NOVELTY - The system has a group of optical mirrors comprising a solar energy tracking device for enabling a solar linear focusing optical mirror of each optical mirror group to track sun during movement, and an electronic control system. The focusing mirror includes a rotating shaft that is arranged on a solar mirror bracket. The bracket is connected to the tracking device. The power driving device drives the tracking device such that the focusing mirror moves, so that a focal line of the optical mirror group is maintained in a cylindrical region where a Stirling generator is located.    USE - Solar linear variable-focal length one-way tracking power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The system can realize viable-focal length tracking.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar linear variable-focal length one-way tracking power generation system.
NOVELTY - Photoactive polymers and copolymers of acrylic monomers comprise cycloimide units in main chain, functionalized with luminescent, preferably photoluminescent, chromophore group.    USE - Photoactive polymers and copolymers of acrylic monomers for spectrum converter used in solar device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The photoactive polymers and copolymers of acrylic monomers incorporate luminescent chromophore group having luminescent properties, in particular photoluminescent, capable of absorbing electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength within a certain spectral region and re-emitting the energy absorbed in the form of radiations having a wavelength within a different spectral region.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Photoactive polymers and copolymers of acrylic monomers comprise cycloimide units in main chain, functionalized with luminescent, preferably photoluminescent, chromophore group of formula (Ia).    R1, R2=H or 1-8C aliphatic hydrocarbon, preferably Me;and    R'=luminescent, preferably photoluminescent, chromophore group comprising conjugated or poly-condensed aromatic cyclic hydrocarbons having more than 14, preferably 16-24C in the conjugated or aromatic skeleton, and compounds containing aromatic heterocycles having greater than or equal to 5, preferably 6-20C, in which the imide N atom is bonded to C atom in the aromatic or heterocyclic skeleton.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of the photoactive polymers and copolymers comprising reaction of a polymer or copolymer of acrylic monomers with an amine and/or amide N-substituted with luminescent chromophore group R' or R" to form, in the main chain of the polymer or copolymer, cycloimide units N-functionalized with the luminescent chromophore group.
NOVELTY - A polyester film contains microparticles (3-50 %mass) having average particle diameter of 0.1-3 mu m, and has acid value of 1-30 eq/ton and whiteness of 50 or more.    USE - Polyester film is used for back surface protective film of thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The polyester film has excellent adhesiveness, durability and light reflection efficiency even at high temperature and high humidity.
NOVELTY - An electrolyte (3) includes a eutectic mixture consisting of an amide compound and an ionizable lithium salt, and a nitrile compound.    USE - Electrolyte is used in electrochemical device e.g. pouch type lithium secondary battery (both claimed). Can also be used for electrical-double-layer capacitors, electronic display device, and dye-sensitized solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte has excellent thermal stability and chemical stability due to inclusion of eutectic mixture and nitrile compound. The electrolyte has low viscosity and high ionic conductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electrolyte includes a eutectic mixture consisting of an amide compound and an ionizable lithium salt, and a nitrile compound. The amide compound is of formula: (R)m-X-C(=O)-N(-R1)(-R2) or of formula (I).    R,R1,R2=H, halo, 1-20C alkyl optionally substituted by halo, alkylamino, alkenyl, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, or optionally substituted aryl;    X=silicon, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur or phosphorus;    m=1 when X is oxygen or sulfur, 2 when X is nitrogen or phosphorus, and 3 when X is silicon;    m'=0 when X is oxygen or sulfur, 1 when X is nitrogen or phosphorus, and 2 when X is silicon;and    n=1-10.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for electrochemical device consisting of the electrolyte, an anode (1), and a cathode (2).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a coin type secondary battery.    Anode (1)    Cathode (2)    Separator and electrolyte (3)    Spacer (4)    Container (5)
NOVELTY - The system (20) has a vertical light post (21) arising from a center of a base support (22) or an exterior wall. An outer containment tank (23) is attached atop with a set of rubber wick hoses (24) that distributes water from a holding tube to the system. An opening of the hoses is fitted with a vertical tube to refill the tank area around the post with liquids so that the hoses send liquids from the tank to the system. A brace supports a frame of a light housing (27) with a pyramid surface. Batteries are fitted within or outside of the post to power an LED lighting unit.    USE - Standard or self watering solar LED illuminated planter system for ornamental decoration.    ADVANTAGE - The batteries are fitted within or outside of the post to power the LED lighting unit, thus providing light for nourishing the plant and the surrounding area for decorative purpose, and hence providing both self watering features and illumination features for the planter system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a self watering solar illuminated LED planter system.    Standard or self watering solar LED illuminated planter system (20)    Vertical light post (21)    Base support (22)    Outer containment tank (23)    Rubber wick hoses (24)    Light housing (27)
NOVELTY - An ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) hot-melt adhesive piece for solar battery, where the hot-melt adhesive piece comprises (pts.wt.): 100 pts.wt. of EVA copolymer, 0.01-4 pts.wt. of silane coupling agent, 0.01-4 pts.wt. of nucleating agent, 0.01-0.08 pts.wt. of age resister and 0.01-0.08 pts.wt. of crosslinker.    USE - The EVA hot-melt adhesive piece is for used in solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The EVA hot-melt adhesive piece for solar battery has excellent elasticity, low temperature-resisting and natural aging resisting properties; the invention has strong adhesive force, tough peel strength and high light photopermeability for the glass and polycarbonate plate or polypropylene resin plate; one other hand, the invention can be pressed and formed without thermal high-voltage machine in the manufacturing process of the solar generation substrate; the invention satisfies the different kinds of due performance index so as to simplify the processing performance, improve the processing efficiency and eliminate the shortcoming of the thermal deformation.
NOVELTY - A solar photovoltaic module sealant, comprise 50-75 wt.% of polyisobutene, 10-30 wt.% of light calcium carbonate, 5-10 wt.% of heavy calcium carbonate, 2-5% of carbon-5 resin, 5-10 wt.% of butyl rubber, and 0.1-0.3 wt.% of antioxidant.    USE - A sealant is useful for sealing and binding solar photovoltaic module or solar lamp.    ADVANTAGE - The solar photovoltaic module sealant is highly improved and the sealant is featured by good tightness, fast solidifying speed, strong weather resistance and convenient use.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a synthesizing method of solar photovoltaic module sealant, comprising: (a) throwing polyisobutene into a vacuum kneading machine according to the parts by weight above; heating to 150-200 degrees C and stirring for 0.5-1 hours under vacuum condition; (b) adding carbon-5 resin and antioxidant to the kneading machine and stirring for 0.3-0.6 hours; (c) adding butyl rubber to the reactant above, stirring for 0.3-0.5 hours and throwing light calcium carbonate and heavy calcium carbonate; and (d) stirring and kneading for 1-2 hours at 0.09-0.094 MPa and taking the material out after checking it qualified.
NOVELTY - Non alkali glass fiber for wind energy textile comprises coupling agent, lubricant, film-forming agent A, film-forming agent B, pH regulator, antistatic agent and deionized water.    USE - The fiber is useful for wind energy textile (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The fiber has good compatibility and penetrability with the epoxide resin, and can increase the mechanical property of the product so as to meet the requirement of market and application.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Non alkali glass fiber for wind energy textile comprises coupling agent, lubricant, film-forming agent A, film-forming agent B, pH regulator, antistatic agent and deionized water; where the solid of the fiber accounts for 5 to 10% of the total mass of the fiber, and the rest is water; the film-forming agent A uses epoxy resin emulsion A; the epoxy equivalent weight of the epoxide resin in the film-forming agent A is 500 to 1500; various components of the fiber accounts for the following proportions of the solid mass of the fiber by solid content: coupling agent 5 to 13%, lubricant 5 to 15%, film-forming agent A 10 to 75%, film-forming agent B 10 to 75%,film-forming agent A and film-forming agent B 65 to 85%, antistatic agent 0.5 to 2%, and pH regulator 1 to 5%.
NOVELTY - Salts containing aluminium, sodium and magnesium or lithium are dissolved in a solvent. A high-molecular compound and a dispersing agent are added into the mixed solution, heated, agitated and reacted to obtain wet gel. The wet gel is dried to obtain dry gel. The dry gel is calcined to obtain precursor powder. The precursor powder is granulated and molded, and placed in microwave furnace. The powder is heated to 1350-1450 degrees C for 10-60 minutes. Heating is continued to 1500-1550 degrees C for 3-60 minutes, and quenched to obtain sodium- beta -aluminum oxide solid electrolyte.    USE - Manufacture of sodium-beta-aluminum oxide solid electrolyte used for sodium-sulfur battery and sodium-nickel battery.    ADVANTAGE - The solid electrolyte having improved conductivity is quickly manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Salts containing aluminium, sodium and magnesium or lithium are dissolved in a solvent, such that target product is sodium-aluminum-magnesium oxide (Na1+xOAl1-xMgxO16, x is 0.45-1) or sodium-aluminum-lithium oxide (Na1+2yOAl1-yLiyO16, y is 0.2-0.5). A high-molecular compound and a dispersing agent are added into the mixed solution, heated, agitated and reacted to obtain wet gel. The wet gel is dried to obtain dry gel. The dry gel is calcined to obtain precursor powder. The precursor powder is granulated and molded, and placed in microwave furnace. The powder is heated to 1350-1450 degrees C for 10-60 minutes. Heating is continued to 1500-1550 degrees C for 3-60 minutes, and quenched to obtain sodium- beta -aluminum oxide solid electrolyte.
NOVELTY - Nickel-hydrogen secondary battery binding agent comprises oxalic acid metal complex and polytetrafluoroethylene, where the content of the oxalic acid metal complex in the composite material is 2 to 30%; and the composite material is in rubber-mixing form.    USE - The agent is useful for nickel-hydrogen secondary battery system.    ADVANTAGE - By using the battery prepared by using the binding agent, the active material of the electrode is difficult to pulverize and fall, the charge capacity and the discharge capacity are high, and the circulating property is good.
NOVELTY - The device has a transparent cover plate covered on top of an insulation case and movably connected with the insulation case. A double-layer glass plate is arranged between the insulation case and a biomass pool. A top face of the insulation case has a slope. The insulation case and the biomass pool are made of inorganic glass steel, and an expanded perlite is added in the inorganic glass steel. A temperature controller, liquid level display and a pressure tester are arranged in the biomass pool.    USE - Device for fiberizing straw by solar energy.    ADVANTAGE - The device has energy conservation effects, environment friendliness and low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for fiberizing straw by solar energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a device for fiberizing straw.
NOVELTY - The mechanism has exterior structure (20) that has junction portion (22) whose outer surface is air tightly joined with mutually piled exterior films (21A). An accommodating portion (23) is formed inside the exterior structure. One side of non-joined portion (24) is attached to accommodating portion and other side is surrounded by junction portion. A seal portion (25) formed in the mid position of non-joined portion is provided with hole (26) penetrating the exterior film.    USE - Safety mechanism of lamination exterior electrical storage device such as battery and capacitor used in portable apparatus and electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Since the seal portion formed in the mid position of non-joined portion is provided with hole penetrating the exterior film, the gas can be discharged reliably and safely.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of the lamination exterior electrical storage device.    Exterior structure (20)    Exterior film (21A)    Junction portion (22)    Accommodating portion (23)    Non-joined portion (24)    Seal portion (25)    Hole (26)
NOVELTY - The device has lithium ion battery (1) with dew condensation prevention sheets (9) such as plastic sheets that are provided in the sides of armored can (1A). A cooling mechanism cools the surface of armored can. A separator (15) is provided between the batteries.    USE - Power supply device for vehicle such as hybrid car, fuel cell electric vehicle and electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Generation of short-circuit is prevented by the dew condensation prevention sheets. Increase in the temperature of battery is suppressed. Battery cooling can be performed efficiently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the exploded perspective view of the battery system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Lithium ion battery (1)    Armored can (1A)    Dew condensation prevention sheet (9)    Electrode terminal (13)    Separator (15)
NOVELTY - A composition comprises metal colloid particle and dispersion medium of metal colloid particle. The metal colloid particle comprises metal nanoparticle (A) covered by protective colloid (B) comprising organic compound (B1) having a carboxyl group and polymer dispersing agent (B2).    USE - Composition is used for forming transparent electrode film of electroconductive base material (claimed) for solar cell and structural component of display.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive base material formed using the composition has high electroconductivity, dispersibility, storage stability in room temperature and adhesiveness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of electroconductive base material which comprises metal film formed on transparent electrode film.
NOVELTY - The laminator (1) has diaphragm (4) that is provided in vacuum chamber to separate chamber into top vacuum region (5) and lower vacuum region (6). A heating plate (7) with curved mounting surface is placed inside chamber for mounting and heating module laminated case. The mounting surface if the heating plate has a surface whose thermal resistance is lower than the surface which contacts mounted module. The contact surface is made of glass fiber soaked in copolymer with polytetrafluoroethylene or tetrafluoroethylene.    USE - Laminator of solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The residual amount of bubbles in solar cell module can be suppressed by heating filler in unbiased state using heating plate, hence the temperature of heating plate can be maintained high. Therefore, the tact-time to manufacture solar cell module can be reduced and quality of solar cell module can be maintained without reducing manufacture energy. Since the thermal resistance element can touch solar cell module, the lack of thermal conductive by contact failure of module laminated case and heating plate can be eliminated.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the laminator of solar cell module.    Laminator (1)    Diaphragm (4)    Top vacuum region (5)    Lower vacuum region (6)    Heating plate (7)
NOVELTY - A porous carbon material is obtained by adhering metal particles to a surface of thinly sliced carbon. The porous carbon material has pore diameter of 5-50 nm and specific surface area of 30 m2/g or more, measured by nitrogen gas adsorption measurement.    USE - Porous carbon material is used for fuel cell (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to polymer electrolyte fuel cell, phosphoric acid-type fuel cell and alkali electrolyte-type fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The highly-efficient porous carbon material is economically manufactured, has large specific surface area, improved catalytic activity and hydrogen storage property, and provides small-sized fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of porous carbon material, which involves carrying out liquid phase oxidation of graphite, producing an oxidized graphite, adding a metal complex to an alkaline solution containing the oxidized graphite, introducing metal in metal complex to the oxidized graphite by performing ion exchange process, separating the oxidized graphite by filtration, drying and baking the dried graphite in air, vacuum or inert gas; and    (2) fuel cell, which is provided with catalyst formed using porous carbon material.
NOVELTY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery has electrode component (20) on exterior component including nonaqueous electrolyte, positive electrode and negative electrode, which are laminated through separator. A heat-resistant layer is provided between positive electrode, negative electrode or separated, and contains heat resistant material. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains cyclic sulfone compound (I, II, III or IV).    USE - Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. Uses include but are not limited to camcorder, digital still camera, mobile telephone, portable information terminal and notebook-type computer.    ADVANTAGE - The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery has excellent charging-discharging characteristics, and is safe.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery has electrode component on exterior component including positive electrode and negative electrode, which are laminated through separator, and nonaqueous electrolyte. A heat-resistant layer is provided between positive electrode, negative electrode or separated, and contains heat resistant material. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains cyclic sulfone compound of formula (I, II, III or IV).    R1,R2=CmH2m;    R3-R10=CnH2n+1;and    n,m=0-4.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows perspective view of nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Electrode component (20)    Positive electrode lead (21)    Negative electrode lead (22)    Exterior component (30)    Contact film (31)
NOVELTY - The fuse unit (A) has fuse element (1) that is folded by bending unit (2) provided between upper and lower boards. The fuse element is provided with an upper blade unit (12) extending from upper board and protruding from resin layer (21). A lower blade unit (13) joined with upper blade unit by welding is extended from lower board and protruded from resin layer (22).    USE - Fuse unit used in battery of vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Since the lower blade unit joined with upper blade unit by welding is extended from lower board and protruded from resin layer, the bending state of fuse unit can be maintained by strong retention strength irrespective of vibration of vehicle.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of fuse unit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of fuse unit. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuse element (1)    Bending unit (2)    Upper blade unit (12)    Lower blade unit (13)    Resin layers (21,22)    Fuse unit (A)
NOVELTY - The electrode has a catalyst layer (CCM) that abuts a gas diffusion layer (MPL) in a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) configuration. The arithmetic mean deviation of the catalyst layer surface adjacent to the gas diffusion layer surface is 1 mu or less, and the arithmetic mean waviness is 2 mu or less. The arithmetic mean deviation of the gas diffusion layer surface adjacent to the catalyst layer surface is 5 mu or less and the arithmetic mean waviness is in par with that of the surface adjacent to the gas diffusion layer of the catalyst layer.    USE - Electrode for polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The bonding strength between the catalyst layer and the gas diffusion layer is improved significantly, resulting in stable operation and improved productivity of the fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for polymer electrolyte fuel cell electrode manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view showing the manufacturing method of the membrane electrode assembly of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    Electrolytic membrane (20)    Catalyst (22,24)    Catalyst layer (CCM)    Membrane electrode assembly (MEA)    Gas diffusion layer (MPL)
NOVELTY - Several discontinuous sealing elements (10) separates the cooling water supply manifold (4) and reactive gas supply manifold (2). The reactive gas discharge manifold (3) discharges the reactive gas from flow path.    USE - Fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell used in fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - Simplified separator structure of fuel cell can be obtained and so, size reduction of fuel cell can be attained. Fuel cell can be maintained at predetermined temperature without providing a separate cooling cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic plan view of the separator of fuel cell.    Separator (1)    Reactive gas supply manifold (2)    Reactive gas discharge manifold (3)    Cooling water supply manifold (4)    Sealing elements (10)
NOVELTY - The regenerant-agent tank (25,32) stores the regenerating agent which regenerates the ion exchange resins (Ea,Eb). A regenerating agent supply line provided with shut-off valves (22,23,27,30,34,37) supplies the regenerating agent to the impurity removal apparatus. A waste liquid discharge pipe path emits the fluid to the outside of impurity removal apparatus. The shut-off valves close the upstream and downstream pipe line of impurity removal apparatus at the time of reproduction operation of ion exchange resin.    USE - Fuel cell system mounted in electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell system can prevent the contamination by regenerating agent of fluid in the pipeline. The fuel cell system can renew the appropriate ion exchange resin and can maintain the property of fluid appropriately.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a circuit diagram of the cooling system of fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell (11)    Pump (13)    Shut-off valves (22,23,27,30,34,37)    Regenerant-agent tank (25,32)    Ion exchange resin (Ea,Eb)
NOVELTY - A coating material consists of titanium oxide fine particles, thickener and dispersion medium. The titanium oxide fine particles are obtained by adding crystallizing agent to amorphous titanium oxide source, removing crystallizing agent and hydrothermally treating fine particles with alkali. The average particle diameter of titanium oxide fine particles is 5-300 nm. The content of crystallizing agent in the fine particles is 1000 ppm or less. The concentration of solid content of titanium oxide fine particles is 1-30 wt.%.    USE - Coating material is used for photoelectric cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The coating material has excellent strength, and the photoelectric cell comprising the coating material has improved photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for photoelectric cell, which has a substrate (5,6), an electrode layer (1,3) provided on the substrate, porous metal oxide semiconductor film (2) which adsorbs photo sensitization material formed on the surface of electrode layer and an electrolyte layer (4) provided between semiconductor film and electrode layer. The metal oxide semiconductor film is formed using the coating material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of photoelectric cell.    Electrode layers (1,3)    Semiconductor film (2)    Electrolyte layer (4)    Substrates (5,6)    Titanium oxide thin film (7)
NOVELTY - The solar cell module (1) has a transparent plastic plate (3) arranged at the surface side of several electricity generating elements (2a). A CFRP board (4) is arranged at the back surface side of the electricity generating elements. The thickness of transparent plastic plate and the thickness of CFRP board are set to preset value so as to satisfy the predetermined expression.    USE - Solar cell module mounted in vehicle such as motor vehicle, and electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - Since the transparent plastic board is used, the lightweight and highly rigid solar cell module is obtained such that the module is not bent easily. The shielding effect of electromagnetic waves is heightened.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell module.    Solar cell module (1)    Electricity generating element (2a)    Transparent plastic plate (3)    CFRP board (4)    Sealing layer (5)
NOVELTY - A back surface protective film (1A) has resin layers (11, 12 and 13) arranged in order.    USE - Back surface protective film is used for solar cell of solar cell module (claimed) arranged in roof of house for photoelectric conversion.    ADVANTAGE - The back surface protective film has excellent heat resistance, weather resistance, flexibility, adhesiveness and reflectivity. The solar cell module has high electric power generating efficiency, excellent dark-color external appearance and designability and reduced deformation of structural components.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic sectional view of back surface protective film.    Back surface protective film (1A)    Resin layers (11,12,13)
NOVELTY - The terminal box has a cover case (2) of resin filled housing (1) that is provided with cover case substrate (21) and continuous protrusion portion (22) which divides the terminal box into interior and exterior portions. A guidance element (23) is formed in protrusion portion such that cross sectional area of the guidance element tapers towards the cover case substrate.    USE - Terminal box of solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The height of the arbitrary locations can be made high by centralizing resin on specific portion and sealing can be performed reliably using guidance element, hence the usage amount of resin for sealing can be decreased.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the terminal box.    Resin filled housing (1)    Cover case (2)    Cover case substrate (21)    Protrusion portion (22)    Guidance element (23)
NOVELTY - Multilayer film (1) comprises a base material thermoplastic resin film (2), and resin layer which contains flame retardant and 0.1-5 mass% of substance (3) with saccharide structure.    USE - Multilayer film lamp reflector for backlights and film for solar cell blocking (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Has excellent flame retardance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a backlight comprising the multilayer film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the multilayer film.    Resin layer which contains flame retardant and substance (3)
NOVELTY - A structure is obtained by bonding pigment with conductive substrate through peptide having amino acid unit(s).    USE - Structure is used for electrode of photoelectric conversion element for dye-sensitized solar cell and photoelectric sensor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The structure is manufactured economically by simple process. The photoelectric conversion element comprising the electrode has high photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of structure;    (2) electrode;    (3) photoelectric conversion element;    (4) dye-sensitized solar cell; and    (5) photoelectric sensor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a conceptual view of the structure. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - A concentration detector (6) detects the concentration of methanol in diluted methanol fuel (2) supplied to electric power generation unit of fuel cell. The high methanol concentration fuel (1) and pure water or low methanol concentration fuel (3) are respectively supplied to the concentration detector, after predetermined time interval. The detection sensitivity of concentration detector is corrected based on detection results output with respect to high methanol concentration fuel and low methanol concentration fuel.    USE - System for detection of concentration of methanol in methanol fuel of fuel cell such as direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) of electric power generation system (claimed) for moving object and portable device. Can also be used in detection of concentration of component in hydrogen fuel of polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC).    ADVANTAGE - Since the detection sensitivity of the fuel concentration detector which changes with the byproducts accompanying cell reaction can be corrected, the concentration of diluted methanol fuel supplied to the fuel cell stack can be detected correctly. Hence the fuel cell stack can be supplied with fuel of appropriate concentration.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the fuel concentration detection system.    High methanol concentration fuel (1)    Diluted methanol fuel (2)    Pure water or low methanol concentration fuel (3)    Fuel concentration detector (6)    Methanol fuel supply control circuit (7)
NOVELTY - The solar cell module (7) has a transparent substrate (1) which supports a photovoltaic cell (2), and a transparent sheet (5) stacked on light receiving surface side of the transparent substrate. The transparent sheet has an optical directivity structure (6) including conical recesses or conical protrusions. An anti-reflective film is formed on the surface of the optical directivity structure. The transparent sheet consists of resin chosen from cyclo-olefin polymer, cyclo-olefin copolymer and polycarbonate.    USE - Solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar cell module is improved by the use of transparent resin sheet with optical directivity structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic diagram of the solar cell module.    Transparent substrate (1)    Photovoltaic cell (2)    Transparent sheet (5)    Optical directivity structure (6)    Solar cell module (7)
NOVELTY - The module has a light guide substrate containing two surfaces and a set of sides, where the two surfaces are opposite to each other and the sides are adjacent to the two surfaces. A microstructure is formed on one of the two surfaces. A solar chip is arranged at a place close to one of the sides. Sunlight is penetrated through one of the surface, passed through the other surface, refracted or totally reflected to the sides by a parallel long microstructure e.g. pyramid bulge and round bulge, and absorbed by the solar chip. The light guide substrate is made of transparent materials.    USE - Solar light collecting module.    ADVANTAGE - The module can be formed by stacking a set of light guide substrates, the partial sunlight penetrating through the surface of the layer of light guide substrate can be refracted to the solar chip on the side by another layer of light guide substrate, so that the light absorbing efficiency of the solar chip is improved. The module includes multiple microstructures which can be same or different.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar light collecting module.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a direct current electrical source supplying power connected to an electron switch, where opening and closing of the electron switch are controlled by a startup signal electro circuit. A signal output end of a maintenance unit (B) contacts an input end of another maintenance unit (C) of the apparatus. A polarity protecting electro circuit is connected with the electron switch. A single-chip electro circuit includes a single-chip and a clock electro circuit, where the clock electro circuit is composed of capacitors.    USE - On-line maintenance apparatus for large-capacity sealed lead-acid storage battery used in an electric power system, a telecom department and a communication system uninterrupted power supply (UPS).    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus can perform on-line maintenance of a battery without dismounting the battery, and can avoid superimposed wave voltage disturbance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an electrical circuit diagram of an on-line maintenance apparatus.    Maintenance units (A-C)
NOVELTY - The structure has a fastener rotatably connected with a battery module. The fastener is formed with an active opening and a location pole i.e. location pin, corresponding to a location aperture. A pair of connection rods is located at two sides of the active opening. One of the connection rods is locked after being rotatably connected with the battery module. A pair of connection pieces is locked on a lock pole by a fixing piece. The location aperture is locked by cooperation of the location pole. The fastener is locked on a shell of an electronic device.    USE - Fixing structure for fixing a battery module on a shell of an electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The structure has simple fittings, and occupies less space, and is convenient and fast to assemble and disassemble.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The active opening is a flexible plastic fleet, a metal fleet with a spring, a metal spring, a steel strip, a spring fleet or a spring. The location pole is bulge, convex rib, convex point, wedge or tenon in structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a fixing structure.
NOVELTY - The charger a solar energy battery board provided as a first layer, a circuit unit provided as a second layer, and a spare charging circuit and an inner-set battery i.e. lithium battery, provided as a third layer, where the charger is located in a casing and connected with a luggage through leads. The battery board and circuit unit and the inner-set battery and circuit unit are connected together through the leads. A charging adaptor, an earphone joint, a voltage transform controller, a circuit-assistant controller, and an external hanging deck are fixed at sides of the luggage.    USE - Solar energy charger for charging a battery appliance such as cell phone, MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3) player, MPEG-1 Audio Layer 4 (MP4) player, electro-motive gamer, lap-top and auto (all claimed) during traveling.    ADVANTAGE - The charging adaptor on the luggage can be directly applied to charge or continuously discharge all kinds of battery appliances, thus providing more convenience for charging during traveling.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side partial sectional view of a solar energy charger.
NOVELTY - The tracker has a roller (5) actuated by a motor-reducer (6), where the roller is made of high friction rubber. A solar panel assembly module carrier (7) is arranged on a base structure. Sliding rails are formed by concentric rings (3) to rotate about a central axis (4). Socket pins are inserted into ripped holes that are formed in a longitudinal plate (12). The longitudinal plate is associated with a linear actuator (13). Intermediate pieces form a joint that is fixed to structural beams (1).    USE - Horizontal solar tracker.    ADVANTAGE - The tracker maximizes efficiency of solar collection. The tracker eliminates influence of environmental impact. The stability of tracker is enhanced. The tracker is simple to assemble.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a horizontal solar tracker.    Structural beams (1)    Concentric rings (3)    Central axis (4)    Roller (5)    Motor-reducer (6)    Solar panel assembly module carrier (7)    Longitudinal plate (12)    Linear actuator (13)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a beam splitting portion arranged in a front end of a back mirror. The back mirror condenses part of sunlight, and a power generation module utilizing a thermoelectric element is arranged behind the beam splitting portion. Another power generation module utilizing a solar battery is arranged behind the back mirror. Materials are coated on a surface of the beam splitting portion, where the materials are silicon dioxide, hafnium oxide, zirconium oxide, titanium dioxide and tantalum dioxide.    USE - High efficiency solar energy generating apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus increases generation efficiency of the power generation module utilizing the thermoelectric element, and avoids temperature rise in the power generation module utilizing the solar battery. The apparatus has simple structure, and occupies less space.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a high efficiency solar energy generating apparatus.
NOVELTY - Solar heating continuous stable biogas producing system comprises a heat storing device (1) and a solar heat collector (12).    USE - The system is useful for producing biogas.    ADVANTAGE - The device achieves the stable and continuous production of biogas around the year based on the rule that the stable and continuous production of biogas is decided by temperature of the inside of the biogas tank and the temperature vibration.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Solar heating continuous stable biogas producing system comprises a heat storing device (1) and a solar heat collector (12); where the heat storing device (1) is connected with an automatic constant-temperature control device (3) by a pipe (2); the automatic constant-temperature control device (3) is connected with a heater (8) with temperature-preserving material in the biogas tank (4); the heater (8) is respectively connected with the heat storing device (1), the automatic constant-temperature control device (3) and the solar heat collector (12) by pipes (2); and the solar heat collector (12) is connected with the heat storing device (1).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar heating continuous stable biogas producing system.    Heat storing device (1)    Pipe (2)    Automatic constant-temperature control device (3)    Biogas tank (4)    Feeding hole (5)    Ventilation hole (6)    Material discharging hole (7)    Heater (8)    Heating heat medium temperature sensor (9)    Material liquid temperature sensor (10)    Valves (11)    Solar heater collector (12)
NOVELTY - The light has a body (1) whose upper plane inner side is provided with a reversely buckled deep groove type transparent cover (4), where the body is formed in flat trapezoidal shape. Inner sides of slopes at two sides of the body are provided with a piece of eyeglass (2). An inner side of a lower plane of the body is installed with a bottom cover (9) whose inner side is provided with a solar cell board (5). The bottom cover is provided with a control board (7) and a rechargeable battery (8) i.e. high-temperature battery. An inner side of the eyeglass is provided with a LED light (3).    USE - Solar road stud light for indicating direction of a lane during night.    ADVANTAGE - The light is illuminated automatically, and clearly indicates lane driving direction for avoiding driving wrongly. The light is simple in structure, and has waterproof function and long service life. The transparent cover and the eyeglass are lower than the outer surface of the body and are not easily damaged by embedding under the ground.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a solar road stud light.    Body (1)    Piece of eyeglass (2)    LED light (3)    Reversely buckled deep groove type transparent cover (4)    Solar cell board (5)    Control board (7)    Rechargeable battery (8)    Bottom cover (9)
NOVELTY - Alkyl-substituted dibenzothiophene-S,S-dioxide monomers (I and II) are new.    USE - Alkyl-substituted dibenzothiophene-S,S-dioxide monomers used for preparing polymer used for preparing electroluminescent devices, organic solar cells, organic field effect transistors (all claimed), organic flat panel display and photovoltaic cell.    ADVANTAGE - The alkyl-substituted dibenzothiophene-S,S-dioxide monomers have good solubility in organic solvent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Alkyl-substituted dibenzothiophene-S,S-dioxide monomers (I and II) are new.    X=bromine or iodine atom; and    R1 and R2=1-16C alkyl or hydrogen.    Provided that:    (A) R1 is 1-16C alkyl then R2 is hydrogen.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a method for preparing alkyl-substituted dibenzothiophene-S,S-dioxide monomers (I and II); and    (2) a polymer (III), which comprises dibenzothiophene residues (IV, V, VI, VII and VIII).    Ar=residue (IX-XXIX or XXX);    x=0-1;    y=molar fractions;    x+y=1; and    n=1-300.
NOVELTY - The system has an illumination device i.e. LED lamp, installed at middle of a lamp post. A wind-driven generator and a solar fuel sensitized battery pack are installed at an upper part of the post. A rechargeable battery i.e. large-capacity polymer lithium ion battery, and a controller are installed in a box body. A radio frequency identification (RFID) card reader is installed at a lower part of the post. The wind-driven generator and a solar battery pack are connected with the rechargeable battery by the controller that is connected with the illumination device and the RFID card reader.    USE - Intelligent wind-light complementing street lamp system.    ADVANTAGE - The system utilizes a dye sensitized solar battery technology and a polymer lithium ion battery for achieving environment-friendly and stable illumination purposes. The polymer lithium ion battery is capable of charging and discharging repeatedly for thousand times. The system improves battery life span, and increases electricity storage ability. The system has better safety performance, long-time stable street lamp illumination and radio frequency identification (RFID) card reading function.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an intelligent wind-light complementing street lamp system.
NOVELTY - The machine has paper making net (10) with inclined driving section (13) that drives diagonally upwards. A main flow box (14) supplies slurry (16) mixed with slurry (17) in auxiliary flow box (15), on the inclined driving section. A lower portion of auxiliary flow box is located in intersection portion vicinity (A) of draft line (WL) in main flow box and inclined driving section.    USE - Multi-tank inclined wet paper machine for manufacturing wet paper sheet for separator for electrical storage device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to lithium ion secondary battery, polymer lithium secondary battery, aluminum electrolytic capacitor and electrical double layer capacitor for electric vehicle, hybrid vehicle and for electrical/electronic device for industrial and commercial applications.    ADVANTAGE - The pinhole is not formed in the paper making net such that the internal short circuit between electrodes is avoided easily and film thickness can be reduced. The delamination between lamination of wet paper sheet cannot be started easily. The wet paper sheet can be manufactured with different fibers at the front and rear sides.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of wet paper sheet.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the multi-tank inclined wet paper machine.    Paper making net (10)    Inclined driving section (13)    Main flow box (14)    Auxiliary flow box (15)    Slurry in main flow box (16)    Slurry in auxiliary flow box (17)    Intersection portion vicinity (A)    Draft line (WL)
NOVELTY - The battery (100) has a magnetism and conductivity type polymer nanorod (112) arranged in a nanorod layer (110). A photoelectric transformation layer (108) is provided with the magnetism and conductivity type polymer nanorod, and positioned between two electrodes (104, 106). A conducting polymer (120) reclaims an empty space of the nanorod layer. Two magnetic materials (116, 118) are formed in two end parts of a conductivity type polymer nanorod (114) respectively, where the magnetic materials are made of nickel, iron, chrome or cobalt.    USE - Solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery provides uniform aspect ratio, arranges the polymer nanorod at high density, improves the optical absorption efficiency and quantum efficiency through a vertical arrangement structure, and reduces the manufacturing cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for fabricating a solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar battery.    Solar battery (100)    Electrodes (104, 106)    Photoelectric transformation layer (108)    Nanorod layer (110)    Magnetism and conductivity type polymer nanorod (112)    Conductivity type polymer nanorod (114)    Magnetic materials (116, 118)    Conducting polymer (120)
NOVELTY - The charger has multiple dye sensitive solar cells (10) equipped in sunlight to produce electricity, and a difference module (20) wrapped up to a soft film. The current constant is unified in the module, and a converter converts the current transformed in a converter (30) and a connector (40) into voltage, where the converter is connected with an electronic product so that voltage is supplied to the electronic product. The difference module is parallely connected with the solar cell. Flexible wires (11-13) are connected to a conductive material.    USE - Folding type portable charger. Uses include but are not limited to mobile telephone, MPEG-1 audio layer 3 (MP3) player, notebook computer, mobile radio, digital camera, handie talkie and camcorder.    ADVANTAGE - The recharger is convenient to use and carry, and charges the portable appliance through sunlight.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a folding type portable charger.    Dye sensitive solar cells (10)    Flexible wires (11-13)    Difference module (20)    Converter (30)    Connector (40)
NOVELTY - The charger has a metal material that rolls in form of a paper roll, and a solar cell made of a plastic material to produce the electricity. A module (20) is wrapped up to a soft film (25) while multiple dye sensitive solar cells (10) are connected with a soft connecting electrode (11). A converter (30) converts the current transformed in converter into voltage, where a connector (40) connects the converter and an electronic product, so that voltage is supplied to the electronic product. A difference module is parallely connected with the solar cells.    USE - Scroll type portable charger. Uses include but are not limited to mobile telephone, MPEG-1 audio layer 3 (MP3) player, notebook computer, mobile radio, digital camera, handie talkie and camcorder.    ADVANTAGE - The recharger is convenient to use, and can charge the portable appliance by sunlight. The recharger can be rolled like a roll of paper.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a scroll type portable charger.    Dye sensitive solar cell (10)    Soft connecting electrode (11)    Module (20)    Soft film (25)    Converter (30)    Connector (40)
NOVELTY - The method involves maintaining vacuum condition in an inner side of a furnace, and setting variable vacuum pressure according to a preset temperature level. An ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) film is fixed between solar cells and a back sheet that is located on a substrate sheet.    USE - Method for manufacturing a photovoltaic module.    ADVANTAGE - The method prevents damage to the solar cells and improves the reliability of the photovoltaic module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of a photovoltaic module manufacturing method.    Photovoltaic module (40)    UV liquid dispensing unit (41)
NOVELTY - A filler sheet (3) consists of transparent flame-resistant layer (1) containing flame retardant and transparent resin provided between outer layers (2) containing silane modified transparent resin. The flame retardant is hydrotalcite. The transparent resin is silane modified transparent resin and/or non-silane modified transparent resin, preferably polyethylene. The silane modified transparent resin is obtained by graft polymerizing ethylenically unsaturated silane compound and polyethylene.    USE - Filler sheet for solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The filler sheet has excellent flame retardance, transparency and adhesiveness with respect to substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the filler sheet.    Transparent flame-resistant layer (1)    Outer layer (2)    Filler (3)
NOVELTY - The amplifier has main body part (10) whose bottom surface is connected to upper and lower metal nets (20) and a metal pipe (40). A gas charging valve is utilized for charging sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), and is installed at an inner space of the main body part. Multiple light penetration panels (50) are installed on the upper metal net to hermetically seal the main body part. Liquid or gas is supplied to an end of the metal pipe. An insulation case is hermetically sealed in an outer side surface of the main body part.    USE - Amplifier for amplifying solar energy using recycled greenhouse gas.    ADVANTAGE - The amplifier heats the metal pipe with high temperature, and solar energy collected in the space does not move outside. The amplifier is simple in structure and easy to manufacture.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar energy amplifier.    Main body part (10)    Upper and lower metal nets (20)    Metal pipe (40)    Light penetration panels (50)    Gas pressure measuring device (80)
NOVELTY - Fuel cell fluid comprises an oil phase; and an emulsifier associated with the oil phase for forming a microemulsion with an aqueous phase and the oil phase, where the oil phase carries the aqueous phase in the microemulsion as the oil phase moves within a fuel cell.    USE - The fuel cell fluid is useful as microemulsion-based coolant for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The invention provides a coolant that does not undesirably react with the fuel cell electrodes, provides thermal management, and facilitates water management.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are:    (1) a device for removing byproducts from a fuel cell comprising a valve configured to regulate flow of a fuel cell fluid to a fuel cell; and a controller configured to control the valve to adjust the flow of the fuel cell fluid, where the fuel cell fluid contains an emulsifier for forming a microemulsion that contains a fuel cell byproduct; and    (2) a method of removing byproducts from a fuel cell comprising joining an aqueous phase fluid to an oil phase fluid using an emulsifier to establish a microemulsified fluid; and moving the aqueous phase fluid away from a fuel cell using the microemulsified fluid.
NOVELTY - The solar water heater tank includes a tank body (1) formed with a water inlet (1-1) and a water outlet (1-2). A nanometer layer (2) is applied to coat the tank body, and a plastic anti-scaling layer (3) is applied to coat on the nanometer layer. An end cover (4) is disposed on the tank body.    USE - Solar water heater tank.    ADVANTAGE - Achieves high scaling resistance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial cross-sectional view of the solar water heater tank.    Tank body (1)    Water inlet (1-1)    Water outlet (1-2)    Nanometer layer (2)    Anti-scaling layer (3)    End cover (4)
NOVELTY - The organic LED (OLED) apparatus (44) has an OLED material (46) of length greater than the width, which is coupled to a battery (50) providing sufficient current to permit OLED material to emit light. A pressure switch (48) operating between ON position and OFF position is provided to control supply of power from battery to the OLED material. A connector is arranged for receiving the battery of voltage ranging between 3-6 volts, and is combined with the switch and the OLED material near an illumination area.    USE - Organic LED (OLED) apparatus attached to suitcase, bicycle seat, bicycle handlebar, bicycle wheel and clothing of biker. Can also be used by fireman, police officer, highway workers, joggers, and in aircraft applications, electronic equipment, surgical equipment, sensing equipment, telecommunication equipment, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The portability and flexibility of the OLED apparatus can be improved and the power consumption of the OLED apparatus can be reduced reliably while improving the versatility. The switch can be operated automatically and the need for manual actuation of the switch can be eliminated while reducing the size and weight of the OLED apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the OLED apparatus.    Suitcase (10)    OLED apparatus (44)    OLED material (46)    Switch (48)    Battery (50)
NOVELTY - The solar cell module has back contact solar cell (20) arranged on wiring sheet (10), and electrodes (24, 25) connected to wiring lines (12, 13). An insulating cured resin (17) is arranged in region between semiconductor substrate (21) of back contact solar cell and insulating base material (11) of wiring sheet and between the adjacent wiring lines.    USE - Solar cell module of photovoltaic cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since insulating cured resin is arranged in region between semiconductor substrate of back contact solar cell and insulating base material of wiring sheet and between adjacent wiring lines, the joining between back contact solar cell and insulating base material is strengthened more, and the load concerning the connection of electrodes of back contact solar cell and wiring sheet is reduced. Thus the reliability 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 top view and sectional view of the solar cell module.    Wiring sheet (10)    Insulating base material (11)    Wiring lines (12,13)    Insulating cured resin (17)    Back contact solar cell (20)    Semiconductor substrate (21)    Electrodes (24,25)
NOVELTY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has an exterior component accommodating an electrode element having lamination of a positive electrode (3) and a negative electrode (1), a non-aqueous electrolyte containing a carbonate solvent, and a gel. The negative electrode contains silicon oxide as active material. The gel contains crosslinked unsaturated carboxylic ester polymer and carbonate solvent, which is same as solvent contained in electrolyte.    USE - Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is used as power supply for notebook computer, mobile telephone and electric vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has high capacity and charging and discharging characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has an exterior component accommodating an electrode element having lamination of a positive electrode and a negative electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte containing a carbonate solvent, and a gel. The negative electrode contains silicon oxide (SiOx, x is more than 0 and 2 or less) as active material. The gel contains crosslinked unsaturated carboxylic ester polymer and carbonate solvent, which is same as solvent contained in electrolyte. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, which involves sealing crosslinked polymer precursor composition containing unsaturated carboxylic ester, crosslinking portion formation material and a polymerization inhibitor, and non-aqueous electrolyte in exterior component, and polymerizing unsaturated carboxylic ester.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of laminated structure of electrode element.    Negative electrode (1)    Separator (2)    Positive electrode (3)    Negative electrode collector (4)    Positive electrode collector (5)    Positive electrode terminal (6)    Negative electrode terminal (7)
NOVELTY - A mirror (10) comprises at least one continuous reflective laminate sheet (20), e.g., reflective polymer film under tension along its length. The sheet has a fixed end (100) operably connected to a fixed mount (106), and a tension end (102) to which a tension mount is operably connected. Ground connections for the reflective laminate sheet are separately connected to the ground and are spaced along a line defined by the fixed mount and the tension mount.    USE - Linear solar reflector for linear Fresnel collector (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Improves economic performance of linear Fresnel collector since linear Fresnel collector is made longer. Eliminates space frame by applying tension in long axial direction to stabilize reflective sheet, and eliminates compressive elements by using Earth as compressive element to provide reaction force to sheet tension.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating a mirror formed by mounting a length of reflective polymer film on ribs.    Mirror (10)    Sheet (20)    Top strap (82)    Fixed end (100)    Tension end (102)    Fixed mount (106)
NOVELTY - The heat exchange panel (1) includes a lower plate (11) and an upper plate (14) that together define channels in between, which are in fluid communication with upper plate extension passages. Lower plate extensions extend upwardly from the interior surface of the lower plate. At least one lower plate extension extends upwardly from each channel. The upper plate includes upwardly extending hollow upper plate extensions (32).    USE - Heat exchange panel for absorbing thermal energy from source of thermal energy. Uses include but are not limited to: a source of radiant thermal energy, e.g., infrared radiation from the sun; or a source of convective thermal energy, such as a fluid heat sink or source, e.g., a pool of heated liquid, such as water, or stream of heated gas, such as air.    ADVANTAGE - Improves heat exchange efficiency by employing a combination of upper plate extension passages and channels which are in common fluid communication.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The aperture and interior hollow space of each upper plate extension are aligned with and receive an upper portion of a single lower plate extension. A portion of the interior surfaces that define the interior hollow space of the upper plate extension, and a portion of the exterior surfaces of the upper portion of the lower plate extension received within the interior hollow space together define, in each case, an upper plate extension passage. Each upper plate extension passage is in fluid communication with a channel residing under it. In operation, a fluid introduced into a terminal inlet of a channel passes through each upper plate extension channel in fluid communication with that channel, and passes out from the terminal outlet of the channel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a perspective view of a heat exchange panel.    Heat exchange panel (1)    Lower plate (11)    Upper plate (14)    Upper plate extensions (32)    inlet end (60)
NOVELTY - The electrical storage apparatus comprises several electrical storage elements (10) which are arranged along a predetermined direction. A spacer (20) is located between adjacent electrical storage elements in contact with electrical storage elements. The spacer has a base material (22) made of resin and a foaming agent (23) maintained at the base material. The foaming agent is thermally decomposed according to the temperature rise accompanying the heat generation of the electrical storage element.    USE - Electrical storage apparatus e.g. secondary battery module including lithium ion battery and nickel hydrogen battery for vehicle e.g. hybrid vehicle and electrical vehicle e.g. car. Can also be used in electrical double layer capacitor.    ADVANTAGE - Several electrical storage elements are arranged side by side along predetermined direction so that when the temperature of one electrical storage element is increased, the transfer of heat to adjacent storage element can be suppressed. The mechanical strength of spacer is improved as the foaming agent exists in spacer. The base material of the insulating layer is formed with the thermosetting resin so that mutual contact of electrical storage elements is prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of battery module.    Electrical storage element (10)    Positive and negative terminals (11,12)    Spacer (20)    Base material (22)    Foaming agent (23)
NOVELTY - The battery module comprises multiple electro chemical cells and including a vent at the end of the cell. A chamber adjacent to the vents of the electrochemical cells comprises inert gas to reduce the amount of oxygen present within the chamber. A sealed structure made of polymeric material seals the inert gas within the chamber.    USE - Battery module for vehicle such as electric vehicle, hybrid electric vehicle, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle e.g. automobile car. Can also be used in truck, bus, industrial vehicle, motor cycle, recreational vehicle, boat and other type of vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - An improved battery module is provided such that the vehicle can travel for larger distance without need to recharge the battery. The performance of the battery is improved and cost is reduced. An inert gas is provided in the chamber to reduce the amount of oxygen present within the chamber such that when the vent deploys from one of the electrochemical cells the risk of a flame is reduced. The lithium-ion batteries can be smaller than batteries while storing the same amount of charge, and allow for weight and space savings in electric vehicle. This allows the manufactures to provide a greater amount of power for the vehicle without increasing the weight of the vehicle or the space occupied by the battery system.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method of providing battery module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a detail view of portion of battery module.    Electro chemical cell (24)    Chamber (50)    Vent (52)    Seal (54)    Check valve (110)
NOVELTY - The bracket (60) has a U-shaped end (60u) for force-fit mounting on a corresponding rail (30), and a section for force-fit fixing of a solar collector (40). The section is mounted on the collector in a direction that lies perpendicular to a mounting direction of the U-shaped end on the rail. A spring part (60w) is pre-stressed in a direction on the U-shaped end, where the bracket is assembled as an injection molded part made of plastic or metal. The U-shaped end and the section are connected with each other by a housing section.    USE - Mounting bracket for a solar-related collector e.g. hot water collector and photovoltaic collector, that is installed on or in a roof and facade of a building.    ADVANTAGE - The bracket is designed such that it is constructively simple, can be mounted without tools and can be locally aligned in a desired mounting position.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a component group of a mounting bracket.    Rail (30)    Solar collector (40)    Bracket (60)    U-shaped end (60u)    Spring part (60w)
NOVELTY - The system has an organic solar battery layer (3) and an organic LED layer (4) that are superposed on each other and encapsulated by an upper glass substrate and a lower glass substrate to form a luminous display screen. The luminous display screen is connected in parallel with a storage battery system (5) to form an organic photoelectric conversion, lighting and display system unit. The organic LED layer is equipped with a light permeable substrate, a light permeable conducting anode, an electronic transmitting layer and a cathode.    USE - Organic photoelectric conversion, lighting and display system.    ADVANTAGE - The system provides photoelectric conversion function to an organic solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an organic photoelectric conversion, lighting and display system.    Organic solar battery layer (3)    Organic LED layer (4)    Storage battery system (5)
NOVELTY - The accumulator (10) has a large volume reservoir (12) for storing a storage medium (18), and including an inner container (14) and an outer container (16). The inner container is made from a temperature-resistant thermoplastic and the outer container is made from a pressure-resistant thermoplastic e.g. polyethylene, duroplastic polyurethane foam plastic. A heat-insulation material is arranged in an intermediate gap (20) between the outer container and the inner container. Wall thickness of the outer container is larger than wall thickness of the inner container.    USE - Heat accumulator.    ADVANTAGE - The heat-insulation material is arranged in an intermediate gap between the outer container and the inner container, so that the heat accumulator receives large volume of heat from a heat source i.e. solar plant, in an economic and simple manner. The weight of the heat accumulator is reduced by the smaller thickness wall, so that the material costs are lowered up to 50 percents. The smaller thicknesses wall can be controlled and moved in an easy manner, and a low cooling time of the inner and outer containers is achieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a large volume reservoir for storage of heat energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a heat accumulator arranged in a soil.    Heat accumulator (10)    Large volume reservoir (12)    Inner container (14)    Outer container (16)    Storage medium (18)    Intermediate gap (20)
NOVELTY - The heating apparatus has a resin tray (10) that mounts the battery (14). A heater unit has alternating current (AC) power supply that supplies electric current to electromagnetic induction coil arranged at the vicinity of battery. The battery has a temperature sensor (16) that detects the temperature of battery.    USE - Heating apparatus of storage battery mounted in electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The heater unit has AC power supply that supplies electric current to electromagnetic induction coil. Hence the battery can be heated efficiently. The charge/discharge performance of the battery can be maintained stably even at low temperature.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of the heating apparatus.    Battery pack (1)    Resin tray (10)    Battery module (12)    Battery (14)    Temperature sensor (16)
NOVELTY - The engine (1) has a seesawing platform (19) including a central fulcrum support (17) upon which the platform is movably positioned to reciprocally rotate through a predetermined arc. A solar heat-receiving closed container is located on the platform on a side of the support, and another solar heat-receiving closed container is located on the platform on another side of the support. A shutter control unit is functionally connected to the platform such that the shutter control unit activates a shutter to a rest position.    USE - Reciprocating solar engine.    ADVANTAGE - The engine allows a device to generate engine power to create work or electricity without the need for expensive and inefficient solar panels or noisy towering wind turbines.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a reciprocating solar engine.    Reciprocating solar engine (1)    Housing (3)    Roof (5)    Central fulcrum support (17)    Seesawing platform (19)
NOVELTY - The engine (1) has a shutter unit e.g. single sliding door (15), connected to a rectangular shaped roof (5) and movably related to a left window (9) and a right window (11). A shutter control unit (31) e.g. hydraulic control unit, is connected to the shutter unit and a platform (19) such that the shutter control unit activates a shutter between a rest position when a solar heat-receiving closed container (21) is in an arc base, and another rest position when another solar heat-receiving closed container (23) is in the arc base. The containers are made of glass, metal and plastic.    USE - Reciprocating solar engine for turning a turbine to generate electricity in home, shed and building.    ADVANTAGE - The engine eliminates the objectional height and noise issues. The engine provides aesthetic appearance in the building. The engine prevents evaporative losses of the fluids. The engine effectively generates the engine power to create work or electricity without the need for expensive and inefficient solar panels or noisy towering wind turbines.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side cut view of a reciprocating solar engine.    Reciprocating solar engine (1)    Rectangular shaped roof (5)    Left window (9)    Right window (11)    Single sliding door (15)    Platform (19)    Solar heat-receiving closed containers (21, 23)    Shutter control unit (31)
NOVELTY - The heat accumulator has a storage container (1) receiving hydraulic heat accumulator medium, particularly water. The prefabricated storage container examined for tightness is made of bad heat conducting thermosetting polymer material, particularly glass reinforced plastic, and is combined with outer attachable lagging.    USE - Heat accumulator.    ADVANTAGE - The prefabricated storage container examined for tightness is made of bad heat conducting thermosetting polymer material, particularly glass reinforced plastic, and is combined with outer attachable lagging, and hence ensures heat accumulator with high volume.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic perspective view of a heat accumulator container.    Storage container (1)    Upper panel (1')    Lower panel (1'')    Connecting range (2)
NOVELTY - The frame has a groove (27) that is formed at metal frame main structure (21) for inserting peripheral portion containing soft resin, along longitudinal direction. The extrusion molded component is integrated with the frame main structure, to cover the inner wall (37) of the groove. The water stop structure (23) is provided between the inner wall of peripheral portion, and groove after insertion of the peripheral portion in the groove. The outer surface of frame main structure is covered with hard resin film (25).    USE - Frame for solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The water stop structure is provided between inner wall of peripheral portion, and groove after insertion of peripheral portion in groove. Hence the amount of frictional force exerted during insertion of module main structure to the groove can be reduced effectively. The solar cell module main structure can be inserted easily into the groove by suppressing the generation of malfunction due to peeling of water stop structure. The upper and lower side convex portions are provided to form line contact regions extended in longitudinal direction, so that the permeation of water to solar cell module is prevented, with improved buffering effect. The thermal expansion of module main structure is absorbed, by deformation of convex portions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of frame for solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the frame for solar cell module.    Frame main structure (21)    Water stop structure (23)    Hard resin film (25)    Metal frame main structure (27)    Inner wall of groove (37)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has reflector and flat lens made of plastic, that are arranged sequentially on flat ground surface. The reflector and the flat lens are adapted to condense the sunlight and utilize the condensed light as a heat energy source.    USE - Sunlight utilization apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The need for forming complicated curved surface can be avoided, thus the mass production of flat lens can be obtained at reduced manufacturing cost.
NOVELTY - A backfilling method of capacitor assembly (100) involves evacuating the interior of capacitor assembly which has at least two electrodes and a micro-porous separator disposed between the electrodes. The capacitor assembly is sealed from exterior atmosphere except via at least one fill port (170). The fill port is coupled to a reservoir of liquid electrolyte. The pressure on liquid electrolyte is greater than interior pressure of evacuated capacitor assembly. The liquid electrolyte is forced into evacuated capacitor assembly through the fill port.    USE - Backfilling method of capacitor assembly for wetting low surface energy separator with polar electrolyte.    ADVANTAGE - Enables use of separators without surfactant or surface modifications to improve wetting. Improves the manufacturing of capacitor assemblies by impregnating low surface energy separator material with polar electrolytes without having to prepare or modify the separator material to save time and cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for the capacitor assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the exploded perspective view of a capacitor assembly configured for vacuum backfilling.    Capacitor assembly (100)    Titanium can (110)    Titanium cover (120)    Tantalum electrode (130)    Fill port (170)
NOVELTY - The textile based air heater solar collector has black or dark colored woven, knitted or non-woven fabric (6) which are made by natural, regenerated or synthetic materials. The plates can be made from black metallic, ceramic, plastic or composite materials. The fabric support is diagonally placed in base, and in which upper surface is provided with fabric. Each side inlet (4) and side outlet (5) is formed in each side of the collector.    USE - Textile based air heater solar collector.    ADVANTAGE - Increases the heat transfer surface area, and reduces the thickness of boundary layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective view of the textile based air heater solar collector.    Collector outer body (1)    Transparent surface (3)    Side inlet (4)    Side outlet (5)    Fabric (6)
NOVELTY - The method involves arranging the batteries with their battery terminals facing each other on opposing sides of fixed insulator (7). A clamp device applied onto the insulator, is expanded towards each battery by clamping elements so as to clamp and fix the batteries.    USE - Method of providing dual battery unit for starting batteries used in vehicle e.g. truck (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The batteries are clamped and fixed in electrically insulated manner so as to obtain a compact dual battery unit.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) dual battery device; and    (2) vehicle.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of dual battery device.    Dual battery device (1)    Battery (2)    Battery terminal (5)    Fixed insulator (7)    Clamping device (8)
NOVELTY - The mold roll (16) is positioned opposing to a backup roll (18). The silt formed in the die (14) is connected to an extruder (12) such that the melted fluororesin is discharged between the rolls. The inclination angle of the inclined surface of the convex and/or recessed portions formed along the surface of the mold roll is ranged between 20-75 degrees so as to mold the fluororesin discharged between the rolls into the film (20). The fluororesin is the ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer.    USE - Manufacturing method of fluorine resin film used as film for agriculture house or skin material film for solar cell panel (both claimed) installed in outdoor.    ADVANTAGE - The unnecessary corrugation formed on the mold roll is prevented so that the production rate of the fluorine resin film is improved. The reheating of the fluoro resin film by an infrared heater is unnecessary. The contact of the melted fluororesin between the rolls is performed quickly so that the fluorine resin film can be manufactured efficiently at reduced cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) film for agriculture house; and    (2) skin material film for solar cell panel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the fluorine resin film manufacturing apparatus.    Extruder (12)    Die (14)    Mold roll (16)    Backup roll (18)    Fluorine resin film (20)
NOVELTY - A solar cell module (100) comprises: a solar cell element (103); a wiring which is connected to the solar cell element; a cover member; a protective resin (105); a hole portion; a terminal portion; and an adsorbent.    USE - The solar cell module is useful for converting solar energy into electrical energy, where the module is water resistant/proof.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell module is highly durable to various environmental conditions (humidity, weather, and the like). Also, the solar cell module can prevent water intrusion, which occurs from a hole portion of cover member through wiring, by using a simple construction, and that can prevent the deterioration of the reliability due to short circuit without decrease in mass production, increase in the number of parts, and increase in production cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A solar cell module (100) comprises: a solar cell element (103); a wiring which is connected to the solar cell element; a cover member which is disposed around the solar cell element; a protective resin (105) which seals a space between the solar cell element and the cover member; a hole portion which is formed to the cover member, the wiring being ejected to an external portion via the hole portion; a terminal portion which is provided at an external portion of the cover member, the wiring being connected to the terminal portion; and an adsorbent which is provided on a surface of the wiring and absorbs water.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional side view showing a schematic construction of the solar cell module.    Solar cell module (100)    Glass substrate (101)    Flexible back sheet (102)    Three solar cell elements (103)    Output wiring (104)    Protective resin (105)    Terminal box (106)    Seal material (107)
NOVELTY - The secondary battery (100) comprises a structural reinforcing support (130) which includes a coupling plate coupled to a bare cell (110), and coupling flanges coupled to the surfaces of a circuit board of a protection circuit module (120). The structural reinforcing support is integrated with protection circuit module. The support is formed by bending the metal plate.    USE - Secondary battery for portable electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The structural reinforcing support is integrated with the protection circuit module to enhance coupling property of protection circuit module and the bare cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of the secondary battery.    Secondary battery (100)    Bare cell (110)    Stopper (118)    Protection circuit module (120)    Structural reinforcing support (130)
NOVELTY - The device (10) has an electrically-conductive pressure disk (14) attached to an electrically-conductive rupture disk (12) to form an electrical pathway. An electrically-insulating ring partitions a beveled perimeter of rupture disk from a perimeter of pressure disk. The ring is secured to the pressure disk by a seating element. A conduit is defined by both the rupture disk and the ring such that exposure of one side of pressure disk to sufficient force through the conduit will cause the pressure disk to separate from the rupture disk.    USE - Modular CID for battery e.g. lithium ion battery (both claimed) for portable electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - Since the conduit is defined by both the rupture disk and the electrically-insulating ring, the through-holes are not included in the pressure disk to allow the passage of gas and thus the blockage of hole during welding of tab from a cell jellyroll are eliminated. Since the perimeter of the rupture disk is beveled the need for the rupture disk to define through-holes to communicate gas pressure to pressure disk is eliminated. The surface area is increased for welding the tab and thus the battery yield is increased during production. The errors during fabrication and rejections during quality checks are reduced and thus the fabrication cost is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) battery; and    (2) method of forming modular current interrupt device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of prismatic battery cell.    Modular CID (10)    Electrically-conductive rupture disk (12)    Electrically-conductive pressure disk (14)    Battery (70)    Tabs (72,74)
NOVELTY - The device (10) has a bend- and torsion-resistant elongate module (11) comprising connecting units (12) for fixedly connecting with another elongate module. Holding elements (13) hold a solar collector panel (14). The former module is fixedly connected with the holding elements directly or by the later module and is pushed against the panel during usage for preventing slippage of the former module from the holding elements. The former module has a U-shaped cross-section with reinforcing ribs (15), and is made of plastic.    USE - Anti-slip support device for a solar collector panel on a building roof.    ADVANTAGE - The device enables effective holding of the solar collector panel on its carrier, allows convenient adjustment of the holding position of the panel, and achieves simple and quick positioning of the panel on the carrier. The device can be produced with a simple structure in a simple and cost-effective manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial side sectional view of an anti-slip support device.    Anti-slip support device (10)    Elongate module (11)    Connecting units (12)    Holding elements (13)    Solar collector panel (14)    Reinforcing ribs (15)
NOVELTY - The collector has heat-collecting wind channels (5) whose top is provided with a longitudinal separating beam and a transverse separating beam (14), where the longitudinal separating beam divides a cavity into two parts corresponding to wind chambers and a heat collecting chamber. The transverse separating beam is utilized for dividing the heat collecting chamber and one of the wind chambers into two parts corresponding to two groups of the heat-collecting wind channels. A photovoltaic plate (3) is electrically connected with a fan (9).    USE - Solar air heat collector for use in a building.    ADVANTAGE - The collector has anti-freezing and anti-corrosion effects during electric operation, thus reducing maintaining cost and improving the safety of the collector.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar air heat collector.    Frame (1)    Photovoltaic plate (3)    Heat-collecting wind channels (5)    Fan (9)    Transverse separating beam (14)
NOVELTY - The component has a power storage element provided with positive and negative connection points and an insulating layer and arranged on an application circuit substrate. A power supply management system is provided with a direct current-direct current (DC-DC) voltage stabilizing and reducing component and/or an alternating current-direct current voltage stabilizing and reducing conversion component. Positive and negative boards i.e. printed circuit boards, are made of ceramics, metal or glass. Joint elements are made of gold, copper, aluminum, silver, tin, alloy or conductive materials.    USE - Power supply component.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The application circuit substrate is selected from one of a printed circuit board, a printed circuit flexible board and a ceramic circuit board. The insulating layer is made of epoxy resin, ceramics or glass.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a power supply component.
NOVELTY - The lamp has a lamp box, a transparent member in sealed connection with the lamp box. A light source unit is arranged in the lamp box, a secondary battery supplies power to the light source unit. A circuit main board is electrically connected with the light source unit and the secondary battery. A charger charges the secondary battery and electrically connected with the circuit main board.    USE - Emergent identification lamp.    ADVANTAGE - The charger can charge the secondary battery as the identification lamp is in operation, without complex charging process. The secondary battery functions as emergent power supply in the case of power failure, so as to prevent the emergent identification lamp from lighting out and thus improving the traffic safety.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an emergent identification lamp.
NOVELTY - The reading lamp (A) has a case (2) and a main body (1), where the main body consists of a battery and a switch (12). The case has a lighting part which includes photoconductive sticks (4). The photoconductive sticks are made up of transparent plastic material and optical fibers are provided inside the photoconductive sticks. An operating knob (5) is provided on the upper surface of the case. A luminance adjuster is installed which controls the brightness of the lighting part.    USE - Reading lamp.    ADVANTAGE - The case has a lighting part which includes photoconductive sticks, where the photoconductive sticks are made up of transparent plastic material and optical fibers are provided inside the photoconductive sticks, and hence provides an improved reading lamp with efficient illumination that reduces the fatigue of the eye.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a reading lamp in a foldable condition.    Main body (1)    Case (2)    Photoconductive sticks (4)    Operating knob (5)    Switch (12)    Reading lamp (A)
NOVELTY - The embedding structure (1) has a raft foundation (2) provided as a foundation structure of a building; and a foamed resin board (3) constructed in contact with the bottom face of the raft foundation. The horizontal type geothermal heat exchanger (4A) is embedded under the foamed resin board.    USE - Embedding structure for geothermal heat exchanger used for e.g. air conditioning and hot water supply of a building using geothermal heat.    ADVANTAGE - The installation cost of the geothermal exchanger is cheap. The effectiveness of the embedding structure for implementing geothermal heat utilization is excellent, without embedding the geothermal heat exchanger of a vertical type under the deep ground with a depth of 10 meters or more where ground temperature is stabilized in the geothermal heat exchanger conventionally. Ensuring of a site into consideration is unnecessary even with a geothermal exchanger of the horizontal type which requires an embedding area rather than the geothermal exchanger of a vertical type. Heat radiation effect is exhibited at the time of a heating non-use; as a result, the method of energy-storing at night time using inexpensive night time electric power can also be implemented effectively. An air conditioning is maintained stably and the air conditioning efficiency is raised. Heating and lighting expenses can be lowered remarkably; energy consumed is economized and the carbon-dioxide emissions are reduced. There is no possibility of excavation of a site and damaging a pipe by construction.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional schematic view of the geothermal exchanger embedding structure.    Embedding structure (1)    Raft foundation (2)    Foamed resin board (3)    Horizontal type geothermal heat exchanger (4A)    Footing beam (6)
NOVELTY - A photoelectric conversion element has primary electrode (2), semiconductor layer (6) including pigment (4) and semiconductor (5), electric charge transport layer (7), and counter electrode (8) positioned opposite to primary electrode sequentially on substrate. The electric charge transport layer contains low molecular charge transport agent having molecular weight of 2000 or less and polymeric charge transport agent having molecular weight of 5000 or more. The weight ratio of low molecular charge transport agent and polymeric charge transport agent is 1:3-3:1.    USE - Photoelectric conversion element is used for solar cell (claimed) e.g. dye-sensitized-type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The element has high photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows sectional view of photoelectric conversion element. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Substrate (1)    Primary electrode (2)    Pigment (4)    Semiconductor (5)    Semiconductor layer (6)    Electric charge transport layer (7)    Counter electrode (8)
NOVELTY - The formed part has two brackets (1,2), which form two respective mounting surfaces (3,4) for a solar module. A connecting section (9) runs transverse to the brackets, and is provided to connect both brackets. A retainer surface (7,8) is shifted before stand spaces (5,6), at which a transporting unit is supported for transporting the formed part made of plastic and concrete.    USE - Formed part for use in an arrangement (Claimed) for retaining a solar module of solar plant.    ADVANTAGE - The formed part has two brackets, which form two respective mounting surfaces for a solar module, where a retainer surface that is shifted before stand spaces, at which a transporting unit is supported for transporting the formed part made of plastic and concrete, and hence ensures simple and economical formed part.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an arrangement with formed part and an assembly rail.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an arrangement with formed part and two assembly rails.    Brackets (1,2)    Mounting surfaces (3,4)    Stand spaces (5,6)    Retainer surface (7,8)    Connecting section (9)
NOVELTY - The assembly has a male connector (22) i.e. conductor pin (28), including a flat male connector pin extending from a male connector body (20). A female connector (26) has a molded plastic female connector body (24) including a slot receiving and retaining a flat female connector pin against a wall and another slot connected to the former slot for receiving the flat male pin. An elastic wall has a bump extending towards the female connector pin such that the bump causes the wall to elastically flex outward as the flat male pin is received in a space between the flat female pin and the wall.    USE - Connector assembly for use in a battery operated device.    ADVANTAGE - The ends of the male conductor pins can be easily located between the top of the bumps and the adjacent female conductor pins without damage of the pins or bumps. The assembly can be manufactured at low cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a connector assembly.    Male connector body (20)    Male connector (22)    Female connector body (24)    Molded plastic female connector (26)    Conductor pins (28, 30)    Ends (38, 40)
NOVELTY - The fish cage has a square shaped cage frame made of metal, where the cage frame is capable of being axially folded or stretched. A conical net opening is extended to the fish cage. A cage net is woven by net wires for surrounding periphery of the cage frame. A solar panel is located on an upper part of the cage frame, and an LED lamp is located in an internal part of the fish cage. The solar panel is connected with the LED lamp via conductive wires, where the solar panel converts solar energy into electricity for supplying power for the LED lamp.    USE - Solar fish cage.    ADVANTAGE - The net opening made of annular elastic transparent plastic sheet can prevent fish from escaping out of fish cage. The fish cage is simple in structure, energy-saving, environment friendly, better in fish attracting effect and easy to popularize.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar fish cage.
NOVELTY - A platinum-modified composite catalyst comprises nanopowder containing iridium oxide, ruthenium oxide and platinum.    USE - Platinum-modified composite catalyst is used for anode of solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The platinum-modified composite catalyst has excellent activity, electroconductivity and stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) platinum black powder for preparing platinum-modified composite catalyst, which is obtained by ultrasonically treating an aqueous solution of a platinum compound as a precursor reaction solution, increasing the temperature of the mixture to constant temperature, regulating pH value of the mixed solution using an alkaline solution to neutral or weak alkaline state, ultrasonic-mixing the mixture, washing with deionized water, drying the washed mixture and thermally treating washed mixture in a protective gas. The mole ratio of platinum compound and reducer is 1:1; and    (2) preparation of platinum modified composite catalyst, which involves immersing and ultrasonic-dispersing platinum black powder in an alcohol, adding solution of iridium oxide and ruthenium oxide to the mixture, ultrasonic-dispersing the mixture, adding a casting solvent to the dispersed mixture, drying and thermally-treating the resulting mixture, washing with deionized water and drying the washed mixture.
NOVELTY - The method involves setting a power supply device on a printed circuit board for forming a printed circuit board semi-finished product, assembling the printed circuit board semi-finished product with multiple peripheral interfaces for forming a power supply device main machine body. A sizing material is utilized for forming an integrated shell, which covers the power supply device main machine body to prepare a power supply device finished product, by utilizing an injection molding method, where the sizing material comprises acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer, or polycarbonate.    USE - Method for manufacturing a power supply device (claimed) of an electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The method avoids the processes of forming upper and lower shells by injection molding method, fastening and assembling the shells, and locking the shells via ultrasonic and screw, simplifies the manufacturing process and reduces the producing cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The injection molding method is one among injection molding, low temperature injection molding and blow molding. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a power supply device comprising a main machine body.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a power supply device.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The module has a consumption device electrically connected to a dye-sensitized solar battery and a super capacitor. The dye-sensitized solar battery absorbs light energy of a light source and converts the light energy to electric energy, where a part of the electric energy is supplied for operation of the consumption device and another part is stored in the super capacitor. The super capacitor releases the stored electric energy to the consumption device to maintain subsequent operation of the consumption device when the light source is disconnected.    USE - Photoelectric conversion module for a clock.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The dye-sensitized solar battery comprises an electrode with a conducting layer that contains a base material made of metal e.g. stainless steel and titanium alloy, or polymer thin film e.g. polyethylene terephthalate or polyethylene naphthalate. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a clock utilizing a photoelectric conversion module, comprising a dye-sensitized solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a photoelectric conversion module for a clock.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The pen has a pen nip comprising a light binding device (LBD) head (31) and a soft pipe. A bottom member (1) is connected with a side of an upper member (2) whose other side is a LBD base holder (5). An end of a battery (8) is formed as a spring (6) and other end is on the LBD base holder. A wire (9) is connected with a pole of a LBD (4) and connected with the spring. The other pole of the LBD is connected with an upper member through wire. A controlling switch (7) is arranged between the battery and the LBD. A connector (33) and the LBD head are connected with an end of the soft pipe.    USE - Pen.    ADVANTAGE - The pen is convenient to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a pen.    Bottom member (1)    Upper member (2)    Light binding device (4)    Light binding device base holder (5)    Spring (6)    Controlling switch (7)    Battery (8)    Wire (9)    Light binding device head (31)    Connector (33)
NOVELTY - The valve has a trunk ball (6) i.e. valve core, placed in an inner cavity of a trunk valve part (2). A hard metal sealer (8) is fixed closely at two sides of the trunk ball and wedged in a concave cavity of an inner end of a circle slide block (7). A tiny clearance is formed between an outer circle of the circle slide block and an inner wall of the trunk valve part. A plastic sealing ring (5) is placed in a middle part of the outer circle of the circle slide block. An output end side of the trunk valve part is provided with an unloading channel (12).    USE - Unloading hardly sealed high pressure ball valve for an energy accumulator hydraulic pressure system of heavy engineering machine and military heavy weapon.    ADVANTAGE - The valve has low starting moment, and avoids breakage of a hard metal sealer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an unloading hardly sealed high pressure ball valve.    Trunk valve part (2)    Plastic sealing ring (5)    Trunk ball (6)    Circle slide block (7)    Hard metal sealer (8)    Unloading channel (12)
NOVELTY - The core has two water storage and heat converging ducts clinging to each other, where two ends of the ducts are connected with each other and with equal-diameter ducts. An inlet and an outlet are arranged in the top and bottom connecting ducts, where volume/lighting ratio of the core is 40 to 50 liters per square.    USE - Water storage and heat converging core for a close-bask solar water heater in a home for bathing and washing clothes and dishware.    ADVANTAGE - The core has simple structure and lighting ratio, and avoids leakage. The core can be utilized for daily use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a water storage and heat converging core.
NOVELTY - A solar water electrolysis hydrogen/oxygen production device has comb electrodes circularly superposed with a gas collection cover from the bottom to top; and washer set between comb electrodes for separation and are firmly fixed below the afflux covers to form a tower. Water electrolysis and separation and collection of hydrogen and oxygen are performed through the tower in electrolyzer. Gas collection covers are made from plastic thin films.    USE - Solar water electrolysis hydrogen/oxygen production device for directly electrolyzing water into secondary energy hydrogen by converting electric power of photovoltaic cell into direct current (DC) power.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the solar water electrolysis hydrogen/oxygen production device.
NOVELTY - The device has a sealing strip (4) for covering an outer side of three side plates. An upper side of a U-shaped body is provided with a component rear press plate (9). Edges of left and right ends of the component rear press plate are respectively covered with a left upper frame (5), and a right upper frame (8). A front part is provided with a component gasket (10). A tail end surface is provided with a component carrying handle (7). A front edge of the lower plate is covered with a lower frame (6) of a rear side plate.    USE - Roof PVC grid-connected photovoltaic generating device.    ADVANTAGE - The device has simple structure, low energy consumption, and flexible arrangement of the installing device of the roof solar collector. The device is simple and practical in use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a roof PVC grid-connected photovoltaic generating device.    Sealing strip (4)    Left upper frame (5)    Lower frame (6)    Component carrying handle (7)    Right upper frame (8)    Component rear press plate (9)    Component gasket (10)
NOVELTY - The solar cell has several photoelectric converting units (2) that are provided corresponding to the number of concave portions (11) which are arranged on support structure (1). The concave surface of each concave portion is coated with photocatalyst layer (21) comprising infrared reflecting film (12) including infrared coating. The photocatalyst layer is coated to the outer surface of the photoelectric converting unit.    USE - High-efficiency concentrator solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell is temperature resistant and the durability and the light collection efficiency of the solar cell are improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the solar cell.    Support structure (1)    Photoelectric converting units (2)    Concave portions (11)    Infrared reflecting film (12)    Photocatalyst layer (21)
NOVELTY - The casing has a colorless transparent plastic film provided with a colorized coat (2). The protective casing is made of high strength, thick, compressed and epispastic plastic plates (3) to form a casing body (4) with double layers. A transparent window without coat or an opening is provided on a place of a corresponding operation set. A channel for exchange of information is formed on a top side of the window. A window for load and unload with fastener is arranged on a cover of a battery box or a shelter.    USE - Hand-hold protective casing for brittle electrical appliances.    ADVANTAGE - The casing has anti rot and friction, dump preventing and easy hand holding functions, and avoids the damage by outside force. The casing is easy to manufacture and easy to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a hand-hold protective casing.    Colorized coat (2)    Epispastic plastic plates (3)    Casing body (4)
NOVELTY - The heater has a solar heating plant provided with a transparent panel and series-wound columniform water storage calefaction container (10) in a heat retaining box (8). A hot water storage device comprises a heat retaining tank (5) with a nilometer (4) and a drip valve (3). A ball float drip valve (6) is provided at top of the heat retaining tank. A temperature detect switch (2) is fixed at an inner lower side of the last container. A shunt-wound electromagnetism valve (12) and a coercive water replenishing valve (11) are fixed above a water replenishing canal (9) on the first container.    USE - Solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The heater has the columniform water storage calefaction container that is simple in structure. The heater has large water storage, and low manufacturing and usage cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The columniform water storage calefaction container is made of metal pipe or plastic pipe.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar water heater.    Temperature detect switch (2)    Drip valve (3)    Nilometer (4)    Heat retaining tank (5)    Ball float drip valve (6)    Heat retaining box (8)    Water replenishing canal (9)    Columniform water storage calefaction container (10)    Coercive water replenishing valve (11)    Shunt-wound electromagnetism valve (12)
NOVELTY - Fullerene derivatives (I) are new.    USE - (I) is useful as electron acceptor in an organic thin-film solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (I) enhances the solar energy to electricity conversion efficiency of the organic thin-film solar cell, as in the manufacturing of the organic thin-film solar cell an annealing process is employed to improve the crystallization and to reduce the phase separation state of (I) and the electron acceptor. (I) has a benzylalkyl group for increasing its affinity with electron donors, and an alkyl group for increasing its solubility in an organic solvent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Fullerene derivatives of formula (R1-O-C(=O)-C(F1)(CH3)-C(=O)-O-R2) (I) are new.    F1 = fullerene;    R1 = straight, branched or cyclic-chained 2-10C alkyl;    R2 = C6H5-CnH2n-; and    n = 1-3.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) the preparation of (I);    (2) an organic thin-film solar cell, comprising: a light-transmitting electrode; a hole-transferring layer (123) disposed on the light-transmitting electrode; a photoactive layer (124) disposed on the hole-transferring layer, where the photoactive layer comprises electron acceptor and electron donor, and the electron acceptor is (I); and a metal electrode (125) disposed on the photoactive layer; and    (3) a method of manufacturing organic thin-film solar cell, comprising: forming a photoactive layer on a light-transmitting electrode, where the photoactive layer comprises electron donor and electron acceptor, which is (I); and forming a metal electrode on the photoactive layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure depicts top views of the organic thin-film solar cell.    Conductive glass (120)    Conductive electrode (121)    Hole-transferring layer (123)    Photoactive layer (124)    Metal electrode (125)
NOVELTY - Solar cell comprises: an anode; a hole injection layer; an active layer; and a cathode, where the active layer comprises a borondipyrromethene (BODIPY)-based backbone polymer.    USE - Used as solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell has: an open circuit voltage (Voc) of at least 0.8 eV; and a power conversion efficiency of at least 2%. The solar cell exhibits highly efficient light harvesting of the solar spectrum up to ~1.6eV.
(SE533051-C2)   NOVELTY - The body is made of silica aero gel material. A containment material surrounds the body. The containment material is selected from a group consisting of transparent materials, plastic sheets and glass sheets, where the density of body is in the range 60-300 kilogram per cubic meter and thermal conductivity of the body is lower than 0.020 watt per meter Kelvin.    USE - Body for use as a transparent panel (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The body has low heat conductivity, high insulating property and greater mechanical stability.
NOVELTY - The cell has an electrode formed on top of a substrate, where the electrode is made of indium tin oxide (ITO) material. A doner material layer is laminated on top of an acceptor material layer that is made of poly 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene material. A carbon isotope material is mixed in the doner material layer. Another electrode is formed on top of a photoelectric transformation layer. An organic layer is positioned on top of the cell, where the organic layer is made of ITO, gold, silver and titanium oxide. The substrate is made of glass or polyethylene terephthalate.    USE - Hybrid stack organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell improves absorbance of sunlight and diversifies concentration of the carbon isotope material mixed in each layer of the stack solar cell, thus making the hybrid stack organic solar cell at a high efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The doner material layer is made of a material selected from a group of poly-3 hexylthiophene, poly-3 octyl thiophene, zinc phthalocyanine, copper phthalocyanine or tin phthalocyanine. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a hybrid stack organic solar cell manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a hybrid stack organic solar cell.
NOVELTY - The module has an optical device for receiving light output or light, and a drive integrated circuit (IC) chip for operating the optical device. A light alignment block is fixed at an upper part of a printed circuit board (PCB). Light alignment block penetration holes are connected with grooves and formed in the PCB. Light alignment block guide pins are inserted into pipe through holes. Optical fibers are provided at V-grooves. The optical device is equipped at an upper part of the PCB.    USE - Photoelectric conversion module.    ADVANTAGE - The module avoids need to utilize an assistance optical part including a lens and a mirror or a separate apparatus for performing optical coupling process, so that the manufacturing cost of the module is reduced. The module is easy to install.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a photoelectric conversion module.
NOVELTY - The module has an UV hardener, a photoelectric transformation layer for producing electricity using incoming light, and a solar cell equipped with two electrodes. Filler is made of polymer. Hardening depth of the filler is 3 mm. Surface water absorption rate and extension rate of the filler are 1 percentage and 300 percentages, respectively. Light transmission of the filler is 90 percentages.    USE - Solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The module effectively protects the solar cell in an inexpensive manner.    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 schematic block diagram of a solar cell module.
NOVELTY - Titanium oxide powder and carbon precursor with molecular weight of 100-5000 are mixed, to obtain a mixture which is heated by supplying inert gas, to form hydrocarbon layer. Thus, manufacture of carbon-coated titanium dioxide powder is carried out.    USE - Manufacture of carbon-coated titanium dioxide powder (claimed) used for optical catalyst for photolytic reaction of organic compound, and solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides carbon-coated titanium dioxide powder having favorable adsorption property and oxidation property.
NOVELTY - The station (A) has a station unit (30) whose primary side core is connected to a control block (10). The control block transmits data from a station controller. A data transceiver is communicated with an external device through wireless telecommunication. A pre-driver transmits an oscillation signal by using a resonant converter according to a control of the station controller. A power supply unit supplies power to the primary side core of the station unit. A transmitted-data process module transmits data by using the data transceiver.    USE - Wireless power charging station for battery of a portable terminal i.e. cellular phone. Can also be used for personal digital assistant, portable media player, digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) terminal, MPEG audio layer 3 (MP3) player and notebook computer.    ADVANTAGE - The station performs stable charging process, and detects foreign material in primary side core of the station unit. The station enables data transmission between the portable terminal and external instruments in an effective manner. The station charges multiple battery packs effectively, so as to improve charging efficiency. The station prevents the battery pack from being overcharged.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a wireless power charging station.    Wireless power charging station (A)    Control block (10)    Station unit (30)    Top station (31)    Lower station (32)
NOVELTY - The station (A) has a base part (22) whose top is combined with a battery pack that is connected to a control block. An electronic circuit is connected to the control block. A primary side core is equipped in one side of a charging surface (23), where the charging surface is formed as triangle shape, rectangular shape, polygonal shape, circular shape or elliptic shape. A display unit i.e. LCD (101), is provided with a LED, and displays operating state of the control block. A shielding member is equipped in the primary side core and made of polyurethane.    USE - Wireless multi-charging station for a battery in a handheld device. Uses include but are not limited to cellular phone, personal digital assistant, portable media player, Digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) terminal, MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3) player and notebook computer.    ADVANTAGE - The station detects whether the foreign material is near to the primary side core, thus improving stable charging work and increasing charging efficiency by charging the battery pack. The station includes the display unit for displaying different information through a multimedia signal input from outside, thus satisfying need of a user.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front perspective view of a wireless multi-charging station.    Wireless multi-charging station (A)    Base part (22)    Charging surface (23)    LCD (101)
NOVELTY - A carbon nanotube and polymer binder, or oxide binder are mixed to obtain carbon nanotube binder mixed solution. The obtained carbon nanotube binder mixed solution is dispersed in the solvent to obtain carbon nanotube. The obtained carbon nanotube binder mixed solution is coated on the substrate to obtain film, and the solvent is removed to obtain porous carbon nanotube film. Thus, the manufacture of porous carbon nanotube electrode is carried out.    USE - Manufacture of porous carbon nanotube electrode used for dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides porous carbon nanotube electrode has high energy conversion efficiency and electrical resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for carbon nanotube electrode.
NOVELTY - The apparatus (100) has a reaction chamber (110) including a space in which plasma is generated. A source upper plate (140) covers a top part of the reaction chamber. An insulating plate (170) is provided in a lower side of the source upper plate. An insulating plate supporter (150) is located in a lower part of the source upper plate, and supports the insulating plate. Antennas (131) are arranged in the source upper plate and between insulating boards. A top part of the insulating plate supporter is made of Teflon (RTM: PTFE) material.    USE - Plasma processing apparatus for use during solar battery manufacturing process, flat panel display manufacturing process and semiconductor manufacturing process.    ADVANTAGE - The insulating plate supporter supports the insulating plate, and the antennas are arranged in the source upper plate, thus securing the mechanical stability of the source upper plate. The apparatus enables the lower part of the source upper plate not to be exposed, thus preventing negative influence causing degradation of plasma within the reaction chamber.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a plasma processing apparatus.    Plasma processing apparatus (100)    Reaction chamber (110)    Antennas (131)    Source upper plate (140)    Insulating plate supporter (150)    Insulating plate (170)
NOVELTY - The station (A) has a battery pack placed in top of a station part (30), and a top station part (31) equipped to a side of the station part. A resonant converter transmits an oscillation signal to a power supply unit according to control of a station controller. A power source is supplied to a primary side core of the station part and a station memory unit, and sendust and polyurethanes are provided to an upper shelter and a lower shelter.    USE - Stepped structure type wireless multi charging station for a battery of handheld devices. Uses include but are not limited to a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable media player (PMP), a digital media broadcasting (DMB) terminal, a MPEG-1 audio layer 3 (MP3) player and a notebook.    ADVANTAGE - The station provides stable charging working function to enhance charging efficiency, and prevents charging malfunction problem.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a stepped structure type wireless multi charging station.    Stepped structure type wireless multi charging station (A)    Control block (10)    Station part (30)    Top station part (31)    LCD (101)
NOVELTY - The aerogenerator has a vane fixture (40) installed at an end tip of a rotation center axis (Y) of a rotating support (20), and a rotary shaft (30) fixed in the rotating support. The rotating support is installed at an upper side of a support stand (10). An elastic support apparatus (60) elastically supports multiple rotating vanes (50), which are arranged in the vane fixture, and controls rotation quantity of the rotating vanes according to intensity of wind around a hinge shaft. A spring is set between a fixing device and the rotating vanes.    USE - Aerogenerator for generating electricity by using wind.    ADVANTAGE - The elastic support apparatus elastically supports multiple rotating vanes around the hinge shaft, so that the rotating vanes receive the wind, thus improving excellent resistance ability according to the intensity of wind. The rotating vanes fixed at the rotation center axis of the rotating support serve as a flap, thus avoiding the need of a separate flap. The supporting apparatus absorbs impact, thus avoiding negligent accident.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front side view of an aerogenerator without a flap.    Rotation center axis (Y)    Support stand (10)    Rotating support (20)    Rotary shaft (30)    Vane fixture (40)    Rotating vanes (50)    Elastic support apparatus (60)
NOVELTY - A fast-cure type adhesive-sheet composition includes an ethylene copolymer resin and organic peroxide(s) chosen from t-butylperoxy alkyl carbonates.    USE - Fast-cure type adhesive-sheet composition is used for solar batteries (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The fast-cure type adhesive-sheet composition eliminates the need for baking process during manufacture of solar cell modules, and enables manufacture of solar cells with reduced damage during vacuum and pressing process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of the solar battery.
NOVELTY - An organic solar cell has a primary electrode provided on the surface of a substrate, an organic active layer containing thienylenevinylene compound (I) and provided on surface of active layer, and secondary electrode provided on surface of active layer.    USE - Organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The organic active layer of organic solar cell has excellent crystallinity, planarity and charge mobility. The solar cell has improved oxidation stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic solar cell has a primary electrode provided on the surface of a substrate, an organic active layer containing thienylenevinylene compound of formula (I) and provided on surface of active layer, and secondary electrode provided on surface of active layer.    R 1-R 6=H, 1-25C alkyl, 6-30C aryl or 1-25C alkoxy;    A=groups of formulae (i-xiii);    n=1-1000;and    m=0-1000.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of organic solar cell.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a lower chamber (20) provided with a rubber partition wall (13) that is mounted in an inner side of an upper chamber (10) around a vacuum hole (15). The upper chamber includes a top vacuum chamber unit, and the lower chamber is provided with the vacuum hole and a lower vacuum chamber unit (21). A panel (30) is made of metallic yarn, and a vacuum flow passage is formed with a recess in an inner side of the upper chamber around the vacuum hole. The rubber partition wall is clamped by a latch type toggle clamp.    USE - Laminating apparatus for a solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus allows suck pressure and expansion pressure to evenly act on the rubber partition wall, so that damage of the apparatus caused by frequent usage of expansion pressure is prevented. The rubber partition wall improves yield and reliability of the solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a laminating apparatus with a rubber partition wall in a vacuum pressure released state.    Upper chamber (10)    Rubber partition wall (13)    Vacuum hole (15)    Lower chamber (20)    Lower vacuum chamber unit (21)    Panel (30)
NOVELTY - The system has a phase fixing unit (400) connected to an upper side of a support part (100) through a connection part (150). A hinge is connected to a phase (300), and idle gears (450, 460) are connected to an upper side of a support post (200). The phase fixing unit is installed at the support post. A lower fixing plate (151) is equipped with a fixed bar (151-1) that is inserted into the support part. Multiple fixing nuts (220) are combined with joint pins (152) inserted into combining holes (210) that are formed in the support post.    USE - Electric power generation system for use at seashore.    ADVANTAGE - The system efficiently produces electric energy by using the generating part through the two idle gears according to wave force in sea surface. The system improves bond between the phase fixing unit and the support post, so as to deliver torque of a pivot axis to the generating part, thus realizing smooth rotation of the generating part. The system is convenient to use, and can be installed in an inexpensive manner. The system prevents damage of the phase fixing unit and the support post due to wave flow in the sea surface.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The support part is made of concrete, rubber or iron.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of an electric power generation system.    Support part (100)    Connection part (150)    Lower fixing plate (151)    Fixed bar (151-1)    Joint pins (152)    Support post (200)    Combining holes (210)    Fixing nuts (220)    Phase (300)    Phase fixing unit (400)    Idle gears (450, 460)
NOVELTY - A titanium oxide precursor material and surface-treated organic compound are reacted by sol-gel process to obtain titanium oxide nanoparticles. The obtained nanoparticles are dispersed in an organic solvent, and precipitated to manufacture titanium oxide powder.    USE - Manufacture of titanium oxide powder used for photoelectric device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The titanium oxide powder having desired size is efficiently manufactured. The titanium oxide nanoparticles have improved dispersibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) photoelectric device;    (2) manufacture of transparent titanium oxide solution; and    (3) transparent titanium oxide solution.
NOVELTY - The module has a bottom layer pad combined in a top pad. Curing resin i.e. photo-crosslinkable polymer resin, is filled in a battery cell intervening space of a battery cell layer. The bottom layer pad and the top pad are made of tempered glass. A battery cell is placed at an upper part of the bottom layer pad. The top pad is fixed at an upper part of the battery cell layer.    USE - Solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The module improves the efficiency of the battery cell, and has high thermal conductivity and performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a solar cell module.
NOVELTY - A copper chalcogenide, indium chalcogenide and gallium chalcogenide are dissolved in hydrazine, to obtain a reaction solution in which polycarbonate is mixed, to obtain a coating solution. The obtained coating solution is coated on a material, to form a coating layer which is heated, to form calcium-indium-gallium-selenide thin film.    USE - Manufacture of calcium-indium-gallium-selenide thin film used for solar cell for solar cell module (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The calcium-indium-gallium-selenide thin film free from impurity is manufactured by a simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of solar battery.    Solar battery (10)    Substrate (11)    Conductive layer (12)    Absorption layer (13)    Buffer layer (14)    Grid electrode (16)
NOVELTY - The membrane has an electrolyte impregnated within a fibrous matrix separator, where the fibrous matrix separator is made of polyethylene oxide, polypropylene oxide, polyethyleneimine, polyethylene sulfide, polyvinylacetate and polyethylene succinate. A non-diffusible ion is adhered to a side chain of the fibrous matrix separator. The non-diffusible ion is selected from sulfite ion, phosphite ion, carboxylate ion, arsenite ion, amide ion, nitrogen ion and sulfur ion. An inorganic particle is adhered to a surface of the fibrous matrix separator.    USE - Polymer electrolyte membrane for use in an electrochemical capacitor and a dye-sensitized solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The membrane has high mechanical property, better interfacial stability and high ion conductance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a polymer electrolyte membrane manufacturing method    (2) an electrochemical capacitor comprising a porosity active material layer    (3) a dye-sensitized solar cell comprising a semiconductor layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a polymer electrolyte membrane manufacturing method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The generator has a supporting shaft (3) perpendicularly installed at a top end portion of a column member (2). A horizontal casing (5) is fixedly adhered to a top end portion of the supporting shaft, and an air concentration groove (11) is formed in an upper part of a wing portion (8). An extension wing (10) is fixedly adhered according to longitudinal direction of the rotary shaft. An electricity generation unit (24) is connected to a front end of the rotary shaft that is installed at an inner side of the horizontal casing, and delivers the torque from the wing portion.    USE - Wind power generator.    ADVANTAGE - The generator maximizes the area receiving the wind force.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a wind power generator.    Column member (2)    Supporting shaft (3)    Horizontal casing (5)    Wing portion (8)    Extension wing (10)    Air concentration groove (11)    Electricity generation unit (24)
NOVELTY - An adhesive sheet composition is obtained by mixing ethylene copolymer resin and organic peroxide chosen from dialkyl organic peroxide and dialkyl peroxy ester and/or peroxy ketone.    USE - Composition is used for adhesive sheet for solar battery (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The yellow coloring of adhesive sheet formed using the composition is suppressed. The adhesive sheet has excellent adhesive property. The solar battery comprising the adhesive sheet has improved efficiency and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) adhesive sheet; and    (2) solar battery.
NOVELTY - An electrolyte contains lithium, aqueous organic solvent primary additive, and secondary additive. The primary additive contains bistrimethylsilyl acetylene (I). The secondary additive contains polycarbonate derivative substituted by halo, cyano and nitro.    USE - Electrolyte is used for lithium secondary battery (claimed) for portable electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The lithium secondary battery using electrolyte has excellent durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electrolyte contains lithium, aqueous organic solvent, primary additive, and secondary additive. The primary additive contains bistrimethylsilyl acetylene of formula: CH3-Si(-CH3)2-CC-Si(-CH3)2-CH3 (I). The secondary additive contains polycarbonate derivative substituted by halo, cyano and nitro. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for lithium secondary battery.
NOVELTY - A primary solution containing silver nitrate, ammonia solution and distilled water and a secondary solution containing sodium hydroxide, ammonia solution and distilled water are mixed to prepare primary mixture solution. Glucose, formaldehyde and distilled water are mixed to prepare secondary mixture solution. The primary mixture solution, particles and secondary solution are mixed to obtain fine particles-containing mixture solution. Thus, the manufacturing method of conductive polymer particles is carried out.    USE - Manufacture of conductive polymer particles used for coating material for electromagnetic wave shielding, and electrical and electronic materials for lithium ion battery and biosensor.    ADVANTAGE - The conductive polymer particles are manufactured economically, and exhibits uniform conductivity by preventing aggregation of particles.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A primary solution containing silver nitrate, ammonia solution and distilled water and a secondary solution containing sodium hydroxide, ammonia solution and distilled water are mixed to prepare primary mixture solution. Glucose, formaldehyde and distilled water are mixed to prepare secondary mixture solution. The primary mixture solution, particles and secondary solution are mixed to obtain fine particles-containing mixture solution, such that the secondary mixture solution is distributed in the fine particle-containing mixture solution. Thus, the manufacturing method of conductive polymer particles is carried out.
NOVELTY - A sheet has a layer (A) containing two or more compounds (a) having optical conversion property which converts the light of ultraviolet region into light of visible or near-infrared region, provided on a base material.    USE - Sheet is used for solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The sheet provides solar cell module having improved energy conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module.
