20th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120121907 | THERMALLY EXPANDED MICROSPHERES AND A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides heat-expanded microspheres having high packing efficiency, and a production method thereof. The heat-expanded microspheres are produced by expanding heat-expandable microspheres, which comprise shell of thermoplastic resin and a blowing agent encapsulated therein having a boiling point not higher than the softening point of the thermoplastic resin and have an average particle size from 1 to 100 micrometer, at a temperature not lower than their expansion initiating temperature, and the heat-expanded microspheres result in a void fraction not higher than 0.70. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121908 | FLUORORESIN FILM AND PROCESS FOR ITS PRODUCTION - To provide a fluororesin film whereby discoloration, a change in solar reflectance and deterioration of mechanical strength can be stably and highly prevented for a long period of time, despite containing titanium oxide, and processes for its production. A fluororesin film having a pigment dispersed in a fluororesin, wherein as the pigment, composite particles are used which are characterized in that each of them comprises, in order from the inside, a particle containing titanium oxide, a first covering layer containing a composite oxide of silicon oxide and aluminum oxide, a second covering layer containing cerium oxide and a third covering layer containing silicon oxide, and their average particle size is from 0.15 to 3 μm. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121909 | Composite Cured Silicone Powder And Method For Production Thereof - A composite cured silicone powder comprising: (A) a cured silicone powder having an average particle size of 0.1 to 500 μm, (B) an inorganic fine powder coated on the surface of said cured silicone powder and (C) a monohydric or polyhydric alcohol with a boiling point of at least 150° C. coating on the surface of component (A) and/or component (B). The composite cured silicone powder that has an excellent flowability, hydrophilicity, and dispersibility. And, this invention also relates to a production method of the composite, which is characterized by mixing components (A) to (C) under the condition of mechanical shearing. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121910 | ABRASION RESISTANT COATING COMPOSITIONS AND COATED ARTICLES - Coating compositions are disclosed that include an alkoxide of the general formula R | 2012-05-17 |
20120121911 | POLYHYDROXY KETAL ESTER ADDUCTS, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USES THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a polyhydroxy ketal adduct obtained by the esterification of a hydrocarbon polyol by at least 1.5 equivalents of a ketocarboxy to produce an intermediate ketocarboxylic ester. The intermediate polyketocarboxylic ester is then ketalized to produce the polyhydroxyketal adduct, which can be used to provide a polymeric composition. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121912 | LAMINATED STRUCTURE - A laminated structure comprising at least one glazing pane, at least one interlayer, and a seal covering at least one edge of the interlayer, wherein the seal comprises a nano-particulate silicon oxide. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121913 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION - Disclosed is an adhesive composition including 100 parts by weight of lignin, 150 to 400 parts by weight of epoxy resin, and 7.5 to 200 parts by weight of flexibilizer. The lignin and the flexibilizer can be pre-reacted to enhance the physical properties, e.g. glass transition temperature (Tg) and flexural endurance (MIT), of the cured adhesive composition. Furthermore, the adhesive composition and a flexible metal foil can be laminated to form a flexible substrate. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121914 | CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, TRANSPARENT LAMINATE, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING TRANSPARENT LAMINATE - A transparent laminate having good transparency and good adhesion to transparent substrates, and containing a cured resin layer having excellent tear resistance. A process of producing a transparent laminate by interposing a curable resin composition containing an unsaturated urethane oligomer (A) which is a reaction product of a polyol component (A1) containing a polyol (a1) having from 2 to 3 hydroxy groups, a hydroxy value of 15 to 30 mgKOH/g and an oxyethylene group content of 8 to 50 mass %, a polyisocyanate (A2) and an unsaturated hydroxy compound (A3) or a reaction product of a polyol component (A1) and an unsaturated isocyanate (A4), and a monomer (B) represented by CH | 2012-05-17 |
20120121915 | PROCESS FOR OBTAINING GLASS AND GLASS OBTAINED - The object of the invention is a continuous method for obtaining glass, comprising steps consisting of: charging raw materials upstream of a furnace, along which a plurality of burners is disposed, obtaining a mass of molten glass, and then leading said mass of molten glass to a zone of the furnace situated further downstream, at least one burner disposed in the region of this zone being fed with an over-stoichiometric quantity of oxidant, and then,
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20120121916 | HYDROPHOBIC AND OLEOPHOBIC FUSER MEMBER - The present teachings provide a fuser member. The fuser member includes a substrate layer and a surface layer. The surface layer includes functionalized polyfluoropolyether and functionalized polybutadiene in a weight ratio of from about 20/80 to about 80/20. A method of manufacturing the fuser member is also disclosed. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121917 | LAMINATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, ELECTRONIC DEVICE MEMBER, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Disclosed is a laminate comprising a gas barrier layer and a conductor layer, the gas barrier layer being formed of a material that includes at least an oxygen atom, a carbon atom, and a silicon atom, the gas barrier layer having an oxygen atom content that gradually decreases from a surface of the gas barrier layer in a depth direction, and having a carbon atom content that gradually increases from the surface of the gas barrier layer in the depth direction. Also disclosed are a method of producing the laminate, an electronic device member that includes the laminate, and an electronic device that includes the electronic device member. The above laminate exhibits an excellent gas harrier capability and excellent interlayer adhesion, and the conductor layer of the above laminate has high surface smoothness. Since the above laminate enables an increase in flexibility and a reduction in weight, the laminate may suitably be used as an electronic device member for a display (e.g., organic EL display), a solar battery, or the like. Since the laminate enables roll-to-roll mass production, cost can be reduced. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121918 | LAMINATED POLYESTER FILM - The present invention provides a laminated polyester film which can be suitably used in the applications requiring good adhesion to a micro-lens layer, a prism layer or the like, for example, in a backlight unit for liquid crystal displays, etc. The laminated polyester film of the present invention comprises a polyester film, and a coating layer formed on at least one surface of the polyester film by applying a coating solution comprising a urethane resin, an epoxy compound, an oxazoline compound and a melamine compound thereonto. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121919 | MEDICAL DEVICE OF POLYOLEFIN - The application discloses a method for the preparation (by extruding, injection moulding or powder coating and subsequent cross-linking by irradiation with UV or visible light) of a medical device element involving a coating composition comprising (a) hydrophilic polymer(s) and (b) low molecular weight scaffold(s) having a plurality of photo-initiator moieties covalently linked thereto and/or covalently incorporated therein, wherein the photo-initiator moieties constitute 0.01-20% by weight of the combined amount of the hydrophilic polymer(s) and the low molecular weight scaffolds. The application further discloses such extruded, injection moulded or powder coated medical devices having thereon a layer of a covalently cross-linked coating composition of a hydrophilic polymer and a low molecular weight scaffold having a plurality of residues of photo-initiator moieties. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121920 | MULTI-LAYER PRODUCTS COMPRISING ACRYLATE CONTAINING COATINGS - The present invention relates to a method for producing a multi-layer product comprising a) a substrate containing at least one thermoplastic substrate layer and b) at least one protective layer made of a coating composition comprising compounds with at least two functional groups, characterized in that the protective layer(s) are/is applied inline after the production of the substrate containing the substrate layer. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121921 | AQUEOUS POLYMER DISPERSION AS A BINDING AGENT FOR PLASTERS AND COATING MATERIALS HAVING IMPROVED FIRE BEHAVIOR - Use of an aqueous polymer dispersion comprising at least one polymer (P), obtainable by free radical emulsion polymerization of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer (M1) and from 20 to 75% by weight of tert-butyl (meth)acrylate, as a binder in construction chemistry products. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121922 | ENGINE OR ENGINE PART AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is an engine | 2012-05-17 |
