Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142930 | Negative electrode active material for charging device To present a carbon material which provides an electrical storage device not only ensuring a high energy density but also realizing a high output and an excellent low temperature performance. A negative electrode active material for an electrical storage devi... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8133612 | Negative electrodes for rechargeable batteries This invention relates to a negative electrode of a rechargeable battery. In particular, the active material for the negative electrode is a mixture of two types of graphite, graphite A and graphite B. Graphite A are of graphite granules having an average granule di... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8034484 | Electrochemical device and electrode active material for electrochemical device An electrochemical device of the present invention comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte, wherein at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode includes a compound having a structure represented by the general fo... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7879492 | Electrode materials derived from polyquinonic ionic compounds and their use in electrochemical generators The present invention is concerned with novel compounds derived from polyquinonic ionic compounds and their use in electrochemical generators. ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7790315 | Composite cathodes, electrochemical cells comprising novel composite cathodes, and processes for fabricating same The present invention pertains to composite cathodes suitable for use in an electrochemical cell, said cathodes comprising: (a) an electroactive sulfur-containing cathode material, wherein said electroactive sulfur-containing cathode material, in its oxidized state,... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7732094 | Mesoporous carbon composite, method of preparing the same, and fuel cell using the mesoporous carbon composite A mesoporous carbon composite includes mesoporous carbon having mesopores; a conductive polymer coated on only an outer surface of the mesoporous carbon; and an organic electrolyte. The mesoporous carbon composite may be prepared by impregnating an ordered mesoporou... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7691533 | Electrode with conductive polymer-covered carbon nanotubes and electrochemical element employing the same The invention provides an electrode 1 comprising a collector 1a with electron conductivity and an electrode active material-containing layer 1b with electron conductivity formed on the collector 1a, wherein the electr... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7687201 | Lithium secondary battery containing silicon-based or tin-based anode active material A lithium secondary battery includes an anode mix including a silicon- or tin-based material as an anode active material, a thermosetting agent, and a curing agent and a curing accelerator as a binder. The anode mix is prepared within a short period of time via a si... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7642011 | Secondary battery with a radical compound active material A radical compound may be used as an active material for an anode layer 2 to provide a novel stable secondary battery with a higher energy density and a larger capacity. The radical compound used has, for example, a spin concentration of 1021 spins... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7592098 | Lithium secondary battery of improved performance Disclosed is a secondary battery comprising a lithium transition metal oxide as a cathode active material, wherein an organic ammonium compound is added to a cathode and/or is coated on a separator. Therefore, the secondary battery according to the present invention... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7544441 | Secondary battery having an active material radical compound A secondary battery is provided which has a high energy density, a high capacity, an excellent stability in charge-discharge cycle as well as an excellent safety. The secondary battery comprises at least a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte,... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7514177 | Lead storage battery A lead storage battery of the present invention has: an electrode plate pack including a plurality of negative electrode plates which each comprise a negative electrode grid having a tab and a negative electrode active material layer retained by the negative electro... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7476465 | Electrode active material and electrode using the electrode active material and battery using the electrode An object of the present invention is to provide a battery which is high in capacity density and superior in stability. An electrode containing a compound having a diazine-N,N′-dioxide structure shown by a general formula (1) described below as an electrode active... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7442758 | Polymer compound for use in electrode material, electrode using the same and nonaqueous solution battery using the same The present invention provides a polymer compound for an electrode material permitting operation at low temperatures and attainment of large capacities, an electrode using the polymer compound, and a nonaqueous solution battery involving the electrode as the positiv... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7384686 | Porous composite product in particular with a high specific surface preparation process and electrode formed of a porous composite film for an electro-chemical assembly A porous composite product in the form of a film with a high specific surface. Used in a wide range of electrochemical products especially in the field of selective membranes, packaging or catalysis. The porous composite product has a high homogeneity in the distrib... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7361729 | Ion-conducting sulfonated polymeric materials Sulfonated polymers are made by the direct polymerization of a sulfonated monomer to form the sulfonated polymers. The types of sulfonated polymers may include polysulfones or polyimides. The sulfonated polymers can be formed into membranes that may be used in proto... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361431 | Cathode electrode including a porous conductive material coated and/or filled with sulfur and/or a sulfur-containing organic compound and lithium battery containing the same Disclosed is a cathode electrode having a cathode active material layer stacked on a current collector. The cathode active material layer includes a porous conductive material having a surface coated with sulfur and/or a sulfur-containing organic compound and/or por... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351358 | Water dispersible polypyrroles made with polymeric acid colloids for electronics applications Compositions are provided comprising aqueous dispersions of at least one polypyrrole and at least one colloid-forming polymeric acids at methods of making such compositions. The new compositions are useful in electronic devices including organic electronic devices s... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341801 | Polythiophenes having alkyleneoxythia thiophene units in electrolyte capacitors Electrolyte capacitors containing certain polythiophenes are described. More particularly, the polythiophenes have backbones containing repeating units of the following general formula (I) and/or repeating units of the following general formula (II), | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338620 | Water dispersible polydioxythiophenes with polymeric acid colloids and a water-miscible organic liquid Aqueous dispersion compositions of polydioxythiophene, polymeric acid colloids, and water-miscible organic liquid and methods of making such compositions. The compositions are useful in organic electronic devices. ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7327556 | Carbon-coated aluminum and method for producing same Provided are an aluminum material coated with carbon which can improve the adhesion between an aluminum material and an active substance layer, and a manufacturing method thereof. The aluminum material coated with carbon includes an aluminum material (1) and ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321012 | Method of crosslinking intrinsically conductive polymers or intrinsically conductive polymer precursors and the articles obtained therefrom A method of manufacturing an intrinsically conductive polymer crosslinking at least a portion of an intrinsically conductive polymer precursor in the solid state, the swollen state, or combinations comprising at least one of the foregoing states, wherein the swollen... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318981 | Secondary battery with a nitroxyl polymer active material A secondary battery, that has an excellent charge and discharge cycle characteristics, with a larger capacity, is provided. The secondary battery having a positive electrode, negative electrode and electrolyte, includes a polymer having a repeating unit represented ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318982 | Polymer composition for encapsulation of electrode particles Compositions and methods are provided for coating electroactive particles. Coating materials include a conductive component and a low refractive index component. Coatings are provided in which the conductive and low refractive index components are linked and/or do n... | 01/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7314908 | Polythiophene processes Polythiophene may be processed using a method including providing a composition including the polythiophene and a liquid including at least one hydrocarbon having at least 6 carbon atoms; heating the composition to a temperature of at least about 50° C.; and separa... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7312000 | Electrolytic solution for secondary battery and secondary battery containing the same A battery, which has excellent safety in an overcharged state and is excellent in low-temperature characteristics and cycle characteristics, is provided. The electrolytic solution of the secondary battery contains a compound which has a diazine N,N′-dioxide... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311997 | Rechargeable batteries based on nonconjugated conductive polymers Rechargeable batteries have been fabricated using doped nonconjugated conductive polymers as the cathode and various metals such as aluminum, copper and zinc as the anode. A nonconjugated conductive polymer is a polymer with at least one double bond in the repeat wi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309544 | Cell electrode and electrochemical cell therewith This invention provides an electrode for an electrochemical cell in which an active material in an electrode material is a proton-conducting compound, wherein the electrode material comprises a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound or a polymer having a unit con... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310219 | Electrochemical capacitor The present invention relates to an electrochemical capacitor, and provides an electrochemical capacitor which has a fully lowered internal resistance and can yield excellent charging/discharging characteristics. The electrochemical capacitor of the present inventio... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309456 | Electrically conductive polymer, semiconductive composition using the same and semiconductive member for electrophotographic equipment An electrically conductive polymer available at low-cost and superior both in electrical conductivity and solubility. The electrically conductive polymer is solvent soluble and is obtained by imparting electrical conductivity to a pi-electron conjugated polymer by m... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303837 | Positive electrode for lithium-sulfur battery and lithium-sulfur battery and article of manufacture including same A positive electrode for a lithium-sulfur battery and a lithium-sulfur battery including the same have a positive electrode that includes a positive active material, a conductor, an organic binder, and an additive. The positive active material includes at least one ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301687 | Electrochemical device An electrochemically active element is provided which comprises a first layer of PEDOT-PSS mixed with an adhesion promoter, and a second layer of PANI which is in direct electrical contact with said first layer. Such an element exhibits a substantially increased res... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294359 | Method of manufacturing electrode for secondary cell A method of manufacturing an electrode for a secondary cell capable of readily forming an active material layer only on a necessary portion of a collector by a method supplying raw material from a gas phase is obtained. This method of manufacturing an electrode for ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291424 | Positive electrode for lithium-sulfur battery and lithium-sulfur battery fabricated using same A positive electrode for a lithium-sulfur battery includes a positive active material, a binder, a conductive agent, and a surfactant. ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288343 | Structure and methods of fabricating binding layers for a Li-ion polymer battery A Li-ion polymer battery and methods for its fabrication. A first and second layer, of a polymer/particulate material composition, separate and bind each anode and cathode. The polymer of the first layer and its associated solvent differ from the polymer of the seco... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282299 | Solid electrolyte battery A solid electrolyte battery includes a cathode having a cathode active material and a solid electrolyte and an anode. The solid electrolyte includes a first polymer having a binding force and a second polymer composed of alkali metal ion conducting polymers. Thus, t... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7282298 | Electrochemical device An electrochemical device for providing an electric energy by converting an electron transfer involved in an oxidation-reduction reaction into an electric energy comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte, wherein at least one of the po... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279534 | Poly(heteroaromatic) block copolymers with electrical conductivity The present invention provides block copolymers containing at least one block of a poly(heteroaromatic) polymer and at least two blocks of a non-conjugated polymer. The chemically different blocks of the copolymer are covalently bonded to each other in an alternatin... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276091 | Method of producing polymer capacitor by forming micropore in ion exchange membrane and polymer capacitor produced thereby A method of producing a polymer capacitor includes forming a first electrode on a surface of a first ion exchange resin solid and coating a mixture of an ion exchange resin solution and a salt on the other surface of the first resin; putting a second ion exchange re... | 10/02/2007 |