NOVELTY - A coating film layer is provided on raw material surface using ion-beam assist deposition, evaporated by ion beam heating method using metal oxide chosen from titanium oxide, silica, zirconium oxide and alumina, and concentration of layer reduced from metal oxide is supplanted by ionizing using ion source to form texture of metal without using metal.    USE - Manufacture of non-conductive film coating layer used for circuit board of flat panel display and battery for mobile telephone.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently provides non-conductive film coating layer. The battery containing non-conductive film coating layer has reduced power consumption.
NOVELTY - The wiring sheet (10) has insulating base material (11) made of resin, and wiring material (16) provided on upper surface of the base material. An expansion-contraction suppression material (15) made of metal and ceramic, suppresses the expansion-contraction of wiring sheet with respect to the provision side of wiring material on the base material.    USE - Wiring sheet of photovoltaic cell (claimed) e.g. metal wrap through (MWT) cell used as power supply for mobile telephone.    ADVANTAGE - The generation of crack with respect to the photovoltaic cell can be suppressed effectively, the inferior connection between the wiring terminal and the electrode of photovoltaic cell can be prevented, and the photovoltaic cell can be manufactured simply.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacturing method of photovoltaic cell; and    (2) manufacturing method of solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the top and sectional views of the wiring sheet.    Wiring sheet (10)    Insulating base material (11)    Wiring for connection (14)    Expansion-contraction suppression material (15)    Wiring material (16)
NOVELTY - The system has a fuel gas i.e. hydrogen, supply circuit (11) whose inner volume is larger than inner volume of a combustive gas i.e. pure oxygen, supply circuit (12). Pressure in the combustive gas supply circuit and pressure in the fuel gas supply circuit during normal operation, are in specific value that number of fuel gas moles available at the time of starting of extinction processes in the fuel gas supply circuit is equal to twice the number of residual oxygen moles in the combustive gas supply circuit, based on the inner volumes of the fuel and combustive gas supply circuits.    USE - System for producing electrical energy using a polymer electrolyte type fuel cell supplied with pure oxygen, in a transport vehicle i.e. motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The internal volume of the fuel gas supply circuit is larger than inner volume of the combustive gas supply circuit, which permits controlled and rapid stopping of operation of the fuel cell in an efficient manner so as to guarantee that the volume of hydrogen available in normal conditions for extinction is always equal to twice the volume of residual oxygen in the normal conditions, so that the system eliminates the risk of under-supply of hydrogen during extinctions of the fuel cell, thus limiting corrosion of electrodes and making the fuel cell suitable for prolonged stopping and later restarting conditions.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a pneumatic circuit of a system for producing electrical energy using a polymer electrolyte type fuel cell supplied with pure oxygen.    Polymer electrolyte type fuel cell (1)    Fuel gas supply circuit (11)    Combustive gas supply circuit (12)    Ejectors (113, 123)    Rectifiers (114, 124)
NOVELTY - The LSC has a composite substrate including an apical surface with a pair of luminescent films bounded by an apically located mirror and selective-wavelength mirror, respectively. A basal surface has a mirror reflective for wavelengths corresponding to luminescent compounds positioned in a composite scaffold. A transparent structure is positioned between basal and apical surfaces of substrate. A photovoltaic cell is positioned adjacent to substrate edge, to receive emitted/reflected photons from luminescent films or mirrors, and to convert photons into electricity.    USE - Luminescent solar concentrator (LSC). Uses include but are not limited to road sign or marker, outdoor furniture, transparent/semi-transparent/opaque roadside sound barrier and solar sail for spacecraft propulsion.    ADVANTAGE - The LSC having wider absorption range and higher efficiency, eliminates energy losses due to presence of an escape cone. The LSC has reduced losses of energy associated with self absorption and reduced energy transfer losses. Higher transfer efficiency and higher absorption efficiency can be achieved. The manufacturing cost of the LSC is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) solar collection assembly;    (2) preparation method of LSC; and    (3) method for conversion of solar energy to electricity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the LSC.
NOVELTY - The reflector (100) has UV-reflective multilayer optical film (110) having major surface (115) that consists of UV-reflective optical layer stack (140). The stack has primary optical layers and secondary optical layers such that portion of primary optical layers and portion of secondary optical layers having different refractive indexes are in intimate contact with respect to each other. A VIS/IR-reflective metal layer (130) comprising silver, copper, stainless steel or aluminum is provided on portion of major surface of multilayer optical film.    USE - Broadband reflector for solar collection device used in concentrated solar power system (both claimed) for extracting solar energy used as heat source of power plant such as steam driven turbine generator.    ADVANTAGE - Since the VIS/IR-reflective metal layer is provided on portion of major surface of UV-reflective multilayer optical film, the broadband reflector can be fabricated easily with low weight and low cost so that solar power collection capability of the system can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) concentrated solar power system;    (2) method for harnessing solar energy; and    (3) solar collection device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic side view of the broadband reflector.    Broadband reflector (100)    UV-reflective multilayer optical film (110)    Major surface (115)    VIS/IR-reflective metal layer (130)    UV-reflective optical layer stack (140)
NOVELTY - A sheet consisting of soft resin is molded. A solution containing a crosslinking agent is coated on the molded sheet by rotating a roll having diameter of 30 mm or less. The coated crosslinking agent is permeated into the molded sheet, and a solar cell sealing sheet is manufactured.    USE - Manufacture of solar cell sealing sheet for solar cell module used for electric power generating apparatus (all claimed) installed in roof portion of buildings and motor vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell sealing sheet is quickly manufactured with high quality and productivity, and without generation of metal fine powder. The solar cell module formed using the sealing sheet has excellent reliability, weather resistance, contamination resistance, and mechanical strength. The electric power generating apparatus having solar cell module has excellent electric power generating capability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module.
NOVELTY - The solar power generation module has photovoltaic cell (1) that is arranged on one surface of a prepreg sheet (2) containing radical curable resin. The solar power generation module is attached on an installation surface when the radical curable resin in the prepreg sheet is reacted and hardened by external stimulation, after peeling the peeling film (4) from the photovoltaic cell. A photo-initiator is mixed with the radical curable resin. A protection film (3) is stuck to the photoreceptive surface of solar power generation module.    USE - Solar power generation module installed in e.g. utility pole, stone wall, road concrete structure, wall surface of quarry and flat vacant lot.    ADVANTAGE - The solar power generation module is installed on the installation surface by hardening the radical curable resin such that the need of metal frame is avoided. Hence the weight of the solar power generation module is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for installation method of solar power generation module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar power generation module.    Photovoltaic cell (1)    Prepreg sheet (2)    Protection film (3)    Peeling film (4)
NOVELTY - The module has cell upper surface cover (3) which is joined on electric power generation cell assembly (9) by thermal responsive resin (6). The assembly is joined with a module board (8) by resin (7). The module board is joined to cooling piping (10) having cooling medium flow path using resin (12).    USE - Sunlight co-generation module such as solar cell core used in domestic application.    ADVANTAGE - Since the module board is joined to cooling piping having cooling medium flow path using resin, the heat transfer can be performed reliably. The thermal distortion can be relieved. The productivity of solar cell core is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell core. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Cell upper surface cover (3)    Resins (6,7,12)    Module board (8)    Electric power generation cell assembly (9)    Cooling piping (10)
NOVELTY - The cleaner has a battery provided in a box body (10) taken as a power source of a micro motor (9). The micro motor drives a pair of parallel arranged cylindrical cleaning brushes (4), and a glass slide (G) to be cleaned is placed between the two cleaning brushes. An output shaft of the micro motor is allocated with a speed reducing device (7) engaged to a big gear via a small gear. The cleaning brushes are hairbrushes or sponge cylindrical brushes, and two anti-splash covers (3) are arranged upon a cleaning case (5).    USE - Cleaner for a laboratory glass slide that is utilized for doing experiment in biology and chemistry courses of school students.    ADVANTAGE - The cleaner is small in size, simple in structure, and convenient to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a cleaner.    Glass slide (G)    Anti-splash covers (3)    Cylindrical cleaning brushes (4)    Cleaning case (5)    Speed reducing device (7)    Micro motor (9)    Box body (10)
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic converter converts solar energy into electrical energy. A transparent solar energy concentrator is positioned in with respect to photovoltaic converter such that solar energy passing through concentrator is concentrated on photovoltaic converter. The concentrator has transparent surface facing the sun (24) through percentage of sun's passage across sky so that solar energy is directed onto photovoltaic converter during percentage of passage of sun across sky.    USE - Device for producing electricity from solar energy extracted from solar system installed in roof of building, used in commercial applications.    ADVANTAGE - Since the solar energy concentrator has transparent surface facing sun through percentage of sun's passage across sky so that solar energy is directed to converter, the amount of photovoltaic material required for converting solar energy into electricity can be minimized. Simple installation of the solar system can be achieved. The space required for solar module can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of device for producing electricity from solar energy.    Sun (24)    Sun position (24a)    Sun's ray (26a)    Lens (27)    Path (27')
NOVELTY - The controller has a tank whose input port and output port are connected together. An upper passed water opening port is connected with a water inlet, and a bottom passed water opening port is connected with a water outlet. The upper and the bottom opening ports are connected with each other. A separating rubber film is placed and fixed on a side of a valve member through a fastening piece and corresponding to the upper and the bottom passed water opening ports. A fluid guiding room and a fluid guiding pipe are placed between a film and the fastening piece.    USE - Solar drain controller.    ADVANTAGE - The controller is very effective in draining the remaining water, thus avoiding pipe to cool in winter season. The controller is convenient to utilize and saves water.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar drain controller.
NOVELTY - The battery system has a battery block (2) provided with multiple stacked battery cells (1). Insulating separators are made of plastic and sandwiched between the battery cells to insulate the series-connected battery cells. Fastening components (3) hold the battery cells of the battery block. The fastening components are provided with a pair of endplates (4) disposed at the ends of the battery cells. Insulating walls are arranged between battery cell outer side-walls and metal bands (5) to insulate the battery cells from the metal bands.    USE - Battery system for use as power source apparatus in an electrically driven vehicle such as a hybrid car or electric automobile.    ADVANTAGE - The battery system reliably insulates the metal bands from the battery cells by arranging the insulating walls in proper positions via the insulating separators, thus preventing short circuits between outer side-walls of battery cells and the metal bands.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded oblique view of a battery system.    Battery cells (1)    Battery block (2)    Fastening components (3)    Endplates (4)    Metal bands (5)
NOVELTY - An electronic apparatus is made by depositing first conductive medium within channels of base to form first conductors (110); depositing within the channels semiconductor substrate particles suspended in carrier medium; forming ohmic contact (265) between each substrate particle and first conductor; converting the semiconductor substrate particles into semiconductor diodes; depositing second conductive medium to form second conductors (140) coupled to the semiconductor diodes; and depositing lenses suspended in a first polymer over the diodes.    USE - Method for manufacturing electronic apparatus (claimed), comprising lighting device having light emitting diodes or power generating device having photovoltaic diodes.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides electronic devices that are robust and capable of operating under a wide variety of conditions including outdoor and other stressful environmental conditions. It uses low temperature processing and creates corresponding diode in situ as the device is being manufactured, rather than utilizing finished or packaged diodes which are then individually and separately placed into product in an additional manufacturing cycle, thus reducing manufacturing cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a cross-sectional view showing first conductors, diodes, insulators, second conductors, and emissive layer of an electronic apparatus.    First conductors (110)    Insulator (135)    Second conductors (140)    Ohmic contact (265)    Junction (275)
NOVELTY - A gas-barrier sheet (1) comprises base material (2), anchor layer (9) containing polysiloxane polymer consisting of siloxane compound and compound A which has functional group in molecule that reacts with hydroxyl group in one surface (11) of base material, and gas barrier layer (3) containing mixture or composite of silicon oxide and electroconductive material on anchor layer.    USE - Gas barrier sheet for display, illumination or solar cell product (claimed) e.g. organic electroluminescent display, LCD, organic electroluminescent illumination, silicon solar batter and compound semiconductor.    ADVANTAGE - The gas barrier sheet is excellent in transparency, gas-barrier property and productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacture of gas barrier sheet involving anchor layer forming process of forming anchor layer by roll-to-roll system, and gas barrier layer forming process of forming gas barrier layer by roll-to-roll system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the gas-barrier sheet.    Gas-barrier sheet (1)    Base material (2)    Gas barrier layer (3)    Anchor layer (9)    One surface (11)
NOVELTY - A fluorine resin film contains 0.05-2 parts mass of zinc oxide particles having average particle diameter of 0.01-0.05 mu m, with respect to 100 parts mass of fluororesin. The particles have a coating layer consisting of silicon oxide at the surface of zinc oxide.    USE - Fluorine resin film is used for component sheet of solar cell and agricultural coating sheet (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The fluorine resin sheet has excellent weather resistance, ultraviolet blocking property and transparency.
NOVELTY - A catalyst powder contains catalyst-carrying carbon and a porous cation exchange resin. The ratio of amount of catalyst with respect to total amount of carbon and catalyst is 30 %mass or more. The ratio of catalyst existing in contact surface of proton conduction path of cation exchange resin and carbon to catalyst included in catalyst powder is 40-45 %mass. The average hole diameter of hole formed in porous cation exchange resin is 0.05-0.1 mu m.    USE - Catalyst powder is used for polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The polymer electrolyte fuel cell formed using catalyst powder has improved cell voltage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of catalyst powder.
NOVELTY - A sheet contains 100 parts mass of polyvinyl acetyl resin and 10-1000 parts mass of polypropylene glycol containing 50 %mass or more of propylene glycol structure. The hydroxyl value of polyvinyl acetyl resin is 150 or less.    USE - Sheet is used as sealing material for wiring and photoelectric transducer used for solar power generation module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The sheet has excellent flexibility and water-vapor barrier property. The solar power generation module using the sheet has excellent adhesiveness, light resistance, durability, and stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar power generation module, which is obtained by sealing a photoelectric transducer using the sheet.
NOVELTY - The open valve (1) has a weak portion (12) that is provided in the center of the rubber elastic board (11), for releasing the excess pressure to the external field. The weak portion has a slit that is inclined towards the inner side of the rubber elastic board from a hollow portion (13).    USE - Excess pressure open valve for use in excess pressure release unit (claimed) for fuel cell and secondary battery such as lithium ion battery, nickel cadmium battery and nickel hydrogen battery for use in mobile telephone, laptop personal computer, and motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The excess pressure open valve can be operated correctly and reliably, so that the excess pressure can be released to the external field safely and reliably. The valve can be manufactured easily at low cost, and the productivity of the open valve can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for excess pressure release unit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the excess pressure open valve.    Excess pressure open valve (1)    Back surface side (10)    Rubber elastic board (11)    Weak portion (12)    Hollow portion (13)
NOVELTY - The windmill blade has high strength polyethylene fiber reinforced composite material (4) which contains tensile strength of 12-60 centi-Newton per decitex (cN/dtex), tension elasticity-modulus 500-3000 cN/dtex, and breaking elongation 2-10 percent of organic polymer fiber and used as a reinforced fiber for an outer layer. The organic polymer fiber has tensile strength of 12-60 cN/dtex, tension elasticity-modulus of 500-2500 cN/dtex, and tension breaking elongation of 2-10 percent of high strength polyethylene fiber.    USE - Windmill blade for wind-powered electricity generation.    ADVANTAGE - Reduces the wear destruction by flying particles and shows a high durability in strong wind birthplace regions, such as desert district since the windmill blade uses the fiber reinforced composite material using the high elastic modulus and highly strong and high organic polymer fiber of a breaking elongation as a reinforced fiber for an outer layer. Provides the windmill for wind-powered electricity generation with high electric power generation efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view which shows the fiber reinforced composite material which comprises the windmill blade outer layer of two layer structure. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    High strength polyethylene fiber reinforced composite material (4)    Glass fiber reinforced composite (5)    Flying particles (6)
NOVELTY - A gas permeability of hydrogen-ion conductivity polymer electrolyte in catalyst layer is evaluated based on the gas adsorption amount of catalyst-carrying carbon powder and gas adsorption amount of catalyst layer. The catalyst layer contains catalyst supported by carbon powder. Thus, evaluation of gas permeability of hydrogen-ion conductivity polymer electrolyte is carried out.    USE - Evaluation of gas permeability of hydrogen-ion conductivity polymer electrolyte in polymer electrolyte fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The polymer electrolyte fuel cell comprising hydrogen-ion conductivity polymer electrolyte is highly efficient.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for catalyst layer.
NOVELTY - The assembly has reinforcement material (10) which is provided between the electrolytic membranes (2a,2b). A diffused layer (5) containing fibrous material is laminated on catalyst layer (4) which is laminated on electrolytic membranes. The diffused layer is provided with side portion (5a) exceeding side edge (4a) of catalyst layer. The catalyst layer is provided with side edge (4b) exceeding the side portion (5b) of diffused layer.    USE - Membrane electrode assembly for fuel cell stack (claimed) used in polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the reinforcement material is provided between electrolytic membranes, piercing of electrolytic membranes by the fibrous material of diffused layer is prevented. The generation of short circuit is prevented. The productivity of membrane electrode assembly is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of the membrane electrode assembly.    Electrolytic membranes (2a,2b)    Catalyst layer (4)    Side edges of catalyst layer (4a,4b)    Diffused layer (5)    Side portions of diffused layer (5a,5b)    Reinforcement material (10)
NOVELTY - An electroconductive composition comprises foaming substance and electroconductive material which are foamed with heat. The electroconductivity is provided if electroconductivity is less than predetermined temperature. The insulation by foaming substance foaming is provided if insulation is above predetermined temperature.    USE - An electroconductive composition for inhibiting mutual substitution reaction of element and battery collector used for electronic apparatus (claimed). Can also be used for electric circuit, constituent material, wiring and electrode for conduction connection, conductive adhesive, refrigerator, microwave oven, fan, washing machine, air-conditioner, (vacuum) cleaner, TV, personal computer, car, electric train, aircraft, spacecraft, batteries e.g. lithium ion battery or lithium ion polymer battery, and capacitors e.g. electrical double layer capacitor.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive composition improves charge and discharge characteristic, and integrates space-saving safety device which blocks electric current safely at the time of abnormal heat generation of electronic apparatus without requiring complicated process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) method of inhibiting mutual substitution reaction of element; and    (2) battery collector.
NOVELTY - A solid oxide fuel cell (2) is manufactured by preparing binder for electrode slurries containing electrode constituent element cation, preparing electrode slurry by mixing constituent material powder and binder of electrode, and supplying electrode slurry to layer surface containing solid electrolyte (4) or its material and baking.    USE - Manufacture of solid oxide fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method inhibits reaction in electrode construction process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) solid oxide fuel cell;    (2) binder;    (3) slurry; and    (4) electrode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the solid oxide fuel cell.    Solid oxide fuel cell (2)    Solid electrolyte (4)    Fuel electrode (6)    Air electrode (8)    Cell (10)
NOVELTY - A gel-like electrolyte secondary battery consists of a negative electrode (21) containing negative mix comprising an active material and a binder, a positive electrode (22), and a gel-like nonaqueous electrolyte (23). The negative-electrode active material contains natural graphite. The binder contains polyvinylidene fluoride and polyacrylonitrile in a weight ratio of 5:50-95:50, with the total content being 2-6.5% on basis of total content of negative mix.    USE - Gel-like electrolyte secondary battery. Uses include but are not limited to camcorders, digital cameras, mobile telephones, portable information terminals, and notebook computers.    ADVANTAGE - The gel-like electrolyte secondary battery has high capacity, and excellent load characteristics and cycle characteristics. The affinity of gel-like nonaqueous electrolyte and negative electrode is maintained.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the battery element. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Battery element (20)    Negative electrode (21)    Positive electrode (22)    Gel-like nonaqueous electrolyte (23)    Separator (24)
NOVELTY - A separator (7), cathode side gas diffusion layer (4), a membrane electrode assembly (3) and an anode side gas diffusion layer (4') are stacked in order in a molding die. An electrolytic membrane (1) is projected to the side rather than the anode side gas diffusion layer and the separator is projected to the side rather than the membrane. A resin material is injected from a side of the membrane electrode assembly into the molding die and a gasket is molded to the periphery of the assembly and the gas permeation layer, to form a fuel cell.    USE - Manufacturing method of fuel cell used in fuel cell system of electric vehicle, hybrid vehicle, and in domestic applications.    ADVANTAGE - By performing injection molding of resin to form a fuel cell, the lifting up of the edge portion of the die, by the pressure of resin flowing into the injection molding die can be prevented, and the projection location of the membrane can be firmly joined directly to the high gas flow path layer and the separator, using spot welding, so that the manufacturing cost of the fuel cell can be reduced. The thickness of the welding site of the projection location is adjusted to original half thickness grade so that the membrane does not completely dissolve during the welding. A still firmer joint can be anticipated together with the pinning process of the membrane and the gas flow path layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the fuel cell.    Electrolytic membrane (1)    Membrane electrode assembly (3)    Cathode side gas diffusion layer (4)    Anode side gas diffusion layer (4')    Separator (7)
NOVELTY - The structural unit has gasket provided at peripheral regions of gas flow path layers (6,6A) formed at sides of membrane electrode assembly (3) containing cathode and anode side catalyst layers (2,2'). The cathode and anode side gas diffusion layers (4,4') are stacked with metal porous layers at gas flow path layers. The thickness of overhanging structure (62) projected from sides of gas flow path layers is changed with respect to thickness of other locations of the gas flow path layers, to operate as contact prevention structure.    USE - Structural unit of fuel cell (claimed) such as polymer electrolyte fuel cell of fuel cell system mounted in electric vehicle and hybrid vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The thickness of overhanging structures projected from sides of gas flow path layers at sides of membrane electrode assembly are varied with respect to thickness of other locations of the gas flow path layers, to operate as contact prevention structure. Hence the generation of short-circuit by unnecessary contact of gas flow path layers is prevented reliably. The bending rigidity and torsional rigidity at preset locations of overhanging structures are improved, by avoiding the unnecessary bending of gas flow path layers. The electrolytic membrane is lifted by resin pressure during molding process of gasket, so that the leakage of gas through cross leak path at the edge portions is prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal cross sectional view of the structural unit of fuel cell.    Cathode side catalyst layer (2)    Anode side catalyst layer (2')    Membrane electrode assembly (3)    Cathode side gas diffusion layer (4)    Anode side gas diffusion layer (4')    Gas flow path layers (6,6A)    Overhanging structure (62)
NOVELTY - A platinum alloy including platinum and iron is subjected to polyol reduction process by reacting with aliphatic carboxylic acid and fatty amine, to obtain platinum-iron particles. Then, the obtained particles are admixed to carbon, to obtain platinum-iron supported carbon. The protection ligand contained in the obtained platinum-iron supported carbon is removed by carrying out heat processing at 300-500 degrees C for 30 minutes to 2 hours under hydrogen atmosphere having hydrogen concentration of 4-40%, to obtain supported catalyst.    USE - Manufacture of supported catalyst for oxygen electrode of polymer electrolyte fuel cell (both claimed). Can also be used for electrode for methanol poles of direct methanol fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The supported catalyst having catalytic activity is manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for polymer electrolyte fuel cell, which is provided with an electrode containing the supported catalyst.
NOVELTY - The system has shut off valves (22,24) at supply and discharge sides of oxidizing agent gas flow lines (L1-L7) of fuel cell (10), corresponding to humidifier (23). The cathode of fuel cell is blocked at power generation stop state by closing the valves. The water is exchanged between supply and discharge sides of oxidizing agent gas, by humidifier. The drain lines (26,27) for discharging water from cathode are connected to flow path at downstream of humidifier. The water is discharged by pressure differences at drain lines and oxidizing agent gas flow lines.    USE - Polymer electrolyte fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The water is discharged by pressure differences at drain lines connected to flow path, and supply and discharge sides of oxidizing agent gas flow lines of fuel cell corresponding to humidifier. Hence the humidifier is blocked by cathode of fuel cell to prevent drying process of electrolytic membrane during power generation stop state of fuel cell. The structure for blocking the cathode can be simplified effectively. The need for negative-pressure seal of flow regulating valve is unnecessary, by positioning the shut off valve which blocks the exit side of fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell (10)    Shut off valves (22,24)    Humidifier (23)    Drain lines (26,27)    Oxidizing agent gas flow lines (L1-L7)
NOVELTY - A wiring film (5) is arranged opposite to the back surface of a back contact solar cell (2), and a wiring pattern is formed in the wiring film. A cell alignment mark is formed in the back surface of solar cell, and a wiring film alignment mark is formed in the wiring film. The IR rays are irradiated using an IR irradiation apparatus (8), from an upper surface side of the solar cell. The IR rays permeated through the solar cell and wiring film, are detected by an IR imaging device (7), to observe the pattern of cell and film alignment marks simultaneously.    USE - Method for observing back surface pattern of back contact solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The pattern of cell alignment mark formed in the back surface of solar cell and the pattern of wiring film alignment mark can be observed simultaneously. The accurate positioning of back contact solar cell with respect to the wiring film can be attained. The thickness and manufacturing cost of the wiring film can be reduced. The crack of the solar cell is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the device for positioning back contact solar cell with respect to the wiring film.    Back contact solar cell (2)    Wiring film (5)    IR imaging device (7)    IR irradiation apparatus (8)    UV light irradiation apparatus (15)    Base (20)
NOVELTY - The blade (24) has a root portion in proximity to the hub point, and swept main portion extending to a tip portion. The root portion enters the cross-sectional area of interference while the swept main portion and the tip portion remain outside the cross-sectional area of interference, and the root portion exits the cross-sectional area of interference prior to the tip portion completely entering the cross-sectional area of interference, during the rotation period of the blade. The blade is formed of glass reinforced polyester.    USE - Blade of wind generator used in utility grid.    ADVANTAGE - The energy capture amount can be increased and periodic emission noise can be reduced by designing the blade with tapered, twisted, and curved structure. Since the blades are made of glass reinforced polyester, high quality and high-volume production of blades is realizable.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the wind turbine.    Wind turbine (20)    Housing (22)    Blade (24)    Tower (28)    Removable hatchcover (30)
NOVELTY - The system (10) has an accumulator (100) e.g. First in first out accumulator, connected downstream to an extruder (40), for receiving plastic from the extruder. A gear pump (50) is connected downstream to the accumulator, for receiving plastic from the accumulator. An extrusion die (30) is connected downstream to the gear pump, for receiving plastic from the gear pump. The accumulator collects plastic from the extruder in response to an operating condition of the gear pump, where the accumulator provides plastic to the gear pump in response to another operating condition of the gear pump.    USE - Alternate polymer (RTM: Not defined) extrusion system for controlling and using excess plastic melt.    ADVANTAGE - The system prevents welding of accumulator piston and housing, as the pressure in the accumulator becomes extremely high, even when the piston and housing are made of differing metals, by increasing the clearance between the piston and housing interior surface and by surface hardening the piston and housing interior surfaces. The extruder effectively adjusts the speed changes in the gear pump, thus avoiding the problem of having too much or too little plastic melt supplied to the gear pump from the extruder.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of an extrusion system with an accumulator piston in a position.    Extrusion system (10)    Extrusion die (30)    Extruder (40)    Gear pump (50)    Accumulator (100)
NOVELTY - Sulfonated polyether ether ketone (I), is new.    USE - (I) is useful in the film formula, which is useful for manufacturing the film (all claimed). (I) is useful in fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - (I) exhibits improved chemical stability, thermal stability and mechanical strength, and excellent electrochemical properties. (I) improves degree of swelling and dimensional stability of the proton exchange membranes. The film provided by (I) exhibits good thermal and oxidative stability, and good dimensional stability in hot water. (I) is inexpensive.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Sulfonated polyether ether ketone of formula (-(-O-Ar1(SO3H)-O-Ar1-C(=O)-(-Ar1-C(=O)-)n-Ar1-)a-(-O-R-O-Ar1-C(=O)-(-Ar1-C(=O)-)n-Ar1-)b-) (I), is new.    R = 5,8-dimethyl-1,4-dihydro-1,4-methano-naphthalene moiety;    Ar1 = phenyl, naphthyl, anthryl, or phenanthryl;    n = 0-2; and    a, b = 95:5-70:30.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a film formula, comprising (I) and a radical initiator;    (2) manufacturing a film, comprising dissolving the film formula in a solvent to form a solution, forming the solution on a substrate and providing an energy to radical crosslink (I), and removing the solvent to form the film; and    (3) a film comprising the crosslinked polyether ether ketone.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a zinc oxide deposit on a transparent conductive layer in a base member such as resin substrate (9), by electro-deposition or chemical deposition process. Film forming material is applied onto the conductive layer. Auxiliary liquid such as pure water, is supplied to the film forming material. Highly volatile organic solvent is removed from the film forming material to form a porous zinc oxide film on the conductive layer. Metal such as gallium or indium, is added to the zinc oxide film.    USE - Method for forming a porous zinc oxide film that is utilized used as a photoelectric conversion layer in a dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The highly volatile organic solvent is removed from the film forming material, thus eliminating need to burn the film forming material at high temperature to remove organic matter, hence enabling the porous zinc oxide film to be easily and efficiently formed in a cost effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an apparatus for forming a porous zinc oxide film on a base member, comprising a deposition part.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a deposition part.    Resin substrate (9)    Reference electrode (23)    Power source part (24)    Substrate holding part (25)    Rotating mechanism (26)
NOVELTY - The collector (3) has gaseous or liquid heat transfer medium comprising thin films or sheets, which deform under the pressure of a fluid. The collector formed on a rear side wall of the insulating glass compound, where intermediate space between a glass element (2) made of safety glass, heat-strengthened glass or laminated safety glass, and the collector is filled or evacuated with air or inert gas. An absorber cover is arranged at a front side of a sun facing plate. The films are made of sheet metal or plastic.    USE - Thermal solar collector for use in a facade element in an insulating glass compound, and as slanted roof (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The collector is less in weight, and manufactured in an improved manner with high efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a thermal solar collector.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of a facade element with thermal solar collector.    Glass element (2)    Collector (3)    Spacer (4)    Inlet pipe (6)    Delivery pipe (7)
NOVELTY - A charging circuit (34) charges a capacitor (C) when the voltage of rotation command signal (S) is in speed control range. The drive currents (IX,IY,IZ) supplied through the stator coils (X,Y,Z) of motor (10) are blocked when charging voltage of capacitor reaches the reference voltage. The discharging operation of capacitor is performed based on rotation-detection signal (D) generated with respect to rotation of rotor (16). The discharging operation of capacitor is performed for preset time when the voltage value of rotation command signal is less than 2 V.    USE - Control apparatus for brushless motor e.g. waste-heat-recovery pumping motor for fuel cell system (both claimed) e.g. solid high polymer type fuel cell system used for small-sized household application.    ADVANTAGE - The discharging operation of capacitor can be performed effectively, while reducing the rotation-speed of the rotor. Thus, the operation malfunction of the motor can be prevented effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the circuit diagram of the control apparatus for motor. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Motor (10)    Rotor (16)    Charging circuit (34)    Capacitor (C)    Rotation-detection signal (D)    Drive currents (IX,IY,IZ)    Rotation command signal (S)    Stator coils (X,Y,Z)
NOVELTY - The bearing cage has cage segments (1) with contact surfaces for contacting the adjacent cage segments. The segments are arranged in a roller bearing with the sequence of the cage segments. A gap is developed between the surfaces of the segments and comprises minimum percentage gap widths. The widths correspond to a minimum value of displacement of contact surfaces from a circle with respect to a circumference of the circle, which is concentrically arranged towards the cage. Sum of all percentage gap widths is larger than 1 percentage at room temperature.    USE - Cage for a roller bearing (claimed) that is utilized for supporting a rotor of a wind power plant.    ADVANTAGE - The gap widths correspond to the minimum value of displacement of the contact surfaces from the circle with respect to the circumference of the circle, which is concentrically arranged towards the cage, and sum of all percentage gap widths is larger than 1 percentage at the room temperature, thus preventing jamming of the cage segments during operation of source dependent and/or temperature dependent expansions.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of cage segments of a roller bearing cage.    Cage segments (1)    Peripheral sections (2, 3)    Connection portion (4)    Recesses (5)    Guide elements (6)
NOVELTY - A solar cell comprises a substrate, a titanium oxide sputtering layer (204) sputtered on the substrate, titanium oxide porous layer(s) comprising titanium dioxide particle (210) stacked on the titanium oxide sputtering layer, a counter electrode (212) arranged on the titanium oxide porous layer, and an electrolyte (214) filled between the counter electrode and the substrate.    USE - A solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell has improved efficiency, desired photo-electrode thickness, improved adhesion on coated film at room temperature, and manufacturing method that can be performed at room temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the solar cell comprising providing a substrate, sputtering titanium oxide on the substrate at room temperature, pressure of 1-7 mTorr and a bias of 0-50 V using a titanium oxide target to form a titanium oxide sputtering layer (201), coating a titanium oxide particle (210) solution having a concentration of 1-20% on the titanium oxide sputtering layer, compressing the titanium oxide particle solution at a force of 50-150 kg/cm2 for 30-60 seconds to form a titanium oxide porous layer, absorbing a dye (208), and assembling a counter electrode (212).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a cross sectional view of solar cell.    Titanium oxide sputtering layer (204)    Dye (208)    Titanium dioxide particles (210)    Counter electrode (212)    Electrolyte (214)
NOVELTY - The process chamber (100) has an interior processing region (140) below which a substrate carrier system (152) is formed. The system has two rollers (112) for conveying a substrate (150) through the interior processing region. An insulating mechanism (110) electrically isolates the rollers from the process chamber.    USE - Reactive sputter process chamber for depositing TCO layer for PV cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion efficiency and the device performance of the PV solar cell are increased by providing the insulating mechanism which electrically isolates the rollers from the process chamber. Hence the quality of the deposited TCO layer and higher film density are improved, and the unwanted defects such as voids or irregular atoms/grains arrangement and low film resistivity are reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for sputter method for depositing TCO layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the reactive sputter process chamber.    Process chamber (100)    Insulating mechanism (110)    Rollers (112)    Interior processing region (140)    Substrate (150)    Substrate carrier system (152)
NOVELTY - The switch (3) has resilient conductive terminals (34) extending in a longitudinal direction, which include conductive contact portion. A driving card (5) is moved relative to resilient conductive terminals along longitudinal direction from a start position, where the driving card is away from the resilient conductive terminals to a predetermined driving position. A conductive metal layer (56) is coated on the non-conductive card for establishing electrical connection between the conductive contact portions of conductive terminals.    USE - Multi-position selective switch for power supplying apparatus (claimed) such as battery for use in electronic appliance such as laptop computer, mobile phone and iPod (RTM: portable media player marketed by Apple computer corporation).    ADVANTAGE - The switch is simple structured so that the manufacturing cost of the switch is reduced. The security of the switch is ensured and the switch is less susceptible to the electromagnetic interference. Since the power supplying apparatus is adapted to various electronic devices the need of carrying the different types of power supplies during leisure or business travel is relieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for power supplying apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of the switch and a driving card.    Switch (3)    Driving card (5)    Resilient conductive terminals (34)    Conductive metal layer (56)    Push rod (82)
NOVELTY - The strut has a main framework combined with a sticky elastic damping shake absorbing layer. Upper and lower elastic bodies (4) i.e. rubber spring, are respectively combined with upper and lower pedestals (5), and are respectively fixed to upper and lower yokes (1, 3) i.e. flat plates, after forming a non-linear rigidity elastic component, where the strut is connected by a connecting component and fixed to a main body framework (6) of a wind-powered generator. A gear box torque arm (9) is positioned between the upper and lower elastic bodies to form an elastic isolation.    USE - Rigidity-variable shake absorbing strut for a gear box of a wind-powered generator.    ADVANTAGE - The elastic body can be installed and located accurately and firmly, and is in contact with the rigid sleeve after being compressed to a certain extent via a force, thus stopping deformation, increasing the rigidity, and preventing large-swing motion of the strut. The strut is light in weight, and inexpensive, and has damping capability so as to reduce the transmission of the shake and noise of the system to the lower base. The rigidity of the strut is linearly changed with increment of the load.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a rigidity-variable shake absorbing strut.    Upper yoke (1)    Lower yoke (3)    Upper and low elastic bodies (4)    Upper and lower pedestals (5)    Main body framework (6)    Gear box torque arm (9)
NOVELTY - The plate has upper and lower reversed Y-shaped corrugated plates made from a stainless steel plate, where thickness of the corrugated plates is 0.45-0.55 mm. The upper plate made from a zinc-plated plate, and an angle of the upper plate is 60-120 degrees. Corrugation depth of the upper plate is 3-4 mm. The reversed Y-shaped corrugated plastic plate is provided via injection-molding, and the upper plate is provided with a passage for charging and discharging fluid.    USE - Core plate for an integrated efficient planar heat collector of a building.    ADVANTAGE - The plate is convenient to use, and the core plate can be installed on the roof or hung on the wall, such that hot water can be supplied and heat can be supplied in winter.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a core plate for an integrated efficient planar heat collector of a building.
NOVELTY - The method involves utilizing adhering ribs (4) made of foaming material by molds. A front edge (1) of a blade of a wind driven generator is adhered with a main beam of the blade by an epoxide resin so as to form a front semi part of the blade. Upper and lower shells (3, 5) of the blade are adhered with the adhering ribs by the epoxide resin to form a back semi part of the blade. A front semi part of the blade is adhered with the back semi part by the epoxide resin to form an integral blade. A surface of the blade is painted after being processed.    USE - Method for producing a blade of a wind driven generator by adopting an ultra-high strength polyethylene fiber composite material.    ADVANTAGE - The blade is light in weight and has high strength. The wind driven generator can begin generating electricity in lower wind speed and keep the safety of the fan in higher wind speed so as to improve the stall wind speed. The suitable range of the wind speed is widened. The method provides stable quality, excellent function, simple process and convenient production.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of a method for producing a blade of a wind driven generator.    Front edge (1)    Upper and lower shells (3, 5)    Adhering ribs (4)    Structure core material (6)    Honeycomb core material (7)
NOVELTY - A light-cured polyvinyl butyral (PVB) or ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) material comprises 25-93 wt.% PVB or EVA film and 0.2-10 wt.% light evocating agents, which is a phenyl ketone compound, uniformly arranged in the film.    USE - Light-cured polyvinyl butyral (PVB) or ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) material for solar battery subassembly (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The light-cured PVB or EVA material has high production efficiency, is made simply, production time is improved greater than or equal to 3 times, heating and heating to solidify are unnecessary, energy is saved, work efficiency is high, output of solar energy BIPV subassembly and film solar battery subassembly is greatly improved.
NOVELTY - The valve has a vent hole (4) formed on a valve body (1), and a strip-shaped needle body (2) fixed on an upper end of the vent hole, where lower surface of the needle body is provided with a cone-shaped contact probe (5). An explosion-proof film (3) is placed on a lower end of the vent hole and connected with the valve body in a sealing way. The cone-shaped contact probe points to the explosion-proof film, and upper surface of the valve body is formed with a groove. Distance between the con-shaped contact probe and the explosion-proof film is 1-7mm.    USE - Explosion-proof valve for a lithium-ion storage battery.    ADVANTAGE - The valve has better elasticity and high thickness, and is protected from being damaged. The valve is made of metal materials such as copper foil and aluminum foil, thus improving safety and reliability of batteries and prolonging service life of the batteries.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The explosion-proof film is formed by using Ethylene-Propylene-Diene Monomer as raw material and adding 0.5-1 percentage of zinc oxide, 0.5-1 percentage of carbon black, 2-5 percentages of stearic acid, 0-0.5 percentage of age resister and 0-0.5 percentage of dispersing agent.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an explosion-proof valve for a lithium-ion storage battery.    Valve body (1)    Strip-shaped needle body (2)    Explosion-proof film (3)    Vent hole (4)    Cone-shaped contact probe (5)
NOVELTY - The method involves cleaning an epoxy resin plate, and stacking adhesive i.e. ethylene-acetic acid copolymer, a glass fiber surface felt and a crystalline silicon battery on the epoxy resin plate. An extraction electrode of the crystalline silicon battery is welded to a welding spot on a bottom surface of the epoxy resin plate. Adhesive and toughened glass are stacked on the crystalline silicon battery. The stacked battery assembly is laminated at 140-150 degrees centigrade. The laminated battery assembly is cooled to obtain the solar battery for solar mobile phone battery assembly.    USE - Method for preparing a solar battery for a solar mobile phone battery assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The method improves higher photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar battery and provides better aesthetic appearance to the solar battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar battery.
NOVELTY - The device has a photovoltaic cell panel (1) mounted on a direction-regulating bracket (7), and a damping mechanism (3-2) connected with a middle upper end of a stainless steel vertical rod (3). A lamp bracket (3-1) is fixed on one end of the damping mechanism, and a rainproof cover (11) is mounted on a lower end of the bracket. Upper and lower epoxy resin boards (5) are fixedly connected with an electrode support rod (12). A high voltage electrode net (6) is connected with a ceramic high voltage net (10) mounted between the epoxy resin boards, and a black-light lamp (4) is fixed on the bracket.    USE - Black-light lamp insect killing device.    ADVANTAGE - The device can increase the phototactic range of the insect and can kill the insect effectively. The device can work without manual management.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a black-light lamp insect killing device.    Photovoltaic cell panel (1)    Stainless steel vertical rod (3)    Lamp bracket (3-1)    Damping mechanism (3-2)    Black-light lamp (4)    Upper and lower epoxy resin boards (5)    High voltage electrode net (6)    Direction-regulating bracket (7)    Ceramic high voltage net (10)    Rainproof cover (11)    Electrode support rod (12)
NOVELTY - The generator has multiple energy producing devices (102) installed on a generator case (10). A separate electric plate is installed at inner side of the generator case to divide high-voltage supply generated in the generator case into three branch portions mechanically and supply to the producing devices. A close control switch (106) is installed at the inner side of the generator case for controlling driving of the producing devices. The producing devices in middle part generates and sends electricity to a battery (101) that is selected from lead battery, lithium polymer cell or fuel cell.    USE - Energy-saving type generator.    ADVANTAGE - The generator saves energy and prevents environment pollution. The function and effect of power supply can be enhanced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of an energy-saving type generator.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Generator case (10)    Battery (101)    Energy producing devices (102)    Output interface (105)    Close control switch (106)
NOVELTY - The shoe has a battery bin hollow cavity formed at a root of a sole. A battery, a guard plate temperature control system and a wireless power receiving system are provided in a battery bin with a charging jack. The battery bin is sealed by epoxy resin, and an interlining is formed in an insole. A heating sheet and an oscillator are placed in the interlining of the insole. The battery, the heating sheet and the oscillator are connected by a metal fastener and a piece of a conductive cloth. The battery is a polymer high power capacity lithium battery, and the sheet is made of carbon fiber.    USE - Multi-functional microcomputer heating leather shoe for use during massaging therapy and thermal therapy.    ADVANTAGE - The shoe insulates heat, has adjustable heating temperature effect, aesthetic appearance and acupoint massaging function, and is comfortable to wear.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side perspective view of a multi-functional microcomputer heating leather shoe.
NOVELTY - The device has injection cylinder and supercharging cylinder that are vertically or coaxially arranged. A back chamber of injection cylinder is connected to front chamber of supercharging cylinder, and energy accumulator by combination valve. Back chamber of supercharging cylinder is connected to accumulator by cone valve. The front end of front valve core is connected to back chamber of injection cylinder. Oil inlet is formed in valve portion. A through hole is formed in center of valve core. An oil inlet gap is formed between the ends of valve cores.    USE - Injection device for die casting machine.    ADVANTAGE - Reduces the leakage of hydraulic oil so that injection power and injection speed of injection piston can be improved. Simple structured injection component is provided so that cost of die casting machine is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the injection device for die casting machine.
NOVELTY - The knife has a battery component (4) equipped in a housing (2). A front end of the housing is equipped with a pipe clamping part (7). A cutting knife blade (1) is equipped on the clamping part on the housing. An output end of an operating system (3) is connected with the knife blade, and controls the movement of the knife blade. The battery component is connected with the operating system for providing power to the operating system. A transmission lead screw is connected with an output end of a direct-current motor (304).    USE - Portable intelligent electric cutting knife for cutting a plastic pipe.    ADVANTAGE - The knife has compact and simple structure, small size, simple operation, good portability and long endurance time.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a portable intelligent electric cutting knife.    Cutting knife blade (1)    Housing (2)    Operating system (3)    Battery component (4)    Pipe clamping part (7)    Direct-current motor (304)
NOVELTY - The lock has an outer circular shaft (12) whose one end is inserted into an outer quadrate shaft. One quadrate end of the outer quadrate shaft forms connection transmission with a quadrate hole (35) on a holding handle on an outer holding cover and another quadrate end is cooperatively connected with the quadrate hole on an outer manual cam in a lockset. An inner bottom plate (1) is fixedly arranged on an internal door leaf panel. An intelligent controller (16) and a battery box (17) are installed in a plastic box (18). The plastic box is fixed to the inner bottom plate via a bolt.    USE - Intelligent lock for an anti-theft door.    ADVANTAGE - The adaptability, assembly and use convenience of the lock are improved. The electric opening mechanism and the intelligent controller can be conveniently maintained in case of order. The lockset can be locked and shut by utilizing a key, so that the lock is quite convenient for use. The safety of the anti-theft door is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows front perspective and sectional views of an intelligent lock.    Inner bottom plate (1)    Outer circular shaft (12)    Intelligent controller (16)    Battery box (17)    Plastic box (18)    Quadrate hole (35)
NOVELTY - The collector has a powdery carbon collecting box, a nylon flexible hose and a tongue hoop, where the powdery carbon collecting box is connected with a power collection annular cover via the nylon flexible hose. The bottom of the nylon flexible hose is fixedly locked by the tongue hoop. Inner side of the powdery carbon collecting box is provided with four filtering unit layers, and each filtering unit consists of a filtering plate and a highly foamed sponge.    USE - Powdery carbon collector for wind-powered generator.    ADVANTAGE - The box blows out generated carbon powder to the carbon powder collecting box via the fan of the generator and collects the powder in the carbon powder collecting box via the four filtering unit layers so as to prevent the dispersion of the carbon powder.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a powdery carbon collector of a wind-powered generator.
NOVELTY - The collector has an outer frame (13) installed with a heat collecting plate (4), a set of branch pipes installed on a main pipe, and a water pump (3) installed between the main pipe and water ports. A glass cover plate is installed on the outer frame above the heat collecting plate through a rubber washer and is fixed by a glass clamping cover. An insulating cotton is fixed by a back plate and is arranged under the heat collecting plate. The water ports are fixed on the outer frame through insulating rubber rings and are connected with a water tank (9) through pipelines.    USE - Flat plate solar intelligent heat collector for a solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The water pump can be started by the low-temperature controller under the lower environment temperature and the cold environment, thus realizing the effect of preventing the heat collector from freezing. The heat collector has the driving pumping capability and the automatic control capability, so that the heat collector can be directly installed on the common solar water heater.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a flat plate solar intelligent heat collector for a solar water heater. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    High-temperature controller (1)    Water pump (3)    Heat collecting plate (4)    Water tank (9)    Outer frame (13)
NOVELTY - The pipe has a metal pipe provided with one open end and one sealed end, where the sealed end of the metal pipe is extended into a glass vacuum pipe. A heat conducting material is arranged between an inner wall of an inner pipe of the glass vacuum pipe and an outer wall of the metal pipe. The heat conducting material includes a solid heat conducting material i.e. heat conducting fin, liquid heat conducting material i.e. heat conducting oil, and heat conducting silicone grease. The solid heat conducting material contacts an outer wall of the metal pipe.    USE - Heat collecting pipe for a compact solar heat collector (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The heat conducting material improves the heat conducting efficiency of the glass vacuum pipe to the metal pipe. The pipe can withstand pressure, and is inexpensive.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The metal pipe is one among copper pipe, stainless steel pipe, aluminum pipe, aluminum alloy pipe, zinc plated pipe or enamel with substrate of mild steel. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a compact solar heat collector comprising multiple heat collecting pipes.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a heat collecting pipe for a compact solar heat collector.
NOVELTY - The tester has an outer cover (9) internally equipped with inner leads (2, 3). One of the inner leads (2) is connected to one end of a lead (4). Another end of the lead is connected to an LED (5). The LED is connected to a cathode of a battery (7) via another lead (6). An anode of the battery is connected to a third lead (8) via other inner lead (3). Ends of inner leads are connected to a tubular needle (10). The outer cover is formed in a cylindrical shape, where the outer cover is made of a transparent plastic.    USE - Analogue continuity light tester.    ADVANTAGE - The working part of an analog electronic gun core column tubular needle part of the tester is inserted into a socket, thus improving contact performance of an inserted tube filament loop dome. The tester has high working efficiency and high yield.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an analog continuity light tester.    Inner leads (2, 3)    Leads (4, 6, 8)    LED (5)    Battery (7)    Outer cover (9)    Tubular needle (10)
NOVELTY - The system has a salver-shaped housing made of a semitransparent material. An LED light emitting plate is provided at bottom of the housing, where the LED light emitting plate is powered by a battery. The housing is provided with a switch for the LED light emitting plate.    USE - Illuminating system for use in a service plate and a bedside light.    ADVANTAGE - The system illuminates and stores objects in an efficient manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an illuminating system.
NOVELTY - The lamp has a wind impeller provided on a tip of a lamp rod. A dye sensitizing solar cell pack is fixed below the wind impeller. A battery box is provided below the cell pack. A street lamp bracket and a LED street lamp are fixed at one side of the lamp rod. A controller and a polymer lithium ion battery are provided in the battery box. A cyanine dye or a polymethine dye is provided on a dye photosensitizing agent. Titanium tetra chloride solution is filled in an electrolyte solution. Transparent paired electrodes i.e. platinum-plated conductive glass, are provided on the cell pack.    USE - Wind-solar power hybrid street lamp.    ADVANTAGE - The dye sensitizing solar cell pack and the polymer lithium ion battery ensure environment protection and stabilize the illumination effect. The polymer lithium ion battery is circularly charged and discharged with prolonged service life. The lamp enhances the safety of the dye sensitizing solar cell pack, and improves the electricity accumulation capacity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a wind-solar power hybrid street lamp.
NOVELTY - The cable has a conductor (1) formed by beam twisting and stranding a tin plating copper wire in a composite twisted manner. An isolation layer (2) is arranged between the conductor and an insulating layer (3) to form an insulating core. An external sheath layer (4) is extruded out of the insulating core. The isolation layer is a wrapped or covered high temperature resistant thin-type non-woven fabrics layer. The insulating layer and the external sheath layer are formed by an extrusion of the polyester-ether thermoplastic elastomer.    USE - Cable for photovoltaic subassembly.    ADVANTAGE - The cable provides the direct current (DC) high voltage photovoltaic system with maximum voltage of 1.8 kV to serve as the single-core flexible cord that is required between the photovoltaic battery and the DC terminal of the photovoltaic current changer with performances such as ozone resistance, infrared ray resistance, vapor resistance, oil resistance, chemical corrosion resistance, no lead, no halogen, low smoke, flame retardance and long service life. The cable increases the overload capacity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a photovoltaic subassembly cable.    Conductor (1)    Isolation layer (2)    Insulating layer (3)    External sheath layer (4)
NOVELTY - The template has a region whose battery splicing diagram is arranged on the template. The battery splicing diagram is printed or stamped on a base material according to an actual size corresponding to a blueprint. Length of the template is equal to length of a tempered glass to utilize for producing a component. Width of the template is 110-160 mm, and thickness of the template is 0.7-2 mm. The template base material is an epoxide resin plate or an aluminum plate.    USE - Laminated template for a crystalline silicon solar battery component.    ADVANTAGE - The template locates splicing size accurately, reduces 0.2 mm error, so that the template improves lamination efficiency, reduces intermediate links of the battery, effectively reduces the operation fragments, and is convenient to use during self-checking process after the battery strings splicing process, and convenient and quick to operate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a laminated template.    Secondary template (1)    Primary template (2)
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic cell comprises an inactive substrate; and epitaxial layer(s) deposited on the substrate.    USE - Photovoltaic cell for converting concentrated light into electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic cell has optimized cell efficiency, and low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) manufacture of photovoltaic cell comprising epitaxially growing Group IV subcells on a substrate in a first growth chamber; transferring the substrate to a second growth chamber; and epitaxially growing Group III-V subcells on the substrate in a second growth chamber;    (2) a light guiding prism for photovoltaic cell, comprising a transparent prism material, two surfaces, and a central light guiding structure;    (3) a photovoltaic system comprising the photovoltaic cell, and a light guiding prism;    (4) a method of manufacturing a light guiding prism comprising molding or casting;    (5) a Fresnel lens comprising at least two lens elements;    (6) a method of manufacturing a Fresnel lens element; and    (7) a Concentrator Photo-Voltaic (CPV) panel assembly comprising photovoltaic receiver module(s), each including a photovoltaic cell; Fresnel lens element(s); metallic support structures; and glass substrate.
NOVELTY - The wave energy converter has three mechanical springs (5,6,7) individually connected on two legs (12,13,14) and each leg is connected by two springs such that the entire spring system assumes a triangular form. Each power take-off damper (8,9,10) is connected to two legs exactly like the spring connection. The spring and the power take-off systems work in phase and in parallel but not necessarily parallel. The springs are to be pre-tensioned with all the springs loaded at traction or compression. Only the spring system provides rigidity to the entire wave energy converter.    USE - Wave energy converter for generating electricity from sea waves.    ADVANTAGE - Enables the capture of up to 100 percent of wave energy instead of the usual 50 percent limit. Reacts forces against itself and requires no mooring system to react forces against. Provides a smooth running and best energy conversion efficiency due to its fully balanced three phase architecture.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a general and highly schematic view of the wave energy converter.    Central articulation (1)    Center of mass (2,3,4)    Springs (5,6,7)    Power take-off damper (8,9,10)    Still waters (26)
NOVELTY - The material has an accommodation recessed part (1b) accommodating a battery (8) of a remote control apparatus (4) of a liquid crystal TV. Another accommodation recessed part (1c) is formed in center of bottom of the former accommodation recessed part. The latter accommodation recessed part accommodates a screw (9). A top resin foam part (1) is fitted to an upper part of the liquid crystal TV, and a lower resin foam part is fitted to a lower part of the liquid crystal TV.    USE - Shock absorbing material for packing to-be-packaged goods i.e. liquid crystal TV (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The accommodation recessed part is formed in center of bottom of another accommodation recessed part, thus ensuring sufficient accommodation efficiency of the material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial top view of a top resin foam part of a shock absorbing material.    Top resin foam part (1)    Accommodation recessed parts (1b, 1c)    Remote control apparatus (4)    Battery (8)    Screw (9)
NOVELTY - The module (100) has a surface-protection material for covering the light-receiving surface side. A photovoltaic cell group and a solar cell submodule group are sealed in an insulating sealing material covered by a back surface protective material. The direct current is extracted out by an output extraction cable (107) of a terminal box (106) arranged at the side of back surface protective material. The output extraction cable is made of non-halogens, olefin resin, thermoplastic elastomer and inorganic metal hydrate.    USE - Solar cell module of solar cell array (claimed) for use in solar energy power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The safety operation of solar cell module can be ensured by using non-halogen cable as output extraction cable, and the solar cell module can be recycled easily while achieving environmental impact reduction. The manufacturing cost of the solar cell module is reduced. The durability of the solar cell module is improved by preventing the deterioration of cable coating material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell array.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the solar cell array including several solar cell modules.    Solar cell module (100)    Terminal box (106)    Output extraction cable (107)    Solar cell array (200)    Connecting cable (201)
NOVELTY - The collector has a vacuum layer provided between a glass outer tube (1) and a metal evacuated collector tube (2), where two ends of the glass outer tube are equipped with metal protecting caps (5). Two flank ports of the metal evacuated collector tube are passed through the metal protecting caps and provided with a medium inlet and a medium outlet. Two ends of the metal evacuated collector tube are provided with rubber sealing end-lids (4), where an outer ring of each rubber sealing end-lid is closely matched with an inner wall of the glass outer tube.    USE - Passing-type solar energy evacuated tubular collector.    ADVANTAGE - The collector has simple structure with high evacuated collecting efficiency and ensures better sealing performance. The collector prevents deposition of impurities and has long service life.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a passing-type solar energy evacuated tubular collector.    Glass outer tube (1)    Metal evacuated collector tube (2)    Fins (3)    Rubber sealing end-lids (4)    Metal protecting caps (5)
NOVELTY - The shoes have a micro motor (4) installed in a front part of the shoes. A gap (1) is provided at a heel of a shoe bottom. A cover (3) is designed on the gap. A battery (2) is installed at the gap. A switch on a shoe body is connected with the micro motor and the battery by a lead. Fans (5) are fixed at an outer side of the shoes by an air vent (6) that is fixed on the shoe body. A separated safety net (8) is fixed on the fans. An outer circle of the fans is covered by a nylon cover. The separated safety net is installed on back side of the nylon cover.    USE - Fan type scavenging air shoes.    ADVANTAGE - The micro motor drives the fans and absorbs fresh air into the shoes, so that the shoes can maintain dryness, and provide air ventilation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of fan type scavenging air shoes.    Gap (1)    Battery (2)    Cover (3)    Micro motor (4)    Fans (5)    Air vent (6)    Separated safety net (8)
NOVELTY - The worktable (1) has a set of air holes (16) formed on a surface of a heat sealing material that is tilted on the worktable. An air road formed by the air holes is connected with an air pump. Two sides of a color metal bar battery lead plate are provided with another set of air holes. A high-pressure electric field is formed by a heat sealing definite assembly of a moveable high-frequency battery lead plate, and the battery lead plate melts instantly due to quantity of heat of friction of a molecule.    USE - High-frequency heat sealer worktable.    ADVANTAGE - The heat sealing material is fixed on the worktable orderly and quickly with high-efficiency. The worktable has holistic designed heat sealing definite assembly of the moveable high-frequency battery lead plate with better matching character. The matching character makes a heat sealing material to bond with each other.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a high-frequency heat sealer worktable.    Worktable (1)    Air holes (16)
NOVELTY - The device has a reinforcing supporting clapboard (16) equipped in an antrum room (3) of a shell (1). A chargeable battery (7) and a controlling circuit board (6) are installed in the antrum room. The solar battery covering board (4) is equipped with a non-light tight face board. A solar battery (5) is embedded on a lower surface of a face board through an epoxide resin embedding layer. The solar battery is placed between grids that are connected with each other by a jointing belt.    USE - Solar road mark device.    ADVANTAGE - The device can realize the function of completely automatic luminous controlling, and has convenient manufacturing process, high pressure sustaining function, high energy, better durability, anti-pressure, safe operation, environment protection function, prolonged service life and high luminous illumination.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar road mark device.    Shell (1)    Antrum room (3)    Solar battery covering board (4)    Solar battery (5)    Controlling circuit board (6)    Chargeable battery (7)    Reinforcing supporting clapboard (16)
NOVELTY - The glass has a battery chip string (3) i.e. monocrystal or polycrystal battery chip string, provided between toughened glasses (1, 5) through glue layers (2, 4) i.e. ethylene vinyl acetate. A lead (6) is extracted to outer of the toughened glasses by the battery chip string, where the thickness of the toughened glasses is about 3 to 7 mm.    USE - Ray-electrical curtain wall glass for use in a building.    ADVANTAGE - The glass increases the supply of power a building, and reduces light pollution. The glass is environment-friendly and inexpensive, and has heat insulation, voice insulation and cold insulation effects. The glass provides decorating effects due to the presence of flamboyance color and luster of monocrystal or polycrystal battery chip string.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a ray-electrical curtain wall glass in partial section.    Toughened glasses (1, 5)    Glue layers (2, 4)    Battery chip string (3)    Lead (6)
NOVELTY - The collector has a convective lumen provided by separating a lumen of the collector. The separated lumen is complex connected with a stretch plasmodium unit whose volume is changed with respect to water/ice change. The stretch plasmodium unit is connected with a separating pipe or a separating board, where the separating pipe or the separating board is provided with a fixed connector. The separating pipe or the separating board is made of glass or metal or plastic or China material. A stretch fixing setting is placed between the stretch plasmodium unit and a vacuum solar heat collect passage.    USE - Anti-freezing vacuum solar heat collector for a solar water heating machine.    ADVANTAGE - The stretch plasmodium unit with large volume reduces water volume of the vacuum solar heat collect passage, so as to increase temperature in a quick manner, thus increasing heat collecting efficiency. The collector avoids freezing and cracking of the vacuum heat collect passage, improves start speed of heat-circulation in the vacuum heat collect passage, and prevents a solar water heating machine from damaging due to overheat in the vacuum heat collect passage.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an anti-freezing vacuum solar heat collector.
NOVELTY - The device has multiple solar heat gathering pipes whose ends are connected with a Connex set pipe. A heat preservation layer is placed at an outer side of the connex set pipe. Multiple gas venting pipes comprise two ports, where one of the ports is connected with solar heat gathering pipes, and another port is connected with an outer side of an air outlet. The solar heat gathering pipes are made of glass, and a vacuum tube is connected to a top part of the Connex set pipe conversely. A gas venting pipe is connected with an air outlet, and a venting gob is connected with a water keeping trunk.    USE - Solar heat gathering device.    ADVANTAGE - The device can accelerate the heat circulation on the close end of the solar heat gathering pipe, thus improving heat circulation efficiency in an efficient manner. The device can vent the air in the close end of the solar heat gathering pip in time, so that the gelation in the winter is avoided. The device is simple in structure and inexpensive, and has high efficiency and wide range of application.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar heat gathering device.
NOVELTY - The stirrer has a battery, a tumbler switch and an electromotor positioned at an inner side of a plastic outer shell. A top part of the electromotor is fixed with a rotating rod made of magnetic material. A stirring rod placed in a container is driven by magnetic line of force for stirring liquid, where the tumbler switch is pushed to operate the stirring rod.    USE - Portable and miniature motor stirrer for use in a home.    ADVANTAGE - The stirrer is convenient to carry, inexpensive and easy to repair.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a portable and miniature motor stirrer.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The skateboard has a braking board (6) connected with a board body (1) by a motion axis (10), where underside middle part of a front edge of the board body is equipped with an axletree (11) with a circular hole. Two arc-shaped handles (5) are installed between middle part of a sail frame (4) and a sail pole (2). A braking pole is provided behind the braking board, where two sides of the braking pole are equipped with springs, respectively. One side of the each spring is fixed behind the board body, and a wear-proof rubber head is provided underside the braking pole.    USE - Skateboard for use on dry land by wind power.    ADVANTAGE - The skateboard is flexible to operate, and has effective braking.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a skateboard.    Board body (1)    Sail pole (2)    Sail frame (4)    Arc-shaped handles (5)    Braking board (6)    Motion axis (10)    Axletree (11)
NOVELTY - A backboard comprises a first layer comprising polyfluoroolefin; a second layer comprising polyester; and a third layer comprising ethylene-vinyl acetate ester copolymer, polyvinyl butyral enamel, ionomer, polyurethane, silica gel and/or epoxy resin, and having a thickness of 200-1000 (preferably 500) mu m.    USE - A backboard for a solar cell panel (claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a solar panel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic view of a backboard. Drawing includes non-English language text.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of electrode involves baking printed electrode which is formed by printing a substrate (10) with binder (a) (20) having low glass transition temperature, and binder (b) (30) having high glass transition temperature. The binder (a) improves the contact between the substrate and conductive electrode material. The binder (b) improves the aspect ratio of electrode.    USE - Manufacture of electrode used for solar battery (claimed) for electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The method efficiently provides electrode with high aspect ratio and excellent cell efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) electrode;    (2) board; and    (3) solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of electrode pate laminate.    Substrate (10)    Binder (20,30)
NOVELTY - The electrode has a compact semiconductor layer, a transitional semiconductor layer, a porous semiconductor layer and a dye layer sequentially formed on a conductive bottom layer. The compact semiconductor layer, the transitional semiconductor layer and the porous semiconductor layer are made of semiconductor particles and conductive particles. The conductive particles are selected from one of gold (Au), silver (Ag), platinum (Pt), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), tin (Sn), nickel (Ni), iron (Fe), iridium (Ir), ruthenium (Ru) and indium (In).    USE - Semiconductor electrode for a dye-sensitized solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The combining force between the semiconductor layers of the semiconductor electrodes is improved, so that the photoelectric conversion efficiency of the dye-sensitized solar cell is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a semiconductor electrode preparation method    (2) a dye-sensitized solar cell comprising a semiconductor electrode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a semiconductor electrode.
NOVELTY - The device has multiple photoelectric converting elements arranged on a substrate. An anti-reflecting layer is arranged on the photoelectric converting elements. A color converting layer is arranged on the anti-reflecting layer. Multiple composite particles i.e. nanometer particles, are arranged between the anti-reflecting layer and the color converting layer. Particles are made of a metal or insulating material. The substrate is made of one of glass, plastic, semiconductor, insulator, or stainless steel substrate.    USE - Solar device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a solar device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar device.
NOVELTY - The structure has an insulating withstand voltage heat conducting layer i.e. aluminum nitride layer, attached to an aluminum substrate. A circuit base layer i.e. metal copper layer, is plated on the insulating withstand voltage heat conducting layer. Bypass diodes are connected to a head and a tail of the circuit. The circuit of a back electrode of a solar cell is consistent with the circuit of the metal copper layer. Glass is bonded to a top layer through highly transparent silicone gel.    USE - Monocrystalline solar cell package structure.    ADVANTAGE - The structure is excellent in insulation and heat dissipation. The structure overcomes the problem in the light-condensation photovoltaic application.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a monocrystalline solar cell package structure.
NOVELTY - The pack has a module provided with a temperature adjusting system and multiple monomer batteries or multiple battery packs. The temperature adjusting system is provided with a pump, a temperature adjustor, a flowing passage and a fluid medium, where the medium is liquid, gas or silicone oil. The flowing passage is connected with a flowing inlet of the pump and a flowing outlet of the pump so as to form a recycled loop of the medium. The temperature adjustor heats or cools the medium in the flowing passage to heat or radiate monomer batteries or packs on a periphery of a recycled loop.    USE - Battery packs.    ADVANTAGE - The temperature adjusting system of the pack can supply the constant and efficient temperature adjust to the pack.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of battery packs.
NOVELTY - Lithium iron phosphate battery pole piece comprises a current collector and an active material layer. The active material layer is coated on the current collector. The active material layer comprises active material, adhesive and conductive agent. The active material includes lithium iron phosphate. The adhesive is modified Acacia.    USE - Lithium iron phosphate battery pole piece.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing lithium iron phosphate battery, which involves:    (A) mixing modified Acacia, conductive agent and lithium iron phosphate into a mixer to obtain a mixture;    (B) stirring the obtained mixture;    (C) coating the stirred mixture on pole piece; and    (D) drying the coated pole piece.
NOVELTY - A porous flexible substrate is manufactured using structural fiber and glued fiber by a wet method.    USE - Porous flexible substrate is used for lithium ion battery diaphragm.    ADVANTAGE - The lithium ion battery diaphragm manufactured using the porous flexible substrate has small shrinkage, excellent thermal stability, small aperture, uniform hole distribution and high porosity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the porous flexible substrate. Ultra-thin polyethylene terephthalate fiber, glass fiber and water-soluble vinylon fiber are mixed according to predetermined ratio. Water is added to the mixture to obtain a fiber paste. Water is added to emulsified organic silicone defoamer, polyether defoamer and dispersant to form solutions separately, and mixed based on a predetermined ratio, to obtain auxiliary material. The fiber paste is mixed with the auxiliary material and then water is added, to obtain a paste with the weight consistency of 0.03-0.08%. The resulting paste is dewatered using inclined screen and circular screen. Two layers of wet paper layers after the double-screen dewatering are combined into one paper layer and rolled to remove the superfluous moisture. The resultant is subjected to drying using drying cylinder, soft calendering, bending, re-rolling and cutting, to form the soft-substrate rolled paper finished product.
NOVELTY - The method involves selecting and grading battery slices. The battery slices are welded and serially connected via ultrasonic waves. A steel glass, ethylene and vinyl acetate polymer membrane, battery slices, ethylene and vinyl acetate polymer membrane and a back plate are paved. A paved battery set is arranged in a lamination machine. A frame for a spotlight solar battery module is mounted. A seam is filled between the frame and the module. The frames are connected by a buckling spring or a screw nail. A wiring box is arranged on a back face of the module.    USE - Method for processing spotlight solar battery module.    ADVANTAGE - The method process spotlight solar battery module with higher service life, high optical-electrical conversion rate, small material loss and low production cost.
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic module structure comprises glass and back plate, battery blades, bus bars and welding strips for connecting battery blades which are disposed between glass and black plate, high light non-tight ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) membrane which is paved between glass and battery blade, and anti-aging ethylene vinyl acetate membrane which is paved between battery blade and back plate.    USE - Photovoltaic module structure.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic module structure has beneficial effects of high light non-tightness, anti-aging performance and low module cost, improves photoelectric conversion efficiency, and prolongs service life.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the photovoltaic module structure.
NOVELTY - Composite electrode for flexible dye-sensitive solar battery comprises electrically-conductive polymer layer (3) on an electrically-conductive substrate and quasi-solid electrolyte (4).    USE - The composite electrode is useful for flexible dye-sensitive solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composite electrode has simple preparation method and low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Composite electrode comprises an electrically-conductive polymer layer (3) on an electrically-conductive substrate and quasi-solid electrolyte (4); where the electrically-conductive polymer layer (3) is prepared from the electrically-conductive polymer layer, organic solvent and carbon black, where the ratio is 4.5:1:0.1; the quasi-solid electrolyte (4) is prepared from the electrically-conductive polymer layer, organic solvent, inorganic nano-powder and ionic liquid, where the ratio is 4.5:1:0.24:0.04; the electrically-conductive substrate is TIO/FTO or ITO/FTO; the electrically-conductive glass is ITO glass or FTO glass; the electrically-conductive polymer is 1.3 wt% of aqueous solution with PEDOT and PSS; the organic solvent is dimethyl sulfoxide; the inorganic nanosized powder is Copper ( I ) thiocyanate (CuSCN) powder; and the ionic liquid is 1,2-dimethyl-3-propyl-imidazole iodine. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a method for preparing composite electrode comprising: (a) preparing an electrically-conductive polymer layer with thickness of 1-3 microns on the electrically-conductive substrate and thermally processing at 80 degrees C to form the electrically-conductive polymer layer; and (b) coating a layer of quasi-solid substance with thickness of 1-3 microns on the electrically-conductive polymer layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the composite electrode.    Electrically-conductive polymer layer (3)    Quasi-solid electrolyte (4)
NOVELTY - The battery has multiple photovoltaic conversion units located on a substrate, where the units are made of polycrystalline silicon, mono-crystalline silicon or amorphous silicon. An anti-reflecting layer is located on the conversion units. A color conversion layer is located on the anti-reflecting layer, and comprises multiple color conversion materials and multiple composite particles i.e. nano particles. The substrate is made of material such as glass, plastic, semiconductor, insulator, flexible and stainless steel substrate.    USE - Photovoltaic battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The anti-reflecting layer is selected from silicon nitride, silicon oxide and silicon oxynitride. The colour conversion materials are selected from fluorescent powder, organic fluorescent pigment, high polymer fluorescent material, inorganic fluorescent material, quantum dot fluorescent material, mixed fluorescent material and dye. The photovoltaic conversion units is made of material such as polycrystalline silicon, mono-crystalline silicon and amorphous silicon. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a photovoltaic battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a photovoltaic battery.
NOVELTY - The battery has a protective circuit board placed in a glue frame. An electric core includes a polarity core, an electrolyte and a casing. The electrolyte and the polarity core are packed in the casing. The protective circuit board is equipped with an input terminal i.e. solder plate, an output terminal and a protective circuit. The protective circuit board is arranged between position parts and an end face of the glue frame. A plastic injecting glue i.e. plastic glue end component, is filled to gaps among the electric core, the protective circuit board and the glue frame.    USE - Battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery eliminates the need of a forming bracket, so as to reduce investment cost in the bracket manufacturing process, decrease the process of forming a bracket assembly and simplify production technique. The battery effectively prevents the problem that the plastic injecting glue covers the output terminal during the plastic injecting process. The space for storing the active material in the battery is increased, and the volume ratio capacity of the battery is increased.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a battery production method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a battery.
NOVELTY - The turbine (2) has a blade root (19) with a flange i.e. bolt flange (14), securing the blade root to a turbine hub (12). A load shifting structure is housed on the flange and attached to the blade root. The load shifting structure is positioned around an outer surface of the blade root. The load shifting structure varies a path of loading on the blade root when a blade i.e. variable length blade (10) is in use. The load shifting structure comprises a threaded attachment bonded to the outer surface of the blade root.    USE - Wind turbine i.e. variable length blade wind turbine, for producing energy with minimal to zero environmental affects.    ADVANTAGE - The threaded attachment has a threaded rod with a tapered outward end that functions in such a way to reduce stress created between a fiberglass and the relatively stiffer threaded attachment, thus improving strength or durability characteristics of the turbine. The salvage and repair of cracks or breaks can be performed without removing or replacing the blade, thus significantly reducing repairing costs, and extending life of wind turbine blade.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for repairing a blade of a wind turbine    (2) a method for installing a blade.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front perspective view of a variable length blade wind turbine.    Wind turbine (2)    Variable length blade (10)    Turbine hub (12)    Bolt flange (14)    Blade root (19)
NOVELTY - The roof has a solar battery board adhered on a flat heat absorbing wing plate integrated with a hot pipe by a heat conducting insulating glue. An upper surface of the board is positioned on a toughened glass plate having a light transmitting ratio of not less than 90 percentage by ethyl vinyl acetate. Heat collecting pipes on left and right adjacent generating heat collecting module shell bodies are interconnected to form a secondary heat collecting pipe. A total heat collecting pipe comprising the secondary heat collecting pipe is connected with a heat storing system.    USE - Solar energy thermoelectricity integer roof for a generating plant.    ADVANTAGE - The roof provides functions of supplying hot water to a generating plant at low cost, and exhibits high thermoelectricity converting efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar energy thermoelectricity integer roof.
NOVELTY - The machine has a direct current motor, and a chargeable floating power unit floating on a water surface. An upper part of the power unit is exposed out of the water surface. A communication circuit of a chargeable power unit receives a wireless control signal of the remote controller. The communication circuit supplies power to a swimming pool automatic cleaning machine via an umbilical cable and controls the operation of the cleaning machine to realize functions of walking, brushing, filtering, climbing and cleaning scale line of the swimming pool underwater cleaning machine.    USE - Wireless remote-controlled floating power swimming pool automatic cleaning machine.    ADVANTAGE - The machine can clean various areas without the need for a long power supply cable. The machine eliminates difficulties of cable hanging, buckling and winding.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The chargeable floating power is made by a polymer lithium-ion battery group.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a wireless remote-controlled floating power swimming pool automatic cleaning machine.
NOVELTY - The cigarette has a power supplier fixed with an airflow sensor subassembly and a polymer battery, where the airflow sensor subassembly is connected with a polymer battery subassembly. A protecting cover is connected with a front end of the power supplier. An atomizer subassembly is connected with a rear end of the power supplier. A cigarette holder subassembly is connected with the atomizer subassembly. A cigarette liquid bottle is located into the cigarette holder subassembly. The airflow sensor subassembly is installed at a front end of the hollow shell of the power supplier.    USE - Atomization electronic cigarette.    ADVANTAGE - The airflow sensor subassembly is installed at the front end of the hollow shell of the power supplier, so that airflow sensitivity is low to cause unstable working of the trigger switch and bad smoke atomization.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an atomization electronic cigarette.
NOVELTY - A nanocrystal composite comprises a matrix comprising semiconductor nanocrystals, and a barrier layer disposed on portion of matrix surface and comprising polymer with low oxygen permeability and/or low moisture permeability.    USE - Nanocrystal composite for use in electronic device, particularly LED (preferably color converting LED), laser device, memory device, sensor, electroluminescent device, or photovoltaic device (claimed); or display device.    ADVANTAGE - The barrier layer prevents oxygen and/or moisture from permeating into the matrix, thus ensuring good stability and long lifetime for a display device to which the nanocrystal composite is applied. The nanocrystal composite shows better moisture barrier properties and/or oxygen barrier properties than a nanocrystal composite that does not include a barrier layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a cross-sectional view of a current-driven light-emitting device.
NOVELTY - The assembly (100) has an anode current collector (120) and a cathode current collector (130) arranged at two opposite sides of a membrane electrode assembly (110). A hydrophilic and gas-impermeable layer (150) is mounted on the anode current collector. A gas-liquid separation layer (170) is mounted on the hydrophilic and gas-impermeable layer such that the hydrophilic and gas-impermeable layer is arranged between the gas-liquid separation layer and the anode current collector, where the hydrophilic and gas-impermeable layer contacts with the gas-liquid separation layer.    USE - Passive fuel cell assembly for converting chemical energy into electric energy.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrophilic and gas-impermeable layer contacts with the gas-liquid separation layer, thus effectively improving inner electrical resistance. The hydrophilic and gas-impermeable layer absorbs and re-distributes the fuel so as to directly prevent the fuel with high concentration from entering the anode side. The assembly effectively prevents the water accumulation phenomenon occurred at the anode side. The assembly effectively enhances uniformity of fuel transmitted to the anode catalyst layer and stability of fuel cells during long time operation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The water absorbent and gas-permeable layer is made of textile, non-woven, paper and foam.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a passive fuel cell assembly.    Passive fuel cell assembly (100)    Membrane electrode assembly (110)    Anode current collector (120)    Cathode current collector (130)    Hydrophilic and gas-impermeable layer (150)    Gas-liquid separation layer (170)
NOVELTY - A cane is formed by preparing a hollow blank for use in a blank redraw process, introducing a semiconductor material into the hollow portion of the blank, heating the blank and semiconductor material in a redraw furnace so that the blank and the semiconductor material flow, and simultaneously thawing the blank and the semiconductor material so that a core of the semiconductor material is coaxially oriented within a cladding produced from the hollow blank.    USE - Method of forming a cane (claimed) for a photovoltaic device.    ADVANTAGE - The method forms a cane that is cheap; and having a core diameter of 1-500 (preferably 50-500) mu m, cladding diameter of 1-8 (preferably 2-4) mm, high efficiency, low weight and low form factor.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a cane.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a cross-sectional view of an alternative photovoltaic device/module formed using semiconductor-core cane structures.    Negative-type material (102N)    Positive-type silicon core (102P)    Electrode (105A)    Cells (110j)    Support structure (150)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming heavily doped contact regions (22) in a donor wafer (20) e.g. monocrystalline silicon wafer, where the contact regions extend from a wafer surface (10) into the donor wafer to a preset depth. A lamina is cleaved from the donor wafer at a cleave plane, where the lamina remains affixed to a receiver element so that a lamina surface is created opposite the wafer surface. The lamina surface is treated such that the heavily doped contact regions are exposed at the lamina surface to form a photovoltaic cell comprising a semiconductor lamina.    USE - Method for forming a photovoltaic cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic cells are formed from thinner semiconductor laminae without wasting silicon through kerf loss, and the donor wafer can be reused to form multiple laminae, thus reducing cost of the photovoltaic cell. The method allows maximizing thickness of the base region in the completed cell, thus improving conversion efficiency while minimizing processing temperature during fabrication stages of the photovoltaic cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The receiver element is glass, metal or polymer. The conductive layer intervening between the receiver element and the lamina is made of transparent conductive oxide, reflective metal or metal alloy. The cleave plane is defined by implanting hydrogen and/or helium ions into the donor wafer through the wafer surface.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view illustrating a formation process of a photovoltaic cell in which doped regions of opposite conductivity type are doped in a single thermal step.    Wafer surface (10)    Heavily doped junction region (14)    Donor wafer (20)    Heavily doped contact regions (22)    Openings (33)    Arsenic-doped glass layer (41)
NOVELTY - Preparation of organic thin film solar cell comprises selecting transparent plastics plated with electrode, and placing whole transparent plastic roll on coating machine; withdrawing free end of transparent roll and rolling free end in wrap-up device; injecting prepared solar cell special ink into workbench in printing room, and starting coating machine; and exchanging inks according to features of layers, and repeating steps to complete printing of intermediate layer and electrode of organic thin film solar cell.    USE - Method for preparation of organic thin film solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The preparation method has high controllability, good repeatability, fast speed and higher production rate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparation of organic thin film solar cell comprises:    (A) selecting transparent plastics plated with electrode, and placing whole transparent plastic roll on roll placing device of coating machine;    (B) withdrawing free end of transparent roll to pass through printing room of coating machine, lamination area and drying area, and rolling free end in wrap-up device;    (C) injecting prepared solar cell special ink into workbench in printing room, and starting coating machine for synchronous operation, where special ink is printed on electrode of transparent plastics, and the printed transparent plastic roll goes into wrap-up device for rolling up via lamination area and drying area, which completes printing of layer; and    (D) exchanging inks according to features of layers, and repeating steps (A)-(C) to complete printing of intermediate layer and electrode of organic thin film solar cell.
NOVELTY - A old double-glass solar battery component with polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayer is placed on a support frame and heated to 150-220 degrees C and preserved the heat for 2-4 hours. The upper glass of the component is removed, after the polyvinyl butyral interlayer is fully or partially melted. Then, the component is cooled to room temperature, and immersed in solvent such that the crystalline silicon battery is separated from the polyvinyl butyral glue. The battery sheet is removed, washed and dried, to obtain a reusable crystalline silicon battery sheet.    USE - Recycling of crystalline silicon battery sheet used in double-glass solar battery component.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A old double-glass solar battery component with polyvinyl butyral (PVB) interlayer is placed on a support frame, heated to 150-220 degrees C and preserved the heat for 2-4 hours. The upper glass of the component is removed, after the polyvinyl butyral interlayer is fully or partially melted. Then, the component is cooled to room temperature, and immersed in solvent at 20-60 degrees C for 24-72 hours such that the crystalline silicon battery is separated from the polyvinyl butyral glue. The battery sheet is removed, washed and dried, to obtain a reusable crystalline silicon battery sheet. The solvent is chosen from alcohol, ketone, diether and tetrahydrofuran which are in liquid state at normal temperature.
NOVELTY - A conductive composition contains 30-95 wt.% of conductive powder, 0.1-20 wt.% of sodium and 0.5-50 wt.% of binder. The conductive powder contains nickel coated with silver powder, gold powder, platinum powder, palladium powder, indium powder, copper powder, nickel powder, silver coated nickel powder, silver coated copper powder and/or tin powder. The binder is cellulose-type resin, acryl resin, alkyd resin and/or butyral-type resin.    USE - Conductive composition is used for electrode of solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The conductive composition has high adhesiveness and aspect ratio. The solar battery using the conductive composition has excellent electrical resistance and specific resistance.
NOVELTY - The structure has slot which is provided at one side of bottom board. A verge is provided with another slot. The cross sectional shape of verge is provided with clamping hook shape corresponding to the slot provided on bottom board. The slot is filled with glue, upper cover is closed and verge is clamped in the slot when battery is assembled.    USE - Self locking structure for plastic case of battery module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the self locking structure.
NOVELTY - The coupler has a surface (50) for light inlet, and a light guide (53) with an inlet side (58) and a counter side (59) for reproducing light incident on the inlet side at the counter side. A lens (51) is arranged between the surface and the inlet side of the light guide, and a fiber connection (56) is provided for coupling the coupler to a fiber (57). Two concentration stages (54, 55) are arranged between the counter side of the light guide and the fiber connection, where the coupler is made of glass or UV stabilized plastic, and the fiber is made of block of light conducting materials.    USE - Coupler for use in a solar collector (claimed), for coupling sun light into a fiber i.e. optical fiber, for passive illumination purposes e.g. interior lighting of a house.    ADVANTAGE - The coupler is designed in a simple, robust and maintenance free manner, thus reducing manufacturing cost and operation cost of the coupler. The coupler exhibits improved optical efficiency, so that the light with increased concentration is coupled into the fiber at a large incidence angle.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a coupler.    Surface (50)    Lens (51)    Light guide (53)    Concentration stages (54, 55)    Fiber connection (56)    Fiber (57)    Inlet side (58)    Counter side (59)    Sun light (60)
NOVELTY - The two-part heat reservoir (1) has an inner container (11) for receiving the hot- or industrial water. The container is surrounded by a cladding (2). The cladding is filled with latent heat storage material for the maximum portion. The cladding surrounds only the upper and optionally the central region of the inner container and the lower one-third is not surrounded by the cladding. The inner container is connected with a solar collector (3) through a heat exchanger. The latent heat storage material is present in a bag which is made of plastic or metal foils.    USE - Two-part heat reservoir for hot- or industrial water.    ADVANTAGE - The two-part heat reservoir has an inner container for receiving the hot- or industrial water and the container is surrounded by a cladding, where the cladding is filled with latent heat storage material for the maximum portion, and hence ensures an improved and efficient heat reservoir.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a heat reservoir with a solar collector.    Two-part heat reservoir (1)    Cladding (2)    Solar collector (3)    Heat insulation (5)    Inner container (11)
NOVELTY - The compartment (6) has a battery compartment body (7) including a battery accommodating area (8) for accommodating a battery. The compartment body has a locking element (10) that is locked with a hearing aid-housing. The locking element is formed from plastic i.e. polyoxy methylene, where the compartment body is formed from acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene. The locking element is arranged in a holding unit (11) that is formed in the compartment body. The holding unit is formed as a part of a wall (12) of the compartment body.    USE - Battery compartment for a behind-the-ear-hearing aid (claimed). Can also be used for a hearing aid with external handsets, in-the-ear-hearing aid e.g. concha-hearing aid and canal-hearing aid, bone conduction hearing aid and implantable vibrotactile hearing aid.    ADVANTAGE - The locking element is formed from plastic i.e. polyoxy methylene, where the battery compartment body is formed from acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, thus optimizing the switching and locking function of the battery compartment and improving the wear properties, atheistic appearance, mechanical stability or surface quality of the battery compartment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a battery compartment with a locking element.    Battery compartment (6)    Battery compartment body (7)    Battery accommodating area (8)    Locking element (10)    Holding unit (11)    Wall (12)
NOVELTY - A ring gear (18) positioned about the periphery of a turbine (14) is in mechanical communication with generators (20). The receiving units (16) are positioned and attached to inlet and outlet of housing (12) for collecting, concentrating, directing and accelerating fluid through the turbine. A nose cone (24) is positioned on turbine for directing accelerated fluid outwardly to ends of the turbine, so that maximum torque is transferred to turbine while converting the rotational energy of turbine into electricity by generator.    USE - Fluid turbine assembly e.g. water turbine assembly and wind turbine assembly.    ADVANTAGE - Since the nose cone is positioned on turbine for directing accelerated fluid outwardly to ends of the turbine, the torque and speed of the turbine can be regulated easily. Hence maintenance cost is reduced. Each unit of fluid turbine assembly is sized in such manner so as to position in the flowing water system such as river, stream, canal, tidal bay easily. Hence installation cost is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the exploded perspective view of turbine assembly.    Housing (12)    Turbine (14)    Receiving unit (16)    Ring gear (18)    Generator (20)    Nose cone (24)
NOVELTY - A motor-generator has alternating axial polarity magnetic poles to drive magnetic flux axially back and forth across airgap (39) between flywheels (34,35). A core armature (40) includes phase windings that magnetically interact with magnetic poles to produce torque. The windings are wound from wire of bundled multiple individually insulated strands that are connected in parallel and insulated from each other. The windings are mechanically supported in airgap by thermal conductive dielectric support that conducts heat generated from windings to outside.    USE - Flywheel energy storage battery.    ADVANTAGE - The high efficiency and high power capability of battery can be ensured by creating magnetic flux across magnetic portion of airgap between flywheels. The removal of heat during operation can be performed effectively using thermal conductive dielectric support. The durability of battery can be improved and the cost of battery can be reduced by simple structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the flywheel energy storage battery.    Flywheel energy storage battery (30)    Flywheels (34,35)    Airgap (39)    Core armature (40)    Magnetic bearing (50)
NOVELTY - The fixation structure has an opening provided in peripheral portion of air suction duct (2) with respect to the automotive panel. The upper end portion (21) is engaged with upper surface of the opening, which is projected to the outer side of the duct. A latching projection portion is engaged with lower surface of the opening, whose base portion tapers towards the periphery of the vehicle chassis.    USE - Fixation structure of air suction duct installed in vehicle chassis.    ADVANTAGE - Since the latching projection portion is engaged with the lower surface of the opening whose base portion tapers towards the periphery of vehicle chassis, fixation of suction duct can be ensured without influenced by the vibration of the vehicle. Hence, reliable fixing of the duct to the vehicle chassis can be reconciled and operating efficiency of the duct can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view of battery cooling device.    Battery cooling device (1)    Air suction duct (2)    Blower (4)    Battery (6)    Upper end portion of duct (21)
NOVELTY - A composite material having spinel structured lithium titanate, where a microcrystalline grain of the lithium titanate has a diameter of 36-43 nm and the lithium titanate has an average particle diameter of l-3 mu m.    USE - As composite material used as negative active substance in lithium ion secondary battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The lithium titanate composite material comprises much less impurity phase content than the reference lithium titanate composite material. The lithium composite material has better initial discharge specific capacity and rate discharging performance than the batteries employing the reference material. The preparation method is relatively simple and easy for mass production.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a lithium ion secondary battery comprising a positive electrode; a negative electrode including the negative active substance, and a non-aqueous electrolyte; and    (2) preparing a composite material having spinel structured lithium titanate, involving mixing titanium dioxide particles and soluble lithium sources with water; removing water and then sintering the mixture in inert gas under a predetermined constant temperature; and cooling the sintered mixture, where the titanium dioxide particles have D50 not greater than 0.4 mu m and D95 less than l mu m.
NOVELTY - The thin-film solar cell has a substrate that has a micrometric pyramidal texture formed on its surface, together with a superimposed nanometric random texture. The superimposed nanometric random texture is formed on the surface of the substrate with a layer of metal or a layer of TCO. The corresponding laminas can be prepared by hot-embossing lithography (HEL) with a master having pyramids obtained through chemical attach or etching of silicon in alkaline medium, or with the corresponding pyramids inverted.    USE - Thin-film solar cell for providing power using solar energy.    ADVANTAGE - Provides thin-film solar cells having combined textures. Ensures that the combination of the nanometric pyramidal texture and nanometric random texture provides a novel optical light confinement throughout the entire spectral range, which is useful for increasing the efficiency and cost ratio of the thin-film solar cells, both on rigid substrates like glass and on flexible substrates like substrates made of polymers or stainless steel. Ensures improvement in long-wavelength and short-wavelength currents.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a lamina used in the solar cell; and    (2) a lamina preparation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the scanning electron microscopic (SEM) image illustrating the pyramidal texture formed through chemical attack or etching of silicon in alkaline medium, and the graph for comparing reflections of the pyramidal textures.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has an estimation unit (67) that detects the water movement between the anode electrode to which fuel gas is supplied by the fuel gas flow channel, and the cathode electrode to which oxidant gas is passed by the oxidant gas flow channel. The estimation unit estimates the distribution of residual water in the reactive-gas flow path and the water content of electrolytic membrane, based on the water movement between anode and cathode electrodes.    USE - Apparatus for estimating moisture-content of fuel cell such as polymer electrolyte fuel cell in fuel cell system (claimed) used in motor vehicle. Can also be used in vessel, airplane, robot and fixed type power supply.    ADVANTAGE - The countermeasure control for adjusting the amount of residual water can be performed exactly and separately, by considering the distribution of residual water in reactive-gas flow path, and the auxiliary machine motive power loss can be avoided reliably. The possibility of the electrolytic membrane getting dry can be prevented efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fuel cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a functional block diagram of control apparatus of fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Storage unit (65)    Retesting unit (66)    Estimation unit (67)    Operation-control unit (68)    Control apparatus (600)
NOVELTY - The system comprises an estimator (67) that estimates the distribution amount of residual water in reactive gas flow path in the cell surface inside each single cell and water content distribution in electrolytic membrane, based on the water movement between anode and cathode electrodes through electrolytic membrane. An operation controller (68) sets the scavenging time for scavenging the fuel cell after the fuel cell system is stopped, based on the estimated result.    USE - Polymer electrolyte fuel cell system for use in vehicle. Can also be used in vessel, airplane, robot and fixed type power supply.    ADVANTAGE - Water content estimation accuracy is improved and the influence of residual water is inhibited when the fuel cell system is started by setting the scavenging time of fuel cell after the fuel cell system is stopped based on estimation result, hence the fall of cell voltage is inhibited. The deterioration of single cell can be suppressed by moving residual water to the anode electrode side at the time of restating. The optimization of scavenging time can be attained by setting the scavenging time according to the magnitude of each amount of residual water.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the functional block diagram control apparatus of fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Memory (65)    Detecting unit (66)    Estimator (67)    Operation controller (68)    Control apparatus (69)
NOVELTY - A sealing material comprises 100 parts weight of polyisobutylene and/or butyl rubber, and 100-600 parts weight of metal hydroxide.    USE - Sealing material is used for sealing edge portion of solar cell panel for solar cell module and frameless solar cell module (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The sealing material has excellent trackability, heat resistance, insulation property, waterproof property and flame retardant property. The edge portions of the solar cell panel can be economically and simply sealed using sealing material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) solar cell module, which has solar cell panel and fixing component. The sealing material enables to seal the edge portions of the said solar cell panel. The fixing component enables to fix the edge portions of the solar cell panel through the sealing material;    (2) frameless solar cell module; and    (3) sealing structure.
NOVELTY - An organic thin-film photoelectric transducer consists of a transparent conductor layer (1), an electron prevention layer (2), a photoelectric conversion layer (8), a hole prevention layer (5), and a counter electrode (6) arranged sequentially. The photoelectric conversion layer comprises p-type semiconductor molecule, or mixture of p-type polymer and n-type semiconductor molecule. The hole prevention layer contains a material having a band gap of 3 eV or more. The thickness of hole prevention layer is 0.1-20 nm.    USE - Organic thin-film photoelectric transducer e.g. solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The organic thin-film photoelectric transducer consists of a hole prevention layer which prevents the migration of positive holes from the photoelectric conversion layer, controlling recombination and leakage current.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the photoelectric transducer.    Transparent conductor layer (1)    Electron prevention layer (2)    Hole prevention layer (5)    Counter electrode (6)    Photoelectric conversion layer (8)
NOVELTY - A photoelectric conversion module (X1) has a photoelectric conversion element having one or more photoelectric conversion layer having a main surface and a translucent conductive layer (6) provided on main surface, and a protective component (9) provided on conductive layer. The protective component contains ethylene vinyl acetate resin and acid receiving agent.    USE - Photoelectric conversion module.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion module has improved photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of photoelectric conversion module.    Substrate (2)    Translucent conductive layer (6)    Protective component (9)    Photoelectric transducer (D1)    Photoelectric conversion module (X1)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (100) has lamination units (10,15,20) having upper chambers (13a,18a,23a) formed in respective cases (13,18,23). Each lamination unit conveys and discharges the target object positioned on hot platen provided in the lower chambers (11a,16a,21a) of the cases respectively. The lifting/lowering and opening/closing device (25) is connected to the cases, for raising or lowering the lamination units so as to open or close the lamination units.    USE - Lamination apparatus for use in manufacture of solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The structure of lamination apparatus can be simplified and the size of the lamination apparatus can be reduced. The efficiency of the target object can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the front view of the lamination apparatus.    Lamination units (10,15,20)    Lower chambers (11a,16a,21a)    Cases (13,18,23)    Upper chambers (13a,18a,23a)    Lifting/lowering and opening/closing device (25)    Lamination apparatus (100)
NOVELTY - The system has a dense internal plunger (7) sliding relative to a piston (1) that slides longitudinally in a cylinder (2) in a specific direction. The movement of the plunger injects a sealing liquid (9) into a sealing gap (6) between the piston and the cylinder such that pressure difference is maintained between two sides of the piston so as to drive the sealing liquid through the gap. A set of labyrinth type fins (10) is fitted to an outerside of the piston within the gap to force the sealing liquid to accelerate in a passage between the piston sides.    USE - Liquid sealing system for an internal piston utilized for compression/expansion of gas in a reciprocating machine i.e. reciprocating internal combustion engine, of a horizontal axis wind-turbine. Can also be used for a rotating machine and a turbo-machinery.    ADVANTAGE - The system enables maintaining a pressure difference between the two ends of the piston while reducing gas leakage through the seal gap between the piston and the cylinder, thus reducing the power loss associated with the gas flow.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a piston that is placed within a cylinder.    Piston (1)    Cylinder (2)    Sealing gap (6)    Dense internal plunger (7)    Sealing liquid (9)    Labyrinth type fins (10)
NOVELTY - The vacuum pipe (1) has a gasket (2) and a ventilation pipe (3) for forming a circular pipe opening double-layer glass vacuum pipe, a square pipe opening double-layer glass vacuum pipe and a double-layer glass vacuum pipe with a circular upper side pipe opening and square lower side pipe opening. An opening part of the vacuum pipe is inserted into a main water pipe. An outer layer of vacuum pipe is glass, and an inner layer is metal or plastic. Two ends of a rectangular pipe opening part are connected with the double-layer vacuum water pipe.    USE - Solar vacuum pipe.    ADVANTAGE - The problems of water supply, gas supply and the warm supply are solved through the action of the solar vacuum pipe.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar water pipe in partial section.    Vacuum pipe (1)    Gasket (2)    Ventilation pipe (3)
NOVELTY - The device has a small bulb (1) sleeved on a metal head (15) of a screw driver or electro-probe (8) through a plastic sleeve (27). The metal head is electrically contacted with a measured battery (9). A binding post (11) of the small bulb is electrically contacted with the measured battery through the small screw and the metal head. Another binding post (14) of the small bulb is electrically contacted with the measured battery through a metal wire or a metal sleeve (7), lead wire and an auxiliary electro-probe. The auxiliary electro-probe is sleeved on the metal head of the electro-probe.    USE - Device for measuring quantity of electricity for a 1.5-3 V battery by small bulb.    ADVANTAGE - The device can identify the battery voltage or the quantity of electricity according to the small bulb by different lighting brightness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The metal wire or metal sleeve is a metal tube. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for measuring quantity of electricity for a 1.5-3 V battery by small bulb.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an electricity quantity measuring device for battery.    Small bulb (1)    Metal sleeve (7)    Electro-probe (8)    Measured battery (9)    Binding posts (11, 14)    Metal head (15)    Plastic sleeve (27)
NOVELTY - The collector has a heat collecting part comprising a pipeline located in a shell. Side frames are connected to a heat collecting sheet i.e. integral sheet, with a rear cover plate i.e. convex rear cover. The pipeline includes multiple heat collecting pipes equipped on a heat collecting sheet side by side. A discharge pipe communicates with the heat collecting pipe. The water generated by heat absorption of each heat collecting pipe is output by the discharge pipe. Polyurethane foaming materials are filled in spaces among the sheet, heat collecting pipes, side frame and rear cover plate.    USE - Flat-plate solar heat collector.    ADVANTAGE - The heat loss is prevented and multiple heat collecting pipes are integrally connected with the heat collecting sheet, so that the heat can be effectively conducted to the pipeline after solar energy is irradiated to the heat collecting sheet. The need of splicing work procedure of the sheet is avoided, thus saving the manufacturing cost of the collector.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a flat-plate solar heat collector in partial section.
