40th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130260168 | COMPONENT HOLE TREATMENT PROCESS AND AEROSPACE COMPONENT WITH TREATED HOLES - A method of treating a hole in a metallic component includes the following steps in sequence: forming an hole having a first diameter in the component; expanding the hole to a second diameter using a cold expansion process, so as to induce residual compressive stresses in the material surrounding the hole; shot peening the hole; and final machining the hole to a finished diameter. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260169 | Components Having Tab Members - A components comprising a plurality of tab members formed thereon are provided. The plurality of tab members include at least one dissimilar metallic layer applied to the component. The plurality of tab members are configured to extend away from or retract toward a surface of the component in response to a temperature change. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260170 | ANTI-VANDALISM FABRIC SUITABLE FOR UPHOLSTERING SEATS - An anti-vandalism fabric having at least one thread intertwined with itself forming a mesh, the thread in turn being formed by a bundle of between 3 and 14 filaments or a combination of filaments and yarns not plaited with one another, of which at least 3 are metal filaments, the metal filaments of the bundle having a diameter between 0.05 mm and 0.09 mm. The fabric can include more than one mesh. In one variant the mesh or meshes are embedded in a panel of non woven fabric. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260171 | CHARGE COLLECTION TAPE - A charge collection tape is disclosed that includes a foil substrate and an adhesive layer laminated on the foil substrate. The foil substrate is constructed of an aluminum base foil having a conductive metal coating overlying and in direct contact with a non-oxidized surface of the aluminum base foil. A method of making the charge collection tape is also disclosed. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260172 | COATED TITANIUM ALLOY SURFACES - In one aspect, composite articles are described herein comprising a lightweight, high strength metal substrate and an abrasion resistant coating adhered to the substrate. In some embodiments, a composite article described herein comprises a titanium or titanium alloy substrate and a coating adhered to the substrate, the coating comprising particles disposed in a metal or alloy matrix. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260173 | USE OF SN AND PORE SIZE CONTROL TO IMPROVE BIOCOMPATIBILITY IN POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND COMPACTS - Polycrystalline diamond compacts for use in artificial joints achieve reduced corrosion and improved biocompatibility through the use of solvent metal formulations containing tin and through the control of solvent metal pore size, particularly in inner layers of the compact. Solvent metal formulations containing tin have been discovered which provide sintering ability, part strength, and grind resistance comparable to levels achieved by using CoCrMo solvent metals. It has been discovered that limiting the solvent metal pore size in the diamond layers minimizes or eliminates the occurrence of micro cracks in the solvent metal and significantly reduces the corrosion of the compact as manifested by the release of heavy metal ions from the compact. Polycrystalline diamond compacts which utilize both the solvent metal formulations containing tin and the control of pore sizes achieve significantly reduced corrosion and improved biocompatibility compared to prior art polycrystalline diamond compacts. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260174 | ELECTROCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL FOR CONNECTION COMPONENT - An electroconductive material for a connection component have a base member made of a copper alloy plate, a Ni coating layer, a Cu—Sn alloy coating layer, and a Sn coating layer. A surface of the material is subjected to reflow treatment. The base member surface is roughened. The Cu—Sn alloy coating layer is partially exposed from the outside surface of the Sn coating layer. Regions of the Cu—Sn alloy coating layer exposed to the outside surface of the Sn coating layer have random microstructures distributed irregularly between portions of the Sn coating layer and streak microstructures extending in parallel to a rolled direction of the base member. The streak microstructures having a length of 50 μm or more and a width of 10 μm or less are contained in a number of 35 or more per 1 mm | 2013-10-03 |
20130260175 | ALUMINUM ALLOY BRAZING SHEET FOR HEAT EXCHANGER - An aluminum alloy brazing sheet for heat exchangers has a core, a sacrificial material formed on one side of the core, and a brazing filler metal formed on the other side of the core. The core is made of an aluminum alloy containing Si, Cu, Mn, and Al. The sacrificial material is made of an aluminum alloy containing Si, Zn, Mg, and Al. The brazing filler metal is made of an aluminum alloy. The aluminum alloy brazing sheet for heat exchangers has a work hardening exponent n of not less than 0.05. The core has an average crystal grain size of not more than 10 μm in a cross-section. The aluminum alloy brazing sheet for heat exchangers has excellent strength and corrosion resistance even when it is formed into a thin material and also has excellent high frequency weldability and weld cracking resistance during electric resistance welding. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260176 | COATED ARTICLES AND METHODS - Coated articles and methods for applying coatings 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 may, in some instances, include at least two layers. For example, the coating may include a first layer comprising a silver-based alloy and a second layer comprising a precious metal. 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. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260177 | ABRASION AND CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOY AND HARDFACING/CLADDING APPLICATIONS - Weld deposit compositions with improved abrasion and corrosion resistance are provided by balancing percent weights of Chromium (Cr), Titanium (Ti), Niobium (Nb), and Boron (B) to allow the Chromium content of the weld matrix to be minimally reduced during carbide formation. The result is an enriched Chromium matrix that has excellent corrosion resistance in combination with highly abrasion resistant dispersed carbides. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260178 | METHOD FOR RESISTANCE BRAZE REPAIR - Metallic components, including superalloy components such as turbine vanes and blades, are joined or repaired by electric resistance with a high electrical resistivity brazing alloy composition. In some embodiments the brazing alloy comprises filler metal selected from the group consisting of nickel, iron, and cobalt base alloy and elements selected from the group consisting of phosphorous (P), boron (B), silicon (Si), germanium (Ge), sulfur (S), selenium (Se), carbon (C), tellurium (Te) and manganese (Mn). In performing the method of the present invention a high electrical resistivity brazing alloy composition is introduced within a substrate defect or interposed between two substrates that are to be joined. An electric current is passed through the brazing alloy until the alloy melts and bonds to the adjoining substrate. High resistivity of the brazing alloy concentrates heat generated by the current flow in the brazing alloy rather than in the substrate. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260179 | MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An aspect of the present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium, which comprises a nonmagnetic layer containing a nonmagnetic powder and a binder and a magnetic layer containing a ferromagnetic powder and a binder in this order on a nonmagnetic support, wherein the nonmagnetic layer has a thickness of equal to or less than 300 nm; a composite elastic modulus as measured on a surface of the magnetic layer ranges from 6.0 to 8.0 GPa; the magnetic layer comprises an abrasive with a specific surface area by BET method ranging from 14 m | 2013-10-03 |
