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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120107694 | Positive Electrode Protective Layer Composition, Rechargeable Lithium Battery Including Protective Layer for Positive Electrode and Method of Manufacturing Same A positive electrode protective layer composition of a rechargeable lithium battery includes a polymer compound and an ionic liquid including a borate-based anion. A rechargeable lithium battery includes the positive electrode protective layer. A method of manufacturing... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120082891 | SECONDARY BATTERY Disclosed are a secondary battery including an electrode assembly which includes a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate arranged as a stack, and a separator interposed between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, the first electrode pl... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120070727 | GLASS COMPOSITIONS WITH LEACHABLE METAL OXIDES AND IONS The disclosure describes compositions and methods for producing a change in the voltage at which hydrogen gas is produced in a lead acid battery. The compositions and methods relate to producing a concentration of one or more metal ions in the lead acid battery electrol... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070728 | COMPOSITIONS AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS WITH LEACHABLE METAL IONS The disclosure describes compositions and methods for producing a change in the voltage at which hydrogen gas is produced in a lead acid battery. The compositions and methods relate to producing a concentration of one or more metal ions in the lead acid battery electrol... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070729 | GLASS COMPOSITIONS WITH HIGH LEVELS OF BISMUTH OXIDE The application describes glass compositions that includes more than 30 percent by weight of bismuth compounds, in particular bismuth oxide. Additionally, components, specifically battery separators, made from the glass compositions with high levels of bismuth are descr... | 03/22/2012 |
| 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 |
| 20120048729 | ELECTRICALLY NON-CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS Articles, systems, and methods related to the configuration of electrically non-conductive materials and related components in electrochemical cells are generally described. Some inventive electrochemical cell configurations include an electrically non-conductive materi... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052394 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROYLTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE POSITIVE ELECTRODE A positive electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided. The positive electrode has a positive electrode current collector, a positive electrode mixture layer formed on at least one surface of the positive electrode current collector and contain... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120043940 | ELECTRODE PROTECTION IN BOTH AQUEOUS AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS, INCLUDING RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERIES Electrode protection in electrochemical cells, and more specifically, electrode protection in both aqueous and non-aqueous electrochemical cells, including rechargeable lithium batteries, are presented. In one embodiment, an electrochemical cell includes an anode compri... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120040251 | BATTERY ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME A battery electrode with a pasting textile, fabric, or scrim made with an electrode grid (e.g., a stamped grid or expanded metal grid) coated in battery electrode and covered with pasting textile formed of a bonded, non-woven fiber web. The web is formed from one or mor... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040254 | BIFUNCTIONAL (RECHARGEABLE) AIR ELECTRODES Performance, properties and stability of bifunctional air electrodes may be improved by using modified current collectors, and improving water wettability of air electrode structures. This invention provides information on creating non-corroding, electrically rechargeab... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120034508 | Battery Separator A battery includes a separator with a trapping layer that traps dissolved metal ions.... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120028131 | MICROPOROUS MEMBRANES, METHODS FOR MAKING SUCH MEMBRANES, AND THE USE OF SUCH MEMBRANES AS BATTERY SEPARATOR FILM The invention relates to microporous membranes comprising polymer and having well-balanced permeability, shutdown temperature, and pin puncture strength. The invention also relates to methods for making such membranes, and the use of such membranes as battery separator ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120015254 | Method For Manufacturing Separator Including Porous Coating Layers, Separator Manufactured By The Method And Electrochemical Device Including The Separator Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a separator. The method includes (S1) preparing a slurry containing inorganic particles dispersed therein and a solution of a binder polymer in a solvent, and coating the slurry on at least one surface of a porous substrate to for... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120003545 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE HAVING POROUS COATING LAYER, ELECTRODE MANUFACTURED THEREFROM, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME A method for manufacturing an electrode may include (S1) preparing a sol solution containing a metal alkoxide compound, and (S2) forming a porous non-woven coating layer of an inorganic fiber by electroemitting the sol solution onto an outer surface of an electrode acti... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110311878 | POLYOLEFIN MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE AND SEPARATOR FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY A polyolefin microporous membrane that can realize a lithium ion secondary battery having favorable resistance against foreign matters or the like, and high cycle characteristics at a high temperature is provided. The present invention provides a polyolefin microporous ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110311882 | LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES HAVING CONFORMAL SOLID ELECTROLYTE LAYERS Hybrid solid-liquid electrolyte lithium-ion battery devices are disclosed. Certain devices comprise anodes and cathodes conformally coated with an electron insulating and lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte layer.... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110294015 | Method and Apparatus for Production of a Thin-Film Battery A method for production of a thin-film battery includes providing a mount structure, applying of a first unmasked flow of a first electrode material to the mount structure in order to form a first electrode layer, applying a second unmasked flow of a battery material in... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110287323 | Electrode and Insulator Structure for Battery and Method of Manufacture A battery core is made from a strip of insulating material folded longitudinally to form parallel panels. In one embodiment there are four panels and in another five panels. A positive electrode strip has an exposed foil center strip and positive electrode material alon... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110287324 | SURFACE MODIFIED GLASS FIBERS A composition including glass fibers with a surface atomic concentration of oxygen in sp3 bonds with silicon of at least about 34% wherein the fibers are formed into a battery separator.... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110274980 | METHOD OF PRODUCING AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL AND ARTICLES PRODUCED THEREFROM A method of producing an electrode assembly comprises disposing a thermoplastic polymer powder between a first surface of a first electrode and a first surface of a microporous separator to form a separator/electrode pre-assembly; and adhering the first surface of the f... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110274988 | BATTERIES, FUEL CELLS, AND OTHER ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES An electrochemical device having an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and an electrolyte. At least one of the anode electrode and the cathode electrode is provided with a substantially uniform superficial relief pattern formed by a plurality of substantially uniform... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110269012 | GALVANIC ELEMENT WITH COMPOSITE OF ELECTRODES, AND SEPARATOR FORMED BY AN ADHESIVE An electrochemical element includes at least one individual cell having electrodes arranged on a sheet-like separator, wherein the electrodes have been applied to the separator by at least one adhesive.... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110250496 | LAMINAR TEXTILE MATERIAL FOR A BATTERY ELECTRODE The invention relates to a laminar textile material for covering a pasty active mass on a battery electrode. The invention further relates to a battery electrode having such a material, to a battery, and to a method for producing battery electrodes. Potential improvemen... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110244335 | SEPARATION MEMBRANE FOR BATTERY, AND BATTERY An object of the present invention is to provide a separation membrane for a battery, which is excellent in heat resistance, does not expand and shrink depending on a temperature history, has no problem that, even when pressure is applied at a point due to external pres... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110236759 | LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME A lithium-ion secondary battery of this invention comprises a separator interposed between a positive electrode and a negative electrode. Moreover, a porous film of lithium titanate is formed on the surface of the negative electrode. In this lithium-ion secondary batter... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110236762 | POROUS MEMBRANES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME The instant disclosure relates to porous membranes and methods of making the same. An example of the method includes exposing a polymeric film (including a polymer and i) a gel-forming polymer, ii) ceramic particles, or iii) combinations of i and ii) established on a ca... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110229767 | Electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, method for producing the same, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery An electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery with which the non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery can perform high output charge and discharge is provided. The electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a current collector an... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110223485 | MICROPOROUS MEMBRANES, METHODS FOR MAKING THESE MEMBRANES, AND THE USE OF THESE MEMBRANES AS BATTERY SEPARATOR FILMS A membrane includes a first polyethylene having an Mw<1.0×106, a second polyethylene having an Mw≧1.0×106, and a polypropylene having an Mw≧5.0×105 and a ΔHm 80.0 J/g; wherein (a) the sum of the amounts of (i) polypropylene ha... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110223451 | METAL ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR FLOW BATTERIES A flow battery electrode assembly with a first impermeable, substantially metal electrode, a second permeable, substantially metal electrode and at least one electrically conductive spacer. The electrically conductive spacer connects the first impermeable, substantially... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110177369 | ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY A lithium ion secondary battery including an electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery, the electrode including: a current collector 30; an electrode active material layer 31 being laminated on a surface of the current collector 30 and including... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110176661 | X-RAY SENSITIVE BATTERY SEPARATORS AND RELATED METHODS The instant application relates to an X-ray sensitive battery separator for a secondary lithium battery and a method for detecting the position of a separator in a secondary lithium battery. The X-ray sensitive battery separator includes a microporous membrane having an... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110177395 | FIBER ASSEMBLY, COMPOSITE OF ELECTRO CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATE AND FIBER ASSEMBLY, AND PRODUCTION METHODS THEREOF The present invention relates to a fiber assembly obtained by electrifying a resin in a melted state by application of voltage between a supply-side electrode and a collection-side electrode so as to extend the resin into an ultrafine composite fiber by electrospinning,... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110177389 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME An electrode assembly and a secondary battery including the electrode assembly are disclosed. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator disposed between the first and second electrodes. A film is disposed on at least one edge... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110171534 | Long lasting high current density charging & discharging, temperature-resistant batteries and related methods Secondary batteries are disclosed, which comprise a separator of dielectric material permeable to ion flow in combination with aligned Carbon or Zirconium nanotubes extending between an anode and a cathode comprised of Zirconium and aligned nanotubes and having high sur... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110159373 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL An electrochemical cell, membrane, and method for making the membrane and electrochemical cell are disclosed in which ion passage channels of the membrane have advantageous characteristics relating to dimensions, positioning, and patterning. The ion passage channels are... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110159376 | 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... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110151332 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEALING BATTERY SEPARATOR One embodiment of the present subject matter includes a battery having a stack of substantially planar battery electrodes, the stack including a first electrode including a first tab, and a second electrode including a second tab, with the first tab electrically connect... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110143191 | Secondary battery A secondary battery including a can for accommodating an electrode assembly, the can having an opening at one side thereof; a cap assembly for sealing the opening of the can; an insulation case between the electrode assembly and the cap assembly, the insulation case bei... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110129709 | POUCH TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY WITH SAFETY MEMBER A pouch type secondary battery including a safety member. The pouch type secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including first and second electrode plates having opposite electrical polarities and a first separator between the first and second electrode plate... | 06/02/2011 |