NOVELTY - An electrolyte contains luminescent substance having emission wavelength of more than 400 nm.    USE - Electrolyte is used for dye-sensitized solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The dye-sensitized solar cell containing electrolyte has improved light absorbing property and high efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for dye-sensitized solar cell, which contains pair of electrodes provided opposite to work electrode, and electrolyte provided between work electrode and pair of electrodes.
NOVELTY - The toothbrush a metal sheet (8), a metal connector (9), a rubber sealing ring (10), and a patch lighting tube (2) powered by a 7 hash battery (11) and providing a UV ray with wavelength of 365 nm. A transparent plastic thin block (3) kills harmful viruses and bacteria in an oral cavity. A voltage-increasing frequency conversion circuit (6) increases voltage of the battery from 1.5 V to 5 V. A bristle block (1) is replaceable.    USE - UV sterilizing toothbrush.    ADVANTAGE - The bristle block can be replaced to protect the environment and save energy, and to reduce the usage cost and prolong the service life of the toothbrush. The battery can be used conveniently. The transparent plastic thin block effectively kills harmful viruses and bacteria in the oral cavity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a UV sterilizing toothbrush.    Bristle block (1)    Patch lighting tube (2)    Transparent plastic thin block (3)    Voltage-increasing frequency conversion circuit (6)    Metal sheet (8)    Metal connector (9)    Rubber sealing ring (10)    Battery (11)
NOVELTY - The shed has a top shed supported by a supporting part, and a solar cell panel arranged on the top shed. A display module is arranged on the supporting part. A storage battery is provided for supplying power to the display module. The solar cell panel charges the storage battery, and supplies power to the display module. The display module is a transmission-reflection switching LCD module. The supporting part and the top shed are made of a metal material, and plastic steel or reinforced concrete material.    USE - Sun-shading shed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a sun-shading shed.
NOVELTY - An airtight container (120) encloses certain quantity of working fluid such as air. An electroactive polymer film (110) is provided inside the airtight container. The polymer film divides the container into heating unit (122) and cooling unit (124). Electricity is output by expanding and contracting the electroactive polymer film using air enclosed within container. A piston is arranged between heating unit and cooling unit. The electroactive polymer film is expanded and contracted by the movement of piston inside the container.    USE - External combustion engine-type electric power generating apparatus for use in industrial applications.    ADVANTAGE - The efficiency and durability of electric power generating apparatus can be improved. The mechanical loss and thermal energy loss of electric power generating apparatus are reduced. The maintenance of electric power generating apparatus can be performed easily.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the electric power generation apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Electroactive polymer film (110)    Airtight container (120)    Heating unit (122)    Cooling unit (124)    Spring (130)
NOVELTY - The power supply module has solar cell (6), and electrical double layer capacitor (7) that are isolated and installed on both surfaces of isolation film (1) made of plastic material. The thin film conductive layers (12,13) of electrode are formed on the surfaces of film. The solar cell sealing bond film (3) is formed on the isolation film.    USE - Power supply module installed in roof of home, detached island region, and mountainous area, for supplying power to consumer products such as street light, garden lamp and crime prevention lamp, and industrial electrical appliances.    ADVANTAGE - Since solar cell and capacitor are integrated in the module, the lightweight module can be used effectively during day time and night time. Increase in the temperature of capacitor is suppressed so that deterioration of electric power generation can be prevented. Since need for installing the electrical storage device separately is eliminated, installation cost is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the power supply module.    Isolation film (1)    Solar cell sealing bond film (3)    Solar cell (6)    Electrical double layer capacitor (7)    Thin film conductive layers (12,13)
NOVELTY - Battery powered apparatus for powering accessory devices comprises: (a) glove body (8); (b) power distribution means; and (c) temporary fastener material strips.    USE - The apparatus is useful for powering illumination, motorized and electronic devices.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Battery powered apparatus to power accessory devices comprises: (a) glove body (8) to be worn on the user's hand, where the glove comprises an exterior surface and an interior surface; (b) power distribution means comprising: housing mounted to the exterior portion of the glove in a location that does not inhibit the operator A power source and power switch (14) is housed within the housing, where the plug-in outlet ports (18) are attached to the exterior of the housing and a battery cover is attached to the housing; and (c) temporary fastener material strips mounted to the finger portion on the exterior portion of the glove. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are:    (1) a device comprising a strip of temporary fastener material and a plug-in connector; and    (2) a gadget comprising a plug-in connector.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the glove apparatus (10).    Glove body (8)    Glove apparatus (10)    Power switch (14)    Outlet ports (18)
NOVELTY - A pedestal restricts the downward movement of frame structures (1) restricted by to-be connected portion (11). A connecting portion connects pedestal and to-be connected portion, and restricts outward movement of each solar battery module in direction perpendicular to longitudinal direction of frame structures. A plate-like portion extends outwardly from pedestal, and is supported on both sides of connecting portion such that upper surfaces of adjacent modules are flushed with each other. The plate-like portion is slidable with respect to frame structures of modules.    USE - Fixing component for fixing solar battery modules to roof of building.    ADVANTAGE - The fixing of solar battery modules onto the roof of building can be performed firmly. The labor required for mounting of solar battery modules is reduced. The deterioration in power generating efficiency of solar battery module due to temperature rise of solar battery module can be prevented, by attaching a ventilation structure to lower portion of solar battery module frame structure. The number of frame structures is reduced, so that cost of solar battery module can be reduced reliably.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the principal portion of solar battery module frame structure.    Frame structure of solar battery module (1)    Fixing component (3)    Cutoff rubber (4)    Fixing screw (5)    To-be connected portion (11)
NOVELTY - The blade has a blade root section placed close to a side of a hub, and main beams buried in the blade root section and radial blades. The blade root section and each radial blade are connected end to end through orderly connection between the main beams. An inner wall of a connection section is formed with an inner slot along an expansion direction of the wheel blade, and an outer circumference part of a front connection section is provided with outer teeth along an expansion direction of the wheel blade. An inner wall of a rear connection section is equipped with an inner slot.    USE - Segmented wind wheel blade for a wind generating set.    ADVANTAGE - The blade realizes intensive connection, and reduces pneumatic loss.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The main beams are made of composite material and utilize a carbon fiber reinforcement and a resin as substrates. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an assembly method for a segmented wind wheel blade of a wind generating set.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a segmented wind wheel blade.
NOVELTY - The device has multiple layers of air drainage pipes and trapezoid air water storage pools orderly arranged from a high position to a lower position. Taper water tanks (9) are arranged on two large discharge impellers (10). Water in each air water storage pool flows to make a side of each tank to be stressed to drive central shafts of the impellers to rotate. An exciter and a coil of a generator are sleeved on the shafts for generating electricity through induction. End faces of each impeller are placed with an elastic plastic sealing strip that is connected with a metal ring at an end.    USE - Water turbine utilizing type electricity generating device.    ADVANTAGE - The device has high electricity generating capacity, economic benefit and service value, and can be widely popularized. The device is inexpensive.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The impeller is made of two barrel-shaped round wheels, where a middle part of each barrel-shaped round wheel is welded with a rectangular steel plate to form multiple blades.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a water turbine utilizing type electricity generating device.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Bevel gear (2)    Through shaft (8)    Taper water tanks (9)    Large discharge impellers (10)    Metal cover plate (11)
NOVELTY - A photocurable composition comprises 70-180 mass parts liquid saturated elastomers and 0.1-10 mass parts photoinitiators with respect to 100 mass parts of 10-22C monofunctional (meth)acrylate.    USE - Photocurable composition for sealing material in dye-sensitized solar cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The photocurable composition has excellent adhesiveness with respect to the substrate wet with electrolyte solution, the pigment is not degraded, leakage of electrolytic solution and fall of electrolytic concentration is suppressed, and reliability and durability is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for dye-sensitized solar cells comprising 1st conductive substrate consists of laminated metal oxide semiconductor film with a transparent substrate/transparent conductive film/pigment structure, and 2nd substrate opposing the 1st conductive substrate positioned through a frame-like sealing layer provided in the periphery part of both substrates. The electrolyte solution is enclosed in the clearance gap between the substrates. The sealing layer is an optical cured material layer formed from the photocurable composition.
NOVELTY - An electroconductive elastomer film consists of an elastomer composition containing 100 parts mass of elastomer component (A), 15-50 parts mass of electroconductive filler (B) and 5-50 parts mass of synthetic resin fiber (C). The component (A) contains 100-50 %mass of hydrogenated substance (a1) of butadiene block copolymer, 0-50 %mass of hydrogenated substance (a2) of cyclic olefin resin (a) and 0-10 %mass of aromatic vinyl conjugated diene block copolymer (a3).    USE - Electroconductive elastomer film is used for electrical double layer capacitor and lithium ion battery. Uses include but are not limited to motor vehicle, rail vehicle, microcomputer, memory element and timer.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive elastomer film has low surface resistance, low volume resistivity and high mechanical strength (tear strength).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of electroconductive elastomer film, which involves coating the elastomer composition further containing 100-1000 parts mass of solvent (D) on a base material and drying.
NOVELTY - An aqueous coating agent has cationic polyurethane resin (A) containing structural unit (I) dispersed in aqueous medium, metal alkoxide or its condensate (B), and acid catalyst (C). The mass ratio of cationic polyurethane resin with respect to metal alkoxide or hydrolysis condensate of metal alkoxide is 95/5-70/30.    USE - Aqueous coating agent is used for interior and exterior construction material, photovoltaic apparatus, glass, rubber-type tires, exterior material for motor vehicles, motor vehicle upholstery, and leather (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to solar power generation device, wallpaper, coating of floor board, domestic electrical appliance, bags, shoes, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The aqueous coating agent has excellent storage stability, stain resistance and film-formability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An aqueous coating agent has cationic polyurethane resin (A) containing structural unit of formula (I) dispersed in aqueous medium, metal alkoxide or its condensate (B), and acid catalyst (C). The mass ratio of cationic polyurethane resin with respect to metal alkoxide or hydrolysis condensate of metal alkoxide is 95/5-70/30.    R1=alkylene optionally contains aliphatic cyclic structure, residue of dihydric phenols or polyoxyalkylene;    R2,R3=alkyl optionally contains aliphatic cyclic structure;    R4=H or quaternization agent;and    X-=anionic counter-ion.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) photovoltaic apparatus, which has film formed by applying aqueous coating agent on the light-receiving surface; and    (2) leather, which has film containing aqueous coating agent.
NOVELTY - The fuel cell apparatus has a through hole formed between air supply paths (1) provided in both sides of the polymer fuel cell stack (3), which is ventilated with ventilation unit along horizontal direction which is orthogonal to surface direction of cathode of each polymer fuel cell (4). Air is flowed from air supply path to the air exhaust passage (5) along a direction orthogonal to the surface direction of the cathode.    USE - Solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell apparatus for use as power supply source for portable machine, fuel cell electric vehicle, etc., and for domestic distributed power supply applications.    ADVANTAGE - A solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell apparatus that prevents dew condensation at the time electric power generation can be easily provided, while achieving uniform temperature distribution in the downstream side on the surface of cathode, while reducing power consumption. Aggregation of water on the surface of fuel cell can be suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the fuel cell apparatus.    Air supply path (1)    Air supply port (2)    Fuel cell stack (3)    Fuel cell (4)    Air exhaust passage (5)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell stack (10) has unit cells (12) that are provided with pair of electrodes and separator, and are stacked with end plates (20a,20b) forming a laminated structure (14). Load is provided between the end plates of the structure by an elastic rubber belt (60) without connector joint. The belt is provided with flat internal peripheral surface and several elastic projections (64) in outer peripheral surface.    USE - Polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack.    ADVANTAGE - Since the rubber belt having internal peripheral surface flat is not provided with connector joint, contact pressure with respect to the laminated structure can be distributed favorably. Since the outer peripheral surface of the belt is provided with elastic projections, external load can be distributed and absorbed by elastic deformation of the projections hence stress can be relieved and vibration resistant property of laminated structure can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the fuel cell stack. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell stack (10)    Unit cells (12)    Laminated structure (14)    End plates (20a,20b)    Elastic rubber belt (60)    Elastic projection (64)
NOVELTY - The system (100) has a control apparatus (140) for switching sub-stacks (111,112) of fuel cell (110) located at upstream flow side and downstream flow side of hydrogen gas, respectively, based on information such as operation time, electric current, voltage value of sub-stack of fuel cell. The control apparatus stops supply of hydrogen gas to fuel cell based on information from voltmeters (141,142). The power generation system is switched to a recovery mode during which hydrogen gas is supplied to fuel cell before stop of hydrogen gas supply.    USE - Polymer electrolyte fuel cell electric power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - Water remaining in the sub-stack can be reliably discharged by supplying fuel gas to fuel cell before stop of fuel gas supply, and electric power generation performance can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell electric power generation system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell electric power generation system (100)    Fuel cell (110)    Sub-stacks (111,112)    Control apparatus (140)    Voltmeters (141,142)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell (110) has fuel electrode (10), and oxygen electrode which are arranged opposite to each other. A fuel and electrolyte flow path (30A) for circulating fuel and electrolyte is provided between fuel and oxygen electrodes. Fuel and electrolyte flow path (30B) for circulating the electrolyte with the fuel is provided at the side opposite to the oxygen electrode.    USE - Fuel cell e.g. direct methanol flow type fuel cell (DMFFC) used as energy source of electronic device (claimed) e.g. mobile device, and electric vehicle, etc. Can also be used as hydrogen fuel cell, polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC), alkaline fuel cell (AFC), phosphoric acid fuel cell (PAFC), molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC), solid oxide fuel cell (SOC), glucose fuel cell, fuel cell having ethanol/dimethyl ether, etc.    ADVANTAGE - Power generation characteristic is improved by improving diffusion rate of fuel, and by expanding the reaction area of fuel electrode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the structure of the fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel electrode (10)    Catalyst layer (11)    Diffused layer (12)    Fuel and electrolyte flow paths (30A,30B)    Fuel cell (110)
NOVELTY - An electricity generating element is formed by clamping a sheet-like elastomer layer (1) containing an ionic liquid with a pair of a sheet-like electrode (10). The ionic liquid contains an imidazolium-type compound (I).    USE - Electricity generating element is used for mobile telephone and notebook personal computer.    ADVANTAGE - The compact electricity generating element is lightweight and safe, and has excellent flexibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electricity generating element is formed by clamping a sheet-like elastomer layer containing an ionic liquid with a pair of a sheet-like electrode. The ionic liquid contains an imidazolium-type compound of formula (I).    R,R'=alkyl;and    X=(CF3SO2)2N-, bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide, B(C2O4)2-, BF4-, Br-, Cl-, I-, PF6-, CF3SO3-, CF3COO-, CH3SO4-, C6H4CH3SO3-, SCN-, (P(C2F5)3F3)- fluorapatite, (B(CN)4)-, 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene, (NC)2N-, FeCl4-, CH3SO3-, HSO4-, CH3CH2OSO3-, CH3(OCH2CH2)2OSO3-, (C2F5SO2)2N-, AlCl4- or C(CN)3.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of the electricity generating element.    Sheet-like elastomer layer (1)    Electrode (10)
NOVELTY - Electricity generating element has main component (A) formed by clamping sheet-like elastomer layer (1) containing ionic liquid with pair of sheet-like electrodes (10) covered with dielectric material layer (20).    USE - Electricity generating element is used as power supply for portable electronic device e.g. mobile telephone and mobile computer.    ADVANTAGE - The electricity generating element is safe and has excellent flexibility, deformability, electric power generating efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows cross-sectional view of electricity generating element.    Sheet-like elastomer layer (1)    Electrode (10)    Dielectric material layer (20)    Main component (A)
NOVELTY - The system has an oxidizing agent gas supply fuel path (22) that supplies the oxidizing agent gas to the fuel electrode and air electrode of fuel cell (200). The electrolytic membrane is positioned between the fuel electrode and air electrode. The electrical potential of the fuel and air electrodes is measured. The catalyst in the air electrode eluted to the electrolytic membrane is collected upon burning the electrolytic membrane that is collected when the electric potential difference between the fuel and air electrodes is carried out asymptotic to the zero voltage.    USE - Catalyst collecting system polymer electrolyte fuel cell mounted in vehicle, for collecting catalyst such as noble metal including platinum, iron, cobalt, nickel, chromium, copper and vanadium.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst can be collected efficiently from the fuel and the air electrodes of the fuel cell without affecting the operational performance of the fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for catalyst collecting method of fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the catalyst collecting system.    Fuel gas supply flow path (20)    Flow paths (21,23)    Oxidizing agent gas supply fuel path (22)    Valve (41)    Fuel cell (200)
NOVELTY - The system (1) has a coolant pump (41) that circulates a thermal medium through a fuel cell (10). A catalyzed combustion unit (61) generates hot combustion gas by performing catalyzed combustion of reactive gas. A heat exchange unit (62) heats the fuel cell by heat-exchanging the combustion gas with thermal medium. A merging unit (C) combines off-gas emitted from the cell and heat-exchanged combustion gas. A trap board (71) positioned between combustion unit and merging unit, extracts moisture content from the off-gas.    USE - Polymer electrolyte fuel cell system mounted in electric vehicle. Can also be used in two-wheeled motor vehicle, train, vessel and hot water supply system.    ADVANTAGE - Since the trap board is positioned between the catalyzed combustion unit and the merging unit, the adhesion of moisture content with the catalyst in the combustion unit can be suppressed. Hence, the degradation of catalyzed combustion reaction can be prevented and the thermal medium can be favorably heated. The fuel cell can be warmed up rapidly and system performance can be ensured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell system (1)    Fuel cell (10)    Coolant pump (41)    Catalyzed combustion unit (61)    Heat exchange unit (62)    Trap board (71)    Merging unit (C)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell has anode catalyst layer formed on a surface of electrolytic membrane and cathode catalyst layer formed on another surface of membrane. The separators facing catalyst layers are provided with anode and cathode inflow and outflow paths through which reactive gas is circulated to catalyst layers. The pressure of reactive gas in cathode inflow and outflow paths is set such that difference between pressure of gas in upstream region of cathode inflow and outflow paths is greater than gas pressure in downstream region of cathode inflow and outflow paths.    USE - Polymer electrolyte fuel cell for motor vehicle, electric vehicle and domestic co-generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The ratio of water moving to the anode catalyst layer can be improved by setting pressure of gas in the flow paths so that the retention of water in the downstream of the cathode flow path can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph illustrating relationship between air circulation direction and flow-path internal pressure. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The system has back pressure valve (35) that controls pressure of oxidizing agent gas passed through discharge flow path (31d) of fuel cell. The flow of oxidizing agent gas through oxidizing agent gas supply flow path (31a) or bypass flow path (31b) branched from oxidizing agent gas supply flow path, is selectively switched by shut off valve (32). The humidifier (34) is positioned at downstream of shut off valve. The bypass flow path is connected to upstream of back pressure valve, after bypassing the humidifier.    USE - Scavenging-air system of fuel cell (claimed) such as polymer electrolyte fuel cell for fuel cell electric vehicle. Can also be used in two-wheeled motor vehicle, electric train and vessel, and in residence, store and office etc.    ADVANTAGE - The bypass flow path is connected to upstream of back pressure valve, after bypassing the humidifier at downstream of shut off valve. Hence the periphery of fuel cell can be scavenged easily through bypass flow path, by operation of the back pressure valve. The fuel cell can be scavenged reliably without increasing the load with respect to the fuel cell. The adhesion of moisture content to valve main structure of back pressure valve, is prevented and the defective operation of the valve main structure is avoided. The back flow of oxidizing agent gas in bypass flow path to the oxidizing agent gas flow supply flow path side, is prevented reliably. The flow of humidified oxidizing agent gas to oxidizing agent supply flow path side is ensured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of the scavenging-air system of fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Oxidizing agent gas supply flow path (31a)    Bypass flow path (31b)    Oxidizing agent gas discharge flow path (31d)    Shut off valve (32)    Humidifier (34)    Back pressure valve (35)
NOVELTY - Air cell has anion exchange membrane (31), positive electrode (32) having oxygen reduction catalyst function provided on one surface of anion exchange membrane and metal anode provided on other surface of anion exchange membrane, such that metal anode is contacted with carbon.    USE - Air cell is used as power supply for industrial machine.    ADVANTAGE - The air cell has excellent durability. Reduction of battery voltage is suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of air cell.    Anion exchange membrane (31)    Positive electrode (32)    Aluminum carbon electrode (33)    Aluminum powder (33a)    Carbon powder (33b)    Anion exchange resin (33c)    Copper current collector foil (34)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell stack has an insulator (60) positioned on the outer side of the lamination direction of a current collection board positioned at both ends of an electric power generation volume layer, and an end plate positioned on the outer side of the insulator. The insulator has a first wall surface (62-66) formed toward the current collection board side, and a second wall surface (81-86) that extends away in the opposite direction to the current collection board side.    USE - Fuel cell stack such as polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack, direct methanol type fuel cell stack, phosphoric acid type fuel cell stack, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The thickness of the insulator in the fuel cell stack is reduced, thus enabling to reduce the size of the fuel cell stack.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for insulator for fuel cells.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view showing the shape of the insulator used in fuel cells.    Insulator (60)    First wall surface (62-66)    Protrusion surfaces (68,69)    Second wall surface (81-86)    Openings (91-96)
NOVELTY - The cell stack has end plate (130) and insulator that are laminated such that lamination reference planes (141-146) of end plate are notched in position corresponding to lamination reference planes formed in wall surfaces of insulator. The depth of notch portion of reference planes of end plate is made larger than wall height and thickness of wall surface of insulator.    USE - Solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack. Can also be used in direct methanol type fuel cell stack and phosphoric acid form fuel cell stack.    ADVANTAGE - As the depth of notch portion of reference planes of end plate is larger than wall height and thickness of wall surface of insulator, the structural elements of fuel cell stack can be laminated easily along reference planes, and the jig used for lamination can be simplified.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view of the end plate.    End plate (130)    Through holes (131-136)    Lamination reference planes of end plate (141-146,142a,142b)
NOVELTY - The module has p-type electrode (11) and n-type electrode (12) which are formed in back surface of semiconductor substrate (1). A wiring board (2a) containing p-type wiring (21) and n-type wiring (22) are formed on an insulating substrate (2) which has a sheet of liquid crystal polymers. The p-type wiring and n-type wiring are electrically connected to p-type electrode and n-type electrode through respective solders (31,32).    USE - Solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - Since the insulating substrate has sheet of liquid crystal polymers, the insulating substrate is provided with excellent damp proofing, gas-permeability proof, heat resistance and dimensional stability. The need of back surface protection sheet is avoided. The electric power generation performance of the solar cell module can be maintained over the long period of time. The thickness of solar cell module is reduced. The solar cell module can be manufactured efficiently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the solar cell module.    Semiconductor substrate (1)    Insulating substrate (2)    Wiring board (2a)    P-type electrode (11)    N-type electrode (12)    P-type wiring (21)    N-type wiring (22)    Solders (31,32)
NOVELTY - Polyester film contains 0.5 wt.% of white pigment and polyester, and has elemental phosphorus content of 0-170 ppm and terminal carboxyl radical content of 26 equivalent/tonne or less.    USE - Polyester film is used for sealing back surface of solar cell used in electrical and electronic components.    ADVANTAGE - Polyester film has excellent hydrolysis resistance and reflectance.
NOVELTY - The battery pack has multiple single cells (4) placed between a baffle (1) and a panel (3), where the baffle is formed with a pull rod through-hole (9). The panel is formed with a pull rod penetrating hole (12) on a position corresponding to the pull rod through-hole. The pull rod through-hole and the pull rod penetrating hole are penetrated with a pull rod (2) to connect and fix. The panel is provided with a panel clamp edge extended perpendicular to the panel on two side edges parallel to the pull rod. Contact ends of the single cells are clamped between clamp edges of the panel.    USE - Power battery pack for hybrid power automobile/electric automobile.    ADVANTAGE - The three-directional fixation of the battery pack is realized by the structure design of two directions of the baffle and the panel, thus precisely simplifying the structure and the assembling procedure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a power battery pack.    Baffle (1)    Pull rod (2)    Panel (3)    Single cells (4)    Pull rod through-hole (9)    Pull rod penetrating hole (12)
NOVELTY - Silicon sulfide rubber comprises two components, where both components are coated on work-piece uniformly by spreading machine. First component is comprised of (in pts.wt.): hydroxyl-terminated polydimethylsiloxane (100), plasticizer (20-50), filler (60-100), thixotropic agent (6-10), where components are ground by three-roller grinder. Second component is comprised of (in pts.wt.): cross linker (5-10), composite catalyst (0.2-1.5), tackifier (1-2) and catalyst carrier (0.5-1.5), which are mixed in presence of nitrogen.    USE - Silicon sulfide rubber used as photovoltaic component (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The Silicon sulfide rubber has improved durability with good ageing resistance, good adhesive, high temperature resistance, wet heat ageing resistance and fast curing speed feature by reducing catalyzing normal silicon sulfide rubber by organic tin, where the silicon sulfide rubber does not changes color after curing.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Silicon sulfide rubber comprises two components, where both components are coated on work-piece uniformly by spreading machine. First component is comprised of (in pts.wt.): hydroxyl-terminated polydimethylsiloxane (100), plasticizer (20-50), filler (60-100), thixotropic agent (6-10), where components are ground by three-roller grinder. Second component is comprised of (in pts.wt.): cross linker (5-10), composite catalyst (0.2-1.5), tackifier (1-2) and catalyst carrier (0.5-1.5), which are mixed in presence of nitrogen. The catalyst comprises 01.-1 pts.wt. of organic bismuth and 0.1-0.5 pts.wt. of organic titanium composite catalyst.
NOVELTY - Extended release tablet formulation (I), comprises niacin, a release retarding agent comprising hydroxypropyl cellulose and/or polyethylene oxide, and excipients.    USE - (I) is useful to: treat hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia; and reduce total cholesterol, very low density lipoprotein (VLDL-cholesterol) and VLDL-cholesterol remnants, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides and apolipoprotein, while increasing desirable high density lipoprotein-cholesterol. No biological data given.    ADVANTAGE - (I) is a extended release formulation, which slowly releases the active ingredient from the tablet or capsule, allowing a reduction in dosing frequency as compared to the typical dosing frequency associated with conventional or fast dosage forms. The slow drug release reduces and prolongs blood levels of the drug, thus minimizing or lessening the cutaneous flushing side effects associated with conventional or fast release niacin products.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a process for the preparation of (I), comprising: preparing granules comprising niacin, a release retarding agent comprising hydroxypropyl cellulose and/or polyethylene oxide, and excipients; blending the granules with a release retarding agent comprising hydroxypropyl cellulose and/or polyethylene oxide, and optionally excipients; and compressing the blend into a tablet.
NOVELTY - A binder composition comprises a solvent; a hyperbranched polymer having a degree of branching of more than 0.5; and a polymer with high ion conductivity. The hyperbranched polymer and the polymer with high ion conductivity are distributed uniformly over the solvent.    USE - Binder composition used for an adhesive layer for a membrane electrode assembly used in fuel cells, lithium-ion cells, or biocells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composition can provide an adhesive layer having higher water retention ability and mechanical strength and that does not soften or become brittle, thus increasing efficiency of the cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a membrane electrode assembly comprising a catalytic anode; a catalytic cathode (202); a proton exchange membrane (203) disposed between the catalytic anode and the catalytic cathode; and an adhesive layer (201) for binding the catalytic anode to the proton exchange membrane and the catalytic cathode to the proton exchange membrane. The adhesive layer comprises the binder composition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial schematic diagram of membrane electrode assemblies with the adhesive layer made of the binder composition.    Adhesive layer (201)    Catalytic cathode (202)    Proton exchange membrane (203)    Conductive material (205)    Catalyst (206)
NOVELTY - The edge-encapsulated solar module (5) has a solar module comprising a back glass (6), a front glass (2), and an absorber layer between the front glass and the back glass. An encapsulation frame (8) surrounds the solar module such that it contacts an edge portion of the back glass and an edge portion of the front glass.    USE - Edge-encapsulated solar module.    ADVANTAGE - Minimizes the unusable peripheral portion of solar module and maintains certain tracking distance since the solar module is framed with an encapsulation, thus photovoltaic device can be brought closer to edge of front or back glass, resulting in higher efficiency of the solar module.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method of making an edge-encapsulated solar module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a cross-sectional view of an edge-encapsulated solar module.    Front glass (2)    Photovoltaic device (4)    Edge-encapsulated solar module (5)    Back glass (6)    Encapsulation frame (8)
NOVELTY - The system has a black cellular plastic panel provided as a heat exchanger, and a transparent cellular plastic panel provided as a protective thermal cover. A panel of thermal material is provided on back of the collector. The panels and a flat solar collector are contained in an aluminum channel frame.    USE - Flat solar collector system.    ADVANTAGE - The system is easy to manufacture. The system provides lightness to simplify transportation and installation in difficult areas on roofs and flat roofs. The system is made of plastic, so that the system is very resistant to impact from hailstones, stones or branches, and extends the service life. The system is highly efficient, achieves high fluid temperatures in short times, and reduces cost of materials and manufacturing processes. The system can be marketed at prices much lower than current prices, so that the system is financially accessible to larger sectors of the population and reduces the consumption of other energy sources used to heat water, which are increasingly expensive.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a flat solar collector system.
NOVELTY - The bearing assembly has several bearing segments (12) having sliding element (19) and a bearing element that are joined together. The bearing segments are held together through a bearing housing, to form an annular bearing surface. An annular top ring (10) and a bottom ring (14) slide upon the sliding elements of the bearing segments respectively.    USE - Segmented ring bearing assembly used supporting rotating components of tower for wind power generator e.g. wind turbine (all claimed). Can also be used in heavy equipment, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The bearing enables the transmission of high axial forces and large flexural moments with small relative movements between the operating bearing components. The bearing can be cost effectively manufactured. The bearing is lightweight and simple in structure, and can be efficiently interchanged during repair or replacement. The efficiency of the wind turbine can be improved, without complicating the structure. The cost can be saved. The durability and performance of the wind turbine can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) wind turbine;    (2) wind generator; and    (3) system of wind generators.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the exploded perspective view of the bearing assembly.    Bearing ring (8)    Top ring (10)    Bearing segment (12)    Bottom ring (14)    Sliding element (19)
NOVELTY - An inner side protrusion (62) is fitted to opening portion (12) of case (10). The surrounding wall portion (14) of case is provided surrounding case opening portion. A rubber-made barrier layer (70) is formed in region at which surrounding wall portion and cover structure (60) are adjoined relative to each other, to obstruct direct contact of case wall portion and cover structure. The case side edge formed at middle of open end surfaces (15) of case wall portion is terminated without reaching outer side edge of case wall portion.    USE - Closed type battery e.g. lithium ion battery and nickel-hydrogen battery for use as power supply in vehicle (claimed) such as electric vehicle, motor vehicle, hybrid vehicle and fuel cell electric vehicle. Can also be used in personal computer and other electrical appliance.    ADVANTAGE - The reliability of the closed type battery is improved efficiently, as the welding property and sealing property between case and cover structure of battery are improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for manufacturing closed type battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the cover structure and case before welding process.    Case (10)    Case opening portion (12)    Surrounding wall portion of case (14)    Opening end surface (15)    Cover structure (60)    Inner side protrusion (62)    Barrier layer (70)
NOVELTY - The device has a rectangular cleaning plate (1) with straight edges at three sides of the cleaning plate, and a curved edge at another side of the cleaning plate. The curved edge removes snow and debris in a solar system with tube collectors. The straight edges remove snow and debris at difficultly accessible areas, where the curved and straight edges of the cleaning plate are formed as brushes, bristles or rubber lips. The cleaning plate is attached at a telescopic rod (4) by two movable connections (2, 3) that permit horizontal and vertical movements of the cleaning plate.    USE - Device for removing snow, leaves, deposits and debris (all claimed) from difficultly accessible areas e.g. pane or window area and roof light, of a solar system.    ADVANTAGE - The device allows unfreezing and proper removal of snow and debris formed between tubes of the solar system from a safe location without entering into the roof area or the solar collectors, thus protecting the cleaning person.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a cleaning device provided at an existing telescopic bar.    Rectangular cleaning plate (1)    Movable connections (2, 3)    Telescopic rod (4)
NOVELTY - The foil has a coating that is formed of carbon nano-tube bonding material. The layer thickness of the coating is in the range of 100-500 micrometer.    USE - Polyvinylfluoride foil for use in a solar and photovoltaic system to produce heat.    ADVANTAGE - The foil has the coating that is formed of carbon nano-tube bonding material, so that defrosting process can be performed in a slow and safe manner, thus avoiding accidents caused by snow and ice, and reducing cost and energy loss. The design of the foil enables adjustment of amount of heat and resistance, conducts heat in a quick manner, and performs heating and cooling process in a quick manner.
NOVELTY - The arrangement has a laminate strip (2) provided with a fiber reinforcement (21) and a matrix material (22) that encloses the fiber reinforcement and comprising sufficient width. The laminate strip is arranged on a flat roof (1), and profile rails (3) are fitted at the laminate strip and pasted with each other by the matrix material of the laminate strip. The profile rails comprise openings (34) located in a support surface (31) that points to the flat roof. The matrix material fills the openings with or without the fiber reinforcement that is made of textile fabric or polyester grid fleece.    USE - Arrangement for fastening profile rails of photovoltaic and/or solar panels on a flat roof.    ADVANTAGE - The profile rails are pasted with each other by the matrix material of the laminate strip that is provided between a roof membrane and the flat roof, thus ensuring effective pasting of the profile rails on the roof membrane of the flat roof, and avoiding penetration of the roof membrane, and hence reducing load of the roof substructure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a fastening arrangement.    Flat roof (1)    Laminate strip (2)    Profile rails (3)    Fiber reinforcement (21)    Matrix material (22)    Support surface (31)    Openings (34)
NOVELTY - The element has photovoltaic cells (10) arranged between a front substrate and a rear substrate (40) using a transparent polymer (30). The cells are electrically interconnected with each other by conductors. A lower face of the element has a central portion whose thickness is between 6 and 20 millimeters, where roughness of the central portion is higher than 2 millimeters. The central portion covers 33 percentages of an area of the element. The cells are arranged in the central portion of the element.    USE - Photovoltaic roofing element e.g. transparent glass tile (claimed), for use on a roof or facade of a building. Can also be used for other roofing elements such as roofing slate and metal plate.    ADVANTAGE - The roofing element assures aesthetic appearance of the building because that the roofing element respects and conserves geometry functions and characteristics of the roof. The arrangement of the roofing element assures better protection of the element against outside environment and humidity without generating optical loss due to multiplication of interfaces.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a photovoltaic roofing element with a modified geometry of a front substrate.    Hollow zone (2)    Photovoltaic cells (10)    Transparent polymer (30)    Rear substrate (40)
NOVELTY - The base has a hollow body consisting of a circular cone with a flange (5) that is arranged at a cone base area (2). A hexagonal slot (6) is arranged adjacent to a hole (7). Eight internal ribs (9) and two parallel lugs (8) are provided on an outer circumference of a closed cone covering surface (3) on a bottom part (4). The ribs and lugs serve for implementing mechanical fasteners to receive a solar-support construction by a fastening unit in a support surface of a flat roof. The base is made of polyphenylene sulfide with 40 percentages of fibers.    USE - Mounting base for mounting solar panels on a flat roof. Can also be used on a terrace flooring.    ADVANTAGE - The mounting base is designed such that material cost, mounting cost and mounting time are reduced, and facilitates mounting of the solar panels using less number of components without impairing or damaging the existing roof.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view, a bottom view, a perspective view and a sectional view of a mounting base.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Cone base area (2)    Cone covering surface (3)    Bottom part (4)    Flange (5)    Hexagonal slot (6)    Hole (7)    Lugs (8)    Ribs (9)
NOVELTY - The fermentation tank (1) has upper and lower support structures (21,22) that are held in the upper and lower ends of support (11) accommodated in tank structure (10), so that raising and lowering of the support structures is enabled for attaching or separating the support structures. The support is made from fiber such as polyester fiber, polyethylene fiber, polypropylene fiber, polystyrene fiber, vinylon fiber, vinylidene chloride fiber and carbon fiber, for forming non-woven fabric.    USE - Methane fermentation tank used for processing organic waste using anaerobic microbe such as methane bacteria.    ADVANTAGE - The disconnection and replacement frequency of the support can be reduced, since the load pulled along the up and down direction can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the methane fermentation tank.    Methane fermentation tank (1)    Tank structure (10)    Support (11)    Upper support structure (21)    Lower support structure (22)
NOVELTY - A dye-sensitized solar cell comprises a composite substrate on which a counter electrode is deposited; and comprising a cured vinyl ester resin and a graphite powder having size of 10-80 mesh and dispersed in the cured vinyl ester resin (60-80 wt.% of graphite powder).    USE - A dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell has composite substrate having a high electric conductivity, excellent mechanical properties, a high thermal stability and high dimension stability.
NOVELTY - An electrolyte composition (30) comprises a diionic liquid.    USE - In photoelectronic conversion devices such as dye-sensitized solar cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) fabricates with relatively lower costs due to its simpler fabrication process and ability for large area fabrication. The diionic liquid improves the stability of DSSC, especially for long term stability. The electrolyte composition containing ionic liquid is non-poisonous and less volatile, have a low melting point, non-flammatory, and have high thermal stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electrolyte composition (30) comprises a diionic liquid of formula Z-(X-Y'-X)Z'-.    X=ammonium, imidazolium, pyridinium or phosphonium;    Y'=(CH2)n;    n=1-16;    Z=I;    Z'=I, PF6, BF4, N(SO2CF3), NCS or N(CN)2.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a dye-sensitized solar cell (10) comprising a working electrode (20), where the working electrode comprises an electrode substrate (21) and an oxide semiconductor porous film (22) formed on the electrode substrate; a counter electrode (40) disposed oppositely from the working electrode; an electrolyte composition (10) provided between the working electrode and the counter electrode, where the electrolyte composition comprises a diionic liquid.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic representation of a dye-sensitized solar cell.    Dye-sensitized solar cell (10)    Working electrode (20)    Electrode substrate (21)    Transparent substrate (21a)    Conductive layer (21b)    Oxide semiconductor porous film (22)    Electrolyte composition (30)    Counter electrode (40)
NOVELTY - The system comprises a thin film photovoltaic module (1) that is laminated to an upper surface of a flexible fabric support (4) by an adhesive. The flexible fabric support is made of woven or non-woven fabric. A flexible wiring conduit system is attached to the lower surface of the fabric support, for forming a passageway (5) for the lead wires of the photovoltaic module.    USE - Flexible laminated thin film photovoltaic system. Uses include but are not limited to electronic calculator, remote area power system, earth-orbiting satellites, space probes, remote radiotelephones, water pumping applications, grid-tied electric systems, inflatable tension structure, outdoor shade structure, awning, canopies, signage, tent, tarp, swimming pool cover, banners, billboard, wing and stabilizer surfaces of ultra light aircraft, curtains, draperies, umbrellas, backpacks and articles of clothing.    ADVANTAGE - The protection against moistures, temperature, ultraviolet wavelength light and smog exposure is provided by the flexible fabric support structure. The peeling off or delamination of the flexible fabric support structure is avoided by the use of flexible strips. The functionality of the photovoltaic system is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the top view of the flexible laminated thin film photovoltaic system.    Thin film photovoltaic module (1)    Flexible fabric support (4)    Passageway for lead wires (5)    Fabric strip (6)
NOVELTY - A solar cell module (10) has solar cell layer (12), encapsulant sheet containing ionomer, and float glass sheet (20). The solar cell layer has thin film solar cells (16) deposited on float glass sheet (14). The surface of solar cell layer opposite to float glass sheet (14) is laminated with encapsulant sheet.    USE - Solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell module having excellent mechanical strength is economically produced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for producing solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows cross-sectional view of solar cell module.    Solar cell module (10)    Solar cell layer (12)    Float glass sheets (14,20)    Thin film solar cell (16)    Back encapsulant layer (18)
NOVELTY - The device (5) has a heating plate (8) for holding insulated heating wires (7), and a cover plate (10) for defining an upper processing surface (9) and provided as a two-layer component (F). A separating layer (11) is provided between the cover plate and the heating plate that is connected to the cover plate above the heating wires such that two plates of the device are detached from a connected position in a substantially non-destructive manner. The separating layer is provided as a single layer foil made of aluminum and brass and metallically coated foil made of plastic.    USE - Heating device for a vacuum laminator for solar cells and a vulcanization press for thermoplastic processing of films.    ADVANTAGE - The separating layer is provided between the cover plate and the heating plate that is connected to the cover plate above the heating wires such that the two plates of the device are detached from the connected position in a substantially non-destructive manner, thus detaching the connected parts in a simple manner for repairing purposes, and hence reducing complexity of the device and expenditure for repairing the device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional perspective view of a heating device with two heating plates.    Two-layer component (F)    Heating device (5)    Insulated heating wires (7)    Heating plate (8)    Upper processing surface (9)    Cover plate (10)    Separating layer (11)
NOVELTY - The carrier (1) has a body (2) with a base surface that corresponds to a size of a solar module, where the carrier is made of polystyrene or other plastics. The body is made of hard weatherproof polystyrene foam, where the carrier is mounted at a flat roof at an inclination of 30 degrees. The module is inserted into a polystyrene block such that an upper edge of the carrier closes the module to form an irregular triangle. Length of a side of the triangle corresponds to length and breadth dimensions of the module, and length of an opposite side satisfies angular requirements of the inclination.    USE - Carrier for mounting a solar module e.g. photovoltaic module and solar thermal module (all claimed), of a solar system at a flat roof of a building.    ADVANTAGE - The utilization of the polystyrene or other plastics for manufacturing the solar module carrier reduces load application and thermal effect on the flat roof of the building, thus mounting the solar modules at the flat roof of the existing building in a simple manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of a polystyrene block with an inserted solar module and connecting and fastening profiles.    Solar module carrier (1)    Body (2)    Fastening profiles (3)    Plastic sleeve (13)
NOVELTY - The profile (101) has a frame bar (102) for spacing two plates i.e. glass panels. Two sets of sealing bars (103-106) are arranged at an outer side of the frame bar, and arrange two sealants, respectively. The sealing bars are connected with each other by a connection bar, which is arranged parallel to the frame bar. A rotary frame is formable with the frame profile, and a surface surrounded by the frame lies within the frame. The sealing bars are arranged perpendicular to the frame bar, where one of the sets of the sealing bars points outwardly with respect to a frame.    USE - Frame profile for forming a frame of a double plate system (all claimed) e.g. insulation glass, thermal solar collector and transparent heat-insulating element, to connect two plates i.e. glass panels, at a distance from each other. Can also be used for plastic panels.    ADVANTAGE - The frame bar spaces two plates, and the sealing bars are arranged at the outer side of the frame bar, such that the plates are connected with the frame with less deformation of the frame profile and small amount of material usage. The frame profile is manufactured in a simple manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a frame comprising an angular piece.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a frame profile.    Frame profile (101)    Frame bar (102)    Sealing bars (103-106)    Grooves (107-112)    Retaining bars (109, 110)
NOVELTY - A light anode comprises a metallic oxide nanotube as semiconductor nanomaterial which directly grows on a metal wire.    USE - Light anode is used for flexible solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Light anode has improved transmission efficiency, and reduces or eliminates interface resistance. The flexible solar battery containing light anode has improved conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of light anode. Titanium wire is subjected to positive oxidization, to obtain processed-titanium wire on which titanium dioxide nanotube (semiconductor nanomaterial) grows. The obtained wire is further subjected to ultrasonic and annealing, and then cooled. The product is placed in titanium tetrachloride aqueous solution, stewed at 50-85 degrees C for 30-90 minutes, calcined at 400-550 degrees C for 30-90 minutes and temperature is reduced. The obtained product is soaked in dye solution for more than 12 hours and narrow forbidden conductor quantum point is made to grow on obtained wire. Thus, preparation of light anode is carried out.
NOVELTY - The battery has a transparent substrate whose one side is provided with a transparent conducting pole, where the transparent substrate is made of glass, macromolecule material and plastic. An opto-electrical converting unit is mounted over the transparent conducting pole, and another transparent conducting pole is equipped over the opto-electric converting unit, where the conducting poles are one of fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) thin films, Indium tin oxide (ITO) thin films or aluminum doped zinc oxide (ZAO) thin films.    USE - Transparent conducting pole thin film solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The light receiving face of the solar battery is increased by two times. The mutual effect on the upper and lower opto-electrical converting units greatly raise the conversion efficiency. The battery increases 10 percentages of horizontal assembly generation amount and 34 percentages of vertical assembly generation amount.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The opto-electrical converting unit is provided with a silicon system thin film, copper indium diselenide (CIS) thin film, copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin film and cadmium telluride.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a transparent conducting pole thin film solar battery.
NOVELTY - The plate has a poly ethylene terephthalate film (1), crystal silicon cells (2), glass fibers (3) and a flexible epoxy resin plate (4) fixedly bonded with each other by bonding agent (5) i.e. ethylene-vinyl acetate polymer. Contacts are provided at front and back sides of the flexible epoxy resin plate and electrically connected with the crystal silicon cells.    USE - Solar cell plate for a vehicle.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing a solar cell plate of a vehicle.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar cell plate for a vehicle.    Poly ethylene terephthalate film (1)    Crystal silicon cells (2)    Glass fibers (3)    Flexible epoxy resin plate (4)    Bonding agent (5)
NOVELTY - The device has a solar cell unit (100) equipped with a closed shell (10), where the shell is composed of a transparent top plane and a curved surface i.e. reflecting surface. The transparent top plane is connected with the curved surface, and a solar panel (20) is equipped in the shell. The shell is filled with transparent liquid medium. The curved surface is composed of a lower spherical surface and a conical surface, where the conical surface is provided above the spherical surface.    USE - Static multi-functional concentrating solar cell device for roofing and outer wall decoration and thermal insulation (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The device enables concentration of most diffused light and utilizes less number of the solar panels, and is inexpensive. The device can be mounted and used under various mounting conditions.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a static multi-functional concentrating solar cell device.    Closed shell (10)    Solar panel (20)    Solar cell unit (100)    Small recesses (124)
NOVELTY - Solar cell comprises substrate, and a P-N junction, an electrode system and an optical converter which are formed on the surface of the substrate, where the optical converter (A) is selected to be composed of an organic polymer material and an inorganic phosphor, (B) or composed of the organic polymer material and a carbon nano-tube, (C) or composed of the organic polymer material, the inorganic phosphor and the carbon nano-tube.    USE - The solar cell is useful for industrial and commercial applications.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell solves the problem of low efficiency of the solar cell in the current technology.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar cell.
NOVELTY - The battery pack has a set of baffle plates whose lock edges are provided with through-holes (9), and a set of panels (2) whose outer surfaces are provided with concave holes (10) opposite to the through-holes. Two side edges of another set of baffle plates (1) are vertical with the panels. The opposite panels and the latter baffle plates are fixedly connected by inserting pins into the through-holes and the concave holes. Contact ends of a set of single cells (3) and the panels are separately locked between the lock edges of another set of panels.    USE - Vehicle power battery pack.    ADVANTAGE - The battery pack is provided with structural design for two directions via the baffle plates and panels so as to realize the fixing of the components in three directions, so that the structure of the battery pack and the assembly steps are simplified.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The baffle plates are made of polymer of polyphenyl ether and glass fiber and the panels are made of polymer of polyphenyl ether and glass fiber.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a vehicle power battery pack.    Baffle plates (1)    Panels (2)    Single cells (3)    Partition plate (4)    Side plates (5)    Through-holes (9)    Concave holes (10)
NOVELTY - The battery has an anode provided with pressed composite-layer structure that comprises a conductive glass and a titanium dioxide layer, where the titanium dioxide layer is coated on a surface of the conductive glass by an adhesive. Foam nickel of the anode and carbon loaded palladium or palladium alloy on a cathode are arranged opposite to a partition film so as to form a sandwich structure. Aqueous alkali is provided between the anode and the partition film. An acid solution is filled between the cathode and the partition film.    USE - Storage battery. Uses include but are not limited to an illumination apparatus, a household electric appliance, a meteorology field, geology field, petroleum field, railway field, aviation, traffic signal apparatus and a farming special light source.    ADVANTAGE - The battery can be charged by direct current electric energy and sunlight. The battery avoids the carbon dioxide from being discharged so as to protect the environment from pollution. The battery reduces size of the solar cell power generation device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a storage battery.
NOVELTY - The battery has a non-woven fabric made of polypropylene fiber or negative ion interchanging film used as a membrane of the battery. A mixture of cobalt hydroxide and carbon black on foam nickel is used as a positive electrode of the battery. A tin indium oxide conducting glass, a titanium dioxide (TiO2) layer, a hydrogen storage metal-TiO2 mixture layer and the foam nickel are orderly arranged at a negative electrode of the battery. The mixture on the positive electrode and the foam nickel of the negative electrode are arranged opposite to the membrane of the battery.    USE - Energy-storing solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery realizes the photoelectric conversion of the solar energy that can be stored in real time. The battery is easy to miniaturize and inexpensive, and avoids pollution. The battery prevents carbon dioxide exhaustion, and is environment-friendly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an energy-storing solar battery.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The assembly has multiple photovoltaic cells (4) fixed to a radiator base plate (7) that are assembled into an electric energy output device along conductive connecting lines (6). A primary reflector (1) is arranged between a transparent protective cover plate (3) and the photovoltaic cell, and primary parabolic reflectors (10) are arranged on the assembly. The primary parabolic reflector corresponding to a secondary parabolic reflector (11) is arranged on a secondary reflector (2).    USE - Double-parabolic cylinder reflection type concentrating solar photovoltaic power generation assembly for a photovoltaic power generation system during one-dimensional clino-axis tracking.    ADVANTAGE - The assembly reduces the cost of the photovoltaic power generation system, and increases the generated electrical energy.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The transparent protective cover plate is made of hardened or toughened glass or optical plastic.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a double-parabolic cylinder reflection type concentrating solar photovoltaic power generation assembly.    Primary reflector (1)    Secondary reflector (2)    Transparent protective cover plate (3)    Photovoltaic cells (4)    Conductive connecting lines (6)    Radiator base plate (7)    Primary parabolic reflectors (10)    Secondary parabolic reflector (11)
NOVELTY - The balloon has a solar panel or a wind driven generator arranged on a buoyancy body as a power source, and wind sails provided on the buoyancy body, where the balloon is connected with the buoyancy body through ropes that are connected with a winch. Up and down and left and right travelling directions are adjusted and controlled. The buoyancy body is coupled to a large or small combination body by small ropes and buckles. An outer wall of the buoyancy body is processed to a covering layer that is made of wearable and collision resistant metal or engineering plastic pieces.    USE - Helium/hydrogen balloon. Uses include but are not limited to fire balloon, airship, seaplane and small pleasure boat.    ADVANTAGE - The balloon realizes small nacelle, small lift or cable cab of a cable car in air with internal lifting force to pass river or to travel over mountains and valleys. The shape of the buoyancy body can be in any reasonable shape. The balloon can be made into a fire balloon, airship, seaplane or small pleasure boat when the buoyancy body is utilized at a scenic tourist spot.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The helium or hydrogen gas is filled in monomer material.
NOVELTY - Battery module (400) constructed in a structure in which plate-shaped battery cells are sequentially stacked in a module case (410) comprises an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure mounted in a battery case formed of a laminate sheet including a resin layer and a metal layer and a heat exchange member (600) integrally interconnecting the heat dissipation members mounted to one side of a stack of the battery cells.    USE - The Battery module (400) and battery pack are used as a power source for electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The Battery module (400) solves the problems, such as air pollution, caused by existing gasoline and diesel vehicles using fossil fuels.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Battery module (400) constructed in a structure in which plate-shaped battery cells are sequentially stacked in a module case (410), where each of the plate-shaped battery cells comprises an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure mounted in a battery case formed of a laminate sheet including a resin layer and a metal layer, heat dissipation members are disposed at two or more interfaces between the battery cells, and a heat exchange member (600) integrally interconnecting the heat dissipation members is mounted to one side of a stack of the battery cells, where heat generated from the battery cells during the charge and discharge of the battery cells is removed by the heat exchange member (600). An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a middle- or large-sized battery pack of high power and large capacity including two or more Battery modules (400) based on desired power and capacity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the Battery module (400).    Battery cartridge (200)    Battery module (400)    Module case (410)    Heat exchange member (600)
NOVELTY - The battery (100) has a conductor filler layer (40) covering one end of a nanostructure (20), and another conductive filler layer (42) covering another end of the nanostructure. A dielectric layer (60) is provided between the two conductive filler layers, where the dielectric layer is made of polydimethylsiloxane. A silicide layer (22) is formed in one end of the nanostructure. A light penetration substrate (90) is provided to contact with a transparency contact layer (10) that is made of indium tin oxide.    USE - Solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery has low manufacturing cost, high fabrication efficiency, secured flexibility by utilizing the dielectric layer, and excellent quantum efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar battery.    Transparency contact layer (10)    Nanostructure (20)    Silicide layer (22)    Conductor filler layers (40, 42)    Dielectric layer (60)    Light penetration substrate (90)    Solar battery (100)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a container having a desired shape, and wrapping a fuel cell stack around an anode support (1510) within the container, where the fuel cell stack has a cathode electrode (1530) for exposure to oxygen and an anode electrode for exposure to hydrogen. A metal hydride hydrogen producing fuel is placed within the anode support, where the fuel cell stack is in close thermal contact with the metal hydride fuel through the anode support. A set of through holes is provided in an anode electrode layer (1520) and a cathode electrode layer of the fuel cell stack.    USE - Method for forming a power generator (claimed) e.g. rechargeable fuel cell power generator such as ultra-thin hydrogen-air proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell power generator. Can also be used for a hydrogen gas generating power generator.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables forming the generator with desired shape, and improving electrical performance and lifetime in an efficient and convenient manner. The generator is unregulated and operated at pressure corresponding to pressure-temperature characteristic of metal hydride, where fuel weight/volume dominates overall weight/volume of the generator, thus yielding high energy density. The method enables coupling rapid adsorption/desorption kinetics of the metal hydride with heat release of fuel cell and endothermic nature of hydrogen release of the metal hydride to yield high power. The method enables the fuel cell to generate desired amount of heat required by the metal hydride, thus allowing temperature of the generator to remain constant during operation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a fuel cell stack.    Anode support (1510)    Anode electrode layer (1520)    Cathode electrode (1530)    Membrane (1570)
NOVELTY - The system (1) has a control unit (50) performing sealing of a cathode passage (35) by a pair of sealing valves (34, 38), and simultaneously performing sealing of a anode passage (25) by a shutoff valve (24) and an purge valve (28), during stoppage time of electric power generation of a fuel cell (10). The control unit releases the sealing of the cathode passage during a start-up time, and releases the sealing of the anode passage so as to perform a purge process to allow discharge of an anode gas.    USE - Fuel cell system for use in an electrical vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The control unit releases the sealing of the cathode passage during the start-up time, and releases the sealing of the anode passage, so as to perform the purge process to allow discharge of an anode gas, thus enabling processing the anode gas in a discharged gas processing unit little by little, and hence preventing overflow of a discharged gas processing unit during the start-up time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for starting a fuel cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a fuel cell system.    Fuel cell system (1)    Fuel cell (10)    Shutoff valve (24)    Anode passage (25)    Purge valve (28)    Sealing valves (34, 38)    Cathode passage (35)    Control unit (50)
NOVELTY - An electrode comprises at least metallic particles; and an oxide phase, where the metallic particles contain copper and aluminum, and the oxide phase contains phosphorus.    USE - In the electronic part such as plasma display panel or solar cell element (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The present electrode is copper-base electrode, which is calcined in an oxidative atmosphere e.g. in air, like a silver electrode, and is less expensive than a silver electrode. The provided copper-base electrode is calcined in inert gas atmosphere e.g. in nitrogen, at low temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for following:    (1) an electrode paste comprising metallic particles containing copper and aluminum; powders or solution for forming the oxide phase containing phosphorus; optionally resin binder; and optionally solvent;    (2) an electronic part comprising the electrode formed by coating the electrode paste and calcining in an oxidative atmosphere.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a thin film laminated body for a thin film device e.g. solar battery, on a material film i.e. oxide/nitride film. The desired thin film device is formed at the thin film laminated body. A sacrificial layer is removed through an exposed region of the sacrificial layer such that the thin film device floats over a substrate. A support body (17) is temporarily attached to the thin film laminated body. The thin film device is separated from the thin film laminated body. The thin film device attached to the support body is transferred onto another substrate (21).    USE - Method for fabricating a thin film device e.g. thin film transistor, solar battery and bio-sensor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method simplifies the complicated cut-and-paste process, and facilitates mass-production of the thin film device. The method easily transfers the film device onto the desired permanent substrate by using the anchor structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a transferred body in a thin film device.    Support body (17)    Substrate (21)
NOVELTY - The method involves mounting a substrate (610) so as to juxtapose the substrate against a back plate (614) and transporting the back plate with the substrate through a deposition chamber. The substrate is exposed to a deposition process in the deposition chamber. The substrate is heated or cooled through the back plate during the deposition process. A material having the thermal conductivity is selected for use in the back plate from the group consisting of aluminum, copper and alumina.    USE - Method for fabricating thin film semiconductor devices i.e. photovoltaic solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables applying electrostatic energy at a high level consistent with retaining the substrate on the back plate during transportation into the chamber, thus reducing the voltage to a lower value that can be supported in vacuum without causing an electric arc between grounded front surface of the substrate and the voltage on the back plate. The method enables heating or cooling the substrate occurring through the back plate during the deposition process so as to provide temperature uniformity during deposition process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an apparatus for performing a fabrication process on a substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a substrate with high voltage against a back plate, in order to assure intimate contact between the substrate and the back plate, and a high voltage insulator between the carrier and back plate.    Substrate (610)    Carrier (612)    Back plate (614)    Carrier frame (617)    Insulating spacer (619)
NOVELTY - The method involves feeding to-be coated pipes (1) in a processing line, in which a pipe is moved axially, and preheating the pipes or a pipe section by hot air by a pipe preheater (4), and applying a primer layer. The pipes are heated to reach a polarization between a primer and a pipe. The pipes are dried for complete expulsion of all soluble components. The pipes are fed into another processing line, and a coating is applied in an extruder with a cross head. The pipes are heated in an induction furnace, and the coated pipes are hardened. The coated pipes are cooled.    USE - Method for coating metallic pipes i.e. steel pipes (claimed) for a heat exchanger in a power plant industry.    ADVANTAGE - The method automatically coats the metallic pipes under temporary and economical conditions in a continuous manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a device for executing a method for coating metallic pipes.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of components of a processing line.    Pipes (1)    Pipe preheater (4)    Hot air blower (5)    Injection device (6)    Drying furnace (7)    Polarization furnace (8)
NOVELTY - The shoes have electric stove wires, multiple storage lithium batteries and switch electrodes orderly connected in an inner side of a heel of an insole. The storage batteries are combined together, where an anode terminal of each storage battery is connected to a charging port and an end of a switch by a plug. A cathode terminal of each storage battery is connected to the charging port, electric heating wires and another end of the switch by the plug. A rubber cover is equipped on the charging port, and a rubber ring is equipped on the plug.    USE - Electric heating shoes.    ADVANTAGE - The shoes have better warming function. The switch is opened to effectively warm feet after the shoes are charged completely.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of electric heating shoes.
NOVELTY - The foundation has a resin pipe fixed to a chargeable battery by a double-cable hoop. The resin pipe and a wire passing pipe are pre-provided with wires for connecting the chargeable battery with a lamp. A lower part of a chargeable battery cabin is provided with a brick foundation. An upper part of the chargeable battery cabin is provided with a cover plate. A clearance is formed between the chargeable battery cabin and a ground cage. A concrete foundation is filled between the ground cage and the wire passing pipe.    USE - Waterproof foundation for a solar lamp.    ADVANTAGE - The foundation prolongs the service life of the lamp at low temperature in winter, and can easily resist the water from entering into chargeable battery and avoid the cause of short circuit after being soaked in the water.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a waterproof foundation.
NOVELTY - The watch has a solar power supply circuit installed in a main body. A solar panel, a power supply managing module and a rechargeable battery are electrically connected to the solar power supply circuit. The rechargeable battery supplies power for a cassette mechanism. The solar panel is superposed on a back side of a character code disk i.e. transparent film or plastic film, with certain transmittance. A transparent area is formed on the code disk. A part of the code disk is provided corresponding to the solar panel.    USE - Electric wave watch.    ADVANTAGE - The watch is environment-friendly, waterproof and inexpensive. The watch saves energy and avoids the need for replacement of a battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an electric wave watch.
NOVELTY - The headlight has a transparent/ semitransparent hollow housing fixed to a lamp socket and a battery holder. The hollow housing is provided with a convex part. A light-conducting reflection tube is fixed on the convex part and equipped with a heat-conducting reflecting layer. An LED is separately fixed on an end of a heat-conducting reflection tube. The LED is electrically connected with the battery holder. Light from the LED is scattered by the light-conducting reflection tube and reflected by the heat-conducting reflecting layer.    USE - Bicycle headlight for a vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The light from the LED is scattered by the light-conducting reflection tube and reflected by the heat-conducting reflecting layer, so that the light is uniformly emitted out from one side of the housing, thus warning the overtaking vehicle.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The heat-conducting reflecting layer is made of inorganic light conducting and reflecting material. The heat-conducting reflection tube is made of thermoplastics or flexible plastics. The convex part is a convex transparent semicircular arc.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a bicycle headlight.
NOVELTY - The heater has a heat-resistant insulating water pipeline provided with a pipe joint at two ends of the pipeline, where the pipe joints are provided with an electric joint. A pre-positive electric insulating pipe, automatic water pressure switch, heat generator and a post-positive electric insulating water pipe are connected together and installed in a shell. A water inlet end and a water outlet end are connected with water inlet and water outlet pipe joints in the shell. The shell is provided with a power supply display and a temperature display screen.    USE - Portable electric insulating water heater for use by broad floating group and family.    ADVANTAGE - The heater is simple in design and safe. The heater has rational structure, and can be manufactured at a low cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a portable electric insulating water heater.
NOVELTY - The collector has a light-transmittable plate and a rear plate made from light-transmittable material. Upper and lower ends of a support object are connected with the light-transmittable plate and the rear plate. Cylindrical support objects are connected with each other by a fixing bracket, and bar-shaped support objects are connected with each other by the fixing bracket. A metal pipe on a heat collecting plate is connected with a sealing frame through a U-shaped joint and a heat insulating member. An inner side of the sealing frame is added with a combination type support bracket.    USE - Vacuum flat plate heat collector.    ADVANTAGE - The collector is convenient to install, and has better heat collection and heat insulation effect.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a vacuum flat plate heat collector.
NOVELTY - The tank has a cylindrical water tank part installed inside a box body, where two ends of a bottom part of the water tank part are respectively provided with a water intake pipe and a water discharge pipe. A water outlet of the water intake pipe is arranged to be lower than a water inlet of the water discharge pipe. A section of metal housing is provided between a top part of cooling fins and the water tank part. Multiple chamber-shaped channels are formed among the housing, cooling fins and the water tank part. An end of a channel is connected with atmosphere through an air discharge pipe.    USE - Closed pressure-bearing water tank for a solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The tank is durable to use. The tank has wide application range.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a Closed pressure-bearing water tank.
NOVELTY - The device has a support frame made of a high-strength steel material, and a sunshine board arranged with a polycarbonate board (PC), automatic humidity-discharging system and a solar illumination. The support frame is inclined in an arched way so as to form a space for drying. The automatic humidity-discharging system is provided with a temperature and humidity inductor at center of a top of the drying space. A front end part of the drying space is provided with a front ventilating window and a ventilator.    USE - Solar drying device for Chinese traditional medicine.    ADVANTAGE - The device has non dew concentration, short drying period and long service life, and can be produced without any non-regenerated energy. The device is environmental-friendly, and saves energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar drying device for Chinese traditional medicine.
NOVELTY - The battery has a glass equipped with an amorphous silicon solar power generation thin film that is equipped with a layer of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) material. A glass layer is made of EVA material.    USE - Amorphous silicon double-glass solar battery for energy-saving application in a building.    ADVANTAGE - The battery has light-transmitting property, better safety performance, firmness and easy control technical norms. The battery is simple in structure and easy to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of an amorphous silicon double-glass solar battery.
NOVELTY - The panel has an upper substrate e.g. polycarbonate plastic plate, a photovoltaic battery sheet and a lower substrate e.g. aluminum plate, where an upper surface of the upper substrate is provided with a lens bump. A focus point of the lens bump is positioned at an upper end surface of a photovoltaic battery sheet. The upper and lower substrates are in a curved structure.    USE - Photovoltaic panel.    ADVANTAGE - The lens bump can concentrate the light rays to be irradiated on the upper end surface of the photovoltaic battery sheet when the sun light irradiates on the upper surface of the upper substrate, so that the intensity of the sun light irradiated on the upper end surface of the photovoltaic battery can be enhanced and the temperature of the upper surface of the photovoltaic battery sheet can be improved, thus improving the photovoltaic conversion efficiency of the photovoltaic battery sheet.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of a photovoltaic panel.
NOVELTY - A battery composition contains organic dye derivative having basic functional group, resin having basic functional group, and carbon material as conductive support agent. The organic dye derivative having basic functional group is chosen from anthraquinone derivative having basic functional group, acridone derivative having basic functional group, and triazine derivative having basic functional group.    USE - Composition is used for lithium secondary battery (claimed) for digital camera, mobile telephone and motor vehicles. Can also be used for lead battery, nickel-hydride secondary battery, nickel-cadmium secondary battery, alkaline manganese battery, fuel cell and capacitor.    ADVANTAGE - The battery composition has excellent electroconductive, and provides lithium secondary battery with excellent charging and discharging characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of composition; and    (2) lithium secondary battery.
NOVELTY - The can has multiple areas isolated from one another. A compressing device is installed at a top part of every area to compress garbage in corresponding area. The compressing device comprises a handle, a compressing rod, a compressing plate and a spring. A net bag for storing a plastic bottle is arranged at an outside part of the can. An object storing box for storing a waste battery is arranged at the outside part of the can.    USE - Can. Uses include but are not limited to store a waste plastic bag, a waste paper, a waste plastic bottle and a waste battery.    ADVANTAGE - The can can be utilized for accurately classifying and storing the garbage, and can be utilized for compressing the waste plastic bag and waste paper so as to reduce the space usage of the garbage, thus enabling convenience to store and recycle recyclable waste in a centralized manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a waste material can.
NOVELTY - The lamp has a sealing ring (8) arranged between an upper plastic cover (1) and a lower plastic support (2). A waterproof shell is internally provided with a battery driving device. The shell is provided with a LED lighting tube (3), circuit board (4), two batteries (5), anode gasket (6), and a cathode spring piece (7). The LED lighting tube is arranged on the circuit board. The cathode spring piece is arranged under side of the circuit board. The batteries are arranged under side of the cathode spring piece. The anode gasket is arranged under side of the batteries.    USE - Underwater LED lamp.    ADVANTAGE - The lamp is safe to use, high in energy saving and environment friendly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an underwater LED lamp.    Upper plastic cover (1)    Lower plastic support (2)    LED lighting tube (3)    Circuit board (4)    Two batteries (5)    Anode gasket (6)    Cathode spring piece (7)    Sealing ring (8)
NOVELTY - The pen has a rubber ring mounted at an upper part. A battery is mounted at a bottom of the pen internally. An illuminating light is mounted at the bottom of the pen. A battery is connected with the illuminating light.    USE - Flashlight pen.    ADVANTAGE - The pen has a flashlight, so that the pen can be utilized for illuminating.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a flashlight pen.
NOVELTY - The transformer has three-phase coil windings provided as integrated coil windings composed of a low voltage winding and a high voltage winding and respectively sleeved on iron core columns of four parallel wound cores. Multiple cushion blocks are arranged between an upper clamp and an upper end face of one coil winding. A pressing plate and an anti-vibration pad are arranged between end clamps and the iron core columns that are located at two sides of an iron core. Rubber pads are respectively arranged among a lower clamp, the iron core and a bracket.    USE - Amorphous alloy ten kilovolt dry transformer for wind power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The transformer has no-load loss of 30 percentage.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an amorphous alloy ten kilovolt dry transformer for wind power generation.
NOVELTY - The valve has a an explosion-proof membrane (4) whose horizontal covering and locking end (4-2) covers and is locked to an upper side of a periphery (2-1) of a top cover (2). The periphery of the top cover is level to an outer edge of an PTC ring (3). An insulating layer (6) is arranged on inner sides of a vertical covering and locking end (4-1), horizontal covering and locking end (4-2), an outer side of the edge of the periphery of the top cover and an outer side of the edge of the PTC ring. The layer covers and is locked to an upper side of the periphery of the top cover.    USE - Safety valve for lithium battery.    ADVANTAGE - The insulating layer is arranged on the inner sides of the vertical and horizontal covering and locking ends and outer sides of the edges of the top cover and the PTC ring, thus preventing invalidation of the PTC ring caused by the explosion-proof membrane to be short-circuited by the PTC ring, and hence ensuring that the protection function of the PTC ring is out of influence. The valve avoids the problem of leakage of the battery, and is high in rigidity and convenient to assemble.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a safety valve for lithium battery.    Top cover (2)    Periphery (2-1)    PTC ring (3)    Explosion-proof membrane (4)    Vertical covering and locking end (4-1)    Horizontal covering and locking end (4-2)    Insulating layer (6)
NOVELTY - The structure has a packing layer packing a non-rectangular solar module, where one side of the solar module is provided with multiple welding lines, which are arranged in a predetermined shape. The welding lines include multiple main welding lines and multiple connection welding lines, where the main welding lines are located on a surface of the solar module. The connection welding lines are arranged separately by the main welding lines. The solar module is formed as a solar plate part, and is provided with a through hole. The packing layer is made of transparent epoxy resin material.    USE - Irregular-shape packing structure for a solar module.    ADVANTAGE - The structure utilizes the packing layer packing the non-rectangular solar module, so that the solar module has various shape, decorative function and generation function of the solar plate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an irregular-shape packing structure for a solar module.
NOVELTY - The brush has a brush head connected with a motor shaft by a universal joint. A motor and a battery are positioned in a hollow brush rod. The battery is connected with a power input end of the motor through a switch on a brush handle. A brush hair of the brush head is made of nylon.    USE - Electric cup bottom cleaning brush.    ADVANTAGE - The brush can automatically, quickly and conveniently clean the cup bottom with different depths by adjusting length of the hollow brush rod.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of an electric cup bottom cleaning brush.
NOVELTY - The biogas generator has upper fiber reinforced plastic semi-spherical portion and lower fiber reinforced plastic semi-spherical portion both are locked with each other. The top of upper semi-spherical portion has a ventilation hole and the side of upper semi-spherical portion is provided with a feeding hole and material outlet.    USE - Fiber reinforced plastic made biogas generator.    ADVANTAGE - The biogas generator is installed conveniently with low cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the biogas generator.
NOVELTY - The assembly has two glass plates (1) in which an ethylene vinyl acetate plate (3) is arranged, and a silica gel frame (2) arranged around the glass plates and the ethylene vinyl acetate plate, where thickness of the silica gel frame is about 1-5 mm.    USE - Thin film solar cell assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The assembly utilizes the silica gel, so that the bonding has high strength, and high tensile strength, and the water can be prevented from moisture. The assembly has weather resistance, vibration resistance and great adaptability to change temperature and stable chemical properties under illumination condition. The sides of the glass plate and the EVA plate are coated with the silica gel for protecting the edges, thus prolonging the service life of the solar cell assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a thin film solar cell assembly.    Glass plates (1)    Silica gel frame (2)    Ethylene vinyl acetate plate (3)
NOVELTY - Soluble fused donor-acceptor conjugated polymer (fDA-CP), comprising isolated acceptor units comprising an electron poor aromatic moiety adjacent to and separated by many fused donor units containing solubilizing side chains, are new. The pi -stacking of adjacent polymer chains occurs with solid state interlamella separation of less than 4.5 Angstrom .    USE - The fDA-CPs are useful: in large area flexible light harvesting devices (in polymeric solar cell applications i.e. black colored solar cells), photovoltaic devices, photodetectors and light sensors, anti-stat conductors, transparent conductors, field effect transistors, supercapacitors, batteries and other electronic components.    ADVANTAGE - The fDA-CP: absorbs strongly throughout the visible spectrum and displays good pi -stacking with extended conjugation for high charge carrier mobilities; and provides efficient light harvesting.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for the preparation of soluble fused donor-acceptor conjugated polymer (fDA-CP).
NOVELTY - A flame-retardant polyorganosiloxane composition comprises main ingredient component which contains polyorganosiloxane with viscosity of 0.02-100 Pa.s in 23 degrees C by which molecular chain both terminal is blocked with hydroxyl group, imparting fire-resistant filler, silica type filler and platinum compound as flame retarder, and hardening agent component which contains alkoxysilane and/or its hydrolysis condensate, amino group substituted alkoxysilane and curing catalyst. The mix ratio of main ingredient component and hardening agent component is 100:0.6-100:12 by weight ratio.    USE - A flame-retardant polyorganosiloxane composition used as potting material for sealing electronic component e.g. terminal part of solar cell panel. Can also be used as elastic adhesive agent for electrical/electronic devices, and coating material.    ADVANTAGE - The polyorganosiloxane composition has low hardness, favorable hardenability and flame retardance and sufficient operation usable time, and is excellent in adhesiveness with respect to substrates.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A flame-retardant polyorganosiloxane composition comprises main ingredient component which contains polyorganosiloxane with viscosity of 0.02-100 Pa.s in 23 degrees C by which molecular chain both terminal is blocked with hydroxyl group, imparting fire-resistant filler, silica type filler and platinum compound as flame retarder, and hardening agent component which contains alkoxysilane of formula R1aSi(OR2)4-a and/or its hydrolysis condensate, amino group substituted alkoxysilane and curing catalyst. The mix ratio of main ingredient component and hardening agent component is 100:0.6-100:12 by weight ratio.    R1,R2=unsubstituted monovalent hydrocarbon group; and    a=0-2.
NOVELTY - The displayer has semiconductor illuminant diode displayer units (1) supplied by a solar cell. Illuminant diode displayers are linked with a wireless signs receiver (4) according to a data wire. A displayer plate is provided with a solar and a wireless system. The wireless sign receiver is linked with a satellite, an earth sign receiver and a sign recipient processor. The satellite is linked with the sign receiver, a satellite ground signal projector and a satellite client computer. A sign recipient processor is linked with an LED character and picture plotter.    USE - Out-door dynamic advertisement displayer.    ADVANTAGE - The displayer has high efficiency. The displayer enables the user to instantly replacing the signs and the advertisement information in a wireless manner, thus improving the convenience of the user.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an out-door dynamic advertisement displayer.    Semiconductor illuminant diode displayer units (1)    Solar panel (3)    Wireless signs receiver (4)    Plane advertisement plate (5)    Solar storage cell (6)
NOVELTY - The device has housing (3) with air hole (5), which is separated into two chambers by movable clapboard (8). The right chamber has liquid reservoir vessel (11) with one end connected with electric control pump (10) connected to atomization nozzle (9), and other end connected with pressure sensor (12) connected with input end of control circuit. The left chamber has battery (4) connected with diode (2).    USE - Portable drug delivery device for patient.    ADVANTAGE - The volume of the device can be made small and the weight of the device can be reduced. The device can be worked automatically along with the aspiratory rhythm of patient and precise control of the device can be attained. The atomization gas is warm so that the curative effect can be increased. The operation of the device can be made simple and convenient.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the portable drug delivery device.    Diode (2)    Housing (3)    Battery (4)    Air hole (5)    Movable clapboard (8)    Atomization nozzle (9)    Electric control pump (10)    Liquid reservoir vessel (11)    Pressure sensor (12)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a p-type silicon layer on top of a substrate. Another p-type polycrystalline silicon layer is formed on the former silicon layer. A third n-type polycrystalline silicon layer (130) is formed on the latter silicon layer. Supply of dopant is stopped during performing a silicon layer forming process within a predetermined hour, so that the latter silicon layer achieves predetermined doping concentration. The substrate is made of glass, plastic, silicon, metal and stainless steel.    USE - Method for fabricating a solar cell that is utilized in a solar power generation device in a residential area. Uses include but are not limited to monocrystal solar cell, poly-crystal solar cell, amorphous thin film type solar cell, compound thin film solar cell, dye-sensitized solar cell and organic cadmium telluride/copper-indium-diselenid solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The supply of dopant is stopped during performing silicon layer forming process within the predetermined hour, so that the silicon layer effectively achieves predetermined doping concentration in a convenient manner, thus improving property of the solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of a solar cell fabricating method.    N-type polycrystalline silicon layers (130, 134)    Intrinsic silicon layer (132)
NOVELTY - The flip has a coil formed by two horizontal thermoplastic pipes (1) that are injection molded to join extruded thermoplastic tubes for forming a single piece. The thermoplastic pipes are connected by vertical tubes (2) of smaller diameter than a trough. The coil is adhered to a fin (3) for absorbing heat. The coil absorbs heat from the fin and transfers the heat to a fluid e.g. water. The coil is closed and inserted in metal or plastic, with thermal insulation on bottom and/ or side, covered in front by glass, polycarbonate, acrylic, plastic, resin, fiber glass or other transparent element.    USE - Serpentine shaped thermoplastic flip for a solar heater.    ADVANTAGE - The coil is formed by the horizontal thermoplastic pipes that are injection molded to join the extruded thermoplastic tubes for forming the single piece, thus preventing galvanic corrosion of the flip, and hence increasing strength of the solar heater.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a plan view of a serpentine shaped thermoplastic flip for a solar heater.    Horizontal thermoplastic pipes (1)    Vertical tubes (2)    Fin (3)
NOVELTY - A solar cell back sheet (1A) has resin layers (a-d) (11-14) which are sequentially arranged. The resin layer (a) is an infrared-transparent colored resin layer, at least resin layer (b and/or c) is a white-colored resin layer and resin layer (d) is a back surface protective layer. The ratio of sum of thickness (Ha) of layer (a) and thickness (Hc) of layer (c) with respect to thickness (Hb) of layer (b) is 0.4-2.4, and the ratio of thickness (Ha) of layer (a) and thickness (Hc) of layer (c) is 0.7-1.3.    USE - Solar cell back sheet is used for solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell back sheet improves electric power generation efficiency of solar cell, and is excellent in designability, external appearance, heat resistance, flexibility, dimensional stability, weather resistance, flaw resistance, thrust-proof extraction property, chemical resistance and flame retardance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic-sectional view of solar cell back sheet.    Solar cell back sheet (1A)    Resin layers (11-14)
NOVELTY - Producing layer comprising polymeric crystalline nanofibers involves (a) first heating up a nanofiber-forming polymer in solvent to a temperature T1; (b) cooling the solution down to a temperature T2 forming a dispersion having crystalline nanofibers of the nanofiber-forming polymer; (c) raising the temperature of the dispersion to a temperature T3 higher than T2, but lower than the temperature T1; and (d) coating the dispersion on substrate at temperature T3 forming layer, where before step (d), a step of adding an electron acceptor to the solution or dispersion is performed.    USE - For producing a layer as an active layer in an organic electronic device (claimed), such as an optoelectronic device (e.g. a solar cell).    ADVANTAGE - The method provides an easy and quick method to optimize the properties of organic electronic devices in general and the power efficiency of organic solar cells in particular than the more tedious and labor intensive methods of the prior art. The method provides more efficient, stable and reliable devices.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Producing a layer for use as an active layer in an organic electronic device, the layer comprising polymeric crystalline nanofibers, involves (a) first heating up a nanofiber-forming polymer in a solvent to a temperature T1; (b) cooling the solution down to a temperature T2 at a rate less than 40 degrees C/hour thereby forming a dispersion comprising crystalline nanofibers of the nanofiber-forming polymer; (c) raising the temperature of the dispersion to a temperature T3 higher than T2, but lower than the temperature T1; and (d) coating the dispersion on a substrate at the temperature T3 thereby forming a layer for use as an element of the organic electronic device, where before step (d), a step of adding an electron acceptor to the solution or dispersion is performed.
NOVELTY - The pitch drive device has a cylinder (12) that rotates a wind mill rotary blade and changes pitch angle with respect to a rotor head (4) at the periphery of axis line (L1). A cylinder bearing (14) supports a trunnion (16) extending parallel to the axis line of the blade such that the rotation of trunnion is possible. A bush (20) with a vibration-proof rubber element (21) supports the trunnion elastically.    USE - Pitch drive device of wind power generator (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since the trunnion is supported elastically by the vibration-proof rubber element of the bush, collision of the trunnion with the cylinder bearing can be suppressed and generation of noise can be reduced. Hence, durability of the rubber element can be improved and reliability of pitch drive device can be enhanced. The structure of the pitch drive device can be simplified and manufacturing cost can be minimized.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for wind power generator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an expanded side view of the pitch drive device.    Rotor head (4)    Cylinder (12)    Cylinder bearing (14)    Trunnion (16)    Bush (20)    Vibration-proof rubber element (21)    Axis line of blade (L1)
NOVELTY - The module (10) has a set of optical glass lens arrays (11, 12) assembled and fixed by glue (13) e.g. UV-curing glue, with a preset interval between the lens arrays, where the preset interval is generated using an alignment spacer. Alignment members e.g. alignment pins (111, 121), of the adjacent lens arrays are connected and assembled with each other so as to make optical areas of the adjacent lens arrays to be aligned with an optical axis (14). The spacer is arranged with an alignment rod that is inserted into through holes so as to make the lens arrays align with the optical axis.    USE - Optical glass lens array module for solar energy conversion system lenses and mobile phone camera optical lenses. Can also be used for lenses of LED light sources.    ADVANTAGE - The optical glass lens arrays are manufactured with a simple structure and high precision so as to provide the effective module for assembled lenses of solar energy conversion systems and optical lenses of phone cameras, thus enabling the module to meet requirements of mass-production and yield rate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing glass lens array modules.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a glass lens array module.    Optical glass lens array module (10)    Optical glass lens arrays (11, 12)    Glue (13)    Optical axis (14)    Alignment pins (111, 121)    Alignment cavities (112, 122)
NOVELTY - The wind turbine is designed individually or in series as wind collecting walls. The walls operate a generator for power generation by wind force. The walls are positioned vertically, horizontally or diagonally at different angles at a countryside, houses and residential areas as optimizing wind channel guide surfaces. The walls are positioned on highways and streets for using the air flow of the vehicles as wind energy. The wind turbine is made of plastic or aluminum.    USE - Wind turbine for electric power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The wind turbine is designed individually or in series as wind collecting walls, where the walls operate a generator for power generation by wind force, and hence enables simplified and cost-effective generation of electric power.
NOVELTY - The battery (1) has a cooling plate (2) in which two galvanic cells (3) are pressed, and a flexible element (4) pressing each galvanic cell. The flexible element is designed as a coil spring and a bending spring that is designed as a leaf spring. The flexible element is formed from a rubber, a foam mat and a wavy bent sheet metal. The galvanic cells are designed as framework flat cells and cylindrical cells. A heat conducting foil (8) or heat conducting molded body or heat conducting sealing compound is provided between the galvanic cells and the cooling plate.    USE - Battery i.e. high volt battery, for use in a motor vehicle, a hybrid vehicle (all claimed) and an electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The flexible element presses the galvanic cell, so that the galvanic cells are pressed to the cooling plate independent of high tolerance during manufacture of the cells. The cells are cooled evenly if the heat conducting foil, the heat conducting molded body and the heat conducting sealing compound are provided between the galvanic cells and the cooling plate by extensive and efficient heat transfer between the galvanic cells and the cooling plate. The flexible element is integrated into the galvanic cell, thus reducing the number of necessary individual parts and the manufacturing costs.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a battery with a cooling plate and galvanic cells, which are pressed against the cooling plate with flexible elements.    Battery (1)    Cooling plate (2)    Galvanic cells (3)    Flexible element (4)    Heat conducting foil (8)
NOVELTY - The pedal (1) has an attachment unit for attaching the pedal to a crank arm of a cycle i.e. electric bicycle. A motor (5) provides torque to the crank arm through a drive shaft (7), and rechargeable batteries (3) i.e. lithium ion batteries, store electrical energy and provide power to the drive unit. The attachment unit is provided with a splined shaft that is engaged with a bayonet fitting mounted to the crank arm. A screw threaded portion of the attachment unit is engaged with a threaded part within the crank arm. A body (2) is provided with metal, plastics or other components.    USE - Power assisting pedal for use in a pedal charging unit i.e. docking station, of a cycle (all claimed) i.e. electric bicycle.    ADVANTAGE - The torque generated by the motor is transmitted to the crank arm the drive shaft to drive a drive gear to give power assistance to the drive of the cycle even if the rider stops pedaling completely, so that the pedal is helpful to the rider when the rider is tired or rides up an incline place. The pedal can be easily attached and detached. The pedal can be conveniently removed for charging, and does not affect appearance, stability and aerodynamics of the cycle by housing the drive unit within the pedal, so that the rider has access to power the pedal when required. The pedal can be detached from the cycle while parking the cycle, so that cycle is difficult to ride away, thus providing theft prevention function. The pedal can conveniently carried by a rider.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The motor is a brushed direct current motor or brushless direct current motor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a power assisting pedal.    Power assisting pedal (1)    Body (2)    Rechargeable batteries (3)    Motor (5)    Drive shaft (7)
NOVELTY - The rotor has four Y-shaped rotor blades (1) arranged adjacent to each other at an included angle of 90 degrees. Each blade includes a rib band located on a horizontal plane and two blade units, which are symmetrical with each other along the horizontal plane. The blade units and rib band are made from aluminum plate, stainless steel plate, plastic, glass fiber, or carbon fiber, where the blade units are about 0.8 to 20 mm in length and about 10 to 50 cm in width.    USE - Wind rotor for a horizontally rotating wind driven generator set.    ADVANTAGE - The rotor is simple in structure, easy to manufacture, high in rotating efficiency and inexpensive.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a wind rotor for a horizontally rotating wind driven generator set.    Y-shaped rotor blades (1)
NOVELTY - The method involves holding a set of photoelectric elements (6) on a temporarily holding substrate, and forming a set of element mounting bases, where an uncured adhesive agent layer is formed on the bases. The holding substrate and an element disposition substrate are made close to each other, so that partial elements of the elements are in contact with the agent layer. The agent layer is cured, and the partial elements are fixed to the bases. The holding substrate and the disposition substrate are separated from each other while the partial elements are left on the respective bases.    USE - Method for transferring semiconductor elements e.g. back surface type photoelectric elements such as vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) and photodiode, from an element formation substrate to an element disposition substrate during manufacture of an electronic device (claimed) e.g. photoelectric converter, utilized in an optical transmission/optical communication system. Can also be used for transferring LED chips during manufacture of image display device.    ADVANTAGE - The method allows ensuring that the UV curable resin is used as the adhesive agent layer, and the UV curable resin can be cured at a room temperature, thus suppressing displacement due to temperature change, and ensuring that transfer of elements is performed reliably and accurately, and hence ensuring excellent productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The uncured adhesive agent layer is made of UV curable resin. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) an electronic device comprising an element disposition substrate    (2) a method for manufacturing an electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top plan view of a photoelectric converter.    Photoelectric elements (6)    Photoelectric converter (10)    Lens portion (34)
NOVELTY - Thin film photovoltaic module comprises a base substrate (12); a thin film photovoltaic device (14) disposed in contact with the base substrate, where the photovoltaic device comprises a bus bar, where the bus bar protrudes from the surface of the device; a polymer layer (16) disposed in contact with the photovoltaic device; and a protective substrate (18) disposed in contact with the polymer layer, where the protective substrate is contoured so as to provide at least one directional depression around the bus bar.    USE - As a thin film photovoltaic module (claimed) such as semiconductor wafer used in various solid state electronic devices, e.g. computer memory chips and computer processors.    ADVANTAGE - The thin film photovoltaic module with contoured substrate, allows for superior deairing, resulting in a much lower defect rate. The thin film photovoltaic module is produced successfully at high yields using a nonautoclave process. The thin film photovoltaic modules have excellent physical stability and low defect rate processing.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for making a thin film photovoltaic module involving providing a base substrate; forming a thin film photovoltaic device on the base substrate, where the photovoltaic device comprises a bus bar, where the bus bar protrudes from the surface of the device; placing a polymer layer in contact with the photovoltaic device; placing a protective substrate in contact with the polymer layer, where the protective substrate is contoured so as to provide at least one directional depression around the bus bar; and laminating the base substrate with the device, the polymer layer, and the protective substrate to form the module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic cross sectional view of a thin film photovoltaic module.    Base substrate (12)    Thin film photovoltaic device (14)    Polymer layer (16)    Protective substrate (18)
NOVELTY - A solar battery device comprises a substrate (2), solar cell(s) (1) on the substrate, and a surface protector (4) on the solar cell to protect surface of device. The surface protector is made of synthetic resin and has an incident surface to which light enters and which is subjected to antireflection process (5) for preventing reflection of light.    USE - Solar battery device for electronic device, particularly portable telephone, digital still camera, digital video camera, portable game machine, or global positioning system (GPS) device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar battery device has excellent transportability. Reduction in power generation efficiency due to surface protector is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for production of solar battery device by forming solar cell(s) on a substrate, forming surface protector on the solar cell, and performing antireflection process on incident surface of surface protector to which light enters. Surface protector formation and antireflection process are performed simultaneously.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic cross-sectional view of a solar battery device.
NOVELTY - The module has a solar cell element (2) connected with a substrate (3) by a wire (1) e.g. metal wire. The wire is sealed with high viscosity resin (5) so that a surface (22) of the solar cell element is exposed, where the surface is opposite to the substrate and the high viscosity resin is transparent. The solar cell element is provided with sheets, where the sheets have predetermined heat-resistance. The high viscosity resin has viscosity ranging from 5 to 500 Pascal second, when temperature of the high viscosity resin is 25 degrees Celsius.    USE - Solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The wire is sealed with high viscosity resin so that a surface of the solar cell element is exposed, where the surface is opposite to the substrate and the high viscosity resin is transparent, thus preventing the wire sweep, and hence increasing the efficiency in power generation of the solar cell element.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The sheets are ethylene vinyl acetate sheet (4) and polyethylene terephthalate sheet (6). An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for producing a solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a solar cell module.    Wire (1)    Solar cell element (2)    Substrate (3)    Ethylene Vinyl Acetate sheet (4)    High viscosity resin (5)    Polyethylene terephthalate sheet (6)    Heater (7)    Surface electrode (21)    Surface (22)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a base (14) with a pair of spaced apart support frames (14a, 14b), where each frame has a parabolic shape corresponding to a parabolic shape of a solar collector panel (12). A set of spaced apart rollers (22) is positioned along an upper surface of each support frame to support the panel. A drive mechanism is coupled to the panel for rotating the panel with respect to the base. A pair of spaced apart guide channels (20) is provided on an underside of the panel for contacting the rollers, so as to insure that the panel rotates with respect to the base.    USE - Parabolic shaped solar energy collector apparatus for converting solar energy into other forms of energy that is utilized in a low energy application such as heating water, generating low pressure steam and supplementing air conditioning and heating system.    ADVANTAGE - The construction of the solar energy collector is simplified, thus transporting and assembling the collector in an easy manner. The support frames are restated between an up position and a down position based on position of the solar collector panel, thus preventing blockage of sun. The solar energy collector can be formed with reduced weight without sacrificing rigidity or structural integrity of the collector, thus reducing manufacturing cost of the collector.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar energy collector apparatus with a solar collector panel in a rotated position.    Parabolic shaped solar energy collector apparatus (10)    Solar collector panel (12)    Base (14)    Support frames (14a, 14b)    Guide channels (20)    Rollers (22)
NOVELTY - The transformer has a stator (12) and a rotor (18) rotated relatively with respect to the stator. The stator and rotor has mechanical carriers with windings respectively. The rectilinear ferrite ingots (24) are arranged circumferentially on the carriers to form channels (25) which are adapted to receive the windings. A high thermal conductivity resin is used to fix the windings and rectilinear ferrite ingots with the carriers.    USE - Rotary transformer for use in wind turbine and power generating system (both claimed), and for use in contact-less power transmission application. Can also be used in micro-hydro turbine, computer aided tomography (CAT) scan device, windmill, wind-actuated power device, motor, generator, water turbine, steam turbine, jet-engine turbine and high speed drill.    ADVANTAGE - Efficient heat conduction and reduced magnetic leakage is achieved by using a suitable thermal conductivity resin. Contactless power transmission and contactless signal transmission with enhanced cooling of current windings are achieved by transmitters of stator and rotor which are placed proximate to each other. Reduction in size and weight of the transformer is achieved by using nanocrystalline materials. The rotary transformer can transfer electrical power while reliably exchanging electronic data and commands. The rotary transformer can be operated in extreme environmental conditions and in large ambient temperature. The transfer of heat away from the windings is facilitated to optimize operation of transformer and to minimize servicing requirements.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for wind turbine.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the rotary transformer.    Stator (12)    Rotor (18)    Stator transceiver (20)    Rectilinear ferrite ingot (24)    Channel (25)    Air gap (36)
NOVELTY - An encapsulant composition comprises silicone resin monomer(s) and acrylic resin monomer and/or epoxy resin monomer, filler (0.1-15 wt.%), and initiator.    USE - Encapsulant composition for use in packaging light-emitting devices (particularly organic LED or LED) and/or solar cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composition has viscosity of 1-100000 cPs and light transparency of greater than 85%, and produces encapsulant material at low production cost and reduced fabrication time. The encapsulant material has adhesive strength of up to 2.1 kg/cm and shows better moisture resistance and gas blocking ability than prior art encapsulant material, improving device lifespan.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) preparation of encapsulant material by polymerizing encapsulant composition by heating for 1-200 minutes using a microwave source having power of 1-20000 watts, and illuminating for 1-200 minutes using a light source having power of 1-20000 watts to solidify the composition;    (2) fabrication of light-emitting device by encapsulating light-emitting device in encapsulant material; and    (3) fabrication of solar cell by encapsulating solar cell in encapsulant material.
