41st week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190312272 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS WITH A HIGH VOLTAGE CATHODE - The present disclosure provides a rechargeable electrochemical cell including an electrolyte side, a cathode side, and a polymer/plasticizer. The electrolyte side includes a solid glass electrolyte including an electrolyte mobile cation and electric dipoles, as well as an anode including a metal of the electrolyte mobile cation and contacting the solid glass electrolyte at an anode: solid glass electrolyte interface. The cathode side includes a cathode including a cathode active material into which a cathode guest cation is reversibly extracted/inserted. The cathode active material has a voltage versus lithium (Li) metal of between 3V and 15V. The polymer/plasticizer contacts the solid glass electrolyte at a solid glass electrolyte:polymer/plasticizer interface and the cathode at a polymer/plasticizer:cathode interface such that the cathode guest cation is confined to the cathode side and the electrolyte mobile cation is confined to the anode side during charge and discharge of the electrochemical cell. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312273 | LITHIUM COMPOUND, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE LITHIUM COMPOUND, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium compound is provided, with which a positive active material containing a decreased amount of magnetically attractable substances can be easily obtained while shortening the total time for production of a positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The lithium compound is used for producing a positive active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, with which a lithium transition metal composite oxide can be obtained by mixing the lithium compound with a transition metal composite hydroxide or the like obtained by crystallization reaction, and then firing the mixture obtained by mixing, wherein when water and a magnet are added to and mixed and stirred with the lithium compound, the amount of magnetically attractable substances captured by the magnet is 0.0007 mass % or less with respect to the amount of lithium in the lithium compound. Therefore, a positive active material in which the amount of magnetically attractable substances contained is 0.02 mass ppm or less can be easily obtained while shortening the total time for production of the positive active material. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312274 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive electrode active material according to an embodiment includes secondary particles each formed of aggregated primary particles of a lithium transition metal oxide containing 80 mol % or more of nickel, based on a total molar amount of a metal element other than lithium. The positive electrode active material further includes a rare earth compound attached to each surface of the secondary particles and one or more lithium compounds attached to each surface of the primary particles inside the secondary particles. The lithium compounds include lithium hydroxide. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312275 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL - An electrode material ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190312276 | GRAPHENE-ENABLED SELENIUM CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR AN ALKALI METAL-SELENIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A graphene-enabled hybrid particulate for use as a cathode active material of an alkali metal-selenium battery, wherein the hybrid particulate is composed of a single or a plurality of graphene sheets and one or a plurality of fine selenium particles or coatings, having a diameter or thickness from 0.5 nm to 10 μm, and the graphene sheets and the selenium particles or coatings are mutually bonded or agglomerated into a hybrid particulate containing an exterior graphene sheet or multiple exterior graphene sheets embracing the selenium particles or coatings, and wherein the hybrid particulate has an electrical conductivity no less than 10 | 2019-10-10 |
20190312277 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURED PLANT-FIBER CARBON MATERIAL FOR USE AS ANODE MATERIAL FOR SODIUM-ION BATTERY AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a three-dimensional structured plant-fiber carbon material for use as an anode material for a sodium-ion battery and a lithium-ion battery, and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method of the three-dimensional structured plant-fiber carbon material comprises: soaking the plant fiber into a pore forming agent, a nitrate solution, wetting the fiber at a constant temperature, after drying, calcining and grinding the fiber at a protective atmosphere, washing the resulted material with hydrochloric acid and deionized water and drying the material. The three-dimensional structured plant-fiber carbon material has a three-dimensional porous thin sheet-like and long tunnel structure, wherein the thin sheet has a thickness of 5 to 30 nm. The three-dimensional structured plant-fiber carbon material constructs an excellent conductive network, which, in combination with the porous and long tunnel structure, facilitates rapid diffusion of ions of the electrode material, and improves utilization rate of the material. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312278 | BINDER COMPOSITION FOR SOLID ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - Provided is a binder composition for a solid electrolyte battery having excellent processability in solid electrolyte battery production and with which a solid electrolyte battery having excellent battery performance can be obtained. The binder composition for a solid electrolyte battery contains a particulate polymer having a core-shell structure and an organic solvent. A mass ratio of content of a polymer forming a core portion of the particulate polymer relative to content of a polymer forming a shell portion of the particulate polymer (i.e., a ratio of “polymer forming core portion/polymer forming shell portion”) is 1/0.3 to 1/5. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312279 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE SUBSTANCE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, POSITIVE ELECTRODE MIXTURE PASTE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery contains a first lithium-metal composite oxide represented by General Formula: Li | 2019-10-10 |
20190312280 | BATTERY PACK WITH BATTERY CELLS HAVING ASYMMETRICAL PACKAGING AND SYMMETRICAL CURRENT FLOW PATHS - A battery cell has positive and negative cell tabs protruding from a first edge and a cell stack-up within a pouch. Anode and cathode foils are connected to the cell tabs proximate the first edge, with the anode foils connected to each other proximate a second edge. An outermost current collector of the anode foils exists with respect to a thickness of the cell stack-up. The cathode foils are connected to the positive cell tab proximate the first edge. The anode foils are connected to each other and the negative cell tab proximate the second edge, such that the outermost current collector forms an internal bus bar between the first and second edges. The battery cell has asymmetrical packaging and symmetrical internal current paths. A system includes a battery pack driving a load, with the battery pack having battery cells constructed as set forth above. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312281 | CARBON NANOTUBE-CONTAINING THIN FILM - This carbon nanotube-containing thin film, which is formed on a base material, has a thickness of 10-500 nm. The ratio of coverage of the base material in a thin film forming portion by carbon nanotubes included in the thin film is 20-100%. The carbon nanotube-containing thin film exhibits a high ratio of coverage of the base material, despite having a thin film thickness, is capable of being ultrasonically welded, and, when used as an undercoat layer, is capable of achieving an energy storage device exhibiting low resistance. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312282 | THIN FILM, AND UNDERCOAT FOIL FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE ELECTRODE - Provided is a thin film which is formed on an aluminium foil, and which has a lightness L* in the L*a*b* colour system of at least 53, but less than 100, said lightness being measured using a specular component included (SCI) method. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312283 | ALKALI METAL-SELENIUM SECONDARY BATTERY CONTAINING A GRAPHENE FOAM-PROTECTED SELENIUM CATHODE - A graphene foam-protected selenium cathode layer for an alkali metal-selenium cell, comprising: (a) a sheet or a roll of solid graphene foam composed of multiple pores and pore walls containing graphene sheets, wherein the graphene sheets contain a pristine graphene material having less than 0.01% by weight of non-carbon elements or a non-pristine graphene material having 0.01% to 20% by weight of non-carbon elements, wherein said non-pristine graphene is selected from graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, graphene fluoride, graphene chloride, graphene bromide, graphene iodide, hydrogenated graphene, nitrogenated graphene, boron-doped graphene, nitrogen-doped graphene, chemically functionalized graphene, or a combination thereof, wherein the graphene sheets are interconnected or chemically merged together without an adhesive resin; and (b) selenium coating or particles residing in the pores or bonded to the pore walls of the solid graphene foam. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312284 | COMPOSITION FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE OF MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR FUEL CELLS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE OF MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR FUEL CELLS USING THE SAME - Described herein is a composition for manufacturing an electrode of a membrane-electrode assembly for fuel cells and a method for manufacturing an electrode of a membrane-electrode assembly for fuel cells including the same. More particularly, described herein is a composition for manufacturing an electrode of a membrane-electrode assembly for fuel cells which can improve porosity in the electrode and thereby mass transport capability of reactive gases by mixing a second carbon having lower crystallinity than a first carbon to produce an electrode and applying a voltage to the electrode to remove only the second carbon, and a method for manufacturing an electrode of a membrane-electrode assembly for fuel cells including the same. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312285 | FUEL CELL COMPRISING A MEMBRANE/ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY PROVIDED WITH A CAPACITIVE LAYER - A fuel cell including: a membrane/electrode assembly including a proton exchange membrane and including an anode in contact with the membrane, the membrane/electrode assembly including a first active zone covered by the anode, and a first linking zone not covered by the anode; flow guiding plates between which the membrane/electrode assembly is arranged, the flow guiding plates being traversed by at least one first flow collector in communication with the anode, the first linking zone arranged between the first flow collector and the first active zone. The membrane/electrode assembly further includes a first capacitive layer including a mixture of carbon including a BET specific surface area at least equal to 200 m | 2019-10-10 |
20190312286 | Connecting Element for Electrically Contact-Connecting Separator Plates of a Fuel Cell Stack - A connecting element for making electrical contact with at least one separator plate of a fuel cell stack includes a housing and a contact element which is arranged in the housing and has a contact end for making contact with the separator plate and has a connection end for connection to a continuing line. A positive z-direction is defined from the contact end in the direction of the connection end. A cutout is provided in the housing, wherein the contact element is positioned in the cutout. The contact end is arranged on a first side of the cutout. The connection end is arranged on the second side of the cutout. The contact element has an interlocking element which bears in an interlocking manner against the housing on the first side of the cutout. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312287 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE WITH HIGH-DURABILITY FOR FUEL CELL - A method of manufacturing an electrolyte membrane for fuel cells with improved durability for fuel cells includes: preparing a substrate; applying a first ionomer solution onto the substrate; inserting a porous support into the first ionomer solution to impregnate the first ionomer solution in the porous support; allowing the first ionomer solution-impregnated porous support to stand; applying a second ionomer solution to the first ionomer solution-impregnated porous support; and drying the porous support. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312288 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell stack of fuel cells that generate electricity by electrochemical reaction between hydrogen that is a fuel gas and oxygen that is an oxidant gas; an expander that is provided on a supply path of the fuel gas to the fuel cell stack, and at which, due to the fuel gas that is in a high-pressure state being supplied thereto, the fuel gas is expanded and the pressure thereof is reduced, and, due to the fuel gas being expanded and the pressure thereof being reduced, internal energy of the fuel gas is converted into mechanical energy; and a heating device that is provided further toward an upstream side of the supply path than the expander, and that heats the fuel gas. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312289 | SYSTEM COMPRISING A FUEL-CELL STACK, AND ASSOCIATED CONTROL METHOD - A fuel cell system comprises a stack of electrochemical cells forming a fuel cell with an ion-exchange polymer membrane and a fuel gas supply circuit connecting a fuel gas reservoir to the anode of the fuel cell, the system being characterized in that it comprises: a hydrogen purge valve ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190312290 | HUMIDIFYING AND COOLING APPARATUS FOR FUEL CELL - The present invention relates to a humidifying and cooling apparatus for a fuel cell, and more particularly, to a humidifying and cooling apparatus for a fuel cell for actively and effectively performing a cooling and a humidification control of supplied air, when high-humidity air is supplied to a fuel cell stack in an air supplying apparatus for a fuel cell for supplying an appropriate humidity to the fuel cell stack. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312291 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for controlling operation of a fuel cell system is provided. The method includes measuring a stack current and a stack insulation resistance. The measured stack current is compared with a predetermined current reference value and the measured stack insulation resistance is compared with a predetermined first insulation reference value. An air supply amount to a fuel cell stack is increased during a predetermined time when the measured stack current is less than the predetermined current reference value and the measured stack insulation resistance is less than or equal to the predetermined first insulation reference value. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312292 | Electrochemical-Based Purification of Electrolyte Solutions, and Related Systems and Methods - Methods and systems for removing impurities from electrolyte solutions having three or more valence states. In some embodiments, a method includes electrochemically reducing an electrolyte solution to lower its valence state to a level that causes impurities to precipitate out of the electrolyte solution and then filtering the precipitate(s) out of the electrolyte solution. In embodiments in which the electrolyte solution is desired to be at a valence state higher than the precipitation valence state, a method of the disclosure includes oxidizing the purified electrolyte solution to the target valence. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312293 | MICROSCALE-BIPOLAR-INTERFACE-ENABLED PH GRADIENTS IN ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES - Among the various aspects of the present disclosure is the provision of method of inducing or providing a pH gradient in electrochemical or chemical systems. Briefly, the pH gradient is induced by use of coated particles or films with an ion exchange ionomer. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312294 | DOPED SCANDIA STABILIZED ZIRCONIA ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITIONS - A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) electrolyte composition includes zirconia stabilized with scandia, and at least one of magnesia, zinc oxide, indium oxide, and gallium oxide, and optionally ceria in addition to the oxides above. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312295 | ELECTRODE AND REDOX FLOW BATTERY - The purpose of the present invention is to provide an electrode which is used as a liquid flow-through device electrode and in which liquid flow-through resistance is reduced and the utilization efficiency of carbon fiber is enhanced. Another object of the present invention is to provide a redox flow battery having excellent charge-discharge performance by use of the electrode which is used for the liquid flow-through device. The present invention provides an electrode for a liquid flow-through device, the electrode essentially consisting of a carbon fiber nonwoven fabric, having a thickness of more than 0.40 mm, and having a through-hole disposed therein, or a non-through-hole disposed on one surface or both surfaces of the electrode. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312296 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING ELECTRICITY - A method of transmitting electricity including providing a shippable container configured to transport a liquid electrolyte solution to a first charging station. The first charging station is configured to apply electricity to the liquid electrolyte solution. The first charging station charges the liquid electrolyte solution by applying electricity to the liquid electrolyte solution. The charged liquid electrolyte solution is loaded into the shippable container and transported to a discharging station. The electrolyte solution is electrically discharged at the discharging station and subsequently transported to a second charging station. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312297 | METHOD FOR OPERATING REDOX FLOW BATTERY - A method of operating a redox flow battery which has a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a membrane, and performs charge and discharge by supplying a positive electrode electrolyte to the positive electrode and supplying a negative electrode electrolyte to the negative electrode, the method including a step of supplying the electrolytes such that one or both of a flow rate of the positive electrode electrolyte and a flow rate of the negative electrode electrolyte is changed in a cycle of 1/60 to 10 seconds. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312298 | Semiconductor Structures Having a Micro-Battery and Methods for Making the Same - The present disclosure provides an embodiment of an integrated structure that includes a first electrode of a first conductive material embedded in a first semiconductor substrate; a second electrode of a second conductive material embedded in a second semiconductor substrate; and a electrolyte disposed between the first and second electrodes. The first and second semiconductor substrates are bonded together through bonding pads such that the first and second electrodes are enclosed between the first and second semiconductor substrates. The second conductive material is different from the first conductive material. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312299 | NON-FLAMMABLE SODIUM-ION BATTERIES - Disclosed herein is a non-flammable sodium-ion battery having a cathode and an anode and which uses an electrolyte that includes NaBF | 2019-10-10 |
20190312300 | POROUS CERAMIC SEPARATOR MATERIALS AND FORMATION PROCESSES - Energy storage devices, battery cells, and batteries may include a battery cell component that may be or include a ceramic layer produced by methods including admixing a ceramic with a water-soluble dispersant to form a first mixture. The methods may include admixing an organic polymeric dispersant with the first mixture to form a second mixture. The methods may include admixing a binder with the second mixture to form a slurry. The methods may also include depositing the slurry on a substrate. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312301 | LITHIUM AND SODIUM BATTERIES WITH POLYSULFIDE ELECTROLYTE - A battery comprising: at least one cathode, at least one anode, at least one battery separator, and at least one electrolyte disposed in the separator, wherein the anode is a lithium metal or lithium alloy anode or an anode adapted for intercalation of lithium ion, wherein the cathode comprises material adapted for reversible lithium extraction from and insertion into the cathode, and wherein the separator comprises at least one porous, electronically conductive layer and at least one insulating layer, and wherein the electrolyte comprises at least one polysulfide anion. The battery provides for high energy density and capacity. A redox species is introduced into the electrolyte which creates a hybrid battery. Sodium metal and sodium-ion batteries also provided. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312302 | LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A lithium-ion secondary battery includes at least a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and an electrolyte solution. The negative electrode includes at least negative electrode active material particles. Each of the negative electrode active material particles contains at least a SiO | 2019-10-10 |
20190312303 | RECHARGEABLE AQUEOUS ZINC HYBRID BATTERY - A zinc ion hybrid battery is provided. The battery contains an anode capable of intercalation and de-intercalation of zinc ions, a cathode having a 4V active material capable of intercalation and de-intercalation of zinc ions, lithium ions and both zinc and lithium ions; and an aqueous electrolyte which comprises: water, and a zinc salt of an anion comprising a fluoroalkylsulfonyl group of formula (I): | 2019-10-10 |
20190312304 | Sulfide-Based Solid Electrolyte for Lithium Secondary Battery - Provided is a sulfide-based solid electrolyte which is capable of suppressing the generation of hydrogen sulfide caused by reaction with moisture even when in contact with dry air in a dry room or the like, and capable of maintaining lithium ion conductivity. Proposed is a sulfide-based solid electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery, wherein the surface of a compound containing lithium, phosphorus, sulfur, and halogen, and having a cubic argyrodite-type crystal structure is coated with a compound containing lithium, phosphorus, and sulfur, and having a non-argyrodite-type crystal structure. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312305 | POLYMER, ELECTROLYTE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE POLYMER - Provided are a polymer represented by Formula 1, an electrolyte including the same, and a lithium battery including the polymer. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312306 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - In order to provide a lithium ion secondary battery having both high energy density and an excellent charging-rate characteristic, in the lithium ion secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte solution, the electrolyte solution comprises 0.5 mol/l or more of Li[(FSO | 2019-10-10 |
20190312307 | Nonaqueous Electrolytic Solution and Nonaqueous Electrolytic Solution Secondary Battery - An object of the present invention is to provide a nonaqueous electrolytic solution and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution secondary battery capable of showing high output characteristics at a low temperature even after the battery is used to some extent, and capable of showing good high-rate properties, and further capable of improving safety of batteries. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution includes a nonaqueous solvent, an electrolyte dissolved in the nonaqueous solvent, (I) a difluoro ionic complex (1) represented by the general formula (1), and (II) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a specific cyclic phosphazene compound, siloxane compound, aromatic compound, cyclohexene compound, phosphoric acid ester compound, fluorinated linear ether compound, fluorinated cyclic ether compound, and boric acid ester compound, and 95 mol % or more of the difluoro ionic complex (1) is a difluoro ionic complex (1-Cis) in a cis configuration represented by the general formula (1-Cis). | 2019-10-10 |
20190312308 | ELECTROLYTE OF RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - Aspects of embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electrolyte for a rechargeable lithium battery, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. The electrolyte includes a non-aqueous organic solvent, a lithium salt, and additive represented by Chemical Formula 1: | 2019-10-10 |
20190312309 | IMPROVING THE IONIC CONDUCTIVITY OF AN ELECTROLYTE BASED ON LITHIUM IMIDAZOLATE SALTS - An electrolytic composition including at least one lithium salt of formula (A) wherein Rf represents a fluorine atom, a nitrile group, an optionally fluorinated or perfluorinated alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbons, an optionally fluorinated or perfluorinated alkoxy group having from 1 to 5 carbons or an optionally fluorinated or perfluorinated oxa-alkoxy group having from 1 to 5 carbons; and the following solvent mixture: ethylene carbonate, γ-butyrolactone, and methyl propanoate. Also, to the use of the compositions in Li-ion batteries. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312310 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE USING SAME - The present invention relates to a nonaqueous electrolytic solution having an electrolyte salt dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent, the nonaqueous electrolytic solution containing 0.1 to 5% by mass of a compound represented by the following general formula (I) and an energy storage device including the foregoing nonaqueous electrolytic solution. This nonaqueous electrolytic solution is able to improve charging storage properties and discharging storage properties of an energy storage device when used in the high-temperature and high-voltage environment. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312311 | SELENIUM PRELOADED CATHODE FOR ALKALI METAL-SELENIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND PRODUCTION PROCESS - A method of producing a pre-selenized (selenium-preloaded) active cathode layer for a rechargeable alkali metal-selenium cell; the method comprising: (a) Preparing an integral layer of porous graphitic structure having a specific surface area greater than 100 m | 2019-10-10 |