20130260180 | GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a glass substrate for an information recording medium having a high level of cleanness and superior smoothness. The manufacturing method includes a step for washing a disk-shaped glass plate with an acid washing liquid, a step for removing at least part of a surface layer, which is formed on the surface of the glass plate, by performing grinding with diamond abrasion grains, and a step for washing the surface with a neutral or alkaline washing liquid. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260181 | REVERSE CONNECTION PREVENTING STRUCTURE FOR USE IN BATTERY- DRIVEN OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE - Provided is a reverse connection preventing structure in a battery-driven object detection device, which has a simple structure capable of preventing reverse connection of even a battery whose projecting positive electrode is relatively lower in height. The structure has a holder for holding the battery including a first terminal for electrically connecting to a projecting positive electrode and a second terminal for electrically connecting to a negative electrode. The first terminal is formed in a printed circuit board. On the printed circuit board, an insulating member of less than 0.5 mm in thickness are provided around the circumference of the first terminal in such a manner as to allow the first terminal to come in contact with the positive electrode of the battery which is mounted correctly and as to prevent the first terminal from coming in contact with the negative electrode of the battery which is mounted reversely. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260182 | PCB with Both High and Low Current Traces for Energy Storage Modules - A printed circuit board (PCB) for an energy storage module is disclosed which includes a first side having a plurality of low current traces useful for monitoring and balancing applications and a second side coated with high current traces, useful for current or power transmission purposes. Vias connect the high current traces to the low current traces thereby electrically connecting both sides of the board together. The disclosed PCB is particularly useful for energy storage modules whereby monitoring and/or balancing of the modules is required in addition to the transmission of high current levels for power applications. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260183 | THREE DIMENSIONAL SOLID-STATE BATTERY INTEGRATED WITH CMOS DEVICES - A solid-state battery structure having a plurality of battery cells formed in a substrate. The plurality of battery cells includes a first current collector layer overlying a first insulating layer and a first electrode layer overlying the first current collector layer. The battery structure further includes a second current collector layer overlying a patterned second electrode layer. The patterned second electrode layer overlies the substrate and forms a plurality of sub-arrays of the battery cells. The battery structure further includes a second insulating layer overlying the second current collector layer. The second insulating layer substantially laterally surrounds first and second contact pads. The first pad is electrically connected to the first current collector layer and the second pad is electrically connected to the second current collector layer. The first and second contact pads are in electrical communication, through at least two electrical wires, with a circuit located upon the substrate. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260184 | BATTERY SEPARATOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A BATTERY SEPARATOR, BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A battery separator includes a porous base material and a heat-resistant layer. The porous base material includes a first surface, a second surface opposed to the first surface, and a hole. The hole is formed in the porous base material and causes the first surface and the second surface to communicate with each other. The heat-resistant layer is configured to cover at least the first surface and a surface of the hole. The heat-resistant layer is formed of an inorganic material and deposited by an atomic layer deposition method. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260185 | SUBZERO AMBIENT SHUTDOWN PURGE OPERATING STRATEGY FOR PEM FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A method for purging water from a fuel cell stack at fuel cell system shutdown. The method includes determining a stack water generation request to control the rate of drying of membranes in the stack and determining a cathode catalytic heating water generation request. A maximum charge a battery in the fuel cell system can accept is also determined. An ancillary power request for powering components of the fuel cell system during shutdown is determined. The method allocates how much of the water generation request will be fulfilled by operating the fuel cell stack to charge the battery and to provide the power needed for the ancillary power request, and how much of the water generation request will be fulfilled by cathode catalytic heating that produces water and heat in a cathode side of the fuel cell stack. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260186 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - A method for modifying an electrochemical cell includes: providing an electrochemical cell including a cathode, an anode, and a layer disposed therebetween, particularly a separator or a polymer electrolyte; effecting at least one charge and discharge sequence on the electro-chemical cell; detecting damage or defect to a first material of a cell component subjected to the at least one first charge and discharge cycle; removing at least portions of the damaged or defective first material from the cell component, whereby at least one cell component is obtained having a first area including the first material and a second area from which damaged or defective first material has been removed; | 2013-10-03 |
20130260187 | REPLENISHABLE DOWNHOLE BATTERY - A battery for downhole use configured for fluid-based replenishment. The battery may include separate anode and cathode fluid tanks which may be refilled at various times throughout the life of the well. Upon coupling of a replenishment tool to the battery, it may be fully replenished in a matter of minutes. Further, the nature of the fluid tanks allows for decreased battery bulk in even as increase power and life are afforded due to overall tank volume. Thus, with minimal total intervention time, extended life and replenishable character may be achieved for a battery well suited for use in downhole environments. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260188 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZED BATTERY LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT - Method and apparatus for optimized battery life cycle management are described. A battery management system (BMS), comprising a battery, identifies battery-specific factors with associated environmental conditions, and battery history profiles at a current time instant. The BMS measures current, voltage, and/or power of the battery instantaneously. The resulting battery measurements, the battery-specific factors with associated environmental conditions, and the battery history profiles, formed as battery dynamic situations at the current time instant, may be time stamped for estimating an instantaneous battery state of the battery. The time stamped battery dynamic situations may be aggregated for long-term trend analysis for the battery state. The instantaneous battery state estimate is updated by comparing with the long-term trend analysis to manage battery charging or discharging. The battery operating conditions are determined based on the updated battery state estimate. The BMS may manage system power consumptions based on the determined battery conditions. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260189 | GRAPHENE IN LITHIUM ION BATTERIES - A lithium ion battery comprising at least two electrodes, each comprising at least one metallic substrate and one material able to intercalate metallic lithium or lithium ions or which can conduct lithium ions and with which the metallic substrate can be coated, wherein the metallic substrate and the material each form a boundary layer between them; one separator which separates the electrodes from one another and with which the material of the electrodes is coated, wherein the material and the separator form respective boundary layers between them, characterized in that a layer of material comprising or consisting of graphene extends at least partially into at least one of said boundary layers. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260190 | SECONDARY BATTERY - Terminal insulating members | 2013-10-03 |