20120121923 | FINE-GRAINED METALLIC COATINGS HAVING THE COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION MATCHED TO ONE OF THE SUBSTRATE - Fine-grained (average grain size 1 nm to 1,000 nm) metallic coatings optionally containing solid particulates dispersed therein. The fine-grained metallic materials are significantly harder and stronger than conventional coatings of the same chemical composition due to Hall-Petch strengthening and have low linear coefficients of thermal expansion (CTEs). The CTE of the fine-grained metallic coating is matched to the one of the substrate by adjusting the composition of the alloy and/or by varying the chemistry and volume fraction of particulates embedded in the coating. The fine-grained metallic coatings are particularly suited for strong and lightweight articles, precision molds, sporting goods, automotive parts and components exposed to thermal cycling. The low CTEs and the ability to match the CTEs of the fine-grained metallic coatings with the CTEs of the substrate minimize dimensional changes during thermal cycling and prevent premature failure. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121924 | SPEAKER COVER - A process for producing a speaker grille cover having bands of imperforate metal that have a physical appearance and or audio performance which can be altered or improved to meet styling and/or audio performance objectives. The process comprises these steps, not necessarily executed in the sequence listed: piercing and expanding a sheet of metal to manufacture an area of expanded metal; and interposing an area of imperforate metal between areas of expanded metal. The product made thereby is a speaker grille cover having an area of expanded metal; and bands of imperforate unexpanded metal that are bounded by an area of expanded metal. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121925 | COATED ARTICLES, ELECTRODEPOSITION BATHS, AND RELATED SYSTEMS - Coated articles, electrodeposition baths, and related systems are described. The article may include a base material and a coating comprising silver formed thereon. In some embodiments, the coating comprises a silver-based alloy, such as a silver-tungsten alloy. The coating can exhibit desirable properties and characteristics such as durability (e.g., wear), hardness, corrosion resistance, and high conductivity, which may be beneficial, for example, in electrical and/or electronic applications. In some cases, the coating may be applied using an electrodeposition process. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121926 | COATED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A coated article includes a substrate, an anti-corrosion layer formed on the substrate, and a decorative layer formed on the anti-corrosion layer. The substrate is made of aluminum or aluminum alloy. The anti-corrosion layer includes an aluminum layer formed on the substrate and an aluminum oxide layer formed on the aluminum layer. The coated article has improved corrosion resistance. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121927 | STEEL SHEET PROVIDED WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COATING STEEL SHEET WITH SUCH A CORROSION PROTECTION SYSTEM - A flat steel product provided with a coating system, which in the coated state possesses an optimized combination of corrosion resistance and welding capacity, includes a base layer formed from a steel and a corrosion protection system applied onto the base layer. The corrosion protection system comprises a metallic coating less than 3.5 μm thick, formed from a first metallic layer applied onto the base layer and a second metallic layer applied onto the first metallic layer, wherein the second metallic layer has formed a metallic alloy with the first metallic layer. The corrosion protection system also comprises a plasma polymer layer applied onto the metallic coating. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121928 | METALIZED PLASTIC ARTICLES AND METHODS THEREOF - Metalized plastic substrates, and methods thereof are provided herein. The method includes providing a plastic substrate having a plurality of accelerators dispersed in the plastic substrate. The accelerators have a formula selected from the group consisting of: CuFe | 2012-05-17 |
20120121929 | MILDLY ALKALINE THIN INORGANIC CORROSION PROTECTIVE COATING FOR METAL SUBSTRATES - Disclosed is a neutral to alkaline inorganic conversion coating composition that can be applied directly to a metal surface without a phosphatizing pre-treatment and that provides significant corrosion protection to the surface. The coating composition is very versatile and can accommodate addition of a wide variety of organic polymers which can be added directly to the coating composition thus eliminating multistep coating processes. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121930 | Metallic Composite Comprising a Load-Bearing Member and a Corrosion Resistant Lager - A composite material intended for components used in corrosive environments, wherein said material comprises a corrosion-resistant part and a load-bearing part, wherein said parts are disposed adjacent one another, wherein the corrosion-resistant part is a copper-aluminium alloy (Cu/Al) and wherein the load-bearing part is comprised of an iron-based (Fe), a nickel-based (Ni) or a cobalt-based (Co) alloy. The invention is characterized in that the diffusion barrier is disposed between the corrosion-resistant part and the load-bearing part, and in that the diffusion barrier contains one of the substances chromium (Cr) or iron (Fe) or iron (Fe) that contains one of the alloying substances chromium (Cr) or carbon (C). | 2012-05-17 |
20120121931 | STEEL MATERIAL FOR DISSIMILAR METAL JOINING, JOINED BODY OF DISSIMILAR METALS AND PROCESS FOR JOINING DISSIMILAR METAL MATERIALS - A joined body of dissimilar metals which is produced by joining a steel material and an aluminum alloy material, wherein the steel material to be joined has a specific composition and is specified in the compositions of outer surface oxide layer and inner oxide layer and the aluminum alloy material to be joined is an Al—Mg-base or Al—Zn—Mg-base aluminum alloy having a specific composition. In the joined body of dissimilar metals, a content of Fe at a joint interface on the aluminum alloy material side is regulated, and a reaction layer of Fe and Al is formed at the joint interface of the joined body of dissimilar metals. The joined body of dissimilar metals exhibits high joint strength. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121932 | Molecular Layer Deposition Process For Making Organic Or Organic-Inorganic Polymers - Ultrathin layers of organic polymers or organic-inorganic hybrid polymers are deposited onto a substrate using molecular layer deposition methods. The process uses vapor phase materials which contain a first functional group and react only monofunctionally at the surface to add a unit to the polymer chain. The vapor phase reactant in addition has a second functional group, which is different from the first functional group, or a blocked, masked or protected functional group, or else has a precursor to such a functional group. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121933 | HYBRID COMPOSITE EMISSIVE CONSTRUCT AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES USING THE SAME - Emissive constructs having three emissive layers, each having the same fluorescent host are described. At least one of the layers further includes a phosphorescent dopant. Light-emitting devices including these emissive constructs are also described. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121934 | CHROMENE COMPOUND - A photochromic chromene compound which develops a color of a neutral tint, has high color optical density, a high fading speed and high durability, and has an indeno(2,1-f)naphtho(1,2-b)pyran structure represented by the following formula as the basic skeleton, wherein a sulfur-containing substituent selected from thiol group, alkylthio group, alkoxyalkylthio group, haloalkylthio group, cycloalkylthio group, arylthio group and heteroarylthio group is bonded to the 6-position and/or 7-position carbon atom(s). | 2012-05-17 |
