39th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 59 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100247949 | DIFFUSION BONDING - A method of forming a part that includes a first component and a second component and which two components are diffusion bonded together. The first component is configured as a pressure component and includes a first bond land surface. The second component is configured as a suction component and includes a second bond land surface. A mandrel is provided that includes a first surface having a contour that mates with at least a portion of the first component and a second surface having a contour that mates with at least a portion of the second component. The first and second components are positioned on the mandrel so that the first bond land surface and the second bond land surface are in mating abutment. The first and second components together with the mandrel are positioned in a die assembly. The die assembly including a first die, a second die and a plurality of fastening members for releasably securing the first die to the second die. The first and second dies are formed of a first material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion. The fastening members are formed of a second material having a second smaller coefficient of thermal expansion. The die assembly is placed in a heating arrangement for a diffusion bonding cycle and this temperature of the heating arrangement is increased to a predetermined temperature. Uniform pressure is applied across an interface between the first and second bond land surfaces of the first and second components. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247950 | ALLOY MATERIAL HAVING HIGH-TEMPERATURE CORROSION RESISTANCE, THERMAL BARRIER COATING, TURBINE MEMBER, AND GAS TURBINE - An alloy material having high-temperature corrosion resistance, which exhibits excellent oxidation resistance and ductility and can be applied to gas turbines used at ultra high temperatures, and a thermal barrier coating, a turbine member and a gas turbine each comprising the alloy material. An alloy material having high-temperature corrosion resistance, comprising, by weight, Co: 15 to 30%, Cr: 10 to 30%, Al: 4 to 15%, Y: 0.1 to 3%, and Re: 0.1 to 1%, with the balance being substantially Ni. Also, an alloy material having high-temperature corrosion resistance, comprising, by weight, Ni: 20 to 40%, Cr: 10 to 30%, Al: 4 to 15%, Y: 0.1 to 3%, and Re: 0.1 to 5%, with the balance being substantially Co. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247951 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF LONG MOLDINGS AND GLASS WITH MOLDING - An injection molding process for producing long moldings which is freed from short molding without enhancing the injection pressure. According to the molding process, a molten resin injected into a cavity ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100247952 | CONTROLLED OXIDATION OF BOND COAT - A method of processing an article includes heating the article in an atmosphere substantially free of oxygen to an oxidation temperature within a predetermined temperature range. The article includes a substrate and a bond coat disposed on the substrate. A partial pressure of oxygen is then established within the atmosphere after heating to the oxidation temperature. At least a portion of the bond coat oxidizes in the partial pressure of oxygen at the oxidation temperature to form a desired type of oxide to the substantial exclusion of forming other types of oxides. A ceramic coating is then deposited on the oxide. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247953 | MULTILAYER THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A multilayer thermal protection system includes a metallic substrate; a first ceramic layer; a bond coat layer attaching the first ceramic layer to the metallic substrate, wherein the first ceramic layer is applied by plasma spraying; at least one second ceramic layer attached to the first ceramic layer, wherein the at least one second ceramic layer includes monolithic ceramic elements adhesively attached to the first ceramic layer; and a ceramic adhesive layer attaching the at least one second ceramic layer to the first ceramic layer. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247954 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING MULTI-LAYERED ALLOY PRODUCTS - System and method of producing multi-layered aluminum alloy products are disclosed. A multi-layered aluminum alloy product may be formed by first heating a first aluminum alloy to a first temperature where the first temperature is at least about 5° C. lower than the eutectic temperature of the first aluminum alloy, second heating a second aluminum alloy to a second temperature where the second temperature is at least about 5° C. higher than the liquidus temperature of the second aluminum alloy, and coupling the second aluminum alloy to the first aluminum alloy to produce a multi-layered aluminum alloy product. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247955 | JOINT WITH FIRST AND SECOND MEMBERS WITH A JOINING LAYER LOCATED THEREBETWEEN CONTAINING SN METAL AND ANOTHER METALLIC MATERIAL; METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a joint ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100247956 | ZN ALLOY PARTICLES FOR HIGH CORROSION RESISTANCE RUST PROTECTION PAINT, METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF PARTICLES, HIGH CORROSION RESITANCE RUST PROTECTION PAINT CONATINING PARTICLES, HIGH CORROSION RESISTANCE STEEL MATERIAL COATED WITH PAINT, AND STEEL STRUCTURE HAVING STEEL MATERIAL - Zn alloy particles for high corrosion resistance rust prevention paint containing, by mass %, Mg: 0.01 to 30% and having a balance of Zn and unavoidable impurities, having physical fracture facets and/or cracks of a length of 0.01 μm or more or cracks of a depth of 0.01 μm or more, having an average particle size of 0.05 to 200 μm, and having an aspect ratio of maximum size and minimum size (maximum size/minimum size) of an average value of 1 to 1.5. Also, a high corrosion resistance rust prevention paint containing these Zn alloy particles and a high corrosion resistance steel material and steel structure coated with that paint. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247957 | HIGH-STRENGTH COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET EXCELLENT IN BENDING WORKABILITY - Disclosed is a cold-rolled steel sheet having a specific steel composition and having a composite steel structure including a ferrite structure and a martensite-containing second phase. In a surface region of the steel sheet from the surface to a depth one-tenth the gage, the number density of n-ary groups of inclusions determined by specific n-th determinations is 120 or less per 100 cm | 2010-09-30 |
20100247958 | HIGH-STRENGTH COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET EXCELLENT IN WORKABILITY AND SHAPE FREEZING PROPERTY - A high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet according to the present invention: satisfies the requirement of a prescribed chemical composition; has a structure comprising a mother phase structure of ferrite and a second phase structure of retained austenite and martensite (the martensite may not be included); and satisfies the following expressions (1) and (2) when the volume fraction of the ferrite in the whole structure is represented by Vf (%), the volume fraction of the retained austenite in the whole structure is represented by Vγ (%), the carbon content in the retained austenite is represented by Cγ (mass %), the shortest distance between the second phase structures is represented by dis (μm), and the average grain size of the second phase structures is represented by dia (μm), | 2010-09-30 |
