07th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 43 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150044484 | PREPREG AND LAMINATED BOARD - To provide a prepreg that achieves a low dielectric loss tangent, despite the use of a polar solvent. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044485 | LOW-DIELECTRIC RESIN COMPOSITION AND COPPER-CLAD LAMINATE AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a resin composition useful for a copper-clad laminate and a printed circuit board, wherein the resin composition comprises the following components: (A) 100 parts by weight of vinyl-containing polyphenylene ether resin; (B) 5 to 50 parts by weight of maleimide; (C) 10 to 100 parts by weight of styrene-butadiene copolymer; and (D) 5 to 30 parts by weight of cyanate ester resin. The present invention also provides a resin composition and an article made therefrom having low dissipation factor at high frequency and excellent thermal resistance and peeling strength and being useful for a copper-clad laminate and a printed circuit board. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044486 | ELECTRICALLY INSULATING MATERIAL FOR THERMAL SPRAYED COATINGS MATCHING THE COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION OF THE UNDERLYING BODY - Compositions and method for preparing thermally sprayed coatings are disclosed. The inventive compositions include at least one component that is electrically-insulating and/or non-subliming at thermal spray temperatures; and at least one component that has a high coefficient of thermal expansion. The invention also provides a compositions and methods for preparing a coating comprising a spinel, from materials that do not comprise a spinel; and also provides non-spinel materials used to prepare coatings comprising spinel. The invention includes coatings made from the materials and methods; and articles comprising the coatings. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044487 | ORIENTED-FILM-FORMING COMPOSITION - Provided is an oriented-film-forming composition that can give a laminated body which has a substrate, an oriented film and an optically anisotropic film and which is excellent in heat resistance and light resistance. The oriented-film-forming composition is a composition including an oriented-film-forming material and an antioxidant. The antioxidant is preferably a phenolic antioxidant. The oriented-film-forming material preferably contains at least one selected from the group consisting of polyimides, polyamides and polyamic acids. The composition preferably satisfies Mw(A)/Mw(B)>0.85 wherein Mw(B) represents the weight-average molecular weight of the oriented-film-forming material after the composition is heated at 100° C. for 1 hour, and Mw(A) represents that of the same material before the heating. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044488 | METHOD OF FORMING A COATING ON A SURFACE OF A SUBSTRATE - A reinforcing underlayment including dry uniform particles evenly applied to a wet bonding material layer on a surface of a substrate. The substrate, including the layers, is then cured to harden the one or more of the layers. A final coating or topcoat is applied to the cured surface of the substrate. The dry particles are evenly distributed onto the bonding material layer creating a uniform surface for subsequent coatings. The dry particles increase the strength of the liquid coatings increasing solid particle density within the coating system and thereby imparting properties not available for the liquid coatings. The present invention enables a user to easily introduce very heavy, dense, strong particles into a liquid coating and allows the user to apply very dense, heavy particles into and onto a wet bonding material layer followed by a subsequent wet topcoat layer which is cured as one contiguous material with reinforcement and underlayment strengthening coming from the added, dry particles. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044489 | VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE COPOLYMER LATEX AND FILM FOR BLISTER PACK - Provided is a film for blister packs having barrier capability that is excellent in terms of impact resistance and thermal stability. Also provided is a vinylidene chloride polymer-containing latex that is ideal for producing the film. The coating layer of the film for a blister pack, and the latex, comprise a vinylidene chloride copolymer having a weight-average molecular weight, Mw, between 120,000 and 300,000 that is obtainable by emulsion polymerizing 70 to 95 parts by mass of vinylidene chloride and 30 to 5 parts by mass of one or more other monomer(s) copolymerizable with the vinylidene chloride, with the proviso that the total amount of vinylidene chloride and the other monomer(s) is 100 parts by mass). | 2015-02-12 |
20150044490 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR TEMPORARILY FIXING MEMBER USING SAME - The present invention is intended to provide an adhesive composition for temporarily fixing which exhibits high adhesive strength and peeling property in water, and which is applicable to members having opaque area, and still which leaves no adhesive deposit on released members, so that it realize the excellent workability and environment. The present invention is a two-component composition for temporarily fixing members, comprising (A) a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate, (B) a mono-functional (meth)acrylate, (C) an organic peroxide, (D) a decomposition accelerator, (E) a polymerization initiator and (G) particulate matter, and composed of two-component system of a first agent and a second agent, said first agent containing at least said component (C) and said second agent containing at least said component (D), wherein cured body of said composition being used to bond members is brought into contact with water to be decomposed and release said members. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044491 | METHOD OF FORMING A BLACK TANTALUM ALLOY, A TANTALUM ALLOY, AND ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROM - The invention provides tantalum alloys, methods for forming tantalum alloys having a luminous, black, ceramic surface, and articles, such as, but not limited to, jewelry and watches, formed from the tantalum alloys. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044492 | COPPER FOIL PROVIDED WITH CARRIER FOIL, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE COPPER FOIL PROVIDED WITH CARRIER FOIL, AND COPPER CLAD LAMINATE FOR LASER DRILLING MANUFACTURED BY USING THE COPPER FOIL PROVIDED WITH CARRIER FOIL - An object of the present invention is to improve the laser drilling performance of a copper clad laminate whose black-oxide treated surface is used as a laser drilled surface. To achieve the object, a copper foil provided with a carrier foil comprising a layer structure of the carrier foil/the releasing layer/the bulk copper layer characterized in that metal element-containing particles are disposed between the releasing layer and the bulk copper layer is employed. If the present copper foil provided with a carrier foil is used, a black-oxide treated layer having a color tone excellent in the laser drilling performance can be formed on the surface of the bulk copper layer in the copper clad laminate manufactured. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044493 | METHOD FOR ANCHORING Sn POWDER ON ALUMINIUM SUBSTRATE AND ALUMINIUM ELECRTOCONDUCTIVE MEMBER - Provided are: a method of anchoring Sn powder that allows a Sn coating layer exhibiting excellent adhesion property and excellent heat cycle property to be adhered to and deposited on a surface of an aluminum substrate by means of a cold spray process, which is low in device cost and is high in productivity; and an electrically-conductive aluminum member produced by the method. The method of anchoring Sn powder onto an aluminum substrate is a method of anchoring Sn powder onto a surface of an aluminum substrate including depositing and anchoring Sn powder to form a Sn coating layer on the surface of the aluminum substrate by means of a cold spray process, the method including spraying the Sn powder onto the aluminum substrate under spray conditions of an operating gas temperature of 60° C. or less, an operating gas pressure of 0.30 MPa or more, and a spray distance between a spray gun nozzle and the aluminum substrate of from 5 to 30 mm. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044494 | OPTIMAL SANDWICH CORE STRUCTURES AND FORMING TOOLS FOR THE MASS PRODUCTION OF SANDWICH STRUCTURES - A sandwich structure is provided that includes a corrugated layer with at least one core layer (structure) made of a periodic array of adjacent truncated upward facing peaks and truncated downward facing valleys. Each truncated peak has a bonding land of an area A1. Each truncated valley has a bonding land of an area A2. A ratio of A1/A2 is less than 2. A distance D is between neighboring peaks, and a distance D is also between neighboring valleys. The corrugated layer is made from an initially flat sheet thickness of t. A first sheet layer is physically coupled to bonding lands of the truncated peaks. A second sheet layer is physically coupled to bonding lands of the truncated valleys. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044495 | COMPOSITE METAL SHEET, METHOD FOR JOINING METAL SHEETS, AND DEVICE FOR JOINING METAL SHEETS - The invention provides a composite metal sheet produced by joining two metal sheets together, comprising: a projection formed by cutting the two metal sheets along a cutting line and pressing an area surrounded by the cutting line and a reference line in the two metal sheets, with the two metal sheets overlapping each other, with the reference line remaining uncut, with the cutting line extending from and communicating with both terminals of the reference line while forming a predetermined shape together with the reference line, and with the projection formed at one portion of the area in response to pressure applied to the area; hole generated by forming the projection in the two metal sheets; and a joint disposed between an outer peripheral cutting face of the projection and an inner peripheral cutting face of the hole. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044496 | JOINTED BODY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME AND JOINTED MEMBER - A jointed body that has been solid-phase jointed at normal temperature and that has a non-conventional structure is presented. The jointed body is formed by solid-phase joining a first jointed member to a second jointed member, and has a junction interface between the first member and the second member. This jointed body includes an average crystal grain size in a near interface structure that constitutes a near interface area having a total width of 20 micrometers and extending at both sides of the junction interface as a center is 75-100% of an average crystal grain size in an around interface structure that constitutes around interface areas located at both outer sides of the near interface area. In the jointed body, the near interface structure after the joining is almost the same as the structure before the joining, allowing the jointed body to exert similar characteristics to the jointed members. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044497 | Thin Diamond Film Bonding Providing Low Vapor Pressure at High Temperature - This disclosure concerns bonding a thin film of diamond to a second thick diamond substrate in a way that does not cause the exposed (un-bonded) diamond surface to become contaminated by the bonding process or when the bonded diamond is held at high temperature for many hours in vacuum. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044498 | SURFACE-COATED ALUMINUM AND ZINC PLATED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD OF PREPARING SAME - A surface-coated aluminum and zinc plated steel sheet in accordance with the present invention includes: a plated steel sheet; a composite coating film formed by applying an aqueous surface treatment agent on the plated steel sheet and drying the aqueous surface treatment agent. The aqueous surface treatment agent contains a water dispersible resin (A), a cobalt compound (B), and water, and has a pH within a range of 7.5 to 10. The composite coating film contains the water dispersible resin (A) and the cobalt compound (B). A percentage by mass of the water dispersible resin (A) in the composite coating film is 90% or more. A mass of the composite coating film per one surface of the plated steel sheet falls within a range of 0.5 to 3.5 g/m | 2015-02-12 |
20150044499 | Al-PLATED STEEL SHEET, METHOD FOR HOT-PRESSING Al-PLATED STEEL SHEET, AND AUTOMOTIVE PART - An Al-plated steel sheet includes: a steel sheet; an Al plating layer which is formed on one surface or both surfaces of the steel sheet and contains at least 85% or more of Al by mass %; and a surface coating layer which is laminated on the surface of the Al plating layer and contains ZnO and one or more lubricity improving compounds. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044500 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A RECOVERY ANNEALED COATED STEEL SUBSTRATE FOR PACKAGING APPLICATIONS AND A PACKAGING STEEL PRODUCT PRODUCED THEREBY - This relates to a process for manufacturing a recovery annealed coated steel substrate for packaging applications and a packaging steel product produced thereby. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044501 | METHOD FOR JOINING METAL PARTS - A method for joining a first metal part ( | 2015-02-12 |
20150044502 | HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET FOR STAMPING HAVING EXCELLENT COLD WORKABILITY, DIE HARDENABILITY, AND SURFACE QUALITY, AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a hot-dip galvanized steel sheet for stamping, which has excellent cold workability, has such satisfactory surface quality as to be free from unplating and other defects even in the absence of dedicated facilities, and ensures a strength of 1370 MPa or more after quenching even when cooled at a low rate. Also disclosed is a method effective for the produce of the hot-dip galvanized steel sheet for stamping. The hot-dip galvanized steel sheet for stamping comprises a base steel sheet and a hot-dip galvanized layer on a surface of the base steel sheet, in which the base steel sheet has a predetermined chemical composition and has a microstructure comprising equiaxed ferrite having an average aspect ratio of 4.0 or less and cementite and/or pearlite having an average major axis of grains of 20 μm or less. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044503 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH STRENGTH GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET AND HIGH STRENGTH GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET - A method for manufacturing a high strength galvanized steel sheet and a high strength galvanized steel sheet are provided. A base steel sheet having a chemical composition comprising C: 0.03% to 0.35%, Si: 0.01% to 0.50%, Mn: 3.6% to 8.0%, Al: 0.001% to 1.000%, P≦0.10%, S≦0.010%, and the balance comprising Fe and incidental impurities, on a percent by mass basis, is subjected to annealing and galvanization treatment, wherein the maximum steel sheet temperature in an annealing furnace is 600° C. or higher and 700° C. or lower, the steel sheet transit time in a temperature region of the maximum steel sheet temperature of 600° C. or higher and 700° C. or lower is specified to be 30 seconds or more and 10 minutes or less, and the dew point in an atmosphere is specified to be −45° C. or lower. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044504 | HIGH STRENGTH HOT DIP GALVANISED STEEL STRIP - A high strength hot dip galvanized steel strip including, in mass percent, of the following elements: 0.10-0.18% C, 1.90-2.50% Mn, 0.30-0.50% Si, 0.50-0.70% Al, 0.10-0.50% Cr, 0.001-0.10% P, 0.01-0.05% Nb, max 0.004% Ca, max 0.05% S, max 0.007% N, and optionally at least one of the following elements: 0.005-0.50% Ti, 0.005-0.50% V, 0.005-0.50% Mo, 0.005-0.50% Ni, 0.005-0.50% Cu, max 0.005% B, the balance Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein 0.80%2.10%. This steel offers improved formability at a high strength, has a good weldability and surface quality together with a good produce-ability and coat-ability. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044505 | TiAl JOINED BODY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR TiAl JOINED BODY - A manufacturing method of a TiAl joined body includes: an arranging step and a heating step. The arranging step is a step of arranging a plurality of members which contains a TiAl intermetallic compound and insert materials which contain Ti as a major element, Cu and Ni such that each of the insert materials is inserted between two adjacent members of the plurality of members. The heating step is a step of heating the plurality of members and the insert materials in a non-oxidizing atmosphere at a temperature above melting points of the insert materials and below melting points of the plurality of members. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044506 | FLUX CORED WIRE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a flux cored wire and the method and apparatus for manufacturing the same. The flux cored wire in accordance with the present invention can prevent the flux filled inside strip from leaking out and the moisture in the atmosphere from penetrating into the flux. The method of the present invention also does not require longer processing time. For this, the flux cored wire in accordance with the present invention is comprised of: an inner tubular body formed with flat strip by curling up the side edges of the strip into a tubular body having a seam and filed with flux inside; and an outer tubular body formed with flat strip by curling up the side edges of the strip into a tubular body having a seam and wrapping around the inner tubular body in tight contact. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044507 | NOVEL COATING CONCEPT - The present invention relates to composition comprising a blend of at least one boron source and at least one silicon source, and the composition further comprises particles selected from particles having wear resistance properties, particles having surface enhancing properties, particles having catalytic properties or combinations thereof, wherein the blend comprises boron and silicon in a weight ratio boron to silicon within a range from about 3:100 wt:wt to about 100:3 wt:wt, wherein silicon and boron are present in the blend in at least 25 wt %, and wherein the at least one boron source and the at least one silicon source are oxygen free except for inevitable amounts of contaminating oxygen, and wherein the blend is a mechanical blend of particles in and the particles have an average particle size less than 250 μm. The present invention relates further to a method for providing a coated product and a coated product obtained by the method. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044508 | RIGID DECORATIVE MEMBER - Provided is a rigid decorative member that has high film hardness, is excellent in scratch resistance performance and abrasion resistance performance, and has excellent color brightness and color saturation. The rigid decorative member of the present invention is a rigid decorative member wherein a reaction compound film of an alloy of Cr and a metal selected from one or two or more of Mo, W, Nb, Ta, Ti, Hf, Zr, and V, and of a non-metallic element selected from one or two or more of nitrogen, carbon, and oxygen is formed on a substrate. There is provided the rigid decorative member significantly improved in scratch resistance and abrasion resistance and having a color tone with a high quality feel; and there is further supplied a product of which the color tones of brightness and color saturation can be freely controlled. The rigid decorative member of the present invention includes the reaction compound film of the alloy of Cr, which is a metal having high adhesion to a metal and high brightness but having low hardness, and a metal having high film hardness and high corrosion resistance but having low brightness and low adhesion (Mo, W, Nb, Ta, Ti, Hf, Zr, V), and of the non-metallic element such as nitrogen, carbon, or oxygen. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044509 | SULFONIUM COMPOUNDS, THEIR PREPARATION AND USE - Compounds of the formula (I), (Ia) or (Ib) wherein A | 2015-02-12 |
20150044510 | METHOD AND MATERIAL FOR PROTECTING MAGNETIC INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIA - A method of protecting a magnetic information storage medium is described. The method includes fabricating a film over a surface of the magnetic information storage medium. The film includes an amorphous, uniform, homogeneous solid solution of carbon, hydrogen, silicon, and oxygen. A magnetic storage medium with such a protective film is described. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044511 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes at least one battery cell having a first conductive tab and a second conductive tab, a protection circuit board electrically connected to the first and second conductive tabs, and a temperature sensitive element on the protection circuit board. The temperature sensitive element is adjacent, but electrically insulated from, a connection region where at least one of the first and second conductive tabs is connected to the protection circuit board, the connection region being between the temperature sensitive element and the battery cell. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044512 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A power storage device including a battery containing body and a chassis for housing the body, further including
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20150044513 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, CATHODE, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, ELECTRIC POWER STORAGE SYSTEM, ELECTRIC POWER TOOL, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A secondary battery capable of obtaining superior battery characteristics is provided. The cathode according to the technology includes a lithium-containing compound. The lithium-containing compound is a compound obtained by inserting an element M2 different from an element M1 in a crystal structure of a surface layer region of a composite oxide represented by a general formula of Li | 2015-02-12 |
20150044514 | PROTECTION MEMBER - To realize a protection member that makes a flux amount applied on a fusible conductor uniform, and improves variation of fusing characteristics. The protection member includes an insulating substrate, a heating body, an insulating member, two electrodes, a heating body internal electrode, a fusible conductor layered from the heating body internal electrode to the two electrodes, and configured to fuse a current path between the two electrodes by heating, flux applied on the fusible conductor to superimpose with the heating body, and a cover member covering at least the fusible conductor and attached to the insulating substrate. The cover member further includes a plurality of cylindrical projection portions facing the heating body and formed on an inner surface of the cover member to be in contact with the flux. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044515 | BATTERY PACK WITH LOCALLY CONTROLLED DISCONNECT SAFEGUARDS - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an improved battery packaging design. The battery pack design may include a battery cell, a plurality of transistors, and a controller. The transistors may be coupled to the terminals of the battery cell in an H-bridge configuration. The controller may control the transistors to bypass the battery cell based on the current flowing between the output terminals of the battery pack. In such a manner, the controller may prevent damage to the battery cell and improve the overall safety of the battery pack in hazardous conditions. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044516 | High Surface Area and Low Structure Carbon Blacks for Energy Storage Applications - The present invention, in part, relates to a carbon black having a) a nitrogen BET surface area (BET) of from about 600 m | 2015-02-12 |