20120121935 | PROBE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PROBE, PROBE MICROSCOPE, MAGNETIC HEAD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC HEAD, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING/REPRODUCING DEVICE - At least two thin pieces, each of which is composed of a structure having conductor layers and dielectric layers laminated therein, are stacked such that those layers intersect each other and that the edges of the conductor layers face with a gap, and the stacked structure is cut along a dividing plane passing the intersecting section of the layers or the vicinity of the intersecting section and dividing the intersection angle of the layers to produce a probe. A magnetic head is produced using magnetic layers as conductor layers. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121936 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack including a battery cell including an electrode assembly arranged within a can and an electrode terminal electrically connected to the electrode assembly, the can having an opening sealed by a cap plate, a top case attached to the battery cell at a top portion of the battery cell, the top case having an inner space and a protective circuit module including a protection circuit board arranged within said inner space of said top case and electrically connected to the electrode assembly, wherein the top case includes a top portion opposite from the electrode assembly and first and second pairs of opposed sides, the first pair of opposed sides having an edge, a portion of the edge has a recessed interference preventing portion, the recessed interference preventing portion corresponds to a location of a weld connecting an electrode tap to the electrode terminal. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121937 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack is constructed with a plurality of bare cells having first and second electrodes, a protection circuit module having at least one through-holes, a first electrode lead electrically connecting the first electrodes and a second electrode lead electrically connecting the second electrodes, and a holder case having supports that support the bare cells. One end of each first and second electrode leads passes through the through-hole of the protection circuit module. The first and second electrode leads electrically connect the bare cells and balance the bare cells by transmitting at least one of voltage and current of the bare cells to the protection circuit module. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121938 | WATERPROOF BATTERY PACK - A battery pack for an electric bicycle is disclosed. In one embodiment, the battery pack includes i) a lower case having a top, a bottom and an interior space formed between the top and bottom and ii) a battery cell placed in the interior space of the lower case, wherein the battery cell has first and second surfaces opposing each other, and wherein the first surface of the battery cell is closer to the bottom of the lower case than the second surface of the battery cell. The battery pack may further include i) a protection circuit board mounted on the second surface of the battery cell and placed in the interior space of the lower case, ii) an upper case formed over the top of the lower case and iii) a separator case formed between the protection circuit board and the upper case. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121939 | PROTECTION CIRCUIT MODULE INCLUDING THERMISTOR AND SECONDARY BATTERY PACK HAVING THE SAME - A secondary battery comprises a bare cell and a protection circuit module comprising a printed circuit board and a thermistor. The thermistor comprises: a supporting member comprising an elastic material; a temperature sensor formed on the supporting member; a terminal configured to couple to a printed circuit board; and a conductive portion formed on the supporting member, wherein the conductive portion is connected to the terminal and to the temperature sensor. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121940 | BATTERY PACK - In a battery pack, a component for attaching a secondary protection device to a bare cell may be omitted to reduce manufacturing costs and improve productivity. The battery pack includes a bare cell, a flexible printed circuit board in which at least one portion thereof contacts the bare cell, the flexible printed circuit board being electrically coupled to the bare cell through a lead pattern surrounded by an insulation cover, a secondary protection device on the flexible printed circuit board, the secondary protection device being electrically coupled to the flexible printed circuit board through the lead pattern, and a protective circuit module electrically coupled to the flexible printed circuit board through the lead pattern. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121941 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a motor connected to the fuel cell, an FC boost converter which raises the output voltage of the fuel cell to output the voltage to the motor, an inverter, and a controller which controls the fuel cell, the FC boost converter and the inverter. When abnormality occurs in one of the FC boost converter and the inverter, an abnormality signal does not pass through a converter control unit or an inverter control unit but is transmitted to the other device, thereby enabling the stop of both the FC boost converter and the inverter. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121942 | BATTERY PACK - A battery having a can containing an electrode assembly and an electrolyte and a cap assembly with a cap plate having an electrolyte injection unit, the cap plate is coupled to the can and an upper cover is coupled to the cap plate. The battery further includes a gas sensor located within the cap assembly to detect leakage of the electrolyte into the cap assembly and a protective circuit module mounted to the upper cover and electrically coupled to the gas sensor, the protective circuit module is adapted to stop a charge/discharge operation of the battery and discharge the battery upon receipt of a signal from the gas sensor indicating detection of leakage of the electrolyte into the cap assembly. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121943 | Structure and Method for Extending Battery Life - A battery sleeve for extending the operational life of one or more batteries, the battery sleeve comprising a positive conductive electrode configured such that when the battery sleeve is coupled to at least one battery, the positive conductive electrode of the sleeve serves as the new positive terminal of the at least one battery. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121944 | BATTERY PACK, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BATTERY PACK, AND MOLD FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes a formed portion coating at least a portion of the outer surface of a battery or a plurality of battery packs with reaction-curable resin; and spacers having dimension-absorbing ability and attached to the rear surface of the formed portion. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121945 | PROTECTION CIRCUIT MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME - A protection circuit module which is welded to a connection tab and a PTC device without affecting a printed circuit board, and a battery pack including the same are provided. One embodiment of the present invention provides a battery pack having a bare cell and a protection circuit module electrically connected to the bare cell. The protection circuit module includes a printed circuit board, a connection tab positioned on a bottom surface of the printed circuit board, and a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) device electrically connected to the connection tab. The PTC device has a first lead coupled to a bottom surface of the connection tab, a PTC body electrically connected to the first lead, and a second lead electrically connected to the PTC body. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121946 | Device That is Intented for Supplying Power to a Motor Vehicle and Comprises a Cooler Block - A device for supplying power to a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger vehicle, truck or motorcycle, includes one or more storage cell modules, each of which includes one or more electrochemical storage cells and/or double layer capacitors that are arranged next to and/or on top of one another. The device has a cooler block that includes a holder for the storage cell modules and a structure for dissipating the heat emitted by the storage cell modules. The cooler block has a force absorbing device with at least one—in particular, plate-shaped—force absorbing element, by which in the case of a crash a force acting on the device is absorbed and is deflected around the storage cell modules. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121947 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - To provide a functional material which forms a high-resistance layer to interrupt an electric current, thereby ensuring the safety of a battery during overcharge. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121948 | PRISMATIC SEALED RECHARGEABLE BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, AND BATTERY PACK - A prismatic sealed rechargeable battery includes a substantially prismatic battery case that accommodates an electrode plate assembly and an electrolyte solution. The battery case is formed of metal. On a side face of the battery case, a thin plate is provided which has a plurality of protruding portions formed in parallel at appropriate intervals. The protruding portion and the side face form spaces opened at both ends therebetween. The thin plate is bonded to the side face of the battery case by making flat portions between the protruding portions into surface-contact with the side face, thereby improving cooling capability of the battery. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121949 | Vehicle Battery Packaging - A vehicle battery packaging for accommodating a plurality of longitudinal battery cells, wherein the battery cells are arranged in a frame in parallel with respect to their longitudinal axes, and wherein each battery cell has a first end and an opposite second end with respect to the longitudinal axis, the battery packaging including: a conductor plate adapted to electrically couple to the second ends of the battery cells; a cooling plate thermally coupled to the conductor plate; and a gap filler layer sandwiched between the conductor plate and the cooling plate. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121950 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module including a first end plate and a second end plate that face each other, wherein the first and second end plate each include a protrusion; a plurality of battery cells stacked together between the first and second end plates, each of the battery cells having a vent thereon; and a degassing cover covering the vent of each of the battery cells, wherein the degassing cover includes an accommodating unit accommodating the protrusion. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121951 | Battery with an Internal Heating Element - In one aspect of the invention, a rechargeable battery has a cathode cavity formed in a cathode housing and a anode cavity in a anode housing. A moveable membrane is disposed between the cathode cavity and the anode cavity. The cathode cavities are filled with an electrolyte. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121952 | BATTERY STATUS DETECTING DEVICE AND BATTERY PACK WHERE THE BATTERY STATUS DETECTING DEVICE IS PROVIDED - A battery status detecting device, the battery status detecting device being configured to detect a status of a rechargeable battery which powers an electronic device, the battery status detecting device includes a capacity degradation rate calculating part configured to calculate a capacity degradation rate of the rechargeable battery; an internal resistance value calculating part configured to calculate an internal resistance value of the rechargeable battery; a determining part configured to determine necessity of exchange of the rechargeable battery based on the capacity degradation rate calculated by the capacity degradation rate calculating part and the internal resistance value calculated by the internal resistance value calculating part; and an outputting part configured to output a signal corresponding to a determination result of the determining part, wherein the determining part determines that the exchange of the rechargeable battery is necessary in a case where one of or both of the capacity degradation rate calculated by the capacity degradation rate calculating part and the internal resistance value calculated by the internal resistance value calculating part reach a value requiring the exchange of the rechargeable battery. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121953 | BATTERY PACK WITH ASSEMBLED LIGHT EMITTING PORTION - A battery pack assembly comprises at least one light emitting device, a switch for operating the light emitting devices, a case, and a battery pack. The battery pack assembly includes a support portion, an elastic connection portion, a button and an observation portion. The support portion is fixed to an inside of the case. The elastic connection portion is extended from one side of the support portion. The button is formed at an end portion of the elastic connection portion. The observation portion is fixed between the support portion and the case, and is configured to allow light emitted from the light emitting devices to pass therethrough. In the battery pack assembly, the button is exposed through the button hole, and light passing through the observation portion is exposed through the observation holes. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121954 | HERMETICALLY SEALED BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A sealed battery including: an electrode group | 2012-05-17 |
20120121955 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed is a positive electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, the positive electrode including a positive electrode material mixture layer which includes positive electrode active material particles and a binder. A curve representing a correlation between a distance from a current collector in the thickness direction of the positive electrode material mixture layer and an amount of the binder has a first maximum point, a minimum point, and a second maximum point. The minimum point corresponds to a position in a center area of the positive electrode material mixture layer in a thickness direction thereof, and the first and second maximum points correspond to a position nearer the current collector and a position further away from the current collector than the position corresponding to the minimum point, respectively. A ratio W | 2012-05-17 |
20120121956 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes a plurality of rechargeable batteries, and a module case housing the plurality of rechargeable batteries, wherein at least one part of one side of the module case includes reinforcing fiber. Accordingly, the strength of the module case is improved. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121957 | COUPLING SOCKET FOR CABLE-TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY AND COUPLING ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME - A coupling socket of a cable-type secondary battery includes a first connection unit capable of being electrically connected to a terminal of a first polarity electrode of a cable-type secondary battery, a second connection unit capable of being electrically connected to a terminal of a second polarity electrode of another cable-type secondary battery, and a body electrically connected to the first connection unit and the second connection unit, wherein at least one of the first connection unit and the second connection unit is pivotal. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121958 | BATTERY HOUSING AND COVER FOR 3D GLASSES - A viewing system for viewing video displays having the appearance of a three dimensional image. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121959 | VEHICULAR BATTERY UNIT - A vehicular battery unit includes a battery unit body, a hollow frame, and a drain pipe. The battery unit body includes a first floor face to support a first battery. The hollow frame is disposed along the first floor face of the battery unit body to reinforce the battery unit body and has a first drain hole connecting the first floor face of the battery unit body to an interior of the hollow frame. The drain pipe extends downward from the interior of the hollow frame through a bottom wall of the hollow frame. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121960 | Battery with a Moveable Membrane Separating a Cathode and Anode Cavity - In one aspect of the invention, a rechargeable battery has a cathode cavity formed in a cathode housing and a anode cavity in a anode housing. A moveable membrane is disposed between the cathode cavity and the anode cavity. The cathode cavities are filled with an electrolyte. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121961 | Battery with an Internal Compressible Mechanism - In one aspect of the invention, a rechargeable battery has a cathode cavity formed in a cathode housing and a anode cavity in a anode housing. A moveable membrane is disposed between the cathode cavity and the anode cavity. The cathode cavities are filled with an electrolyte. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121962 | BATTERY COOLING STRUCTURE - A battery cooling structure includes a first battery group, a second battery group, a third battery group, a first duct, a second duct, a third duct, a fourth duct, a fifth duct, a first connecting duct, a second connecting duct, a third connecting duct, and a bypass duct. The first duct is configured to allow a cooling medium after heat exchange to flow through the first duct. The second duct is configured to allow a cooling medium after heat exchange to flow through the second duct. The fifth duct is configured to allow a cooling medium after heat exchange to flow through the fifth duct. The bypass duct connects the fifth duct to the second duct or to the first duct. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121963 | FLEXIBLE BATTERY AND FLEXIBLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A flexible battery and a flexible electronic device including the flexible battery as a power source. The flexible battery includes a cell stack comprising a plurality of unit cells, and an external casing sealing the cell stack, wherein each of the unit cells comprises a negative electrode, a positive electrode, an electrolyte layer disposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, and a first polymer film at least partially surrounding the negative electrode, the positive electrode, and the electrolyte layer. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121964 | STACKING-TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY PROVIDING TWO OR MORE OPERATION VOLTAGES - The present invention relates to a lithium secondary battery comprising a battery cell formed by stacking a plurality of full cells having a structure of cathode/separator/anode or bicells having a structure of cathode(anode)/separator/anode(cathode)/separator/cathode (anode), as a unit electrode assembly, wherein (i) a cathode active material or (ii) an anode active material or (iii) a cathode active material and an anode active material in two or more unit electrode assemblies are configured to have a different composition to induce a voltage difference and separate electrode terminals are installed in a battery case according to the voltage difference to thereby simultaneously provide two or more voltages by a single battery. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121965 | SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY UNIT, AND BATTERY MODULE - There is provided a secondary battery including a battery device that has a thickness of 3 to 20 mm, and a battery discharge capacity of 3 to 50 Ah, and an exterior material that packages the battery device. The battery device includes a positive electrode that has a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode that has a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer, a separator that is interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode that are alternately laminated, a positive electrode tab that is electrically connected to a positive electrode current collector exposed portion and is led-out to the outside of the exterior material, and a negative electrode tab that is electrically connected to a negative electrode current collector exposed portion and is led-out to the outside of the exterior material. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121966 | Terminal of rechargeable battery, method of assembling the terminal of rechargeable battery, rechargeable battery module and method of assembling the rechargeable battery module - A terminal of a rechargeable battery having a case and an electrode assembly inside the case includes a current collecting terminal electrically connectible to the electrode assembly inside the case and for protrusion outwardly from the case, a terminal plate for positioning outside the case, the terminal plate being coupled to the current collecting terminal, and a contact spring for positioning between the outside of the case and the terminal plate, the contact spring being coupled to the current collecting terminal, the contact spring having a predetermined region extending through the terminal plate. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121967 | Non-Aqueous Electrolyte Battery - A non-aqueous electrolyte battery includes a battery device in which a positive electrode is faced to negative electrode through a separator; a non-aqueous electrolyte; a laminate film which is formed by laminating a metal layer, an outside resin layer formed in outer face of the metal layer, and an inside resin layer formed in the metal layer, and in which the battery device and the non-aqueous electrolyte is packaged by heat welding and housed; a positive electrode lead which is electrically connected to the positive electrode, and drawn from portion heat-welded of the laminate film to an exterior thereof; a negative electrode lead which is electrically connected to the negative electrode, and drawn from portion heat-welded of the laminate film to an exterior thereof; and a porous polymer layer containing, as a component, vinylidene fluoride formed between the laminate film and the battery device. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121968 | LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium-ion secondary battery is provided where the production process line that fabricated it can be identified. The lithium-ion secondary battery includes a jelly roll, a positive electrode tab, a negative electrode tab, a positive electrode can, and a lid. The jelly roll is made by rolling the positive electrode and the negative electrode with an interposed separator, and is contained in the casing. The positive electrode tab has one end connected to the positive electrode of the jelly roll and the other end connected to the lid. The negative electrode tab has one end connected to the negative electrode of the jelly roll and the other end connected to a terminal provided on the lid. The other end of the negative electrode tab has a shape with a cut at a cut angle determined in accordance with the production process line that fabricated the lithium-ion secondary battery. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121969 | BATTERY PACK CASE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND BATTERY PACK AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A thin-wall portion can be formed while securing fire retardancy and restrictions on shapes of a battery pack case can be removed. A battery pack case includes a first case component | 2012-05-17 |
20120121970 | BATTERY STORAGE CASE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A battery storage case includes: a case body having a storage section capable of having a battery accommodated therein; and a contact terminal attached to the storage section to be in contact with a positive or negative electrode of the battery to be stored in the storage section. The contact terminal includes: a spiral spring portion including a plurality of turns from a first turn which is located on the side of an inner surface of the case body to a final turn which is located on the side of the electrode of the battery; and an extension extending from the end of the final turn, wherein, as seen in a first plane orthogonal to the axis of the spiral spring portion, the extension extends through about the axis of the spiral spring portion such that the tip of the extension is located outside the final turn. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121971 | SECONDARY BATTERY - According to an embodiment, a battery includes a cap plate, the cap plate having an opening penetrating therethrough and having at least a first protrusion extending from a first side, an electrode terminal extending through the opening in the cap plate, a collector extending from the electrode terminal, and a gasket interposed between a portion of the electrode terminal and the first side of the cap plate, the first protrusion extending through the gasket and the collector. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121972 | ELECTROCHEMICAL BATTERY CELL - An electrochemical battery cell having a negative electrode, an electrolyte containing a conductive salt, and a positive electrode, the electrolyte being based on SO | 2012-05-17 |
