NOVELTY - The method involves depositing (1802) catalytic layer on a surface of a substrate in a first processing chamber and processing (1804) the catalytic layer to form several nanoislands. A graphitic nanofilaments are formed (1806) over the nanoislands. Silicon-containing layer is deposited (1808) over the graphitic nanofilaments in a second processing chamber. A polymer layer is deposited (1810) over the graphitic nanofilaments and a silicon-containing layer in a third processing chamber that is coupled to the second processing chamber.    USE - Method for forming composite material used for forming energy storage and photovoltaic device.    ADVANTAGE - The method can enable the prolonged lifecycle, excellent structural integrity, and electronic conduction pathway to the devices. The scalability of the nano structures can reduce the cost of the product.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for apparatus for forming composite material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram explaining the process for forming composite material.    Step for depositing catalytic layer (1802)    Step for processing catalytic layer (1804)    Step for forming graphitic nanofilaments (1806)    Step for depositing silicon-containing layer (1808)    Step for depositing polymer layer (1810)
NOVELTY - The battery module has temperature control unit that adjusts the temperature of the unit cell (21). The temperature control unit consists of a resin molding in which secondary planar portion (75) is located opposite to the primary planar portion (73). The side wall portion (77) is integrally connected to the planar portions. The side wall divides the temperature control unit into the flow path (85) and holding portion (81). The holding portion divided by the side wall portion is adhered to the unit cell and the side wall portion is maintained at the holding portion.    USE - Battery module for use as driving power supply of motor cycle, electric motorcycle and electrically-driven play device. Can also be used in portable electronic device and mobile communication apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The temperature variation of the unit cell in a battery module is suppressed effectively, by adhering the holding portion to the unit cell and maintaining the side wall portion at the holding portion. An ensured safe battery module is provided by dissolving the heat using the liquid that flows inside the flow path, which is exposed at high temperature from the vehicle.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacturing method for battery module; and    (2) temperature control system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional views of the battery module.    Unit cell (21)    Planar portions (73,75)    Side wall portion (77)    Holding portion (81)    Flow path (85)
NOVELTY - The bag (4) has a hanging shoulder (2) arranged on a top portion of a positive pole plate (1). A plate lug (3) is mounted on two sides of the positive pole plate. The bag is sleeved out of the positive pole plate. A hole (5) is arranged on the bag relative to the hanging shoulder and the plate lug. The dimension of the hole is matched with the dimensions of the hanging shoulder and the plate lug, and the bag is made of polyester.    USE - Packaging bag for a positive pole of a power storage battery.    ADVANTAGE - The bag avoids the positive pole plate directly contacting with the electrolyte liquid for arranging the packaging bag out of the positive pole plate, thus increasing the service life of the storage battery, delaying the softening of the active material of the positive pole and lightening the brushing action to the active material of the positive pole in the stirring device of the electrolyte liquid. The bag isolates an electrode and effectively prevents the short circuit caused by the active material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a packaging bag for a positive pole of a power storage battery.    Positive pole plate (1)    Hanging shoulder (2)    Plate lug (3)    Packaging bag (4)    Hole (5)
NOVELTY - The lamp has a high voltage power grid (5) fixed at an outer side of an insect eliminating frame body, and an accumulator (6), an accumulator charging management and battery protection integrated circuit, an LED insect attracting lamp driving circuit and a high voltage insect eliminating circuit arranged in an appliance box (3). A solar battery board (2) is connected with the accumulator. An LED insect attracting lamp (4) is connected with the accumulator by the LED insect attracting lamp driving circuit, and the grid is connected with the accumulator by the insect eliminating circuit.    USE - LED energy-saving solar insect eliminating lamp.    ADVANTAGE - The lamp saves the energy, attracts the insects through the LED insect attracting lamp and electrically shocks the insects through the high voltage power grid.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an LED energy-saving solar insect eliminating lamp.    Supporting base (1)    Solar battery board (2)    Appliance box (3)    LED insect attracting lamp (4)    High voltage power grid (5)    Accumulator (6)
NOVELTY - The umbrella has a solar battery board arranged on a top end of a central rod at a middle part out of an umbrella surface. A lamp box body is arranged on the central rod under an in-umbrella tendon. A side of the box body is openable. A storage battery, a loading circuit and a lamp bulb are arranged in the box body. Wires are connected with the solar battery board. The storage battery, a loading resistor and the lamp bulb are arranged in the central rod. Interface ends of the wires are protected by a waterproof rubber ring. A lamp switch button is arranged on a lower end of the central rod.    USE - Lighting umbrella for use during summer and rainy seasons.    ADVANTAGE - The storage battery is charged by the solar battery board for future use when the umbrella is used in the summer season. The lamp on the umbrella is lightened by electricity of the storage battery for lighting when the umbrella is used in the rainy season, so as to increase usage function and avoid the lighting problem at night in the raining day. The umbrella is convenient to manufacture, use and popularize.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The solar battery board is made of crystalline silicon. The box body is made of plastic.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of a lighting umbrella.
NOVELTY - The collector has a black crystal high efficiency heat exchange plastic pipe arranged in an inner pipe of a vacuum pipe of a black crystal vacuum pipe solar heat collection element. A carburized or metal powder black crystal plastic pipe substrate is arranged in the black crystal high efficiency heat exchange plastic pipe. A black crystal rib is arranged outside of the collector. An end of an outer side of the black crystal rib is in contact with an inner wall of an inner pipe of the vacuum pipe in a flexible manner.    USE - Black crystal vacuum pipe solar heat collector for a hot water storage system in a home and a hot-water making and heating system in an engineering field.    ADVANTAGE - The collector uses the characteristics such as high efficiency heat exchanging process, high pressure bearing ability, and corrosion resistance and heat expansion self adaptation of the new-type carburized or metal powder heterogenic plastic pipes. The collector can efficiently absorb heat of the solar energy running through the vacuum pipe to the maximum, effectively reduce the surface temperature of the heat-absorbing film and the temperature difference among the working substances in the pipe, reduce the non-reversible loss of heat, and improve heat efficiency of the solar energy in the winter. The collector has highly effective water production ratio and freezing resistance. The collector is fast, simple in production process and is convenient to mount and maintain.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The working substance in the black crystal plastic pipe substrate of the black crystal vacuum pipe solar heat collection element adopts water, ethanediol anti-freezing liquid, alcohol, methanol or chlorin-free Freon.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a black crystal vacuum pipe solar heat collector.
NOVELTY - The device has a solar energy receiver whose front part is connected with a top part of a front bracket and back part is connected with a top part of a rear bracket. The front bracket comprises a lifting self-regulating device including an external sleeve, an inner sleeve, a column wave air sac and a base seat. A mouth of the external sleeve is vertically fixed on the base seat. The inner sleeve is sleeved in the external sleeve. A mouth of the inner sleeve faces to the mouth of the external sleeve. The column wave air sac is installed in a cavity formed in a middle part of the device.    USE - Solar energy receiving device.    ADVANTAGE - The device can automatically regulate the elevation of the solar energy receiver to maximally receive the shining of the sunshine with the difference in temperature of the sunshine caused by the altitude change of the sun in different seasons or in a day.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The column wave air sac is made from high polymer flexible materials.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar energy receiving device.
NOVELTY - The film coated battery component has a laminated table (1) that is arranged on a battery case. Four symmetric lifting slots (2) are arranged in the laminated table. A control button (4) is provided in the lower ends of the lifting slots respectively. A film coated glass rough surface is provided in each lifting slot. A rubber cushion (3) is provided in inner surface of lifting slot.    USE - Film coated battery component.    ADVANTAGE - The simple structured film coated battery component with self cleaning property is provided.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the film coated battery component.    Laminated table (1)    Symmetric lifting slot (2)    Rubber cushion (3)    Control button (4)
NOVELTY - A polyolefin-type resin multilayer film consists of layer (A), layer (B), and layer (C) containing ethylene-( alpha )-olefin copolymer. The layer (B) contains ethylene-( alpha )-olefin copolymer as main component and has low density than the density of layers (A and C). The layer (A) contains a resin composition containing a mixture (5-20 parts weight) of low density polyethylene and propylene-type resin with respect to 100 parts weight of ethylene-( alpha )-olefin copolymer of layers (A and C). The thickness of layer (C) is 2/3 or less than the thickness of layer (A).    USE - Polyolefin-type resin multilayer film is used as solar cell back surface sheet (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to packaging material for foodstuffs, drinks, pharmaceuticals and medical materials, liquid crystal components, electrical/electronic components, precision components and solar cell materials.    ADVANTAGE - The polyolefin-type resin multilayer film has excellent blocking resistance and low curling property and ultraviolet-ray resistance.
NOVELTY - The panel conveyance tray (10) made of foamed resin has an accommodation space (13) to accommodate solar cell panel along a base plate (11). The side walls (12) are extended along four sides of the base plate. The recessed regions (16,17) are formed in four corners and side wall surface (15) of the accommodation space such that the periphery and bottom surfaces of the solar cell panel are not contacted to the recessed regions. The through-hole (14) is formed in the base plate for accommodating the convex portion formed in the accommodated solar cell panel.    USE - Solar cell panel conveyance tray for solar cell panel package (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The recessed regions are formed in four corners and side wall surface of the accommodation space such that the periphery and bottom surfaces of the solar cell panel are not contacted to the recessed regions. Hence the impact force of the solar cell panel during dropping effect is relieved by the recessed regions and the damage of the corner portion of the solar cell panel is avoided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell panel package.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the solar cell panel conveyance tray.    Solar cell panel conveyance tray (10)    Base plate (11)    Side wall (12)    Accommodation space (13)    Through-hole (14)    Side wall surface (15)    Recessed regions (16,17)
NOVELTY - Resin composition comprises resin component. The resin component has average particle diameter of 0.1-0.5 mu m and half value width of maximum peak particle size distribution of 0.2 mu m or more.    USE - The resin composition is useful for preparing transparent substrate, preferably resin substrate, and substrate for solar cell (both claimed), preferably flexible type solar cell which is used in plastic sheet and as auxiliary materials in mobile and motor vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The composition has excellent optical confinement property and provides uneven surface of transparent substrate. The solar cell has excellent photoelectric conversion property and light-scattering property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) transparent substrate obtained by coating the above-mentioned composition on the surface of the substrate; and    (2) substrate for solar cell, obtained by placing transparent electrode to the side of the transparent substrate.
NOVELTY - The fuel cell system has hydrogen-producing material container (2) that is accommodated with hydrogen-producing material reacted with water to produce hydrogen by exothermic reaction. The fuel cell (4) is generated by using hydrogen generated with the hydrogen-producing container. An electric circuit (5) is arranged, so that the intermediary straw is not influenced directly by heat generated from the hydrogen-producing material container and the fuel cell. Air is passed from ventilation fan to hydrogen-producing material and fuel cell.    USE - Polymer electrolyte fuel cell system used in mobile telephone and personal computer.    ADVANTAGE - The generation of heat from the heat generation source across to the electric circuit can be prevented reliably. The operation of the fuel cell system is stabilized effectively. The malfunctioning of electric circuit by increase in temperature can be prevented reliably.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell system.    Water container (1)    Hydrogen-producing material container (2)    Pump (3)    Fuel cell (4)    Electric circuit (5)
NOVELTY - The string has solar cells that are formed on photoelectric conversion portion (20). A wiring element (11) is connected to an electrode (30) in overlapped state. A resin layer (41) with preset width is provided on electrode. The to-be-bonded portion is formed in location where resin layer is provided between electrode and wiring element and connected with solder.    USE - Solar cell string of solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The location in which resin layer is provided can achieve stress relaxation to solar cell, ensuring adhesiveness of electrode and wiring element.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the top view of the wiring element on bus-bar electrode.    Wiring element (11)    Photoelectric conversion portion (20)    Electrode (30)    Resin layer (41)
NOVELTY - The flexible solar cell has stretchable polyolefin-type resin sheet such that the solar cell is bent at an angle of 90 degrees or 180 degrees and maintained for 1 min at the back surface of flexible solar cell panel. The shape retention material is provided in the resin sheet so that the solar cell releases after 5 mins at an angle of 20 degrees or less.    USE - Flexible solar cell used for vehicles, timepiece or calculator.    ADVANTAGE - The efficiency of flexible solar cell in producing electric power is improved, since the solar cell operates effectively even in bent form at predetermined angle with sunlight. The flexible solar cell does not separate easily from the curved surface of e.g. vehicle even if the edge portion is turned hence the reliability of the solar cell is improved. The form retentivity property of the flexible solar cell maintains the original shape of the solar cell even when bent.
NOVELTY - An adhesive layer (2) is formed in back surface of thermosetting resin layer (3). The thermosetting resin layer containing foaming agent is made of epoxy resin and synthetic rubber such as styrene-type synthetic rubber and acrylonitrile butadiene rubber.    USE - Adhesion sealing material for solar cell edge portion of solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since the adhesive layer is formed in back surface of thermosetting resin layer, the edge portion of solar cell panel can be sealed reliably. Thus excellent water vapor barrier property can be provided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) solar cell module;    (2) sealing structure of edge portion;    (3) sealing method of edge portion of solar cell panel; and    (4) manufacturing method of solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating manufacturing method of solar cell module.    Sealing material (1)    Adhesive layer (2)    Thermosetting resin layer (3)    Solar cell panel (7)    Edge portion (8)
NOVELTY - An organic electrolyte-type electrical storage device is externally-equipped with a thermotropic liquid crystal polymer film having linear expansion coefficient along arbitrary planar direction of 25 ppm/ degrees C or less, and ratio of linear expansion coefficient along transverse direction and linear expansion coefficient along machine direction of 3 or less.    USE - Organic electrolyte-type electrical storage device is used for hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The organic electrolyte-type electrical storage device has excellent durability even at high-humidity and high-temperature environment. The thermotropic liquid crystal polymer film in the organic electrolyte-type electrical storage device has excellent gas-barrier property, heat resistance and chemical resistance.
NOVELTY - A dye-sensitized solar cell (100) has electrode (A) (115), porous semiconductor layer provided on electrode (A), dye (125) coupled with the porous semiconductor layer, organic/inorganic composite photonic crystal layer (PC) provided on the porous semiconductor layer, electrolyte provided between porous semiconductor layer and photonic crystal layer and electrode (B) (150) provided on photonic crystal layer. The organic/inorganic composite photonic crystal layer comprises hydrophobic-hydrophilic block copolymer film and metal oxide.    USE - Dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The dye-sensitized solar cell has high light absorption rate and photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A dye-sensitized solar cell has electrode (A), porous semiconductor layer provided on electrode (A), dye coupled with the porous semiconductor layer, organic/inorganic composite photonic crystal layer provided on the porous semiconductor layer, electrolyte provided between porous semiconductor layer and photonic crystal layer and electrode (B) provided on photonic crystal layer. The organic/inorganic composite photonic crystal layer comprises hydrophobic-hydrophilic block copolymer film having repetitive structure in which hydrophobic polymer domains and hydrophilic polymer domains are alternately formed, and metal oxide is introduced within the hydrophilic polymer domains.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows cross-sectional view of dye-sensitized solar cell.    Dye-sensitized solar cell (100)    Substrate (110)    Electrodes (115,150)    Dye (125)    Photonic crystal layer (PC)
NOVELTY - A flow-through photobioreactor comprises at least one thermoplastic multi-wall sheet having an upper layer and a lower layer having arranged there between at least two side-walls, at least one inner wall and two or more end caps.    USE - The flow-through photobioreactor and process are useful for the production of a biofuel (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The flow-through photobioreactor is cost-effective, environment friendly, gives higher yield, energy efficient, and reliable.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a process for the production of a biofuel comprising: flowing an algae solution into a flow-through photobioreactor comprising at least one thermoplastic multi-wall sheet having an upper layer and a lower layer and having arranged there between at least two sidewalls, at least one inner wall and two or more end caps; exposing the algae solution to sunlight; harvesting the algae; drying the algae; extracting oil from the dried algae; and converting the oil to a biofuel.
NOVELTY - Process for forming a semiconductor feature comprises: providing a liquid composition comprising one or more organic semiconductors; converting the liquid composition from a non-Newtonian form at a first temperature to a Newtonian form at a second temperature; and depositing the converted liquid composition on a substrate to form one or more semiconductor features.    USE - The process is useful for forming a semiconductor feature, where the semiconductor features are features formed for a transistor, sensor, light emitting diode, or photovoltaic device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The process is accurate, highly efficient, reliable, and forms organic semiconductors having enhanced printing performance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow-chart of forming a semiconductor feature.    Process (100)    Form a liquid composition including organic semiconductor particles in a solvent (110)    Convert the liquid composition to a Newtonian form (120)    Deposit the Newtonian liquid composition into semiconductor features (130)
NOVELTY - The electrochromic device (106) positioned on a transparent substrate (102) has thin-film solar cells comprising an anode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a cathode. An electrochromic material is placed on solar cells. A chromogenic device (108) positioned between transparent substrates, is equipped with the electrodes (120,122), and chromogenic material positioned between the electrodes. The cathodes of solar cells, having distinct potential difference, are connected to the electrodes of chromogenic device.    USE - Multicolor photovoltaic electrochromic apparatus used in electrochromic windows, display device, and multimedia display.    ADVANTAGE - The cathodes of solar cells are designed to generate potential differences for driving the chromogenic material in the chromogenic device. The effect of color change is increased under illumination. The multicolor photovoltaic electrochromic elements increase the transparent area in the devices, and can be designed as electrochromic display. The apparatus displays different color changes under illumination of different color intensity, and the color variety is increased.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic top view of the multicolor photovoltaic electrochromic apparatus.    Multicolor photovoltaic electrochromic apparatus (100)    Transparent substrate (102)    Electrochromic device (106)    Chromogenic device (108)    Electrodes (120,122)
NOVELTY - Organic adhesion agent for aluminum paste of silica-based solar energy battery comprises (in wt.%): ethylcellulose (5-10%), phenolic modified rosin ester (2-5%), an organic solvent (2-5%), a dispersing agent (0.5-2%), a defoaming agent (0.5-2%), and a setting agent (0.5-5%).    USE - The organic adhesion agent is useful for aluminum paste of silica-based solar energy battery.    ADVANTAGE - The organic adhesion agent: provides aluminum paste having good dispersibility, superior printability and good storage property, without layering after a long period; provides good leveling property during the process of printing; does not form foams on the surface; and has good adhesion with the silicon sheets.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for preparing the organic adhesion agent, comprising: adding ethylcellulose (5-10%), phenolic modified rosin ester (2-5%), the organic solvent (2-5%), the dispersing agent (0.5-2%), the defoaming agent (0.5-2%) and the setting agent (0.5-5%) into a reaction kettle with the total amount as 100%; heating to 80-120 degrees C, stirring dissolve the solid completely to obtain a transparent solution and maintaining the temperature for 1-3 hours; filtering the transparent solution to obtain the organic adhesion agent.
NOVELTY - The collector has a solar dark color greenhouse effect heat collector product made of black waste plastic and ferric oxide as a main raw material. The raw material is mixed with low amount of metal powder having high conductivity and a rare earth fine ore powder to prepare black compound heat functional plastic. The functional plastic is pressed with a machine to obtain collector with 1 mm thickness. A rectangular gap trap and a square gap trap are connected with a bottom base board gap trap and coated with selective coating layer.    USE - Solar greenhouse effect heat functional plastic heat collector.    ADVANTAGE - The collector makes the water to easily absorb the solar energy radiation infrared rays, and absorbing coating layer that are combined with transparent sealing pipe to achieve water heating purpose with greenhouse effect.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded view of a solar greenhouse effect heat functional plastic heat collector.
NOVELTY - The heater (1) has a heat exchange water tank (16) comprising an expansion valve (6) and a drain outlet. A sealed metallic tube with fins at an end is penetrated into the heat exchange water tank to an air-tight connector. A solar heat collecting flexible tube (17) is formed by filling a working medium in a solar selective absorption coating at an eutropic surface of a heat-collecting evaporation section of a flexible heat tube (4) in a sealed flat space. An outer layer of a flexible heat tube heat-transfer section (3) is provided with a heat-insulation tube (11).    USE - Flat solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The heater is inexpensive, and can inversely circulate the heat at night. The heater has high performance and reduces heat loss.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a flat solar water heater.    Flat solar water heater (1)    Flexible heat tube heat-transfer section (3)    Flexible heat tube (4)    Expansion valve (6)    Heat-insulation tube (11)    Heat exchange water tank (16)    Solar heat collecting flexible tube (17)
NOVELTY - The polyurethane foam has substrate and panel that is provided with polyurethane foaming layer. The polyurethane foaming layer is formed between substrate and the panel. The portion of dense-hole honey comb type is formed on the section of polyurethane foaming layer. The section of polyurethane layer is formed of multiple sealed hexagonal holes. The aperture of the hexagonal hole is formed of about 0.1 - 0.4 microns.    USE - Dense-hole honey comb type solar polyurethane foam.    ADVANTAGE - The polyurethane foam having dense and uniform foam-hole structure is adopted. The foam can not be deformed at high and low temperature and provided with good weather resistance ability. The structure of hexagonal hole is sealed so that foam cannot absorb water and can effectively prevent the permeation of the hot water stream. The corrosive denaturation due to the hot water steam can be avoided and heat insulation effect is enabled.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the dense-hole honey comb type solar polyurethane foam.
NOVELTY - The structure has a circuit wiring layer arranged on insulation material i.e. stereo structure, and exposing a wiring electric contact. The circuit wiring layer is electrically connected with the wiring electric contact and a top electric contact of a solar chip via a wire. A metal base plate exposed in an opening and the wiring electric contact of the circuit wiring layer are formed as external electrodes electrically connected with outside terminals. A high non-opaque packaging resin covers the solar chip and a part of the circuit wiring layer.    USE - Packaging structure for a concentrator solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The metal base plate can form an external electrode and lead out heat generated by the solar chip, so as to radiate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a packaging structure for a concentrator solar cell.
NOVELTY - A thiophene derivative (I) or (II), is new.    USE - Compound (I) for preparing opto-electrical apparatus, particularly polymer solar battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The compound has reduced steric hindrance, and improved crystal property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A thiophene derivative of formula (I) or (II), is new.    Ar'=benzene, thiofuran, F, carbazole, silicon heteroaromatic ring or thiazole heteroaromatic structure;and    R1-R2=(1,2,5)thiadiazolines, (3,4-g)quinoxaline, diazosulfide substituted group, double chain alkane, triple bond alkane, cidoxy chain, alkyl amine and sulfhydryl;    R=saturated 1-32C alkyl;    m-n= greater than or equal to 0;or    m+n= greater than or equal to 0.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for preparation of (I) or (II).
NOVELTY - The solar tile system has upper tiles which are connected together through a cabling channel. Each of the upper and lower tiles are provided with troughs and a lock card which can not be removed without using a manual tool. Each lower tile is fixed on a roof using wood screws. The substrate of each lower tile defines a water chute. Each tile includes a solar battery arranged on the keel of a terra cotta or polyvinyl chloride (PVC) tile body.    USE - Solar tile system used with roof of building e.g. house to generate electricity.    ADVANTAGE - Provides a stable structure which can not be blown away by wind and which can not be detached even if people step on it.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of a portion of a solar tile system.
NOVELTY - An organic carrier composition for solar battery back field aluminum slurry, comprises a main carrier comprising 3-5% of ethyl cellulose, 30-45% of terpineol, 20-40% of diethylene glycol butyl ether, 10-20% of diethylene glycol-butyl acetate, and 0.2-1% of lecithin.    USE - The organic carrier composition is useful for solar battery back field aluminum slurry (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organic carrier composition can eliminate the environmental danger of the organic carrier by using the diethylene glycol-butyl acetate to replace the traditional o-benzene as solvent and plasticizer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are:    (1) a method for preparing the organic carrier composition for solar battery back field aluminum slurry, comprising feeding the mixture of all components according to the mass proportions of the components of the organic carrier composition into the reaction kettle, agitating, heating and preserving temperature; and after cooling the reactants obtained in the reaction kettle, filtering by the silk mesh;    (2) a solar battery back field aluminum slurry, comprising 1-3% of glass composition, 70-76% of aluminum powder, and 20-30% of organic carrier composition; and    (3) a method for preparing the solar battery back field aluminum slurry, comprising preparing 1-3% of glass composition, 70-76% of aluminum powder, and 20-30% of organic carrier composition; uniformly mixing the prepared components; and grinding and dispersing into the aluminum slurry composition with fineness of less than 15 mu m and viscosity of 28000-36000 Pa.second on the three-roller grinding machine.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram of the process for preparing the organic carrier composition for solar battery back field aluminum slurry (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - The system has a water box on which an evaporator is mounted, and a water distributor for uniformly spraying the water to the evaporator. A water pump is positioned between the water box and the water distributor. The water pump is connected with the water box and water distributor through a pipeline. The pipeline between the water box and the water distributor is provided with a water purifying and sterilizing device.    USE - Circulation water supply system for cold wind machine.    ADVANTAGE - The impurities in circulation water can be filtered efficiently through the water purifying and sterilizing device. The pollutants in the circulation water can be removed completely, and the indoor air can be purified.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the circulation water supply system.
NOVELTY - The battery pack (1) has a protective circuit board (7) that is arranged on one side of a battery (2). A synthetic resin mold portion (12) is provided to cover the protective circuit board and the surface of the battery while charging control terminal (7a) and test terminal (7b) are exposed from the protective circuit board. A notch portion (12b) in the resin mold portion is provided continuously opposing the sides of the protective circuit board.    USE - Battery pack such as lithium ion secondary battery pack for portable electronic product such as video camera, mobile telephone and mobile computer. Can also be used in nickel battery pack, hydrogen secondary battery pack, cadmium secondary battery pack and primary battery pack.    ADVANTAGE - The notch portion in resin mold portion is provided continuously opposing the sides of the protective circuit board such that the molding defect generation portion is peeled easily from the notch portion and the mold portion is remolded reliably without discarding the battery pack. Hence the yield of the product is improved and resources are exploited effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for remolding method of mold portion of battery pack.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the top view, front view and side view of the battery pack.    Battery pack (1)    Battery (2)    Protective circuit board (7)    Charging control terminal (7a)    Test terminal (7b)    Resin mold portion (12)    Notch portion (12b)
NOVELTY - The equipment has a support main portion or main portion case (10) arranged between an installation surface (4) of a solar cell module (2). An operation membrane (14) has an electroconductive polymeric layer, stacked by both front and back surface of a dielectric elastomer. The dielectric elastomer is supported to the support main portion.    USE - Solar cell modular equipment for solar cell module installed in inclination roof.    ADVANTAGE - A solar cell modular equipment that ensures effective electric power generation and solar radiation amount can be provided. The replacement and maintenance of the solar cell can be obtained at low installation cost, low power consumption and low effort. The coverage of snow in the module top surface and transmission of vibration to the inclination roof can be prevented. Dropping of snow effect can be prevented effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell modular equipment.    Solar cell module (2)    Installation surface (4)    Support main portion (10)    Operation membrane (14)    Planar fastener (15)
NOVELTY - The system has an electronic device (5) that is associated with each of several photovoltaic modules (4). A presence/absence checking unit (6) which is in signal communication with electronic device transmits an actuation signal to electronic device of each photovoltaic module to cause electronic device to generate a corresponding output signal. The checking unit compares each output signal with a corresponding reference signal. The checking unit generates a presence/absence signal resulting from comparison between output signal and reference signal.    USE - System for converting solar energy into electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic panel is identified in the conversion system so that a check can be timely made to ascertain whether it is present and/or absent. Furthermore, the antitheft device is adapted to various types of conversion systems and is easily implemented on operating conversion systems. The antitheft device which is low-cost, reliable and scalable is provided with simple electric connections, to facilitate data transfer and to prevent removal of any photovoltaic panel without generating an alarm signal.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the system for converting solar energy into electrical energy.    Conversion system (1)    Photovoltaic modules (4)    Electronic device (5)    Presence/absence checking unit (6)    Router (7)
NOVELTY - Composition comprises: an ethylene copolymer and ethylene monomer bearing a polar function; and at least one solution (b) of organic peroxide comprising tert-butyl 2-ethylperhexanoate, tert-amyl 2-ethylperhexanoate and dilauroyl peroxide, where the mass quantity of the peroxide solution is 5-30 wt.%.    USE - The composition is useful: for the preparation of the film, which is useful as encapsulant film of photovoltaic cells; for the preparation of photovoltaic module (all claimed); and as masterbatch composition in photovoltaic modules; and for crosslinking photovoltaic cell encapsulant.    ADVANTAGE - The composition improves the yield of manufacturing of photovoltaic modules, and performance of photovoltaic cells. The preparation of the photovoltaic modules using the composition is rapid.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) preparing the composition comprising: contacting the peroxide solution comprising tert-butyl 2-ethylperhexanoate, tert-amyl 2-ethylperhexanoate and dilauroyl peroxide with the copolymer; absorption of the peroxide solution by the copolymer by stirring; and recovering the composition;    (2) a film comprising the composition and an encapsulant polymer comprising polyolefins; and    (3) preparing a photovoltaic module comprising assembling layers of solar cells, encapsulant film and protective layers and curing the module, preferably at a temperature of greater than or equal to the degradation temperature of the peroxide.
NOVELTY - The tile has a bottom layer, middle layer and a surface layer, where the tile is a prismatic plate. The bottom layer is a waterproof back plate layer (5). The middle layer is ethylene vinyl acetate rubber film layer (3). The surface layer is a light-transmission toughened glass plate layer. Four sides of the prismatic plate are assembling sides. Two diagonal sides of the prismatic plate are formed with assembling holes (6) that cross through the prismatic plate. A solar battery is serially connected and fixedly sealed in the rubber film layer in a battery board form to form integral structure.    USE - Prismatic sun tile for paving on roofing and wall surface of a building.    ADVANTAGE - The solar battery component can be directly used for paving and installing on the roofing or wall face of a building, thus realizing photovoltaic generating function.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an installing structure of prismatic sun tile comprising a waterproof rubber strip.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a prismatic sun tile.    Rubber film layer (3)    Waterproof back plate layer (5)    Assembling holes (6)
NOVELTY - The collector has a collecting plate (3) arranged in a sealing collecting chamber (5) and a heat conducting fluid pipe (6). An air bag (11) made of silicon rubber is connected through the chamber by a silicon rubber gas-guide tube (9). A connecting tube (10) is mounted on the gas-guide tube. The chamber is formed by a glass cover plate (4) made of ultra-white glass, a glass base plate (12) and a frame (13), which is connected with the cover plate and the base plate by a sealant (8). An insulating layer (2) is mounted on a side surface of the chamber close to the base plate.    USE - Solar collector i.e. plate-type solar collector (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The collector has good mechanical stability and rigidity. The collector has prolonged service life and reduced breakdown.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The shape of the air bag is spherical, cuboid, square or cylindrical.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar collector.    Insulating layer (2)    Collecting plate (3)    Glass cover plate (4)    Sealing collecting chamber (5)    Heat conducting fluid pipe (6)    Sealant (8)    Silicon rubber gas-guide tube (9)    Connecting tube (10)    Air bag (11)    Glass base plate (12)    Frame (13)
NOVELTY - The heater has a piston whose upper end is connected with a lower end of a connecting rod. A middle portion of the piston is arranged in an opening of a bracket of the connecting rod. An upper end of the connecting rod is connected with a metal floating pillow, and the bracket is fixed on an inner wall of a water tank. A valve neck is a horn-shaped opening that is provided with a large lower mouth and a small upper mouth. The valve neck is mounted on an opening on bottom of the water tank and threaded with the opening of the water tank.    USE - Solar water heater for automatically closing water inflow.    ADVANTAGE - The heater is simple in structure and reliable to operate. The heater can automatically close water inflow.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar water heater.
NOVELTY - The transformer has a damping device arranged on bottom of a corrugated type oil tank, where the transformer is filled with silicon oil and a high-temperature insulated material i.e. NOMEX (RTM: flame resistant meta-aramid material) insulated material. Locating-locking pull rods are arranged at four hanging parts of an upper part of the oil tank. Corrugated sheets are welded at outer sides of four vertical surfaces of the oil tank. The oil tank is formed by combining corrugated sheets with a sheet-type radiator.    USE - Oil-immersed three-phase power transformer for a wind power generating unit.    ADVANTAGE - The transformer has better electric performance and radiation, high temperature resistance, vibration resistance, cable consumption conservation, less circuit loss, fire resistance and flame retardance. The transformer avoids the problems of thermal expansion of corrugated sheets and fatigue intensity of the oil tank.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of an oil-immersed three-phase power transformer.
NOVELTY - The trolley has a frame (14) provided with a sanitary device (3) which includes a sanitary barrel (2) and a film accommodating barrel (32). The accommodating barrel is arranged inside a film accommodating cylinder (8). The sanitary barrel is arranged in a dynamic coordination way on the frame. A sanitary film (4) is wound on the sanitary barrel. The accommodating barrel is arranged in a dynamic coordination way inside the accommodating cylinder. The accommodating barrel is connected with a motor (7). The sanitary device is provided with a sensor (16), a controller (15) and an accumulator (9).    USE - Sanitary trolley.    ADVANTAGE - The film accommodating barrel can be driven to rotate when the motor rotates, so as to wind the sanitary film on the sanitary barrel onto the film accommodating barrel. The telescopic rotating shafts of the sanitary barrel can be taken off by hands when the film is used on the sanitary barrel such that the sanitary barrel can be taken out and can be replaced by new sanitary barrel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side perspective view of a sanitary trolley.    Sanitary barrel (2)    Sanitary device (3)    Sanitary film (4)    Motor (7)    Film accommodating cylinder (8)    Accumulator (9)    Frame (14)    Controller (15)    Sensor (16)    Film accommodating barrel (32)
NOVELTY - The battery changing system has a battery block (B), which is arranged in a battery case (2) of the electric vehicle and is moved in horizontal direction in the battery case inwards and outwards from the battery case. The device for fixing the battery block in the battery case or on the changing device (W) is formed by a slip-resistant and friction-enhancing intermediate layer, which is arranged between the battery block base (3) and the battery case of the electric vehicle.    USE - Battery changing system for an electric vehicle, particularly a ground conveyor (Claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The battery changing system has a battery block, which is arranged in a battery case of the electric vehicle and is moved in horizontal direction in the battery case inwards and outwards from the battery case, and thus ensures a cost-effective battery changing system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a battery changing system.    Frame section (1)    Battery case (2)    Battery block base (3)    Battery block (B)    Changing device (W)
NOVELTY - The electrode has a substrate electrically plated with a zinc oxide nano-belt array and a composite oxide film layer.    USE - Zinc oxide film electrode for use during dye sensitization solar battery silver modification.    ADVANTAGE - The electrode reduces charge transmission resistance in a positive electrode of a dye sensitization solar battery, reduces transmission resistance in electrolyte and improves photoelectric conversion rate of the dye sensitization solar battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing a zinc oxide film electrode that is utilized during dye sensitization solar battery silver modification.
NOVELTY - The body has a box body unit (1) made of an inner shell (1-1) and an outer shell (1-2). A Beillen ring (2) and an insulating layer (3) are arranged between the inner and outer shells. The inner shell, the Beillen ring, the insulating layer and the outer shell are arranged from inside to outside. The Beillen ring utilizes a rubber thermal insulating material. The insulating layer utilizes high density polyurethane.    USE - Water heater box body.    ADVANTAGE - The insulating material can conserve water temperature in the box body in an effective manner. The water temperature in the box body can be conserved longer and the thermal insulation effect is better. Solar energy is utilized to the maximum, thus satisfying the demand of energy-saving emission reduction and low-carbon economy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a water heater box body.    Box body unit (1)    Inner shell (1-1)    Outer shell (1-2)    Beillen ring (2)    Insulating layer (3)
NOVELTY - The connecting element (1000) has a screw (1004), a cap carrier (1008) and a cap-shaped sealing element (1002). The screw has an outer thread has two ends, which are brought into contact with different sides of the cap-shaped sealing element. The cap-shaped sealing element has an area (1010) embodied perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of a screw and arranged in a cross-section of the sealing element. The area has a recess in order to receive an annular-shaped sealing element (1006) which surrounds the screw.    USE - Connecting element for a holder for holding the energy module (from drawings) for a regenerative energy system.    ADVANTAGE - The connecting element has a screw, a cap carrier and a cap-shaped sealing element, and thus ensures cost-effective connecting element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a connecting element for holding the energy module with two sealing element and a screw.    Connecting element (1000)    Sealing elements (1002,1006)    Screw (1004)    Cap carrier (1008)    Area (1010)
NOVELTY - A solid electrolyte is obtained by polymerizing precursor of the solid electrolyte containing porous inorganic fine particles, ionic liquid with crosslinkable functional group and ionic liquid without crosslinkable functional group, such that the ionic liquid with crosslinkable functional group is polymerized.    USE - Solid electrolyte is used for secondary battery (claimed) e.g. lithium secondary battery. Uses include but are not limited to notebook personal computer, electronic book player, mobile telephone, portable facsimile, portable printer, headphones stereo, portable compact disk, transceiver, calculator, memory card, portable tape recorder, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The solid electrolyte has high ionic conductivity and strength. The secondary battery using the electrolyte has excellent durability and cycle characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of solid electrolyte.
NOVELTY - Polyester film comprises laminated structure having polyester layer (P1 layer) containing crystalline polyester and an inorganic particle and polyester layer (P2 layer) containing crystalline polyester, inorganic particle and hydrolysis-proof agent. The inorganic particle content (Wa2) in P2 layer is 10 %mass or more. The difference between the amount of inorganic particle in P2 layer and amount of inorganic particle in P1 layer (Wa2-Wa1) is 5-25 %mass. The content of the hydrolysis-proof agent (Wb2) in P2 layer is 0.02-1.5 %mass.    USE - The polyester film is useful for solar cell backsheet used in solar cell (both claimed) and planar heating element, flat cable, capacitor, motor vehicle material and building materials.    ADVANTAGE - The film has excellent moldability, and heat resistance, chemical resistance, UV resistance, and moisture resistance and light reflection properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell back sheet.
NOVELTY - A porous catalyst component consists of porous complex oxide containing magnesium and/or calcium, and aluminum, and metallic nickel having particle diameter of 1-25 nm. The porous catalyst component has average compressive strength of 5 kgf or more and displacement length of 0.05 mm or more, when compressed at load of 5 kgf.    USE - Porous catalyst component is used for fuel cell system (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to phosphoric acid type fuel cell, molten carbonate type fuel cell (MCFC), solid oxide type fuel cell (SOFC) and polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC).    ADVANTAGE - The porous catalyst component has excellent catalytic activity with respect to decomposition and removal of hydrocarbon, sulfur poisoning-proof property, high caulking-proof property, compressive strength and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of porous catalyst component; and    (2) fuel cell system.
NOVELTY - Biaxially-oriented polyester film comprises polyester having viscosity of 0.65-0.90 dl/g which is measured using phenol/tetrachloroethane solution (mass ratio 50/50) at 23 degrees C, carboxyl group (0-26 eq/t) and phosphorus element (0-170 ppm). The polyester film has contraction ratio (in longitudinal direction) of 0.8% or less after heating at 150 degrees C for 30 minutes.    USE - The polyester film is useful for sealing back surface of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The polyester film is cost-effective and environmentally-friendly, and has excellent hydrolysis resistance property, rigidity and low contraction rate.
NOVELTY - A condensing film (61) is a transmissive condensing film consisting of organic material, and having multi-value gradation pattern.    USE - Condensing film is used for condensing element and solar cell (both claimed). Uses include but are not limited to microlens, microfluidic device, illumination device, microreactor chip, biochip and reflection prevention filter.    ADVANTAGE - The condensing film has excellent stability, and improves electric power generation efficiency of solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) condensing method;    (2) condensing element; and    (3) manufacture of condensing film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view explaining condensing method.    Condensing film (61)    Surface having multi-value gradation pattern (62)    Opposite surface of surface having gradation pattern (63)
NOVELTY - A battery pack (10) comprises bare cell (100) and resin part disposed on lower surface of bare cell. The resin part comprises at least one protrusion on surface of resin part. A bottom case (600) is disposed under resin part and comprises hole at position corresponding to protrusion. The hole is coupled to protrusion.    USE - Battery pack.    ADVANTAGE - The pack improves coupling force between devices.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is an exploded perspective view illustrating battery pack.    Battery pack (10)    Bare cell (100)    Discharge terminals (250)    Top case (400)    Bottom case (600)
NOVELTY - Electrode active material layer (10) comprises an electrode active material (1); and a sulfide solid state electrolyte material (2), which is fused to a surface of the electrode active material and is free of bridging sulfur.    USE - Electrode active material layer i.e. positive and/or negative electrode active material layers used in all solid state battery (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to all solid state lithium secondary battery, all solid state sodium battery, all solid state magnesium battery, or all solid state calcium battery.    ADVANTAGE - The electrode active material layer is capable of suppressing generation of high-resistance layer caused by a reaction between an electrode active material and a sulfide solid state electrolyte material. It has low interface resistance. Even though the pressure molding step and heat treatment step are performed, high-resistance layer generated by a reaction between the electrode active material and the sulfide solid state electrolyte material can be suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (A) all solid state battery;    (B) manufacture of electrode active material layer (10); and    (C) manufacture of all solid state battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic sectional view of electrode active material layer.    Electrode active material (1)    Sulfide solid state electrolyte material (2)    Electrode active material layer (10)
NOVELTY - Manufacture of dye sensitized solar cell or other mesoscopic solar cell includes coating a portion(s) of a surface of a substrate (3) with an electrode film (7) or other functional layer; and applying an isostatic pressure (8) over the coated substrate to compact the electrode film or functional layer on the substrate.    USE - Manufacture of dye sensitized solar cell or other mesoscopic solar cell (claimed), e.g. quantum dots sensitized solar cell useful for manufacturing solar panels.    ADVANTAGE - The method produces thin films with high uniformity, improving the solar cell efficiency and durability. It is more suitable for processing large size thin films of nanometer to millimeter thicknesses. The method facilitates the production of non-flat solar panels on polymer, metal, or glass substrates. The application of isostatic pressure within the pressure chamber (1) ensures that an electrode film with desirable porosity, high strength, and uniformity can be achieved. The isostatic pressure ensures that the electrode film properly adheres to the surface of the substrate. In cold isostatic pressure process, the electrode film and photosensitive dye absorbed in the film are not exposed to high temperatures, and the dye will thus retain its photosensitivity. The method provides solar cell having extended light absorption range, which can potentially lead to solar cells with higher photoelectric conversion efficiencies than currently available solar cells.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic diagram showing cold isostatic pressing within a pressure chamber.    Pressure chamber (1)    Substrate (3)    Flexible bag (5)    Electrode film (7)    Application of isostatic pressure (8)
NOVELTY - The hearing aid (104) has a set of battery charging terminals (108) that is connected to a battery. A receiver oscillator circuit (110) electrically coupled to the charging terminals comprises a receiver coil (112). The receiver coil is tuned to resonate at resonance frequency in range of MHz. The receiver coil receives magnetic energy in the form of electromagnetic waves of a frequency similar to the resonance frequency of the receiver coil, and converts the magnetic energy to electrical current to charge the battery via the charging terminals.    USE - Hearing aid e.g. behind-the-ear hearing aid, in-the-ear hearing aid, in-the-canal hearing aid or a completely-in-the-canal hearing aid (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The receiver coil converts the magnetic energy to the electrical current to charge the battery via the charging terminals, thus providing wireless battery charging capability, and hence avoiding the need to remove the hearing aid from the ear of the hearing aid user, and reducing inconvenience to the hearing aid user. The hearing aid allows charging of the battery at any time in a suitable environment without disruption to usage of the hearing aid user.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic circuit representation of a wireless charging system for wireless charging of a hearing aid including a receiver coil.    Wireless charging system (102)    Hearing aid (104)    Battery charging terminals (108)    Receiver oscillator circuit (110)    Receiver coil (112)
NOVELTY - A solid anion exchange polymer electrolyte.    USE - The solid anion exchange polymer electrolyte is useful for fuel cells and other electrochemical applications.    ADVANTAGE - The solid anion exchange polymer electrolyte allows the use of low-cost, abundant electro-catalysts as opposed to precious metal catalysts, so it is cost-efficient. Likewise, the solid anion exchange polymer electrolytes have good electrolyte stability in alkaline media, high anionic conductivity, and good processibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A solid anion exchange polymer electrolyte comprises a polymeric core having the structure of Formula I.    AR=a phenyl derivative of Formula 1 or a cyano phenyl derivative of Formula 2;    R1, R2, R3 and R4=each are independently H, F or a 1-6C alkyl group;    X, Y, Z=are each independently a direct bond, O, S, -C=(O)-, -C(CH3)2-, -C(CF3)- or Formula 3, SO2;    A=a spacer having the structure O, S, SO2, -NH-, -N(CH2)n;    n=1-10, -(CH2)CH3-, SO2-Ph, CO-Ph, -C=(O)-, -C(CH3)2-, -C(CF3)-, Formula 3, or Formula 4;    R5, R6, R7 and R8=independently -H, -NH2, F, Cl, Br, CN, or a 1-6C alkyl group, or any combination;    G=a guanidine base having the structure of Formula 5; and    R9, R10, R11 R12 or R13=hydrogen and where the non-hydrogen groups each independently are a non-cyclic heteroatomic group comprising nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur or a halide selected from fluoride, bromide, chloride and iodide.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a composition comprising a chemical compound comprising a polymeric core, a spacer A, and a guanidine base, where the chemical compound is uniformly dispersed in a suitable solvent and has the structure of Formula IV, where the composition is suitable for use in a membrane electrode assembly.
NOVELTY - The method involves injecting silicone (15) into mixer (20), and operating motor (22) so as to crystallize silicone until melting point of silicone reaches preset value. The silicone is agitated so as to diffuse boron (18). The mixer is provided with blade (27) which is connected to lower portion of rotary plate (25) that is connected to shaft of motor.    USE - Method for fabricating ingot used for manufacturing solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The boron can be diffused reliably and fabrication process can be simplified.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of ingot manufacturing machine.    Silicone (15)    Boron (18)    Mixer (20)    Motor (22)    Rotary plate (25)    Blade (27)
NOVELTY - The solar power battery has thin-film battery units that are distributed in an array, and connected in parallel to battery anode and cathode by a printed circuit. A transparent protection membrane is pasted to a surface of the battery through heating. The upper and lower electrodes of adjacent subunits are connected in series into the thin-film battery unit by the printed circuit. A gap between solar battery unit and the thin-film battery subunit is filled by protective insulating varnish.    USE - Flexible solar power battery.    ADVANTAGE - The flexible solar power battery is low in weight, convenient to carry and mount. The structure with combination of series connection and parallel connection guaranteed certain output voltage with no influence on whole structure due to damage of one portion thus the service life of the battery is prolonged.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - The transparent protection membrane is formed from a polyimide thin film. A silicon dioxide-titanium dioxide (SiO2-TiO2) or SiO2-zirconium oxide (SiO2-ZrO2) wideband anti-reflection films are orderly arranged on surface of the polyimide thin film. The transparent conducting layer is made of indium-tin oxide (ITO). A flexible substrate is made of high temperature resistant fluorine material, silica gel or high temperature resistant flexible material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the flexible solar power battery.
NOVELTY - An article (10) has a low reflection film (14) formed on the surface of a base material (12). The low reflection film has layers (16,18,20) sequentially arranged from side of base material. The refractive index of layer (16) is more than that of layer (20). The refractive index of layer (20) is more than that of layer (18).    USE - Article e.g. cover glass for solar cell (claimed), display device including liquid crystal display, plasma display panel, organic electroluminescent display and cathode ray tube, window glass for vehicles (motor vehicles, electric train and aircraft), window glass for residence and cover glass for touch panel.    ADVANTAGE - The article has excellent reflection prevention property and improved light transmittance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of article.    Article (10)    Base material (12)    Low reflection film (14)    Layers (16,18,20)
NOVELTY - Porphyrin derivatives (I) is new.    USE - As an organic device such as consumer product (claimed); and as a photodetector or photovoltaic material in a donor/acceptor configuration.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Porphyrin derivatives of formula (I) is new.    R 1-R 24=H, hydroxyl, halo, chalcogen, mercapto, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, alkoxy, amino, cyano, alkenyl, alkynyl, or (hetero)aryl;    M=dicoordinate, tricoordinate, tetracoordinate, pentacoordinate or hexacoordinate metal ion or 2 hydrogen atoms;    n=0-100.    Provided that one of R 1-R 24is a fused polycyclic aromatic or a fused heterocyclic aromatic. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an organic device comprising: a first electrode; a second electrode; and a first layer, disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, where the first layer comprises the compound (I); and a second layer comprising a second organic compound disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, where the second layer is in direct contact with the first layer.
NOVELTY - A paste composition for an electrode of a solar cell, comprises a phosphorus-containing dispersing agent.    USE - For an electrode of a solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The phosphorus-containing dispersing agent strongly adsorbs on the surface of the metal powder to improve the dispersing property of the paste composition. Thus, the phosphorus-containing dispersing agent prevents agglomeration of the metal powder when the paste composition is prepared. Thus, the content of the metal powder in the paste composition is increased so that the electric and mechanical characteristics of the electrode manufactured by using the present paste composition are improved. As a result, the efficiency of the solar cell including the electrode manufactured by using the present paste composition is improved. The stability of the paste composition is enhanced due to the phosphorus-containing dispersing agent, so that the paste composition can be prevented from being deformed when preparing the paste composition. Accordingly, productivity is improved when manufacturing the electrode by using the paste composition and reliability of the electrode is improved.
NOVELTY - A high concentrated photovoltaic solar cell module (400) comprises a substrate (140); a Group III-V semiconductor solar cell (430); and a set of Fresnel lenses (110, 120) including a first Fresnel lens and a second Fresnel lens. The first Fresnel lens is disposed above the Group III-V semiconductor solar cell, and the second Fresnel lens is disposed above the first Fresnel lens, such that sunlight passing through the two Fresnel lenses are focused and concentrated onto the Group III-V semiconductor solar cell with a high concentration ratio.    USE - A high concentrated photovoltaic (HCPV) solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The HCPV solar cell module has small volume, light weight, and cost saving, and is devoid of the problem of a conventional single piece Fresnel lens of insufficient light concentration capability. Thus, the Group III-V semiconductor solar cell receives much more sunlights per unit area, achieves high photoelectric conversion efficiency, and reduces number and area required by the Group III-V semiconductor solar cell, thus reducing production cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic diagram of an HCPV solar cell module.    Fresnel lenses (110, 120)    Substrate (140)    Photovoltaic solar cell module (400)    Group III-V semiconductor solar cell (430)    Heat-electric conversion cell (450)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing flexible substrate (12) having transparent/translucent region including main surface with adhesive affinity to light incident surface of photovoltaic cell (10). A current collector structure (11) comprising pattern of electrically conductive material e.g. nickel, is positioned on main surface. The adhesive characteristics of main surface portion where pattern is not overlaid, is retained. The pattern is distributed on light incident surface when current collector structure is connected to light incident surface.    USE - Method of manufacturing current collector structure for photovoltaic cell.    ADVANTAGE - The current collection efficiency can be improved. The reliability and performance efficiency of photovoltaic cell can be improved. The series interconnected photovoltaic arrays can be produced hence mass production of photovoltaic cell can be achieved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of photovoltaic cell.    Photovoltaic cell (10)    Current collector structure (11)    Flexible substrate (12)    Electrode (18)    Main surface of photovoltaic cell (65)    Bottom surface of photovoltaic cell (66)
NOVELTY - The component has a coated toughened glass (1), two ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) rubber films (2, 4), a solar battery piece (3) and a tedlar (RTM: polyvinyl fluoride) polyester tedlar (RTM: polyvinyl fluoride) (TPT) back film (5) arranged in up and down manner and formed by vacuum lamination gluing. A rectangular aluminum frame is formed by assembling a pair of short edges and a pair of long edges, where an end part of a long edge section is provided with a socket groove and an end part of a short edge section is provided with a socket strip for insertion into the groove.    USE - Solar photovoltaic coated component.    ADVANTAGE - The component is simple in structure. The component can enable more solar light to reach a silicon wafer for increasing photoelectrical conversion efficiency of a solar battery. The component permits a light transmission rate of the coated toughened glass to be increased above 1.5 times so that practical usage quality of the component can be ensured, thus improving photoelectrical conversion efficiency of the component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar photovoltaic coated component.    Coated toughened glass (1)    Ethylene vinyl acetate rubber films (2, 4)    Solar battery piece (3)    Polyvinyl fluoride polyester polyvinyl fluoride back film (5)
NOVELTY - The component has a piece of dual-matte toughened glass (1) formed by vacuum lamination and synthesis. Two ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) rubber films (2, 4), a solar cell piece (3) and a tedlar-polyester-tedlar (TPT) back film (5) are arranged from top to bottom of the component. A rectangular aluminum frame is formed by splicing a pair of short sides and a pair of long sides. Spliced corners of the frame are provided with multiple water drop holes formed by primary punching of a die, where one side of the punching material of each drop hole is connected to each drop hole.    USE - Solar photovoltaic dual-matte component.    ADVANTAGE - The component is simple in structure and can enable more solar energy light to arrive at a silicon sheet to improve photoelectric conversion ratio and efficiency of the solar cell. The dual-matte toughened glass is conducted with the surface nano-dual matte processing to achieve anti-reflection and self-cleaning function. The component improves light transmission ratio of the dual-matte toughened glass by more than 1.5 percentage and ensures actual use quality of the component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar photovoltaic dual-matte component.    Dual-matte toughened glass (1)    Ethylene vinyl acetate rubber film (2, 4)    Solar cell piece (3)    Tedlar-polyester-tedlar back film (5)
NOVELTY - The pack is formed by combining a common tempered glass layer (1), three ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) layers (2), a battery sheet layer (3) and a ultra-white embossed tempered glass layer (4) together.    USE - Double-sided glass curtain wall structured solar battery pack for use in roof and outer vertical surface of a building to supply power for providing light.    ADVANTAGE - The pack can generate electrical power, and improves appearance of a building. The pack has wide application range.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar battery pack.    Common tempered glass layer (1)    Ethylene vinyl acetate layers (2)    Battery sheet layer (3)    Ultra-white embossed tempered glass layer (4)
NOVELTY - The holder has a perfume channel connected with a perfume chamber and an animal head portrait. A red prompting lamp is installed in an eye frame of the animal head portrait. An amorphous material is electrically connected with a solar battery. The solar battery is electrically connected with a switch. Two loops are connected with the back of the switch in parallel. A music player and a loudspeaker are connected with one of the loops in series. A timing speech prompting device, another loudspeaker and the red prompting lamp are connected with another loop in series.    USE - Solar car perfume holder. Can also be used for playing music.    ADVANTAGE - The holder carries out timing speech prompting. The holder has multiple functions. The holder protects environment, saves energy and is convenient to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar car perfume holder.
NOVELTY - A back surface integrated sheet (1) is obtained by integrating a back sheet (2) provided on back-surface side of solar cell module and a back-surface side filler layer (3) by lamination process. The filler layer has storage elastic modulus of 1x 106-1x 108 Pa at 0-50 degrees C and frequency of 10 Hz, and loss modulus/storage elastic modulus ratio of 0.05-0.5.    USE - Back surface integrated sheet is used for solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The back surface integrated sheet effectively suppresses curvature, and improves quality and productivity of solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of back surface integrated sheet.    Back surface integrated sheet (1)    Surfaces (1a,3a)    Back sheet (2)    Back-surface side filler layer (3)    Embossed surface (31)
NOVELTY - A highly branched polymer contains a compound having oligo ethylene oxide ether bonds-containing repeating unit (I).    USE - Highly branched polymer is used for highly branched polymer-type solid polymer electrolyte (claimed) used for lithium secondary battery.    ADVANTAGE - The highly branched polymer provides electrolyte having high ionic conductivity and favorable mechanical strength and chemical stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A highly branched polymer contains a compound having oligo ethylene oxide ether bonds-containing repeating unit of formula (I).    A=carbon atom, aliphatic ring or aromatic ring;    B1,B2=groups of formulae (i-iii);    m=1 or more;and    n=polymerization degree.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) highly branched polymer-type solid polymer electrolyte containing the highly branched polymer and lithium salt; and    (2) manufacture of highly branched polymer, which involves polymerizing a monomer having one hydroxyl group and two halogen groups, and converting terminal group into vinyl group.
NOVELTY - Solar cell array is arranged on a scale with multiple numbers in parallel manner, where light transmitting elements (4) comprises light fittings for transmitting light. Element is integrated as a light-conducting unit into the body, which comprises one or multiple light-conducting fiber (5). The composite system has two independent layers, where transparent polymer layer (2) and translucent polymer layer (1) are provided in between the layers. Two photo-active solar cells (3) are provided with substrate layers that illuminate light beams.    USE - Solar cell array for generating photo-electric and chemical electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell array is simple and cost-effective, and converts light energy into electrical energy efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included lighting equipment, which comprises support material for fluorescent dyes, which are perylene, stilbenes, coumarins, rhodamines, oxazines, naphthalate, perchlorates, fluorescein, iodide or other naphthalimides, cataloged fluorescent or light-scattering substances e.g. IR-26, IR-125, IR-140, IR-144, IR-151, nile blue, fluorescein, oxadiazoles, azaquinolone, terbium (III,IV) oxide, neodymium (III) oxide, uranine, fluorol, optical products and laser dyes.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a solar cell array.    Translucent polymer layer (1)    Transparent polymer layer (2)    Solar cells (3)    Light transmitting elements (4)    Light-conducting fiber (5)
NOVELTY - The board has a solar cell group, a control circuit board, a storage cell and a lightening member that are sealed as one via a panel. The control circuit board is connected with the storage cell and the lightening member to regulate a starting time. The storage cell is connected with a control panel to supply electricity to the lightening member. A solar board absorbs external solar to convert into electricity that is stored inside the storage cell.    USE - Flexible solar marking board.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a flexible solar marking board.
NOVELTY - The module has a contact point formed in a printed circuit board. A conductive tape is connected with a bottom electrode of a solar cell and the contact point. The conductive tape is connected with an upper electrode of the solar cell. Another contact point is formed in the printed circuit board and a surface resin layer. A cover layer is formed on a site that contacts the surface resin layer. The cover layer is made of paper or film coating agent. The printed circuit board is connected to the conductive tape.    USE - Solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The module prevents malfunction caused by performance degradation of conductive paste or short circuit and resolves conductivity of the conductive tape.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell module manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar cell module.
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic assembly comprises a battery plate set and a rear panel; where the polymethyl methacrylate is covered around the battery plate set and the rear panel, and is filled between the rear panel and the battery plate set.    USE - The photovoltaic assembly is useful for industrial and commercial applications.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic assembly does not generate bubble in the hot pressing process. Moreover, the preparation process lightens the weight of the photovoltaic assembly prepared by the hot pressing method and reduces the probability of cracks.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a preparation method of the photovoltaic assembly comprising arranging the rear panel in a mold; mounting the battery plate set on the rear panel; pouring the mixture of the methyl methacrylate prepolymer and initiator in the mold; filling the mixture of the methyl methacrylate prepolymer and initiator between the rear panel and the battery plate set, and packing on the exterior of the rear panel and the battery plate set; heating the mold at 100-110 degrees C, and preserving the temperature to make the methyl methacrylate prepolymer carry out polymerization to obtain the photovoltaic assembly sealed by the methyl methacrylate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the photovoltaic assembly.
NOVELTY - A non-noble metal nickel-based alloy catalyst is used in preparing hydrogen by hydrolyzing borazane. The catalyst is dispersed into a porous material carrier, and comprises (wt.%) nickel alloy (10-90) and porous carrier material (90-10). The catalyst is produced by uniformly mixing metal salt solution and adding catalyst carrier, and performing reducing method including a liquid phase reducing method, a carbon heat reducing method, a hydrogen reducing method, or a polymer heat decomposition method.    USE - Non-noble metal nickel-based alloy catalyst used in hydrolyzing borane to prepare hydrogen (claimed) used for hydrogen fuel battery.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst higher catalytic activity and lower cost as compared to noble metal platinum catalyst. One mole of the catalyst can release 3 mole of hydrogen molecules within ten minutes, and the purity of hydrogen reaches 100%.
NOVELTY - Titanium-manganese battery comprises cathode containing lithium-titanium-oxide (Li-Ti-O) active material of spinel structure, anode containing lithium-manganese-oxide (Li-Mn-O) active material of spinel structure, lithium-nickel-cobalt-manganese-oxide (Li-Ni-Co-Mn-O) active material of layer structure and lithium-manganese-phosphorus-oxide (Li-Mn-P-O) of olivine structure.    USE - As titanium-manganese battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery has excellent operability, stability, reliability and repeatability, is environmentally-friendly, and does not form air bubble and explosion.
NOVELTY - Titanium-iron battery comprises cathode containing lithium-titanium-oxide (Li-Ti-O) active material of spinel structure and anode containing lithium-iron-phosphorus-oxide (Li-Fe-P-O) active material of olivine structure.    USE - As titanium-iron battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery has excellent circulation, operability, stability, reliability and repeatability, and is environmentally-friendly and does not form air bubble and explosion. The raw materials can be available easily.
NOVELTY - The diary has a diary main body (1), a recording/stopping key (2), a displaying/stopping key (3), a recording device (4), a displaying device (5), a button battery (6), an audio signal storing device (7), photograph album pages (8) and diary pages (9). Audio signal is stored within the audio signal storing device. A plastic film of the photograph album page and the diary page are pressed and attached together to form a bag. A photograph is loaded from an opening of the bag.    USE - Recording album type diary.    ADVANTAGE - The diary can record daily life with words and the fleeting moments, the passion and exhortation of family and the encouragement of friends.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a recording album type diary.    Diary main body (1)    Recording/stopping key (2)    Displaying/stopping key (3)    Recording device (4)    Displaying device (5)    Button battery (6)    Audio signal storing device (7)    Photograph album pages (8)    Diary pages (9)
NOVELTY - The charger has a universal serial bus (USB) interface, and a shell (1) provided with two fixing fences (15) that are aligned vertical to each other. One of the two fixing fences is equipped with adjustable electrodes (11) in sliding connection. The shell is equipped with an adjustable locating fence (4) for adjusting position. A telescopic elastic body (5) is mounted on the adjustable locating fence or the fixing fence. The adjustable locating fence is connected with a locking slide fence in a sliding manner, where the locking slide fence is connected with a locking spring.    USE - Universal charger for a cell phone battery.    ADVANTAGE - The charger is precise in location, firm for fixing and convenient to use. The charger can conveniently charge cell phone battery after adjusting the adjustable electrodes and the adjustable locating fence. The charger can charge different cell phone batteries.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The telescopic elastic body is designed as an arc shaped plate or a curve body whose surface is convex. The telescopic elastic body is fixed with an elastic sheet, a rubber pad (14) or a plastic elastic body.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a rear perspective view of a universal charger for a cell phone battery.    Shell (1)    Adjustable locating fence (4)    Telescopic elastic body (5)    Adjustable electrodes (11)    Rubber pad (14)    Fixing fences (15)
NOVELTY - The collector has a panel formed from a coil (1) of a smooth tube and made of stainless steel, where a fluid i.e. water, flows through the panel. A rubber heat collecting material (4) is enclosed in a stainless-steel casing (2). A glass cover (3) is sealed on the casing by using a rubber seal. The coil is totally or partially embedded or submerged in the rubber insulating material as the heat collecting material.    USE - Solar collector.    ADVANTAGE - The collector provides an interruption in the thermal bridge between the inner and outer parts of the panel, thus minimizing heat losses.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar collector.    Coil (1)    Stainless-steel casing (2)    Glass cover (3)    Rubber heat-collecting material (4)
NOVELTY - The system (5) has heating/cooling unit with water circulating elements (11) installed in contact with outer surface of peripheral walls (8) of room (10). A heat pump (PC) is connected to hydraulic circuit defined by circulating elements to vary the temperature (Ta) of delivery water in circuit based on temperature (Te) outside the room. The flow rate of water circulating in the circuit is regulated based on temperature (Ti) inside the room. A covering unit (9) made of thermally insulating material covers the circulating elements externally and laterally.    USE - Covering system for heating/cooling and thermally insulating room of building for residential commercial or industrial use.    ADVANTAGE - The covering system operates alone and allows the room to get heated in winter with low delivery temperature and to get cooled in summer with high delivery temperatures hence the energy consumption of heat pump is reduced. The covering system can be installed in buildings easily and rapidly by using modest number of operators, hence installation time and cost of the system are reduced while reliability of the system is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method of heating/cooling and thermally insulating the room of building.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of covering system.    Covering system (5)    Peripheral wall (8)    Room (10)    Covering unit (9)    Water circulating element (11)    Heat pump (PC)    Temperature of delivery water in hydraulic circuit (Ta)    Temperature of environment outside room (Te)    Temperature of environment inside room (Ti)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has intermediate movable platen that is positioned between top movable platen and lower movable platen. A conveying unit takes out solar cell assembly positioned between movable platens. An air pump applies a positive pressure to the space between lower surface and elastic membrane while lower surface is provided with elastic membrane. A control unit switches the movable platen selected in conveyance mode to predetermined order when the compressed mode is switched to conveyance mode.    USE - Curing processing apparatus of lamination system (claimed) used for solar cell panel. Can also be used in plasma display panel and organic electroluminescent display panel.    ADVANTAGE - The lamination process can be performed within short time with high productive efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) lamination press apparatus;    (2) lamination system;    (3) carrier plate;    (4) lamination method; and    (5) lamination program.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart explaining the lamination press process. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - Fixing mechanism (100) includes a latching component (30) comprising a limiting protrusion (34) and a latching protrusion (35) adjacent to the limiting protrusion; and a battery sleeve (40) comprising a limiting portion (45) and a latching portion (46). The latching component is rotatably engaged with the battery sleeve via an open end, latching protrusion is movably locked in the latching portion, and rotation of the limiting protrusion is limited by the limiting portion.    USE - Fixing mechanism for battery in electronic device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Fixing mechanism (100) comprises a battery cover (20); a latching component (30) fixed to the battery cover, and comprising a limiting protrusion (34) and a latching protrusion (35) adjacent to the limiting protrusion; and a battery sleeve (40) defining an open end to receive a battery, and comprising a limiting portion (45) defined in an inner surface adjacent to the open end, and a latching portion (46) defined in the inner surface below the limiting portion, where latching component is rotatably engaged with the battery sleeve via the open end, the latching protrusion is movably locked in the latching portion, and rotation of the limiting protrusion is limited by the limiting portion.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is an exploded, partial isometric view of fixing mechanism.    Battery cover (20)    Latching component (30)    Limiting protrusion (34)    Latching protrusion (35)    Battery sleeve (40)    Limiting portion (45)    Latching portion (46)    Fixing mechanism (100)
NOVELTY - Composite mold laminate (2) comprises a main structure layer made of oriented fiberglass, and a surface layer (4) comprising random oriented carbon fiber.    USE - The composite mold laminate is useful for manufacturing mold, preferably a wind turbine blade mold (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The invention provides composite material mold having improved mold surface, preferably the mold surface has improved thermal conductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a mold made from the laminate, where the surface layer forms a front molding surface of the mold.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of mold laminate of fiber-reinforced resin matrix composite material.    Composite mold laminate (2)    Surface layer (4)    Sandwich core layer (12)    Earthing strips (16)
NOVELTY - The mold (2) has a mold portion (4) having a front molding surface (6) and a rear face (8). The mold portion has tubes (16) that convey a heating liquid is an ethylene glycol. The tube defines several laterally spaced heating elements (18a-18c). A continuous layer (26) of heat conductive material is located in the thickness direction of the mold portion between laterally spaced heating elements and the front molding surface and extending laterally across the space (28) between adjacent heating elements.    USE - Mold for molding wind turbine blade (claimed) used for electric heating, water heating and air heating.    ADVANTAGE - The mold can be heated up to 130C without breakdown of the heat transfer fluid or boiling. The spills can be cleaned up easily with water. The fluid is not particularly aggressive to the blade material, and does not cause bonding defects in minute quantities. The corrosion is prevented by the fluid. The tube installation time, mold weight and cost are saved, since the distance between heating elements can be extended. Hence, the outside diameter is reduced and the operating pressure is increased. The higher process temperature is enabled and the post-cure is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for molding wind turbine blade.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the mold.    Mold (2)    Mold portion (4)    Front molding surface (6)    Rear face (8)    Tubes (16)    Laterally spaced heating elements (18a-18c)    Continuous layer (26)    Space (28)
NOVELTY - The system has a set of circulation pipes (2) provided between a main structure layer (5) on a back side and a surface layer (1) on a molding side. The main structure layer serves as a backing layer for the circulation pipes. A heat transfer fluid (3) is heated in a boiler unit, is pumped through the circulation pipes, and heats a wind turbine blade mold. A pure or diluted ethylene glycol or propylene glycol is utilized as the heat transfer fluid. The pure ethylene glycol or the propylene glycol makes up 100 percentage of the heat transfer fluid by volume.    USE - Heating system for heating a wind turbine blade mold in a production industry.    ADVANTAGE - The system heats the wind turbine blade mold up to 13 degree Celsius in a safe, clean and efficient manner, without breakdown of the heat transfer fluid or boiling, easily cleans any spills in the wind turbine blade mold with water, and avoids bonding defects in the wind turbine blade mold.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a mold laminate that is warmed with a heating system.    Surface layer (1)    Circulation pipes (2)    Heat transfer fluid (3)    Main structure layer (5)    Structural core layer (6)    Mold backup layer (7)
NOVELTY - The layered element (11) has a polymer layer (1) that is formed on a barrier layer (2). The barrier layer having moisture vapor transfer rate less than 10-2 g divide by m2, is provided with hydrogenated silicon nitride layers (21-24) having different densities.    USE - Layered element for encapsulating photovoltaic cell or organic LED of photovoltaic solar device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The migration of the contaminants such as water vapor to the photovoltaic cell can be avoided so that damage of the photovoltaic cell can be prevented and degradation of the performance of the solar device can be suppressed.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) solar device; and    (2) method for manufacturing layered element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of the photovoltaic solar module.    Polymer layer (1)    Barrier layer (2)    Rear substrate (8)    Layered element (11)    Photovoltaic solar module (50)
NOVELTY - Biaxially oriented polyester film comprises polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and at least one hydrolysis stabilizer comprising a glycidyl ester of a branched 5-50C monocarboxylic acid, where the hydrolysis stabilizer is present in the film in the form of its reaction product with at least some of the end-groups of the polyester.    USE - The polyester film is useful as a layer in the photovoltaic cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The polyester films: exhibit improved hydrolysis resistance; are manufactured and used without the evolution of toxic by-products, particularly while maintaining or improving the ease and efficiency and economy of film manufacture without increasing film breakage, and without detriment to the mechanical and/or optical properties of the film; exhibit fewer profile defects and/or die-lines; and exhibit improved uniformity in thickness and light transmission across the film web, and improved processability, with no defects or breakage in the film web.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a photovoltaic cell comprising front-plane, electrode layer(s), a photovoltaic active layer, and a back-plane, where the front-plane and/or the back-plane comprises the polyester film; and    (2) manufacturing of the biaxially oriented polyester film comprising: extruding a layer of molten polymer comprising polyethylene terephthalate and the hydrolysis stabilizer; quenching the extrudate; stretching the quenched extrudate in two mutually perpendicular directions; and heat-setting the film, preferably at 200-225 degrees C for stabilizing the film.
NOVELTY - The module (1A) has case (C) to accommodate a battery cell, and having main faces. A coupling structure (13A) retains additional battery module over one of the main faces. An elastically deforming structure (15A) is arranged with respect to one main face to elastically deform inward towards the other main face upon stacking additional battery module onto one main face while retaining the additional battery module.    USE - Battery module.    ADVANTAGE - Uniform surface pressure can be applied in the battery module, without increasing the number of components.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for battery assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the single battery module.    Battery module (1A)    Coupling structure (13A)    Elastically deforming structure (15A)    Protruding bead (152A)
NOVELTY - The plate has junction (120) with opening (121) that is formed on the base of cord plate (100). An arch is adjacent to channel for receiving the conductor (300) into channel. A cradle is adjacent to arch (133) for receiving the conductor into arch. A conductor support (140) is adjacent to cradle for receiving the conductor into cradle. The conductor support is collinear to the arch and cradle. The conductor support forms a wire path from the perimeter of base to the channel to secure the conductor and keep it straight with respect to cord plate.    USE - Photovoltaic module cord plate.    ADVANTAGE - The conductor support forms wire path from the perimeter of base to the channel to secure the conductor and keep it straight with respect to cord plate so that forms robust adhesive bond between the cord plate and photovoltaic module hence electrical connection can be secured efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) method of manufacturing photovoltaic module; and    (2) photovoltaic module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the cord plate positioned on cover plate of photovoltaic module.    Cord plate (100)    Junction (120)    Opening (121)    Arch (133)    Conductor support (140)    Conductor (300)
NOVELTY - The solar cell device layer containing a buffer layer (260), n-type gallium nitride layer (230), indium gallium nitride layer (220) and p-type gallium nitride layer (210) is stacked on a silicon substrate. The solar cell device layer is etched to expose the silicon substrate to form solar cell devices comprising the solar cell device layer. The exposed substrate is anisotropically etched. The solar cell devices are made to contact a stamping processor to remove solar cell devices from substrate, and the solar cell devices are transferred onto a flexible substrate.    USE - Manufacturing method of solar cell (claimed) e.g. gallium-nitride based tandem type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The flexible solar cells can be manufactured. The large number of solar cells can be excellently aligned on large area, and the solar cells can be manufactured economically.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the top and sectional views of the solar cell during the manufacturing process.    Silicon substrate (100)    P-type gallium nitride layer (210)    Indium gallium nitride layer (220)    N-type gallium nitride layer (230)    Buffer layer (260)
NOVELTY - The module (1) has a translucent substrate (3) made of glass, and a translucent conductive layer (5) made of conducting oxides such as fluorine-doped tin oxide, boron-, aluminum or gallium doped zinc oxide or indium tin oxide. An active layer (7) converts light into electric current, and a translucent barrier layer (23) is arranged between the substrate and the conductive layer. A reflecting layer and a plastic foil are arranged between another conductive layer and another substrate. The active layer comprises an amorphous silicon layer and a microcrystalline silicon layer.    USE - Photovoltaic module.    ADVANTAGE - The translucent barrier layer is arranged between the substrate and the translucent conductive layer, so that diffusion of ions into the translucent conductive layer is reduced, thus preventing damage of the translucent conductive layer while manufacturing transparent conductive layer by low pressure gaseous phase deposition. The utilization of glass and conducting oxides increases service life of the module. The barrier layer is designed as the anti-reflection layer, so that refractive index of the barrier layer lies between a refractive index of the substrate and the conductive layer, thus increasing efficiency of the module. The reflecting layer and the plastic foil are arranged between the conductive layer and the substrate, thus increasing luminous efficiency of the module. The module is framelessly formed, thus reducing leakage current in the module.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The barrier layer is designed as an anti-reflection layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a photovoltaic module with a barrier layer.    Photovoltaic module (1)    Translucent substrate (3)    Translucent conductive layer (5)    Active layer (7)    Translucent barrier layer (23)
NOVELTY - The receiver has layers of irradiator, heat guide rubber, ceramic-metal compound plate, tin paste, III-V compound multi-junction solar battery, silicon rubber and glass cover plate that are orderly overlapped from bottom to top. The heat guide rubber is made of epoxy resin and tin paste is made of tin/silver alloy. A magnesium fluoride reflecting reducing film is formed on glass cover plate.    USE - High concentration type solar energy battery receiver.    ADVANTAGE - The weather resistance performance of the receiver is enhanced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the high concentration type solar energy battery receiver.
NOVELTY - The cap structure has a bottom case fixedly mounted on bottom of face case so as to pack the face case into a sealing cavity. A solar battery board is mounted in the sealing cavity, and is exposed through a window provided in front lateral face of the face case. A closed, water-proof rubber ring is mounted between the solar battery board and the face case. A propping pillar of bottom case is propped against the solar battery board.    USE - Cap structure for solar lawn lamp.    ADVANTAGE - Since the propping pillar of bottom case is propped against the solar battery board, the propping pillar is propped against the solar battery board when the bottom case is locked on the face case, so that the water-proof rubber ring is hermetically adhered between the solar battery board and the face case. Thus, the water-proof sealing performance is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded view of the cap structure for solar lawn lamp.
NOVELTY - The device has a cylindrical temperature-preserving water box that is arranged on the bracket. The water adding hole is connected with a water adding pipe. The water adding pipe is connected with outlet end of one-way valve. The inlet end of one-way valve is connected with a water adding valve. The hot water pipe is connected with a three-way element. One hole of three-way element is connected with a hot water valve, and another hole is connected with one end of inlet of the water pump. The outlet of water pump is connected with the inlet end of one-way valve.    USE - Solar heating device.    ADVANTAGE - The device uses solar energy as the energy resource to heat the indoor by the water as the heating medium, without consuming energy resource at low cost. No pollution and no noise and no affection of the ecological balance. The device meets the need in low-carbon economy, circulated economy and sustainable development.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The device has temperature-preserving water box side whose lower portion is provided uniformly with a row of radial round holes. The bracket is provided with a row of vacuum heat-collecting pipes with upper ends inserted sealingly into the radial round holes. The temperature-preserving water box is provided with an electric heater. The lower portion of the temperature-preserving water box is provided with a hot water outlet and a water adding hole. The hot water outlet is connected with a hot water pipe.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view of the solar heating device.
NOVELTY - The macromolecule composite material blade has blade unit divided into five multiple sections along the length direction based on shape of blade. Multiple connection holes are formed in axial end surface of each unit and distributed on inner side around the blade. A macromolecular connection pin is connected between each two units, so that two units are connected together.    USE - Macromolecule composite material blade for three-blade wind machine.    ADVANTAGE - A macromolecule composite material blade of reduced weight having high intensity, and which is convenient to install and transport, and that saves the cost of tower frame can be provided.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the side view of blade. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The mechanism has mounting module, connecting shaft, bearing and seal ring that are mounted on liquid medicine tank. The mounting module is provided with mounting hole for assembling the connecting shaft. A connecting shaft is passed through mounting hole when the bearing and seal ring are sleeved on the connecting shaft, and assembled into mounting hole. Seal ring is provided with inner ring made of wearable soft plastics, and outer ring made of elastic rubber material.    USE - Modular sealing type transmission mechanism attached to liquid medicine tank used in cleaning equipment (claimed) for solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The mechanism can effectively transmit the power produced by motor on outer portion of liquid medicine tank to inner portion of liquid medicine tank. The sealing quality can be improved and leakage can be prevented while performing the installation operation easily at low speed and under light load condition.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for cleaning equipment for solar batteries.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of modular sealing type transmission mechanism.
NOVELTY - The circuit has an electronic registration code memory i.e. DS2401 or DS1990A 1-Wire FORMULA type electronic registration code memory, whose data port is connected to or disconnected from a wireless reception/transmission control module. An input/output end of the wireless reception/transmission control module is connected to an input/output end of a wireless reception/transmission drive module. A battery provides power for the wireless reception/transmission control module and the wireless reception/transmission drive module.    USE - Control circuit for an electromechanical intelligent antitheft lock key (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The circuit forms the electromechanical intelligent three-in-one key that is simple in structure, inexpensive and capable of mechanical recognition, electronic recognition and remote control recognition at the same time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an electromechanical intelligent three-in-one key comprising an insulating holder handle.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an electromechanical intelligent antitheft lock key.
NOVELTY - A semiconductor substrate (1) has a graphite layer (2) containing heterocyclic polymer obtained by condensing an aromatic tetracarboxylic acid and aromatic tetramine on a surface, and a semiconductor layer (4) provided on graphite-layer surface as growth surface.    USE - Semiconductor substrate is used for semiconductor element for light-emitting device used for display panel, electronic device, and solar cell element (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor substrate having excellent optical characteristics is economically manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of semiconductor substrate; and    (2) electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the semiconductor substrate.    Semiconductor substrate (1)    Graphite layer (2)    Semiconductor layer (4)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming separation layers e.g. porous anodically etched silicon layer (304) on donor wafers (244). The silicon layers which include an n-type silicon layer and P-type silicon layers (420), are deposited on separation layers to form partially completed photovoltaic (PV) cells in donor wafers. The contacts (430) on completed cells are tabbed and assembled to form a string. The string is bonded to a common substrate using adhesion layer (440) such that silicon layers are arranged between donor wafers and substrate.    USE - Solar panel manufacturing method.    ADVANTAGE - Allows robust handling of photovoltaic cell formed in epitaxial layer as it is transferred from donor wafer to mounting substrate. The cell efficiency is improved by enabling improved dopant distribution and shaper junction profile in the use of epitaxial deposition. The light gathering efficiency of solar cell panel is improved. The solar cell panel affords improved yields through reduced breakage of PV cells during processing due to the mechanical support for the PV cells afforded by lamination to either the backside substrate or front side glass layer. Materials costs are also reduced through the use of donor wafers which are recycled through multiple PV cell fabrication processes. The use of epitaxial deposition to form the PV cell layers leads to improved control over doping profiles and sharper junctions, leading to improved PV cell efficiency through reduced electron-hole recombination.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side cross sectional view of the donor wafers.    Donor wafer (244)    Porous silicon layer (304)    P-type layer (420)    Contact (430)    Adhesion layer (440)
NOVELTY - A renewable energy panel system comprises a renewable energy panel (10) having a frame; and a first hollow vessel (22) having a bottom panel and a top panel. The renewable energy panel is mounted directly to the hollow vessel, and the top panel is inclined at an angle relative to the bottom panel.    USE - A renewable energy panel system, e.g. aluminum frame.    ADVANTAGE - The system can be arranged in varying configurations, and offers sale and speedy installation where direct connection to the roof is not required.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a method of retaining an alternative energy source on a rooftop comprising providing a first hollow vessel having a bottom panel and a top panel, where the top panel is inclined at an angle relative to the bottom panel, and the vessel has a fill port; transporting the vessel to a rooftop; conveying a predetermined quantity of liquid into the hollow vessel; and mounting a renewable energy panel to the first hollow vessel; and    (2) an apparatus for mounting a renewable energy panel comprising a hollow vessel including a top panel, a bottom panel, a back panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and a curved front panel, where the panels are attached to form a void within the vessel, and the top panel of the vessel is adapted to receive the renewable energy panel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a photovoltaic panel array.    Energy panel (10)    Photovoltaic panel (20)    Vessel (22)    Mounting cross arms (24)    Roof (26)
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic device/architectural membrane system (10) comprises a fluoropolymer encapsulated reinforcement layer (15); a photovoltaic device (20) in contact with the fluoropolymer encapsulated reinforcement; a fluoropolymer cover layer (25) that is heat sealable that covers and extends beyond the perimeter of the photovoltaic device; and a bondable layer (30) between the fluoropolymer cover layer and the fluoropolymer encapsulated reinforcement layer.    USE - A photovoltaic device/architectural membrane system.    ADVANTAGE - The system has extensible properties, and ability to elongate/extend/shrink/deform without damage to the photovoltaic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a photovoltaic device/architectural membrane system.    Photovoltaic device/architectural membrane system (10)    Fluoropolymer encapsulated reinforcement layer (15)    Photovoltaic device (20)    Fluoropolymer cover layer (25)    Bondable layer (30)
NOVELTY - An electrochemical cell has a cathode having an electroactive sulfur-containing material, an anode containing lithium, and a nonaqueous electrolyte comprising one or more nonaqueous solvents chosen from acyclic ether, cyclic ether, polyether and sulfone, one or more lithium salts and one or more nitrate additive. The cell exhibits utilization of electroactive sulfur-containing material of 60% or more and charge-discharge efficiency of 80% or more over at least 10 cycles with charge rate of 0.2 mA/cm2 or less and discharge rate of 0.4 mA/cm2 or less.    USE - Electrochemical cell is used for battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electrochemical cell has excellent charging/discharging characteristics and low self-discharge rate.
NOVELTY - The battery has two conductive rods (21,22) in which one end is extended into chamber to contact active carbon powder filled in chamber and another end is protruded through bottom of lower receptacle (10). The carbon powder is surrounded by absorbent paper. An upper receptacle (30) with openings is detachably engaged with lower receptacle. A channel is communicated with openings and a partition with through hole is mounted in channel to separate channel into air and water room. A stopper (40) is detachably mounted in top opening of upper receptacle to stuff air room.    USE - Pressurized low voltage battery for use in electrical appliance such as calculator and LED-based clock.    ADVANTAGE - The stopper is repeatedly pushed into air room, so that water in upper receptacle spreads quickly to active carbon powder due to air pressure through absorbent paper and cause chemical reaction. Hence, the battery generates electricity quickly. The water absorbent bar can absorb water from upper receptacle to lower receptacle at stable rate to remain chemical reaction, so that the battery water consumption is precisely controlled. Hence, the battery can produce stable voltage.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the pressurized low voltage battery.    Lower receptacle (10)    Air vent (17)    Two conductive rods (21,22)    Upper receptacle (30)    Stopper (40)
NOVELTY - The vehicle has a vehicle body equipped with an objective table i.e. multi-layered foldable objective table, where a bottom surface of the vehicle body is equipped with wheels. Each layer of the objective table is equipped with a cushion layer i.e. rubber gasket. Foldable wheels are placed at four angles on bottom of the vehicle body. An end of the objective table is fixed with a vertical post on the vehicle body by a rotary shaft, where another end of the objective table is equipped with a baffle plate.    USE - Square type solar battery laminating revolution vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The foldable and superposed objective table is small in space, simple in structure and convenient in operation, and the baffle plate prevents battery sheets from sliding out of the objective table and prevents an upper layer of object table from being pressed on battery sheet on a lower layer of object table.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a square type solar battery laminating revolution vehicle.
NOVELTY - The assembly has a glass layer arranged with a polyvinyl butyral material layer that is equipped with a double-faced battery sheet. The battery sheet is arranged with another polyvinyl butyral material layer that is formed with another glass layer. The battery sheet is provided with multiple small double-faced battery sheets parts that are connected by solder strips and bus bars.    USE - Double-faced battery polyvinyl butyral laminated photovoltaic curtain wall assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The assembly is simple in structure, safe to operate and easy to mount, and has better heat insulation performance, high electric energy production efficiency and aesthetic appearance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a double-faced battery polyvinyl butyral laminated photovoltaic curtain wall assembly.
NOVELTY - The tile has a crystalline silicon solar cell sheet whose upper and lower sides are provided with an ethylene vinyl acetate film, where the tile is in step shape. An upper layer side of the ethylene vinyl acetate film is coated with fiber reinforced plastic. A lower layer side of the of the ethylene vinyl acetate film is provided with a back plate. A power supply electrode line of the crystalline silicon solar cell sheet is led out from the back plate and connected with a power supply connection line. Two sides of the fiber reinforced plastic are provided with a hole.    USE - Solar cell tile.    ADVANTAGE - The tile is light-weight, environment-friendly and convenient to install, and has better waterproof property and better corrosion resistance, wind resistance and hail resistance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a solar cell tile.
NOVELTY - The solar colorful floor tile has internal bracket that is hollow provided with LED luminous casing. A frame at the periphery of internal bracket is equipped with solar cell panel. The lower side of frame is provided with high pressure rechargeable cell and power supply control board. A light panel is arranged between internal bracket and upper shade. The four angles of upper surface of the internal bracket are provided with luminous blocks for spreading light through constant bright surface. An aluminum foil is arranged between another light panel and taiji plate.    USE - Solar colorful floor tile.    ADVANTAGE - The control board can automatically control the timed glistening, or dark or bright and can control multiple groups of luminous portions, the light is spread efficiently, so that the colorful ground effect at night is created and the ground decoration effect in square or hall is enhanced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded view of the solar colorful floor tile.
NOVELTY - The collector has a heat collecting mechanism mounted in flat outer frame. An insulating material is filled between the heat collecting mechanism and outer frame. A transparent seal cover board is covered on the upper portion of the heat collecting mechanisms and fixed to the edge of the outer frame by a pressing frame. A seal frame is arranged between the board and edge of the outer frame. The moisture absorption silica gel bag is arranged at the bottom of the outer frame.    USE - Integrated flat solar heat collector.    ADVANTAGE - The service lifetime of the transparent seal cover board and heat collecting mechanism can be increased and manufacturing cost of the collector can be reduced, by using a simple structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar heat collector.
NOVELTY - The magnifier has a shell whose inner side is provided with a guide rail (221). A sliding frame (100) is fixed on the guide rail of the shell in a sliding manner. A magnifying eyeglass (1) with an LED (4) is inlaid in the sliding frame, and watch batteries (7) are placed in the sliding frame and electrically connected with the LED by a switch device. The switch device comprises a conductive contact plate and is connected with a circuit when the sliding frame is drawn out from the shell to a working position. The magnifying eyeglass is a spherical mirror and a non-spherical mirror.    USE - Card magnifier.    ADVANTAGE - The magnifier is multifunctional, and is simple in structure. The magnifier is light in weight, so the magnifier is easy to carry.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The magnifying eyeglass is injected by transparent optical material polymethylmethacrylate integrally.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a card magnifier.    Magnifying eyeglass (1)    LED (4)    Watch batteries (7)    Sliding frame (100)    Guide rail (221)
NOVELTY - The solar cell has positive and negative transverse bus conductive electrodes firmly mounted on a single-non-crystalline battery that is 120 to 150 mm away from an upper side. A polyimide insulating material is mounted between the transverse bus conductive electrodes and the battery. Positive and negative lengthwise conductive electrodes are symmetrically and firmly mounted at two sides of the battery via ultrasonic wave welding or glue bonding. An anode and a cathode lead are led out of a wiring box.    USE - Non crystalline silicon solar cell for a 24V rechargeable battery.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell processes a component that satisfies charging requirement of the rechargeable battery with rated voltage of 24V through confluence and conforms to the charging requirement of the 24V rechargeable battery on the output voltage and current characteristic, so that the charging efficiency is high.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a non crystalline silicon solar cell.
NOVELTY - The component has multiple series connected solar battery sheets (3) arranged between two ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) layers (21, 22). Multiple chip LEDs (4) are arranged in a seam of the sheets. A glass (1) i.e. low-iron and super-white toughened glass, is arranged outside one of the EVA layers. A transparent back plate (5) is arranged outside the other EVA layer. An LED light guiding plate (6) is arranged outside the back plate. A controller (7) and a storage battery (8) are connected with the LEDs by leads and arranged outside the component.    USE - LED solar panel component for generating electricity and transmitting light during daytime, for lightning a ceiling, a shed and a wall and for decorating a construction during night time.    ADVANTAGE - The component has a simple structure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The transparent back plate is made of glass. The LED light guiding plate is made of transparent materials.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an LED solar panel component.    Glass (1)    Solar battery sheets (3)    Chip LEDs (4)    Transparent back plate (5)    LED light guiding plate (6)    Controller (7)    Storage battery (8)    Ethylene vinyl acetate layers (21-23)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a power source circuit in a wireless charging device to produce a source alternating current, and a transmitting coil (120) to magnetically couple with a receiving coil (220) in a user's device. A power control circuit includes a control input to control power delivered from the power source to the transmitting coil, and a proximity detector (106) is positioned near the transmitting coil to detect proximity of a user to the detector and provide a control signal to cause the power control circuit to reduce power delivered from the power source to the transmitting coil.    USE - Wireless charging apparatus for charging a rechargeable battery e.g. nickel cadmium (NiCd), nickel-metal hydride (NiMH), lithium-ion, and lithium-polymer batteries, in a portable communication device i.e. cell phone, a high powered hand tool, a domestic appliance or garden tool.    ADVANTAGE - The proximity detector detects proximity of the user to the detector and provides the control signal to cause the power control circuit to reduce power delivered from the power source to the transmitting coil, thus reducing ambient electromagnetic fields near the transmitting coil below a safe exposure level for the user, and hence minimizing exposure of the user to intense electromagnetic fields required in wireless chargers.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for wireless charging of a rechargeable battery in a portable device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of a wireless charger with a power transmitting coil being a printed wiring coil on a printed wiring board and a wirelessly charged user device with a power receiving coil being a printed wiring coil on a printed wiring board.    Proximity detector (106)    Transmitting coil (120)    Wireless charger printed wiring board (122)    Receiving coil (220)    Wirelessly charged device printed wiring board (222)    Magnetic flux (300)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell system has a calculation unit that calculates storage capacity of hydrogen based on temperature and pressure in hydrogen storage alloy container, after desorption of purified hydrogen. The amount of hydrogen utilized in polymer electrolyte fuel cell (5) is calculated based on electric power generation amount of fuel cell. The switch over time of supply amount of hydrocarbon-containing fuel and occlusion and release of hydrogen are controlled, according to the calculated hydrogen storage capacity and usage amount of hydrogen.    USE - Fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The output of the modifier can be stabilized when the load of the fuel cell is varied, the deterioration of the hydrogen storage rate can be prevented and manufacturing efficiency of highly purified hydrogen can be improved, hence electric power generation efficiency can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for operation method of fuel cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic block diagram of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Modifier (2)    Hydrogen recovery separation apparatus (4)    Hydrogen storage alloy container (4a,4b)    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell (5)    Operation control apparatus (6)
NOVELTY - A glass-scattering-prevention electric power generation film is obtained by laminating a pair of plastic films (1,7), organic solar cell layer and adhesive layer (6). The organic solar cell layer includes battery component formed between a pair of plastic films containing 50 mu m or more of polyethylene-terephthalate film or polyethylene naphthalate film.    USE - Glass scattering prevention electric power generation film is used for electric power generating system and glass (both claimed) for building e.g. restaurant, hotel and indoor partition. Uses include but are not limited to wall, door, roof and window of buildings, window of motor vehicles, capacitor, converter, inverter, rectifier, diode and battery e.g. lithium-ion secondary battery and nickel-hydrogen battery.    ADVANTAGE - The glass scattering-prevention electric-power generation film has excellent designability and efficiently improves generation of electric power.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) glass; and    (2) electric power generating system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of glass scattering prevention electric power generation film using dye-sensitized solar cell.    Plastic films (1,7)    Transparent electrode layer (2)    Photoelectrode layer (3)    Electric charge transport layer (4)    Adhesive layer (6)
NOVELTY - Laminated product is obtained by laminating resin film with metal layer on both surfaces, where laminated product has holes in the metal layer in which the surface or cross-section of resin film is exposed, and the interval of holes is less than or equal to 1.8 mm.    USE - The laminated product is used in CIS type cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The laminated product generates no cracks, and can withstand heat processing even at greater than or equal to 450 degrees C, preferably greater than or equal to 500 degrees C.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) copper-indium-selenium (CIS) type cell containing the above-cited laminated product; and    (2) manufacture of the laminated product.
NOVELTY - The lining (1) has a friction lining (3) attached on a friction lining carrier (2), which is made of mass compressed, fiber reinforced plastic material. The lining carrier is made of components with thirty five to eighty weight percentages of fibers (4), zero to twenty weight percentages of filling material (5) and 100 weight percentage of thermosetting plastic (6), which is provided as a phenol resin, melamine resin/epoxy resin. The portion of fiber is made of cotton, biological mineral fibers, aramide, glass and polyacrylnitrile that exhibits length that ranges between 0.5 mm and 6 mm.    USE - Brake lining for a wind energy plant.    ADVANTAGE - The friction lining is attached on the friction lining carrier, which is made of mass compressed, fiber reinforced plastic material, thus manufacturing the brake lining in an economical, simple, rust-free, stable and maintenance friendly manner. The fiber reinforced plastic material is integrated in a simple manner, during manufacturing process of the brake lining.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a brake lining.    Brake lining (1)    Friction lining carrier (2)    Friction lining (3)    Fibers (4)    Filling material (5)    Thermosetting plastic (6)
NOVELTY - The device has a condenser (2) connected to an inlet of a water collection tank (14) through a guide pipe. A bottom part of a side wall of the water collection tank is connected to a side of an upper surface of a solar pond (17) i.e. cuboid sealed device, where the solar pond is made of high-transparent glass. The guide pipe is equipped with a valve (15). A bottom of the water collection tank is connected to a position below a side wall of the solar pond through the guide pipe. The guide pipe is equipped with another valve (16).    USE - Full-automatic solar irrigation device.    ADVANTAGE - The device enables internal energy of saturated ammonia water to be converted to mechanical energy so as to rotate a steamer that is utilized to drive a water pump to directly pump water. The device enables free consumption of electric energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a full-automatic solar irrigation device.    Condenser (2)    Water collection tank (14)    Valves (15, 16)    Solar pond (17)
NOVELTY - The device has a seat equipped with a stirring mechanism. The stirring mechanism is connected with a driving mechanism (2) and equipped with an electrical heating mechanism (3). A feeder is connected with the stirring mechanism. A control circuit (4) is connected with the heating mechanism and the driving mechanism. The heating mechanism is connected with a temperature controlled switch (5).    USE - Device for generating mixed material of a back membrane of a solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The device has rational design, simple structure, convenient operation and usage and better mixing effect. The device ensures that the solution completely enters macromolecule of matrix to form the gel, and achieves plasticizing effect.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a device for generating mixed material of a back membrane of a solar battery.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Driving mechanism (2)    Electrical heating mechanism (3)    Control circuit (4)    Temperature controlled switch (5)
NOVELTY - The building unit has a transmitting cover plate that is on box portion by seal gum. A soleplate is sealed and fixed with seal gum extruded downward. A reinforced rib is arranged on heat collecting plate core molded by aluminum alloy to avoid deformation during sudden cold and hot. An adsorbent storage bar is adhered on centripetal side of fixed bar. The heat insulating coating is sprayed inside box portion. The pipe joint is sleeved and fixed on inlet and outlet of work substance channel pipe. The fixed bar uses engineering plastic with silicon strip, rubber bar or ceramic material.    USE - Building unit for collecting solar energy.    ADVANTAGE - The building unit can save energy efficiently with good insulating property and decorative appearance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the building unit.
