion, radiation, contortion and fatigue, and high flexibility, so as to improve the reliability and prolong the service life of the wind power system and reduce the manufacturing cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a wind energy cable.
NOVELTY - An oxo derivative is new.    USE - An oxo derivative for a polymer for a blend for use in producing a crosslinked polymer material for an opto-electronic device (preferably solar cell) (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The derivative permits stabilization during crosslinking in time with the nano-morphology of an active layer thus improving power efficiency and/or short circuit current of a bulk heterojunction solar cell, and increasing lifetime of predetermined performance levels of the devices.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An oxo derivative of formula (I) or (II) is new.    Ar=homocyclic or heterocyclic aromatic group from thienyl, phenyl, naphthyl, pyrrolyl, pyridyl, carbazolyl, fluorenyl or benzothiazolyl (preferably 2,5 thienylene);    L=O, S, NH, -CH(CH3)-O or (CH2)qO having an O atom adjacent to the carbonyl group, CH(CH3)NH or (CH2)qNH having an NH group adjacent to the carbonyl group, or CH(CH3)-S or (CH2)qS having a S atom adjacent to the carbonyl group;    q=1-3;    R1-R2=H;    R3=H, 1-4C alkyl or Ph;    R4=Me;and    X, Y1=H, Cl, Br, iodo, boronic acid, boronic esters or organotin.    Provided that X and Y1 are not both hydrogen. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a polymer comprising (I) or (II);    (2) a method of producing (I);    (3) a method of producing the polymer comprising polymerizing (I) or (II) by reductive coupling and comonomer(s);    (4) a process of preparing a polymer comprising copolymerizing a monomer post-functionalizable to (I) or (II) with a copolymerizable comonomer by reductive coupling to produce a post-functionalizable copolymer, and post-functionalizing the post-functionalizable copolymer;    (5) a blend comprising a polymer, and a negative or positive-type compound;    (6) a method of producing a crosslinked polymer material comprising irradiating the blend with UV light in the absence of a photoinitiator; and    (7) an opto-electronic device comprising a crosslinked polymer material.
NOVELTY - The power supplier has an intelligent battery comprising a lithium battery, and a battery management control system, a solar battery board, a solar display controller and the intelligent battery placed in a haversack. A surface of the haversack is made of transparent plastic, and the solar display controller comprises an intelligent control display screen and a master control single chip machine. The intelligent control display screen is provided with a control key, and the battery management control system comprises a balanced circuit.    USE - Backpack solar power supplier.    ADVANTAGE - The power supplier has simple structure, and is convenient to use. The power supplier can compensate electric power for solar energy and commercial power. The human-computer interaction interface enables a user to conveniently operate. The power supplier is placed in the haversack, so that the user can conveniently carry the power supplier for long distance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a backpack solar power supplier.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The contact piece of guard plate has a vertically welded portion and a horizontally bent portion that are connected to form a T-shaped plane. A pre-bent opening is formed in the side of horizontally bent portion arranged closed to the vertically welded portion. The contact piece is made of nickel material and the thickness of contact piece is 0.1-0.27 mm. A tin mounting slot is formed in the front end of vertically welded portion.    USE - Contact piece for guard plate of polymer lithium ion battery.    ADVANTAGE - The reliability and operational efficiency of assembled battery can be improved. The welding intensity with respect to guard plate of the polymer lithium ion battery and anode tab of battery core can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of contact piece of guard plate.
NOVELTY - A flexible photovoltaic panel (1) comprises photovoltaic cells (3), encapsulating layer(s) made of thermoplastic material adapted to contain in it the photovoltaic cells, and layer(s) (7) made of flexible plastic material resistant to UV rays, joined and overlapped to encapsulating layer on its first surface.    USE - A flexible photovoltaic panel for automotive, aeronautical, ship and camper sectors.    ADVANTAGE - The flexible photovoltaic panel has high efficiency characteristics; is bendable and capable to be treaded onto without difficulty; and is capable of being adapted to a high number of end applications, to be bendable and lightweight, i.e. adapted to be easily transported and applied where necessary, and to be treaded onto, i.e. adapted to be used in all those context in which the surface is used (such as in campers or ships).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of flexible photovoltaic panel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of a photovoltaic panel.    Flexible photovoltaic panel (1)    Photovoltaic cell (3)    Layer made of flexible plastic material (7)
NOVELTY - The solar panel cover has several lens elements supported by a support structure. Several lens elements distributes light incident upon the cover main portion to solar receiving element placed beneath the cover main portion. The lens element focuses sunlight (97) on the solar receiving elements, as the sun changes the position relative to the cover.    USE - Solar panel cover for use in solar collector system (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar energy absorption amount can be increased. The sunlight can be captured and redistributed onto receiving element reliably.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) solar collector system;    (2) solar cabana; and    (3) solar cabana kit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the lens element having holographic element.    Photovoltaic cell (93)    Fresnel lens (95)    Holographic material (96)    Sunlight (97)
NOVELTY - A fuel cell stack comprises a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) (10) including an electrolyte membrane and pair of electrodes coupled to either surface of electrolyte membrane; and pair of current collectors (30, 40) formed on either surface of MEA. The current collector comprises an insulating polymer film, and conductive adhesive layer interposed between the insulating polymer film and MEA.    USE - A fuel cell stack for generating electrical energy by reacting hydrogen with oxygen, and for a cell power generation system. The hydrogen is supplied as fuel. The oxygen is in the air. (all claimed)    ADVANTAGE - The gasket (20) can be interposed between MEA and current collectors to enhance the efficiency of electricity generation; is used for sealing a gap between current collector and MEA such that fuel and air are prevented from leaking; and can be disposed to completely cover a part where the metal pad of current collector is not formed, thus preventing a gap from forming.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded view illustrating a stacking structure of a fuel cell stack.    MEA (10)    Gasket (20)    Pair of current collectors (30, 40)    End plate (50)    Another end plate (60)
NOVELTY - An accumulator (20) comprises greater than or equal to 2 accumulator cells arranged in an accumulator housing (25), in which the accumulator cells are electrically connected by a connector element, and one of which is connected with the connector element over an electrically conductive adhesive.    USE - Accumulator for electric machine tool (10) (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The accumulator is provided with accumulator cells, at which a secure, stable, and electrically conductive connection of greater than or equal to 2 accumulator cells is enabled by a connector element. A solid and stable adhesive connection provides good electrical conductivities.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a connector element for an electrically conductive connection of greater than or equal to 2 accumulator cells.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a perspective view of an electric machine tool with an accumulator.    Electric machine tool (10)    Interface (14)    Direction (15)    Accumulator (20)    Accumulator housing (25)
NOVELTY - A sulfonated polymer or its salt, is new.    USE - As a proton exchange membrane such as fuel cell; and as an ionomer catalyst binder in a fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The sulfonated polymer has a degree of sulfonation of greater than or equal to 0.50 (preferably greater than or equal to 0.60). The polymer has methanol permeability of less than or equal to 1x 10-6 cm2/second, a relative selectivity of greater than or equal to 2 (preferably greater than or equal to 3), water uptake of less than or equal to 45 wt.% at 80 degrees C, proton conductivity at 30 degrees C of greater than or equal to 60 mS/cm; has water uptake-based relative selectivity of 0.75 to 1 at 80 degrees C, has water uptake of less than or equal to 45 wt.% at 80 degrees C and a proton conductivity of greater than or equal to 80 mS/cm at 80 degrees C.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A sulfonated polymer of formula (I) or its salt, is new.    X=benzonitrile-2,6-diyl, or 2,3,5,6,2',3',5',6'-octafluoro-biphenyl-4,4'-diyl;    R=H or organic moiety;    n=10-10000;    p=1 or 2;    m=0 or 1.    The value of m is 0 or 1 for a particular monomer unit such that the polymer has a degree of sulfonation of greater than or equal to 0.50.
NOVELTY - A liquid matrix containing a spinnable polymer material and a platinum precursor is prepared, and the liquid matrix is electrostatic-spinning-transformed into a layer of nanofibers of polymer material. The polymer material is removed from the nanofibers, and the platinum precursor is transformed into platinum nanofibers.    USE - Production of platinum nanofiber used for nanofiber structure used as supporting structure for catalysis, redox catalyst of electrode of fuel cell and redox agent of barrier-layer dye-sensitized photocell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method provides platinum nanofiber efficiently, with high yield and without contaminants.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for nanofiber structure.
NOVELTY - The fuel cell system (100) has a hydrogen tank (21) that stores hydrogen, connected with fuel cell (10) through supply pipes (24-27,33,34,36). The electrochemical reaction of hydrogen and oxidation gas is performed in fuel cell. The supply pressure of hydrogen from fuel cell is adjusted to circulate hydrogen through circulation pump (28). The rotation speed of circulation pump is controlled by detecting pump temperature exceeding the preset value, to increase the supply pressure of hydrogen from hydrogen tank.    USE - Fuel cell system e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell system mounted in vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Since the rotation speed of circulation pump is controlled by detecting pump temperature exceeding the preset value, to increase the supply pressure of hydrogen from storage unit, the stoichiometry ratio of fuel cell system can be increased without increasing the rotation speed of circulation pump. The electric power generation performance of fuel cell can be improved. The load of circulation pump and temperature rise can be suppressed reliably. The operational efficiency of fuel cell is increased.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell (10)    Hydrogen tank (21)    Pipes (24-27,33,34,36)    Circulation pump (28)    Fuel cell system (100)
NOVELTY - The mirror structure comprises mirror (M), support, and resin adhesive sheet (VHB) for bonding the mirror to the support. The mirror comprises a plate-like base material and a dielectric multilayered film provided on an incident light side surface of the base material. The average reflectance of the mirror is not less than 95% at an incident light wavelength of 400 to 1000 nm.    USE - Mirror structure for condenser mounted in center of top surfaces of towers in thermal power generation plant.    ADVANTAGE - Highly reliable mirror structure that can reflect incident light with good efficiency can be provided.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a disassembled view of the mirror structure.    Honeycomb core (HC)    Mirror (M)    Face sheets (PT1,PT2)    Resin adhesive sheet (VHB)
NOVELTY - The holding structure (10) has cylindrical cell (60) that are arranged in parallel using the resin made holder (20). The cylindrical cell is maintained in radial direction by a base (30). A frame (40) is extended in radial direction of the cylindrical cell from the outer edge (31) of the base. An elastic deformation portion (50) protruded from the base is elastically deformed towards outer side direction by the cylindrical cell when cylindrical cell is inserted inside holder.    USE - Holding structure of cylindrical cell for battery mounted in electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The vibration of the cylindrical cell is prevented by elastically deforming the elastic deformation portion towards outer side direction when cylindrical cell is inserted inside holder such that the need for O-ring is avoided and cost of the holding structure is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of the holding structure of cylindrical cell.    Holding structure (10)    Resin made holder (20)    Base (30)    Outer edge (31)    Frame (40)    Elastic deformation portion (50)    Cylindrical cell (60)
NOVELTY - The trap has a reflector (610) made of a transparent material, and a refractor with a transparent surface area. The reflector reflects portion of ambient radiant energy to the transparent surface area of the refractor. The refractor includes a set of non-imaging concentrators that are positioned to accept portion of radiant energy from the transparent surface area of the refractor. A set of non-imaging concentrator interfaces is provided with a radiant energy receiver, and a radiant energy trap aperture area receives ambient radiant energy.    USE - Radiant energy trap.    ADVANTAGE - The trap has high efficiency, consumes less energy, and minimizes refractor material. The trap is inexpensive, and has low manufacturing cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a radiant energy trap.    Refractor-concentrator edge (605)    Reflector (610)    Refractor-concentrators (620)
NOVELTY - An organic photoelectric transducer has a functional layer provided between a pair of electrodes. The functional layer contains a polymer containing specific fluorene-containing repeating unit (1a and/or lb) and benzothiadiazole-containing repeating unit (2).    USE - Organic photoelectric transducer e.g. photosensor, organic image sensor, and organic thin film solar cell for solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The organic photoelectric transducer has high photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic photoelectric transducer has a functional layer provided between a pair of electrodes. The functional layer contains a polymer containing specific fluorene-containing repeating unit of formula (1a and/or lb) and benzothiadiazole-containing repeating unit of formula (2).    R=alkyl, alkoxy or optionally substituted aryl;    R1-R6=H, alkyl, alkoxy or optionally substituted aryl;    x=1 or 2;    y=0 or 1;and    z=0-2.    One or whole portion of hydrogen in alkyl, alkoxy and aryl are substituted by fluorine atom. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for composition, which contains fullerene derivative and polymer containing repeating units (1a and/or 1b), and repeating unit (2).
NOVELTY - The system has an electrochemical cell such as fuel cell for supplying energy to rotate a rotatable conducting disc (4) of a Faraday dynamo, so that the reactant in the hydrogen and oxygen flow paths (3,5) integrated with fuel cell moves away from inlets (2,6) provided in each flow path. The fuel cell has a hydrophilic polymer made outlet from which the water in the fuel cell is discharged during rotation of disc.    USE - System for performing electrochemical process.    ADVANTAGE - The rotation of the conducting disc of Faraday dynamo is performed efficiently by using the energy from fuel cell, without requiring complicated and expensive electronic units.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the schematic cross-sectional view of the system for performing electrochemical process.    Magnets (1)    Inlets (2,6)    Hydrogen flow path (3)    Rotatable conducting disc (4)    Oxygen flow path (5)
NOVELTY - The gripper (1) has two gripper arms (2, 3) which are pivotable about respective axis (2a, 3a) between a gripping position and a releasing position. The gripper arms act upon in a direction of the gripping position or in a direction of the releasing position by energy accumulators (7, 8). Each energy accumulator has permanent magnets (9) secured in a receptacle that is made of plastic, in securing regions (5, 6), where the securing regions are made of ultrasonically weldable material.    USE - Clamp gripper for use with a vessel transporting system i.e. bottle transporting system (claimed). Can also be used with an inspection machine, a blowing machine, a filling machine, wash machine, a rinsing or disinfection machine, a labeling machine and a transport equipment such as transportation belt.    ADVANTAGE - The energy accumulator has permanent magnets secured in the receptacle that is made of plastic, in the securing regions, where the securing regions are made of ultrasonically weldable material, so that the permanent magnets can be secured in a simple manner without the need of welding and without unintentionally heating the permanent magnets.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic top view of a clamp gripper.    Clamp gripper (1)    Gripper arms (2, 3)    Axes of arms (2a, 3a)    Securing regions (5, 6)    Energy accumulators (7, 8)    Permanent magnets (9)
NOVELTY - The energy plant has a roller-like rotor (1) rotatable around an axis (A1) and comprising multiple rotor blades (2), where the energy plant with liquid and/or gaseous medium is operated during arbitrary adjustment of the axis. An air guiding blade (3) is arranged upstream or downstream to the rotor blades in a rotating direction and is attached to one of the rotor blades. The rotor is partially surrounded by a diffuser element. Length of the air guide blade is smaller than length of the rotor blade.    USE - Flow energy plant such as horizontal and vertical flow energy plants e.g. wind power plant, for space travel and hydraulic and/or pneumatic and/or electrical systems, for generating hot water and generating current to directly charge a battery utilized for driving a ship, a passenger car and a lorry, and for use as a turbine in a dam and river course (all claimed). Can also be used for a roof of a residential building for energy supply of the building, and an internal combustion engine of an air vehicle, and for use as a water wheel.    ADVANTAGE - The flow energy plant converts kinetic energy of flowing medium into another energy form with high efficiency. The flow energy plant is operatable with both gaseous and liquid medium.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a wind-power plant from an incident-flow direction.    Axis (A1)    Roller-like rotor (1)    Rotor blades (2)    Air guiding blade (3)    Rotor plates (4)
NOVELTY - A highly transparent fluororesin film has micro-pattern obtained from fine recessed portion or convex portion, on surface(s) of film. The fine recessed portion or convex portion has pyramidal shape, hemispherical shape, columnar shape or paraboloid shape. The micro-pattern has pitch of 30 nm to 5 mu m. The fine recessed portion or convex portion has width 30 nm to 5 mu m and aspect ratio of 0.2-15. The highly transparent fluororesin film has visible-ray light transmittance of 94% or more and visible-ray light reflectance of 3% or more.    USE - Highly transparent fluororesin film is used for agricultural house and solar cell surface material (both claimed). Can also be used in liquid crystal display and cathode ray tube display.    ADVANTAGE - The fluororesin film has high transparency, light transmittance, heat resistance, chemical resistance, weather resistance and electrical property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of highly transparent fluororesin film.
NOVELTY - A solid polymer electrolyte contains aromatic polyimide (100 mass parts) having tetrone-containing repeating unit (I and II) and acid (0.1-100 mass parts) chosen from phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acid, sulfuric acid and methanesulfonic acid. The aromatic polyimide has characteristic viscosity of 0.05-100 dl/g at 25 degrees C using sulfuric acid solution having concentration of 0.5 g/100 ml.    USE - Solid polymer electrolyte is used for solid polymer electrolyte membrane for fuel cell (claimed), water electrolysis, hydrohalic acid electrolysis, brine electrolysis, oxygen enricher, humidity sensor and gas sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The solid polymer electrolyte has excellent proton conductivity, oxidation resistance and durability, and is economical.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A solid polymer electrolyte contains aromatic polyimide (100 mass parts) having tetrone-containing repeating unit of formula (I and II) and acid (0.1-100 mass parts) chosen from phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acid, sulfuric acid and methane sulfonic acid. The aromatic polyimide has characteristic viscosity of 0.05-100 dl/g at 25 degrees C using sulfuric acid solution having concentration of 0.5 g/100 ml.
NOVELTY - A catalyst layer (2) is formed in the concave portion (3) of an electrode base material (1). The electrode base material is a metallic porous material. The bottom face of the concave portion has an uneven shape.    USE - Electrode used in electrode-electrolytic membrane laminated structure for fuel cell (both claimed) such as anion conductive solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell used in motor vehicles, portable devices and household applications.    ADVANTAGE - Since the catalyst layer is formed inside the concave portion of the electrode base material, the shape of the catalyst layer is maintained irrespective of viscosity of the catalyst material, so that the catalyst layer of desired thickness can be formed efficiently. Sufficient reaction area of the electrode is ensured and peeling off of the catalyst layer is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) electrode manufacture method for fuel cell;    (2) electrode-electrolytic membrane laminated structure; and    (3) fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of an electrode for fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Electrode base material (1)    Catalyst layer (2)    Concave portion (3)    Electrode (11)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell stack (10) has several electrolyte and electrode structures by which a pair of electrodes is provided in both sides. Several metal separators of oblong shape are provided with a laminated portion laminated in horizontal direction. An electric insulation sheet element (94) with an abuttable laminated portion (24) is provided in the corner of inner wall upper portion of casing (32), when external load is provided to corner portion. The electric insulation sheet is made of polyimide resin, fluororesin or glass cloth.    USE - Fuel cell stack mounted in fuel cell vehicle such as car (from drawing).    ADVANTAGE - The short circuit between metal separator and casing is prevented by simple structure so that shift and peeling of electric insulation sheet element is suppressed. The area of electric insulation sheet element is reduced and can be used effectively over a long period of time.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an isometric view of the fuel cell stack. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Fuel cell stack (10)    Unit cell (22)    Laminated portion (24)    Casing (32)    Electric insulation sheet element (94)
NOVELTY - The re-breather has an air chamber (1) whose one end is made into a thin wall ball body (1a) and another end is made into an air nozzle with a long neck part (1b). An upper part of a circulating medium upper pipe (6) is welded with a heat expansion medium box (2). An upper part of the heat expansion medium box is welded with an air exhaust pipe (3). The air nozzle is tightly sleeved on the air exhaust pipe. The air chamber is made by a heat and oil resistance rubber material. An upper part of a medium heat storage inner cylinder is welded with the heat expansion medium box.    USE - Air chamber re-breather for a low pressure heat exchange system in a heat exchange-type solar water heater, a low pressure water warming-type heating boiler and a power transformer.    ADVANTAGE - The re-breather has a simple and reasonable structure, and can be operated in a practical and convenient manner. The re-breather eliminates requirement of adding heat transmission medium when a heat exchange system works, so that the heat exchange system avoids impurity from entering into the re-breather during breathing process without scaling.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an air chamber re-breather for a low pressure heat exchange system.    Air chamber (1)    Thin wall ball body (1a)    Long neck part (1b)    Heat expansion medium box (2)    Air exhaust pipe (3)    Circulating medium upper pipe (6)
NOVELTY - A hydrogen generator comprises a storage room base having a hydrogen reaction storage chamber at its center; and an upper cover. A liquid sampling port and a hydrogen outlet are connected with one end of the storage chamber in the upper cover. The other end of the storage chamber is connected with a hydrogen outlet in the upper cover through a micro hydrogen flow passage. A solid hydride fuel can directly enter the chamber through a fuel feed port on the storage room base. The fuel feed port is positioned at the middle position of the liquid sampling port and the hydrogen outlet.    USE - A hydrogen generator for a micro fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The generator can accurately control the yield and flow rate of the hydrogen through on-site hydrogen production and hydrogen consumption without a hydrogen storage container.
NOVELTY - The controller has a water spray nozzle round trip unit evenly spreading water, and a fan type scattering property excitation discharge nozzle. An automatic discharge number system utilizes a programmable logic controller (PLC).    USE - Water-cooling temperature controller for a tracker solar cell generating system.    ADVANTAGE - The controller removes pollution and provides cooling effect in a solar panel, and reduces power required for operation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a round trip unit of a water spray nozzle of a water-cooling temperature controller.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The device has a solar protection curtain (221) including an end connected and wound on a roller (27) movably installed on a rotation shaft (21). A pull rope (24) and fixed pulleys (232) are connected to another end of the curtain. A lower end of the curtain is equipped with a pull rod (223). The fixed pulleys are symmetrically equipped on two sides of an end of a thermal collector. A horizontal supporting rod is placed below the curtain and connected to a frame of the thermal collector or a mounting bracket to support the curtain.    USE - Solar protection device for protecting a solar thermal collector from sunlight.    ADVANTAGE - The device has easy popularization and application, and can effectively protect the solar thermal collector from the sunlight. The manufacturing cost of the device is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a solar protection device.    Rotation shaft (21)    Pull rope (24)    Roller (27)    Solar protection curtain (221)    Pull rod (223)    Fixed pulleys (232)
NOVELTY - The tank has a water inlet pipe (8) equipped with a foaming plastic insulation layer (7), a water outlet pipe (1) and a vacuum heat collecting tube (9). An inner bag is placed in a vacuum water storage tank and equipped with an external wall (3), internal wall (4) and a vacuum layer (5).    USE - Water storage tank for use in a solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The tank has high heat preservation property, and forms the inner bag with a vacuum layer and an insulation layer such that storage time of hot water can be greatly prolonged, and thermal efficiency can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a water storage tank.    Water outlet pipe (1)    External wall (3)    Internal wall (4)    Vacuum layer (5)    Foaming plastic insulation layer (7)    Water inlet pipe (8)    Vacuum heat collecting tube (9)
NOVELTY - The tank has a heat collector tank connecting cover plate (20) comprising a set of frames (40), where each frame is provided with a non-light tight cover plate and an outer gland strip. A buckling groove (41) is formed on an outer side of each frame. An elastic connecting plate (30) is placed between the frames, and equipped with a buckling head (31), buckling groove (33) and an elastically deformable buffer strip. The cover plate is indirectly buckled with the frames through the elastic connecting plate to connect the frames with each other.    USE - Solar-powered heat collector tank.    ADVANTAGE - The tank lowers processing and installing requirements on the heat collector unit body and the adjacent frames, and saves the processing and installing costs.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar-powered heat collector tank.    Heat collector tank connecting cover plate (20)    Elastic connecting plate (30)    Buckling head (31)    Buckling groove (33)    Frame (40)    Buckling groove (41)
NOVELTY - Photovoltaic device fabrication includes processing a precursor layer to form a photovoltaic absorber layer (56) comprising group IB-IIIA-VIA material (preferably indium-gallium hydroxide); and depositing a transparent layer loaded with conductive nanopowder or nanoparticle, in which web-like layer of conductive material comprises metallic nanowires, or depositing a smoothing insulating layer comprising sol-gel transparent conductive oxide (TCO) or TCO particles (preferably zinc oxide/aluminum with thickness of less than or equal to 100 nm) to fill gaps and depression in the absorber layer to reduce roughness.    USE - Method for fabricating photovoltaic device, e.g. copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) solar cell. Can also be used for cell based on amorphous silicon, Graetzel cell architecture, nanostructured layer, polymer/blend cell architecture, microcrystalline silicon cell architecture, randomly placed nanorods and/or tetrapods of inorganic material dispersed in organic matrix, quantum dot-based cell, or optoelectronic devices other than solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method increases throughput of existing fabrication process and decreases cost associated with CIGS-based solar devices. The photovoltaic device has higher efficiency and better durability and thermal stability compared to existing devices.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a cross-sectional view of a photovoltaic device.    Base substrate (52)    Adhesion layer (53)    Base electrode (54)    Photovoltaic absorber layer (56)    N-type semiconductor thin film (58)    Transparent conductive layer (59)    Transparent electrode (60)    Metal fingers (61)
NOVELTY - The hold (100) has a clear or semi-clear material molded into a desired shape. The material has an ability to mount the hold to a climbing surface. The hold contains a power source i.e. battery, and/or a light source (108) with multicolored flashing LEDs (130), within a cavity in the material. The power source and/or the light source light up the material. A hold body (102) made of transparent or translucent material has an exterior portion supporting a climber and a mounting face engaging a climbing wall (120). A bolt (112) attaches the planar mounting face to the climbing wall.    USE - Illuminated rock climbing hold for use on rock wall in private residence, public climbing center, gym and other recreation facility, and portable rock wall in cruise ship.    ADVANTAGE - The hold enhances entertainment values of climbing walls and similar structures. The hold has a light source illuminating the clear or semi-clear material and the climbing surface, thus ensuring a new and interesting visual impact for both day and night time climbs. The hold helps climbers to identify hold in a route, the past route taken and optional routs for future moves, thus providing flexibility in changing routes on the climbing walls.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an array of illuminated rock climbing holds for creating a climbing route on a climbing wall.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a vertical cross-sectional view of an illuminated rock climbing hold.    Illuminated rock climbing hold (100)    Hold body (102)    Light source (108)    Bolt (112)    Climbing wall (120)    Multicolored flashing LEDs (130)
NOVELTY - A wavelength conversion film (300) contains fluorescent material and dispersion medium resin. The fluorescent material is coated fluorescent material particles having fluorescent material particles, and coating layer covering the surface of the fluorescent material particles. The wavelength conversion film is used as transparent layer(s) of solar cell module having several transparent layers and photovoltaic cell (100).    USE - Wavelength conversion film is used for manufacturing solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The wavelength conversion film has excellent moisture resistance, heat resistance and sunlight utilization efficiency. The solar cell module formed using the wavelength conversion film has high power generation efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of the wavelength conversion film, which involves obtaining coated fluorescent material particles by coating fluorescent material particles with silica glass by sol-gel reaction using silicon alkoxide, and having coating layer, dispersing the coated fluorescent material particles to dispersion medium resin, to produce a resin composition, and forming the wavelength conversion film using the resin composition; and    (2) manufacture of the solar cell module, which involves laminating the wavelength conversion film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the wavelength conversion film.    Photovoltaic cell (100)    Cover glass (201)    Sealing material (202)    Wavelength conversion film (300)
NOVELTY - The battery has dissipation elements electrically insulated with respect to round cells. The dissipation elements are bent such that they runs in a zigzag-shaped manner alternately along a lower side (5), an adjoining lateral wall and an upper side (4) of the round cells. An electrically insulating, thermally conductive and rubber-elastic thermoplastic elastomer is partially arranged between the dissipation elements and the round cells to electrically insulate the dissipation elements from the round cells and to dissipate heat from the round cells to the dissipation elements.    USE - Round cell battery.    ADVANTAGE - The thermoplastic elastomer ensures good contact between the round cells and the dissipation element by rubber-elastic characteristics of the elastomer. The battery ensures that heat transition surfaces optimally lie on each other, so that air gaps, which impair heat dissipation from the round cells to a cooling medium, are effectively avoided, thus eliminating heat dissipation problem in the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows top and side views of a tubular overcoating made of thermoplastic elastomer.    Tubular overcoating (1)    Longitudinal axis (2)    Cell upper side (4)    Cell lower side (5)    Opening (6)
NOVELTY - The device has multiple sets of heat collecting devices connected in series with a group of heat collecting devices with same size on a fan (1). The group of heat collecting devices has a heat collecting device with a closed inlet end of an inner tube and a heat collecting device with two ends of an opened inner tube (10). An outlet of the heat collecting device with the closed inlet end of the inner tube is connected with the heat collecting device with two ends of the opened inner tube after the fan is connected with the heat collecting device with the closed inlet end of inner tube.    USE - Combination type solar air heating device for a vacuum tube.    ADVANTAGE - The device has reasonable design, standardized and unitized main parts, easy production technique, high production efficiency, good quality, low cost, and convenient installation, maintenance and usage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The heat collecting device with two ends of an inner tube opened comprises an outer tube (2) of an insulating layer (4), and a heat resistance wind tube (8) made of silica gel material or high polymer material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a combination type solar air heating device.    Fan (1)    Outer tube (2)    Insulating layer (4)    Heat resistance wind tube (8)    Opened inner tube (10)    Hot air output tube (12)
NOVELTY - The device has a solar water tank provided with a siphon pipe for hot water output, where the siphon pipe is separated into two sections after pouring out water. A water inlet/outlet pipe is connected with a mixing valve in order communicate with a cold water pipe. An end of the emptying pipe is provided with an emptying valve. The water inlet/outlet pipe is connected with an air exhaust drum that exhausts air from the water inlet/outlet pipe and injects air in the cold water pipe. A piston is provided with an O-shaped rubber ring for relieving friction with the shell.    USE - Siphonic emptying and anti-freezing device for a water inlet/outlet pipeline of a solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The device allows hot water to enter into the water inlet/outlet pipe via the siphon pipe using atmospheric pressure, so that the mixing valve is opened, thus delivering the hot water from the shower set when opening the mixing valve.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a siphonic emptying and anti-freezing device for a water inlet/outlet pipeline of a solar water heater.
NOVELTY - The machine has two location clamping mechanisms exerting clamping force to an object to be wrapped and pasted in vertical direction and transverse direction, respectively, where the vertical direction is vertical to the transverse direction. Left and right side wrapping and pasting mechanisms are located in left and right sides of one of the location clamping mechanisms and lower underside rolling mechanism. Front and rear end face wrapping and pasting mechanisms are located at a front side and a rear side of the former location clamping mechanism.    USE - Machine for wrapping and pasting an object.    ADVANTAGE - The clamping device can exert the clamping force to the object to be wrapped and pasted orderly in vertical direction, and the left and right side wrapping and pasting mechanisms and the lower underside rolling mechanism are mounted by taking the object to be wrapped and pasted as center, thus avoiding the need for transfer of the object to be wrapped and pasted when performing wrapping and pasting work. The machine is simple in structure and small in volume.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of an object wrapping and pasting machine.
NOVELTY - The bracket has bracket front feet (4) whose front foot is provided with a cylindrical tile-shaped front sole (2). A rear foot of bracket rear feet (6) is provided with a cylindrical tile-shaped rear sole (7). The cylindrical tile-shaped front and rear soles are formed in cylindrical tile-shape, such the shape of the cylindrical tile-shaped front and rear soles is matched with a tile. A kidney hole (11) is formed at connection places between a rear pull rod (10), a front upward-pull rod (12) and a front downward-pull rod (13).    USE - Solar water heater bracket for use in a tile roof.    ADVANTAGE - The bracket is conveniently, quickly and reliably mounted on the tile roof.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of a solar water heater bracket.    Bracket front feet cylindrical tile-shaped front sole (2)    Bracket front feet (4)    Bracket rear feet (6)    Bracket rear feet cylindrical tile-shaped rear sole (7)    Rear pull rod (10)    Kidney hole (11)    Front upward-pull rod (12)    Front downward-pull rod (13)
NOVELTY - The miner lamp has a plastic shell whose interior space is separated into three cavities through clapboard. The gas alarm and battery pack are installed in different cavities. A ventilation hole is set in cavity wall of alarm such that alarm is exposed to the exterior. A battery pack charge jack and a lamp holder group conductive wire are set on sidewall of cavities. The shell is sealed by elastic sealing bar.    USE - Miner lamp.    ADVANTAGE - The reliable miner lamp can be designed with simple structure and light weight such that miner lamp can be carried conveniently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the miner lamp.
NOVELTY - The multifunctional shoe has a power generation and storage device (4) mounted in a shoe sole. The power generation and storage device has a generation device and a micro accumulator connected with the generation device. A fan (5) is mounted at the shoe sole and connected with a micro accumulator through a fan switch (12). A warming insole (16) is mounted at the shoe sole and connected with the micro accumulator through a warming hand switch (19).    USE - Multifunctional shoe.    ADVANTAGE - The multifunctional shoe is able to convert the kinetic energy at the time of walking into electric energy and store the electric energy in the micro accumulator. The fan is used for reducing temperature in the shoe and making the shoe dry in high temperature condition. The feet are kept warm by using the warming insole when the air temperature is low. The multifunctional shoe is easy to manufacture and convenient for use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the internal structure of the multifunctional shoe.    Power generation and storage device (4)    Fan (5)    Fan switch (12)    Warming insole (16)    Warming hand switch (19)
NOVELTY - The cell phone has a rear cover covered on a battery plate. An IC chip stores data in IC card. An IC coil connected to IC chip detects radio frequency signal for setting frequency emitted by radio frequency reader and writer, and transmits data to reader and writer. A plate structure is arranged between battery plate and rear cover, such that IC coil and IC chip are arranged on the plate structure.    USE - Cell phone with function of IC card used as bus card, phone card, membership card, electronic consumer card, time card, access card and bank card.    ADVANTAGE - The user convenience can be improved while preventing the forgetfulness of user to carry the IC card separately.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the cell phone.
NOVELTY - A conductive paste composition comprises a binder resin, a diluent, a conductive metal material, glass frit and an inorganic thixotrophic agent.    USE - Conductive paste composition is used for preparing electrode used as surface electrode of solar cell (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The conductive paste composition prevents deformation of electrode after heat-treating process, and provides solar cell having excellent light-receiving efficiency and photoelectric conversion efficiency.
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic module assembly (20) comprises photovoltaic device (26), frame (28), and ballast tray (24). The photovoltaic device includes photovoltaic laminate (30). The frame is assembled to the photovoltaic laminate. The frame includes first arm. The ballast tray contains ballast and removably associated with the photovoltaic module. The photovoltaic module assembly provides ballasting state in which portion(s) of the tray is vertically under the photovoltaic laminate and a portion(s) of the tray is vertically over the first arm to impede overt displacement of the photovoltaic module.    USE - Photovoltaic module assembly for non-penetrating installation to flat surface (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The module assembly provides improved ballast features, reduces labor intensive process, and eliminates damaging stresses in photovoltaic module frame over time. The module assembly is characterized by the absence of using hand tools and/or physically affixing the tray to the frame.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The assembly is configured such that the tray is manually removable from the ballasting state without tools or configured so that when the frame (28) is placed on a flat surface, the ballasting state includes the tray resting on the flat surface. The frame is configured to orient a major plane of the photovoltaic laminate (30) at non-parallel angle relative to the flat surface. The first arm forms an alignment tab for guiding the tray to the ballasting state. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for installing photovoltaic module array (20) to a rooftop.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of the photovoltaic module assembly.    Photovoltaic module assembly (20)    Ballast tray (24)    Photovoltaic device (26)    Frame (28)    Photovoltaic laminate (30)    Perimeter (38)    Framework (40)    Ballast arm (42)
NOVELTY - An openable stainless steel (SS) bubbler adaptable for deposition of front conducting electrode in thin film solar cell, comprises a bottom flange (1b) having a groove to hold a Viton O-ring (9) welded from the bottom to a cylindrical flask (2), several Teflon tubes (3a-3d) fixed to a top flange through threaded perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) tube fittings (10,10a), one each of the tubes (3a-3d) at a first end provided with a temperature sensor (4), vapor out means (5), draining means (6), and input means (7) for the carrier nitrogen, the distant ends of the tubes (3a-3c) being submerged in the highly corrosive liquid inside the cylindrical flask, and the Viton O-ring sandwiched between the top and bottom flanges (1a,1b), to seal the bubbler by further tightening the flanges (1a,1b) with fastening means. Image 1/1
NOVELTY - The electrical storage unit has several electrical storage cells (11) that are provided with electrode lamination portion which is arranged in accommodation portion (64) of a container (61). The positive electrode terminal (25) and the negative electrode terminal (35) are protruded from the edge portions (62,63) of the container, when the electrode lamination portion is arranged. The disclosure portions (66,67) of the edge portions are covered using a cover (12) having insulating resin.    USE - Electrical storage unit installed in moving vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The vibration of the terminals can be prevented so that rattling can be suppressed, leakage of the electrolyte solution can be prevented, favorable electrical storage performance can be obtained, variation in the quality of the storage unit can be suppressed, heat generated from each cell can be radiated effectively and the storage unit can be installed easily by covering the disclosure portions of edge portions of container using the cover.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of electrical storage unit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the electrical storage unit.    Electrical storage cells (11)    Cover (12)    Positive electrode terminal (25)    Negative electrode terminal (35)    Container (61)    Edge portions (62,63)    Accommodation portion (64)    Disclosure portions (66,67)
NOVELTY - The wind turbine (10) has a permanent magnet synchronous generator (26) and a vertical shaft (28) for rotating the permanent magnet synchronous generator. A lightweight vane (20) is attached to the shaft to provide a twisted self rotating rotor unit. The speed of rotation of the generator is controlled by a control apparatus.    USE - Wind turbine of power generation system (claimed), installed on top of school, hospital, office, factory or residential building.    ADVANTAGE - The overall weight of the wind turbine is reduced by using the lightweight vane, and hence the wind turbine is transported and assembled easily. The energy can be produced even in low wind speed by using the light weight vanes.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) power generation system;    (2) method for controlling wind turbine; and    (3) method of controlling permanent magnet synchronous generator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the wind turbine.    Wind turbine (10)    Vane (20)    Rotor element (24)    Permanent magnet synchronous generator (26)    Shaft (28)
NOVELTY - A catalyst comprises metal complex from metalloporphyrin complex and/or metal phthalocyanine complex as active ingredient. The metal phthalocyanine complex contains rhodium, cobalt, iridium, manganese or ruthenium as metallic element.    USE - Catalyst used for saccharide detector, or anode pole for polymer electrolyte fuel cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Has very high activity with respect to electrochemical oxidation reaction of saccharides thus enabling electrochemical oxidation of saccharides with quicker reaction rate and low overvoltage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a saccharide detector comprising working electrodes having detecting part comprising catalyst; and    (2) an anode pole for polymer electrolyte fuel cells comprising catalyst which is an anode catalyst, and which uses saccharide as fuel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph of the cyclic voltammetry in D-glucose solution measurement result. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic module comprises a solar cell element and an insulation material laminated to at least one side of the solar cell element, where the insulation material comprises an olefin copolymer which comprises silane group-containing monomer units.    USE - As photovoltaic module useful as insulation material for solar cell elements (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic module provides an insulation material which allows to improve and facilitate the production process of the photovoltaic module, e.g. by shortening the time necessary for lamination of the module, and, at the same time, has a lower tendency to degrade and provides an improved protection for the solar cell elements from detrimental external influences; and avoids the use of peroxide cross-linked ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymers as insulation material. The photovoltaic module can be manufactured in a shorter time compared to common modules comprising peroxide containing EVA and hence productivity of the module lamination process is increased; no corrosive and other by-products are formed upon cross-linking of the insulation material which may damage the photovoltaic cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for production of a photovoltaic module which comprises laminating a sheet of insulation material comprising an olefin copolymer which comprises silane group-containing monomer units to a solar cell element.
NOVELTY - The fuel cell apparatus has a heat exchanger (11) provided with a groove (41) that is formed in container (35). A sealing portion (37) is arranged between the groove and a cover (36). An opening portion (34) is formed in the container. A flange (40) is provided along the perimeter of the opening portion. An enclosure (33) is arranged along outer surface of the cover.    USE - Solid polymer type fuel cell apparatus. Can also be used as molten carbonate type fuel cell apparatus and solid oxide type fuel cell apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The leakage of the gas or liquid can be suppressed by the arranging the sealing portion and the position shift of the sealing portion can be avoided.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of the heat exchanger.    Heat exchanger (11)    Enclosure (33)    Opening portion (34)    Container (35)    Cover (36)    Sealing portion (37)    Flange (40)    Groove (41)
NOVELTY - The polymer electrolyte fuel cell has a pair of edge separators (108) which are arranged so as to clamp both ends of a membrane electrode assembly (MEA). The current collection boards arranged on outer surfaces of edge separators collect electric current output of MEA. The fuel-gas inlet and outlet holes (2,3), oxidizing-agent-gas inlet and outlet holes (4,5) and cooling-water inlet and outlet holes (6,7) are formed in edge separators. The fuel-gas, oxidizing-agent-gas and cooling-water outlet holes are sealed by sealing material such as resin, rubber and elastomer.    USE - Polymer electrolyte fuel cell for electric vehicle and fixed-type cogeneration system.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel-gas, oxidizing-agent-gas and cooling-water outlet holes formed in edge separators arranged with current collection boards are sealed by sealing material. Thus corrosion of current collection boards due to direct contact of fuel-gas, oxidizing-agent-gas and cooling-water can be prevented completely, deterioration of membrane electrode assembly due to elution of metal ion can be suppressed, durability of fuel cell can be improved and the polymer electrolyte fuel cell can be manufactured at low cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of edge separator of polymer electrolyte fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel-gas inlet hole (2)    Fuel-gas outlet hole (3)    Oxidizing-agent-gas inlet hole (4)    Oxidizing-agent-gas outlet hole (5)    Cooling-water inlet hole (6)    Cooling-water outlet hole (7)    Edge separator (108)
NOVELTY - The system (1000) has an air compressor (310) connected with dehumidification units (330,340) through a switching valve (320). The water content in high pressure air outputted from air compressor, is absorbed by a water absorption section of dehumidification units to perform dehumidification. A control unit (400) is set to recover dehumidification capability of dehumidification units using the exhaust heat of phosphoric acid or polymer electrolyte fuel cell (100), when high pressure air is not dehumidified with respect to each dehumidification unit.    USE - Fuel cell system mounted in vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The dryness-and-moisture state of the reactive gas supplied to the fuel cell can be adjusted efficiently, by recovering the dehumidification capability of dehumidification units. Since the dehumidified reactive gas is supplied to the phosphoric acid fuel cell, the elution of phosphoric acid inside the fuel cell can be suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the fuel cell system.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell (100)    Air compressor (310)    Switching valve (320)    Dehumidification units (330,340)    Control unit (400)    Fuel cell system (1000)
NOVELTY - A core pack has an insulation lead board that is insulated from an armored case. The insulation lead board is covered by the resin molding unit. A fitting portion (3) fixed in opposing surface of the insulation lead board, is connected to a drive mechanism. The fitting portion is moved in forward direction by the drive mechanism, so that the front-end of a protrusion (9) is pressed on surface of insulation lead board to fix the core pack in molding portion (2).    USE - Shaping die for to-be-packed battery such as lithium ion battery. Can also be used in nickel-hydrogen battery.    ADVANTAGE - The core pack can be reliably fixed in exact position in the molding portion so that short circuit of insulation lead board can be prevented, circuit board can be connected to the battery reliably and dimension error of the core pack can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of battery pack.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the battery pack. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Molding portion (2)    Fitting portion (3)    Recessed portion (4)    Protrusion (9)    Injection hole (31)
NOVELTY - A photoelectric conversion device comprises a sealing layer (A) and a sealing layer (B) provided opposite to each other, and a photoelectric conversion element group between the sealing layers. Layer (A) contains a structure component (a) in which a fibrous material (162) is impregnated with an organic resin (164). Layer (B) contains a structure component (b) in which a fibrous material (172) is impregnated with an organic resin (174). The periphery of the photoelectric conversion element group has a region in which sealing layers (A,B) are attached to each other.    USE - Photoelectric conversion device e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion device has high reliability, flexibility, mechanical strength, durability, weather resistance and external stress resistance, and is manufactured with high productivity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of fibrous material.    Fibrous materials (162,172)    Organic resins (164,174)
NOVELTY - The recycling method involves performing lead paste reduction by coating lead paste on cathode of electrode plate. The series electrolytic slots using lead-free connection is electrolyzed to generate lead. The electrolyte is sodium hydroxide and the electrolyzed lead powder is immersed in sodium hydroxide. An electrolyzed lead melting-ingoting involves placing the immersed lead powder into the heating kettle with melting temperature of 400-420 degrees C. The sodium hydroxide is continuously added during melting. The sodium hydroxide solution covers the melted lead liquid to prevent oxidation.    USE - Recycling method for waste lead acid rechargeable battery and recycling lead.    ADVANTAGE - Obtains lead paste by screening material including the lead to obtain two products with different granularities, the material with the granularity of 1-7 millimeters is crushed and re-screened while the material with granularity of less than 1 millimeter is desulfurized.
