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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8119295 | Metal oxygen battery containing oxygen storage materials A battery system includes a metal oxygen battery. The metal oxygen battery includes a first electrode, an oxygen storage material, and a selective transport member separating the oxygen storage material and the first electrode. ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7363175 | Query based electronic battery tester An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery provides a test output indicative of a condition of the battery. Electronic measurement circuitry provides a measurement output related to a condition of the battery. The battery condition is determined base... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7352558 | Dry particle based capacitor and methods of making same An inexpensive and reliable dry process based capacitor and method for making a self-supporting dry electrode film for use therein is disclosed. Also disclosed is an exemplary process for manufacturing an electrode for use in an energy storage device product, the pr... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348096 | Flexible thin printed battery and device and method of manufacturing same A flat, flexible electrochemical cell is provided. The within invention describes various aspects of the flat, flexible electrochemical cell. A printed anode is provided that obviates the need for a discrete anode current collector, thereby reducing the size of the ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7348099 | Nonaqueous secondary electrolytic battery A nonaqueous secondary electrolytic battery comprising an electricity-generating element formed by spirally winding a laminate of a positive electrode plate, a separating material and a negative electrode plate, and an electrolytic solution with which the separating... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338632 | Hydrogen-storing alloy electrode and secondary cell using the same A secondary cell has a hydrogen-storing alloy electrode as a negative-electrode plate 26, and the electrode contains first hydrogen-storing alloy particles 36 and second hydrogen-storing alloy particles 37. The first hydrogen-storing alloy parti... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335290 | Processing method for nano-size substance An active portion of a nano-size element is selectively destroyed by applying an electric potential to the nano-size element having a carbon network structure of carbon as an outer shell while immersed in an electrolytic solution. For example, an electric potential ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7326499 | Alkaline storage battery Disclosed is an alkaline storage battery comprising: a positive electrode comprising nickel hydroxide; a negative electrode; and an electrolyte layer interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The electrolyte layer comprises a water absorb... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324326 | Electronic device and the production method An electronic device having an element body comprising an internal electrode layer, wherein the internal electrode layer includes an alloy, the alloy contains a nickel (Ni) element and at least one kind of element selected from ruthenium (Ru), rhodium (Rh), rhenium ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323034 | Space group Cp2 alloys for the use and separation of hydrogen A hydrogen permeation membrane is provided having a cP2 Pearson symbol (Pm3m space group) structure. Suitable alloys include an “A” element from Periodic Table groups 3b-5b and an “M” element from the Periodic Table groups 6b-1b present at a stoichiometry th... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7311991 | Hydrogen storage-based electrochemical system and method of preparation A method for preparation of a hydrogen-storage based electrode comprises treating a powder comprising at least one metal hydride with a first solution. The first solution comprises a first alkaline base and a first reducing agent. The method further comprises fabric... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7288338 | Mat of glass and other fibers and method for producing such mat A binderless glass fiber mat suitable for use as a separator for valve regulated (“recombinant”) lead acid (“VRLA”) batteries is disclosed. The separator is produced by a dry process by collecting the fibers from fiberizing apparatus, without subjecting them... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7261970 | Nickel metal hydride battery design The present invention relates to rechargeable nickel metal hydride batteries and methods for making the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to rechargeable nickel metal hydride batteries having a precharge in the negative electrode sufficient for ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258949 | Bipolar battery and a method for manufacturing a bipolar battery The present invention relates to a bipolar battery, especially a NiMH battery, having: a sealed housing, a negative end terminal, a positive end terminal, and at least one biplate assembly comprising a biplate, a positive and a negative electrode. A separator is arr... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255720 | Methods for production of zinc oxide electrodes for alkaline batteries A zinc electrode for use in alkaline batteries comprises a mixture of 0.425 to 1.55 volume parts of zinc oxide with a volume part of a metallic oxide chosen from the group consisting of: calcium oxide, barium oxide, and mixtures thereof, together with hydroxy-ethyl ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7250386 | Quantum limit catalysts and hydrogen storage materials A quantum limit catalyst. The instant quantum limit catalyst is comprised of atomic aggregations whose dimensions correspond to the quantum limit. In the quantum limit, the atomic aggregations acquire structural configurations and electronic interactions not attaina... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247406 | Method for activating metal hydride material A method of activating a hydrogen storage alloy. The method includes the step of contacting the hydrogen storage alloy with an aqueous solution of an alkali metal hydroxide where the concentration of the alkali metal hydroxide is at least about 42 weight percent. Th... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247409 | Alkaline storage battery and hydrogen storage alloy electrode used therefor The hydrogen storage alloy electrode comprises: a conductive core material; and an active material layer which contains a hydrogen storage alloy powder and is carried on said core material, and the alloy powder has any shape selected from the group consisting of sph... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7238448 | Cathode for air assisted battery A cathode for an air recovery alkaline battery is disclosed. The cathode contains at least about 60% by weight MnO2 and at least about 2% by weight of a hydrophobic polymer; the MnO2 consists essentially of electrochemically synthesized MnO | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226675 | Very low emission hybrid electric vehicle incorporating an integrated propulsion system including a fuel cell and a high power nickel metal hydride battery pack A very low emission hybrid electric vehicle incorporating an integrated propulsion system which includes a fuel cell, a metal hydride hydrogen storage unit, an electric motor, high specific power, high energy density nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries, and prefer... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7211541 | Mg—Ni hydrogen storage composite having high storage capacity and excellent room temperature kinetics A hydrogen storage composite material having a Mg—Ni based alloy with a coating of a catalytically active metal deposited on at least a portion of a surface of said Mg—Ni based alloy. The coating is less than about 200 angstroms thick and preferably is formed fr... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205065 | Gastight prismatic nickel-metal hydride cell A gastight nickel/metal hydride cell for the storage of electrochemical energy, having at least one positive nickel oxide electrode and at least one hydrogen-storing negative electrode, a hydrophilic separator being arranged between the positive and negative electro... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201789 | Nanocomposites with activated interfaces prepared by mechanical grinding of magnesium hydrides and use for storing hydrogen The invention concerns a method for preparing a nanocomposite based on magnesium and another element or compound known to absorb hydrogen and hardly miscible when ground with magnesium or its hydride, such as vanadium, titanium or niobium. The method is characterise... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198867 | Electrochemical generation, storage and reaction of hydrogen and oxygen An electrolytic apparatus for using catalyst-coated hollow microspheres to produce gases, store them, and to make them available for later use. The apparatus uses catalyst-coated hollow microspheres in reversible electrochemical processes and reactions, such as thos... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195830 | Apparatus, mechanism and process for warming-up fuel cell Hydrogen stored in a high-pressure tank 21 is supplied to a metal hydride (MH) tank 31 to be occluded. Cooling water of a cooling system C1 for a fuel cell 10 is heated through the heat generated at this time to warm-up the fuel cell. By ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7186478 | Electrochemical device An electrochemical device includes an electrochemical device having an electrochemical cell located within the sealed first enclosure. The first enclosure has at least a portion that is flexible. A cavity is formed within the first enclosure so that the cavity is in... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7183019 | Negative active material composition for a rechargeable lithium battery, method of producing a negative electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery using the same, and rechargeable lithium battery fabricated using the same Disclosed is a negative active material composition for a rechargeable lithium battery, a method of producing a negative electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery using the same, and a rechargeable lithium battery using the same. The negative active material comp... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179310 | Zinc/air cell with improved anode A method of forming an anode comprising zinc for a zinc/air cell. The method involves mixing zinc particles with binders including preferably polyvinylalcohol, surfactant and water to form a wet paste. The wet paste is compacted and molded into the near shape of the... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7176157 | Anode structure An anode structure comprising a ruthenium catalyst is disclosed. The catalyst consists essentially of ruthenium deposited on a conducting support wherein the ruthenium is in metallic form or in a form that is readily reducible to the metallic form at temperatures of... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173277 | Semiconductor light emitting device and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor light emitting device includes a semiconductor multilayer structure comprising a plurality of Group III–V nitride semiconductor layers including two semiconductor layers of different conductivity types, and a transparent electrode formed on the sem... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169504 | Alkaline cell with performance enhancing additives A sulfonic acid type organic surfactant is incorporated into the gelled anode mixture of an alkaline electrochemical cell, optionally with an organic phosphate ester surfactant. Zinc fines may also be incorporated into the anode. The electrolyte included in the anod... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166391 | Cobalt compound for use in alkaline storage battery, method for manufacturing the same, and positive electrode plate of alkaline storage battery employing the same To provide an alkaline storage battery, a cobalt compound obtained by mixing a cobalt hydroxide powder and a sodium hydroxide powder and applying a heat treatment to the same in an atmosphere containing oxygen, a cobalt compound obtained by adding a sodium hydroxide... | 01/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7160647 | Battery cathode Batteries are disclosed. In some embodiments, a battery has a cathode that includes CuxMyOzXt, where M is a metal, X includes one or more halides and/or nitrate, x+y is from about 6.8 to about 7.2, and z and t are selected... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156968 | Electrode comprising material to help stabilize oxide of catalyst for electrochemical sensor An electrode comprises a catalyst and material to help stabilize an oxide of the catalyst. The electrode for one embodiment may be used for an electrochemical sensor or sensor cell. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147678 | Alkaline cell with improved anode A method of forming an anode comprising zinc for an alkaline cell. The method involves mixing zinc particles with binders including preferably polyvinylalcohol, surfactant and water to form a wet paste. The wet paste is molded into the near shape of the cell's anode... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7118828 | Implantable battery The present invention discloses a device and method pertaining to battery construction. In the preferred embodiment, the shape and construction of the battery is designed to maximize energy density and efficiency, while minimizing volume and related restrictions. Fu... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7108757 | Hydrogen storage alloys providing for the reversible storage of hydrogen at low temperatures A reversible hydrogen storage alloy capable of storing large amounts of hydrogen and delivering reversibly large amounts of hydrogen at temperatures ranging from 0° C. up to 40° C. The hydrogen storage alloy is generally composed of titanium, vanadium, and chromiu... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7094276 | Hydrogen storage material and hydrogen storage apparatus The present invention involves a carbon-based hydrogen storage material which includes a carbon material, exhibiting a specific surface area, being 1,000 m2/g or more, and a bulk density, being from 0.4 g/cm3 or more to 1 g/cm3 or le... | 08/22/2006 |