NOVELTY - The device (100) has a set of retaining elements (105) fastened to a cooling base plate (120) in a firmly-bonded manner by soldering or welding. A retaining bag for an energy storage unit (130) is formed by the retaining elements. A spring element (140) is designed in order to thermally contact the retaining elements by a spring force on the retaining element or the energy storage unit insertable into the retaining bag in an inserted condition. A majority of the retaining elements is arranged in such a manner to form a rigid retaining structure.    USE - Holding and cooling device for an energy storage unit i.e. high-power lithium-ions battery, of a vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The device is designed such that the very stable and efficient holding and cooling device can be manufactured for the energy storage unit in a simple and economically constructional manner. The majority of the retaining elements are arranged such that to form a rigid retaining structure, so that the energy storage unit can be accommodated and cooled in a stable and reliable manner. The set of retaining elements is fastened to the cooling base plate in a firmly-bonded manner by soldering or welding, thus ensuring good heat transfer between the retaining elements and cooling base plate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The spring element is made of a plastic material, plastics foam material, and fleece or metal. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a retaining and cooling device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a holding and a cooling device with a rigid cooling structure with one-sided cooling of an energy storage unit.    Holding and cooling device (100)    Retaining elements (105)    Cooling base plate (120)    Energy storage unit (130)    Spring element (140)
NOVELTY - The pad (1) has a base body (2) with a support surface (10). A slide lining (3) is arranged on the support surface and forms a sliding surface (13), where the slide lining is made of polymer material i.e. elastomer. Material thickness of the slide lining at an edge (11) in a direction of surface normal is greater than material thickness of the slide lining at surface center (12) in an unloaded state. The support surface includes a base and exhibits a convex profile in an area of the surface center.    USE - Bearing pad for a segmented, medium-lubricated slide bearing i.e. water-lubricated, sea-water resistant slide bearing, that is utilized for formation of a tubular tail post bearing of a propeller shaft of a watercraft and for bearing a running part of an underwater power plant i.e. tidal power plant.    ADVANTAGE - The material thickness of the slide lining at the edge in the direction of surface normal is greater than the material thickness of the slide lining at the surface center in the unloaded state, thus ensuring improved distribution of lubricating film pressure on a slide bearing surface under all operating conditions.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a spatial sectional view of a bearing pad.    Bearing pad (1)    Base body (2)    Slide lining (3)    Support surface (10)    Edge (11)    Surface center (12)    Sliding surface (13)
NOVELTY - A platinum-iron alloy fine powder is synthesized and washed with an acidic solution while heat-processing in an inert atmosphere at 600 degrees C or more.    USE - Manufacture of platinum-iron alloy fine powder (claimed) for electrode catalyst of fuel cells. Uses include but are not limited to polymer electrolyte fuel cells, phosphoric acid fuel cells, molten carbonate fuel cells, solid oxide fuel cells, alkali fuel cells, and direct methanol fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method suppresses elution of iron by an acid.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for platinum-iron alloy fine powder.
NOVELTY - A hydrogen treating process involves making hydrogen storage alloy carry out adsorption occlusion of hydrogen in hydrogen containing gas by circulating hydrogen containing gas to filled layer of hydrogen storage alloy. The filled layer comprises mixed powder of hydrogen storage alloy and metal of hydrogen non-absorption.    USE - A hydrogen treating process used for manufacture of highly purified hydrogen used for fuel of proton conduction form fuel cells such as phosphoric acid form and solid polymer form.    ADVANTAGE - The method has improved collection efficiency of highly purified hydrogen.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a hydrogen storage alloy reaction container.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of reaction container and piping system.
NOVELTY - The gasket (1) has a main housing (11) that is integrally molded, by adjoining the L-shaped planar components (22,25) of shape-retaining film (21). The thickness of the main housing is greater than the thickness of the planar components, while integrally molding the inner edges (22a,25a) of the planar components on the outer periphery of the main housing. The upper side and lower side of the main housing are molded by the planar components (22,25) respectively.    USE - Gasket for polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The strength required to reinforce the main housing of the gasket can be increased and manufacture yield of the gasket can be improved, while reducing the industrial waste produced during the manufacturing process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the top view of the gasket. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Gasket (1)    Main housing (11)    Shape-retaining film (21)    Planar components (22,25)    Inner edges of planar components (22a,25a)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell (10) has a solid polymer electrolyte layer (11) that is formed between fuel electrode (12) and air electrode (13). The separator (14) is positioned on both sides of electrolyte layer. The cell monitor portion (16) arranged in outer periphery of separator is positioned relevant to the long side portion (15a) of manifold (15), where the manifold supplies the fuel or air to fuel or air electrode. The connectors (17A,17B) are attached to cell monitor portion such that outer periphery of separator is made to contact the long side portion of manifold.    USE - Solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The deformation of the separator is prevented efficiently even when the thickness of the separator is thin. Thus, the contact or short-circuit occurred between the fuel and air electrodes can be prevented by the simple and reliable structure of fuel cell so that the deterioration of the fuel cell can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective view of the solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    Solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell (10)    Solid polymer electrolyte layer (11)    Fuel electrode (12)    Air electrode (13)    Separator (14)    Manifold (15)    Long side portion of manifold (15a)    Cell monitor portion (16)    Connectors (17A,17B)
NOVELTY - The battery has positive temperature coefficient (PTC) element (24) that is arranged in upper surface of flat rectangular solid shaped unit cell (21) along X-direction. A protective circuit board is arranged above PTC element in unit cell by resin molding. The upper side of element main portion (24a) of PTC element is covered by protective circuit board when the PTC element is viewed from normal line.    USE - Pack battery e.g. lithium ion battery used as power supply for mobile telephone. Can also be used in nickel-cadmium battery and nickel-hydrogen battery.    ADVANTAGE - The upper side of element main portion of PTC element is covered by protective circuit board, so that the external appearance quality of battery can be improved. The cost of pack battery can be reduced by simple structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the core pack.    Core pack (20)    Unit cell (21)    Lead (22)    PTC element (24)    Element main portion (24a)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell has a pair of electrode catalyst layer (5) opposed on both sides of the matrix layer holding an electrolyte, and a pair of electrode base material (4) using which gas supply discharge path (6) is formed in the electrode catalyst layer. The thermosetting resin impregnated into the side portion (41) of electrode base material is carbonized using inert gas by heat processing technique, so that the side portion of electrode base material is set to gas-impermeable state.    USE - Fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Mass production of fuel cell can be easily achieved as leakage of fuel can be easily prevented, as thermosetting resin impregnated into the side portion of electrode base material is carbonized by heat processing technique using simple procedures, so that the side portion of electrode base material is set to gas-impermeable state.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the fuel cell.    Matrix layer (1)    Electrode base material (4)    Electrode catalyst layer (5)    Gas supply discharge path (6)    Side portion of electrode base material (41)
NOVELTY - The cell has fuel electrode side separator (4), air electrode side separator (5) and connection layer (6) that are stacked together from the side of the fuel electrode (3). The connection layer is made of sintered powder of electroconductive metal oxide, and is provided with air hole.    USE - Solid oxide fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell used in motor vehicle and home-use cogeneration system.    ADVANTAGE - The gas permeability and the electric power generation output of the fuel cell are improved. The durability and productivity of the fuel cell are improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation method of solid oxide fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the solid oxide fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Electrolyte layer (2)    Fuel electrode (3)    Fuel electrode side separator (4)    Air electrode side separator (5)    Connection layer (6)
NOVELTY - A hydrogen generation unit (16) produces hydrogen-containing-gas using raw material and supplies to fuel cell (10). A commanding unit (32) controls start of electric power generation in fuel cell. A controller (28) controls electric power generation reserve operation in which supply of hydrogen-containing-gas to fuel cell is not performed, after completion of starting process of hydrogen generation unit. The electric power generation reserve operation is stopped and hydrogen-containing-gas is supplied to fuel cell, when start command is input in commanding unit.    USE - Fuel cell system including polymer electrolyte fuel cell or phosphoric acid fuel cell for generating and supplying electric power for domestic use.    ADVANTAGE - The start of electric power generation can be stopped until the command for electric power generation is input into the electric power generation start commanding unit, even if the starting process of the fuel cell system is completed. The starting process of the fuel cell system can be performed before the operator who confirms the setting of the protection device of the utility-interconnected system connected to the electric power system arrives. Thus the waiting time of the operator can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for operation method of fuel cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell (10)    Hydrogen generation unit (16)    Temperature detector (17)    Controller (28)    Commanding unit (32)    Fuel cell system (100)
NOVELTY - The method involves measuring the alternating current impedance of the membrane electrode assembly by introducing an inert gas into an electrode of the membrane electrode assembly. The internal state of the membrane electrode assembly is estimated based on the measured alternating current impedance.    USE - Method for estimating the internal state of fuel cell e.g. solid polymer type fuel cell. Can also be used in estimation of internal state of solid oxide electrolyte type fuel cell and molten carbonate electrolyte type fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The internal state of fuel cell can be determined easily by simple technique.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for state estimation apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the flowchart explaining the method for estimating the internal state of fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell has spacers (5a-5c) provided in the preset position between the substrates (2,2). The shape of the spacers is polygonal-prism shape, spherical shape, elliptic cylindrical shape, etc. The spacers are formed by thermosetting resin or ionizing-radiation-hardening type resin.    USE - Fuel cell used for electronic device and motor vehicle (both claimed). Uses include but are not limited to mobile telephone, personal handy-phone system, personal digital assistant (PDA), mobile videophone machine, notebook computer, electronic device with game function, data communication function, sound recording and reproducing function, dictionary function, etc.    ADVANTAGE - Spacer of desired shape can be formed easily. Leakage of reactive gas from the substrate periphery can be suppressed, and improvement of reaction efficiency can be enabled. Reduction of gas pressure is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the end elevational view of the fuel cell.    Substrates (2,2)    Spacers (5a-5c)    Current collection layer (7)
NOVELTY - The container (41,46) has a cover that covers an opening withdrawing/inserting a semiconductor wafer with respect to the surface. The cylindrical and elongate holes (45,48) are fitted with respect to position alignment units respectively. The level pins of level contact surfaces are located above lower surface of storage container.    USE - Storage container for storing semiconductor wafer for large scale integrated (LSI) circuit and solar cell. Can also be used for storing glass substrate, ceramic substrate, plastic substrate and metal plate.    ADVANTAGE - Since the level pins of level contact surfaces are located above lower surface of storage container, the installation state of the container can be improved efficiently with simple structure. The damage of level contact surface can be reduced even if the lower surface of the container is damaged during use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic views of storage container.    Storage containers (41,46)    Portions (42,44)    Recesses (43,47)    Cylindrical and elongate holes (45,48)
NOVELTY - The module (200) has electrode plates (202,203) that are arranged on upper and lower surface of a substrate (201). The n-type thermoelectric element (205) and p-type thermoelectric element (206) are embedded at through-holes (204) formed at region where electrode plates are overlapped at the substrate. The edge portions of thermoelectric elements are electrically connected to the electrode plates. The electrodes are respectively arranged at the high and low temperature sides of the substrate while thermoelectric elements are arranged in series.    USE - Thermoelectric conversion module attached to solar cell used in electric power generation apparatus (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electrodes are respectively arranged at the high and low temperature sides of the substrate such that large temperature difference is achieved in the thermoelectric conversion module and electric power generation amount is increased. The thermoelectric conversion module is attached to amorphous type silicon solar cell such the electric power generation efficiency in the solar cell is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for electric power generating apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the thermoelectric conversion module.    Thermoelectric conversion module (200)    Substrate (201)    Electrode plates (202,203)    Through-hole (204)    N-type thermoelectric element (205)    P-type thermoelectric element (206)
NOVELTY - A planar sealing material has one surface having refractive index (n1) and other surface having refractive index (n2) more than refractive index (n1) with respect to light having wavelength of 400-1000 nm. The thickness of layer having refractive index (n2) is 5-1000 nm.    USE - Planar sealing material is used for solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The planar sealing material provides solar cell module having improved sunlight capturing efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module. The module is formed by sealing a photovoltaic cell (4) with resin-made sealing material between a light transmitting property protection component (1) and back surface board (2). The refractive index at interface with protection component of sealing layer is set to n1. The refractive index at interface with light receiving surface of sealing layer is set to n2, and n1 is less than n2.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view explaining manufacture of solar cell module.    Protection component (1)    Back surface board (2)    Resin sealing layers (3,5)    Base material layer (3-1)    High-refractive index layer (3-2)    Photovoltaic cell (4)    Electrode (6)
NOVELTY - Back surface protection sheet (6) has ceramic film having weather resistance, hydrolysis resistance, gas-barrier property and heat resistant performance. The back surface protection sheet is laminated on back surface of solar cell module.    USE - Back surface protection sheet is used for solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The back surface protection sheet having excellent electrical insulation property and damage resistance is manufactured economically by simple process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic sectional view of laminated structure of solar cell module.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Solar cell module (1)    Cell module (2)    Sealing sheets (3,4)    Tempered glass board (5)    Back surface protection sheet (6)
NOVELTY - A solar cell module (1) has a back surface protection sheet (5) laminated and joined to a cell module (2), sealing sheets (3,4) consisting of crosslinked ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer resin covered and provided inside cell module, and joining intermediate layer (7) containing ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer resin. The layer (7) is laminate-joined to surface of protection sheet opposing sealing sheet through an adhesive layer (8). The layer (7) and sealing sheet provided in back surface protection sheet side are laminated, and heat-melt joining is carried out.    USE - Solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The sealing sheet and back surface protection sheet of solar cell module are joined at low temperature.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic sectional view of solar cell module. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Solar cell module (1)    Cell module (2)    Sealing sheets (3,4)    Back surface protection sheet (5)    Joining intermediate layer (7)    Adhesive layer (8)
NOVELTY - A solar cell has an electric power generation layer consisting of an amorphous silicon layer (3), polycrystalline silicon layer and polycrystal compound layer, a liquid crystalline polyester layer (1) and a conductive layer (2). The polyester layer is formed using solvent-soluble liquid crystalline polyester.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell has favorable durability, strength and water vapor barrier property. The generation of curvature is prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of solar cell.    Liquid crystalline polyester layer (1)    Conductive layer (2)    Amorphous silicon layer (3)    Transparent electrode (4)    Reflection prevention layer (5)
NOVELTY - An electroconductive paste contains electroconductive powder, binder resin, dispersing agent and organic solvent. The binder resin is (meth)acryl resin obtained by polymerizing (meth)acrylate monomer mixture containing 5-50 weight% of polyoxyethylene (meth)acrylate monomer, and has glass transition temperature of 50 degrees C or less. The number of oxyethylene repeating units in polyoxyethylene (meth)acrylate monomer is 9-40. The dispersant agent is polymer-type ionic dispersing agent.    USE - Electroconductive paste is used for solar cell element (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive paste has high dispersibility and excellent printability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell element, which has a conductive layer formed by baking the electroconductive paste.
NOVELTY - The lithium secondary battery has a positive electrode active material layer and negative electrode active material layer comprising unit battery that are stacked successively. The thickness of number of stacked active material layers is twice the thickness of primitive cell and is range of 234 mu m.    USE - Polymer electrolyte lithium secondary battery for camcorder, mobile phone and portable computer (all claimed). Can also be used in hybrid vehicle and motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The output performance of polymer electrolyte lithium secondary battery is improved by changing the thickness of each layer of positive electrode and negative electrode, without increasing manufacturing cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for improving output performance of polymer electrolyte lithium secondary battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the polymer electrolyte lithium secondary battery.
NOVELTY - The solar water heater includes a bracket (1), heat collectors (2) and a water tank (3). The heat collectors are arranged and mounted at one side of the bracket, and the water tank is mounted at the top of the bracket. The upper end of each heat collector is connected to the water tank. One side of the surface of the water tank close to the heat collector is provided with a solar silicon wafer module (4). The interior of the water tank is provided with a silver ion generator electrically connected with the solar silicon wafer module.    USE - Silver ion solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - Provides solar water heater which can obtain clean hot water even if water quality of input water source is poor, such as in rural area.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a perspective view showing the silver ion solar water heater.    Bracket (1)    Heat collectors (2)    Water tank (3)    Solar silicon wafer module (4)
NOVELTY - The bag has a sleeping bag main body comprising a face layer, a lining layer and an interlayer, where the lining layer is a single layer made of fabric containing heating gauzes. Multiple heating bodies are formed by the heating gauzes in the fabric, and are connected with each other to form a serial/parallel circuit by extending the heating gauzes. Both ends of an electric energy input of the circuit are equipped with terminals. The terminals are connected with a controller i.e. polymer rechargeable battery, by connecting wires so as to form a loop.    USE - Electro-thermal sleeping bag.    ADVANTAGE - The bag has simple producing technique, soft and light texture, bending and rubbing resistance, easiness for cleaning in water, durability and randomly compressible volume, so that the volume and space of the bag is greatly reduced and the bag is conveniently carried. The bag can increase the temperature in outdoor low-temperature environment by heating actively for a long time so as to fully build a warm and comfortable sleeping environment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an electro-thermal sleeping bag.
NOVELTY - The massager has conductive sheets (17) connected with an anode of a direct current (DC) dry battery (9) by a wire, while cathode of the battery is connected with that of a micro-motor (14) by a cathode wire (18). Four equiangular concave rotary buckles (22) are distributed in the circumference of a battery case (10). The case tightly presses a dishing body of an upper part of a vibration-isolating soft rubber sleeve (4) and tightly connected with a lower cover (3) by screws. A circular-arc key (1) is installed in a through hole in an inverted dishing centre of an upper cover.    USE - Small mechanical type electric massager.    ADVANTAGE - The massager provides an eccentric hammer to generate the inertia force to enable the vibration body of the massager to vibrate periodically in order to massage the human body. The massager has convenient use, simple structure, low cost, evident massaging effect, safety and reliability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a small mechanical type electric massager.    Circular-arc key (1)    Lower cover (3)    Vibration-isolating soft rubber sleeve (4)    Direct current dry battery (9)    Battery case (10)    Micro-motor (14)    Conductive sheets (17)    Cathode wire (18)    Concave rotary buckles (22)
NOVELTY - The sign has a shell shaped main body arranged with a face cover. A sunken hole for placing a solar battery board is arranged at an upper surface of the face cover. A front and/or back of the face cover are protuberant to embed between two corners at a front and/or back of a base to contain a lighting device with a lighting luminous diode. The lighting luminous diode is electrically connected with a twinkling lighting control circuit, charging battery and the solar battery board. A face cover is connected with the base by a bolt or a rivet.    USE - Combination solar energy lighting protuberant sign.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a combination solar energy lighting protuberant sign.
NOVELTY - The barrel has a fixed flange (1) connected with a tower barrel body that is connected with a metal rubber plate (2), where the metal rubber plate is connected with a power generator fixing plate (3). A lower section (4) of the tower barrel body is connected with a middle section (6) of the tower barrel body via a connection flange (5). Six pairs of uniformly placed reinforcing rib plates are welded on an inner wall of the tower barrel body. Inner and outer surfaces of the tower barrel body comprise fluorocarbon paint coatings.    USE - Shock-absorbing wind power tower barrel for use as a mechanical structure in a wind generating unit.    ADVANTAGE - The barrel can be utilized under bad climatic conditions, and has large bearing capacity and better stability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a shock-absorbing wind power tower barrel.    Fixed flange (1)    Metal rubber plate (2)    Power generator fixing plate (3)    Lower section (4)    Connection flange (5)    Middle section (6)
NOVELTY - The lamp has a PVC plate, and ultra-high-brightness LED lamp balls installed on strip shaped printed circuit board plates. The printed circuit board plates are jointed as a concave shape. A charge circuit and a charge battery are provided in the PVC plate.    USE - LED fluorescent lamp.    ADVANTAGE - The lamp uses ultra-high-brightness LED lamp balls and concave circuit design, such that irradiation range of the LED fluorescent lamp achieves about 270 degrees. The lamp is more practical and has aesthetic appearance while being actually applied.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a LED fluorescent lamp.
NOVELTY - The bracket has a fixing component (4) fixing a hanging hook component (3). An end of a bracket body (1) on a windowsill is mounted between the bracket body and the hook component. Another end of the bracket body is movably hinged with an end of another bracket body (2). Another end of the latter bracket body is equipped with a clamp head (5). A set of clamped slots (6) is matched with the clamp head and arranged in stage-shaped and are mounted on the hook component. The clamp head is clamped in the clamped slots to regulate a horizontal inclined angle of the former bracket body.    USE - Window type air conditioner mounting bracket for assembling an air conditioner on different windowsills and walls.    ADVANTAGE - The bracket is simple in structure and can be manufactured at a low cost. The air conditioner is convenient to assemble and disassemble. The bracket can be mounted greatly in a simple manner and the product meets the requirements of assembling air conditioner on different windowsills and walls.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded view of a window type air conditioner mounting bracket.    Bracket body (1, 2)    Hanging hook component (3)    Fixing component (4)    Clamp head (5)    Clamped slots (6)
NOVELTY - The heater has an inner frame fixed with a black plastic box (6) whose inner side is set with a water layer (5). A top surface of the water layer is equipped with an upper layer flat glass (2), a middle layer flat glass (3) and a lower layer flat glass (4). An air separating layer (12) is arranged between the upper layer flat glass and the middle layer flat glass, and an air separating layer (13) is arranged between the middle layer flat glass and the lower layer flat glass. A heat insulating layer (1) e.g. foam heat insulating layer, is formed on an outer periphery of the black plastic box.    USE - Planar optical energy rapid water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The heater has low machining cost, and is simple in structure, easy to manufacture, and is convenient to install and use. The heater converts the optical energy into heat energy with high heat efficiency. The heater has wide range of application.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a Planar optical energy rapid water heater.    Heat insulating layer (1)    Upper layer flat glass (2)    Middle layer flat glass (3)    Lower layer flat glass (4)    Water layer (5)    Black plastic box (6)    Air separating layer (12)    Air separating layer (13)
NOVELTY - The heater has a metal linkage box with a heat insulating layer, bracket and large-caliber heat collecting pipes. The large-caliber heat collecting pipes are arranged at equal intervals and installed on a linkage box. Diameter of an outer pipe of the large-caliber heat collecting pipes is greater than 100 mm. An opening of the large-caliber heat collecting pipes is formed in the linkage box in an inclined downward direction. Each large-caliber heat collecting pipe is equipped with an air discharge pipe whose bottom part is extended out of the linkage box.    USE - Solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The heater is simple and rational in structure with high utilization ratio of hot water. The heater has rapid heating effect, good heat insulation effect and long service life. The heater is simple and convenient to assemble.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a Solar water heater.
NOVELTY - The heater has a water storage box (1) whose outside is equipped with a water storage box heat insulation layer (3). An inner side of the water storage box is equipped with a heat exchanger (4). An anti-explosion flat plate pipe type heat collector (2) includes aluminum alloy frames, vacuum heat collecting pipes (9) and silica gel buffering clamp bases. The vacuum heat collecting pipes are arranged side by side among the frames. Upper parts of the vacuum heat collecting pipes are covered with anti-explosion light-transmittable cover plates that ate made of carbon polyester.    USE - Anti-explosion flat plate wall-hanging solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The heater reduces pipe explosion resulting from temperature difference with strong anti-impact performance, hard breakage and anti-explosion function. The heater has long service life, and reduces frequent maintenance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an Anti-explosion flat plate wall-hanging solar water heater.    Water storage box (1)    Anti-explosion flat plate pipe type heat collector (2)    Water storage box heat insulation layer (3)    Heat exchanger (4)    Vacuum heat collecting pipes (9)
NOVELTY - The heater has a rectangular frame whose two short sides are sealed together and two long sides are opened with an air inlet and outlet. The rectangular frame is lined by an embossed aluminum plate, and is paved with a glass cotton insulating layer, a high-density glass cotton plate insulating layer and a selective heat collecting plate core from bottom to top. Space for flowing the heated air is formed on the plate core. A top part of the rectangular frame is covered with a piece of float tempered glass or a piece of low-iron photovoltaic tempered glass.    USE - Solar air heater for tobacco curing house, greenhouse and residence.    ADVANTAGE - The heater has simple structure, low cost, energy conservation, discharge reduction and environment friendliness.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar air heater.
NOVELTY - The wire has two heating wires arranged in an insulating sheath in parallel and connected with a joint. An outer side of the insulating sheath is sleeved with a metal screen. A corrosion-proof sheath is installed at an outer side of the metal screen. The joint and the corrosion-proof sheath are formed integrally.    USE - Anti-freezing built-in silicon rubber heating wire for a pipeline of a solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The wire has fire-resistant proof and corrosion-proof, and is prevented from being damaged. The wire avoids electricity leakage phenomenon and blockage of the pipeline due to freezing in winter season. The wire is convenient to mount and safe to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an anti-freezing built-in silicon rubber heating wire.
NOVELTY - The ring has a dust-proof ring main body and a sealing ring formed in round shape and fixed together for performing sealing. Middle part of an edge of the sealing ring is equipped with a groove, and the dust-proof ring main body is embedded in the groove. The dust-proof ring main body is made from metal material, and the sealing ring is made from rubber material.    USE - Dust-proof ring for a solar water heater.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front perspective view of a dust-proof ring for a solar water heater.
NOVELTY - The controller has a control mechanism for controlling sewerage of a water tank, and a pull wire (3) whose end is fixedly connected to a hole of an upper end of a lift stick (11). The end of the pull wire is connected with a lower rotating wheel provided on a supporter. A middle portion of the pull wire is fixed through an exhausting/relieving pipe (4) and extended out from a groove formed at the exhausting/relieving pipe. Another end of the pull wire is connected to an opening traction mechanism (1) that is selected from one of electromagnetic switch or motor.    USE - Controller for a sewerage water pipe of a solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The controller is simple in structure, inexpensive and easy to operate and popularize.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a controller.    Opening traction mechanism (1)    Pull wire (3)    Exhausting/relieving pipe (4)    Lift stick (11)    Water tank wall (12)
NOVELTY - The device has an extension tube installed in a water heater water tank, where upper port of the extension tube is arranged to be higher than a highest water level of the water heater water tank. A lower port of the extension tube is connected with upper and lower water tubes, and a draining hole is opened in a bottom part of the extension tube. A pneumatic-type control device for opening and closing the draining hole is installed on the extension tube. The pneumatic-type control device includes a rotary arm whose middle part is hinged with the extension tube.    USE - Evacuating device for a solar water heater pipeline.    ADVANTAGE - The device is simple to operate and inexpensive.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an Evacuating device.
NOVELTY - The device has a quadrate insulating block (1) provided with four corners (3) that are chamfer angles, where center of the device is equipped with a bolt hole (2). The insulating block is made of PVC material.    USE - Anti-loosening device for a group of rechargeable batteries.    ADVANTAGE - The device presses four rechargeable batteries together to increase the stability of the rechargeable battery and lighten vibration during fast run, thus reducing loose connecting line and damage factors of the rechargeable battery due to vibration. The device prolongs service life of the rechargeable batteries, and reduces maintenance time. The device is simple in structure and inexpensive.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an anti-loosening device.    Quadrate insulating block (1)    Bolt hole (2)    Corners (3)
NOVELTY - The device has a battery buckle assembly provided with a button spring connected in lengthways with a button. A sliding block is transversely permeated through the button, and a sliding block spring is connected with the sliding block. A battery cover assembly is provided with a locking piece arranged on a battery cover whose end side is locked with a battery buckle assembly. The locking piece is provided with a bending part that is butted to the sliding block. The button and a spring positioning post are molded integrally. A transverse slide way is internally provided in the button.    USE - Locking device for a battery in a portable device.    ADVANTAGE - The device enables convenient opening and closing during removal or replacement of the battery. The device has convenient usage.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a locking device.
NOVELTY - The device has a lower air plug body (8) internally provided with a plughole (6), where an end of the plughole is provided with an opening and another end is connected with a gas overflow hole (7). The plughole is internally provided with a rubber column (5) that is propped against the gas overflow hole, where diameter of the rubber column is smaller than inner diameter of the plughole. The rubber column and a flat screw (1) are connected together through a spring (4). The flat screw and a sealing cover (9) are provided internally with a gas hole (2).    USE - Battery safety device.    ADVANTAGE - The device improves the control precision of the gas pressure in the battery. The device can exhaust the gas quickly and prevents the battery from explosion when the gas pressure in the battery reaches a certain pressure value, so that the safety property of the battery is improved and the manufacturing cost and the weight are reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a battery safety device.    Flat screw (1)    Gas hole (2)    Spring (4)    Rubber column (5)    Plughole (6)    Gas overflow hole (7)    Lower air plug body (8)    Sealing cover (9)
NOVELTY - The device has a discharge port provided on a largest surface of a cubic case of a power battery, and an explosive-proof film connected with an inner portion of the discharge port, where the explosive-proof film is made of copper, aluminum, nickel, stainless steel or plastic. Thickness of the explosive-proof film is 0.05-0.5 mm, and the discharge port is in quadrilateral shape, circular shape or elliptical shape.    USE - Explosive-proof device for a power battery.    ADVANTAGE - The device has improved gas discharging speed and advanced safety property of the power battery due to the explosive-proof film. The large surface of the case is provided with the explosive-proof film, so as to simplify production process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an explosive-proof device.
NOVELTY - The partition has ribs fixed on surface of a substrate (1), where the ribs are integrally formed with the substrate. The ribs are made of big ribs (2), middle ribs (3) and small ribs (4). The small ribs are distributed on two sides of the substrate. The big ribs are distributed in middle of the substrate. The middle ribs are distributed on the substrate between the big ribs.    USE - Spaced auxiliary rib ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene partition for battery assembling process.    ADVANTAGE - The partition saves the material, reduces the cost, and has increased thickness and thinner base so as to provide better stiffness to the partition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a spaced auxiliary rib ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene partition.    Substrate (1)    Big ribs (2)    Middle ribs (3)    Small ribs (4)
NOVELTY - The partition has ribs (2) integrally formed with a substrate (1) and placed on one surface of the substrate, where the ribs are uniformly distributed on the substrate.    USE - Ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene partition for a lead storage battery of a motorcycle.    ADVANTAGE - The partition can save time and labor, greatly improve production efficiency, reduce waste material loss in boundary splitting process and greatly reduce production cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene partition.    Substrate (1)    Ribs (2)
NOVELTY - The cell has a positive flow field plate made of graphite, where a flow field of the field plate is divided into liquid phase, gas phase and diffusion regions. The liquid phase region is located at middle of the field plate. The gas phase region is located on two sides of the field plate. The diffusion region is located at part of the liquid phase region adjacent to the gas phase region. Parts of a membrane electrode corresponding to the liquid phase, gas phase and diffusion regions are designated as hydrophilic electrode, water-repellent electrode and weakly water-repellent electrode.    USE - Direct dimethyl ether fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solubility of the dimethyl ether in water is reduced as the temperature rises when the cell with the aqueous solution of the dimethyl ether as fuel works at a high temperature, so that one part of the dimethyl ether is vaporized in form of a gas, which affects transmission of the dimethyl ether inside the electrode, thus utilizing dimethyl ether fuel thoroughly and rationally, and hence increasing utilization efficiency of the ether, and improving discharge performance of the battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The diffusion region is formed by embedding PTFE strips on surface of the positive flow field plate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a direct dimethyl ether fuel cell.
NOVELTY - The mold has left and right adjusting screw studs and upper and lower adjusting screw studs arranged on a pedestal. An upper battery width adjusting board pierces the upper and lower adjusting screw studs on a left battery length adjusting board. A right width adjusting board pierces the upper and lower adjusting screw studs on the pedestal. Long bar slots are mounted on the upper battery length adjusting board and the right battery width adjusting board corresponding to the upper and lower adjusting screw studs, respectively.    USE - Mold for producing mobile phone battery.    ADVANTAGE - The mold is capable of adjusting the battery size and electric core, which enables easy production of an irregular battery. The mold is inexpensive, and can be manufactured in a simple manner. The mold increases speed in making battery, thus saving time needed for production.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a mold.
NOVELTY - The battery has a thin flat PVC clapboard arranged between adjacent negative plates and positive plates. The positive plates are arranged between two adjacent negative plates. The negative plates are connected to a negative connecting plate, where the negative connecting plate is provided with an external connector. The positive plates are connected to a positive connecting plate, where the positive connecting plate is provided with another external connector.    USE - Storage battery for an electric motor car.    ADVANTAGE - The positive and negative plates are arranged in the vicinity of each other, thus saving space. The polar plates can be received in a finite space, so that the storage battery has greater electric capacity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a storage battery.
NOVELTY - The piece has an active substance layer whose surface is uniformly coated with PTFE films. The PTFE films are 2-10 microns thick.    USE - Nickel-hydrogen battery pole piece.    ADVANTAGE - The surface of the piece is effectively formed with solid, gas and liquid three-phase interfaces so as to timely and effectively compound the oxygen generated in charge at the cathode and internal pressure to be reduced. The PTFE film is provided with the anti-acid water adhesive, so that the pole piece is relatively softer. The piece reduces the probability of generating burrs, and effectively avoids electrode fines removal of the battery in the process of charging and discharging. The charge conservation rate of the nickel-hydrogen battery in 28 days can be over 85 percentages.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a nickel-hydrogen battery pole piece.
NOVELTY - A polymer electrolyte has sulfonic acid group. The ratio of number of water molecules which exist as non-frozen water in polymer electrolyte in a water-containing state and number of ion exchange group is more than 1 to less than 25.    USE - Polymer electrolyte is used for membrane used for membrane electrode assembly for polymer electrolyte fuel cell (all claimed) for humidity sensor, gas sensor and electrochromic display element.    ADVANTAGE - The polymer electrolyte has high conductivity, ion exchange capacitance, and proton conduction degree.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows cross-sectional view of polymer electrolyte fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Polymer electrolyte membrane (1)    Catalyst layer (2)    Diffused layer (3)    Separator (4)    Flow path (5)    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell (10)
NOVELTY - The U-disk has a photoelectric device located in a cavity that is formed on a back half part and tail of a U-disk main body. A U-disk storage module and the photoelectric device are separated by a plastic clapboard in the U-disk main body. The photoelectric device is comprised of a key switch, rechargeable lithium battery, and secondary luminous body such as purple LED or white LED.    USE - U-disk for use with a computer. Can also be used as a money detector and illuminator.    ADVANTAGE - The disk occupies small space, and saves extra charging time, and is convenient to carry, and can effectively detect originality of money and perform illumination in dark environment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a U-disk.
NOVELTY - The solar chip module has a conductive frame with an inner edge defining an opening and an outer edge, a flexible flat cable provided with a conductor layer in electric contact with the outer edge of the conductive frame, and a solar chip with front and rear electrodes. The front electrode is connected with the inner edge of the conductive frame, such that solar chip is below the conductive frame, and is exposed in the opening.    USE - Semiconductor chip module e.g. solar chip module.    ADVANTAGE - The aging of the sealing compound in the semiconductor chip module is prevented, as the electrode is connected with the inner edge of the conductive frame, such that the solar chip is below the conductive frame.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of the semiconductor chip module.
NOVELTY - The panel has a groove portion (10) formed in a groove space frame (90), where the groove portion defines a dryness and wetness part for filling the hygroscopic agent absorbing moisture of an insulation layer. Silicon is coated at an adhesive part (39) that is formed at a top surface of the groove space frame. A solar battery board (51) and an opaque plate (60) are adhered to an exterior side of the panel. The groove space frame is made of aluminum or synthetic resin. An elastic cut off wing (80) is inclined to the adhesive part, and an off-board is placed in the insulation layer.    USE - Double layer panel for a double layer transparent window that is fixed at a wall of a building.    ADVANTAGE - The panel utilizes the groove space frame with tectonic stress effect, blocks the thermal bridge phenomenon and prevents the frost formation. The insulation layer is formed in the panel, thus improving insulation effect and soundproof effect. The panel avoids the deformation of the exterior plate, and prevents the flow of moisture in the insulation layer. The construction process of the panel is simplified, and construction cost of the panel is reduced. The panel improves aesthetic appearance of the building.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a groove space frame.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Groove portion (10)    Adhesive part (39)    Solar battery board (51)    Opaque plate (60)    Elastic cut off wing (80)    Groove space frame (90)
NOVELTY - A cell packing material consists of a layered structure of one or more layers. A flame retardant is contained in the layer(s) to form a flame-retardant coating layer.    USE - Cell packing material is used for lithium ion batteries and lithium polymer batteries.    ADVANTAGE - The cell packing material provides excellent flame retardance to the cell, irrespective of the volume of cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of cell packing material.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a shell, circuit components, sensor components, battery components and display panel components, where the circuit, sensor and battery components are installed within the shell. The display panel components are installed on top of the shell. The battery components are arranged with battery, plastic base and anode/cathode connecting sheets, where the base is directly assembled on a position corresponding to the circuit components. The anode/cathode connecting sheets run through passing holes on a battery plastic base and a circuit board and are welded to the circuit board.    USE - Portable gas detecting and alarming apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The design of the apparatus is compact. The apparatus is operated in a simple manner. The apparatus ensures firm connection and enables the battery to be dismantled in a simple manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a portable gas detecting and alarming apparatus.
NOVELTY - The top has a fabaceous bead (1) i.e. steel ball, covered at lower part. A cell box (2), batteries (3), music films (4) and polychromatic flashlights (5) i.e. flash diode, are fixed at an upper part. A switch i.e. centrifugal switch, is fixed on the top.    USE - Peg-top.    ADVANTAGE - The top is logical in structure, and unique in style. The top utilizes polychromatic flashlights and music films to provide bright colors shadow and interesting music.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a peg-top.    Fabaceous bead (1)    Cell box (2)    Batteries (3)    Music films (4)    Polychromatic flashlights (5)
NOVELTY - The rack has a surface installing type charging circuit board fixed on a plastic panel and forming an unattached charging module (1). The charging circuit is installed on a multistory frame (2). A stretch supporting piece is provided on a plastic panel. A charging base (3) is composed of a charging spring panel (3-2) and a charging key (3-1), and is installed reversely. The charging spring panel is provided on a top and the charging key is provided on a bottom.    USE - Safety lamp charging rack for a lithium battery.    ADVANTAGE - The lamp charging rack conveniently protects the circuit board, and avoids the cable of the safety lamp to aging and break. The lamp charging rack charges with groups together, orderly arranges the safety lamp, and locks the lamp.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a safety lamp charging rack.    Unattached charging module (1)    Multistory frame (2)    Charging base (3)    Charging key (3-1)    Charging spring panel (3-2)
NOVELTY - The clamping plates (5) clamp negative electrode plates (9), positive electrode plates (10) and insulating isolation films (7). A locating post is insulated with negative electrode plates, positive electrode plates and insulating isolation films of laminated core (16). The clamping plates are provided with locating holes. The insulating isolation films, negative and positive electrode plates are provided with connection holes opposite to positions of locating holes. The locating post is fixedly connected to clamping plates at two ends at locating holes.    USE - Lithium ion power battery.    ADVANTAGE - The lithium ion battery has excellent anti-shock property and extrusion resistant property. The battery life is improved, and does not contain bumps.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the lithium ion power battery.    Electronic installation plate (4)    Clamping plate (5)    Insulating isolation film (7)    Negative electrode plate (9)    Positive electrode plate (10)
NOVELTY - The battery has a positive pole, a negative pole, a membrane and a polymer electrolyte, where the positive pole is made of materials of lithium cobalt oxide, lithium nickel oxide, lithium cobalt nickel oxide, lithium manganese oxide, nickel cobalt manganese lithium oxide or lithium ferro-phosphate. The negative pole is made of materials of natural modified graphite, artificially synthesized graphite and composite graphite. The positive pole, membrane and the negative pole are assembled in a winding or laminated manner.    USE - Polymer lithium-ion battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery ensures high safety.
NOVELTY - The motor vehicle has a luggage space (2) bounded in portion by a luggage space side wall (5). A storage space (12) is provided on a side of the luggage space side wall opposite to the luggage space. A closable opening (10) in the luggage space wall, provides communication between the luggage space and the storage space. A cuboidal technical unit (14) such as battery or evaporator is accommodated in the storage space, with a holder (20) formed of plastic foam seated on the technical unit. The holder has a recess (24) for holding the technical device such as breakdown assistance kit.    USE - Motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The optimum use of available storage space in the motor vehicle is enabled, and the holder can be fastened and/or mounted in a simple and stable manner on the technical unit without requiring further fastener.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of open luggage space of motor vehicle.    Luggage space (2)    Side wall of luggage space (5)    Opening (10)    Storage space (12)    Technical unit (14)    Holder (20)    Recess (24)
NOVELTY - Producing an active layer in an organic electronic device comprises forming a solution of a nanofiber-forming polymer in a solvent at a first temperature; cooling the solution down to a second temperature to form a dispersion comprising crystalline nanofibers of the nanofiber-forming polymer; raising the temperature of the dispersion to a third temperature higher than second temperature, but lower than the first temperature; and coating the dispersion on a substrate at the third temperature to form the active layer of the device.    USE - Method for producing an active layer in an organic electronic device, i.e. photovoltaic device (claimed), organic LED, photodetector, phototransistor or optocoupler, or device such as organic FET or memory elements.    ADVANTAGE - The method is simple, and permits a precise control of the crystalline nanofiber content and/or comprise only a limited number of steps; and is easy and quick to optimize the properties of organic electronic devices and the power efficiency of organic solar cells.
NOVELTY - The holding and cooling device (100) has a cooling base plate (120) with multiple holding elements (105). A supporting case is formed for an energy storage unit (130) by two holding elements. A spring element (140) is formed in order to contact thermally in an inserted condition with the holding element by a spring force on the holding element or the energy store unit inserted in the supporting case. The spring element is made from a plastic material, a plastic foam material, a fleece or a metal.    USE - Holding and cooling device for an energy storage unit.    ADVANTAGE - The holding and cooling device has a cooling base plate with multiple holding elements and a supporting case formed for an energy storage unit by two holding elements, and hence ensures simplified and improved holding and cooling device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a holding and cooling device.    Holding and cooling device (100)    Holding elements (105)    Cooling base plate (120)    Energy storage unit (130)    Spring element (140)
NOVELTY - The rack (122) for receiving several solar panels (121), comprises three fixed footings that rest on a surface such as roof surface, and several adjustable fasteners such as bracket for securing the rack to the surface. A microinverter (123) is electrically connected to the rack and to an electrical connector interface.    USE - Rack for solar module (claimed) of solar panel system installed in residential rooftop, sloped composite shingle roofs, and other roofing materials such as tile, flat roof and pole mount.    ADVANTAGE - Three-point footing ensures stability on uneven roofs and the fasteners are used for optimal attachment to roof rafters or decking. Hence an innovative roof attachment process is enabled. The system efficiency is improved and the need for power electronics and direct current (DC) wiring expertise is avoided, since the rack is provided with an integrated microinverter. Since the panel, rack, roof attachment and power electronics are designed as a unit, the time and cost for system assembly and installation are reduced while reducing the need for specialized solar installer skills. The solar panel system can be installed on uneven roofs or unusual roof configurations more easily, while simplifying the attachment process. Since the panels do not have exposed metal portions and do not require grounding, the safety and simplification in the installation are improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for installing solar module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a bottom view of the solar module.    Solar panel (121)    Rack (122)    Microinverter (123)    Support features (124)
NOVELTY - The apparatus uses forming assembly in forming helical coils (26) from elongate plastics material (12), and insertion machine (31) for inserting helical coils into aligned holes (33) at the edge of collated books (37) for binding the books. The apparatus also has accumulator onto which coils are discharged from forming assembly and on which coils remain while awaiting insertion. A transport device receives each coil from the accumulator and transports each coil to insertion machine. A contact heater applies heat to coils after discharge from forming assembly and while on accumulator.    USE - Binding apparatus for binding book with helical plastic coil.    ADVANTAGE - Enables coils on tray to be heated by contact heater on the surface of the tray and/or by air blown over the tray to be kept at temperature above 25 degrees Celsius to improve crimping of the ends after cutting of the coil to length in the book, and held the coil in place. Allows cutter to operate effectively when working with warmer material so that cutter blade can last longer with less damage and wear. Provides a simple heating system with no thermostat since the intention is just to keep the coils heated above 25 degrees Celsius. Enables coils to be in raised temperature so that better crimp angle can be retained and it requires less force to cut.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing illustrates the schematic of the binding apparatus.    Elongate plastics material (12)    Helical coils (26)    Insertion machine (31)    Aligned holes (33)    Collated books (37)
NOVELTY - A film is obtained by laminating a resin layer on surface(s) of a base film. The resin layer contains color pigment, plasticizer and a resin obtained by copolymerizing acrylic polyol-type resin, ultraviolet absorber and optical stabilizer.    USE - Film is used for back surface sealing material for solar cell module (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The film has excellent light resistance and heat-and-moisture resistance. The back surface sealing material using the film has excellent durability, light reflecting power and contact force.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) back surface sealing material, which is obtained by laminating a film having heat bondability with ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, a film having inorganic oxide vapor deposition layer, and/or a white film to the surface opposite to the surface of the resin layer; and    (2) solar cell module, which is formed by integrating a silicon cell filler layer surface to the surface opposite to the surface of the resin layer of back surface sealing material.
NOVELTY - A flywheel (1) is mounted relative to the frame (2) about a vertical axis of rotation (3). The flywheel is rotated for exposing a lower face (6) of the flywheel to a gas pressure by injecting gas into a chamber (100) and an upper surface (11) of flywheel to a reduced pressure by suction of gas from a chamber (101). The difference in pressure of the chambers results in the generation of upward differential pressure force.    USE - Inertial energy accumulation device for absorbing fluctuations in production and/or consumption of energy using wind turbine.    ADVANTAGE - The weight of the flywheel is relieved by the generation of upward differential pressure force. Therefore, the life of the device is increased and the cost per kWh is also greatly reduced. Thus, economical, effective and less restrictive flywheels are employed in the inertial energy accumulation device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of inertial energy accumulation device.    Flywheel (1)    Frame (2)    Axis of rotation (3)    Lower face of flywheel (6)    Upper face of the flywheel (11)    Chambers (100,101)
NOVELTY - The use in photovoltaic modules of a film of a composition (I) as backsheet or encapsulant, where (I) comprises (a) 1-99 wt.% polyethylene (A) with an ethylene content of 80 wt.% or more, selected from ethylene homopolymers and copolymers of ethylene with another alpha -olefin and (b) 99-1 wt.% of a different polyolefin (B) with a reactive function (X) selected from carboxylic acid anhydride and epoxide.    USE - Photovoltaic modules containing this film are used for the production of electricity (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Film according to the invention shows good adhesion to the other layers in a photovoltaic module, combined with good thermomechanical stability at module production temperatures, good thermal and UV stability, good resistance to flow at elevated temperature, low permeability to water vapor and good electrical properties. Properties are generally better than those of EVA film, while production costs are lower than those of backsheet film made from fluoropolymers.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for    (1) photovoltaic modules containing a film as described above    (2) a method for the production of such modules by making film as described above, assembling the various components of the module with this film as backsheet and/or encapsulant and then possibly stoving the module under pressure    .
NOVELTY - An ammonium compound or phosphonium compound or their salts are new.    USE - New ammonium compound or phosphonium compound or their salts for manufacturing polymer used for electrolyte material and electrolyte device (claimed). Can also be used as ion conductor and used in solid electrolyte of lithium ion battery.    ADVANTAGE - The compound or its salt has outstanding form retentivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An ammonium compound of formula (1) or phosphonium compound of formula (2) or their salts are new.    X-=Cl-, Br-, I-, F-, BF4-, PF6-, CF3SO3- or (CF3SO2)2N-;    1R-3R=(CH2)k-1CH3, (CF2)k-1CF3, (CH2)l(CF2)k-l-1CF3 or (CH2CH2O)lCH3;    4R-6R=polymeric group of H(CH2)q-CCCC- including diene group CH2=CHCH=CH or diacetylene structure, CH3, CF3(CF2)p-1, CH2=CHCOO, CH2=CCH3-COO or H;    k=1-18;    l=0-4;    m=1-5;    n=6-22;    k-l= greater than or equal to 1;    p=1-18; and    q=0-5.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) manufacture of polymer involving preparing compound or mixture of its salt and photoinitiator, processing mixture so that mixture have bicontinuous cubic liquid crystal structure and irradiating light to obtained material;    (2) polymer comprising compound or its salt or polymer which polymerized by polymeric group and has bicontinuous cubic liquid crystal structure; and    (3) electrolyte material comprising atom or molecule which has electric charge of polymer which has bicontinuous cubic liquid crystal structure.
NOVELTY - A primary carbon material layer is coupled to an inner surface of the rotor blade, and is extending by the length of the rotor blade. A core material section is coupled to carbon material layer, and is positioned with respect to a buckling prone region of the rotor blade. The secondary carbon material layer is covering the core material section, and is coupled to primary carbon material layer and the core material section. The secondary carbon material layer is extending along the length of the rotor blade.    USE - Spar cap for rotor blade of wind turbine (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The spar cap effectively combines the beneficial properties of the carbon material and less-costly core material to facilitate significant improvement of the buckling factor of the rotor blade. The different configurations of spar cap facilitate to satisfy various rotor blade design requirements. Longer and lighter rotor blade is fabricated by using cost effective and lighter spar cap.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) rotor blade for wind turbine; and    (2) method for fabricating rotor blade for wind turbine.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the wind turbine rotor blade.    Blade sections (26,28)    Leading edge (30)    Trailing edge (32)    Inner surface (42,46)    Spar cap (44)
NOVELTY - The cell has a metal plate (10) having pores immersed in electrolyte solution such that the solution is infiltrated into pores under reduced pressure. An ion-exchangeable resin film is crimped on both surfaces of thin paper-like infiltration films (12,13) such that the infiltration films are integrated with metal plate. The carbon papers (4,5) attached to catalyst layers (14,15) is bonded to surfaces of infiltration films and inserted with spacers (3,11) having perforate metal electrode boards such that high-pressure hydrogen or air is supplied from spacers.    USE - Polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) mounted in motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The polymer can be maintained at fixed temperature in periphery portion of metal plate and motive power can be produced when hydrogen or air is supplied from the spacer. High pressurization of hydrogen can be obtained, performance of PEFC can be improved and electric generating capacity can be heightened.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the PEFC.    Spacers (3,11)    Carbon papers (4,5)    Metal plate (10)    Infiltration films (12,13)    Catalyst layers (14,15)
NOVELTY - The collar has a collar body arranged with an illuminating device i.e. LED lamp, and provided with a solar generator for supplying the illuminating device. The solar generator is provided with a solar board, a solar charging battery, a printed circuit (PCB) control board and a power switch. An outer surface of the collar body is provided with a light conductive layer made of conductive PVC, and the illuminating device is arranged in the conductive layer. A reflecting layer is placed outside the conductive layer and made of reflecting PVC.    USE - Pet collar.    ADVANTAGE - The solar battery is charged during daytime and discharged at night, thus eliminating the requirement to change the battery. The collar is convenient to use and environment-friendly. The collar saves energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a pet collar.
NOVELTY - The helmet has a hard shell surrounding a helmet body (2) that absorbs shock to protect head, and a battery flute (3) and a luminous device flute (4) located on an outer surface of the helmet body. The battery flute is provided with a power supply device (5) e.g. chargeable lithium cell, and the luminous device flute is installed with a luminous device (6). An LED luminous strip (7) is arranged in an inner surface of the hard shell, and the luminous strip, the battery flute and the device flute are electrically connected to each other. A soft sold pipe is made of transparent plastic.    USE - LED integrated luminous helmet.    ADVANTAGE - The helmet is better in protection property and beautiful in appearance, and can embody unique individuality of user. The helmet is provided with the charging jack of the chargeable battery for providing energy, user-friendly and convenient to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side exploded view of a LED integrated luminous helmet in partial section.    Helmet body (2)    Battery flute (3)    Luminous device flute (4)    Power supply device (5)    Luminous device (6)    LED luminous strip (7)
NOVELTY - The device has upper and lower pressure plates annularly buckled on a main shaft and tightly fixed so as to clasp the main shaft. A supporting plate is arranged on a lower part of a cabin base. A bridge surface of a bridge type pressure plate is pressed on an upper part of the upper pressure plate. Two ends of the bridge type pressure plate are fixedly connected to the cabin base of a main stand of a wind driven generator. An anti-rotation plate is arranged below the cabin base. Inner sides of the upper and lower pressure plates are added with flexible durable material layers.    USE - Clamping device for changing a gearbox of a wind driven generator group.    ADVANTAGE - The device accessorily demounts the gearbox, efficiently conquers bending moment and torsion due to gravity of the main shaft and an impeller, improves the demounting speed of the gearbox, and saves the cost and time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The flexible durable material layers are made of a soft cloth, cotton, foam and rubber or elastic macromolecular material layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side perspective view of a clamping device.
NOVELTY - The tag has an oil layer (2) printed on a transparent PVC film (1), and an aluminum combined film formed by combining an aluminum film (4) with a side of the PVC film by polyurethane glue (3), where PVC film adhering area (102) is reserved on a side of the aluminum combined film. The aluminum film is formed by an aluminized layer provided on a surface of a PVC heat extension film for forming a PVC heat extension aluminized film. The aluminized layer of the aluminum film is equipped with a knurling layer for forming a laser PVC heat extension aluminized film.    USE - Battery PVC aluminized tag.    ADVANTAGE - The tag has high finished product rate, and metallic luster and texture without directly adhering to the surface of a battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a battery PVC aluminized tag.    Transparent PVC film (1)    Oil layer (2)    Polyurethane glue (3)    Aluminum film (4)    PVC film adhering area (102)
NOVELTY - The battery device has a control plate disposed between a battery set and a top cover, at least comprised of an output power control circuit and electrically connected with the anode and the cathode of the battery set; and a terminal connector set at least comprising two conducting connectors disposed on the top cover. The bottom ends of the two conducting connectors are respectively penetrated via the two penetration holes of the top cover and then electrically connected with output circuit anode and cathode of the control plate.    USE - Battery device, e.g. lithium battery, for car.    ADVANTAGE - The battery device is more suitable for a harsh assembly condition. Weight and volume of the lithium battery are more or less one-third of the traditional lead-acid battery with same capacity. The lithium battery has high voltage, low inner resistance and high energy storing performance compared with the traditional lead-acid battery. The lithium battery is made without lead. The inside material can be recycled and re-used to reach environmental protection and energy source saving efficiencies.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the exploded perspective view of the battery device for car.
NOVELTY - The mold has an ejection chamber formed between a fixed template (2) and a movable template (4). A hot runner system comprises a flow gate sleeve (11), flow distribution plate (12) and a hot nozzle (13). An internal flow channel of the flow distribution plate is connected with an internal flow of the hot nozzle. The hot nozzle comprises a valve needle and a cylinder for driving the valve needle. The flow gate sleeve, flow distribution plate and hot nozzle are provided with a heating device and a temperature sensing device.    USE - Hot runner ejection mold for a battery cell or a cover.    ADVANTAGE - The mold reduces the product shaping period, reduces cost, improves product quality, saves plastic raw material, and has a high mold processing precision.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a hot runner ejection mold.    Fixed template (2)    Movable template (4)    Flow gate sleeve (11)    Flow distribution plate (12)    Hot nozzle (13)
NOVELTY - The platform (40) has a solar panel mounting subassembly (52) that forms a frame for receiving solar panels, where the subassembly is mounted to legs (42). A pivot pivots the solar panel mounting subassembly around a horizontally disposed axis for adjustment of North-South location, where the pivot holds the solar panel mounting subassembly in a substantially weight balanced position at any angle of declination that is practically used for North-South and seasonal adjustment.    USE - Solar tracking mechanism and mounting platform for solar panels.    ADVANTAGE - The platform can be installed on a concrete foundation instead of attaching to a pole affixed in the ground. The platform has long useful life and requires a minimum of repairs or maintenance procedures. The platform is completely balanced relative to a horizontal axis of declination or tilting, where the danger of damage and injury to persons is eliminated or minimized during installation and during adjustment of the North-South declination of panels.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the solar tracking assembly and mounting platform for solar panels.    Solar tracking assembly and mounting platform (40)    Legs (42)    Concrete pad (44)    Solar panel mounting subassembly (52)    Main support members (54, 56)
NOVELTY - The sensor has a power supply device comprising a dye-sensitized solar cell, a storage cell and a controller. The dye-sensitized solar cell is connected with the storage cell, where the dye-sensitized solar cell is arranged on a surface of the body. The controller is connected with the storage cell and the body, where the storage cell is arranged in the body. The storage cell is a high-capacity polymer lithium-ion cell.    USE - Wireless complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The sensor is simple in structure and convenient to use. The sensor utilizes the dye-sensitized solar cell and the polymer lithium-ion cell to realize the continuous and stable working of the sensor in outdoors, and to reach requirements of environmental protection. The polymer lithium-ion cell can be cyclically charged and discharged for thousands of times, thus prolonging the service life of the cells with better safety performance, and enhancing electric power storage capacity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a wireless complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor image sensor.
NOVELTY - The board has a solar energy battery panel arranged at a top of an automobile and electrically connected with a storage battery. An electronic rolling advertisement board is electrically connected with the battery, a standby power supply and an electronic memory by a voltage control device. A power supply switch is arranged on a front side of the automobile. The storage battery and the power supply are electrically connected with the power supply switch and an electronic fine adjuster via the power supply switch.    USE - Solar energy vehicular rolling advertisement board.    ADVANTAGE - The board changes the advertisement pictures, and the required advertisement contents can be updated by an electronic memory. The board supplies power using solar energy. The board avoids polluting the environmental.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar energy vehicular rolling advertisement board.
NOVELTY - The dog has a trapezoidal structure shell with a small upper part and a large lower part, where a solar panel is installed on an upper surface of the shell. A solar panel circuit is connected with a rechargeable battery in the shell. Reflective plates with holes are arranged at opposite side faces of the shell. An LED flashlight is included in the reflective light and connected with a rechargeable battery circuit. A flexible body is filled in the shell. The reflective plate is made of reflective crystal particles, a reflective crystal lattice, a reflective film or a reflective dope.    USE - Solar-energy flexible reflecting spike dog.    ADVANTAGE - The utilization of the solar panel on the reflective spike dog eliminates the need for an external power supply of the LED flashlight The dog is suitable for any weather condition, simple in structure, convenient to assemble, better in appearance and environment friendly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar-energy flexible reflecting spike dog.
NOVELTY - The generator has a blade (1) connected with a wind hub (6) through a bracket, where the bracket is composed of an upper beam (2) extending outwards from the wind hub, a lower beam (5) a vertical axis (4) and a limit shaft (3). The upper and lower beams are corresponded up and down, and the limit shaft is at an inside of the vertical axis. A pin hole is mounted at an end of the blade, where the blade is hinged with the vertical axis through the pin hole. A limit shaft central line is shorter than a length of a side wire of a free end of the blade.    USE - Double-vertical axis wind driven generator.    ADVANTAGE - The generator is simple in structure, small in headwind resistance, high in wind energy utility, cost effective and convenient for maintenance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a double-vertical axis wind driven generator.    Blade (1)    Upper beam (2)    Limit shaft (3)    Vertical axis (4)    Lower beam (5)    Wind hub (6)
NOVELTY - The cell has an incidence surface substrate (21) composed of a flexible polymer thin film. An electrode layer (22) is formed on the incidence surface substrate through depositing zinc oxide. A photoelectric conversion layer (23) is composed of p-type, i-type and n-type amorphous silicon layers formed on the electrode layer. Another electrode layer (24) is formed on the photoelectric conversion layer by depositing zinc oxide. The incidence surface substrate is made from polyethylene napthalate or polyset epoxy siloxane.    USE - Flexible thin film solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a flexible thin film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a flexible thin film solar cell.    Incidence surface substrate (21)    Electrode layers (22, 24)    Photoelectric conversion layer (23)
NOVELTY - The system (1) has a carrier profile (100) arranged at a roof structure (2) for carrying a solar module, and a fastening element (40) for fastening the carrier profile to the roof structure. The fastening element exhibits a casing (41) made of a thermally insulating material such as plastic. The fastening element has a fastening screw (44) whose shaft is guided through a lower opening (45) formed in the casing. A side wall of the casing limits a cavity (42) that is accessible through an upper opening of the casing.    USE - Fastening system for fastening a solar module to a roof structure of a building.    ADVANTAGE - The casing interrupts a heat transfer between a carrier profile and a lower structure of the roof, so that the thermal conduction from a trapezoidal profile or to the trapezoidal profile is reduced, thus protecting against heat loss and/or cooling loss. The length of the casing can be selected such that the requirements to the insulation and to the mechanical stability are fulfilled.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a roof system comprising an insulating layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a fastening system.    Fastening system (1)    Roof structure (2)    Fastening element (40)    Casing (41)    Cavity (42)    Fastening screw (44)    Lower opening (45)    Carrier profile (100)
NOVELTY - The chassis has a temperature sensor provided on a surface of the chassis for detecting a temperature of article on the chassis. The temperature sensor is connected with a display screen e.g. LED digital tube display screen and LCD screen, arranged on a side face of the chassis to display a number value of temperature and send the temperature signal to the display screen. A battery supplies power to the temperature sensor and the display screen. The casing of the chassis is made of plastic.    USE - Chassis.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a chassis.
NOVELTY - The shower has an outer pipe (10) e.g. transparent thermal insulation layer, an inner pipe (9), and a base (5) mounting the inner and outer pipes. An end cover (1) is connected with two ends of the inner pipe in a sealing manner. A connector component (6) is connected with a water source. A three-way open valve (4) controls the discharged water. A tee valve component (2) is connected with a shower. A water diffuser is connected with a lower pipe port of a water drain pipe (8). Multiple water outlets are mounted on an outer surface of the water diffuser.    USE - Solar energy shower.    ADVANTAGE - The outer pipe does not prevent the inner pipe absorbing the heat of the sunshine and prevents the inner pipe from being directly exposed to reduce the temperature of the water caused by the environmental temperature. The inner pipe is wholly covered to prevent heat energy loss, preserves the heat of water and increases the use effect of the shower. The water diffuser with multiple water outlets makes the cold water uniformly discharged from the four sides and makes the hot water uniformly raised(phrasing). The structure of the shower reduces the speed of mixing the cold and hot water.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side perspective view of a solar energy shower.    End cover (1)    Tee valve component (2)    Three-way open valve (4)    Base (5)    Connector component (6)    Water drain pipe (8)    Inner pipe (9)    Outer pipe (10)
NOVELTY - The streetlamp has a windmill generator mounted on a top of a lamp pole, and a solar battery arranged at a lower part of the windmill generator. A holed slot is provided at a middle part of the lamp pole. Upper and lower edges of a base of a lamp adaptor bracket i.e. hollow steel tube, are connected with the holed slots, and a lamp adaptor is arranged on a top of the lamp adaptor bracket. The lamp adaptor bracket is connected to the lamp pole by a bolt, and a polymer lithium ion battery and a control are arranged in a cavity of the lamp pole.    USE - Polymer lithium ion battery wind-light complementary streetlamp.    ADVANTAGE - The streetlamp can select the mounting height of the lamp adaptor according to the actual need, and has convenient usage, less energy conservation, better environment-friendliness effect, stable illumination effect and better safety performance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic side view of a polymer lithium ion battery wind-light complementary streetlamp.
NOVELTY - An electrode contains an organic compound having pi-electron conjugation clouds. When an electrical potential increases more than predetermined electric potential, the electroconductivity of the organic compound decreases by 50% or more.    USE - Electrode is used as positive electrode for secondary battery e.g. lithium cell (both claimed) and coin battery used for personal computer.    ADVANTAGE - The electrode is lightweight, and has high energy density. The secondary battery formed using the electrode has excellent cycling characteristics and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for secondary battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of the coin battery.    Coin battery (1)    Positive electrode (2)    Negative electrode (3)    Electrolyte solution (4)    Separator (7)
NOVELTY - A coating film is formed on a substrate (1) by coating liquid silicon compound material and heated at 250-350 degrees C in an inert atmosphere. Then, a silicon-rich film of silicon oxide is formed by carrying out heating process at 350 degrees C in an oxidative atmosphere and after which several nanocrystal grains of silicon are deposited on the silicon oxide film by carrying out heating process in inert atmosphere. Thus, manufacture of photoelectric conversion apparatus is carried out.    USE - Manufacture of photoelectric conversion apparatus e.g. photoelectric transducer and solar cell used for manufacture of electronic device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electronic device comprising photoelectric conversion apparatus is manufactured efficiently by a simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A coating film is formed on a substrate by coating liquid silicon compound material and heated at 250-350 degrees C in an inert atmosphere. Then, a silicon-rich film of silicon oxide (SiOa, where a is less than 2) is formed by carrying out heating process at 350 degrees C in an oxidative atmosphere and after which several nanocrystal grains of silicon are deposited on the silicon oxide film by carrying out heating process in inert atmosphere. Thus, manufacture of photoelectric conversion apparatus is carried out.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of photoelectric conversion apparatus.    Substrate (1)    Upper electrodes (3,11)    Multilayer film (8)    Silicon oxide film containing quantum dot (8a)    Silicon oxide film excluding quantum dot (8b)    Quantum dot (d)
NOVELTY - The cylinder has piston rod whose two ends are respectively connected with a piston head and a connecting and supporting ring. The piston head is inserted in a cylinder, and sealing components are respectively installed between the piston rod and the cylinder and between the piston head and the cylinder. The connecting and supporting ring is internally installed with an insulating ring, where the insulating ring is made of epoxy resin.    USE - Tension oil cylinder for a wind power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The cylinder increases the insulating stage, and prevents the lightning strike effectively, thus ensuring the normal working of the wind power generation system and reducing the maintenance cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a tension oil cylinder.
NOVELTY - The panel has a solar cell panel, and an aluminum plate provided with an ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) plastic layer. The solar cell panel is arranged on the plastic layer, and is provided with a transparent EVA plastic layer. The plastic layer is set on the aluminum plate. The aluminum plate is provided with a mounting hole. An area of a plane of the solar cell panel is smaller than that of the aluminum plate. A distance of an edge of the solar cell panel to an edge of the aluminum plate is 5 to 10 centimeter.    USE - Aluminum-based solar cell panel for use as a temporary roof of an outdoor temporary house for providing electricity for daily life.    ADVANTAGE - The panel effectively provides electricity for daily life in the outdoor temporary house, and is energy-saving, wearable and easy to operate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a structural view of an aluminum-based solar cell panel.
NOVELTY - The clapboard has a substrate (1) and ribs (2) integrated with the substrate. The ribs are located on a face of the substrate, where the substrate is 0.5 mm in thickness.    USE - Thickened ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene clapboard for a power lead-acid battery.    ADVANTAGE - The clapboard greatly raises anti-oxidation performance and meets performance requirements such as clapboard porosity and resistance. The long service life of the power lead-acid battery is improved by the clapboard.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a clapboard.    Substrate (1)    Ribs (2)
NOVELTY - The plate has ribs (2-4) integrated with a substrate (1) and located on two faces of the substrate. A face of the substrate is arranged with the ribs.    USE - Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene partition plate.    ADVANTAGE - The partition plate with ribs on double faces raises anti-oxidation penetration capability. The plate has strong vibration resistance to effectively protect the pole plate. The plate reduces acid drainage amount and lowers cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene partition plate.    Substrate (1)    Ribs (2-4)
NOVELTY - The cable has a cable sheath provided with an electron beam cross-linked plastic layer. The electron beam cross-linked plastic layer is wrapped by an anti-UV plastic layer. A thickness of the electron beam cross-linked plastic layer is 0.6-0.8 mm. A thickness of the anti-ultraviolet plastic layer is 0.8-1.0 mm.    USE - Solar cable for solar engineering.    ADVANTAGE - The cable is rational in structure and excellent in working performance, and has the anti-ultraviolet function.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar cable.
NOVELTY - The unit has a sensor unit (2) whose upper side is connected with an electric box (1). A lower side of the sensor unit is provided with an end cover. The sensor unit is provided with a sensor outer shell. A panel is fixed on a face of the sensor outer shell. An insulating layer is covered on electric pole pieces. A pour seal glue is provided between the sensor outer shell and the panel. A batteries box (10) is fixed on a circuit plate (3), single chip microprocessor core, memorizer circuit, real time clock circuit and an universal serial bus interface (8).    USE - Water level and flux measuring unit for an open ditch.    ADVANTAGE - The unit has high precision, big capability, small volume, auto-measure and reduced energy wastage, and does not require outer connection.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a water level and flux measuring unit.    Electric box (1)    Sensor unit (2)    Circuit plate (3)    Universal serial bus interface (8)    Batteries box (10)
NOVELTY - The structure has flow frames tightly clamping a perfluorinated sulphuric acid ion exchange membrane to respectively form two sealed liquid storage chambers. A vanadium ion electrolyte made of carbon material is respectively arranged in the liquid storage chambers. Two liquid storage tanks are respectively connected through with liquid frames. The liquid storage chambers are respectively connected with the liquid storage tanks by flow channels. Monomer batteries are connected with each other in series by a bipolar electrode.    USE - Vanadium ion redox battery structure.    ADVANTAGE - The monomer batteries are connected with each other in series by the bipolar electrode, so that electric energy converting efficiency and equalization of the monomer batteries are improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a vanadium ion redox battery structure.
NOVELTY - The heater has an exhaust pipe (2) interconnected with a water tank (1), where the water tank is extended outside through the exhaust pipe. The exhaust pipe is equipped with a normally-closed bi-directional opening valve (3), which is not automatically opened when pressure within the water tank is unequal to ambient pressure and closed by automatic reset process when the pressure within the water tank is equal to the ambient pressure. The valve includes an elastic member and a control valve plate, which are located within the exhaust pipe.    USE - Solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The valve can inhibit the natural convection of hot air, decrease the loss of hot air and the heat loss of solar water heat, and can maintain the pressure within the water tank in accordant with the ambient pressure, so as to avoid the damage caused by pressure change.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a solar water heater in partial section.    Water tank (1)    Exhaust pipe (2)    Normally-closed bi-directional opening valve (3)    Valve sheets (7)    Air inlet/outlet (11)
NOVELTY - The heater has a thermal insulating box equipped with a thermal insulating layer. An upper circulation pipe is connected with a water tank. A left side of the water tank is equipped with an overflow water pipe. A lower part of the overflow water pipe is equipped with a water inlet and outlet pipe. A lower part of the water inlet and outlet pipe is equipped with a lower circulation pipe. The lower circulation pipe is connected with a heat collecting plate to form a solar water heater with soft body heat collecting plate. The box is made of plastic plate. The layer is made of foam plastic.    USE - Solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The heater has simple preparation, fast water temperature ascension and better thermal insulating effect, saves the energy, and reduces the energy consumption. The heater is easy to obtain the material and convenient to produce, popularize and use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a solar water heater.
NOVELTY - The device has a transparent plastic cover provided at an outer side of an LED, and a basal edge connected with an opening of a semi-closed tubular battery compartment. A pin of the LED is provided with a flat strip electric conducting sheet, and a button cell is provided between an anode pin and a cathode pin of the LED. An insulating sheet and button cell are clamped in a middle part of the anode pin and cathode pin of the LED. An end of the insulating sheet passes through a through groove on a basal surface or side wall of the battery compartment and is outwards extended to form a handle.    USE - LED light emitting device for luminous candy and luminous toy.    ADVANTAGE - The device is simple in structure, convenient to use and inexpensive.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an LED light emitting device.
NOVELTY - The flash lamp has a direct-current power supply unit (2) for supplying power to a solar battery board (1). The direct-current power supply unit is electrically connected with a flash oscillating unit (3), a LED voltage boost driving unit and a LED lamp. The flash oscillating unit and the LED voltage boost driving unit are electrically connected with control units. A low-voltage high-speed complementary metal oxide semiconductor digital logic integrated circuit consuming little power is used in the control unit, flash oscillating unit and LED voltage boost driving unit    USE - Solar LED flash lamp for use on a guardrail.    ADVANTAGE - The design of the lamp reduces the production cost of the lamp and enables using the the solar energy in a better manner. The lamp saves the energy and has warning function.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar LED flash lamp.    Solar battery board (1)    Direct-current power supply unit (2)    Flash oscillating unit (3)
NOVELTY - The transformer has a machine body having coil windings sleeved on an iron core. A tank body includes an oil tank and a tank cover. Transformer oil is poured in the tank body. The iron core adopts amorphous alloy belt materials and is in a four-frame five-column structure. The coil windings are arranged in rectangular structures and composed of a high voltage winding and a low voltage winding. The machine body is mounted in the tank body and immersed in the transformer oil. A dry air layer is placed between an oil level and the tank cover.    USE - Amorphous alloy thirty five kilovolt oil immersed transformer for solar generation.    ADVANTAGE - The transformer can reduce the idle load consumption with more reliable operation, safety and durable in use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an amorphous alloy thirty five kilovolt oil immersed transformer.
NOVELTY - The battery has a battery main body (1) provided with a built-in metal connecting seat (3). A metal contact sheet (4) is installed on a moving plastic frame (2) and connected with a metal connecting piece (5) via a conducting wire (6). The metal connecting piece and the built in metal connecting seat form separable bonding.    USE - Mobile phone battery.    ADVANTAGE - The size and shape of the moving plastic frame are changeable according to the actual demand. The battery can be continuously used as an ordinary battery, and can be connected with different standard connection terminals according to the market demand. The battery can be connected with the matched external lead wires and the pole pieces via various standard connection terminals, thus realizing the required use of the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a mobile phone battery.    Battery main body (1)    Moving plastic frame (2)    Built-in metal connecting seat (3)    Metal contact sheet (4)    Metal connecting piece (5)    Conducting wire (6)
NOVELTY - The device has a luminous body, a speaker (1) and a printed circuit board. Christmas ornaments (3) are mounted on a base bracket. An amorphous silicon solar battery (4) supplies power to the Christmas ornaments mounted on an outer surface of the base bracket. A pendulous apparatus is mounted inside the base bracket. A power input end of the apparatus is electrically connected with the battery. A rotary shaft is connected with the power outlet end of the apparatus, and drives the Christmas ornaments to rotate continuously.    USE - Christmas decorating device for being driven by a solar energy faint light.    ADVANTAGE - The amorphous silicon solar battery supplies power to the Christmas ornaments mounted on the outer surface of the base bracket, thus saving energy and protecting environment, and automatically and continuously rotating the Christmas ornaments for 360 degrees, and hence greatly increasing the observation effect of the Christmas ornaments.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The Christmas ornaments are Christmas trees with hollow stems and Christmas leaves mounted on the stems and made of the light-guide fiber wires covered by PVC plastic or rubber, and are Christmas rings or flower-shaped ornaments.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a Christmas decorating device.    Speaker (1)    Plate (2)    Christmas ornaments (3)    Amorphous silicon solar battery (4)    Hollow stems (5)
NOVELTY - The equipment has a solar energy vacuum lighting heat collection room connected with a heat absorption tube. The heat absorption tube is connected with a heat and water energy exchanger by a material heater material duct. A water inlet of the heat and water energy exchanger is connected with an inferior sluice reservoir. A water outlet is connected with a superior sluice reservoir. A hydraulic turbine water inlet of a hydraulic generator unit is connected with the superior sluice reservoir. A dorsal water pipe is connected with the inferior sluice reservoir.    USE - Peak modulation technique performing equipment for water pump energy storage electricity generation.    ADVANTAGE - The equipment stores the solar energy, and achieves peak modulation of electric web without consuming the electric energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a peak modulation technique performing equipment.
NOVELTY - The tile has solar cell elements arranged on an encapsulation material placed on a base board. A printed circuit board is provided between the encapsulation material and the base board. A luminous source e.g. LED, is installed around the printed circuit board. The encapsulation material, a cover and an integrated core component are placed on the solar cell elements, where inside of the solar tile becomes vacuum when the cover is covered. The cover is made of toughened glass or lucid resin. The base board contains toughened glass, floor slab, chinaware or metal plank stuff.    USE - Solar tile for a building.    ADVANTAGE - The luminous source is installed around the printed circuit board, and the encapsulation material, the cover and the integrated core component are placed on the solar cell elements, where inside of the solar tile becomes vacuum when the cover is covered, thus providing the solar tile with heat insulation property, water-proof property, fire-proof property, and electricity and shine generation function, installing the solar tile rapidly, and increasing the energy output by 15-30 percentage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The solar cell contains crystalline silicon or amorphous silicon. The encapsulation material is made of vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate or lucid epoxide resin.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a solar tile.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The tile has solar battery components arranged on a closing material in turn on a base board i.e. toughened glass, cement board, ceramic or metal plates. A printing circuit scaleboard is located between the closing material and the base board. A covering board i.e. toughened glass or transparent colophony, collects as a nuclear part and brings out to anode and cathode link lines for extracting vacuum covered with the covering board. The solar battery components are made of crystalline silicon or non-crystalline silicon.    USE - Vacuum tile.    ADVANTAGE - The vacuum tile has heat insulation, waterproof and fireproof functions. The tile is convenient and fast to install, convenient for multi purpose solar energy and construction, and increases power supply amount from about to 15 to 30 percentages.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a vacuum tile.
NOVELTY - The battery has plastic tract i.e. container, whose bottom is provided with a via hole. A side of a canister is fixed into the plastic tract. A steel rivet is connected with the side of the canister compactly though the via hole. An arcpower lead is fixed on the bottom of plastic tract and contacted with the rivet.    USE - Complete leakproof battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery avoids the dosage of zinc matching with the dosage of manganese dioxide of anode, thus saving seventy percent of zinc, reducing the cost of the battery and saving energy. The battery avoids the electrochemical reaction and chemical reaction, and prevents the cadmium as inhibitor of zinc and avoids the local action and leakage of liquid, thus avoiding pollution of the battery and ensuring more safety.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a complete leakproof battery.
NOVELTY - The structure has a heat tube (3) installed inside a glass vacuum tube (1). A copper cap (2) is sleeved over the heat tube by welding. A plastic bushing (4) with a hole matching with the copper cap is installed inside of the glass vacuum tube in a sealing way. The heat tube passes through the hole of the plastic bushing, which includes a supporting part placed inside of the copper cap and a clasp shaped connection part. The clasp shaped connection part is assembled on the mouth of the glass vacuum tube in a sealing way.    USE - Heat tube connection structure for a vacuum heat tube.    ADVANTAGE - The structure is rational and simple, and ensures the sealing connection between the heat tube and the glass vacuum heat tube to be maintained. The structure is utilized to prevent the water leakage, and helpful for reducing fault rate of the solar water heater to use the heater smoothly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a heat tube connection structure.    Glass vacuum tube (1)    Copper cap (2)    Heat tube (3)    Plastic bushing (4)
NOVELTY - The device (1) has a carriage (3) provided with two wheels (4) and an electric energy accumulator. A coupling unit (7) is coupled to a vehicle (2). Two electric motors provided in the carriage are powered by the electric energy accumulator. A photovoltaic panel (8) is utilized to recharge the electric energy accumulator. Power control elements are arranged on the top of a body, where the height of the body is in the range of 260-300 mm. The body is made of polyester. Length of a plate is in the range of 590 and 610 mm.    USE - Electric propulsion device for a vehicle i.e. bicycle.    ADVANTAGE - The device can be easily adapted to different types of vehicles. The device can be assembled and disassembled easily and conveniently. The device allows charging of batteries without connecting to a network. The device avoids unnecessary wastage of energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an electric propulsion device.    Electric propulsion device (1)    Vehicle (2)    Carriage (3)    Wheels (4)    Coupling unit (7)    Photovoltaic panel (8)
NOVELTY - The device has a signal receiver (6), a micro-processor and a control circuit (3) of a pulse width modulation (PWM) electrically connected to a function key and an LED display (2). The signal receiver, the micro-processor, the control circuit of the PWM and a remote control emitter (5) form a controller. A heating entity (4) is formed by clothing heating modules. An electrical source configuration (1) is formed by polymer lithium batteries or nickel-hydrogen batteries that are connected to the controller.    USE - Clothing heating device.    ADVANTAGE - The device utilizing a control mode for adjusting temperature is simple and direct, and has multi-level temperature adjustment. The remote control emitter adjusts temperature of clothing easily by holding the remote control emitter. The device makes clothing to increase temperature for long time to build warm feeling to a body adequately.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a clothing heating device.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Electrical source configuration (1)    LED display (2)    Control circuit (3)    Heating entity (4)    Remote control emitter (5)    Signal receiver (6)
NOVELTY - The cell (1) has an anode contact strip (2) placed on an anode, and an insulation ring-strip (3) placed on the anode contact strip. A cathode of the cell is provided with an insulation strip (4), an insulation ring (5), a protection board (6) and a cathode contact strip (7), where the cathode contact strip is connected with a cathode output side of the protection board. A side of an anode connection strip is connected with the anode contact strip. A mouth is formed on two sides of a protection layer, and the anode contact strip and the cathode contact strip are placed on the mouth.    USE - Cylindrical lithium 18650 type cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell is simple in structure. The encapsulation structure of the cell is improved, and the cell can be utilized as a common alkalescence dry cell on an electron equipment.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The cell is provided with an insulation protection layer i.e. 0.08-0.15 mm PVC insulation bakelized paper.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a cylindrical lithium 18650 type cell.    Cylindrical lithium 18650 type cell (1)    Anode contact strip (2)    Insulation ring-strip (3)    Insulation strip (4)    Insulation ring (5)    Protection board (6)    Cathode contact strip (7)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has an optical lens groupware comprising a Fresnel lens that is placed on a spreading path emitted by a light source, where the light source includes a LED. A chargeable polymer lithium battery is electrically coupled with the light source to provide electrical energy for the light source. A protective glass protects the lens. The light source, the optical lens groupware, and the battery form an integrated structure. Two sides of the cassette connecting piece are fixed with jacket band connecting pieces. A methane warning circuit is connected to the battery.    USE - Illuminating apparatus i.e. safety lamp (claimed), for use in mine.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus is small in size, light in weight, easy to carry and safe to use, and has cramped construction.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an illuminating apparatus.
NOVELTY - The solar spike light has a solar cell (2) that is set on the front side of a crust (1). A LED light (6) is installed under a light transmission board (4) which is set on a front bevel. A circuit board is set in the crust under the solar cell. An output port of a constant-current driving circuit is connected with the LED light and the solar cell. An energy storing device (5) is connected with an input port of a microcomputer controlling circuit.    USE - Solar spike light for road sign.    ADVANTAGE - The structure of the solar spike light can be made simple, and the service life of the solar spike light can be increased reliably. The solar spike light can be used conveniently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the solar spike light.    Crust (1)    Solar cell (2)    Light transmission board (4)    Energy storing device (5)    LED light (6)
NOVELTY - The concentrator has a bakelite frame provided in a bowl shaped frame, and a plug groove formed at the bakelite frame. A lens sheet is inserted into the plug groove. A fixing axis passes through center of the bowl shaped frame. A multi-crystalline sheet is placed at the fixing axis of a lens concentrating place of the bowl shaped frame. A sunlight tracing device is placed at a bottom end of the concentrator and fixed at a bottom base.    USE - Solar energy concentrator.    ADVANTAGE - The concentrator has simple structure and better light condensation performance, and is inexpensive and convenient to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar energy concentrator.
NOVELTY - The controller has overflow pipe (3) whose ends are connected to floating tank (22) and water tank (2). The lower end of discharge pipe (4) is connected to discharge valve (6). The ends of communicating pipe (7) are connected to water pipe (1) and discharge pipe. The pressure release and entrance columns (15,14) and pressure accommodating disk (13) are provided on sealed structure (12). A slip tube (17) comprising spring (21) and steel column (20), is provided in concave cavity (23) in which ringed floater (24) moves along upward and downward directions.    USE - Water discharge controller for solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The need for electric power source can be eliminated. The water discharge controller can be operated safely and conveniently. The turn ON and OFF of water valve can be performed automatically. The service life of the water discharge controller can be prolonged. The water leakage form the solar water heater can be avoided. The structure of the solar water heater can be simplified. The manufacturing cost of the solar water heater can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the water discharge controller. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Water pipe (1)    Water tank (2)    Overflow pipe (3)    Discharge pipe (4)    Discharge valve (6)    Communicating pipe (7)    Sealed structure (12)    Pressure accommodating disk (13)    Pressure entrance column (14)    Pressure release column (15)    Slip tube (17)    Steel column (20)    Spring (21)    Floating tank (22)    Concave cavity (23)    Ringed floater (24)
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic device (10) comprises direct metal-to-glass bond moisture barrier (11).    USE - As photovoltaic device (claimed) useful in solar panel.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic device has improved moisture barrier configurations. The photovoltaic device comprises a direct transparent layer and a back side layer contact at its perimeter. There is no intermediate material between the transparent layer and the back side layer. This arrangement removes the cost of having an intermediate material used for moisture barrier and adhesive properties. Removal of this material also reduces the cost to build the device and increases production throughput.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of forming the photovoltaic device involving forming a solar module with direct metal-to-glass bond moisture barrier around an entire perimeter of the solar module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a cross-section of one type of glass-foil photovoltaic device.    Photovoltaic device (10)    Moisture barrier material (11)    Upper transparent layer (12)    Back side layer (14)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell has laminated structure having membrane electrode assembly comprising anode catalyst layer arranged on one side of electrolytic membrane and cathode catalyst layer arranged on other side of electrolytic membrane. The laminated structure is arranged between two separators (8). Inflow channel (8x) and outflow channel for conducting reaction gas with respect to laminated structure, are provided in the surface of separator (8). The upstream region (X1) of the inflow channel is deeper than the downstream region (Y1) of the inflow channel.    USE - Fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell for domestic cogeneration system, motor vehicle, and electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The drying of membrane electrode assembly can be prevented and the occurrence of flooding can be suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the separator with inflow channel.    Separator (8)    Inflow channel (8x)    Upstream region of inflow channel (X1)    Downstream region of inflow channel (Y1)
NOVELTY - An alkaline dry battery has a hollow cylinder-like positive electrode (2), a negative electrode (3) arranged in the hollow portion of positive electrode, a separator (4) arranged between the electrodes, and an alkali electrolyte solution accommodated in a bottomed cylindrical battery case (8). The negative electrode comprises a zinc porous component consisting of an aggregate of zinc fibers. The alkali electrolyte solution contains polyacrylate and/or polyacrylic acid (0.05-0.5 %mass with respect to mass of zinc in the negative electrode).    USE - Alkaline dry battery is used for portable audio-video equipment and electronic game machines.    ADVANTAGE - The alkaline dry has not only excellent high-rate discharge characteristics but also excellent middle-rate and low-rate discharge characteristics.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of the cross-section of the alkaline dry battery.    Positive electrode (2)    Negative electrode (3)    Separator (4)    Resin-made sealing board (5)    Battery case (8)
NOVELTY - The use of a film (I) is claimed as a backsheet or encapsulant in a photovoltaic module, where (I) contains (by weight) (A) 1-99 (preferably 10-75)% of a polyethylene selected from ethylene homopolymers and ethylene- alpha -olefin copolymers containing at least 80% ethylene units and (B) 99-1% of a polyolefin (different from (A)) containing a reactive function X selected from carboxylic anhydride and epoxide.    USE - The use of photovoltaic modules containing the films (I) is claimed for in production of electricity.    ADVANTAGE - Backsheets and encapsulants of (I) adhere well to other layers of the photovoltaic module; and show sufficient temperature-related thermomechanical stability to allow the production of modules with good UV resistance, heat resistance, water vapor impermeability, electrical properties and delamination resistance. The good properties of electrical insulation, water impermeability, tearing resistance and temperature resistance (e.g. during use at 100 degrees C or more, even in the absence of crosslinking and coupling agents) allow (I) to be used both as an encapsulant and a backsheet. (I) have (i) superior resistance to light and UV to ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer films, (ii) lower viscosity than ionomers at usual temperatures of use (thus facilitating module production) and (iii) lower cost than fluorinated polymers.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a photovoltaic module containing the film (I); and    (2) the production of the photovoltaic modules, by producing (I) and assembling the components of the modules, including (I) as backsheet and/or encapsulant
NOVELTY - An organic photoelectric transducer has a transparent substrate (1), an anode (2) provided on the transparent substrate, a cathode (6), an active layer (4) consisting of an electron donor and an electron acceptor, and a layer consisting of benzophosphole compound (I, II or III), provided between the active layer and cathode.    USE - Organic photoelectric transducer is used for photovoltaic power generation element, and image sensor used in copier and facsimile.    ADVANTAGE - The organic photoelectric transducer has high energy conversion efficiency. The cathode buffer layer has excellent film formability and heat resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An organic photoelectric transducer has a transparent substrate, an anode provided on the transparent substrate, a cathode, an active layer consisting of an electron donor and an electron acceptor, and a layer consisting of benzophosphole compound of formula (I, II or III), provided between the active layer and cathode.    R1,R2=(un)saturated 1-6C aliphatic hydrocarbyl, alkoxy, aromatic hydrocarbyl or aromatic heterocyclyl;    R3=n valent aromatic-hydrocarbyl residue or aromatic-heterocyclyl residue;    n=2-6;    a-d=carbon or nitrogen bonded with H or substituent;    E=O, S, selenium or tellurium;    M=transition metal atom;    L=ligand of transition metal atom M;and    m=integer which subtracted 1 from valence of M, and when m is 0, L does not exist.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the organic photoelectric transducer.    Transparent substrate (1)    Anode (2)    Anode buffer layer (3)    Active layer (4)    Cathode buffer layer (5)    Cathode (6)
NOVELTY - The picture frame has a hollow pedestal (1) whose hollow cavity is provided with a drawer (3). A top surface of the pedestal is provided with a flute (4), and a north (N)-pole magnet sheet (5) is arranged on the flute. A surface of an upper rim of a frame body (2) is provided with an illumination bulb (7), and a terminal of a stretching rod (9) is provided with a fan blade (10) that is made of a soft plastic sheet. The fan blade is fixedly connected with a motor rotation shaft in the stretching rod, and a motor is serially connected with a battery and a switch.    USE - Multi-functional picture frame.    ADVANTAGE - The drawer of the pedestal can be utilized by people to conveniently place objects. The picture frame can be placed in the flute on the top surface of the pedestal, thus avoiding overturning of the frame body. The surface of the upper rim of the frame body is provided with the illumination bulb, so that people can conveniently use picture frame in the dark period. The fan blade is provided at the end of the stretching rod in the flute on the surface of the rim at the side of the frame body, thus reducing the temperature in the summer season to relieve people from summer-heat conveniently. The picture frame is simple in structure, convenient to use, simple to manufacture and convenient for human health.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a multi-functional picture frame.    Hollow pedestal (1)    Frame body (2)    Drawer (3)    Flute (4)    North-pole magnet sheet (5)    Illumination bulb (7)    Stretching rod (9)    Fan blade (10)
NOVELTY - A wind power generating epoxy resin material comprises (pts.wt.) epoxy resin, diluting agent (5-20) and curing agent (25-45).    USE - A material used for wind power generating epoxy resin (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The material can be used for a long time, has low viscosity and good permeability at room temperature; facilitates production of wind power generating blade; and can be used at middle temperature for short time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A wind power generating epoxy resin material comprises (pts.wt.) epoxy resin, diluting agent (5-20) and curing agent (25-45). The epoxy resin is prepared by controlling mol ratio of bisphenol F (BPF) and epichlorohydrin (ECH) to 8/12, reacting for 4-10 hours, recycling ECH from reaction product, and refining with solvent to obtain epoxy resin product with viscosity of 2500-5000 Pa.second. The diluting agent is prepared by using dodecanol and epichlorohydrin at weight ratio of 1:2-8, adding into catalyst, and reacting for 4-25 hours at 50-200 degrees C. The curing agent is prepared by reacting 4-6C aliphatic diamine, butyl glycidol ether, phenyl glycidol ether and polyol glycidol ether at weight ratio of 1:1.5-5, for 2-10 hours at 30-100 degrees C.
NOVELTY - Preparation of wide absorbing material based on straight polymer, comprises dissolving dibromide monomer of compound A,D and distannanes monomer of 2,2'-bithiophene in 3 mL chlorobenzene under protection of nitrogen, adding 5% tetra-(triphenyl phosphorus) palladium as catalyst, back flowing, adding 1% bromobenzene (1 mol), and 1% 2-trimethyl tin-3-octyl thiofuran (1 mol), precipitating and filtering with 30 mL anhydrous methanol, carrying out Soxhlet extraction, extracting for 24-48 hours with 150 mL n-hexane, and vacuum drying.    USE - Method of preparation of wide absorbing material based on straight polymer used for organic solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method produces more than 60% yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Preparation of wide absorbing material based on straight polymer of formula (I), comprises dissolving dibromide monomer of compound A,D and distannanes monomer of 2,2'-bithiophene in 3 mL chlorobenzene under protection of nitrogen, adding 5% tetra-(triphenyl phosphorus) palladium as catalyst, back flowing for 48-60 hours at 100-125 degrees C, adding 1% bromobenzene (1 mol), reacting for 8-10 hours, adding 1% 2-trimethyl tin-3-octyl thiofuran (1 mol), stopping reaction after 1 hour, precipitating and filtering with 30 mL anhydrous methanol to obtain black solid, carrying out Soxhlet extraction for 24-48 hours with 150 mL acetone, extracting for 24-48 hours with 150 mL n-hexane, and vacuum drying.    m:n=10:1:8:2, 7:3, 5:5, 3:7, 2:8 or 1:10;    A=compounds of formulae (i), (ii) or (iii);and    D=compounds of formulae (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix), (x) or (xi).
NOVELTY - The generator has two speed changers respectively installed at two ends of a generator unit. A transformer is installed under the generator unit, and a transducer is installed on a shell at a front end or a back end of the transformer. The two ends of the generator unit, a fan blade shaft and the transformer are fixed with a current guide cover, and an electricity transmission line extends out of a hollow shaft of a stand. The current guide cover is made of plastic material.    USE - Wind-driven generator for an electric mechanism.    ADVANTAGE - The electricity transmission line extends out of the hollow shaft of the stand so as to transmit power to an electrical distribution facility. The generator perfectly utilizes wind power, so that generating efficiency is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a wind-driven generator.
NOVELTY - A paste composition contains fluoridation pitch dissolved in a fluorine-type solvent, and electroconductive carbon particles.    USE - Paste composition is used for manufacture of gas diffusion layer for polymer electrolyte fuel cell (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The gas diffusion layer of polymer electrolyte fuel cell manufactured using the paste composition has excellent water-repellent property, gas permeability and electroconductivity, and provides polymer electrolyte fuel cell having excellent battery characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of gas diffusion layer.
NOVELTY - The structure has a square hollow aluminum housing (8) for holding a lamp body (13) provided with a stainless steel faceplate (5) on an upper end. The stainless steel faceplate is placed above the aluminum alloy housing, and an upper surface of the structure is flush with an upper surface of the lamp body. A cavity comprises an outer wall of a battery holder (7), inner wall of a U-shaped transparent housing (4) and an upper surface of a cover plate (10) for the battery holder filled with an organosilicon sealant.    USE - Sealing structure for a solar intelligent floor tile lamp.    ADVANTAGE - The structure has better sealing effect, convenient installation and maintenance, and long service life. The structure has the landscape constructions in the open air.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a sealing structure.    U-shaped transparent housing (4)    Stainless steel faceplate (5)    Battery holder (7)    Square hollow aluminum housing (8)    Cover plate (10)    Lamp body (13)
NOVELTY - The greenhouse has a front eave provided with a hot curtain. The greenhouse is located at a northern side and faced to a southern side. The greenhouse is forwarded to western side at 5 to 15 degrees.    USE - Solar greenhouse.    ADVANTAGE - The greenhouse has a simple structure, low cost and good heat insulation effect, and can generate power and save energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar greenhouse.
NOVELTY - The bearing has an inner lane (2) and another inner lane (3) connected by a bolt (9). Outer surfaces of an outer lane (1) and two inner lanes are provided with corrosion resisting layers (10). The outer lane is a T-shaped structure. Upper and lower faces of an inner side of the outer lane are respectively provided with a row of channels. A small end face is provided with a mounting hole corresponding to a mounting hole of the former inner lane. Upper and lower parts of an inner radial surface are respectively provided with two rows of oil pouring holes and oil discharging holes.    USE - Bearing for a main shaft of a direct-driving type wind power generator set.    ADVANTAGE - The bearing has better sealing property, high reliability, long service life, compact structure, better lubricating property and flexible and stable rotation. The bearing can bear axially and radially combined load at same time, and has large overturning moment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a bearing.    Outer lane (1)    Inner lanes (2, 3)    Axial retaining rack (5)    Bolt (9)    Corrosion resisting layers (10)
NOVELTY - The heater has a heat collecting water tank (1) connected with a water storage heat insulation pot (8) via a pipeline, where the water tank is made of stainless steel. A heat insulation layer (4) is made of foaming plastic, and wrapped on a back side of the water tank. Water using valve (5) and water feeding valve (6) are arranged on the heat insulation pot. A right side of a shell (2) of the water tank is made of transparent material such as organic plastic or glass.    USE - Plate-type solar water heater for a sun-facing window of a high building.    ADVANTAGE - The heater is simple in structure and convenient to mount, and has enhanced heat insulation effect and anti-leakage effect.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a plate-type solar water heater.    Heat collecting water tank (1)    Shell (2)    Heat insulation layer (4)    Water using valve (5)    Water feeding valve (6)    Water storage heat insulation pot (8)
NOVELTY - The seat has a silicon gel ring connected with a stainless internal cylinder and a hot water pipe, where the stainless internal cylinder is filled with a plugging compound of polyurethane.    USE - Solar water charging and discharging connection seat.    ADVANTAGE - The seat is firm in connection, and prevents slipping of water pipe due to the pressure in an internal water tank. The seat prevents a sealing ring of the internal cylinder from being damaged.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar water charging and discharging connection seat in partial section.
