18th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150118495 | STRONTIUM PHOSPHATE MICROPARTICLE FOR RADIOLOGICAL IMAGING AND THERAPY - This invention relates to strontium-phosphate microparticles that incorporate radioisotopes for radiation therapy and imaging. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118496 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING HOLLOW METAL NANO PARTICLES AND HOLLOW METAL NANO PARTICLES FABRICATED BY THE METHOD - The present application provides a method for fabricating hollow metal nano particles and hollow metal nano particles fabricated by the same. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118497 | ZIRCON COMPATIBLE, ION EXCHANGEABLE GLASS WITH HIGH DAMAGE RESISTANCE - An ion exchangeable glass having a high degree of resistance to damage caused by abrasion, scratching, indentation, and the like. The glass comprises alumina, B | 2015-04-30 |
20150118498 | RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIN SHEET, CURED RESIN PRODUCT AND SUBSTRATE - The present invention provides a resin composition having a suitable melting temperature for molding, a resin sheet containing the resin composition, a cured resin product excellent in thermal conductivity and heat resistance, and a substrate. They are prepared in the way that in the resin composition containing epoxy compounds and curing agent selected from 1,3,5-tris(4-aminophenyl)benzene and 1,3,5-tris(4-hydroxyphenyl)benzene, the content of 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene that is the main skeleton of the curing agent is 15 mass % or more and 50 mass % or less of the total organic substances in the resin composition. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118499 | ACTIVE ESTER RESIN, THERMOSETTING RESIN COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT OF SAME, SEMICONDUCTOR ENCAPSULATION MATERIAL, PREPREG, CIRCUIT BOARD, AND BUILD-UP FILM - A cured product exhibits good heat resistance and flame retardancy as well as low dielectric constant and low loss tangent. A phosphorus-containing compound (i) obtained by a reaction between an aromatic aldehyde (a1) having an alkoxy group as a substituent on a nucleus and an organic phosphorus compound (a2) having a P—H group or a P—OH group in a molecular structure is reacted with a phenolic substance (a3) to obtain a phosphorus-containing phenolic substance (A1). Then the phosphorus-containing phenolic substance (A1) is reacted with an aromatic dicarboxylic acid or an anhydride or dihalide of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid or a C2-6 saturated dicarboxylic acid or an anhydride or dihalide of a C2-6 saturated dicarboxylic acid (A2) so that all or some of hydroxyl groups of the phenolic substance (A1) form ester bonds. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118500 | ACTUATOR ELEMENT INCLUDING FAT AND OIL OR WATER REPELLENT - A conductive thin film is composed of a polymer gel including carbon nanotubes, an ionic liquid, and a polymer. At least one selected from the group consisting of fat and oil and a water repellent is included in the polymer gel or in a surface of the polymer gel. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118501 | ANTI-FOG COATING COMPRISING AQUEOUS POLYMERIC DISPERSION, CROSSLINKER & ACID OR SALT OF POLYALKYLENE OXIDE - Coating compositions are described comprising an aqueous polymeric dispersion; a crosslinker; and an acid or salt of a polyalkylene oxide. Also described are articles comprising the dried and cured coating composition disposed on a substrate as well as a method a providing an anti-fog coating on a substrate. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118502 | SILANE COMPOUND CONTAINING PERFLUOROPOLYETHER GROUP AND SURFACE-TREATING AGENT - The present invention provides a novel perfluoropolyether group containing silane compound wherein the compound is represented by any one of the following general formulae (1a), (1b) (2a) and (2b), has a number average molecular weight of 6×10 | 2015-04-30 |
20150118503 | PROTONATABLE INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBERS FOR USE WITH INDIRECT PRINTING SYSTEMS - Disclosed are intermediate transfer members useful in the art of printing having a release layer with an image transfer surface having protonatable functional groups apparent thereupon. Also disclosed are methods of making such intermediate transfer members. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118504 | SURFACE TREATMENT COMPOSITION AND ARTICLE OBTAINED USING SAME - A surface-treating composition including a fluorine-containing polymer which is able to form a layer having both high surface slip property and high friction durability. The surface-treating composition includes a first compound (a reactive fluorine-containing polymer which is a fluorine-containing silane polymer) and a second compound (a non-reactive fluorine-containing polymer which is a fluorine-containing oil), and the proportion of the first compound is 15 to 70% by mass with respect to the total mass of the first compound and the second compound. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118505 | METHOD OF PRODUCING HEAT CONDUCTIVE SHEET - A method of producing a heat conductive sheet without using a high-cost magnetic field generator. This is achieved by allowing a large amount of a fibrous filler to be contained in a thermosetting resin composition, so that good heat conductivity is obtained without applying a load that may interfere with the normal operation of a heat generating body and a radiator to the heat generating body and the radiator when the heat conductive sheet is disposed therebetween. The method includes: a step (A) of dispersing a fibrous filler in a binder resin to prepare a heat conductive sheet-forming composition; a step (B) of forming a molded block using the prepared heat conductive sheet-forming composition according to an extrusion molding method or a die molding method; a step (C) of slicing the formed molded block into a sheet; and a step (D) of pressing the sliced surface of the obtained sheet. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118506 | METAL LAMINATE STRUCTURES WITH SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING - The present disclosure generally relates to a sealed metal laminate structure comprising: a metal layer having a first surface and an opposite second surface; a first enamel layer laminated on the first surface of the metal layer, except at an exposed metal protrusion at a perimeter edge of the sealed metal laminate structure; a second enamel layer laminated on the second surface of the metal layer, except at the exposed metal protrusion at the perimeter edge of the sealed laminate structure; and a phosphate sealer deposited on the exposed metal protrusion of the sealed metal laminate structure. The present disclosure also relates to a metal laminate structure without a phosphate sealer. In addition, systems and methods for treating workpieces, including metal laminate structures, are discussed. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118507 | TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE ELEMENT - A transparent electrode includes a conductive layer and an intermediate layer disposed adjacent to the conductive layer. The intermediate layer contains a halogen compound. The conductive layer is composed of silver as a main component. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118508 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTOR, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME, AND OPTICAL DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME - A transparent conductor, a method for preparing the same, and an optical display including the same, the transparent conductor including a base layer; and a conductive layer on the base layer, the conductive layer including metal nanowires and a matrix, wherein the transparent conductor has a transmissive b* value of about 1.5 or less, and the matrix is prepared from a matrix composition including a tri-functional monomer and one of a penta-functional monomer or a hexa-functional monomer a base layer; and a conductive layer formed on the base layer and including metal nanowires and a matrix, wherein the transparent conductor has a transmissive b* value of about 1.5 or less, and the matrix is formed of a composition including a penta- or hexa-functional monomer and a tri-functional monomer. