48th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 58 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150340627 | MATERIALS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The present application relates to a compound of a formula (I), (II) or (III). The compound can be used in an electronic device, preferably an organic electronic device. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340628 | METAL COMPLEX COMPOUND AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed is a metal complex compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, and an organic light emitting diode device including the same. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340629 | HOLE TRANSPORT COMPOSITION - There is provided a hole transport composition including (a) an inert matrix polymer and (b) at least 10% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, of a cyclometalated iridium complex. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340630 | FLEXIBLE ORGANIC THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR AND SENSOR HAVING THE SAME - A flexible organic thin-film transistor according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes an active layer formed on a flexible substrate from a material having a smaller grain size than 100 nanometers (nm) and arrangement in a herringbone structure. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340631 | AMBIPOLAR VERTICAL FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR - Various examples are provided for ambipolar vertical field effect transistors (VFETs). In one example, among others, an ambipolar VFET includes a gate layer; a source layer that is electrically percolating and perforated; a dielectric layer; a drain layer; and a semiconducting channel layer. The semiconducting channel layer is in contact with at least a portion of the source layer and at least a portion of the dielectric layer and the source layer and the semiconducting channel layer form a gate voltage tunable charge injection barrier. Another example includes an ambipolar vertical field effect transistor including a dielectric surface treatment layer. The semiconducting channel layer is in contact with at least a portion of the source layer and at least a portion of the dielectric surface treatment layer and where the source layer and the semiconducting channel layer form a gate voltage tunable charge injection barrier. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340632 | Perovskite Schottky Type Solar Cell - The invention provides devices such as photovoltaic cells which are free of scaffold structure layers. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340633 | ORGANIC SOLAR CELL OF THE BULK HETEROJUNCTION TYPE COMPRISING AN IMIDE BASED CONJUGATED BACKBONE COMPOUND AS PHOTOACTIVE MATERIAL - A solar cell including at least a substrate, a cathode, a hole conductive layer, a bulk heterojunction photoactive layer of a blend of a donor material and an acceptor material, an electron conductive layer and an anode, wherein the blend includes at least one photoactive material including a conjugated backbone system having:
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20150340634 | HYBRID PLANAR-GRADED HETEROJUNCTION FOR ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS - Disclosed herein are organic photosensitive optoelectronic devices comprising at least one hybrid planar-graded heterojunction. In particular, organic photosensitive optoelectronic devices are disclosed having two electrodes ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150340635 | White Organic Light Emitting Device - Disclosed is a white organic light emitting device. The white organic light emitting device includes a first emission part between a first electrode and a second electrode, a second emission part on the first emission part, and a third emission part on the second emission part. At least one of the first to third emission parts includes at least two emission layers including a red emission layer, and a position of the red emission layer is set to enhance a color reproduction rate and at least one of red efficiency, green efficiency, and blue efficiency. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340636 | Electronic Device - The application relates to an electronic device comprising an emitting layer which comprises at least one emitter compound and at least two host materials. The application furthermore relates to the use of the device in displays or in lighting applications. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340637 | Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Display Device, Electronic Device, and Lighting Device - An object is to provide a light-emitting element which uses a plurality of kinds of light-emitting dopants and has high emission efficiency. In one embodiment of the present invention, a light-emitting device, a light-emitting module, a light-emitting display device, an electronic device, and a lighting device each having reduced power consumption by using the above light-emitting element are provided. Attention is paid to Förster mechanism, which is one of mechanisms of intermolecular energy transfer. Efficient energy transfer by Förster mechanism is achieved by making an emission wavelength of a molecule which donates energy overlap with a local maximum peak on the longest wavelength side of a graph obtained by multiplying an absorption spectrum of a molecule which receives energy by a wavelength raised to the fourth power. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340638 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT - Provided is a light-emitting element with high external quantum efficiency, or a light-emitting element with a long lifetime. The light-emitting element includes, between a pair of electrodes, a light-emitting layer including a guest material and a host material, in which an emission spectrum of the host material overlaps with an absorption spectrum of the guest material, and phosphorescence is emitted by conversion of an excitation energy of the host material into an excitation energy of the guest material. By using the overlap between the emission spectrum of the host material and the absorption spectrum of the guest material, the energy smoothly transfers from the host material to the guest material, so that the energy transfer efficiency of the light-emitting element is high. Accordingly, a light-emitting element with high external quantum efficiency can be achieved. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340639 | Electrolytic Copper Foil and Electronic Device - Provided is an electrolytic copper foil significantly useful as electrodes for electronic devices. The electrolytic copper foil used for an electronic device according to the present invention includes copper or copper alloy, the electrolytic copper foil having a 0.2% proof stress of 250 N/mm2 or more after heat treatment at 200° C. for 60 min in a nitrogen atmosphere, wherein at least one of the surfaces of the electrolytic copper foil has a concave-dominant surface profile having a Pv/Pp ratio of 1.2 or more, the Pv/Pp ratio being a ratio of a maximum profile valley depth Pv to a maximum profile peak height Pp as determined in a rectangular area of 181 μm by 136 μm in accordance with JIS B 0601-2001. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340640 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - Disclosed is an organic light emitting diode (OLED) that includes an OLED panel; a back cover supporting the OLED panel and including a reinforcing bent portion; and a heat dissipation member between the OLED panel and the back cover. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340641 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - An organic light-emitting device includes an internal light extraction layer including a scattering layer and a smooth layer; and a transparent electrode including an underlying layer and an electrode layer, wherein the transparent electrode is provided on the smooth layer side of the internal light extraction layer, the internal light extraction layer has a refractive index in the range of 1.7 to less than 2.5, and the electrode layer includes silver or an alloy including silver as a main component. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340642 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE, ILLUMINATION APPARATUS, AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - An organic electroluminescent device includes first and second substrates, first and second electrodes, an insulating layer, an organic light emitting layer, and an intermediate layer. The first electrode is provided on the first substrate. The insulating layer is provided on the first electrode. The insulating layer includes first and second openings. The second electrode includes first and second conductive parts. The first conductive part covers the first opening. The second conductive part covers the second opening. The organic light emitting layer includes first and second light emitting parts. The first light emitting part is provided between the first electrode and the first conductive part. The second light emitting part is provided between the first electrode and the second conductive part. The second substrate is provided on a stacked body including above. The intermediate layer is provided between the stacked body and the second substrate. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340643 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE, ILLUMINATION APPARATUS, AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - An organic electroluminescent device includes first and second electrode and an organic light emitting layer. The first electrode has an upper face. The organic light emitting layer is provided on the first electrode. The second electrode is provided on the organic light emitting layer. The second electrode includes a plurality of conductive parts. The conductive parts extend in a first direction parallel to the upper face and are arranged in a second direction. The second direction is parallel to the upper face and intersects with the first direction. When a length of each of the conductive parts in the second direction is set to W | 2015-11-26 |
