Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090004525 | Ion-Dissociative Functional Compound, Method for Production Thereof, Ionic Conductor, and Electrochemical Device - Disclosed herein are an ion-dissociative functional compound, a method for production thereof, an ionic conductor, and an electrochemical device, the ion-dissociative functional compound being thermally and chemically stable under the condition required of fuel cells and being suitable for use as a material such as protonic conductor in fuel cells. | 01-01-2009 |
20090105357 | IONIC CONDUCTOR, PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - Disclosed herein are an ionic conductor including a proton conductor, a process for production thereof, and an electrochemical device (such as fuel cell) with said ionic conductor, said ionic conductor being superior in ionic conductivity, water resistance, and film forming properties. The ionic conductor is formed from a polymer in which carbon clusters having ion dissociating functional groups are bonded to each other through connecting groups. The polymer is less water-soluble and more chemically stable than a derivative composed solely of carbon clusters; therefore, it permits many ion dissociating functional group to be introduced thereinto. Moreover, if ion dissociating functional groups are introduced into also the connecting group, it is possible to prevent the concentration of ion dissociating functional groups from decreasing as the result of polymerization. The polymer can be easily synthesized by simple condensation, substitution, and hydrolysis. Therefore, the process is suitable for mass production in high yields. | 04-23-2009 |
20090169972 | FUEL CARTRIDGE - A fuel cartridge is provided. The fuel cartridge capable of reliably suppressing fuel leakage and realizing improved safety. The fuel cartridge includes a cartridge body having a fuel supply port, and a seal member for directly closing the fuel supply port. The cartridge body has an atmosphere communication port, and the seal member directly closes the fuel supply port and the atmosphere communication port. | 07-02-2009 |
20100068562 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - An electrochemical device capable of improving arrangement efficiency of bonded bodies and securing favorable sealing characteristics is provided. An electrolyte membrane | 03-18-2010 |
20100098985 | FUEL CELL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A small fuel cell capable of improving stability of power generation is provided. A heat insulating layer | 04-22-2010 |
20100119904 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell is provided capable of preventing destabilization of power generation due to heat generated in an electrochemical device portion (membrane-electrode assembly or the like) and preventing decrease of generation efficiency. In a fuel cell having a membrane-electrode assembly which performs power generation by chemical reaction, a membrane-electrode assembly is disposed with a space from another membrane-electrode assembly or two membrane-electrode assemblies are provided adjacent to each other so that the pair is disposed with a space from another membrane-electrode assembly or another pair, and one of the main surfaces of a membrane-electrode assembly is in contact with outside air without being sealed with another membrane-electrode assembly. Conductive plates and are disposed in contact with the membrane-electrode assembly in order to exchange a current generated in the membrane-electrode assembly with the outside, and radiation fins are provided on the conductive plate on the main surface side in contact with outside air so that the conductive plate serves as a radiation member. | 05-13-2010 |
20100183953 | LIQUID TANK, TUBLUAR STRUCTURE FOR LIQUID TANK, FUEL CELL, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A liquid tank and a tubular structure for liquid tank capable of suctioning an internal liquid to the last drop even when the tank is tilted to any angle are provided. The tubular structure | 07-22-2010 |
20100209817 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A fuel cell system with which excessive supply or supply shortage of a vaporized fuel is able to be avoided and stable power generation with high output is able to be made, and an electronic device using the same. In a vaporization chamber, a projection is provided as a heat conduction section to conduct heat generated in a power generation section to a liquid fuel supplied to the vaporization chamber. Between the end of the projection and an inner wall face of an inner member, a gap is provided. In the gap, the heat is effectively conducted to the liquid fuel supplied from the end of a fuel supply route, and the liquid fuel is vaporized. It is possible that the projection is contacted with a section in the vicinity of the end section of the fuel supply route in the inner wall face of the inner member, and thereby heat of the power generation section is conducted to the inner member through the projection, heat is conducted to the liquid fuel through the inner member, and the liquid fuel is vaporized. Thereby, it is possible to limit a target region to be heated according to the position of the projection, or to control the amount of heat conducted to the liquid fuel according to the size of the projection. | 08-19-2010 |
20100261076 | FUEL CARTRIDGE, FUEL CELL, AND POWER GENERATION METHOD - A fuel cartridge with which liquid leakage through an air induction hole from a fuel tank is able to be prevented and safety is able to be improved is provided. Switching drive for opening and closing an air induction hole | 10-14-2010 |
20100279205 | FUEL CARTRIDGE, FUEL CELL, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A fuel cartridge with which damage or break of a valve due to miss-loading or the like is able to be avoided and safety is able to be improved, a fuel cell, and an electronic device are provided. A fitting groove for fitting to a fuel cell body is provided in a package of a fuel cartridge. Improper force applied to a valve due to inappropriate loading or the like is avoided, and possibility that the valve is damaged or broken is decreased. The valve is provided not projecting from the package. Compared to an existing structure that a valve is projecting outside of the package, the effective volume of a fuel storage space is increased even if the height of the entire cartridge is the same as that of the existing case. | 11-04-2010 |
20110020714 | FUEL CELL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A fuel cell capable of being thinned while maintaining a stable electric power supply is provided. A fuel cell includes a power generation section, a fuel tank, a fuel supply section (pump), and a fuel vaporization section. The power generation section has a structure in which a combined body is sandwiched between a cell plate and a cell plate. The combined body has a structure in which an anode electrode and a cathode electrode are oppositely arranged with an electrolyte film in between. In particular, the fuel supply section and the fuel vaporization section are integrally provided, and are connected by a nozzle section buried therein. A fuel contained in the fuel tank is pumped by the fuel supply section according to the state of the power generation section, and then is vaporized by the fuel vaporization section, and is supplied to the power generation section side. | 01-27-2011 |
