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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8097366 | Alkaline battery separator comprising alkali-resistance synthetic fiber, fibrillated organic solvent-spun cellulose fiber and mercerized pulp, and alkaline primary battery An alkaline battery separator including 25 to 62% by mass of an alkali-resistance synthetic fiber, 5 to 25% by mass of a fibrillated organic solvent-spun cellulose fiber having a Canadian standard freeness value of 10 to 280 ml, and 33 to 50% by mass of a mercerized... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7781104 | Separator paper for alkaline battery and the alkaline battery A thin separator paper is provided for separating a positive electrode active material and a negative electrode active material from one another in alkaline battery. The separator paper has high gas tightness, high shortage preventing effect, and low deterioration. ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7745051 | Insulated separator for electrical energy storage system An electrical storage system includes a first electrode, a second electrode, an insulated separator, and an electrolyte. The second electrode is spaced from the first electrode. The insulated separator is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7488558 | Homogeneous separator A battery separator for use in zinc alkaline batteries having improved mechanical strength and higher resistance to oxidation comprising cellulose that has been crosslinked with a saturated hydrocarbon group containing between four and sixteen carbon atoms. ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7135253 | High discharge current lithium secondary battery and method of manufacture To provide a lithium secondary battery with a high critical discharge current even under a low temperature condition, with an excellent cycle characteristic and reduced manufacturing cost. The lithium secondary battery includes a wound type electrode body comprising... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7022431 | Thin layer electrochemical cell with self-formed separator A method of forming an electrochemical cell is disclosed. The method comprises contacting a negative pole layer and a positive pole layer one with the other or with an optional layer interposed therebetween. The pole layers and the optional layer therebetween are se... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6939645 | Separator for valve regulated lead acid battery and valve regulated lead acid battery A separator for a valve regulated lead acid battery is composed mainly of fine glass fibers and also contains inorganic powder, beaten natural pulp, and heat-weldable organic fibers. The heat-weldable organic fibers have a fineness of 1.5 d (deniers) or less and a f... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6929884 | Method for manufacture of films containing insoluble solids embedded in cellulose-based films A film which slowly releases solids is prepared by dissolving cellulose in a solvent such as an alkali metal salt, for example L1Cl in a polar solvent such as DMAC, dispersing the solid in the solution and gelling the solution with water to form a film. | 08/16/2005 |
| 6743548 | Silver-zinc alkaline rechargeable battery (stacking order) A rechargeable, alkaline, zinc-based battery containing a stack of hydrogen permeable cellulose-based films, each one optionally containing a dispersion of metal salts. A film may contain copper salt that reacts with cellulose to prevent zinc dispersion. A second fi... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6706450 | Separator for sealed lead acid battery A separator for a valve-regulated lead acid battery consists mainly of fine glass fibers. The separator includes inorganic powder in an amount of 5 to 30% by weight and natural pulp in an amount of 3 to 20% by weight, and has a density of not less than 0.165 g/cm | 03/16/2004 |
| 6682854 | Battery separator with fluoride-containing inorganic salt Separator for silver-zinc batteries made of cellulose and containing insoluble fluoride ions which when placed next to the cathode slowly release and retard silver deposition thereon.... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6680142 | Bio-based microbattery and methods for fabrication of same The invention relates to a microbattery made of bioelectroactive components based on biomimetic processes. Bio-derived electron donors and electron acceptors are separately encapsulated in at least one pair of polymerized phospholipid vesicles. Embedded w... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6593032 | Storage battery A storage battery including an electrode and an electrolyte material, in which the electrode has a grid with a mesh area of about 50 mm2 or less and an active material provided on the grid. Accordingly, it is made possible to prevent a decrease... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6489054 | Battery case with edge seal A battery case for a battery containing swellable cellulose separators including case members having opposed undulating mating surfaces and a rim and groove sized to space the surfaces a predetermined distance apart to form a gripping channel such that th... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6485867 | Use of lignins in thermoplastics The instant invention is directed to the use of lignin in thermoplastics (such as: ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)). In the first aspect of the invention, lignins are added to a lead acid battery separator comprising a microporous membra... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6479190 | Separator for battery having zinc electrode The instant invention is directed to a separator for a battery having a zinc electrode. The first embodiment of the separator comprises a microporous membrane and a coating on at least one surface of the membrane. The coating comprises a mixture of cellul... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6475676 | Lead acid battery A lead acid battery has a positive plate containing antimony, a negative plate; and a separator containing an organic compound capable of capturing metal ions. The organic compound is preferably lignin.... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6413674 | Method of manufacturing highly-airtightened porous paper, highly-airtightened porous paper manufactured by the method, and non-aqueous battery using the paper Paper that has minute pores, denseness, a high degree of airtightness and is made from cellulose which has superior heat and chemical resistance and is reproducible natural resources. Further, a non-aqueous battery which is improved to a higher level with... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6294290 | Electrode binder for a lithium-ion secondary battery and method for manufacturing active material slurry using the same The present invention provides an electrode binder of a lithium-ion secondary battery. The binder includes at least two materials selected from a polyvinylidene fluoride polymer. The materials have the same chemical component as each other but different p... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6159634 | Battery separator A thin separator for batteries is provided. The separator includes a layer that reduces dendrite shorting and a nonwoven layer. Typically, the separator also includes a laminate layer disposed between the nonwoven layer and the layer which reduces dendrit... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6074523 | Method of manufacturing highly-airtightened porous paper Paper that has minute pores, denseness, a high degree of airtightness and is made from cellulose which has superior heat and chemical resistance and is reproducible natural resources. Further, a non-aqueous battery which is improved to a higher level with... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5366832 | Separator for alkaline batteries A separator for alkaline batteries comprising as at least part of the main fibers a fibrilated product of cellulose fiber obtained by dissolving cellulose in a solvent and depositing cellulose directly. As another main fiber, preferably an extra fine synt... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5340672 | Secondary battery A secondary battery containing at least a negative electrode, a positive electrode, an electrolyte comprising an alkaline metal salt dissolved therein, and a separator in which the said separator includes a high molecular solid electrolyte membrane formed... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5240785 | Air cell The present invention is an air cell of substantially an all-surface open type, which includes a case through which a plurality of windows for air ventilation are provided, a plurality of single cells which are disposed in the case, and an electrolyte bat... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5221587 | Lead/sulphuric acid storage battery A lead/sulphuric acid storage battery with negative and positive electrode plates, between which plastics microporous separators or glass-fiber separators are arranged, comprises un-crosslinked natural or synthetic rubber to combat antimony poisoning in t... | 06/22/1993 |
| 4812145 | Process for the production of a battery separator In an alkaline dry cell battery separator being a laid mat of non-dissolvable polyvinyl alcohol fibers held together by a matrix of dissolved or partially dissolved dissolvable polyvinyl alcohol fibers, the improvement comprising the mat having up to 85% ... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4767687 | Battery separator In an alkaline dry cell battery separator being a laid mat of non-dissolvable polyvinyl alcohol fibers held together by a matrix of dissolved or partially dissolved dissolvable polyvinyl alcohol fibers, the improvement comprising the mat having up to 85% ... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4737421 | Method for producing a carbon sheet and a fuel cell separator The present invention relates to a method for producing a carbon sheet by baking and aims to produce a warpage-free carbon sheet having a high electric conductivity. The present invention is characterized by forming sheets comprising fibrous cellulose, th... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4245013 | Battery separators A synthetic pulp separator for a lead acid battery, the separator having two or more plies and a ribbed profile the surface adapted to face the positive having a higher content of synthetic pulp than the other surface.... | 01/13/1981 |