20100247959 | SN-PLATED COPPER OR SN-PLATED COPPER ALLOY HAVING EXCELLENT HEAT RESISTANCE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - In Sn-plated copper or a Sn-plated copper alloy according to the present invention, a surface plating layer including a Ni layer, a Cu—Sn alloy layer, and a Sn layer which are deposited in this order is formed on a surface of a base material made of copper or a copper alloy. An average thickness of the Ni layer is 0.1 to 1.0 μm, an average thickness of the Cu—Sn alloy layer is 0.55 to 1.0 μm, and an average thickness of the Sn layer is 0.2 to 1.0 μm. The Cu—Sn alloy layer includes Cu—Sn alloy layers having two compositions, a portion thereof in contact with the Ni layer is formed of an ε-phase having an average thickness of 0.5 to 0.95 μm, and a portion thereof in contact with the Sn layer is formed of a η-phase having an average thickness of 0.05 to 0.2 μm. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247960 | PATTERNED ECC AND GRADIENT ANISOTROPY MEDIA THROUGH ELECTRODEPOSITION - An electrodeposited magnetic recording medium having multiple coercivity values is disclosed. In some embodiments, layers having different coercivity levels may be separated by exchange coupled composites and in other embodiments a range of coercivity levels are deposited in a gradient fashion. In some embodiments, the layers with multiple coercivity values comprise bit patterned media islands formed from a photoresist. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247961 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS - In a perpendicular magnetic recording medium having at least a soft magnetic back layer, an underlayer, an intermediate layer and a perpendicular magnetic recording layer on a nonmagnetic substrate, at least one layer in the intermediate layer contains Re as a main component element and contains, as a second main component element, an element having an hcp structure or an element having a bcc structure. The concentration of Re as the main component element of the intermediate layer is within the range from 55 to 99.5 atomic percent. The second component element is Co or Cr. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247962 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a perpendicular magnetic recording medium including a nonmagnetic substrate, and at least a soft magnetic layer (SUL), an alignment control layer, a magnetic recording layer and a protective layer formed on the nonmagnetic substrate; wherein the magnetic recording layer is constituted of three or more layers and includes a first magnetic recording layer, a second magnetic recording layer and a third magnetic recording layer from the substrate side, and also includes an exchange coupling reduction layer for reducing exchange coupling of both layers between the second magnetic recording layer and the third magnetic recording layer and, regarding magnetocrystalline anisotropic energy K | 2010-09-30 |
20100247963 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A perpendicular magnetic recording medium is used for information recording of a perpendicular magnetic recording type. The perpendicular magnetic recording medium includes a substrate, a soft magnetic layer, an underlayer, and a magnetic layer having a multilayered structure including a plurality of magnetic layers. The soft magnetic layer, the underlayer, and the magnetic layer are formed on the substrate. At least one of the magnetic layers includes CoPt magnetic grains containing oxide. The oxide includes at least one material selected from the group consisting of SiO | 2010-09-30 |
20100247964 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A perpendicular magnetic recording medium comprises a magnetic recording layer that records a signal, an underlayer formed of Ru or Ru compound below the magnetic recording layer, a non-magnetic layer formed of a non-magnetic material below the underlayer to control crystal orientation of the underlayer, a soft magnetic layer provided below the non-magnetic layer, and a substrate on which the magnetic recording layer, the underlayer, the non-magnetic layer, and the soft magnetic layer are formed. The non-magnetic layer comprises a first non-magnetic layer formed above the soft magnetic layer and a second non-magnetic layer formed above the first non-magnetic layer. The first non-magnetic layer is formed of amorphous Ni compound while the second non-magnetic layer is formed of crystalline Ni or crystalline Ni compound. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247965 | PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - In a perpendicular magnetic recording medium having, over a substrate, a magnetic recording layer, an underlayer made of Ru or a Ru compound and provided below the magnetic recording layer, a pre-underlayer made of a nonmagnetic crystalline material, and a soft magnetic layer provided below the pre-underlayer, when the difference between the highest point and the lowest point of unevenness of the interface between the soft magnetic layer and the pre-underlayer, derived by a cross-sectional TEM image, is given as an interface roughness (nm) and the distance between the soft magnetic layer and the magnetic recording layer, excluding the soft magnetic layer and the magnetic recording layer, is given as a SUL-MAG distance (nm), interface roughness (nm)≦0.4 (nm) and interface roughness×SUL-MAG distance (nm)≦12 (nm) are satisfied. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247966 | Tunneling magneto-resistive spin valve sensor with novel composite free layer - The conventional free layer in a TMR read head has been replaced by a composite of two or more magnetic layers, one of which is iron rich The result is an improved device that has a higher MR ratio than prior art devices, while still maintaining free layer softness and acceptable magnetostriction. A process for manufacturing the device is also described. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247967 | MAGNETIC ELEMENT UTILIZING FREE LAYER ENGINEERING - A method and system for providing a magnetic element are described. The method and system include providing a pinned layer, a barrier layer, and a free layer. The free layer includes a first ferromagnetic layer, a second ferromagnetic layer, and an intermediate layer between the first ferromagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer. The barrier layer resides between the pinned layer and the free layer and includes MgO. The first ferromagnetic layer resides between the barrier layer and the intermediate layer. The first ferromagnetic layer includes at least one of CoFeX and CoNiFeX, with X being selected from the group of B, P, Si, Nb, Zr, Hf, Ta, Ti, and being greater than zero atomic percent and not more than thirty atomic percent. The first ferromagnetic layer is ferromagnetically coupled with the second ferromagnetic layer. The intermediate layer is configured such that the first ferromagnetic layer has a first crystalline orientation and the second ferromagnetic layer has a second crystalline orientation different from the first ferromagnetic layer. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247968 | MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGE - A magnetic tape cartridge including a reel and a pack of magnetic tape wound onto the reel, the magnetic tape includes an aromatic polyamide support and has a thickness of from 3.5 to 5.5 μm and a length of 1000 m or more, and a difference in tape thickness produced between an outer and an inner winding of the tape pack after 2-week storage of the cartridge in a dry environment at 60° C. is 60 nm or smaller. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247969 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLE ANISOTROPY LAYERED MAGNETIC STRUCTURES FOR CONTROLLING REVERSAL MECHANISM AND TIGHTENING OF SWITCHING FIELD DISTRIBUTION IN BIT PATTERNED MEDIA - Multiple anisotropy layered magnetic structures for controlling reversal mechanism and tightening of switching field distribution in bit patterned media are disclosed. The invention extends the exchange spring concept to more variable and sophisticated structures. Three or more layers with different anisotropy or anisotropy gradients increase writeability gains beyond the simple hard/soft bilayer exchange spring concept for BPM. The structures have a thin very hard, high anisotropy center layer that acts as a threshold or pinning layer for domain wall propagation through the entire media structure. In addition or alternatively, a thin very soft, low anisotropy center layer in between the commonly used soft surface layer and hard media layer allows quick initial propagation of the domain wall into the center of the media structure. Various properties of the media structures can be tuned more independently for optimization if using more advanced multi-anisotropy layer stacks. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247970 | RESIST COMPOSITION, RESIST LAYER, IMPRINTING METHOD, PATTERN FORMATION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - To provide a resist composition including: at least one polymerizable compound having a viscosity of 100 mPa·s or less at 25° C.; a fluorine-containing compound A having a viscosity of 5,000 mPa·s or greater at 25° C., and a fluorine content of 10% by mass or greater; and a fluorine-containing compound B having a viscosity of 2,000 mPa·s or less at 25° C., and a fluorine content of 10% by mass or greater. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247971 | LUBRICANT COMPOSITION, MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND NOVEL POLYETHER COMPOUND - An aspect of the present invention relates to a lubricant composition comprising a polyether compound comprising an alkylene oxide residue and a carbonic acid ester residue. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247972 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - An aspect of the present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium comprising a nonmagnetic layer comprising a nonmagnetic powder and a binder and a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder and a binder in this order on a nonmagnetic support, wherein the magnetic layer and/or nonmagnetic layer comprises organic acid A and organic acid B below, with an acid strength pKa(A) of organic acid A and an acid strength pKa(B) of organic acid B satisfying a relation of pKa(A)2010-09-30 | |
20100247973 | REDUCED-ENVIRONMENTAL-IMPACT MAGNETIC SHEET SYSTEMS - A reduced-environmental-impact magnetic-sheet systems, processes and methods comprising flexible magnetic sheet material made with reduced-environmental-impact magnetic products from both pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled products. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247974 | Substrate for magnetic recording medium, magnetic recording medium, and magnetic recording apparatus - It is possible to improve the recording and reproducing S/N ratio, the reproduction signal intensity, and the degree of high density recording. There are provided a plurality of recording tracks formed on a substrate, each recording track being formed of a magnetic material, and non-recording sections formed on the substrate, each non-recording section separating adjacent recording tracks, each recording track including a plurality of recording sections and connecting sections for connecting the recording sections adjacent thereto in a track longitudinal direction, and each connecting section having a cross-sectional area in a track width direction that is smaller than a cross-sectional area in a track width direction of adjacent recording sections. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247975 | Method for producing double-sided evaporation film, double-sided evaporation film intermediate, double-sided evaporation film and magnetic recording medium support - A method for producing a double-sided evaporation film by forming metal-containing evaporation films on both surfaces of a non-magnetic plastic substrate film by an evaporation system with an evaporation drum, includes, in the following order: forming a metal-containing evaporation film on a first surface of the substrate film; forming an organic substance film on the metal-containing evaporation film; and forming a metal-containing evaporation film on a second surface of the substrate film, the second surface being opposite to the first surface. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247976 | GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR A MAGNETIC DISK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A glass substrate is for use in a magnetic disk. The glass substrate is formed by using a plate-like glass produced by a float method and having a pair of main surfaces. One surface of the main surfaces, which is formed with a tin layer when producing the plate-like glass by the float method, is caused to serve as a surface not for use in magnetic recording and the other surface formed with no tin layer is caused to serve as a surface for use in magnetic recording. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247977 | SUBASTRATE FOR A MAGNETIC DISK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a magnetic disk substrate having first and second chamfered faces respectively connecting between first and second main surfaces opposite to each other and an edge face located between the first and second main surfaces, the ranges of the first and second chamfered faces are specified. Specifically, the distance a from a first boundary portion being a boundary between the first main surface and the first chamfered face to a point of intersection between the first main surface and an extended line of the edge face and the distance b from a second boundary portion being a boundary between the second main surface and the second chamfered face to a point of intersection between the second main surface and an extended line of the edge face are set to satisfy a/b≧1.6. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247978 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SUBSTRATE FOR A MAGNETIC DISK - A magnetic disk substrate manufacturing method of this invention includes a main surface polishing process that polishes disk-shaped glass substrates by the use of a polishing machine having a carrier pressed between a pair of polishing surface plates and adapted to make an orbital motion while rotating on its axis in a state of holding the disk-shaped glass substrates. In the polishing machine, the carrier is placed in a state where a plate-like member is disposed on one side of main surfaces of the disk-shaped glass substrate, so that only the other side of the main surfaces of the disk-shaped glass substrate is polished while allowing the one side of the main surfaces of the disk-shaped glass substrates to be a non-polishing main surface. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247979 | BATTERY MODULE INTERFACE - Disclosed herein are a battery module interface including a printed circuit board provided at the front and rear thereof with power connectors and communication connectors for connection with a battery module and an external circuit and a sheathing plate coupled to the printed circuit board such that the rear connectors are exposed to the outside, a battery module having the battery module interface mounted thereto, and a middle- or large-sized battery pack including a plurality of battery modules. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247980 | Safety Apparatus and Protection Method of Secondary Battery for Electric Vehicle Using Switch - The present invention relates to a safety apparatus and a protection method of a secondary battery, which can prevent explosion and fire of the secondary battery using a switch or a rupture switch attached on the outside of the secondary battery if a swelling degree of the secondary battery reaches a predetermined value when the secondary battery is swelled due to abnormal usage such as overcharge, short-circuit, reverse-connection and heat-exposure of large-capacity lithium polymer battery. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247981 | METHOD FOR ENERGY MANAGEMENT OF COMPOSITE BATTERY AND SYSTEM FOR THE SAME - A method and system for energy management of a composite battery are provided to control and manage products of reaction going on in the composite battery. During the reaction, the gas products are usually exhausted and wasted. If the gases could be recycled, battery effectiveness would be improved. According to the present invention, the gases are collected and then recycled by an exhaust gas recycling device. In addition, the method and system involve analyzing data of the generated electrical energy, data of the produced gases, operational data of the composite battery and device data for the exhaust gas recycling device. Thus, the composite battery is controlled and managed according to the analysis, and its effects are improved. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247982 | RESERVE CELL-ARRAY NANOSTRUCTURED BATTERY - A battery having an electrode with at least one nanostructured surface is disclosed wherein the nanostructured surface is divided into cells and is disposed in a way such that an electrolyte fluid of the battery is prevented from contacting the portion of electrode associated with each cell. When a voltage is passed over the nanostructured surface associated with a particular cell, the electrolyte fluid is caused to penetrate the nanostructured surface of that cell and to contact the electrode, thus activating the portion of the battery associated with that cell. The current/voltage generated by the battery is controlled by selectively activating only a portion of the cells. Multiple cells can be active simultaneously to produce the desired voltage. The more cells that are active, the higher the current/voltage and the lower the overall life of the battery. The life of the battery can be extended by activating fewer cells simultaneously. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247983 | DEVICE FOR DEGASSING THE BATTERY OF AN AUTOMOBILE - The invention relates to a device for degassing the battery ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100247984 | SEALED CELL - An object of the present invention is to provide a sealed cell having a sealing body with a space-saving safety valve that has excellent safety. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247985 | SEALED CELL - An object of the present invention is to provide a sealed cell including a sealing body having a safety valve that is excellent in conductivity. The sealed cell is sealed by caulking a sealing body | 2010-09-30 |
20100247986 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND SECONDARY BATTERY MODULE USING LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium secondary battery of excellent high temperature cycle characteristic using, as a positive electrode material, a surface-covering lithium manganese composite oxide capable of stably suppressing the leaching of Mn even at high temperature and high voltage without lowering the electric conductivity, in which the positive electrode material for the lithium secondary battery is a lithium transition metal composite oxide having a hexagonal layered structure and represented by a compositional formula: LiMn | 2010-09-30 |
20100247987 | Apparatus and System for an Internal Fuse in a Battery Cell - A battery is disclosed for reducing the severity of thermal runaway. The battery includes an anode sheet, a cathode sheet, and a separator situated between the anode sheet and the cathode sheet. The anode sheet, cathode sheet, and separator may be put together in a jelly roll configuration. The battery also includes internal fuses that subdivide the anode sheet, cathode sheet, or both, into electrically separate areas. The fuses are activated during thermal runaway and isolate separate areas of the sheet, thus reducing the total energy available during thermal runaway and reducing the severity. The fuses may be positive temperature coefficient (PTC) fuses that conduct current at normal operating temperatures but stop conducting current at temperatures above normal operating temperatures. The fuses may be placed in the current collectors, or directly into the anode sheet and cathode sheet themselves. In certain embodiments, the fuses may stop conducting when they reach a predefined threshold temperature or when an excessively large current passes through the fuses. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247988 | STATE JUDGING DEVICE AND CONTROL DEVICE OF SECONDARY BATTERY - A device which judges a change of a capacity balance between a cathode and an anode of a secondary battery in a non-destructive manner is provided. The secondary battery has one of the capacities of the cathode and the anode greater than the other capacity. A battery ECU calculates an internal resistance (DCIR) of the secondary battery based on a current and a voltage of the secondary battery. When the calculated internal resistance (DCIR) is higher than the initial state in a low SOC region or a high SOC region, the battery ECU judges that the capacity balance between the cathode and the anode of the secondary battery has changed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247989 | Rechargeable battery - A rechargeable battery including a case containing an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly having a coated region and an uncoated region, a lead member inside the case, the lead member surrounding at least a part of the uncoated region of the electrode assembly and having a first thickness, an electrode terminal connected to the lead member, and a current collecting plate having a second thickness that is thinner than the first thickness and coupled to the lead member and to the uncoated region. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247990 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack | 2010-09-30 |
20100247991 | BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - It is possible to ensure welding of an exposed portion of an electrode core member protruding from one end surface of an electrode group to a desired connection portion of a current collector plate by constituting a battery wherein an end portion of a first electrode is protruding from an end portion of a second electrode and an end portion of a separator on one end surface of an electrode group, the protruding end portion of the first electrode includes an exposed portion of a first electrode core member, the exposed portion of the first electrode core member is welded to a connection portion on one surface of the first current collector plate, and an insulating layer is formed in an area except for a reverse face portion of the connection portion on the other surface of the first current collector plate. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247992 | SEALED SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE BATTERY - An electrode group | 2010-09-30 |
20100247993 | Battery Electrodes - A cathode includes a foil current collector including a coating containing iron disulfide on one side that covers less than 100% of the side. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247994 | Battery holder for a battery array, and battery array - The battery holder disposes plates between parallel oriented batteries, and holds batteries in specified positions. The battery holder is provided with L-shaped holders each having the form of a first plate and second plate connected at a right angle corner and having an L-shaped lateral cross-section, and flat-plate holders that connect with the L-shaped holders and have an overall planar form. An L-shaped holder has connecting holes on the outside of the corner between the first plate and second plate. Further, the outer edge of the first plate opposite the corner is provided with first connecting tabs that can connect with connecting holes of another L-shaped holder. A flat-plate holder is provided with second connecting tabs on at least one side edge that connect with connecting holes of an L-shaped holder. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247995 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR BATTERY MODULE - A mounting apparatus for a battery module includes a base, a latching member slidably attached to the base to fix the battery module, and an operating member rotatably attached to the base. When the operating member of the mounting apparatus is rotated, the latching member is driven to slide to disengage from the battery module. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247996 | SAFETY VENTING MECHANISM FOR BATTERIES - A battery comprises a battery cell having two voltage terminals and a flexible sidewall; a wall structure against which the battery cell is located, the wall structure including a sidewall that is adjacent to the sidewall of the battery cell; and a tooth structure that extends away from the sidewall of the wall structure and towards the sidewall of the battery cell, wherein the tooth structure includes a distal end sufficiently sharp to puncture the flexible sidewall of the battery cell when the flexible sidewall of the battery cell is forced up against the tooth structure due to a build up of excess pressure inside the battery cell. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247997 | STRUCTURE OF PRISMATIC BATTERY MODULES WITH SCALABLE ARCHITECTURE - A battery system comprises a plurality of battery subunits arranged in a stack, wherein each battery subunit among the plurality of battery subunits comprises a first battery cell, a heatsink, a second battery cell, and a compliant pad in that order with the heatsink between and in thermal contact with the first and second battery cells and with the compliant pad abutting the second battery cell. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247998 | BUSBAR SUPPORTS AND METHODS OF THEIR USE FOR BATTERY SYSTEMS - A battery system comprises a plurality of battery subunits, each subunit comprising a heatsink and at least one battery cell with a positive terminal and a negative terminal; where each heatsink has a respective busbar support mounted to it, and each busbar support includes first and second slots through which, respectively, a positive and a negative terminal of the at least one battery cell for that subunit passes, wherein a first busbar is located above and held at least in part by the first busbar support and is electrically connected to the negative terminal passing through the first slot in the first busbar support; and a second busbar is located above and held at least in part by the first busbar support and electrically connected to the positive terminal passing through the second slot in the first busbar support. | 2010-09-30 |
20100247999 | Prismatic Battery Module with Scalable Architecture - A battery system including: a plurality of subunits each of which has a heatsink and a battery cell and two voltage terminals symmetrically positioned with respect to a centerline of that battery cell, wherein all of the battery cells are arranged so that their voltage terminals are aligned along two rows; a plurality of identical busbar supports equal in number to the plurality of subunits, each having two slots and mounted on a corresponding different one of the subunits with each of the terminals of the battery cell extending up through the two slots; and a plurality of bimetallic busbars, each one supported by a different corresponding subset of the busbar supports and electrically connected directly to either a first or second terminal of each of the battery cells of each of the modules on which those busbar supports are mounted. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248000 | DEVICE FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - A device for storing electrical energy is provided, especially for a motor vehicle. The device includes at least one rechargeable storage cell and a cooling unit which is in thermal contact with the storage cell. The storage cell is accommodated in a retaining element and is in thermal contact with the retaining element, mating molded sections on the retaining element and the cooling unit mechanically interconnecting the retaining element and the cooling unit in a self-locking manner. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248001 | MIXED METAL OXIDE AND SODIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed is a mixed metal oxide which is extremely useful as a positive electrode active material for secondary batteries, while being reduced in the amount of a scarce metal used therein. Also disclosed are a positive electrode for sodium secondary batteries, and a sodium secondary battery. Specifically disclosed is a mixed metal oxide having an α-NaFeO | 2010-09-30 |
20100248002 | Microporous Multilayer Membrane, System And Process For Producing Such Membrane, And The Use Of Such Membrane - The invention relates to a multilayer microporous membrane comprising polyethylene and polypropylene and having an improved balance of properties including improved thickness variation in at least one planar direction. The invention also relates to a system and method for producing such a membrane, the use of such a membrane as a battery separator film, and batteries containing such a membrane. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248003 | Metallic article with improved fatigue performance and corrosion resistance - A metallic article with improved fatigue performance and resistance to corrosive attack and stress corrosion cracking is produced by treating a first area of a metallic article with a first surface treatment that induces a specified amount of cold work. A second, sacrificial area of the metallic article in electrical communication with the first area is treated with a second surface treatment that induces an amount of cold work higher than that of the first surface treatment. Due to the differences in cold work resulting from the different surface treatments, the second area of the metallic article is less noble than the first area and is therefore more susceptible to corrosive attack. As a result, the second sacrificial area will preferentially corrode leaving the first area protected from corrosive attack. Compressive residual stresses induced in the surface of the metallic article through the surface treatments improve the fatigue performance and resistance to stress corrosion cracking. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248004 | Battery pack - A battery pack includes a battery housing, a battery cell having a tubular negative electrode having an opening part at one end and a positive electrode fixed to the negative electrode in such a way as to close the opening part, the battery cell being housed in the battery housing, and a protrusion disposed between the battery cell and the inner wall of the battery housing in an area other than an area where the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the battery cell are fixed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248005 | Rechargeable battery module - A rechargeable battery module including at least two unit cells, each unit cell having a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal, each unit cell having a side surface disposed crosswise to one direction, the at least two unit cells overlapping at their side surfaces, a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal respectively, of different unit cells being coupled to each other and facing each other, and a conductive spacer interposed between the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal of the respective unit cells, and electrically connecting the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal to each other. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248006 | Battery Module - A battery module includes a base device, a plurality of battery groups and a plurality of protecting circuit groups. The base device has a positive plate and a negative plate spaced from the positive plate. The battery groups are parallel-connected between the positive plate and the negative plate, each of which has a plurality of unit cells connected in series. Each of the protecting circuit groups is connected with the battery group and has a plurality of connecting terminals. The positive pole and the negative pole of each of the unit cells of the battery group are connected with the corresponding connecting terminals of the protecting circuit group. Therefore, the failed battery group or unit cell can be timely detected by the protecting circuit group so as to ensure the reliability and product life of the battery module. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248007 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTING MEMBER OF ASSEMBLING TYPE AND SECONDARY BATTERY PACK CONTAINING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a connection member for electrically connecting a plurality of secondary battery cells arranged in the longitudinal direction and in the lateral direction in a physical contact fashion, when the secondary battery cells are mounted in a battery pack case. The connection member includes terminal connection parts for connecting the battery cells arranged in the longitudinal direction in series to each other. The terminal connection parts are connected to each other for achieving the connection in parallel between the battery cells arranged in the lateral direction. Each terminal connection part includes a first contact part configured to correspond to the external shape of an electrode terminal of a lower battery cell, the first contact part contacting the electrode terminal of the lower battery cell at a region adjacent to the outer circumference of the electrode terminal, the first contact part having a predetermined width, an elastic part tapered upward from the first contact part toward a central axis of each terminal connection part for elastically supporting the lower battery cell, protruding coupling parts protruding upward from the elastic part to a predetermined height such that the protruding coupling parts are coupled to an electrode terminal of an upper battery cell, and a second contact part disposed on the central axis of each terminal connection part such that the second contact part is depressed to a predetermined depth from the protruding coupling parts, the second contact part contacting the electrode terminal of the upper battery cell. The connection member is provided at one side thereof with a circuit connection terminal part. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248008 | Battery Module and Battery Device - A battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells; a casing in which the plurality of battery cells are housed; a plurality of conductive members that electrically connect the plurality of battery cells; and a voltage detection conductor that detects voltages at each of the plurality of battery cells. The casing includes at least a pair of resin side plates that sandwich and support the plurality of battery cells from both sides. The voltage detection conductor is formed in a predetermined shape and integrated with the side plates. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248009 | EQUAL DISTRIBUTION-TYPED BUS BAR, AND MIDDLE OR LARGE-SIZED BATTERY PACK EMPLOYED WITH THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a bus bar for connecting two or more devices to an external circuit, wherein the bus bar is capable of equalizing internal resistances between a connection point of the external circuit and connection points of the respective devices, and a middle- or large-sized battery pack including the same. The bus bar according to the present invention reduces the difference of internal resistances due to a circuit to allow a battery module having optimized performance and a middle- or large-sized battery pack including the same to be manufactured. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248010 | BI-METALLIC BUSBAR JUMPERS FOR BATTERY SYSTEMS - A battery system comprises a plurality of battery cells arranged in a sequence, each battery cell having a first voltage terminal and second voltage terminal, wherein the first voltage terminals of the plurality are arranged in a row; and a bimetallic busbar having a first segment joined to a second segment, the first segment made of a first metal and the second segment made of a second metal that is different from the first metal, wherein the first segment includes a first u-shaped bend defining a first channel into which the first terminal of one of the plurality of battery cells is positioned, and wherein the second segment includes a second u-shaped bend defining a second channel into which the first terminal of another one of the plurality of battery cells is positioned. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248011 | Lithium cell with improved iron disulfide cathode - A primary cell having an anode comprising lithium or lithium alloy and a cathode comprising iron disulfide (FeS | 2010-09-30 |
20100248012 | Alkaline Batteries - An AA alkaline cell is described. The cell includes a housing and within the housing an anode, a cathode, a separator disposed between the cathode and the anode, and an electrolyte. The anode may include about 3.3 grams of zinc particles. The cathode may include a cathode active material. The electrolyte may include an ionically conductive component in an aqueous solution. The AA alkaline cell may have a TA/Concentration ratio greater than about 4800. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248013 | LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERY HAVING AN INTERNAL SPACE - A lithium rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly having a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed between them, a can having an opening to contain the electrode assembly, and a cap plate coupled to the top of the can. A side of the can is asymmetrical with respect to another side thereof about at least one of a long axis, short axis, and central point of its cross section. The lithium rechargeable battery has a predetermined space formed between the can and the electrode assembly for improved electrolyte injection and increased manufacturing efficiency and power storage capacity of the battery. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248014 | Vapor Transmission Resistant Seal Members for Nonaqueous Electrochemical Cells - A seal member having a thermoplastic body for an electrochemical cell containing a nonaqueous organic solvent electrolyte. In particular, the seal member is preferably one or more of (a) a seal located between a cell container wall and a cell cover and (b) a seal of a vent assembly, more particularly a ball vent assembly. The seal member has a composite construction including one or more vapor transmission barrier layers disposed on a portion of the thermoplastic body. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248015 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery including a can having enhanced safety against compression. A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly; a can containing the electrode assembly and including a plate, and a wall extending from the plate in a first direction to define a cavity and an opening opposite the plate, a portion of the wall being thicker than another portion of the wall; and a cap assembly sealing the electrode assembly in the can. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248016 | BATTERY PACK AND POWER TOOL PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a battery pack to be inserted and attached to a power tool, including: a case; a battery cell accommodated inside the case; and an electrode terminal connected to the battery cell and provided on the case so as to be connectable to a tool-side electrode terminal, wherein the case includes: a case main portion; and a case sub portion which is protruded from the case main portion to be inserted into the power tool, and wherein the electrode terminal is provided on an upper surface of the case main portion at a side of the case sub portion. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248017 | Terminal connector for connecting a cell to a medical device - A electrical connector for connection to an electrochemical cell is described. The connector comprises a conductive lid; a ferrule disposed within an opening through the conductive lid; a conductive center pin disposed within the ferrule; and a hermetic seal formed between the pin and an interior surface of the ferrule. A mating terminal connector adapted to be connected to the ferrule and the conductive center pin is further provided. The terminal connector is a device for easily and quickly connecting the cell to a circuit board of the kind found in an implantable medical device, such as a cardiac pacemaker, defibrillator, neuro-stimulator, drug pump, and the like. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248018 | POWER DISCONNECTION APPARATUS FOR SOFT-SHELL LI ION BATTERY - A power disconnection apparatus includes a soft-shell Li ion battery and a power disconnection device. The soft-shell Li ion battery includes anode pin and a cathode pin and a soft shell enclosing the soft-shell Li ion battery. The power disconnection device includes a panel attaching to the surface of the shell of the soft-shell Li ion battery and a separation unit arranged at topside of the panel and corresponding to one of the anode pin and the cathode pin. The shell has expansion when the soft-shell Li ion battery is over-charged and the panel is move away from the soft-shell Li ion battery. Therefore, the separation unit disconnects power to the anode pin or the cathode pin. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248019 | BATTERY GASKET AND ALKALINE BATTERY USING THE SAME - A gasket is made of an injection molded resin integral with a cylindrical boss portion having a through hole in which a current collector is inserted, a rim portion for sealing an opening of a battery case, and a connecting portion for connecting the boss portion and the rim portion, wherein the boss portion has an annular injection portion at an end face thereof, which is a trace of an injection molding gate, a ratio (S | 2010-09-30 |
20100248020 | ULTRA-HIGH PURITY ZINC BROMIDES AND QUATERNARY AMMONIUM BROMIDES FOR USE IN ZINC-BROMINE BATTERIES - Ultra-high purity zinc bromide and quaternary ammonium bromides suitable for use in zinc-bromine batteries, and methods for making same, are provided. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248021 | ELECTROLYTE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed is an electrolyte for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. The electrolyte includes a lithium salt, a trialkylsilyl cyanide compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, and an organic solvent. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248022 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having high output characteristics and excellent safety when overcharging as well as excellent charge and discharge cycle characteristics according to an aspect of the invention includes a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material, a separator, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode active material includes lithium iron phosphate having an olivine crystal structure represented by General Formula Li | 2010-09-30 |
20100248023 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte battery has a working electrode | 2010-09-30 |
20100248024 | ALKALINE STORAGE BATTERY SYSTEM - In the alkaline storage battery system, zinc (Zn) is added to a nickel positive electrode | 2010-09-30 |
20100248025 | ELECTROLYTE AND SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a secondary battery exhibiting excellent durability. Also disclosed is an electrolyte possessing a porous particle, an ionic liquid and a supporting electrolyte salt, wherein the electrolyte has a dynamic elastic modulus of at least 10 | 2010-09-30 |
20100248026 | ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - An electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery having a collector, an active-material layer formed on the collector and a protecting layer formed on the active-material layer, in which the protecting layer contains an organic particle formed of poly(methyl methacrylate) having a crosslinked structure, and the organic particle has an average particle size (D50) of 0.5 to 4.0 μm. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248027 | BATTERY ELECTRODE SHEET, METHOD AND BATTERY WITH THE SAME - A battery electrode sheet comprises a conductive substrate with two sides, and a first and second layer of an electrode material. The first and second layers of the electrode material are coated on at least one side of the conductive substrate. The first and second layers are deposited in separate steps. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248028 | BIPOLAR ARTICLES AND RELATED METHODS - The invention provides bipolar articles (e.g., batteries and capacitors) with new architectures and methods of making and using the same. Articles are provided with interpenetrating anode and cathode structures that allow for improved power density, and arbitrary form factors that allow for formation in substantially any desired shape. The articles are useful for embedding or integral formation in various electronic devices to provide more efficient use of space in the devices. The articles optionally include self-organizing bipolar structures. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248029 | METHODS OF WELDING BATTERY TERMINALS - A method of manufacturing a battery including: supplying a busbar having a U-shaped portion defining a channel and characterized by a bend corner at one end of the U-shaped portion, wherein the busbar has a reduced-reflectivity treatment at least in the vicinity of the bend corner; positioning a single battery terminal in the channel formed by the U-shaped portion so that the top end of the terminal is proximate to the bend corner; directing a laser beam at the bend corner of the U-shaped portion; and with the laser beam, melting the busbar at the bend corner and forming a metallurgical bond between the busbar and the top end of the single terminal. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248030 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY HAVING TAB-LEAD JOINT PORTION OF MINIMIZED RESISTANCE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ELECTRODES AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL CONTAINING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a stacking or stacking/folding type electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure, wherein the electrode assembly is constructed in a structure in which tabs (electrode tabs), having no active material applied thereto, protrude from electrode plates constituting the electrode assembly, the electrode tabs are electrically connected to an electrode lead, and the pluralities of electrode tabs are joined to the top and the bottom of the electrode lead at an electrode lead-electrode tabs joint portion such that the resistance difference between electrodes at the electrode lead-electrode tabs joint portion is minimized. Also disclosed is an electrochemical cell including the electrode assembly. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248031 | Anode for secondary battery and secondary battery using the same - A secondary battery includes an anode for a secondary battery, a cathode which absorbs and discharges lithium ions, and an electrolyte which is placed between the anode for the secondary battery and the cathode. The anode for the secondary battery includes an anode active material layer which absorbs and discharges lithium ions, the anode active material layer including a first layer including carbon as a chief ingredient, and a second layer including at least one first element having a theoretical capacity greater than a theoretical capacity of graphite, and at least one second element which has a theoretical capacity equal to or less than the theoretical capacity of graphite. The second layer includes particles, and the particles include the first element and the second element. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248032 | LITHIUM MIXED METAL OXIDE AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium mixed metal oxide comprising Ni, Mn and Fe and having a BET specific surface area of 2 m | 2010-09-30 |
20100248033 | LITHIUM BATTERIES WITH NANO-COMPOSITE POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL - Provided is a positive electrode for a lithium ion battery, the electrode comprising a nano-crystalline layered-layered composite structure of a material having the general formula xLi | 2010-09-30 |
