| 18th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
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| 20110104477 | COATING MATERIAL - The invention relates to an antimicrobial and non-cytotoxic coating material and to uses of said coating material. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104478 | STRUCTURAL FOAM AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A method of manufacturing a foam body having an anisotropic cell structure, the method including the steps of: expanding a polymer at an elevated temperature to form an initial foam body; and cooling the initial foam body under a negative pressure. There is also provided a method of manufacturing a foam body having an anisotropic cell structure, the method including the steps of: (a) in a first expansion step, expanding a foamable polymer composition substantially isotropically to form an initial foam body having an isotropic cell structure; and (b) in a second expansion step, expanding the initial foam body anisotropically in a selected direction under a negative pressure which applies an expanding force in the selected direction to provide a final foam body having an anisotropic cell structure. Apparatus for the methods are also disclosed. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104479 | SILANE CONTAINING INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBERS - An intermediate transfer member, such as a belt, that includes, for example, a supporting substrate, a silane first intermediate layer, and contained on the silane layer a second layer of a self crosslinking acrylic resin; a mixture of a glycoluril resin and an acrylic polyol resin; or a mixture of a glycoluril resin and a self crosslinking acrylic resin. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104480 | TARGETS AND PROCESSES FOR FABRICATING SAME - In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a target or mold having one or more support arms coupled to a substrate. The support arm can be used in handling or positioning a target. In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides target molds, targets produced using such molds, and a method for producing the targets and molds. In various implementations, the targets are formed in a number of disclosed shapes, including a funnel cone, a funnel cone having an extended neck, those having Gaussian-profile, a cup, a target having embedded metal slugs, metal dotted foils, wedges, metal stacks, a Winston collector having a hemispherical apex, and a Winston collector having an apex aperture. In yet another embodiment, the present disclosure provides a target mounting and alignment system. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104481 | Automatic toilet flush blocker - A biodegradable paper cover that temporarily blocks the “eye” of a motion sensor on an automatic toilet providing complete flush control to the user: Motion sensor toilets often flush when it is not desirable, such as when a person is on it. This is especially true for young children because their stature does not block the sensor consistently. According to research, the unexpected flush is one of children's biggest fears. This can lead to refusal to use the toilet, high anxiety, or annoyance for any aged person. The blocker is placed over the “eye” to temporarily disable the automatic flush of the toilet. When the blocker is removed the toilet returns to normal functioning and flushes. The blocker is disposed of in the toilet where it dissolves. It eliminates the untimely flush, as well as the potential transfer of germs. The blocker provides complete flush control to the user. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104482 | POLYURETHANE ADHESIVE FOR OUTDOOR USE - A polyurethane adhesive for outdoor use that uses a base material and a curing agent, wherein the base material comprises a polyol (A) composed of a polyester polyol and/or polyester polyurethane polyol containing a dibasic acid component comprising 40 to 80 mol % of an aromatic dibasic acid and 20 to 60 mol % of an aliphatic dibasic acid having 9 or more carbon atoms, and a polyhydric alcohol component comprising 20 to 100 mol % of an aliphatic polyhydric alcohol having 5 or more carbon atoms, and the curing agent comprises a polyisocyanate (B) containing an isocyanurate in a weight ratio of 50 to 100%. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104483 | CURABLE ADHESIVE SHEET - To provide an adhesive sheet having both low temperature impact resistance and high temperature adhesiveness. An adhesive sheet is provided, comprising: a core layer having first and second major surfaces, the core layer containing a polymer having a urethane acrylate unit and the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the polymer being less than 0° C.; and a first curable adhesive layer laminated on the first major surface of the core layer. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104484 | Underlayment Material - An underlayment material includes a sheet of masticated rubber. A vapor barrier film is extruded onto the sheet of masticated rubber. In one embodiment, a portion of the vapor barrier film extends beyond at least one edge of the sheet of masticated rubber so as to form a flap extending therefrom. An elongated adhesive strip is disposed on a first side of the vapor barrier film. The elongated adhesive strip includes a removable cover film that protects the elongated adhesive strip until the cover film has been removed. The elongated adhesive strip is positioned so as to facilitate sealing of the flap extending from the vapor barrier film of a first unit of the underlayment material to the elongated adhesive strip of a second unit of the underlayment material. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104485 | SELF-ADHESIVE MATERIAL FOR WOOD BOARD AND WOOD BOARD - The invention relates to a self-adhesive material for a wood board. In accordance with the invention, the self-adhesive material is formed of polyolefin film having a melt index is ≦4 g/10 min (measured 190° C./2.16 kg), and the polyolefin film contains reactive groups with —OH groups of the wood for forming self-adhesive properties. Further, the invention relates to a wood board in which the self-adhesive material is used as a coating and/or as a glue-line material. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104486 | LOW SURFACE ENERGY ADHESIVE - Adhesives suitable for use with low surface energy materials are described. The adhesive contain an acrylic copolymer, a high glass transition temperature tackifier and a low glass transition temperature tackifier. The acrylic copolymer is the reaction product of a first alkyl(meth)acrylate having at least 5 carbon atoms in the alkyl group, a second alkyl(meth)acrylate having 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkyl group, and a vinyl carboxylic acid. Both tackifiers have a Tg greater than the Tg of the acrylic copolymer. The high glass transition temperature tackifier has a Tg of at least 20° C. and the low glass transition temperature tackifier has a Tg of less than 0° C. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104487 | Pressure-Sensitive Hot Melt Adhesive Compositions - The present invention is related to pressure-sensitive hot melt adhesive compositions and their applications. In particular, the adhesive compositions described herein comprise a block copolymer component, a hydrocarbon tackifier resin component, and a propylene-based polymer component. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104488 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPRISING A CROSSLINKABLE POLYOLEFIN AND A TACKIFIER RESIN - Pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising a crosslinkable polyolefin and at least one tackifier resin, wherein the polyolefin is composed of at least two monomers A and B and of at least one comonomer C amenable to crosslinking, the monomers A and B being selected from the group consisting of α-olefins, vinyl acetate, n-butyl acrylate and methyl methacrylate or, in the case of EPDM, a diene such as 5-ethylidene-2-norbornene, dicyclopentadiene or 5-vinyl-2-norbornene. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104489 | HOLLOW CARBON FIBRES AND PROCESS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION - A process for the production of hollow carbon fibres by the treatment of a stabilised carbon fibre precursor in an application device using high-frequency electromagnetic waves. The application device includes structure supplying the electromagnetic waves to a outcoupling region and a hollow outer conductor terminating in the outcoupling region. For the treatment, a field of the high-frequency electromagnetic waves is generated and a field strength in the range from 15 to 40 kV/m is set in the outcoupling region of the application device. The stabilised carbon fibre precursor is conveyed continuously as an inner conductor through the hollow outer conductor, thereby forming a coaxial conductor having an outer and an inner conductor, and through the subsequent outcoupling region. An inert gas atmosphere is created in the coaxial conductor and in the outcoupling region by passing through an inert gas. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104490 | CARBON FIBER AND CATALYST FOR PRODUCTION OF CARBON FIBER - A catalyst for production of a carbon fiber is obtained by dissolving or dispersing [I] a compound containing Fe element; [II] a compound containing Co element; [III] a compound containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Cr, and Mn; and [IV] a compound containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of W and Mo in a solvent to obtain a solution or a fluid dispersion, and then by impregnating a particulate carrier with the solution or the fluid dispersion. By means of a step of bringing a carbon source into contact with the catalyst in a vapor phase, the carbon fiber is obtained which is tubular and in which a graphite layer is approximately parallel with the carbon fiber axis, and a shell is in a multi-walled structure. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104491 | Functionally Doped Polycrystalline Ceramic Laser Materials - A functionally doped polycrystalline ceramic laser medium and method of making thereof are provided. The medium includes a solid state polycrystalline Ytterbium doped Yttria or Scandia (Yb:Y | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104492 | HIGHLY EFFICIENT GAS PHASE METHOD FOR MODIFICATION AND FUNCTIONALIZATION OF CARBON NANOFIBRES WITH NITRIC ACID VAPOUR - The present invention relates to a method for the functionalization of carbon fibres using the vapour of nitric acid, carbon fibres thus modified and use thereof. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104493 | POLYPROPYLENE FIBROUS ELEMENTS AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING SAME - Polypropylene fibrous elements and more particularly polypropylene microfiber fibrous elements, fibrous structures including polypropylene fibrous elements, and processes for making same are provided. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104494 | ADSORBENT GRANULATE AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - The invention relates to a X-zeolite based adsorbent granulate with faujasite structure and a molar SiO | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104495 | Filled Nanoparticles - A filled nanoparticle includes a nanosized polymer shell encapsulating a reactive chemical. In another aspect, a filled nanoparticle includes a nanosized polymer shell encapsulating a core which includes a reactive functional group attached to a polymer. A miniemulsion polymerization process of producing filled nanoparticles includes: providing a mixture comprising monomer, initiator or catalyst to aid polymerization, reactive chemical, surfactant and water; shearing the mixture to form a miniemulsion of nanosized particles dispersed in water, the nanosized particles comprising the monomer combined with the reactive chemical; and then heating the miniemulsion to polymerize the monomer and produce filled nanoparticles comprising a nanosized polymer shell encapsulating the reactive chemical. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104496 | ADDITIVES FOR THE USE OF MICROWAVE ENERGY TO SELECTIVELY HEAT THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER SYSTEMS - A microwave-sensitive thermoplastic composition that includes a microwave-receptive additive; and a thermoplastic polymer; wherein the microwave-receptive additive is selected from the group consisting of sepiolite clay, molecular sieves formed from ammonium ion salts or hydrogen ion salts, aluminophosphates, silicoaluminophasphates, silicotitanates, organo-modified clays, molecular sieves or zeolites having a caged organic microwave receptive material, and combinations thereof. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104497 | Reinforced fiber blank and process of manufacturing same - A reinforced fiber blank and process of manufacturing same are provided. The process includes passing a continuous fiber sheet through a bath of thermoplastic resin so that the thermoplastic resin permeates the continuous fiber sheet to form a continuous fiber substrate permeated with the thermoplastic resin; stacking at least one fiber substrate and at least one thermoplastic resin layer to form a stack; and heating and pressing the stack at a temperature between about 60° C. and 150° C. to produce the finished reinforced fiber blank. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104498 | STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES WITH IMPROVED TOUGHNESS - A structural composite uses a block copolymer toughening agent to increase the fracture resistance (toughness) of the structural composite. The structural composite comprises (i) a carbon fiber reinforcing material and (ii) a thermosettable resin composition; wherein the thermosettable resin composition comprises (a) a thermosettable resin and (b) at least one block copolymer toughening agent. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104499 | POLYMERIC INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBERS - An intermediate transfer member that contains a polymer of a polyester, a polycarbonate and a polyalkylene glycol, such as a polyethylene glycol, and further including as an optional component a conductive material such as a metal oxide or carbon black. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104500 | RADIATION CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION AND RAPID THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING PROCESS USING THE SAME - The invention relates to a liquid radiation curable resin capable of curing into a solid upon irradiation comprising: (A) from about 0 to about 12 wt % of a cycloaliphatic epoxide having a linking ester group; (B) from about 30 to about 65 wt % of one or more epoxy functional components other than A; (C) from about 10 to about 30 wt % of one or more oxetanes; (D) from, about 1 to about 10 wt % of one or more polyols; (E) from about 2 to about 20 wt % of one or more radically curable (meth) acrylate components; (F) from about 2 to about 12 wt % of one or more impact modifiers; (G) from about 0.1 to about 8 wt % of one or more free radical photoinitiators; and (H) from about 0.1 to about 8 wt % of one or more cationic photoinitiators; wherein the liquid radiation curable resin has a viscosity at 30° C. of from about 600 cps to about 1300 cps. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104501 | Emulsions Useful for Coatings and Coating Additives - The invention relates to a method of preparing aqueous emulsions of resins and additives, to provide coating compositions and additives which maintain solvent-like application and performance properties yet have reduced volatile organic content. The compositions and additives contain an organic phase, an aqueous phase, and an emulsifier. The emulsifier is preferably a polyolefin aminoester, a substituted alkanolamine, or a mixture thereof, a polyalkylene glycol ether, or an orange oil emulsifier. The compositions of the invention are particularly useful as coatings and coating additives that are applied to substrates, such as wood and plastics. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104502 | Application of the Organic and/or Inorganic Refinishing of the Internal Face of the Exterior Glass of Oven's Door - A method and apparatus to enable to take place the method and where said method is to deposit a dimethyl based paint on the face of a glass sheet, laminate or plate to be used in an electric household appliance which includes the steps to deposit a dimethyl siloxane based paint on the exposed surface of the glass sheet, laminate or plate, forming a coat of said paint over said glass; pre-curing the glass sheet, laminate or plate and the dimethyl siloxane based paint in a primary oven and curing the glass sheet, laminate or plate and the dimethyl siloxane based paint in a secondary oven. The apparatus consists of separate distinct stations in order for the process to take place. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104503 | AQUEOUS DISPERSION CONTAINING POLYOLEFIN GRAFT COPOLYMER - According to the present invention, an aqueous dispersion containing a graft copolymer satisfying (a) to (e) shown below and water is provided, and it is an aqueous dispersion containing a graft copolymer which shows an excellent dispersibility even in a state of reducing a surfactant and which is excellent in an affinity with a binder resin, a pigment and the like: | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104504 | AROMATIC SECONDARY ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING AMINOSILANE - Compositions which have i) at least one mercaptosilane MS, as well as ii) at least one polysilane PS, as well as iii) at least one aromatic secondary aminosilane AS, as well as iv) at least one organotitanium compound. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104505 | LAMINATED BODY AND CIRCUIT WIRING BOARD - Provided is a laminated body which solves, all at once, the issues of conventional methods, such as adhesiveness to a board having low surface roughness, stress concentration relaxing, reliability improvement, high adhesiveness (especially, that of a conductor layer), heat resistance, almighty characteristics (being adherable irrespective of the type of an adhesive), in manufacture of laminated bodies. The laminated body is formed by having an entropically elastic molecular adhesive layer between two boards, and the entropically elastic molecular adhesive layer is composed of an entropically elastic material layer, and a layer of a molecular adhesive having a group which can be bonded to the entropically elastic material layer. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104506 | Hot Melt Adhesive Compositions And Methods For Their Preparation and Use - A hot melt adhesive composition can be used to laminate substrates together in construction industry and industrial maintenance and assembly applications. The hot melt adhesive composition is sprayable to form a thin layer (1 to 200 microns in thickness) on a substrate. The hot melt adhesive can cure by exposure to moisture or harden by cooling, or a combination thereof. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104507 | LAYERED STRUCTURE INCLUDING GRAPHENE AND AN ORGANIC MATERIAL HAVING A CONJUGATED SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - A layered structure including graphene, wherein a basal plane of the graphene is a (0001) plane; and a layer including an organic material having a conjugated system disposed on the graphene, wherein the layer comprising the organic material layer having the conjugated system is bound to the (0001) plane of the graphene by a π-π interaction, and a method of preparing the same. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104508 | ADHESIVE FOR BONDING TO FLEXIBLE POLYMER SURFACES - This invention relates to stabilized polymerizable compositions comprising compounds containing moieties capable of free radical polymerization and organoborane initiators capable of initiating free radical polymerization and adhesives based on such compositions. In another embodiment the invention relates to a method of polymerizing compounds containing moieties capable of free radical polymerization and to methods of bonding substrates (including flexible substrates) using such compositions. The invention also relates to coatings, laminates, and components including these compositions. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104509 | POLYMER SURFACE MODIFICATION - The present invention relates to a method for increasing hydrophilicity of part or all of a surface of a polymer substrate to change the ability of a polymer surface to bond, allowing better adhesion or printability, by a surface treatment which increases the surface energy stabilised by several washing steps. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104510 | BONDING STRUCTURE OF BONDING WIRE - The invention is aimed at providing a bonding structure of a copper-based bonding wire, realizing low material cost, high productivity in a continuous bonding in reverse bonding for wedge bonding on bumps, as well as excellent reliability in high-temperature heating, thermal cycle test, reflow test, HAST test or the like. The bonding structure is for connecting the bonding wire onto a ball bump formed on an electrode of a semiconductor device, the bonding wire and the ball bump respectively containing copper as a major component thereof. The bonding structure comprises a concentrated layer A provided at an interface of a bonding part of the ball bump and the bonding wire, wherein the concentration of a metal R other than copper in the concentrated layer A is not less than ten times the average concentration of the metal R in the ball bump; and a concentrated layer B provided at an interface of a bonding part of the ball bump and the electrode, wherein the concentration of the metal R in the concentrated layer B is not less than ten times the average concentration of the metal R in the ball bump. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104511 | METHOD OF BONDING METALLIC MEMBERS, AND METALLIC BONDED BODY - By respectively abutting first and second outer diameter sections of a second metallic member against first and second inner diameter sections of a first metallic member, and energizing the first metallic member and the second metallic member using a pair of electrodes while pressurizing both metallic members in an axial direction thereof, a first junction where the first inner diameter section and the first outer diameter section are bonded and a second junction where the second inner diameter section and the second outer diameter section are bonded are formed between both metallic members, and a gap in which the metals do not come into contact with each other is formed between both junctions over a predetermined axial length. Accordingly, a high joint strength can be secured using less energy for bonding. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104512 | STRETCHED STRIPS FOR SPACER AND SEALED UNIT - A spacer for a sealed unit is formed of a stretched elongate strip of material, such as metal. The elongate strip is longitudinally stretched, causing a reduction in the thickness of the material. Stretching is performed by applying a tension across a segment of an elongate strip. The tension can be applied to the elongate strip by passing the elongate strip through at least two spaced sets of rollers. A first set of rollers operating at a first speed engages with the elongate strip and a second set of rollers operating at a second speed applies a tension to the elongate strip to cause stretching of the material. Corrugated rollers can also be used to form the material into an undulating shape. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104513 | COOLING PLATE FOR A METALLURGICAL FURNACE - A cooling plate ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104514 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TINNED STEEL SHEET AND TINNED STEEL SHEET - A method for producing a tinned steel sheet includes forming an Sn-containing plating layer on at least one surface of a steel sheet such that mass per unit area of Sn is 0.05 to 20 g/m | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104515 | Method of friction stir welding dissimilar metals and workpiece assemblies formed thereby - In a process for friction stir welding together pieces of dissimilar material, a first piece of a second metal is overlaid onto a first piece of a first metal that is dissimilar from the second metal such that at least a portion of the first piece of second metal overlaps a portion of the first piece of first metal. A second piece of the first metal is placed in side-to-side relationship with the first piece of second metal and overlies another portion of the first piece of first metal. The relative arrangement between the second piece of first metal and the first piece of second metal define a joint line overlying the first piece of first metal. The first piece of first metal, the first piece of second metal, and the second piece of first metal are friction stir welded together along the joint line. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104516 | VERTICAL MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - An object of the present invention is to increase an electromagnetic transducing characteristic (in particular, SNR) by further promoting separation and isolation of magnetic grains of a magnetic recording layer ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104517 | SINGLE-LAYERED FERROMAGNETIC RECORDING FILM WITH PERPENDICULAR MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY - The present invention discloses a single-layered recording film with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. The single-layered recording film includes a substrate and a ferromagnetic layer. The ferromagnetic layer is formed on the substrate and annealed by a rapid thermal annealing process. After annealing, the average grain size of the single-layered recording film is close to the film thickness of ferromagnetic layer, which is beneficial to achieve a single-layered recording film with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104518 | Advanced Apparatus for Generating Electrical Power from Aquatic Sediment/Water Interfaces - An improved benthic microbial fuel cell for generating energy at the interface of aquatic sediment and seawater includes an anode electrode embedded within the aquatic sediment, a cathode electrode positioned within the seawater and above the aquatic sediment, a rig for maintaining the relative positions of the anode and cathode electrodes, electrical leads extending from the anode and cathode electrodes to a load, wherein the anode electrode comprises a bottlebrush electrode residing within a permeable tube. The apparatus is easier to deploy than previously-described fuel cells, while being lighter, more durable, and generating greater power density. Also disclosed are methods of generating power from such an apparatus. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104519 | SECONDARY BATTERY PACK - A secondary battery pack having a connecting member connecting a secondary battery to a protection circuit module. The secondary battery pack includes at least one secondary battery; a case accommodating the battery; a protection circuit module to protecting the battery; and a connecting member connecting the at least one secondary battery to the protection circuit module. The connecting member includes a first plate having a plurality of conductive patterns spaced apart from one another; and a second plate surrounding the first plate. The second plate has at least one cut-away portion on a bent portion of the first plate. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104520 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK USING THE SAME - A secondary battery and a battery pack using the same are provided. In the secondary battery, an electrode terminal extending from an electrode assembly is structurally and electrically connected to a lead tab to turn on a circuit, and if swelling arises, the lead tab coupled to a pouch case is spaced apart from the electrode terminal due to expansion of the pouch case to break the structural connection between the electrode terminal and the lead tab, thereby turning off the circuit. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104521 | BATTERY SYSTEM AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME - In a casing, battery blocks are positioned so that a distance between a printed circuit board attached to an end surface of each of the battery blocks and an end surface opposed to the printed circuit board is greater than a distance between the end surface of the battery block, to which no printed circuit board is attached, and an end surface of the casing, which is opposed to the end surface of the battery block. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104522 | PORTABLE POWER SOURCE APPARATUS CAPABLE OF HOLDING CIRCULAR CYLINDRICAL BATTERIES - A portable power source apparatus has a closing surface | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104523 | CAP ASSEMBLY OF CYLINDRICAL RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND CYLINDRICAL RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A cap assembly of a cylindrical rechargeable battery includes an integrated gasket obtained by integrating a first gasket covering a top cap, a PTC element, and a safety vent and a second gasket covering a CID. The rechargeable battery including the cap assembly has the advantages of increasing a contact area between a safety vent and a gasket by integrating the existing dual-gasket structure to thereby increase a sealing effect, increasing a short circuit reactivity of the CID by freely changing the gasket structure according to the diameter of the current interrupting member to thereby improve stability, simplify components, and reduce a production unit cost. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104524 | Visualization Apparatus for Transparent PEMFC - Provided is a visualization apparatus for a transparent PEMFC using a transparent window having conditions approximating a real PEMFC. More specifically, the present invention improves a fixing frame in consideration of the distribution of pressure applied by the fixing frame, such that the visualization apparatus for a transparent PEMFC has operating conditions approximating the real PEMFC. A visualization apparatus for a transparent PEMFC of the present invention includes: current collector plates each provided at both surfaces of a membrane electrode assembly of a fuel cell and formed with a channel in which reaction gas and products flow; transparent plates provided at an outer surface of the current collector plates; and fixing frames formed with a visualization window for observing the current collector plates and provided at the outer side of the transparent plates, wherein the visualization window is formed in at least two by dividing the single window formed by penetrating through the fixing frame by a bar. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104525 | BATTERY PACK AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - A battery pack and a driving method thereof. The battery pack includes a battery cell; a charge switch and a discharge switch installed in a charge/discharge line of a battery cell; and a microcontroller to sense and store voltages of the battery cell, to compare the voltages of the battery cell before and after the microcontroller is reset, and to controls the charge switch and the discharge switch based on the sensed voltages of the battery cell such that the microcontroller turns off only one of the charge switch and the discharge switch when there is a change between the voltages of the battery cell before and after the microcontroller is reset. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104526 | SOLID-STATE SODIUM-BASED SECONDARY CELL HAVING A SODIUM ION CONDUCTIVE CERAMIC SEPARATOR - The present invention provides a solid-state sodium-based secondary cell (or rechargeable battery). While the secondary cell can include any suitable component, in some cases, the secondary cell comprises a solid sodium metal negative electrode that is disposed in a non-aqueous negative electrolyte solution that includes an ionic liquid. Additionally, the cell comprises a positive electrode that is disposed in a positive electrolyte solution. In order to separate the negative electrode and the negative electrolyte solution from the positive electrolyte solution, the cell includes a sodium ion conductive electrolyte membrane. Because the cell's negative electrode is in a solid state as the cell functions, the cell may operate at room temperature. Additionally, where the negative electrolyte solution contains the ionic liquid, the ionic liquid may impede dendrite formation on the surface of the negative electrode as the cell is recharged and sodium ions are reduced onto the negative electrode. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104527 | SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING SEALING PORTION OF NOVEL STRUCTURE - Disclosed herein is a plate-shaped secondary battery constructed in a structure in which an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure is mounted in a battery case, and the battery case is sealed by thermal welding, wherein the battery case is provided at a sealing portion around an electrode assembly receiving part thereof with an exhaust guide sealing portion configured in a structure in which a width of the exhaust guide sealing portion decreases from an inside of the sealing portion toward an outside of the sealing portion such that a sealing force of the exhaust guide sealing portion is first released, when high-pressure gas is generated in a battery cell, and therefore, the high-pressure gas is exhausted outside, the exhaust guide sealing portion being thermally welded with a sealing force less than that of a sealing portion located at a remaining region (‘a remaining sealing portion’), and the battery case is further provided at a middle of the exhaust guide sealing portion with a bridge sealing portion extending in parallel to the electrode assembly for interconnecting opposite sides of the remaining sealing portion with a predetermined width, the bridge sealing portion being thermally welded with a sealing force greater than that of the exhaust guide sealing portion. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104528 | 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 case, the case accommodating the electrode assembly; a first current collector and a second current collector electrically connected to the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate of the electrode assembly, respectively; and a short inducing member disposed between the first current collector and the second current collector, the short inducing member being configured to electrically short-circuit the first current collector and the second current collector when a shape of the case is changed. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104529 | BATTERY PACK - Disclosed is a battery pack provided with: a plurality of battery modules connected to one another to serve as a power source; a case for housing the battery modules; and respective output terminals for a positive pole and a negative pole of the above power source, the output terminals being disposed outside the case. Herein, at least one point in: a module/module connecting means for connecting the plurality of battery modules to one another inside of the case; and a module/output terminal connecting means for connecting the battery module and the output terminal inside of the case, is provided with a current-interrupting means capable of switching operating states thereof between: an active state in which a current is interrupted or a current of a predetermined value or higher is interrupted; and an inactive state in which a current is not interrupted. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104530 | METHOD AND DEVICE PROVIDING THE TEMPERATURE REGULATION OF A RECHARGEABLE ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE BATTERY - A thermal control device for at least one rechargeable electrical energy storage battery, in particular for a battery of a vehicle with electric or hybrid drive and comprising at least one electrochemical component. The device comprises at least one enclosure in which the electrochemical component of the battery is housed, at least one magnetocaloric heat pump associated with the enclosure, at least one heat transfer fluid circulating circuit coupled between the battery and the heat pump and at least one heat exchanging component that is open to the exterior environment and connected to the heat transfer fluid circulating circuit to exchange calories with the exterior environment. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104531 | Cap Assembly and Second Battery Including the Same - A cap assembly comprises a cap formed of a metal having electric conductivity, a safety vent formed of a metal having electric conductivity and disposed below the cap, and a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) resistance layer which includes a conductive polymer composition having PTC characteristics and which is disposed between the cap and the safety vent. A secondary battery comprises a can including an open portion at one side, an electrode assembly accommodated in the can, and a cap assembly as described above. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104532 | BATTERY ASSEMBLY - A battery module includes pressure release features ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104533 | Battery Power Source - A battery power source includes: a chassis, in which a cooling air path is formed, with the chassis comprising a cooling air inlet; a plurality of cells arranged in the cooling air path; and a temperature sensor that detects temperature at a cell. A through hole for fixing sensor formed on a chassis wall and a groove for wiring formed on an outer peripheral surface of the chassis wall are formed on the chassis. The temperature sensor includes: a sensor section that is inserted from an outside of the chassis and fixed to the through hole for fixing sensor and a front end portion of the sensor section thermally contacts a region to be measured of the cell; and a wire that is drawn from a portion, which is exposed to an outside of the chassis, of the sensor section and is set up inside a groove formed on an outer peripheral surface of the chassis wall. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104534 | Battery Cell - A battery cell including: an anode configured to operate as a source of cations during discharge of the battery cell; and an electrolyte configured to transport the cations from the anode to the a cathode during discharge of the battery cell, wherein the cathode includes material that is configured to enable the reversible insertion of transported cations during discharge of the battery cell and that has optical properties that are dependent upon cation insertion and that is viewable by a user. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104535 | Photonic Crystal Electrical Property Indicator - A photonic crystal electrical property indicator for a battery comprising: an electrically conductive working electrode and an electrically conductive counter electrode; an electrically-responsive photonic crystal material in contact with at least one of said first and second electrically conductive electrodes; an ionically conductive electrolyte provided between the working and counter electrodes; and electrical conductors for connecting the indicator to terminals of the battery; wherein the photonic crystal material has a reflectance spectrum that is responsive to a change in at least one electrical property of the battery, thereby providing an optically detectable indication of the at least one electrical property of the battery. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104536 | ELECTRODE FOR ENERGY STORAGE MEANS - An energy storage unit, such as a galvanic cell, is composed of a first electrode ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104537 | Current collecting plate and secondary battery including current collecting plate - A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and separators which are wound together, current collecting plates attached to the electrode assembly, a case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly and the current collecting plates, and a cap configured to cover an opening of the case and electrically connect to the current collecting plates. Each of the current collecting plates includes a current collecting part and a welding part. The current collecting parts electrically connect to the electrode assembly. The welding part is welded to the electrode assembly and the current collecting part. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104538 | Cylindrical secondary battery including a cap-up - A cylindrical secondary battery including a cap-up in which a surface region of the cap-up that is to be connected to an external device is partially coated with an insulating agent. Due to the structure of the cap-up, an unusual discharge caused due to an unusual contact of the cap-up with an external conductor, or a short between a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the secondary battery may be prevented. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104539 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME - A lithium secondary battery includes: a first electrode having a first current collector, and first active material patterns formed on the first current collector such that the first active material patterns are symmetrically disposed with a first center non-coated portion formed therebetween; a second electrode having a second current collector, and second active material patterns formed on the second current collector such that the second active material patterns are symmetrically disposed with a second center non-coated portion formed therebetween; a first electrode tab connected to the first center non-coated portion; and a second electrode tab connected to the second center non-coated portion. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104540 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery is disclosed. In one embodiment, the battery includes i) a current collecting plate, ii) a plurality of electrode assemblies electrically connected in parallel with each other via the current collecting plate, wherein each of the electrode assemblies comprises two opposing ends and an outer side formed between the two ends, and wherein the current collecting plate is electrically connected to one of the two ends of the electrode assemblies. The battery may further includes 1) a spacer and 2) a can configured to accommodate i) the current collecting plate, ii) the plurality of electrode assemblies and iii) the spacer, wherein the spacer is positioned i) between adjacent electrode assemblies and/or ii) between an inner surface of the can and at least one of the electrode assemblies, and wherein the spacer comprises at least one non-linear portion which contacts the outer side of at least one of the electrode assemblies. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104541 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery and a method of manufacturing the secondary battery. A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly formed through winding a positive electrode plate including a positive electrode non-coating portion, a negative electrode plate including a negative electrode non-coating portion, and a separator between the positive and negative electrode plates. A part of the positive electrode non-coating portion and a part of the negative electrode non-coating portion are removed to form a positive electrode tab and a negative electrode tab at first and second ends, respectively, of the electrode assembly. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104542 | SCREEN-LESS ANODE DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR LOW COST LITHIUM ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS FOR USE IN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE APPLICATIONS - A new cathode design having a first cathode active material of a relatively low energy density but of a relatively high rate capability contacted to one side of a current collector and a second cathode active material having a relatively high energy density but of a relatively low rate capability contacted to the opposite side thereof is described. A preferred cathode is: SVO/current collector/CF | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104543 | Battery module including improved base plate - A battery module includes a base plate, a plurality of batteries on the base plate, and a reinforcing portion on the base plate for reinforcing the base plate. Therefore, deformation of the base plate is prevented. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104544 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISASSEMBLING A HERMETICALLY SEALED BATTERY - A battery pack includes a cover coupled to a housing, wherein the cover and the housing are hermetically sealed to enclose one or more batteries. A wire is integrally molded within a perimeter of the cover to allow for the removal of the cover from the housing upon application of current to the wire. The wire is molded within the cover so as to be co-located along an edge of the housing. First and second contacts are coupled to the wire and remain exposed on the cover. The cover can be separated from the housing in response to current being applied to the first and second contacts and pulling of the wire. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104545 | Battery, Particularly for a Hybrid Drive - The invention relates to a battery comprising at least one temperature control unit that is configured as a cooling plate, and at least two galvanic individual cells, with a metal housing each, wherein the metal housing has an extension, which can be accommodated at least partially in a respective receptacle of the temperature control unit. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104546 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte battery is provided which includes a battery element, and a package member for packaging the battery element, and in the nonaqueous electrolyte battery, the package member includes a layer which contains a blackbody material capable of using blackbody radiation and which has an emissivity of 0.6 or more. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104547 | BATTERY TEMPERATURE UNEVENNESS SUPPRESSING POWER SUPPLY - A power supply device is provided that includes a battery module | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104548 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF BATTERY CELLS ARRANGED SIDE BY SIDE - A power supply device includes rectangular battery cells | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104549 | HIGH POWER SECONDARY BATTERY - There is provided a secondary battery in which a gasket is melted by internal heat generation to prevent the secondary battery from being short circuited to each other. In one embodiment, a secondary battery includes an electrode assembly having a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate and a separator interposed between the positive and negative electrode plates. A can accommodates the electrode assembly and is connected to the negative electrode plate through negative electrode tabs. A cap assembly is positioned at one side of the can and electrically connected to the positive electrode plate through a positive electrode tab. A gasket is positioned between the can and the cap assembly. In the secondary battery, the gasket is formed of a heat resistant material having a predetermined amount of heat-resistant enhancing material added thereto. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104550 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING THE SAME - An electrode assembly for a secondary battery and a secondary battery having the same, the electrode assembly including electrode members disposed in a stack and divided into groups; and a first separator having folded portions disposed between the electrode members, and wound portions extending from the folded portions and wrapped around the groups. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104551 | NANOTUBE COMPOSITE ANODE MATERIALS SUITABLE FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY APPLICATIONS - The present invention provides a composite material suitable for use in an anode for a lithium ion battery, the composite material comprising a layer of a lithium-alloying material on the walls of an aligned nanotubular base material. Preferably, the lithium-alloying material comprises a material selected from the group consisting of Si, Sn, Pb, Al, Au, Pt, Zn, Cd, Ag, Mg, and a combination of two or more of the foregoing. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104552 | BATTERY PACK - A battery module includes a first end plate and a second end plate, each of the end plates including at least one flange; a plurality of battery units arranged along a first direction between the end plates; a first guide plate on a first side of the plurality of battery units, extending in the first direction and coupled to the flanges of the first and second end plates; and a second guide plate on a second side of the plurality of battery units opposite the first side, extending in the first direction and coupled to the flanges of the first and second end plates. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104553 | AUTOGENIC PRESSURE REACTIONS FOR BATTERY MATERIALS MANUFACTURE - A lithium- or lithium-ion electrochemical cell of the present invention comprises a lithium-containing cathode, an anode, and a non-aqueous lithium-containing electrolyte therebetween; wherein one or more of the anode and the cathode comprises at least one particulate carbon-containing material selected from the group consisting of one or more carbon-coated metal oxide or metal phosphate particles, carbon-containing metals that alloy with Li, carbon-containing metalloids that alloy with Li, or rounded carbon particles such as carbon spheres, prolate-shaped spheroids, oblate-shaped spheroids, and carbon nanotubes. In a preferred embodiment, the particulate carbon material is prepared by reacting one or more solid, solvent-free chemical precursor materials comprising the elements making up the material in an enclosed autogenic pressure reactor in which the precursor materials are dissociated and reacted at elevated temperature, thereby creating self-generated pressure within the reactor. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104554 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND BATTERY MODULE - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a case, a nonaqueous electrolyte provided in the case, a positive electrode provided in the case, and a negative electrode provided in the case, the negative electrode comprising a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode layer that is carried on the negative electrode current collector and contains negative electrode active material particles, and the negative electrode current collector comprising an aluminum foil having an average crystal grain size of 50 μm or less or an aluminum alloy foil having an average crystal grain size of 50 μm or less. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104555 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes a plurality of battery units, each comprising a plurality of battery cells, a case providing a space to accommodate the battery cells, and a plurality of electrode terminals that are electrically connected to the battery cells and protrude out of the case. Bus bars connect electrode terminals of adjacent battery units. Short circuits are prevented by surrounding each bus bar with an insulating protection unit. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104556 | Bus bar holder - A bus bar holder for connecting electrode terminals of a plurality of batteries arranged in a lengthwise direction, the bus bar holder including a bus bar holder plate having an opening in a lengthwise direction thereof and configured such that at least some electrode terminals of the plurality of batteries are extendable through the opening and slidable along the opening; and a bus bar for electrically connecting at least two electrode terminals of adjacent batteries, wherein the bus bar holder plate includes a settling groove in which the bus bar is settled, and the bus bar attached to the electrode terminals is slidable when the electrode terminal slides along the opening. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104557 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - A positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a collector, and a positive electrode active material layer. The positive electrode active material layer includes a positive electrode active material, and also includes a heteropoly acid and/or heteropoly acid compound and phosphorous acid as additives. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104558 | Electric Storage Battery Support Apparatus - An apparatus for supporting a battery comprises a tray including a support surface, a recess having a elevation that is lower than an elevation of the support surface, ribs located in the recess and extending to the elevation of the support surface, thermal insulation supported on the ribs and the upper surface, and a battery contacting the insulation and supported on the ribs and the support surface. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104559 | Secondary battery - A secondary battery including an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly including a separator between a positive electrode and a negative electrode; current collectors, the current collectors being electrically connected to the positive electrode and the negative electrode, respectively; a case, the case accommodating the electrode assembly and the current collectors; a cap plate, the cap plate coupled to an opening in the case; and an insulating film between the current collectors and the case, the insulating film including a recess corresponding to a shape of at least one of the current collectors and the electrode assembly to offset a vibration of the current collectors with respect to the case. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104560 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND BATTERY MODULE - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, having an internal resistance of 10 mΩ or less as an alternating-current impedance value of 1 kHz, comprises a metal outer container, a nonaqueous electrolyte contained in the container, a positive electrode contained in the container, a negative electrode contained in the container, a separator interposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, a negative electrode lead having one end connected to the negative electrode, and a negative electrode terminal attached to the outer container so as to be connected electrically to the other end of the negative electrode lead, at least the surface of the negative electrode terminal which is connected to the negative electrode lead being formed of aluminum alloy with an aluminum purity of less than 99 wt. % containing at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Mg, Cr, Mn, Cu, Si, Fe and Ni. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104561 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERY USING THE SAME - A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly including a positive electrode including a positive current collector, a positive active material on the positive current collector in a positive coating region, and a positive uncoated region in which the positive active material is not on the positive current collector at a first side of the electrode assembly; a negative electrode including a negative current collector, a negative active material on the negative current collector in a negative coating region, a first negative uncoated region in which the negative active material is not on the negative current collector at the first side of the electrode assembly, and a second negative uncoated region in which the negative active material is not on the negative current collector at a second side of the electrode assembly opposite the first side; and a separator between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104562 | Secondary battery - A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly and an electrolyte solution in a case, a current collection unit in the case and electrically connected to the electrode assembly, a cap plate coupled to an open side of the case for sealing the case, an electrode terminal penetrating the cap plate through a terminal hole to be exposed to an exterior of the case, the electrode terminal being electrically connected to the current collection unit, and an insulation unit separating the cap plate from the electrode terminal and the current collection unit, the insulation unit being configured to block penetration of the electrolyte solution therethrough toward the cap plate. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104563 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - An electrochemical cell is provided. The electrochemical cell comprises a cathode compartment. The cathode compartment comprises a cathodic metal, a metal halide, and a molten electrolyte. The cathodic metal comprises a high surface area metal powder and a low surface area metal powder. The electrochemical cell also comprises an anode compartment. The anode compartment comprises a molten anodic metal. A method of manufacturing the electrochemical cell is also provided. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104564 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY SYSTEM - To provide a method for manufacturing a lithium secondary battery, characterized by having: a processing lithium secondary battery preparing step for preparing a processing lithium secondary battery that has a positive electrode layer containing LiFePO | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104565 | FLAME RETARDANT-CONTAINING NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous secondary battery comprising: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution, wherein the nonaqueous electrolyte solution contains at least a cyclic nitrogen-containing compound represented by the general formula (1): | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104566 | Terminal unit for secondary battery and method of manufacturing the same - A terminal unit of a secondary battery and a method of manufacturing the same, the terminal unit including an electrode rivet, the electrode rivet being connected to an electrode assembly; a rivet terminal, the rivet terminal including a metal different from a metal of the electrode rivet; and a medium plate, the medium plate including a same metal as the electrode rivet, and being disposed between the electrode rivet and the rivet terminal so as to be overlap-weldable to the rivet terminal. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104567 | Rechargeable battery and method of manufacturing the same - A method of manufacturing a rechargeable battery includes continuously supplying a first electrode plate, the first electrode plate including a plurality of first active material portions with gaps therebetween on a first current collector, continuously supplying a first separator and a second separator to respective surfaces of the first electrode plate, bending the first electrode plate with the first and second separators to form a zigzag structure with bent portions, supplying a second electrode plate to an inside of each bent portion of the zigzag structure, the second electrode plate including a second active material portion on a second current collector, aligning and stacking the first electrode plate, the first separator, the second separator, and the second electrode plate, and taping the aligned and stacked first electrode plate, first separator, second separator, and second electrode plate at an outermost side thereof. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104568 | Negative Electrode For Rechargeable Lithium Battery and Rechargeable Lithium Battery Including Same - A negative electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same, the negative electrode including a current collector; and an active material layer formed on the current collector. The active material layer includes a solid solution of a metallic component, and an active material that is capable of forming a lithium-included compound, the metallic component selected from Cu, Ti, a Cu—X alloy, a Ti—X alloy, and a combination thereof. In the alloys, X is selected from an alkaline metal, an alkaline-earth metal, a Group | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104569 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A method for producing a positive electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present invention includes the steps of: (1) producing a positive electrode precursor by applying a positive electrode slurry including a positive electrode active material comprising a lithium-containing composite oxide including nickel, a binder, and a conductive agent on a positive electrode core material, the positive electrode active material including secondary particles having an average particle diameter of 8 μm or more, and then drying the positive electrode slurry to form a positive electrode material mixture layer; and (2) rolling while heating the positive electrode precursor to produce a positive electrode in which 3.5 g or more of the positive electrode active material is included per 1 cm | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104570 | CATHODE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ZN AND CHALCOGENIDE AND ENERGY STORAGE CELL COMPRISING SAME - A cathode composition and a rechargeable electrochemical cell comprising same are disclosed. The cathode composition is described as comprising (i) particles including a transition metal selected from the group consisting of Ni, Fe, Cr, Mn, Co, V, and combinations thereof; (ii) alkali halometallate; (iii) alkali halide; (iv) source of Zn; and (v) source of chalcogenide. Also described is a rechargeable electrochemical cell comprising the composition. The source of Zn and source of chalcogenide in the cathode composition of a cell may be effective to improve the extractable capacity of cells, and decrease the cell resistance, relative to their absence. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104571 | Nano-structured anode compositions for lithium metal and lithium metal-air secondary batteries - This invention provides a nano-structured anode composition for a lithium metal cell. The composition comprises: (a) an integrated structure of electrically conductive nanometer-scaled filaments that are interconnected to form a porous network of electron-conducting paths comprising interconnected pores, wherein the nano-filaments have a transverse dimension less than 500 nm; and (b) micron- or nanometer-scaled particles of lithium, a lithium alloy, or a lithium-containing compound wherein at least one of the particles is surface-passivated or stabilized and the weight fraction of these particles is between 1% and 99% based on the total weight of these particles and the integrated structure together. Also provided is a lithium metal cell or battery, or lithium-air cell or battery, comprising such an anode. The battery exhibits an exceptionally high specific capacity, an excellent reversible capacity, and a long cycle life. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104572 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MAKING THE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - An electrode assembly for a secondary battery and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. An electrode assembly comprises: a plurality of separator members formed by winding a central separator member, wherein the central separator member is a predeterminated portion of the separator; and a plurality of electrode members positioned between each of the separator members; wherein the separator including the plurality of separator members and the central separator member is one of the plurality of separator members, and wherein both opposite ends of the central separator member is curved in opposite directions, respectively. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104573 | DEVICE FOR POWER GENERATION - In a device ( | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104574 | Nonaqueous electrolyte for lithium Ion and lithium metal batteries - Nonaqueous electrolyte for high energy Li-ion batteries or batteries with lithium metal anode, in which the composition of additives are introduced to increase specific characteristics of lithium batteries including stability of the parameters during cycling and security of the battery operations, when the composition of the additives comprises the compounds from the class of esters, low molecular weight silicon quaternary ammonium salts, and macromolecular polymer organosilicon quaternary ammonium salts. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104575 | GENERATING CLEAN SYNGAS FROM BIOMASS - Biomass is gasified to generate syngas. The syngas is subjected to thermal cracking. Heat from syngas exiting a thermal cracking stage is transferred to syngas entering the thermal cracking stage. Biomass gasification apparatus may include a thermal pathway connected to transfer heat from an outlet of a thermal cracking process to an inlet of the thermal cracking process. Energy efficiency is enhanced. Syngas may be used as fuel for engines or fuel cells, burned to yield heat, or processed into a fuel. | 2011-05-05 |
| 20110104576 | LITHIUM-OXYGEN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS AND BATTERIES - A lithium-oxygen electrochemical cell of the invention comprises a lithium-containing anode, an oxygen-permeable cathode, a non-aqueous electrolyte comprising a lithium salt in a non-aqueous liquid between the anode and the cathode, and a source of gaseous oxygen in fluid communication with the cathode; the cathode comprising an oxygen-permeable support bearing carbon nanotubes having at least one open end. In some embodiments, the cell is rechargeable and the cathode includes a nanoparticulate catalyst in contact with the carbon nanotubes; wherein the catalyst is adapted to facilitate the reversible interconversion between oxygen gas and an oxygen anion e.g., oxide ion, peroxide ion, or a combination thereof, during charge and discharge of the cell. | 2011-05-05 |
