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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120126752 | NICKEL-METAL HYDRIDE/HYDROGEN HYBRID BATTERY USING ALKALI ION CONDUCTING SEPARATOR A nickel-metal hydride (hydrogen) hybrid storage battery comprising a positive electrode containing nickel hydroxide, a combination negative electrode containing a hydrogen storage alloy electrode and a reversible hydrogen electrode, an alkaline electrolyte, and an alka... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120107680 | Lithium Ion Batteries with Supplemental Lithium Supplemental lithium can be used to stabilize lithium ion batteries with lithium rich metal oxides as the positive electrode active material. Dramatic improvements in the specific capacity at long cycling have been obtained. The supplemental lithium can be provided with... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107698 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE WITH A MAGNESIUM ANODE AND A STABLE, SAFE ELECTROLYTE COMPATIBLE WITH SULFUR An electrochemical device, having an anode containing magnesium; a cathode stable to a voltage of at least 3.2 V relative to a magnesium reference; and an electrolyte containing a solvent and a LiCl complex of a magnesium halide salt of a sterically hindered secondary a... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120082904 | HIGH ENERGY DENSITY ALUMINUM BATTERY Compositions and methods of making are provided for a high energy density aluminum battery. The battery comprises an anode comprising aluminum metal. The battery further comprises a cathode comprising a material capable of intercalating aluminum ions during a discharge ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120052376 | ZINC POWDER AND FIBER MIXTURES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL BATTERIES AND CELLS Electrochemical cells having a cathode, a zinc anode including a mixture of zinc fibers and zinc powder, and electrolyte are provided. The zinc fiber and zinc powder may have selected physical and compositional attributes. Methods of preparing such electrochemical cells... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052375 | ELECTRODE MATERIALS FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY A positive electrode is disclosed for a non-aqueous electrolyte lithium rechargeable cell or battery. The electrode comprises a lithium containing material of the formula NayLixNizMn1-z-z′Mz′Od, where... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120045688 | Lithium super-battery with a functionalized nano graphene cathode An electrochemical energy storage device, lithium super-battery, comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a porous separator disposed between the two electrodes, and a lithium-containing electrolyte in physical contact with the two electrodes, wherein the ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045700 | ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION METHOD FOR APPLYING BORON-CONTAINING FILMS Triethylboron is a useful precursor for depositing films in an atomic layer deposition process. This precursor is useful for depositing boron containing films. Boron containing films are excellent lubricating coatings for zinc powders, improving their flow properties an... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120034508 | Battery Separator A battery includes a separator with a trapping layer that traps dissolved metal ions.... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120021273 | SODIUM ION BATTERY Disclosed is a sodium ion battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a sodium ion nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein the negative electrode comprises a negative electrode active material and a negative electrode current collector made of aluminum or... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110318636 | ACTIVE MATERIAL OF A NICKEL-CADMIUM GENERATOR NEGATIVE ELECTRODE The hydration of cadmium oxide in the presence of nickel acetate gives the possibility of obtaining a compound of general formula Cd1-xNix(OH)2-y(CH3CO2)y with 0<x≦0.05 and 0<y≦0.10. This compou... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110318655 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATNG NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is described, capable of inhibiting the raise of the internal resistance at a low temperature after use in a high-temperature circumstance, and having a good power performance at a low temperature. The non-aqueous electrolyte ... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110294004 | ALKALINE CELL WITH ADDITIVE FOR IMPROVED DISCHARGE PERFORMANCE The present disclosure generally relates to an alkaline electrochemical cell comprising an additive for improved discharge performance. The additive is a finely dispersed superabsorbent material comprising particles having a substantially uniform shape and a small parti... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110287307 | Alkaline Electrochemical Cell with a Blended Zinc Powder An electrochemical cell with a blended zinc powder is disclosed. The blended zinc powder includes selected portions of a first zinc powder and a second zinc powder. In a preferred embodiment, the first and second powders are divided into groups based on ranges in their ... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110262803 | Electrodes and Electrochemical Cells Employing the Same The present invention provides novel electrodes and electrochemical cells using these electrodes. Several embodiments presented by this invention provide novel cathodes that include an AgO active material and a PVDF binder. Furthermore, this invention also presents meth... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110250508 | MIXED LITHIUM NICKEL COBALT OXIDE AND LITHIUM NICKEL MANGANESE COBALT OXIDE CATHODES A positive electrode material is provided which is a blended combination of lithium nickel cobalt oxide (and aluminum substituted compounds thereof) and lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide. Also provided Is a non-aqueous electrolyte lithium secondary battery having hi... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110223477 | ALKALINE BATTERY INCLUDING LAMBDA-MANGANESE DIOXIDE AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF A primary battery includes a cathode having a cathode active material including a blend or composite of λ-MnO2 and one or more additional cathode active materials, an anode, a separator between the cathode and the anode, and an alkaline electrolyte.... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110212363 | POWER STORAGE SYSTEM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR AND SECONDARY BATTERY AND CAPACITOR The present invention relates to a power storage system including a negative electrode which has a crystalline silicon film provided as a negative electrode active material on the surface of a current collector and contains a conductive oxide in a surface layer section ... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110206996 | TREATED ELECTROLYTIC MANGANESE DIOXIDE AND METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION A method for preparing treated electrolytic manganese dioxide and a battery including the treated electrolytic manganese dioxide as an electrode are provided. The method for treating the electrolytic manganese dioxide includes suspending milled electrolytic manganese di... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110171524 | ALKALINE BATTERY An alkaline battery of this invention includes: a negative electrode including a negative electrode mixture that contains a zinc alloy as an active material, the zinc alloy containing at least aluminum; an alkaline electrolyte; and a positive electrode. The alkaline ele... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110165471 | PROTECTION OF ANODES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS Provided is an anode for use in electrochemical cells, wherein the anode active layer has a first layer comprising lithium metal and a multi-layer structure comprising single ion conducting layers and polymer layers in contact with the first layer comprising lithium met... | 07/07/2011 |
| 20110159360 | Composition for battery The object is to stabilize the dispersion of a conductive additive in a composition for a battery without deteriorating the conducting property of the conductive additive, and to thereby improve the battery performance of a battery produced by using the composition. Dis... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110151320 | HYDROGEN-ABSORBING ALLOY, FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF AND ALKALINE STORAGE BATTERY An alkaline storage battery has a negative electrode using a hydrogen-absorbing alloy represented by a general formula Ln1-xMgxNiyAz wherein Ln is at least one element selected from rare-earth elements including Y, Ca, Zr, and... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110143220 | THIAZOLE COMPOUNDS AS ADDITIVES IN ELECTROLYTE SOLUTIONS IN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS AND BATTERIES The present invention relates to an electrolyte solution comprising at least one solvent as component A, at least one electrolyte as component B and from 0.1 to 20% by weight, based on the total electrolyte solution, of at least one heteroaromatic compound of the genera... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110123859 | Polymer Electrolytes The present invention provides improved electrochemical devices formed from a cathode, an anode, and a liquid electrolyte formulated from at least one polymer and at least one alkaline agent. The polymer is electrically conductive and mixes with the alkaline agent to fo... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110117429 | GALVANIC CELL WITH IMPROVED LIFETIME The invention relates to a galvanic cell, which chemically stores energy and supplies electric energy. The galvanic cell comprises at least two electrodes (32, 34) and conductors (31, 35), associated with said electrodes. The cross-sections of the conducto... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110111286 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION CONTAINING MAGNESIUM IONS, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE USING THE SAME A nonaqueous electrolytic solution containing magnesium ions which shows excellent electrochemical characteristics and which can be manufactured in a general manufacturing environment such as a dry room, and an electrochemical device using the same are provided. A Mg ba... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110111287 | METAL-AIR BATTERY Cathodes for use in open electrochemical cells, open electrochemical cells, and devices comprising the cathodes and open electrochemical cells are disclosed. The open electrochemical cells generally comprise a cathode, an electrolyte, and an anode. One example cathode c... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110095720 | BATTERY CELL FOR MEMS DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS A micro electrical-mechanical systems (MEMS) device INCLUDES a MEMS substrate and at least one MEMS structure on the MEMS substrate. In addition, there is at least one battery cell on the MEMS substrate coupled to the at least one MEMS structure. The at least one batter... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110097627 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERIES The present invention is a negative electrode material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, comprising at least: particles wherein silicon nanoparticles are dispersed in silicon oxide (silicon oxide particles); and a metal oxide coating formed on a surface o... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110086267 | POLYMER, SEMICONDUCTOR FILM, ELECTRODE, ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, ELECTROCHEMICAL ELEMENT AND ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE A polymer having a structure represented by the following general formula (1), wherein in general formula (1), Ph is a phenyl group; X is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a selenium atom or a tellurium atom; and R1 and R1 each independently contains at least one selected ... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110086266 | AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY An aqueous secondary battery 10 according to the present invention includes a positive electrode containing a NASICON-type positive-electrode active material that can insert and extract sodium as a positive-electrode active material 12, a negative electrod... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110070487 | NOVEL METAL AIR CATHODE MANGANESE OXIDE CONTAINED IN OCTAHEDRAL MOLECULAR SIEVE An oxygen reduction electrode, e.g., an air cathode, comprising manganese oxides having octahedral molecular sieve structures as active catalyst materials and use of such an electrode as a component of a metal-air cell.... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110053001 | IONICALLY-CONDUCTIVE AMORPHOUS LITHIUM LANTHANUM ZIRCONIUM OXIDE Amorphous lithium lanthanum zirconium oxide (LLZO) is formed as an ionically-conductive electrolyte medium. The LLZO comprises by percentage of total number of atoms from about 0.1% to about 50% lithium, from about 0.1% to about 25% lanthanum, from about 0.1% to about 2... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110052998 | SULFUR-CARBON NANOCOMPOSITES AND THEIR APPLICATION AS CATHODE MATERIALS IN LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERIES The invention is directed in a first aspect to a sulfur-carbon composite material comprising: (i) a bimodal porous carbon component containing therein a first mode of pores which are mesopores, and a second mode of pores which are micropores; and (ii) elemental sulfur c... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110052981 | LAYER-LAYER LITHIUM RICH COMPLEX METAL OXIDES WITH HIGH SPECIFIC CAPACITY AND EXCELLENT CYCLING Lithium rich and manganese rich lithium metal oxides are described that provide for excellent performance in lithium-based batteries. The specific compositions can be engineered within a specified range of compositions to provide desired performance characteristics. Sel... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110039148 | ALKALINE PRIMARY CELLS A battery is described. The battery includes an anode, a cathode, a separator disposed between the cathode and the anode, and an electrolyte. The anode further includes manganese.... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110020701 | CARBON ELECTRODE STRUCTURES FOR BATTERIES In certain embodiments, an electrode includes a body of material formed in substantial part of carbon, the body having an exterior surface and an interior located within the exterior surface, and a plurality cavities located in the interior of the body. Each of the cavi... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110020702 | IRON-DOPED VANADIUM(V) OXIDES The present invention relates to iron-doped vanadium(V) oxides of formula FeyV2O5, a process for their preparation and their uses as positive electrodes, especially in microbatteries.... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110020713 | NANOWIRE BATTERY METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS A variety of methods and apparatus are implemented in connection with a battery. According to one such arrangement, an apparatus is provided for use in a battery in which ions are moved. The apparatus comprises a substrate and a plurality of growth-rooted nanowires. The... | 01/27/2011 |