NOVELTY - The module has a solar heat collector comprising a transparent cover plate, a heat absorbing body, a thermal insulation layer, a U-shaped side frame and a bottom plate. The transparent cover plate is equipped above the side frame, and the heat absorbing body is equipped below the transparent cover plate. The thermal insulation layer is formed on four sides and bottom part of a side frame inner cavity. The bottom plate is equipped below the side frame. The thermal insulation layer is made of phenol formaldehyde foam material, and the side frame is made of antioxidant alloy material.    USE - Solar heat collecting module for hot water project and household solar water heater that is utilized in a building roof and curtain wall.    ADVANTAGE - The module realizes combining of building roof with private investor mounting.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The bottom plate is made of plastic steel material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar heat collecting module.
NOVELTY - The heat collector has a cool water box located at an upper part of a hot water box and provided with a thin pipe passing through the hot water box to enter an inner part of a solar vacuum heating pipe. A solar vacuum heating pipe is provided with a thick pipe, and a thick pipe is arranged outside the thin pipe in a sleeve manner. A bottom part of the thick pipe is closed and is connected with a bottom part of the thin pipe. Outer parts of the cool water box and the hot water box are provided with polyurethane temperature-preserving layers.    USE - Strong-discharge solar heat collector.    ADVANTAGE - The cool water box and the hot water box are provided with multiple parallel thin pipes and thick pipes, so that the heat collector can run normally, when the solar vacuum heating pipe is exploded.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross sectional view of a strong-discharge solar heat collector.
NOVELTY - The solar collector tube has metal tube that is sleeved in glass tube. An elastic metal sealing portion is respectively arranged between both ends of glass tube and metal tube. The inner ring surface of annular elastic metal sealing portion is connected with outer surface of metal tube in sealing manner. The surface outer edge of elastic metal sealing portion is connected with end surface of glass tube in sealing manner. The middle of the surface of elastic metal sealing portion is a wave type structure.    USE - Solar collector tube.    ADVANTAGE - The metal tube and glass tube can be expanded and contracted consistently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view of the solar collector tube.
NOVELTY - The spectacles have two spectacle legs equipped with a bulb and a battery, where the spectacles are hollow and transparent. The two spectacle legs are fixedly connected with a switch. The bulb, the battery and the switch are connected with each other. The spectacle legs are fixed by a rubber band.    USE - Anti-drop spectacles.    ADVANTAGE - The spectacles can fix firmly on the head, so as to prevent sliding. The spectacles can illuminate in an efficient manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of anti-drop spectacles.
NOVELTY - The cable has an outer sheath layer installed at an exterior part of a cable core, where the cable core is formed by stranding of multiple insulation cores. A filling strip is installed on a center part of the cable core. The insulation cores are arranged with a conductor. An isolation layer is lapped on an exterior part of the conductor. An insulation layer is located on an exterior part of the isolation layer. Talcum powder is coated on an exterior part of the insulation core. The filling strip is made from non- hygroscopic soft filling material.    USE - Torsion-resistant and weather-proof power soft cable for wind generation tower.    ADVANTAGE - The cable has better cable torsion-resistant and slipping properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The outer sheath layer is made from irradiated cross linking chloroprene rubber flame-retarded elastomer material, thermoplastic environment friendly flame-retarded elastomer material, irradiated cross linking non-halogen or low smoke polyolefin elastomer material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a torsion-resistant and weather-proof power soft cable.
NOVELTY - The assembly has a plate-reducing reflecting film ultra white tempering glass (1) whose outer surface is fused with an ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) rubber film (2), a crystalline silicon solar cell battery (3) and a backboard (4) to form a body. The backboard is made from tedlar-polyester-tedlar (TPT) or polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and the battery uses monocrystalline silicon or polycrystalline silicon solar batteries. A reducing reflecting film is plated on a surface of the ultra white tempering glass and utilizes glass plated with film on a side or two sides.    USE - High power solar cell assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The monocrystalline silicon or polycrystalline silicon batteries with high efficiency are combined with the film plated ultra white tempering glass along with tedlar-polyester-tedlar (TPT) or polyethylene terephthalate (PET) material having high reflecting efficiency so as to improve photoelectric transferring efficiency of the assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a high power solar cell assembly.    Plate-reducing reflecting film ultra white tempering glass (1)    Ethylene vinyl acetate rubber film (2)    Crystalline silicon solar cell battery (3)    Backboard (4)
NOVELTY - The box has a box cover hinged with a box body that is formed with surrounding side walls, where the box body and the box cover are made of plastic rubber material. A bottom part of the box body is hollow, and an electronic component module is arranged inside the box body and fixedly connected with the side walls of the box body via multiple fixing ribs.    USE - Junction box for a solar module.    ADVANTAGE - The plastic rubber material utilized by the box functions as a better insulator, avoids electric shock hazard, and has better expanding property and radiating property. The service life of the electronic component module inside the box body is prolonged. The box has long service life and simple and convenient structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a junction box.
NOVELTY - The device has an explosion-proof bolt inserted in an end part of a power supply box, and a lead-acid accumulator mounted in the power supply box body, where the body is stainless steel spurted plastic or splashed gel housing. A boss for fixing the accumulator is mounted on a bottom plate of the power supply box body. Fixed connecting lock tongues are welded on four lower corners of the power supply box body and equipped with lock holes. The lead-acid accumulators are connected in series to form a battery group with output voltage of 240V.    USE - Power supply device for mineral explosion-proof accumulator electric locomotive.    ADVANTAGE - The power supply box body has strong anti-corrosion property, high voltage, high capacity, small current and short length, and reduces the volume of the locomotive assembled components, and the locomotive has short length and prolonged service life.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic side view of a power supply device.
NOVELTY - The sensor has an electrode layer (4a) joined with a catalyst layer (3) through a proton conductive layer (2). A gas detection part (7) is provided with another electrode layer (4b) that is joined to the proton conductive layer, which is laminated by a substrate top (10). An environmental conservation layer (8) is in contact with the gas detection part that is laminated by an upper part, where the environmental conservation layer is made of thermosetting resin, UV-ray cured resin or a thermoplastic resin.    USE - Hydrogen gas sensor for a fuel cell system used in an electric vehicle and motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The sensor reduces variation of the output characteristics even if the installation environment of a hydrogen gas sensor changes rapidly, and detects the hydrogen gas concentration appropriately.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of a hydrogen gas sensor. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Proton conductive layer (2)    Catalyst layer (3)    Electrode layer (4a)    Electrode layer (4b)    Gas detection part (7)    Environmental conservation layer (8)    Substrate top (10)
NOVELTY - The electron tobacco cartridges solution battery charger has a solution container (11) keeping a plastic nozzle (12), in which the solution is supplied. Another solution (13) is supported as the electron tobacco cartridges solution (10).    USE - Electron tobacco cartridges solution battery charger.    ADVANTAGE - The electron tobacco cartridges solution battery charger has a solution container keeping a plastic nozzle, in which the solution is supplied, and thus ensures improved electron tobacco cartridges solution battery charger.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of an electron tobacco cartridges solution battery charger.    Electron tobacco cartridges solution (10)    Solution container (11)    Plastic nozzle (12)    Solution (13)
NOVELTY - A solid electrolyte contains ionic liquid, supporting electrolyte salt and cation-exchange substance in the cation is substituted by lithium cation.    USE - Solid electrolyte is used for lithium secondary battery (claimed) for electric vehicle and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solid electrolyte provides lithium secondary battery with excellent charge-and-discharge characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for lithium secondary battery.
NOVELTY - The device has a main notching part (500) placed at a material carry-out side of a main piercing portion (410). A pilot hole piercing portion (300) is provided with a pilot hole for inserting a pilot pin. A side notching part (200) notches a region of a material (130) and removes the material from a feeder. A guide unit (700) guides movement of the material in an outer section of the main piercing portion. A cover is placed at an upper end of a part of a cloud member.    USE - Forming device for manufacturing a grid of a battery.    ADVANTAGE - The device is easy to maintain and repair. The device prevents interference during operation, facilitates stable transfer of the material by utilizing the guide unit, and prevents the material from being blocked in the gap between the cover and the cloud member.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of a forming device.    Material (130)    Side notching part (200)    Pilot hole piercing portion (300)    Main piercing portion (410)    Main notching part (500)    Guide unit (700)
NOVELTY - The structure has front end of axes equipped with other speed change gear and tail end is allocated with magnetic pole element. The ends of the blades on side are connected to the axes. The axes are driven to speed change gear of other axes in order to rotate the magnetic pole element of the other axes such that the coil is connected to circuit. The circuit is connected with light emitting or light guiding elements such that the light emitting or light guiding elements are exposed in the blades.    USE - Windward lightening structure.    ADVANTAGE - Since the magnetic pole element induces the coil to generate the voltage through rotation of wind blowing the blades to lighten the light emitting or light guiding elements of the blade, the lightening decoration effect is realized without any power supply.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the windward lightening structure.
NOVELTY - The collector has a reflection plate aligning a transparent light gathering plate. A sealing bracket is arranged between the light gathering plate and the reflection plate to form a vacuum chamber. A metal heat collecting tube is positioned in the vacuum chamber and arranged on a surface of the reflection plate. A heat insulation layer is connected to an external surface of the reflection plate. A decoration panel is connected to the heat insulation layer and located at an outermost layer.    USE - Heat collector for a solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The metal heat collecting tube absorbs and transfers heat, and a metal foam layer is coated on the surface of the metal heat collecting tube to increase a light receiving area, thus increasing the heat conduction coefficient, heat transfer effect and solar energy utilization rate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The surface of the heat collecting tube is provided with a metal foam film. The light gathering plate is made of carbonic resin material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a heat collector for a solar water heater.
NOVELTY - The illumination sphere has a transparent or semitransparent spherical shell whose interior is equipped with an illumination bulb and batteries. The spherical shell is provided with a switch for controlling the illumination bulb and is connected with a pull rope. A periphery of the spherical shell is provided with a concave circle, where the pull rope is wound around the concave circle. The spherical shell is made of insulating plastic or flame retardant material. The concave circle is formed at a maximum circle of the spherical shell.    USE - Illumination sphere.    ADVANTAGE - The illumination sphere is designed such that the pull rope can be held in hand for throwing the illumination sphere to a corner during use so as to realize illumination. The illumination sphere can be easily pulled out by the pull rope after use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an illumination sphere.
NOVELTY - The generator has primary retention element (110) whose inner circumference part is provided with spokes, where predetermined gap is maintained between the spokes. A primary electrode is formed on an upper part of the spoke, and a piezoelectric portion is formed in an upper part of the primary electrode. A supporting member (118) is formed on an upper part of a secondary electrode that is formed on an upper part of the piezoelectric portion. A secondary supporting member is connected to a fixed structure through an elastic member.    USE - Piezoelectric power generator for generating power for charging a rechargeable battery of a mobile communication unit or portable terminal.    ADVANTAGE - The mechanical energy can be converted into the electric energy in an effective manner. The deformation of the piezoelectric portion by external force can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a piezoelectric power generator.    Primary retention element (110)    Inner side (110a)    Supporting member (118)
NOVELTY - A glass composition comprises (wt.%) bismuth (III) oxide (65-75), silicon dioxide (5-10), boron (III) oxide (6-8), aluminum oxide (0-2), zinc oxide (8-10), calcium oxide (0-2), and property-modifying additive (0-2).    USE - A glass composition used for aluminum paste of solar battery back surface (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The glass composition has softening point of 500-560 degrees C, expansion coefficient of 55-60 x 10-7, and grain diameter smaller than 3 mu m. The bismuth-silicon-boron glass of non-lead system is used, thus eliminating pollution of lead in glass composition. The glass composition has the same low-melting characteristic as the lead glass, and good immersion wetting performance to silicon sheet and aluminum powder. The prepared back surface aluminum paste can form good ohmic contact with silicon sheet, thus providing high adhesion, low warping of battery sheet and high conversion efficiency of battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) preparation of glass composition, comprising putting component comprising (wt.%) bismuth (III) oxide (65-75), silicon dioxide (5-10), boron (III) oxide (6-8), aluminum oxide (0-2), zinc oxide (8-10), calcium oxide (0-2), and property-modifying additive (0-2) into ceramic crucible; putting ceramic crucible into high temperature welding furnace to process smelting; pouring liquid glass into deionized water for quenching; and ball-milling glass fragment;    (2) an aluminum paste of solar battery back surface, comprising (wt.%) glass composition (1-3), aluminum powder (70-76) and carrier (20-30); and    (3) preparation of aluminum paste of solar battery back surface, comprising completely stirring components comprising (wt.%) glass composition (1-3), aluminum powder (70-76) and carrier (20-30); and grinding and dispersing mixture to obtain aluminum paste composition of solar battery back surface with fineness smaller than 15 mu m and viscosity of 28000-36000 Pa.s.
NOVELTY - Special combined polyether comprises (in pts.wt.): polyether polybasic alcohol (65-85), polyether polybasic alcohol (15-35), foam stabilizer (2.0-3.0), composite catalyst (0.8-1.0), deionized water (0.5-0.8) and foaming agent (5-10). The polyether polybasic alcohol is YD-6205 polyether, KS-8326 polyether or DD-450L polyether. The polyether polybasic alcohol is 450M polyether, 4110 polyether or 330B polyether.    USE - Special combined polyether for solar water heater polyurethane decompression foaming process (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The special combined polyether has low conductive coefficient.
NOVELTY - The belt has lumbar vertebra acupoint magnet therapy blocks (3) that are vertically arranged in air bag cavity (2). An input end of air bag switch (6) is connected with output hole of air room (14) through rubber soft tube (7). A micro air compressor (11) is fixed at input hole of air room through screw. The power switch (10) of micro air compressor is connected with external power wire (15) through rectifying block (12) and connected with the battery box (13).    USE - Power assisting physiotherapy belt for lumbar vertebra of human body, for relieving illness of human sciatic nerve, lumbar muscle degeneration and lumbar disc protrusion.    ADVANTAGE - The human lumbar backbone sickness can be cured effectively.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of physiotherapy belt.    Air bag cavity (2)    Acupoint magnet therapy block (3)    Air bag switch (6)    Rubber soft tube (7)    Power switch (10)    Micro air compressor (11)    Rectifying block (12)    Battery box (13)    Air room (14)    External power wire (15)
NOVELTY - The device has a silica gel pressing roller (3) in external contact with an embossing cold roller (4). A flat mold (1) is arranged above the silica gel pressing roller and the embossing cold roller. An outlet of the flat mold is equipped with a heating device (5) between the silica gel pressing roller and an external tangent part of the embossing cold roller. A tangent line of a common tangent point is passed through the embossing cold roller and the silica gel pressing roller and arranged on a film sheet (2).    USE - Ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer packaging film production device for packing a photovoltaic cell.    ADVANTAGE - The device can be manufactured at low cost with improved capacity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer packaging film production device.    Flat mold (1)    Film sheet (2)    Silica gel pressing roller (3)    Embossing cold roller (4)    Heating device (5)
NOVELTY - The system has a gathered pipe (1) comprising a cavity axially provided with two bored clapboards (4) to separate the cavity into three cavities. Side faces of left and right chambers are respectively provided with a line of circular holes for inserting a full glass vacuum heat collecting pipe (3). Upper ends of the chambers are provided with hot water outlets (Y), and two side faces of a middle chamber are arranged with the bored clapboards. A lower end of the middle chamber is provided with a cold water inlet (X).    USE - Heat collecting pipe system.    ADVANTAGE - The heat collecting pipe system can completely replace the hot water in the full glass vacuum heat collecting pipe to effectively increase the heating efficiency and to ensure high cost performance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a heat collecting pipe system.    Cold water inlet (X)    Hot water outlets (Y)    Gathered pipe (1)    Cold water input pipe (2)    Full glass vacuum heat collecting pipe (3)    Bored clapboards (4)
NOVELTY - The device has a solar water heater whose water outlet pipe is connected with a directly-heated air source heat pump and a hot water storage tank. The water storage tank is connected with a main pipeline. A bottom part of the main pipeline is connected with a constant-temperature air source heat pump. A property management main computer is connected with a measuring electronic water meter by a communication interface. A balance water supplementing tank is connected with a water inlet pipe of the solar water heater.    USE - Energy-saving low-temperature collective hot water supply device for solar energy and air source heat pump that is utilized in a high building.    ADVANTAGE - The device is convenient to use. The device can save energy and water and can guarantee hot water supply all times.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an energy-saving low-temperature collective hot water supply device.
NOVELTY - The device has an aluminum heat pipe inserted into an internal glass pipe. A heat storing medium i.e. acetone, is arranged between the internal glass pipe and the heat pipe. A rubber plug for sealing is arranged between an opening of the internal glass pipe and the heat pipe. The external and internal glass pipes and the heat pipe have elliptic cross sections. An aluminum wing sheet is fixed on an external wall of the heat pipe. A surface of an aluminum wing blade is tightly coupled with the heat storing medium.    USE - Heat storing type elliptic freezing preventing solar energy heat gathering device.    ADVANTAGE - The configuration of the device enables the device to operate in cold area at -90 degree centigrade. The device is efficient, light in weight and inexpensive, and ensures reduced heat transmission resistance, reliable sealing, better expanding performance, and high strength.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a heat storing type elliptic freezing preventing solar energy heat gathering device.
NOVELTY - An electrolyte colloidal agent comprises at least one macromolecular monomer secondary body for generating high acting force together with liquid electrolyte solvent; and macromolecular monomer main body of acrylonitrile having high ion conductivity after copolymerized with secondary body and dissolved in liquid electrolyte solvent.    USE - Electrolyte colloidal agent used as macromolecular copolymer added to liquid electrolyte solvent for colloidal liquid electrolyte solvent (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The agent has low production cost. The electrolyte colloid is easily packed, without overflowing electrolyte solvent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an electrolyte colloid comprising electrolyte colloidal agent comprising macromolecular copolymer of main body of acrylonitrile and at least one secondary body; and liquid electrolyte solvent.
NOVELTY - The production method involves using metal suitable for the substrate of photoelectric hydrogen-producing electrode as metal substrate. The pulp is prepared for forming the oxide porous film of the metal. The pulp is coated onto the metal substrate to form the film on the metal substrate. The metal substrate is sintered with film. The metal in the metal substrate is set as the same as metal in the metal oxide nanometer porous film.    USE - Method for producing photoelectric hydrogen-producing electrode.    ADVANTAGE - The production method enables the generation of low-cost oxide nanometer porous films on metal substrates such as tungsten sheet. The electrode produced has high stability, large surface area, compact combination, high photoelectric current response and excellent crystallization.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross sectional view of the photoelectric hydrogen-producing electrode.
NOVELTY - A quick-charging, high-safety and high-rate battery comprises positive electrode current collector, negative electrode current collector, battery cell, electrolyte solution, and positive and negative electrode sizing agent. The positive electrode sizing agent comprising (wt.%) positive active materials (85-95), conductive agent (0.5-5), dispersing agent (0.2-2); and 2%-4% of binder; and the negative electrode sizing agent comprising negative electrode active materials (90-95), conductive agent (0.1-3), dispersing agent (0.1-1.5) and binder (2-4).    USE - Quick-charging, high-safety and high-rate battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery can be charged with large rate and be discharged with high rate and has simple manufacturing technology.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a manufacturing of quick-charging, high-safety and high-rate battery comprising mixing positive and negative electrode active materials, conductive agent, dispersing agents and binder with dry powder, completely dispersing sizing agent, grinding and adjusting viscosity before coating; and processing multipole winding or bag overlapping way.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cut-away view of the quick-charging, high-safety and high-rate battery.
NOVELTY - A liquid crystal display panel comprises first substrate including display region and frame rubber region; second substrate arranged oppositely to the first substrate; active layer having pixel regions arranged in the display region; first alignment film arranged on the active layer; second alignment film arranged on one side of the second substrate facing to the active layer; liquid crystal layer arranged between two alignment films; and frame rubber arranged between two substrates and located in the frame rubber region.    USE - A liquid crystal display panel for photoelectric device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The panel can effectively improve broken bright spots of photoelectric device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Liquid crystal display panel comprises first substrate including display region and frame rubber region; second substrate arranged oppositely to the first substrate; active layer having pixel regions arranged in the display region; first alignment film arranged on the active layer; second alignment film arranged on one side of the second substrate facing to the active layer; liquid crystal layer arranged between two alignment films; and frame rubber arranged between two substrates and located in the frame rubber region. The liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal molecules with dielectric anisotropy of 4-7. The frame rubber includes acryl present at 50-90%.
NOVELTY - Preparation of iron phosphate lithium material comprises sintering and preparing iron phosphate lithium powder, and coating aluminum element on surface of iron phosphate lithium powder particles to form iron phosphate lithium-aluminum compound material.    USE - Method for preparation of iron phosphate lithium material used for preparing positive plate useful for producing lithium ion battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The prepared iron phosphate lithium material and coated aluminum element can be uniformly dispersed and coated on surface respectively in molecular level. The conductivity of prepared positive plate can be increased by 10-100 times. The internal resistance of prepared iron phosphate lithium ion battery is greatly reduced and the high current charge and discharge performance is improved, thus making it suitable for power lithium ion battery with high power. The aluminum has low cost, light weight, low melting point and stable electrochemical performance; and belongs to the same material as the positive current collector, thus avoiding corrosion of primary battery.
NOVELTY - A ceramic solar heat collecting panel comprises primarily formed main body, thin-walled hollowed ceramic solar panel which is provided in primarily formed main body, and inlet/outlet connector which is provided in thin-walled hollowed ceramic solar panel. The base body is hollowed ceramic plate manufactured by ceramic slurry casting method. The sun absorbing surface is made of schreyerite ferrite, conventional ferrite, or solar absorbing painting.    USE - A ceramic solar heat collecting panel used in solar water heater, and solar roof (claimed). Can also be used in solar south wall surface and large-scaled solar heat collecting field.    ADVANTAGE - The ceramic solar heat collecting panel has low producing cost and long service life, and high heat collecting efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a preparation method of ceramic solar heat collecting panel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of ceramic solar heat collecting panel.
NOVELTY - A composition of pole pieces of lithium ion battery, comprises 80-97 wt.% of powder and 3-20 wt.% of gum; where the powder comprises anode active matters or cathode active matters and conductive agent; and the gum comprises adhesives and additives.    USE - The composition of pole pieces of lithium ion battery is useful for manufacturing batteries.    ADVANTAGE - The composition of pole pieces of lithium ion battery has low preparation cost, high homogeneity, and high pressing density of the pole piece.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a preparation method of the composition of pole pieces of lithium ion battery, comprising: (a) milling: adding the adhesives to the hopper of a mixing mill, mixing for 1-4 hours at 80-350 degrees C, and adding adhesives again to mix for 1-4 hours; (b) mixing: adding active matters to the hopper after fully milling, mixing for 1-4 hours, adding conductive agent to mix again for 4-12 hours, discharging, and obtaining a feeding composition; and (c) crushing: crushing the feeding composition by a grinder.
NOVELTY - An electrolyte support single air chamber solid oxide fuel cell with vertical electrode surfaces, comprises an electrolyte support body (1), an anode (2), and a cathode (3); where the anode (2) and the cathode (3) are respectively fixed on the two vertical surfaces of the electrolyte support body (1).    USE - The electrolyte support single air chamber solid oxide fuel cell with vertical electrode surfaces is useful for supplying power.    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte support single air chamber solid oxide fuel cell with vertical electrode surfaces solves the problem of the current common-surface single air chamber solid oxide fuel cell that the electrodes to be arranged on the same surface of the electrolyte is large in ohmic resistance and relatively low in output performance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the electrolyte support single air chamber solid oxide fuel cell with vertical electrode surfaces.    Electrolyte support body (1)    Anode (2)    Cathode (3)
NOVELTY - The pump (621) has an airtight container (6210) e.g. polymeric container, including a wall to separate an outer space and an inner space of the container, where the inner space is partially filled with heated liquid e.g. water. An inlet (622) and an outlet (623) are arranged on the wall below a liquid level surface (626) of the container, where the inlet is not lower than the outlet. A breathing channel (624) is mounted on the wall to allow an inner upper air/vapor space (627) above the surface to contact with atmosphere, where the channel has a liquid vapor condensing and reflux structure.    USE - Self-powered pump for pumping heated liquid e.g. water and anti-freezing liquid, with respect to a liquid heat collector e.g. solar heat collector, installed in a roof of a building, and heat insulated liquid heat collector such as insulated water tank of a boiler, in a heat driven liquid close-loop automotive circulation system (all claimed) for a thermal industry i.e. solar hot water industry.    ADVANTAGE - The pump allows circulating the heated liquid in a close-loop circuit without an external power pump, an expansion tank and a controller. The heat received in the heat collector can be transferred to a place that is higher than or lower than or equal to a location of the heat collector in height.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a heat driven liquid close-loop automotive circulation system comprising a heat collector including a liquid vessel fully filled with a heat transfer medium.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a pair of heat driven liquid close-loop automotive circulation systems including a solar heat collector and a heat storage tank.    Self-powered pump (621)    Inlet (622)    Outlet (623)    Breathing channel (624)    Liquid level surface of container (626)    Inner upper air/vapor space (627)    Airtight container (6210)
NOVELTY - The blade is formed of concave arced shape, whose inner side is provided with well shaped dabbers. If the length of blade is less than 3m it is of one section, and if the blade length is more than 3m, the blade length is divided into multiple sections of 2-3m each. The blade material has a density of 1.4x 103 Kg/m3. The blade has a connecting surface for bonding of special nylon gel. The strength of extension and that of compression of the blade material are respectively not less than 250 MPa and 260 MPa. The tensile modulus is not less than 15000 N/mm2.    USE - High polymer compound material blade for vertical axis wind machine of capacity lower than 300KW.    ADVANTAGE - The high polymer compound material has ageing resistance and UV resistance functions. The service lifetime of the product is more than 20 years. The blade has weather resistant ability and can be stably worked at -40-120 degrees C.
NOVELTY - The system has a concrete bracket connected with a roofing structural layer. A photovoltaic matrix (4) is provided on a top face of the bracket. A space is formed between waterproof waveform tiles (2) and the photovoltaic matrix. An air path (5) is provided between the photovoltaic matrix and the tiles. An air inlet (51) is mounted under the air path. An air pulling port (52) is located on the air path. An air is exhausted in the air path by a mechanical equipment to reduce temperature of a photovoltaic matrix main body and to supply an exhausted hot air to an interior of a room.    USE - Photovoltaic matrix air cooling system for building roofing.    ADVANTAGE - The system improves photovoltaic power generation efficiency, recycles photovoltaic power generation waste heat, improves comprehensive utilization efficiency of solar energy, decreases roofing temperature and reduces energy consumption.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a photovoltaic matrix air cooling system.    Waterproof waveform tiles (2)    Photovoltaic matrix (4)    Air path (5)    Air inlet (51)    Air pulling port (52)
NOVELTY - A device comprises at least one cathode; at least one anode; at least one photovoltaic active layer disposed between cathode and anode and comprising at least one p-type material and at least one n-type material. The p-type material comprises at least one polymer comprising backbone moiety (I).    USE - Device particularly photovoltaic device.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic device demonstrates power conversion efficiency of at least 3%, fill factor of at least 0.5, open circuit voltage (Voc) of at least 0.5 V, and short circuit current Jsc of at least 1 mA/cm2.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Device comprises at least one cathode; at least one anode; at least one photovoltaic active layer disposed between cathode and anode and comprising at least one p-type material and at least one n-type material. The p-type material comprises at least one polymer comprising backbone moiety of formula (I).    R=optionally substituted alkyl, optionally substituted linear alkyl, optionally substituted branched alkyl, optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted alkylaryl, optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted alkoxy, or optionally substituted aryloxy, or F.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) preparing the device which comprises providing at least two monomers, where at least one of the monomers comprises compound (I); and    (2) polymerizing monomers to prepare polymer comprising compound (I) in the polymer backbone; and    (3) ink formulation which comprises poly ((4,8 -bis(3-ethylheptyl)thieno (2,3-f)benzothiophene-alt-(5-(2-ethylhexyl)thieno(3 ,4-c)pyrrole-4,6-dione)-ran-4,8-bis(3-ethylheptyl)thieno(2,3-f)benzothiophene-alt-4,7-(2,1,3-benzothiadiazole))).
NOVELTY - A positive electrode comprises active material layer containing positive-electrode active material, binder made of fluorine-containing resin including vinylidene fluoride unit, and sulfonate electrolyte (I) or (II).    USE - Positive electrode is used for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery (claimed) for personal digital assistant, cellular phone and notebook personal computer.    ADVANTAGE - The positive electrode has flexibility, reliability and productivity, and provides battery with excellent charging/discharging characteristics and high capacity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A positive electrode comprises active material layer containing positive-electrode active material, binder made of fluorine-containing resin including vinylidene fluoride unit, and sulfonate electrolyte of formula: M(power)(n+)(R1-O2S-N--SO2-R2)n (I) or of formula (II).    M=metal element;    R1,R2=fluoro or 1-3C fluoroalkyl group;    R3=2-4C fluoroalkylene;and    n=1-3.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery.
NOVELTY - The tile has an ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) film and a back film that are cascaded with each other, where the tile is in square shape or triangle shape. Battery plates (3) are arranged in an array mode and adapted to the shape of an armored glass (1). A textured surface of the armored glass is in contact with air. A rubber strip (5) is embedded on an outer edge of the armored glass. A bolt mounting hole (6) is formed in the tile.    USE - Solar photovoltaic tile for use on a triangular roof.    ADVANTAGE - The tile has long service life, and is light in weight. The tile is mounted on the roof or the outer surface of the outer wall conveniently, so that the roof area is utilized completely.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the top view of a solar photovoltaic tile.    Armored glass (1)    Battery plates (3)    Rubber strip (5)    Bolt mounting hole (6)
NOVELTY - The cable has an insulating wire core utilized for extruding and wrapping an insulating layer on a conductor, where the insulating layer comprises an internal insulating layer and an external insulating layer. An uvioresistant fire band intertwining wrapping layer is provided between a shielding layer and a protective sleeve that is mounted on a cable core of an insulating wire core cable. The protective sleeve is made of abrasion resistance nylon silicon rubber material, and thickness ratio of the internal insulating layer to the external insulating layer is 3:7.    USE - Environment-friendly cable for a photovoltaic device and automatic control system such as solar power plant, solar power building and solar power outdoor illumination system.    ADVANTAGE - The cable can bear mechanical external force abrasion. The cable is rational and simple in structure, easy to manufacture and inexpensive, realizes better electrical property, physical mechanical property, stable chemical property, high/low temperature resistance property, anti-tear property, UV resistant i.e. ozone resistant property, abrasion resistant property, and has prolonged service life.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The conductor is fifth type and sixth type conductors satisfying GB/T3956-2008 standard. The internal insulating layer is made of fluorinated ethylene propylene satisfying GJB773A-2000 standard, and the external insulating layer is made of crosslinked polyolefin. The shielding layer is aluminum band longitudinal wrapping welding layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of an environment-friendly cable.
NOVELTY - The cable has a round copper wire with an external wrapping polyester film wrapping belt (2) twisted into a conductor (1) by a beam machine. A 120 degrees centigrade low-smoke halogen-free flame-retarding irradiation crosslink polyolefin insulation (3) is externally provided with a 120 degrees centigrade low-smoke halogen-free flame-retarding irradiation crosslink polyolefin sleeve (4) prepared by adding silicone mother particles, environmentally protective UV absorber and anti-oxygen and inflaming retarding agents.    USE - Photovoltaic cable.    ADVANTAGE - The cable can be utilized in the partial connection between the photovoltaic converter direct current terminals of a photovoltaic system or the connection between a direct/alternating current inverter and the photovoltaic system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a photovoltaic cable.    Conductor (1)    External wrapping polyester film wrapping belt (2)    120 degrees centigrade low-smoke halogen-free flame-retarding irradiation crosslink polyolefin insulation (3)    120 degrees centigrade low-smoke halogen-free flame-retarding irradiation crosslink polyolefin sleeve (4)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has apertures formed at a parabolic upper end and a dodging lower end, respectively, where the upper and lower ends are integrally combined with one another and coincident in a central axis. The aperture at the upper end is greater than the aperture at the lower end. The lower end is designed as a reflective flat plate or a light guide funnel. The apparatus is made of a metal or polymer composite material. Inner walls of the parabolic upper end and the reflective flat plate are formed as reflecting mirror faces.    USE - Condensation dodging apparatus for solar condensation photovoltaic power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus improves light acceptance uniformity, enlarges a receiving angle of a photovoltaic module system, and improves design accuracy, manufacturing accuracy and mounting accuracy. The apparatus can be manufactured in a simple manner at lower cost and light weight. The apparatus serves as an independent condensation system for tracking-free low power solar condensation photovoltaic power generation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a condensation dodging apparatus.
NOVELTY - The connector has a ceramic substrate (22) that is arranged on the lead frame. A photoelectric conversion element (23) is arranged on the ceramic substrate, when the condensing lens (24a) is integrally formed in the upper position of the element. The resin molding portion (24) for optical transmission is arranged on the outer periphery of the lead frame (21), the ceramic substrate and photoelectric conversion element.    USE - Optical connector for optical communication component mounted in vehicle such as motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Since the photoelectric conversion element is installed in an optical communication position with respect to condensing lens, appropriate optical communication is performed without changing the design of components like connector housing and lead frame. By varying the height of the ceramic substrate, the position of the photoelectric conversion element with respect to the condensing lens is changed easily.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional views of the optical connector and optical transceiver. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Lead frame (21)    Ceramic substrate (22)    Photoelectric conversion element (23)    Resin molding portion (24)    Condensing lens (24a)
NOVELTY - The composite particle (4) contains semiconductor particles (6) comprised of rare earth elements and inorganic compound particles different from the semiconductor particle. The rare earth elements are one or more elements selected from the group consisting of europium (Eu), yttrium (Yb), erbium (Er) and thulium (Tm), and the semiconductor particle is zinc oxide (ZnO). The content of the rare earth elements is 0.01-20wt% of the whole composite particle.    USE - Composite particle for resin composition used in wavelength conversion layer in optical application such as electroluminescence (EL) illumination, optical communication, EL display, LED illumination, bio imaging and in photovoltaic device (all claimed) used as solar cell for converting solar energy into electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - Aggregation of the semiconductor particles is suppressed by the rare earth elements, thus improving the durability of the composite particle and the resin composition, and improving the performance of the wavelength conversion layer and the photovoltaic device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) resin composition;    (2) wavelength conversion layer; and    (3) photovoltaic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a structure of the wavelength conversion layer.    Wavelength conversion layer (3)    Composite particle (4)    Curable resin (5)    Semiconductor particle (6)
NOVELTY - The structure has soldering resist layer that is formed in predetermined portion except the hole edge of the resin filling hole (27) among electronic component mounting surface of circuit board. The resin connection units are filled in resin filling hole. A latching unit is latched at hole edge of resin filling hole in the electronic component mounting surface. Another latching unit (53) is latched among the electric power conduction boards at the hole edge of the resin filing hole in the surface on opposite side to the circuit board.    USE - Circuit structure used for electrical connection box (claimed) connected between power supply e.g. battery and vehicle-mounted electrical component e.g. headlamp and wiper.    ADVANTAGE - Since the latching unit is latched among the electric power conduction boards at the hole edge of the resin filing hole in the surface on opposite side to the circuit board, the circuit board and electric power conduction board can be stuck without holding down the production cost and usage of adhesive agent, thus the circuit structure can be made to strong against the change of environmental temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for electrical connection box.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the circuit structure.    Terminal penetration hole (24)    Resin filling hole (27)    Latching unit (53)    Extension unit (54)    Soldering hole (55)
NOVELTY - Electrode catalyst comprises: a tungsten carbide and carbon (WC/C) composite support; and a catalyst component supported on the WC/C composite support, where the catalyst component comprises palladium and at least one metal catalyst including nickel, gold, iron and/or silver.    USE - The electrode catalyst is useful in a fuel cell and membrane electrode assembly (all claimed), where the fuel cell is a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The electrode catalyst: has excellent hydrogen oxidizing capacity; and is cheaper than a platinum catalyst.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) for a fuel cell, comprising: a cathode and an anode disposed to face each other; and an electrolyte membrane disposed between the cathode and the anode, where the anode comprises the electrode catalyst;    (2) a fuel cell comprising the MEA and a separating plate disposed on each side of the MEA; and    (3) preparing the electrode catalyst, comprising: dispersing the WC/C composite support in the first mixed solvent containing polyol and at least one polar solvent including water, 1-4C aliphatic alcohol or 1-4C aliphatic ketone to form a WC/C mesoporous composite support dispersion; dissolving the metal catalyst precursor in a water single solvent or second mixed solvent containing water and the polar solvent to form a metal catalyst precursor solution comprising palladium precursor and at least one metal catalyst precursor including nickel precursor, gold precursor, iron precursor and/or silver precursor; mixing the WC/C mesoporous composite support dispersion and the metal catalyst precursor solution to form a mixture; refluxing the mixture at a pressure of 1-5 atm at 120-180 degrees C to support the metal catalyst on the WC/C composite support; and separating and drying the resultant refluxed mixture to obtain the electrode catalyst.
NOVELTY - The cover has a solar panel and a pump for circulating water from a spa or pool through the solar panel to heat the spa or pool. A solar absorber is made of vinyl and placed on top of foam, where the absorber heats spapool water. The pump and a float are secured with an eyelet and a strap on an underside of a hardcover when not in use. The hardcover is removed from the spapool when the pool is in use.    USE - Spa/pool cover.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating a process involved in a spa/pool cover.
NOVELTY - The device has a water retaining valve (2) arranged in a water storage tank (1). A falling portion (3) is arranged in a heat pipe (4), and connected to the water retaining valve through a connection piece (6). The force formed by water retaining valve, falling portion and connection piece underwater is increased and decreased when the heat pipe is crushed.    USE - Automatic waterproof device for crushing heat pipe of solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The water leakage from the heat pipe after the heat pipe is crushed can be prevented automatically, thus water resource can be saved. The automatic waterproof device has simple structure and smart design, at low cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the automatic waterproof device.    Water storage tank (1)    Water retaining valve (2)    Falling portion (3)    Heat pipe (4)    Connection piece (6)
NOVELTY - The table has two columns symmetrically installed on two ends of a fixing plate, where the columns are provided in an inverted L shape by fixing a vertical support and bottoms of the two ends with bolts. Two wind generators are installed between the two columns in a parallel manner. Two half couplers of the two wind generators are connected by a same nylon column pin. A side of the each wind generator is fixed and connected with a side of each column, where another side of the each wind generator is equipped with one of the half couplers.    USE - Testing generation ground mounting table for a wind generator.    ADVANTAGE - The two columns are in inverted L shape by fixing the support and bottoms of the two ends with the bolts, thus reducing processing difficulty and production cost. The bolts are installed corresponding to mounting thread holes of the wind generators so as to perform reliable mounting operation and maintain the wind generators in a stable manner when the two half couplers of the two wind generators are connected by the same nylon column pin. The table is simple in structure, easy to construct and convenient to mount. The table can compensate excursion and buffer vibration.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a testing generation ground mounting table in partial section.
NOVELTY - The house has a south side wall formed with windows, and north wall or side walls formed with ventilation holes and doors. An egg house angle (theta) formed between a direction of the egg house and a north-south line is of 60 degrees. A shed frame is installed outside a south side wall, where a plastic film is covered on the shed frame. Horizontal distance between a point at a bottom part of the shed frame and a bottom part of the south side wall satisfies a specific formula. A plastic film provided in the shed frame is provided with ropes whose lower ends are fixed on ground.    USE - Solar energy utilizing type steel brick structured egg house for use in a region located higher than northern latitude of 40 degrees.    ADVANTAGE - The house has average temperature of above 15 degree Celsius in winter, so as to maintain warmness of the house during winter and to maintain coolness during summer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front perspective view of an egg house. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The tank has an upper cover (11) formed with a coin throwing opening. A coin calculating intelligent device and a battery box (6) are installed in the upper cover. A cover face of the upper cover is provided with an LCD screen (8). The coin calculating intelligent device is electrically connected with the LCD screen and the battery box. A circuit board (5) is provided with three sensors corresponding to sensor devices. Another circuit board (10) is provided with a calculating chip. Driving area of the latter circuit board is connected with the LCD screen via a conductive rubber (9).    USE - Intelligent coin storing tank.    ADVANTAGE - The tank enables user to easily calculate coin valve of coin thrown into the coin throwing opening, and the total value is displayed on the LCD screen, thus avoiding trouble when manually calculating coin.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of an intelligent coin storing tank.    Circuit boards (5, 10)    Battery box (6)    LCD screen (8)    Conductive rubber (9)    Upper cover (11)
NOVELTY - The warmer has a battery module connected to a bottom box, and a box lid hinged to the bottom box. A lower part of the box lid is equipped with a heating block. The bottom box is equipped with a tissue holding plate. The tissue holding plate is supported by a spring mounted at a bottom of the bottom box. The battery module is provided with a battery switch and conductive lines of the heating block.    USE - Portable wet tissue heating warmer for women.    ADVANTAGE - The warmer is simple in structure, and is small in size. The warmer is light in weight. The warmer can be conveniently transportable, and can heat palm sized wet tissue of 3 to 5 layers at 0-35 degrees centigrade within 1 to 3 min.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a portable wet tissue heating warmer.
NOVELTY - A dye-sensitized solar cell (1) comprises: a working electrode (2), a counter electrode (3) that is disposed to face the working electrode with a space between it, and an electrolyte (4) that fills in between the working electrode and the counter electrode, where the counter electrode includes a substrate having a light reflectance of 30% or more at least one wavelength in the range of 400 -750 mm.    USE - The dye-sensitized solar cell is useful for generating power by converting solar energy into electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The dye-sensitized solar cell is highly efficient and reliable, and has simple structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a dye-sensitized solar cell.    Dye-sensitized solar cell (1)    Working electrode (2)    Counter electrode (3)    Electrolyte (4)    Anode-side substrate (5)    Anode-side conductive layer (6)    Dye-sensitized semiconductor layer (7)    Cathode-side substrate (8)    Cathode-side conductive layer (9)    Catalyst layer (10)    Sealing layer (11)
NOVELTY - The luminaire has multiple electronic light emitting devices e.g. encapsulated LEDs and incandescent lamps, positioned such that light is focused outside from multiple star-shaped arms of a translucent sealed outer shell. An electronic control circuit and a battery provide power to the light emitting devices. A switching unit turns on and off the control circuit, and is activated by squeezing the outer shell. The outer shell is formed of soft non-toxic plastic material free of sharp edges and contains glitter. The outer shell is furnished with a molded fitting for attaching a rod or stick.    USE - Decorative translucent star-shaped luminaire for illuminating beverage, swimming pool, fountain, dry or wet environment (all claimed) e.g. dance party, beach, pool and cruse ship event or use as a hanging ornament. Can also be used for illuminating a punch bowl, in glass, under buffet lighting or on wedding cake, hospital patient room, rehab center, hospice, floral arrangement, lawn boarder, path way, fashion runway and sand castle.    ADVANTAGE - The outer shell is formed of soft non-toxic plastic material free of sharp edges and contains glitter, so that the luminaire is made of material to be translucent, food safe plastic, nylon, resin or other suitable product that is shatter proof and solid enough to hold a form in normal room heat and frozen condition. The glitter along with the material is used to fill the star-shaped arms for mystical appearance even when the light emitting device is not on, thus providing extra water proof security.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a bottom perspective view of a decorative translucent star-shaped luminaire with floral stake or support rod universal adaptor option.
NOVELTY - Solar-cell module comprises solar cells electrically connected to each other by wiring materials, each solar cell comprises: (a) a photoelectric conversion configured to generate carriers by the irradiation of light; (b) finger electrodes configured to collect the carriers generated by the photoelectric conversion body; and (c) a busbar electrode to intersect the finger electrodes.    USE - Used as a solar-cell module comprising solar cells for photoelectric conversion.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Solar-cell module comprises solar cells electrically connected to each other by wiring materials, each solar cell comprises: (a) a photoelectric conversion body including a first surface irradiated with light and a second surface located on the opposite side to the first surface, where the photoelectric conversion body is configured to generate carriers by the irradiation of light; (b) finger electrodes provided on both the first surface and the second surface, and configured to collect the carriers generated by the photoelectric conversion body; and (c) a busbar electrode provided on each of the first surface and the second surface to intersect the finger electrodes, and having a non-linear shape, where each of the busbar electrodes provided on the first surface and the busbar electrode formed on the second surface includes at least two markers for alignment of positions. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a solar cell comprising: (a) a photoelectric conversion body; (b) finger electrodes; and (c) a busbar electrode; and    (2) a method of producing a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic perspective view of the solar-cell module.    Solar cells (100A,100B,100C)    Photoelectric conversion body (110)    Finger electrode (120)    Busbar electrode (130)    Light-receiving surface (S1)    Rear surface (S2)
NOVELTY - A dispersing agent composition contains an impurity diffusion component, a binder resin, silicon oxide microparticles and an organic solvent containing a solvent having boiling point of 100 degrees C or more. The binder resin is thermally decomposed and disappeared at temperature less than temperature at which impurity diffusion component starts thermal diffusion.    USE - Dispersing agent composition is used for forming impurity diffused layer in solar cell (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The dispersing agent composition has excellent diffusibility and coating film formation property, and provides solar cell having excellent reliability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) formation of impurity diffused layer (3); and    (2) solar cell (10).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view explaining manufacture of solar cell.    Semiconductor substrate (1)    Impurity diffused layer (3)    Passivation film (4)    Surface electrode (5)    Back surface electrode (6)    Solar cell (10)
NOVELTY - The electronic circuit device (10) has electronic component (2) that is mounted on printed circuit board (1). A metal plate (50) is provided for forming bridging so that electronic component is covered. A resin layer is filled from upper surface of substrate to back surface of metal plate.    USE - Electronic circuit device e.g. lithium ion battery protection module for electronic product.    ADVANTAGE - The three-dimensional mounting at region just overhead of electronic component, can be performed by mounting metal plate such that size of electronic circuit device can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of electronic circuit component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective and sectional views of electronic circuit device.    Printed circuit board (1)    Electronic component (2)    Lead wires (3,4)    Electronic circuit device (10)    Metal plate (50)
NOVELTY - The solar collector comprises translucent and transparent coatings on respective sides of an absorber, which are composed of polymeric translucent material with internal ducts. Internal ducts, end-faces of absorber sheet manifolds, openings and insulation of absorber form the heat exchange system. On the perimeter of absorber and transparent coating is an enclosure formed of flexible polymer film. Convective heat transfer is prevented by coating along entire surface of absorber. On the external of collector a U-type profile with height of shelf is airtightly fixed.    USE - Flat solar collector.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of flat solar collector.
NOVELTY - The method involves winding up the laminated structure with back surface side filler (3) such that the filler is arranged in outer side. The wounded laminated structure is maintained at a temperature of 30-50 degrees C for at least 24 hours.    USE - Method for manufacturing back surface integration sheet for solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The formation of curvature in the integration sheet can be prevented and productivity of solar cell module can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the back surface integration sheet.    Back surface integration sheet (1)    Back sheet (2)    Back surface side filler (3)    Surface of filler (3a)    Processing surface (31)
NOVELTY - The machine has a 238 plutonium low energy photon source (7) and a probe (8), where a vertically upward emitting hole of the 238 plutonium low energy photon source and a vertically downward axis of the probe are provided at a central line of an elastic double-edge groove on an elastic double-edge coal conveyer (2). A signal output end of the probe is connected with a signal input end of a photoelectric conversion and electronic pulse filter (11). A signal output end of the filter is connected with an input end of a high sulfur coal gangue block sulfur block separating system (9).    USE - High-low sulfur coal gangue block sulfur block anhydrous separating/selecting machine.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion and electronic pulse filter, the probe, and the 238 plutonium low energy photon source form into a 238 plutonium coal surfer ash separating online recognizing separating/detecting system, so that the high sulfur coal block and the gangue block sulfur block inside the crude block coal can be easily separated to obtain low surfer low ash clean coal. The machine prevents environment from being polluted by non-coal muddy slurry and reduces the coal selecting energy consumption and the coal selecting cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic perspective view of a high-low sulfur coal gangue block sulfur block anhydrous separating/selecting machine.    Elastic double-edge coal conveyer (2)    238 plutonium low energy photon source (7)    Probe (8)    High sulfur coal gangue block sulfur block separating system (9)    Photoelectric conversion and electronic pulse filter (11)
NOVELTY - The window has a hollow glass (2) mounted in a window frame (1), where an interlayer of the hollow glass is installed with a photovoltaic cell assembly (3). The photovoltaic cell assembly is electrically connected with an electrical output device. The hollow glass is integrally connected with the photovoltaic cell assembly. A polyvinyl butyral (PVB) rubber layer bonds the hollow glass with the photovoltaic cell assembly. The window frame has an inner side that is provided with a wiring passage (4).    USE - Photovoltaic laminated glass building outer window for a double photovoltaic generating device.    ADVANTAGE - The window facilitates good insulation property and noise reduction performance with a simple structure. The device organically combines current hollow glass outer window with the photovoltaic cell assembly, thus providing dual functions for insulating and reducing noise and generating electricity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a photovoltaic laminated glass building outer window.    Window frame (1)    Hollow glass (2)    Photovoltaic cell assembly (3)    Wiring passage (4)
NOVELTY - The package has a plastic element adhered on an outer surface of a mobile phone package. A call induction trigger circuit module, oscillation circuit module, rechargeable battery i.e. polymer lithium battery, and a luminophor are connected to form a call flash loop. The call induction trigger circuit module, rechargeable battery, sounding selection switch and a sounding horn are connected to form a call sounding loop. A monocrystal line silicon photovoltaic cell sheet charges the rechargeable battery by an isolation diode.    USE - Call sensing mobile phone package.    ADVANTAGE - The package promotes user effectively when a call is set in a quiet mode in multiple occasions and avoids necessary change of the cell, so that energy-savings, environmental-friendliness and sustainability are attained using solar energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side perspective view of a call sensing mobile phone package.
NOVELTY - The light has a blocking buckle connecting device and an elastic sheet connecting device that are arranged on a light main body. The blocking buckle connecting device detachably fixedly connects a battery set to the light main body. The elastic sheet connecting device electrically connects the light main body with the battery set. A connecting component is arranged on the battery set, and another connecting component is buckled with the former connecting component and is arranged on the light main body. A plastic rubber seat is arranged in the light main body.    USE - Portable accent light.    ADVANTAGE - The light is convenient to dismount, and enables the battery set and the light main body to be integrated fixedly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded bottom perspective view of a portable accent light.
NOVELTY - The collector has a thermal barrier arranged on a transversely unfolded cavity. Heat exchange tubes (4) are located at the bottom of the cavity. A transparent glass layer is formed on an opening of the cavity. The transparent glass layer is formed of bosses for light collection. The thermal barrier is made of foamed plastics, and the exchange tubes are made of copper. The bosses are transversely projected from the transparent glass layer in an arc shape. A thermo conductive plate made of copper, is located between the thermal barrier and the transparent glass.    USE - Flat solar collector.    ADVANTAGE - The collector has high heat collection efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a flat solar collector.    Base (1)    Heat exchange tubes (4)
NOVELTY - The water heater has a heat collector including a heat collecting pipe with a big copper tube that is arranged in vertical direction and multiple small copper tubes. A closed end of the small copper tubes is located under a horizontal line. A bottom end of the big copper tube is closed. An opening is formed on a top end. An end of a superconducting pipe is inserted in the big copper tube by matching of the opening, and another end of the superconducting pipe is connected with a condenser that is mounted in a water tank. Superconducting liquid is injected in the superconducting pipe.    USE - Superconducting flat plate solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The water heater is simple in structure and easy to install, and has prolonged service life and high heat collecting efficiency, and rapidly absorbs the heat.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a superconducting flat plate solar water heater.
NOVELTY - The system has multiple end instruments composed of an absorber (3), an evaporation coil (4), a solution dehumidifier unit and a system pipe. A capillary is used as a heat exchanger material for a condenser (2), the absorber and the evaporation coil. A solar heat tube vacuum pipe heat collector (9) directly heats a weak solution of a generator (1). A solar heat tube vacuum pipe heat collector (9) directly heats a heat transfer oil device and indirectly heats the weak solution through a heat transfer oil type heat exchanger.    USE - Detachable solar absorption refrigeration system.    ADVANTAGE - The system integrates absorption refrigeration and solution dehumidification and comprehensively utilizes renewable energy sources like solar energy and low level natural cold source, thus improving utilization ratio of system energy sources, and satisfying energy conservation and emission reduction.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a circuit diagram of a detachable solar absorption refrigeration system. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Generator (1)    Condenser (2)    Absorber (3)    Evaporation coil (4)    Solar heat tube vacuum pipe heat collector (9)
NOVELTY - The chess piece has a shell provided with a Chinese character body embedding element. A lighting device is placed in the chess piece, and a Chinese character body is made of transparent plastic. The lighting device comprises a battery, a power switch and a lighting component. The chess piece is divided into two classes, where circular embedding elements are placed on one class of the chess piece, and triangular embedding elements are placed on the other class of the chess piece. The circular and triangular embedding elements are made of transparent plastics.    USE - Military chess piece.    ADVANTAGE - The chess piece has high ornamental effect, and the two classes of the chess piece can be identified in dim light when the chess piece is electrified.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a circuit diagram of a military chess piece.
NOVELTY - The collector has a heat collecting groove (4) formed with a stripe-shaped single piece structure or a structure with a semi-sealed cavity body. A downwardly-oriented surface of the body includes stripe-shaped holes/pore group (5). The heat collecting groove is made of normal metal or high temperature resistant plastic material. The metal is selected from one of iron, aluminum and steel. The high temperature resistant plastic material is flameproof acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polycarbonate and nylon. The stripe-shaped holes or pore group is connected with blowers (6) by pipelines (8).    USE - Heat collector for use on a radiation type long tube heat source heater (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The collector is simple in structure, inexpensive, and easy to produce, popularize and sell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a radiation type long tube heat source heater.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a heat collector. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Reflection plate (1)    Heat collecting groove (4)    Stripe-shaped holes/pore group (5)    Blowers (6)    Pipelines (8)
NOVELTY - Energy storage electrode preparation involves doping conductive polymer in 5-15% of poly(styrene sulfonic acid) and aqueous hydrochloric acid solution to obtain doped conductive polymer. A mixture of ethanol, terpineol, isopropanol and naphthol is added into 20-50% of doped conductive polymer to obtain a mixed material. The mixed material is mixed with polyfluortetraethylene for 30-60 minutes to obtain a solution. The solution is dropped on platinum sheet through a dropping pipe, where the platinum sheet is coated with the solution.    USE - Method for preparing energy storage electrode for dye-sensitized solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method provides energy storage electrode, which is more reliable.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Energy storage electrode preparation involves doping conductive polymer in 5-15% of poly(styrene sulfonic acid) and aqueous hydrochloric acid solution to obtain doped conductive polymer. A mixture of ethanol, terpineol, isopropanol and naphthol is added into 20-50% of doped conductive polymer to obtain a mixed material. The mixed material is mixed with polyfluortetraethylene for 30-60 minutes to obtain a solution. The solution is dropped on platinum sheet through a dropping pipe, where the platinum sheet is coated with the solution. The coated platinum sheet is dried at 80 degrees C for 10-30 minutes. Complete operation is repeated to obtain energy storage electrode whose coating thickness is 15-100 microns.
NOVELTY - The die has a die cavity and a turn-up edge, where the die is made of steel material.    USE - Die for producing a fan blade shearing rib of a wind driven generator.    ADVANTAGE - The die is made of steel material, thus simplifying die manufacturing procedure. The die has low manufacturing and maintenance costs. The die is easy to correct during occurrence of distortion.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a die for producing a fan blade shearing rib of a wind driven generator.
NOVELTY - The machine has a frame that is equipped with a servo conveying mechanism having an input end equipped with a feed guiding mechanism. A film bracket of frame is positioned below feed guiding mechanism, and the fixing rollers of frame are positioned over the lifting rollers which are positioned below the film. The lifting rollers are equipped with material sticking head devices, whose two ends are connected with the cylinders. The rear portion of fixing rollers and lifting rollers are equipped with the cutting devices for cutting off the film.    USE - Machine for sticking plastic film on water tank of solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The manual film sticking on water tank is eliminated by providing machine for cutting and sticking the film, so that the production efficiency is improved, production cost is reduced, and film sticking quality is ensured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the machine for sticking plastic film.
NOVELTY - The roadblock has a hollow water strider body, where bottom of a lateral surface of the strider body is provided with a chargeable battery. Lower parts of front and rear lateral surfaces of the body are fixedly connected with a solar panel, and an upper part of the front lateral surface is fixedly connected with an alarming loudspeaker. The solar panel is electrically connected with the chargeable battery. The chargeable battery, a supersonic distance meter and the alarming loudspeaker are electrically connected with a torch.    USE - Supersonic distance measuring and alarming roadblock.    ADVANTAGE - The solar panel allows to supply power to the supersonic distance meter by efficiently collecting solar energy. The alarming loudspeaker sends alarming signal, and the torch emits light to notice a driver to stop moving forward if a vehicle enters the prohibited area, thus facilitating the roadblock with various functions. The roadblock is convenient to use, practical and inexpensive.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a supersonic distance measuring and alarming roadblock.
NOVELTY - A conductive glue material comprises aluminum powder, organic solvent, glass powder and organic adhesive comprising carbon petroleum resin. The glass powder is barium oxide (BaO)-boron oxide (B2O2) glass powder.    USE - Conductive glue material.    ADVANTAGE - The conductive glue material does not generate stainless steel net imprint after being sintered; the aluminum film is smooth without vesication; has excellent attachment force between silicon aluminum layers; and the bending extent of the silicon sheet is small, and the photo-electricity conversion efficiency is high.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a preparation of conductive material comprising adding organic adhesive into organic solvent, heating and dissolving, to obtain organic carrier solution, stirring organic carrier solution, adding glass powder, heating aluminum powder, and grilling, with granularity of less than 20 mu m.
NOVELTY - A composite polymer electrolyte comprises inorganic oxide hollow micro ball or core shell composite material added to polymer substrate.    USE - Composite polymer electrolyte used as lithium ion secondary battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte has low cost, and stable.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a preparation of composite polymer electrolyte comprising dissolving polymer substrate and inorganic oxide or core shell material into solvent A, stirring uniformly to obtain uniform solution, coating on substrate, volatilizing solvent A, and dipping obtained polymer film into electrolyte to obtain polymer substrate, with solvent A of polar solvent for dissolving polymer substrate.
NOVELTY - A solar quartz blinded tube photoelectric/photo-thermal conversion element comprising at least one translucent quartz blinded tube element; where the quartz blinded tube element is coated with a solar photoelectric conversion layer and a photo-thermal conversion layer used for converting the solar energy into electric energy and heat energy.    USE - The solar quartz blinded tube photoelectric/photo-thermal conversion element is useful for industrial and commercial applications.    ADVANTAGE - The solar quartz blinded tube photoelectric/photo-thermal conversion element can be directly used by sealing the opening end without packaging which reduces the cost of current solar photoelectric and photo-thermal conversion material. Moreover, the cavity internal part of the quartz blinded tube translucent element is set with flowing body or heat tube to achieve the temperature controlling on the solar photoelectric and photo-thermal conversion material, and to make the element preserve the high conversion rate. Additionally, the external part of the element is set with a solar mirror to focus comprising reflection, refraction and projection, which improves the efficiency and the solar utilizing rate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar quartz blinded tube photoelectric/photo-thermal conversion element.
NOVELTY - The photoelectric converter has a light non-tight quartz blind tube apparatus which is provided with a solar photoelectric converting coating layer for converting solar into electric energy. A light non-tight quartz blind tube apparatus is provided with a wire device for electric energy transmission. The solar photoelectric converting coating layer is processed on a part of surface in or out of a light non-tight quartz blind tube apparatus, preferably in the region that can be irradiated by sunlight.    USE - Photoelectric converter for solar quartz blind tube.    ADVANTAGE - Improves solar conversion efficiency and solar heat utilization comprehensive integration since the heat energy is transmitted via the fluid or the thermal tube for comprehensive utilization so as to realize the utilization of solar generation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the photoelectric converter for solar quartz blind tube.
NOVELTY - The golf ball has an external membrane made of plastic, and an organic illuminating foil with a LED for illuminating recesses around the golf ball. Batteries are embedded in the plastic. The illuminating foil is activated by a switch or by blowing the golf ball with a golf bat such that the golf ball is visible from all sides in different angles.    USE - Golf ball.    ADVANTAGE - The illuminating foil with the LED is activated by the switch or by blowing the golf ball with the golf bat such that the golf ball is visible from all sides in different angles, thus easily detecting the golf ball in trees, water, sand and shrubbery, while viewing the golf ball by players, audience and in TV in an efficient manner.
NOVELTY - The fitting has a connector piece provided with a groove corresponding to the groove of a plug piece i.e. metallic circular pipe fitting. A seal ring is installed at a position of a joint between the plug piece and the connector piece. An external side of the groove of the connector piece is provided with a clamp sleeve i.e. metallic pipe fitting. The space between an end of the clamp sleeve and the connector piece is provided with a clamp spring while the space between another end of the clamp sleeve and the connector piece is provided with a compression spring.    USE - Polyvinyl chloride connector pipe fitting for connecting a solar water heater with a thermal pipe.    ADVANTAGE - The seal ring is tightly pressed by the plug piece and the connector piece to function on sealing and prevent leakage of water in a water box during operation. The fitting performs assembling and disassembling of the water box of the solar water heater and the thermal pipe in a convenient, fast, safe and reliable manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a polyvinyl chloride connector pipe fitting.
NOVELTY - The device has wind receiving device (20) that collects wind energy and transmits wind to wind energy absorbing unit. The wind energy absorbing unit is connected to machine head connected with machine seat fixed on building. The electricity output from machine head is conveyed to electric appliance.    USE - Wind power generating device for air conditioner (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The device is simple in structure with low cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for air conditioner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the wind power generating device.    Wind receiving device (20)    Back end portion (201)    Wall portion (202)    Air outlet (203)    Sealing pad (204)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a connector connecting device including a test platform, a press board and a moving press head. One end of the press board is pivotally connected with the test platform. The moving press head is rotatably connected with the press board. A display panel connector is arranged corresponding to a test circuit board connector. The press board is pressed down to maintain a press plane of the moving press head in horizontal position for vertically pressing and connecting the display panel connector and the test circuit board connector.    USE - Method for connecting a display panel connector and a test circuit board connector.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a flexible light anode    (2) a method for preparing a flexible light anode.
NOVELTY - Barrier laminate comprises at least one organic layer and at least one inorganic layer, where the organic layer comprises a resin having a cyclic skeleton comprising carbon atoms, and the inorganic layer is formed by plasma-assisted deposition method.    USE - The barrier laminate is useful for producing gas barrier film, composite film, and member for solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The invention provides barrier laminate having large area which can be formed at a fast speed and which is excellent in barrier property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are:    (1) a gas barrier film comprising a substrate and the barrier laminate;    (2) a composite film comprising two gas barrier films, where the gas barrier films each are the gas barrier film and are stuck to each other on a side of the barrier laminate;    (3) a member for a solar cell, comprising the gas barrier film or the composite film; and    (4) a method for manufacturing barrier laminate comprising an organic layer and an inorganic layer, where the organic layer comprises a resin comprising having a cyclic skeleton consisting of carbon atoms, where the method comprises forming the inorganic layer by plasma-assisted deposition method.
NOVELTY - Monosilane, disilane or trisilane is subjected to dehydrogenation polymerization in the presence of a dehydrogenation catalyst (I) to obtain polysilane-based compound.    USE - Manufacture of polysilane-based compound used for manufacturing silicon thin film for electronic devices and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The polysilane-based compound has favorable stability and molecular weight, and easily and economically enables to form amorphous silicon thin film.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Monosilane, disilane or trisilane is subjected to dehydrogenation polymerization in the presence of a dehydrogenation catalyst of formula (I) to obtain polysilane-based compound.    M=metal;    R1-R4=H, or hydrocarbyl or hetero hydrocarbyl (both optionally substituted);    R5,R6=hydrocarbyl or substituted hydrocarbyl excluding H;and    X=halo, 1-20C alkyl, 7-30C alkyl aryl, 1-20C alkoxy alkyl, 3-20C alkyl-substituted siloxy, or 1-20C hydrocarbyl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) dehydrogenation catalyst;    (2) polysilane-based compound of formula (II) or (III); and    (3) manufacture of amorphous silicon thin film, which involves using liquefied polysilane-based compound.    m,n=0 or more;    R1'-R3'=H, halo, oxygen, nitro, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, alkoxy, alkoxy carbonyl, carbonyloxy, aminocarbonyl, dialkylamino, and/or their derivative (all optionally substituted);and    R1'+R2'+R3'=ring.
NOVELTY - Manufacturing a polyurethane wind turbine blade comprises forming a mold for the wind turbine blade at or near a wind farm site or forming a wind turbine blade mold at or near a wind farm site; injecting an isocyanate and an isocyanate reactive-component with an automated reaction injection molding (RIM) machine into the mold or injecting an isocyanate, an isocyanate-reactive component and long fibers with an automated long fiber injection (LFI) machine; closing, pressing and heating the mold to cure the resulting polyurethane; and installing the blade into the wind turbine.    USE - The process is useful for manufacturing polyurethane wind turbine blade (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The invention provides improved manufacturing processes for wind turbine blades and other large objects, where the processes minimize or eliminate transportation problems with the construction of blades.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of automated process for producing large parts.    Open mold (30)    Mixhead (32)    Glass roving (34)    Holding tanks isocyanate (36)    holding tanks polyol (38)    Robot (40)    Computer-controlled gantry (42)    Mold cavity (44)    Mold lid (46)
NOVELTY - A multilayer article has cell substrate, thin-film photovoltaic cell formed on cell substrate, an encapsulant layer formed on thin-film photovoltaic cell, and plastic substrate(s) formed on encapsulant layer. The photovoltaic cell contains nanocrystalline silicon, amorphous silicon, cadmium telluride, copper-indium (gallium)diselenide/sulfide (CIS/CIGS), and organic material. The surface(s) of the plastic substrate is coated with transparent and amorphous barrier layer(s) containing oxide and/or nitride of groups IVB, VB, VIB, IIIA and IVA, by atomic layer deposition.    USE - Multilayer article is used for packing electronic device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of multilayer article.
NOVELTY - A semitransparent photovoltaic film (100) comprises a flexible substrate (102) for integrating first and second planar portions (106, 108), where the second planar portions are coupled to the first planar portions to form an angle; and photovoltaic cells (104) formed on a surface (106a) of each of the first planar portions of the substrate.    USE - Semitransparent photovoltaic film for adhering to structures such as outer windows including glass curtain or wall of buildings.    ADVANTAGE - In the photovoltaic film, most directly incident sunlight is absorbed and then converted into electricity, and most of the lights progressing horizontally or on an upward slant can pass through the film, thus achieving the transparent visual effect.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic three-dimensional view of a semitransparent photovoltaic film.    Photovoltaic film (100)    Substrate (102)    Photovoltaic cells (104)    Planar portions (106, 108)    Surface (106a)
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic cell has a primary electrode, a secondary electrode, a photoactive charge-separating layer comprising a semiconducting polymer and provided between electrodes, and a passivating layer adapted to enhance durability of the photovoltaic cell. The passivating layer contains amorphous titanium oxide.    USE - Photovoltaic cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic cell has improved durability and performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A photovoltaic cell has a primary electrode, a secondary electrode, a photoactive charge-separating layer comprising a semiconducting polymer and provided between electrodes, and a passivating layer adapted to enhance durability of the photovoltaic cell. The passivating layer contains amorphous titanium oxide of formula: TiOx.    x=1-1.96.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for formation of photovoltaic cell, which involves applying a solution of a titanium oxide precursor to form layer of amorphous titanium oxide.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of polymer light emitting diode structure.
NOVELTY - The device e.g. candle unit (100) has a battery (250) arranged within a housing (110). An inner cover (300) having optical characteristics covers each lamp e.g. LED (200) and is supported by the housing. The inner cover has the shape of a flame so as to allow the electronic candle to simulate a live flame. An outer cover (400) having different optical characteristics is supported by housing and arranged above the inner cover in spaced relation. The inner and outer covers are formed of translucent material and transparent material e.g. optical grade plastic respectively.    USE - Illumination device such as battery operated handheld candle unit for use by person at events. Uses include but are not limited to sporting event, music event, charitable event e.g. breast cancer awareness events, commemorative, fund raising events etc.    ADVANTAGE - Illumination effect of the candle unit is enhanced as the outer cover is formed from the optical grade plastic. The potential fire hazards can be avoided so that the illumination device can be easily held by the children and aged persons. The candle includes manual switch connected to complete a circuit with a battery so that lamp is energized and multiple operating modes of the lamp can be selected according to requirement.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective, partially broken away view of candle unit showing internal electronic components and power source.    Candle unit (100)    Housing (110)    Interior compartment (120)    LED (200)    Battery (250)    Inner cover (300)    Outer cover (400)
NOVELTY - A battery pack comprises a bare cell (110); a circuit module (130) electrically connected to the bare cell; a frame case (140) surrounding the bare cell and including a channel groove (148) arranged at a region facing the bare cell; and a coupling reinforcement portion (150) arranged in the channel groove to couple the frame case to the bare cell.    USE - A battery pack.    ADVANTAGE - The battery pack has increased resistance against an external impact by increasing a coupling strength between the bare cell and the case resulting in increased reliability and quality.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a perspective view of the battery pack.    Bare cell (110)    Circuit module (130)    Frame case (140)    Channel groove (148)    Coupling reinforcement portion (150)
NOVELTY - An electrolytic solution comprises solute, and solvent containing polyethylene glycol dialkyl ether and ethylene glycol dialkyl ether.    USE - Electrolytic solution is used for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery using electrolytic solution has excellent heat resistance and cycle characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery.
NOVELTY - The calculator has operation buttons (3) arranged in an operation-button hole (8). A rubber button (4) is correspondingly placed at a lower part of each operation button. A printed circuit board (5) is mounted at a lower part of the rubber button. A face shell (1) is provided with a solar energy chip (9) that is electrically connected with the printed circuit board and fixedly provided with a displaying frame (7). A displaying screen (2) is arranged in the displaying frame. The displaying screen and a horizontal face are arranged at an included angle of 30-45 degrees.    USE - Solar energy desktop calculator.    ADVANTAGE - The displaying screen prevents the light from reflecting, and can clearly and accurately reflect the calculating results. The calculator is convenient to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a solar energy desktop calculator.    Face shell (1)    Displaying screen (2)    Operation buttons (3)    Rubber button (4)    Printed circuit board (5)    Displaying frame (7)    Operation-button hole (8)    Solar energy chip (9)
NOVELTY - Composition comprises electroconductive particles (30-90 wt.%), glass frits (0-7 wt.%), at least one absorbent (0.1-5 wt.%) for laser radiation, at least one matrix material (0-8 wt.%), at least one organometallic compound (0-8 wt.%), a solvent (3-50 wt.%), at least one retention agent (0-65 wt.%) and at least one additive (0-5 wt.%).    USE - The composition is useful for: printing electrodes onto a substrate; and preparing electrodes for solar cells (claimed), where the printing includes laser printing process.    ADVANTAGE - The composition ensures less amount of organic compound to be released into the environment during drying and heating steps, thus reducing the environmental impact from the solar cells.
NOVELTY - The hydrogen generating apparatus (1) has a steam reforming unit (20) which generates hydrogen-containing gas by reforming reaction with raw material supplied from material supply path (4). A carbon monoxide reduction unit (25) reduces carbon monoxide in the hydrogen-containing gas. A heat insulation unit (30) is provided in outer side of the carbon monoxide reduction unit. The heaters are provided between heat insulation unit and the carbon monoxide reduction unit, contact outside of the carbon monoxide reduction unit with a pressure plate (31).    USE - Hydrogen generating apparatus for polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The heaters contact outside of carbon monoxide reduction unit with pressure plate such that the apparatus can heat the whole carbon monoxide reduction unit effectively thus the time to heat the carbon monoxide reduction catalyst can be shortened with reduced energy consumption. Since the whole carbon monoxide reduction catalyst can be used effectively the catalyst amount is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional drawing of the hydrogen generating apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Hydrogen generating apparatus (1)    Material supply path (4)    Steam reforming unit (20)    Carbon monoxide reduction unit (25)    Heat insulation unit (30)    Pressure plate (31)
NOVELTY - The shunt resistor (10) has a pair of voltage terminals (12) for detecting a voltage drop generated by an electric current, where the electric current is supplied between a pair of electric current terminals (11). A heat transfer inhibition part (21) that inhibits thermal influence is respectively provided between one of the electric current terminals and one of the voltage terminals. The voltage terminal is physically spaced apart from the electric current terminal. A heat transfer sheet is made from silicone.    USE - Shunt resistor for use in a power supply device i.e. vehicle-mounted battery system, of a vehicle (all claimed) e.g. hybrid vehicle such as hybrid car. Can also be used for an electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The heat transfer inhibition part that inhibits thermal influence is respectively provided between the electric current terminal and the voltage terminal, so that generation of temperature difference is suppressed and a highly accurate electric current detection is enabled.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of a shunt resistor.    Shunt resistor (10)    Electric current terminals (11)    Voltage terminals (12)    Heat transfer inhibition part (21)    Branch (22)
NOVELTY - A lithium secondary battery has electrode component (5) including separator provided between negative electrode and positive electrode, and nonaqueous electrolyte impregnated at electrode component. The negative electrode has negative mix layer formed on negative electrode collector. The negative mix layer contains negative electrode active material particles containing silicon and silicon-based alloy, and binder. The binder contains polyimide resin having branched structure formed by imidating polyvalent amine more than trivalence, and tetracarboxylic dianhydride.    USE - Lithium secondary battery. Uses include but are not limited to mobile telephone, notebook personal computer, personal digital assistant, hybrid electric vehicle and electric tool.    ADVANTAGE - The lithium secondary battery has excellent charging/discharging characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of lithium secondary battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows perspective view of electrode component.    Positive electrode current collection tab (3)    Negative electrode current collection tab (4)    Electrode component (5)
NOVELTY - The sheet has a metal current collection wire (3) formed on a transparent conductive layer (2) of transparent substrate (1). A protective film (4) made of fluorine polymer compound is provided on the metal current collection wire, and is covered by a protective film (5) made of photopolymerizable cured film.    USE - Electrode sheet for dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The fall of power generation characteristic by electrolyte solution leakage is prevented, and the tolerance of the solar cell is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of electrode sheet.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side cross-sectional view of the dye-sensitized solar cell.    Transparent substrate (1)    Transparent conductive layer (2)    Metal current collection wire (3)    Protective films (4,5)    Semiconductor porous layer (8)
NOVELTY - The back sheet (2) and the back surface side filler (3) are integrated together beforehand by lamination process. A heat resistant non-expanding base material whose thermal contraction rate at 150 degrees C is 1.5% or less is provided in the lamination surface side of the back sheet. The lamination process is the fusion extraction process performed by fusion extrusion of the resin composition which comprises a filler on the back sheet at 30-1000 mu in thickness.    USE - Manufacturing method of back surface integration sheet for solar cell modules.    ADVANTAGE - The curvature of the back surface integration sheet is suppressed when the back sheet and the back surface side filler are laminated beforehand during production, thus improving the productivity of the solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an enlarged sectional view showing an example of the solar cell module back surface integration sheet.    Back surface integration sheet (1)    Back sheet (2)    Back surface side filler (3)    Back surface side filler surface (3a)    Embossing processing surface (31)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (2) has array of photovoltaic cells (4) for generating electricity and heat. A heat exchanger (6) receives the heat generated by photovoltaic cells, and parabolic mirror (8) focuses the rays from the sun. The positioning aligning unit (10) enables the mirror to track the path of the sun, and heat storage unit (12) receives the heat from heat exchanger. A container (52) for colleting the rays from sun, has mirror polished internal surface (56) which causes sunrays inside the container to strike the photovoltaic cells at right angles to photovoltaic cells.    USE - Apparatus for generating electricity and heat from solar energy, used for domestic, industrial, agricultural and horticultural applications.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus can generate electricity and heat in an efficient manner, and can maximize the collection of available energy in winter months. The retro-reflective losses can be minimized.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show schematic and sectional views of the apparatus for generating electricity and heat from solar energy.    Apparatus for generating electricity and heat from solar energy (2)    Photovoltaic cells (4)    Heat exchanger (6)    Parabolic mirror (8)    Positioning aligning unit (10)    Heat storage unit (12)    Container (52)    Mirror polished internal surface (56)
NOVELTY - The device has air flow channels separated by air flow baffles and distributed along a circumference of a tower type pedestal. A section of the channel from an air flow inlet to an air flow outlet of the channel is gradually reduced. A heat absorption material is arranged in the channel under a transparent top cover, which is fixed on the pedestal via the air flow baffles. A dynamo is fixed on a dynamo bracket, which is arranged at center of top of the pedestal over the outlet of the channel. An impeller is connected with another impeller via a coupler.    USE - Wind and light tower type power generating device for use in a rest arbor, shop, advertisement lamp house, artificial sight and light power plant built on area such as desert, prairie, mudflat and water surface, having rich wind energy and solar energy, and use with a building roof or tower woods wind.    ADVANTAGE - The heat absorption material absorbs sunlight radiation heat energy under the sunshine radiation in day time to heat air in the air flow channel to make the air heated and expanded to increase the pressure difference between the inside of the air flow channel and the external environment and to accelerate the air stream speed of the air flow channel outlet of the air flow channel top so as to improve the power generating efficiency and to reduce the occupied volume of the power generating device. The device is environment-friendly, strong in suitability, high in energy use rate, and very wide in popularization and use prospect.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The heat absorption material is strip-shaped, net-boom-shaped structure or slow release material. The transparent top cover is made of glass. The dynamo is a straight dynamo, an alternating dynamo, a fly wheel power storage device or other universal storage battery energy storage devices.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a light tower type wind and power generating device.
NOVELTY - The lamp has a light source located at top end of a lamp rack, and a controller arranged in an electric control box. A storage battery, the electric control box and a double-glass solar cell member are located at the rack. The controller is arranged in the electric control box. The light source, battery and the solar cell member are connected with one another in series. The rack is a welding-free fiber reinforced plastic lamp rack formed by high-hardness epoxy resin and glass fiber. A cell sheet is packed integrally with glass by layers of ethylene vinyl acetate glue films.    USE - Double-side solar yard lamp.    ADVANTAGE - The lamp is simple in structure and convenient to use, and has wide range of application. The lamp can be fixed on a ground by a connection flange, and can be arranged in south-to-north direction or east-to-west direction.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a double-side solar yard lamp.
NOVELTY - The vane has a main bracket (2) vertically mounted on a supporting base (1). A direction mark (3) is transversely mounted on the main bracket. A wind force mark (4) is transversely mounted on main bracket higher than the direction mark. A wind measuring device (5) is higher than the wind force mark and mounted on the main bracket. A wind cup (6) is arranged at top end of the main bracket and vertically provided with a lightning rod (7). A reinforced rib plate (11) is arranged between a bottom base of the supporting base and the main bracket.    USE - Multifunctional wind vane for determining instantaneous wind direction and measuring instantaneous wind force.    ADVANTAGE - The vane can effectively measure instantaneous wind direction and wind force, and can prevent lightning.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a multifunctional wind vane.    Supporting base (1)    Main bracket (2)    Direction mark (3)    Wind force mark (4)    Wind measuring device (5)    Wind cup (6)    Lightning rod (7)    Reinforced rib plate (11)
NOVELTY - The glass has an arc-shaped dye whose sensitized solar cell with same curvature is arranged on a side of an arc-shaped vacuum glass, where edges of the arc-shaped vacuum glass and the sensitized solar cell are sealed by a sealing edge component i.e. metal frame, rubber strip or glass rubber strip. A hollow cavity is formed between the arc-shaped vacuum glass and the sensitized solar cell.    USE - Solar energy sensitized photovoltaic vacuum glass for an arc-shaped dye.    ADVANTAGE - The glass can insulate thermal effect and isolate heat, and generates less noise, and has wide rage of application.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar energy sensitized photovoltaic vacuum glass.
NOVELTY - The charger has an outer box (1), an electrical energy conversion unit (4), an ejecting plate (6) and a sliding block (8), where the electrical energy conversion unit is installed in the outer box. A battery jar (12) is mounted on the outer box. An end of the battery jar is provided with the ejecting plate, and another end of the battery jar is equipped with the sliding block. The ejecting plate slides along with a limited sliding groove (10) for clamping the battery. Four negative output power butt joints (9) are mounted on the ejecting plate.    USE - Universal charger.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a universal charger.    Outer box (1)    Electrical energy conversion unit (4)    Ejecting plate (6)    Sliding block (8)    Negative output power butt joints (9)    Limited sliding groove (10)    Battery jar (12)
NOVELTY - The device has a battery set, a charging circuit and a power supply circuit that are arranged in a shell and mutually connected with each other, where the battery set is polymer lithium battery set. The shell of the lithium battery set is aluminum-plastic material, and the power supply is direct current power supply or alternating power supply. The charging circuit is formed by an LTC4002-type current charging plate and a direct current-direct current voltage reduction conversion module, and the power supply circuit is formed by direct current-direct current conversion modules.    USE - Charging and power supply device for a welding machine storage battery.    ADVANTAGE - The device is prevented from being easily exploded while utilizing the lithium battery. The device has low volume, lightweight, low resistance effect and better discharging effect, and is environmental-friendly. The charging loop of the device can be charged by various types of power supplies, such as 220V alternating current, vehicle-mounted 12V direct current and solar power supply. The welding machine storage battery is connected with a solar charging panel for passive charging and to avoid loss of power supply for the long time in outdoor operation of the welding machine.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a charging and power supply device. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The helmet has a rain shielding device provided with a power mechanism and a circular transparent rain shielding sheet i.e. circular driven by a power mechanism. A battery provides a micro motor with an electric power and a control switch. The transparent rain shielding sheet is connected to the micro motor such that the transparent rain shielding sheet rotates about an axis, where the transparent rain shielding sheet is not contacted with a transparent face mask caused by small gap between sheet and mask. A rotating wind wheel is positioned at center of the transparent rain shielding sheet.    USE - Rain-proof helmet for riders of motorcycles and storage battery bicycles.    ADVANTAGE - The motor rotates the sheet to drain water from sheet by the centrifugal force. The helmet ensures power consumption and inexpensive.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of a rain-proof helmet.
NOVELTY - Method for producing ethanol using alginic acid as raw material, involves introducing gene encoding protein and enzyme related to alginic acid metabolism derived from Sphingomonas sp. A1 strain and gene encoding enzyme related to ethanol production into microorganism and culturing transformed microorganisms in culture medium containing alginic acid.    USE - The method is useful for producing ethanol used for production of biofuel.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables production of biomass in large amounts and is environmentally-friendly.
NOVELTY - Making a polymer dispersion for use in a fuel cell, involves: providing a composition comprising an ionomer (1-5%) and a solvent (95-99); and heating the composition to a temperature of 140-290 degrees C at ambient pressure for a period of less than or equal to 3 hours. The solvent is a polyol. The composition is free of water. The ionomer is uniformly dispersed in the solvent.    USE - For making polymer dispersion which is useful in fuel cell, sensor, or capacitor (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method does not require the steps of dispersing the ionomer in a solvent system and subsequently freeze-drying to remove any undesired solvent. The present method has the advantage of dispersing the ionomer directly into a non-aqueous solvent. The polymer dispersion is obtained at relatively low processing temperature (180-250 degrees C). The low processing temperature prevents undesired side reactions such as isomerization, cross-linking, ether formation, and aldehyde formation. The solvents are suitable for use with both perfluorinated sulfonic acid (PFSA) and hydrocarbon-based sulfonated polymers, and result in stable and durable fuel cells having superior performance. The polyol facilitates optimization and control of the ionomer structure, and results in a uniform dispersion. This, results in better electrode performance, stability and durability, with both PFSA and hydrocarbon-based ionomers.
NOVELTY - A solar cell backsheet has a gas barrier layer obtained by plasma processing a polysilazane film formed on transparent surface(s) of a film support.    USE - Solar cell backsheet is used for solar cell module (claimed), and used as protection sheet for lighting components.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell backsheet has excellent adhesiveness, weather resistance, dampproof property, durability and compatibility, and can be manufactured economically.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module.
NOVELTY - The lockout switch and jumpstart assembly has a bracket assembly mounted directly in front of vehicle battery, and with a rubber expansion nut and corresponding bolt including a sandwich plate with threaded inserts. Master switches are provided with lockout brackets. A cable assembly has two separate cables that run within protective conduit. One end of the battery cable terminates and include a protective boot connected with the starter isolator switch while other end terminates and include a positive battery terminal. Protective boot is connected to positive post of vehicle battery.    USE - Lockout switch and jumpstart assembly for use in an automotive vehicle e.g. Toyota Hilux (RTM: compact pick-up truck) to isolate the main battery and starter motor power and provide a jumpstart receptacle point on the vehicle used in e.g. mining, construction and earthmoving industry.    ADVANTAGE - The assembly effectively standardizes and streamlines the installation of the required master switches and jump start receptacles into a specific vehicle.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a pictorial view of the high current jump start receptacle and its position on the bracket assembly.
NOVELTY - The diode (1) has diode element (7) that joins P and N type semiconductors and has anode and cathode electrodes. The diode before coating connects anode connection portion (22) with anode electrode and cathode connection portion (32) with cathode electrode. The upper surface, lower surface and side surface of diode fixing unit are covered with resin made mold structure (41) having a thickness in the range of 0.80-2.50mm.    USE - Coated diode e.g. bypass diode attached to terminal box of solar cell module (both claimed) such as sealing type solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - Since the upper surface, lower surface and side surface of diode fixing unit are covered with resin made mold structure having specific thickness, the force confrontation property can be improved and favorable heat dissipation can be maintained and the diode can be handled conveniently during soldering.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) terminal box; and    (2) solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the top, bottom and cross-sectional views of the coated diode.    Coated diode (1)    Diode element (7)    Anode connection portion (22)    Cathode connection portion (32)    Resin made mold structure (41)
NOVELTY - An absorbent (60) comprises metallo-alkane derivative.    USE - The absorbent or passivation layer is useful for optical element, where the optical element is selected from an organic light-emitting device (OLED), a semiconductor, a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma display panel (PDP), and a solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The invention provides absorbent and passivation layer for optical element which may suppress infiltration of moisture without blocking light, may be applied to flexible substrates and may prevent deterioration of optical elements thus maintaining emission properties during extended use.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An absorbent (60) comprises metallo-alkane derivative of formula 1 or 2.    R1, R2 and R3=same as or different from each other, each are independently selected from an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group and an aryl group;    M=trivalent metals; and    X=1-1000.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are:    (1) a passivation layer for an optical element, comprising metallo-alkane derivative of formula 1 or 2; and    (2) an optical element comprising the absorbent or the passivation layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of OLED including passivation layer for an optical element.    Substrate (10)    Anode (20)    Organic layer (30)    Light-transparent cathode (40)    Inorganic moisture barrier layer (50)    Absorbent (60)    UV curable seal (70)    Sealing substrate (80)
NOVELTY - Quasi-parabolic trough photovoltaic (QPTPV) solar energy apparatus comprises: (a) multiple quasi-parabolic trough (QPT) reflectors mounted in the same orientation on the frame of a 2-axes solar tracker; and (b) multiple linear solar cells arrays comprising serial connected PV solar cells.    USE - Used as QPTPV solar energy apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus lowers photovoltaic solar energy production cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Quasi-parabolic trough photovoltaic (QPTPV) solar energy apparatus comprises: (a) multiple quasi-parabolic trough (QPT) reflectors mounted in the same orientation on the frame of a 2-axes solar tracker; and (b) multiple linear solar cells arrays comprising serial connected PV solar cells. Each of the linear solar cells array is boxed in a rectangular linear solar panel. The linear solar panel is attached to the tracker frame via two adjustable height mounting arms on both ends, and the mounting arms are perpendicular to the linear solar panel and the tracker frame. Each linear solar cells array faces the QPT reflector at the focal distance approximately. A linear passive radiator or an active coolant linear flat pipe is attached to the back of each the linear solar cells array and secured inside the linear solar panel for heat dissipation. The QPT reflectors focus on and concentrate solar rays on the solar cells arrays to produce photovoltaic power and, optionally, to produce heated water.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a QPT reflector.    Linear solar panel (11)    Solar cells array (12)    Back radiator array (14)    Cell array width (16)    Vertical arm (18)    Solar cells array (52)
NOVELTY - A backsheet (7) consists of a base material containing liquid crystalline polyester having a bivalent aromatic group-containing structural unit (I, II and III). The content of 2,6-naphthalene diyl groups contained with respect to 100 mol% of total content of bivalent aromatic groups is 40 mol% or more.    USE - Backsheet is used for solar cell module (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to electric vehicle, hybrid car, roofing tile, window glass, timepiece, calculator, mobile telephone, digital camera, notebook-type personal computer and space shuttle.    ADVANTAGE - The backsheet has excellent weather resistance and water vapor-barrier property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A backsheet consists of a base material containing liquid crystalline polyester having a bivalent aromatic group-containing structural unit of formulae: -O-Ar1-CO- (I), -CO-Ar2-CO- (II) and -O-Ar3-O- (III). The content of 2,6-naphthalene diyl groups contained with respect to 100 mol% of total content of bivalent aromatic groups is 40 mol% or more.    Ar1=2,6-naphthalene diyl, 1,4-phenylene or 4,4'-biphenylene (all optionally substituted by halo, 1-10C alkyl or 6-20C aryl);and    Ar2,Ar3=2,6-naphthalene diyl, 1,4-phenylene, 1,3-phenylene or 4,4'-biphenylene (all optionally substituted by halo, 1-10C alkyl or 6-20C aryl).    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module (1), which consists of backsheet provided in the back surface of solar cell element (2).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell module. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Solar cell module (1)    Solar cell element (2)    Sealing material (5)    Surface-protection glass (6)    Backsheet (7)
NOVELTY - The method involves paving two blade shell simulation layers with same thickness as a blade shell at a bonded part of a cut rib of a pneumatic face mold of a blade mold, and at a bonded part of a cut rib of a working face mold. Primary shape of a cut rib male mold is bonded and fixed on an upper surface of the two blade shell simulation layers. The pneumatic face mold or the working face mold is fixed and turned. Mold closing compression is performed to the primary shape of the cut rib male mold.    USE - Method for manufacturing a cut rib male mold to make a cut rib of a blade (claimed) that is used in wind power generator.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a cut rib male mold    (2) a blade comprising a cut rib female mold.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram of a cut rib male mold manufacturing method. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The air heater has an air permeable solar radiation absorber (3) to collect solar radiation, and to transform collected radiation into heat that is converted into air that flows turbulently through sharp-turning passageways of absorber. The edges of absorber are connected to air permeable boundary so that plenum is created between absorber and boundary. The air is heated as flown through absorber and into plenum from where air is flown to outlet.    USE - Solar air heater mounted on wall of building and solar tower power plant.    ADVANTAGE - The thickness of plenum is decreased gradually from area of opening towards edge such that proper flow of air is ensured and thickness of solar air heater is reduced while maintaining proper functioning of air heater. The solar air heater with reduced weight and heat loss can be manufactured at low cost and esthetics of solar air heater can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the vertical cross-sectional view of the solar air heater.    Wall of building (1)    Solar radiation absorber (3)    Support structure (5)    Heat exchanger (38)    Folded portion of support structure (40)
NOVELTY - The battery has a header installed at a side of an outer case. A header pin is installed at a center part of the header. A board is installed inside the outer case, and an anode insertion hole is formed in a groove of an inner case. An electrolyte is stored inside a cover made of metal material, and a separator is provided to face the anode. A cathode is in contact with the header and provided in a side of the separator. The anode insertion hole is shaped by synthetic resin injection or punching process.    USE - Off-axis type battery.    ADVANTAGE - The inner case and the cover are welded, thus preventing generation of welding fail. The battery avoids separate space for inserting the anode, thus reducing size of the battery. The anode is inserted into the anode insertion hole of the insulator, thus reducing damage of the anode, and increasing life of the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of an off-axis type battery.
NOVELTY - The charger has a control circuit board provided with a control circuit. A solar cell panel, a polymer lithium ion cell and a plug are electrically connected with the control circuit. The solar cell panel is adhered on a plastic surface housing. The cell and the control circuit board are arranged in a cavity composed of the plastic surface housing and a plastic bottom housing. The plastic surface housing and the plastic bottom housing are arranged together. A connecting rubber strip is designed on the plastic surface housing and a plastic bottom housing assembly body.    USE - Solar charger for charging a cell phone.    ADVANTAGE - The charger is small in size, light in weight and convenient to use, and provides reliable guarantee for charging the cell phone. The cell is easily exposed during short circuit. The control circuit avoids electricity leakage problem.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a solar charger.
NOVELTY - The blade has multiple blade nodes divided into multiple sections in length according to geometry of the blade nodes, where an axial end surface of each node is provided with a connecting groove. A connecting pin is connected between the two adjacent blade nodes. An integral structure of a fan blade is formed by a hot-melt cementing process through the connecting pin. An edge of an end surface of each node blade is designed into a concave-convex butt surface, which is bonded by special glue. An internal of a blade body is provided with ten 30 to 40 of holes.    USE - 1.5 Mega Watts portable energy-saving combined wind-driven generator blade.    ADVANTAGE - The blade is small in volume, light in weight, high in strength, inexpensive, and convenient to transport, install and maintain.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a 1.5 Mega Watts portable energy-saving combined wind-driven generator blade.
NOVELTY - The structure has a hot air source connected with an end of a thick pipeline (6). A rear end of a nozzle (1) is connected with a tap water pipe (3). An end of the tap water pipe is connected with a temperature control automatic switch (38), a temperature controller (40), a control guide wire (41) and a probe (18). The probe is arranged at an upper part of a convention pipe (2). The water tap pipe stretches into a water storing box (7). The control guide wire is connected with the temperature control automatic switch.    USE - Mist type water spraying dynamic heat exchanging and heat utilizing structure.    ADVANTAGE - The structure reduces the cost and processing difficulty and improves the boiled hot water output. The structure replaces the plat board and the vacuum pipe solar energy heat collector together. The structure can produce large amount of hot water and boiled water in an inexpensive manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a mist type water spraying dynamic heat exchanging and heat utilizing structure.    Nozzle (1)    Convention pipe (2)    Tap water pipe (3)    Thick pipeline (6)    Water storing box (7)    Probe (18)    Temperature control automatic switch (38)    Temperature controller (40)    Control guide wire (41)
NOVELTY - The sensor has two pairs of photosensitive elements (1) which are respectively fixed on four slopes of a pyramid portion (3). A rectangular reflecting vertical post (2) is vertically positioned on the top of pyramid portion. The reflecting mirrors provided at four sides of the vertical post, are respectively set opposite to the four slopes of the pyramid portion. A shading cylinder (4) is connected with a base (5), and is located at the lowest portion of the sensor.    USE - Double-coordinate high-precision sunlight tracking sensor for use in solar power collecting system and heat gathering system.    ADVANTAGE - A high-precision three-dimensional sunlight tracking system is obtained.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the double-coordinate high-precision sunlight tracking sensor.    Photosensitive element (1)    Rectangular reflecting vertical post (2)    Pyramid portion (3)    Shading cylinder (4)    Base (5)
NOVELTY - The device has an upper computer and a lower computer provided for detecting cultivating water domain environment. A bracket is installed on a net cage railing via a metal tile. The lower computer is provided in data communication with the upper computer via the wireless network communication. A solar power supply device is utilized for providing working power for a control circuit board. A case body is made of injecting engineering plastic. The board is provided in communication with a wireless communication module via a RS232 serial signal line.    USE - Automatic monitoring device for monitoring seawater net cage cultivating environment.    ADVANTAGE - The device enables realizing data interaction between the upper computer and the lower computer via the wireless network communication, thus feed-backing cultivating water domain environment information that is collected via the lower computer to the upper computer in real time in an efficient and reliable manner for monitoring the seawater net cage cultivating environment by working staff, thus avoiding shortcomings of complex and dangerous wire distributing work on the sea. The solar power supply device supplies power to the lower computer, thus overcoming difficulty of supplying power on the sea. The device can detect and analyze the seawater net cage cultivating environment without requiring a person on duty.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of an automatic monitoring device.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The pump has a subpressure pump (4) and a battery (6) mounted on a housing (3), and a power supply switch (5) arranged on the housing, where the battery is a rechargeable battery. A subpressure suction pipe (2) is connected with the subpressure pump, and a conical rubber sealing head (1) is arranged on end of the subpressure suction pipe. A charger (7) is provided for charging the rechargeable battery.    USE - Subpressure pump for exchanging a transformer sealing ring.    ADVANTAGE - The pump discharges the transformer oil first, charges the transformer oil and deposes the transformer oil, thus saving time and manpower. The pump is convenient and rapid for exchanging the transformer sealing ring without discharging oil.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a subpressure pump for exchanging a transformer sealing ring.    Conical rubber sealing head (1)    Subpressure suction pipe (2)    Housing (3)    Subpressure pump (4)    Power supply switch (5)    Battery (6)    Charger (7)
NOVELTY - The acid wet process involves conveying waste lead storage battery into crusher to separate sulfuric acid, plastic shells and clapboards. The reducer is used to reduce active sludge while ammoniac solution is used to dissolve active sludge. The sulfuric acid solution is used for precipitating and crystallizing so as to obtain positive mud paste and negative mud paste. The coated plate is electrified in sulfuric acid solution to obtain positive plate and negative plate of new lead storage battery.    USE - Acid wet process of waste lead storage battery.    ADVANTAGE - Provides simple process, low production and great market value.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the block diagram of the acid wet process of waste lead storage battery. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - A sodium zirconium silicate phosphate (NASICON) type solid lithium ion electrolyte, is new.    USE - The sodium zirconium silicate phosphate type solid lithium ion electrolyte is useful for industrial and commercial applications.    ADVANTAGE - The sodium zirconium silicate phosphate type solid lithium ion electrolyte is resistant to air and water at room temperature, and has a lithium ion conductivity of higher than 10-4 S/cm.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A sodium zirconium silicate phosphate (NASICON) type solid lithium ion electrolyte with chemical formula of Li1+2(x1+x2)+2y+2zAlx1ZnyM2-(x1+x2)-ySix2P3-(x1+x2)O12-zSz, is new.    M=Ti, Ge, or Zr;    x1= not less than 0.1 and not greater than 0.5;    x2= not less than 0.1 and not greater than 0.5;    y= not less than 0.01 and not greater than 0.1; and    z= not greater than 0.5 and not less than 3.6.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a preparation method of the NASICON type solid lithium ion electrolyte.