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118509 | CIRCUIT BOARD LAMINATE, METAL BASE CIRCUIT BOARD AND POWER MODULE - Disclosed is a circuit board laminate including a metal substrate, an insulating layer disposed on at least one surface of the metal substrate and a metal foil disposed on the insulating layer. Characteristically, the insulating layer contains a crosslinked copolymer of bisphenol cyanate resin and novolac cyanate resin and an inorganic filler. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118510 | Skull mounting apparatus - A display apparatus for an animal skull includes a base plate sized to receive the skull of an animal and a wall display plate. The wall display plate is attached to the base plate at a mounting angle of between 120° and 150°. The wall display plate is adapted to be mounted to and to lie flat against a vertical wall with the base plate sloping downwardly with a nose portion being at a lowest location and a neck portion being at a highest location on the base plate. The wall display plate displays a silhouetted scene including an animal of a same type as the animal skull to be mounted on said mounting display. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118511 | MIXED POWDER HIGH-DENSITY MOLDING METHOD, MIXED POWDER HIGH-DENSITY MOLDING SYSTEM, AND HIGH-DENSITY THREE-LAYER GREEN COMPACT - A first die is sequentially filled with a first-layer mixed powder that is a mixture of a basic metal powder having a small particle size and a low-melting-point lubricant powder, a second-layer mixed powder that is a mixture of the basic metal powder having a large particle size and the low-melting-point lubricant powder, and a third-layer mixed powder that is a mixture of the basic metal powder having a small particle size and the low-melting-point lubricant powder. A first pressure is applied to each mixed powder to form an intermediate green compact. The intermediate green compact is heated, and placed in a second die. A second pressure is applied to the intermediate green compact to form a high-density three-layer green compact. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118512 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING WHITE APPEARING METAL OXIDE FILMS BY POSITIONING REFLECTIVE PARTICLES PRIOR TO OR DURING ANODIZING PROCESSES - The embodiments described herein relate to anodic films and methods for forming anodic films. The methods described can be used to form anodic films that have a white appearance. Methods involve positioning reflective particles on or within a substrate prior to or during an anodizing process. The reflective particles are positioned within the metal oxide of the resultant anodic film but substantially outside the pores of the anodic film. The reflective particles scatter incident light giving the resultant anodic film a white appearance. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118513 | DUCT BLANK SEAM AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A DUCT BLANK SEAM - A flanged duct blank has a male part defined by lead notches formed at each side of a leading end and has a female part defined by trail notches formed at each side of a trailing end. The male part includes a lock tab. The female part includes a leg part and a Z-bend. The Z-bend includes a leg part and a gap. The duct blank is repeatedly clamped and bent by a pivoting wiper to form a duct portion. The pivoting wiper includes a clench tool that has a retractable rib and a retractable roller. With the lock tab inserted into the Z-bend and the retractable rib engaged with the Z-bend, the retractable roller clenches the leg part over the lock tab to lock the male and female parts together in a duct seam. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118514 | High Performance Thermal Interface System With Improved Heat Spreading and CTE Compliance - A method of thermal interface material (TIM) assembly includes plating a seed layer on each of a plurality of graphite film layers, each of the graphite film layers comprising parallel-oriented graphite nanoplates, stacking the plurality of graphite film layers, each of the plurality of graphite film layers separated by at least one solder layer, pressing together the stacked graphite film layers, and applying heat to the plurality of graphite film layers and respective at least one solder layer in a vacuumed furnace to form a graphite laminate. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118515 | TIN-PLATED COPPER-ALLOY TERMINAL MATERIAL - Tin-plated copper-alloy terminal material including a base material made of Cu alloy; a Sn-based surface layer formed on a surface of the base material and having an average thickness of 0.2 μm or larger and 0.6 μm or smaller; a Cu—Sn alloy layer generated between the Sn-based surface layer and the base material; and a Ni-based coating layer, formed of Ni or Ni—Sn alloy having a coating thickness of 0.005 μm or larger and 0.05 μm or smaller, in which an oil-sump depth Rvk of the Cu—Sn alloy layer measured when the Cu—Sn alloy layer is appeared on a surface by fusing and removing the Sn-based surface layer is 0.2 μm or larger; a part of the Cu—Sn alloy layer is exposed from the Sn-based surface layer; the Ni-based coating layer is formed on the exposed Cu—Sn alloy layer; and dynamic friction coefficient of the surface is 0.3 or less. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118516 | Composite Metal Alloy Material - An alloy composite material comprising an aluminum alloy layer and a thermal spray alloy layer of 20 to 40% Mn and 47 to 76% Fe by weight in overlaying contact with the aluminum alloy layer. An alloy composite material comprising an aluminum alloy layer or base layer and a thermal spray alloy layer of 20 to 40% Mn and 47 to 76% Fe by weight in overlaying contact with the aluminum alloy layer or base layer. The aluminum alloy layer or base layer and the thermal spray alloy layer have a mechanical compatibility to each other of 20-60 MPa as determined using tests specified by ASTM-C633 test. A process of thermal spraying comprising providing a base layer and a feed stock alloy of 20 to 40% Mn and 47 to 76% Fe and thermally spraying the feed stock alloy onto the base layer to form an alloy composite material. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118517 | ALUMINUM ALLOY BRAZING SHEET - An aluminum alloy brazing sheet makes it possible to inexpensively braze aluminum in a nitrogen gas furnace without using flux and a toxic element. The aluminum alloy brazing sheet is used for brazing aluminum in an inert gas atmosphere without using flux, and includes 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, and 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. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118518 | STEEL SHEET FOR ELECTROPLATING, ELECTROPLATED STEEL SHEET, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A steel sheet for electroplating includes, by mass %, C: 0.0005% to 0.0050%, Si: 0.20% to 1.0%, Mn: 0.40% to 2.5%, P: 0.05% or less, Ti: 0.010% to 0.050%, Nb: 0.010% to 0.040%, B: 0.0005% to 0.0030%, S: 0.02% or less, Al: 0.01% to 0.30%, N: 0.0010% to 0.01%, and the balance including Fe and impurities, in which when Si content is represented by [Si] and Mn content is represented by [Mn], “[Mn]+5[Si]” is 2.0 to 7.0, and the steel sheet has surface property in which an average of displacements of a measurement point obtained based on a moving average of continuous 31 points in total including 15 front points and 15 back points in a cross-sectional profile of a surface obtained by measuring the average of displacements in an evaluation length of 10 μm or more at an interval of 0.07 μm, is 0.005 μm to 0.10 μm. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118519 | METHOD OF MICROBIALLY PRODUCING METAL GALLATE SPINEL NANO-OBJECTS, AND COMPOSITIONS PRODUCED THEREBY - A method of forming a metal gallate spinel structure that includes mixing a divalent metal-containing salt and a gallium-containing salt in solution with fermentative or thermophilic bacteria. In the process, the bacteria nucleate metal gallate spinel nano-objects from the divalent metal-containing salt and the gallium-containing salt without requiring reduction of a metal in the solution. The metal gallate spinel structures, as well as light-emitting structures in which they are incorporated, are also described. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118520 | LOW RESISTANCE MAGNETIC SENSOR WITH EXTENDED PINNED LAYER STRUCTURE - A magnetic read sensor having improved pinning and reduced area resistance. The sensor has pinned magnetic layer that extends beyond the functional stripe of the sensor to improve magnetic pinning. The free layer has a magnetic portion that extends to the functional stripe height and a non-magnetic portion that extends beyond the functional stripe height. The sensor may have an end point detection layer located between the magnetic pinned layer and the magnetic free layer. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118521 | Method of Fabricating Graded Media - A magnetic data storage medium includes an ion doped magnetic recording layer having a continuous grading of coercivity or anisotropy. The medium also includes an ion-doped overcoat having an ion density that is at a maximum substantially at the interface with the recording layer and has a continuous grading of ion density between the overcoat and the recording layer. The coercivity is at a minimum substantially at the interface. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118522 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A GLASS MAGNETIC HARD DRIVE DISK PLATTER USING FILAMENTATION BY BURST ULTRAFAST LASER PULSES - A non-ablative method and apparatus for making an economical glass hard disk (platter) for a computer hard disk drive (HDD) using a material machining technique involving filamentation by burst ultrafast laser pulses. Two related methods disclosed, differing only in whether the glass substrate the HDD platter is to be cut from has been coated with all the necessary material layers to function as a magnetic media in a computer's hard drive. Platter blanks are precisely cut using filamentation by burst ultrafast laser pulses such that the blank's edges need not be ground, the platter's geometric circularity need not be corrected and there is no need for further surface polishing. Thus the platters can be cut from raw glass or coated glass. As a result, this method reduces the product contamination, speeds up production, and realizes great reductions in the quantity of waste materials and lower production costs. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118523 | Adaptive Current-Collector Electrochemical System - An Adaptive Current-collector Electrochemical (ACE) system utilizes an array of contact pads and associated current control transistors to control localized current generation in discrete regions of a battery. Each contact pad is formed on a battery electrode (anode or cathode) and coupled to an associated discrete battery region, and is connected by an associated transistor to a current collection plate. Sensors are used to monitor operating parameters (e.g., localized current flow and operating temperature) of each discrete battery region, and a control circuit uses the sensor data to control the operating state of the transistors, whereby localized current flow through each transistor is increased, decreased or turned off according to measured local operating parameters. The control circuit utilizes local control circuits that process local sensor data using “stand-alone” control logic, or a central controller that processes all sensor data and coordinates transistor operations. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118524 | METHOD FOR REMOVING GAS GENERATED IN LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - The present disclosure provides a method for removing gases generated in a lithium secondary battery using a cathode active material of the following formula (I) | 2015-04-30 |
20150118525 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR BATTERY PROTECTION - An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes: a battery; at least one pressure sensor provided on a surface of the battery; and a controller electrically connected with the at least one pressure sensor. The at least one pressure sensor samples a pressure parameter on the surface of the battery. The controller acquires the pressure parameter, detects a magnitude relation between the pressure parameter and a predefined threshold value, and generates a control instruction for protecting the battery based on the detected magnitude relation. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118526 | A WATER-ACTIVATED, INGESTIBLE BATTERY - In one aspect, a water-activated, ingestible battery, comprises a cathode comprising a metal oxide with a decreased amount of toxicity, relative to an amount of toxicity of other metal oxides; an anode comprising a biocompatible, water stable compound, the anode infused with benign cations; a separator between the cathode and the anode; a cathodic lead comprising a first conducting material, the cathodic lead in contact with the cathode; an anodic lead comprising a second conducting material, the anodic lead in contact with the anode; and a cell casing comprising a water-permeable biocompatible polymer, the cathodic lead, and the anodic lead, with the cell casing enclosing the cathode, the anode, and the separator. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118527 | BATTERY AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING THE BATTERY ACCORDING TO THE DISCLOSURE - A battery includes at least one galvanic cell enclosed in one cell housing in each case and a pressure-sensitive diaphragm in the cell housing. The diaphragm is configured to react to at least one discrete degree of pressure difference with at least one discrete degree of deformation. A signal encoder is positioned in the operative region of a deformation of the diaphragm. The battery has at least one electric switching element operatively connected to the signal encoder and configured to disconnect a main electric current of the battery. A motor vehicle is connected to the battery. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118528 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY HAVING FUSE UNIT - A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including first and second electrodes; a case containing the electrode assembly; a cap plate covering an opening of the case; a first terminal protruding outside of the case and electrically coupled to the first electrode; a second terminal protruding outside of the case and electrically coupled to the second electrode; a current collector including first and second fuse units, and electrically coupled to the first electrode, wherein the first fuse unit and the second fuse unit each have a cross-sectional area smaller than a cross-sectional area of an adjacent region and are spaced from each other; and a connector coupled to the current collector between the first fuse unit and the second fuse unit, and adapted to electrically couple the cap plate and the current collector, wherein a resistance of the connector is less than that of the first terminal. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118529 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells, each of the battery cells extending in a lengthwise direction between a first end and a second end; and a battery case accommodating the plurality of battery cells, wherein the battery case includes a holder unit protruding in the lengthwise direction of the plurality of battery cells and fixing the plurality of battery cells within the case. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118530 | Battery Pack - A battery pack includes battery cells in a plurality of neighboring rows arranged in a first direction, each row of the neighboring rows including a plurality of the battery cells arranged in a second direction, a holder between the neighboring rows of the battery cells, the holder having a first surface contacting a side surface of each of the battery cells forming a first row among the neighboring rows and a second surface contacting a side surface of each of the battery cells forming a second row among the neighboring rows, and a temperature device that measures a temperature of the battery cells. The holder includes a receiving groove extending inwardly from at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the holder to receive the temperature device, and a cooling hole that passes through the holder to enable a fluid to enter and exit the holder. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118531 | METHOD FOR COLD-FORGING THIN-WALLED PORTION AND EXPLOSION-PROOF VALVE - A method for cold-forging a thin-walled portion by which a thin-walled portion having a set thickness is formed directly from a metal base plate having a sufficiently large thickness and an explosion-proof valve are provided. Blade side surfaces of upper and lower dies for shearing the metal base plate are set in an overlapping manner with a predetermined clearance δ therebetween. Sheared surfaces are formed with the blade side surfaces of the upper and lower dies in the metal base plate along a processing direction while leaving the set thickness t2 therebetween and the metal base plate is compressed by the overlapped portions until work-hardened to form the thin-walled portion with the horizontal width δ and the set thickness t2 between the sheared surfaces. The formation of the sheared surfaces eliminates a need to press portions of the metal base plate positioned at both the sides of the thin-walled portion into both the sides during the processing of the thin-walled portion and the thin-walled portion can thus be formed at a high compression processing rate with a smaller processing load. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118532 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery includes: a case; a first electrode assembly accommodated in the case; and second and third electrode assemblies accommodated in the case at positions adjacent to the case with the first electrode assembly being disposed therebetween. The second and third electrode assemblies have thicknesses different from that of the first electrode assembly. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118533 | SECONDARY BATTERIES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a secondary battery. The secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including a positive electrode plate, a separator, and a negative electrode plate wound around a first axis extending in a first direction, having a thickness in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and a length in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, and having a curvature with respect to the first axis while the length is greater than the thickness; an electrode case including a body and a cover having a curvature corresponding to the curvature of the electrode assembly and having different stiffnesses; and a first electrode tab and a second electrode tab connected respectively to the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate and protruding from the electrode assembly in a direction perpendicular to the first direction. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118534 | BATTERY WELL FOR A MEDICAL TESTING DEVICE - An electronic device may include a battery well and a plurality of tabs. The battery well may receive a disk-shaped battery and may include an annular sidewall, an open end, an end wall and a recess. The open end may be disposed at a first end of the sidewall. The end wall may be substantially perpendicular to the sidewall at a second end of the sidewall and axially between the recess and the open end. The recess may be disposed at the second end of the sidewall and adjacent the end wall. The recess may be adapted to receive a portion of the battery therein. The tabs may be disposed at the open end and may extend radially inward from the sidewall to releasably retain the battery in the battery well. The tabs may define a plane that is substantially parallel to the end wall. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118535 | BATTERY BASED ON ORGANOSULFUR SPECIES - Metal-sulfur batteries, such as lithium-sulfur batteries, are prepared using one or more organosulfur species such as organic polysulfides and organic polythiolates as part of the liquid or gel electrolyte solution, as part of the cathode, and/or as part of a functionalized porous polymer providing an intermediate separator element. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118536 | Battery Temperature Control Unit - A battery temperature control unit | 2015-04-30 |
20150118537 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BATTERY CELL THERMAL MANAGEMENT USING CARBON-BASED THERMAL FILMS - The present disclosure relates to thermal management in battery cells and battery modules. A thermal assembly for a battery cell includes a battery cell having a battery cell packaging and a thermal pouch formed from a continuous carbon-based thermal film. The thermal pouch is configured to contact both the battery cell packaging and one or more thermal management features of a battery module with a first side of the carbon-based thermal film. Accordingly, the first side of the carbon-based thermal film is configured to provide uninterrupted thermal pathways along the first side of the carbon-based thermal film between the battery cell packaging and the one or more thermal management features of the battery module. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118538 | Refrigerant Distributor For A Hybrid Or Electric Vehicle, And Refrigerant Circuit Having A Refrigerant Distributor - The invention relates to a refrigerant circuit of a hybrid or electric vehicle with a refrigerant distributor and to a refrigerant distributor ( | 2015-04-30 |
20150118539 | RESIN COMPOSITION, SEPARATOR FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a resin composition comprising the following resin (a) and filler particles. The use of this composition makes it possible to obtain a separator having excellent heat resistance. Resin (a): a polymer which comprises a structural unit represented by a formula (1), and which has a weight average molecular weight of 200000 to 500000, provided that the polymer does not comprise a structural unit represented by a formula (2), | 2015-04-30 |
20150118540 | SEPARATOR FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A separator according to the present disclosure is a separator for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that includes a porous layer that contains cellulose fibers and resin particles. The ratio of the amount of the resin particles to the total amount of the cellulose fibers and the resin particles increases with decreasing distance from one surface of the porous layer. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118541 | BATTERY MODULE HAVING ASSEMBLY COUPLING STRUCTURE - Disclosed herein is a battery module including a battery cell array including two or more stacked battery cells, each of which is configured to have a structure in which an electrode assembly, including a cathode, an anode, and a separator disposed between the cathode and the anode, is received in a battery case together with an electrolyte in a sealed state, and fixing members, each of which is integrally coupled to a portion or the entirety of an outer edge of a corresponding one of the battery cells, each of the fixing members being provided with an assembly type coupling structure, by which the fixing members are coupled to each other such that the battery cell array forms a stable stack structure. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118542 | METHOD FOR PREPARING LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY PREPARED THEREFROM - The present disclosure provides a method for preparing a lithium secondary battery by bringing a first cell using a first cathode active material of formula (I) | 2015-04-30 |
