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20120201413 | MODULE FOR CONTAINING AN EARPIECE FOR AN AUDIO DEVICE - A module for containing an earpiece for an audio device, the earpiece having at least one protruding electrical contact. The module comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion being opposable and forming a cavity sized to accommodate an earpiece. The module further comprises at least one electrical contact within the cavity, on one of the first portion and the second portion. The electrical contact is positioned to engage a protruding electrical contact of the earpiece positioned within the cavity. | 08-09-2012 |
20130039018 | Three-Dimensionally Molded Electronic Substrate - A device, system and process for fabricating a three-dimensional electronic substrate are disclosed. A substrate may be molded in three-dimensions to fit the form factor of an exterior device frame. Electronics and conductors may be placed onto the three-dimensional surface of the molded substrate, thereby creating a three-dimensional electronic substrate. The three dimensional substrate may then be connected to an exterior frame to allow for electronic functionalities across frame form factors. | 02-14-2013 |
20140044298 | MODULE FOR CONTAINING AN EARPIECE FOR AN AUDIO DEVICE - A module for containing an earpiece for an audio device, the earpiece having at least one protruding electrical contact. The module comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion being opposable and forming a cavity sized to accommodate an earpiece. The module further comprises at least one electrical contact within the cavity, on one of the first portion and the second portion. The electrical contact is positioned to engage a protruding electrical contact of the earpiece positioned within the cavity. | 02-13-2014 |
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20120247107 | BATTERY MODULE AND METHOD INCORPORATING EXTERIOR CASING AND LINER - A battery module includes a rigid external casing made, for example, of a metallic sheet material. Securement features, tabs, and so forth may be formed in the material of the casing. The casing may be made by stamping and bending metallic sheet. A liner is disposed in the casing, and one or more battery cells are disposed in the liner. The liner may comprise an insulative sheet material that is cut and folded to generally conform to the casing. The structure may include a bus bar assembly, compression members, a thermal component and other structural and functional elements. | 10-04-2012 |
20130330594 | MANUFACTURING SERVICE DISCONNECT THAT IS PART OF BUSBAR - A battery system includes at least a first battery module and a second battery module, and a service disconnect unit electrically coupling the first battery module to the second battery module. The service disconnect unit comprises a bus bar that includes a first portion electrically connected to the first battery module, and a second portion electrically connected to the second battery module. The service disconnect unit also comprises a removable conductive member configured to electrically connect the first portion of the bus bar to the second portion of the bus bar. | 12-12-2013 |
20150072175 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VENTING PRESSURIZED GAS FROM A BATTERY MODULE - Present embodiments are directed to a battery module including a venting assembly and a method of manufacturing the battery module. The venting assembly may, in certain embodiments, be designed to vent gases from a plurality of battery cells disposed in a housing of the battery module. Each of the plurality of battery cells may include a battery cell vent. The venting assembly may include a lid designed to be coupled to the housing and disposed over the battery cells in the housing. In some embodiments, the lid includes a vent chamber formed in the lid and designed to receive and direct gases vented from the plurality of battery cells away from the battery module. | 03-12-2015 |
20150072176 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING CONNECTIONS OF A BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes a housing and battery cells disposed in the housing, each of the battery cells including two terminals. The battery module also includes bus bar cell interconnects including a first material, where each bus bar cell interconnect is configured to electrically couple two adjacent battery cells via an electrical coupling with a first terminal of one of the adjacent battery cells and a second terminal of the other adjacent battery cell, where at least one of the first and second terminals includes the first material. The battery module includes welds, each weld being disposed at a corresponding welding point to directly couple one of the bus bar cell interconnects with the corresponding at least one terminal including the first material. Each welding point is accessible for welding from a position above the battery cells when the interconnects are disposed over the battery cells. | 03-12-2015 |
20150072177 | BATTERY MODULE LID ASSEMBLY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A lid assembly for use in a battery module includes a lid with apertures extending through the lid in a vertical direction, where each of the apertures is configured to receive a terminal of a battery cell of the battery module. The lid assembly also includes one or more extensions extending away from the lid in the vertical direction. Each of the one or more extensions is configured to couple the lid to a printed circuit board assembly of the battery module. The lid assembly also includes walls extending away from the lid in the vertical direction. Each of the walls is configured to extend between a first terminal of a first battery cell and a second terminal of a second battery cell. | 03-12-2015 |
20150072193 | BATTERY MODULE LID SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system includes a lid disposed over battery cells in a battery module. The lid includes flexible fingers, and each of the flexible fingers aligns with a corresponding one of the battery cells. Each of the flexible fingers is configured to exert a downward force against the corresponding one of the battery cells, and the flexible fingers are configured to accommodate varying heights of the battery cells. | 03-12-2015 |
