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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120129025 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY Technologies are generally described for a battery, a method for implementing a battery and a rechargeable battery system. In some examples, the rechargeable battery system includes a battery. The battery may include a first electrode including a tantalum component, a v... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129044 | Alkaline Electrochemical Cell An alkaline electrochemical cell is provided which efficiently utilizes active materials within the cell to achieve enhanced cost efficiency. The electrochemical cell includes a container defining a sealed volume and an anode and cathode disposed in the sealed volume of... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129016 | ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR BATTERIES, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK According to one embodiment, an active material for batteries includes a titanium composite oxide, wherein the titanium composite oxide includes a monoclinic β-type titanium composite oxide as a main phase, and when an integral intensity of the main peak of the monocli... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129012 | SECONDARY BATTERY Provided is a secondary battery in which an insertion hole where an electrode terminal is insertable is defined in a center of a bottom case disposed under a can to connect batteries to each other in series. The secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120125702 | Battery Pack, an Electric Vehicle and a Method The present invention relates to a battery pack (11, 35a, 35b, 55), an electric driven vehicle comprising a battery pack, an electric driven vehicle comprising a mounting space (53) for accommodating a battery pack, and a method... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129015 | ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR BATTERIES, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, AND BATTERY PACK According to one embodiment, an active material for batteries includes monoclinic β-type titanium composite oxide containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of V, Nb, Ta, Al, Ga, and In, the at least one element being contained in an amount of 0... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120107672 | Electrode With Interconnection Design for Miniature Electrochemical Cells and Methods of Making Miniature electrodes and electrochemical cells are disclosed. Such electrodes are made from forming an electrode mixture onto a current collector and distal end of a feedthrough pin such that the current collector and distal end of the feedthrough pin is encapsulated. T... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107674 | SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING ANTI-SCATTERING MECHANISM A housing for containing electrode assemblies and an electrolyte includes a cover 18 having a pair of long-side ends 18e. Peripheral thinned portions 11 are formed by cutting the inner face of a top plate 18a near the long-side ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107673 | SECONDARY BATTERY To obtain a secondary battery that surely positions and fixes a laminated type of electrode group by effectively curbing lateral deviation and vertical deviation, in secondary batteries RB1 to RB11 that include a laminated type of electrode group 1 ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120070721 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY The present disclosure discloses a lithium ion battery comprising a battery shell, a cover assembly, an electrode assembly, a first current collecting plate and a second current collecting plate. The electrode assembly comprises a positive plate, a negative plate and a ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070718 | BATTERY MODULE A battery module (1A) is provided with a battery cell and a case (C). The case (C) houses the battery cell (23). The case (C) includes a first main face, a second main face, a first battery module coupling structure (13A) and a first elastically def... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070720 | BATTERY AND ULTRASONIC BONDING METHOD FOR BATTERY The present invention provides a battery including a container, an electrode group including a positive electrode and a negative electrode, multiple current collecting tabs being extended from any one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the electrode... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070700 | ELEMENT FOR REGULATING THE INTERNAL GAS PRESSURE IN LITHIUM-ION CELLS A lithium-ion cell, including a housing, a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator situated between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, which is distinguished by an element for regulating the internal gas pressure, which does not permit ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120068551 | ELECTRICAL-ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES An electrical-energy storage device configured for use in a time-varying electromagnetic field, the storage device comprising: an electrode at least part of which is configured so as to hinder the ability of eddy currents induced by said field to circulate therein.... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120052368 | MODIFIED CURRENT COLLECTOR OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY, METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY USING THE SAME A modified current collector includes a metal plate and a protective film disposed on a surface of the metal plate. A composition of the protective film is at least one of AlxMyPO4 and AlxMy(PO3)3 03/01/2012 | |
| 20120052369 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME An electrode assembly includes a positive plate, a negative plate, and a separator located between the positive plate and the negative plate, each of the positive plate and the negative plate having an active part formed by applying an active material to at least one su... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052390 | ELECTRODE COMPOSITE MATERIAL OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY, METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY USING THE SAME An electrode composite material includes an individual electrode active material particle and a protective film coated on a surface of the particle. A composition of the protective film is at least one of AlxMyPO4 and AlxM 03/01/2012 | |
| 20120052371 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly having a first electrode and a second electrode, a first case housing the electrode assembly and electrically coupled to the first electrode, and a second case electrically insulated from the first case and housing t... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120045687 | NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIALS, LITHIUM ION BATTERIES, AND METHODS THEREOF Methods of preparing negative active materials and negative active materials are provided herein. The preparation methods include: A) mixing a carbon material, an organic polymer, a Sn-containing compound—optionally with water—to obtain a mixed solution system; B) a... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120041507 | ELECTRODE INCLUDING A 3D FRAMEWORK FORMED OF FLUORINATED CARBON One example includes a battery case sealed to retain electrolyte, an electrode disposed in the battery case, the electrode comprising a framework defining open areas disposed along three axes (“3D framework”) formed of fluorinated carbon including elements that each... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120034510 | BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME A method for producing a battery includes forming a space by expanding a liquid housing portion, the liquid housing portion being present at one end of an outer package that houses a battery element, through supply of gas from an opening portion formed at the other end ... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120034512 | LITHIUM ALLOY-CARBON COMPOSITE NANOFIBERS AND METHODS OF FABRICATION A carbon/nanoparticle nanofiber includes a carbon base structure and a plurality of nanoparticles that include a lithium alloy or a lithium alloy precursor. One or more nanofibers may be formed into a nonwoven fabric. The fabric may be utilized as an electrode, such as ... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120034511 | SEALED BATTERY A sealed battery with an electrode assembly and electrolyte enclosed in a battery case is provided, where a connection member can be attached to the battery case without requiring large space while avoiding increasing the length of the lead wire. The sealed battery incl... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120028109 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE In an electrochemical device having an element main body 1A enclosed in an exterior package 1B, a peripheral region of the exterior package 1B is provided with an elastic structure or a plurality of elastic structures R1, R2 having an ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120028108 | ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR BATTERY, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, AND VEHICLE According to one embodiment, there is provided an active material for a battery. The active material comprises a monoclinic β-type titanium composite oxide which contains fluorine.... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120028110 | BUTTON CELL WITHOUT FLANGING AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME A method for producing a button cell with a housing includes a cell cup with a base region, a lateral region, an edge region lying therebetween and a cut edge, and a cell cover with a cover region, a lateral region, an edge region lying therebetween and a cut edge, conn... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120021275 | Prismatic type secondary battery including insulation tube A prismatic type secondary battery including an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first and second electrodes; a case accommodating the electrode assembly, the case having an open uppe... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120021276 | SECONDARY BATTERY CELL The present invention is a secondary battery, including: an electrode group that includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode, an electrolyte, and a battery cell container that contains the electrode group and the electrolyte and that is sealed, wherein: an ad... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120019175 | SEALED BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND VEHICLE AND DEVICE HAVING THE SAME MOUNTED THEREON The sealed battery has a battery container (4, 5) and a power generating element sealed inside the battery container. The battery container is provided with a fill opening (12), an annular ridge (16), which extends around the entire circumference of... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120015238 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY CELL There is provided a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell that exhibits excellent cycle characteristics over a wide temperature range from low to high temperature. This object can be realized by adopting the following configuration. The no... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120015226 | POUCH TYPE LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY A pouch type lithium secondary battery including a medium- or large-sized battery module includes: a jelly-roll type electrode assembly; a resin-type first packing material that is formed of a two-layer structure having an inner resin layer and an outer resin layer, and... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120015237 | SECONDARY BATTERY An Example relates to a secondary battery including an electrode assembly and an electrolyte contained in a can. The electrode assembly includes an anode plate, a cathode plate and a separator. The electrolyte contains an organic solvent and a lithium salt at a concentr... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120015241 | LUG FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY A lithium ion battery comprises a shell, a cell disposed in the shell, and two lugs connected to the cell. Each of the lugs comprises a conductive foil with a surface and a PTC layer disposed on the surface of the conductive foil. The lugs conduct currents between the l... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120009467 | Rechargeable Battery A rechargeable battery having improved temperature detection performance of a resistor element. The rechargeable battery comprises a pouch in which an electrode assembly is embedded, a first terminal and a second terminal that are connected to the electrode assembly to ... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120009463 | CASE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME A case for a secondary battery and a secondary battery including the same, the case including a case body, the case body having bottom and a space for receiving an electrode assembly; and a shock-absorbing cap, the shock-absorbing cap having a bottom and an edge extendi... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120009464 | MATERIAL FOR METAL CASE OF SECONDARY BATTERY USING NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE, METAL CASE, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND PRODUCING METHOD OF MATERIAL FOR METAL CASE The material for metal cases of secondary batteries using a non-aqueous electrolyte includes a steel sheet; and a plated layer that has a Ni layer, and a Cu—Ni layer, which is disposed between the Ni layer and the steel sheet and is in contact with the Ni layer, and i... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120009449 | ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR BATTERY, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, AND VEHICLE According to one embodiment, there is provided an active material for a battery. The active material includes secondary particle which contains primary particles of a monoclinic β-type titanium composite oxide having an average primary particle diameter of 1 nm to 10 ... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120003523 | BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT WITH PHASE TRANSITION An apparatus and method provide battery thermal management through the use of a battery cell having an internal cavity and a phase change material (PCM) disposed in the internal cavity of the battery cell. By locating the PCM inside of the battery cell, the entire outer... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120003527 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND BATTERY MODULE A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, having an internal resistance of 10 mΩ or less as an alternating-current impedance value of 1 kHz, comprises a metal outer container, a nonaqueous electrolyte contained in the container, a positive electrode contained in the ... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110318633 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY A rechargeable battery, including a first electrode including a first metal plate, a first coated region where a first material is applied onto the first metal plate, and a first uncoated region, the first metal plate having a first thickness in the first uncoated regio... | 12/29/2011 |