20150118543 | POUCH-TYPE BATTERY WITH IMPROVED SAFETY BY COATING SEALING UNIT WITH FLAME RETARDANT AND HEAT RESISTANT RESIN COMPOSITION PREPARED BY MIXING FLAME RETARDANT MATERIAL AND HEAT RESISTANT MATERIAL TO THERMOPLASTIC RESIN OR THERMOSETTING RESIN AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a pouch-type lithium secondary battery comprising: an electrode assembly which includes an anode, a separator, and a cathode; and a pouch which has a groove for accommodating the electrode assembly and an edge of which the upper and lower parts are formed in a flange type by being bonded around the groove, wherein in at least a part of the edge that is formed in the flange type, an end of the edge is covered by a flame retardant and heat resistant resin composition wherein a flame retardant material and a heat resistant material are mixed to a thermoplastic resin or a thermosetting resin, thereby improving safety. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118544 | DEVICE FOR ENCAPSULATING A SENSITIVE DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAID DEVICE - An encapsulation device comprises at least one assembly containing particles comprising at least a first material. The assembly has an open porosity. The particles: are distributed over a geometric structure that has a degree of compactness of said particles of greater than around 50% and preferably of greater than 60%, and are covered conformally by at least one layer referred to as an infiltration layer; the thickness of at least the infiltration layer closing off the porosity of the assembly comprising the particles covered by at least the layer, in the form of pores that are not connected to one another. A process for producing the encapsulation device is also provided. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118545 | FLAT BATTERY - There is provided a flat battery ( | 2015-04-30 |
20150118546 | BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE BATTERY - A battery includes an external terminal member and an insulating member on an outer surface of a lid member so that an interval between the insulating member and the lid member is smaller in a long side of the lid member than in a short side. A weld mark is formed over the entire circumference of the lid member to extend across the outer surface of the lid member and an open end face of the case body. The weld mark not only extends across the outer surface of the lid member and the open end face of the case body but also reaches an outer side surface of the case body in a zone of the long side of the lid member facing the insulating member, but does not reach the outer side surface of the case body in a zone except the former zone. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118547 | Bushing Forming a Terminal for a Lithium Storage Battery and Related Storage Battery - The present invention relates to a bushing forming a terminal for a storage battery, made through an opening connecting to either side of a wall comprising two opposing surfaces, which comprises: two electrically insulating washers, each comprising a bearing portion resting by the surface thereof under pressure against one of the surfaces of the wall and a guiding portion projecting from the bearing portion and resting under pressure against the edge of the opening; two electrically conductive parts, in which a male part is adjusted clamped inside the female part, each one of the parts comprising a bearing portion resting by the surface thereof under pressure against a bearing portion of the washers, the female part resting by the surface thereof under pressure against the guiding portions of the washers. The material(s) of the parts is/are fitted, and the section(s) thereof is/are sized so as to enable the flow of an electric current with a value of no less than 100 A. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118548 | ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION, METHOD FOR PREPARING ESTER COMPOUND CONTAINED THEREIN AND LITHIUM SECONDARY CELL - Provided is a lithium secondary cell which has high capacity, suppresses deterioration in capacity and improves cycle characteristics particularly when used in high-temperature environments and has long lifespan. Provided is a lithium secondary cell including a positive electrode active material layer containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode active material layer containing a negative electrode active material and an electrolytic solution for immersing the positive and negative electrode active material layers, wherein the electrolytic solution contains at least one certain ester compound. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118549 | LITHIUM BATTERY - The present invention is to provide a lithium battery with a higher initial capacity than ever before. Disclosed is a lithium battery containing: a cathode containing LiMPO | 2015-04-30 |
20150118550 | CARBON STRCUTRE ELECTRODE FOR REDOX FLOW BATTERY, METHOD OF PREPARING CARBON STRCUTRE ELECTRODE FOR REDOX FLOW BATTERY, AND CARBON STRCUTRE ELECTRODE STRUCTURE FOR REDOX FLOW BATTERY - Disclosed is a carbon structure electrode for redox flow batteries, which includes a plurality of spherical macropores formed on a surface of a polymer-derived carbon structure and inside the polymer-derived carbon structure so as to allow electrolyte migration. The carbon structure electrode for redox flow batteries has excellent electrical conductivity and enables cost reduction through a simplified preparation process. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118551 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive electrode active material layer comprises a coating layer for coating at least part of surfaces of positive electrode active material particles. The coating layer comprises alternate layers of a cationic material layer containing a cationic material having a positive zeta potential and an anionic material layer containing an anionic material having a negative zeta potential under neutral conditions, and a material layer having a zeta potential of opposite sign to that of the positive electrode active material particles is bonded to the surfaces of the positive electrode active material particles. The coating layer is thin and uniform, and has a high strength for bonding to the positive electrode active material particles, so the coating layer suppresses direct contact of the positive electrode active material particles and an electrolytic solution even when a nonaqueous secondary battery is used at a high voltage. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118552 | CATION-CONDUCTIVE CONFORMAL ULTRATHIN POLYMER ELECTROLYTES - A composite having an electrically conductive substrate and a polymer derived from a vinyl-containing siloxane monomer coating on the substrate. A method of electropolymerizing a vinyl-containing siloxane monomer to form a coating on an electrically conductive substrate. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118553 | CURRENT COLLECTOR, ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL STORAGE DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CURRENT COLLECTOR - Current collector, an electrode structure, a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, and an electrical storage device having superior shut down function are provided. According to the present invention, a current collector having a resin layer on at least one side of a conductive substrate is provided. Here, thermoplastic resin particles substantially free of a conductive agent are dispersed in a thermosetting resin base material containing the conductive agent to structure the resin layer; a value of mass ratio given by (thermoplastic resin particles)/(conductive agent) is 0.3 to 1.5; and a value given by (average thickness of conductive agent)/(average thickness of thermoplastic resin particles) is 0.3 to 4.0. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118554 | GRAPHENE-CONTAINING ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - A graphene-containing electrochemical device includes cathode/anode current collectors, cathode/anode active layers and a separator. The cathode/anode active layers are formed on the cathode/anode current collectors, and include a metal foil substrate and a graphene conductive layer. The graphene conductive layer includes several first graphene sheets and the polymer binder used to bind the first graphene sheets. The cathode/anode active layers include several second graphene sheets and cathode/anode active particles. The second graphene sheets and the cathode/anode active particles are bound by the polymer binder and further adhered to the graphene conductive layer. The second graphene sheets are blended among the cathode/anode active particles. The graphene conductive layer is employed to increase the compatibility between the cathode/anode active material and the metal foil substrate, and to reduce the junction resistance, thereby forming an integrated conductive network and improving the performance of the elements in the device. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118555 | ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY USING SAID ELECTRODE - An electrode of a lithium-ion secondary battery includes: an electrode film that contains a conductive auxiliary agent, a binder and an active material; and an electrode foil, on a surface of which the electrode film is formed. The conductive auxiliary agent is carbon nano-fibers and the carbon nano-fibers are contained in the range of 0.1 to 3.0% by mass relative to 100% by mass of the electrode film. Further, when using an organic solvent as a solvent, 1.0 to 8.0% by mass of the binder excluding the organic solvent is contained. The active material is made of a mixed powder of a coarse particle powder having an average particle size of 1 to 20 μm and a fine particle powder having an average particle size of ⅓ to 1/10 of an average particle size of the coarse particle powder, and the porosity of the electrode film is 10 to 30%. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118556 | BINDER COMPOSITION FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - A binder composition for a rechargeable lithium battery, a method of preparing the same, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. The binder composition includes lithium polyacrylate and a solvent and has a viscosity of about 500 cps to about 5000 cps. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118557 | Hydrogen Storage Alloy, Hydrogen Storage Alloy Electrode, Secondary Battery, And Method For Producing Hydrogen Storage Alloy - Provided is a hydrogen storage alloy which is characterized in that two or more crystal phases having different crystal structures are layered in a c-axis direction of the crystal structures. The hydrogen storage alloy is further characterized in that a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of a lattice constant a in the crystal structures of the laminated two or more crystal phases is 0.03 Å or less. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118558 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL, ELECTRODE PLATE, LITHIUM ION BATTERY, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ELECTRODE MATERIAL, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ELECTRODE PLATE - An electrode material of the present invention includes surface-coated Li | 2015-04-30 |
20150118559 | COMPOSITION FOR FORMING ELECTRODE OF LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A composition for forming an electrode of a lithium secondary battery of the present invention includes: an active material represented by the following general formula (1), which is coated with conductive carbon; a dispersant; a binder; and a solvent, wherein, as the active material, secondary particles with different particle diameters are used in combination with granulated particles wherein the secondary particles are respectively formed from fine primary particles having an average primary particle diameter of 50 to 300 nm. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118560 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE MATERIALS - The present invention relates to a process for producing electrode materials, which comprises the following steps:
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20150118561 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING CRYSTALLINE ELECTRODE MATERIALS AND MATERIALS OBTAINED THEREFROM - There is provided a process for preparing a crystalline electrode material, the process comprising: providing a liquid bath comprising the electrode material in a melted state; and introducing a precursor of the electrode material into the liquid bath, wherein the electrode material comprises lithium, a metal and phosphate. There is also provided a crystalline electrode material, comprising lithium substituted by less than 0.1 atomic of Na or K; Fe and/or Mn, substituted by less than 0.1 atomic ratio of: (a) Mg, Ca, Al and B, (b) Nb, Zr, Mo, V and Cr, (c) Fe(III), or (d) any combinations thereof; and PO | 2015-04-30 |
20150118562 | RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM ION BATTERY AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - A rechargeable lithium ion battery includes a positive electrode including a positive active material; negative electrode; and electrolyte, wherein the rechargeable lithium ion battery is used at a voltage of less than about 4.5 V, and activated by performing a first cycle charging at a voltage of greater than or equal to about 4.55 V, the positive active material is a ternary-component positive active material including a Li | 2015-04-30 |
20150118563 | LITHIUM-RICH POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL, LITHIUM BATTERY POSITIVE ELECTRODE, AND LITHIUM BATTERY - The present invention discloses a lithium-rich positive electrode material, a lithium battery positive electrode, and a lithium battery. The lithium-rich positive electrode material has a coating structure, where a general structural formula of a core of the coating structure is as follows: z[xLi | 2015-04-30 |
20150118564 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE COMPOSITION FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF - The present invention provides a positive electrode composition for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, wherein the composition includes a lithium-transition metal composite oxide represented by the following compositional formula: | 2015-04-30 |
20150118565 | LITHIUM BATTERY CATHODE - A novel lithium battery cathode, a lithium ion battery using the same and processes and preparation thereof are disclosed. The battery cathode is formed by force spinning. Fiber spinning allows for the formation of core-shell materials using material chemistries that would be incompatible with prior spinning techniques. A fiber spinning apparatus for forming a coated fiber and a method of forming a coated fiber are also disclosed. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118566 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, AND SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention relates to a negative electrode material for secondary batteries, comprising graphite; wherein
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20150118567 | SILICON CARBON COMPOSITE CATHODE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY - A silicon carbon composite cathode material includes a graphite particle, further includes a silicon or silicon-containing particle, and includes a porous carbon layer, where the silicon or silicon-containing particle is distributed in vicinity of the graphite particle, the porous carbon layer coats a surface of the graphite particle and the silicon or silicon-containing particle so as to combine the graphite particle and the silicon or silicon-containing particle together, the porous carbon layer is a low crystalline carbon layer or an amorphous carbon layer, an interlayer distance d(002) of the low crystalline carbon layer is ≧3.45 nm, and a size of the silicon or silicon-containing particle is smaller than a size of the graphite particle. The silicon carbon composite cathode material has a porous structure, a stable material structure, a high capacity, high conductivity performance, and good cycling performance. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118568 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery has an electrode laminated body and a collector member. The laminated body is formed of a laminated electrode sheet. The collector member is bonded to a collector foil laminated portion of the electrode sheet not formed with an active material layer. The collector foil laminated portion and the collector member are bonded at overlapped portions by resistance welding using electrodes. When a pressure welding direction is a projection direction, an area ratio (Yd)/(Xd) is 1.2-4, in which Xd is a projection area of a surface of the electrode made contact with the collector foil laminated portion and Yd is a projection area of a surface of the electrode made contact with the collector member. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118569 | Electric Storage Device - An electric storage device according to the present invention includes: an electrode assembly including positive and negative electrode plates that are insulated from each other, at least one of the electrode plates having an active material layer formed part and an active material layer non-formed part; positive and negative current collectors; and a metal material abutted against the active material layer non-formed part, wherein the metal material includes a curled part in which an edge of the metal material is curved in a direction away from the active material layer non | 2015-04-30 |
