Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20070295617 | Fluid enclosure and methods related thereto Embodiments of the invention relate to a fluid enclosure including a structural filler and an outer enclosure wall conformably coupled to the structural filler. Embodiments of the present invention further relate to a method of manufacturing a fluid enclosure. The metho... | 12/27/2007 |
| 20070231184 | HYDROGEN OCCLUSIVE ALLOY, HYDROGEN STORAGE FILM AND HYDROGEN STORAGE TANK A hydrogen occlusive alloy has a cubic structure and a composition represented by the following general formula (1): (Mg1-XLX)(Ni1-Y-ZMYLiZ)m (1) where the ele... | 10/04/2007 |
| 20070190417 | HYDROGEN ABSORBING ALLOY AND SECONDARY BATTERY The present invention provides a hydrogen absorbing alloy containing as a principal phase at least one phase selected from the group consisting of a second phase having a rhombohedral crystal structure and a first phase having a crystal structure of a hexagonal system e... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070184346 | Hydrogen-absorbing alloy for alkaline storage battery, and alkaline storage battery A hydrogen-absorbing alloy for alkaline storage battery which is produced by a rapid cool using a rapid quenching method and whose component is represented by a general formula Ln1-xMgxNia-b-cAlbZc is used for a neg... | 08/09/2007 |
| 20070169852 | Hydrogen storage alloy material and process for producing the same Disclosed is a hydrogen storage alloy material which is prepared by subjecting an amorphous alloy to a heat treatment in air or an oxygen atmosphere. The amorphous alloy has a composition, in atomic %, expressed by the following formula: Zr100-a-bPda 07/26/2007 | |
| 20070158001 | Hydrogen storage alloy and alkaline secondary battery using the same The composition of hydrogen storage alloy particles used in a negative plate of an alkaline secondary battery is expressed by a general formula: (Laa Prb Ndc Zd)1-w Mgw Niz-x-y Alx T... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070125457 | Hydrogen storage alloy and producing method thereof To produce a hydrogen storage alloy by melting a hydrogen storage alloy having a body-centered cubic crystal structure without using a refractory crucible and solidifying a molten alloy by a unidirectional solidification process. The unidirectional solidification is car... | 06/07/2007 |
| 20070119524 | Method for producing mg-rem-ni based hydrogen-absorbing alloy In order to accurately and efficiently alloy a Mg-REM-Ni based hydrogen-absorbing alloy in accordance with a target composition, which was difficult in the industrial production by the conventional technique, a rare earth element starting material and a nickel starting ... | 05/31/2007 |
| 20070081939 | Solid fuel packaging system and method or hydrogen generation A packaging system and method are disclosed for delivering a solid fuel component in pre-measured quantities for hydrogen generation. Each quantity may be contained in a sealed blister pack or in a plurality of blister packs connected in series for indexing through a so... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20070080058 | Electrode for electrochemical cell and electrochemical cell To provide low-overpotential electrodes for an electrochemical cell including a proton-conductive electrolyte and an electrochemical cell including the electrodes. The following reaction occurs at the interface between a gas phase and an a... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20070071633 | Hydrogen storage alloy A hydrogen storage alloy has a composition expressed by a general formula: Ln1−αMgα(Ni1−βTβ)γ. In the formula, Ln is at least one element selected from a group consisting of La, Ce, etc.; T is at least one ... | 03/29/2007 |
| 20070065721 | Alkaline storage cell and hydrogen storage alloy for negative electrode or alkaline storage cell An alkaline storage cell has a positive electrode, a negative electrode containing a hydrogen storage alloy, and an alkaline electrolyte. The hydrogen storage alloy has a composition expressed by a general expression: Ln1-αMgαNiβ-γ-δ 03/22/2007 | |
| 20070014683 | Hydrogen storage composition, and associated article and method A composition that includes a storage material is provided. The storage material includes at least one of AlLi, Al2Li3, Al4Li9, Al3Mg2, Al12Mg17, AlB12, Al4C 01/18/2007 | |
| 20070009796 | Hydrogen absorbing alloy powder and nickel-metal hydride battery using the same A hydrogen absorbing alloy powder includes an intermetallic compound having an AB5 type crystal structure and containing La for an A site element and Ni for a B site element. The powder contains La by 20 wt % or more and metallic Ni by from 2.0 wt % to 10 wt ... | 01/11/2007 |