20150044517 | SELF-HEALING ELECTRODE PROTECTION IN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - Articles and methods for protection of electrodes in electrochemical cells, including protective material precursor layers for use in electrode protective structures, are provided. Certain embodiments relate to electrode protective structures that comprise protective material precursor layers that, upon direct contact with a liquid electrolyte, cause a reaction product to form between the material of the precursor layer and a component of the electrolyte. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044518 | SERVICEABLE BATTERY PACK - A fail safe battery pack is disclosed and claimed wherein first and second housings are affixed together. A plurality of battery cells reside within and fixedly engage the first and the second housings. First and second printed circuit boards (PCBs) reside within first and second lattice structures of the first and second housings. A variable bias device resides in the first and/or second lattice structure of the first and second housing and engages the first and/or second PCBs. When the bias of the variable bias device is sufficiently large it overcomes a plurality of fixed mechanically biased devices operating between the PCB and the plurality of battery cells and tending to separate same and causes the PCB to electrically communicate with the plurality of battery cells. When the bias of the variable bias device is sufficiently small, the plurality of fixed mechanically biased devices separates the PCB and the plurality of battery cells rendering the battery cells in an electrically safe condition. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044519 | BATTERY PACK THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A battery pack may include a cell housing configured to retain a plurality of battery cells, and a plurality of cell reception slots within the cell housing to receive respective ones of the battery cells. The cell reception slots may be configured within the cell housing to define at least one fluid flow channel extending substantially in a first direction through the cell housing. The fluid flow channel may be defined at least partially by a rib connecting at least two adjacent cell reception slots to enable thermal transfer from cells disposed in the at least two adjacent cell reception slots responsive to movement of a fluid through the fluid flow channel and to inhibit a crossflow of fluid between the at least two adjacent cell reception slots in a direction other than the first direction. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044520 | Method for Heating Energy Storage Cells of an Energy Storage System, and Heatable Energy Storage System - A method for heating energy storage cells of an energy storage system configured to generate an n-phase supply voltage. The energy storage system including n energy supply branches connected in parallel. Each energy supply branch coupled between an output connection and an equipotential frame, and each of the energy supply branches including a plurality of series-connected energy storage modules. Each energy storage module including an energy storage cell module having at least one energy storage cell and a coupling device having coupling elements configured to selectively connect or bridge the energy storage cell module in a respective energy supply branch. The method includes connecting the output connections of the energy storage system to input connections of an n-phase electrical machine, and coupling the output connections via a neutral point of the electrical machine. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044521 | BATTERY CELL WITH DISCRETION TO DRIVE LOADS WITHIN BATTERY STACK - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to improved battery packaging designs. The battery pack design may include a battery cell, a plurality of transistors, and a controller. The transistors may be coupled to the terminals of the battery cell in an H-bridge configuration. The controller may control the transistors to bypass the battery cell based on the current flowing between the output terminals of the battery pack. In such a manner, the controller may prevent damage to the battery cell and improve the overall safety of the battery pack in hazardous conditions. Moreover, the design may allow for more efficient charging/discharging of the cells that are most ready to accept/supply current. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044522 | BATTERY STACK WITH LEAPFROGGING PROTOCOL - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a battery stack with a leapfrogging communication network. Each cell stage may include a controller, a transmitter, and a pair of receivers. The cell stage in the battery stack may be coupled to the closest two preceding battery cell stages in the stack. In this manner, each cell stage may be able to determine if a fault is present in an immediately preceding cell stage in the stack by monitoring the first preceding cell stage and the second preceding cell stage. If discharge/charge commands transmitted by the second preceding cell stage are not reaching the battery cell stage at issue, the controller may determine that there is a fault in the first preceding cell stage and discharge/charge the cell stage based on the commands transmitted by the second preceding cell stage. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044523 | COOLING PLATE FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERY PACK - A cooling plate for a battery pack with a plurality of battery cells is provided. The cooling plate includes a cooling fin with a substantially planar surface and a perimeter. The cooling plate includes a frame abutting the cooling fin and forming a seal with the cooling fin adjacent the perimeter of the same. The frame and the cooling fin define at least one fluid inlet, at least one fluid outlet, and a flow channel therebetween. The at least one fluid inlet and the at least one fluid outlet are disposed through the seal and are in fluid communication with the flow channel. The flow channel is disposed adjacent the perimeter and in heat transfer communication with the substantially planar surface of the cooling fin. A battery pack with the cooling plate, and a method for controlling a temperature of the battery pack, are also provided. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044524 | Solar Power Generation Method and Generation Apparatus - A solar power generation method involves generating power by irradiating ionized hydrogen water, in which ortho hydrogen molecules or hydrogenated hydrogen with ion binding properties has been dissolved, with light that includes at least waves with a wavelength of 193 nm, and then generating a potential difference between the ionized hydrogen water and water containing cations. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044525 | ENERGY STORAGE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN ELECTRICALLY INSULATING ELASTIC RING - The invention concerns an electrical energy storage assembly (capacitor or battery) comprising: -an envelope ( | 2015-02-12 |
20150044526 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly; a terminal; and a current collector electrically connecting the electrode assembly and the terminal, the current collector including a first fuse for a first current and a second fuse for a second current, the first current being different from the second current. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044527 | BATTERY CORE HERMETIC CASING - A battery cell core is hermetically sealed inside a casing, with conductive paths formed in the casing that individually connect cell subsets of the core to a battery management circuit for detecting individual failing cell subsets and for changing the battery output voltage by forming series/parallel connections between the cell subsets. In one version, the casing has a metal can with an opening of the can being sealed by a non-conductive cap that is sealed and bonded along its periphery to the can walls. In one aspect, the cap has edge metallization along its periphery where it is sealed to the can walls. In another aspect, the conductive paths are formed in the non-conductive cap. Various other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044528 | OVERCURRENT SHUT-OFF DEVICE AND SECONDARY BATTERY SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME - An overcurrent shut-off device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a switching unit connected to both ends of a secondary battery, the switching unit being turned on by pressure caused by a swelling phenomenon occurring in the secondary battery, and a fusing unit, as a component installed on a path of an electric current flowing through the secondary battery, being ruptured when the switching unit is turned on, to interrupt the electric current flowing through the secondary battery. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044529 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery is disclosed. In one aspect, the rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly, a casing having an opening and housing the electrode assembly, a cap plate covering the opening of the casing and including a first injection hole and a first induction hole spaced apart from the first injection hole. The rechargeable battery also includes an insulating casing including a body contacting the electrode assembly and a blocking member protruding from the body. The insulating casing forms a space between the cap plate and the body and the blocking member divides the space into a first space fluidly connected to the first injection hole and a second space fluidly connected to the first induction hole. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044530 | VENTING DEVICE FOR AN ELECTROCHEMICAL BATTERY AND BATTERY WITH A VENTING DEVICE - The invention relates to a venting device ( | 2015-02-12 |