20150118570 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, SEPARATOR, BATTERY PACK, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTROMOTIVE VEHICLE, POWER STORAGE APPARATUS, AND ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM - Batteries, separators, battery packs, electronic devices, electromotive vehicles, power storage apparatus, and electric power systems are provided. In one embodiment, a battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution holding layer between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The electrolytic solution holding layer includes a porous polymer compound, and an electrolytic solution is held in the porous polymer compound. The porous polymer compound includes a vinylidene fluoride polymer selected from the group consisting of (1) a vinylidene fluoride homopolymer and (2) a copolymer including a vinylidene fluoride monomer unit and a hexafluoropropylene monomer unit. The average molecular weight of the vinylidene fluoride polymer is 500,000 or more to less than 1.5 million, and the air permeability of the porous polymer compound is 500 seconds/100 cc or less. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118571 | FLUORINE-CONTAINING LITHIUM-GARNET-TYPE OXIDE CERAMICS - A lithium lanthanum zirconium oxide (LLZO) having a garnet crystal structure contains fluorine in an amount up to 40 mol %. The fluorine, which may be in the form of a lithium compound such as lithium fluoride, may act as a sintering aid and promote formation of the cubic garnet phase. The sintered oxide may be a dense ceramic that includes a plurality of distributed closed pores. Solid electrolyte membranes comprising the oxide can have an ionic conductivity of at least 1×10 | 2015-04-30 |
20150118572 | SOLID-STATE BATTERY AND METHODS OF FABRICATION - The present disclosure generally provides for a solid-state battery, and methods of fabricating embodiments of the solid-state battery. Embodiments of the present disclosure may include an electrode for a solid-state battery, the electrode including: a current collector region including a conductive, lithium electroactive material; and a plurality of nanowires contacting the current collector region. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118573 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOLID ELECTROLYTE, AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY - A solid electrolyte includes a plurality of particles having lithium ionic conductivity and a matrix which is interposed among the particles so as to be in contact with each of the particles and is formed from an amorphous material containing the following (a) and (b): (a) lithium atoms; and (b) an oxide of at least one element selected from the group consisting of boron, a Group 14 element in period 3 or lower, and a Group 15 element in period 3 or lower. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118574 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive electrode for a lithium-ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode particle including a positive active material including a lithium salt, and a coating layer including an amorphous carbonaceous layer on a surface of the positive active material, and a sulfide solid electrolyte contacting the coating layer, wherein the sulfide solid electrolyte includes a solid sulfide. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118575 | RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY - A rechargeable lithium battery including a negative electrode including a negative active material, a positive electrode, and an electrolyte solution including an additive, wherein the negative active material includes a Si-based material included in an amount of about 1 to about 70 wt % based on the total amount of the negative electrode, and the additive includes fluoroethylene carbonate and a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118576 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery which is one example of an embodiment of the present disclosure is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a non-aqueous electrolyte which contains a non-aqueous solvent. The non-aqueous solvent contains a fluoroethylene carbonate, a difluorobutylene carbonate, and at least one of a fluorinated chain carbonate and a fluorinated chain carboxylic acid ester, total volumetric contents of which is more than 50 percent with respect to the total volume of the non-aqueous solvent. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118577 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - An embodiment of the present invention relates to a lithium secondary battery comprising: a positive electrode comprising a positive electrode active material; and an electrolytic solution comprising a nonaqueous electrolytic solvent, wherein the positive electrode active material operates at a potential of 4.5 V or more versus lithium, and the electrolytic solution comprises: the nonaqueous electrolytic solvent comprising a fluorine-containing phosphate ester represented by a given formula; and a cyclic sulfonate ester represented by a given formula. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118578 | CATHODE FOR LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THEREOF - Disclosed is a cathode for a lithium sulfur battery comprising a sulfur-containing active material, an electrolyte in which a lithium salt is dissolved in an ether-based solvent, and an additional liquid active material in the form of Li | 2015-04-30 |
20150118579 | Electrolytic Solution for Nonaqueous Electrolyte Batteries and Nonaqueous Electrolyte Battery Using the Same - The present invention provides an electrolytic solution for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery and a nonaqueous electrolyte battery having excellent cycle characteristics and high-temperature storage characteristics without causing hydrolysis of a fluorine-containing lithium salt, such as LiPF | 2015-04-30 |
