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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7662516 | Electrode plate of positive electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and manufacturing method thereof A method for manufacturing a positive electrode plate for a non-aqueous secondary battery including: preparing an active material A, a conductive material B, a binder C, a thickener D, and a liquid component E, the thickener D being in a powder state, the conductive... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7659035 | Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a cathode; an anode containing at least an anode active material and a conductive agent; and a nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein the anode has an anode mixtur... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7498101 | Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a negative electrode containing carbon fibers and carbon flakes A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided with a positive electrode including a positive-electrode active material, a negative electrode including a negative-electrode active material, and a nonaqueous electrolyte solution. The negative electrode furthe... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7468224 | Battery having improved positive electrode and method of manufacturing the same There is provided a battery containing an electrolyte, according to which oxidative decomposition of the electrolyte is suppressed. The battery contains a positive electrode having an active material and an electron conducting material. The electron conducting mater... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7438992 | Lithium-based active materials and preparation thereof The invention provides novel lithium-mixed metal materials which, upon electrochemical interaction, release lithium ions, and are capable of reversibly cycling lithium ions. The invention provides a rechargeable lithium battery which comprises an electrode formed fr... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7432017 | Compositions and methods for protection of active metal anodes and polymer electrolytes Electrochemical structures with a protective interlayer for prevention of deleterious reactions between an active metal electrode and polymer electrolytes, and methods for their fabrication. The structures may be incorporated in battery cells. The interlayer is capa... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7425285 | Electrode material for lithium secondary battery, electrode structure comprising the electrode material and secondary battery comprising the electrode structure There are provided an electrode material for a lithium secondary battery which comprises alloy particles comprising silicon as a major component and having an average particle diameter of 0.02 μm to 5 μm, wherein the size of a crystallite of the alloy is not less ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7419745 | Method of forming an electrode structure useful in energy storage devices The present invention relates to a method for forming an electrode structure useful in energy storage devices, which method involves the spray deposition of a mixture of carbon and a binder on a current collector. In addition, the present invention relates to energy... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7413829 | Lithium secondary battery In a lithium secondary battery comprising positive and negative electrodes each comprising at least an active material capable of occluding and releasing lithium ions, a binder and a current collector, and an electrolytic solution, the active material in the positiv... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7405023 | Alkaline dry battery The present invention provides an alkaline dry battery which has excellent heavy load and intermediate load discharge characteristics, and in which reduction in light load discharge characteristic is suppressed. In the alkaline dry battery comprising: a negative ele... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7396614 | Lithium and vanadium oxide, a preparation method thereof and the use of same as an active electrode material A lithium and vanadium oxide is described having the formula Li1+xV3O8, wherein 0.1≦×≦0.25. The oxide has a monoclinic crystalline structure and comprises non-agglomerated grains in the form of monocrystalline pellets having a l... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7378041 | Electrode material for lithium secondary battery, electrode structure comprising the electrode material and secondary battery comprising the electrode structure There are provided an electrode material for a lithium secondary battery which comprises alloy particles comprising silicon as a major component and having an average particle diameter of 0.02 μm to 5 μm, wherein the size of a crystallite of the alloy is not less ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7368202 | Electrochemical device having opposing electrodes An electrochemical device comprises, at least, a first electrode, a second electrode, and an electrolyte layer having an ionic conductivity. The first and second electrodes oppose each other by way of the electrolyte layer. The first and second electrodes comprise a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7358010 | Fluorinated carbon for metal/fluorinated carbon batteries A novel cathode composition for use in a metal/fluorinated carbon battery is produced by mixing fluorinated carbons made from anisotropic and isotropic carbon, where the anisotropic carbon is carbon fiber and the isotropic carbon is graphite. This cathode compositio... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358011 | Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery negative electrode material, making method, and lithium ion secondary battery A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery negative electrode material is provided wherein a negative electrode active material containing a lithium ion-occluding and releasing material which has been treated with an organosilicon base surface treating agent is sur... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351499 | Cathode material for battery The cathode of an alkaline battery can include an electrically conductive additive to increase the cathode efficiency. The additive can include a barium salt and an electrically conductive material. The electrically conductive material can be coated on a surface of ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344802 | Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode comprising a positive electrode material attached to a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode material comprises... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338734 | Conductive lithium storage electrode A compound comprising a composition Ax(M′1-aM″a)y(XD4)z, Ax(M′1-aM″a)y(DXD4)z, or Ax(M′1-aM″a | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326496 | Alkali dry cell In an alkaline dry battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an alkaline electrolyte, the positive electrode includes manganese dioxide and graphite powder and contains Ti(SO4)2 as an additive. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7309546 | Positive active material for rechargeable lithium battery Disclosed is a positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery, including a lithiated intercalation compound and an additive compound. The additive compound comprises one or more intercalation element-included oxides which have a charging voltage of 4.0 ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310236 | Electronic device A casing that has an electronic component housed therein has a conductive layer made of a mixture of carbon fibers and a thermoplastic resin and an insulating layer where only the thermoplastic resin is exposed on a surface of the conductive layer. The casing preven... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309545 | Anode material and battery using the same Provided is a battery with a higher capacity and superior charge-discharge cycle characteristics. A cathode contained in a package can and an anode contained in a package cup are laminated with a separator in between. The separator is impregnated with an electrolyte... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306879 | Lithium ion secondary cell A lithium ion secondary cell comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a solid electrolyte and a fiber layer provided in an interface between the solid electrolyte and the positive electrode and/or in an interface between the solid electrolyte and the ne... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7294359 | Method of manufacturing electrode for secondary cell A method of manufacturing an electrode for a secondary cell capable of readily forming an active material layer only on a necessary portion of a collector by a method supplying raw material from a gas phase is obtained. This method of manufacturing an electrode for ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291424 | Positive electrode for lithium-sulfur battery and lithium-sulfur battery fabricated using same A positive electrode for a lithium-sulfur battery includes a positive active material, a binder, a conductive agent, and a surfactant. ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285361 | Non-aqueous secondary battery and portable equipment using the same A non-aqueous secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution where the non-aqueous electrolyte solution contains a compound A in which a halogen group is bonded to a benzene ring and a compound B oxidize... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282303 | Non-aqueous secondary battery and portable equipment using the same A non-aqueous secondary battery is provided, which has excellent overcharging safety, less generation of gas during storage at a high temperature, and can ensure storage reliability. A non-aqueous secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative el... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7282299 | Solid electrolyte battery A solid electrolyte battery includes a cathode having a cathode active material and a solid electrolyte and an anode. The solid electrolyte includes a first polymer having a binding force and a second polymer composed of alkali metal ion conducting polymers. Thus, t... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273680 | Alkaline battery including nickel oxyhydroxide cathode and zinc anode A primary alkaline battery includes a cathode including a nickel oxyhydroxide and an anode including zinc or zinc alloy particles. Performance of the nickel oxyhydroxide alkaline cell is improved by adding zinc fines to the anode. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7250233 | Lithium-sulfur batteries A lithium-sulfur battery having a positive electrode including a positive active material including an active sulfur, where the positive electrode comprises an electron-conductive path and an ion-conductive path, and includes active pores of the average size of up t... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7242573 | Electroconductive paste composition An electroconductive paste composition characterized in that an electroconductive powder with a mean grain size of 1 μm or less and a copolymer binder composed of tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, and vinylidene fluoride are dispersed in a solvent. The pres... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241533 | Electrode for rechargeable lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery An electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery characterized in that thin films of active material capable of lithium storage and release, i.e., microcrystalline or amorphous silicone thin films are deposited on opposite faces of a plate-form current collector.... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238446 | Active electrode composition with conductive polymeric binder An active composition for an electrode of an electrochemical cell. The active composition comprises an active electrode material and a conductive polymer. The electrochemical cell is preferably a battery cell or a fuel cell. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235330 | Electrode for use in lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery An electrode for a lithium battery having a thin film composed of active material capable of lithium storage and release, e.g., a microcrystalline or amorphous silicon thin film, provided on a current collector, the electrode being characterized in that the current ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7235329 | Electrode material for non-aqueous solvent-secondary cell, electrode and secondary cell An electrode material comprising a powdery mixture of a metal material (particularly, an intermetallic compound) and a capacitive carbon material each capable of doping and dedoping lithium, and an optionally added fine electroconductive additive, and containing the... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232628 | Optimised alkaline electrochemical cells Alkaline electrochemical cells with substantially increased performance characteristics have a porous anode, with a porosity equal to or greater than 69%, and a porous cathode, comprising manganese dioxide and having a porosity equal to or greater than 26%. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229714 | Alkaline dry battery The present invention provides an alkaline dry battery which has excellent heavy load and intermediate load discharge characteristics, and in which reduction in light load discharge characteristic is suppressed. In the alkaline dry battery comprising: a negative ele... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227235 | Electrowetting battery having a nanostructured electrode surface A method and apparatus are disclosed wherein a battery comprises an electrode having at least one nanostructured surface. The nanostructured surface is disposed in a way such that an electrolyte fluid of the battery is prevented from contacting the electrode, thus p... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223498 | Electrode for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same Disclosed is an electrode for a lithium secondary battery comprising a negative active material powder comprising a metal capable of alloying with lithium, a conductive material powder, and a binder, wherein the density thereof is between 1.2 g/cm3 and 4.... | 05/29/2007 |