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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173294 | High voltage modular battery with electrically-insulated cell module and interconnector peripheries A modular battery includes a housing, a first planar battery cell having a first planar electrode surface, a second planar battery cell having a second planar electrode surface, and an interconnector disposed between the first planar surface and the second planar su... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8133607 | Parallel connection assembly of batteries and battery set having the same A parallel connection assembly of batteries and a battery set having the same are provided. The parallel connection assembly connects battery units to form a battery set, and it includes electrical-conductive connecting pieces, two flexible metallic woven bands and ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8119275 | Removable and short-circuit-avoidable lithium battery module A removable and short-circuit-avoidable lithium battery module mainly makes use of a protective device mounted between a control circuit and any two cells. Wherein, the protective device includes a base plate and a conductive surface connecting with the cell, an out... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8110302 | Battery pack Provided is a battery pack in which the production of heat due to passage of current in a connector for connecting secondary batteries in parallel is made uniform to increase service life and reduce maintenance costs. A positive terminal connector 14 comprise... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8062784 | Sealed compression pole battery box A battery assembly is disclosed having an enclosure with a top and sides, one of the sides having an opening for receiving the batteries therein. A plurality of batteries in electrical communication with one another are disposed within the enclosure. Each battery ha... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8025996 | Electrical connection terminal for electric power storage cell An electric power storage cell including several electrochemical elements connected in series and/or in parallel, arranged inside a sealed casing. The casing electrically connects the electrochemical elements to a power connecting device outside the casing. The elec... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7993775 | Conductive plate and secondary battery pack using conductive plate A conductive plate connects the electrode terminals between batteries of a battery pack and prevents a change in thickness of the battery pack due to swelling of a battery during charging by forming an expansion unit in a conductive plate electrically connecting bat... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7993774 | Conductive plate and secondary battery pack using conductive plate A conductive plate connects the electrode terminals between batteries of a battery pack and prevents a change in thickness of the battery pack due to swelling of a battery during charging by forming an expansion unit in a conductive plate electrically connecting bat... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7960052 | Battery module A battery module is provided with a plurality of batteries (10) joined in a straight-line configuration, insulating caps (30) that insulate the series connected batteries (10), and connecting hardware (20, 40) disposed between connected b... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7927759 | Fuel cell stack A fuel cell stack is provided with a plurality of stacked separators. This fuel cell stack includes: terminals that extend from the separators; packing in which are formed a plurality of through holes through which the terminals are inserted; a packing casing that h... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7914923 | Cell, connected-cell body, and battery module using the same A cell includes an electrode plate group which is formed by laminating a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate with a separator interposed between them, and includes leads protruding toward directions opposite to each other from one side of the pos... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7887945 | Conductive plate and secondary battery pack using conductive plate A conductive plate connects the electrode terminals between batteries of a battery pack and prevents a change in thickness of the battery pack due to swelling of a battery during charging by forming an expansion unit in a conductive plate electrically connecting bat... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7875381 | Rechargeable battery and its fabrication method A rechargeable battery, which features a simplified assembly process by reducing the number of components includes a bare cell, a body portion which is attached to one side surface of the bare cell and a protective circuit board portion which has two electrical term... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7794870 | Battery suitable for preparation of battery module Disclosed herein are a battery having an electrode assembly, which can be charged and discharged, mounted in a plate-shaped battery case, and cathode and anode terminals protruding from opposite ends of the battery case, wherein the electrode terminals are deviated ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7771868 | Battery pack A battery pack includes a plurality of cylinder-type battery cells, each cylinder-type battery cell including a first end and a second end having different polarities. The battery pack also includes a conductive plate having a bendable portion located between a firs... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7736796 | Battery pack A battery pack is made up of a plurality of flat prismatic batteries arranged face to face, each battery having one electrode terminal protruding from one end face in the height direction of the battery case and this end face or a side face of the battery serving as... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7615309 | Lead member and secondary battery module with the same Disclosed are a lead member and a secondary battery module having the same. The lead member is at least partially bent to connect two adjacent cells and form a single series circuit through electrode terminals of the cells. It is possible to easily and rapidly fabri... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7611800 | Battery module A battery module includes a plurality of unit batteries, each of which includes an electrode assembly having positive and negative electrodes and a separator interposed therebetween, a casing which has an opened top face and stores the electrode assembly, and a cap ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7479346 | Battery pack The battery pack includes bus lines connecting a plurality of source trains in parallel. Each source train includes a plurality of voltage sources connected in series. Each voltage source includes one or more batteries. The battery pack also includes one or more bal... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7405022 | Secondary battery pack having configuration of alternative orientation Disclosed herein is a secondary battery pack including a plurality of cartridges. Each of the cartridges has a plurality of unit cells mounted therein. The cartridges are stacked one on another in an alternate orientation structure in which electrode terminals of th... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7393608 | Rechargeable battery and battery module using the same The present invention relates to a rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween. The battery further comprises a case accommodating the electrode assembly and a pl... | 07/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7351496 | Battery A battery including an electrode unit which is an electricity generating element housed in a battery can, in which the electricity can be taken out of the can via a pair of negative and positive electrode terminals which are exposed outside the can, and one of the n... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7310458 | Stacked module systems and methods The present invention provides methods for constructing stacked circuit modules and precursor assemblies with flexible circuitry. Using the methods of the present invention, a single set of flexible circuitry whether articulated as one or two flex circuits may be em... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7291422 | Battery and related method A battery is provided with a plurality of unit cells stacked in a stack direction, a plurality of conductive members each having an electric conductivity, and a plurality of insulation members each having an insulation property. The plurality of conductive members a... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7270912 | Module battery A module battery comprises a cell including an electrode tab and a cell body having a power generating element hermetically sealed in a package film. The module battery has a constitution in which a plurality of the cells are stacked on one another, and the electrod... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270576 | Modular battery with connector interconnecting terminals of adjacent unit cells The present invention provides a battery module including a plurality of a unit cell having a terminal and a connection member, whose both ends are respectively fastened to the terminals of at least a pair of adjacent unit cells and has a joint in the middle. The co... | 09/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7198866 | Cell assembly A plurality of single cells 10a to 10d, each being packaged by laminate films 12 and 13, are attached onto one surface of a flexible printed circuit board 20, in a state of being interconnected in series to each other... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7175936 | Lithium secondary battery and assembled structure of lithium secondary batteries A lithium secondary battery 10 is provided with an inner electrode body 1 comprising a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate respectively made up of at least one metal foil 6 wound or laminated; said inner electrode body being ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172832 | Sealed battery and battery pack A sealed battery (100) includes a power generation element (120), a battery case (110), and an external positive terminal (150) fixed to a first case wall (110a). Case side faces (110c, 110d) serv... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7160643 | Battery pack A battery pack includes a plurality of batteries interlocked linearly through a connector. The connector includes an inner peripheral portion to be welded to one battery, and an outer peripheral portion, provided outside the inner peripheral portion, to be welded to... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7125628 | Battery pack with pressurized terminal plates A battery pack comprises a plurality of rectangular shaped batteries, wherein each of the plurality of rectangular shaped batteries is formed into a thin rectangular-parallelepiped shape, and wherein the plurality of rectangular shaped batteries are stacked side-by-... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7105248 | Highly reliable and durable battery and process for fabrication thereof A battery is fabricated on the basis of at least one of the following four concepts, i.e., lead terminals passing through a package not lower than the uppermost surface of an electrolyte cell, lead terminals projecting from a package in directions opposite to each o... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7088074 | System level device for battery and integrated circuit integration A system level device for battery and integrated circuit chip integration comprises at least one battery; at least one integrated circuit chip powered by the at least one battery; and a package connected to any of the at least one battery and the at least one integr... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7067218 | Method for treating electrode tabs of crude cell for lithium secondary battery, and crude cell and lithium secondary battery according to the method A method for treating electrode tabs of a crude cell for a lithium secondary battery, crude cell for a lithium secondary battery manufactured according to the method, and a lithium secondary battery employing the crude cell are disclosed. The method for treating ele... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7056618 | Method and structure for connecting batteries A plurality of projections for projection welding are formed respectively on the opposite sides of a connector. The electrode plate of the sealing member of one of two adjacent cells is bonded and connected by projection welding to a side of the connector by way of ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7037620 | Multi-cellular electrical battery An electrical battery for multi-cellular interconnection in series, parallel or series and parallel has a protrusion and a recess, such as a tongue and a groove, extending on outer surfaces of the sidewalls of the battery case such that when a protrusion of one batt... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029789 | Flat-type cell and combined battery utilizing the same The battery is constituted to satisfy B/A≧0.57, wherein “A” represents a width of an active material region and “B” represents a width of each electrode terminal. ... | 04/18/2006 |