NOVELTY - The driver has a generator case and a set of turbine clips, and a centrifugal spinner is provided with a generator drive shaft. A drive shaft is provided in the apparatus, and a drive shaft mounting is provided for the drive shaft. A gear box includes a generator gear that is utilized for driving a vacuum gear. The generator gear is utilized for driving a grinding machine gear, an air pump gear, and a water pump gear. A water drum extension is provided for holding drain water.    USE - Multiple hydro turbine powerful driver for being installed under a waterfall (claimed) to generate power.    ADVANTAGE - The centrifugal spinner is provided with the generator drive shaft, and the mounting is provided for the drive shaft, thus providing an efficient hydrokinetic energy conversion for all utility purposes. The driver eliminates the need of a dam, and enables an operator to command the turbine unit to have the highest efficiency position.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a multiple hydro turbine powerful driver.
NOVELTY - The device has an antenna connection terminal connected with another antenna connection terminal. The latter antenna connection terminal is equipped in a battery cover that is provided with a battery cover hook portion. A guide unit is electrically connected in the battery cover hook portion. The former antenna connection terminal is electrically connected to the battery cover. A locker component is formed in a cylindrical shape, and a supporting member is formed in a plate shape and made of rubber material. An antenna pattern is provided in the battery cover.    USE - Antenna device for a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant and a notebook computer. Uses include but are not limited to inverted F-type antenna, planar inverted-F antenna, diversity antenna and microstrip antenna.    ADVANTAGE - The device reduces mounting space of the built-in antenna of the mobile phone, and provides miniaturization to the mobile phone. The antenna pattern of the built-in antenna is equipped in the battery cover without the expansion of mobile phone, so that the performance of antenna is improved, and the electrical connection of the built-in antenna and the mobile phone is maintained.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of an antenna device.
NOVELTY - The framed device (100) has a frame (102) including single, contiguous lengthwise piece equal to length of a substrate (108), configured to form three corners by bending. An attachment unit is connected to the ends of the frame when the frame is bent position. A groove (104) is formed leading along the length and width of frame and is engaged with the peripheral edge (110) of the substrate. A seal comprising foamed polymer leading from the substrate to the frame, is arranged within the groove of frame.    USE - Framed device e.g. photovoltaic device (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to automotive, electronics industries, construction application and upholstery industry.    ADVANTAGE - The effectiveness of sealing is improved so that framed device with sufficient water vapor impermeability and significant mechanical strength are obtained efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) photovoltaic device; and    (2) method of manufacturing framed device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the framed device.    Framed device (100)    Frame (102)    Groove (104)    Substrate (108)    Peripheral edge of substrate (110)
NOVELTY - The solar cell module (40) has bus sections (32) connected to the both ends of solar battery strings (30). The flexible resin sections (33a-33c) and flexible resin film (34) cover the bus section and solar cell string. A portion of bus section is exposed to form a hole on light receiving side of solar cell (20). The exposed portion of the bus section is operated as an electrical connecting unit (32a) for electrically connecting the solar cell strings in series.    USE - Solar cell module for satellite application.    ADVANTAGE - The flexibility of the large-scale solar cell array can be improved, and the mechanical strength of the solar cell module can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell array.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the top view and sectional views of the solar cell module.    Solar cell (20)    Solar battery strings (30)    Bus sections (32)    Electrical connecting unit (32a)    Flexible resin sections (33a-33c)    Flexible resin film (34)    Solar cell module (40)
NOVELTY - The solar cell module has several photovoltaic cells (10) which are electrically connected using wiring board with preset wiring pattern formed on bi-axial stretching film made of polyester, polyethylene terephthalate and polyethylene naphthalate. The thermal contraction rate of bi-axial stretching film along direction orthogonal to winding-up direction of bi-axial stretching film, is made small by shape of electrode pattern formed on photovoltaic cell and wiring pattern formed on wiring board.    USE - Solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell characteristic of the solar cell module can be improved, the solar cell module can be manufactured efficiently at reduced cost and the generation of defect and positional offset to the solar cell module can be prevented reliably.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional and top views of the photovoltaic cell.    Silicon substrate (1)    Anti-reflective film (2)    N-type electrode (5)    Passivation film (7)    Photovoltaic cell (10)
NOVELTY - An organic photoelectric transducer has functional layer containing electron accepting component and polymer having repeating unit containing benzochromene structure (1) and thiophene structure (2) provided between a pair of electrodes.    USE - Organic photoelectric transducer for solar cells and photosensors.    ADVANTAGE - The organic photoelectric transducer has high photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic photoelectric transducer has functional layer containing electron accepting component and polymer having repeating unit containing benzochromene structure of formula (1) and thiophene structure of formula (2) provided between a pair of electrodes.    R1-R14=alkyl, alkoxy, or optionally substituted aryl (all optionally substituted by fluoro), or H;and    x,y=1 or 2.
NOVELTY - A lithium secondary battery consists of a positive electrode, a negative electrode (2), a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a separator. The negative electrode is a carbon material coated with solid electrolyte containing lithium salt and copolymer having a structure in which a metal oxide polymer block is connected to an organic polymer block through an oxygen atom.    USE - Lithium secondary battery. Uses include but are not limited to notebook personal computers, pen input personal computers, electronic book players, mobile telephones, portable printers, electric shavers, power tools, calculators, motor vehicles, lighting fixtures, toys, game machine devices, cameras, pacemakers, hearing aids, and space components.    ADVANTAGE - The lithium secondary battery has excellent rate characteristics, capacity holding ratio, economical efficiency, and safety.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A lithium secondary battery consists of a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a separator. The negative electrode is a carbon material coated with solid electrolyte containing lithium salt and copolymer having a structure in which a metal oxide polymer block is connected to an organic polymer block through an oxygen atom. The metal oxide polymer block consists of repeating unit of formula: -M-O-, and the organic polymer block consists of repeating unit of formula: -((CH2)m-O)n-.    M=metal chosen from Si, Al, Ti and Zr;    m=1-3;and    n=1 or more.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view of the production of solid electrolyte on negative-electrode surface.    Coating solution (1)    Negative electrode (2)    Motor (3)
NOVELTY - The device has a substrate (108) having a peripheral edge (110) and a frame (102). A groove (108) is formed along the length and width of the frame, and engaged with peripheral edge of the substrate. A seal having a formed polymer (110) is arranged within the groove of the frame, and extended contiguously from the substrate to the frame.    USE - Framed device e.g. electronic device such as photovoltaic device.    ADVANTAGE - Since the seal having formed polymer is arranged within the groove and extended from substrate to frame, the desired water vapor impermeability and mechanical strength of the device can be obtained and the effectiveness of the sealing can be improved by obtaining actual shape of the substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for manufacturing framed device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the framed device.    Frame (102)    Groove (104)    Foamed polymer (106)    Substrate (108)    Peripheral edge (110)
NOVELTY - The assembly (100) has a dual-incline structure comprising two canopy wings (101, 102) tilting at two respective angles that are determined based on site specifications. An array comprising energy producing material is placed on one of the wings. A centrally located support structure (107) comprises a support column with an end connected to a ground surface and extending vertically along a longitudinal axis from the end to another end of the column. A vertical support structure is placed at the latter end of the column and provides support for the dual-incline structure.    USE - Solar power generation assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The assembly achieves high energy yields over a wide range of azimuths/orientations. The assembly is modular and is assembled in a long continuous configuration where the inclination, width and tilt of the canopy wings of the assembly are varied, thus maintaining consistent energy yields while changing orientation of the assembly. The assembly reduces light pollution, facilitates reclamation of water and facilitates deployment of electrical transmission lines, telecommunications lines, cable lines and networks. The assembly achieves high energy production, aesthetically pleasing design, water reclamation and media placement.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The support structure comprising a decking/membrane elements are made of fabric, wire mesh, sheet metal, perforated sheet metal, plastic, perforated plastic, cement board, perforated cement board and/or phosphorescent material. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for providing a solar power generation assembly    (2) a system for operating a solar power generation assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar power generation assembly.    Solar power generation assembly (100)    Canopy wings (101, 102)    Centrally located support structure (107)    Purlins (112)    Gutter (117)    Junction boxes (125)
NOVELTY - The wind turbine blade (1) has deformable unit (2) preferably as rubber extrusion which is arranged to form a leading edge (3) of wind turbine blade. The deformable unit is adapted to undergo a sudden deformation in response to pressure differences on wind turbine blade when a predetermined rotor speed is reached. The deformable unit is made of rubber material e.g. ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) rubber or silicone.    USE - Wind turbine blade used for rotor (claimed) of wind turbine used for converting kinetic energy of wind into mechanical energy.    ADVANTAGE - Enables leading edge of wind turbine blade to deform to avoid wind turbine blade from having airfoil shape since deformable unit deforms or deflates when pressure differential on wind turbine blade reaches a specific threshold corresponding to overspeed condition, thus decreasing lift and increasing drag on wind turbine blade to limit speed of rotor and prevent damage of wind turbine. Performs robust and cheap production of wind turbine blade since provision of moving units is unnecessary. Provides inherent abrasion protection due to flexible leading edge of wind turbine blade. Ensures required vacuum level to achieve deflation when overspeed condition is reached since Venturi tube has appropriate throat diameter.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of wind turbine blade in normal operation.    Wind turbine blade (1)    Deformable unit (2)    Leading edge (3)
NOVELTY - A benzothiadiazol-cyclopentadithiophene copolymer comprises a thiophene derivative as repeating unit, and having an average molecular weight of 30-70 kg/mol.    USE - A benzothiadiazol-cyclopentadithiophene copolymer for use as semiconductors or charge transport materials, as thin-film transistors, or in semiconductor components for organic LED, for photovoltaic components or sensors, as an electrode material in batteries, as optical waveguides or for electrophotography applications (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The copolymer is easy to synthesize, has high mobilities and good oxidation stability, and can be processed readily.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A benzothiadiazol-cyclopentadithiophene copolymer comprises a thiophene derivative of formula (I) as repeating unit. The copolymer has an average molecular weight of 30-70 kg/mol.    R=n-hexadecyl or 3,7-dimethyloctyl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a composition comprising benzothiadiazol-cyclopentadithiophene copolymers dissolved or dispersed in a liquid medium;    (2) thin film semiconductor comprising benzothiadiazol-cyclopentadithiophene copolymers;    (3) a composite comprising a substrate and thin film semiconductor deposited on the substrate;    (4) a process of preparing a composite comprising dissolving benzothiadiazol-cyclopentadithiophene copolymer in a liquid medium to form a solution, depositing the solution on a substrate, and removing the solvent to form a thin film semiconductor on the substrate;    (5) a field effect transistor device comprising the thin film semiconductor or the composite;    (6) a photovoltaic device comprising the thin film semiconductor or the composite; and    (7) an organic LED device comprising the thin film semiconductor or the composite.
NOVELTY - Material comprises a substrate coated with a stack of layers comprising at least one silver layer and at least one protective layer located above the silver layer, where at least one of physicochemical characteristics of the protective layer varies with respect to the distance of the substrate.    USE - The material is useful for the preparation of mirror including mirror front for concentration of solar energy, low-emissivity glazing or solar control (all claimed), and for telescopes and laser cavity mirrors.    ADVANTAGE - The material has good reflective properties, electromagnetic radiation in the areas of infrared and/or visible, high chemical resistance and high transparency. The material is simple and cost effective.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a process for obtention of the material comprising deposition of coating comprising at least one silver layer and at least one protective layer located above the silver layer on the substrate.
NOVELTY - The container has a single-sided coating composition-10 regenerated coating, and a support surface provided with a non-skid surface (2). A set of recesses (1) is formed on the container for a profile, where cambers (3) are formed below the container. Another set of recesses (4) is formed on the container for loading with a ballast, where reception of the ballast in the latter set of recesses is not more 50 kilo grams per container. A solar module is not connected with the container.    USE - High-density polyethylene container for loading a photovoltaic system on a flat roof.    ADVANTAGE - The solar module is not connected with the container, and set of recesses is formed on the container for the profile, such that the solar module is rear ventilated. The container avoids slack flow of the water on the flat roof.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows front, side, top and perspective views of a high-density polyethylene container.    Recesses (1, 4)    Non-skid surface (2)    Cambers (3)
NOVELTY - A polyelectrolyte is a high molecular compound (1) consisting of an electrolyte region having an ion-exchange capacity of 3-6.5 meq/g in a side chain. Also claimed is, the manufacturing method of polyelectrolyte.    USE - Polyelectrolyte is used in polyelectrolyte complexes, and in electrolyte membranes and catalyst layers of membrane electrode assemblies used in polymer electrolyte fuel cells and direct methanol type fuel cells (all claimed). Can also be used for humidity sensors, gas sensors, and electrochromic display elements.    ADVANTAGE - The polyelectrolyte has excellent proton conductivity (especially in low moisture content condition), economical efficiency, ion-exchange capacity, handleability, mechanical strength, and durability, and suppressed swelling. The polyelectrolyte provides fuel cells having excellent electric power generation efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polyelectrolyte is a high molecular compound (1) consisting of an electrolyte region having an ion-exchange capacity of 3-6.5 meq/g in a side chain. Also claimed is, the manufacturing method of polyelectrolyte.    Ar=6-30C aromatic ring;    G=electrolyte region;    B'=direct bond, -O-Ar'-, -CO-Ar'-, or -SO2-Ar';    Ar'=unsubstituted 6-30C aromatic ring, or with portion of or all hydrogen atoms being substituted by fluorine atom, with the aromatic rings being directly coupled or connected by bivalent -O-, -CO-, and -SO2-, when two or more aromatic rings are present;    W'=direct bond, -O-, -CO-, or -SO2-;    Y'=direct bond, -O-, -CO-, -SO2-, or -O-Ar'-O-;    R1-R4=H or halo;    a-d=1-4;    s=1-10;    q=1-50;and    m,n=1-100.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for polyelectrolyte complex comprising the polyelectrolyte(s) and a high-molecular compound without a sulfonic acid group.
NOVELTY - Polyester film for solar cell back surface protective films comprises 70-95 wt.% of polyester (A) with ethylene terephthalate unit as main repeating unit and melting point of 230-256 degrees C and 5-30 wt.% of polyester (B) with butylene naphthalate unit as main repeating unit and melting point of 235-243 degrees C. The film has intrinsic viscosity of 0.60-1.00 dl/g and plane-orientation coefficient of 0.165-0.185.    USE - Polyester film for solar cell back surface protective films (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Maintains high hydrolysis resistance over a long period of time and has high heat resistance.
NOVELTY - The method involves cutting a stainless steel plate of a flat board form in the form of circle or square (S10). The stainless steel plate is molded, and a reflecting surface of a fixed radius of curvature having the parabolic-shaped pressing is formed (S20). The reflecting surface of the stainless steel plate is mirror-polished with a polishing head (S30). The metal vapor is deposited on the reflecting surface (S40). The metal deposition layer formed on the reflecting surface is coated with a protective film (S50).    USE - Method for manufacturing a solar panel (Claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The stainless steel plate is molded, and a reflecting surface of a fixed radius of curvature having the parabolic-shaped pressing is formed, where the reflecting surface of the stainless steel plate is mirror-polished with a polishing head, and the metal deposition layer formed on the reflecting surface is coated with a protective film, and hence ensures effective utilization of the heat energy of the sun, increased production efficiency, increased durability and workability, improved useful life, and simple manufacturing method of the solar panel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a solar panel manufacturing method. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Cutting a stainless steel plate of a flat board form in the form of circle or square (S10)    Molding a stainless steel plate (S20)    Polishing the reflecting surface of the stainless steel plate (S30)    Depositing metal vapor on the reflecting surface (S40)    Coating the metal deposition layer formed on the reflecting surface with a protective film (S50)
NOVELTY - An automatic liquid preparing and feeding device comprises shell (1), control valve installed on shell, and inner and outer double layers elastic bag bodies (5, 3) installed in the wheel and sleeved on the control valve and hermetically fixed. The control valve controls inner and outer double layers elastic bag bodies to connect with each other. The control valve includes hollow valve body (9), control and elastic part (8), and valve core (10).    USE - An automatic liquid preparing and feeding device for preparing solid solute.    ADVANTAGE - The device is compact in structure and simple in operation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a perspective view of automatic liquid preparing and feeding device.    Shell (1)    Inner and outer double layers elastic bag bodies (5, 3)    Control and elastic part (8)    Hollow valve body (9)    Valve core (10)
NOVELTY - The technique involves molding a bucket body of an inner container by blow molding technique, and making the inner container with polypropylene random copolymer, polycarbonate or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, where two ends of the body of the inner container are provided with round, oval or bearing arch curved surfaces. Injection material is injection molded by utilizing polypropylene random copolymer. Multiple rings of concavo and convex strengthened muscle parts are installed in the body. A metal functionality opening structure is made of copper alloy, aluminum alloy or stainless steel.    USE - Polymer plastic solar energy water heater inner container production technique.    ADVANTAGE - The technique enables formation of the container, which is environment-friendly, inexpensive, non-toxic, safe to use and has simple structure. The container saves energy, can resist high-temperature water to 100 degree centigrade and has long service life upto 50 years.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of a polymer plastic solar energy water heater inner container production technique.
NOVELTY - The battery has electrolyte layer containing non-liquidity electrolyte that includes a colloid electrolyte or a solid electrolyte. The layer and an electrode are formed on an upper side of another electrode. Specific surface area of a filler is greater than 30 meter square per gram. The filler is selected from any one of titanium dioxide, tin dioxide, indium oxide, cadmium sulfide, zinc sulfide, cadmium selenide, gallium phosphide, cadmium telluride, molybdenum diselenide, tungsten diselenide, niobium pentoxide, potassium tantalate, zirconium dioxide, strontium titanate and silicon dioxide.    USE - Dye-sensitized solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery utilizes single substrate, thus reducing the manufacturing cost. The method for manufacturing the battery is realized by preparing different components in a laminating way, thus realizing continuous operation and economic benefit.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The former electrode is made of a conducting material that is selected from any one of gold, platinum, gold-platinum alloy, silver, aluminum, carbon, transparent conducting oxide and conducting high molecule. The filler is made of high molecule, which is selected from any one of polyethers, polyacrylonitrile, polyacrylate, polypyridine, polyaniline, polypyrrole, polystyrene, poly-para-benzene, polythiophene, poly-3,4-ethyl-biester thiofuran, 3-isobutyl-4-oxo-tricosanoic phenmethyl ester, poly-vinylpyridine, sulfolane, polyamide branched high molecule, spiro bifluorene, poly-(N-vinyl carbazole), poly-3,4-ethylene dioxy thiophene, polyethylene oxide, polyvinyl difluoride and polyester polyurethane i.e. polyether toluene diamine ester. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing the dye-sensitized solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a dye-sensitized solar battery.
NOVELTY - The device has symmetrically arranged unit battery modules mounted on a battery module box (809). Phase-change material is stuffed between a unit battery (806) and a battery case (811). Gaskets (803) are mounted at joints of the battery module box with a flange (807). The flange and the unit battery module are fixed to the battery module box through a bolt (801). A cooling liquid inlet (812) and a cooling liquid outlet (808) are formed on two sides of the battery module box. Two ends of an electrode connecting column (805) are connected to a battery anode and a battery cathode.    USE - Recyclable electric automobile battery device.    ADVANTAGE - The device realizes effective temperature reduction of the integrated electric automobile battery in severe thermal environment, and satisfies balancing the needs of temperature distribution between the unit batteries. The device is easy to recycle, so that the optimal running condition can be achieved, cost can be reduced and economical efficiency can be enhanced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a recyclable electric automobile battery device.    Bolt (801)    Gaskets (803)    Electrode connecting column (805)    Unit battery (806)    Flange (807)    Cooling liquid outlet (808)    Battery module box (809)    Battery case (811)    Cooling liquid inlet (812)
NOVELTY - The battery has a battery core wound by diaphragms between a positive plate and a negative plate for isolating the two plates and an electrolyte. A positive lug and a negative lug led out from the battery core are respectively fixed on the positive and negative plates. The battery core and electrolyte are covered and bonded to an integral structure via a layer of a film formed by polymer. The polymer is mixture of polyethylene oxide, copolymer of vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene, polyacrylic ester and polyacrylic polyalcohol ester.    USE - Integrated polymer lithium-ion battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery avoids damage to the electrolyte caused by the leakage of current so as to ensure safe operation. The battery can be directly used as built-in battery, has simple manufacturing process and high manufacturing efficiency, and is easy to operate and inexpensive.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing an integrated polymer lithium-ion battery.
NOVELTY - An electrode forming paste comprises (mass%) aluminum powder (65-75 or 1-10), organic carrier (20-30), inorganic glass powder (0.2-6) and functional additive (0.5-1). The aluminum powder has average grain size of less than 2 mu m.    USE - An electrode forming paste for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The paste provides solar cell with good conductivity, low contact resistance, firm attachment to silicon base sheet, small bending of silicon sheet, high open-circuit voltage, and high photoelectric conversion efficiency.
NOVELTY - A lead-free silver conductor paste comprises silver powder, lead-free glass powder, organic carrier and additive. The lead-free glass powder is silicon-boron-bismuth-aluminum-titanium-zinc-oxide (Si-B-Bi-Al-Ti-Zn-O) series glass powder. The organic carrier comprises organic solvent, thickening agent, surfactant and diluting agent. The additive is zinc resinate.    USE - A lead-free silver conductor paste for solar cell electrode.    ADVANTAGE - The paste has excellently improved printing performance and electrical property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Lead-free silver conductor paste comprises (wt.%) silver powder (65-85), lead-free glass powder (2-8), organic carrier (10-25) and additive (0.1-3). The particle size of silver powder is 0.1-10 mu m. The lead-free glass powder is silicon-boron-bismuth-aluminum-titanium-zinc-oxide (Si-B-Bi-Al-Ti-Zn-O) series glass powder. The organic carrier comprises organic solvent (65-85), thickening agent (5-15), surfactant (1-10) and diluting agent. The organic solvent is terpineol, tributyl citrate, turpentine wood oil and/or carbitol. The thickening agent is ethylcellulose, acrylic ester and/or dinitrocellulose. The surfactant is stearate. The diluting agent is ethyl alcohol, acetate or terpene. The additive is zinc resinate. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of preparing lead-free silver conductor paste by smelting (wt.%) silicon dioxide (SiO2, 15-30), diboron trioxide (B2O3, 1-15), bismuth oxide (Bi2O3, 20-60), aluminum oxide (Al2O3, 5-15), titanium dioxide (TiO2, 3-10) and zinc oxide (ZnO, 10-30) at 1100-1400 degrees C to obtain Si-B-Bi-Al-Ti-Zn-O series glass powder, quenching mixed powder with water, ball milling, drying, and sifting to obtain lead-free glass powder having particle size of 1-8 mu m; weighing silver powder, lead-free glass powder and zinc resinate; mixing, and stirring in water bath at 50-80 degrees C to obtain organic carrier; and mixing with prepared solid powder, and grinding.
NOVELTY - The cell has a transparent conductive substrate sequentially laminated with an n-type non-crystalline silicon thin-film, i-type non-crystalline silicon thin-film, and a p-type silicon thin-film i.e. p-type polysilicon micro-powder, from downside to upside. The p-type silicon thin-film is sequentially laminated with a silicon double-junction thin-film solar cell part composed of the i-type noncrystalline silicon thin-film and a transparent conductive thin-film (TCO). A silicon single-junction thin-film solar cell part made from aluminum film is directly formed on the p-type silicon thin-film.    USE - Silicon thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent conductive substrate has wide selection range, high photoelectric conversion efficiency, low deposition temperature and simple processing technique, and is low in cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The transparent conductive substrate is made of fluorine-doped tin oxide conductive glass, indium tin oxide conductive glass, aluminum doped zinc conductive glass or organic flexible transparent conductive plastic. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing a silicon double-junction thin-film solar cell.
NOVELTY - The method involves obtaining tetraethyl orthosilicate, absolute ethanol, de-ionized water, and organic additive and adding 36.5 percent of hydrochloric acid to the water. A silicon nitride film is formed on a crystalline silicon solar battery substrate. A silicon nitride film is sprayed and coated on the substrate using alkali-catalyzed sol to obtain a silicon dioxide film. Electrodes are printed on front and back sides on the silicon dioxide film. The silicon dioxide film is dried, and sintering operation is performed on the silicon dioxide film.    USE - Method for manufacturing a double-layer anti-reflective film of a crystalline silicon solar battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The organic additive is selected from one of silane coupling agent potassium hydride-560, cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, N, N- dimethyl fomamide or polyethylene glycol.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of a double-layer anti-reflective film manufacturing method.
NOVELTY - The mechanism has a carrier platform frame whose right ascension axle is adjusted towards right north according to a position of a machine bracket base or a right ascension axle sleeve support. Included angles of a frame plane face and the ascension axle are adjusted to a day declination angle by a declination angle adjuster. The axle is rotated along with sun from east to west by a right ascension axle rotator. Top plates of Fresnel lens assembly cases are bound below a steel glass plate or countermarked below a transparent resin plate. An insulated aluminum plate has a blacked bottom face.    USE - Light concentrating type high precision low-cost two-dimensional tracking solar mechanism for use in an intermediate-high temperature thermal utilization device.    ADVANTAGE - The mechanism is operated in a simple tracking manner, saves material, and realizes high tracking precision and small air resistance with low driving power and low cost. The carrier platform is layered and symmetric so that the mechanism is self-weighted and balanced. The mechanism effectively improves the photovoltaic generation and efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a light concentrating type high precision low-cost two-dimensional tracking solar mechanism.
NOVELTY - The device has a global positioning system (GPS) antenna (1) and a general packet radio service (GPRS) antenna (2) installed on an upper end surface of a watertight buoy (6) and respectively connected with a GPS module (5) and a GPRS module (4) in the watertight buoy. The GPS module, GPRS module, high performance single chip computer system (7) and a maintenance free battery (8) are connected with a pressure sensor (13) on a multi-core bearing cable (11) at a lower end surface of the watertight buoy through a watertight socket connection tube (10).    USE - Temperature measurement device for automatically monitoring temperature of polluted lake.    ADVANTAGE - The general packet radio service (GPRS) module automatically sends the multi-layer temperature data of the measured lake and the position information of the measured lake area to the shore main control station by a certain time interval under the control of the high performance single chip computer system, thus realizing the automatic monitor of the temperature of the polluted lake. The device has improved structure, realizes accurate measurement of the high precise temperature sensor in the lake boundary wide range of the polluted lake without personnel duty and provides alarm for preventing eruption of the blue-green algae.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a temperature measurement device.    Global positioning system antenna (1)    General packet radio service antenna (2)    General packet radio service module (4)    Global positioning system module (5)    Watertight buoy (6)    High performance single chip computer system (7)    Maintenance free battery (8)    Watertight socket connection tube (10)    Multi-core bearing cable (11)    Pressure sensor (13)
NOVELTY - The cell component has a package module formed by laminating a cell element that is enwrapped by an insulating sealing film i.e. polyvinyl butyral or ethylene vinyl acetate film, with a package component. The package module is provided with a package extraction electrode, and the sealing film is sandwiched between the cell element and a package glass. A platform for preventing short circuiting and electric leakage is formed at periphery of the cell element. The package component is laminated on the cell element to form the cell component with a dot structure.    USE - Amorphous silicon solar cell component for use as a photovoltaic building material in a power station.    ADVANTAGE - The cell component avoids the need of frame, so as to save material and reduce cost. The block of glass with a mounting fixture is adhered to a back face of the cell component, so that the cell component can package the solar cell, thus conveniently and quickly mounting the cell component. The cell component is suitable for quick field installation, and has high production efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of an amorphous silicon solar cell component.
NOVELTY - The drive has a disk drive apparatus including a spindle with magnetic disks provided on a front surface of a base (100). A battery is provided on the front surface of the base to provide power for the disk drive apparatus. A cover is provided to cover the front surface of the base forming a chamber for containing the disk drive apparatus and another chamber for containing the battery. A seal is provided to seal the former chamber to hermitically contain gas inside the former chamber, where the drive is assembled and operated as a functional hard disk drive.    USE - Integrated battery powered hard disk drive for direct connection and exchange of data with a device having a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port and assembled and integrated onto a substrate e.g. ceramic substrate, in a semiconductor industry. Uses include but are not limited to cell phone, personal digital assistant, MPEG-1 audio layer three player, global positioning system (GPS), digital camcorder and digital camera.    ADVANTAGE - The seal is provided to seal the chamber to hermitically contain the gas inside the chamber, where the drive is assembled and operated as the functional hard disk drive, thus manufacturing the hard disk drive with high performance and with ultra-low power consumption in a reliable and efficient manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The base is made of ceramic material and zirconia, and the battery is made of lithium polymer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a ceramic base.    Substrate (10)    Spindle motor stator coils (11, 21)    Mount custom Lithium Polymer battery (50)    Integrated circuits (70, 72)    Ceramic Base (100)
NOVELTY - The generator has multiple groups of blade brackets with identical included angles installed in a vertical axis, and inner and outer movable blades installed in each blade bracket. The inner and outer movable blades rotate by taking inner and outer shafts of the bracket as center. An inner blade locating device and an outer blade locating device are installed at an inner side of each blade bracket. Each blade bracket comprises an asymmetrical upper blade bracket and a lower blade bracket.    USE - Vertical axis wind driven generator.    ADVANTAGE - The inner and outer movable blades rotate by taking inner and outer shafts of the bracket as center, so that wind facing areas of the inner and outer movable blades are improved, and the starting torque is largely optimized. The design of the generator allows reduction in center of gravity of the generator. The generator is inexpensive, convenient to install and practical to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a vertical axis wind driven generator.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The compound transparent conductive substrate has a highly conductive gate grid formed on a transparent substrate. A transparent conductive film formed on the transparent substrate completely covers the highly conductive gate grid.    USE - Compound transparent conductive substrate used as electrode in photoelectric converter such as dye-sensitized solar cell, silicon thin-film solar cell, copper-indium-selenium solar cell, compound thin-film solar cell and organic thin-film solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The compound transparent conductive substrate has good corrosion resistance and excellent conductivity, as the conductive gate grid is completely covered by the transparent conductive film. When used in the photoelectric converter such as dye-sensitized solar cell, the preparation process of the battery is simplified, the resistance of the battery substrate is reduced, and the performance and stability of the battery are improved greatly.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) compound transparent conductive substrate preparing method; and    (2) application of compound transparent conductive substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the compound transparent conductive substrate.
NOVELTY - The blade has a lee side body arranged opposite to a windward side body. A cavity spacing bracket is located in a cavity for supporting the windward side body and the lee side body. The cavity spacing bracket, windward side body and the lee side body are adhered by adhesive, where the cavity spacing bracket is made of elastic hollow pipe material that is selected from paper, metal, plastic or fabric. The adhesive is made of elastic fiber and epoxy resin or composition of elastic fiber and unsaturated resin.    USE - Blade for a wind-light complementary special generator (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The weight of the blade is reduced. The blade has high stiffness and strength. The blade reduces loss of elastic deformation energy in working process and improves wind energy utilization coefficient and wind energy conversion efficiency of wind-light complementary special generator.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a wind-light complementary special generator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a blade.
NOVELTY - The blade insert comprises a head (2) designed to screw the insert to other structures and a main portion (3) joined to a cylindrical or conical lamination (1) provided with an internal conical cavity. The insert and the lamination are joined with an adhesive, chemical double sheathed joint (4) on the outer and inner surface of the insert main portion.    USE - Blade insert coupled in solid lamination located in top or bottom center portion of aerodynamic portion of turbine blade.    ADVANTAGE - The transfer of traction and compression loads produced in the blade's laminations as a consequence of the loads caused in the blade by the action of the wind are reduced while providing a head to screw the insert to other structures. Hence, excess weight of the blade leading to increase in load in the wind turbine is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for joining method of inserts of different structures.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the insert joint and the blade wall lamination.    Lamination (1)    Head (2)    Insert main portion (3)    Chemical double sheathed joint (4)
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic module comprises base substrate; photovoltaic strip(s) arranged over the base substrate, where spaces are formed in between adjacent photovoltaic strips; optical vees located in spaces between photovoltaic strips, such that one or more cavities are formed between optical vees; and molded concentrating element(s) for concentrating solar energy over photovoltaic strips. The molded concentrating elements are formed by pouring polymeric material in fluid state over cavities, such that molded concentrating elements take shape of the cavities.    USE - Photovoltaic module for generating electricity from solar energy (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic module is suitable for mass manufacturing; is fabricated with lesser amount of semiconductor material; has lower cost, reduced defects and has higher efficiency compared to conventional low concentrator photovoltaic modules; and has ease of manufacturing compared to conventional low concentrator photovoltaic modules.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a system for manufacturing the photovoltaic module comprising strip-arranger for arranging photovoltaic strips over base substrate; stringer for connecting photovoltaic strips through one or more conductors in predefined manner; optical-vee-placer for placing optical vees in the spaces between the photovoltaic strips; and dispenser for dispensing polymeric material in fluid state over the cavities.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a blown-up view illustrating a photovoltaic module.
NOVELTY - An electric power generation cell (FC) produces electric power by using hydrogen and oxygen gases discharged from fuel cell. An interior space formation element (31) forms interior space (IS) opposing preset surface of power generation cell. A hydrogen-producing agent (32) comprising hydrogenation metallic compound resin is provided in interior space, and is reacted with water vapor to generate hydrogen gas. A water storage unit (33) is provided in interior space. A packaging material (34) having hydrophobic porous membrane (34a) surrounds hydrogen-producing agent.    USE - Fuel cell for portable electronic device such as mobile telephone, notebook computer and digital camera.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen-producing agent and water storage unit are provided in interior space which opposes preset surface side of electric power generation cell. Hence the installation space of fuel cell can be reduced. The need for piping structure for producing hydrogen gas can be eliminated. The structure of the fuel cell can be simplified.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the top and sectional views of the fuel cell.    Interior space formation element (31)    Hydrogen-producing agent (32)    Water storage unit (33)    Packaging material (34)    Hydrophobic porous membrane (34a)    Electric power generation cell (FC)    Interior space (IS)
NOVELTY - A heat-curable silicone resin-epoxy resin composition comprises heat-curable silicone resin; combination of triazine derivative epoxy resin and acid anhydride, or prepolymer obtained by reaction of triazine derivative epoxy resin and acid anhydride; inorganic filler (100-1000 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of combination of first and second components); and curing accelerator. The mass ratio of heat-curable silicone resin to combination of triazine derivative epoxy resin and acid anhydride, or prepolymer is 5:95-95:5.    USE - A heat-curable silicone resin-epoxy resin composition for molding into premolded package used for LED device (claimed) or solar cell. The composition is also useful as underfill material for LED element.    ADVANTAGE - The heat-curable resin composition has excellent curability; and yields uniform cured product that exhibits excellent heat resistance, light resistance and UV light resistance over long periods of time, having good strength, and is resistant to discoloration and particularly yellowing upon heating, thus providing excellent reliability.
NOVELTY - The coil (12), resin and core (13) containing magnetic iron powder are accommodated in a molding case made of aluminum. The molding case is accommodated in the reactor case made of aluminum. The molding case has the protrusions (19) made of aluminum that contact the inner surface of the reactor case.    USE - Reactor apparatus for DC-DC converter for increasing voltage of battery used in hybrid vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The heat dissipation is improved. The assembling of the reactor apparatus is performed easily. The heat radiation property of the reactor is improved by the formation of the protrusion. The leakage of the magnetic flux to the exterior is prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the molding case.    Coil (12)    Core (13)    Side portions (18)    Protrusions (19)    Upper surface of resin (20)
NOVELTY - The array has bent frames provided with single frames for mounting a solar cell assembly. Lower ends of the single frames are mounted with multiple support legs below sloping surfaces of a lambdoidal sloping roof. The bent frames are connected with each other through a mutually fixed, mounted connecting main body that is positioned at a ridge provided at a joint of the slopping surfaces of the roof. The sloping surfaces of the roof are provided with multiple sloping row frames, and lower sides of support legs of the single frames are welded with support leg iron pads.    USE - Solar cell square array for use on a lambdoidal sloping roof.    ADVANTAGE - The bent frames are paved on the sloping surfaces of the lambdoidal roof depending on the self-weight, thus preventing the damage of the lambdoidal roof. The supporting legs are arranged on the single frames to enable a gap between the solar cell square array and the lambdoidal roof, thus improving ventilation effect and energy generation effect. The array improves windshield function and protects the water-proof layer of the roof, and is convenient to maintain.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar cell square array.
NOVELTY - The collector has multiple reflecting mirrors for regulation and collection of reflected light, and a base connected with each reflecting mirror for fixation. Glass or transparent plastic mirror surfaces are attached with a reflecting film, and a mirror holder is connected to the mirror surface. A bracket is connected with the mirror holder and the base, where the mirror holder is made of glass fiber reinforced plastic. The mirror holder is connected with a spherical joint, and the bracket is connected with a steel ball that is placed in the spherical joint.    USE - Solar collector.    ADVANTAGE - The collector has easy manufacturing process, installation and adjustment, high heat collecting efficiency, and is inexpensive. The mirror holder and bracket are of single point connecting structure or multiple-point connecting structure to regulate the direction of the mirror surfaces.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar collector.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A composite coal and its preparation method comprise crushing and carbonizing plant waste, adding combustible crushed household garbage material and crushed coal gangue material, adding combustion improver, mixing and crushing to produce powder, block or honeycomb shape.    USE - Composite coal and its preparation method.    ADVANTAGE - The method can reuse waste and relieve problem of energy scarcity; has easily obtained and cheap raw materials; is simple, has low energy consumption, does not generate emission of wastes, and does not pollute environment.
NOVELTY - The generator has fan blades installed on a vertical shaft wind wheel frame that is parallel to a vertical shaft, where the fan blades are moved along circumference of the vertical shaft. The fan blades are driven by wind to drive the generator for generating electricity through a combiner under the vertical shaft. The fan blades are made of resin plus glass fiber, where frames of the blades are made of steel and covered by an external layer made of aluminum sheet. Two rolling bearings are installed on upper and lower parts of a mandrel. A protecting system has an electromagnetic clutch.    USE - Vertical shaft type wind-powered generator i.e. vertical permanent-magnet generator, for use in an armored concrete tower (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The rolling bearings are installed on upper and lower parts of the mandrel for reducing resistance when the blades rotate. The generator is convenient to install and maintain. The electromagnetic clutch of the protecting system rotates the blades freely around the blade shaft without applying force, thus stopping the generator safely and immediately when power failure occurs. The blades have equal sections that are drawn in a flat mode so as to reduce the cost of the generator. The generator realizes variable pitches. The speed of the generator can be easily adjusted. The paddle, rotating shaft and an external rotor are positioned coaxial so as to leave out a gear box, which is out of order frequently. The generator is easy to transport and hoist, and has a wide popularization value.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a vertical shaft type wind-powered generator.
NOVELTY - The heating device has a heating element (3) with a circuit (4) for controlling the heating element, and a rechargeable battery assembly (5). The battery assembly has two batteries (6), which are integrated into frame (7) in each case. The frame and a hinge (8) are connected with one another. The frame is made of plastic. The batteries are provided as lithium-ion batteries.    USE - Heating device for use in heatable insole (Claimed) for pieces of clothing and footwear.    ADVANTAGE - The heating device has a battery assembly with two batteries, which are integrated into frame in each case, and hence ensures increased life span of heating device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a heated insole, in which an antenna is integrated.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a heating device.    Heating element (3)    Circuit (4)    Battery assembly (5)    Batteries (6)    Frame (7)    Hinge (8)
NOVELTY - The collector has fluid channels integrated as microstructures directly into an absorber surface (6) i.e. laminar plate. The fluid channels offer a relative large exchange surface to heat distribution medium e.g. water, that flows through the fluid channels. The fluid channels possess a cross section within a range of few micrometers to few millimeters. The fluid channels lie close to each other and are packed in the absorber surface in a sealed manner. The fluid channels run parallel to each other in the absorber surface and completely grip the absorber surface.    USE - Solar collector e.g. solar thermal collector and combined solar-thermal/photovoltaic collector, for heating drinking water and/or industrial water.    ADVANTAGE - The fluid channels lie close to each other and are packed in the absorber surface in a sealed manner, while running parallel to each other in the absorber surface, thus ensuring better heat exchange. The collector is designed without additional tubing pipeline in its inner side, thus simplifying construction and lowering manufacturing cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The fluid channels and the absorber surface are made of metal, plastic or ceramics.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows cross sectional views of a solar collector.    Casing (1)    Transparent cover plate (2)    Heat insulator (3)    Holder (4)    Absorber surface (6)
NOVELTY - A facade element is constructed in multilayered multi-functional manner. A base layer and a frame provide a mechanical stability for a module. The base layer and frame are attached to wafers for power generation, and also form a covering layer of decorative element of the facade. The covering layer is made of glass beads. The wafer layers are protected by sealing with epoxy resin.    USE - Facade element for designing exterior of a building or for power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The facade element enables to provide energy through photovoltaic process, show insulating properties for photovoltaic element and allow a coating of photovoltaic element with glass beads of various sizes and colors.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a material for producing photovoltaic active facade elements, which comprises expanded polystyrene, glass foam as base material with epoxy resin.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the module.    Base element (a)    Epoxy resin (b1,b2)    Wafer (c)    Glass foam (d)    Aluminum frame (e)
NOVELTY - The connector (1) has a connecting part (2) formed at a side (A) made of an electrically conductive material and turned towards a battery pole. A flat piece (8) is formed from another electrically conductive material that is different from the former electrically conductive material, where the flat piece is connected to the battery pole and material-fittingly arranged at a connection part (4), where the connecting parts are formed from annealed aluminum. The flat piece is formed or coated from steel, tin, zinc, copper or silver alloys.    USE - Battery cell connector for lithium ion battery that is utilized as electrical energy storage for an electric motor in an automotive engineering. Can also be used for nickel-metal-hydride battery and lithium polymer battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery pole is made from a material different than that of another battery pole, thus ensuring small transition resistance between the connector and the battery poles, and hence reducing energy dissipation in the transition and reducing the heat development. The flat piece is material-fittingly arranged at the connecting part in such a manner to provide an economical connector.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a system comprising two batteries that are arranged next to each other at opposite pole.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a battery cell connector.    Connector sides (A, B)    Battery cell connector (1)    Connecting parts (2, 4)    Flat piece (8)    Step joint (10)
NOVELTY - Silicon powder with particle diameter of 0.1-100 mu m is compressed into a silicon ingot by cold isostatic pressing or hot isostatic pressing. The silicon ingot is fed into a single crystal furnace or a polycrystalline furnace.    USE - Method for applying silicon powder and silicon ingot in single crystal furnace and polycrystalline furnace utilized in growth of silicon crystal such as single crystal silicon and polycrystalline silicon during manufacture of solar cell and semiconductor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The silicon ingot has better loading properties ands high purity. The silicon ingot has better performance against oxidation and compression. The silicon ingot is inexpensive.