20120121973 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY WITH THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed herein is a negative active material for a lithium secondary battery. The negative active material according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes nanoparticles having a multi layer structure in which a plurality of layers are stacked. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121974 | HIGH PERFORMANCE LITHIUM OR LITHIUM ION CELL - Disclosed herein are lithium or lithium-ion batteries that employ an aluminum or aluminum alloy current collector protected by conductive coating in combination with electrolyte containing aluminum corrosion inhibitor and a fluorinated lithium imide or methide electrolyte which exhibit surprisingly long cycle life at high temperature. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121975 | SURFACE MODIFIED GLASS FIBERS - Compositions including glass fibers with a high surface atomic percentage of oxygen bonded to silicon wherein the fibers form at least part of a battery separator or other battery component. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121976 | POROUS NETWORK NEGATIVE ELECTRODES FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - An electrode of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a current collector and a mixture comprising an electrode active material and a binder on the current collector. The electrode active material comprises a porous composite material, in which the porous composite material comprises a lithium absorbing material and a conductive material. The lithium absorbing material may be silicon, tin, silicon oxide, tin oxide, and mixtures thereof. The lithium absorbing material may specifically be the nanoparticles of silicon, tin, silicon oxide, tin oxide, and mixtures thereof. The conductive material may be, for example, acetylene black, ketchen black, carbon black, vapor grown carbon fibers (VGCF), and mixtures thereof. The conductive material may be disposed within the electrode active material rather than outside of the active material. The electrode active material is used in the electrodes of non-aqueous secondary batteries, preferably as the negative electrode active material. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121977 | Surface-modified silicon anode active material, method of preparing the same, and anode and lithium battery employing the same - An anode active material comprising silicon particles with an interfacial layer formed on the surface of the silicon is provided. The interfacial layer has good electron conductivity, elasticity and adhesion among anode materials, thereby enhancing anode capacity and reducing stress caused by expansion of silicon particles during charge and discharge cycles. Direct contact between silicon particles and electrolyte is remarkably reduced as well. In addition, anodes and lithium batteries including the anode active material exhibit excellent capacity and cycle efficiency. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121978 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY CATHODE - An object of the present invention is to provide a lithium secondary battery cathode which can more improve characteristics of the battery. The cathode of the present invention includes a first layer composed of a plate-like cathode active material and a second layer containing particles of the cathode active material and a binder, the second layer being joined to the first layer in a stacked state. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121979 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY CATHODE - An object of the present invention is to provide a lithium secondary battery cathode which can more improve characteristics of the battery. The cathode of the present invention includes an electroconductive cathode current collector, a plurality of plate-like particle formed of a cathode active material, and a binder containing microparticles formed of the cathode active material and being smaller than the plate-like particles. The plate-like particles are formed so as to have an aspect ratio of 4 to 50. The plate-like particles are arranged such that the particles cover the surface of the cathode current collector surface at a percent area of 85 to 98%. The binder is disposed so as to intervene between two adjacent plate-like particles. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121980 | ALKALINE STORAGE BATTERY ELECTRODE AND ALKALINE STORAGE BATTERY - An alkaline storage battery electrode includes a conductive core member as a current collector. A plurality of through holes are formed in the core member so as to be arranged linearly in parallel with a longitudinal direction of the core member. Each of the through holes has a substantially rectangular shape. The through holes are arranged so as to be shifted in the longitudinal direction of the core member at each of lines of the linearly-arranged through holes. A displacement amount between the through holes of adjacent lines in a width direction is less than a half of a sum of a size of the through hole in the longitudinal direction of the core member and a distance between the adjacent through holes in the longitudinal direction of the core member. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121981 | Electrode Active Material, Electrode, And Electricity Storage Device - This invention relates to an electrode active material, an electrode containing the active material, and an electricity storage device including the electrode. The electrode active material comprises a silicon-containing carbon-based composite material obtained by preparing a uniform phase comprising at least (A) a crosslinkable composition that includes a silicon-containing compound having a crosslinkable group, and (B) a liquid or melt that does not participate in the crosslinking reaction of the crosslinkable composition; then crosslinking the component (A), causing phase-separation from the component (B) for obtaining silicon-containing crosslinked particles or a dispersion wherein the silicon-containing crosslinked particles are dispersed in the component (B); and then baking the silicon-containing crosslinked particles or the dispersion in an inert gas or in a vacuum at 300 to 1,500° C. The electrode active material is particularly suitable as an electrode of a lithium secondary battery, displays high reversible capacity and stable charge and discharge cycle characteristics, and is characterized by having little electrical potential loss when lithium is discharged. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121982 | Electrode Active Material, Electrode, And Electricity Storage Device - An electrode active material comprising a silicon-containing carbon-based composite material obtained by: preparing a cured product of (A) a silicon-free organic compound having a crosslinkable group, and (B) a silicon-containing compound capable of crosslinking the component (A); and baking the cured product in an inert gas or in a vacuum at 300 to 1,500° C.; an electrode comprising the electrode active material; and an electricity storage device comprising the electrode. The electrode active material has high reversible capacity and stable charge and discharge cycle characteristics, has little electrical potential loss when lithium is discharged, and furthermore, can be manufactured via a simple manufacturing process. Therefore, an electrode active material that is particularly suitable for an electrode of a lithium secondary battery can be provided, and an electricity storage device having an electrode comprising the electrode active material can also be provided. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121983 | Lithium Deposited Anode for a Lithium Second Battery and Its Manufacturing Method - The present invention relates to a lithium deposited anode for a lithium secondary battery and a method for preparing the same, and more particularly, to an anode suitable for a lithium secondary battery which limits dendrite growth only inside the concave portion of the silicon substrate during a battery is charged/discharged by depositing lithium as an active material only on the deeply caved concave portion of an anode current collector of which a micro-size patterned silicon substrate has conductivity provided by a metal, and its manufacturing method. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121984 | ALKALINE COLLECTOR ANODE - An alkaline battery includes a cathode, an alkaline electrolyte, and a copper-based anode which reduces hydrogen gassing without a protective coating or plating to less than 50% of the gas production observed using tin-plated 260 brass. An alloy for an anode which reduces hydrogen gassing without a protective coating or plating to less than 50% of the gas production observed using tin-plated 260 brass includes 0.01% to 9.0% tin, no more than 1% of phosphorus, no more than 1% of incidental elements and impurities, and the balance copper, in wt %. Another alloy for an anode which reduces hydrogen gassing without a protective coating or plating to less than 50% of the gas production observed using tin-plated 260 brass includes 1.0% to 40% zinc, about 0.01% to 5.0% tin, no more than 1% of phosphorus, no more than 1% of incidental elements and impurities, and the balance copper, in wt %. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121985 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A positive electrode active material provided by the present invention is formed of a lithium-nickel-containing metal phosphate compound represented by a general formula: LiNi | 2012-05-17 |