NOVELTY - An anode conductive component is arranged in a reaction groove frame and has anode conductive bump. The anode conductive bump penetrates open hole for convexly extending out reaction groove frame. The cathode conductive components cover the openings of reaction groove frame for forming reaction region. The reaction region contains electrolyte in the reaction groove frame. A metal fixing element is arranged on surfaces of cathode conductive components and reaction groove frame. A locking element locks the metal fixing element.    USE - Battery device.    ADVANTAGE - The battery device has simple structure, fast packaging for user. The battery device can offer the electric energy through the anode conductive bump and/or the cathode conductive bump.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) packaging method for battery device; and    (2) dismounting recovering method for battery device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded view of the battery device.
NOVELTY - The method involves injecting rinse agent to clean an electron formation workpiece with a semiconductor layer to which a sensitizing die is made to suck on a transparent substrate. The resin agent is injected in mist form with respect to the electrode formation workpiece in which the rinse agent is injected. A gas is injected with respect to the electrode formation workpiece to carry out mist injection.    USE - Manufacturing method of dye-sensitized solar cell module of rinse apparatus (claimed), to supply power to electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - Since the gas is injected with respect to the electrode formation workpiece to carry out mist injection, the excess sensitizing dye adhering to the semiconductor layer can be removed effectively. Thus the usage amount of the solvent can be suppressed effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for rinse apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the process of manufacturing dye-sensitized solar cell module. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The solar cell module has a translucent resin layer (2) arranged on a substrate (1). A photoelectric converter consisting of several solar cell elements (3) is arranged on the translucent resin layer. A resin layer (4) is formed on the photoelectric converter. The translucent resin layer (2) has a tensile elasticity modulus smaller than the tensile elasticity modulus of the resin layer (4).    USE - Solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The stress added to the photoelectric converter by the expansion and shrinkage of the substrate due to heat is reduced by the shearing deformation of the translucent resin layer. The position shift of the photoelectric converter is suppressed effectively by constraining the photoelectric converter with the strong force of the resin layer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the top and sectional views of the solar cell module.    Substrate (1)    Resin layers (2,4)    Solar cell element (3)    Back surface sheet (5)    Interconnector (6)    Connection wiring (7)
NOVELTY - The element has integrated solar cell laminates e.g. frameless glass-film or glass-glass laminates, for the direct generation of solar power and automatic ventilation for heat dissipation according to a chimney effect. The solar cell laminates are fastened to a base body and made of materials such as clay, concrete, plastic, polymer concrete, recycled materials, which ensures strength and sealing of a roof. Edge regions (4, 5) are provided with grooves.    USE - Solar roof covering element e.g. roofing tile (claimed) such as concrete roofing tile.    ADVANTAGE - The element protects the roof from rain, cold and wind, directly receives and fixes the solar cell laminates, provides adequate ventilation of the solar cells for increasing yield of photovoltaic system, and ensures secure roof penetration of connection cable. The element is installed in a simple and cheap manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar roof covering element with a support of a solar cell laminate.    Module support (1)    Discharge opening (2)    Openings (3)    Edge regions (4, 5)
NOVELTY - The device has a resilient spacer element (1) for attaching photovoltaic-, solar- and/or hybrid modules (5) on a surface i.e. roof, at a distance to each other. A plate-shaped base body (2) is attached to or integrally connected with the spacer element by a screw (8), a rivet or adhesion. A fixing element (3) is detachably attached to the base body by a screw (9), a washer (10) and a screw nut (11), and is glued with the modules by an adhesive (7) i.e. glass adhesive silicone. The spacer element is formed as a cylindrical body made of rubber.    USE - Fixing device for fixing photovoltaic-, solar- and/or hybrid modules at a surface e.g. roof and facade.    ADVANTAGE - The device is designed such that the photovoltaic-, solar- and/or hybrid modules are fixable at the surface in a simple manner without that roofing is penetrated, and individual modules are disassembled without damaging other modules.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a fixing device for fixing photovoltaic-, solar- and/or hybrid modules at a surface.    Spacer element (1)    Plate-shaped base body (2)    Fixing element (3)    Photovoltaic-, solar- and/or hybrid modules (5)    Adhesive (7)    Screws (8, 9)    Washer (10)    Screw nut (11)
NOVELTY - The pad has a cooling pole plate mounted on a lower end surface of a thermoelectric wafer, and a thermal pole plate arranged on an inner surface of an upper cooler pad (2). The cooling pole plate is placed at an inner side of a lower cooler pad (5), and the pole plates are connected to an external voltage stabilizing circuit through a lead. Thermoelectric power generation devices (7) charge a storage battery of a notebook through the stabilizing circuit, and sides of the upper cooler pad and the lower cooler pad are provided with a frame (1) for supporting the cooler pads.    USE - Notebook computer cooler pad.    ADVANTAGE - The pad eliminates the need of an external power supply, uses the heat generated during an operation of a computer and converts the heat into electricity. The pad is environment-friendly, simple in structure and convenient to carry.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The pad provided with cooling liquor that is filled in a PVC waterproof bag. The thermal pole plate and the cooling pole plate are made of aluminum.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a notebook computer cooler pad.    Frame (1)    Upper cooler pad (2)    Cooling liquor (3)    Lower cooler pad (5)    Thermoelectric power generation devices (7)
NOVELTY - The structure (M) has a fine protrusion and recess structure that prevents water aggregation phenomenon to producing hydrophilic property to form a water film continuously on surface of a plastic substrate (1). The width or diameter of protrusion portions (2) of fine protrusion and recess structure is less than or equal to shortest wavelength of visible light. The center-to-center spacing of protrusion portions is 200 to 400 nm.    USE - Structure for shaping window and mirror of motor vehicle and solar cell panel.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrophilicity, fog prevention and the self cleaning property can be achieved over a long period, using the simple structure. Thus the transparency of the structure is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of the shaping structure.    Protrusion portions (1)    Plastic substrate (2)    Shaping structure (M)
NOVELTY - Composition comprises: a low crystalline poly- alpha -olefin resin and an alkoxysilane functional poly- alpha -olefin having a tensile strength of less than 500 MPa, where the composition has a melt flow index of less than 30.    USE - The composition is useful: in articles (film); and as an adhesive for panels (all claimed), where the panels are solar panels.    ADVANTAGE - The composition has: improved melt flow index of less than 20, preferably less than 7; high melt viscosity of greater than 500000 cP at 15 degrees C; and improved water vapor transmission rate of greater than 3 g/m2/day at a film thickness of 18 mils at 50 degrees C and 100% relative humidity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) an article comprising the composition adhered to a second film; and    (2) a panel comprising (a) a front panel (12) comprising a transparent barrier, (b) a back panel (14), (c) a photovoltaic material (16) layer between the front panel and the back panel, and (d) an adhesive layer (18) between the front panel and the back panel, where the adhesive layer adheres the front panel to the back panel, and the adhesive layer comprises a low crystalline poly- alpha -olefin elastomer blended with an alkoxysilane functional polyolefin.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a cross sectional, exploded view of a solar panel having the composition as an adhesive.    Solar panel (10)    Front panel (12)    Back panel (14)    Photovoltaic material (16)    Adhesive layer (18)
NOVELTY - A secondary battery (100) comprises electrode assembly (110), can (120) disposed with electrode assembly, cap (130) disposed at upper portion of the can and having at least one gas release hole (134b), and indication member (136) adhered to interior side of the cap indicating whether gas is released through the at least one gas release hole.    USE - Secondary battery.    ADVANTAGE - The secondary battery can prevent external moisture and/or foreign materials from being introduced into battery through a gas release hole.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the secondary battery.    Secondary battery (100)    Electrode assembly (110)    Can (120)    Cap (130)    Gas release hole (134b)    Indication member (136)
NOVELTY - A battery holder comprises a main fixing frame defining a first opening and a first battery-receiving cavity for receiving main battery; a spare fixing frame for closing the first opening of the main fixing frame and defining a second opening and a second battery-receiving cavity for receiving spare battery that is removable from the second battery-receiving cavity to be received into the first battery-receiving cavity for replacing the main battery; and a battery cover assembled onto the spare fixing frame for closing the second opening of the spare fixing frame.    USE - Battery holder for housing battery operated electrical device.    ADVANTAGE - The battery holder stores at least one main battery and one spare battery, so that the spare battery can easily and timely replace the main battery when the main battery becomes exhausted.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an electrical device (1) operated by at least one battery comprising a housing (10), a main fixing frame, a spare fixing frame, and a battery cover.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view showing an electrical device.    Electrical device (1)    Housing (10)    Main battery (22)
NOVELTY - A battery module (300) comprises rechargeable batteries (330), where each battery includes a case (320) having an opening at one side and an electrode assembly (310) inserted inside the case; and a sealing layer disposed between the opening of case(s) and the case of a neighboring rechargeable battery. The opening of the case is covered by the case of the neighboring rechargeable battery.    USE - Battery module for medium-sized battery system used in small portable electronic devices, e.g. mobile phones, notebook computers, or camcorders.    ADVANTAGE - In the battery module, replacement and repairs of the faulty portion may be easy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a battery module.    Battery module (300)    Electrode assembly (310)    Case (320)    Rechargeable batteries (330)    End plates (341, 342)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (10) has a cutting roll (11) set in contact with a side of an electrode material (14) and comprising a cutter (12) that is protruded through a frictional force reinforcing portion (11a) on an outer circumferential surface to contact the side of the material during cutting. An anvil roll (13) is set in contact with another side of the electrode material. A speed controller (15) moves the cutting roll and the anvil roll, so that the cutting roll and the anvil roll are set in contact with each other through the electrode material at predetermined process stages.    USE - Cutting apparatus i.e. rotary cutter type cutting apparatus, for a winder of a lithium secondary battery.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus reduces production index of a winder of a secondary battery, so that number of products produced per unit time can be increased. The apparatus reduces requirement of multiple equipments for producing the products, thus saving equipment investment cost and reducing processing area required for equipments.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The frictional force reinforcing portion is made of a material selected from a group consisting of urethane, rubber, acryl and silicon.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a rotary cutter type cutting apparatus.    Rotary cutter type cutting apparatus (10)    Cutting roll (11)    Frictional force reinforcing portion (11a)    Cutter (12)    Anvil roll (13)    Electrode material (14)    Speed controller (15)
NOVELTY - A combined energy conservation cycle engine has a sunlight heater (2) including a solar heat increase suspension bridge inclined and rotated to track sunlight, elongate lenses (2d) to heat air (28a) using the sunlight, and a heat of compression reclaimer to recover heat from the air subjected to compression and further heating. The recovered heat and the gravity of water preserved and raised by the pumping equipment are utilized to power a bite-in, serial-type, all moving blade flywheel turbine. The turbine cross-section is applied with a water repellent synthetic resin film.    USE - Combined energy conservation engine for electric power generation. Can also be used for powering various motor vehicles, factories, houses, and ships or aircraft such as gravity airplane, solar heat gravity airplane, air suction injection water jet ship, water suction injection ship, solar heat gravity airplane, liquid metal gravity solar heat space shuttle, solar heat gravity helicopter, liquid metal gravity solar heat flight ship, screw ship, and space round trip flight ship.    ADVANTAGE - Power can be produced in environment-friendly manner by being at least partly based on gravity of water and solar energy, eliminating dependence on fossil fuels and nuclear power and associated fuel costs and carbon dioxide emissions, and contributing to prevention of global warming and extinction of mankind. Increase in seawater temperature is prevented while carbon dioxide is dissolved in water, promoting increase in population of marine life such as kelp, fish and or corals.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of a sunlight heater.    Sunlight heater (2)    Heat resisting material (2A)    Elongate lenses (2d)    Air (28a)    Cylindrical case (77B)
NOVELTY - The combination engine includes a water repellent synthetic resin coated turbine blade which generates as a by-product a vertical coated metal sphere water gravity geothermal energy exhausted air that is dissolved in deep ocean water to provide a natural growing environment for kelp and fish. Air heated using geothermal heat is compressed and heat recovery of the geothermally heated air is carried out. The moving blade group of the fitting bolt assembly turbine has the same diameter and same shape for every stage. A geothermal heater is inserted in the boring machine excavation hole.    USE - Energy conservation cycle combination engine for providing power to e.g. motor vehicle. Uses include but are not limited to a levitation boat, gravity airplane, air suction injection water jet ship, water suction injection ship, solar heat gravity airplane, liquid metal gravity solar heat airplane, solar heat gravity helicopter, liquid metal gravity solar heat flight ship, water gravity solar heat flight ship, screw ship, liquid metal gravity solar heat ship, space shuttle, space round trip flight ship, as electric power source of a house and a factory.    ADVANTAGE - Global warming prevention is carried out and extermination of mankind may be postponed after abolishing use of nuclear power generation plant. The engine also promotes growth of corals, kelps and fishes after dissolving exhausted air in the deep ocean water.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the engine.    Output increase ball (2E)    Liquid metal injection pump (6L)    Vertical all-moving-blade liquid metal solar-heat turbine (8G)    Bearing (80)    Double counter rotating gear apparatus (84Y)
NOVELTY - The engine includes a water repellent synthetic resin coated turbine blade whose cross is increased. A natural phenomenon is accelerated by dissolving vertical coated metal sphere water gravity solar powered generation exhausted air in the deep ocean water. Air heated through a long lens is compressed and the heat recovery of another heated air is carried out. The moving blade group of a fitting bolt assembly turbine is formed into the same diameter and shape for every stage and supported with a floating oil pressure type thrust bearing.    USE - Energy conservation cycle combination engine for providing power to e.g. motor vehicle. Uses include but are not limited to a levitation boat, gravity airplane, air suction injection water jet ship, water suction injection ship, solar heat gravity airplane, liquid metal gravity solar heat airplane, solar heat gravity helicopter, liquid metal gravity solar heat flight ship, water gravity solar heat flight ship, screw ship, liquid metal gravity solar heat ship, space shuttle, space round trip flight ship, as electric power source of a house and a factory.    ADVANTAGE - A global warming prevention is achieved by abolishing use of a thermal power nuclear power generation plant while promoting growth of kelps, corals and fishes since exhausted air is dissolved in deep ocean water.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the engine.    Output increase ball (2E)    Liquid metal injection pump (6L)    Vertical all-moving-blade liquid metal solar-heat turbine (8G)    Bearing (80)    Double counter rotating gear apparatus (84Y)
NOVELTY - The solar-heat thermal accumulator (1) has warm water that is stored to the thermal storage holding water tank unit (4). The warm water is supplied to the spraying unit (33) with the pump (45), while the warm water is sprayed in the heat collecting unit (3) from the spraying unit at a mist state. The black porous resin board (6) contacts or permeates the water which became a water droplet from the mist state, and circulates through the bottom section of the water tank (41).    USE - Solar-heat thermal accumulator for thermally storing solar heat.    ADVANTAGE - The solar heat is thermally stored thus eliminating the influence by the change of natural environment and change of weather. The structure of the solar heat thermal accumulator is simplified thus lowering the manufacturing cost and simplifying the manufacturing operation while also simplifying the maintenance operation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional side view of the solar-heat thermal accumulator.    Solar-heat thermal accumulator (1)    Heat collecting unit (3)    Thermal storage holding water tank unit (4)    Black porous resin board (6)    Spraying unit (33)    Water tank (41)    Pump (45)
NOVELTY - A battery pack comprises batteries (1) that can be charged, battery holders (2) that dispose the batteries in fixed positions, and battery case (3) that houses battery blocks (10) made up of the battery holders holding the batteries. The battery blocks are disposed at given intervals in the battery case. Hollow partitions (32) enclosing hollow regions (33) open at the battery case surfaces are provided between adjacent battery blocks. The battery blocks are disposed in a manner thermally coupled with the hollow partitions.    USE - Battery pack used on-board an electric vehicle comprising electric motorbike (electric motor scooter and electric motorcycle) as a power source to supply high power to a driving motor.    ADVANTAGE - The battery pack can reduce battery temperature differences of the battery blocks housed in the battery case while having a simple structure that can be inexpensively manufactured in quantity. It can dissipate heat retained between the battery blocks even utilizing free convection, can dispose many batteries in precise positions, can reduce outline dimensional errors and shape distortion, and can reduce battery temperature differences while assembling the battery pack with precision.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a cross-sectional view of the battery pack.    Batteries (1)    Battery holders (2)    Battery case (3)    Battery blocks (10)    Hollow partitions (32)    Hollow regions (33)
NOVELTY - A battery pack comprises batteries (1) that can be charged and battery holders (2) that dispose batteries in rows and columns and in parallel orientation. The battery holders are provided with insertion sections (21) separated by dividing walls (22), where batteries are inserted and disposed in fixed positions. The battery holder dividing walls are thicker at center regions than at periphery (surface) regions making heat capacity of dividing walls in center regions of battery holders greater than heat capacity of dividing walls thermally in periphery regions of battery holders.    USE - Battery pack.    ADVANTAGE - The pack can reduce battery temperature differences while allowing in expensive manufacture in quantity; and can reduce temperature differences between individual batteries with battery holders that dispose many batteries in rows and columns.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Battery pack comprises batteries (1) that can be charged and battery holders (2) that dispose batteries in rows and columns and in parallel orientation. The battery holders are provided with insertion sections (21) separated by dividing walls (22), where batteries are inserted and disposed in fixed positions. The battery contacts dividing walls and thermally couples with dividing walls to transfer and dissipate heat generated by batteries to battery holders. The battery holder dividing walls are thicker at center regions than at periphery (surface) regions making heat capacity of dividing walls thermally coupled with batteries disposed in center regions of battery holders greater than heat capacity of dividing walls thermally coupled with batteries disposed in periphery regions of battery holders.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a vertical cross-section showing a battery block.    Batteries (1)    Battery holders (2)    Holder unit (2A)    Insertion sections (21)    Dividing walls (22)
NOVELTY - The device (1) has a fastener (20) integrated to a side (10A) of a photovoltaic module (10) facing a supporting structure (30). A support (40) is fixed to the structure by click-locking. The fastener and the support are attached to each other so as to fix the module in relation to the structure. The support includes a locking part defining inner volume for reception of a crosspiece (37) of the structure. The fastener and the support are made of polymer material or polymer matrix material.    USE - Device for fixing an energy recovering module such as photovoltaic module e.g. frameless parallelopipedic photovoltaic solar module, for recovering energy from solar radiation on a structure such as roof and facade, in a building or supporting structure in open field (all claimed). Can also be used for fixing a thermal solar module or mixed photovoltaic/thermal solar modules.    ADVANTAGE - The support is fixed to the structure by the click-locking, so that the device fixes the energy recovering module on the structure in rapid and simple manner without embrittlement of the structure and without using any tools. The design of the fixing device permits individual dismounting and replacement of the modules from the structure in an easy manner in case of failure of the modules. The fixing device avoids the need to connect the modules with a ground, thus avoiding the risk of deterioration of the modules.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for fixing an energy recovering module on a structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an enlarged perspective view of an energy recovering module mounted on a supporting structure by a fixing device.    Photovoltaic module fixing device (1)    Photovoltaic module (10)    Photovoltaic module side (10A)    Fastener (20)    Supporting structure (30)    Crosspiece (37)    Support (40)
NOVELTY - A solar battery assembly is formed by performing cold vacuuming at 0-50 (preferably 20-30) degrees C and pressure of - 50 to - 101 MPa for 10-15 minutes with a pressure decreasing speed of 90-100 KPa/minute, and hot vacuuming at 50-200 (preferably 90-110)?C and pressure of - 50 to - 101 MPa for 10-120 minutes to a glass plate, solar cells (1) and a back sheet laminated in turn and adhered together; and treating the laminated glass plate, solar cells and back sheet at 100-200 degrees C and a pressure of 0.5-1.5 MPa.    USE - Method of forming a solar battery assembly (claimed) for use as an automobile roof.    ADVANTAGE - The method has high yield and forms product having better performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a solar battery assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic plan view of a solar battery array.    Solar cells (1)    Lines (A1-A6, A12, A34, A56)
NOVELTY - The assembly comprises solar cells (3) that are located between the light-transmitting upper covering plate and carrier (4). The solar cells are connected in series, in parallel, or in a series-parallel connection via positive connection points (41) and negative connection points (42). The light-transmitting upper covering plate, carrier and solar cells are adhered together through polyvinyl butyral resin or ethylene-vinyl acetate. The positive extraction electrode (32) and negative extraction electrode (33) are provided to extract current.    USE - Solar battery assembly.    ADVANTAGE - Since the solar cells are connected in series, in parallel, or in series-parallel connection via positive connection points and negative connection points, the connection is more flexible and circuit is made stable. The voltage or current is adjusted without affecting performance of solar assembly performance by simply modifying the circuit or designing regulating elements with circuit. The solar cells are connected in series, in parallel, or in series-parallel connection, so that damage to solar cells is prevented and the replacement of solar cells are made easy. The direct connections of positive lead-out electrodes and negative lead-out electrodes are made to the carrier, so that the manufacturing process is simplified. The electrical connections are stable. The maintenance of assembly is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar cells with carrier.    Solar cells (3)    Carrier (4)    Positive extraction electrode (32)    Negative extraction electrode (33)    Positive connection points (41)    Negative connection points (42)
NOVELTY - A laminated structure (30) has a flexible base material (16) having primary and secondary main surfaces, and thickness of less than 0.3 mm, a support substrate (12) and a hardened silicone resin layer (14) having peelable surface provided between flexible base material and support substrate. The resin layer is fixed on primary main surface of support substrate. The resin layer has easy peelability with respect to primary main surface of support substrate, and is adhered with primary main surface of base material.    USE - Laminated structure is used for panel for display apparatus and photovoltaic apparatus (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The laminated structure has excellent heat resistance and is easily adhered with base material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) panel (10) for display apparatus or photovoltaic apparatus, which involves forming at least one portion of structural component (18) of panel on surface of base material of laminated structure; and    (2) manufacture of panel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of panel for electronic device.    Panel (10)    Support substrate (12)    Hardened silicone resin layer (14)    Flexible base material (16)    Structural component of panel for electronic device (18)    Laminated structure (30)
NOVELTY - Solar cell module comprises: (a) interconnected solar cells, each of the solar cells having a front side that faces the sun during normal operation and a backside opposite the front side; (b) a transparent cover over the front sides of the solar cells; (c) a backsheet on the backsides of the solar cells; and (d) an encapsulant bonding the solar cells, the transparent cover, and the backsheet to form a protective package.    USE - The solar cell module is used for converting solar radiation to electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell module has an improved encapsulant having a relatively wide UV transmission curve.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Solar cell module comprises: (a) interconnected solar cells, each of the solar cells having a front side that faces the sun during normal operation and a backside opposite the front side; (b) a transparent cover over the front sides of the solar cells; (c) a backsheet on the backsides of the solar cells; and (d) an encapsulant bonding the solar cells, the transparent cover, and the backsheet to form a protective package, where the encapsulant and the transparent cover collectively have UV transmission curve that allows light having a wavelength of 350 nm or shorter to pass through and a volume specific resistance of at least 5x1013 Ohm cm.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a plan view of the solar cell module.    Solar cells (101)    Front portion (103)    Back portion (104)    Transparent cover (201)    Encapsulant (203)    Backsheet (205)
NOVELTY - An aromatic monomer containing an aromatic compound having sulfonyl group and two leaving groups is polymerized in aprotic polar organic solvent in presence of transition metal or transition metal compound, and a polymerization reaction liquid containing polyarylene and impurities is produced. An oxygen-containing organic solvent different from polar organic solvent, acid, water and aromatic organic solvent are added to reaction liquid. The impurities are removed, and water layer and organic layer are separated. Thus, refined polyarylene is manufactured.    USE - Manufacture of refined polyarylene used for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The refined polyarylene free of impurities is efficiently manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An aromatic monomer containing an aromatic compound having sulfonyl group of formula: -SO2-A and two leaving groups directly coupled to aromatic ring is polymerized in aprotic polar organic solvent in the presence of transition metal or transition metal compound, and a polymerization reaction liquid containing polyarylene and metal impurities is produced. An oxygen-containing organic solvent different from polar organic solvent, acid, water and aromatic organic solvent are added to reaction liquid. The impurities are removed, and water layer and organic layer are separated by retaining the reaction liquid for predetermined time. Thus, refined polyarylene is manufactured.    A=amino having 1-20C hydrocarbyl optionally having substituent group (G1), or 1-20C alkoxy optionally having substituent group (G1);and    group (G1)=fluoro, alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, acyl or cyano.
NOVELTY - A gas barrier film has a carbonized silicon oxide film (2) formed on surface(s) of a polymer film (1) as a base material. The carbonized silicon oxide film is formed by chemical vapor deposition method using film-forming source gas containing monomer gas, oxidation gas, and inert gas e.g. helium.    USE - Gas barrier film is used for packaging material of foodstuffs and pharmaceuticals, and back sheets of solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The gas barrier film has excellent adhesiveness and can be manufactured with high productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of gas barrier film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the gas barrier film.    Polymer film (1)    Carbonized silicon oxide film (2)
NOVELTY - A surface of support is subjected to reduction precipitation of platinum to form support supported with platinum-type catalyst particles, and to obtain platinum-type catalyst. The quantity of reaction substance containing platinum precursor in reaction system is less than the quantity of reaction substance required for manufacture of platinum-type catalyst during start of reduction precipitation of platinum.    USE - Manufacture of platinum-type catalyst used for membrane electrode assembly for fuel cell (all claimed) e.g. direct methanol fuel cell and polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of platinum-type catalyst having excellent dispersibility of catalyst particles on support and high activity. The fuel cell comprising the platinum-type catalyst has excellent battery characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for membrane electrode assembly.
NOVELTY - A membrane-electrode assembly consists of a proton electroconductive film provided between an anode catalyst layer and a cathode catalyst layer. The anode catalyst layer contains a platinum-ruthenium type catalyst containing phosphorus, and a complex agent having a ligand which coordinates with ruthenium ion and forms a chelate.    USE - Membrane-electrode assembly is used for fuel cells (claimed) e.g. direct methanol fuel cells and polymer electrolyte fuel cells. Uses include but are not limited to business use portable apparatus, notebook personal computers, portable music players, and mobile telephones.    ADVANTAGE - The membrane-electrode assembly provides fuel cells having excellent output characteristics and durability. Contamination by ruthenium eluted from the catalyst, and reduction in battery performance are suppressed.
NOVELTY - A porous material is obtained by covalent-bonding benzene ring-containing compound (I) or (II) and indacene compound (III) or (IV).    USE - Porous material is used for catalyst for catalyst support conductor for membrane electrode assembly for fuel cell (all claimed) e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The porous material provides fuel cell having excellent electric power generation performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A porous material is obtained by covalent-bonding benzene ring-containing compound of formula (I) or (II) and indacene compound of formula (III) or (IV).    n=2-4;    R=H, halo, hydroxy, amino, sulfonic acid group, 1-20C alkyl, 6-20C aryl or 1-20C fluoroalkyl;    Xa-Xd=nitrogen, carbon, oxygen or sulfur;    l=2-4;    m,o=3 or 4;and    Xe-Xi,Xp-Xs=nitrogen, carbon, oxygen or sulfur.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) catalyst;    (2) catalyst support conductor;    (3) membrane electrode assembly; and    (4) fuel cell.
NOVELTY - The method involves generating the hydrogen rich gas (B) containing carbon monoxide, from hydrocarbon-containing fuel (A). The highly purified hydrogen (D) is introduced into polymer electrolyte fuel cell (5) for starting the electric power generation process at the time of start-up of fuel cell system, by discharging the hydrogen occluded by hydrogen storage alloy as highly purified hydrogen at the time of shut-down of fuel cell system.    USE - Operating method of polymer electrolyte fuel cell system mounted in motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The electric power generation efficiency of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell system can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram illustrating the operating process of polymer electrolyte fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Compressor (1)    Polymer electrolyte fuel cell (5)    Hydrocarbon-containing fuel (A)    Hydrogen rich gas (B)    Highly purified hydrogen (D)
NOVELTY - Ink composition comprises electroconductive particle and organic type carrier containing thermosetting resin composition, hardening agent and solvent. The electroconductive particle comprises nano silver particle with average particle diameter of 1-100 nm and flake-shaped copper particle with average particle diameter of 0.1-3 mu m. the electroconductive particle contains flake-shaped copper particle in more mass ratio than the nano silver particle.    USE - The ink composition is useful for producing photovoltaic cell and solar cell module (both claimed) used in electrical and electronic components.    ADVANTAGE - The ink composition has excellent adhesivity, reliability and heat resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) photovoltaic cell comprising collector electrode formed using the above-cited ink composition;    (2) solar cell module comprising (i) lead wire formed using the ink composition or (ii) photovoltaic cell;    (3) method for producing the ink composition, involves mixing solvent, thermosetting resin composition and hardening agent to obtain organic type carrier, mixing nano silver particle and flake-shaped copper particle to obtain electroconductive particle, and mixing the organic type carrier and electroconductive particle into paste; and    (4) method for producing photovoltaic cell, involves forming the collector electrode on a transparent conductive layer using the ink composition.
NOVELTY - Film comprises (in parts mass): ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, organic peroxide, UV absorber (0.01-3) and phosphorus-type antioxidant or phenol-type antioxidant (0.02-1). The mass ratio of UV absorber and antioxidant is 0.1:50. The mass ratio of organic peroxide and antioxidant is 1.5:75.    USE - The film is useful for sealing solar cell (claimed) which is used for converting sunlight into electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The film has excellent UV-ray resistance property, durability and productivity and is environmentally-friendly.
NOVELTY - A covering material is a plate shape or film form covering material used for solar cell module which is formed by sequentially laminating a photovoltaic cell, a filler, and the covering material. The covering material comprises a transparent resin and a particle group containing silicon oxide as main component formed in the surface touching the filler.    USE - Covering material is used for solar cell modules.    ADVANTAGE - The covering material has excellent adhesiveness with filler, breakage resistance, workability, handleability, and shape freedom degree, and is lightweight. The thickness can be changed according to the requirement.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of covering material.
NOVELTY - Laminate film comprises a substrate film, an organic layer and an inorganic layer in that order, where the organic layer has a thickness of 300 nm to 2000 nm, the inorganic layer comprises silicon oxide represented by silicon oxide (SiOx), where x is in a range from 0.9 to 1.5, and the organic layer has a surface satisfying all the following formulae Ra(100 mu m2) not less than 50 nm; Ra(10 mu m2) not less than 20 nm; and 75 nm not less than Rz(100 mu m2) not less than 300 nm.    USE - The laminate film is useful for producing composite film and back sheet for solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The invention provides laminate film having excellent slidability and barrier property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are:    (1) a composite film comprising two laminate films, where the two laminate films each are the laminate film and adhere to each other at a side of its inorganic layer;    (2) a back sheet for a solar cell, comprising the laminate film or the composite film; and    (3) a method for producing the laminate film comprising transferring the substrate film by roll to roll processing.
NOVELTY - The device has a display unit with several transparent organic LEDs (110), and a driver circuit. Several transparent intermediate layers (120) are formed between the transparent organic LEDs and a solar cell (130), to control the permeability of the light from LEDs. A light modulation layer made of electrochromic material, polymer dispersed liquid crystals (PDLC), titanium oxide, nitrogen oxide, tungsten oxide and viologen, is formed on the intermediate layers. A base electrode is made of silver, gold, copper and carbon nanotube (CNT).    USE - Transparent organic LED display device for notebook computer, pocket telephone and MPEG audio layer 3 player.    ADVANTAGE - The brightness and efficiency of the transparent organic LED display device can be improved reliably. The lifetime of the transparent organic LED display device can be increased effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of transparent organic LED display device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the transparent organic LED display device.    Organic LED (110)    Transparent intermediate layer (120)    Solar cell (130)
NOVELTY - The satchel has LEDs that are arranged in lateral form within multipoint LED module (61) embedded on to satchel cover (31), for enabling visibility from front side. The power supply process is performed by button battery (9) and switch (8) provided at back side of the satchel cover. The multipoint LED module is operated during commuting of primary school pupil, for alerting the vehicle rider and pedestrians. The satchel cover is made of plastic material of 0.3 mm thickness, while ensuring waterproof property.    USE - Satchel with safety feature, for use by primary school pupil.    ADVANTAGE - The battery and switch are provided at back side of satchel cover, for performing power supply process with respect to multipoint LED module provided with lateral form LEDs. Hence the occurrence of accident can be prevented reliably, without influence the fashionable property of the satchel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic perspective view illustrating the opening and closed states of the satchel.    Switch (8)    Button battery (9)    Satchel main structure (21)    Satchel cover (31)    Multipoint LED module (61)
NOVELTY - A stainless steel plate base material (200) is prepared, and a non-continuous coating film (220) of gold, platinum, ruthenium, iridium, ruthenium oxide and/or iridium oxide is formed on surface of the stainless steel plate base material. The stainless steel plate on which non-continuous coating film is formed, is subjected to heat treatment and an oxide film (230) is formed on the area on which the coating film is not formed. Thus, a metal separator plate is manufactured.    USE - Manufacture of metal separator plate (claimed) used for fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The metal separator plate having excellent corrosion resistance and electrical conductivity even after long term use, is manufactured.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of metal separation plate.    Stainless steel plate base material (200)    Non-continuous coating film (220)    Oxide film (230)
NOVELTY - Producing a biofuel with an electrochemical device comprising a proton exchange membrane (10), an anode plate (13) and a cathode plate, comprises: introducing a bio-oil into the anode flow channel; introducing a carbohydrate into the cathode flow channel; oxidizing the bio-oil, producing the biofuel; migrating protons from the anode electrode to the cathode electrode, producing migrated protons; and reducing the migrated protons to hydrogen and reacting the migrated protons with the carbohydrate, producing hydrogen and carbon-hydrogen biofuel.    USE - The method is useful for producing biofuel.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides biofuel with clean form.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Producing a biofuel with an electrochemical device comprising a proton exchange membrane (10) disposed between an anode electrode (11) and a cathode electrode (12), an anode plate (13) adjacent to the anode electrode and forming at least one anode flow channel (16) between the anode plate and the anode electrode, and a cathode plate adjacent to the cathode electrode and forming at least one cathode flow channel between the cathode plate and the cathode electrode, comprises: introducing a bio-oil into the anode flow channel; introducing a carbohydrate into the cathode flow channel; oxidizing the bio-oil, producing the biofuel; migrating protons from the anode electrode to the cathode electrode, producing migrated protons; and reducing the migrated protons to hydrogen and reacting the migrated protons with the carbohydrate, producing hydrogen and carbon-hydrogen biofuel. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the electrochemical device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of photo-electro-refining apparatus.    Proton exchange membrane (10)    Anode electrode (11)    Cathode electrode (12)    Anode plate element (13)    Anode flow channel. (16)
NOVELTY - A portable solar power generation device (1) comprises expandable polyolefin resin sheet (2) adhered to the back surface of solar power generation device where solar panel is installed and an edge part is formed with a free-end tongue then laminated. The expandable polyolefin resin sheet is released after bending to 90 degrees or 180 degrees for 1 minute. Folding recovery angle ( theta ) of shape retaining material 5 minutes after releasing is less than or equal to 20 degrees .    USE - A portable solar power generation device.    ADVANTAGE - The device is easy to manufacture and has low manufacturing cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the portable solar power generation device.    Solar power generation device (1)    Expandable polyolefin resin sheet (2)    Adhesive bond layer (3)
NOVELTY - The valve has a valve body (1) provided with a valve cavity (11). An upper part of the valve body is expanded to form a valve plate seat (13). An expiratory valve plate (2) is mounted on the valve plate seat in an up-and-down flapping manner. An inspiratory valve plate (22) opens or closes a through hole (21). A valve cover (3) shields the expiratory valve plate. A clearance channel is formed by an inner wall of the valve cover. An outer edge of the valve plate seat and the clearance channel are connected with a water storage tank.    USE - Heat-retaining pressure vent valve for a solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The valve acts according to pressure differential variation of air in the water storage tank and/or an engineering channel so as to effectively avoid loss of heat in the water storage tank. The valve is simple and reliable in structure, easy to process and manufacture, convenient to install, inexpensive and economical.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a heat-retaining pressure vent valve.    Valve body (1)    Expiratory valve plate (2)    Valve cover (3)    Valve cavity (11)    Valve plate seat (13)    Through hole (21)    Inspiratory valve plate (22)
NOVELTY - Granulate from alpha -olefin-vinyl acetate copolymers having a vinyl acetate content of greater than or equal to 40 wt.%, comprises at least one UV activator and at least one silane coupling reagent, as additives.    USE - The granulate is useful as an embedding material to produce an adhesive film for solar modules. The solar module is useful in a solar power system (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The granulate provides adhesive films with high weather stability and corrosion resistance. The granulate can be produced with less operating costs and time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) preparing the granulate by a solution polymerization method at a pressure of 100-700 bar, where the boiling point of the solvent is less than the boiling point of the UV-activator and the silane coupling reagent, and the additives are added after polymerization or after processing the solution polymer;    (2) a solar module comprising at least an adhesive film;    (3) a process for producing the solar module comprising subjecting the solar module to an UV-irradiation, where the adhesive film has an UV-activator and silane coupling reagent;    (4) a device for producing the solar module; and    (5) a solar power system comprising the solar module.
NOVELTY - The device has a storage battery arranged in an ocean monitoring buoy whose deck is carried with a wind power generation device. The wind power generation device comprises a fixing rod fixed on the deck of the buoy. A stainless steel chassis is fixed with a direct-drive magnet synchronous wind power dynamo, a swing mechanism, which is movably connected with top of the fixing rod and the chassis. A wind wheel is connected on a rotator of the dynamo. A tail vane is connected on the chassis and on a contrary direction of the wind wheel. The dynamo is connected with the storage battery via a wire.    USE - Wind power generation device for an ocean monitoring buoy.    ADVANTAGE - The device can efficiently and stably provide the power guarantee for the operation of the ocean monitoring buoy, and can ensure wide application range, less maintenance cost, convenient maintaining and overhauling, long service life, and can resist large wind.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a wind power generation device.
NOVELTY - The strap has a wearing strap (1), a battery box (2) and an electric heating piece (3), where the battery box is mounted on the wearing strap. The electric heating piece is mounted on the wearing strap in a closed manner. The battery box accommodates a battery and a circuit board. A mounting key and an indicator lamp are mounted in the battery box and expose out of a panel of the battery box to be operated and observed. The electric heating piece is designed as a polyethylene terephthalate electric heating piece.    USE - Heating wrist strap for use by a person involved in dangerous sports such as rock climbing and gymnastics.    ADVANTAGE - The heating strap heats and thermally insulates the wrist, when worn on the wrist, so that the blood circulation is promoted without reducing the flexibility of fingers. The strap is suitable for use by a user involved in dangerous sports such as rock climbing and gymnastics that require a strong force from hands. The heating strap is thin, highly flexible, easy and comfortable to wear and has less volume.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of a heating wrist strap.    Wearing strap (1)    Battery box (2)    Electric heating piece (3)    Battery box mounting bag (7)    Magic tape (9)
NOVELTY - The system has a heat preservation cavity formed by a left side plate (101), front door plate (102), top plate (103), right side plate (104) and walls (201) and floor (202) of a communications room. Heat preservation layers (105) are adhered on inner surfaces of the left side plate, front door plate, top plate and the right side plate while air conditioners (106) are installed on outer surfaces of the left side plate, front door plate, top plate and the right side plate.    USE - Heat preservation system for a storage battery of a communications room.    ADVANTAGE - The system forms heat preservation cabinet in an easier manner and controls temperature of the storage battery around 25 degrees centigrade by low powered air conditioners, thus reducing power consumption of the air conditioners in the room and guaranteeing service life of the storage battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of a heat preservation system.    Left side plate (101)    Front door plate (102)    Top plate (103)    Right side plate (104)    Heat preservation layers (105)    Air conditioners (106)    Walls (201)    Floor (202)
NOVELTY - The device has a solar panel (2) connected with a charging battery (3). The charging battery is electrically connected with an electronic line controller (4). The charging battery, electronic line controller and a luminophor form a loop, where the luminophor is comprised of LED lamp. A sound control switch and an electronic time delay are arranged in the electronic line controller. The electronic line controller and a circuit of the charging battery are provided with a manual work control power switch (5).    USE - Solar sound control light emitting device.    ADVANTAGE - The device avoids need for the external power supply, and utilizes the solar energy, thus saving the energy in environment friendly manner. The lamp can be controlled by the sound for turning on or turning off in convenient manner. The different lamps can be lighten on according to the frequency of the sound for increasing the aesthetic feeling and comfort for the user and preventing the singleness and vapidity.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a solar sound control light emitting device.    Plastic shell (1)    Solar panel (2)    Charging battery (3)    Electronic line controller (4)    Manual work control power switch (5)
NOVELTY - The battery has sealing layer that is arranged between backboard glass and back electrode. The sealing layer is made of non-transparent materials.    USE - Solar film battery.    ADVANTAGE - Since the sealing layer is made of non-transparent materials, the leakage of the light ray passing through the laser line marking area is prevented. The photoelectric conversion rate is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of solar film battery.
NOVELTY - The box has a semicircular surface adhered to outer surface of a diode (4) after an upper cover (2) is covered on a base (1). A wire connector (3) comprises a metallic connection piece with a level inner concave arc-shaped surface. A pin of the diode is levelly arranged in the concave arc-shaped surface of the metallic connection piece. One end of the metallic connection piece is accessed in a collection strip of a solar energy cell component while another end is connected with a wire connecting terminal of a photovoltaic cable.    USE - Wire connecting box for a solar energy cell.    ADVANTAGE - The box has good radiating effect, high conductive rate and high work stability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a wire connecting box for a solar energy cell.    Base (1)    Upper cover (2)    Wire connector (3)    Diode (4)    Radiating sheet (21)
NOVELTY - The battery has a positive plate provided with a grid (1) that is externally sleeved with a flat Terylene exhaust pipe (2).    USE - Long service life solar and wind energy valve control lead-acid battery for energy storage.    ADVANTAGE - The structural design of the battery is optimized. The active substance on the positive plate is protected by the Terylene exhaust pipe to resolve the problem that active substances of positive plate are stripped in the use process. The contact area of the active substances of positive plate and the grid increases to about 20 percent than that of the checker grid of the pasted plate positive plate, and increases to about 60 percent than cylinder grid of tubular positive plate. The use rate of active substances of positive plate and deep cycling discharging capacity of storage battery are effectually improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a long service life solar and wind energy valve control lead-acid battery.    Grid (1)    Flat Terylene exhaust pipe (2)
NOVELTY - The charger has two pole fixed block sliding ways and two pole sliding ways arranged on a clamping body in a parallel manner. A pole fixed block is arranged on an inner side of the body, where a convex step portion of the pole fixed block is arranged in the fixed block sliding ways. Tail ends of a positive pole and a negative pole are arranged on an outer side of clamping body and connected to pole fixed block. Front ends of the positive and negative poles are arranged between the clamping body and a charger body via pole sliding ways such that the front ends are bent to about at 90 degrees.    USE - Universal charger for charging a mobile phone battery.    ADVANTAGE - The clamping body is fixedly clamped on a center region of the battery, thus improving the stability of clamping of the charger.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an universal charger.
NOVELTY - The pedestal has a groove matched with a support pin on a bottom of a battery box, where the pedestal is fixed on an electric bicycle support frame through screws.    USE - Battery box pedestal.    ADVANTAGE - The pedestal reinforces tightly matching between the battery box and a vehicle frame, reduces vibration and prolongs service life of a battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a battery box pedestal.
NOVELTY - The bicycle has a body assembly (1) composed of a frame (2), bicycle body (3), battery box (4), storage box (5) and a rear mud baffle plate (6), where parts of the bicycle body assembly form a bicycle body assembly through integrated forming process. The bicycle body assembly is casted by glass fiber materials and resin materials in an integrated way.    USE - Electric bicycle.    ADVANTAGE - The bicycle can be manufactured by simple production process at less cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an electric bicycle.    Body assembly (1)    Frame (2)    Bicycle body (3)    Battery box (4)    Storage box (5)    Rear mud baffle plate (6)
NOVELTY - Coupling heating methane-generating pit comprises a methane-generating pit main body, a methane fermenting chamber, a gas storing chamber, a flexible cover, a gas duct, a material inlet, and a material outlet, where the heat storing pool is arranged at the upper layer of the flexible cover.    USE - The coupling heating methane-generating pit is useful for solar heat storing stalk reactor.    ADVANTAGE - The Coupling heating methane-generating pit, utilizes two biomass energy resources including the heat storing pool and the stalk pool as the heating system of the methane-generating pit, and hence: increases the production of gas, has idle property, good heating efficiency, low energy consumption, simple maintenance, flexible construction, and is economical.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a tie bar (1) protruded in an aero generator, where both ends of the tie bar are supported in a wall. A cylindrical rotary shaft is supported in the tie bar. Multiple blades are equipped with the cylindrical rotary shaft, where each blade is formed with a frame (3) and a thin film (2) i.e. polyethylene terephthalate film.    USE - Wall-mounted type indoor wind power generation apparatus for a building.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus obtains the wind energy by using flow of the minute circulating air within the building. The size and length of the cylindrical rotary shaft can be easily controlled according to size of an installation space of the building.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front perspective view of a wall-mounted type indoor wind power generation apparatus.    Tie bar (1)    Thin film (2)    Frame (3)
NOVELTY - Water fuel cell device comprises ion exchange resin, which is comprised of anion exchange resin. Amount of chloride ion in total exchange capacity of anion exchange resin at initial state is less than 10%.    USE - Water fuel cell device.    ADVANTAGE - The water fuel cell device ensures recycling of water in the battery and reduces chloride ion concentration in water effectively.
NOVELTY - The multifunctional umbrella has an umbrella supporting frame that is provided at the surface. The power supply process is performed by a dismountable solar energy device set. Solar battery board is connected with storage battery through conductive wires. Solar battery is amorphous or crystalline silicon battery. A transparent light emitting plastic sleeve is arranged at the umbrella surface mounted with the solar battery board. Conductive wires are provided at the shaft to connect output conductive wire with input port of storage battery.    USE - Multifunctional umbrella.    ADVANTAGE - The overall structure of multifunctional umbrella is simplified reliably. The multiple functionality of the umbrella is ensured while ensuring convenience by satisfying the requirement of traveler.
NOVELTY - The car has a brush disk whose middle part is provided with a brush head comprising a brush piece. Water outlets are mounted around the brush head. The brush disk communicates with a water outlet tube. The brush disk is provided with a motor for controlling rotation of the brush piece. The water outlet tube is provided with a switch for controlling a direct current water pump and the work of the motor. A solar energy battery plate, a battery, the direct current water pump, the motor and the switch are electrically connected with each other. The brush piece is a rubber piece or fiber.    USE - Solar energy dynamoelectric environmentally friendly cleaning car.    ADVANTAGE - The car is convenient to use, and can be quickly operated with less number of labors and less energy requirement.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side perspective view of a solar energy dynamoelectric environmentally friendly cleaning car.
NOVELTY - The template has a module bracket (1), a wind inlet (2), a wind collecting way (3), a heat insulating board (4), a generator (5) and a solar cell board (6). The wind inlet is composed of two bevels, where an outward opening is large and the opening toward the wind collecting way is small. A guide flow plate is extended in the wind collecting way, where the normal of a guide plate surface is pointed to a bevel upper part relative to the wall. The heat insulating board is made of polymer foaming insulating material.    USE - Wind-solar hybrid generation building wall board template.    ADVANTAGE - The template adopts a modular design ideal for actively collecting wind energy difficult to catch. The building energy saving and heat insulating material is combined with a wind energy collecting and photovoltaic generator, so that the structure of the template is simple, and cost is low. The template is easy to maintain, and the energy saving factor of energy-saving building is increased. The structure has noise absorbing function.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The cell board is made of single crystal silicon, polycrystalline silicon, noncrystalline silicon, multi-staged gallium arsenide or organic film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a wind-solar hybrid generation building wall board template.    Module bracket (1)    Wind inlet (2)    Wind collecting way (3)    Heat insulating board (4)    Generator (5)    Solar cell board (6)
NOVELTY - The device has a small-sized wind power generator arranged with a base. A magnetic induction generator is connected with the base. Blades are connected with a head of the magnetic induction generator. A water outlet pipe of a water storage tank is connected with a dual-layer heat insulation water tank by a pipeline. The dual-layer heat insulation water tank is internally provided with a heating stick, which is connected with a small-sized wind power generator by passing through the dual-layer heat insulation water tank by a lead wire.    USE - Environmental-friendly energy source collecting device.    ADVANTAGE - The device can save expense required for warming during winter season.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an environmental-friendly energy source collecting device.
NOVELTY - The valve has a steel ball arranged in an internal cavity of a valve body. A spring and a positioning component are tightly pressed on the steel ball. A water filtering plate i.e. micro-pore polypropylene round plate, is arranged on an end port of the internal cavity of the valve body. The valve body is provided with an external thread. A shoulder of a circular truncated cone at an external of the valve body is provided with a sealing washer. The positioning component is connected with an internal cavity thread of the valve body.    USE - Lithium ion battery safety valve.    ADVANTAGE - The valve can be freely opened and closed without jamming. The water filtering plate can smoothly discharge air in internal part of the battery to prevent battery from bursting due to much air, and can effectively prevent outer water containing air from entered into the internal part of the battery, so as to protect the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a lithium ion battery safety valve.
NOVELTY - The chassis has an upper shell buckled with a base, where two ends of the upper shell are respectively provided with a front panel and a rear bottom plate. A hole is arranged near an end in vicinity of the front panel. The front panel is provided with a buckle mutually fixed with the hole. One end of the front panel mutually fixed with the upper shell is provided with a stage to conveniently clamp the upper shell. A set of ends of two opposite sides of the upper shell is connected with the base through a set of bolts.    USE - Charger chassis for forklift truck.    ADVANTAGE - The buckle and the hole are mutually fixed in a convenient manner for the installation and maintenance work, thus dramatically improving the installing and maintaining efficiency. The arrangement of the stage ensures overlap of the part of the connection of the upper shell and the panel, thus avoiding need of slit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a charger chassis for forklift truck.
NOVELTY - The battery has multiple monomer polar groups comprising a two volt single battery unit. The single battery unit comprises a positive plate (1) and two negative plates (3). A polyethylene-absorbed glass mat (PE-AGM) compound space plate is arranged between the positive plate and the two negative plates. The PE-AGM compound space plate comprises a PE space plate (20) and an AGM space plate (21). The PE space plate is attached to the positive plate. A surface of the PE space plate is provided with a rib. The monomer polar group comprises a cathode bus.    USE - Gel-sealed storage battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery enables easily injecting gel while filling full-gel electrolyte to the battery such that the gel electrolyte can be uniformly distributed at inside and outside of the polar groups. The battery prevents generation of lead treelike crystal short circuit and the micro short circuit, so as to improve stability of the gel electrolyte and prolong service life of the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a gel-sealed storage battery.    Positive plate (1)    Negative plates (3)    Polyethylene space plate (20)    Absorbed glass mat space plate (21)
NOVELTY - The charger has a power supply plug (11) connected with an input of a transformer through a power supply input line. Multiple charging indication lamps, a power supply indication lamp, multiple charging cathodes (2) and a nut are welded on a circuit board. The multiple charging indication lamps, the power supply indication lamp head and the charging cathodes are exposed on a surface of a plastic shell (1). A screw metal rod (4) is twisted into the nut. A metal wafer (5), a metal spiral coil (6) and a location column (8) are fixed together.    USE - Single pole charger for charging a battery.    ADVANTAGE - The charger enables connecting cylindrical charging batteries with different sizes and lengths for charging.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a single pole charger.    Plastic shell (1)    Charging cathode (2)    Screw metal rod (4)    Metal wafer (5)    Metal spiral coil (6)    Location column (8)    Power supply plug (11)
NOVELTY - The device has an electric input socket including a fixed connection portion that is packaged in a conductor attached with an insulating film on a surface and serves as a positive junction module. Another positive junction module is fixedly connected to a lead extracted from a negative end of an electric output socket after being connected in parallel to leads extracted from a set of negative ends of electric input sockets. The fixed connection portion is packaged in the conductor with the insulating film attached to a surface and serves as a negative junction module.    USE - Electric energy switching device for a micro-satellite.    ADVANTAGE - The device is designed with reduced number of electric connectors on the energy source control module by using a multi-input single-output junction box. The junction box is independent of the solar panels and the energy source control module so that the installation position can be adjusted based on the layout of the integrated satellite structure, thus designing integrated satellite structure and the cable in an efficient manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an electric energy switching device.
NOVELTY - Method of drying biomass, involves storing Peltier media fluid in storing tank, heating the fluid at 50-250 degrees C, mixing (in parts weight) biomass (100) and the heated fluid (5-200) using mixer, pulverizing the mixture in the mesh size of 30-150, drying the mixture by heating in microwave device at 80-300 degrees C until the water content is 30% or less and separating or removing fluid by transferring the mixture to separator.    USE - The method is useful for drying biomass used as fuel. The biomass is chosen from grains, timber, food waste and paper sludge.    ADVANTAGE - The drying efficiency of biomass is improved.
NOVELTY - The module has an insulating material installed at a lower part of a heat-reflecting member. The heat-reflecting member is installed at a lower part of a waterway board. A lower glass is installed at a lower part of a surface glass. Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) sheets are provided in a lower part of a solar cell. A thermal reflection film is adhered to the heat-reflecting member and the insulating material, where heat produced by sunlight is made to pass through the surface glass.    USE - Hybrid-type module for optimizing solar energy heat to heat water.    ADVANTAGE - The heat-transfer area of the module is maximized, so that the thermal efficiency of the module can be maximized. The module utilizes the insulating material to prevent heat loss.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a hybrid-type module.
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic glue-laminated curtain wall glass subassembly comprises cell board front plate glass, transparent conducting oxide (TCO) glass, silicon-based coating film, electric-conducting film layer, glue-laminated material, back plate glass and connecting box all of which are packed and which front plate glass and back plate glass are armored glass.    USE - A photovoltaic glue-laminated curtain wall glass subassembly.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic glue-laminated curtain wall glass subassembly has simple processing, less processing procedure, low cost and large compression strength and can change the color of curtain wall glass according to requirement.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a preparation of photovoltaic glue-laminated curtain wall glass subassembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the photovoltaic glue-laminated curtain wall glass subassembly.
NOVELTY - A photoelectric curtain wall glass comprises front board transparent conducting oxide glass of battery board, silicon substrate coating film, conducting film layer, sandwiched glue material, toughened glass as back board glass, and connection box.    USE - Photoelectric curtain wall glass.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric curtain wall glass has simple fabrication, small processing procedure, low cost and high tensile strength.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a production method of photoelectric curtain wall glass.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the photoelectric curtain wall glass.
NOVELTY - The photoelectric converter with solar quartz straight tube has a light-transmission quartz straight tube device which is provided with a solar photoelectric conversion coating for converting the solar energy into electric energy. The light-transmission quartz straight tube device is provided with a conductive wire device for transmitting the electric energy.    USE - Photoelectric converter with solar quartz straight tube for solar energy conversion and utilization.    ADVANTAGE - Provides an inner part of a cavity of quartz straight light-transmission device which is provided with fluid or thermal tube to realize the control of the temperature of the solar photoelectric conversion material to always keep the effective conversion efficiency. Enables comprehensive use of after being transferred via the fluid or the thermal tube to realize solar power generation, temperature control, improvement in the solar energy conversion efficiency and comprehensive and integrated utilization of the solar energy and heat.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the photoelectric converter with solar quartz straight tube.
NOVELTY - The photoelectric photo-thermal conversion device has a transparent quartz flux pipe device in which a solar energy photoelectric and photo-thermal conversion coating are arranged. The solar energy is converted into an electric energy and heat energy. The transparent quartz flux pipe device is a cavity provided with an inlet and an outlet. The cavity has cylindrical, spherical, elliptical or polyhedron shape and has an end opening formed by rotating along one axial line.    USE - Photoelectric photo-thermal conversion device for solar energy quartz flux pipe.    ADVANTAGE - Reduces cost since the solar energy is converted into electric energy for direct use. Enables temperature control on the solar energy photoelectric and photo-thermal conversion material so as to always keep a high-efficient conversion efficiency. Improves the utilization efficiency of solar energy since a solar energy mirror is arranged outside the device for enhanced reflection, refraction and projection. Insulating layer is added outside the device in order to reduce heat loss.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the photoelectric photo-thermal conversion device for solar energy quartz flux pipe.
NOVELTY - The chuck has a support (5) whose lower part is fixed with multiple groups of vacuum chucks (8), a two-way joint (6) and a three-way joint (7). A vacuum generator (4) is arranged in a middle part of the support by a polyurethane air pipe (9). An upper part of the support is fixed with multiple handles (2). A vacuum switch (3) is arranged in one of the handles.    USE - Vacuum chuck for a photovoltaic solar cell string.    ADVANTAGE - The chuck reduces fragment ratio of cells and migrating period. The chuck has low production cost and high economic benefit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a vacuum chuck.    Handles (2)    Vacuum switch (3)    Vacuum generator (4)    Support (5)    Two-way joint (6)    Three-way joint (7)    Groups of vacuum chucks (8)    Polyurethane air pipe (9)
NOVELTY - The device has an extrusion mechanism (2) mounted on a storage box (1). One side of the extrusion mechanism is mounted with a cooling mechanism (3). The extrusion mechanism comprises an extrusion screw and a T-shaped die head (21), and compress ratio of the extrusion screw is 4:1. The cooling mechanism comprises a cooling groove (31), which is stored with cooling liquid. Top of the storage box is mounted with a feed hopper (11).    USE - Film formation device for producing a solar battery back film.    ADVANTAGE - The device has reasonable design, simple structure and better working stability. The film produced by the device has better transparency, high glossiness and uniform thickness.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a film formation device.    Storage box (1)    Extrusion mechanism (2)    Cooling mechanism (3)    Feed hopper (11)    T-shaped die head (21)    Cooling groove (31)
NOVELTY - The accumulator (8) has a pair of end sections (1) such as end caps, made of metallic material such as stainless steel, and a cylindrical chamber arranged in a wall part (3), where the wall part is made of composite material. A carbon fiber composite piston (4) is arranged in the accumulator chamber A primary seal (6) is formed between the piston and wall part. A set of external rough grooves is provided on a metal/composite insert (2). A sensor such as Hall effect sensor, detects a position of the piston.    USE - Hydropneumatic accumulator for use in an aircraft and a defense application to store and deliver hydraulic energy.    ADVANTAGE - The wall part is made of the composite material, so that weight of the accumulator reduced, thus enabling the accumulator to be easily transported and installed while eliminating a need of a crane.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal sectional view of a hydropneumatic accumulator.    End section (1)    Metal/composite insert (2)    Wall part (3)    Carbon fiber composite piston (4)    Primary seal (6)    Hydropneumatic accumulator (8)
NOVELTY - A solar cell comprises a substrate (10); a first electrode (20) formed on the substrate; a light absorbing layer (30) formed on the first electrode, where the light absorbing layer comprises a first compound thin film and a second compound thin film, and a band gap of the second compound thin film is larger than that of the first compound thin film; a buffer layer (40) formed on the light absorbing layer; a transparent conducting layer (50) formed on the buffer layer; and a second electrode (60) formed on the transparent conducting layer.    USE - The solar cell is used to convert the energy of sunlight directly into electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell has a light absorbing layer comprising a double compound thin film. The solar cell has high photoelectric conversion efficiency with high open circuit voltage and high short circuit current.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional schematic view of the solar cell.    Substrate (10)    First electrode (20)    Light absorbing layer (30)    Buffer layer (40)    Conducting layer (50)    Second electrode (60)
NOVELTY - Solar cell comprises: (a) a photoelectric conversion body including a first main surface and a second main surface opposed to the first main surface; (b) a first electrode provided on the first main surface; (c) a second electrode provided on the second main surface; (d) a first conductive connection member connected with the first electrode for connecting the solar cell and another solar cell; and (e) a first resin adhesive bonding the first conductive connection member to the first electrode.    USE - Used as a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell provides improved yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Solar cell comprises: (a) a photoelectric conversion body including a first main surface and a second main surface opposed to the first main surface; (b) a first electrode provided on the first main surface; (c) a second electrode provided on the second main surface; (d) a first conductive connection member connected with the first electrode for connecting the solar cell and another solar cell, where the first conductive connection member includes a conductive soft layer at an area facing the first electrode, and the first electrode includes a conductive soft layer at an area facing the first conductive connection member; and (e) a first resin adhesive bonding the first conductive connection member to the first electrode in such a manner that the conductive soft layer of the first electrode and the conductive soft layer of the first conductive connection member abut to each other. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of manufacturing the solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of the solar cell module.    Solar cell modules (4,5)    Solar cell string (6)    Frame body (8)    Conductive connection member (9,10,11,12,13)
NOVELTY - A combined energy conservation cycle engine has a geothermal air heater (2z) warming air (28a) using geothermal heat, prior to compressing and further heating the air. The heat recovered from the geothermally heated air by a heat of compression reclaimer (2C) and the gravity of water preserved and raised by the pumping equipment are utilized to power a bite-in, serial-type, all moving blade flywheel turbine. The turbine cross-section is applied with a water repellent synthetic resin film. The heater is embedded in a boring machine excavation hole.    USE - Combined energy conservation engine for electric power generation. Can also be used for powering various motor vehicles, factories, houses, and ships or aircraft such as gravity airplane, solar heat gravity airplane, air suction injection water jet ship, water suction injection ship, solar heat gravity airplane, liquid metal gravity solar heat space shuttle, solar heat gravity helicopter, liquid metal gravity solar heat flight ship, screw ship, and space round trip flight ship.    ADVANTAGE - Power can be produced in environment-friendly manner by being at least partly based on gravity of water and geothermal energy, eliminating dependence on fossil fuels and nuclear power and associated fuel costs and carbon dioxide emissions, and contributing to prevention of global warming and extinction of mankind. Increase in seawater temperature is prevented while carbon dioxide is dissolved in water, promoting increase in population of marine life such as kelp, fish and or corals.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of a geothermal air heater.    Heat of compression reclaimer (2C)    Geothermal air heater (2z)    Air (28a)    Suction air duct (28A)    Geothermal heating air duct (28D)
NOVELTY - The system (1) has a bundling device (2) i.e. parabolic reflector, for bundling of incident light beam on a focal spot, and a thermal engine (8) for conversion of energy of the bundled beam into kinetic energy. The engine is arranged remote from the focal spot of the bundling device. An optical fiber (6) is arranged between the focal spot of the bundling device and the engine, in order to conduct the bundled beam to the engine. The optical fiber includes an uninterruptible conductive body formed as a light conductor, which includes a light conductive fiber e.g. glass fiber and plastic fiber.    USE - Solar thermal system for heating industrial water.    ADVANTAGE - The system is designed such that cooling requirement of the thermal engine is reduced, thus increasing efficiency of the system. The bundling device is produced in a simple, easy and cost-effective manner, such that the system is manufactured at low cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic perspective view of a solar thermal system for producing hot water.    Solar thermal system (1)    Bundling device (2)    Support arms (4)    Optical fiber (6)    Thermal engine (8)
NOVELTY - The solar cell has an anti-reflection film (120) including an opening (125) exposing a portion of a surface of second conductivity-type semiconductor layer (110), formed on the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer. A front electrode contacts a portion of the surface of the second conductivity-type semiconductor layer exposed through the opening. The rear surface of first conductivity-type semiconductor substrate (100) has rear electrode. The front electrode has a metal containing silver (Ag) and lead-free glass frit.    USE - Solar cell. Uses include but are not limited to solar cells such as silicon solar cell, thin film solar cell, dye-sensitized solar cell, and organic polymer solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The fabricating process of solar cell is improved, reducing the process costs and the unit cost of the solar cell. The production yield and the efficiency of the solar cell are improved. The reliability in quality of the solar cell is maintained without lowering the efficiency of the solar cell, and without causing environmental pollution.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fabricating method of solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating a fabricating method of a solar cell.    First conductivity-type semiconductor substrate (100)    Second conductivity-type semiconductor layer (110)    Anti-reflection film (120)    Opening (125)
NOVELTY - Inductively curable adhesive composition comprises core-shell particles having primary particle diameter of 2-100 nm, where the shell comprises amorphous silicon dioxide and the core comprises at least one magnetic metal oxide.    USE - The inductively curable adhesive composition is useful for adhesively bonding rotor vanes of wind turbines (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composition permits a long enough processing life when bonding relatively large areas and curing rapidly at the same time.
NOVELTY - Method of manufacturing solid electrolyte, involves using a coating solution containing ionic liquid, inorganic oxide particle and polymer having a functional group block capable of binding to the surface of the inorganic oxide particle. The functional group block contains metal alkoxide moiety.    USE - The method is useful for manufacturing solid electrolyte which is used in secondary battery.    ADVANTAGE - The solid electrolyte has high ionic conductivity and intensity, and excellent flame retardance, mass-production stability and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for secondary battery, which comprises solid electrolyte obtained by the above-cited method.
NOVELTY - Aluminum paste comprises aluminum powder (65-75 wt.%) having particle size distribution of 0.01-5 mu m and organic vehicle (25-35 wt.%).    USE - The aluminum paste is useful in back electrode of solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell can be manufactured simply and inexpensively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of solar cell.
NOVELTY - The storage calorifier (110) has an inlet (118) and inlet valve (120), and an outlet (116). The detecting unit (124,130) detects the level of fluid in the calorifier unit. The control unit (132) controls the inlet valves based on predetermined criteria including the volume of fluid contained within the calorifier unit. A programmable logic controller controls flow of fluid from the fluid supply through a control valve.    USE - Storage calorifier for solar-powered water heating system (claimed) mounted in building.    ADVANTAGE - A solar powered fluid system is simplified to operate in different weather conditions with hot water and recover the heat of installed solar panel. The fluid contained in the calorifier is maintained at constant temperature. The heat loss is avoided and instant supply of heated fluid is ensured. The calorifier can be fitted in basement for easy maintenance and water draining back to the calorifier is avoided. The power usage of the secondary heating source is reduced and hot fluid at set is ensured for long period of time. The frost conditions freezing of the solar cell is avoided.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar-powered water heating system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the storage calorifier.    Calorifier (110)    Outlet (116)    Inlet (118)    Inlet valve (120)    Detection unit (124,130)    Control unit (132)
NOVELTY - The battery pack (1) has a resin structure (12) that houses secondary battery. A non-contact power transmission flat coil (13) is embedded in one surface side of the resin structure. The resin structure contains a magnetic material in one surface side.    USE - Battery pack used in portable electronic device e.g. mobile telephone.    ADVANTAGE - The non-contact power transmission flat coil is embedded in one surface side of resin structure, such that leakage of magnetic flux from surface other than electromagnetically-coupled surface can be minimized and adverse effects such as heat generation on secondary battery main portion is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the battery pack.    Battery pack (1)    Resin structure (12)    Non-contact power transmission flat coil (13)    Terminal substrate (14)    External terminal (141)
NOVELTY - The solar cell string has a photoelectric conversion unit (20) that generates the carrier by light reception. An electrode is formed in the main surface if the photoelectric conversion unit. A resin adhesive (12) is arranged between a wiring element (11) and the main surface of the solar cell (10). The writing element is provided with conductor layer (11b) using a tin or alloy material containing tin formed around a low resistance case (11a), and metal thin film (11c) using silver or silver alloy covered the surface of the conductor layer.    USE - Solar cell string of solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - By using writing element with the conductor layer and the metal thin film, the reliability in the high-temperature test and the high temperature cycle can be ensured and the reliability of the solar cell module is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell string.    Solar cell (10)    Writing element (11)    Low resistance case (11a)    Conductor layer (11b)    Metal thin film (11c)    Resin adhesive (12)    Photoelectric conversion unit (20)
NOVELTY - The blade (10) has a composite material arranged on a core (12), and a skin (14) located on the composite material, where the composite material comprises fibers incorporated into a thermoplastic resin matrix. The core is a porous solid and comprises multiple discrete cells. The composite material is in form of a tape (20). The tape comprises strips (22) placed longitudinally along the rotor blade and parallel to a longitudinal axis extending through the rotor blade. The tape is wrapped circumferentially about the longitudinal axis.    USE - Rotor blade for a wind turbine (claimed). Can also be used for a fan blade, helicopter rotor blade, aircraft propeller, wing and a boat propeller.    ADVANTAGE - The blade utilizes thermoplastic resin matrix to provide increased impact resistance and improved bonding of fibers, thus improving durability of the rotor blade. The thermoplastic composite material improves aerodynamic design of the blade by compensating variation in performance properties of the blade and increasing thickness of the blade, thus realizing increased stiffness of the blade, minimizing deflection of the blade and ensuring improved aerodynamic efficiency of the blade.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The fibers are selected from a group consisting of glass, high strength glass, carbon, basalt and high strength thermoplastic fibers. The core comprises a material selected from a group consisting of foam and wood.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a rotor blade.    Rotor blade (10)    Core (12)    Skin (14)    Tape (20)    Strips (22)
NOVELTY - The box has a contact arranged in a housing (1) and connected with connection band of a solar module. The housing is arranged on a solar module. The contact is guided out from the housing for contacting with a plug connector. The contact is partially insert-molded in the housing that is manufactured by plastic-injection casting method. The contact is fixed in a position in the housing. The contact is designed as a contact pin and socket contact. A contact protection unit is designed as a plastic part that is utilized in a front end of the pin.    USE - Photo voltaic-panel box.    ADVANTAGE - The box is manufactured in large of pieces in an automatic manner and avoids the need for additional interfaces between contacts for connection bands and a surrounding area along a current path. The box enables contacting of the connection bands in a rational and automatic manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a photo voltaic-panel box.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a photo voltaic-panel box. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Housing (1)    Cover (2)    Bypass-diode (3)
NOVELTY - Promoting the adhesion of a fluoropolymer coating to a substrate for a backsheet for photovoltaic module, comprises coating a layer comprising fluoropolymer on a backsheet substrate, where the layer includes boron nitride.    USE - The method is useful for promoting the adhesion of a fluoropolymer coating to a substrate for a backsheet for photovoltaic module.    ADVANTAGE - The backsheet: possess excellent weather resistance, heat resistance, color retention, adhesion between layers and encapsulant, and scratch resistance; minimizes the deterioration in the performance of the solar module due to moisture permeation; achieves desirable photoelectric conversion efficiency over a long period of time; and is made in an aesthetically pleasing form. The boron nitride enhances the adhesion when the backing sheet is exposed to weather elements.
NOVELTY - A heterojunction photovoltaic device, comprises: a crystalline semiconductor layer (12); a first doped semiconductor layer (14) coupled to the crystalline semiconductor layer; a second doped semiconductor layer (16) coupled to the crystalline semiconductor layer opposite the first doped semiconductor layer, where the first and second doped semiconductor layers form junctions with the crystalline semiconductor layer; and a laser processed semiconductor region (18) coupled to the crystalline semiconductor layer.    USE - The heterojunction photovoltaic device is useful for industrial application.    ADVANTAGE - The heterojunction photovoltaic device is highly efficient, reliable, has improved light absorption capabilities, and is thinner compared with the traditional thick photovoltaic devices.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for making the heterojunction photovoltaic device, comprising: laser processing a region of a crystalline semiconductor layer; depositing a first semiconductor layer on the crystalline semiconductor layer; doping the first semiconductor layer; depositing a second semiconductor layer on the crystalline semiconductor layer opposite the first semiconductor layer; and doping the second semiconductor layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a heterojunction photovoltaic device.    Crystalline semiconductor layer (12)    First doped semiconductor layer (14)    Second doped semiconductor layer (16)    Laser processed semiconductor region (18)
NOVELTY - A polysiloxane compound contains silicon-containing condensation unit (I).    USE - Polysiloxane compound is used for polysiloxane composition for silicone resin used for solid electrolytic membrane (all claimed) for fuel cells e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The polysiloxane composition containing polysiloxane compound provides solid electrolyte membrane having excellent heat resistance, chemical stability and proton conductivity, and low methanol permeability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polysiloxane compound contains silicon-containing condensation unit of formula (I).    R01=H, alkyl, alkenyl, aryl or organic group optionally having crosslinkable group;    W'=single bond or bivalent group;    Rf=1-9C perfluoroalkyl;and    p=1-3.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) polysiloxane composition, which contains a crosslinking agent and the polysiloxane compound;    (2) silicone resin, which is obtained by crosslinking polysiloxane composition;    (3) solid electrolytic membrane, which contains silicone resin; and    (4) methide group silane compound of formula: R07aR013-aSi-W'-HC(-SO2Rf)(-SO2Rf).    R07=fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo, or alkoxy;and    a=0-3.
NOVELTY - The housing has upper and lower receiving portions made of multilayered material that are fit together to create a hollow space inside the receiving portion. The support layer (2) made of thermoplastic polymer and cover layer (1) made of metal are adhered to each other.    USE - Housing for electrical power cells in electrically driven automotive vehicle such as motor car or motor bicycle (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since the support layer made of thermoplastic polymer and cover layer made of metal are adhered to each other, the power cell is protected against the mechanical damage and under the influence of fire and/or electromagnetic radiation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method of producing housing.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the housing.    Cover layer (1)    Support layer (2)
NOVELTY - The wind turbine component (1) has surface texture which is formed by granular particles projecting from a surface of hydrophobic material. The granular particles extend about 100-500 microns above the surface of hydrophobic material. The particle has spherical shape having a size between 100 and 1000 nm. An exposed surface is made of hydrophobic material and has surface texture providing water contact angle (CA) of 150.    USE - Wind turbine component with anti-icing property.    ADVANTAGE - The wind turbine component is less affected by moist and reduces or prevents formation of ice.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) method of providing anti-icing properties on exposed surface of wind turbine component;    (2) blade for reducing noise in operation of wind turbine; and    (3) method of reducing noise in wind turbine.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of coating sequence of the component.    Turbine component (1)    Layer (2)
NOVELTY - Storing solar energy in organic compounds containing carbon and hydrogen, comprises: (i) providing a water source (11) and a carbon source (31); (ii) activating water from the water source using a form of solar energy, in the presence of the carbon source; and (iii) converting the carbon source to the organic compounds, which have higher energy content than the carbon source.    USE - The process is useful for: storing solar energy (in the form of photovoltaic energy, microwave energy and/or photonic energy) in organic compounds; converting the organic compounds e.g. methanol to electric energy in an electricity-generating device, preferably a fuel cell; and producing water for use in agriculture or human consumption (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The carbon dioxide and water formed in the combustion reaction can be recycled as a carbon source and water source to step (i) of the process, where the water source does not need to meet stringent requirements in terms of purity. The requirements imposed on the water quality by the process are very low as compared to natural photosynthesis processes, thus, the process can be carried out with water comprising at least one contaminant e.g. industrial waste water, municipal waste water or farm runoff.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the schematic diagram of the method of storing solar energy in organic compounds.    Reactor (10)    Water source (11)    Photovoltaic panel (20)    Carbon source (31)    Catalyst bed (40)
NOVELTY - The pack (100) has a battery cell and a unit cell equipped in a pack case (70), where the battery cell is one of lithium-ion secondary battery, lithium-ion polymer secondary battery or nickel metal hydride battery. A refrigerant inlet portion (50) allows refrigerant i.e. air, to pass through battery modules (11, 30, 40), and a refrigerant inlet (20) and a refrigerant outlet (22) are positioned at sides of the pack case.    USE - Battery pack for a vehicle such as electromobile, hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) and plug-in hybrid vehicle (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The pack improves the convenience of installation while broadening indoor space of a vehicle. The pack avoids accumulation of heat in the battery cell, thus improving the performance and life span of the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a battery pack.    Battery modules (11, 30, 40)    Refrigerant inlet (20)    Refrigerant outlet (22)    Refrigerant inlet portion (50)    Pack case (70)    Battery pack (100)
NOVELTY - The cell has surface electrode (40) and back surface electrode (41) that are connected by adhesive agent made of resin. The electrode (40) is provided with finger electrode (40a) and connection electrode (40b) electrically connected to finger electrodes. The width of electrode (40b) is smaller than width of connection element. Electrode (41) is provided with current collection electrode (41a) and connection electrode (41b) that is electrically connected to electrode (41a). The width of connection electrode (41b) is larger than width of connection electrode (40a).    USE - Solar cell e.g. single-crystal solar cell and polycrystal solar cell of solar cell module for solar cell system (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since the width of the connection electrode of back surface side electrode is larger than the width of the connection electrode of main surface side electrode, the function of reinforcement element is performed, so that cell crack can be reduced and the quantity of electrode material is reduced. Hence the manufacturing yield is good.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the top view and rear view of the solar cell.    Surface electrode (40)    Finger electrode (40a)    Connection electrode (40b)    Back surface electrode (41)    Current collection electrode (41a)    Connection electrode of back surface electrode (41b)
NOVELTY - The pack (200) has a battery cell (220) and several terminals (204,206,208). A power limiting circuit (230) is coupled to the battery cell. A semiconductor switch is coupled to battery cell and negative terminal. The power limiting resistor and overcurrent protection device are serially coupled between battery cell and negative terminal in parallel with the semiconductor switch. A delay circuit is operatively coupled to the data terminal and the semiconductor switch. A positive temperature coefficient (PTC) device is provided with conductive polymer resistor.    USE - Rechargeable battery pack used for host electronic device e.g. portable electronic radio (both claimed), portable computer, and transportable host device.    ADVANTAGE - Since the power limiting resistor and overcurrent protection device are coupled in series between battery cell and negative terminal in parallel with semiconductor switch, the improved battery pack can be manufactured with low cost, thus the product safety can be ensured by using very few components through pack. Hence the overall operation of the electronic device can be increased.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) portable electronic device; and    (2) method of power limiting battery pack.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the battery powered electronic device.    Controller (102)    Rechargeable battery pack (200)    Terminals (204,206,208)    Battery cell (220)    Power limiting circuit (230)
NOVELTY - An electricity supply component consists of a steel plate comprising (in %mass) carbon (0.1 or less), silicon (1 or less), manganese (2 or less), chromium (15-35), molybdenum (0.5-3), and remainder of iron and unavoidable impurities. The surface of steel plate is roughened by contacting steel plate with organic acid. The roughened surface of steel plate has a modified layer, such that the atomic ratio of iron to total of iron and chromium in steel plate is 0.25 or less. The average surface roughness of roughened steel surface is 0.1-2 mu m.    USE - Electricity supply component e.g. collector and separator is used for fuel cell (claimed) e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell, direct methanol type fuel cell and phosphoric acid fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The electricity supply component has excellent contact resistance and reduced metal ion elution in acidic environment.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of electricity supply component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of electricity supply component.    Stainless steel substrate (1)    Recessed portion (2)    Recessed portion boundary (3)
NOVELTY - An ion conductor consists of a polymer containing repeating unit (R) having hydrocarbon group substituted by cyclic organic group (G). Three or more atoms continuously comprised in ring of cyclic organic group are coupled with polar groups (P).    USE - Ion conductor is used for ion conductive film for alkali ion polymer rechargeable battery e.g. lithium ion polymer rechargeable battery and sodium ion polymer rechargeable battery and catalyst ink used for fuel cell (all claimed) e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The ion conductor has excellent ionic conduction characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An ion conductor consists of a polymer containing repeating unit having hydrocarbon group substituted by cyclic organic group. Three or more atoms continuously comprised in ring of cyclic organic group are coupled with polar groups (P). The polar group (P) is chosen from -C(=O)-OR10, -C(=O)-NR20R21, -C(=O)-SR30, -P(=O)(-OR41)-OR40, -P(=O)(-NR52R53)-NR50R51, -C(=S)-OR60, -C(=S)-NR70R71, -C(=S)-SR80, -P(=S)(-OR91)-OR90, -P(=S)(-NR102R103)-NR100R101 and -S(=O)(=O)-OR110.    R10,R20,R21,R30,R40,R41,R50,R51,R52,R53,R60,R70,R71,R80,R90,R91,R100,R101,R102,R103=H, metal atom or optionally substituted hydrocarbyl;and    R110=metal atom or optionally substituted hydrocarbyl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) polymeric compound of formula (I), which has hydrocarbon group substituted by cyclic organic group (G);    (2) macro initiator of formula (II); and    (3) fuel cell, which has catalyst layer formed using catalyst ink containing ion conductor, and ion conductive film containing ion conductor.    ring A=cyclic organic group;    R1=polar group (P);    X1=hydrocarbyl;    Y1=single bond or bivalent organic group;    U1=polymeric group;    n=3 or more;    W1=trivalent organic group;and    Z1,Z2=polar group, H or optionally substituted hydrocarbyl.
NOVELTY - A nanocapsule containing solvent having hydrophilic group, water-insoluble solvent and catalyst precursor consisting of metal salt and/or metal complex is mixed with higher aliphatic carboxylic acid and higher aliphatic amine and stabilized to obtain a nanocapsule solution. The obtained nanocapsule solution is reduced, to form metal particles. The obtained metal particles are mixed with a support and heated at 500 degrees C or less, and the solvent is removed, to obtain an electrode catalyst.    USE - Manufacture of electrode catalyst used for polymer type fuel cell used as power supply for motor vehicles and portable device.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides electrode catalyst having high dispersibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A nanocapsule containing solvent having hydrophilic group, water-insoluble solvent and catalyst precursor consisting of metal salt and/or metal complex is mixed with higher aliphatic carboxylic acid and higher aliphatic amine and stabilized to obtain a nanocapsule solution. The obtained nanocapsule solution is reduced, to form metal particles. The obtained metal particles are mixed with a support and heated at 500 degrees C or less, and the solvent is removed, to obtain an electrode catalyst. The molar quantity of catalyst precursor is 0.05-0.9 with respect to sum total molar quantity of higher aliphatic carboxylic acid and higher aliphatic amine.
NOVELTY - A dye-sensitized solar cell (1) has a porous semiconductor layer (20), an electrolyte layer (30), and a counter layer (40) sequentially arranged on an electroconductive base material (10). The pore surface of the porous semiconductor layer supports a sensitizing dye. The electrolyte layer contains an alkali metal salt or an alkaline-earth metal salt, and ionic liquid containing boron cyanide ion, aluminum cyanide ion, carbon cyanide ion, silicon cyanide ion, phosphorus cyanide ion, isocyanate ion and/or thiocyanate ion as an anion.    USE - Dye-sensitized solar cell is used for forming dye-sensitized solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The dye-sensitized solar cell has favorable short-circuit current density and excellent thermal stability, battery characteristics, photoelectric conversion efficiency and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A dye-sensitized solar cell has a porous semiconductor layer, an electrolyte layer, and a counter layer sequentially arranged on an electroconductive base material. The pore surface of the porous semiconductor layer supports a sensitizing dye. The electrolyte layer contains an alkali metal salt or an alkaline-earth metal salt, and ionic liquid containing boron cyanide ion (B(CN)4-), aluminum cyanide ion (Al(CN)4-), carbon cyanide ion (C(CN)3-), silicon cyanide ion (Si(CN)3-), phosphorus cyanide ion (P(CN)2-), isocyanate ion (OCN-) and/or thiocyanate ion (SCN-) as an anion. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) coating liquid; and    (2) dye-sensitized solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the dye-sensitized solar cell.    Dye-sensitized solar cell (1)    Electroconductive base material (10)    Porous semiconductor layer (20)    Electrolyte layer (30)    Counter layer (40)
NOVELTY - An air cell (1) has a polymer film containing vinyl group-containing repeating unit (I), interposed to air intake side of an electrode (12 or 15).    USE - Air cell.    ADVANTAGE - The air cell has favorable discharge performance and high output.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An air cell has a polymer film containing vinyl group-containing repeating unit of formula (I), interposed to air intake side of an electrode.    R1=H, halo, trialkylsilyl, trialkyl-germyl or alkyl, aromatic hydrocarbyl or aromatic heterocyclyl (all optionally substituted);    R2=group of formula (i);    m=1-5;    X=monovalent group optionally having halo;and    p=0-10.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of air cell.    Air cell (1)    Negative electrode (12)    Separator (14)    Positive electrode (15)    Electrolyte solution (19)
NOVELTY - A hydrogen producing agent comprises calcium in base material of thermosetting resin.    USE - Agent for producing hydrogen (claimed) used for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The reaction rate is sufficiently high.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) manufacturing method of hydrogen producing agent; and    (2) hydrogen producing method.
NOVELTY - A solar cell has a nano pattern formed on upper surface by embossing method or imprinting method, and a hydrophobic self-assembled monolayer formed on the nano pattern.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell has high light transmissivity and improved self-cleaning ability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of solar cell.
NOVELTY - An organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell has a substrate, positive electrode, negative electrode, p-type semiconductor layer provided between electrodes, and a n-type semiconductor layer. The p-type semiconductor layer contains mixture of p-type conductive polymer material and chalcogenide compound.    USE - Organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The organic-inorganic hybrid solar cell is economical.
NOVELTY - The battery tray (100) comprises multiple protrusions (21) that are arranged in the peripheral direction of a receiving unit (20) which is provided with an inner wall. The protrusion is made of silicone resin or polyurethane resin. A guide unit (22) is provided for guiding a battery (9) to the receiving unit. A penetration hole (23) is formed in the lower-part of the receiving unit.    USE - Battery tray for receiving batteries.    ADVANTAGE - The battery tray comprises multiple protrusions that are arranged in the peripheral direction of a receiving unit which is provided with an inner wall, thus ensures improved battery tray.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective exploded view of a battery tray.    Battery (9)    Receiving unit (20)    Protrusion (21)    Guide unit (22)    Penetration hole (23)    Battery tray (100)
NOVELTY - The permeable material quality device has a fixing unit (10) which is protruded in a longitudinal direction, and fixes a protective cover (50). The protective cover is installed at a support part formed in the side of the lower part. The lower part is combined in the upper side of a formed fixture (40). A support stand (30) is perpendicularly manifoldly combined in the upper side of the fixture. The protective cover is inserted into an insertion hole (11) of the fixing unit.    USE - Permeable material quality device for joining cover of the solar collector.    ADVANTAGE - The permeable material quality device has a fixing unit which is protruded in a longitudinal direction, and fixes a protective cover, where the protective cover is installed at a support part formed in the side of the lower part, and thus ensures improved permeable material quality device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a permeable material quality device.    Fixing unit (10)    Insertion hole (11)    Support stand (30)    Fixture (40)    Protective cover (50)
NOVELTY - The shell has a solar battery component located in a receiving chamber, and a shell section covered on another shell section and for packaging the solar battery component. The former shell section is formed as a light-transmitting body. The latter shell section is made from one of magnesium-aluminum alloy, glass, polycarbonate, polyethylene glycol terephthalate and polymethylmethacrylate. The solar battery component is equipped with a solar monomer piece. The solar monomer piece has a silicon piece. The silicon piece is made of single crystal silicon or polycrystalline silicon.    USE - Shell for packaging an electronic product i.e. solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The design of the shell avoids requirement for adopting packaged solar battery when the solar battery is packaged using the shell formed by plastic injection. The shell is simple to process, and has better sealing performance. The appearance and structure of the shell can be designed during the injection. The shell is beautiful in appearance, light in weight and thin.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing an electronic product shell.
NOVELTY - The method involves preparing uniform nanometer silver particulate solution, and removing an affected layer on a surface of a silicon sheet that is pre-weaved to obtain a pre-woven silicon sheet. The solution is uniformly coated on the pre-woven silicon sheet. The silicon sheet is immersed into a mixed solution made of hydrogen peroxide, hydrofluoric acid and anhydrous acetic acid for preset duration. The immersed silicon sheet is immersed into nitric acid having mass percentage concentration of 40-60 percentage for 1-10 min, and the silicon sheet is washed by using de-ionized water.    USE - Method for weaving surface of a solar cell silicon sheet.    ADVANTAGE - The method ensures that the solar cell silicon sheet surface can be weaved with a simple and feasible technical process at reduced cost and reduced power consumption while ensuring better repeatability, better portability and improved output.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The nanometer silver particular solution is prepared through reaction of silver nitrate and ethylene glycol.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating a method for weaving surface of a solar cell silicon sheet. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The battery has an anode buffering layer (2) formed on a transparent conductive substrate (1), where the substrate is a glass or flexible substrate with an indium tin oxide (ITO) conductive layer, a fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) conductive layer and an aluminum doped zinc oxide (AZO) conductive layer. An active layer (3) with a cross-linked structure is formed on the anode buffering layer. A cathode decorative layer (4) is formed on the active layer with a cross-linked structure. A metal back electrode layer (5) is arranged on the cathode decorative layer.    USE - Organic photovoltaic battery.    ADVANTAGE - The active layer with the cross-linked structure enhances shape stability of the active layer, thus enhancing the photoelectric converting efficiency and stability of the battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing an organic photovoltaic battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an organic photovoltaic battery.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Transparent conductive substrate (1)    Anode buffering layer (2)    Active layer (3)    Cathode decorative layer (4)    Metal back electrode layer (5)
NOVELTY - The film has a leakage groove stamped on battery level plastic base material formed into an anti-explosion film, where the thickness of the battery level plastic base material is 0.10-2.00 mm and the ratio of the depth of the leakage groove and the thickness of the battery level plastic base material is 1:1.3-1:2. The shape of the leakage groove is round, square, or ellipse. The battery level plastic base material is polypropylene, polyethylene, PVC, Makrolon (RTM: polycarbonate) or polyamide.    USE - Lithium-ion power battery anti-explosion film.    ADVANTAGE - The manufacturing method is simple, and can reduce the production cost in an effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing lithium-ion power battery anti-explosion film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a lithium-ion power battery anti-explosion film.
NOVELTY - A negative plate lead plaster comprises lead powder, pure water, sulfuric acid and auxiliary material, where density of sulfuric acid is 1.400 g/cm3, and electroconductivity of pure water is smaller than 0.3 us/cm. The lead powder comprises 65-70 weight% of lead oxide. The auxiliary material comprises nanometer barium sulfate (0.8-1%), modified sodium lignosulfonate (0.1-0.3%), tannin (0.1-0.3%), polyester staple fiber (0.08-0.1%), carbon black (0.2-0.3%) and 0.3-1% of polyalphaolefin basic oil and plaster.    USE - Negative plate lead plaster for a high-energy lead-acid storage battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A negative plate lead plaster comprises lead powder, pure water, sulfuric acid and auxiliary material, where density of sulfuric acid is 1.400 g/cm3, and electroconductivity of pure water is smaller than 0.3 us/cm. The lead powder comprises 65-70 weight% of lead oxide, where 100 kg of the lead powder is added with 10-15 kg of water, 8-12 kg of the analysis sulfuric acid and the auxiliary material. The auxiliary material comprises nanometer barium sulfate (0.8-1%), modified sodium lignosulfonate (0.1-0.3%), tannin (0.1-0.3%), polyester staple fiber (0.08-0.1%), carbon black (0.2-0.3%) and 0.3-1% of polyalphaolefin basic oil and plaster. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing a negative plate lead plaster.
NOVELTY - The battery has multiple monomer batteries combined together. An acid proof plastic shell is arranged on the peripheries of the monomer batteries. An elastic acid proof plastic gasket is arranged between outer sides of the monomer batteries and the shell, where the section of the gasket is W or S-shaped. A conducting wire hole and a lifting and locating hole are arranged on a cylinder body of the shell. An acid proof foamed plastic cushion block is arranged between a bottom part of the monomer batteries and the shell.    USE - Double layer plastic shell integrated lead-acid storage battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery is utilized on the occasion having bad environment, no charging condition and needing acid regulation. The battery prevents the acid from splashing during the acid regulation process so as to avoid pollution. The battery has better vibration and impact resistance. The battery is stable to be arranged and integrally carried, and safe and reliable.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of a double layer plastic shell integrated lead-acid storage battery.
NOVELTY - The method involves producing multiple segments of insulation tubes based on the sizes of different dry batteries, where the insulation tubes are sleeved in each other one by one. The bottoms of a smallest tube and a largest tube are respectively provided, respectively with a conductive device connected with a negative pole of the battery. One or multiple tubes, and a small dry battery are placed when in use. The small battery is converted into a bigger dry battery for use.    USE - Method for dry battery conversion.    ADVANTAGE - The method for conversion is simple and structure when using, just selecting a corresponding number of tubes according to the size of the dry battery waiting for converting and the size of the converted dry battery, placing the dry battery into the tube, thus achieving conversion of a small dry battery into a bigger dry battery. The method is convenient and practical.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a dry battery converter.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a dry battery conversion illustrating method.
NOVELTY - The method involves sealing a solar component (1) in a cavity (2). A temperature sensor (5) i.e. thermistor or thermoelectric couple is arranged in the cavity. Air conditioner is started by a controller (6) by detecting temperature signals of the temperature sensor to reduce temperature in the cavity when the temperature is greater than 25 degrees centigrade. Water in a solar heating container (7) is made to enter into a temperature adjusting pipeline in the cavity via the pipe part by controller to work the solar component at 25 plus or minus 5 degrees centigrade.    USE - Method for controlling solar component temperature and increasing solar energy use rate.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables increasing solar energy generation efficiency when the solar device is not changed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating a method for controlling solar component temperature and increasing solar energy use rate. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Solar component (1)    Cavity (2)    Temperature sensor (5)    Controller (6)    Solar heating container (7)
NOVELTY - The method involves detecting a temperature signal from a temperature detecting unit in a cavity body (2). A valve (10) is opened such that water of a cold water container (8) enters into a temperature-regulating pipeline (9) in the cavity body to form a recycle with an output pipeline of an outlet (4) of the cavity body when the temperature is greater than 25 degrees centigrade. A compound material is provided in a transparent medium on a light irradiating surface of the cavity body for converting purple light and UV component of 400 nm and less in sunlight into visible light of 400-700 nm.    USE - Method for controlling solar photoelectric conversion efficiency using solar thermal energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of a solar cell.    Solar component (1)    Cavity body (2)    Outlet (4)    Cold water container (8)    Temperature-regulating pipeline (9)    Valve (10)
NOVELTY - The method involves arranging a solar cell panel on a water surface. A cantilever slab of piezoelectric elements is sealed on an opposite surface. A box body is suspended on the water surface or in water. The cantilever slab to be bent is enabled and elastically deformed through the vibration of the wave. Piezoelectric elements stuck on the opposite surface of the cantilever slab are enabled to generate an alternating current (AC) electric energy that is converted to a direct current (DC) electric energy. The DC electric energy is conveyed to an energy storage device to store.    USE - Method for generating a wave vibration piezoelectric power and a solar combined power.    ADVANTAGE - The cantilever slab is bent and deformed elastically, so that the piezoelectric elements stuck to the surface can generate electric energy when a power generation box vibrates along with the waves. The method enables converting wave vibration mechanical energy and solar energy into electric energy. The piezoelectric elements are arranged at an inner part of a housing of the power generation box to prevent from impact or damage. The system is reliable, simple in structure and inexpensive, and has better stability. The system can be placed on a wide lake surface or a sea surface to obtain solar energy and wave vibration. The vibration causes increase in bending deformation amount of a piezoelectric material, so that the system has great power generation amount, and wide and convenient application.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a wave vibration piezoelectric power generation system and a solar combined power generation system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of a method for generating wave vibration piezoelectric power and solar combined power.
NOVELTY - The method involves sequentially stacking an electrode layer (2), a photoelectric conversion layer (13) and back face electrode layer (14) on a transparent substrate (1). The back face electrode layer is comprised with transparent conductive film formed by depositing layer of the transparent conductive oxide membranes (8,10) and metal film (9) gradually on the photoelectric conversion region.    USE - Method for manufacturing solar battery component.    ADVANTAGE - Mass production of the solar battery component can be enabled and raw material cost can be reduced also, light transmission efficiency of the component can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of solar battery component.    Transparent substrate (1)    Electrode layer (2)    Transparent conductive oxide membranes (8,10)    Metal film (9)    Back face electrode layer (14)
NOVELTY - The method involves wrapping an anode lug and a cathode lug through an aluminum clamping piece and a copper clamping piece. The aluminum clamping piece and the copper clamping piece are struck through a square plastic block to tightly clamp and to strike a trace of a location hole. An anode piece wrapped by the aluminum clamping piece and the cathode lug wrapped by the copper clamping piece are punched. Holes punched on the anode lug and the cathode lugs are connected with an anode column and a cathode column through stainless steel screws.    USE - Processing quality improving method for a lithium cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficiently reducing defective index of a cell, solving problem of the cell, reducing producing cost and labor intensity of workers, improving safety and service life of a large-capacity lithium (Li) ion and performing industrialized production easily.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The stainless steel screws are made of chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni) and titanium (Ti) materials.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of a lithium cell.