20150044531 | ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, ELECTRIC STORAGE APPARATUS, ELECTRIC STORAGE SYSTEM, AND A METHOD OF MANAGING ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE - An electric storage device management apparatus includes a controller that is configured to perform a voltage drop determination process to determine a voltage drop value of a conductive member that connects electric storage devices, and perform a voltage between terminals determination process to determine a voltage value between terminals of one of the electric storage devices after the voltage drop determination process. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044532 | BATTERY WITH VISUAL INDICATOR OF POWER LEVEL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A battery indicating its own power level and temperature includes a transparent enclosure, a first, a second, and a third switch, a first, a second, and a third lighting member coupled to the first switch and a main chip. The main chip switches on the first and second switches to enable visible color indications of two different power states of the battery, and switches on the third lighting member to indicate with color a high battery temperature, all colors being visible through the transparent enclosure. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044533 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A prismatic nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a flat winding electrode assembly formed by winding an elongated positive and negative electrodes with an elongated separator interposed therebetween, and an outer body storing the flat winding electrode assembly and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode substrate exposed portion formed along a longitudinal direction. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode substrate exposed portion formed along a longitudinal direction. The nonaqueous electrolyte contains at least one of a lithium salt having an oxalate complex as an anion and lithium difluorophosphate (LiPF | 2015-02-12 |
20150044534 | Lithium Ion Battery - A high-input and high-output battery having a large capacity while guaranteeing safety is provided. In a lithium ion battery having an electrode wound group in which a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator are wound and an electrolytic solution provided in a battery container, a discharge capacity of the battery being 30 Ah or more, the positive electrode has a current collector and a positive electrode composite applied to both surfaces of the current collector, and the positive electrode composite has following configuration. The positive electrode composite contains a mixed active material of layered lithium nickel manganese cobalt composite oxide (NMC) and spinel lithium manganese oxide (sp-Mn), a density of the positive electrode composite is 2.4 g/cm | 2015-02-12 |
20150044535 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium secondary battery which is unlikely to be deformed during charging and discharging. A lithium secondary battery includes a spiral-shaped electrode assembly and a cylindrical battery container. The battery container receives the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and a separator. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode collector and a negative electrode active material layer. The negative electrode active material layer is disposed on the negative electrode collector. The negative electrode active material layer contains a negative electrode active material forming an alloy with lithium. The positive electrode faces the negative electrode. The separator is disposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode. When A is a proof stress of the negative electrode collector multiplied by the thickness thereof and a capacity to be charged per unit area of the negative electrode is represented by B, A≧0.075×B−3 is satisfied. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044536 | COMPACT BATTERY CELL HAVING IMPROVED DURABILITY AND BATTERY PACK COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a battery cell including an electrode assembly configured to have a structure including cathodes, anodes, and separators respectively disposed between the cathodes and the anodes, the electrode assembly being provided with a through hole in a direction in which the electrodes are stacked, and a battery case provided at each side thereof with an opening communicating with the through hole and a battery pack including the same. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044537 | INORGANIC MICROPOROUS ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES FOR REDOX FLOW BATTERIES - A composite structure comprising a layer of zeolite having a high silica to alumina ratio supported on a support layer acts as a separator in a redox flow battery. The zeolite can be either supported on a rigid substrate, such as alumina, or a flexible substrate, such as a polymeric film. The polymeric film, in particular, can be an ion exchange membrane such as Nafion. The zeolite layer with a high silica to aluminum ratio provides a long-lasting separator for redox flow batteries. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044538 | STRUCTURE FOR SECURING BATTERY - When a battery is supported on a cooling plate, since a heat transfer sheet, which is deformable by pressure, is held between the cooling plate and a cooling surface of the battery, it is possible to efficiently transfer the heat of the battery from the cooling surface to the cooling plate via the heat transfer sheet, thereby enhancing the effect in cooling the battery. Since the heat transfer sheet includes a plurality of through holes, compared with a case in which a heat transfer sheet does not include the through hole, the reaction force generated by restoration of the compressively deformed heat transfer sheet to its original shape is decreased, thus reducing the load acting on a mounting flange securing the battery to the cooling plate and thereby preventing the mounting flange from being broken. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044539 | LARGE CAPACITY LITHIUM-ION-BATTERY PACK - A large capacity lithium-ion-battery pack includes an dielectric housing having receiving barrels; single lithium ion batteries each received in a receiving barrel and comprises an anode currency collector and a cathode currency collector; a dielectric cover member assembled to the housing; and a conductive connecting assembly. The conductive connecting assembly includes a number of upper contact plates embedded in the cover member and a number of lower contact plates embedded in the housing. A part of each upper contact plate protrude out of the cover member for electrically contacting the anode currency collector or the cathode currency collector of a single lithium battery, a part of each lower contact plate protrude out of the housing for electrically contacting the anode currency collector or the cathode currency of a corresponding single lithium battery, all of the single lithium ion batteries are in a series-parallel connection state through the conductive connecting assembly. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044540 | Cooling Device for a Vehicle Battery, Vehicle Battery Assembly, and Method for Producing a Cooling Device - A cooling device for an automotive battery includes at least one coolant line and at least one separate pressing element which is designed to be elastic so as to press the coolant line against an exterior side, preferably a flat side, of the automotive battery. The pressing element is designed as a composite component which has a separately manufactured reinforcing component which is enclosed in a plastic material. A method for manufacturing the cooling device includes the acts of providing a reinforcing component, in particular an elastic metal component, manufacturing an elastic pressing element as a composite component by sheathing the reinforcing component with plastic material, and applying a coolant line to the composite component. The composite component is acted upon to press against the coolant line in the event of deformation perpendicular to the exterior side of the automotive battery to be cooled. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044541 | LAMINATED POROUS FILM, SEPARATOR FOR BATTERY, AND BATTERY - Disclosed is a laminated porous film which has both gas permeability and heat resistance and can exhibit excellent smoothness and excellent pin extraction properties when used as a separator for a battery. The laminated porous film is characterized by having a heat-resistant layer laminated on at least one surface of a polyolefin resin porous film, wherein the heat-resistant layer comprises a filler and a resin binder, and wherein the surface of the heat-resistant layer has a static friction coefficient of 0.45 or less, a gas permeability degree of 2000 sec/100 ml or less and a tensile elastic modulus of 400 to 1000 MPa when the film is stretched in the lengthwise direction at a stretching rate of 3%. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044542 | AMORPHOUS TITANIA/CARBON COMPOSITE ELECTRODE MATERIALS - An isolated salt comprising a compound of formula (H | 2015-02-12 |
20150044543 | Battery Module - Provided is a battery module having improved safety by disconnecting an electrical connection due to short-circuit of electrode tabs by bending the electrode tabs upwardly extended to form welding parts having welding surfaces in a direction perpendicular to the battery module, performing a spot laser welding on the welding parts in a lap welding scheme using a top-hat-type laser beam or a Gaussian-type laser beam, and including a swelling partition to adjust a swelling position when a swelling increasing a volume due to a problem in a battery cell occurs and to short-circuit the electrode tabs. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044544 | Energy Storage Module Including a Plurality of Prismatic Storage Cells - The invention relates to an energy storage module for a device for supplying voltage, particularly in a motor vehicle. The energy storage module includes several prismatic storage cells that are arranged behind one another and stacked in at least one row, two end plates, and at least one tension element. The at least one row of stacked storage cells is braced between the two end plates by the tension element, and at least one of the end plates has at least one supporting surface for support on a structure carrying the energy storage module. The energy storage module also includes at least one thermally insulating element arranged on the supporting surface for thermal insulation between the at least one of the end plates and the carrying structure. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044545 | LOW TEMPERATURE SULFUR AND SODIUM METAL BATTERY FOR GRID-SCALE ENERGY STORAGE APPLICATION - A re-chargeable battery comprising a non-dendrite forming sodium (Na)/potassium (K) liquid metal alloy anode, a sulfur and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) conductive polymer composite cathode, a polyethyleneoxide (PEO) solid electrolyte, a solid electrolyte interface (SEI) formed on the PEO solid electrolyte; and a cell housing, wherein the anode, cathode, and electrolyte are assembled into the cell housing with the PEO solid electrolyte disposed between the cathode and anode. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044546 | MOLDING PACKAGING MATERIAL - In some embodiments, a molding packaging material includes an outer side base layer made of a heat resistant resin, an inner sealant layer, a metal foil layer arranged between the outer side base material layer and the inner sealant layer, and a matte coat layer formed on a side opposite to a metal foil layer side of the outer side base material layer. The matte coat layer includes a resin component, a solid fine particle, and a lubricant, and the inner sealant layer includes a thermoplastic resin and a lubricant. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044547 | POUCH TYPE BATTERY CELL - A pouch type battery cell includes an electrode assembly having a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator located between the first and second electrode plates; a first case having a first accommodating portion in which at least one portion of the electrode assembly is accommodated, wherein the first accommodating portion is generally concave; and a second case covering the first case, wherein the first case includes a metal layer including steel or hard aluminum, and wherein a depth of the first accommodating portion is between about 1 mm and about 4 mm, and wherein a thickness of the metal layer is between about 40 μm and about 100 μm. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044548 | ELECTRODE MATERIALS FOR ELECTRICAL CELLS - The present invention relates to electrode materials for electrical cells, containing, as component (A), at least one polymer including polymer chains formed from identical or different monomer units selected from substituted and unsubstituted vinyl units and substituted and unsubstituted C | 2015-02-12 |
20150044549 | Advances in electric car technology - Systems for improving electric storage batteries and their use for powering vehicles. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044550 | SULFUR CATHODE FOR LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERY - A lithium-sulfur battery uses different binders that exhibit different swelling ratios in an electrolyte as cathode binders and thus having superior cycle performance and battery capacity. A first binder is a binder having a large swelling ratio in an electrolyte, and a second binder is a binder having a small swelling ratio in the electrolyte. The first binder is in direct contact with the active material. The second binder may indirectly contact the active material as being present between a plurality of first binders which are in direct contact with the active material. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044551 | NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed is a nonaqueous secondary battery using a positive electrode containing a transition metal and lithium. The battery is prevented from deterioration due to elution of the transition metal from the positive electrode and thereby capable of maintaining small internal resistance and high electrical capacity even after high temperature storage or high-temperature charge and discharge cycles. The battery includes a negative electrode capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium, a positive electrode containing a transition metal and lithium, and a nonaqueous electrolyte having a lithium salt dissolved in an organic solvent, the nonaqueous electrolyte containing a polycarboxylic ester compound represented by general formula (1) or (2). | 2015-02-12 |
20150044552 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - [Object] To provide a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having excellent output characteristics and excellent thermal stability. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044553 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS RECHARGEABLE MAGNESIUM BATTERY - A cathode for a magnesium battery that includes a current collector and an active material disposed on the current collector. The active material includes a metal organic framework with a cubic structure having iron or a transition metal on corners of the cubic structure. The corners are linked by a cyano group. The active material may have the formula: (MgA) | 2015-02-12 |
