08th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 34 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140050917 | LAMINATES OF UV CURABLE ACRYLATES AND SILANE PRIMERS HAVING GOOD ADHESION TO SILICEOUS SURFACES - A laminate composition includes a UV curable acrylate adhered to an acrylated silane primer having at least one terminal halogen group with the silane primer being adhered to a siliceous surface. Strong chemical bonds are formed between the primer and the siliceous surface as well as between the primer and the UV curable coating. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050918 | LABEL MANUFACTURING METHOD AND LABEL - A label manufacturing method including: applying an adhesive to a base sheet to form an adhesive layer; applying an acrylate-based bonding adhesive to part of the adhesive layer to cure the adhesive layer so as to form a cured portion; and cutting the cured portion to define labels. A label having an adhesive layer | 2014-02-20 |
20140050919 | RESIN COMPOSITION, TWO-PACK TYPE ADHESIVE FOR LAMINATES, MULTILAYER FILM, AND BACK SHEET FOR SOLAR CELLS - Provided are a resin composition with high adhesion to substrates under hot and humid conditions, a two-part laminate adhesive containing the resin composition, and a laminated film and backsheet for solar cells including a layer of the adhesive. The resin composition contains, as essential components, a polyester polyurethane polyol (A) having a branched structure in a molecule thereof and having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 25,000 to 200,000 and a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of 2.5 to 25; a hydroxyl-containing epoxy resin (B) having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 300 to 5,000; a hydroxyl-containing polycarbonate resin (C) having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 300 to 3,000; and a polyisocyanate (D). | 2014-02-20 |
20140050920 | Graphene-Based Threads, Fibers or Yarns with Nth-Order Layers and Twisting and Methods of Fabricating Same - A representative embodiment includes a graphene-based fiber comprising: a starting strand; and a plurality of coatings of aligned graphene comprising: a first coating of aligned graphene axially offset at a first angle from an axis of the starting strand; a second coating of aligned graphene over the first coating and axially offset at a second angle from the axis of the starting strand; and at least one next coating of aligned graphene over a preceding coating and axially offset at a next angle from the axis of the starting strand. Another embodiment includes a plurality of intertwined and twisted graphene-based fibers. In various embodiments, the graphene may be graphene ribbons or carbon nanotubes or both. The graphene ribbon includes a plurality of aligned and overlapping graphene flakes in a polymer. Methods of fabrication are also disclosed. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050921 | METHOD OF REINFORCEMENT FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING - Materials and methods is present for manufacturing fiber reinforced parts. A powder material comprising a matrix material of a size particular distribution comprising substantially oriented fiber of a predetermined length distribution and diameter (L/D). A manufactured part that has substantially randomly oriented fiber is provided using an energy delivery system and the powder material. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050922 | COATING COMPOSITION AND COATED PAPER - A coating composition for forming a paper coat includes nano-fibrillated cellulose, pigment, latex, an auxiliary additive, and water. On a dry weight basis, the nano-fibrillated cellulose is in an amount by weight of 0.02 parts to 10 parts in the total composition, the pigment is in an amount by weight of 75 parts to 95 parts in the total composition, the latex is in an amount by weight of 5 parts to 15 parts in the total composition, and the auxiliary additive is in an amount by weight of 0.35 parts to 10 parts in the total composition. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050923 | Method of Modifying a Fiber with a Particulate Through a Coupling Agent - An article is provided that includes a polymeric fiber that has an excess number of surface active reactive moieties relative to the number of surface reactive moieties found on the fiber in a native state. A particle is bonded covalently to the fiber through an intermediate coupling agent. Multiple particles can be covalently bonded to the fiber, the multiple particles can be bonded uniformly or asymmetrically around the fiber diameter. A process for modifying a fiber includes creating surface activated reactive moieties thereon. The activated fiber is then exposed to a liquid solution containing a coupling agent to form a covalent bond. The coupling agent is also reacted with a particle in a liquid solution to form a covalent bond between the coupling agent and the particle. The coupling agent is covalently bonded to either a particle and then bonded to the fiber, or vice versa. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050924 | LIGNIN-BASED NANOSTRUCTURES - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide lignin-based nanostructures including nanotubes and nanowires, methods of making and using the nanostructures, probes and compositions including the nanostructures, and the like. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050925 | HEXAGONAL PLATE-SHAPED ZINC OXIDE PARTICLES, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF THE SAME, AND COSMETIC, HEAT RELEASING FILLER, HEAT RELEASING RESIN COMPOSITION, HEAT RELEASING GREASE, AND HEAT RELEASING COATING COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide hexagonal plate-shaped zinc oxide particles which can be used as a cosmetic raw material, a heat releasing filler and the like, a method for production of the same, and a cosmetic, a heat releasing filler, a heat releasing resin composition, a heat releasing grease and a heat releasing coating composition each comprising the same. Provided are hexagonal plate-shaped zinc oxide particles having hexagonal-shaped surfaces, wherein the primary particle diameter is 0.01 μm or more and the aspect ratio is 2.5 or more, and 50% or more of 250 particles in a transmission electron microscope photograph satisfy both the requirements (1) the particle has a hexagonal-shaped surface; and (2) Dmin/Dmax≧0.3, where Dmax: a length of the largest diagonal line of three diagonal lines of the hexagonal-shaped surface of the hexagonal plate-shaped zinc oxide particle; and Dmin: a length of the smallest diagonal line of three diagonal lines of the hexagonal-shaped surface of the hexagonal plate-shaped zinc oxide particle. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050926 | METHOD OF APPLYING COATING COMPOSITION OF QUATERNARY AMMONIUM SALTS CONTAINING NON-HALOGEN ANIONS AS ANTICORROSIVE AGENTS - Disclosed are quaternary ammonium salts containing non-halogen anions (e.g., quaternary ammonium carbonates, bicarbonates, and mixtures thereof) as anti-corrosive agents. The invention relates to a method for inhibiting the corrosion of metal surfaces by applying a composition containing one or more quaternary ammonium carbonate or bicarbonate. The disclosure is also directed to anti-corrosive coatings for metal substrates containing these compounds, to metal substrates having these anticorrosive coatings, and to aqueous cleaning solutions containing these compounds. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050927 | BASE COATS FOR OVERBAKED MULTI-LAYER COATINGS - A thermally curable basecoat material comprising at least one polyurethane resin as binder, at least one pigment, 30% to 70% by weight of water, based on the total weight of the basecoat material, and 0.04% to 2.3% by weight, based on the total weight of the basecoat material, of at least one disulfonic acid compound of formula (I). The basecoat material is applied to an overbaked multicoat paint system, and has outstanding adhesion properties. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050928 | POLYURETHANE COATING COMPOSITION, MULTILAYER SURFACE COATINGS HAVING A MATT SURFACE PRODUCED THEREFROM AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING THE MULTILAYER SURFACE COATINGS - The invention relates to coating compositions based on organic solvents and comprising at least one hydroxyl-containing compound (A), at least one crosslinking agent (B) having groups reactive toward hydroxyl groups, and at least one silica gel based matting agent (M), wherein
