| 18th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 51 |
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| 20120107616 | Laminates Joined by Polyurethane Hot-Melt Adhesive and Process for Bonding Plasticizer-Containing Plastics - The present invention relates to laminates of a plasticizer-containing plastic, obtained by bonding by means of a moisture-reactive hot-melt adhesive which comprises at least one aldimine and at least one polyurethane polymer which contains isocyanate groups and is solid at room temperature. The bonded assembly is notable for improved adhesive, particularly following heat/moisture storage or alternating storage. Preferred embodiments of such laminates are bonded films or film-laminated supports, the film preferably being a pPVC film. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107617 | LAMINATE - The present invention provides a vulcanized laminate in which a rubber layer and a fluororesin layer are firmly adhered to each other without using an adhesive or performing a surface treatment on the rubber layer and the fluororesin layer. The present invention relates to a laminate comprising a rubber layer (A) and a fluororesin layer (B) on the rubber layer (A), wherein the rubber layer (A) is a layer made of a rubber composition for vulcanization, the rubber composition for vulcanization contains an unvulcanized rubber (a1); at least one compound (a2) selected from the group consisting of a 1,8-diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undec-7-ene salt, a 1,5-diazabicyclo(4.3.0)-non-5-ene salt, 1,8-diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undec-7-ene, and 1,5-diazabicyclo(4.3.0)-non-5-ene; magnesium oxide (a3); and silica (a4), the amount of the compound (a2) is larger than 1.0 part by mass and not larger than 5.0 parts by mass, for each 100 parts by mass of the unvulcanized rubber (a1), the fluororesin layer (B) is a layer made of a fluoropolymer composition, and the fluoropolymer composition contains a fluoropolymer (b1) having a copolymer unit derived from chlorotrifluoroethylene. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107618 | Low-Gloss, Two-Component Clear Coats, Articles of Manufacture Having Low-Gloss, Two-Compnent Clear Coats, And Methods For Applying The Same - Low-gloss, two-component clear coats include a base resin including a urethane resin, an isocyanate resin that combines with the base resin immediately prior to application of the low-gloss, two-component clear coat to form a two-component base resin mixture, wherein the two-component base resin mixture comprises from about 20 weight percent to about 40 weight percent urethane resin and from about 20 weight percent to about 40 weight percent isocyanate resin, and a silica-based flattener, wherein the silica-based flattener comprises from about 5 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the two-component base resin mixture to about 20 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the two-component base resin mixture, wherein the low-gloss, two-component clear coat has a 60° gloss finish from 22 gloss units to 34 gloss units when cured. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107619 | WATER-BASED COATING COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR FORMING MULTILAYER COATING FILM - This invention relates to an aqueous coating composition comprising an acrylic or polyester resin (A); a curing agent (B); and a blocked isocyanate group-containing urethane resin emulsion (C) having a weight average molecular weight of 2,000 to 50,000, which is prepared using a polyisocyanate component and a polyol component as starting materials, the polyisocyanate component comprising an alicyclic diisocyanate, and the polyol component comprising a polycarbonate diol in an amount of 50 mass % or more, based on the total amount of the polyol component; (i) when the component (A) is an acrylic resin, the aqueous coating composition comprising the component (C) in an amount of, as solids content, 20 to 60 mass %, based on the total solids content of the components (A), (B) and (C); and (ii) when the component (A) is a polyester resin, the aqueous coating composition comprising the component (C) in an amount of, as solids content, 10 to 50 mass %, based on the total solids content of the components (A), (B) and (C). | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107620 | N-HALAMINE BASED BIOCIDAL COATINGS COMPOSED OF ELECTROSTATICALLY SELF-ASSEMBLED LAYERS - The present invention provides a composition comprising an antimicrobial bilayer coating on a substrate which coating comprises:
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| 20120107621 | MATERIAL FOR EXPANDING THE RANGE OF LIGHT ABSORPTION IN AN ORIGINAL CONSTITUTION MATERIAL - A composite material which expands the range of light-absorption of an original constitution material, which is formed through two or more total oxides contacting and fixing to the oxygen reduced oxides with the same composition of materials as the total oxides. The composite material can excite the light-driven reaction to achieve an enlarged absorption range of the light band. In the contacting and fixing process of the composite material, a calcination process is not required, so that the process can be applied to a substrate which is plastic or not suitable for high-temperature heating. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107622 | PHOSPHOR CONTAINING GLASS FRIT MATERIALS FOR LED LIGHTING APPLICATIONS - The disclosure is directed to glass frits materials containing phosphors that can be used in LED lighting devices and for methods associated therewith for making the phosphor containing frit materials. Suitable non-lead glasses have a composition, in mol %, in the range of 20-24% K | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107623 | STAIN-RESISTANT COATING MATERIAL AND PRODUCT HAVING GLASS LAYER - The invention is intended to easily enhance both the stain-resistant property against water scale and the stain-resistant property against oily components, in sanitary ceramic wares and the like which are brought into contact with water containing soluble silica as well as oily components. The stain-resistant coating material of the invention contains a main agent formed from a perfluoropolyether, and a solvent including an alkane and an alcohol, while the alkane has mean molecular weight of 138 to 180 g/mol. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107624 | MODIFICATION OF LAYERED SILICATES FOR LUMINESCENCE ACTIVATION - The invention relates to a method for producing a luminescent layered silicate composite. The method according to the invention is characterized in that at least one luminescent dye, in particular fluorescent dye, on the basis of at least one complex, essentially a chelate complex, of at least one element of the rare earth elements (“rare earth complex”) is introduced between and/or stored in at least two layers of at least one layered silicate (“layered silicate layers”) respectively or that at least one luminescent dye, in particular fluorescent dye, on the basis of at least one complex, essentially a chelate complex, of at least one element of the rare earth elements (“rare earth complex”) is combined with a layered silicate to form a composite. The luminescent layered silicate composite according to the invention can be used for marking objects, for example plastic-based objects, or in the field of bioanalysis. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107625 | COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR THE GENERATION OF A CLEAR OR TRANSLUCENT EMISSIVE COATING - The invention relates to a composition for applying a clear or translucent and colorless or nearly colorless emissive coating especially for cool roofing on a metallic surface comprising in a dispersion a) 50 to 300 g/L of at least one of clear or translucent organic polymeric substances of a binder, and b) 30 to 300 g/L of sheet silicate pigments having a TE value for the thermal emissivity of at least 0.40, having a particle size distribution of which d | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107626 | Adhesive or sealing compounds containing alkoxysilane-terminated polymers - Two-component adhesive or sealing compounds (K), comprising a first component (K1), containing silane-terminated prepolymers (A), which have end groups of the general formula (II) —O—CO—NH—(CH | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107627 | Plating or Coating Method for Producing Metal-Ceramic Coating on a Substrate - A method for producing a metal-ceramic composite coating with increased hardness on a substrate includes adding a sol of a ceramic phase to the plating solution or electrolyte. The sol may be added prior to and/or during the plating or coating and at a rate of sol addition controlled to be sufficiently low that nanoparticles of the ceramic phase form directly onto or at the substrate and/or that the metal-ceramic coating forms on the substrate with a predominantly crystalline structure and/or to substantially avoid formation of nanoparticles of the ceramic phase, and/or agglomeration of particles of the ceramic phase, in the plating solution or electrolyte. The ceramic phase may be a single or mixed oxide, carbide, nitride, silicate, boride of Ti, W, Si, Zr, Al, Y, Cr, Fe, Pb, Co, or a rare earth element. The coating, other than the ceramic phase may comprise Ni, Ni—P, Ni—W—P, Ni—Cu—P, Ni—B, Cu, Ag, Au, Pd. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107628 | Three-Metallic-Component Type Composite Nanometallic Paste, Method Of Bonding, And Electronic Component - Provided is a composite nanometal paste which, when a layer of the paste interposed between upper and lower bodies is sintered in an inert gas under no load until the layer turns to a metal layer, attains a shear bond strength between the upper and lower bodies of 10 MPa or higher. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107629 | LOW TEMPERATURE CURE POWDER COATING COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to a powder coating composition for low temperature cure which comprises a mixture of a carboxylic acid group containing first polyester; at least one of a second polyester having a glass transition temperature ≦45° C. and/or a crystalline polycarboxylic acid; a glycidyl group containing acrylic copolymer; a further compound and/or resin having functional groups readable with the carboxylic acid groups; and a thermosetting curing catalyst. These thermosetting powder coatings are designed for coating heat-sensitive substrates such as wood, fibre board and other materials which can not withstand the excessive heat/time conditions necessary to cure traditional coatings. The powder coatings of the invention, when cured at temperatures below 150° C., produce a finish which exhibits a high gloss, smooth surface along with an outstanding hardness and weatherability. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107630 | Branched Aliphatic-Aromatic Polyester Blends - Compositions of PHAs with aromatic/aliphatic polyester are described and methods of making the same. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107631 | BONDING MATERIAL, METHOD, AND STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a bonding structure, including a heat dissipation substrate, a eutectic layer on the heat dissipation substrate, and a copper layer on the eutectic layer. The thermal dissipation substrate includes aluminum oxide, aluminum nitride, or zirconium oxide. The eutectic layer includes aluminum oxide, aluminum nitride, or zirconium oxide doped with zinc, tin, indium, or combinations thereof. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107632 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPONENT FROM AN AIR-HARDENABLE STEEL AND COMPONENT PRODUCED THEREWITH - A component of an air-hardenable steel composed of (contents in mass %): C<0.20; Al<0.08; Si<1.00; Mn 1.20 to <2.50; P<0.020; S<0.015; N<0.0150; Cr 0.30 to <1.5; Mo 0.10 to <0.80; Ti 0.010 to <0.050; V 0.03 to <0.20; B 0.0015 to <0.0060, with the remainder being iron including the usual elements present in steel, is produced by heating a hot- or cold-rolled steel sheet or steel tube section to a temperature of θ | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107633 | HIGH STRENGTH STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A high-strength steel sheet includes a composition containing, in mass percent, 0.08% to 0.20% of carbon, 0.2% to 1.0% of silicon, 0.5% to 2.5% of manganese, 0.04% or less of phosphorus, 0.005% or less of sulfur, 0.05% or less of aluminum, 0.07% to 0.20% of titanium, and 0.20% to 0.80% of vanadium, the balance being iron and incidental impurities. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107634 | 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. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107635 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF AN ENERGY STORE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE - A device for controlling the temperature of an energy store is provided. The device includes a contact element having a contact area for providing a thermal coupling to the energy store, a fluid channel, which is arranged in the contact element, and an insulating apparatus, which is arranged in the contact element. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107636 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COATED METAL STRIP WITH AN ENHANCED APPEARANCE - One subject of the invention is a process for manufacturing a metal strip having a metal coating for corrosion protection, comprising the steps consisting in:
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| 20120107637 | Copper Foil for Semiconductor Package Substrate and Substrate for Semiconductor Package - A copper foil for a semiconductor package substrate comprising a chromate treatment layer or a coating layer made of zinc or zinc oxide and chromium oxide formed on a roughened surface of a copper foil to serve as an adherend surface with resin, and a silane coupling agent layer. With this copper foil for a semiconductor package substrate, the amount of Cr in the chromate coating layer is 25 to 150 μg/dm | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107638 | SILVER INLAID PRODUCT AND A PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - Disclosed is a silver inlaid product and a method of manufacturing the silver inlaid product, in which silver having the aesthetic appeal and the sterilizing ability is inlaid into metal, such as stainless steel and brass, having the durability and convenience in use, to provide tableware having the property of both metal and silver. method of inlaying silver includes: a first step of preliminarily processing stainless steel into a stainless steel plate according to a shape of a finished product; a second step of engraving a top surface of the preliminarily processed stainless steel plate in a shape for inlaying silver to form an engraved part; a third step of inlaying silver into the engraved part to form a preliminarily inlaid part; a fourth step of pressing the top surface in which the inlaid part is formed and welding the silver; a fifth step of flattening processing the top surface of the stainless steel plate and removing the silver protruding beyond the stainless steel plate; a sixth step of bending processing the flattening processed stainless steel plate in one direction; and a seventh step of polishing processing the top surface of the bending processed stainless steel plate. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107639 | ELECTRICAL COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - An electrical component is provided by a method comprising forming a middle plated layer made of palladium or a palladium alloy on a substrate and forming a surface plated layer made of tin or a tin alloy containing a metal other than palladium on the middle plated layer. Thus, there can be provided an electrical component having a surface layer consisting primarily of tin in which whisker formation can be prevented for a long period under stress. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107640 | PROCESS FOR JOINING CARBON STEEL PART AND SILICON CARBIDE CERAMIC PART AND COMPOSITE ARTICLES MADE BY SAME - A process for joining a carbon steel part and a silicon carbide ceramic part, comprising steps of: providing a carbon steel part, a SiC ceramic part, and a Ni foil; bringing surfaces of the carbon steel part, SiC ceramic part, and Ni foil into contact, with the Ni foil inserted between the carbon steel part and SiC ceramic part; applying a pulsed electric current to the parts to be joined, heating the parts to a joining temperature of about 800-1100° C., and simultaneously applying a joining pressure of about 20-60 MPa to the parts while the current is applied, and maintaining the joining temperature and the joining pressure for about 10-30 minutes. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107641 | PROCESS FOR JOINING STAINLESS STEEL PART AND SILICON CARBIDE CERAMIC PART AND COMPOSITE ARTICLES MADE BY SAME - A process for joining a stainless steel part and a silicon carbide ceramic part comprising: providing a SUS part, a SiC ceramic part, a Mo foil and a Ni foil; depositing a nickel coating on a surface of the SiC ceramic part; placing the SiC ceramic part, the Mo foil, the Ni foil, and the SUS part into a mold, the Mo foil and the Ni foil located between the SiC ceramic part and the SUS part; placing the mold into a chamber of an hot press sintering device, heating the chamber and pressing the SUS part with the nickel coating, the SiC ceramic part, the Mo foil, and the Ni foil at least until the SUS part, the SiC ceramic part, the Mo foil and the Ni foil form a integral composite article. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107642 | Metal-ceramic substrate and method for manufacturing such a substrate - A metal-ceramic substrate for electrical circuits or modules includes at least one first outer metal layer forming one first surface side of the metal-ceramic substrate and at least one second outer metal layer forming one second surface side of the metal-ceramic substrate. The outer metal layers are bonded respectively by two-dimensional bonding with the surface sides of a plate-like substrate body. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107643 | COATED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A coated article includes a substrate, an anti-corrosion layer formed on the substrate, and a decorative layer formed on the anti-corrosion layer. The substrate is made of magnesium or magnesium alloy. The anti-corrosion layer is a magnesium layer. The coated article has improved corrosion resistance. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107644 | Localized Induction Heating For Residual Stress Optimization - An apparatus for the heat-treating of a heat-hardenable steel cruciform article having a weld seam includes a heating element to heat the weld seam to a point that an austenitic transformation occurs, and a quenching chamber to cool the weld seam, causing the formation of Martensite and an associated expansion. The quenching is rapid since slow quenching may allow a crystalline phase other than martensite to form. The apparatus may comprise rollers operable to convey the welded cruciform article through the apparatus at a speed such that the weld seam is subjected to heating for a predetermined heat time sufficient to cause a formation of martensite there within, and such that the heated portion reaches the quenching chamber and is quenched to create a substantial amount of martensite, e.g., an amount sufficient to cause expansion of the part. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107645 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SHORT FLARE DEFINITION BY ADDITIVE PROCESS FOR PERPENDICULAR HEAD - A method for manufacturing a magnetic write head for perpendicular magnetic recording. The method includes forming a write pole, and then depositing a refill layer. A mask structure can be formed over the writ pole and refill layer, the mask structure being configured to define a stitched pole. An ion milling or reactive ion milling can then be performed to remove portions of the refill layer that are not protected by the mask structure. Then a magnetic material can be deposited to form a stitched write pole that defines a secondary flare point. The stitched pole can also be self aligned with an electrical lapping guide in order to accurately locate the front edge of the secondary flare point relative to the air bearing surface of the write head. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107646 | PLANARIZED MAGNETIC RECORDING DISK WITH PRE-PATTERNED SURFACE FEATURES AND SECURE ADHESION OF PLANARIZING FILL MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PLANARIZING THE DISK - A magnetic recording disk has surface features of elevated lands and recessed grooves, and a planarized upper surface. A chemical-mechanical-polishing (CMP) stop layer is deposited over the lands and into the recesses. An adhesion film, like silicon, is deposited over the CMP stop layer, and fill material containing a silicon oxide (SiO | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107647 | GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - An aspect of the present invention relates to a glass substrate for a magnetic recording medium, which is comprised of glass comprising, denoted as molar percentages, 56 to 75 percent of SiO | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107648 | LEAD PLATE WITH A MOUNTING PORTION BEING HEAVIER THAN ITS JOINT PORTION - A lead plate for connecting a printed circuit board (PCB) of a secondary battery to an bare cell includes a mounting portion connected to the PCB, a joint portion connected to the bare cell, a surface area of the joint portion facing the bare cell being smaller than a surface area of the mounting portion facing the PCB, and a step portion connecting the mounting portion and the joint portion to each other. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107649 | BATTERY THERMAL SYSTEM WITH INTERLOCKING STRUCURE COMPONENTS - A battery module is described. The battery module includes a plurality of battery cells; a plurality of cooling fin assemblies, each cooling fin assembly positioned between two battery cells, the cooling fin assemblies comprising at least one cooling fin and a foot on at least one side of the cooling fin assemblies, the foot having a bottom and interlocking profiles on each end, the interlocking profiles on adjacent feet of the cooling fin assemblies interlocking the feet and forming a surface; and a heat sink contacting the surface of the interlocked feet. A method of cooling a battery module is also described. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107650 | MAGNETIC SEALING VALVE DEVICE FOR A BATTERY CASE - A valve apparatus ( | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107651 | ASSEMBLED BATTERY AND POWER CONSUMPTION APPARATUS - An assembled battery includes a plurality of secondary battery cell series modules each having a plurality of secondary battery cells connected in series, wherein in each secondary battery cell series module, the secondary battery cells are connected in series by a first connection member, the secondary battery cell constituting the secondary battery cell series module and the secondary battery cell constituting the secondary battery cell series module adjacent to the above secondary battery cell series module are connected in parallel by a second connection member, the electrical resistance value of the second connection member is higher than the electrical resistance value of the first connection member, and the melting point of a material constituting the second connection member is lower than the melting point of a material constituting the first connection member. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107652 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A nonaqueous secondary battery includes a current cutoff mechanism that cuts off a current in a short period of time in response to a rise in pressure inside a battery outer body in at least one of a conductive path through which a current is taken out from a positive electrode plate to outside of the battery and a conductive path through which a current is taken out from a negative electrode plate to outside of the battery. At least one type selected from an oligomer containing a cyclohexyl group and a phenyl group, a modified product of the oligomer containing a cyclohexyl group and a phenyl group, a polymer containing a cyclohexyl group and a phenyl group, and a modified product of the polymer containing a cyclohexyl group and a phenyl group is present on the surface of the positive electrode plate. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107653 | Secondary battery - A secondary battery including an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a separator, and a second electrode plate; a collecting plate electrically connected to the electrode assembly; a case accommodating the electrode assembly and the collecting plate; a cap plate sealing the case; and an electrode terminal passing through the cap plate and electrically connected to the collecting plate, wherein the cap plate includes an injection inlet at a side thereof, the injection inlet includes a blocking member therein, and the blocking member and the injection inlet are covered with a stopper. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107654 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY WITH A JELLY ROLL HAVING MULTIPLE THICKNESSES - The disclosed embodiments relate to the design of a battery cell with multiple thicknesses. This battery cell includes a jelly roll enclosed in a pouch, wherein the jelly roll includes layers which are wound together, including a cathode with an active coating, a separator, and an anode with an active coating. The jelly roll also includes a first conductive tab coupled to the cathode and a second conductive tab coupled to the anode. The jelly roll is enclosed in a flexible pouch, and the first and second conductive tabs are extended through seals in the pouch to provide terminals for the battery cell. Furthermore, the battery cell has two or more thicknesses, wherein the different thicknesses are created by removing material from one or more of the layers before winding the layers together. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107655 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery comprises: a plurality of cylindrical electrode assemblies, wherein each electrode assembly comprises a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate rolled together with a separator interposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate; a can housing the plurality of electrode assemblies; a cap assembly sealing the can; a positive electrode tab coupled to the positive electrode plate in each electrode assembly; and a negative electrode tab coupled to the negative electrode plate in each electrode assembly, wherein a first plurality of positive electrode tabs is aligned along a first line when viewed in one direction, and wherein a first plurality of negative electrode tabs is aligned along a second line when viewed in the one direction. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107656 | SEPARATOR FOR BATTERY, AND BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - A separator for a battery includes a porous polymer film having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the first surface has openings distributed thereon communicating with pores of the porous polymer film, and the ratio of the total area of the openings to the area of the first surface is 89% or more and 96% or less. The diameters of the openings may be within the range of 0.8 μm or more and 40 μm or less. A region with a predetermined thickness including at least the first surface of the porous polymer film preferably includes at least one selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, and a copolymer of propylene and another copolymerizable monomer. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107657 | CABLE-TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a cable-type secondary battery including an electrode assembly and a cover member surrounding the electrode assembly, the electrode assembly including first and second electrodes of an elongated shape and a separator or an electrolyte layer interposed between the first and second electrodes, each electrode including a current collector having a cross section of a circular, asymmetrical oval or polygonal shape perpendicular to the lengthwise direction thereof and an electrode active material applied onto the surface of the current collector, wherein the cover member has a preset pattern of continuous or discontinuous scratch grooves on the surface thereof. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107658 | CABLE-TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a cable-type secondary battery including an anode current collector having a horizontal cross section of a predetermined shape and extending longitudinally, an anode active material pattern layer having anode active material patterns spaced away at a predetermined interval on the anode current collector, an electrolyte layer surrounding the anode active material pattern layer and serving as an ion channel, a cathode active material pattern layer having cathode active material patterns spaced away at a predetermined interval on the electrolyte layer at locations corresponding to those of the anode active material patterns, and a cathode current collector surrounding the cathode active material pattern layer. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107659 | ONE PIECE COMPRESSION RESISTANT PRISMATIC CELL - A prismatic repeating frame assembly for a battery pack includes a main body and a hollow compression limiter. The main body is formed from a first polymer. The main body has an aperture formed therein. The hollow compression limiter is formed from a second polymer. The compression limiter is disposed in the aperture of the main body and permits a compression rod to be disposed therethrough. The second polymer is configured to withstand forces during an assembly of the battery pack and frequency inputs during an operation of the battery pack. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107660 | Redox Flow Batteries Based on Supporting Solutions Comprising a Mixture of Acids - Redox flow battery systems having a supporting solution that contains Cl” ions can exhibit improved performance and characteristics. Furthermore, a supporting solution having mixed SO | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107661 | REDOX FLOW BATTERY - A redox flow battery including a positive electrode electrolyte and a negative electrode electrolyte, each of which includes a metal-ligand coordination complex, in which a metal of a metal-ligand coordination complex of the positive electrode electrolyte is different from a metal of a metal-ligand coordination complex of the negative electrode electrolyte. Due to use of different metals in the positive and negative electrode electrolytes, the redox flow battery has high energy density and high charge and discharge efficiency. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107662 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT MATRIX - A thermal management matrix for an electrochemical cell array including a plurality of electrochemical cell elements, the thermal management matrix at least in part enveloping the electrochemical cell array and being in thermal contact therewith. The thermal management matrix includes mainly expanded graphite, wherein the expanded graphite is arranged in the form of a block-like structure and the block includes at least one layer of expanded graphite having a higher in-plane thermal conductivity than the layers neighboring the layer with higher in-plane thermal conductivity. The thermal management matrix may also include phase change materials as a latent heat storage material. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107663 | Heat Exchanger and Battery Unit Structure for Cooling Thermally Conductive Batteries - A heat exchanger and battery unit structure is provided for cooling battery units (or cells) where the thermally conductive nature of the battery forms a cooling path. The heat exchanger is in the form of a cooling element provided with an engaging device formed on or attached to an outer surface of the cooling plate for receiving and/or engaging with a corresponding engaging portion on a battery unit (or cell). The interconnection between the battery unit (or cell) and heat exchanger creates a mechanical interlock between the two components that results in improved heat transfer properties between the two components. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107664 | BATTERY MODULE OF IMPROVED COOLING EFFICIENCY - Disclosed herein is a battery module configured to have a structure in which a plurality of plate type battery cells is mounted in a module case so that the battery cells are arranged adjacent to one another. The battery module includes a plurality of insulative members disposed between the respective battery cells so that each of the insulative members corresponds to the peripheral shape of a corresponding one of the battery cells and a plurality of cooling members disposed at the interfaces between the respective battery cells. Each of the cooling members includes a heat dissipating fin disposed in contact with the outer surface of a corresponding one of the battery cells and a coolant conduit provided at the lower end of the heat dissipating fin. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107665 | HEATER AND BATTERY UNIT PROVIDED THEREWITH - There is a disclosure of a heater configured to heat a battery with stacked battery cell modules. The heater includes a heating element and a heat conductor, which is situated along the heating element. The heat conductor comes into contact with each of the battery cell modules. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107666 | Flexible Thin Printed Battery and Device and Method of Manufacturing Same - A flat, flexible electrochemical cell is provided. The within invention describes various aspects of the flat, flexible electrochemical cell. A printed anode is provided that obviates the need for a discrete anode current collector, thereby reducing the size of the battery. An advantageous electrolyte is provided that enables the use of a metallic cathode current collector, thereby improving the performance of the battery. Printable gelled electrolytes and separators are provided, enabling the construction of both co-facial and co-planar batteries. Cell contacts are provided that reduce the potential for electrolyte creepage in the flat, flexible electrochemical cells of the within invention. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107667 | RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY - A rechargeable lithium battery includes a positive electrode including a positive active material; a negative electrode including a negative active material; an electrolyte including a lithium salt and a non-aqueous organic solvent; and a separator interposed between the positive and negative electrodes and including a ceramic material having a first metal oxide-containing core and a second metal oxide shell disposed on the surface of the core. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107668 | PRISMATIC BATTERIES AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS COMPRISING A STACK OF INSULATED ELECTRODE PLATES - A prismatic battery cell or an electronic component comprising an electrode plate group of alternately stacked positive and negative electrode plates, wherein adjacent electrode plates of opposite polarity are insulated by an insulating separator, and electrode plates of one polarity are bent to converge at a common joining location for connecting together as a lead portion, the lead portion being joined together to a current collector of that one polarity, characterized in that the electrode plates are bent after the electrode plates are stacked and held or bundled together. Shaping the electrode plates to form the lead portions while the electrode plates are held in a stack means it is not necessary to handle pre-shaped electrode plates, since handling pre-shaped electrode plates in a production line could be tedious because the electrode plates are quite easily deformable. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107669 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL WITH A DIRECT CONNECTION BETWEEN A FEEDTHROUGH PIN AND AN ELECTRODE STACK - A battery comprises a battery case forming a substantially sealed enclosure and an electrode stack within the enclosure. The electrode stack includes a first set of electrode elements and a second set of electrode elements. The electrode elements in the second set alternate with the electrode elements in the first set within the electrode stack. A conductive tab extends from each of the electrode elements in the first and second sets, wherein each of the conductive tabs in the first set forms an aperture, wherein the apertures are coincident with each other. The battery further comprises a feedthrough including a feedthrough pin extending through the battery case and through each of the coincident apertures, wherein the feedthrough pin serves as a positive terminal for the battery. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107670 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL WITH ELECTRODE ELEMENTS THAT INCLUDE ALIGNMENT APERATURES - A battery comprises a battery case forming a substantially sealed enclosure and an electrode stack within the enclosure. The electrode stack includes a first set of electrode elements and a second set of electrode elements. The electrode elements in the second set alternate with the electrode elements in the first set within the electrode stack. In addition, the electrode elements include coincident alignment apertures. The coincident alignment apertures are configured to restrict rotation of the electrode elements to align the electrode elements when the alignment apertures are positioned over mating alignment protrusions during assembly of the electrode stack. The battery further comprises a feedthrough including a feedthrough pin extending through the battery case. The feedthrough pin is electrically coupled to the electrode stack and serves as a positive terminal for the battery. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107671 | AMORPHOUS TITANIA/CARBON COMPOSITE ELECTRODE MATERIALS - An isolated salt comprising a compound of formula (H | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107672 | Electrode With Interconnection Design for Miniature Electrochemical Cells and Methods of Making - Miniature electrodes and electrochemical cells are disclosed. Such electrodes are made from forming an electrode mixture onto a current collector and distal end of a feedthrough pin such that the current collector and distal end of the feedthrough pin is encapsulated. The methods and electrode assemblies disclosed herein allow such electrode assemblies to be made free from the step of directly attaching a formed electrode to a feedthrough pin and thus simplifying assembly and decreasing size. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107673 | SECONDARY BATTERY - To obtain a secondary battery that surely positions and fixes a laminated type of electrode group by effectively curbing lateral deviation and vertical deviation, in secondary batteries RB | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107674 | SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING ANTI-SCATTERING MECHANISM - A housing for containing electrode assemblies and an electrolyte includes a cover | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107675 | TERMINAL OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERY, METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE TERMINAL OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERY, RECHARGEABLE BATTERY MODULE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY MODULE - A terminal of a rechargeable battery, the terminal including a current collecting terminal electrically coupled to an electrode assembly inside a case, wherein the current collecting terminal protrudes from the case; a terminal plate outside of the case and coupled to the current collecting terminal; and a plate spring on the terminal plate and coupled to the current collecting terminal. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107676 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery improving safety by discharging a gas when swelling occurs. The rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly having a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate arranged at opposite sides of a separator, a pouch to accommodate the electrode assembly, the pouch having a plurality of inner sides, a first tab connected to the first electrode plate and a second tab connected to the second electrode plate, the first tab and the second tab extending to an outside of the pouch and a safety device arranged within the pouch and including a bonding member bonded to one of the inner sides of the pouch, a fin member including a tip facing and being spaced-apart from one of the inner sides of the pouch, and a linking member in connecting the fin member to the bonding member. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107677 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE FLUID APERATURE - An energy storage device may include a housing and a fluid access aperture extending through a sidewall of housing that is used to fill the device with electrolytic fluid. In some examples, the fluid access aperture may define a length extending through the housing that is greater than a major width that extends across a cross-sectional area of the fluid access aperture. In some additional examples, the fluid access aperture may be angled relative to an axis that is substantially orthogonal to the housing. Depending on the situation, such example fluid access apertures may prevent electrolytic fluid from escaping from the energy storage device while the fluid access aperture is being sealed. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107678 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; and an elastic member between the case and an outer surface of the electrode assembly, wherein the elastic member includes a tapering wall defining a central open area having an axis, the tapering wall having an inclined disposition relative to the axis of the central open area. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107679 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including at least a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte, the positive and negative electrodes being capable of occluding and emitting lithium ions, wherein the negative electrode is composed of particles each having a structure that silicon nanoparticles are dispersed to silicon oxide, each of the particles is coated with a carbon coating, and the non-aqueous electrolyte includes lithium oxalatoborate in the range of 5 to 10 mass %, as the electrolyte. As a result, there is provided a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having high capacity, superior first charge and discharge efficiency, superior cycle performance, and high safety, while a manufacturing method and structure thereof are not complex. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107680 | Lithium Ion Batteries with Supplemental Lithium - Supplemental lithium can be used to stabilize lithium ion batteries with lithium rich metal oxides as the positive electrode active material. Dramatic improvements in the specific capacity at long cycling have been obtained. The supplemental lithium can be provided with the negative electrode, or alternatively as a sacrificial material that is subsequently driven into the negative electrode active material. The supplemental lithium can be provided to the negative electrode active material prior to assembly of the battery using electrochemical deposition. The positive electrode active materials can comprise a layered-layered structure comprising manganese as well as nickel and/or cobalt. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107681 | SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a secondary battery including: a battery case; a stacked body that is housed inside the battery case and includes a plurality of electrode plates; and a frame that is arranged between the stacked body and the battery case and engages a plurality of insulating plates with each other to surround the stacked body in an annular shape, wherein end surfaces of two of the insulating plates engaging with each other are respectively provided with an engaging portion or a engaged portion, and wherein the engaging portion formed in the end surface of one of the two insulating plates engages with the engaged portion of the other of the two insulating plates, so that the stacked body is surrounded in an annular shape by the insulating plates. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107682 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery with a porous layer containing inorganic particles formed on a surface of a positive electrode and provides a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery capable of reducing the incipient failure and having an excellent shelf life characteristic. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: a positive electrode containing a positive-electrode active material; a negative electrode containing a negative-electrode active material; a nonaqueous electrolyte; and a porous layer provided on a surface of the positive electrode, wherein the porous layer contains silica particles and an aqueous binder. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107683 | COMPOSITES OF SELF-ASSEMBLED ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL-CARBON NANOTUBE, FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - A composite of electrode active material including aggregates formed by self-assembly of electrode active material nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes, and a fabrication method thereof are disclosed. This composite is in the form of a network in which at least some of the carbon nanotubes connect two or more aggregates that are not directly contacting each other, creating an entangled structure in which a plurality of aggregates and a plurality of carbon nanotube strands are intertwined. Due to the highly conductive properties of the carbon nanotubes in this composite, charge carriers can be rapidly transferred between the self-assembled aggregates. This composite may be prepared by preparing a dispersion in which the nanoparticles and/or carbon nanotubes are dispersed without any organic binders, simultaneously spraying the nanoparticles and the carbon nanotubes on a current collector through electrospray, and then subjecting the composite material formed on the current collector to a heat treatment. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107684 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERY, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY - A negative electrode for a lithium ion battery | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107685 | ELECTROPOSTIVE PLATE, BATTERY, VEHICLE BATTERY-MOUNTED DEVICE, AND ELECTROPOSITIVE PLATE MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided is a positive electrode plate, which is high in the peeling strength of an anode activating substance layer and which is suppressed in the increase of a battery resistance. Also provided are a battery using the positive electrode plate, a vehicle having the battery mounted thereon, a battery-mounting device, and a positive electrode plate manufacturing method capable of manufacturing the anode activating substance layer properly. The positive electrode plate includes a substrate having conductivity, and a positive electrode active material layer formed in the substrate and containing positive electrode active material particles, a conductive material and binders. These binders are made of either only polyethylene oxide, or only polyethylene oxide and carboxymethyl cellulose. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107686 | CATHODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY CONTAINING THE SAME - This invention relates to a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same, and particularly to a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, in which a lithium composite oxide having a composition of LiNi | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107687 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - Disclosed is a positive electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. The positive electrode includes a current collector; and a positive active material layer disposed on the current collector and including a lithium vanadium oxide-based positive active material represented by the following Chemical Formula 1. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107688 | BINDER FOR LITHIUM ION RECHARGEABLE BATTERY CELLS - An electrode for a rechargeable battery cell includes a substrate, e.g., a current collector and a particulate silicon forming active material in the electrode, along with a cellulose based binder. At least one chelating agent is provided, the chelating agent being capable of binding to the metallic impurities, e.g., divalent and/or trivalent impurities. The binder is mixed with the silicon particles to form a cohesive mass that adheres to the substrate. It has been found that cellulose based binders can also be used in cells where the active material is silicon if a chelating agent is also incorporated. The electrode can be used in a lithium ion rechargeable battery cell. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107689 | BINDER COMPOSITION FOR ELECTRODE - The present invention provides a binder composition for an electrode. The binder composition includes PTFE particles as primary particles uniformly dispersed in an organic solvent at a high concentration. The present invention relates to a binder composition for an electrode, comprising an organosol composition containing PTFE particles (A), a polymer (B), and a fluorine-free organic solvent (C); and no electrode active material (J), wherein the polymer (B) is soluble in the fluorine-free organic solvent (C). | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107690 | ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, SLURRY FOR SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE, AND SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery electrode which suppresses decrease in capacity and lithium deposition at low temperatures is provided. An electrode for a secondary battery includes an electrode active material layer containing a polymer having a cationic group, an anion corresponding to the cationic group, and an electrode active material, and the cation density in the polymer is 0.1 to 15 meq/g. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107691 | POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A positive active material for a lithium secondary battery comprises a core comprising a compound that can reversibly intercalate and deintercalate lithium; and a compound attached to the surface of the core and represented by Chemical Formula 1: | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107692 | BATTERY ACTIVE MATERIAL, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK - According to one embodiment, a battery active material is provided. The battery active material includes monoclinic complex oxide represented by the formula Li | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107693 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY - A negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. The active material includes a silicon-containing compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 where Si exists with a concentration gradient from the surface to the center of the negative active material: | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107694 | Positive Electrode Protective Layer Composition, Rechargeable Lithium Battery Including Protective Layer for Positive Electrode and Method of Manufacturing Same - A positive electrode protective layer composition of a rechargeable lithium battery includes a polymer compound and an ionic liquid including a borate-based anion. A rechargeable lithium battery includes the positive electrode protective layer. A method of manufacturing the same is also provided. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107695 | LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - Provided is a lithium rechargeable battery including: a cathode plate including a cathode current collector layer and a cathode layer; an anode plate spaced from the cathode plate, the cathode plate including an anode current collector layer and an anode layer; and a polymer electrolyte disposed between the cathode plate and the anode plate, wherein at least one of the cathode layer and the anode layer includes a mixed cathode active material or a mixed anode active material. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107696 | SECONDARY BATTERY - An electrode active material mainly includes an organic compound having, in a structural unit thereof, a conjugated diamine structure represented by the general formula (I), and an electrolyte includes a carbonate ester compound represented by the general formula (II). In the formulae, R | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107697 | Electrolyte for lithium ion battery, and lithium ion battery including same - An electrolyte for a lithium ion battery includes a non-aqueous organic solvent and a lithium salt. The non-aqueous organic solvent includes a flame-retardant solvent and a carbonate-based solvent. The flame-retardant solvent includes an ionic liquid including a fluorinated cation and a phosphorus-based solvent. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107698 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE WITH A MAGNESIUM ANODE AND A STABLE, SAFE ELECTROLYTE COMPATIBLE WITH SULFUR - An electrochemical device, having an anode containing magnesium; a cathode stable to a voltage of at least 3.2 V relative to a magnesium reference; and an electrolyte containing a solvent and a LiCl complex of a magnesium halide salt of a sterically hindered secondary amine is provided. In a preferred embodiment the electrolyte contains tetrahydrofuran and 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl-magnesium chloride-lithium chloride complex. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107699 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY - A high-voltage lithium ion battery of the present invention has a cathode generating a potential of 4.5 V or higher on the metal lithium basis, an anode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte having a lithium salt dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent. A cathode coating layer is on at least a part of the surface of a cathode material mix and includes boron whose amount is equal to or greater than 0.0001% and equal to or less than 0.005% by weight of the cathode material mix. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107700 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - In view of suppressing gas production during storage at high temperatures and during charge and discharge cycles while ensuring favorable low-temperature characteristics, the invention aims to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte in which the proportion of diethyl carbonate is reduced, and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the same that has high safety. The non-aqueous electrolyte of the invention for use in secondary batteries includes ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, diethyl carbonate, and an additive, as a non-aqueous solvent. The additive is at least one of a fluorinated aromatic compound having a molecular weight of 90 to 200 and a fatty acid alkyl ester having a molecular weight of 80 to 240. A weight ratio W | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107701 | ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR CHARGEABLE DEVICE, ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND SECONDARY BATTERY - It is an object to provide, as a nonaqueous electrolyte solution using a solvent comprising a specific compound such as a polyethylene glycol dialkyl ether, an electrolyte solution for a chargeable device and an electrolyte solution for a lithium ion secondary battery exhibiting excellent cycle characteristics, and a secondary battery using the electrolyte solution. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107702 | FUEL CELLS - A redox fuel cell comprising a catholyte solution comprising at least one non-volatile catholyte component, the catholyte solution comprising a redox mediator couple; and a regeneration zone separate from the membrane electrode assemblies of the fuel cell, the means for supplying an oxidant to the fuel cell being adapted to supply the oxidant to the regeneration zone, the volume of catholyte solution in the regeneration zone being from about 25% to about 90% of the total combined volume of catholyte solution in the regeneration zone and the cathode chambers of the fuel cell. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107703 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system of the present invention includes: a reformer ( | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107704 | TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE BYPASS DEVICE FOR DISCHARGING CONDENSED WATER FROM FUEL CELL STACK - The present invention provides a temperature-sensitive bypass device for discharging condensed water from a fuel cell stack, in which a bypass line is provided between an end plate and a separator located at the outermost cell adjacent to an inlet of the fuel cell stack, and a temperature-sensitive valve for opening and closing the bypass line is provided on the inner side of the end plate such that the temperature-sensitive valve is opened when an excessive amount of condensed water is introduced into the inlet of the stack during cold start-up, thereby easily discharging the excessive amount of condensed water present in the inlet of the stack through the bypass line. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107705 | ANODE GAS COMPOSITION UTILIZING H2 INJECTION PRESSURE WAVE PROPAGATION RATES - A system for determining the concentration of hydrogen in an anode sub-system of a fuel cell system. The fuel cell system includes at least one fuel cell, an anode inlet, an anode outlet, an anode recirculation line, a source of hydrogen gas and an injector for injecting the hydrogen gas. First and second acoustic sensors are provided in the anode recirculation line and are spaced a known distance from each other. A controller that is responsive to the output signals from the first and second acoustic sensors determines the concentration of hydrogen gas in the anode recirculation line based on the time between when the controller receives the sensor signal from the first sensor and receives the sensor signal from the second sensor. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107706 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD AT STARTING IN THE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack and a fuel gas piping system which supplies a fuel gas to the fuel cell stack, and is capable of, at starting below a freezing point, selectively performing a rapid warm-up operation to generate electric power at an air stoichiometric ratio lower than that at starting at ordinary temperature, while revolving a circulating pump, and the fuel cell system further includes a clogging determination unit which determines whether or not clogging arises from freezing in a fuel gas passage of the fuel cell stack, or the fuel gas piping system, wherein when the clogging arises, the circulating pump is stopped in the rapid warm-up operation, and termination conditions of the rapid warm-up operation are changed in accordance with a clogging volume. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107707 | METHOD FOR THE DIRECT AMINATION OF HYDROCARBONS INTO AMINO HYDROCARBONS, INCLUDING ELECTROCHEMICAL SEPARATION OF HYDROGEN AND ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTION OF THE HYDROGEN INTO WATER - Process for the direct amination of hydrocarbons to aminohydrocarbons by reaction of a feed stream E comprising at least one hydrocarbon and at least one aminating reagent to form a reaction mixture R comprising aminohydrocarbon and hydrogen in a reaction zone RZ and electrochemical separation of at least part of the hydrogen formed in the reaction from the reaction mixture R by means of a gastight membrane-electrode assembly having at least one selectively proton-conducting membrane and at least one electrode catalyst on each side of the membrane, where at least part of the hydrogen is oxidized to protons at the anode catalyst on the retentate side of the membrane and the protons pass through the membrane and on the permeate side are reacted with oxygen to form water, where the oxygen originates from an oxygen-comprising stream O which is brought into contact with the permeate side of the membrane, over the cathode catalyst. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107708 | FUEL CELL POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THEREOF - A temperature adjustment member is arranged to control temperature of a reformer independently of temperature of a fuel cell module. The reformer is structured as a three-fluid heat exchanger into which a fluid is introducible whose temperature is higher or lower than exhaust-gas temperature of the fuel cell module. Then, the temperature of the reformer is controlled independently of operation temperature of the fuel cell by introducing the higher-temperature or lower-temperature fluid into the reformer. Also, a high-temperature or low-temperature gas is mixed with the module's exhaust gas, thereby adjusting temperature of the exhaust gas itself. This also controls the temperature of the reformer independently of the operation temperature of the fuel cell. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107709 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A fuel cell system including a fuel cell, and a converter which is connected between the fuel cell and a high voltage system and which sets an output ceiling voltage of the fuel cell, the fuel cell system comprising fuel gas supply stopping means for stopping the supply of fuel gas to the fuel cell in an intermittent operation mode, remaining fuel gas amount determination means for determining whether fuel gas in at least an amount capable of generating power remains in the fuel cell, converter driving means for driving the converter so that, when it is determined that fuel gas in at least the amount capable of generating power remains in the fuel cell, the output ceiling voltage of the fuel cell becomes a first voltage capable of preventing deterioration of the fuel cell, and converter stopping means for stopping the converter when it is determined that fuel gas in at least the amount capable of generating power does not remain in the fuel cell. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107710 | COMPACT FUEL CELL - A fuel cell including a stack of electrochemical cells and end plates applying a tightening strain onto the electrochemical cells, a thermal management system formed by a heat transfer fluid flow circuit in the stack, and a heat transfer fluid flow circuit external to the stack. The heat transfer flow circuit and the external circuit are connected in one of the end plates. The external circuit includes a first subcircuit including a heat exchanger and a second subcircuit directly connected to the inlet of the internal circuit. A thermostatic valve is integrated in the end plate to control the heat transfer fluid flow in one and/or the other of the subcircuits as a function of temperature of the fluid at the outlet of the internal circuit. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107711 | OPERATION CONTROL DEVICE AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD FOR FUEL CELL POWER PLANT - A fuel cell power plant stops anode gas supply to a fuel cell stack | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107712 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A FUEL CELL, AND A CORRESPONDING FUEL CELL - The present invention relates to a process for operating a fuel cell, especially for operating a fuel cell in which the electrolyte responsible for the proton conduction is volatile. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107713 | REINFORCED FUEL CELL METAL PLATE PERIMETER - A bipolar plate for a fuel cell includes a pair of plates. Each plate has an active area, a header area, and a perimeter area. The perimeter area is disposed adjacent an edge of the plate. The perimeter area is also disposed adjacent to each of the active area and the header area. At least one of the plates includes a raised support feature having an inboard side and an outboard side. The plates are joined in the perimeter area between the outboard side of the raised support feature and the edges of the plates. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107714 | FUEL CELL REPEAT UNIT AND FUEL CELL STACK - A repeat unit for a fuel cell stack, the repeat unit having: a conductive interconnect plate; an electrolyte-supported fuel cell, wherein a dense sealing perimeter extends around the entire perimeter of the fuel cell; a cathode gasket adjacent the cathode side of the fuel cell; and an anode gasket adjacent the anode side of the fuel cell. First and second air manifolding ports, and first and second fuel manifolding ports are provided in each of the interconnect plate, dense sealing perimeter of the fuel cell, cathode gasket and anode gasket. An SOFC stack having an aligned stack of a plurality of repeat units is also provided, as well as an SOFC stack configured for cascade fuel flow. | 2012-05-03 |
| 20120107715 | STRUCTURE OF SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL - On each of upper and lower surfaces of a flat-plate-like support substrate having a longitudinal direction and having fuel gas flow channels formed therein, a plurality of power-generating elements A connected electrically in series are disposed at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction. On each of the upper and lower surfaces of the support substrate, a plurality of recesses are formed at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction. Each of the recesses is a rectangular-parallelepiped-like depression defined by four side walls arranged in a circumferentially closed manner and a bottom wall. That is, in the support substrate, frames are formed to surround the respective recesses. Fuel electrodes of the power-generating elements A are embedded in the respective recesses, and inter connectors are embedded in respective recesses formed on the outer surfaces of the fuel electrodes. | 2012-05-03 |