20150044554 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided are a nonaqueous electrolyte battery having improved durability properties such as cycle and storage properties, and improved load characteristic, and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution that is appropriate for the nonaqueous electrolyte battery. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains a lithium salt and a nonaqueous solvent that dissolves the lithium salt. The nonaqueous electrolyte solution also contains a compound represented by formula (1) and a specific compound that acts in conjunction with the aforementioned compound. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044555 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A method of manufacturing a rechargeable battery includes continuously supplying a first electrode plate, the first electrode plate including a plurality of first active material portions with gaps therebetween on a first current collector, continuously supplying a first separator and a second separator to respective surfaces of the first electrode plate, bending the first electrode plate with the first and second separators to form a zigzag structure with bent portions, supplying a second electrode plate to an inside of each bent portion of the zigzag structure, the second electrode plate including a second active material portion on a second current collector, aligning and stacking the first electrode plate, the first separator, the second separator, and the second electrode plate, and taping the aligned and stacked first electrode plate, first separator, second separator, and second electrode plate at an outermost side thereof. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044556 | Cathode active material-coated discrete graphene sheets for lithium batteries and process for producing same - The present invention provides a cathode (positive electrode) of a lithium battery and a process for producing this cathode. The electrode comprises a cathode active material-coated graphene sheet and the graphene sheet has two opposed parallel surfaces, wherein at least 50% area (preferably >80%) of one of the two surfaces is coated with a cathode active material coating. The graphene material is in an amount of from 0.1% to 99.5% by weight and the cathode active material is in an amount of at least 0.5% by weight (preferably >80% and more preferably >90%), all based on the total weight of the graphene material and the cathode active material combined. The cathode active material is preferably an inorganic material, an organic or polymeric material, a metal oxide/phosphate/sulfide, or a combination thereof. The invention also provides a lithium battery, including a lithium-ion, lithium-metal, or lithium-sulfur battery. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044557 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SODIUM-ION BATTERY, AND SODIUM-ION BATTERY - A negative electrode active material for a sodium-ion battery includes a compound including an aromatic ring structure and two or more COOX groups in which X is Li or Na, and which are bonded to ends of the aromatic ring structure, the aromatic ring structure including an aromatic heterocyclic ring that contains nitrogen in the ring. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044558 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SODIUM-ION BATTERY, SODIUM-ION BATTERY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SODIUM-ION BATTERY - A negative electrode active material for a sodium-ion battery includes a negative electrode active material ingredient that is a compound having an aromatic ring structure and two or more COOX groups in which X is Li or Na, and which are bonded to ends of the aromatic ring structure; and a carbon material. The carbon material has an interlayer distance d002 equal to or smaller than 3.5 Å or a D/G ratio equal to or smaller than 0.80, the D/G ratio being obtained by Raman spectrometry. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044559 | COMPOSITE PARTICLES FOR NEGATIVE ELECTRODES OF SECONDARY BATTERIES, USE OF SAME, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND BINDER COMPOSITION - A secondary battery negative electrode composite particle including a negative electrode active material and a particulate polymer, wherein the particulate polymer include 10% by weight to 60% by weight of a (meth)acrylonitrile monomer unit and 35% by weight to 85% by weight of an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer unit; and a residual amount of an organic compound having an unsaturated bond and a boiling point of 150° C. to 300° C. is 500 ppm or less as a ratio relative to an amount of the particulate polymer. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044560 | ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A highly reliable electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery is provided. A highly reliable lithium-ion secondary battery is also provided using the electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery. The electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery includes a current collector and an active material layer. The active material layer includes an active material, graphene, and polyimide. The active material includes a plurality of nanowires each of which grows with a silicon particle used as a nucleus and extends in one direction into a fine needle. The graphene includes a region in contact with the plurality of nanowires, and polyimide includes a region in contact with the graphene. The lithium-ion secondary battery uses the electrode as a negative electrode. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044561 | BINDER FOR STORAGE BATTERY DEVICE - To provide a binder for a storage battery device whereby favorable adhesion is obtainable and swelling by an electrolytic solution can favorably be suppressed. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044562 | NICKEL-HYDROGEN STORAGE BATTERY - A nickel-hydrogen storage battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode using an AB | 2015-02-12 |
20150044563 | COMPOSITE PRECURSOR, COMPOSITE PREPARED THEREFROM, A METHOD OF PREPARING A COMPOSITE PRECURSOR AND A COMPOSITE, POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY EMPLOYING THE SAME - A composite precursor represented by Formula 1, a composite prepared therefrom represented by Formula 2, a method of preparing a composite precursor and a composite, a positive electrode for lithium secondary battery including the same, and a lithium secondary battery employing the same. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044564 | Anode containing active material-coated graphene sheets and lithium-ion batteries containg same - The present invention provides an anode electrode of a lithium-ion battery, comprising an anode active material-coated graphene sheet, wherein the graphene sheet has two opposed parallel surfaces and at least 50% area of one of the surfaces is coated with an anode active material and wherein the graphene material is in an amount of from 0.1% to 99.5% by weight and the anode active material is in an amount of at least 0.5% by weight (preferably at least 60%), all based on the total weight of the graphene material and the anode active material combined. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044565 | Anode active material-coated graphene sheets for lithium batteries and process for producing same - The present invention provides a process for producing a graphene-enhanced anode active material for use in a lithium battery. The process comprises (a) providing a continuous film of a graphene material into a deposition zone; (b) introducing vapor or atoms of a precursor anode active material into the deposition zone, allowing the vapor or atoms to deposit onto a surface of the graphene material film to form a sheet of an anode active material-coated graphene material; and (c) mechanically breaking this sheet into multiple pieces of anode active material-coated graphene; wherein the graphene material is in an amount of from 0.1% to 99.5% by weight and the anode active material is in an amount of at least 0.5% by weight, all based on the total weight of the graphene material and the anode active material combined. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044566 | V2O5-LiBO2, V2O5-NiO-LiBO2 GLASSES AND THEIR COMPOSITES OBTAINED BY NITROGEN DOPING AND REDUCED GRAPHITE OXIDE BLENDING AS CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIALS - An electronically active glass has the composition (T | 2015-02-12 |
