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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120070712 | BATTERIES UTILIZING ANODE COATINGS DIRECTLY ON NANOPOROUS SEPARATORS Provided is a separator/anode assembly for use in an electric current producing cell, wherein the assembly comprises an anode current collector layer interposed between a first anode layer and a second anode layer and a porous separator layer on the side of the first an... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20110311854 | Electrochemical Cell Electrode With Sandwich Cathode And Method For Making Same An electrochemical cell comprising an anode, and a cathode of a first cathode active material contacted to a first side of a current collector and a second cathode active material contacted to a second side of the current collector thereby forming an elongated cathode s... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110305927 | Devices and Methods for Lead Acid Batteries A bipolar lead acid battery comprises a compression resistant separator in which the electrolyte is retained in a gelled form, and wherein quasi-bipolar electrodes are maintained in a cell stack under pressure. Most preferably, the negative active material further inclu... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110159343 | MICROPOROUS POLYMERIC MEMBRANES, METHODS FOR MAKING SUCH MEMBRANES, AND THE USE OF SUCH MEMBRANES AS BATTERY SEPARATOR FILM A microporous membrane includes polyolefin, and has a shutdown temperature ≦133.0° C. and a self-discharge capacity ≦110.0 mAh.... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110151307 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY A rechargeable battery comprises: an electrode assembly comprising a plurality of positive electrode plates, a plurality of negative electrode plates, and a plurality of separators; and a case enclosing the electrode assembly; wherein each separator in the plurality of ... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110129390 | APPARATUS FOR THE GENERATION OF GASES The instant application provides apparatus and methods for the generation of gas, preferably chlorine dioxide. The methods and apparatus of the invention use a removable reaction chamber for the reaction of precursor chemicals, e.g., chlorite salt and an acid. The metho... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110117413 | Alkaline Battery Separators with Ion-Trapping Molecules Battery separators are disclosed which include an ion selective polymeric film, composite film, or multi-layer containing an immobilized chelating agent.... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110086294 | ELECTRODES INCLUDING AN EMBEDDED COMPRESSIBLE OR SHAPE CHANGING COMPONENT One exemplary embodiment includes an electrode including an embedded compressible or shape changing component.... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110081594 | POLYMER MEMBRANE FOR BATTERY, METHOD OF PREPARING SAME AND BATTERY INCLUDING SAME Disclosed is a polymer membrane for a battery including a porous support including a fiber including a core including a high melting-point polymer; and a sheath including a low melting-point polymer surrounding the core, and a method of preparing the same. The polymer m... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110020691 | ALKALINE BATTERY The present invention provides an alkaline battery which has high reliability and high cost performance and does not cause an internal short circuit resulting from gel leakage even when the filling densities of the positive and negative electrodes are reduced. In the al... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110003189 | POROUS FILM MATERIAL COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE CARBONACEOUS SEMIMETAL OXIDE PHASE, AND USE THEREOF AS A SEPARATOR MATERIAL FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS The present invention relates to a novel porous film material which comprises at least one carbonaceous semimetal oxide phase, and to a process for production thereof. The invention also relates to the use of these porous film materials as a separator layer or for produ... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100330410 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to the present invention includes: a negative-electrode current collector 16; a negative-electrode active material layer 15 provided on the negative-electrode current collector 16; a positive-elec... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100316902 | Microporous Multilayer Membrane, System And Process For Producing Such Membrane, And The Use Of Such Membrane The invention relates to a microporous membrane having an improved balance of important properties such as melt down temperature and thickness fluctuations. The invention also relates to a system and method for producing such a membrane, the use of such a membrane as a ... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100291430 | SEPARATOR HAVING POROUS COATING LAYER AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE CONTAINING THE SAME A separator includes a porous substrate having a plurality of pores, and a porous coating layer formed on at least one surface of the porous substrate and made of a mixture of a plurality of filler particles and a binder polymer. The filler particles include electrode a... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100266888 | Spacing Element for Lead Gel Batteries or for Lead-Acid Batteries Spacing element for lead batteries with gel electrolyte or for lead-acid batteries, comprising at least one layer of non-woven fabric made from fibers of one or more organic polymers suitable to absorb said electrolyte. Said layer will be associated to a separating elem... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100227210 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME The present invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and a manufacturing method thereof. An object of the present invention is to obtain a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that has an improved non-aqueous electrolyte impregnation ability... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100178545 | MICROPOROUS POLYMER SEPARATORS FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Provided are separators used in power accumulators such as lithium ion secondary batteries and a preparation method thereof. The said separators are obtained through following steps: providing a polymer colloidal emulsion through a polymerization reaction of polyvinyl a... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100178544 | POLYOLEFIN MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE BASE FOR NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY SERARATOR, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY SEPARATOR AND NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY A nonaqueous secondary battery separator is provided that is excellent in heat resistance, shutdown characteristics, membrane resistance and handling property. The present invention is a polyolefin microporous membrane used for a nonaqueous secondary battery separator c... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100173186 | ORGANIC ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERY AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME Disclosed are an organic electrolyte for a lithium-ion battery and a lithium-ion battery comprising the same, wherein the electrolyte includes a base electrolyte containing a lithium salt dissolved in an organic solvent, and diphenyloctyl phosphate added thereto in an a... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100173187 | SEPARATOR FOR NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY The present invention is to provide a separator that is excellent in heat resistance, shutdown function, flame retardancy and handling property. The separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery of the invention is a separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery that has ... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100159318 | LAMINATED POROUS FILM Provided is a laminated porous film comprising a laminate of a heat-resistant porous layer containing a heat-resistant resin and a shutdown layer containing a thermoplastic resin, wherein the film has a free chlorine content of 1×102 ppm by weight or less.... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100136410 | SEPARATOR FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME A separator for a lithium ion secondary battery with an alloy based negative electrode, wherein a dynamic friction coefficient of at least one surface is 0.1 or more and 0.4 or less, and a method for manufacturing the same.... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100136409 | Battery cell with a partial dielectric barrier for improved battery pack mechanical and thermal performance The adverse effects of the dielectric material covering the cylindrical case of a conventional 18650 cell are eliminated by replacing it with a ring-shaped dielectric material, wherein the ring-shaped dielectric material does not extend down or otherwise cover the cylin... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100136381 | Electrode plate multi-end sides to single end side current collector of an electricity storage/discharge device The present invention discloses that the auxiliary electric conductor is additionally installed between the positive or negative electrode plates being installed at the edge inside the individual electrode cell having electrode plates and the electrode cell casing, and ... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100112430 | Electrochemical Cells Employing Expandable Separators An electrochemical cell is provided comprising a first electrode and a second electrode. A separator, which includes an expansion joint, surrounds and seals the first electrode. The separator may comprise a first major surface and a second major surface substantially op... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100099021 | BAG-LIKE SEPARATOR, ELECTRODE SEPARATOR ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTRODE SEPARATOR ASSEMBLY Four sides of a rectangular bag-like separator 10 are composed of two adjacent separator thermo-bonding sides 10a and 10c where thermo-bonding portions are formed and of two adjacent insertion opening sides 10b and 10<... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100092853 | ALKALINE BATTERY SEPARATOR, PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF AND ALKALINE BATTERIES An alkaline battery separator comprises a fused fiber layer, and a fine fiber layer adjacent to the fused fiber layer and comprising fine fibers and second fusible fibers, which are fused in the fine fiber layer, wherein part of the fine fibers are incorporated into the... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100092754 | POROUS FILM Provided is a porous film comprising a heat-resistant resin and two or more fillers, wherein a value of D2/D1 is 0.15 or less where among values each obtained by measuring the average particle diameter of particles that constitute one of the two or... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100068612 | SEPARATOR FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY A first object of the present invention is to provide a separator including a polyethylene microporous membrane and a heat-resistant porous layer, and that has a sufficient shutdown function and a sufficient heat resistance, and can be formed with a reduced thickness an... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100068613 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes: a positive electrode including a transition metal oxide capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions; a negative electrode capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions; a separator; and a non-aqueous electrolyt... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100035140 | ELECTRODE PLATE FOR BATTERY, ELECTRODE GROUP FOR BATTERY, LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE PLATE FOR BATTERY In an electrode plate 3 including a both-surface coated part 14 in which an active material layer 13 and a porous protective film 28 are formed, a core material exposed part 18 which is an end part of the current collector core materia... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100035141 | Enhanced Electrolyte Percolation in Lithium Ion Batteries New lithium ion batteries and methods useful in making lithium ion batteries and/or components thereof are provided. The present lithium ion batteries and/or components thereof are structured to allow enhanced ion diffusion into and out of an active material through an ... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100021807 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE Disclosed is an energy storage device, in which an electrode material including an aqueous solvent, a binder and a transition metal oxide containing lithium is used to form one electrode, and an electrode material including activated carbon is used to form the other ele... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100015514 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE FOR USE IN THE SAME A lithium secondary battery comprising: a positive electrode and a negative electrode which each has a specific composition and specific properties; and a nonaqueous electrolyte which contains a cyclic siloxane compound represented by general formula (1), fluorosilane c... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100009249 | SEPARATOR FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND MULTILAYER SEPARATOR FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY A separator of the present invention for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is obtained by fluorinating a polyolefin based resin. A contact angle of the separator with a nonaqueous solvent electrolyte is 40° or less a shutdown temperature of the separator is 17... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20100003588 | SEPARATOR FOR ENERGY DEVICE AND ENERGY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME Disclosed is a separator for energy devices, which hardly allows an internal short circuit, while excellent in electrolyte solution retention. Also disclosed is an energy device comprising such a separator. Specifically disclosed is a separator for energy devices, which... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090311588 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING THE SAME An electrode assembly for a battery. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode with a positive electrode active material layer and a negative electrode with a negative electrode active material layer. The assembly further includes a separator that has a porou... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090291355 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, SEPARATOR FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY USING THEM The present invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte battery, etc. that can reduce the manufacturing cost of the battery, meet the need for increased battery capacity, and at the same time improve various battery characteristics, such as high-rate charge-discharge c... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090226813 | Microporous Membrane, Battery Separator and Battery A microporous polymeric membrane having excellent properties for use as a battery separator is provided. The membrane is produced by heat-setting the microporous polymeric membrane in at least a first stage and a final stage, the first stage being upstream of the final ... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090226814 | Microporous membrane, battery separator and battery A microporous polymeric membrane having excellent properties for use as a battery separator is provided. The membrane is produced by heat-setting the microporous polymeric membrane in at least a first stage and a final stage, the first stage being upstream of the final ... | 09/10/2009 |
