30th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 56 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150207058 | Apparatus that Changes Physical State and a Method - An apparatus including polymer configured to have a first state or a second state, wherein the volume of the polymer in the first state is different to a volume of the polymer in the second state; an actuator configured to be controlled by an input signal to cause the polymer to change between the first state and the second state; and a constraint configured to constrain the polymer in at least a first direction when the polymer changes between the first state and the second state. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207059 | ACTUATOR DEVICE - An actuator device having an expansion unit ( | 2015-07-23 |
20150207060 | MAGNETIC AND ELECTRICAL CONTROL OF ENGINEERED MATERIALS - Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for controlling the magnetic and electrical properties of materials. In one aspect, a multi-layer structure includes a first layer comprising a ferromagnetic or ferrimagnetic material, and a second layer positioned within the multi-layer structure such that a first surface of the first layer is in direct physical contact with a second surface of the second layer. The second layer includes a material that undergoes structural phase transitions and metal-insulator transitions upon experiencing a change in temperature. One or both of the first and second layers are structured to allow a structural phase change associated with the second layer cause a change magnetic properties of the first layer. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207061 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH RING-CONNECTED HALL EFFECT REGIONS - An electronic device includes a number of n Hall effect regions with n>1, wherein the n Hall effect regions are isolated from each other. The electronic device also includes at least eight contacts in or on surfaces of the n Hall effect regions, wherein the contacts include: a first and a second contact of each Hall effect region. A first contact of the (k+1)-th Hall effect region is connected to the second contact of the k-th Hall effect region for k=1 to n−1, and the first contact of the first Hall effect region is connected to the second contact of the n-th Hall effect region. The at least eight contacts include at least two supply contacts and at least two sense contacts. Each Hall effect region includes at most one of the at least two supply contacts and at most one of the at least two sense contacts. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207062 | SPIN VALVE ELEMENT - In order to increase the power which can be passed to a spin valve element, an insulating layer | 2015-07-23 |
20150207063 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The present invention provides a magnetoresistive effect element which performs writing by a novel method. In a state in which a current does not flow in a magnetization free layer MFR, the magnetization free layer MFR has a magnetic wall MW | 2015-07-23 |
20150207064 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING MAGNETORESISTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY DEVICES - A MRAM device may include a fixed layer pattern on a substrate, a first tunnel barrier layer pattern on the fixed layer pattern, a free layer pattern on the first tunnel barrier layer pattern, a second tunnel barrier layer pattern on the free layer pattern, the second tunnel barrier layer pattern including a metal oxide, and a capping layer pattern on the second tunnel barrier layer pattern. The capping layer pattern including a metal may have an oxide layer formation energy lower than the oxide layer formation energy of tantalum. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207065 | RRAM CELL INCLUDING V-SHAPED STRUCTURE - Embodiments of a resistive random access memory (RRAM) cell structure are provided. The RRAM cell structure includes a first electrode over a substrate. The RRAM cell structure also includes a resistance variable layer over the first electrode. The resistance variable layer has a first portion in a V-shape. The RRAM cell structure further includes a second electrode over the resistance variable layer. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207066 | SWITCH DEVICE AND STORAGE UNIT - A switch device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode arranged to face the first electrode; and a switch layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The switch layer includes a first layer containing a chalcogen element, and a second layer containing a high resistance material. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207067 | METAL OXIDE STRUCTURES, DEVICES & FABRICATION METHODS - Metal oxide structures, devices, and fabrication methods are provided. In addition, applications of such structures, devices, and methods are provided. In some embodiments, an oxide material can include a substrate and a single-crystal epitaxial layer of an oxide composition disposed on a surface of the substrate, where the oxide composition is represented by ABO | 2015-07-23 |
20150207068 | RESISTIVE MEMORY DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A resistive memory device and a fabrication method thereof are provided. The resistive memory device includes a bottom structure including a heating electrode, data storage materials, each of the data storage materials formed on the bottom structure in a confined structure perpendicular to the bottom structure, and having a lower diameter smaller than an upper diameter, an upper electrode formed on each of the data storage materials, and an insulation unit formed between adjacent data storage materials. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207069 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICES - A nonvolatile memory device includes an inserted electrode line disposed between a first and a second electrode lines and extending in parallel with the second electrode line. The inserted electrode line is coupled to the second electrode line. A first intermediate pattern disposed between the inserted electrode line and a second intermediate pattern is disposed between the inserted electrode line and the second electrode line. One of the first and second intermediate patterns is a variable resistor and the other of the first and second intermediate patterns is a selector. The first intermediate pattern covers a bottom surface and a portion of sidewalls of the inserted electrode line. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207070 | Antimony-Rich High-speed Phase-change Material Used In Phase-Change Memory, Preparing Method, And Application Thereof - The present invention relates to a metal element doped phase-change material in the field of micro-electronics technologies, specifically to an antimony-rich high-speed phase-change material used in a phase-change memory (PCRAM), a preparing method and an application thereof. The antimony-rich high-speed phase-change material used in a PCRAM has a chemical formula being A | 2015-07-23 |