20130260191 | Battery Pack and Battery System - A battery pack in which an increase in size is restrained even if the battery pack includes plural battery modules with fuses is to be provided. In order to solve the foregoing problem, a battery pack according to the invention includes at least two or more battery modules, each battery module having a battery cell and a first fuse connected in series with the battery cell, the battery cell and the first fuse being housed in a casing. A positive electrode terminal provided in one battery module and a negative electrode terminal provided in another battery module are connected to each other via a second fuse. The second fuse has a higher rated voltage than the first fuse. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260192 | Battery Pack Pressure Monitoring System for Thermal Event Detection - A system for detecting thermal events, e.g., thermal runaway, within a sealed battery pack based on a characterization of monitored pressure variations within the pack is provided. The system includes at least one pressure sensor coupled to the battery pack and to a pressure monitoring system that outputs pressure data representative of the battery pack pressure over time; a system controller that analyzes the pressure data and outputs a control signal when the pressure data fits a specific curve shape; and a thermal event response subsystem that performs a preset response upon receipt of the control signal from the system controller. The system may include a secondary effect monitoring system, wherein the thermal event response subsystem performs the preset response when the pressure data fits a specific curve shape and the secondary effect is detected by the secondary effect monitoring system. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260193 | ASSEMBLED BATTERY WIRING MEMBER AND ASSEMBLED BATTERY MODULE - An assembled battery wiring member for an assembled battery that plural single cells each having a positive terminal and a negative terminal are arranged in a predetermined array direction and the positive terminal of one of a pair of single cells adjacent in the array direction is connected to the negative terminal of another single cell one after another by a conductive coupling member. It includes a flat cable including plural linear conductors arranged parallel to each other and an insulating film covering the plural linear conductors, and a connecting member to connect the plural linear conductors to the coupling member. The connecting member includes a plate-shaped conductor and an insulation covering the conductor, one end of the conductor is connected to the coupling member and another end of the conductor is connected to the linear conductor through an opening formed in the insulation film of the flat cable. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260194 | Apparatus and Method for Manufacturing a Modular Battery Pack with Fluid Circulation Tube and Interleaved Fins - A battery pack includes at least one serpentine fluid circulation tube that extends around part of the periphery of a plurality of electric cells. First and second segments of the tube are disposed adjacent a first and a second edge of a first set of the plurality of electric cells. The sets of electric cells are disposed in an alternating arrangement. A first fin and a second fin are provided between each of the electric cells. The fins have a reverse turn wrapped around the segments of the tube. The fins have internal ends that are disposed between the electric cells and the tube segments. The battery pack may be assembled by folding the fins around the electric cells and the tube or by preforming folded sheets that define thermal fins and assembling the folded sheets over segments of the tube from opposite sides of the electric cells. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260195 | OIL-COOLED LITHIUM BATTERY MODULE - This invention belongs to the category of the lithium battery technology, specially, it relates to an oil-cooled lithium battery module comprising of an oil cooling system and a lithium battery module, wherein the lithium battery module immerged in the oil cooling system and composed of a battery base, a battery core within a core rubber sleeve as well as a press plate, a PCB support plate and a top cap which are disposed in sequence at the front end of the battery core. The top cap is sealingly connected with the battery base, which houses the core rubber sleeve. In comparison with the prior art, the oil cooling system in the present invention controls the oil temperature to ensure that the battery core can run under normal ambient temperature. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260196 | Battery System - Provided is a battery system which can easily identify a portion where a fuse is blown when the fuse is blown even in a large-scale battery system where a plurality of batteries are connected in series. The battery system includes a battery pack including a series circuit where a plurality of battery modules are connected to each other in series, the battery module including a fuse which is connected in series to a battery cell, and a light emitting diode which is connected in parallel to the fuse and has an anode thereof connected to a positive pole side of the battery cell; and a switching element which is connected in parallel to the series circuit. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260197 | BATTERY ARRAY, BATTERY SEPARATOR, AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH BATTERY ARRAY - The battery array is provided with a plurality of battery cells having a rectangular outline, insulating separators intervening between adjacent battery cells, a pair of endplates disposed at the ends of the battery cells stacked alternately with intervening separators, and binding bars that bind the endplates together. Partition plates, which are the parts of the separators sandwiched between adjacent battery cells, have thin regions established along regions opposite the upper ends of the battery cells, and the thin regions are formed thinner than partition plate regions opposite the center sections of the battery cells. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260198 | Battery System - A battery system in which delay in communication and processing is restrained even if the system is constructed with plural hierarchical structures. The system includes a battery module having plural battery cells and a battery module control unit that collects battery information of the plural cells; a battery pack having plural battery modules and a battery pack control unit, which collects information of the plural modules; and a battery block having plural packs and a battery block control unit that collects information of the plural packs. The module control unit and the pack control unit communicate via a first communication line. The pack control unit and the block control unit communicate via a second communication line. The module control unit and the block control unit have a communication line in which direction communication is carried out without having a relay of the pack control unit. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260199 | DEVICE FOR FOLDING ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - Disclosed herein is a folding device to manufacture a stacked/folded type electrode assembly having unit cells sequentially stacked in a state in which a separation film is disposed between the respective unit cells, the folding device including a web supply unit to supply a web having plate-shaped unit cells arranged at the top of a separation film at predetermined intervals, a winding jig to rotate the unit cells while holding a first one of the unit cells of the web so that the unit cells are sequentially stacked in a state in which the separation film is disposed between the respective unit cells, and a Y-axis directional rotary shaft compensation unit to compensate for a position of a rotary shaft of the winding jig in a direction (Y-axis direction) perpendicular to an advancing direction of the web, wherein the Y-axis directional rotary shaft compensation unit periodically changes the position of the rotary shaft in the direction (Y axis) perpendicular to the advancing direction (X axis) of the web to minimize vertical amplitude of the web during winding. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260200 | PREPARATION PROCESS FOR PREVENTING DEFORMATION OF JELLY-ROLL TYPE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - Provided is a method for fabrication of a jelly-roll type electrode assembly having a cathode/separation membrane/anode laminate structure, including: (a) coating both sides of a porous substrate with organic/inorganic composite layers, each of which includes inorganic particles and an organic polymer as a binder, so as to fabricate a composite membrane; and (b) inserting one end of a sheet laminate comprising a cathode sheet and an anode sheet as well as the composite membrane into a mandrel, winding the sheet laminate around the mandrel, and then, removing the mandrel, wherein the organic/inorganic composite layer includes microfine pores capable of moderating a variation in volume during charge/discharge of a secondary battery and an interfacial friction coefficient between the composite membrane and the mandrel is not more than 0.28. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260201 | Lithium-Iron Disulfide Cell Design - The invention relates to electrochemical cells having a jellyroll electrode assembly that includes a lithium-based negative electrode, a positive electrode with a coating comprising greater than about 94 wt. % of iron disulfide. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260202 | Lithium-Iron Disulfide Cell Design - A lithium-iron disulfide electrochemical cell design is disclosed, relying on judicious selection of the electrolyte, a thicker lithium anode and a cathode with specific characteristics selected to cooperate with the electrolyte. The resulting cell has a reduced interfacial surface area between the anode and the cathode but, surprisingly, maintains excellent high drain rate capacity. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260203 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - [Problem] To provide a rectangular nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery for which the generation of a magnetic field due to current during use is suppressed and the danger of internal shorts between the positive electrode tab and negative electrode tab is reduced. [Solution] The positive electrode tab and negative electrode tab are both disposed at the beginning side of a winding for wound electrodes. An outer housing and sealing plate are welded in a state with the positive electrode tab sandwiched at a mating part of the outer housing and sealing plate. The negative electrode tab is electrically connected to a negative electrode terminal provided on the sealing plate. The positive electrode tab and negative electrode tab are divided by a space of 2-12 mm in the direction of battery width. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260204 | Energy Storage Systems Having an Electrode Comprising LixSy - Improved lithium-sulfur energy storage systems can utilizes Li | 2013-10-03 |
20130260205 | FLEXIBLE SECONDARY BATTERY - A flexible battery a first electrode layer, a first current collector layer disposed on the first electrode layer, where a plurality of through-holes is defined in the first current collector layer, a separator disposed on the first current collector layer, a second current collector layer disposed on the separator, where a plurality of through-holes is defined in the second current collector layer, and a second electrode layer disposed on the second current collector layer. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260206 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL COMPRISING A SULFUR-CONTAINING POLYMER - The present invention relates to electrochemical cells comprising
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20130260207 | BATTERY ELECTRODE OR SEPARATOR SURFACE PROTECTIVE AGENT COMPOSITION, BATTERY ELECTRODE OR SEPARATOR PROTECTED BY THE COMPOSITION, AND BATTERY HAVING THE BATTERY ELECTRODE OR SEPARATOR - A battery electrode or separator surface protective agent composition having fluidity and being capable of being solidified by hot melt, and comprising at least two types of organic particles comprising organic materials, wherein the organic particles of types different from each other are substantially incompatible with each other, wherein when the composition is solidified by hot melt, the organic particles of the same type thermally fuse with one another to form a continuous phase. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260208 | SEPARATOR AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - The present invention provides a separator having a porous substrate; and a porous coating layer formed on one surface of the porous substrate and comprising a mixture of inorganic particles and a binder polymer, which has a value of a porosity×an air permeability per thickness in the range of 5 to 40, the porosity and the air permeability per thickness. The separator having a porous coating layer according to the present invention has a porosity which is controlled depending on the air permeability of the porous substrate, and thus exhibit superior ionic conductivity as well as good mechanical properties, thereby contributing to improve the performance and safety of an electrochemical device. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260209 | POLYSULFONE COATING FOR HIGH VOLTAGE LITHIUM-ION CELLS - The performance of a lithium ion-cell where the cathode is a layered-layered lithium rich cathode material xLiMO | 2013-10-03 |
20130260210 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK - According to one embodiment, a nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a compound, which is represented by LiFe | 2013-10-03 |
20130260211 | NOVEL DEVICE FOR LAMINATING ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME - Disclosed is a device for laminating an electrode assembly including a cathode, an anode and a separator interposed therebetween laminated in this order by thermal bonding, the device including an inlet, through which a web having the cathode/separator/anode laminate structure is fed, a heater to heat the web and thereby induce thermal bonding between the cathode, the separator and the anode, an outlet through which the thermally bonded web is discharged, and a transporter to transport the web through the inlet, the heater and the outlet, wherein the transporter imparts a transport driving force to the web in a state that the transporter contacts at least one of the top and the bottom of the web and the heater directly heats a region of the transporter contacting the web and thereby transfers thermal bonding energy to the web. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260212 | Secondary Battery And Secondary Battery Module - A secondary battery includes a battery casing accommodating an electricity-generating element group, and a battery cover having through-holes and sealing an opening in the battery casing. A first face at one end of each of positive and negative electrode connecting plates, which are each formed from a single plate of metal, is connected to a non-coated section of the electricity-generating element group. A second face at the other end of each of the positive and negative electrode connecting plates is a face onto which a busbar is welded, and the second face is exposed outward from one of the through-holes. Insulating base materials are interposed between THE positive and negative electrode connecting plates and an outer circumference of each through-hole, the insulating base materials and the battery cover are connected by brazing, and the insulating base materials and the positive and negative electrode connecting plates are connected by brazing. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260213 | Battery System - Provided is a battery system including battery modules each having a plurality of batteries and a battery module control unit for controlling the plurality of batteries, and battery pack control units for controlling a plurality of the battery module control units, wherein the plurality of the battery module control units are connected in serial by wires between modules, wherein each battery module control unit includes a first input/output terminal for inputting or outputting information to or from a battery module control unit of one adjacent battery module and a second input/output terminal for inputting or outputting information to or from a battery module control unit of another adjacent battery module, and wherein an input impedance of the first input/output terminal is smaller than an input impedance of the second input/output terminal. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260214 | ELECTRODE GROUP FOR THIN BATTERIES, THIN BATTERY, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is a high-capacity and highly-flexible electrode group for thin batteries, a thin battery including the electrode group, and an electronic device in which the thin battery is incorporated. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260215 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A battery may include an electrode assembly including a first electrode and a second electrode, an electrode terminal, a current collecting member electrically connecting the electrode terminal and a first electrode uncoated region of the first electrode, a fixing member, and a case. The current collecting member may include a terminal connecting portion coupled to the electrode terminal and an electrode connecting portion extending from the terminal connecting portion. The electrode connecting portion may include an extending connecting plate and a current collecting piece extending from the connecting plate and being in contact with the first electrode uncoated region along sidewalls of the first electrode uncoated region. The fixing member may include a current collecting member coupling portion engaged with the current collecting member, the electrode connecting portion extending through the fixing member. The fixing member may be between the current collecting member and the case. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260216 | Nickel Hydrogen Rechargeable Battery - A nickel hydrogen rechargeable battery contains an electrode group made up of positive and negative electrode put together with a separator intervening therebetween. The positive electrode includes positive-electrode active material particles each having a base particle composed mainly of nickel hydroxide and a conductive layer that covers the surface of the base particle and is made from a Co compound containing Li. The negative electrode includes a rare earth-Mg—Ni-based hydrogen storage alloy containing a rare-earth element, Mg and Ni. The total amount of Li contained in the battery is in a range of from 15 to 50 (mg/Ah) on the condition that the Li is converted into LiOH, and that the total amount of Li is found as a mass per Ah of positive electrode capacity. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260217 | BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, ELECTRICITY STORAGE APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM - A battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode where a negative electrode active material layer containing a negative electrode active material containing natural graphite is formed on at least one surface of a negative electrode collector, and an electrolyte. A thickness of the negative electrode active material layer per one surface of the negative electrode collector is 50 μm or more and 100 μm or less, and in the negative electrode active material layer from the negative electrode collector up to ½ of the thickness of the layer in a surface direction of the negative electrode active material layer, an orientation degree A expressed as (peak intensity of carbon 002 face/peak intensity of carbon 110 face) that is a peak intensity ratio of a carbon 002 face and a carbon 110 face measured by an X-ray diffraction is 100 or more and 500 or less. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260218 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR SECONDARY BATTERY TO BE USED IN SAME - Provided is a secondary battery having a good battery property at a high temperature. A secondary battery according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention comprises a negative electrode and an electrolyte liquid; wherein the negative electrode is formed by binding a negative electrode active substance on a negative electrode collector with a negative electrode binder; and wherein the electrolyte liquid comprises a compound (A) having a C═S bond. In this embodiment, the negative electrode active substance is formed by covering at least one of a metal (a) that can be alloyed with lithium and a metal oxide (b) that can absorb and desorb a lithium ion with a carbon material (c). Alternatively, the negative electrode active substance comprises a metal (a) that can be alloyed with lithium and the negative electrode binder negative electrode is a polyimide or a polyamide-imide. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260219 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery including an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly including a separator between a positive electrode and a negative electrode; current collectors, the current collectors being electrically connected to the positive electrode and the negative electrode, respectively; a case, the case accommodating the electrode assembly and the current collectors; a cap plate, the cap plate coupled to an opening in the case; and an insulating film, the insulating film insulating the electrode assembly and the electrode collectors from the case, wherein the insulating film includes a protuberance pattern on at least one surface thereof to compensate for vibration of the electrode assembly current collectors with respect to the case. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260220 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly; a case containing the electrode assembly; a cap plate covering an opening of the case; and an external insulating member on an outer surface of the case, the external insulating member including an insulating cover on the cap plate, and an insulating tape coupled to the insulating cover on the case. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260221 | ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE - In order to accurately protect current collectors included in an electric storage device, the electric storage device includes an electric storage element | 2013-10-03 |
20130260222 | Electrode Forming Process for Metal-Ion Battery with Hexacyanometallate Electrode - A method is provided for forming a metal-ion battery electrode with large interstitial spacing. A working electrode with hexacyanometallate particles overlies a current collector. The hexacyanometallate particles have a chemical formula A | 2013-10-03 |
20130260223 | WATER SOLUBLE BINDER COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME AND ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY EMPLOYING - A water soluble binder composition includes a binder, the binder including a water soluble polyamic acid having an acid equivalent of about 300 to about 600 g/eq. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260224 | OXYGEN SHUTTLE BATTERY - The present invention provides a new rocking-chair-type battery employing oxygen ions as a charge shuttle that can be used to replace lithium ion batteries. The battery of the present invention is an oxygen shuttle battery comprising two electrodes that are comprised of a compound capable of oxygen intercalation at least in part and an electrolyte permeable to oxygen atoms that is present between the two electrodes. The compound capable of oxygen intercalation is, for example, at least one compound selected from the compound denoted by the general formula AMO | 2013-10-03 |