NOVELTY - Method of manufacturing a bituminous membrane provided with photovoltaic cells, comprises applying the photovoltaic cells to one face of a reinforcement (2) provided on the surface with an anti-exudation layer and applying a bituminous mass to the other face of the reinforcement.    USE - The method is useful to manufacture a bituminous membrane provided with photovoltaic cells (claimed), useful as a sealing element on a roof and for capturing sunlight, thus converting solar energy into electrical energy, which is used by the occupants of the building on the roof.    ADVANTAGE - The method of provides a finished product with a guarantee of performance in relation to adhesion, sealing and electrical efficiency over time. The photovoltaic cells are situated on the other side of the reinforcement than the one, where the bituminous mass is applied, and the reinforcement is provided with an anti-exudation layer, hence any migration of oil will not be able to detach the photovoltaic cells. The membrane with its photovoltaic cells forms an assembly, hence it can be unwound as it stands on the roof, which considerably facilitates installation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for bituminous membrane obtained by applying the method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure illustrates the method for applying the photovoltaic cells to a reinforcement.    First coil (1)    Reinforcement (2)    Second coil (3)    First film (4)    First roller (5)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell unit comprises a fuel cell (12) connected to a coolant circuit (14), a memory device (20) for storing and providing liquid water coolant to the fuel cell both under normal operating conditions and in freezing conditions. The storage device is adapted to provide a smaller amount of liquid water coolant in freezing conditions than under normal operating conditions. The memory device is designed with a reservoir (22) for storing the water coolant, which is divided into two par volumes, which are separated by a heat-insulating layer.    USE - Fuel cell unit useful in a fuel cell for storing and providing liquid water coolant.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell unit can be simply operated with less energy.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The fuel cell unit comprises a fuel cell (12) connected to a coolant circuit (14), a memory device (20) for storing and providing liquid water coolant to the fuel cell both under normal operating conditions and in freezing conditions. The storage device is adapted to provide a smaller amount of liquid water coolant in freezing conditions than under normal operating conditions. The memory device is designed with a reservoir (22) for storing the water coolant, which is divided into two par volumes, which are separated by a heat-insulating layer. A through opening (34) is formed for transferring water coolant from one part of part volume to the other part volume, in the heat-insulating layer. A heating element is equipped in the reservoir for unfreezing the water coolant present in the reservoir. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for operating a fuel cell unit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a schematic view of a fuel cell unit.    Fuel cell (12)    Coolant circuit (14)    Memory device (20)    Reservoir (22)    Through opening. (34)
NOVELTY - Battery label (2) comprises: an oriented face film (5) having a front side and a rear side; and an adhesive layer (6) on the rear side of the face film, where the face film is a co-extruded multilayer film comprising at least one layer having a styrene-containing polymer.    USE - Used as battery label.    ADVANTAGE - The face film of the battery labels are dimensionally stable, which shows less shrinkage (less than 1%) at a temperature lower than 71 degrees C (storage stability test).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a battery, comprising a body and the battery label, which is wrapped around the body of the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a cross-sectional view of a web comprising the battery label.    Battery label (2)    Oriented face film (5)    Adhesive layer (6)    Release paper (7)
NOVELTY - The panel has a casing (3) made of black colored film of stabilized plastic material oriented towards infrared rays of sunrays (R). An upper side (3a) of the casing is provided with a delivering nozzle (6a) to deliver the fluid (F) on an upper surface of a non-woven fabric layer (5) and the lower side (3b) of the casing is provided with a collecting tank (7) to collect the hot fluid (Fc) on the non-woven fabric layer adapted to be impregnated by thermal energy inside the casing and generated by infrared rays.    USE - Thermal solar panel for solar energy heating system (claimed) for providing hot water for sanitary purposes such as showers, baths, basins, swimming pools, hot drinkable water of hydraulic plant, for dish washing machines, washing machines and for heating of household environment.    ADVANTAGE - As the fluid on the non-woven fabric layer adapted to be impregnated by thermal energy inside the casing and generated by infrared rays passes from upper side of the casing to the lower side of the casing, the amount of heating the fluid is easily adjusted. The operating position of thermal solar panel is simple due to its sturdy structure. By connecting the delivering nozzle with a duct carrying fluid at a lower temperature than the ambient temperature, a radiating dissipater is operated as air conditioner. The solar energy heating system provides higher degree of thermal recovery, efficiency, and optimization due to both economic and environmental compliance aspects. The thermal solar panel is cheap and is made more easily.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar energy heating system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of the thermal solar panel.    Casing (3)    Upper side of casing (3a)    Lower side of casing (3b)    Non-woven fabric layer (5)    Delivering nozzle (6a)    Collecting tank (7)    Fluid (F)    Hot fluid (Fc)
NOVELTY - A plug (56) mounted on and protruded from one end of housing (30), is inserted into cigarette lighter of car, to measure inner temperature of car and voltage of car battery, and removed to function as portable tire pressure gauge. A positive pole press rod (55) movably mounted on air pipe (53) extended from circuit board (5) in housing, has one end connected to one side of circuit board, and other end protruded outward from plug. A negative pole press rod (52) mounted on housing, has one end connected to other side of circuit board, and other end protruded outward from housing.    USE - Multifunctional tire pressure gauge capable of measuring inner temperature of car and voltage of car battery, and car tire pressure (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The inner temperature of car, voltage of car battery, and tire pressure can be effectively measured by the single instrument. The versatility of the pressure gauge is improved. The pressure can be conveniently stored.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the exploded perspective view of the tire pressure gauge.    Circuit board (5)    Housing (30)    Negative pole press rod (52)    Air pipe (53)    Positive pole press rod (55)    Plug (56)
NOVELTY - A wavelength conversion unit (101) converts the portion of the sunlight into the light of specific wavelength. A heat storage unit (102) absorbs the light emitted from the wavelength conversion unit. The wavelength conversion unit contains the semiconductor fine particle consisting of III-V group compound semiconductor material.    USE - Solar heat collecting apparatus for use in solar water heater. Can also be used in floor heater and solar power generation apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The high heat density is obtained by the simple structure. The performance of the solar heat collecting apparatus is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the solar-heat collecting apparatus.    Solar heat collecting apparatus (100)    Wavelength conversion unit (101)    Heat storage unit (102)    Transparent material (104)    Reflector (106)
NOVELTY - The sensor has housing (20) with an inlet (24) in the bottom wall (23), through which hydrogen is injected into a gas detection chamber (25) of the housing. A base (30) closing the upper opening (26) of the housing, is gradually depressed upwards towards the center from the peripheral sides, in the form of hemispherical curve. A gas detection element (41) protrudes in perpendicular downward direction from the base to detect the hydrogen. The surrounding wall (22) of the housing has a heater (60) for heating the gas detection chamber.    USE - Gas sensor e.g. hydrogen sensor for use in detecting concentration of hydrogen emitted from solid polymer fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the base is depressed gradually upwards towards the center from peripheral sides and by forming recess around stay to which gas detection element is connected, the dew from condensed water generated in the base flows towards the surrounding wall of the heater along the lower surface of the base, so that the dew from condensed water is easily prevented from adhering to the gas detected element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the hydrogen sensor. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Housing (20)    Surrounding wall of housing (22)    Bottom wall of housing (23)    Inlet (24)    Gas detection chamber (25)    Upper opening (26)    Base (30)    Gas detection element (41)    Heater (60)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell apparatus has solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell laminated structure (CSA) accommodated in vacuum insulated double structured housing (30). The pressure inside the housing is reduced with respect to atmospheric pressure.    USE - Fuel cell apparatus used as electric power generating apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - Since the pressure inside the housing is reduced with respect to atmospheric pressure, the fall of temperature of the housing to 0 degree or less can be suppressed even when external temperature falls to sub-zero temperature. The performance of the fuel cell can be maintained. The destruction of fuel cell laminated structure can be avoided.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the fuel cell container. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Housing (30)    Cover (30a)    Piping (31)    Pump (32)    Solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell laminated structure (CSA)
NOVELTY - The solar cell module (10) has a solar cell element (16) installed through a sealing resin material (14) on a translucent board (12), and a back surface protective material (18) installed through the sealing resin material on the solar cell element. The end surface of the translucent board is covered with the periphery portion (18a) of the back surface protective material.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Permeation of moisture content from the edge of the solar cell module is suppressed, as the end surface of the translucent board is coated with periphery of back surface protective material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of the solar cell module.    Solar cell module (10)    Translucent board (12)    Sealing resin material (14)    Solar cell element (16)    Back surface protective material (18)    Periphery portion (18a)
NOVELTY - The method involves laminating a sealing resin sheet (12), a solar cell main portion (14), a back surface sealing resin sheet (16) and a back surface protective material (18) on a translucent substrate (10) to form a laminated structure (20). A periphery portion (24a) protruded from the periphery of laminated structure, is excised among the sealing resin materials (24). The laminated structure is heated for bridging sealing resin material. A periphery portion (18a) of back surface protective material, is excised.    USE - Manufacturing method of solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The generation of stains to the end surface of translucent substrate, is prevented during the excision of sealing resin, and the bridging process of sealing resin material can be performed reliably, so that the productivity of solar cell module is improved. The permeation of water content into the solar cell module used in outdoors, can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional views illustrating the manufacturing process of solar cell module.    Translucent substrate (10)    Sealing resin sheet (12)    Solar cell main portion (14)    Back surface sealing resin sheet (16)    Back surface protective material (18)    Periphery portion of back surface protective material (18a)    Laminated structure (20)    Sealing resin material (24)    Periphery portion of sealing resin material (24a)
NOVELTY - The cylinder has a piston rod whose two ends are respectively connected with a piston head and a connecting supporting ring. A sealing assembly is installed between the piston rod and the cylinder and between the piston head and the cylinder. The connecting supporting ring is internally installed with an insulating ring that is made of epoxy resin material.    USE - Tension oil cylinder for use in a wind power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The cylinder increases the insulating stage, ensures the normal working of wind power generation system and reduces the maintenance cost, and can be protected from the lightning strike.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a tension oil cylinder.
NOVELTY - An electrolyte composition comprises polyoxyethylene, polyether polymer and redox electric pairs.    USE - An electrolyte composition for fuel-sensitized solar cell (claimed).
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a package comprising a backing foil (4) with electrically conductive wire patterns (16) having thermally activated adhesive (17). A solar cell array (8) and translucent panel (11) are provided between upper ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) layer (10) and lower EVA layer (6) that is provided on the adhesive. The package is placed and heated in an auxiliary heating station so that the package is fixated and transferred to a main heating station.    USE - Production method of solar panel.    ADVANTAGE - The desired degree of fixation of the components can be obtained and the components can be firmly fixed so that the dislocation of the different components can be prevented effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for semi-product for use in production method of solar panel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the package.    Backing foil (4)    EVA layers (6,10)    Solar cell array (8)    Translucent panel (11)    Wire patterns (16)    Adhesive (17)
NOVELTY - The cloth has solar charging device provided with a solar battery board i.e. soft non-crystalline silicon solar battery board, a charging circuit, an energy gather unit, and a converting circuit. The converting circuit is arranged with an interface and connected with electric equipment, where the solar charging device is provided on shoulder and/or cuff of the cloth via a rubber sealing process. The electric equipment is fixed on the cloth via e.g. tap waterproof strip.    USE - Solar charging cloth.    ADVANTAGE - The solar charging device can charge portable digital device compatible with universal serial bus (USB) charging function. The cloth has strong portability. The cloth has erosion-resistance, temperature resistance, cold resistance, and anti-aging property, and is light and convenient to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a solar charging cloth.
NOVELTY - The umbrella has a fan bracket whose one end is connected with a motor of a fan, and a U-shaped holding sheet equipped outside a battery case. A holding port is equipped at one end of a holding piece for holding a sliding sleeve of an umbrella skeleton. A battery box is provided with a flute. The U-shaped holding sheet is fixed in the flute. Two plastic blocks support the battery box and the U-shaped holding sheet. An independent insulating battery cylinder is equipped at an inner side of the battery box.    USE - Portable umbrella.    ADVANTAGE - The umbrella is convenient to use and carry, and has prolonged service life.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a portable umbrella.
NOVELTY - The key has a key main body whose handle part is sleeved with an outer rubber sleeve. A battery box of a button battery and a jogging switch are installed in the outer rubber sleeve. Outer part of the outer rubber sleeve is provided with a switch button and an illuminating bulb. The battery, jogging switch and the illuminating bulb are connected with inner part of the outer rubber sleeve by leads to form an operating circuit. The illuminating bulb is installed between a lateral center cutting line on the outer rubber sleeve and the operating part.    USE - Lamp integrated key.    ADVANTAGE - The key allows a user to press the switch button when the operating circuit of the bulb is communicated during opening of the locks at night. The bulb has reduced weight. The key allows the user to clearly view the lock hole, and provides convenience to open the lock. The switch is turned off after loosening the hand when the bulb does not provide illumination.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a lamp integrated key.
NOVELTY - The cooker has a flexible and telescopic macromolecular material film whose positive face is formed in dense stripe-like tooth shape or annular tooth shape via rolling or thermo-compression, where the macromolecular material film is a terylene(RTM: synthetic polyester) film or a polystyrene film. A smooth face of the macromolecular material film is bonded with a reflecting film, where the reflecting film is a plated silver film or a sticky aluminum plated film.    USE - Film/flake formed reflecting focus solar cooker.    ADVANTAGE - The cooker is flexible and telescopic, so that the cooker is folded and coiled to carry and transport easily in an inexpensive manner. The cooker is convenient to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a film/flake formed reflecting focus solar cooker.
NOVELTY - The system has a solar water heater controller provided at a lower part of a multi-media system, which is integrated with the solar water heater controller as a whole body. The solar water heater controller is internally equipped with control circuits corresponding to a concentrative remote controller. The multi-media system comprises a TV, a power-source module, a connector module, a signal input module, a decoding module, an LCD driving module and an LCD displaying module. A fire-resistance and condensation-resistance layer is formed on a surface of the TV.    USE - Solar water heater multi-media control system.    ADVANTAGE - The system utilizes a combined structure of a solar water heater controller and a multi-media system, concentrative remote controller, and a wireless signal transmission technical solution to realize an intelligent measuring appliance function of a solar water heat system combined with the TV and multi-media functions. The application range of the solar system control system is increased in solar water heater control, thus meeting requirements of users.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a solar water heater multi-media control system.
NOVELTY - The plug has a soft rubber plug (2) assembled at a front end of a circular pipe-shaped plug body (1). A bowl-shaped concave pit is assembled at a centre part of a front end of the soft rubber plug. A fixing nut (6) is assembled at a top end of a connecting rod (3) through a screw thread. A location block (10) is assembled at an inner wall of the plug body. A buckling tongue is buckled in a slot of a tail plug (5), where an outer end of the tail plug is firmly connected to a pressure plate (9). The pressure plate is firmly provided with a rotating handle (19).    USE - Location foaming plug for a solar water tank.    ADVANTAGE - The plug fits with the size of the vacuum tube hole when foaming, so as to effectively seal the foaming material and prevent the foaming agent from leakage. The rotating handle enables convenient dismantling of the plug after finishing foaming. The plug is convenient to use, and prevents the foaming material from damage due to wild dismounting after finishing foaming.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a location foaming plug for a solar water tank.    Circular pipe-shaped plug body (1)    Soft rubber plug (2)    Connecting rod (3)    Tail plug (5)    Fixing nut (6)    Pressure plate (9)    Location block (10)    Rotating handle (19)
NOVELTY - The interior platform (2) has a center module (4) that is rigidly connected with radial telescopic support beam elements. Several constructional elements are formed as arched modules (10,12,14) whose diameter is independent of the diameter of the platform.    USE - Interior platform for tubular tower such as windmill tower.    ADVANTAGE - The size and weight of the interior platform is reduced and the design and manufacturing time of the interior platform can be reduced as the need for large number of screws and bolts is eliminated so that the platform can be transported easily and conveniently in large containers, and the manufacturing cost of the interior platform can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for system for managing different construction elements.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of the interior platform.    Interior platform (2)    Center module (4)    Outer end portion (8)    Arched modules (10,12,14)    Fixed portion (18)    Hinged portion (20)
NOVELTY - The structure has a heat exchanger (2) installed with a water inlet pipe (3) and a water outlet pipe (5), and a gravity supporting seat (6) mounted under the heat exchanger. Flanged components (1) are sleeved on an edge of the heat exchanger, where the flanged components are connected with a gravity supporting seat on multiple directions. A support plate or supporting sleeves are equipped at bottom part of the flanged components, where the heat exchanger is mounted on the gravity supporting seat and inner part of the seat is formed in a hollow cavity.    USE - Pedestal structure for a heat exchanger.    ADVANTAGE - The structure locally sleeves the flanged component using simple technology, expands the range of material selection, reduces the manufacturing cost, and provides aesthetic appearance and serviceable effects.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The hollow cavity is filled with polyurethane foam, elastic polystyrene, plastic, mineral wool, powder pearl, aluminum silicate wool, cement, ceramic, metal, bamboo and wood or combined materials.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a pedestal structure.    Flanged components (1)    Heat exchanger (2)    Water inlet pipe (3)    Water outlet pipe (5)    Gravity supporting seat (6)
NOVELTY - The detector has a detection window (12) mounted on a bottom part, and a laser excitation fluorescence detection sensor (18) fixed over the window and connected to a main circuit. A state display module (15) is installed on a main board (4) via a support (11), and a detection button presses over a micro-switch (17). An upper portion of the detection button passes through a hole of a panel, and an upper shell (6), a middle shell (5) and a lower shell (3) are closely connected together via four cross recessed pan head tapping screws (2).    USE - Portable laser detector for ticket, certificates and Renminbi.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a portable laser detector.    Cross recessed pan head tapping screws (2)    Lower shell (3)    Main board (4)    Middle shell (5)    Upper shell (6)    Support (11)    Detection window (12)    State display module (15)    Micro-switch (17)    Laser excitation fluorescence detection sensor (18)
NOVELTY - The mold has a rotor blade including an aerodynamic cross-sectional profile having a leading edge and a trailing edge that are interconnected by a suction side and a pressure side of the cross-sectional profile. The mold is separated along separating surfaces (1, 2) that extend in a longitudinal direction of the rotor blade and between the leading and trailing edges. The mold separates the suction side and pressure side. The surfaces are oriented for a division of manufacturing molded parts (3-6) approximately orthogonal to the division surface for a division of another molded parts.    USE - Manufacturing mold for producing a rotor blade for a wind turbine.    ADVANTAGE - The mold is separated along separating surfaces that extend in the longitudinal direction of the rotor blade and between the leading edge and trailing edge of the profile, thus producing the rotor blade in a simple manner with high quality.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for producing a rotor blade with a manufacturing mold.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a manufacturing mold.    Separating surfaces (1, 2)    Manufacturing molded parts (3-6)    Wheel (7)    Ground (8)    Pivots (10, 11)
NOVELTY - The accumulator has an air electrode (1), a hydride memory (5) and a counter electrode (7) conductively connected with the hydride memory, where the hydride memory is in contact with an electrolyte (9). An ionic conductive membrane (3) is arranged between the air electrode and the counter electrode. The hydride memory is formed from metal hydrides, ceramic, alloys, polymers or nano-materials. A photo-catalytic semiconductor layer (15) is arranged on the hydride memory and/or the counter electrode. A diffusion barrier (19) is provided at a frame (17).    USE - Integrated hydride-air-accumulator for operating a larger autonomous device e.g. generator, and energy storage e.g. external power supply and battery.    ADVANTAGE - The ionic conductive membrane is arranged between the air electrode and counter electrode to enable a reaction of the electrolyte with the air electrode and ambient atmospheric oxygen, so that the accumulator achieves increased stability and power density. The accumulator is embedded in a front-or backend process of a normal complementary metal oxide semiconductor process, thus ensuring a simple production.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing an integrated metal-hydride-air accumulator in a substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of an integrated hydride-air-accumulator.    Air electrode (1)    Ionic conductive membrane (3)    Hydride memory (5)    Counter electrode (7)    Electrolyte (9)    Photo-catalytic semiconductor layer (15)    Frame (17)    Diffusion barrier (19)
NOVELTY - The optical sky-sun diffuser has a transparent solid matrix in which transparent nano particles are distributed such that the average size of the nano particles is set to 10 nm - 240 nm and number of nano particles per unit area is set to specified value. The ratio between refractive index of nano particles and refractive index of transparent solid matrix is set to be in the range of 0.7-2.1. The ratio between blue and red scattering optical densities is set to satisfy predetermined relationship containing monochromatic normalized collinear transmittance.    USE - Optical sky-sun diffuser.    ADVANTAGE - The ratio of blue and red scattering optical densities can be set to satisfy predetermined relationship so that different chromatic components of the source can be separated effectively and spectral distribution characteristic of skylight and sunlight can be corrected reliably. Geometrical shape of the diffuser can be maintained by suitably setting number of nano particles per unit area and refractive index ratio of nano particles and transparent solid matrix.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the optical sky-sun diffuser.
NOVELTY - The method involves installing opposing electrical conductors that are electrically coupled to a photovoltaic shingle panel via a lower surface and passed through a rigid back member (20) and out of the lower surface of a back member. The conductors are electrically coupled to the corresponding opposing contact pads and extending front end of the back member sufficient to electrically contact the electrical contact pads that are located on another rigid back member of a separate modular roofing structure. The latter rigid back member is coupled to the former rigid back member.    USE - Method for manufacturing a photovoltaic hip, ridge or rake modular roofing structure for a building.    ADVANTAGE - The method allows the panels to be located in the middle of roofing section with homogeneous and symmetrical appearance in an inexpensive manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for installing a photovoltaic hip, ridge or rake modular roofing structure on a roof of a building.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an isometric view of group of interconnected photovoltaic modular roofing structures after installation on a hip, ridge or rake portion of roof.    Photovoltaic modular roofing structures (5a-5c)    Photovoltaic solar panel (10)    Rigid back member (20)    Conductive rods (29)    Opening (50)
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic (PV) module kit (20) comprises PV modules (22) including a photovoltaic laminate, and a frame assembled to the photovoltaic laminate and forming a mounting region; and connectors including a head formed of plastic, male connector (110) having a male fastener extending from a head, and a female connector (112) having a female fastener adapted for engagement with the male fastener and assembled within a head.    USE - A photovoltaic module kit, preferably solar roof tiles.    ADVANTAGE - The kit can be installed in a non-penetrating way to a flat installation surface, and can be rigidly interconnected by hand without the use of a tool.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A PV module kit (20) comprises:    (1) PV modules (22) including a photovoltaic laminate, and a frame assembled to the photovoltaic laminate and forming a mounting region; and    (2) connectors including a head formed of plastic, male connector (110) having a male fastener extending from a head, and a female connector (112) having a female fastener adapted for engagement with the male fastener and assembled within a head.    The kit is configured to provide a mounted array state having a first junction at which the mounting regions of at least two of the PV modules are aligned and interconnected by engagement of the male connector with the female connector. The first junction is electrically insulated.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic exploded view of a portion of a photovoltaic module kit.    PV module kit (20)    PV modules (22)    Male connector (110)    Female connector (112)    Spacer connectors (114)
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic (PV) module (20) comprises PV device (22) including PV laminate (26) maintaining PV cells (30) arranged in rows at front face (32) and frame (24) assembled to maintain PV laminate including first frame unit (104) comprising ledge and spaced fingers, with first perimeter end edge of PV laminate mounted between ledge and fingers and one of fingers aligned with one of column spacings of first row of PV cells at final assembly.    USE - A photovoltaic module (20) of solar roof tiles for energy source.    ADVANTAGE - The PV module is incorporated with drainage features and robust design, has highly cost-effective preparation without requiring secondary operations such as machine cutting and minimized frame-caused shadowing of PV laminate, thus having enhanced ground coverage ratio parameter.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of making PV module (20) comprising providing PV device (22) including PV laminate (26) defining perimeter and front face (32), molding first frame unit (104) from plastic, and assembling PV laminate to frame.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of PV module.    PV module (20)    PV device (22)    Frame (24)    PV laminate (26)    PV cells (30)    Front face (32)    Frame units (104, 106, 108, 110)
NOVELTY - An antimony (Sb)-doped film is new.    USE - An Sb-doped film (I) for fabricating photovoltaic device (claimed) including solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The film (I) has improved grain structure thus improving performance of photovoltaic devices such as improving energy conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An Sb-doped film of formula Cu1-yIn1-xGaxSbzSe2-wSw (I) is new.    x=0-1;    y=0-0.2;    z=0.001-0.02; and    w=0-2.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of fabricating photovoltaic device (100) comprising providing substrate (102) and forming absorber layer (104) comprising compound (I) on substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of photovoltaic device.    Photovoltaic device (100)    Substrate (102)    Absorber layer (104)    Negative-type buffer layer (106)    Transparent conductive contact (108)    Metal grid (110)
NOVELTY - A solar cell structure comprises buffer layer (420) grown on substrate (410), negative (n)-type semiconductor grown on buffer layer, type II band alignment nanostructure layer grown on n-type semiconductor, positive (p)-type semiconductor grown on nanostructure, p-type and n-type areas (440, 460) penetrated into layers, and p-type and n-type metal electrodes (450, 470) coated respectively on p-type and n-type areas.    USE - A solar cell structure.    ADVANTAGE - The structure has improved optical current extraction efficiency and photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of solar cell structure.    Substrate (410)    Buffer layer (420)    Quantum well absorption area (430)    Positive and negative type areas (440, 460)    Metal electrodes (450, 470)
NOVELTY - The motor has a stator assembly having a ring of several molded magnetic flux channel pole pieces corresponding to the phase of motor, for accommodating transversely wound stator winding (1120). The tapered exterior sides and curves are formed in the base of U-shaped gap formed in pole piece structure, to direct and focus the captured magnetic flux towards the flat and axial magnetic pole surfaces. A controller is coupled with a feedback circuit, for sending feedback signal to a processing unit, to determine and adjust a drive circuit to drive the phase windings.    USE - Parallel pole direct drive wheel motor for use as direct drive marine propeller motor, generator in direct drive wind turbine and direct drive dynamo (all claimed). Can also be used as motor for powering track wheel and synchronous motor.    ADVANTAGE - The working efficiency of the motor can be improved, by using the molded magnetic flux channel pole pieces with transverse stator windings. The size, weight and manufacturing cost of the motor can be reduced by using a simple arrangement. The need for forming a magnetic flux return path for adjacent magnets, for increasing the magnetic performance per pound of permanent magnet material can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the isolated rotor disk assembly with bonded magnets, pair of molded magnetic flux channel pole pieces and transversely wound stator winding.    Transverse stator winding (1120)    Permanent magnets (1130)    Rotating disc (1160)    Alignment hole (1170)    Pole flat surface (1212)
NOVELTY - The digital pulse shaping module (52) has a clock generator (56) for generating phase-related clock signals at a same clock frequency. A shape generator (58) outputs a digital shape signal corresponding to the digital input waveform. The shape generator is operated in double data rate in response to the clock signals. A DAC (60) is provided for receiving the digital shape signal and converting the received signal into an analog shape signal.    USE - Digital pulse shaping module for controlling pulsed laser oscillator of pulsed laser system (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to memory repair system, photovoltaic cell scribing system, micro-vie drilling system, and laser surgery system for selective cell or tissue alteration, and for use in selective ablation of microstructures in semiconductor industry, and for laser trimming of glass, plastic or metal.    ADVANTAGE - The analog shape signal is outputted to control the current source of laser seed source or modulators in the pulsed laser oscillator for shaping a seed light signal so as to enable versatile and adaptable generation of light pulses. The pulse shaping capability of the digital pulse shaping module is enhanced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) digital pulse shaping module and user equipment connector interface assembly; and    (2) pulsed laser system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the digital pulse shaping module.    Digital pulse shaping module (52)    Clock generator (56)    Shape generator (58)    DAC (60)    Microcontroller (62)
NOVELTY - A filtration (10") device comprises a filter (12") for receiving a reactant for a fuel cell. The filter includes a molecular sieve material for separating a contaminant from the reactant.    USE - Filtration device for a membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell system (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The device sufficiently filters contaminants and errant species from the reactant streams of the fuel cell stack, and facilitates an analysis of the types and quantities of contaminants and errant species present at the MEA of the fuel cell stack. Further, the filter can be used in any conventional fuel cell system without significant increases in system costs or modifications to the overall fuel cell system design.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) comprising an electrolyte membrane disposed between a pair of electrodes and forming an active area of the membrane electrode assembly; a barrier film coupled to the electrolyte membrane and forming a header area of the membrane electrode assembly; and a filter disposed on the barrier film and forming a witness area of the membrane electrode assembly; and    (2) a fuel cell stack (4") comprising a pair of manifolds (36) where one of the manifolds has an inlet for delivery of a reactant; a pair of end plates (35) disposed between the manifolds and having fuel cells (38) each having an electrolyte membrane disposed between a pair of electrodes; and filter(s) disposed adjacent at least one of the end plates and in fluid communication with the inlet for the reactant.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic, side cross-sectional view of a fuel cell stack.    Fuel cell stack (4")    Filtration (10")    Filter (12")    End plates (35)    Manifolds (36)    Fuel cells (38)
NOVELTY - A proton exchange membrane fuel cell comprises a light-pervious first end plate (30) and second end plate (40); light-pervious first bipolar plate (50) adjacent to first end plate and capable of transmitting light having a given wavelength; second bipolar plate (60) capable of having oxidant fed in it; and membrane electrode assembly (20) comprising a proton exchange membrane (23), and anode (22) and cathode (24). The anode is capable of having fuel fed in it and comprising a first catalyst layer containing photocatalyst and noble metal.    USE - A proton exchange membrane fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The proton exchange membrane fuel cell has high electric conversion efficiency and can achieve stable fuel conversion during operation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A proton exchange membrane fuel cell comprises:    (1) light-pervious first end plate (30) and second end plate (40);    (2) light-pervious first bipolar plate (50) adjacent to first end plate and capable of transmitting light having a given wavelength;    (3) second bipolar plate (60) capable of having oxidant fed in it; and    (4) membrane electrode assembly (20) comprising a proton exchange membrane (23), and anode (22) and cathode (24) arranged adjacent to opposite sides of proton exchange membrane.    The anode is adjacent to first bipolar plate and cathode is adjacent to second bipolar plate. The anode is capable of having fuel fed in it and comprising a first catalyst layer containing photocatalyst and noble metal such that light is capable of activating first catalyst layer to dissociate the fuel on it.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of proton exchange membrane fuel cell.    Membrane electrode assembly (20)    Anode and cathode (22, 24)    Proton exchange membrane (23)    First and second end plates (30, 40)    First and second bipolar plates (50, 60)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a wafer including a surface with set of pyramid shaped valleys that is defined between two pyramid shaped peaks. The wafer is exposed to an etchant so as to form sets of rounded peaks and valleys. The apex surface area of rounded peak is smaller than the apex surface area of pyramid shaped peak. The valley surface area of rounded valleys is smaller than valley surface area of pyramid shaped valley.    USE - Method of coating ink e.g. nanoparticle ink including group IV semiconductor particles and solvent on silicon wafer (both claimed) used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The light trapping phenomenon is improved by texturing wafer surface with set of etchants. The surface texture of silicon wafer is selectively modified so that conformal coating and pattern retention of ink on textured surfaces are enabled.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the process of texturing wafer surface.    Step for texturing wafer surface (704)    Step for selecting regions to be printed with nanoparticle ink (706)    Step for using laser to melt portions of textured surface (708)    Step for printing nanoparticle ink on rounded surfaces (710)    Step for applying anti-reflection coating (714)
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic apparatus comprises photovoltaic conversion material(s); and down-conversion nano-structured material(s). The down-conversion nano-structured material(s) is doped or undoped: rare-earth organic complex, organic material and inorganic material. The down-conversion nano-structured material(s) comprises at least one dimension of size greater than or equal to 450 nm.    USE - Photovoltaic apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic apparatus has improved conversion efficiency of light energy to electricity, in particular, solar power to electric power.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a method of improving the efficiency of photovoltaic apparatus comprising providing at least one down-conversion nano-structured material on at least one surface of or in proximity of photovoltaic material comprising photovoltaic apparatus; and/or providing at least one up-conversion nano-structured material on at least one surface of or in proximity of a photovoltaic material comprising photovoltaic apparatus; and    (2) a kit comprising the photovoltaic apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic representation of photovoltaic apparatus.
NOVELTY - The concentrating solar power device (10) has a thermal storage device (20) for collecting energy from solar rays (12), which comprises a thermal storage medium arranged within the housing. A primary mirror (16) attached to the thermal storage device and comprising an opening in its center, reflects the solar rays towards a secondary mirror (18). The secondary mirror (18) reflects the solar rays towards the thermal storage device. A glass lens made of low iron glass composition is aligned behind the opening.    USE - Concentrating solar power device.    ADVANTAGE - The solar power device increases efficiency due to the lack of thermal transfer fluids, pumps or valves in the solar power device arrangement and due to reduction in refraction losses. The solar power device can be used for ten or more hours of operation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for collecting energy from solar rays of sun.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a back perspective view of the concentrating solar power device.    Concentrating solar power device (10)    Solar rays (12)    Primary mirror (16)    Secondary mirror (18)    Thermal storage device (20)
NOVELTY - The kit (20) has photovoltaic modules (22) having photovoltaic laminate, frame assembled to laminate, mounting region, and connector assembly (24). The connector assembly has male connector (110) having a male fastener extending from head (116) made of plastic, and female connector (112) having female fastener adapted for engagement with male fastener. Mounting regions of photovoltaic modules are aligned and interconnected by engagement of male connector with female connector, at a junction in the mounted array state.    USE - Photovoltaic module kit installed on commercial building, for collecting solar energy used for industrial and commercial application.    ADVANTAGE - The kit is configured to provide a non-penetrating installation of the photovoltaic modules to an installation surface in an array form, without the need of tools. The junctions allow the array to conform to the contours of the installation surface, but resist rotational movements/moment forces upon final installation. The photovoltaic module can be removed from the photovoltaic module array, easily.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) photovoltaic module installation; and    (2) method of installing photovoltaic module array in non-penetrating fashion to flat installation surface.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of the photovoltaic module kit.    Photovoltaic module kit (20)    Photovoltaic modules (22)    Connector assembly (24)    Male connector (110)    Female connector (112)    Head (116)
NOVELTY - The assembly (20) has photovoltaic module (22) having photovoltaic laminate (32), and frame (30) assembled to laminate. Framework (50) of frame encompassing perimeter of laminate, has trailing frame element (62). A support arm (34a) of frame, extending from framework and beyond the trailing frame element, is configured to form seat (36). Clip (26a) is made to extend from one of the frame and rear face of deflector (24). The deflector is nested within the seat and is releasably mounted to the trailing frame element via the clip, in mounted state.    USE - Photovoltaic module assembly for photovoltaic module assembly kit (claimed) for collecting solar energy used for industrial, commercial, and domestic applications.    ADVANTAGE - The deflector can be quickly and easily installed relative to the photovoltaic module without requiring tools. The deflector can be oriented at two different deflection angles/slopes, and has minimal impact on an overall footprint of the photovoltaic module assembly.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for photovoltaic module assembly kit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of the photovoltaic module assembly.    Photovoltaic module assembly (20)    Photovoltaic module (22)    Deflector (24)    Clip (26a)    Frame (30)    Photovoltaic laminate (32)    Support arm (34a)    Seat (36)    Framework (50)    Trailing frame element (62)
NOVELTY - The wind turbine blade includes a shell (34) having a section with an aerodynamic profile. Two girders (22,24,26,28) increase the strength of the blade (20) and extend in a longitudinal direction of the blade. Each girder is connected to the upper part (30) and the lower part (32) of the shell and forms an angle with the other girder to strengthen the shell against transverse shear distortion.    USE - Wind turbine blade.    ADVANTAGE - Structural layout of the blade profile is designed against transverse shear distortion and forces caused by flaws and edge wise loads on the blade. The blade structure is generally strengthened without increasing the overall weight. Achieves increased torsional stiffness and increased resistance to fatigue failure. Achieves improved resistance against deformations of the blade profile as well as increased overall strength and stiffness. Reduced manufacturing cost and is capable of working under sever aerodynamic loads, optimizing the aerodynamic stability e.g. aeroelastic stability of the blade. Capable of working under severe aerodynamic loads and to optimize the aerodynamic efficiency e.g. energy output of the blade. Enables the reduction of the dynamic inertia loads the blade is applying on the other structural parts of the wind turbine construction.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a producing method for a wind turbine blade.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic perspective view of a portion of the wind turbine blade with four girders interconnecting the upper and lower part of the shell.    Blade (20)    Girders (22,24,26,28)    Upper part (30)    Lower part (32)    Shell (34)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing transparent conductive oxide (TCO) coated transparent substrate (1). One or more regions of the TCO surface are masked. A metal oxide layer (2) is formed on the masked TCO surface using atomic layer deposition (ALD) and the mask on the TCO surface is removed.    USE - Method for forming dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC).    ADVANTAGE - Since the metal oxide layer is formed on masked TCO surface using ALD and mask on TCO surface is removed, the deposition of metal oxide on the TCO surface is inhibited.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for preparing dye-sensitized solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the patterned device.    Substrate (1)    Metal oxide layer (2)    Nano-particulate matter (3)    Positive image topcoat (4)
NOVELTY - The removable cover (20) has sidewalls defined by the lateral portions and a posterior portion and provided with lower edge abutted with the electronic apparatus. A face is defined by the exterior surface of cover upper portion (28). The posterior tenons are formed to extend from the interior surface of the posterior portion, and an anterior tenon (50) is formed to extend from the anterior edge of the lateral portion.    USE - Removable cover for electronic apparatus (claimed) e.g. clamshell mobile telephone. Can also be used in personal music player, personal computer, electronic-book reader and personal digital assistant (PDA).    ADVANTAGE - The display is protected from scratch, by using the cover. The cover can be replaced when the cover is damaged. The cover can be attached to the apparatus without affecting the flip portion by using the tenons extending from the posterior portion and the lateral portion.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the removable cover attached to the display.    Removable cover (20)    Cover upper portion (28)    Display (40)    Anterior tenon (50)    Cover portions (70,72)
NOVELTY - A photochemical electrode comprises conductive surface connected to a matrix. The matrix comprises semiconductor nanoparticles and noble metal nanoparticles, where each nanoparticle is connected to another nanoparticle by at least one matrix connecting group capable of mediating electron transfer between nanoparticles of matrix, and at least a portion of the nanoparticles is connected to conductive surface by at least one surface connecting group, capable of mediating electron transfer between matrix and the conductive surface.    USE - Photochemical electrode for photovoltaic cell and photosensitive electrode containing device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electrode is capable of mediating electron transfer between the matrix and the conductive surface.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a process of preparing the electrode comprising forming a layer on conductive surface comprising at least one electropolymerizable group.
