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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120129019 | CID Retention Device For Li-ion Cell A low pressure current interrupt device (CID) activates at a minimal threshold internal gauge pressure. Preferably, the CID includes a first conductive plate and a second conductive plate in electrical communication with the first conductive plate, the electrical commun... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120126929 | CURRENT FUSE DEVICE AND BATTERY ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THE SAME The present disclosure discloses a current fuse device. The current fuse device comprises: an insulating box having a cavity; a first conductor fixed to the insulating box with a first outer end and a first inner end; a second conductor fixed to the insulating box with ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120107651 | ASSEMBLED BATTERY AND POWER CONSUMPTION APPARATUS An assembled battery includes a plurality of secondary battery cell series modules each having a plurality of secondary battery cells connected in series, wherein in each secondary battery cell series module, the secondary battery cells are connected in series by a firs... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120107652 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME A nonaqueous secondary battery includes a current cutoff mechanism that cuts off a current in a short period of time in response to a rise in pressure inside a battery outer body in at least one of a conductive path through which a current is taken out from a positive e... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120082873 | CROSS-FLOW ELECTROCHEMICAL BATTERIES A cross-flow electrochemical cell for producing electricity is disclosed that incorporates means for cross-flow pumping of electrolyte through both anode and cathode electrodes in the same direction to achieve markedly higher discharging and charging currents. Cross-flo... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120070706 | EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR BATTERY IN VEHICLE A vehicle generally includes a motor that drives wheels of the vehicle, a high voltage battery that supplies electric power to the motor, and an exhaust system that exhausts a gas generated by the high voltage battery from the vehicle. The exhaust system for a battery i... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120070705 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY A rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode; a case containing the electrode assembly; a cap plate covering an opening of the case; and an ex... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120052344 | Battery An internal resistance is maintained equal to or lower than 70 mΩ, and that a temperature rise of a battery during an external short circuit at an ambient temperature of 23° C. with a margin of error of plus or minus 2° C. does not exceed 45° C.... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052337 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING ELECTROLYSIS ON BATTERY CONTACTS IN A DUAL-CONTACT BATTERY SYSTEM A dual-contact battery pack comprises a housing, a plurality of battery cells located within the housing, a first set of contacts and a second set of contacts coupled to the housing and to the plurality of battery cells. The dual-contact battery further comprises a firs... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052345 | CELL CONTROLLER, BATTERY MODULE AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM A cell controller having excellent productivity is provided. A cell-con 80 has 12 ICs IC-1 to IC-2 mounted on a substrate, and these ICs detect voltages of respective cells constituting a cell pack, perform capacity adjustment on the respective cell... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120045670 | AUXILIARY ELECTRODES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS CONTAINING HIGH CAPACITY ACTIVE MATERIALS Provided are novel electrochemical cells that include positive electrodes, negative electrodes containing high capacity active materials such as silicon, and auxiliary electrodes containing lithium. An auxiliary electrode is provided in the cell at least prior to its fo... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120040216 | SYSTEM DONGLE A method for operating an electronic system with a dongle is provided. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving system information from system components. The method further comprises continuing or ceasing to operate the electronic system based upon the system... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120034500 | CELL STRUCTURE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME An electrochemical device comprising alternating layers of positive and negative electrodes separated from each other by separator layers. The electrode layers extend beyond the periphery of the separator layers providing superior contact between the electrodes and batt... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120003514 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY A non-aqueous electrolyte battery capable of making behavior of the battery calm at a time of battery abnormality to secure safety is provided. In a lithium-ion secondary battery 20, an electrode group 6 is accommodated in a cylindrical battery container <... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110305929 | SECONDARY BATTERY A battery includes a housing, the housing including an opening, an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly being disposed in an interior space of the housing, and a short-circuiting member including a first plate and second plate disposed proximate to the first plate... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110305928 | Rechargeable battery A rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly; a terminal; a fuse, the electrode assembly, the terminal, and the fuse being electrically connected to each other; and an insulating blocking member in operative co-operation with the fuse.... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110300419 | SECONDARY BATTERY A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly having a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator located between the first electrode and the second electrode; a first collector plate electrically coupled to the first electrode, wherein the first collecto... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110262780 | Whole House Backyard Battery A battery device that sits in an underground “box” that would be situated in the ground and would be vastly larger than many car batteries put together. It would be 3 feet wide, 1 to 3 feet deep and up to 12 feet long and would be built on site. The battery would be... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110256432 | BATTERY HUMIDITY CONTROL Systems and methods are provided for controlling humidity in gases exposed to batteries, which can be applied to humidity control in climate control gases in battery packs, for example those used in electric vehicles.... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110250477 | BATTERY MODULE Safety is ensured even when installed in mobile objects such as electric vehicles, deep-sea explorers, and so on. A battery module (10) provided with a plurality of battery packs (13) and a unit battery container (14) that houses these battery packs... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110244280 | SECONDARY BATTERY A secondary battery including an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate; a case containing the electrode assembly; an electrode terminal electricall... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110238012 | LITHIUM POLYMER BATTERY POWERED INTRAVENOUS FLUID WARMER A lithium polymer (LiPo) battery pack having LiPo battery cells is provided which includes battery protection circuitry, charging circuitry, cell balancing circuitry, and control and communication circuitry. The batteries can be charged while in use by an internal charg... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110236730 | BATTERY WATERING SYSTEM A system for watering aqueous battery cells. The system includes a water conduit connectable to a water source, and multiple nozzles attached to and in fluid communication with the water conduit for distributing water to each of the battery cells. The nozzles provide a ... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110228436 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING BATTERY PACK BY DETECTING DESTRUCTION OF SENSE RESISTOR IN BATTERY PACK An apparatus for protecting a battery pack includes a fuse and a sense resistor, connected on a circuit path along which a charging or discharging current flows, and a fuse control switch for controlling the fuse. Also, the apparatus further includes a Schottky diode ha... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110214928 | Deactivating a Power Source A battery is disclosed that includes two contact areas, an electrolyte, and a conductivity mechanism to increase electron conductivity internal to the battery between the two contact areas that, in turn, deactivates the battery. In one embodiment, the conductivity mecha... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110217573 | Sensor for Selectively Detecting Liquids in Apparatuses for Storing and Generating Energy A sensor for detecting liquids in apparatuses for storing energy, an apparatus for storing energy, a monitoring system for monitoring apparatuses for storing energy, and a method for monitoring apparatuses for storing energy are provided.... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110217574 | CATHODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND SECONDARY BATTERY MODULE USING THE BATTERY A cathode material for a lithium secondary battery capable of stably suppressing manganese dissolution even under high temperature and voltage conditions is provided. Further, by using the cathode material for a lithium secondary battery, a lithium secondary battery exc... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110206958 | SEALED BATTERY A sealed battery (10) provided by the present invention includes: a current cut-off valve (22); and a connecting member (30) having an engagement hole (34) formed in a location adjacent to the current cut-off valve. The current cut-off valve ... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110189515 | BATTERY MODULE OF IMPROVED SAFETY AND MIDDLE OR LARGE-SIZED BATTERY PACK CONTAINING THE SAME Disclosed herein is a high-power, large-capacity battery module including a plurality of battery cells or unit modules connected in series to each other such that the battery cells or the unit modules are stacked while being in tight contact with each other or being adj... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110189514 | MIDDLE OR LARGE-SIZED BATTERY PACK OF IMPROVED SAFETY Disclosed herein is a middle or large-sized battery pack including a battery module assembly configured in a structure in which a plurality of battery modules, each of which comprises a plurality of battery cells or unit modules connected in series to each other while b... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110189512 | CID Retention Device for Li-Ion Cell A low pressure current interrupt device (CID) activates at a minimal threshold internal gauge pressure in a range of, for example, between about 4 kg/cm2 and about 9 kg/cm2. Preferably, the CID includes a first conductive plate and a second conduct... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110183165 | Secondary battery A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly in a case, the electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator, a cap assembly connected to the case and including a cap plate, first and second terminals through the cap plate, ... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110183166 | BIPOLAR SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME A bipolar secondary battery is provided with an electric power generating unit, a pair of terminal plates. The electric power generating unit includes a plurality of bipolar electrodes stacked on one another with an electrolyte layer disposed between the bipolar electro... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110183167 | Secondary battery A secondary battery including an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator disposed between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap plate sealing t... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110173731 | PORTABLE ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE FOR INCORPORATION WITH AN ARMORED GARMENT An apparatus may be configured to provide electrical power while incorporated in an armored garment. The apparatus may include a plate having a footprint that corresponds to a plate of body armor, a plurality of energy storage cells carried by the power plate, and a por... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110177365 | BATTERY CONNECTION MEMBER AND BATTERY MODULE USING THE SAME A battery connection member 25 configured to connect a plurality of batteries 29 in parallel includes a main conductive path portion 25a and a plurality of connection terminals 25b each configured to connect the main conductive ... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110171501 | LITHIUM-ION BATTERY AND METHOD FOR REGENERATING THE SAME This invention provides a lithium-ion battery in which a coating film forming agent degradation reaction is prevented. A lithium-ion battery 100 in which electrodes 1 and 2 and an electrolyte are accommodated in a batte... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110156618 | BATTERY SYSTEM AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME A battery system includes a plurality of battery cells and a plurality of printed circuit boards. A cell characteristics detecting circuit having a cell characteristics detecting function for detecting cell characteristics of the plurality of battery cells is mounted on... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110151291 | Battery Power Supply Having a Fluid Consuming Battery with an Improved Fluid Manager A power source is provided for supplying electrical power to a device. The power source includes a fluid consuming battery comprising a fluid consuming electrode, the battery supplying a battery output power. The power source also includes a fluid manager for controllin... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110143177 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Provided is a secondary battery, comprising an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate and a separator; and a case having a receiving portion for receiving the electrode assembly and an electrolyte therein, the secondary battery co... | 06/16/2011 |