NOVELTY - The body has a solar luminescent layer equipped with a storage battery with an inner controller, where the storage battery is connected with a controller that is connected with the solar component and an LED light guide plate. A solar luminescent layer is formed on an upper surface of a floor tile substrate. The solar luminescent layer, pattern layer and a transparent protective layer are uniformly formed in a packaging body i.e. resin brick body. The transparent protective layer is made of pressure-resistant glass. The pattern layer is made of paper and glue.    USE - Solar luminescent brick body.    ADVANTAGE - The body effectively utilizes the solar energy, solves the water proofing and pressure proofing problem, and has beautiful outer appearance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a solar luminescent brick body.
NOVELTY - The device has a heating pipe whose diameter is less than 10 mm. The heating pipe is placed in a collecting heater. A heat pipe water entrance is connected with an input electromagnetic valve. The input electromagnetic valve is linked with an input temperature detector and a frostbite preventing detector separately. A water exit of the heat pipe is connected with a hot water entrance of a heat insulating water tank. A cover plate is selected from one of an epoxy plate, a glass plate and a methyl methacrylate plate.    USE - Solar hot water device.    ADVANTAGE - The device is simple in structure, inexpensive, easy to operate, light in weight, high in solar utilization ratio, and wide in application range. The water tank is separated from the collecting heater, so that the device is easy to produce and install. The device pours out the water fastly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar hot water device.
NOVELTY - The battery has a seal ring provided on a space between a battery shell and a battery cover, and an electrode group rolled by an anode board, a partition and a cathode board. The space between the anode and cathode in an inner side of the battery is provided with a temperature controlling device. The device is provided on center or on side of the electrode group, where a surface of the device is made from an antisepsis plastic. One side of the device is connected with an anode battery tab or anode connecting piece and another side of the device is connected with the battery cover.    USE - Nickel-metal hydride battery.    ADVANTAGE - The temperature controlling device is cut off to cut off an inner circuit when the battery temperature rises to certain degree, thus eliminating the problem caused by high temperature while improving the safety of the battery. The battery has a wide range of application.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a nickel-metal hydride battery.
NOVELTY - The conditioner has a silicon solar energy board and a cabane machine that are located in a plastic shed link, where the silicon solar energy board is equipped on a top of a plastic shed. An electric energy is output to the silicon solar energy board and two poles of an accumulator link. The electric energy is output to an accumulator and two poles of an inverting supply power link. The electric energy is output to an inverting supply power, two poles of the air-conditioner link, a controller and an air-conditioner.    USE - Air-conditioner for a plastic shed.    ADVANTAGE - The conditioner prevents the pollution of the environment. The conditioner has a compact frame, aesthetic appearance, light weight, convenient setting and protecting function, and is an ideal fungible product. The air-conditioner is beneficial for plastic shed during the absence of electric energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of an air-conditioner.
NOVELTY - An electroconductive ink composition contains electroconductive particles and organic-type vehicle containing heat-hardenable resin composition, hardening agent and solvent. The electroconductive particles contain nano-silver particles having average particle diameter of 1-100 nm and flake-shaped electroconductive particles having average flake diameter of 0.1-3 mu m. The content of flake-shaped electroconductive particles is higher than content of nano-silver particles.    USE - Electroconductive ink composition is used for forming collector electrode of photovoltaic cell and for forming lead wire of solar cell module (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The collector electrode of photovoltaic cell formed using electroconductive ink composition has excellent reliability and heat resistance. Since lead wire formed using electroconductive ink composition has low resistance, photoelectric conversion efficiency of solar cell module is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) photovoltaic cell; and    (2) solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows cross sectional view of photovoltaic cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    N-type single crystal silicon substrate (11)    Amorphous silicon layers (12,16)    Transparent electrodes (13,17)    Collector electrode (14)
NOVELTY - An electrical energy store (ESP1) comprises (i) at least one flat cell (Z1, Z2), with a flat cell body (ZK) bounded by two base surfaces (parallel to the cell body plane) connected by side surfaces (perpendicular to this plane) and (ii) a cooling device with a cooling element (KF) thermally coupled with a first side surface to dissipate heat from the cell via this surface.    USE - As an electrical energy store, specifically for a motor vehicle (claimed), especially for driving a hybrid or electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - An efficient arrangement is provided for optimizing thermal conduction in the energy store and inhibiting build-up of heat. In particular creation of hot-spots on the cell base is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) an energy store arrangement with an energy store (ESP1) as above and a cooling body (KK) acting as a heat sink for the cooling element (KF) and optionally a cooling plate (KB), the cooling body being thermally coupled with the cooling element and/or the cooling plate; and    (2) a motor vehicle with an energy store arrangement as above.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows schematic side views of the construction of an electrical energy store with a conventional cooling device based on heat transfer through a cooling plate only and with a cooling device according the present invention based on heat transfer through both the cooling plate and the cell base. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Conventional energy store (ESP0)    Energy store according to invention (ESP1)    Cooling plate (KB)    Cooling element (KF)    Cooling body (KK)    Prismatic flat cells, e.g. lithium ion cells (Z0, Z1, Z2)    Flat cell body (ZK)
NOVELTY - A protection circuit module electrically connected to a bare cell (110), has a FPCB including a circuit board body (122) and a terminal-forming portion (123) having the external terminals (123a-123c). A metal/injection molded synthetic resin support (126) is arranged below and coupled to the terminal-forming portion. The support is formed with a support surface (126c) to support the terminal-forming portion being spaced from the circuit board body.    USE - Secondary battery for portable electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The size of the secondary battery is reduced through the configuration of protection circuit module using the thin FPCB. The external terminals are not displaced, resulting in robust connection with a battery charger or external load, due to installation of the support for supporting external terminals formed on the FPCB. The numerous circuit elements mounted on the FPCB are positioned inside and protected by the support element. Hence, the safety of the protection circuit module is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the upper portion of bare cell of secondary battery.    Bare cell (110)    Circuit board body (122)    Terminal-forming portion (123)    External terminals (123a-123c)    Support (126)    Support surface (126c)
NOVELTY - The blade (1) has a turbulator (6) extending along a longitudinal axis (21) of the blade and to pressure and suction sides (2, 3). The turbulator has a constant asymmetric height in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis, where the height lies between 0.3 and 1 mm. The turbulator has valley-shaped parts that are arranged along the longitudinal axis. The turbulator has a coating that includes lacquer layers, a grit, an adhesive foil, a filling compound, a polymer layer and/or a plastic layer. The turbulator is arranged on the pressure side.    USE - Rotor blade for a wind turbine.    ADVANTAGE - The turbulator extends along the longitudinal axis of the blade and to the outer surface, so that the noise generation at the rotor blade due to the laminar air flow of the rotor blade is prevented, thus increasing the service life of the turbulator. The turbulator has the constant asymmetric height in the direction transverse to the longitudinal axis, thus achieving efficient turbulator, so that laminar air stream in the turbulent air flow changes efficiently with different wind speeds.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic perspective sectional view of a rotor blade.    Rotor blade (1)    Pressure side (2)    Suction side (3)    Turbulator (6)    Longitudinal axis (21)
NOVELTY - The collector has a flat body whose inner side is provided with a light gathering plate (4) with a pipe joint (41), where the flat body is made of a high-density insulating material (3) i.e. polyurethane. Back and the four sides of the light gathering plate are inserted in the insulating material, and a flat glass (12) is spanned above the light gathering plate. A joint of the flat glass and the insulating material is provided with a glue coating layer (9) i.e. single-layer aluminum foil butyl tape, and a hollow space is formed between the flat glass and the light gathering plate.    USE - Integral seal formed heat collector for a solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The collector is simple in structure, and reduces utilization of spare parts and seal parts and provides ideal seal effect. The integrated insulating flat body has better seal-ability, and reduces sunshine gathering blocking phenomenon caused by the outside vapor that enters into the collector, thus providing stuffiness effect in the collector and coating the heat absorbing additive at the outside of the insulating material, and hence improving heat collecting performance, reducing corrosion, and prolonging useful time of the collector.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The outer surface of the insulating material is coated with a heat absorbing additive.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of an integral seal formed heat collector.    High-density insulating material (3)    Light gathering plate (4)    Glue coating layer (9)    Flat glass (12)    Pipe joint (41)
NOVELTY - The plate has a main body (1) whose top is provided with an upper collector cavity (2) and bottom is provided with a lower collector cavity (3). A middle part of the main body is provided with an exhaust pipe cavity (4). A water inlet pipe (5) and a water outlet pipe (6) are arranged on two ends of the main body. A side of the main body is provided with an independent pressure relief pipe cavity (7) parallel to the exhaust pipe cavity. Two ends of the pressure relief pipe cavity are respectively connected with the water inlet pipe and the lower collector cavity.    USE - Heat collecting plate.    ADVANTAGE - The plate has convenient connection and operation, full heat exchange and high thermal efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The surface of the main body is stuck with thermal insulation material i.e. polyurethane.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a heat collecting plate.    Main body (1)    Upper collector cavity (2)    Lower collector cavity (3)    Exhaust pipe cavity (4)    Water inlet pipe (5)    Water outlet pipe (6)    Independent pressure relief pipe cavity (7)
NOVELTY - The method involves uniformly mixing glue solutions, and poring the glue solutions into a glue dipping groove. A high-strength alkali free glass fiber is selected to wind an immediate tube shaft according to edited program until desired thickness of the immediate tube shaft is obtained. The wound immediate tube shaft is heated and cured, and a left end of a cured mold is detached from a combined mold. The immediate tube shaft is removed from the combined mold by a demolding device tube drawing machine.    USE - Method for manufacturing an intermediate tube shaft of a shaft coupling of a megawatt wind-driven generator.
NOVELTY - The module has solar battery elements partially fixed on a flexible circuit board and partially extruded from the circuit board, where the circuit board is made of glass, sapphire, quartz or plastic. An upper surface and a lower surface of the solar battery elements are, respectively provided with electrodes. Multiple conductors are utilized for connecting the electrodes to the circuit board to fix the solar battery elements. The solar battery elements are, respectively located on two electrodes on upper and lower surfaces.    USE - Solar battery module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar battery module.
NOVELTY - The module has a solar panel adhered to a flat plate heat absorbing fin by a heat-conducting insulating adhesive. The flat plate heat absorbing fin is integrated with a heat tube and a heat insulating layer, where the heat tube and the heat insulating layer are assembled on a shell. A section of the heat tube is perpendicular to laying direction of the heat tube, where a condensation section of the heat tube is inserted into a blind hole of a heat collection tube. Length of the heat collection tube is lesser than or equal to width of a rectangular photovoltaic building module.    USE - Rectangular photovoltaic power generating and heat collecting module.    ADVANTAGE - The module has power generation and heat collection functions.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a rectangular photovoltaic power generating and heat collecting module.
NOVELTY - Dye-sensitized solar cell comprises: (a) a lower substrate (100); (b) an upper substrate (150) spaced from the lower substrate, where the upper substrate has a light emitting surface facing the lower substrate and a light incident surface opposite the light emitting surface; (c) a dielectric (110) disposed on the surface of the lower substrate; (d) a semiconductor electrode layer (125) comprising electrode dots disposed on the dielectric; (e) a dye layer (130) disposed on surfaces of the electrode dots; and (f) an electrolyte (140) disposed between the lower and the upper substrates.    USE - The dye-sensitized solar cell is useful converting light energy into electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The dye-sensitized solar cell is capable of providing increased energy conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of fabricating a dye-sensitized solar cell comprising: (a) forming a dielectric on a lower substrate; (b) forming a semiconductor electrode layer comprising electrode dots on the dielectric; (c) absorbing a dye layer on surfaces of the electrode dots; (d) disposing an upper substrate on the semiconductor electrode layer; and (e) injecting an electrolyte between the lower substrate and the upper substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the dye-sensitized solar cell.    Lower substrate (100)    Dielectric (110)    Semiconductor electrode layer (125)    Dye layer (130)    Electrolyte (140)    Upper substrate (150)
NOVELTY - The assembly comprises a frame (108) surrounding and supporting each PV laminate (102) in a PV module. Several environmentally-protected electrical junctions (110) interconnect the PV laminates. Several electrical junction boxes are integrated into frame to protect the electrical junctions from environment.    USE - PV module assembly.    ADVANTAGE - Since several environmentally-protected junctions interconnect the PV laminates, the need of various jumper cables can be eliminated, so that the size of the assembly can be reduced while reducing the time and cost of installation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of PV module assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the frame-integrated electrical junction for PV module assembly.    PV laminate (102)    PV cell (104)    Frame (108)    Electrical junction box (110)
NOVELTY - The system has a rotatable centrifugal chamber for retaining a resin, where rotation of the centrifugal chamber reduces the amount of trapped gas bubbles contained within the resin. A vacuum source is connected to the centrifugal chamber, where the vacuum source applies a vacuum to the centrifugal chamber to assist in the reduction of the trapped gas bubbles. A thermal application device is in thermal communication with the centrifugal chamber, where the thermal application device can heat or cool the resin.    USE - System for degassing a resin containing trapped gas bubbles during fabrication of a wind turbine blade.    ADVANTAGE - The rotation of the centrifugal chamber reduces the amount of trapped gas bubbles contained within the resin, thus reducing, mitigating or eliminating the gas and air bubbles trapped in a multi-part resin system.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for degassing a resin.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective illustration of a degassing system.    Mixing chamber (100)    Mixer (110)    Inlet pipe (120)    Outlet pipe (130)
NOVELTY - The assembly has several photovoltaic modules (102) of which each is surrounded and supported by a frame (202). The several inner frames are arranged between individual photovoltaic modules in the array. The several pivot bearings are integrated into selected inner frame along single axis so as to provide distributed support for the array. The flange bushings of pivot bearings are made of metal or plastic.    USE - Photovoltaic array assembly e.g. solar collector assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The bearing retaining structure reinforces the frame such that smaller frame cross-section is utilized, thus overall cost is reduced. The frame integrated bearing enables reduced effort for the assembly of tracking solar structure in field. The flange bushings used as tracker pivot rotates array of PV module, to track diurnal motion of the sun, so that amount of solar energy is increased.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method of manufacturing photovoltaic array assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar collector arrangement.    Photovoltaic modules (102)    Pier (108)    Frame integrated with pivot bearings (202)    Pivot attachment (204)
NOVELTY - The energy storage device has battery cells which are connected to each other in series to form columns of battery pack (35) and defines two terminals (36,38) of the battery pack. The electrical connection between the battery cells is reinforced by an outer sleeve fitted to the outer casing of each battery cell. A silver epoxy is formed between the facing ends of the connected battery cells.    USE - Energy storage device for vehicles such as hybrid vehicle, series type hybrid electric vehicle, electric vehicle, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The battery cell performance efficiency is improved, and the size and weight of the storage system are reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for energy storage system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the isometric view of a battery pack assembly.    Rack (24a)    Bridge (34)    Battery pack (35)    Terminals (36,38)    Band (40)
NOVELTY - The blade (101) has inner cavity, and a flexible skin (201) assuming shape of an airfoil when the skin is inflated by inflation medium e.g. ambient air. Stiffeners or frame elements (401) are arranged in the inner cavity for maintaining the airfoil shape of the flexible skin. Each stiffener comprises stiffener caps that are separated from an inner surface of the flexible skin, where outer portion of the skin is coated by an UV protection layer and the flexible skin and the stiffeners are formed as an integral unit.    USE - Inflatable rotor blade for a wind turbine (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The blade is environment-friendly and safe to use, and can be manufactured in an inexpensive manner. The flexible skin can be prevented from being damaged due to environmental threats.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The flexible skin is made of a material comprising plastic foil, toughened polymer based fabric, polymer material, carbon fiber material or fiber glass epoxy material. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for forming a rotor blade of a wind turbine.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional perspective view of an inflatable rotor blade having stiffeners provided within a cavity.    Inflatable rotor blade (101)    Flexible skin (201)    Stiffeners or frame elements (401)    Central edge pressure chamber (402)    Trailing edge pressure chamber (404)
NOVELTY - The system (10) has a pair of shut-off valves (36a, 36b) positioned upstream and downstream to a fuel cell (12), and connected to the fuel cell through oxidant gas flow paths (c1-c5). An electronic control unit (ECU) (100) seals cathode by closing the valves after stopping electro-chemical reaction in the fuel cell and releases the sealed cathode by opening the valves after starting the electrochemical reaction in the fuel cell. Two valve lock sections (54) have lock pins lock for locking the valves in open state by engaging the lock pins with respective engagement blocks of the valves.    USE - Fuel cell system for use in a vehicle such as ocean vessel and aircraft.    ADVANTAGE - The system is provided with the valve lock sections with lock pins for locking the shut-off valves in open state by engaging the lock pins with the engagement blocks of the shut-off valves, so that the shut-off valves are maintained in an open state without consuming electricity, thus preventing lowering of power output efficiency of the fuel cell and maintaining the shut-off valves in the open state in a stable and reliable manner. The electronic control unit seals the cathode by closing the valves after stopping electro-chemical reaction in the fuel cell, thus reducing power consumption of the system. The system is provided with electrically-driven valve-driving sections having rotational driving source for driving the valves, thus eliminating the need for a complex air-pressure control system while ensuring simple and down-sized mechanism.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The fuel cell is a polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a fuel cell system.    Oxidant gas flow paths (c1-c5)    Fuel cell system (10)    Fuel cell (12)    Shut-off valves (36a, 36b)    Valve lock section (54)    Electronic control unit (100)
NOVELTY - The stack (300) has a pair of manifold components placed between structure components of a pair of end plates (310, 320), where a rigidity of the structure components is greater than that of the manifold components. A fuel cell (330) is arranged between the manifold components, and includes a set of flow channels connected to open and close manifolds of the corresponding manifold components. A pair of current collectors (340, 350) is arranged between the respective manifold components and the fuel cell. An external pipeline (360) is connected to each open manifold.    USE - Fuel cell stack i.e. polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell stack.    ADVANTAGE - The end plate structure components and the end plate manifold components are made of metal and polymer, respectively, thus forming the end plates with lightweight, high rigidity, good corrosion resistance, electrical insulation and stable chemical/electrochemical characteristics. The stack includes a layer of heat-insulating material applied to the end plate so as to reduce a heat conduction loss during operation of the fuel cells, thus maintaining stable performance of the fuel cells, and hence improving durability of the fuel cells. The assembling mechanism of the fuel cell stack provides a suitable and uniform clamping pressure, so as to reduce interface contact resistance of the fuel cells, thus improving performance of the fuel cells. The components of the fuel cell stack have simple designs, so that a fabrication cost of the components can be reduced. The components are easy to assemble, suitable for designs of all types of the fuel cell stacks, and convenient to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a fuel cell stack.    Fuel cell stack (300)    End plates (310, 320)    Fuel cell (330)    Current collectors (340, 350)    External pipeline (360)    Clamping assembly (390)    Load component (391)    Connector (393)
NOVELTY - The battery (100) has a protection circuit module (130) electrically coupled to a bare cell (110). A holder (120) is provided between the bare cell and the protection circuit module that includes a flexible printed circuit board (131) having upper and lower surfaces. A charging/discharging terminal (134) is arranged on the upper surface of the board and a protection circuit unit is arranged on the lower surface of the board. A holder is arranged on the protection circuit unit.    USE - Secondary battery for an electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The lower part of the holder is coupled to the bare cell, thus preventing pushing inward of a charging/discharging terminal of the protection circuit module when a terminal of an external device contacts the charging/discharging terminal even when thickness of the protection circuit module is reduced, thus smoothly coupling the secondary battery to the external device. A body supports the flexible printed circuit board, thus preventing the deformation of the printed circuit board. The battery utilizes a cap plate that is made of aluminum or aluminum alloy, thus improving welding property of the can. The protection circuit unit charges or discharges the bare cell, thus preventing the durability degradation, overheating and explosion of the bare cell by cutting off a charging/discharging path when the bare cell is in an overheated or overcurrent state.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a secondary battery.    Secondary battery (100)    Bare cell (110)    Holder (120)    Protection circuit module (130)    Flexible printed circuit board (131)    Charging/discharging terminal (134)
NOVELTY - The system (100) has mounting rails (108) for electrically coupling a photovoltaic (PV) module (120) to the output load. An insulating material such as resilient polymer is filled within a cavity formed in a frame. Two conductors are encapsulated within the insulating material, for distributing the power from the PV module to the output load.    USE - AC power distribution system for photovoltaic (PV) system mounted on roof of building.    ADVANTAGE - Since the conductors are encapsulated within the insulating material, the installation process of PV system is simplified.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for creating mounting rail for distributing generated power to the output load.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the power distribution system.    Power distribution system (100)    Roof (102)    Building (104)    Mounting rails (108)    PV modules (120)
NOVELTY - The wind turbine system includes a wind turbine blade (110) with an inner area that includes a hub attachment. An internal load bearing truss structure extends longitudinally outward from the hub attachment. An outer area is positioned longitudinally outward from the internal truss structure and is attached to the internal truss structure. The outer area also includes the blade tip and an internal load bearing structure which does not include the load bearing truss structure.    USE - Wind turbine system for generating wind energy.    ADVANTAGE - Achieves lower cost and lower weight wind turbine blades. Use of pultrusions reduces dimensional variations in the finished portions. Obtains a very efficient structural joint which can avoid the need for further structural reinforcement of the joint between spar portions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) manufacturing method for a wind turbine blade;    (2) a wind turbine blade;    (3) an apparatus for compressing precured composite material layers together for lamination; and    (4) an operating method for a wind turbine    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an isometric view of the wind turbine blade structure.    Wind turbine blade (110)    Blade sections (116b,116c)    Manufacturing assembly (801)    Second spar portion (871b)    Third spar portion (871c)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell (100) has a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) (110) comprising two separators (120,130). The separators comprise gas flow paths (121,122,131,132) that are arranged in alternative manner respectively. The area of lateral cross section of gas flow path (121) is larger than surface area of lateral cross section of the flow path (122). The direction of reaction gas flowing inside the gas flow paths (121,122) is different with respect to the direction of reaction gas flowing inside gas flow paths (131,132).    USE - Fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The sufficient quantity of the water content is maintained within the fuel cell, even if the reaction gas with low humidity is supplied inside the gas flow paths, so that water distribution is maintained uniform, and durability and high power density of MEA are maintained.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective view of the fuel cell.    Fuel cell (100)    MEA (110)    Polymer electrode membrane (111)    Separators (120,130)    Gas flow paths (121,122,131,132)
NOVELTY - The solar module has a covering layer made of a transparent material, a photovoltaic layer (3) and a base layer (9) made of fiber reinforced material. The base layer of fiber reinforced material is made of hard glass laminate. The covering layer made of a transparent material is a toughened-safety glass disk (1). The electrical connection of the photovoltaic layer takes place by copper foil.    USE - Solar module.    ADVANTAGE - The solar module has a covering layer made of a transparent material, a photovoltaic layer and a base layer made of fiber reinforced material, and hence ensures light weight, cost effective manufacturing and high efficiency of the solar module.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a solar module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross sectional view of a solar module.    Glass disk (1)    Transparent film (2)    Photovoltaic layer (3)    Reflection layer (8)    Base layer (9)
NOVELTY - The element (1) has side walls (20, 30) extending from a base section (10), and a rope-shaped or belt-shaped or chain-shaped retaining unit for fastening a building part e.g. attica, to a building. A passage (50) is accessible and extended by the retaining element, where the passage defines a passage direction (P1). The passage is openly formed in a direction away from the base section. Attachment devices are provided at free ends of the side walls to fasten and/or support power production modules, respectively.    USE - Retaining element for installation on a roof cladding and/or for holding a power production module e.g. photovoltaic module and solar collector (all claimed), used in a building.    ADVANTAGE - The retaining element is designed such that it is installed without a screw connection and without additional load directly on a roof cladding. The power production modules are fastened or supported, so that an air flushing between the retaining element and the power production modules is prevented. The rope-shaped or belt-shaped or chain-shaped retaining unit fastens the building part e.g. attica, to the building, without damage of the roof cladding, so that the retaining element is secured against slipping and/or against lifting due to wind forces. The retaining element is manufactured in a cost effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The element is made of a plastic, silicone, rubber, metal, wood or timber material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a horizontal sectional view of a retaining element.    Passage direction (P1)    Retaining element (1)    Base section (10)    Side walls (20, 30)    Passage (50)
NOVELTY - A peelable adhesive tape has an adhesion layer on a surface of a base film. The adhesion layer comprises an adhesive containing a rubber material (A) which is solid at normal temperature, a liquid substance (B) having crosslinking reference point in terminal and hardening agent (C) for crosslinking the liquid substance. The liquid substance with diameter of 0.2-20 mu m is dispersed in a bulk component of the rubber material after crosslinking.    USE - Peelable adhesive tape is used for apparatus for manufacturing solar power generation device, microelectromechanical system (MEMS) and circuit board.    ADVANTAGE - The peelable adhesive tape has excellent chemical resistance and masking effect with respect to chemical solution, and does not produce residue of adhesive with respect to to-be-adhered material after peeling.
NOVELTY - An information acquisition unit (10) acquires the porous structure information including porosity and air hole size distribution. A calculation unit (12) computes the number of allocation of the air hole for every air hole size, based on the acquired information. A determination unit (14) determines the position of air hole from the air hole which has bigger size, based on the number of allocation of the air hole. The granules of the porous structure model frame are positioned in the location except the positioned air hole.    USE - Production apparatus of porous structure model such as catalyst layer model containing granular carbon material used for fuel cells (both claimed). Can also be used in filter, electrical double layer capacitor, diffused layer, water repellent layer, etc.    ADVANTAGE - A porous structure model can be created easily based on the information regarding an air hole.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The size of the air hole is corrected based on the thickness of the ionomer formed in the interface of the air hole and the granule. An ionomer layer is formed to the outside portion of the air hole according to the thickness of the ionomer. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for porous structure model production method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the production apparatus of porous structure model. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Porous structure information acquisition unit (10)    Calculation unit (12)    Air hole position determination unit (14)    Production apparatus of porous structure model (50)    Production system of porous structure model (100)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell has an anode catalyst layer (3) provided on the upper surface of an electrolytic membrane (1), and a cathode catalyst layer (5) provided in the lower surface of electrolytic membrane. An anode gas diffusion layer (7) is arranged over the anode catalyst layer. A cooling water path (13) formed by the recessed portions (9a) of separator (9), is provided below the cathode catalyst layer. A porous structure (15) is arranged in the bottom surface of the recessed portion of separator, for supplying cathode gas.    USE - Fuel cell e.g. solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The water produced at the cathode side at the time of electric power generation of fuel cell is carried away with the cooling water flowing through the cooling water path, so that the occurrence of flooding phenomenon by the water produced in the side of cathode catalyst layer can be suppressed. The electric power generation efficiency of the fuel cell is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the fuel cell.    Electrolytic membrane (1)    Anode catalyst layer (3)    Cathode catalyst layer (5)    Anode gas diffusion layer (7)    Separator (9)    Recessed portion (9a)    Cooling water path (13)    Porous structure (15)
NOVELTY - A separator (7) comprises reactive-gas flow path formed on the surface of a separator base material (10), and has protrusions (13) containing porous component including electroconductive particles having particle diameter of 0.5-50. The protrusions has porosity of 65-90%.    USE - Separator is used for fuel cell (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to polymer electrolyte fuel cell, phosphoric-acid type-fuel cell, alkali-type fuel cell, solid-oxide fuel cell and molten-carbonate fuel cell for electric vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The separator is manufactured economically with improved electric power generation performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) fuel cell; and    (2) manufacture of separator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows perspective view of separator.    Separator (7)    Separator base material (10)    Fuel gas supply manifold (11a)    Fuel gas discharge manifold (11b)    Protrusions (13)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell has gas supply manifold which supplies reactive gas to gas flow path, and gas discharge manifold which receives reactive gas from gas flow path. The closed elements (34,35) are arranged in connector vicinity with gas supply manifold and in connector vicinity with gas discharge manifold respectively. The closed elements are provided such that the variation in resistance with respect to reactive gas between various paths is suppressed, when the reactive gas flows into gas discharge manifold through various paths.    USE - Fuel cell such as polymer electrolyte fuel cell and solid oxide fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The resistance variation in flow path of reactive gas can be suppressed, so that distribution of flow volume of reactive gas can be equalized. Hence, the electric power efficiency of fuel cell can be improved and the performance of fuel cell can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view showing the structure of closed element. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Linear convex portion (30)    Closed elements (34,35)
NOVELTY - A gas diffusion electrode (22) consists of gas diffusion layer base material (8) and electroconductive coating layer (6) in contact with the base material. A hydrophilic portion (8a) is contained in at least one portion of the interface of the base material and coating layer.    USE - Gas diffusion electrode for polymer electrolyte fuel cell used as power supply for mobile components.    ADVANTAGE - The gas diffusion electrode improves the power generation characteristics of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell, improves water exhaustibility, and suppresses flooding phenomenon and excess water discharge. The drying out of the gas diffusion electrode is suppressed effectively and the electrode is manufactured easily.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the gas diffusion electrode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the explanatory view of the gas diffusion electrode.    Fuel cell (1)    Polymer electrolyte membrane (2)    Electroconductive coating layer (6)    Gas diffusion layer base material (8)    Hydrophilic portion (8a)
NOVELTY - The electrode has electroconductive coating layer (6) that has permeation portion (6a) and coating portion (6b). The coating layer is formed on the surface of gas diffusion layer base material (8). The material is penetrated from surface by permeation portion penetrates at preset depth.    USE - Gas diffusion electrode for solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the permeation portion penetrates gas diffusion layer base material from surface of material at preset depth, the electric power generation performance of the gas diffusion electrode is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of gas diffusion electrode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view of the gas diffusion electrode.    Polymer electrolyte membrane (2)    Electroconductive coating layer (6)    Permeation portion (6a)    Coating portion (6b)    Gas diffusion layer base material (8)
NOVELTY - Gas diffusion electrodes (21,22) have three-dimensional micropores containing water repellent consisting of fluororesin. The electrodes are subjected to fluorine desorption process in the perpendicular direction of the electrode.    USE - Gas diffusion electrode for polymer electrolyte fuel cell used as power supply for mobile components.    ADVANTAGE - The gas diffusion electrode improves the electric power generation efficiency of the fuel cell, improves water exhaustibility, suppresses excess water discharge and flooding phenomenon, and is manufactured easily. The drying out of the electrode is suppressed effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the gas diffusion electrode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic cross-sectional view of unit cell of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    Fuel cell (1)    Polymer electrolyte membrane (2)    Fuel electrode catalyst layer (3)    Oxidizing agent electrode catalyst layer (4)    Gas diffusion electrodes (21,22)
NOVELTY - The electrode has gas diffusion layer (22) which has gas diffusion layer base material (8). Several holes (81) having large diameter and several holes (82) having small diameter are penetrated in base material in perpendicular direction. Several particles (83) having water absorption expansibility is provided in inner surface of hole having large diameter.    USE - Gas diffusion electrode for solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell used as power supply for moving object.    ADVANTAGE - Since several particles having water absorption expansibility is provided in inner surface of holes having large diameter, the drying out and over flow of water in solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell is prevented. The electric power generation efficiency of solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the gas diffusion electrode.    Gas diffusion layer base material (8)    Gas diffusion layer (22)    Holes having large diameter (81)    Holes having small diameter (82)    Particles (83)
NOVELTY - A water holding unit (75) absorbs the water vapor from anode gas. A water separator tank (71) stores the condensed water of water vapor contained in anode gas, which is connected with exit of anode for discharging water vapor through water separator to exterior of cell stack (2). The fuel gas is supplied to anode so that the anode gas flow path inside the cell stack is pressurized. The water vapor in anode gas is sucked and discharged out by water holding unit due to pressurization process.    USE - Polymer electrolyte fuel cell system mounted in vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The water vapor currently absorbed discharges from water holding unit and humidifies anode gas, hence the anode gas can be humidified efficiently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows view of water separator tank. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Cell stack (2)    Separator tank (71)    Cylindrical portion (72)    Space portion (74)    Water holding unit (75)
NOVELTY - The polymer electrolyte fuel cell has a separator and a gas flow path formation element that are positioned between cell configuration portions. The gas flow path formation element is made of carbon powder and binder in raw material. A porous plate (32) provided with several openings is located in a line with respect to gas flow direction.    USE - Polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the porous plate provided with several openings is located in a line with respect to gas flow direction, productivity of gas flow path formation element can be improved and production cost can be reduced. Gas leakage through the gas flow path formation element can be prevented and cross-sectional area of flow path can be decreased. Hence, performance of fuel cell can be enhanced and electric power generation can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic views of fuel cell during molding process.    Meshes (22,26)    Metal mold (30)    Porous plate (32)    Injection nozzle (36)    Water droplet (W)
NOVELTY - The battery (1) has cells (4) interconnected with each other in series and/or parallel, and a cooling plate (5) arranged on the cells. The cells with the cooling plate and an electronic unit (7) are arranged in a battery-housing (2). A battery component is arranged at pole end of the cooling plate, and is fully or partially enclosed by an electrically isolated protective layer. The protective layer is formed of heat resistance material, silicon, foam or epoxy resin. The electronic component is surrounded by the protective layer.    USE - Battery i.e. lithium-ion battery, for a vehicle with hybrid drive and a fuel-cell vehicle (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The battery component is fully or partially enclosed by an electrically isolated protective layer, so that the leakage of the gas in the battery is avoided, and hence the battery-components are safely protected from mechanical, thermal and/or environmental influences during vehicle accident without any short circuit, and overheating of the battery is reduced for ensuring continuous operation of the battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a lithium-ion battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a battery with a battery-housing and a battery-housing cover.    Battery (1)    Battery-housing (2)    Cells (4)    Cooling plate (5)    Electronic unit (7)
NOVELTY - The bar (1) has multiple LEDs (4) with different colors arranged. A transparent plastic shell (5) is arranged as a shell of the teaching bar. The LEDs with different colors are connected via electric wires. An end of an optical control system (2) is connected with the LEDs via the electric wires and another end of the optical control system is connected with a dry battery (6). A panel (3) is arranged on the optical control system. An optical control switch button (3-1) is arranged on the panel.    USE - Luminous teaching bar.    ADVANTAGE - The bar controls the LEDs with different colors to work, so as to attain the visual effect for stimulating students. The bar increases the learning efficiency time of the students, so that better teaching effect can be reached.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a luminous teaching bar.    Luminous teaching bar (1)    Optical control system (2)    Panel (3)    Optical control switch button (3-1)    LEDs (4)    Transparent plastic shell (5)    Dry battery (6)
NOVELTY - The toothbrush has a head (3) provided with an LED (4) on a surface at which bristles (2) are arranged. A battery (5) is assembled in a handle, and a switch (6) is installed on a surface of the handle. The LED is electrically connected with the battery and the switch through an electric conductor (8) tightly embedded between the head and the handle. The battery is electrically connected with the LED, and the circuit is provided with a booster circuit unit (7) located in the handle. The handle is equipped with a hollow containing cavity (9).    USE - Toothbrush for whitening teeth through cold light wave.    ADVANTAGE - The toothbrush is simple in structure and inexpensive, so that the users can perform phototherapy health care and light wave whitening on teeth while brushing teeth without the need for services of expensive dental beautifying institutions.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a toothbrush.    Bristles (2)    Head (3)    LED (4)    Battery (5)    Switch (6)    Booster circuit unit (7)    Electric conductor (8)    Hollow containing cavity (9)
NOVELTY - A nanoscale relief structure (256) is formed in the heterojunction device by embossing, where at least one of charge transport material includes organic charge transport material. Thus, manufacture of bulk heterojunction device having primary charge transport material (250) and secondary charge transport material (252) is performed.    USE - Manufacture of bulk heterojunction device used for manufacturing organic-based photovoltaic cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The bulk heterojunction device is manufactured by a simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) organic-based photovoltaic cell; and    (2) manufacture of organic-based photovoltaic cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a vertical cross-sectional view of embossed heterojunction device.    Charge transport materials (250,252)    Sawtooth pattern (254)    Nanoscale relief structure (256)
NOVELTY - Fabricating an IB-IIIA-VIA-group amorphous compound, comprises: providing a mixture solution comprising elements of group IB, IIIA and/or VIA; heating the mixture solution; filtering the mixture solution; and drying the mixture solution to acquire IB-IIIA-VIA-group amorphous powders.    USE - The method is useful for fabricating IB-IIIA-VIA-group amorphous compounds or precursor used for a thin-film solar cell (including IB-IIIA-VIA-group thin-film solar cell and polymer thin-film solar cell). The IB-IIIA-VIA-group amorphous powders are useful as a precursor for an IB-IIIA-VIA-group crystalline structure including IB-IIIA-VIA-group chalcopyrite structure. The IB-IIIA-VIA-group chalcopyrite structure is useful as a photoelectric conversion element of a thin-film solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method provides improved control on orientation and uniformity of the chalcopyrite structure thin-film when fabricating thin-film solar cells.
NOVELTY - Strengthening support comprises a coating composition on its surface, where the composition comprises a mixture (I) comprising at least a resin comprising epoxidized phenol novolac resin, epoxidized cresol novolac resin, polyepoxides based on bisphenol-A, epoxidized fluorenone bisphenols and/or polyepoxides based on bisphenol-F and/or triglycidyl isocyanurate, or epoxidized novolac resin, and at least a component that accelerates the hardening of the resin, and (I) is subjected to heat treatment and (I) is fixed on the surface of the strengthening support.    USE - The coated strengthening support is useful for the production of rotor blades for wind turbines in the aerospace and automotive engineering, and automobile- and ship- manufacturing process, where the strengthening support is in the form of fibers, scrims, nonwovens, and knitted or woven fabrics (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The coated strengthening support exhibits improved storage stability, drapeability and cuttings. The method reduces the processing cost, and shortens the process time (up to 50%), thus leading to a significant increase of productivity in terms of desired forms.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for producing the strengthening support comprising applying (I) on the surface of the strengthening support, subjecting strengthening support coated with (I), to a heat treatment, applying (II) on the surface of strengthening support coated with (I).
NOVELTY - The collector has a glass panel and a middle fixed plate between which two vacuum cavities are formed. A heat insulation supporting column penetrates a heat collection plate that is connected with the glass panel. A supporting block is positioned between the middle fixed plate and a back plate. A plastic protection film is formed on a surface of the glass panel. A buffer block is made of an elastic heat insulation material. The heat collection plate and the middle fixed plate are connected with each other.    USE - Double vacuum flat glass plate heat collector.    ADVANTAGE - The design of the collector prevents damage of the glass due to external force.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a double vacuum flat glass plate heat collector.
NOVELTY - The amplifier (1) has a box (2) with a dipole (3) that is arranged in a y-axis, where the box is made of plastic material. The box is connected to a vehicle battery for receiving multiple satellite signals (7), and the dipole is rotated towards a z-axis at an angle of 45 degrees.    USE - Unidirectional amplifier for a global positioning system (GPS).    ADVANTAGE - The amplifier has high performance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a unidirectional amplifier.    Unidirectional amplifier (1)    Box (2)    Dipoles (3-6)    Satellite signals (7)
NOVELTY - The method involves compounding vinyl ester and graphite powder to form bulk molding compound material. A set of reactive carbon nanotubes is modified by an acyl chlorination-amidization reaction based on weight of vinyl ester resin. The bulk molding compound material is molded to form a bipolar plate. The set of reactive carbon nanotubes is modified by reacting the carbon nanotubes with a strong acid to form acidified carbon nanotubes. An amidization reaction is conducted between acyl chlorination carbon nanotubes and a polymeric acid. A metallic net is embedded in the compound material.    USE - Method for preparing a fuel cell composite bipolar plate.    ADVANTAGE - The bulk molding compound material is molded to form the bipolar plate, thus preparing the fuel cell composite bipolar plate with high electrical conductivity, high thermal conductivity and excellent mechanical properties. The method allows the bipolar plate to have excellent flexural strength, impact strength, volume conductivity and interfacial contact resistance. The method enables reducing the number of bipolar products having defects due to insufficient flowability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph plotted between multi-walled carbon nanotubes and modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes.
NOVELTY - The cup (10) has a solar energy collector (1) fixed at a top part of a cover (20). A solar storage battery (2) and a solar heat accumulator (3) are respectively equipped with LEDs (4). A partition board (8) is arranged at a bottom part of the cover. An input end of the battery is connected with the solar energy collector. An output end of the battery is connected with a switch (5). An output end of the solar heat accumulator is connected with the solar energy collector. An output end of the solar energy collector is connected with a heat conducting screen (6) of a shell (11).    USE - Multifunctional cup for use during travel and camp.    ADVANTAGE - The cup is convenient to use and conveniently portable.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front sectional view of a multifunctional cup.    Solar energy collector (1)    Solar storage battery (2)    Solar heat accumulator (3)    LEDs (4)    Switch (5)    Heat conducting screen (6)    Partition board (8)    Multifunctional cup (10)    Shell (11)    Cover (20)
NOVELTY - N-alkyllactams are purified by contacting N-alkyllactams with carbon.    USE - Process is used for purifying N-alkyllactams useful for mixtures, films, membranes and coatings for electronic applications.    ADVANTAGE - The mixtures prepared from N-alkyllactams have improved color quality.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for mixtures which comprise N-alkyllactam and poly(vinylidenefluoride) (PVDF), where N-alkyllactam is purified by contacting with an adsorbent.
NOVELTY - The accumulator has an outer casing in which a fluid conducting line system is arranged. The line system has an inlet (5) and an outlet (6) that are guided from the outer casing. A heat accumulator medium is arranged between the line system and outer casing in a heat conducting manner with the line system. A support structure is arranged within the outer casing. The line system is formed from bendable plastic tubes (4) in sections, where the plastic tubes are supported at the support structure in sections. The tubes are designed as multi layered composite tubes.    USE - Latent heat accumulator for use in a floor or wall heating system and in a long-distance heating system to store heat. Can also be used for sanitary applications.    ADVANTAGE - The line system is formed from the bendable plastic tubes in sections, where the plastic tubes are supported at the support structure in sections, thus providing a reliable, durable and efficient latent heat accumulator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a line system with a support structure.    Upper cross-bearer (1)    Lower cross-bearer (2)    Bars (3a-3d)    Bendable plastic tubes (4)    Inlet (5)    Outlet (6)
NOVELTY - The system has a wireless alarm fixed within a car for sensing theft signal and transmitting alarming signal. A remote control is utilized for controlling the wireless alarm to shift between alarming and alarm-free states. A warning horn is utilized for receiving a warning signal transmitted from the wireless alarm for sending warning sounds to stop thief and warn other people. The wireless alarm is provided with a solar energy power supplying module and a lithium battery power supplying module for charging process.    USE - Solar energy full-wireless warning system.    ADVANTAGE - The system can completely depend on sunshine for work and charging the lithium battery. The system is environment friendly and convenient to use with less energy consumption.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a solar energy full-wireless warning system. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - Wind generating blade coating involves painting wind generating blade by more than two coats, where coating layer has different physical functions. Initial coating layer is undercoat layer which has better adhesion than the layer covering on the undercoat layer.    USE - Method used for coating wind generating blade (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The wind generating blade coating method ensures good adherence of undercoat layer on the wind generating blade and the coating layer covering on undercoat layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for preparing undercoat layer for wind generating blade, which involves:    (A) mixing solid bisphenol-A epoxy resin and liquid bisphenol-A epoxy resin;    (B) pouring the obtained mixture and organic solvent into a sealed reacting kettle;    (C) heating the mixture at 85-95 degrees C with stirring to dissolve solid epoxy resin completely;    (D) cooling the epoxy resin solution containing 55-65% of solid content;    (E) using the epoxy resin solution as a dispersing ground resin;    (F) mixing anti-settling agent, coloring agent, dispersant, anti-foaming agent and organic solvent mixture with the dispersing ground resin;    (G) dispersing the mixture and grinding it to make the paint;    (H) adding the flatting agent into the sizing agent to obtain composition-A;    (I) mixing composition-A, composition-B and solvent; and    (J) painting the undercoat layer on the base material of wind generating blade.
NOVELTY - An air battery contains ammonium chloride solution, potassium hydroxide solution, sodium hydroxide solution, alkyl imidazole chloride, or 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hydroxide as electrolyte. The battery has anion exchange membrane or polypropylene film for separating anode and cathode, and magnesium hydride or magnesium-based alloy hydride as anode active material.    USE - Air battery is used as power source for electric motor car.    ADVANTAGE - The air battery has high capacity, and is manufactured easily and economically without causing pollution.
NOVELTY - The system has a hollow curved mirror (110) with a thickness less than 5mm. A shield comprising a metal tape conforms to the convex side of the mirror. The metal tape is made of metal selected from the group containing aluminum, silver, gold, copper, steel and iron. The shield also has a polymer layer. The shield is thermally isolated from a photovoltaic cell (140). The conductance of the shield is greater than the conductance of the mirror.    USE - Heat conducting system for solar energy device.    ADVANTAGE - The shield protects the mirror from effects of concentrated solar radiation by reducing thermal gradients on the mirror, as the heat generated by the concentrated sunlight can be transferred from the mirror to the shield through direct radiation or thermal conduction to the underside of the mirror. Manufacturing cost is reduced as the volume of metal sprayed is reduced due to apodized edge of the metal tape.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for reducing the temperature differential over a portion of a concentrating solar mirror.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the solar energy device.    Hollow curved mirror (110)    Optical non-imaging concentrator (130)    Photovoltaic cell (140)    Receiver module (150)    Photovoltaic cell housing (170)
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic cell structure (20) comprises a substrate (21), a metal layer (22) formed on the substrate, a high resistivity layer (23) formed on the metal layer, a p-type semiconductor layer (24) formed on the high resistivity layer, an n-type semiconductor layer (25), thus forming a p-n junction, and a transparent conductive layer (26) formed on the n-type semiconductor layer. The p-type semiconductor layer comprises copper indium gallium selenium sulfur, copper indium gallium selenium, copper indium sulfur, copper indium selenium.    USE - Photovoltaic cell structure.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic cell structure uses a high resistivity layer to prevent electrical shorts between the transparent conductive layer and the conductive metal layer, and to increase throughput and reduce manufacturing material consumption. The photovoltaic cell structure can be manufactured easily and quickly by a simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A photovoltaic cell structure comprises a substrate, a metal layer formed on the substrate, a high resistivity layer formed on the metal layer, a p-type semiconductor layer formed on the high resistivity layer and comprising copper indium gallium selenium sulfur, copper indium gallium selenium, copper indium sulfur, copper indium selenium or comprising a compound of at least two of copper, selenium or sulfur, an n-type semiconductor layer formed on the p-type semiconductor layer, thus forming a p-n junction, and a transparent conductive layer formed on the n-type semiconductor layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the photovoltaic cell structure.    Photovoltaic cell structure (20)    Substrate (21)    Metal layer (22)    High resistivity layer (23)    P-type semiconductor layer (24)    N-type semiconductor layer (25)    Transparent conductive layer (26)
NOVELTY - The bracket (10) has a support portion (2) with inner surface (6) and outer surface (5). A flange (1) has a mounting region (9) having a non-conductive material, plastic, fiberglass extrusion and cross-linked polyethylene, where the flange is attached to an end of the support portion. Another flange (3) is opposite to the former flange, where the latter flange is connected to a photovoltaic array mounting framework. The latter flange has an opening configured to join the bracket to the photovoltaic mounting framework using a hardware connector (80) e.g. screw.    USE - Bracket for mounting a photovoltaic module e.g. frameless photovoltaic module and framed photovoltaic module, attached to a support structure such as roof, ground or a ground pad to receive light to generate electricity, of a photovoltaic array (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The mounting region of the flange has non-conductive material, thus reducing or eliminating electric field, and prolonging the service life of the photovoltaic module. The mounting regions cover and attach minimal portion of surface of the photovoltaic module, thus improving the efficiency of the module.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a photovoltaic array comprising a photovoltaic mounting framework    (2) a method for installing a photovoltaic module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial cross-sectional view of a mounting support for a frameless photovoltaic module.    Flanges (1, 3)    Support portion (2)    Outer surface (5)    Inner surface (6)    Mounting region (9)    Photovoltaic module mounting bracket (10)    Hardware connector (80)    Bracket-mounted photovoltaic module (100)
NOVELTY - The device (1) has a holding portion (2) e.g. fin (13), attached to a housing (3) for holding the device in user's hand. A lighting portion (5) i.e. LED (6), is affixed to the housing for producing light. A battery (7) in the housing powers the lighting unit. A cathode connects the lighting portion to a negative terminal (8) of the battery. An anode (10) connects the lighting unit to a positive terminal (9) of the battery. A button (4) is attached to the housing for activating the lighting portion, where the button is made of rubber.    USE - Pressure-actuated light device for magic shows.    ADVANTAGE - The holding portion allows a user to easily conceal the device in user's hand from third party while in use. The holding portion creates the appearance that light magically appears in user's hand and user's fingers.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a pressure-actuated light device.    Pressure-actuated light device (1)    Holding portion (2)    Housing (3)    Button (4)    Lighting portion (5)    LED (6)    Battery (7)    Negative terminal (8)    Positive terminal (9)    Anode (10)    Fin (13)
NOVELTY - A solid electrolyte cell has a primary layer (21) containing positive electrode active material particles, a secondary layer (31) containing negative electrode active material particles and a solid electrolyte layer (40) interposed between primary and secondary layers. The solid electrolyte layer contains sulfide solid electrolyte, excludes binder consisting of resin and is self-held through binding force of sulfide solid electrolyte. The solid electrolyte layer has thickness (40T) of 50 mu m or less and surface area (40S) of 100 cm2 or more.    USE - Solid electrolyte cell is used for vehicle and apparatus (both claimed). Uses include but are not limited to electric vehicle, hybrid vehicle, plug-in hybrid vehicle, hybrid rail vehicle, forklift truck, electric scooter, electric power-assisted bicycle, personal computer and mobile telephone.    ADVANTAGE - The solid electrolyte cell has reduced internal resistance. The vehicle comprising the cell has favorable running performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of solid electrolyte cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of solid electrolyte cell.    Positive electrode active material layer (21)    Positive electrode substrate (26)    Negative electrode active material layer (31)    Solid electrolyte layer (40)    Surface area (40S)    Thickness (40T)
NOVELTY - A protection sheet has clay film layer containing 80 weight% or more of clay component and having thickness of 1-1000 mu m.    USE - Sheet is used for protecting module of solar power generation system (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The protection sheet has excellent strength, flexibility, durability, gas barrier property, water vapor impermeability, heat resistance, flame retardance and electrical insulation, and reduced thermal expansion property. The module containing production sheet has improved durability. The solar power generation system containing module has excellent durability for long period of time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of protection sheet involves performing thermocompression-bonding of clay film layer and hydrophobic resin film layer; and    (2) method for protecting module, involves using protection sheet.
NOVELTY - The manufacturing method involves the use of a tank container thermosetter which heats the entire tank container which has an outer surface in which a fiber reinforced resin layer is formed. A bubble removal unit (230) physically removes the bubble produced on the surface layer of the tank container (10) during the thermosetting process.    USE - Manufacturing method for high pressure gas holder used in moving body e.g. fuel cell vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Enables effective prevention of bubble generation in a thermosetting resin. Intensity of the tank container is improved by winding the fiber which impregnates a thermosetting resin.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a manufacturing method for high pressure gas holder.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic of a structure of the thermosetting processing apparatus.    Tank container (10)    Thermosetting processing apparatus (200)    Base (210)    Partition (215)    Bubble removal unit (230)
NOVELTY - A nickel plated layer is formed on a surface of a titanium-type base material by immersing at least one portion of titanium-type base material containing unalloyed titanium or titanium alloy in a nickel plating liquid. The titanium-type base material is nitrided. A corrosion-resistant electroconductive film containing titanium, nickel and nitrogen as an essential element is formed on a surface of at least one portion of titanium-type base material to obtain a corrosion-resistant electroconductive material.    USE - Manufacture of corrosion-resistant electroconductive material used for separator of polymer electrolyte fuel cell, and electricity supply component.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of material having excellent corrosion resistance and electroconductivity. The separator formed using the corrosion-resistant electroconductive material has excellent workability and impact resistance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    Solid polymer electrolyte membrane (1)    Fuel electrode (2)    Oxidation electrode (3)    Separator (5)    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell (F)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell unit (1) has a pump (6) that adjusts supply amount of gas flowing through oxidant gas supply path (3). A pressure detector (7) arranged along oxidant gas supply path, detects the pressure of the gas while gas is supplied. A temperature detector (9) detects temperature of supplied gas. A controller (10) controls pump so that flow volume of gas is increased and discharges water along gas emission path (4), when detected pressure and temperature is less than specific pressure and temperature.    USE - Vehicle-mounted polymer electrolyte fuel cell unit.    ADVANTAGE - The water content retained in fuel cell stack, oxidant gas supply path, gas emission path and humidifier can be removed while operating the fuel cell unit, motive power of pump can be increased with simplified structure and power generation efficiency can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the fuel cell unit. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell unit (1)    Oxidant gas supply path (3)    Gas emission path (4)    Pump (6)    Pressure detector (7)    Temperature detector (9)    Controller (10)
NOVELTY - The polymer electrolyte fuel cell (10) has a cathode (60c) with a catalyst layer formed by a cathode electrode (50c) positioned between a cathode catalyst layer (30c) and a cathode separator (80c) for blocking gas flow through a gas flow path (121). The cathode electrode is wound by a wire (102) of an electroconductive coil (100) and is equipped with a contact portion (111) that contacts the cathode catalyst layer and a contact portion (112) that contacts the cathode separator.    USE - Polymer electrolyte fuel cell for use in vehicle (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The gas flow in the gas flow path is made constant while reducing pressure loss of gas flow path since gas can be supplied to electrode catalyst layer through the wires wound on the cathode electrode. Hence, gas is diffused efficiently and sufficient gas supply function is ensured. High output can be achieved as a result of electrochemical reaction while reducing cell resistance since electroconductivity between electrode catalyst layer and separator is ensured by the cathode electrode. The utilization area of electrode catalyst area can be expanded and the cell voltage is increased.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show sectional view of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell and expanded view of surrounding region.    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell (10)    Cathode catalyst layer (30c)    Cathode electrode (50c)    Cathode (60c)    Cathode separator (80c)    Electroconductive coil (100)    Wire (102)    Contact portion (111,112)    Gas flow path (121)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell system has an anode gas exhaust manifold (62) that collects anode gas discharged from an anode and a water separator tank (71) stores condensed water of water vapor in the anode gas. Gas discharge valve (11) discharges impure gas, which is connected to one end (62b) of exhaust manifold. Fuel gas to the anode is supplied by pressurizing anode gas flow path in the cell stack (2).    USE - Polymer electrolyte fuel cell system mounted in vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Since impure gas is discharged through gas discharge valve connected to one end of exhaust manifold, evaporation and diffusion of condensed water in the water separator tank can be accelerated by providing gas flow to the manifold after discharging impure gas hence anode gas can be humidified efficiently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the fuel cell stack. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Cell stack (2)    Gas discharge valve (11)    Anode gas exhaust manifold (62)    End of exhaust manifold (62b)    Water separator tank (71)
NOVELTY - The blade has three trailing edge flaps (20a-20c) defining a hinge along a hinge line (22), about which each flap is movable. Multiple slots (30) are formed along the hinge line, where the slots are filled with a soft deformable material e.g. silicone rubber. An upper surface (21) of each flap is an extension of a blade surface. Each flap comprises multiple areas of strengthening around the slots. A skin of each flap extends across the hinge line and is continuous over the blade surface. The slots are evenly spaced along the hinge line that is curved.    USE - Wind turbine rotor blade for a wind turbine (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The slots are formed along the hinge line and are filled with the soft deformable material, thus preventing the flap from popping-up when the blade is bending in a flap-wise direction, and hence allowing smooth deployment of the flap.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a wind turbine comprising a rotor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a section of a blade and flap.    Leading edge (16)    Trailing edge (18)    Trailing edge flap (20a)    Upper surface (21)    Hinge line (22)    Surface (24)    Slots (30)
NOVELTY - The unit has a battery cell body surrounded by a foil system, where the unit is designed in a square shape. The foil system has a gluing substance or adhesive aluminum-battery pouch foil for adhesion of the cell body with cooling components in an area-wise at an adhesive side that is turned away from the cell body, where the cooling component is designed as an aluminum plate and provided with cooling fins. The adhesive pouch foil is covered by a separation foil and utilized as a moisture barrier. The foil system has plastic layers on sides of the adhesive pouch foil.    USE - Energy storage unit i.e. battery system, for supplying an electrical energy for driving a hybrid vehicle i.e. plug-in hybrid vehicle, or electrical vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The foil system has the gluing substance or adhesive aluminum-battery pouch foil for adhesion of the cell body with cooling components in a secure, simple and bubble-free manner, thus achieving increased cooling efficiency required for the energy storage unit, reducing the load of the energy storage unit and manufacturing the battery system in an economical and compact manner. The inner plastic layer is designed in a resistive manner against aggressive surrounding area in the inner side of the cell body. The plastic layer has good heat sealing characteristics for closing the cell body.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing the energy storage unit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows front and cross sectional views of a cell body with an adhesive foil and cooling body. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves providing carbon particles e.g. graphite particles and/or carbon nano tubes. A silicon precursor i.e. silane mixture, is applied onto a surface of the carbon particle. The silicon precursor is thermally broken down to form metal silicon at a temperature ranging between 300 degree Celsius and 600 degree Celsius. The precursor is contained with silane e.g. oligomeric silane and polymeric silane. An average weight of the silane mixture lies between 500 and 5000. An average particle size of the carbon particles is in a range between 10 micrometers and 100 micrometers.    USE - Method for manufacturing an electrochemical active material i.e. silicon-carbon-composite material, for a negative electrode of an electrochemical element (all claimed) e.g. rechargeable lithium-ion-battery and rechargeable lithium-polymer-battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides the electrochemical element with high energy density.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an electrochemical active material including carbon particles.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical representation illustrating a comparison of cycles stability of an electrode with a silicon-carbon-composite material as an active material and an electrode including a graphite material as an active material based on charging and discharging cycles.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - A double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape (1) has acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive layer containing bubbles and/or hollow microspheres. The frictional force which is stress applied when a sample of 2 cmx 2 cm in size having a 30 g load fixed at least on one side of the acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is pulled on an aluminum plate in a horizontal direction at a speed of 300 mm/minute is 0.01-1.0 N/cm2.    USE - Double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape used for solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape has excellent adhesiveness, processability and workability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape used for solar cell module.    Acrylic pressure sensitive additive layer (1)    Porous screen (2)
NOVELTY - The windmill has main portion (1) comprising blade (12) that is attached to outer periphery of the rotatable hollow shaft (11) comprising several sheets. A motor (2) is connected with the hollow shaft. A light emitting structure (3) is provided with LED light source (31) which is arranged in the hollow shaft and transparent synthetic resin wire (32) that is arranged ahead of the LED light source.    USE - Portable windmill used for generating power for illumination of headlight of bicycle.    ADVANTAGE - The illumination effect of the headlight is improved and the cost is reduced as energy is generated using windmill. The installation and maintenance of the windmill are improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the portable windmill. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Main portion (1)    Motor (2)    Light emitting structure (3)    Hollow shaft (11)    Blade (12)    LED light source (31)    Synthetic resin wire (32)
NOVELTY - The battery (1) has a set of battery cells (2) that are parallelly and/or serially and electrically connected with each other, and a cooling device for cooling the battery cells. The cooling device has a heat exchanger i.e. cooling plate (3.5), that contacts the battery cells at contact points for heat exchange in an electrically insulated manner. The heat exchanger has a metallic base plate that is coated with an electrically insulated insulation layer (3.7) at the contact points, where the insulation layer is an injection molded layer made of plastic and ceramic fillings.    USE - Battery i.e. lithium ion battery, for use in a vehicle e.g. hybrid vehicle and electric vehicle (all claimed). Can also be used for a fuel cell vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The heat exchanger of the cooling device contacts the battery cells at the contact points for heat exchange in an electrically insulated manner, thus eliminating the use an additional electrically insulated component between the heat exchanger and the battery cells when electric voltage is applied at cell housing of the battery cells, and hence preventing short-circuit danger by the contact points of the battery cells. The prevention of the short-circuit danger by the contact points of the battery cells increases process reliability of the battery. The elimination of the additional electrically insulated component reduces the number of components of the battery, thus simplifying mounting of the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side perspective view of a battery with a set of battery cells and a cooling plate with an insulation layer.    Battery (1)    Battery cells (2)    Pole contact (2.1)    Upper side (3.1)    Lower side (3.2)    Metallic plate (3.3)    Cooling plate (3.5)    Electrically insulated insulation layer (3.7)
NOVELTY - The solar cell unit (1) has a solar cell (8), which has a photovoltaic active sandwich and a lens assembly (20), which partly covers the solar cell. The photovoltaic active sandwich has a structured, non-planar exposure surface. The lens assembly is made up of a plastic material.    USE - Solar cell unit.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell unit has a solar cell, which has a photovoltaic active sandwich and a lens assembly, which partly covers the solar cell, and hence ensures cost effective solar cell unit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross sectional view of a solar cell unit.    Solar cell unit (1)    Solar cell (8)    Carrier material (10)    Recess (15)    Lens assembly (20)
NOVELTY - An elongated solar cell unit (300) comprises a substrate; solar cell(s) disposed on the substrate; a transparent casing disposed onto the solar cells, and having two ends; and a first sealant cap (612) that is hermetically sealed to the first end of the casing.    USE - Solar cell unit for solar cell assembly (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell unit is waterproof.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a sealant cap that forms a waterproof seal.    Back electrode (104)    Top electrode (110)    Solar cell unit (300)    Filler layer (560)    Cap (612)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) strand. A portion of the CFRP strand is embedded into a concrete segment. Another portion of the CFRP strand is embedded into another concrete segment such that a third portion of the CFRP strand extends from the former segment to the latter segment. One of the former segment and the latter segment is displaced relative to the other, so that a tension is applied to the third portion of the CFRP strand. One of the segments is formed from an ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC).    USE - Method for fabricating a wind turbine tower (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method allows providing a non-corrosive reinforcement for the tower, so that the tower is fabricated with reduced thickness, thus decreasing overall weight of the tower, and enabling easy transportation of the tower to an erection site. The method facilitates increasing fatigue strength and tensile strength of the tower while decreasing diameter of the tower proximate a nacelle.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a wind turbine tower comprising a set of tower sections    (2) a system for fabricating a wind turbine tower section.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side elevation view of a wind turbine.    Wind turbine (100)    Tower (102)    Nacelle (104)    Rotor (108)    Rotatable hub (110)
NOVELTY - The patched rotor blade (200) comprises a prepared surface, an adhesive region disposed on the prepared surface, and a repair patch (210) disposed on the adhesive region which bonds the repair to the prepared surface to match the mechanical properties of the bulk of the turbine rotor blade.    USE - Patched rotor blade for wind turbine.    ADVANTAGE - Provides a repair that matches the mechanical properties of the bulk of the turbine blade, such that replacement of the entire blade, once damage to the spar cap laminate of the turbine blade is discovered, is not required, resulting in cost savings and increasing the useful life of the wind turbine rotor blade.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a method of repairing damage on wind turbine rotor blades; and    (2) a kit for repairing damage to a wind turbine rotor blade.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the spar cap of wind turbine rotor blade showing a patch.    Patched rotor blade (200)    Repair patch (210)    Spar cap laminate (222)    Shear webs (224)    Interior surface (234)    Exterior surface (236)
NOVELTY - The structure has a rechargeable battery arranged above a middle connecting bar of a frame. A pedal is arranged above the rechargeable battery, and a middle connecting bar of the frame is connected with a front end and a tail end of the frame. A side wall of the rechargeable battery is equipped with a ring of a steel hoop that is connected with the front end and the tail end of the frame. The middle connecting bar of the frame is made of flat iron material. A ring of plastic gasket is arranged between the steel hoop and the rechargeable battery.    USE - Battery mounting structure for a heavy loading electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The structure has better stability, and improves hardness of steel pipe and middle connecting bar, and increases mounting stability and soundness of the rechargeable battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a battery mounting structure of a heavy loading electric vehicle.
NOVELTY - The structure has a rechargeable battery i.e. lithium battery, and a circuit board arranged in a main body portion, and a solar panel connected to the rechargeable battery electrically. Two pivoting sides of an illumination portion are pivoted to two pivoting sides of the main body portion. LED lamps are connected to the rechargeable battery via an action switch i.e. switch button. The main body portion and the illumination portion are shaped as a reading lamp or a torch through a pivot of two connecting rods. The illumination portion is provided with rectangular plastic shell portions.    USE - Solar reading lamp and torch dual-purpose structure.    ADVANTAGE - The structure has convenient usage, portability, less energy consumption and environmental friendliness.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar reading lamp and torch dual-purpose structure.
NOVELTY - A fuel cell system has a fuel cell stack having lamination of several fuel cells, each comprising a fuel electrode (3) and an oxidizing agent electrode (2), which are arranged through an electrolytic membrane (1). The system has a supply amount control unit for controlling supply amount of fuel and/or oxidizing agent to fuel cell according to temperature of fuel cell. The supply amount of fuel and/or oxidizing agent to fuel cell is decreased with increase in temperature, and vice-versa, when temperature of fuel cell is changed.    USE - Fuel cell system. Fuel cell is used for digital camera, digital camcorder, mobile telephone, notebook personal computer, and electric vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell system stably enables supply of electric power, and prevents commutation of fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional schematic view of fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Electrolytic membrane (1)    Oxidizing agent electrode (2)    Fuel electrode (3)    Separator (4)    Thermal responsive component (5)    Oxidizing agent flow path (6)    Fuel flow path (7)
NOVELTY - A display device with photoelectric conversion capability comprises first substrate provided with first upper surface and first lower surface, second substrate provided with second upper surface and second lower surface, liquid crystal layer arranged between first lower surface of first substrate and second upper surface of second substrate, first polarizer arranged on first upper surface of first substrate, photoelectric conversion element, and second polarizer attached to second lower surface of second substrate.    USE - A display device with photoelectric conversion capability.    ADVANTAGE - The display device improves utilization effectiveness of incident light. The brightness of display of device is not reduced, and thickness of display device is not increased.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A display device with photoelectric conversion capability comprises first substrate provided with first upper surface and first lower surface, second substrate provided with second upper surface and second lower surface, liquid crystal layer arranged between first lower surface of first substrate and second upper surface of second substrate, first polarizer arranged on first upper surface of first substrate, photoelectric conversion element, and second polarizer attached to second lower surface of second substrate. The second polarizer is formed by adding light polarization dye to photoelectric conversion element. The photo energy of incident light at the vibration direction of light wave of incident light axially parallel to absorption axis of light polarization dye will be absorbed by light polarization dye for photoelectric conversion. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a polarizer with photoelectric conversion capability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of display device with photoelectric conversion capability.
NOVELTY - The computer has a main body (1), where a back surface of a display screen of the main body is provided with a solar panel (2). The solar panel is covered with a transparent plastic protective shell.    USE - Hand-held computer.    ADVANTAGE - The solar panel is covered with a transparent plastic protective shell, thus enabling the computer to generate power by itself.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a hand-held computer.    Hand-held computer main body (1)    Solar panel (2)
NOVELTY - The cable has a conductor (1) whose outer side is lapped with a water-proof strip (2) and extruded with an insulating layer (3) made of natural styrene-butadiene rubber. Multiple insulating line cores are twisted to form cable cores, and a filling layer (4) is filled in a gap between the cable cores. A total water-proof strip (5) and an outer sheath (6) are sequentially extruded at an outer side of the cable cores and the filling layer. The filling layer is a filling bar extruded from natural styrene-butadiene rubber. The outer sheath is extruded outside of the strip.    USE - Wind cable for generating wind-driven power in a home.    ADVANTAGE - The cable has high intensity, better toughness, water prevention effect, ice and snow prevention effect, cold resistance, abrasive resistance, torsion resistance, high water resistance, aging resistance, weather resistance, better social benefit and economic benefits and wind resistance, and is environment friendly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a wind cable.    Conductor (1)    Water-proof strip (2)    Insulating layer (3)    Filling layer (4)    Total water-proof strip (5)    Outer sheath (6)
NOVELTY - The sheet has a metal shell, and a polyethylene insulating sheath, where the insulating sheath covers the sheet. The sheet is formed through a one-step injection molding process.    USE - Metal sheet i.e. nickel sheet.    ADVANTAGE - The sheet can be manufactured in simple and inexpensive manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of a metal sheet.
NOVELTY - The structure has a rubber elastic insulation pad respectively arranged on upper and lower ends of a battery wound core.    USE - Lithium-ion battery wound core fastening structure.    ADVANTAGE - The structure is simple and has high product qualified rate in the producing process. The structure enhances the shock-resistant performance of the battery wound core, and improves the qualified rate of the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a lithium-ion battery wound core fastening structure.
NOVELTY - A battery cover (20) is movable and permanently attached to a base (10). A positioning end portion (32) of a connecting element (30) made of rubbery or low rigidity material is securely positioned on the base by a position assembly (13). The positioning end portion and a limiting end portion (34) which is slidable to resist a limiting assembly (23) of the battery cover are connected to each other by a connecting portion (31) of the connecting element. The connecting portion is slidably received in sliding grooves (235) of the battery cover.    USE - Cover mechanism for portable electronic device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since the connecting portion of the connecting element is received slidably in the sliding grooves of the battery cover, the connecting element is enabled to slide along the sliding grooves when the battery cover is pushed away from the base to open the cover mechanism. Since the connecting element is made of rubbery or low rigidity material, the battery cover is attached to the base and is bent away from the base when the sliding of the cover mechanism is stopped and thus the battery cover is secured and is prevented from lost when the battery cover is not locked to the electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of cover mechanism.    Base (10)    Position assembly (13)    Battery cover (20)    Limiting assembly (23)    Connecting element (30)    Connecting portion (31)    Positioning end portion (32)    Limiting end portion (34)    Sliding groove (235)
NOVELTY - Battery comprises: a cell case; an electrode; a cap assembly; and a dielectric barrier (401).    USE - The battery is useful for improving the mechanical and thermal performance of the individual battery cells that are integrated within a battery pack.    ADVANTAGE - The battery eliminates the adverse effects of the dielectric material covering the lateral outer surface of a conventional battery by eliminating this covering and replacing it with a dielectric barrier (401) that covers less than 20 percent of the lateral outer surface of the cell case.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Battery comprises: a cell case having a lateral outer surface, a first end and a second end, where the first end is closed by a cell case bottom, and where the second end is comprised of a central open portion; an electrode assembly contained within the cell case, where a first electrode of the electrode assembly is electrically connected to the cell case; a cap assembly mounted to the cell case, the cap assembly closing the central open portion of the second end, where the cap assembly further comprises a battery terminal electrically isolated from the cell case and electrically connected to a second electrode of the electrode assembly; and a dielectric barrier (401) surrounding an end portion of the cell case proximate to the second end and the cap assembly, the dielectric barrier (401) covering 20 percent or less of the lateral outer surface of the cell case.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the battery.    Dielectric barrier (401)    Region (405)
NOVELTY - The blade has a set of stiffeners (340) attached to an inner braided fiber sock, where the inner braided fiber sock is infused with resin. A pre-cured braided composite spar (350) is made of balsa wood and foam, and extended in a spanwise direction. A mandrel connects the inner braided fiber sock with an outer braided fiber sock. A set of unidirectional fibers is placed in the inner braided fiber sock to provide additional stiffness to the stiffeners.    USE - Blade for a wind turbine e.g. horizontal axis wind turbine and vertical axis wind turbine.    ADVANTAGE - The blade is simple in structure. The unidirectional fibers are placed in the inner braided fiber sock to provide additional stiffness to the stiffeners, thus enhancing structural performance of the blade.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method of making a wind turbine blade.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a wind turbine blade.    Sock preform (330)    Stiffener (340)    Pre-cured braided composite spar (350)
NOVELTY - A diblock copolymer is new.    USE - A diblock copolymer used for casting into thin film useful for fabrication of organic photovoltaic device, particularly bulk-heterojunction solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The diblock expresses nanofibrilar structure. The device has improved performance and efficiency when block copolymer is used as surfactant for controlling interface morphology of P3HT:PCBM donor-acceptor phase domains within composite. The diblock is synthesized by straightforward synthetic strategy.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A diblock copolymer of formula P3HT-b-P(S'xA'y)-C60, is new.    x=80;    y=20;    S'=styrene;and    A'=acrylate.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) an organic photovoltaic device comprising poly-3(hexylthiophene) (P3HT), (6,6)-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM), and diblock copolymer (P3HT-b-P(S'xA'y)-C60); and    (2) synthesis of diblock (P3HT-b-P(S'xA'y)-C6-0).
NOVELTY - A light concentrating module (1000) comprises an optical film (100) having a light incident surface (102) and a light outgoing surface (104) facing light incident surface. An optical wedge plate (200) has a first surface (202), a second surface (204) facing first surface and having an angle with respect to first surface and a third surface (206) adjacent to first and second surfaces. At least one photoelectric chip (300) is disposed near third surface. The light from a light source penetrates optical film, and light enters first surface of optical wedge by an appropriate incident angle.    USE - Light concentrating module.    ADVANTAGE - Reduces the thickness of lens and maintains the focusing function. Increases the light collecting efficiency since the micro structure can be formed on the third surface.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the side view of a light concentrating module.    Optical film (100)    Light incident surface (102)    Light outgoing surface (104)    Optical wedge plate (200)    First surface (202)    Second surface (204)    Third surface (206)    Photoelectric chip (300)    Light concentrating module (1000)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a blade segment (12) comprising a set of spar cap segments (26), and providing another blade segment (14) comprising another set of spar cap segments (28). The latter blade segment is inserted into the former blade segment, where a spar cap cavity is formed between each set of corresponding spar cap segments. An adhesive is injected into the spar cap cavities to bond the blade segments together, where a scarf joint is formed between each set of corresponding spar cap segments.    USE - Method for assembling a wind turbine blade.    ADVANTAGE - The blade segments can be transported to field site and assembled easily at low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a kit for assembly of a wind turbine blade, comprising a blade segment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a blade segment inserted into another blade segment.    Blade segments (12, 14)    Outer skin (18)    Inner skin (22)    Sets of spar cap segments (26, 28)    Web sealing pad (50)
NOVELTY - Battery assembly comprises: a battery, the battery comprising: a cell case (101) having an outer surface, a first end and a second end.    USE - The battery assembly is useful for maintaining cell wall integrity during thermal runaway.    ADVANTAGE - The assembly maintains cell integrity during a thermal runaway event, minimizing damage to adjacent cells and materials.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Battery assembly comprises: a battery, the battery comprising: a cell case (101) having an outer surface, a first end and a second end, where the first end is closed by a cell case (101) bottom, and where the second end is comprised of a central open portion; an electrode assembly contained within the cell case (101), where a first electrode of the electrode assembly is electrically connected to the cell case (101); and a cap assembly mounted to the cell case (101), the cap assembly closing the central open portion of the second end, where the cap assembly further comprises a battery terminal electrically isolated from the cell case (101) and electrically connected to a second electrode of the electrode assembly; and a layer of an intumescent material surrounding the outer surface of the cell case (101). An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a method of preventing the formation of a perforation in an outer surface of a battery case (101) during a thermal runaway event comprising covering the outer surface of the battery case (101) in a layer of an intumescent material, where the covering step is performed prior to the thermal runaway event, and where the intumescent material expands during the thermal runaway event.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the battery assembly.    Case (101)    Sleeve (301)
NOVELTY - The system has upper and lower cell mounting brackets (303, 401) for holding a set of batteries at respective cylindrical cells (301) of a battery pack. A spacer assembly includes a set of rigid spacers (505A, 505B, 506A, 506B, 507A, 507B) to fit between adjacent cells for maintaining each battery within the cells at a minimum battery-to-battery separation distance. The spacer assembly is made of compressible material whose melting temperature is greater than that of material of the mounting bracket. A connector plate electrically connects the batteries with each other.    USE - Thermal runaway propagation prevention system for use with a set of batteries in a battery pack of a hybrid or electric vehicle. Can also be used for a home, an office, a car and a laboratory.    ADVANTAGE - The spacer assembly maintains minimum spacing between the cells, so that cell movement during thermal runaway can be prevented without compromising the effects of a cooling system, thus reducing the risk of thermal runaway propagation in the battery pack, and hence preventing batteries from being shorted out during storage and/or handling.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The spacers are made of compressible material that is selected from the group consisting of aramid paper, silicone coated fiberglass, acrylic coated fiberglass, vermiculite coated fiberglass, graphite coated fiberglass and PTFE coated fiberglass.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a spacer strip.    Cylindrical cells (301)    Lower cell mounting bracket (303)    Upper cell mounting bracket (401)    Rigid spacers (505A, 505B, 506A, 506B, 507A, 507B)
NOVELTY - The battery has a bare cell (100) comprising a can (110), an electrode assembly (120) within the can and a cap assembly (130) sealing the can. A protective circuit module on the bare cell comprises a protective circuit board made of metal such as aluminum. A gasket (135) is provided between an electrode terminal (134) and a cap plate (131). The protective circuit module comprises an insulating layer on the protective circuit board, and a charge/discharge terminal and a protective circuit part on the insulating layer comprising an epoxy.    USE - Secondary battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery is fabricated with provision of the protective circuit board and directly connected to a bare cell, thus eliminating lead plate between the protective circuit module and the bare cell, and hence reducing or minimizing size of the secondary battery. The battery reduces production costs and processes through curtailment of production costs of the conventional lead plate and reduction of soldering and welding processes for connection of tabs. The battery strength can be enhanced by use of a metal substrate in the protective circuit module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a bare cell of a secondary battery.    Bare cell (100)    Can (110)    Electrode assembly (120)    Cap assembly (130)    Cap plate (131)    Electrode terminal (134)    Gasket (135)
NOVELTY - The blade has a spar cap (422) having one trench (426) extended in a span-wise direction at a portion of the spar cap. A shear web (430) is connected to the spar cap such that a portion of the shear web is positioned within the trench of the spar cap. The shear web is made of glass fibers, aramid fibers and carbon fibers.    USE - Blade of wind turbine e.g. windmill used for water pumping machinery and wheat grinding machinery, wind generator and wind power plant.    ADVANTAGE - The manufacturing cost of the spar cap is reduced while reducing the manual effort required for installation of the wind blades, and the structural robustness of the shear web/spar cap joint is enhanced. The thickness of the shear web is reduced. The operational efficiency of the wind turbine is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the spar cap and shear web of wind turbine blade.    Shell (20)    Skin foam (34)    Spar cap (422)    Tapered surface (424)    Trench (426)    Shear web (430)    Adhesive (440)
NOVELTY - The method involves supplying a gas mixture into a processing chamber (100) and sputtering a source material from a target (120) i.e. target plate, arranged in the chamber, where the target comprises dopants doped into a base material i.e. zinc oxide. The dopants are selected from a group consisting of boron containing material, titanium containing material, tantalum containing material, tungsten containing material and alloy. The sputtered material is made to react with the gas mixture to deposit a transparent conductive layer on a substrate (114) arranged in the chamber.    USE - Method for sputter depositing a transparent conductive layer utilized as contact layer on a substrate or back reflector in a film stack (claimed) of a photovoltaic (PV) solar cell such as tandem type PV solar cell and amorphous silicon-based thin film PV solar cell. Uses include but are not limited to metal substrate, plastic substrate, organic material substrate, silicon substrate, glass substrate, quartz substrate and polymer substrate.    ADVANTAGE - The method sputter deposits the transparent conductive layer having a high surface roughness and desired optical film properties suitable for use in fabrication of solar cell, thus efficiently increasing photoelectric conversion efficiency and device performance of the solar cell. The method forms another transparent conductive layer having desired dopants on the former transparent conductive layer, thus enhancing light trapping capability in the transparent conductive film to improve light scattering effect.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The gas mixture includes oxygen, hydrogen and argon gases.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a process chamber.    Processing chamber (100)    Magnetron assembly (102)    Lid assembly (104)    Substrate (114)    Target (120)
NOVELTY - The cell has an electrode assembly provided within a cell case, where an electrode of the assembly is electrically connected to the cell case. A cap assembly is mounted to the cell case, where the cap assembly closes an end of the cell case. The cap assembly includes a battery terminal electrically isolated from the cell case and electrically connected to another electrode. A ring-shaped dielectric material (401) is bonded to an edge of the end of the case and surrounds the terminal, where the material does not extend down or cover a cylindrical outer surface of the case.    USE - 18650-based battery cell for a hand-held electronic device such as cell phone, MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3) player and global positioning system (GPS).    ADVANTAGE - The cell changes tolerance and thickness of the dielectric material to maintain tight tolerances, thus achieving tight packing density, efficient heat withdrawal and automated manufacturing processes. The dielectric material provides access to the battery terminal while preventing shorting between the terminal and the edge of the cell case, and covers approximately 90 percentages of the cell surface, thus significantly improving cell heat transfer efficiency, and hence improving cell and battery pack performance while reducing risks associated with cell overheating.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The electrodes are anode and cathode respectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a simplified cross-sectional view of a cell utilizing 18650 form-factor.    Ring-shaped dielectric material (401)    Outer diameters of ring-shaped dielectric material (501, 503)
NOVELTY - The electricity generating device (100) has a magnetostrictive unit (106) which is deployed in a body of water. The motion of the body of water, including ocean wave (102) motion, causes changes in the strain of the magnetostrictive units. A predetermined number of electrically conductive coils or circuits are arranged within the vicinity of the magnetostrictive units. A corresponding change in the magnetic field around the magnetostrictive units generates an electric voltage or an electric current in the electrically conductive coils or circuits.    USE - Generating device for electricity.    ADVANTAGE - Reduces production costs and improves mechanical durability since the corresponding change in the magnetic field around the magnetostrictive units generates an electric voltage or an electric current in the electrically conductive coils or circuits. Ensures that the structure continues to functions as an effective power generation source while the external environment varies since the seasonal and daily tidal variations are accounted for with respect to the determination of the location of the buoys.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for generating electricity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of the device for harvesting energy from the oscillation of ocean waves.    Electricity generating device (100)    Ocean wave (102)    Buoy (104)    Magnetostrictive unit (106)    Heavy weights (108)    Tethers (110)
NOVELTY - The sleeve (22) has an inner surface mating with an outer surface of a wind turbine blade body (24). The wind turbine blade body has a surface characteristic including an aerodynamic profile different from another surface characteristic including another aerodynamic profile, where the sleeve encloses a tip and/or root of the wind turbine blade body.    USE - Retrofit sleeve for a wind turbine blade (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The sleeve has increased power and/or decreased noise for an existing blade.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a wind turbine blade comprising a wind turbine body    (2) a method for manufacturing a retrofit sleeve for a wind turbine blade.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a wind turbine blade.    Wind turbine blade bodies (20, 24)    Sleeve (22)
NOVELTY - The battery system has a voltage detection circuit (3) which measures a discharge voltage of a battery cell (2) with a discharge circuit (4) in a discharging state. The voltage detection circuit measures the non-discharge voltage with the battery cell in a non discharging state. A decision circuit (5) compares the difference between the detected battery cell non-discharge voltage and the discharge voltage with normal voltage to judge abnormal connection between the battery cell and the voltage detection circuit.    USE - Battery system for car power source apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - Provides a battery system that can judge whether or not the voltage detection circuit can accurately measure battery cell voltage and can accurately measure battery cell voltage via the voltage detection circuit confirmed to operate properly since the decision circuit compares the difference between the detected battery cell non-discharge voltage and the discharge voltage with normal voltage to judge abnormal connection between the battery cell and the voltage detection circuit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a circuit diagram of the battery system.    Battery (1)    Battery cell (2)    Voltage detection circuit (3)    Discharge circuit (4)    Decision circuit (5)
NOVELTY - The method comprises partially filling an annular form with a curable resin, partially curing the resin in the form, raising the form partly over the cured resin, partially filling the raised form with more curable resin applied against the cured resin, and adding a reinforcing material to the curable resin. The reinforcing material comprises rings that are joined together, vertical protrusions extending into the curable resin, and a spiral tape. The addition of a reinforcing material to the curable resin comprises winding fibers around a mandrel, which comprises a wall of the annular form.    USE - The method is useful for manufacturing a composite tower for a wind turbine (claimed), which is a machine for converting the kinetic energy in wind into mechanical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The method is capable of economically and easily manufacturing a composite tower with reduced weight and enhanced bending strength and/or stiffness and without need for intra-section flanges and the attended bolt torque maintenance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a device for vertical manufacturing of a composite tower.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a schematic view of a system for vertical manufacturing of the wind turbine tower.    Tower (4)    Cover (23)    Cable (24)    Releasable fastener (26)    Pulley (28)    Support structure. (29)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a backing plate (620) having an aperture in fluid communication with a gas source. A showerhead (608) coupled to the backing plate has several orifices formed from an upstream side to a downstream side. A pair of blocker plates (650,680) is arranged between the backing plate and the showerhead such that an upper plenum is formed between the backing and blocker plates and a lower plenum is formed between the blocker plate and the showerhead. The volume of the upper plenum is adjustable with respect to the volume of the lower plenum.    USE - Processing apparatus e.g. plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) apparatus for depositing microcrystalline silicon film on substrate such as glass, polymer and metal substrates of solar cell such as single junction solar cell and multi-junction solar cell for use in manufacturing solar cell panel. Can also be used in manufacturing flat panel and organic light emitting displays.    ADVANTAGE - Since the volume of the upper plenum formed between the backing and blocker plates is adjustable with respect to volume of lower plenum formed between the blocker plate and the showerhead, the thickness of the blocker plate is varied and the pressure differential of the process gases supplied across the showerhead is altered. Thus improved deposition uniformity is provided across the surface of the substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for depositing thin films.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of process chamber.    Process chamber (600)    Showerhead (608)    Backing plate (620)    Central blocker plate (650)    Peripheral blocker plate (680)
NOVELTY - The system has a wind rotor rotated around a central axis of rotation. A set of blades (14) is mounted to the wind rotor at a radial distance from the central axis of rotation, where an image (30) is displayed on two of blades to generate a dynamic image effect with the rotation of the blades around the central axis of rotation. An electric generator (19) is coupled to and driven by the wind rotor to generate electricity. The blades are made of a reinforced foam material, a material with fiber reinforced extrusions, a metal skin material, and a plastic foam material with a dip coated skin.    USE - Wind turbine electric generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The system facilitates the wind turbine electric generation with advertising or image patterns for calling the attention of an individual. The system generates a dynamic image effect with the rotation of the blades around the central axis of rotation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for providing a dynamic image effect with a renewable energy apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an image displayed on a wind turbine.    Wind turbine (10)    Blades (14)    Lower plate (18)    Electric generator (19)    Upper plate (20)    Image (30)
NOVELTY - The system has a carbon composite heating cloth and a thermocouple arranged in an inner side of a wind-power blade auxiliary mold, where the carbon composite heating cloth is connected with an electric main supply through a wire. The carbon composite heating cloth is provided with a copper sheet electrode and a filling hole, and the wind-power blade auxiliary mold is provided with a glass fiber reinforced plastic layer. The copper sheet electrode is connected with the wire, and a temperature controller is connected with the thermocouple.    USE - Carbon composite heating cloth heating system for a wind-power blade auxiliary mold.    ADVANTAGE - The system is simple in structure and inexpensive, and has long service life and high efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a carbon composite heating cloth heating system.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming lower mask in one surface side of P-type silicon substrate (11). A resin made upper mask is selectively formed on electrode formation area in lower mask. An opening is formed in lower mask by irradiating laser on substrate. The upper mask is removed from substrate. An isotropic etching is performed with respect to one surface side of substrate by setting lower mask as etching mask and recessed portion (19) is formed in one surface side of substrate at a position corresponding to opening. The lower mask is removed from substrate.    USE - Method of roughening semiconductor substrate used for manufacturing solar cell e.g. photovoltaic cell.    ADVANTAGE - The recessed portion can be selectively formed only in light receiving surface of substrate. The substrate can be roughened easily by simple process. The photoelectric transfer characteristic of solar cell can be improved by forming electrode pattern on roughened surface of substrate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of photovoltaic cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of photovoltaic cell.    Photovoltaic cell (1)    P-type silicon substrate (11)    Anti-reflective film (14)    Front silver grid electrode (15)    Recessed portion (19)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell (10) has an electrode catalyst layer (90c) formed on surface of polymer electrolyte film (20). An electrode element (50c) is formed by bending metal-made conductive corrugate plate element (100) with several pores (131), and is arranged between the catalyst layer and separator (80c) so as to form an electrode together with the catalyst layer. The contact portions (111,112) of electrode element are contacted with catalyst layer and separator respectively.    USE - Polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PMFC) mounted in fuel cell vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The generation of damage with respect to the catalyst component of the PMFC can be suppressed effectively, the durability of the PMFC can be improved, and the rapid fall of voltage of the PMFC and the manufacturing cost of the PMFC can be reduced. The contact resistance between the electrode element and the conductor can be suppressed, the corrosion of the conductor can be prevented when the conductor is covered by the gold plating, and the electroconductivity between the electrode element and the catalyst component layer can be improved. The water-repellent property of the electrode element can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional views of the PMFC.    PMFC (10)    Polymer electrolyte film (20)    Electrode element (50c)    Separator (80c)    Electrode catalyst layer (90c)    Conductive corrugate plate element (100)    Contact portions (111,112)    Pore (131)
NOVELTY - The sealing structure has components (1,2) with mutually opposing sealing surfaces (8,9), and sealing material (3) which is interposed between the mutually opposing sealing surfaces, so as to closely adhere the sealing surfaces. The diamond-like carbon coating films (6,7) are formed on mutually opposing sealing surfaces.    USE - Sealing structure for fuel cell (claimed) such as polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) for fuel cell vehicle. Can also be used in phosphoric acid fuel cell (PAFC), molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC), solid electrolyte fuel cell (SOFC), alkali form fuel cell (AFC), etc.    ADVANTAGE - The adhesiveness between the mutually opposing sealing surfaces of components can be improved. The cost of the fuel cell can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the sealing structure.    Components (1,2)    Sealing material (3)    Base materials (4,5)    Diamond-like carbon coating films (6,7)    Sealing surfaces (8,9)
NOVELTY - A laminated film has base material thermoplastic resin film, and resin layer which contains flame retardant and silicone graft resin.    USE - Laminated film for solar cell sealing or lamp reflector for backlights (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Laminated film does not easily peel and has a flame resistant level equal to V-2.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for lamp reflector for backlights comprising laminated film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of laminated film.    Laminated film (3)    Base material thermoplastic resin film (4)    Resin layer containing flame retardant and silicone graft resin (5)
NOVELTY - The device has a hollow joint arranged between a solar energy photovoltaic module and an intelligent control part. Polyethylene adhesive tape and weather-proof silica gel are provided at a bottom part of the hollow joint from inner side to outer side.    USE - Water-proof device for an interface of a solar night-scene engineering lamp.    ADVANTAGE - The device utilizes polyethylene adhesive tape, so that the device has better water-proof effect. The device utilizes weather-proof silica gel for sealing, so that the device prolongs the service life of the solar night-scene engineering lamp.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a water-proof device.
NOVELTY - The component has a laminar structure comprising a solar photovoltaic component layer, and a polyurethane foam layer is arranged behind the solar photovoltaic component layer. An ultra clear glass layer, an Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) glue layer, a crystalline silicon cell layer, and a tetra-isopropyl titanate (TPT) bottom plate layer are provided in the component. A polyurethane foam layer is arranged behind the TPT bottom plate layer.    USE - Solar photovoltaic component for use as a curtain wall of the building.    ADVANTAGE - The polyurethane foam layer is arranged behind the solar photovoltaic component layer, thus conserving energy and reducing emission of the buildings.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar photovoltaic component.
NOVELTY - The bag (1) has a charging device (6) comprising a solar battery component (2) counting out amount of solar battery monomer based on a loaded electric quantity, where the bag is made of leather. The battery monomer is sealed by a metallic glass layer. The battery component is fixed on an external side of the bag. A battery (8) comprising a charging case made of plastic ester. The charging case is placed in a charging device bag (5). The battery component is connected with a connecting case (9). The charging device is connected with an inserting hole via leads, plugs and a controller (7).    USE - Multi-functional solar charging bag for charging a mobile phone.    ADVANTAGE - The bag consumes less power, and is simple in structure, inexpensive, convenient to use. The bag avoids environmental pollution.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front perspective view of a multi-functional solar charging bag in partial section.    Multi-functional solar charging bag (1)    Solar battery component (2)    Charging device bag (5)    Charging device (6)    Controller (7)    Battery (8)    Connecting case (9)
NOVELTY - The foldable solar mobile power supply comprises foldable units including solar power battery components (1), flexible adhesive material layer (2) and back plate (3) overlapped from top to down end. The flexible cables (4) are used for connecting solar power components. The foldable units are sealed and fused together by flexible adhesive material. An output port is connected to the anode and cathode which are led out from the flexible cable.    USE - Foldable solar mobile power supply.    ADVANTAGE - A lightweight foldable solar mobile power supply can be carried easily and folded in smaller size. The electric performance and fold performance of solar mobile power supply are increased efficiently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the foldable solar mobile power supply.    Solar power battery component (1)    Flexible adhesive material layer (2)    Back plate (3)    Flexible cable (4)
NOVELTY - The flower has a flower pot (3) having a solar battery (4) whose output end is divided into two sections. The two sections are respectively connected with a storage battery and an input end of a power device. An output end of the power device is connected with an end of a lever. Axes of petals (2) are connected with an elastic wire whose end is connected to the lever via a hollow flower branch. Mode switching switches are connected with the solar battery and the storage battery, and the flower body is made of cloth and soft plastic. The switches choose different modes of blossoming.    USE - Solar battery integrated automatic blossoming artificial flower.    ADVANTAGE - The mode switching switches can choose different modes of blossoming, so that the people can feel the growth condition of natural plant. The storage battery can discharge electricity to control open or close of the petals of artificial flower at night.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front perspective view of a solar battery integrated automatic blossoming artificial flower.    Branch leaves (1)    Petals (2)    Flower pot (3)    Solar battery (4)
NOVELTY - The plate has a body with a synthesized chemical base provided with a remote radio frequency integrated circuit chip, a sensing antenna and a fastener battery. The base is composed of two single sheets of same material spliced or hot melted together. A horizontal slot of the chip, the antenna and the battery is embedded on a surface of one side of a junction of the single sheets. A back base surface is embedded with the horizontal slot. A spliced or hotly melted sealing cover is connected with an edge mouth of the horizontal slot, and is arranged on the horizontal slot.    USE - License plate for a vehicle i.e. automobile.    ADVANTAGE - The plate can read large amount of relative information by a card reader and realize rapid and precise identification, record and storage of information of an automobile license plate remotely by the card reader, so as to precisely grasp in-out or passing time of vehicles and realize remote transmission of the relative license plate information on Internet by a communication interface. The plate can timely discover unidentifiable or incorrect trouble license plates. The plate has simple structure without being affected by weather, so that the plate can be continuously used for longer than 5 years and convenient for intelligent management of automobiles.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a license plate.