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20140050929 | CAVITATION-RESISTANT ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIER COATINGS - An environmental barrier coating, a method of application thereof, and an article made thereby suitable for protecting components exposed to high-temperature environments with improved delamination resistance and cavitation resistance. The environmental barrier coating system for a silicon-containing substrate includes a bond coat layer on the silicon-containing substrate and at least one ceramic environmental barrier layer on the bond coat layer. The bond coat layer includes silicon and at least one doping material including elemental titanium. The doping material is located at grain boundaries within the bond coat layer in sufficient quantity to improve the delamination resistance and the cavitation resistance of increase the bond coat layer. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050930 | CREEP-RESISTANT ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIER COATINGS - An environmental barrier coating system, a method of application and an article formed thereby suitable for reducing creep by incorporation of doping materials in grain boundaries of a bond coat layer to inhibit creep displacement of the EBC system when subjected to shear loading at elevated temperatures. The EBC system includes the bond coat layer on a silicon-containing substrate and at least one ceramic layer on the bond coat layer. The bond coat layer includes silicon and at least one doping material that includes a creep-resistant element. The doping material is located at grain boundaries within the bond coat layer in sufficient size and quantity to improve the creep resistance of the bond coat layer. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050931 | Directly Metallizable Polyarylene Sulfide Composition - A thermoplastic composition is described that can be directly coated with a metal according to a metallization process with no intervening base coat formation process necessary. The thermoplastic composition includes a polyarylene sulfide and a filler having a selectively controlled average length and aspect ratio. Molded articles formed of the thermoplastic composition can have an ultra-smooth surface so as to directly accept a metallization coating. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050932 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HARDENED, COATED METAL COMPONENT - Production of a hardened, coated metal component, including the following steps: a. performing a heat treatment of the metal component for accumulating carbon and/or nitrogen in the edge layer of the metal component, b. quenching the metal component to a temperature below the martensite start temperature, c. annealing the metal component to a temperature that is higher than the temperature of a deposition method to be subsequently performed for applying a coating, and applying a coating via gas phase deposition. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050933 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A flexible display comprises a flexible substrate made of plastic material, a display element on a first surface of the flexible substrate, and a surface residual film containing at least one of a metal material or a metal oxide material. The surface residual film is bonded to at least a part of a second surface of the flexible substrate. The second surface is opposed to the first surface. A method for manufacturing a flexible display comprises preparing a glass substrate, forming adhesive material film on the glass substrate, the adhesive material film being made of at least one of a metal material or a metal oxide material, and forming a flexible substrate from plastic material on the adhesive material film. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050934 | CELLULOSIC BARRIER PACKAGING MATERIAL - A barrier packaging material containing a composite which comprises i) a cellulosic layer; ii) at least one metal layer which will dissolve under alkaline conditions; and iii) at least one polymer layer, in which the polymer is hydrolysable under alkaline conditions. The invention also relates to articles comprising the barrier packaging material. Further, the invention concerns the use of a polymer, which is hydrolysable under alkaline conditions, as a protective layer in barrier packaging products. In addition the present application is also concerned with a method for recycling the aforementioned barrier packaging products. Specifically the barrier packaging products are initially taken in an aqueous wastepaper suspension which is either pulped in an alkaline medium and/or treated in an alkaline medium in a deinking process and in which the metal and polymer are then separated from the cellulosic fibres contained in the cellulosic layer. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050935 | POLYIMIDE FILM INCORPORATING POLYIMIDE POWDER DELUSTRANT, AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A polyimide film includes a polyimide layer including a polyimide base polymer, and a polyimide powder distributed in the polyimide base polymer, the polyimide powder being obtained by reacting a diamine with a dianhydride at a molar ratio of about 1:0.950 to about 1:0.995. Moreover, the polyimide film may have a multilayered structure including at least a second polyimide layer stacked on a surface of the polyimide layer. The second polyimide can also include the polyimide powder at a weight ratio less than about 20 wt % of the total weight of the second polyimide layer. Embodiments described herein also include methods of preparing the polyimide films. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050936 | 2XXX SERIES ALUMINUM LITHIUM ALLOYS - Wrought 2xxx aluminum lithium alloy products having a thickness of from 0.040 inch to 0.500 inch are disclosed. The wrought aluminum alloy products contain from 3.00 to 3.80 wt. % Cu, from 0.05 to 0.35 wt. % Mg, from 0.975 to 1.385 wt. % Li, wherein −0.3*Mg−0.15Cu+1.65≦Li≦−0.3*Mg−0.15Cu+1.85, from 0.05 to 0.50 wt. % of at least one grain structure control element, wherein the grain structure control element is selected from the group consisting of Zr, Sc, Cr, V, Hf, other rare earth elements, and combinations thereof, up to 1.0 wt. % Zn, up to 1.0 wt. % Mn, up to 0.12 wt. % Si, up to 0.15 wt. % Fe, up to 0.15 wt. % Ti, up to 0.10 wt. % of any other element, with the total of these other elements not exceeding 0.35 wt. %, the balance being aluminum. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050937 | Sponge-Iron Alloying - A steel manufacturing process can include forming an iron oxide layer on a hot band during hot rolling; reducing the iron oxide layer on the hot band to form a sponge iron layer that includes pores; the sponge-iron layer having a thickness in a range of about 0.05 μm to about 1000 μm, about 0.1 μm to about 100 μm, or about 5 μm to about 25 μm; and depositing an alloying element into the pores of the sponge iron layer to form an impregnated sponge-iron layer. The process can further include annealing the impregnated sponge-iron layer to produce an iron alloy layer carried by the substrate. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050938 | ELECTROSPARK DEPOSITION PROCESS FOR OXIDATION RESISTANT COATING OF COOLING HOLE - A method of providing an oxidation resistant coating is disclosed. The method includes providing a substrate having a first surface and cooling holes. A portable coating device includes electro-spark deposition (ESD) equipment and an ESD torch connected with the ESD equipment. The ESD torch has an inert gas source and a rotary electrode conductive material. The rotary electrode is positioned within the ESD torch, and is shielded by an inert gas. The rotary electrode applies a compositionally controlled protective coating to the first surface of the substrate. Then the rotary electrode is inserted into the cooling hole and generates an electrospark between rotary ESD electrode and the substrate to form a rounded edge and deposit a coating of electrode material alloy at a cooling hole edge. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050939 | SURFACE-TREATED METAL MATERIAL AND AQUEOUS METAL SURFACE-TREATMENT AGENT - A surface-treated metal material of the present invention has a composite film on the surface of a metal material. The composite film includes an organic silicon compound (W) having cyclic siloxane bonds, at least one metal compound (X) selected from a group consisting of a titanium compound and a zirconium compound, a phosphate compound (Y) and a fluorine compound (Z). In each of the components of the composite film, the ratio of X | 2014-02-20 |