NOVELTY - The lithium ion secondary battery has a positive electrode and a negative electrode that are laminated through a resin separator (8). The negative and positive electrodes are composed of collectors which comprise negative and positive electrode active material layers (1,5) formed on metal layers (2,6) deposited on both sides of resin layers (3) serving as core bases respectively. The resin separator is composed of resin whose softening point is 10-100 degrees C higher than that of resin constituting the core bases.    USE - Lithium ion secondary battery for hybrid electric vehicle, uninterruptible power system, portable apparatus and storage battery system used for load leveling and electric power storage applications.    ADVANTAGE - The electrodes of lithium ion secondary battery are laminated through separator which is made of resin having softening point greater than that of resin constituting core bases of electrodes. Thus ionic conduction and electric current flow between positive and negative electrodes can be interrupted, the resin layers of collectors can be shrunk by resin-made separator and the probability with respect to large-amount of heat emission can be reduced, even if internal short circuit is generated in battery. Battery capacity and productivity can be improved and safety can be ensured at low cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the lithium ion secondary battery.    Negative electrode active material layer (1)    Metal layers (2,6)    Resin layers (3)    Positive electrode active material layer (5)    Separator (8)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell stack (10) has electric power generation units (12A,12B) that include convex portions (48a,50a,60a,62a) at the side of fuel gas flow path of buffer region, and convex portions (38a,40a,48b,50b) at the side of oxidizing agent gas flow path, that are formed in the stacking direction of the sides of electrolyte and electrode structure. The convex portions are provided in zigzag form.    USE - Polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack.    ADVANTAGE - Since convex portions are formed in stacking direction, fuel cell stack can withstand the load applied in the stacking direction. The shear force is not provided to electrolyte and electrode structure so that damage of electrode assembly is prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell stack (10)    Electric power generation units (12A,12B)    Polymer electrolyte membrane (22)    Convex portions at side of oxidizing agent gas flow path (38a,40a,48b,50b)    Convex portions at side of fuel gas flow path (48a,50a,60a,62a)
NOVELTY - A back-sheet has cured coating film layer (5) formed on a surface(s) of base material sheet (4). The cured coating film layer contains coating material containing fluorine-containing polymer (A) having repeating unit derived from fluoro-olefin (a), repeating unit derived from cross-linkable group-containing monomer (b) and repeating unit derived from alkyl group-containing monomer (c) in which 2-20C linear or branched alkyl excluding quaternary carbon atom and polymerizable unsaturated group are connected by ether bond or ester bond.    USE - Back-sheet is used for solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The lightweight back-sheet has excellent productivity, flexibility and adhesiveness with respect to cured coating film layer and base material. The generation of crack, whitening and peeling is suppressed in the back-sheet.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of back-sheet, which involves coating material containing fluorine-containing polymer (A) and hardening agent on the base material sheet, drying, hardening and forming cured coating film layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows sectional view of solar cell module.    Photovoltaic cell (1)    Sealing material layer (2)    Surface layer (3)    Base material sheet (4)    Cured coating film layer (5)
NOVELTY - The method involves longitudinally extending a rotor blade from a blade root region to a blade tip, in an operating condition of the rotor blade, where the region is connected to a rotor hub of a wind turbine. The rotor blade is subdivided into two segments (2, 3) for manufacture of the rotor blade. One of the segments is extended traverse to the longitudinal extension of the rotor blade, between the blade root region and the blade tip. The segments are connected with each other in an integration device.    USE - Method for manufacturing a rotor blade for a wind turbine (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The segments are connected with each other in the integration device, thus allowing serial manufacture of the rotor blade, in a simple and time-saving manner, and designing the manufactured rotor blade as a standard uniform rotor blade.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The integration device connects bars, belts and rotor blade root parts that are made of resin or a fiber layer comprising glass fibers and/or carbon fibers. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a rotor blade for a wind turbine    (2) a manufacturing mould for manufacturing a rotor blade for a wind turbine.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of a half shell of a rotor blade.    Rotor blade root (1)    Segments (2-4)    Belt (5)    Transverse division (6-8)    Longitudinal division (9)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a partition running in a longitudinal extension of a rotor blade. The rotor blade is segmented into segments (2-5) for production of the blade using a plastic technique. Separate production molds for simultaneous separate use are provided to each segment using a resin transfer molding technique. The segments for final production of the rotor blade are connected outside the production molds using a connection device i.e. adhesive frame, to provide the rotor blade or rotor blade part.    USE - Method for producing a rotor blade for a wind energy plant.    ADVANTAGE - The separate production molds for simultaneous separate use are provided to each segment, and the segments for final production of the rotor blade are connected outside the production molds to provide the rotor blade or rotor blade part, thus facilitating and accelerating the serial production of the rotor blade, and reducing an entire cycle time of production, space requirement and investment requirements the rotor blade.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of a half shell of a rotor blade.    Half shell (1)    Segments (2-5)    Cross-cuts (6-8)
NOVELTY - A stainless steel material consists of a base material, an oxide film provided on the surface of base material, a conductive layer provided on the surface of oxide film and containing a non-metallic electroconductive substance, and an electroconductive substance provided penetrating the oxide film. The electroconductive substance is electrically connected to the base material and conductive layer.    USE - Stainless steel material is used for separators of polymer electrolyte fuel cells (claimed) used in electric vehicles and domestic cogeneration systems.    ADVANTAGE - The stainless steel material provides separators having excellent toughness and corrosion resistance. The separator economically provides polymer electrolyte fuel cells having excellent battery characteristics with little performance decrease during a long-time operation. The need for expensive surface treatment of gold plating is eliminated. Increase in contact resistance is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic structure of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell (1)    Solid polymer electrolyte membrane (2)    Anode (3)    Cathode (4)    Separator (5a)
NOVELTY - The solar module (100) has photovoltaic solar cells (102) made of crystalline silicon, a substrate element and a cover element. The substrate element comprises a base plate made of a metallic sheet e.g. steel sheet, copper sheet and aluminum sheet, where the substrate element is formed as a self-supporting, frameless assembly. An electrical insulation layer is formed on the base plate. The insulation layer is formed as enamel coating, glass coating, lacquer coating, plastic coating or powder coating on the base plate.    USE - Photovoltaic solar module for use on a building structure.    ADVANTAGE - The solar module is designed with improved stability in relation to mechanical load such as storm or snow. The solar module is manufactured in a simple and cost-effective manner. The electrical insulation layer prevents short-circuit between the individual solar cells, thus improving energy output of the solar module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of a photovoltaic solar module.    Photovoltaic solar module (100)    Photovoltaic solar cells (102)    Frame (118)    Fastening holes (120)    Diodes (126)
NOVELTY - The device (10) has a thermal storage device (20) for collecting energy from solar rays (12) of sun (14), and a primary mirror (16) for reflecting the solar rays from the sun towards a secondary mirror (18) that reflects the solar rays towards the thermal storage device. The thermal storage device comprises a thermal storage medium positioned within a housing, where the thermal storage medium absorbs the solar rays and stores the energy. The thermal storage device is attached to multiple stirling engines.    USE - Concentrating solar power device for collecting solar rays from sun.    ADVANTAGE - The primary mirror reflects the solar rays from the sun towards the secondary mirror that reflects the solar rays towards the thermal storage device, thus improving the efficiency of the solar power device due to a lack of thermal transfer fluids, pumps or valves and/or due to a reduction in refraction losses.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The thermal storage device is selected from salt such as potassium and sodium nitrates, graphite, carbon, molten carbonate, silicone sand, hydrogen and helium. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for collecting energy from solar rays of the sun.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a back perspective view of a concentrating solar power device.    Concentrating solar power device (10)    Solar rays (12)    Sun (14)    Primary mirror (16)    Secondary mirror (18)    Thermal storage device (20)    Rotating tracking frame (22)    Plate (28)
NOVELTY - The assembly includes base (14) having permeability less than 1asterisk10-21 cm/sec and 0.2% yield strength of 205 MPa. The photovoltaic functional layers (16) are formed on base. A cover plate (12) is made of transparent material having permeability less than 10-21 cm/sec, total solar radiation transmittance greater than 80% and UV transmittance lesser than 70%. The cover plate is adhered to base by adhesive layer containing polymeric material, where transparent material of cover plate comprises clear soda-lime-silica glass, low iron glass and toughened glass.    USE - Solar panel assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The solar panel can be manufactured easily by simple process at low cost. The solar energy conversion efficiency of solar panel can be improved. The contamination of dust on base can be prevented by providing cover plate. The reliability and performance efficiency of solar panel can be improved. The abrasion resistive characteristics of solar panel can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) insulated glass unit; and    (2) manufacturing method of solar panel assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of solar panel.    Solar panel (10)    Cover plate (12)    Base (14)    Photovoltaic functional layers (16)
NOVELTY - The assembly (20) includes photovoltaic module (22) having photovoltaic laminate (32) and a plastic frame (30) which is assembled to the photovoltaic laminate. The frame has a framework (50) having trailing frame, which is provided along the perimeter (42) of photovoltaic laminate. The support arms (34a,34b) are extended from frame work so as to form a seat (36). A clip (26) is extended from the frame. The deflector (24) is nested within the seat and mounted to the trailing frame through a clip.    USE - Photovoltaic module assembly for installation on rooftop of commercial building and industrial application.    ADVANTAGE - The vibration effect and rattling force experienced by deflector can be minimized. The photovoltaic module assembly can be manufactured easily. The dislodgement of deflector with respect to frame can be suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of photovoltaic module assembly.    Photovoltaic module assembly (20)    Photovoltaic module (22)    Deflector (24)    Clip (26)    Frame (30)    Photovoltaic laminate (32)    Support arms (34a,34b)    Seat (36)    Perimeter of photovoltaic laminate (42)    Framework (50)
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic module (20) comprises a photovoltaic device (22) including a photovoltaic laminate (26) having a perimeter and a front face defining a major plane; and a frame (24) assembled to and encasing the perimeter of the photovoltaic laminate, and comprising opposing, leading and trailing frame members, opposing, first and second side frame members, and a first arm projecting from one of the frame members and forming a support face opposite the front face for placement against a separate installation surface    USE - A photovoltaic module for an arrayed, rooftop photovoltaic system.    ADVANTAGE - The module can be readily mounted to commercial rooftops in a non-penetrating fashion.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A photovoltaic module (20) comprises:    (1) a photovoltaic device (22) including a photovoltaic laminate (26) having a perimeter and a front face defining a major plane; and    (2) a frame (24) assembled to and encasing the perimeter of the photovoltaic laminate, and comprising opposing, leading and trailing frame members, opposing, first and second side frame members, and a first arm projecting from one of the frame members and forming a support face opposite the front face for placement against a separate installation surface    A plane of the support face and the major plane of the photovoltaic laminate are non-parallel making the photovoltaic laminate and the frame combine to define a unitary structure upon final assembly. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a method of manufacturing a photovoltaic module; and    (2) a photovoltaic module system kit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic top, rear perspective view of a photovoltaic module.    Photovoltaic module (20)    Photovoltaic device (22)    Frame (24)    Photovoltaic laminate (26)    Trailing frame member (42)
NOVELTY - A battery module (20) comprises battery cell assemblies having heat exchangers; and a first rubber cooling manifold (78, 80) configured to route a fluid into heat exchangers, where the first rubber cooling manifold has a first tubular unit, a first inlet port, a first outlet ports, and first end cap (640) and second end cap (642). The first end cap is coupled to a first end of the first tubular unit, while the second end cap is coupled to a second end of the first tubular unit.    USE - A battery module.    ADVANTAGE - The battery module allows the cooling manifolds to be readily coupled to heat exchangers in the battery cell assemblies within the battery module.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A battery module (20) comprises battery cell assemblies having heat exchangers; and a first rubber cooling manifold (78, 80) configured to route a fluid into heat exchangers, where the first rubber cooling manifold has a first tubular unit, a first inlet port, a first outlet ports, and first end cap (640) and second end cap (642). The first end cap is coupled to a first end of the first tubular unit, while the second end cap is coupled to a second end of the first tubular unit. The first inlet port is disposed on top portion of the first tubular unit for routing the fluid into the first tubular unit. The first outlet ports are disposed collinearly and longitudinally along an outer surface of the first tubular unit and spaced apart from one another.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a battery module.    Battery module (20)    Cooling manifolds (78, 80)    First end cap (640)    Second end cap (642)
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic device comprises active layer(s), a transparent cover plate, a layer that contains luminescent molecules and a layer which contains on side(s) an array of defined and repeating geometrical optical structures. An individual geometrical optical structure of the array comprises an m-polygonal base and an apex area. The m-polygonal base and the apex area are connected by three or more surfaces.    USE - Photovoltaic device for powering small devices, e.g. calculators or electronic watches.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic device has improved spectral response.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the location of the layer containing the luminescent dye.
NOVELTY - Absorbent solution (I) comprises: at least one amine; water; and at least one compound inhibiting degradation of the amine, where the compound is a thio derivative (a).    USE - (I) is useful to absorb acidic compounds of effluent gas comprising natural gas, flue gases, syngas, refinery gas, the gas produced in the Claus process, biomass fermentation gas, cement gas, or incinerator fumes (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The degradation of (I) is significantly reduced in the presence of small amounts of degradation inhibitors.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Absorbent solution (I) comprises: at least one amine; water; and at least one compound inhibiting degradation of the amine, where the compound is a thio derivative of formula (R-C(=O)-C(R3)(R4)-Sx-(-(-C(R5)(R6)-)m-Sy-)z-(-C(R7)(R8)-)p-R2) (a).    R1 = H, a group of formula (-O-W1), amine group of formula (-N(R11)-R12) or 1-12C hydrocarbon;    W1 = H, a group of formula ((-R9-O)q-R10), alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, monovalent metal, divalent metal, trivalent metal or an ammonium;    R9 = 1-20C hydrocarbon;    q = 0-10;    R10 = H, 1-12C hydrocarbon or group of formula (R11-S-T);    R11 = 1-12C hydrocarbon;    T = H, alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, monovalent metal, divalent metal, trivalent metal or an ammonium;    R11, R12 = H or 1-12C hydrocarbon;    R2 = H, 1-10C hydrocarbon, a group of formula (-V1-W1) (b), carbonyl group of formula (-C(=O)-R1) (b), nitrile or nitro;    R3-R8 = H, 1-10C hydrocarbon, group (b), nitrile or nitro;    V1, W1 = O or S;    x, y = 1-4;    m = 0-10; and    p, z = 1-10.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a process for absorbing acidic compounds contained in effluent gas, comprising: contacting effluent gas with aqueous solution containing at least an amine, and controlling the degradation of that amine by introducing (a).
NOVELTY - The method involves pre-heating a layer, where the layer is collected with another layer under vacuum or inert gas atmosphere. The inert gas atmosphere is realized with an inert gas that is solvable in a plastic layer (4) sealing a photovoltaic layer. The former layer is made of ceramic or glass.    USE - Method for manufacturing a solar panel made of layers (Claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method involves pre-heating a layer, where the layer is collected with another layer under vacuum or inert gas atmosphere, and thus ensures improved manufacturing method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a device for manufacturing a solar panel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a layer composition of a solar panel.    Solar panel (1)    Base plate (2)    Solar cells (3)    Plastic layer (4)    Layer composition (6)
NOVELTY - The hybrid fuel cell has a hybrid anode, a proton permeable membrane and a cathode. The anode and the cathode are connected by a unit that provides flow of electrons. The hybrid anode is provided as a photovoltaic anode and electrolytic cell anode. The anode is doped in platinum or ruthenium, copper and metallic iron, where the proton permeable membrane is made of polytetrafluoroethylene. An oxide semiconductor is provided, which is selected from the group of titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, iron oxide, niobium oxide, tin oxide or indium oxide.    USE - Hybrid fuel cell for oxidizing alcohols in the presence of light.    ADVANTAGE - The hybrid fuel cell has a hybrid anode, a proton permeable membrane and a cathode, where the anode and the cathode are connected by a unit that provides flow of electrons, and hence ensures economical hybrid fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for generating power.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical representation of power generating method. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - Solar cell comprises: a quantum dot layer comprising many quantum dots; an electron conductor layer; a bifunctional ligand layer disposed between the quantum dot layer and the electron conductor layer, where the bifunctional ligand layer comprises moieties configured to bond to the electron conductor layer and to the quantum dots within the quantum dot layer; and a polymeric hole conductor layer in contact with the quantum dot layer, where the polymeric hole conductor layer comprises monomers having pendant groups chemically similar to the bifunctional ligand layer moieties.    USE - Used as solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The hole conductor reduces the quantum dot in the solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a cross-sectional side view of a solar cell.
NOVELTY - The system (1000) has a processing chamber (120) having a cathode support supporting the free-span and the cooling drum substrate guiding systems. A planar sputtering cathode is enclosed by the processing chamber. A flexible substrate (10) with the surface facing towards the roller without the mechanical contact to the roller is guided by a gas cushion roller of the guiding system.    USE - Thin film deposition system e.g. roll-to-roll thin film deposition system and physical vapor deposition (PVD) thin film deposition system for use in manufacture of stack of flexible photovoltaic cell (all claimed) or solar cell and other consumer electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - Since the processing chamber provides a common platform for the substrate guiding systems and the sputtering cathodes, the modularity of the deposition system is provided. Hence the flexibility in manufacturing the consumer electronic devices is improved and the number of the spare parts needed for avoiding the significant downtimes of the deposition system is reduced. Thus the flexibility for combining the different deposition processes is increased and the cost for manufacturing the deposition chambers is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of layer stack of flexible PV cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the PVD thin film deposition system.    Flexible substrate (10)    Processing chamber (120)    PVD thin film deposition system (1000)    Treating chamber (1020)    Gas cushion region (1123)
NOVELTY - A polythiophene derivative (I), is new.    USE - New polythiophene derivative is used for organic thin-film transistor and organic solar cell (both claimed) for photovoltaic device, organic light-emitting device and sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The organic thin-film transistor containing the polythiophene derivative has excellent charge mobility, stable current ON/OFF ratio, and low threshold voltage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polythiophene derivative of formula (I), is new.    R1,R2=heteroarylene group, 1-40C alkyl or 3-40C cycloalkyl;    Ar1,Ar2=6-40C arylene, N, O or S;    a,b=1-6;    m=0 or 1;and    n=1-10000.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) organic thin-film transistor, which has a semiconductor channel layer containing the polythiophene derivative (I); and    (2) organic solar cell.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a bottom electrode in a face of an upper side of a substrate, and forming a hole collect layer. A semiconductor film layer separating a free electron and hole is formed. An upper electrode is formed at an upper part of the semiconductor thin film layer. An ion beam is irradiated in an upper side layer of an upper electrode. The hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine ion are irradiated to the ion beam. The bottom electrode is formed in the face of upper side of the substrate.    USE - Method for manufacturing an organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method increases the intensity of ion beam, thus improving the effectiveness of the organic solar cell. The ion beam is irradiated at the upper part of the corresponding layer, thus strengthening the adhesive force of the corresponding inter-layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow chart of a method for manufacturing an organic solar cell. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A carbazole compound (I), is new.    USE - New carbazole compound is used as luminescent material or passivation material for organic electronic device e.g. organic light emitting diode, organic solar cell, organophotoreceptor drum, organic thin film transistor, photodiode, organic laser and laser diode, and terminal (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organic electronic device containing the carbazole compound has excellent stability and durability, and reduced drive voltage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A carbazole compound of formula (I), is new.    R1-R3=H, halo or aliphatic hydrocarbyl, aryl or heteroaryl (all optionally substituted), 6-20C aryl optionally substituted by halo, 1-20C alkyl, 1-20C alkoxy, 1-20C alkylamine, 1-20C alkyl thiophene, 6-20C aryl thiophene, 2-20C alkenyl, 2-20C alkynyl, 3-20C cycloalkyl, 6-20C aryl, 6-20C aryl substituted by deuterium, 8-20C arylalkenyl, silane, boron, germanium or 5-20C heterocyclic group, 5-20C heterocyclic ring optionally substituted by halo, CN, NO2, 1-20C alkyl, 1-20C alkoxy, 1-20C alkylamine, 1-20C alkylthio, 2-20C alkenyl, 2-20C alkynyl, 3-20C cycloalkyl, 6-20C aryl, 6-20C aryl substituted by deuterium, silane, boron, germanium or 5-20C heterocyclic group, 6-20C condensed aromatic ring, or 4-20C aliphatic ring.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic electronic device.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a polymer layer at a top of a substrate. Multiple beads i.e. oxide beads, are placed above the polymer layer. A part of each bead is heated above a glass transition temperature. The polymer layer is selected from polystyrene layer, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) layer and benzocyclobutene (BCB) layer. The beads are made from silicon dioxide, aluminum oxide, titanium dioxide, zirconium dioxide, yttrium oxide, copper oxide, tantalum pentoxide, lead zirconate titanate, niobium oxide, iron oxide and germanium dioxide.    USE - Method for fabricating a silicon solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method avoids a dry etching process, easily and quickly fabricates the silicon solar cell with low cost, effectively controls size of a needle shaped concavo-convex part through the size of the bead, improves the productivity of the silicon solar cell, and prevents the damage of the surface of the substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a silicon solar cell comprising a substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a silicon solar cell.
NOVELTY - Bimetallic material is synthesized in organic, aliphatic and aromatic solvents and in reducing, inert and oxidizing atmospheres without using solvents.    USE - Bimetallic material used in polymeric electrolyte fuel cells, preferably proton exchange membrane (PEM) type fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The bimetallic material is considerably resistant to methanol and carbon monoxide, shows higher performance than platinum, and ensures methanol tolerance and resistance against ethanol and other aliphatic alcohols.
NOVELTY - The invention relates to a carbon material meant to be used for making electrodes and to a process for producing the same. According to the invention, the material is a platinum-doped carbon xerogel based on organic gels of the resorcin-formaldehyde type, having an apparent density of 0.22...0.80 g/cm3, a specific surface of 50...200 m2/g, a mesoporous system with pores of 2...50 nm, a platinum charge of 1.3% with a homogeneous platinum dispersion in the carbon matrix and a particle size in the matrix of 10-70 nm. The claimed process comprises the polycondensation of resorcin with formaldehyde at a molar ratio of 1:2, in the presence of a basic catalyst at a molar ratio in respect of the resorcin ranging between 1:50 and 1:500, the hydrogel being then subjected to freeze drying and thermally treated in a controlled atmosphere, at temperatures between 800 and 950 degrees C, the resulting carbon xerogel being doped by the submersion of the carbon powder in a solution of 0.16% H2PtCl6 for 12 h and reduction with a solution of 0.1 M of Na2BH4, at a temperature of 0 degrees C.
NOVELTY - An isoquinoline compound (I), is new.    USE - New isoquinoline compound for organic electronic device, e.g. organic light-emitting device, organic phosphorescence device, organic solar cell, organophotoreceptor (OPC) and organic transistor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The isoquinoline compound provides organic electronic device having high efficiency and low drive voltage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An isoquinoline compound of formula (I), is new.    R1-R7=H, D, halo, 1-50C alkyl, 1-40C alkoxy, 2-50C alkenyl, 6-60C aryl, 3-60C heterocyclyl containing O, N, S or P (all optionally substituted by D, halo, alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, aryl, arylalkyl, arylalkenyl, heterocyclyl, amine, fluorenyl, bis spiro fluorenyl, carbazolyl (all optionally substituted), CN or acetylene), CN, nitro, amide, ester, silane or germanium;and    or R7+R1, R1+R2, R2+R3, R3+R4, R4+R5, R5+R6, R6+R7=aliphatic or hetero condensed ring.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic electronic device, which consists of organic layer containing the compound (I) provided between electrodes (2,4).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of organic electronic device.    Substrate (1)    Electrodes (2,4)    Light emitting layer (3)
NOVELTY - An aromatic compound of formula (I) is new.    USE - New aromatic compound is used for organic electronic device e.g. organic light emitting device, organic phosphorescence device, organic solar cell, organophotoreceptor and organic transistor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The aromatic compound provides organic electronic device with excellent driving voltage, durability and efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An aromatic compound of formula (I) is new.    Q = 1-30C condensed aromatic polycyclic group;    n = 1-8;    m =1-4;    Ar, Ar'=1-30C alkyl, 2-30C alkenyl, 3-30C cycloalkyl, 5-30C cycloalkenyl, 1-30C alkoxy, 6-30C aryloxy, 1-30C t-alkoxy, 5-30C aryloxy, 1-30C alkylamino, 5-30C arylamino, 6-50C aryl, 3-50C heteroaryl having O, N, or S (all optionally substituted), H, deuterium, silyl, boron group, carbonyl, phosphoryl, amino, nitrile group, hydroxy, nitro, hydroxy, halo, amide or ester;    or Ar+Ar' = aliphatic or aromatic condensed ring;    n = more than 2;and    R1, R2 = H, deuterium, 1-30C alkyl, 2-30C alkenyl, 3-30C cycloalkyl, 3-30C cycloalkenyl, 6-50C aryl or 3-50C heteroaryl group having O, N, or S (all optionally substituted).    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of aromatic compound; and    (2) organic electronic device.
NOVELTY - An aromatic ring compound (I) is new.    USE - New aromatic ring compound is used for electronic device e.g. display device, organic electroluminescent device, organic solar cell, organic photoreceptor, organic thin film transistor, photodiode and laser diode (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The aromatic ring compound provides electronic device with excellent luminous efficiency, stability and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An aromatic ring compound of formula (I) is new.    X=carbon or nitrogen;and    R1-R10=1-50C alkyl, 1-50C alkoxy, 2-50C alkenyl, 2-50C alkylcarbonyl, 6-50C aryl, 6-50C arylalkyl, 6-50C aryloxy, 7-50C arylcarbonyl, 2-50C heteroaryl, 2-50C heteroarylalkyl, 2-50C heteroaryloxy, 2-50C heteroarylalkyloxy, 5-50C cycloalkyl, 2-50C heterocycloalkyl or 1-50C alkylthio (all optionally substituted), H, cyano, hydroxy, thiol or halo.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) electronic device; and    (2) display device.
NOVELTY - An anthracene compound (I) is new.    USE - New anthracene compound is used for organic electronic device e.g. organic electroluminescence device, organic solar cell, organophotoreceptor and organic transistor for terminal (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The anthracene compound provides organic electronic device having excellent luminous efficiency, stability and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An anthracene compound of formula (I) is new.    R1,R2 = halo, amino, nitrile, nitro, 1-20C alkoxy, 1-20C alkylamine, 1-20C alkylthiophene, 6-20C thiophene, 2-20C alkenyl, 2-20C alkynyl, 3-30C cycloalkyl, 6-20C aryl, 6-20C arylalkenyl, 5-20C heterocyclic group (all optionally substituted by halo, CN or NO2), aliphatic ring or aromatic ring, or aliphatic hydrocarbyl, aryl or heteroaryl (all optionally substituted);    X = -CRX, -NR, -O, -S, SO2, -PR, PO2, SiR2;    L = single bond, or arylene, heteroarylene or bivalent aliphatic hydrocarbyl (all optionally substituted);and    HAr = 6-60C aryl or 3-60C heteroaryl.    R = undefined    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) organic electronic device; and    (2) terminal, which contains organic electronic device.
NOVELTY - Fluorine-containing copolyimides (I and II) are new. Fluorine-containing copolyimides are obtained by condensation copolymerization of alicyclic dianhydride monomer and fluorine-containing aromatic diamine monomers in an aprotic polar solvent at low temperature.    USE - Fluorine-containing copolyimides used in solar battery material, liquid crystal display material, flexible transparent conductive film substrate material and electromagnetic shielding material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Fluorine-containing copolyimides of formulae (I and II) are new. Fluorine-containing copolyimides are obtained by condensation copolymerization of alicyclic dianhydride monomer and fluorine-containing aromatic diamine monomers in an aprotic polar solvent at low temperature.    n=degree of polymerization;    m and n=1-1000;    R1, R2 and R=group of formula (III-IX or X); and    Ar1, Ar2 and Ar=group of formula (XI-XXIV or XXV).    Provided that:    (A) R1 is not similar to R2; and    (B) Ar1 is not similar to Ar2.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing fluorine-containing copolyimides of formulae (I and II).
NOVELTY - An organic optoelectronics device comprises a substrate; an anode layer; a cathode layer; and an organic function layer arranged between the anode layer and the cathode layer, and comprising hole injecting layer, a hole transmitting layer, a lighting layer, an electronic transmitting layer, an electronic injecting layer, an anode buffering layer, an electronic giving body layer, an interface layer, an electronic receiving layer, a cathode buffering layer and magnetic multi-walled carbon nanotube.    USE - An organic optoelectronics device, preferably organic electroluminescence device or an organic solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The device has lower resistance of current carrier transmitting layer; and improved transmitting ability of the current carrier, visible light transmissivity of the current carrier transmitting layer, and photoelectric performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic optoelectronics device comprises:    (A) a substrate;    (B) an anode layer;    (C) a cathode layer; and    (D) an organic function layer arranged between the anode layer and the cathode layer, and comprising hole injecting layer, a hole transmitting layer, a lighting layer, an electronic transmitting layer, an electronic injecting layer, an anode buffering layer, an electronic giving body layer, an interface layer, an electronic receiving layer, a cathode buffering layer and magnetic multi-walled carbon nanotube.    The magnetic multi-walled carbon nanotube is mixed in hole transmitting layer and the electronic giving body layer, or in electronic transmitting layer and the electronic receiving layer. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of the device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic view of an organic optoelectronics device.
NOVELTY - Conjugated polymer (I) comprises 4,5-ethylene-2,7-carbazole based group, and is new.    USE - Conjugated polymer (I) used for preparing light-emitting layer material, electron acceptor material C60 or its derivative, organic electron acceptor material and inorganic nanometer crystal solution for preparing polymer light-emitting diode used in polymer solar cell, heterojunction solar cell (all claimed) and polymer light-emitting diode device.    ADVANTAGE - The conjugated polymer (I) has fluorescence and sunlight absorbing properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Conjugated polymer of formula (I) comprises 4,5-ethylene-2,7-carbazole based group, and is new.    R=1-18C alkyl;    Ar=conjugated unit substituted by alkyl, alkoxy or alkyl;    x and y=0-1;    x+y=1; and    n=3-1000.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing the conjugated polymer (I).
NOVELTY - A dendrimer (I) is new.    USE - New dendrimer is used for surfactant used as agent for dispersing carbon nanotubes (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to transparent conductive film, indium-tin oxide electrode material, solar cell material, fuel cell material and plastic composite.    ADVANTAGE - The surfactant containing dendrimer has excellent dispersibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A dendrimer of formula (I) is new.    A=bivalent aliphatic hydrocarbyl or -(R 1-O) n-R 1- having 20-300 principal chains;    n=1-20;    R 1=4-20C bivalent aliphatic hydrocarbyl;    B'=branched unit containing N or trivalent aromatic hydrocarbyl;    C'=extended unit containing O or divalent organic group;    D'=terminal unit having alkoxy, ester, amino, amide, hydroxy, carboxy or its salt, mesogenic group, carbohydrate or polyethylene glycol chain;and    X=arbitrary structural unit.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for dispersing carbon nanotube, which involves using dendrimer as dispersing agent.
NOVELTY - Invention refers to catalytic chemistry, particularly to methods of manufacturing of membrane-electrode units (MEU) with bifunctional electrocatalytic layers based on platinum-group metals and designed for utilisation in reversible (regeneration) fuel cells with solid polymer electrolyte (SPE). According to the invention, method of MEU manufacturing involves layerwise coating a membrane with electrocatalytic layers based on platinum-group metals and proton -exchange polymer, gas diffucion electrodes and hot compression of the layers at 120-125 degrees C under 50-60 kg/cm2 pressure for 5-10 minutes. Two-layer electrocatalytic layer is applied at the anode side, with one layer based on iridium and proton-exchange polymer and second layer based on platinum and proton-exchange polymer, and gas diffusion electrode out of porous titanium, and cathode side is coated with electrocatalytic layers consisting of Pt on carbon carrier with different fluoroplastic and proton-exchange polymer content and gas diffusion electrode based on porous carbon material, such as carbon paper, fabric or felt.    USE - Chemistry.    ADVANTAGE - Reduced consumption of platinum-group metals, increased voltage in fuel cell mode, reduced voltage in electrolyte mode, improved stability of reversible fuel cell. 9 cl, 8 ex
NOVELTY - Preparation of a hollow micro-ball comprises adding sodium citrate to a zinc salt solution, stirring and dipping ammonia, generating white zinc hydroxide deposit, and continuously dipping ammonia to obtain a clean precursor solution; stirring and refluxing the precursor solution for 3-12 hours at 100-180 degrees C; naturally cooling to room temperature; and centrifuging and separating, washing with deionized water, and drying in air.    USE - Method for the preparation of a hollow micro-ball (claimed) used for a catalyst, sensor, flat display, solar battery, and light emitting diode.    ADVANTAGE - The method has mild reaction condition, and does not require a mold.
NOVELTY - A plasticizer composition comprises di(butyl diethylene glycol) adipate and di-(2-ethyl caproic acid) triglycol at a weight ratio of 90:10-10:90.    USE - Plasticizer composition used for polyvinyl butyral useful in preparing laminated glass in car industry, building field and solar battery field (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The plasticizer composition has good compatibility with polyvinyl butyral.
NOVELTY - Invention can be used in making separators for alkaline fuel cells. According to the invention, the alkaline fuel cell separator contains polysulphone and magnesium hydroxide in the following ratio, wt %: magnesium hydroxide 60-90, polysulphone 10-40.    USE - Chemistry.    ADVANTAGE - High corrosion resistance of the separator, reduced deterioration of properties and longer life of the separator. 2 tbl, 2 ex
NOVELTY - A polycrystalline silicon ingot has phosphorus type impurity of 0.00004-0.0004 wt.% and resistance rate of 1-3 ohm-cm.    USE - A polycrystalline silicon ingot for manufacturing solar cell sheet.    ADVANTAGE - The ingot improves yield of manufacture of solar cell sheet and lowers manufacturing cost of sheet.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of the ingot comprising subjecting silicon raw material having phosphorus type impurity of 0.00004-0.0004 wt.% to directional solidification method; adding nitrogen type impurity while heating continuously; cooling and condensing; adding parent alloy having boron; and heating.
NOVELTY - Titanium dioxide and boron-doped diamond electrode composite preparation involves washing conductive glass and then drying the washed material in presence of nitrogen. Titanium dioxide sol is coated on the washed conductive glass to form a thin film. The temperature of the medium is increased to 500 degrees C at a rate of 4 degrees C per minute for 8-10 hours. The conductive glass is placed on the base board made of stainless steel.    USE - Method for preparing titanium dioxide and boron-doped diamond electrode composite (claimed) used in catalytic decomposition of organic material and biological solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables to prepare biocompatible titanium dioxide and boron-doped diamond electrode composite having high photoelectric transfer efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Titanium dioxide and boron-doped diamond electrode composite preparation involves washing conductive glass and then drying the washed material in presence of nitrogen. Titanium dioxide sol is coated on the washed conductive glass to form a thin film. The temperature of the medium is increased to 500 degrees C at a rate of 4 degrees C per minute for 8-10 hours. The conductive glass is placed on the base board made of stainless steel. The base board is heated to 450-520 degrees C then water is added to the medium. Water is mixed with tributyl borate and tantalum wire current is maintained at 22A and bias voltage at 4.5 V for 2-6 hours to obtain the desired product.
NOVELTY - Method of preparing hierarchical structure silicon carbide (SiC) nanowire, involves dissolving tetraethoxysilane in isopropanol, adding dilute hydrochloric acid to mixture, adding carbon black particles to mixture, stirring mixture to prepare mixed gel, drying obtained mixed gel, pulverizing the dried mixed gel, transferring powder to graphite crucible in high temperature atmosphere furnace, vacuumizing and charging argon to the powder, insulating and sintering the powder and cooling mixture in the furnace to obtain the product.    USE - The method is useful for preparing hierarchical structure silicon carbide nanowire used in semiconductor, nanowire composite material, solar battery and catalyst.    ADVANTAGE - The method is simple, cost-effective and environmentally-friendly.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Method of preparing hierarchical structure silicon carbide (SiC) nanowire, involves (a) dissolving tetraethoxysilane in isopropanol, adding dilute hydrochloric acid to the dissolved mixture to speed up hydrolysis of the tetraethoxysilane, adding carbon black particles to the mixture and magnetically stirring the mixture to prepare mixed gel, (b) drying the obtained mixed gel at 80-120 degrees C and pulverizing the dried mixed gel into powder, (c) transferring the dried gel powder to a graphite crucible in a high temperature atmosphere furnace and vacuumizing and charging argon to the dried gel powder, (d) raising temperature of the high temperature atmosphere furnace at speed of 3-15 degrees C/minute, insulating and sintering the dried gel powder at 1400-1600 degrees C for 1-9 hours, and (e) cooling the mixture naturally in the furnace to obtain the product.
NOVELTY - A diazosulfide derivative (I) is new.    USE - Diazosulfide derivative is used as low-energy grade difference dye for sensitive material used for organic dye sensitive solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar battery formed using diazosulfide derivative has high opto-electric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A diazosulfide derivative of formula (I) is new.    R1=alkyl or alkoxy;    R2=alkyl, alkoxy, alkyl-substituted amino or pi -conjugated radical;and    A=single bond, double bond or triple bond.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) intermediate of formula (II) or (III) for manufacturing diazosulfide derivative;    (2) manufacture of diazosulfide derivative (I); and    (3) manufacture of intermediate, which involves performing Suzuki coupling reaction of 4,7-dibromo-2,1,3-diazosulfide and sodium borate salt with substituted thiofuran, and performing Wiesmaier reaction and ionization reaction.    X1=H or aldehyde;and    X2=H, bromo, iodo or aldehyde.
NOVELTY - A glue film has high-melting-point resin layer (1) integrated between low-melting-point resin layers (2). Frosting layer (3) are formed on the external surfaces of the low melting point resin layer.    USE - Glue film used to adhesively attached layers of e.g. silica-based solar cell, thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Provides a film which does not easily deform.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of film.    High-melting-point resin layer (1)    Low-melting-point resin layers (2)    Frosting layer (3)
NOVELTY - The frosted adhesive film includes a frosted layer (2) that is formed on an adhesive layer (1) such that adhesive layer and frosted layer are integrated. Preferably, the frosted layer is formed on one surface or both surfaces of the adhesive layer. Preferably, the adhesive layer comprises ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), polyvinyl butyral (PVB) or polyester.    USE - Frosted adhesive film for solar battery e.g. silicon-based solar battery, thin solar battery, or laminated glass.    ADVANTAGE - Suppresses deformation and staggering of the frosted adhesive film, and ensures good stripping performance. Can be conveniently used.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of frosted adhesive film.    Adhesive layer (1)    Frosted layer (2)
NOVELTY - A backboard structure includes first paint layer having thickness of 3 millimeters and second paint layer having thickness of 10 millimeters. The first paint layer is made of alkoxy metallic salt ceramic paint, while the second paint layer comprises polyvinylidene difluoride paint.    USE - Backboard structure of solar module.    ADVANTAGE - Provides a structure that is weather resistant and can absorb heat reliably, making solar module harness solar energy effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of structure.
NOVELTY - A back electrode membrane layer of membrane solar cell is prepared by using magnetron sputtering transparent conductive oxide membrane layer and metal conductive membrane layer containing magnetron sputtering rotary target material and plane target material, making glass substrate deposited with amorphous silicon pin membrane layer in front chamber enter continuous membrane plating device to be processed by front end, and making glass substrate enter metal membrane plating region through gas isolating device.    USE - Preparation of back electrode membrane layer of membrane solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method prepares back electrode membrane layer with high adhesion force, low cost and high yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A back electrode membrane layer of membrane solar cell is prepared by using magnetron sputtering transparent conductive oxide membrane layer and metal conductive membrane layer containing magnetron sputtering rotary target material and plane target material, making glass substrate deposited with amorphous silicon pin membrane layer in front chamber enter continuous membrane plating device to be processed by front end, entering oxide magnetron sputtering membrane plating region, plating back electrode azo oxide membrane layer on amorphous silicon pin membrane layer through rotary magnetron sputtering target material, making glass substrate enters metal membrane plating region through gas isolating device between oxide membrane plating region and membrane plating region of metal membrane layer, and plating metal conductive membrane layer through planar magnetron sputtering target material. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a preparation device of back electrode membrane layer of membrane solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the preparation device of back electrode membrane layer of membrane solar cell.
NOVELTY - An additive and ethylene vinyl acetate material are injected into an extruder and extruded in T-die to obtain extruded material. The obtained extruded material is supplied to a belt-calender roll, and finishing process is performed to obtain ethylene vinyl acetate sheet.    USE - Manufacture of ethylene vinyl acetate sheet used for solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The method effectively provides ethylene vinyl acetate sheet with reduced shrinkage.
NOVELTY - Carboxy-substituted phthalocyanine has tert.-butyl and carboxyl groups that are located in four isoindole rings. The four isoindole rings are substituted indiscriminately in four positions of corresponding benzene ring, its regioisomers or their mixture.    USE - Carboxy-substituted phthalocyanine used in nanocrystalline semiconductor and co-sensitized mesoporous film, and used with dye (e.g. photoactive dye) or electronically active or inactive organic material (covalently incorporated with backbone of polymer, oligomer or copolymer) for manufacturing molecular photovoltaic device, tandem molecular photovoltaic device and organic or hybrid solar cell (all claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing carboxy-substituted phthalocyanine, which involves performing oxidation of substituted tri-tert.-butyl phthalocyanine (I).    R1=functional group or a carbon-containing substituent i.e. carboxylic, aldehyde, hydroxymethyl, methylcarbonyl, vinyl or ethynyl groups.    Provided that:    (A) when R1 is substituted indiscriminately in any four positions of corresponding benzene ring to yield carboxy-substituted phthalocyanine.
NOVELTY - The method involves mechanically mixing a graphite flake with nitric and sulfuric acid in a reactor. The graphite flake is dried, and an intercalated graphite is subjected to a process of expansion by heat shock at high temperature, so as to obtain a thermally expanded graphite (TEG). A highly conductive graphite (HCG) is obtained after delamination process, and is parameterized to obtain surface energies so as to allow incorporation of graphite in a thermosetting polymer resin. A composition is compression molded and subjected to final curing temperature slightly above ambient temperature.    USE - Method for obtaining a bipolar plate that is utilized for a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method achieves obtaining bipolar plates with lower total load of graphite between 39-43 weight percent of carbon. The graphite is developed to have high surface area and low-end thickness characteristics resulting in high conductivity, moldability and orientation of particles during the process of compression molding. The method enhances easy incorporation of graphite in the vinyl ester polymer resin.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of a method for obtaining a bipolar plate that is utilized for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A block conjugated polymer (I) is new.    USE - Compound (I) used in preparing photoelectric functional device, i.e. polymer solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The compound has improved dissolubility and crystallization performance, and reduced steric hindrance of alkyl chain; thus providing organic solar battery with high efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Block conjugated polymer of formula (I) is new.    Ar'=Ph, thienyl, fluorenyl, carbazolyl, silicon aromatic heterocyclic radical or thiazole heterocyclic aromatic radical;    R=1-32C alkane, 2-32C olefin or alkyne, ether oxygen group, alkyl chain amine or sulfhydryl;    R'=1-32C alkane; and    n=4-100.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a block conjugated polymer of formulae (II) and (III); and    (2) a method of preparing compound (I).
NOVELTY - A copolymer of 5,6-dioctyloxy-diazosulfide with dithiophene benzene (I) is new.    USE - A copolymer of 5,6-dioctyloxy-diazosulfide with dithiophene benzene used for preparing photovoltaic material of polymer solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The compound has excellent photoelectric conversion function, where primary energy conversion efficiency reaches to 4.02%.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Copolymer of 5,6-dioctyloxy-diazosulfide with dithiophene benzene of formula (I) is new.    n=10-25.
NOVELTY - A silver solution including ionic silver which can be reduced to metallic silver, and a reduction solution including reducing agent for silver solution which reduces the silver solution, are prepared. Silver mirror reaction is carried out in some place separated from substrate by spraying the prepared silver solution and reducing solution from some place separated from the substrate. A silver film layer in which metallic silver is deposited with a diameter of 2-30 Angstrom and a silver film layer has a film density of less than 3 nm, is formed.    USE - Electroless deposition of metallic silver for solar energy reflectors used in solar power generation using concentrated photovoltaic electric power systems.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables electroless deposition of metallic silver with high film density and excellent reflectivity, and provides reflectors having high reflective efficiency than existing solar energy reflectors. Hence, the generated light energy loss is minimized and solar power generation is maximized.
NOVELTY - High-strength lightweight building composite board comprises a high-strength lightweight building base board (2), where polysilicon or amorphous silicon films (3) are deposited. The polysilicon or amorphous silicon films are coated with a transparent resin (4) and the composite board is provided with a lead box (1) on the other surface.    USE - The high-strength lightweight building composite board is useful for solar power generation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for producing high-strength lightweight building composite board, comprising: (i) pouring (in parts by weight) plant straw powder (10-20), coal ash (10-20), concrete (7-11), sand (5-9), talcum powder (10-25), magnesium oxide (20-35), magnesium chloride (3-8), non-toxic bond (5-15) and modifier (0.001-1) into a stirrer for mixing, uniformly pouring into a mold, coating with carbon fiber mesh, rolling by vibration, adding core tubes, cover boards and materials, mixing uniformly, pouring the mixture into the mold, flattening by secondary rolling and transporting to a natural solidification chamber, maintaining for 4-24 hours and dull polishing the composite surface of the high-strength lightweight building base board; (ii) depositing polysilicon or amorphous silicon films (400-600 mu ) on the high-strength lightweight building base board prepared by direct deposition method; (iii) coating the transparent resin films (0.1-0.2 mu ), assembling in a lead box and checking.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic representation of the high-strength lightweight building composite board.    Lead box (1)    High-strength lightweight building base board (2)    Polysilicon or amorphous silicon films (3)    Transparent resin (4)
NOVELTY - A solar battery transparent conducting film glass comprises a glass substrate and a top layer tin oxide thin film. The glass substrate is deposited with a layer of an intermediate layer thin film having a thickness of 30-150 nm. The intermediate layer thin film comprises tin oxide and silicon oxide. The top layer tin oxide thin film is deposited at the top of the intermediate layer thin film.    USE - A solar battery transparent conducting film glass.    ADVANTAGE - The glass has simple preparation, high transmittance, high conducting ratio, and a self textured structure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the solar battery transparent conducting film glass comprising arranging two sets of chemical gas-phase reactors over a mobile hot glass plate at 400-700 degrees C where the first chemical phase reactor deposits a gaseous precursor of silicon oxide of formula RuOvSim and mixed gas of inert carrier gas to a hot glass plate and the second chemical gas-phase reactor deposits a gaseous precursor of fluorine, inert carrier gas of tin oxide, a gaseous precursor of tin oxide of formula RnSnCl4-n and mixed gas of assistant reacting gas to the hot glass plate. The assistant reacting gas includes water vapor, or mixed gas formed by low-level aliphatic alcohol or ethyl acetate.    R=linear chain or branch chain alkyl or cycloalkyl;    u=3-8;    v=0-4;    n=0-2;and    m=1-4.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic view of a solar battery transparent conducting film glass.
NOVELTY - Bonding fluorine plastic layer and polyester layer, comprises extruding and cast-coating a fluorine plastic layer and a bonding layer, or a fluorine plastic layer, a transition layer and a bonding layer on a polyester layer to obtain the bonded fluorine plastic layer and polyester layer.    USE - The bonded layer is useful for producing back panel of solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The bonding method of fluorine plastic layer and polyester layer has unique idea and delicate design without the use of solvent, short production period and improved production efficiency. The method is environmental friendly and suitable for large scale commercial production.
NOVELTY - The gas transporting, depositing and growing system has a transmission device mounted in the vacuum molding chamber and provided with a heating device. A workpiece is mounted on the transmission device and connected with a feed device. The workpiece reciprocates in the molding chamber with adjustable speed. At least one depositing source is mounted in the vacuum molding chamber and matched with the workpiece. The depositing source is connected with a gas pipeline.    USE - Gas transporting, depositing and growing system for cadmium telluride film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - System grows semiconductor film in large scale quickly under low vacuum condition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the gas transporting, depositing and growing system.
