| 23rd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 54 |
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| 20150155494 | ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING AN ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS FORMULATION - The invention generally relates to organic semiconductor formulations for use in organic semiconductor layers of organic electronic devices, and more specifically in organic field effect transistors, to organic semiconductor layers prepared from such formulations, and to organic electronic devices and organic field effect transistors encompassing such organic semiconductor layers. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155495 | HIGH-MOLECULAR COMPOUND AND LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT USING SAME - A polymer compound has a repeating unit represented by general formula (1): | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155496 | COMPOUND HAVING SUBSTITUTED ANTHRACENE RING STRUCTURE AND PYRIDOINDOLE RING STRUCTURE, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE - There is provided an organic compound having excellent characteristics, including excellent electron-injecting/transporting performance, hole blocking ability, and high stability in the thin-film state, for use as material of an organic electroluminescent device having high efficiency and high durability. There is also provided a high-efficient and high-durable organic electroluminescent device using the compound. The compound is represented by general formula (1) having a substituted anthracene ring structure and a pyridoindole ring structure. The organic electroluminescent device includes a pair of electrodes, and one or more organic layers sandwiched between the pair of electrodes, and the compound is used as a constituent material of at least one organic layer. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155497 | COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An organic light-emitting device including a first electrode, a second electrode and an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode is provided. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155498 | NOVEL ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE COMPOUNDS AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE CONTAINING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a novel organic electroluminescent compound and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. Using the organic electroluminescent compound according to the present invention, it is possible to manufacture an OLED device of lowered driving voltages and advanced power efficiency. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155499 | ORGANOSELENIUM MATERIALS AND THEIR USES IN ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES - The present invention provides organoselenium compounds comprising dibenzoselenophene, benzo[b]selenophene or benzo[c]selenophene and their uses in organic light emitting devices. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155500 | ORGANIC MOLECULES FOR OLEDS AND OTHER OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES - The invention relates to a composition having an organic emitter molecule, which has a ΔE(S | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155501 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICES - A novel compound having a formula Re(L | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155502 | IRIDIUM COMPLEX COMPOUND, AND COMPOSITION, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND LIGHTING DEVICE EACH CONTAINING THE COMPOUND - The object of the present invention is to provide an iridium complex compound emitting red light, a composition comprising the iridium complex compound and a solvent, an organic electroluminescent element which is produced using the compound or the composition and has a long driving life and an excellent electronic durability, and a display device and lighting device using the organic electroluminescent element. The present invention relates to an iridium complex compound solvent having a 2-phenyl quinazoline framework and a specific substituent. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155503 | RED PHOSPHORESCENT COMPOSITION AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE USING THE SAME - A red phosphorescent compound includes a host material being capable of transporting an electron or a hole; and a dopant material represented by following Formula 1: | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155504 | BIDENTATE HETEROLEPTIC SQUARE PLANAR COMPLEXES OF (PYRIDYL)AZOLATES - Bidentate heteroleptic square planar complexes of (pyridyl)azolates possess optical and electrical properties that render them useful for a wide variety of optical and electrical devices and applications. In particular, the complexes are useful for obtaining white or monochromatic organic light-emitting diodes (“OLEDs”), including doping-free OLEDs. Preferred forms also demonstrate semiconducting behavior and may be useful in a variety of other applications. Within the general complexes of (pyridyl)azolates, the metal and the ligands may be varied to impart different optoelectronic properties. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155505 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A first organic resin layer is formed over a first substrate; a first insulating film is formed over the first organic resin layer; a first element layer is formed over the first insulating film; a second organic resin layer is formed over a second substrate; a second insulating film is formed over the second organic resin layer; a second element layer is formed over the second insulating film; the first substrate and the second substrate are bonded; a first separation step in which adhesion between the first organic resin layer and the first substrate is reduced; the first organic resin layer and a first flexible substrate are bonded with a first bonding layer; a second separation step in which adhesion between the second organic resin layer and the second substrate is reduced; and the second organic resin layer and a second flexible substrate are bonded with a second bonding layer. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155506 | METHOD OF PREPARING MOLYBDENUM OXIDE FILMS - Present invention relates to methods of preparing molybdenum oxide inks and molybdenum oxide films, and use of the molybdenum oxide films as hole-transporting layers in optoelectronic devices. The ink for forming a hybrid molybdenum (VI) oxide (MoO | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155507 | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, there is provided a method for manufacturing a photovoltaic cell. The method includes forming a structure including a pair of electrodes which are arranged apart from each other, and a hetero-junction type photoelectric conversion layer interposed between the electrodes and containing a p-type semiconductor and a n-type semiconductor, and annealing the photoelectric conversion layer thermally while applying an AC voltage having a frequency of 0.01 kHz or more and less than 1 kHz to control a mixed state of the p-type semiconductor and n-type semiconductor in the photoelectric conversion layer. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155508 | SOLAR CELL HAVING ORGANIC NANOWIRES - Example embodiments relate to a solar cell including organic nanowires. The solar cell may include a photoelectric conversion layer formed of a p-type material including an organic material and an n-type material including organic nanowires. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155509 | LIGHT-RECEIVING DEVICE - For simplification of a structure and a manufacturing process of an element, and reduction of manufacturing cost, the present disclosure provides a light-receiving device including: a photoelectric conversion element; and an active element, wherein the active element includes at least one of a reset element configured to reset the photoelectric conversion element, an amplifier element configured to amplify a detection signal based on the photoelectric conversion element, or a selection element configured to selectively output the detection signal based on the photoelectric conversion element, and the photoelectric conversion element and at least part of the active element are formed by using an identical organic semiconductor material or an identical high molecular functional material. