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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8054609 | System to control, protect and monitor the status of forced cooling motors for power transformers and similar System to control, protect and monitor the status of forced cooling motors for power transformers and similar, is preferably applied to power transformers and auto-transformers, and this system turns conventional (1) cooling motors into “intelligent” moto... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7724499 | Electrolyte transistor Electrolyte transistor including a gate structure, two sources/drains, an electrolyte layer and a buried conductive layer is provided. The gate structure including a gate dielectric layer and a gate is located above a substrate. The two sources/drains are separated ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7339349 | Battery replacement mechanism for mobile device A mobile device including a battery mechanism that maintains power to the device when an old battery is replaced by a new battery. The device includes at least first and second pins that engage selected recesses defined by the old battery to control mechanically the... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7186665 | Production of low-temperature fuel cell electrodes A process for the production of electrodes for fuel cells includes applying an ink consisting of a mixture of at least a carbon powder, an ion-conducting polymer and a fluid, the fluid containing at least 3% of an alkanediol, and a fuel cell electrode which can be o... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7169501 | Fuel cell A single chamber fuel cell comprised of a cell arranged in a mixed fuel gas comprised of hydrogen or another fuel gas and oxygen, wherein the cell used is a pn junction type semiconductor having electrodes of a p-type semiconductor with carriers of holes and an n-ty... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7053728 | Impedance transformation network, power amplifier and method for efficiently transmitting output signal using a series varactor device An impedance transformation network, power amplifier and method for efficiently transmitting an output signal utilizes a series varactor device to provide a variable impedance transformation. The series varactor device may include a number of stacked ferroelectric v... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7042708 | High capacitance energy storage device A high capacitance energy storage device where electrodes (20, 22) are formed of layers of a carbonised, activated woven fabric that has been impregnated with an electrolyte. The electrolyte is absorbed by active centers at the surface of the carbonised, acti... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6970055 | Tunable planar capacitor A tunable capacitor that introduces significantly less loss, if any, costs less and is smaller than previously available. A bias electrode is coupled to a FE material. The capacitor electrodes are electro-magnetically coupled to the FE material, such that the capaci... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6932624 | Modular signal and power connection device An electrical connection box for wall mounting provides a recessed external plug for receiving or transmitting power to electronic components. The connection box is configured to receive a variety of signal connection modules for interconnecting associated audio/vis... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6930874 | High current capacitors A capacitor including an expandable part fabricated on a capacitor housing is enclosed. The expandable part is expandable by a fault that occurs within the capacitor housing, thereby extending the capacitor housing to contact with an external interrupter. The extern... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6807049 | Solid electrolytic capacitor and method for producing the same A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a valve acting metal having microfine pores, a dielectric film formed on a surface of the valve acting metal, and a solid electrolyte layer provided on the dielectric film, in which at least a portion of the solid electrolyte ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6790384 | Solid electrolytic capacitor and method for producing the same A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a valve acting metal having microfine pores, a dielectric film formed on a surface of the valve acting metal, and a solid electrolyte layer provided on the dielectric film, in which at least a portion of the solid electrolyte ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6751083 | Device with an electrode, a spongiform permeable layer, an electrolyte and a means for applying a voltage An apparatus having a percolating, sponge-like nanoparticulate layer, the apparatus being suitable for numerous technical applications. The object is accomplished by an apparatus having an electrode and a sponge-like, percolating, electrically-conductive layer compr... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6641942 | Solid-state energy storage module employing integrated interconnect board The present invention is directed to an improved electrochemical energy storage device. The electrochemical energy storage device includes a number of solid-state, thin-film electrochemical cells which are selectively interconnected in series or parallel ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6351370 | Solid electrolytic capacitor and method for producing the same A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a valve acting metal having microfine pores, a dielectric film formed on a surface of the valve acting metal, and a solid electrolyte layer provided on the dielectric film, in which at least a portion of the solid e... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6146778 | Solid-state energy storage module employing integrated interconnect board The present invention is directed to an improved electrochemical energy storage device. The electrochemical energy storage device includes a number of solid-state, thin-film electrochemical cells which are selectively interconnected in series or parallel ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5946185 | Active electrolytic semiconductor device An active liquid-state three terminal semiconductor device employing thermodynamically reversible processes and capable of being combined with other thermodynamically reversible and reactive circuit elements leading to electrical signal amplification in c... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5919585 | Battery pack for cordless device A battery pack 13 comprises an elongated cylindrical, metal casing 35, a plurality of cells 41, 43 in casing 35 and three coaxial pack terminals 46, 54, 61. For enhanced convenience, pack terminals 46, 54, 61 are electrically connectable in a cordless dev... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5849426 | Hybrid energy storage system A hybrid energy storage system 10 including a first energy storage device 12, such as a secondary or rechargeable battery, and a second energy storage device 14, such as an electrochemical capacitor. The electrochemical capacitor provides intermittent ene... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5821007 | Power source for an electrical device A power source (10) , preferably in the form of a battery pack, comprises a battery (14), an electrochemical capacitor (16), and a switch bridge (18). The capacitor increases the power delivery capability of the battery for periodic power bursts, increase... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5680026 | Tool belt with battery assembly Disclosed herein is an apparatus comprising: a battery assembly including exactly five parallel rows of C cells, each row having exactly four C cells arranged end to end in series, all of the rows being electrically connected together in series, a casing ... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5439756 | Electrical energy storage device and method of charging and discharging same Briefly, according to the invention, there is provided an energy storage device (5) with three electrodes. A first electrolyte (15)is situated between the first (10) and second (20) electrodes so that it is contact with each of the electrodes, forming a b... | 08/08/1995 |
| 4967303 | Surge suppression system for submersible electrical motors An electrically surge protected motor (13) includes a housing (14) which when in a fluid is in communication with electrical ground. The motor (13) has an end ring (17) in contact with the housing (14), stator windings (15) within the housing (14), and po... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4618916 | Lipid bilayer membrane electronic circuit components Particular circuit component structures, and methods of using such structures, based upon a lipid bilayer membrane, a first liquid phase that is in contact with one surface of the membrane and a second liquid phase that is in contact with the other surfac... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4517622 | Capacitive pressure transducer signal conditioning circuit Signal conditioning circuitry for a three plate capacitive pressure transducer eliminates the effects of parasitic capacitance in the transducer's output, to provide a true indication of sensed pressure magnitude as an electrical signal equivalent of the ... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4488203 | Electrochemical double-layer capacitor and film enclosure Disclosed is an electrochemical double-layer capacitor which comprises a capacitor element having a pair of polarization electrodes and a spacer interposed between the electrodes and impregnated with an electrolyte solution, and a film enclosure made of t... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4435742 | Electrochemical transistor structure with two spaced electrochemical cells This specification discloses an electrochemical structure having two separate electrochemical cells using liquid electrolytes separated by a material or region which ca take up the electrochemically active species appropriate to the cells in neutral form.... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4408259 | Electrochemical double-layer capacitor Disclosed is an electrochemical double-layer capacitor which comprises a capacitor element having a pair of polarization electrodes and a spacer interposed between the electrodes and impregnated with an electrolyte solution, and a film enclosure made of t... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4341989 | Device for phase compensation and excitation of an asynchronous machine operating as a generator The invention relates to a device for phase compensation and excitation of a multiphase asynchronous machine, especially one to be driven as a generator and to be operated at low speed. Each winding (1 to 3) in the machine is connected in series or in par... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4332003 | Electrochemical analog transistor structure with two spaced solid electrochemical cells This specification discloses an electrochemical structure having two solid electrochemical cells separated by a material or region which can take up the electrochemically active species appropriate to the cells in neutral form. Combined with external circ... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4187161 | Electrical element of construction An electrical element which comprises at least one circuit component consisting of a solid ionic conductor, and wherein the electron flow through the ionic conductor is supressed without substantially hindering the ion flow therethrough, by at least one p... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4097655 | Photogalvanic cell using a transparent conducting electrode A photogalvanic cell includes an electrode and counterelectrode supported on a substrate with a semi-solid electrolyte layer intervening therebetween. Titanium oxide is suspended in the electrolyte. A voltage appears between the electrode and counterelect... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4054940 | Three conductivity state circuit element A device possessing three conduction states comprises two electrodes connected with one another through the agency of a compound in the form Cx Hy in which there are held in suspension particles of vanadium oxide, VO2, the... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4038586 | Coulomb memory element A coulomb memory element having an electric current breaking action at a high allowable maximum voltage in which an electrolyte consisting mainly of a lead salt or a mixture of lead salts is charged between one or more inactive electrodes consisting of tu... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4005466 | Planar voltage variable tuning capacitors A voltage variable tuning capacitor structure is disclosed. A pair of metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) capacitors are fabricated in a body of semiconductor material in back-to-back configuration. The back-to-back configuration reduces the effect of int... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3976922 | Low impedance multiple electrolytic capacitor assembly Each of at least four electrolytic capacitor packages contains a convolutely wound valve-metal foil capacitor section having package leads connected to tabs that contact the foils in a central region thereof. The package leads extend from one face of each... | 08/24/1976 |
| 3950690 | Fail-safe reference voltage source This disclosure relates to a vital type of d.c. reference voltage supply. The reference voltage supply is coupled to a suitable source of a.c. voltage. A zener diode rectifies the a.c. voltages and regulates the rectified d.c. voltage. A current-limiting ... | 04/13/1976 |