NOVELTY - The solid or hollow metal-based nano-crystalline structure is claimed. The nano-crystalline structure is made by a process comprising coating a silicon substrate with a conductive layer (20), coating the conductive layer with a resist polymer, patterning a template (40) into the resist polymer using an electron beam lithography technique, electrodepositing a metal into the template using potentiostatic, galvanostatic or alternating current/voltage techniques, and removing the resist. The conductive layer comprises a conductive metal.    USE - The solid or hollow metal-based nano-crystalline structure is useful in electrical, optical, biological, mechanical and other technological devices such as solar cells, photo-detectors, micro-electro-mechanical system, photonic crystals, memory devices, nano-filtration, fuel cells and artificial kidneys.    ADVANTAGE - The solid or hollow metal-based nano-crystalline structure is free from gallium ion (Ga+) damage, and has improved mechanical properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of making a nanopillar composition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a schematic representation of a focused ion beam-less fabrication of a solid or hollow metal-based nano-crystalline structure.    Rigid or semi-rigid substrate (10)    Conductive layer (20)    Resist (30)    Pattern (35)    Template (40)    Desired fill material. (45)
NOVELTY - A nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound (I) is new.    USE - New nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound is used in organic electronic devices e.g. organic light-emitting device, organic solar cell, organophotoreceptor drum, and organic transistor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The new compound provides organic electronic devices having excellent durability, stability and efficiency, wide viewing angle, and low drive voltage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound of formula (I), is new.    X1-X6=C or N, with at least one of X1-X5 being N;    at least one of R1-R10=-L1-Ar1, with the remaining being chosen from H, deuterium, halo, amino, nitrile, nitro, 1-40C alkyl, 2-40C alkenyl, 1-40C alkoxy, 3-40C cycloalkyl, 2-40C heterocycloalkyl, 6-40C aryl, and 2-40C heteroaryl, or 6-40C aryl, 2-40C heteroaryl, or amino (all optionally substituted);    substituents of R1-R10=condensed or non-condensed ring;    L1=direct bond, or 2-40C alkenylene, 6-40C arylene, 6-40C arylamino, 25-40C spiro group, or 25-40C opened spiro group (all optionally substituted);and    Ar1=H, deuterium, or 1-40C alkyl, 3-40C cycloalkyl, 2-40C alkenyl, 3-40C alkoxy, amino, 6-40C aryl, 2-40C heteroaryl, 25-40C spiro, and 25-40C opened spiro (all optionally substituted).    Full definitions are given in the "DEFINITIONS - Full Definitions" section. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic electronic device which consists of organic layer(s) containing compound (I), provided between electrodes (2,7).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the organic light-emitting device.    Substrate (1)    Electrodes (2,7)    Hole implant layer (3)    Hole transport layer (4)    Light-emitting layer (5)    Electron transport layer (6)
NOVELTY - A rapidly-cured ethylene-vinyl acetate solar battery rubber film comprises (in parts weight) ethylene-vinyl acetate monomer copolymer (100), silane coupling agent (0.5-3), peroxide coupling agent (1-3), antioxidant (0.1-0.5), heat stabilizer (0.1-0.5) and hindered-amine light stabilizer (0.05-0.2). The peroxide coupling agent comprises 2-ethyl caproate tertiary butyl peroxide.    USE - Rapidly-cured ethylene-vinyl acetate rubber film is used for solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The rapidly-cured ethylene-vinyl acetate solar battery rubber film having excellent productivity is manufactured economically in short period of time.
NOVELTY - An ion-conducting membrane is formed from perfluorinated sulfonic acid ionomer (I) or a polymer having a side chain linked to a backbone of the polymer via an ether linkage, where the ion-conducting membrane has a hydrogen peroxide decomposition catalyst.    USE - Ion-conducting membrane for use in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The ion-conducting membrane has improved chemical resistance, tear resistance and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An ion-conducting membrane is formed from perfluorinated sulfonic acid ionomer of formula (-(CF2-CF2)x-(CF((O-CF(CF3)-CF2)m-O-(CF2)n-SO3H)-CF2)y-) (I) or a polymer having a side chain linked to a backbone of the polymer via an ether linkage, where the ion-conducting membrane has a hydrogen peroxide decomposition catalyst.    x,y,m,n=not defined.
NOVELTY - The carriage (100) has a seat part (10) installed at a body frame that is made of magnesium or titanium. A solar panel (40) is installed at an upper side of a sunshade part (30) for converting sunlight into electric energy. A motor is installed at one side of the sunshade part and electrically connected to the solar panel. A supporting shaft (34) is installed between internal support frames (32). A ventilation fan (50) is installed at the supporting shaft. A protective layer (42) is formed in the solar panel. A switching unit (60) controls drive of the ventilation fan.    USE - Baby carriage.    ADVANTAGE - The carriage is simple in structure and convenient to use. The carriage can easily change the air blast direction of the ventilation fan, so that the air inside the carriage can be easily circulated without using a separate electric power supply, thus avoiding perspiration of the infant.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a baby carriage.    Seat part (10)    Sunshade part (30)    Internal support frames (32)    Supporting shaft (34)    Solar panel (40)    Protective layer (42)    Ventilation fan (50)    Switching unit (60)    Baby carriage (100)
NOVELTY - An electron acceptor compound (I), is new.    USE - New electron acceptor compound is used for photoelectric film for photoelectric device (both claimed) e.g. organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric device can be manufactured economically, by a simple process using electron acceptor compound.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electron acceptor compound of formula (I), is new.    F=perylene, coronene, ovalene, benzopyrene, graphene, anthracene, chrysene, corannulene, naphthacene, pentacene, naphthalene, phenanthrene, pyrene, or 20C+m fullerene;    R1=alkyl, fluoroalkyl, alkyl ether, alkyl ester or alkyl carbonate;    R2=H, halo, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, alkyl ether, alkyl ester or alkyl carbonate (all optionally substituted with alkyl, fluoroalkyl, alkyl ether, alkyl ester, alkyl carbonate, H, halo, heterocycloalkyl, aryl, vinyl, acrylate, methacrylate, benzoate, dihydrothienodioxinyl or dihydrothieno dioxepinyl);    m=2-100;and    n=1-20.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of electron acceptor compound.
NOVELTY - Herbs are processed into wool, back polished and cleaned. Thus, herbs are processed into wool.    USE - Method of making herbs into wool for manufacturing solar battery used in solar battery component (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method improves the battery efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of solar battery, which involves back polishing, making herbs into wool, and cleaning.
NOVELTY - A dimethyl-diphenyl silicone rubber is obtained using (in wt.%) liquefied dimethyl diphenyl siloxane (20-34), dimethyl cyclosiloxane (65.58-79.89), water (0.1-0.4) and tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide (0.008-0.015).    USE - Dimethyl-diphenyl silicone rubber is used for sealing of satellite solar cell, aviation components, space electronic element, window of aircraft, vacuum system, electronic device and electronic element (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The dimethyl-diphenyl silicone rubber has excellent heat resistance, abrasion resistance, durability and radiation resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of dimethyl-diphenyl silicone rubber, which involves adding the raw materials, stirring, heating, dehydrating in vacuum, performing alkali catalytic rearrangement reaction, adding sealing agent and catalyst, eliminating low boiling compounds in vacuum, reducing the temperature and discharging the materials.
NOVELTY - Fluorescent powder comprises alkaline earth metal phosphate (I).    USE - The fluorescent powder is useful as light conversion material for silicon based solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The fluorescent powder has excellent absorption at 250-650 nm and has emission main peak near infrared region of 930-1100 nm. The powder has stimulation band width from UV-light to visible light.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Fluorescent powder comprises alkaline earth metal phosphate of formula: AB1-x-yPO4:Eu2+x, Pr3+y (I).    A=lithium, sodium or potassium;    B=calcium, strontium or barium;    P=phosphorus;    O=oxygen;    Eu=europium;    Pr=praseodymium;    x= greater than or equal to 0.005 or less than or equal to 0.05;and    y= greater than or equal to 0.001 or less than or equal to 0.06.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method of producing the above-mentioned fluorescent powder, which involves weighing oxides of lithium, sodium, potassium, calcium, strontium, barium, phosphorus, europium and praseodymium or their salts, mixing the oxides uniformly, sintering the obtained mixture at 400-600 degrees C for 2-4 hours under atmospheric pressure, cooling the sintered mixture to room temperature, milling the cooled mixture, sintering the milled mixture at 85-1350 degrees C for 3-6 hours under reduced atmosphere, cooling the sintered mixture to room temperature and milling the obtained product.
NOVELTY - The method involves molding a microlens layer to make a mold frame. Polymer resin is coated in the mold frame. The microns layer is separated from the mold frame. Membranous polymer resin is coated on a surface layer. The membranous polymer resin is hardened and stuck to the mold frame. The surface layer is selected from a glass substrate, exterior of a solar cell module and a silicon solar cell surface. A two-dimensional crystalline layer of a sphere (120) is coated on a substrate (110).    USE - Surface processing method for a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables decreasing reflectivity, so that efficiency of the solar cell is raised, thus increasing absorption rate of light. The microlens layer is provided with a three-dimensional structure, so that absorption volume of the sunlight is increased even when the incident angle of the sunlight on the microlens is not perpendicular.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell module comprising a lens of a micrometer unit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating a process of making a mold frame by reproduction molding.    Substrate (110)    Sphere (120)
NOVELTY - Composition comprises (in parts weight): epoxy compound (40-60) and hardener (40-60).    USE - The composition is useful for sticking polysilicon ingot for semiconductor and fixing base plate for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The composition is stable and has excellent adhesive property, durability, dimensional stability, hardening property and aging resistance.
NOVELTY - The filling agent is prepared by recycling silicon from waste solar cell and semiconductor device. The silicon is crushed into fine grains by crushing machine. The silicon is made into powder with the diameter of 5 microns during superfine milling process. The silicon powder and 3k/w silicon grease are mixed and agitated to form slurry filling agent with the density of 10g/cubic centimeter. The slurry filling agent is coated between LED and radiating device.    USE - Saturated superfine filling agent for LED and radiating device.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon material is recycled from waste material and the energy source is saved. The radiating speed of the LED radiator is improved and the heat conduction between LED and radiating device is reinforced using superfine silicon powder as filling agent. The service life of LED is improved and lumen depreciation is reduced.
NOVELTY - A base metal foil (1) is sent to vacuum continuous tunnel type plating chambers (3,6,9,11). The copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CuInGaSe) is sputtered on foil to form CuInGaSe membrane which is sent to reciprocal vulcanizing furnace (14) to vulcanize CuInGaSe membrane. The zinc sulfide is sputtered on CuInGaSe membrane in zinc sulfide sputtering vacuum chamber (19). The stannic oxide transparent conducting membrane is formed on CuInGaSe membrane. An electrode is attached. The anti-reflection membrane is formed. A protecting membrane is encapsulated.    USE - Manufacturing method of coiled copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CuInGaSe) soft membrane solar battery component.    ADVANTAGE - The coiled copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CuInGaSe) soft membrane solar battery component can be produced continuously at large scale and with stable quality.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating the manufacturing process of coiled CuInGaSe soft membrane solar battery component.    Base metal foil (1)    Vacuum continuous tunnel type plating chambers (3,6,9,11)    Reciprocal vulcanizing furnace (14)    Radiator (18)    Zinc sulfide sputtering vacuum chamber (19)
NOVELTY - The module has a lens plated with self-cleaning material for focusing the light. A shading portion is combined with the lens in a predetermined distance to form an opening for selectively passing the focused light from lens. A solar power generator combined with shading portion, is provided with a shading portion bonded on a substrate. A solar cell is sealed in an enclosed space between shading portion and substrate. A heat radiating element is bonded to solar power generator, to dissipate the heat generated by solar power generator.    USE - Solar power generation module.    ADVANTAGE - The focus of solar power generation module is maintained easily. The polluted material stacked at the surface of power generating elements of solar power generation module can be cleaned effectively, by plating the self-cleaning material at the shading portion.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar power generation module.
NOVELTY - The module has multiple solar cell blocks whose bottom surfaces are fixedly equipped with back films i.e. tedlar-polyester-tedlar, by ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), where surface of the back films is coated with a layer of fluorine material. Surfaces of the cell blocks are equipped with covering films i.e. toughened glasses, and the EVA is arranged between the covering films and the cell blocks.    USE - Solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The surface covering films utilize toughened glasses with high impact resistances and good weather resistances, thus increasing service life of the cell module. The surface of the back films is coated with a layer of fluorine material, so as to obtain insulating effect, and waterproof and anti-ageing effects.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar cell module.
NOVELTY - The battery has a heat-resisting ethylene vinyl acetate sealing layer (8), and a tempered glass cover plate (3) arranged in a frame body (2). A back face of a solar battery sheet (6) is fixed with a metal plate (4) provided with a radiating fin (12) in a welding, adhesion or hot-pressing manner. Section of the radiating fin is comb-shaped, honeycomb-shaped or groined. Left and right sides of the battery layer face are connected with a front extraction lead (9). Upper and lower ends on left and right sides of the metal plate are connected with a back extraction lead (11).    USE - Self-radiating solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery achieves better radiating effect, and has high generating efficiency. The battery is convenient to process and inexpensive.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The metal plate with the radiating fin is an ordinary metal plate with excellent radiating function or a radiating metal cavity of a heat pipe whose inner part is injected with medium.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a self-radiating solar battery.    Frame body (2)    Tempered glass cover plate (3)    Metal plate (4)    Solar battery sheet (6)    Heat-resisting ethylene vinyl acetate sealing layer (8)    Front extraction lead (9)    Back extraction lead (11)    Radiating fin (12)
NOVELTY - The cell has an n-type nano-particle layer for forming an electron-hole pair, where a nanowire layer and a hole are formed on the nano-particle layer. A bottom electrode is formed in a substrate. The nano-particle layer is made from nitrogen-silicon, nitrogen-germanium, nitride-bonded silicon carbide, nitrogen-cadmium selenide, nitrogen-cadmium telluride, zinc selenide, zinc sulfide, titanium dioxide or tin dioxide. A buffer layer exposes an upper region of the nanowire layer, where the buffer layer is made from polymethyl methacrylate, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polystyrene or polyimide.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell has low manufacturing cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a solar cell.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a transparency electrode (120) on a transparent substrate (110). A N-type inorganic semiconductor layer (130) which is patterned to a nanostructure is formed on the transparency electrode using a polymer nano pattern mask formed with nano-imprint. A P-type organic polymer layer (140) is formed on the patterned N-type inorganic semiconductor layer. An electrode (150) is formed on the p-type organic polymer layer. The substrate is made of polyethyleneterephthlate, polyethersulphone, polycarbonate, polyimide and polyethylene naphthalate and polyarylate.    USE - Method for manufacturing an organic and inorganic heterojunction solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method improves mobility of the electron, and reduces loss of the electron by recombining and translating distance between the electrode and the carrier. The method facilitates free electron production, and increases efficiency of the solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an organic and inorganic heterojunction solar cell comprising a transparent substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating an organic and inorganic heterojunction solar cell manufacturing method.    Transparent substrate (110)    Transparency electrode (120)    N-type inorganic semiconductor layer (130)    P-type organic polymer layer (140)    Electrode (150)
NOVELTY - An electroconductive ink comprises stabilizer which is dispersed in metal colloid liquid and contains amine compound having amino group(s). The metal colloid liquid contains metal particles and organic component having hydrophilic group and metal-absorbing group. The surface of metal particles is localized in at least one portion with organic component by the metal-absorbing group.    USE - Electroconductive ink is used for manufacturing base material with electroconductive film (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to solar cell panel, wiring of circuit board, electrode of flat panel display and integrated circuit card, coating agent for heat-ray fogged glass, resin material and electromagnetic wave shielding material of cathode ray tube and plasma display, building material, infrared shielding material of motor vehicle, and electrostatic antistatic agent for electronic device e.g. mobile telephone.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive ink has excellent dispersion stability, re-dissolution property and low-temperature baking property, and exhibits excellent printability. The electroconductive film is easily formed using the ink, and has excellent electroconductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of base material with electroconductive film, which involves coating the electroconductive ink on a base material, baking the coated surface at 300 degrees C or less and forming an electroconductive film on the base material.
NOVELTY - An organoelectronic device has two or more electrodes (1,6) positioned in opposite on substrate (7), and organic functional layer (3) containing positive hole injection layer (2) and/or positive hole transport layer which are positioned between electrodes. The positive hole injection layer is a layer containing metal oxide cluster containing metallic element chosen from group V, group VI and group VIII-X of periodic table. The metal oxide cluster is polyoxomethylate.    USE - Organoelectronic device e.g. quantum dot light-emitting element, organic transistor, organic solar cell and organic light-emitting device e.g. organic electroluminescent element.    ADVANTAGE - The organoelectronic device has low drive voltage, high power efficiency and excellent durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of organoelectronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional schematic view of organoelectronic device.    Electrodes (1,6)    Positive hole injection layer (2)    Organic functional layer (3)    Light-emitting layer (5)    Substrate (7)
NOVELTY - An encapsulating sheet contains silane-modified ethylene-( alpha )-olefin copolymer including ethylene-( alpha )-olefin copolymer and silane compound having molecular-weight-distribution of 3.5 or less, and density (d) which satisfies a specific relation (I).    USE - Encapsulating sheet is used for solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The encapsulating sheet has excellent transparency, water resistance and adhesiveness. The solar cell module comprising the encapsulating sheet has high productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An encapsulating sheet contains silane-modified ethylene-( alpha )-olefin copolymer including ethylene-( alpha )-olefin copolymer and silane compound having molecular-weight-distribution of 3.5 or less, and density (d) which satisfies following relation: 103x d less than or equal to -1.8x A+937 (I), where A is content of ( alpha )-olefin comonomer. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of encapsulating sheet.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the solar cell module. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - Organic adhesive (100 %mass) is obtained by adding (in %mass) ethylene cellulose (8-12), epoxy resin (3-7), phenolic resin (3-7), organic solvent (68-82), dispersant (0.5-4) and thixotropic agent (0.5-4) into oil-bath reaction kettle, heating and stirring mixture until the resin powder dissolves completely in the mixture to obtain slightly yellow transparent solution, maintaining the temperature of the mixture, cooling the slightly yellow transparent solution, and filtering the solution using 200-350-mesh silk screen to obtain organic adhesive.    USE - The organic adhesive is useful in electrode paste of silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The organic adhesive maintains dispersion uniformity, and does not stratify after maintaining for long period of time.
NOVELTY - A cyan-containing high-dielectric constant organic silicon electrolyte material (I) is new.    USE - Cyan-containing high-dielectric constant organic silicon electrolyte material used in lithium-ion battery as electrolyte material or additive, in other electrochemical storage device (electrolytic capacitor and super capacitor), and other opto-electrical device (organic solar battery) as electrolyte material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Cyan-containing high-dielectric constant organic silicon electrolyte material of formula R2-(R1)Si(R3)-R4-CN (I) is new.    R1-R3=1-10C alkyl or alkoxy, one of which is (CH2)n(CH2CH2O)mCH3;    n, m=1-3;and    R4=1-20C alkyl.
NOVELTY - A cyclic aromatic carbazole compound (I), is new.    USE - New cyclic aromatic carbazole compound is used for organo electronic device e.g. organic light-emitting device, organic solar cell, organic photoreceptor, organic thin film transistor, photodiode, organic laser and laser diode used for terminal device (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organo electronic device having light-emitting layer formed using cyclic aromatic carbazole compound has improved luminous efficiency, stability and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A cyclic aromatic carbazole compound of formula (I), is new.    R1,R2=1-50C alkyl, 1-50C alkoxy or 5-60C aryl (all optionally substituted), 5-60C heteroaryl or 1-50C heteroalkyl (both substituted by hetero atom chosen from sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and silicon), H, halo, cyano, alkoxy or thiol;    X=5-60C heteroaryl, 5-60C heteroalkyl (both substituted by hetero atom chosen from sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and silicon), 1-50C alkyl, 1-50C alkoxy or 5-60C aryl;and    m,n=1-3.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) organo electronic device, which has one or more organic layers formed using the cyclic aromatic carbazole compound (I); and    (2) terminal device, which has display device provided with organo electronic device.
NOVELTY - Vinylbenzyl chloride monomer is dissolved in solvent, to obtain vinylbenzyl chloride monomer solution. The obtained monomer solution is added to fluorine-containing polymer layer and grafted by irradiating radiation. The obtained grafted fluoropolymer film is sulfonated and reacted, to obtain poly(vinylbenzyl sulfonic acid)-grafted fluoropolymer membrane.    USE - Preparation of poly(vinylbenzyl sulfonic acid)-grafted fluoropolymer membrane used as ion exchange film, and hydrogen ion fuel cell film (all claimed) and separation film for battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides poly(vinylbenzyl sulfonic acid)-grafted fluoropolymer membrane having improved chemical stability.
NOVELTY - A blue luminescent pyridine-type compound (I), is new.    USE - New blue luminescent pyridine-type compound is used for display device (claimed) e.g. organic electroluminescent display, field effect transistor, photodiode, photovoltaic cell, solar cell, organic laser and laser diode.    ADVANTAGE - The display device using blue luminescent pyridine-type compound has excellent luminous efficiency, productivity, and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A blue luminescent pyridine-type compound of formula (I), is new.    L=secondary ligand;    R1,R2=H, linear or branched 1-20C alkyl, linear or branched 1-20C alkoxy, 4-20C cycloalkyl or 4-20C aryl (all optionally substituted), halo or cyano;    R3,R4=R1 or ketone group;and    n=1, 2 or 3.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for display device.
NOVELTY - The film has a silicon nitride film (2) precipitated on a surface of a silicon wafer lining (1), and another silicon nitride film (3) precipitated on a surface of the former nitride film whose thickness is 10-50 nm and refraction rate is 2.5-3.0. A silicon dioxide film (4) is precipitated on the surface of the latter nitride film whose thickness is 30-100 nm and the refraction rate is 1.8-2.2, where the thickness and the refraction rate of the silicon dioxide film is 5-200 nm and 1.1-2.0, respectively.    USE - Three-layered reflection-relieving passive film for a solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The passive film improves inactivating effect of the surface of the solar battery, reduces the reflective rate of the surface of the solar battery, matches subassembly, reduces the packing loss of subassembly and improves the electric performance of the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a three-layered reflection-relieving passive film.    Silicon wafer lining (1)    Silicon nitride films (2, 3)    Silicon dioxide film (4)
NOVELTY - The passive film has a silicon sheet (1) whose upper surface is provided with a layer of silicon dioxide thin film (2) that realizes the passivation of the thin film growing in hot nitric acid. An upper surface of the silicon dioxide thin film is provided with a layer of silicon nitride thin film (3).    USE - Passive film for a crystalline silicon solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The film avoids corrosion and dampness of the crystalline silicon solar battery, thus improving the service life and the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a passive film.    Silicon sheet (1)    Silicon dioxide thin film (2)    Silicon nitride thin film (3)
NOVELTY - The battery has a silicon chip whose surface is divided into an electrode grid line region and an electrode non-grid line region. The grid line region is provided with an etching groove equipped with a layer electrode (1) formed by filling an electrode paste. The external surface of the layer electrode is provided with another layer electrode (2) formed at the grid line region of the surface of the silicon chip after performing a printing process. The non-grid line region is provided with a N+ light diffusion region (4) and an N++ heavy diffusion region (3) is provided under the groove.    USE - Solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery enables serially-connected resistors to have low resistance, and has selective emitter. The battery avoids wastage of electrode paste during sintering process and increases conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar battery.    Layer electrodes (1, 2)    N++ heavy diffusion region (3)    N+ light diffusion region (4)
NOVELTY - The module has a junction box provided with a diode junction box (3) and a non-diode junction box (4). A solar battery plate (2) and the junction box are in serial connection through an interlinked welding strip (1). The diode junction box and the non-diode junction box are connected with the solar battery plate through a conflux welding strip (5). The diode junction box and the non-diode junction box are interconnected through an external cable wire (6), and the non-diode junction box is connected with a junction box connecting wire (7).    USE - Solar battery module.    ADVANTAGE - The module ensures high output power at lower consumption by adding multiple junction boxes and reducing the length of the welding strip.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar battery module.    Interlinked welding strip (1)    Solar battery plate (2)    Diode junction box (3)    Non-diode junction box (4)    Conflux welding strip (5)    External cable wire (6)    Junction box connecting wire (7)
NOVELTY - An amine compound (I) is new.    USE - New amine compound is used for organic electronic device for terminal used for organic electroluminescent device, organic solar cell, organophotoreceptor drum, organic transistor, photodiode, organic laser and laser diode (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organic electronic device containing the amine compound has excellent luminous efficiency and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An amine compound of formula (I), is new.    R1-R6=H, halo, cyano, or 1-50C alkyl, 1-50C alkenyl, 5-60C arylene, 1-50C aryl, 5-60C heteroaryloxy or 5-60C heteroaryl (all optionally substituted).    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic electronic device, which has organic layer containing amine compound (I).
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a layered composite with a film type solid polyelectrolyte material layer that is formed on a polarizable electrode or a current collector. The current collector is heated and pressurized. Active material is applied on the current collector. The layered is cooled, and the active material is applied on sides of the polymer material layer. Liquid state electrolyte is formed with mixed salt and organic solvent. A terminal of a supercapacitor is made of aluminum, nickel, copper or stainless steel.    USE - Method for manufacturing a supercapacitor (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to an electrolytic condenser, a secondary battery, a starter/regeneration power source of an electromobile, a hybrid electric vehicle, a fuel cell vehicle, an electronic device, a hybrid power system and a motor driving battery of a toy.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables integrating the polarizable electrode with the polyelectrolyte material layer, simply and conveniently processing the supercapacitor in a stable and reliable manner by utilizing polymer with excellent heat-resistance property and enhancing ion conductance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The liquid state electrolyte is made of acetonitrile, propylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, ethylene carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate, ammonium, lithium, sulfolane, polyethylene oxide, polyethylene glycol, poly acrylonitrile, PTFE, polyvinylidene fluoride or polyvinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a supercapacitor comprising a terminal.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram of a supercapacitor manufacturing method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A silicon aminoalkoxide compound (I), is new.    USE - New silicon aminoalkoxide compound is used for manufacturing silicon-containing thin film (claimed) for thin film transistor and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon aminoalkoxide compound has excellent electrical insulation property, and can be manufactured by a simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A silicon aminoalkoxide compound of formula: (R4)3-a-b-Si(-OA2OR3)a(-OA1OR1)b-Si(-OA1OR1)n(-OA2OR3)m-(R2)3-n-m. (I), is new.    A1,A2=linear or branched optionally substituted 1-5C alkyl or 2-5C alkylene;    R1-R4=linear or branched 1-5C alkyl;    a,b,m,n=0-2;and    a+b,m+n=1 or 2.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) preparation of silicon aminoalkoxide compound; and    (2) manufacture of silicon-containing thin film.
NOVELTY - A spinning solution is obtained by dissolving a fibrous polymer and a manganese oxide precursor in a solvent. A composite nanofiber web is formed by spinning the spinning solution using collector plates. The web is heated to obtain manganese oxide nanoparticles as nano manganese oxide catalyst.    USE - Manufacture of nano manganese oxide catalyst used for manufacturing air electrodes (claimed) of zinc-air batteries used for hearing aids.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables simple and economical mass-production of nano manganese oxide catalysts which provide zinc-air batteries having high capacity, power and stability. The obtained catalyst can be uniformly distributed in a carbon nanofiber layer, which enables formation of excellent electric conduction channel and provides high-speed charging/discharging property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of air electrode.
NOVELTY - The cell has a lower part battery formed on a substrate, and an electron injection interfacial layer and a hole injection interfacial layer provided in a surface of a top battery. The hole injection interfacial layer is formed on a side of a middle electrode. The electron injection interfacial layer is made of lithium, fluorinated lithium, rubidium carbonate, cesium, cesium carbonate, pyronin, decamethylcobaltocene, bis(ethylenedithio)-tetrathiafulvalene, lithium carbonate and cesium nitride.    USE - Stack solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell reduces charge injection obstacle between the top battery and the lower part battery. The cell shows same open circuit voltage as sum total of individual battery voltage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The hole injection interfacial layer is made of molybdenum oxide, rhenium oxide, tungsten oxide, tetrafluoro-tetracyano-quinodimethane, vanadium oxide, ferric chloride and copper iodide. The middle electrode is made of tin-doped indium oxide, indium zinc oxide, zinc oxide, titanium oxide, indium oxide and indium titanium oxide. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a stack solar cell manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a stack solar cell.
NOVELTY - An organic/inorganic hybrid composite is formed using the reaction product of an organic compound having functional group, and inorganic precursor, and consists of pores. The region derived from the inorganic precursor reacts with photocatalyst.    USE - Organic/inorganic hybrid composite is used for absorbers used for selective emission absorption, photocatalysts, catalyst supports, solar cells, sensors, ion-exchange materials, fillers, selective release of molecules, reactors, and semiconductors (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organic/inorganic hybrid composite has excellent adsorptivity, photocatalytic activity, and self-regeneration property, and high specific surface area and crystallinity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of organic/inorganic hybrid composite.
NOVELTY - The technology involves placing a solar cell assembly for packaging into a vacuum room and a top cover in a solar cell assembly laminating machine. The vacuum room is sealed. The vacuum room is vacuumized. A vacuum valve is closed after evacuation, heating and pressing the solar cell assembly placed in the vacuum room under vacuum. The heating and pressing process measures a temperature control point provided in a heating bench and performs thermal compensation according to a feedback result.    USE - Uniform heating technology for a hot plate of a solar cell assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The technology avoids technical flaws of a heating laminating machine that heating temperature is not conformed to requirement due to border heat dissipation or a solar cell assembly is off quality due to large temperature difference.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a laminating machine suitable for the uniform heating technology for a hot plate of a solar cell assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front sectional view illustrating a uniform heating technology.
NOVELTY - An additive comprises lactic acid, vitamin and deionized water.    USE - Additive is used for etching agent for surface-treatment of mono-crystalline silicon piece (both claimed) for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The etching agent containing the additive has excellent etching effect.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) preparation of etching agent. Sodium hydroxide (in weight%) (0.5-10, preferably 1.1) and isopropanol (3-9, preferably 6) are dissolved in deionized water, to obtain alkaline etching solution. Then, additive is added to the etching solution, to obtain etching agent. The weight ratio of additive to etching solution is 1.2:100; and    (2) etching method of mono-crystalline silicon piece, which involves immersing mono-crystalline silicon piece in etching agent and then etching silicon piece at 70-80 degrees C for 723-900 seconds.
NOVELTY - An additive comprises urea, sorbierite and remainder of deionized water.    USE - Additive is used for etching agent for surface-processing of mono-crystalline silicon piece (both claimed) for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The etching agent containing the additive has excellent etching effect.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) preparation of etching agent. Sodium hydroxide (0.5-10 wt.%) and isopropanol (3-9 wt.%) are dissolved into deionized water, to obtain alkaline etching solution. Then, additive is added to the etching solution, to obtain etching agent. The ratio of additive to etching solution in etching agent is 2.5-100; and    (2) etching of mono-crystalline silicon piece, which involves immersing mono-crystalline silicon piece in etching agent and etching at 70-80 degrees C for 723-900 seconds.
NOVELTY - A quinoxaline derivative (I) is new.    USE - New quinoxaline derivative is used for organic layer for organic electronic device e.g. organic electroluminescent device, organic solar cell, organo photoreceptor and organic transistor used for terminal (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organic electronic device containing the quinoxaline derivative has excellent luminous efficiency and durability, and low drive voltage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A quinoxaline derivative of formula (I), is new.    X1-X4,Y1,Y2 = CH or N; and    R1-R10 = hydrogen, halogen, optionally substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted heteroaryl; 6-20C aryl optionally substituted with at least one halogen, amino, cyano, nitro, 1-20C alkyl, 1-20C alkoxy, 1-20C alkylamine, 1-20C alkyl thiophene, 6-20C aryl thiophene, 2-20C alkenyl, C2-20C alkynyl, 3-20C cycloalkyl group, 6-20C aryl, 6-20C aryl substituted with deuterium, 8-20C arylalkenyl, optionally substituted silane group, optionally substituted boron group, optionally substituted germanium group, and optionally substituted 5-20C heterocyclic group; 5-20C heterocyclic group optionally substituted with at least one halogen, cyano, nitro, 1-20C alkyl, 1-20C alkoxy, 1-20C alkylamine, 1-20C alkylthio, 2-20C alkenyl, 2-20C alkynyl, 3-20C cycloalkyl, 6-20C aryl, 6-20C aryl substituted with deuterium, optionally substituted silane group, optionally substituted boron group, optionally substituted or germanium group, and optionally substituted C5-20C heterocyclic group, or condensed ring of 6-20C aromatic ring and 4-20C aliphatic ring.    Y1 and Y2 are atom other than carbon when X1-X4 is CH.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) organic electronic device, which has organic layer containing quinoxaline derivative; and    (2) terminal, which has display device comprising organic electronic device, and controller.
NOVELTY - An imide group-containing block or random copolymer (I) or (II) is new.    USE - Imide group-containing block or random copolymer used for forming polymer film (claimed) e.g. passivation film, liquid crystal alignment film and protective film for solar cell and liquid crystal display, bulletproof jacket and optical cable.    ADVANTAGE - The imide group-containing block or random copolymer provides polymer film with excellent workability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An imide group-containing block or random copolymer of formula (I) or (II) is new.    n,m,z=repeating unit.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of imide group-containing block or random copolymer; and    (2) polymer film.
NOVELTY - An alternating copolymer containing dialkoxy naphthalene-containing repeating unit (I) is new.    USE - Dialkoxy naphthalene alternating copolymer is used for organic semiconductor layer of organic electronic device e.g. transistor and solar cell (all claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An alternating copolymer containing dialkoxy naphthalene-containing repeating unit of formula (I) is new.    R1-R6=H, 1-40C alkyl, 3-40C cycloalkyl, 3-40C heterocycloalkyl, 2-40C alkenyl, 6-50C aryl optionally substituted with 1-40C alkyl, 6-50C heteroaryl optionally substituted with 1-30C alkyl or 1-30C alkoxy, 1-40C carbyl, 1-40C hydrocarbyl, 1-40C alkoxy, 6-40C aryloxy, 1-40C alkylcarbonyl, 2-40C alkoxycarbonyl, 6-40C aryloxycarbonyl, cyano, carbamoyl, haloformyl (-C(=O)-X), formyl, isocyano, isocyanato, thiocyanato, thioisocyanato, amino, hydroxy, nitro, trifluoromethyl, halo or silyl;    X=halo;    adjacent R1-R6=4-30C saturated or unsaturated ring optionally substituted with oxygen atom, sulfur atom or -N(Ra)-;    Ra=H or 1-30C alkyl;    Ar=3-40C cycloalkylene, 3-40C heterocycloalkylene, 6-50C arylene, or 6-50C heteroarylene optionally substituted with 1-40C alkyl, 3-40C cycloalkyl, 3-40C heterocycloalkyl, 2-40C alkenyl, 6-50C aryl optionally substituted with 1-40C alkyl or 2-40C alkenyl, 6-50C heteroaryl optionally substituted with 1-40C alkyl, 1-40C alkenyl, or 1-30C alkoxy, 1-50C alkoxy, 6-40C aryloxy, linear or branched 1-30C alkyl 6-40C aryl, 1-40C alkoxy 6-40C aryl, 3-40C cycloalkyl 2-40C alkenyl or 3-40C heterocycloalkyl 2-40C alkenyl;and    n=30-8000.
NOVELTY - Steam reforming of raw material is carried out to produce a mixed gas of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and waver vapor. The mixed gas is introduced into a high-temperature shift reactor for decreasing carbon monoxide gas and removing carbon dioxide by passing the gas through ionic liquid film. Carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas are produced by introducing the gas to a low-temperature shift reactor for decreasing carbon monoxide gas. Carbon dioxide gas is produced by decreasing carbon monoxide gas by activating oxygen gas with the mixed gas.    USE - Reformation of hydrogen using ionic liquid film, for use in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method enhances equilibrium conversion rate of carbon monoxide and enables mass-production of high-purity hydrogen.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Steam reforming which produces a mixed gas of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and waver vapor is carried out by activating a raw material with steam in a steam reforming reactor. The mixed gas is introduced into a high-temperature shift (HTS) reactor for decreasing carbon monoxide gas and removing carbon dioxide by passing the produced and unreacted mixed gas through ionic liquid film (I). Carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas are produced by introducing the mixed gas to a low-temperature shift (LTS) reactor for decreasing carbon monoxide gas. Carbon dioxide gas is produced by further decreasing carbon monoxide gas by activating oxygen gas with the mixed gas.
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier film comprises layer which is obtained by injecting ion in layer containing antimicrobial material and silicon type compound.    USE - A gas-barrier film for packaging materials of foodstuff and pharmaceutical, display components e.g. touch panel, LCD, organic electroluminescent (EL) display and inorganic EL display, electronic paper, and solar cell backsheet and solar cell for electronic devices.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-barrier film is simple, low cost, and excellent in transparency and flexibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing method of gas-barrier film involving injecting ion into surface part of layer containing antibacterial agent and silicon type compound.
NOVELTY - A porphyrin conjugated polymer (I) is new.    USE - New porphyrin conjugated polymer is used for manufacturing photoelectric cell (both claimed) e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The porphyrin conjugated polymer has excellent optical activity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A porphyrin conjugated polymer of formula (I) is new.    n=3-50.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of porphyrin conjugated polymer (I);    (2) photoelectric cell, which consists of electrode, mono-dispersed film containing porphyrin conjugated polymer (I), and basic material; and    (3) manufacture of photoelectric cell.
NOVELTY - Method for manufacturing titanium dioxide nanofiber using electrospinning and radiation, involves dissolving polymer in organic solvent to obtain macromolecular solution, adding nano-sized crystalline titanium powder to the dissolved solution, diffusing the obtained solution, and irradiating the diffused solution.    USE - The method is useful for manufacturing titanium dioxide nanofiber used in optical catalyst, sensor lamps, dye sensitizing solar cell (all claimed) and cosmetic.    ADVANTAGE - The titanium dioxide nanofiber is inexpensive, and has excellent workability and adhesive property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for titanium dioxide nanofiber obtained by the above-mentioned method.
NOVELTY - A silicon aminoalkoxide compound (I), is new.    USE - New silicon aminoalkoxide compound is used for manufacturing silicon-containing thin film (claimed) for thin film transistor and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon aminoalkoxide compound has excellent electrical insulation property, and can be manufactured by a simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A silicon aminoalkoxide compound of formula: (R6)3-a-b-Si(-OA2NR4R5)a(-OA1NR1R2)b-Si(-OA1NR1R2)n(-OA2NR4R5)m-(R3)3-n-m. (I), is new.    A1,A2=linear or branched optionally substituted 1-5C alkyl or 2-5C alkylene;    R1-R6=linear or branched 1-5C alkyl;    a,b,m,n=0-2;and    a+b,m+n=1 or 2.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) preparation of silicon aminoalkoxide compound; and    (2) manufacture of silicon-containing thin film.
NOVELTY - The battery has a first conductive layer arranged on a substrate. A silicon film is arranged on the first conductive layer. An organic film is arranged on the silicon film. A second conductive layer is arranged on the organic film. A third conductive layer is arranged between the silicon film and the organic film. The organic film is made of organic conductive polymer material. The organic film comprises a P-type high molecular material layer and a N-type high molecular material layer. The first and second conductive layers are provided with transparent conductive layers.    USE - Solar battery for stacked silicon film and organic film.    ADVANTAGE - The battery converts a wide band of light including visible light and invisible light into electric power, thus improving optical-electric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The silicon film is selected from one of non-crystalline silicon, polycrystalline silicon, microcrystalline silicon, stacked silicon film and three-layer silicon film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar battery.
NOVELTY - A donor-acceptor (DA) pi -conjugated polymer comprising segments linked by space units, is new, where each segment an acceptor unit linked to two compounds, donor unit having solubilizing side chain and spacer compound donor unit.    USE - In solid state device such as solar cell which is used for vehicle or housing roofs; for portable electronic devices or other light harvesting device.    ADVANTAGE - The donor-acceptor (DA) pi -conjugated polymer has high charge carrier mobility; and has space-charge limited (SCL) zero field hole mobility of at least 1x 10-6 cm2 V-1s-1.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A donor-acceptor (DA) pi -conjugated polymer with high charge carrier mobility comprising several of D1kAD1k portions; and several of D2m spacer sequences situated between the D1xAD1x portions.    k=1 or 2;    D1=donor unit having at least one solubilizing side chain;    A=acceptor unit;    m=1-6;    D2=second donor unit (where second donor unit has a structure where all atoms of second donor unit are coplanar in at least one conformation).
NOVELTY - Monomer chosen from thiophene, 3-methyl thiophene, and 3-hexylthiophene and/or 3-octylthiopene and dopant are added to polar solvent and agitated, to obtain electrochemical polymerization solution. Metal is deposited to one side of nanoporous alumina template and the alumina template is adhered to stainless steel electrode (a). Then, electrode (a) and another stainless steel electrode are dipped in polymerization solution. The monomer in the polymerization solution is polymerized and the alumina template containing nanomaterial is removed and dedoped.    USE - Method for controlling optical property of polythiophene-type polymer nanomaterial used for light emitting device, solar cell and field emission device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Monomer chosen from thiophene, 3-methyl thiophene, and 3-hexylthiophene and/or 3-octylthiopene and dopant are added to polar solvent and agitated, to obtain electrochemical polymerization solution. Metal is deposited to one side of nanoporous alumina template and the alumina template is adhered to stainless steel electrode (a). Then, the alumina template is enclosed by silicone tape, such that the alumina template is not contacted with the polymerization solution. Then, electrode (a) and another stainless steel electrode are dipped in polymerization solution at intervals. The polymerizable monomer in the polymerization solution is polymerized electrically by applying current to both ends of electrode by maintaining the reaction temperature in pore of the alumina template to -40 degrees C. Then, alumina template containing nanomaterial is removed and dedoped using sodium hydroxide or hydrogen fluoride solution.
NOVELTY - The device has a substrate comprising a metal oxide tube whose inside diameter is 20 to 3000 nano meters. A three-dimensional (3D) porous fiber web layer comprises a set of hollow tubes formed on a substrate bottom layer in which the metal oxide tube is formed. An upper part of each hollow tube comprises an anisotropic texture whose thickness is greater than the thickness of a lower part of the corresponding hollow tube. The fiber web layer is made of membranous polymer material, where the diameter of the fiber web layer is 20 to 3000 nano meters.    USE - Electro-chemical device e.g. secondary battery, solar cell, electro-chemical capacitor and gas sensor (all claimed) such as humidity sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The device is provided with the hollow tubes forming the porous web layer such that specific surface area of the device becomes maximized with a space each hollow tube and a metal oxide tube, thus improving efficiency of the device. The device is easy to manufacture and inexpensive.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The metal oxide tube is made of material selected from one of ruthenium (IV) oxide, iridium (IV) oxide, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, molybdenum trioxide, tin dioxide, niobium pentoxide, nickel (II) oxide, indium (III) oxide, tungsten (VI) trioxide, lithium-manganese oxide, lithium cobalt oxide, strontium titanate and oxides of strontium titanate ferrate. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for producing an electro-chemical element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic representation illustrating a method for manufacturing an electro-chemical device.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A fullerene derivative (I), is new.    USE - Fullerene derivative is used for organic electronic device e.g. light emitting device, memory device, transistor, solar cell and photoreceptor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organic electronic device comprising the fullerene derivative has high electron mobility and ON/OFF ratio.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A fullerene derivative of formula (I), is new.    R 1=1-5C alkyl;    R 2=substituent or thiophene;    A=60C or 70C fullerene;and    m,n,k=1-3.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of fullerene derivative (I); and    (2) organic electronic device.
NOVELTY - An imide-and-amide groups-containing block copolymer (I) or random copolymer (II), is new.    USE - New imide-and-amide groups-containing block copolymer or random copolymer is used for forming insulating film for thin film transistor-type liquid crystal display, passivation film, liquid crystal alignment film, protective film for solar cell, adhesive, optical communication material, fiber for bullet-proof jacket, and metal-laminated plate (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The imide-and-amide groups-containing block copolymer or random copolymer has excellent transparency and workability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An imide-and-amide groups-containing block copolymer of formula (I) or random copolymer of formula (II), is new.    R1-R4=not defined.    N.B: R1-R4 are not defined. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of imide-and-amide groups-containing block copolymer (I) or random copolymer (II).
NOVELTY - A poly(3-hexylthiophene)-b-60C block copolymer (I) is new.    USE - New poly(hexylthiophene)block copolymer is used for polymer solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The poly(hexylthiophene)block copolymer separates polythiophene and fullerene derivative efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A poly(3-hexylthiophene)-b-60C block copolymer of formula (I) is new.    n,x,y=integer.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for polymer solar battery.