| 20060266441 | Mg-Ni hydrogen storage composite having high storage capacity and excellent room temperature kinetics A hydrogen storage alloy having an atomically engineered microstructure that both physically and chemically absorbs hydrogen. The atomically engineered microstructure has a predominant volume of a first microstructure which provides for chemically absorbed hydrogen and ... | 11/30/2006 |
| 20060269841 | ACTIVE MATERIAL COMPOSITION AND AN ALKALINE ELECTROLYTE STORAGE BATTERY An active material composition for an alkaline storage battery comprises a) an alloy capable of forming a hydride, of formula R1-yMgyNit-zMz in which R is La, optionally substituted by Nd and/or Pr, M is at least one element c... | 11/30/2006 |
| 20060264324 | Materials encapsulated in porous matrices for the reversible storage of hydrogen High dispersion of hydrogen storage material comprising a component suitable for hydrogen storage purposes selected from alkali alanate, a mixture of aluminum metal with alkali metal and/or alkali metal hydride and magnesium hydride or mixtures thereof, wherein the hydr... | 11/23/2006 |
| 20060254678 | Hydrogen absorbing alloy and secondary battery The present invention provides a hydrogen absorbing alloy containing as a principal phase at least one phase selected from the group consisting of a second phase having a rhombohedral crystal structure and a first phase having a crystal structure of a hexagonal system e... | 11/16/2006 |
| 20060233659 | HYDROGEN STORAGE METAL ALLOY AND PRODUCTION THEREOF A process for producing hydrogen storage metal alloys having a body-centered cubic structure-type main phase enabling the adsorption and desorption of hydrogen is provided which comprises the steps of: (1) melting a starting alloy brought to a predetermined element rati... | 10/19/2006 |
| 20060216598 | Hydrogen storage alloy The invention provides a hydrogen storage alloy, and in particular, the hydrogen storage alloy according to the invention has a slight hysteresis and a maximum hydrogen concentration, (H/Lm (NixAlyMoz)), equal to 7. The hydrogen storage ... | 09/28/2006 |
| 20060199076 | Hydrogen-absorbing alloy for alkaline storage batteries and alkaline storage battery An alkaline storage battery provided with a positive electrode (1), a negative electrode (2), and an alkaline electrolyte solution employs a hydrogen-absorbing alloy containing: at least a rare-earth element, magnesium, nickel, and aluminum, the hydrogen-a... | 09/07/2006 |
| 20060191607 | Process for the storage of hydrogen using a system that strikes a balance between an alloy of magnesium and palladium and the corresponding hydride A process for the reversible storage of hydrogen, comprising bringing into contact an alloy of magnesium and palladium with the gaseous hydrogen leading to the formation of hydride or corresponding hydrides, comprises the use of a balanced system corresponding to the fo... | 08/31/2006 |
| 20060188385 | Low co hydrogen occlusion alloy A hydrogen storage alloy is provided which has an extremely low Co content, and can maintain the drain (power) performance (especially pulse discharge characteristics), activity (degree of activity), and life performance at high levels. The hydrogen storage alloy is man... | 08/24/2006 |
| 20060178266 | Hydrogen storage composite and preparation thereof The present invention discloses a hydrogen storage medium including a composite of an alloy and a catalyst/expandable graphite. The expandable graphite can be replaced by activated carbon. The catalyst content is 1-50% based on the weight of the medium, which can be Pd,... | 08/10/2006 |
| 20060153752 | Hydrogen condensate and method of generating heat therewith The present invention provides a method of generating heat using a hydrogen condensate. The hydrogen condensate comprises a plurality of metal atoms contained in a metal nano-ultrafine particle and a plurality of hydrogen isotope atoms solid-dissolved among the pluralit... | 07/13/2006 |
| 20060127304 | Hydrogen storage matter and manufacturing method and apparatus for the same A hydrogen storage matter contains at least a nano-structured and organized lithium imide compound precursor complex. In the hydrogen stroge matter, the lithium imide compound precursor complex has been nano-structured and organized by mixing fine powder lithium amide w... | 06/15/2006 |
| 20060101943 | NANOPARTICLE MIXTURES FOR HYDROGEN STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, AND DISTRIBUTION This invention uses nanoparticle mixtures to broaden the range of economic materials, improve performance across this broader range, and thereby lower costs of hydride and other storage systems. Nanoparticles can have dramatically different mechanical, chemical, electri... | 05/18/2006 |