NOVELTY - The battery has lower and upper insulating layers (2,3) that are formed on the bottom and top of a zinc cylinder (1). A carbon rod (4) is mounted in the zinc cylinder. An electrolyte (5) in the zinc cylinder cavity for filling the carbon rod, a metal top cover (6), a metal bottom cover (7) and an iron shell (8). The insulating tube (9) for wrapping the zinc cylinder is arranged between the zinc cylinder and the iron shell. The openings on two terminals of the integral structure insulating tube are engaged with the metal top cover and the metal bottom cover.    USE - Iron shell zinc manganese dry battery.    ADVANTAGE - The iron-made shell dry battery is designed in simple structure, has excellent seal performance, long service life, beautiful appearance. The quality, storage of battery, and usage time of battery is improved. The production efficiency of battery is improved with high qualification rate.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for mounting method of iron shell zinc manganese dry battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the iron shell zinc manganese dry battery.    Zinc cylinder (1)    Lower and upper insulating layer (2,3)    Carbon rod (4)    Electrolyte (5)    Metal top cover (6)    Metal bottom cover (7)    Iron shell (8)    Insulating tube (9)
NOVELTY - The battery has a heat conducting oil box provided with a heat conducting oil heating pipe. A battery box is provided with a battery managing system collecting box. The battery managing system collecting box is connected with a vehicular main controller. The wall of a battery box shell body is equipped with a direct current high pressure switch and resistance fuses. The direct current high pressure switch is linked between the battery and a vehicular main controller in series after linking the direct current high pressure switch and the resistance fuses in series.    USE - Modularized lithium-ion power battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of a modularized lithium-ion power battery.
NOVELTY - The sealing film has a fluorocarbon layer that is located on one side of a PET film layer. An acrylic acid coating layer is located on the other side of the PET film layer. The fluorocarbon coating layer is a double-component fluorocarbon coating layer.    USE - Solar cell back sealing film.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell back sealing film is provided with strong binding force, so that it can be bonded without the use of adhesive. Moreover the provided sealing film is simple in processing and low in cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of solar cell back sealing film.
NOVELTY - The component has multiple frame sections and the corner joints that connect an adjacent frame sections with an angle through inserting mode. A wiring box of solar module forms portion of frame section or corner joint of frame component. The frame section and the corner joint are made of plastic, metal or composite material.    USE - Frame component used in solar cell module surrounding cell pate of solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell module is easily installed and maintained. Moreover the use of the cable is reduced and the fixing and the protecting operation are also reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) solar cell module; and    (2) solar cell device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of frame component used in solar cell module.
NOVELTY - The system has a central control system mounted in a control box (1) on the back of a machine frame (5). A feeding mechanism (4) of an automatic feeding system is mounted on the right side of the machine frame. The pressing system and a test clamp (2) are mounted on the left side of the machine frame. An automatic pickup system is mounted on the right side of the system. A production line (3) is formed at the middle of the system.    USE - System for testing air tightness of bipolar plate used in fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The air tightness can be detected effectively and accurately. The qualities of the stacked accessories of bipolar plate can be guaranteed by automatically detecting the qualified and unqualified plates.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of system for testing air tightness.    Control box (1)    Test clamp (2)    Production line (3)    Feeding mechanism (4)    Machine frame (5)
NOVELTY - The cable has a wire provided in a sheath layer (3). The wire is provided with an insulated layer (2) and a wiring harness (1) that is provided in the insulated layer, where thickness of the insulated layer is 0.8-1.2 mm. The wiring harness in the wire is stranded by multiple tinned copper wires in a concentric mode. The insulated layer and the sheath layer use a cross-linked polyethylene mixture as insulated material. Diameter of each copper wire of the wiring harness is less than 0.25 mm.    USE - Cross-linked polyethylene mixture insulated cable for transmitting power to a photovoltaic system.    ADVANTAGE - The cable avoids halogen, heavy metal or other harmful matter. The cable is environment-friendly, and has better flexibility, high anti-bent and electric properties.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a cross-linked polyethylene mixture insulated cable.    Wiring harness (1)    Insulated layer (2)    Sheath layer (3)
NOVELTY - The unit has a power unit (18) provided on a hydraulic control unit. Two hydraulic units are equipped with a hydraulic tank, filters, a heat exchanger and a diesel tank. Batteries are provided on engines. A chassis (1) is attached with two trapezoidal beams (2) by transverse rods (3, 4) in a parallel manner. The transverse rods are supported on a winch (5). Hydraulic cylinders (6) are extended on a distal portion (7) of a tower. A main body (8) of the tower is fixed to a base (9) that is linked to a support of the chassis. A lifting cylinder (11) is provided on the chassis.    USE - Lightweight modular probe unit for use in a mining field.    ADVANTAGE - The unit is light in weight, easy to operate, install, manufacture, transport and use, and compact in structure, and has low operating cost, low transportation cost and high productivity. The unit avoids environmental impacts and reduces the transportation time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The unit is made of lightweight materials such as aluminum and plastic.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a lightweight modular probe unit.    Chassis (1)    Trapezoidal beams (2)    Transverse rods (3, 4)    Winch (5)    Hydraulic cylinders (6)    Distal portion (7)    Main body (8)    Base (9)    Lifting cylinder (11)    Power unit (18)
NOVELTY - The module has battery sheets (3) arranged between a glass board (1) and a back film (6) and connected through a welding strip (4). A battery sheet mould is fixed with the glass board and the back film through binding glue (2) e.g. ethylene vinyl acetate glue. A central area of the welding strip is provided with a bend (5), where the bend is positioned between the adjacent battery sheets. The height of the bend ranges between 150 and 300 micrometers. The welding temperature of the battery sheets and the welding strip is 245 degrees centigrade.    USE - Solar module.    ADVANTAGE - The bend is arranged in the central area of the welding strip so as to reduce the stress effect between the battery sheets, when the welding strip expands with heat and contracts with cold, thus lowering the heat stress of the solar module, improving the consistency and qualification rate of the module, lowering the breaking rate of the module, and improving the service life of the solar module. The solar module is economic, safe and reliable.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a solar module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar module.    Glass board (1)    Binding glue (2)    Battery sheets (3)    Welding strip (4)    Bend (5)    Back film (6)
NOVELTY - The clock has a power supply battery, an LCD utilized for displaying time and a control button arranged on a plastic shell. A sound controllable switch is utilized to turn off ringing sound of the clock.    USE - Sound controllable alarm clock.    ADVANTAGE - The clock ensures that a user can turn off an alarm by a voice command, thus bringing convenience for the user.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a rear view of a sound controllable alarm clock.
NOVELTY - The gripper has an opening part formed in a low-end of a gripper body. A conductive element (40) is equipped in inner circumference of gripping blocks (20), and is blotted in an outer circumference of an electrode of a battery. A low-end of a probe pin is in contact with an end part of the electrode of the battery. The probe pin is combined in a top end portion of the gripper body. A leading unit operates the gripping blocks in the descent operation of the gripper body. A protrusion is formed in inner circumference of the gripper body.    USE - Battery rechargeable gripper.    ADVANTAGE - The charging and discharging efficiencies of the battery are enhanced. The performance of the battery is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a battery rechargeable gripper.    Gripping blocks (20)    Bond (22)    Slope (26)    Conductive element (40)
NOVELTY - The plate has a dispersion section (14) formed between a primary hole or a secondary hole and a main battery (13). A gasket is blocks water leakage in a gasket mounting unit (15), where the plate is made of titanium, stainless steel and aluminum or aluminum alloy. A fluorine resin is adhered to an upper part of an anodized film that is formed with aluminum. A secondary penetration part is formed near to a primary penetration part on a convex concavo-convex line pattern.    USE - Heating plate for use in a plate type heat exchanger (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The plate improves thermal transfer efficiency between positive dielectrics and increases thermal conductivity up to 20 percentage due to the usage of aluminum alloy material. The plate increases service life by preventing deterioration of oil viscosity in flow path, which is regularly maintained by infrared ray.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a plane view of a heating plate.    Main battery (13)    Dispersion section (14)    Gasket mounting unit (15)
NOVELTY - The cover has a resin plate forming a foldable frame-shaped cover main body, where the cover main body forms a frame through two ends of the melting coating resin plate. Each of upper edges on two opposite surfaces of the cover main body comprises a bending part whose section is in a rectangular shape. A part influenced with an adjacent part when vehicles crush is provided with a metal plate after the cover is installed on each of the vehicles. The resin plate is a polypropylene plate for drawing process.    USE - Battery cover for a vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The cover adopts the cover main body to stop transmitting heat to the battery, thus ensuring better heat insulation performance. The cover main body formed by folding the resin plate can be made in low price. The cover main body can be folded to improve transportation efficiency. The cover main body forms the frame by coating the resin plate at two ends so as to avoid scrapping the battery main body.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of a battery cover for a vehicle.
NOVELTY - The label has a UV matte coating layer formed in an upper side of a base film (110), which is made of resin. A bar code coating layer (400) is formed in the upper side of the UV matte coating layer. A printing layer (200) is formed in a bottom surface of the base film. A color coating layer (500) is formed in the bottom surface of the printing layer. An anti-transcription coating layer (800) is provided in the bottom surface of another base film (120). An adhesion layer (600) is applied on the bottom surface of the anti-transcription coating layer.    USE - Label for a cellular-phone battery.    ADVANTAGE - The label ensures better chemical resistance and anti-scratch property, and reduces failure rate during the manufacturing process. The label ensures better antistatic function to enable mass production.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a label manufacturing method for a cellular-phone battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a label.    Base films (110, 120)    Printing layer (200)    Bar code coating layer (400)    Color coating layer (500)    Adhesion layer (600)    Anti-transcription coating layer (800)
NOVELTY - The installation has a titanium sealed container placed at central positions of internal circular rubber tube, provided with automatic door air discharging pipe. The titanium sealed container is connected with the internal circular rubber tube by a rubber tube. The internal circular rubber tube and circular rubber tube are covered by carbon fiber cloth. A synchronous satellite device, an anti-solar device, a planet tracing device, and a horizon searching mechanism are mounted at central position of the internal circular rubber tube and circular rubber tube.    USE - Multifunctional space installation for use as space man-made moon, space solar electricity station, space laser station, and space metallurgy stove.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the top perspective view of the multifunctional space installation.
NOVELTY - The module has a polymer resin sheet laminated on another polymer resin sheet. A front cover glass layer is laminated on the former polymer resin sheet. An electrode is formed at a back side of a solar cell. The polymer resin sheets are made of thermoplastic or thermosetting resin, transparent acryl, melamine, polystyrene, epoxy, polyvinyl butyral and ethylene vinyl. An attachment layer contains conductive paste for providing electrical contact to the electrode and the solar cell. An electrode pattern is formed on the latter polymer resin sheet by an electroless plating process.    USE - Solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The electrode pattern is formed on the polymer resin sheet, and the electrode is directly formed in an upper part of the solar cell without utilizing a printed circuit board, so that production cost of the module can be reduced and productivity of the module can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell module manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow chart of a solar cell module manufacturing method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The pet chaplet has a control model connected with a photosensitive inductive resistor. An LED control box is connected with the control module via a chargeable battery. The control module is arranged in an integrated circuit (IC) chip via a charging circuit and a control circuit. The charging circuit is provided with a universal serial bus (USB) port for charging a power source. A lower part of a mesh protecting layer is provided with a hollow transparent PVC plastic tube. LED decorating lamps are arranged on the circuit module.    USE - Chaplet for use in a pet decorating field.    ADVANTAGE - The chaplet turns on the LED lamp automatically during night. The pet chaplet can easily distinguish the position of the pet and increase the decorating effect. The pet chaplet has simple assembly and compact structure. The charging circuit and an automatic switch control circuit are integrated on the circuit module, so as to increase practicality of the decorating lamp.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of a chaplet.
NOVELTY - The tile has cell plate that is covered on ceramic tile. The upper side of cell plate is covered with back plate using tetra isopropyl titanate (TPT) as raw material. A rubber film bonding layer is arranged in-between ceramic tile, cell plate and back plate using ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA). A lead wire is provided with punch hole located on ceramic tile under cell plate, and connected to cell plate. A water proof adhesive tape is used as protection layer formed outside of lead wire which is passed through punch hole to extend out from back side of ceramic tile.    USE - Non-crystalline film photovoltaic tile.    ADVANTAGE - The non-crystalline film photovoltaic tile is provided for combining building function of traditional tile and photovoltaic generation high technical performance to realize the combination of photoelectric building.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of the non-crystalline film photovoltaic tile.
NOVELTY - The house (16) has a solar battery paved on top of the house that is integrally connected with a house base (8). A rubber raft (7) is arranged in middle of the base underside for charging and exhausting. Water wheel machines (6) are uniformly arranged on circumference of the base. Four balancing supporting rods (5) are arranged on lower four corners of the base. A rotating telescopic connecting rod (4) is arranged on center of the base underside, where the base is connected with an outer side via a bridge (10) with a wheel.    USE - Rotatable earthquake-proof lifting and energy saving multi-functional house for floating on water.    ADVANTAGE - The house has stable structure, better illumination quality, aesthetic appearance and energy-saving performance. The house effectively prevents a house main body from natural calamities such as earthquake, flood, debris flow and typhoon, so that the house is safe.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a rotatable earthquake-proof lifting and energy-saving multi-functional house.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Rotating telescopic connecting rod (4)    Balancing supporting rods (5)    Water wheel machines (6)    Rubber raft (7)    House base (8)    Bridge (10)    Rotatable earthquake-proof lifting and energy saving multi-functional house (16)
NOVELTY - The meter has a water meter scale panel including three dials (9, 10, 15), a non-contact integrated circuit (IC) card swiping region and an LED indication lamp (13). A circular water meter surface cover (8) is in threaded connection with a hollow cylinder of a water meter base (1). A printed circuit board (PCB), a digital water meter needle movement part, the water meter scale panel, a water sampling unit, a lithium battery pack and a battery management module are sealed in the hollow cylinder of a central top part of the water meter base.    USE - Non-contact integrated circuit (IC) card type U-shaped digital water meter.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front perspective view of a non-contact integrated circuit card type u-shaped digital water meter.    Water meter base (1)    Water inlet pipe (2)    Circular water meter surface cover (8)    Dials (9, 10, 15)    LED indication lamp (13)
NOVELTY - The cannula has an optical fiber beam (2) adhered to an external sidewall of a trachea cannula body (1). Front end of the optical fiber beam is adhered to front end of the trachea cannula body. Rear end of the optical fiber beam passes through a light chamber (3). A micro light (4) with a light cover is fixed above the lamp chamber. A buckling type battery (5) with a battery cover is arranged at rear end of the light chamber. A switching push button (6) is arranged on the lamp chamber. A transparent plastic film sleeve (7) is sleeved on the front end of the cannula body.    USE - Trachea cannula for a patient.    ADVANTAGE - The cannula has self light source, so that the cannula can be inserted into the body of a patient for clear observation. The cannula prevents tela submucosa, and reduces the pain of the patient.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a trachea cannula.    Trachea cannula body (1)    Optical fiber beam (2)    Light chamber (3)    Micro light (4)    Buckling type battery (5)    Switching push button (6)    Transparent plastic film sleeve (7)
NOVELTY - The structure has a wall element that is composed of foundation pier whose upper surface is rectangle in shape. The wall board post and heat storage wall board are provided with respect to each other.    USE - Heat storage wall structure of sunlight greenhouse.    ADVANTAGE - The intensity of the heat storage wall structure can be improved efficiently. The insulating performance and waterproof performance of heat storage wall structure can be improved with corrosion-resistant structure and low manufacturing cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of heat storage wall structure.
NOVELTY - The mechanism has a press cover provided with one auricle, where lower surface of the cover is connected with a rubber cushion. Two L-shaped hooks i.e. plate bodies, are pivoted with a hooking main body by a torsion spring. A locking bolt passes through a locking hole at the middle of the press cover. A press spring is movably locked in a threaded hole at the center of the hooking main body. A bearing face i.e. lower end of the main beam, of an upper end of a main beam is provided with a rubber strip. Two sides of the bearing face are provided with locking edges for hooking the hooks.    USE - Solar panel fixing mechanism.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a solar panel fixing mechanism.
NOVELTY - The method involves cleaning the residual glue on the shear web and cemented side seam of shell portion, by the binding agent filled into the cemented side seam. The transitional section of shear web and shell portion is treated by the filled binding agent through the chamfering process. The shell portion, binding agent and shear web are transited in a smooth manner. The transitional section of shear web and shell portion is reinforced with the double-axial glass fiber fabric, after the curing process of binding agent.    USE - Method for repairing crack of binding agent on blade root, front edge of blade, back edge of blade, blade pointed portion and shear web blade (all claimed) used in wind power industry.    ADVANTAGE - The blade is prevented from being damaged, by reinforcing the transitional section of shear web and shell portion with the double-axial glass fiber fabric with respect to the cleaning of binding agent. Hence the structure of blade is recovered.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view illustrating the process of repairing the crack of binding agent on blade.
NOVELTY - The collector has a silk screen insulating plate located at an opening of a heat storage tank. An inner heat exchanger copper pipe is located at an inner side of a heat storage pipe, where two ends of the inner heat exchanger copper pipe are respectively connected with a work medium inlet and a work medium outlet. A heat insulating cotton is covered at an outer side of the heat storage pipe. A heat storage medium is filled in the heat storage tank. A gravity heat pipe is located in a center part of a glass vacuum pipe.    USE - Solar combination type heat collector.    ADVANTAGE - The collector has high heat transmission efficiency, steady temperature and pressure resistant property, and increases heat utilization rate of solar energy. The collector can realize heat storage in sunny days and discharge in cloudy days in an efficient manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar combination type heat collector.
NOVELTY - The device has single-color beam splitting system (2), collimator (3), reflecting mirror (4), sample table (5) and connector post (6) that are arranged in hidden box (9). The collimator is faced to emitting narrow gap of beam splitting system. The reflecting mirror is located between collimator and table. The post located besides table is electrically connected with micro signal processing system (7). The splitting system is electrically connected with terminal information processing system (8) connected with micro signal processing system.    USE - Simulative test device for transmissivity of battery assembly light-permeating layer.    ADVANTAGE - The transmissivity of the light-permeating glass and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) composite layer of battery assembly can be tested effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for test method of simulative test device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the block diagram of the simulation test device.    Single-color beam splitting system (2)    Collimator (3)    Reflecting mirror (4)    Sample table (5)    Connector post (6)    Micro signal processing system (7)    Terminal information processing system (8)    Box (9)
NOVELTY - A solar photovoltaic cable comprises a conductor, an insulation layer and a protection sleeve. The insulation layer comprises an internal insulation layer and an external insulation layer. The internal insulation layer contains low-smoke halogen-free irradiation crosslinking polyvinyl material having volume resistivity of 1x 1014-9x 1017 ( Omega ).cm at 20 degrees C. The external insulation layer contains low-smoke halogen free irradiation crosslinking polyvinyl material having volume resistivity of 1x 1012-9x 1015 ( Omega ).cm at 20 degrees C.    USE - Solar photovoltaic cable.    ADVANTAGE - The solar photovoltaic cable has excellent alkalinity resistance, humidity resistance, oxygen resistance, ultraviolet resistance, workability and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A solar photovoltaic cable comprises a conductor, an insulation layer and a protection sleeve. The insulation layer comprises an internal insulation layer and an external insulation layer. The internal insulation layer contains low-smoke halogen free irradiation crosslinking polyvinyl material having volume resistivity of 1x 1014-9x 1017 ( Omega ).cm at 20 degrees C. The external insulation layer contains low-smoke halogen-free irradiation crosslinking polyvinyl material having volume resistivity of 1x 1012-9x 1015 ( Omega ).cm at 20 degrees C and oxygen index of 24-26 at -40 degrees C to 125 degrees C. The internal insulation layer has thickness of 0.1-1.3 mm. The external insulation layer has thickness of 0.2-1.3 mm.
NOVELTY - A corona-resistant polyimide film glass-dust mica tape has a mica layer formed by laminating a polyimide film layer and a reinforcing material layer using an adhesive. The polyimide film layer is corona-resistant benzene hydrogenation-type polyimide film comprising nanoparticles of 30-50 g/m2. The mica layer comprises non-roasted white powder mica paper of 70-160 g/m2. The reinforcing material layer comprises an electrical alkali-free glass cloth of 17-25 g/m2.    USE - Corona-resistant polyimide film glass-dust mica tape is used for manufacturing rotor of wind-driven generator.    ADVANTAGE - The corona-resistant polyimide film glass-dust mica tape has excellent heat resistance. The wind-driven-generator rotor having excellent workability is economically manufactured using mica tape, with reduced energy consumption.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) preparation of rotor coil of wind-driven generator, which involves coating corona-resistant polyimide film glass-dust mica tape on periphery of rotor bar of copper conductor, providing coated rotor coil in groove of rotor bar and connecting wire to form a rotor winding of wind-driven generator, providing connected rotor in a dipping tank, dipping connected rotor in epoxy anhydride-type dipping resin under vacuum pressure, forming insulation layer using epoxy anhydride-type dipping resin on periphery of rotor coil and solidifying corona-resistant polyimide film glass-dust mica tape; and    (2) wind generation rotor bar.
NOVELTY - The module has a charge control module arranged with a single chip (U2), a pulse width modulation chip (U1), a charging switch N-channel FET (Q1), a coupling inductor (L1) and input output filter capacitors (C1, C2, C4). A front end protection circuit unit is formed by crystal triodes (Q3, Q4), a P-channel FET (Q5) and voltage division resistors. An outer jumping line (J3) is matched with resistors (R19, R22). An input end of a battery is formed with a resistor-capacitor filter circuit. Multiple FETs are connected in parallel to realize larger load capacity.    USE - Lithium battery protecting module.    ADVANTAGE - The module has the better adaptability for the lithium ion batteries.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a circuit diagram of a lithium battery protecting module.    Input output filter capacitors (C1, C2, C4)    Outer jumping line (J3)    Coupling inductor (L1)    Charging switch N-channel FET (Q1)    Crystal triodes (Q3, Q4)    P-channel FET (Q5)    Resistors (R19, R22)    Pulse width modulation chip (U1)    Single chip (U2)
NOVELTY - The module has a wind inlet (2) comprising two inclined surfaces with a big open mouth toward outside and a small open mouth through a wind collection channel (3). A section of a guide plate is extended toward an inner part of the wind collection channel. A normal line of a guide plate surface is diagonally pointed to upper side corresponding to a wall surface. The wind collection channel is a cuboid channel in a single wind energy generating construction wallboard with upper and lower surfaces.    USE - Construction wallboard module for generating power using wind energy.    ADVANTAGE - The module uses the module design idea, such that the wind that is hard to catch is collected initiatively instead of being collected passively. The module combines the construction energy-saving warm keeping materials with the wind energy. The module has a simple structure, and is inexpensive and easy to maintain. The module ensures increased energy conservation factor of the energy conservation construction and a structure for absorbing the city noise, which is an extra effect.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a construction wallboard module.    Wind inlet (2)    Wind collection channel (3)    board (4)    Generator (5)
NOVELTY - The lamp has a support column fixedly connected with ground. A traffic indicator lamp is electrically connected with a control circuit board and fixedly mounted at a top end of the support column. A wind energy power generating device comprises a storage battery group and a wind power generator. The support column is fixedly provided with a plastic rubber box for accommodating the storage battery group and the control circuit board. The wind power generator and the storage battery group are connected with the control circuit board.    USE - Traffic lamp for use at a level crossing in remote areas.    ADVANTAGE - The lamp switches the wind power into electricity via the wind power generator, and the electricity is stored in the storage battery group and supplied to the lamp via the control circuit board, thus achieving complete utilization of regenerated energy. The lamp is environmental-friendly, and prevents the use of a paved cable.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a traffic lamp.
NOVELTY - The shell has a device object made through injection-molding polycarbonate. A solar panel and a device supporting board support are made through a stamping steel plate. A cover board is covered on the object in which the panel is mounted. A gap exists between the panel and the board. The board support is provided with a supporting board. An adjustable bending angle is formed between the board and the board support. The object is equipped with a single chip machine, where alarm parameters of the object are returned into the machine through computer communication.    USE - Steel cable monitoring alarm shell.    ADVANTAGE - The parameters of the mounted alarm are returned into the single chip machine only through computer communication so as to prevent people from viciously changing the alarm configuration to cause fault alarm or non alarm. The shell eliminates a need for an operating button on the cover board and the surface of the solar panel. The solar panel is installed in the object with a certain gap from the cover board of the device, so that the elements in the device can normally work without the influence of high temperature. The supporting board is mounted in relative latitude regions with different bending angles, so that shell can obtain energy transformed from the solar energy. The shell is safe, reliable in property and low in cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a steel cable monitoring alarm shell.
NOVELTY - A single-ion electrolyte based on polyvinyl alcohol is a polymer film which is produced by carrying out gelatinization of polyvinyl alcohol and borax; and carrying out polycondensation upon tetraboric acid radical in borax and hydroxide radical on polyvinyl alcohol. Polyvinyl alcohol is used as stent and borax is fixed on the stent.    USE - Single-ion electrolyte for chargeable lithium battery.    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte improves safety of lithium ion battery and develops high ion conductivity and mechanical capability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for producing single-ion electrolyte based on polyvinyl alcohol comprising dissolving polyvinyl alcohol and lithium tetraborate in deionized water to form 2-10% solution and 0.5-2% solution, mixing the solutions at 20-100 degrees C, controlling mole ratio of hydroxide radical to boron at 1:1-16:1, agitating for 10-120 minutes, and volatilizing solvent to produce polymer film.
NOVELTY - A polythiophene derivative (I) is new.    USE - Polythiophene derivative used in photoelectrical assembly including organic film transistor, organic LED, or organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The compound can be prepared simply with mild polymerization condition. The diimide radical has great effect on reducing the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) energy level of the polymer.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A polythiophene derivative of formula (I) is new.    R1=H or straight chain 6-12C alkyl;    R2=straight chain 8-18C alkyl or branch chain 8-22C alkyl; and    n= greater than or equal to 1.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for synthesis of compound (I).
NOVELTY - A super-capacitor battery comprises shell, positive pole piece, negative pole piece, diaphragm and electrolyte. The positive pole piece comprises lithium ion battery positive material, super-capacitor material, conductive agent and adhesive, and negative pole piece comprises battery negative material, super-capacitor material, conductive agent and adhesive.    USE - Super-capacitor battery.    ADVANTAGE - The super-capacitor battery is an energy storage body compatible with super-capacitor, and is high-performance energy-saving power battery.
NOVELTY - The mounting object (4) is made of plastic to mount the removed battery pack (3), such that the invasion of foreign material into notebook personal computer is prevented.    USE - Object for mounting removed battery pack in notebook personal computer.    ADVANTAGE - As the penetration of foreign material into notebook personal computer is prevented, the occurrence of damage to monitor of computer is prevented efficiently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the notebook personal computer main structure. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Notebook personal computer main structure (1)    Battery pack mounting portion (2)    Removed battery pack (3)    Mounting object of removed battery pack (4)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a resting base including a flat portion and a battery compartment for receiving a battery. A light includes a flexible tube that is attached to the base. A switch is arranged in communication with the battery and the light, where the switch turns on and off the light. An attachment unit attaches a time keeping apparatus to the flat portion, where the attachment unit comprises an outer flexible arm in communication with a hinged elbow and a retaining bracket in communication with the arm for retaining different sized time keeping apparatus.    USE - Personal light apparatus for use in a time keeping apparatus i.e. wrist watch, to illuminate.    ADVANTAGE - The flexible tube is gooseneck metal tubing that allows for easy, precise positioning of the light, so that the light is directed in any direction. The hinged elbow, flexible arm and retaining bracket are arranged vertically along a left side or right side of the resting base to allow perimeter of the time keeping apparatus to retain the apparatus along the top and bottom of the resting base.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a personal light apparatus.    Watch band (302)
NOVELTY - An electrolyte comprises: a solvent; an electrolyte salt; and an alkanamine derivative (I).    USE - As electrolyte useful in a cell (claimed) for portable electronic apparatuses such as camcorders, cell phones and notebook type personal computers.    ADVANTAGE - The presence of the alkanamine derivative (I) in the electrolyte enhances electrochemical stability of the electrolyte, thus the cell comprising the electrolyte has both enhanced charge-discharge cycle characteristics and high-temperature preservability. The electrolyte salt preferably contains lithium hexafluorophosphate, which leads to a lowered internal resistance, thus making it possible to obtain excellent capacity characteristic, cycle characteristic and preservability in an electrochemical device having the electrolyte solution.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electrolyte comprises: a solvent; an electrolyte salt; and an alkanamine derivative of formula R1-N(R2)(R3) (I).    R1=1-3C alkyl (optionally substituted);and    R2 and R3=a sulfonyl group or a sulfinyl group (both having a substituent group of 1-3 carbon atoms).    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a cell comprising: a positive electrode (21); a negative electrode (22); and an electrolyte including a solvent and an electrolyte salt, where the electrolyte includes the alkanamine derivative (I).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a sectional view showing an exemplary configuration of a cell.    Insulating plates (12, 13)    Cell cap (14)    Gasket (17)    Positive electrode (21)    Negative electrode (22)
NOVELTY - Photovoltaic module comprises: photovoltaic semiconductor; and one or more layers containing (A) a synthetic polymer and (B) a mixture containing two or more different compounds including substituted 2-phenyl-(1,3,5)triazine; and optionally (C) at least one 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine derivative.    USE - The component (B) is useful for stabilizing one of more synthetic polymer layers being present in a photovoltaic module (claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Photovoltaic module comprises: photovoltaic semiconductor; and one or more layers containing (A) a synthetic polymer and (B) a mixture containing two or more different compounds including substituted 2-phenyl-(1,3,5)triazine having structure of formulae (B1) and (B2); and optionally (C) at least one 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine derivative.    E1 = H, 1-18C alkyl (optionally substituted by 1, 2 or 3 groups of OH, 2-18C alkenyloxy, -C(O)OX1 or -OC(O)X2), 3-50C alkyl interrupted by oxygen, or 3-50C hydroxyalkyl interrupted by oxygen;    X1, X2 = 1-18C alkyl;    E2-E5 = H, 1-18C alkyl, phenyl (optionally substituted by 1-3 groups of 1-4C alkyl);    A = H or -OH;    A1-A4 = H, 1-18C alkyl, 1-18C alkyl substituted by 1-3 groups of -OH, 2-18C alkenyloxy, -C(O)OY1 or -OC(O)Y2, 3-50C alkyl interrupted by oxygen, or C3-50C hydroxyalkyl interrupted by oxygen; and    Y1, Y2 = 1-18C alkyl.
NOVELTY - A photoelectric cell module (11) consists of a transparent substrate (12), a transparent conductor layer (5), a porous semiconductor layer (7), and a counter-electrode layer (9). An electrolyte solution is impregnated in the semiconductor layer and counter-electrode layer. A cell partition (6) encloses the surroundings of porous semiconductor layer and counter-electrode layer. A liquid-sealing-agent layer (13) is formed by arranging so that the substrate and other side of cell partition are covered and electrolyte solution is sealed, and solidifying.    USE - Photoelectric cell module is used for sensitized type solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric cell module can be manufactured by a simple method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A photoelectric cell module consists of a transparent substrate, a transparent conductor layer provided on the transparent substrate, a porous semiconductor layer provided on the transparent conductor layer, and a counter-electrode layer provided apart from the porous semiconductor layer. An electrolyte solution is impregnated in the porous semiconductor layer and counter-electrode layer. A cell partition is provided on the transparent substrate and encloses the surroundings of porous semiconductor layer and counter-electrode layer. A liquid-sealing-agent layer is formed by arranging so that the substrate and other side of cell partition are covered and electrolyte solution is sealed, and solidifying. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of photoelectric cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of sensitized type solar cell module. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Transparent conductor layer (5)    Cell partition (6)    Porous semiconductor layer (7)    Counter-electrode layer (9)    Photoelectric cell module (11)    Substrate (12)    Sealing-agent layer (13)
NOVELTY - A semiconductor substrate (1) consists of graphite substrate (2) having flexibility with respect to external force, and semiconductor layer (4) containing silicon provided on the graphite substrate. The graphite substrate contains sintered polymer. A buffer layer (3) containing hafnium nitride or zirconium nitride and another buffer layer containing aluminum nitride are provided between the substrate and the semiconductor layer.    USE - Semiconductor substrate for semiconductor element used for light emitting element of display panel and solar cell element for electronic device (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to touch panel, illuminating device, antistatic film, heat reflective glass, ultraviolet reflection glass, light emitting diode, communication apparatus, organic electroluminescent panel, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The semiconductor substrate is manufactured economically and with high reproducibility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the semiconductor substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the structure of the semiconductor substrate.    Semiconductor substrate (1)    Graphite substrate (2)    Buffer layer (3)    Semiconductor layer (4)
NOVELTY - A solution containing metal salt or metal ion, polyvinylpyrrolidone, and organic solvent having amide group is provided. Then, the metal ion in the solution is reduced, and metal microparticles are deposited.    USE - Manufacture of metal microparticles used for fuel cell catalyst, waste gas purification catalyst and catalyst for organic-synthesis reaction.    ADVANTAGE - The metal microparticles having controlled particle structure are economically manufactured with high yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for metal microparticles.
NOVELTY - The bag has a broad waist belt (1) offers batteries with two fastened bags (3) and a retainer with an additional bag (4) for accommodating a control unit of an artificial heart system. Belt width ranges from 5 cm to maximum of 20 cm. The width is adjustable by adjustable hook-and-loop fasteners (2) and plastic key locks (5). The additional bag is firmly connected with the belt for accommodating the control unit over rear sides of the bags. A carrying system fastens the control unit and the batteries directly next to each other and tightly to body of a wearer.    USE - Belt bag for an artificial heart system.    ADVANTAGE - The carrying system fastens the control unit and the batteries directly next to each other and tightly to the body of the wearer, thus improving wearer comfort and avoiding complications by malpositions while facilitating everyday life of a patient. The control unit is tightly arranged at the body, so that a drive line is shifted to the body in a loop-free manner and protected in a better manner when remaining lines are stowed away in the bags.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a belt bag.    Broad waist belt (1)    Adjustable hook-and-loop fasteners (2)    Bags (3)    Additional bag (4)    Plastic key locks (5)
NOVELTY - The collector (3) i.e. non-ventilated glass tube (300), has a convex transparent shell (1) carrying a receiver element (11) associated to surfaces (I, II) of the convex transparent shell and arranged in focus of a hollow mirror (21). The convex shell is connected to a concave parabolic trough-like reflector shell (2) in a shear-resistant manner, so that a bending-shear-and torsion-resistant tube (30) is formed with a lens-shaped cross section. The shells are designed as chords (10, 20) arranged at a distance from a longitudinal center axis (x).    USE - Solar collector i.e. non-ventilated glass tube (claimed), for use in a parabolic trough power plant.    ADVANTAGE - The collector is designed such that a linear focusing optical concentrator system precisely bundles solar energy on a receiver element that is arranged in the focus of the hollow mirror with minimum material expenditure. The collector is designed such that rigidity and stability of the bending-shear-and torsion-resistant tube are increased. The collector is designed such that a cavity is closed in relation to an environment in a dust-proof manner, so that the collector is easily cleaned, and is characterized by prolonged life span. The collector is manufactured in a simple and cost effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The bending-shear-and torsion-resistant tube is designed as a framework tube. The glass tube is made of soda lime glass, borosilicate glass or plastic.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a non-ventilated glass tube as a solar collector.    Surfaces of convex transparent shell (I, II)    Longitudinal center axis (x)    Convex transparent shell (1)    Concave, parabolic trough-like reflector shell (2)    Solar collector (3)    Chords (10, 20)    Receiver element (11)    Hollow mirror (21)    Bending-shear-and torsion-resistant tube (30)    Glass tube (300)
NOVELTY - The solar collector has at least one elongate tube (11) for absorbing solar radiation and transferring heat to a fluid, and an end fitting (15) providing a fluid connection. The end fitting includes a fluid passageway and has a seal for engaging a similar passageway (18) of an adjacent end fitting. The passageway is divided by a longitudinally extending dividing wall (19) into a cold fluid conduit (16) and a hot fluid conduit (17). The dividing wall is a separate component which is mounted in the passageway.    USE - Solar collector for converting solar radiation into heat and transferring heat to fluid heat transfer medium, such as water or air, to be used in domestic or industrial application, for example to heat a domestic hot water or central heating system.    ADVANTAGE - Reduces overall complexity by using separate components, resulting in lower cost and material usage, without any compromise in efficiency, ease of assembly and reliability of solar collector. Solar collector can be more precisely sized for its specific application or to fit confined or unusual spaces, without size being limited to design and construction of manifold.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The end fitting is connectable to a corresponding end fitting of an adjacent elongate member to permit passage of fluid between the end fittings without requiring a separate manifold.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cut-away view and a planar cross-sectional view of a connected solar tube and an end fitting for the direct flow type of tube.    Tube (11)    End fitting (15)    Cold fluid conduit (16)    Hot fluid conduit (17)    Passageway (18)    Dividing wall (19)
NOVELTY - Charge carrier transport layer (3) comprises a transport material having organic carrier. The transport material contains multiple transparent oxide containing particles (6,6',6'') having diameter in a range of 1-100 nm. The transport material also contains multiple agglomerated particles (7,7''). Transparent oxide containing particles and agglomerated particles have different refractive indices.    USE - Charge carrier transport layer used in electro-optical component for organic light emitting diode (OLED) or organic solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The charge carrier transport layer ensures efficient performance of an electro-optical component for organic light emitting diode (OLED) or organic solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing charge carrier transport layer for an electro-optical component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an electro-optical component of organic light emitting diode.    Charge carrier transport layer (3)    Oxide containing particles (6,6',6 '')    Agglomerated particles (7,7'')    Electro-optical component (10)
NOVELTY - Conjugated polymer, is new.    USE - The conjugated polymer is useful for preparing electrochromic material, and photovoltatic material for polymer solar cells (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The invention provides conjugated polymer that has good electrochromic performance. Since the conjugated polymer can be dissolved in an organic solvent, a thin film of the conjugated polymer can be easily fabricated by spin-coating the organic solution of the conjugated polymer on a substrate. Moreover, conjugated polymer can present red, green, blue, or black colors by proper structural design as well as has high coloring efficiency and high electrochemical stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Conjugated polymer of formula 1, is new.    m=1-4;    p=0-3;    n=3-10000;    R1 and R2=-H, -CaH2a+1, -OCaH2a+1, -SCaH2a+1, -N(CaH2a+1)2 or -(O(CaH2a)2)b, respectively;    a=1-15;    b=1-5; and    X=an unsaturated moiety.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are:    (1) an electrochromic material comprising the conjugated polymer; and    (2) a photovoltatic material for polymer solar cells, comprising the conjugated polymer.
NOVELTY - The battery (10a) has an electric power generation element (21) with a cell layer (19) by which positive electrode active material layer (13) containing positive electrode active material and negative electrode active material layer (15) containing negative electrode active material are formed on surface of a collector (11). The positive and negative layers are laminated through a separator containing an electrolyte. The collector is provided with biodegradable polymer such as aliphatic polyester and electro conductive particle such as carbon and metal particle.    USE - Non aqueous electrolyte secondary battery such as laminated lithium ion secondary battery and bipolar type lithium ion secondary battery for auxiliary power supply of vehicle such as electric vehicle and hybrid electric vehicle. Can also be used in sodium ion secondary battery, potassium ion secondary battery, nickel-hydrogen secondary battery, nickel cadmium secondary battery and nickel hydrogen secondary battery.    ADVANTAGE - Since collector contains biodegradable polymer and electro conductive particle, the adhesion between the electrode and the collector is increased and cycling characteristics of the non aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the non aqueous electrolyte secondary battery.    Non aqueous electrolyte secondary battery (10a)    Collector (11)    Positive electrode active material layer (13)    Negative electrode active material layer (15)    Cell layer (19)    Electric power generation element (21)
NOVELTY - The batteries for the display (4) used to show promotional offers are recharged via a connection to the electricity mains which is activated when the trolleys are stacked one inside the other. The display also includes a means for uploading information into its memory for display on its touch screen.    USE - A shopping trolley or cart for use in supermarkets.    ADVANTAGE - Promotional offers and other commercial information can be displayed to the trolley user.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The trolley is made from recyclable plastic material and includes a coin-operated lock and a display on its handlebar (2).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a perspective view of the display mounted on the trolley handlebar.    Shopping trolley (1)    Handlebar (2)    Display casing (3)    Display (4)    Coin-operated lock (11)
NOVELTY - A gel electrolyte contains (in weight%) sulfuric acid (40-46), silica (0.2-0.5), stannous sulfate (0.1-0.5), sodium sulfate (0.8-1.2), polyethylene glycol (0.01-0.15), polyacrylamide (0.01-0.5) and deionized water (47-57).    USE - Gel electrolyte is used in lead-acid storage battery.    ADVANTAGE - The gel electrolyte has excellent gelling performance and thixotropy property. The storage battery has excellent charging and discharging characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of gel electrolyte, which involves dissolving polyethylene glycol and polyacrylamide in water, adding deionized water, heating at 40-70 degrees C, agitating for 10-20 minutes, cooling, obtaining solution (A), mixing the solution (A) and deionized water, agitating, shearing for 3-10 minutes, adding silica, agitating for 10-30 minutes, obtaining solution (B), agitating solution (B), adding sulfuric acid, stannous sulfate and sodium sulfate and agitating for 30-90 minutes.
NOVELTY - The device (10) has a passage-opening (17) embodied in a wall (12) of a test chamber (11), and a line e.g. pneumatic line, indirectly guided in the test chamber. The passage-opening is closed by a sealing element for sealing the line, where the sealing element is embodied as plastic connection bodies (18, 27) i.e. rotationally symmetrical sleeve-like components. The bodies are provided with a flange-type securing section (19) on the test chamber, where the section covers the passage-opening of the test chamber and is indirectly connected to an outer wall (15) of the test chamber.    USE - Contacting device for a test system that is utilized for testing a lithium ion battery.    ADVANTAGE - The connection bodies are provided with the flange-type securing section on the test chamber, where the flange-type securing section covers the passage-opening of the test chamber, and is indirectly connected to the outer wall of the test chamber, thus reducing mechanical stress and pressure loss in the test system.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The line is selected from fluid line, power line and pneumatic line.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal sectional view of a contacting device for a test system.    Contacting device (10)    Test chamber (11)    Wall (12)    Outer wall (15)    Passage-opening (17)    Plastic connection bodies (18, 27)    Flange-type securing section (19)
NOVELTY - A titanium material (11) has a film (13) obtained from titanium compound particles (14) and titanium oxide (15), on surface of a titanium base material (12). The titanium compound particles comprise compound of carbon and/or nitrogen, and titanium. The thickness of film is 100 nm to 1 mu m. The surface coverage of titanium base material by the film is 20% or more. The total content of carbon and nitrogen in the film is 5-40 atomic%.    USE - Titanium material is used for separator of polymer electrolyte fuel cell for motor vehicle and small-scale electric power generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The titanium material has excellent durability and recycling property, and is economically manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of titanium material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of titanium material.    Carbon paper (4)    Titanium material (11)    Titanium base material (12)    Film (13)    Titanium compound particles (14)    Titanium oxide (15)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a screen (20) on which light-passing resin is coated. Optical parts are provided with a resonance producing part. An optical part array is arranged on a plane. A part of a light receiving part or a lighting-emitting area is coated with the light-passing resin at a vacuum condition. The light-passing resin is silicone resin, epoxy resin or polymethyl methacrylate resin. A filler or a modifier is selectively included in the light-passing resin. The optical parts are formed on a workbench (10).    USE - Method for packaging a light-transmitting unit of an optical element i.e. circle/oval/polygon shaped optical element such as LED backlight unit, organic LED, LCD panel or dye-sensitized solar cell LED (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables controlling vacuum screen printing process, performing packaging process of the light-transmitting unit within a short period of time, avoiding generation of the pore within the light-transmitting part, forming patterns in different shapes and improving optical extraction efficiency and diffusion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an apparatus for packaging a light-transmitting unit of an optical element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an apparatus for packaging a light-transmitting unit of an optical element.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Workbench (10)    Screen (20)    Print work unit (30)    Vacuum chamber (40)    Vacuum formation module (50)
NOVELTY - The connector has battery connectors (6) fixedly connected with two ends of an input/output data transmission connector (1), where portions of the battery connectors are provided with mutually jointed connection parts (4). The connection parts connect the data transmission connector and battery connectors. An iron case (2) is provided at an outer side of the data transmission connector. A lower end of the battery connector is provided with a terminal. Insulating wrapping plastics (7) are provided on peripheries of the battery connector and the transmission connector.    USE - Two-in-one connector for input/output data transmission and power transmission.    ADVANTAGE - The connector realizes functions of power transmission and data transmission. The connector is small in size, which realizes the miniaturization arrangement of electronic product and reduces punching time of client, thus reducing the production cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of a two-in-one connector.    Input/output data transmission connector (1)    Iron case (2)    Connection parts (4)    Battery connectors (6)    Insulating wrapping plastics (7)
NOVELTY - The box has an anti-reversed connection module that is connected with a plastic housing breaker and a lightning-proof apparatus. The lightning-proof apparatus is provided with positive and negative poles that are connected with positive and negative input ends of a power supply display module respectively. A sensing module is connected with a core processing module through a connecting plate. The power supply display module is connected with the core processing module through a special inserting pin.    USE - Solar intelligent bus box.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar intelligent bus box.
NOVELTY - The heating tool has a thermal storage unit that consists of a bag wrapped with latent heat storage material (2) whose melting point is 45-60 degrees C, which is enclosed with black-colored thin-plate shaped container (1). A condensing unit is provided with several transparent plates (5) made of polycarbonate, which is installed in upper portion of casing (4).    USE - Heating tool for electric blanket, hot-water bottle, electric warmer, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The heating capability of the tool can be improved efficiently by heating the latent heat storage material from solar heat.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the heating tool.    Container (1)    Latent heat storage material (2)    Casing (4)    Transparent plate (5)    Space (6)
NOVELTY - The frame has a base frame including a support frame inclined with respect to a ground of a solar cell module. A clamping device is arranged on the base frame to clamp a side frame of the solar cell module. The support frame includes cross beams and lengthways beams. The cross beams include a top cross beam and a bottom cross beam. A clamper includes single-side clampers fastened on the top and bottom cross beams. The base frame is made of metal, plastic or composite material. An inner layer of a plastic edge frame is made of soft macromolecular polymer material.    USE - Frame for use in a ground-mounted solar cell device to mount a solar cell module in a ground.    ADVANTAGE - The frame reduces weight and cost of a ground-mounted solar cell device, and is simple to mount.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of a ground mounting frame.
NOVELTY - The module has a group of diode chips fixed between upper and lower frames (2, 3). Peripheries of the chip group, the upper and lower frames comprise a rubber coating layer (5). The chips comprise a group of diode chips (81-1-81-n), group of lead wires (82-1-82-n-1) and welding sheets (83). The chips are arranged in sequence. The lead wires are connected with a reverse electrode of adjacent diode chips in series through the welding sheets. The lead wires are fixed on the upper frame or lower frame.    USE - Junction box module for a solar cell panel.    ADVANTAGE - The module provides a solar cell panel with no connector of diode, easy manufacturing, convenient junction, high element integration degree and better reliability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a junction box module in partial section.    Upper and lower frames (2,3)    Rubber coating layer (5)    Diode chips (81-1-81-n-1)    Lead wires (82-1-82-n-1)    Welding sheets (83)
NOVELTY - The structure has multiple frame plates installed on an upper part and/or side part of an accommodating space, where the frame plates place a storage battery in a battery cabinet. A cabinet door is connected with the battery cabinet. An air-conditioner device is arranged on the battery cabinet to refrigerate. The battery cabinet is provided with a heat insulation plate i.e. polyurethane closed-hole foaming plate, phenolic aldehyde closed-hole foaming plate or vacuum heat isolating plate. A plate type shell is arranged on the frame plates.    USE - Temperature balancing structure for stabilizing temperature of a battery cabinet.    ADVANTAGE - The structure stabilizes temperature in the battery cabinet for a long time by combining with a lower-inlet-and-upper-outlet cabinet air circulated air unit, so as to prolong service life of the storage battery in the battery cabinet and increase reliability of operation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a temperature balancing structure.
NOVELTY - The charger has a dry battery box provided with a shared charging port for inputting and outputting direct current. A side of the charger is provided with a polarity converting switch. An upper part is provided with a charging indicating light and a plastic elasticity splint with two electrode contact pins. The electrode contact pins are connected with the shared charging port of the dry battery box through a wire.    USE - Charger for a dry battery of a mobile phone.    ADVANTAGE - The charger can charge dry battery of a mobile phone in an efficient manner, and is convenient to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of a charger.
NOVELTY - The adhesive has liquid methenyl chloride occupying 2-4 parts by weight and acrylonitrile butadiene and styrene material (ABS) solid occupying 1 part by weight.    USE - Adhesive for a storage battery i.e. lead-acid battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The adhesive enables a housing cover to be fixed to a whole body when the adhesive is distributed on a surface uniformly and contacted with the housing cover, so that the sealing effect between the surface of the storage battery and the housing cover is improved and leakage phenomenon of the electrical solution of the storage battery is reduced so as to improve the performance and service lift of the storage battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a method for preparing adhesive of a storage battery    (2) a lead-acid battery comprising a surface sheet.
NOVELTY - A substrate comprises base material obtained by hardening allyl ester resin composition.    USE - Substrate for a color filter (claimed) that is utilized for an LCD, organic electroluminescent display, and a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The substrate is light in weight, and has better dimensional stability, transparency and heat resistance effect.
NOVELTY - The tool has a motor installed in a shell. An oscillation generating device is driven by the motor. A driving shaft is driven by the oscillation generating device. A tool head is swung in a working face and installed on the driving shaft. A battery packet provides power supply to the motor, and is detachably installed on the shell. An elastic damping device is made of elastic rubber and arranged between the shell and the battery packet. The oscillation generating device is provided with an eccentric piece driven by the motor. A shifting fork is driven by the eccentric piece to oscillate.    USE - Electric tool.    ADVANTAGE - The tool effectively weakens oscillation of the battery packet relative to shell, and is convenient to operate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of an electric tool.
NOVELTY - The mechanism has position blocks symmetrically equipped on two sides of lower mold fixing blocks. A bottom end of an upper mold body fixing block and a lower mold body fixing block are movably matched in an embedding manner. Each position block is a tapered wedge. Straight sections of the tapered wedge are symmetrically fixed on a left end surface and a right end surface of the lower mold body fixing block. The upper mold body fixing block and the lower mold body fixing block are rectangular section fixing blocks.    USE - Axial mold closing position mechanism for a wind power generation blade formed mold.    ADVANTAGE - The mechanism avoids overlarge clearance and bad rigidity due to positioning via a locating pin and a locating sleeve and improves the precision for closing a mold. The mechanism can accurately position and close the mold.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded view of an axial mold closing position mechanism.
NOVELTY - The mold has an inner embedding block comprising an upper embedding block (3) and a lower embedding block (4). The upper embedding block is fixed to an inner wall of an upper mold (1). The lower embedding block is fixed to an inner wall of a lower mold (2). An inner embedding block is utilized for changing the shape of internal space of a wind power blade mold. The upper and the lower embedding blocks are made of steel or aluminum-magnesium alloy. The upper embedding block and the lower embedding block are fixed to inner walls of the upper and lower molds by adhesive.    USE - Wind power blade mold.    ADVANTAGE - The mold has short production period, low production cost and high working efficiency, and can conveniently change the length of the blades during production process.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a wind power blade mold.    Upper mold (1)    Lower mold (2)    Upper embedding block (3)    Lower embedding block (4)
NOVELTY - The cable has a tough bronze stranded conductor for preparing a power wire core conductor. Multiple strands of conductor monofilaments are clockwise stranded into a core wire, and a fiber reinforced material is added at a same time. An outer side of the core wire is coated with a dynamic wire core insulating layer, and an outermost layer is coated with a mixed rubber armoring layer that uses neoprene and chloro-sulfonated polyethylene as base stocks. Lead is wound with a non-absorption moisture material isolation layer with abrasion resistance, high intensity and ultra-low thickness.    USE - Cold-resistant wind energy cable.    ADVANTAGE - The cable has reasonable design, convenient usage and capability of realizing breakthrough of wind energy cable manufacturing technology and better performance. The cable has low temperature resistance e.g. minus 55 degree Celsius, so as to be used in poor environment for 20 years or a long period. The cable is inexpensive.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The armoring layer utilizes materials based on parts by weight, such as 100.0 parts of neoprene, 5-8 parts of natural rubber, 5-10 parts of magnesium oxide, 1.5-2.5 parts of zinc oxide, 0.5-0.8 parts of anti-aging agent-diphenyl-p-phenylenediamine (DPPD), 0.5-1 part of accelerator-diphenylaminearsine (DM), 0.5-1.0 part of stearic acid, 3-5 parts of paraffins, 8.0 parts of antimonous oxide, 40-50 parts of calcined argil, 20-30 parts of white carbon black, 8-10 parts of half compensation carbon black, 5-8 parts of softener-tritolyl phosphate, 4-6 parts of plasticizer-D0S, 1-1.5 parts of vulcanizing agent-NA-22 and 0.8-1.2 parts of vulcanizing agent-tetramethylthiuram disulfide (TMTD).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a cold-resistant wind energy cable.
NOVELTY - The cell has a window layer (33) through which a light (31) emitted in the cell is absorbed by a conductive heavily doped layer (35) and a conductive lightly doped crystalline silicon substrate (37). The window layer is composed of amorphous or polycrystal semiconductor films or composed of layers of amorphous or polycrystal compound semiconductor films. An impurity and defect blocking layer is added between the window layer and the doped layer. A serial resistor on square centimeter of the cell is smaller than and equal to 4 ohms.    USE - Crystalline silicon solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The design of the solar cell adopts low temperature sintering technique of the metal electrode during the process of manufacturing the cell to reduce the compound loss, ohm loss and shielding loss of the common crystalline silicon solar cell and increase conversion efficiency of the cell. The cell is convenient and inexpensive to manufacture.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The amorphous or polycrystal compound semiconductor films forming the window layer are stannous oxide, zinc oxide, zinc stannate, and zinc sulfide. The impurity and defect blocking layer is one of titanium tungsten alloy, or one of titanium oxide, germanium nitride, silicon nitride, borosilicate glass, phosphorosilicate glass, boron-phosphorosilicate glass, hydrogen doped noncrystalline silicon, nitrogen doped noncrystalline silicon, hydrogen and nitrogen doped noncrystalline silicon. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a crystalline silicon solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar cell.    Light (31)    Front face gate-shaped metal electrode (32)    Window layer (33)    Conductive heavily doped layer (35)    Conductive lightly doped crystalline silicon substrate (37)
NOVELTY - The assembly has an optical-to-electrical conversion film, and a reverse light adjusting liquid crystal unit located between a back electrode and a backboard glass by rubber folder materials, where the materials are located on both sides of the liquid crystal unit. A transparent conductive film (TCO) is located on both sides of a reverse light adjusting liquid crystal film of the liquid crystal unit. Electrodes are embedded in the conductive film and are arranged in contact with the liquid crystal film. The electrodes are educed by lead wires.    USE - Dimming light-transmitting film photovoltaic assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic assembly permits variation of the refractive index of liquid crystal droplets under electric field condition, such that the light transmission intensity of the photovoltaic assembly changes along with the size of an applied electric field, thus adjusting the ray intensity of the photovoltaic assembly, and hence satisfying different demands of user to assure adjustable light transmission of the photovoltaic assembly.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The backboard glass is chosen from a group comprising general floating glass, photosensitive photochromic glass, engineering building glass, steel glass and single fireproof glass. The rubber folder materials comprise polyvinyl butyral (PVB), ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) or sheet glass powder (SGP) materials. The optical-to-electrical conversion film is made of silicon or silicon and germanium compound. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a dimming light-transmitting film photovoltaic assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a dimming light-transmitting film photovoltaic assembly.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The cell has a sealing layer arranged between a backboard glass and a back electrode. An absorption layer and a back electrode are provided on a front glass plate. A metal reflection layer is provided between the sealing layer and the back electrode. Another sealing layer is arranged between the metal reflection layer and the back electrode. A thickness of the metal reflection layer is greater than 50 nanometers and smaller than or equal to 200 nanometers. The metal reflection layer reflects the absorption layer through rays of a laser marking area.    USE - Film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The metal reflection layer reflects the absorption layer through the rays of the laser marking area, thus improving photoelectric conversion ratio of the cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a film solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a film solar cell.
NOVELTY - The binder has mixed polyaniline/polypyrrole conductive plastic, a set of polyfluortetraethylene, polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylene, petroleum resin and epoxy resin. A melting rubber mode composite material has the mixed polyaniline/polypyrrole conductive plastic between 2-30 percentage.    USE - Nickel-metal hydride secondary battery binder for a nickel-metal hydride secondary battery system.    ADVANTAGE - The binder is designed such that electrode active substance of a battery is not reduced, and has better charging/discharging volume and better cyclicity.
NOVELTY - The battery has a separating layer that includes 1.5-2.5 percentages of polyacrylamide, 24-30 percentages of ammonium chloride, 12-15 percentages of zinc chloride, 7-10 percentages of flour, 17.5-20 percentages of starch, electrolyte and mercury substituting inhibitor. The mercury substituting inhibitor includes 0.03-0.05 percentages of sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate, 0.025-0.04 percentages of hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, and 0.02-0.06 percentages of bismuth trichloride.    USE - Mercury-free full anti-paste type zinc-manganese battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery is compounded by cation and anion type organic inhibitors to increase inhibiting effect. The battery is easy to get inhibitor raw materials, and has reduced cost and high electric performance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a mercury-free full anti-paste type zinc-manganese battery.
NOVELTY - The rod has a driving wheel (3) mounted on one side of a sliding sleeve (1), where the driving wheel is engaged with a long rod (2) provided a rack or a hole. The long rod is sleeved in the sliding sleeve. A worm-gear decelerator (4) drives the driving wheel. An electromotor (5) drives the worm-gear decelerator. Multiple pairs of rollers are distributed on periphery of the sliding sleeve in two rows, where the rollers roll freely in a fixed pin. Friction-reducing and sliding-assistant subassemblies are mounted around an inner lateral face of the sliding sleeve.    USE - Dynamoelectric push rod for driving link of a real-time dynamic tracking device about solar azimuth of a solar energy heat gathering system and a solar energy photovoltaic electricity generation system.    ADVANTAGE - The rod realizes effective and stable edge type drive, thus reducing gravity, power consumption and cost, and improving anti-winding capability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The subassemblies are made of nylon, polytetrafluoroethylene or high molecular material containing graphite.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a dynamoelectric push rod.    Sliding sleeve (1)    Long rod (2)    Driving wheel (3)    Worm-gear decelerator (4)    Electromotor (5)
NOVELTY - The converter has a black body apparatus provided with a linear opening part. An inner part of the apparatus is provided with a solar coating to convert solar energy into heat energy. The opening part provides sunlight to a slot type tracking system for allowing the system to pull the sunlight into the opening part when the system tracks the solar energy, where the sunlight is ripped into the inner part of the apparatus by the opening part to realize solar utilization. The apparatus is made of non-metal e.g. quartz, glass and plastic and composite material e.g. metal and non-metal.    USE - Black body's solar photoelectric converter for a slot type tracking system.    ADVANTAGE - The converter reduces reflection and refraction losses and transmission of the current, and improves the converting efficiency. The black body apparatus is made of materials such as quartz, plastic, metal and glass, so as to reduce cost and improve the efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of solar photoelectric converter for a black body.
NOVELTY - The device has a crushing device used for crushing circuit boards and a sheet metal to process mixture of metal powder and resin fiber powder. A pneumatic separating device is used for primarily separating the resin fiber powder from the metal powder, and a static separating device is used for secondary separation of the resin fiber powder from the metal powder. A housing disassembling device, a metal recycling device, a preprocessing device, the crushing device, the pneumatic separating device and the static separating device are connected in sequence.    USE - Waste mobile phone battery recycling and processing device.    ADVANTAGE - The device with simple structure operates without producing pollution to the environment, so that an electronic circuit board can obtain highly-purified metal after being recycled.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a waste mobile phone battery recycling and processing device.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The lamp has a waterproof sill portion formed at an upper side of a light reflex mirror case. A rubber sheet (170) is formed at both side surfaces of the lamp. A supporting plate (140) is formed on an inner surface of a projection stand (120). The supporting plate has a curved surface formed on an upper side of the rubber sheet. An LED substrate (110) is inserted into a bonding groove (130) provided in the projection stand, where a battery unit supplies power to the LED substrate. A solar panel is provided in a helmet to supply power to the battery unit.    USE - Safety lamp for a protective helmet used by a person driving a motorcycle or bike.    ADVANTAGE - The safety lamp in the helmet prevents accidents. The lamp is environment-friendly in nature.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a safety lamp.    LED substrate (110)    Projection stand (120)    Bonding groove (130)    Supporting plate (140)    Rubber sheet (170)
NOVELTY - The cell has a polymer layer arranged on an upper plate, and a protective film arranged on the polymer layer, where the cell is made of titanium dioxide, silicon dioxide, or magnesium dioxide. The protective film is made of metal oxide particle. A hemisphere shaped concavo-convex part is formed in the polymer layer.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell has improved lifetime, and can effectively remove contaminant such as organic compound present on the protective film.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar cell.
NOVELTY - The solar cooking and frying device has an upper cover and a lower cover that are composed of solar vacuum glass heat collectors and are buckled reversely to form a symmetric disc-shape. The edges of the upper and lower covers are tightly combined by high temperature silicon rubber.    USE - Portable solar cooking and frying device.    ADVANTAGE - The device can be operated easily, and is not affected by the influence of dust, wind and light irradiation angle. The device is capable of cooking and frying food by the high temperature generated by the sunlight within a short time. The upper and lower covers are turned to uniformly heat the inwardly concave surfaces during the cooking and frying operations.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic explanatory view of the portable solar cooking and frying device. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The assembly has a secondary penholder part (150) provided at an inner side of a primary penholder part (110). A hole is combined in a leading end of the primary penholder part. A secondary air path is formed at side of circumferential surface of a top-end part inserted into load at longitudinal direction. A piston is combined at a rear end of the load (121). A hanging ring hoop (122b) includes a sealing groove inserted into outer circumference of the back-end exposed from the load. A lid (140) is attached from a flint cap (130), and the piston comprises a primary air path.    USE - Touch pen assembly for an electronic device i.e. cellular phone.    ADVANTAGE - The assembly is convenient to use. The reliability of the assembly is improved. The manufacturing cost and processing stage of the assembly can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a touch pen assembly.    Primary penholder part (110)    Load (121)    Hanging ring hoop (122b)    Flint cap (130)    Lid (140)    Secondary penholder part (150)
NOVELTY - The flowerpot has a water-storing chamber (102) formed on an annular side wall of a pot body (1), and a motor pump (104) and a storage battery arranged on an upper wall of the water-storing chamber. A water sucking port (104A) is located in the water-storing chamber, and a humidity sensor (103) is arranged on a side wall of the pot body. The humidity sensor, the motor pump and the storage battery form an electric circuit. A rubber sealing pat (106) is arranged between the motor pump and the upper wall of the water-storing chamber.    USE - Water-storing and automatically-watering flowerpot.    ADVANTAGE - The flowerpot can realize water-storing and automatically-watering function. The humidity sensor sends a signal to the motor pump to water the flower in an automatic manner when the soil of the flowerpot is short of water.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a water-storing and automatically-watering flowerpot.    Pot body (1)    Water-storing chamber (102)    Humidity sensor (103)    Motor pump (104)    Water sucking port (104A)    Rubber sealing pat (106)
NOVELTY - The collector has solar heat collectors abreastly installed on a heat-insulating bracket with a metal safety protective net. A main solar heat collector comprises a photo-thermal converter and a glass heat collecting/insulating vacuum pipe installed abreast on the bracket. Multiple heat collectors are connected to each other by a connecting pipe. The photo-thermal converter is installed in the bracket. The glass heat collecting/insulating vacuum pipe is located on a metal lining of the photo-thermal converter. The safety protective net is arranged at bottom of the bracket.    USE - High-temperature high-pressure solar heat collector.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a high-temperature high-pressure solar heat collector.
NOVELTY - The heater has a heat absorbing coating coated on an outer surface of a metal inner pipe (3). A heat insulating material (6) is equipped with a recess. A housing (9) is supported by a frame body. A lower end of the metal inner pipe is sealed by an inner pipe sealing plate. An exhaust overflow branch pipe (4) and a water inlet and outlet pipe (7) pass through the inner pipe sealing plate (5) to be connected with an outer pipe. The exhaust overflow branch pipe extends out of the housing to be connected with an exhaust overflow main pipe (1).    USE - Solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The heat collecting pipe is inverted to enable the water heated in the heat collecting pipe to be directly utilized. The metal inner pipe prevents direct burst to the running water of the vacuum pipe, thus improving the heat collecting efficiency of the heater.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar water heater.    Exhaust overflow main pipe (1)    Metal inner pipe (3)    Exhaust overflow branch pipe (4)    Inner pipe sealing plate (5)    Heat insulating material (6)    Water inlet and outlet pipe (7)    Housing (9)
NOVELTY - The converter has a light-transmission straight tube device provided with a solar photoelectric conversion coating for converting the solar energy into the electric energy. The tube device is provided with a conductive wire device that transmits the electric energy, and a cavity comprising an inlet and an outlet. An opening end of the cavity is sealed after filling the cavity with inert gas and protective gas.    USE - Solar straight tube photoelectric converter.    ADVANTAGE - The device can be directly used after sealing the opening end without packaging, so as to reduce cost of the current solar photoelectric conversion material. The converter enables an inner part of the cavity of the straight light-transmission device to be provided with fluid or a thermal tube to realize the control of the temperature of the solar photoelectric conversion material, thus improving solar energy conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The solar photoelectric conversion coating is selected from a group consisting of mono-crystal silicon coating, multi-crystal silicon coating, amorphous silicon thin film coating, and crystal silicon thin film coating. The light-transmission straight tube device and the heat exchanger are connected using transition materials such as kovar alloy, metal or ceramics. The light-transmission straight tube device is made of heat preservation material such as asbestos, fiber heat preservation material, heat preservation cement, polyurethane, polyphenyl material, plastics, nylon and heat preservation paint.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the solar straight tube photoelectric converter.
NOVELTY - The water tank has a water inlet (1) and a water outlet (4) penetrating an insulating layer (7) and a shell (8) and arranged on an inner bag (6). Water softening devices (2) are placed in the inner bag, where the water softening devices use cation exchange resin softening agent. An electric heating jack (3) is fixed on a bottom part of the inner bag, and vent holes (5) are formed on a top part of the inner bag.    USE - Softening water tank for a solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The water softening devices arranged in the inner bag reacts in the water tank to convert the hard water in the water tank into soft water so as to soften the water, thus improving the water quality in the water tank to prevent scale from being generated in the water tank. The hot water generated in the water tank can avoid the injury of the hard water on the skin to prevent skin disease so as to provide healthcare function.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a softening water tank.    Water inlet (1)    Water softening devices (2)    Electric heating jack (3)    Water outlet (4)    Vent holes (5)    Inner bag (6)    Insulating layer (7)    Shell (8)
NOVELTY - The testing method involves measuring the heat flow of EVA in lamination process and performing dispersion-strengthened copper (DSC) calorimetry based on differential thermal analysis. The cross-linking rate of EVA in photovoltaic solar battery pack is calculated by determining the gel content by using preset formula that relates heat release of raw material in unit weight, and heat release of remaining non-cross linking raw material after lamination in unit weight.    USE - Testing method of cross-linking rate of ethyl vinyl acetate (EVA) in photovoltaic solar battery pack.    ADVANTAGE - The accuracy of testing process of cross-linking rate of EVA in photovoltaic solar battery pack can be increased effectively. The error rate is reduced at short testing period and at reduced cost.
NOVELTY - The tracker has a photovoltaic cell (1) linked with an automatic rainy day protective system (2) and a strong wind protective device (3). An advanced reduced instruction set computer machine (ARM) flush bonding micro-processing system (4) is connected with the photovoltaic cell. The ARM flush bonding micro-processing system is linked with an electric motor (6) and a strong wind level displayer (7). The electric motor is linked with the photovoltaic cell via a sunshine tracking transmission agent (5).    USE - Automatic solar energy tracker for a photovoltaic generating system.    ADVANTAGE - The tracker can automatically adjust the state of the photovoltaic generating system according to weather conditions and minimize influence of weather to the photovoltaic generating system, and realizes increasing the electric energy of the photovoltaic generating system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of an automatic solar energy tracker.    Photovoltaic cell (1)    Automatic rainy day protective system (2)    Strong wind protective device (3)    Advanced reduced instruction set computer machine flush bonding micro-processing system (4)    Sunshine tracking transmission agent (5)    Electric motor (6)    Strong wind level displayer (7)
NOVELTY - The method involves utilizing radiation cross-linking polyolefin material with good compatibility and complementarity to process one-time processing molding by a special double-layer co-extruded processing system. The inner insulating layer (2) is made of radiation cross-linking polyolefin material, while outer insulating layer (3) made of radiation cross-linking inflaming retarding polyolefin material. The extruded and covered radiation cross-linking inflaming retarding polyolefin is sleeved (4) on the outer sides of the insulating layers.    USE - Method for manufacturing double-layer co-extruded insulating photovoltaic cable used in solar power station and photovoltaic system.    ADVANTAGE - The cable is provided with long service life, high-temperature resistance, low-temperature resistance, ozone resistance, ultraviolet resistance, water vapor resistance, wear resistance, impact resistance, electric resistance and high inflaming retarding.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view explaining the process of manufacturing double-layer co-extruded insulating photovoltaic cable.
NOVELTY - The combination has a shell (11) with an inner side provided with a power circuit board (14) with an audio frequency power device. A lower side of the board is provided with a ring-form storage battery. A bottom end of the ring-form storage battery is provided with a loudspeaker. An upper end of the loudspeaker is provided with a central bolt (10). The loudspeaker, the battery and the board are fixed in the shell. A MPEG audio layer 3 audio frequency decoding apparatus, a Bluetooth receiving apparatus are provided. A basket rack (1) is made of metal material.    USE - Sound device and container cavity combination for generating sound at resonance.    ADVANTAGE - The sound device and container cavity combination generates the beautiful sound at resonance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic front view of a sound device and a container cavity.    Basket rack (1)    Loudspeaker output port (4)    Audio-frequency input port (5)    Central bolt (10)    Shell (11)    Power circuit board (14)
NOVELTY - The column has a luminous layer (2) coated on a surface of a basal tube (1), and a transparent protection layer (3) coated on the luminous layer, where the basal tube is made of metal materials and formed in polygan shape. A white reflective layer (4) is coated on the basal tube. The luminous layer is coated on the reflective layer.    USE - Luminous column for a guard bar that is utilized in a hard road.    ADVANTAGE - The column is safe and reliable to use, and eliminates potential safety hazard. The column can store energy by absorbing solar energy and lamp light so as to avoid the need of electricity, and can shine when the light is weak.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a luminous column.    Basal tube (1)    Luminous layer (2)    Transparent protection layer (3)    White reflective layer (4)
NOVELTY - The collector has a circulation water tank mounted in a glass vacuum pipe, and a heat pipe condensed section mounted at external part of the glass vacuum pipe. A heat collecting part is located in the glass vacuum pipe. A concentric stable space is built by supporting spring pieces and the glass vacuum pipe. A water tank supporting plate and a liquid filling pipe are mounted between the water tank and the vacuum pipe. An end of the supporting plate is formed with an insulating layer that is connected with a skirt rib fin heat absorption plate made of aluminum.    USE - Single pipe type solar heat collector.    ADVANTAGE - The vacuum pipe has high heat collection temperature above 300 degree centigrade. The collector collects the heat for long time, so that the collector can be used for the year around. The collector has good weather fastness, so that the collector is specifically used at severe cold region. The collector prevents the work from being frozen without using an anti-freezing liquid even at minus 20-30 degrees centigrade.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic side view of a single pipe type solar heat collector.
NOVELTY - The collector has a heat tube type composite paraboloid light-gathering heat collector part (1) whose heat exchange end is connected to a heat exchange box (2). The heat collector part is symmetrically arranged on left and right sides of the heat exchanging box. Fixed brackets (3) are connected to the heat collector part and the heat exchanging box so as to support and fix the heat collector part and the heat exchanging box. The heat collector part is provided with a glass tube and a heat tube.    USE - Heat tube type composite paraboloid heat collector.    ADVANTAGE - The heat collector has simple structure, high light-gathering ratio and better heat collecting effect. The collector is inexpensive.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a heat tube type composite paraboloid heat collector. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Heat tube type composite paraboloid light-gathering heat collector part (1)    Heat exchange box (2)    Fixed brackets (3)
NOVELTY - The device has a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) membrane arranged on a surface of a coated glass, where area of the PET membrane is smaller than that of the coated glass. Thickness of the PET membrane is 15-25 nm. Distance between a rim of the PET membrane and a rim of the coated glass is 10-12 nm.    USE - Coated glass protective device for sealing a solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The device has wide range of application, better safety and efficiency, and reduces cost, and is practical to use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a coated glass protective device.
NOVELTY - The board has an insulated heat conducting layer and a transparent adhering layer formed by adhering a glass board with a photovoltaic battery piece by transparent adhering material. A guide circulating device is connected with a cavity of a metal heat conducting layer made of metal material via circulating output and input ends. The output end is utilized for leading circulating solution into the cavity of the heat conducting layer. The input end is utilized for leading the solution into the circulating device. A position of the output end is higher than a position of the input end.    USE - Solar concentration photovoltaic generating battery board.    ADVANTAGE - The board utilizes the insulated heat conducting layer with better heat conduction and the metal heat conducting layer instead of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) glue and a tedlar-polyester-tedlar (TPT) sealing, thus improving the radiation of the board to satisfy the radiating requirement of the high-frequency focusing solar generation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The metal heat conducting layer adopts a hollow structure. The guide circulating device utilizes a guide bend-plate structure, a guide pipe structure or a spiral guide pipe structure. The circulating solution utilizes water, cold-proof solution, heat conduction oil or white oil or transformer oil. The transparent adhering material utilizes ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) glue or polyethylene terephthalate (PET) glue. The insulated heat conducting layer is formed with heat conduction insulated adhering material, which utilizes heat-conduction silica gel category, heat-conduction rubber gel category, heat-conduction oil category, heat-conduction epoxy adhesive category, heat-conduction silver gel category, heat-conduction variable-phase material category, mica category or heat-conduction ceramic category.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a solar concentration photovoltaic generating battery board.
NOVELTY - The device has a water outlet pipe (13) whose end head part is melted and interconnected with an upper end surface of a cooling liquid pool (10) i.e. upstanding closed container. An end head part of a water inlet pipe (12) is inserted into the cooling liquid pool. A water pump (11) is interconnected with the water inlet pipe and located between an end head of the water inlet pipe and a joint point of the water inlet pipe and a cooling assembly (14). A bonding ethylene vinyl acetate coating is closely stuffed between a suede toughened glass and a solar cell single chip.    USE - Cooling device for a solar photovoltaic system.    ADVANTAGE - The device can automatically adjust the temperature of a surface panel of a solar cell in a solar photovoltaic system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a cooling device.    Cooling liquid pool (10)    Water pump (11)    Water inlet pipe (12)    Water outlet pipe (13)    Cooling assembly (14)
NOVELTY - The component has a controller fixed in a water-proof shell and electrically connected to light emitting components. An action actuating switch is used for responding an action of an object e.g. shoes, cloth, hand bag, backpack and cap, to trigger an action of the controller, and is fixed in the water-proof shell. The controller is electrically connected to the action actuating switch. A battery is fixed in the water-proof shell for supplying electric power needed by the circuit components. LEDs are selected from a group consisting of red LEDs, blue LEDs, green LEDs and yellow LEDs.    USE - Circuit component for controlling light emitting components sequentially arranged on an object e.g. shoes, cloth, hand bag, backpack and cap (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The component can provide strong and safe illumination, so as to promote safety. The component is small and energy saving.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The water-proof shell is formed by molded resin or plastic cement    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a circuit diagram of a circuit component for controlling light emitting components sequentially arranged on an object.
NOVELTY - The assembly has a junction box and positive and negative outgoing lines placed in space. Dimension of an intermediate-layer glass is smaller than that of a surface-layer glass and an outer-layer glass. A step is formed between the surface-layer glass and the outer-layer glass, which form a groove space together with an aluminum alloy separation frame. Four sides formed by the intermediate-layer glass, the outer-layer glass and outer sides of the aluminum alloy separation frame are sealed by a black polysulfide sealant, where the assembly is formed by packaging Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA).    USE - Hollow interlayer glass solar assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The assembly is unique in structure. The junction box is hidden in the assembly, so that the assembly has aesthetic appearance and high stability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a hollow interlayer glass solar assembly.
NOVELTY - The device has a diesel oil conveying pipe (7) coated with a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) semi-conductor polymer heating belts (4) e.g. C-shaped PTC semi-conductor polymer heating belts. Two power supply ends of the PTC semi-conductor polymer heating belts are respectively connected with the anode and the cathode of the vehicle 24 Voltage storage battery through power supply wires (1). The PTC semi-conductor polymer heating belts are coated on the diesel oil conveying pipe. The heat insulation separation layers (9) are coated with moisture-proof protection layers (10).    USE - Self-limiting constant temperature electric heating device for a diesel oil conveying pipe.    ADVANTAGE - The heat generated by the electric heating belts are quickly and uniformly transmitted to the oil conveying rubber pipe and the pipe piece so that the temperature of the diesel oil passing through the rubber pipe and the pipe piece can be quickly raisin and kept at constant temperature, and the adhesive degree of the diesel oil is reduced to keep the oil path smooth. The device cannot become red while being heated. The device is safe to use and reliable.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a self-limiting constant temperature electric heating device for a diesel oil conveying pipe.    Power supply wires (1)    Positive temperature coefficient semi-conductor polymer heating belts (4)    Diesel oil conveying pipe (7)    Heat insulation separation layers (9)    Moisture-proof protection layers (10)
NOVELTY - The doll has a hallow ball (2) formed as two semicircular shells, where cutting sections of the two semicircular shells are provided with a rubber washer (3). A speed reducing cabin (8) shell is arranged on an axial line of the hollow ball. Planetary gears, sun gear and two-level planetary gear are formed as a speed reducing gear box, where the planetary gears and the two-level planetary gear are uniformly distributed in the sun gear with an angle of 120 degree. A counter weight cabin (10) is arranged at included angle of a battery tank (5) and the speed reducing cabin.    USE - Beaver ball electric doll.    ADVANTAGE - The doll utilizes planetary gears to reduce speed, and has high transmission rate. The doll has improved service life.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of a beaver ball electric doll.    Hallow ball (2)    Rubber washer (3)    Battery tank (5)    Speed reducing cabin (8)    Counter weight cabin (10)
NOVELTY - The painting has a transparent plastic film (8) surrounded on upper and lower rollers (7, 7'). A polarization film strip (9) is transversely attached to an external surface of the plastic film. A combined LED lamp (10) is fixed between the rollers by a bracket (17) connected with a rectangular frame (1). The LED lamp is connected with a solar storage battery (11) by a lead and a photo-control switch (14). A micromotor (2) is arranged on an end of the lower roller and connected with the battery by the lead and the photo-control switch. The battery is connected with a solar battery board (13).    USE - Solar energy dynamic landscape painting.    ADVANTAGE - The painting uses solar energy as running power supply, so that the painting comprises simple structure without noise and saves energy. The painting is flexible, light, convenient to use and inexpensive.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a solar energy dynamic landscape painting.    Rectangular frame (1)    Micromotor (2)    Rollers (7, 7')    Transparent plastic film (8)    Polarization film strip (9)    Combined LED lamp (10)    Solar storage battery (11)    Solar battery board (13)    Photo-control switch (14)    Bracket (17)
NOVELTY - The structure has multiple solar cell component modules that are connected together in series, where the solar cell component modules are installed on a sound barrier foundation formed on an overhead highway or high-speed highway. Each solar cell component module is provided with a solar cell component (2) installed on a base frame (1) via a fixing device equipped with a bolt (3), where a glass sticking film is stuck on a back face of the solar cell component. A rubber sleeve (4) is mounted in an edge of each solar cell component.    USE - Solar module integrated sound barrier structure for insulating sound in an urban overhead highway, an inter city highway and a high-speed highway.    ADVANTAGE - The structure can cover large area, and the solar cell modules can be utilized to absorb solar energy to generate electricity that is switched to an electric net. The electricity generated by the solar cell modules is supplied to an LED lamp zone on a high frame, thus realizing energy supplying function.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a solar module integrated sound barrier structure.    Base frame (1)    Solar cell component (2)    Bolt (3)    Rubber sleeve (4)    Soft gaskets (5, 6)
NOVELTY - An electrolyte of nanocolloid accumulator comprises (wt.%) sulfuric acid (43-44), water (54.8-55.8), nano silicon oxide (0.8-1.5), polyvinyl alcohol (0.008-0.013), polyacrylamide (0.05-0.1), alpha -naphthol acid (0.008-0.013) and o-anisaldehyde (0.02-0.04).    USE - Electrolyte of nanocolloid accumulator.    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte completely overcomes sulfuric acid layering problem of common lead acid cell, delays polar plate from etching and passivating, reduces self discharge, has fine thixotropic property, good mobility after stirring in high speed, and can permeate for deep polar plate quickly, avoids shortages, reduces inner resistance of battery, largely extends service life of battery, and improved low temperature performance and over discharge recovering ability.
NOVELTY - The vehicle has a solar battery board (6) and a control board (7) arranged on a vehicle head (1). A water tank cover (5) is arranged on a water storage tank (4). An electric motor (11) is arranged with a water outlet pipe (9). Storage batteries (3), tool boxes (15) and a product display stand (16) are arranged in a carriage (2). The solar battery board, the control board, the storage batteries, a direct current water pump (8) and the electric motor are electrically connected with switches (10).    USE - Solar brushing cleaning vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The vehicle is convenient to use, and can save time, labor and energy resources.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar brushing cleaning vehicle.    Vehicle head (1)    Carriage (2)    Storage batteries (3)    Water storage tank (4)    Water tank cover (5)    Solar battery board (6)    Control board (7)    Direct current water pump (8)    Water outlet pipe (9)    Switches (10)    Electric motor (11)    Tool boxes (15)    Product display stand (16)
NOVELTY - The device has a battery seal cabin (37) connected with an electronic control seal cabin (29) through a locking mechanism. The mechanism is mounted in the electronic control seal cabin and is controlled by a control circuit connected with a battery (36). A battery cabin upper cover seal ring (4) is disposed in a middle position of a battery cabin upper and lower cover (3,39). An inner cover seal ring (23) is mounted at a connection position of an electronic control cabin inner and upper cover (19,25). A battery seal cabin (37) is connected with the cabin through the mechanism.    USE - Air balloon rapid air exhaust device.    ADVANTAGE - The device is simple in operation and better in seal effect. The air cannot be exhausted when the air balloons collide mutually and an error action is not caused while changing the battery so as to prolong the service life of the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side perspective view of an air balloon rapid air exhaust device.    Battery cabin upper and lower cover (3,39)    Battery cabin upper cover seal ring (4)    Electronic control cabin inner and upper cover (19,25)    Inner cover seal ring (23)    Electronic control seal cabin (29)    Battery (36)    Battery seal cabin (37)
NOVELTY - Oxide raw material containing oxide powder of lanthanoid, and oxide powder of silicon or germanium is mixed (S1). The obtained mixed oxide raw material is heat-melted and obtained product is cast. The obtained cast product is rapidly-cooled (S2), to obtain glass-like component. The obtained glass-like component is heat-processed at 800-1400 degrees C and crystallized (S3), to obtain ion-conductive oriented ceramics.    USE - Manufacture of oriented ceramics used as solid electrolyte and ion conductor for fuel cell (claimed) e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell and solid oxide fuel cell. Can also be used in oxide sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The method economically provides oriented ceramics having improved ion-conductivity by simple process. The fuel cell has high efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows flowchart illustrating manufacture of ion-conductive oriented ceramics. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Oxide raw material mixing process (S1)    Cooling process (S2)    Crystallization process (S3)
NOVELTY - Porous component with film comprises base material and film provided on outer surface of the base material. The base material comprises porous ceramics opened to outer surface. The film comprises ceramic derived from polysilazane type material provided without occluding the pore on base material.    USE - The porous component with film is useful for forming joined component (claimed) e.g. gas separation membrane module.    ADVANTAGE - The porous component with film has excellent heat resistance and abrasion resistance and can be manufactured cost-effectively. The porous component with film does not decompose easily under high temperature of 1200 degrees C or more and high vacuum of 100 Pa or less.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) method of manufacturing the above-mentioned porous component with film; and    (2) joined component.
NOVELTY - An active-energy-ray-curable resin composition contains epoxy carboxylate compound, fluorine-atom containing (meth)acrylate-type compound and photoinitiator. The epoxy carboxylate compound is obtained by reacting compound having ethylenically unsaturated group and carboxyl group in molecule with epoxy resin (I).    USE - Active-energy-ray-curable resin composition is used for forming cured material used for hard-coat layer of solar cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The low-reflection hard-coat layer formed using the resin composition has excellent transparency, surface hardness and heat resistance, and reduced refractive index.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An active-energy-ray-curable resin composition contains epoxy carboxylate compound, fluorine-atom containing (meth)acrylate-type compound and photoinitiator. The epoxy carboxylate compound is obtained by reacting compound having ethylenically unsaturated group and carboxyl group in molecule with epoxy resin of formula (I).    R=H or 1-4C hydrocarbyl;and    n=1-10.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for cured material, which is obtained by irradiating active energy ray to the active-energy-ray-curable resin composition.
NOVELTY - The container has a concave portion (11) in a plastic main portion (10A) that accommodates plate-shaped batteries (c). A main shock absorbing material (90A) is positioned at concave portion of main portion and the lower end portion of battery is accommodated in groove of main shock absorbing material. A convex portion is formed in a plastic lid (10B) to accommodate upper portion of battery. A lid shock absorbing material (90B) is positioned at concave portion of lid cover and upper end portion of battery is inserted in groove of the lid shock absorbing material.    USE - Container used during transport of lithium ion battery mounted in e.g. electric vehicle and hybrid vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The battery is accommodated and removed easily from the container. The main shock absorbing material and lid shock absorbing material are provided with same structure and shape such that the manufacturing cost is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective view and sectional view of the battery transport container.    Main portion (10A)    Plastic lid (10B)    Concave portion (11)    Main shock absorbing material (90A)    Lid shock absorbing material (90B)    Battery (c)
NOVELTY - A porous carbon electrode base material consists of a carbon fiber paper containing carbon fiber having a surface area ratio of 1.05-1.13.    USE - Porous carbon electrode base material is used for fuel cells e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The porous carbon electrode base material has excellent flexibility and uniform dispersion of carbon fiber, and provides fuel cells having excellent performance characteristics.
NOVELTY - The solar cell has a light reflecting surface with which coating liquid obtained by distributing and dissolving metal nanoparticle having surface plasmon absorption peak and organic or inorganic material in dispersion medium, is coated. A metal nanoparticle film is formed in light-receiving surface.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The light absorbency can be improved and reflectance can be reduced by surface plasmon of metal nanoparticle, and solar cell with high energy conversion efficiency can be achieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a graph illustrating the absorption spectrum of metal nanoparticle dispersion film. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The battery (100) has a bare cell (110) with two electrodes (112a,112b). A protection circuit module (PCM) (120) couples to the electrodes electrically. An abnormal temperature sensing element (130) provided on a surface of the bare cell, couples to the PCM electrically. The abnormal temperature sensing element short-circuits electrically when the bare cell is heated above predetermined temperature.    USE - Secondary battery such as cylindrical type secondary battery and pouch type secondary battery used in e.g. electric bicycle and laptop computers.    ADVANTAGE - The bare cell heated above the predetermined temperature can be stopped by short-circuiting the abnormal temperature sensing element. The heat generated in the bare cells is accurately perceived by the abnormal temperature sensing element. The damages to the PCM from the bare cell are prevented by the movement of the bare cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the secondary battery.    Secondary battery (100)    Bare cell (110)    Electrodes (112a,112b)    Protection circuit module (120)    Abnormal temperature sensing element (130)
NOVELTY - The solar panel has several solar units (1) which are rotatably supported with respect to a support plate, and are formed of a film-form solar module attached to transparent plastic. A side upper end portion of the solar unit is connected by a connector bar (3). The solar unit is provided with a rotary mechanism connected with a lower shaft (4) provided with a crank attached to both ends.    USE - Blind type solar panel for use in indoor application.    ADVANTAGE - The power consumption of the blind type solar panel is reduced, and the interior property of the blind type solar panel is enhanced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the blind type solar panel.    Solar unit (1)    Frame board (2)    Connector bar (3)    Lower shaft (4)    Drive device (5)
NOVELTY - Thin film solar cell module (10) comprises substrate (11); first electrode layer (12) formed on substrate; absorber layer (13) on first electrode layer, where current output region is reserved in side edge of absorber layer; and second electrode layer (14) disposed on absorber layer; such that first electrode layer electrically and directly contacts with second electrode layer through current output region (15).    USE - As a photovoltaic semiconductor device for directly converting solar energy into electricity and outputs a current with voltage by photoelectric effect e.g. silicon-based solar cell, thin film solar cell, dye-sensitized solar cell or organic/polymer solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The current output region increases contact area between first and second electrode layer at positive and negative electrode, this reduces generation of useless current, resistance and heat in the device. The first electrode layer at current output region is covered with mask, which inhibits absorber layer from forming on first electrode layer at current output region. This masking effect can rapidly remove absorber layer in current output region, thus saving time for manufacturing thin film solar cell module.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing of thin film solar cell module involving providing substrate; forming first electrode layer on substrate; forming absorber layer on first electrode layer; forming second electrode layer on absorber layer, and making first electrode layer at current output region electrically and directly contact with second electrode layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows cross-sectional view of thin film solar cell module.    Thin film solar cell module (10)    Substrate (11)    First electrode layer (12)    Absorber layer (13)    Second electrode layer (14)    Current output region (15)
NOVELTY - A dye-sensitized solar cell preparation kit consists of photoelectrode component containing conductive substrate and semiconductor fine particles capable of performing dye sensitization reaction, an electrolyte solution layer, and a counter electrode component having conductive substrate. The solvent of electrolyte solution layer is a solvent consists of ethanol and/or polyethyleneglycol.    USE - Kit is used for dye-sensitized solar cell used in laboratory of school.    ADVANTAGE - The dye-sensitized solar cell formed using kit has high safety, and is environmentally-friendly.
NOVELTY - Method of isoprene production comprises: obtaining a host transgenic microorganism, where the transgenic microorganism comprises transgenes encoding isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase (IDI), isoprene synthase (IspS), and 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase (DXS), and optionally these transgenes are the only 2-C-methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) pathway transgenes in the host transgenic microorganism; and observing the production of isoprene by the microorganism, where isoprene production is at the rate of at least 3 mu g/l/hour.    USE - The method is useful for producing isoprene which is useful to produce: rubber; homopolymers of cis-3-polyisoprene; elastomers; hydroxyl-terminated polyisoprene which is used as pressure-sensitive adhesive; and liquid fuels that are infrastructure compatible with current gasoline, diesel or jet engines (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method has improved isoprene production rate of at least 140 mu g/l/hour, and carbon yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a transgenic host microorganism comprising transgenes encoding isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase (IDI), isoprene synthase (IspS), and 1-deoxy-D-xylulose-5-phosphate synthase (DXS).
NOVELTY - The coupling has a left engaging portion which engages a left photovoltaic (PV) module. A right engaging portion pivotally engages a right photovoltaic module along a length being parallel with a plane of a laminate of right photovoltaic module. The right engaging portion allows variable positioning of right photovoltaic module relative to coupling in a direction parallel with plane and perpendicular to length.    USE - Coupling for photovoltaic modules.    ADVANTAGE - As the leveling foot is connected to module and attached to support structure before height adjustment, the installer can easily see the planar relationship between adjacent PV modules when making the final height adjustment, so that speeding up the process of bringing each of the modules in array into the same plane is performed. As the recess is positioned to allow rotation of stud from the top even after all of the PV modules in an array have been installed, the installer is enabled to go back out to a leveling foot located in the middle of the array and can quickly adjust the height to fine tune the planarity of array. The components of leveling foot are manufactured from corrosion-resistant materials or comprise corrosion-resistant coatings to prevent galvanic and/or moisture-induced corrosion. Since foot coupling may provide a ground bonding connection between adjacent PV modules, such corrosion resistance can help to prevent a loss of ground continuity over time. Since the surface area of material in contact is lower, a low friction, easy adjustment of alignment even in the final position is enabled. The pivot-fit connection system can help to increase the amount of horizontal tolerance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the photovoltaic array mounted in roof.    Photovoltaic array (100)    Photovoltaic module (102)    Support structure (103)    Leveling feet (104)    Interlock (106)
NOVELTY - The trough solar energy collector has first reflective panel that is positioned to illuminate the first side of the collector tube (2801), while second reflective panel is positioned to illuminate the second side of the collector tube. The first reflective panel and second reflective panel comprises of honeycomb or polymeric core with arc-shaped surface. The reflector (2802) is arranged on the arc-shaped surface of the polymeric core, while the cowling (2805) is arranged along longitudinal edge extending along polymeric core and extending parallel to the rotational axis of the solar collector.    USE - Trough solar energy collector for electricity generation, process heat.    ADVANTAGE - The design allows for efficient nesting of the pieces thus minimizing the shipping costs and reducing manufacturing costs. The reflective elements are applied to the foam material prior or during the creation of the parabolic form. The foam material such as expanded polystyrene or extruded polystyrene is used as the support surface in lieu of ribs or complex metal frames thus providing increased solar energy collection efficiency, reduced manufacturing costs, lighter in weight, easy assembly, prolonged life, improved durability, larger or smaller collector apertures, and a modular structure suitable for ground, rooftop or trellis application.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a end arm; and    (2) a method to achieve desired collector panel shape.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional perspective view of the partially-assembled collectors ganged together and alone.    Collector tube (2801)    Receiver tube (2801)    Reflector (2802)    Cowling (2805)    Reflective portion (2807)
NOVELTY - Selective delivery of material (140) to locations on a substrate (100) comprises locating a mask (110) having an opening (112) over the substrate; and moving a continuous stream deposition device (120) and/or the substrate and the mask such that the deposition device follows a path relative to the mask while discharging a continuous stream comprising the material such that the continuous stream moves over the opening to deposit the material at a discrete location on the substrate, and such that a pattern of the material is different to a pattern of the opening in the mask.    USE - Method for selective delivery of material to locations on a substrate which is a silicon solar cell device precursor using a continuous stream deposition device including continuous flow inkjet device, electrohydrodynamic printing device, or aerosol jet printing device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method can control the size of a deposit on the substrate by using an opening in a mask or a width of a continuous stream to limit one dimension of the deposit and using a width of a continuous stream to limit another dimension of the deposit.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a system to deposit material in locations on a substrate comprising a mask, a continuous stream deposition device, and a transport system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic diagram of a deposition mask.    Substrate (100)    Mask (110)    Opening (112)    Continuous stream deposition device (120)    Material (140)
NOVELTY - The protection element (10) has a ceramic chip main portion (12) with several through-holes A fusible-alloy fuse element not influenced by reflow process is soldered between pattern electrodes. A resistive heating element positioned in a through-hole. A conductor is embedded under the through-hole and connected to pattern electrode on other surface of chip main portion between the leading-out leads (15-17). The heat electrical conduction of resistive heating element is carried out to fuse element through chip main portion.    USE - Protection element for non-reset type protection apparatus (claimed) e.g. lithium ion secondary battery and lithium polymer secondary battery of handheld terminal.    ADVANTAGE - The structure of the protection apparatus is simplified. The heat can be quickly transmitted to the fuse element, the melting of the fusible alloy is quickened and the predetermined operation of the protection apparatus is made reliable. Since the resistive heating element is installed in the through-hole, the effective use of the space is achieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for non-reset type protection apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front perspective view of the protection element.    Protection element (10)    Chip main portion (12)    Case cover (14)    Leading-out leads (15-17)
NOVELTY - The arrangement has a plate aligned to a light source so that light emitted from the light source enters through a boundary surface (G) into the plate and is reflected from a Fresnel-structure to the boundary surface within the plate. The light is transmitted to a narrow surface within the plate. The plate is aligned to the source so that the light enters through the narrow surface and is transmitted to the Fresnel-structure within the plate by total reflection. The light enters through the boundary surface into an ambient medium i.e. air. The plate is made of glass or plastic.    USE - Optical arrangement for deflecting and concentrating sunlight on a solar cell (claimed) for a photovoltaic system that generates electrical energy from the sunlight in a solar power plant.    ADVANTAGE - The plate is aligned to the light source so that the light is transmitted to the Fresnel-structure within the plate by the total reflection and enters through the boundary surface into the ambient medium i.e. air, thus increasing energy efficiency of the solar cell, preventing undesired high heating of the solar cell, and saving material and cost of the optical arrangement.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a principle representation of an optical arrangement for deflecting and concentrating sunlight on a solar cell.    Incidence direction (E)    Boundary surface (G)    Sunlight (L)    Disk (S)    Solar cell (Z)
NOVELTY - The die has a standard core for forming a main body part cavity for molding of a main body part of a battery frame (20). A slide core of the skirt portion cavity is formed on the faced side wall of a battery cell with the standard core for molding a pair of skirt portions (40) of the assembled battery frame.    USE - Die for injection molding of battery frame.    ADVANTAGE - The die has a standard core for forming a main body part cavity for molding of a main body part of a battery frame, and thus ensures improved die.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a die.    Battery pack (10)    Label (14)    Battery frame (20)    Jack hole (32)    Skirt portions (40)
NOVELTY - The combine has a grain stem lifting device provided in a harvesting conveyance part (7) and provided with a causing lug for causing a setting grain stem. The lug collides and pulls-up a rubber-made accommodation guide (27). The guide is accommodated in a causing case (26a) if the lug causes the grain stem upward. Contact link of an impact electricity generating element (28) is carried out at the guide. The impact electricity generating element receives impact during accommodation of the guide and generates and stores electric power in a storage battery.    USE - Combine i.e. hybrid-type combine.    ADVANTAGE - The impact electricity generating element receives the impact during accommodation of the accommodation guide, and generates and stores the electric power in the storage battery, thus effectively utilizing the causing action of the causing lugs of the grain stem lifting device in process of harvesting operation of the combine, assisting the engine power by driving the electric motor during overload operation of the combine, reducing the fuel cost of the combine, and improving the operation efficiency of the combine.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an expanded plain view of a harvesting conveyance part and an expanded side view of a grain stem lifting device.    Harvesting conveyance part (7)    Causing case (26a)    Causing chain (26b)    Rubber-made accommodation guide (27)    Impact electricity generating element (28)
NOVELTY - A biomass is decomposed at high temperature and pressure in presence of organic solvent chosen from phenol, ketone and ether. Then, insoluble content of the processed material is immersed in the soluble lignin-containing solvent. Further, the solvent is distilled from the soluble portion of the processed material, to obtain lignin derivative. The molar ratio of phenolic hydroxyl group with respect to alcoholic hydroxyl group in the lignin derivative is 9:1-8:2.    USE - Manufacture of lignin derivative used for forming lignin secondary derivative (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to motor-vehicle components, electrical/electronic components, semiconductor molding material, sealing material, laminated sheet and resin for fiber-reinforced plastics.    ADVANTAGE - The lignin derivative is manufactured efficiently with high crosslinking density.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of lignin secondary derivative, which involves introducing reactive group in the lignin derivative.