NOVELTY - The apparatus (100) has a partition wall (150) equipped in a sidewall (111), and multiple solar cell wafers provided in pumping ducts (160). A diffuser (120) is equipped on top of a reaction chamber (110) that is equipped in a lower part of a transferring roller (130). Each pumping duct is provided in the partition wall in order to be interconnected with a pumping line formed in a bottom wall (112). An anti-corrosion plate is supported by the transferring roller for making the diffuser to prevent cleaning gas e.g. nitrogen trifluoride, from passing into a heater (140).    USE - Inline type plasma processing apparatus for producing a solar cell such as crystalline system solar cell and thin-film solar cell, of an inline system.    ADVANTAGE - The quartz pipe is used for protecting the heater, and is prevented from rusting with the cleaning gas emitted from the diffuser by using the pumping ducts. The productivity degradation of the apparatus due to the frequent replacement of the quartz pipe is efficiently reduced accordingly by increasing the replace period of the quartz pipe. The maintenance expense of the apparatus is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The cleaning gas is sulfur hexafluoride, hexafluoride ethane, or perfluoro propane i.e. octafluoropropane.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of an inline type plasma processing apparatus for producing a solar cell of an inline system.    Inline type plasma processing apparatus (100)    Reaction chamber (110)    Sidewall (111)    Bottom wall (112)    Diffuser (120)    Transferring roller (130)    Heater (140)    Partition wall (150)    Pumping ducts (160)
NOVELTY - The method involves mixing silicon dioxide powder with carbon black powder, and forming a mixed powder layer on a furnace floor. A silicon substrate is placed on the mixed powder layer. Argon gas at an inner side of a furnace is cooled. The silicon substrate is placed at the inner side of the furnace.    USE - Method for forming a silicon carbide thick film for an electric/electronic element and a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables forming the silicon carbide thick film in an inexpensive manner by utilizing cheap silicon dioxide powder, without utilizing a catalyst.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a silicon carbide thick film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of a silicon carbide thick film formation method. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a doped layer on a surface of a semiconductor substrate (100), where dopant is diffused over the surface of the semiconductor substrate. A laser absorbing deposit (106) is formed in the semiconductor substrate. A heavily doped region (A) is formed in the doped layer. An oxide layer is diffused on a surface of the doped layer by heat energy of laser. The laser is irradiated in the laser absorbing deposit. The laser absorbing deposit and the oxide layer are removed. The dopant is diffused to a fused part. The laser absorbing deposit is made of metal material.    USE - Method for fabricating a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The dopant within the oxide layer can be diffused to an emitter layer with thermal energy transmission through the laser absorbing deposit, so as to reduce defect formation at emitter layer surface. The method prevents characteristic deterioration of silicon wafer by diffusion process at high temperature, ensures quick laser scan and improves treatment quantity of manufacturing process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram of a method for fabricating a solar cell. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Heavily doped region (A)    Semiconductor substrate (100)    Emitter layer (102)    Phosphosilicate glass layer (104)    Laser absorbing deposit (106)
NOVELTY - The cell has an emitter part for forming a crystal semiconductor substrate. An anti-reflection film is made of silicon nitride and positioned on the emitter part. Another anti-reflection film is made of silicon oxide and positioned on the former anti-reflection film. An electrode part is connected to the emitter part, where thickness of the former antireflection film is about 65 to 95 nanometer. Another electrode part is connected to the substrate, and the former antireflection film contacts with another emitter part.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell reduces the reflectance of light, increases the amount of the light projected to a solar cell, and has high working efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical representation of a solar cell.
NOVELTY - A pack film comprises a phenoxy resin.    USE - Pack film is used for solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The pack film has high durability, adhesiveness, light transmission characteristics and gas barrier property, and provides solar cell module with high productivity.
NOVELTY - A phenothiazine metal complex has isoquinoline structure (I).    USE - Phenothiazine metal complex is used for organic solar cell, illumination device, and backlight of display apparatus e.g. liquid crystal display device, flat panel display, organic light-emitting diode, plasma display panel and cathode ray tube display.    ADVANTAGE - The phenothiazine metal complex improves the luminance of display apparatus.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A phenothiazine metal complex has isoquinoline structure of formula (I).    M=iridium;    R=secondary ligand;    R30=linear alkyl or aromatic group;    R31=quinoline or anthracene;and    R32=picolinate or acetylacetonate.
NOVELTY - A transparent glass ceramic having quantum cutting illumination characteristic comprises (mol%) silicon dioxide (40-60), aluminum oxide (10-30), terbium(III) fluoride (5-25), sodium fluoride (0-15), lithium fluoride (0-15), terbium(III) fluoride (0.01-5), iron ( not greater than 0.02), and magnesium sulfate, calcium sulfate, barium sulfate or strontium sulfate ( not greater than 0.5). The terbium(III) fluoride nanometer crystals with orthogonal structure are distributed in glass basal body uniformly. The size of grain is 20-30 nm. The rare earth doped ytterbium ions are gathered in terbium(III) fluoride nanometer crystals.    USE - A transparent glass ceramic having quantum cutting illumination characteristic used in silicon solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The glass ceramic material realizes highly effective near-infrared quantum cutting down-conversion light-emitting.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a preparation method of transparent glass ceramic; and    (2) an application method of transparent glass ceramic.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph regarding transparent glass ceramic having quantum cutting illumination characteristic. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - The template has a flat plate with a baffle on the top side and a slot corresponding to the welding belt. The flat plate is divided into several segments made by several slot holes on the flat plate. The transverse clearance value of each slot hole in the same segment is the same as the width of the poly-crystal small assemblies in different sizes. The widths of the slot holes are equal, and the transverse clearance value of slot hole is equal to the set value in the same segment.    USE - Poly-crystal serial template for producing solar photovoltaic cell assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The template is suitable for different slices of cells, and can accurately control the cell slice clearance, and avoids the short circuit caused by too small clearance of the poly-crystal small assemblies cell slices. The template reduces the cracking slices and hidden cracks when pressing the layers, and makes the shape of the assembly beautiful.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view of the poly-crystal serial template for solar photovoltaic cell.
NOVELTY - A polycyclic aromatic compound (I) or (II), is new.    USE - New polycyclic aromatic compound is used for organic layer for organic electronic device e.g. organic electroluminescent device, organic solar cell, organic-photoreceptor drum, organic transistor, photodiode and organic laser used for terminal (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organic electronic device containing the polycyclic aromatic compound has excellent luminous efficiency and durability, and low drive voltage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polycyclic aromatic compound of formula (I) or (II), is new.    X=C, N, O or S;and    R1-R3=H, halo, cyano, alkoxy, thiol, or 5-60C aryl, 1-50C alkyl or 1-50C alkoxy (all optionally substituted by hetero atom chosen from S, N, O, P and Si), preferably alkylamine, arylamine, 1-naphthyl, 2-naphthyl, biphenyl, anthryl, pyridyl, perylenyl, pyrenyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, carbazolyl or fluorenyl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) organic electronic device, which has organic layer containing the polycyclic aromatic compound (I) or (II); and    (2) terminal, which has display device comprising organic electronic device, and controller.
NOVELTY - A sulfonate group monomer (I) is new.    USE - New sulfonate group monomer is used for producing sulfonate group polymers for use in polymer electrolyte membranes of fuel cells (all claimed) e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cells and direct methanol fuel cell used as power source of portable apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The new sulfonate group monomer can be manufactured economically, and provides polymers which form highly efficient polymer electrolyte membranes.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A sulfonate group monomer of formula (I), is new.    A1-A10=H or halo, with at least one of A1-A5 and at least one of A6-A10 being halo;    R1-R10=H, SO3M, -O-A-SO3M, 1-20C alkylene, 6-20C arylene, 6-20C heteroarylene, 6-20C arylalkylene, or 2-20C heteroaryl, with at least one of R1-R5 and at least one of R6-R10 being -SO3M or -O-A-SO3M (sic);and    M=alkali metal.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of monomer (I); and    (2) sulfonate group polymer obtained by polymerizing the monomer (I) with monomer(s) chosen from bisphenol A, 4,4'-biphenol, hydroquinone, 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-hexafluoropropane, 4,4'-dichlorophenylsulfone, 4,4'-difluorophenylsulfone, and 4,4'-difluorobenzophenone.
NOVELTY - The solar battery has silicon wafer substrate (200) on which p-type semiconductor impurity diffusion region (210) and n-type semiconductor impurity diffusion region (230) are formed alternately. The back contact electrodes (250) are formed on the p-type semiconductor impurity diffusion region and n-type semiconductor impurity diffusion region.    USE - Back contact electrode type solar battery used for electronic watch, radio, unmanned light house, artificial satellite, rocket, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The overlap area between back surface field and emitter can be removed, so that highly efficient, simple and low-cost solar battery can be manufactured. The quality of solar battery can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of back contact electrode type solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view explaining the manufacturing process of back contact electrode type solar battery.    Silicon wafer substrate (200)    P-type semiconductor impurity diffusion region (210)    N-type semiconductor impurity diffusion region (230)    Back contact electrodes (250)
NOVELTY - Preparation of a diaphragm of high purity polysilicon comprises impacting high purity silane gas molecules with a high temperature argon ion beam source in a microwave resonator, so as to make an energy of the high purity silane gas molecules close to a particle binding energy of formation and form grains on a surface of the substrate. The particle binding energy is more than 50 kev.    USE - Preparation of diaphragm of high purity polysilicon useful in the manufacture of photovoltaic polysilicon solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method is capable of continuously producing polysilicon diaphragm, reduces patches, cracks and crystal defects to a minimum level, is safe and green, saves raw materials, and reduces energy consumption. The prepared diaphragm has high purity, crystal integrity, uniform resistivity, electrical properties stability, long life, less crystal defects, and is easier to control a thickness of film processing; and does not need remelting or crystal pulling as rod-like or granular polysilicon, and thus can be provided directly to photovoltaic cell production. A manufacturing of solar cells is greatly simplified, and its product efficiency is increased.
NOVELTY - Producing a thin layer of silicon comprises screen printing a metal layer atop a silicon mother substrate (1); annealing the silicon mother substrate and the metal layer and partially cooling the metal layer. The metal layer undergoes a thermal contraction, leading to a high stress field in the silicon mother substrate due to a mismatch in a coefficient of thermal expansion between the metal layer and the silicon mother substrate, causing the metal layer to peel off the silicon mother substrate with a thin layer of silicon from the silicon mother substrate.    USE - Method for producing a thin layer of silicon used in manufacturing solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method can produce a thin substrate, i.e. substrate with a thickness below 750 mu m.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic flow diagram of a method to obtain a thin substrate.    Silicon mother substrate (1)    Layer of stress inducing material (2)    Thin substrate (3)    Roller (7)    Bonding agent (10)
NOVELTY - A positively biased grid plate (750) with apertures passes ions in plasma (760) generated by plasma generator, while negatively biased grid plate (755) with apertures allows passage of ions passing via grid plate (750). A holder holds substrate such that substrate is implanted with ions passing via grid plate (755). The position of substrates and plates are adjustable such that single laterally homogeneous ion implantation or several laterally spaced apart ion implantations are enabled on the substrate at homogeneous and selective implantation positions (740a,740b).    USE - Plasma grid implantation system for ion implantation on substrate during solar cell manufacture. Can also be used in semiconductor/multi junction device manufacture applications.    ADVANTAGE - By using a combination of grid plates during the ion implantation process, simple direct current/pulsed power supply can be used for biasing the grid plates. The system can be accommodated easily inside the implantation chamber. Uniform doping across the substrate surface is enabled. Also several substrates can be doped simultaneously, thus improving productivity of solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for ion implantation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view of plasma grid implantation system.    Chamber (710)    Homogeneous implantation position (740a)    Selective implantation position (740b)    Positively and negatively biased grid plates (750,755)    Plasma (760)
NOVELTY - The cell has a secondary doped region surrounding a nanostructure and formed parallel to a primary doped region. Multiple nanostructures are perpendicularly positioned in front of a substrate. A metal nanoparticle is positioned on a surface of one of the nanostructures. A transparent conductive layer is covered at upper end of the nanostructure and positioned on a dielectric layer. The metal nanoparticle is made of silver, aluminum, copper, gold and nickel. The dielectric layer is made of zinc oxide, silicon dioxide and polydimethyl siloxane.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell is compact, provides large electric power energy, and realizes high quantum efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar cell.
NOVELTY - Resin composition comprises (in parts weight): stearic acid (0.01-5), and ethylene vinyl acetate resin (100) as main component.    USE - The resin composition is useful in sealing film of solar cell (claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell.
NOVELTY - The keyboard has a solar cell equipped with a light receiving surface. A touch panel is located above the light receiving surface of the solar cell. The solar cell is used for receiving a light passing through the touch panel and converting the received light to electric power. A power converter is electrically connected with the solar cell and the touch panel. The power converter receives the electric power output from the solar cell and outputs the electric power after converting to the touch panel.    USE - Touch-sensing keyboard.    ADVANTAGE - The touch board is equipped with the built-in solar and the power converter, so that the keyboard has self-charging function to provide electric power needed in operation of the keyboard through solar energy, thus ensuring energy conservation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The solar cell is selected from one of a monocrystalline silicon solar cell, a flexible thin film solar cell, a noncrystalline silicon cell, a polycrystalline silicon cell and a gallium-arsenic solar cell. The flexible thin film solar cell is selected from one of a cadmium-sulfur thin film solar cell, a cadmium-tellurium thin film solar cell, a copper indium diselenide thin film solar cell, a dyesensitized thin film solar cell and an organic thin film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a touch-sensing keyboard.
NOVELTY - A substrate is kept in gas containing carbon, the substrate is heated and graphene is formed on the substrate in absence of catalyst. Thus, non-catalytic graphene growth process is carried out.    USE - Non-catalytic method for growing graphene used for transparent electrode of solar cell and other electronic components.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient growth of graphene with high quality and without using catalyst.
NOVELTY - Carbon support and platinum metal precursor are mixed in a solvent in the presence of a reducing agent, and platinum particles (15-25 wt.%) are impregnated on carbon support. The platinum particles impregnated on carbon support are heated at 400-600 degrees C, and platinum/carbon cathode catalyst is obtained. The platinum particles have size of 2-6 nm by X-ray diffraction.    USE - Manufacture of platinum/carbon cathode catalyst used for fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The platinum/carbon catalyst is efficiently manufactured with improved oxygen reduction reaction ability.
NOVELTY - The device has a vacuum pump that pumps the gas in a technical cavity outside and controls the pressure. A gas supply device supplies the technical gas and controls the flow. The multiple electrode plates are staggered and arranged in the technical cavity in parallel form to supply an electric field for dissociating the technical gas to generate plasma. The base plates are installed on the electrode plates.    USE - Multi-gate plasma auxiliary chemical gas phase sediment device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for preparing thin-film solar cell by using multi-gate plasma auxiliary chemical gas phase sediment device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the phase sediment device.
NOVELTY - A flexible transparent electrode has nanofiber layer formed by electrospinning a solution containing transparent fiber-forming polymer, and component (a) chosen from carbon nanotube and nano-graphene.    USE - Flexible transparent electrode is used for communication apparatus. Uses include but are not limited to surface heating element, optical conversion device, plasma display panel, liquid crystal display, touch panel, solar cell, digital paper, electromagnetic wave shielding material, image sensor and backlight unit.    ADVANTAGE - The electrode has excellent flexibility, transparency, visible-ray permeability and conductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of flexible transparent electrode.
NOVELTY - A silicone sealant composition contains hydroxyl-terminated dimethylsiloxane polymer, dimethylsiloxane polymer, cross-linking agent, filler, antioxidant, and ultraviolet absorber. Cross-linking agent is chosen from silicone oil, methyl tri(methyl ethyl ketoximo)silane, vinyl tri(methyl ethyl ketoximo)silane, methyltrimethoxysilane and tetra(methyl ethyl ketoximo)silane. Antioxidant is chosen from triethylene glycol bis(3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)propionate and aminosilane. Ultraviolet absorber is 2-(2-hydroxy-5-tert-octylphenyl)benzotriazole.    USE - Silicone sealant composition is used for solar cell for solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The silicone sealant composition has excellent ultraviolet ray stability and oxygen resistance. The solar cell using the silicone sealant composition has excellent durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A silicone sealant composition contains (in wt.%) hydroxyl-terminated dimethylsiloxane polymer (8-40), dimethylsiloxane polymer (10-20), cross-linking agent (4-25), filler (15-75), antioxidant (0.5-5), and ultraviolet absorber (0.05-0.5). The cross-linking agent is chosen from silicone oil, methyl tri(methyl ethyl ketoximo)silane, vinyl tri(methyl ethyl ketoximo)silane, methyltrimethoxysilane and tetra(methyl ethyl ketoximo)silane. The filler is chosen from fumed silica, calcium carbonate powder, quartz powder, precipitated silica and diatomaceous earth material. The antioxidant is chosen from triethylene glycol bis(3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-5-methylphenyl)propionate and aminosilane. The ultraviolet absorber is 2-(2-hydroxy-5-tert-octylphenyl)benzotriazole. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of silicone sealant composition, which involves using catalyst.
NOVELTY - A transparent resin composition contains polymetallosiloxane obtained by copolymerizing metal compound (I, II, III or IV) and silicon compound (V).    USE - Transparent resin composition is used for encapsulating material for electronic device e.g. light emitting diode, organic light emitting device, photoluminescent device used in domestic consumer electronic appliances, lighting device and display device, and solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electronic device containing the transparent resin composition has improved refractivity and transmittivity and excellent heat resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A transparent resin composition contains polymetallosiloxane obtained by copolymerizing a metal compound of formula: R1-M(-R2)(-X1)-R3 (I), X2-M(-R4)(-R5)-X3 (II), X4-M(-R6)(-X5)-X6 (III) or X8-M(-X7)(-X9)-X10 (IV), and silicon compound of formula: X11-Si-(R7)(-R8)-R9 (V).    X1-X11=1-30C alkoxy, hydroxy or halo;    M=germanium;and    R1-R9=H or hydroxy, or 1-30C alkyl, 3-30C cycloalkyl, 6-30C aryl, 7-30C arylalkyl, 1-30C heteroalkyl, 2-30C heterocycloalkyl, 2-30C alkenyl, 2-30C alkynyl, 1-30C alkoxy or carbonyl (all optionally substituted).
NOVELTY - An organic electronic device has a substrate, a primary electrode, a secondary electrode, an organic layer, and a layer including a ferroelectric organic material. The primary electrode is formed on the substrate. The secondary electrode faces the primary electrode. The organic layer is formed on one of the primary and secondary electrodes. The layer including a ferroelectric organic material is formed on one side of the electrodes.    USE - Organic electronic device e.g. organic electroluminescent device, organic solar cell device, organic memory device and organic transistor.    ADVANTAGE - The organic electronic device has high efficiency and low drive voltage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of organic electronic device.
(CZ200800809-A3)   NOVELTY - The material comprises a phosphonic acid compound and a diphosphonic acid compound.
NOVELTY - Preparation of surface modification coating (20) of metal bipolar plates (10') comprises pre-treating a metal substrate by substrate processing, depositing a nickel (Ni)-based alloy layer on metal substrate, or a combination, to form activated layer on surface of metal substrate; packing the metal substrate, which has the activated layer, in a powder mixture comprising a permeated master metal, an activator, and filler powder; and heat-treating the powder mixture and the packed substrate to make the permeated master metal diffuse to the activated layer to form a surface modification coating.    USE - Method for preparing a surface modification coating of metal bipolar plates used for fuel cells or used as end plates for fuel cell stacks.    ADVANTAGE - The permeation rate of permeated master metal can be increased due to high defect concentration of activated layer. Hence, a corrosion-resistant surface modification coating is prepared at a low temperature, and it can decrease the interface contact resistance between the metal bipolar plates and gas diffusion layers. The surface of substrate is activated and then chromized by pack cementation at a lower temperature so that the surface modification coating can be produced on metal bipolar plates with simple processes. The surface modification coating is continuous and compact, and has good coverage and excellent adhesion to a substrate. The method can combine substrate processing and formation of flow channels, and carry out the pack cementation at 400-800 degrees C to ensure that no deformation of metal substrates occurs. Once the modified metal substrates are used as bipolar plates for fuel cells, these fuel cells will have powerful performance and improved lifespan.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a perspective view of a fuel cell.    Metal bipolar plates (10')    Surface modification coating (20)
NOVELTY - An ionic liquid comprises cation portion and anion portion derived from amino acid. The cation portion contains arene group, double bond-containing group bonded to arene group and group chosen from imidazolium, quaternary ammonium and quaternary phosphonium bonded to arene group.    USE - Ionic liquid used for forming polymer (claimed) used as lithium ion conductive separator for lithium ion secondary battery, proton conductor of fuel cell and filler of chromatography.    ADVANTAGE - The ionic liquid enables to produce polymer easily and economically.
NOVELTY - An anti-soiling composition contains a compound (A) having perfluoropolyether group and an active energy ray reactive group, and inorganic fine particles. The amount of compound (A) with respect to 100 parts mass of composition by solid content is 20-75 parts mass.    USE - Anti-soiling composition is used for forming anti-soiling film for anti-soiling laminated film for transfer film used for resin laminate (all claimed) for display and front board of solar cell. Uses include but are not limited to cathode ray tube, liquid crystal television, plasma display, industrial material, construction, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The anti-soiling composition easily and economically enables to form film with excellent antifouling property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) anti-soiling laminated film, which has anti-soiling film formed using the composition, and a functional layer provided on the anti-soiling film;    (2) transfer film, which has anti-soiling film or laminated film formed on surface of a base film;    (3) resin laminate, which has anti-soiling film or laminated film on a resin base material; and    (4) manufacture of resin laminate, which involves laminating anti-soiling film or laminated film, and resin base material on surface of transfer film through an adhesive layer, peeling base film of transfer film, and obtaining resin laminate.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of powder metal plates comprises feeding predetermined mass of metal powder onto a moving tape (101); restricting the metal powder by surrounding the metal powder with vibrating boundary walls (201, 202) extending parallel to direction of movement of the tape; rolling metal powder at ambient temperature to form a green compact strip (GS); continuously sintering the green compact strip in furnace (400); forming green compact strip to net shape part (NS) while in the furnace; and cooling net shape part in non-oxidizing environment (404) at temperature in excess of 1000 degrees C.    USE - Method for manufacturing powder metal plates used for solid oxide fuel cells for power generation systems.    ADVANTAGE - The method has lower processing cost, much lower capital cost and easier processing steps; eliminates complexity; has improved quality, where the porosity in the part is zero or extremely low. Further, it enables use of only one continuous and compact manufacturing cell to make the finished part. The method is used in any similar application where there is a need for plates that can handle high temperature electrolyte without corroding and with a given degree of expansion at higher temperatures. The method can be used for any material that cannot be made into sheet metal and has little or no formability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a perspective view of the power generation system.    Moving tape (101)    Vibrating boundary walls (201, 202)    Furnace (400)    Non-oxidizing environment (404)    Green compact strip (GS)    Net shape part (NS)
NOVELTY - The cell has a cell body (1) whose back part is coated with an aluminum layer (2). A back part of the aluminum layer is equipped with a layer of assisting increased film (3). The assisting increased film is an organic film such as polyvinyl acetate film.    USE - Silicon-base solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The back part of the aluminum layer is equipped with the film so as to enhance the integration of particles on an aluminum-back film to ensure normal performance of a low-thickness silicon crystal cell. The cell reduces dropping of the back film and avoids changes in the property of cell and structures.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a silicon-base solar cell.    Cell body (1)    Aluminum layer (2)    Layer of assisting increased film (3)
NOVELTY - The battery has an upper layer and a bottom layer that are made of thermoplastic polymer e.g. polyethylene glycol terephthalate or makrolon, where the battery is formed by lamination process. A chip layer is arranged between the upper layer and the bottom layer and formed by pairs of solar cells that are made by silicon crystal. A connecting layer made by ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer is arranged between opposite surfaces of the upper layer, the chip layer and the bottom layer. The chip layer and the bottom layer are provided with a reflecting layer made by thermoplastic polymer.    USE - Solar battery for a portable product.    ADVANTAGE - The upper layer and the bottom layer made by thermoplastic polymer can be applied for manufacturing the solar battery with small volume and special angles. The weight of the thermoplastic polymer is light with same grade of optical property as glass. The battery has anti-falling, anti-striking and non-breaking functions.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a solar battery.
NOVELTY - The battery has a battery sheet unit formed of connecting multiple battery sheets in series. An ethylene vinyl acetate sheet and a light-transmission film are sequentially arranged and laminated from downside to upside. A power pin of the battery sheet unit is connected to a line of a flexible printed circuit board. Adjacent sides of the adjacent battery sheets consist of gaps. The flexible printed circuit board is more than 100 mm long and 0.3 mm to 2.0 mm in thickness.    USE - Flexible solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery uses the flexible printed circuit board instead of existing lower bottom plate material and replaces the upper cover plate with a light-transmission film layer, thus reducing the weight of the battery and increasing the flexibility of the battery so as to meet the needs of different styles. The battery is popularized easily.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a flexible solar battery.
NOVELTY - A sulfur heterocycle fused naphthalenetetracarboxylic acid diimide derivative (I), is new.    USE - Compound (I) for preparing organic electronic apparatus, or for use as semiconductor active layer for preparing organic film field effect transistor or organic solar battery (claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A sulfur heterocycle fused naphthalenetetracarboxylic acid diimide derivative of formula (I), is new.    R1=straight or branched 1-30C alkyl;and    pi -2=group of formulae (i)-(iv).    R2=straight or branched 1-12C alkyl;and    R3=H or Br.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of (I).
NOVELTY - The board has two weather-resistant layers, two transition layers and a structure reinforcing layer i.e. polyethylene glycol terephthalate layer, where the layers are connected in a sequential manner, and thickness of the structure reinforcing layer is 40-400 micrometers. The transition layers are made of adhesive resin, where thickness of transition layers is 1-50 micrometers. The weather-resistant layers are made of fluorine-contained plastic alloy, where thickness of the weather-resistant layers is 4-40 micrometers.    USE - Solar battery back board.    ADVANTAGE - The board can utilize adhesive resin as transition layer, so as to connect layers of the board without glue in convenient manner. The board is inexpensive, has better structure, and can save production period time.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar battery back board.
NOVELTY - The method involves adjusting laser energy density from 600 to 1200ml/cm2. A cathode transparent conductive electrode layer is manufactured. An indium tin oxide conductive electrode is manufactured. Thickness of the indium tin oxide conductive electrode is about 15 to 30nm. A packaging layer of an epoxy resin layer is manufactured. Transparent mixing liquid is provided with quality ratio of an epoxy resin and solidifying agent. The liquid is poured around a film glass. A cover of an upper layer glass is covered to form a noncrystalline silicon film solar battery.    USE - Method for manufacturing a noncrystalline silicon film solar battery that is utilized in a solar car film glass and a building film glass curtain wall.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables controlling polycrystalline silicon grain size of a crystallization optical film layer by changing laser energy density, so as to adjust photoelectrical conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a noncrystalline silicon film solar battery manufacturing method. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves placing a phosphorus element on an illuminated face of a crystal silicon solar cell after printing an electrode pulp by a silk screen printing method, and processing sintering to generate a grid line electrode. The electrode pulp is a combination of a metal silver pulp and a phosphorus pulp. Width of the electrode grid line is about 50 to 150 microns, and height of the electrode grid line is about 10 to 50 microns. A shading area is generated by the electrode grid line.    USE - Method for manufacturing a selective emitting electrode of a crystal silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables generating a high-low junction in an emitting electrode, and reducing contact resistance between an electrode and the emitting electrode. The method enables improving converting efficiency, eliminating multiple diffusions, creating mask in a specific area step, simplifying craft and reducing manufacturing cost of the emitting electrode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a selective emitting electrode.
NOVELTY - A Nafion (RTM: sulfonated tetrafluoroethylene based fluoropolymer-copolymer) nanofiber having core-shell structure is manufactured using two fluid nozzles. A macromolecular solution having favorable electrospinning property is discharged from outer nozzle, and nanosize droplets are formed. The Nafion solution radiated to bundle type is discharged from interior nozzle.    USE - Manufacture of Nafion nanofiber used for actuator, sensor, fuel cell and catalyst support.    ADVANTAGE - The Nafion nanofiber having large surface area is manufactured.
NOVELTY - The cell has a poll reamer layer provided with a polymer layer (140). A conductive polymer is fixed with an acceptor material that is filled in a crenellated shape polymer layer. The acceptor material is sprayed on the crenellated shape polymer layer. A doner material is sprayed on an electrode board. Poly 3-hexylthiophene is applied to the doner material. A phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester is applied to the acceptor material.    USE - Fixed type heterojunction organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell prevents minute accuracy damage to electrode structure, and prevents structural damage of electrode generated in the junction of two spaces between polymer layers. The cell saves labor time and cost by a simple manufacturing process. The cell enables enhancing mass production of the cell with profitability and accuracy.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a fixed type heterojunction organic solar cell manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the fixed type heterojunction organic solar cell.    Indium tin oxide substrate (120)    Polymer layer (140)    Concavo-convex region (145)    Injection nozzle (200)
NOVELTY - The module has an LED lamp (150) provided with an LED element (155). A solar cell unit (110) charges a battery, which is connected with a control circuit. The electricity is charged with a solar cell (112) at night time for utilizing the power. The lower surface of the solar cell is fixed to the upper side of a housing (140), in which a cooling fluid (170) i.e. ethylene glycol ingredient, is charged for exhausting the heat from the solar cell unit. The power is delivered from the solar cell for radiating the LED lamp to outside. Nitrate and triethanolamine act as an anticorrosive agent.    USE - Solar module for use in a building, mountainous area, island, park and traffic signal.    ADVANTAGE - The cooling fluid efficiently releases the heat out side and the temperature rise of the LED lamp, and the light-emitting device can be effectively prevented, so that the duration of the module is increased.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a solar module.    Solar cell unit (110)    Solar cell (112)    Housing (140)    LED lamp (150)    LED element (155)    Cooling fluid (170)
NOVELTY - The battery has upper three layers provided with a glass lining ceiling layer (1), a transparent electrically conductive membrane layer (2) and a p-shaped carbonized silicon layer (3), where the glass lining ceiling layer is mixed with rare earth fluorescent powders. An edge of the glass lining ceiling layer is coated with a reflection film. A non-silicon crystal layer (4), a silicon layer (5), three micro crystal silicon layers (6-8), another transparent electrically conductive film (9) and a metal lining bottom layer (10) are arranged after the p-shaped carbonized silicon layer.    USE - Membrane solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery replaces a white glass ceiling top by the glass lining top mixed with the rare earth fluorescent powders, so as to overcome limitations in an original battery structure and material physical property. The battery can efficiently utilize spectrum with wave band of 300-450 nm inside solar spectrum, so that short wave effect of the spectrum is improved, thus increasing light intensity/light current, and hence improving photoelectric conversion efficiency of the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a membrane solar battery. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Glass lining ceiling layer (1)    Transparent electric conductive membrane layers (2, 9)    P-shaped carbonized silicon layer (3)    Non silicon crystal layer (4)    Silicon layer (5)    Micro crystal silicon layers (6-8)    Metal lining bottom layer (10)
NOVELTY - A composite comprises polyvinylbutyral, organic solvent and nanoscale conductive oxide.    USE - Composite for solid oxide fuel battery cathode contacting layer (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composite has high activity, and relatively high conductivity without high-temperature sintering or transforming air sintering.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a solid oxide fuel battery cathode contacting layer which is prepared by uniformly mixing nanoscale conductive oxide with polyvinylbutyral to form mixer; adding organic solvent into mixer to form slurry; filling slurry between cathode of fuel battery and current collecting unit; heating to 600-800 degrees C to form cathode contacting layer.
NOVELTY - A highly anti-reflective glass is prepared by mixing silicate ester and diluting agent at a volume ratio of 1:5-20 at room temperature, adding water and hydrolysis catalyst while strong stirring, adjusting pH value of the reaction system to 2-5, adding magnesium lithium silicate (1-5 g), stirring for 2-10 hours in a sealing manner, aging at room temperature for 7-15 days to obtain silicon oxide anti-reflective film solution, plating the solution on a surface of the glass, and drying the plated glass at a high temperature.    USE - Method of processing a highly anti-reflective glass for sealing solar battery component.    ADVANTAGE - The method is low cost and simple, and has strong controllability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A highly anti-reflective glass is prepared by:    (A) mixing silicate ester and diluting agent at a volume ratio of 1:5-20 at room temperature, adding water and hydrolysis catalyst while strong stirring, adjusting pH value of the reaction system to 2-5, adding magnesium lithium silicate (1-5 g), stirring for 2-10 hours in a sealing manner, and aging at room temperature for 7-15 days to obtain silicon oxide anti-reflective film solution;    (B) plating the solution on a surface of the glass; and    (C) steeling the plated glass at a high temperature.    The volume ratio of silicate ester and water is 1:0.1-0.3. The volume ratio of silicate ester and hydrolysis catalyst is 1:0.005-0.15. The gram to liter ratio of magnesium lithium silicate to silicate ester is 2:3.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic view of a highly anti-reflective glass.
NOVELTY - The system has two thin film deposition chambers, substrate heating and cooling chamber and substrate loading and unloading platforms. The two thin film deposition chambers use single gas source, one remote plasma source system, one air pressure control system and a single vacuum air exhausting system. The thin film deposition is performed at the same time in both thin film deposition chambers. The number of substrates heated and cooled in heating and cooling chambers is twice that of the number of substrates subjected to thin film deposition in thin film deposition chambers.    USE - Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system for manufacture of solar cell in solar cell manufacturing factory. Can also be used in forming thin film of silicon oxide, amorphous silicon and crystalline silicon and metal conductive thin film on substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The plasma enhanced CVD system has great output, smaller occupied area, high production efficiency and high cost performance and reduces operation cost of solar cell manufacturing factory.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the top view of the plasma enhanced CVD system.
NOVELTY - The structure has releasing layer with poly-p-xylylene arranged on bearing substrate. The bearing substrate is glass, silicon, quartz or sapphire substrate. The bonding layer is arranged on the bearing substrate. The bonding layer consists of 3-amino acid propyl trimethoxy silane, ethoxyline resin, ultraviolet solidifying resin or silicon resin. A flexible electronic device is arranged on the releasing layer and bonding layer. The bonding layer is adjoined with lateral wall of releasing layer.    USE - Transferring structure for flexible electronic device such as display, touch panel, solar batter or inductor (all claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for manufacturing flexible electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the transferring structure for flexible electronic device.
NOVELTY - A precursor solution is prepared by dissolving a nickel precursor, an yttrium precursor, and a zirconium precursor in a solvent. The precursor solution is transferred to an electric-field atomizer and injected into a nozzle. Droplets of the precursor solution are formed by spraying using the nozzle under electric-field application. The preheated droplets are adsorbed on a substrate and dried, to form a nickel oxide-yttria-stabilized zirconia thin film.    USE - Manufacture of nickel oxide-yttria-stabilized zirconia thin film used for cathodes of solid oxide fuel cells, porous ceramic thin films, microsensors, and electrolytes of fuel cells. Uses include but are not limited to alkaline fuel cells, phosphoric acid fuel cells, polymer electrolyte fuel cells, and molten carbonate fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables easy and economical manufacture of nickel oxide-yttria-stabilized zirconia thin film having excellent crystallinity and porosity, with easy control of fine structure of thin film, by using a simple equipment.
NOVELTY - A chalcogenide-based thin film solar cell has a primary electrode formed on a substrate, a p-type semiconductor layer formed on the primary electrode, a n-type semiconductor layer formed on a p-type semiconductor layer, and a secondary electrode formed on at least one region of the n-type semiconductor layer. The p-type semiconductor layer comprises an electrodeposition layer by electrodepositing a chalcogenide-based semiconductor compound on the primary electrode.    USE - Chalcogenide-based thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The thin film solar cell is easily and efficiently manufactured with improved productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of thin film solar cell.
NOVELTY - A conjugated polymer (I) is obtained by performing Stille coupling reaction of quinoxaline derivative and thiophene.    USE - Conjugated polymer is used for organic thin-film transistor and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The conjugated polymer has excellent stability, and heat resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A conjugated polymer of formula (I) is obtained by performing Stille coupling reaction of quinoxaline derivative and thiophene.    n=not defined.    N.B. n is not defined.
NOVELTY - The module (100) has a back sheet (140) located in a lower surface of a solar battery (130). A polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film (110) is located in an upper side of the solar battery for providing electricity by utilizing sunlight. The solar battery and the back sheet are heated and melted into a single body. The solar battery is provided with multiple solar battery arrays (130a) and is connected by utilizing a ribbon (132). Holes (140a, 144a) are formed in an ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA) film (144), and the PET film is connected to an external load.    USE - Solar cell module. Uses include but are not limited to a switch, radio, hat, guiding light on a road, information technology (IT) product, pre charge manufactured product, portable key chain and during traffic emergency.    ADVANTAGE - The module utilizes the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, solves the problem occurred in an efflorescence phenomenon and yellowing phenomenon, removes a foreign body, and improves mass production. The module improves the quality and durability of manufacturing goods, and maintains the efficiency of the solar battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar cell module.    Solar cell module (100)    Polyethylene terephthalate film (110)    Solar battery (130)    Solar battery arrays (130a)    Ribbon (132)    Back sheet (140)    Holes (140a, 144a)    Ethyl vinyl acetate film (144)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a heater part i.e. heater (20), provided for determining heat in a glass substrate (30), where shape of surface of the glass substrate is concavo-convex. A concavo-convex region is formed on the surface of the glass substrate by pressurizing process after contacting the glass substrate with a press part i.e. press plate (10). The surface of the glass substrate is processed by etching process, cutting process, micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) process and injection molding process.    USE - Glass substrate texturing apparatus for a solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus saves fabrication cost, and maintains uniform concavo-convex shape of the glass substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a glass substrate texturing apparatus.    Press plate (10)    Heater (20)    Glass substrate (30)
NOVELTY - Fabrication of zinc oxide based nanowire involves forming zinc oxide and substrate by high temperature chemical vapor deposition method.    USE - Fabrication of zinc oxide based nanowire used in manufacture of electronic device (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to light emitting device, flat panel display, field emission display, optical detector, gas sensor, UV ray blocking film, optical modulator waveguide, varistor, solar cell, surface acoustic wave filter and laser diode.    ADVANTAGE - The zinc oxide based nanowire having high density, high quality and small diameter is manufactured easily. The electronic device having high luminous efficiency and field emission factor is manufactured using the nanowire.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the manufacture of the zinc oxide based nanowire.
NOVELTY - The film has a housing combined in ends of a hollow fiber membrane module (200). A case (204) is provided at an end part of a hollow fiber membrane (202) and is made of potting material. An inner case part is made of porosity potting material (206) with low hardness. An outer case part is made of composite potting material (208) with high hardness. The potting material is selected from urethane or epoxy. The potting material comprises nano particle made of silicon oxide or titanium oxide.    USE - Film for fuel cell humidifier.    ADVANTAGE - The film utilizes the porosity potting material that absorbs moisture from the moist air ejected in a stack and humidifies the dry air from an air blower. The film improves the humidification performance of the membrane humidifier.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a film.    Hollow fiber membrane module (200)    Hollow fiber membrane (202)    Case (204)    Potting materials (206, 208)
NOVELTY - The device has analog solar lamps (2) evenly distributed on a bottom surface of a lamp box (1). A temperature sensor (5) and an irradiation meter (6) are fixed on inner side surface of the lamp box. A solarization frame (3) with solar battery pieces is located on an upper port of the lamp box. A light shielding plate (4) is located on the solarization frame. An electric control panel (9) is located on an outer side surface of the lamp box. A refrigeration compressor (7) is installed at an outer side of the lamp box. A cooling pipe (8) is located on an inner side surface of the lamp box.    USE - Solar battery attenuation testing device.    ADVANTAGE - The device has high extraction checking ratio, short testing time, high reliability and low damage rate, and provides better testing data repeatability function.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a solar battery attenuation testing device.    Lamp box (1)    Analog solar lamps (2)    Solarization frame (3)    Light shielding plate (4)    Temperature sensor (5)    Irradiation meter (6)    Refrigeration compressor (7)    Cooling pipe (8)    Electric control panel (9)
NOVELTY - The battery has a reflection layer provided with cupric aluminum selenide. The cupric aluminum selenide film is in contact with a reflection layer and a metal anode. An interface of the reflection layer and a photoelectric transfer layer is cupric gallium a selenide/ cupric indium gallium selenide interface. An interface of the photoelectric transfer layer and a transparent conductive layer is a cupric zinc indium selenide antimony/cadmium sulfur interface. The photoelectric transfer layer is provided with cupric indium gallium selenide films.    USE - Cupric indium selenide based film solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery develops the photoelectric transfer layer and the reflection layer by multiple films and gradient films technology, so as to adjust and control a conductive band and a top part of a valence band of charge migration among layers, and to form a better p-n energy saving band structure, thus improving long wave response of an equipment and collective effectiveness of carrier and promoting photoelectric transfer effectiveness of the equipment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a cupric indium selenide based film solar battery.
NOVELTY - The process involves covering a mask of silicon dioxide or silicon nitride on a circumference of an edge of a silicon piece before a diffusion step by a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). Silicon pieces are stacked in parallel. Front and back surfaces are fixedly clamped in a PECVD device by aluminum plates or polytetrafluoroethylene plates. A silicon dioxide mask of 100-150nm or silicon nitride mask of 50-100nm is deposited on circumferential edge of the silicon pieces. Cell pieces are tightly clamped and placed into an oxidation furnace.    USE - Process for manufacturing a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The PN junctions on front and back faces of the silicon pieces are isolated, so as to directly avoid short-circuit of upper and lower electrodes of the silicon piece. The photoelectric efficiency of the solar cell piece can be effectively improved.
NOVELTY - The solar cell has an anode interface modification layer connected between an anode and a single-layer organic material functional layer. An anode modification layer is made of material selected from a group consisting of napthylphenylbiphenyl (NPB), copper iodide, nitrogen oxide, molybdenum di-oxide and silver oxide. Thickness of the anode layer is about 1-10nm. Thickness of a cathode modification layer is about of 1-10nm. The cathode layer is made of a material selected from a group consisting of cesium tri-oxide, tin di-oxide, tungsten tri-oxide and barium titanium tri-oxide.    USE - Organic solar cell for a laminated cell (claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The anode is made of a material selected from the group consisting of indium tin oxide (ITO), fluorine-doped stannic oxide (FTO), gold and platinum. The cathode is made of a material selected from a group consisting of titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, aluminum and indium.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an organic solar cell.
NOVELTY - The structure has an intrinsic absorption layer formed by three layers of thin material with different band gap. A reflect layer is designed between adjacent thin films with different band gap. The reflect layer is provided with an oxide semiconductor thin film with high transmissivity and low resistance. The optical band gap is changed from big to small in size when a non-transparent substrate i.e. flexible metal and polyimide film substrate, is selected. Thinness of a N-type m silicon layer of sodium hydride is 50 nm.    USE - Thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell improves absorption efficiency of light, reduces increase in temperature caused by surplus energy after generation of electron hole pair formed by the absorption of high energy photon incidence, and avoids enslaving of short circuit current of a multi-junction thin cell to lowest single-junction short circuit current. The solar cell avoids the influence of P/N interface and P/I interface. The resistance of a thin film of the reflect layer is low, so that the influence of load resistance inducted to the short circuit current is very small, thus improving the efficiency of the thin solar cell in an effective manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a thin film solar cell. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves utilizing a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) to grow up a layer of 60-80 nm of silicon nitride thin film to form a reducing reflective film. The PECVD is used to grow up a layer of 40-100nm of silicon nitride thin film on a silica layer of a back face of a cell. A spraying method is used to deposit an indium-tin oxide (ITO) transparent upper electrode. A corona mode is used to inject an electron in the silica/silicon nitride thin film at the back face of the cell. A vacuum evaporating mode is used to deposit an aluminum electrode.    USE - Method for preparing a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method can effectively increase efficiency of a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating a solar cell preparing method.