20150340644 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILM, AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING SAME - The present invention relates to a transparent conducting film and an organic light emitting device comprising the same. The transparent conducting film according to the present invention has a low surface resistance value, a high front surface transmittance and a low light absorptance. The light emission efficiency of the organic light emitting device according to the present invention may be enhanced by comprising a transparent conducting film having low light absorptance. In particular, the organic light emitting device according to the present invention may additionally comprise an internal light extraction layer to improve the light extraction efficiency, and the loss of light generated by the difference between refractive indices of a transparent electrode and a substrate may be minimized. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340645 | OLED DISPLAY PANEL AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOF - The invention provides an OLED display panel and the production process thereof, which relates to the technical field of display, may improve the surface flatness and the water-oxygen permeation resistance of the flexible base substrate, improve the light output ratio of the display panel, and may control the center wavelength of the electroluminescence spectrum. The display panel comprises an anode and a cathode provided on a flexible base substrate, and an organic material functional layer situated between the anode and the cathode, and it further comprises a reticular light output coupling layer provided on the flexible base substrate and contacting the flexible base substrate; the anode, the cathode, the organic material functional layer are all provided on the reticular light output coupling layer; the reticular light output coupling layer, the anode and the cathode, and the organic material functional layer compose a micro-cavity; the micro-cavity is used for controlling the center wavelength of the electroluminescence spectrum and the light output ratio. The material of the reticular light output coupling layer is a reticular high molecular material having a high refractive index and a low absorptivity in the visible light range; and it is used for the production of the flexible OLED display panel. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340646 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - An organic light emitting diode (OLED) according to an embodiment can include an OLED panel; a printed circuit board adhered onto a rear surface of the OLED panel; and a back cover including first and second metal layers, an inorganic substance layer between the first and second metal layers, and a pocket groove in a horizontal surface on which the OLED panel is placed and corresponding to the printed circuit board, wherein the pocket groove is formed by removing the first metal layer corresponding thereto to expose the inorganic substance layer. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340647 | PACKAGING METHOD AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A packaging method and a display device are provided. The packaging method comprise: providing a first substrate and a second substrate having a packaging region, wherein a region surrounding by the packaging region of the second substrate is provided with a device to be packaged; forming a pattern layer of sealant on the packaging region of the first substrate; bonding the first substrate having the sealant with the second substrate having a device to be packaged so that the packaging region of the first substrate is aligned with the packaging region of the second substrate; and sintering the sealant and applying uniformly a compression force to the packaging region when using a laser to radiate the packaging region. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340648 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a reduced dead space, and a method of manufacturing provides the same. The organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a lower substrate comprising a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area; first thin film transistors (TFTs) disposed in the display area of the lower substrate; a first insulating layer that is disposed in the display area and at least a portion of the peripheral area of the lower substrate and that covers the first TFTs; organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) electrically connected to the first TFTs; a sealant disposed such that at least a portion thereof overlaps the first insulating layer; a barrier layer disposed between the first insulating layer and the sealant; and an upper substrate sealed with the lower substrate by the sealant. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340649 | Sealed Body, Light-Emitting Module, and Method of Manufacturing Sealed Body - A sealed body in which sealing is uniformly performed is provided. A light-emitting module in which sealing is uniformly performed is provided. A method of manufacturing the sealed body in which sealing is uniformly performed is provided. The sealed body comprises a first substrate alternately provided with a high-reflectivity region with respect to the energy ray and a low-reflectivity region with respect to the energy ray so as to overlap with a sealant surrounding a sealed object, and a second substrate capable of transmitting the energy ray. The sealed object is sealed between the first substrate and the second substrate by heating the sealant with irradiation with the energy ray through the second substrate. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340650 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE, ILLUMINATION APPARATUS, AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - An organic electroluminescent device includes a first electrode, an insulating layer, an organic light emitting layer, and a second electrode. The insulating layer is provided on the first electrode. The insulating layer includes a first opening for exposing a part of the first electrode. The organic light emitting layer includes a first part and a second part. The first part is provided on the part of the first electrode. The second part is provided on the insulating layer. The second electrode is provided on the organic light emitting layer. The second electrode includes a conductive part and a plurality of second openings. The conductive part is disposed on at least a part of the first part. Each of the second openings exposes a part of the organic light emitting layer. The second electrode is light-reflective. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340651 | Light Emitting Device - An objective is to increase the reliability of a light emitting device structured by combining TFTs and organic light emitting elements. A TFT ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150340652 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE (OLED) DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An organic light-emitting device (OLED) display is disclosed. In one aspect, the display includes a substrate, a plurality of first electrodes separated from each other over the substrate and a second electrode facing and formed across the first electrodes. The display also includes an intermediate layer interposed between the first electrodes and the second electrode, wherein the intermediate layer comprises an emission layer. The display further includes a plurality of encapsulation layer portions patterned to be separated from each other in an island form over the second electrode. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340653 | OLED DISPLAY PANEL - An OLED display panel is disclosed, which comprises: a substrate; an OLED unit disposed on the substrate; and an inorganic-DLC composite layer comprising a first inorganic layer and a first DLC layer, wherein the first inorganic layer and the first DLC layer sequentially laminate on the OLED unit, and the first inorganic layer locates between the OLED unit and the first DLC layer. Herein, a ratio of a thickness of the first inorganic layer to that of the first DLC layer is in a range from 50 to 500. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340654 | ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - According to one embodiment, an organic semiconductor device includes a supporting substrate, a plurality of organic EL light emitting elements, a first barrier layer, a flattening layer, and a second barrier layer. The flattening layer exists sporadically and makes gentle in inclination steep elevation change present in the surface of the first barrier layer. The first barrier layer and the second barrier layer are made of moisture penetration preventive material. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340655 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There are provided an organic light emitting display and a method of manufacturing the organic light emitting display. The organic light emitting display includes a lower substrate including a plurality of subpixel regions, a thin film transistor formed on the lower substrate, an organic light emitting element formed on the thin film transistor, an encapsulation unit for covering the organic light emitting element, a spacer formed on the encapsulation unit, an upper substrate disposed to face the lower substrate, and a desiccant between the lower substrate and the upper substrate. Various embodiments of the invention provide an organic light emitting display that enhances a viewing angle by minimizing a cell gap and minimizing a distortion of light, minimizes penetration of water or oxygen from the outside, and realizes a high resolution display by enhancing an aperture ratio, and a method of manufacturing the organic light emitting display. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340656 | BUCKLED ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE FOR LIGHT EXTRACTION - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a layered organic light emitting diode (OLED) device comprising a buckled structure that provides an improved light output relative to flat OLED devices. The buckled structure has a fine buckling with a quasi-periodicity of 100 to 700 nm and a gross buckling of 10 to 20 μm. Embodiments of the invention are directed to a method of producing the OLED device comprising a buckled structure, where a transparent substrate is coated with a transparent elastomeric layer, upon which a thin metal layer of 20 to 100 nm is deposited at an elevated temperature. Upon cooling to ambient temperature, the metal layer buckles with the formation of a fine buckling with a quasi-periodicity of 100 to 700 nm and a gross buckling of 10 to 20 μm. The metal layer is oxidized to a transparent metal oxide layer with the retention of the buckling. Subsequent steps comprising deposition of at least an anode layer, an electroluminescence layer, and a cathode layer forms an OLED that has a buckling structure resulting from the buckled metal structure formed upon cooling. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340657 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE, ILLUMINATION APPARATUS, AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - An organic electroluminescent device includes a first electrode, an insulating layer, an organic light emitting layer, a second electrode, and a light transmissive part. The first electrode has an upper face. The insulating layer is provided on the upper face. The insulating layer includes first to fifth insulating parts. The organic light emitting layer is provided on the upper face in between the insulating parts. The second electrode is provided on the organic light emitting layer. The light transmissive part overlaps the first region of the first electrode when projected onto the plane. The light transmissive part makes a phase of a first light permeating the first region to be different from a phase of a second light permeating the second region of the first electrode. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340658 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - A first electrode having light transmissivity is formed on a first surface of a first light transmissive substrate and. An organic functional layer includes a light-emitting layer and is located on an opposite side to the first light transmissive substrate with the first electrode interposed therebetween. A second electrode is located on an opposite side to the first electrode with the organic functional layer interposed therebetween. A second surface which is a surface of the first light transmissive substrate on an opposite side to the above-mentioned first surface is fixed to the second light transmissive substrate, which has a bending rigidity higher than that of the first light transmissive substrate. First irregularities are formed in the second surface of the first light transmissive substrate, and second irregularities are formed in a surface of the second light transmissive substrate which faces the first light transmissive substrate. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340659 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is an organic light emitting diodes (OLED) and method of manufacturing the OLED. The OLED includes: a substrate; a light scattering layer having an uneven shape on the substrate; a transparent electrode film provided directly on and in contact with the light scattering layer; an organic light emitting layer on the transparent electrode film; and an electrode on the organic light emitting layer. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340660 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE, ILLUMINATION APPARATUS, AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - An organic electroluminescent device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a stacked body. The first substrate has light permeability. The second substrate has light permeability. The stacked body is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate. The stacked body includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic light emitting layer. The first electrode has light permeability. The second electrode includes an opening and a conductive part. The conductive part is light reflective. The second electrode is stacked on the first electrode in a stacking direction of the first substrate and the second substrate. The organic light emitting layer is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The second substrate includes a light scattering part overlapping with the conductive part when projected onto a plane perpendicular to the stacking direction. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340661 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DISPLAY DEVICE - A method of manufacturing a display device includes preparing a multilayout display panel which has a structure of a first substrate and a second substrate which are bonded to each other and is able to be cut into a plurality of products, scribing the first substrate, bending and breaking the scribed first substrate, performing thinning on the second substrate and the broken first substrate by chemical polishing, scribing the second substrate which is subjected to chemical polishing, and bending and breaking the scribed second substrate. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340662 | BATTERY CELL HAVING ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY OF STAGGERED ARRAY STRUCTURE - Disclosed herein is a battery cell configured to have a structure in which two or more electrode assemblies, each including positive electrodes, negative electrodes, and separators disposed respectively between the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes, are mounted in a battery case, wherein the electrode assemblies are stacked such that electrode terminals of the electrode assemblies are aligned in a vertical direction, one side lower edge of an upper one of the electrode assemblies is disposed in contact with a top surface of a lower one of the electrode assemblies, and one side upper edge of the lower electrode assembly is disposed in contact with a bottom surface of the upper electrode assembly at an interface between the electrode assemblies, and the battery case has an internal shape corresponding to an external shape of the stacked electrode assemblies. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340663 | POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A power storage device includes an electrode assembly, a case that houses the electrode assembly, and an insulating sheet, which insulates the electrode assembly and the case from each other. The electrode assembly has a first end face, which is orthogonal to the stacking direction, two primary faces, which are located on both sides in the stacking direction, and a tab, which extends on the first end face in the direction orthogonal to the stacking direction. The insulating sheet has a folded box shape, and further has two primary face covering portions, which respectively cover the primary faces of the electrode assembly, and non-primary-face covering portions, which cover the first end face of the electrode assembly and faces other than the primary faces thereof and are continuous with the primary face covering portions. The non-primary face covering portions overlap at least partially with each other. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340664 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SECONDARY BATTERY - In the case where a film, which has lower strength than a metal can, is used as an exterior body of a secondary battery, a current collector provided in a region surrounded by the exterior body, an active material layer provided on a surface of the current collector, or the like might be damaged when force is externally applied to the secondary battery. A secondary battery which is resistant to external force is obtained. An opening is provided in a central portion of the secondary battery, and a terminal is formed in the opening. An outer edge of the secondary battery is fixed by thermocompression bonding. In addition, the central portion of the secondary battery is fixed by thermocompression bonding, so that the amount of bending is limited even when the outer edge portion of the secondary battery is bent. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340665 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly in a case, a cap plate sealing an opening of the case, a terminal portion electrically coupled to the electrode assembly, the terminal portion being on the cap plate, and a connecting member extending from the terminal portion and being spaced apart from the cap plate, the connecting member electrically coupling the terminal portion and the cap plate. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340666 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A secondary battery and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes preparing an electrode assembly comprising a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a separator interposed therebetween. The method also includes freezing the electrode assembly after the electrode assembly is filled with an electrolyte solution, dipping the frozen electrode assembly in a liquid polymer material, retrieving the dipped electrode assembly from the liquid polymer material, and curing an external surface of the electrode assembly. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340667 | BATTERY RETENTION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - An illustrative battery retaining assembly comprises a retaining plate, and a casing including mounting devices. One of the mounting devices may include a hinge device, and another of the mounting devices may include a latch device. The retaining plate includes engagement portions engageable with the mounting devices, such that the retaining plate may be mounted to the casing. One of the engagement portions may include a channel engageable with the hinge device, and another of the engagement portions may include a catch engageable with the latch device. The mounting devices and engagement portions may be configured to enable the retaining plate to slide at an oblique angle with respect to the casing, to provide a variable separation distance between the casing and the retaining plate. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340668 | HOUSING AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR MOUNTING BATTERY - A housing includes a main body, a mounting structure assembled to the main body, and a cover. The mounting structure includes a receiving part defining a receiving space for receiving a battery, a groove communicating with the receiving space, a slot communicating with the groove, and a driving member rotatably mounted in the receiving part. The driving member includes an extending arm and a pressing portion. The extending arm faces the groove. The pressing portion passes through the slot to expose out of the receiving part. The cover is detachably attached to the main body to seal the receiving space. When the battery is received in the receiving portion, the extending arm supports the battery, when the pressing portion is pressed, the extending arm is driven to rotate with respect to the receiving part so as to make the battery lift from the receiving space. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340669 | Secondary Battery Module - A secondary battery module includes: a battery stacked body configured by stacking and placing a plurality of secondary batteries; a pair of end plates that is respectively disposed at one stacked-direction side of the battery stacked body and at another stacked-direction side of the battery stacked body so as to face opposite each other; a pair of side frames that is respectively disposed at one cell-width-direction side and at another cell-width-direction side so as to face opposite each other, a cell width direction being perpendicular to a stacked direction of the battery stacked body; and an elastic body that is placed between an end surface of the battery stacked body on the one stacked-direction side and the end plate on the one stacked-direction side and presses the battery stacked body in the stacked direction. One ends of the side frames on the one cell-width-direction side and the other cell-width-direction side engage with an end plate on the one stacked-direction side and other ends of the side frames engage with an end plate on the other stacked-direction side. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340670 | SECONDARY BATTERY FRAME AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed is a secondary battery frame with improved dimension management capability and a battery pack including the same. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340671 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR RETAINING BATTERY CELLS OF TRACTION BATTERIES - A vehicle traction battery cell retainer includes a sidewall defining a plurality of windows each surrounded by a window flange extending therefrom, a top channel extending from the sidewall and terminating in a top flange, and a bottom channel extending from the retainer sidewall, defining a plurality of air bypass windows, and terminating in a bottom flange, the top and bottom flanges arranged for interlocking with an adjacent retainer of the traction battery. A vehicle traction battery assembly includes first and second adjacent battery cell arrays each having associated first and second retainers having a sidewall defining air flow windows and integrated top and bottom channels formed of unitary construction with interlocking flanges to couple the first and second arrays. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340672 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY UNIT FOR A WATERCRAFT - The invention relates to a rechargeable battery unit, in particular for a watercraft, having a plurality of rechargeable batteries which are connected to one another by means of a holding arrangement to form a rechargeable battery cell, wherein the holding arrangement has at least one holder which forms receptacles by means of which the rechargeable batteries are held in the region of a pole end, and that at least some of the rechargeable batteries are electrically coupled to one another in the region of their poles by means of a pole connector. A design of this kind allows a powerful rechargeable battery unit to be constructed with a compact installation space, it also being possible for the rechargeable battery cells to be cascaded for the purpose of varying the energy density and/or voltage in said rechargeable battery unit. A rechargeable battery unit of this kind is suitable, in particular, for use in motor-operated watercraft. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340673 | PRESSURE RELIEF ELEMENT, PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE AND BATTERY - The present invention relates to a pressure relief element ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150340674 | DEVICE FOR AIDING IN THE FRACTURE OF A VENT OF AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - A device for aiding in the fracture of a vent of an electrochemical cell includes a main body having a first surface and a plurality of lobes extending out from the first surface of the main body such that an open space is provided between adjacent lobes. Each of the plurality of lobes are configured to make contact with the vent during deployment of the vent such that the vent completely separates from a bottom of the electrochemical cell. The open space provided between adjacent lobes is configured to allow gases from inside the electrochemical cell to pass through during deployment of the vent. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340675 | ELECTROSTATIC DISSIPATIVE POLYESTER TPU AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF - The present invention relates to an electrostatic dissipative thermoplastic polyurethane composition made by reacting (a) at least one polyester polyol intermediate with (b) at least one diisocyanate and (c) at least one chain extender. The polyester polyol intermediate, may be derived from at least one dialkylene glycol and at least one dicarboxylic acid, or an ester or anhydride thereof. The invention further provides for methods of making said thermoplastic polyurethane composition, polymer blends containing said thermoplastic and polymer articles made from said thermoplastic. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340676 | INTEGRATED ELECTRODE SEPARATOR ASSEMBLIES FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES - The invention relates to integrated electrode separators (IES), and their use in lithium ion batteries as replacements for free standing separators. The IES results from coating an electrode with a fluoropolymer aqueous-based emulsion or suspension, and drying the coating to produce a tough, porous separator layer on the electrodes. The aqueous fluoropolymer coating may optionally contain dispersed inorganic particles and other additives to improve electrode performance such as higher ionic conduction or higher temperature use. The IES provides several advantages, including a thinner, more uniform separator layer, and the elimination of a separate battery component (separator membrane) for a simpler and cost-saving manufacturing process. The aqueous separator coating can be used in combination with a solvent cast electrode as well as an aqueous cast electrode either in two separate process steps, or in a one-step process. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340677 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE, ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS, VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR USING ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - An energy storage device comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator arranged between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode has a negative substrate layer, and a negative composite layer arranged on the surface of the negative substrate layer. The separator has a separator substrate layer. The negative composite layer contains a non-graphitizable carbon having a particle diameter D50 of 2.0 μm or more and 6.0 μm or less. A corrected negative electrode density, which is defined as a value obtained by dividing, by a thickness of the separator substrate layer, a value obtained by multiplying a density of the negative composite layer by a thickness of the negative composite layer, is 1.2 (g/cm | 2015-11-26 |
20150340678 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, SEPARATOR THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING EACH OF SAME - This separator is provided at least at one surface thereof with a heat-resistant layer containing inorganic oxide particles and a binder, and the inorganic oxide particles have a component containing gallium in the range of 5 to 200 weight ppm in an aluminum oxide. This lithium ion secondary battery has: an electrode body including a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate laminated by interposing the separator therebetween; and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution impregnated in the electrode body. A lithium ion secondary battery using the separator having the heat-resistant layer is therefore less likely to cause a rise in resistance even in use under high-rate conditions. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340679 | SEPARATOR, ELECTRODE ELEMENT, ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEPARATOR - The present invention provides a separator drastically reducing the short-circuit between electrodes and having satisfactory ionic conductivity on the basis of the use of inorganic materials. The separator | 2015-11-26 |
20150340680 | LAYERED-DOUBLE-HYDROXIDE-ORIENTED FILM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided is a layered double hydroxide oriented membrane in which layered double hydroxide plate-like particles are highly oriented in the approximately perpendicular direction and which is also suitable for densification. The layered double hydroxide oriented membrane of the present invention is composed of a layered double hydroxide represented by the general formula: M | 2015-11-26 |
20150340681 | METHOD OF PRODUCING COATED ACTIVE MATERIAL - The main object of the present invention is to provide a method of producing a coated active material capable of forming a coating layer while controlling damage to the active material surface. The invention solves the problem by providing a method of producing a coated active material, the coated active material is provided with an active material and a coating layer containing a sulfide solid electrolyte, including the steps of: a preparation step of preparing a raw material composition containing the active material and the sulfide solid electrolyte, and a kneading step of performing a rotary and revolutionary kneading process for the raw material composition without using a crushing medium and forming the coating layer on the surface of the active material. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340682 | PROCESSING APPARATUS, INJECTION TREATMENT METHOD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE MATERIAL - A processing apparatus includes: a seal chamber that communicates with interior and exterior of a main chamber; an evacuation unit that evacuates a gas from the main and/or the seal chamber; and a control unit that controls a first differential pressure between a pressure in the seal chamber and a first reference pressure by the evacuation unit; wherein: the evacuation unit has a first evacuation system that evacuates the gas from the seal chamber; the control unit has a first and second mode as operating modes for controlling the first differential pressure, the first evacuation system operating with a feedback control based on the first differential pressure in the first mode and with a control different from the feedback control in the second mode; and the control unit shifts the operating mode from the first to the second mode in accordance with increase in the gas in the main chamber. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340683 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive electrode material is used for a lithium secondary battery. The material includes a complex oxide whose overall composition is expressed by Li | 2015-11-26 |
20150340684 | Anode For A Cell Of A Lithium-Ion Battery, Its Manufacturing Process And The Battery Incorporating It - An anode usable in a cell of a lithium-ion battery comprising an electrolyte based on a lithium salt and a non-aqueous solvent, to a process for manufacturing this anode and to a lithium-ion battery having one or more cells incorporating this anode. This anode is based on a polymer composition, obtained by melt processing and without solvent evaporation, that is the product of a hot compounding reaction between an active material and additives having a polymer binder and an electrically conductive filler. The binder is based on at least one crosslinked elastomer and the additives furthermore include at least one non-volatile organic compound usable in the electrolyte solvent, the composition advantageously includes the active material in a mass fraction greater than or equal to 85%. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340685 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COATING MATERIAL FOR COATING ELECTRODE CARRIERS AND COATING MATERIAL IN GRANULE FORM - The invention relates to a method for preparing a coating material for coating an electrode carrier. For known coating materials, the problem exists that these either cannot be stored without the input of energy or cannot be produced without quality fluctuations. To solve these problems, the method according to the invention comprises the steps of a) providing a dry mixture containing at least i) an active material, ii) a conductivity additive, as well as iii) a fluorine-containing polymer binder, b) bringing the dry mixture into contact with a solvent mixture containing ethylene carbonate and/or propylene carbonate, c) thoroughly mixing the solvent mixture and the dry mixture at a temperature of more than 80° C. until the fluorine-containing polymer binder has dissolved completely in the solvent mixture, wherein d), after the fluorine-containing polymer binder has dissolved completely, the mixture obtained is cooled to a temperature of less than 40° C. and the mixture obtained cures during the cooling process and e), the mixture obtained is granulated during or after the curing process. The granules obtained with the method can be stored without problems and can be used without quality fluctuations to coat an electrode carrier. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340686 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - The present disclosure relates to a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, and more particularly, to a cathode active material, which is used for a lithium secondary battery and is prepared to include a mixture of particles with different particle sizes and thereby to have an improved tap density. At least one particle of the mixture of the particles is provided to have a gradient in internal concentration. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340687 | Negative Electrode Material for a Rechargeable Battery, and Method for Producing It - The invention relates to a negative electrode powder for a lithium-ion rechargeable battery comprising a mixture comprising carbon and SiO | 2015-11-26 |