20150118580 | Electrolyte for Non-Aqueous Electrolyte Battery, and Non-Aqueous Electrolyte Battery Using Same - What is disclosed is a non-aqueous electrolyte for non-aqueous electrolyte battery including a non-aqueous solvent and at least lithium hexafluorophosphate as a solute. This electrolyte is characterized by containing at least one siloxane compound represented by the general formula (1) or the general formula (2). This electrolyte has a storage stability which is improved than electrolytes prepared by adding conventional siloxane compounds. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118581 | RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM ION BATTERY, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM ION BATTERY - A rechargeable lithium ion battery including a negative active material, the negative active material including a carbon-based active material, and an electrolyte solution that includes a S═O-containing compound, the S═O-containing compound having a structure that is selected according to a G band/D band ratio of the carbon-based active material. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118582 | NON-CARBON BASED LITHIUM-AIR ELECTRODE - A cathode current collector for a lithium-air battery includes a carbon-free, conductive, porous matrix. The matrix may include a metal boride, a metal carbide, a metal nitride, a metal oxide and/or a metal halide. Example matrix materials are antimony-doped tin oxide and titanium oxide. A carbon-free cathode exhibits improved mechanical and electrochemical properties including improved cycle life relative to conventional carbon-containing porous cathode current collectors. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118583 | METAL-AIR FUEL CELLS AND METHODS OF REMOVING SPENT FUEL THEREFROM - This invention is directed to a metal-air electrochemical power sources, specifically zinc-air batteries and fuel cells, and methods for removing solid or semi-solid spent fuel using a thickener-liquefier pair. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118584 | CATHODE FOR A LITHIUM/AIR BATTERY, COMPRISING A BILAYER STRUCTURE OF DIFFERENT CATALYSTS AND LITHIUM/AIR BATTERY COMPRISING THIS CATHODE - A catalytic cathode, intended for a lithium-air battery comprising catalytic particles supported on electron-conducting particles, comprises a first face intended to be in contact with an ion-conducting material and a second face intended to be in contact with atmospheric oxygen, and comprises at least: a first catalytic layer intended to be in contact with the ion-conducting material, and; a second catalytic layer intended to be in contact with atmospheric oxygen, characterized in that: said first layer comprises first entities of catalytic particles promoting the reaction for the oxidation of lithium-based products, said entities being based on cobalt or on nickel; said second catalytic layer comprises second entities of catalytic particles promoting the reaction for the reduction of oxygen, said second entities being based on manganese or on silver or on platinum. A lithium-air battery comprising the cathode is also provided. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118585 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH UNCONTAINED AIR BREATHING BATTERY - A portable electronics device includes a case, an electrical plane disposed within the case, and a laminated self-supporting uncontained air breathing membrane electrode assembly (MEA). The MEA includes an air positive electrode, a metal negative electrode, and a solid electrolyte in ionic communication with the electrodes. This arrangement, in certain circumstances, does not require a dedicated casing to surround the MEA—reducing a thickness of the device. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118586 | METHOD OF OPERATING A FUEL CELL - The present invention relates to a method of determining the net water drag coefficient (r | 2015-04-30 |
20150118587 | FUEL CELL STACK INCLUDING DUMMY CELL - A fuel cell stack including a dummy cell for effectively discharging condensate water of the stack is provided. At least one cathode/anode dummy cell is stacked between a reaction of a stack power generator and end plates at both ends of the stack to discharge water out of stack. An automation process of the whole stack according to a simplified stack configuration can be achieved. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118588 | Fuel Cell System - A complete fuel cell system ( | 2015-04-30 |
20150118589 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A solid oxide fuel cell system including a reformer, a solid oxide fuel cell configured to generate electric power by using a hydrogen-containing gas supplied from the reformer to an anode and air supplied to a cathode, a heat radiator configured to radiate heat from at least one of an anode off-gas and a combustion exhaust gas generated by combusting the anode off-gas to generate condensed water, a condensed water circulating passage configured to circulate the condensed water supplied from the heat radiator, a condensed water tank provided on the condensed water circulating passage and configured to store the condensed water therein, a condensed water pump provided on the condensed water circulating passage and configured to circulate the condensed water, a condensed water/off-gas heat exchanger provided on the condensed water circulating passage and configured to exchange heat between the condensed water and an off-gas discharged from the solid oxide fuel cell, and at least a part of the water supplied to the reformer is the condensed water. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118590 | Methods for Operating a Fuel Cell System - Methods of operating a fuel cell system, wherein the fuel cell system is purged at system start-up, are disclosed. The purging automatically stops when the anode plenum is fully purged and replaced with fuel. Also discussed are purge valves that are manually turned ON but are automatically turned OFF as the fuel cell's production of electricity reaches a predetermined level, e.g., steady state or thereabout. The purge valve may be opened at system start-up, or may be opened at system shut-down so that the purge valve is armed and the fuel cell system is purged at the next start-up. Also disclosed is integrated fluidic interface module that contains various fluidic components including one of these purge valves. The integrated fluidic interface module can operate passively or without being actively controlled. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118591 | FUEL CELL STACK ASSEMBLY - A fuel cell stack assembly comprises a plurality of fuel cells in a stack, the stack defining two opposing parallel end faces. An end plate assembly is provided at each opposing end face of the stack. The end plate assemblies are coupled together to thereby maintain the fuel cells in the stack under compression. At least one of the end plate assemblies comprises: a master plate defining a master compression face having a first portion and a second portion; a first slave plate defining a first slave compression face; and a second slave plate defining a second slave compression face. The first slave compression face faces the first portion of the master compression face and when assembled, is in compressive relationship therewith, and the second slave compression face faces the second portion of the master compression face and when assembled, is also in compressive relationship therewith. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118592 | HIGH PERFORMANCE REVERSIBLE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL FOR H2O ELECTROLYSIS OR CONVERSION OF CO2 AND H2O TO FUEL - The present invention relates to a reversible electrochemical cell, such as an electrolysis cell for water splitting or for conversion of carbon dioxide and water into fuel. The present invention relates also to an electrochemical cell that when operated in reverse performs as a fuel cell. The electrochemical cell comprises gas5 diffusion electrodes and a porous layer made of materials and having a structure adapted to allow for a temperature range of operation between 100-374° C. and in a pressure range between 3-200 bars. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118593 | FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack includes: a cell stack structure formed by stacking a plurality of cells; a pair of current collectors; a pair of end members; and a fastener band wrapped around a cell stack formed by stacking the cell stack structure, the pair of current collectors, and the pair of end members. Each of the pair of end members includes a plurality of plate members. The plate members have a same arched shape in which a height from a surface to contacting a corresponding one of the pair of current collectors gradually increases toward a center portion from both ends, and are disposed in parallel while being apart from each other in a width direction of the fastener band. Adjacent plate members are coupled to each other through a bendable coupling member at part of facing surfaces. | 2015-04-30 |
20150118594 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES - The present invention relates to improved membrane electrode assemblies, having two electrochemically active electrodes separated by a polymer electrolyte membrane. | 2015-04-30 |