20150207071 | RESISTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF RESISTIVE ELEMENT FILM - In accordance with an embodiment, a manufacturing method of a resistive element film includes sequentially repeating, a desired number of times, first and second film formation cycles. In the first film formation cycle, an insulating film is formed up to a continuous layer by an ALD film formation method under a first condition. In the second film formation cycle a metal film is formed on the insulating film up to a continuous layer by the ALD film formation method under a second condition. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207072 | MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MEMORY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a memory device includes a first conductive line extending in a first direction, second conductive lines each extending in a second direction intersect with the first direction, a third conductive line extending in a third direction intersect with the first and second directions, an insulating layer disposed between the second conductive lines and the third conductive line, resistance change elements each disposed on one of first and second surfaces of each of the second conductive lines in the third direction, and each connected to the third conductive line, a semiconductor layer connected between the first conductive line and one end of the third conductive line, and a select FET having a select gate electrode, and using the semiconductor layer as a channel. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207073 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY APPARATUS AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - Semiconductor memory apparatus and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The semiconductor memory apparatus includes a semiconductor substrate in which a cell area and a peripheral area are defined, a plurality of pillars formed in the a cell area of the semiconductor substrate to a first depth, a stepped part formed in the peripheral area to a height corresponding to the first depth, a recessed part formed in the stepped part to a second depth, and a core switching device formed in the recessed part. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207074 | DEPOSITION METHOD AND A DEPOSITION APPARATUS OF FINE PARTICLES, A FORMING METHOD AND A FORMING APPARATUS OF CARBON NANOTUBES, AND A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - A deposition method of fine particles, includes the steps of irradiating a fine particle beam formed by size-classified fine particles to an irradiated subject under a vacuum state, and depositing the fine particles on a bottom part of a groove structure formed at the irradiated subject. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207075 | DERIVATIVES OF 2-DIARYLAMINOFLUORENE AND ORGANIC ELECTRONIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING THEM - The present invention relates to certain fluorenes, to the use of the compounds in an electronic device, and to an electronic device comprising at least one of these compounds. The present invention furthermore relates to a process for the preparation of the compounds and to a formulation and composition comprising one or more of the compounds. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207076 | POLYMERS OF BENZODITHIOPHENE AND THEIR USE AS ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS - The invention relates to novel polymers of benzodithiophene, methods and materials for their preparation, their use as semiconductors in organic electronic (OE) devices, and to OE devices comprising these polymers. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207077 | HIGH-MOLECULAR COMPOUND AND LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT USING SAME - A high-molecular compound including a group indicated by general formula (11) as a repeating unit. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207078 | FLUORINATED AROMATIC MATERIALS AND THEIR USE IN OPTOELECTRONICS - Fluorinated aromatic materials, their synthesis and their use in optoelectronics. In some cases, the fluorinated aromatic materials are perfluoroalkylated aromatic materials that may include perfluoropolyether substituents. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207079 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES - An organic light-emitting device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer, wherein the emission layer includes at least one first host selected from compounds represented by Formula 1 and at least one second host selected from compounds represented by Formula 2: | 2015-07-23 |
20150207080 | TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE - Provided is a transparent electrode having both sufficient conductivity and sufficient optical transparency. The transparent electrode includes a nitrogen-containing layer including a compound that contains a nitrogen atom or atoms and has an effective lone pair content n/M of 2.0×10 | 2015-07-23 |
20150207081 | COMPOUNDS FOR USE IN OPTO-ELECTRICAL DEVICES - A composition for use in fabricating opto-electrical devices comprising a solution processable triazine host material and a phosphorescent moiety. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207082 | ORGANIC MATERIALS FOR OLEDS - A novel compound based on aza- and diazodibenzofurans; aza- and diaza dibenzothiophenes, such as benzothieno- and benzofuropyrimidines as well as benzothieno- and benzofuropyrazines useful for electron-transporting host material in green, red, yellow, and white phosphorescent emitting devices is disclosed. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207083 | BENZIMIDAZO[1,2-A]BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES FOR ELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS - A compound of the general formula | 2015-07-23 |
20150207084 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES - An organic light-emitting device including a first electrode; a second electrode opposite to the first electrode; an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a hole transport region between the first electrode and the emission layer, wherein the emission layer includes at least one organometallic compound represented by Formula | 2015-07-23 |
20150207085 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, LIGHTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic electroluminescent element having at least one organic layer including a light emitting layer sandwiched between a positive electrode and a negative electrode, which is characterized in that at least one organic layer contains an organometallic complex represented by General Formula (1). | 2015-07-23 |
20150207086 | METAL COMPOUNDS AND METHODS AND USES THEREOF - Disclosed herein are metal compounds, compositions, and devices related thereto, such as full color displays or OLEDs. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207087 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, IMAGING DEVICE, AND OPTICAL SENSOR - An organic photoelectric conversion element, an imaging device, and an optical sensor, which can detect a plurality of wavelength regions by a single element structure, are provided. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207088 | MULTIJUNCTION ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS INCORPORATING SOLUTION AND VACUUM DEPOSITED ACTIVE LAYERS - There is disclosed an organic photovoltaic device comprising at least one first subcell comprising at least one first small molecular weight material deposited by solution processing, and at least one second subcell comprising a weight at least one second small molecular material deposited by vacuum evaporation. Also disclosed herein is a method for preparing an organic photovoltaic device comprising at least one first subcell comprising at least one first small molecular weight material and at least one second subcell comprising at least one second small molecular weight material, the method comprising depositing at least one first small weight material by solution processing; and depositing at least one second small weight material by vacuum evaporation. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207089 | ELECTRICITY-GENERATING LAYER OF SOLAR CELL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND SOLAR CELL - An electricity-generating layer of a solar cell includes a carbon nanotube group containing vertically oriented carbon nanotubes. A fullerene is encapsulated in the carbon nanotube, an n-type dopant | 2015-07-23 |
