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Mark Twain (Samuel L. Clemens) received Patent No. 121,992 for "An Improvement in Adjustable and Detachable Straps for Garments." He later received two more patents: one for a self-pasting scrapbook and one for a game to help players remember important historical dates.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178233 | Case for miniature fuel cells A case for fuel cells including an upper plate formed of a stack of a first insulating board, portions of a first conductive layer, a second insulating board, and a second conductive layer, this stack including windows, fuel cells being placed under the first insula... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173293 | Pouch type battery pack A pouch type battery pack, including: a first pouch battery and a second pouch battery adjacent to the first pouch battery, wherein the first and second pouch batteries are combined by bonding an edge of the first pouch battery and an edge of the second pouch batter... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7829214 | Information handling system including battery assembly having multiple separable subassemblies A battery assembly includes a plurality of battery subassemblies. The battery subassemblies are operable to be mechanically and electrically connected together to form a battery assembly and are provided to be shipped such that an additional shipping fee that would ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7816028 | Accumulator battery container with plate insertion system, and plate inserting method An accumulator battery container is constituted by a box-like structure that comprises internally at least one containment cell for at least one plate and adaptable guides provided for inserting and fixing in position the at least one plate, the cell being formed be... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7670718 | Battery assembly A Battery Assembly comprises a rack assembly, a plurality of guiding strips, two polar heads, a plurality of lithium batteries and safety units. The guiding strips are connected to the polar heads and are disposed on the rack assembly, respectively. The rack assembl... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7438988 | Rechargeable battery with surface mounted temperature detector Secondary battery structure 100 has secondary batteries 110 equipped with metallic battery cases 111 , temperature detectors 120 for detecting temperature of the secondary batteries 110 , and supporting members 130 for suppo... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7229327 | Canted coil spring power terminal and sequence connection system The present invention provides an electrical power system comprising a plurality of battery modules in series connection between adjacent battery modules, wherein each of the battery modules comprises a positive male terminal, a negative male terminal, and a socket ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7208247 | Interconnect for rechargeable computer batteries An improved electrical interconnect member for rechargeable battery packs is provided. The interconnect member includes a metal tab and a plastic housing. The metal tab preferably includes side bends projecting below the tab in a non-perpendicular geometric orientat... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7189474 | Battery pack A battery pack is compos d of a plurality of battery modules, holding brackets, a tubular cover, and a fan. The battery module is composed of a plurality of sealed rechargeable batteries having a metal case, which are arranged in a row and integrally connected in se... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7079379 | Cooling device high voltage electrical unit for motor of vehicle, and hybrid vehicle A cooling device for a high voltage electrical unit for a motor of a vehicle, includes: an inverter for controlling the motor that drives the vehicle; an electrical energy storing device for supplying electrical energy to the motor via the inverter; a downverter for... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6982131 | Structure for electrode terminals of battery module On the opposite end walls of a flat, prismatic battery case of a battery module where electrode terminals are attached, protruding components are formed such as to protrude further than the electrode terminals. Terminal holes are formed in the end walls in which the... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6946220 | Electrochemical cell having a multiplate electrode assembly housed in an irregularly shaped casing An economical method for manufacturing an electrode assembly of virtually any shape to fit into a similarly shaped casing without compromising volumetric efficiency is described. This is accomplished by providing an electrode assembly of multiplate anode and cathode... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6932651 | Connecting structure for electric cells A connecting bus bar 12 is formed from a negative opposing section 27 which is smaller in thickness than a closed end of a bottomed cylinder 13, partially has a negative weld plate section 27a to be welded to the closed end of a bo... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6824919 | Hybrid battery housing This invention includes a hybrid housing for rechargeable battery packs. The housing utilizes thin metal sidewalls with overlaid plastic end walls by way of an insert molding process. In a single cell, lithium-ion application, the resultant battery pack is 4.9% smal... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6699616 | Battery housing for medical scooter A battery housing for medical scooter includes a movable base provided with at least two battery compartments for each receiving a battery therein, an electrode contact provided at the bottom of each battery compartment to electrically connect to a positi... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6673485 | Battery module A battery module is fabricated as follows. A plurality of elements for electromotive force is accommodated in a one-piece cylindrical case and is arranged in series in an axial direction of the case. The elements for electromotive force are electrically c... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6551741 | Battery module An integrated battery case 2 is made by coupling together a plurality of cell cases 3 into an integral body, open ends of the cell cases 3 being closed integrally with a lid member 4. Communicating paths 37 for communicating a suitable number of neighbori... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6465123 | Battery container and motor vehicle A Battery container is provided for a plurality of cylindrical accumulator elements which are arranged parallel to one another in rows and/or layers essentially horizontally. At least one first fixing element is arranged on a bottom plate and a cover plat... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6455190 | Battery module, and connecting structure of cells in the battery module The battery module comprises a plurality of cells encased in prismatic cell cases having short lateral walls and long lateral walls coupled together as one piece. Each of the cells accommodates therein a group of electrode plates and liquid electrolyte, w... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6444352 | Spotweld and snap fixture for battery housing A battery housing including a cover that has one or more semi-rigid legs depending outwardly therefrom, and the battery housing also including a battery tray for selectively receiving one or more batteries and one or more flexible circuits. The battery tr... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6428923 | Accommodation for holding and connecting batteries An accommodation for holding and connecting batteries, especially lithium batteries of the type ordinarily employed for photographic purposes, but in conditions where moisture constitutes a hazard, such as in electronically controlled plumbing fixtures. T... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6410184 | Power source containing rechargeable batteries The power source holds a plurality of parallel oriented power modules in a holder-case. The holder-case is provided with cover-casings on both sides and intermediate-casings between them. Holder ribs project from the insides of cover-casings and from both... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6379837 | Battery device loaded on moving body A battery device in which a large number of secondary batteries are efficiently housed and cemented strongly so that malfunctioning secondary batteries found after assembling can be exchanged and so that unusual heat evolution can be detected reliably. To... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6365297 | High-power bussing connection system for a battery pack A battery pack is provided having at least first and second battery modules, and which in one embodiment has ten modules. Each battery module includes a respective first terminal extending from one end of the module and a respective second terminal extend... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6346341 | Air delivery system with volume-changeable plenum for metal-air battery A ventilation system for a metal-air battery is disclosed. The metal-air battery has one or more air cathodes, one or more air pathways from the air cathode to a reactive gas source, a closure member associated with each of the air pathways to selectively... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6309776 | Assembled storage battery unit of the collective type An assembled storage battery unit of the collective type includes a plurality of storage batteries assembled as a unit. The storage batteries each include positive and negative electrodes layered through a separator and contained in a bottomed parallelepi... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6300005 | Battery with container compartment and end wall stiffening block A battery including a container, a cover and an end wall stiffener block. The container is molded with a compartment between an outer and an inner end wall into which the stiffener block is inserted. The stiffener block is preferably made of a stiff plast... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6270920 | Battery module and container for battery module A battery module has a plurality of electrically connected unit cells fixed in a container. A buffer member is provided at the void between the inner wall of the container and the unit cell. By virtue of the buffer member in the battery module formed of a... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6228528 | Protective electrochemical cell package The invention pertains to housings and enclosures for assemblies of electrochemical cells such as used in consumer electronic devices. A system of structural elements having constant cross-section along at least one axis is provided to construct protectiv... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6120934 | Cell tray assembly and cover system for lead-acids cells and batteries An electrically nonconductive cover system is provided which may be readily installed onto and removed from a cell tray assembly while minimizing the likelihood of accidental human contact with lead-acid cells or batteries. The cover system is reliable an... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6096452 | Retaining device for one-piece battery The present invention consists of a device for retaining a one-piece battery with a prismatic casing having two longitudinal walls and two transverse walls. The device contains two plates applied to respective transverse walls and at least one cinching me... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6074779 | Battery cell housing Described is a battery cell housing comprising a battery cell compartment and a latching compartment separated by an inner wall, where the battery housing is made of metal formed by combination extrusion or dual impact extrusion. This permits battery comp... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6057061 | Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer battery separator The present invention is directed to a battery separator being an oriented microporous film containing ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer with a filler, and a battery containing that separator.... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6033800 | Battery container, battery and layer-built battery A battery container for containing battery elements includes large thickness sections formed on the outer rims of walls that compose the container and small thickness areas formed in the areas surrounded by the large thickness sections. A spacer that is f... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5962159 | Battery pack which can be attached independent of orientation The battery pack which can be attached independent of its orientation houses rechargeable batteries within a case and has positive and negative (+ -) charge-discharge terminals at one end of the case. The charge-discharge terminals are arranged to connect... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5891589 | Method and apparatus for joining metal-air cells Provided are metal-air cells that each include a plurality of protruding connector members and a plurality of protruding mechanical stops. Two or more of the cells are joined to create a battery stack. Two cells are joined by heating connector members of ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5866276 | Battery structure for electric vehicle A battery structure for an electric vehicle includes a plurality of columnar component cells and a substantially square battery casing for accommodating the component cell. The battery casing includes a casing body consisting of an upper casing, a lower c... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5663007 | Sealed storage battery and method for manufacturing the same A sealed storage battery has a rectangular casing (3) and a lid (2) of synthetic resin, which are connected by welding so as to seal an opening of the rectangular casing (3), and protruded portion on the outer welded portion (5) is removed and smoothed so... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5527636 | Green power supply for a small calculator A calculator includes a shell defining two slots. The calculator uses a switch and a power supply. The switch includes two tubular portions projecting therefrom and being slidably received in the slots so that the switch can be moved between ON and OFF po... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5510203 | Cell and module battery of sealed alkaline storage battery A module battery of sealed alkaline storage battery comprises a plurality of cells stacked in one direction each of which comprises a battery casing of a synthetic resin, an electrolyte and an electrode group accommodated in the battery casing and a lid w... | 04/23/1996 |
