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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173295 | Method and apparatus for battery potting One embodiment includes a bottom clamshell and a top clamshell sandwiching a first battery and a second battery, with a fill port extending from a top surface of the top clamshell through to the bottom surface of the top clamshell and to a space between the first an... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8168319 | Portable computer battery structures Portable computer battery structures are provided. The portable computer battery structures may include a battery with a metal enclosure and a battery cable with a floating end. The battery may have six cells. Three pairs of parallel-connected cells may be connected... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8088509 | Lithium ion battery Disclosed herein is a lithium ion battery comprising an electrode core, an electrolyte solution, a metal shell and an end cover assembly, said metal shell comprising an outer wall, an inner wall and a chamber, said electrode core and electrolyte solution being locat... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8080331 | Battery pack including eight cylindrical cells in series-parallel configuration A battery pack includes a roughly rectangular casing, a main circuit board disposed at a bottom surface, and cylindrical battery cells disposed over the main circuit board in two rows and four layers and a battery cells in each set of paired battery cells being conn... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8080332 | Battery pack including cylindrical cells arranged in two rows and two layers A battery pack includes a roughly rectangular casing, a main circuit board disposed at a bottom surface of the casing, and cylindrical battery cells arranged in two rows and two layers over the main circuit board and connected in series. ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8062785 | Battery module and battery pack using the same In a battery module including a plurality of batteries 40 stored in a housing, each of the batteries 40 includes an electrode portion 16 protruding from a battery case 5, a base 30A is arranged on a side of the electrode portions | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057931 | Battery busing scheme A battery including: a plurality of battery cells arranged side-by-side, each battery cell including a terminal tab for delivering power from the cell; a bus plate made of an electrically non-conductive material, the bus plate also having an array of holes formed th... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8039142 | Battery case The present invention provides a battery including a case, a connector, the holding member, and a resilient conductive plate. In the case, two battery cells each in the form of a flattened rectangular plate are accommodated. The connector is exposed from the case. T... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7993776 | Connection apparatus of battery cell module A connection apparatus of a battery cell module having a battery cell cover with connecting plates formed at opposing ends thereof, a main frame having guide channels that receive the cell cover, and a top cover to secured the cell cover to the main frame, the conne... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7989104 | Battery module A battery module includes a case with at least one face which is opened, a plurality of partition walls fixedly installed at predetermined intervals in the case, and a plurality of unit batteries which are separated from each other with the partition walls therebetw... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7981539 | Battery connector including a housing, a plurality of electric terminals, and a stopping element A battery connector includes a housing having a bottom wall, two sides of the bottom wall extend upward to form two sidewalls, and the back end of the bottom wall extends upward to form a back wall. At least one partition wall is set between the two sidewalls and co... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7947389 | Cartridge frame with connectors for battery pack Disclosed herein is a battery cartridge for middle- or large-sized battery packs, which has one or more unit cells mounted therein. The battery cartridge is generally constructed in a plate-shaped structure for easy stacking, and connecting members for electrical co... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7914924 | Stacked battery pack housing A battery pack is provided, which can be assembled easily and has a high reliability. In a case of the battery pack 1 constituted by an upper case 3 and a lower case 4, a plurality of box-shaped cells 5 and a partition member 2 are... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7871723 | Power source device A power source device includes a battery assembly which includes a plurality of batteries each having a positive electrode at one end and a negative electrode at the other end, a plurality of connecting members, each of which connects the positive electrode of one b... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7855011 | Monoblock lithium ion battery The present invention describes a monoblock for a plurality of lithium ion cells. The monoblock includes a case having a base and a cover dimensioned and configured to the base. The case includes a chamber that includes cell compartments for lithium cells. Each lith... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7794871 | Secondary battery and secondary battery module with the same A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly with a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator, and a case mounting the electrode assembly therein. The case has a plurality of channels adapted to form flow paths with channels of a neighboring sec... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7790310 | Prismatic rechargeable battery A prismatic rechargeable battery includes a housing comprising a plurality of cell vessels separated from one another by electrically insulating intermediate walls and a plate stack provided in each of the cell vessels, the plate stack comprising stacked electrode p... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7700227 | Module A flat secondary battery having a fusion-bonded sealing type laminate film as an armored body tends to be inferior in sealing reliability to a flat secondary battery having a welded sealing type can as an armored body, due to a difference in sealing method between t... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7597996 | Cartridge-type battery pack Disclosed is a cartridge-type lithium ion polymer battery pack including: at least two lithium ion polymer batteries in which adjacent electrode tabs are connected to each other so as to form a predetermined series circuit with a desired instrument; and an upper pla... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7504178 | Battery module and combination battery To provide a battery module and a combination battery, whereby the handling of unit cells is facilitated to thereby enhance the production efficiency while contributing to a downsized power source, the battery module (60) includes laminate-sheathed cells (... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7410722 | Combined battery and battery holding frame A battery pack includes a plurality of batteries (2) and a plurality of holding frames (3) each of which is capable of accommodating and holding a corresponding one of the batteries (2) with spaces (10a, 10b) provided... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7393609 | Battery A battery which includes: a plurality of cell stacks arrayed in a plane, each of which includes a plurality of flat cells stacked on one another; and a planar holding member to be pressed against the plurality of cell stacks for holding the plurality of cell stacks ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390590 | Battery storage case A battery storage case including a main body and a lid portion. In one embodiment, the case includes first and second projection trains formed on the main body and a third projection train formed on the lid portion, wherein the third projection train is adapted to e... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7353900 | Battery cooling system A battery cooling system includes a depression-shaped battery accommodating section formed at a bottom surface of a floor panel of a vehicle and dented to side of a passenger compartment so as to accommodate therein a battery. An introduction device is disposed in f... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348095 | Battery and method for manufacturing the same After accommodating an electrode group in a battery case having a substantially square transverse cross section, making an opening head of the battery case into a cylindrical shape through compression molding, an annular groove is formed by pressing a groove-forming... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7332244 | Battery module A battery case is formed by juxtaposing a plurality of electrode plate group housing chambers. An electrolyte-impregnated electrode plate group is housed in each of the housing chambers. A side plate is arranged in abutment with each side face of the battery case. T... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7323272 | Battery enclosure for electric and hybrid electric vehicles optimized for air-cooling An air-cooled battery enclosure includes a battery tray frame having a floor section including a plurality of outer slats joined to a lower floor frame. A plurality of corner posts extend upward from the lower floor frame. An array of a plurality of criss-crossed in... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7282297 | Laminate cell, assembled battery, battery module and electric vehicle A laminate cell comprises a power generating element formed by sequentially stacking positive electrode plates and negative electrode plates while interposing separators therebetween; a cell package formed of a metal composite film, the cell package hermetically sea... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276313 | Battery and related method A battery comprises at least two unit cells. Each of the at least two unit cells is provided with an outer sheath film composed of polymer-metal composite material, a positive-electrode current collector, a negative-electrode current collector, a separator disposed ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7241530 | Module battery A module battery comprises cells each having an electric power generating element hermetically sealed in a package film, and cell holders on each of which each of the cells is mounted and held. The cell holders are formed in configurations so as to allow the cell ho... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7163766 | Alkaline cell with flat housing An alkaline cell having a flat housing, preferably of cuboid shape. The cell can have an anode comprising zinc and a cathode comprising MnO2. The housing can have a relatively small overall thickness, typically between about 5 and 10 mm. Cell contents can... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7160644 | Battery pack In accordance with the present invention, an improved battery pack is employed. The battery pack includes a housing with opposing walls, a plurality of cells disposed within the housing, at least two terminals electrically connected to the cells, a latching mechanis... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7141331 | Battery pack A battery pack includes a housing (3) having a plurality of cooling opening (2a, 2b) formed therein, and at least one separation wall (5) formed of a plurality of current cells (4) arranged flow-tight adjacent to each... | 11/28/2006 |
| 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 |
