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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7399405 | Method and apparatus for separating petroleum In the present invention, petroleum is separated into hydrocarbon mixtures having different components at an atomizing step and a collecting step. At the atomizing step, the petroleum is ultrasonically vibrated and is discharged and atomized in a state of an atomize... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7122257 | Fuel cell reactant supply A fuel cell system in accordance with a present invention includes a fuel supply apparatus that supplies at least one reactant in a pulse. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7098157 | Method and apparatus for thermally treating disk-shaped substrates A method and apparatus for thermally treating disk-shaped substrates, especially semiconductor wafers, in a rapid heating unit having at least one first radiation source, which is spaced from a given substrate for heating the substrate. The substrate is heated in a ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6047246 | Computer-controlled ultrasonic cleaning system A computer-controlled ultrasonic cleaning system (10) that is designed to clean various articles ranging from integrated-circuit silicone wafers and hard disk platters to small mechanical components. The system (10) utilizes an electronic system which ope... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5932991 | System and method for battery charging with acoustic excitation The present invention is a system and method for enhancing the charging of a battery by exposing the battery to acoustic excitation while the battery is being charged. By adding acoustic excitation to the charging process, the present invention reduces th... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5871861 | Lithium ion secondary cell A lithium ion secondary cell comprises a plurality of single cells composed of a collector comprising positive electrodes composed of a metallic material coated with a positive electrode active substance; negative electrodes composed of a metallic materia... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5788943 | Battery-grade nickel hydroxide and method for its preparation Nickel hydroxide for use in an electrode of a rechargeable battery is prepared by controlled precipitation from a neutralized reaction mixture of a nickel salt and an alkali metal hydroxide. The controlled precipitation results in the formation of general... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5776539 | Process of preparing carbon support coated with polyolefin and of preparing gas diffusion electrode employing said carbon support Disclosed herein are process of preparing carbon supports coated with polyolefin or fluorinated polyolefin to be employed as a network substrate of such an electrochemical cell, in these processes, a solvent which solvates the polyolefin is employed for f... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5738691 | Ultrasonic extraction of plasticizer from electrochemical cells A method for removing plasticizers such dibutyl phthalate from the anode, cathode, and polymeric matrix components of an electrochemical cell precursor using an extraction solvent and ultrasound waves is provided.... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5691079 | Battery formed of stacked flat cells The invention relates to a battery formed of stacked flat cells comprising an anode and a cathode, e.g. comprising a zinc anode, an alkaline electrolyte and a manganese dioxide carbon cathode, the casings of said cells being formed of upwardly open plasti... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5432017 | Battery pack and method of forming same A battery pack containing a battery of cells includes an outer casing (402) adapted to receive a battery of cells (404); a bonding surface (410) positioned along the outer casing (402); an inner casing (408) adapted to encapsulate the battery of cells (40... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5352544 | Fast ion conductors In units comprising solid polymer electrolytes, the ionic conductivity of such electrolytes is increased by mechanically exciting the units. Such units can be solid state batteries or electrochromic devices or the like. Mechanical excitation may be provid... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5300125 | Method of bonding a battery package A method of fabricating a battery package. The battery package (5) is made using a two-piece plastic housing (16, 18, 20), with one or both of the pieces having one or more apertures (30). Cylindrical-shaped batteries (10) are electrically connected to ea... | 04/05/1994 |
| 4981490 | Packed battery and method of making the same The present Invention relates to a packed battery unifying a plurality of battery cells housed in a case. The case comprises a tubular body housing the battery cells and aa couple of lids closing both the end openings of the tubular body respectively, thu... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4883497 | Formation of thin walled ceramic solid oxide fuel cells To reduce thermal stress and improve bonding in a high temperature monolithic solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), intermediate layers are provided between the SOFC's electrodes and electrolyte which are of different compositions. The intermediate layers are com... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4290833 | Method for sealing cation exchange membranes of carboxylic acid type fluorinated polymers A method is provided for sealing portions of cation exchange membranes of carboxylic acid type fluorinated polymers. The portions of the membranes to be sealed are in the ester form of the membrane and are ultrasonically sealed at sealing times of from ab... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4190702 | Batteries An electrical battery having unscaled dry cells enclosed in a two-part housing split along a plane that is parallel to the axes of the cells.... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4125680 | Bipolar carbon-plastic electrode structure-containing multicell electrochemical device and method of making same A novel multicell electrochemical device having a plurality of bipolar carbon-plastic electrode structures and a novel method of making the device are described. A plurality of bipolar carbon-plastic electrode structures are formed by first molding thin c... | 11/14/1978 |
| 4025698 | Accumulator battery apparatus and method There is disclosed rechargeable accumulator battery apparatus in which either the zinc anode part or the porous separator part of each cell is vibrated in its own plane to produce macro and micro turbulence effects in the surrounding electrolyte to inhibi... | 05/24/1977 |
