Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173290 | Battery pack A battery pack including: a bare cell; a protection circuit module disposed on a first side of the bare cell; a connection member connected to the protection circuit module; and an adhesive unit to attach the connection member to the bare cell. The bare cell include... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8105709 | Battery module There is disclosed a battery module that includes a housing. At least one terminal is melt joined with the bus member of the housing sealing the terminal relative to the bus member and providing a conductive path to an interior of the battery module. The terminal ma... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8080328 | Secondary battery module having connection breal off mechanism in case of abnormal battery operation The present invention provides a secondary battery module capable of securing safety at a time of abnormal battery operations by using a film-type secondary battery. A module 30 is provided with 8 pieces of single batteries 20 each using a laminate fil... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7910239 | Rechargeable battery and battery module using the same Disclosed are a battery module of which positive and negative electrodes can be readily discriminated from each other in a short time and a manufacturing process can be simplified, and a battery module using the same. A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode as... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7862926 | Fuel cartridge interconnect for portable fuel cells A hybrid power supply includes a fuel cell and an interface between the fuel cell and a fuel cartridge or external battery and a switching type DC/DC boost type converter that receives energy from the fuel cell or external battery and is arranged to deliver the ener... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7858222 | Separator-electrode unit for lithium-ion batteries, method for the production and use thereof in lithium batteries The present invention relates to separator-electrode units for lithium batteries and also to a process for their production. The separator-electrode units comprise a porous electrode which is useful as a positive electrode (cathode) or negative electrode (ano... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7858221 | Lead terminal and power supply device A power supply apparatus in which a battery and a circuit wiring board or boards are electrically connected by using lead terminals. The lead terminal is adapted so that thickness of a welding portion is caused to be thinner than the thickness of a conductive portio... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7811700 | Separator-electrode unit for lithium-ion batteries, method for the production and use thereof in lithium batteries The separator-electrode units comprise a porous electrode which is useful as a positive electrode (cathode) or negative electrode (anode) in a lithium battery and a separator layer applied to this electrode and are characterized in that the separator-electrode units... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7803481 | Lithium-ion battery A battery includes a positive electrode having a current collector and a first active material and a negative electrode having a current collector and a second active material. The battery also includes an auxiliary electrode having a current collector and a third a... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7794869 | Lithium-ion battery A battery includes a positive electrode having a current collector and a first active material and a negative electrode having a current collector and a second active material. The battery also includes an auxiliary electrode having a current collector and a third a... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7781092 | Secondary battery and method of manufacturing same A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, an electrically conducting metallic can, adapted to accommodate the electrode assembly, and having a side opening, a cap assembly including a cap plate and an electrode port, the cap plate being coupled to the side... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7670715 | Nonaqueous cell with improved thermoplastic sealing member An electrochemical battery cell with an improved thermoplastic sealing member. The seal member is made from a thermoplastic resin comprising polyphthalamide or impact modified polyphenylene sulfide. The seal member provides an effective seal vent over a broad temper... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7666544 | Connection device for electric accumulator A connection device for an electric accumulator 10 a first connection subassembly 16 associated with one of the electrodes 12. It comprises a metallic conducting strip 20 provided with several pins that will be embedded in the electrode | 02/23/2010 |
| 7662509 | Lithium-ion battery A battery includes a positive electrode having a current collector and a first active material and a negative electrode having a current collector and a second active material. The battery also includes an auxiliary electrode having a current collector and a third a... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7601457 | Battery module A battery module includes a plurality of unit batteries, each unit battery having a terminal having a terminal contact portion. A electrically conductive adaptor connects the terminals of adjacent unit batteries, the electrically conductive adaptor having an adaptor... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7597994 | Battery pack An outer case (10, 20, 35, 40) for housing a rechargeable battery (1, 31, 41) and a battery circuit therein is composed of an upper case (7, 21, 42) and a lower case (8, 22, 43), each being formed as a half-shell body. The respective bott... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7550227 | Secondary battery A secondary battery pack. The secondary battery pack includes a bare cell including an electrode assembly having an anode, a cathode and a separator, a vessel-type can for receiving the electrode assembly and an electrolyte therein, and a cap assembly for covering a... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7510798 | Storage battery device and power source apparatus comprising it An assembled battery device comprising a plurality of single cells which are placed with a predetermined space between each of them and an element for detecting swelling is set in the predetermined space between the single cells and operates in accordance with the t... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7482091 | Fuel cartridge interconnect for portable fuel cells A hybrid power supply includes a fuel cell and an interface between the fuel cell and a fuel cartridge or external battery and a switching type DC/DC boost type converter that receives energy from the fuel cell or external battery and is arranged to deliver the ener... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7435506 | Battery pack There is disclosed a battery pack, which has a plate-shaped resin-formed body to divide an internal space of the battery pack into at least two spaces in a thickness direction thereof, so that a battery is received in a first internal space, while a wiring substrate... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7416812 | Battery provided with terminals An electrical apparatus for attaching a battery to a printed circuit board which includes a battery body containing terminals, a portion of each of the terminals defining a fixing portion, a circuit board containing conductive portions and at least one through hole ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7390589 | Safety apparatus for secondary battery and secondary battery having the same A safety apparatus for a secondary battery, which can interrupt current flow in a reliable manner, and a secondary battery having the same, are provided. The safety apparatus includes a case made of an insulating resin material, sealed to have a space inside and mou... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7367847 | Integrated module connection for HEV battery The present invention provides a battery module system including a plurality of battery modules in a series electrical connection through a specified sequence, each battery module having a male connector and a female connector, the female connector of each battery m... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7358702 | Storage battery with auxiliary terminals There is provided a storage battery for supplying power to an engine starting circuit and plural electrical parts and accessories, which is structured to prevent all the cords for various circuits and the like from being jammed to a single pair of terminals of the s... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355376 | Battery status indicator compensating for battery voltage recovery A method for determining a recovery voltage in a battery includes detecting a transient increased current draw event drawing current from the battery, the transient increased current draw event starting at a start time and ending at an end time; and in response to d... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351119 | Battery cable clamp This invention is an improved battery booster cable and clamp apparatus that operates in conjunction with a two piece split electrically conductive housing that is adapted to allow a battery terminal to reside therein, the two pieces of the housing being slid into o... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348103 | Polyfluorinated boron cluster anions for lithium electrolytes The present invention relates to an improvement in lithium secondary batteries comprised of a negative electrode, a positive electrode, a separator, and a lithium-based electrolyte carried in an aprotic solvent and to the electrolyte compositions. The improvement re... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348762 | Battery pack and method for producing battery pack A battery element is housed and sealed in a package body, and further, packed together with a connecting board and a frame by the package body. A laminate material for sealing the battery element is used as an outer package material of a battery pack. Thus, the incr... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7321286 | Electrical junction box In order to readily remove a fusible link fastened by a bolt from an electrical junction box, an electrical junction box includes a bus bar made of an electrical conductive metallic plate and that has an input terminal section, a plurality of output terminal section... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320843 | Battery assembly with shielded terminals A battery assembly comprises a battery and a housing adapted for use in an environment often exposed to water. The housing preferably has recessed portions spaced far apart at the top end thereof, with electrical terminals disposed in the recessed portions. The rece... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318978 | Battery pack There is disclosed a battery pack, which has a plate-shaped resin-formed body to divide an internal space of the battery pack into at least two spaces in a thickness direction thereof, so that a battery is received in a first internal space, while a wiring substrate... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316863 | Battery pack having thin terminal board A battery pack housing a plurality of battery cells in a case and respectively connecting the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes of the plurality of battery cells to conductive terminal boards to be led out to outside terminals is provided. The conducti... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311993 | Polyfluorinated boron cluster anions for lithium electrolytes The present invention relates to an improvement in lithium secondary batteries comprised of a negative electrode, a positive electrode, a separator, and a lithium-based electrolyte carried in an aprotic solvent and to the electrolyte compositions. The improvement re... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7297439 | Battery A battery including a battery cell provided with an electrode terminal protruding from a side, a circuit board attached along sides of the battery cell, and a resin mould section which partially covers the circuit board and the battery cell, thereby integrating them... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7290929 | Mounting system for an X-ray tube A mounting assembly for supporting an evacuated enclosure within an outer housing of an x-ray tube is disclosed. The mounting assembly comprises a clamp portion having a C-shaped configuration, and a bracket portion having a circular recess that receives at least a ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288337 | Battery pack for portable electronic equipment A rechargeable battery pack for portable electronic equipment is includes a battery coupled to a charge/discharge circuit and includes a a first substrate for mounting parts positioned on a high-current path and a second substrate for mounting peripheral circuits fo... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7283869 | Apparatus for measuring body fat An apparatus has a first electrode group (1) including at least one electrode and arranged on the abdominal surface of a subject (human) with the navel of the subject serving as a reference position, a second electrode group (2) including at least one ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7274118 | Solid state MEMS activity-activated battery device and method A system includes a thin-film battery and an activity-activated switch. In some embodiments, the system is placed on a substrate with an adhesive backing. In some embodiments, the substrate is flexible. Also formed on the substrate is an electrical circuit that incl... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264500 | Portable electronic apparatus with battery engaging terminal A portable electronic apparatus comprises a frame having a recessed portion for receiving a battery. The recessed portion has a bottom portion that has an upper surface on which the battery seats. A circuit board is disposed beneath the frame and has two locking hol... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264760 | Method for producing a battery pack and a battery pack produced therein Tips of the lug portions of a board touch the bottom of the opening between projecting portions and step portions, when the upper mold and the lower mold are fit together with a battery and board inserted. Thus the board is retained in position in the molds certainl... | 09/04/2007 |