20130260225 | LAYERED MATERIALS WITH IMPROVED MAGNESIUM INTERCALATION FOR RECHARGEABLE MAGNESIUM ION CELLS - Electrochemical devices which incorporate cathode materials that include layered crystalline compounds for which a structural modification has been achieved which increases the diffusion rate of multi-valent ions into and out of the cathode materials. Examples in which the layer spacing of the layered electrode materials is modified to have a specific spacing range such that the spacing is optimal for diffusion of magnesium ions are presented. An electrochemical cell comprised of a positive intercalation electrode, a negative metal electrode, and a separator impregnated with a nonaqueous electrolyte solution containing multi-valent ions and arranged between the positive electrode and the negative electrode active material is described. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260226 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte for a lithium-ion secondary battery containing 0.1 ppm to 20 ppm of vanadium in terms of vanadium ions, and containing cyclic carbonate and chain carbonate is used. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260227 | LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - The negative electrode is formed from silicon, an amount of heat generation in a negative electrode, which is measured by a differential scanning calorimeter within a range of 210 to 380° C. during full charge, is 850 J/g or less, and a cyclic carbonate including ethylene carbonate and a chain carbonate which has a chemical formula expressed by R | 2013-10-03 |
20130260228 | LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - The lithium-ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode containing an active material made of a compound including lithium and a transition metal; an electrolyte containing 5 to 30 ppm of hydrofluoric acid; and a negative electrode containing 1 to 100 ppm of vanadium. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260229 | BATTERY ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION CONTAINING CERTAIN ESTER-BASED SOLVENTS, AND BATTERIES CONTAINING SUCH AN ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION - Battery electrolyte solutions contain certain ester solvents, a lithium salt and vinylene carbonate, vinyl ethylene carbonate or fluoroethylene carbonate. Batteries containing these solvents have excellent specific discharge capacities and reduced weight compared to batteries in which the electrolyte is based on ethylene carbonate. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260230 | LOCALIZED HEAT TREATMENT OF BATTERY COMPONENT FILMS - A battery fabrication method includes forming on a substrate, at least a portion of a battery cell having a plurality of battery component films that include an underlying film with an overlying metal-containing film. A beam incident area of the metal-containing film is locally heated by directing onto the metal-containing film, an energy beam maintained at a fluence of at least about 800 J/cm | 2013-10-03 |
20130260231 | LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES AND CATHODE MATERIALS THEREOF - The invention provides a type of lithium-ion battery cathode materials applicable to a high charge cut-off voltage. The cathode materials comprises two active substances of LiCoO | 2013-10-03 |
20130260232 | Alkali and Alkaline-Earth Ion Batteries with Hexacyanometallate Cathode and Non-Metal Anode - A battery structure is provided for making alkali ion and alkaline-earth ion batteries. The battery has a hexacyanometallate cathode, a non-metal anode, and non-aqueous electrolyte. A method is provided for forming the hexacyanometallate battery cathode and non-metal battery anode prior to the battery assembly. The cathode includes hexacyanometallate particles overlying a current collector. The hexacyanometallate particles have the chemical formula A′ | 2013-10-03 |
20130260233 | LITHIUM BATTERY ANODE HAVING PROTECTIVE FILM MADE UP OF INORGANIC PARTICLES AND LITHIUM BATTERY - A longer-lasting lithium battery anode includes a current collector, an anode active material layer, and a protective film. The anode active material layer is coated on the current collector. The protective film is coated on the anode active material layer, and the protective film consists of inorganic particles. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260234 | LITHIUM BATTERY CATHODE HAVING PROTECTIVE FILM MADE UP OF INORGANIC PARTICLES AND LITHIUM BATTERY - A longer-lasting lithium battery cathode includes a current collector, a cathode active material layer, and a protective film. The cathode active material layer is coated on the current collector. The protective film layer is coated on the cathode active material layer, and the protective film layer consists of inorganic particles. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260235 | Electrodes, Batteries, Electrode Production Methods, and Battery Production Methods - Battery electrodes are provided that can include a conductive core supported by a polymeric frame. Methods for manufacturing battery electrodes are provided that can include: providing a sheet of conductive material; and framing the sheet of conductive material with a polymeric material. Batteries are provided that can include a plurality of electrodes, with individual ones of the electrodes comprising a conductive core supported by a polymeric frame. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260236 | NEGATIVE-ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE, AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE USING SAME - The negative electrode material for an electricity storage device comprising a negative electrode active material containing an oxide material, and a binder made of a water-soluble polymer. As the water-soluble polymer, a cellulose derivative or polyvinyl alcohol can be used. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260237 | ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed are an anode active material for secondary batteries, capable of intercalating and deintercalating ions, the anode active material including a core including a crystalline carbon-based material, and a composite coating layer including one or more materials selected from the group consisting of low crystalline carbon and amorphous carbon, and a hydrophilic material, wherein the composite coating layer includes a matrix comprising one component selected from one or more materials selected from the group consisting of low crystalline carbon and amorphous carbon, and a hydrophilic material, and a filler including the other component, incorporated in the matrix, and a secondary battery including the anode active material. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260238 | LAYERED MATERIALS WITH IMPROVED MAGNESIUM INTERCALATION FOR RECHARGEABLE MAGNESIUM ION CELLS - Electrochemical devices which incorporate cathode materials that include layered crystalline compounds for which a structural modification has been achieved which increases the diffusion rate of multi-valent ions into and out of the cathode materials. Examples in which the layer spacing of the layered electrode materials is modified to have a specific spacing range such that the spacing is optimal for diffusion of magnesium ions are presented. An electrochemical cell comprised of a positive intercalation electrode, a negative metal electrode, and a separator impregnated with a nonaqeuous electrolyte solution containing multi-valent ions and arranged between the positive electrode and the negative electrode active material is described. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260239 | Si Composite Electrode with Li Metal Doping for Advanced Lithium-ion Battery - A silicon electrode is described, formed by combining silicon powder, a conductive binder, and SLMP™ powder from FMC Corporation to make a hybrid electrode system, useful in lithium-ion batteries. In one embodiment the binder is a conductive polymer such as described in PCT Published Application WO 2010/135248 A1. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260240 | BINDER COMPOSITION FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY, RECHARGEABLE BATTERY EMPLOYING THE SAME AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - In one aspect, a binder composition for a rechargeable battery, a rechargeable battery employing the same and a method of producing an electrode of the rechargeable battery is provided. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260241 | BINDER COMPOSITION FOR BATTERIES, SLURRY FOR BATTERY ELECTRODES, SOLID ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION, ELECTRODE, AND ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY - A binder composition for batteries, including (A) a polymer that has at least one structural unit selected from the group consisting of structural units represented by the following formulae (a1) to (a5), respectively, and (f) a functional group containing a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom, a silicon atom, a germanium atom, a tin atom or a combination thereof; and (B) a liquid medium, the polymer (A) having a solubility of no less than 5 g in 100 g of cyclohexane at 25° C. and 1 atom. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260242 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - The negative electrode for lithium-ion secondary battery is used in which a product of tensile strength and thickness of a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material layer containing silicon and silicon oxide as main components is 3.8 to 9.0 N/mm and a value obtained by dividing the product of the tensile strength and the thickness of the negative electrode by a product of tensile strength and thickness of a negative electrode current collector is 1.06 to 1.29. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260243 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer containing a negative electrode active material mainly containing silicon and silicon oxide. In the negative electrode, the ratio of the film thickness of the negative electrode active material layer to the particle size distribution D99 is in the range of 1.2 to 2.0, the value of the D99 is in the range of 7 to 27 μm, and the negative electrode active material layer has a density ranging from 1.2 to 1.6 g/cm | 2013-10-03 |
20130260244 | LITHIUM MANGANESE OXIDE POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a lithium manganese oxide positive active material for a lithium ion secondary battery and a lithium ion secondary battery including the same. The lithium manganese oxide positive active material includes a spinel lithium manganese oxide of three or more types of particles having different sizes mixed therein, wherein first type particles have an average diameter of 5 μm or greater, second type particles have an average diameter of 1 μm or less, third type particles have an average diameter of 200 nm or less, and the average diameter of the second type particles is greater than that of the third type particles. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260245 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides an electrode material in which unevenness in a supporting amount of a carbonaceous film is less when using an electrode-active material having a carbonaceous film on a surface thereof as the electrode material, and which is capable of improving conductivity, and a method for producing the electrode material. The electrode material includes an aggregate formed by aggregating an electrode-active material in which a carbonaceous film is formed on a surface. In the electrode material, an average particle size of the aggregate is 0.5 to 100 μm, a volume density of the aggregate is 50 to 80 vol % of a volume density in a case in which the aggregate is a solid, and 80% or more of the surface of the electrode-active material is covered with the carbonaceous film. Alternatively, the electrode material includes an aggregate formed by aggregating electrode-active material particles in which a carbonaceous film is formed on a surface. In the electrode material, an average particle size of the aggregate is 0.5 to 100 μm, a pore size (D50) when an accumulated volume percentage of a pore size distribution of the aggregate is 50% is 0.1 to 0.2 μm, and porosity of the aggregate is 15 to 50 vol % with respect to a volume in a case in which the aggregate is a solid. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260246 | Lithium-ion cell having a high energy density and high power density - A lithium-ion cell comprising: (A) a cathode comprising graphene as the cathode active material having a surface area to capture and store lithium thereon and wherein said graphene cathode is meso-porous having a specific surface area greater than 100 m | 2013-10-03 |
20130260247 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material having a composition represented by the formula (1) | 2013-10-03 |
20130260248 | ACTIVE MATERIAL AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - An active material has a layered structure and a composition represented by the following formula (1) Li | 2013-10-03 |
20130260249 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - A lithium ion secondary battery and a method for preparing the same are provided. The lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode having a positive active material represented by Formula (1), a negative electrode and an electrolyte, wherein the positive active material is activated by performing a first charge operation with a voltage ranging from 4.5 V to 4.7 V and the voltage is then reduced to less than 4.5 V: | 2013-10-03 |
20130260250 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery is provided with a positive electrode active material layer a containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode active material layer containing a negative electrode active material, an electrolyte layer formed between the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer, and a modification material disposed at an interface between an electrolyte material and at least one electrode active material among the positive electrode active material and the negative electrode active material, and having a higher relative permittivity than the relative permittivity of the electrolyte material. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260251 | LITHIUM-TITANIUM COMPLEX OXIDE, AND BATTERY ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY USING SAME - A lithium-titanium complex oxide containing Li | 2013-10-03 |
20130260252 | COMPOSITE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM BATTERY CONTAINING THE COMPOSITE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE COMPOSITE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - In some aspects, a composite electrode active material including a core capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium and a coating layer formed on at least a part of the surface of the core, wherein the coating layer includes a porous carbonaceous material is provided. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260253 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery contains a first compound represented by Li | 2013-10-03 |