| 20060073066 | Magnesium-based hydrogen storage alloys Magnesium-based hydrogen storage alloys comprise metallic magnesium (Mg) and a magnesium-containing intermetallic compound (MgxMy wherein y is 1-x) and contain not less than 60 mass-% of magnesium in total, and have a phase of a primarily crystalli... | 04/06/2006 |
| 20060068286 | Hydrogen-occluding alloy A hydrogen storage alloy is provided which, when used in a battery, has high drain (power) performance and charge acceptance that are excellent, and in addition, cracks are few, and cycle life performance are excellent, to be used in large batteries, in particular for e... | 03/30/2006 |
| 20060057019 | Hydrogen storage alloys having reduced PCT hysteresis A modified A2B7 type hydrogen storage alloy having reduced hysteresis. The alloy consists of a base AxBy hydrogen storage alloy, where A includes at least one rare earth element and also includes magnesium, B includes at least... | 03/16/2006 |
| 20060051656 | Hydrogen storage material with high storage capacity Disclosed is a hydrogen storage material comprising a magnesium hydride. Said magnesium is stabilized in the fluorite structure. Preferably, the magnesium is at least partly substituted by an element such that the magnesium hydride is stabilized in the fluorite structur... | 03/09/2006 |
| 20060046141 | Hydrogen-absorbing alloy electrode and alkaline storage battery A hydrogen-absorbing alloy for a negative electrode in an alkaline storage battery includes a first hydrogen-absorbing alloy and a second first hydrogen-absorbing alloy. The first hydrogen-absorbing alloy contains at least a rare-earth element, Mg, Ni, and Al, and has a... | 03/02/2006 |
| 20060032561 | Hydrogen storage materials having excellent kinetics, capacity, and cycle stability A BCC phase hydrogen storage alloy capable of storing approximately 4.0 wt. % hydrogen and delivering reversibly up to 3.0 wt. % hydrogen at temperatures up to 110° C. The hydrogen storage alloys also possess excellent kinetics whereby up to 80% of the hydrogen storage... | 02/16/2006 |
| 20060027041 | Method of producing hydrogen storage alloy A melt of a hydrogen storage alloy having an arbitrary composition is cooled gradually at a cooling rate of 5° C./min or less and solidified. Alternatively an alloy having an arbitrary composition, after heating to a temperature equal to or more than a melting point th... | 02/09/2006 |
| 20060024581 | 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 particles... | 02/02/2006 |
| 20060024193 | Material for storage and production of hydrogen, and related methods and apparatus An apparatus, method, and material for storing and retrieving hydrogen are presented. The apparatus comprises a storage component, and this component comprises a hydrogen storage medium. The hydrogen storage medium comprises gallium. The method for storing and retrievin... | 02/02/2006 |
| 20050255382 | Hydrogen storage alloys having improved cycle life and low temperature operating characteristics A reversible hydrogen storage alloy for electrochemical and thermal hydrogen storage having excellent kinetics and improved performance at low temperatures and excellent cycle life. The compositions of the hydrogen storage alloy is modified to achieve excellent performa... | 11/17/2005 |
| 20050175896 | Hydrogen-absorbing alloy for alkaline storage batteries, alkaline storage battery, and method of manufacturing alkaline storage battery An alkaline storage battery includes a positive electrode (1) a negative electrode (2), and an alkaline electrolyte solution. The negative electrode uses a hydrogen-absorbing alloy powder containing at least a rare-earth element, Mg, Ni, and Al, and has an... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050164083 | Hydrogen-absorbing alloy for alkaline storage battery, method of manufacturing the same, and alkaline storage battery An alkaline storage battery including a positive electrode (1), a negative electrode (2) using a hydrogen-absorbing alloy, and an alkaline electrolyte solution employs, as the hydrogen-absorbing alloy in the negative electrode, a hydrogen-absorbing alloy f... | 07/28/2005 |
| 20050135961 | Hydrogen storage materials having excellent kinetics, capacity, and cycle stability A BCC phase hydrogen storage alloy capable of storing approximately 4.0 wt. % hydrogen and delivering reversibly up to 3.0 wt. % hydrogen at temperatures up to 110° C. The hydrogen storage alloys also possess excellent kinetics whereby up to 80% of the hydrogen storage... | 06/23/2005 |
