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20100304195 | FIXTURE FOR HOLDING TERMINALS OF A BATTERY IN ALIGNMENT - A fixture is configured for holding terminals of a battery in alignment. The fixture includes a first and a second side member. The first and second side members each include a plurality of first and second teeth, respectively. The second side member is movable relative to the first side member between an open position and a closed position. The second side member opposes the first side member such that a number of the first teeth oppose a corresponding number of the second teeth and a slit is defined between each of the adjacent teeth when the fixture is in the open position. Likewise, the second side member opposes the first side member such that the number of the first teeth are staggered from the corresponding number of the second teeth to reduce the slit in size when the fixture is in the closed position. | 12-02-2010 |
20110229745 | INTERCONNECT DEVICE FOR BATTERY ASSEMBLY - An interconnect device for a battery assembly having a plurality of battery cell assemblies and a thermistor is disclosed. The interconnect device includes a non-conductive frame; a plurality of conductive traces integrally formed with the frame, a busbar in electrical communication with at least one of the conductive traces and disposed adjacent an aperture formed in the frame, wherein the aperture receives a tab of at least one of the battery cell assemblies, and a conductive pad disposed on a lower surface of the frame, the pad in electrical communication with at least one of the conductive traces and adapted to receive a signal from the thermistor. | 09-22-2011 |
20110293982 | CORRUGATED FIN AND FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR BATTERY COOLING - A cooling module for a battery pack assembly is disclosed. The cooling module includes a frame having a plurality of legs forming an opening through a central portion of the frame, at least one of the plurality of legs including a slot formed therethrough. A cooling fin is coupled to the frame. The cooling fin includes a corrugated plate interposed between a first plate and a second plate forming a plurality of fluid flow channels between the first plate and the second plate. The cooling modules are disposed in a stack having at least one battery cell disposed between adjacent cooling modules. The battery cell is in heat transfer communication with the cooling fin of at least one cooling module, wherein the cooling fin facilitates a transfer of heat energy between the battery cell and the flow channels formed in the cooling fin. | 12-01-2011 |
20120009462 | SUPPORT FEATURE FOR JOINING OF BATTERY CELL TABS - A battery assembly including a plurality of battery cells and at least one frame having a support feature formed thereon is disclosed. The support feature supports electrically conductive tabs of the battery cells and militates against damage to the battery assembly during a joining of one of the electrically conductive tabs with another one of the electrically conductive tabs of an adjacent battery cell or during a joining of the electrically conductive tabs of adjacent battery cells with a connector. | 01-12-2012 |
20120028098 | MODULAR BATTERY DESIGN - A battery pack is described. One embodiment of the battery pack includes a pair of end frames, the end frames having a top and a bottom and a pair of sides, the end frames having a detent on at least one of the sides of the end frames to receive a clamp; a frame positioned between the pair of end frames, the frame having a top and a bottom and a pair of sides, the frame having a ridge on at least one of the sides of the frame; a plurality of battery cells positioned in the frame and the pair of end frames, the plurality of battery cells electrically connected to each other at the top of the frame; and at least one cooling fin positioned between the battery cells. Methods of repairing battery packs are also described. | 02-02-2012 |
20130295479 | HUMID STREAM ORIFICE VIA GEOMETRY AND MATERIAL THAT IS ROBUST TO BECOMING BLOCKED - A component for reducing the likelihood of ice-related blockage in a fuel cell and methods for starting a fuel cell system. In one embodiment, the component is a separate insert configured with a sharp leading edge such that water droplets present in a reactant fluid that pass through an orifice in the component are conveyed away from an unstable formation at the edge to a more stable formation in an adjacent part of the component. In one form, the component is sized to fit within a valve inlet that in turn is placed in a humid reactant flowpath. In this way, when the fuel cell is operated in cold conditions—such as those associated with temperatures at or below the freezing point of water—the water droplets do not freeze in the area around the orifice such that ice-related blockage of the flowpath does not occur. | 11-07-2013 |
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20080207798 | ORGANIC-INORGANIC ELECTROSPUN FIBERS - Organic-inorganic hybrid fibers and methods for the preparation of such fibers are disclosed. | 08-28-2008 |
20090102100 | FIBER FORMATION BY ELECTRICAL-MECHANICAL SPINNING - A method of fiber formation by electrical-mechanical spinning is disclosed. A liquid starting material is fed to a rotating annular member such as a spinning cup. The liquid material is directed by centrifugal force to the periphery of the annular member where it is expelled in fibrous form. An electric charge is imposed on the liquid while on the annular member or while immediately being expelled from the annular member. | 04-23-2009 |
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20120308724 | COATING COMPOSITIONS THAT TRANSMIT INFRARED RADIATION AND EXHIBIT COLOR STABILITY AND RELATED COATING SYSTEMS - A coating composition suitable for producing coatings that are transparent to infrared radiation and can exhibit color stability, such as a jet black color. The coating compositions include a first tint having a low haze and a second tint having a high haze. The tints include visibly absorbing infrared transparent pigments. | 12-06-2012 |
20130240019 | COATING-ENCAPSULATED PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Photovoltaic modules are disclosed. The photovoltaic module comprises a front transparency, a potting material deposited on at least a portion of the front transparency, electrically interconnected photovoltaic cells applied to the potting material and a topcoat deposited on at least a portion of the electrically interconnected photovoltaic cells. Methods of making photovoltaic modules are also disclosed. | 09-19-2013 |
20140144778 | METHODS OF COATING AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATE AND RELATED ELECTRODEPOSITABLE COMPOSITIONS - Methods are disclosed in which an electrically conductive substrate is immersed hit electrodepositable composition, the substrate serving as an electrode in an electrical circuit comprising the electrode and a counter-electrode immersed in the composition, a coating being applied onto or over at least a portion of the substrate as electric current is passed between the electrodes. The electrodepositable composition comprises: (a) an aqueous medium; (b) an ionic resin; and (c) solid particles. | 05-29-2014 |