20190312312 | SECONDARY ENERGY STORAGE ELEMENT HAVING A REFERENCE ELECTRODE - A secondary energy storage element includes a reference electrode or a constituent thereof positioned between at least one ply of a separator layer and one of electrode layers and electrically insulated from the electrode layer by an insulating means, the reference electrode or the constituent thereof positioned such that there is at least one metal filament or a sheet-shaped metallic coating on a surface of the at least one ply of the separator layer or a surface of the insulating means, within an overlap region the at least one metal filament or the sheet-shaped metallic coating is arranged on the surface of a ply of the separator layer or a surface of the insulating means, and the at least one metal filament or the sheet-shaped metallic coating covers on the surface an area of a maximum of 5% of the area over which the overlap region extends. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312313 | BATTERY APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A battery apparatus for a vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a basic battery pack that is mounted within the vehicle and an auxiliary battery pack that is selectively mountable within the vehicle. The auxiliary battery pack is connected in series with or in parallel to the basic battery pack. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312314 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING A BATTERY - The invention relates to system for storing a battery ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190312315 | POWER STORAGE SYSTEM - In a power storage system, each of a plurality of power storage modules includes at least one cell, and the plurality of power storage modules are connected in series. A management device manages the plurality of power storage modules. Each of the plurality of power storage modules contains a first insulation unit having a primary side and a secondary side that are insulated from each other. The first insulation unit outputs a signal containing information of at least one cell to a communication line. The signal is referenced to predetermined standard voltage between a voltage at one end and a voltage at the other end of the plurality of power storage modules. The management device contains a second insulation unit having a primary side and a secondary side that are insulated from each other, and a circuit unit insulated from the communication line by the second insulation unit. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312316 | CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A control apparatus ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190312317 | BATTERY AS A SERVICE - Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) may include testing various voltages and currents, storing and sending the data to an electrochemical impedance spectroscopy analyzer (EISA) network, where the data may be compared to historical data to determine a battery event as a user action recommendation may provide preferred operating use of a device battery in response correlation of EIS test results and comparison for similarities of EIS test results. Historical EIS test data may be stored in an EISA network with a server configured to receive EIS test results from battery-operated devices, correlate received EIS test data to historical EIS test data, and provide recommendations on battery use and/or maintenance to the battery-operated device based on the correlation results. Analyzing EIS test data and sending recommendations on battery use and/or maintenance service may be provided on a subscription basis. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312318 | Monitoring System for Series-Connected Battery Cells - A battery monitoring circuit measures individual battery cell voltages and temperatures of a plurality of series-connected battery cells utilizing an Analog Front End, a controller that collects and analyzes the data digitally transferred to it by the Analog Front End, and a Fuel Gauge configured to measure a single battery cell. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312319 | CARTRIDGE FOR BATTERY CELL AND BATTEY MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed is a cartridge for battery cells, which includes: an upper cooling plate and a lower cooling plate having a plate shape and spaced to face each other, a cooling channel is formed between the upper cooling plate and the lower cooling plate; a main frame surrounding an outer circumference of the upper cooling plate and an outer circumference of the lower cooling plate with battery cells placed on an upper portion and a lower portion of the main frame; and a support portion disposed at the cooling channel and having at least one support rib protruding in at least one of an upper direction and a lower direction, the at least one support rib supporting the upper cooling plate and the lower cooling plate. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312320 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A power storage device includes: a power storage module; a housing case having a housing space formed therein and configured to house the power storage module in the housing space; a cooler arranged in the housing case and configured to cool air sent toward the power storage module; a storage portion configured to store condensation water generated as a result of cooling by the cooler; and an air permeable film configured to allow a vapor generated from the condensation water stored in the storage portion to pass therethrough. The storage portion and the air permeable film are provided in a separated space separated from the housing space. The vapor passes through the separated space and reaches the air permeable film. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312321 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING WATER - An apparatus for detecting water includes at least one battery module for producing and supplying electricity to outside of the apparatus, a housing for accommodating the battery module, and a touch panel for detecting a contact position of water when the water makes contact with one surface of the touch panel, and the touch panel includes a first touch panel located in a first area where the battery module is formed. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312322 | BATTERY PACK HOUSING AND BATTERY PACK COMPRISING SAME - A battery pack includes a battery pack housing having an integrally formed cooling water passage. The battery pack housing includes: a bottom plate having through-holes passing through the inside thereof along a direction parallel to the bottom plate surface; a first sidewall coupled to one edge of the bottom plate to contact one end of the through-holes, and having a first hollow passing through the inside of the bottom plate along the longitudinal direction thereof and a first communication hole connecting the first hollow with the through-holes of the bottom plate; a second sidewall coupled to an opposite edge of the bottom plate to contact the other end of the through-holes and having a second hollow passing through the inside along the longitudinal direction thereof and a second communication hole connecting the through-holes with the second hollow; and occluding members for occluding ends of the first and second hollows. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312323 | Battery Thermal Management System - An example system is disclosed for thermal management of batteries. The system may include a cell bank that includes first and second cell frame sections, a heat bus, and thermal interface material. The first and second cell frame sections may define opposite surfaces of the cell bank. Each cell frame section may include recesses to align battery cells for welding and provided conductive connections between the cells to create a string of cells with a combined power output. Each recess may include a divider between the battery cells to preload the cells against a thermal junction during assembly. The heat bus may be provided between the cell frame sections. The heat bus may include heat pipes that extend between the battery cells and across the cell frame sections. The thermal interface material may be positioned to transfer heat from the cells to the heat pipes at their thermal junction. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312324 | ELECTRICAL CELLS AND BATTERIES, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCES OF ELECTRICAL CELLS AND BATTERIES - Disclosed is an electrical cell comprising a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and a deposition layer separating the positive electrode and a gas phase that supplies at least one reactive gas; wherein the deposition layer and the positive electrode are in communication with each other via electrolyte(s). Also disclosed is a battery comprising the electrical cell described above and a battery comprising: a cell comprising a negative electrode in communication with an anolyte and a positive electrode in communication with a catholyte; and a gas-liquid reactor, which is fed with the catholyte from the cell and a gas. Additionally, also disclosed is a method for improving the performances of a cell or battery comprising a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and a deposition layer separating the positive electrode and a gas phase that supplies at least one reactive gas, wherein the deposition layer and the positive electrode are in communication with each other via electrolyte(s), the method comprising: controlling reaction fronts away from the positive electrode by tuning the flux of compound(s) in the electrolyte(s), which can react with the reactive gas to form a solid, and/or the flux of the reactive gas. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312325 | Plastic MM-wave Waveguide with Integral Electrically-Conductive Transmission Line - A waveguide includes a core and an electrically-conductive transmission line. The core includes an electrically-insulating material that is transmissive at millimeter-wave frequencies. The core is configured to receive a millimeter-wave signal at a first end of the waveguide, and to guide the millimeter-wave signal to a second end of the waveguide. The electrically-conductive transmission line is coupled in propinquity to the core and is configured to conduct an electrical signal between the first end of the waveguide and the second end of the waveguide, in parallel with the millimeter-wave signal guided in the core. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312326 | MICROSTRIP TO WAVEGUIDE TRANSITION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A radio frequency (RF) assembly that includes a microstrip to waveguide transition is described herein. In one example, the RF assembly can include a substrate, a microstrip, and a waveguide. The substrate can include an antenna that includes an antenna slot. A portion of the microstrip, such as an end of the microstrip, can be disposed within and/or underneath the antenna slot. The microstrip can be embedded within the substrate and can be electrically coupled to the antenna. At least a portion of the waveguide can be disposed over the antenna slot. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312327 | WAVEGUIDE TRANSITIONS FOR POWER-COMBINING DEVICES - Waveguide transition devices for power-combining devices are disclosed. A waveguide transition device includes a coaxial waveguide section that is configured to concurrently receive electromagnetic output signals from a plurality of amplifiers and transition the electromagnetic output signals to a waveguide coupling section to form a combined and amplified electromagnetic signal. In turn, the waveguide coupling section transitions the combined and amplified electromagnetic signal to a waveguide output port. As disclosed herein, representative waveguide transition devices are configured to allow higher operating powers without typical device failure mechanisms. Spatial power-combining devices that include representative waveguide transition devices have improved power handling capabilities. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312328 | Zero Insertion Loss Directional Coupler for Wireless Transceivers with Integrated Power Amplifiers - A zero insertion loss directional coupler includes an input port, an antenna port, an isolation port, and a detect port. The coupler has a first signal trace, a second signal trace, and an inductive winding. The first signal trace is on one of two layers and is connected to the input port and the antenna port, while the inductive winding is on another one of the two layers. A first terminal of the inductive winding is connected to the isolation port. A first terminal of the second signal trace is connected to the detect port and a second terminal of the second signal trace is connected to a second terminal of the inductive winding. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312329 | RESONATOR AND FILTER COMPRISING THE SAME - A resonator ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190312330 | Phased Array Architecture with Distributed Temperature Compensation and Integrated Up/Down Conversion - A conditioning integrated circuit (CDIC) chip can be used to aggregate signals to/from a number of beam forming integrated circuit (BFIC) chips, and signals to/from a number of CDIC chips can be aggregated by an interface integrated circuit (IFIC) chip. The CDIC chip includes temperature compensation circuitry to adjust the gain of the transmit and receive signals as a function of temperature based on inputs from a temperature sensor. The CDIC may include a plurality of beam forming channels each having a transmit circuit and a receive circuit, a common port coupled to the beam forming channels for selectively providing a common transmit signal to the beam forming channels and receiving a common receive signal from the beam forming channels, and a temperature compensation circuit configured to provide variable attenuation to the common transmit signal and the common receive signal based on a temperature sense signal. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312331 | ANTENNA SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - An antenna substrate includes a cap substrate including a first antenna conductor located on upper and lower surfaces of a first insulating layer; a frame substrate including an opening located in the second insulating layer and having an outer periphery that surrounds an individual of or a collective number of outer peripheries of the plurality of first antenna conductors in a top view; a base substrate including a second antenna conductor located on an upper surface of a third insulating layer; a first adhesive material adhering the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer; and a second adhesive material adhering the second insulating layer and the third insulating layer; and the first adhesive material and the second adhesive material include a first bonding member and a second bonding member having an adhesive strength to the second insulating layer greater than that of the first bonding member. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312332 | SATELLITE TELEVISION ANTENNA SYSTEM - A satellite television antenna apparatus is connectable to a remotely-located set top box (STB). The satellite television antenna apparatus can include a motorized reflector dish movable in at least one of an azimuth orientation and an elevation orientation, and an antenna control system. The antenna control system can be configured to conduct two-way communication through a physical connection or a wireless connection between the satellite television antenna apparatus and the STB. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312333 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal is provided including a display unit; a middle frame including a supporting unit that supports a rear surface of the display unit with a side portion around the supporting portion; a main board at a rear surface of the middle frame including a ground; a first wireless communication unit in the main board to transceive a first signal; a second wireless communication unit in the main board to transceive a second signal; and a rear case covering a rear surface of the main board, where the side portion includes a plurality of conductive members with ends divided into slits and the plurality of the conductive members includes a common antenna electrically connectable with the first and second wireless communication units to receive the first and second signals such that the mobile terminal receives different signals with antennas for LTE and 5G communication arranged in a limited space. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312334 | MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal having a front surface, a rear surface, and side surfaces includes a cover glass allowing an electromagnetic wave to be transmitted therethrough, a case having a metal rim forming an appearance of the top or the bottom of the mobile terminal, and an antenna having a plurality of arrayed antenna patterns to radiate a beamformed transmission signal, wherein the antenna is disposed such that at least a portion thereof is adjacent to the metal rim, and the cover glass includes a planar portion disposed on the front surface or the rear surface and a bent portion bent from at least one end of the planar portion such that the transmission signal is radiated through the cover glass. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312335 | ANTENNA ELEMENT AND RELATED APPARATUS - An antenna element and related apparatus are provided. The antenna element includes a radiating structure configured to radiate a radio frequency (RF) signal in a defined polarization (e.g., linear polarization or circular polarization). The radiating structure is conductively coupled to a first pair of feed ports and a second pair of feed ports. In examples discussed herein, at least one selected pair of feed ports among the first pair of feed ports and the second pair of feed ports can be dynamically configured to receive a differential signal(s). By applying the differential signal(s) to the selected pair of feed ports with a proper polarity and/or a relative phase differential, it may be possible to cause the radiating structure to radiate in the defined polarization without requiring additional circuitries (e.g., switching circuit), thus helping to reduce power consumption, heat dissipation, and/or footprint in an apparatus employing the antenna element. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312336 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING ANTENNA - Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device according to an embodiment includes an antenna element configured to receive a signal in at least one frequency band of a first frequency band and a second frequency band, a signal distributor electrically connected with the antenna element, and including a first filter corresponding to the first frequency band and a second filter corresponding to the second frequency band, a matching circuit electrically connectable with the second filter, a transceiver electrically connected with the signal distributor, a switch connecting the second filter with the matching circuit or the transceiver, and a processor electrically connected with the transceiver. Moreover, various embodiments found through the present disclosure are possible. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312337 | ANTENNA ARRAY - An antenna array is provided which may include different levels of antenna elements on the array. A first set of antenna elements are arranged on a first set of reflectors with the reflectors being arranged in a shape having corners. A second set of reflectors with a second set of antenna elements are mounted on the corners of the first set of reflectors. A third set of reflectors is arranged in another shape with a third set of antenna elements being on the faces of the third set of reflectors. The first and second set of reflectors and antenna elements are on a first level of the array and the third set of reflectors and antenna elements are on a second level of the array. The third set of reflectors and antenna elements are between the first level and the base plate of the array. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312338 | DUAL-BAND ANTENNA ELEMENT AND BASE STATION - A dual band antenna element comprises a support structure being a single molded part; a first feeding circuit and a second feeding circuit both arranged on the support structure; and a first radiating element arranged on the support structure and configured to radiate in a first operating frequency band. The first radiating element is fed by the first feeding circuit. Furthermore, a second radiating element is arranged on the support structure and configured to radiate in a second operating frequency band that is lower than the first operating frequency band. The second radiating element is fed by the second feeding circuit. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312339 | MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ANTENNA FOR MOUNTING ON A MAST OR WALL-LIKE SUPPORT WITH AT LEAST TWO INTERCHANGEABLE AMPLIFIER MODULES - A mobile communications antenna comprises at least one antenna housing with a housing front side, a housing rear side, a first lateral housing side and a second lateral housing side opposite to the first. In the antenna housing, there are multiple radiating elements or pairs of radiating elements. The antenna further includes at least two amplifier modules, wherein each amplifier module comprises a first connection port and a second connection port and the amplifier modules are mounted on the exterior of the antenna housing. The connection ports are connected to corresponding first and second connection contact devices via plug-in connections. At least one signal processing and/or control unit is disposed in a housing, which is separate from the amplifier modules, in or on the antenna housing of the mobile communications antenna. The at least one signal processing and/or control unit comprises at least one digital interface to a baseband unit or to the mobile communication network and interfaces to the separate amplifier modules. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312340 | WEARABLE APPARATUS AND ANTENNA CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A wearable device comprises a body ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190312341 | ANTENNA AND WINDOW GLASS - To provide excellent reception performance on a narrow area of an automotive window glass, it is provided an antenna to be arranged on a window glass of a vehicle, the antenna comprising: a core-side power feeding unit; an earth-side power feeding unit; a first element extending from the core-side power feeding unit; and a second element extending at an angle of approximately 90 degrees with respect to the first element from the core-side power feeding unit, the first element having a length of 3aλ/4+δ and the second element having a length of aλ/4−δ, or the first element having a length of 3aλ/4−δ and the second element having a length of aλ/4+δ, where A refers to a wavelength of a reception frequency, a refers to a wavelength shortening rate of glass, and δ refers to an offset length for each of the first element and the second elements. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312342 | VEHICULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a communication system ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190312343 | Space-Filling Miniature Antennas - A novel geometry, the geometry of Space-Filling Curves (SFC) is defined in the present invention and it is used to shape a part of an antenna. By means of this novel technique, the size of the antenna can be reduced with respect to prior art, or alternatively, given a fixed size the antenna can operate at a lower frequency with respect to a conventional antenna of the same size. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312344 | ANTENNA WITH ENHANCED AZIMUTH GAIN - An antenna is described. This antenna includes: a ground plane; and antenna elements that are positioned in a first horizontal plane offset along a vertical direction from the ground plane. Moreover, the antenna elements are configured to generate a beam having a horizontal polarization. Furthermore, the antenna includes a planar reflector that is positioned in a second horizontal plane offset along the vertical direction from the first ground plane, so that the antenna elements are positioned between the ground plane and the planar reflector. During operation, a first reflection from the ground plane, the beam from the antenna elements, a second reflection from the planar reflector and diffractions from edges of the ground plane and the planar reflector combine to generate an antenna radiation pattern having a main beam approximately in a horizontal direction, e.g., at 10-15° from the horizontal direction. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312345 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING MULTIBAND ANTENNA - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an outer housing that comprises a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side surface surrounding a space between the first surface and the second surface, a display adapted to expose at least a portion of the display through the first surface of the outer housing, a PCB arranged between the second surface and the display in an interior of the outer housing, a communication circuit arranged on or over the PCB, a first conductive structure formed of at least one of the first surface or at least a portion of the side surface is electrically connected to the communication circuit, and a second conductive structure formed of the portion of the display electrically connected to the first conductive structure. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312346 | Antenna, Lighting System, And Communications System - The present disclosure relates to antennas, lighting systems, and communications systems. One example antenna includes a radiating element and a feeding unit. The antenna is integrated with a lighting system, where the lighting system includes a protective cover and a light source disposed inside the protective cover. Both the radiating element and the feeding unit of the antenna are integrated with the protective cover of the lighting system. The radiating element is attached to a surface of a cover body of the protective cover that is in a forward direction of the light source. One part of the feeding unit is integrated with the protective cover, and is electrically connected to the radiating element, and the other part of the feeding unit supports an electrical connection to a signal processing device. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312347 | Electronic Devices Having Antenna Array Apertures Mounted Against a Dielectric Layer - An electronic device may be provided with a dielectric cover layer and a conductive layer on the dielectric cover layer. The conductive layer may define an opening. A dielectric spacer may be mounted to the cover layer within the opening. A substrate may be mounted to the spacer. Vertical conductive structures may extend from the conductive layer to the substrate and may laterally surround the spacer. A phased antenna array may be formed on the substrate and aligned with the opening. The cover layer may have a dielectric constant and thickness that are selected to form a quarter wave impedance transformer for the array at a wavelength of operation of the array. The spacer and the conductive structures may exhibit a cavity resonance at the wavelength. The array and the conductive structures may radiate radio-frequency signals at millimeter wave frequencies through the dielectric cover layer. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312348 | Remote Electrical Tilt Unit, Base Station, and Method for Managing Remote Electrical Tilt Antenna - Embodiments of the present invention provide a remote electrical tilt unit, a base station, and a method for managing a remote electrical tilt antenna. The method includes: receiving, by the remote electrical tilt unit, permission configuration information sent by a first base station through a group of AISG ports of the remote control unit; configuring management permission of the first base station on the remote electrical tilt unit according to the permission configuration information, where the management permission includes at least control permission and query permission, and control permission on the remote electrical tilt unit can be allocated to only one base station. In this way, multiple base stations jointly manage a remote electrical tilt unit in a remote electrical tilt antenna, and a problem that it is difficult to locate and troubleshoot a fault when configuration of the remote electrical tilt unit is incorrect is resolved. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312349 | MOVEABLE ANTENNA APPARATUS - The present technique provides an antenna apparatus and a method of operating an antenna apparatus comprising a first antenna array and a second antenna array. Antenna positioning circuitry is used to move the first antenna array relative to the second antenna array about a common axis of rotation to facilitate positioning of the first and second antenna arrays in a chosen deployment configuration between a first limit and a second limit. Antenna array control circuitry is used to coordinate operation of the first antenna array and the second antenna array dependent on the chosen deployment configuration. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312350 | SCANNING ANTENNA WITH ELECTRONICALLY RECONFIGURABLE SIGNAL FEED - A scanning antenna system includes a feed line having first and second ends, and a scanning antenna element disposed with respect to the feed line so that, in the transmit mode, a signal input to one of the first and second ends of the feed line is evanescently coupled to the antenna element, whereby the antenna element radiates the signal as a shaped beam through an angular scanning field having a negative angular scanning space and a positive angular scanning space on either side of the stop band near 0°. A switching network, operatively coupled to the feed line, switches the signal input between the first and second ends of the feed line in a controlled sequence, whereby the shaped beam radiated by the antenna element is scanned in the negative scanning space, the stop band, and the positive scanning space. The antenna system performs reciprocally in the receive mode. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312351 | Antenna Device and Method for Emitting Electromagnetic Waves Using the Antenna Device - An antenna device ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190312352 | Method and Apparatus to Mount a Medical Imaging Antenna to a Flexible Substrate - A flexible coil includes a flexible substrate with a plurality of holes extending through the substrate. Each hole is configured to receive at least a portion of a fastener extending through the hole. Each fastener engages the flexible substrate and an antenna loop to positively retain the antenna loop to the flexible substrate. The holes are arranged in the flexible substrate to align each antenna loop with respect to the other antenna loops mounted to the flexible substrate. The fasteners are removably mounted to the flexible substrate such that the fastener positively retains the antenna loop to the flexible substrate when mounted to the flexible substrate but allows individual antenna loops to be removed from the flexible substrate when the fastener is removed from the flexible substrate. Multiple fasteners are provided for each antenna loop and are spaced apart from each other and positioned along the length of the loop. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312353 | RFID System With an Eddy Current Trap - An RFID antenna assembly configured to be energized with a carrier signal is disclosed. The RFID antenna assembly includes an inductive component including a loop antenna assembly, at least one capacitive component coupled to the inductive component, and an eddy current trap positioned a predetermined distance from the loop antenna assembly. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312354 | ANTENNA AND ANTENNA MODULE - An antenna includes a dielectric substrate, an antenna element formed on a first surface of the dielectric substrate, a ground element formed on a second surface of the dielectric substrate, and a metal conductor plate disposed over, and at a spaced distance from, the first surface of the dielectric substrate, the metal conductor plate being larger than the ground element. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312355 | Coincident Phase Centered Flared Notch Feed - A coincident phase centered antenna and a mechanism for feeding electrical signals to the antenna is disclosed. Each of the four prongs is fed by a respective conductor. Each respective conductor is in electrical communication with a connector or trace located on the bottom surface of the base or supporting printed circuit board. This configuration allows independent signals to be supplied to each of the four prongs in the coincident phase centered antenna. In some embodiments, the prongs are mounted on a metal base. In other embodiments, the prongs are mounted on a printed circuit board. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312356 | ELECTROMAGNETIC-WAVE-ABSORBING SHEET - An electromagnetic wave absorbing sheet is provided that can adequately absorb electromagnetic waves at high frequencies in and above the millimeter wave band, can have excellent flexibility, and can easily be placed in any desired portion. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312357 | ANTENNA APPARATUS - An antenna apparatus according to an embodiment includes a linear feed line and a radiating element that protrudes laterally from a first side of the feed line. The radiating element is formed by a conductive pattern, and an opening pattern is located in a portion of the feed line from which the radiating element protrudes. The opening pattern extends into a portion of the radiating element. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312358 | WAVEGUIDE-FED PLANAR ANTENNA ARRAY - A novel planar antenna array fed by an integrated waveguide and a method for producing same is presented. The antenna array is an aperture coupled array fed by an embedded microstrip line. The embedded microstrip line transitions to a stripline feed then back to a microstrip line such that the lower ground plane of the antenna array becomes the upper ground plane with the waveguide placed on the backside of the array. The microstrip feed then couples to the waveguide for signal transmission and reception. With the exception of the waveguide itself, the elements can be simultaneously fabricated on the same RF board, using subtractive (e.g., milling, etching) and additive (e.g., deposition, 3D printing) methods. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312359 | PHASED ARRAY CONTROL CIRCUIT - In certain exemplary embodiments, register banks are used to allow for fast beam switching (FBS) in a phased array system. Specifically, each beam forming channel is associated with a register bank containing M register sets for configuring such things as gain/amplitude and phase parameters of the beam forming channel. The register banks for all beam forming channels can be pre-programmed and then fast beam switching circuitry allows all beam forming channels across the array to be switched to use the same register set from its corresponding register bank at substantially the same time, thereby allowing the phased array system to be quickly switched between various beam patterns and orientations. Additionally or alternatively, active power control circuitry may be used to control the amount of electrical power provided to or consumed by one or more individual beam forming channels such as to reduce DC power consumption of the array and/or to selectively change the effective directivity of the array. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312360 | METHOD TO IMPROVE POWER AMPLIFIER OUTPUT RETURN LOSS AND BACK-OFF PERFORMANCE WITH RC FEEDBACK NETWORK - An apparatus includes a plurality of transceiver circuits and a plurality of feedback networks. Each of the plurality of transceiver circuits may be coupled to a respective antenna element in a respective group of antenna elements of a phased array antenna. Each of the transceiver circuits generally comprises a power amplifier circuit configured, when operating in a transmit mode, to drive the respective antenna element in the respective group of antenna elements. Each of the plurality of feedback networks may be coupled between an output and an input of a respective power amplifier circuit of a respective transceiver circuit. Each of the feedback networks generally comprises a resistor and a capacitor connected in series. The respective power amplifier circuit with the feedback network generally maintains a power matching condition with load variation associated with the antenna elements of the phased array antenna. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312361 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND PROGRAM - To realize a wireless communication device enabling efficient mounting of a proximity sensor, the present invention is provided with: a first antenna; a second antenna which serves also as an electrode for detecting approach of an object; a wireless communicator for performing wireless communication with a connection destination, which uses the second antenna as an auxiliary in the communication, while being capable of performing the communication using the first antenna only; a detector for detecting approach of an object to the second antenna; a switch which couples the second antenna with either of the wireless communicator and the detector; and a controller for setting maximum transmission output of the wireless communicator at a predetermined value, on the basis of approach information on the object which is obtained by coupling of the second antenna with the detector performed by the switch, at a predetermined time interval. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312362 | ANTENNA ARRAY WITH AT LEAST ONE DIPOLE-TYPE EMITTER ARRANGEMENT - An antenna array ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190312363 | LOW-, MEDIUM- AND/OR HIGH-VOLTAGE INSTALLATION WITH A BONDED CURRENT PATH CONNECTION WITH LONG-TERM STABILITY BY MEANS OF NANOMATERIALS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID CURRENT PATH CONNECTION - A method for establishing a materially bonded current path connection in low-voltage, medium-voltage and/or high-voltage installations having long-term stability includes providing a first part and/or a second part of a current path with a nanomaterial at least in one region. The first part and the second part of the current path are force-lockingly or form-lockingly connected at least in the respective regions. A supply of a reaction energy together with the nanomaterial creates a conductive and bonded connection between the first part and the second part of the current path. A low-voltage installation, a medium-voltage installation and/or a high-voltage installation is also provided. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312364 | Conductor Connection, Connection Piece and Method for Fabricating a Conductor Connection - A conductor connection, a connection piece and a method for fabricating a conductor connection are disclosed. In an embodiment a conductor connection includes a connection piece including one or more openings and a wall whose distance from a longitudinal axis of the connection piece increases toward at least one of the openings, and several electric conductors, wherein each of the electric conductors extends through one of the openings into the connection piece. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312365 | Universal End Clamp for Securing a Solar Panel to a Rail Support Guide - In various representative aspects, the present invention relates generally to providing an apparatus for securing a solar panel module to a solar panel rail guide structure. More specifically, the invention relates to providing an end clamp that mounts a bottom flange of a solar panel module to a solar panel rail guide structure. The end clamp does not require any tools for insertion. It mechanically fastens and electrically bonds the solar panel module to a solar panel rail guide structure. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312366 | CATENARY GROUNDING DEVICE FALL RESTRICTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE - An apparatus for restricting a contact head of a catenary grounding device unintentionally falling from a catenary in use that is connectable to the contact head. The apparatus forming part of a contact head of a catenary grounding device for restricting the contact head unintentionally falling from a catenary in use. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312367 | PRESS-FIT TERMINAL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING PRESS-FIT TERMINAL - A press-fit terminal includes a bar part and a deformation part provided at an end portion of the bar part. The deformation part includes a recess, a front boundary portion and a rear boundary portion. The recess is provided between a front end portion of the deformation part and the end portion of the bar part. The front boundary portion defines a boundary between the recess and a surface of the deformation part adjacent to the front end portion of the deformation part. The rear boundary portion defines a boundary between the recess and the surface of the deformation part adjacent to the end portion of the bar part. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312368 | Plug Connection of Conductive Tracks of at Least Two Mutually Spaced Circuit Boards, by Means of at Least One Plug Connector - In one example, the disclosure relates to plug connections of conductor tracks of at least two interspaced circuit boards with the aid of at least one plug connector. The plug connections are distinguished, for example, by the fact that the conductor tracks are easily electrically conductively interconnected. For this purpose, the plug connector can be a column having a polygonal or star-shaped or conic-section-shaped cross-section. The column can include at least two C-shaped contact springs positioned opposite each other. Moreover, the interspaced circuit boards each include, at the same point, an opening for partially accommodating the column, including plated through-holes, and so the interspaced plated through-holes of the circuit boards can be electrically conductively interconnected via the contact springs of the column. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312369 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a casing, a flexible wiring member, and a first electrical component, for example. The casing is provided with an opening. The flexible wiring member includes an insulating film, a lead mounted on the insulating film, and a connection terminal, and extends through the opening. The sealant is filled in the opening. The first electrical component is encapsulated by the casing and electrically connected to a second electrical component outside the casing through the flexible wiring member. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312370 | CONNECTING ELEMENT - A connecting element with a screw-in element and a contact element. The screw-in element is pin-shaped and extends along a longitudinal axis, has a thread on its first free end, a drive profile and a reception on its second free end, wherein the contact element is arranged in the reception with its first free end and has a connecting pin on its second free end that extends beyond the screw-in element in the direction of the longitudinal axis, wherein the contact element has a spring that is arranged between the screw-in element and the connecting pin. | 2019-10-10 |
20190312371 | FEMALE TERMINAL AND CONNECTOR - A socket electrically connectable with a pin inserted thereinto includes a pressed portion, which is pressed by the pin, and clamp pieces, which are deformed, in response to the pressed portion being pressed, into a clamp position, in which the clamp pieces clamp the pin therebetween, from an insertion position, in which the clamp pieces allow the pin to be inserted thereinto. | 2019-10-10 |