20150072195 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING VOLTAGE MEASUREMENTS OF BATTERY CELLS TO A PCB WITHIN A BATTERY MODULE - A battery module and a method of manufacture are provided. The battery module may include a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly. The PCB assembly may include a PCB designed to be disposed in a battery module for controlling operations of the battery module. The PCB may also include voltage sensing circuitry. In addition, the PCB assembly may include a bus bar cell interconnect. The bus bar cell interconnect may electrically couple batteries of the battery module. The PCB assembly may also include a voltage sense connection tab. The voltage sense connection tab may carry a voltage between a bus bar cell interconnect of the battery module and the voltage sensing circuitry on the PCB. | 03-12-2015 |
20150072196 | HIGH CURRENT INTERCONNECT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE IN A BATTERY MODULE - A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly may include a PCB and a high current interconnect mounted on the PCB. The high current interconnect may be configured to electrically couple a first high current bladed component, a second high current bladed component, and a trace disposed on the PCB. The high current interconnect may include feet made of a conductive material that are coupled to the PCB. The trace may be coupled to the feet via a weld. | 03-12-2015 |
20150072206 | BATTERY MODULE HOUSING AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A battery module includes a housing configured to hold prismatic battery cells within a space defined by four interior walls of the housing. The housing includes a first interior wall that includes partitions extending upwards from a bottom of the housing and a second interior wall that includes partitions extending upwards from the bottom of the housing. The first interior wall faces opposite the second interior wall. The partitions disposed on the first interior wall and the partitions disposed on the second interior wall define slots between adjacent partitions, where each of the slots increases in width between the adjacent partitions from the bottom of the housing upwards. Each of the slots is configured to retain one of the prismatic battery cells. | 03-12-2015 |
20150072207 | BATTERY TERMINAL POST SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A terminal for a battery module and a method of manufacture of the terminal are provided. The battery module may include a plurality of battery cells and a bus bar. The bus bar may be electrically coupled to the plurality of battery cells. The battery module also may include a battery terminal that carries a voltage from the bus bar. The battery terminal may include a generally cylindrical terminal portion and a connector. The connector may be coupled to the bus bar cell interconnect. The battery terminal also may include a bent portion. The bent portion is disposed between the terminal portion and the connector. | 03-12-2015 |
20150072208 | BATTERY CELL INTERCONNECT WITH STRESS DISTRIBUTION OVER A GEOMETRIC FORM - A battery module including bus bar cell interconnects and a method of manufacture are provided. The battery module may, in certain embodiments, include a housing, a plurality of battery cells disposed in the housing, and a bus bar cell interconnect. The bus bar cell interconnect is designed to electrically couple a first battery cell and a second battery cell. In some embodiments, the bus bar cell interconnect includes a first end electrically coupled with a first terminal of the first battery cell and a second end electrically coupled with a second terminal of the second battery cell. The bus bar cell interconnect also includes a curved portion disposed between the first end and the second end, and the bus bar cell interconnect is designed to distribute stress across the curved portion. | 03-12-2015 |
20150072209 | BUS BAR LINK FOR BATTERY CELL INTERCONNECTIONS IN A BATTERY MODULE - A bus bar including a first end comprising a first material and a second end comprising a second material and a method of manufacture are provided. The first end is designed to be coupled to a terminal of a first battery cell of a battery module and includes a first collar disposed on the first end designed to receive and surround the terminal of the first battery cell of the battery module. The second end is designed to be coupled to a terminal of a second battery cell of the battery module and includes a second collar disposed on the second end designed to receive and surround the terminal of the second battery of the battery module. The first and second batteries of the battery module are adjacent to one another. Moreover, the bus bar includes a joint electrically and mechanically coupling the first end and the second end. | 03-12-2015 |
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20100178649 | GENOMICS-BASED QUALITY DIAGNOSTICS FOR PREDICTION OF COLD-SWEETENNG DURING STORAGE IN PROCESSING POTATO - The invention relates to the field of quality testing of fresh potato products. Methods, carriers and kits for determining and/or predicting the quality stage of potato batches are provided. | 07-15-2010 |
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20130005607 | QUALITY CONTROL OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS BASED ON GENE EXPRESSION - The invention relates to the field of quality testing of fresh plant-based and mushroom based products. Methods, carriers and kits for determining the quality stage are provided. | 01-03-2013 |
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20100286325 | LOW-VOC AQUEOUS HYBRID BINDERS - The present invention relates to aqueous binder compositions obtainable by emulsion polymerization of
| 11-11-2010 |