NOVELTY - The sensor (1) has an infrared absorption film (2) installed on a measurement object (B). A thermal element (3) carries out multiple installation at intervals on the infrared absorption film. A wiring (4) is connected to the thermal element. An infrared reflectiveness film (5) is installed on the thermal element that is interposed between the infrared absorption film and the infrared reflectiveness film. The infrared absorption film is made of a resin film that contains infrared absorptivity greater than the infrared absorptivity of the resin of a main material.    USE - Temperature sensor for measuring surface temperature of a measurement object i.e. battery.    ADVANTAGE - The wiring is connected to the thermal element, so that temperature of an installation whole surface or a surface temperature distribution is detected even if dispersion in adhesion and a secular change exists, thus measuring mean temperature and temperature distribution on the surface of a battery in a stable manner over a long period of time while installing the temperature sensor on the surface of the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a temperature sensor.    Measurement object (B)    Temperature sensor (1)    Infrared absorption film (2)    Thermal element (3)    Wiring (4)    Infrared reflectiveness film (5)
NOVELTY - Polymeric compounds, comprising metal-containing repeating units (I) and (II), are new.    USE - The compounds are useful in ink (claimed). The compounds are useful: for preparing semiconductor and optoelectronic materials and devices including thin film and band gap materials; in photovoltaic applications, transparent conductive materials, devices and systems for energy conversion, including solar cells; for forming nanoparticles that can be used in various methods to prepare semiconductor materials.    ADVANTAGE - The polymeric compounds: are stable; form a thin, uniform film; have superior processability to form a thin film for making photovoltaic absorber layers and solar cells; have enhanced solubility in organic solvents; avoids additional sulfurization or selenization step when the compounds are used in processes for solar cells; enhance the formation of M1c-E-M1d bonding that is required for chalcogen-containing semiconductor compounds and materials, where M1c is an atom of Groups 3 to 12, M1d is an atom of Group 13, and E is a chalcogen; controls the stoichiometry, structure, and ratios of the atoms in a semiconductor material or layer, in particular, the metal atoms; and prepares semiconductor layers having enhanced uniformity and superior properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Polymeric compounds, comprising metal-containing repeating units of formulae (M1a(ER)(ER)) (I) and (M1b(ER)(ER)) (II), are new.    M1a = Ag;    M1b = In or Ga;    E = S, Se (both preferred) or Te; and    R = alkyl, (hetero)aryl, alkenyl, amido, silyl or inorganic- and organic-ligands.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an ink comprising the above compound and a carrier.
NOVELTY - Making a precursor compound comprises: providing monomer compounds (I); and contacting the monomer compounds.    USE - The precursor compound is useful: in ink to prepare semiconductor and optoelectronic materials and devices including thin film and band gap materials; and in photovoltaic applications, transparent conductive materials, devices and systems for energy conversion, including solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The precursor compound: is stable and allows control of the stoichiometry of the atoms in the semiconductors, preferably the metal atoms; is chemically and physically uniform semiconductor layers; and provides semiconductor layers having enhanced uniformity and superior properties. The precursor compound provides solar cells and other products at relatively low temperatures, can provide enhanced processability for solar cell production, and has the ability to be processed on a variety of substrates including polymers at relatively low temperatures.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Making a precursor compound comprising: providing monomer compounds of formulae (Mb1(ER)3), (Mb2(ER)3) and (M1a(ER)); and contacting the monomer compounds.    Mb1, Mb2 = In or Ga;    M1a = Cu;    E = S, Se (both preferred) or Te; and    R = alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkenyl, amido, silyl, or inorganic and organic ligands.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the precursor compound made by the process.
NOVELTY - Making a precursor compound, comprises: providing monomer compounds (I); and contacting the monomer compounds.    USE - The precursor compound is useful: in ink to prepare semiconductor and optoelectronic materials and devices including thin film and band gap materials; and in photovoltaic applications, transparent conductive materials, devices and systems for energy conversion, including solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The precursor compound: is stable and allows control of the stoichiometry of the atoms in the semiconductors, preferably the metal atoms; is chemically and physically uniform semiconductor layers; and provides semiconductor layers having enhanced uniformity and superior properties. The precursor compound can prepare the solar cells and other products at relatively low temperatures, can provide enhanced processability for solar cell production, and the ability to be processed on a variety of substrates including polymers at relatively low temperatures.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Making a precursor compound, comprises: providing monomer compounds of formulae (Mb1(ER)3), (Mb2(ER)3) and (M1a(ER)); and contacting the monomer compounds.    Mb1, Mb2 = In or Ga;    M1a = Ag;    E = S, Se (both preferred) or Te; and    R = alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkenyl, amido, silyl, or inorganic and organic ligands.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for the precursor compound made by the process.
NOVELTY - Polyester film comprises polycondensation catalyst, magnesium compound (15-35 ppm), potassium compound (5-20 ppm) and phosphorus compound (5-15 ppm). The specific melting resistance of the polyester film at 275 degrees C is 0.15-0.30x 108 ( omega )x cm.    USE - The polyester film is useful for optical and solar cells (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The polyester film has excellent transparency, dimensional stability, weather resistance, chemical resistance, electrostatic contact property, heat resistance and high clarification degree.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for laminated polyester film, which is obtained by forming modified adhesive layer on at least single surface of the polyester film.
NOVELTY - Stainless steel consists of a tin type film having an iron stannide/tin peak intensity ratio of 10 or more as measured by X-ray diffraction measurement with respect to the surface, where 2 theta of iron stannide peak intensity is 34.7 degrees and 2 theta of tin peak intensity is 55.2 degrees .    USE - Stainless steel is used for separators of polymer electrolyte fuel cells used as power supply for electric vehicles, domestic/commercial fixed type generators, and small generators.    ADVANTAGE - The stainless steel has low contact resistance (even in separator environment), and excellent corrosion resistance and durability equivalent to that of gold-plated stainless steel separator and graphite separator. The stainless steel enables economical manufacture of polymer electrolyte fuel cells having excellent electric power generation capacity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of stainless steel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Membrane-electrode assembly (1)    Gas-diffusion layers (2,3)    Separators (4,5)
NOVELTY - A photoelectric conversion element has a buffer layer containing organic compound, and an active layer containing n-type semiconductor having solubility in toluene of 0.5 wt.% or more at 25 degrees C, and electron mobility of 1x 10-6 cm2/Vs or more.    USE - Photoelectric conversion element is used for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion element has high electron mobility, and improves durability of solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A photoelectric conversion element has a buffer layer and an active layer containing n-type semiconductor having solubility in toluene of 0.5 wt.% or more at 25 degrees C, and electron mobility of 1x 10-6 cm2/Vs or more. The buffer layer contains an organic compound of formula: ((R1)m-E)n-R2.    E=electron-accepting group chosen from silyl diyl, oxazole diyl, oxadiazole diyl, thiazolediyl, thiadiazole diyl, diazole diyl, triazolediyl, isoxazole diyl, isothiazolediyl, pyrazine diyl, pyrimidine diyl, pyridazine diyl, pyridine diyl, benzothiadiazole diyl, quinoline diyl, carbonyl, sulfonyl and phosphine oxide, or electron-accepting atom having valency of more than 2 and chosen from silicon and boron;    R1=alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, alkynyl, aromatic group or alkoxy (all optionally substituted);    R2=aromatic hydrocarbyl, aliphatic hydrocarbyl or heterocyclyl (all optionally substituted);and    m,n=1 or more.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for ink containing a polar solvent and phosphorus-containing compound of formula: (R'-P(=O)(-R"))k-R"' and having glass transition temperature of 90 degrees C or more.    R',R"=optionally substituted aromatic group;    k=2 or more;and    R"'=3 or more aromatic ring groups having valency of more than 2.
NOVELTY - Hydrogen generator (1) for supplying fuel cells by hydrolysis of reagent (B) comprises tank (2), duct (3) for introducing reagent in closed reaction container (4), and discharge unit (5) for controlled outflow of hydrogen from container which comprises reaction catalyst that can move automatically from first position, in which it is kept partially immersed in reagent to produce hydrogen, to second position, in which catalyst (6) is spaced from reagent in order to interrupt production of hydrogen and vice versa from second to first position.    USE - For supplying fuel cells e.g. electrochemical, endothermic and/or chemical devices by hydrolysis of reagent.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen generator has low costs, is relatively simple to provide in practice and safe in application. The automatic movement of the reaction catalyst from first position to second position makes it possible to dose automatically the produced quantity of hydrogen.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a fuel cell connected to a discharge unit (5) for the outflow of hydrogen from a closed reaction container (4).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows schematic front elevation view of hydrogen generator.    Hydrogen generator (1)    Tank (2)    Duct (3)    Reaction container (4)    Discharge unit (5)    Catalyst (6)    Reagent (B)
NOVELTY - A resinuous property improving agent comprises polymer(s) and functional agent(s) chosen from ultraviolet stabilizer, optical stabilizer and antioxidant.    USE - Agent used in masterbatch and liquid composition used for improving resinuous property and outdoor-exposure physical property of resin component used for solar power generation module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The agent provides resin component having improved durability and stability with respect to sunlight, water, water vapor, acidic water and alkaline water.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) physical-property improvement method of resin component, which involves reacting the functional agent and the polymer, and bonding the reactive group with the polymer;    (2) masterbatch, which is obtained by mixing resinuous property improving agent with synthetic resin and/or resin wax, and molding the mixture in sheet form or pellet form;    (3) liquid composition, which contains the resinuous property improving agent dispersed or dissolved in a liquid medium containing coating film-forming material;    (4) method for improving outdoor exposure physical property of the resin component used for solar power generation module, which involves adding the resinuous property improving agent to the resin component or coating or affixing the resinuous property improving agent on the surface of the resin material; and    (5) resin component having improved outdoor exposure physical property.
NOVELTY - A tin dioxide hollow cube is prepared by mixing (pts.wt.) polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP, 1), tin chloride pentahydrate (3) and dimethyl formamide (DMF, 80-120), stirring for 1 hour at 100 degrees C; adding sodium borohydride (NaBH4, 0.6), heating at 120 degrees C, reacting, and cooling to room temperature; and washing with distilled water and alcohol to obtain white deposition, and drying at 70 degrees C.    USE - Method of preparing tin dioxide hollow cube (claimed) used for lithium ion battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides product with high specific surface area, and improved circulation performance and charging-discharging capacity.
NOVELTY - The battery (1) has a proximity sensor identifying an operation of a tap. A solenoid valve (4) controls flow rate of water, and is attached with fixing screws. A plastic pipe directs the water flow, and is fixed with electronic mechanisms. A battery box generates electrical current, and is connected with electrical wires (9). A front cover plate is equipped with the proximity sensor. The battery box is secured by a side cover (10).    USE - Automatic battery for actuating tap that is utilized in a toilet at home, restaurants and a public office.    ADVANTAGE - The battery improves efficiency of the tap.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an automatic battery.    Automatic battery (1)    Solenoid valve (4)    Electrical wires (9)    Side cover (10)    Bolts or clamps (11)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has upper plate (10) and lower plate (20) which are located opposed to one another, with preset distance. A suspension comprising microparticle (30) of polystyrene, phosphorus, oligomer and polymer, is provided between upper and lower plates. The dispersion catalyst is added to suspension comprising micro particle formed by mixture of water and methanol.    USE - Surface coating apparatus used during manufacture of optoelectronic apparatus, sensor and photoelectric cell.    ADVANTAGE - The uniform surface coating process can be performed reliably. The power consumption efficiency can be reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) surface coating method;    (2) method of preparing suspension containing microparticle; and    (3) suspension containing microparticle.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of surface coating apparatus. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Upper plate (10)    Lower plate (20)    Microparticle (30)
NOVELTY - A lithium solar cell has an anode substrate (1), cathode material (2), electron-conductive polymer (3), carbon nanotubes (8), lithium salt (6), ion conductive polymer (7), anode material (5) and cathode substrate (4).    USE - Lithium solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The lithium solar cell has excellent battery performance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of lithium solar cell.    Anode substrate (1)    Cathode material (2)    Electron-conductive polymer (3)    Cathode substrate (4)    Anode material (5)    Lithium salt (6)    Ion conductive polymer (7)    Carbon nanotube (8)
NOVELTY - An electrolyte resin solution obtained by dissolving an electrolyte resin in a solvent is dissolved in supercritical carbon dioxide fluid. A catalyst-carrying carbon is mixed with obtained mixture, and dispersed. Carbon dioxide and solvent are removed from mixture, and electrode catalyst powder is manufactured.    USE - Manufacture of electrode catalyst powder for manufacturing membrane electrode assembly (claimed) of polymer electrolyte fuel cell used as power supply for motor vehicles.    ADVANTAGE - The electrode catalyst powder having favorable volume density is manufactured. The aggregation of catalyst-carrying carbon is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of membrane electrode assembly, which involves applying the electrode catalyst powder on a solid polymer electrolyte membrane, heating and forming catalyst layer on both surfaces.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the flowchart of manufacture of electrode catalyst powder. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The method involves utilizing a set of parallel heating plates to carry out hot-pressing of batteries, which are vertically located in heating plates by fully automatic hot press. The batteries are located between hot-pressing plates, where upper and lower sides of the each hot-pressing plate are equipped with parallel guide columns. A lateral air cylinder pushes the hot-pressing plates to supply heat and pressure for pressing the batteries. Each battery is equipped with an air pocket when hot-pressing process is carried out.    USE - Fully automatic hot-pressing method for a polymer lithium ion battery.    ADVANTAGE - The method improves consistency of thermal pressure and thickness in preparation process of the lithium ion battery, thus improving safety quality of the lithium ion battery.
NOVELTY - The device has a cell positive pole location structure for locating and making a positive pole plate and a positive plate diaphragm match unit. A cell negative pole location structure locates and makes a negative pole plate and a negative plate diaphragm match unit. The cell positive pole location structure is provided with a positive plate diaphragm location plate and a positive plate location plate. The cell negative pole location structure is provided with a negative plate diaphragm location plate and a negative plate location plate.    USE - Device for making a laminated polymer cell.    ADVANTAGE - The device can manufacture laminated polymer cells with irregular shapes, thus improving production efficiency and product quality for the laminated polymer cells with irregular shapes, and hence reducing the cell production cost, and increasing the application range of laminated polymer cells.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a laminated polymer cell making device.    Diaphragm limit groove (5a)    Fixture body (5b)
NOVELTY - The panel has silicon wafer (2) whose black surface is stuck on printed circuit board (4). A polyethylene terephthalate (PET) light permeating layer (1) is mounted on upper side of silicon wafer. The anode and cathode printing wires are connected with anode and cathode of silicon wafer. The silicon wafer is integrally mounted in ethylene-vinyl acetate gel layer.    USE - Solar panel.    ADVANTAGE - The printed circuit board prevents silicon wafer. The printed circuit board has light weight, compact structure and small hardness. The printed circuit board can conveniently print conductive circuit. The PET material has light weight, small hardness, and high permeability. The efficiency of solar panel is increased efficiently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the solar panel.    Light permeating layer (1)    Silicon wafer (2)    Gel layer (3)    Printed circuit board (4)
NOVELTY - The wire has a conductor (1) i.e. soft naked copper flat wire, an inner insulated layer (2) and an outer insulated layer (3), where the inner insulated layer is made of compound polyimide films. The outer insulated layer is made of a polyester film mica tape with double faces reinforced with powders.    USE - Winding wire for a wind power motor.    ADVANTAGE - The wire has better heat resistance, cold resistance, corrosion resistance, strong corona resistance and insulation property.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a winding wire.    Conductor (1)    Inner insulated layer (2)    Outer insulated layer (3)
NOVELTY - Paste composition comprises conductive nanometal particles and micro-sized metal particles.    USE - The paste composition is useful for low temperature firing solar cell electrode and manufacturing condensing-type spherical silicone solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The paste composition has excellent flexibility and electroconductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of condensing-type spherical silicone solar cell; and    (2) condensing-type spherical silicone solar cell.
NOVELTY - The panel has a silicon sheet (2) whose lower side is adhered on a printed circuit board (PCB) (4) and upper side is provided with a light transmitting layer (1) made from polyethylene terephthalate material. The PCB is provided with an anode printing line and a cathode printing line connected with anode and cathode of the silicon sheet. The silicon sheet is wedged into an ethylene vinyl acetate adhesive layer (3). The ethylene vinyl acetate adhesive layer is adhered with the PCB and the light transmitting layer.    USE - Solar cell panel.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a packaging technique of a solar cell panel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar cell panel.    Light transmitting layer (1)    Silicon sheet (2)    Ethylene vinyl acetate adhesive layer (3)    Printed circuit board (4)
NOVELTY - An electrolyte solution contains an organic solvent, oxidation-reduction derivative, iodide pyridinium ionic liquid, and t-butylpyridine as additive.    USE - Electrolyte solution is used for manufacture of dye-sensitized solar cell (both claimed) used in wall of buildings.    ADVANTAGE - The dye-sensitized solar cell using electrolyte solution has excellent quantum efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) dye-sensitized solar cell; and    (2) manufacture of dye-sensitized solar cell.
NOVELTY - An electrolyte solution comprises pyrrolidinium iodide based ionic liquid, and t-butylpyridine as additive.    USE - Electrolyte solution is used for manufacturing dye-sensitized solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte solution provides dye-sensitized solar cell having excellent quantum efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) dye-sensitized solar cell; and    (2) manufacture of dye-sensitized solar cell.
NOVELTY - Composition comprises thermal conductive particle, ethylene copolymer resin and organic peroxide.    USE - The composition is useful as adhesive sheet for manufacturing solar cell (claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for device for manufacturing solar cell.
NOVELTY - The electrode has a membranous polymer resin substrate (110) on which a transparent conductive oxide layer (120) is formed. Crack is generated on a surface of the transparent conductive oxide layer that is electrically connected to a conductive metal material. A grid metal layer (130) is formed on the transparent conductive oxide layer, and a grid structure is formed inside the membranous polymer resin substrate.    USE - Flexible transparent electrode for a touch pad in an electronic device and a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The electrode is provided with a transparent oxide layer having electric conductance, thus realizing proper transformation. The electrode has improved flexibility without degradation in transparency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a flexible transparent electrode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a flexible transparent electrode.    Membranous polymer resin substrate (110)    Transparent conductive oxide layer (120)    Grid metal layer (130)
NOVELTY - The solar cell has an electrode substrate equipped with an insulating property bonding unit such as insulating adhesive, which mutually connects multiple rear contact electrodes. A light absorption layer is formed on the electrode substrate. The rear contact electrodes are made from molybdenum, aluminum, copper or tin. Width of the insulating property bonding unit ranges between 0.1 and 3 mm. A stepped pulley part is formed in an edge region of one of the rear contact electrodes. The insulating adhesive is selected from epoxy, UV adhesive and thermosetting adhesive.    USE - Solar cell i.e. PN heterojunction apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell avoids need of utilizing a separate substrate, avoids separate patterning process by separating the rear contact electrodes from the insulating property bonding unit, and prevents the short circuit problem of the rear contact electrodes. The solar cell is easy to manufacture. The rear contact electrodes and the insulating property bonding unit are flexible.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar cell.
NOVELTY - The structure has a metal support covering a metal support solar battery. An optical window is provided corresponding to a solar battery surface and an upper connection face. A surface electrode of the solar battery is electrically connected with the upper connection face through a combining cushion. A lower connection face at horizontal position is formed corresponding to the bottom electrode of the solar battery. A gap between the solar battery and the metal support is filled with an insulation adhesive. An optical window of the metal support is filled with a transmission material.    USE - Packing structure for a metal support solar battery e.g. monocrystal silicon solar battery, polysilicon solar battery, non-crystal solar battery, thin film solar battery and compound conductor solar battery (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The structure is manufactured at low cost. The thermal-conductivity of the structure is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The insulation adhesive is selected from group consisting of an insulation thermal-conductive adhesive and a thermal-conductive powder mixing insulation adhesive.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of a metal support solar battery packing structure.
NOVELTY - The device has solar selectivity adsorption coating layers magnetically sputtered on aluminum fins. The fins are welded with copper pipes, and a working medium is filled in the pipes connecting a heat collecting box body provided with a heat exchanger, where pipes and body are insulated by polyurethane. A pipe pass working medium liquid separator is located in an inlet of the exchanger that is equipped with multiple heat transfer pipe bundles inclined slightly. An organic working medium steam air collector is located in an outlet of the pipe pass of the exchanger.    USE - Device for collecting vacuum flat glass solar heat by heating organic working medium.    ADVANTAGE - The device preferably and compactly combines the efficient solar heat conduction with the in-situ heat exchange to realize the generation of the low boiling point working medium steam for organic Rankine circulation. The device avoids defects of bearing pressure incapacity in the general solar vacuum heat pipe, and low operation temperature and weal heat insulating performance of the general flat solar heat collector. The device has low heat current movement resistance, and has high heat efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a vacuum flat glass solar heat collecting device.
NOVELTY - The collector has a transparent cover plate made of toughened glass with high light transmittance and installed over a heat absorbing plate core that is provided with a coil pipe type heat-collecting water pipe. A horn mouth is formed between every adjacent two copper pipes of the heat-collecting water pipe, where an upper end face of the heat-collecting water pipe is welded with an aluminum plate that is coated with a heat absorbing coating layer. Phenol formaldehyde foam compound plates are installed at a bottom part and a periphery of the heat-collecting water pipe.    USE - Coil pipe type panel solar collector.    ADVANTAGE - The collector has simple structure, convenient plate core manufacturing process, better impact and compression resistances, solderless copper pipe, water leakage preventing ability, better heat-insulation performance, high heat exchanging efficiency and quick heat absorbing property. The collector is inexpensive.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a coil pipe type panel solar collector.
NOVELTY - The device has a heat pipe (3) located in a double layer vacuum glass pipe (1). An external part of the heat pipe is pressed or welded with a metal fin sheet whose surface is coated or electrically welded with a layer of oxidation resisting selective absorbing coating. A top end of the glass pipe is connected with the heat pipe via a soft plug (4) in a sealed manner. An external part of a copper pipe (6) is connected with an aluminum fin sheet (7) in an expanded manner. A heat preserving layer (10) includes a polyurethane heat preserving material for maintaining an exposed part in warm state.    USE - Heat collecting and heating integrated solar energy utilization device.    ADVANTAGE - The device reduces heat resistance between an evaporating section and condensing section and exterior fluid during the heat transmitting process, thus improving heat efficiency. The device is light-weight and convenient to install, and has better heat preserving property and prolonged service life.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a heat collecting and heating integrated solar energy utilization device.    Double layer vacuum glass pipe (1)    Heat pipe (3)    Soft plug (4)    Copper pipe (6)    Aluminum fin sheet (7)    Heat preserving layer (10)
NOVELTY - The box has a heat collecting pipe joint (3) arranged on a water tank inner wall (1). A water storage cavity (4) is formed surrounding inside the water tank inner wall. A water tank outer wall (2) is surrounded by the water tank inner wall. Two ends of the water tank inner wall are respectively fixed at two sides of the heat collecting pipe joint. A sealed space i.e. vacuum cavity (5), is formed between the water tank inner wall and the water tank outer wall. A reinforcing rib is placed between the water tank inner wall and the water tank outer wall.    USE - Vacuum heat insulating box for a water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The vacuum cavity is formed between the water tank inner wall and the water tank outer wall, so that the heat of hot water in the water storage cavity cannot be dissipated, thus improving heat insulating performance of a tank. The box maintains the water in a warm condition for a long time so as to save the energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a vacuum heat insulating box.    Water tank inner wall (1)    Water tank outer wall (2)    Heat collecting pipe joint (3)    Water storage cavity (4)    Sealed space (5)
NOVELTY - The tank has an upper lath (2) and a lower lath (3) arranged on an outer surface of a body (1) along an axial direction. A water inlet (2-1) and a water outlet (2-2) are formed on the upper lath. A mounting hole (3-1) is formed on the lower lath for mounting a solar vacuum pipe. A circumferential annular reinforcing rib (4) is arranged on the outer surface of the body. The annular reinforcing rib and the outer surface of the body are axially arranged in a wave-shaped manner. The body is made of polypropylene plastic. An annular reinforcing rib valley is a plane.    USE - Tank for a solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The tank has better insulation and high temperature resistance and hardness. The reinforcing rib increases radial strength of the tank, simplifies the blow molding process, and enables conveniently filling the insulating layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a tank.    Body (1)    Upper lath (2)    Water inlet (2-1)    Water outlet (2-2)    Lower lath (3)    Mounting hole (3-1)    Circumferential annular reinforcing rib (4)
NOVELTY - The machine has a water outlet (8) connected with a pipe arranged at front end of a shell. A piston (5), a push rod (4) and a handle (1) are arranged inside the shell. The piston and the push rod are movably connected by a pin. The push rod and the handle are movably connected by another pin. Multiple grooves (6) are arranged on the piston. Rubber rings (7) are embedded inside the grooves. A sliding sleeve (2) is arranged at rear end of the shell.    USE - Pipe collected water returning machine for a solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The machine is reasonable in structure, simple to manufacture and operate and inexpensive.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a pipe collected water returning machine in partial section.    Handle (1)    Sliding sleeve (2)    Push rod (4)    Piston (5)    Grooves (6)    Rubber rings (7)    Water outlet (8)
NOVELTY - The controller has a coil wound in a hollow space in which a magnet is arranged, where the magnet is connected with a rechargeable low-capacity nickel battery. The magnet reciprocally cuts a magnetic force line in a sensing coil and supplies power to the nickel battery. A shock eliminator is connected with the magnet, and comprises a rubber cushion. The magnet is connected with the rubber cushion. A key panel is fixed with the battery, the coil and the magnet.    USE - Self-powered remote controller such as TV remote controller, vehicle remote controller, air conditioner remote controller and computer remote controller (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The magnet can reciprocally cut the magnetic force line in the sensing coil along with the rocking of the controller and supply power to the battery so as to supply power to the controller, thus saving resources and protecting environment.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a self-powered remote controller.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The module has a polymethylmethacrylate coated around a battery piece group and a back plate and filled between the battery piece group and the back plate. The back plate is prepared by any one of the materials such as tedlar-polyester-tedlar (TPT), thermo plastic elastomer (TPE), bio bamboo fiber (BBF), ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), stiffened glass or Terylene (RTM: synthetic polyester fiber) non-woven fabric with colorful pattern. The battery piece group is provided with multiple battery pieces serially connected and a gathering belt.    USE - Photovoltaic module.    ADVANTAGE - The module is lightweight, and has higher impact resistance, tensile strength and bending strength.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The battery pieces in the battery piece group are single-crystal silicon semiconductor battery pieces, multi-crystal silicon battery pieces, gallium arsenide battery pieces or flexible crystal battery pieces.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a photovoltaic module.
NOVELTY - The module has a solar cell connected to a side of a wavelength conversion layer provided with a wavelength conversion effect. A cover panel comprising an upper cover panel and a lower cover panel is provided for packaging the solar cell and the conversion layer. Multiple package air holes are arranged on the cover panels. Electrodes connected to the solar cell are arranged inside the conversion layer or between the interfaces of the cover panel. An anti-reflection layer is arranged on the cover panel and a reflection layer is arranged the conversion layer.    USE - Optical internal total reflection wavelength conversion solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The light source wavelength having low photoelectric conversion efficiency on the solar cell is converted to useable light source wavelength. The module enables sunlight receiving probability of the solar cell to be increased. The utilization efficiency of the light source is improved and better converting efficiency is achieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The solar cell is single-side solar cell or two-sided solar cell or combination of multiple solar cell sheets. The cover panel is made of acryl, resin, macromolecular material or composite transparent material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an optical internal total reflection wavelength conversion solar cell module.
NOVELTY - The battery has a conductive pole utilizing a pole ear inner locating mode. An anode sheet, a film and a cathode sheet are rolled to form a rolling core. The rolling core is formed with a folding layer via a clamp such that the rolling core forms an asymmetrical assembly structure. The rolling core includes a double layer rolling core or multilayer rolling core. An anode ear and a cathode ear are formed on one side face of the rolling core before folding the rolling core. The anode ear and the cathode ear are on a same folding side after folding the rolling core.    USE - Micro-polymer lithium ion battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery can be automatically assembled, and is inexpensive and simple to process, and has high production efficiency. The battery has high energy density, long service life and safety, and can perform iron plate high temperature heating test at 250 degrees centigrade and over-charging test at 10 centigrade /10 Volt. The battery volume is maintained for more than 70 percent after circulating for 500 times at normal temperature.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a micro-polymer lithium ion battery.
NOVELTY - The instrument has a frame body whose upper surface is formed as a cambered surface. A sand therapy pad is arranged on the cambered surface. An electric heater is arranged in the frame body under the sand therapy pad. A storage battery and a control switch are arranged at a lower part on one side of the frame body. A heat preservation sleeve is arranged on one side of the cambered surface of the frame body. A nylon adhesive is arranged on the heat preservation sleeve and matched with other side of the cambered surface.    USE - Leg sand therapy instrument for a patient.    ADVANTAGE - The leg sand therapy instrument has a rational design, simple structure, provides better treatment effect and is utilized in a convenient manner. The instrument effectively enhances blood circulation of a medical patient and speeds up recovery of the patient.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side perspective view of a leg sand therapy instrument.
NOVELTY - The shoe has a circling leg provided with two connected storage batteries, where the storage batteries are connected with three mini type motors. Switches of the motors are controlled via a wireless receiving board at an inner part of a shoe bottom. A top end of the shaft of the motors and a shaft of a control pulley are respectively provided with a taper gear. The shoe bottom and the shoe body are made of aluminum alloy, plastic, stainless steel, nylon, canvas and leather. The motors are provided with reducers.    USE - Electrical all-terrain wheel shoe.    ADVANTAGE - The shoe has high practicality and convenient and safe usage.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of an electrical all-terrain wheel shoe.
NOVELTY - The method involves dissolving inorganic salts of lead, cadmium and zinc in methacrylic acid or crylic acid to obtain inorganic salt solution of lead, cadmium and zinc, and dissolving an optical active matter of a polymer solar cell in orthodichlorobenzene or chlorobenzene to obtain a solution of the optical active matter of the cell. Spin coating is performed on mixed solution to obtain a film. The film is treated in hydrogen sulfide or hydrogen selenide atmosphere for 10 to 120 minutes to obtain an optical active layer of the cell doped with inorganic semiconductor nano-crystals.    USE - Method for preparing an optical active layer of a polymer solar cell doped with inorganic semiconductor nano-crystals in a large-scale industrial application.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preparation of the optical active layer of the polymer solar cell doped with inorganic semiconductor nano-crystals in a simple, controllable and cost effective manner by avoiding the need of physical/chemical nano-crystal preparation process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for an optical active layer film for a polymer solar cell doped with inorganic semiconductor nano-crystals.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of a method for preparing an optical active layer of a polymer solar cell doped with inorganic semiconductor nano-crystals.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming a photoelectric active layer by specified ratio and dimensional interpenetrating network structure of 3-hexyl thiofuran polymer and C60 simple substance, where the mass proportion of the 3-hexyl thiofuran polymer and the C60 simple substance is 1 and 0.8-1 and thickness of the active layer is 50-200nm. The photoelectric active layer is exposed in a saturated steam of chloroform and/or orthodichlorobenzene for about 0.1-20 hours.    USE - Method for processing a photoelectric active layer of a polymer solar battery (claimed) in a large scale industry.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric active layer is formed by specified ratio and dimensional interpenetrating network structure of 3-hexyl thiofuran polymer and C60 simple substance, so as to improve light absorption and carrier transmission performance of the light active layer, and to effectively increase photoelectric conversion of a solar battery. The method processes the photoelectric active layer with high efficiency in a simple technique, low cost and large-area fabrication. The method controls the crystallization degree and appearance of the active layer through the processing time of the solvent steam.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing a polymer solar battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a photoelectric active layer.
NOVELTY - The device has a cell cover equipped with an explosion-proof hole. An explosion-proof film valve body is mounted in the hole via welding, thread connection and riveting. An explosion-proof film is fixed in the body and seals the hole. The film is insulation isolated from the body via an insulation pad or insulation materials coated on a surface of the film. An upper supporting table is installed at an upper end of the body. The film is placed on the table and compressed via a middle compression ring. Upper and lower protection films are installed at upper and lower sides of the film.    USE - Power cell explosion-proof device.    ADVANTAGE - The explosion-proof film is insulation isolated from the explosion-proof film valve body, thus preventing the explosion-proof film from electrochemical corrosion.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The middle compression ring is made of aluminum alloy, plastic, rubber, ceramics and metal material. The explosion-proof film is made of aluminum foil, tinfoil, copper foil and zinc foil.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a power cell explosion-proof device.
NOVELTY - The cream has a zinc powder mixture and an electrolyte, where the mixture includes 92 parts by mass of lead-free mercury-free zinc powder, 1 part by mass of polyacrylic acid, 1.5 parts by mass of polyacrylate and 5.5 parts by mass of indium hydroxide. The electrolyte includes 53 parts by mass of potassium hydroxide, 8 parts by mass of zinc oxide and 39 parts by mass of pure water.    USE - Lead-free mercury-free calamine cream for an alkaline button battery.    ADVANTAGE - The cream is free from pollution of lead and mercury and simple to prepare and ensures better anti-explosion performance and high production efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for preparing a lead-free mercury-free calamine cream.
NOVELTY - The converter has a light transmitting blind device i.e. cavity, provided with a solar photoelectric converting coating to convert solar energy into electrical energy. A wire apparatus is provided for transmitting the electrical energy and mounted on the cavity with an opening, where the shape of the cavity is cylindrical, spherical, oval or polyhedron, and the cavity with an opening rotates along with one axle. The solar photoelectric converting coating is processed on the surface of interior and/or exterior sides of the light transmitting blind device.    USE - Photoelectric converter for a solar blind tube.    ADVANTAGE - The converter can be used directly by sealing an opening end, without packaging, thus reducing the cost of a solar photoelectric converting material. The temperature of the converting material is controlled by arranging the liquid or hot tube in the cavity of the blind device to maintain high-efficient converting efficiency, and the heat energy is comprehensively used after transmitting by the liquid or hot tube, thus using the solar energy to generate power, control the temperature, increase the converting efficiency and utilize the solar energy heat in an integrated manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a photoelectric converter.
NOVELTY - The method involves filling dilute sulfuric acid in a battery, where the dilute sulfuric acid is prepared by using concentrated sulfuric acid and water. Charging and discharging of the battery is performed, and the excess acid is poured out. The process of charging and discharging is performed after colloid is filled in the battery, where time for discharging is recorded. The battery is assembled by grouping multiple batteries with similar parameter according to the discharging time. The grouped batteries are packaged into a finished product battery pack.    USE - Method for manufacturing a high-capacity colloid battery container.    ADVANTAGE - The sulfuric acid after the charging and discharging process can be mixed with silicon dioxide water solution for forming even and stable colloid. The amount of sulfuric acid in the battery can be exactly and effectively controlled. The assembling precision of the storage battery pack can be controlled. The method improves storage battery pack consistence and prolongs the service life of the storage battery pack.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram illustrating a high-capacity colloid battery container manufacturing method.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The converter has a closed cavity body comprising a black body provided with a solar coating for converting solar energy into electrical energy. The black body irradiates the sunlight onto a coating in the cavity body via an opening part of the black body for converting solar energy into heat energy. A rough surface, a fin and groove passage with concave-convex structures are placed inside and outside of the black body. An insulation material is placed outside the black body. Solar photoelectric coating is coated in the black body.    USE - Solar photoelectric converter e.g. groove-type solar photoelectric converter, tower-type solar photoelectric converter and butterfly-type solar photoelectric converter.    ADVANTAGE - The cavity body comprises an opening absorbing sunlight to reduce loss of the sunlight, thus increasing conversion efficiency of the converter. The black body is made of quartz, plastic, metal or glass, so that cost of the converter is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The black body is cylindrical, spherical, conical or polygonal in shape. The converter has a cross section that is paraboloid, composite paraboloid, hyperbolic paraboloid, elliptical, triangular or prismatic, or tower shaped. The black body is made of a non-metal selected from a group consisting of quartz, glass, plastic, and a composite material selected from a group consisting of a metal and non-metal composite material, metal and metal composite material and a non-metal and non-metal composite material. The insulation material is selected from a group consisting of a metal/non-metal material with vacuum layer, sponge, fiber insulation material, polyurethane, polyphenyl, plastic and a nylon insulation material. The coating is selected from a group consisting of a monocrystal line silicon, polysilicon, noncrystalline silicon and film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of a solar photoelectric converter.
NOVELTY - The converter has a linear opening formed on a black body piece. A solar photovoltaic transformation coating and a photo-thermal transformation coating are arranged in the piece for transforming solar into heat energy and electric energy. Sun light irradiates on the coatings from the opening for transforming the solar into the heat energy. Multiple linear black body pieces are parallely arranged and located on a same flat plate for forming the converter. The black body piece is a column opened with an open groove.    USE - Flat black body solar photovoltaic and photo-thermal converter e.g. groove type flat black body solar photovoltaic and photo-thermal converter, tower type flat black body solar photovoltaic and photo-thermal converter and butterfly type flat black body solar photovoltaic and photo-thermal converter, for collecting and using middle and high temperature solar.    ADVANTAGE - The converter reduces the reflection, refraction and transmission loss and improves the converting efficiency. The black body piece can be made of the quartz material, plastic, metal, glass and other material, so that the existing low temperature solar photovoltaic and photo-thermal converting technology using the vacuum glass tube can be improved for selecting various materials, thus reducing the cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The shape of the column is cylinder, ball, taper, polyhedron. The black body piece is made of nonmetal such quartz, glass and plastic, and compound material. The black body piece is provided with a column that is selected from a group consisting of cylinder, ball, taper and polyhedron shaped columns. The converter uses insulated material arranged at the external of the black body and selected from the metal or nonmetal material, asbestos, fiber insulated material or insulated cement.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a flat black body solar photovoltaic and photo-thermal converter.
NOVELTY - The device has a solar photoelectric converting layer arranged in a vacuum layer of a vacuum glass tube i.e. cavity blind pipe, for converting solar energy to electric energy. A solar photoelectric converting coating is provided on an inner wall of an outer tube on the vacuum layer of the vacuum glass tube or a surface of an outer wall of an inner tube on the vacuum layer of the vacuum glass tube. A positive electrode electrical conductor and a negative electrode electrical conductor are connected, and a heat exchanger is arranged inside the vacuum glass tube.    USE - Solar photovoltaic generating device for a vacuum glass tube i.e. cavity blind pipe (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The device comprises a heat pipe provided in a cavity of a transmitting device of the vacuum glass tube for achieving the controlling of the temperature of the solar photoelectric converting material, thus improving solar energy converting efficiency of the device in a cost-effective manner. The device comprises a solar mirror provided outside the vacuum glass tube, thus reducing heat wastage of the device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The device comprises the heat exchanger and a glass tube connected via a connecting part that is made of Kovar (RTM: nickel-cobalt ferrous alloy), metal and ceramic. The solar photoelectric converting coating is selected from a group consisting of monocrystalline silicon coating, polycrystalline silicon coating, noncrystalline silicon thin film coating and crystal silicon thin film coating. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar energy photovoltaic generating method for a vacuum glass tube.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar photovoltaic generating device.
NOVELTY - The method involves designing basic shape of a heat collection chip as flat microwatt arched opposed shape. A heat collection chip (3) is made of cylindrical polyester material. Header passages are arranged on ends of branch passages. Size of an aluminum sheet is equal to area of the branch passages. The aluminum sheet is plated with a solar absorption film. The aluminum sheet is adhered on a polyester film of the chip by thermosynthesis technique. A heat collection medium is selected from glycerin solution or propanediol solution.    USE - Method for manufacturing a polyester composite solar heat collection chip.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacturing the polyester composite solar heat collection chip at low cost in a wide and simple manner, thus reducing medium content and low temperature resistance, increasing high effect of heat collection, providing high boiling point of composite medium and utilizing large area for heating.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a polyester composite solar heat collection chip.    Heat collection chip (3)    Medium outflow interface (10)    Medium inflow interface (11)    Passage (13)
NOVELTY - The device has a reflecting mirror (4) equipped between an aligner (3) and a sample table (5). A wiring column (6) is fixed beside the sample table, and is electrically connected with a micro-processing system (8). The micro-processing system is electrically connected with a terminal information processing system (7). A monochromatic light dividing system (2), the aligner, the reflecting mirror, the sample table and the wiring column are located in camera bellows (9). The aligner is fixed at an outgoing gap of the monochromatic light dividing system.    USE - Emulating testing device for transmissivity of a euphotic glass and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) compound layer of a battery component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an emulating testing device.    Monochromatic light dividing system (2)    Aligner (3)    Reflecting mirror (4)    Sample table (5)    Wiring column (6)    Terminal information processing system (7)    Micro-processing system (8)    Camera bellows (9)
NOVELTY - The method involves selecting a zinc oxide target with purity not less than ninety five percentage to sputter at a target power density of 0.3-2.0 weight per square cm to prepare a zinc oxide film with thickness of 0.03-0.08 micron on a buffer layer cadmium sulfide. A target containing two weight percent of aluminum oxide is used to sputter at target power density of 1.5-5.0 weight per square cm to prepare an aluminum doped zinc oxide film with the thickness of 0.03-0.08 micron on the zinc oxide film of the substrate.    USE - Method for preparing a window layer of a copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) film solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The substrate is a flexible metal, a polyimide film or a glass.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a method for preparing a window layer of a copper indium gallium selenide film solar cell.
NOVELTY - The cell has a fuel anode added with lithium titanate as catalyst, where working temperature range of the fuel anode is 600 to 800 degree Celsius and the lithium titanate is selected from one among lithium carbonate, titanium dioxide or titanium. Pore diameter about 35 to 45 percentage is provided in the fuel anode.    USE - Hydrocarbon solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) for use in an industrial power plant and automotive industry.    ADVANTAGE - The cell is for practical use of hydrocarbon, and reduces carbon poisoning phenomenon by using the lithium titanate as the catalyst of the fuel anode. The cell has improved functional effect, stability and durability of the fuel cell according to expected result.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a hydrocarbon solid oxide fuel cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram of a hydrocarbon solid oxide fuel cell manufacturing method.
NOVELTY - An upper air cylinder mounted on a rack drives the upper mold positioned on the rack. A lower air cylinder mounted in the lower mold positioned on the bottom base of the rack, and connected with a pushing rod drives the lower mold. The upper mold is connected with the guidance post on the rack and up-down moved along the guidance post. A programmable logic controller (PLC) controls the electric heat tube, rubber pump and conveyance tube provided at the bottom surface of the rack.    USE - Low-pressure injection device for injection molding apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The low-pressure injection device has the advantages of compact structure, high automation operation, high operating efficiency, and convenient control, as the electric heat tube, rubber pump and conveyance tube are controlled by the PLC.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic structure of the low-pressure injection device.
NOVELTY - The charger has a box case comprising a bottom case and a face case that are buckled with each other. A main circuit board is set in the box case. A charging interface is provided on the main circuit board. A charger base is provided on the face case. An electrode that is connected with the charge interface of Skype (RTM: software application for making voice calls over internet) phone is provided in the charge base. The electrode is connected with the main circuit board.    USE - Skype phone charger.    ADVANTAGE - The charge base can be directly connected with Skype phone to realize direct charging function. The charge base can be used as placed cylinder of phone.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the charger.
NOVELTY - Thin film solar cell module (10) comprises substrate (11); first electrode layer (12) formed on substrate; absorber layer (13) formed on first electrode layer, where gap (152) is formed in one edge of solar cell module by laser scribing; second electrode layer (14) formed on absorber layer so that first electrode layer is partly and electrically connected to second electrode layer; and current output region (15) formed at electrode of thin film solar cell module.    USE - As a photovoltaic semiconductor device for directly converting solar energy into electricity and outputs a current with voltage by photoelectric effect e.g. silicon-based solar cell, thin film solar cell, dye-sensitized solar cell and organic/polymer solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The thin film solar cell module comprises a gap disposed in absorber layer at positive electrode or negative electrode. This gap increases the contact between front and back electrode layers to reduce useless current and resistance generated at positive electrode; thus heat generation is reduced which prevents defects of elements of solar cell resulting from high temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing of thin film solar cell module involving forming first electrode layer on substrate; forming absorber layer on first electrode layer; forming second electrode layer on absorber layer; and disposing current output element (151) at current output region, where current output element is the positive electrode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows cross-sectional view of thin film solar cell module.    Thin film solar cell module (10)    Substrate (11)    First electrode layer (12)    Absorber layer (13)    Second electrode layer (14)    Current output region (15)    Current output element (151)    Gap (152)
NOVELTY - The method involves coating a portion of glass substrate (100) with a coating material. The coating material is made up of cadmium sulfide and cadmium telluride. A barrier material layer (140) is deposited on portion of edge of substrate. The barrier material layer is cured by applying ultraviolet light to coating material. The barrier material layer is effective as barrier to coating material. The barrier material layer is provided with epoxy, acrylic photopolymer, silicon-containing material or silicone.    USE - Method for manufacturing photovoltaic module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since the barrier material layer is deposited on portion of edge of substrate, the barrier to prevent air or water in semiconductor layers is increased efficiently. Hence the performance of the photovoltaic module is improved. The barrier material layer can be transparent, thermally stable, with reduced pin holes, and having sodium-blocking capability and good adhesive properties.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) photovoltaic module; and    (2) substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the photovoltaic module.    Photovoltaic module (10)    Substrate (100)    Interlayer (130)    Barrier material layer (140)    Contact metal (150)
NOVELTY - A hole block layer is obtained by contacting an aqueous solution containing hydrogen peroxide and titanium (IV) oxysulfate with a surface of a component on which the hole block layer is to be formed, maintaining at 50-120 degrees C such that an amorphous titanium oxide precursor is deposited on the surface of the component, and drying the amorphous titanium oxide precursor deposited on the surface of the component. The hole block layer is provided between an electrode and an organic-semiconductor layer. The electrode and organic-semiconductor layer are electrically connected.    USE - Hole block layer is used for photoelectric conversion element for light-emitting device (both claimed), organic thin-film solar cell and organic electroluminescent element.    ADVANTAGE - The hole block layer economically provides photoelectric conversion element having high quality, stability, photoelectric conversion efficiency and productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A hole block layer is obtained by contacting an aqueous solution containing hydrogen peroxide and titanium (IV) oxysulfate with a surface of a component on which the hole block layer is to be formed, maintaining at 50-120 degrees C such that an amorphous titanium oxide precursor is deposited on the surface of the component, and drying the amorphous titanium oxide precursor deposited on the surface of the component. The hole block layer is provided between an electrode and an organic-semiconductor layer. The electrode and organic-semiconductor layer are electrically connected. The hole block layer suppresses electroconductivity between the electrode and the organic-semiconductor layer by the hole. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of the hole block layer;    (2) photoelectric conversion element;    (3) light-emitting device; and    (4) manufacture of the photoelectric conversion element.
NOVELTY - The system has a second shell surrounding a building wall with a 5-7 centimeter gap. Electromagnetic ventilation doors are provided at top and bottom of glass panels of the building. The doors can be opened or closed by a microprocessor unit, which processes temperature data gathered by external and internal thermometers (Delta, Epsilon). Klimatothorax has an extruded polystyrene panel bilaterally covered by reinforced concrete layers. A solar thermal panel consists of a support frame parallel to a double or single glazed panel.    USE - Climatic shielding system for buildings.    ADVANTAGE - The klimatothorax and the solar thermal panel in the climatic shielding system help in achieving desired temperature inside the building in an inexpensive and natural manner, without excessive energy consumption. The system can be easily integrated on existing buildings, and can be predicted for the building to be constructed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic, three-dimensional view of klimatothorax mounted on a building wall and in a climatic shielding system. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'    Central concrete panel (Alpha)    Top and bottom of ventilation doors (Beta1, Beta2)    External and internal thermometers (Delta, Epsilon)    Angle joints (Gamma)    Top and bottom of klimatothorax panel (Lambda1, Lambda2)
NOVELTY - A polymer electrolyte fuel cell has a membrane electrode assembly having an electrode joined on both surfaces of electrolytic membrane. The amount of solution iron ion of membrane electrode assembly is 10 ppm or less per electrolyte weight.    USE - Polymer electrolyte fuel cell is used as power supply for vehicles, fixation type small electric power generation device and cogeneration system. Electrolytic membrane is also used for electrochemical device, water electrolysis apparatus, hydrohalic acid electrolyzer, brine electrolysis apparatus, oxygen and/or hydrogen concentrator, humidity sensor, gas sensor, electrode material, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The polymer electrolyte fuel cell has high durability and capacitance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of polymer electrolyte fuel cell.
NOVELTY - Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film is obtained by adhering a coating layer on front and back surface of PET film layer. The coating layer comprises (in %mass): epoxy resin (10-30) with molecular weight of 40000-45000 g/mol, melamine resin (5-10), and remaining epoxy resin with molecular weight of 300-10000 g/mol.    USE - The PET film is useful in solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The PET film has excellent hydrolysis resistance and it replaces expensive fluorine film.
NOVELTY - Manufacture of solid oxide fuel cell material involves using spherical crosslinked polymer microparticles as an air hole formation agent. The spherical crosslinked polymer microparticles have volume average particle diameter (dv) of 0.7-50 mu m and coefficient of variation (Cv) of particle size of 30% or less.    USE - Manufacture of material used for solid oxide fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The material having excellent porosity, slurry dispersibility, baking property and solvent resistance, is manufactured with high yield. The solid oxide fuel cell formed using the material has excellent electric power generation efficiency, diffusibility of fuel gas and strength.
NOVELTY - Polyester film comprises linear oligomers (20-100 mu g/m2) and cyclic trimer (5000 parts/million or less) on at least one surface of polyester film.    USE - The polyester film is useful as structural unit in solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The polyester film has excellent stability, long term damp proof, and adhesivity.
NOVELTY - The system has an input unit which input information about an odorization agent component, and a kind of desulfurizing agent. A memory unit stores the information about the desulfurizing agent. A calculation unit calculates replacement time of desulfurizer from odorization agent information and desulfurizer information.    USE - Fuel cell system such as polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) system and solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system.    ADVANTAGE - Since the calculation unit calculates replacement time of desulfurizer from odorization agent information and desulfurizer information, the selection of desulfurizer set by the property of the raw fuel is attained. The wastage of desulfurizing agent can be avoided. Thus the resource saving and cost reduction are realized, and the management of operation time can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the fuel cell system. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The method involves stacking several cells to produce a cell laminated structure. A contact pressure equalization sheet for equalizing contact pressure applied to each cell is softened so that the cell laminated structure is pinched from lamination direction. The cell laminated structure and the equalization sheet are clamped in lamination direction to harden the equalization sheet in a state when the equalization sheet is softened.    USE - Manufacturing method of polymer electrolyte fuel cell stack mounted in vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Since the contact-pressure equalization sheet and cell laminated structure are clamped, the portion with high fastening load becomes thin and the position with low fastening load becomes thick, so that the equalization sheet is deformed into the shape appropriate to the shape of each cell laminated structure. The performance decrement due to the fall of the fastening load of cell laminated structure can be suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart explaining the manufacturing process of fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The backsheet (10) has an insulating layer (11) which consists of composite material of fiber and semi-hardened thermosetting resin. A circuitry layer (12) is formed on a surface of insulating layer and is electrically connected to a photovoltaic cell. A stud-bump (14) is provided in an electrode (12a) of the circuitry layer contacted to the photovoltaic cell. A barrier layer (13) is provided in other surface of insulating layer. An overcoat layer (15) is formed over non-electrode portion (12b) of circuitry layer.    USE - Backsheet of solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The circuitry layer is provided on one surface of insulating layer containing fiber and resin, and is electrically connected to photovoltaic cell such that the photovoltaic cell is laminated and connected simultaneously with the backsheet. The insulating layer consists of composite layer of fiber and resin such that the stability and rigidity of the solar cell module backsheet are improved. The electrode of the circuitry layer is provided with stud-bump such that the reliability of electrical connection is improved. The solar cell module is manufactured easily and productivity of the solar cell module is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of solar cell module backsheet. METALLURGY - The stud-bump is made of metal selected from the group consisting of silver, copper, tin, lead, nickel and gold.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of backsheet of solar cell module.    Backsheet (10)    Insulating layer (11)    Circuitry layer (12)    Electrode (12a)    Non-electrode portion (12b)    Barrier layer (13)    Stud-bump (14)    Overcoat layer (15)
NOVELTY - A fuel supply mechanism (3) positioned at the anode side of the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) (2) supplies fuel towards the anode (13). The anode film (40) provided between the fuel supply mechanism and the anode has a piercing hole (41H), and a lower surface sealing material (42) formed in a series of frame shape, and adhered to the fuel supply mechanism. A gas-liquid separation film (50) blocks the piercing hole formed in the anode film.    USE - Fuel cell e.g. direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) for portable electronic device e.g. notebook type personal computer and mobile phone.    ADVANTAGE - The leakage of the liquid fuel is prevented and the fuel utilization efficiency is improved, as the gas-liquid separation film blocks the piercing hole formed in the anode film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the fuel cell.    MEA (2)    Fuel supply mechanism (3)    Anode (13)    Anode film (40)    Piercing hole (41H)    Lower surface sealing material (42)    Gas-liquid separation film (50)
NOVELTY - The normal two dimensional position coordinates (5) are formed on a filler sheet (12) in the state of being visually recognized from the side of a transparent front substrate (3) laminated on the filler sheet. The fluidity of resin filler layer (1) consisting of filler sheet is evaluated from the movement distance of position coordinates in the back and front direction of laminated block containing front substrate and back sheet (2) on both sides of the resin filler layer.    USE - Fluidity evaluation method for intermediate filler layer of solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The fluidity of the intermediate filler layer is evaluated simply and appropriately by visually observing the movement distance of position coordinates.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for filler sheet.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective and exploded perspective views of the laminated structure of single cell.    Intermediate filler layer (1)    Back sheet (2)    Transparent front substrate (3)    Solar cell element (4)    Normal coordinate (5)    Solar cell module (10)    Back surface side filler sheet (11)    Surface side filler sheet (12)
NOVELTY - An oxidizing agent electrode comprises catalyst layers (11a,21c). A water repellent layer (25c) made of poly perfluoroalkyl sulfonic-acid type-resin, PTFE particle and carbon powder is formed on the surface of the catalyst layer. The content ratio of the resin in the water repellent layer is 40+/-3 mass %. An electrolytic solution is provided between the water repellent layer and fuel electrode.    USE - Fuel cell such as direct methanol fuel cell for use as power supply of motor vehicle and portable apparatus such as mobile telephone, portable music player and notebook personal computer and for use in factory and home.    ADVANTAGE - The flow of the electrolytic solution inside the catalyst layer is suppressed. The fuel crossover is reduced. The deterioration of the catalyst layer is reduced. The characteristic of the fuel cell is improved. The durability of the fuel cell is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Catalyst layers (11a,21c)    Diffused layers (12a,22c)    Water repellent layer (25c)    Electrolytic-solution flow path (30)    Fuel flow path (40)
NOVELTY - The fuel cell (1) has an electric power generation unit with a solid electrolytic membrane (7) which is arranged between air electrode (6) and fuel electrode (8), to reduce oxygen, oxidize hydrogen and express ion conductivity. A fuel accommodating unit accommodates hydrogen producing substance which is reacted with water to produce hydrogen. The organic material is reacted with air electrode vicinity with oxygen to generate water.    USE - Fuel cell e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell used as power supply of portable device. Can also be used in direct methanol fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the fuel accommodating unit accommodates hydrogen producing substance which is reacted with water to produce hydrogen, and organic material is reacted with air electrode vicinity with oxygen to generate water, the starting time of the electric power generation system is reduced. Thus a steady power generation is achieved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the fuel cell.    Fuel cell (1)    Air electrode (6)    Solid electrolytic membrane (7)    Fuel electrode (8)    Fuel electrode collector (10)
NOVELTY - Sheet comprises laminated structure. The laminated structure comprises gas barrier layer containing inorganic oxides with at least one surface of sheet having weather resistance base material which contains ultra high molecular weight polyethylene having molecular weight of one million or more.    USE - The sheet is useful for protecting surface of solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The sheet is convenient use has excellent gas barrier property, heat resistance, adhesiveness, weather resistance, durability, impact resistance, transparency and scratch resistance.
NOVELTY - The absorber has a flow-through channel (3) provided between an upper-side absorber wall (1) and a lower-side absorber wall (2) for a heat transfer medium i.e. water. A hollow profile (5) is provided at an edge of the upper-side absorber wall and/or at an edge of the lower-side absorber wall. The hollow profile runs over a circumference of the absorber and projects transverse to the lower-side absorber wall. The hollow profile, the upper-side absorber wall and the lower-side absorber wall are integrally formed from a plastic material.    USE - Solar absorber for use as a solar collector in a modular system (claimed) for generating thermal energy and electric energy.    ADVANTAGE - The absorber is manufactured in a simple and cost-effective manner, is compact in structure, and exhibits high efficiency and sufficient heat insulation or thermal insulation against heat loss. The solar absorber is adapted to different irradiation conditions in a simple and effective manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross sectional view of a solar absorber in a region of a hollow profile.    Upper-side absorber wall (1)    Lower-side absorber wall (2)    Flow-through channel (3)    Hollow profile (5)    Hollow profile section (6)
NOVELTY - The absorber has a flow-through channel (3) provided between an upper-side absorber wall (1) and a lower-side absorber wall (2) for a heat transfer medium i.e. water. Photovoltaic elements are directly supported on a surface of the upper-side absorber wall, and obtain electric energy. The photovoltaic elements are arranged at a distance of less than 3 mm above the surface of the upper-side absorber wall. A hollow profile (5) is provided at an edge of the absorber, where the absorber walls and the hollow profile are integrally formed from a plastic material.    USE - Solar absorber for use as a solar collector for generating thermal energy and electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The absorber exhibits high efficiency with respect to generation of the electrical energy and with respect to generation of the thermal energy, and exhibits high stability. The absorber is manufactured in a simple and cost-effective manner and is compact in structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross sectional view of a solar absorber in a region of a hollow profile.    Upper-side absorber wall (1)    Lower-side absorber wall (2)    Flow-through channel (3)    Hollow profile (5)    Hollow profile section (6)
NOVELTY - The device (1) has a framing structure equipped with a sealed assembling unit and consisted of left and right side elements (4, 5). An upper cross-piece and a lower cross-piece (7) are provided in the structure that comprises an internal groove for housing periphery of a solar panel (2). A sealed elastic support trimming i.e. seal, is arranged in the groove. A throat is provided in the seal to receive periphery of the panel so as to associate the panel to the structure. Ventilation grilles seal ends of the side elements to allow circulation of air via the side elements.    USE - Modular device for a cover assembly of a building (all claimed) to assemble a solar panel on a roof of the building.    ADVANTAGE - The design of the device ensures satisfactory elasticity to compensate effects of dilation without generating constraint on the solar panel with high durability. The side elements and the upper and lower cross-pieces are made of light metal i.e. aluminum, in order to limit weight and cost of the device. The device has a brace that increases mechanical resistance of structure of framing. The side elements are arranged in a symmetrical way with respect to an axis parallel to the side elements passing by the center of the structure, so that manufacturing of the device is simplified when the side elements are identical. The seal and the framing structure protect the section of the solar panel at circumference while ensuring integrity of the solar panels and ensuring sealing between the device and the panel to restrict mechanical requests on the solar panel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of a cover assembly of a building.    Modular device (1)    Solar panel (2)    Left side element (4)    Right side element (5)    Lower cross-piece (7)
NOVELTY - The unit has supporting elements (1) arranged on a level surface i.e. flat roof, and designed as plastic injection molding parts. Carrier elements (2) are designed as plastic profiles. The supporting elements comprise a recess that is provided for supporting the carrier elements. Cooling channels are provided with a circular insulation unit lateral to a contact surface. The carrier elements extend over the supporting elements that are distanced from each other in a periodic or non-periodic manner. Resting units and an elastic retaining unit are provided in the recess.    USE - Supporting unit for supporting an adherable solar-thin layer laminate of solar-collectors and solar modules (all claimed) in a parapet of a roof i.e. flat roof, in a building.    ADVANTAGE - The supporting elements are designed as plastic injection molding parts and comprise the recess that is provided for supporting the carrier elements that are designed as plastic profiles, thus supporting modules or collectors in a simple, fast and economical manner, achieving effective discharge of heat in the solar modules, operating the modules in an optimal temperature range and manufacturing the supporting unit in an arbitrary length and series in a simple and economical manner. The plastic supporting elements and the carrier elements possess increased resistance force against surrounding area influences and avoid the need for rusting precaution measures.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a supporting unit that is glued with thin layer modules.    Supporting elements (1)    Carrier elements (2)
NOVELTY - A barrier film has barrier layer(s) containing silicon atom and oxygen atom. The barrier layer has ten-point irregularity height of 90 nm or less. The mean density from the surface of the barrier layer to 20 nm is 2.1-2.3 g/cm3.    USE - Barrier film is used for organic photoelectric conversion element and organic electroluminescent element (both claimed) for solar cell. Can also be used in liquid crystal display element.    ADVANTAGE - The film has excellent stability and handleability and high barrier property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of barrier film.
NOVELTY - The device has a measurement unit e.g. sensor (32) such as metal detector, for taking characteristic physical measurement (34) of entirety of content of a temporary rubbish container i.e. collection bin. A data base (36) stores characteristic pre-recorded profiles of the content. A comparator (38) compares physical measurement with pre-recorded profiles of the content. A tilting device is coupled with the device to authorize or prohibit tilting of the bin based on the result of comparison by indicating green light (40) or red light (42).    USE - Device for scanning content of a temporary container i.e. collection bin, that is utilized on a public way to contain rubbish such as glass, plastic material, paper, electric battery or fabric, produced by an individual, group of individuals in collective habitat, enterprise and administration, to be drained into a large capacity container i.e. voluntary delivery container (all claimed) e.g. skip, of a collection lorry. Can also be used for scanning the content in the temporary container that contains glass, metal pieces e.g. bottle caps, packages, organic household refuse and porcelain.    ADVANTAGE - The device can verify whether sorting of unwanted rubbish is correctly performed and the bin does not contain any rubbish that is left. The tilting device is coupled with the scanning device to authorize or prohibit tilting of the bin based on the comparison of physical measurement of the content with the pre-recorded profiles, in an automatic manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a voluntary delivery container comprising an identification device such as chip card reader.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of installation process of temporary rubbish container's content scanning device.    Sensor (32)    Characteristic physical measurement (34)    Data base (36)    Comparator (38)    Green light (40)    Red light (42)
NOVELTY - Polyester film comprises cyclic trimer (5000 parts/million or less). The amount of cyclic trimer is 50 mu g/m2 or less.    USE - The polyester film is used for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The film has excellent long-term damp proof maintenance.
NOVELTY - Polyester film comprises linear oligomer (20-100 mu g/m2) and cyclic trimer (5000 parts/million or less). The amount of cyclic trimer is 50 mu g/m2 or less.    USE - The polyester film is useful as structural unit for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The film has excellent adhesiveness, stability and long-term damp proof maintenance.
NOVELTY - Adhesive tape comprises resin sheet and adhesion layer. The resin sheet has hydrolysis resistant property and low molecular weight proof material precipitation property.    USE - The adhesive tape is useful for solar cell module (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell module has excellent workability, durability and mechanical strength, weather resistance, heat resistance and electrical insulation properties, and is stable for long period of time and cost-effective.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module is obtained by fixing photovoltaic cell, sealing material and/or photovoltaic cells with adhesive tape.
NOVELTY - An adhesive tape (20) has a fluororesin layer (21), and an adhesion layer (23) provided on a hydrolysis-resistant low-molecular-weight-material-precipitation-proof-type resin sheet (22).    USE - Adhesive tape is used for fixing photovoltaic cell and sealing material, fixing photovoltaic cell and fixing external connection wire on frame of lead wire for solar cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The adhesive tape having excellent weather resistance, heat resistance, electric insulation property, mechanical strength and workability is economically formed. The solar cell module comprising the adhesive tape has excellent water resistance and designability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the adhesive tape.    Adhesive tape (20)    Fluororesin layer (21)    Hydrolysis-resistant low-molecular-weight-material-precipitation-proof-type resin sheet (22)    Adhesion layer (23)
NOVELTY - Polymeric compound (I) comprising metal containing repeating units (1a) and (2a), is new.    USE - (I) is useful in ink (claimed). (I) is useful: to prepare semiconductor and optoelectronic materials and devices include thin film and band gap materials; in photovoltaic applications, transparent conductive materials, and devices and systems for energy conversion including solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - (I) is stable and allows control of the stoichiometry, structure, and ratios of the atoms in the semiconductors, preferably metal atoms. (I) can provide enhanced control of the uniformity and properties of a semiconductor material. (I) can be prepared at relatively low temperatures, and can provide enhanced processability for solar cell production.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Polymeric compound (I) comprising metal containing repeating units of formulae (M1b(ER)(ER)) (1a) and (M1a(ER)(ER)) (2a), is new.    M1a = Cu or Ag;    M1b = In, Ga or Al;    E = S, Se, or Te, preferably S or Se; and    R = alkyl, (hetero)aryl, alkenyl, amido, silyl or inorganic and organic ligands.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an ink comprising (I) and a carrier.
NOVELTY - Making a photovoltaic absorber layer having a predetermined stoichiometry of a Group 11 atom on substrate, comprises: depositing a precursor having the predetermined stoichiometry onto the substrate and converting the deposited precursor into a photovoltaic absorber material; or providing a polymeric precursor having the predetermined stoichiometry, providing a substrate, depositing the precursor onto the substrate, heating the substrate at 100-650 degrees C in an inert atmosphere and producing a photovoltaic absorber layer having a thickness of 0.01-100 micrometers.    USE - The method is useful for making a photovoltaic absorber layer, which is useful in photovoltaic device to convert light into electrical energy (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method ensures efficient making of photovoltaic absorber layer with high quality and improved light conversion efficiency and reproducibly.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) the photovoltaic absorber material made by the process;    (2) a photovoltaic device made by the process; and    (3) process for providing electrical power comprising using the photovoltaic device to convert light into electrical energy.
NOVELTY - Article (I) comprises one or more polymeric precursor compounds for silver-indium-gallium-sulfur/selenium, silver-indium-sulfur/selenium or silver-gallium-sulfur/selenium deposited onto a substrate (10).    USE - (I) is useful in photovoltaic device (claimed) to convert light into electrical energy. (I) is useful for making semiconductor and optoelectronic materials including silver-indium-gallium-sulfur/selenium absorber layers for solar cells, and devices including thin film and band gap materials for photovoltaic applications including devices and systems for energy conversion and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - (I): is stable; allows a control of the stoichiometry, structure and ratios of atoms in the semiconductors, preferably metal atoms; prepares chemically and physically uniform semiconductor layers; makes solar cells and other products at relatively low temperatures; exhibits enhanced processability to form a thin film for making solar cell; provides enhanced control of the uniformity and properties of a semiconductor material; enhanced solubility in organic solvents; and makes photovoltaic layers, semiconductors, and devices regardless of the morphology, architecture, or manner of fabrication of the semiconductors or devices.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a deposition system for making (I), comprising a spray apparatus, a printing apparatus, an electrodepositing apparatus, a coating apparatus, a liquid deposition apparatus and/or a spin casting apparatus; and    (2) making (I), comprising (a) providing the polymeric precursor compounds or one or more inks containing the polymeric precursor compounds, (b) providing the substrate and (c) depositing the compounds or inks onto the substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic representation of a solar cell.    Substrate (10)    Electrode layer (20)    Absorber layer (30)    Window layer (40)    Transparent conductive layer. (50)
NOVELTY - Redox-active, conducting polymer energy storage system comprises: an electrode and a counter electrode, where: the electrode comprises a first conducting polymer, and the counter electrode comprises a second conducting polymer; and the first conducting polymer is doped by at least one or more first redox-active compounds by a polymer and/or a co-polymer of the first redox-active compounds and the second conducting polymer is doped by at least one or more second redox-active compounds by a polymer and/or a co-polymer of the second redox-active compounds.    USE - The energy storage system is useful: as a battery, and capacitor (all claimed); in broad chemical, material and biomedical applications, electrochromic devices, biofuel cells and biosensors.    ADVANTAGE - The energy storage system is more sensitive, faster and accurate and the monomers exhibit good solubility in organic solvents and water.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Redox-active, conducting polymer energy storage system comprises: an electrode and a counter electrode, where: the electrode comprises a first conducting polymer, and the counter electrode comprises a second conducting polymer; the first conducting polymer is doped by at least one or more first redox-active compounds by a polymer and/or a co-polymer of the first redox-active compounds and the second conducting polymer is doped by at least one or more second redox-active compounds by a polymer and/or a co-polymer of the second redox-active compounds; and there is a potential difference between the dopant for the electrode and the dopant for the counter electrode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic view of energy storage system.
NOVELTY - A fuel cell system comprises sensor having pair of electrodes on a substrate. The sensor produces an output signal having a magnitude that is proportional to a relative humidity in a vicinity of the sensor and, if liquid water is on the sensor, proportional to an amount of the liquid water on the sensor.    USE - A fuel cell system.    ADVANTAGE - The system minimizes the amount of energy used to reduce/eliminate water vapor and/or liquid water in fuel cell stack and air conduit because there is provided a closed-loop feedback regarding the humidity and water levels. This avoids under-drying and/or over-drying the fuel cell stack.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a flow chart showing method for drying the fuel cell system.
NOVELTY - Sealing compound comprises polymerizable monomer, thermoplastic polyester resin and photoinitiator. The content of the thermoplastic polyester resin (20-300 parts weight) with respect to 100 parts weight of polymerizable monomers. The content of the polymerizable monomer (having 100 wt.% of hydrophilic functional group) is 20-100 wt.%.    USE - The sealing compound is useful for sealing liquid crystal element and dye-sensitized solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The compound has excellent adhesiveness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) liquid crystal element formed using substrate and sealing compound; and    (2) dye-sensitized solar cell is formed using substrate and sealing compound.
NOVELTY - Hygroscopic transparent film comprises copolymer (A) containing monomer (I) as essential structure monomer.    USE - The hygroscopic transparent film is useful in electroluminescent material and organic thin film solar cell (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The hygroscopic transparent film has excellent desiccant capability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Hygroscopic transparent film comprises copolymer (A) containing monomer of formula O(=C)(-C(=CH2)(-CH3))-O-M(-O(R2)(-O)(R1)) (I) as essential structure monomer.    R1,R2=atom or substituent chosen from H (optionally halo), 1-20C linear or branches cyclic alkyl, 6-15C aryl, 3-20C (excluding hydroxy) mono or polyethylene glycol monoalkylether, and 1-20C acryl;and    M=trivalent metal atom.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) electroluminescent material obtained by installing the above-cited hygroscopic transparent film and light emitting layer, and sealing the package by hermetic sealing; and    (2) organic thin film solar cell obtained by installing the above-cited hygroscopic transparent film and active layer, and sealing the package by hermetic sealing.
NOVELTY - Polyvinyl acetal composition comprises (in parts mass): polyvinyl acetal (100) and ester plasticizer (0.5-100) or ether type plasticizer (0.5-100). The polyvinyl acetal is amorphous in nature and has melting point of 30 degrees C or less. The ester plasticizer or ether type plasticizer has melting point of 30 degrees C or less and hydroxide value of 15-450 mg potassium hydroxide/g.    USE - The polyvinyl acetal composition is useful for preparing sheet which is used in laminated glass, solar cell module and laminated body (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composition has excellent adhesive property. The laminated glass has sound insulation property and high intensity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) sheet comprising the above-mentioned composition; and    (2) laminated body comprising layer of composition containing resin chosen from poly(methacrylic acid), polycarbonate, polyolefin, and the above-mentioned sheet.
NOVELTY - Sealing film comprises ethylene polarity monomer copolymer in terminal of carbodiimide compound containing isocyanate group.    USE - The sealing film is useful for solar cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The sealing film has excellent adhesive property with respect to glass substrate, back surface protection component and silicone electricity generating element. The sealing film suppresses metal corrosion and maintains transparency for long period of time.
NOVELTY - Method of preparing barrier film, involves coating thin film on base material without heating at 140 degrees C or more, drying the coated material at 20-120 degrees C, coating liquid containing at least one of silicon compound on the dried material and laminating the thin film of silicon oxide using reactive gas containing at least one of organosilicon compound and oxygen by plasma chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method.    USE - The method is useful for preparing barrier film for organic photoelectric conversion element (all claimed), display material and plastic substrate such as electronic device, solar cell, organic electroluminescence element and liquid crystal.    ADVANTAGE - The barrier film has excellent barriering ability, stability, handleability and gas barrier property.
NOVELTY - The detachable solar thermal coat assembly has a conducting wire for connecting a power input device to an inner lining. The power input device, provided in an outer jacket (1), transmits electric power to the carbon nano-capsule fiber composite layer of an inner lining (2) through the conducting wire to power the carbon nano-capsule fiber composite layer to give out heat.    USE - Detachable solar thermal coat assembly for use by mountain climber.    ADVANTAGE - Uses solar energy to provide warm feeling to user. Offers lightweight solar thermal coat assembly. Prolongs battery life of solar thermal coat while lessening burden to user wearing solar thermal. Provides comfortable and convenient wearing experience to user.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective view of an outer jacket.    Outer jacket (1)    Inner lining (2)
NOVELTY - An optionally solid state electrical device comprises an electrolytically active material and a conductive polymer, where an electrical device is a cell (1).    USE - As solid state electrical device, particularly a cell or a battery (claimed) used in surgical implantation or medical injection, where electrical device is an electrochemical cell.    ADVANTAGE - The optionally solid-state electrical device can be molded or cast into many different forms and sizes (such as coin or button shaped; or in form of elliptical, spherical or cylindrical), does not require a separator, does not leak electrolyte, and has good common ion mobility and high ion concentration.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) a battery comprising several electrical devices connected in series and/or in parallel, preferably the battery has at least one of the following features: a casing; positive and negative terminals suitable to provide an electrical connection to the electrical device, preferably at least one of the electrodes is connected to an external current collector; and/or a layer profile, preferably a laminated layer profile;    (2) an integrated circuit board comprising the electrical device, where integrated circuit board can be interfaced with computer or circuit board equipment; and    (3) preparing an electrical device involving: providing a first electrode comprising a mixture of a conductive polymer with a first electrolytically-active material; providing an electrolyte comprising a conductive polymer; providing a second electrode comprising a conductive polymer with a second electrolytically-active material; and curing the conductive polymer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a three layer electrochemical galvanic cell.    Electrochemical galvanic cell (1)    Anode (2)    Cathode (3)    Electrolyte (4)
NOVELTY - Laminating method involves placing an interlayer (138) in contact with a front substrate (100) and a back substrate (130) containing glass; heating the interlayer and substrate with infrared radiation (IR) source such as IR heater (300); and pressing the interlayer and substrate together using a vacuum laminator (200). Interlayer includes a thermoplastic interlayer. The thermoplastic interlayer includes ethylene vinyl acetate, polyvinyl butyral, silicone, or epoxy.    USE - Laminating method for photovoltaic module integrated into one or more photovoltaic arrays incorporated into systems for generating electricity.    ADVANTAGE - Maintains and enhances device performance by positioning layers above the substrate in addition to the semiconductor window and absorber layers.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a system of laminating a photovoltaic module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the system for laminating a photovoltaic module.    Front substrate (100)    Back substrate (130)    Interlayer (138)    Vacuum laminator (200)    IR heater (300)
NOVELTY - Forming aggregate particles of first nanomaterial is performed by forming aerosol droplets of a dispersion comprising first nanomaterial in liquid; and removing the liquid from the droplets to form aggregate particles of the first nanomaterial.    USE - Method for forming aggregate particles of nanomaterial for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method provides compositions and structures of aggregate particles which are precisely size and/or shape controlled to optimize end-use performance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for forming a layer of aggregate particles comprising depositing aggregate particles on a substrate to provide a first aggregate layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a perspective view of an experimental set-up of an electrospray apparatus.    Set-up (100)    Syringe (102)    Computer (104)    Power supply (106)    Substrate (108)
NOVELTY - The paste is fireable at low temperature.    USE - Thermosetting electrode paste for a radiofrequency identification tag, printed circuit board and a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The paste exhibits superior adhesion properties, high resolution, low contact resistance, superior storage stability and electrical resistivity.
NOVELTY - The high-tensile sleeve (1) has a hook strip (5) and a counter hook strip (6) fastened to a free edge (3) of the sleeve. The hook strip is provided with a radially outwardly aligned holding bar (13). The bar has an undercut detent lug directed away from an oppositely lying free edge of the sleeve. The counter strip is provided with a hook profile (15) encompassing the lug. A flat spring (16) is provided at the hook strip over the lug on a side directed to the sleeve edge. An attachment surface is formed at the counter strip for attaching the spring under tension.    USE - High-tensile sleeve for enclosing a heat-insulating sheathing i.e. fleece sheathing, of a body i.e. cylindrical hot water accumulator (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The counter hook strip is provided with the hook profile, the flat spring is provided at the hook strip over the detent lug on the side directed to the sleeve edge, and the attachment surface is formed at the counter strip for attaching the spring under tension, thus enabling reliable locking of the edges of the sleeve without having danger of unintentional opening of the locking of the sleeve.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front sectional view of a sleeve.    High-tensile sleeve (1)    Free edge of high-tensile sleeve (3)    Hook strip (5)    Counter hook strip (6)    Radially outwardly aligned holding bar (13)    Hook profile (15)    Flat spring (16)
NOVELTY - The method involves acquiring the voltammogram of the platinum electrode catalyst by cyclic-voltammetry method. The voltammogram is disassembled into several known voltammogram. The total electric charge is computed based on the acquired voltammogram. The computed total electric charge is distributed to each of exponent surface based on the contribution.    USE - Method for evaluating platinum electrode catalyst used in polymer electrolyte fuel cell (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The platinum electrode catalyst is effectively evaluated using the known voltammogram acquired by the cyclic-voltammetry method.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for evaluation apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of the evaluation apparatus.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Solid polymer type electrolytic membrane (1)    Potentiostat (4)    Recorder (5)    Calculation unit (6)    Fuel cell (10)
NOVELTY - The lamp has a solar panel that is fixed on upper surface of a frame through hinge mechanism. A light cap is connected with lower portion of the frame through a hook. The charging wires are connected between the solar panel assembly and light cap assembly.    USE - LED solar outdoor lamp e.g. street lamp (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The permeation of water into the switch of the lamp can be avoided without increase in weight of the lamp and cost of the lamp can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the top view of the lamp.
NOVELTY - Article (I) comprises: a substrate; and a benzazoloporphyrazine bound to the substrate, with the benzazoloporphyrazine bound to the substrate by a bond to a surface attachment group having a bond directly or through a linker to the 2 position of an azolo group.    USE - (I) is useful as an electrochromic display, a molecular capacitor, a battery, a solar cell, and a molecular memory device (all claimed).    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Article (I) comprises: either a substrate, and a benzazoloporphyrazine bound to the substrate with the benzazoloporphyrazine bound to the substrate by a bond to a surface attachment group having a bond directly or through a linker to the 2 position of an azolo group; or a substrate, and a polymer bound to the substrate, where the polymer comprises covalently joined monomeric units, each of the monomeric units comprises a sandwich coordination compound, with each of the monomeric units containing at least one benzazoloporphyrazine, and with each of the benzazoloporphyrazines covalently joined to a benzazoloporphyrazine of an adjacent monomeric unit by a bond to a surface attachment group.
NOVELTY - The fastening device comprises a clamping profile for edge-sided suppression of a plate-shaped module (10). The roof hooks (50) are laterally arranged to a mounting rail (20) by a fastening screw (61) which is provided with a fastening nut (62) that is mounted in an undercut groove. The groove is molded in a side wall of the mounting rail for forming a cable channel. A sectional strip is made of plastic or metal, particularly aluminum.    USE - Fastening device for detached mounting of plate-shaped modules, particularly solar modules or photovoltaic modules.    ADVANTAGE - The fastening device comprises a clamping profile for edge-sided suppression of a plate-shaped module, where the roof hooks are laterally arranged to a mounting rail, thus ensures improved fastening device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a roof hook for mounting of a mounting rail.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a fastening device.    Plate-shaped module (10)    Mounting rail (20)    Roof hook (50)    Fastening screw (61)    Fastening nut (62)
NOVELTY - The bag has an ablating material coated on an outer surface of a water sack, and a transparent resin external shield formed on the ablating material for surrounding and protecting the ablating material. A water inlet is arranged in the water sack.    USE - Heating water bag.    ADVANTAGE - The ablating material is coated on the outer surface of the water sack, thus enhancing the heat collection efficiency. The external shield reduces the manufacturing and installation cost of the bag. The bag is safe to use, and can be used at night time.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a heating water bag.
NOVELTY - The accessory has an elastic band made of elastomer and adapted to be wound around a wrist or an ankle of a user. A red, green and blue (RGB) LEDs are inserted and attached at a fixed position of the elastic band with a fixed interval. A battery holder is placed in a side of a front end part of the elastic band to hold a battery for electric power supply. The diodes and the battery holder are connected to a print circuit board (PCB).    USE - Elastic band accessory for use on a wrist or an ankle of a user during a sports game or a public culture event.    ADVANTAGE - The accessory is easy to wear and release. The accessory illuminates lights in various directions. The accessory can be used as an aid or an event tool such as cheer implement or dry sanding tool.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view an elastic band accessory.
NOVELTY - The system has a linear reciprocating generator provided with a stator (6) of a winding structure. A lower permanent-magnet and an initial position positioning iron ring are connected with a support base (7). An upper permanent-magnet is connected with a deceleration strip (1) whose upper surface is arc-shaped. An electric energy storage system comprises a rectifier circuit, a filter circuit, a voltage transformation circuit, a voltage stabilizing circuit and a rechargeable battery that are connected one by one. A stator winding lead is connected with an input end of the rectifier circuit.    USE - Energy collection system for a deceleration strip.    ADVANTAGE - The system has simple structure, small volume, high power generation efficiency, steady operation, low cost, high reliability, long service life and convenient installation and maintenance function.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The stator is a permanent-magnet array structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of an energy collection system.    Deceleration strip (1)    Active cell (2)    Stator (6)    Support base (7)
NOVELTY - The pen has a pen rod and a pen tip, where the pen rod is provided with an annular LED light at an upper part of the pen tip and upper part of the pen rod is provided with a battery box for placing batteries. The pen rod is provided with a control switch on a lateral surface of the battery box. The pen rod is provided with an anti-skidding rubber sleeve at the upper part of the LED light.    USE - Writing illumination pen.    ADVANTAGE - The pen has a rational design, simple structure, is utilized in a convenient manner, and effectively improves writing environment and reduces eye strain.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a writing illumination pen.
NOVELTY - The system has a wind power generation device for generating wind power, and a solar cell adhered to a blade, where a gear-box is operated with rotation of the blade of a generation part. Electricity generated by the solar cell is controlled and an inverter converts direct current produced by the solar cell into alternating current. The electricity generated from the solar cell is stored in a storage battery. A safe transparent cylinder made of transparent plastic material is comprised of mesh portions for penetrating the sunlight.    USE - Alternative energy system.    ADVANTAGE - The system is simple in structure, convenient to maintain, and inexpensive. The wasted energy source can be recycled in an efficient manner by recycling the wind ejected through a ventilation hole. The energy extraction effect can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an alternative energy system.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The converter has a blackbody element provided with a closed cavity body with a linear opening. A solar coating layer converts solar energy to heat energy, and is arranged in the blackbody element. Sunlight is irradiated on the coating layer in the cavity body from an opening part of the blackbody element to convert the solar energy to the heat energy. Multiple linear blackbody elements are arranged in parallel and installed on a flat plate. The blackbody element is provided as a column body. An opening trough is installed on the column body.    USE - Flat-plate blackbody solar photo-thermal converter e.g. trough-type solar photo-thermal converter, tower-type solar photo-thermal converter and butterfly-type solar photo-thermal converter.    ADVANTAGE - The sunlight is irradiated into the blackbody through the opening part so as to realize the conversion and utilization of the solar energy, so that the sunlight can be absorbed and converted after the sunlight is irradiated into the cavity body through the opening part, thus reducing the loss such as reflection, refraction and transmission and improving the conversion efficiency. The blackbody is made of quartz, metal and glass so as to convert the existing low-temperature solar photo-thermal. The solar energy mirrors in different installations carry out the reflection, refraction and transmission to the sunlight in order to irradiating the solar energy into the blackbody so as to realize the solar energy collection of different temperatures.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The blackbody element is made of one of metal, stainless steel, and non-metal comprising quartz, glass and plastic, and composite material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a flat-plate blackbody solar photo-thermal converter.
NOVELTY - The converter has a blank body component provided with a line opening part. A solar-energy coating layer is installed in the blank body component, and converts solar energy into heat energy. Sun shine irradiates the coating layer through the opening part of the blank body component, so that the solar energy is converted to the heat energy. A temperature preservation material is arranged on external part of a blank body, where the material is a combined material selected from one of metal/non metal material, and asbestos and fiber temperature preservation materials and temperature preservation cement.    USE - Groove type blank body solar-energy photo-thermal converter for a groove type trace system.    ADVANTAGE - The sun shine irradiates the cavity body through the opening part, so that the sun shine is extremely adsorbed and converted, thus reducing the loss of reflection, refraction and transmission, and improving conversion efficiency. The groove type trace system provides the sun shine to the opening part, so that the groove type trace system irradiates the sun shine to the opening part and to the blank body through the opening part, thus utilizing the solar energy to the optimum level.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a groove type blank body solar-energy photo-thermal converter.
NOVELTY - The converter has a black body apparatus provided with a closed cavity on which opening area is arranged. An inner part of the apparatus is provided with a solar coat to convert the solar energy into heat energy. Sunlight is emitted onto the coat in the cavity from the opening area of the apparatus to convert the solar energy into the heat energy. The opening area supplies the sunlight from a butterfly tracking system to make the sunlight emitted to an opening area part all the time in a tracking sun process of the system and emitted into the black body through the opening part to realize the solar utilization.    USE - Butterfly black body solar photo-thermal converter for a butterfly solar tracking system.    ADVANTAGE - The converter can select multiple kinds of material in a low-temperature solar photo-thermal conversion sampling vacuum glass pipe technology so as to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency. The converter utilizes different solar mirrors to be arranged by sampling so as to reflect, refract and transmit the sunlight. The sunlight is irradiated into the black body so as to realize the solar collection with different temperatures.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The black body apparatus is made of one of metal, stainless steel, iron pipes, non-metals including quartz, glass, plastics and compound material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a butterfly black body solar photo-thermal converter.
NOVELTY - The converter has a solar coating layer for converting solar energy to heat energy and mounted in a blackbody element. Sunlight is irradiated on the coating layer of cavity body from an opening part of the blackbody element to convert the solar energy into heat energy. The blackbody element is made from one of stainless steel, steel tube, non-metal comprising quartz, glass, plastic, composite material and non-metal and non-metal composite tube. An opening trough is installed on a column body.    USE - Tower-type blackbody solar photo-thermal converter for a tower-type solar tracking system.    ADVANTAGE - The sunlight is irradiated into the blackbody element through the opening part so as to realize easy conversion and utilization of the solar energy, so that the sunlight can be absorbed after the sunlight is irradiated into the cavity body through the opening part, thus reducing loss in reflection, refraction and transmission, and improving conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a tower-type blackbody solar photo-thermal converter.
NOVELTY - The frame has plastic transverse rods (1) and a plastic longitudinal rod (2) welded with each other to form the frame. The transverse rods are provided to form two cell subassembly frames (3). A cell subassembly is located in each cell subassembly frame. A transverse flow guide slot (11) is located in the transverse rods. A longitudinal flow guide slot (21) is located in the longitudinal rod. The flow guide slots are connected with each other and provided with a water outlet (5). The transverse rod and the longitudinal rod are provided with reinforced ribs and cavities, respectively.    USE - Photovoltaic power generation solar cell subassembly section bar frame.    ADVANTAGE - The frame is simple in structure, easy to manufacture, inexpensive, convenient and firm to install the cell subassembly, thus reducing labor intensity and enabling an overall positive effect.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of a photovoltaic power generation solar cell subassembly section bar frame.    Plastic transverse rods (1)    Plastic longitudinal rod (2)    Cell subassembly frames (3)    Water outlet (5)    Transverse flow guide slot (11)    Longitudinal flow guide slot (21)
NOVELTY - The method involves spin coating a poly 3, 4- ethylidene dioxo thiophene doped polystyrolsulfon acid solution on an indium tin oxide conducting anode. A poly 3, 4- ethylidene dioxo thiophene doped polystyrolsulfon acid layer is obtained after drying. A photoelectric active coating is arranged on the acid layer. The conducting anode is put in mixed gas of hydrogen sulfide, hydrochloric acid and water and analyzed for about 10 to 200 minutes, where volume ratio of the hydrogen sulfide, hydrochloric acid and water is in specified range.    USE - Indium tin oxide anode surface modifying method for a polymer solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method can generate an indium sulfide layer with thin thickness and low roughness on the conducting anode indium tin oxide surface, so that the modified layer has high work function. The method can improve open-circuit voltage of the polymer solar cell, so as to improve photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an indium tin oxide anode surface.
NOVELTY - The pipe has a vacuum heat collecting pipe with a vacuum heat collecting outer pipe internally sleeved with a vacuum heat collecting inner pipe. A hollow position of the inner pipe has a steam channel i.e. cylindrical channel. A filter net i.e. stainless steel net, is arranged on a top end of a composite absorbent absorbing bed. A mouth part of the vacuum pipe is connected with a sealing plug e.g. rubber or silica gel plug. A condensing pipe e.g. metal or plastic pipe, has an end running through the plug and entering the inner pipe and another end entering a water collecting bottle.    USE - Solar energy absorption water making pipe for supplying water to a desert traveler on a dry desert and a desert water dispenser station.    ADVANTAGE - The pipe is simple in structure and convenient to use, and effectively obtains liquid-state water using solar energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar energy absorption water making pipe.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a transparent through-pipe apparatus provided with a solar photoelectric and photothermal conversion coating that converts the solar energy into the electric and heat energy. The through-pipe apparatus is a cavity provided with an inlet and an outlet, where the cavity is in the form of round posts, a sphere, an ellipse or a polyhedron and the cavity with an open end is formed by rotating along an axis. The open end is sealed after vacuumizing inertia gas and protective gas. The conversion coating is segmented into multiple areas that are single solar conversion coating units.    USE - Solar through-pipe photoelectric photothermal conversion apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus includes the transparent through-pipe apparatus that is a cavity with an open end formed by rotating along an axis, where the opening end is sealed for direct use, without encapsulation to reduce the cost of solar photoelectric and photothermal conversion materials. The control of the temperatures of the solar photoelectric and photothermal conversion materials is realized by setting a fluid or a heat pipe inside the through-pipe transparent apparatus to maintain high conversion efficiency. The heat energy is transmitted by the fluid or heat pipe for integral use to integrate solar energy generation, temperature control, improvement of solar energy conversion efficiency and solar heat utilization. The apparatus is provided with a solar mirror for focusing by reflecting, refracting and projecting, so that the solar utilization efficiency is improved and the heat loss is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar through-pipe photoelectric photothermal conversion apparatus.
NOVELTY - The device has a machine cabinet framework and a panel welded or spliced, where the panel is inclined. Multiple chargers, bases and power supply sockets are integrated in the framework. Charge units are independent to each other in a parallel manner, where each unit includes an independent control switch. The framework is made by a fire-resisting material. An electricity leakage protector is mounted to prevent electric leak. Circuits are mounted in a cabinet body. The bases are fixed on the framework via a double-faced adhesive tape, glue water, a buckle, a screw or a clamp.    USE - Integrated charging device for lithium batteries.    ADVANTAGE - The device enables a user to charge multiple lithium batteries simultaneously, thus improving working efficiency of the device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a photographic view of an integrated charging device.
NOVELTY - The converter has a blackbody device provided with a closed cavity and an opening area. A solar energy coating e.g. mono-crystalline silicon coating, is arranged in the device and converts solar energy to heat energy. Sunlight shines from the opening area onto the coating inside the cavity so as to realize conversion of the solar energy into heat energy. The opening area is provided with the sunlight by a butterfly track system, which makes the sunlight to shine into the opening area during tracking of the sun and to shine into the device to realize utilization of the solar energy.    USE - Butterfly blackbody tracking solar energy photoelectric converter.    ADVANTAGE - The converter realizes maximal absorption and conversion of the sunlight after shining the sunlight into the cavity by the opening part, so that losses of reflection, refraction and transmission of current structures are decreased, and converting efficiency is improved. The blackbody is made up of different materials such as sampling quartz material, plastic, metal and glass, for converting the current low temperature solar energy photoelectricity into vacuum glass tube technology so as to reduce the cost and improve the efficiency. The converter uses different solar energy mirrors for processing reflection, refraction and projecting to shine the solar energy light into the blackbody, thus realizing solar collections at different temperatures and utilization at middle and high temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The blackbody is made of a material selected from a group consisting of metal such as stainless steel and iron pipe, non-metal such as quartz, glass and plastic, and compound material such as compound pipes of metal and non-metal, metal and metal, and non-metal and non-metal.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a butterfly blackbody tracking solar energy photoelectric converter.
NOVELTY - The component has a solar photoelectric and photo-thermal converting coating arranged on a transparent blind-ended tube component i.e. cavity, for converting solar energy into electric energy and heat. The cavity is provided with an opening, where the cavity has a shape of cylinder, sphere, oval or polyhedron and the cavity rotates along the axial line. The photoelectric converting coating and photo-thermal converting coating are processed on the surface inside and/or outside of the cavity, where the coatings are preferably processed on the areas irradiated by the sun light.    USE - Solar photoelectric and photo-thermal converting component for a blind-ended tube.    ADVANTAGE - The cavity with an open end is sealed and directly used, without being encapsulated, thus reducing the cost of solar photoelectric and photo-thermal converting material. The cavity provided with fluid or heat pipe controls the temperature of the converting material to maintain constant efficient conversion efficiency, and the heat can be transmitted by the fluid or heat pipe to realize solar energy generation and temperature control, improve the solar energy conversion efficiency and integrally use the solar energy. The utilization rate of solar energy is improved by arranging a solar energy mirror at outer side of the component to reflect, refract and project the solar energy. The heat loss is reduced by adding an insulating layer at outer side of the component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar photoelectric and photo-thermal converting component.
NOVELTY - The device has an hour angle turntable mold plate arranged on an equator fixed plate and rotated around a rotating shaft vertical to the equator fixed plate, where an included angle between a parallel light emitted from a parallel light source and the equator fixed plate is preset. A battery array mold plate arranged on a geographical coordinate planar mold plate is fixed on the hour angle turntable mold plate. The geographical coordinate planar mold plate and the battery array mold plate are rotated along the hour angle turntable mold plate.    USE - Sunshine projection simulation device for a solar battery array.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of a sunshine projection simulation device.
