| 06th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
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| 20150037590 | Coating Agent Compositions, Coatings Made Therefrom And Exhibiting High Scratch Resistance And Good Polishability, And Use Thereof - Compositions comprising (B1) at least one polyisocyanate-group-containing compound (B1) having free or blocked isocyanate groups and a cycloaliphatic polyisocyanate parent structure, and/or a polyisocyanate derived therefrom, and (B2) at least one polyisocyanate-group-containing compound (B2) having free or blocked isocyanate groups and an acyclic, aliphatic polyisocyanate parent structure, and/or a polyisocyanate derived therefrom, where at least one of component (B1) and component (B2) comprise at least one structural unit selected from the group of structural unit (I) | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037591 | MULTILAYER FILM-FORMING METHOD AND COATED ARTICLE - A method of forming a multilayer coating film with smoothness, distinct image, adhesion and water resistance when a plurality of uncured coating films are cured at once, and especially when cured at low temperature. The method includes the following steps 1-1 to 1-4: step 1-1: coating an article with a primer coating composition (X) and forming an uncured primer coating film on the article, step 1-2: a coating the article having the uncured primer coating film with an aqueous colored coating composition (Y | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037592 | Polyurethane Coating Composition - A polymer useful in coating compositions is described. The polymer is preferably an unsaturated polyurethane polymer, which preferably has an iodine value of at least 10. The polymer may be combined with one or more liquid carriers to form a liquid coating composition useful in coating a variety of substrates, including planar metal substrates. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037593 | LAMINATED PRODUCT, AN APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR FORMING A LAMINATED PRODUCT - There is a method for forming a laminated product having a first substrate and a second substrate. The method may comprise applying a liquid adhesive on a surface of the first substrate for bonding the first substrate to the second substrate. The liquid adhesive located on a circumferential periphery of the first substrate for limiting movement of the liquid adhesive within the circumferential adhesive wall structure. Pressure may be applied on a bond area between the first substrate and the second substrate in a vacuum environment to incrementally increase the bond area between the first substrate and the second substrate to incrementally bond the first substrate to the second substrate. The liquid adhesive may be cured to bond the first and second substrates. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037594 | GLASS COMPOSITION, SEALING MATERIAL, AND SEALED PACKAGE - It is an object to provide a glass composition in which foaming due to a reaction with a nitride film is suppressed. A glass composition contains, in mole percentage based on following oxides, 30% to 90% of TeO | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037595 | COATINGS - A coating is disclosed. The coating may be used in an apparatus having a radiation source, e.g. a lithographic apparatus. The coating comprises the elements Si, O, F and, optionally, C and H. An article is also disclosed. The article may be any one of the group consisting of a substrate table, an optical element, a shutter member, a sensor, a projection system, and a confinement structure. At least a portion of a surface of the article is coated with a coating. The coating comprises the elements Si, O, F and, optionally, C and H. The coating may comprise the elements Si, O, C and H. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037596 | ADHESIVE SHEET - An adhesive sheet comprising a hot-melt adhesive layer. The hot-melt type adhesive layer comprises a modified polymer (A) to which a cross-linkable group is bonded and a polyolefin (B). The adhesive sheet can adhere to various adherends and the adhesive becomes less likely to squeeze out from an adherend in thermal fusion bonding and sealing of the adherend. In a laminate comprising the adhesive sheet the adhesive layer does not squeeze out from the adherend without being affected by the material of the adherend. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037597 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL COPPER NANOSTRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - This invention relates to a method of fabricating a three-dimensional copper nanostructure, including manufacturing a specimen configured to include a SiO | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037598 | CROSSLINKED ZWITTERIONIC HYDROGELS - Zwitterionic crosslinking agents, crosslinked zwitterionic hydrogels prepared from copolymerization of zwitterionic monomers with the zwitterionic crosslinking agent, methods for making crosslinked zwitterionic hydrogels, and devices that include and methods that use the crosslinked zwitterionic hydrogels. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037599 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT - An additive layer manufacture (ALM) machine generates a first electron beam for selectively melting a layer of metal powder, and a second electron beam for detecting defects in the selectively melted layer once it has solidified. The second electron beam has a lower power than the first electron beam so as to be used to identify any defects without performing further melting. If any defects are detected, they can be removed, for example by re-melting, before the next layer of powder is supplied. The process may be repeated to generate a finished component with good mechanical properties. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037600 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PUNCH RIVET JOIN AND COMPOSITE PART - A method for producing a punch-riveted connection between a first component and a second component having a flat cross-section, and a composite component that includes the first component and the second component. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037601 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT - An additive layer manufacture (ALM) machine comprises an energy source ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037602 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE DIE CASTING TOOLING - A die casting and a method for die casting a metal having a melting temperature of at least 1500° F. (815° C.) are disclosed. A molten volume of metal is injected to a casting die which includes a main cavity corresponding to an as-cast structure, a first reservoir, and a first runner arrangement. The first runner arrangement is configured to fluidly communicate molten metal between the first reservoir and the main cavity. After the injecting step, the casting die is sealed. The injected molten volume of metal is equiaxially solidified generally from a first portion of the main cavity distal to the first reservoir toward a second portion of the main cavity proximal to the first reservoir. During the equiaxial solidifying step, the main cavity is backfilled with at least a portion of the injected molten volume via the first runner arrangement. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037603 | ARTICLES INCLUDING METAL STRUCTURES HAVING MAXIMIZED BOND ADHESION AND BOND RELIABILITY, AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - Methods of effecting bond adhesion between metal structures, methods of preparing articles including bonded metal structures, and articles including bonded metal structures are provided herein. In an embodiment, a method of effecting bond adhesion between metal structures includes forming a first metal structure on a substrate. The first metal structure includes grains that have a {111} crystallographic orientation, and the first metal structure has an exposed contact surface. Formation of an uneven surface topology is induced in the exposed contact surface of the first metal structure after forming the first metal structure. A second metal structure is bonded to the exposed contact surface of the first metal structure after inducing formation of the uneven surface topology in the exposed contact surface. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037604 | POLYMER COATED SUBSTRATE FOR PACKAGING APPLICATIONS AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID COATED SUBSTRATE - This relates to a coated substrate for packaging applications and a method for producing the coated substrate. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037605 | MULTILAYER STRUCTURE AS REFLECTOR WITH INCREASED MECHANICAL STABILITY - The present invention relates to a multilayer structure as a reflector with increased mechanical stability, which comprises a substrate layer A, a barrier layer B, a metallic reflector layer C, an optional layer D, a plasma polymer layer E, and a covering layer comprising inorganic constituents, and the covering layer does not contain UV absorber. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037606 | ELECTROLYTIC COPPER FOIL, CLEANING FLUID COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR CLEANING COPPER FOIL - An electrolytic copper foil includes a copper foil body; and a IIA-group metal adhered to a surface of the copper foil body, wherein a signal strength of the IIA group metal is greater than 0.1% based on a signal strength of copper element as 100% analyzed by a secondary ion mass spectrometer. The present invention also provides a method for cleaning copper foil and a cleaning fluid composition which is used in the cleaning method. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037607 | ALUMINUM ALLOY BRAZING SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - An aluminum alloy brazing sheet makes it possible to implement a stable brazability equal to that achieved by brazing using flux even if an etching treatment is not performed on the brazing site. The aluminum alloy brazing sheet is used to braze aluminum in an inert gas atmosphere without using flux, the brazing sheet including a core material and a filler metal, one side or each side of the core material being clad with the filler metal, the core material being formed of an aluminum alloy that includes 0.2 to 1.3 mass % of Mg, the filler metal including 6 to 13 mass % of Si and 0.004 to 0.1 mass % of Li, with the balance being aluminum and unavoidable impurities, a surface oxide film having been removed from the brazing sheet, and an oil solution that decomposes when heated at 380° C. or less in an inert gas having been applied to the brazing sheet. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037608 | SILVER-PLATED PRODUCT - There is provided a silver-plated product wherein a silver plating film having a thickness of not greater than 10 micrometers is formed on a base material of copper or a copper alloy and wherein the surface of the silver plating film has an arithmetic average roughness Ra of not greater than 0.1 micrometers, and the silver plating film has a {111} orientation ratio of not less than 35%. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037609 | NANO-GRAINED MULTILAYER COPPER ALLOY SHEET HAVING HIGH STRENGTH AND HIGH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - In a high strength and high electrical conductive nano crystalline grain multi-layer copper alloy sheet, a plurality of high strength and high electrical conductive nano crystalline grain multi-layer sheets manufactured by roll-bonding an oxygen free copper (OFC) alloy sheet and a deoxidized low-phosphorous copper (DLP) alloy sheet are plastically bonded by roll-bonding method so that an OFC alloy layer and a DLP alloy layer are alternated to each other to have electrical conductivity of 85 IACS (%) or more and tensile strength of 500 MPa or more. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037610 | COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet includes a composition having controlled amounts of carbon, silicon, manganese, phosphorous, sulfur, titanium, niobium, sol. Aluminum, chromium, molybdenum, vanadium, boron, calcium, REM, and iron. A microstructure thereof has a main phase of ferrite of at least 40 area %, and a second phase of a low-temperature transformation phase consisting either or both of martensite and bainite, which comprises at least 10 area % in total and retained austenite (γ) at least comprising 3 area %. An average grain diameter of ferrite has a tilt angle of at least 15° is at most 5.0 mm, an average grain diameter of the low-temperature transformation-produced phase is at most 2.0 mm, an average grain diameter of lump-like retained γ having an aspect ratio of less than 5 is at most 1.5 mm, and an area fraction of the lump-like retained γ relative to the retained γ is at least 50%. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037611 | WIRING BOARD, MOUNTING STRUCTURE USING SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WIRING BOARD - A wiring board ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037612 | SURFACE-COATED CUTTING TOOL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A surface-coated cutting tool of the present invention includes a base material and a coating film formed on the base material. The coating film includes at least one TiB | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037613 | MAGNETIC DEVICES WITH OVERCOATS - A magnetic device including a magnetic writer; and an overcoat positioned over at least the magnetic writer, the overcoat including tantalum oxide (Ta | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037614 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PLANARIZED BIT-PATTERNED MAGNETIC MEDIA - The present disclosure relates to a planarized bit-patterned magnetic medium that has a magnetic layer, including island regions and trench regions, a first carbon layer applied over the magnetic layer, and a second carbon layer applied over the first carbon layer, wherein the second carbon layer has been removed in the island regions. The first carbon layer may have a lower material removal rate when exposed to chemical-mechanical polishing than the second carbon layer. The present disclosure also relates to a method for planarizing a bit-patterned magnetic medium and a slurry composition for the chemical-mechanical polishing of carbon layers, the slurry composition including an oxidizer component, a catalyst component, a particulate component, and a reaction control component. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037615 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND POLARITY-SAFE STRUCTURE CONFIGURED TO RECEIVE A BATTERY - An electronic device ensuring the polarity-correct installation of a battery includes a polarity-safe structure. The polarity-safe structure includes a fixing member located in a fixing groove and an elastic member secured in a receiving groove opposite to the fixing member. The battery cathode can be electrically coupled to the elastic member, but while the battery anode can be coupled to the fixing member, it cannot couple to the elastic member. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037616 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY WITH LEAD ACID FORM FACTOR - A lithium ion battery module includes a housing with dimensions that conform to overall dimensions for a standard lead acid battery. The lithium ion battery module also includes a plurality of lithium ion battery cells arranged in a stack within the housing and a heat sink outer wall feature of the housing. The heat sink outer wall feature substantially extends in at least one direction to an outermost dimension of the standard lead acid battery. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037617 | SELECTIVELY CONDUCTING BATTERY CASING - An electrochemical cell casing may be made from a non-conducting material. A conducting area may be formed on the casing. For example the conductive area may include a charge collector and/or a link and/or a terminal. The conducting area may be formed for example by coatings and/or deposits and/or molded interconnect device technology and/or multicomponent molding. An electrochemical cell may be modular. The cell may have interlocking features for stacking into a compound battery. An electrochemical cell may have an arbitrary shape, for instance prismatic. The cell may be flexible. The cell may fit into a standard battery receptacle. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037618 | PROTECTING CASE - Provided is a protecting case for protecting an electronic device. The protecting case includes a protecting case body portion and a sliding case portion having an auxiliary battery cell embedded therein, the sliding case portion being electrically connected with the electronic device, supplying power to the electronic device, and being inserted into/drawn out from the protecting case body portion by sliding movement. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037619 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PACK - A rechargeable battery pack including a unit battery cell; a frame surrounding perimeter sides of the unit battery cell; a protective circuit module electrically connected to the unit battery cell and supported within the frame; and a pair of case members coupled to the frame and covering respective first and second sides of the unit battery cell, the first and second sides being opposite each other, and the frame includes a circuit installation part at a side of the frame and supporting the protective circuit module. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037620 | ELECTRODE, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, ELECTRIC POWER STORAGE SYSTEM, ELECTRIC POWER TOOL, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A secondary battery includes: a cathode; an anode; and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution, wherein the cathode includes a second lithium-containing compound having an olivine-type crystal structure, a photoelectron spectrum of oxygen 1s obtained by surface analysis of the cathode with the use of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy includes a third peak and a fourth peak, the third peak having an apex in a range in which binding energy is equal to or larger than 530 electron volts and less than 533 electron volts, and the fourth peak having an apex in a range in which binding energy is from 533 electron volts to 536 electron volts both inclusive and having spectrum intensity smaller than spectrum intensity of the third peak, and a ratio IE/ID between a spectrum intensity ID of the third peak and a spectrum intensity IE of the fourth peak is larger than ¼. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037621 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - Embodiments of the disclosure set forth energy storage devices. Some example energy storage devices include a first hybrid capacitor, a first battery and an electric double-layer capacitor. The first hybrid capacitor includes a first positive electrode, a first negative electrode and a first electrolyte. The first battery couples to the first hybrid capacitor and includes a second positive electrode, a second negative electrode and a second electrolyte. The electric double-layer capacitor couples to the first battery and includes a third positive electrode, a third negative electrode and a third electrolyte. The first positive electrode includes the second positive electrode. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037622 | LOAD-MANAGED ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEM - Described embodiments include a system and a method. A system includes a controllable electrochemical cell configured to output electric power. The controllable cell includes an electrolyte and a first working electrode configured to transfer electrons to or from the electrolyte. The controllable cell includes a second working electrode configured to transfer electrons to or from the electrolyte. The controllable cell includes a gating electrode spaced-apart from the second working electrode. The gating electrode is configured, if biased relative to the second working electrode, to modify an electric charge, field, or potential in the space between the electrolyte and the second working electrode. The controllable cell includes a control circuit coupled to the gating electrode of the controllable cell and configured to apply a biasing signal responsive to an electrical property of an external electrical load coupled to the controllable cell. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037623 | MANAGED ACCESS ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEM - Described embodiments include a system and a method. A system includes a controllable electrochemical cell configured to output pulsed electric power. The controllable cell includes an electrolyte, and a first working electrode configured to transfer electrons to or from the electrolyte. The system includes a second working electrode configured to transfer electrons to or from the electrolyte. The system includes a gating electrode spaced-apart from the second working electrode and configured if biased relative to the second working electrode to modify an electric charge, field, or potential in the space between the electrolyte and the second working electrode. The system includes a control circuit configured to establish a nonlinear voltage-current property of the controllable cell in response to an externally originated trigger signal. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037624 | System and Method of Cell Block Voltage Analytics to Improve Balancing Effectiveness and Identify Self-discharge Rate - A battery management unit includes a cell balancing module to perform cell balancing between a cells in a battery cell stack, and a controller operable to determine, during a first charge cycle, that the first cell has reached an over-voltage threshold before the second cell, to determine, during a discharge cycle, that the first cell has reached an under-voltage threshold before the second cell, to identify the first cell as having a lower capacity than the second cell based upon the determination that the first cell reached the over-voltage threshold before the second cell and upon the determination that the first cell reached the under-voltage threshold before the second cell, and to prevent, during another charge cycle, the cell balancing module from performing cell balancing on the first cell based upon the first cell being identified as having the lower capacity than the second cell. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037625 | REMOVABLE BATTERY FIXING ASSEMBLY OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND FIXING METHOD THEREOF - A removable battery fixing assembly of an electric vehicle includes a removable battery module and a fixing device installed in the electric vehicle. The removable battery module has a main body with first and second side surfaces. A guiding bar is disposed on the first side surface. The fixing device includes a base, a driving part, a main transmission part, a guiding part, a first stopping part, and a second stopping part. When installing the removable battery module, the guiding bar is aligned with and moved along the guiding part. When moving the removable battery module to a specified position, the driving part drives the main transmission part horizontally, so that the first stopping part is correspondingly rotated to urge against an end part of the guiding bar. Meanwhile, the plural connection elements correspondingly drive the second stopping part to lock the second side surface of the removable battery module. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037626 | POUCH FRAME WITH INTEGRAL CIRCUITRY FOR BATTERY MODULE - A battery cell assembly for use in a battery module including a battery cell that includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode and a rigid frame coupled to the battery cell. The rigid frame includes a first frame connector and a second frame connector. The frame is configured to facilitate electrical coupling of the positive electrode of the battery cell with the first frame connector, and to facilitate electrical coupling of the negative electrode of the battery cell with the second frame connector. The first and second frame connectors are configured to interface with frame connectors of other battery cell assemblies to facilitate physical and electrical connection of a plurality of battery cell assemblies disposed in a stacked orientation relative to each other. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037627 | Alkaline Cell With Improved High Rate Capability - The present disclosure relates generally to an alkaline electrochemical cell, such as a battery, and in particular to an improved gelled anode suitable for use therein. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a gelled anode that improves anode discharge efficiency by adjusting physical properties such as apparent density. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037628 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY HAVING UPPER INSULATOR MEMBER - A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode and a second electrode, a case in which the electrode assembly is mounted, a cap plate coupled to the case, the cap plate including a short-circuit hole therethrough, a first terminal electrically connected to the first electrode, a second terminal electrically connected to the second electrode, an upper insulating member between the second terminal and the cap plate, the upper insulating member including a connection hole in fluid communication with the short-circuit hole, and an air vent hole spaced apart from the connection hole, and a short-circuit member in the short-circuit hole, the short-circuit member being between the cap plate and the upper insulating member, and the short-circuit member being configured to deform to electrically connect the first electrode with the second electrode. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037629 | BATTERY COOLING FAN MOUNTING - A vehicle having: vehicle structure including a pair of opposed sides and a rear, with a floor extending horizontally between the sides and rear; a battery-pack mounted above the floor; a fan assembly having a housing with a motor mounted therein directly behind the battery-pack, with the housing including a pair of flanges having U-slots with slot openings facing downward; and fasteners extending horizontally through the U-slots and secured to the battery-pack. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037630 | STORAGE BATTERY CABINET AND STORAGE BATTERY SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide a storage battery cabinet and storage battery system. One or more storage batteries are placed in a bottom space in the storage battery cabinet, through holes are separately opened in two opposite cabinet walls at a top of the storage battery cabinet, and a hydrogen evolution isolation component with openings is disposed in a space above the one or more storage batteries in the storage battery cabinet. The hydrogen evolution isolation component divides an internal space of the storage battery cabinet into an upper area and a lower area, and the hydrogen evolution isolation component is capable of allowing hydrogen generated by the one or more storage batteries to pass and discharge out of the storage battery cabinet from the through holes, and reducing air convection between the upper area and the lower area. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037631 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes a first battery cell, a first barrier, and a second barrier, the first battery cell being between the first barrier and the second barrier, wherein a first opening is in flow communication with a first space defined between a first side of the first battery cell and a first side portion formed by at least one of the first and second barriers, the first space being in flow communication with a second space defined between a second side of the first battery cell and a second side portion formed by at least one of the first and second barriers. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037632 | BATTERY COOLING SYSTEM - A battery cooling system has a case that forms an internal space surrounded by a plurality of walls to accommodate a plurality of battery cells, a blower accommodated in the case that circulates a fluid for cooling the plurality of battery cells inside of the case, and a passage-along-wall forming member. The passage-along-wall forming member forms passage-along-walls along with and between side walls among the plurality of walls that forms the case. The passage-along-wall forming member has an inflow part where the fluid flowing out of the blower before contacting the battery cells passes when flowing into the passage-along-wall, and an outflow part where the fluid flowed in from the inflow part into the passage-along-wall passes when flowing out from the passage-along-wall. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037633 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes a case and a battery module including secondary cells. Each secondary cell includes a primary surface and a secondary surface. The primary surface includes a terminal, and an inter-cell flow passage is formed between adjacent ones of the secondary cells. A primary flow passage is defined between the primary surfaces and a wall surface of the case that faces the primary surfaces. A secondary flow passage is defined between the secondary surfaces and the wall surface of the case that faces the secondary surfaces. One of the primary flow passage and the secondary flow passage functions as a supply passage that supplies a heat medium to the inter-cell flow passage. The other one of the primary flow passage and the secondary flow passage functions as a discharge passage to which the heat medium is discharged from the inter-cell flow passage. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037634 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD INTERCONNECT FOR CELLS IN A BATTERY SYSTEM - A system includes a cell interconnect board including a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed proximate a power assembly having a plurality of pouch battery cells, including at least a first battery cell and a second battery cell in a stacked orientation relative to each other. The cell interconnect board includes an interconnect spanning a slot in the cell interconnect board and configured to receive a first tab electrode extending from the first battery cell and a second tab electrode extending from the second battery cell, such that the first and second tab electrodes are in contact with each other. The system also includes a sensor configured to measure a parameter associated with the power assembly. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037635 | BATTERY CELL HAVING A TEMPERATURE SENSOR WHICH IS INTEGRATED IN THE BATTERY CELL HOUSING - A lithium-ion battery cell includes a housing with an electrode arrangement and a temperature sensor that is arranged in the interior of the housing. The temperature sensor has an electro-thermal oscillator that converts a temperature into a frequency. A motor vehicle includes the lithium-ion battery cell. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037636 | Mechanical Aspects of a Battery Pack for a Medical Therapy Device - A battery pack comprises: a body; a latching mechanism positioned at an upper corner of the body and configured to be placed in an extended position to grasp a portion of an upper edge of the battery well when the battery pack is positioned within the battery well and a depressed position to allow removal of the battery pack from the battery well. The battery pack is inserted into the battery well by orienting the bottom side of the body with a bottom edge of the battery well and rotating the battery pack into the battery well such that the latching mechanism engages the portion of the upper edge of the battery well to move the latching mechanism to the depressed position and continued rotation of the battery pack allows the latching mechanism to return to the extended position to grasp the portion of the upper edge of the battery well. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037637 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly including spiral-wound a first electrode, a first separator, second electrode, and a second separator, the first electrode, first separator, second electrode, and second separator being sequentially disposed around a center, a case receiving the electrode assembly, and a cap assembly coupled to an opening of the case, wherein the first separator and the second separator enclose first ends of the first electrode and the second electrode at the center, portions of the first and second separators defining a re-spiral-wound region having at least a first portion disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode in a diameter direction of the electrode assembly. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037638 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes a high-capacity electrode portion, a high-power electrode portion, an electrolyte and a battery case. The high-capacity electrode portion includes a first positive electrode plate, a first negative electrode plate opposite to the first positive electrode plate, and a separator between the first positive electrode plate and the first negative electrode plate. The high-power electrode portion includes a second positive electrode plate, a second negative electrode plate opposite to the second positive electrode plate, and a separator between the second positive electrode plate and the second negative electrode plate. The electrolyte contacts the high-capacity electrode portion and the high-power electrode portion. The battery case accommodates the high-capacity electrode portion, the high-power electrode portion and the electrolyte therein. In the secondary battery, the power density of the high-power electrode portion is at least four times greater than that of the high-capacity electrode portion. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037639 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE OR SHEET - Disclosed is a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet which does not cause deterioration of an electrolytic solution even when immersed in the electrolytic solution and which can be smoothly unwound even after being wound. The pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet includes a substrate and, on one surface thereof, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. The substrate has a wetting tension of from 30 to 35 mN/m in the surface to face the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, where the wetting tension is measured by a method according to JIS K 6768:1999. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer includes a pressure-sensitive adhesive containing substantially no polar group. A pressure-sensitive adhesive in the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is preferably a rubber pressure-sensitive adhesive such as a polyisobutylene rubber and/or an isobutylene-isoprene rubber. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037640 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROLLER INTERCONNECTION OF BATTERY CELLS - A battery module includes a power assembly including a first battery cell and a second battery cell in a stacked orientation relative to each other. The first battery cell includes a first tab electrode extending therefrom, and the second battery cell includes a second tab electrode extending therefrom. The battery module also includes an interconnect assembly configured to facilitate electrically coupling the first tab electrode with the second tab electrode. The interconnect assembly includes a roller housing structure about which the first and second tab electrodes at least partially conform such that the first and second tab electrodes are positioned in an opening defined by the roller housing structure. The interconnect assembly also includes a roller disposed in the opening of the roller housing structure such that the first and second tab electrodes are secured in electrical communication. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037641 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLAMPING INTERCONNECTION OF BATTERY CELLS - A battery module includes a power assembly including a first battery cell and a second battery cell in a stacked orientation relative to each other, wherein the first battery cell comprises a first tab electrode extending therefrom, and wherein the second battery cell comprises a second tab electrode extending therefrom. The battery module also includes an interconnect assembly configured to facilitate electrically coupling the first tab electrode with the second tab electrode with the first and second battery cells in the stacked orientation. The interconnect assembly includes a coupling structure about which the first and second tab electrodes at least partially conform. In addition, the interconnect assembly includes a clamp disposed about the coupling structure and the first and second tab electrodes such that the first and second tab electrodes are secured in electrical communication. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037642 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CRIMPING INTERCONNECTION OF BATTERY CELLS - A battery module includes a power assembly including a first battery cell and a second battery cell in a stacked orientation relative to each other. The first battery cell includes a first tab electrode extending therefrom, and the second battery cell includes a second tab electrode extending therefrom. The battery module also includes an interconnect assembly configured to facilitate electrically coupling the first tab electrode with the second tab electrode with the first and second battery cells in the stacked orientation. The interconnect assembly includes a crimping element disposed over the first and second tab electrodes. The crimping element is configured to apply a compressive force to the first and second tab electrodes such that the first and second tab electrodes are secured in electrical communication via direct contact. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037643 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR BATTERY PACK HAVING INSERTED-TYPED DISCONNECT MEMBER - Disclosed herein is a safety device mounted in a battery pack including one or more battery modules, each of which includes a plurality of unit modules electrically connected to each other, to interrupt a flow of electric current in the battery pack in an abnormal state of the battery pack, the safety device including a safety device case provided with a connection terminal connected to a main cable of the battery pack and a circuit breaker unit mounted into the safety device case from an outside of the battery pack in an insertion fashion such that the circuit breaker unit is electrically connected to the connection terminal in a state in which the circuit breaker unit is mounted in the safety device case and the circuit breaker unit is electrically disconnected from the connection terminal in a state in which the circuit breaker unit is separated from the safety device case. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037644 | BATTERY STORAGE MODULE AND MOUNTING SEAT - A mounting seat of a battery storage module can include a base seat, a blocking member coupled to the base seat, a pair of guiding rails coupled to the base seat, and a pair of conducting assemblies coupled to the blocking member. The base seat can include a bottom plate. The bottom plate can include at least one fixing portion at a first edge. The at least one fixing portion can be capable of engaging with the at least one mounting member to position a sliding base. The blocking member can be mounted at a second edge of the bottom plate opposite to the first edge. The pair of guiding rails fixed on opposite sides of the bottom plate. The pair of conducting assemblies can be capable of connecting a storage battery. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037645 | POROUS ABSORBENT FOR SODIUM METAL HALIDE CELLS - A cell cathode compartment comprises a granule bed comprising metal granules, metal halide granules, and sodium halide granules, a separator adjacent to the granule bed, a liquid electrolyte dispersed in the granule bed, and a porous absorbent disposed in the granule bed, wherein a transverse cross-sectional distribution of the porous absorbent in the granule bed varies in a longitudinal direction from a first position to a second position. In another embodiment, a cell cathode compartment comprises a granule bed comprising metal granules, metal halide granules, and sodium halide granules, a separator adjacent to the granule bed, a liquid electrolyte dispersed in the granule bed, and a porous absorbent coating on a surface adjacent to the granule bed. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037646 | BATTERY CELL WITH INTEGRATED HEAT FIN - A system includes a battery cell having an internal heat fin and a first electrically insulating layer disposed over at least a portion of a single side of the internal heat fin. The battery cell includes an electrochemical stack disposed above the first insulating layer and the internal heat fin in a stack. The battery cell also includes a pouch material film configured to hermetically seal with one side of the internal heat fin or the first insulating layer about the electrochemical stack such that the internal heat fin forms an outer boundary of the battery cell. The pouch material film includes a metallic foil layer disposed between a second electrically insulating layer and a third electrically insulating layer. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037647 | BATTERY MODULE WITH COOLING FEATURES - A system includes a battery module having a heat sink outer wall feature and a plurality of battery cells. The battery module also includes a plurality of internal heat fins interleaved with the plurality of battery cells, wherein each of the plurality of internal heat fins is in thermal communication with at least one of the plurality of battery cells and in thermal communication with the heat sink outer wall feature. The battery module further includes a plurality of phase change material (PCM) layers interleaved with the plurality of battery cells, wherein each of the plurality of PCM layers is configured to be in thermal communication with at least one of the plurality of battery cells and in thermal communication with at least one of the plurality of internal heat fins. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037648 | BATTERY MODULE WITH PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL - In an embodiment, a system includes a battery module, a battery cell assembly that is a component of the battery module, and a battery cell of the battery cell assembly, wherein the battery cell is configured to generate heat during operation. The battery cell assembly also includes a phase change material (PCM) disposed along a thermal pathway within the battery cell assembly that transfers the heat generated by the battery cell away from the battery cell during operation. The PCM is configured to conduct a first portion of the heat generated by the battery cell during operation. Further, the PCM is configured to absorb a second portion of the heat generated by the battery cell to affect a phase change within at least a portion of the PCM. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037649 | REMANUFACTURING METHODS FOR BATTERY MODULE - A remanufactured battery module includes a power assembly having a stack of battery cell assemblies. Each battery cell assembly includes a plurality of layers including a battery cell and a frame supporting the battery cell within the power assembly. The plurality of layers of at least one battery cell assembly includes an internal heat fin having first and second side portions extending beyond respective side edges of the battery cell and the frame. The remanufactured battery module also includes a side assembly in physical contact with the first side portion of the internal heat fin to enable the side assembly to act as a heat sink with respect to the first side portion of the internal heat fin. A layer of the plurality of layers of at least one battery cell assembly is new, and at least a portion of the side assembly is used. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037650 | STACKING TYPE BATTERY PACK HAVING CONNECTING MEMBER MADE OF DIFFERENT METALS - Disclosed herein is a battery pack including two or more battery modules connected to each other, external input and output terminals being formed at one side of each of the battery modules, each of the battery modules including a plurality of unit cells electrically connected to each other while being stacked, wherein the two or more battery modules are connected in series or in parallel to each other via a connection member such that one of the battery modules is connected to an adjacent one of the battery modules, and the connection member is configured to have a structure in which different kinds of metals having different melting points are coupled to each other. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037651 | POROUS COMPOSITE STRUCTURES FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERY SEPARATORS - Micro-fibrillated cellulose nanofibers (or other suitable fibrillated organic polymer nanofibers) are dispersed with ceramic particles (such as alumina or silica powder) in water suspension and formed into a suitable porous mat shape by wet-laying the suspension on a suitable mesh structure. After removal of the mat from the mesh and drying, the suitably proportioned cellulose nanofibers/ceramic powder composite may be coated with a thin porous polymer layer to further fix the particles between the fibers and strengthen the resulting composite membrane for use as a separator layer between the electrode layers of an electrochemical cell. The strength and temperature resistance of the composite separator layer make it particularly useful in lithium-ion batteries for vehicle traction motors. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037652 | SEPARATOR HAVING IMPROVED THERMAL RESISTANCE, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE HAVING SAME - Disclosed is a separator containing a porous polymer substrate and an inorganic particle layer formed on at least one surface of the porous polymer substrate, and the separator has increased insolubility for an electrolyte and enhanced dimensional stability at high temperatures, therefore, short circuit between a cathode and an anode may be suppressed even when an electrochemical device is overheated, and high temperature cycle characteristics of the electrochemical device are enhanced. In addition, discharge characteristics are improved due to an ion conductance enhancement, since the impregnation of the separator for the electrolyte increases. Therefore, the separator according to the present invention is suited for electrochemical devices that require heat resistance, in particular, for lithium secondary batteries for electric vehicles, since, while the separator according to the present invention has excellent heat resistance, an electrochemical device that includes the separator gives equal performance in electrochemical properties when compared to existing separators. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037653 | MULTILAYERED MICROPOROUS POLYOLEFIN FILM - A polyolefin multilayer microporous membrane includes at least first microporous layers which form both surface layers of the membrane and at least a second microporous layer disposed between the both surface layers, wherein static friction coefficient of one of the surface layers of the polyolefin multilayer microporous membrane against another surface layer in a longitudinal direction (MD) is 1.1 or less, and wherein pore density calculated from an average pore radius measured by mercury porosimetry method and porosity, according to Formula (1) is 4 or more: | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037654 | PERFORATED POLYMER FILMS HAVING IMPROVED TOLERANCE TO TENSILE STRESS - The invention relates to a perforated polymer film with porosity P from 30% to 50% and with an arrangement of perforations which is characterized by the perforation shape, the ratio of the semiaxes of the perforations, the orientation of the perforations, and the regular arrangement of the perforations, where the longitudinal tensile stress that the polymer film withstands without breaking is greater than that for identical porosity and any other arrangement of perforations which differs in at least one feature. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037655 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - A solid electrolyte battery comprises a positive plate ( | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037656 | STORAGE BATTERY CONTROL DEVICE AND ELECTRICAL STORAGE DEVICE - A storage battery control device controls an assembly battery having a plurality of secondary battery cells connected to each other, including at least one integrated circuit adapted to monitor and control charging and discharging of each of the secondary battery cells of the assembly battery. A bypass capacitor is disposed in a channel connecting a positive electrode-side external terminal and a negative electrode-side external terminal of the integrated circuit to each other. At least one first current limiting element is disposed in the channel, and at least one first switch is disposed in parallel to the first current limiting element, and adapted to short the first current limiting element. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037657 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes conductive tab coupled to the at least one battery cell. The conductive tab has a contact area coupled to a terminal region of the at least one battery cell. The contact area is greater than an area of the terminal region, to support, for example, higher currents and/or over-current conditions. Also, the conductive tab may be secured to the at least one battery cell without the use of specially designed jigs. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037658 | STACK TYPE BATTERY - In a stack type battery containing a stacked electrode assembly in which a positive electrode plate having a positive electrode current collector tab extending therefrom and a negative electrode plate having a negative electrode current collector tab extending therefrom are alternately stacked interposing a separator therebetween, a through portion for positioning that passes through in the thickness direction is formed in at least one of the positive and negative electrode current collector tab, and the width at the through portion-unformed position of the positive or negative electrode collector tab is 50 mm or more, and the width of the through portion for positioning is 10% or less of the width at the through portion-unformed position of the positive or negative electrode current collector tab. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037659 | POROUS ABSORBENT FOR SODIUM METAL HALIDE CELLS - A cell cathode compartment comprises a granule bed comprising metal granules, metal halide granules, and sodium halide granules, a separator adjacent to the granule bed, a liquid electrolyte dispersed in the granule bed, and a porous absorbent disposed in the granule bed, wherein a transverse cross-sectional distribution of the porous absorbent in the granule bed varies in a longitudinal direction from a first position to a second position. In another embodiment, a cell cathode compartment comprises a granule bed comprising metal granules, metal halide granules, and sodium halide granules, a separator adjacent to the granule bed, a liquid electrolyte dispersed in the granule bed, and a porous absorbent coating on a surface adjacent to the granule bed. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037660 | LITHIUM MICROBATTERY PROTECTED BY A COVER - A lithium microbattery comprises a stack of active layers containing lithium and a protective cover covering the stack of active layers. The protective cover is fixed to the stack of active layers by means of a layer of glue. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037661 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes one or more bare battery cells, a frame case, and a top case. Each of the bare battery cells has first and second electrode tabs. The frame case surrounds an outer surface of the one or more bare cells. The top case is coupled to the frame case at one end of the one or more bare cells. In the battery pack, the frame case includes a warp preventing portion parallel to the top case. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037662 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEALING A BATTERY CELL - A battery module includes active material disposed in layers to form a generally planar electrochemical cell with an upper surface, a lower surface, and side surfaces. The battery also includes electrodes extending out of the electrochemical cell, and a frame disposed about the active material such that edges of the frame surround the side surfaces of the active material and the electrodes extend beyond the frame. The battery further includes an upper layer of pouch material disposed over the upper surface of the active material and an upper surface of the frame, and a lower layer of pouch material disposed over the lower surface of the active material and a lower surface of the frame. The upper layer of pouch material and the lower layer of pouch material function to provide a seal that seals the active material within the frame. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037663 | BATTERY CELL HAVING DOUBLE SEALING STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a battery cell having a double sealing structure. In particular, the battery cell includes a first sealing portion formed at an outer circumferential surface of a battery case by thermal bonding and a second sealing portion further formed between an electrode assembly and the first sealing portion at at least one side surface of the first sealing portion. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037664 | BATTERY CELL OF IRREGULAR STRUCTURE AND BATTERY MODULE EMPLOYED WITH THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a battery cell configured to have a structure in which an electrode assembly that can be charged and discharged is mounted in a plate-shaped battery case, a cathode terminal and an anode terminal protrude from one end of the battery case, the electrode terminals deviate to one side from a vertical central axis of a battery body when viewed from above, and a depressed portion is formed at one side of the battery body. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037665 | METHOD FOR PREPARING LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATE NANOPOWDER COATED WITH CARBON - The present invention relates to a method for preparing a lithium iron phosphate nanopowder coated with carbon, including the steps of (a) preparing a mixture solution by adding a lithium precursor, an iron precursor and a phosphorus precursor in a glycerol solvent, (b) putting the mixture solution into a reactor and reacting to prepare amorphous lithium iron phosphate nanoseed particle, and (c) heat treating the lithium iron phosphate nanoseed particle thus to prepare the lithium iron phosphate nanopowder coated with carbon on a portion or a whole of a surface of a particle, and a lithium iron phosphate nanopowder coated with carbon prepared by the above method. The lithium iron phosphate nanopowder coated with carbon having controlled particle size and particle size distribution may be prepared in a short time by performing two simple steps. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037666 | METHOD FOR PREPARING LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATE NANOPOWDER COATED WITH CARBON - The present invention relates to a method for preparing a lithium iron phosphate nanopowder coated with carbon, including the steps of (a) preparing a mixture solution by adding a lithium precursor, an iron precursor and a phosphorus precursor in a triethanolamine solvent, (b) putting the mixture solution into a reactor and reacting to prepare amorphous lithium iron phosphate nanoseed particle, and (c) heat treating the lithium iron phosphate nanoseed particle thus to prepare the lithium iron phosphate nanopowder coated with carbon on a portion or a whole of a surface of a particle, and a lithium iron phosphate nanopowder coated with carbon prepared by the above method. The lithium iron phosphate nanopowder coated with carbon having controlled particle size and particle size distribution may be prepared in a short time by performing two simple steps. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037667 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND SECONDARY BATTERY USING SAME - Disclosed is a nonaqueous electrolyte solution containing a nonaqueous solvent, an electrolyte salt dissolved in the nonaqueous solvent, and a conjugated carbonyl compound represented by the following formula (1). A secondary battery using this nonaqueous electrolyte solution shows an excellent cycle characteristic under a high-temperature environment even if a negative electrode active material containing silicon is used. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037668 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - The object is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries, which has sufficient ion conductivity and which is provided also with excellent high voltage cycle properties and high voltage high temperature preserving properties, and a lithium ion secondary battery employing such a non-aqueous electrolyte solution. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037669 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a method for producing a lithium secondary battery in which localized precipitation of a foreign metal in the negative electrode can be reliably suppressed in a shorter time, regardless of, for instance, electrode type or electrode variability. The production method is a method for producing a secondary battery that includes a positive electrode provided with a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode provided with a negative electrode active material layer, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The method comprises a step of constructing a cell including the positive electrode, the negative electrode and the nonaqueous electrolyte; a micro-charging step of performing charging over one hour or longer, up to 0.01% to 0.5% of the capacity of the constructed cell, in a state of charge such that a positive electrode potential is equal to or higher than an oxidation potential of iron (Fe), and a negative electrode potential is equal to or higher than a reduction potential of iron (Fe), and maintaining the state of charge; and a step of performing an initial conditioning charging. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037670 | METAL-OXYGEN CELL - A metal-oxygen cell capable of improving cycle performance is provided. The metal-oxygen cell | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037671 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - It is an object of the exemplary embodiment of the present invention to provide a method for manufacturing a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery by which conductive metal particles can be uniformly and easily formed in a conductive intermediate layer. The exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a method for manufacturing a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery comprising a current collector comprising a metal, an active material layer comprising an active material and a binding agent, and a conductive intermediate layer comprising conductive metal particles between the current collector and the active material layer, comprising steps of (1) placing a polyamic acid on the current collector; (2) causing the metal to move from the current collector into the polyamic acid by generating migration phenomenon; and (3) heating and curing the polyamic acid, in this order, wherein the metal that has moved into the polyamic acid forms the conductive metal particles. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037672 | ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL-CONTAINING SLURRY, ANODE USING THE SLURRY AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE COMPRISING THE ANODE - The present disclosure relates to an anode active material-containing slurry, an anode using the slurry, and an electrochemical device comprising the anode. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a slurry comprising an anode active material; a polymer binder comprising styrene butadiene rubber and potassium polyacrylate; a conductive material; and a dispersing medium, an anode using the slurry, and an electrochemical device comprising the anode. The anode active material-containing slurry according to one aspect of the present disclosure can relieve the volume expansion of an anode active material by the intercalation and disintercalation of lithium during cycles of electrochemical devices to improve the durability of an anode active material layer, thereby enhancing the life characteristics of the electrochemical devices, and can form an anode active material layer having a high peeling force even though potassium polyacrylate with a relatively lower weight-average molecular weight is used. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037673 | POSITIVE-ELECTRODE MATERIALS: METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND USE IN LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES - There is provided a positive-electrode material for a lithium secondary battery. The material comprises a lithium oxide compound or a complex oxide as reactive substance. The material also comprises at least one type of carbon material, and optionally a binder. A first type of carbon material is provided as a coating on the reactive substance particles surface. A second type of carbon material is carbon black. And a third type of carbon material is a fibrous carbon material provided as a mixture of at least two types of fibrous carbon material different in fiber diameter and/or fiber length. Also, there is provided a method for preparing the material as well as lithium secondary batteries comprising the material. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037674 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM-BASED ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORES - The invention relates to carbon-coated zinc ferrite particles, to a method for producing carbon-coated zinc ferrite particles, and to the use thereof as the electrode material for lithium-ion batteries. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037675 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - To provide a high-capacity lithium secondary battery at a low price that attains an increased reversibility of charge and discharge, by using a new negative electrode material different from the existing negative electrode materials, and to provide a lithium secondary battery that can use an existing electrolyte at a small risk of ignition or overheating. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037676 | NICKEL COMPOSITE HYDROXIDE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR A NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND A NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a cathode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that has a uniform particle size and high packing density, and that is capable of increased battery capacity and improved coulomb efficiency. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037677 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE SUBSTANCE PARTICLES FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention relates to positive electrode active substance particles for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, comprising an oxide having a spinel structure and comprising at least Li and Mn as main components and an oxide comprising at least Li and Zr, in which the oxide comprising at least Li and Zr forms a mixed phase comprising two or more phases, and a content of the oxide comprising at least Li and Zr in the positive electrode active substance particles is 0.1 to 4% by weight. The present invention provides positive electrode active substance particles for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries which are excellent in high-temperature characteristics and a process for producing the positive electrode active substance particles, and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037678 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - Provided are a cathode active material including polycrystalline lithium manganese oxide and a sodium-containing coating layer on a surface of the polycrystalline lithium manganese oxide, and a method preparing the same. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037679 | METALLATE ELECTRODES - The invention relates to electrodes that contain active materials of the formula: A | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037680 | COMPOSITE CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - A composite cathode active material including: a composite oxide capable of intercalation and deintercalation of lithium; a carbon nanostructure; and a material which is chemically inert to lithium. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037681 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND BATTERY PACK - A negative electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery of an embodiment includes a carbonaceous material, a silicon oxide phase in the carbonaceous material, and a silicon phase in the silicon oxide phase. The negative electrode active material has a crack in the carbonaceous material, and the longest side of the crack has a length equal to or greater than ⅕ of the diameter of the negative electrode active material. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037682 | PHOSPHOROUS-COATED LITHIUM METAL PRODUCTS, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF - A particulate lithium metal composite materials having a layer containing phosphorous and a method for producing said phosphorous-coated lithium metal products, characterized in that melted, droplet-shaped lithium metal is reacted in a hydrocarbon solvent with a phosphorous source that contains the phosphorous in the oxidation stage 3, and use thereof for the pre-lithiation of electrode materials and the production of battery anodes. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037683 | REFORMED BATTERY GRIDS - A method of making a grid for a battery plate of a lead-acid battery. A substantially planar web is manufactured to include a plurality of spaced apart and interconnected wire segments, which at least partially define substantially planar surfaces, have a plurality of transverse lands, and interconnect at a plurality of nodes to define a plurality of open spaces between the wire segments. The web is reformed to change the cross-sectional shape of the wire segments. Other aspects may include simultaneously reducing the thickness of at least a portion of the web while reshaping the wire segments, and/or providing a controlled surface roughness on at least one of the surfaces of the web to increase surface area of the grid and thereby promote adhesion of an electrochemically active material to the grid. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037684 | STEEL FOIL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A steel foil according to an aspect of the present invention includes, by mass %, C: 0.0001 to 0.02%; Si: 0.001 to 0.01%; Mn: 0.01 to 0.3%; P: 0.001 to 0.02%; S: 0.0001 to 0.01%; Al: 0.0005 to 0.1%; N: 0.0001 to 0.004%; and a balance consisting of Fe and impurities, wherein a thickness is 5 to 15 μm, and a tensile strength is more than 900 MPa and 1.200 MPa or less. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037685 | BATTERY CELL AND METHOD FOR MAKING BATTERY CELL - Embodiments provide a battery cell including a porous membrane, the porous membrane including transformed semiconductor material. The porous membrane separates a first half-cell from a second half-cell of the battery cell. The porous membrane comprises channels allowing ions and/or an electrolyte to move between the first half-cell and the second half-cell. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037686 | HALOGENATED ORGANOSILICON ELECTROLYTES, METHODS OF USING THEM, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES CONTAINING THEM - Described are electrolyte compositions having at least one salt and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of: wherein “a” is from 1 to 3; “b” is 1 or 2; 4≧“a”+“b”≧2; X is a halogen; R can be alkoxy or substituted alkoxy, among other moieties, and R | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037687 | SULFIDE SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL, BATTERY, AND PRODUCING METHOD FOR SULFIDE SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL - A main object of the present invention is to provide a sulfide solid electrolyte material having favorable ion conductivity and low reduction potential. The present invention solves the above-mentioned problem by providing a sulfide solid electrolyte material including an M | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037688 | All-Solid-State Cell - An all-solid-state cell contains at least a positive electrode layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode layer, which are arranged in a stack. The positive electrode layer contains only a positive electrode active material, and a predetermined crystal plane of the positive electrode active material is oriented in a direction of lithium ion conduction. The negative electrode layer contains a carbonaceous material, and the volume ratio of the carbonaceous material to the negative electrode layer is 70% or greater. | 2015-02-05 |
| 20150037689 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a lithium secondary battery with three-dimensional network porous bodies as current collectors in which the internal resistance does not increase even after repeated charging and discharging. A lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode and a negative electrode each having as a current collector a three-dimensional network porous body, the positive electrode and the negative electrode being formed by filling at least an active material into pores of the three-dimensional network porous bodies, wherein the three-dimensional network porous body for the positive electrode is a three-dimensional network aluminum porous body having a hardness of 1.2 GPa or less, and the three-dimensional network porous body for the negative electrode is a three-dimensional network copper porous body having a hardness of 2.6 GPa or less. | 2015-02-05 |