20150340688 | METHOD FOR PREPARING SULFUR-CARBON COMPOSITE BY DUAL DRY COMPLEXATION - Disclosed are a sulfur-carbon composite and a method of preparing the sulfur-carbon composite by dual dry complexation. The sulfur-carbon composite has a structure that fibrous carbon is introduced to an interior of sulfur and carbon is coated to an exterior of the sulfur. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340689 | COMPOSITE CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - A composite cathode active material includes: a core including a material capable of intercalation and deintercalation of lithium; and a first coating layer on at least one portion of the core, where the first coating layer includes zirconium oxide. A lithium battery includes a cathode including the composite cathode active material. Methods of preparing the composite cathode active material are also disclosed. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340690 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - An energy storage device comprising: a sheet-like positive electrode and a sheet-like negative electrode, the positive electrode and the negative electrode being layered; wherein each of the electrodes includes a current collecting substrate and active material layers disposed on both surfaces of the current collecting substrate, at least a part of each of the current collecting substrates extends to an end portion of each of the electrodes and is bent toward one side in a layered direction at the end portion, and a bending direction of the current collecting substrate in the layered direction at the end portion of the positive electrode is opposite to a bending direction of the current collecting substrate in the layered direction at the end portion of the negative electrode which is adjacent to the end portion of the positive electrode. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340691 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A power storage device with high capacity is provided. Alternatively, a power storage device with excellent cycle characteristics is provided. Alternatively, a power storage device with high charge and discharge efficiency is provided. Alternatively, a power storage device with a long lifetime is provided. A negative electrode active material includes a first region and a second region. The first region includes at least one element selected from Si, Mg, Ca, Ga, Al, Ge, Sn, Pb, Sb, Bi, Ag, Zn, Cd, As, Hg, and In. The second region includes oxygen and the same element as the one included in the first region. The crystallite size of the element included in the first region is larger than or equal to 1 nm and smaller than or equal to 10 nm. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340692 | CATHODE ADDITIVES FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY WITH HIGH CAPACITY - The present disclosure refers to a lithium secondary battery comprising Li | 2015-11-26 |
20150340693 | CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY NEGATIVE ELECTRODE - An object of the present invention is to provide a carbonaceous material for a negative electrode for producing a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery capable of rapid charge and discharge and having excellent rate characteristics (output characteristics) while maintaining a large discharge capacity. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340694 | ANODE AND SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. The anode has an anode active material layer containing a carbon material and a lithium-containing compound (Li | 2015-11-26 |
20150340695 | ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NEGATIVE ELECTRODES OF NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - An active material having a high capacity for negative electrodes of nonaqueous secondary batteries is provided by pyrolysis of a composite resin (A) which has a silanol group and/or a hydrolysable silyl group and which contains a polysiloxane segment (a1) and a polymer segment (a2) other than the polysiloxane segment (a1), and furthermore, a negative electrode using the above active material and a nonaqueous secondary battery including the above negative electrode are also provided. In addition, by pyrolysis of a dispersion liquid obtained from the composite resin (A), silicon particles, and an organic solvent, an active material having a high capacity for negative electrodes of nonaqueous secondary batteries is provided, and furthermore, a negative electrode using the above active material and a nonaqueous secondary battery including the above negative electrode are also provided. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340696 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a cathode active material for a lithium-sulfur battery and a method of preparing the same, and more particularly, to a cathode active material for a lithium-sulfur battery comprising: an amphiphilic polymer comprising hydrophilicity parts and hydrophobicity parts; and a sulfur-carbon composite, and a method of preparing the same. When a lithium-sulfur battery is prepared using the cathode active material, there is an effect which may enhance the electric conductivity in an electrode, cycle characteristics and capacity. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340697 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME - Disclosed herein is a negative electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery including a negative active material and a binder, wherein the binder includes carboxylmethyl cellulose and a styrene-butadiene rubber, and the carboxylmethyl cellulose has a weight average molecular weight of about 300,000 g/mol to about 500,000 g/mol, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340698 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING POSITIVE ELECTRODE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery containing an electrically conductive polymer (a), at least one of a polyanionic acid and a metal salt thereof (b), and a plasticizer (c), wherein the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolyte solution having ion conductivity. The positive electrode has excellent peeling resistance and bending durability, and the nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having an excellent weight energy density and low dependency on electrolyte solution amount is provided. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340699 | Current Collector For A Lithium Battery - This current collector for a lithium electrochemical accumulator includes an electronically-insulating viscoelastic foam associated with an electroconductive polymer film. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340700 | BATTERY CELL OF IRREGULAR STRUCTURE - Disclosed herein is a battery cell configured to have a structure in which an electrode assembly, including positive electrodes, negative electrodes, and separators disposed respectively between the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes, is mounted in a battery case, wherein the electrode assembly is provided at one and/or the other of opposite surfaces thereof adjacent to electrode terminals, among outer surfaces thereof, with a depression having an outwardly increasing size. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340701 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes a case; an electrode assembly accommodated in the case, and including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator between the first and second electrode plates; a first terminal portion electrically connected to the electrode assembly; and a cap plate configured to cover an opening of the case, and the first terminal portion includes a first electrode terminal passing through the cap plate to protrude upward from a first position of the cap plate, and a first current collector including a first end connected to the first electrode terminal, and a second end connected to the first electrode plate, the first current collector including a plurality of notches. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340702 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND PREPARATION PROCESS OF SAME - A separator-type lithium ion secondary battery having large capacity and excellent charge-discharge performance without destroying the separator, even if an active material layer having concavo-convex structure of high aspect ratio is provided. The lithium ion secondary battery comprises a first electrode comprising a first current collector□ and a first active material layer formed by a plural of convex first active material parts which is provided on the first current collector, a second electrode comprising a second current collector□ and a second active material layer formed by a plural of convex second active material parts which is provided on the second current collector, and a separator provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are integrated so that the convex first active material part is faced between the adjacent convex second active material parts, and the convex first active material part does not inter between the convex second active material parts. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340703 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, FUEL CELL STACK, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE MATERIAL - An electrode material according to one embodiment includes an electrode catalyst, which includes a conductive support supporting an active catalyst, and a porous inorganic material partially coating the electrode catalyst. The pore surfaces of the porous inorganic material are modified by a basic functional group. Mainly, an electrolyte (ionomer) having proton conductivity is mixed into the electrode material. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340704 | MAGNESIUM-AIR FUEL CELL - Provided is a highly water repellent, air permeable, and liquid leakage resistant magnesium-air fuel cell that can quickly achieve a discharge reaction peak and can discharge a predetermined amount of current for a relatively long period of time. In a magnesium-air fuel cell, a cathode body includes: a first layer including a porous body formed by mixing a conductive carbon material and fluororesin; and a second layer including a porous body formed by mixing activated carbon and fluororesin, the second layer being joined to one surface of the first layer to be in contact with reaction liquid in the outer frame. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340705 | Non-Noble Metal Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Depolarized Cathodes and Their Uses - Highly anion resistant electrocatalysts suitable for catalyzing an oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and methods of synthesizing the same are provided. The catalysts contain a transition metal, a heteroatom, and carbon. Preferred catalysts include N as the heteroatom and Fe as the transition metal, with active sites having Fe—N | 2015-11-26 |
20150340706 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PRINTING CATALYST ON ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE - An apparatus and a method of printing catalyst on an electrolyte membrane are disclosed. The apparatus may include: a printer head provided with an ink chamber formed in the printer head so as to store an ink, an injecting hole formed at a first side of the printer head so as to inject the ink in the ink chamber, and a piezoelectric element mounted at a second side opposite to the one side of the printer head thereby injecting the ink through the injecting hole; and a vibrator generating ultrasonic energy through vibration and applying the ultrasonic energy to the ink injected through the injecting hole so as to disperse the ink uniformly. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340707 | CARBON NANOWALL AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, OXYGEN REDUCTION CATALYST, OXYGEN REDUCTION ELECTRODE AND FUEL CELL - The disclosure relates to an oxygen reduction catalyst, an oxygen reduction electrode, and a fuel cell each of which has a carbon nanowall doped with nitrogen. According to the disclosure, the oxygen reduction catalyst, the oxygen reduction electrode and the fuel cell can be provided at low cost. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340708 | Process for Preparing Nanoparticles of a Catalyst for Cathodic Reduction of Dioxygen in the Presence of Methanol - The invention relates to a process for preparing nanoparticles of a catalyst for cathodic reduction and which is tolerant to methanol, these nanoparticles comprising a metallic centre and a submonolayer of a chalcogen. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340709 | GRAPHITE-CONTAINING ELECTRODE AND METHOD RELATED THERETO - A graphite-containing electrode includes a porous body that has a plurality of first graphite-containing elements and a plurality of second graphite-containing elements intermingled with the first graphite-containing elements. The first graphite-containing elements have a first degree of graphitization and the second graphite-containing elements have a second, different degree of graphitization. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340710 | CARBON ELECTRODE AND METHOD THEREFOR - A method of treating a carbon electrode includes providing a carbon-based electrode that has a surface with chemically different carbon oxides. The surface is treated with a reducing agent to reduce at least a portion of the oxides to a target carbon oxide. In an aspect, a method of treating a carbon electrode includes providing a carbon-based electrode that has a surface with an initial non-zero concentration of a target carbon oxide. The surface is then treated with a reducing agent to increase the initial non-zero concentration of the target carbon oxide. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340711 | FLOW FIELD PLATES IN FUEL CELLS - A method of producing a flow field plate for a fuel cell comprises over-profiling relief features in a die set to more accurately reproduce the intended flow channel features in the pressed plate. The process includes determining a target relief profile of features extending across the plate along at least a first dimension of the plate, modulating the relief profile with an over-profiling parameter, as a function of the first dimension; forming a die with the modulated relief profile; and pressing a flow field plate using the die with modulated relief profile to thereby produce the unmodulated, target relief profile in the flow field plate. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340712 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM WITH INTERCONNECT - The present invention includes a fuel cell system having a plurality of adjacent electrochemical cells formed of an anode layer, a cathode layer spaced apart from the anode layer, and an electrolyte layer disposed between the anode layer and the cathode layer. The fuel cell system also includes at least one interconnect, the interconnect being structured to conduct free electrons between adjacent electrochemical cells. Each interconnect includes a primary conductor embedded within the electrolyte layer and structured to conduct the free electrons. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340713 | FUEL CELL SEPARATOR - A fuel cell separator obtained by: roughening the surface of a compact formed by molding a composition containing graphite powder, an epoxy resin, and a phenol resin; treating the compact with infrared laser irradiation; and then performing a hydrophilizing treatment, wherein a fuel cell separator is provided having the characteristics that (1) the initial static contact angle is no greater than 20°, and (2) after manufacture, the static contact angle after being stored in atmospheric air for 3000 hours is no greater than 30°. This fuel cell separator has high hydrophilicity, allowing water generated during the electrical generation of the fuel cell to be easily discharged, and the hydrophilicity is maintained over a long period of time. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340714 | SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELLS, FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL STACK, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELLS - A separator for fuel cells is provided. The separator includes: a base material; an underlying plate layer formed on the base material; and a gold plate layer formed on the underlying plate layer by means of electroless plating. The separator is characterized in that a face of the underlying plate layer facing the gold plate layer has an arithmetic average roughness Ra of 80 nm or less. According to the present invention, there can be provided a separator for fuel cells in which the gold plate layer can be uniformly formed for irregular parts that constitute gas flow channels and the occurrence of unformed parts and pinholes in the gold plate layer is prevented without increasing the film thickness of the gold plate layer and which is excellent in the corrosion resistance and the conductivity. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340715 | FUEL CELL POWER GENERATING SYSTEM - A fuel cell power generating system has a fuel cell module which can generate electricity when oxygen and hydrogen are supplied to the fuel cell module and have a reaction therein. A cooling subsystem provides coolant to flow through the fuel cell module to take heat away therefrom. Heat in the coolant is used to heat at least one of fluid for heating and humidifying air before the air enters the fuel cell module and fluid for heating and humidifying the hydrogen before the hydrogen enters the fuel cell module. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340716 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SAME - A fuel cell system, including: a fuel cell having at least one combination of an electrolyte membrane and a cathode-side catalyst layer and an anode-side catalyst layer that have a plurality of pores; a control unit that operates the fuel cell such that an output current determined in accordance with an external load is output from the fuel cell; and an output current acquisition unit that acquires an output current of the fuel cell; wherein, when the control unit determines that an anode in-flowing water amount, which flows to the anode-side catalyst layer when the fuel cell continues power generation at a first output current acquired at a prescribed timing, exceeds a prescribed anode-side allowable water amount, the control unit performs current limitation control to operate the fuel cell at a second output current that is higher than the first output current, regardless of a requirement of the external load. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340717 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AIR INTAKE OF FUEL CELL VEHICLE - A method and a system are provided for controlling an air intake of a fuel cell vehicle. The method includes calculating a value for basic air intake of a fuel cell based on a driver requirement and calculating a value of motor current requirement based on the driver requirement. A rate-of-change is calculated of the value of motor current requirement and a value for supplementary air intake is calculated by multiplying the rate-of-change of the value of motor current requirement by a gain value. A value for final air intake is then calculated by adding the value for basic air intake and the value for supplementary air intake. An air blower of an air intake system of the fuel cell is operated with the value for final air intake. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340718 | Hydrogen Generator with Locking Door - Disclosed is a hydrogen generator with a door that can be opened to replace a fuel unit and closed to seal the door. A lock responds directly to pressure within the chamber to prevent opening when the pressure exceeds a threshold value. The lock includes a locking member with a lug that engages a retainer to seal the door when the door is locked and is disengaged from the retainer when the door is unlocked. An opening mechanism moves the locking member to lock and unlock the door. A movable key is engaged with the opening mechanism and the locking member when the pressure in the chamber is at or below the threshold value and disengaged from one of the opening mechanism and the locking member by an actuator (e.g., a flexible diaphragm) so the door cannot be unlocked and opened when the pressure is above the threshold value. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340719 | Hydrogen Generator with Replaceable Fuel Unit and a Method of Producing Hydrogen Gas - Disclosed are a hydrogen generator and a method of producing hydrogen gas therefrom. A fuel unit containing a fuel that releases hydrogen gas when heated is removably disposed in a cavity within a housing having a door. A heater assembly for heating the fuel unit is disposed in the hydrogen generator. A mechanism retracts the heater assembly from the fuel unit when the door is opened and extends the heater assembly to contact the fuel unit when the door is closed. When the heater assembly is retracted, more space is available into which the fuel unit can be inserted to prevent damage to the heater assembly and the fuel unit, and when the heater assembly is extended, good contact is provided between the heater assembly and the fuel unit for efficient heating. A cam bar can move the heater assembly normal to the lateral motion of the cam bar. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340720 | BATTERY CELLS WITH LITHIUM ION CONDUCTING TAPE-CAST CERAMIC, GLASS AND GLASS-CERAMIC MEMBRANES - Alkali (or other active) metal battery and other electrochemical cells incorporating active metal anodes together with aqueous cathode/electrolyte systems. The battery cells have a highly ionically conductive protective membrane adjacent to the alkali metal anode that effectively isolates (de-couples) the alkali metal electrode from solvent, electrolyte processing and/or cathode environments, and at the same time allows ion transport in and out of these environments. Isolation of the anode from other components of a battery cell or other electrochemical cell in this way allows the use of virtually any solvent, electrolyte and/or cathode material in conjunction with the anode. Also, optimization of electrolytes or cathode-side solvent systems may be done without impacting anode stability or performance. In particular, Li/water, Li/air and Li/metal hydride cells, components, configurations and fabrication techniques are provided. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340721 | ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, DISPERSION AND METHOD THEREFOR - A method of producing an electrolyte membrane includes providing a dispersion solution that has a crosslinked perfluorinated ionomer material and a linear perfluorinated ionomer material dispersed in a carrier fluid or mixture carrier fluids. The crosslinked perfluorinated ionomer material has an equivalent weight of 750 g/mol or less with respect to proton exchange acid groups. The linear perfluorinated ionomer material has an equivalent weight of 750 g/mol or more with respect to proton exchange as acid groups. At least a portion of the carrier fluid or fluids is removed from the dispersion solution to thereby form an electrolyte membrane with the crosslinked perfluorinated ionomer material and the linear perfluorinated ionomer material. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340722 | FUEL CELL STACK ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - A fuel cell stack assembly ( | 2015-11-26 |
20150340723 | SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL AND FULL CELL INCLUDING THE SAME - There are provided a separator for a fuel cell and a fuel cell including the same able to enhance the horizontal distribution of fuel or an oxidizing agent and secure an effective flow area, the separator including: a separator body; a first intake manifold provided at one end portion of the separator body; a second intake manifold provided at the other end portion of the separator body to be partitioned from the first intake manifold; a first exhaust manifold provided outwardly of the second intake manifold at the other end portion of the separator body; and a second exhaust manifold provided outwardly of the first intake manifold at one end portion of the separator body to be partitioned from the first exhaust manifold. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340724 | REACTANT MANIFOLDS FOR FUEL CELL STACKS OPERATING BELOW FREEZING - At below freezing temperatures, ice blockages can be prevented in the reactant outlet manifolds of solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell stacks by modifying the internal design of the manifolds. The reactant outlet manifold comprises a divider dividing the manifold into an upper duct section and a lower main flow section and the divider comprises a plurality of ports fluidly connecting the duct section to the main flow section. The reactant manifold also comprises at least one separating wall in the duct section which partially separates the ports from one another in the duct section. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340725 | DOUBLE-FOLDING DEVICE FOR SOFTLY-PACKAGED LITHIUM ION BATTERIES - The present invention belongs to the technical field of lithium ion battery production equipment, and particularly relates to a double-folding device for softly-packaged lithium ion batteries, comprising a rack, and a loaded-material positioning mechanism, a primary folding mechanism and a secondary folding mechanism which are arranged on the rack in turn. A bonding layer arrangement mechanism is further provided between the primary folding mechanism and the secondary folding mechanism. In comparison to the prior art, in the present invention, by providing, between the primary folding mechanism and the secondary folding mechanism, a bonding layer arrangement mechanism which is configured as a mechanism capable of online monitoring the arrangement of a bonding layer and automatically adjusting the glue dispensing position and glue volume, the real-time adjustment of the dispensing position and volume of glue is realized. | 2015-11-26 |
20150340726 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - An energy storage device comprising: an electrode assembly that includes a sheet-like first electrode and a sheet-like second electrode, the first electrode and the second electrode being alternately layered, wherein each of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a sheet-like current collecting substrate, the current collecting substrate of the first electrode is bent toward one side in a layered direction in at least a part of an end portion of the first electrode, the electrode assembly includes an extension portion formed in such a manner that the current collecting substrate of the second electrode extends outward more than the end portion of the first electrode, the extension portion includes a bundle portion formed by bundling the current collecting substrate at a leading end side in an extending direction of the extension portion, and a central position in the layered direction of the bundle portion is shifted from a center in the layered direction of the extension portion toward the one side in the layered direction. | 2015-11-26 |