20120121986 | CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A current conductor for an electrochemical power device that includes an array of carbon nanotubes (CNT) anchored in a carbon nanotube metal composite layer and a structure that may incorporate nanoscale particles or thin film onto the current conductor is described. Additionally, a process for creating the structure using electrochemical plating of the metal layer onto the CNT array followed by separation of the structure from the substrate is provided. Another process includes creating the structure using co-electrodeposition of the CNT and metal from an electroplating bath using surfactants, physical energy, and a magnetic and/or electric field to orient the CNT and enhance the CNT density in the composite. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121987 | AMORPHOUS CARBON MATERIAL FOR NEGATIVE ELECTRODE OF LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The amorphous carbon material for the negative electrode of a lithium ion secondary battery of the invention has a true density of 1.800-2.165 g/cm | 2012-05-17 |
20120121988 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY HAVING THE SAME - Disclosed are a negative active material for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including same. The negative active material for a lithium secondary battery includes an amorphous carbon material, with a tap density of 0.7 to 1.5 g/cm | 2012-05-17 |
20120121989 | ELECTROLYTES FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES - Provided are novel electrolytes for use in rechargeable lithium ion cells containing high capacity active materials, such as silicon, germanium, tin, and/or aluminum. These novel electrolytes include one or more pyrocarbonates and, in certain embodiments, one or more fluorinated carbonates. For example, dimethyl pyrocarbonate (DMPC) may be combine with mono-fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC). Alternatively, DMPC or other pyrocarbonates may be used without any fluorinated carbonates. A weight ratio of pyrocarbonates may be between about 0% and 50%, for example, about 10%. Pyrocarbonates may be combined with other solvents, such as ethylene carbonate (EC), propylene carbonate (PC), dimethyl carbonate (DMC), diethyl carbonate (DEC), and/or ethyl-methyl carbonate (EMC). Alternatively, pyrocarbonates may be used without such solvents. Experimental results conducted using electrochemical cells with silicon based electrodes demonstrated substantial improvements in cycle life when pyrocarbonate containing electrolytes were used in comparison with pyrocarbonate free electrolytes. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121990 | ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - An electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery, the electrolyte comprising: a lithium salt, a non-aqueous organic solvent, and an additive represented by Formula 1 below: | 2012-05-17 |
20120121991 | HIGH PERFORMANCE LITHIUM OR LITHIUM ION CELL - Disclosed herein are lithium or lithium-ion batteries that employ an aluminum or aluminum alloy current collector protected by conductive coating in combination with electrolyte containing aluminum corrosion inhibitor and a fluorinated lithium imide or methide electrolyte which exhibit surprisingly long cycle life at high temperature. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121992 | METAL-AIR CELL WITH HYDROPHOBIC AND HYGROSCOPIC IONICALLY CONDUCTIVE MEDIUMS - A rechargeable cell includes an air electrode for absorbing and reducing oxygen to a reduced oxygen species during discharge and oxidizing the reduced oxygen species during recharge to evolve oxygen. An outer surface of the air electrode is permeable to oxygen and water. A fuel electrode of the cell includes a metal fuel that it oxidizes during discharge and reduces during recharge. First and second ionically conductive layers of the cell have an interface therebetween. The first layer is between an inner surface of the air electrode and the interface. The second layer is an ionic liquid between an inner surface of the fuel electrode and the interface. The first layer is hygroscopic and the ionic liquid is hydrophobic so water absorbed through the air electrode is essentially prevented from diffusing across the interface into the ionic liquid. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121993 | Electrolyte containing methoxybenzene for use in lithium-air semi-fuel cells - Disclosed herein are electrolyte formulations containing methoxybenzene (also known as anisole or phenoxymethane) for use in lithium-air semi-fuel cells. Lithium-air semi-fuel cells contain a metallic lithium anode and an air (oxygen) fuel cell type porous carbon cathode. The reaction product in the cathode is lithium oxide (Li | 2012-05-17 |
20120121994 | Membrane And Catalyst Composite For Membrane Electrode Assembly - A membrane and catalyst composite includes an ion-conducting membrane having a surface for the passage of ions, and having a near boundary layer that includes the surface and extends a distance into the membrane. A layer of electrocatalyst particles are embedded in the near boundary layer of the membrane to produce an electrode. The electrode has a porosity that allows the flow of gas through the electrode, and it has a surface roughness that increases the catalytically-active area of the electrode. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121995 | METHOD OF OPERATING A FUEL CELL SYSTEM ON LOW QUALITY BY-PRODUCT GASES - A method of operating a fuel cell system on a by-product gas containing a fuel constituent. The fuel cell system includes a fuel reformer for forming a reformate stream, a combustor for supplying heat energy to the fuel reformer, and a fuel cell stack. The method includes the steps of separating a by-product gas into a purified gas stream and a residual stream with a gaseous fuel purifier, feeding the purified gas stream to the fuel reformer configured to transform the purified gas stream to produce a reformate stream, and feeding the residual gas stream to a combustor configured to provide heat energy to the fuel reformer. The purified gas stream contains a higher concentration of preferable fuel constituents and a lower concentration of contaminants than the residual gas stream. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121996 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR - The present invention discloses a fuel supply for a fuel cell, the fuel cell including a liquid storage area that includes a liquid reactant, a reaction area that includes a solid reactant, wherein the liquid reactant is pumped into the reaction area such that the liquid reactant reacts with the solid reactant to produce reaction components, a product collection area that receives the reaction components, a barrier, and a container with an interior volume that substantially encloses the reaction area, liquid storage area, product collection area. The barrier separates and defines several of the aforementioned areas, and moves to simultaneously increase the product collector area and decrease the liquid storage area as the liquid reactant is pumped from the liquid storage area and the reaction components are transferred into the product collection area. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121997 | FUEL CELL STACK WITH WATER DRAINAGE STRUCTURE - The present invention provides a fuel cell stack with a water drainage structure, which can effectively drain condensed water and prevent water from flowing into unit cells by combining an end anode plate (EAP) and an end cathode plate (ECP), which are formed by modifying an anode plate (AP) and cathode plate (CP) respectively. In doing so, the modified anode plate (AP) and cathode plate (CP) are converted into a dummy cell which is positioned at the end portions of the fuel cell stack | 2012-05-17 |