20130260254 | LITHIUM ION CELL HAVING IMPROVED AGEING BEHAVIOR - A formed, secondary electrochemical cell includes at least one positive electrode containing a metal compound capable of reversibly incorporating and releasing lithium in the form of ions, at least one negative electrode containing a carbon compound capable of reversibly incurporating or releasing lithium in the form of ions, and/or a metal and/or semi-metal which can be alloyed with lithium, an electrolyte via which lithium ions can migrate between the at least one positive electrode and the at least one negative electrode, and mobile lithium available for incorporation or releasing processes in the electrodes, wherein capacity of the at least one negative electrode for taking up lithium is higher than that of the at least one positive electrode, the at least one negative electrode has a higher capacity than required for taking up the entire mobile lithium contained in the cell, and the mobile lithium is contained in the cell in an amount which exceeds the capacity of the at least one positive electrode for taking up lithium. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260255 | NUCLEATION AND GROWTH OF TIN PARTICLES INTO THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPOSITE ACTIVE ANODE FOR LITHIUM HIGH CAPACITY ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to lithium-ion batteries, and more specifically, to a system and method for fabricating such batteries using thin-film processes that form three-dimensional structures. In one embodiment, an anodic structure used to form an energy storage device is provided. The anodic structure comprises a flexible conductive substrate, a plurality of conductive microstructures formed on the conductive substrate, comprising a plurality of columnar projections and dendritic structures formed over the plurality of columnar projections and a plurality of tin particles formed on the plurality of conductive microstructures. In another embodiment, the anodic structure further comprises a tin nucleation layer comprising tin particles formed on the flexible conductive substrate between the flexible conductive substrate and the plurality of conductive microstructures. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260256 | LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - In the invention, a lithium-ion secondary battery, in which a value obtained by dividing average 3% modulus strength of a separator by average 3% modulus strength of a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer containing silicon and silicon oxide as a main component is 0.079 or less, is used. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260257 | ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided are a multi-layered structure electrolyte including a gel polymer electrolyte on opposite surfaces of a ceramic solid electrolyte, for a lithium ion secondary battery including positive and negative electrodes capable of intercalating/deintercalating lithium ions, and a lithium ion secondary battery including the electrode. The electrolyte includes a gel polymer electrolyte on opposite surfaces of a ceramic solid electrolyte. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260258 | ELECTRODE BODY AND ALL SOLID STATE BATTERY - The problem of the present invention is to provide an electrode body excellent in cycling characteristics, which restrains interface resistance from increasing with time. The present invention solves the above-mentioned problem by providing an electrode body comprising: an electrode active material comprising an oxide, a first solid electrolyte material comprising a sulfide, and a second solid electrolyte material disposed at an interface between the electrode active material and the first solid electrolyte material, wherein a difference between electronegativity of a skeleton element in the second solid electrolyte material and electronegativity of an oxygen element is smaller than a difference between electronegativity of a skeleton element bonded to a sulfur element in the first solid electrolyte material and electronegativity of an oxygen element. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260259 | FLEXIBLE SOLID-STATE CONDUCTORS - Various embodiments of solid-state conductors containing solid polymer electrolytes, electronic devices incorporating the solid-sate conductors, and associated methods of manufacturing are described herein. In one embodiment, a solid-state conductor includes poly(ethylene oxide) having molecules with a molecular weight of about 200 to about 8×10 | 2013-10-03 |
20130260260 | Protected Transition Metal Hexacyanoferrate Battery Electrode - A protected transition metal hexacyanoferrate (TMHCF) battery cathode is presented, made from A | 2013-10-03 |
20130260261 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolytic solution includes a cyclic carbonate and a chain carbonate, and contains a glycol sulfate derivative represented by formula (I) below and fluoroethylene carbonate: | 2013-10-03 |
20130260262 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - [Problem] To provide a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery exhibiting superior stability characteristics and having charge/discharge characteristics exhibiting a high-rate discharge stroke, even when a lithium-nickel-cobalt manganate and a spinel-type lithium manganate are used as the positive electrode active material. [Solution] A mixture having a specific ratio of a tungsten- and zirconium-modified lithium-nickel-cobalt manganate and a spinel-type lithium manganate is used as the positive electrode active material. Furthermore, a nonaqueous electrolyte having a specific ratio of the content of dimethyl carbonate and the content of a cyclic carbonate is used. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260263 | MOBILE ENERGY CARRIER AND ENERGY STORE - A mobile energy carrier with which energy in the form of materials from zones distributed widely throughout the world, for example with a large amount of solar energy, wind energy or other CO | 2013-10-03 |
20130260264 | AIR BATTERY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A battery device, including a negative electrode; an air electrode; and an electrolyte layer that is provided between the negative electrode and the air electrode, where the air electrode includes a plurality of portions having discharge over-voltages that are different between each portion in a direction from the negative electrode to the air electrode, and where a discharge over-voltage of a portion of the air electrode closest to the negative electrode is lower than a discharge over-voltage of the other of the plurality of portions | 2013-10-03 |
20130260265 | AIR BATTERY, METHOD OF USING AN AIR BATTERY, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A battery device, including a negative electrode; an air electrode; an electrolyte layer that is positioned between the negative electrode and the air electrode; a first current collector on a first surface of the air electrode closest to the negative electrode; and a second current collector on a second surface of the air electrode positioned opposite to the negative electrode; where the first current collector and the second current collector are each electrically connected to the air electrode. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260266 | FAST MEA BREAK-IN AND VOLTAGE RECOVERY - A system and method for breaking-in and humidifying membrane-electrode-assemblies (MEAs) in a fuel cell stack. The method includes performing voltage cycling and humidification of the MEAs in the stack, including one or more temperature steps wherein current density of the stack is cycled within a predetermined range for each of the one or more temperature steps. The method also includes maintaining a fuel cell stack voltage within a predetermined range, and maintaining anode and cathode reactant flows at an approximate set-point during the current density cycling of the one or more temperature steps to break-in and humidify the MEAs in the stack so that the stack is able to operate at a predetermined threshold for a fuel cell stack voltage output capability. | 2013-10-03 |
20130260267 | Membrane Electrode Assemblies And Fuel-Cell Systems With Surface-Modified Electrocatalysts And Methods For Electrocatalyst Surface Modification - Fuel-cell assemblies containing a membrane electrode assembly, methods for preparing the membrane electrode assembly, and methods for functionalizing catalytic surfaces of catalyst particles in the membrane electrode assembly of the fuel cell assembly have been described. The fuel-cell assemblies and their membrane electrode assemblies contain cathode catalyst materials having catalytic surfaces that are functionalized with cyano groups to improve catalyst activity. The cathode catalyst materials may include a catalytic metal such as platinum or a platinum alloy. The cyano groups may be derived from a cyanide source that is electro-oxidized onto the catalytic surfaces. Nonlimiting examples of cyanide sources include amino acids such as glycine, alanine, and serine. The cyano groups may improve catalyst activity toward the oxygen-reduction reaction in a hydrogen fuel cell by blocking catalyst surface adsorption of contaminant species such as sulfates or sulfonates while allowing access of oxygen molecules to the catalyst surface. | 2013-10-03 |