20120077030 | MULTISTAGE PREPARATION OF AQUEOUS PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE DISPERSIONS FOR PRODUCING SELF-ADHESIVE ARTICLES - Described is a process for preparing an aqueous pressure-sensitive adhesive dispersion from ethylenically unsaturated, free-radically polymerizable monomers. In a first stage, a first polymer is prepared by free-radical emulsion polymerization. In a second stage, an aqueous polymer dispersion is prepared in the presence of the first polymer, where the glass transition temperature calculated for a polymer prepared from the monomers of the second stage is less than −20° C. The monomers of the first stage comprise monomers with acid groups. The polymerization of the first stage takes place at a low pH of less than 5. The acid groups of the first polymer are neutralized during, or before and during, the polymerization of the second stage to an extent such that the pH of the polymer dispersion at the end of the second stage is greater than 5. The aqueous pressure-sensitive adhesive dispersions can be used for producing self-adhesive articles, especially self-adhesive labels and adhesive tapes. | 03-29-2012 |
20120196972 | AQUEOUS POLYMER DISPERSION AND USE THEREOF AS BINDER FOR COATING SUBSTRATES - The present invention provides aqueous finely divided polymer dispersions which at low temperatures are film-forming, exhibit good blocking resistance in a formulation, even at elevated temperatures, and display a low foam tendency, processes for preparing them, and their use as binders for coating substrates. | 08-02-2012 |
20130172483 | USE OF AQUEOUS POLYMER DISPERSIONS FOR IMPROVING RESISTANCE TO CHEMICAL INFLUENCES - Coating compositions containing an aqueous polymer dispersion having improved resistance toward chemicals. The aqueous polymer dispersion is prepared by polymerizing a first composition containing at least one ethylenically unsaturated group (monomers) by radical aqueous emulsion polymerization and then, in the presence of a product mixture from the previous polymerization, polymerizing a second composition containing at least one ethylenically unsaturated group (monomers) by radical aqueous emulsion polymerization. The coating compositions are such that the difference between a glass transition temperature of a polymer prepared from the first polymerization and a glass transition temperature of a polymer prepared from the second polymerization is at least 50° C. | 07-04-2013 |
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20100204394 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN AQUEOUS POLYMER DISPERSION - Process for the preparation of finely divided aqueous polymer dispersions having a narrow particle size distribution. | 08-12-2010 |
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20110144258 | USE OF AQUEOUS HYBRID BINDERS FOR GLOSS PAINTS - The present invention relates to the use of aqueous hybrid binders for producing coating compositions, more particularly in high-gloss coating materials (high-gloss paints), and also to a process for their preparation with low residual monomer content. | 06-16-2011 |
20120010338 | BINDERS FOR COATINGS, HAVING HIGH WATER VAPOR PERMEABILITY - The present invention relates to binders based on polymer dispersions and terephthalic bisamides with high water vapor transmission, and also to their use in formulations, especially for wood coatings. | 01-12-2012 |
20140107249 | AQUEOUS EMULSION POLYMERS, THEIR PREPARATION AND USE - The present invention provides aqueous emulsion polymers comprising
| 04-17-2014 |
20150126639 | USE OF AQUEOUS HYBRID BINDERS AND ALKYD SYSTEMS FOR COATING AGENTS - The present invention relates to aqueous hybrid binders comprising an aqueous polymer dispersion (PD), and also 0.01%-5% by weight of a photoinitiator, and also to aqueous alkyd systems comprising a water-soluble alkyd resin or an aqueous alkyd or polyurethane emulsion or dispersion, and also 0.01%-5% by weight of a photoinitiator, and to the use thereof in coating compositions, more particularly in coating materials. | 05-07-2015 |
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20150246913 | BONE MARROW ON X CHROMOSOME KINASE (BMX) INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides novel compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, polymorphs, co-crystals, tautomers, stereoisomers, isotopically labeled derivatives, prodrugs, and compositions thereof. Also provided are methods and kits involving the compounds of Formula (I) or (II), or compositions thereof, for treating or preventing a wide range of diseases (e.g., proliferative diseases (e.g., cancers, benign neoplasms, angiogenesis, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases) and metabolic diseases (e.g., diabetes (e.g., type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes)) in a subject. Treatment of a subject with a disease using a compound of Formula (I) or (II), or compositions thereof, may downregulate the expression and/or inhibit the activity of a kinase (e.g., a tyrosine kinase, such as a Tec kinase, in particular, bone marrow on X chromosome kinase (BMX)), and therefore, suppress tyrosine kinase singling in the subject. | 09-03-2015 |
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20120164138 | USE OF ANTI-CD1 ANTIBODIES FOR THE MODULATION OF IMMUNE RESPONSES - The invention provides methods for the administration of an anti-CD1 antibody for the treatment or prevention of a variety of disorders, such as autoimmune disease, viral infection, bacterial infection, parasitic infection, infection by a eukaryotic pathogen, allergy, asthma, inflammatory condition, graft versus host disease, graft rejection, immunodeficiency disease, spontaneous abortion, pregnancy, and cancer. | 06-28-2012 |
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20140079771 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF METABOLIC DISORDERS - The present invention relates to the discovery that increases in invariant NKT cell (iNKT) number and/or activity can reduce the incidence or severity of metabolic disorders such as obesity and diabetes. The invention accordingly features methods, kits, and compositions for the treatment of such metabolic disorders by administration of a composition capable of increasing iNKT activity. | 03-20-2014 |
20140088187 | ANDROGEN RECEPTOR INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to novel aryl sulfonamide compounds use of such compounds in the inhibition of androgen receptor and in the treatment of various diseases, disorders or conditions related to androgen receptor. | 03-27-2014 |