20110020734 | LIQUID TANK, FUEL CELL AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A fuel tank preventing an excessive supply when manually supplying a liquid such as a fuel, a fuel cell and an electronic apparatus using the fuel tank are provided. A fuel tank includes a deformable section which is deformable by external pressure in a part of a housing containing a liquid fuel. The deformable section has a projected shape outward from a top surface of the housing, and has a configuration in which a flat surface is arranged with a bending part in the top surface of the housing. The flat surface of the deformable section is pushed by a finger, a stick or the like to apply external pressure to the deformable section, thereby the deformable section is deformed so as to be flipped with respect to the top surface of the housing. The volumetric capacity in the housing is changed to push the liquid fuel out. | 01-27-2011 |
20110094617 | FUEL FILLING KIT AND FUEL FILLING METHOD - A fuel filling kit | 04-28-2011 |
20110111316 | FUEL CARTRIDGE AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cartridge ( | 05-12-2011 |
20110136029 | FUEL CELL AND TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT METHOD - A fuel cell and a temperature measurement method capable of directly measuring average temperature of a power generation unit and preventing dropout of a temperature detecting device are provided. A cathode plate for fixing the position of a power generation unit is set to be in contact with the power generation unit in a heat-transfer fashion and is made of an electric conductor or a semiconductor. When the temperature changes accompanying power generating operation of the power generation unit, the temperature of the cathode plate which is in contact with the power generation unit in a heat-transfer fashion changes. According to the temperature change, the resistance value changes. The resistance value is detected by using a resistance voltage dividing circuit having the cathode plate and resistors. By obtaining the temperature coefficient of the cathode plate in advance, the average temperature of the entire power generation unit is measured from the resistance value of the cathode plate. | 06-09-2011 |
20110195330 | FUEL CELL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Provided is a fuel cell capable of stopping, during abnormal heat generation, a supply of fuel and/or air, and preventing additional abnormal heat generation. In an electrode structure (a heat generation section), a fusible porous film is disposed between a cathode electrode and a cathode-side exterior member, and a fusible porous film is disposed between an anode electrode and an anode-side exterior member. The fusible porous films and may be made of resin having a low melting point and being not soluble in fuel (methanol), or may be made of a combination of a porous film and polyolefin wax with a low melting point. When abnormal heat generation occurs in the fuel cell | 08-11-2011 |
20110277832 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE COMPOSITE AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE INCORPORATED WITH THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a method for production of a titanium dioxide composite, the method including a step of preparing titanium dioxide nanowires, a step of dipping the titanium dioxide nanowires in a solution containing titanium oxysulfate and urea, thereby forming titanium dioxide fine particles on the surface of the titanium dioxide nanowires, and a step of recovering the titanium dioxide nanowires having the titanium dioxide fine particles formed on the surface thereof. | 11-17-2011 |
20120094209 | ION-CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITE, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY (MEA), AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - Provided are an ion-conductive composite containing ion-conductive fine particles and a vinylidene fluoride homopolymer or copolymer and having excellent ion conductivity, a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) including the ion-conductive composite as an electrolyte, and an electrochemical device, such as a fuel cell. | 04-19-2012 |
20120100458 | ION-CONDUCTING MICROPARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, ION-CONDUCTING COMPOSITE, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY (MEA), AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - There are provided an ion-conducting microparticle including an ion-dissociative group and exhibiting an affinity for a fluorine-containing resin, and a method of manufacturing the same, an ion-conducting composite including the ion-conducting microparticle, a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) including the ion-conducting composite as an electrolyte, and an electrochemical device such as a fuel cell. A reacting molecule | 04-26-2012 |
20120115065 | ION-CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITE ELECTROLYTE, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY USING THE SAME, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE USING MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ION-CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITE ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE - Provided are an ion-conductive composite electrolyte that improves ionic conductivity, a membrane-electrode assembly and an electrochemical device using the same, and a method for producing an ion-conductive composite electrolyte membrane. | 05-10-2012 |
20120129077 | ION-CONDUCTING COMPOSITE ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE AND FUEL CELL USING THE SAME - An ion-conducting composite electrolyte membrane with strength improved without impairing ionic conductivity, and a fuel cell using the same are provided. The proton conductive composite electrolyte membrane includes an electrolyte which includes an ion-dissociating functional group and is made of a fullerene derivative or sulfonated pitch within a range of 5 wt % to 85 wt % both inclusive, and a binder which has a weight-average molecular weight of 550000 or over and a logarithmic viscosity of 2 dL/g or over, and is made of a fluorine-based polymer such as polyvinylidene fluoride and a copolymer of polyvinylidene fluoride and hexafluoropropylene within a range of 15 wt % to 95 wt % both inclusive. | 05-24-2012 |
20130061923 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - To provide a photoelectric conversion device having high conversion efficiency and a method for manufacturing the same. The photoelectric conversion device includes a working electrode that has a transparent electrode ( | 03-14-2013 |