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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177863 | Method for the production of membrane/electrode units A method for production of a membrane/electrode unit for a fuel cell is disclosed. The conducting polymer membrane is compressed with two electrodes until a given compression is achieved. The method permits an increase in resting voltage of the membrane/electrode un... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8152865 | Electrical storage device and manufacturing method of the same An electrical storage device having a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a lithium electrode, and an electrolyte capable of transferring lithium ion, the lithium electrode is out of direct contact with the negative electrode, and lithium ion is supplied to th... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147565 | Method for manufacturing electrode plate for battery An electrode plate precursor on which an active material layer is formed by applying an active material onto at least one surface of a current collector in a lengthy belt shape by means of a die comprising a paste storing part where a paste containing the active mat... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142523 | Electrochemical battery and method for making same A method for making a battery is disclosed which comprises providing a plurality of Electrochemical Cell (EC) bundles; providing a current collecting terminal having first and second ends; electrically connecting the projections of the sheet like electrodes extendin... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8133287 | Method of controlled cell-level fusing within a battery pack A method is provided that achieves improved battery pack performance, system reliability and system safety while impacting only a small region of the battery pack/battery module, and thus having only a minor impact on battery pack cost, complexity, weight and size. ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8123820 | Method of preparing positive active material for a lithium secondary battery A process of manufacturing a positive active material for a lithium secondary battery includes adding a metal source to a doping element-containing coating liquid to surface-treat the metal source, wherein the metal source is selected from the group consisting of co... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8114171 | In situ formed ionically conductive membranes for protection of active metal anodes and battery cells Disclosed are ionically conductive membranes for protection of active metal anodes and methods for their fabrication. The membranes may be incorporated in active metal negative electrode (anode) structures and battery cells. In accordance with the invention, the mem... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8105395 | Method for manufacturing electrode plate for battery A method for manufacturing an electrode plate for a battery comprises the steps of intermittently transferring a strip-shaped electrode plate material (1) in a longitudinal direction at intervals of a predetermined length and stopping it in a fixed position; ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8092557 | Water soluble polymer binder for lithium ion battery An electrode for a rechargeable lithium ion battery includes an electro-active material, a (polystyrenebutadiene rubber)-poly (acrylonitrile-co-acrylamide) polymer, and a conductive additive. A battery using the inventive electrode is also disclosed. ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8066784 | Method for the production of membrane/electrode units The invention relates to a method for production of a membrane/electrode unit, whereby a conducting polymer membrane is compressed with two electrodes until a given compression is achieved. Said method permits an increase in resting voltage of the membrane/electrode... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8057555 | Outer casing of non-aqueous electrolyte battery and production method therefor An outer casing of a non-aqueous electrolyte battery is capable of being mass-produced as well as thin and resistant to damage. The outer casing 4 comprises a casing body 4a and a cover 4b. After being internally packaged, a non-aq... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8057554 | Battery spacer Described is a lithium-ion battery spacer having a spacer board with two operably coupled apertures disposed therethrough. The operably coupled apertures can be tapered to further facilitate smooth passage of a cathode or anode tab therethrough and secure such tab t... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8052764 | System and method for manufacturing a thermal battery A method of manufacturing thermal batteries is disclosed. In the method according to the present invention, pellets used in the manufacture of thermal batteries are grouped together based on certain material characteristics such as weight, thickness, and density. Pe... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8043387 | Positive electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and production method thereof A production method for a positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery that includes a positive electrode active material capable of intercalating and deintercalating a lithium ion, a conductive agent and a binder, in which the positive electrod... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8043386 | Process for producing polymer electrolyte A process for producing a polymer electrolyte for a nonaqueous battery by mixing a vinylidene fluoride copolymer and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution with a solvent that can be evaporated, wherein the vinylidene fluoride copolymer comprises 80 to 97 wt. % of vinyl... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8043752 | Fuel cell generator with fuel electrodes that control on-cell fuel reformation A fuel cell for a fuel cell generator including a housing including a gas flow path for receiving a fuel from a fuel source and directing the fuel across the fuel cell. The fuel cell includes an elongate member including opposing first and second ends and defining a... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8007549 | Electric coupling of a connection to an electrochemical bundle The subject of the present invention is a system for electric coupling of a plane connection (64, 67) to the electrodes of the same polarity of an electrochemical bundle (63) comprising an alternating sequence of at least one positive electrode and at ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7988745 | Method for manufacturing battery, battery manufactured by the method, and method for inspecting battery A method for manufacturing highly reliable batteries includes the steps of placing in a battery container an electrode assembly; arranging an upper current collecting plate to be electrically connected to one of the electrodes of the electrode assembly; bringing a l... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7988746 | Battery structures, self-organizing structures and related methods An energy storage device includes a first electrode comprising a first material and a second electrode comprising a second material, at least a portion of the first and second materials forming an interpenetrating network when dispersed in an electrolyte, the electr... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7976588 | Storage battery with expanded grid A storage battery is provided in which an expand grid is improved with respect to the widths of grid wires 1b, the sectional areas of nodes 1e, and the shapes of meshes 1c, whereby the productivity of the expand grid can be ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7927386 | Method for manufacturing a battery pack A rechargeable battery (2) and a circuit substrate (3) are connected by lead plates (4, 5) and united by a primary mold (11) that is formed by filling resin therebetween, after which a secondary mold (12) is formed on the outer fac... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7927762 | Fuel cell cathode manufacturing method and fuel cell manufacturing method The method of manufacturing a cathode for a fuel cell in accordance with the present invention is a method of manufacturing a cathode for a fuel cell equipped with a catalyst layer containing a catalyst, and includes a potential providing step of providing a precurs... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7909893 | Electrode for a lithium battery, method for production of such an electrode and lithium battery comprising said electrode The invention relates to a lithium battery, comprising at least one lithium intercalation compound, made up of crystallites and obtained by a production method, comprising at least the following steps: formation of a homogeneous mixture of at least one precursor for... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7901468 | Rechargeable battery and method for fabricating the same An inorganic solid electrolytic rechargeable battery having positive and negative electrodes and an inorganic electrolyte interposed therebetween is provided. The positive and negative electrodes each contain an active material layer and a current collector layer. T... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7892299 | Methods of manufacturing fuel cell electrodes incorporating highly dispersed nanoparticle catalysts Nanoparticle catalysts are manufactured by first preparing a solution of a solvent and a plurality of complexed catalyst atoms. Each of the complexed catalyst atoms has at least three organic ligands. The complexed catalyst atoms are reduced to form a plurality of n... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7883817 | Method for producing gas diffusion electrode and method for producing polymer electrolyte fuel cell, and gas diffusion electrode and polymer electrolyte fuel cell The present invention provides a gas diffusion electrode capable of sufficiently preventing not only degradation of MEA during storage but also degradation of initial characteristics and durability during the time period from production to initial use, and a polymer... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7875088 | Automated tracking and storage system for use with an automated thermal battery manufacturing system The present invention is directed at a system for automatically manufacturing thermal batteries. In the present invention, thermal batteries are manufactured using a press system, a stacking system and an enclosing system. The present invention uses a tracking, stor... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7871447 | System and method for manufacturing a thermal battery An automated system and method for manufacturing a thermal battery is disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the system comprises a press system, a stacking system, and an enclosing system to automate the manufacturing process of thermal batteries. A method of manuf... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7862958 | Retaining apparatus for electrochemical generator The invention provides an electrochemical generator having a retaining apparatus for maintaining a stack of electrochemical cells in a state of compression. The electrochemical generator comprises an assembly of electrochemical cells comprising a plurality of stacke... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7854773 | Method of producing an electrode plate for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery There is disclosed an electrode plate for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, which comprises a collector and an active material layer provided on at least one side of the collector, in which the active material layer has one or more slits. Such an electrode... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7850743 | Jelly-roll type electrode assembly and secondary battery including the same An electrode assembly including a first electrode strip having a first electrode collector coated with at least a first electrode active material, an exposed portion of the first electrode collector attached with a first electrode tab; a second electrode strip havin... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7846219 | Electric storage device and fabricating method therefor An electrode laminate unit of an electric storage device is composed of positive electrodes and negative electrodes, which are alternately laminated, and a lithium electrode arranged at the outermost part of the electrode laminate unit so as to oppose the negative e... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7837744 | Battery including a fluid manager mounted internal to cell A fluid consuming battery (10) is provided with a fluid regulating system (50) for regulating fluid entry into the battery. The battery (10) includes a fluid consuming cell (20) having a cell housing with fluid entry ports for the passage... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7837745 | High energy cell fusible link A means and method for rendering high energy density cells safe in compliance with transportation requirements, with the incorporation of a cell fusible terminal which is added on or incorporated within the cell terminals to prevent over current and hazards from dev... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7828859 | Method for manufacturing a battery having a battery after service label, and a battery manufactured by the method Disclosed are a method for manufacturing a battery in which an A/S label is disposed in a plastic member of the battery and a battery made by the method. In the battery made by the method according to the present invention, the A/S label is prevented from being sepa... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7819929 | Sealed battery and manufacturing method therefor The present invention's manufacturing method for a sealed battery includes: a process whereby a sealed battery application electrode assembly 11 is formed that has multiple positive electrode substrate exposed portions 14 at one end and multiple negati... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7794510 | On chip battery In an on chip battery and method of making an on-chip battery, the electrodes are formed from metal layers deposited as part of the chip fabrication process. An electrolyte is preferably introduced between the electrodes at time of packaging of the chip. ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7781120 | Thermo-mechanical robust solid oxide fuel cell device assembly A solid oxide fuel cell device assembly comprising: (i) at least one solid oxide fuel cell device including one electrolyte sheet sandwiched between at least one pair of electrodes; and (ii) a non-steel frame fixedly attached to said at least one fuel cell device wi... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7780745 | Conformal lithium polymer battery This invention is a method of fabricating a conformal lithium polymer battery comprising the steps of: selecting a slab of lithium polymer battery material of a desired height, containing a desired number of cells; freezing the slab; vertically cutting the slab to a... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7771496 | Reduction of impurities in battery electrolyte A method of a reducing impurities in an electrolyte includes contacting one or more components of an electrolyte with a zeolite. The method also includes activating one or more anode and one or more cathodes with the electrolyte. Contacting the one or more component... | 08/10/2010 |