20150207090 | ORGANIC OPTOELECTRONICS WITH ELECTRODE BUFFER LAYERS - There is disclosed an organic optoelectronic device comprising two electrodes in superposed relation comprising an anode and a cathode, at least one donor material and at least one acceptor material located between the two electrodes forming a donor-acceptor heterojunction, an anode buffer layer adjacent to the anode and a cathode buffer layer adjacent to the cathode, and an intermediate layer adjacent to at least one of the anode and cathode buffer layers, wherein when the intermediate layer is adjacent to the anode buffer layer, the intermediate layer is chosen to facilitate the transport of holes to the anode buffer layer, and when the intermediate layer is adjacent to the cathode buffer layer, the intermediate layer is chosen to facilitate the transport of electrons to the cathode buffer layer. Also disclosed are methods of making the same. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207091 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT AND LIGHTING DEVICE - Provided is an organic electroluminescent element that can obtain white light with excellent color rendering properties and is particularly suitable for a light source of a lighting device. The organic electroluminescent element includes a plurality of light emitting units that are provided between a cathode and an anode and include at least a light emitting layer made of an organic compound. White light emitted from the plurality of light emitting units has a continuous emission spectrum (S) in a wavelength range of at least 380 nm to 780 nm. The emission spectrum (S) includes one peak wavelength (p | 2015-07-23 |
20150207092 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT - An organic electroluminescent element includes electrodes and organic light-emitting layers that are between the electrodes. The organic light-emitting layers contain at least three colors of luminescent materials. A first luminescent material has a maximum light emission wavelength within a range of 430 nm to 480 nm. A second luminescent material has a maximum light emission wavelength within a range of 510 nm to 610 nm. A third luminescent material has a maximum light emission wavelength within a range of 580 nm to 630 nm. An average value of average color rendering indexes in a wide angle region of 30° to 60° with respect to a front direction of a light emission surface is higher than an average color rendering index in the front direction. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207093 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - An organic light-emitting device includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and at least one organic material layer between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The at least one organic material layer includes a hole-injecting layer, a hole-transporting layer, an emission layer, an electron-transporting layer, and an electron-injecting layer, and the emission layer includes a host material and a dopant material. In addition, a lifetime enhancement layer including a bipolar compound is positioned between the emission layer and the electron-transporting layer. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207094 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A display panel and a display device, such as an organic light emitting panel that includes a spacer. The display panel and the display device include a semiconductor element including a first electrode; a passivation layer arranged on the semiconductor element and including a via hole exposing the first electrode; a second electrode arranged on the passivation layer and connected to the first electrode through the via hole; and a spacer arranged on the second electrode and adjacent to the via hole, wherein the spacer exposes at least a portion of a region where the via hole is formed. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207095 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is an organic light-emitting display apparatus. The organic light-emitting display apparatus includes: a substrate; an organic light-emitting device provided on the substrate and comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and an intermediate layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode; an encapsulation layer covering the organic light-emitting device; a base layer disposed under the substrate and having a pin hole formed therein; and a thermal conductive layer filling the pin hole. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207096 | Electrode Foil and Organic Light-Emitting Device - There is provided an electrode foil that can form an organic electroluminescent device having a high external quantum efficiency despite the presence of the organic nitrogen compound at the interface of a metal foil and a reflective layer. The electrode foil of the invention includes a metal foil made of copper or copper alloy and a reflective layer provided on at least one surface of the metal foil. The electrode foil has an organic nitrogen compound at the interface between the metal foil and the reflective layer in such an amount that the ratio of the number of counts on the C—N bond to the total number of counts on the copper and the C—N bond: CN/(CN+Cu) in the organic nitrogen compound is 0.4 or less determined by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometric analysis (TOF-SIMS) of the interface. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207097 | COMPONENTS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPONENTS - Various embodiments may relate to a component, including a carrier, a first electrode on or over the carrier, an organic functional layer structure on or over the first electrode, a second electrode on or over the organic functional layer structure, and thin film encapsulation. The first electrode and the second electrode are configured in such a way that an electrical connection of the first electrode to the second electrode is established only through the organic functional layer structure. The first electrode and/or the second electrode is electrically coupled to the carrier. The thin-film encapsulation together with the carrier forms a structure which seals the organic functional layer structure as well as at least one electrode out of the first electrode and the second electrode hermetically against water and/or oxygen. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207098 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ORGANIC EL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ORGANIC EL DISPLAY DEVICE MANUFACTURED BY SUCH METHOD - The present invention includes forming an organic EL element on a TFT substrate, forming a sealing film on the TFT substrate so as to cover the organic EL element, performing a hydrophilic treatment on a surface of the sealing film in a frame region, forming a sealing material on a CF substrate, bonding the TFT substrate and the CF substrate together via the sealing material by placing the sealing material on a surface of the sealing film in the frame region in a vacuum, and returning the vacuum state to atmospheric pressure. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207099 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic light emitting diode display device is provided, which comprises: a first substrate; a second substrate opposite to the first substrate; an organic light emitting layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a glass-forming sealant disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and around the organic light emitting layer. Herein the glass-forming sealant comprises: a first portion adjacent to the first substrate, and a second portion adjacent to the second substrate. A first angle is included between the first portion and the first substrate, which is smaller than 90°; a second angle is included between the second portion and the second substrate, which is smaller than 90°; and the first angle is different from the second angle. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207100 | DISPLAY UNIT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A display unit including a first substrate and a second substrate that are disposed to face each other, a first organic insulating layer on the first substrate, a plurality of light-emitting elements arrayed in a display region, the display region on the first organic insulating layer and facing the second substrate and a first moisture-proof film covering the first organic insulating layer in a peripheral region, in which the peripheral region is provided on the first substrate and surrounds the display region. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207101 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HERMETICALLY-SEALED CAVITIES - An apparatus may include a first support covered with at least one ALD precursor and/or at least one MLD precursor, and a second support covered with at least one ALD precursor and/or at least one MLD precursor which is/are complementary to the ALD precursor and/or MLD precursor of the first support. The first support is at least partly joined to the second support by an atomic bond between the ALD precursor of the first support and the ALD precursor of the second support or between the MLD precursor of the first support and the MLD precursor of the second support in such a way that an ALD layer or an MLD layer is formed. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207102 | FOLDABLE, FLEXIBLE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A foldable, flexible display apparatus includes a flexible display panel which displays an image and includes a display side on which the image is displayed and of which portions thereof face each other in a folded state of the flexible display apparatus; a cover window on the display side of the flexible display panel and including: a window film comprising a transparent plastic film having a modulus of elasticity of about 6.3 gigapascals or more; and a coating layer on the window film, and configured to be transparent and to protect the window film from physical damage thereto; and an adhesive layer between the window film and the display side of the flexible display panel, and configured to have elasticity and bond the window film and the flexible display panel to each other. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207103 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - Organic semiconductor layers comprise between a first electrode and a photoelectric converting layer a light extraction improving layer that contains at least silver or gold in part as a component, partially reflects light, and has transparency. The light extraction improving layer is in contact with or is inserted into a functional layer containing, for example, an organic semiconductor material, an oxide, a fluoride, or an inorganic compound having strong acceptor properties or strong donor properties with an ionization potential of 5.5 eV or higher, within the organic semiconductor layers. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207104 | LAMINATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING LAMINATE, ELECTRODE, EL ELEMENT, SURFACE LIGHT EMITTER, AND SOLAR CELL - A laminate is described, including a substrate, an undercoat layer on the substrate, and an inorganic film on the undercoat layer. The material of the inorganic film is at least one material of a conductive metal oxide and a metal nitride. In an image obtained by Fourier transforming an image obtained by using an atomic force microscope to take a picture of a surface of the inorganic film, the azimuth angle of the image obtained from the Fourier transformation from the center of the image toward the direction of 12 o'clock is set to 0°. In approximate curves of 36 brightness value plots obtained by radially plotting the brightness values every 10° from 0°, a maximum value is observed in 18 or more of the approximate curves. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207105 | SCATTERING CONDUCTIVE SUPPORT FOR OLED DEVICE, AND OLED DEVICE INCORPORATING IT - A scattering conductive support for an organic light-emitting diode device includes, in this order, on a substrate, a scattering layer, a high index layer, a lower electrode with a dielectric underlayer, a dielectric crystalline layer, a single metal layer having an electrical conduction role, which is based on silver, with a thickness of less than 6 nm, and an overlayer. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207106 | HIGH EFFICIENCY ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES - A method for producing high efficiency organic light emitting devices, that have an organic semiconductor active layer sandwiched between electrodes where at least one of the electrodes is a film of conductive nanowires, carbon nanoparticles, light scattering nanoparticles and a polymer support. The light scattering nanoparticles can be incorporated in the conductive nanowires, carbon nanoparticle or polymer support elements of the electrode. The second electrode can be identical to the first to provide a symmetrical device or can be a conductive paste or metal layer. The entire process, including the formation of both of the electrodes, the emissive polymer layer, and the substrate, may be carried out by solution processing. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207107 | LAMINATION TRANSFER FILMS FOR FORMING ARTICLES WITH ENGINEERED VOIDS - Transfer films, articles made therewith, and methods of making and using transfer films to form bridged nanostructures are disclosed. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207108 | DEPOSITION APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS - A deposition apparatus for depositing a deposition material on a substrate in order to improve characteristics of a deposition layer includes: a deposition source facing the substrate and ejecting the deposition material; a patterning slit sheet including patterning slits for depositing the deposition material in a desired pattern and disposed to face the substrate; a frame coupled to the patterning slit sheet; and a stage bonded to the frame to support the frame, wherein a separation area is formed between the frame and the stage. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207109 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack includes a case including a first main wall, a second main wall facing the first main wall, and an uneven portion formed in at least one of the first main wall and the second main wall; and an electrode assembly received in an internal space of the case. The uneven portion may include a plurality of first uneven portions formed in a central portion of the first main wall, and a plurality of second uneven portions formed in a central portion of the second main wall. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207110 | CURVED SECONDARY BATTERY - A curved secondary battery may include a can having an opening, an electrode assembly accommodated in the can, and a cap plate coupled to the can. The cap plate may include a concave first side surface and a parallel convex second side surface, and a first surface and a second surface that connect the first and second side surfaces. The first surface may include a first groove extending along a lengthwise direction of the cap plate and positioned closer to the first side surface than to the second side surface. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207111 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY HAVING DESIRABLE SAFETY PERFORMANCE - A lithium ion battery having desirable safety performance includes a positive plate having a positive film, a negative plate having a negative film, a separator between the positive plate and the negative plate, and electrolyte. The positive film is provided with a first recess and a positive lead is soldered in the first recess. The negative film is provided with a second recess and a negative lead is soldered in the second recess. Upper and lower surfaces of the positive lead each is formed with a first insulating glue layer. Surface of the positive film corresponding to the second recess is pasted with a second insulating glue layer. Due to the arrangement of the first insulating glue layer and the second insulating glue layer, occurrence of internal short circuit and lithium precipitation in the lithium ion battery is remarkably reduced, and safety performance of the lithium ion battery is improved remarkably in the premise of desirable energy density. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207112 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a bottomed cylindrical positive electrode casing, and a negative electrode casing which is fixed to an opening of the positive electrode casing through a gasket. The opening of the positive electrode casing is caulked to the negative electrode casing side to seal an accommodation space. A caulking tip end in the opening of the positive electrode casing is disposed in an inward direction of the negative electrode casing than a tip end of the negative electrode casing. A diameter d of the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is in a range of 4 mm to 12 mm, a height h | 2015-07-23 |
