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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8080330 | Composite battery separator film and method of making same A microporous separator film for electrochemical cells and a method of making such films is disclosed. The microporous separator film includes an intimate mixture of an electrically insulating matrix phase and a self-switching voltage activated conductive phase, whe... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7989103 | Composite battery separator film and method of making same A microporous separator film for electrochemical cells and a method of making such films is disclosed. The microporous separator film includes an intimate mixture of an electrically insulating matrix phase and a self-switching voltage activated conductive phase, whe... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7964302 | Process for preparation of secondary battery module Disclosed herein is a process for preparation of a secondary battery module. The process includes forming coupling through-holes having specific shapes at plate-shaped electrode terminals of a plurality of unit cells, stacking the unit cells one on another, and inse... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7931980 | Electrode assembly and rechargeable battery using the same An electrode assembly is adapted to prevent the separator from contracting due to heat that is generated near the electrode tab during overcharging, over-discharging, or in the case of an internal short circuit. The electrode assembly also prevents an additional sho... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7923143 | Battery separator and battery comprising same A battery separator comprising a nonwoven fabric, wherein the nonwoven fabric contains (1) superfine fibers having a fiber diameter of 3 μm or less, (2) noncircular fine fibers having a noncircular cross-sectional shape and having a fiber diameter of 3 to 5 μm (ex... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7820320 | Method of making a thin layer electrochemical cell with self-formed separator A method of forming an electrochemical cell is disclosed. The method comprises contacting a negative pole layer and a positive pole layer one with the other or with an optional layer interposed therebetween. The pole layers and the optional layer therebetween are se... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7758998 | Lithium ion secondary battery A lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ion, a negative electrode capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ion, a porous film interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7754377 | Lithium ion secondary battery A lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ion, a negative electrode capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ion, a porous film interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7695857 | Electrode assembly for lithium ion secondary battery and lithium ion secondary battery using the same A lithium ion secondary battery and a jelly-roll type electrode assembly in a lithium ion secondary battery including a can and a cap assembly together with the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly is made up of two electrodes; a ceramic separator coating on a... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7682731 | Separator with long-term stability for an electrochemical cell A separator for an electrochemical cell, comprising (A) a flexible perforate support, (B) a porous first ceramic material which fills the perforations in the support and which (i) has a pore structure which is characterized by an average pore size, and (ii) is suita... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7585587 | Separator for non-aqueous electrolyte cell The invention relates to an incombustible separator for a non-aqueous electrolyte cell in which the separator itself does not burn even if the temperature inside the cell becomes high, and more particularly to a separator for a non-aqueous electrolyte cell made of a... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7491465 | Method of making a thin layer electrochemical cell with self-formed separator A method of forming an electrochemical cell is disclosed. The method comprises contacting a negative pole layer and a positive pole layer one with the other or with an optional layer interposed therebetween. The pole layers and the optional layer therebetween are se... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7381500 | Method for preparing a lithium secondary battery comprising a multi-phase separator and lithium secondary battery made using the same A method of preparing a lithium secondary battery including a multi-phase separator having a gelled polymer uniformly impregnated therein, includes surface-treating a porous separator to provide a coated weight of a gelled polymer less than or equal to 20 mg/cm... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7329623 | Durable hydrophilic nonwoven mat A nonwoven web of a wettable fiber matrix, wherein the wettable fiber matrix are thermoplastic polymeric fibers blended with at least one hydrophilic melt additive. In alternate embodiments, the nonwoven web further includes binder fibers which may be wettable or no... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326480 | Fuel cell power system and method of controlling a fuel cell power system A fuel cell power system includes a fuel cell which has an optimal voltage; an energy storage device having a nominal voltage substantially similar to the optimal voltage of the fuel cell; and an electrical switch that, in operation, selectively electrically couples... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323273 | Shutdown separators with improved properties A microporous polyolefin battery separator membrane is extremely high in porosity, high in puncture strength, very low in shrinkage and with shutdown temperature of 130-140 degrees C. and melt integrity greater than 165 degrees C. It is made of UHMWPE having a weigh... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318979 | Polymer battery and related method A polymer battery is provided with a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode active material layer placed in opposition to the positive electrode active material layer, a polymer electrolyte layer disposed between the positive electrode active... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7288338 | Mat of glass and other fibers and method for producing such mat A binderless glass fiber mat suitable for use as a separator for valve regulated (“recombinant”) lead acid (“VRLA”) batteries is disclosed. The separator is produced by a dry process by collecting the fibers from fiberizing apparatus, without subjecting them... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288340 | Integrated battery In order to enhance reliability of a battery against bending or twisting in particular, at least one cell group comprising 4 unit cells is formed on a flexible substrate. The cell group has a rectangular shape, and is divided into the 4 unit cells by strip-shaped po... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282295 | Protected active metal electrode and battery cell structures with non-aqueous interlayer architecture Active metal and active metal intercalation electrode structures and battery cells having ionically conductive protective architecture including an active metal (e.g., lithium) conductive impervious layer separated from the electrode (anode) by a porous separator im... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276166 | Fiber-fiber composites A fiber-fiber composite is disclosed herein comprising majority fibers and minority fibers, the minority fibers having a softening point lower than said majority fibers such that when the admixture of majority fibers and minority fibers are wet laid to form a paper-... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7244527 | Multi-cell battery charge control Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for controlling a multi-cell battery. In one embodiment of the present invention, a stack of bipolar wafer cells may be connected in series. Each cell may have an area that may be expandable in respons... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7199997 | Asymmetric electrochemical supercapacitor and method of manufacture thereof An asymmetric supercapacitor has a positive electrode having a current collector an active material selected from the group consisting of manganese dioxide, silver oxide, iron sulfide and mixtures thereof, a negative electrode having a carbonaceous active material c... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7183020 | Separator for battery and lithium ion battery using the same A battery separator of the invention is obtained by press forming a meltblown nonwoven fabric comprising 4-methyl-1-pentene polymer or a 4-methyl-1-pentene/α-olefin copolymer, the battery separator having an average fiber diameter of 0.8 to 5 μm, a basis weight of... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7153607 | Alkaline zinc secondary cell and method for preparation thereof An alkaline zinc secondary battery in accordance with the present invention comprises a separator layer comprising a gel electrolyte comprising a water absorbent polymer and an alkaline aqueous solution, disposed between a negative electrode comprising at least one ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7138208 | Rechargeable lithium ion battery A rechargeable lithium ion battery with high power density comprises a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution, in which the positive electrode includes a active material layer containing a positive electrode active material... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7115339 | Lithium ion secondary battery A lithium ion secondary battery comprising: a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator interposed between the positive and negative electrodes, and an electrolyte prepared by dissolving a lithium salt in a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the separator comp... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112389 | Batteries including improved fine fiber separators Alkaline and lithium batteries are disclosed that advantageously include separators comprising at least one porous layer of fine fibers having a diameter of between about 50 nm and about 3000 nm that provide improved combinations of reduced thickness, dendritic barr... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7094497 | Separator for lithium ion secondary battery A separator, used for a lithium ion secondary battery that produces electromotive force by lithium doping/dedoping, which is composed of a porous film comprising an organic polymer (component A) which can swell in an electrolyte solution to retain it, surrounding a ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7087269 | Multi-component composite membrane and method for preparing the same The present invention relates to a multi-component composite separate membrane and a method for preparing the same, and to a multi-component composite membrane comprising a support layer and active layers, wherein the support layer is located between the active laye... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7070632 | Electrochemical device separator structures with barrier layer on non-swelling membrane Disclosed are electrochemical device separator structures which include a substantially impervious active metal ion conducting barrier layer material, such as an ion conducting glass, is formed on an active metal ion conducting membrane in which elongation due to sw... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7052800 | Separator for nickel-metal hydride storage battery and nickel-metal hydride storage battery A separator for a nickel-metal hydride storage battery having a hydrogen-absorbing alloy as a negative electrode. The separator is a laminate of a substrate and a porous hydrophilic film. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7033702 | Particulate electrode including electrolyte for a rechargeable lithium battery A matted particulate electrode located between the current collector and a porous separator of a rechargeable lithium battery is described, which contains electro-active particles intermixed with pliable, solid, lithium ion conducting, polymer electrolyte filaments ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029792 | Recombinant separator A heterogeneous, cellulose battery separator made of a mixture of cellulose and a polymer with hydrogen permeability for use in zinc-based batteries exhibiting increased hydrogen transport through the membrane while maintaining low electrical impedance and exhibitin... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6998193 | Microporous membrane and its uses thereof A novel microporous membrane comprising a hot-melt adhesive and an engineering plastics, the methods of preparing such microporous membrane and the uses of the microporous membrane in, e.g., batteries, super capacitors, fuel cells, sensors, electrochromic devices or... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994935 | Process for producing separator for batteries, the separator for batteries, and alkaline storage batteries using the same The present invention relates to the separator for batteries wherein the non-woven cloth comprising fibers mainly composed of polyolefin type resin is provided with hydrophilic property on the fiber surface at least by sulfuric compound and characterized as follows:... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6949315 | Shutdown separators with improved properties A microporous polyolefin battery separator membrane is extremely high in porosity, high in puncture strength, very low in shrinkage and with shutdown temperature of 130–140 degrees C. and melt integrity greater than 165 degrees C. It is made of UHMWPE having a wei... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6946218 | Battery cell having edge support and method of making the same The present invention, a cell layer edge support, provides longer battery cell life while minimizing the possibility of shorts within the cell. More specifically, an edge support layer is positioned around at least a portion of the smaller electrode, either the anod... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6933079 | Separator for alkaline storage battery and alkaline storage battery using the same A separator for an alkaline storage battery includes a plurality of polyolefin resins. The polyolefin resins include a first polyolefin resin that is sulfonated, and a second polyolefin resin that is sulfonated. The degree of sulfonation of the first polyolefin resi... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929858 | Glass fibers Glass fibers are disclosed. The glass fibers can be used, for example, in a lead acid battery. ... | 08/16/2005 |