NOVELTY - The battery has positive and negative pole columns arranged on an upper cover plate, and a battery core sealed in a square-shaped shell and parallelly connected with a cylindrical small battery cell. The small battery cell is wound by a positive plate, a membrane and a negative plate. Positive and negative pole lugs are arranged on the small battery cell by a lower converged plate of a T-shaped lug boss. An insulated fixing fixture is provided between the upper cover plate and the battery cell, where the fixture is made of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) or Teflon (RTM: PTFE).    USE - Power lithium ion battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery has improved safety performance, and satisfies large-current discharging requirement.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a preparing method for a power lithium ion battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a power lithium ion battery.
NOVELTY - The phone charger has an electronic element that is arranged in plastic shell (2). A collecting cabin (4) is arranged on plastic shell, and is internally provided with a rotary shaft (5). The rotary shaft is fixed to end of power wire (3). A rotary button (6) is arranged out of collecting cabin.    USE - Portable mobile phone charger.    ADVANTAGE - The portable charger can be used conveniently since power wire is not completely exposed and can be sequentially collected within plastic shell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of portable mobile phone charger.    Plastic shell (2)    Power wire (3)    Collecting cabin (4)    Rotary shaft (5)    Rotary button (6)
NOVELTY - The solar cell (1) has a transparent substrate (2) made of plastic and an active layer (3) superimposed on the substrate. The substrate is manufactured by injection molding. The substrate has an optically structured surface (10,13), which is molded by injection molding. The solar cell has one or multiple active layers from the group of amorphous or polycrystalline silicon thin layers, semiconductor layers, thin layers or organic photoactive layers.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell has a transparent substrate made of plastic and an active layer superimposed on the substrate, where the substrate is manufactured by injection molding, and the substrate has an optically structured surface, which is molded by injection molding, and hence ensures simple and cost effective manufacturing, high efficiency and high life span of the solar cell.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross sectional view of a solar cell.    Solar cell (1)    Substrate (2)    Active layer (3)    Electrode (6)    Optically structured surfaces (10,13)
NOVELTY - The device has an implantation element (1) including a hinge or upper node (1b) provided with an opening (1c) for introducing a detachable articulation pin (3). A tilting element (2) is fixed on an edge of a photovoltaic panel (P), and comprises another opening (7) for passage of the pin. The articulation pin allows the assembly or separation of the implantation and tilting elements. The opening in the tilting element comprises a section in the shape of arc of circle, so that an articulation pin is displaced in the arched opening. The implantation element is mounted on a support.    USE - Device for pivotingly fixing solar collectors or photovoltaic panels to form a surface covering (claimed) on a plane surface e.g. flat roof of building such as dwelling, bridge of ship, canal boat or barge, and exploitation or drilling platform of underwater oil reservoir, for producing electrical energy from solar radiation.    ADVANTAGE - The device allows easy and fast adjustment of inclination and installation height of the solar or photovoltaic panels installed on the support. The device facilitates installation of the panels without degradation of existing sealing of roofs, while using materials present on the roof for ballasting the caisson. The device is simple in design, robust and inexpensive, and enables the solar collectors or photovoltaic panels to be pivotingly fixed by a single person.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The support is formed by an end (9a) of a ballastable caisson that is made of rigid plastic material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an enlarged detailed sectional view of a device assuring adjustable and dismountable fixation of a photovoltaic panel on a ballastable caisson.    Photovoltaic panel (P)    Implantation element (1)    Hinge or upper node (1b)    Openings (1c, 7)    Tilting element (2)    Detachable articulation pin (3)    End of ballastable caisson (9)
NOVELTY - The production method involves stacking a predetermined number of fiber mats (FM) on top of a bottom layer (BA) to form a pile (PI). The bottom layer is laid down into a forming tool. The bottom layer is made of a nearly airtight material to prevent the surrounding air to flow vertically through the pile. An extraction of air is applied by a machine to the topmost layer of the pile to allow the pile to be lifted up and to be brought into a mold for further production of the blade (BL).    USE - Production method for wind turbine blade.    ADVANTAGE - The wind turbine blade is produced quickly and in high quality in regard to wrinkles. The blade production process can be performed faster since prepared piles can be brought as components inside the mold for wind turbine blade. Production time is reduced since components or modules of the blade are produced in advance and expensive blade molds are used quicker and in a more effective manner. Working conditions for layup workers are improved since amount of manual layup work is reduced. Wrinkles are avoided since quality of layup work is improved by using machine to lift and position layers of fibers precisely. A stronger and more consistent blade structure is obtained.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an arrangement to be used during the production method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the explanatory view of the blade.    Bottom layer (BA)    Blade (BL)    Fiber mats (FM)    Mold (MO)    Pile (PI)
NOVELTY - The sheet-shaped protection film comprises a substrate, and a foam-containing pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on one surface of the substrate. The protection film is adhered onto a blade surface. The substrate is a weather-resistant film, which consists of a polyolefin based film, a polyester based film, a urethane based polymer film, a composite film comprising an acrylic polymer and a urethane polymer, and a fluorine based film. A pressure-sensitive adhesive constituting the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive.    USE - The sheet-shaped protection film is useful for protecting a surface of a blade of a wind power generator and an exterior surfaces of vehicles such as automobile, train and airplane, and as a repairing film.    ADVANTAGE - The sheet-shaped protection film has high heat resistance, strength and elongation at break and a dirt-preventing ability, and suppresses the degradation of the blade thus improving its durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a method of protecting a blade of a wind power generator;    (2) a blade for a wind power generator; and    (3) a wind power generator.
NOVELTY - A multilayer photovoltaic composition comprises at least one electrode layer (2) comprising conductive material defining electrode, at least one active layer (3) for absorbing photons and converting into electrical energy, and at least one counterelectrode layer (4) comprising conductive material. The active layer is composite material comprising semiconductors, elements and/or inorganic oxides comprising poly(3-octylthiophene) (P3OT), dioxythiophene, polyphenylene-vinylene (PPV) derivatives, polypyrrole and/or fullerenes carbon nanotubes dispersed in organic solvent.    USE - Multilayer photovoltaic composition used for absorption and conversion of light radiation into electrical energy (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composition is highly simple, can be used without any substrate, and can be easily and safely applied on surfaces of any shape and size.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for an application of multilayer photovoltaic composition to outer surface of movable or stationary support for absorption and conversion of light radiation into electrical energy comprising depositing first electrically conductive material, optoelectronically active material and counterelectrode layer, on active layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the multilayer photovoltaic composition.    First bottom layer (1)    Electrode layer (2)    Active layer (3)    Counterelectrode layer (4)    Protective layer (5)
NOVELTY - The solar water heater has heat collecting board which uses the resin plate (1) of the two-layer structure with partitions. The resin plate consists of an upper surface and a lower surface, and partitions off between upper and/or lower surfaces.    USE - Solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - Provides a cheaper solar water heater by using resin plate of two-layer structure with partitions which is cheap. Attains the manufacture of solar water heater at a cheap unprecedented price. Allows the recovery of front end cost by only material cost in respective years.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the heat collecting board of the solar water heater using the resin plate of the two layer structure with partitions. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Resin plate (1)    Vinyl chloride pipe coupling (2,4)    Vinyl chloride pipe (3,5)
NOVELTY - A solar-cell back sheet (14) has a sheet main material (21) containing polymer (a), and an adhesive layer (22) provided to a surface of sheet main material and which adheres the sheet main material on a sealing material. The adhesive layer contains microparticles (25) containing inorganic substance, and crosslinked polymer (b) of compound having oxazoline group. The mass ratio of compound having oxazoline group with respect to 100% of crosslinked polymer (b) is 10-50%.    USE - Back sheet is used for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar-cell back sheet has excellent adhesiveness of sealing material and sheet main material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A solar-cell back sheet has a sheet main material containing polymer (a), and an adhesive layer provided to a surface of sheet main material and which adheres the sheet main material on a sealing material. The adhesive layer contains microparticles containing inorganic substance, and crosslinked polymer (b) of compound having oxazoline group. The mass ratio of compound having oxazoline group with respect to 100% of crosslinked polymer (b) is 10-50%. The back sheet seals the solar cell with sealing material between surface components which protect the light-receiving surface side of solar cell. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of solar-cell back sheet.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the solar-cell back sheet. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Solar-cell back sheet (14)    Sheet main material (21)    Adhesive layer (22)    Barrier sheet (23)    Microparticles containing inorganic substance (25)
NOVELTY - The fabrication involves forming an electrolyte e.g. dielectric separator (50) on a first electrode (40), and forming a second electrode (60) on the electrolyte. The second electrode is formed from a second solid-state electrolyte and a second conductive material. The second conductive material is irreversible to mobile ions contained in the second solid-state electrolyte, and exceeds a percolation limit. A second current collector (70) is formed on the second electrode.    USE - Fabrication of supercapacitor-like thin-film electronic battery used in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), system in a package (SiP) and other microelectronic applications.    ADVANTAGE - Enables fabrication of electronic battery which can store its charge over extended periods of time and can undergo hundreds of thousands or even millions of charge/discharge cycles without occurrence of undesirable chemical changes as long as electrolysis does not occur. Ensures the absence of chemical processes within the electrodes, thus a charge can be absorbed or released very rapidly to allow rapid charging/discharging and very high power densities.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for fabricating a capacitor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic cross-sectional view of thin-film electronic battery.    Substrate (20)    First electrode (40)    Dielectric separator (50)    Second electrode (60)    Second current collector (70)
NOVELTY - The power system (10) has a battery charger (30) that provides energy to a supercapacitor-like electronic battery (20), connected to a charging apparatus (50). A heater (40) connected to the battery, provides heat to lower the internal impedance of the battery. A motor is operatively connected to a vehicle and the battery. A feedback loop controller is operatively connected to heater, battery and motor.    USE - Power system used in vehicles e.g. electric vehicle and internal combustion engine (ICE)-powered car. Can also be used in passenger car, electric bicycle, hybrid electric vehicle, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The improved power system that drives the electric motor with high power output for propelling the vehicle, is achieved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of power system.    Power system (10)    Supercapacitor-like electronic battery (20)    Battery charger (30)    Heater (40)    Charging apparatus (50)
NOVELTY - Method for making material (I) comprises (a) providing one or more copper-indium-gallium- diselenide (CIGS), copper-indium-selenide (CIS) or copper-gallium-selenide (CGS) polymeric precursor compound or ink, (b) providing a substrate (10), (c) depositing the compound or ink onto the substrate and (d) heating the substrate at 20-650 degrees C in an inert atmosphere to produce the material.    USE - The method is useful: for preparing (I), which is useful as a semiconductor and photovoltaic and a thin film with a thickness of 0.001-100 micrometers, preferably 0.1-10 micrometers; for the preparation of a photovoltaic device for a system for providing electrical power (all claimed). (I) is useful to make semiconductor and optoelectronic materials and devices including thin film and band gap materials for photovoltaic applications including devices and systems for energy conversion and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides (I), which: is stable; allows a control of the stoichiometry, structure and ratios of atoms in the semiconductors, preferably metal atoms; prepares chemically and physically uniform semiconductor layers; makes solar cells and other products at relatively low temperatures; exhibits enhanced processability to form a thin film for making solar cell; provides enhanced control of the uniformity and properties of a semiconductor material; enhanced solubility in organic solvents; and makes photovoltaic layers, semiconductors, and devices regardless of the morphology, architecture, or manner of fabrication of the semiconductors or devices.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for providing electrical power comprising using the system to convert light into electrical energy.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic representation of a solar cell.    Substrate (10)    Electrode layer (20)    Absorber layer (30)    Window layer (40)    Transparent conductive layer. (50)
NOVELTY - Article (I) comprises one or more polymeric precursor compounds for copper-indium-gallium-diselenide (CIGS), copper-indium-selenide (CIS) or copper-gallium-selenide (CGS) deposited onto a substrate (10).    USE - (I) is useful in photovoltaic device (claimed) to convert light into electrical energy. (I) is useful for making semiconductor and optoelectronic materials including CIS and CIGS absorber layers for solar cells, and devices including thin film and band gap materials for photovoltaic applications including devices and systems for energy conversion and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - (I): is stable; allows a control of the stoichiometry, structure and ratios of atoms in the semiconductors, preferably metal atoms; prepares chemically and physically uniform semiconductor layers; makes solar cells and other products at relatively low temperatures; exhibits enhanced processability to form a thin film for making solar cell; provides enhanced control of the uniformity and properties of a semiconductor material; enhanced solubility in organic solvents; and makes photovoltaic layers, semiconductors, and devices regardless of the morphology, architecture, or manner of fabrication of the semiconductors or devices.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a deposition system for making (I), comprising a spray apparatus, a printing apparatus, an electrodepositing apparatus, a coating apparatus, a liquid deposition apparatus and/or a spin casting apparatus; and    (2) making (I), comprising (a) providing the polymeric precursor compounds or one or more inks containing the polymeric precursor compounds, (b) providing the substrate and (c) depositing the compounds or inks onto the substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic representation of a solar cell.    Substrate (10)    Electrode layer (20)    Absorber layer (30)    Window layer (40)    Transparent conductive layer. (50)
NOVELTY - Material (I) made by (a) providing one or more copper-indium-gallium-diselenide (CIGS), copper-indium-selenide (CIS) or copper-gallium-selenide (CGS) polymeric precursor compounds or inks, (b) providing a substrate (10), (c) depositing the compounds or inks onto the substrate and (d) heating the substrate at 20-650 degrees C in an inert atmosphere to produce the material, is claimed.    USE - (I) is useful to make a semiconductor and photovoltaic including thin film photovoltaic (all claimed). (I) is useful to make semiconductor and optoelectronic materials and devices including thin film and band gap materials for photovoltaic applications including devices and systems for energy conversion and solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - (I): is stable; allows a control of the stoichiometry, structure and ratios of atoms in the semiconductors, preferably metal atoms; prepares chemically and physically uniform semiconductor layers; makes solar cells and other products at relatively low temperatures; exhibits enhanced processability to form a thin film for making solar cell; provides enhanced control of the uniformity and properties of a semiconductor material; enhanced solubility in organic solvents; and makes photovoltaic layers, semiconductors, and devices regardless of the morphology, architecture, or manner of fabrication of the semiconductors or devices.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic representation of a solar cell.    Substrate (10)    Electrode layer (20)    Absorber layer (30)    Window layer (40)    Transparent conductive layer. (50)
NOVELTY - Making a material (I), comprises (a) providing one or more copper-silver-indium-gallium-sulfur/selenium (CAIGS), copper-silver-indium-sulfur/selenium (CAIS) or copper-silver-gallium-sulfur/selenium (CAGS) polymeric precursor compounds or inks, (b) providing a substrate (10), (c) depositing the compounds or inks onto the substrate, and (d) heating the substrate at 20-650 degrees C in an inert atmosphere to produce a material.    USE - (I) is useful to make a semiconductor and photovoltaic including thin film photovoltaic. (I) is useful in a photovoltaic device, which is useful in a system for providing electrical power, where the photovoltaic device converts light into electrical energy (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (I): is stable; allows a control of the stoichiometry, structure and ratios of atoms in the semiconductors, preferably metal atoms; prepares chemically and physically uniform semiconductor layers; makes solar cells and other products at relatively low temperatures; exhibits enhanced processability to form a thin film for making solar cell; provides enhanced control of the uniformity and properties of a semiconductor material; enhanced solubility in organic solvents; and makes photovoltaic layers, semiconductors, and devices regardless of the morphology, architecture, or manner of fabrication of the semiconductors or devices.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for (I), made by the above method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic representation of a solar cell.    Substrate (10)    Electrode layer (20)    Absorber layer (30)    Window layer (40)    Transparent conductive layer. (50)
NOVELTY - A battery conversion device (100a) comprises a solid foam tube (10) having an outer diameter greater than 26.2 mm to receive and secure batteries (50a, 50b) having diameters of less than 14.5 mm, the foam tube receives a first conductive end cap (30a) having an inner surface, outer surface, and a protuberance (35a), and a second conductive end cap (30b) having an inner surface, outer surface, and a protuberance (35b). The first conductive end cap is attached to a first end of the foam tube, and the second conductive end cap is attached to a second end of the foam tube.    USE - A battery conversion device.    ADVANTAGE - The device allows a smaller size battery to be adapted for use in a device which uses larger size batteries, thus saving energy costs. The device can be mass produced from recycled inexpensive materials. The device allows batteries to be easily removed or inserted without removing the device itself.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a sectional view of the battery conversion device.    Solid foam tube (10)    First conductive end cap (30a)    Second conductive end cap (30b)    Protuberance (35a)    Protuberance (35b)    Batteries (50a, 50b)    Battery conversion device (100a)
NOVELTY - The method involves placing a sealing resin sheet (102) between upper and lower glasses (101,103) to form a lamination structure. The lamination structure is placed on a steel band belt (13) in heating chamber. The pre-heating process is performed by upper and lower heating plates (16,17) arranged at upper and lower sides of lamination structure to evacuate gas (G) between resin sheet and glasses. Lower heating plate is contacted at back surface of belt, and upper heating plate is contacted at upper glass, when vacuum heating process is performed by heating plates.    USE - Manufacturing method of lamination structure e.g. solar cell panel.    ADVANTAGE - The gas between sealing resin sheet and glasses is evacuated by pre-heating process before performing vacuum heating process, so that yield of the lamination structure is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the schematic and cross sectional views illustrating the manufacturing method of lamination structure.    Steel band belt (13)    Heating plates (16,17)    Glasses (101,103)    Sealing resin sheet (102)    Gap (G)
NOVELTY - Method for preparing resin composition, involves (a) preparing ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer with vinyl acetate unit (25-35 wt.%), and crosslinking agent with impregnation weight of 40-80 mg/24 hours at 23 degrees C with respect to ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer (1 g), and (b) impregnating the ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer with the crosslinking agent at 15-80 degrees C.    USE - The method is useful for preparing resin composition for producing solar cell sealing material and solar cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables preparation of resin composition economically and rapidly. The solar cell sealing material has excellent storage stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) resin composition obtained by the above-mentioned method;    (2) solar cell sealing material obtained by molding the above-mentioned resin composition;    (3) method for producing the above mentioned solar cell sealing material, involves molding the resin composition in a molding machine; and    (4) solar cell module is obtained by sealing solar cell element using the solar cell sealing material.
NOVELTY - A graphene thin film is manufactured by providing back support substrate; disposing a catalyst thin film; introducing hydrocarbon inclusive gas proximate to the catalyst thin film; heating substrate to cause hydrocarbon inclusive gas to partially separate carbon and promote graphene growth in and/or on the catalyst thin film; and rapidly cooling to promote crystallization of graphene on outermost surface of catalyst thin film.    USE - Method of manufacturing graphene thin film (claimed) used in metal oxides window electrodes for solid-state solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides smooth and patternable electrode materials with good stability, high transparency, and excellent conductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of hetero-epitaxially growing graphene thin film.
NOVELTY - A proton-conductivity of catalyst layer containing carbon powder on which catalyst is supported and hydrophilic process is performed, and proton-conductive polymer electrolyte, is evaluated based on proton shift distance coefficient which is calculated with specific relation.    USE - Evaluation of proton conductivity of catalyst layer used for polymer electrolyte fuel cell for electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables efficient evaluation of proton conductivity of catalyst layer of fuel cell having improved electric power generation performance, based on proton shift distance coefficient.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A proton-conductivity of catalyst layer containing carbon powder on which catalyst is supported and hydrophilic process is performed, and proton-conductive polymer electrolyte, is evaluated based on proton shift distance coefficient which is calculated with relation of formula: dx Ax Sx r(power)x, where d is thickness ( mu m) of catalyst layer, A is acid amount (mmol/g) per unit weight of carbon powder in which catalyst is supported and hydrophilic process is performed, S is support form factor decided by the shape of carbon powder, r is weight ratio of proton-conductive polymer electrolyte and carbon powder, and x is -1.
NOVELTY - A polymer electrolyte consists of block (A) containing 1 or more repeating unit having sulfonic acid group and block (B) containing 0.1 or less repeating unit having sulfonic acid group. Portion of hydrogen ion in the sulfonic acid group is replaced by polyvalent transition metal ion.    USE - Polymer electrolyte for electrolyte used for electrolytic membrane, electrode and membrane electrode assembly for fuel cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The polymer electrolyte has excellent proton conductivity in high temperature and low humidity conditions, and durability under oxidation conditions. The fuel cell produced using the polymer electrolyte has improved reliability and prolonged lifetime.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional view of polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    Polymer electrolyte membrane (1)    Catalyst layer (2)    Diffused layer (3)    Separator (4)    Fuel cell (10)
NOVELTY - The collector (1) has a front side solar electrical element that is cooled at a rear side (5) for using solar thermal energy. Rear side of air-tight sealed solar electric cells (2) is directly moistened by a cooling medium. A cooling unit (3) is guided by a control structure in a form of structured thermoformed film (4) or baffle, where the control structure is attached on the solar cells and comprises a deep-drawn unit made of thermoplastic film. A pump is operated with electrical energy that is diverted from power output of the solar cells.    USE - Solar collector.    ADVANTAGE - The collector has the solar electrical element that is cooled at the rear side for using solar thermal energy, thus ensuring low technical expenditure of the module, and ensuring high temperature-level of cooling water under avoidance of exceed of threshold temperature of 70 degrees for operation of the solar cells.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a solar collector.    Solar collector (1)    Solar electric cells (2)    Cooling unit (3)    Thermoformed film (4)    Rear side (5)
NOVELTY - Oxide, carbonate, nitrate or acetate of metal element is dissolved in aqueous acetic acid solution and agitated, to obtain mixed solution. Then, polymer of monomer (a) is added to the obtained mixed solution and agitated. The obtained mixed solution is agitated and solvent is evaporated, to obtain sol. Then, crosslinking agent is added to the obtained sol, dissolved and clarified. Then, initiator is added to the obtained product, polymerized, solidified and dried. The dried product is placed in electric furnace and heat-treated, to obtain scaled nanopowder.    USE - Synthesis of scaled nanopowder used for solid oxide fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides high quality scaled nanopowder by simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Oxide, carbonate, nitrate or acetate of metal element is dissolved in 20-50 weight% of aqueous acetic acid in predetermined stoichiometric ratio and agitated, to obtain a mixed solution. The dosage of acetic acid is 0.1-0.5 times the mass of nanopowder. Then, polymer of monomer (a) is added to the obtained mixed solution and agitated for 2-5 hours. The obtained mixed solution is agitated at 60-80 degrees C for 6-12 hours and solvent is evaporated, to obtain sol. Then, crosslinking agent is added to the obtained sol, dissolved and clarified. The addition amount of crosslinking agent is 0.03-0.3 times the mass of nanopowder. Then, initiator is added to the obtained product, polymerized, solidified and dried. The dried product is placed in electric furnace and heat-treated at 600-1000 degrees C, to obtain scaled nanopowder. The oxide of metal element is nickel oxide, cerium-gadolinium oxide (Ce1-xGdxO2-a), lanthanum-strontium-manganese oxide (La1-xSrxMnO3-a), lanthanum-strontium-cobalt oxide (La1-xSrxCoO3-a), lanthanum-strontium-cobalt-iron oxide (La1-xSrxCo1-yFeyO3-a) or barium-strontium-cobalt-iron oxide (Ba1-xSrxCo1-yFeyO3-a).
NOVELTY - A resin composition contains an ethylenic copolymer (A), and component chosen from layered composite metal compound (i) (I), baked product (ii) of layered composite metal compound (I), layered composite metal compound (iii) (II) and baked product (iv) of layered composite metal compound (II). The layered composite metal compound (i) has average plate surface diameter of 0.01-0.9 mu m, and refractive index of 1.45-1.55. The layered composite metal compound (iii) has average plate surface diameter of 0.02-0.9 mu m, and refractive index of 1.48-1.6.    USE - Resin composition is used for masterbatch, and solar cell sealing material for solar cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The resin composition provides solar cell module having excellent adhesiveness, transparency and conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A resin composition contains an ethylenic copolymer (A), and component chosen from layered composite metal compound (i) of formula: Mg1-a.Ala(OH)2.An (power)(n-)a/n.bH2O (I), baked product (ii) of layered composite metal compound (I), layered composite metal compound (iii) of formula: (McMg1-c)1-d.Ald(OH)2.Bm (power)(m-)d/m.eH2O (II) and baked product (iv) of layered composite metal compound (II). The layered composite metal compound (i) has average plate surface diameter of 0.01-0.9 mu m, and refractive index of 1.45-1.55. The layered composite metal compound (iii) has average plate surface diameter of 0.02-0.9 mu m, and refractive index of 1.48-1.6.    a=0.2-0.35;    b=0-1;    An=N-valent anion;    M=nickel, zinc or calcium;    c=0.2-1;    d=0.2-0.4;    e=0-4;and    Bm=m valence.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) masterbatch;    (2) solar cell sealing material; and    (3) solar cell module.
NOVELTY - A dye-sensitized solar cell (1) has sequential lamination of counter electrode (40), electrolyte layer (30) and porous semiconductor layer (20) containing sensitizing dye in the pores, on electrode base material (10). The electrolyte layer contains oxidation-reduction pair and cationic cellulose or its derivative(s).    USE - Dye-sensitized solar cell is used for solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell module using dye-sensitized solar cell has excellent thermal stability, liquid retention property and durability, and prevents leakage of electrolyte solution. The solar cell module is economical.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) dye-sensitized solar cell module; and    (2) coating liquid.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of dye-sensitized solar cell.    Dye-sensitized solar cell (1)    Electrode base material (10)    Porous semiconductor layer (20)    Electrolyte layer (30)    Counter electrode (40)
NOVELTY - A laminate is obtained by laminating layer (A) containing polyvinyl acetal, and layer (B) containing polyolefin and/or adhesive functional group-containing olefin polymer. The mass ratio of polyolefin and adhesive functional group-containing polyolefin polymer is 0/100-99.95/0.05.    USE - Laminate is used for laminated glass and solar cell (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The laminate has excellent adhesiveness.
NOVELTY - A reinforcing sheet (10) has a resin layer (11) and a binding layer (12) laminated on the resin layer.    USE - Reinforcing sheet is used for reinforcing wind turbine blade (both claimed) used for generating wind-powered electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The wind turbine blade having high rigidity, is efficiently and reliability reinforced using reinforcing sheet by simple method. The wind turbine blade formed using reinforcing sheet is lightweight.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) reinforcing structure of wind turbine blade, which has reinforcing sheet stuck to the inner surface of the wind turbine blade having a hollow structure;    (2) wind turbine; and    (3) reinforcement method of wind turbine blade, which involves sticking the reinforcing sheet to inner surface of wind turbine blade having hollow structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show a sectional view of reinforcing structure of wind turbine blade.    Outer plates (5,7,8)    Reinforcing sheet (10)    Resin layer (11)    Binding layer (12)    Foaming layer (21)
NOVELTY - The method involves laminating a surface side plate glass (2) in upper side of a laminate resin film (4) so as to be opposite to a glass substrate (1). A translucent resin layer is formed by applying heat and pressure to the laminate film. The height of the upper surface of the periphery sealing element (5) and resin layer is set to be same so that the glass contacts the periphery sealing component. A photovoltaic cell (3) and the translucent resin layer are sealed in the space enclosed by the substrate, surface-side plate glass and sealing component.    USE - Manufacturing method of solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Generation of bubble inside sealing portion is suppressed so that life span of solar cell module is increased, since photovoltaic cell and translucent resin layer are sealed by enclosing the glass substrate, surface-side plate glass and periphery sealing component. Operation man-hour required in the manufacture process of solar cell module is reduced due to lamination process of surface-side plate glass and periphery sealing compound.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a the sectional view of the solar cell module during the process of laminating resin film, periphery sealing component and surface-side plate glass on glass substrate.    Glass substrate (1)    Surface-side plate resin glass (2)    Photovoltaic cell (3)    Laminate resin film (4)    Periphery sealing component (5)
NOVELTY - A dye-sensitized solar cell (1) comprises a conductive base (10), a porous semiconductor layer (20) formed on the conductive base, and a counter electrode (40) facing the porous semiconductor layer. An electrolyte layer (30) containing potassium iodide and thermoplastic cellulose resin is formed between the conductive base and the counter electrode. The porous semiconductor layer contains sensitizing dye on the pore surfaces.    USE - Dye-sensitized solar cell is used for forming dye-sensitized solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The dye-sensitized solar cell has improved durability and photoelectric conversion efficiency, and is economical.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) dye-sensitized solar cell module; and    (2) coating liquid for forming electrolyte layer of dye-sensitized solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of dye-sensitized solar cell.    Dye-sensitized solar cell (1)    Conductive base (10)    Porous semiconductor layer (20)    Electrolyte layer (30)    Counter electrode (40)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (100) has a strip-shaped brush (43) which is pressed against a portion which contacts a roller (R1-R4) at the side of carrying out of a conveyance sheet (130). A brush roll (26) is provided so that the conveyance surface of the conveyance sheet may be touched, and is driven with a rotational actuator.    USE - Lamination apparatus for laminating solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The brush roll is provided so that conveyance surface of conveyance sheet may be touched, and is driven with rotational actuator. Hence a conveyor sheet cleaning mechanism which is capable of efficiently and effectively removing the filler having adhered to the conveyor sheet is obtained. The removal capability of the filler adhering to the conveyance sheet of the lamination apparatus can be improved. The filler is prevented from getting transcribed to a diaphragm, and the lifetime of a diaphragm is prolonged. The productive efficiency of the lamination can be improved. The effective automation of lamination is realizable.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for cleaning method of the conveyance sheet.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of the lamination apparatus provided with a cleaning mechanism.    Brush roll (26)    Strip-shaped brush (43)    Lamination apparatus (100)    Conveyance sheet (130)    Roller (R1-R4)
NOVELTY - The device has photovoltaic cell attached to substrate (56) made of glass or polymer. The cell comprises copper (indium, gallium) di-selenide absorber layer (48) and cadmium sulfide window layer (46), and front and back electrical contacts (58). A gas permeation barrier layer is formed on photovoltaic cell by atomic layer deposition process employing a water vapor precursor and trimethyl aluminum reactant.    USE - Thin film photovoltaic cell device installed as roof-top membrane of building.    ADVANTAGE - Since gas permeation barrier layer is formed on photovoltaic cell by atomic layer deposition process employing water vapor precursor and trimethyl aluminum reactant, improved moisture barriers are provided for protecting photovoltaic cell while attaining desired functional lifetime. Thus attack of moisture and atmospheric gases of water sensitive and oxygen sensitive layers of cell is prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for process for constructing photovoltaic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a structural view of chalcopyrite and cadmium telluride solar cell.    Window layer (46)    Absorber layer (48)    Buffer layer (52)    Substrate (56)    Electrodes (58)
NOVELTY - The method involves laminating a reflective layer (200) with a thin film solar cell (100) through thermosetting adhesive, where the reflective layer is formed by applying reflective material on a base film. A protective layer (400a) is formed on a side of the thin film solar cell. A light transmitting electrode is made of transparent conductive oxide such as fluorine-doped tin oxide, and arranged on a substrate. A protective plate (400b) is formed on another side of the thin film solar cell.    USE - Method for fabricating a solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables the solar cell module to be manufactured in a simple and cost effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell module comprising a light transmitting electrode (claimed).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar cell module.    Fixing member (20)    Heater (50)    Compressor (60)    Thin film solar cell (100)    Reflective layer (200)    Protective layer (400a)    Protective plate (400b)
NOVELTY - A soluble phenanthrenyl imidazole for photo-electrical conversion of a solar cell, where a first monomer and a second monomer are obtained through syntheses, and then polymerized to obtain a thiophene polymer of phenanthrenyl imidazole through a Grignard metathesis (GRIM), the second monomer having phenanthrenyl imidazole.    USE - The soluble phenanthrenyl imidazole is useful for photo-electrical conversion of a solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The soluble phenanthrenyl imidazole produces a solar cell with high optoelectrical transformation efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A soluble phenanthrenyl imidazole for photo-electrical conversion of a solar cell, where a first monomer and a second monomer are obtained through syntheses and then are polymerized to obtain a thiophene polymer of phenanthrenyl imidazole through a Grignard metathesis (GRIM), the second monomer having phenanthrenyl imidazole, the thiophene polymer of phenanthrenyl imidazole having a chemical structure of formula I.    n=7-60; and    m=0-20.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a method of obtaining the thiophene polymer of phenanthrenyl imidazole comprising: (a) obtaining a first product through a reaction of a bromophenol and C8H17MgBr while being coordinated with a catalyzer and an ether, the catalyzer being Ni(dppp)Cl2; (b) obtaining the first monomer from the first product and N-bromosuccinimide (NBS); (c) obtaining a second product through a reaction of 3-formylthiophene, phenanthrenequinone and aniline while having an acetic acid as a solvent for ammonium acetate; (d) obtaining the second monomer from the second product and NBS; and (e) processing a polymerization of the first monomer and the second monomer through the GRIM to obtain the thiophene polymer of phenanthrenyl imidazole.
NOVELTY - The assembly (21) has an actuator assembly (34) comprising an end attached to a test specimen shaft of a test specimen. Hydraulic bearings support a shaft of the actuator assembly for rotation. A torque transfer coupling (30) connects a primer mover to the actuator assembly. A support structure supports the hydraulic bearings and an actuator to apply forces to an input shaft. Sensors are provided to measure fluid pressure in a bearing element assembly, where the bearing element assembly is provided with a piston and a cylinder assembly.    USE - Test assembly for a wind turbine.    ADVANTAGE - The torque transfer coupling connects the primer mover to the actuator assembly, where the shaft of the actuator assembly is supported by the hydraulic bearings for rotation, thus reducing the number of hydraulic bearing assemblies required to provide load or displacement of the shaft.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) an elastomeric bearing comprising a support surface    (2) a method for transferring torque from one element to another element    (3) a method for applying force and moment loads to a test specimen.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side elevational view of a test assembly.    Test assembly (21)    Wind turbine assembly (22)    Gear box (24)    Torque transfer coupling (30)    Actuator assembly (34)
NOVELTY - A new fullerene derivative has pyrrolidine partial structure (I).    USE - Fullerene derivative is used for composition for manufacturing organic photoelectric conversion element (all claimed) e.g. organic solar cell and organic photosensor.    ADVANTAGE - The fullerene derivative has excellent electric charge transport property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A new fullerene derivative has pyrrolidine partial structure of formula (I).    R=monovalent group;and    r=0-4.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) composition, which contains fullerene derivative and electron donor;    (2) organic photoelectric conversion element; and    (3) manufacture of organic photoelectric conversion element.
NOVELTY - A liquid electrolyte comprises elementary iodine, lithium iodide, N-methyl benzimidazole, 1,2-dimethyl-3-propyl imidazole iodate and solvent.    USE - Liquid electrolyte used for preparing gel electrolyte for the preparation of dye sensitized solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The gel electrolyte provides cell having good photoelectric conversion efficiency and stable.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a preparation of gel electrolyte comprising adding gel into liquid electrolyte, mixing, and obtaining gel electrolyte.
NOVELTY - The battery sensor (100) comprises a terminal printed circuit board (130), in which one side is connected to a shunt resistor (120), while a circuit board (140) is connected to the other side of the terminal printed circuit board. A connector (150) is provided for delivering the information outputted from the circuit board to outside. The circuit board measures the voltage or current of the shunt resistor, and analyzes the state of a battery (200).    USE - Battery sensor for a vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The connector is provided for delivering the information outputted from the circuit board to outside, where the circuit board measures the voltage or current of the shunt resistor, and analyzes the state of a battery, and thus prevents overheating of the circuit board.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a battery sensor for a vehicle.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of a vehicle battery sensor. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Battery sensor (100)    Shunt resistor (120)    Terminal printed circuit board (130)    Circuit board (140)    Connector (150)    Battery (200)
NOVELTY - An ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer plastic film comprises (in parts weight) ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (100), organic peroxide (0.01-4), auxiliary crosslinking agent (0.01-3), silane coupling agent (0.01-3), light stabilizer (0.1-1), ultraviolet absorbing agent (0-1) and fluorescent brightening agent (0.0001-0.1).    USE - Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer plastic film is used for packing solar-cell component (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer plastic film does not easily generate bubbles, when ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer plastic film is laminated with solar-cell component. The solar-cell component comprising the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer plastic film has excellent anti-damp property, anti-heat aging property and anti-ultraviolet aging property.
NOVELTY - The method involves arranging sides chains of a polymer included in a laminated photoactive layer. The photoactive layer is thermally treated by a heat-treatment process. A cathode is deposited on the upper side of the thermally treated photoactive layer, and an anode is deposited on a substrate having optical permeability. The photoactive layer has a donor layer that is formed on the upper side of the anode. An acceptor layer is formed on the upper side of the donor layer.    USE - Method for manufacturing organic solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The manufacturing efficiency of the organic solar cell can be improved reliably.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for organic solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating the organic solar cell manufacturing process. (Drawing includes non-English language text)
NOVELTY - The ring has an annular rubber ring body whose section is L-shaped or U-shaped. A sealing surface of the rubber ring body is provided with two closed-loop self-locking sealing rubber hoop skirts. An opening is formed toward water side after the closed-loop self-locking sealing rubber hoop skirts, a barrel mounting port and a vacuum heat collecting pipe are tightly spliced together. The rubber hoop skirts are provided with sawteeth with thin edges and thick root. Openings of the sealing rubber hoop skirts are inclined to the water side.    USE - Water pressure self-locking hoop skirt sealing rubber ring for a solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The ring prevents the vacuum heat collecting pipe and a water tank of a solar water heater from water leakage caused by poor sealing. The ring is simple in structure and convenient to use, and effectively improves sealing efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a water pressure self-locking hoop skirt sealing rubber ring.
NOVELTY - The mechanism has a valve seat (1) arranged at a cavity port (611) of a tube cavity (61) of an optical-to-heat glass tube (6). A temperature sensing deformation sheet (2) is inserted into a temperature sensing deformation sheet containing hole (12) and designed as a double-metal sheet. A bracket (4) is positioned beneath another valve seat (3). An elastic member (5) i.e. spring, is arranged on an elastic member supporting seat (41) and connected with a center part of the latter valve seat. A sealing member (151) i.e. sealing ring, is sleeved on an outer wall of a valve seat side wall (15).    USE - Temperature control mechanism for an optical-to-heat glass tube of a solar water heater.    ADVANTAGE - The mechanism protects an inner tank from being deformed and exploded at high temperature. The temperature sensing deformation sheet is deformed at low temperature to downwardly push the valve seats so as to release plugging of the valve seats on valve seat water draining holes.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The sealing member is designed as a silica rubber ring.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded view of a temperature control mechanism.    Valve seats (1, 3)    Temperature sensing deformation sheet (2)    Bracket (4)    Elastic member (5)    Optical-to-heat glass tube (6)    Temperature sensing deformation sheet containing hole (12)    Valve seat side wall (15)    Elastic member supporting seat (41)    Tube cavity (61)    Sealing member (151)    Cavity port (611)
NOVELTY - The device has mattress-shaped floating objects provided on a sea surface, connected together and made of rubber, a hydraulic generating system connected with a one-way valve on a lower part, and a solar cell panel placed on a float surface layer. Liquid in the mattress-shaped floating objects generates electricity in a multi-grid state.    USE - Light/wave generating device.    ADVANTAGE - The device can generate the electricity by using the light and wave.
NOVELTY - The stack has a water inlet and a water outlet that are respectively formed on left and right side walls of a box body. An anode i.e. carbon fiber felt, is arranged in an upstream area and led out of the box body. A cathode i.e. platinum carried carbon paper, is arranged on a front side wall or a rear side wall of the upstream area corresponding to the box body. The box body, a baffle plate and an overflow plate are made of non-conductive substance i.e. organic glass. A nylon film is arranged at a connecting part between the cathode and the upstream area.    USE - Anaerobic baffle plate microbiological fuel cell stack for recycling urban sewage and processing high-concentration organic industrial sewage.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an anaerobic baffle plate microbiological fuel cell stack.
NOVELTY - The method involves adhering a drainage type penetration film on an injection hole of a lithium ion battery, where the penetration film is polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinylidene fluoride and polypropylene film. Pressure in the battery is controlled within vacuum range of negative 0.01MPa to negative 0.1MPa. The battery is charged with current range of 0.01C to 1.5C. A formation process is conducted by controlling charging quantity of the battery.    USE - Negative pressure formation method for a lithium ion battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables improving active substance capacity exertion with small inner resistance, small shell bulking probability, prolonged circulating time, short formation time, high device utilization rate, small energy consumption and small electrolyte consumption.
NOVELTY - The saw has a sawing rod (4), a fixing plate (3) and a chain sawtooth (1) orderly connected, where the chain sawtooth is arranged on an orbit plate (9). A side of the fixing plate is connected with a motor (2), where the motor is connected with the chain sawtooth by a bearing. The motor is connected with a controller (7) that is connected with a battery bottle (6). The controller is connected with a lighter lithium battery. An end of the sawing rod connected with the fixing plate is provided with a plastic joint (5) with a stainless steel pipe.    USE - High bar force saw for sawing a tree.    ADVANTAGE - The height of the sawing rod can be adjusted. The end of the sawing rod is connected with a long sawing rod to saw the tree without a ladder when the tree is high. The saw is safe and convenient to use with high work efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a rear view of a high bar force saw.    Chain sawtooth (1)    Motor (2)    Fixing plate (3)    Sawing rod (4)    Plastic joint (5)    Battery bottle (6)    Controller (7)    Orbit plate (9)
NOVELTY - The device has a light gathering system provided with a light gathering unit that comprises a spherical paraboloid-shaped mirror face, where the mirror face is composed of multiple plastic small light gathering lenses. A 3-V battery subassembly is connected with a high temperature laminated radiator. A mechanical or hydraulic tracer is connected with a supporting rack of the light gathering system. A sensor is connected with an automatic programmable logic controller (PLC) that is connected with a driving system, where the driving system is connected with the tracer.    USE - Solar power generating and heat collecting device.    ADVANTAGE - The device uses small light gathering lens to reflect, thus increasing reflection efficiency up to 95 percent. The device uses a large mirror face for gathering and focusing, thus improving light energy density of sunshine by more than 1000 times. The device provides a gallium arsenide solar battery subassembly, thus improving transformation efficiency and producing 2-3 times more electric energy. The device enables an automatic tracing system to improve the performance of the system. The device can be mounted moveably or fixedly, thus enabling wider application range.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a solar power generating and heat collecting device.
NOVELTY - The technique involves welding wires of a heater with a small section of a copper line, where brass is utilized for performing welding operation, and connecting wires of the heater with a screw rod of a bakelite plate.    USE - Technique for dissipating heat between a heater of a laminator and a bakelite plate in solar energy battery production industries.    ADVANTAGE - The technique utilizes the brass for performing welding operation, where the brass has high welding point, better electrical conductivity and high mechanical strength, thus solving heat dissipation problem between the heater and the screw rod on the bakelite plate. The technique enables preventing damage of the bakelite plate by utilizing the brass for welding process. The technique enables ensuring reliable quality and low fault rate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating a technique for dissipating heat between a heater of a laminator and a bakelite plate.
NOVELTY - The wireless router has a face shell and bottom shell which is provided with a circuit board and battery box, where the circuit board is arranged with universal serial bus (USB) interface. A power supply plug is arranged in the circuit board and the battery box is covered with a battery cover whose bottom portion is fixed with a rubber gasket.    USE - Wireless router.    ADVANTAGE - The application range of the router can be increased.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the wireless router.
NOVELTY - The slot has a housing, a current-carrying conductor and an insulation material part, where the housing is made of composite resin.    USE - High-voltage resistant bus slot for wind power/nuclear power/water power.    ADVANTAGE - The slot has higher insulation property, high water resistance property and corrosion resistance property, and slot bears voltage upto 35 KiloVolts, avoids rusting when placed in water for a long period of time, guarantees safety during high-voltage working, protects the current-carrying conductor in the housing and guarantees normal production of a power supply.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a high-voltage resistant bus slot.
NOVELTY - The module has a sheet type supporting frame installed according to a corner circumference of a transparent sheet member, where the module is shaped by utilizing epoxy-based resin or ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) resin. A pattern display unit is equipped at one side of a seat member. A solar cell pattern is formed in the seat member that is made of tempered glass or base iron production glass. The supporting frame is made of synthetic resin, timber or aluminum. A rear sheet member is installed with the seat member, and is selected from synthetic resin plate, metal plate or opaque wooden sheet.    USE - Dummy solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The module is aesthetic in outer appearance, easy to manufacture at low cost and convenient to use. The module provides better utilization.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a dummy solar cell module.
NOVELTY - Polymer composition (I) comprises fluorinated polymer, zinc oxide (ZnO) and filler (0.1-10 mass%), where the surface treated zinc oxide particles have a size of 25-40 nm, preferably 30-35 nm.    USE - (I) is useful in monolayer film for manufacturing the front face and/or rear face in a photovoltaic panel (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (I): is opaque in UV radiation and transparent in the visible domain; has long term stability; and is free of acrylic polymers, which eliminates the risk of producing unpleasant odors when transformation. (I) provides the film with good resistance to thermal applications and transparency, high dimensional stability, increased compatibility and high weather resistance, chemical resistance and resistance to certain solvents.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) monolayer film comprising (I);    (2) photovoltaic panel in which the front face and/or the rear face comprising the film;    (3) preparing (I) comprising incorporating the molten filler in the fluorinated polymer; and    (4) manufacturing the monolayer film by blowing extrusion at a temperature of 240-260 degrees C.
NOVELTY - The apparatus (X1) has an electrolyte which is arranged in a gap formed between a translucent substrate (1) and a support substrate (9). The translucent substrate and the support substrate are joined by a sealing component (5) containing corrosion resistant material made of resin. A sealing component (7) containing inorganic material is positioned a space (6) apart on outer side of the sealing component (5) to join the translucent substrate and the support substrate.    USE - Photoelectric conversion apparatus e.g. dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The translucent substrate and support substrate are joined by two sealing components containing corrosion resistant material and inorganic material respectively, so that air tightness can be improved. Hence, high operation reliability is obtained for long time, mechanical strength is improved, thermal distortion to the substrate is reduced and reliability of the sealing is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the photoelectric conversion apparatus.    Translucent substrate (1)    Sealing component (5,7)    Space (6)    Support substrate (9)    Photoelectric conversion apparatus (X1)
NOVELTY - A composite film structure has a hydrogen permeability metal film and a solid electrolytic membrane. The solid electrolytic membrane is formed on surface of hydrogen permeability metal film in which thermal oxidation process is carried out by coating method. A bivalent alkaline-earth metal is arranged on site (A) of the solid electrolytic membrane. The solid electrolytic membrane consists of single phase, and has basic structure containing perovskite-type oxide which arranges tetravalent cerium, or tetravalent cerium and tetravalent zirconium to site (B).    USE - Composite film structure is used for manufacturing fuel cell (claimed) e.g. phosphoric acid fuel cell, molten carbonate-type fuel cell, solid oxide fuel cell, and polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The composite film structure has low internal resistance and excellent electrochemical characteristics, hydrogen permeability and power generation characteristics, and is economically manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A composite film structure has a hydrogen permeability metal film and a solid electrolytic membrane. The solid electrolytic membrane is formed on surface of hydrogen permeability metal film in which thermal oxidation process is carried out by coating method. A bivalent alkaline-earth metal is arranged on site (A) of the solid electrolytic membrane. The solid electrolytic membrane consists of single phase, and has basic structure containing perovskite-type oxide (ABO3) which arranges tetravalent cerium, or tetravalent cerium and tetravalent zirconium to site (B). The perovskite-type oxide consists of compound having crystal structure in which a portion of cerium is substituted by trivalent rare-earth element. INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of the composite film structure;    (2) fuel cell; and    (3) manufacture of the fuel cell.
NOVELTY - The module comprises photovoltaic cells (3) that are equipped with a resin sealing layer sealed by transparent resin. The translucent substrate (1) is laminated at the light-receiving surface side of resin sealing layer. The refraction layer (11) with a cross section that is convex to a back surface side of resin sealing layer. The refractive index of refraction layer is smaller than a translucent substrate. The refraction layer transmitting light is injected into adjacent translucent substrate of the adjoining clearance gap between the photovoltaic cells.    USE - Solar cell module including polycrystalline silicon solar cell, single crystalline silicon solar cell, thin film type solar cell, and organic type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the refraction layer transmitting light is injected into adjacent translucent substrate of the adjoining clearance gap between the photovoltaic cells, the electric power generation efficiency of solar cell can be improved and the quantity of light irradiated to the photovoltaic cell can be increased efficiently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows sectional view illustrating path of irradiation of light between photovoltaic cells.    Translucent substrate (1)    Light-receiving surface side sealing material (2)    Photovoltaic cell (3)    Back seat (6)    Refraction layer (11)
NOVELTY - A dispersion liquid containing peroxidated microparticles is coated on surface(s) of a resin base material, and the microparticles are made to adhere by external stimulation process, to obtain a reflection prevention layer.    USE - Manufacture of reflection prevention layer used for organic electronic element (claimed) e.g. organic electroluminescent element, organic solar cell element, organic photoelectric conversion element and display element.    ADVANTAGE - The method provides reflection prevention layer having excellent antifouling property and crack-proof property. The organic solar cell panel formed using the reflection prevention layer has excellent energy conversion efficiency.
NOVELTY - The shoe insole has UV LEDs (10) and DC power source. The DC power source can be a replaceable battery (11) permanently embedded in the insole. The top surface of insole is made of semi-transparent material which can be a polymer.    USE - Shoe insole.    ADVANTAGE - Increases the efficacy and decreases the cost of product, ensuring commercial viability. Facilitates the elimination of foot fungus by ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) automatically.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a DC power source;    (2) a semi-transparent material; and    (3) an LED.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of the shoe insole.    UV LEDs (10)    Battery (11)    Timer (12)    Contact pressure switch (13)    Light activated switch (14)
NOVELTY - The method involves applying a thermoplastic resin (19a) having a conductor to an electrode forming area of the electrode forming face. A pattern transfer element is aligned with the electrode forming face. The pattern of the electrode is transferred to the resin by pressing the pattern transfer element that is spaced apart from the resin. The transferred pattern of the electrode is baked by the resin and the electrode is formed in the electrode forming face of a semiconductor substrate (11).    USE - Electrode formation method of solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The desired shape is acquired by the pattern transfer with respect to the electrode material so that the electrode is formed with high thickness at low cost, and the electrode of thin wire and thick film is recovered easily. The generated electric current from the photovoltaic cell improves electric power generation efficiency and output characteristics. The semiconductor substrate absorbs light injected into the photovoltaic cell so that the reflectance can be reduced efficiently and the conversion efficiency can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacturing method of solar cell; and    (2) solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the light-receiving lateral surface electrode during formation.    Semiconductor substrate (11)    P-type polycrystalline-silicon substrate (13)    N-type impurity diffused layer (15)    Anti-reflective film (17)    Thermoplastic resin (19a)
NOVELTY - Manufacturing copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin film solar cells comprises mounting a substrate onto a heating plate and depositing a film onto the substrate, where during the mounting step, a buffer layer is placed between the heating plate and a mounting surface of the substrate, covering at least a middle region of the substrate mounting surface.    USE - The method is used for manufacturing copper indium gallium selenide thin film solar cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method manufactures copper indium gallium selenide thin film solar cells having improved mechanical stability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a film for manufacturing thin film solar cells.    Substrate (1)    Buffer layer (3)    Heating plate (5)    Mounting surface (12)    Heating element (55)    Middle region (121)    Border region (122)
NOVELTY - A photoelectric element has a pair of electrodes (2,5), an electron carrying layer (3) and a positive hole transport layer (4) which are interposed between electrodes, and an electrolytic solution. The positive hole transport layer comprises an organic compound (a) having oxidation-reduction portion which carries out oxidation-reduction repeatedly. The electrolyte solution stabilizes the reduction state of oxidation-reduction portion. The organic compound (a) and electrolyte solution comprise a gel layer (6).    USE - Photoelectric element is used for sensor device.    ADVANTAGE - The element has excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of photoelectric element.    Electrodes (2,5)    Electron carrying layer (3)    Positive hole transport layer (4)    Gel layer (6)    Base material (8)
NOVELTY - Making a fuel cell gas diffusion layer comprises: (a) providing a carbon fiber construction having an upper surface; (b) coating at least the upper surface of the carbon fiber construction with composition which comprises a fluoropolymer; and (c) exposing the upper surface to at least one plasma so as to generate a hydrophilic surface layer having a thickness of no more than 1 micron.    USE - The method is useful for making fuel cell gas diffusion layer (claimed). The fuel cell gas diffusion layer is useful for manufacturing fuel cells.    ADVANTAGE - The invention provides cell gas diffusion layer with hydrophobic properties that can nonetheless bind catalyst strongly and uniformly on its upper surface.
NOVELTY - The method involves executing a pattern mask process to each area of silicon-based film that is grown a substrate (21). Nanometer metal particles (23) are provided on areas of substrate that is exposed from silicon-based film (22). A metal catalytic film is grown on transparent conductive film so that another substrate, transparent conductive film and metal catalytic film are together form laminate. The laminate is inverted and provided on substrate and metal catalytic film, and electrolyte is provided on substrate and metal catalytic film.    USE - Method for making solar cells with sensitized quantum dots.    ADVANTAGE - The nanometer metal particles are provided on areas of substrate that is exposed from silicon-based film, the quantum dots that are made of nanometer particles that absorb visible light of sunlit and convert photons into electron-hole pairs. Thus the hot electrons effectively convert photons into electron-hole pairs with increased photovoltaic efficiency and the photocurrent and reduced cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the nanometer metal particles.    Substrate (21)    Silicon-based film (22)    Nanometer metal particles (23)    Metal electrode (24)
NOVELTY - A mixer/ejector coated shrouded wind turbine system (100) has an impeller and a shroud (102) located concentrically about the impeller. The shroud includes a surface on which a low surface energy coating is disposed.    USE - Mixer/ejector coated shrouded wind turbine system for power generation.    ADVANTAGE - The wind turbine system has better aerodynamic property, reduced surface energy, and can shed rain, snow, ice, sand and dirt more easily, thus increasing the overall safety of the shrouded wind turbine and maintaining energy generation capability in different climates and conditions.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front perspective view of a mixer/ejector coated shrouded wind turbine system attached to a support tower.    Mixer/ejector coated shrouded wind turbine system (100)    Shroud (102)    Center body (103)    Stator ring (106)    Stator vanes (108a)    Mixer lobes (120a)
NOVELTY - A paste composition contains electroconductive component (A), glass powder (B) and binder resin (C) having acid value of 2 mg potassium hydroxide/g or more. The component (A) contains 60 weight% or more of flake-shaped aluminum powder having 50 weight% particle diameter of 2-20 mu m and average thickness of 0.1-1 mu m.    USE - Paste composition is used for forming electrode of solar cell element (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The electrode formed using the paste composition has excellent adhesiveness with respect to support, and reduced resistance value.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell element, which has electrode formed using the paste composition on silicon substrate.
NOVELTY - A paste composition comprises an electroconductive component containing flaky aluminum (60 wt.% or more) having 50 wt.% particle diameter of 2-20 mu m and an average thickness of 0.1-1 mu m, glass powder, and a binder resin having a base number of 2 mg potassium hydroxide/g or more.    USE - Paste composition is used for forming electrodes on silicon base material of solar cell elements (claimed). Can also be used for photodiodes and other light receiving elements.    ADVANTAGE - The paste composition enables formation of electrodes with low resistance value and excellent adhesiveness with support, without film thickening.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell element.
NOVELTY - Multiple functional roof and wall system comprises a Thermally Controlled Roof and Wall (TCRW) profile preferably formed by aluminum alloy extrusion containing a flat top surface and a hollow channel beneath; laminated photovoltaic (PV) cells are adhesively bonded to the flat top surface of the TCRW profile; and the TCRW profiles are joined side by side to form large flat watertight surface of different dimensions to match the size of a roof or wall.    USE - Used as multiple functional roof and wall system to provide dynamic building thermal control, collect warm or cool fluid, and generate electricity.    ADVANTAGE - The multiple functional roof and wall combines PV for electricity generation and solar heating or cooling all as one building material. It reduces material usage while generating electricity and thermal energy in one installation of a building. It is also easy to install, cost effective, and durable.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of TCRW panels mounted on battens and rafters.    TCRW panel (11)    Battens (30)    Rafters (31)    TCRW array (38)
NOVELTY - The solar collector has a nanostructured layer integrated into a total surface area of a base material (101) to form a light-absorbing surface (103). The layer consists of nanoparticles of inorganic material that exhibit a greater heat absorption coefficient than the base material. The inorganic material includes titanium and/or titanium-composition. The base material is one of aluminum, metal and glass. The layer includes controlled atmosphere brazing fluxes, nano-titanium dioxide suspension, polyurethane-binding agent suspension, polyurethane thickener suspension and fully deionized water.    USE - Solar collector for a thermal solar system utilized for hot water preparation.    ADVANTAGE - The nanostructured layer is integrated into the total surface area of the base material to form the light-absorbing surface, where the layer consists of nanoparticles of inorganic material, thus achieving an improved solar collector that enables the use of the light-absorbing surface for light absorption or heat radiation. The light-absorbing surface can be produced without the need of a brazing furnace.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for producing a light-absorbing surface.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar collector.    Base material (101)    Light-absorbing surface (103)
NOVELTY - A twin joint structure of zinc oxide rod-shaped crystals consists of rod-shaped crystal containing zinc oxide connected in two longitudinal directions.    USE - Twin joint structure of zinc oxide rod-shaped crystal used for forming twin connection structure film of zinc oxide rod-shaped crystal (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to dye-sensitized solar cell, solution sensor, gas sensor, catalyst, cosmetics, molecule sensor, DNA sensor, filter, catalyst, highly sensitive environmental sensor and dye-sensitized-type sensor.    ADVANTAGE - The twin joint structure of zinc oxide rod-shaped crystal has favorable handleability, reduced health hazards and scattering property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) twin connection structure film of zinc oxide rod-shaped crystal has bilayer connection of rod-shaped crystals in thickness direction; and    (2) manufacture of twin connection structure film of zinc oxide rod-shaped crystal, which involves adding polyethylene imine to zinc containing solution, and forming film from precipitation product.
NOVELTY - An anode has an anode catalyst layer containing a noble metal catalyst and a proton conductive polymer electrolyte. The log differential pore volume distribution curve of catalyst layer measured by mercury intrusion method has a peak within pore diameter of 0.06-0.3 mu m. The ratio of accumulation pore volume of pores having diameter of 0.02-0.2 mu m and accumulation pore volume of pores having diameter of 0.02-1 mu m is 0.5-0.9.    USE - Anode is used for direct methanol-type fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The anode effectively improves diffusibility of fuel.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for direct methanol-type fuel cell.
NOVELTY - Portable solar cell apparatus comprises: (a) a base; (b) solar cell units disposed at the base; (c) a light guide element having integrally formed funnel-shaped light guide units, where the light guide element is disposed at the base, each of the funnel-shaped light guide units guides light to the respective solar cell unit; and (d) Fresnel lens units, where each of the lens unit is disposed at the respective funnel-shaped light guide unit.    USE - The portable solar cell apparatus is useful for converting solar energy to electrical energy.    ADVANTAGE - The portable solar cell apparatus has light concentration and guide functions that improve photoelectric conversion efficiency and power generation efficiency, and has reduced manufacturing difficulty and assembling time.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the portable solar cell apparatus.    Base (21)    Solar cell units (22)    Light guide element (23)    Lens units (24)    Light concentrating structures (241)    Reflecting surface (2311)
NOVELTY - Photovoltaic solar cell comprises: (a) a non-single crystal substrate; (b) a nanowire grown from a surface of the non-single crystal substrate; and (c) an electrode coupled to the nanowire, where the nanowire is electrically conductive and is for absorbing electromagnetic wave and generating a current.    USE - The photovoltaic solar cell is useful for converting light energy into electrical current.    ADVANTAGE - The manufacturing costs is greatly reduced since it does not involve expensive materials. If the apparatus is reverse biased, nanowires can absorb electromagnetic wave having a wide range of energy and convert it into electrical current with higher speed and efficiency than at zero bias.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) an apparatus for a solar cell comprising: (a) a non-single crystal substrate; and (b) a nanowire for absorbing electromagnetic wave and generating a current; and    (2) a method for fabricating a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side section view of the apparatus includes nanowires.    Light (110)    Energy (112)    Nanowires (502,504,506)    Electrodes (508,510,512,514)    Protruding portions (516,518,520,522)    Non-single crystal substrate (524)
NOVELTY - Nanowire array comprises aligned silicon nanowires (10) coupled to conducting substrate comprising an organic material, where majority of nanowires are approximately perpendicular to the substrate.    USE - Nanowire array used for lithium ion absorbing material for photovoltaic cell useful for lithium ion battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The nanowire array makes use of high lithium ion capacity of silicon, avoids the pulverization that commonly occurs for silicon anodes, and allows for good adhesion of lithium absorbing material with conductor and substrate of anode.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of nanowire array comprising depositing silicon onto conducting substrate comprising an organic material and optionally a conductive layer, thus forming a silicon-containing layer; depositing nanoparticles on silicon-containing layer; depositing metal on top of nanoparticles and silicon in such a way that the metal is present and touches silicon where etching is desired and is blocked from touching silicon or not present elsewhere; and contacting metallized substrate with etchant aqueous solution comprising 2-49 wt.% hydrofluoric acid and an oxidizing agent.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic view of silicon nanowires on organic conductor.    Nanowire (10)    Silicon base (16)    Organic conductor (20)
NOVELTY - A film structure having fine corrugated pattern (54) is formed by transferring a transfer material on a to-be-transferred base material (52) using a transfer roll (50) having fine corrugated pattern at outer peripheral surface. The transfer roll surface has sequential lamination of a metal oxide layer having thickness of 5-500 nm and formed by vapor growth method, and a mold release agent layer formed using silane coupling agent.    USE - Formation of film structure having corrugated pattern for e.g. prism sheet for solar energy collection, and optical film for stereoscopic vision display (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The film structure is formed economically and accurately with improved productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for film structure having fine corrugated pattern.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view explaining formation of film structure. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Transfer roll (50)    Transfer material supply tank (51)    Base material (52)    Corrugated pattern (54)    Support roll (55)
NOVELTY - A liquid conductive adhesive composition contains electroconductive particles containing metals except lead, thermosetting resin and flux activator. The metal contained in electroconductive particles has melting point of 220 degrees C or less.    USE - Liquid conductive adhesive composition is used for components e.g. tin-silver-copper solder for connecting electrode and wiring component in manufacture of photovoltaic cell for solar cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The component using liquid conductive adhesive composition effectively connects electrode and wiring component in manufacture of photovoltaic cell. The solar cell module has excellent reliability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of photovoltaic cell (6); and    (2) connecting component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of surface side of photovoltaic cell in solar cell module.    Surface electrode (3a)    Wiring component (4)    Photovoltaic cell (6)    Grid electrode (7)
NOVELTY - The solar cell unit (10) has a surface-protection sheet (14) having fluorine resin, which covers the light-receiving surface (12a) of photovoltaic cell (12). An ethylene-vinyl acetate polymer (EVA) resin (18) is attached with sheet and cell while covering the photovoltaic cell. A heat wire low-transmission film (20) having metal inorganic oxide and metal microparticles is attached on opposite side to photovoltaic cell of surface-protection sheet such that the transmittance of heat wire is lower than light of wavelength shorter than the wavelength of the heat wire.    USE - Solar cell unit installed in roof or outer wall of building (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since the heat wire low-transmission film is attached on opposite side to photovoltaic cell of surface-protection sheet, the temperature rise of the solar cell unit by the heat wire can be prevented efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for construction method of solar cell unit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the solar cell unit.    Solar cell unit (10)    Photovoltaic cell (12)    Light-receiving surface (12a)    Surface-protection sheet (14)    EVA resin (18)    Heat wire low-transmission film (20)
NOVELTY - The solar cell unit (10) has a surface-protection sheet (14) having fluorine resin, which covers light-receiving surface (12a) of photovoltaic cell (12). An ethylene-vinyl acetate polymer (EVA) resin (18) is attached with sheet and cell while covering the cell. A heat wire low-transmission coating material (20) having metal inorganic oxide and metal microparticles is coated in the opposite side to the photovoltaic cell of surface-protection sheet such that the transmittance of heat wire is lower than light of wavelength shorter than wavelength of heat wire.    USE - Solar cell unit installed in roof or outer wall of building (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since the heat wire low-transmission coating material is coated in the opposite side to the photovoltaic cell of surface-protection sheet, the temperature rise of the solar cell unit by the heat wire can be prevented efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for construction method of solar cell unit.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the solar cell unit.    Solar cell unit (10)    Photovoltaic cell (12)    Light-receiving surface (12a)    Surface-protection sheet (14)    EVA resin (18)    Heat wire low-transmission coating material (20)
NOVELTY - A lithium secondary battery has a positive electrode collector, negative electrode collector, negative electrode having layer containing negative electrode active material, and positive electrode having layer containing positive electrode active material and electroconductive material. Positive electrode active material layer has thickness of 30 mu m or less, and contains polyether-type binder (A) containing polyether(s), and cellulose binder (B). The mass ratio of content of component (A) with respect to content of component (B) is more than 1.8.    USE - Lithium secondary battery is used as power supply for motor vehicles (claimed) e.g. hybrid vehicle and electric vehicles, and personal computer.    ADVANTAGE - The lithium secondary battery has excellent battery performance and cycle characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A lithium secondary battery has a positive electrode collector, negative electrode collector, negative electrode having negative electrode active layer containing negative electrode active material formed in the surface of the negative electrode collector, and positive electrode having positive electrode active layer containing positive electrode active material and electroconductive material formed in the surface of the positive electrode collector. The positive electrode active material layer has thickness of 30 mu m or less, and contains polyether-type binder (A) containing polyether(s), and cellulose binder (B) containing water-soluble cellulose derivative(s). The mass ratio of content of component (A) with respect to content of component (B) is more than 1.8. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of lithium secondary battery.
NOVELTY - The preparation method involves printing a cathode grid line, main grid line and bus bar on a transparent substrate. The transparent substrate printed with cathode grid line, main grid line and confluence line is heated, and a silicon layer is precipitated on the surface of transparent substrate printed with the cathode grid line, main grid line and busbar. The silicon layer is processed, and the cell anode is formed on the processed silicon layer. A reflecting plastic pigment is sprayed on the surface of electrode anode.    USE - Preparation method for photovoltaic cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Provides simple preparation technique, and provides photovoltaic cell with small thickness and low cost since the silicon layer thickness is reduced without affecting the generating efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a photovoltaic cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a photovoltaic cell.
NOVELTY - A methano fullerene derivative (I) having average of chemical shift values of specified carbon in 13C-NMR of 80.10 ppm or more, is new.    USE - New methano fullerene derivative is used as electron transport material for photoelectric conversion element (claimed), organic field effect transistor, electroluminescent element and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The methano fullerene derivative has excellent charge mobility and charge separation ability. The photoelectric conversion element containing the methano fullerene derivative has excellent electronic characteristics and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A methano fullerene derivative of formula (I) having average of chemical shift values of specified carbon in 13C-NMR of 80.10 ppm or more, is new.    X1,X2=monovalent group derived from aromatic hydrocarbyl, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbyl, hetero aromatic ring hydrocarbyl containing hetero atom in structure or polycyclic hetero aromatic ring hydrocarbyl, or monovalent group derived from aromatic hydrocarbyl, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbyl, hetero aromatic ring hydrocarbyl containing hetero atom in structure or polycyclic hetero aromatic ring hydrocarbyl (all optionally substituted by halo, alkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio or aryl), or monovalent group derived from oligomer to 30 monomer-units of aromatic hydrocarbyl, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbyl, hetero aromatic ring hydrocarbyl containing hetero atom in structure or polycyclic hetero aromatic ring hydrocarbyl, or alkyl, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, alkylthio or alkylthio alkyl;    FL=fullerene;    C2,C2'=carbon atoms on FL;and    n=1-10.    FL, X1 and X2 are connected by methine carbon (C1). An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for photoelectric conversion element.
NOVELTY - A resin composition comprises resin matrix and additive (0.01-40% of resin matrix). The resin matrix is obtained by mixing first resin (30-90 wt.%) and second resin (10-70 wt.%). The first resin is polyethylene and/or copolymer of ethylene and 3-10C alpha -olefin, and has density of 0.910-0.940 g/cm3 and melting point of 110-127 degrees C. The second resin is copolymer of ethylene and polar group-containing monomer (2-20%), and has melting point of 75-105 degrees C.    USE - Resin composition used for forming resin plate for packaging solar battery component or as adhesive for bonding back protection plate and photoelectric conversion element of solar battery component (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The resin plate formed from resin composition has melt flow velocity of 0.5-15 g/10 minutes at 190 degrees C. Hot melting performance, adhesion performance and thermal resistance of solar battery component are satisfied without subsequent crosslinking reaction.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a solar battery component comprising transparent front plate glass, front resin plate, photoelectric conversion element, back resin plate, and back protection plate. The back resin plate is obtained from resin composition.
NOVELTY - A positive temperature coefficient thermistor comprises high polymer composite material sandwich layer, conductive metal foils compounded at two faces of sandwich layer, and conductive pins welded at the outer surface of conductive metal foil. The high polymer composite material sandwich layer is formed by mixing high molecule polymer, conductive stuffing, inorganic stuffing and processing additive.    USE - A positive temperature coefficient thermistor for secondary battery over-temperature over-current protection.    ADVANTAGE - The device has low room temperature resistance rate, good withstand current performance and low action temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Positive temperature coefficient thermistor comprises high polymer composite material sandwich layer, conductive metal foils compounded at two faces of sandwich layer, and conductive pins welded at the outer surface of conductive metal foil. The high polymer composite material sandwich layer is formed by mixing (wt.%) high molecule polymer (22-55), conductive stuff (40-76), inorganic stuff (0-10) and processing additive (0.05-3). The main chain of high molecule polymer includes oxygen atom and is of formulae (H-(O-R-C=O)n-O-R'-O(C=O-R-O)n-H) (A) and ((O=C(R)-(CH2)x)n) (B) at weight ratio of 1:1.4-1.6.    R, R'=saturated carbon chain of 1-10C, 1-3C or H.
NOVELTY - A conductive slurry comprises (wt.%) metal powder (60-85), inorganic binder (0-5), organic carrier (10-25) and additive (0.1-2). The conductive metal powder includes two types of metal powder with large grain size of 4-6 mu m and small grain size of 1-100 nm.    USE - A conductive slurry used for solar battery.    ADVANTAGE - The slurry greatly improves photoelectric conversion efficiency of solar battery; has uniform exterior appearance and texture, and smooth surface; and can be stored for a long period without sediment.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method of preparing conductive slurry by mixing and melting oxide powder, and carrying out ball milling to obtain inorganic binder glass powder; dissolving thickening agent in organic solvent to obtain organic carrier; and adding inorganic binder glass powder with metal powder and additive, mixing, and grinding.
NOVELTY - Solar cell having light condensing devices comprises: (a) a substrate; (b) a solar converting layer, which is configured on the substrate; and (c) light condensing devices, which is configured over the solar converting layer.    USE - Used as solar cell having light condensing devices.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell has larger effective area, which provides for improved efficiency of solar cell energy converting power.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram of forming light condensing device.    Substrate (102)    First electrode (104)    First type semiconductive layer (106)    Second type semiconductive layer (108)    Micro light condensing device (110)    Second electrode (116)
NOVELTY - Chemical hydride liquid reactant distribution mixture (I) comprises: a fuel mixture (214), a liquid-distributing agent (LDA) (210), a form-stabilizing agent and at least one anti-caking agent; or a fuel, at least one accelerator, at least one LDA, and at least one form-stabilizing agent or binder, where the fuel mixture comprises at least one hydride and at least one activating agent; and (I) reduces caking and precipitation while promoting the liquid reactant distribution, and generates hydrogen via hydrolysis.    USE - (I) is useful for controlled generation of hydrogen in fuel cells, which are useful for mobile applications such as laptops, mp3 players, or cellular phones.    ADVANTAGE - (I) reduces caking and precipitation while promoting the liquid reactant distribution. (I) exhibit enhanced energy density, controllability, safety, and environmental friendliness and is of low cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows the enhanced liquid distribution in a fuel mixture containing anti-caking agents and LDA.    Liquid reactant (208)    Liquid distributing agents (210)    Liquid paths (212)    Fuel mixture. (214)
NOVELTY - A silicon photoelectric multiplier (10) comprises a first type silicon substrate (11); cells including a first type epitaxial layer (12) formed on the substrate, a high concentration first type conductive layer (13) formed on the epitaxial layer, and a high concentration second type conductive layer (14) doped with a second type opposite the first type and formed on the high concentration first type conductive layer; a trench (18) formed to optically separate the cells; and a guard ring (19) formed on an outer wall of the trench to reach a bottom surface of the first type epitaxial layer.    USE - A silicon photoelectric multiplier.    ADVANTAGE - The silicon photoelectric multiplier has a cell structure which is an inexpensive optical sensor which has bias voltage properties and is not affected by a magnetic field.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a silicon photoelectric multiplier.    Photoelectric multiplier (10)    Silicon substrate (11)    Conductive layers (13, 14)    Trench (18)    Guard ring (19)
NOVELTY - The truck has a battery holder (10) arranged in a frame. A battery block (12) is moved into or out of the holder. A locking device (18) releasably locks the block relative to the frame and/or the holder in a fitted position. The locking device includes a lever mounted around a vehicle-mounted axle. Another lever is pivotably mounted at the former lever and clampingly engages a wall surface of the block using a buffer. A third lever is inserted into the holder during opening the former lever and pushes the block away from the locking device. The buffer is made of elastomer material.    USE - Industrial truck i.e. pallet truck.    ADVANTAGE - The lever pushes the battery block away from the locking device, thus allowing a user to easily push the block from behind and remove the block from the holder, and hence allowing the user to quickly and easily exchange the battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a battery holder with a battery block and a locking device in a locking position.    Battery holder (10)    Battery block (12)    Sidewall (14)    Locking device (18)
NOVELTY - Ion-conductive microparticles (1) have and modifying group (4) and ionic dissociative group (3) provided on surface of base microparticles (2). One end (a) of the modifying group is bonded to the surface of base microparticles and other end (b) of the modifying group contains group of atoms (5) which have affinity with respect to fluorine-containing resin. The end (b) does not have ionic dissociative group.    USE - Ion-conductive microparticles are used for ion-conductive complex for membrane electrode assembly of electrochemical apparatus (all claimed) e.g. alkali electrolyte-type fuel cell, phosphoric acid-type fuel cell, molten carbonate-type fuel cell, solid oxide fuel cell and polymer electrolyte-type fuel cell used for notebook-type personal computer and mobile telephone.    ADVANTAGE - The ion-conductive microparticles are manufactured in high yield.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of ion-conductive microparticles;    (2) ion-conductive complex, which contains ion-conductive microparticles and fluorine-containing resin;    (3) membrane electrode assembly, which contains ion-conductive complex clamped between counter electrodes; and    (4) electrochemical apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic views of structure of ion-conductive microparticles. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Ion-conductive microparticles (1)    Base microparticles (2)    Ionic dissociative group (3)    Modifying group (4)    Group of atoms (5)
NOVELTY - The converter has a solar photoelectric converting coat and a photo-thermal converting coat formed inside a blackbody such that solar energy is converted into heat energy and electric energy. Sunlight is irradiated into the solar photoelectric converting coat and the photo-thermal converting coat inside a chamber through an open portion of the blackbody. The blackbody or/and a partial chamber of the blackbody is/are designed into an evaporation end of a heat pipe. A heat exchanger is arranged inside the chamber of the blackbody.    USE - Solar photo-thermal and photoelectric converter for a blackbody.    ADVANTAGE - The converter realizes maximum absorption and conversion of the sunlight irradiated into the chamber through the open portion. The converter reduces reflection, refraction and transmission losses, and increases conversion efficiency. The blackbody is made of quartz material, plastic material, metal or glass, so that materials and cost for producing a vacuum glass tube of low-tempter solar photo-thermal and photoelectric conversion are reduced. The converter has different solar mirrors arranged optionally to reflect, refract and project solar light such that solar light is taken into the blackbody to realize solar energy collection at different temperatures.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The solar photoelectric converting coat is selected from a group consisting of solar selection coat, solar low-temperature coat, solar middle-temperature coat and solar high-temperature coat. The heat pipe is selected from a group consisting of common heat pipe, overall heat pipe, separated circulating heat pipe, linkable heat pipe, pulse heat pipe and circulating self-oscillation heat pipe.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar photo-thermal and photoelectric converter.
NOVELTY - The expander has a battery (2) for providing power to an air pump (1). A lower end of a supporting mechanism is slidingly positioned in a cylinder body (3). An air sac (4) is arranged between a bottom surface of the supporting mechanism and a bottom surface of the cylinder body. The air pump in the power mechanism aerates the air sac by an air conveying pipe (23) in the air pump. A supporting block (5) supports a deformed vehicle body. The supporting block is positioned on an upper end of the supporting mechanism in a telescopic manner.    USE - Vehicle self-rescue expander.    ADVANTAGE - The expander is composed of a spiral transmission stroke and an air sac push stroke, and has large stroke, stable power source support, small volume and light weight, simple manufacture technique, convenient installation and detachment and reduced cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The air sac is in a double-layered structure composed of a liner prepared from a rubber material and a jacket prepared from nylon cloth.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a vehicle self-rescue expander.    Air pump (1)    Battery (2)    Cylinder body (3)    Air sac (4)    Supporting block (5)    Air conveying pipe (23)
NOVELTY - The method involves etching a gallium nitride (GaN) sample platform and forming a stepped sample structure. A microstructural mask layer is formed on the platform. The platform is etched for another time to form a nanometer columnar array. A filler is spin coated on the GaN sample with the nanometer columnar array. A current expansion layer is formed on a planarized GaN sample with the nanometer columnar array. A metal is deposited on the current expansion layer and the platform to produce a n/p electrode. A microstructural mask layer is formed on the platform.    USE - Solar battery production method for a third nitride nanometer array structure.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables avoiding rough electrode area, strengthening adhesion of the sedimented metal and increasing electric connection. The method can be implemented in a simple and quick manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The filler is a photoresist, polyimide or spin-coated glass.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flow diagram of a production method of solar battery of a third nitride nanometer array structure.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The cable has an insulation layer covered and squeezed on a conductor, and a protective sleeve layer covered on the insulation layer, where the insulation layer and the protective sleeve layer are made of polyolefin plastics cross linked by electronic irradiation. Composite coiling structure of multiple threads of thin copper wires are provided with an electric film.    USE - Solar energy photovoltaic cable.    ADVANTAGE - The cable works normally in harsh environment such as environment with a temperature of 120 degree Celsius and minus 40 degree Celsius, eliminates strong UV rays, prevents sharp temperature change, has chemical corrosion resistance, and withstands high mechanical stress.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar energy photovoltaic cable.
NOVELTY - The case has an electric conductor in a case body. A heat radiator is in sealing connection with the case body by a silicon rubber. The heat radiator is connected with a frame of a solar battery.    USE - Solar wiring case for safety of a solar generating plant.    ADVANTAGE - The case lowers temperature of diode, and has higher stability and reliability. The case ensures safety of the solar generating plant. The case has less production time and has higher producing efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial sectional view of a solar wiring case.
NOVELTY - The power source has a lithium battery pack connected with an intelligent charger, where the intelligent charger outputs an electric energy unit to a power consumption device. A portable bag comprises a power generation device i.e. hand-driven power generator, the lithium battery pack, the intelligent charger and multiple connecting cables. The lithium battery pack is provided with two input interfaces and an input/output interface. An electric amount indicating lamp and an electric amount checking button are arranged between one of the input interface and the input/output interface.    USE - Outdoor multifunctional power source for charging battery of a mobile electronic device.    ADVANTAGE - The power source adopts a high-capacity lithium battery for storing energy so as to satisfy need of charging battery of an electronic device. The intelligent charger can automatically identify number of batteries of a charged device. The power source is operated automatically by a menu, and is light in weight, convenient to carry, simple to operate and avoids need of maintenance.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of an outdoor multifunctional power source. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The technique involves using insulation polymer as main molding material doped with conduction material to form coating. Conductivity of the insulation polymer is achieved by doping with conductive particles to provide free electron carrier. The doped conduction material comprises metal powder i.e. aurum, silver, nickel, zinc or aluminum, non-metal powder i.e. graphite or amorphous carbon black, and metal oxide i.e. zinc oxide, tin oxide or silicon carbide, for doping to the polymer with proper proportion to make the polymer turn into a conductor or a semiconductor.    USE - Technique for coating solar energy batteries.    ADVANTAGE - The technique enables coating solar energy batteries through easy operation technique in an inexpensive manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating a technique for coating solar energy batteries.
NOVELTY - The device has two photoelectric translating elements, where one of the photoelectric translating elements i.e. N-type semiconductor layer, comprises a lighting area and a non-lighting area. Another photoelectric translating element i.e. carbon nanometer layer, comprises another lighting area and another non-lighting area. The former lighting area is electrically connected with the latter non-lighting area. The N-type semiconductor layer comprises a compound material, which is formed through a carbon nanometer layer and a polyamine polymer.    USE - Photoelectric translating device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a photoelectric translating device.
NOVELTY - A sheet (4) has a gap formed by heat-fusing heat-bondable resin powder. The apparent density of sheet is 20-70% of true density of heat bondable resin.    USE - Sheet is used for sealing material of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The sheet has low thermal contraction rate, and provides sealing material of solar cell with high flexibility, transparency and productivity. The fraction defective of solar cell is reduced. The sealing material of solar cell has high durability and workability. The solar cell element is prevented from damage by external force.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of sheet for sealing material of solar cell.    Surface-side protection component (1)    Back surface side protection component (2)    Solar cell element (3)    Sheet for sealing material (4)
NOVELTY - Photovoltaic-cooling-power-module generates electricity from light irradiation in the photo-voltaic process in the semiconductor cells and generating additional electricity from the otherwise unwanted photo-heat in a power-electricity process in a turbine-generator.    USE - The photovoltaic-cooling-power-module is used for improving the efficiency of photovoltaic power plants.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic-cooling-power-module keeps the photovoltaic cells at low operating temperature by transporting away the unwanted heat generated in the process, where heat transport is done via liquefied gas that drives a turbine and generator and produces additional electricity. The overall electric power generated by the module is 5-6 times more than in present state-of-the-technology un-cooled photovoltaic modules.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a special heat-conducting plastic glue to fix the fragile photovoltaic wafers to the surface of the heat exchanger, insulating the cells electrically but transporting the building-up heat from the cells fast and efficiently to the evaporating gas inside the exchanger; and    (2) an optimized turbine-generator combination for the high-speed gas flow resulting from the high volume expansion, using magnetic coupling between the gas-inside of the turbine and the air-outside of the generator.
NOVELTY - The battery has a cathode (10) that stores/releases lithium ion at a potential not lower than the oxidation-reduction equilibrium potential between iodide ion and iodine. The anode (12) stores or releases the lithium ion. A non-aqueous electrolytic solution includes a non-aqueous solvent dissolved in an electrolyte, such that the non-aqueous electrolytic solution contains lithium halide or an iodine molecule.    USE - Lithium ion secondary battery for electric vehicle such as zero-emission electric vehicle without engine, hybrid electric vehicle with engine and secondary battery, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Since the non-aqueous electrolytic solution composed of a non-aqueous solvent having dissolved in an electrolyte, is left to stand in a high-temperature environment capacity loss, the irreversible capacity loss at high temperatures, of a lithium ion secondary battery can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view showing a cylindrical lithium ion secondary battery.    Cathode (10)    Anode (12)    Battery can (13)    Cathode collector tab (14)    Anode collector tab (15)
NOVELTY - The device has flat stack (120) that generates electric energy using the fuel supplied from fuel storage tank. A pressure control unit controls the pressure of the fuel supplied to the flat stack. A converter converts the voltage of electric energy generated from the flat stack. A connector transfers electric energy converted through converter to power terminals of device.    USE - Portable device e.g. mobile phone.    ADVANTAGE - Since the electrical connection between the flexible printed circuit board and power terminals is maintained even when the cover is separated, the electrical energy can be applied continuously to the portable device. Since the fuel cell power system is compatible with portable electronic device, the structure of the portable device need not be changed. Hence the production cost of the portable device is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the membrane electrode assembly.    Flat stack (120)    Anode (121)    Cathode (122)    Collector (125)    Gasket (126)
NOVELTY - A metal-air battery (10) comprises a metal electrode; an air electrode; and at least one of an ionic liquid and a deep eutectic solvent provided within the metal-air battery.    USE - The metal-air battery is used for large scale and small scale applications.    ADVANTAGE - The battery is an improved meta-air battery. The metal-air battery provides for management of the interaction between the internal chemical reaction in the battery and the external environment. The metal-air battery has a longer lifespan and improved environmental stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is a method of making a metal-air battery by providing an ionic liquid or a deep eutectic solvent between the air electrode and the metal electrode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a metal-air battery.    Metal-air battery (10)
NOVELTY - A portable cutting device for transport by a human operator, comprises a laser source (102); a battery power source (104); a laser directing device supporting focusing optics in a collimating chamber, where the laser comprises a fiber gain medium and at least one optical pump; at least one storage container (106); and a flexible optical conduit communicating the optical energy produced by the laser source to the laser directing device.    USE - The portable cutting device is used for transport by a human operator (claimed). The portable cutting device is used for breaching a barrier.    ADVANTAGE - The portable unit can be carried by a person and is capable providing enough power to effectively breach a barrier.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a representative view of a portable cutting device.    Laser source (102)    Power source (104)    Controller (105)    Storage container (106)    Cooling unit (111)
NOVELTY - A sealing material contains thermoplastic polymer containing structural unit derived from ethylene, and phosphite compound (I).    USE - Sealing material is used for molded product for cell of solar cell (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The molded product formed using the sealing material has excellent durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A sealing material contains thermoplastic polymer containing structural unit derived from ethylene, and phosphite compound of formula (I).    R1,R2,R4,R5=H, 1-8C alkyl, 5-8C cycloalkyl, 6-12C alkyl cycloalkyl, 7-12C aralkyl or phenyl;    X=bivalent group, single bond, or sulfur;    R3=H or 1-8C alkyl;    X=single bond, sulfur or group of formula: -C(-H)(-R6)-;    R6=H, 1-8C alkyl or 5-8C cycloalkyl;    A=2-8C alkylene or group of formula: -C(=O)-R7;    R7=single bond or 1-8C alkylene;and    at least one of Y' and Z=hydroxy, 1-8C alkyl, 1-8C alkoxy, or 7-12C aralkyloxy, and remainder is H or 1-8C alkyl.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) usage of phosphite compound for improving durability of sealing material; and    (2) sealing method of cell for solar cell.
NOVELTY - A transfer film (10) has a metal layer (13), a transparent conductive layer (12) and an adhesive layer (11), sequentially formed on a temporary support material (14).    USE - Transfer film is used in display device, sensor and solar power element.    ADVANTAGE - The transfer film has favorable electroconductivity, and highly defined pattern image of electroconductive film is formed using the transfer film.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for adhesive film comprising transparent conductive film.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of adhesive sheet.    Transfer film (10)    Adhesive layer (11)    Transparent conductive layer (12)    Metal layer (13)    Temporary support material (14)
NOVELTY - A transparent heat-resistant film is obtained by stretching mixed resin composition containing crystalline polyaryl ketone resin (A), and polyetherimide resin (B) having pyrrolidine-containing repeating unit (I) along one direction. The film has linear expansion coefficient of 50 ppm/ degrees C or less. The film having thickness of 50 mu m or less has haze of 30% or less. The film having thickness of 80 mu m or less has haze of 43% or less.    USE - Transparent heat-resistant film is used for electronic components, solar cell and flexible printed wiring board.    ADVANTAGE - The film has excellent transparency, heat resistance and dimensional stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A transparent heat-resistant film is obtained by stretching mixed resin composition containing crystalline polyaryl ketone resin (A), and polyetherimide resin (B) having pyrrolidine-containing repeating unit of formula (I) along one direction. The film has linear expansion coefficient of 50 ppm/ degrees C or less. The film having thickness of 50 mu m or less has haze of 30% or less. The film having thickness of 80 mu m or less has haze of 43% or less. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of transparent heat-resistant film, which involves melt-kneading the mixed resin composition, cooling and stretching obtained molded product along one direction.
NOVELTY - A polyester film uses polyester obtained by polymerizing using polycondensation catalyst containing aluminum and/or its compound, and a phosphorus compound having an aromatic group in a molecule, as a main structural component, and contains a UV absorber. The film has a light transmittance of 20% or less at a wavelength of 380 nm, and an intrinsic viscosity of 0.6-0.9 dl/g. The terminal carboxyl group concentration of polyester is 25 eq/ton or less.    USE - Polyester film is used for back-surface sealing sheets and protection sheets of solar cells used outdoor.    ADVANTAGE - The polyester film has excellent thermal stability, hydrolysis resistance, durability, flexibility, and light resistance, and can be manufactured with high productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of polyester film, which involves melting polyester chips in an extruder, forming an unstretched film by extruding the molten resin from the extruder, stretching the film in at least one direction, and heat-processing the stretched film. The maximum temperature of polyester resin during melting is 280 degrees C or more. The difference between terminal carboxyl concentration of polyester chips and terminal carboxyl concentration of polyester film is 6 eq/ton or less.
NOVELTY - A secondary battery has a circuit formed at outer surface of a cladding material (1) comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode containing lithium or lithium alloy as active material. The positive electrode has a gel layer containing solvent and radical polymer as active material, provided on a collector layer. The radical polymer contains nitroxide radical group in molecule. The cladding material contains a thermoplastic resin.    USE - Secondary battery is used for flexible display and electronic paper.    ADVANTAGE - The secondary battery has high energy density and flexibility, and is easily manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of secondary battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of secondary battery.    Cladding material (1)    Positive electrode collector (2)    Negative electrode collector (3)    Separator (4)    Electronic component (7)
NOVELTY - The battery fixing device has a circuit board which is equipped with an opening equal to a bracket in size. A pair of side walls is provided on edge of a bottom perpendicular to a bracket to form an accommodation chamber for containing batteries. The side walls are formed with stop walls that are hung on edge of the opening on the circuit board to place the bracket in the opening of the circuit board. A cover body is formed with a clamp hook that is clamped on the circuit board for holding the battery between the bracket and the cover body.    USE - Battery fixing device for bearing batteries in portable electronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the battery fixing device.
NOVELTY - The system has terminals (15,17) of two electrical connectors (2) which are electrically connected with each other when the adjacent electrical connectors are overlapped. An end of a shell (23) of the electrical connector is provided with an upper protecting cover (1) or a lower protecting cover (5). The upper protecting cover and the electrical connector, two adjacent electrical connectors and lower protecting cover, and electrical connectors are fixedly connected with each other by lock catch.    USE - Electrical connector system for connecting solar battery board and inverter.    ADVANTAGE - Achieves connection of solar battery board and the inverter by one system of electrical connector without using a adapter, and simplifies connecting structure of solar battery board. the system of electrical connector and the inverter while being low cost and simple wiring.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded sectional view of the electrical connector system for connecting solar battery board and inverter.    Upper protecting cover (1)    Electrical connectors (2)    Lower protecting cover (5)    Terminals (15,17)    Shell (23)
NOVELTY - The panel has an upper glass plate (21) and a lower plate (11) provided with strips of diodes (23, 13) on faces, respectively. The faces are coupled with interposition of a transparent polymer layer (20). One of strips of diodes photoconverts light radiation of wavelength lower than a value, and develops tension. The other strip of diodes photoconverts light radiations of wavelength lower than another value that is higher than the former value, and develops another tension. A relationship between widths of the strips of diodes is equal to a relationship between the tensions.    USE - Photovoltaic solar panel for use on a roof and a facade of a building.    ADVANTAGE - The panel absorbs the weak luminous wavelengths and the high luminous wavelengths from the solar radiation. The panel is effective and simple to manufacture. The panel has reduced production cost.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a double-layered assembly of diodes.    Lower plate (11)    Diodes (13, 23)    Transparent polymer layer (20)    Upper glass plate (21)    End terminals (31, 32)
NOVELTY - The device has a plate possessed with a glass surface to provide greenhouse effect, where the plate is made of metal or plastic. A metal material penetrates into a reservoir to transfer heat. A base is formed by isolating material.    USE - Hybrid device for collecting and storing water.    ADVANTAGE - The plate is possessed with the glass surface to provide greenhouse effect, thus increasing efficiency of the device. The base is formed by the isolating material, so that the device avoids heat dissipation.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram illustrating an operation of a hybrid device. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The element (1) has a reflector layer (5) arranged on a carrier layer (10), where the element has high and low flexural rigidity in two corresponding extension directions that are perpendicular to each other. Recesses are provided on one side of the carrier layer opposite to the reflector layer, and run parallel to each other in one of the extension directions. The carrier layer contains a cellulose-containing ceramic metallic material e.g. light metal such as aluminum, or alloy, or plastic. The reflector layer is comprised of an element e.g. silver, aluminum, copper, gold, chromium or nickel.    USE - Reflector element for use in a solar energy collector.    ADVANTAGE - The reflector element has the high and low flexural rigidity in the two corresponding extension directions that are perpendicular to each other, thus enabling the reflector element to be reproducible in a simple manner in industrial standards, to be producible in a cost-effective manner and to be adapted to different geometries of carrier constructions without high expenditure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an inclined view of upper- and lower sides and a cross-sectional view of a reflector element with a wave-shaped profile structure.    Reflector element (1)    Reflector layer (5)    Carrier layer (10)
NOVELTY - The photovoltaic system comprises a two-dimensional solar panel and a fastening device for mounting the solar panel to a building section (40). The fastening device includes a pair of corresponding Velcro tapes (30, 32), of which the former Velcro strip is arranged on back side (11) of the solar panel (10). The latter Velcro strip includes a self-adhesive layer for attachment at the building section.    USE - Photovoltaic system.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic system allows a cost effective and flexible handling when mounting on lightweight and flat roofs.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for fixing two-dimensional solar panel in a building section, which involves attaching former Velcro tape on back side of the solar panel and then the latter Velcro tape is glued to a corresponding point on the building section.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic sectional view of a photovoltaic system.    Solar panel (10)    Back side (11)    Velcro tape (30, 32)    Bonding agent layer (34)    Building section (40)
NOVELTY - The method involves encapsulating, by injection compression, photovoltaic cells by thermoplastic polymer in receiver molds to obtain a photovoltaic module, where the obtained photovoltaic module is a finished product or a semi-finished product. The injection compression is carried out at temperature comprised between 175 and 450 degree Celsius and pressure comprised between 1 and 100 bars.    USE - Method for encapsulating photovoltaic cells used for producing electricity, to form a product e.g. finished product or semi-finished product such as tile, panel, shell, door, glass, fabric decoration, sliding roof and sunshade (all claimed), used in a building.    ADVANTAGE - The method encapsulates the photovoltaic cells by injection compression, in an inexpensive and rapid manner, thus reducing the thickness of the finished product, while ensuring the protection of the photovoltaic cells. The method fabricates the photovoltaic module that is easy to recycle. The method permits the reproduction of the finished product, thus facilitating the positioning and replacement of the finished product, and improving yield of the finished product.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a mold for implementing a photovoltaic cell encapsulating method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a right side sectional view of a mold implementing a photovoltaic cell encapsulating method.    Polished mirror (6a)    Pavements (8)    Connection (9)
NOVELTY - A resin sheet consists of layer (X) containing ethylene- alpha -olefin copolymer (A) and organic peroxide (C), and layer (Y) containing polyolefin (B) containing functional group and component (C). The copolymer has density of 0.860-0.920 g/cm3, melt viscosity ( eta 1) of less than 9.0x 10-4 poise measured at shear rate of 2.43x 102 second-1 and 100 degrees C, melt viscosity ( eta 2) of less than 1.8x 10-4 poise measured at shear rate of 2.43x 102 second-1 and 100 degrees C, and branch number satisfying preset relation.    USE - Resin sheet for sealing material of solar cell and integrated circuit.    ADVANTAGE - The resin sheet has excellent heat resistance, transparency, flexibility, adhesiveness with respect to substrate and is manufactured with improved productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A resin sheet consists of layer containing ethylene- alpha -olefin copolymer (A) and organic peroxide (C), and layer containing polyolefin (B) containing functional group and component (C). The copolymer has density of 0.860-0.920 g/cm3, melt viscosity ( eta 1) of less than 9.0x 10-4 poise measured at shear rate of 2.43x 102 second-1 and 100 degrees C, melt viscosity ( eta 2) of less than 1.8x 10-4 poise measured at shear rate of 2.43x 102 second-1 and 100 degrees C, ratio of average molecular weight and number average molecular weight measured by gel permeation chromatography of 8.0 or less and branch number satisfying the relation: N greater than or equal to (-0.67)x E+53, where N is branch number per carbon number in total of 1000 pieces of principal chain and side chain measured by nuclear magnetic resonance and E is tensile elasticity modulus measured according to ISO 1184-1983.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the structure of resin sheet.    Layers (X,Y)
NOVELTY - A thiadiazole-containing polymer (I) is new.    USE - Thiadiazole-containing polymer is used for organic semiconductor material used for organic semiconductor layer of organic electronic device e.g. photoelectric conversion element and solar cell (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to building materials, motor vehicle components, vessel, aircraft, spacecraft, household appliances, toys and mobile telephone.    ADVANTAGE - The thiadiazole-containing polymer has excellent solubility and photoelectric transfer characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A thiadiazole-containing polymer of formula (I) is new.    Ar1,Ar2=arylene group or heteroarylene;and    Ar3=arylene, heteroarylene, alkenyl or alkynyl.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of thiadiazole-containing polymer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of photoelectric conversion element.    Solar cell element (6)    Transparent electrode (101)    Organic active layer (103)    Counter electrode (105)    Substrate (106)
NOVELTY - A catalyst distributed on substrate is provided in chemical vapor deposition chamber. Then, hydrocarbon gas and gas comprising oxygen are supplied to the chamber, the hydrocarbon gas and the gas comprising oxygen are simultaneously contacted with the catalyst, the hydrocarbon and/or the substrate are heated to a temperature sufficient for carbon nanotube synthesis, and formation of graphene layer is controlled on the catalyst, and catalyst deactivation is varied by contacting oxygen with the catalyst, to form carbon nanotube.    USE - Synthesis of carbon nanotube used for battery and capacitor.    ADVANTAGE - The carbon nanotube is manufactured with excellent mechanical property, electrical property, field emission characteristics and chemical stability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for preventing formation of graphene layer.