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155510 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE, AND LIGHTING DEVICE - A light-emitting element includes a stack of a first light-emitting layer emitting fluorescent light and a second light-emitting layer emitting phosphorescent light between a pair of electrodes. The second light-emitting layer includes a first layer in which an exciplex is formed, a second layer in which an exciplex is formed, and a third layer in which an exciplex is formed. The second layer is located over the first layer, and the third layer is located over the second layer. An emission peak wavelength of the second layer is longer than an emission peak wavelength of the first layer and an emission peak wavelength of the third layer. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155511 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, DISPLAY MODULE, LIGHTING MODULE, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE, AND LIGHTING DEVICE - An object of one embodiment of the present invention is to provide a multicolor light-emitting element that utilizes fluorescence and phosphorescence and is advantageous for practical application. The light-emitting element has a stacked-layer structure of a first light-emitting layer containing a host material and a fluorescent substance, a separation layer containing a substance having a hole-transport property and a substance having an electron-transport property, and a second light-emitting layer containing two kinds of organic compounds that form an exciplex and a substance that can convert triplet excitation energy into luminescence. Note that a light-emitting element in which light emitted from the first light-emitting layer has an emission spectrum peak on the shorter wavelength side than an emission spectrum peak of the second light-emitting layer is more effective. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155512 | LUMINESCENT ELEMENT AND LIGHTING DEVICE USING THE SAME - A luminescent element includes a first electrode layer, a functional layer including an emitting layer and being disposed on the first electrode layer, a conductive layer permitting transmission of light and being disposed on the functional layer, and a first patterned electrode and a second patterned electrode each having an opening and being disposed on the conductive layer to be separated from each other. The conductive layer extends from a first area in which the first patterned electrode is disposed on the conductive layer to a second area in which the second patterned electrode is disposed on the conductive layer. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155513 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAME - An organic light emitting device containing a multilayer stack structure including n stacks between an anode and a cathode is described, wherein the respective stacks comprise a hole transport layer, a light emitting layer and an electron transport layer, an n-type charge generation layer and a p-type charge generation layer respectively provided between the different adjacent stacks, wherein the p-type charge generation layer comprises an indenofluorenedione derivative represented by Formula 1 or an imine derivative represented by Formula 2 or 3. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155514 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE - The present invention relates to white-emitting organic electroluminescent devices in which the dependence of the colour point on the luminance can be adjusted specifically. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155515 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - Discussed are an organic light emitting display and a method for fabricating the same to improve color purity and efficiency. The organic light emitting display includes a substrate having first to third sub-pixels, first and second electrodes formed on the substrate, the first and second electrodes facing each other, a red light emitting layer formed in the first sub-pixel between the first and second electrodes, a green light emitting layer formed in the second sub-pixel between the first and second electrodes, and a blue common light emitting layer formed in the first to third sub-pixels between the first and second electrodes, wherein a thin film layer formed between the first electrode and the blue common light emitting layer and contacting the blue common light emitting layer includes a blue host. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155516 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR - An organic light-emitting element having a substrate, an anode on the substrate, a bank layer on or above the substrate that has an opening above the anode, a hole transport layer in the opening that contains organic material, an organic light-emitting layer on the hole transport layer that contains organic light-emitting material, and a cathode above the organic light-emitting layer. A portion of the hole transport layer is located between a periphery of the organic light-emitting layer and a side surface of the bank layer facing the opening. Carrier mobility of the hole transport layer is 1.0×10 | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155517 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - The invention relates to an organic light-emitting component, having a substrate ( | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155518 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic light-emitting display device is disclosed. The organic light-emitting display device includes an emission layer formed between two electrodes disposed over a substrate, wherein the emission layer includes a host including fluorescent materials and a dopant including phosphorescent materials, and a host PL region formed by the host of the fluorescent materials has a spectrum overlapped with part of a dopant UV absorption region formed by the dopant of the phosphorescent materials. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155519 | Organic Light Emitting Device - Disclosed is an organic light emitting device. The organic light emitting device includes a first emission unit configured to include a first red emission layer which emits red light, a first green emission layer which emits green light, and a first blue emission layer which emits blue light, a second emission unit configured to include a second red emission layer which emits red light, a second green emission layer which emits green light, and a second blue emission layer which emits blue light, a charge generation layer disposed between the first emission unit and the second emission unit, a first electrode formed as a reflective electrode, and configured to supply an electric charge having a first polarity to the first emission unit and the second emission unit, and a second electrode configured to supply an electric charge having a second polarity to the first and second emission units. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155520 | Organic Light Emitting Device - An organic light emitting device includes a base substrate defining an active area and a pad area that surrounds the active area, an organic light emitting layer formed on the active area, a first protective layer formed to cover the active area, where the organic light emitting layer is formed, and the pad area, a second protective layer formed to cover the first protective layer, and a dam formed between the first protective layer and the second protective layer, wherein the dam is located at a boundary between the active area and the pad area and includes a groove that is positioned separate from an outer portion of the active area. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155521 | TRANSPARENT SUPPORTED ELECTRODE FOR OLED - An electrode for an organic light-emitting diode, includes a transparent or translucent non-conductive substrate, having a refractive index of between 1.3 and 1.6; a transparent electrode layer, formed from a transparent conductive oxide or from a transparent conductive organic polymer; a continuous network of metal lines, deposited on the transparent electrode layer, and, as light-scattering structure, a translucent scattering layer having a refractive index of between 1.7 and 2.4, located between the non-conductive substrate and the electrode layer, wherein the continuous network of metal lines consists, at least at the contact interface with the transparent electrode, of a metal or metal alloy having a reflectivity at least equal to 80% over at least one portion of the visible light spectrum. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155522 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic light emitting display device is disclosed which includes: an element substrate provided with a thin film transistor; an organic light emitting element electrically connected to the thin film transistor and formed on the element substrate; a protective layer formed on the organic light emitting element; an adhesive film configured to include a first adhesive layer and a second adhesive layer which are sequentially stacked on the protective layer, the first adhesive layer including a resin layer and the second adhesive layer including another resin layer and a filler; and a sealing substrate disposed on the second adhesive layer and combined with the element substrate, which is provided with the organic light emitting element, by the adhesive film. One of the resin layers of the first and second adhesive layers within the adhesive film is formed from a non-hardening resin layer. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155523 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAY DEVICE - The organic electroluminescence display device has a circuit board, an element layer which contains an organic electroluminescence film and a positive electrode and a negative electrode sandwiching the organic electroluminescence film and which is formed on the circuit board, and a sealing film sealing the element layer. The sealing film contains an inorganic layer covering the element layer and an organic layer formed between a part of the element layer and a part of the inorganic layer. The upper surface of the element layer has an inorganic contact area contacting the inorganic layer and an organic contact area contacting the organic layer. The organic contact area is a hollow in the upper surface of the element layer. The area of the upper surface of the organic layer is smaller than the area of the lower surface contacting the inner surface of the hollow. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155524 | WHITE ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - The present invention provides a white organic light-emitting device having a substrate, an organic light-emitting unit and an efficiency-enhancing layer. The organic light-emitting unit has a first electrode, a second electrode and an organic layer. The first electrode is disposed on the substrate. The second electrode is disposed opposite to the first electrode. The organic layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The efficiency-enhancing layer is disposed on a light-emitting surface of the organic light-emitting unit. The efficiency-enhancing layer can effectively adjust the chromaticity coordinates value and improve light efficiency of the white organic light-emitting device so that directly adjusting the internal structure of the organic light-emitting unit can be avoid. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155525 | ORGANIC ELECTRO-LUMINESCENCE DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic electro-luminescence display device includes a first substrate, plural pedestals which are provided in a convex shape on the first substrate and have inclined side surfaces, plural first electrodes respectively provided on the respective side surfaces of the pedestals, an organic electro-luminescence film which is provided above the plural pedestals and includes a light-emitting layer laminated on the plural first electrodes, and a second electrode which is provided above the plural pedestals and is laminated on the organic electro-luminescence film. Light generated in the light-emitting layer is transmitted between a first reflection surface and a second reflection surface. The second electrode includes light transmission parts, through which the light passes, above upper end parts of the pedestals. A surface of the second electrode facing the organic electro-luminescence film is the second reflection surface except for the light transmission parts. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155526 | Touch Screen Integrated Organic Light Emitting Display Device and Method for Fabricating the Same - Disclosed are a touch screen integrated organic light emitting display device which has a thin profile and is implemented in a flexible type and a method for fabricating the same. The touch screen integrated organic light emitting display device includes a film substrate, a first etch stopper layer and a first buffer layer sequentially formed on the film substrate, a thin film transistor array including thin film transistors formed on the first buffer layer, organic light emitting diodes connected to the thin film transistors, a passivation layer covering the thin film transistor array and the organic light emitting diodes, a touch electrode layer contacting the passivation layer, a second buffer layer and a second etch stopper layer sequentially formed on the touch electrode layer, and a polarizing plate formed on the second etch stopper layer. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155527 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display device is provided. A plurality of anodes and an auxiliary electrode are formed on a substrate. The auxiliary electrode is separated from the plurality of the anodes. An organic layer is formed on the plurality of the anodes and the auxiliary electrode. An opening is formed in the organic layer by applying a voltage to the auxiliary electrode. The opening exposes the auxiliary electrode. A cathode is formed on the organic layer and the exposed auxiliary electrode. The cathode is electrically connected to the exposed auxiliary electrode. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155528 | POWER STORAGE UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A power storage unit or the like which has flexibility is achieved. An exterior body has projections and depressions. For example, part of the exterior body has projections and depressions in a wave cross-sectional shape. The shape of the projections and depressions is not limited to a shape with a curve and may be a shape with a straight line, such as a rectangle wave shape or a triangle wave shape. The projections and depressions allows the exterior body to be easily shrunk on the inner side of a bend portion and easily stretched on the outer side of the bend portion. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155529 | BATTERY BLOCK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a battery block that serves as a member that contains a plurality of battery cells, wherein if abnormal heat generation occurs, the resulting heat is evenly, rapidly, and efficiently distributed throughout the entire block, and the portions in which the battery cells are accommodated have high dimensional precision. The present invention provides a battery block that contains the following: a metal case that contains a plurality of pipe-shaped members; and battery cells accommodated, respectively, in said plurality of pipe-shaped members. The pipe-shaped members are joined to each other, forming a single unit, and join parts that join adjacent pipe-shaped members to each other are at least 70% as long as the pipe-shaped members themselves. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155530 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery with an exterior body having a novel sealing structure, and a structure of a sealing portion that relaxes a stress of deformation are provided. The secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, an electrolyte solution, and an exterior body enclosing at least part of the positive electrode, at least part of the negative electrode, and the electrolyte solution. The exterior body includes a first region having a shape with a curve, a shape with a wavy line, a shape with an arc, or a shape with a plurality of inflection points, and a second region having the same shape as the first region. The first region is in contact with the second region. Alternatively, the first region has a shape without a straight line. The secondary battery may be flexible, and the exterior body in a region having flexibility may include the first region. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155531 | PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR CELL - A packaging material for a cell including a layered film in which at least a base-material layer, an adhesive layer, a metallic layer, and a sealant layer are layered in the stated order. The packaging material for a cell including a layered body in which at least a base-material layer, an adhesive layer, a metallic layer, and a sealant layer are layered in the stated order, wherein the packaging material for a cell can be imparted with highly exceptional moldability, and dramatically less prone to pinholing and cracking during molding by using, as the metallic layer, an aluminum foil having 0.2% yield strength of 58-121 N/mm | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155532 | BATTERY - A battery is provided with a lid member that closes a case, a collector terminal member having an insert-through part, an insulator that electrically insulates the lid member and the collector terminal member, and a gasket that provides a seal between the lid member and the collector terminal member. The lid member has a protrusion protruding downward in the vertical direction from the bottom. A gasket is in the same position as the protruding section in an inside-outside direction, which is perpendicular to the vertical direction, and has a sealing part pressed by the protruding section. At least one gap exists in the vicinity of the seal section in a different position to the seal section in the inside-outside direction, and at least portions of the gaps are enclosed by the gasket and the collector terminal member. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155533 | Battery Pack - Provided is a battery pack having easily attachable and detachable battery modules, in which a plurality of battery modules are inserted, respectively, into receiving parts formed in a sub pack case, such that electrode terminals of the battery modules are coupled to a terminal stand formed at one side of the sub pack case to thereby be electrically connected to each other, and a sub pack case cover formed at the other side of the sub pack case is closed to fix the battery modules. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155534 | IMPACT RESISTANT BATTERY ENCLOSURE SYSTEMS - Battery enclosure arrangements for a vehicular battery system. The arrangements, capable of impact resistance include plurality of battery cells and a plurality of kinetic energy absorbing elements. The arrangements further include a frame configured to encase the plurality of the kinetic energy absorbing elements and the battery cells. In some arrangements the frame and/or the kinetic energy absorbing elements can be made of topologically interlocked materials. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155535 | SEALED SECONDARY BATTERY - Disclosed is a sealed secondary battery including: a case having an opening, and housing an electrode group including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator; an insulating plate disposed near the opening and between the opening and the electrode group within the case; and a sealing unit sealing the opening of the case. The sealing unit includes a first conductor plate, a second conductor plate, and a valve mechanism interposed therebetween. The first conductor plate is disposed on the exterior side of the case, and the second conductor plate is disposed on the interior side of the case. The first conductor plate has a first hole having an opening area S1 (mm | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155536 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEPARATOR FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES - The present invention provides a method for producing a separator for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, wherein the method comprises the following steps (1) and (2). The use of this method makes it possible to obtain a separator having excellent heat resistance. A method for producing a separator for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the method comprising:
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| 20150155537 | IONOMER COMPOSITE MEMBRANES, METHODS FOR MAKING AND METHODS FOR USING - There is an ionomer composite membrane comprising at least one laterally adjacent region and laterally isolated regions occupying about 0.1 to 80% by volume of the membrane and associated with pores having an average pore diameter dimension of about 0.1 to 150 microns. The membrane has an average thickness of about 3 to 500 microns and comprises a first material and a second material. A first region in the membrane comprises the first material and a second region comprises the second material. The first material comprises an ionomer. There is also a cell including the membrane. There also are related methods of making and using the membrane and cell. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155538 | ELECTRICAL INSULATION LAYER AND BATTERY DEVICE - An electrical insulation layer including microparticles and having a mesoporous structure; and a battery device including a cathode, an anode, an electrical insulation layer including microparticles and having a mesoporous structure, the electrical insulation layer being arranged between the anode and the cathode, and an ion conductive composition. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155539 | BINDER COMPOSITION, SEPARATOR INCLUDING BINDER FORMED FROM THE BINDER COMPOSITION, LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SEPARATOR, AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE BINDER COMPOSITION - A separator for a battery, a battery, and a method of preparing a graft copolymer for a binder, the separator including a porous substrate; a coating layer on at least one surface of the porous substrate, the coating layer including an inorganic oxide; and a binder between the porous substrate and the inorganic oxide or between adjacent particles of the inorganic oxide, the binder including a graft copolymer, wherein the graft copolymer has a backbone of a polyvinylidene fluoride-based polymer or a polyvinylidene fluoride-based copolymer, and a pendant chain grafted to the backbone, the pendant chain including a hydrophilic repeating unit, and fluorine atoms in the backbone of the graft copolymer are partially substituted with at least one of chlorine, bromine, or iodine. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155540 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - An electrochemical device is provided with an electric storage element that is constituted by a first electrode sheet, a second electrode sheet, and a separate sheet installed between the two electrode sheets. The separate sheet includes: a first part (high liquid absorptivity part) sandwiched between the two electrode sheets; a second part (low liquid absorptivity part) extending outward from the two electrode sheets and not in contact with a lid; and a third part (contact part) in contact with a rim surface of the second electrode sheet, whereby the electrochemical device can quickly and reliably resolve a phenomenon of the amount of electrolyte decreasing in the part of the separate sheet sandwiched between the two electrode sheets, even if the phenomenon occurs frequently. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155541 | SEPARATOR PRODUCTION METHOD AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A production method according to the present invention is a method comprising impregnating a laminated porous film, which is formed by laminating a heat-resistant layer containing polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and an inorganic filler on one side or both sides of a substrate material porous film predominantly composed of polyolefin, with a solution containing a compound having the ability of cross-linking PVA, and then removing a solvent. The present invention can produce a separator having excellent heat shape retainability even when PVA is used for a binder resin for forming a heat-resistant layer. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155542 | SEPARATION MEMBRANE COMPRISING COATING LAYER AND BATTERY USING SAME - Disclosed herein is a high thermal resistant polyolefin-based separator including a coating layer containing polyamic acid. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155543 | SYSTEM FOR THE STORAGE OF ELECTRIC ENERGY FOR A VEHICLE WITH ELECTRIC PROPULSION AND HAVING CYLINDRICAL CHEMICAL BATTERIES CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER IN PARALLEL AND IN SERIES BY MEANS OF U-SHAPED RIGID CONNECTION ELEMENTS - A system for the storage of electric energy for a vehicle with electric propulsion; the storage system is provided with: a pack of chemical batteries, each of which has a cylindrical shape having a central symmetry axis and presents, at one end, a positive pole and, at an opposite end, a negative pole; the batteries are arranged in at least one row, in which all the chemical batteries of the row are parallel to each other and are arranged one next to the other with a predetermined pitch; and with a plurality of electrical connection elements for connecting the poles of the chemical batteries of a same row, so as to create groups of chemical batteries, in which the chemical batteries are connected to each other in parallel, and so as to connect the groups of chemical batteries to each other in series. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155544 | BATTERY ASSEMBLY INTERNAL CONNECTION DEVICE - A battery assembly internal connection device for making an electrical connection within a battery assembly that includes a plurality of cells. The device is operable from a pre-stage position where no electrical connection is made to a final position where an electrical connection is made. The device includes a terminal configured to make electrical contact with a first electrode of a cell when the device is operated to the final position. The terminal may optionally include a sharp portion configured to cut through dielectric material covering the first electrode as the device is operated from the pre-stage position to the final position. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155545 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack including a battery cell, a plurality of electrode tabs coupled to and extending from terminals of the battery cell, a protect circuit module (PCM) to control charging and discharging of the battery cell, a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) including a plurality of connection pads coupled to the electrode tabs and electrically coupling the battery cell to the PCM, and a case accommodating the battery cell, the electrode tabs, the PCM, and the FPCB, wherein the case includes a first case accommodating the battery cell and a second case covering the first case, and wherein the first case includes ribs extending toward the second case and has cut-out grooves at regions corresponding to the connection pads. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155546 | FLORIDES IN NANOPOROUS, ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE SCAFFOLDING MATRIX FOR METAL AND METAL-ION BATTERIES - A battery electrode composition is provided that comprises composite particles. Each composite particle may comprise, for example, active fluoride material and a nanoporous, electrically-conductive scaffolding matrix within which the active fluoride material is disposed. The active fluoride material is provided to store and release ions during battery operation. The storing and releasing of the ions may cause a substantial change in volume of the active material. The scaffolding matrix structurally supports the active material, electrically interconnects the active material, and accommodates the changes in volume of the active material. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155547 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRODE FOR AN ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE MEANS AND ELECTRODE - The subject matter of the present is a method for manufacturing an electrode for an electrochemical energy reservoir, in particular for a lithium-ion battery, encompassing the method steps of: a) furnishing a mixture of initial substances for formation of a lithium titanate; b) calcining the mixture of initial substances for formation of a lithium titanate; c) adding to the mixture of initial substances for formation of a lithium titanate, before and/or after calcination, a component encompassing sulfur and optionally lithium; and/or d) adding a pore former, before and/or after calcination, to the mixture of initial substances for formation of a lithium titanate; e) sintering the calcined product; and f) optionally removing the pore former from the calcined and optionally sintered product. Electrodes having a particularly defined pore structure can be generated with a method of this kind, thereby making possible particularly good capacity that is stable over the long term. A further subject is an electrode for use in a lithium-ion battery, as well as a lithium-ion battery. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155548 | NICKEL COMPOSITE HYDROXIDE, CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THESE - A nickel composite hydroxide having a volume-average particle size of the secondary particles of 8.0 μm to 50.0 μm is obtained, by obtaining a nickel composite hydroxide slurry in a primary crystallization process by providing an aqueous solution having at least a nickel salt and a neutralizer into a reaction vessel while continuously stirring in a state of not containing a complex ion formation agent, and controlling the crystallization reaction so that the ratio of the volume-average particles size of secondary particles with respect to that of the secondary particles finally obtained is 0.2 to 0.6, and producing the nickel composite hydroxide in a secondary crystallization process by continuing the crystallization process while keeping the amount of the obtained slurry constant, continuously removing only the liquid component of the slurry, and performing control so that the slurry has a temperature of 70° C. to 90° C. and a pH value at a standard liquid temperature of 25° C. of 10.0 to 11.0. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155549 | FUNCTIONALIZED CARBONS FOR LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERIES - This invention provides for a functionalized porous carbon particle comprising a porous carbon particle linked to a functional group having affinity for a polysulfide, a porous solvent infused carbon particle comprising the porous carbon particle thereof, and a positive electrode comprising the porous carbon particle thereof. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155550 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS COMPRISING POROUS STRUCTURES COMPRISING SULFUR - The present invention relates to the use of porous structures comprising sulfur in electrochemical cells. Such materials may be useful, for example, in forming one or more electrodes in an electrochemical cell. For example, the systems and methods described herein may comprise the use of an electrode comprising a conductive porous support structure and a plurality of particles comprising sulfur (e.g., as an active species) substantially contained within the pores of the support structure. The inventors have unexpectedly discovered that, in some embodiments, the sizes of the pores within the porous support structure and/or the sizes of the particles within the pores can be tailored such that the contact between the electrolyte and the sulfur is enhanced, while the electrical conductivity and structural integrity of the electrode are maintained at sufficiently high levels to allow for effective operation of the cell. Also, the sizes of the pores within the porous support structures and/or the sizes of the particles within the pores can be selected such that any suitable ratio of sulfur to support material can be achieved while maintaining mechanical stability in the electrode. The inventors have also unexpectedly discovered that the use of porous support structures comprising certain materials (e.g., metals such as nickel) can lead to relatively large increases in cell performance. In some embodiments, methods for forming sulfur particles within pores of a porous support structure allow for a desired relationship between the particle size and pore size. The sizes of the pores within the porous support structure and/or the sizes of the particles within the pores can also be tailored such that the resulting electrode is able to withstand the application of an anisotropic force, while maintaining the structural integrity of the electrode. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155551 | Composite Anode Structure for Aqueous Electrolyte Energy Storage and Device Containing Same - An anode electrode for an energy storage device includes both an ion intercalation material and a pseudocapacitive material. The ion intercalation material may be a NASICON material, such as NaTi | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155552 | IRON OXYFLUORIDE ELECTRODES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE - The present invention provides electrochemical energy storage systems comprising metallolyte composites, iron fluoride composites and iron oxyfluoride composites. The present invention further provides methods for fabricating metallolyte composites. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155553 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM RECHARGEABLE BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a cathode active material for a lithium rechargeable battery, a method of manufacturing the same, and a lithium rechargeable battery including the same, and provides the cathode active material for the lithium rechargeable battery, including a core including a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, and a coating layer positioned on the core and including a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 2. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155554 | ACTIVE MATERIAL OF LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - An active material of a lithium ion secondary battery includes a composition represented by W(x)Me | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155555 | NON-AQUEOUS ORGANIC ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY CELL - In a non-aqueous organic electrolyte secondary cell, the counter charge capacity ratio (A/C) between the cathodes and the anodes represented by the following formula is set to within the range from 1.10 to 1.35, | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155556 | LITHIUM-MANGANESE COMPOSITE OXIDE AND SECONDARY BATTERY - To increase the amount of lithium ions that can be received in and released from a positive electrode active material to achieve high capacity and high energy density of a secondary battery. A lithium manganese oxide particle includes a first region and a second region. The valence number of manganese in the first region is lower than the valence number of manganese in the second region. The lithium manganese oxide has high structural stability and high capacity characteristics. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155557 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a negative electrode active material for a rechargeable lithium battery, a method for preparing the same, and a rechargeable lithium battery using the same. This invention provides a negative electrode active material for a rechargeable lithium battery, comprising a highly crystalline spherical natural graphite, wherein a Raman R value is 0.03 or more and 0.15 or less, and an internal porosity (ml/g) is 0.15 or less. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155558 | HIGH VOLTAGE LITHIUM ION POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL - A positive electrode material having a nominal stoichiometry Li | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155559 | SOLID, IONICALLY CONDUCTING POLYMER MATERIAL, AND METHODS AND APPLICATIONS FOR SAME - The invention features a rechargeable alkaline battery comprising an anode; a cathode; and an electrolyte; wherein at least one of anode, the cathode and the electrolyte includes a solid, ionically conducting polymer material, and methods for the manufacture of same. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155560 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A POLYACRYLONITRILE-SULFUR COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A method is provided for manufacturing a polyacrylonitrile-sulfur composite material, the polyacrylonitrile-sulfur composite material having an sp | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155561 | ANODE AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - An anode including a current collector; an anode active material layer disposed on the current collector, and a lithium-containing organic compound disposed on a surface of the anode active material layer | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155562 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, METHOD OF PREPARING SAME, AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - A method of preparing a negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery including preparing a powder including a silicon-carbon composite or a Si-based material represented by SiO | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155563 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium ion secondary battery includes a binder that binds an active material to a current collector in the positive electrode or negative electrodes or both. The binder contains a base material including a resin having a benzene ring, and a polyacene additive selected from the group consisting of naphthalene, anthracene, tetracene, and derivatives thereof. The active material is a carbonaceous material or a lithium-containing composite oxide having a crystal structure in which a distance between nearest oxygen atoms is 0.19 to 0.29 nm. Adhesion of the binder to the active material during the manufacturing of the lithium ion secondary battery is led to a closest-packed crystal plane in the crystal structure of the active material, so that inhibition of moving of lithium ions in and out of the active material due to the binder may be reduced. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155564 | CURRENT COLLECTOR WITH INTEGRATED LEAK-PROOFING MEANS, BIPOLAR BATTERY COMPRISING SUCH A COLLECTOR - The present patent application relates to a device for a lithium electrochemical generator, said device comprising a band ( | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155565 | BIPOLAR PLATE FOR A FUEL CELL - A bipolar plate for a fuel cell, the bipolar plate comprising an anode sheet defining an anode surface and a cathode sheet defining a cathode surface. A cavity is defined between the anode sheet and the cathode sheet. One or more openings are provided in the cathode sheet and extend between the cathode surface and the cavity. The cavity is configured to receive coolant/oxidant for cooling the anode and cathode sheets and also provide at least a portion of the coolant/oxidant to the exterior of the cathode sheet through the one or more openings. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155566 | COMPOSITE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM AIR BATTERY, METHOD OF PREPARING THE ELECTRODE, AND LITHIUM AIR BATTERY INCLUDING THE ELECTRODE - A composite electrode for a lithium air battery including: i) a polymerization product of a first heteroatom-containing ionic liquid or ii) a mixture of a second heteroatom-containing ionic liquid and a polymer ionic liquid represented by Formula 1: | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155567 | REVERSAL TOLERANT MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR A FUEL CELL - A membrane electrode assembly (MEA) for a fuel cell which exhibits enhanced reversal tolerance. In particular, a layer of iridium or an iridium compound, preferably metallic iridium or iridium oxide supported on TiO | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155568 | POROUS ELECTRODE SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND SOLID POLYMER FUEL CELL - A method for manufacturing a porous electrode substrate, comprising: step (1) of dispersing the pieces of a short carbon fiber (A) and a fiber (b) containing a polymer having a softening point of 250° or higher but lower than 400° C. and a particulate substance having a melting point of 400° C. or higher, in a planar direction, and thereby obtaining a precursor sheet; step (2) of impregnating the precursor sheet with a carbon powder (C2) containing powdered carbon, and a fluorine-based resin containing elemental fluorine and a resin component; and step (3) of heat treating the impregnated precursor sheet at a temperature of 250° C. or higher but lower than 400° C. in the presence of oxygen. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155569 | METHOD FOR OPERATING FUEL CELL AND POWER GENERATION DEVICE - Provided is a method for operating a fuel cell involving supplying an electrode with a low or non-humidified gas that achieves no significant decrease of voltage as compared with when a high-humidified feed gas is used. The method for operating a fuel cell having a membrane electrode assembly includes a cathode, an anode and an electrolyte membrane interposed between both the electrodes, wherein the cathode has a layer including an oxygen reducing catalyst including composite particles which include atoms of a metal element M1, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen and in which primary particles of a compound of the metal element M1 are dispersed in a carbon structure, which method includes supplying the cathode with an oxidizing agent gas which includes an oxygen gas and which has a relative humidity at a temperature of the membrane electrode assembly of 60% or less, and supplying the anode with a fuel gas. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155570 | SELECTIVE CATALYST, PARTICULARLY FOR ELECTROREDUCTION OF OXYGEN, AN ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM CONTAINING THEREOF, AN PALLADIUM-INERT GAS ALLOY AND USE THEREOF, AND A CELL, PARTICULARLY A PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL CONTAINING THEREOF - The present invention provides a catalyst comprising a layer of metallic palladium implanted with an inert gas ions, an electrochemical system containing thereof, a palladium-inert gas alloy stable in the normal conditions, use thereof and a fuel cell containing thereof. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155571 | CONDUCTIVE MEMBER, CELL STACK, ELECTROCHEMICAL MODULE, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE - [Object] To provide a conductive member and a cell stack, where a concave groove of a conductive base substrate can be covered with a cover layer, as well as an electrochemical module and an electrochemical device. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155572 | FLEXIBLE FUEL CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a flexible fuel cell, including: (i) an anode comprising an anode end plate structure made of a polymer material and provided with a hydrogen flow channel and a collector made of a metal layer deposited on the anode end plate structure; (ii) a cathode comprising a cathode end plate structure made of a polymer material and provided with an air flow channel having air holes and a collector formed of a metal layer deposited on the cathode end plate structure; and (iii) a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) comprising a polymer electrolyte membrane whose surface is coated with a catalyst layer and a gas diffusion layer (GDL) provided on at least one side thereof, wherein the membrane electrode assembly is interposed and pressed between the anode and the cathode. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155573 | FUEL CELL COOLING APPARATUS AND FUEL CELL COOLING METHOD USING THE SAME - A fuel cell cooling apparatus and a fuel cell cooling method are provided. In particular, an evaporating/cooling unit installed in a stack of a fuel cell is utilized to lower a temperature of a stack and an injector injects a cooling material into the evaporating/cooling unit. A pump applies the pressure necessary for injecting the cooling material; and a passage connects the evaporating/cooling unit to a cathode and disposed in the fuel cell cooling apparatus so that the cooling material evaporated in the evaporating/cooling unit passes through the passage and to the cathode. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155574 | DRIVING CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A driving control method and system of a fuel cell system are provided. The method includes determining, by a controller, a dry state of a fuel cell stack and stopping an air blower, which supplies air to the fuel cell stack, using different processes based on whether the fuel cell stack is in the dry state. Accordingly, the time for which an open circuit voltage (OCV) is maintained is reduced and durability of the fuel cell is improved by preventing dry-out of the fuel cell stack. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155575 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell configured to generate electric power by using a hydrogen-containing gas; a catalyst, which reacts with an oxidizing gas by oxidation; an oxidizing gas supply device configured to supply the oxidizing gas to the catalyst; and a controller configured to control, before removal of the catalyst to outside, the oxidizing gas supply device to perform an oxidizing process of oxidizing the catalyst. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155576 | CELL VOLTAGE MONITORING (CVM) PICK-UP ASSEMBLY FOR A FUEL CELL STACK - Disclosed herein is a cell voltage monitoring (CVM) pick-up assembly for a fuel cell stack. The assembly includes a tab and a contact wire having two ends. A loop is located between the two ends to mount the wire on the tab to resiliently urge one end towards a fuel cell to provide electrical contact with it. Also disclosed is a fuel cell stack that includes a plurality of assemblies. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155577 | FUEL CELL STACK AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack configured to include a cathode and an anode, an air supplier configured to supply air to the cathode, and an air intake pipe configured to connect an outlet of the air supplier and an inlet of the cathode to each other and having an opening adjustable valve provided thereto. A controller is configured to adjust an opening of the valve according to a supplied amount of air to control a flow rate of air supplied to the cathode. Thereby, the fuel cell stack is prevented from drying-out, and durability of a fuel cell is improved. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155578 | Hydrogen Generator with Improved Volume Efficiency - A hydrogen generator with improved volume efficiency and a method of producing hydrogen gas with the hydrogen generator are disclosed. A fluid containing a reactant is transported from a reactant storage area to a reaction area. Hydrogen gas passes through, and an effluent pass from the reaction area into the effluent storage area that is in a volume exchanging relationship with one or both of the reactant storage area and the reaction area. An initially compressed filter is disposed in the effluent storage area to remove solids from the hydrogen gas. The filter is attached to a moveable partition separating the effluent storage area from the reactant storage area and/or the reaction area, and the filter expands as the volume of the effluent storage area increases. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155579 | HYDROGEN GENERATOR - A hydrogen generator includes: a reformer configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas by a reforming reaction of a material gas; a combustor configured to heat the reformer by diffusion combustion of the material gas and combustion air; a supplementary air flow rate adjuster configured to adjust the flow rate of supplementary air added to the material gas; and a controller configured to control the supplementary air flow rate adjuster such that the flow rate of a mixture gas of the material gas and the supplementary air becomes a predetermined value. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155580 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SECURING IMMUNITY TO AIR CO2 IN ALKALINE FUEL CELLS | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155581 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL BY DEPOSITING AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE AND GAS PERMEABLE LAYER ON A POROUS SUPPORT SUBSTRATE - A process for depositing an electrically conductive, preferably perovskitic layer uses a pulsed sputtering process. The layer has a low diffusivity for the elements in the iron group and is especially suitable for use in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC). An assembly of the electrically conductive ceramic layer on a porous support substrate is also provided. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155582 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL, POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MOLDED PRODUCT USING THE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MOLDED PRODUCT, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE COMPOSITE, AND SOLID POLYMER FUEL CELL - It is an object of the present invention to provide a polymer electrolyte material which has excellent proton conductivity even under the conditions of a low humidity or a low temperature and is excellent in mechanical strength and fuel barrier properties, and which moreover can achieve high output, high energy density and long-term durability in forming a polymer electrolyte fuel cell therefrom, and a polymer electrolyte form article using the same and a method for producing the same, a membrane electrode assembly and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, each using the same. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155583 | MIXED METALLIC OXIDES AS SCAVENGERS FOR FLUORINATED ION EXCHANGE POLYMERS - A mixed oxide of Si and at least one metal M comprising inorganic groups —SO | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155584 | ADDITIVES FOR ZINC-BROMINE MEMBRANELESS FLOW CELLS - The invention relates to the use of nitrogen-containing compounds belonging to the classes of N-alkyl pyridinium halide, N-alkyl-2-alkyl pyridinium halide and 1-alkyl-3-alkyl imidazolium halide, as additives in electrolyte solutions for zinc bromine membraneless flow cells. The invention also provides electrolyte solutions comprising such additives and processes for operating said cells. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155585 | GRAVITY INDUCED FLOW CELL - Gravity induced flow cell. The flow cell includes first and second reservoirs having a selected volume containing a flowable redox electrode. A membrane separates charged and discharged material. An energy-extraction region includes electronically conductive porous current collectors through or adjacent to which the flowable redox electrodes flow and to which charge transfer occurs. Structure is provided for altering orientation of the flow cell whereby gravity induces flow of the flowable redox electrode between the first and second reservoirs to deliver power. By varying the angle of the cell, flow rate and power delivered on discharge or the charge rate on charge may be varied. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155586 | Operating A Redox Flow Battery With A Negative Electrolyte Imbalance - Loss of flow battery electrode catalyst layers during self-discharge or charge reversal may be prevented by establishing and maintaining a negative electrolyte imbalance during at least parts of a flow battery's operation. Negative imbalance may be established and/or maintained actively, passively or both. Actively establishing a negative imbalance may involve detecting an imbalance that is less negative than a desired threshold, and processing one or both electrolytes until the imbalance reaches a desired negative level. Negative imbalance may be effectively established and maintained passively within a cell by constructing a cell with a negative electrode chamber that is larger than the cell's positive electrode chamber, thereby providing a larger quantity of negative electrolyte for reaction with positive electrolyte. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155587 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A FUEL SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method for operating a fuel cell system having a fuel cell stack to which a fuel is supplied on the anode side and an oxidizing agent is supplied on the cathode side, wherein at least during one phase of the operation of the fuel cell system, urea is supplied to the fuel cell stack as a fuel. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155588 | LITHIUM BATTERY ASSEMBLY METHOD, ASSEMBLY SYSTEM AND POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE HOMOPOLAR EXPLOSION-PROOF LITHIUM BATTERY - A lithium battery assembly method includes an assembly system and a positive and negative homopolar explosion-proof lithium battery, wherein an electrode assembly system, a combining system and a sealing system are arranged; guide pins are corrected and hence enter pre-punched holes of a nailing area to achieve nailing; after foil paper is subjected to primary foil pulling, flattening, secondary foil pulling and foiling, tails of the guide pins after ejection are wound, and synchronous lamination, paper cutting, gumming and output are performed; an aluminum shell is fixedly connected with the positioned guide pins and forced by program control to form a battery body structure; the battery body structure is sleeved into a tubular gel according to the setting scale of a control device; and the displacement and the moving cycle are calibrated by a servo control system, so as to control a sealing machine to achieve port sealing. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155589 | FLEXIBLE SECONDARY BATTERY - A flexible secondary battery includes an electrode stack assembly including a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a separator between the first and second electrode layers; wherein the electrode stack assembly has a first end portion and a second end portion located opposite to the first end portion; and a fixing member fixing the first electrode layer, the separator, and the second electrode layer together; wherein the electrode stack assembly includes a fixing member region in which the fixing member is formed, the fixing member region being located between the first and second end portions of the electrode stack assembly in a first direction, and wherein the first electrode layer, the separator, and the second electrode layer are flexible at both sides of the fixing member. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155590 | SOLID STATE POWER SOURCE WITH FRAMES FOR ATTACHMENT TO AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT - A power source for a solid state device includes: a first frame having a first contact portion, a first bonding portion and a first extension portion between the first contact portion and the first bonding portion; a second frame having a second contact portion, a second bonding portion and a second extension portion between the second contact portion and the second bonding portion; and a first pole layer, an electrolyte layer and a second pole layer positioned between the first and second contact portions, wherein a first portion of the electrolyte layer is positioned between the first extension and the first pole and a second portion of the electrolyte layer is positioned between the first extension and the second pole. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155591 | STORAGE ELEMENT INCLUDING MULTIPLE LITHIUM CELLS - A storage element is disclosed including a plurality of lithium cells, which are arranged beside one another as a stack and are clamped via two clamping plates arranged at the ends, the plates being connected to each other via clamping elements, wherein the cell stack consists of prismatic cells inducing a housing and at least one pouch cell, which is accommodated in a cell holder, the external dimension of which corresponds to that of a housing of a prismatic cell. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155592 | MICROSPHERE COMPOSITE ELECTROLYTE - A polymer electrolyte material that has both structural and conductive phases and is easy and inexpensive to manufacture is provided. The material has rigid spheres in a close-packed arrangement. Some or essentially all of the spheres are connected to their nearest neighbors through a fusion process. A solution of conductive electrolyte fills the interstices. Such an electrolyte offers excellent resistance to growth of lithium dendrites in secondary lithium battery cells. | 2015-06-04 |
| 20150155593 | Starch-based battery system - The present invention is directed to a starch-based battery system. The starch-based battery system uses a rheological and replaceable starch gluten electrolyte that generates colloidal starch gel adhesive contacted with and/or attached on electrodes to generate current for powering electronic devices. The starch-based battery system that includes control circuit and standard cap module replaces a conventional dry cell battery or is integrated with electronic devices to power, for example, flash-light, lighting ornaments or magnetic actuated motion products and toys. In other embodiments of the invention, the starch-based battery system is integrated into a device for attracting aquatic life forms in an aquatic environment, wherein the starch-based battery powers a light source and/or sound source and also the starch gluten electrolyte acts as bait for attracting aquatic life forms within the aquatic environment. | 2015-06-04 |