NOVELTY - The structure has a glass panel placed on a back-sheet. A solar cell is located between the back-sheet and the glass panel. An Acrylic yarn substance is located between the back-sheet and the glass panel to fixedly coat the solar cell. An optical sheet is located on the solar cell. An illuminated surface of the optical sheet is in a forward direction to be provided with a concave-convex structure. A surface of the optical sheet, which directs at the solar cell, is in a backward direction. The optical sheet is provided with forward high penetration and backward high reflection properties.    USE - Packaging structure for a solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The structure utilizes a monolith provided with the optical sheet with a geometric structure at a surface layer structure and/or an interface layer structure of a solar cell module to reach effects of anti-reflection and optical trapping of an intensifying module. The structure improves power generation of the solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a packaging structure.
NOVELTY - The method involves cleaning a P-type polysilicon sheet. A phosphorosilicate glass layer is corroded on a surface by hydrofluoric acid. The polysilicon sheet is obtained after expanding phosphor. A round transmission line mode pattern is etched on an N-type layer of the polysilicon sheet after expanding the phosphor. A zinc oxideAl-doped film is grown, and a sample is obtained. The sample is soaked in acetone, and is quenched. An Al-doped zinc oxide heavy doping N-type silicon ohm contact is obtained.    USE - Preparation method for an Al-doped zinc oxide doping N-type silicon ohm contact.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables obtaining better ratio contact resistance and improving photoelectric conversion efficiency of a polysilicon solar cell. The method enables meeting performance demand of an apparatus and utilizing preparation of an efficient silicon solar cell transparent electrode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical representation of a preparation method.
NOVELTY - A back aluminum slurry comprises (in mass%) unleaded glass powder (1-4), spherical aluminum powder (70-85), organic carrier (10-22), solvent (3-6), plasticizer (0.1-2) and dispersing agent (0.1-1). The unleaded glass powder contains (in mass%) bismuth oxide (40-70), barium oxide (1-4), silicon dioxide (10-20), zinc oxide (15-30) and aluminum oxide (2-5). The organic carrier contains ethyl cellulose resin (10-30 mass%) and mixing solution of 70-90 mass% of butyl carbitol, butyl carbitol acetate and terpineol. The solvent is butyl carbitol, butyl carbitol acetate and/or terpineol.    USE - Back aluminum slurry for a silicon-based solar cell (claimed) that is utilized for silk screen printing.    ADVANTAGE - The back aluminum slurry provides improved transforming efficiency, plasticity, leveling property and printability, and is eco-friendly.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing a back aluminum slurry.
NOVELTY - The film has a silicon nitride film layer, a silicon oxynitride film layer and a silicon oxide film layer arranged on a surface of a silicon sheet. Refractive indexes of three the film layers are gradually reduced from the silicon nitride film layer to the silicon oxide film layer. Thickness and the refractive index of the silicon nitride film layer are 10nm and 2.1-2.4, respectively. Thickness and the refractive index of the silicon oxynitride film layer are 45nm and 1.75-1.9, respectively. Thickness and the refractive index of the silicon oxide film layer are 15nm and 1.44-1.5, respectively.    USE - Anti-reflective film for reducing light reflection of a surface of a solar energy cell.    ADVANTAGE - The film has uniform refractive index, better optical/electric feature and anti-reflection effect, and is simple to manufacture and easy to realize, and improves photoelectric converting efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an anti-reflective film manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an anti-reflective film.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The structure has a micro-nano structure formed by utilizing a tension membrane method to form a dense single-layer nanometer silicon or silicide particle and utilizing dry etching method to etch a crystalline silicon. The micro-nano structure is formed by tightly arranging silicon cylinders with adjustable periodicity or quasi-periodicity height in a range of 20 nanometers to 10 microns, and adjustable diameter in a range of 20 nanometers to 10 microns. Grain size of the nanometer silicon or silicide is 20 to 800 nanometers.    USE - Wide spectrum and wide angle absorption solar cell moth eye anti-reflection structure.    ADVANTAGE - The structure adjusts depth and periodicity of the micro-nano structure to realize optical energy absorption of a wide spectrum section with UV rays, so as to improve cell efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing an anti-reflection structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating an anti-reflection structure manufacturing method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The cell has a substrate, a transparent conductive oxide film (TCO) layer, n layer, p layer, middle reflection layers, another n layer, another p layer, another TCO layer and a reducing reflection film formed in order. Film layers are formed as positive-intrinsic-negative (pin) junction or p-n junction between the TCO layers and the adjacent reflection layer and between the adjacent reflection layers. The film layers are made of same semiconductor material. The reflection layers are made of silver or aluminum, gallium, doped zinc oxide, silicon nitride and indium tin oxide material.    USE - High conversion rate silicon-based multi-junction multi-lamination positive-intrinsic-negative (PIN) film solar energy cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell utilizes a laser crystallization process, plasma doping process and a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition transition layer process to improve interface property among the layers. The interface resistance among laminations of the cell is reduced, and the crystallization property of the film material of the cell is strengthened. The hydrogen treatment process is used for keeping stability of material property and improving interface light transmittance and electrical conductivity of the transparent conductive film material. The cell conversion rate can reach 12 to 18 percentages with better stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a high conversion rate silicon-based multi-junction multi-lamination positive-intrinsic-negative (PIN) film solar energy cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a high conversion rate silicon-based multi-junction multi-lamination positive-intrinsic-negative film solar energy cell structure.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The device has a water outlet pipeline (13) passing through an upper part of a cooling component (14). An end head part of the outlet pipeline is welded and connected with an upper end face of a cooling liquid pool (10). An end head part of a water inlet pipeline (12) is inserted into the liquid pool. A water pump (11) is connected with the water inlet pipeline and located between an end head of the inlet pipeline and a connecting point of the inlet pipeline and the component. An ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) rubber film is provided between a suede steel glass and a cooling water tank.    USE - Cooling device for a solar photovoltaic generating system.    ADVANTAGE - The device reduces temperature of a solar battery component, has rational and perfect cooling liquid circulating process, and can achieve the effect of automatically adjusting temperature of an optical plate of a solar battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The cooling liquid pool is a vertical sealing container. The EVA rubber film is combined between a solar battery single piece and a back plate made of PVC material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a cooling device.    Cooling liquid pool (10)    Water pump (11)    Water inlet pipeline (12)    Water outlet pipeline (13)    Cooling component (14)
NOVELTY - The solar cell has a silicon substrate (1) that is provided with an n-type doped structure. A seed crystal layer (2) and a buffering layer (3) are made of zinc oxide materials. A window layer (8) is made of p-type heavily-doped potassium nitride. An antireflection conductive film (10) covers an area of the window layer except for a part of a front-face electrode (9). Thicknesses of the seed crystal layer and the buffering layer are 0.01-0.1 micrometers and 0.2-2.5 micrometers, respectively. Thickness of the window layer is 0.05-0.2 micrometers.    USE - Solar cell i.e. silicon substrate single potassium indium nitride solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell can effectively resolve lattice match and thermal expansion coefficient match when the silicon substrate extends a potassium nitride film. The solar cell is inexpensively manufactured, and has high absorbing rate to sunlight.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The front-face electrode is a gold electrode, a nickel-gold electrode or a chromium-gold electrode. The antireflection conductive film is an indium tin oxide conductive film, an aluminum-doped zinc oxide conductive film or a zinc sulfide/magnesium fluoride conductive film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar cell i.e. silicon substrate single potassium indium nitride solar cell. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Silicon substrate (1)    Seed crystal layer (2)    Buffering layer (3)    Window layer (8)    Front-face electrode (9)    Antireflection conductive film (10)
NOVELTY - The cart has truckles (3) mounted at a bottom part of a metal cart frame (1). A liquid collecting groove (4) and an arc-shaped supporting plate (2) i.e. rectangular plate/wooden plate, are mounted at an end of the cart frame. The arc-shaped supporting plate is close to an end of the liquid collecting groove. A circular arc-shaped side of the arc-shaped supporting plate is made of an elastic soft material. The circular arc-shaped side is provided with a rubber sleeve soft protective layer that resists acid and alkali.    USE - Quartz tube tote cart for dispersing a solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The arc-shaped supporting stand stabilizes a quartz tube, and is maintained in an inclined manner by placing on the metal cart frame. The cart prevents the quartz tube from being broken by vibration. The acidic and alkali solution left in the quartz tube is guided to flow inside the liquid collecting groove so as to prevent the chemical solution in the quartz tube from hurting the operator. The cart reduces damage when carrying the quartz tube.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a quartz tube tote cart.    Metal cart frame (1)    Arc-shaped supporting plate (2)    Truckles (3)    Liquid collecting groove (4)
NOVELTY - The method involves overlapping a cambered tempered glass layer, an adhesive material layer, a cell sheet layer and a rear board material layer. The obtained overlapped layer is in an arc shape, and is laminated through a cambered special laminating device. Pressure of a lamination vacuum chamber is about 50 Pa to 60 Pa. Height of the laminated layer is about 25 to 30 mm. Lamination temperature is about 110 to 120 degrees Celsius. A frame is installed at four sides of the obtained half finished product to obtain a cambered solar panel.    USE - Method for producing cambered solar panel of a building.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables fundamentally promoting application of photonic building integration and beautifying external vertical surface of a building, and ensures switching efficiency of the solar panel. The method enables changing an outline of an external vertical surface of the building and realizing effect of photonic building integration.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The adhesive material is made of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) material. The rear board material layer is made of tedlar-polyester-tedlar (TPT) material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a cambered solar panel.
NOVELTY - The film has a basic film (1) including a surface provided with a bionic anti-reflection film (2), and three-dimensional micro-nanometer composite structure of a bionic surface is stimulated and copied. The bionic anti-reflection film is made from basic film material. The bionic anti-reflection film stimulates and copies surface biologic structure forms of cicada's wings, moth eyes and lotus leaves. The bionic anti-reflection film comprises a set of cone stage-shaped heaves (3) including depth less than 200 nm and top size and base size within 1 nm-10 microns.    USE - Solar battery bionic anti-reflection film.    ADVANTAGE - The film is featured with an advanced structure, low preparation process, convenient utilization and better anti-reflection performance with improved solar silicon crystal battery photoelectric conversion.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a preparation method for a solar battery bionic anti-reflection film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar battery bionic anti-reflection film.    Basic film (1)    Bionic anti-reflection film (2)    Cone stage-shaped heaves (3)
NOVELTY - A solar battery single crystal silicon sheet is produced by blending polycrystalline silicon as raw material and doping boron mother alloy; and drawing rod under 1-8 revolutions per minute to reduce oxygen concentration of low-silicon fusion solution, melting, volatilizing, seeding crystal, drawing crystal rod under 3-12 revolutions per minute to improve radial distribution of oxygen, and cooling; and cutting.    USE - Method of producing solar battery single crystal silicon sheet (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method provides silicon sheet with low oxygen content and uniform distribution, and silicon battery with better quality, high photoelectric conversion efficiency and low attenuation.
NOVELTY - A metal nanogrid is manufactured by rotationally coating photoresist on surface of p-n junction substrate or semiconductor substrate, and drying it; exposing the photoresist to two-beam laser interference lithography; removing the exposed photoresist using a preselected solution; depositing metal grid on photoresist by electrochemical technique; removing the unexposed photoresist using the preselected solution; and performing thermal treatment to obtain metal nanogrid.    USE - Method of manufacturing metal nanogrid (claimed) used in solar battery or photoelectronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The method can control the size of the grid by changing wavelength of incident light of laser or angle of incidence, and control the thickness of the grid by adjusting parameter of the electrochemical deposition. Further, the method has high efficiency and low cost, is convenient to operate, and can be performed in atmospheric environment.
NOVELTY - A fluorine-containing photoelectric material has fluorine-containing polythiophene-polythiophene-polythiophene donor-triblock macromolecular structure (I).    USE - Fluorine-containing photoelectric material is used for organic thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The fluorine-containing photoelectric material has high light conversion property and reduced current carrier loss.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A fluorine-containing photoelectric material has fluorine-containing polythiophene-polythiophene-polythiophene donor-triblock macromolecular structure of formula (I).    Rf=fluoroalkyl;    R=alkyl, alkoxy or triphenylamine;and    x,y,z=1-1000.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of fluorine-containing photoelectric material, which involves preparing thiofuran monomer containing fluoroalkyl group, performing coupling reaction or substitution reaction and transfer polymerization by Grignard reaction in presence of active catalyst, and transfer polymerizing obtained product in presence of functional catalyst.
NOVELTY - A liquid gas contact arrangement (40) enhances the contact of ozone gas from ozone creation equipment (20) and the ultra-pure water to generate the ozone functional water. A functional water concentration measurer (70) measures the concentration of functional water. A proportion-integral-derivative (PID) mode functional water concentration control unit (80) connected to functional water concentration measurer controls concentration of functional water and transmits the control signal to a power supply apparatus (90) that controls ozone gas formation concentration.    USE - System for manufacturing ozone functional water used for cleaning silicon wafer used in manufacture of semiconductor and solar battery, and for cleaning LCD substrate and LED substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The functional water concentration can be maintained regularly.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for functional water manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the system for manufacturing ozone functional water. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Ozone creation equipment (20)    Liquid gas contact arrangement (40)    Functional water concentration measurer (70)    PID mode functional water concentration control unit (80)    Power supply apparatus (90)
NOVELTY - The system has several neutral particle beam generating devices such as hyper-thermal neutral beam (HNB) thin film deposition chambers (3) connected between two sputtering deposition chambers (2). A vacuum pump (13) connected to each chamber maintains each chamber in vacuum state. A film supply chamber (1) supplies a base material (14) to a coiling chamber (4) from a supply roll via a poly cold equipped near a slit, while the thin film deposition chambers deposit thin film of different materials on the base material.    USE - Roll to roll system for depositing thin film using hyper-thermal neutral beam (HNB) in the manufacture of semiconductor device such as solar battery and LCD device.    ADVANTAGE - Multi-layered thin film can be deposited on the soft polymer base material with high reliability using the HNB without damaging the heat-vulnerable synthetic resin film by single fabrication. Thus the productivity is improved and the production cost is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a configuration of the HNB multi-layered thin film deposition apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Film supply chamber (1)    Sputtering deposition chambers (2)    HNB thin film deposition chambers (3)    Coiling chamber (4)    Vacuum pump (13)    Base material (14)
NOVELTY - The device has a photosensitive automatic regulate and control switch (9) cutting off and connected with a circuit that is connected with a luminous module (5) and an LED (7) in sunny day and at night. Sunlight irradiates on a solar cell (1) installed on an upper side of the LED luminous module. A direct current output by a lithium ion battery (4) supplies electricity to the LED luminous module and the LED through a controller (3) and a conductive wire (2) to make a lotus base (8) composed of the LED luminous module and the LED sending out a bright light.    USE - Illumination device for a solar energy photovoltaic generating system on tathagata Buddha statue.    ADVANTAGE - The device makes world Buddhism forum to show green and environmental-friendly existing Buddhism civilization to common people and show the Buddhism cultural relic, Buddhism artwork and clean new energy source technology, which are applied to the production of the Buddhism product.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The LED luminous module is provided as an LED waterproof luminous module. The solar cell is provided as a compound semiconductor thin film solar cell. The LED is provided as a blue LED, green LED or white LED.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of an illuminating device.    Solar cell (1)    Conductive wire (2)    Controller (3)    Lithium ion battery (4)    Luminous module (5)    LED (7)    Lotus base (8)    Photosensitive automatic regulate and control switch (9)
NOVELTY - The three-layer film has a silicon nitride film deposited on a silicon sheet substrate (1) surface. Another silicon nitride film (3) is deposited on the former silicon nitride film. A silicon oxide film (4) is deposited on the latter silicon nitride film. Thickness of the former silicon nitride film is of 10-50 nanometers, and reflection rate of the former silicon nitride film is of 2.5-3.0. Thickness of the latter silicon nitride film is of 30-100 nanometers, and reflection rate of the latter silicon nitride film is of 1.8-2.2.    USE - Three-layer film for reducing opposite passivation on a solar battery surface.    ADVANTAGE - The three-layer film improves passivation effect on the solar battery surface, and reduces reflection rate of the solar battery surface. The three-layer film can be matched with components, thus reducing component loss during a packing process and improving battery performance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a three-layer film.    Silicon sheet substrate (1)    Silicon nitride film (3)    Silicon oxide film (4)
NOVELTY - The film (1-1) has a carbon nanotube layer (13) provided on a light transmissive film base (11), and a light transmissive metal oxide layer (15-1) deposited on the carbon nanotube layer, where the metal oxide layer is provided with cracks (A). The cracks extend approximately parallel to an edge of the film base and extending in two directions approximately perpendicular to each other. The cracks are spaced closely at the edge of the film base than in center of the film base.    USE - Transparent conductive film for use as a light-extraction-side electrode plate of a touch panel in a flat panel display i.e. LCD. Can also be used for a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The carbon nanotube layer having conductivity is compensated by the metal oxide layer, thus achieving high conductivity of the transparent conductive film. The cracks are preformed in the metal oxide layer, thus preventing loss in conductivity due to formation of new cracks in the metal oxide layer when the transparent conductive film is bent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for producing a transparent conductive film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of a transparent conductive film.    Cracks (A)    Transparent conductive film (1-1)    Light transmissive film base (11)    Carbon nanotube layer (13)    Light transmissive metal oxide layer (15-1)
NOVELTY - Preparing a polyazole comprises (i) mixing one or more aromatic tetraamino compounds with one or more aromatic carboxylic acids or their esters, which contain at least two acid groups per carboxylic acid monomer, or mixing one or more aromatic and/or heteroaromatic diamino carboxylic acids in polyphosphoric acid to obtain a solution and/or dispersion; and (ii) heating the obtained mixture in inert gas at 120-350 degrees C.    USE - The polyazole is useful for the preparation of proton conducting polymer membrane (claimed), preferably polymer-electrolyte membrane for fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The polyazole provides polymer membranes with improved mechanical properties, preferably high tensile strength, high conductivity, and high space-time yield without any defects.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparation of a polyazole with an inherent viscosity of greater than 2.9 dL/g, measured in at least 96 wt.% of sulfuric acid at 25 degrees C, comprises (i) mixing one or more aromatic tetra-amino compounds with one or more aromatic carboxylic acids or their esters, which contain at least two acid groups per carboxylic acid monomer, or mixing one or more aromatic and/or heteroaromatic diamino carboxylic acids in polyphosphoric acid to obtain a solution and/or dispersion; and (ii) heating the obtained mixture in inert gas at 120-350 degrees C, where: the mixture heated in step (ii) has a polyphosphoric acid concentration, calculated as phosphorus pentoxide (acidimetrically), of greater than 78.22% relative to the total amount of phosphoric acid, polyphosphoric acid and water in the mixture; the amounts of the components are selected in such a way that the weight ratio of the tetra-amino compounds and the aromatic carboxylic acids or theirs esters is less than 11 wt.%; and the reaction mixture is heated at greater than 220 degrees C.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has back contact electrode (410) that is attached to bottom surface of reflection barrier layer (300) through N-type semiconductor layer (100). An antifouling coating film (500) is coated on top surface of reflection barrier layer. The coating film is formed by adding anatase type titanium dioxide dispersed solution having particle size of 1-10 nm to titanium alkoxide. The ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) and transition metal oxide are mixed in water at 40-60 degrees C temperature. The colloidal silica is mixed in transition metal.    USE - Solar energy generation apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The solar energy can be generated efficiently by the formation of coating film on barrier layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of the solar energy generation apparatus.    Solar energy generation apparatus (10)    Semiconductor layer (100)    Reflection barrier layer (300)    Back contact electrode (410)    Antifouling coating film (500)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has an inlet port for enabling the flow of solid-state deposition material. A heater unit heats the received solid-state deposition material, to convert the solid-state deposition material into liquid form. A showerhead (140) is positioned opposite to a substrate, to spray the heated deposition material diffused by a spreader, on the substrate through the nozzles (141).    USE - Atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition (APCVD) apparatus for use in formation of cadmium telluride film, oxide film, nitride film, semiconductor film, metal film and compound film (all claimed) during manufacture of solar cell and thin film transistor (TFT).    ADVANTAGE - The film formation rate is improved, and the property of the film is improved. The loss of deposition material is decreased due to the planar shape of the showerhead having multiple nozzles.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for film manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the showerhead of the APCVD apparatus.    Showerhead (140)    Nozzle (141)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (100) has a laser tube (110) oscillating laser beam according to property of a silicon substrate, and a beam forming unit (130) for changing size and shape of the laser beam according to size and shape of an air opening. A scan part (140) scans the laser beam. A galvano-mirror reflects the laser beam from the beam forming unit. Another galvano-mirror rotates around a secondary shaft. The scan part is equipped with a polygon mirror. The silicon substrate is placed on a stage part (160).    USE - Laser etching apparatus for use during manufacturing process of a solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus simplifies the manufacturing process of the solar battery, improves working efficiency and compatibility of the solar battery, and avoids the need to utilize a mask and photo-resistor. The apparatus has low maintenance cost, and is inexpensive and environment-friendly.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an opening forming method for a solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a laser etching apparatus. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Laser etching apparatus (100)    Laser tube (110)    Beam forming unit (130)    Scan part (140)    Stage part (160)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (100) has a passivation layer formed in a silicon substrate. A laser tube (110) oscillates a laser beam in upward direction according to passivation layer information. A projected surface (150) condenses a beam forming unit (130) and changes the size of spot of the laser beam, which is scanned and irradiated by a scan part (140). A stage part (160) leaves the silicon substrate. The passivation layer is made of silicon dioxide, aluminum oxide and silicon carbide. The laser beam is irradiated according to air gap pattern.    USE - Apparatus for etching laser in a solar cell (claimed) e.g. silicon solar cell and compound semiconductor solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus maintains user-friendly environment, and has low maintenance cost and high working efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a gap formation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a laser etching apparatus.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Laser etching apparatus (100)    Laser tube (110)    Beam forming unit (130)    Scan part (140)    Projected surface (150)    Stage part (160)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (100) has a stage part (160) including a silicon substrate. A passivation layer is formed in a solar cell, and an air gap is formed on back side of the passivation layer. A laser tube (110) oscillates a laser beam according to back side surface structure of the silicon substrate. A projected surface (150) condenses a beam part (130) that changes the shape and size of a spot of the laser beam according to size and shape of the air gap. A scan part (140) scans the irradiated laser beam according to an air gap pattern that is arranged in a location of the air gap.    USE - Laser etching apparatus for use during manufacturing process of a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus enables manufacturing the solar cell with high efficiency, utilizes a laser etching technique, reduces the maintenance cost, and avoids generating the effluent without using the chemical substance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a gap formation method for a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a laser etching apparatus. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Laser etching apparatus (100)    Laser tube (110)    Beam part (130)    Scan part (140)    Projected surface (150)    Stage part (160)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a dielectric layer in one side of a semiconductor substrate, and applying conductive paste on one part of the dielectric layer, where the conductive paste is made of aluminum powder and glass particle. An electrode is in contact with other side of the semiconductor substrate. The dielectric layer is selected from aluminum oxide layer, silicon oxide layer and nitrogen oxide layer.    USE - Method for manufacturing a solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables improving work efficiency of the solar cell, and manufacturing the solar cell in a simple manner at low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell comprising a contact unit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar cell.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming an insulating layer i.e. phosphosilicate/borosilicate glass layer, on a substrate and a silicon nitride film. An impurity region is formed on the insulating layer. A front electrode is in contact with the impurity region that is formed in front of the substrate. A back contact electrode is in contact with back side of the substrate. A surface of the substrate is combined with a rough concavo-convex plane. An impurity layer is formed of boron, gallium, aluminum or indium. Another impurity layer is made of phosphorus, arsenic, antimony and lead.    USE - Method for fabricating a solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables diffusing the impurity of the insulating layer to the substrate, easy manufacturing of the cell, preventing damage to the surface of the substrate, performing isolation process to prevent leakage of current, performing surface roughening process, and allows improving the productivity of a solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a system for fabricating a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional illustration of a method for fabricating a solar cell.
NOVELTY - The shoe has a heating resistance filament (4) whose ends are connected with a lead wire connection pieces (6,8) at the heel/head of an insole. A shoe face (11) is provided with an aluminum (Al) cathode layer (1) connected with connection piece (7) by a lead wire (5) at the heel of the sole. An ITO anode layer (3) is connected with lead wire connection piece (9) sole by a lead wire (10) at the head of the sole. The cathode layer, organic layer (2), and ITO anode layer are arranged in sequence to form an organic solar cell.    USE - Shoes with heat preservation function.    ADVANTAGE - The temperature of the feet is maintained under the cold environment. The environment protection is attained and the energy can be saved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the shoes.    Al cathode layer (1)    Organic layer (2)    ITO anode layer (3)    Heating resistance filament (4)    Lead wires (5,10)    Lead wire connection pieces (6-9)    Shoe face (11)
NOVELTY - The solar cell has a long afterglow material layer formed between an anti-reflection coating layer and an electrode. The long afterglow material layer is formed of fluorescence materials such as strontium aluminate doped diatomic europium or trivalent dysprosium, calcium aluminate doped diatomic europium or trivalent neodymium, and calcium sulphide doped cerium. Another electrode is an aluminum film electrode. The former electrode has a comb-shaped silver electrode and a metal touching net. The anti-reflection coating layer is a silicon nitride film.    USE - Solar cell for use during night time.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell can be operated during night time by receiving natural light in day time. The long afterglow material layer can absorb sun light to store energy. The solar cell can utilize afterglow generated by the long afterglow materials to perform opto-electric conversion to generate electricity energy at night time, thus improving opto-electric converting efficiency, and maintaining the energy capacity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The semi-conductor material is one of silicon film, compound semi-conductor film or organic film. The silicon film is one of single crystal silicon film, poly silicon film or noncrystalline silicon film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar cell.
NOVELTY - The structure has a trapping side formed on facade of a silicon-based substrate. A broad spectrum absorbing layer is formed on back side of the silicon-based substrate. The silicon-based substrate is a single crystal silicon or polysilicon substrate. A backlight side doped broad spectrum absorbing layer is provided with rugged crystalline cone doped black silicon, and doped quasi plane silicon after performing melting and solidifying processes. The backlight side broad spectrum absorbing layer is made of silicon-based doped material.    USE - Silicon-based solar cell structure.    ADVANTAGE - The structure effectively improves photoelectric converting efficiency of a silicon-based solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a silicon-based solar cell structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a silicon-based solar cell structure. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing a velvet face structure on a surface of a crystal silicon substrate. A silicon nano-crystal structure is formed on the surface of the substrate by using a thermal processing method. A silicon nitride antireflection film is deposited on the surface of the substrate by using a plasma enhancing chemical gas phase deposition method. Positive and negative electrodes are manufactured by conducting a screen printing process. A crystal silicon solar cell with silicon nano-crystal demodulation is formed on the surface of the substrate by conducting an alloying process.    USE - Method for manufacturing a crystal silicon effective solar cell of a crystal silicon battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables improving efficiency of the crystal silicon battery. The method enables providing current massive production technology and simple production technology, and enables manufacturing the crystal silicon solar cell easily, thus reducing cost of the effective solar cell effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow chart illustrating a crystal silicon effective solar cell manufacturing method. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The solar cell has a N-type material layer formed on a lower electrode. A transparent conductive oxide (TCO) thin film layer is formed on the N-type material layer. Another TCO thin film layer is bonded with the former TCO thin film layer. A P-type material layer is formed on the latter TCO thin film layer. An upper pattern electrode is formed on the P-type material layer. The TCO thin film layers are made of wide-band-gap transparent conductive material i.e. tin di-oxide, indium trioxide and indium-tin oxide (ITO).    USE - Solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar cell. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The assembly has a bottom mesoporous zinc oxide solar battery provided with assembled semiconductor quantum dots. A top multi-band-gap amorphous silicon solar battery is provided with an outer transparent substrate (101), a middle transparent electro-conductive oxide layer (102) and inner amorphous silicon semiconductor layers (103-105). The mesoporous zinc oxide solar battery has a buffer layer (200), a mesoporous zinc oxide layer (201), an electrolyte (202), a catalyst layer (203) and another outer transparent substrate (204). The substrates are electro-conductive glass substrates.    USE - Semiconductor quantum dot/amorphous silicon multi-band-gap laminated mesoporous zinc oxide solar battery assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The bottom mesoporous zinc oxide solar battery and a top multi-band-gap amorphous silicon solar battery differ from each other in a spectrum relating range so that assembly of the bottom mesoporous zinc oxide solar battery improves utilization of solar energy, thus increasing photoelectric conversion efficiency of the bottom mesoporous zinc oxide solar battery. The bottom mesoporous zinc oxide solar battery is simple to produce, inexpensive, and better for large-scale production.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a semiconductor quantum dot/amorphous silicon multi-band-gap laminated mesoporous zinc oxide solar battery assembly. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Outer transparent substrates (101, 204)    Middle transparent electro-conductive oxide layer (102)    Inner amorphous silicon semiconductor layers (103-105)    Buffer layer (200)    Mesoporous zinc oxide layer (201)    Electrolyte (202)    Catalyst layer (203)
NOVELTY - The cell has a doped crystallization germanium-containing layer arranged on a back face of a doped monocrystal silicon substrate. A pair of electrodes is electrically connected with a doped amorphous silicon layer and the doped crystallization germanium-containing layer. Crystal orientation of the silicon substrate is designed as a p-type doped monocrystal silicon substrate. Another doped amorphous silicon layer is designed as an n-type doped amorphous silicon layer. An energy gap of the latter doped amorphous silicon layer is smaller than that of an intrinsic amorphous silicon layer.    USE - Solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of a solar cell.
NOVELTY - The structure has a heterogeneous PN junction film silicon layer formed by a film silicon and a crystal silicon layer with opposite doping types. The crystal silicon layer is inserted with a passivation layer that utilizes a single component of a non-crystal silicon germanium layer as a heterogeneous junction interface. A germanium content in the germanium layer is gradually reduced from a side of an interface with the crystal silicon layer to the other side with the film silicon. The component of the germanium layer is linearly changed/stage changed/non-linearly changed.    USE - Film silicon/crystal silicon heterogeneous PN junction structure for a solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The structure improves charge carrier transporting performance and filling factor performance of the solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a film silicon/crystal silicon heterogeneous PN junction structure.
NOVELTY - The method involves cleaning and drying a substrate. A specific film is deposited and etched on a substrate surface. A photoresist is removed from the specific film. 2g-12g potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide and 6ml-100ml deionized water are mixed with 6ml-25ml isopropyl alcohol. An alkaline wet corrosion liquid is prepared and heated up from 60 degrees Celsius to 90 degrees Celsius. The substrate is sunk into the alkaline wet corrosion liquid to perform 6min-40min corrosion, where the substrate is rinsed by using deionized water, nitrogen and dry silicon material.    USE - Method for regularization of silicon material surface of a solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables performing a silicon surface in the alkaline wet corrosion to increase light-absorbing area of the silicon surface, ensures the silicon surface in a uniform and regulation manner with controllable operation, sample and easy operation and better repeat performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The specific film is a silicon oxide film, a silicon nitride film or a nickel cadmium film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of a method for regularization of silicon material surface of a solar battery.
NOVELTY - The battery has a columnar semiconductor layer i.e. polysilicon layer/gallium arsenic layer, arranged on a columnar metal layer. Height of a silicon dioxide filled layer is greater than height of the metal layer and less than total height of the metal layer and the semiconductor layer. A Schottky contact layer is formed by the metal layer and the semiconductor layer. A transparent conducting oxide (TCO) film layer is installed on a silicon dioxide layer to form a front electrode. The metal layer is made of aluminum, nickel, lead, gold or copper with thickness of 20-100nm.    USE - Efficient columnar film solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery is inexpensive and environmental-friendly, and has better non-toxicity effect and high photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a production method for an efficient columnar film solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an efficient columnar film solar battery.
NOVELTY - An aluminum-doped double perovskite anode material is formed by doping aluminum on a site of double-perovskite solid oxide fuel battery anode material to form a mixed conductor with double-perovskite structure.    USE - Aluminum-doped double perovskite anode material.    ADVANTAGE - The anode material has high-conductivity and better electrode working characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An aluminum-doped double perovskite anode material (Sr2AlxMg1-xMoO(6- delta )) is formed by doping aluminum on a site of double-perovskite solid oxide fuel battery anode material (Sr2MgMoO6) to form a mixed conductor with double-perovskite structure, where x is 0.01-0.1. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing an aluminum-doped double perovskite anode material.
NOVELTY - Crystal silicon solar cell industrial production comprises processing fiber at front surface, dispersing phosphor, removing phosphor silicon glass formed at the surface during phosphor dispersing process and plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) depositing silicon nitride at the front surface in turn, arranging silicon chip with front surface silicon nitride anti-reflecting film protection into heated alkali solution, polishing surface to remove dispersion layer, rinsing and drying, printing and sintering by anti-bending aluminum paste mesh.    USE - Method of crystal silicon solar cell industrial production (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method replaces the polemic etching process by chemical method, the fiber surface of the silicon chip is free from contact during whole production process to avoid damaging the fiber surface caused by the friction of silicon chip, thus the linkage probability after face silver paste is sintered. The flat and clean back surface is helpful to the reaction of aluminum and silicon to form uniform aluminum back field; and the polished surface has higher reflecting function than the irregular fiber surface, thus the absorbing of incident light is increased, the spectral response of long wavelength of sheet battery, and the short circuit current and open circuit voltage are improved greatly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of the crystal silicon solar cell industrial production.
NOVELTY - Metal interconnector is obtained by depositing aerosol containing nickel and conductive lanthanum oxide on stainless steel board.    USE - The stainless steel metal interconnector is useful for low temperature solid oxide fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The stainless steel metal interconnector has improved phase stability and electric conductivity.
NOVELTY - Packaging material for a solar battery comprises ethylene copolymer substrate and micrometer to nanometer level inorganic oxide particles, the inorganic oxide particles are selected from the oxide of IVB transition metal element and the oxide of IIA-IVA transition metal element of periodic table of elements or mixture of two or more, the content of micrometer to nanometer level inorganic oxide particle is 0.001-0.5%.    USE - The material is useful for solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The material discloses the solar battery formed by using the packaging material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a solar battery, sequentially comprising a front plate, a packaging material, a solar battery circuit, a packaging material, and a back plate, where the at least one packaging material is formed by the packaging material.
NOVELTY - A glass unit (1) comprises a light directing assembly; an energy collecting layer (20) attached to the light directing assembly for collecting a light energy from the light directing assembly; and an energy converting layer (30) electrically coupled to the energy collecting layer for receiving the light energy from the energy collecting layer and for converting the light energy into an electric energy, and the light directing assembly including a several of nanometer particles to direct the light energy toward the energy collecting layer.    USE - For collecting and converting the solar or light energy into electric energy; for storing electric energy, where electric energy to energize various electric facilities e.g. families, schools, plants.    ADVANTAGE - The glass unit is not only used to keep out the wind and rain, and to shelter or obstruct from the sun shine, but also used to collects the solar or light energy. The glass unit can be attached or secured to various frames or houses or buildings for collecting the solar or light energy from the light of the sun, and converting the solar or light energy into the electric energy and providing the electric energy to energize various electric devices or facilities of families, schools or plants.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows plan schematic view of glass unit.    Glass unit (1)    Light reflecting panel (14)    Energy collecting layer (20)    Energy converting layer (30)    Light device (88)
NOVELTY - An organic photoelectric conversion element consists of a polymerized layer formed using a mixture of polymer or oligomer having polymerizable substituent(s), a photoelectric conversion layer (1), and a pair of electrodes (2,3) among which at least one is transparent.    USE - Organic photoelectric conversion element e.g. organic thin-film solar cells and photosensors.    ADVANTAGE - The organic photoelectric conversion element has excellent conversion efficiency and durability, and can be manufactured easily.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of organic photoelectric conversion element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the organic photoelectric conversion element.    Photoelectric conversion layer (1)    Electrodes (2,3)    Buffer layer (4)    Base material (5)
NOVELTY - A condensed water tank (25) stores the condensed water obtained from waste gas emitted by a fuel treating apparatus (2). A water supply tube (15) uses condensed water in the condensed water tank as cooling water, and replenishes the used water to a cooling water tank (23). A decarboxylation apparatus (20) is provided in middle of water supply tube to perform counterflow contact of condensed water with cathode off gas from a fuel cell (1) directly. An ion exchange resin (26) is provided in downstream of decarboxylation apparatus, to use condensed water as pure water.    USE - Fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell system of simple structure, is excellent in durability. The power consumption of the fuel cell system is reduced. The reproduction of microorganisms can be suppressed by maintaining low acidity value of condensed water in condensed water tank, and the temperature degradation of ion exchange resin can be prevented. The service lifetime extension of ion exchange resin is attained.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the block diagram of the fuel cell system.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell (1)    Fuel treating apparatus (2)    Water supply tube (15)    Decarboxylation apparatus (20)    Cooling water tank (23)    Condensed water tank (25)    Ion exchange resin (26)
NOVELTY - A receptor material comprises fullerene derivative.    USE - Receptor material for preparing organic FET, polymer solar battery and organic optical conductor (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The receptor material has good electron mobility, solubility and processability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A receptor material comprises fullerene derivative of formula (I).    Ring F1=fullerene containing 70C.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing a receptor material containing fullerene derivative (I), which involves dissolving fullerene in o-dichlorobenzene, and adding indene to the dissolved product, where the molar ratio of indene to fullerene is 1-36. The reaction is processed under reflux by heating for 2-72 hours, and fullerene is cooled to room temperature, and the obtained product is added into methanol. The precipitate is isolated by centrifugation, dissolved in an organic solvent and absorbed on silica gel. The obtained precipitate is isolated by using a blended solvent of organic solvent and mineral ether as an eluting agent, to obtain a receptor material comprising fullerene containing indene, where the volume ratio of organic solvent to mineral ether in the eluting agent is 1:100 to 1:0.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a melting container mounted at one side of vacuum chamber. A collection unit is provided at other side of chamber, to collect the metal transferred from melting container. The base metal raw material is volatilized inside the chamber and is cooled with the gas such as argon gas, hydrogen gas, nitrogen gas, oxygen gas and carbon gas injected by a gas injection unit. A vacuum pump is connected with collection unit, to exhaust the gas after cooling the base metal raw material.    USE - Apparatus for producing nanopowder used in manufacture of nanowire (claimed) of solar cell and LED.    ADVANTAGE - The nanopowder of high purity is produced efficiently at low cost and at high productivity rate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the nanopowder producing device.
NOVELTY - The cell has two electrodes (13, 14) fixed in a nano material semiconductor layer (15). A hole is formed in the nano material semiconductor layer. The electrodes are arranged with nano material by turns. The nano material semiconductor layer is selected from a nano wire, nano particle, or a nanotube. The electrodes are provided with a base (13a). Multiple protrusions (13b, 14b) are protruded in the base. The protrusion of one of the electrodes is formed in the protrusion of the other electrode.    USE - Schottky barrier solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell forms the nano material semiconductor layer into large area, and improves the light efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a Schottky barrier solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a Schottky barrier solar cell.    Substrate (12)    Electrodes (13, 14)    Base (13a)    Protrusions (13b, 14b)    Nano material semiconductor layer (15)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a solar cell in a constant area at a side of a window (10). A first mask is formed in a tray (T), and a rear electrode (20) is formed on the solar cell during a first deposition process. The first mask is removed during a second deposition process. A light absorption layer and a buffer layer (40) are formed on the window, where a second mask is formed in the tray. The second mask is removed during a third deposition process. A third mask (M3) is formed and removed during a fourth deposition process. A transmitter is provided in the window.    USE - Method for manufacturing a window of a building.    ADVANTAGE - The method allows manufacturing the window at a short period.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a cassette for manufacturing a window.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a window.    Mask (M3)    Tray (T)    Window (10)    Rear electrode (20)    Buffer layer (40)
NOVELTY - The inductor has a magnetic substance (11), and a main coil part (21) reeled in the magnetic substance. A support coil part (31) is reeled in the magnetic substance to restrict leakage flux of the magnetic substance equipped in a block core. Another magnetic substance (12) is equipped in the block core of the former magnetic substance. A powder magnetic core is coated with polyurethane adhesive and molded with silicon steel powder.    USE - High current inductor. Uses include but are not limited to a power supply device of an electro mobile, a solar energy generating apparatus, a fuel cell, a charging and discharging apparatus of a battery and power conversion device such as alternating current (AC)/direct current (DC) converter.    ADVANTAGE - The inductor prevents damage to coil end, and reduces leakage flux of the powder magnetic core. The total winding number of the auxiliary winding and main winding is identical, thus reducing manufacturing cost, and drastically improving the working efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for winding a high current inductor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a high current inductor.    Magnetic substances (11, 12)    Main coil part (21)    Support coil part (31)    Input terminal part (40)    Output terminal part (50)
NOVELTY - Polymer composition comprises a copolymer, which comprises acceptor segment(s) and donor segment(s). The copolymer comprises porphyrinic macrocycle(s) comprising porphyrin, chlorin, or bacteriochlorin.    USE - The polymer composition is used for an ink composition. It is used in solid state device (claimed) or solid-state electronic device including solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - Covalent linkage of porphyrinic macrocycle to polymer or incorporation of porphyrinic macrocycle into a polymer allows tuning of electronic and spectroscopic properties of conjugated polymers and can improve the heat stability of the system relative to a blended comparison. The active layer ink can be formulated to include lower absorptivity materials because of the good absorption provided by the dye. Relatively good efficiency for porphyrin polymer and good synthetic versatility are achieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) preparation of polymer composition comprising providing first comonomer(s) comprising acceptor segment(s); providing second comonomer(s) comprising donor segment(s); and forming a copolymer comprising acceptor segment and donor segment; and    (2) solid state device comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and an active layer disposed between first and second electrodes, where active layer comprises the polymer composition.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a viscous material layer (20) inserted between a substrate (1) and a support stand (4). The film is formed on the substrate placed on the support stand, while heating the rotation roller by the temperature contact on the surface (1a) of the substrate.    USE - Apparatus for forming thin film such as amorphous film, crystal film, insulating film, electrically conductive film, and protective film on glass substrate used in electronic devices such as solar cell, LCD device, and organic electro luminescent display device.    ADVANTAGE - The clearance gap formed on the substrate, can be prevented by the viscous layer, even if the back surface of the substrate is distorted. The film can be stably formed on the substrate. Since the insertion of the viscous material is easy and makes loose support stand processing, the flatness of the substrate, the management criteria of refuse to the substrate of the big area, inexpensive apparatus cost and low manufacture fraction defective are achieved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of the surface heating apparatus.(Drawing includes the non-English language text)    Substrate (1)    Substrate surface (1a)    Contact heating roller (2)    Support stand (4)    Viscous material layer (20)
NOVELTY - A cobalt nitride compound is new.    USE - Cobalt nitride compound used for methanol fuel cell catalyst (claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A cobalt nitride compound of formula CoN1.2 is new. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) preparation of cobalt nitride compound;    (2) a methanol fuel cell catalyst comprising cobalt nitride compound and carrier for loading the cobalt nitride compound; and    (3) preparation of the methanol fuel cell catalyst, comprising ball-grinding cobalt acetate and carrier until the average granularity is 300-500 nm, and sintering at high temperature and in nitrogen source atmosphere to obtain the catalyst.