20100248034 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR POSITIVE ELECTRODE OF LITHIUM BATTERY - The present invention provides a composite material for positive electrodes of lithium batteries, which provides a lithium battery having excellent high rate electrical discharge characteristics, has a sufficiently secured diffusion passage for Li, and has high conductivity, a process for producing the same, as well as a positive electrode and a battery using the composite material for positive electrodes of lithium batteries. The present invention relates to a composite material for positive electrodes of lithium batteries, comprising composite particles containing positive electrode active material particles and fibrous carbons, wherein the composite particles have a form in which the positive electrode active material particles are supported by the fibrous carbons. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248035 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A negative electrode mixture layer containing CMC and a hydroxy group-modified PVP. The mass ratio of CMC is greater than that of the hydroxy group-modified PVP. The hydroxy group-modified PVP has low affinity with a solvent for a solvent-system slurry that forms an inorganic particle layer. Adhesion strength is prevented from degrading after forming the inorganic particle layer on the negative electrode mixture layer. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248036 | Lithium Secondary Battery - A lithium secondary battery is intended to suppress deterioration upon storage at high temperature of 50° C. or higher without deteriorating the output characteristics at a room temperature. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248037 | Lithium Secondary Battery - A lithium secondary battery is intended to suppress deterioration upon storage at high temperature of 50° C. or higher without deteriorating the output characteristics at a room temperature. The battery includes a positive electrode capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions, a negative electrode capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions, a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolyte. The electrolyte contains a compound having a double bond in the molecule and a compound having a plurality of polymerizable functional groups in the molecule, and the electrolyte contains a compound represented by formula (4): | 2010-09-30 |
20100248038 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a lithium/manganese-containing oxide represented by Li | 2010-09-30 |
20100248039 | Electrolyte for rechargeable lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery including the same - Disclosed is an electrolyte for a rechargeable lithium battery that includes a lithium salt, a phosphine compound having at least one trialkylsilyl group and organic solvent, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the electrolyte. The phosphine compound may be tris(trialkylsilyl)phosphine wherein the alkyl groups are the same or different and are each independently selected from C1 to C6 alkyl. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248040 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided that has a high discharge capacity and in which the structure is stable even when lithium is extracted to a high potential so that good cycle performance can be obtained. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248041 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRODE AND CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL - The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, an electrode and a carbonaceous material. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery has an electrode containing a carbonaceous material obtained by a production method comprising a step of heating a compound of formula (1) or a calcination product of the compound, under an inert gas atmosphere in the range of from 200° C. to 3000° C.: | 2010-09-30 |
20100248042 | FUEL CELL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, ENZYME-IMMOBILIZED ELECTRODE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, WATER-REPELLENT AGENT, AND ENZYME IMMOBILIZING MATERIAL - In the case in which a fuel cell has a structure in which a cathode ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100248043 | Hydrogen Fuel Cell Water Knock Out Device and Method of Use - A hydrogen fuel cell water knockout device for an exhaust system of a heavy duty hybrid hydrogen fuel cell transit bus includes an expansion chamber housing forming an expansion chamber, the expansion chamber including a substantially vertical exhaust section and an exhaust flow path there through with a vertically lowest point in the exhaust flow path; a drain; and a condenser disposed at the vertically lowest point in exhaust flow path of the substantially vertical exhaust section in the expansion chamber so that the condenser condenses water from H | 2010-09-30 |
20100248044 | ON BOARD GENERATION OF N2 FOR FUEL CELLS USING A MEMBRANE - A PEMFC is operated in an operation mode in which a membrane-based humidifier is used to transfer moisture from a moisture-laden exhaust stream to the dry air feed and in a shutdown mode in which the membrane-based humidifier is used to permeate moisture and oxygen from the moisture-laden exhaust stream to provide a N | 2010-09-30 |
20100248045 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A fuel cell system of the present invention includes: a fuel cell ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100248046 | METHOD OF CREATING PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION MODEL, METHOD OF PREDICTING DEGRADATION OF FUEL CELL CATALYST USING THE METHOD OF CREATING PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION MODEL, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING FUEL CELL USING THE METHOD OF PREDICTING DEGRADATION OF FUEL CELL CATALYST - A particle size distribution creating method includes a particle size range determining step, an integrating step of integrating the frequency of appearance of particles within the particle size range determined in the particle size range determining step, a division point determining step of determining particle sizes that provide division points, using the integral of the frequency of appearance obtained in the integrating step, and a typical point determining step of determining the minimum particle size, maximum particle size and the particle sizes of the division points as typical points. This method is characterized by assuming a particle size distribution which contains particles having the particle sizes of the respective typical points and is plotted such that the frequency of appearance of the particles having the particle size of each of the typical points is equal to the integral over each of the regions defined by the typical points, and obtaining the assumed particle size distribution as a particle size distribution model. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248047 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell heating medium circulation circuit for circulating a fuel cell heating medium that exchanges heat with a fuel cell; a condensing coolant circulation circuit for circulating a condensing coolant that exchanges heat with at least one of a fuel off-gas discharged from a fuel electrode, an oxidant off-gas discharged from an oxidant electrode, and a combustion exhaust gas discharged from a reformer; a hot water storage tank for storing stored hot water; and a stored hot water circulation circuit for circulating the stored hot water, which exchanges heat with the condensing coolant circulating through the condensing coolant circulation circuit and the fuel cell heating medium circulating through the fuel cell heating medium circulation circuit. A fuel gas heat exchanger in which the fuel cell heating medium and the fuel gas supplied to the fuel electrode exchange heat is disposed on the fuel cell heating medium circulation circuit. | 2010-09-30 |
20100248048 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The fuel cell system shifts, at least during start, in switching a pulse pump from a stop state to a pumping state to start pumping of the water, to normal control after performing start-operation-control for setting a water supply ability of the pulse pump higher for a predetermined time than the water supply ability during normal control. | 2010-09-30 |