20150207113 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a bottomed cylindrical positive electrode casing and a negative electrode casing which is fixed to an opening of the positive electrode casing through a gasket. The opening of the positive electrode casing is caulked to the negative electrode casing side to seal the accommodation space. A shortest distance L | 2015-07-23 |
20150207114 | POUCH CELL HOUSING - An energy storage device housing may include a first housing shell portion having a first protrusion on an internal surface of the first housing shell portion. The energy storage device may include a second opposing housing shell portion bonded to at least a portion of the first protrusion. The energy storage device may include an energy storage device component stack having an opening shaped and/or dimensioned to facilitate contact between the first protrusion and the second housing shell portion. A method of forming an energy storage device housing may include forming a first protrusion on a first surface of a first housing shell portion, the first surface being lined with a first polymer. The method may include heating the first protrusion on the first surface of the first housing shell portion to form an opening in the first polymer adjacent to the first protrusion such that the first protrusion extends through the opening. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207115 | MODULE CARRIER FOR BATTERY CELLS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE MODULE CARRIER, AND BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, BATTERY AND BATTERY SYSTEM - A module carrier ( | 2015-07-23 |
20150207116 | Electric Storage Apparatus - An electric storage apparatus of the present invention includes: a plurality of electric storage devices aligned in a first direction; and a frame configured to hold the plurality of electric storage devices, the frame including: a first frame element that is arranged so as to face the plurality of electric storage devices from one side in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and to directly or indirectly abut the plurality of electric storage devices; and a second frame element that is arranged so as to face the plurality of electric storage devices from the other side in the second direction, wherein the second frame element includes, between the second frame element and the plurality of electric storage devices, a holding part having projections that are respectively in contact with the plurality of electric storage devices. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207117 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PACK - A rechargeable battery pack including: a cell holder configured to accommodate unit battery cells; a lower case configured to accommodate the cell holder; an upper case attached to an opening of the lower case and covering the cell holder and the unit battery cells; a tab having an end portion drawn out of a through-hole of the upper case to be on an outer surface of the upper case while coupling the unit battery cells; and a terminal electrically coupled to the end portion of the tab while overlapping therewith and attached to the upper case while covering the through-hole. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207118 | SECONDARY BATTERY - The secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, a case accommodating the electrode assembly, a cap plate sealing the case and including an inversion plate, and a terminal assembly. The terminal assembly includes an insulation plate coupled to a top surface of the cap plate and having a short-circuit hole corresponding to the inversion plate and an air hole spaced apart from the short-circuit hole, a terminal plate coupled to a top surface of the insulation plate and electrically connected to the electrode assembly, and a sealing member coupled to a bottom surface of the insulation plate and opening or closing the air hole. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207119 | VEHICLE INSTALLED BATTERY PACK WITH PRESSURE RELEASE STRUCTURE - A vehicle installed battery pack is provided with a pressure release structure. The vehicle installed battery pack includes a battery pack case, a battery pack module. The battery pack case includes a battery pack lower frame and a battery pack upper cover. The battery pack module is disposed in the battery pack lower frame. The battery pack upper cover is securely joined to the battery pack lower frame via a seal member that extends continuously about an entire perimeter of respective outside peripheral edge portion of the battery pack upper cover. The battery pack upper cover includes a deforming stepped portion having a height difference at least in a heightwise direction; and a weakly joined portion having a lower joint strength than other joined portions being set in an area of the seal member extending continuously about the entire perimeter. The area corresponds to the deforming stepped portion. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207120 | Electric Storage Apparatus - The present invention aims to provide an electric storage apparatus configured to prevent external terminals of adjacent electric storage devices from contacting each other, even if a compressive force in a direction in which a plurality of electric storage devices are aligned acts thereon. In the electric storage apparatus of the present invention, a spacer is arranged between each adjacent two of the plurality of electric storage devices having external terminals, and a portion opposite to the external terminal side of the spacer has a lower rigidity than a portion on the external terminal side of the spacer. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207121 | HIGH POROSITY SILICA-CONTAINING MICROPOROUS SHEETS - A flexible microporous polymer sheet having first and second opposite major surfaces comprises a polymer matrix binding a filler component that exhibits high oil absorption capacity in its initial state before the start of material processing. The polymer matrix includes a polyolefin component and has three-dimensional interconnecting and interpenetrating pore and polymer networks through which the bound filler component is distributed from the first major surface to the second major surface. The polyolefin and filler components are included in amounts that result in a microporous polymer sheet having between about 75% and about 90% porosity and containing less than about 10 wt. % polyolefin component. Preferred polyolefin and filler components include ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene and high oil absorption precipitated silica, respectively. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207122 | SEPARATOR FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - Provided is a separator for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery, including a porous substrate and an adhesive porous layer that is provided on one side or both sides of the porous substrate and contains an adhesive resin. On the surface on the side where the porous substrate has the adhesive porous layer, the separator has a dynamic coefficient of friction of 0.1 or more and 0.6 or less and a ten-point average roughness (Rz) of 1.0 μm or more and 8.0 μm or less. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207123 | SEPARATION MEMBRANE COATING AGENT COMPOSITION, SEPARATION MEMBRANE MADE FROM COATING AGENT COMPOSITION, AND BATTERY USING SAME - Disclosed herein is a coating composition having excellent thermal resistance and drying processability, utilizing polyamic acid having high thermal resistance and excellent solubility in a low boiling point solvent. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207124 | ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE - The electric storage device disclosed herein is a stacked type electric storage device. The electric storage device includes a separator insulating a first electrode from a second electrode. The electric storage device includes a first conductive path from a first electrode terminal to the first electrode, a second conductive path from a second electrode terminal to the second electrode, and a current interruption device disposed between the second electrode terminal and the second electrode, the current interruption device being configured to interrupt the second conductive path. The separator includes a first surface part covering the one surface of the first electrode, a second surface part covering the other surface of the first electrode, and a connection part connected to both the first and second surface parts. The connection part is disposed between the current interruption device and an end of the first electrode on a current interruption device side. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207125 | Energy Storage Device - An energy storage device includes: an electrode terminal; an electrode assembly; a current collector configured to electrically connect the electrode terminal to the electrode assembly; and a container configured to store the electrode assembly and the current collector. The current collector includes a terminal connection part connected to the electrode terminal and an electrode assembly-connection part connected to the electrode assembly. The energy storage device further includes a spacer disposed lateral to the electrode assembly-connection part of the current collector. The spacer includes a restriction part configured to contact a part in a longitudinal direction of the electrode assembly-connection part of the current collector to restrict movement of the current collector in the longitudinal direction. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207126 | FLEXIBLE BUSBAR HOLDER FOR WELDED CELLS - A traction battery assembly is provided including a support member, two battery cells, a busbar, and a segmented busbar holder. The battery cells include adjacent terminals at differing heights relative to the support member. The busbar is attached to the terminals. The segmented busbar holder includes adjacent panels configured to cover and orient the busbar relative to the terminals. The panels are also configured to move relative to one another such that the holder accommodates the differing heights of the terminals. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207127 | BUS BAR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING INTEGRATED BUS BAR SUPPORT - A battery module is provided. The battery module includes a set of stacked battery cells, each stacked battery cell including at least one cell tab and a bus bar assembly including a bus bar, a bus bar support overmolded around a sense line electrically coupled to the battery cells, the bus bar support including cell tab openings having the plurality of cell tabs extending therethrough. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207128 | SQUARE SECONDARY BATTERY - A square secondary battery includes a generating element having an electrode; a battery can holding the generating element; a battery lid that seals an opening of the battery can; an external terminal arranged on the battery lid; and a current collector connecting the electrode of the generating element to the external terminal. The external terminal has a bus bar joint to which a bus bar is connected and a current collector joint to which the current collector is connected, the bus bar joint and the current collector joint being integrally juxtaposed on the battery lid. The current collector joint has a cylindrical insertion part to be inserted into a through hole in the battery lid and also has a sealing part arranged at an outer periphery of the insertion part, the sealing part pressing down a sealing member. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207129 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A thin film is used in a metallic collector in order to increase the volume energy density. However, the strength of the thin film is low, so when a negative plate or a positive plate is directly joined to a terminal base portion, even an insignificant load might cause damage, such as cutting of the metallic collector. Even in a structure where the metallic collector is joined to a highly-conductive plate-like metal or a highly-conductive plate-like resin, and where the collecting plate is joined to a terminal base portion, the connection between the collecting plate and the terminal base portion affects the battery properties. The present invention provides a rechargeable battery including an electrode group in which a metallic collector having a negative active material layer formed on a surface, a separator retaining an electrolyte, and another metallic collector having a positive active material layer formed on a surface are alternately disposed in a layered manner into a strip shape such that the separator is interposed between the two kinds of metallic collectors, and electrode plate tabs formed at ends of the two kinds of metallic collectors are joined to each of metallic collecting plates by a predetermined number, and the metallic collecting plates are joined together with pressing plates, by fitting between a bolt and a nuts, to a terminal base portion having a through-hole for the bolt. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207130 | BATTERY COVER WITH ELECTRICAL DISCONNECT - A traction battery includes a housing that has a tray and a cover, and a plurality of battery components supported by the tray and enclosed by the cover. A service disconnect base is disposed within the housing and is electrically connected with the components by a circuit. The housing includes an access panel with a service disconnect plug attached to the panel. The access panel is movable between open and closed positions. The service disconnect plug connects circuitry within the service disconnect base when the panel is in the closed position. The service disconnect plug is disconnected with the service disconnect base when the panel is in the open position to open the circuit. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207131 | BATTERY MODULE HAVING SHORT-CIRCUIT CONNECTION MEMBER - A battery module of the present invention includes a plurality of rechargeable batteries, each rechargeable battery having a first terminal and a second terminal, a bus bar having a first connection member and a second connection member, the first connection member being coupled to the bus bar via a serial connection member and a short-circuit connection member, and the second connection member being coupled to the bus bar via a fuse portion, and a short-circuit member connected to the first connection member through a serial connection member and connected to the second connection member through a fuse portion. The short-circuit member may be configured to be deformed by increased internal pressure in the respective rechargeable battery to couple to the short-circuit connection member. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207132 | ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING CURRENT INTERRUPTION DEVICE - An electric storage device comprises the current interruption device which includes a deformable plate electrically connected to a first conductive member and a second conductive member to constitute part of a conductive path. The deformable plate deforms to interrupt the conductive path, when a pressure inside the casing rises. The first conductive member, the second conductive member, and the current interruption device are disposed between the terminal attachment wall and the electrode assembly. The first conductive member extends along the terminal attachment wall to connect the tab and the current interruption device. The second conductive member is connected to the current interruption device at a location that is farther from the terminal attachment wall than a connection between the first conductive member and the current interruption device, and extends along the terminal attachment wall to connect the current interruption device and the electrode terminal. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207133 | BATTERY HAVING A THERMAL SWITCH - A battery includes a housing, at least one individual cell with at least one positive and at least one negative electrode arranged in the housing, a positive tap pole connected to the at least one positive electrode, and a negative tap pole connected to the at least one negative electrode. The battery also includes at least one thermal switch which, in the event of an increase in temperature within the housing beyond a temperature threshold value, changes its switching state as a result of a temperature-induced expansion and/or deformation and trips a safety mechanism which suppresses a further increase in temperature. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207134 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes an electrode body. The electrode body includes a positive electrode active material layer. The positive electrode active material layer includes a plurality of hollow positive electrode active material particles, a plurality of void supporting particles, and a plurality of conductive material particles. The void supporting particles are configured to provide voids having a pore diameter of 0.5 μm or more in the positive electrode active material layer. The conductive material particles are configured to provide an electrical continuity of the positive electrode active material layer. A ratio of an average particle size of the void supporting particles to an average particle size of the hollow positive electrode active material particles is1/3 or more and 2 or less. The crushing strength of the void supporting particles is larger than the crushing strength of the conductive material particles. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207135 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery is disclosed. In one aspect, the secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, a can housing the electrode assembly, and a cap assembly. The cap assembly includes a cap plate, a terminal plate placed under the cap plate, and an insulation plate interposed between the cap plate and the terminal plate. The insulation plate includes a base plate and first and second long sidewalls, wherein first and second cut portions are formed in the first and second long sidewalls. The terminal plate includes a body portion mounted on the insulation plate and a head portion having protrusions formed on opposing sides thereof, wherein the protrusions are placed in the first and second cut portions. The first and second protrusions are configured to electrically connect to the inner surface of the can when the can is subjected to longitudinal compression. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207136 | BATTERY - A battery includes a winding electrode body, a battery case provided with a liquid inlet and positive and negative terminal members. The positive terminal member has a junction part compressed in a direction orthogonal to a winding axis direction. The negative terminal member has a junction part compressed in the direction orthogonal to the winding axis direction. The liquid inlet is positioned leaning to either the positive terminal junction part or the negative terminal junction part. In the winding electrode body, a separation distance from the junction part further away from the liquid inlet to the end lying on the relevant junction side in the winding axis direction is greater than a separation distance from the junction part closer to the liquid inlet to the end on the relevant junction side in the winding axis direction. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207137 | ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORE - An electrochemical energy store ( | 2015-07-23 |
20150207138 | DOPED NICKELATE COMPOUNDS - The invention relates to novel materials of the formula: A | 2015-07-23 |
20150207139 | COMPOSITIONS, ZINC ELECTRODES, BATTERIES AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - A composition, method of its preparation, and zinc electrodes comprising the composition as the active mass, for use in rechargeable electrochemical cells with enhanced cycle life is described. The electrode active mass comprises a source of electrochemically active zinc and at least one fatty acid or a salt, ester or derivative thereof, or an alkyl sulfonic acid or a salt ester or derivative thereof. The zinc electrode is assumed to exhibit low shape change and decreased dendrite formation compared to known zinc electrodes, resulting in electrochemical cells which have improved capacity retention over a number of charge/discharge cycles. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207140 | METAL FLUORIDE AND PHOSPHATE NANOCOMPOSITES AS ELECTRODE MATERIALS - The present invention relates to primary and secondary electrochemical energy storage systems. More particularly, the present invention relates to such systems as battery cells, especially battery cells utilizing metal fluorides with the presence of phosphates or fluorophosphates, which use materials that take up and release ions as a means of storing and supplying electrical energy. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207141 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which can significantly improve battery characteristics by suppression of decrease in discharge capacity at an initial cycle stage and by improvement in high-temperature charge storage characteristics. A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a negative electrode mixture layer including a negative electrode active material which contains SiO | 2015-07-23 |
20150207142 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a positive electrode ( | 2015-07-23 |
20150207143 | LITHIUM ION BATTERIES - A lithium ion battery includes at least one cathode electrode, at least one anode electrode, and an electrolyte. The cathode electrode includes at least one first carbon nanotube paper and at least one cathode electrode plate. The cathode electrode plate locates on a surface of the at least one first carbon nanotube paper, and includes a plurality of stacked first carbon nanotube films. A cathode active material is dispersed in the plurality of first carbon nanotube films. An anode electrode includes at least one first second carbon nanotube paper and at least one first anode electrode plate. The anode electrode plate is located on a surface of the at least one first second carbon nanotube paper, and includes a plurality of stacked second carbon nanotube films. An anode active material is dispersed in the plurality of second carbon nanotube films. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207144 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A method for manufacturing composites in which the nanosize of a carbon material and a metal compound can be maintained as the final product is realized to provide a superior electrode material. A treatment of increasing the functional groups possessed by a carbon material is performed in advance. Then, a metal compound precursor is supported on a carbon material by separately performing a treatment of adsorbing one of source materials of the metal compound to the functional groups of the carbon material having increased functional groups and a treatment of reacting the adsorbed source material of the metal compound with the rest of the source materials on the carbon material to produce a metal compound precursor on the carbon material. Finally, a lithium source is introduced and calcined. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207145 | HIGH CAPACITY CATHODE MATERIAL WITH IMPROVED RATE CAPABILITY PERFORMANCE - The present invention related to an electrochemical cell comprising an anode of a Group IA metal and a cathode of a composite material prepared from an aqueous mixture of iron sulfate, cobalt sulfate and sulfur. The cathode material of the present invention provides an increased rate pulse performance compared to iron disulfide cathode material. This makes the cathode material of the present invention particularly useful for implantable medical applications. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207146 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERIES, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERIES, LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERIES - Provided is a negative electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery, which has excellent high-temperature storage characteristics and cycle characteristics. The negative electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery has a high molecular weight polymer adsorbed on a carbon material, the O/C value of surface functional group quantity is 4.5% or more and 25% or less in the negative electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery, and the S/C value of surface functional group quantity is 0.05% or more and 2.5% or less in the negative electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery. Also provided are a negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery, lithium ion secondary battery, and methods for producing the negative electrode material, the negative electrode, and the battery. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207147 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - This invention provides a method for producing a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The method comprises constructing a battery cell that comprises a positive electrode comprising a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode comprising a negative electrode active material, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution comprising a non-aqueous solvent and an oxalatoborate-based compound. The method further comprises charging the battery cell to form on the negative electrode a layer that is derived from the oxalatoborate-based compound and comprises boron and oxalate ions. The method further comprises carrying out a modification treatment to increase the ratio of number of moles m | 2015-07-23 |
20150207148 | ELECTRODE, POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A power storage device with high capacity or high energy density is provided. A highly reliable power storage device is provided. A long-life power storage device is provided. An electrode includes an active material, a first binder, and a second binder. The specific surface area of the active material is S [m | 2015-07-23 |
20150207149 | ELECTRODE FOR A GALVANIC CELL - An electrode for a galvanic cell, characterized by a carrier, which is provided with an embroidery, wherein at least a part of the surface of the embroidery is configured to be electrically conductive. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207150 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR ITS PREPARATION - The invention provides electrodes suitable for use as air electrodes, processes for their preparation and metal/air cells utilizing such electrodes as air cathodes. The invention relates to an electrode comprising a catalytically active layer applied on one face of a hydrophobic porous film and a conductive current collector pressed onto said catalytically active face, wherein at least a portion of the marginal area of said face is free from catalyst, and wherein a sealant is provided around at least part of the perimeter of said catalytically active layer, said sealant forming a coating onto the catalyst-free marginal area of said hydrophobic film. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207151 | GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODE MEDIUM FOR FUEL CELL - A fuel cell gas diffusion electrode medium has exceptional anti-flooding characteristic and anti-dry-out characteristic, the capability to achieve high cell performance across a wide temperature range from low to high temperatures, and exceptional mechanical properties, electrical conductivity, and thermal conductivity, a microporous layer being arranged on one surface of an electrode base material; wherein the fuel cell gas diffusion electrode medium is characterized in that linear carbon having an aspect ratio of 30-5000 is included in the microporous layer, and the areal weight of the gas diffusion electrode medium is 30-60 g/m2. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207152 | ELECTRODE CATALYST FOR FUEL CELL, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, ELECTRODE FOR FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE ELECTROLYTE CATALYST, AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE ELECTRODE - In an aspect herein is provided an electrode catalyst for a fuel cell including a carbonaceous carrier and a metal catalyst supported in the carbonaceous carrier, wherein an amino C | 2015-07-23 |
20150207153 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A CATALYTIC MATERIAL - A process for preparing a catalytic material including (i) a support material and (ii) a thin film catalyst coating, the coating including one or more first metals, wherein the process includes the steps of: providing a multilayer thin film coating of a second metal on the support material; and spontaneous galvanic displacement of at least some of the second metal with the one or more first metals; wherein the second metal is less noble than the one or more first metals. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207154 | FUEL CELL INTERCONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR MAKING A FUEL CELL INTERCONNECTOR - An interconnector for a solid oxide fuel cell is manufactured by single-press compacting a powder blend to form a green interconnector with a desired shape of a final interconnector. The powder blend includes chromium and iron, and may include an organic lubricant. At least 50 wt % or more of an iron portion of the powder blend comprises iron particles smaller than 45 um. The green interconnector is then sintered and oxidized to form the final interconnector. The oxidation step occurs in a continuous flow furnace in which a controlled atmosphere (e.g., humidified air) is fed into the furnace in the travel direction of the interconnector. The final interconnector comprises at least 90 wt % chromium, at least 3 wt % iron, and less than 0.2 wt % nitrogen. An average density within a flow field of the final interconnector may be less than 6.75 g/cc. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207155 | FUEL CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF HAVING INTEGRATED MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND GAS DIFFUSION LAYER - A fuel cell having a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) comprising an electrolyte membrane, an anode and a cathode; and a gas diffusion layer (GDL) combined with both surfaces of the MEA is provided. In particular, the GDL includes a first layer having a first surface that comes in contact with a reaction region of the MEA, a second layer formed on a second surface of the first layer, and a third layer formed along a peripheral portion between a first region in which both the first layer and the second layer are formed and a second region in which only the second layer is formed. The first layer may be a first microporous layer, the third layer may be a second microporous layer having a viscosity lower than that of the first microporous layer, and the second layer is not the first microporous layer and the second microporous layer. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207156 | PEM Fuel Cell Seal Design and Method for Manufacture - A method for forming variable section thicknesses from a uniformly thick resinous sheet in a PEM fuel cell. A method for forming a seal in a fuel cell includes a step of providing a sheet including a layer of resinous material. A first fold is formed in the sheet. The first fold extends from a substantially planar section of the sheet having a first side section and a second side section opposing the first side section and connected by a top section. A gasket is formed by folding the first fold over towards the planar section to form a compound fold. The compound fold is placed between a first fuel cell component and a second fuel cell component to form the seal therein. A fuel cell incorporating the gasket is also provided. | 2015-07-23 |
20150207157 | HYBRID SYSTEM - [Object] To provide a hybrid system of which overall efficiency is improved. | 2015-07-23 |