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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7950119 | Battery pole plate grid producing method, and battery producing method The method of producing a grid for a battery electrode plate is characteristic in that in producing a grid formed from a sheet by means of a rotary expander equipped with the disk cutter cluster with disk edge disk cutters, there is a notch that penetrates the outer... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7435758 | Additive for producing the positive active material for lead-acid storage batteries, a method for its production, and its use Described is an additive for producing the positive active material for lead-acid storage batteries on the basis of finely divided tetrabasic lead sulfate. The additive contains a tetrabasic lead sulfate of an average particle size smaller than about 3 μm as well a... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7398581 | Method for making battery plates A method of making a plurality of battery plates includes forming a strip including a plurality of battery grids. Each battery grid includes a grid network bordered by a frame element and includes a plurality of spaced apart grid wire elements. Each grid wire elemen... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7363817 | System and technique for detecting the presence of foreign material Systems and techniques for detecting the presence of foreign material in food utilizing optical backlighting and/or ultrasonic inspection are presented. In optical backlighting, a substantially monochromatic light source optically backlights a food stream with sourc... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361426 | Surface structure for enhancing catalyst reactivity and method of manufacturing thereof A method of enhancing catalyst reactivity includes (1) depositing a conductive oxide on a suitable substrate, (2) depositing a thin film of catalyst on top of the conductive oxide to form a sandwich structure, and (3) annealing the structure at a, suitable temperatu... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354460 | Method for manufacturing core material for electrode plate and method for manufacturing alkaline storage battery A plate core material is manufactured by a method including the processes of soaking a core material (11) that is made of nickel or nickel-plated steel and includes copper as an impurity in an aqueous solution (12) containing ammonium ions and hydrogen... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7341577 | Implantable drug delivery pump The pump includes a metering pump including a rotor, at least two lengths of tubing against which the rotor is movable to urge the drug therethrough, and an outlet port associated with each of the at least two lengths of tubing. In this way, a drug may be supplied t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7330908 | System and method for processing packets using location and content addressable memories An apparatus and method for enhancing the infrastructure of a network such as the Internet is disclosed. A packet interceptor/processor apparatus is coupled with the network so as to be able to intercept and process packets flowing over the network. Further, the app... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325432 | Method for manufacturing fuel cell metallic separator A metallic separator according to a first embodiment is formed by obtaining a blank by rolling a metallic material having conductive inclusions, and removing a surface of the blank by 2% or more of the thickness of the blank. A metallic separator according to a seco... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7257583 | System and method for updating an on-device application catalog in a mobile device receiving a push message from a catalog server indicating availability of an application for download Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods, systems, and computer-readable media for providing software applications to a mobile device. A server receives a request for an application identified in an application catalog stored on the server. A push mess... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7225081 | Application specific integrated circuitry for controlling analysis of a fluid A circuit chip is disclosed. The circuit chip includes analog-to-digital processing circuitry that is capable of interfacing with a sensor and host electronics. The analog-to-digital processing circuitry includes a frequency generator configured for providing stimul... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7210022 | Apparatus and method for interconnecting a processor to co-processors using a shared memory as the communication interface An apparatus and method for interfacing a processor to one or more co-processors provides a dual ported memory to be used as a message passing buffer between the processor and the co-processors. Both the processor and co-processors can connect asynchronously to the ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7191502 | Current collector with penetrating holes of complicated shape for use in a secondary battery and manufacturing process thereof There is provided a current collector for use in a secondary battery on which active material coated on both sides of a metal foil are difficult to drop out. The metal foil is provided with a large number of penetrating holes, the periphery of which are forme... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7158897 | Integrated circuitry for controlling analysis of a fluid Circuitry for processing signals used to determine characteristics of a fluid under-test is provided. The circuitry includes a compensation device and integrated circuitry for interfacing with a tuning fork that is capable of being in contact with the fluid under-te... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7118830 | Battery paste additive and method for producing battery plates A battery paste additive, and process for making the same comprising micronized seed crystals of tetra basic lead sulfate, is added to battery paste and results in accelerated curing time and other improvements in battery performance. The battery paste additive may ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7060391 | Current collector structure and methods to improve the performance of a lead-acid battery A battery, a battery electrode structure, and methods to make the same. The product and method comprise applying a layer of lead-tin containing alloy to substrates for anodes or cathodes for lead-acid batteries, in which the substrates are porous or reticulated.... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7036781 | Connecting unit for the angle-adjustable connection of at least two loudspeaker enclosures, and correspondingly connected loudspeaker enclosures The invention relates to a connecting unit for the angle-adjustable connection of at least two loudspeaker enclosures. There are provided a first supporting part (13), which can be assigned to one loudspeaker enclosure (11), and a second supporting par... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033703 | Composite material and current collector for battery A composite material including a first carbon foam structure including a network of pores and a second carbon foam structure including a network of pores. An intermediate bonding structure is disposed at least in part between the first and second carbon foam structu... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7007579 | Paper elimination in the production of battery plates A method and apparatus for continuously producing pasted positive and negative electrode plates from pasted lead or lead alloy expanded, punched or cast metal mesh strip for use in lead-acid batteries without the use of paper barriers. The heating of cutting devices... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001691 | Electrode and a battery containing the electrode An impermeable electrode for batteries, with an impermeable conductive layer of graphite, which is deposited from a suspension comprising graphite at a concentration between 1 and 50 g/l in an organic solvent on a substrate by immersion for a given length of time of... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000297 | Electrochemical cell current collector having openings of progressively larger sizes converging at a tab The present invention relates to a current collector for an electrochemical cell. The current collector is a substrate having a grid pattern comprising open areas converging at an imaginary focal point on a connector tab of the substrate. The openings are grouped in... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6992771 | Systems and techniques for detecting the presence of foreign material Systems and techniques for detecting the presence of foreign material in food utilizing optical backlighting and/or ultrasonic inspection are presented. In optical backlighting, a substantially monochromatic light source optically backlights a food stream with sourc... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6979425 | High capacity microarray dispensing A high capacity microarrayer for spotting solution onto slides in an automated microarray dispensing device. A microplate indexing device automatically moves, in sequence, a plurality of microplates to a solution removal area. A dispense head accesses each microplat... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6979513 | Battery including carbon foam current collectors A battery having a current collector constructed of carbon foam. The carbon foam includes a network of pores into which a chemically active material is disposed to create either a positive or negative plate for the battery. The carbon foam resists corrosion and exhi... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6979517 | Electrode plate for cell and method for manufacturing the same The battery electrode plate includes a core member (1) which is densely coated with a mixture paste chiefly including an active material (2). The core member (1) is made of a metal sheet (3), which is formed with rows (8) of first ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6972044 | Battery electrode and manufacturing method and apparatus for the same A workpiece, in which a lead is laid on top of a three-dimensional porous metal body, is placed between an ultrasonic horn and an anvil with a lead portion facing the ultrasonic horn. A support is raised so that the lead portion of the workpiece is pressed between t... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6953641 | Battery grid A method of forming battery grids or plates that includes the step of applying a lead alloy coating to a continuous strip of interconnected battery grids formed from a lead alloy grid material is disclosed. The battery grids may be formed by a continuous battery gri... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6949313 | Battery with a microcorrugated, microthin sheet of highly porous corroded metal Microthin sheet technology is disclosed by which superior batteries are constructed which, among other things, accommodate the requirements for high load rapid discharge and recharge, mandated by electric vehicle criteria. The microthin sheet technology has process ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6933077 | Current collector for polymer electrochemical cells and electrochemical generators thereof A current collector for polymer electrolyte thin film electrochemical cells and an electrochemical generator is disclosed. The current collector comprises a polymer substrate support film having a thickness of between 1 and 15 microns; a conductive metallic layer ha... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6921611 | Method of making a battery A method of making a battery includes forming a strip of interconnected grids from a grid material by feeding a continuous strip of the grid material along a linear path aligned with the longitudinal direction of the strip and punching grid material out of the strip... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6917131 | Transverse mechanical translator with ferrofluid support A mechanical translator includes at least one magnet that is disposed on a substrate to carry a load and has a magnetic axis generally transverse to the substrate, establishing a magnetic field with maximum external density adjacent the substrate. An ultra low frict... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6895644 | Battery grids A battery positive grid is continuously cast of lead and thereafter cold worked to reduce its cross sectional thickness to change the microstructure of the lead and provide enhanced corrosion resistance and other properties needed for positive grids. The as cast thi... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6893777 | Current collector having non-symmetric grid pattern converging at a common focal point The present invention relates to a current collector for an electrochemical cell. The current collector has a unique grid structure comprised of a frame supporting a plurality of radial strands as conductors radiating outwardly from a focal point on a connector tab.... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6889410 | Rapid coating process and its application to lead-acid batteries A precursor chemical compound is applied to a surface sought to be coated, and subjected to a rapid thermally activated chemical reaction process (RTACRP) in which the temperature is quickly raised and lowered. The desired coating is formed from the precursor chemic... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6886439 | Paper elimination in the production of battery plates A method and apparatus for continuously producing pasted positive and negative electrode plates from pasted lead or lead alloy expanded, punched or cast metal mesh strip for use in lead-acid batteries without the use of paper barriers. The heating of cutting devices... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6884539 | Microcell electrochemical devices and assemblies with corrosion-resistant current collectors, and method of making the same A fibrous microcell structure comprising: (1) an inner electrode, (2) a hollow fibrous membrane separator in contact with the inner electrode, (3) an electrolyte embedded in the hollow fibrous membrane separator, and (4) an outer electrode, wherein at least one of t... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6869728 | Method of manufacturing battery electrode substrate and battery electrode substrate Concave portions and convex portion are formed on a peripheral surface of a thin metal sheet by applying a pressing force thereto while the metal sheet is being embossed; pores are each formed on an apex of each of the concave portions and convex portions and burrs ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6857171 | Method for producing plate of battery The method for producing plates for batteries according to the present invention comprises: allowing X-rays to penetrate through a supplied core material, thereby calculating the weight of the core material; filling the core material with an active material; then ag... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6858350 | Composite materials and methods of forming A pack-bonded, multiphase composite material is provided. The multiphase composite material has at least two layers of a matrix material pack-bonded with at least one layer of a reinforcement material. The reinforcement material is oriented in a pack-bonded directio... | 02/22/2005 |