20140272583 | PRETREATMENT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR COATING A BATTERY ELECTRODE - Disclosed is a cathode of a lithium-ion battery having a conductive substrate, a first layer covering at least a portion of the conductive substrate comprising a pretreatment composition comprising a Group IIIB and/or Group IV metal, and a second layer covering at least a portion of the conductive substrate and first layer, the second layer comprising a coating composition comprising a lithium-containing compound. Also disclosed is method for treating a battery cathode and a battery having the treated cathode. | 09-18-2014 |
20140275348 | METHOD OF RECOVERING INORGANIC PIGMENT - Disclosed is a method of recovering inorganic pigment such as TiO | 09-18-2014 |
20150040966 | PROTECTIVE COATING-ENCAPSULATED PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Photovoltaic modules are disclosed. The photovoltaic module comprises a front transparency, a fluid encapsulant deposited on at least a portion of the front transparency, electrically interconnected photovoltaic cells applied to the fluid encapsulant and a backcoat deposited on at least a portion of the electrically interconnected photovoltaic cells. Methods of making photovoltaic modules are also disclosed. | 02-12-2015 |
20150056516 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY ELECTRODES INCLUDING GRAPHENIC CARBON PARTICLES - Lithium ion battery electrodes including graphenic carbon particles are disclosed. Lithium ion batteries containing such electrodes are also disclosed. The graphenic carbon particles may be used in cathodes of such batteries by depositing a graphenic carbon particle-containing coating of a conductive substrate such as a metal foil The use of graphenic carbon particles in the cathodes results in improved performance of the lithium ion batteries. | 02-26-2015 |
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20110004255 | BONE JOINING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided is a bone joining device suitable for joining a first bone piece to a second bone piece. Also provided is a method of joining a first bone piece with a second bone piece in a living mammal. The method comprises inserting the above bone joining device between the first bone piece and the second bone piece. | 01-06-2011 |
20110230885 | DYNAMIC BONE PLATE - A plate for adjusting the position of a first piece of bone with respect to a second piece of bone, comprising a first section comprising a first upper exterior surface, a first lower exterior surface, a first outer edge, a first distal end, a first coupling end across the first section from the first distal end, at least one first section bone screw hole, and a first bone screw in the at least one first section bone screw hole, a second section comprising a second upper exterior surface, a second lower exterior surface, a second outer edge, a second distal end, a second coupling end across the second section from the second distal end, at least one second section bone screw hole, and a second bone screw in the at least one second section bone screw hole, and a gear deposed between the first section and the second section. | 09-22-2011 |
20120303033 | BONE DEFECT REPAIR DEVICE AND METHOD - In a method and system for corrective bunionectomy surgery of a bone, a saw template is positioned at a proximal portion of the bone. The saw template has a plurality of pin holes, for the insertion of pins. The saw template is replaced with a saw block placed over a portion of the plurality of pins. The bone is cut into first and second bone segments based on a position of the saw block. The saw block is removed. A corrective angle is applied to the second bone segment relative to the first bone segment. A mating plate compatible with the corrective angle is positioned over the plurality of pins to join the first bone segment and the second bone segment. A plurality of bone screws is screwed into the mating plate to secure the first bone segment and the second bone segment to form a corrective construct. | 11-29-2012 |
20130030475 | REVERSIBLE BONE COUPLING DEVICE AND METHOD - A reversible bone coupling device including a first component having a first elongated stem portion for insertion from a first end longitudinally into a surface of a first bone piece, and a second component having a second elongated stem portion for insertion from a second end longitudinally into a surface of a second bone piece, and a connector extending from a second top for coupling with the first component and reversibly locking therein. | 01-31-2013 |
20130274814 | BONE JOINING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided is a bone joining device suitable for joining a first bone piece to a second bone piece. Also provided is a method of joining a first bone piece with a second bone piece in a living mammal. The method comprises inserting the above bone joining device between the first bone piece and the second bone piece. | 10-17-2013 |
20140039561 | BONE FIXATION DEVICE AND METHOD - In a method and system for corrective surgery of a bone, a bone is cut into a first bone segment and a second bone segment. A plate is positioned over the first bone segment and the second bone segment such that at least one member of the plate is positioned to engage the second bone segment. The at least one member of the plate is inserted into the second bone segment. At least one bone screw is screwed into the first bone segment through at least one compression slot of the plate causing an application of compressive force to secure the first bone segment and the second bone segment to form a corrective construct. The at least one member is positioned at an angle or an offset from the second plate segment | 02-06-2014 |
20140214036 | DYNAMIC BONE PLATE COMPRESSION DEVICE AND METHOD - A dynamic bone plate and method of bone compression is disclosed. The dynamic bone plate comprises a first bone plate component and a second bone plate component. The first bone plate component comprises at least one hole configured for receiving bone screws for attachment to a first bone segment; and a male component. The second bone plate component comprises at least one hole configured for receiving bone screws for attachment to a second bone segment; and a female component configured for mating with the male component of the first bone plate component. The male component is adjustable after mating with the female component to adjust a position of the first bone plate component with respect to the second bone plate component and wherein the male component is locked into place with respect to the female component by at least one bone screw inserted through the at least one hole of the second bone plate component causing compression between the first bone segment and the second bone segment to form a corrective construct. | 07-31-2014 |
20140243910 | BONE JOINING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Provided is a bone joining device suitable for joining a first bone piece to a second bone piece. Also provided is a method of joining a first bone piece with a second bone piece in a living mammal. The method comprises inserting the above bone joining device between the first bone piece and the second bone piece. | 08-28-2014 |