20140050940 | PART COMPRISING A COATING ON A SUPERALLOY METAL SUBSTRATE, THE COATING INCLUDING A METAL UNDERLAYER - The invention relates to a part comprising a coating on a superalloy metal substrate, the coating comprising a metal underlayer covering said substrate, the part being characterized in that said metal underlayer contains a base of nickel aluminide and also contains 0.5 at % to 0.95 at % of one or more stabilizer elements M from the group formed by Cu and Ag for stabilizing the gamma and gamma prime phases. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050941 | HIGH STRENGTH STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT FORMABILITY AND STABILITY OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A high strength steel sheet including, by mass, C: 0.03% or more and 0.25% or less, Si: 0.4% or more and 2.5% or less, Mn: 3.5% or more and 10.0% or less, P: 0.1% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Al: 0.01% or more and 2.5% or less, N: 0.008% or less, Si+Al: 1.0% or more, the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities. The area ratio of ferrite is 30% or more and 80% or less, the area ratio of martensite is 0% or more and 17% or less, the volume fraction of retained austenite is 8% or more, and the average grain size of retained austenite is 2 μm or less. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050942 | BIODEGRADABLE MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE DEGRADATION RATE AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are biodegradable medical devices comprising biodegradable materials (e.g., magnesium-calcium alloys) having an adjustable rate of degradation that can be used in various applications including, but not limited to, drug delivery applications, cardiovascular applications, and orthopedic applications to make biodegradable and biocompatible devices. Also disclosed herein are methods of making biodegradable medical devices comprising biodegradable materials by using, for instance, hybrid dry cutting/hydrostatic burnishing. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050943 | Multi-Electrode Microbial Fuel Cells and Fuel Cell Systems and Bioreactors with Dynamically Configurable Fluidics - Microbial fuel cells including multiple electrodes, and systems of such fuel cells, are provided. An exemplary fuel cell includes a population of exoelectrogenic microbes and at least two anodes in an anode chamber, and a cathode in a cathode chamber. A path exists between the chambers for conducting hydrogen ions and each anode is connected to the cathode by a separate external circuit. Electrical output from the fuel cell is maximized by optimizing the microbe population, achieved by dynamically controlling the sub-populations at each of the multiple anodes. Systems comprising multiple such fuel cells connected by a dynamically reconfigurable fluidics system provide further optimization. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050944 | FUSED COVER ASSEMBLY FOR BATTERY SYSTEM - A fused cover assembly for a battery system. The fused cover assembly includes an attachment means configured to attach the assembly to a battery formed of a plurality interconnected cells, and a plurality of fused connections configured to make electrical contact with the interconnected cells and thereby provide a sense connection to the cells of the battery that is fused. If the sense connection to the battery cells is short-circuited, a fuse device open-circuits to protect the cell from being damaged. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050945 | INTRINSICALLY SAFE BATTERY PACK - An intrinsically safe battery pack assembly ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140050946 | PROTECTION APPARATUS FOR BATTERY PACK AND BATTERY PACK HAVING THE SAME - A protection apparatus for a battery pack and a battery pack having the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the apparatus includes 1) a bare cell, 2) a protection circuit module positioned on the bare cell, and wherein the protection circuit module comprises first and second contact pads and 3) a protection apparatus positioned on the protection circuit module. The protection apparatus includes 1) a body portion having first and second surfaces opposing each other, 2) a first connecting portion positioned on the first surface of the body portion, wherein at least part of the first connecting portion is disposed adjacent to the center of the body portion and directly contacts the first contact pad and 3) a second connecting portion positioned on the second surface of the body portion. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050947 | Hybrid Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices - Electrochemical energy devices such as batteries, flow cells and EDLCs that employ redox active electrolytes are disclosed. Redox active electrolytes for use in these devices also are disclosed that includes one or more redox active salts and optional additive salts. Electrochemical energy devices such as batteries, flow cells and EDLCs that employ the disclosed electrolytes may exchange more than one electron per redox species and may achieve much higher energy densities. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050948 | BATTERY UNIT - The battery unit ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140050949 | NICKEL-ZINC RECHARGEABLE PENCIL BATTERY - A rechargeable pencil battery has a hollow cylindrical positive electrode including nickel hydroxide; a gelled negative electrode comprising at least one of zinc and a zinc compound; a separator interposed between the hollow cylindrical positive electrode and the gelled negative electrode; and a negative electrode current collector inserted into the gelled negative electrode. Rechargeable batteries of the invention are capable of between about 50 and 1000 cycles from a fully charge state to a fully discharged state at a discharge rates of about 0.5 C or greater, in some embodiments about 1 C or greater. Batteries of the invention have a ratio of length to diameter of between about 1.5:1 and about 20:1, and therefore can be longer than typical commercially available batteries but also include batteries of commercial sizes e.g. AAAA, AAA, AA, C, D, sub-C and the like. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050950 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR BATTERY PACK - Disclosed herein is a safety device mounted at one side of a battery pack including two or more battery cells or at least one battery module such that the safety device is first short-circuited when a needle type object penetrates the battery pack to secure safety of the battery pack, the safety device including a pair of conductive sheets spaced apart from each other, an electrically insulative housing to surround outsides of the conductive sheets excluding fronts of the conductive sheets in a state in which the conductive sheets are inserted and mounted in the housing, a sealing member to cover the fronts of the conductive sheets, and a connection member to connect the conductive sheets to a cathode and an anode of one of battery cells constituting the battery module. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050951 | Method and Device for Determining the Internal Temperature of an Energy Storage Device - A method is provided for determining the internal temperature of an electrochemical energy storage device, particularly for a motor vehicle. The internal temperature of a cell winding of the energy storage device is determined by calculation in a control device of the energy storage device by way of a thermal model for the energy storage device which is saved in the control device. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050952 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module is provided. The battery module includes a battery cell and a heat exchanger disposed adjacent to the battery cell. The battery module further includes a cooling manifold having a tubular wall, a first fluid port, and a ring shaped member. The tubular wall defines an interior region and having first and second end portions. The first fluid port extends outwardly from an outer surface of the tubular wall and fluidly communicates with the interior region of the tubular wall. The ring shaped member is disposed on an outer surface of the first fluid port a predetermined distance from the outer surface of the tubular wall. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050953 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module having a first battery cell; a frame member having first and second sides and first, second, third and fourth peripheral walls; and first and second thermally conductive plate members is provided. A plurality of flow channels are formed by the first and second thermally conductive plates. The third peripheral wall has a first outlet that receives the first electrical terminal of the first battery cell therethrough, such that if the first battery cell outputs gases therefrom the first outlet routes the gases from the first battery cell to outside of the frame member such that the gases are isolated from the air flowing through the plurality of flow channels. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050954 | BATTERY MODULE - Provided is a battery module in which at least one battery cell including an electrode tab including an anode tab and a cathode tab is stacked, including: a sensing assembly installed in a space between the anode tab and the cathode tab at a side of the battery module at which the electrode tab is positioned; and a terminal installed at the side of the battery module at which the electrode tab is positioned and connected to each of the electrode tabs of the battery cells positioned at the outermost portions, wherein the terminal is bonded and connected to a surface positioned at an inner side of the battery module in both sides of the anode tab and the cathode tab. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050955 | MECHANICAL SUPPORT STRUCTURE IN A BATTERY POUCH - The described embodiments relate to the design of a package for a battery cell. This battery cell includes a jelly roll with layers that are wound together, including a cathode with an active coating, a separator, and an anode with an active coating. Moreover, a pouch encloses the battery cell. Furthermore, a mechanical support structure, within the pouch, surrounds a portion of an outer surface of the jelly roll. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050956 | SINGLE WINDING CORE, LITHIUM CELL WITH SINGLE WINDING CORE AND SUCCESSIVE WINDING METHOD FOR SINGLE WINDING CORE - Provided include a single winding core, a lithium cell with a single winding core, and a successive winding method of a single winding core, where a positive area on a surface of a positive plate corresponds to a negative area on a surface of a negative plate of the single winding core; a plurality of positive tabs and a plurality of negative tabs are respectively disposed at one side of the positive plate and the negative plate, and the negative tabs and the positive tabs are arranged to be interlaced with each other. Thereby, after the positive plate, a first isolation film, the negative plate, and a second isolation film are sequentially stacked and then successively wound, the positive tabs and negative tabs respectively form a positive and a negative tab groups, rendering the single winding core capable of high-current discharge. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050957 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - Disclosed are an improved electrode assembly which may allow an electrode plate to be more easily impregnated with an electrolyte and also ensure gas to be easily discharged, and a secondary battery having the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes at least one cathode plate formed by coating an electrode current collector with a cathode active material, at least one anode plate formed by coating an electrode current collector with an anode active material, and a separator interposed between the cathode plate and the anode plate and having at least one vent formed therein. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050958 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY HAVING STEPPED PORTION, AS WELL AS BATTERY CELL, BATTERY PACK, AND DEVICE INCLUDING THE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - There is provided an electrode assembly comprising at least one stacked and folded type electrode stack in which a plurality of electrode units having electrode tabs are stacked in a state that the electrode units are separated by a sheet of separating film. The stacked and folded type electrode stack includes at least one stepped portion formed of electrode units having different areas and stacked on one another. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050959 | STEPWISE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY HAVING VARIOUSLY-SHAPED CORNER AND SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY PACK AND DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - There is provided an electrode assembly having steps including: a first electrode stair including at least one first electrode unit; and a second electrode stair including at least one second electrode unit having an area different from that of the first electrode unit, wherein the first electrode stair and the second electrode stair are stacked to be adjacent, separated by at least one separator as a boundary therebetween and including one or more electrode laminates having steps formed by a difference between areas of the first electrode stair and the second electrode stair, and shapes of the corners of the first electrode stair and the second electrode stair having steps are different. There is also provided a secondary battery including the electrode assembly. Secondary batteries having various designs without restriction in shapes of corners of electrode units can be provided. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050960 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY FOR REPLACING DRY BATTERY AND ITS STRUCTURAL COMPONENT AND CORRESPONDING BATTERY COMPARTMENT - Rechargeable battery for replacing dry battery and its structural component and corresponding battery compartment are provided, the structural component includes a battery shell for accommodating the electric core of the rechargeable battery, the battery shell has a first end face and a second end face opposed each other, the first end face is provided with a positive electrode and a negative electrode for external power supply, the second end face or the first end face or the side face of the battery shell is provided with a charging port, the positive electrode on the first end face is electrically connected with outwardly projecting elastic conductive structure. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050961 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes first to fifth terminal portions sequentially arrayed at one side surface of a housing, wherein the first terminal portion formed on one end side of the one side surface is a positive electrode terminal, the fifth terminal portion formed on the other end side is a negative electrode terminal, the fourth terminal portion formed adjacently to the fifth terminal portion is an ID terminal, and the fourth terminal portion and the fifth terminal portion are proximate to each other; and a guide portion for guiding the loading and unloading of the battery pack into and from a battery mounting portion is formed substantially in the center of the one side surface in array with the terminal portions, and the third terminal portion arranged centrally is formed at a position deviated toward the one end side or the other end side. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050962 | COMPACT RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - SCREW CONNECTION OF CELL HOLDERS - A cell holder for supporting battery cells, particularly rechargeable battery cells, inside a rechargeable battery housing of an electric power tool includes: a first cell holder half and a second cell holder half, wherein the first cell holder half is connected or connectable to the second cell holder half by a connector in a detachable or non-detachable way, wherein the first cell holder half has a first contact surface and an adjoining first surface and the second cell holder half has a second contact surface and an adjoining second surface, wherein the first contact surface is formed with a first oversize raised from the first surface and/or the second contact surface is formed with a second oversize raised from the second surface, wherein in the connected state the first contact surface rests on the second contact surface and the first surface is arranged opposite the second surface. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050963 | ELECTRIC WORKING MACHINE AND ELECTRIC WORKING MACHINE SYSTEM - An electric working machine including: a housing to which a battery is configured to be detachably mounted, wherein the housing is configured such that a weight unit including a weight can be mounted to the housing. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050964 | ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORE - An electrical energy storage device for motor vehicles. The electrical energy storage device includes at least one battery module with a plurality of individual cells which are arranged in a stack between two outer end plates. At least one individual cell is arranged in an individual module. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050965 | SEPARATOR, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A separator includes a porous substrate, a porous organic-inorganic coating layer formed on at least one surface of the porous substrate, and an organic coating layer formed on the surface of the organic-inorganic coating layer. The porous organic-inorganic coating layer includes a mixture of inorganic particles and a first binder polymer. The first binder polymer contains a copolymer including (a) a first monomer unit including either at least one amine group or at least one amide group or both in the side chain thereof and (b) a (meth)acrylate having a C | 2014-02-20 |
20140050966 | BATTERY MODULE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE BATTERY MODULE - A battery module and a method for assembling the battery module are provided. The battery module includes a first end plate, a second end plate, a frame member, a first battery cell disposed between the first end plate and the frame member, and a second battery cell disposed between the second end plate and the frame member. The battery module further includes a first shoulder bolt having a first head portion, a first shaft portion, a first shoulder portion, and a first threaded portion. The first shoulder bolt is disposed such that the first head portion is disposed against the first end plate and the first shaft portion extends through a first aperture of the first end plate and a first aperture of the frame member, and the first shoulder portion is disposed against the second end plate. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050967 | SYSTEM FOR ARRANGING AND COUPLING BATTERY CELLS IN A BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells disposed in at least two rows. The battery cells in adjacent rows are offset from each other. Each of the plurality of battery cells includes a cover and a first terminal that extends from the cover outward. The first terminal is configured to be coupled to a second terminal on an adjacent battery cell. The plurality of battery cells are electrically coupled to each other in a zigzag pattern via the first and second terminals. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050968 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes one or more bare cells and an exterior member. Each of the bare cells has a pair of long side surfaces opposite to each other, and short side surfaces that connect the long side surfaces. The exterior member is composed of an adhesive layer provided adjacent to the bare cells while surrounding a portion of the bare cells, and a base material layer provided on the adhesive layer. In the battery pack, the adhesive layer has one or more openings therein, and the opening is provided adjacent to a portion at which the long and short side surfaces of the bare cell come in contact with each other. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050969 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURES FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL BATTERIES - An electrode structure for use in an energy storage device comprising a population of electrodes, a population of counter-electrodes and a microporous separator separating members of the electrode population from members of the counter-electrode population. Each member of the electrode population comprises an electrode active material layer and an electrode current conductor layer, and each member of the electrode population has a bottom, a top, a length L | 2014-02-20 |
20140050970 | NICKEL-ZINC SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - The present invention provides a nickel-zinc secondary battery, including: a battery case; an electrode assembly, disposed in the battery case; and an electrolyte solution, positioned in the battery case, and filled around the electrode assembly, wherein the electrode assembly includes a nickel positive electrode, a zinc negative electrode, and a membrane separator disposed between the nickel positive electrode and the zinc negative electrode; the nickel positive electrode includes: a substrate and positive electrode material coated on the surface of the substrate; the positive electrode material includes: 68 wt %˜69 wt % positive electrode active material, 0.6 wt %˜1 wt % yttrium oxide, 0.2 wt %˜0.6 wt % calcium hydroxide, 3.5 wt %˜4 wt % nickel powder, and a binder in balance; and the positive electrode active material is a spherical nickel hydroxide coated with Co3+. The nickel-zinc secondary battery provided by the present invention can reduce the amount of hydrogen evolved and have good cycling performance while maintaining the battery capacity. The present invention further provides a method for preparing a nickel-zinc secondary battery. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050971 | SURFACE-TREATED STEEL SHEET FOR BATTERY CASES, BATTERY CASE AND BATTERY - A surface-treated steel sheet for battery cases is provided which comprises a nickel-cobalt alloy layer formed at the outermost surface of a plane to be an inner surface of a battery case, wherein a Co/Ni value at the surface of the nickel-cobalt alloy layer is within a range of 0.1 to 1.5 as determined by Auger electron spectroscopy analysis | 2014-02-20 |
20140050972 | LITHIUM ION BATTERIES WITH HIGH ENERGY DENSITY, EXCELLENT CYCLING CAPABILITY AND LOW INTERNAL IMPEDANCE - Batteries with particularly high energy capacity and low internal impedance have been described herein. The batteries can exhibit extraordinary long cycling with acceptable low amounts of fade. Pouch batteries using high specific capacity lithium rich metal oxide as positive electrode material combined with graphitic carbon anode can reach an energy density of at least about 180 Wh/kg at a rate of C/3 from 4.35V to 2V at room temperature while having a room temperature areas specific DC resistance of no more than about 75 ohms-cm | 2014-02-20 |
20140050973 | POROUS CARBON INTERLAYER FOR LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERY - The present disclosure relates to an electrochemical cell including an anode, a sulfur-containing cathode, a lithium-ion-containing electrolyte, and a porous carbon interlayer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The interlayer may be permeable to the electrolyte. The interlayer may be formed from a multiwall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) or a microporous carbon paper (MCP). | 2014-02-20 |
20140050974 | SODIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Because of being equipped with a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a sodium-ion nonaqueous electrolyte, and because the positive electrode includes a sulfur-based positive-electrode active material containing carbon (C) and sulfur (S), it is possible to inhibit sulfur from eluting out into electrolytic solution, thereby resulting in a sodium secondary battery that makes it feasible to undergo charging and discharging for 100 cycles or more reversibly. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050975 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - Disclosed is a negative active material that includes active material primary particles; a conductive material; and a composite binder. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050976 | LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium-ion secondary battery | 2014-02-20 |
