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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8062561 | Negative electrode composite material, production method, negative electrode and lithium-ion battery A negative electrode material, a method for producing this material, and to a negative electrode and a lithium-ion battery comprising this material are described. The material comprises an active phase consisting of a material M based on Al, Si, Sn, Sb or a mixture ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7658871 | Method of preparing a negative active material for rechargeable lithium battery Disclosed is a negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery comprising a Si phase, a SiM phase and at least one of a X phase and a SiX phase, wherein each of phases has a crystal grain size of 100 nm and 500 nm. The element M is at least one selected ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7214429 | Sealing material A sealing material for sealing an envelope of an electron tube. The sealing material comprises 0.01Ëœ2.0 wt % of fine particle selected from the group consisting of SiO2, Al2O3 and ZrO2 having a particle diameter of 0.001Ë... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7179527 | Substrate with transparent conductive oxide film, process for its production and photoelectric conversion element A substrate with a transparent conductive oxide film (especially a substrate with a transparent conductive oxide film useful as a substrate for a thin-film silicon-based solar cell) being excellent in mass production efficiency and being characterized by having a lo... | 02/20/2007 |
| 6884314 | Conducive, silicone-based compositions with improved initial adhesion reduced microvoiding The present invention relates generally to conductive, silicone-based compositions, with improved initial adhesion and reduced micro-voiding. More specifically, the present invention relates to a conductive, silicone-based composition, which includes a polyorganosil... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6841495 | Glass and conductive paste using the same A glass containing no lead and comprising, calculated as oxides: 40-60 wt. % ZnO, 15-35 wt. % B2O3, 1-16 wt. % SiO2, 1-10 wt. % Al2O3, 2-15 wt. % MnO2, and at least one selected from the group consist... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6787239 | Electrode material, dielectric material and plasma display panel using them A material usable for the electrodes and the dielectric layer plasma display panels and capable of reducing the occurrence of yellowing and a high-image-quality plasma display panel using the material are provided. Using glass powder containing 25 to 50 wt % of Bi | 09/07/2004 |
| 6773635 | UV-sensitive material Materials, both glass and glass-ceramic, that exhibit UV-induced changes in light transmission and electrical conductivity behavior. The materials consist essentially, in mole %, of 20-40% SiO2, 10-20% AlO1.5, 35-55% SiO2+AlO1.5... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6664004 | Electrode compositions having improved cycling behavior An electrode composition that includes a plurality of composite particles and a plurality of electrically conductive diluent particles admixed with the composite particles. Each of the composite particles includes an electrochemically active metal particl... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6558582 | Semiconductive ceramics and supporting member made of the same for supporting magnetic disk substrate A semiconductive ceramic contains a compound of MgO and SiO2 as a main component, and an iron oxide such as FeO, Fe2 O3, and Fe3 O4 as an electric conductivity provider. According to necessity, the se... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6146552 | Zinc oxide ceramics and method for producing the same Zinc oxide ceramics and a method for producing the same are provided wherein zinc oxide varistors for low and high voltages having excellent electric characteristics and high reliability upon DC loading and surge can be obtained in high yield by low-tempe... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6146551 | Semiconductive ceramics and supporting member made of the same for supporting magnetic disk substrate A semiconductive ceramic contains a compound of MgO and SiO2 as a main component, and an iron oxide such as FeO, Fe2 O3, and Fe3 O4 as an electric conductivity provider. According to necessity, the se... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6018287 | Lateral high-resistance additive for zinc oxide varistor, zinc oxide varistor produced using the same, and process for producing the varistor The invention aims at providing highly reliable zinc oxide varistors through simple production steps. The varistor is produced by dispersing a powdery raw material comprising 1-40 molar % (in terms of Fe2 O3) iron, 0-20 molar % (in t... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5980788 | Lateral high-resistance additive for zinc oxide varistor, zinc oxide varistor produced using the same, and process for producing the varistor The invention aims at providing highly reliable zinc oxide varistors through simple production steps. The varistor is produced by dispersing a powdery raw material comprising 1-40 molar % (in terms of Fe2 O3) iron, 0-20 molar % (in t... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5976420 | Chip type varistor and ceramic compositions for the same There is provided a chip type varistor having a small electrostatic capacity, high voltage non-linearity, and high voltage suppressing capability and surge resistance. The chip type varistor is a layered body formed by a plurality of ceramic layers mainly... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5910761 | Voltage-dependent non-linear resistor member, method for producing the same and arrester A voltage-dependent non-linear resistor member, a method for producing the same, and an arrester equipped with the same. The member is produced by a process comprising the addition of at least one oxide of a rare earth element selected from Y, Ho, Er and ... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5811033 | Method of manufacturing zinc oxide sintered compact body By performing a debinder process before or at the time of firing, and by enhancing a programming rate in the temperature range of 650°~950° C., the size of particles shows less distribution. Also, when the temperature comprising the particle growth ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5807510 | Electric resistance element exhibiting voltage nonlinearity characteristic and method of manufacturing the same A composition for electric material containing as a primary component zinc oxide. The composition further contains at least one of rare-earth elements in a range of 0.01 mol % to 3.0 mol % in terms of oxide thereof given by R2 O3 whe... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5645765 | Lead-free conductive paste A nontoxic lead-free conductive paste comprising (a) a lead-free glass frit having a crystallization temperature of 700°-870° C. and consisting essentially of, by weight %, 20-38% of SiO2, 5.5-13.5% of B2 O3, 8-15.5% of ... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5640136 | Voltage-dependent nonlinear resistor The invention provides a voltage-dependent nonlinear resistor porcelain in the form of a ZnO system sintered body comprising zinc oxide as a major component and at least one of rare earth element oxides, cobalt oxide, chromium oxide, at least one of Group... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5611852 | Stabilized conductive pigment A stabilized conductive pigment based on aluminum-doped zinc oxide which, for stabilizing the electric conductivity, contains an alkaline earth metal titanate or an oxide of an element from group III or IV.... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5594406 | Zinc oxide varistor and process for the production thereof A product and process of making such product in which a varistor is formed by diffusing lead borosilicate-type glass, into a surface of a fired or sintered zinc oxide substrate, i.e., "varistor element," during formation of an electrode on the surface of ... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5536293 | Base metal composition for external electrode of multilayer electronic component A base metal composition for forming an external electrode of a multilayer electronic component contains 70 to 85 percent by weight of Cu, 2 to 10 percent by weight of glass frit and 10 to 28 percent by weight of an organic vehicle. The glass frit contain... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5491118 | Cadmium-free and lead-free thick film paste composition The invention is directed to a lead-free and cadmium-free thick film paste composition suitable for forming resistor or thermistor patterns on a substrate.... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5455554 | Insulating coating A composition for an insulating collar of a metal oxide varistor, with the composition being applied as a slurry to a green varistor in an unfired state along its periphery for enhancing the varistor's energy handling capability in a fired state, the comp... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5336301 | Conductive copper paste A conductive copper paste contains copper powder and a glass frit of a zinc borosilicate system as a solid component dispersed in an organic vehicle. The content of said glass frit in the solid component falls in a range of 0.5 to 8 percent by weight. The... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5277843 | Voltage non-linear resistor A ZnO2 voltage non-linear resistor excellent in all characteristics of life under electrical stress, current impulse withstandability, discharge voltage ratio, change rate of discharge voltage after application of current impulse and moisture a... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5269971 | Starting material for use in manufacturing a voltage non-linear resistor A voltage non-linear resistor element mainly including ZnO, substantially free from internal defects, exhibiting an excellent current impulse withstand capability, can be manufactured by a process wherein an SiC inclusion in the starting ZnO powder is res... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5250229 | Silver-rich conductor compositions for high thermal cycled and aged adhesion The invention is directed to a thermal cycle adhesion additive composition consisting essentially of an admixture of finely divided particles of oxides of bismuth, copper, lead, zinc, and transition metal and to conductive thick film compositions made the... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5248452 | Process for manufacturing a voltage non-linear resistor A voltage non-linear resistor element mainly including ZnO, substantially free from internal defects, exhibiting an excellent current impulse withstand capability, can be manufactured by a process wherein an SiC inclusion in the starting ZnO powder is res... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5225111 | Voltage non-linear resistor and method of producing the same An improved voltage non-linear resistor having a superior voltage-current characteristic property, a superior switching current impulse withstand capability, a superior lightning current impulse withstand capability, and a large discharge voltage V0.... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5153554 | Low voltage varistor array An article having an array of varistors, including (a) a varistor body made of varistor material and having two major opposing faces, one of the opposing faces having an array of indentations thereon; (b) conductor material on the opposing face having the... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5143651 | Zinc oxide-based composition for low and medium voltage varistors A composition based on zinc oxide for low and medium voltage varistors which contains additional elements in the form of oxides, where the oxides are contained in the composition in accordance with the following percentages by weight: __________... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5096620 | Lead-zinc-borosilicate glass Lead-zinc-borosilicate glass is provided having a boundary wetting angle with respect to ZnO of at most 40°, a processing temperature of at most 540° C., a composition, consisting essentially of, in percent by weight on oxide basis, of _______... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5062993 | Process for fabricating doped zinc oxide microsphere gel A new composition and method of making same for a doped zinc oxide microsphere and articles made therefrom for use in an electrical surge arrestor which has increased solid content, uniform grain size and is in the form of a gel.... | 11/05/1991 |
| 5039971 | Voltage non-linear type resistors A voltage non-linear resistor, composed mainly of zinc oxide and contains at least bismuth oxide, antimony oxide, and silicon oxide as additives, wherein crystalline phases of bismuth oxide includes at least two kinds of ଲ and δ satisfying the foll... | 08/13/1991 |
| 5000876 | Voltage non-linear type resistors A voltage non-linear type sintered resistor is disclosed, which is produced by reacting, under heating, a mixture consisting essentially of zinc oxide as a main component, and an additive exhibiting voltage non-linearity and silicon oxide as auxiliary com... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4961999 | Thermistor composition The invention is directed to a thick film thermistor composition consisting of finely divided particles of (a) a ruthenium-based pyrochlore, and (b) a short borosilicate glass or glass mixture, both dispersed in (c) an organic medium.... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4933659 | Voltage non-linear resistor and method of producing the same A voltage non-linear resistor having lightning discharge current withstanding capability, switching surge current withstanding capability, and voltage non-linear index , including a resistor element body consisting essentially of zinc oxide, and a ... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4920328 | Material for resistor body and non-linear resistor made thereof An average size of ZnO particles which are three dimensionally connected and serve as primary component of a non-linear resistor, is adjusted to be within a range of 5 μm to 10 μm. The non-linear resistor is consisted of: _____________________... | 04/24/1990 |