NOVELTY - The turbine (10) includes a turbine shroud (30) comprising a set of internal ribs for connecting a rigid structural member (72) to another rigid structural member (74). A turbine skin (70) covers a portion of the set of internal ribs, where the turbine skin comprises a fabric or a polymer. A truss connects an ejector shroud (50) to the turbine shroud. The turbine shroud includes a leading edge (76) and a trailing edge (38) that are not covered by the turbine skin, where the turbine shroud is arranged about the impeller. The leading edge and the trailing edge are formed of a rigid material.    USE - Shrouded wind turbine i.e. mixer-ejector wind turbine (MEWT).    ADVANTAGE - The internal ribs are shaped, so as to form mixing lobes on the ejector shroud to provide improved flow mixing and control in the turbine shroud, thus increasing efficiency of the turbine, and hence reducing downstream turbulence. The turbine operates more effectively in low wind speeds and is acceptable aesthetically for both urban and suburban settings. The turbine provides an effective and efficient wind generating system, and significantly increases the maximum power extraction potential.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The rigid material is a glass reinforced polymer. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for making a wind turbine.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a wind turbine.    Shrouded wind turbine (10)    Turbine shroud (30)    Trailing edge (38)    Ejector shroud (50)    Turbine skin (70)    Rigid structural member (72)    Rigid structural member (74)    Leading edge (76)
NOVELTY - Adhesive sheet comprises ethylene copolymer resin A having vinyl acetate (30-36%), ethylene copolymer resin B having vinyl acetate (24-30%), and organic peroxide. The weight ratio of ethylene copolymer resin A and ethylene copolymer resin B is 90/10-10/90.    USE - The adhesive sheet is useful in solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The adhesive sheet less generation of gas and bubbles, and has shrinkage ratio of 2%, which reduces the damage of solar cell.
NOVELTY - Adhesive sheet composition comprises silane coupling agent, diamine group, ethylene copolymer resin, and organic peroxide.    USE - The adhesive sheet is useful in solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The adhesive sheet composition protects solar cell at the upper and lower portion and has excellent adhesive force of 85% and water resistant.
NOVELTY - Adhesive sheet comprises organic or inorganic nucleating agent, ethylene copolymer resin, and organic peroxide.    USE - The adhesive sheet is useful in solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The adhesive sheet has excellent physical and mechanical properties.
NOVELTY - The collector has two surfaces provided with transparent cover plates. A heat sucking plate core is inserted in the collector and two surfaces of the collector are allocated with selective heat sucking coats. A heat insulating layer is arranged outside the heat sucking plate core. A reflection light condensing device is located on a back light surface of the collector. The heat sucking plate core is formed as an integral structure by a snake pipe and heat sucking fins. The heat sucking fins with heat sucking coats and a snake pipe are formed as a sandwich structure.    USE - Light condensing efficient flat composite heat collector.    ADVANTAGE - The collector has high heat efficiency, wide range of applications, better cost performance, and safe and reliable performance, enables use of solar energy. The collector conserves energy, and enables environment protection.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side perspective view of a light condensing efficient flat composite heat collector.
NOVELTY - The wall has an electrode formed on a transparent substrate. A surface of a transparency plate is filled with inactive gas, and a front panel is connected to a side of a back plate. A heatproof wire is installed on a surface of the back plate and made of aluminum or graphite. A conductive material layer is adhered to the transparent substrate and made of n-type oxide. A conductive material is selected from carbon nanotube, nano carbon black, graphite powder, conductivity polymer and platinum.    USE - Power generation soundproof wall.    ADVANTAGE - The wall prevents water leakage and improves power generation efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a power generation soundproof wall.
NOVELTY - The solar cell has multiple back contact electrodes formed on a substrate. An optical absorption pattern is formed on each back contact electrode. A light-transmitting part is formed between the optical absorption patterns that expose a part of the back contact electrodes. A front electrode layer is exposed on a contact pattern. The light-transmitting part is made of transparent amorphous resin or photoresist, where refractive index of the light-transmitting part is 1.9-2.9. A buffer layer is formed between the optical absorption patterns and the light-transmitting part.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The generation efficiency and the light-transmissive effect of the light-transmitting part are improved. The serial resistance of the solar cell is reduced and the electrical characteristic of the solar cell can be improved. The leakage current of the solar cell is prevented. The penetration of the light is controlled by controlling the location in which the light-transmitting part is arranged. The solar cell has aesthetic appearance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar cell.
NOVELTY - Production of a protective sheet, preferably a back sheet for a photovoltaic module, involves chemical etching of a surface (2a) of a polyester layer (2); depositing on the etched surface a water based dispersion of self cross linkable material; cross linking reaction of the water based dispersion of self cross linkable material deposited on the etched surface.    USE - For production of a protective sheet e.g. back sheet for a photovoltaic module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The back sheet for photovoltaic modules is stable even in the presence of extreme weather conditions and displays an extremely low degrade rate and long lifetime; it exhibits optimum resistance properties against both moisture and UV radiation. The method provides inexpensive back sheets for photovoltaic modules; provides stable back sheets for photovoltaic modules without employing adhesive substances to bond the layers, at least for the layers mainly subject to weather conditions such as the external ones; provides back sheets for photovoltaic modules without fluoropolymers so as to have materials easy to recycle and/or to dispose at the end of life of the product; is solvent free and does not involve contraction of the polyester layers under the effect of the external temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for protective sheet, preferably a back sheet for a photovoltaic module, comprises an internal polyester layer having etched surface; and an external layer (1) adhered to the etched surface of the internal polyester layer, where the external layer comprising a reticulated self cross linkable material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a sectional view of the layers forming a protective sheet.    External layer (1)    Polyester layer (2)    Etched surface (2a)    Adhesive layer (3)    Primer layer (4)
NOVELTY - The case comprises two case constituting portions (21,22) that are coupled to each other. The case constituting portions have resin regions (25,26). The resin region (25) is formed of flame-resistant resin film. The resin region (26) is formed such that resin is integrally molded at different region from predetermined section of the resin region (25).    USE - Case for battery pack (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The resin regions are formed in predetermined manner so that moldability can be improved while ensuring flame retardant of the case.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) method of manufacturing battery pack; and    (2) method for manufacturing case for battery pack.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of case for battery pack.    Case (12)    Case constituting portions (21,22)    Resin regions (25,26)
NOVELTY - A solar cell module consists of a gas-barrier film (540) laminated on a layer containing a solar cell element. The gas-barrier film consists of base film, weather-resistant coating layer, and inorganic thin film layer. The coating layer comprises substance obtained by crosslinking modified polyvinyl alcohol, substance obtained by crosslinking polycaprolactone polyol and/or polycarbonate polyol, and/or acrylic polymer. The water-vapor-permeation rate of the gas-barrier film is greater than 0 g/m2/day and 0.1 g/m2/day or less.    USE - Solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell module has excellent electric power generation efficiency and interlayer adhesiveness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A solar cell module consists of a laminate obtained by laminating a gas-barrier film on a layer containing a solar cell element. The gas-barrier film consists of a laminate of a base film, a weather-resistant coating layer, and an inorganic thin film layer. The weather-resistant coating layer comprises substance obtained by crosslinking modified polyvinyl alcohol, substance obtained by crosslinking polycaprolactone polyol and/or polycarbonate polyol, and/or acrylic polymer having group(s) chosen from UV-ray-stable group, UV-ray-absorptive group, and cycloalkyl group. The water-vapor-permeation rate of the gas-barrier film at 40 degrees C and 90% relative humidity is greater than 0 g/m2/day and 0.1 g/m2/day or less.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view of the structure of solar cell module.    Glass substrate (510)    Organic thin-film solar cell (520)    Spacer (530)    Gas-barrier film (540)
NOVELTY - The photovoltaic module comprises metallic silicon, an encapsulating material and a gas phase corrosion inhibitor, which is adsorbed or absorbed on the surface of the metallic silcion and/or the remaining metallic component.    USE - Photovoltaic module useful for solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic module can be economically manufactured with improved corrosion resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for the production of a photovoltaic module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a schematic representation of a photovoltaic module.    Front plate (1)    Back plate (2)    Encapsulating material (3)    Solar cell. (4)
NOVELTY - The gas-barrier sheet (1A) has a gas-barrier film (3) that is provided on the base material (2), and moisture-absorption film (4) that is provided on gas-barrier film. The size of the moisture-absorption film is set to cover the upper surface and side of to-be-sealed element (5). The average particle diameter of alkaline-earth metal oxide distributed at moisture-absorption film, is about 200 nm or less than average particle diameter of resin.    USE - Gas-barrier sheet of sealing element used for sealing LCD element and organic electroluminescent element and solar cell element of apparatus (all claimed) such as flexible display apparatus and electronic device, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The gas-barrier property of the gas-barrier sheet is improved effectively, by simplified structure. The sealing element and apparatus provided with the gas-barrier sheet are provided without impairing the property of moisture-absorption film.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacturing method of gas-barrier sheet; and    (2) sealing element.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the gas-barrier sheet.    Gas-barrier sheet (1A)    Base material (2)    Gas-barrier film (3)    Moisture-absorption film (4)    To-be-sealed element (5)
NOVELTY - A film-like resin raw material (15) for sealing film produced by extrusion molding in a die (39) is extended on a sheet base material (11). The resin raw material is heated and melted on base material. The raw material is pressurized with an embossed roller (21), cooled, and a resin film (47) is laminated with base material. The resin film is then wound with base material, and low-contractile resin film (49) is manufactured.    USE - Manufacture of low-contractile resin film used as optical film and functional film.    ADVANTAGE - The low-contractile resin film having favorable heat bonding property and quality is manufactured. The generation of cracks and wrinkles is prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the block diagram of manufacturing apparatus of low-contractile resin film.    Sheet base material (11)    Film-like resin raw material (15)    Embossed roller (21)    Conveying belt (37)    Die (39)    Resin film (47)    Low-contractile resin film (49)
NOVELTY - Thin leaf material comprises aramid short fiber (85-95 wt.%) whose equilibrium moisture regain is less than or equal to 2.5%, and synthetic resin binder (5-15 wt.%) whose equilibrium moisture resin is less than or equal to 0.1%.    USE - The thin leaf material is useful as separator plate between electrically-conductive units in electric and electronic component chosen from battery, capacitor, fuel cell and solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The thin leaf material has high heat resistance that can endure heavy current.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of the above-cited thin leaf material; and    (2) electric and electronic component formed by using the thin leaf material.
NOVELTY - The heat exchanger (3) has a set of electrochemical memory round cells (2) arranged adjacent to each other. Temperature control medium e.g. liquid, is made to flow through a set of heat exchanger channels (3.1), where the channels run parallel to each other. The channels are formed as wave-like structure such that a lateral surface of one of the memory round cells is extensively arranged on a side of the channels and a lateral surface of the other memory round cell is extensively arranged on another side of the channels. The channels are made of flexible material and silicone.    USE - Heat exchanger for controlling temperature of an electrochemical energy storage i.e. high-power battery such as nickel metal hydride battery and lithium ion battery, in a vehicle e.g. electric vehicle and hybrid vehicle (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The lateral surfaces of the memory round cells are arranged on the respective sides of the heat exchanger channels, so that that heat transfer and cooling performance are improved. The heat exchanger has simple structure, high durability and prolonged service life, and reduces failure of the electrochemical energy storage. The heat exchanger can be manufactured in a time and cost-effective manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic top view of an electrochemical energy storage.    Electrochemical energy storage (1)    Electrochemical memory round cells (2)    Heat exchanger (3)    Heat exchanger channels (3.1)    Collecting tank (3.2)
NOVELTY - The battery (8) is formed by installing several cells (1) in assembled battery installation portion (9). A heat conductive element (7) is positioned between the cell and the installation portion, where the conductive element is thermally conductive sheet made of rubber, heat conductive paste or heat conductive gel.    USE - Assembled battery.    ADVANTAGE - The temperature rise of the battery can be suppressed without increasing the mass of battery and production cost of the battery can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the assembled battery.    Cell (1)    Binding tool (6)    Heat conductive element (7)    Assembled battery (8)    Assembled battery installation portion (9)
NOVELTY - The solar cell module (10) has a resin-made surface-protection sheet (14) that covers the light-receiving surface (12a) of photovoltaic cell (12). An ethylene-vinyl acetate polymer (EVA) resin (18) is attached with surface-protection sheet and photovoltaic cell while covering the photovoltaic cell. A low-contaminating coating material (20) having silicon is coated in the opposite side to the photovoltaic cell of surface-protection sheet.    USE - Solar cell module installed in roof and outer wall of building (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since the low-contaminating coating material is coated in the opposite side to the photovoltaic cell of surface-protection sheet, the contamination of solar cell module can be prevented efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for construction method of solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the solar cell module.    Solar cell module (10)    Photovoltaic cell (12)    Light-receiving surface (12a)    Surface-protection sheet (14)    EVA resin (18)    Low-contaminating coating material (20)
NOVELTY - The integrated solar panel has sun-facing surface a shade side surface, a side rim (5c) and an insulting structure. A portion of shade side surface and side rim is defined by a sheet-like material forming casting die for and being affixed to the insulting structure.    USE - Integrated solar panel in solar energy conversion system (claimed), mounted on top of roof or supported by roof supporting structure such as truss braces.    ADVANTAGE - The solar panel can be easily installed and mutually connected. Accurately controlled mass production of panels can be obtained by the user of sheet like material and efficient, economical and readily up scalable production can be ensured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar energy conversion system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the integrated solar panel.    Foam structure (2)    Sun facing side (3)    Side rim (5c)    Groove (15)    Socket (26)
NOVELTY - The retractable rod has more than two sections of retractable rods connected with each other in a sleeving mode so as to retract smoothly. Each retractable rod is fixed or loosened by a locking nut. A battery box is arranged on one end of the picking rod held by hand. A lithium battery with high energy density is arranged in the battery box. A switch of a beater is embedded on the exterior of the battery box. A beating device is provided at the working end of picking rod for beating the nut under the driving of the lithium battery.    USE - Retractable rod for beating and picking nut.    ADVANTAGE - Provides the retractable rod for beating and picking nut, which is featured with simple operation, is safe to use, and is convenient to carry.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the retractable rod for beating and picking nut. (Drawing includes non-English language text).
NOVELTY - The supercapacitor has an electrode that includes nickel and cobalt in predefined molar ratio. The electrode has a mass per surface area of at least 0.5 milligrams per square centimeters preferably 0.8 milligrams per square centimeters. The capacitor has one or more of specific capacitance of 450 Farad per gram square centimeters if measured at a voltage scan rate of 20 milli-Volts per second (mV/s) in 1 mole potassium hydroxide aqueous electrolyte, first and second specific capacitances when measured at 50 mV/s and 20 mV/s or predetermined absorbance in infrared spectrum of hydroxide stretch.    USE - Supercapacitor for use in a solar energy system (claimed). Can also be used for storing energy from renewable energy sources e.g. wind, tide or braking energy from car or train, capturing energy from lighting strikes, or providing rapid energy spikes for electrical or electromagnetic devices.    ADVANTAGE - The supercapacitor exhibit superior properties including high specific capacitance values at higher voltage scan rates, by incorporating electrodes with predetermined compositions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) an electrode forming method; and    (2) an energy storing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing depicts the normalized capacitance at increasing voltage scan rates for two commercial capacitors and a supercapacitor.
NOVELTY - The collector has an absorber (3) arranged in a housing (2), where solar fluid is passed on the absorber. An insulation unit (4) is arranged on a side of the absorber. The housing and a portion of the absorber are made as an integrated component by deformation and/or master formation of the housing and the absorber. The absorber is enclosed as a prefabricated component, during manufacturing of foamed housing from a housing material. The absorber comprises foam-, plastic-, rubber-, and ceramic materials and/or metals, where the foam materials are provided with glass fibers.    USE - Solar collector i.e. solar flat collector (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar collector is manufactured in a better flexible and robust manner at reduced material expenditure and manufacturing time.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The absorber is selected from a group of a heat transmitter, sheet metal or plate, foils in form of plate-type heat transmitters, tubes in form of a tubular bundle-, harp-, meander type absorber or laminar flowable absorbers. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing the solar collector.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross sectional view of a solar collector with an insulation unit that is distanced from an absorber.    Glass cover (1)    Housing (2)    Absorber (3)    Insulation unit (4)
NOVELTY - The system has a base plate (2) provided with a base with recesses for mounting longitudinal carriers. A fastener with a central plastic retainer plate (5) is inserted into the recesses by a universal screw (6). The fastener is screwed into a roof sub-structure by the screw. A connecting device is formed in a gap between a roof membrane (7) and contact area of the plate before screwing for sealing connection of the plate and a roof. The plate is formed such that a floor retaining element is connected with the plate. The plate is formed to hold and fix the base.    USE - Mounting system for attachment of solar module supports on flat roof of a building.    ADVANTAGE - The plate is formed to hold and fix the base on the roof in a reliable manner. The recesses of the roof membrane are closed in a waterproof manner. The system is easy to mount.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view illustrating attachment of a fastener.    Base plate (2)    Central plastic retainer plate (5)    Universal screw (6)    Roof membrane (7)    Insulation mat (23)
NOVELTY - The module (10) has solar cells (20) combined in a single plane. The solar cells are arranged between a combination of polyvinyl fluoride foil (12), underlying polyester foil (14), underlying polyvinyl fluoride foil (16) and an underlying ethylene-vinyl acetate foil (18) and another combination of ethylene-vinyl acetate foil (18'), an underlying polyvinyl fluoride foil (16'), an underlying polyester foil (14') and an underlying polyvinyl fluoride foil (12'). The ethylene-vinyl acetate foils are adjoined to the solar cells and the polyvinyl fluoride foils to form an outer side of the module.    USE - Laminar solar module for use in a photovoltaic system and installing on a lightweight and flat roof.    ADVANTAGE - The ethylene-vinyl acetate foils are adjoined to the solar cells and the polyvinyl fluoride foils to form the outer side of the module, so that the solar module can be handled in a simple, economical and flexible manner during assembling on gable roof, lightweight and flat roofs. The solar module is flexible and light in weight, so that the solar module can be attached at the building sections of arbitrary forms in a simple manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a solar module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar module.    Laminar solar module (10)    Polyvinyl fluoride foils (12, 12')    Underlying polyester foils (14, 14')    Underlying polyvinyl fluoride foils (16, 16')    Underlying ethylene-vinyl acetate foils (18, 18')    Solar cells (20)
NOVELTY - A film is obtained by coating active-energy ray polymeric composition on at least one surface of transparent base film (A) having corrugated layer, curing, and giving electrodischarge treatment with respect to surface of corrugated layer.    USE - Film is used for manufacture of anti-glare resin board (claimed) used as surface-production component for solar cell module and front board of image display apparatus e.g. plasma display, cathode ray tube, liquid crystal display and electroluminescent display for computer, word processor, and television, and electronic paper.    ADVANTAGE - The film has excellent peelability and adhesiveness with respect to resin board. The resin board formed using the film has excellent anti-glare property and abrasion resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of anti-glare resin board.
NOVELTY - The back contact conductive layer comprises a conductive material (3-8 wt.%), a conductive additive (40-60 wt.%), a temperature resistant polymeric material (30-50 wt.%), and a second additive. The polymeric material is resistant to temperature of 200-550 degrees C, and the conductive layer has an electrical sheet resistance of less than 5 Ohm/square. The conductive material comprises carbon nanotubes.    USE - The conductive layer is useful as a back contact in a photovoltaic device such as a dye sensitized solar cell or other electronic application (all claimed) such as large area lighting and displays, and in a continuous roll to roll production line.    ADVANTAGE - The back contact conductive layer can be economically and rapidly manufactured with reduced sheet resistance and good conductivity thus improving the performance and efficiency of the photovoltaic device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a method of producing a conductive layer; and    (2) a dye sensitized solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a schematic view of a model of a conductive material, a conductive additive and a second additive dispersed in a polymeric material with a conductive path.    Conductive layer (1)    Conductive material (2)    First conductive additive (3)    Second conductive additive (4)    Temperature resistant cross-linked network of polyimide. (5)
NOVELTY - Making a photovoltaic cell light concentrator for directing light to one or more photovoltaic cells comprises forming a thin plastics disk coated by a reflective layer consisting of a metal layer, the disk having a thickness which varies with radial distance; and bending the disk to the desired configuration by applying heat and applying force at its central region causing the disk to assume the desired configuration without the use of a mould or former.    USE - The method and disk are useful for making a photovoltaic cell light concentrator for directing light to one or more photovoltaic cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method produces les expensive photovoltaic cell light concentrator.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are:    (1) a disk for use in a process above, having thickness which varies with radial distance;    (2) a concentrating photovoltaic assembly comprising (i) a thin plastics disk having a reflection coating and formed to have a shape optimized for light concentration, and (ii) a support arranged to maintain the disk in its optimized shape without the use of a former, and (iii) a photovoltaic cell place in the concentrated light path; and    (3) a photovoltaic cell assembly having (a) plural plastics disks each forming a light collector of a respective photovoltaic module, the disks secured to respective supports by at least three securing elements per light collector; (b) (i) at least one of the securing elements securing a respective light collector to a support that when moved in a linear way yields a change of inclination of the plural light collectors in a fixed plane; (ii) at least two of the securing elements securing the light collector to a holder that when rotated yields a change in the orientation of the light collectors, where the combined action of (i) and (ii) enables solar tracking of the plural photovoltaic modules.
NOVELTY - Thin film photovoltaic (PV) module comprises: (a) a light-absorbing thin film stack having an exposed surface and a light-absorbing surface provided on a transparent front sheet; (b) a back sheet; and (c) a laminate, provided directly on the exposed surface of the thin film stack, having high reflectivity and thermal emissivity for sealing the front sheet to the back sheet, so that the thin film stack is sealed between the front sheet and the back sheet.    USE - Used as thin film PV module.    ADVANTAGE - The PV module has reduced photovoltaic active layer stack process steps, and the potential to standardize equipment for the deposition or growth of the light absorbing thin films; simplified prevention of moisture ingress, thus eliminating complex, expensive process steps, and reducing the capital cost of processing equipment; and higher thin film PV module efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a method for making the thin film PV module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side sectional view of the thin film PV module.    Light-absorbing thin film stack (302)    Glass (304)    Lamination material (306)    Path (307)    Back sheet (310)
NOVELTY - Solar concentrator comprises concentric solar reflectors comprising an inner solar reflector overlying a central region of an outer solar reflector, each solar reflector exhibiting spindle toroid geometry for directing reflected solar radiation into a ring-like focal area, with the concentric solar reflectors creating ring-like focal areas.    USE - Used as solar concentrator.    ADVANTAGE - Each reflector is formed of curved petals that are disposed in a contiguous, keystone arrangement that requires no additional fixturing to hold the petals in place, which reduces the weight, complexity, and cost of the final solar concentrator structure. The improved solar concentrator provides an efficient operation, while being relatively simple to install and maintain.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a solar energy collection system comprising: (a) the solar concentrator; and (b) a receiver for converting the concentrated solar radiation at the ring-like focal area into electrical energy, thermal energy, or both.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an isometric view of the solar concentrator.    Outer reflector (12)    Inner reflector (14)    Focal area (F)    Rings (R-12,R-14)
NOVELTY - A joining medium layer is formed in the joint surface of at least one of two joining materials. Heating and/or electromagnetic irradiation are carried out in a state in which the 2 joining materials are accumulated through the joining medium layer with respect to the joining materials and the joining medium layer, to obtain a joint structure. The joining medium layer consists of hydrogen gas, steam gas, alcohol gas, hydrogen peroxide gas, organometallic compound, and/or silane coupling agent.    USE - Manufacture of joint structure for use in flat panel displays and solar cell panels.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of joint structures having excellent joint strength, without deterioration in optical characteristics of joining material by high-temperature heating.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for joint structure comprising 2 joining materials joined by covalent bond via metal molecule or hydrogen bond.
NOVELTY - A stainless steel has coating film having intensity ratio of peroxide and hydroxide with respect to chromium and iron of 1.0 or more measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic analysis, provided on the surface of stainless steel containing 16 %mass or more of chromium. The steel further contains (in %mass) carbon (0.03 or less), silicon (1.0 or less), manganese (1.0 or less), sulfur (0.01 or less), phosphorus (0.05 or less), aluminum (0.20 or less), nitrogen (0.03 or less), chromium (20-40), niobium, titanium and/or zinc (1.0 or less) and remaining iron.    USE - Stainless steel for fuel cell e.g. molten carbonate fuel cell, solid oxide fuel cell, alkaline fuel cell, polymer electrolyte fuel cell and phosphoric acid fuel cell used for electric vehicles and domestic power supply.    ADVANTAGE - The stainless steel having excellent corrosion resistance over a wide electric potential range is manufactured economically.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the stainless steel.
NOVELTY - The valve has a seat arranged in a body (12), and a valve member arranged in cooperation with the seat for controlling water flow between an inlet and an outlet, where movement of the valve member between an open position and a closed position is controlled by water pressure in a pilot chamber. A cavity is defined on an external cover (20) for enclosing a battery, solenoid actuator and a sensor such as presence sensor, where the actuator controls an operation of the valve member.    USE - Automatic toilet room flush valve for flushing a toilet and a urinal.    ADVANTAGE - The utilization of the external cover enables the valve to be easily serviced and operated in a reliable manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an automatic bathroom flusher for flushing a toilet and a urinal.    Automatic bathroom flusher (10)    Body (12)    External cover (20)    Optical window (132)    Top region (136)
NOVELTY - Fabricating a photovoltaic device comprises providing a photovoltaic material comprising an intrinsic layer, n-type layer and the p-type layer; forming a metal oxide over the photovoltaic material, the metal oxide being in electrical communication with the photovoltaic material; and placing a current collection element in electrical communication with the metal oxide. The current collection element including a conductive polymer and conductive wires integrated with the conductive polymer. The conductive wires are in electrical communication with the metal oxide.    USE - The method is useful for fabricating a photovoltaic device (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The simple and effective manufacturing method of a photovoltaic device includes applying an integrated current collection element as a monolithic element to an underlying photovoltaic device formed on an opaque substrate in a continuous process. The method is inexpensive, fast and easy to implement in a high speed manufacturing process.
NOVELTY - A vinylidene fluoride-type resin film consists of a resin composition containing vinylidene fluoride-type resin and copolymer resin of (meth)acrylic ester-type monomer and styrene-based monomer.    USE - Vinylidene fluoride-type resin film is used for back surface protection sheet for solar cell (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The vinylidene fluoride-type resin film has excellent environmental stability and weather resistance, and is economical.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for back surface protection sheet, which has outer layer film formed using the vinylidene fluoride-type resin film.
NOVELTY - A solar cell module has a solar cell element (2) laminated on a substrate (1), a sealing resin (2) covering the surface of solar cell element, and a back surface protection sheet (5). The protection sheet has a primer layer (4) containing polymer (a) chosen from fluorine-type copolymer, an acrylic-type copolymer and polyurethane base polymer, monomer and/or oligomer having 1 or more ethylenically unsaturated groups, and a polyisocyanate compound. The adhesive strength of sealing resin and protection sheet is more than 15 N/cm.    USE - Solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell module has high weather resistance. The adhesion strength of sealing resin and back surface protection sheet is effectively improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A solar cell module has a solar cell element laminated on a substrate, a sealing resin covering the surface of solar cell element, and a back surface protection sheet. The protection sheet has a primer layer containing polymer (a) chosen from fluorine-type copolymer, an acrylic-type copolymer and polyurethane base polymer, monomer and/or oligomer having 1 or more ethylenically unsaturated groups, and a polyisocyanate compound having 1 or more ethylenically unsaturated groups and 2 or more isocyanate groups in one molecule. The adhesive strength of sealing resin and protection sheet is more than 15 N/cm, and more than 10 N/cm after weather test. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for primer composition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of solar cell module.    Substrate (1)    Solar cell element (2)    Sealing resin (3)    Primer layer (4)    Back surface protection sheet (5)
NOVELTY - A back surface protection sheet has a base film having at least one layer, and a coating layer having at least one layer formed on surface(s) of the base film. The coating layer is a ternary polymer layer formed by hardening coating film of liquid containing resin component. The resin component consists of metal alkoxide having reactive functional group (Y), acrylic-type monomer having reactive functional group (X) which reacts with the reactive functional group (Y), and acrylic-type monomer which does not have reactive functional group (X).    USE - Back surface protection sheet is used for manufacturing solar cell panel.    ADVANTAGE - The back surface protection sheet has water vapor-barrier property, weather resistance, flexibility and durability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of the back surface protection sheet.
NOVELTY - The illuminating indicator has a plastic structure having a conditioning circuit integrator or controller. The indicator is not in contact with the electrolyte of the battery. Light emitting diodes are provided in a green and a red tube of polyvinyl chloride. A polyurethane resin surrounds and protects the components packed in plastic structure.    USE - Illuminating indicator for electrolyte level.    ADVANTAGE - The illuminating indicator ensures proper, safe and economic operation of battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of positive and negative output cables.    Negative electric cable (5)    Positive electric cable (6)    Cable terminal (7)
NOVELTY - The wire has a corona resistant polyimide film (2) covered on a conductor (1) i.e. flat bare copper conductor, where two reinforcing mica tapes (3, 4) i.e. polyester reinforcing mica tapes, are orderly covered on the corona resistant polyimide film. Thickness and width of the conductor is 0.8 to 5.6 mm and 2 to 16 mm, respectively. One face of the polyimide film is equipped with a fluorine coated layer (21) of thickness 0.035 to 0.038 mm. The fluorine coated layer is integrated with the conductor by a firing process, where fluorine of the layer is fluorinated ethylene propylene.    USE - Electromagnetic wire for a wind driven generator.    ADVANTAGE - The conductor is sequentially covered with the corona resistant polyimide film and the reinforcing mica tapes, thus improving corona resistant level of the wire and guaranteeing service life of a wind driven generator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an electromagnetic wire.    Conductor (1)    Corona resistant polyimide film (2)    Reinforcing mica tapes (3, 4)    Fluorine coated layer (21)
NOVELTY - The battery has a positive plate and a negative plate wound or overlain together. A separation film is separated from the positive plate, the negative plate and electrolyte. A polyethylene coating layer is formed on a surface of the negative plate and/or positive plate by spraying or printing process. Thickness of the polyethylene coating later is 8 micrometers. The positive plate is provided with positive active material. The negative plate is provided with negative active material.    USE - Lithium ion secondary battery.    ADVANTAGE - The polyethylene coating layer distributed on the negative plate and/or positive plate effectively protects the negative plate and the positive plate, thus improving the safety performance of the battery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The positive active material is selected from lithium cobalt oxide, lithium manganese oxide, iron-phosphate-based lithium-ion, lithium-ion lithium manganese nickel or cobalt. The negative active material is selected from natural graphite, artificial graphite or compound graphite. The separation film comprises three layers of separation film of polypropylene/polyethylene/polypropylene.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a lithium ion secondary battery.
NOVELTY - The device has a connection pipe whose one end is sealed and another end is connected with a circulating runner of a solar thermal collector. The connection pipe is internally provided with a piston to move along an axial direction of the connection pipe. A spring is mounted between the piston and the sealed end of connection pipe, where the piston is provided with a set of seal rings. Distance of two of the adjacent seal rings in a direction toward the spring from the piston is decreased. A peripheral wall of the piston is formed with a recess.    USE - Circulating runner pressure control device for use in a panel solar thermal collector (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The device does not allow the water to flow into a shell of the solar thermal collector even when the water leaks between the piston and the wall of connection pipe. The piston is provided with the seal ring to have better seal effect. The piston is provided with the two seal rings to guarantee that an axis of piston is coincided with the connection pipe when the piston moves. The piston does not incline during an operating process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a panel solar thermal collector comprising a cover plate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a circulating runner pressure control device.
NOVELTY - The structure has a cell phone main body provided with a cell phone containing chamber, where the main body is fixedly connected with a cell phone back shell through buckles or locks. A cell phone cover is connected with the main body and/or the back shell by the buckles or locks. A cell phone is placed inside the chamber in the main body, where the chamber is provided with an internal battery containing chamber part and an external battery containing chamber part. The internal battery containing chamber part is placed between the main body and the back shell.    USE - Cell phone battery placement structure.    ADVANTAGE - The internal containing chamber part is placed inside the main body so as to reduce outer exposed area of the battery. The part of the battery placed inside the external containing chamber part is covered by the battery cover, so that the area of the battery cover can be reduced. The buckles or locks on the battery cover can be reduced, where the battery cover is durable and waterproof.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The combined surface between the cell phone main body and/or the cell phone back shell and the battery cover is provided with a waterproof rubber pad.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a cell phone battery placement structure.
NOVELTY - The cellular phone has a foldable support stand fixed to a battery outer cover.    USE - Air cellular phone.    ADVANTAGE - The cellular phone has a display unit that can be positioned in front of a user through the foldable support stand so as to improve convenience during long time audition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of an air cellular phone.
NOVELTY - The method involves washing a rear surface of a transparent solar cell i.e. thin film type transparent solar cell, for removing foreign material adhered to the rear surface. Primer is coated on the rear surface, and the rear surface is dried at temperature of about 40-60 degrees centigrade for 20 minutes. The primer is mixed with 40 weight percentage of acrylic resin, 30 weight percentage of methyl isobutyl ketone, 30 weight percentage of toluene and hardener. The primer is added with 0.5-10 weight percentage of color dye, pearl, metal dye, fluorescence dye or noctilucence dye.    USE - Method for coating primer on a rear surface of a transparent solar cell i.e. thin film type transparent solar cell (claimed), on a wall of a building.    ADVANTAGE - The method allows forming various patterns of desired design, image advertisement or marble drawing in different directions through a UV spray pattern process of coating in the rear surface of the solar cell, thus improving aesthetic appearance of the transparent solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a flowchart illustrating a method for coating primer on a rear surface of a transparent solar cell.'(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The cell has a sienna side metal whose surface is coated with silicon, and a circuit board formed in a main body.    USE - Alkali material dry cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell prevents corrosion, and is convenient to install.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an alkali material dry cell. '(Drawing includes non-English language text)'
NOVELTY - The can has a container (10) fixed with a lid (20) for taking out food waste. A battery (70) supplies electricity to a cover (30), a speaker (40), a magnetic switch (50) and a memory (60). The speaker produces sound while dropping the food waste in the can.    USE - Trash can.    ADVANTAGE - The can produces various sounds while throwing food waste into the trash can.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a trash can.    Container (10)    Lid (20)    Cover (30)    Speaker (40)    Magnetic switch (50)    Memory (60)    Battery (70)
NOVELTY - The rod has a cavity structure (4) arranged in a rod body (1) that is made of transparent hard plastic pipe, where surface of the rod body comprises a frosted structure. A luminous structure comprises multiple LEDs (2), a battery (5), a switch (6) and a wire (3). The LEDs are connected by the wire in parallel to form a luminous circuit. The luminous circuit is fixed in the cavity structure of the rod body. A small door (7), a handle (8), battery and the switch are fixed at one end of the cavity structure of the rod body. The wire is connected with the luminous circuit, battery and the switch.    USE - Transverse rod for use by athlete.    ADVANTAGE - The transverse rod has simple structure. The small door and the switch are opened, so that the rod body emits light by the LEDs, which increases the viewing effect of the rod. The surface of the rod body comprises frosted structure so as to prevent stimulation of the athlete eyes while shining.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a transverse rod.    Rod body (1)    LEDs (2)    Wire (3)    Cavity structure (4)    Battery (5)    Switch (6)    Small door (7)    Handle (8)
NOVELTY - A battery holder (10) has hollow sleeve (13) with chamber (14) to receive battery and opening extending along direction parallel to center axis of battery holder. A resilient battery cover (20) seals opening (15) of battery holder. The sleeve has latching portion (16) defined in inner surface adjacent to opening. The resilient battery cover has latching hook (23) locked with latching portion.    USE - Fixing mechanism for electronic device e.g. wireless keyboard, wireless touch pad and remote control.    ADVANTAGE - Since the resilient battery cover has latching hook locked with latching portion, the battery can be replaced conveniently.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of the fixing mechanism.    Battery holder (10)    Hollow sleeve (13)    Chamber (14)    Opening (15)    Latching portion (16)    Resilient battery cover (20)    Latching hook (23)
NOVELTY - Making an organic photovoltaic cell involves depositing onto a substrate at least one organic material to form at least one bulk heterojunction comprising columnar structures of organic films by exposing the substrate to an incident vapor flux having a trajectory that is not parallel to the substrate normal.    USE - For making an organic photovoltaic cell (claimed), particularly photosensitive optoelectronic device used to generate electrical power.    ADVANTAGE - The organic photovoltaic (PV) cell is light weight, economical in materials use, and can be deposited on low cost substrates, such as flexible plastic foils. Thus, organic PV devices has relatively low external quantum efficiency (electromagnetic radiation to electricity conversion efficiency), being on the order of less than or equal to 1%. Using glancing angle deposition, particularly oblique angle deposition, that makes bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaic cells. This glancing angle deposition technique is capable of making a uniform, (chessboard) structure. This technique increases exciton collection efficiency, and ensure good charge collection efficiency by maintaining charge conductive pathways to all parts of the junction. Bulk heterojunction organic photovoltaic cell has increased exciton diffusion efficiency as compared to, planar heterojunction organic photovoltaic cells made by conventional deposition techniques.
NOVELTY - The vehicle has a photovoltaic device (10) equipped with a solar cell (2) comprising a photoactive layer e.g. foil, on a carrier component and with a transparent protective cover on light incidence side. The solar cell is movable in park position of the vehicle over a windscreen (3) of the vehicle, where the solar cell is opaque. The foldable solar cell is joined in an area of a front flap (F) at a roof or in rear area at the vehicle. The photoactive layer is formed as a coloring material-sensitized layer by a semiconductor and made of plastic.    USE - Vehicle i.e. passenger car.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell is movable in the park position of the vehicle over the windscreen of the vehicle, thus increasing surface of the photovoltaic device, so that increased quantity of electricity is distributed over a day, and hence achieving extension of operating range of the vehicle.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The carrier component is made of sheet metal or plastic. The protective cover is formed by a transparent protective plastic film or transparent lacquer or glass.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a passenger car in driving position with a solar cell attached to a front flap or a bonnet.    Front flap (F)    Solar cells (1, 2)    Windscreen (3)    Photovoltaic device (10)
NOVELTY - The pack has a housing, and cylindrical front side-contacted cells (3) e.g. lithium ion cells, axially and radially laid in the housing side by side. Spacers (11) made of an elastomer material lie between the axially neighboring cells, and are manufactured with oversize for mechanical application of the cells in axial direction. Cell front sides (6, 7) turned toward the spacers are contacted over flexible lines. Each spacer has a semicircular outer wall for each cell and a central partition wall. The lines are guided from cell to cell across recesses of the semicircular outer walls.    USE - Battery pack for use in a vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The spacers made of elastomer material lie between the axially neighboring cells, and are manufactured with oversize for mechanical application of the cells in the axial direction, and the cell front sides turned toward the spacers are contacted over the flexible lines, thus enabling durable mechanical pre-loading and holding of the cells in an economical manner, without limiting interconnection of the cells while providing a fatigue-free, electrically insulating spring element between the cells in an economical manner for a longer period of time. The partition wall prevents unintentional contacting of adjacent cell front sides during strong compression of the spacers.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a plan view of a battery pack with removed side cover.    Cylindrical front side-contacted cells (3)    Cell front sides (6, 7)    Spacers (11)    Front walls of housing (12)
NOVELTY - The method involves placing a front side of a face plate with a solar cell layer on a support plate. A contacting conductor provided in plus and minus collecting lines of the solar cell layer is installed to an area that is provided for attaching a connection box. The contacting conductor is lead through a contacting opening formed in a rear side surface layer of a photovoltaic module using an assembly aid (1). The rear side surface layer is fitted, where the assembly aid is removed after fitting.    USE - Method for manufacturing photovoltaic modules.    ADVANTAGE - The contacting conductor is lead through the contacting opening in the rear side surface layer of the photovoltaic module using the assembly aid, and the rear side surface layer is fitted, where the assembly aid is removed after fitting, so that the photovoltaic module can be manufactured in an efficient manner with high degree of automation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a plastic assembly aid for manufacturing photovoltaic modules, comprising an oblong base.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic side sectional view of an assembly aid for manufacturing photovoltaic modules.    Assembly aid (1)    Cylindrical base (2)    Foot elements (3)    Channel (4)    Narrowing projection (5)
NOVELTY - The appliance i.e. solar coffee/tea maker (160), has a solid heat storage and conducting material for storing and conducting solar heat. The conducting material is fixed within an evacuated toughened glass tube solar heat collector. The heat collector heats the conducting material to temperature higher than water boiling temperature. A heat insulated solar cooking utensil (130) i.e. water container, is positioned outside the heat collector. A heat-transferring medium i.e. heat tube, is connected to the material for transferring solar heat from the heat collector to the utensil.    USE - Solar cooking appliance i.e. solar coffee/tea maker.    ADVANTAGE - The heat-transferring medium i.e. heat tube, is connected to the solid heat storage and conducting material for transferring the solar heat from the heat collector to the utensil, thus providing economic and practical solar cooking appliance. The solid heat storage and conducting material is safe to use, easy to obtain, economical, environmental-friendly and maintained easily, and has high cooking temperature. The cooking appliance is operated under the temperature higher than the water boiling temperature, so as to support all kinds of cooking styles.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a vertical sectional view of a solar coffee/tea maker.    Heat insulated solar cooking utensil (130)    Solar coffee/tea maker (160)    Tea basket (167)    Hole (1142)    Removable lid (1671)    Conduit end (1711)
NOVELTY - The appliance (100) has a solar cooking range (130) connected with an evacuated-tube solar heat collector (110) and filled with heat storage and conducting material (122) such as paraffin. A set of cooking chambers (136-139) arranged in a heat insulated and enclosed compartment (131) of the solar cooking range. A set of solar cooking utensils (151-153) is located in the respective cooking chambers. A connection structure connects the cooking range with a heat transferring medium i.e. heating oil (121), such that solar heat is transferred to the solar cooking range.    USE - Solar cooking appliance.    ADVANTAGE - The appliance is manufactured in a simple and cost effective manner.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic side sectional view of solar cooking appliances including solar cooking ranges, cooking utensils and solar heat collectors.    Solar cooking appliance (100)    Evacuated-tube solar heat collector (110)    Heat transferring medium (121)    Heat storage and conducting material (122)    Solar cooking range (130)    Heat insulated and enclosed compartment (131)    Cooking chambers (136-139)    Solar cooking utensils (151-153)
NOVELTY - The cooling device has an absorbent element (2) which is placed on the rear face of a photovoltaic panel (1) to absorb liquid coolant (3) and to cool the photovoltaic panel. The absorbent element forms a part of a cooling circuit, in which the cooled liquid coolant enters an area of the absorbent element, which soaks it up, and exits via another area of the absorbent element to cool the photovoltaic panel. A housing is also provided to prevent evaporation of the liquid coolant. The housing is made of plastic material.    USE - Cooling device for photovoltaic panel. Can be used in the industry of renewable energy.    ADVANTAGE - Provides a cooling device that has a very simple and inexpensive configuration for self-regulation of the circulation of liquid coolant and for preventing evaporation of liquid coolant. Regulates the circulation of liquid coolant using absorbent element without the need of the incorporation of special components.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic illustration showing the absorbent element connected to the coolant circuit of the cooling device.    Photovoltaic panel (1)    Absorbent element (2)    Liquid coolant (3)    Channel (4)    Coolant radiator (6)    Pump (8)
NOVELTY - The device comprises charging unit (100) with for coupling to a neuron (102) and carrying spaced-apart photosensitive regions (106). The photosensitive regions interface with biocompatible macromolecules for tuning relative energy levels between the photosensitive region and the nanostructure-based electrode and for directing spatial polarity of charge separation. The charging unit stimulates the neuron during the coupling of neuron to the surface of the nanostructure-based electrode for enabling the transmission of electrical signals to the neuron.    USE - Photoelectrical device for transmitting electrical signals to a neuron in retina of eye.    ADVANTAGE - Since the charging unit stimulates neuron during the coupling of neuron to surface of nanostructure-based electrode, the electrical signals are efficiently transmitted to the neurons, thus the threshold for generating action potentials is reached.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) method of making photoelectrical device for stimulating neurons.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the photoelectrical device.    Charging unit (100)    Neuron (102)    Axon (102')    Photosensitive region (106)
NOVELTY - The generator has a solar air heating module (1) including a spherical lens (2) of glass or plastic filled with transparent liquid, preferably water, and a metal container (3) with a sunlight contact surface shaped complementary to the lens shape. The lens is suspended symmetrically over the solar contact surface to absorb heat from the sun and to focus sunlight (20) to the sunspot (6) on the solar contact surface to heat and pressurize the air in the container. The heated, pressurized air is supplied to the hot air engine for generating electricity.    USE - Solar electric power generator for producing electricity from sun heat. Can also be used in earth regions, such as deserts, which receive a lot of sun but has very little or no water.    ADVANTAGE - The spherical lens is put symmetrically above the solar contact surface of the container, possibly eliminating use of a tracking system to compensate for movement of the sun. The spherical lens is inexpensive to manufacture as it does not require expensive optical equipment to make a suitable lens or refractor and it does not need to be perfectly symmetrical. The refractive index of the water filling the lens is about similar to that of the glass or plastic used to form the lens, enabling the lens to focus sunlight to a very small hot spot. The generator is environment-friendly to use, since it does not use steam or gas turbines and does not produce any carbon dioxide.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method of using a solar electric power generator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective view of a solar air heating module.    Solar air heating module (1)    Spherical lens (2)    Metal container (3)    Sunspot (6)    Focus sunlight (20)
NOVELTY - A solar simulator, for testing flexible photovoltaic (PV) devices, comprises a cylinder having a translucent portion upon which the flexible PV devices (35) can be positioned; and a Xenon flash lamp (31) positioned in spaced apart relationship with the cylinder, the lamp is disposed to provide a uniform light intensity to the flexible PV device.    USE - The solar simulator is used for testing flexible PV devices (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The present invention provides a new pulsed solar simulator method and apparatus for producing large-area, uniform intensity of light. The systems and methods employ long tubular light sources for generating large-area, cylinder-shaped, uniform intensity of light and specifically placement of the PV device on a co-axial cylinder at the time of measurement. This method can be used for the electrical device characterization of flexible large area PV modules.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a cylinder solar simulator.    Outer casing (3)    Translucent or transparent inner cylinder (21)    Chamber (22)    Translucent or transparent outer cylinder (23)    Light source (31)    PV solar device (35)
NOVELTY - The protection circuit (400) has the comparators (310,320) coupled to a thermistor (RT1) for determining whether the temperature has exceeded the charge and discharge cut-off temperatures for a lithium (Li)-ion cell. The switches are turned off if the temperature for Li-ion cell is exceeded. The thermistor is coupled to inputs of comparators and pull-up resistor. The resistors are coupled to the respective another inputs of comparators and pull-up resistor.    USE - Protection circuit for battery pack used in wireless devices such as cellular telephones and personal digital assistants.    ADVANTAGE - The Li-Ion cells with low permissible temperature limit for charging than for discharging is used so that the single trip point of thermal protectors is selected high to prevent catastrophic thermal runaway in the battery pack and the cost is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for controlling charging and discharging of battery pack.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the circuit diagram for protection circuit.    Wireless device (130)    Integrated circuit (140)    Comparators (310,320)    Protection circuit (400)    Thermistor (RT1)
NOVELTY - The assembly (1) has an electrical insulator (3) arranged on an electrically conductive substrate (2) and including a metallic surface (7). A solar cell (4) is connected to the substrate, and is arranged in a recess (6) in the insulator. The cell is connected to the substrate by a side orientated toward the substrate via an electrically conductive connection (8). The recess is dimensioned in such a manner that an intermediate space (9) is produced between the cell and the insulator and is filled with a coupling medium (20). The cell is connected to surface by an electrical contact (10).    USE - Light-absorbing and/or light-emitting solar cell assembly for use in an optical system.    ADVANTAGE - The assembly is designed in such a manner that the light at a larger solid angle is exploited for the solar cell by the secondary optics, so that the solar cell is protected from dust, moisture, corrosive gases and mechanical stresses, thus increasing the long- term stability of the assembly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic sectional view of a solar cell assembly with a refractive secondary optics with a projection.    Light-absorbing and /or light-emitting solar cell assembly (1)    Electrically conductive substrate (2)    Electrical insulator (3)    Solar cell (4)    Recess (6)    Metallic surface (7)    Electrically conductive connection (8)    Intermediate space (9)    Electrical contact (10)    Coupling medium (20)
NOVELTY - A composite sheet is formed by sequentially laminating cellulose fiber layer, polyolefin-type resin layer and side-chain-branched polyolefin-type resin layer, and has total thickness of 0.05-0.3 mm. The content of cellulose fiber is 35-75 weight%.    USE - Composite sheet is used for direct methanol-type fuel cell. Uses include but are not limited to mobile telephone, personal digital assistant, notebook personal computer and video camera.    ADVANTAGE - The composite sheet has excellent methanol diffusibility and methanol gas permeability.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing adhesion solution with metal oxide precursor and polymer to transparent conductive substrate (10b,11b) to form adhesive layer. An adhesion auxiliary layer with metal oxide precursor and polymer is formed and the fiber sheet is stacked on the adhesion auxiliary layer. Another adhesion auxiliary layer is provided to the fiber sheet. The fiber sheet is integrated and the metal oxides on transparent conductive substrate are baked by the fiber sheet.    USE - Manufacturing method of electrode for dye-sensitized solar cell (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since the adhesion auxiliary layer with metal oxide precursor solution is formed and the fiber sheet is stacked on the adhesion auxiliary layer, the solution does not contribute to the integration of the adhesive layer, the joint strength of the transparent conductive substrate and metal oxide fiber sheet is high. The electrode for dye-sensitized solar cell can be manufactured efficiently.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) electrode for dye-sensitized solar cell; and    (2) dye-sensitized solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional diagram of the dye-sensitized solar cell.    Negative electrode (10)    Base material (10a)    Transparent conductive substrate (10b,11b)    Platinum (11c)    Electrolyte solution (13)
NOVELTY - A resin composition contains ethylene- alpha -olefin copolymer (A), polyolefin (B) containing functional group and organic peroxide (C). The copolymer has density of 0.860-0.920 g/cm3, melt viscosity ( eta 1) of less than 9.0x 10-4 poise measured at shear rate of 2.43x 102 second-1 and 100 degrees C, melt viscosity ( eta 2) of less than 1.8x 10-4 poise measured at shear rate of 2.43x 102 second-1 and 100 degrees C, branch number satisfying preset relation and ratio of average molecular weight and number average molecular weight measured by gel permeation chromatography of 8.0 or less.    USE - Resin composition for sealing material of solar cell and integrated circuit.    ADVANTAGE - The composition has excellent heat resistance, transparency, flexibility, adhesiveness with respect to substrate and is manufactured with improved productivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A resin composition contains ethylene- alpha -olefin copolymer (A), polyolefin (B) containing functional group and organic peroxide (C). The copolymer has density of 0.860-0.920 g/cm3, melt viscosity ( eta 1) of less than 9.0x 10-4 poise measured at shear rate of 2.43x 102 second-1 and 100 degrees C, melt viscosity ( eta 2) of less than 1.8x 10-4 poise measured at shear rate of 2.43x 102 second-1 and 100 degrees C, ratio of average molecular weight and number average molecular weight measured by gel permeation chromatography of 8.0 or less and branch number satisfying the relation: N greater than or equal to (-0.67)x E+53, where N is branch number per carbon number in total of 1000 pieces of principal chain and side chain measured by nuclear magnetic resonance and E is tensile elasticity modulus measured according to ISO 1184-1983.
NOVELTY - The method involves connecting a wire of a connecting cable (5) with a wire of a collecting line (3). A position of connection of the wires and adjacent piece of an outer shell of lines are sealed with a material by a low-pressure injection technology. An end casting (15) is produced with another material such as thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), thermoplastic elastomer urethane (TPU), caprolactam or thermoplastic elastomer B-flex or polyolephin base, around a sealed mass by a high pressure injection technology.    USE - Method for manufacturing a cable branch for forming a T-or Y-shaped connection of a photovoltaic module connection cable.    ADVANTAGE - The end casting is provided with the material around the sealed mass by the high pressure injection technology, thus facilitating production of the Y-shaped connection of the connection cable, and improving characteristics of the Y-shaped connection of the connection cable.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a cable branch with end casting.    Collecting line (3)    Connecting cable (5)    End casting (15)    Sleeve (19)    Upper part (25)
NOVELTY - A multi-layer photovoltaic (PV) module backsheet (10) comprising a reactive layer (12c) attached to a polyolefinc (PO) based tie-layer (12b) where the external layer facing the active layers (4) is based on a thermoplastic polyolefinc (TPO) resin or blend which has a residual heat of fusion at lamination temperature of less than 30 (preferably less than 5) J/g, is melted.    USE - As a multi-layer photovoltaic module backsheet used as an integrated insulation layer on a metallic or a metal/polymer composite substrate (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The backsheet is cost effective and can be produced without wet adhesive layers, in one step by coextrusion and/or colamination. The PV modules provides a cost effective, preferably recyclable improved adhesive integrated heat resistant backsheet, with good dimensional stability and mechanical integrity at processing temperature and with excellent internal adhesion even after module production. The adhesive layer of such backsheet is preferably soft enough to avoid cell damage during module production and is capable of encapsulating thick crystalline PV cells.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a photovoltaic (PV) module comprising the backsheet.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a cross section of a photovoltaic module.    Top layer (1)    Upper adhesive layer (2)    Photovoltaic cells (4)    Back adhesive layer (5)    Backsheet (10)    Polypropylene protective layer (11)    Polyolefinc based tie-layer (12b)    Polyethylene based tie-layer (13b)
NOVELTY - Thick film conductor composition (I) comprises (a) aluminum-containing powder (b) one or more glass frit compositions (1-2.5 wt.%), and dispersed in (c) organic medium, where at least one of the glass frit composition has a softening point of less than 400 degrees C.    USE - (I) is useful in electrodes and semiconductor devices, and for forming a solar cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (I) provides higher efficiency device. (I) is lead-free while at the same time maintaining electrical performance and other relevant properties of the device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) forming a solar cell utilizing a silicon substrate having a p-type (10) and an n-type region (20) and a p-n junction, comprising screen-printing the back-side of the substrate, screen printing the composition, and firing the printed surface at 500-990 degrees C;    (2) an electrode comprising (I), where the composition has been fired to remove the organic medium and sinter the glass frit; and    (3) a semiconductor device comprising the electrode.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a flow diagram of the process for fabricating the semiconductor device.    p-Type silicon substrate (10)    n-Type diffusion layer (20)    Silicon nitride film, titanium oxide film or silicon oxide film (30)    p+ Layer (40)    Aluminum back electrode. (61)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a thermoelectric module (73) affixed to a hot surface (72) of a vehicle. The thermoelectric module generates electrical energy from a temperature gradient occurring between the surface and an environment, where the electrical energy charges a battery located upon the vehicle. The thermoelectric module is affixed to a wheel mounting boss (70) attached to a driven axle, where the boss contains oil. A collar is fitted over an outside surface of the boss and includes a set of slots for receiving the thermoelectric module.    USE - Battery charging apparatus for use in a tire inflation pressure control system for a tractor (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The thermoelectric modules arranged around a wheel mounting boss arc can be connected in series by a set of wires, thus avoiding the need for a number of wires to connect the modules to a battery, and hence avoiding damage to the apparatus caused by falling objects such as soil and stones.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side perspective view of a wheel mounting boss of a battery charging apparatus.    Wheel mounting boss (70)    Bolts (71)    Hot surface of vehicle (72)    Wiring duct (72b)    Thermoelectric modules (73)
NOVELTY - A sealing agent sheet has a coating film of water-soluble heat-curable resin-dispersed coating agent. The coating agent is obtained by emulsion-polymerizing a monomer mixture containing alpha , beta -ethylenically unsaturated monomer having alkoxy silane group, using resin having ammonium group as dispersant. The resin is produced by quaternizing with a tertiary amine having epoxy group and an organic acid. The sealing agent provides coating film having pencil hardness of 4B or more after curing by heating.    USE - Sealing agent sheet for sealing agent integrated base material for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The sealing agent sheet has favorable sealing characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A sealing agent sheet has a coating film of water-soluble heat-curable resin-dispersed coating agent. The coating agent is obtained by emulsion-polymerizing a monomer mixture containing alpha , beta -ethylenically unsaturated monomer having alkoxy silane group, using resin having ammonium group as dispersant. The resin is produced by quaternizing with a tertiary amine having epoxy group and an organic acid. The sealing agent provides coating film having pencil hardness of 4B or more after curing by heating. The ratio of hardness of coating film after heating and before heating is 1.1 or more. The sealing agent sheet carries out sealing of solar cell element (3) between light reception side transparent plate (1) and back surface protection sheet (2). An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for sealing agent integrated base material, which has a coating film of water-soluble heat-curable resin-dispersed coating agent, laminated as sealing agent on solar cell element side surface of base material of solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the cross-sectional block diagram of solar cell module.    Transparent plate (1)    Back surface protection sheet (2)    Solar cell element (3)    Sealing agent (4)
NOVELTY - A solar cell sealing material comprises resin composition containing ethylene-( alpha )-olefin random copolymer (A) and ethylene-( alpha )-olefin block copolymer (B). The copolymer (A) has crystal melting enthalpy of 0-70 J/g measured at heating rate of 10 degrees C/minute, in differential scanning calorimetry. The copolymer (B) has crystal melting peak temperature of 100 degrees C or more and crystal melting enthalpy of 5-70 J/g, measured at heating rate of 10 degrees C/minute in differential scanning calorimetry.    USE - Solar cell sealing material is used for solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell sealing material has excellent flexibility, heat resistance and transparency. The solar cell module can be formed easily using solar cell sealing material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of solar cell module.    Transparent substrate (10)    Sealing resin layers (12a,12b)    Solar cell elements (14a,14b)    Back sheet (16)    Junction box (18)    Wiring (20)
NOVELTY - A lithium secondary battery has a cathode containing water-dispersible binder and a conductive material, a nonaqueous liquid electrolyte comprising fluoroethylene, and an anode.    USE - Lithium secondary battery.    ADVANTAGE - The lithium secondary battery has excellent cycle characteristics and durability. The lithium secondary battery is charged to high capacity within short period of time.
NOVELTY - A fuel cell bipolar plate containing product comprises a fuel cell bipolar plate having an external surface, a cationic polymer layer or metal oxide layer over the external surface, and a conductive and hydrophilic surface layer disposed over portion(s) of its exterior area. The conductive and hydrophilic surface layer comprises a conductive carbon material having a hydrophilic organic group. The conductive carbon material is ionically attached to one of the cationic polymer layer or metal oxide layer.    USE - A fuel cell bipolar plate containing product.    ADVANTAGE - The product has improved water management and electric contact resistance, and reduces water leachable contaminants and electrochemical degradation of the bipolar plate, electrodes and membranes.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a process comprising providing a fuel cell bipolar plate comprising a carbon material disposed on portion(s) of its exterior area, contacting the carbon material with an organic molecule having hydrophilic group(s), and causing the organic molecule to react with the carbon material so that the hydrophilic group is covalently attached to the carbon material; and    (2) a process comprising providing a carbon material and a fuel cell bipolar plate, covalently attaching a hydrophilic organic group on the carbon material through a chemical reaction, and depositing the carbon material over portion(s) of the exterior area of the bipolar plate to form a conductive and hydrophilic surface layer.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a perspective schematic view of an exemplary fuel cell stack.    Inlet (31)    Catalyst loaded cathode (34)    Ion conductive electrolyte membrane (35)    Gas flow channels (36)    Catalyst loaded anode (40)
NOVELTY - An electrolyte material contains 30 weight% or more of polarized diene polymer (I).    USE - Electrolyte material is used for lithium cell for apparatus (both claimed). Uses include but are not limited to electric vehicles, hybrid car, generator, notebook computer, notebook-type word processor, pocket personal computer, mobile telephone, personal handy-phone system, portable facsimile, portable printer, headphone stereo, video camera, digital camera, transceiver, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The electrolyte material has high ionic conductivity and favorable viscosity characteristics.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electrolyte material contains 30 weight% or more of polarized diene polymer of formula: R1-(OCHR2-CHR3)n-Z-D'-Z-(CHR3-CHR2O)m-R1 (I).    R1=branched polyethylene glycol chain containing III group atom, or 1-20C organic group;    R1,R2=H or methyl;    Z=ether bond, ester bond or -O-SiR4R5-O-;    R4,R5=1-20C monovalent hydrocarbyl;    D'=bivalent residue of diene polymer;and    n,m=0-100000.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for lithium cell (1).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic sectional view of lithium cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Lithium cell (1)    Positive electrode collector (10)    Positive electrode (20)    Electrolyte layer (30)    Negative electrode (40)
NOVELTY - The battery has electrode structure having positive and negative electrodes (7,8) which form positive and negative electrode active material layers (72,82) on surfaces of positive and negative electrode collectors (71,81). The positive electrode is electrically connected with armored can (4) or sealing can (6). The negative collector, is arranged at ends of electrode structure. The ends of negative collector are opposingly arranged with armored or sealing can through insulating sheet (10). The negative collector and the sheet are attached by hot-melt-adhesive agent.    USE - Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery e.g. coin-shaped lithium ion secondary battery.    ADVANTAGE - The peeling of insulating sheet from negative electrode collector, can be prevented by using adhesive agent of acrylic type. The influence of ethylene carbonate (EC) and methyl ethyl carbonate of non-aqueous electrolyte, can be reduced and hence deterioration and modification of electric field liquid can be prevented easily.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery.    Armored can (4)    Sealing can (6)    Positive electrode (7)    Negative electrode (8)    Insulating sheet (10)    Positive electrode collector (71)    Positive electrode active material layer (72)    Negative electrode collector (81)    Negative electrode active material layer (82)
NOVELTY - Electrode catalyst comprises platinum or platinum alloy and niobium oxide at molar ratio of 0.005:1-0.05:1 and is obtained by coating the above-cited components on a support.    USE - The electrode catalyst is used in fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst provides excellent performance in fuel cells at low humidity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for polymer electrolyte fuel cell, which comprises the electrolyte catalyst.
NOVELTY - The oxide semiconductor electrode (1) has oxide semiconductor layer (5) with oxide semiconductor fine particles to carry the sensitizing dye on heat resistant base material. The transparent electrode (4) is formed on the oxide semiconductor layer and is joined to the flexible polyester base material (2) through thermoplastic resins made adhesive layer (3). The water vapor permeability of adhesive layer is smaller than that of flexible polyester base material.    USE - Oxide semiconductor electrode for dye sensitizing solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The durability of oxide semiconductor is increased without declining the conversion efficiency of oxide semiconductor layer by moisture even if electrode is used in outdoor location. The oxide semiconductor electrode can be manufacture easily by eliminating the process of laminating water vapor barrier layer on electrode.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacturing method of oxide semiconductor electrode;    (2) manufacturing method of dye sensitizing solar cell; and    (3) dye sensitizing solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of oxide semiconductor electrode. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Oxide semiconductor electrode (1)    Flexible polyester base material (2)    Adhesive layer (3)    Transparent electrode (4)    Oxide semiconductor layer (5)
NOVELTY - A protective film has a gas barrier film having a silicon oxide vapor deposition film (2) provided on one surface of fluorine resin film (1) by chemical vapor deposition method, and a gas barrier layer (3) formed by reactive ion cluster beam method. The protective film is comprised in laminated structure of solar cell module having filler layer and photovoltaic device.    USE - Protective film is used for solar cell module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The protective film provides excellent mechanical strength, impact resistance, handleability, weather resistance, heat resistance, water resistance, light resistance, chemical resistance, hail resistance, and wind pressure resistance to solar cell module. The solar cell module is economically manufactured with excellent damp-proof property, antifouling property, light reflection property, light diffusion property, and design property.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of gas-barrier film.    Fluorine resin film (1)    Silicon oxide vapor deposition film (2)    Gas barrier layer (3)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has structure comprising electrode layer (3), semiconductor layer consisting of photoelectric conversion unit (4), and another electrode layer (5) that all are sequentially formed from the near side of translucent insulated substrate (1). A base layer comprising periodic corrugation in parallel direction with respect to one main surface of substrate is formed between substrate and electrode layer (3). The pitch of translucent base layer (2) is higher than the minimum wavelength of incident light.    USE - Thin film photoelectric conversion apparatus used in photosensor and solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The contamination adhered to corrugated layer of the occurrence of damage in the corrugated layer during prolonged outdoor usage is reduced, while improving optical confinement effect with respect to thin film photoelectric conversion apparatus and reliability of thin film photoelectric conversion apparatus.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of thin film photoelectric conversion apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the thin film photoelectric conversion apparatus.    Translucent insulated substrate (1)    Translucent base layer (2)    Electrode layers (3,5)    Photoelectric conversion unit (4)    Incident layer (7)    Thin film photoelectric conversion apparatus (9)
NOVELTY - A hydrogen oxygen generator (5) comprises oxygen generator (9) which reacts water with peroxide or superoxide of alkali metal to generate hydroxide of alkali metal and oxygen, and hydrogen producer (11) which reacts aqueous solution of hydroxide of alkali metal produced in oxygen generation part with amphoteric metal to generate hydrogen.    USE - A hydrogen oxygen generator for fuel cell system (claimed) e.g. polymer electrolyte fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - The hydrogen oxygen generator has simple structure and reduces required amount of substance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a 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 (1)    Fuel cell stack (3)    Hydrogen oxygen generator (5)    Oxygen generator (9)    Hydrogen producer (11)
NOVELTY - The method involves rolling a lithium foil (10) made of lithium or lithium alloy, by supplying lubricant (13) made of 8C or chain type saturated hydrocarbon, to the surface of pressure rolls (11a-11c) and lithium foil surface with a lubricant supply apparatus (50). The lubricant is removed from the rolled lithium foil. The rolled lithium foil is laminated to a base film (30), to form lithium foil laminated structure (20).    USE - Manufacturing method of lithium foil laminated structure used for lithium cell used in electronic device e.g. mobile telephone, notebook personal computer and uninterruptible power system, and vehicle e.g. hybrid vehicle and electric vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The malfunction of flare is eliminated during manufacture of lithium foil laminated structure, and the manufacturing cost of the lithium foil laminated structure is reduced.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for lithium foil laminated structure manufacturing apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of the continuous rolling and laminating apparatus.    Lithium foil (10)    Pressure rolls (11a-11c)    Lubricant (13)    Lithium foil laminated structure (20)    Base film (30)    Lubricant supply apparatus (50)
NOVELTY - The collector (10) has a photovoltaic panel (15) that is mounted on a rectangular plastic molded substrate (11) that is adapted to absorb infrared energy. The substrate is provided with a channel (12) for the passage of heat transfer fluid.    USE - Composite solar collector mounted on sloping roof of house.    ADVANTAGE - The close fitting of photovoltaic panel to a sloping roof is permitted to avoid the problems associated with heat retention on the panel. The fluid duct is provided beneath the photovoltaic panel so as to prevent the panel from overheating. The corrosion of solar collector can be prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of solar collector.    Composite solar collector (10)    Rectangular molded plastic substrate (11)    Open fluid channel (12)    Thin plastic membrane (13)    Photovoltaic panels (15)
NOVELTY - Solid polymer electrolyte usable at low temperature comprises at least one polymer or copolymer comprising polystyrenes, polyurethanes, copolymer of acrylonitrile and butadiene, styrene and/or butadiene, an oligomer of ethylene oxide or a metal salt.    USE - The solid polymer electrolyte is useful in a rechargeable battery (claimed) i.e. rechargeable lithium electrochemical cell, which is useful: in an electric vehicle, radiocommunications, and various electronic and aerospace applications; and as portable equipment batteries, car batteries, electrical car batteries and road leveler batteries.    ADVANTAGE - The solid polymer electrolyte: is usable at low temperature; provides the rechargeable battery, which performs high energy and power densities even at the lowest room temperature, and are light in weight, high in capacity, long in service life and excellent in safety and reliability; and prevents any degradation of cell performance due to the reaction between the solvent in the electrolyte and the anode.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) preparing the solid polymer comprising dissolving poly(styreneurethane) polymer in at least one oligomer of ethylene oxide and/or plasticizer; and    (2) a rechargeable battery comprising an anode, a cathode, and the solid polymer electrolyte usable at low temperature.
NOVELTY - The fuel cell assembly (10) has multiple fuel cells that are arranged in a stack. The terminal plates (16,18) are arranged at respective end of the stack of fuel cells. An insulating layer (68) is arranged between one of the fuel cells and terminal plate (16) to provide a thermal barrier. The insulating layer is formed from carbon foam, carbon cloth, or carbon paper.    USE - Fuel cell assembly e.g. PEM fuel cell assembly for fuel cell power system.    ADVANTAGE - The insulating layer is arranged between one of the fuel cells and specific terminal plate to provide thermal barrier, so that thermal loss from the end plate, fluid condensation, and ice formation in fuel cell can be avoided.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of the fuel cell stack.    Fuel cell assembly (10)    Bipolar plate (14)    Terminal plates (16,18)    Anode supply aperture (44)    Insulating layer (68)
NOVELTY - The cellulose polymer such as carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) in powder state is dried for removing water content remaining in the pores of cellulose polymer. The dried cellulose polymer is dissolved in water for producing viscosifying material mixed with electrode material for producing positive electrode active material paste.    USE - Lithium ion secondary battery manufacturing method for motor vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The deterioration of battery performance due to the raise of internal resistance of the battery is prevented effectively even when the battery is left on a stand for a long time after shipment.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for lithium ion secondary battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the block diagram of the positive electrode manufacturing process.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Positive electrode manufacturing process (1)    Paste preparation process (10)    Drying process (13a)    Dissolution process (13b)    Injection process (13c)
NOVELTY - A lithium foil (10) consisting of lithium or lithium alloy is rolled and laminated on a base film (30) for forming a lithium foil laminated block. A lubricant (13) consisting of volatile substance is supplied on the roller surface and the lithium foil surface at the time of rolling the lithium foil. The lubricant contains the substance chosen from nonane, decane, undecane, dodecane, tridecane, tetradecane, pentadecane, hexadecane and heptadecane.    USE - Lithium foil laminated block manufacturing method for lithium cell.    ADVANTAGE - The malfunction of flare is not produced by the reaction of lubricant and base film and the enlargement of the material selection range of the base film is possible.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the side view of the continuous rolling and laminating apparatus.    Lithium foil (10)    Pressure application rollers (11a-11c)    Lubricant (13)    Base film (30)    Rolling mill (A)
NOVELTY - A sealing film (13A,13B) contains ethylene-unsaturated ester copolymer, crosslinking agent and hydroxyl group-containing (meth)acrylate.    USE - Sealing film is used for solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The sealing film has excellent transparency. The pressure added to the electricity generating element in solar cell comprising sealing film is relieved, and the damage of the electricity generating element is prevented.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional view of solar cell.    Light-receiving-surface transparent protection material (11)    Back-surface protection material (12)    Sealing films (13A,13B)    Electricity generating element (14)
NOVELTY - The module has a surface side and back surface side sealing portions (200,220) that are maintained on both sides of a photovoltaic cell (100). A buffer portion (400) is melted by the back surface side sealing portion and attached with layer (420) formed using the material such as acrylic type adhesive agent. The buffer portion is formed using polyethylene terephthalate or polyethylene naphthalate. The back surface side sealing portion is formed using the ethylene vinyl acetate. The steel, titanium, plastic is used as base material.    USE - Solar cell module installed in roof of building.    ADVANTAGE - The reliability of the attachment of the photovoltaic cell with respect to the base material for installation is increased without being based on the materials of the back surface side sealing portion and the base material.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of the solar cell module.    Photovoltaic cell (100)    Surface side sealing portion (200)    Back surface side sealing portion (220)    Buffer portion (400)    Adhesive layer (420)
NOVELTY - A nonaqueous liquid electrolyte contains lithium salt, an organic solvent, a carbonyl group-containing compound (I) (1-10 wt.%) having annular carbonate substituted with specific halogen, and vinylene group or vinyl group, and a nitrile compound (0.1-9 wt.%) having 2-12C alkoxyalkyl group.    USE - Nonaqueous liquid electrolyte is used for lithium secondary battery (claimed) for mobile telephone, camcorder and notebook personal computer.    ADVANTAGE - The lithium secondary battery containing the nonaqueous liquid electrolyte has excellent charging/discharging characteristics, electrochemical characteristics and fire resistance, and prevents swelling during high-temperature storage, and internal short circuit.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A nonaqueous liquid electrolyte contains lithium salt, an organic solvent, a carbonyl group-containing compound of formula (I) (1-10 wt.%) having annular carbonate substituted with specific halogen, and vinylene group or vinyl group, and a nitrile compound (0.1-9 wt.%) having 2-12C alkoxyalkyl group.    X,Y'=H, chloro or fluoro, and are not H simultaneously.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for lithium secondary battery, which has an anode, a cathode and nonaqueous liquid electrolyte.
NOVELTY - Organic electrolyte solvent comprises sulfur containing hydrocarbon compounds (I).    USE - The organic electrolyte solvent is useful in organic electrolytic solution and in battery (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The organic electrolyte solvent: is stable at high voltage of greater than 4 volts; and provides the organic electrolytic solution and battery, which are stable high voltage of greater than 4 volts.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Organic electrolyte solvent comprises: sulfur containing hydrocarbon compounds (I) of formula (R1SO2-NR2-OR3) (IA) or (R1O-SO2-NR2-OR3) (IB), where the electrolyte is stable at voltages of greater than 4 volts.    R1 = alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl or their substituted derivatives or perfluorinated analogues; and    R2, R3 = alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl or their substituted derivatives.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) an organic electrolytic solution comprising the organic electrolyte solvent, and an electrolyte salt dissolved in the organic electrolyte solvent; and    (2) a battery comprising a cathode, an anode, an organic electrolyte solvent, and an electrolyte salt dissolved in the organic electrolyte.
NOVELTY - The device has a plate support mechanism (4) a delivery framework (7) for mounting a contact rod, a mounting plate and a lifting guide rail. Outer sides of two paw bases are respectively provided with two paw pieces. Two plate grasping magnetic grid read headers corresponding to plate grasping magnetic grids are fixed at a side of a mounting base. Top of the mounting base is provided with a pair of bracket plates, and upper ends of the bracket plates are fixed at an lower part of a transmission mounting plate in a transport mechanism (6).    USE - Device for transporting and feeding a fully-automatic battery plate i.e. solar cell silicon sheet.    ADVANTAGE - The device has compact structure, high precision, rapid speed, low plate breaking rate, high working efficiency and adjustable transmission height. The device avoids extrusion and vibration on the material in the grasping work. The device is safe and reliable and applied to the requirement of massive production.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a fully-automatic battery plate transporting and feeding device.    Framework (1)    Working flat plate (2)    Plate support mechanism (4)    plate grasping mechanism (5)    Transport mechanism (6)    Delivery framework (7)
NOVELTY - The optical belt has a buffering rubber (3) fixed on a ground (4). A solar film battery (1) is fixed on a top part of the buffering rubber, where an illuminating unit (2) is installed on two sides of the solar film battery along an arc surface of the buffering rubber. The solar film battery is connected to the illuminating unit by a lead wire.    USE - Decelerating optical belt for a road.    ADVANTAGE - The optical belt effectively utilizes solar energy as illuminating source, has long service life, achieves energy saving and environment protection, and ensure safety of a driver.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a decelerating optical belt.    Solar film battery (1)    Illuminating unit (2)    Buffering rubber (3)    Ground (4)
NOVELTY - The board has a transparent board installed on a pit opening platform (23) around a pit opening of a concave pit (3), where the pit opening of the concave pit is covered in a sealing way to form a closed container (30) formed by the transparent board and the concave pit. An inlet (4) and an outlet (5) are arranged on the closed container. A sunken platform is arranged on a peripheral wall at an inner side of the pit opening of the concave pit. Depth of the concave pit is less than depth of the open container.    USE - Multi-functional solar board.    ADVANTAGE - The board has simple and firm structure, light appearance and optional color. The manufacturing cost of the board is low. The board insulates and decorates a building outer wall.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a multi-functional solar board.    Concave pit (3)    Inlet (4)    Outlet (5)    Pit opening platform (23)    Closed container (30)
NOVELTY - The device has a sealed long cubic box body with a cover, where a set of flat long cubic energy storage modules are arranged on the box body. The box body exchanges heat with an external heat collector and a radiator by heat exchange medium water or air. An energy storage module is composed of paraffins filled in a gap of foamed aluminum or porous continuous material and a phase change energy storage composite material. Two gates respectively connected with the solar heat collector and the radiator outside the box body are respectively formed at two sides of a long cubic box body.    USE - Solar phase change heat storage device.    ADVANTAGE - The foamed aluminum or porous continuous material is provided in the heat storage device, so that the device has high heat conductive efficiency and large energy storage. The device effectively improves application of an energy storage technology in fields.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a solar phase change heat storage device.
NOVELTY - The stopper has a triangle valve handle sleeved on a transmission pull rod. An end of the transmission pull rod crosses through a transmission pull rod outlet while another end is connected with an operation handle of a current leaking breaker. The transmission pull rod is provided with a rectangular groove. An operation handle is sleeved inside the rectangular groove. The transmission pull rod is provided with a sleeve head. An internal wall of a waterproof box is provided with a clamp. An end of a transmission belt is sleeved on the sleeve head while another end is arranged on the clamp.    USE - Automatic water stopper for use in a solar water heater.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of an automatic water stopper.
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a sliding projection (101) formed in an inner space of a main body part (100). A black sectional part (300) is inserted into the sliding projection. A circuit substrate is equipped with a solar panel that supplies the power source in white LEDs of another circuit substrate. A glass plate is installed at an upper side of the solar panel. A white sectional part (200) comprises a protruded part protruded to a leading end and another protruded part protruded to a rear end.    USE - LED crosswalk safety apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus can be installed conveniently, and can install multiple white LEDs in the sidewalk such that the visibility of the sidewalk is remarkably increased.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of an LED crosswalk safety apparatus.    Main body part (100)    Sliding projection (101)    White sectional part (200)    Black sectional part (300)
NOVELTY - The die has an upper template provided with a groove whose two sides are equipped with a battery insulation ring and a cavity (4). A cutter (3) has a side wall provided with a feeding hole communicating to a degraded material runner (31) and the cavity. The feeding hole is arranged on an upper wall of an opening that is provided on a side of the cavity, and a blade is provided on the feeding hole. Another groove is internally equipped with a fixed element for fixing a main body within the latter groove while demolding.    USE - Die for injection molding a battery insulation ring.    ADVANTAGE - The die is inexpensive and simple in structure, and automatically and conveniently separates the battery insulation ring and the main body while demolding.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of an injection molding die.    Cutter (3)    Cavity (4)    Degraded material runner (31)
NOVELTY - The rod has a rod body (2) made of transparent hard plastic pipe, where an inner side of the rod body forms a hollow cavity (5) and a surface of the rod body forms a polished structure. A luminous structure is composed of LEDs (1), a battery (4), a switch (6) and a power cord (3). The LEDs are parallely connected by the power cord to form a luminous circuit and fixed in the cavity of the rod body. A small door (7), a handle (8), the battery and the switch are fixed at a lower end of the cavity of the rod body. The power cord is connected with the luminous circuit, the battery and the switch.    USE - Vertical rod for a high jump stand.    ADVANTAGE - The rod is featured with simple structure. The small door and switch are opened orderly during utilization such that the LED makes the rod body output light, thus increasing the viewing effect.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a vertical rod for a high jump stand.    LEDs (1)    Rod body (2)    Power cord (3)    Battery (4)    Hollow cavity (5)    Switch (6)    Small door (7)    Handle (8)
NOVELTY - An organic solar cell has photoelectric conversion layer containing hole transport material containing donor material and acceptor material. The photoelectric conversion layer is provided between pair of electrodes.    USE - Organic solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The organic solar cell has excellent power conversion efficiency, and can be manufactured by a simple process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of organic solar cell.
NOVELTY - The battery has a cellular phone battery terminal (20) inserted into an end of a rectangular shaped main body (10), and a mobile phone connection terminal (30) inserted at an upper part of the main body. A handle (40) is formed in one side end shift of the main body, where the handle is made of plastic.    USE - Card shaped cellular phone battery.    ADVANTAGE - The battery has reduced size and thickness, so as to improve convenience of carrying the cellular phone.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a card shaped cellular phone battery.    Rectangular shaped main body (10)    Cellular phone battery terminal (20)    Mobile phone connection terminal (30)    Handle (40)
NOVELTY - The method involves placing monomer batteries (1) in an encapsulation box (2). The encapsulation box is filled and sealed, where a filler e.g. rubber composition, is filled in gaps (4) among the batteries within the encapsulation box during the filling process. The filler is formed by kneading polyisobutene and paraffin.    USE - Method for encapsulating a battery pack.    ADVANTAGE - The encapsulation box is filled and sealed, where filler is filled in gaps among the monomer batteries within the encapsulation box during the filling process, so that the batteries are maintained in a fixed state and prevented from rocking and colliding with each other in the encapsulation box. The method enables encapsulating the battery pack in a simple and reliable manner. The method enhances life of the battery pack.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a battery pack.    Batteries (1)    Encapsulation box (2)    Filler (4)
NOVELTY - The system has charging and controlling circuit to energize and modulate an inductive coil of inductive coil assembly in a vehicle seat (3). An other charging and control circuit is connected with other inductive coil assembly on apparel (19). A main battery in main battery assembly is charged by other charging and control circuit if the coupled inductive coils are energized. The data and power from charging and control circuit are transferred for energizing and charging the other charging and control circuit through inductive coupling.    USE - Vehicle seat inductive charger and data transmitter system used in military vehicle and aircraft.    ADVANTAGE - The seat is instantly and automatically started to receive charge even for very short periods of time even if the occupant does not use manual connection so that cost is reduced. The connection between the central battery or batteries of the soldier is unaffected by inductive charging in soldier system and the central battery is swapped with fully recharged battery. The coils and associated circuits are completely sealed so that the inductive power and data transmission are prevented from environmental factors like sand, dirt, snow and POL (petroleum, oils and lubricants).    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective view illustrating the vehicle seat inductive charger and data transmitter system.    Vehicle seat (3)    Channel (3b)    Seat bottom (3e)    Proximity sensor (9)    Apparel (19)
NOVELTY - The panel (1) has a vacuum pad (10) made of silicone resin and attached to battery (16) of car through connection line (14) and to main power supply installed in home. A rotating shaft (5) is attached to a vacuum gauge (12).    USE - Solar panel for hybrid vehicle and electric vehicle e.g. car, and used in domestic application (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The safe driving of vehicle can be ensured and solar panel can be attached or detached easily and can be recycled efficiently. The electric power from power conditioner in car can be shared effectively by main power supply in home. The battery of car can be charged easily and discharge amount of carbon dioxide from car can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar panel.    Solar panel (1)    Rotating shaft (5)    Vacuum pad (10)    Vacuum gauge (12)    Connection line (14)    Battery (16)
NOVELTY - Condenser microphone (1) has first ring-shaped groove (41a) formed in outer peripheral surface of connector sleeve (41). Conductive member (6) is disposed in first ring-shaped groove and consists of circular conical tube body in which one end set on battery holder (3) side has diameter larger than inside diameter of battery cover (5) in no-load state and is in elastic contact with the inner peripheral surface of battery cover and other end set on opposite side has diameter approximately equal to diameter of groove bottom of first ring-shaped groove.    USE - Condenser microphone.    ADVANTAGE - Reliable shield against electromagnetic waves is formed around the battery holder since battery cover and connector sleeve for grounding are connected to each other at multiple points via the conductive member in the state in which battery cover is closed. Battery cover does not come off inadvertently since one end of the conductive member increases in diameter and engages with the second ring-shaped groove of battery cover to automatically lock the battery cover to prevent coming-off when battery cover is slid to the connector sleeve side to open the battery holder.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of an essential portion of a condenser microphone.    Condenser microphone (1)    Battery holder (3)    Battery cover (5)    Conductive member (6)    Connector sleeve (41)    First ring-shaped groove (41a)
NOVELTY - Transparent conductive article comprises: a transparent support having coated on it; and a transparent conductive film comprising a random network of silver nanowires dispersed within a cellulose ester polymer.    USE - The transparent conductive article is useful in touch panel display, LCD, electroluminescent lighting, organic LED device and photovoltaic solar-cell.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent conductive article: provides transparent conductive films having good transparency, conductivity, stability, excellent clarity, high scratch resistance and hardness; coating on a flexible support, which allows the manufacture of flexible conductive materials; provides simple coating process; allows an one-pass coating; and avoids the method of first coating bare silver nanowires to form a weak and fragile film that is subsequently over-coated with a polymer to form the transparent conductive film.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for preparing the transparent conductive article comprising either: preparing a dispersion of silver nanowires in a solution of a cellulose ester polymer, coating the dispersion onto a transparent support, and drying the coating on the support to form a random network of silver nanowires; or preparing a dispersion of silver nanowires in a solution of a cellulose ester polymer, preparing a carrier layer formulation comprising a single-phase mixture of at least two polymers, coating the carrier layer formulation onto a transparent support; coating the dispersion of silver nanowires in a solution of a cellulose ester polymer onto the carrier layer, and drying the coating on the support to form a random network of silver nanowires.
NOVELTY - A super-absorbing material is used to increase the thermal capacity and/or to increase thermal transfer, in thermal storage units which are hermetically-sealed or otherwise. The unit is sub-surface or underground. A super-absorbing polymer is employed. This may be combined with a packing material e.g. earth, sand, clay, spoil, slag, building waste or excavated material. Suitable polymers are based on e.g. acrylic acids and their salts, polysaccharides, polyacrylamides, hydrogels or polyvinyl pyrrolidones.    USE - To improve thermal capacity and thermal transfer in sub-surface thermal accumulator units.    ADVANTAGE - The method is suitable for underground thermal storage units and/or geothermal probe systems. Thermal capacity and/or thermal transfer are improved. The hybrid material used, comprises super-absorbent organic polymer. This is polymerized with or bonded to the mineral components. The polymer increases retention of water against draining under gravity. The water has a higher specific heat than the sand, stone or earth particles. The thermal capacity of the packing is considerably increased. Retention of the water also limits losses due to evaporation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for a thermal accumulator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic vertical cross section of a sub-surface thermal storage system.    geothermal probe (1)    material containing super-absorber (2)    heat-storing surroundings (e.g. earth, stone, concrete) (3)    ground surface (4)    heat exchanger (6)
NOVELTY - Solid electrolyte comprises garnet-type compound as lithium ion conductor and phosphoric acid group having particle size smaller than the garnet-type compound between grains of the garnet-type compound.    USE - The solid electrolyte is useful in solid electrolyte sheet (claimed) for lithium cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solid electrolyte has reduced frictional resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) solid electrolyte sheet comprising substrate containing polymer fibers and solid electrolyte portion formed in gap of the substrate; and    (2) method of manufacturing the above-mentioned solid electrolyte, involves mixing phosphoric acid group and garnet-type compound to obtain the raw material and pressing the raw material by plastic deformation.
NOVELTY - The protection board has uneven structured transparent resin layer on surface of a glass substrate which is positioned at a light receiving portion in which refractive index of resin layer is same or below the refractive index of substrate.    USE - Protection board for photovoltaic apparatuses used in solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the refractive index of uneven structured transparent resin layer is low or same as that of glass substrate, reflectance of resin layer can be lowered instead of polymer films. Thus optimal protection board with high photoelectric conversion efficiency, good weather resistance and durability, and improved condensing efficiency are realized for easy production of photovoltaic apparatuses.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of protection board for photovoltaic apparatuses.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of protection board.    Transparent substrate (101)    Uneven structured transparent resin layer (102)
NOVELTY - The battery module (100) has several batteries that are accommodated in a casing (50). A sheet form cooling pipe (70) with coolant is placed within the casing, and provided with a laminated structure having resin layer formed on both surfaces of a metal film. The pipe is filled with materials that melt when temperature of battery raises more than predetermined temperature.    USE - Battery module of battery pack (claimed). Uses include but are not limited to motor vehicle, electric vehicle, hybrid vehicle, bicycle, mobile phone, digital camera, video camera, notebook computer, mobile communication apparatus, electric tool, etc.    ADVANTAGE - The influence of battery on circumference by abnormal heat generation of battery can be minimized by melting material in cooling pipe. The temperature control of internal battery module can be implemented, hence the battery module excellent in reliability with slim profile and high security is realized.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the sectional and expanded sectional views of the battery module.    Wiring board (30)    Battery unit (40)    Casing (50)    Cooling pipe (70)    Battery module (100)
NOVELTY - The battery cell (100) has an electrode assembly (108) that is located in the bottom portion of container (104). A collector assembly (106) is located within the open top end of container and is provided with a pressure release vent element (120) and retainer (118). A pressure release vent element is located across a pressure release channel (142). An insulating gasket (124) between the container and collector assembly is compressed along the entire peripheral portion of collector assembly with respect to the bead (107) and crimped top edge (128) of container.    USE - Electrochemical battery cell e.g. lithium electrochemical battery cell used in rechargeable battery for electronic equipment. Can also be used in rechargeable aqueous electrolyte cell such as nickel-cadmium and nickel-metal hydride cell and primary aqueous electrolyte cell such as alkaline zinc-manganese dioxide cell.    ADVANTAGE - As the insulating gasket is compressed along the entire peripheral portion of collector assembly, a seal is provided to the collector assembly. Hence the corrosion and leakage of electrolyte in the electrochemical battery cell are prevented and the entry of water into the battery cell is reduced. The manufacturing cost of electrochemical battery cell is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of the electrochemical battery cell.    Electrochemical battery cell (100)    Container (104)    Collector assembly (106)    Bead (107)    Electrode assembly (108)    Retainer (118)    Pressure release vent element (120)    Insulating gasket (124)    Top edge (128)    Pressure release channel (142)
NOVELTY - Plasticizer-containing film comprises 60-90% of polyvinyl acetal having 12-18 wt.% of polyvinyl alcohol portion and 2-40 wt.% of one or more adipate dialkylester compounds (II).    USE - The film is useful for manufacturing composite glazing, windscreens or photovoltaic module (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The film has: improved compatibility, temperature flexibility, mechanical strength and penetration resistance; and low moisture absorption.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Plasticizer-containing film comprises 60-90% of polyvinyl acetal having 12-18 wt.% of polyvinyl alcohol portion and 2-40 wt.% of one or more adipate dialkylester compounds of formula (R1CO2(CH2)4CO2R2) (II).    R1, R2 = 9-23C alkyl.
NOVELTY - A resin composition consists of (in parts weight) ethylene- alpha -olefin copolymer (100), ethylenic unsaturated silane compound (0.1-5), and organic peroxide (0.1-3). The copolymer contains 8-20 mol% of structural unit derived from alpha -olefin, exhibits melting peak at 30-90 degrees C measured by differential scanning calorimeter, and has molecular weight distribution of 1.2-3.5 measured by gel permeation chromatography, and melt flow rate of 51-400 g/10 minutes at 230 degrees C and load of 2.16 kg measured by JIS K-6721.    USE - Resin composition is used for sheet for solar-cell sealing material for thin film type solar cell module (all claimed) used as auxiliary power supply for motor vehicles and moving power supply.    ADVANTAGE - The resin composition provides solar-cell sealing material with excellent adhesiveness, heat resistance, moldability, crosslinking characteristics, high-temperature tolerance, weather resistance, and thermocycle tolerance. The solar cell module is economically manufactured with excellent conversion efficiency and durability, and high productivity using the resin composition.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module, which is obtained using solar-cell sealing material consisting of sheet formed using resin composition.
NOVELTY - The segment (1) has an upper side (2), a lower side (4) and a circumferential front surface (6) with a longitudinal side (8). The longitudinal side forms an upper edge (10) with the upper side and a lower edge (12) with the lower side. A core structure is provided which has a core formed of foamed material. An envelope is provided which is formed of one or multiple layers of fiber material. The envelope partially covers the upper side, the lower side and the longitudinal side of the circumferential front surface. A reflection layer is arranged on the upper side.    USE - Segment for a solar collector (Claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The segment has an upper side, a lower side and a circumferential front surface with a longitudinal side, where the longitudinal side forms an upper edge with the upper side and a lower edge with the lower side, and hence ensures an improved segment that provides light and self-supporting structure and high torsional stiffness of the solar collector.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar collector with a flange.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a segment of a solar collector.    Segment (1)    Upper side (2)    Lower side (4)    Circumferential front surface (6)    Longitudinal side (8)    Upper edge (10)    Lower edge (12)
NOVELTY - The power-supply electrodes (1a,1b) are provided on an electrically insulating base material (4). The comb-shape connection electrodes (2a,2b) are positioned towards the power-supply electrodes. A polymeric resistor (6) is electrically fed from the electrode and the heat is generated. The electrical resistance in the base portion side extended from the power-supply electrodes is reduced by using the connection electrodes.    USE - Planar heating element connected to vehicle-mounted battery power supply.    ADVANTAGE - The voltage drop in the connection electrode is reduced efficiently. The heat generation efficiency of the polymeric resistor can be improved. The management of the design resistance value of the product is performed simply. The efficiency of the electrode material is improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of the planar heating element.    Power supply electrodes (1a,1b)    Connection electrodes (2a,2b)    Insulating base material (4)    Polymeric resistor (6)    Power supply (8)
NOVELTY - The board material e.g. ceiling base material (1) is formed by mixing a phenol resin, an epoxy resin, and vegetable fibers, and molding and hardening a resulting mixture. At least one of the phenol resin and epoxy resin is a biomass-derived resin. Preferably, the phenol resin is a biomass-derived phenol resin obtained by making starch and phenols react. Preferably, the epoxy resin is a biomass-derived epoxy resin obtained by making the biomass-derived phenol resin and epichlorohydrin react.    USE - Board material for motor vehicle. Uses include but are not limited to ceiling base material, trunk lid, or door trim.    ADVANTAGE - Emits less carbon dioxide when it is combusted, thus providing a global warming prevention effect. Exhibits high thermal deformation resistance and high rigidity, and produces minimal amount of volatile organic compound.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the notched perspective view of a portion of a motor vehicle using a ceiling base material.    Ceiling base material (1)    Roof (L)    Roof rail (L1)
NOVELTY - A photoelectric conversion element has a working electrode having an oxide semiconductor porous membrane layer supported with a dye, a counter electrode having an electroconductive layer formed on a base material and arranged facing working electrode, and an electrolyte layer formed between electrodes. The electroconductive layer of counter electrode and/or working electrode has carbon nanotube layer formed using composition containing a water-soluble conductive polymer and carbon nanotube.    USE - Photoelectric conversion element e.g. dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photoelectric conversion element has excellent durability, photoelectric conversion efficiency and stability, and is economically manufactured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of photoelectric conversion element.
NOVELTY - A wavelength-conversion-type solar cell sealing material contains coated fluorescent material dispersed in transparent sealing resin. The coated fluorescent material is obtained by providing coating layer on circumference of fluorescent particles using substance having refractive index less than the fluorescent particles.    USE - Sealing material is used in manufacture of solar cell module (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The sealing material has excellent visible light transmittance and optical efficiency. The solar cell module has excellent electric power generation efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) solar cell module;    (2) manufacture of wavelength-conversion-type solar cell sealing material; and    (3) manufacture of solar cell module.