NOVELTY - The battery (1) has a schottky rectification diode (2), where the battery is connected to a microcontroller (3), an UV lamp tube via a lead wire (15), a lithium battery (4), an air inlet sleeve mask (10), a vertical mouth mask (8) with the UV lamp. The battery is connected to a first light blocking plate (6) with three vent holes and a second light blocking plate with three misplaced vent holes, and a third light blocking round plate (9). Two laces (11) fixing the mouth mask are arranged at the left and right sides of the vertical mouth mask with the UV lamp.    USE - Film solar battery for use in an anti-flu device in a mouth mask.    ADVANTAGE - The UV rays passing through the three vent holes are blocked by the light blocking plates with three vent holes and with three misplaced vent holes, so that the air is only allowed to flow while the UV ray is not allowed to pass through the light blocking plate, thus ensuring that a human body cannot be injured by UV rays when inhaling infected air.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The film solar battery is made of soft copper indium gallium selenide or non-crystalline silicon.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a mouth mask.    Film solar battery (1)    Schottky rectification diode (2)    Microcontroller (3)    Lithium battery (4)    Light blocking plates (6, 9)    Vertical mouth mask (8)    Air inlet sleeve mask (10)    Laces (11)    Lead wire (15)
NOVELTY - The injector has a body part (20) whose one end close to a mouth part is equipped with an integrally enclosed illumination device (40). The illumination device is composed of a four white light LEDs (41), a tact switch (42) and a battery cabin (43). The battery cabin is arranged with a button battery. The white light LEDs are located on an end face close to the mouth part on the body part and faces to a mouth part (10). The LEDs are symmetrically arranged at a front end of the body part, and are arranged in semi-arc shape along an outer edge of an end face.    USE - Puncture injector.    ADVANTAGE - The puncturing part can be illuminated by pressing down the tact switch in the puncturing process of the special injector for puncture with illumination device, so that the paracentesis can be finished quickly and correctly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a puncture injector.    Mouth part (10)    Body part (20)    Illumination device (40)    LEDs (41)    Tact switch (42)    Battery cabin (43)
NOVELTY - The microbattery comprises the current collectors (2,3) arranged on a substrate (1). The cathode (4) and lithium-based anode (7) are separated by an electrolytic film (5). The collector (3) is in contact with a metal layer (8). An alumina plug (9) with thickness of less than 30 nm is arranged between the current collector (2) and metal layer. The anode and cathode are in contact with current collector (2) insulated from metal layer by the plug.    USE - Microbattery.    ADVANTAGE - The tightness and lithium diffusion are achieved by provision of the alumina plug. The microbattery has sufficient oxygen and humidity barrier value and consistency of the materials hence the degradation of the microbattery is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for production method of microbattery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the microbattery.    Substrate (1)    Current collectors (2,3)    Cathode (4)    Electrolytic film (5)    Anode (7)    Metal layer (8)    Alumina plug (9)
NOVELTY - The method involves supplying of fuel to a fuel cell in which a cathode is covered by generated water. An oxide layer is formed in the cathode. The oxidizing agent gas is supplied through a cathode flow path of a separator to fuel cell. A load current is then taken out from the fuel cell.    USE - Method of starting polymer electrolyte fuel cell for use in fuel cell system (both claimed). Can also be used in power supplies for light vehicle, electric vehicle or electric motorcycle, assistant type bicycle, wheel chair for medical health-care, senior car etc.    ADVANTAGE - The oxidative degradation of the cathode is prevented and fall of the output of the fuel cell is avoided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fuel cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a structural view of the fuel cell electric power generation system.    Cell stack (301)    Modifier (302)    Heat exchanger (304)    Switching device (305)    Short circuit (307)
NOVELTY - The lamp has a hand generating set including a rocker, a turntable, and a three-phase alternator that is arranged at an inner side of a mainbody and a charging panel. A rocker pin joint is provided on the turntable. The turntable is driven to rotate and a gear group is driven with the three-phase alternator to produce alternating-current during whirling of the rocker. The alternating-current is converted into direct current after the alternating-current is commutated by the charging panel. The direct current is stored in a rechargeable battery pack.    USE - Hurricane lamp.    ADVANTAGE - The lamp enables an illumination part to retract and hide in the inner side of the mainbody, and avoids damage caused to the illumination part by an exterior force, and is convenient to carry.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a hurricane lamp.
NOVELTY - The battery has a single tubular pole type positive board and a spirally wound type negative board (2). A positive lead core (3) is arranged with a positive active (4) that is encased in a polyester non-weave pipe (5). Ends of the positive active are individually arranged with a positive sealing bottom (13) and a positive sealing head (19). A positive copper cap (1) is jointed on an upper part of the positive lead core. An electrolyte of the battery is a gel electrolyte.    USE - Miniature valve type lead-acid battery.    ADVANTAGE - The tubular positive has better performance during cycle charging and discharging. The gel electrolyte is added to the valve type lead-acid battery for increasing charging capacity of the battery and the charging usage life. The production of mini size batteries does not affect the charge usage capacity of the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a miniature valve type lead-acid battery.    Positive copper cap (1)    Spirally wound type negative board (2)    Positive lead core (3)    Positive active (4)    Polyester non-weave pipe (5)    Positive sealing bottom (13)    Positive sealing head (19)
NOVELTY - The manikin has a simulation vertebrate equipped with a lumbar disc i.e. elastomer, and a conductor core provided in nerves on the simulation vertebrate. A battery is installed in the simulation vertebrate that is equipped with an LED. A control switch is fixed on the elastomer to maintain the cut-position to the conductor core. The LED and the battery connected with the conductor core in series, and a series circuit of the LED is connected to the battery. The LED and the series circuit formed by the battery are disconnected.    USE - Manikin.    ADVANTAGE - The manikin helps the people to know the compression time of the vertebrate and the change made among the tissues. The manikin has luminescence function, and can produce sound.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic side view of a manikin.
NOVELTY - The battery has an electrode film provided with an electrolyte dauby coat. The electrode film and the electrolyte dauby coat are provided with a blocking film function and an electrolyte function. The electrolyte dauby coat is coated on a face and a contrary face of a basic material of a cathode film. Thickness of the electrolyte dauby coat is 13-17 microns, and thickness of an anode film and the cathode film is 65-75 microns.    USE - Super mini-type polymer lithium battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery increases producing efficiency and security, is inexpensive, and has better recycling capability. The content and energy of the battery are increased.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a super mini-type polymer lithium battery.
NOVELTY - A conductive paste composition contains conductive metal powder having average particle diameter of less than 0.5 mu m or 0.5-10 mu m. The conductive metal powder is a mixture of conductive powder, metal powder, and inorganic and organic resin binder.    USE - Conductive paste composition is used for manufacturing electrode for solar battery (both claimed) for semiconductor device.    ADVANTAGE - The electrode using the conductive paste composition has high sintered density. The solar battery using the electrode has high efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of electrode; and    (2) solar battery.
NOVELTY - An anionic surfactant is mixed with alcohol solution, agitated and dispersed with aluminum precursor, to obtain solution (A). Nickel precursor is dissolved in distilled water, to obtain solution (B). Then, solutions (A and B) are mixed, treated hydrothermally and centrifuged. The obtained solution is heated-treated, washed using distilled water and dried, to obtain mesoporous nickel-alumina composite catalyst.    USE - Manufacture of mesoporous nickel-alumina composite catalyst used for preparing hydrogen (claimed) for polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method economically provides mesoporous nickel-alumina composite catalyst having high stability and activity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of hydrogen.
NOVELTY - A glass board (3) includes glass main body having standard glass (1) of the size, with components consisting of transparent glass and plastic material. The glass is adhered to the top of the panel main body (4), separated by a gap layer (2).    USE - Glass board of a solar panel used to integrate in a e.g. building, vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Provides a panel with improved utilization of received solar heat energy from sun.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the exploded perspective view of the solar panel.    Glass (1)    Gap layer (2)    Glass board (3)    Panel main body (4)
NOVELTY - The element (10) has a protection coating (3) formed between a polymeric layer (2) and a moisture sensitive layer (4), where the protection coating is provided with an anti-reflecting stacking. The anti-reflecting stacking comprises silicon dioxide layers (31, 33) and silicon nitride layers (32, 34) with refraction indexes different from one another. The thin layers of the anti-reflecting stacking are provided with different geometrical thicknesses (e31-e34) to maximize transmission of radiation through the element.    USE - Multi-layer element for a photovoltaic device (claimed) e.g. photovoltaic solar cell and photovoltaic module.    ADVANTAGE - The configuration of the protective coating improves the moisture resistance and output of the photovoltaic device, when the element is integrated in the photovoltaic device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a photovoltaic device comprising a transparent thermoplastic polymer glass roof function substrate    (2) a method for fabrication of a multi-layer element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic transversal sectional view of a photovoltaic solar cell.    Geometrical thicknesses (e31-e34)    Polymeric layer (2)    Protection coating (3)    Moisture sensitive layer (4)    Multi-layer element (10)    Photovoltaic device (20)    Silicon dioxide layers (31, 33)    Silicon nitride layers (32, 34)
NOVELTY - The battery (1) has a housing (3) for accommodating an electrolyte (8), and a rod- or plate-shaped heat conductive element (11) for increasing heat conductivity within the battery. The heat conductive element is thermally and/or mechanically connected with two opposite walls (4) of the housing. The heat conductive element is partially made of a material e.g. silicon, aluminum, copper, magnesium, carbon, graphite, zinc, platinum and/or tin, and is provided with an electrically insulating coating.    USE - Battery i.e. lithium ion battery, for use in a battery module of a motor vehicle (all claimed) i.e. car (from drawings). Can also be used for nickel-cadmium battery or nickel-metal hydride battery supplying hospital or drilling machine with electric current.    ADVANTAGE - The rod- or plate-shaped heat conductive element increases the heat conductivity within the battery, so that the heat can be conducted from a central region of the battery to outside of the battery and vice versa in an improved manner, thus reducing development of temperature different within the battery, and hence avoiding temperature increase in the central region of the battery, and achieving fast temperature increase in the central region during heating of the battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a battery module comprising a battery module housing.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic longitudinal sectional view of a battery with a heat conductive element.    Battery (1)    Housing (3)    Walls (4)    Electrolyte (8)    Heat conductive element (11)
NOVELTY - The battery module has a housing (2) and two batteries which are arranged in the housing. A medium (3) is provided for tempering the batteries, and has a thermal pipe for conducting the heat from the batteries. The batteries are arranged to a fin (9) made of heat conductive material, e.g. metal particularly copper, and the batteries are lithium ion battery. A liquid is oil, e.g. silicon oil. The housing is partially made of metal and plastic. The thermal pipe is a heat pipe or a thermosyphon.    USE - Battery module for use in battery module system of a motor vehicle (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The battery module has a housing and two batteries which are arranged in the housing, and thus ensures a homogeneous temperature distribution within the battery module.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a motor vehicle with a heat sink.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a housing with a fin of a battery module.    Housing (2)    Medium (3)    Fin (9)
NOVELTY - The box has a lunch box cover (2) arranged at an upper part of a lunch box body (1), and a heating and insulating device (3) arranged at a lower part of the lunch box body. The heating and insulating device is composed of a heating board (31), a solar battery (32), a power supply plug (33), an energy storing device (34), a heating switch (35) and an insulating switch (36) that are electrically connected together. The heating board is arranged below the lunch box body. The heating switch and the insulating switch are arranged above the heating and insulating device.    USE - Lunch box.    ADVANTAGE - The box is environment-friendly, energy-saving and high in heating efficiency. The box can heat and insulate food irrespective of the time, so that the box is convenient to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a lunch box.    Lunch box body (1)    Lunch box cover (2)    Heating and insulating device (3)    Heating board (31)    Solar battery (32)    Power supply plug (33)    Energy storing device (34)    Heating switch (35)    Insulating switch (36)
NOVELTY - The process involves paving preimpregnated reinforced material and auxiliary material of vacuum molding in a lower blade shell mold. Two parallel web plates i.e. straight strip plates, are arranged on layers of the reinforced material, and a mold cavity is divided into three sealed cavities. Aerated gas bag core molds are deposited in the cavities. The auxiliary material is paved on the gas bag core molds. Redundant resin is extracted from the auxiliary material by the matched molds in vacuumizing manner after solidifying the resin, and the blade is formed.    USE - Integral once forming process for a wind-powered blade.    ADVANTAGE - The process improves the integral performance of the blade, and the shell of the blade can be made from composite material. The glass fiber at the joint of upper and lower shells of the shell has strong carrying capacity. The blade shell is in a closed structure, so as to reduce the weight of a main beam as a main load-carrying member and eliminate failure possibility of the blade.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The layers of the reinforced material are paved with multilayer glass fiber multiaxial fabric/felt preimpregnated resin and PVC foam. The auxiliary material is selected from one of guide tube, guide net and vacuum bag.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating integral once forming process for a wind-powered blade.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The bipolar plate has a body provided with a negative plate and a positive plate. A flow guide groove, a conductive ridge and a fluid passage hole are formed on the body, and insulating block coatings are added on a side face and an upper surface of the body. An elastic sealing structure is designed in a sealing groove on the body. The insulating block coatings are made of epoxy resin material, and the elastic sealing structure is made of rubber material.    USE - Bipolar plate for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell in a battery pack.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell stack constituted by the bipolar plate can prevent short circuiting between the single battery packs due to rain to ensure safe running of the fuel cell in special environment.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a bipolar plate manufacturing method for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a bipolar plate for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell.
NOVELTY - The board has a lead wire (18) connected with electric components, and a main shaft (2) made of a large-aperture steel tube and directly supporting a horizontal-shaft wind driven generator (1) and an upright-shaft wind driven generator. A side surface at middle of the main shaft is provided with a round hole or connected with a three-way node. A flow deflector is arranged at an upper end of the round hole so as to discharge a part of flowing air from assisted wind opening after passing through an assisted wind channel to drive a spherical wind wheel (5) to generate electricity.    USE - Self-powered environment-friendly advertising board.    ADVANTAGE - The board consumes less power, and saves energy. The board protects the environment, and has high efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a self-powered environment-friendly advertising board.    Horizontal-shaft wind driven generator (1)    Main shaft (2)    Spherical wind wheel (5)    Machine frame (9)    Lead wire (18)
NOVELTY - The method involves utilizing the size of a core veneer of a solar battery (2) as specific unit, and manufacturing a type-setting mold (1) matched with the specific unit. Knockout material is knitted and sprayed on a surface of the type-setting mold. The core veneer is installed in a unit groove of the type-setting mold. A layer of polyethylene terephthalate adhesive material is formed to install the type-setting mold in a laminating machine to laminate and encapsulate the core veneer, and core veneer is picked out, cooled and de-molded after laminating process.    USE - Method for laminating and encapsulating a core veneer of a small solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method can be implemented easily, thus effectively improving the production efficiency of the core veneer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a core veneer of a small solar battery.    Type-setting mold (1)    Solar battery (2)    Locating holes (3)    Polyethylene terephthalate adhesive material (5)
NOVELTY - A microbial fuel cell comprises an anode chamber (1), an anode (3), a polymer particle carrier (2), a proton exchange film (4), an outer resistor (5), a cathode chamber (8), an inner cathode (7), and aeration head (9).    USE - A microbial fuel cell used for wastewater treatment (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell achieves a continuous and high-efficiency treatment for wastewater, and recycles chemical energy contained in an organic substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a sectional view of the microbial fuel cell.    Anode chamber (1)    Polymer particle carrier (2)    Anode (3)    Proton exchange film (4)    Outer resistor (5)    Inner cathode (7)    Cathode chamber (8)    Aeration head (9)
NOVELTY - The battery has a porous carbon compound sand-blasting layer (3) blasted and pressed on a surface of an active material on a cathode plate (2). The porous carbon compound sand-blasting layer is acquired by making a mixture of porous carbon material, carboxymethyl cellulose, acetylene black, graphite, polyfluortetraethylene into particles. The particles are blasted and pressed on a moist surface of the active material on the cathode plate, and the particles are dried and solidified.    USE - Cathode capacitive lead-acid battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery has the characteristic of storing energy on the cathode plate, forms an electrochemistry double electrode layer on the electrolyte/two-phase interface of the electrode material, stores energy, and enables the cathode plate to acquire the property of super capacitance, thus acquiring the characteristic of capacitance storing energy and providing high specific power and fast charge-discharge performance of high current.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a cathode capacitive lead-acid battery.    Anode plate (1)    Cathode plate (2)    Porous carbon compound sand-blasting layer (3)
NOVELTY - The lamp has three independent detachable parts that comprise a solar photovoltaic component part, an intelligent control component part and a rechargeable battery component part. The three independent detachable parts are connected electrically through a plug electrode. An LED lamp is provided in a body, a shell port and a plug electrode. The intelligent control component part comprises an intelligent control component, a shell port and a plug electrode. A rechargeable battery component part comprises a rechargeable battery component and a shell port.    USE - Plug-in type solar night-scene engineering lamp.    ADVANTAGE - The lamp enables convenient change and maintenance by each independent detachable part, thus prolonging service life of the lamp.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a plug-in type solar night-scene engineering lamp.
NOVELTY - The collector has a light transmission plate connected with a bottom plate by an external frame, where the external frame is made of plastic, plastic steel sectional material or molded plastic castings. The transmission plate and the external frame are sealed by an annual sealing subassembly, where a convex sealing part of the subassembly is made of resin, metal or plastic. A slot sealing part of the subassembly is made of rubber. Non-contact surfaces of the convex sealing part and the slot sealing part are connected with the external frame and the transmission plate respectively.    USE - Sealed vacuum flat panel solar thermal collector.    ADVANTAGE - The collector exhibits a better heat insulation effect and a better sealing effect. The collector can be conveniently used.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a sealed vacuum flat panel solar thermal collector.
NOVELTY - The device has a heat collection plate provided with a heat absorption working substance cavity body. The heat absorption working substance cavity body is filled with a black heat absorption working substance, where the heat absorption working substance cavity body is a water tank or a flat plate structure. The heat collection plate and a heat interchanger form a circulation loop. Two ends of the heat absorption working substance cavity body are respectively connected with a lower communicating pipe and an upper communicating pipe.    USE - Transparent plastic solar heat collection device.    ADVANTAGE - The device has less weight and strong intensity, thus using heat collection system for large-scale industrial production in a flexible and convenient manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a transparent plastic solar heat collection device.
NOVELTY - The pipe has an outer portion made of plastic, and a metal inner portion connected with a lighting board. The outer portion and an insulating material are connected with a metal temperature protecting piece, where the metal piece is pipe-shaped and ring-shaped. A side of the pipe is embedded in the insulating material or the plastic outer portion while another side of the pipe is exposed to air.    USE - Vacuum pipe.    ADVANTAGE - The vacuum pipe is manufactured in a simple and cost effective manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a vacuum pipe.
NOVELTY - The can (9) has a water pipe whose connecting valve (5) is connected with solar insulating water pipes (14, 16), and a solar clearance-free insulating pipe (11) inserted into an insulating hole (8) and connected with a retractive bayonet (13). The solar insulating water pipes are respectively connected with the solar clearance-free insulating pipe connected with a wall (18) of a house in an inserting mode. Ports of the solar insulating water pipes are respectively connected with a water supplying pipe and a water consuming apparatus.    USE - Anti-freezing insulation can for a pipe of a solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The can prevents joint and pipe of a solar water heater from being frozen in winter season, so as to utilize the solar water heater in better condition during winter season.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an anti-freezing insulation can in partial section.    Connecting valve (5)    Insulating hole (8)    Anti-freezing insulation can (9)    Solar clearance-free insulating pipe (11)    Retractive bayonet (13)    Solar insulating water pipes (14, 16)    Wall (18)
NOVELTY - The system has a wall clamping pipe consisting of inner and outer clamping pipes connected by long screws. A vacuum heat collecting pipe is connected with an external fixing object through a safety sleeve ring and a rope. A wind protection board made of metal or plastic strips, is installed at a back side of a suspension framework. Insulating covers are placed out of the wall clamping pipe and an outer-arranged water pipe. An insulating pipe is fixed between the insulating covers and the water pipe.    USE - Fast and safe frame system for an externally hanging solar heat collector.    ADVANTAGE - The system can ensure safe installation and better suspension of the heat collector. The water pipe and a fixing screw are concentrated together in order to take the effects of fast installation of a connector, the insulation and the sealing by the coordination of a suspension frame and a moving fixing board.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial perspective view of a fast and safe frame system.
NOVELTY - The device has a PVC pipe whose one section is fixed at a cement base and utilized as a lower sleeve. Another section of the PVC pipe is fixed on a fixed plate by glue and utilized as an upper sleeve. An anode of an LED is connected with a battery by electric wires, and a cathode of the battery is connected with an end of a dry reed pipe through the electric wires. Another end of the dry reed pipe is connected with a cathode of the LED such that a circuit is formed and welded on a circuit board by soldering tin.    USE - Small-size portable water level warning device.    ADVANTAGE - The device is small in size and convenient to operate, and accurately measures height of liquid level in time.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a small-size portable water level warning device.
NOVELTY - The instrument has shaver receiving portions (150) arranged in a front part of a comb receiving portion (120). A hair-clipper receiving portion (130) is arranged in two sides of a subsidiary material receiving portion (110). An LED UV generator (20) is installed at a one-side wall within a water sterilizer main body (10), and generates UV wavelength through multiple UV-ray LEDs (21). A charge plug (32) is installed at the LED UV generator. A storage battery (30) supplies drive power to the LEDs. The LED UV generator is located at a downward side of the material receiving portion.    USE - UV-rays charging type sterilization instrument for a hairdressing apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The instrument prevents disinfection and sterilization problems, avoids electric charging method, and is prevented from being damaged by management carelessness.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a UV-rays charging type sterilization instrument.    Water sterilizer main body (10)    LED UV generator (20)    UV-ray LEDs (21)    Storage battery (30)    Charge plug (32)    Subsidiary material receiving portion (110)    Comb receiving portion (120)    Hair-clipper receiving portion (130)    Shaver receiving portions (150)
NOVELTY - The blade has multiple blade units arranged on a vertical shaft. An upper side and a lower side of the blade units are inclined outwardly as an opening for catching wind, where an included angle of 30-60 degrees is formed between the upper and lower sides of the blade units in a horizontal direction. The blade units are made of plastic or thin steel plate or hard aluminum alloy. The included angle between an outer side of the blade units and radius is 45 degrees, and a middle part of the blade units is formed with cross-typed continuous arcs or vertical arcs.    USE - Wind power generator blade for use in a base station and a pasture.    ADVANTAGE - The blade reduces the wind speed, avoids the occurrence of noise, and increases the wind resistance. The blade resists the wind of more than 10 grades, strengthens the capability of catching wind, and is prevented from being influenced by wind.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a wind power generator blade.
NOVELTY - The tail wing has a rudder plate connected with a tail rod whose one end is provided with a projection. A mounting hole is formed on the projection. The rudder plate is in a streamlined fishtail structure. The rudder plate is provided with a head part closer to the tail rod and a tail part far away from the tail rod, where the rudder plate and the tail plate are made of fiber glass, carbon fiber or nylon.    USE - Wind driven generator tail wing.    ADVANTAGE - The tail wing is simple in structure and convenient for controlling the wind wheel direction, and improves generation performance. The rudder plate and the tail plate are made of fiber glass, carbon fiber, or nylon, so that the tail wing has perfect corrosion resistance, long service life, high practicability and aesthetic property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a wind driven generator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a wind driven generator tail wing.
NOVELTY - The torch has an outer shell whose one end surface is a transparent panel. A LED lamp of an illumination device is placed on the panel. A non-crystalline silicon solar panel is placed in the outer shell, where a surface of the solar panel for absorbing the sunlight faces towards the transparent panel. The illumination device has an accumulation module placed in the outer shell and electrically connected with the non-crystalline silicon solar panel and the LED lamp. A hanging buckle is placed at a tail end of a main body of the outer shell. The outer shell is made of hard plastic.    USE - Solar torch.    ADVANTAGE - The torch has strong performance for absorbing the sunlight, long illumination time after being accumulated once and is conveniently carried and utilized.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a solar torch. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The collector has a sideboard arranged on a side of a plastic heat absorption flat pipe (3). Two ends of a glass are inlaid in a mounting groove. The plastic heat absorption flat pipe is provided with screen fillings that are formed on a side opposite to the sideboard. Two ends of the screen fillings are fixedly connected with the sideboard through a connection piece. Outer surfaces of the sideboard, two end plates and two reducing pipes (1) are provided with an insulating course. An outer surface of the insulating course is provided with a protection layer (11).    USE - Platy solar collector.    ADVANTAGE - The screen filling is tightly pressed on the plastic heat absorption flat pipe to narrow the passageway of the plastic heat absorption flat pipe for reducing flowing medium, increasing flowing heat absorption area, and accelerating temperature lifting, thus improving heat efficiency of the collector.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a platy solar collector.    Reducing pipes (1)    Thrums (2)    Plastic heat absorption flat pipes (3)    Metal wires (4)    Protection layer (11)
NOVELTY - The bracket has two back vertical legs (4) tightly matched with sleeves (2). Lower parts of front faces of two barrel supports (10) are provided with the sleeves, and two front part inclined supports (7) are tightly matched with the sleeves. Connecting pipes (6) are arranged among the back vertical legs and the front part inclined supports. Two ends of the connecting pipes are tightly spliced and matched with the back vertical legs and splicing openings of the front part inclined supports, respectively.    USE - Integral glass reinforced plastic water tank bracket for a solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The bracket has a simple structure and high corrosion-resistant performance. The bracket is manufactured at low cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an integral glass reinforced plastic water tank bracket.    Sleeves (2)    Back vertical legs (4)    Connecting pipes (6)    Front part inclined supports (7)    Barrel supports (10)
NOVELTY - The radiator has a set of radiation pipes provided in a shell and equipped with radiation end sheets, where the radiation end sheets are connected to the shell by fixing nuts and a fixing plate. The shell is fixed on a frame i.e. cubical side frame, where top and bottom surfaces of the shell are provided with radiation holes. The radiation pipes are connected with a water inlet and a water outlet by joints.    USE - Heating convection radiator.    ADVANTAGE - The radiator ensures better energy conservation performance and complies with energy-saving society building demand and has low manufacturing cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a heating convection radiator.
NOVELTY - The battery has a conducting card and a female contact cover that are mutually and fixedly arranged, where the conducting card is matched with an electric terminal. A cylindrical channel battery body and a battery cap are made of conducting metal materials. An electrode of a chargeable battery unit and the battery body are connected by a metal elastic body. Another electrode is connected with the electric terminal relative to the conducting card in a universal serial bus (USB) male contact bracket. The conducting card and a mental shell of the battery cap are connected together.    USE - universal serial bus (USB) battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a universal serial bus battery.
NOVELTY - The book has a plate body (1) whose surface is fixed to a surface of an inside page (2) and provided with an electronic watch (3) and a transparent plastic film (4) having openings. An upper part of an internal surface of the plate body is provided with a rectangular groove (5). An end of the groove is provided with an elastic rod (6), and another end of the groove is fixed with a blocking cover (7). A bottom part of the groove is equipped with a lighting tube (8), where lighting tube, a battery and switches are in series connection.    USE - Book.    ADVANTAGE - The electronic watch on the plate surface fixed to the surface of inside page is convenient for people to grasp time, and the transparent plastic film is convenient for people to put photos of paper printed with patterns. The lighting tube at the bottom of the blocking cover is convenient for the people to light during power problem. The book is simple in structure, and convenient to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a book.    Plate body (1)    Inside page (2)    Electronic watch (3)    Transparent plastic film (4)    Rectangular groove (5)    Elastic rod (6)    Blocking cover (7)    Lighting tube (8)
NOVELTY - The shoe has a heel connected with an upper part by a sole. An automatic electricity generating and storing device (4) is installed inside the heel, and is provided with a micro type storage battery that is connected with an electricity generating device. A fan (5) is installed on the sole, and is connected with the micro type storage battery. A heating shoe pad (16) is arranged on the sole, and is connected with the micro type storage battery by a heating manual switch (19). Magnetic stripes are installed on two sides of the electricity generating device.    USE - Multi-functional shoe.    ADVANTAGE - The automatic electricity generating and storing device can convert the motion energy produced by the shoe into electricity energy and store the electricity energy in the micro type storage battery when the user walk. The fan can be switched on to lower the temperature inside the shoe when the temperature is high and keep the inner shoe dry. The heating shoe pad keeps the temperature at a certain degree such that the temperature of the shoe is to be changed to be warm in winter and cool in summer in an effective manner. The shoe is simple to manufacture, and is easy and convenience to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a rear view of a multi-functional shoe.    Automatic electricity generating and storing device (4)    Fans (5, 12)    Heating shoe pad (16)    Heating automatic switch (18)    Heating manual switch (19)
NOVELTY - The device has a main control unit arranged in a shell, and a chargeable storage battery connected with the main control unit. A power source management unit is connected with the chargeable battery for managing, controlling and detecting the chargeable battery, where the chargeable battery is selected from a group consisting of liquid or polymer lithium battery, nickel battery, or super capacitor. A solar battery plate unit is connected with the power source management unit for receiving solar energy and changing the solar energy into electrical energy.    USE - Vehicle-mounted device for highway charging system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a vehicle-mounted device. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The structure has multiple electric cores (1) serially connected together, and a tab (2) welded on a protection plate (3). An end of a conducting wire (5) is connected with a plug (6), and the protection plate is located at top ends of the electric cores. Another end of the conducting wire is connected with an electrode leading position on the protection plate. An electrode leading position is located at side ends of the electric cores, and the conducting wire is fixed on the electrode leading position on the protection plate via welding.    USE - Multi-strand polymer lithium ion battery pack structure.    ADVANTAGE - The structure has simple assembly technique, low internal resistance and high charging and discharging efficiency of two-strand polymer lithium battery pack. The structure ensures stable performance, high energy, simple technique and reduced manufacturing cost of the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a multi-strand polymer lithium ion battery pack structure.    Electric cores (1)    Tab (2)    Protection plate (3)    Conducting wire (5)    Plug (6)
NOVELTY - The device has a fixing mechanism connected with a base, and a fixed convex plate upward arranged on the base. An inverted cone hole is arranged on the fixed convex plate, and an inverted cone sleeve is arranged in an inverted cone hole. An external surface of the inverted cone sleeve is inter-matched with an internal surface of the inverted cone hole. A connecting piece is fixedly connected with the fixed convex plate via a connecting element. A fixing mechanism is fixedly connected with an external working platform. Sub-phase fixing plates are made of non-magnetic metal materials.    USE - Photoelectric composite submarine cable platform anchoring device.    ADVANTAGE - The device effectively fixes the submarine cable.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The non-magnetic metal material is a stainless steel or an aluminum alloy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a photoelectric composite submarine cable platform anchoring device.
NOVELTY - The transmitter includes two signal ends for mutually transmitting and receiving wireless digital audio signals, where each signal end contains a CPU processor based on C8051 structure. One of the signal ends includes a temperature detection circuit connected with the CPU processor, microphone circuit, LCD display circuit, speaker circuit, debugging circuit e.g. a Joint Test Action Group (JTAG) debugging circuit , radio frequency circuit, outer device and a power supply i.e. direct current power supply/lithium-ion/polymer battery, where the radio frequency circuit is connected with an antenna.    USE - Wireless digital audio transmitter.    ADVANTAGE - The design of C8051 structure in the transmitter facilitates lower peripheral apparatuses amount, and also facilitates a user to develop products with low dimension and cost in adoption of a single chip solution. The transmitter occupies lower system bandwidth since the audio adopts coding/decoding manner of adaptive differential pulse-code modulation (ADPCM), and also facilitates realizing two-way transmission of audio. The transmitter is strong in anti-jamming capability and reliable in transmission since the digital audio information is transmitted and frequency hopping technology is adopted. The transmitter allows the radio frequency transmission distance could be more than 300m in open fields while realizing semi-duplex communication of two sides.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of wireless digital audio transmitter.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - Photovoltaic fiber reinforced cement panel (1) manufactured according to a process selected among the Hatschek or flow-on process involves photovoltaic module (2) having photovoltaic layer (3), coating (4) on its surface contacting the photovoltaic module, adhesive layer (5) between the photovoltaic module and the coating, transparent layer contacting the upper surface of the photovoltaic module, adhesive layer between the transparent layer and the photovoltaic module.    USE - For wall cladding and roofing applications (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic fiber reinforced cement panel is lightweight and durable; solves more specifically the problem of the intrusion of alkali, corrosive ions, aggressive ions or water into the interior of the photovoltaic module by the presence of a coating on the surface of the fiber reinforced cement panel contacting the photovoltaic module.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Photovoltaic fiber reinforced cement panel (1) manufactured according to a process selected among the Hatschek or flow-on process involves photovoltaic module (2) having photovoltaic layer (3), coating (4) on its surface contacting the photovoltaic module, adhesive layer (5) between the photovoltaic module and the coating, transparent layer contacting the upper surface of the photovoltaic module, adhesive layer between the transparent layer and the photovoltaic module, where the coating avoids direct contact of the photovoltaic module with alkalis, water and aggressive ions present in the panel, the photovoltaic module is roller or vacuum laminated on the surface of the fiber reinforced cement panel provided with the coating, carbonation reducing coating is applied on the rear side of the panel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows schematic cross-section view of photovoltaic assembly.    Photovoltaic fiber reinforced cement panel (1)    Photovoltaic module (2)    Photovoltaic layer (3)    Coating (4)    Adhesive layer (5)
NOVELTY - The device has a dolly for intercalating a clip fasten machine that fixes a frame (14). A bracket intercalates a supporting bracket, which intercalates a moving rubber gun seat. The supporting bracket is intercalated with a transverse lead (8), and a down part of the dolly is intercalated with a rolling wheel (17). The rolling wheel is placed at the transverse lead. A stopper pole of urn (10) is intercalated with a clip fasten block (9), and a stage face of the dolly intercalates a leading machine (11) of the fasten block.    USE - Frame pastern-distributing device for a solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The device has high production efficiency and easy operation. The error of lineal measure is shorter than 0.5 mm. The device can distribute pastern to multiple frames at one time so as to enhance the production efficiency and quality of production, thus reducing wastage of silica gel and working intensity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a frame pastern-distributing device.    Transverse lead (8)    Clip fasten block (9)    Urn (10)    Leading machine (11)    Frame (14)    Rolling wheel (17)
NOVELTY - The device has heat collection component and nonmetallic heat-pipe connected with a heating laden component low. A nonmetallic heat-pipe is provided with an unattached glass heat-pipe. The nonmetallic heat-pipe is connected with the heating laden component. A tubular heat collection component is provided with a transparent glass jacket. An isolating tube is placed between a heating laden component and a cool section of a nonmetallic heat-pipe. The transparent glass jacket is provided with the nonmetallic heat-pipe.    USE - Solar device.    ADVANTAGE - The device is designed in a cost effective manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar device.
NOVELTY - Warm core of biogas generating pit comprises plastic as raw material and made into a tubular radiating net; the radiating net is composed of radiating pipes; a water inlet and a water outlet are installed at two ends; the water inlet is connected with the heat source; and the heat source is residual heat of kitchen range, solar energy and warm air.    USE - The device is useful for producing biogas in winter.    ADVANTAGE - The yield of the biogas is increased and the device can ensure that the biogas generating pit in the cold area produces biogas in winter.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the warm core of biogas generating pit.
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing a front board made of transparent conductive glass, and preparing a front electrode layer, a semiconductor layer and a back electrode layer. White material i.e. nano titanium oxide particle, is doped in reflective bonding material to form a reflection bonding layer, where the reflective bonding material is polyvinyl butyral (PVB) or ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) material. The layers are laminated.    USE - Method for manufacturing a thin film solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The battery is simple in structure. The material cost of the battery is reduced. The method saves production device and cost and time on a production process of the battery, and improves battery capacity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a thin film solar battery comprising a front board.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating a method for manufacturing a thin film solar battery.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The substrate has upper and lower substrate portions (1,2) which are engaged together via protrusions (3) of upper substrate portion (1) such that internal cavity (4) is defined between them and clearance gap (5) is formed between inner wall of lower substrate portion and protrusion. The substrate portions are shaped so that interior cavity is in a sealing state from exterior. The substrate consists of synthetic resin, rubber, fiber, and metal materials. The substrate is also provided with hole for connection and uneven hollow for electrodes.    USE - Substrate for dye-sensitized solar cell, crystalline solar cell, amorphous silicon solar cell, compound semiconductor solar cell, and organic semiconductor solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The substrate can be shaped steadily. The evaporation prevention effect of dye, liquid or electrolyte solution can be improved, and long term stability can be ensured. Also, cost reduction of solar cell is possible.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the substrate.    Upper substrate portion (1)    Lower substrate portion (2)    Protrusion (3)    Internal cavity (4)    Clearance gap (5)
NOVELTY - The torch has a hose placed between a lamp head and a battery barrel, where the lamp head is electrically connected with the battery barrel via a conductive wire. The hose is provided as a rubber tube.    USE - Flectional torch.    ADVANTAGE - The torch can be fixed on a user's wrist to illuminate at anywhere and allows the user to operate the torch structure in the dark without the need for illumination.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a flectional torch.
NOVELTY - The headlamp has a head band penetrated through a hole on a bracket. A fixing pipe is installed on a battery box that is pivoted with the bracket. A light source is installed in the fixing pipe that is externally coated with a sliding pipe for sliding on the fixing pipe. An end part of the fixing pipe is provided with an external thread, where a front cover is in threaded connection with the fixing pipe. A convex lens is equipped between the fixing pipe and the front cover. A waterproof rubber ring is installed between the front cover and the sliding pipe.    USE - Headlamp.    ADVANTAGE - The headlamp can conveniently regulate brightness and irradiation range, and is convenient to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a headlamp.
NOVELTY - A coating liquid contains electrolyte solution consisting of an oxidation-reduction pair and an ionic liquid, polymeric material, solvent and metal oxide particles and/or electroconductive particles.    USE - Coating liquid for forming electrolyte used for dye-sensitized solar cell for dye-sensitized solar cell module (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte using coating liquid has electrolytic stability at high temperature for a long period of time. The dye-sensitized solar cell comprising electrolyte has excellent durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for dye-sensitized solar cell (1).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the dye-sensitized solar cell.    Dye-sensitized solar cell (1)    Electrode base material (10)    Porous semiconductor layer (20)    Electrolyte layer (30)    Counter-electrode base material (40)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell stack has a laminated structure (30) formed by stacking several unit cells (20) on the lamination direction between a pair of end plate (5) positioned at both ends of the lamination structure. A fastening board (7) and a reinforcement board (8) are fastened to the end plates, such that the fastening board is pressed against the sides extended in the lamination direction of laminated structure when reinforcement board presses the lamination structure.    USE - Fuel cell stack such as solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack used as motive power source for vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The displacement of the fuel cell within a fuel cell stack by vibration during vehicle running is effectively suppressed, as the fastening board is pressed against the sides extended in the lamination direction of the laminated structure when a reinforcement board presses the lamination structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of the fuel cell stack.    End plates (5)    Fastening board (7)    Reinforcement board (8)    Unit cells (20)    Laminated structure (30)
NOVELTY - The method involves impregnating an electrolytic membrane (1) at constant temperature for fixed time, using alcoholic solution (5) such as isopropyl alcohol or isopropyl alcohol aqueous solution. The alcoholic solution impregnated into the electrolytic membrane is dried.    USE - Method of manufacturing electrolytic membrane (claimed) of fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell or direct methanol type fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The electrolytic membrane of fuel cell can be manufactured simply, the dimensional change of film thickness direction of the electrolytic membrane can be suppressed and the durability of the fuel cell can be improved reliably.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for electrolytic membrane of fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional views illustrating the manufacturing process of the electrolytic membrane of fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Electrolytic membrane (1)    Alcoholic solution (5)    Reinforcement layer (10)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (200) has a molding unit (224) comprising molding chamber (240) for molding the resin frame with respect to the outer periphery edge portion of electrode laminated structure (24) clamped by anode contact portion (211) and cathode contact portion (221). A protrusion portion (227) is provided in molding unit, to control the flow of resin material discharged towards gas diffusion layer of one electrode among anode and cathode electrodes in a state permeating through outer periphery edge portion of laminated structure.    USE - Apparatus for manufacturing membrane electrode assembly (MEA) of fuel cell such as solid polymer type fuel cell used in vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The lack of joint strength of electrode laminated structure is prevented efficiently, as the resin material flows towards gas diffusion layer of electrode in a state permeating through outer periphery edge portion of laminated structure of electrodes.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the schematic view and sectional view of the MEA manufacturing apparatus.    Laminated structure (24)    MEA manufacturing apparatus (200)    Anode contact portion (211)    Cathode contact portion (212)    Molding unit (224)    Protrusion portion (227)    Molding chamber (240)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell (SL) has electrolytic membrane (11), and reinforcement film (KZ) including catalyst layer which is contacted with electrolytic membrane. The hardness of the reinforcement film consisting of PTFE, is larger than that of the electrolytic membrane. The porosity of the reinforcement film is 80% or more.    USE - Polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - As the catalyst layer of reinforcement film which is contacted with electrolytic membrane, the deterioration of the electrolytic membrane can be suppressed effectively and the electric power generation efficiency can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the fuel cell.    Electrolytic membrane (11)    Electrolyte (AO)    Air hole (KY)    Reinforcement film (KZ)    Fuel cell (SL)
NOVELTY - An electroconductive laminate (1) has electroconductive film (2) containing electroconductive metal, and inorganic substrate (3) directly adhered to electroconductive film. The electroconductive film is a porous structure having film thickness of 10-1000 mu m. The porous structure is provided with continuous three-dimensional network structure having a space and connecting to inorganic substrate from surface.    USE - Electroconductive laminate is used as collector of fuel cell and electrochemical reactor (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive laminate has improved electroconductivity and manufactured with high productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of electroconductive laminate; and    (2) slurry composition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-section of the electroconductive laminate.    Electroconductive laminate (1)    Electroconductive film (2)    Inorganic substrate (3)
NOVELTY - The battery pack has protrusions (11A-11C) formed in battery modules (10A-10C) of cube shape, which are secured to recesses (20A-20C) formed in a holder (20), for holding the battery module. The case of the battery module is integrally molded using resin. The width of broad region of the protrusion is narrower than the width of the battery module.    USE - Battery pack used in battery apparatus for vehicle such as hybrid electric vehicle and electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The size of the battery pack can be reduced, since the battery module and holder can be fixed without using a fastening screw, by using a simple arrangement. The reliability of the battery pack can be improved, since stress generated in the battery module can be suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the battery pack.    Battery modules (10A-10C)    Protrusions (11A-11C)    Battery cells (12A-12C)    Holder (20)    Recesses (20A-20C)
NOVELTY - The device (100) has storage battery (120) that is provided inside housing (102) made of aluminum. A pillar shaped spacer (118) is positioned between battery and electronic board (112). A shock absorbing material (122,124,126) made of resin are stuck to press board (108) made of iron type alloy which clamps storage battery in two axial direction between wall surfaces, lid (104) and inner wall surface of battery.    USE - Portable type power supply device for inverter and converter.    ADVANTAGE - Since the space between the electronic substrate and storage battery can be ensured and storage battery can be fixed to housing by simple operation, the man-hour required for attachment of battery and exchange operation can be reduced. The size reduction and weight reduction can be achieved by piling storage battery and electronic board in planar direction. The impact added to storage battery from various directions can be relieved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the portable type power supply device.    Portable type power supply device (100)    Housing (102)    Lid (104)    Press board (108)    Electronic board (112)    Spacer (118)    Shock absorbing material (122,124,126)
NOVELTY - The peeling apparatus (1) has a jig (2) that includes a holding portion for holding outer peripheral edge of a base film. An extraction mechanism (4) extracts a catalyst layer in a perpendicular direction with respect to the lamination direction of base film of catalyst transfer film (12) after transferring the catalyst layer to an electrolytic membrane (11).    USE - Apparatus for peeling base film (claimed) used in manufacture of membrane electrode assembly of polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the catalyst layer is extracted in a perpendicular direction with respect to the lamination direction of base film, the base film can be peeled easily and manufacturing process of electrolytic membrane can be simplified.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for manufacturing electrolytic membrane.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of the peeling apparatus.    Peeling apparatus (1)    Jig (2)    Extraction mechanism (4)    Electrolytic membrane (11)    Catalyst transfer film (12)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell has a gas diffusion layer (4) formed from the diffused layer base material (41) which surrounds a catalyst layer (2) which comprises the membrane electrode assembly (3) and a current collection layer (42). Several protrusions are formed in several edges of the porous metal layer surface so as to abut the diffused layer base material.    USE - Fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The end surface edge of the porous metal layer is effectively prevented from being pierced in a diffused layer base material or a current collection layer, and excellent cross-leak durability can be obtained, maintaining the compressive force at the time of stacking desired number of fuel cells.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the fuel cell.    Catalyst layer (2)    MEA (3)    Gas diffusion layer (4)    Diffused layer base material (41)    Current collection layer (42)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell has fuel gas flow channels (30A,30B) which are formed on the surface of the separator (20). The fuel gas flow channel (30A) is equipped with inlet port (32A) which is connected with fuel gas supply manifold (50). The exit portion (34A) of fuel gas flow channel (30A), is connected with fuel gas discharge manifold (52). A rubber-made valve (36) provided near the exit portion of fuel gas flow channel (30A), is configured to adjust the fuel gas flow volume towards the exit portion according to the increase or decrease in the fuel gas flow rate.    USE - Fuel cell such as polymer electrolyte fuel cell mounted in vehicle. Can also be used in solid oxide fuel cell, and phosphoric acid fuel cell mounted in vessel, aircraft, and industrial machine.    ADVANTAGE - The flooding of fuel gas at the exit portion of fuel gas flow channel at time of low load, can be prevented. Thus, the pressure loss of the fuel cell can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show explanatory views of the separator. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Separator (20)    Fuel gas flow channels (30A,30B)    Inlet port (32A)    Exit portion (34A)    Rubber-made valve (36)    Fuel gas supply manifold (50)    Fuel gas discharge manifold (52)
NOVELTY - A fuel cell has fuel cell main component (1) in which fuel and oxidizing agent are supplied to generate electric power, gas-liquid separator (3) which separates moisture content as drain water from fuel waste gas discharged from main component, combustor (5) which combust fuel waste gas discharged from gas-liquid separator, and drain water retention portion (12) which stores drain water separated from gas-liquid separator. Fuel cell recycles fuel waste and drain water without releasing to exterior. Drain water and gas which coexist in drain water retention portion are induced to combustor.    USE - Fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell used for motor vehicles, spacecraft device and diving machine e.g. submarine boat.    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell has simplified apparatus structure and improved performance. The drain water can be recycled and fuel density of gas does not increase in the drain water retention portion.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for operating method of fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the block diagram of the closed-type fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell main component (1)    Gas-liquid separator (3,7)    Combustor (5)    Drain water retention portion (12)    Humidifier (16,18)
NOVELTY - The reactive-gas supply unit supplies the reactive gas to the fuel cell while inputting the driving condition information of the fuel cell. The operation of the reactive-gas supply unit is controlled with respect to the inputted driving condition such that the gas state value in the fuel cell is measured. The bumping determination process is performed to determine whether the reactive gas in the fuel cell causes bumping of the water content in fuel cell using the inputted driving condition and measured gas state value in the fuel cell.    USE - Apparatus for evaluating characteristics of polymer electrolyte fuel cell used in fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The bumping of the water content in fuel cell can be detected efficiently so that the deterioration of the fuel cell can be prevented efficiently. Thus, the characteristics of polymer electrolyte fuel cell can be measured reliably with sufficient precision.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart explaining the fuel cell evaluation process. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The system has a bobbin thread mounted between a copper wire (1) and a zinc wire (2) as insulator of plastic sieve (3), which is coiled up as roll so as to prevent short-circuit. The water required for the system is taken from the household closet reservoir.    USE - System of generating electricity from still water for night lamps.    ADVANTAGE - Additional water consumption is eliminated by taking the water required for the system from the household closet reservoir. Hence water loss is eliminated and continuous energy is ensured. The energy is able to renew itself, by the distinctive characteristic of the system. Energy wastage is prevented by using the energy renewed to night lamps.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view of the bobbin thread.    Copper wire (1)    Zinc wire (2)    Plastic sieve (3)
NOVELTY - A film has a resin layer containing antistatic agent and resin provided on the surface of a base film. The resin is obtained by copolymerizing acrylic polyol resin, ultraviolet absorber and optical stabilizer. The resin layer contains 1-30 parts mass of the antistatic agent with respect to 100 parts mass of the resin. The antistatic agent is inorganic solid electroconductive material comprising titanium oxide, and/or cationic antistatic agent.    USE - Film for solar cell backside sealing sheet for solar cell module (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The film has excellent light resistance and electrical insulation property. Since the back surface sealing sheet has high light reflecting characteristics, the performance of the solar cell module is improved. The solar cell module has excellent durability.
NOVELTY - The apparatus (100) has an internal region (106) between front and back surfaces (102, 104). The front surface comprise a one-way light admitting portion (108) that admits a portion of light from a source into the internal region and a reflecting portion (110) in the back surface. The reflecting portion reflects the light towards the front surface. The front surface comprises a side facing the internal region for reflecting incident light and concentrating the light to a concentration region (112). A portion of the reflected and concentrated light is reflected from the admitting portion.    USE - Light concentrating apparatus i.e. imaging aplanatic concentrator, for use in an optical imaging system (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to imaging, photography, microscopy and photolithography applications, and a telescope used for astronomical observation.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus provides better concentration, and reduces obscuration of surfaces by the front surface including the one-way light admitting portion.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for designing an imaging aplanatic optical concentrator    (2) an optical imaging system comprising multiple optical elements    (3) a method for concentrating light from a source.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of light ray tracing of a concentrator.    Light concentrating apparatus (100)    Front surface (102)    Back surface (104)    Internal region (106)    One-way light admitting portion (108)    Reflecting portion (110)    Concentration region (112)
NOVELTY - The method involves arranging a back electrode (54) with respect to the surface of a base substrate (52) through an adhesion layer (53). A transparent electrode (60) is arranged on a p-type absorber layer (56) through n-type semiconductor thin film (58) stacked on the back electrode. A transparent conductive layer (59) is provided in the transparent electrode, whose thickness is set to be 50 nm or less. An interconnected network of nanowires is arranged on the transparent conductive layer for contacting transparent electrode.    USE - Manufacturing method of solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Overall power output of the solar cell can be improved by forming interconnected network of nanowires on the transparent conductive layer. Amount of sputtered or chemical vapor deposited transparent conductive oxide material can be eliminated by providing absorber layer. Contact area between nanowires and absorber can be improved so that the collection amount of photocurrent can be increased.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell.    Base substrate (52)    Adhesion layer (53)    Back electrode (54)    P-type absorber layer (56)    Semiconductor thin film (58)    Transparent conductive layer (59)    Transparent electrode (60)
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic module comprises front acrylic glazing material having glass transition temperature (Tg) of greater than or equal to 110 degrees C, as measured by differential scanning calorimetry, comprising polymer having greater than or equal to 50 wt.% methylmethacrylate units and greater than or equal to 1 wt.% high Tg monomer units having Tg (of homopolymer of monomer) of greater than 120 degrees C; interior layer capable of converting solar radiation into electricity; and back layer. If polymer is copolymer with only one high Tg monomer, it comprises no acrylamide or methacrylamide.    USE - A photovoltaic module.    ADVANTAGE - The high Tg material retains it's dimensions better than standard acrylic sheet. A matte surface on outer surface of module increases solar radiation transmission, even though optically hazy.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A photovoltaic module comprises front acrylic glazing material having glass transition temperature (Tg) of greater than or equal to 110 degrees C, as measured by differential scanning calorimetry, comprising polymer having greater than or equal to 50 wt.% methylmethacrylate units and greater than or equal to 1 wt.% high Tg monomer units having Tg (of homopolymer of monomer) of greater than 120 degrees C; interior layer capable of converting solar radiation into electricity; and back layer. If polymer is copolymer with only one high Tg monomer, it comprises no acrylamide or methacrylamide; and if copolymer comprises more than one high Tg monomer, the polymer may contain 0-3 wt.% acrylamide or methacrylamide units as one of high Tg monomer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a plot of a normalized sheet thickness compared to temperature.
NOVELTY - The system has a high-power factor circuit (1) converting alternating current to stable direct current, and a lithium battery management circuit (2) converting high-voltage direct current from the high-power factor circuit to current for a polymer lithium ion battery (5) during charging and discharging of the battery in a equalization mode. A pulse constant current circuit (3) receives power from the high-power factor circuit or the battery to drive an LED light source.    USE - Continuous security lighting system for a high speed railway and a highway tunnel.    ADVANTAGE - The system illuminates a lamp even alternating current from an uninterrupted power supply (UPS) power supply is broken to achieve requirement of high security. The system is inexpensive, and consumes less energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a continuous security lighting system.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    High-power factor circuit (1)    Lithium battery management circuit (2)    Pulse constant current circuit (3)    Polymer lithium ion battery (5)
NOVELTY - The preserver has a wire, a solar battery, an electrothermal sheet and a rubber, where one end of the wire is connected with the solar battery while another end is connected with the electrothermal sheet. Overall connection is wrapped in the rubber.    USE - Heat preserver for a water gauge or a water pipe in an old house.    ADVANTAGE - The preserver is simple in structure and low in production cost. The preserver makes use of solar energy to absorb heat and works on the water gauge or the water pipe so as to effectively prevent the water gauge or the water pipe from being frozen to break.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a heat preserver for a water gauge or a water pipe.
NOVELTY - The system has a turning mechanism fixing steel plate equipped with multiple automatic turning mechanisms i.e. automatic hydraulic turning mechanisms. The turning mechanism fixing steel plate is equipped to a front edge of an upper mold and a lower mold of a wind-power blade. A fixing frame is welded to the lower mold, and a turning frame is welded to the upper mold of the wind-power blade. A rotary shaft is connected with the fixing frame and a U-shaped shaft hole. Two turning oil cylinders are equipped on two sides of the fixing frame, respectively.    USE - Wind-power blade mold system.    ADVANTAGE - The system is simple in structure, and safe and reliable to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a wind-power blade mold system.
NOVELTY - The tool has a liquid storage region whose bottom part is connected with an injection hole. An upper end of a fixing belt is covered with the liquid storage region, where a lower end of the fixing belt is provided with a cavity. The fixing belt is made of elastic material or rubber.    USE - Lithium ion battery liquid injection tool.    ADVANTAGE - The tool improves injection quantity of a battery and production efficiency, and reduces pollution of electrolyte on external appearance of the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a lithium ion battery liquid injection tool.
NOVELTY - A separator material has silver-gold alloy layer (6) or gold individual layer (8) having oxidation property formed on titanium base material (2). An intermediate layer (2a) containing less than 20 %mass of gold, titanium, oxygen and silver is formed between alloy layer and titanium base material. The thickness of gold individual layer is 1 nm or more. The gold individual layer contains 50 %mass or more of gold covering an area of 1 nm or more in thickness direction towards lower layer from outermost surface of the layer.    USE - Separator material is used for separator and stack of polymer electrolyte fuel cell e.g. direct methanol-type polymer electrolyte fuel cell (DMFC) (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The separator material has firmly and uniformly arranged layers and hence the separator using the material has excellent corrosion-resistant property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) separator; and    (2) fuel cell stack.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic structural view of separator material.    Titanium base material (2)    Intermediate layer (2a)    Alloy layer (6)    Gold individual layer (8)
NOVELTY - An electrically insulating multilayer sheet has a layer (a) containing a ring-opened polymer hydride of 2-norbornene and a substituent-containing norbornene-type monomer as an intermediate layer, and a resin layer (b) provided on both surfaces of layer (a). The ring-opened polymer hydride of 2-norbornene and substituent containing norbornene-type monomer is obtained by hydrogenating principal-chain carbon-carbon double bonds of ring-opened polymer formed by ring-opening-polymerizing 2-norbornene and substituent-containing norbornene-type monomer.    USE - Electrically insulating multilayer sheet is used as protective sheet for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The electrically insulating multilayer sheet has excellent weather resistance and damp-proof property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electrically insulating multilayer sheet has a layer (a) containing a ring-opened polymer hydride of 2-norbornene and a substituent-containing norbornene-type monomer having melting point of 110-145 degrees C as an intermediate layer, and a resin layer (b) with light transmittance at wavelength of 250-365 nm of 50 % or less per 100 mu m provided on both surfaces of layer (a). The ring-opened polymer hydride of 2-norbornene and substituent containing norbornene-type monomer is obtained by hydrogenating principal-chain carbon-carbon double bonds (80% or more) of ring-opened polymer formed by ring-opening-polymerizing 2-norbornene and substituent-containing norbornene-type monomer, and having content of repeating unit (a) derived from 2-norbornene of 90-100 wt.% with respect to all repeating units and content of repeating unit (b) derived from substituent-containing norbornene-type monomer of 10-0 wt.% with respect to all repeating units.
NOVELTY - The battery pack (1) that consists of a battery (20) having flat-shaped battery element to laminate positive electrode and negative electrode with respect to laminate film (17) through a separator. A frame-like resin frame unit (F) accommodates battery and protective circuit substrate (2) in interior space. A cladding material (3) made of urethane resin, acrylic resin or epoxy resin covers outer surface of battery by filling the space inside the resin frame unit.    USE - Battery pack for portable electronic devices such as camcorder, mobile phone and portable computer.    ADVANTAGE - Since the cladding material covers outer surface of battery by filling the space inside the resin frame unit, the dimensional accuracy and mechanical strength of battery pack can be improved. The battery and protective circuit substrate can be positioned with sufficient precision in predetermined position.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the explanatory views illustrating manufacturing process of battery pack.    Battery pack (1)    Protective circuit substrate (2)    Cladding material (3)    Laminate film (17)    Battery (20)    Resin frame unit (F)
NOVELTY - The panel (20A) has translucent film (10A) having electric insulation property formed on the lower surface of substrate (1), and solar cells (3) mounted on upper surface of substrate. The translucent film covers the solar cells, upper surface and side portion of substrate.    USE - Solar cell panel for spacecraft and satellite applications.    ADVANTAGE - Distance between fixed location of translucent film and solar cell is increased even when large non-mounting area is not provided in the outer side of mounting area of solar cell. Hence penetration of plasma towards the solar cell can be prevented. Generation of arc discharge in the environment where plasma density is high can be suppressed. Weight reduction is enabled and mounting efficiency of solar cell can be improved. Since coating amount of adhesive agent is reduced, manufacturing cost is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the solar cell panel.    Substrate (1)    Solar cell (3)    Inter-connector (5)    Translucent film (10A)    Solar cell panel (20A)
NOVELTY - A stainless steel foil is coated with silica-type inorganic polymer film having siloxane bond as main constituent. At least one portion of silicon of the film is chemically bonded together with organic group(s) and/or hydrogen. The polymer film has uneven structure by performing phase-separation or emboss-pressing of inorganic polymer on its surface. The uneven structure has surface roughness of 0.1-0.8 mu m.    USE - Stainless steel foil is used for silicon thin film solar cell (claimed) for electrical and electronic components.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon thin film solar cell comprising stainless steel foil has improved conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for silicon thin film solar cell, which has a stainless steel substrate covered with polymer film.
NOVELTY - The holder (1) has a molded plastic body including a lower side (2) that is connected with a support i.e. flat roof, and an upper side (3) that is inclined at a preset angle with respect to the lower side. An upper-sided device receives and fastens a power module. Reinforcements (9) form internal compartments that are accessible from the upper side and receive loading goods i.e.. sand. Air cooling channels are formed by the reinforcements after support of the power module. The channels supply air below the power module.    USE - Holder for a power module e.g. photovoltaic module, solar module and wind wheel, of a regenerative power module system (all claimed), fastened at a roof of a building.    ADVANTAGE - The holder is inexpensive and allows quick mounting of different types of power modules on the flat roof. The holder allows reduction in after-sales maintenance and service costs.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a regenerative power module system comprising power modules    (2) a connecting element comprising a sealing element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side perspective view of a holder.    Holder (1)    Lower side (2)    Upper side (3)    Edges (6, 7)    Reinforcements (9)
NOVELTY - The air secondary battery (10) has an air electrode collector (2) for current collection of an air electrode layer (4) in air electrode. The negative electrode conductive material and negative electrode collector (5) are provided in negative electrode for current collection of the negative electrode layer (3). An air permeation preventing layer (7) made of nonaqueous polymer electrolyte is formed on the surface of negative electrode layer, to prevent permeation of oxygen produced at the air electrode layer.    USE - Air secondary battery e.g. non-aqueous air secondary battery.    ADVANTAGE - The air permeation preventing layer made of nonaqueous polymer electrolyte is formed on the surface of negative electrode layer such that the permeation of oxygen produced at the air electrode layer is prevented and the deterioration of charging and discharging characteristics due to permeation of air, is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of air electrode structure for air secondary battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the air secondary battery.    Air electrode collector (2)    Negative electrode layer (3)    Air electrode layer (4)    Negative electrode collector (6)    Air permeation preventing layer (7)    Air secondary battery (10)
NOVELTY - The pressure adjusting valve (4) has opening/closing unit which opens to introduce air from outside the fuel container (32) to inside, when internal pressure of fuel container is at specified negative pressure state with respect to atmospheric pressure. An adhesion prevention layer is formed in the contact portion of the opening/closing unit.    USE - Pressure adjusting valve for fuel cell (claimed) such as direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC), etc., used in portable electronic device such as mobile telephone, notebook type personal computer, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The internal pressure of fuel container can be maintained reliably by forming adhesion prevention unit in the contact portion of the opening/closing unit. The electric power generation efficiency of fuel cell can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the fuel cell.    Fuel cell (1)    Pressure regulating valve (4)    Anode (23)    Fuel container (32)    Pump (34)
NOVELTY - A fuel cell separator material contains titanium base material (2) which has gold layer or alloy layer (6) containing gold and primary component containing aluminum, chromium, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, molybdenum, tin and/or bismuth on the surface of base material and intermediate layer (2a) containing titanium, oxygen, primary component and gold arranged between alloy layer or gold layer and titanium base material. Alloy layer or gold layer has area with thickness from upper surface towards lower layer of 1 nm or more when containing 50 %mass or more of gold.    USE - Fuel cell separator material is used for fuel cell separator used for direct methanol-type polymer electrolyte fuel cell and fuel cell stack (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell separator using fuel cell separator material has high electroconductivity, corrosion resistance and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A fuel cell separator material contains titanium base material which has gold single layer or alloy layer containing gold and primary component containing aluminum, chromium, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, molybdenum, tin and/or bismuth on the surface of base material and intermediate layer containing titanium, oxygen, primary component and less than 20 %mass of gold arranged between alloy layer or gold single layer and titanium base material. Alloy layer or gold single layer has area with thickness from upper surface towards lower layer of 1 nm or more when containing 50 %mass or more of gold or 3 nm or more when containing 10-50 %mass of gold, preferably 1 nm or more. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fuel cell separator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the fuel cell separator material.    Titanium base material (2)    Intermediate layer (2a)    Alloy layer (6)
NOVELTY - An electroconductive component has electroconductive structure including base material (31), layer (a) (33) containing electroconductive carbon provided on surface(s) of the base material and intermediate layer (32) provided between the base material and layer (a). The ratio of D-band peak intensity with respect to G-band peak intensity in the layer (a) is 1.3 or more which is measured by Raman-scattering spectroscopic analysis.    USE - Electroconductive component is used for polymer electrolyte fuel cell (claimed). Can also be used in phosphoric acid-type fuel cell, molten carbonate fuel cell, solid electrolyte-type fuel cell and alkali-type fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The component has excellent electroconductivity and corrosion resistance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the intermediate layer and layer (a). (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Base material (31)    Intermediate layer (32)    Electroconductive carbon layer (33)    Fine particles (33a)    Microparticles (33b)
NOVELTY - Block copolymer (I) comprises at least one block of electron donor (D) monomer units, and at least one block of electron acceptor (A) monomer units, where at least one of the blocks has a chain length and polydispersity which are controlled within predetermined ranges, is claimed.    USE - (I) is useful in heterojunction device, which is useful in photovoltaic cell and in the generation of solar power (all claimed). (I) is useful in fabrication of polymer film based heterojunction devices.    ADVANTAGE - The devices display high conversion efficiencies in solar cell applications.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) preparing a conjugated block copolymer comprising providing the first block of controlled polydispersity and chain extending the first block, or providing a first block of controlled polydispersity and coupling at least one end of the first block with a preformed macromonomeric unit; and    (2) a heterojunction device comprising one or more copolymers (I).    .
NOVELTY - The device has a retaining element (10) for retaining a battery, and a clip element (12), which partly encloses the retaining element or the battery to be mounted. A fixing element (18) is fixed to the clip element. The battery is fixed within the retaining element by the fixing element. The retaining element is made of plastic material, where the clip element is made of metal.    USE - Device for mounting a battery in a motor vehicle (Claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The device has a retaining element for retaining a battery, and a clip element, which partly encloses the retaining element or the battery to be mounted, and hence ensures a mounting device that provides protection to a battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic perspective view of a mounting device.    Retaining element (10)    Clip element (12)    Fixing element (18)    Screw joint (20)    Clamp connection (22)
NOVELTY - The battery panel has a frame main body (2) provided with a flute (3) that is fixed with a lateral edge part of a solar battery module main body (1), where the frame main body is made of a plastic steel sheet. Inner lateral surface of the flute is embedded with a sealing ring (4) i.e. silicon gel sealing ring, where the sealing ring is in U-shape or C-shape. A cloth insertion sheet (5) is located at connection part between an inner lateral surface of the sealing ring and edge of the solar battery module main body, where the cloth insertion sheet is in U-shape or C-shape.    USE - Solar battery panel.    ADVANTAGE - The frame main body is made of the plastic steel sheet, thus strengthening firmness of the frame main body. The solar battery module main body can be connected more firmly, and the edge connection part is provided with the sealing ring and the cloth insertion sheet, so that the connection of the sealing ring and the solar battery module main body has waterproof function and firm structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar battery panel in partial section.    Solar battery module main body (1)    Frame main body (2)    Flute (3)    Sealing ring (4)    Cloth insertion sheet (5)
NOVELTY - The cell has an amorphous silicon solar cell unit, a microcrystal silicon solar cell unit and a microcrystal germanium silicon solar cell unit that are orderly provided on a transparent substrate from large to small based on a band-gap of an intrinsic layer. A collector is provided on the microcrystal germanium silicon solar cell unit. The amorphous silicon solar cell unit is orderly provided with P-type amorphous silicon layer, i-type amorphous silicon layer and n-type amorphous silicon layer.    USE - Highly effective three-junction solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The three-junction solar cell is provided with microcrystal germanium silicon unit as a subsidiary cell of the intrinsic layer so as to effectively absorb the infrared portion of the sun light, thus improving conversion efficiency. The microcrystal germanium silicon layer unit can be prepared by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition method, thus realizing mass preparation of the three-junction solar cell, and hence providing excellent production condition for large-scale application of the three-junction solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a highly effective three-junction solar cell.
NOVELTY - The method involves radiating heat energy of a heat exchanger by natural wind. A wind cooling heat exchanger is mounted outside a cabin shield, and circulated cooling water is filled in the wind cooling heat exchanger. The circulated cooling water is respectively passed through heated parts of a wind driven generator and a current transformer through channels to cool the heated parts. The wind cooling heat exchanger is mounted on a top part of the cabin shield. The wind cooling heat exchanger and a bracket are mounted in a glass fiber reinforced plastics spoiler.    USE - Method for cooling a wind driven generator and a current transformer.    ADVANTAGE - The method ensures effective protection for the wind cooling heat exchanger and the bracket.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a radiating-cooling system device comprising a generator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a radiating-cooling system device.
NOVELTY - The generator has a wind wheel including a rotating shaft provided at a top part of a tower cylinder, where a blade of the wind wheel utilizes a metal honeycomb plate and a high polymer organic material/common metal plate. The rotating shaft is extended and connected with a gear box on a bottom part of the tower cylinder and the generator through a series of segmental combination transmission shaft or a flexible transmission mechanism.    USE - High wind power generator.    ADVANTAGE - The generator realizes low centre of gravity with better stability and a simple tower cylinder structure, thus reducing manufacturing cost, mounting cost and maintenance cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a high wind power generator.
NOVELTY - The backboard has a weather resistant layer (2) formed at one side of a substrate (1), and a barrier layer (3) formed at another side of the substrate. A wear-resistant bonding layer (4) i.e. glass fiber braid layer, is formed at an outermost layer of the backboard. The weather resistant layer is out of barrier layer. The glass fiber braid layer is coated with polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl butyral, thermoplastic polyurethane, polyamide or olefin polymer. The barrier film is one among a thin film, an aluminum coated film and a metal aluminum foil or combination of the films.    USE - Backboard for a solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The backboard has high wear resistant strength, high bonding strength with packaging material of the solar battery and high vapor barrier property.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a backboard for a solar battery.    Substrate (1)    Weather resistant layer (2)    Barrier layer (3)    Wear-resistant bonding layer (4)
NOVELTY - The module has a solar photovoltaic battery slice transversely embedded in a surface of a bottom plate in a horizontal direction. A compound arabolic concentrator (CPC) condensing reflector comprises upper and lower composite parabolic reflector plates. Reflective cambered surfaces of the upper and lower composite parabolic reflector plates are opposite to each other. The solar photovoltaic battery slice is arranged between the upper and lower composite parabolic reflector plates that are symmetrically arranged. Sections of the upper and lower composite parabolic reflector plates are same.    USE - Solar condensing photovoltaic module.    ADVANTAGE - The upper and lower composite parabolic reflector plates avoids the unnecessary tracking of the sun and performs condensing of light only through making adjustments accoding to seasonal variation, so that the solar energy can be received optimally. The reflector plates can be arranged symmetrically so as to meet the requirements of different sites and seasonal adjustment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a solar condensing photovoltaic module.
NOVELTY - The pot has a pot nozzle deployed with a valve base of a lead-acid battery cover. A sealing nozzle, a pot body, a pot cover, a securing cap and an air draining bolt assembly are deployed with a valve port in a valve base of the lead-acid battery cover. Two ends of the pot body are respectively connected with the pot nozzle and pot cover. A lower end of the pot body is a funnel-shaped air inlet. The pot body air inlet is sleeved with the sealing nozzle and is inserted into a pot nozzle air inlet. A top part of the pot cover is provided with an air draining cavity.    USE - Acid returning pot for realization of a lead-acid battery.    ADVANTAGE - The pot avoids pollution caused by acid frog leakage during the charging/discharging process of the lead-acid battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a pot.
NOVELTY - The terminal has a screw whose end is connected with a lead wire. The end of the screw and an end head of the connected lead wire are sealed in an insulating block made of an acid-resistant and anti-aging material. The lead wire is welded to a screw cap end of the screw. An upper part of the insulating block is quadrangular. A middle part of the block is round platform-shape. The lead wire stretches out of an upper end surface of the insulating block.    USE - Water-proof terminal for a water-proof rechargeable battery.    ADVANTAGE - The terminal assures better protection function for the water-proof rechargeable battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of a water-proof terminal.
NOVELTY - The cell has a battery shell, a cover cap, an electrode set and electrolyte. The electrode set and the electrolyte are contained in the battery shell. The cover cap is connected to an upper part of the electrode set. The electrode set comprises a flexibly wound nickel anode, a flexibly wound zinc cathode, and a composite partition film located between the nickel anode and the zinc cathode..    USE - Cylindrical nickel zinc cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell is low in cost, safe and reliable, and is capable of being stored for a long time. The cell is long in circulation service life, strong in shock resistance, and good in large-current discharging property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An alloy clad layer is composed of copper, nickel, tin, silver, zinc, lead, platinum, and Titanium is plated on the surface of a cover cap upper component. A cathode current collection piece can be made from one or more of stainless steel, spring steel, brass coated steel strip, copper alloy, nickel, or multi-metal coverage strip.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of a cell. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - An aluminum-shell lithium ion battery comprises anode, cathode and electrolyte. The anode is formed by coating positive active material on two sides of a positive current collector. The cathode is formed by coating negative active material on two sides of negative current collector. The cathode is connected with a metal band lug which extends outwards to form a negative lug. Plastic material is sealed on negative lug by heat-sealing process.    USE - Aluminum-shell lithium ion battery.    ADVANTAGE - The aluminum-shell lithium ion battery has improved mechanical strength. The electrolytic resistance between the negative plug and plastic material is improved. The plastic material does not melt when subjected to transient high current.
NOVELTY - The structure has a stator coil mica tape lapping flat copper wire (1) wrapped by two layers in a half-lap manner, and wrapped by a layer of less-glue mica tape (2) reinforced by glass fabric in a flat manner. A straight-line portion is flatly wrapped by an insulating paper (3). A rotor coil copper bus is wrapped by a layer of less-glue mica tape reinforced by polyimide thin film in a half-lap manner, and wrapped by two layers of anti-corona less-glue mica tape in a half-lap manner.    USE - Wind driven generator insulating structure.    ADVANTAGE - The structure improves ageing resistance and corrosion resistance of the wind drive generator, such that the wind driven motor has reliable structure, stable operation and long service life. The wind driven generator is easy to overhaul and maintain.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a wind driven generator insulating structure.    Stator coil mica tape lapping flat copper wire (1)    Less-glue mica tape (2)    Insulating paper (3)
NOVELTY - The heater has a spool (2) formed with a hollow cavity (3), and a heating body (5) arranged at one end of the hollow cavity. A storage battery (6) is arranged on another end of the hollow cavity. The heating body is connected with the storage battery. A shaft sleeve (1) is opened at one side, and is sleeved to the spool. A hanging rope (4) is connected to two ends of the shaft sleeve, where the spool is made of metal material, and the shaft sleeve is made of hard plastic.    USE - Infusion electric heater.    ADVANTAGE - The heater is simple in structure, convenient and safe to use, and can quickly increase the temperature of a liquid so that a user can feel comfortable in winter.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an infusion electric heater.    Shaft sleeve (1)    Spool (2)    Hollow cavity (3)    Hanging rope (4)    Heating body (5)    Storage battery (6)
NOVELTY - The submarine has a submarine body (5) processed in an airbag shape, where an outline of the submarine body is uniform. A metallic paint is coated on surface of the submarine body. A propeller (6) and a water inlet valve (4) are fixed on the submarine body. A floating ball box (2), a sand and stone box (3) and a music playing system (1) are processed in box shapes by hard plastic, and are fixed at an upper side of the submarine body. A battery, a DVD recorder, a vibration stereo system and relative circuits are fixed in the music playing system.    USE - Disguise submarine.    ADVANTAGE - The submarine is simple in structure and low in manufacturing cost. The sea water is filled in the submarine body through the water inlet valve when in use, thus enabling simple and convenient operation. The submarine has the vibration noise of the real submarine and outline refection property of the active sonar, thus improving the disguise and safety of the real submarine.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a disguise submarine.    Music playing system (1)    Floating ball box (2)    Sand and stone box (3)    Water inlet valve (4)    Submarine body (5)    Propeller (6)
NOVELTY - The blade has multiple umbrella sticks whose ends are connected together with a middle linking rod. Ends of a linking rod at two sides and the middle linking rod are fixedly connected with a rotary arm or a support arm. A flexible surface of the blade is connected and fixed with a rigid surface of a fairing through a rubber pad, a depression bar, and a bolt. A flange surface i.e. rigid surface, of the blade is mounted with check valves, and an output transmission mechanism of a wind mill is mounted with a friction clutch.    USE - Umbrella-shaped sail-leaf blade.    ADVANTAGE - The flange surface is installed with the check valves, so as to prevent output transmission component from deforming by instant gales. The reduced algebraic sum of resistances produced by the blade reduces bending moment from trying to dumping a wind mill stand and utilization rate of wind energy. The wind mill is prevented from wind damages.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an umbrella-shaped sail-leaf blade.
NOVELTY - The box has a liner, and a glass steel shell wrapped outside the liner. A thin stainless steel plate is welded to the liner, and the glass steel shell is made of glass fiber. A resin is wrapped outside the liner in winding or hand laying-up way.    USE - Pressure-bearing water box for a solar air source heat pump water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The box has high production efficiency, and is inexpensive.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a pressure-bearing water box.
NOVELTY - The heater has a strip-like separating sheet (1) vertically inserted into a vacuum heat gathering tube, where the heater is made of a waterproof heat-insulated non-pollution material i.e. poly phenylene ethynylene (PPE) plastic, with specific strength.    USE - Solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The cold-heat circulating water is divided as an upper part and a lower part to form two passages, so that the cold-heat water is circulated smoothly to conduct solar heat in the heat gathering water tank with high efficiency. The heater can be mounted easily.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar water heater.    Strip-like separating sheet (1)
NOVELTY - The device has a heat-absorbing water pipe made of a black or dark soft plastic, where a periphery of the water pipe is added with a transparent plastic film. Air or other gases are filled between the water pipe and the film. Bottom of the water pipe and the film are provided with a heat-insulating foam or asbestos body and a soft plastic outer layer. The foam or asbestos body is provided with a marsupial adhesive tape or a marsupial buckle or a zipper (RTM: slide fastener).    USE - Synthesized plastic solar heat collecting device for an iron sheet house, asbestos tile house and a temporary house.    ADVANTAGE - The device is made of soft material, so that the individuation can be realized during production. The device can be produced in different characters or patterns, so that the device directly becomes a decoration when installed in a high-level outer wall body. The device has advertising application function for beautifying the city. The device produces fitted heat collecting chips according to the condition of the house. The device can be arbitrarily folded and furled.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a synthesized plastic solar heat collecting device.
NOVELTY - The heater has hot water main pipes i.e. polypropylene interlayer vacuum insulation pipes, provided from top to ground of a building. A downstairs sun-exposing area below the building or a balcony is provided with a series of auxiliary downstairs solar energy collecting plates. The exposing area is connected with the vacuum insulation pipes by a recycling hot water pipe and a cold water pipe. A series of separated reinforcing ribs is arranged between internal and external pipes of the vacuum insulation pipes. Metal rings are embedded on pipe walls of the internal and external pipes.    USE - Solar water heater for a high-rise building.    ADVANTAGE - The heater is simple in structure and inexpensive. The heater occupies less space. The heater has better insulation and heating effects on the main heat supply pipes. The heater eliminates the remained radiated water.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of a solar water heater.
NOVELTY - The heater has a solar heat-absorbing plate suspended to a window upper frame by a pulley type curtain slipway. A square solar heat-absorbing pipe is provided in one surface of a curtain sheet. A sponge-like heat-absorbing layer is attached to other surface of the curtain sheet. Upper and lower ports of solar heat-absorbing plate are connected by a high-temperature resistant plastic hose. Two circular water pipes are provided on bottom of a water storage tank and connected with the high-temperature resistant plastic hose.    USE - Shutter curtain type solar water heater for use in a large-building for indoor applications.    ADVANTAGE - The heater can be utilized in summer and winter seasons, thus increasing convenience of user of large-building while eliminating damage of the solar water heater by freezing process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a shutter curtain type solar water heater. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The barrel has a reflection film layer adhered on an inner layer of a heat preservation layer (2). The reflection film layer is adhered on an outer layer of the preservation layer. Polyurethane molecules are adhered in the films of the inner and outer layers. A liner (3) is made of stainless steel and is arranged at inner side of the preservation layer. An exhaust hole is arranged on the surface of the external surface layer, and a vacuum inserting tube (5) and dustproof ring (6) are arranged on the external layer.    USE - Solar water storage barrel.    ADVANTAGE - The barrel preserves heat by adhering polyurethane molecules on the inner wall, reduces manufacturing cost, works for long life, and has simple technology.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar water storage barrel.    External surface layer (1)    Heat preservation layer (2)    Liner (3)    An exhaust hole (4)    Vacuum inserting tube (5)    Dustproof ring (6)
NOVELTY - The bag has a solar charging and accumulating device detachably mounted at an outer side and equipped with a charging and accumulating output control device (2), a solar panel (1) and a frame. The charging and accumulating output control device is equipped with a Universal Serial Bus (USB) computer interface, an external Direct current power interface, an indicator lamp, a voltage selecting switch, a polymeric lithium battery and a circuit board.    USE - Bag.    ADVANTAGE - The bag has solar charging function, light weight, detachable structure, and convenient mounting and cleaning process. The bag can convert energy and generate output charging current even in the absence of sunlight.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a bag.    Solar panel (1)    Output control device (2)
NOVELTY - The sleeve has a conducting rod (1) penetrated through a tight resin insulating layer (2) that is equipped with a pressing disc (4), where the resin insulating layer is provided with umbrella barriers (3) and a seal groove (5). The umbrella barriers are located above the pressing disc at equal intervals, and the seal groove is formed below the pressing disc. The conducting rod is equipped with an upper wiring terminal (7) and a lower wiring terminal (8), where the upper and lower wiring terminals are in internal threaded structures. A sealing surface is in contact with transformer oil.    USE - Dry-type transformer sleeve for a wind power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The sleeve uses a solid insulation mode, and the sealing surface is in contact with the transformer oil, thus reducing the oil leakage greatly. The sleeve has better sealing property and firmness.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a dry-type transformer sleeve.    Conducting rod (1)    Tight resin insulating layer (2)    Umbrella barriers (3)    Pressing disc (4)    Seal groove (5)    Upper wiring terminal (7)    Lower wiring terminal (8)
NOVELTY - The cell set has a cell set body comprising several single cells that are mutually combined with each other. The single cells are integrally and electrically connected in relation to a bus bar on top surface of a cell. A fixing bottom plate is provided at a bottom surface of the cell set body. Top surface of the cell set body is provided with a fixing pore plate that is fixedly connected with the fixing bottom plate, where the fixing pore plate is a press plate. The fixing bottom plate is a pallet of a groove provided with horizontally arranged cells and a mounting hole.    USE - Firm high-capacity power cell set.    ADVANTAGE - The cell set is firm in combining, high in vibration performance and simple in structure. The cell set is safe and reliable. The cell set has anti-impact and insulating properties. The cell set is easy to manufacture and suitable for popularization.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a firm high-capacity power cell set.
NOVELTY - Preparing a fuel cell composite bipolar plate comprises melt compounding a polypropylene resin and graphite powder (50-95 wt.%) to form a melt compounding material, and molding the melt compounding material to form a bipolar plate having a desired shaped at 100-250 degrees C and 500-4000 psi. The polypropylene resin is a homopolymer of propylene or a random copolymer of 75-99 wt.% propylene and 1-25 wt.% of ethylene, butylenes or hexalene. Carbon nanotubes (0.05-20 wt.%) are added during the melt compounding.    USE - Method for preparing a fuel cell composite bipolar plate.    ADVANTAGE - The method can provide a small size fuel cell bipolar plate having a high electrical conductivity, and excellent mechanical properties.
NOVELTY - The hydrokinetic system has a helical auger turbine (10) having a helical turbine blade rotatably mounted on a central shaft, a flange extending perpendicularly to an edge of the turbine blade, and a turbine blade support connection for connecting the central shaft to a support structure. A high pressure pump (30) is operated by the helical turbine, and a hydraulic accumulator (32) is provided for storing pressurized hydraulic fluid discharged from the high pressure pump. An electrical generator (42) is operated by the hydraulic circuit (36).    USE - Hydrokinetic system including hydrokinetic energy generator such as helical auger turbine that generates electricity from tidal or river flows for driving remote electrical generators (claimed). Can also be used in wind generators.    ADVANTAGE - A hydrokinetic energy generator that is efficient, can work in a variety of water flow situations including ice/water mix, and which does not harm marine life is provided.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a hydraulic circuit of a hydrokinetic system.    Helical auger turbine (10)    High pressure pump (30)    Hydraulic accumulator (32)    Hydraulic circuit (36)    Electrical generator (42)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell (10) has membrane electrode assembly (14) arranged between cathode (28) and anode (30). A fuel gas flow field (44) supplies reactant gas along electrode surface, is connected at its inlet and outlet with respective inlet and outlet buffers (46,48). The pressure loss in the inlet buffer is smaller than that of outlet buffer.    USE - Fuel cell e.g. solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since pressure loss in inlet buffer is set smaller than that of outlet buffer, pressure loss in inlet buffer becomes equal to the pressure loss in the outlet buffer when the reactant gas is consumed in the reactant gas flow field. Hence reactant gas is distributed uniformly to the reactant gas flow field by simple structure while maintaining desired power generation performance of fuel cell suitably.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of the fuel cell.    Fuel cell (10)    Membrane electrode assembly (14)    Cathode (28)    Anode (30)    Fuel gas flow field (44)    Inlet buffer (46)    Outlet buffer (48)
NOVELTY - A gas diffusion layer (220) contains dual layered structure including microporous layer (200) and macroporous substrate (210). The gas diffusion layer has thickness of 200-300 mu m at 25 kPa and 170-250 mu m at 1 MPa, density of 0.2-0.6 g/cm3 at 25 kPa and porosity of 50-90%, measured using mercury intrusion porosimeter, and through-plane electrical resistance of 30 m( Omega ).cm2 or less measured at clamping pressure of 1 MPa.    USE - Gas diffusion layer. Uses include but are not limited to membrane electrode assembly of polymer electrolyte fuel cell used for sport utility vehicle, bus, truck, boat, ship, aircraft, hybrid vehicle, electric vehicle and gasoline-powered vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The gas diffusion layer has excellent electrical resistance and reduced migration of electrons. The fuel cell containing gas diffusion layer has improved electrochemical performance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of unit cell.    Polymer electrolyte membrane (100)    Catalyst layer (110)    Microporous layer (200)    Macroporous substrate (210)    Gas diffusion layer (220)
NOVELTY - The device has a wide spectrum energy-saving trap lamp provided with a rain cover (2), a power supply (3) e.g. storage battery, a lamp holder (4), a wide spectrum energy-saving bulb (5), a controller (6) and three radioactive worm stopping plates (7). The lamp holder is mounted in a center part of a lower surface of the rain cover, and the wide spectrum energy-saving bulb is mounted in the lamp holder. The worm stopping plates are fixedly mounted at a lower side of the rain cover, and the lamp holder is connected with the power supply by the controller.    USE - Planting and culturing combined trapping device such as insect pest preventing and controlling device and live feed collecting device for farmland, fish breeding and poultry raising industries.    ADVANTAGE - The device enables improving quality safety level of an agricultural product without damaging the environment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a planting and culturing combined trapping device.    Rain cover (2)    Power supply (3)    Lamp holder (4)    Wide spectrum energy-saving bulb (5)    Controller (6)    Worm stopping plates (7)
NOVELTY - The box has an electric mosquito-repellent incense box power indicator lamp (1) in center, an electric mosquito-repellent incense box heating plate (2), a power switch (4) and an electric mosquito-repellent incense box radiating grooves (3) distributed radically at a periphery. A solar electric mosquito-repellent incense box battery board is fixed under an electric mosquito-repellent incense box main body (5), where the electric mosquito-repellent incense box main body is made of plastic.    USE - Solar electric mosquito-repellent incense box.    ADVANTAGE - The box ensures safety and avoids the need for power supply.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar electric mosquito-repellent incense box.    Electric mosquito-repellent incense box power indicator lamp (1)    Electric mosquito-repellent incense box heating plate (2)    Electric mosquito-repellent incense box radiating grooves (3)    Power switch (4)    Electric mosquito-repellent incense box main body (5)
NOVELTY - The sprinkler has a shell (1) provided with multiple interface threads on an upper part, a conversion valve knob (2), a main body (8), a conversion valve plate, and a temperature-sensing element (17). The main body is provided with a conversion valve (9), and a generator (3) is provided with a shaft. A water wheel (5) is fixed on an upper part of the main body. An inner water jacket (13) and an outer water jacket (12) that is provided with bubbling heads (15) and annular discharging rings (14) are combined with a lower interface of the main body to form a pair of discharging channels.    USE - Thermo-sensitive color-changeable and current-selectable hydroelectric generating luminous sprinkler for a faucet of a kitchen.    ADVANTAGE - The sprinkler effectively indicates water temperature, and provides colorful atmosphere.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a thermo-sensitive color-changeable and current-selectable hydroelectric generating luminous sprinkler.    Shell (1)    Conversion valve knob (2)    Generator (3)    Water wheel (5)    Main body (8)    Conversion valve (9)    Outer water jacket (12)    Inner water jacket (13)    Annular discharging rings (14)    Bubbling heads (15)    Temperature-sensing element (17)
NOVELTY - The ring has a vacuum glass tube provided with a plastic liner. One end of the ring extends to form an extension sleeve, where the extension sleeve of the ring is straight-barrel type, close-up type, elbow type, horn type or elbow close-up type extension sleeve. A location label is placed on the ring. An opening or a hole is formed in a sidewall of the extension sleeve.    USE - Rubber sealing ring i.e. silica gel sealing ring, for a plastic liner of a solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The ring preserves hot air of the vacuum glass tube away from the liner wall after the hot air is entered into the plastic liner, when the solar water heater is air-tightly sunned, so as to reduce the roasting temperature produced by the plastic liner. The ring improves the service life of the plastic liner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a rubber sealing ring.
NOVELTY - Metal nanowire are manufactured using ionic liquid in polyol reduction reaction, in which metallic salt is used as precursor.    USE - Manufacture of metal nanowire used for electrode of solar cell, touch panel and flat panel display.    ADVANTAGE - The metal nanowire having favorable recycling property is manufactured.
NOVELTY - A polymer composition comprises a polymeric or oligomeric backbone comprising repeat moiety comprising arylamine(s), and repeat moiety comprising fluorinated alkyleneoxy.    USE - A polymer composition for use in hole transporting layers or hole injection layers useful in electronic devices comprising organic LED, polymer LED, phosphorescent organic LED or organic photovoltaic device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The compositions can produce enhanced hole injection layers and hole transporting layers that, when incorporated into electronic devices, can lead to increases in the performance of the devices. The composition provides a polymer having better operation stability, and facilitates charge injection in device layers. The polymer in the composition is compatible with orthogonal solvents for preparing solution processed device layers. The composition also assists in reducing leakage current for organic photovoltaic devices.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polymer composition comprises a polymeric or oligomeric backbone comprising repeat moiety comprising arylamine(s) of formula: -(-O-Ar1-)-, and repeat moiety comprising fluorinated alkyleneoxy of formula: -(-O-R1-O-Ar2-O-R2-)-.    Ar1=arylamine of formula (a);    Ar2=aryl of formulae (b)-(d);    R1,R2=1-10C fluorinated alkylenyl;    R3=fluorinated 1-10C alkyl; and    z=1-5.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) preparation of oligomer or polymer comprising copolymerizing a first monomer of formula: HO-Ar4-OH with a second monomer of formula: R5-O-Ar5-O-R6; and    (2) a device comprising the polymer composition.    Ar5,Ar6=aryl and/or arylamine moiety; and    R5,R6=fluorinated 1-10C alkylenyl.
NOVELTY - The frame (R) has a set of aluminum-extruded profiles (SP) forming a side of the frame and connected with each other at its corners, where each extruded profile includes a hollow chamber. Corner elements (E) include outflow openings standing in connection with the hollow chamber, and are made of aluminum or plastic. Electrically conductive connectors are extendable in open front sides of the extruded profiles, and include lamellas that are pressed against an inner wall of the each extruded profile.    USE - Frame for a solar module.    ADVANTAGE - The outflow openings of the corner elements stand in connection with the hollow chamber, such that outflow boreholes are not formed in the aluminum-extruded profiles. The frame exhibits high stability, and prevents damage of the edge elements during attaching the frame with corners of the solar module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a frame for a solar module.    Corner elements (E)    Frame (R)    Aluminum-extruded profiles (SP)    Receiving spaces (1, 2)    Upper sides of frame (3, 4)
NOVELTY - The device has frames including elongate carriers, where a U-shaped receiving section (21) partially encompasses a solar module (12) and partially extends over a length of the carriers. A holding section (53) partially extends over a length of a transverse carrier (18). The receiving section and the holding section are aligned open towards an inner side of the frames. A plastic profile element (35) is provided in the receiving section and the holding section for fixing an edge region of the solar module at the receiving section and the holding section.    USE - Device for receiving a solar module i.e. photovoltaic module (claimed), of a solar system to fasten the solar module to a substructure i.e. roof, of a building.    ADVANTAGE - The holding section partially extends over the length of the transverse carrier, thus allowing draining of moisture in the transverse carrier, and hence avoiding formation of stagnant moisture in the transverse carrier while preventing oxidation of the solar module. The frames receive required force e.g. wind force and snow force, according to specifications.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of a device for receiving a solar module.    Solar module (12)    Transverse carrier (18)    U-shaped receiving section (21)    Screw connection (33)    Plastic profile element (35)    Holding section (53)
NOVELTY - A carbon nanotube-conductive polymer complex is obtained using carbon nanotube-poly (I group element-4-styrene sulfonate) composite formed by introducing and ionic bonding poly(I group element-4-styrenesulfonate) on surfaces of carbon nanotubes, as dopant.    USE - Carbon nanotube-electroconductive polymer composite is used for active layer of transparent electrode of display, and hole injection/transport layer of organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The carbon nanotube-electroconductive polymer composite has excellent dispersion properties with respect to solvent. When producing a mixture of electroconductive polymer and carbon nanotubes, the phase separation between electroconductive polymer and the carbon nanotube components is suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) coating solution; and    (2) carbon nanotube-poly (I group element-4-styrene sulfonate) composite.
NOVELTY - The notebook personal computer (4) has a lid whose upper portion is attached with solar panel (1) made of plastic raw material. The notebook personal computer is charged by the solar panel utilizing sunlight.    USE - Notebook personal computer, mini personal computer and mobile phone.    ADVANTAGE - The notebook personal computer, mini personal computer and mobile phone can be charged effectively by solar panel using sunlight.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the notebook personal computer, mini personal computer and mobile phone.    Solar panel (1)    Cable (2)    Mobile phone (3)    Notebook personal computer (4)    Mini personal computer (5)
NOVELTY - The module has a rear wall (1) made of plastic or glass, and a connection box (6) with a mantle wall (10) projecting at a rear side of the module and welded with the rear wall. The mantle wall is made of same material of the rear wall. The rear wall has an extension (11) for locking- and rotary protection of a hollow housing (12), at an inner side and/or an outer side of the module. The housing is made of plastic and makes access to contact points of a contact (7) to a strip-like current conductor (3). The housing is closed after contacting a stopper (14) guided into a hollow cavity (13).    USE - Photovoltaic module i.e. solar module, for use in a photovoltaic system for converting light from sun into electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The housing is closed after contacting the stopper guided into the hollow cavity, thus ensuring easy installation of the photovoltaic module, and ensuring secure contact with the conductors even under extreme weather conditions to ensure diffusion of water vapor density over the entire lifespan of the panels of the photovoltaic module, and hence ensuring long lifespan of the photovoltaic module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic partial sectional view of a connection box of a photovoltaic module.    Rear wall (1)    Current conductor (3)    Protective plate (4)    Connection box (6)    Contact (7)    Mantle wall (10)    Extension (11)    Housing (12)    Hollow cavity (13)    Stopper (14)
NOVELTY - The device has a solid state camera (2) recording an object (1) to be viewed. An electronic signal (5) is observable on a display (13) that is formed as a thin-film transistor-display. A loupe (14) allows a viewer eye (4) to observe the display. An eyecup (6) is made of rubber and attached in front of the loupe. An electric power supply is carried out by batteries that are charged by a charging device. A handy device is provided for a user and is either held in a hand or hanged by a shoulder strap. An image processing electronic system (7) is connected between the camera and the display.    USE - Electronic vision aid for assisting visually-impaired persons suffering from age-related macular degeneration.    ADVANTAGE - The utilization of the loupe enables viewing of the display by the viewer, so that the visually-impaired viewer can select the viewing angle to project the image on the non-damaged retina by the loupe, thus enabling observation of the direct environment by the display and the solid state camera. The image processing electronic system is connected between the solid state camera and the display, so that online image manipulation is ensured, thus producing optimized image for the viewer and providing image enhancement.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of an electronic vision aid with a solid state camera and a display.    Object (1)    Solid state camera (2)    Viewer eye (4)    Electronic signal (5)    Eyecup (6)    Image processing electronic system (7)    Display (13)    Loupe (14)
NOVELTY - The plate has a far infrared electrotheraml film fixed between an upper shell (1) on a plate and a lower shell (2) below the plate. A thermal reflective layer is sealed to a lead of the far infrared electrotheraml film, and is connected with a hatch for being connected to a battery group (3). The upper shell is polyimide plate or polyester film plate, and the lower shell is an insulating plastic plate. The far infrared electrotheraml film is sprayed on the upper shell of the plate.    USE - Mobile electrothermal writing plate for use by a student.    ADVANTAGE - The plate provides comfortable and warmness to the hand of students during writing in the winter. The plate is simple in structure, and convenient to apply and carry.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a mobile electrothermal writing plate.    Upper shell (1)    Lower shell (2)    Battery group (3)
NOVELTY - The glittery barrette has a plastic pattern layer (2) built in a barrette (1). The plastic pattern layer is provided with a jack whose inner side is provided with a cell box. Batteries and a magnet are arranged in the cell box, where a cover with a screw cap (4) is provided on top portion of the cell box through a screw thread. Glittery parts (3) are provided in the screw cap, and the top portion of the cell box is joined to top portion of the plastic pattern layer through glue water.    USE - Glittery barrette.    ADVANTAGE - The glittery barrette is irradiated through the glittery part with an ornamental effect in the night.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a glittery barrette.    Barrette (1)    Plastic pattern layer (2)    Glittery parts (3)    Screw cap (4)
NOVELTY - The lock has an upper heart shaped lock part equipped with an edge placed near to a side frame of a heart shaped lock part. An LED is placed in a light hole formed in the edge of the upper heart shaped lock part. A polymethyl methacrylate plastic cover covers the light hole. A battery and a button switch are placed in a switch hole formed in an edge of a lower heart shaped lock part. A cathode of the LED is directly connected on a metal portion of the heart shaped lock part. An elastic steel sheet is placed between the switch and a cathode of the battery and connected with the metal portion.    USE - Door lock.    ADVANTAGE - The lock can easily brighten the LED when the steel sheet is pressed to the cathode of the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of a door lock.
NOVELTY - The heater has a two glass pots (1, 2) on outer and inner layers, respectively. An inlet pipe (14) whose one end is attached with a cover hole (17) formed on a cover (16) and another end with an inlet pump. One end of an outlet pipe is attached with a hot water source. An upper end of a heat collecting pipe is fixed in a water case hole (5), where a lower end is fixed on a lower crossbeam (23). A reflector panel is on a bracket and below heat collecting pipes. The cover is made of outer and inner sheet metals, and outer and sheet plastics, where the bracket is made of foot and skeleton.    USE - Twice heat-collecting solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The heater has a heat collecting pipe that is heated by sunshine through a glass pot so the water can be directly heated and the heater achieves the water temperature by directly shining that is higher than current solar water heater.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a twice heat-collecting solar water heater.    Glass pots (1, 2)    Water case hole (5)    Inlet pipe (14)    Cover (16)    Cover hole (17)    Lower crossbeam (23)
NOVELTY - Seamless molded polyethylene biogas tank comprises a manhole cover, an O-shaped rubber sealing ring and a tank; where the tank is formed by rotational molding process; the O-shaped rubber sealing ring is set inside the manhole on upper end of the tank; and the manhole cover molded by precast concrete is installed on upper end of the O-shaped rubber sealing ring.    USE - The tank is useful for producing biogas.    ADVANTAGE - The tank can absorb light to increase temperature and eliminate ultraviolet ray, and it is oxidation resistant, stretch-proof, acid and alkali resistant, and corrosion resistant. Additionally, it has long service life.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the seamless molded polyethylene biogas tank.
