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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8124264 | Ion-conductive material and use thereof Disclosed is an ion-conductive material which comprises an ionic liquid and can realize a higher level of safety. Also disclosed is an electrochemical device using the ion-conductive material. Further disclosed is a method for manufacturing an electrochemical device... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7351780 | Method for manufacturing high viscosity polyalphaolefins using ionic liquid catalysts A method of continuously manufacturing a high viscosity polyalphaolefin product by introducing a monomer and an ionic liquid catalyst together into a reaction zone while simultaneously withdrawing from the reaction zone a reaction zone effluent that contains the hig... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348102 | Corrosion protection using carbon coated electron collector for lithium-ion battery with molten salt electrolyte A battery, such as a lithium-ion battery, comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, a molten salt electrolyte, and an electron collector, associated with the first electrode, the electron collector comprising an electrically conducting film. The battery furth... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338735 | Organic electrolytic solution and lithium-sulfur battery comprising the same An organic electrolytic solution for a lithium-sulfur battery that can improve discharge capacity and cycle life of the battery, and a lithium-sulfur battery using the organic electrolytic solution are provided. The electrolytic solution includes a lithium salt, an ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7256152 | Composition of catalyst and solvent and catalysis processes using this composition A composition defined: either as comprising at least one Broensted acid, designated HB, dissolved in a liquid medium with an ionic nature of general formula Q+A−, in which Q+ represents an organic cation and A− represents an an... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7196221 | Ionic liquids and their use Ionic compounds having a freezing point of no more than 50° C., formed by the reaction of at least one amine salt of the formula R1R2R3R4N+X− (I) with at least one hydrated salt, which is a chlorid... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7122027 | Implantable medical device with controllable gaseous agent release system The present invention generally relates to medical devices. Specifically, the invention pertains to implantable medical devices that produces gaseous agents from precursors and releases them into the body. More specifically, the invention provides for the controlled... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7033674 | Electrical devices employing molten compositions of biomolecules Compositions of biomolecules such as nucleic acids that form molten salts are provided. These compositions molten compositions that have useful electrical properties. Such compositions include a salt of (i) an organic polymer ion such as a polynucleic acid anion, an... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6998152 | Chemical vapor deposition methods utilizing ionic liquids The present invention provides methods and apparatus for vaporizing and transporting precursor molecules to a process chamber for deposition of thin films on a substrate. The methods and apparatus include CVD solvents that comprise ionic liquids. The ionic liquids c... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6955866 | Coated lithium electrodes Batteries including a lithium anode stabilized with a metal-lithium alloy and battery cells comprising such anodes are provided. In one embodiment, an electrochemical cell having an anode and a sulfur electrode including at least one of elemental sulfur, lithium sul... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6924253 | Scale removal A method for treating a wellbore (or well casing) and the contiguous wellbore area to remove scale (mineral deposits comprised of, e.g., BaSO4, CaCO3, etc.) in the context of hydrocarbon recovery and other applications is disclosed, said method including contacting ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6924341 | Polymer formation in room temperature ionic liquids Methods and compositions for polymerization in ionic medium liquid at room temperature provide the benefit of allowing polymerization reactions to be carried out cheaply, and relatively quickly. The replacement of VOCs by these environmentally benign solvents has th... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6908706 | Cathode electrode, manufacturing method thereof and lithium sulfur battery using the same Provided is a cathode electrode including a current collector, and a cathode electrode active material layer laminated on the current collector, a method of making the cathode electrode, and a battery including the cathode electrode. The cathode electrode active mat... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6824914 | Amine-based fuel cell/battery with high specific energy density A fuel cell/battery uses amine-based liquid complexes as a direct oxidation fuel in an alkaline fuel cell/battery. Oxidant solutions are used on the cathode side to improve power density. ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6475662 | Thermal battery An improved thermal battery with improved operating efficiency. The thermal battery utilizes both a first activatible heat source and a second independently activatible heat source. The second heat source is optionally activated under storage environment ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6379844 | Low resistance electrode construction An electrochemical cell having a cathode and an anode in contact with an electrolyte. Both electrodes or one of them has an electrically conducting non-metal receptacle defining a chamber with a first metal having a melting point in the range of from abou... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6324091 | Tightly coupled porphyrin macrocycles for molecular memory storage This invention provides novel high density memory devices that are electrically addressable permitting effective reading and writing, that provide a high memory density (e.g., 1015 bits/cm3), that provide a high degree of fault toler... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6207318 | Electrochemical batteries with restricted liquid electrolyte volume In a flexible non-aqueous electrochemical cell, the electrolyte resides substantially entirely within the porous anode, cathode, and separator. In manufacturing the flexible non-aqueous electrochemical cell, the volume within the cell available to receive... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6180284 | Electrochemical power cells and method of improving electrochemical power cell performance A small, portable electrochemical power cell, having an output voltage of over 4 V, and preferably over 5 V, includes an anode, a cathode comprising a fluorine compound and an electrolyte to maintain ionic conductivity between the anode and the cathode. A... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6007943 | High temperature electrochemical cell with molten alkali metal anode An electrochemical cell comprises a housing defining an interior space, and a separator in the housing dividing said space into an anode compartment and a cathode compartment. A sodium anode is in the anode compartment, a cathode being in the cathode comp... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5972538 | Current collector for molten salt battery, process for producing material for said current collector, and molten salt battery using said current collector A current collector for a molten salt battery using liquid sodium as an anode active material, which current collector has excellent electrolyte resistance and low electrical resistance and is able to be produced simply and rapidly at a low cost, and incl... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5972533 | Electrochemical cell comprising a molten salt electrolyte containing sodium iodide The invention provides a high temperature rechargeable electrochemical power storage cell a method of operating such cell, a cathode for the cell and a method of making the cell. A solid electrolyte sodium ion conductor separates a cell housing into anode... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5814420 | Rechargeable positive electrodes Disclosed are positive electrodes containing active-sulfur-based composite electrodes. The cells include active-sulfur, an electronic conductor, and an ionic conductor. These materials are provided in a manner allowing at least about 10% of the active-sul... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5731101 | Low temperature ionic liquids A low temperature molten ionic liquid composition comprising a mixture of a metal halide and an alkyl-containing amine hydrohalide salt is described which is useful as a catalyst and a solvent in alkylation, arylation and polymerization reactions or as an... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5601943 | Module for an aqueous battery system A module for liquid electrolyte, electric energy storing devices. The module includes a double-walled container having an innerwall and an outerwall and a rim. The container includes a first well for holding liquid electrolyte electric energy storing devi... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5563006 | Electrochemical cell An electrochemical cell comprises a cell casing defining a negative electrode compartment for containing an alkali metal negative electrode; and a plurality of flat plate solid electrolyte electrode holders in the casing and extending parallel to opposed ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5554457 | Foil positive electrodes in sodium-nickel chloride batteries Power density of a sodium/transition metal halide cell, particularly a Na/NiCl2 cell is enhanced by forming a high area foil nickel chloride electrode such as a film of sintered nickel chloride deposited on an expanded metal screen and folded o... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5534367 | Molten salt electrolyte separator A molten salt electrolyte/separator for battery and related electrochemical systems including a molten electrolyte composition and an electrically insulating solid salt dispersed therein, to provide improved performance at higher current densities and alt... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5532077 | Rechargeable positive electrode Disclosed are battery cells comprising a sulfur-based positive composite electrode. Preferably, said cells are secondary cells, and more preferably thin film secondary cells. In one aspect, the cells can be in a solid-state or gel-state format wherein eit... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5523179 | Rechargeable positive electrode Disclosed are battery cells comprising a sulfur-based positive composite electrode. Preferably, said cells are secondary cells, and more preferably thin film secondary cells. In one aspect, the cells can be in a solid-state or gel-state format wherein eit... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5443699 | Method for refining molten metals and recovering metals from slags A method for electrochemical refining of an impurity-containing low carbon steel melt using a solid electrolyte ionic conductor to remove the impurity from the melt is provided. Also provided are an apparatus for performing the method, and a continuous me... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5348812 | Carbon-ion fuel cell for the flameless oxidation of coal Fuel cells containing an anode of molten metal into which carbon has been dissolved, and a carbon-ion electrolyte, can be improved by making the molten metal the same that used as the cation in the solid carbon-ion electrolyte. Molten metals so selected a... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5298340 | Carbon-ion on fuel cell for the flameless combustion of coal Carbon-ion electrolytes, combined into a fuel cell containing an electrode of liquid metal into which carbon or coal has been dissolved, can be used for producing electric power by the flameless combustion of coal via an electrochemical process. The resul... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5279908 | Electrochemical cell An electrochemical cell 10 housing a cylindrical housing 12 and a solid electrolyte separator tube 24 located concentrically therein, dividing the housing into an electrode compartment in the tube and an electrode compartment outside the tube. The cell ha... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5264298 | Lewis acid thermoelectrochemical converter A thermoelectrochemical converter useful for generating electrical potential by converting heat into electricity. A liquid metal cathode is placed in contact with a liquid Lewis acid catholyte, and a liquid metal anode is placed in contact with a liquid L... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5187029 | Electrochemical cell The invention provides a high temperature rechargeable electrochemical power storage cell comprising a cell housing defining a cathode compartment containing a cathode and containing an anode structure located within the cathode compartment and comprising... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5155144 | Polysaccharide-based porous sheets A microporous sheet comprising a polymeric matrix having a liquid insoluble, particulate, activated polysaccharide media dispersed therein; use of the sheet in affinity chromatography or ion-exchange chromatography or as a biochemical reactor or battery s... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5139895 | Hydrogen thermal electrochemical converter A system for converting heat energy into electricity includes a conversion cell comprising a pair of spaced-apart electrodes having an electrolyte therebetween. The electrolyte is selected to pass negatively-charged hydrogen ions and to inhibit the passag... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5085955 | Non-aqueous electrochemical cell An electrochemical cell comprising an anode composed of a substrate having a mixture of non-lithium alkali metals, a cathode comprising an electrically conductive carbonaceous material and an electrolyte comprising an electrolyte salt and a non-aqueous so... | 02/04/1992 |
| 4977044 | Sodium-sulfur thermal battery An improved sodium-sulfur thermal battery having a sodium electrode and sulfur electrode separated by a porous separator wherein the separator is sufficiently porous to allow preliminary migration of fluid sodium metal, fluid sulfur and fluid sodium polys... | 12/11/1990 |
