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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7955529 | Synthesis for catalysis of bifunctional perovskite compound This invention discloses the synthesis of a bifunctional La0.6Ca0.4Co1-xIrxO3 (x=0˜1) perovskite compound with a superb bifunctional catalytic ability for the oxygen reduction and generation in alkaline electro... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7317047 | Electrically conducting organic polymer/nanoparticle composites and methods for use thereof Compositions are provided comprising aqueous dispersions of electrically conducting organic polymers and a plurality of nanoparticles wherein pH can be adjusted for improved organic electronic device performance. Films deposited from invention compositions are usefu... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7294390 | Method for improving the thermal cycled adhesion of thick-film conductors on dielectric An improved electrical printed circuit exhibiting a combination of enhanced solderability and outstanding adhesion with a dielectric substrate includes a stack of two different types of conductive films. The stack includes a first conductive film that is printed ont... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7232650 | Planar inorganic device A method for making an inorganic structure including: (a) applying a photoreactive composition to a substrate, wherein the composition includes: a reactive species, a photoinitiator... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7026069 | Lithium manganese bismuth mixed metal oxide for rechargeable electrochemicals systems Reacting MnO2, a lithium compound and a bismuth compound produces a lithium battery cathode material for lithium electrochemical systems. The same results can also be achieved by reacting MnO2, lithium, or a compound containing lithium and bism... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7011908 | Manganese, bismuth mixed metal oxide cathode for rechargeable lithium electrochemical systems The present invention provides a manganese bismuth mixed metal oxide cathode material through a solid-state reaction between manganese dioxide, and either bismuth or a bismuth compound in a compound having the general formula MnOy(Bi2O3 | 03/14/2006 |
| 6994757 | Resistive materials Electrically resistive material including platinum and from about 5 and about 70 molar percent of iridium, ruthenium or mixtures thereof, calculated based on platinum as 100%, are disclosed. ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6908872 | Transparent ceramic and method for production thereof, and optical element A ceramic material powder for a translucent ceramic is molded with a binder, and the resulting green compact is embedded in a ceramic powder having the same composition with the ceramic material powder. After removing the binder, the green compact embedded in the ce... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6806218 | Grain oriented ceramics, thermoelectric conversion element and production process thereof Grain oriented ceramics constituted of a polycrystalline body of a layered cobaltite in which a {001} plane of each grain constituting the polycrystalline body has an average orientation degree of 50% or more by the Lotgering's method. In this case, the layered coba... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6677278 | Pb-Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-oxide powder mix with enhanced reactivity and process for its manufacture An Oxide Precursor Powder from the Pb--Bi--Sr--Ca--Cu--O 2223 System can be produced by heat treating powder, produced using the Spray Pyrolysis Process as described in: GB2210605 or EP0681989 between 700° C. and 850° C. in an atmosphere containing betw... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6653259 | Fabrication of large bulk high temperature superconducting articles A method of fabricating large bulk high temperature superconducting articles which comprises the steps of selecting predetermined sizes of crystalline superconducting materials and mixing these specific sizes of particles into a homogeneous mixture which ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6589449 | High-melting-point conductive oxide, method of manufacturing the same, and high-temperature electrically conductive material based on the oxide A high-melting-point conductive oxide includes a mixture of a powdered Sr compound and Ru compound and/or Ru metal. The mixture is sintered at a primary temperature of 900° C. to 1300° C. in an atmosphere containing oxygen to form a sintered body that i... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6544444 | Complex oxide having high thermoelectric conversion efficiency This invention provides a complex oxide comprising the features of: (i) being represented by the formula: (A0.4 B0.1 M0.1)x/0.6 Co2 Oy wherein A and B are elements differing from each other... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6432637 | Method for determining a base sequence of a nucleotide strand A method for determining a base sequence of a nucleotide strand in a sample utilizes a probe including a fluorescent metal-ligand complex coupled to a first oligonucleotide having a sequence complementary to the first fragment of the strand. The first mix... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6358436 | Inorganic-metal composite body exhibiting reliable PTC behavior An inorganic-metal composite body exhibiting PTC behavior at a trip point temperature ranging from 40° C.-300° C., including an electrically insulating inorganic matrix having a room temperature resistivity of at least 1×106 Ω.multidot.cm, ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6355188 | Resistive material, and resistive paste and resistor comprising the material An organic vehicle is added to and kneaded with a solid component comprising from 5 to 65% by weight of a resistance material having a composition of Cax Sr1-x,RuO3 (x is from 0.25 to 0.75 moles) and from 35 to 95% by weig... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6224790 | Conductive ceramic-metal composite body exhibiting positive temperature coefficient behavior A conductive composite sintered body exhibiting PTC behavior, including a high electrical resistance matrix and 20 vol %-40 vol % electrically conductive particles dispersed in the matrix to form an electrically conducting three-dimensional network theret... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6207082 | Layer-structured oxide and process of producing the same A layer-structured oxide exhibiting a paraelectric characteristic and a layer-structured oxide having a preferable remanent polarization, and a process of producing the same. A layer-structured oxide containing Bi, a first component Me, a second component... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6207038 | Process for preparing a composite electrolyte based on BIMEVOX and the use of said compound in separating oxygen from a gas mixture A process for preparing a solid composite electrolyte comprising at least one compound of the BIMEVOX family is provided. The process comprises at least one step of preparing a mixture of one or more compounds of the BIMEVOX family with one or more chemic... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6193911 | Precursor solution compositions for electronic devices using CCVD Precursor solutions are provided to produce thin film resistive materials by combustion chemical vapor deposition (CCVD) or controlled atmosphere combustion chemical vapor deposition (CACCVD). The resistive material may be a mixture of a zero valence meta... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6174463 | Layer crystal structure oxide, production method thereof and memory element using the same A layer crystal structure oxide, and memory element comprising same, comprising bismuth (Bi), a first element, a second element and oxygen (O), wherein the first element is at least one selected from the group consisting of sodium (Na), potassium (K), cal... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6165622 | Ferroelectric thin film, substrate provided with ferroelectric thin film, device having capacitor structure and method for manufacturing ferroelectric thin film A ferroelectric thin film includes a ferroelectric crystal containing Bi, Ti and O as constituent elements, wherein the composition ratio of Bi/Ti in the ferroelectric thin film is shifted from a stoichiometric composition. Also, a substrate provided with... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6150290 | Ceramic material for use in the separation of oxygen from gas mixture A perovskite ceramic material having the general formula: Ax A'x' A"x" By B'y' B"y" O3-δ, wherein A, A' and A" each is one or more metals selected from the group of lanthanide metals; B, ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6136230 | Electrically conductive paste and glass substrate having a circuit thereon A lead-free electrically conductive paste which can be fired at low temperature and has excellent wettability to a solder, as well as a glass substrate having a circuit suitable for producing an automobile window having an antifogging property. The electr... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6103459 | Compounds for use as chemical vapor deposition precursors, thermochromic materials light-emitting diodes, and molecular charge-transfer salts and methods of making these compounds Novel compounds that may be used as chemical vapor deposition precursors, thermochromic materials, conductive polymers, light-emitting diode precursors, and molecular charge-transfer salt precursors are provided. In addition, a novel compound that can be ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5985183 | Piezoresistance paste and mechanical sensor using the same The present invention provides a mechanical sensor high in sensitivity (GF) and reliability. The mechanical sensor comprises an insulating substrate, a pair of electrodes formed on the insulating substrate, and a piezoresistance element formed by connecti... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5972527 | Transparent electrically conductive layer, electrically conductive transparent substrate and electrically conductive material A transparent electrically conductive layer having practically sufficient electrical conductivity and light transmittance and having excellent resistance to moist heat and etching properties, and an electrically conductive transparent substrate utilizing ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5916697 | Multilayer material and device comprising this material A material formed as a film comprised of monomolecular layers (2,3,4,5) stacked on a substrate (1), wherein said film includes at least one first set (R) of layers which form an electric charge reservoir, and a second set (S) of layers which form a conduc... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5807495 | Bi-based dielectric thin films, and compositions and method for forming them Dielectrics represented by (Srx Bi1-x)Bi2 Ta2 Oy, wherein 0 | 09/15/1998 |
| 5784310 | Low imprint ferroelectric material for long retention memory and method of making the same Thin film ferroelectric materials for use in integrated memory circuits, such as FERAMS and the like, contain strontium bismuth niobium tantalate having an empirical formula SrBi2+E (NbX Ta2-X)O9+3E/2, wherein E... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5670434 | (Bi,Pb)SrCaCuO precursor material for the oxide powder in tube method (OPIT) Process for preparing a high-Tc superconductor as a precursor material for the oxide-powder-in-tube method (OPIT). The present invention relates to a process for preparing a high-Tc superconductor as a precursor material for the oxid... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5648322 | Tl-based superconductive material, a superconductive body, and a method of forming such a superconductive material or body A superconductive material has the formula (Tl1-X1-X2 PbX1 BiX2) (Sr1-X3 BaX3)ଲ Caγ Cuδ O.xi. where 0ࣘX1ࣘ0.8 0ࣘX2ࣘ0.5 0ࣘX3ࣘ1.0 0... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5618776 | Yttrium or rare-earth substituted metal oxide materials The invention provides certain novel metal oxide materials which exhibit superconductivity at elevated temperatures and/or which are useful in electrode, electrolyte, cell and sensor applications, or as electrochemical catalysts. The metal oxide materials... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5565414 | Substituted superconductive Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu oxide and Bi-Sr-Ca-Ln-Cu oxide compositions A metal oxide is provided which is represented by the compositional formula : (Bi1-x AIx)2 (Sry Ca1-y-z AIIz)p (Cu1-r AIIIr)... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5534194 | Thick film resistor composition containing pyrochlore and silver-containing binder A thick film resistor composition with a low length effect of TCR is provided. The thick film resistor composition containing at least one of an oxide of ruthenium and a ruthenium pyrochlore oxide as a conducting component, characterized in that the compo... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5529979 | Oxide superconducting material and process for preparing the same Superconducting oxide material containing compound represented by the formula: (Tl.sub.(l-p-q) Bip Pbq)y γz (.sub.(l-r) ଲr)s Cuv Ow in which each of ""... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5525581 | Ceramic superconductor having a heterogeneous composition distribution and method of preparing the same A Bi--Sr--Ca--Cu--O ceramic superconductor contains 0112 phases which are finely dispersed in a 2212-phase matrix with its c-axis oriented perpendicular to a growth direction. A method of preparing a Bi--Sr--Ca--Cu--O ceramic superconductor comprises the ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5523284 | Process for preparing a bulk textured superconductive material In accordance this invention, there is provided a process for making a bulk superconductive material. In the first step of this process, a diffusion couple is formed from superconductor oxide and impurity oxide. Thereafter, the diffusion couple is heated ... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5521148 | Oxide superconducting material, process for preparing the same and applications thereof Novel superconducting oxide material containing compound oxide having a composition represented by the formula: [(Tl1-x Bix)1-p p ]q Sry Caz Cuv Ow in whi... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5518663 | Thick film conductor compositions with improved adhesion The invention is directed to a thick film conductor composition wherein such compositions have improved solderability and adhesion to substrates due to the addition of a crystalline material from the feldspar family.... | 05/21/1996 |