NOVELTY - A curable composition contains a vinyl polymer (I) having average of at least one crosslinking functional group.    USE - Curable composition is used for one-component mold curing property composition used as protective coating agent of edge portion, sealing material for terminal box, adhesive agent for pasting terminal box and adhesive agent for pasting reinforcing frame attached to back surface of solar cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The curable composition provides cured material having excellent water resistance, low water absorption property, weather resistance and low contamination property, and provides solar cell module having improved strength.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) one-component mold curing property composition, which is obtained by mixing components of curable resin composition, and hardening with moisture contained in air; and    (2) solar cell module, which has a solar cell element enclosed between top translucent substrate and lower protective film.
NOVELTY - A LED lighting mechanism has lamp mirror (15), lamp cup (14) and LED lamp panel (13) that are sequentially arranged between front cover (16) and rear cover (12). The lamp mirror is fixed to front cover, and panel is fixed to rear cover and welded with respect to bottom of lamp cup. A power mechanism is connected with lighting mechanism through rotating shaft (5) and provided with left portion (4), middle portion (9) and right portion (11). The rechargeable battery (3) and rechargeable circuit board (8) which is connected with panel, are arranged in middle portion.    USE - LED mine lamp.    ADVANTAGE - As the lighting component of LED mine lamp is connected with rechargeable battery component through rotating shaft, the free rotation operation can be realized and the lighting range can be increased. The structure of the mine lamp is simplified, the lamp can be used conveniently, the flexibility and the practicability of lamp can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of the LED mine lamp.    Rechargeable battery (3)    Left portion (4)    Rotating shaft (5)    Rechargeable circuit board (8)    Middle portion (9)    Right portion (11)    Rear cover (12)    LED lamp panel (13)    Lamp cup (14)    Lamp mirror (15)    Front cover (16)
NOVELTY - The lamp (1) has a cup-shaped case (2) that is connectable through a cable (40) to a battery pack (42). The case has a charging port (50) for the battery, which extends in a direction transverse to the axis of the case. The cable is connected to the case by a fitting that extends in a directly opposite to the charging port.    USE - Miner's cap lamp.    ADVANTAGE - Since the case has charging port for battery, which extends in a direction transverse to axis of case, the strength of the securing of the cable in a position can be improved so that the overall robustness of the lamp can be enhanced, and the thickness, weight and size of the case can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the miner's cap lamp.    Miner's cap lamp (1)    Cup-shaped case (2)    Cable (40)    Battery pack (42)    Charging port (50)
NOVELTY - A solar desalting device comprises an evaporative condenser case (13) having 3-5 iron plate layers (14), a humidifying-dehumidifying tower (6), and a sunny servo solar collector (11). An end of a triangular flute on each iron plate layer is enclosed while the other end is connected through an iron-plate interconnection groove (21). The bottom of the evaporative condenser case is connected with condenser pipes (12) inside the humidifying-dehumidifying tower through a water pipe and a water pump (1).    USE - A solar desalting device.    ADVANTAGE - The device has improved heat utilization, high operation temperature, large evaporation amount, and fresh water yield.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a sectional view of the solar desalting device.    Water pump (1)    Humidifying-dehumidifying tower (6)    Sunny servo solar collector (11)    Condenser pipes (12)    Evaporative condenser case (13)    Iron plate layers (14)    Iron-plate interconnection groove (21)
NOVELTY - The combination has a lamp (17) and a lead wire (10) that are connected with electric components. A spindle (3) is made of a steel pipe with large caliber and directly supports and penetrates a solar photovoltaic panel or a horizontal-axis wind-driven generator. A lateral surface of middle of the spindle is provided with a round hole or connected with a three-way joint for transition. An assistant air port (13) is provided with another round hole that is internally provided with a flow deflector.    USE - Self-powered environment-friendly street lamp and square lamp combination.    ADVANTAGE - The combination is provided with a lamp pole that is provided with an air flue and an air inlet, so that internal ventilation, radiation, induced air power, external natural wind power and internal structure of the generator are integrally designed, thus effectively improving power generation effect and reducing consumption of space.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a self-powered environment-friendly street lamp and square lamp combination.    Spindle (3)    Frame (8)    Lead wire (10)    Assistant air port (13)    Lamp (17)
NOVELTY - The semiconductor based wafer (10) has several p-n junctions each exposed to solar light at the front surface. The p-n junctions are electrically connected in series to provide a voltage higher than the voltage of single p-n junction. The voltage of semiconductor based wafer is equal to the voltage of single p-n junction multiplied with the number of p-n junctions. Several by-pass diodes are provided and several doped areas (12,14,16,18) comprising boron, arsenic, phosphor and gallium are provided.    USE - High voltage semiconductor based wafer.    ADVANTAGE - The p-n junctions are electrically connected in series with high accuracy and the cross diffusion is avoided by ensuring sufficient distance between the doped areas having different doping. The soldering points are reduced and the reliability of semiconductor based wafer is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) method of producing high voltage solar cell wafer;    (2) solar module; and    (3) method of manufacturing solar module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the high voltage semiconductor based wafer.    High voltage semiconductor based wafer (10)    Doped areas (12,14,16,18)    Non-doped strip (20)
NOVELTY - The rod has a torch provided in a stopper part and connected to a connecting part. The connecting part is fixed in a fishing rod leading end. A bulb is mounted onto the torch, and a battery is provided in the torch. A lens is installed at an upper part of the bulb. A rubber packing part or a screw tap is provided in the connecting part. An on-off button is equipped in an outer side of the stopper part. A bellows pipe controls the angle of the torch, and is equipped between the connecting part and the stopper part.    USE - Fishing rod.    ADVANTAGE - The rod can be used for fishing process at night time in a convenient manner, and is easy to manufacture.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a fishing rod.
NOVELTY - The device has a photovoltaic module attached with an input connection line. A controller is fixed with a connection line for a storage battery. A light fitting connection line is mounted with a lamp socket and a line switch. The controller is provided with an input socket and an output socket in different forms. The photovoltaic module, controller, storage battery, light fitting and the connection lines are installed at an inner side of a foam plastic cushion lining at fixed positions, and are installed at an inner side of a hand carton. The controller outputs low voltage direct current.    USE - Portable photovoltaic lighting device for domestic illumination and outside working in remote areas far away from a power network.    ADVANTAGE - The device efficiently protects the photovoltaic module, the controller, and the light fitting from damage. The device is convenient to transport, carry, install and use.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The input socket of the controller is an 8-shaped oriented bipolar socket. The photovoltaic module is a thin membrane solar battery or a crystalline silicon solar battery. The input connection line attached on the photovoltaic module is a double-core cable or a double-core jacket line. The light fitting is a low voltage direct current (DC) energy saving lamp or a DC LED lamp. The light fitting connection line is a double-core line or a double-core sleeve.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a lighting device. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The pen has a pen body (1), a pen cap (2) i.e. transparent plastic shell, arranged on a tail of the pen body, and a pen core (3) installed inside the pen body. An illumination device is arranged inside the cap, and a switch (4) is positioned on the cap. A battery holder (5), a LED (6) and batteries (7) are installed inside the holder. The LED is fixed on top of the cap. The holder is fixed on bottom of the cap and connected with an electrode of the LED through a copper sheet (8). The switch includes an end positioned on the cap and another end installed inside the holder.    USE - Signing pen.    ADVANTAGE - The pen is simple in structure, and effectively provides light to illuminate under the condition of occasional interruption of power supply or urgent need for illumination in an efficient manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a signing pen.    Pen body (1)    Pen cap (2)    Pen core (3)    Switch (4)    Battery holder (5)    LED (6)    Batteries (7)    Copper sheet (8)
NOVELTY - The torch has an LED (3) whose negative pin is welded on a small contact point bottom of a printed circuit board (4). A plastic isolation switch sheet (11), an upper contact copper sheet (6), a spring (5), a lower contact copper sheet (7) and a plastic substrate (9) are arranged one by one below the printed circuit board. A metal battery substrate (8) is arranged on the plastic substrate. A soft lead (12) connects the printed circuit board with the metal battery substrate by the small contact point. An electric torch housing (1) is connected with the plastic substrate for forming the torch.    USE - Pocket-size badge electric torch.    ADVANTAGE - The torch reduces size and weight based on material selection and structural design on a lampshade, a battery and a switch. The torch is simple in structure, portable, convenient to use, inexpensive and has aesthetic appearance, high economic effect and popularization value.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a pocket-size badge electric torch.    Electric torch housing (1)    LED (3)    Printed circuit board (4)    Spring (5)    Upper contact copper sheet (6)    Lower contact copper sheet (7)    Metal battery substrate (8)    Plastic substrate (9)    Plastic isolation switch sheet (11)    Soft lead (12)
NOVELTY - The torch has a torch rack (3) arranged at top of a bamboo torch handle (2). A solar-powered luminous device is installed in the torch rack. The solar-powered luminous device comprises a semi-transparent plastic housing (1) connected with the torch rack. A solar panel (12) is embedded on a top wall of the housing. A luminous element i.e. LED light-emitting diode (11), connected with a circuit board is arranged in the housing. The solar panel, a storage battery, circuit board and the luminous element are electrically connected with each other.    USE - Solar-powered bamboo torch.    ADVANTAGE - The solar-powered luminous device is used as a luminous body, so that the torch does not produce environment polluting gas while simulating flame glow. The torch is light in weight and simple in structure, so that the torch is convenient to hold and use. The torch utilizes solar energy as luminous energy source, so that the torch has low cost and prolonged service life. The hand switch of the torch can control glowing of the torch or extinguish the torch at any time.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a solar-powered bamboo torch in partial section.    Semi-transparent plastic housing (1)    Bamboo torch handle (2)    Torch rack (3)    Luminous element (11)    Solar panel (12)
NOVELTY - The display has an electronic display screen connected with an internal processor. The internal processor is connected with an input keyboard that is arranged outside a plastic shell. The internal processor is connected with a power indicating lamp, a power switch and a power cord in series. An in-vehicle storage battery cell power supply system supplies power, where an information instruction is input to the internal processor via the input keyboard, and an input information instruction is processed into the display screen corresponding to a character information symbol.    USE - Electronic caption display for a passenger train and a passenger taxi.    ADVANTAGE - The display effectively displays an input travel route, direction, destination, and use condition character information of a vehicle.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of an electronic caption display.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The ashtray has a body (1) including a semicircular cross section and fixedly connected to a rectangular box (2). A pull cover (3) is provided at an opened place of the box, and a fixed mirror (4) is adhered on a concave surface. A rubber cushion (5) is designed at a bottom part of the ashtray body. A rectangular groove (6) is formed on an upper surface of the pull cover. A piece of lighting equipment (7) is serially connected by a bulb, a battery and a switch, and is installed in an inner side of the groove. An electronic watch (8) is adhered on an outer surface of the ashtray body.    USE - Multi-functional ashtray.    ADVANTAGE - The ashtray has simple structure, rational design, convenient usage and wide application range.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a multi-functional ashtray.    Ashtray body (1)    Rectangular box (2)    Pull cover (3)    Fixed mirror (4)    Rubber cushion (5)    Rectangular groove (6)    Lighting equipment (7)    Electronic watch (8)
NOVELTY - The glove has a water storing bag (2) installed in an internal part of two five-finger gloves (1). Resistance wires (3), a battery (4) and a control switch (5) are installed in an upper layer of the water storing bag. The resistance wires, the battery and the control switch are connected in series to form a heating circuit.    USE - Glove for use during winter season.    ADVANTAGE - The battery provides power to the resistance wires, and a user can close a circuit switch to conduct the circuit. The resistance wires consume power and convert the power into heat to release the heat to a hand of the user through the water storing bag. The glove has rational structure, convenience, practicability, multifunction, comfort and durability. The glove can provide warmth to the user's hand automatically.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a glove.    Five-finger gloves (1)    Water storing bag (2)    Resistance wires (3)    Battery (4)    Control switch (5)
NOVELTY - The tube (1) has a metal or polymer multi-sided tube, and glass blocks enclosed at each end of the multi-sided tube. A spacer is positioned between interior of the multi-sided tube and the blocks. A jacket is provided around exterior of the multi-sided tube, and is made of a polymer-modified bituminous compound reinforced with a polyethylene top film. The multi-sided tube prevents loading from top of the tube from being transferred to the blocks. A sealant e.g. structural silicone, is applied to junctions of edges of the blocks to hold the blocks and to form a tight seal.    USE - Solar wall tube for use in a multi-Wythe masonry wall during building construction.    ADVANTAGE - The jacket provides a durable moisture-resistant enclosure that adheres to mortar in a masonry application, so that less durable wrap is provided. The tube is provided with additional blocks to be introduced inside the tube, thus improving performance properties or desired aesthetic appearance. The tube provides cleaner aesthetic appearance while guiding natural light to interior of a building. The tube improves thermal insulation and structural integrity over single glass block and longevity of an enclosed building material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar wall tube installed into a multi-Wythe masonry wall.    Solar wall tube (1)    Masonry multi-Wythe structures (2)
NOVELTY - A solar cell module (20) comprises a solar cell layer (14) and a sheet containing layer(s) of an ethylene copolymer composition. The solar cell layer comprises a single solar cell or electrically interconnected solar cells. The ethylene copolymer composition comprises an ethylene copolymer comprising copolymerized units of ethylene and 5-20 wt.% ester of 4-8C unsaturated acid having two carboxylic acid groups.    USE - A solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell module has improved weatherability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of solar cell module, comprising providing an assembly comprising component layers, and laminating the assembly by subjecting to heat and optionally vacuum or pressure to form the solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a wafer-based solar cell module.    Incident layer (10)    Front and back encapsulant layers (12, 16)    Solar cell layer (14)    Backing layer (18)    Solar cell module (20)
NOVELTY - A thin film solar cell (100) comprises a transparent layer (120), an electrode (130), an absorption layer (140) and an electrode (150) sequentially formed on a substrate (110). The transparent layer comprises several microlenses. The absorption layer generates electron-hole pairs from incident light.    USE - Thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The thin film solar cell is manufactured environmental-friendly, economically and easily, and has improved electrical efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of thin film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of thin film solar cell.    Thin film solar cell (100)    Substrate (110)    Transparent layer (120)    Electrodes (130,150)    Absorption layer (140)
NOVELTY - The method involves selecting a roof portion to be treated, and coating a roof portion surface with an elastomeric coating, where the surface is protected from environmental damage. A photovoltaic module i.e. photovoltaic element (1400), is embedded within the elastomeric coating, where the photovoltaic module is sealed. Another elastomeric coating is applied over the former elastomeric coating to further seal the roof portion and the photovoltaic module. Elastomeric coats (1600, 1800) are individually selected to match a specific application.    USE - Method for protecting a roof of a house using elastomeric weatherproofing building material coatings and photovoltaic modules to provide a continuous, seamless, waterproof, weatherproof and electrically generating surface. Uses include but are not limited to masonry, concrete block, tilt-wall, pre-cast forms, poured concrete, pre-stressed concrete, post tensioned concrete, cementitious, exterior insulation finishing system (EIFS), corrugated panels, wood and roofing materials.    ADVANTAGE - The method improves the long-term performance and adhesion to concrete or asphalt-based substrates, and provides stability and enhances weatherproofing properties of the surface. The method protects the roof using the elastomeric weatherproofing building material coatings and photovoltaic modules to provide the continuous, seamless, waterproof, weatherproof and electrically generating surface in an efficient manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a roof.    Elastomeric coats (1200, 1600, 1800)    Photovoltaic element (1400)    Inter-ply layer (1750)    Self-adhesive layer (2000)
NOVELTY - The water processor has a columnar copper bar and a helical zinc bar, each having one end fixedly connected to a floating-pan body through a pedestal. The other ends of the bars are free ends. The copper bar is located in the center of a floating pan, and the zinc bar surrounds the copper bar. A solar battery is located inside a floating-pan cover. The positive pole and negative pole of the battery are respectively connected with the zinc bar and the copper bar. A sealing ring is arranged inside a flute on a joint plane between the floating-pan cover and the floating-pan body.    USE - Solar floating-pan type water processor.    ADVANTAGE - Provides water processor which uses solar energy as energy source and uses copper and zinc for electrodes, in which the two metals can constitute countless small primary battery system at submicroscopic scale to remove 99% of chloride, dissolved metallic ions and compounds such as lead, mercury, nickel and chromium from water as well as inhibit propagation of virus, fungus, dirt and algae.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The floating-pan cover and the floating-pan body are fixed by fastening screws. A polyethylene corrugated pipe connection comprises an anchor ear. Flanges are provided on the inner surface of the sealing ring. The shape of a cross section of the flange matches with that of the polyethylene corrugated pipe. The anchor ear is fixed on outer surface of the sealing ring.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a cross-sectional view showing the solar floating-pan type water processor.
NOVELTY - The transmission shaft has flexible connecting elements (1) in connection with two shaft heads (2), a hollow shaft (3) and a welded flange (4). The shaft heads are in connection with the welded flange by the hollow shaft, and shafts at ends are connected with a middle shaft by the flexible connecting elements. The hollow shaft is integrally formed with the shaft heads via welding. An elastic element is made of elastic plastic or other elastic polymer materials.    USE - Large-torque flexible transmission shaft for a wind-powered generator.    ADVANTAGE - The transmission shaft provides large transmitted torque, and is light in weight. The shaft is convenient to use, and can be installed in an outdoor side.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a large-torque flexible transmission shaft.    Flexible connecting elements (1)    Shaft heads (2)    Hollow shaft (3)    Welded flange (4)
NOVELTY - The pin has a pin body whose fixed end is cylindrical shaped and movable end is spherical shaped. A thread-shaped outer side of the pin body is tightly covered by an elastic layer, which is an enhancement nylon layer.    USE - Elastic pin for a hydroturbine coupler of a power station.    ADVANTAGE - The pin is flexible and convenient to assemble. The pin has large carryover moment having buffering and vibration-attenuating functions to compensate displacement between two axes of the pin.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an elastic pin.
NOVELTY - Detecting plate for chemical luminescence immune analyzer comprises a plate body (3) with multiple light-pass holes (1) and a light source (2); where the light-pass holes (1) are composed of twelve small holes arrayed into a column; multiple light absorbing pads with different thickness are arranged in the small holes in turn; a measuring hole (4) is arranged on the plate body (3) close to the first small hole; the light source (2) is located in the plate body (3) between the light-pass hole (1) and the measuring hole (4).    USE - The detecting plate is useful for chemical luminescence immune analyzer (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The operation and use are convenient; thus the chemical luminescence immune analyzer is calibrated conveniently and exactly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the detecting plate for chemical luminescence immune analyzer.    Light-pass hole (1)    Light source (2)    Plate body (3)    Measuring hole (4)    Power supply (5)    Faucet (6)    Electric quantity indicator lamp (7)    Charge display lamp (8)
NOVELTY - The device has a photoelectric composite cable inlet hole (1-6) formed on a box body (1). A power supply plug-in (2) and an optical fiber adapter (3) are fixedly arranged on the box body. A photoelectric composite cable fixer (5) is located in the box body provided with a box body cover board (4). A baffle (1-12) is located in the box body, and divides an inner space of the box body into a power supply wiring connecting area (A) and a smelt optical fiber winding area (B). The box body and the cover board are made of metal or engineering plastic.    USE - Photoelectric composite end forming device.    ADVANTAGE - The security problem and operation interference between light and electricity are avoided. The device is safe to operate, and can be used to conveniently connect the inner and outer sections during synchronous transmission of light and electricity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a photoelectric composite end forming device.    Power supply wiring connecting area (A)    Smelt optical fiber winding area (B)    Box body (1)    Photoelectric composite cable inlet hole (1-6)    Baffle (1-12)    Power supply plug-in (2)    Optical fiber adapter (3)    Box body cover board (4)    Photoelectric composite cable fixer (5)
NOVELTY - The tool has powder stock support structure (40) which is installed in interior space of hopper area (21) that stores powder material (3). A guide portion (22) guides the powder material in hopper area to the cavity (11) of metal mold (10). A vibration portion (24) vibrates the tool to drop the powder material stored by structure to guide portion.    USE - Tool for filling powder material into metal mold used for manufacturing separator for fuel cell (claimed) such as phosphoric acid fuel cell, polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) and solid oxide fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the vibration portion which vibrates tool to drop powder material stored by powder stock support structure to guide portion, uniform filling of powder material with respect to the metal mold cavity can be performed easily and rapidly.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) powder material filling method; and    (2) manufacturing method of separator for fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of the tool for filling powder material.    Powder material (3)    Metal mold (10)    Cavity (11)    Hopper area (21)    Guide portion (22)    Vibration portion (24)    Powder stock support structure (40)
NOVELTY - A paste composition contains inorganic semiconductor fine particles (11), acrylic-type polymer particulate (15) obtained by emulsion polymerization and organic solvent.    USE - Paste composition is used for manufacture of porous membrane for photoelectric transducer (both claimed) e.g. dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric transducer formed using porous membrane comprising paste composition has excellent durability and high efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of porous membrane (10) for photoelectric transducer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view explaining manufacture of porous membrane. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Transparent electrode (3)    Porous membrane (10)    Inorganic metal oxide fine particles (11)    Acrylic-type polymer particulate (15)    Hole (17)
NOVELTY - The system (100) has a monitor battery (140) consisting of cell that has polymer electrolyte membrane which is provided between fuel electrode and oxidation pole. The oxygen gas is supplied to the oxidation pole of battery and the reformed gas (2) is supplied to the fuel electrode. The reformed gas and oxygen gas remained in the battery is supplied to a stack (111). The voltage of the battery is measured by a voltmeter (150).    USE - Polymer electrolyte fuel cell electric power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - Since the voltmeter measures voltage of monitor battery having cell, the concentration of carbon monoxide in the reformed gas can be detected. The deterioration of stack by carbon monoxide can be suppressed remarkably. The durability of monitor battery is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell electric power generation system. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Reformed gas (2)    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell Electric power generation system (100)    Stack (111)    Blower (131)    Monitor battery (140)
NOVELTY - A condensed water collection unit is connected to an oxidizing agent side water condenser. A fuel side water condenser (8) is connected to the fuel gas line for condensing the water vapor discharged from the fuel cell before combustion. A fuel side condensed water collection unit is connected with the fuel side water condenser. The water is supplied to the fuel side condensed water collection unit from the oxidizing agent side condensed water collection unit through a condensed water channel (10).    USE - Fuel cell system such as polymer electrolyte fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The water sufficiency rate can be raised. The frequent maintenance operation and component exchange can be prevented. The condensed water can be collected efficiently and the maintenance cost is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Air humidifier (3)    Fuel side water condenser (8)    Condensed water channel (10)    Water level sensor (11)    Solenoid valve (12)
NOVELTY - A solar cell module is obtained by inserting an edge portion of a solar cell panel (1) into a fixed groove of a supporting component and providing a sealing material containing a crosslinked-and-foamed rubber having a closed cell between opposing surfaces of the fixed groove and solar cell panel.    USE - Solar cell module is used for outdoor application.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell module having simple structure, and excellent impact resistance and waterproof property is manufactured easily, without complicated operation and components.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of the solar cell panel.    Solar cell panel (1)    Solar cell element (11)    Protective film (12)    Coated layers (13,14)    Overlapping portions (13a,14a)
NOVELTY - The solar cell module has several photovoltaic cells (1) that consists of several finger electrodes (11) on one surface. A wiring tab is adhered on surface of photovoltaic cell with a resin adhesive. The pressure distribution materials (23a-23h) electrically connecting finger electrodes with a connection region (ST) are formed with width wider than width of finger electrodes.    USE - Solar cell module used in house and building.    ADVANTAGE - Since the pressure distribution materials electrically connecting finger electrodes with connection region are formed with width wider than width of finger electrodes, the productivity of solar cell module can be improved by reducing thickness of photovoltaic cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of solar cell module.    Photovoltaic cell (1)    Finger electrode (11)    Pressure distribution materials (23a-23h)    Connection region (ST)
NOVELTY - The module has several solar cells that are mutually connected using wiring material. Each solar cell is provided with thin wire electrode (13) including connection region (ST). The wiring material is adhered with respect to connection region of electrodes using resin adhesive such that the area corresponding to connection region of electrodes is larger than that of other regions existing among thin wire electrodes.    USE - Solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The thickness of the solar cell can be made small and the productivity of the solar cell module can be improved. The resistance between thin wire electrode and wiring material can be reduced and the conversion efficiency of the solar cell can be increased.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the schematic view of the pattern of thin wire electrode and enlarged view of the branching sections. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Thin wire electrode (13)    Branching units (13a,13b)    Connection region (ST)
NOVELTY - A wind turbine blade is at least partly formed from layers of resin pre-impregnated fibers (4) with the resin constituting the bonding material between the layers. Some of the particles (6) of a bonding material between regions of the blade are arranged between the during the blade manufacturing process. The particles are made from magnetizable or electrostatic material, silica, silicate, titanium dioxide, alumina, or carbon nano-tubes, and have size distribution and stiffness and strength properties raising the shear or tensile strength of the bonding material.    USE - Wind turbine blade.    ADVANTAGE - The particles in the bonding material and between layers of resin pre-impregnated fibers at least partly forming the blade are used to improve the mechanical properties, such as shear strength tensile strength, stiffness, or fracture toughness, and reduce risk of debonding, ensuring reliability of the wind turbine blade. A thinner bonding region can be produced without jeopardizing the mechanical properties, resulting in weight savings and less material consumption depending on the weight and price of the particles and bonding material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method of manufacturing a wind turbine blade.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of a method of manufacturing a composite laminate from resin pre-impregnated fibers.    Layers of resin pre-impregnated fibers (4)    Particles (6)    Peel ply (7)    Separation foil (8)    Breather layer (9)
NOVELTY - The direction and distribution amount of the distortions produced in the liner (2) comprising fiber reinforced resin layer group (3) are analyzed, when an impact force acts on the liner from exterior portion. The lower limit of the thickness helical winding layer of liner is calculated, when the axial direction distortion is larger than the circumferential direction distortion produced in the liner. The ratio of the thickness of hoop winding layer of liner to the lower limit thickness of the helical winding layer is calculated.    USE - Method for designing high pressure tank used for storing of hydrogen gas and compressed natural gas for fuel cell electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The stress produced in the tank can be reliably reduced by the hoop and helical winding layers of the liner. The generation of cracks in the fiber reinforced resin layer of liner can be suppressed, even when the tank receives a local impact force.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the high pressure tank. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    High pressure tank (1)    Liner (2)    Fiber reinforced resin layer group (3)    Cylindrical trunk portion (22)
NOVELTY - A heat exchanger (108) recovers the heat from the combustion exhaust gas emitted from a combustor (104). A pump (112) pumps a liquid medium to flow through a heat path (110) for receiving the heat of the combustion exhaust gas. A heat accumulator (140) stores the recovered heat. A controller (114) supplies air from a combustion fan (106) to the combustor when combustion is not executed during stop process and operates the pump for cooling a reformer (102).    USE - Hydrogen generating apparatus of fuel cell system (claimed) such as polymer electrolytic fuel cell system and solid oxide fuel cell system for distribution type electric power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - Since the controller supplies air from the fan to the combustor when combustion is not executed during the stop process and operates the pump for cooling the reformer, the possibility of occurrence of burn in the person who is in exhaust port vicinity by the hot air discharged from the exhaust port at the time of cooling can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the hydrogen generating apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Reformer (102)    Combustor (104)    Combustion fan (106)    Heat exchanger (108)    Heat path (110)    Pump (112)    Controller (114)    Heat accumulator (140)
NOVELTY - Photovoltaic cell generator unit (1) comprises a support arm (2), a photovoltaic cell device (10) carried by the support arm, and a photovoltaic surface of incidence of a light radiation, a parabolic reflecting body (5) carried by the support arm and generating a light beam having an optical axis converging in a focal point.    USE - The photovoltaic cell generator unit is useful in photovoltaic solar panels.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic cell generator unit is simple and cost-effective to be manufactured, and is compact and quick to be installed and maintained.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Photovoltaic cell generator unit (1) comprises a support arm (2), a photovoltaic cell device (10) carried by the support arm, and comprising at least one photovoltaic surface of incidence of a light radiation, a parabolic reflecting body (5) carried by the support arm and generating a light beam having an optical axis converging in a focal point. The photovoltaic cell device comprises inlet means for the light beam arranged in a position facing the parabolic body and along the optical axis and a cooling circuit (23) of the photovoltaic cell device. The cooling circuit uses an electrically insulating, cooling liquid and the photovoltaic cell is partially immersed in the electrically insulating, cooling liquid.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the photovoltaic cell generator unit.    Photovoltaic cell generator unit (1)    Support arm (2)    Attachment plate (3)    Support arm (4)    Parabolic body (5)    Reflecting parabolic surface (6)    Flat portions (6a)    Photovoltaic device (10)    Tubular body (11)    Cylindrical electric contacts (21)    Cooling circuit (23)
NOVELTY - A backside protective sheet (1A) has resin layer (A) containing silicon-containing thermoplastic resin.    USE - Backside protective sheet is used for solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The backside protective sheet has excellent adhesiveness, heat resistance, weather resistance, hydrolysis resistance, impact resistance, light reflection property and designability. The solar cell module comprising backside protective sheet has excellent electric power generation efficiency, dimensional stability and flexibility.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic sectional view of backside protective sheet.    Backside protective sheet (1A)
NOVELTY - The solar collector comprises a frame, a reflector connected to the frame and a target, which receives solar radiation from the exposed mirror finish of the reflector. The reflector comprises an aluminum composite sheet (10) with two layers of aluminum sandwiching a solid thermoplastic core sheet. The first layer has an exposed mirror finish, and the second layer has an exposed non-reflective finish facing the opposite the mirror finish side of the first layer. The aluminum composite sheet is formed by the absence of surface waviness on the exposed mirror finish.    USE - Solar collector for power generation in commercial and large scale research facilities.    ADVANTAGE - Provides high efficiency solar energy collection. Improves overall efficiency of the solar collector since the aluminum composite sheets hold the shape and the reflective surface is not wavy. Provides sheets that are easy to fabricate and easy to be installed, thus reducing capital cost and manpower, and the cost of energy production. Reduced costs of fabrication, installation and maintenance, and achieves long service life of the solar collector. Reduced the number of rivets required to secure the sheet to a support structure and enhances the reflective surface area and reflectivity efficiency of the sheet.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the exploded perspective view of a mirror finish aluminum composite sheet suitable for use in a solar collector.    Aluminum composite sheet (10)    Top skin (12)    Middle layer (14)    Bottom skin (16)    Bottom surface (16a)
NOVELTY - A translatable scanning device has an optical system operable to direct output from a laser (230) to a workpiece (220) supported on a stationary stage (210). A gantry (240) holding a portion of optical system is operable to concurrently direct additional laser outputs laterally in order to control positions of laser outputs relative to workpiece, such that output from each laser reaches a portion of workpiece and combined output from all the lasers reaches any position on the workpiece, so that any pattern is scribed on the workpiece without moving the workpiece.    USE - System for laser-scribing workpiece e.g. large film deposited substrate such as glass, metal and polymer substrates during fabrication of thin-film multi-junction solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The accuracy of scribing laser alignment is improved, by scribing patterns on the workpiece without moving or rotating the workpiece.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) method of scribing workpiece;    (2) computer-readable medium storing program for processing scribing of workpiece; and    (3) system of aligning laser for scribing of workpiece.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of laser scribing device.    Laser scribing device (200)    Stationary stage (210)    Workpiece (220)    Laser (230)    Gantry (240)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has upper and lower fixtures that are configured for engagement with the right and left portions of a workpiece (92). The flat surface of the workpiece is vertically oriented when the workpiece is engaged with the upper and lower fixtures. The materials are removed from a portion of the workpiece using the laser from the sources (96,102). A scanning device (106), which is coupled with the laser source and the frame, is used for controlling the output position of the laser from the source relative to the workpiece.    USE - Apparatus for laser scribing of workpiece e.g. metal substrate, polymer substrate and glass substrate used in thin-film solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since the workpiece is vertically oriented when the workpiece is engaged with the fixtures, the workpiece stability, ablation debris removal function, throughput, accuracy and serviceability can be improved, while reducing vibration levels and footprint.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) system for laser scribing of workpiece; and    (2) method for laser scribing of workpiece.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the laser source-scanning assemblies of the laser scribing apparatus.    Workpiece (92)    Laser source-scanning assemblies (94,100)    Laser sources (96,102)    Optical paths (98,104)    Scanning device (106)
NOVELTY - The device (200) has a fixed hollow cylindrical portion (202) that is mounted at machine nacelle of wind turbine. The inner diameter of the hollow cylindrical portion is larger than the outer diameter of main shaft (112) such that a cavity (204) is formed between the hollow cylindrical portion and main shaft when the main shaft is inserted into the hollow cylindrical portion. A fitting (203) is used for providing lubricating fluid such as high viscosity oil or grease to the cavity.    USE - Journal bearing device for main shaft of wind turbine.    ADVANTAGE - The fluid leakage is prevented by providing the lubricating fluid to the cavity between the hollow cylindrical portion and the main shaft. The main shaft having energy-efficient bearing can be achieved, so the performance of the wind turbine can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of journal bearing device.    Main shaft (112)    Journal bearing device (200)    Fixed hollow cylindrical portion (202)    Fitting (203)    Cavity (204)
NOVELTY - The connection box (2) has a flat contact body with two insertion holes (28a,28b), which are mounted on a contact element for a plug-in engagement with a female connecter, where the insertion holes are formed on two opposite recesses (29) of the contact body. The recesses are attached to a guiding unit (30) for guiding the female connecter.    USE - Connection box for use with a female connector of an electric connecter (all claimed), particularly a solar photo-voltaic connecter.    ADVANTAGE - The connection box has a flat contact body with two insertion holes mounted on a contact element for a plug-in engagement with a female connecter, where the insertion holes are formed on two opposite recesses of the contact body, and hence enables providing a simple and cost-effective electrical connection.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a female connector for insertion into an insertion hole of a connection box.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a base of a connection box.    Connection box (2)    Insertion holes (28a,28b)    Recesses (29)    Guiding unit (30)    Connection ends (42)
NOVELTY - The device has a locating plate (2) and a gas charging device located on a machine frame (1), where the gas charging device is provided with a gas charging pipe (6). A sealing device (3) is located at a lower end of the locating plate and provided with a substrate. Multiple gas charging heads are connected with the gas charging pipe and located on the substrate. A locating block (34) is located in an outer side of the substrate, and a rubber sealing pad is located on the substrate and the locating block. Side plates (21) are fixedly connected at two ends of the locating plate.    USE - Device for detecting air-tightness of a large cover of a maintenance-free battery.    ADVANTAGE - The device overcomes the shortcoming of the air leakage, thus ensuring the accuracy of the air-tightness detecting result and reducing the loss obtained by the defect of the large cover effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a maintenance-free battery large cover air-tightness detecting device.    Machine frame (1)    Locating plate (2)    Sealing device (3)    Gas charging pipe (6)    Side plates (21)    Locating block (34)
NOVELTY - The conductor has self-adhesive enameled flat wires (1) arranged in two rows, where narrow sides of the enameled flat wires are in contact with each other. A pressure strain element (2) and a thermo-sensitive element (3) are positioned between the rows of wires. The narrow sides of enameled flat wires are leaned against each other to form a stranded wire through transposition by twisting. An outer insulating layer (4) is wound on the stranded wire to form a body. The enameled flat wires comprise a flat wire copper conductor, an acetal insulating paint layer and an epoxy self-adhesive layer.    USE - Transposed conductor for use with a wind transformer coil.    ADVANTAGE - The conductor enables the wind transformer coil to monitor deformation and temperature rise while the coil is operated, thus measuring the fault and hidden danger in a time to prevent damage of the transformer. The conductor can be controlled in a using state, and has high sensitivity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a transposed conductor for use with a wind transformer coil.    Self-adhesive enameled flat wires (1)    Pressure strain element (2)    Thermo-sensitive element (3)    Outer insulating layer (4)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a vacuum cavity combined by a substrate (7) and a packaging piece (8), where a surface of the substrate is formed with knot arrays separated by an insulating layer (6). Each array comprises a metal anode (5) and a metal cathode (1), and a knot (3) made of N-type semiconductor materials (2) and P-type semiconductor materials (4) is provided between the metal anode and metal cathode, where the semiconductor materials are semiconductor thin sheets. The substrate is made of glass, plastic or metal, and the packaging piece is made of transparent glass or anti-reflection film.    USE - P-type and N-type semiconductor materials knot array apparatus for use as a solar cell and a high-power light emitting apparatus to prepare a display.    ADVANTAGE - The N-type and P-type semiconductor materials can be lighted synchronously when the apparatus is utilized as a solar cell, thus increasing the luminous energy utilization efficiency and the number of the photon-generated carriers, and reducing the collision consumption of the carrier and the volume and area of the material without affecting parameter performance to provide necessary electric power output. The apparatus can be radiated when being utilized as a light emitting apparatus, so as to realize high-power light emission.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a P-type and N-type semiconductor materials knot array apparatus.    Metal cathode (1)    N-type semiconductor materials (2)    Knot (3)    P-type semiconductor materials (4)    Metal anode (5)    Insulating layer (6)    Substrate (7)    Packaging piece (8)
NOVELTY - The tank has an insulation layer formed between the tank and an outer shell. A tank wall with close double jackets is provided with inner refill and interlayer inner refill. The tank wall of the close double jackets is set at a liquid medium and low temperature prevention part. An outside of the tank inner refill is winded with a heat pump circulation pipe, and inlet and outlet of the pipe is extend to outside of an outer shell. The interlayer inner refill of the tank is set with an overfall nozzle, an inlet of a solar energy circulation medium and an outlet of solar energy circulation medium.    USE - Water tank for a solar air-conditioner.    ADVANTAGE - The tank can use solar energy to heat the water, and can perform the heat process by the heat pump flight crew preventing low temperature in time, so as to ensure the supply of healthy hot water over 55 centigrade at any time.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a water tank for solar air-conditioner.
NOVELTY - The heat-collector has a heat-collecting pipe assembled with a heat-collecting vacuum pipe to configure a combined type solar energy heat-collecting system. A solar energy collecting and reflecting part is installed on a lower part of the heat-collector, and is provided with a front mirror solar reflecting board with shape of curved plate. A self-trace mechanism is provided with a transverse self-trace part and a longitudinal self-trace part. A jump comparing mode optical sensor is provided with an optical sensitive component and a slight deep aperture component.    USE - Combined type self-trace solar energy heat-collector.    ADVANTAGE - The heat-collector can collect the solar energy with high temperature and power.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a combined type self-trace solar energy heat-collector.
NOVELTY - The board has a frame provided with a sealed tune part (1), where the frame is provided with a transparent board (21). The sealed tune part is provided with an air layer (11), a light absorbing layer (12) and a heat preserving layer (13) faced with the board. A water guiding pipe (3) i.e. stainless pipe, is set between the light absorbing layer and the heat holding layer, and an inlet and an outlet of the water guiding pipe are fixed out of the frame. The light absorbing layer is made of rubber body made from cyclohexanone, metal powder, active carbon and ammonium persulfate.    USE - Light absorbing board for home, factory, mine and water collection for power plant.    ADVANTAGE - The board has better heat absorbing effect, low construction cost and producing cost and wide range of application. The board protects the environment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a light absorbing board.    Sealed tune part (1)    Water guiding pipe (3)    Air layer (11)    Light absorbing layer (12)    Heat preserving layer (13)    Transparent board (21)
NOVELTY - The rocket has a transparent soft protecting layer formed on a surrounding of a light-penetrating half sphere part, and a transparent soft protecting cover placed on an up part of the half sphere part. Up part inside diameter of a ring shaped battery box is equal to or larger than diameter of a button battery, and a down inside diameter of the ring shaped battery box is smaller than the diameter of the button battery. A LED protecting groove is formed on a surrounding of a top part of a round surface of the light-penetrating half sphere part.    USE - Illuminating badminton rocket.    ADVANTAGE - The LED illuminates colorful lights and penetrates the transparent sphere part to shine a feather shaped transparent plastic plate when the rocket strokes a spring to make an active metal plate touches a cathode of the button battery, which makes appearance of whole rocket beautiful.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an illuminating badminton rocket in partial section.
NOVELTY - The frame (1) has a rim, and an illuminating apparatus linked with a battery (4) and a transformer (5) by a lead line. An electric line (6) is linked with an electric plug (7) by a switch (3) on the transformer. The illuminating apparatus is arranged with a color light diode, semiconductor light projector, white lamp, fluorescent lamp, non-color lamp and a natural light source.    USE - Picture frame for decorating an electrical appliance area. Uses include but are not limited to camera, painting handscroll, paperwork, wooden certificate, plastic and plaster.    ADVANTAGE - The illuminating apparatus emits light and decorates lighting.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a picture frame.    Picture frame (1)    Switch (3)    Battery (4)    Transformer (5)    Electric line (6)    Electric plug (7)
NOVELTY - The toilet has a toilet frame (2) formed with three side walls, where a front part of the toilet frame is connected with a door of the toilet frame. A decalescence water bottle (4) is connected with a water input pipe (6) and a water output pipe (5). A clip head (1) of a telescopic pipe is equipped at position of a telescopic tie-in part of a telescopic upright frame. The water input pipe is connected with a water input machine (14). A piston (11) is installed in a cylinder body above a water input meatus (9).    USE - Portable multi-functional holistic toilet.    ADVANTAGE - The toilet is simple in structure, easy to manufacture, beautiful in appearance, light in weight, low in manufacturing cost, convenient to install and better in profitability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a portable multi-functional holistic toilet.    Clip head (1)    Toilet frame (2)    Decalescence water bottle (4)    Water output pipe (5)    Water input pipe (6)    Water input meatus (9)    Piston (11)    Water input machine (14)
NOVELTY - The house has solar hot wind heating water heaters (1) mounted on a wall facing sun by a screw stably. A hollow polycarbonate plate for sunshine transmission is stably mounted on a sunshine plate surface (2) of a steel shelf on the roof by the screw. A solar cooker (3) is positioned in a wall facing the sun. A hot wind box (7) is mounted in focus of the solar cooker. A biologic hot water heating cooker (4) is mounted at a side of a room and connected with a radiator pipe, where the water heating cooker assists the solar heating in rain season and snow condition.    USE - Solar heating residential house.    ADVANTAGE - The house effectively prevents the sunshine from irradiating into the room by using the hot water, provides heat in construction and utilizes the solar in small area, provides safeguard environment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic perspective view of a solar heating residential house.    Solar hot wind heating water heaters (1)    Sunshine plate surface (2)    Solar cooker (3)    Biologic hot water heating cooker (4)    Hot wind box (7)
NOVELTY - A dispersion liquid contains metal-oxide particles, (meth)acrylate monomer, hardening agent and solvent.    USE - Dispersion liquid is used for forming metal oxide-containing film for manufacturing substrate with metal-oxide film (both claimed) for touch panel and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The metal oxide-containing film formed using the dispersion liquid has excellent organic solvent-proof property and electroconductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) metal oxide-containing film, which is transparent conductive film containing metal oxide. The percentage ratio of eluted film is 15 %mass or less which satisfies the relation (T2/T1)x 100, where T2 is mass of film after immersing the film in N-methyl pyrrolidine at 50 degrees C for 10 minutes and T1 is mass of film; and    (2) manufacture of substrate with metal-oxide film, which involves coating the dispersion liquid on a substrate and baking at 100-300 degrees C.
NOVELTY - The barrier has split rails whose upper and lower ends are connected to a hole through an upper rail (2), where the split rails are longer than 2 mm. A gap (3) is formed on the upper rail. A wind-hole is formed by a side of each split rail, where the lower end of the split rails is extended to one side or two sides to form a projection along a width direction. The split rails and the upper rail are made of insulating materials such as bulk molding compound (BMC) and thermoplastic acrylonitrile butadiene and styrene (ABS) material.    USE - Radiating barrier for a blocking off monomer battery.    ADVANTAGE - The barrier forms a cooling wind-hole between monomer batteries to cool the batteries. The barrier prevents high temperature of the batteries from being affected by the adjacent batteries, thus avoiding short circuit between the batteries in an effective manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a radiating barrier.    Upper rail (2)    Gap (3)
NOVELTY - An aluminum or molybdenum ink composition comprises aluminum powders, vehicle, inorganic polymer, and dispersant.    USE - Aluminum or molybdenum ink composition is used for making electrode in a silicon solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composition eliminates lead-containing glass frit from aluminum inks; reduces amount of ink deposited, thus decreasing silicon wafer bow when thickness of silicon wafer is decreased below 240 mu m; forms back surface layer, thus achieving good electrical performance of the cells; decreases coefficient of thermal expansion mismatch between fired aluminum ink and silicon.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for making a silicon solar cell which comprises forming N-type silicon layer on P-type silicon semiconductor substrate; depositing antireflective and passivation layer (1303) on N-type silicon layer (1302); printing the composition on back of silicon semiconductor substrate (1301) to form back contact electrode; and sintering back contact electrode to produce ohmic contact between back contact electrode and P-type silicon semiconductor substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a cross-sectional view illustrating a solar cell device.    N-type silicon layer (1302)    Passivation layer (1303)    Back aluminum contact (1305)    Back surface field layer (1306)
NOVELTY - The switch has a superior metal bush provided with a screw and installed on a middle inferior end of a superior float body. A static contact and a rubber insulated gasket are installed on a top part of the bush. An inferior metal bush is fixed on an inferior float body. A bottom part of the inferior metal bush is equipped with a cylinder elastic hole of a pole-like battery. A root part of the screw is provided with a seal ring that is connected with the inferior metal bush.    USE - Potable water electric fish float switch.    ADVANTAGE - The switch has simple structure and easy production.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a potable water electric fish float switch.
NOVELTY - The scratcher has a plastic sheath whose inner side is orderly linked to a switch, batteries, an electromotor, an initiative gear, three shift gears, an eccentric wheel, a rotation arm and a scratching noumenon. Back-and-forth force from the electromotor makes the scratching noumenon to move back and forth.    USE - Automatic itch scratcher.    ADVANTAGE - The scratcher relieves itches without scratching up and down by hands.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an automatic itch scratcher.
NOVELTY - Solar energy marsh gas generator with two gas storage chambers comprises shell, exhaust pipe and solar energy collector.    USE - The generator is useful for industrial and commercial applications.    ADVANTAGE - The device supplies gas by two gas storage chamber circularly, guaranteeing to supply the daily using gas continually to the user.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Solar energy marsh gas generator with two gas storage chambers comprises shell, exhaust pipe and solar energy collector. It has the feature of: the shell is a column with a hollow, with the solar energy collector, with the frame on its lower part. The shell is divided into the big and the small gas storage chambers by the separating board. There are waste discharging open and the material feeding open on the front end and the top end of the big gas storage chamber, with the sealing cover fixed to it through bolt, with the sealing loop between them. There are exhaust pipe on the big and the small gas storage chambers which has valves on. The upper ends of the two exhaust pipes are connected to form a pipe, which is the general exhaust pipe, and there are pressure meter on the connecting part of the two exhaust pipes.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar energy marsh gas generator.
NOVELTY - The method involves mounting a fixation unit e.g. fixation rail, of a flexible photovoltaic panel (14) on an upper surface of elements (12a-12c) of an insulation layer of a horizontal roof of a building by reversible adhesion. The fixation unit is formed of self-gripping bands (15a-15c), and is mounted on a lower surface (14a) of the panel using adhesive, where the insulation layer is realized in Extruded polystyrene and the adhesive is realized in acrylic material.    USE - Method for fixation of a photovoltaic panel i.e. solar panel, on a horizontal roof of a building e.g. ancient building or new building.    ADVANTAGE - The method fixes the photovoltaic panel on the horizontal roof of the building in a simple, rapid and effective manner without modifying a structure of the roof of the building. The fixation unit of the panel is mounted on the upper surface of elements of an insulation layer of a horizontal roof of a building by reversible adhesion, so that the panel protects the insulation layer of the horizontal roof without requiring a habitual ballasting layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a system for fixation of a photovoltaic panel on a horizontal roof of a building.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a photovoltaic panel installed on a horizontal roof of a building.    Insulation layer elements (12a-12c)    Flexible photovoltaic panel (14)    Lower surface (14a)    Self-gripping bands (15a-15c)
NOVELTY - Molded compound (A) comprises: at least one polyalkyl(meth)acrylate; at least one substituted phenyl compound (I); and at least one infrared absorber, where (A) has a transmission of less than 89% at 500 nm; has a transmission of less than 80% at 1000 nm; has a transmission of less than 70% at 1150 nm; and has a transmission of less than 77% at 1600 nm, measured by infrared spectroscopy at 25 degrees C at 3 mm plates.    USE - (A) is useful for the manufacture of solar cell modules (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The molding compound provides solar cell modules with excellent weather resistance, heat resistance, and moisture resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Molded compound (A) comprises: at least one polyalkyl(meth)acrylate; at least one substituted phenyl compound of formula (I); and at least one infrared absorber, where (A) has a transmission of less than 89% at 500 nm; has a transmission of less than 80% at 1000 nm; has a transmission of less than 70% at 1150 nm; and has a transmission of less than 77% at 1600 nm, measured by infrared spectroscopy at 25 degrees C at 3 mm plates.    R = optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl or aryl, and the ring A contains further substituents, preferably ethyl, n-dodecyl, cyclohexyl, benzyl or phenyl.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic cross-section of a preferred solar cell module.    Photovoltaic element (101)    Hardening agent (102, 104)    Disc (103)    Back panel. (105)
NOVELTY - The heliostat has a support device (14) rotatably supported to a stand (12) around an azimuth axis. A supporting frame (17) for a reflector (23) is pivotally arranged on a rotating beam (18), so that the frame is rotatable around an elevation axis. A reflector retainer (22) is arranged at the frame and has a circulating frame of longitudinal and transverse beams, which are formed as a profile element made of light metal e.g. sheet metal. The reflector is positioned by clamp fastening to the retainer and is made of plastic plate or glass with reflective silver coating.    USE - Heliostat for a solar-tower-power plant.    ADVANTAGE - The reflector retainer has the circulating frame of longitudinal and transverse beams, which are formed as the profile element, and the reflector is positioned by clamp fastening to the retainer, thus supporting the reflector at the reflector retainer in a floating manner, and hence allowing simple and time saving installation of the reflector. The frame construction of the heliostat is created in a simple and cost effective manner with reduced weight. The heliostat is designed in such a manner that partially blinding of the reflector is prevented. The heliostat allows adjustment of a curvature of the reflector.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of front and side face of a heliostat.    Stand (12)    Support device (14)    Supporting frame (17)    Rotating beam (18)    Reflector retainer (22)    Reflector (23)
NOVELTY - The method involves constructing a liner assembly by joining end side liner components (10e) and valve side liner components (10v) by laser welding. A portion of a junction part is held with a holder, and air is filled in the liner assembly, where the junction part is joined inside the liner assembly by laser welding. Internal pressure of the liner assembly is controlled to a value higher than external pressure of the liner assembly.    USE - Method for manufacturing a resin liner that is utilized for a fluid storage container i.e. high-pressure hydrogen tank, in a fuel-cell vehicle. Can also be used for manufacturing a resin liner that is used for a nitrogen storage container, an argon storage container and a propane gas storage container.    ADVANTAGE - The internal pressure of the liner assembly is controlled to value higher than the external pressure of the liner assembly, so that the generation of burr can be suppressed, thus improving adhesive strength of the junction part.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a fluid storage container manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a high-pressure hydrogen tank.    Resin liner (10)    End side liner components (10e)    Valve side liner components (10v)    Outer shell (20)    High-pressure hydrogen tank (100)
NOVELTY - A sealing film contains ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, organic peroxide and phosphazene compound (I). The content of phosphazene compound (I) with respect to 100 parts mass of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer is 0.1-30 parts mass.    USE - Sealing film is used for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The film has improved sealing property, flame retardance, durability, moldability and flexibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A sealing film contains ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, organic peroxide and phosphazene compound of formula (I). The content of phosphazene compound (I) with respect to 100 parts mass of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer is 0.1-30 parts mass.    n=3 or 4;and    X=halo, alkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy or amino.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell, which is formed by sealing an electricity generating element (14) by interposing a sealing film between surface side transparent protection component (11) and back surface side protection component (12), and carrying out crosslinking integration. The sealing film is arranged between the electricity generating element and back surface side protection component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of solar cell.    Surface-side protection component (11)    Back surface-side protection component (12)    Surface-side sealing film (13A)    Back surface side sealing film (13B)    Electricity generating element (14)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has panel hood (30) provided with transparent window (40) whose elevation angle is greater than the elevation angle of solar cell panel (10). The transparent window is made of polycarbonate, acryl or glass. The average visible light transmittance value of the transparent window is greater than or equal to 60 %. The dried gas or transparent resin is filled between the window and solar cell panel.    USE - Solar cell apparatus for use in vehicle sensing apparatus (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The coverage of snow on the panel hood of the solar cell apparatus can be prevented and electric power generation efficiency can be improved by using a simple arrangement.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for vehicle sensing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic structural view of the panel hood of the solar cell apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Solar cell panel (10)    Panel hood (30)    Transparent window (40)
NOVELTY - The cell has a cathode equipped opposite to an anode. Multiple photoactive layers are formed between the cathode and the anode and provided with electron-receptors and hole receptors that are made of polyparaphenylene vinylene and polythiophene derivatives, phthalocyanine pigment, thioindigo group pigment, melocyanine compound and cyanine compound. The cathode and anode are formed by glass, plastic, metal foil and ceramics. The electron-receptors are selected from a group consisting of semiconductor nanoparticles such as cadmium sulfide, cadmium selenide, cadmium telluride and zinc selenide.    USE - Organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell has wide application range.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an organic solar cell.
NOVELTY - An anti-reflective film manufacturing method involves separating template after forming an opposite pattern in a thermoplastic polymer film surface, in which a nanopattern is formed. An adhesion prevention film is formed in the thermoplastic polymer film surface. The obtained thermoplastic polymer film resin is separated and solidified in a pressed state, where the resin has a refractive index of 80-120%. The solidified resin is filled inside the opposite pattern of thermoplastic polymer film surface.    USE - Method for manufacturing an anti-reflective film for a solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacturing the anti-reflective film in a simple and economical manner with improved light transmission efficiency, and reducing the light reflection on the solar battery surface.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating a method for manufacturing an anti-reflective film. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The system has a rotary shaft (240) combined with a driver part acceptance body (260). A pivot penetration hole is formed in the rotary shaft that protrudes from a driving part receiving unit (211). A driver sub-accommodation part is equipped in a solar cell module supporting body (300). A worm wheel is combined with another rotary shaft. A solar position pursuit apparatus (100) is equipped in a solar battery module bearing plate (301) opposite to a solar cell module (310). A hunting equipment body is provided with a sensing space, made of synthetic resin and plated with metal.    USE - Solar cell module drive system.    ADVANTAGE - The system reduces size of a receiving part for a drive motor or control board, consumes less power, can quickly trace the location of the sun at sudden location change of the sun due to sunset, and has simple structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar cell module drive system.    Solar position pursuit apparatus (100)    Driving part receiving unit (211)    Rotary shaft (240)    Driver part acceptance body (260)    Solar cell module supporting body (300)    Solar cell module supporting body (301)    Solar cell module (310)
NOVELTY - The system has a primary drive motor located in a primary driving part receiving part for rotating a primary worm part. The primary driving part receiving part is located in a floor side of a primary driver sub-accommodation part. A rotary shaft joint (302) is fixed to both ends of a rotary shaft protruded to a secondary driver sub-accommodation part. A solar cell module supporting body (300) includes a solar cell module located in a solar battery module bearing plate (301). A secondary driver motor is located in the secondary driver sub-accommodation part for rotating a secondary worm part.    USE - Solar cell module driving system.    ADVANTAGE - The size of the receiving part mounted with drive motors or control board is reduced, and power consumption of the drive motors is reduced. The location of the sun can be traced by using a solar position pursuit apparatus that is simple in structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar cell module driving system.    Support stand (210)    Fixing unit (212)    Rotating holder (262)    Solar cell module supporting body (300)    Solar battery module bearing plate (301)    Rotary shaft joint (302)
NOVELTY - The system has a ready signal transmission part for transmitting charge ready signal to a remote control mobile unit, and a magnetic field generating part for generating magnetic field. A battery charging circuit is connected with a charge platform of the remote control mobile unit and equipped with a switching unit that separates a motor and a battery of the remote control mobile unit. A polarity controller connects a charge port of the battery with a battery charger in the charge platform. The battery is made of lithium polymer.    USE - Automatic charging system for a remote control mobile unit of a vehicle i.e. helicopter, in a military field.    ADVANTAGE - The system effectively charges the remote control mobile unit of the vehicle i.e. helicopter, in a military field, and has long service life. The system can be manufactured at low cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of an automatic charging system for a remote control mobile unit.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The structure has a flow guide (20) installed at an inlet of a sub-housing (10b) for guiding flow of fluid through the inlet, and two guide plates (22) provided in two sides of the flow guide. A prefabricated part is inserted in a seating terminal (11) that is equipped in an inner structure of the sub-housing, and two landing plates (21) are arranged in left and right sides of the seating terminal. A center plate (23) is provided between the two guide plates, and fixed protrusions are formed on an inner side of the inner structure of the inlet of the sub-housing.    USE - Inlet flow guide structure for a fluid flow part in a fuel cell such as polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell and proton exchange membrane fuel cell, system on a fuel cell car.    ADVANTAGE - The structure includes the prefabricated part that is inserted in the seating terminal of the inner structure of the housing, thus easily improving car model change process and layout modification time control process of the car without the correction of a housing manufacturing mold. The structure facilitates flowage distribution optimization and uniform diffusion of the fluid.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of an inlet flow guide structure.    Sub-housing (10b)    Seating terminal (11)    Flow guide (20)    Landing plates (21)    Guide plates (22)    Center plate (23)
NOVELTY - The breaker has an insulating barrier (800) placed inside an opening and closing switch case (100) that is filled with insulation gas, where the breaker is made of silicon or rubber. Multiple secondary barriers (820) are provided with vacuum interception part seating grooves (821). A vacuum interception part (400) is protruded to an accommodation space from a floor side. A support stand (110) is installed at an inner wall of the opening and closing switch case. A bus bar (510) is connected to a current source terminal (210) of a load side insulator.    USE - Battery circuit breaker for use in a factory.    ADVANTAGE - The breaker increases insulating property of an opening and closing switch, secures better insulation performance, and prevents sparking between the current source terminal and a load side insulator by adhering secondary insulating material to the vacuum interception part. The breaker is easy to carry and install.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a battery circuit breaker.    Opening and closing switch case (100)    Support stand (110)    Current source terminal (210)    Vacuum interception part (400)    Bus bar (510)    Insulating barrier (800)    Secondary barriers (820)    Vacuum interception part seating grooves (821)
NOVELTY - The system has multiple electricity conductivity terminals contacted to multiple charge terminals in an upper side of a platform on a one-to-one basis. The platform is provided with an insulator. A rechargeable battery is formed with lithium polymer. The platform is formed with polymer of a flexible material for absorbing impact in land of a remote-controlled helicopter. The electricity conductivity terminals are provided with wiring mesh type terminals. The electricity conductivity terminals are formed in a block shape and coated with different colors.    USE - Automatic charging system for a remote-controlled helicopter.    ADVANTAGE - The system can perform the auto-filing process easily when the electricity conductivity terminals are contacted to the charge terminals without need of exchanging the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a platform at an automatic charging system of a remote-controlled helicopter.
NOVELTY - The method involves coating flexible electrode material (20) in a top part of a substrate (10), and forming a photoelectric transformation layer in an electrode. A photoactive layer (40) made of polyhexylthiophene is coated on the electrode material, and an electron acceptation layer (50) made of phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester is coated on the photoactive layer. A hole- transport layer (30) is formed between the electrode material and the photoactive layer.    USE - Method for manufacturing an organic photovoltaic device.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables improving reliability of the organic photovoltaic device by steadily forming a phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester pattern on a polyhexylthiophene pattern image, thus preventing collapsing of pattern in the photoactive layer and the electron acceptation layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of an organic photovoltaic device.    Substrate (10)    Flexible electrode material (20)    Hole-transport layer (30)    Photoactive layer (40)    Electron acceptation layer (50)
NOVELTY - An electrode (13,15) has a flat substrate having smooth main surface and end surface formed using an electroconductive material, and a compound material coated on the substrate. The compound material contains active material, binder and electroconductive auxiliary material. An electrode component (17) obtained by laminating electrodes (13,15) opposing each other through a separator (11) is accommodated in a square-shaped casing (9) to obtain alkaline storage battery (1).    USE - Electrode is used for alkaline storage battery (claimed) used as power supply for portable devices.    ADVANTAGE - The electrode has improved mechanical strength. The internal short circuit resulting from burr of electrode substrate is prevented. The alkaline storage battery having the electrode has improved reliability and is economically manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for alkaline storage battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective view of alkaline storage battery.    Alkaline storage battery (1)    Cover components (3,5)    Square-shaped casing (9)    Separator (11)    Electrodes (13,15)    Electrode component (17)
NOVELTY - The system has a thermal insulation made of synthetic resin, and a terminal strip (113) installed at a coolant jacket (11). A coolant circulation path is installed at an upper part of the jacket. A gas refrigerant outlet port (19) is installed in an upper side of the jacket, and a liquid coolant inlet port (18) is provided in a lower side of the jacket. The jacket is filled with refrigerant (112). A gas line (13) is connected with the upper part of the jacket using the gas refrigerant outlet port. A liquid pipe (14) is connected with the lower part of the jacket via the inlet port.    USE - Cooling and heating system for a battery of a notebook computer, robot, uninterruptible power supply system, bicycle, motorcycle, vehicle, solar electric generator and aerogenerator (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The system supplies heat to the battery with the circulation of refrigerant to achieve multifunctional effect, so that the stability and operating efficiency of the battery are enhanced under optimal temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The refrigerant is selected from a group of Freon (RTM: a series of gaseous or low-boiling, inert, nonflammable compounds of fluorine, carbon and chlorine) refrigerant, natural refrigerant and liquid gas.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a cooling and heating system for a battery.    Coolant jacket (11)    Gas line (13)    Liquid pipe (14)    Liquid coolant inlet port (18)    Gas refrigerant outlet port (19)    Refrigerant (112)    Terminal strip (113)
NOVELTY - The device has packaging mechanism, clamp mechanism and electric apparatus control mechanism. The packaging mechanism is provided with upper and lower sealing heads. The clamp mechanism is provided with battery locating block to mounting battery, and battery fixing block. The electric apparatus control mechanism is initiated for packaging the battery on clamp mechanism, using upper and lower sealing heads.    USE - Packaging device of polymer lithium ion battery.    ADVANTAGE - The electric core can be located accurately, and the packaging process can be performed automatically. Thus, the production efficiency of electric core and the consistency of the product can be improved while the quality of the product is ensured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the Packaging device of polymer lithium ion battery.
NOVELTY - The carrier table has steel pipes that are placed in a steel platform along the vertical and horizontal directions. Several round module-protecting caps are arranged on the top of the steel pipes and several rubber-made protecting pads are arranged on the bottom of the steel pipes.    USE - Carrier table of solar battery module.    ADVANTAGE - The problem caused due to the radiation of the semi-finished modules can be suppressed and the firmness and durability of the carrier table can be improved effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of the carrier table.
NOVELTY - An inverted photosensitive device (100) comprises a surface-treated reflective electrode; an organic donor-acceptor heterojunction over the reflective electrode; and transparent electrode (130) over the donor-acceptor heterojunction.    USE - As inverted photosensitive device e.g. organic photovoltaic devices to generate electrical power.    ADVANTAGE - The inverted organic PV cells utilize a reflective substrate and a transparent top contact. This architecture eliminates the need for comparatively high-cost transparent substrates and allows for fabrication on arbitrary surfaces. This design significantly extends the application of organic PV cells, such as allowing for power-generating coatings or growth on flexible and inexpensive opaque substrates, such as, metal foil. The organic PV cells are light weight, economical in materials use, and can be deposited on low cost substrates, such as flexible plastic foils.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for producing an inverted photosensitive device involving providing a reflective electrode; performing at least one surface treatment on the reflective electrode; forming an organic donor-acceptor heterojunction over the reflective electrode; and forming a transparent electrode over the organic donor-acceptor heterojunction.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a cross-sectional view of inverted photosensitive device.    Inverted photosensitive device (100)    Donor layer (115)    Acceptor layer (120)    Blocking layer (125)    Transparent electrode (130)    Substrate structure (135)
NOVELTY - A semiconductor device comprises a transparent substrate (2) arranged at a front side of the device; a layer system (3) comprising a thin film semiconductor layer, and an electrode layer (4); a back encapsulation element (7); and a bonding material layer (8) for bonding the back encapsulation element to the substrate. The bonding material layer is arranged between the layer system and the encapsulation element. It is configured as a reflective layer for reflecting light transmitted through the layer system.    USE - A semiconductor device, particularly solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor device has high efficiency and reduced manufacturing costs.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for production of semiconductor device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a semiconductor device.    Substrate (2)    Layer system (3)    Electrode layer (4)    Encapsulation element (7)    Bonding material layer (8)
NOVELTY - Heater comprises an automated system for heating water and a plastic hose made up of recyclable polymers such as polyethylene. A hydraulic network containing hot and cold water and two solar collectors for use in circulation and recirculation of water are also provided. Two reservoirs made up of fiber glass and laminated resin, and having a capacity of five hundred liters each are also included. A timer and a solenoid valve to switch the system are also included.    USE - Heater.    ADVANTAGE - The heater is cost-effective, simple and automated, and is installed on any type of construction.
NOVELTY - The combination has a rechargeable direct-current battery (24) supplying direct-current voltage to a set of box-like trays. A plug member of one of the trays is inserted into a socket (26) of the adjacent tray. A direct-current-to-alternating-current converter receives the direct current voltage, and produces an alternating-current (AC) output to a set of primary windings (36) such that AC voltage is induced across a secondary winding of a set of electronic candles (10) arranged at defined locations. The converter produces a direct-current for recharging the battery in each candle.    USE - Battery-operated artificial electronic candles combination for use in a restaurant.    ADVANTAGE - The combination includes a suitable transducer for detecting pressure and temperature changes occasioned by a person blowing out the candle, thus causing an LED light source to simulate flame. The combination is provided with a current limitator circuit for limiting current draw by the charging trays to a maximum of 3.2 amperes, thus preventing overloading of the direct-current-to-alternating-current converter. The combination is provided with a battery-operated buzzer for producing sound for alerting restaurant personnel when the artificial candle is not at an upright position in the tray at a predetermined length of time such that the candles can be prevented from being stolen.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of an artificial candle with an anti-theft feature.    Electronic candles (10)    LED (16)    Rechargeable direct-current battery (24)    Socket (26)    Primary windings (36)
NOVELTY - An improved gas flow field plate for use in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) as gas distributor cum current collector, consists of flow channels and ribs, which traverses the central area of the flow field plate surface. The gas channels have a fluid inlet at one end of the flow field plate for receiving a reactant gas and a fluid exhaust at the other end of the flow field plate for removing excess reactant gas and reaction products from the PEMFC. Image 0/0
NOVELTY - The device has a gravity tower column frame (1) connected with a tower column (2) through a universal spherical hinge (3). A chain plate hole (5) is formed on an outer edge of an engine room (4) for connecting an anchor chain and a floating bucket (7) to an anchor (8) through a cable (6). A turbine spindle (9) is nested to a tower column, where ends of the spindle are equipped with a bearing. An upper end of the spindle, a lower wall of the engine room and the column are equipped with a sealing shaft lining. A frame is connected with a universal spherical hinge through a flanged disk (19).    USE - High-power vertical axis tidal generating device for littorals, islands and remote areas.    ADVANTAGE - The device provides clean renewable energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a high-power vertical axis tidal generating device. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Gravity tower column frame (1)    Tower column (2)    Universal spherical hinge (3)    Engine room (4)    Chain plate hole (5)    Cable (6)    Floating bucket (7)    Anchor (8)    Turbine spindle (9)    Flanged disk (19)
NOVELTY - The engine has a crank-link mechanism (5) comprising a crankshaft (52) and a timing gear (51) arranged on the crankshaft that is connected with two pistons (413, 423). A cylinder (41) is connected with a heat exchanger (6) through a pipe, and another cylinder (42) is connected with another heat exchanger (8) through the pipe. The two heat exchangers are connected with a reversing valve (7) that is connected with a cooling water system (3) through the pipe. The timing gear is communicated with the reversing valve and an optical reflector (2) through a signal.    USE - Thermal engine.    ADVANTAGE - The engine has a reasonable structure and wide application range, and can be used to replace coal and petroleum, so as to reduce cost and prevent environmental pollution.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a thermal engine.    Optical reflector (2)    Cooling water system (3)    Crank-link mechanism (5)    Heat exchangers (6, 8)    Reversing valve (7)    Cylinders (41, 42)    Timing gear (51)    Crankshaft (52)    Pistons (413, 423)
NOVELTY - The method involves utilizing a spraying template for covering a cell substrate, and spraying resin adhesive i.e. epoxy resin, on a surface of the cell substrate by using a spraying method. The resin adhesive is utilized for covering a conductive silver line. A resin protecting layer is coated on a surface of the conductive silver line by using the spraying method before packing a cell body during a manufacturing process of a large dye-sensitized solar cell.    USE - Method for protecting a conductive silver line of a large dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method protects the conductive silver line with strong controllability. The dye-sensitized solar cell is produced without using a screen process press and a high temperature sintering process. The dye-sensitized solar cell has high production efficiency and wide application range, and is low in cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a large dye-sensitized solar cell.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves providing platinum slurry i.e. chloroplatinic acid slurry, with viscosity suitable for screen printing, and cleaning a conductive glass. The platinum slurry is spread on a conductive surface of the cleaned dry conductive glass through screen printing by a screen printer to form a platinum slurry film. The conductive glass with the platinum slurry film is taken out of the screen printer and dried, where the dried conductive glass is sintered with the platinum slurry film at 380-500 degrees centigrade for 10-30 minutes.    USE - Method for preparing a platinum counter electrode of a dye-sensitized solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method ensures uniform production of large-area platinum counter electrodes in a simple manner.
NOVELTY - The component has a spectrum downward shifting optical medium layer provided in a front area of a sensitive surface of a cell slice on a solar cell array. The optical medium layer absorbs and shifts a short-wave band resulting from a response difference of a cell spectrum to an ideal long-wave band of the cell spectrum response, and carries out photoelectric conversion process. The optical medium layer comprises a medium and a semi-conductor quantum dot evenly distributed in a spectrum downward shifting medium, where the medium is a glass sheet or paint coat.    USE - Colored battery component.    ADVANTAGE - The semi-conductor quantum dot enhances response of the component to a short-wave part of the solar spectrum and effectively weakens thermal effect of the cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a colored battery component.
NOVELTY - The method involves placing a front glass plate on a lifting workbench, and adjusting the workbench to be in an inclined state from a horizontal state at an inclination angle of 30 degrees. A cut polyvinyl butyral (PVB) sheet is placed on a front glass plate, and a side wall of the workbench is provided with a long and narrow concave groove for locating an edge of the PVB sheet. A back glass plate is placed on the PVB sheet after adjusting the workbench to be in the horizontal state from the inclined state. The front glass plate, the PVB sheet and the back glass plate are laminated together.    USE - Laminated method for manufacturing a thin film photovoltaic module.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables utilizing the lifting workbench to automatically align the glass plates and the polyvinyl butyral (PVB) sheet by realizing a simple and automated laminated system.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a laminated device for manufacturing a thin film photovoltaic module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a laminated method for manufacturing a thin film photovoltaic module.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The method involves mounting a bare electric core in a die, and fixing relative position between an electric core lug location groove and a clamper location block. Two ends of an aluminum-plastic package film are aligned. An upper package head and a lower package head of the die are placed at corresponding positions for operating a clamper to accurately align a lug groove with an upper package head lug groove and a lower package head lug groove. Automatic buttons of a die electric appliance control box are started, and automatic packaging process is finished by a packaging machine.    USE - Method for packing a cylindrical polymer lithium ion battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables the clamper to accurately locate the electric core and packaging machine to automatically package the battery, so that production efficiency of an electric core and consistency of products are improved to ensure quality of the products.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a cylindrical polymer lithium ion battery.
NOVELTY - The rotor has a rotor spoke (1) fixed to a rotor pedestal (2), where outer surface or inner surface of the pedestal is averagely equipped with isolating bars (3). The isolating bars are fixed on the pedestal by screw bolts. The isolating bars are arranged to form an included angle of 5 to 10 degrees against an axis of the rotor pedestal. A permanent magnet (4) is installed in grooves formed by the isolating bars by fixation glue. An outer surface of the isolating bars and the permanent magnets is applied with epoxy resin glue and wrapped with high intensity glass fiber cloth.    USE - Direct driving permanent magnet wind power generator rotor.    ADVANTAGE - The rotor is simple in structure and easy to produce and install. The rotor is convenient to make the magnetic pole into oblique poles, so as to reduce the polar arc coefficient of the magnetic poles and the influence on the torque in the gear grooves and decrease the start-up torque of the generator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side perspective view of a direct driving permanent magnet wind power generator rotor.    Rotor spoke (1)    Rotor pedestal (2)    Isolating bars (3)    Permanent magnet (4)
NOVELTY - The generator has a brush bracket/slip ring system provided with a slip ring chamber (4), and an air-to-air cooler (1) fixed at a top part of the generator. A surface of a rotor (3) is sprayed with anti-corrosion anti-humidity ageing resistant fluorosilicone coating. A machine pedestal (7), an end cover, the slip ring chamber, a stator junction box (6) and a rotor junction box (5) are welded together. A de-dust box is welded with a cover plate, and a conductive bar and a linear terminal are coated with copper or copper alloy material. A fastener is electroplated with zinc chrome.    USE - 1.5 mega watts offshore air-to-air cooling double-fed asynchronous wind-driven generator.    ADVANTAGE - The device improves salt mist, humidity, heat and fungi resistance effects, so that the device can be operated in a stable, secure and reliable manner under offshore environment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an offshore air-to-air cooling double-fed asynchronous wind-driven generator.    Air-to-air cooler (1)    Rotor (3)    Slip ring chamber (4)    Rotor junction box (5)    Stator junction box (6)    Machine pedestal (7)
NOVELTY - The massager has a front part whose outer side is placed with a number of massage heads. A back part comprises an open-close mouth. A power device and a vibration device are arranged in a space formed by the front part and the back part, where power device comprises a dry battery, and the vibration device comprises a trigger switch placed in the massage head. The front part and the back part have a double sealed structure. An aerated mouth is placed outside of the back part of the massager. The front part and the back part are made of PVC material.    USE - Aerated massager.    ADVANTAGE - The massager utilizes an aerated, direct current or out-set massage head, which is easy to carry and convenient to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an aerated massager in partial section.
NOVELTY - The structure has a battery rind (6) separated into multiple battery grooves along the length. Each battery groove comprises two inner conduction pieces (3) that are connected with an electrode board group (7) to supply electrical current. Conduction holes are formed on an end of the rind along the length. The inner conduction pieces extend to the conduction hole, and are fixed with outer conduction pieces (2). The inner and outer conduction pieces and the rind are sealed with each other. A groove is fixed on the inner conduction pieces corresponding to an end of outer conduction pieces.    USE - Module structure for plastic batteries.    ADVANTAGE - The structure has strong thermolysis strength. The groove is provided with reliable airproof property.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a module structure for plastic batteries.    Outer conduction pieces (2)    Inner conduction pieces (3)    Hermetic equipment (5)    Battery rind (6)    Electrode board group (7)
NOVELTY - The system has a lighting fixture comprising LEDs, which are connected to a pole. A battery is operably connected to a solar collector panel and LEDs. An active controller system comprises a maximum power point tracking charge controller for charging battery, and a load controller for management of energy delivery to LEDs. A motion sensor is connected to pole and load controller. The load controller increases power in response to detection of motion near the pole when LEDs are in dimmed state, so that the LEDs are brightened.    USE - Solar-powered outdoor lighting system for use in highway.    ADVANTAGE - The energy-efficient lighting operation is performed effectively even during cloudy days or inclement weather, by active control of lighting system.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for controlling outdoor lighting system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram explaining the operation of active control system.
NOVELTY - A solar cell comprises a substrate having a p-n doped structure formed; and a material attached on the back surface of the substrate, where the material includes a mixture of glass, organic medium, aluminum-containing material and additives.    USE - As solar cell for converting solar light energy into electric energy.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell improves the conversion efficiency and reduces the warping issue of solar cells. The solar cell employs the back surface field (BSF) effect structure, where it adds a specific ratio of aluminum, glass and organic medium to the back surface of solar cells, as verified by experiments, this technology improves solar cells conversion efficiency and enhances the rigidity to solve the problem of warping, thus effectively reducing the wafer broken rate and improving the performance of solar cells. The solar cell only requires adding a specific ratio of aluminum paste material to achieve better performance than the two previously mentioned existing technology, not only will it reduce the wafer broken rate during the production process, but it reduces the production cost and improves the conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an adhesive material comprising a mixture of glass, organic medium, material with aluminum and additives, where the main compositions of the mixture of glass include Al2O3, Bi2O5, B2O3, SiO2, PbO, Tl2O3 or ZnO, preferably, further include Fe2O3P2O5, MgO, Ga2O3, Li2O, Na2O, ZrO2, AgO, Sc2O5, SrO, BaO, CaO, Pd, Pt, or Rh.
NOVELTY - Use of molding component comprising at least one polyalkyl(meth)acrylate and at least one substituted phenyl compound (I), for producing solar cell modules, is claimed.    USE - The molding component is useful for producing solar cell modules (claimed), preferably light concentrator for solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The molding component reduces the performance degradation of a solar cell in long-term use in the outdoors, preferably at high temperature and/or high humidity. The molding component exhibits an excellent weather resistance, heat resistance and maximum light transmission and low water absorption.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Use of molding component comprising at least one polyalkyl(meth)acrylate and at least one substituted phenyl compound of formula (I), for producing solar cell modules, is claimed.    R = optionally substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl or aryl, where the ring A contains further substituents.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a solar cell module comprising the molding component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic cross-section of a preferred solar cell module.    Photovoltaic element (101)    Hardening agent (102, 104)    Disc (103)    Back panel. (105)
NOVELTY - Use of molding compound comprising at least one polyalkyl(meth)acrylate and at least one substituted N,N'-diphenyl-oxalamide (I), for producing solar cell modules, is claimed.    USE - The molding compound is useful for producing solar cell modules (claimed), preferably light concentrator for solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The molding compound reduces the performance degradation of a solar cell in long-term use in the outdoors, preferably at high temperature and/or high humidity. The molding component exhibits an excellent weather resistance, heat resistance and maximum light transmission and low water absorption.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Use of molding compound comprising at least one polyalkyl(meth)acrylate and at least one substituted N,N'-diphenyl-oxalamide compound of formula (I), for producing solar cell modules, is claimed.    R1, R2 = 1-20C-alkyl or 1-20C-cycloalkyl, preferably cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl or cyclooctyl (all optionally substituted with optionally branched alkyl) or methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, 1-butyl-, 2-butyl, 2-methylpropyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, 2-methylbutyl, 1,1-dimethylpropyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl, nonyl, 1-decyl, 2-decyl, undecyl, dodecyl, pentadecyl or eicosyl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a solar cell module comprising the molding compound.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic cross-section of a preferred solar cell module.    Photovoltaic element (101)    Hardening agent (102, 104)    Disc (103)    Back panel. (105)
NOVELTY - Molding compound comprises at least one polyalkyl(meth)acrylate, at least one substituted N,N'-diphenyl-oxalamide compound (I), and at least one infrared absorber, where the molding compound exhibits: a transmission of less than 89% at 500 nm; a transmission of less than 80% at 1000 nm; a transmission of less than 70% at 1150 nm; and a transmission of less than 77% at 1600 nm, measured by infrared spectroscopy at 25 degrees C at 3 mm platelet.    USE - The molding compound is useful for producing solar cell modules (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The molding compound reduces the performance degradation of a solar cell in long-term use in the outdoors, preferably at high temperature and/or high humidity. The molding compound exhibits an excellent weather resistance, heat resistance and maximum light transmission and low water absorption.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Molding compound comprises at least one polyalkyl(meth)acrylate, at least one substituted N,N'-diphenyl-oxalamide compound of formula (I), and at least one infrared absorber, where the molding compound exhibits: a transmission of less than 89% at 500 nm; a transmission of less than 80% at 1000 nm; a transmission of less than 70% at 1150 nm; and a transmission of less than 77% at 1600 nm, measured by infrared spectroscopy at 25 degrees C at 3 mm platelet.    R1, R2 = 1-20C-alkyl or 1-20C-cycloalkyl, preferably cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl or cyclooctyl (all optionally substituted with optionally branched alkyl) or methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, 1-butyl-, 2-butyl, 2-methylpropyl, tert-butyl, pentyl, 2-methylbutyl, 1,1-dimethylpropyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl, nonyl, 1-decyl, 2-decyl, undecyl, dodecyl, pentadecyl or eicosyl.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic cross-section of a solar cell module.    Photovoltaic element (101)    Hardening agent (102, 104)    Disc (103)    Back panel. (105)
NOVELTY - The arrangement (1) has bearings (3, 4) arranged at a distance to each other in a housing (2). The bearings support a vertically arranged shaft (5). Each bearing is designed as a slide bearing and includes a bearing inner ring with a convex sliding surface and bearing outer ring with a concave sliding surface, where both the sliding surfaces are in sliding contact with each other. A solar collector (10) in the form of a plate-type photovoltaic element i.e. solar panel, is arranged at the shaft. An area of one of the sliding surfaces is provided with a low-friction sliding layer.    USE - Bearing arrangement for storage of solar collectors i.e. solar panels.    ADVANTAGE - The bearings are arranged at a distance to each other in the housing, where each bearing designed as the slide bearing includes the bearing inner ring with the convex sliding surface and the bearing outer ring with the concave sliding surface and both the sliding surfaces are in sliding contact with each other, thus enabling the bearing arrangement to achieve a long service life and to receive high forces even at very low stock movements.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional side view of a bearing arrangement for storage of solar collectors.    Bearing arrangement (1)    Housing (2)    Bearings (3, 4)    Vertically arranged shaft (5)    Solar collector (10)
NOVELTY - The method involves measuring a change of concentration of a fuel at a point in a hydrogen-guiding line (6). The concentration of the fuel in a mixture is determined by sensors (8.1, 8.2) that are arranged in a flow direction. A volume flow of hydrogen in the line is calculated based on a known volume between the point and the sensors and duration of the concentration change. The concentration change is produced by pulsed metering of the fuel. The sensor is arranged at the point in an anode circulation circuit of a fuel cell system (1).    USE - Method for determining a volume flow of hydrogen in a hydrogen-guiding line of a fuel cell system i.e. polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM)-fuel cell system, in a vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The change of concentration of the fuel at the point in the line is measured, and the volume flow of the hydrogen in the line is calculated based on the known volume between the point and the sensor and the duration of the concentration change, thus determining the volume flow of hydrogen in a simple, efficient and reliable manner without technical complexity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a section of a fuel cell system illustrating a method for determining a volume flow in a line of a fuel cell system in a vehicle.    Fuel cell system (1)    Fuel tank (5)    Hydrogen-guiding line (6)    Valve device (7)    Sensors (8.1, 8.2)
NOVELTY - The bipolar plate (B) has an anode plate (A) and a cathode plate (K) made of metal and arranged plane-parallel to each other. A flow field (S) is formed on an outer side of the plates by flow field channels (SK) introduced in the plates. A refrigerant channel (KK) is formed between the plates on an inner side by negative structures of the field channels. Flow structures for inflowing or outflowing reaction materials e.g. gas, and a refrigerant or a flow structure for the reaction materials, are formed in reaction material inflow areas (RE) and reaction material outflow areas of the plate.    USE - Bipolar plate for arrangement between membrane-electrode-arrangement in a stack of fuel cells i.e. stacked polymer electrolyte-membrane fuel cells, in a fuel cell arrangement (all claimed) for producing energy in a fuel cell vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The flow structures for the inflowing or outflowing reaction materials e.g. gas, and the refrigerant or the flow structure for the reaction materials, are formed in the reaction material inflow areas and the reaction material outflow areas of the plate, thus reducing the installation space and cost of the bipolar plate, ensuring effective and economical support structure of the bipolar plate, and improving the efficiency of the fuel cell. The anode plate and the cathode plate are made of metal for robust structure of the bipolar plate and simple attachment of channel structures.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a fuel cell arrangement comprising an electrolyte membrane.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic representation of a bipolar plate.    Anode plate (A)    Bipolar plate (B)    Cathode plate (K)    Refrigerant channel (KK)    Reaction material inflow areas (RE)    Flow field (S)    Flow field channels (SK)
NOVELTY - The module (1) has a housing made from injection molded plastic and comprising a connection pin (2). The pin has a contact corresponding to a panel socket and a contact corresponding to a connecting strip of a solar panel, where the module is arranged between the solar panel and the panel socket. The pin is surrounded by the injection molded plastic of the housing with exception of contact zones. The pin is injected into a contact holder that is made from insulating material e.g. plastic, where the housing has a housing opening for a contact pin.    USE - Photovoltaic module for use in a solar panel.    ADVANTAGE - The pin is surrounded by the injection molded plastic of the housing with exception of contact zones, thus enabling the panel socket to be manufactured with very high and reproducible machine-quality, while avoiding wobbling effects in the contacts. The error possibilities during mounting of the photovoltaic module in the solar panel can be hence avoided. The module is designed in such a manner that it ensures optical or electrical data passage through the panel socket.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for mounting of a photovoltaic module on a solar panel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of a photovoltaic module.    Photovoltaic module (1)    Connection pin (2)
NOVELTY - Quinoxaline compound has quinoxaline skeleton and oligothiophene skeleton, band gap of less than or equal to 1.8 eV and highest occupied molecular orbital level less than - 4.8 eV.    USE - Quinoxaline compound for an electron donating organic material for a photovoltaic device material for a photovoltaic device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Produces photovoltaic device with high photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) an electron-donating organic material comprising the quinoxaline compound;    (2) a photovoltaic device material comprising an electron-accepting organic material and the electron-donating organic material; and    (3) a photovoltaic device comprising the photovoltaic device material between a negative electrode and positive electrode.
NOVELTY - An expanded carbon fiber contains acidic functional group on the surface, and 6% or more of carboxyl group with respect to total content of acidic functional group. The optical induction charge-separation effect of expanded carbon fiber is measured by irradiating light.    USE - Expanded carbon fiber is used for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell using expanded carbon fiber has high energy conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of expanded carbon fiber, which involves preparing intercalation compound using raw-coal material fiber, heat-processing the intercalation compound, obtaining expanded carbon fiber, and performing surface oxidation treatment of the obtained expanded carbon fiber to increase the content of carboxyl group with respect to total acidic functional group on the surface; and    (2) solar cell, which has photoelectric converting layer containing expanded carbon fiber.
NOVELTY - A high molecular compound containing nitrogen-containing repeating unit (I) in polymer chain, is new.    USE - New high molecular compound is used for organic-semiconductor material, organic transistor, organic electroluminescent element, organic solar cell (all claimed) and organic electronic device. Can also be used in organic-semiconductor laser, liquid crystal display element, electronic paper and sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The high molecular compound is soluble in organic solvent without cohesion. The organic electronic device containing high molecular compound has excellent charge mobility and heat resistance. The organic transistor containing high molecular compound has high charge mobility, electric current ON/OFF ratio and storage stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A high molecular compound containing nitrogen-containing repeating unit of formula (I) in polymer chain, is new.    R1,R2,R4-R9=H or substituents excluding sulfo, carboxyl, phosphoryl and hydroxy;    or R1+R2=ring;and    R3=1C or more monovalent alkyl optionally substituted by substituents excluding amino and aryl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) organic-semiconductor material, which contains high molecular compound;    (2) organic transistor, which has organic-semiconductor layer containing high molecular compound;    (3) organic electroluminescent element, which is obtained by clamping a layer containing high molecular compound, between pair of electrodes;    (4) organic solar cell, which is obtained by providing organic thin film layer containing high molecular compound, between pair of electrodes; and    (5) manufacture of high molecular compound.