20140050977 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - An electrode for lithium-ion secondary battery comprises: a base member which functions as a current collector; and an active material layer formed in a surface of the base member as a stripe-like pattern including a plurality of active material lines which contain silicon or a silicon compound as an active material, which are spaced apart from each other and which protrude beyond the surface of the base member. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050978 | ADDITIVE FOR POSITIVE ELECTRODES OF LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES - Provided are an additive for positive electrodes, which is capable of increasing the output of a lithium secondary battery and is capable of maintaining cycle characteristics even during high-speed charge and discharge; and a positive electrode for lithium secondary batteries. The additive for positive electrodes of lithium secondary batteries, which contains, as an essential constituent, a substituted polythiophene that has a repeating unit, which is obtained by substituting a hydrogen atom in the 3-position and/or in the 4-position of a thiophene ring with at least one group that is selected from the group consisting of a perfloroalkylalkoxy group, a perfloroalkoxy group, a perfloroalkoxyalkyl group and an alkyl group substituted with the perfloroalkylalkoxy group, as at least a part of a thiophene repeating group. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050979 | ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND PREPARATION THEREOF - The present invention relates to an anode active material for a lithium secondary battery, comprising a carbon material, and a coating layer formed on the surface of particles of the carbon material and having a plurality of Sn-based domains having an average diameter of 1 μm or less. The inventive anode active material having a Sn-based domains coating layer on the surface of a carbon material can surprisingly prevent stress due to volume expansion which generates by an alloy of Sn and lithium. Also, the inventive method for preparing an anode active material can easily control the thickness of the coating layer. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050980 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided is a negative electrode active material comprising (a) a core including a carbon-based material, and (b) an organic polymer coating layer formed of a polymer compound having a content of a fluorine component of 50 wt % or more on a surface of the core. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050981 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided is a negative electrode active material comprising (a) a core including one or more non-carbon-based materials selected from the group consisting of silicon, nickel, germanium, and titanium, and (b) an organic polymer coating layer formed of a polymer compound having a content of a fluorine component of 50 wt % or more on a surface of the core. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050982 | Sodium Iron(II)-Hexacyanoferrate(II) Battery Electrode and Synthesis Method - A method is provided for synthesizing sodium iron(II)-hexacyanoferrate(II). A Fe(CN) | 2014-02-20 |
20140050983 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - In an aspect, a negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery that includes a silicon-based active material including a core including carbon and SiO | 2014-02-20 |
20140050984 | COMPOSITE ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, ANODE AND LITHIUM BATTERY COMPRISING THE MATERIAL, AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - A composite anode active material, an anode and a lithium battery each including the composite anode active material, and a method of preparing the composite anode active material. The composite anode active material includes a composite core, and a coating layer covering at least a region of the composite core, wherein the composite core includes a carbonaceous substrate and a metal/semi-metal nanostructure on the carbonaceous substrate, the coating layer is more predominant on the nanostructure than on the carbonaceous substrate, and the coating layer includes a metal oxide. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050985 | RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY - In an aspect, a rechargeable lithium battery including a negative electrode including a silicon-based negative active material is disclosed. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050986 | ACTIVE MATERIALS FOR LEAD ACID BATTERY - The present disclosure describes a series of improvements to the positive active material and negative active material of electrochemical cells. In particular, the present disclosure describes improvements in the lead oxide powder, processing, and additives used to make the positive active material and negative active material for pastes used to make electrodes for lead acid batteries. The present disclosure describes materials and processing that enable the formation of positive active materials having density comparable to conventional material but with substantially higher porosity and improved mechanical properties and the formation of negative active materials using substantially shorter and less energy intensive processing. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050987 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME, AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed are a negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery that includes a core including a material being capable of doping and dedoping lithium, an oxide layer of the material being capable of doping and dedoping lithium formed on the exterior of the core including a material being capable of doping and dedoping lithium, and a carbon layer formed on the exterior of the oxide layer of the material being capable of doping and dedoping lithium, a method for preparing a negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050988 | Apparatus and Associated Methods - An apparatus including a layer of electrically conductive material with an open interconnected wall structure of electrically conductive material formed thereon, the open interconnected wall structure having a gyroid structure including one or more open pores into which an active material for use in generating and/or storing electrical charge can be deposited, wherein the layer of electrically conductive material and the open interconnected wall structure together form a charge collector which provides an electrical path from the active material for the generated and/or stored electrical charge. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050989 | SEPARATOR FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - Disclosed is a separator having surface energy of about 45 mN to about 50 mN/m which can be prepared by radiating plasma on a polymer film under a current of from about 1800 mA to about 2000 mA and electric power of from about 2750 W to about 3000 W. Further disclosed is a rechargeable battery comprising the separator having a surface energy of about 45 mN to about 50 mN/m. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050990 | Gel Electrolyte, Preparing Method Thereof, Gel Electrolyte Battery, and Preparing Method Thereof - A gel electrolyte, a preparing method thereof, a gel electrolyte battery and a preparing method thereof are provided. The gel electrolyte comprises a non-aqueous solvent and a gel constituent, wherein the non-aqueous solvent comprises lithium salt, and the gel constituent comprises polyethylene glycol compounds with unsaturated double bonds, ester monomers with unsaturated double bonds, silane coupling agents and thermal initiators. The preparing method of the gel electrolyte battery includes preparing non-aqueous solvent containing lithium salts; dividing the prepared non-aqueous solvent containing lithium salts into two parts; adding initiators to one part to obtain a gel electrolyte part A; adding monomers and coupling agents to the other part to obtain a gel electrolyte part B; mixing the gel electrolyte part A and the gel electrolyte part B to obtain a gel electrolyte; injecting the obtained gel electrolyte into a dried battery and allowing the battery standing for 16 to 24 hours so as to sufficiently distribute the gel electrolyte inside the battery, and finally in-situ thermally polymerizing the gel electrolyte. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050991 | ELECTROLYTE FOR HIGH VOLTAGE LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - In an aspect, an electrolyte for a lithium rechargeable battery and a lithium rechargeable battery are provided. The electrolyte may include a non-aqueous organic solvent, a lithium salt, and an aromatic amine as an additive. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050992 | COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERIES - The present invention relates to sulfur-carbon composite materials comprising | 2014-02-20 |