20150044567 | LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY CELL - A lithium-ion secondary cell according to the present invention is provided with a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The positive electrode contains a lithium-manganese composite oxide partially substituted by magnesium as a positive electrode active material. The negative electrode contains a graphite coated with amorphous carbon as a negative electrode active material, a carbon black-based conductive aid and a fluororesin-based binding agent. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044568 | LITHIUM TITANATE AND PRODUCTION METHOD AND USE FOR SAME - A method for manufacturing lithium titanate (Li | 2015-02-12 |
20150044569 | HIGH ENERGY CATHODE MATERIALS FOR PRIMARY BATTERIES - A composition, comprising: a composite including (i) a carbon fluoride component comprising a CF | 2015-02-12 |
20150044570 | SILICON SLURRY FOR ANODE ACTIVE MATERIALS AND CARBON-SILICON COMPLEX - Silicon slurry for anode active materials of secondary batteries is provided. The silicon slurry includes silicon particles and a dispersion medium. The silicon slurry satisfies dispersion conditions of 1≦D90/D50≦2.5 and 2 nm2015-02-12 | |
20150044571 | COMPOSITION OF SI/C ELECTRO ACTIVE MATERIAL - A composition comprising a first particulate electroactive material, a particulate graphite material and a binder, wherein at least 50% of the total volume of each said particulate materials is made up of particles having a particle size D | 2015-02-12 |
20150044572 | ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE STRUCTURES - According to the invention there is provided a structural metallic rechargeable battery and a method of producing same. The battery uses one of an acid, alkaline or Li-ion chemistry and the battery has an anode structure, a cathode structure, each of which comprise a conductive foam which contains the active electrochemical reagents, and a structural separator which separates the conductive foams of anode from the cathode respectively. The anode structure and the cathode structure are each formed from a metal sheet or foil. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044573 | ELECTROLYTE SALT FOR LITHIUM-BASED ENERGY STORES - The invention relates to lithium 1-trifluoromethoxy-1,2,2,2-tetra-fluoroethanesulphonate, the use of lithium 1-trifluoromethoxy-1,2,2,2-tetra-fluoroethanesulphonate as electrolyte salt in lithium-based energy stores and also ionic liquids comprising 1-trifluoro-methoxy-1,2,2,2-tetrafluoro-ethanesulphonate as anion. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044574 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES - An electrolyte membrane for use in a rechargeable battery includes a polymer layer and platelet particles, where the polymer layer is reinforced with a fiber mat, and the polymer layer retains an electrolyte. A rechargeable battery uses the membrane in a position between a positive electrode and negative electrode where the membrane serves as an ion conductor for the battery. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044575 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE AND ALL-SOLID STATE LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - In a Li ion conductivity oxide solid electrolyte containing lithium, lanthanum, and zirconium, a part of oxygen is substituted by an element M (M=N, Cl, S, Se, or Te) having smaller electronegativity than oxygen. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044576 | all-solid-state cell - An all-solid-state cell, which includes a lithium-containing anode, a cathode and a lithium ions-conducting solid-state electrolyte separator situated between the anode and the cathode. To improve the safety and cycle stability of the cell, the cathode includes a composite material including at least one lithium titanate and at least one lithium ions-conducting solid-state electrolyte. Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding all-solid-state battery and a mobile or stationary system equipped with it. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044577 | MAGNESIUM ION-CONTAINING ELECTROLYTE - A magnesium ion-containing electrolyte used for a magnesium cell includes magnesium, halogen, one of boron, aluminum, and phosphorous, and an organic group including OC | 2015-02-12 |
20150044578 | BINDERS DERIVED FROM POLYAMIC ACIDS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - Described are binder precursor compositions for cathodes containing polyamic acid which has a anhydride to amine ratio of greater than or equal to 0.985:1 to less than or equal to 1.10:1. These compositions are useful as cathodes in electrochemical cells, such as lithium ion batteries. Also described are electrodes comprising the binder precursor compositions and methods to prepare the electrodes. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044579 | Electrochemical devices based on multiple junction ionic conductive membranes - A fuel cell ( | 2015-02-12 |
20150044580 | Fuel Element For Magnesium-Air Battery, Magnesium-Air Battery, Production Method For Fuel Element For Magnesium-Air Battery, Magnesium-Air Batter System, And Use Method For Magnesium-Air Battery - A magnesium-air battery system ( | 2015-02-12 |
20150044581 | SOLID STATE LITHIUM-AIR BASED BATTERY CELL - In an example, the present invention provides a solid state battery device, e.g., battery cell or device. The device has a current collector region and a lithium containing anode member overlying the current collector region. The device has a thickness of electrolyte material comprising a first garnet material overlying the lithium containing anode member. The thickness of electrolyte material has a density ranging from about 80 percent to 100 percent and a porous cathode material comprising a second garnet material overlying the thickness of electrolyte material. The porous cathode material has a porosity of greater than about 30 percent and less than about 95 percent and a carbon bearing material overlying a surface region of the porous cathode material. In an example, the carbon bearing material comprises substantially carbon material, although there can be variations. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044582 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system supplies a fuel cell with an anode gas and a cathode gas, thereby generating electric power. The fuel cell system includes: a control valve for controlling a pressure of the anode gas in the fuel cell; a buffer part for accumulating an anode off-gas discharged from the fuel cell; an off-gas discharge passage for connecting the fuel cell and the buffer part with each other; a purge passage connected to the off-gas discharge passage; a purge valve; a purge unit configured to open the purge valve to discharge the gas in the buffer part to an outside of the fuel cell system; and a pressure control unit configured to decrease the pressure of the anode gas in the fuel cell from a first predetermined pressure to a second predetermined pressure, thereby controlling the gas in the buffer part to flow backward to the fuel cell side. | 2015-02-12 |
20150044583 | HYDROGEN PURIFIER, HYDROGEN GENERATION APPARATUS, AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A hydrogen purifier includes: a CO remover configured to reduce carbon monoxide in a hydrogen-containing gas through an oxidation reaction, the hydrogen-containing gas containing ammonia and carbon monoxide; and an ammonia remover provided upstream from the CO remover, the ammonia remover being configured to cause a reaction between ammonia in the hydrogen-containing gas and oxygen by using a catalyst to decompose the ammonia. | 2015-02-12 |