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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182945 | Current collector comprising plurality of projections, electrode, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising the same A current collector includes a substrate, a plurality of projections formed on a first portion of the substrate, and at least two adjacent minute projections formed on a second portion of the substrate. The substrate is a metal sheet. The first and second portions a... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8173304 | Electric current collector, electrode and charge accumulating device The electric current collector of the present invention comprises a substrate composed of aluminum, a junction layer, formed on the surface of the substrate, in which aluminum and an electrically conductive material having electrical conductivity have been mixed, an... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8114543 | Lithium ion secondary battery A lithium ion secondary battery, having a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, the positive electrode and the negative electrode each having a collector and an active material l... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8029932 | Anode and battery An anode capable of improving cycle characteristics and a battery using it are provided. An anode active material layer containing Si is provided on an anode current collector. The anode current collector is roughened by providing a projection on a base material wit... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8017273 | Lightweight, durable lead-acid batteries A lightweight, durable lead-acid battery is disclosed. Alternative electrode materials and configurations are used to reduce weight, to increase material utilization and to extend service life. The electrode can include a current collector having a buffer layer in c... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7981548 | Multilayer secondary battery and method of making same A multilayer secondary battery including a positive electrode having an active substance layer formed on a flat sheet-form collector and a negative electrode having an active substance layer formed on a flat sheet-form collector stacked together in opposite relation... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7955736 | Secondary battery A secondary battery includes: a case; an electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween, the electrode assembly being arranged within the case; a cap assembly affixed to the case and adapted to seal t... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7838153 | Current collector, electrode, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery An electrode capable of effectively dispersing or relieving the stress generated in association with expansion and contraction of an active material is provided. The electrode is produced by forming an active material layer on a predetermined current collector. This... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7811709 | Negative electrode for nonaqueous secondary battery, process of producing the negative electrode, and nonaqueous secondary battery A negative electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell includes a current collector an, formed on a surface or both surfaces thereof, an active material structure containing an electroconductive material with a low capability of forming a compound with li... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7799463 | Method of producing battery plates A method of forming battery grids or plates that includes the step of mechanically reshaping or refinishing battery grid wires to improve adhesion between the battery paste and the grid wires. The method is particularly useful in improving the paste adhesion to batt... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7722992 | Self-centering current collector for an electrochemical cell A current collector for an electrode of an electrochemical cell is described. The current collector has a peripheral edge between first and second major faces, the edge comprising at least a first edge contiguous with a second edge angled with respect to each other.... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7655359 | Secondary battery A secondary battery having a feature in which a positive electrode, a negative electrode and electrolyte are provided; the negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer which is alloying at least at a portion of a boundary face with a negati... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7622225 | Lithium secondary battery negative-electrode component material and lithium secondary battery Affords for lithium secondary batteries a negative electrode component material that enhances battery cyclability by inhibiting dendritic growth that occurs during charging/discharging due to the reaction of the metallic lithium and organic electrolyte. A sub... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7531274 | Sandwich electrode design having relatively thin current collectors A new cathode design has a first cathode active material of a relatively low energy density but of a relatively high rate capability contacted to the outer sides of first and second cathode current collectors and a second cathode active material having a relatively ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7432018 | Cylindrical alkaline storage battery A cylindrical alkaline storage battery suitable to increase its capacity and arranged to prevent a short circuit and internal resistance increase, including an electrode group held in an outer can and formed by rolling up together a negative electrode having a negat... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432016 | Electrode for non-aqueous secondary battery and non-aqueous secondary battery using the same An alloy material containing an intermetallic compound of metal that is alloyed with Li and metal that is not alloyed with Li, capable of repeatedly absorbing and desorbing Li, is formed on a collector made of a material that is not alloyed with Li, as a plurality o... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427455 | Anode for lithium metal polymer secondary battery comprising surface patterned anodic current collector and method of preparing the same There are provided an anode for a lithium metal polymer secondary battery comprising an anodic current collector having a surface on which a plurality of recesses having a predetermined shape are formed and a method of preparing the same. The plurality of recesses a... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7419512 | Electrode, battery using the same and method for manufacturing the electrode An electrode includes a composite mixture layer formed by applying a composite mixture having one of a cathode active material or an anode active material on one of main surfaces of a plurality of current collectors formed in substantially rectangular shapes; and a ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7410727 | Graphite particles and lithium secondary battery using the same as negative electrode A graphite particle obtained by assembling or binding together a plurality of flat-shaped particles so that the planes of orientation are not parallel to one another, or a graphite particle in which aspect ratio is 5 or less or specific surface area is 8 m2 | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407727 | Electrode used for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery used the same for a negative electrode An electrode according to the invention can provide a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having an ability to release a volume expansion at the time of charge and discharge as well as the time of a cycle. The electrode comprises a current collector made of a ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7405020 | Carbonized charcoal electrode An apparatus (1) for use of carbonized charcoal powder as an electrode is provided. Charcoal is provided as a powder, carbonized, and placed in a container (16) by which compressive pressure is applied to the carbonized-charcoal powder via one or more ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7399553 | Graphite particles and lithium secondary battery using the same as negative electrode A graphite particle obtained by assembling or binding together a plurality of flat-shaped particles so that the planes of orientation are not parallel to one another, or a graphite particle in which aspect ratio is 5 or less or specific surface area is 8 m2 | 07/15/2008 |
| 7384707 | Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having electrode active material membrane layer A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has an electrode and an electrolyte layer. The electrode includes a collector having a lot of fine pores on its surface, and a membrane layer made of an electrode active material provided along the surface shape of the fin... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381499 | Nonaqueous electrolyte battery A nonaqueous electrolyte battery whose electrolyte can be selected from a wider range of materials can be obtained. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution. At least one of the po... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7378191 | Graphite particles and lithium secondary battery using the same as negative electrode A graphite particle obtained by assembling or binding together a plurality of flat-shaped particles so that the planes of orientation are not parallel to one another, or a graphite particle in which aspect ratio is 5 or less or specific surface area is 8 m2 | 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 |
| 7361413 | Electroluminescent device and methods for its production and use A luminescent device comprises an electroluminescent phosphor in operative contact with a light-emitting material wherein excitation of the electroluminescent phosphor by an alternating current electrical field causes the emission of light by the light-emitting mate... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7348102 | Corrosion protection using carbon coated electron collector for lithium-ion battery with molten salt electrolyte A battery, such as a lithium-ion battery, comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, a molten salt electrolyte, and an electron collector, associated with the first electrode, the electron collector comprising an electrically conducting film. The battery furth... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341806 | Battery having carbon foam current collector A battery cell includes a negative current collector and at least one carbon foam positive current collector disposed within the cell such that the negative current collector at least partially surrounds the at least one carbon foam positive current collector. An in... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335448 | Lithium ion secondary battery A lithium ion secondary battery includes: (a) a positive electrode plate comprising an active material part and a current collector carrying the active material part, the active material part comprising a positive electrode active material capable of absorbing or de... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335440 | Lithium-limited anode subassembly with solid anode current collector and spacer An anode subassembly for use in an implantable electrochemical cell includes a solid anode current collector and an alkali metal anode pressed onto the solid anode current collector such that the solid anode current collector is located on the outer side of the oute... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332245 | Electrode for electrochemical devices and battery using the same An electrode according to the present invention employs the metal plate having the specified structure as the electrode substrate. The metal plate 51 has a plurality of protuberances 54 that are alternately protruded on both front and back sides thereo... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328831 | Method of making a brazed metal article and the article formed thereby A method of making an article that is comprised of a metal foam in contact with a base metal by an intermediate braze composition, in particular, a method of brazing a metal foam to a base metal via a braze composition. In one preferred method, a polymeric foam is c... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326491 | Electrochemical device An electrochemical device comprises collector plates having main parts and tab parts and being arranged such that the main parts oppose each other; a separator having a main part and a tab part and being arranged such that the main part is disposed between the main ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320902 | Electronic device and method of manufacturing the same, chip carrier, circuit board, and electronic instrument An external terminal is formed on an interconnect pattern formed on a substrate by using a soldering material. Subsequently, a chip component having an electrode is mounted on the substrate. An interconnect for electrically connecting the electrode and the interconn... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320846 | Bipolar battery and method for manufacturing the same A bipolar battery includes a bipolar electrode and an electrolyte layer. The bipolar electrode includes a current collector, a positive electrode layer formed on one surface of the current collector, and a negative electrode layer formed on the other surface of the ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318983 | Battery The invention provides a battery achieving excellent battery characteristics by using, as an anode active material, any of metal elements and metalloid elements each of which can form an alloy with a lithium, alloys of these elements, and compounds of these elements... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318982 | Polymer composition for encapsulation of electrode particles Compositions and methods are provided for coating electroactive particles. Coating materials include a conductive component and a low refractive index component. Coatings are provided in which the conductive and low refractive index components are linked and/or do n... | 01/15/2008 |
