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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8007934 | Activatable battery for an electronic artillery fuse An activatable battery for an electronic artillery fuse and mortar fuse includes an ampoule filled with an electrolyte, and an activation device for rupturing the ampoule. In order to evaluate the duration of a mechanical impulse acting on the battery, the activatio... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7301303 | Portable battery jump start in a soft-sided carrying case A portable battery jump start having a case having soft sides and a soft top cover configured to be selectively closed and opened. The sides of the case are joined to one another by seams that may be taped to become watertight. A first seal is configured for selecti... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7244528 | Aluminum negative electrode battery Disclosed is an aluminum negative electrode battery comprising a closed space provided by at least one member including a hydrogen gas permeating member that contains an organic material having a He gas permeability of 2×10−10 (cm3(STP)cm/se... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7199555 | Portable emergency vehicle battery charger with microprocessor A portable emergency vehicle battery charger has a portable case, a battery and a circuit board. The battery and circuit board are mounted in the portable case. The case mainly has a power out socket connected to the battery through the circuit board, a power input ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 6972119 | Apparatus for forming hydrogen A hydrogen producing apparatus comprising: a reforming section having a reforming catalyst which causes a reaction between a carbon-containing organic compound as a feedstock and water; a feedstock supply section for supplying the feedstock to the reforming section;... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6844108 | Ultraminiaturized reserve battery cell To compliment the drawback of the conventional large-size reserve battery cell inapplicable to a small electronic system, disclosed is a super-slim reserve battery cell sized merely several millimeters in its entirety including micro-size battery elements sized abou... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6673486 | Timing mechanism for controlling the charging of a battery in an electronic artillery fuse As activatable battery for an electronic artillery fuse includes an ampoule filled with an electrolyte, and an activation device for rupturing the ampoule in response to the application of an impulse of predetermined minimum magnitude. The activation devi... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6610437 | Closure assembly for sealed batteries A closure assembly for sealed batteries in which explosion-proof features are incorporated. A metal plate having a hole, an insulating resin sheet, a metal thin sheet, an insulating sheet having an air hole, a metal guide plate having a hole, and a metal ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6599656 | Storage cell battery incorporating a safety device A storage cell battery includes at least one cell having an enclosure containing an electrode assembly impregnated with an electrolyte and including at least one positive electrode, at least one negative electrode and at least one separator disposed betwe... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6566000 | Metal-air battery having in-situ generatable electrolyte A battery comprising a consumable anode; a gas-diffusion cathode; a non passivated surface-destroying aqueous medium in contact with the anode and cathode; a housing enclosing the anode, cathode and medium; an additive contained within a medium-impermeabl... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6368738 | Air depolarized electrochemical cell An air depolarized cell comprises an anode, a cathode, including an air cathode assembly openly exposed to the ambient environment and/or defining at least a portion of the outer surface of the cell. The cell can comprise a bottom member defining a bottom... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6284403 | Closure assembly for sealed batteries A closure assembly for sealed batteries in which explosion-proof features are incorporated. A metal plate (8) having a hole (81), an insulating resin sheet (9), a metal thin sheet (6b), an insulating sheet (4) having an air hole (41), a metal guide plate ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6187471 | Bimodal battery A battery has an outer casing, an electrolyte located within the outer casing, an additive located within the outer casing and separated from the electrolyte, and a power mode increasing device located within the outer casing. The battery operates in a lo... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6136468 | Electrochemical cell with deferred assembly Printed electrochemical cells including both power cells and display cells are arranged in a partially assembled condition to extend shelf life of the cells. The partially assembled condition is also used as a switching mechanism for controlling activatio... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5985481 | Reserve battery assembly and related method of use A reserve, back-up battery assembly is described providing adequate voltage and power levels to replace a main battery for a limited period of time. The reserve battery assembly includes a housing, an electrolyte, an openable sealing mechanism, a pluralit... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5545493 | Vacuum battery indicator Enclosure (28) of vacuum battery (10) includes a vacuum spring indicator (21). In a first position (23) of vacuum spring indicator (21) an indication is made that a sufficient vacuum has been drawn within enclosure (28). By a second position (24) of vacuu... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5431896 | Microbial immunoregulant Described is a new immunosuppressant, L-687,819, a C-31 demethylated derivative of L-683,795 (FK-523), produced under fermentation conditions utilizing the new mutant microorganism, Streptomyces hygroscopicus subsp. ascomyceticus (Merck Culture Collection... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5356098 | Communication system for transmitting RF signals representative of defects or hazards in a railway system having frangible glass activation A communication system for submitting RF signals responsive to the currents of defects or hazards in a railway system wherein a reserve cell ampule containing an electrolyte is disposed in one compartment of a housing and the electronic apparatus transmit... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5196276 | Reserve battery A compact reserve battery is disclosed comprising a cell housing, an expandable cell stack contained within a first portion of the housing, and an electrolyte reservoir contained within a second portion of the housing. The cell stack is expandable into th... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5175065 | Plated spring electrolyte dispensing ampule for deferred action batteries An electrolyte dispensing ampule for deferred action batteries comprises a spring having means at both ends thereof for forming a closed, generally cylindrical space inside the spring and a metal layer covering the spring to hermetically seal the space. A... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5108854 | Battery with separate electrolyte storage tank A battery cell of extended shelf life, which has a separate electrolyte storage tank having screened outlet ports, which tank is mounted within another container to define an annulus therebetween, which annulus defines a passageway to a screened outlet po... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5068162 | Reserve activated electrochemical cell A reserve activated electrochemical cell in a battery embodiment uses a tubular electrolyte storage compartment arranged in a concentric spiral having similar diameter turns thereof located on a common axis. The tubular spiral is assembled concentrically ... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4968567 | Reserve activated electrochemical cell with a cell condition checking apparatus A reserve activated electrochemical cell with a cell condition checking apparatus uses a sealed electrolyte storage reservoir having an expandable pressurized capsule within the reservoir for pressurizing the electrolyte. The reservoir is provided with a ... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4950565 | Reserve activated electrochemical cell A reserve activated electrochemical cell has a sealed electrochemical fluid, e.g., an electrolyte, storage reservoir having an expandable free-floating capsule within the reservoir for selectively pressurizing the fluid. The reservoir is provided with a r... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4948683 | Reserve activated electrochemical cell with a cell condition checking apparatus A reserve activated electrochemical cell with a cell condition checking apparatus uses a sealed electrochemical fluid, e.g., an electrolyte, storing reservoir having an expandable pressurized capsule within the reservoir for pressurizing the fluid. The re... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4925750 | Reserve battery A replaceable low-cost reserve battery is easily activated by twisting a knob. Charging is accomplished inside the vehicle through use of the cigar lighter circuit. A hook is provided to both lock the activating knob and support the reserve battery during... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4861686 | Multi-cell, vacuum activated deferred action battery A multi-option, multi-cell, vacuum activated, deferred action battery which consists of a non-frangible vial which can be punctured allowing a vacuum pressure in a battery cell assembly to draw said battery fluid into said battery cells thus activating th... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4842964 | In-situ electrolyte storage for batteries The present invention provides in-situ electrolyte storage for batteries. The size of the reserve battery is significantly smaller due to the placement of an elastomeric sealed container within the interelectrode space of the battery. The sealed container... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4820598 | Activatable battery using the Li/SOCl2 or Li/SO2 Cl2 couples A battery in accordance with the invention comprises: p1 an electrochemical block (3) constituted by a large number of electrochemical couples; p1 a network for irrigating said electrochemical couples with electrolyte; p1 a heat exchanger (7) for external... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4803135 | Pressure Activated reserve battery A pressure activated reserve battery, capable of being activated by increasing external or environmental seawater pressure as the device is lowered or sinks to depth, without benefit of an external pressure hull. Pressure compensation, balancing of extern... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4800141 | Reserve activated electrochemical cell A reserve activated electrochemical cell uses a frangible glass ampule for storing an electrolyte. The ampule is located within a first cylindrical cup-shaped metal housing containing a pair of cell electrodes. One of the electrodes is formed by an electr... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4794058 | Reserve battery A replaceable low-cost reserve battery is easily activated by twisting a knob. Charging is accomplished inside the vehicle through use of the cigar lighter circuit. A hook is provided to both lock the activating knob and support the reserve battery during... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4762757 | Fluid control apparatus A fluid control apparatus for selectively providing a stored fluid to a working environment for the fluid includes a container for storing the fluid. The container is arranged as a metal thimble with longitudinal score lines evenly spaced about its diamet... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4756984 | Activatable battery using the Li/SO2 Cl2 couple A small quantity of bromine (0.1 to 1 m/liter of electrolyte) is added to the electrolyte of an activatable Li/SO2 Cl2 battery. This small amount of bromine acts as a catalyst, not as a depolarizer. Considerable improvement is thus o... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4695520 | Electrochemical reserve battery A reserve or deferred action battery stores electrolyte about a collapsed llows in a separate chamber sealed from the cell compartments by a rupturable disk. Compressed gas for expanding the bellows and expelling the electrolyte is contained within a rigi... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4684586 | Electrochemical cell with interlocking anode An electrochemical reserve cell includes a cylindrical housing a concentric arrangement of a liquid cell component container, a metal anode, a porous separator, and a porous carbon element. The metal anode is cylindrical with a spiral slot extending betwe... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4684587 | Electrochemical cell with disc activator A reserve cell has a cylindrical housing with a closed end. A cylindrical battery stack is located within the housing, surrounding a cell component container and separated from the closed end by a channeled ring. A disc is located with the ring for transm... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4684588 | Electrochemical cell with container support A reserve cell has cylindrical electrodes surrounding a cell component container, all in a cylindrical housing. A shim has a circular groove accepting one end of an electrode and a socket holding one end of the container. The outer edge of the shim abuts ... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4668592 | Electrochemical cell having porous metal coupling members An electrochemical cell has a generally cylindrical battery stack comprised of disc-shaped components including alternating first polarity electrodes and second polarity electrodes. Adjacent first polarity electrodes are coupled by ring-shaped coupling me... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4642275 | Moving piston seal activator A reserve battery cell which includes a battery cell housing, an anode and cathode collector, and a reservoir housing which includes a quantity of electrolyte which, when applied to the anode and cathode collector, cause the battery to generate an electri... | 02/10/1987 |