NOVELTY - A white reflective film (1) has at least one layer of resin layer (3) containing porous particles and a compound (A) having an aromatic-containing structure (I-V) in a molecule, provided on at least one surface of a white film (2).    USE - White reflective film is used for lamp reflector for backlight of edge light-type system and direct system, and film for sealing of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The white reflective film improves brightness of the backlight and suppresses chromaticity change.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A white reflective film has at least one layer of resin layer containing porous particles and a compound (A) having an aromatic containing-structure of formulae (I-V) in a molecule, provided on at least one surface of a white film.    R1-R10=not defined.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) lamp reflector, in which the surface of white reflective film provided with resin layer is oriented to the light source side;    (2) backlight of edge light-type system, in which the surface of white reflective film provided with resin layer is oriented to the light guide plate side;    (3) backlight of direct system, in which the surface of white reflective film provided with resin layer is oriented to the light source side; and    (4) film, which has the white reflective film for sealing of solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional model of the white reflective film.    White reflective film (1)    White film (2)    Resin layer (3)    Application layer (4)    Adhesive layer (5)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell (1) has tubular coolant manifold (13) located along lamination direction of fuel cell, for passing coolant to exchange heat produced during generation of electric power. A mesh-shaped element (25) containing fibrous electroconductive material is arranged in the inner wall face of the coolant manifold. The mesh-shaped element is formed from mixture of carbon and resin.    USE - Fuel cell for use in motor vehicle such as motorbike and cogeneration system.    ADVANTAGE - The corrosion of the electroconductive separator can be prevented and durability of the fuel cell can be improved, since electric potential difference in the electroconductive separator is reduced by arranging mesh-shaped element in the inner wall face of the manifold. The manufacturing cost of the fuel cell can be reduced and fall in the assembling property of the fuel cell can be prevented, by reducing the number of components. The generation of electric power can be performed stably, even during rise in the electrical conductivity of the coolant.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the perspective view and exploded view of the fuel cell.    Fuel cell (1)    Battery (2)    Coolant manifold (13)    Electroconductive separator (16)    Mesh-shaped element (25)
NOVELTY - The electrical storage device (1) has an electrical storage element (10) that is accommodated at exterior structure. The positive and negative electrodes of electrical storage elements are connected by positive and negative electrode connecting terminals (20,30) protruded from the exterior structure. The positive electrode side identification structure (42) is provided in the vicinity of location of exterior structure in which positive electrode connecting terminal is protruded by forming convex shaped outer surface portion at exterior structure.    USE - Electrical storage device. Uses include but are not limited to lithium ion secondary battery, lithium secondary battery, polymer secondary battery and electrical double layer capacitor.    ADVANTAGE - The positive electrode side identification structure provided in vicinity of exterior structure in which positive electrode connecting terminal is protruded by forming convex shaped outer surface portion. Hence the identification structure can be provided easily during manufacture of electrical storage device without special processing and design. The identification of positive and negative electrode connecting terminals can be performed easily by visual observation. The converse connection of positive and negative electrodes of electrical storage device can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the electrical storage device.    Electrical storage device (1)    Electrical storage element (10)    Positive electrode connecting terminal (20)    Negative electrode connecting terminal (30)    Positive electrode side identification structure (42)
NOVELTY - The method involves staking gas diffusion layers (2,3) on both sides of membrane electrode assembly (1). A gasket is integrally formed on circumference of stacked layers. The structural elements of modules other than gasket are stacked, to form fastening portion (200) in lamination direction. The gasket is molded to circumference of fastening portion by module.    USE - Method for manufacturing fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The adhesion of dissimilar material on electrolytic membrane in prevented effectively. The manufacturing method of fuel cell excellent in efficiency is provided.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal cross sectional view explaining the state of stacking on both sides of insulation plate.    Membrane electrode assembly (1)    Gas diffusion layers (2,3)    Electrode case (4)    Separator (7)    Fastening portion (200)
NOVELTY - The method involves producing a film splicing structure having a recessed portion, so as to join a frame-like protective film (2) to a carrier film (1). The electrolytic solution is coated to the film splicing structure, and the recessed portion of film splicing structure is filled with the electrolytic solution. The coated electrolytic solution is dried to produce an electrolytic membrane structure (50) reinforced with the protective film.    USE - Manufacturing method of electrolytic membrane for fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell and direct methanol type fuel cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electrolytic membrane exhibiting the catalyst performance, is protected and reinforced reliably by the protective film. The production cost of fuel cell is reduced. The damage of the electrolytic membrane is prevented, and the electric power generation efficiency of the fuel cell is enhanced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) electrolytic membrane; and    (2) polymer electrolyte fuel cell or direct methanol type fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the electrolytic membrane structure of fuel cell.    Carrier film (1)    Protective film (2)    T-shaped electrolytic membrane (4)    Bottom portion of T-shaped electrolytic membrane (4B)    Electrolytic membrane structure (50)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell (100) has a manifold (M2) for discharging the fuel off-gas such as hydrogen generated by electrochemical reaction. A screw (120) arranged along the manifold is rotated by flow of hydrogen through the manifold. The water in the manifold is discharged to the exterior of fuel cell by the rotation operation of screw.    USE - Fuel cell such as polymer electrolyte fuel-cell.    ADVANTAGE - The water in the manifold is discharged to the exterior smoothly and the discharge of hydrogen from the manifold is suppressed, so that the energy efficiency is improved. Since it is not necessary to use the special apparatus for rotating the screw, the number of component is reduced and the space saving is achieved and the cost is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view of the fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell (100)    Screw assembly (110)    Screw (120)    Bearing (130)    Manifold for hydrogen emission (M2)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell has several flow paths formed in a surface at the side of separators of membrane electrode structure for distributing reactive gas. The depth of flow path (7x) is shallow towards the other from one side. The bottom portion of separator (7), towards which flow path (7x) is inclined is made to contact that of separator (7'), towards which flow path (7y) is inclined. The bottom portion of separator (7), towards which flow path (7y) is inclined is made to contact that of separator (7'), towards which flow path (7x) is inclined.    USE - Fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) used for domestic co-generation system, motor vehicle, electric vehicle, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The influence of force acting towards the direction intersecting the lamination direction of a cell can be reduced, and the performance of a fuel cell can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the perspective views of the separators of the fuel cell.    Separators (7,7',8,8')    Flow paths (7x,7y,8x,8y)    Flow path (9)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell (10) has an entering flow path (7x) formed for occluding the exit of reactive gas supplied to the surface side of a gas diffusion layer (5) of a separator (7) and to the membrane-electrode structure (4). The hydrophobicity of a portion of the separator, formed between the entering flow path and an appearance flow path (7y) and the facing surface of gas diffusion layer is set lower than the hydrophobicity at the centers of the width directions of both the flow paths and the facing surfaces of the gas diffusion layer.    USE - Fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) used for domestic co-generation system, motor vehicle, electric vehicle, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The waste water drain property of the flow paths can be improved, by setting the hydrophobicity of the flow paths as specified.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a fuel cell.    Membrane-electrode structure (4)    Gas diffusion layer (5)    Separator (7)    Entering flow path (7x)    Appearance flow path (7y)    Fuel cell (10)
NOVELTY - A laminated structure includes a membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) having a pair of separators (8) pinched on the laminated structure. A pair of opening flow paths (8x) and several occlusion flow paths for supplying reactive gas to the laminated structure are provided in the side surfaces of the laminated structure. The flow paths are equipped with bimetal elements (11) for switching between the opening flow paths and closing flow paths automatically according to temperature of the fuel cell.    USE - Fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - There is no need for a separate apparatus for controlling switching of opening and closing flow paths since the flow paths are equipped with bimetal elements which switch opening and closing flow paths automatically according to temperature. Hence, operation control of bimetal elements is simplified.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the top view of flow paths of separator with flow paths in open state.    Separator (8)    Opening flow paths (8x)    Bimetal elements (11)
NOVELTY - A fuel cell (100) has a manifold (HO) for discharging the fuel off-gas such as hydrogen, and an oxidant-gas supply manifold for supplying oxidant gas. A bypass flow path (510) connects the manifold (HO) and oxidant-gas supply manifold. A control unit opens an interruptible bypass cutoff valve (500) provided in the bypass flow path at the time of scavenging-air process of fuel cell.    USE - Fuel cell system equipped with polymer electrolyte fuel cell and solid oxide fuel cell, for electric power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The scavenging effect of air in the fuel cell is improved. The retaining of water inside the hydrogen discharge manifold is suppressed. The fall of electric power generation efficiency due to the big pressure loss arising within hydrogen discharge manifold can be suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an expanded perspective view of the fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell (100)    Bypass cutoff valve (500)    Bypass flow path (510)    Hydrogen supply manifold (HI)    Hydrogen discharge manifold (HO)
NOVELTY - An organic photoelectric transducer (10) has an electrode (12), a photoelectric conversion layer (14) and an electrode (13) in order on a transparent substrate (11). The transducer has an electronic block layer (15) containing p-type metal oxide formed by wet method, between electrode (12) and photoelectric conversion layer.    USE - Organic photoelectric transducer is used for organic thin film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The organic photoelectric transducer has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency and bending characteristics, and is economically manufactured with favorable flexibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of organic photoelectric transducer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of organic photoelectric transducer.    Organic photoelectric transducer (10)    Transparent substrate (11)    Electrodes (12,13)    Photoelectric conversion layer (14)    Electronic block layer (15)
NOVELTY - A back surface sealing material (1) has adhesive layer (3) formed on base material (2) containing sheet-form or film-form weather resistant resin. The adhesive layer contains polybutylene terephthalate.    USE - Back surface sealing material is used for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The back surface sealing material has excellent adhesiveness, heat resistance, water resistance, hydrolysis resistance and gas-barrier property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows sectional view of back surface sealing material.    Back surface sealing material (1)    Base material (2)    Adhesive layer (3)
NOVELTY - A cooling device (40) provided with a reactive gas supply path, circulates a coolant between the radiators (41,42) and the fuel cell stacks (10A-10C). A detection unit detects the abnormality of each fuel cell stack. When abnormality of a fuel cell stack is detected, the supply of reactive gas with respect to the abnormal fuel cell stack is limited. The fuel cell stacks other than the abnormal fuel cell stack are provided in the path pattern of the cooling device. A recovery operation controller is separately provided from the abnormal fuel cell stack.    USE - Fuel cell electric power generation system containing solid polymer electrolyte type fuel cell mounted in vehicle. Can also be used in fuel cell electric power generation system containing solid oxide fuel cell, phosphoric acid fuel cell, etc., mounted in various industrial machines, vessel, aircraft, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The time taken for restarting the driving of abnormal fuel cell stack can be reduced, by providing a recovery operation controller separately from the abnormal fuel cell stack.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic explanatory view of the fuel cell electric power generation system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell stacks (10A-10C)    Cooling device (40)    Radiators (41,42)    Cooling path (43)    Pre-scrubber recirculation pump (45)
NOVELTY - A peeling layer (2) containing layered clay mineral, a metal oxide semiconductor electrode (3) and a transparent conductive film (4) are sequentially formed on a transfer substrate (1), and after which the metal oxide semiconductor electrode and transparent conductive film are peeled from the transfer substrate and transferred on a to-be-transferred substrate (5), to form a photoelectrode (6).    USE - Manufacture of photoelectrode used for dye-sensitized solar cell (both claimed) and photoelectric transducer.    ADVANTAGE - The dye-sensitized solar cell comprising the photoelectrode has improved photoelectric conversion efficiency. The process of transferring metal oxide semiconductor electrode from transfer substrate to to-be-transferred substrate is simple and peelability of peeling layer from the transfer substrate is favorable.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for dye-sensitized solar cell, which includes photoelectrode which supports a photosensitization dye.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show elevation view explaining treatment process in manufacturing method of photoelectrode.    Transfer substrate (1)    Peeling layer (2)    Metal oxide semiconductor electrode (3)    Transparent conductive film (4)    To-be-transferred substrate (5)    Photoelectrode (6)
NOVELTY - The assembled battery has several batteries (10) that are arranged in parallel, and bus-bars (11) for connecting adjacent batteries along column direction. The cooling fins (12) are connected with extension sections (111) of batteries along column direction, and are separated from batteries along the direction orthogonal to column direction. The resin or ceramic material made insulation layer (13) insulates the cooling fins.    USE - Assembled battery mounted on vehicle (claimed) such as motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The cooling fins are connected with extension sections of batteries along column direction and separated from batteries along direction orthogonal to column direction. Hence the insulation between the cooling fins can be ensured, without barring the flow of thermal medium. The cooling of assembled battery can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of the assembled battery. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Battery (10)    Bus-bar (11)    Cooling fin (12)    Insulation layer (13)    Extension section of battery (111)
NOVELTY - The structure has inclined catches (5) supported by vertically oriented posts (3) with integration of connecting elements (4). Stringers (7a, 7b) are arranged on catches in transverse direction to support solar modules (2). Lateral plug-in grooves are placed above supporting webs for inserting edges of the solar modules. Clamping grooves receive spring legs of T-shaped clamping pieces (23) with cover flaps that are bent toward the spring legs and connected with sections of the webs located next to the clamping grooves to clamp the edges of the solar modules.    USE - Solar module supporting structure.    ADVANTAGE - The structure is designed such that the solar module is placed on the stringers in a secure manner, even when high wind force is experienced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The clamping pieces are made up of folded steel plate, plastic, carbon fiber material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar module supporting structure.    Solar modules (2)    Vertically oriented posts (3)    Connecting elements (4)    Inclined catches (5)    Stringers (7a, 7b)    T-shaped clamping pieces (23)
NOVELTY - The module has multiple solitary cells including a membrane-electrode (10) with electrode anode and cathode that are made of porous gas permeable material and intermediately arranged electrolyte membrane with anode and cathode catalyst. Medium supply lines and medium discharging pipes are assigned to a cooling and medium module (40) that is formed by secondary functional spaces (42-44) and stack forming unit. One of hydrogen electrode or oxygen electrode of the membrane-electrode is arranged on both sides of the cooling and medium module.    USE - Fuel cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen electrode or oxygen electrode of the membrane-electrode is arranged on both sides of the cooling and medium module, thus providing small and narrow cell module without a bipolar plate, and preventing the membrane and catalyst from being damaged.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The cooling and medium module is provided with cooling and gas channels made of plastic i.e. plastic film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top sectional view of a cell stack.    Cell stack (1)    Membrane-electrode (10)    Cooling and medium module (40)    Secondary functional spaces (42-44)    Electrode cover (72)
NOVELTY - The bearing has an elastomeric cone element (3) arranged above or below an elastomeric sandwich element (5). The sandwich and cone elements are in effective connection with each other by a ball piece (4) and a cylinder piece (4a), which are centrically enclosed by the cone element and the sandwich element, respectively. The elements and pieces have boreholes for accommodating a clamping unit (7) e.g. bolt or screw, for clamping a clamping flange (2) with a fastening flange (1). The clamping flange is supported between the elements. The fastening flange is fastened below the cone element.    USE - Electric machine -or gearbox bearing for use in a coupling device for rotary connection of a gearbox, a rotor shaft and a rotor/gearbox mechanism unit to a machine carrier in a wind turbine for transmission and damping of force, torque and vibration of machine parts (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The cone and sandwich elements and the cylinder and cone pieces have the boreholes for accommodating the clamping unit for clamping the clamping flange with the fastening flange, where the clamping flange is supported between the elements, and the fastening flange is fastened below the cone element, thus reducing bending moment between the flanges and reducing screw force, while achieving optimized vibration reduction.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a section of a bearing.    Fastening flange (1)    Clamping flange (2)    Elastomeric cone element (3)    Ball piece (4)    Cylinder piece (4a)    Elastomeric sandwich element (5)    Clamping unit (7)
NOVELTY - The line (1) has two contact partners i.e. plug connector and plug socket, for connection to mating connectors of solar modules i.e. solar panels. The contact partners are attached at ends of an electrical conductor (1.3) of a single- or two-pole cable that electrically connects the contact partners with each other. The cable with its outer casing (1.2) is designed in deformable wave-shape e.g. rectangular shape or sinusoidal shape, and has an external housing (1.1) made of deformable plastic. The cable is designed in three-dimensional wave-shape in a plane.    USE - Collection line for solar modules i.e. solar panels, of a solar system i.e. solar power plant.    ADVANTAGE - The cable with its outer casing is designed in deformable wave-shape, and has the external housing made of the dimensionally stable and deformable plastic, thus enabling tolerance- and temperature compensation in the collection line, and achieving pleasing appearance after assembly of the cable while allowing distances between the solar modules to be shortened or lengthened without larger force expenditure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for producing a collection line.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows front, side sectional and perspective views of a collection line for solar modules.    Collection line (1)    External housing (1.1)    Outer casing (1.2)    Electrical conductor (1.3)    Seal (1.4)
NOVELTY - The solar concentrator (10) has a composite cylindrical-parabolic mirror (11), and a supporting tower (12) for supporting a torsion tube (13). Several ribs (14a,14b) are fixed transversely to the torsion tube. The mirror has reflective panels (15) comprising a mirror-finished plate (16) that is supported by a base (17). The base and ribs are made of composite materials having same thermal expansion coefficient.    USE - Solar concentrator.    ADVANTAGE - Since the base and ribs are made of composite materials having same thermal expansion coefficient, the generation of the cracks or breaks on the mirrors can be suppressed effectively. The solar concentrator can be installed easily and used conveniently. The cost of the solar concentrator can be reduced reliably.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the solar concentrator.    Solar concentrator (10)    Mirror (11)    Supporting tower (12)    Torsion tube (13)    Ribs (14a,14b)    Reflective panel (15)    Mirror-finished plate (16)    Base (17)
NOVELTY - The system has a concentrating element including several transparent spheres (100) such as perfect symmetrical lenses made of material selected from group consisting of glass, quartz, plastic, acrylic, polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), polycarbonate (PC), calcium fluoride (CaF) crystal and magnesium fluoride (MgF) crystal. The lenses are arranged side by side to form a square or diagonal shape. Several photovoltaic cells (130) receive light from concentrating element to transfer the received light into electric power.    USE - Array type concentrating solar cell system used in solar power industry.    ADVANTAGE - The cost of the light-tracking system is reduced by using transparent spheres to track the sun. The significance of orientation of light source to several transparent spheres is decreased and the sufficient electric power is provided for user's application. Since the transparent spheres are designed like honey comb pattern that is each transparent spheres are arranged in array, the compact system can be designed easily.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of transparent sphere as concentrating element in the system.    Transparent sphere (100)    Photovoltaic cells (130)
NOVELTY - A power-loss-inhibiting current-collector comprises a trace (520) for collecting current from a solar cell; and a current-limiting portion (1620) coupled with the trace, the current-limiting portion configured to regulate current flow through the power-loss-inhibiting current-collector.    USE - The collector is used for collecting current (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The present invention provides cheap renewable source of clean energy.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a system for photovoltaic current-collection comprising an electrical-conduction means for collecting current from a photovoltaic-convertor means for converting radiant power into electrical power; and a current-regulating means for limiting current to a portion of the system for photovoltaic current-collection coupled with the electrical-conduction means, the current-regulating means configured to regulate current flow through the system for photovoltaic current-collection.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional, elevation view of a power-loss-inhibiting current-collector.    Trace (520)    Conductive portion (520a)    Current limiting portion (1620)    Low conductivity matrix portion (1620a)    High conductivity matrix portion (1620b)
NOVELTY - A sealing film contains ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, organic peroxide, silane coupling agent and phosphite compound (1).    USE - Sealing film is used for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The sealing film is excellent in transparency, adhesiveness and productivity. The generation of blister in the film is suppressed. The solar cell obtained using the film has high efficiency of electric power generation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A sealing film contains ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, organic peroxide, silane coupling agent and phosphite compound of formula: P(OR1)3 (1).    R1=8-14C branched aliphatic alkyl.
NOVELTY - A metal foil (T2) consisting of copper or copper alloy cold-rolled with reduction ratio of 90% or more is laminated on a polymeric board (T1). Biaxial crystal orientation of metal foil is carried out by heat processing, and polymeric multilayer substrate (5A) is manufactured.    USE - Manufacture of polymeric multilayer substrate used for forming epitaxial growth film used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The polymeric multilayer substrate having favorable biaxial crystal orientation property and flexibility is precisely manufactured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic sectional view of polymer multilayer substrate.    Polymer multilayer substrate (5A)    Polymeric board (T1)    Metal foil (T2)
NOVELTY - The system supplies the required hydraulic fluid automatically to the hydraulic propulsion motors (14) according to an electric signal, using internal combustion engine, electric motor, turbine, or fuel cells as the prime mover (10). The accumulator (1) is recharged with the extra power from the engine or electrical motor during running condition. The vehicle is driven without turning-ON the main power source, using the energy stored in the accumulator. The high tensile strength plastic fiber is used for accumulator.    USE - Hybrid hydraulic drive system for rail car, taxi, van, bus, truck, subway system, tramway, railroad car, tractor, excavator, endless track, tank system, airplane, forklift, military equipment, passenger car, and other automobiles (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Drive efficiency of vehicles is improved and emission level of vehicle is reduced. Fuel consumption is reduced by the small-sized accumulator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the hydraulic circuit.    Accumulator (1)    Check valve (5)    Prime mover (10)    Hydraulic propulsion motor (14)    Solenoid valve (36)
NOVELTY - The method involves reducing a volume of cavities in a liquid flow system and limiting a cross-sectional area of the liquid flow system to a maximum cross-sectional area of tolerably sized bubbles (230). Several micro flow channels (130) through which liquid will flow is provided and a volume-reducing material which is impenetrable to bubbles is filled within the flow channels to form a series of micro capillary pathways. The cavity volume is filled with the volume-reducing material which is impenetrable to bubbles.    USE - Method for managing gas bubbles in liquid flow system (claimed) e.g. fuel cell system such as direct oxidation fuel, direct methanol fuel cell(DMFC), liquid or vapor feed fuel cell, portable fuel cell and transportable reformer-based fuel cell systems. Can also be used in medical device, paint supply system, power plant etc.    ADVANTAGE - Since the cavity volume is reduced and the cross-sectional area of liquid flow system is limited, the formation of intolerably sized bubbles and the aggregation of tolerably sized bubbles into intolerably sized bubbles are prevented. The bubbles are removed from the liquid flow system to reduce the quantity of bubbles that are to be managed. The power fluctuation in the presence of gas amount within the liquid reactant of the fuel cell is reduced. Smaller perturbations on the flow measurement of the liquid flow are created and more precise control is enabled.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for liquid flow system to manage gas bubbles.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of flow channel of liquid flow system.    Flow channel (130)    Liquid flow system (200)    Cross-sectional area of flow channel (210)    Diameter of flow channel (220)    Tolerably sized bubble (230)
NOVELTY - A barrier assembly comprises a substrate having a first surface; and an inorganic layer or oxide composition adjacent the first surface, where the inorganic layer comprising a first inorganic material, and a second inorganic material, where a ratio of the first inorganic material to second inorganic material changes in a direction perpendicular to the first surface.    USE - In photovoltaic device, display device and solid state lighting device.    ADVANTAGE - The barrier assembly has water vapor transmission rate less than 0.005 g/m2/day at 50 (preferably 85) degrees C and 100% relative humidity. The barrier assembly reduces the transport of water vapor and oxygen.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for making a barrier assembly involving providing a substrate; forming a smoothing polymeric layer on the substrate; forming an inorganic layer on the smoothing polymeric layer, the inorganic layer comprising an inorganic composition that changes throughout a thickness of the inorganic layer; and forming a protective polymeric layer on the inorganic layer.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has colder and hotter opposing walls (5,6) defining a gas passage (4) which is operable to receive pressurized gas and to conduct pressurized gas stream (3) within walls. Bounded polymer passageway (200) is operable to receive molten polymer and to conduct polymer fluid stream (2) to wall (6). Polymer passage opening in wall (6) is operable to extrude polymer fluid stream in the form of film onto wall (6). Film is joinable with gas stream to fibrillate the polymer film to form fibers of sub-micron size.    USE - Apparatus for forming sub-micron fibers for nonwoven web product incorporated in article (both claimed). Uses include but are not limited to gas and liquid filters, medical apparel, medical cleaning wipes, diaper, adult incontinence pad, feminine care pad, facial wipes, face mask, car cover, floor covering, battery separator, etc.    ADVANTAGE - High quality, low defect sub-micron fibers can be produced. Microfibrous nonwoven products having improved barrier properties, softness, absorbency, opacity and/or high surface area are provided. Increased sub-micron fiber output is obtained with lower gas demand, so that energy consumption can be reduced. Polymer back flow can be prevented and resulting product web is of high quality.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) nonwoven web product; and    (2) article.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of nozzle system including divergent wall on polymer introduction side and opposing convergent wall in downstream nozzle section.    Polymer fluid stream (2)    Pressurized gas stream (3)    Gas passage (4)    Colder opposing wall (5)    Hotter opposing wall (6)    Polymer passageway (200)
NOVELTY - A carbon nanofiber consists of a skin consisting of pitch, surrounding a core comprising polyacrylonitrile. The carbon nanofiber is obtained by electrospinning a copolymer solution containing dissolved polyacrylonitrile and pitch.    USE - Carbon nanofiber is used for electrodes of electrical-double-layer capacitors, hydrogen storage materials, catalyst supporters of fuel cells (all claimed) of vehicles, capacitive deionization electrodes used in desalination of seawater, gas diffusion layers of fuel cells, and high conductivity materials.    ADVANTAGE - The carbon nanofiber has excellent mechanical property, compressive strength, and electroconductivity, and provides electrical-double-layer capacitors having high capacitance and power density. The carbon nanofiber can be manufactured by a simple and economical method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of carbon nanofibers;    (2) electrical-double-layer capacitor;    (3) fuel cell; and    (4) hydrogen storage material.
NOVELTY - A functional sheet (20) consists of a reflective film formed on a base film.    USE - Functional sheet is used as back sheet in solar cell modules (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The functional sheet is excellent in heat resistance, durability, chemical resistance, moisture resistance, insulation performance, and reflective effects, which increases the quantity of incident sunlight and improves the efficiency of solar cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the solar cell module.    Supporting frame (11)    Solar cell (13)    Adhesive film (14)    Glass (15)    Functional sheet (20)
NOVELTY - The cover has an engine room cover body that includes an outer-layer board and an inner-layer board, where a sandwiched layer i.e. polyurethane foam layer, is arranged between the outer-layer board and the inner-layer board for insulation. The outer-layer board and the inner-layer board are fiber reinforcing plastic boards. The sandwiched layer is made by the inner-layer board after spraying raw material on the outer-layer board.    USE - Engine room cover for a wind driven generator.    ADVANTAGE - The cover has simple structure, and is convenient to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an engine room cover.
NOVELTY - The structure has a window (2) arranged at an upper end of an engine-room cover (1) and provided with a pressure and frost resistant transparent plate (3). The transparent plate is made of polycarbonate.    USE - Light absorbing structure for an engine-room cover of a wind driven generator.    ADVANTAGE - The structure is simple and convenient to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a light absorbing structure for an engine-room cover of a wind driven generator.    Engine-room cover (1)    Window (2)    Pressure and frost resistant transparent plate (3)
NOVELTY - The blade has a lightning-proof cable (3) laid on an inner side of a front main bracket (1) and a back main bracket (2) and tightly covered with a vacuum injection resin. One end of the lightning-proof cable is grounded, where another end of the lightning-proof cable is connected with a lightning-proof cable-connecting metal block that is connected with a receptor on outer sides of the front main bracket and the back main bracket. The lightning-proof cable-connecting metal block is made of an aluminum material.    USE - Lightning-proof wind-powered blade.    ADVANTAGE - The blade has simple structure with high durability, and consumes less amount of material and reduces labor intensity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a lightning-proof wind-powered blade.    Front main bracket (1)    Back main bracket (2)    Lightning-proof cable (3)
NOVELTY - The lamp has LED lamp caps (1) uniformly distributed on a lead (2) whose end is installed with a battery box (3) i.e. plastic box. A control chip is installed in the lamp caps. Capacitance of the battery box is equivalent to capacitance of three AA batteries.    USE - LED lamp.    ADVANTAGE - The lamp occupies less space. The lamp is convenient to use with safety. The lamp is supplied with electricity by a battery, where the battery releases the constraint of relying on main supply.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an LED lamp.    LED lamp caps (1)    Lead (2)    Battery box (3)
NOVELTY - The component (5) has a shell (2) provided with a heat insulating rock wool (3), where the component is arranged on a left end of a copper flow passage (1) and fixedly connected to a plastic covering plate (4). A high-temperature resistant heat insulating material is used by the component.    USE - Heat insulating component for a solar heat collector.    ADVANTAGE - The component improves heat collecting effect of the heat collector under a low-temperature condition, and has reduced heat dissipation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a heat insulating component.    Copper flow passage (1)    Shell (2)    Heat insulating rock wool (3)    Plastic covering plate (4)    Component (5)
NOVELTY - The pump has a shell equipped with a spindle, where the shell is made of a plastic material. The spindle is provided with a water pumping assembly. The shell is provided with a clutch device clutching the spindle from a drive motor. The clutch device is provided with a clutching base (4) and fixedly connected with a motor. An inner spline is installed in the clutching base. A lock braking mechanism is arranged between an outer spline and the inner spline. The clutching base is equipped with a mounting hole that is communicated with a key slot of the inner spline.    USE - Clutch water pump for an integral water and wind machine (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The pump can blow air and spray water. The water pump and a motor of the integral water and wind machine can be clutched and used separately.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an integral water and wind machine.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a clutch water pump.    Clutching base (4)    Fan (20)    Seal pressing member (503)    Covers (2001, 2002)
NOVELTY - The wire has a conductor comprising an inner insulating layer made of cross-linked ethylene, and an outer insulating layer made of ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer. The inner and outer insulating layers wrap the conductor from inside to outside in a sequence. The conductor is a copper stranded wire twisted by multiple copper wire strands.    USE - Electric wire for use in a photoelectric composite cable (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The wire has strong insulation, strong corrosion resistance and high temperature resistance. The wire and a photoelectric composite cable are strong in anti-aging property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a photoelectric composite cable comprising a reinforcement, an electric wire and an optical cable.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an electric wire.
NOVELTY - The cable has two wire core conductors (1) covered with extruded insulating layers (2) which are covered with an extruded outer sheath (3). The insulating layers are polypropylene copolymer (TPE-0) insulating layers, which are red or black in color, and the outer sheath is a black polyurethane (PUR) insulator.    USE - Halogen free UV-resistance flexible cable for solar power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The cable is torsion resistant, heat resistant, weather-proof and UV resistant. The cable can be independently connected with a solar storage battery, so as to directly convert the solar energy into electric power.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a halogen free ultraviolet-resistance flexible cable.    Wire core conductors (1)    Extruded insulating layers (2)    Extruded outer sheath (3)
NOVELTY - The transformer coil has a lead (3), a positioning net, epoxy resin with fillings, and a wiring base. A coil winding comprises a set of coil layer units (8) with compound insulating layers (9) arranged between the coil layer units. Each compound insulating layer includes a grid layer (4) and a glass fiber cloth (5). A ceramic ring is formed at an end part of the coil.    USE - Lightning impulse resistant dry-type transformer coil for a transformer in a wind power station environment.    ADVANTAGE - The utilization of the compound insulating layer between the coil layers and the ceramic insulating ring structure at the end part of the coil effectively enhances lightning impulse resistance of the coil, thus ensuring safe operation of the transformer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a lightning impulse resistant dry-type transformer coil.    Lead (3)    Grid layer (4)    Glass fiber cloth (5)    Coil layer units (8)    Compound insulating layers (9)
NOVELTY - The subassembly has a transparent adhesive layer formed between a first glass layer and a second glass layer. A solar battery string is clamped in the transparent adhesive layer. An air interlayer is formed between a third glass layer and the second glass layer. Four sides of the third glass layer and the second glass layer are fixed via a supporting frame and a structural adhesive. A capillary pipe e.g. metal pipe penetrates via a sealing frame and the structural adhesive to communicate with the air interlayer and an outside environment. An inner diameter of the pipe is 0.26-0.52 mm.    USE - Hollow solar photovoltaic subassembly.    ADVANTAGE - The capillary pipe penetrates through the sealing frame and the structural adhesive to communicate with the air interlayer and outside environment to realize power generation, sound insulation and heat insulation of the subassembly. The subassembly balances pressure with outside environment, so as to avoid explosion and cracking of the glass caused by heat expansion of the air interlayer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a hollow solar photovoltaic subassembly in partial section.
NOVELTY - The disc has a vacuum suction tube (1) provided with an admission port (3) and a vacuum port (4), where an end of the vacuum suction tube is connected with a muffler (8) through a gas-guide tube (6) and a fast interface (7). The muffler is connected with a suction hole (10) of a vacuum generator (9). An air inlet (11) of the vacuum generator is connected with a pressure regulating valve (13) provided with a gas meter through the gas-guide tube. The pressure regulating valve is connected with an electromagnetic valve (14) provided with a switch (15) through the gas-guide tube.    USE - Sucking disk for a solar battery plate.    ADVANTAGE - The disc saves time and space, reduces the consumption of physical strength and the accident fragment rate during the transporting process and raises the production efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a sucking disc.    Vacuum suction tube (1)    Admission port (3)    Vacuum port (4)    Gas-guide tube (6)    Fast interface (7)    Muffler (8)    Vacuum generator (9)    Suction hole (10)    Air inlet (11)    Pressure regulating valve (13)    Electromagnetic valve (14)    Switch (15)
NOVELTY - The groove has burglarproof plugs (2) arranged on fixing holes (11) that is formed on two sides of lower portion of two groove bodies (1) and fixedly connected by glue water. Connecting grooves (12) are formed on two sides of an outer side wall of the groove bodies. The groove bodies are bonded with each other by a fixing plate i.e. plastic plate (3).    USE - Burglarproof combined groove for a storage battery.    ADVANTAGE - The groove has simple structure and better burglarproof effect.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a burglarproof combined groove for a storage battery.    Groove bodies (1)    Burglarproof plugs (2)    Fixing plate (3)    Fixing holes (11)    Connecting grooves (12)
NOVELTY - The end has a silica gel wire connected to an output conductor. A leakage-proof device is fixed in a connection place between a silica rubber wire and an output conductor.    USE - Electric energy output end for a storage battery.    ADVANTAGE - The end can be conveniently assembled, effectively avoids rusting of the lead terminal in a high temperature and heavy moisture condition. The silica wire has rust resistance, aging resistance, low temperature resistance and long service life. A rustiness-proof assembly is provided at a head part of the silica gel wire for prolonging service life of the storage battery, preventing acid liquid of the storage battery from outwards leaking and effectively preventing acid liquid from rusting the head part of the silica gel wire.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of an electric energy output end for a storage battery.
NOVELTY - The frame has a remote control integrated circuit system, and a frame main body equipped with mutually butted sectional material brackets and an automatic cleaner. Motors of the automatic cleaner are symmetrically arranged in the mutually butted sectional material brackets. A transmission mechanism e.g. screw rod transmission mechanism, is connected with output shafts of the motors, and a cleaning brush is connected with the transmission mechanism such that the cleaning brush is driven to move up and down.    USE - Solar panel frame.    ADVANTAGE - The frame has simple structure, reasonable design, automatic cleaning function, and is inexpensive, thus improving the performance of the frame. The frame has high efficiency, and saves time. The frame is convenient and fast to install.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar panel frame mounting system device comprising a pedestal.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar panel frame.
NOVELTY - The method involves dissolving and intensely stirring organic titanate into water, and filtering the organic titanate to obtain a filter cake. Alkaline solution is fully mixed with the filter cake and placed to a reactor to perform hydrothermal reaction. The alkaline solution is centrifugally separated after the hydrothermal reaction to obtain titanium dioxide solution. A dispersant, pore-forming material and acetic acid are added in the titanium dioxide solution to prepare titanium dioxide sizing agent. A titanium dioxide film is prepared using knifing method by a blade.    USE - Method for preparing a titanium dioxide thin film of a dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The titanium dioxide thin film provides high transparency, high specific area, well film forming, strong adhesion, simple preparing method, low cost and difficult splitting.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graphical representation illustrating a dye-sensitized solar cell's titanium dioxide thin film preparing method.
NOVELTY - The process involves forming a filling hole in a platinum electrode substrate, and printing an optical anode film block. A silver gate is formed on a tin oxide conductive glass substrate doped with fluorine through screen printing, and low-glass powder slurry is provided on a middle part and an outer edge of a gap between rectangular titanium dioxide film blocks. Dye is poured into an electrolyte through the filling hole, and a small hole is stuffed by utilizing a filler material. UV-cured adhesive is provided around the small hole, and light curing is performed by a UV lamp.    USE - Process for packaging a dye-sensitized solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The process effectively prolongs service life of the battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The low-glass powder slurry is a mixture of ethylcellulose or terpineol and low-glass powder. The filler material is chloro-polyvinyl chloride.
NOVELTY - The device has an eye black brush (2) arranged at a front end of a handle (1), and a cylinder (6) detachably sleeved on the eye black brush and accommodated with an eye black. The eye black brush is provided with a heating body (3). An inner side of the handle is provided with a battery (4) and a power switch (5) i.e. inching switch, where the battery and power switch are electrically connected with the heating body. A brush head main body is connected with the handle through a brush rod (8).    USE - Electro-thermal device for an eye black brush of an eye black painting device.    ADVANTAGE - The power switch and battery are electrically connected with the heating body on the handle, so that a user can paint the eye black naturally attached to the brush to the lashes so as to thicken and color the lashes. The eye black painted on the lashes can be heated with the heating body arranged in the brush so as to shape the bent lashes, so that the lashes can be electrically curled. The device is convenient to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an electro-thermal device for an eye black brush.    Handle (1)    Eye black brush (2)    Heating body (3)    Battery (4)    Power switch (5)    Cylinder (6)    Brush rod (8)
NOVELTY - The device has a film solar battery (1) e.g. silicon film solar battery, connected with a microcontroller (3) by a line conductor (2) for absorbing sunshine and changing solar energy into current. The microcontroller is connected with a lithium ion battery (4) by the line conductor. The lithium ion battery is connected with a resistance wire (6) by the line conductor through a control switch (5). The resistance wire, microcontroller and the lithium ion battery are mounted at bottom of an electric heating cup (7).    USE - Temperature increasing device for use on a solar-energy photovoltaic electric water heating cup.    ADVANTAGE - The device can change the solar energy absorbed by the film solar battery on a surface of the electric heating cup into the electric energy so as to produce the current. The heating cup is environment-friendly and has energy conservation functions, and the device can provide better economic effect.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The film solar battery is a non-crystalline silicon film solar battery, multi-element compound film solar battery, polymeric multilayer decorative electrode-type film solar battery, nanometer crystal chemical film solar battery, organic film solar battery or plastic film solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front perspective view of a solar-energy photovoltaic electric water heating cup with a temperature increasing device.    Film solar battery (1)    Line conductor (2)    Microcontroller (3)    Lithium ion battery (4)    Control switch (5)    Resistance wire (6)    Electric heating cup (7)
NOVELTY - The device has a main oil pump provided with an oil outlet that is fixed with a main one-way valve by a reversing valve. An oil supply opening of a main hydraulic oil line is connected with a mold shifting cylinder by a closed cycle electro-hydraulic proportional reversing valve. An oil supply opening of an auxiliary hydraulic oil line is connected with an oil inlet of a servo valve and an auxiliary hydraulic fluid energy accumulator by an auxiliary one-way valve. Oil return openings of the main and auxiliary hydraulic oil lines are connected with an oil return oil filter by an oil cooler.    USE - Hydraulic drive device for use in a high-speed multi-station continuous hollow blowing machine.    ADVANTAGE - The device reduces energy consumption and impact of mold shifting, increases mold shifting speed, and improves production efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a hydraulic circuit diagram of a hydraulic drive device.
NOVELTY - The device has a lead rail bracket fixedly connected with a pedestal by a bracket fixing component and a frame fixing component for locking a solar energy panel frame, where the bracket fixing and frame fixing components are eccentric rotating locking components. The lead rail bracket is equipped with four opened groove lead rails which are matched with the bracket fixing and frame fixing components. One opened groove lead rail is connected with the pedestal by the bracket fixing component. Another opened groove lead rail is connected with the frame fixing component.    USE - Solar energy panel frame fixing device.    ADVANTAGE - The device has simple structure, strong pressure resistance, low time consumption and high efficiency. The device can be fixed conveniently and quickly, and is low in production cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar energy panel frame fixing device in partial section.
NOVELTY - The unit has a fixed frame (1) provided with a generator (2). Multiple current collectors (4) are orderly disposed below the fixed frame, and a water wheel assembly (3) rotating under the driving of natural running water is arranged at the outlet end of every current collector. A rotary mechanism (6) is placed between the water wheel assembly and the generator. An adjusting device (5) adjusts the flow rate of water entering into the water wheel assembly and is disposed at the front ends of the water wheel assembly below the fixed frame.    USE - Natural running water axial-flow fixed-blade hydroelectric generating unit.    ADVANTAGE - The unit has a simple structure and low generating cost, and can be able to use natural water flow energy without blocking the river and dam.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a natural running water axial-flow fixed-blade hydroelectric generating unit.    Fixed frame (1)    Generator (2)    Water wheel assembly (3)    Current collectors (4)    Adjusting devices (5)    Rotary mechanism (6)
NOVELTY - The unit has a fixed frame provided with a generator (2), and multiple flow collectors (4) i.e. conical shell, orderly placed below the fixed frame. A water wheel assembly (3) is arranged at an outlet end of one of the flow collectors. A transmission mechanism is placed between the water wheel assembly and the generator. Adjusting devices are placed at front ends of the water wheel assembly below the fixed frame. The water wheel assembly comprises impeller shafts (31) placed below the fixed frame, and impellers are mounted on the impeller shafts.    USE - Natural flowing water transversal-axis blade type hydroelectric generating unit.    ADVANTAGE - The unit is low cost, and has simple structure and natural water flow energy utilizing capacity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a natural flowing water transversal-axis blade type hydroelectric generating unit.    Generator (2)    Water wheel assembly (3)    Flow collectors (4)    Anchors (7)    Impeller shafts (31)
NOVELTY - The heater has a main body comprising of a tap water inlet pipe (5), a hot water outlet pipe (6), an air exhaust hole (7), a shell sealing ring (8) and a glass vacuum tube (9). A metal tube (11) is sleeved inside the glass vacuum tube, where upper end of the metal tube is interconnected with a hot water tank liner (4). The metal tube is tightly combined with the tank liner through a silicon rubber sealing ring (1). The metal tube is made of stainless steel, red copper or aluminum, where the outer wall of the metal tube is plated with iron-manganese-copper oxide coating.    USE - Bearing metal inner tube solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The heater can bear tap water pressure from an urban water supply pipeline for a long period of time. The heater using current sole heat tube or broadening coiled pipe bearing structure innovates structure form of the solar water heater heat exchange and improves the heat utilization ratio of solar energy. The metal tube utilized by the heater is convenient to clean.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a bearing metal inner tube solar water heater.    Silicon rubber sealing ring (1)    Hot water tank liner (4)    Tap water inlet pipe (5)    Hot water outlet pipe (6)    Air exhaust hole (7)    Shell sealing ring (8)    Glass vacuum tube (9)    Metal tube (11)
NOVELTY - The heater has a pressure-bearing water tank provided with a heat exchange conduit. The heat exchange conduit and a glass heat collector tube are sealed by a sealing rubber ring and provided with a leak proof valve. Top part of the pressure-bearing water tank is provided with an expansion tank. The heat exchange conduit is connected with an expansion tank, where joint of the expansion tank and the pressure-bearing water tank is provided with a liquid-adding sealing opening that is a single-tube or multiple-tubes.    USE - Pressure-bearing solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The heater has simple and compact structure and less pressure during operation, and avoids from being easily damaged and broken. The heater has high heating efficiency of heat exchange medium.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a pressure-bearing solar water heater.
NOVELTY - The pipe (6) has a metal pipe unit (1) whose upper end turns outward to cover an upper end of the pipe. The metal pipe unit is closely combined with a water tank inner liner (3) by a silicon rubber sealing ring (2). A sealing ring (7) is arranged on an intersection position of the pipe and an outer wall end of the metal pipe unit, where a gap (9) is formed between the metal pipe unit and the pipe. Oxide coating (8) of iron, manganese and copper is plated on the outer wall of the metal pipe unit.    USE - Pressure-loaded glass vacuum pipe for a solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The pipe has high heat-exchange efficiency, and bears the pressure of running water from an urban water supply pipeline. The pipe prevents leakage of water even when the vacuum pipeline is damaged.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a pressure-loaded glass vacuum pipe for a solar water heater.    Metal pipe unit (1)    Silicon rubber sealing ring (2)    Water tank inner liner (3)    Pressure-loaded glass vacuum pipe (6)    Sealing ring (7)    Oxide coating (8)    Gap (9)
NOVELTY - The tank has a vent-pipe i.e. plastic pipe, located in a heat insulating layer that is located outside a water tank liner. The vent-pipe is bent into a shape same as that of a periphery of a water tank section. An upper end of the vent-pipe is inserted into a top layer of the water tank, where a lower end of the vent-pipe is extended outside of the heat insulating layer to communicate with air. The vent-pipe surrounds a half part of circumference of the water tank.    USE - Water tank for a solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The tank has heat dissipation preventing performance, simple manufacturing technique and minimized manufacturing cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a water tank.
NOVELTY - A porous polyolefin separation film has thickness of 35-80 mu m and porosity of 30-70%.    USE - Porous polyolefin separation film for use in a lithium-ion power battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The porous polyolefin separation film has better safety performance, cycle performance and charge/discharge performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a lithium-ion power battery.
NOVELTY - A complex additive comprises imidazole and polyethylene glycol.    USE - Complex additive for preparing an alkaline zinc battery i.e. button alkaline zinc-manganese battery.    ADVANTAGE - The complex additive is produced at low cost, and eco-friendly. The alkaline zinc battery has improved discharge capacity.
NOVELTY - Organic rectorite modified composite gel type electrolyte comprises 0.6g-1g of polymer matrix, 1g-1.4g of lithium perchlorate (LiClO4) solution of propene carbonate and 0.04g of organic rectorite clay; where the polymer matrix is prepared by 30g-35g of methyl methacrylate, 15g-80g of acrylonitrile, 50mL-140mL of acetone solvent and 0.1642g-0.8210g of initiator azobisisobutyronitrile by solution polymerization synthesizing method.    USE - The electrolyte is useful for industrial and commercial applications.    ADVANTAGE - The organic rectorite modified composite gel type electrolyte can satisfy the electrolyte requirement of the ionic conductivity as a lithium-ion battery.
NOVELTY - A graded storage battery colloid comprises (in weight%) high purity water (53-62, preferably 52-60) having water resistance of not smaller than 100000 Omega cm, pure sulfuric acid (36-45, preferably 35-44), gas phase silicon dioxide (1.5-2 and 2.5-4) and complex additive (0.3-0.5).    USE - Graded storage battery colloid.    ADVANTAGE - The graded storage battery colloid has high durability, low internal resistance and slow self discharge speed. The battery colloid can be charged and discharged with heavy current.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for preparing a graded storage battery colloid    (2) a storage battery gluing method of a graded storage battery colloid.
NOVELTY - The analyzer (106) has solenoid coil (208) for generating preset magnetic field in preset direction in response to applied current so as to alter trajectories associated with ions within ion ribbon beam (104) traveling through space of solenoid coil. A solenoid coil (210) generates another magnetic field which is in opposite direction with respect to preset magnetic field. A yoke (202) has recesses for receiving solenoid coils, respectively. The yoke is connected to solenoid coils so as to complete a circuit formed between yoke and solenoid coils.    USE - Ion mass analyzer for ion implantation system (claimed) used for processing work piece e.g. semiconductor wafer used for manufacturing semiconductor device. Can also be used in processing of flat panels, solar panel and polymer substrates.    ADVANTAGE - The size of ion mass analyzer and loss of ion beam can be reduced. The reliability and performance efficiency of analyzer can be improved. The uniform magnetic field can be maintained within the coils.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of analyzer.    Ion ribbon beam (104)    Ion mass analyzer (106)    Yoke (202)    Solenoid coils (208,210)    Mid-plane of analyzer (28)
NOVELTY - A nanowire comprises heat-treated material of nanowire comprised from copper acetylide.    USE - Nanowire is used for storing hydrogen for polymer fuel cell used for motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The nanowire occludes hydrogen in high concentration even at room temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of nanowire, which involves forming crystalline self-organized nanowire from copper acetylide, and heat-processing the nanowire at 120 degrees C or more in non-oxidizing atmosphere. The copper acetylide is obtained by reacting copper chloride and acetylene gas.
NOVELTY - The detector (10) has gas detection element (60) including temperature measurement circuit that is arranged in detection space (39) for measuring temperature in inner portion of detection space. A thermistor (28) measures temperature of to-be-detected gas before introducing the gas into the detection space. A control unit controls emitted-heat amount of heat generating structures based on the temperature in detection space, and temperature of to-be-detected gas.    USE - Hydrogen gas detector mounted in polymer electrolyte fuel cell unit of motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The inner portion of the detection space can be heated steadily, the dew condensation in detection space can be prevented reliably, the detection accuracy of the detector can be stabilized and the unnecessary power consumption can be reduced significantly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the hydrogen gas detector. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Gas detector (10)    Circuit board (11)    Thermistor (28)    Detection space (39)    Gas detection element (60)
NOVELTY - An embedded enclosed heat pipe for miniature fuel cell assembles, which can be applied in direct methanol fuel cell for 3C electronic products. Heat pipe contains a heating part which receive heat from the heating source, an adiabatic part which enclosed an adiabatic material, and a cooling part which can be sputtered, shrinking plastic socket which contain high conductivity low electronic conductance material. The system can increase the power density up to two or three times by comparring with traditional fuel cell.
NOVELTY - The generator has a power supply unit (6) e.g. polymer lithium ion battery, electrically connected to a circuit control unit e.g. MOSFET, for supplying power to a heat unit (2) e.g. ceramic heating chip, installed in a box body to convert electric energy into heat energy. A temperature detection unit e.g. thermistor sensor, detects temperature of the heat unit. An operation unit e.g. system on a programmable chip, determines tendency of the heat generated from the heat unit, so as to adjust the temperature of the heat unit.    USE - Moxibustion energy generator for heating special Chinese mugwort on acupuncture points of a human body to stimulate the acupuncture points in Chinese medicine organization and physical treatment organization.    ADVANTAGE - The generator is portable, practical, comfortable, safe, economical, reliable and convenient to be applied in an outdoor, and has no side effect. The generator enables applying energy to a sick portion of the body in a long period of time, so that pores of skin are expanded, and blood flow facilitates to improve circulation system and vital system of the body, thus enriching cells of the body, and repairing bad organizations in the body, and hence treating ache area of the patient effectively without hurting skin of the patient.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for generating moxibustion energy in a portable device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a portable moxibustion energy generator.    Heat unit (2)    Power supply unit (6)
NOVELTY - The system has a solar chimney (11) provided with a condenser (7), a windmill (5) and a nozzle (12) which is used to atomize source water. A drive shaft of the windmill is provided with an electric generator (6). A source-water inlet pipe (2) is connected between inlets of source pool (1) and condenser, and a source-water outlet pipe is connected between outlet of condenser and nozzle. A water-transfer pump (3) is connected to generator through an electric wire (4). A pipe is connected between freshwater collected tank (8) of condenser and freshwater pool (16).    USE - Distillation system.    ADVANTAGE - The wind power and solar power can be complemented each other.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for distillation method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the distillation system.    Source pool (1)    Source-water inlet pipe (2)    Water-transfer pump (3)    Electric wire (4)    Windmill (5)    Electric generator (6)    Indirect condenser (7)    Freshwater collected tank (8)    Solar chimney (11)    Nozzle (12)    Freshwater pool (16)
NOVELTY - The adapter has hollow piece with flat base, and four head screws (5) are fixed in the flat base. Two washers (2) and a plastic tube (4) are also fixed at the flat base.    USE - Adapter for bracket pedestal for musical battery.    ADVANTAGE - The adapter has hollow piece with flat base, and four head screws are fixed in the flat base, and thus protects musical battery from damages.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective exploded view of an adapter.    Washers (2)    Felt (3)    Plastic tube (4)    Head screws (5)    Wing nut (6)
NOVELTY - The method involves positioning photovoltaic cell structures (3) between front and back side glass substrates (1) which are aligned in parallel and spaced apart by predetermined distance. A solder glass ribbon preheated to a viscous state is deposited along the edge perimeter of glass substrates, such that gap between the substrates is covered to form a welded closure. Protective polymer layer residues are removed from perimeter of substrates before glass ribbon deposition.    USE - Method for sealing photovoltaic cell structures of solar cell module from ambient atmosphere.    ADVANTAGE - Exposure of photovoltaic cells to high temperature is reduced by forming a solder glass seal between front and back glass substrate. Thus, photovoltaic cell structure is sealed from ambient temperature.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar cell module.    Glass substrate (1)    Glass plate (2)    Photovoltaic cell structure (3)    Passivation layer (4)    Solder glass (6)
NOVELTY - The fiber-reinforced friction ring structure is made of a fiber-reinforced material, and has a spatial disconnection between an interconnection area and a friction surface area. The friction ring structure is divided into five areas, which include interconnection area (I), inner ring area (II), outer ring area (III), sub-structure area (IV) and friction surface area (V). The fiber-reinforced material contains carbon, glass or aramid fiber-reinforced plastic.    USE - Fiber-reinforced friction ring structure for braking or coupling applications of wind turbines, and for use in bicycle brakes, engine brakes, parking brakes or engine clutch (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The fiber-reinforced friction ring structure is made of a fiber-reinforced material, and has a spatial disconnection between an interconnection area and a friction surface area, and hence ensures high-end braking performances by obtaining a precise weight of fiber reinforced friction ring structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of a fiber-reinforced friction ring structure.    Interconnection area (I)    Inner ring area (II)    Outer ring area (III)    Sub-structure area (IV)    Friction surface area (V)
NOVELTY - A battery module (1110) comprises battery cells (1111) stored in parallel, where openings (1112) are formed on a pair of side portions mutually facing opposite directions of a package (1117) holding the battery cells, through which side walls of the battery cells held are exposed.    USE - The battery module and battery box are useful in hybrid railway vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - A large portion of the packaging structures of the battery modules is made common, where the costs of the battery modules are cut down, and the cooling structure of the battery modules can be switched between a draft structure and an enclosed structure to correspond to product specifications, and regardless of which cooling structure is selected, a high performance cooling structure making use of the respective characteristics can be obtained.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a battery box (1100) comprising battery modules, where the battery modules are held between two side panels within a box;    (2) a railway vehicle (1000a,1000b) comprising the battery module assembled in a vehicle driver system; and    (3) a railway vehicle comprising the battery box assembled in a vehicle driver system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded view of the battery module.    Battery cells (1111)    Openings (1112a,1112b)    Heat transfer member (1113)    Radiating fin (1114)    Cover plate (1115)    Package (1117)
NOVELTY - The method involves filling a mold with a thermoplastic material, where the mold conforms to a shape of a portion of a wind turbine blade. The mold is heated and rotated until all the thermoplastic material is melted and adhered to a wall of the mold. The mold is rotated through two axes at different speeds to ensure even distribution of the material. The mold is cooled, and a portion of the wind turbine blade is removed from the mold. A reinforcing material is added to the mold.    USE - Method for making a blade of a wind turbine that is utilized to convert kinetic energy in wind to mechanical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The mold is filled with the thermoplastic material, and the mold is heated, rotated and cooled, thus providing an improved blade performance due to elimination of trailing edge and leading edge bond joints. The method enables reducing cycle time per blade, and providing more efficient and higher energy output wind turbines. The method enables increasing blade output while meeting recyclability requirements.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating a method for making a wind turbine blade.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing functionalized fullerenes by encapsulating the functionalized fullerenes in a matrix. The functionalized fullerenes are irradiated with electromagnetic radiation in an oxygen-free environment. The functionalized fullerenes are converted into carbon nanostructures comprising carbon nano-tubes e.g. welded carbon nano-tubes, carbon nano-horns, carbon on ions, diamonds and carbon schwarzites, where the radiation is provided by a laser beam. The matrix comprises organic solid, inorganic solid, polymer, polymer composite, metal, metal alloy, glass and ceramic.    USE - Method for producing a carbon nanostructure of a hydrogen storage material (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to a bullet-proof material, conducting polymer, high-mechanical strength material and transparent display panel.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables performing electromagnetic irradiation of functionalized fullerenes in a polymer matrix for formation of welded carbon nano-tube, thus improving properties of polymer composites and improving mechanical and electrical properties while maintaining reasonable optical properties of the polymeric composite.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The functionalized fullerenes comprise endohedral fullerenes, substituted fullerenes and surface functionalized fullerenes. The fullerenes include C-28, C-32, C-44, C-50, C-58, C-60, C-70, C-84, C-94, C-250 and C-540. The functionalized fullerenes comprise fullerenes with side groups that comprise hydroxide ion, bromine, hydrogen, gadolinium, titanium, or carboxylic acid. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a hydrogen storage material comprising carbon nanostructures    (2) a method for synthesizing a connect between electrical components.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a photograph representing polyhydroxy fullerene film on a silica wafer after laser irradiation.
NOVELTY - Two or more electrochemical cells comprising related two or more electrochemistries are integrated with each other. Device(s) is formed integrally with the electrochemical cells to form an integrated battery and device structure.    USE - Manufacture of integrated battery and device structure, where device comprises microelectromechanical system (MEMS) sensing element, fuel cell(s), photovoltaic(s) (e.g. solar cell), capacitor(s), ultracapacitor(s), piezoelectric element(s), thermo-electric element(s), microelectromechanical turbine(s), and hybrid combination of units chosen from electrochemical cells, fuel cells, photovoltaic cells, capacitors, ultracapacitors, piezoelectric, thermo-electric, microelectromechanical turbines, and energy scavengers (all claimed), for use in energy systems.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of multi-component energy device having a unified structure. The components are organized into a structure to achieve an energy density, power density, voltage range, current range, and durability that the single components could not achieve individually. The electrochemical cells present multiple chemistries to accommodate a wider range of voltage and current compared to individual ones. The energy-scavenging elements are utilized to collect energy and replenish it to other components.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the unified structure including integrated silicon solar cell and thin film battery.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a central management apparatus provided with a microcomputer and a power module for distributing charging currents to multiple modules. The power module distributes charge currents to electrical energy storage and/or gathering cells. Terminals provide regulated operating voltages of the cells. Measurement circuits monitor state parameters, and a power condition circuit is connected across the terminals between module management apparatuses (MMAs) and units management apparatuses (UMAs) for regulating an operating voltage of an associated unit.    USE - Power management apparatus for a hybridized energy device.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus monitors the state parameters such as the state of charge, voltage, and temperatures in order to prolong the life of the hybridized energy device and distributes the discharge or charge current to the electrical energy storage and/or gathering cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a power management method for a hybridized energy device    (2) a power management system    (3) a unit management method    (4) a modeling program having a set of instructions for executing a power management method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a power management apparatus for a hybridized energy device.
NOVELTY - The system has polymer electrolyte FC and inverter connected in parallel with battery to connect with load. The terminal voltage of FC is controlled by FC converter positioned between FC and inverter. The input voltage of inverter is controlled by DC-DC converter positioned between battery and inverter. The DC-DC converter is controlled, until input voltage of inverter reaches setting voltage when output power of FC is increased. The terminal voltage of FC is set to output voltage based on output power when controlling operation of FC converter.    USE - Hybrid type fuel cell system mounted in fuel cell electric vehicle and fuel cell hybrid vehicle (FCHV) such as vessel, airplane, and robot, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The terminal voltage of FC is set to the output voltage based on output power when controlling operation of FC converter, so that the stabilized operation of the FC converter can be controlled, even when steep variation of input voltage of inverter and output terminal voltage of FC are required. The stabilized converter control is ensured reliably, when abrupt change is required for input voltage of converter and the output terminal voltage of the FC.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart explaining the operation of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - An adhesive sheet contains ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, organic peroxide and epoxidized fatty-acid ester compound. The content of epoxidized fatty-acid ester compound with respect to 100 parts mass of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer is 0.1-14 parts mass.    USE - Adhesive sheet is used for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The adhesive sheet has excellent adhesiveness, durability and external appearance, and suppressed deterioration by yellowing.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell, which is formed by sealing cell by interposing a sealing film as adhesive sheet, between surface-side transparent protection component and back surface side protection component, and carrying out crosslinking integration.
NOVELTY - An oxygen electrode (20) has two surfaces mutually opposing to each other with a collector (23) on one of the surface. An adhesive film (40A) forms an air flow path with the collector in the collector side of oxygen electrode. The water-repellant area (60) is formed in the collector corresponding to at least one portion of the air flow path. The fuel electrode (10) is positioned in the other surface of the oxygen electrode.    USE - Fuel cell e.g. DMFC used in electronic device (claimed) e.g. mobile phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), notebook personal computer (PC) and other personal portable information device. Can also be used in alkaline fuel cells (AFC) such as phosphoric acid fuel cell (PAFC), molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC), solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC).    ADVANTAGE - The fuel cell is provided with improved power generation characteristics by forming water-repellant area in the collector corresponding to at least one portion of air flow path in oxygen electrode.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of fuel cell structure.    Fuel Electrode (10)    Oxygen electrode (20)    Collector (23)    Adhesive film (40A)    Water-repellant area (60)
NOVELTY - A transparent substrate (100) comprises an inorganic glass (10) whose side(s) has resin layers (11 and 11') coated with thermoplastic resin solution. The solution contains a thermoplastic resin (1) having hydroxyl group at the terminal. Epoxy-terminal coupling agent layers (12 and 12') are provided between inorganic glass and resin layer. The coupling agent layers are directly formed on the inorganic glass, and resin layers are directly formed on coupling agent layers.    USE - Transparent substrate is used for solar cell (claimed), illumination element (claimed) like organic electroluminescent element, and display device (claimed) like liquid crystal display (LCD) device, organic electroluminescent display (OELD) device, plasma display device and electronic paper display device.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent substrate has excellent bending strength, flexibility, impact resistance and adhesiveness between inorganic glass and resin layer under high-temperature and high-humidity environment, and reduced thickness. Cracking of glass in the substrate is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of transparent substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic sectional view of transparent substrate.    Inorganic glass (10)    Resin layers (11,11')    Epoxy-terminal coupling agent layer (12,12')    Transparent substrate (100)
NOVELTY - The heat storage system (20) has thermal storage unit (23) that accommodates heat storage agent (21), and cover (26) for covering the thermal storage unit. An air layer (27) is provided between thermal storage unit and cover comprising transparent and coloring sections (26A,26B). The transparent section is arranged at the upper surface side which is sunlight incidence side of thermal storage unit. The color tone of the coloring section comprising coating-material film (25) is black.    USE - Heat storage system for greenhouse vegetable cultivation.    ADVANTAGE - The solar light can be adsorbed efficiently, and the efficiency of thermal storage unit can be improved. The heat storage system can be manufactured easily and economically.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the heat storage system.    Heat storage system (20)    Heat storage agent (21)    Thermal storage unit (23)    Coating-material film (25)    Cover (26)    Transparent section (26A)    Coloring section (26B)    Air layer (27)
NOVELTY - The photovoltaic cell (600) has a solar radiation facing photovoltaic surface (611) and conductive regions (620) encapsulated in a transparent upper layer (650). The conductive region and the upper layer are shaped and arranged such that sufficient incident radiation is reflected from the light reflective surface portions by total internal reflection on photovoltaic surface. The operation electric power produced by the photovoltaic cell is increased by 3 percent by using transparent upper layer.    USE - Photovoltaic cell for photovoltaic module of receiver (both claimed) of solar power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The generation of electric power is increased by using transparent upper layer in photovoltaic cell. The effective shading function can be lowered due to total internal reflection of the light at the cover glass or encapsulant interface with air. The performance and operating life of the photovoltaic cell are improved. The durable solar power generation system is produced effectively at low cost per watt output.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) photovoltaic module;    (2) receiver; and    (3) method of manufacturing photovoltaic cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic cross-sectional view of conductive regions.    Photovoltaic cell (600)    Photovoltaic surface (611)    Conductive region (620)    Cover glass (640)    Transparent layer (650)
NOVELTY - The disinfecting device has a housing (1) designed as a three-dimensional body for carrying two UV light emitting radiation sources (2) e.g. UV LEDs, electrically conductive connecting units e.g. connecting cable (7), and an accumulator (3), where the UV light emitting radiation sources are arranged in an area of a surface of the housing and are connected to the accumulator by the electrically conductive connecting units. The UV light emitting radiation sources are used for emitting UV-light in washing water in a washing machine.    USE - Device i.e. UV disinfecting laundry ball, for use in a washing machine (claimed) for disinfecting textile utilized for residential or commercial purpose and in hospital or nursing home.    ADVANTAGE - The UV light emitting radiation sources are arranged in the area of the surface of the housing and are connected to the accumulator by the electrically conductive connecting units, thus preventing the need of high concentration of disinfecting agent that is allowed to pass along with dirty water into a sewage system, and hence avoiding unnecessary burden of sewage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for disinfecting textiles    (2) a washing machine comprising a heater    (3) a method for disinfecting washing water in a washing machine    (4) a method for cleaning a washing machine.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a device for disinfecting textile.    Housing parts (1A, 1B)    UV light emitting radiation sources (2)    Accumulator (3)    Control electronics (5)    Connecting cables (7)
NOVELTY - Connecting device (10, 40) for a photovoltaic solar module (100) for connecting at least one external electrical conductor (2) to an electrical connecting system (3, 104) of the solar module (100), comprises: an outer housing (11, 41), which may be arranged on the solar module (100), and current-carrying components (21, 22, 31) which are over-molded with plastics material, where the connecting device further comprises a UV-radiation-resistant housing cover (16, 46).    USE - A connecting device for a photovoltaic solar module for connecting at least one external electrical conductor to an electrical connecting system of the solar module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The connecting device is UV-radiation resistant. Also, the devices is produced in a relatively simple and cost effective manner using the simplest components possible.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustrative view of the connecting device.    Plastic material (9)    Connecting device (10)    Outer housing (11)    Connecting ducts (12)    Lower face (13)    Upper face (14)    Side walls (15)    Housing cover (16)    Filler material (17)    Opening (18)    Connection devices (19)
NOVELTY - The device has an outer housing (11) that is arranged on a solar module and current-carrying components including conductor rails (21-24) and diode components. The current-carrying components are coated with plastic material such that only the contact regions of current-carrying components for contacting electrical connecting system and external electrical conductor (2) are accessible.    USE - Connecting device for photovoltaic solar module.    ADVANTAGE - Since the current-carrying components are coated with plastic material, the heat produced by the components can be effectively dissipated. Since the conductor rails and diode component are arranged together in space-saving, the space in current carrying portion inside the device is reduced. The damage of current-carrying component can be avoided, and a level of mechanical stability of the component can be improved Thus the extremely robust and compact connecting device is obtained by the arrangement of current-carrying component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the connecting device.    External electrical conductor (2)    Outer housing (11)    Edge (16)    Opening (17)    Conductor rails (21-24)
NOVELTY - The method involves mixing titanium dioxide i.e. titanium dioxide nanoparticle, with a sodium carbonate-sodium bicarbonate buffer solution. A polyelectrolyte e.g. polyacrylic acid, is prepared and used as 0.1-3 grams per liter sodium carbonate-sodium bicarbonate buffer solution. A titanium dioxide layer is adsorbed on a block of conductive glass via a self-assembly method of an electrostatic layer to prepare a titanium dioxide working electrode. A titanium dioxide film is forged for 20-30 minutes at temperature of 300-800 degrees centigrade to prepare a nano-scale titanium dioxide thin film.    USE - Method for preparing a nano-scale titanium dioxide thin film of a solar cell electrode.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preparing the nano-scale titanium dioxide film with planar and uniform surface, high mechanical strength, uniform gap distribution, large surface area and accurate and controllable thickness. The titanium dioxide film is prevented from being cracked, and improves stability of the cell, increase absorption of the dye and increase light absorbing efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The titanium dioxide material is titanium dioxide nanotube, titanium dioxide nanorod, or titanium dioxide nanowire. The polyelectrolyte is a poly diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, poly-(4-styrene sulfonate), or ammonium propylene polyhydroxide.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a photographic representation of a solar cell electrode nano-scale titanium dioxide thin film.
NOVELTY - The electrode is formed by depositing a highly orderly zinc oxide nano-stick on a conductive substrate by a chemical growth process and compounding a titanium dioxide film on a zinc oxide film by sol-gel dip-coating process. The conductive substrate is made of conductive glass, semiconductor slice, metal slice and ceramic material. Aqueous solution of zinc nitrate and hexamine is utilized as hydrolyzation precursors. Zinc oxide nano-crystal seeds are vertically inserted into hydrolyzation precursor solution, where surface active agent in the precursor solution is polyethyleneimine.    USE - Zinc oxide/titanium dioxide nano-stick hybrid electrode for a dye-sensitized solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing a zinc oxide/titanium dioxide nano-stick hybrid electrode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a photographic representation of a zinc oxide/titanium dioxide nano-stick hybrid electrode.
NOVELTY - The battery has a cathode piece (1) i.e. square thin plate-shaped body, connected with a negative electrode wire (11), and an anode piece (2) i.e. square thin plate-shaped body, provided with tissue paper layers (21) at two sides and a generating medium layer (22) that is clamped between the tissue paper layers. An external part of a battery core is equipped with a battery outer sleeve (3) i.e. plastic package film, with a water inlet hole (31). A positive electrode wire (24) and the negative electrode wire are led out from the battery outer sleeve.    USE - Aqueous medium battery for use in a life jacket global positioning system (GPS) location device and a life jacket alarming lamp device (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The battery avoids flooding, and is capable of storing for a long time. The battery has low construction cost and utilization cost. The battery is stable and sealed, and can be stored permanently without contacting with the water. The node of the battery can drive the alarm lamp device to work through the voltage boosting-stabilizing circuit. The nodes of the aqueous medium batteries drive the global positioning system (GPS) location device to work after being connected in series.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a life jacket global positioning system location device, comprising a micro power consumption global positioning system locator    (2) a life jacket alarming lamp device, comprising a flasher circuit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of an aqueous medium battery.    Cathode piece (1)    Anode piece (2)    Battery outer sleeve (3)    Negative electrode wire (11)    Tissue paper layers (21)    Generating medium layer (22)    Positive electrode wire (24)    Water inlet hole (31)
NOVELTY - The cart has a mopping brush rack (2) provided with a mopping brush (1). A rear part of a cart frame (5) is fixed with handrail rods (9). A speed adjusting rotary handle is provided on a handrail. A pair of supporting frames (17) is provided below the cart frame. A motor (11) is provided in a rotating roller (13) between two supporting frames. A shaft (12) of the motor is fixed together with the rotating roller. A rubber outer tire (14) is provided at an outside of the rotating roller. A storage battery (7) is electrically connected with the motor.    USE - Electric floor mopping cart.    ADVANTAGE - The cart is simple and reasonable in structure, inexpensive, and convenient to use and improves the mopping efficiency and reduces the labor intensity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an electric floor mopping cart.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Mopping brush (1)    Mopping brush rack (2)    Cart frame (5)    Storage battery (7)    Handrail rods (9)    Motor (11)    Shaft (12)    Rotating roller (13)    Rubber outer tire (14)    Supporting frames (17)
NOVELTY - The structure has a case whose front and back parts are provided with respective wind inlet and wind outlet. A wind wheel is movably fixed in the case through a rotating shaft. The wind wheel is provided with a fixed blade and a folding blade, where height of the wind inlet is less than maximal outside diameter of the wind wheel. A free end of the fixed blade is hinged with the folding blade. A horizontal plane of bottom surface of the wind inlet is aligned to the horizontal plane of a lowest end of the wind wheel.    USE - Wind wheel structure for a wind-powered generator.    ADVANTAGE - The structure utilizes the fixed blade and the folding blade for absorbing wind energy. The wind wheel utilizes the folding blade to reduce the occupied area of the upwind part. The structure reduces the useless space occupied by the wind wheel, and improves the utilization ratio of the wind energy when the folding blade is utilized. The structure enables multiple wind wheels to be overlapped together to form a multi-layer wind-powered generating set with a single chassis. The structure has low investment, high utilization ratio of wind energy, and good economic benefit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a wind wheel structure.
NOVELTY - A water-based single-component solar energy absorption paint comprises (pts.wt.) acrylic acid resin modified polysiloxane emulsion (50-60), deionized water (20-30), lead sulfide or iron manganese copper oxide complex (20-25), and alkyl ammonium salt solution of multi-functional polymer (5-10).    USE - The water-based single-component solar energy absorption paint is useful for industrial and commercial applications.    ADVANTAGE - The water-based single-component solar energy absorption paint is noncombustible, pollution-free and energy-saving. Moreover, it has excellent adhesive force on the substrate; where the film has excellent impact resistance, bending resistance, and humidity resistance. Additionally, the product has excellent aging resistance and salt fog resistance; and the coated film has high solar energy absorbance.
NOVELTY - The generator has a soleplate (1) respectively installed with three vertical plates (2, 3, 4), and a lever component (6) and a micro-motor (10) provided between two vertical plates (2, 3) and connected with an auxiliary force component of another micro-motor (5). A feedback type energy amplifier component and a fan component (8) are arranged between one of two vertical plates (3) and third vertical plate (4) and respectively connected with the lever component. The feedback type energy amplifier component is connected with a generator part (9).    USE - All-weather wind-power alternate current generator.    ADVANTAGE - The generator is convenient to manufacture and inexpensive, and has high energy usage density and high popularization rate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The generator utilizes main pull wire, pull wire (8211), left pull wire and right pull wire that are made of nylon or steel material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an all-weather wind-power alternate current generator.    Soleplate (1)    Vertical plates (2, 3, 4)    Micro-motors (5, 10)    Lever component (6)    Fan component (8)    Generator part (9)    Pull wire (8211)
NOVELTY - The generator has vertical shafts (4) and limiting shafts (3) fixed to a place between an upper beam (2) and a lower beam (5). The limiting shafts are located at inner sides of the vertical shafts. One end of a blade (1) is provided with pin holes. The blades are hinged with the vertical shafts via the pin holes. Distance between a centre line of the vertical shaft and a centre line of the limiting shaft is less than the length from the centre line of the vertical shaft to an edge line of a free end of the blade.    USE - Wind-powered generator.    ADVANTAGE - The generator has less wind resistance, high wind utilization rate and simple structure, and is inexpensive and convenient to maintain.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a wind-powered generator.    Blade (1)    Upper beam (2)    Limiting shafts (3)    Vertical shafts (4)    Lower beam (5)
NOVELTY - The device has an automatic temperature control electric heater for automatically heating water on a rainy day or in the evening. Hot water flows to heat supply plates or a ground heat plastic pipe to supply heat. A water pump pumps water to a solar water heater, and the heat supply plates continuously absorb and emit heat. The water pump is not utilized when the solar water heater is positioned lower than the heat supply plates. Cold and heat convection of water is utilized to continuously provide heat to the heat supply plates.    USE - Domestic heat supply device for a solar water heater (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The device mainly utilizes solar energy and secondarily utilizes electric power, and is convenient to use, inexpensive, environment-friendly and energy-saving. The device eliminates exhaustion of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide and dust, saves sources, and can be used as a cooler in summer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a domestic heat supply device.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The heater has spherical crown blocks (10) orderly paved on a heat collecting tank (24) in parallel from a back side to a sunny surface and provided with an oil medium (9). Evenly flowing double plates are arranged in a kettle. A lower cold cavity is arranged in a secondary heat storage kettle. A lift pipe opening is attached to a lift plate. The kettles, a direct flow heated tank (22), a radiator, a steam consuming system and a bath room form a solar low pressure steam water heater system by a pipe network of a three-pump ten-valve heat exchange/storage bathing functional system.    USE - Solar low pressure steam water heater for use in a kitchen.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a solar low pressure steam water heater.    Oil medium (9)    Spherical crown blocks (10)    Direct flow heated tank (22)    Heat collecting tank (24)
NOVELTY - The assembly has photovoltaic cells (4) electrically connected by conductive connecting wires (5) and fixed to a radiator base plate (6) by an adhesive film (3). A reflecting bracket body (2) is provided with multiple groups of reflecting surfaces (11). The reflecting bracket body is fixed and covered by a transparent protective cover plate (1). The transparent protective cover plate is made of high-light transmittance hardened or toughened glass or optical plastics. The photovoltaic cells are any one of flat photovoltaic cells, silicon batteries or gallium arsenide batteries.    USE - Solar photovoltaic cell assembly for use in a photovoltaic power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The assembly is capable of concentrating light by two inclined planes. The assembly enables light reflected by the reflecting surfaces to cover spots of the photovoltaic cells when tracking within a year, so that the surface of each photovoltaic cell receives the direct radiation of the sun and the overlapped radiation formed by reflection of the reflecting surfaces, thus forming the light concentration effect on the photovoltaic cells, increasing photoelectric conversion efficiency of the photovoltaic cells within the unit area, and utilizing less number of photovoltaic cells under given power condition, hence reducing the overall cost of the photovoltaic power generation system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar photovoltaic cell assembly.    Transparent protective cover plate (1)    Reflecting bracket body (2)    Adhesive film (3)    Photovoltaic cells (4)    Conductive connecting wires (5)    Radiator base plate (6)    Reflecting surfaces (11)
NOVELTY - The component has a flexible translucent layer, upper adhesive layer, solar battery layer i.e. solar battery pack, lower adhesive layer and a back panel layer, which are laminated from top to bottom in a sequence. The back panel layer is provided with a flexible printed circuit board (PCB) with a circuit. The solar battery layer is provided with multiple blocks of solar panels that are electrically connected with each other. A gap is formed between adjacent edges of the solar panels. A power pin of the solar battery pack is connected to the circuit of the flexible PCB.    USE - Flexible solar battery component.    ADVANTAGE - The component has high flexibility and wide application range, and is convenient to manufacture.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a flexible solar battery component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a flexible solar battery component.
NOVELTY - The method involves processing a high-alkali glass microfiber, a medium-alkali glass microfiber, a medium-alkali glass fiber chopped strand and an organic fiber by a wet process. The high-alkali glass microfiber is provided with 39 degrees Strontium (SR) and/or 44 degrees SR high-alkali glass microfiber. The medium-alkali glass microfiber is provided with 39 degrees SR, 44 degrees SR, 49 degrees SR, 54 degrees SR and 59 degrees SR medium-alkali glass microfibers. The high-alkali glass microfiber and the medium-alkali glass microfiber are dispersed by a hydro-pulper.    USE - Method for preparing lead dendritic crystal penetration resisting battery diaphragm.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables improving the lead dendritic crystal penetration resisting capability of a battery.
NOVELTY - The battery has two cells connected in series by nickel sheets, and a plastic component arranged between the cells. The plastic component is equipped with a nickel sheet slot for fixing the nickel sheets. The nickel sheets are arranged in the nickel sheet slot, and the plastic component is equipped with a wiring groove for communicating two terminals. A wiring slot and the nickel sheets are arranged on a same side of the plastic component. The wiring slot is provided with four openings facing four directions. A control wire passes through the cells by the wiring slot.    USE - Serial notebook computer battery.    ADVANTAGE - The distance between the two cells is increased such that the nickel sheets avoid damaging surfaces of the cells, thus preventing short circuit. The control wire randomly passes through the cells by the wiring slot, so that the control wire can be controlled in length and operated in a convenient manner. The cell has buffer function during dropping-off process due to dispersion of stress point, so that the nickel sheets are not stressed during dropping-off or colliding process, thus preventing the nickel sheets from puncturing the cells. The battery ensures high security.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a serial notebook computer battery.
NOVELTY - The assembly has a primary reflector (1) equipped with a group of groove-shaped reflecting mirror surfaces (11). One of the groove-shaped reflecting mirror surfaces is equipped with a secondary reflector (2). The secondary reflector is equipped with strip-shaped curved reflecting mirror surface (10). Bottom of the strip-shaped curved reflecting mirror surface is provided corresponding to a photovoltaic battery (6). A radiator substrate (13) is fixedly connected with the photovoltaic battery.    USE - Reflective condensing solar photovoltaic power generation assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The strip-shaped curved reflecting mirror surface is utilized for matching with the groove-shaped parabolic reflecting mirror surface, so as to form spot lightings of same radiation intensity on the surface of the photovoltaic battery, thus improving the photoelectric conversion efficiency of general photovoltaic battery at unit area, and hence reducing the total cost of the photovoltaic power generation system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows side and sectional views of a reflective condensing solar photovoltaic power generation assembly.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Primary reflector (1)    Secondary reflector (2)    Photovoltaic battery (6)    Strip-shaped curved reflecting mirror surface (10)    Groove-shaped reflecting mirror surfaces (11)    Radiator substrate (13)
NOVELTY - The process involves providing a semiconductor process for formation of a semiconductor device on a substrate i.e. wafer (10), and using a microwave device to perform microwave activation on the semiconductor device, with microwave frequency in the range 2.45 GHz to 24.15 GHz and activation temperature in the range 100 to 600 degrees Celsius. The microwave device is used to perform microwave annealing on the semiconductor device, with microwave frequency in the range 2.45 GHz to 24.15 GHz and annealing temperature in the range 100 to 600 degrees Celsius.    USE - Microwave activation annealing process for heat treatment of semiconductor, optoelectronic and solar cell packages.    ADVANTAGE - The method does not destruct a material property and a structural interface while shortening process time and enhancing heating homogeneity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of ion implantation of an extension part and source electrode/drain electrode of N channel and B channel.    Wafer (10)    Epitaxial layer (11)    N type well (12)    P type well (13)    Poly-silicon gate electrode (18)
NOVELTY - The cell has a fuel cell unit (21) with an electrode assembly (22) formed by disposing electrodes on both sides of a solid polymer electrolyte membrane (29), and a pair of separators (23, 24) sandwiching the electrode assembly in thickness direction of the separators. A through path (43) formed in one of the separators of the fuel cell unit and a through path formed in one of the separators of other fuel cell unit are offset with each other when viewed in the thickness direction of the separators. A gas sealing member is pressed against the electrode assembly.    USE - Fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The gas sealing member is securely bonded to the separator in a predetermined position while preventing deformation of the gas sealing member, thus improving sealing performance of the gas sealing member. The through path formed in the separator of the fuel cell unit and the through path formed in the separator of the other fuel cell unit are offset with each other when viewed in the thickness direction of the separators, so that reaction gas does not flow along a rear surface of the separator, thus reducing dimensions of a fuel cell stack. The gas sealing member is pressed against the electrolyte while ensuring strength of the electrolyte in the thickness direction, thus improving durability of the electrolyte, and hence improving reliability of the fuel cell stack.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The separators are made of carbon or stainless steel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic exploded perspective view of a fuel cell unit forming a fuel cell stack.    Fuel cell unit (21)    Electrode assembly (22)    Separators (23, 24)    Solid polymer electrolyte membrane (29)    Through path (43)
NOVELTY - A laminated nonwoven fabric is manufactured by making reactive moisture curable urethane type adhesive into fibrous form, dispersing fibrous adhesive form to nonwoven fabric, piling up and winding up other nonwoven fabrics, advancing hardening reaction with moisture in air in winding up state, and joining both nonwoven fabrics.    USE - Manufacture of laminated nonwoven fabric for air filters (claimed) used for motor vehicle field and building air conditioning.    ADVANTAGE - The method manufactures nonwoven fabric with collection efficiency and heat resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a laminated nonwoven fabric.
NOVELTY - A near-infrared absorptive polysilane thin film has heat processed crosslinked polysilane thin film.    USE - Near-infrared absorptive polysilane thin film for solar cell, electroluminescence or sensor.    ADVANTAGE - Band gap of the polysilane film is continuously changeable with sufficient reproducibility by changing the heating duration and temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A near-infrared absorptive polysilane thin film has heat processed crosslinked polysilane thin film of formula (1).    R1=condensed polycyclic aromatic group;    R2=aryl group or condensed polycyclic aromatic group;    R3=alkyl group; and    x, y=integer.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of near-infrared absorptive polysilane film involves forming crosslinked polysilane thin film of formula (1) on a substrate and hear processing to control the absorption spectrum and setting it as a polysilane thin film which absorbs near infrared light.
NOVELTY - The battery (1) has a locking device for locking the battery at a battery holder (4), and a handle (2) for operating the locking device. The locking device has a locking element that engages with the battery holder. The handle and the locking device are formed such that the locking element is transferred from a locking condition into an unlocking condition through linear and/or rotational movements of the handle. The locking element is connected with the handle by a flexible and/or rigid element, where the handle is made of textile, plastic and/or metal.    USE - Battery e.g. nickel cadmium battery and lithium ion battery, for supplying electricity for driving an electrically-driven vehicle (claimed) i.e. electrically-driven bicycle.    ADVANTAGE - The locking device is operated by the handle, thus simplifying mounting and demounting of the battery at the electrically driven vehicle, and hence exchanging the battery in a simple manner. The locking device locks the battery at the battery holder, thus preventing unintentional placing of the battery in a wrong polarity of the battery holder.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded longitudinal sectional view of a system in an unlocked condition of a battery and a battery holder.    Battery (1)    Handle (2)    Battery holder (4)    Battery case (8)    Contact pins (13, 13')
NOVELTY - An ion-conductive polymer film comprises fiber assembly which has polyarylene ether type polymer containing benzonitrile compound as structural component and hydrophobic polymer.    USE - An ion-conductive polymer film for polymer electrolyte fuel cell, and used as polymer electrolyte membrane for direct methanol type fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The ion-conductive polymer film is excellent in dimensional stability, mechanical endurance and chemical durability, and has high ion conductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An ion-conductive polymer film comprises fiber assembly which has polyarylene ether type polymer containing benzonitrile compound of formula (2) as structural component and hydrophobic polymer of formula (1).    Ar,Ar'=bivalent aromatic group;    Y=sulfone group or ketone group;    R=H or SO3X;    X=H or monovalent cationic species; and    m,n=\1.
NOVELTY - A nonaqueous secondary battery has a positive electrode having positive electrode active material, a negative electrode having a negative electrode material, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode active material contains lithium-added dischargeable transition metal oxide. The negative electrode material contains lithium-added compound containing dischargeable silicon atom chosen from silicon, silicon based alloy and silicide. The battery has a protective layer containing water insoluble particles and binder on surface of negative electrode.    USE - Nonaqueous secondary battery. Uses include but are not limited to digital camera, compact camera, portable video recorder with built-in monitor, single lens reflex camera, disposable camera, notebook computer, electronic notebook, mobile telephone, electric tool, motor vehicle, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The nonaqueous secondary battery has improved cycle characteristics, and high durability and capacitance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of cylinder battery.    Battery can (1)    Winding electrode group (2)    Top insulation board (3)    Positive electrode lead (4)    Battery cover (6)
NOVELTY - The flowerpot has a transverse separator (2) provided in a flowerpot body (1) by dividing into upper space and lower space. A water permeable hole (3) is arranged in center of the separator. A flowerpot bottom is processed with a water collecting tank (4) corresponding to the permeable hole of the separator, and two metal probes (5) are inserted into the collecting tank. The metal probes are connected with a buzzer (6) and a battery (7) through a wire to form warning circuit. Rubber plugs (8) are fixed on draining ports, and are distributed at the collecting tank of the flowerpot bottom.    USE - Warning flowerpot.    ADVANTAGE - The flowerpot has simple structure and convenient use. The flowerpot provides better safety and timeliness.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a warning flowerpot.    Flowerpot body (1)    Transverse separator (2)    Water permeable hole (3)    Water collecting tank (4)    Two metal probes (5)    Buzzer (6)    Battery (7)    Rubber plugs (8)
NOVELTY - The tank has a polyurethane foaming plastic insulating layer provided with pentane, and a foaming agent assembled between an outer shell and a liner. A separation film is assembled between the foaming agent and the liner, where the separation film is a flexible foaming plastic film.    USE - Insulating water tank for a solar water heater, an electric water heater and a heat pump water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The tank has simple structure with better insulation property. The polyurethane foaming plastic insulating layer is provided with pentane, so that an ozone layer is prevented from being damaged. The tank is environmental friendly, and has long service life.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an insulating water tank.
NOVELTY - A catalyst useful for producing hydrogen from an input gas stream containing carbon monoxide and steam, the catalyst comprises an inorganic oxide support modified by addition of a carbon-containing burn-out additive and subsequent removal of the additive by heat, and a platinum group metal dispersed on the modified support.    USE - For producing hydrogen from an input gas stream containing carbon monoxide and steam (claimed). Also useful for conducting the water-gas shift reaction; for generating hydrogen from a gas stream comprising hydrogen, water, and carbon monoxide; and for generating hydrogen in the gas stream supplied to fuel cells, particularly to proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. The hydrogen production is useful in apparatus such as fuel processors that supply hydrogen to fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The catalysts has improved activity and stability. The resistance against aging of the catalyst is improved by modifying the inorganic oxide support by the addition of rare earth metal oxide.
NOVELTY - A substrate (101) with a conductive layer (102) on the surface is provided. The surface of the substrate is etched and the substrate is immersed in a solution (S1) containing a surfactant to form a conditioner layer (103) on the conductive layer. The substrate is immersed in a solution (S2) to form a polymer-protected electrochemical catalyst layer (104) on the conditioned layer. The solution (S2) contains polymer-capped noble metal nanocluster (104a) in dispersed state. Thus, an electrode is formed.    USE - Formation of electrode used for manufacturing electrochemical device (claimed) e.g. dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The electrochemical device is economically manufactured with high productivity using the electrode. The adhesion between electrochemical catalyst layer and electrode is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of electrochemical device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view illustrating formation of electrode.    Substrate (101)    Conductive layer (102)    Conditioned layer (103)    Polymer-protected electrochemical catalyst layer (104)    Polymer-capped noble metal nanocluster (104a)
NOVELTY - A composite film consists of water vapor barrier layer (1) comprising olefin polymer, thermal bonding layer (2) and weathering core layer (3) provided between the layers (1,2). The layer (2) contains ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer, polyvinyl butyral or maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene type polymer. The layer (3) contains olefin polymer.    USE - Composite film for solar photovoltaic cell back panel.    ADVANTAGE - The composite film has excellent vapor barrier property, weathering performance, ultraviolet ray shielding property and can be used stably over a long period of time without delamination.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the composite film.    Water vapor barrier layer (1)    Thermal bonding layer (2)    Weathering core layer (3)
NOVELTY - The core (20) has conductors (12) arranged with strands. A reinforcing thread (22) is arranged with the conductors, which are located in a binder tape (14). An external sheath (18) winds exterior parts of the conductors. Tensile strength of the reinforcing thread is 5-120 kilogram force millimeter per square millimeter. The reinforcing thread is made of polyolefin, ester and cotton yarn materials.    USE - Electric cable core for a wind-driven electric plant.    ADVANTAGE - The strength of the core is improved by the reinforcing thread. The fatigue of the conductor is prevented. The endurance and the service life of the core are improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of an electric cable core.    Conductors (12)    Binder tape (14)    External sheath (18)    Electric cable core (20)    Reinforcing thread (22)
NOVELTY - The positive temperature coefficient (PTC) element (2) has a pair of electrode plates (12) joined to front and back surfaces of an element main portion (4). Several recessed portions (4a) are formed in the outer peripheral surface of the element main portion without covering the electrode plates. The width of the recessed portion is 0.5 mm or less and depth of the recessed portion is 0.02mm or more.    USE - Polymer positive temperature coefficient (PTC) element for protecting e.g. secondary battery and electronic circuit of electronic device e.g. mobile phone from over current.    ADVANTAGE - The variation in resistance value of PTC element is reduced by forming recessed portions in the outer peripheral surface of the element main portion without covering the electrode plates. The heat dissipation from the element main portion is improved while improving joint strength of the electrode plate and element main portion by forming recessed portions.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the polymer PTC element.    Polymer PTC element (2)    Element main portion (4)    Recessed portions (4a)    Electrode plate (12)    Edge portion of electrode plate (12a)
NOVELTY - A cathode compartment (5) has bicontinuous micro-emulsion, and catalytic portions that are generated in the fluid supplied by supply unit of a refreshing system. An oxygen supply system supplies oxygen to the compartment. The emulsion includes hydrophilic phase, hydrophobic phase and surface-active substance. The oxidator and reductor are supplied by supply units of refreshing system.    USE - Electrode compartment e.g. cathode compartment used with refreshing system for electrochemical fuel cell (all claimed) e.g. polymer fuel cell such as proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC).    ADVANTAGE - Since the catalyst portion is absorbed in the fluid, the fluid can be refreshed after certain operational time when the portion of the catalyst or other substance becomes inactive. The electrochemical cell can be easily made and can be flexibly used by changing the concentration or nature of the catalyst, oxidator, reductor, etc. The amount of platinum used as a catalyst can be reduced, so cost reduction can be achieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for refreshing system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the fuel cell.    Fuel cell (1)    Cathode compartment (5)    Conductors (20,21)    Lamp (22)    Conduits (24,25)
NOVELTY - The device has a thin film solar battery (2) connected with a microcontroller (4) by a lead wire (3), where solar energy is absorbed and transformed into current by the thin film solar battery covered on a flashlight (1). The microcontroller is connected with a lithium ion battery (5) by the lead wire, where the lithium ion battery is connected with a light bulb (7) by another lead wire and a control switch (6). The lithium ion battery is a constant voltage charged battery. The light bulb includes filament lamps, LED lights and induction lamps.    USE - Illuminating device for solar photovoltaic flashlight.    ADVANTAGE - The device is simple in structure. The control switch is pressed to illuminate the flashlight when necessary.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The thin film solar battery is silicon based thin film solar battery, amorphous silicon based thin film solar battery, polybasic compound thin film solar battery, polymer multilayer modified electrode thin film solar battery, nanometer crystalline chemic thin film solar battery, organic thin film solar battery or plastic thin film solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an illuminating device.    Flashlight (1)    Thin film solar battery (2)    Lead wire (3)    Microcontroller (4)    Lithium ion battery (5)    Control switch (6)    Light bulb (7)
NOVELTY - The torch has a light source i.e. LED luminescent tube, provided in a torch head, where a front end of a torch body is connected with the torch head and a rear end is connected with a tail cover. A rechargeable battery i.e. rechargeable lithium battery, and a circuit board are provided in the torch body, where the battery is connected with the circuit board and the LED luminescent tube. A universal serial bus plug is connected to the battery, the circuit board and the LED luminescent tube through a circuit.    USE - Rechargeable mini emergency torch for use in e.g. outdoor worse environment, house, and travel and outdoor sports field.    ADVANTAGE - The torch is provided with the universal serial bus, so that need for data wire is avoided and the torch can be charged directly. The torch is waterproof and occupies less space. The torch is convenient to carry and store, and has aesthetic appearance and wide range of application.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a rechargeable mini emergency torch.
NOVELTY - The lamp has a solar board mounted on a cover body at an upper end of a lamp body. A rechargeable battery is installed at a bottom part of the lamp body. A power output circuit of the solar board is connected with the rechargeable battery. A power faucet at an upper end of the lamp body is connected with the rechargeable battery through a circuit, and is screwed with a lamp cap. A bottom part of the lamp body is mounted with a soft-touch membrane switch for controlling the power supply, brightness, and flashing of the lamp cap. The lamp cap is provided with a light-operated sensor.    USE - Solar lamp.    ADVANTAGE - The lamp is safe to use, environment-friendly, convenient to carry and aesthetic in appearance, and saves energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar lamp.
NOVELTY - The plate has a heat collecting pipe whose external part is provided with two reflecting surfaces. An intersecting line of paraboloids is located at a side of the heat collecting pipe facing the sun, and an included angle is formed between two axis planes on two sections of the paraboloids. Another intersecting line is formed between the two axis planes and located outside the former intersecting line. The heat collecting pipe and the reflecting surfaces are provided on a board shaped body.    USE - Solar light collecting plate for use on a roof and a wall surface of a building.    ADVANTAGE - The plate realizes sunlight and diffusion light collection without movement, and has high photo-thermal conversion efficiency and wide application range. The plate is inexpensive, easy to install and use and easy to maintain at low cost. The plate can be installed in any place.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the solar light collecting plate.    Medium input port (11)    Medium output port (12)    Connecting pipes (13)    Top board (31)
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic perimeter assembly for a photovoltaic array (100A) comprises: (a) curbs (113) surrounding a perimeter edge of photovoltaic modules (101), at least a curb in the curbs including water drainage holes; and (b) a flexible wind deflector folded from a bottom portion of the curb onto a back portion of the curb so that the flexible wind deflector drapes over contours of a roof to fill in gaps between the curb and the roofs surface, where the flexible wind deflector comprises a flexible membrane and water drainage holes aligned in-line with the water drainage holes of the curb.    USE - The photovoltaic perimeter assembly is useful in photovoltaic array.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic perimeter assembly only holds the photovoltaic modules together in the horizontal plane, but also provides a flexible wind deflector to prevent PV modules from lifting up. It also includes provisions for water drainage and come pre-attached to a curb for ease of installation in the field.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a photovoltaic array comprising: (a) photovoltaic modules, each of the photovoltaic modules comprise photovoltaic cells; (b) a photovoltaic perimeter assembly surrounding the photovoltaic modules; and (c) a flexible membrane under the photovoltaic perimeter assembly, where the flexible membrane is configured to deflect wind under the photovoltaic perimeter assembly, where the flexible membrane is folded from under the photovoltaic perimeter assembly onto a back portion facing towards the photovoltaic modules.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the photovoltaic array.    PV array (100A)    Modules (101)    Curb corner pieces (112)    Curbs (113)    Ballast (131)
NOVELTY - Silicon-containing solids microstructuring and passivation involves guiding a fluid jet over area of solid, where the fluid jet contains precursor for passivation of the solid surface. A laser jet is coupled in the fluid jet, where the solid surface is heated locally by the laser jet and is partially structured in sectional manner. Free surface connections formed by the structuring are saturated by the precursor. A passivation layer is made of silicon nitrides, silicon oxides or silicon carbides at the structured areas of the solid surface.    USE - Method for simultaneous microstructuring and passivation of silicon-containing solids, preferably silicon solar cells (claimed) and for manufacturing solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon-containing solids microstructuring and passivation method provides microstructuring and passivation of the silicon-containing solids in a simple and controllable manner.
NOVELTY - An alcohol solution is provided to a solar cell module consisting of a light-receiving-surface protective layer formed by direct vapor-deposition of a light-reception protective material on a photovoltaic cell, a photovoltaic cell, a sealing material layer, and a back-surface protective layer. The sealing material layer contains ethylene-type zinc ionomer composition containing unsaturated carboxylic acid (1 %mass or more). The layers and cell are then separated and collected.    USE - Separation-and-recovery of solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables easy separation-and-recovery of light-receiving-surface protective layer, sealing material layer, and back-surface protective layer of solar cell modules.
NOVELTY - Laminated body comprises anchor-coat layer (20) which contains greater than or equal to 50 mass% of polyacrylic resins, hard-coat layer (30) which contains greater than or equal to 50 mass% of (meth)acryl resin reacted and hardened with UV ray or electron beam, and barriering thin film layer (40) which consists of inorganic compounds which are laminated on a base material (10).    USE - Laminated body used as protective material of solar cell back surface protection sheet or organic electroluminescent display.    ADVANTAGE - Economically manufactured and has excellent weather resistance and moisture resistance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the laminated body.    Base material (10)    Anchor-coat layer (20)    Hard-coat layer (30)    Barriering thin film layer (40)
NOVELTY - A polarization diene polymer (I) is new.    USE - Polarization diene polymer is used for polarization diene polymer mixture used for polarization diene polymer solution, polarization diene polymer cured material and polarization diene polymer slurry used for solid electrolyte sheet used in lithium cell for lithium cell apparatus (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to motor vehicle, electric vehicle, hybrid electric vehicle, portable information terminal, domestic small electric power storage apparatus, motor, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The slurry formed using polarization diene polymer provides solid electrolyte sheet with excellent mechanical strength and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polarization diene polymer of formula: R1-(OCHR2-CHR3)n-Z-D'-Z-(CHR3-CHR2O)m-R1 (I) is new.    R1=1-20C organic group or branched polyethylene glycol chain containing boron atom;    R2,R3=H or methyl;    Z=ether linkage, ester bond, or -O-SiR4R5-O- bond;    R4,R5=1-20C monovalent hydrocarbyl;and    D'=bivalent residue of diene polymer.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) polarization diene polymer mixture, which contains polarization diene polymer;    (2) polarization diene polymer solution, which is obtained by dissolving at least one of polarization diene polymer and polarization diene polymer mixture in a solvent;    (3) polarization diene polymer cured material, which is obtained by hardening at least one of polarization diene polymer and polarization diene polymer mixture with a hardening agent; and    (4) polarization diene polymer slurry, which contains at least one of polarization diene polymer and polarization diene polymer mixture, a solid electrolyte and a solvent.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of lithium cell.    Lithium cell (1)    Positive electrode collector (2)    Negative electrode (3)    Electrolyte layer (4)    Positive electrode (5)
NOVELTY - A main portion (400) has storage tank. A frame portion is surrounding main portion. The storage tank is formed of transparent portion (412a) and tank main portion made of carbon black. The transparent portion is formed to cover upper surface opening of tank main portion. The convex portions (412c) are mounted on transparent portion with preset gap. The tank main portion is formed of inner walls (412b) and base portion with convex-shaped wall portions (410d,410e). The inner wall, transparent portion and convex portion are formed integrally with resin material.    USE - Solar heat panel installed in rooftop (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The hot water storage tank is installed between solar heat panel and rooftop, so that the terrestrial tank installation space can be made unnecessary. The solar heat panel can be formed of excellent reliability over a long period of time. The coating process is performed easily for forming an optical absorption process layer uniformly with respect to the surface of the convex-shaped wall portion. The work hours required for the coating process can be shortened significantly, so that the cost is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the solar heat panel main portion of solar heat panel.    Solar heat panel main portion (400)    Convex-shaped wall portions (410d,410e)    Transparent portion (412a)    Inner wall (412b)    Convex portion (412c)
NOVELTY - A transparent electroconductive laminated material consists of transparent conductive layer laminated on base material by dry type plating method, and porous zinc oxide layer adsorbed with dye laminated on the conductive layer, by wet plating method. The base material is polymeric resin film, plastic board or glass plate. The transparent conductive layer contains gallium, indium, aluminum, tin, antimony and/or boron or its oxide doped zinc oxide.    USE - Transparent electroconductive laminated material for dye-sensitized solar cell (claimed) used for photovoltaic power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent electroconductive laminated material provides dye-sensitized solar cell having high photoelectric conversion efficiency. The compactness of the zinc oxide layer is improved by using metal or its oxide doped zinc oxide.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of the transparent electroconductive laminated material; and    (2) dye-sensitized solar cell.
NOVELTY - The method involves determining whether driving state of fuel cell is water boiling driving state. The reactive-gas flow volume and reactive-gas pressure at anode and cathode sides of fuel cell are adjusted so that the water discharge amount relative to anode side is increased, when the driving state of fuel cell is not the water boiling driving state. The anode and cathode side gas flow volume and gas pressure are adjusted so that water discharge amount relative to anode side is not increased, when the driving state of fuel cell is water boiling driving state.    USE - Method for controlling operation of polymer electrolyte fuel cell in fuel cell system (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The moisture content inside the fuel cell fuel cell is adjusted efficiently, by controlling boiling of water inside the fuel cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fuel cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the structure of fuel cell stack. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Fuel cell stack (10)    Cathode side separator (71)    Anode side separator (72)    Oxidizing agent gas flow path (75)    Fuel gas flow channel (76)
NOVELTY - A membrane electrode assembly comprises hydrocarbon-type electrolytic membrane.    USE - Membrane electrode assembly is used for polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The membrane electrode assembly has high catalyst utilization factor and bondability between membrane and electrode.
NOVELTY - A vaporization unit (71) vaporizes water discharged from fuel cell. The gas discharged from fuel cell is passed through exhaust system (20). A dew point detection unit detects the dew point of gas supplied to fuel cell. A control unit (80) calculates the moisture contained in exhaust gas emitted from fuel cell based on detected dew point.    USE - Water balance measuring device for fuel cell evaluation test apparatus (claimed) for testing fuel cell such as polymer electrolyte fuel cell used in fuel cell system (claimed). Can also be used in testing of alkaline fuel cell and phosphoric acid fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The moisture contained in exhaust gas emitted from fuel cell can be computed correctly. The water remaining in the fuel cell can be measured easily and accurately.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the fuel cell system.    Gas supply system (10)    Exhaust system (20)    Vaporization unit (71)    Control unit (80)    Fuel cell system (110)
NOVELTY - A solid polymer electrolyte-type fuel cell is driven by mixing an alkali compound aqueous solution and a fuel gas.    USE - Driving method of solid polymer electrolyte-type fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The durability of solid polymer electrolyte-type fuel cell is effectively improved. The corrosion of fuel cell due to hydrofluoric acid is suppressed. The fixing of hydrofluoric acid produced by deteriorating fluoropolymer electrolyte is efficiently enabled.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of fuel cell having hydrogen gas circulation portion. (Drawing includes non-English language text)