NOVELTY - The battery has a portable container (1) for placement of a starter battery (2), which supplies electric current for a starter of an internal combustion engine. The starter battery is embedded in the portable container, such that the starter battery is surrounded by a heat insulating material (3) e.g. hard foam, hard-foam plate, or polyester-quilting cotton, within the portable container. Minus- and positive poles (4a, 4b) are upwardly guided by the heat insulating material. Handle-casings (5a, 5b) are provided at sides of the portable container.    USE - Emergency battery for use in a motor-vehicle during winter condition.    ADVANTAGE - The battery permits starting of the internal combustion engine of the motor-vehicle without large effort in a short time period during cold start problem.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top perspective view of an emergency battery.    Portable container (1)    Starter battery (2)    Heat insulating material (3)    Minus pole (4a)    Positive pole (4b)    Handle-casings (5a, 5b)
NOVELTY - The support (1) has a mobile support (2) for supporting a male connector (4), and a guiding unit i.e. guiding block (5), fixed on the mobile support. An elastic body (3) e.g. pin, connects the mobile support to a base (6), where the pin is made of elastomer i.e. silicone. The elastic body is deformed along six degrees of freedom for permitting an elastic articulation between the base and the mobile support along six degrees of freedom.    USE - Connector support for supporting a male connector e.g. electric, hydraulic or optical connector, that is connected to a female connector to control charge, discharge and safety of a battery in a system i.e. connection system, and to supply power to an electrical system (all claimed) in the connection system. Uses include but are not limited to a railway, marine, portable device, electric and hybrid vehicle, spatial, aeronautical, defense, telecommunication and emergency lighting equipment field.    ADVANTAGE - The elastic body is deformed along six degrees of freedom for permitting the elastic articulation between the base and the mobile support, thus permitting to gain the offset between the connectors, and allowing to set the connectors opposite to each other, and hence ensuring safe connection between the connectors during blind assembling.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a system comprising a connector support.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a connector support assembled with a connector.    Connector support (1)    Mobile support (2)    Elastic body (3)    Male connector (4)    Guiding block (5)    Base (6)
NOVELTY - A photosensitive paste composition contains inorganic particles (A), copolymer of monomer (B) containing unsaturated carboxylic acid (B1) and (meth)acrylate (B2), polyfunctional (meth)acrylate (C), photoinitiator (D) and silane coupling agent (E). The usage amount of hydroxyl-containing monomer of copolymer (B) is 8 weight% or less with respect to total amount of components (B1) and (B2).    USE - Photosensitive paste composition is used for forming pattern (claimed) for flat panel display, plasma display panel, field emission display, high degree mounting material of electronic components and components of solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photosensitive paste composition economically provides high-definition pattern with low resistance value and favorable adhesiveness with respect to support.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for pattern formation method.
NOVELTY - A photosensitive paste composition comprises an electroconductive component, alkali-soluble resin, polyfunctional (meth)acrylate, photoinitiator and silicone particles.    USE - Photosensitive paste composition for forming a pattern (claimed) during manufacturing of a flat panel display such as plasma display panel and field emission display, high degree mounting material of an electronic component, and member of a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The photosensitive paste composition can form high-definition pattern in an accurate and economical manner with high sensitivity, low resistance value and favorable adhesiveness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for forming a pattern.
NOVELTY - A semiconductor structure (300) comprises a semiconductor substrate (105) with a substrate doping; and a doped crystalline semiconductor layer with a layer doping, where the doped crystalline semiconductor layer being disposed on a front surface of the semiconductor substrate at a front interface (125), where the substrate doping changes to the layer doping within a 100 angstrom transition region.    USE - As semiconductor structure (claimed) such as low thermal budget silicon cell structure.    ADVANTAGE - The present semiconductor structure is low cost semiconductor optical device; and is a solar cell that is low cost and easier and faster to manufacture. The semiconductor structure provides improved solar cell device with a semiconductor substrate with crystalline layers on both sides. The structure has a tandem junction cell with large grain size crystalline Si region having average grain sizes larger than 1 micron and efficiency greater than 12%. The silicon solar cell fabricated by a method which uses a low thermal budget, where the maximum temperature is kept low, where foreign substrates is used if desired, where the efficiency and throughput (number of cells manufactured per unit of time) are kept at acceptable levels, the energy used and payback time are minimized, thus the manufacturing cost is reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows block diagram of low thermal budget silicon cell structure.    Substrate (105)    Front doped crystalline semiconductor layer (110)    Front interface (125)    silicon cell structure (300)    Back interface (325)
NOVELTY - The gussetless multi-walled sheet produced by a co-extrusion process comprising feeding a part of a core material directly into and via a male insert of an extrusion die to produce the multi-walled sheet having first and second walls separated by ribbing, is claimed. The walls and ribbing form hollow inner chambers. The first and/or second walls includes a gussetless outer co-extrusion layer (2) formed by a co-extrusion material. The core material is a transparent thermoplastic polycarbonate composition.    USE - The gussetless multi-walled sheet is useful in a product such as glazing, greenhouses, conservatories, verandas, car ports, bus shelters, roofings, partitions, cash kiosks and solar collectors.    ADVANTAGE - The gussetless multi-walled sheet has smooth and uniform surface, and can be easily and economically produced without triangle effect and damage such as yellowing.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The diagram shows a cross-sectional view of a multi-wall sheet.    Polymer melt (1)    Co-extruded layer. (2)
NOVELTY - A paste composition comprises titanium-type semiconductor particles (A), cellulose-type compound and/or acrylic resin (B), and mixed solvent (C) containing solvent (a) and solvent (b). The difference between solubility parameter of solvent (a) with respect to solubility parameter of component (B) is less than 4 (MPa)1/2. The boiling point of solvent (b) is greater than the boiling point of solvent (a). The difference between solubility parameter of solvent (b) with respect to solubility parameter of component (B) is more than 6 (MPa)1/2.    USE - Paste composition is used for optical semiconductor porous membrane for dye-sensitized solar cell (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The optical semiconductor porous membrane containing paste composition has excellent strength.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) optical semiconductor porous membrane (7); and    (2) dye-sensitized solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a block diagram of dye-sensitized solar cell.    Transparent substrate (1)    Transparent conductive film (2)    Sealing material (3)    Electrolyte (4)    Electroconductive film (5)    Insulating film (6)    Optical semiconductor porous membrane (7)
NOVELTY - Electroconductive polymer film comprises (in parts mass): (a) polymer components (100) containing (in %mass) olefin polymer (55-100), hydrogenated substance of aromatic vinyl-conjugated diene block copolymer (0-45), cyclic olefin resin (0-30) and acid-modified polyolefin (0-20) and (b) electroconductive filler (25-60).    USE - The electroconductive polymer film is useful for manufacturing collector (claimed) for lithium-ion batteries.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive polymer film has excellent volume resistance, mechanical strength e.g. tear strength, adhesiveness with metal foil and resistance to organic solvent.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) method for manufacturing collector, involves (a) stacking the above-cited electroconductive polymer film and metal foil and molding the stacked product, or (b) dissolving the above-cited electroconductive polymer composition in solvent, coating the obtained solution on metal foil and drying the coated product; and    (2) collector manufactured by the above-cited method.
NOVELTY - An ion exchanger (1) comprises ion exchange resin in refrigerant circuit which circulates refrigerant which may go through via fuel cell, absorbs ion in refrigerant and reduces ion concentration, refrigerant pipe interior (20) which refrigerant passes positions, tubular mesh filter (15) which exhibits spiral with which ion exchange resin is filled, and inlet port of refrigerant pipe interior which are made to latch both ends of mesh filter.    USE - Ion exchanger used as fuel-cell vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - The ion exchanger is maintanable and can recover ions.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an external appearance perspective view of the ion exchanger. (Drawing includes non-English language text).    Ion exchanger (1)    Mesh filter (15)    Refrigerant pipe interior (20)    Band (21)    Pipe connection material (30)
NOVELTY - A sealing film contains ethylene-unsaturated ester copolymer, cross-linking agent and dimethacrylate compound (I).    USE - Sealing film is used for solar cells (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The sealing film has excellent heat resistance, transparency, durability and suppressed yellowing. The solar cell using the sealing film has excellent electric power generating efficiency and is defect free.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A sealing film contains ethylene-unsaturated ester copolymer, cross-linking agent and dimethacrylate compound of formula (I).    R1,R2=H or methyl;    R3,R4=2-10C alkylene;    R5,R6=H or 1-3C alkyl;and    m+n=2-20.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of solar cell.    Light-receiving surface side of transparent protection component (11)    Back surface side protective material (12)    Light-receiving surface side sealing film (13A)    Back surface side sealing film (13B)    Electricity-generating film (14)
NOVELTY - The adhesive sheet (1) is arranged between a sealing resin layer (5) which seals solar cell element (4) and a coating layer (6) which covers sealing resin layer. Wavelength of the light absorbed by sealing resin layer is convertible by wavelength conversion material. Peak wavelength of the excitation spectrum and fluorescence spectrum of the wavelength conversion material are set to be 350-550 nm and 400-700 nm respectively. Content rate of the wavelength conversion material is 0.001-1 weight part with respect to the 100 weight part of the polymers.    USE - Adhesive sheet for solar cell module (claimed) used for electric power generation.    ADVANTAGE - Wavelength of the light absorbed by sealing resin layer can be converted effectively and photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar cell module can be improved. Durability of the solar cell module can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell module.    Adhesive sheet (1)    Solar cell module (3)    Solar cell element (4)    Sealing resin layer (5)    Coating layer (6)
NOVELTY - The sheet (10) has reflecting structure layer (16) at the back side of transmissive protective layer (17) which transmits the light radiated from the back of semiconductor electric power generating apparatus main portion. An outer layer (11) at the back side of reflecting structure layer, protects reflecting structure layer comprising optical structure layer (15) and corrugated reflecting film (14). The optical structure layer is formed from thermosetting resin or thermoplastic resin with vicat softening temperature of 95 degrees C or more.    USE - Reflective protection sheet for semiconductor electric power generating apparatus (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The deformation of the optical structure layer can be suppressed and fixed quality reflective protection sheet can be obtained. The electric power generation efficiency can be improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for semiconductor electric power generating apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the reflective protection sheet.    Reflective protection sheet (10)    Outer layer (11)    Reflecting film (14)    Optical structure layer (15)    Reflecting structure layer (16)    Transmissive protective layer (17)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (4) has a shell (40) covering a set of solar cells. A flexible element (43) i.e. membrane, is arranged in the shell for dividing an interior of the shell into two chambers (402, 413). A fastener unit (42) firmly attaches the flexible element to the shell. An inlet valve (44) and a vent valve are in communication with one of the chambers. A ring is attached to the shell. The fastener unit comprises a set of slats (421) for pressing the flexible element against the shell and a set of threaded bolts (422) for firmly attaching the slats to the shell.    USE - Apparatus for measuring strength of a solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus can be operated in a safe and secure manner by using a crane.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The slats are made of metal and plastics. The apparatus includes a set of panels that are made of a material selected from a group consisting of glass and acrylic.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar cell strength measuring apparatus.    Solar cell strength measuring apparatus (4)    Shell (40)    Fastener unit (42)    Flexible element (43)    Inlet valve (44)    Chambers (402, 413)    Slats (421)    Threaded bolts (422)
NOVELTY - The system (100) has a top horizontal beam (104) that is mounted to the poles (102A,102B). The backing plates (108) are hanging from the horizontal beam such that the wind pressure pivots the backing plate about the horizontal beam. The backing plate is supporting the solar cells (112). The pole and the horizontal beam is providing support for electrical connectivity to the solar cells.    USE - Solar capture mounting system used in energy generation and distribution system installed in residential and commercial building.    ADVANTAGE - Since the wind pressure is against the backing plate which pivots the backing plate about the horizontal beam, the stress and damage due to wind and wind carried objects are reduced. Since the certain photovoltaic surfaces are not affected by the tilt angles, the efficiency of the solar cells is economically viable. The solar cells which are attached to the system can be easily and inexpensively replaced for maintenance purposes.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for mounting solar cells.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the solar capture mounting system.    Solar capture mounting system (100)    Poles (102A,102B)    Top horizontal beam (104)    Backing plates (108)    Solar cells (112)
NOVELTY - The method involves forming an upper coating film on a lower coating film whose solar reflectance of coating film single piece is 30% or less at wavelength of 780-2300nm. The solar transmittance of coating film single piece of upper coating film is 50% or less at wavelength of 780-2300nm. The inorganic porous pigment is mixed with coating material of lower coating film. The compounding quantities of porous pigment with respect to coating material are set to 1mass%-10mass%. The specific surface area of porous pigment is 400m2/g.    USE - Method for forming solar heat absorption film stacked on metal, glass, concrete, plastic and timber.    ADVANTAGE - The solar heat absorption film can be formed easily while improving the solar absorptivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for solar heat absorbent material.
NOVELTY - Carbon-monoxide selective oxidation catalyst contains metal supported to an amorphous aluminum silicate such that oxidation removal of carbon monoxide from gas containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide is carried out.    USE - Selective oxidation catalyst is used for oxidizing and removing carbon monoxide from gas containing hydrogen and carbon monoxide used as reforming gas for polymer electrolyte fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The catalyst has high selectivity.
NOVELTY - The device (10) has battery portion whose electrical contact is held in electrical connection with the imaging assembly (130) in the housing when an attachment mechanism (125) of the battery pack engages with end of the housing. A terminal end (123) is formed outside of housing through a portion of battery pack. The shock absorbing portion of replaceable battery pack is provided with a layer of material formed over portion of the battery pack. An entirety of replaceable battery pack is completely separated when the attachment mechanism is released from engagement with end of the housing.    USE - Thermal imaging device used for inspection of building and industrial equipment.    ADVANTAGE - Since the entirety of replaceable battery pack is completely separated when the attachment mechanism is released from engagement with end of housing, the battery portion and attachment mechanism are secured.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for battery pack for thermal imaging device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show perspective view of the thermal imaging device and exploded perspective view of the battery back.    Thermal imaging device (10)    Terminal end (123)    Attachment mechanism (125)    Imaging assembly (130)    Display (150)
NOVELTY - Polymer gel electrolyte comprises aprotic solvent, supporting salt, cyclic sulfonate ester having at least two sulfonyl groups, and crosslinked product. The polymer gel electrolyte is obtained by crosslinking methacrylate ester polymer (I).    USE - The polymer gel electrolyte is used in polymer secondary battery (claimed), preferably lithium polymer secondary battery.    ADVANTAGE - The polymer gel electrolyte suppresses swelling of cell in polymer secondary battery and improves the cyclic characteristics. The secondary battery can be stored even at high temperature.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Polymer gel electrolyte comprises aprotic solvent, supporting salt, cyclic sulfonate ester having at least two sulfonyl groups, and crosslinked product and obtained by crosslinking methacrylate ester polymer of formula (I).    m=350-600;and    n=1800-3000.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for polymer secondary battery, which comprises positive electrode, negative electrode and above-mentioned polymer-gel electrolyte.
NOVELTY - Electroconductive polymer comprises hydrogenated substances and electroconductive fillers (25-60 parts mass). The hydrogenated substance comprises (in %mass): cyclic olefin resin (55-80) and aromatic vinyl conjugated diene block copolymer (20-45).    USE - The electroconductive polymer is useful as collector (claimed) for lithium ion batteries.    ADVANTAGE - The polymer is small, and has excellent adhesiveness and electrically resistant. The metal foil is organic solvent proof.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) collector obtained by laminating the above-cited polymer and metal foil; and    (2) method for manufacturing the above-cited collector, involves obtaining the above-cited materials, dissolving the materials in solvent to obtain solution and coating the filler on metal foil.
NOVELTY - A carbon nanotube dispersant comprises highly branched polymer having weight average molecular weight of 1000-2000000 (based on polystyrene), which is measured by gel-permeation chromatography, and has amino functional group or imino functional group in terminals.    USE - Carbon nanotube dispersant is used for composition for forming cured film (both claimed) for photoelectric conversion element and electroluminescent element, and semiconductor raw materials.    ADVANTAGE - Carbon nanotube dispersant easily disperses carbon nanotubes having size of 0.8-100 nm in organic solvent without aggregation.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of composition, which involves mixing carbon nanotube dispersant, carbon nanotube and organic solvent, and ultrasonicating the mixture.
NOVELTY - Polyester film comprises polyester containing elemental phosphorus of 170 parts/million or less, carboxyl group of 26 tons or less and white pigment of 3-50 wt.%. The content of oligomer present in the polyester film which is heat processed at 150 degrees C for 30 minutes is 0.8 g or less.    USE - The polyester film is useful for sealing back surface of solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The polyester film has excellent hydrolysis resistance, weather resistance and mechanical strength and thus can be used for long period of time.
NOVELTY - The element (100) has power terminals (102, 104) with two connection parts including respective contact sections. A radially elastic sleeve surrounds the sections, where an outer contour of the sections and the sleeve are formed such that a mechanical contact of the sections to the sleeve is maintained even during a misalignment of the sections. One of the contact sections is formed by a double cone with common base plane. Casing surfaces have a rounded transition that exhibits a sleeve with inner cylindrical or polygonal cross-section, where the sleeve is slit in a longitudinal direction.    USE - Power element for supplying alternating or three-phase current to a battery driven motor of an industrial truck.    ADVANTAGE - The radially elastic sleeve surrounds the contact sections in clamping manner, where the outer contour of the sections and the sleeve are formed such that the mechanical contact of the sections to the sleeve is maintained even during misalignment of the sections, thus forming an angular offset and an axially parallel offset between the contact sections without need of a precise assembly of the circuit board and precise construction of the circuit board relative to an opening in the housing, and hence absorbing external forces or torques by the housing wall so as to prevent damages to the inner contact section.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a power element for an industrial truck with power terminals.    Power element (100)    Power terminals (102, 104)    Heat sink (106)    Housing cover (108)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing flexible optoelectronic multi-layered structure (6) with bottom encapsulation stack and top encapsulation stack. The bottom encapsulation stack (B) and top encapsulation stack (T) are provided with inorganic layers (4a,8a) separated from another inorganic layers (4b,8b) by continuous getter layer (5,8). The getter layer is provided with metal oxide and the inorganic layer having intrinsic water vapor transmission.    USE - Method for encapsulating flexible optoelectronic multi-layered structure such as photovoltaic cell or organic light emitting device.    ADVANTAGE - The inorganic layer are separated from another inorganic layer by continuous metal oxide getter layer, so that the improved encapsulation results are obtained.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for optoelectronic device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows schematic view of the optoelectronic device having flexible bottom emitting multi-layered structure.    Inorganic layers (4a,4b,8a,8b)    Getter layers (5,8)    Flexible optoelectronic multi-layered structure (6)    Bottom encapsulation stack (B)    Top encapsulation stack (T)
NOVELTY - The module (1) has solar cells (6) arranged on a substrate (2), which consists of an expandable material. The cells are predominantly covered with another expandable material and arranged in such a manner that the cells are partly spaced to each other, where the latter expandable material is polyurethane or thermoplastic. The cells cover a surface of the substrate to about 50 to 80 percent. The cells are designed as printed solar cells, organic solar cells and thin film solar cells such as carcinoma-in-situ (CIS) and/or Copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) cells.    USE - Photovoltaic module for use on a roof to produce energy.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cells arranged on the substrate are predominantly covered with the expandable material and arranged in such a manner that the solar cells are partly spaced to each other, so that the photovoltaic module can be implemented in an easy and space-saving manner and is flexibly applicable in case of failure of individual cells, and bending of the module into multiple directions in the space is permitted.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for producing a photovoltaic module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic top view of a photovoltaic module with solar cells spaced to each other.    Photovoltaic module (1)    Substrate (2)    Back contact structure (3)    Conductive strips (4)    Solar cells (6)
NOVELTY - The solar cell has an upper plate arranged on a patterned polymer resin layer. Air is flowed between polymer resin layer and upper plate. A concave part is positioned at upper part of an inactive region. A protrusion part corresponds to the concave part that is formed in the upper plate. The polymer resin layer is made of ethyl vinyl acetate. The protrusion part is inserted into the concave part, which is longer than lower part, where the concave part is a pattern that is formed in the polymer resin layer.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell has high working efficiency, achieves light incoming efficiency, and can change groove pattern effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a solar cell manufacturing method.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of a solar cell.    Substrate (100)    Back contact electrode pattern (200)
NOVELTY - The battery pack (1) has cladding (3) that is provided in the state which derives terminal of battery (20) outside. The cladding is equipped with secondary exterior portion (3B) which covers partially the primary exterior portion (3A) which covers partially battery and protective circuit substrate (2).    USE - Battery pack for portable electronic device e.g. mobile telephone, personal computer and camcorder.    ADVANTAGE - The battery pack is provided dimensional accuracy and mechanical strength so that size and weight reduction of the battery pack is achieved. The productivity of the battery pack is improved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of battery pack.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows side sectional drawing and plane sectional drawing of the battery pack.    Battery pack (1)    Protective circuit substrate (2)    Cladding (3)    Primary exterior portion (3A)    Secondary exterior portion (3B)    Battery (20)
NOVELTY - An amorphous crystalline transparent conductive film containing tin element is formed on a polymeric material substrate, and heat-processed at 110-130 degrees C, to manufacture crystalline transparent electrode.    USE - Manufacture of transparent electrode used for liquid crystal display element, electroluminescent display element and thin-film solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The transparent electrode has excellent chemical resistance.
NOVELTY - Composition comprises (in %mass): polyethylene-type resin (A) (50-95) and polyethylene-type resin (B) (5-50). The resin (A) is metallocene type linear low density polyethylene resin. The resin (A) has density of 0.875-0.890 g/cm3 and resin (B) has density of 0.875-0.910 g/cm3. The density of resin (A) is greater than resin (B).    USE - The composition is useful for forming filler for solar cell modules (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composition has excellent flexibility, durability, heat resistance, water resistance, light resistance and hail resistance.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for filler, which is obtained by molding the above-cited composition.
NOVELTY - The method involves coating and drying electrolyte resin solution to form electrolyte resin layer (3) on catalyst layer (2) formed on base material (1) made of Teflon (RTM: PTFE). The laminated portion (4) of catalyst and electrolyte resin is pulverized and is treated with hydrophilic solvent so that core-shell type catalyst particle (6) is formed in which catalyst acts as core and electrolyte resin acts as shell.    USE - Manufacturing method of catalyst particle for fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the pulverized laminated portion is treated with hydrophilic solvent so that core-shell type catalyst particle is formed, the flooding can be suppressed while enhancing the power generation efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view illustrating the manufacturing method of catalyst particle for fuel cell. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Base material (1)    Catalyst layer (2)    Electrolyte resin layer (3)    Laminated portion (4)    Catalyst particle (6)
NOVELTY - The horizontal-type optical duct system has a lighting unit (2) that irradiates the light beams along preset direction. A light guide unit (4) guides the light beams towards preset direction. A reflector reflects the light beams along preset direction. Several resin layers are laminated on the reflector surface.    USE - Horizontal-type optical duct system installed in building (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The reflector reflects light beams along preset direction such that the resin layers are laminated on reflector surface. Hence the light reflection property of the reflector can be improved. The power consumption can be reduced. The manufacturing cost of the reflector can be reduced. The attenuation of light can be controlled effectively. The design freedom degree of the optical duct system can be improved. The illumination effect can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an explanatory view of the horizontal-type optical duct system.    Natural light (1)    Lighting unit (2)    Light guide unit (4)    Light emission unit (5)    Room interior (6)
NOVELTY - A coated stainless steel foil has a substrate film having corrugated film and inorganic polymer film, on surface of stainless steel foil. The substrate film has insulation resistance of 1 M Omega .cm2 or more and consists of inorganic polymer having siloxane bond including silicon-organic group/hydrogen bonding, as main component. The corrugated film contains spherical filler (11) (15-65 %mass) with particle size of 450-5000 nm and longest/shortest diameter ratio of 0.6 or more. The inorganic polymer film contains 0.2-0.7 moles of epoxy group with respect to total silicon.    USE - Coated stainless steel foil is used for substrate of silicon thin film solar cell (claimed), and electrical and electronic component.    ADVANTAGE - The coated stainless steel foil provides substrate with improved flexibility, and solar cell with improved conversion efficiency and current density.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of surface of coated stainless steel foil corrugated by spherical filler.    Spherical filler (11)    Corrugated surface (12)
NOVELTY - The battery pack (100) has a spacer that is made of soft plastic to separate unit batteries (110) arranged within the case from each other. Several electrode tabs are arranged on the side of the spacer to connect unit batteries in series or in parallel. Several gap prevention ribs are arranged on an inner wall of the case and positioned corresponding to the spacer such that the gap prevention ribs are arranged in parallel to each other.    USE - Battery pack such as low capacity secondary battery pack used for phone, notebook computer and camcorder, and high capacity secondary battery pack for motor-driving power source for hybrid vehicle.    ADVANTAGE - Gap prevention ribs are brought in close contact with the spacer and electrode tab so that the movement of the unit batteries due to the external shock can be minimized. Malfunctioning of the unit battery can be prevented so that the reliability of the battery pack can be improved. Performance and efficiency of manufacture of battery pack can be improved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the battery pack during removal of top case.    Battery pack (100)    Unit battery (110)    Protection circuit board (140)    Lead wires (141)    Holder (190)
NOVELTY - A transmission unit transfers main power line flow from a meter receiver box through a grid-tie controller system for measuring flow of electricity in and out of building. A processor controlled multi tap converter (29) is connected to power management system for converting electrical energy from input sources, for power distribution into building. The load management remote monitor/controller units (80) are connected to key appliances, systems within the building for permitting continuous load and energy management of devices based on power distribution information.    USE - System for single plug-in installation of high voltage intelligent renewable energy grid-tied controller for solar collector, wind turbine generators, back-up generators and or other supplemental power sources used in residential and commercial buildings (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - A safe and reliable installation of high voltage intelligent renewable energy grid-tied controller with wireless smart load management is provided, for managing use of electric energy efficiently, without increasing installation cost.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for single plug-in installation of high voltage intelligent renewable energy grid-tied controller.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the system for single plug-in installation of high voltage intelligent renewable energy grid-tied controller.    Meter jumper plug (24)    Wire harness (25)    Processor controlled multi tap converter (29)    Main energy source cable (35)    Load management remote/monitor controller unit (80)
NOVELTY - The array of photovoltaic module has couplings with engaging portions which engages photovoltaic modules. The engaging portion engages photovoltaic module along a length of a side of the corresponding module in which length is parallel with a plane of a laminate of the module. The engaging portion allows variable positioning of the module relative to the coupling in a direction parallel with the plane and perpendicular to the length.    USE - Array of photovoltaic modules.    ADVANTAGE - Provides easy and quick assembly of photovoltaic array in sturdy and durable manner and reduces the cost of the arrays.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of the groove formed in the frame of the photovoltaic module.    Upper sloped surface (122)    Lower sloped surface (126)
NOVELTY - Making a polymer dielectric composition, comprises: forming a polymer solution from 9,9-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) fluorene (BHPF) and a diacid chloride; casting a freestanding thin polyester film from the polymer solution; and metallizing the polyester film with an evaporated A1 layer to form the dielectric composition.    USE - The method is useful for making a polymer dielectric composition (claimed), which is useful in high-density capacitive energy storage, and pulse power capacitor applications.    ADVANTAGE - The dielectric composition has desirable thermal properties in polymers such as high glass transition temperatures and good thermal and thermooxidative stabilities besides favoring polymer solubility and processability in readily available organic solvents.
NOVELTY - The method involves forming providing front cover (4) made of optical light transmitting material to photovoltaic cell. The photovoltaic cells are arranged between front cover and several facets (26). The facets, photovoltaic solar cells and front cover are assembled to form solar cell module with an internal reflection capability. The solar cell module is made to receive light impinging on front cover. Several facets are made to reflect light toward the front cover at a critical angle for total internal reflection to reflect light internally back toward solar cell.    USE - Method of manufacturing photovoltaic cell module such as silicon solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic cell module having internal reflector that improved power output can be obtained. The need for reflecting substrate can be eliminated, such that size of the photovoltaic cell module can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the photovoltaic solar cell manufacturing method.    Front cover (4)    Silicon solar cell (8)    Back-skin (14)    Facet (26)    Reflecting coating (30)
NOVELTY - The system has an underground heat exchanger (110) emitting heat to underground, and a thermal storage tank (140) rolled with a heat conduction tape that is made of aluminum material. A warm water pipe is laminated with a tarpaulin paper and a sound insulator, where the pipe is inserted in a pipe groove. A cooling fin is installed on an insulating material, and a finishing material is installed on the cooling fin. The thermal storage tank stores heat of a heat pump (120) between the heat pump and a dry type hypocaust panel (130).    USE - Dry floor type heating system for a building.    ADVANTAGE - The system reduces heating cost, and has excellent heating efficiency, and is environmental friendly.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a dry floor type heating system.    Underground heat exchanger (110)    Heat pump (120)    Hot-water circulator (122)    Dry type hypocaust panel (130)    Thermal storage tank (140)
NOVELTY - The solar heating and air conditioning system, for a building, has a temperature control plate with panel heating and/or cooling, and a latent heat storage using a base plate of clay or cement. The latent heat store is dispersed homogenously in the base plate. The flat heater is of carbon fiber as a film, woven or knitted or nonwoven fabric. The system is powered by solar energy.    USE - The heating and air conditioning for a building is powered by solar energy.    ADVANTAGE - The heat storage has a balanced characteristics profile, is easily produced and gives an effective use.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the temperature control plate.    temperature control plate (1)    clay base material (2)    carbon fiber film (3)    micro-capsules of a phase-change material (4)    film bonding holes (5)
NOVELTY - A bifacial photovoltaic module comprises a sheet of a light-transmitting substrate material having two major surfaces, layer(s) of material, and reflective element(s). The reflective element(s) is disposed over the second major surface of the substrate, such that a portion of the solar radiation passing through the sheet of light-transmitting substrate is reflected off of the reflective element back through the light-transmitting substrate to the photoactive structure.    USE - A bifacial photovoltaic module for building and construction.    ADVANTAGE - The bifacial photovoltaic module has improved conversion efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A bifacial photovoltaic module comprises a sheet of a light-transmitting substrate material having two major surfaces, layer(s) of material, and reflective element(s). The first major surface of the substrate is oriented toward a source of solar radiation, and the second major surface is oriented toward an exterior surface or an interior space of a building. The layer(s) of material comprises a photoactive structure having two activation surfaces disposed over the first major surface of the light transmitting substrate. The reflective element(s) is disposed over the second major surface of the substrate, such that a portion of the solar radiation passing through the sheet of light-transmitting substrate is reflected off of the reflective element back through the light-transmitting substrate to the photoactive structure. The photoactive structure is contacted by both direct incoming solar radiation on the first activation surface and by a reflected portion of such incoming solar radiation on the second activation surface as directed thereto by the at least one reflective element.
NOVELTY - Section bar (60) for fixing solar panels (P) to an underlying roof covering which is formed by the juxtaposition of plates (32, 34) which overlap to the side, comprises a seat (S) in which the end of a panel is held, and a part which is suitable for being snap-engaged onto the curved part of a rise (36) formed by a covering slab. The part which is engaged comprises two distinct legs or end portions (62, 64).    USE - A section bar for fixing solar panels to an underlying roof covering.    ADVANTAGE - The section bar does not damage the roof, is resistant to strong moving or lifting forces, and is preferably compatible with the covering described in EP1885968.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A filler (80) comprising a layer of silicon or a rubber shim, is provided between the walls of the seat and the panel.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an enlarged view of fixing system.    Plates (32, 34)    Rise (36)    Section bar (60)    Legs or end portions (62, 64)    Filler (80)    Solar panels (P)    Seat (S)
NOVELTY - A battery charger (C1) (10) comprises pair of battery terminals (17); measuring system for measuring voltage of battery connected across battery terminals; determining system for automatically determining nominal voltage of battery connected across battery terminals; and charging system for automatically charging battery as function of nominal voltage determined by determining system.    USE - Battery charger (C1).    ADVANTAGE - The charger (C1) has automatic voltage detection, thus automatically determines nominal voltage of battery connected to its terminals and charges battery as a function of detected nominal voltage irrespective of nominal voltage selected by a user.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a block diagram showing a battery charger.    Battery charger (10)    Microprocessor/microcontroller (12)    Battery cell (16)    Battery terminals (17)
NOVELTY - The module (1) has a planar base formed by a planar metal black sheet and an electrical insulating film. An aluminum frame (9) surrounds the module and extends upward away from planar base, and a glass front plate mounted on aluminum frame is spaced from silicon cells (23). An array (3) of linear planar Fresnel lenses (5) on glass front plate spaced above base directs focused solar radiation on aligned arrays of linear photovoltaic cell circuits (7). The metal back sheet spreads and conducts heat laterally away from cells sandwiched between plastic sheets on base.    USE - Planar concentrator solar power module apparatus used in solar battery chargers for cell phones, digital cameras, personal digital assistants (PDAs) such as Palm pilot (RTM: Palm PDA device manufactured by Palm corporation) and laptop computer.    ADVANTAGE - Since the cells are mounted on the metal back plate with the rows close enough to each other, the heat can be spread in the back plate, so that the air cooling area is similar to that of the standard planar module. The linear circuit assembly can be automated, thus leading to major cost savings with low concentration ratio. And also the tracking accuracy requirement is minimal and the thermal management is easily handled.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the top view of the planar concentrator solar power module apparatus.    Planar concentrator solar power module (1)    Array of planar Fresnel lenses (3)    Fresnel lenses (5)    Linear photovoltaic cell circuits (7)    Metal frame (9)    Cells (23)
NOVELTY - The manufacturing method involves positioning a wind turbine blade spar (202) adjacent to a wind turbine blade mold. The wind turbine blade spar is supported relatively to a wind turbine blade shell (304) using a spar fixture (408) so as to provide a fixed predetermined relative position between at least the root end (114) of the wind turbine blade spar and at least the root end of the wind turbine blade shell in the wind turbine blade mold.    USE - Manufacturing method for wind turbine blade (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Enables producing a wind turbine blade which creates an anticipated aerodynamic lift and has increased strength. Increases controllability of the position of the spar relative to the wind turbine shell, thus improving consistencies of manufacturing process, blade structure, and blade performance. Reduces any noise produced by the blade, while maintaining or even improving the performance and efficiency of wind turbine generator.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a wind turbine blade mold; and    (2) a wind turbine blade.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the root end of the lower portion of a wind turbine blade mold and a spar fixture.    Root end (114)    Wind turbine blade spar (202)    Bushing (204)    Wind turbine blade shell (304)    Spar fixture (408)
NOVELTY - The illumination device (10) has several LEDs (8), an LED drive circuit (12), a battery box (14) and an ON/OFF switch attached to the helmet brim (2) comprised of two spaced apart flexible resin boards (3,5). The opposing surfaces of the two boards are equipped with a rubber friction sheet (4).    USE - Illumination device for helmet (claimed) used in worksites.    ADVANTAGE - The friction surfaces provided in the inner surfaces of the two opposing boards enables that the helmet brim attached with the LEDs, LED drive circuit, battery box and ON/OFF switch can be easily attached and detached in the helmet as desired.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for helmet.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the illumination device.    Helmet brim (2)    Boards (3,5)    Rubber friction sheet (4)    LED (8)    Illumination device (10)    LED drive circuit (12)    Battery box (14)
NOVELTY - An electric power generation layer is provided on a back surface of a glass substrate. An acid-proof plastic sheet (SH1) is pasted up on the back surface of glass substrate in the state of covering glass substrate back surface. An acid-proof sealing layer (SL) preventing permeation of chemical polishing liquid at glass substrate back side is provided at the glass substrate periphery touching the plastic sheet. The thickness of glass substrate is reduced using chemical polishing liquid in the state of attaching plastic sheet on the back surface of glass substrate.    USE - Solar cell manufacturing method.    ADVANTAGE - The solar cell is installed at arbitrary places without significantly changing the structure of the solar cell by enabling bending of solar cell corresponding to the curved state of the installation location by reducing the thickness of glass substrate. The handling of glass substrate and the installation and construction of glass substrate are performed easily by attaching plastic sheet on the back surface of glass substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the flowchart explaining the solar cell manufacturing method and the explanatory view of the solar cell manufacturing process.(Drawing includes non-English language text)    Solar cell (BTY)    Plastic sheet (SH1)    Sheet material (SH2)    Sealing layer (SL)
NOVELTY - The street litter bin (100) includes: a bin housing (10) to contain a receptacle and having an upper opening (11) to deposit litter into the receptacle; a door for retrieving the receptacle; a frame (50) and a transparent cover (60) for displaying an advert (40), the cover having frosted borders (61); LEDs (80) illuminating the advert; another LED (70) illuminating the frosted borders; a solar panel (30) to power the LEDs; and a light sensor to control the LEDs in response to ambient light.    USE - Street litter bin with solar powered advertising displays for collection of waste and litter in street.    ADVANTAGE - Provides street litter bin which is cost effective, non-glaring and environmentally benign and enables visual display of advertising materials. Increases usage of bin since it is significantly more visible at night or in dark environment. Improves look of streets, side-walks and whole city since bin uses aesthetically pleasing light technology that is all the more stunning at night. Bin can provide Bluetooth wireless transmission of messages either visually or through any other Bluetooth enabled device including mobile phones. Provides bin which router is arranged to provide additional wireless Internet service to people within transmission distances away from bin.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a perspective view of a street litter bin.    Bin housing (10)    Upper opening (11)    Solar panel (30)    Advert (40)    Frame (50)    Cover (60)    Frosted borders (61)    LED (70)    LEDs (80)    Street litter bin (100)
NOVELTY - The unit has a ventilator (10) i.e. tangential ventilator, a heat accumulator (9) and a controller provided at a window and a door with two outer air connections (11). The controller controls guidance of fresh air and exhaust air over the heat accumulator over two shut-off air guiding flaps (4) within an air duct (1). One flap and an outer air valve (6) are mounted on a holding rail (5). The flap is pivoted within the duct between the air valve and a detachable air duct cover. A retainer for the flap is formed at the rail. The rail and the air valve are made of plastic as a single unit.    USE - Ventilation unit for installation in a window and a door (all claimed) for decentralized conditioning of a room of a building. Can also be used for a central ventilation system.    ADVANTAGE - The ventilation unit is optimally operated and exhibits small dimensions. The design of the ventilation unit reduces a need of additional parts, improves insertion of the ventilation unit into a window lens, enhances sound insulation of the ventilation unit, and easily handles cleaning and removal of the functional parts such as filter, sound insulation, ventilator or heat exchanger.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a longitudinal side sectional view of an air duct.    Air duct (1)    Shut-off air guiding flaps (4)    Holding rail (5)    Outer air valve (6)    Heat accumulator (9)    Ventilator (10)    Outer air connections (11)
NOVELTY - Assembly of photovoltaic cells of different earth-toned colors, comprises solar cells displaying colors, where each of the solar cells comprises a donor-acceptor pi -conjugated polymer and an acceptor moiety, the color arises from structures and proportions of the donor-acceptor pi -conjugated polymer and the acceptor moiety, the solar cells are coupled into an assembly, and at least one of the solar cells has a structurally different composition of the donor-acceptor pi -conjugated polymer and/or acceptor moiety than others of the solar cells in the assembly.    USE - The assembly is useful in military units.    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic cell assembly exhibits high mechanical flexibility, improved charge-carrier mobilities, high electrical and esthetic characteristics and excellent energy conversion efficiencies.
NOVELTY - The battery module includes several electrode assemblies (10) incorporating positive electrode (11), negative electrode (12) and separator (13). The separator is arranged between the positive and negative electrodes. The housing is installed with the electrode assembly. The electrode assemblies are electrically connected through a conductive barrier (30) that is inserted in the housing and dividing the space inside the housing into compartments having corresponding electrode assemblies.    USE - Battery module used as power source for electric and hybrid vehicle. Can also be used in electronic devices such as mobile phone, notebook computers and camcorders.    ADVANTAGE - Since the several electrode assemblies are electrically connected through the conductive barrier, the contact resistance and weight of the battery module are reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the exploded perspective view of electrode assembly and conductive barrier of battery module.    Electrode assemblies (10)    Positive electrode (11)    Negative electrode (12)    Separator (13)    Conductive barrier (30)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (100) has base (212) that is provided with ventilation holes. A heat sink is coupled to the base. A solar cell (124) is mounted to the heat sink provided opposite to the base. A printed circuit board is mounted to the heat sink opposite to the solar cell and a battery is mounted to the base.    USE - Personal solar appliances used for charging devices such as lights, radios, MPEG audio layer-3 (MP3) player and cell phones.    ADVANTAGE - Since the gap between the solar cell and heat sink is reduced, the heat transfer rate can be maximized and the solar cell can be kept cool. Thus the lifetime of solar cell can be extended.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method of forming personal solar appliances.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the personal solar appliance.    Personal solar appliances (100)    Solar cell (124)    Base (212)    Cover (214)    Protective covering (218)
NOVELTY - The solar cell module (10) has several dye-sensitized photovoltaic cells (1) comprising transparent resin film substrates (2), which are electrically and continuously connected by flexible connector (6). The flexible connector has flexible insulation coating layer (6a), conductive layer (6b) and terminal portion (6c).    USE - Flexible dye-sensitized solar cell module of mobile type, attached to garments.    ADVANTAGE - High flexibility of the solar cell module can be achieved.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the dye sensitized solar cell module.    Dye sensitized photovoltaic cell (1)    Transparent substrate (2)    Flexible connector (6)    Flexible insulation coating layer (6a)    Conductive layer (6b)    Terminal portion (6c)    Dye-sensitized solar cell module (10)
NOVELTY - A coating material (12) containing filler (13) having shape anisotropy and semiconductor raw material is coated on the surface of electroconductive base material (11). The coated electroconductive base material is maintained at predetermined angle in magnetic field such that the filler in the coated material is oriented. The coated electroconductive base material is baked to obtain a semiconductor electrode. The semiconductor electrode is dyed to obtain dye-sensitized solar battery electrode.    USE - Manufacture of dye-sensitized solar battery electrode used for dye-sensitized photovoltaic cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacture of dye-sensitized solar battery electrode having excellent electric power generation efficiency within short period of time, without environmental pollution.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of coated electroconductive base material.    Electroconductive base material (11)    Coating material (12)    Filler (13)
NOVELTY - The stone has a stone body (20) with a recess (24) extending from a top side (54) to a bottom side (56) to receive a self-sufficient luminescent element (22), where the stone is in the form of an artificial stone or natural stone. The luminescent element receives electrical components (36) i.e. photovoltaic cells (38), a charge store (40), a control device (42) and a luminous element (44). The length of the luminescent element is not greater than the recess depth. The recess has a peripheral gap (58) formed between a perforated wall and a side wall in which an adhesive mass (26) is present.    USE - Luminescent paving stone for installing in an entrance road, a swimming pool and a garden path.    ADVANTAGE - The stone body has the recess with the peripheral gap that is formed between the perforated wall and the side wall in which the adhesive mass is present, so that the stone can be fitted into the existing structures in a secure and convenient manner even when there exists large temperature variations. The stone can be utilized in multiple ways. The adhesive mass compensates any thermal expansion differences between the material of the stone body and the plastic material of the stone body.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of a luminescent paving stone.    Stone body (20)    Self-sufficient luminescent element (22)    Recess (24)    Adhesive mass (26)    Electrical components (36)    Photovoltaic cells (38)    Charge store (40)    Control device (42)    Luminous element (44)    Top side of stone body (54)    Bottom side of stone body (56)    Peripheral gap (58)
NOVELTY - An adhesive (A1) comprises at least one resin component containing at least one cyanate ester component, epoxy resin, nitrogen-containing curative, metal filler, which has a melting point of less than 300 degrees C at 1013 mbar; and optionally, at least one electrically conductive filler, which is different from the metal filler.    USE - As adhesive used in the fabrication of electronic devices, integrated circuits, semiconductor devices, solar cells and/or solar modules; (claimed), use as lead-free solder replacement technology, general interconnect technology, and die attach adhesive; used in energy production, personal computers, control systems, and telephone networks.    ADVANTAGE - The adhesive provides an adhesive and the cured product of the adhesive which both have electrically conducting properties. The adhesive can be cured in 0.1 second to 100 minutes at a temperature of 50-220 degrees C, when cured, the cured product exhibits a good adhesion, a stable electrical contact resistance and a high electrical conductivity.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) cured product of adhesive (A1); and    (2) bonded assembly comprising two substrates aligned in a spaced apart relationship, each of which having an inwardly facing surface and an outwardly facing surface, where between the inwardly facing surfaces of each of the two substrates an electrically conductive bond is formed by the cured adhesive.
NOVELTY - The container has a puncture resistant material e.g. paperboard, utilized for fabricating the container, where the container is identifiable via automated detection of a machine readable marking e.g. fluorescent tag, or via visual detection of the marking observable by a manual inspection. A mercury sequestering agent e.g. elemental sulfur, absorbs hazardous materials. A passive radiofrequency transponder i.e. radiofrequency identification tag, identifies toxic hazard.    USE - Single stream recycling container for recycling hazardous materials. Uses include but are not limited to mercury containing light bulb, nickel-cadmium battery, lithium battery and environmental toxin e.g. heavy metal or alkali metal such as aluminum, arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, mercury, lithium, manganese, nickel, lead and Tin.    ADVANTAGE - The machine readable marking enables the container to quickly identify the hazardous material, so as to separate the hazardous material containing waste by manual visual inspection or machine identifiable markings in a waste stream, thus allowing safe and responsible inclusion of products containing toxic substances into single stream recycling processes in an easy and convenient manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method of facilitating single stream recycling.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic illustration of a puncture resistant single stream recycling enclosure with a resealable opening and multiple barcodes.
NOVELTY - The method involves slicing the ingot (20) adhesive-fixed by the slice base (10) until it is cut deeply to the adhesive surface (10a) of the slice stand. The surface roughness of the adhesive surface of the slice base is greater than or equal to 3 micrometers. The material of the slice base is resin.    USE - Cutting method of silicon ingot for solar cells.    ADVANTAGE - The provision of the cutting process of the silicon ingot can perform the cutting of the ingot reliably, without slip being generated between a fixed abrasive wire and a slice base, even if the abrasive wire is used.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the cutting process of silicon ingot.    Slice base (10)    Adhesive surface (10a)    Ingot (20)    Abrasive wire (30)    Work plate (40)
NOVELTY - Integrated system for conversion of solar energy into eco-compatible energy, comprises panels destined for the reception of solar rays, where the presence in the panels of plastic film bearing micro-incisions that form an array of multi-focal holographic micro-lenses of infinitesimal size, capable of being positioned on the panel in random manner, or pair of plastic films superimposed on each other, bearing on their inner and outer surfaces micro-undular forms capable of creating series of micro-lenses of an off-spherical shape and infinitesimal size, having different refraction indices.    USE - As integrated system for the conversion of solar energy into eco-compatible energy (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The system does not require creating distancing structures capable of distancing the films of (holographic or non-holographic) lenses from the underlying photovoltaic panel. The film(s) may even be applied inside the photovoltaic panel itself. It does not merely have the function of concentrating the light on the cells of the panel, but rather that of maximizing the amount of light impinging on the cells over the arc of a day. It does not involve the need of allocating the film by calibrating its position on the underlying silicon cells, because the holographic or non-holographic film lenses can, because of their infinitesimal dimensions, be positioned in a random manner. The film can be utilized on cells of any profile or size, even on panels of amorphous silicon or panels of any other nature suitable for converting solar light into energy. The film can be applied on already installed panels, by utilizing the in-place laminating technology already employed for the application of heat-preventing films on window glasses. The system involves rather limited production and installation costs.
NOVELTY - The cell (10A) comprises a mesh thin-line electrode (14A) that is formed on surface of a semiconductor layer (12) using conductive link and is printed with predetermined line width and height. A bus-bar electrode (16) is formed on semiconductor layer surface using conductive ink, and is printed with predetermined line width and height. A back surface electrode (24) is provided in semiconductor layer back surface. The mesh-thin line electrode and bus-bar electrode are printed by using a gravure printing roll with a cushion layer, or gravure offset printing.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - Since the mesh-thin line electrode and bus-bar electrode are printed by using gravure printing roll with cushion layer, or gravure offset printing, the high-definition electrode with sufficient current collection efficiency is achieved.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacturing method of solar cell; and    (2) manufacturing method of gravure printing roll.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the fragmentary perspective view of solar cell.    Solar cell (10A)    Semiconductor layer (12)    Mesh-thin line electrode (14A)    Bus-bar electrode (16)    Back surface electrode (24)
NOVELTY - A coating agent consists of silica particles (A) having an average particle diameter of 15 nm or less, and low-refractive-index resin particles (B) (11) having a refractive index of 1.36 or less dispersed in an aqueous medium. The solid content is 5 %mass or less. The mass ratio of particles (A,B) within the solid content is greater than 20/80 and less than 70/30.    USE - Coating agent is used for forming antireflection films in manufacture of solar-cell modules (all claimed) used for outdoor applications.    ADVANTAGE - The coating agent forms antireflection films having excellent reflection reduction property, weather resistance, scratch resistance, and abrasion resistance, even at room temperature. The coating agent enables economical manufacture of solar-cell modules having excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency. The low-refractive-index resin particles have excellent flexibility and provide excellent lubricity to antireflection films.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) solar-cell module; and    (2) manufacture of solar-cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an expanded sectional view of the antireflective film formed on a cover glass.    Cover glass (5)    Silica membrane (10)    Low-refractive-index resin particles (11)
NOVELTY - An electroconductive polymer composition contains high-molecular compound, and ( pi )-conjugated polymer obtained by polymerizing amine-containing monomer (I), thiophene-containing monomer (II) and pyrrole-containing monomer (III). The high-molecular compound is obtained by polymerizing (in mol%) monomer (m1) (10-50) having sulfonic acid group or sulfonate group, monomer (m2) (10-90) having chelatability and other monomer (m3) (0-70).    USE - Electroconductive polymer composition is used for electrolyte polymer layer of dye-sensitized solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The electroconductive polymer composition uniformly dissolves in solvent. The smooth film having high electroconductivity is formed using the polymer composition.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An electroconductive polymer composition contains high-molecular compound, and ( pi )-conjugated polymer obtained by polymerizing amine-containing monomer of formula (I), thiophene-containing monomer of formula (II) and pyrrole-containing monomer of formula (III). The high-molecular compound is obtained by polymerizing (in mol%) monomer (m1) (10-50) having sulfonic acid group or sulfonate group, monomer (m2) (10-90) having chelatability and other monomer (m3) (0-70).    R1-R6=H, 1-12C alkyl or 1-10C alkoxy;    R7=H, 1-12C alkyl or aromatic group;and    or R5+R6=1-8C alkylene dioxy.    An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacture of electroconductive polymer composition.
NOVELTY - A solid electrolyte composition contains a high molecular compound (A) and a charge-transfer property material. The high molecular compound is obtained by polymerizing a monomer (a) containing a monomer (a-2) having chelate ability.    USE - Composition is used for solid electrolytes used for charge transport material for dye-sensitive solar cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composition provides charge transport material having excellent charge transport characteristics.
NOVELTY - Plastic molded body made from polymethyl(meth)acrylate, is claimed, where the molded body is colored with at least one fluorescent dye.    USE - The plastic molded body is useful for manufacturing solar collectors (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The plastic molded body: converts the incident sunlight to silicon photovoltaic cells for optimal wavelengths, where the conversion rates are high; protects the solar cells against vandalism; is easy to adapt to the geometric and structural requirements of the solar cell; and is lighter when compared to an arrangement made of mineral glass; is impact so that the solar cell arrangement is protected against hail.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a method for preparing the plastic molded body comprising dissolving the dye or dye mixture in a monomer mixture, transferring the monomer mixture into a container, polymerizing by increasing the temperature, subsequently granulating the obtained polymer and further processing the granulates by extrusion or co-extrusion process; and    (2) an arrangement made from the plastic molded body and a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic representation of a solar cell with a homogeneously colored fluorescent collector.    Photonic layer (1)    Homogeneously colored luminescent fluorescence collector (2)    Reflector e.g. mirror or white film (3)    Solar cells adapted to fluorescent collector. (4)
NOVELTY - The connection box has a main body (1) and a top cover (2) which is arranged on the main body. The cables (3) are connected to the main body of connection box. A metal housing (4) is set on the main body of the connection box. An air duct (5) is provided between the metal housing and the main body of the connection box. A vent is provided in the metal housing. Multiple air outlet holes (14) are provided in the side walls of the main body of the connection box. A cover membrane is made of vinyl fluoride. The main body is made of polyester polyphenylene oxide.    USE - Connection box made of magnesium-aluminum alloy for photovoltaic module.    ADVANTAGE - The connection box has a main body and a top cover which is arranged on the main body, where the cables are connected to the main body of connection box, and multiple diodes and a connection device are arranged in the interior of the main body of the connection box, and thus ensures improved connection box.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows an exploded perspective view of a main body of a connection box.    Main body (1)    Top cover (2)    Cables (3)    Metal housing (4)    Air duct (5)    Air outlet holes (14)
NOVELTY - The support rail comprises one section (10) having U-profile with a base (12) in a cross section, where two shanks (14,16) are spaced from the base. The end sections (14e,16e) of both the shanks, run together inwards in an aligned manner by forming a slit shaped opening (18) between the end sections for supporting and fixing a mounting unit (30). Another section (50) is provided for supporting and fixing another mounting unit (62). Third section (20) is provided adjacent to the end section.    USE - Support rail for a solar technology collector.    ADVANTAGE - The support rail comprises one section having U-profile with a base in a cross section, where two shanks are spaced from the base, thus ensures a simple and safe support rail.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a support rail.    Sections (10,20,50)    Base (12)    Shanks (14,16)    End sections (14e,16e)    Opening (18)    Mounting units (30,62)
NOVELTY - The apparatus (700) has branch pipe (712) which separates into liquid and gas and discharges gas-liquid mixed fluid containing hydrogen gas according to difference of an inertia force based on a density difference between phases of a liquid. The branch pipe has an introductory passage which introduces said gas-liquid mixing fluid and exhaust flow path discharges gas. The exhaust flow path is connected with the introductory passage towards an acute angle and reverses direction with respect to introduction direction of gas-liquid mixing fluid.    USE - Gas-liquid separation apparatus of hydrogen production apparatus used in fuel cell system provided with fuel cell (all claimed) e.g. polymer electrolyte membrane fuel. Can also be used in fuel cell for motor vehicle and portable power supply apparatus.    ADVANTAGE - Since gas-liquid separation is carried out using the inertia-force difference of gas-liquid, gas liquid separation can be carried out efficiently over long time. The amount of liquid components contained in the gas which emitted from hydrogen production apparatus can be reduced such that the fuel cell system is provided with high efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) hydrogen production apparatus; and    (2) fuel cell system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the hydrogen production apparatus.    Water container (601)    Water (602)    Gas-liquid separation apparatus (700)    Bend tube (702)    Branch pipe (712)
NOVELTY - Powder comprises particles with a metallic core that is capable of storing hydrogen, or contains hydrogen in the stored form, and with a coating of an organically modified (hetero)silicic acid condensate, or particles containing the coating.    USE - The powder is useful in nickel-metal hydride battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The powder is not sensitive to air and is less flammable. The powder does not impede the passage of the ions necessary for the activity of the battery but even facilitates the passage of the ions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) a nickel-metal hydride battery with a negative electrode exhibiting the metal particles and conductive, gel like coating or matrix embedded in hydroxyl ions (OH-), that is formed by the action of an aqueous alkaline electrolyte on the organically modified (hetero)silicic acid polycondensate; and    (2) a method of producing the nickel-metal hydride battery comprising preparing a coating material by hydrolytic condensation of (I), applying the coating material on the particles with metallic core, removing at least a part of the solvent and increasing the temperature of the coated particles to 40-70 degrees C, transferring the coated particles in electrode shape, and combining the shaped material with the other components of the nickel-metal hydride battery battery.
NOVELTY - The process involves securing a PV panel (12) to a roofing surface (14) by a mounting system (16) having entangled monofilament polymer web which has a pair of opposing major faces which are connected by lateral edges. A major portion of the web is an open space which freely communicates with the atmosphere that surrounds the lateral edges of the web. The mounting system has a thickness of 1cm approximately which is large enough to reduce the conductive heat transfer from the PV panel to roofing surface.    USE - Process for mounting photovoltaic (PV) panel on roofing surface of side wall of building and chimney of building.    ADVANTAGE - Since the PV panel is secured to roofing surface by the mounting system of 1cm thickness approximately which has pair of opposing major faces, the conductive heat transfer from the PV panel to roofing surface is carried out effectively.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) combination structure of flexible PV panel and attached mounting system; and    (2) mounting system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the schematic view of the mounting system.    PV panel (12)    Roofing surface (14)    Mounting system (16)    Adhesive layers (18,20)
NOVELTY - The roof element has a frame (10) having side edges (16) each having a U-shaped profile (20) that is open in the direction of frame's outer face and having an upstanding longitudinal side wall (12). Elements are mounted on the roof by fitting brackets engaging with the side walls of elements, forming a planar solar panel array from which any one of elements can be dismounted and re-installed without interfering with in-place mounting of other elements of array.    USE - Building-integrated solar panel roof element, such as a building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) roof element, to be fitted with a solar panel and integrated in a pitched roof, building-integrated roof element fitted with a photovoltaic or solar thermal panel and array of solar energy roof elements mounted on a pitched roof.    ADVANTAGE - Building integrated system roof element is universal and compatible to any kind of tiles or slates; easily dismounted but also mounted back, without disrupting the other elements making up the complete covering of the roof; surrounded by a flashing system that allows for waterproofing of the system; does not need an undertile system which often leads to waterproof problems; and can be made to any convenient size which combines ease of handling with reduced installation costs.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective view from above the polymeric frame.    Frame (10)    Upstanding longitudinal side wall (12)    Side edges (16)    U-shaped profile (20)    End parts of walls (22)
NOVELTY - The system has an actuator which moves a fixed plate (62) relative to a movable plate (66) to open/close a valve to regulate the passage of air. A sealing medium between the plates comprises a fluid layer (69). The layer comprises a porous polymeric material having average pore size from 0.03mm to 15mm. A maximum wicking height of the fluid on the material is equal to or greater than a maximum interfacial dimension of the plates. The maximum wicking height is determined by suspending a strip of porous polymeric material vertically above a surface of a sample of the fluid.    USE - Air regulating system for battery and fuel cell.    ADVANTAGE - As the system permeability is low for air and other gases being managed in the closed position, a very small amount of the total cell discharge capacity is required with small volume, so that the manufacturing of the system is easy and inexpensive. As the system is operated at low voltage with fast response to changes in cell potential, the lifetime cycle is long and efficiency is high.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of valve of the air regulating system.    Fixed plate (62)    Apertures (64,68)    Movable plate (66)    Fluid layer (69)
NOVELTY - Polyelectrolyte complex (A) comprising at least one optionally substituted conductive polymer and at least one functionalized polysulfone, is new, where the polysulfone is a polymer which contains a sulfur dioxide group in its repeating units and these sulfone groups are linked with two aromatic groups.    USE - (A) is useful for: the production of transparent conductive coatings; and the manufacture of hole injection or hole transport layers in organic LED or organic solar cells (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - (A) exhibits high stability.
NOVELTY - The energy storage device (1,1') has several rechargeable batteries (20) such as solid-state lithium battery and lead acid battery, which are arranged on a substrate (22) with preset spacing. A heat dissipating structure (30) is arranged between two adjacent rechargeable batteries to dissipate heat generated by the rechargeable batteries.    USE - Energy storage device.    ADVANTAGE - The simple structured energy storage device is designed easily while improving the heat dissipation efficiency.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawings show the schematic views of the energy storage device.    Energy storage devices (1,1')    Rechargeable battery (20)    Substrate (22)    Heat dissipating structure (30)    Auxiliary device (40)
NOVELTY - The electrical power generator (100) has a fuel chamber (120) that encloses hydrogen generating fuel, and valves that partially surround the fuel chamber. The valve includes concentric inner and outer components, fixed component with perforations, and flexible sliding-type component with perforations.    USE - Electrical power generator for portable device such as wireless sensor, cellular phone and other handheld electronic devices.    ADVANTAGE - The self discharge of electrical power generator can be reduced. The structural rigidity of the electrical power generator can be improved. The cost of the electrical power generator can be reduced.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the electrical power generator.    Generator (100)    Cathode output electrode (110)    Anode output electrode (115)    Fuel chamber (120)    Fuel cell stack (125)
NOVELTY - Metal-air battery, comprises air electrode, metal electrode, siloxane material proximate to or incorporated within the air electrode and housing.    USE - Metal-air battery.    ADVANTAGE - The metal-air battery is environmentally-friendly, provides excellent energy, and has improved stability and shelf life.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for membrane for a metal-air batter, which comprises the siloxane material configured to reduce the transport of carbon dioxide.
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic module (100) comprises a base substrate (102) for providing support, nano-porous layer (106) of an inorganic material deposited over the base substrate, where the nano-porous layer comprising nano-pores, a photovoltaic layer (108) of an organic material formed over the nano-porous layer, the organic material is deposited into the nano-pores, where the photovoltaic layer is capable of converting solar energy into electricity; and at least two electrodes (104, 110) capable of collecting electricity generated by the photovoltaic layer.    USE - As photovoltaic module for generating electricity from solar energy (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The photovoltaic module has lower cost, has higher efficiency, and has ease of manufacturing, compared to conventional photovoltaic modules.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) photovoltaic module system for generating electricity from solar energy comprises the photovoltaic module; and a power-consuming unit adapted to consume charge generated by the photovoltaic module, where the power-consuming unit being connected electrically with the photovoltaic module; and    (2) manufacturing a photovoltaic module involving forming a first electrode over a first surface of a base substrate; depositing a nano-porous layer of an inorganic material over the first electrode, using a chemical bath deposition.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows schematic view of photovoltaic module.    Photovoltaic module (100)    Base substrate (102)    First electrode (104)    Nano-porous layer (106)    Photovoltaic layer (108)    Second electrode (110)
NOVELTY - The modular panel (11) has an external shell (20) and an internal shell (21) that are made of moldable plastic material, and coupled with each other to define at least a compartment (23). Energy capturing and irradiation units (18,19) are partly associated with the external shell. Energy accumulation units are disposed between the external shell and internal shell.    USE - Modular panel for manufacturing roof and wall (claimed) of building.    ADVANTAGE - Thermal solar energy and/or photovoltaic energy functions are integrated into the panels and roofs through the energy capturing and irradiation units and energy accumulation units. Alternative and/or renewable energy is efficiently supplied without additional cost. The anti-seismic characteristics of the structural stability of the roofs and walls are improved since the panels constitute the self-supporting structural construction elements of the building.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a building roof and wall; and    (2) a manufacturing method of building roof and wall.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the isometric view of the modular panel.    Modular panel (11)    Energy capturing and irradiation units (18,19)    External shell (20)    Internal shell (21)    Compartment (23)
NOVELTY - The element (10) has a partially transparent pane (40) and an energy conversion device (50) placed on a supporting structure (20). A supply device (60) and an illumination device (80) are placed on the supporting structure. The supply device is coupled to the conversion device and the illumination device. The illumination device is coupled to the pane for illuminating the pane. The illumination device is provided with a light source (82) i.e. LED. The pane has a transparency region and an effective region formed of glass material, polymethylmethacrylate, polycarbonate or composite material.    USE - Noise protection element for a noise protection wall (claimed) that is constructed along a transport path in a road and a railway.    ADVANTAGE - The supply device is coupled to the energy conversion device and to the illumination device, where the illumination device is coupled to the pane for illuminating the pane, so that the partial transparency of the pane can be maintained, thus allowing utilization of converted solar energy without high transmission losses and without using additional components. The protection element is modular and compact in structure, easy to service and inexpensive to install.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a simplified schematic front sectional view of a noise protection element.    Noise protection element (10)    Supporting structure (20)    Partially transparent pane (40)    Energy conversion device (50)    Supply device (60)    Illumination device (80)    Light source (82)
NOVELTY - The cell (100) has two nanostructure parts (20, 30) i.e. silicone, positioned on a substrate (10), where diameter of one of the nanostructure parts is 1000 to 2000 nanometers and diameter of another nanostructure part is 10 to 100 nanometers. An insulator is formed in a separate space of the nanostructure parts, and an electrode (99) is positioned on the insulator.    USE - Solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The cell forms nanostructure parts of different structures, so as to improve quantum efficiency and optical absorption efficiency, and has excellent energy efficiency.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing a solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a solar cell.    Substrate (10)    Nanostructure parts (20, 30)    Electrode (99)    Solar cell (100)    Plate side part (101)
NOVELTY - The method involves depositing a masking material of polytetrafluoroethylene polymer over a silicon substrate (21). The masking material is removed in preference to the silicon using the oxygen plasma process. The silicon is removed in preference to the masking material using the sulfur hexafluoride process. The nanowires (35) are created by performing the above-mentioned steps. The recess in the surface of silicon substrate is filled with the electrolyte (49). The metal layer (51) which is in electrical contact with the electrolyte is provided.    USE - Method for creating silicon nanowire in battery (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - As the masking material and the silicon on substrate are removed, the nanowires are created at the bottom of silicon substrate recess. Hence the nanowires are prevented from being damaged. The nanowires are manufactured in a simple and cost-effective manner.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for battery apparatus.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic diagram illustrating the process of creating silicon nanowire.    Silicon substrate (21)    Nanowire (35)    Electrolyte (49)    Edge portion of metal layer (50)    Metal layer (51)
NOVELTY - The method involves providing a polyimide substrate and affixing several crystalline semiconductor wafers (20) to the polyimide substrate. The semiconductor lamina (40) is cleaved from each wafer at the cleave plane (30). The remaining semiconductor lamina is affixed to the polyimide substrate.    USE - Method of producing flexible structures for fabrication of photovoltaic cell for fabricating photovoltaic structure, and electronic device such as infrared detection device (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The weight of the flexible structure can be reduced and the flexible structure can be transported easily.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for fabricating photovoltaic structure.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of the fabrication of the photovoltaic cell.    Surface of wafer (10)    Semiconductor wafer (20)    Cleave plane (30)    Semiconductor lamina (40)    Receiver (60)
NOVELTY - An outer electrical connection electrically couples several electrical contacts to a battery powered device. An inner electrical connection is located on a housing enclosure (130) for electrically coupling the battery housed in the housing enclosure to the outer electrical connection through several electrical contacts. A sealed electrical path is between the inner and outer electrical connections. The sealed electrical path is formed by over molding the insert molded contact block with the housing enclosure.    USE - Battery connector system for communication device (claimed) e.g. portable radio. Can also be used in mobile phone, handheld device, laptop, music player, and digital camera.    ADVANTAGE - The insert molded contact block is over molded with the housing enclosure and provides reliable sealed electrical connection from the battery to the communication device.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method for constructing battery connector system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the communication device.    Radio (105)    Battery connector system (110)    Antenna (115)    Insert molded contact block (125)    Housing enclosure (130)
NOVELTY - The outdoor umbrella has support shaft (303) that is mounted vertically on top of base (311). Awning frame (305) is slidably mounted on the top end of support shaft. Awning (307) has upper surface and lower surface. The upper surface is exposed to the sunlight, when the umbrella is unfolded. Several photovoltaic cells (321) are arranged on upper surface of awning for generating 0.1 watts of power.    USE - Outdoor umbrella for portable kit (claimed) such as portable pool for use by children.    ADVANTAGE - The electrical energy generated by photovoltaic cells arranged in upper surface of umbrella is efficiently used to charge cell probe/personal digital assistance, and food and beverage cooler. The portable pool can be assembled, disassembled and transported easily.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) portable kit; and    (2) method for generating electrical energy using outdoor umbrella.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of outdoor umbrella.    Support shaft (303)    Awning frame (305)    Awning (307)    Base (311)    Photovoltaic cells (321)
NOVELTY - The composite system has a carrier foil (2), a metal foil (3) and an insulating layer (4). The metal foil is applied onto the carrier foil, and the insulating layer is applied onto the metal foil. The metal foil is provided with a surface texture, and the insulating layer is provided with a connecting unit.    USE - Composite system for photovoltaic modules, particularly for rear side contacting wafer cell modules and for thin layer cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The composite system has a carrier foil, a metal foil and an insulating layer, and thus ensures simple and cost-effective manufacturing of the photovoltaic modules.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for manufacturing the composite system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a composite system for photovoltaic modules.    Rear side (1)    Carrier foil (2)    Metal foil (3)    Insulating layer (4)    Active layer (5)
NOVELTY - A charging circuit comprises a bootstrap circuit (200) coupled to receive power from a solar cell (124) and to charge a battery (122); and a maximum power point (MPP) circuit (310) coupled to receive power from the solar cell and to charge the battery. The bootstrap circuit functions at a lower power level and the MPP circuit functions at a higher power level.    USE - A charging circuit for personal solar appliance.    ADVANTAGE - The circuit provides for charging of battery in any charge state, including completely discharged, from solar cell with no other source of power provided. A greater than 50% efficiency in recharging battery be achieved utilizing the bootstrap circuit, which is a low voltage charging circuit that is inexpensive and easily integrated into a high efficiency converter.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) charging a battery from a solar cell; and    (2) apparatus comprising one or more solar cells; a battery; and charging electronics.    The bootstrap circuit is shut off when the MPP circuit is functioning. The bootstrap circuit includes a transistor (312, 314), a transformer (208), and a diode (214), where the bootstrap circuit functions as an oscillator.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the bootstrap circuit interconnected with a maximum power point circuit.    Battery (122)    Solar cell (124)    Bootstrap circuit (200)    Transformer (208)    Diode (214)    MPP circuit (310)    Transistors (312, 314)
NOVELTY - A concentrator photovoltaic device (1000) comprises a chamber (100) including a tub (101) defining a volume for containing light-to electrical conversion unit(s) (104) which are fixed to the surface of the base of the tub, a transparent cover (102) sheet positioned at the top of the tub and transmitting the incident light from the exterior to the interior of the chamber, and a mechanism (103) to focus transmitted light on the light-to electrical conversion unit. The tub is made of a heat conducting material.    USE - A concentrator photovoltaic device.    ADVANTAGE - The device has a good efficiency and a good yield to converse light into electricity; corresponds to an improved compromise efficiency/cost and to decrease the price for the production of electricity; allows a reduction of the overheating which occurs in the concentrator photovoltaic device and particularly at the light-to-electrical conversion cells level; allows a reduction or passive control of the pressure in the concentrator photovoltaic device; and is simple to implement and cost effective.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side cross-sectional view of a concentrator photovoltaic device.    Chamber (100)    Tub (101)    Transparent cover (102)    Mechanism (103)    Conversion unit (104)    Concentrator photovoltaic device (1000)
NOVELTY - A back surface protection sheet (10) comprises first synthetic resin film layer (13), aluminum foil layer (12) which has aluminum alloy containing 0.1-6 mass% of manganese, 0.01-0.4 mass% of iron, 0.01-0.3 mass% of silicon, 0.0001-0.01 mass% of copper and remainder containing aluminum and unavoidable impurity, and second synthetic resin film layer (11).    USE - A back surface protection sheet for solar cell e.g. copper indium gallium selenide type compound solar cell and copper indium selenide type compound solar cell used for modules e.g. amorphous film silicon solar battery module.    ADVANTAGE - The property which blocks water vapor of back surface protection sheet is raised.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the back surface protection sheet.    Back surface protection sheet (10)    Second synthetic resin film layer (11)    Aluminum foil layer (12)    First synthetic resin film layer (13)    Adhesive material layer (14)
NOVELTY - The solar cell module (M) has a sealing material layer (1) that is provided with upper sealing layer (11) and lower sealing layer (12) that are provided with UV ray cured resin. A photovoltaic cell (2) is sealed by the upper sealing layer. A reflector (4) is arranged in the rear surface of the lower sealing layer, for reflecting the incident light.    USE - Solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The resin is hardened by radiating the UV ray without the cooling process so that the tact-time can be reduced and the solar cell module can be manufactured efficiently. The generation of crack in the photovoltaic cell and disconnection of the cell string can be prevented.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of solar cell module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional side view of the solar cell module. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Sealing material layer (1)    Photovoltaic cell (2)    Reflector (4)    Upper sealing layer (11)    Lower sealing layer (12)    Solar cell module (M)
NOVELTY - The apparatus has a solar panel (101) with layers comprising a transparent medium and a reflective medium. Liquid heat transfer fluid is located within spaces between the layers, and is provided with heat-absorbing particles e.g. silicon carbonate particles. The particles are suspended in the fluid and subjected to flow-force through the panel in a direction against force of gravity. The particles are held in light in the panel via balance of the flow-force and the force of gravity, where the particles are subjected to drifting to a bottom part of the panel when the flow-force is stopped.    USE - Solar heating apparatus for a solar thermal heating system (claimed) at home or office building.    ADVANTAGE - The apparatus improves operation of a solar heat source, and reduces manufacturing cost of a solar thermal panel that can be turned off when not in use. The apparatus effectively utilizes low-cost plastics as a medium for solar heat collection. The solar thermal panel is based on liquid-particle dynamics, thus reducing cost by 75 percentage.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The solar panel is made of plastic or glass.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view and a side view of a solar panel.    Solar panel (101)    Output port (216)    Output flow distributor (217)    Input flow distributor (225)    Input port (226)
NOVELTY - The cooker has a triangle-shaped-reflective-side (11) that comprises holes (4) for a movable-reflective-lower-panel and holes for a movable-reflective-upper-panel (2). The holes are used for pegs to hold the movable reflective-lower-panel and the movable-reflective-upper panel at a desired reflection angle. The movable-upper reflective-panel is hinged to a vertical-reflective-back-plate (5). The movable-lower-reflective-panel is hinged to a horizontal-reflective-floor-plate. An equilateral triangular plate redirects and concentrates sunlight towards a cooking area (10).    USE - Solar-cooker i.e. triangle shaped-solar cooker, for heating and cooking food (claimed). Can also be used for distillation of water or alcohol, drying of fruit or fish and disinfecting medical instruments or sterilization.    ADVANTAGE - The equilateral triangle plate is angled at 60 degrees in all directions, so as to capture the sunlight from either of the two movable reflective panels, or from the reflective back plate, or from sun directly, thus redirecting light and concentrating the light towards a cooking dishware effectively. The reflective panels can be lowered to create an interior cavity during night when the cooker is not used, so as to store a frying pan and other accessories efficiently. The cooker is ergonomic and comprised of a small footprint, so as to occupy less floor or table space during utilization. The cooker is easy to use and operate, and is foldable for easy shipping. The cooker is affordable and easy to manufacture.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a front view of a solar-cooker comprising two movable reflective panels held at a position by movable pegs, a reflective back plate and a reflective floor plate.    Movable-reflective-upper-panel (2)    Holes (4)    Vertical-reflective-back-plate (5)    Cooking area (10)    Triangle-shaped-reflective-side (11)
NOVELTY - Barrier film comprises at least one barrier layer containing silicon and oxygen atom in the ratio of 2.03:2.70 on base material.    USE - The barrier film is used as organic photoelectric conversion element (claimed) for display materials such as packages, electronic device, organic electroluminescent element, solar cell and liquid crystal.    ADVANTAGE - The barrier film has excellent gas barrier property, stability and handleability.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method of producing the above-cited barrier film, which involves coating the liquid containing silicon compound on base material by plasma processing in oxidizing gas atmosphere or by irradiating vacuum UV light.
NOVELTY - A protective sheet (10) has sequential lamination of fluorine resin layer (13) containing a silane coupling agent, and vapor deposition layer (12) containing inorganic oxide, on resin sheet (11).    USE - Protective sheet is used for solar cell module.    ADVANTAGE - The protective sheet has excellent adhesiveness, heat resistance and moisture resistance. The solar cell module using protective sheet has excellent durability.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of the protective sheet.    Protective sheets (10,20)    Resin sheet (11)    Vapor deposition layer (12)    Fluorine resin layer (13)    Heat bondable layer (14)    Adhesive layer (15)
NOVELTY - A carbon short fiber and carbon fiber precursor short fiber fibrillated by beating are dispersed to produce a precursor sheet. The precursor sheet is carbonized at 1000 degrees C or more, and porous electrode base material is manufactured.    USE - Manufacture of porous electrode base material for membrane electrode assembly used in polymer electrolyte fuel cell (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The porous electrode base material having high mechanical strength, surface smoothness, thickness accuracy, electroconductivity and gas permeability is economically manufactured.
NOVELTY - A housing comprises a back housing defining an interior compartment of device, a receptacle defined in interior compartment and configured to receive a first locking feature from a cover (36) for electronic device, and moveable second locking feature(s) in receptacle to engage first locking feature to hold cover to back housing. The moveable second locking feature(s) are selectively moved from a first engaged position with first locking feature to a second disengaged position with first locking feature when a predefined force is applied at a specific location at back housing or cover.    USE - A housing for an electronic device, preferably personal digital assistant or wireless telephone.    ADVANTAGE - The housing can keep the cover secured to the housing until a specific action is initiated to allow the cover to be removed from the housing.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A housing comprises a back housing defining an interior compartment of the device, a receptacle defined in the interior compartment and configured to receive a first locking feature from a cover for the electronic device, and moveable second locking feature(s) in the receptacle to engage the first locking feature to hold the cover to the back housing. The moveable second locking feature(s) are selectively moved from a first engaged position with the first locking feature to a second disengaged position with the first locking feature when a predefined force is applied at a specific location at the back housing or the cover.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a schematic side perspective cross-sectional view of a portion of the back housing with the cover of the device.    Cover (36)    First or upper wall protrusion (420a)    Second or lower wall protrusion (420b)    Projection (508)
NOVELTY - Secondary battery comprises: an electrode assembly; an electrolyte; a tape attached to at least part of an outer surface of the electrode assembly, where the tape comprises a base layer (131); and a case (110) arranged to accommodate the electrode assembly, electrolyte and tape, where contact with the electrolyte is arranged to cause at least a portion of the base layer to exhibit an adhesive property so that the portion of the base layer is arranged to adhesively contact an inner surface of the case.    USE - Used as secondary battery.    ADVANTAGE - In the secondary battery, the base layer exhibits adhesive property and firmly fix the electrode assembly and the case to each other, thus preventing the movement of the electrode assembly inside the case.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for manufacturing a secondary battery comprising: providing the electrode assembly; attaching the tape to at least part of an outer surface of the electrode assembly; placing the electrode assembly in a case arranged to accommodate the electrode assembly; and providing electrolyte to the electrode assembly, where contact with the electrolyte is arranged to cause a portion of the base layer to adhesively contact an inner surface of the case.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure illustrates a connected longitudinal sectional view of the cylindrical secondary battery after injecting an electrolyte into the cylindrical secondary battery.    Case (110)    Base layer (131)    Adhesive layer (132)
NOVELTY - The device has an illumination assembly with two pivot side surfaces, and an electricity generation and storage assembly comprising other two pivot side surfaces. A pivot connects two sides of an illumination assembly and another pivot connects two sides of the electricity generation and storage assembly, where distance between the pivots is set to a preset value. The electricity generation and storage assembly is pivoted in a clockwise/anti-clockwise direction about the latter pivot when the illumination assembly is pivoted in the clockwise/anti-clockwise direction about the former pivot.    USE - Solar illumination device for use as a table lamp, a flashlight or a lamp during meeting.    ADVANTAGE - The device can be pivoted to desired angle by utilizing the pivots, so as to efficiently operate the device as the table lamp, the flashlight or the lamp during the meeting.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a solar illumination device that serves as a flashlight.    Link (10)    Solar cell panel (22)    Housing (32)    Flange (34)
NOVELTY - The pressure point distributor is manufactured from plastic and metal. The shape of the pressure point distributor is adjusted to all forms of roofing, particularly flat roof tiles and concrete tiles. The mounting takes place by adhesive bonding to the roof coverings.    USE - Pressure point distributor for use in point loading through roof hook for fastening of photovoltaic and solar systems, snow-traps and roof ladders of various roof coverings.    ADVANTAGE - The mounting takes place by adhesive bonding of the roof coverings, and thus ensures simple mounting of the pressure point distributor.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a pressure point distributor.
NOVELTY - The method involves inlaying a work-piece i.e. electrode unit (1) in a die-casting mold, and closing the mold. Pressure is exerted in a level of an opening of the work-piece and on an edge of the opening of the work-piece, before an injection process at one or multiple points. The opening is closed by a cover i.e. gas diffusion electrode membrane (4), by injection of polymer or polymer blend i.e. thermoplastic elastomer, where the cover is made of foil, membrane and knitted fabric. The die-casting mold is opened, and an opening edge provided with the cover is formed in an unbended manner.    USE - Method for manufacturing a work-piece (claimed) i.e. electrode unit, which is utilized for a metal-air-cell that is utilized in a technology e.g. electro-technology, display- and computer technologies and filter technology, and optics.    ADVANTAGE - The method enables manufacturing the work-piece in a simple manner. The method enables achieving durable connection of the cover and opening, uniform sealed closing of the opening with the cover and an optimal flatness of the cover on the opening.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a die-casting mold that is utilized for manufacturing the work-piece    (2) a work-piece that comprises an opening.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross sectional view of a cell.    Electrode unit (1)    Supporting frame (2)    Inner-frame (3)    Gas diffusion electrode membrane (4)    Fixing point (5)
NOVELTY - The concentrator (1) has supporting plates (4) whose outer sides (41) are arranged with a concentrator system (5). The concentrator system concentrates sunlight on a focal point or a focal line. The supporting plates are pivoted with each other in a closed position when compared to an opened position. The supporting plates are pivoted between the bearings, and the concentrator system includes glass strips whose width is smaller than diameter of an absorber tube (61).    USE - Sunbeam concentrator e.g. parabolic reflector concentrator and parabolic trough concentrator, based on an optical cylindrical lens i.e. Fresnel lens, for concentrating sunlight on a flat mirror.    ADVANTAGE - The concentrator is designed in such a manner that a reliable operation is enabled under different climate conditions in an inexpensive manner, quick and easy deployment at a desired location is ensured, and the supporting plates are simply and easily manufactured and aligned.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - The concentrator system consists of a mirror glass, a metal band or a laminated plastic material.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a side view of a folded-sunbeam concentrator.    Sunbeam concentrator (1)    Supporting plates (4)    Concentrator system (5)    Outer sides of supporting plates (41)    Absorber tube (61)
NOVELTY - The battery has a scattering inhibition mechanism and a container that has a rectangle case with an opening portion. A liquid holding portion maintains the electrolyte solution below the liquid level of the solution. A gas holding portion maintains the gas above the liquid level of the solution inside the container and the lid has a pair of mutually parallel edge portions.    USE - Secondary battery such as lead acid battery, nickel cadmium battery, nickel-hydrogen battery and lithium ion battery for power supply of vehicles and portable electronic devices.    ADVANTAGE - As the scattering inhibition mechanism and a container that has a rectangle case with an opening portion is provide in the container, the fragment and dispersion of electrolyte solution at the burst time by raise of internal pressure can be suppressed.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the secondary battery.    Container (1)    Secondary battery (10)    Thin-walled portion (15)    Battery case (16)    Lid (18)
NOVELTY - The vehicle (100) has legs (104) and a vibration drive, where geometry of the legs is designed such that different braking or drag effect of the vehicle is achieved. The vibration drive generates force, which is directed downwards, to deflect legs so that the vehicle moves forwards. A high point (120) is provided on top of the vehicle, and a battery is arranged between the legs. A resilient nose and a resilient front part (108) are made of rubber, and a switch is arranged between a motor and the battery.    USE - Vibration driven vehicle e.g. miniature toy robot such as beetle robot, insect robot and reptile robot (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The vehicle is designed with flexible legs in different configurations, has maximum speed, changes predominant direction of movement, avoids overturning, generates multiple modes of movement, and moves along a curve without intervention.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a vehicle e.g. toy robot.    Vibration driven vehicle (100)    Legs (104)    Resilient front part (108)    High point (120)
NOVELTY - A binder resin contains a polymer having a main chain comprising segment derived from (meth)acrylate monomer, and a phosphoric acid-based component in omega -position.    USE - Binder resin is used for electroconductive paste used for solar cell element (both claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The binder resin provides electroconductive paste having high dispersibility and capable of forming wiring line having high aspect ratio.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - A binder resin contains a polymer having a main chain comprising segment derived from (meth)acrylate monomer, and a phosphoric acid-based component in omega -position. The phosphoric acid-based component is of formula: R1O-P(=X)(-OR2)-.    X=oxygen or sulfur atom;and    R1,R2=H, 1-13C hydrocarbyl, 1-13C hydroxy or 1-13C ester-containing compound.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) electroconductive paste containing binder resin, electroconductive powder and organic solvent; and    (2) solar cell element, which has an electroconductive wiring or conductive layer formed by baking the electroconductive paste.
NOVELTY - The solar cell (8) has silver electrodes (6,7) which are installed in one surface of a semiconductor substrate (1). A tin diffusion suppression layer (21) has electric conductive layers such as metal layer containing resin and copper/metal. The tin diffusion suppression layer has contact regions (2a,3a) of impurity diffusion regions (2,3) which are arranged at back surface portion of the semiconductor substrate where the silver electrodes contact respectively.    USE - Back-electrode-type solar cell e.g. photovoltaic cell installed in wiring sheet used in solar cell module (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The tin diffusion suppression layer can suppress the diffusion of tin from tin containing solder and the tin suppression layer can be lengthened such that reliability of the solar cell module is longer. The influence of ion migration produced between the silver electrodes can be decreased.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the solar cell module.    Semiconductor substrate (1)    Impurity diffusion regions (2,3)    Contact regions (2a,3a)    Silver electrodes (6,7)    Solar cell (8)    Tin diffusion suppression layer (21)
NOVELTY - A metal-air flow battery (10) comprises a tank (24) to contain an anode paste material; a reaction tube (52) in fluid communication with the tank, and comprising an air electrode, an outer surface to allow air to enter the reaction tube, and an internal passage; and a screw device for moving the anode paste material through the internal passage of the reaction tube.    USE - A metal-air flow battery used for a vehicle, or for an electrical grid system (claimed) used in peak shaving, load leveling, and back-up power.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is an exploded view of the metal-air flow battery.    Metal-air flow battery (10)    Tank (24)    Reactor (26)    Partition (47)    Reaction tube (52)
NOVELTY - A dispersion comprises organic semiconductor material containing crystal grains chosen from condensed polycyclic aromatic compound containing sulfur atom or its derivative(s) dispersed in fluid medium.    USE - Dispersion used for manufacturing organic semiconductor thin film and organic semiconductor element for organic semiconductor device array, thin film transistor for sensor and display, and photoelectric conversion element (all claimed). Uses include but are not limited to display apparatus of flat panel television and portable terminal, dispersion type liquid crystal display, electrophoretic display, grain rotation type display element, electrochromic display, electronic paper, switching of display pixel, signal driver circuit element, memory circuit element and signal processing circuit element.    ADVANTAGE - The dispersion enables to form organic semiconductor thin film with high carrier mobility.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) manufacture of organic semiconductor thin film; and    (2) manufacture of organic semiconductor element.
NOVELTY - The spookstik has a handheld base unit (1a) housing batteries, an amplifier, a sound reproducer and sound storage reproduction controls (1d). Components of the spookstik are built out of PVC tubing material consisting of half inch to three inch diameter.    USE - Handheld spookstik for training of an animal out of bad habits such as spooking or scaring.    ADVANTAGE - The spookstik is a small lightweight handheld device, and enables a user to reproduce animal simulating sounds found all around in environment, so that the reproductions can be used to train animals out of bad habits such as spooking or scaring, causing undue harm and injury to a trainer or persons, thus saving user time and money. The spookstik has the handheld base unit that is assembled so that the user controls all aspects of sound reproduction from the exterior without opening the base unit to change anything other than replacing batteries.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a handheld spookstik.    Handheld base unit (1a)    Speaker housing (1b)    Sound producing tube (1c)    Sound storage reproduction controls (1d)    Amplification circuit (1e)
NOVELTY - The device has a temperature sampling circuit (6) whose one end is connected to temperature sensor (3) while the other end is connected to single chip (4). A one end of a serial port communication device (8) is connected to a computer (10) while the other end is connected to single chip. The other end of the single chip is connected to a replay (7) and LCD (9). The one end of the automatic control circuit is connected to 220V alternating current (AC) power by switch (k) while the other end is connected to transformer whose other end is connected to heating sheet(5).    USE - Heating temperature controlling device of rotor for meteorological wind cup.    ADVANTAGE - Since the one end of the automatic control circuit is connected to the 220 V alternating current by switch while the other end is connected to transformer, the structure of the temperature controlling device is simple and can be used conveniently with wide applied range. The automatic degree and control precision of the device is high with reliable function an and can be widely applied to the weather station with environmental temperature lower than 2 degrees C and humidity greater than 75%.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the block diagram of heating temperature controlling device. (Drawing includes non-English language text)    Temperature sensor (3)    Single chip (4)    Heating sheet (5)    Temperature sampling circuit (6)    Replay (7)    Serial port communication device (8)    LCD (9)    Computer (10)
NOVELTY - The hollow glass has a dye sensitized solar cell and a planar glass. A chamber between solar cell and planar glass, is used for forming hollow glass. The boundaries of solar cell and planar glass, are sealed by sealed edges made of metallic frame, rubber bars or glass cement bars.    USE - Dye sensitized photovoltaic hollow glass.    ADVANTAGE - The hollow glass can be maintained in warm state for isolating sound and for producing electricity from solar energy so that application range of product can be expanded, and transmittivity of hollow glass is superior.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of dye sensitized photovoltaic hollow glass.
NOVELTY - The photovoltaic assembly has a toughened glass, (EVA), battery and multilayer back board. A nano collosol is coated on the surface of the toughened glass.    USE - Heat-resistance photovoltaic assembly.    ADVANTAGE - The light transmittance, planeness and mechanical degree of the photovoltaic assembly is increased and the reflection and explosion rates are reduced while improving the weather resistance and water resistance properties and reducing energy consumption.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a top view of the photovoltaic assembly.
NOVELTY - The method involves providing casing elements (12,14) of weldable material. A heat sensitive material is inserted within casing element (12). A casing element (12) is mated to casing element (14) to provide enclosure (11) housing heat sensitive material. A laser is intermittently turned on and off in a welding pass around and along perimeter of casing elements such that a laser beam is directed to unwelded sections of perimeter to provide corresponding two intermittent welds. The starting and ending points of weld are located along perimeter of casing elements.    USE - Method for providing enclosure for electrochemical device such as battery and capacitor, implantable medical device, sensor, audio device and imaging device (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since the need of clearances and insulators are eliminated within electrochemical device to separate internal components from damaging temperature and weld heat, the active materials and components are allowed within device. The adverse effect of heat is reduced on the properties of cathode and anode active materials and electrolyte within the device. Seam welding process capability is improved by enabling greater weld penetration at the interface to be welded, without incurring the negative impact of damaging higher internal temperatures within the device.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of the electrochemical device.    Electrochemical device (10)    Enclosure (11)    Casing elements (12,14)    Internal corners (72,78)    External corners (74,76)
NOVELTY - The gas distributor (1) has a channel (3) for supplying and discharging fluid embedded in side of a basic structure (2), where the gas distributor is formed as a bipolar plate. A capillary tube (4) continuously connects one side of the basic structure with an opposite side of the basic structure. The capillary tube continuously connects the channel with the opposite side of the basic structure, where cross section of the capillary tube has a diameter ranging between 0.1 mm and 1 mm. The capillary tube is arranged in a boundary area of a channel bottom.    USE - Gas distributor for use in a polymer electrolyte fuel cell i.e. planar fuel cell (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The gas distributor achieves low pressure drop during discharge of water and provides effective water discharge.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell comprising a proton-conductive membrane.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a gas distributor.    Gas distributor (1)    Basic structure (2)    Channel (3)    Capillary tube (4)    Division bar (5)
NOVELTY - A light harvesting electronic display comprises a light concentrator comprising substrate having first and second surfaces and edge, luminescent dye and photovoltaic transducer positioned adjacent the substrate of the light concentrator. The index of refraction of the substrate is greater than refractive index of air; light passing through both first and second surfaces of the substrate is polarized; and light constrained within and traveling through substrate of the light concentrator interacts with photovoltaic transducer to produce electric current.    USE - Light harvesting electronic display.    ADVANTAGE - The electronic display reduces the amount of energy lost to waste heat in polarizers, thus increasing the efficiency of the display.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for harvesting light from illuminated electronic display.
NOVELTY - A photovoltaic module comprises a frontsheet, a front encapsulant layer, a formable photoactive cell layer (100), a support layer, and a backside mounting surface. The formable photoactive cell layer comprises a flexible substrate (130) and at least a first photoactive cell (132) comprising a photoactive surface. An orientation of the photoactive surface is different than an orientation of the backside mounting surface.    USE - Photovoltaic module.    ADVANTAGE - The module can be efficiently mounted in a wide variety of shapes and on a wide variety of structures.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (1) formable photoactive cell layer comprising a flexible substrate and an array of photoactive cells, where the photoactive cells are spaced apart to form both a photoactive area (136) and a non-photoactive area (138) of the formable photoactive cell layer, and the non-photoactive area is sufficiently large to allow the flexible substrate to be shaped to form the formable photoactive cell layer into a non-planar structure;and    (2) process for assembling a photovoltaic module.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing is a plan view illustrating the formable photoactive cell layer.    Formable photoactive cell layer (100)    Flexible substrate (130)    Photoactive cell (132)    Conductor (134)    Photoactive area (136)    Non-photoactive area (138)
NOVELTY - The molding structure has a metallic portion (401) and a resin portion (402) that are mutually and densely coupled by insert molding. Several convex portions (401b) and recesses (401c) are formed in bottom face (401a) of metallic portion to form saw-shaped portion. A front end of each convex portion is protruded above the adjacent recess.    USE - Insert molding structure of battery pack (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - Since the front end of each convex portion formed in the metallic portion is protruded above the adjacent recess, the anchor structure is formed in relationship with the resin portion, so that the metallic and resin portions are coupled with high mechanical strength, while reducing the cost, the weight and the size of the structure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for battery pack.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of coupling structure of the metallic and resin portions.    Knob (40)    Metallic portion (401)    Bottom face of metallic portion (401a)    Convex portion (401b)    Recess (401c)    Resin portion (402)
NOVELTY - A functional film-attached adhesive tape (10) has adhesive layer (2) and functional film (3) sequentially provided on a base film (1). The adhesive layer contains pressure-sensitive adhesive agent and side-chain crystalline polymer, where the adhesiveness declines at the temperature beyond melting point of the side-chain crystalline polymer.    USE - Functional film-attached adhesive tape is used for transferring functional film (claimed) for solar cell and flat panel display.    ADVANTAGE - The functional film-attached adhesive tape has excellent adhesiveness.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for method to transfer functional film, which involves attaching a transfer component (20) on the surface of the functional film through an adhesive layer, adjusting the temperature of the adhesive layer beyond melting point of the side-chain crystalline polymer, reducing adhesive force, removing functional film from the adhesive layer, and transferring a functional film from an adhesive layer to a transfer component.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows sectional view of functional film-attached adhesive tape.    Base film (1)    Adhesive layers (2,21)    Functional film (3)    Release layer (4)    Functional film-attached adhesive tapes (10,10a,10b)    Transfer component (20)
NOVELTY - The enclosure includes multiple spacers (310a-310g) which are optically coupled to a diffuser (304) and to multiple light sources (308a-308e) in order to transmit light from the light sources to the diffuser. The spacers secure at least one electrical component (312a-312f) in place between the spacers. The light sources define a backlight for an LCD.    USE - Enclosure for housing electrical components e.g. processor, memory, battery of electronic device with LCD. Uses include but are not limited to personal digital assistant (PDA), tablet personal computer (PC), mobile phone, MP3 player, or handheld video game system.    ADVANTAGE - Reduces size, volume and weight of electronic device, and allows a more efficient utilization of a common chamber to mount light sources and other components of the electronic device. Allows using the diffuser as a structural component of the enclosure.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for a method for housing electrical components in an enclosure with integrated backlight for LCD.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the assembled side view of an electronic device.    LCD glass (102)    Diffuser (304)    Light sources (308a-308e)    Spacers (310a-310g)    Electrical component (312a-312f)
NOVELTY - The method involves applying a resin barrier to two joining surfaces. A blade shell and a blade spar are positioned adjacent to each other and joined by the resin barrier. Multiple cavities (6) are formed between the joining surfaces, where the cavities are delimited by the resin barrier. Resin (5) is filled into the cavities by injecting liquid resin. The resin is cured. The resin barrier contains a string of adhesive (4). The adhesive and the resin include polyurethane, epoxy, vinyl ester, acrylic, polyamide, phenolic, polyurethane or polyester.    USE - Method for manufacturing a blade in a wind turbine (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The cavities are formed between the joining surfaces, where the cavities are delimited by the resin barrier, the resin is filled into the cavities by injecting the liquid resin, thus manufacturing the wind turbine blade with high precision efficiently at low cost, and avoiding risk of crack initiation and growth in the blade.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a cross-sectional view of joints between a spar and a shell.    Shell half parts (2a, 2b)    Adhesive (4)    Resin (5)    Cavities (6)
NOVELTY - The free space support (1) has a noise control element (2), where the rear stands of the free space are noise control elements, which consist of rectangular frame made of weather resistant material, such as stainless steel or plastic. The rear stands have length and breadth of the respective free space and are filled with sound absorbing material (3), such as cellular material, rock wool, glass wool or fiber glass.    USE - Free space support for photovoltaic module.    ADVANTAGE - The free space support has a noise control element, where the rear stands of the free space are other noise control elements, which consist of rectangular frame made of weather resistant material, such as stainless steel or plastic, and thus ensures improved free space support.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a schematic view of a free space support.    Free space support (1)    Noise control element (2)    Sound absorbing material (3)    Carrier (4)    Photovoltaic module (5)
NOVELTY - The cell has p-type amorphous silicon layer (3) and n-type amorphous silicon layer (5) formed on sides of a single crystal silicon substrate (1). An actual silicon thin layer is formed between the substrate and p-type/n-type silicon thin film layer. An electroconductive oxide layer is formed on the n-type silicon thin-film layer. An insulation layer made of silicon oxide, titanium oxide, magnesium oxide and thermoplastic polymer compound is formed at outer surface of the solar cell so that the arithmetic mean deviation of the substrate is equal to or less than 10nm.    USE - Crystalline-silicon type solar cell.    ADVANTAGE - The optical path length of solar cell can be increased, without decreasing the output voltage of solar cell. The photoelectric conversion efficiency of the solar cell can be increased.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is included for manufacturing method of crystalline-silicon type solar cell.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a sectional view of the crystalline-silicon type solar cell.    Single crystal silicon substrate (1)    P-type amorphous silicon layer (3)    N-type amorphous silicon layer (5)    Transparent electrode layer (7,8)    Collector electrode (9)