20120121998 | METHOD FOR CO-GENERATION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY AND HYDROGEN - A method for simultaneous co-generation of electric energy and hydrogen by totally electrochemical means which includes an electricity storage phase by electrolysis of an electrolysable metal solution and formation of a hydrogen-electrolysable metal battery cell and, an electricity recovery and hydrogen generation phase by operation of said battery cell. The electrolysable metal is chosen from zinc, nickel and manganese. | 2012-05-17 |
20120121999 | CELL OF A HIGH TEMPERATURE FUEL CELL WITH INTERNAL REFORMING OF HYDROCARBONS - It relates to a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) with internal reforming of hydrocarbons, in which said cell is a metal-supported cell comprising a porous metallic support comprising pores having walls, said porous support comprising a first main surface and a second main surface, an anode adjacent to said second main surface, an electrolyte adjacent to said anode, and a cathode adjacent to said electrolyte, a catalyst for reforming at least one hydrocarbon being deposited on the walls of the pores of the porous metallic support, and the amount and concentration of catalyst in the porous metallic support decreasing in a direction from the first main surface in the same direction as a flow direction of a hydrocarbon feed stream, along said first main surface on the outside of the cell. | 2012-05-17 |
20120122000 | HEATING CONTROL METHOD FOR FUEL CELL VEHICLE - The present invention provides a heating control method for a fuel cell vehicle, in which an additional heating source is used together with a typical electric heater to reduce power consumption and increase fuel efficiency as compared to the sole use of the electric heater. For this purpose, the present invention provides a heating control method for a fuel cell vehicle which comprises an electric heater for heating air supplied to the interior of the vehicle, and a heater core provided in a coolant line for cooling a fuel cell stack and heating the air supplied to the interior of the vehicle by heat exchange with the coolant discharged from the fuel cell stack. The method comprises: detecting a state of charge (SOC) of a battery when the interior temperature is lower than a predetermined temperature set by a driver and, if the SOC of the battery is above a predetermined lower limit, heating the interior of the vehicle by operating the electric heater by the power of a battery; heating the interior of the vehicle by operating the electric heater by the power generated by the fuel cell stack, if the SOC of the battery is below the lower limit; heating the interior of the vehicle using both the heater core and the electric heater, if the temperature of the coolant is above a predetermined temperature at which the fuel cell stack does not reach a normal operating temperature; and heating the interior of the vehicle using only the heater core while turning off the electric heater, if the temperature of the coolant is increased above a normal operating temperature of the fuel cell stack. | 2012-05-17 |
20120122001 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AMOUNT OF REACTANT GASES SUPPLIED TO FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The present invention provides an improved method for determining the amount of reactant gases supplied to a fuel cell system to ensure a stable supply of reactant gases to a fuel cell stack. In particularly, the present invention estimates an output current value of a fuel cell stack by detecting the state of charge of an electricity storage device connected in parallel to the fuel cell stack; measures a target current value according to the amount of output required by a driver; determines the amount of reactant gases to be supplied by comparing the estimated output current value and the target current value; and supplies the determined amount of reactant gases to the fuel cell stack. | 2012-05-17 |
20120122002 | PHOSPHORIC ACID FUEL CELL WITH INTEGRATED ABSORPTION CYCLE REFRIGERATION SYSTEM - A phosphoric acid fuel cell (PAFC) system includes a cell stack assembly having an anode, a cathode and a coolant portion. At least one heat exchanger is fluidly interconnected with at least one of the anode, the cathode and the coolant portion and provides a fluid path for receiving a fluid from the anode, the cathode and/or the coolant portion. An absorption cycle refrigerant system includes an absorber having a solution of refrigerant and absorbent, and an absorbent loop and a refrigerant loop communicating with the absorber and respectively carrying absorbent and refrigerant. The at least one heat exchanger is arranged in the absorbent loop and is configured to transfer heat from the fuel cell system to the absorption chiller. | 2012-05-17 |
20120122003 | FUEL CELL COOLING SYSTEM OF FUEL CELL FOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a fuel cell cooling system for a vehicle comprising: a cooling water circulating loop formed to cool a fuel cell stack where a plurality of fuel cells are stacked. The cooling water circulating loop includes: a plurality of cooling water introducing ports through which cooling water passing through the stack is introduced; a plurality of cooling water discharging ports corresponding to the plurality of cooling water introducing ports and through which the cooling water which has passed through the stack is discharged; and a plurality of cooling water channels connecting the plurality of cooling introducing ports and the plurality of cooling water discharging ports. Notably, cooling water flows in different directions in the plurality of cooling water channels. | 2012-05-17 |
20120122004 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The present invention provides a method for controlling the temperature of a fuel cell system by controlling the rotational speeds of a coolant pump and a cooling fan based on the coolant outlet temperature, the amount of heat generated by a fuel cell stack, etc. In particular, the present invention controls the temperature of a fuel cell system by utilizing a controller which receives a coolant outlet temperature from a sensor in a state where a reference temperature for each stage is determined with respect to the coolant outlet temperature and a target rotational speed for each stage is determined based on the coolant outlet temperature. Then the controller performs proportional integral (PI) control with respect to each rotational speed of a coolant pump and a cooling fan at the target rotational speed for each stage determined based on the current coolant outlet temperature detected by the water temperature sensor. | 2012-05-17 |
20120122005 | VALVE FOR FUEL CELL, AND FUEL CELL VEHICLE - A valve-closing pressure chamber and a valve-opening pressure chamber are arranged on both sides of a main diaphragm inside an outlet shutoff valve. An upper supply/discharge tube and a lower supply/discharge tube are connected to a housing forming the outlet shutoff valve. The upper and lower supply/discharge tube supply and discharge air to and from the valve-closing pressure chamber and the valve-opening pressure chamber, respectively. An opening end, which is on the pressure chamber side, of each supply/discharge tube is obliquely cut relative to the direction of axis of the supply/discharge tube, which increases the opening area of the opening end. This prevents water present in the pressure chamber from adhering to the opening end of each supply/discharge tube and prevents the adhered water from freezing. This in turn prevents the opening end of the supply/discharge tube from being closed or the opening area from being reduced. As a result, operation performance of the outlet shutoff valve is enhanced. | 2012-05-17 |
20120122006 | Power Generation System Using an Alkaline Fuel Cell and Fuel Gas for Alkaline Fuel Cells Used in the System - A power generation system includes an alkaline fuel cell provided with an electrolyte membrane which is an anion exchange membrane and a pair of electrodes (an anode and a cathode) arranged on the both sides of the electrolyte membrane. The alkaline fuel cell can generate an electric power by supplying a fuel gas and an oxidizing agent gas to the anode side and the cathode side, respectively. The power generation system uses a hydrogen gas containing a basic compound such as ammonia as the fuel gas to be supplied to the anode side. | 2012-05-17 |