20140050993 | POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - A positive active material including a compound represented by Li | 2014-02-20 |
20140050994 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE WITH PROTECTIVE MEMBRANE ARCHITECTURE - Li/air battery cells are configurable to achieve very high energy density. The cells include a protected a lithium metal or alloy anode and an aqueous catholyte in a cathode compartment. In addition to the aqueous catholyte, components of the cathode compartment include an air cathode (e.g., oxygen electrode) and a variety of other possible elements. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050995 | METAL-FREE OXYGEN REDUCTION ELECTROCATALYSTS - An electrocatalyst material comprising a functionalized catalytic substrate, the catalytic substrate comprising an electron-accepting material adsorbed thereto. In one embodiment, the catalytic substrate comprises carbon nanotubes or graphene sheets having a nitrogen-containing or nitrogen-free polyelectrolyte, e.g., poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDDA), adsorbed thereto. The electrocatalyst material exhibits excellent catalytic activity, as well as broad fuel selectivity, resistance to poisoning effects, and durability. The electrocatalyst can be used as part of an electrode structure, e.g., a cathode, that can be used in a wide range of electrochemical devices. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050996 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF OPERATING HYDROGEN GENERATOR - A hydrogen generator ( | 2014-02-20 |
20140050997 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR FUEL CELL OR REDOX FLOW BATTERY - A membrane electrode assembly includes a reactor constructed from a ion-permeable membrane between a cathode space and an anode space. The membrane includes an extended membrane area which extends outside of the area of the cathode and anode spaces. A carrier layer is attached to and supports the membrane extended area, and the carrier layer is arranged with an integrated circuit adjacent to the fuel cell. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050998 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system is provided with a plurality of cell units, a feeding channel, a bypass channel and a control unit. The cell units generate power by feeding hydrogen-containing gas an oxygen-containing gas separated from each other and then having them flow and join with each other. The feeding channel has an ejector arranged therein for refluxing exhausted hydrogen-containing gas exhausted from the cell units back to the cell units. The bypass channel has the hydrogen-containing gas flowing to the cell units bypass the ejector. The control unit includes a gas feeding pressure varying section that is programmed to make the hydrogen-containing gas flow in the bypass channel, and, at the same time, vary the pressure of the hydrogen-containing gas flowing in the feeding channel upon determining a flow rate of the hydrogen-containing gas flowing in the feeding channel is over a prescribed level. | 2014-02-20 |
20140050999 | Flow Battery And Regeneration System - Methods for generating electric power and a discharge fluid from an oxidant and a reducer using a discharge system, and regenerating an oxidant and/or the reducer from the discharge fluid using a regeneration system are provided. A discharge unit of the discharge system generates electric power and the discharge fluid by transferring electrons from a positive electrode of a 5-layer electrolyte-electrode assembly (5EEA) to an aqueous multi-electron oxidant (AMO) and from a reducer to a negative electrode of the 5EEA. The regeneration system neutralizes the discharge fluid to produce a salt form of the discharge fluid. The regeneration system electrolyzes the salt form of the discharge fluid into an intermediate oxidant in an electrolysis-disproportionation reactor and releases the reducer, while producing the AMO by disproportionating the intermediate oxidant. The regeneration system converts a salt form of the AMO into an acid form of the AMO in an ion exchange reactor. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051000 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system control device includes a carbon amount determination unit for determining the carbon amount in fuel gas supplied to a fuel cell stack depending on required output of the stack, a temperature detector unit for detecting temperature of a steam reformer and temperature of an evaporator, an S/C determination unit for determining a range of steam/carbon ratio based on the temperature of the steam reformer, a water supply amount determination unit for determining a range of the water supply amount to the evaporator based on the carbon amount and the steam/carbon ratio, an evaporator operating state determination unit for determining whether the temperature of the evaporator is a temperature determined based on the range of the water supply amount, and a reformer control unit for controlling the steam reformer and a partial oxidation reformer based on the result of the evaporator operating state determination unit. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051001 | ENERGY DISSIPATION DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING FLOW OF A FUEL CELL FLUID - An example energy dissipation device for controlling a fuel cell fluid includes a conduit extending in longitudinal direction between a first opening and a second opening. A flow control insert is configured to be received within the conduit. The flow control insert is configured to cause a fuel cell fluid to flow helically relative to the longitudinal direction. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051002 | AQUEOUS REDOX FLOW BATTERIES COMPRISING MATCHED IONOMER MEMBRANES - This invention is directed to aqueous redox flow batteries comprising ionically charged redox active materials and ionomer membranes, wherein the charge of the redox active materials is of the same sign as that of the ionomer, so as to confer specific improvements. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051003 | HIGH SOLUBILITY IRON HEXACYANIDES - Stable solutions comprising high concentrations of charged coordination complexes, including iron hexacyanides are described, as are methods of preparing and using same in chemical energy storage systems, including flow battery systems. The use of these compositions allows energy storage densities at levels unavailable by other iron hexacyanide systems. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051004 | FUEL CELL STACK WITH IMPROVED END CELL PERFORMANCE PROVIDED BY HIGHER MODULUS OF ELASTICITY - A fuel cell stack that includes a gas diffusion media for the end cells in the stack that has less of an intrusion into the flow field channels of the end cells that the other cells, so as to increase the flow rate through the flow channels in the end cells relative to the flow rate through the flow channels in the other cells. A different diffusion media can be used in the end cells than the nominal cells, where the end cell diffusion media has less of a channel intrusion as a result of diffusion media characteristics. Also, the same diffusion media could be used in the end cells as the nominal cells, but the end cell diffusion media layers could be thinner than the nominal cell diffusion media layers. Further, a higher amount of pre-compression can be used for the diffusion media in the end cells. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051005 | FUEL CELL STACK WITH IMPROVED END CELL PERFORMANCE THROUGH A DIFFUSION MEDIA HAVING LOWER COMPRESSIBILITY - A fuel cell stack that includes a gas diffusion media for the end cells in the stack that has less of an intrusion into the flow field channels of the end cells that the other cells, so as to increase the flow rate through the flow channels in the end cells relative to the flow rate through the flow channels in the other cells. A different diffusion media can be used in the end cells than the nominal cells, where the end cell diffusion media has less of a channel intrusion as a result of diffusion media characteristics. Also, the same diffusion media could be used in the end cells as the nominal cells, but the end cell diffusion media layers could be thinner than the nominal cell diffusion media layers. Further, a higher amount of pre-compression can be used for the diffusion media in the end cells. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051006 | METAL SUPPORTED SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Metal supported solid oxide fuel cells produced by high voltage medium current tri-gas atmospheric plasma spraying are revealed. These fuel cells have better electrical properties, better redox stability, better durability and higher thermal conductivity due to the metal support. Moreover, nano structure of an anode interlayer and nano structure of a cathode interlayer have more three-phase boundaries (TPB) so that performance of the solid oxide fuel cell is improved and the working temperature of the solid oxide fuel cell is reduced. The shape of the solid oxide fuel cell is planar or tubular. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051007 | BIPOLAR PLATES FOR USE IN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - The present disclosure is directed towards the design of electrochemical cells for use in high pressure or high differential pressure operations. The electrochemical cells of the present disclosure have non-circular external pressure boundaries, i.e., the cells have non-circular profiles. In such cells, the internal fluid pressure during operation is balanced by the axial tensile forces developed in the bipolar plates, which prevent the external pressure boundaries of the cells from flexing or deforming. That is, the bipolar plates are configured to function as tension members during operation of the cells. To function as an effective tension member, the thickness of a particular bipolar plate is determined based on the yield strength of the material selected for fabricating the bipolar plate, the internal fluid pressure in the flow structure adjacent to the bipolar plate, and the thickness of the adjacent flow structure. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051008 | CATALYST MATERIAL FOR FUEL CELL - A method of forming a catalyst material includes coating agglomerates of catalyst support particles with an ionomer material. After coating the agglomerates of catalyst support particles, a catalyst metal precursor is deposited by chemical infiltration onto peripheral surfaces of the agglomerates of catalyst support particles. The catalyst metal precursor is then chemically reduced to form catalyst metal on the peripheral surfaces of the agglomerates of catalyst support particles. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051009 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - A solid oxide fuel cell includes a fuel cell main body which includes a cathode layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and an anode layer and which has a power generation function; a connector disposed to face one electrode layer of the cathode layer and the anode layer; a current collector which is disposed between the one electrode layer and the connector and which is in contact with a surface of the one electrode layer and a surface of the connector, the surfaces facing each other, to thereby electrically connect the one electrode layer and the connector; and a groove provided in a portion of a surface of the one electrode layer, which surface is located on the side where the one electrode layer is in contact with the current collector, the portion of the surface being not in contact with the current collector. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051010 | Phase Stable Doped Zirconia Electrolyte Compositions with Low Degradation - A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) includes a cathode electrode, a solid oxide electrolyte, and an anode electrode. The electrolyte and/or electrode composition includes zirconia stabilized with (i) scandia, (ii) ceria, and (iii) at least one of yttria and ytterbia. The composition does not experience a degradation of ionic conductivity of greater than 15% after 4000 hrs at a temperature of 850° C. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051011 | FUEL CELL COMPONENT INCLUDING A VAPOR PERMEABLE LAYER - An exemplary fuel cell component comprises a porous plate. A vapor permeable layer is provided on at least one portion of the porous plate. The vapor permeable layer is configured to permit vapor to pass through the layer while resisting liquid passage through the layer. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051012 | METHOD FOR MODIFYING SURFACE OF METAL BIPOLAR PLATE AND BIPOLAR PLATE FOR FUEL CELL - A method for modifying the surface of a metal bipolar plate is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a metal substrate having a conducting adhesion layer on a surface thereof, the metal substrate having a flow field structure at the surface thereof; applying expanded graphite powder onto the conducting adhesion layer; and press-fitting the expanded graphite powder and the metal substrate with a mold structurally corresponding to the flow field structure, to form a graphite layer covering the surface the metal substrate from the expanded graphite powder. A bipolar plate for a fuel cell is further provided. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051013 | ION CONDUCTING NANOFIBER FUEL CELL ELECTRODES - The present invention is directed to methods of making a nanofiber-nanoparticle network to be used as electrodes of fuel cells. The method comprises electrospinning a polymer-containing material on a substrate to form nanofibers and electrospraying a catalyst-containing material on the nanofibers on the same substrate. The nanofiber-nanoparticle network made by the methods is suitable for use as electrodes in fuel cells. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051014 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL ELEMENT BY LAYER-WISE BUILDUP AND SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL ELEMENT - A method for manufacturing a solid oxide fuel cell element by layer-wise buildup wherein at least one section of the element is built up by carrying out a step that at least includes the following at least once: applying a layer section of a particulate ceramic material with predefined dimensions onto a base layer in a predefined area and heating the layer section by means of a heat source such that the particles of the ceramic material connect to one another within the predefined dimensions. The solid oxide fuel cell element manufactured with the method is realized in one piece, as well as highly compact, and has a low weight. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051015 | REDUCING EDGE DIE REFLECTIVITY IN EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LITHOGRAPHY - Extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) masks and methods of manufacturing are provided. A method includes forming a sub-resolution phase shift grating in a multilayer reflective film beneath a border region of an absorber layer of an extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) mask. The sub-resolution phase shift grating reduces a reflectivity of the border region of the mask. | 2014-02-20 |
20140051016 | METHOD OF PREPARING A PATTERN, METHOD OF FORMING A MASK SET, DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - In a multiple patterning techniques, where two or more exposures are used to form a single layer of a device, the splitting of features in a single layer between the multiple exposures is carried out additionally with reference to features of another associated layer and the splitting of that layer into two or more sets of features for separate exposure. The multiple exposure process can be a process involving repeated litho-etch steps desirably, the alignment scheme utilized during exposure of the split layers is optimized with reference to the splitting approach. | 2014-02-20 |