NOVELTY - Titanium dioxide porous thin film preparation involves treating substrate with organic solvent and deionized water under ultrasonic condition. The obtained substrate is treated in magnetron sputtering system and then heated at 20-250 degrees C. Reaction gas and inert gas are filled in the system and zinc is taken as target material. Titanium oxide thin film is sputtered on the zinc oxide thin film to obtain compound film layer of zinc oxide and titanium oxide.    USE - Method for preparing titanium dioxide porous thin film (claimed) used in solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The titanium dioxide porous thin film preparation method is simple and cost-effective and enables to form uniform titanium dioxide porous thin film.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Titanium dioxide porous thin film preparation involves treating substrate with organic solvent and deionized water under ultrasonic condition. The obtained substrate is treated in magnetron sputtering system and then heated at 20-250 degrees C. Reaction gas and inert gas are filled in the system and zinc is taken as target material. Titanium oxide thin film is sputtered on the zinc oxide thin film to obtain compound film layer of zinc oxide and titanium oxide. The obtained compound film layer is treated with acidic liquid of 0.001-1 mol/l for 0.5-30 minutes and then dried to obtain titanium dioxide porous thin film.
NOVELTY - A 1,3,5-tris(diarylamino)benzene (I), (II) or (III) is new.    USE - New 1,3,5-tris(diarylamino)benzene is used for forming organic electroluminescent element (claimed) for organic semiconductor device, solar cell and electrophotographic apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The 1,3,5-tris(diarylamino)benzene has excellent dissolvability with respect to polar solvent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A 1,3,5-tris(arylamino)benzene of formula (I), (II) or (III) is new.    X1-X6=aryl group of formula (i);    R,R1-R15=H, 1-6C alkyl, 5C or 6C cycloalkyl or hydroxy, where at least one of R1-R10 is hydroxy;    X'1-X'3=aryl group of formula (ii);    Y1-Y3=aryl group of formula (iii);    X'=group of formula (iv);    Y'=group of formula (v);and    m,n,p,q,r=0, 1 or 2.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic electroluminescent element, which has a functional layer containing 1,3,5-tris(diarylamino)benzene (I), (II) or (III).
NOVELTY - A thiophene derivative (I) is new.    USE - New thiophene derivative is used for polymer for composition for electronic material, organic semiconductor, organic electroconductive material, and organic thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The organic semiconductor comprising thiophene derivative has small band gap of highest occupied molecular orbital and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (HOMO-LUMO).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A thiophene derivative of formula (I) is new.    R1-R8=H, halo, cyano, carbamoyl, haloformyl, formyl, isocyano, isocyanato, thiocyanato, thioisocyanato, or 1-20C hydrocarbyl, 1-20C alkoxy, 6-20C aryloxy, amino, silyl, hydroxy, 7-20C alkylaryloxy, 1-20C alkoxycarbonyl or 6-20C aryloxycarbonyl (all optionally substituted);    R11,R12=optionally substituted 1-20C hydrocarbyl;    A1,A2=bonding group or conjugated ( pi )-electron system;and    m=1-3.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of thiophene derivative;    (2) polymer, which contains thiophene-containing repeating unit of formula (II); and    (3) composition, which contains polymer and organic solvent.
NOVELTY - A dye-sensitized-type photoelectric conversion element has semiconductor layer formed by supporting pigment to semiconductor, and charge transport layer provided between counter electrodes. The dye-sensitized-type photoelectric conversion element contains imidazole-type compound (I) and pyrrole-type compound (II).    USE - Dye-sensitized-type photoelectric conversion element is used for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The dye-sensitized-type photoelectric conversion element has high conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A dye-sensitized-type photoelectric conversion element has semiconductor layer formed by supporting pigment to semiconductor, and charge transport layer provided between counter electrodes. The dye-sensitized-type photoelectric conversion element contains imidazole-type compound of formula (I) and pyrrole-type compound of formula (II).    Ar1=(un)substituted aryl or heterocyclyl;    Ar2-Ar6=(un)substituted arylene or heterocyclyl;    R1,R4,R7,R10,R13=(un)substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, arylene, alkenylene, alkynylene or heterocyclyl;    Ar1+Ar2+Ar3+R1+R4=ring;    Ar4+Ar5+Ar6+R7+R10+R13=ring;    R2,R5,R8,R11,R14=H, (un)substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, arylene, amino, cyano or heterocyclyl;    R3,R6,R9,R12,R15=(un)substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkenylene, alkynylene, alkoxy, thioalkyl, seleno alkyl, amino, arylene or heterocyclyl;    X1,X2,X4-X6=carboxylic acid, sulfonic acid or phosphoric acid;    n1,n2,n4-n6=1-3;    p=1 or 2;and    q=1 or 0.    (i) When p is 1, then q is 1; and (ii) when p is 2, then q is 0.
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic module has ethylene-vinyl alcohol resin layer (40') with heat dissipating property, a solar cell (30), ethylene-vinyl alcohol resin layer (20), and a glass substrate (10) laminated in order. The layer (40') contains heat dissipation material powder.    USE - Photovoltaic module is used for solar power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic module is easily and economically manufactured. The temperature of module is reduced by heat dissipating effect such that maximum volume and generation efficiency are achieved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of photovoltaic module. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Glass substrate (10)    Ethylene-vinyl alcohol resin layers (20,40')    Solar cell (30)
NOVELTY - An ultraviolet curing resin comprising nanoparticles is coated on surface of a solar cell. A rigiflex mold formed with reverse pattern of micron-level pattern is prepared. The rigiflex mold is aligned and contacted with solar cell, and a micron-level pattern is formed by irradiating ultraviolet light. Nano projections are formed by exposing far ultraviolet radiation on top of micron-level pattern. Thus, anti-dirt and anti-dust layer is formed on solar cell.    USE - Formation of anti-dirt and anti-dust layer for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The anti-dirt and anti-dust layer of solar cell is formed without adhesion of contaminants.
NOVELTY - A hydrogen supplying device comprises a hygroscopic material for absorbing water, alcohol or their mixture, and a solid state hydrogen fuel directly contacting the hygroscopic material for supplying the hydrogen.    USE - The hydrogen supplying device is useful in a fuel battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - In utilizing the hydrogen supplying device, the liquid water will not flow into the fuel battery for blocking the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) film for reducing the performance of the fuel battery or the fuel battery cannot generate the electricity even the hydrogen supplying device is reversely located or located at the side.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the hydrogen supplying device.
NOVELTY - A compound (C1) comprising ligand having 5-membered or 6-membered carbocycle or heterocycle and boron-nitrogen heterocycle, is new.    USE - As emitting dopant in organic light emitting device used in a consumer product (claimed) such as flat panel displays, computer monitors, televisions, billboards, lights for interior or exterior illumination or signaling, heads up displays, fully transparent displays, flexible displays, laser printers, telephones, cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), laptop computers, digital cameras, camcorders, viewfinders, micro-displays, vehicles, a large area wall, theater or stadium screen, or a sign. Also used in optoelectronic devices (such as organic solar cells and organic photodetectors); and for phosphorescent blue devices.    ADVANTAGE - The organic light emitting device using the compound (I) shows improved photophysical (e.g. color) and electronic (e.g. energy level) properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A compound (C1) comprising ligand having 5-membered or 6-membered carbocycle or heterocycle and boron-nitrogen heterocycle of formula (I), is new.    A=5-membered or 6-membered carbocycle or heterocycle;    X 1=C or N;    X 2and X 3=C, N, or B;    B'=boron-nitrogen heterocycle;    R 1and R 2=mono, di, tri, or tetra substitutions selected from H, alkyl, alkoxy, amino, alkenyl, alkynyl, arylkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl.    The ligand is coordinated to a metal M having an atomic number greater than 40. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for following:    (1) an organic light emitting device (D1) comprising an anode; a cathode; and an organic layer, disposed between the anode and the cathode, where the organic layer comprises the compound (C1); and    (2) a consumer product comprising a device, where the device further containing an anode; a cathode; and an organic layer, disposed between the anode and the cathode, where the organic layer comprises the compound (C1).
NOVELTY - The film has multi-film layer structure in a film system with indium-tin oxide/silicon di oxide/silicon di oxide/backing materials/silicon di oxide/silicon di oxide or silicon di oxide/ indium-tin oxide/silicon di oxide/silicon di oxide/backing materials/silicon di oxide/silicon di oxide. A weight percentage content of indium and indium elements in indium-tin oxide is 78.9-85.4 percentages. A mass ratio of tin and indium elements is 40-49 and 60-51. A thickness range of the film is 5-300nm. The backing material is polyethylene terephthalate, acryl, poly carbonate, plastic or organic glass.    USE - Flexible transparent conductive film. Uses include but are not limited to a touch screen LCD, electroluminescent display, solar battery, film transistor, organic and inorganic semiconductor laser, and thermal insulation and energy-saving glass.    ADVANTAGE - The film has fixed film formation, high transmissivity property, good electrical conductivity and transparency of visible light.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The host material indium-tin oxide is provided with indium(III) oxide and tin dioxide and metal indium and tin. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a transparent conductive film preparation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical representation of a transparent conductive film preparation method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The device has a porous plate (50) installed at both ends of oxidizer (10). An inner pin (16) is provided contacting the combustion catalyst, while an outer pin (18) is provided contacting the reaction catalyst. The reaction of mixing gas such as methane with synthetic gas such as hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide flowing through inlet (12) and vent (14) connected to outer pipe, after generation of heat by combustion catalyst.    USE - Device for producing hydrogen used in fuel cell system of power plant.    ADVANTAGE - The high quality hydrogen gas is produced efficiently at high productivity rate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of the hydrogen producing device.    Oxidizer (10)    Inlet (12)    Vent (14)    Inner pin (16)    Outer pin (18)    Porous plate (50)
NOVELTY - Preparation of 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexasubstituted benzophenanthrene comprises grinding monomer o-dialkoxybenzene and ferric chloride into mixed powder at room temperature to obtain primary product, dissolving with organic solvent, adding 4-5 times of volumes of ethanol solvent, uniformly stirring, heating to precipitate, recrystallizing, drying for second time, and obtaining finished product.    USE - Method of preparation of 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexasubstituted benzophenanthrene (claimed) used for photo storage, solar energy battery and material for liquid crystal display, electronic delivery and Langmuir-Blodgett membrane.    ADVANTAGE - The method reduces environment pollution, reduces production cost and shortens reaction time, and improves production efficiency by more than 90%; the obtained alkoxy benzophenanthrene has disk-shaped liquid crystal structure having one-dimensional electronic migration and energy transmission, and having properties of electroluminescence effect, ferroelectric property and surface self-assemble.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming an n-type emitter layer (310) on back side of n-type semiconductor substrate (300). An n-type back surface field (BSF) layer (340) is formed with emitter layer on back side. An electrode is formed on another electrode that is formed on seed layer connected to emitter layer through passivation layer (350). An opening is formed in back side of substrate in which BSF layer is formed, for exposing portion of BSF layer and emitter layer. The emitter and seed layers are connected to BSF layer that is formed above passivation layer.    USE - Manufacturing method of back contact electrode type solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The back contact electrode type solar cell with higher efficiency can be manufactured quickly at low cost. The solar cell with increased quantum efficiency and improved electrical characteristics can be manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for back contact electrode type solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view illustrating the manufacturing process of back electrode type solar cell.    Semiconductor substrate (300)    Emitter layer (310)    BSF layer (340)    Passivation layer (350)    Electrode layer (370)
NOVELTY - A 1,4-di(2'-naphthyl)benzene compound (I), is new.    USE - New naphthyl-type compound is used for organic electroluminescent device e.g. light emitting diode, solar cell, electronic paper, organic photoreceptor and organic transistor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organic electroluminescent device using naphthyl-type compound has excellent thermal stability and efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A 1,4-di(2'-naphthyl)benzene compound of formula (I), is new.    R1,R2=H, amino, nitrile, nitro, 1-25C alkyl, 2-25C alkenyl, 1-25C alkoxy, 6-25C aryl, 5-25C heteroaryl or optionally substituted heteroaryl;    Z=H;and    Y'=H, methyl, trimethyl, phenyl, biphenyl, naphthalene, or amino.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of 1,4-di(2'-naphthyl)benzene compound.
NOVELTY - A fluorene ring-containing compound (I), is new.    USE - New fluorene ring-containing compound for organic electronic device e.g. organic light emitting device, organic phosphorescence device, organic solar cell, organic photoreceptor and organic transistor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The fluorene ring-containing compound provides organic electronic device having low drive voltage, excellent stability and high efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A fluorene ring-containing compound of formula (I), is new.    X=S, SO2, O or NR;and    Ar11-Ar14,Ar3-Ar6,R1-R8=H, D, 1-12C alkoxy, 6-12C aryloxy, 1-12C t-alkyloxy, 5-12C aryltrioxy 1-30C alkylamine, 5-30C arylamine, 5-30C aryl, 3-30C heteroaryl radical having O, N, and/or S, silicon group, boron group, silane group (all optionally substituted by halo, amino, nitrile, nitro, 1-30C alkyl, 2-30C alkenyl, 1-30C alkoxy, 3-30C cycloalkyl, 3-30C heterocycloalkyl having O, N, or S, 5-30C aryl, 5-30C arylamine, 3-30C heteroaryl having O, N, or S), amino, nitrile, nitro, halo, amide or ester, or may condense to form aliphatic, aromatic, heteroaliphatic, heteroaromatic or spiro ring.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic electronic device, which consists of organic layer containing the fluorene ring-containing compound provided between electrodes.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the structure of the organic light emitting device. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Substrate (101)    Anode (102)    Light emitting layer (105)    Cathode (107)
NOVELTY - An organic metal salt (I) is new.    USE - Organic metal salt is used for photosensitive substrate (claimed) used for dye sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The organic metal salt provides dye-sensitized solar cell having high extinction coefficient by increasing the pi-conjugation using aromatic amine functional group.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic metal salt of formula (I) is new.    M=ruthenium or osmium;    at least one of X1-X4=aromatic amine functional group, and remaining is carboxylate functional group, phosphate functional group, H, or 1-6C alkyl;and    L1,L2=-NCS, -CN, chloro, bromo or iodo.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for photosensitive substrate having an electrode formed on a substrate, a porous semiconductor layer provided on the electrode, and organic metal salt.
NOVELTY - Forming a III-V multi junction solar cell including forming a tunnel junction in the solar cell, comprises: providing at least one layer containing a dilute nitride in the multi junction solar cell; providing an n+ semiconductor layer associated with a tunnel junction; providing a p+ semiconductor layer confronting the n+ semiconductor layer; providing a rare earth group V interlayer between the p+ and n+ layer that forms a mid-gap-state-assisted tunnel diode; and enhancing the dilute nitride layer to improve performance of the solar cell.    USE - The process is useful for forming a III-V multi junction solar cell and tunnel junction in the solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The process provides: high efficiency multi junction III-V solar cells with improved performance; and tunnel junctions which can survive thermal energy conditions (time/temperature) in the range required for dilute nitride material integration into III-V multi-junction solar cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a III-V compound-type multi junction solar cell having at least one sub-cell, comprising: (a) a junction structure having: an n+ semiconductor layer; a p+ semiconductor layer; and a rare earth-group V interlayer between the p+ and n+ layer that forms a mid-gap-state-assisted assisted tunnel diode; (b) at least one layer containing a dilute nitride; and (c) where the solar cell has been subjected to thermal energy sufficient to modify the dilute nitride containing layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a cross-sectional view in schematic form of an erbium arsenide tunnel junction structure from a III-V multi junction solar cell.
NOVELTY - A concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) module comprises: a CPV cell (10) supported by a support surface; a primary optical element (POE) (16) fixed in position over the CPV cell, the POE being a substantially rectangular Fresnel lens having refracting non-symmetrical prisms to create a three-dimensional diffused focal volume; and a secondary optical element (SOE) (18) fixed in position relative to the POE, the SOE having a top portion and a substantially rectangular bottom portion.    USE - The CPV module is useful for optical system for concentrating sunlight onto a small solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The CPV module efficiently concentrates sunlight onto a solar cell, and has uniform distribution.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) module comprises: a CPV cell supported by a support surface; a primary optical element (POE) fixed in position over the CPV cell, the POE being a substantially rectangular Fresnel lens having refracting non-symmetrical prisms to create a three-dimensional diffused focal volume; and a secondary optical element (SOE) fixed in position relative to the POE, the SOE having a top portion and a substantially rectangular bottom portion, the top portion sloping downward towards an outer edge of the SOE, the top portion refracting light entering the top portion from the POE, the bottom portion comprising sides that taper towards the cell, where the sides perform total internal reflection of light entering the top portion, a bottom surface of the bottom portion being optically coupled to and affixed to a top surface of the cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a simplified and condensed cross-sectional view of an optical system.    CPV cell (10)    Board (12)    Top metal layer (13)    Rays (14, 20)    POE (16)    SOE (18)    Support structure (22)    Top portion (23)    Flat center area (24)    Rings (25, 26, 27, 28)    Bottom portion (34)    Middle portion (36)    Small integral silicone tab (37)
NOVELTY - An acrylic adhesive (2) is coated on both surfaces of flexible solar cell (1) and base material (4), and bonded using acryl foam (3) to enable composite construction of integrated solar cell.    USE - Composite construction of integrated solar cell used for wind-power electricity generation, water-power generation, marine electric power generation and photovoltaic power generation for residence and factory.    ADVANTAGE - The composite construction of integrated solar cell has excellent workability, durability and adhesiveness.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of composite construction of integrated solar cell flexible solar cell and base material.    Solar cell (1)    Acryl adhesive (2)    Acryl foam (3)    Base material (4)
NOVELTY - A fuel cell comprises a first fluid passageway comprising anode(s) (110); a fuel port (120) for supplying a fuel stream (105) to the first fluid passageway; a second fluid passageway comprising cathode(s) (210); an oxidizer port (220) for supplying an oxidizer stream (205) to the second fluid passageway; an electrolyte passageway positioned at a first reaction zone between the two fluid passageways comprising an electrolyte stream (305). The electrolyte stream creates and maintains a separated interface between the fuel stream and the oxidizer stream.    USE - Fuel cell for portable electronic devices.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell increases the ionic exchange cross-sectional area by repeating reaction zones exhibiting reduced diffusive mixing as opposed to a single extended diffusive reaction zone, and reducing ohmic losses in the fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a reaction zone in a membraneless microfluidic fuel cell.    Fuel stream (105)    Anode (110)    Fuel port (120)    Oxidizer stream (205)    Cathode (210)    Oxidizer port (220)    Electrolyte stream (305)
NOVELTY - A conductive thick film composition comprises an electrically conductive material; a glass frit comprising silica, 27-45 wt.% zinc oxide, and 0.5-3 wt.% phosphorus pentoxide; and an organic medium.    USE - A conductive thick film composition used for making a semiconductor device (claimed), preferably solar cell device.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell has improved electrical performance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a sectional view of the semiconductor device.    Silicon substrate (10)    Diffusion layer (20)    Silicon nitride film (30)    Back surface film (40)    Aluminum back electrode (61)
NOVELTY - A reactant is delivered to a reactive surface in a channel (12) by providing an enclosed microchannel comprising a first microchannel segment (16) with a first cross-sectional area; a second microchannel segment (17) with a second cross-sectional area that is smaller than the first cross-sectional area; and a surface comprising a reactive surface portion. Liquid is flown through the microchannel from the first segment to the second segment. The liquid comprises reactant(s) capable of chemically or biologically reacting at the reactive surface portion of the microchannel.    USE - Method of delivering a reactant to a reactive surface in a microchannel used for a fuel cell (claimed), a chemical or biological reactor, or a chemical or biological sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The method can control the amount of reactant supplied to the reactive surface portion by allowing liquid comprising the reactant to flow through the channel such that the cross-sectional area decreases in a downstream direction, in which more reactant is supplied to the wall at downstream positions relative to the amount that would be supplied in a system without a tapered cross-section. Thus, the microchannel can be constructed and arranged such that the amount of reactant supplied to the wall conforms to a predetermined distribution.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of a microfluidic device.    Fluidic device (10)    Channel (12)    Inlets (13, 14)    Outlet (15)    First microchannel segment (16)    Second microchannel segment (17)
NOVELTY - Forming a p-n junction in a crystalline silicon substrate comprises placing (110) the crystalline silicon substrate inside a vacuum deposition chamber; delivering (120) a mixture of precursors comprising a silicon-containing compound into the chamber; depositing (130) an amorphous silicon film on a surface of the crystalline silicon substrate; and heating (140) the crystalline silicon substrate and the amorphous silicon film in an oxygen environment until the amorphous silicon film forms a crystalline grain structure and a portion of the crystalline grain structure is oxidized.    USE - Method for forming a p-n junction in a crystalline silicon substrate used in making solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method can eliminate pre-cleaning, post-cleaning, etching, and stripping steps present in the prior art, thus providing a more economical, efficient solar cell fabrication.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a sectional flow diagram of a method for forming a p-n junction in a crystalline silicon substrate.    Substrate placing step (110)    Precursors delivering step (120)    Depositing step (130)    Heating step (140)
NOVELTY - Preparing an inorganic foam, comprises preparing a solution including a soluble metal precursor, a soluble polyethyleneimine, a suitable solvent and a material comprising EDTA or its salt, subjecting the solution to ultrafiltration to produce a concentrated solution, heating the solution in a container to form a gel body having a surface area to volume ratio of no higher than 10, and heating the gel body in the container at temperature sufficient to remove the solvent and polyethyleneimine, and at a rate sufficient to generate gas from polyethyleneimine and EDTA or their salt.    USE - The method is useful for preparing an inorganic foams including a metal oxide foam, a metal nitride foam, a metal foam, metal carbide and a metal selenide (all claimed), where the inorganic foams are useful in catalysis, lightweight structural materials, semiconductors, thermal management, gas sensing, solar cells, batteries and electrodes.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a foam having a surface area of greater than 10 m2/g, and having a composition comprising (a) molybdenum carbide and molybdenum nitride, (b) titanium oxide, (c) copper selenide, (d) copper indium selenide, (e) molybdenum carbide, molybdenum nitride, and platinum, and (f) ruthenium dioxide.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming source gas flow path (33) with gas outlet (33a) at exterior of negative electrode (32), to supply source gas such as silane gas and germane gas on substrate (3). A gas outlet (31a) for discharge of hydrogen gas is formed on surface of positive electrode (31) facing the substrate. An exit opening (32a) for hydrogen-radical is formed on surface of negative electrode facing the substrate so that the hydrogen radical is reacted with source gas in space without plasma beside the negative electrode.    USE - Method of forming plasma thin film on substrate for manufacturing solar cell (claimed) such as amorphous solar cell and microcrystal solar cell. Can also be used in manufacture of thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal element.    ADVANTAGE - The high quality plasma thin film can be formed easily and uniformly on substrate and yield of solar cell can be increased. The performance of solar cell can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the plasma generation source. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Substrate (3)    Positive electrode (31)    Gas outlet of positive electrode (31a)    Negative electrode (32)    Exit opening (32a)    Source gas flow path (33)    Gas outlet of source gas flow path (33a)
NOVELTY - The battery has a bag-like film (60) having bottom surface formation portion (64) that is provided between a pair of wide surface formation portion (62) opposing the bottom surface of a battery case. A narrow side formation module has a pair of narrow side formation portions (66b,66d) positioned inside the bag-like film, and a pair of narrow side formation portion (66a,66c) positioned at outer side of the bag-like film. The size of the narrow side formation portions (66b,66d) is smaller than that of the narrow side formation portions (66a,66c).    USE - Battery such as lithium secondary battery and nickel-hydrogen battery mounted in vehicle (claimed) such as motor vehicle, fuel cell electric vehicle and hybrid vehicle. Can also be used in personal computer.    ADVANTAGE - The electrode can be inserted easily into the bag-like film, and the high reliable battery can be manufactured easily and effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional and side views of the bag-like film.    Bag-like film (60)    Bottom surface formation portions (62,64)    Narrow surface formation portions (66a-66d)    Folding-tab portions (68a,68b,69a,69b)    Clearance gap (S)
NOVELTY - A board stage (6) holds the board (15) installed inside vacuum chamber (5) connected to evacuation portion (8). A plasma electrode (4) has backplate (18) that faces exterior of vacuum chamber (5) and shower plate (19) facing the side of board. A gas chamber (21) supplies process gas to the shower plate. A vacuum chamber (11) formed in exterior of vacuum chamber (5), has container (10) with opening (9). The vacuum chamber (11) surrounds the backplate.    USE - Plasma processing apparatus for manufacturing semiconductor device (claimed) such as LCD and thin film solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The pressure difference at the side of shower plate and backplate of plasma electrode can be reduced by carrying out evacuation. The deformation of the plasma electrode by pressure difference can be prevented. Uniformity of plasma processing can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of semiconductor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the plasma processing apparatus.    Plasma electrode (4)    Vacuum chambers (5,11)    Board stage (6)    Evacuation portion (8)    Opening (9)    Container (10)    Board (15)    Backplate (18)    Shower plate (19)    Gas chamber (21)
NOVELTY - A back surface protection sheet (1) has a protective layer (2) and a thermoplastic-resin base material sequentially laminated from the back surface outer side of a solar cell module. The protective layer is formed by coating an ionizing radiation-hardenable resin layer and crosslinked-curing the coated surface by irradiating ionizing radiation, such that the reaction rate of radically polymerizable unsaturated group of ionizing radiation-hardenable resin is 60% or more. The protection layer has surface universal hardness of 50 N/mm2 or less and thickness of 0.5-10 mu m.    USE - Back surface protection sheet is used for solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The back surface protection sheet has excellent weather resistance, adhesiveness, abrasion resistance, heat resistance, damp-proof property and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module, which has sequential laminated structure of front transparent substrate, surface filler layer, solar cell element, back surface filler layer and back surface protection sheet.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional schematic view of back surface protection sheet.    Back surface protection sheet (1)    Protective layer (2)    Primer layer (3)    Adhesive layer (5,11)    Transparent biaxially-stretched polyester layer (10)
NOVELTY - The connector has strip shaped laminated sheet (3) which is formed by stacking copper foils (2) on both surfaces of plastic film (1). A through-hole (4) is formed in strip shaped laminated sheet and an electroconductive layer (5) is formed in wall surface of through-hole, through which copper foils are conducted.    USE - Connector for photovoltaic cell.    ADVANTAGE - The strength of connector can be improved, even when thickness of connector is reduced. The connector can be attached to photovoltaic cell, within short-time. The productivity of photovoltaic cell can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for connection method of photovoltaic cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of connector.    Plastic film (1)    Copper foils (2)    Strip shaped laminated sheet (3)    Through-hole (4)    Electroconductive layer (5)
NOVELTY - Zinc oxide powder and gallium oxide powder are mixed in mass ratio of 90-99.9:0.1-10, to form mixed powder. The obtained mixed powder is molded by cooling. The molded product is heated at 800 degrees C, and air or oxygen is introduced in ratio of 10-200 L/minute per sintering furnace internal volume of 1 m3. The temperature of molded product is increased from 800 degrees C to the sintering temperature with a temperature increase rate of 0.3-3 degrees C/minute. Then, the molded product is sintered at 1200-1400 degrees C for 10-20 hours, to obtain zinc-oxide type sintered compact.    USE - Manufacture of zinc-oxide type sintered compact (claimed) used as sputtering target for forming transparent conductive film used as electrode material for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The zinc-oxide type sintered compact is manufactured efficiently with high density, excellent crack-proof property, reduced resistance and suppressed generation of curvature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Zinc oxide powder and gallium oxide powder are mixed in mass ratio of 90-99.9:0.1-10, to form mixed powder. The obtained mixed powder is molded by cooling. The molded product is heated at 800 degrees C, and air or oxygen is introduced in ratio of 10-200 L/minute per sintering furnace internal volume of 1 m3. The temperature of molded product is increased from 800 degrees C to the sintering temperature with a temperature increase rate of 0.3-3 degrees C/minute. Then, the molded product is sintered at 1200-1400 degrees C for 10-20 hours, to obtain zinc-oxide type sintered compact. The zinc oxide powder has average particle diameter of 1 mu m or less, and particle diameter (D90) of 1.5 mu m or less. The gallium oxide powder has average particle diameter of 1 mu m or less, and particle diameter (D90) of 1-10 mu m. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for zinc-oxide type sintered compact.
NOVELTY - A sealing material has structure comprising clay film orientated with clay particles and/or clay particle layers and substance (a) which decomposes at temperature more than 100 degrees C to less than temperature at which hydroxyl group in the clay particles is discharged as water. The sealing material is arranged in an environment at temperature more than the decomposition temperature of the substance (a).    USE - Sealing material e.g. gasket is used for fuel cells (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The material has excellent mechanical strength, heat resistance and sealing performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) clay dispersion liquid, which is obtained by dispersing clay particles and substance (a) to mixed solvent of water and organic solvent; and    (2) manufacture of sealing material.
NOVELTY - Solution containing conjugated polymer compound having thiophenediyl group as repeating unit, sulfur-containing heterocyclic compound and solvent is coated on one electrode, to form coating layer. The obtained coating layer is dried at 70 degrees C or less, to form organic layer. The organic photoelectric conversion element has pair of electrodes at least one of which is transparent or semi-transparent and an organic layer which is arranged between the electrodes.    USE - Manufacture of organic photoelectric conversion element e.g. organic solar cell and photosensor.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides organic photoelectric conversion element having high light absorbance at 600 nm, and photoelectric conversion efficiency.
NOVELTY - A moisture proof film contains modified clay and additive, and has water vapor barrier property and water vapor permeability of less than 0.2 g/m2/day at 40 degrees C and 90% relative humidity.    USE - Moisture proof film used for electronic device (claimed), substrate film for liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent element, plasma display panel, light emitting diode and solar cell, flexible gas-seal material, packaging material, sealing material, electric insulation material, multilayer film, surface protection film and base film. Uses include but are not limited to integrated circuit tag, solar cell back sheet, protective film, diaphragm for fuel cell, film for food packaging, weather-resistance film, foodstuff packaging film, pharmaceutical wrapping film, antioxidation film, heat-resistant film and chemical resistance film.    ADVANTAGE - The moisture proof film has excellent water resistance, flexibility, gas-barrier property, water vapor barrier property, heat resistance, electric insulation property and flexibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the moisture proof film, which involves add-mixing solvent for pregel with modified clay, producing modified clay pregel, and further adding polar solvent and additive.
NOVELTY - The solar cell has a front electrode layer that is provided on a light absorbing layer arranged at the rear electrode layer (110) formed on a substrate (100). The conductive layers are stacked on the light absorbing layer provided at the front electrode layer. The grain sizes of the identical materials which are provided at the conductive layers stacked at the light absorbing layer provided at the front electrode layer, are different from each other.    USE - Copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) based solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The interior characteristics of conductive layers are compensated so that the characteristics of the front electrode layer can be improved. The dense structure of front electrode layer can be ensured, so that the impurities of the front electrode layer can be easily prevented from being diffused into light absorbing layer. The adhesion strength and surface resistance of rear electrode layer can be ensured through sputtering process, for improving the efficiency. Overall characteristics of the solar cell can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fabrication method of solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view explaining the fabricating process of solar cell.    Substrate (100)    Rear electrode layer (110)
NOVELTY - Surface passivation of a silicon semiconductor comprises: (a) placing the silicon semiconductor in the deposition chamber of a chemical vapor deposition equipment; (b) introducing precursor gases; (c) initiating deposition of a silicon nitride film on the silicon semiconductor; (d) doping the deposited silicon nitride film; and (e) continuing depositing the silicon nitride film until the film obtains a thickness of 2-500 nm.    USE - The method is useful for surface passivation of a silicon semiconductor. The doped amorphous silicon nitride layer is useful for surface passivation in silicon based solar cells (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The cells obtained has improved field passivation effect.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Surface passivation of a silicon semiconductor comprises: (a) placing the silicon semiconductor in the deposition chamber of a chemical vapor deposition equipment; (b) introducing precursor gases for forming a silicon nitride film on the exposed surface of the silicon semiconductor into the deposition chamber; (c) initiating deposition of a silicon nitride film on the silicon semiconductor; (d) doping the deposited silicon nitride film by introducing a gaseous compound containing an element which acts as an acceptor element into the precursor gases in the deposition chamber; and (e) continuing depositing the silicon nitride film until the film obtains a thickness of 2-500 nm. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a solar cell comprising a silicon semiconductor wafer or film, where the rear surface, alternatively both front and rear surfaces, have a layer of silicon nitride deposited by chemical vapor deposition, where the silicon nitride film contains an element which acts as an acceptor element in the film and form negatively charged film, and where the concentration of dopants in the silicon nitride film results in a negative charge of the film of 109 to 1015 cm-2.
NOVELTY - Titania is dissolved in a surface-modifying solution, agitated, and titania is extracted by filtering the agitated solution. The extracted titania is then dried, to manufacture surface-modified titania.    USE - Manufacture of surface-modified titania used for hydrogen battery, solar cell and chemical sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The method produces surface-modified titania having high optical activity, excellent stability, photoelectric efficiency and hydrogen producing efficiency.
NOVELTY - A substrate including a p-type semiconductor layer and an n-type semiconductor layer is prepared, and a reflection barrier layer made of silicon nitride is formed on the substrate. The contaminants of silicon nitride film and reflection barrier layer formed under the substrate are removed using phosphoric acid etchant, to form an antireflection layer and obtain a solar cell.    USE - Fabrication of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables effective removal of contaminants, and fabrication of solar cells having excellent electrical characteristics and quantum efficiency.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing planar semiconductor substrate (1) having opposing sides (2,3). A mask (4) is applied to one of the opposing side by envisaging extrusion printing process.    USE - Method of masking semiconductor substrate during manufacture of semiconductor component (claimed) such as solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Small-sized semiconductor component can be manufactured easily and reliably at low cost in short duration while improving the manufacturing precision.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for intermediate product produced during manufacture of semiconductor component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of semiconductor substrate.    Semiconductor substrate (1)    Opposing sides (2,3)    Mask (4)    Adjacent areas (9,10)    Masking material (11)
NOVELTY - A laminate has structure of glass/cured resin layer. The glass has thickness of 20-250 mu m. The cured resin layer is formed by coating active-energy-ray-curable composition on glass, and curing by supplying active energy ray. The active-energy-ray-curable composition contains acrylic structure-containing polyfunctional urethane (meth)acrylate-type compound, polyfunctional (meth)acrylate-type compound, silane coupling agent and photoinitiator.    USE - Laminate is used for substrate e.g. transparent electrode substrate of display board (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent display, touch panel, electronic paper, light-guide plate, phase difference plate, solar cell substrate, optical waveguide, anti-reflection film and optical multilayered film.    ADVANTAGE - The laminate has excellent flexibility, impact resistance, light transmittance, birefringence property, surface smoothness, heat resistance, gas-barrier property and chemical resistance, and is compact and lightweight.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for transparent electrode substrate.
NOVELTY - A high-filling resin composition comprises (in parts mass) ethylene-olefin-polyene copolymer (10-90), radically polymerizable vinyl compound (90-10) and inorganic filler (500-2000 with respect to total content (100)). The olefin is chosen from 3-20C ( alpha )-olefin, 5-20C cyclic olefin and 8-20C aromatic vinyl compound. The hydrocarbon-type polyene is 5-20C hydrocarbon-type polyene having two or more vinyl groups and/or vinylene groups in a molecule. The ethylene-olefin-polyene copolymer has number average molecular weight of 1000-50000.    USE - High-filling resin composition is used for forming hardened component for wiring-board insulation layer and insulation sealing material for electronic device, photovoltaic power generation cell (all claimed) and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The hardened component formed using high-filling resin composition has excellent heat resistance, thermal conductivity, impact resistance, softening property and gas-barrier property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A high-filling resin composition comprises (in parts mass) ethylene-olefin-polyene copolymer (10-90), radically polymerizable vinyl compound (90-10) and inorganic filler (500-2000 with respect to total content (100)). The olefin is chosen from 3-20C ( alpha )-olefin, 5-20C cyclic olefin and 8-20C aromatic vinyl compound. The hydrocarbon-type polyene is 5-20C hydrocarbon-type polyene having two or more vinyl groups and/or vinylene groups in a molecule. The ethylene-olefin-polyene copolymer has number average molecular weight of 1000-50000 and ratio of weight average molecular weight and number average molecular weight of 1.5-5. The content of hydrocarbon-type polyene unit is 1-10 per number average molecular weight. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for high-filling resin composition hardened component, which is obtained by hardening the resin composition by radical polymerization.
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier film has a layer (L) obtained by injecting ion into layer containing silicon-type compound, on at least one surface of a biodegradable plastic film.    USE - Gas-barrier film is used for packaging material of foodstuffs and pharmaceuticals, flexible display, solar cell, and solar cell back sheet. Uses include but are not limited to liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent display, inorganic electroluminescent display, electronic paper, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-barrier film is easily and economically manufactured with excellent transparency, gas-barrier property and bending resistance, and is environmental-friendly.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of gas-barrier film.
NOVELTY - A polyester film has polyester layer including film surface having surface roughness of 0.1-1 mu m. The polyester layer contains 3-30 weight% of particles having average particle diameter of 3-10 mu m. The film contains 0.05-1 weight% of diarylethene group-containing compound.    USE - Polyester film is used for solar cell, ultraviolet photosensitive marker used in electronic device, building material, photosensor and domestic appliances.    ADVANTAGE - The polyester film has excellent strength.
NOVELTY - A curable resin composition contains inorganic fine particles (a) having Mohs hardness of 6 or more, inorganic fine particles (b) having Mohs hardness of less than 5, and curable resin (c) chosen from thermosetting resin and active energy ray curable resin. The particles (a,b) have average particle diameter of each of 10 mu m or less. The product of Mohs hardness of fine particles (a,b) is 6-40. The content of fine particles (a,b) is 0.01-60 wt.%. The mixing ratio of fine particles (a,b) is 1:0.001-1:10.    USE - Curable resin composition is used for laminated component used for optical film used for touch panel (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to plastic film substrate for liquid crystal display, organic electroluminescent display, electronic paper and solar cell, transparent conductive film substrate and thin film transistor substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The curable resin composition provides cured material having excellent abrasion resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for laminated component, which has a hard coat layer formed by curing the resin composition, on a base material.
NOVELTY - The method involves producing positive electrode with lithium-manganese oxide represented by general formula Lix (Mn(1-y),My) Oz, where M is a metallic element other than lithium and manganese, x is 1-2, y is 0-1 and z is 1.5-3. The positive electrode and negative electrode are assembled with non-aqueous electrolyte, so as to form assembled battery. The initial stage charging is performed with respect to assembled battery, under the temperature of 40-70 degrees C.    USE - Manufacturing method of lithium secondary battery used in vehicle (both claimed) e.g. car (from drawing). Uses include but are not limited to electric vehicle, hybrid vehicle, motor vehicle and fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The performance of battery can be improved. The precipitation of lithium towards negative electrode top surface can be avoided. The load characteristic can be improved. The solubility of oxygen gas with respect to electrolyte solution can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) lithium secondary battery; and    (2) vehicle.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph explaining change of discharge capacity ratio with respect to temperature at the time of initial stage charging. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The heating plate has a lower chamber sealing ring (6) arranged on the periphery of a rectangular heating plate (1) and matched with an upper chamber sealing ring to seal a vacuum chamber; and an electric heating device and a temperature control device are arranged in the heating plate. The heating plate is divided into a main heating area (14) and an auxiliary heating area on the horizontal rectangular plate surface. The auxiliary heating area is arranged around the main heating area.    USE - Heating plate for solar cell laminating machine.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic cross-sectional view of the heating plate for solar cell laminating machine.    Rectangular heating plate (1)    Lower chamber sealing ring (6)    Main heating area (14)    Auxiliary temperature control points (15)    Main temperature control point (16)
NOVELTY - The gas heaters (21,22) spray hot gas (2) on the resin/metal sheet substrate surface and a spraying mechanism forms a film on the substrate surface. The heater sprays initial period gas of temperature higher than constant temperature on the substrate, after spraying gas of constant temperature on the substrate.    USE - Apparatus for forming film on glass substrate used for flat display device. Uses include but are not limited to form amorphous film, crystallization film, insulating film, electrically conductive film, protective film on resin/metal sheet substrates used for LCD, organic electroluminescent display, solar cell etc.    ADVANTAGE - The stress applied to the film is avoided and crack in the film on the substrate is prevented, while reducing curvature of the substrate. Thus, continuous film formation can be performed on the flexible substrates reliably and inexpensively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view of the film forming apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hot gas (2)    Support stand (4)    Refuse (5)    Viscous material (10)    Heaters (21,22)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a sacrificial oxide film (103) on a substrate (101) by a dry oxidation process, a wet oxidation process or a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) process. An amorphous silicon thin film (105) is formed on the sacrificial oxide film. Etching agent component of an etchant is added to the amorphous silicon thin film that is made from poly dimethyl siloxane (PDMS). The etchant comprises buffered oxide etchant solution.    USE - Method for manufacturing an amorphous silicon thin film for manufacturing a solar battery and a display device such as organic LED (OLED) device and LCD device.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacturing the amorphous silicon thin film in a quick manner without a photolithography etching process, and preventing damage of the amorphous silicon thin film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of an amorphous silicon thin film.    Substrate (101)    Sacrificial oxide film (103)    Amorphous silicon thin film (105)
NOVELTY - The reservoir has a film (3) clamped between two flanges, where lower side of the film is contacted with electrolyte. A lower protective cover (4) is arranged below the film, and an upper protective cover (5) is arranged above the film so as to protect the film. The lower protective cover is fixed on a tank body (1), and the upper protective cover is fixed on a tank cover (2). Distance among the protective covers and the film is decided by the corrugated number, corrugated structure parameter and the strength of the film. A liquid level meter (7) is mounted in a center part of the cover.    USE - Film-type vanadium redox flow energy-storage battery cathode electrolyte reservoir.    ADVANTAGE - The cathode electrolyte is isolated from the atmosphere by the film, which delays the evolution of unbalanced load state of the cathode electrolyte and the reduction of the vanadium volume, and improves the operation efficiency of the battery. The electrolyte reservoir is equipped with a gas releasing device, a liquidometer, a temperature sensor, and electrolyte feeding and discharging valves so as to satisfy the actual operation requirement.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The tank body, film and the tank cover are made of acidproof and corrosion-resistant high molecular polymer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a film-type vanadium redox flow energy-storage battery cathode electrolyte reservoir in partial section.    Tank body (1)    Tank cover (2)    Film (3)    Lower protective cover (4)    Upper protective cover (5)    Liquid level meter (7)
NOVELTY - Solar cell and radiator combined component comprises a transparent cover plate, a solar cell plate, a transparent adhesive layer, and a frame.    USE - The solar cell and radiator combined component is useful for industrial and commercial applications.    ADVANTAGE - The component uses the unique and rational structure design and is easy to be processed and formed; besides, the heat conduction performance of the solar cell is improved, and it is good for large-scale promotion and utilization.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Solar cell and radiator combined component comprises a transparent cover plate, a solar cell plate, a transparent adhesive layer, and a frame, where the transparent cover plate and the solar cell plate are connected by the transparent adhesive layer and the periphery is the fixed frame, where the solar cell and radiator combined component further comprises a radiator, a heat conductive insulation adhesive material and a grid for fixing the solar cell plate, where the surface of the radiator is provided with an insulating layer located on the first layer of the bottom part; and the above second layer is the heat conductive insulation adhesive material, the third layer is the solar cell plate and the fixing grid, the fourth layer is the transparent adhesive layer, the fifth layer is the transparent cover plate; the radiator with an insulation layer on the surface, the heat conductive insulation adhesive material, the solar cell plate and the fixing grid, the transparent adhesive layer, and the transparent cover plate are heated in a laminating machine in vacuum and once formed to be firmly connected; and the peripheral frame is fixed to the sealing adhesive material, and then the solar cell and radiator combined component is formed.
NOVELTY - An oxide layer/emitter layer is formed by wet-oxidation of a p-type silicon substrate using water vapor in the atmosphere. By wet oxidation the phosphorus concentration in the substrate is reduced to below the boron concentration. Heat-treatment is then carried out in hydrogen atmosphere at a temperature lower than the wet-oxidation temperature, and the oxide layer is removed to obtain an emitter.    USE - Formation of emitter for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method suppresses boron depletion phenomenon and reduces the quantity of impurity of emitter layer neighborhood. The gettering effect is improved due to the thick oxide layer. Surface resistance is reduced.