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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187752 | High energy lithium ion secondary batteries Lithium ion secondary batteries are described that have high total energy, energy density and specific discharge capacity upon cycling at room temperature and at a moderate discharge rate. The improved batteries are based on high loading of positive electrode materi... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8187753 | Electrode material with enhanced ionic transport properties Materials useful as electrodes for lithium batteries have very good electronic and ionic conductivities. They are fabricated from a starting mixture which includes a metal, a phosphate ion, and an additive which enhances the transport of lithium ions in the resultan... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8182943 | Composite solid electrolyte for protection of active metal anodes A composite solid electrolyte include a monolithic solid electrolyte base component that is a continuous matrix of an inorganic active metal ion conductor and a filler component used to eliminate through porosity in the solid electrolyte. In this way a solid electro... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8178243 | Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and method of manufacturing the same A method of producing a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a negative electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material comprising sodium oxide, characterized in that: the sodium oxide contains l... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178244 | Non-aqueous electrolyte battery and battery pack A non-aqueous electrolyte battery comprises a negative electrode comprising a current collector, and a negative electrode layer formed on one or both surfaces of the current collector, a positive electrode, and a separator interposed between the negative electrode a... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8168331 | Electrochemical element for use at high temperatures An electrochemical element for use at a high temperature has an anode, a cathode comprising an intercalation material having an upper reversible potential-limit of at most 4 V versus Li/Li+ as active material, and an electrolyte arranged between the catho... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8148018 | Method and apparatus of manufacturing negative electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the negative electrode A method of manufacturing a negative electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a step of imparting lithium to a precursor of the negative electrode capable of storing and releasing lithium, by a film forming method in a dry process. In this ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142934 | Positive electrode for non-aqueous electrolytic secondary cell and non-aqueous electrolytic secondary cell A positive electrode for a non-aqueous electrolytic secondary cell and a non-aqueous electrolytic secondary cell are provided, which exhibit a high potential in a 4 V region, and have a high capacity, safety, excellent cycle characteristics, and satisfactory high-te... | 03/27/2012 |
| RE43276 | Positive active material for rechargeable lithium battery and method of preparing same Disclosed is a positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery. The positive active material includes at least one compound represented by formulas 1 to 4 and a metal oxide or composite metal oxide layer formed on the compound. LixNi... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8137845 | Negative active material for rechargeable lithium battery, method of preparing the same, and rechargeable lithium battery including the same A negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a compound represented by the following Formula 1: Li1+xTi1−x−yMyO2+z (1) wherein, in the above F... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137844 | Cathode active material for lithium rechargeable battery, manufacturing method thereof and lithium rechargeable battery A method for manufacturing a cathode active material for a lithium rechargeable battery, including: selecting a first metal compound from a group consisting of a halide, a phosphate, a hydrogen phosphate and a sulfate of Mg or Al; selecting a second metal compound f... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133618 | Process for preparing electroactive insertion compounds and electrode materials obtained therefrom A process for preparing an at least partially lithiated transition metal oxyanion-based lithium-ion reversible electrode material, which includes providing a precursor of said lithium-ion reversible electrode material, heating said precursor, melting same at a tempe... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133619 | Nonaqueous electrolyte battery, battery pack and vehicle A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a negative electrode including a current collector and a negative electrode active material having a Li ion insertion potential not lower than 0.4V (vs. Li/Li+). The negative electrode has a porous structure. A po... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8110308 | Lithium secondary battery of improved low-temperature power property Provided is a lithium secondary battery which has excellent low-temperature power output characteristics by the inclusion of a given amount of a lithium metal oxide and/or a lithium metal sulfide in an anode mix for a lithium secondary battery containing a carbon-ba... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8105718 | Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, negative electrode material, and making method A negative electrode material comprising an active material and 1-20 wt % of a polyimide resin binder is suitable for use in non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries. The active material comprises silicon oxide particles and 1-50 wt % of silicon particles. The ne... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105719 | Anode material for lithium batteries Primary and secondary Li-ion and lithium-metal based electrochemical cell systems. The suppression of gas generation is achieved through the addition of an additive or additives to the electrolyte system of respective cell, or to the cell itself whether it be a liqu... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105717 | Lithium anodes for electrochemical cells Provided is an anode for use in electrochemical cells, wherein the anode active layer has a first layer comprising lithium metal and a multi-layer structure comprising single ion conducting layers and polymer layers in contact with the first layer comprising lithium... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8101300 | Cathode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and its production method A cathode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a lithium-containing composite oxide powder, which is represented by the formula LipNxMyOzFa wherein N is at least one element ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8088515 | Electrode and lithium-ion secondary battery An electrode is provided as one that can suppress generation of hydrogen and that has sufficiently low impedance. The electrode has an aluminum current collector, an aluminum hydroxide layer provided on the aluminum current collector, and an active material layer co... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8080340 | Manganese oxide composite electrodes for lithium batteries An activated electrode for a non-aqueous electrochemical cell is disclosed with a precursor thereof a lithium metal oxide with the formula x{zLi2MnO3•(1-z)LiM′O2}.(1-x)LiMn2−yMyO4 for 0 | 12/20/2011 |
| 8067118 | Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and method of manufacturing the same A mixed positive electrode active material is used. The mixed positive electrode active material is obtained by mixing a layered oxide whose initial charge-discharge efficiency when lithium metal is used for a counter electrode is less than 100% (hereinafter referre... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8062793 | Lithium primary battery and manufacturing method therefor A lithium primary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, an organic electrolyte, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode: the negative electrode including a negative electrode active material; the n... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057935 | Lithium ion rechargeable battery A high power lithium-ion secondary battery having an increased capacity and capable of maintaining high discharge voltage and repeating charging/discharging high current. A lithium-ion secondary battery having an electrode group formed by laminating or winding a neg... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8048568 | Negative active material for rechargeable lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery Disclosed is a negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery including ultra-fine particles comprising an element which is capable of alloying with lithium. The particles have a diameter of 1 nm to 200 nm, a Raman shift of 480 cm−1 to 520 ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8048571 | Active metal / aqueous electrochemical cells and systems Alkali (or other active) metal battery and other electrochemical cells incorporating active metal anodes together with aqueous cathode/electrolyte systems. The battery cells have a highly ionically conductive protective membrane adjacent to the alkali metal anode th... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8048570 | Compliant seal structures for protected active metal anodes Protected anode architectures have ionically conductive protective membrane architectures that, in conjunction with compliant seal structures and anode backplanes, effectively enclose an active metal anode inside the interior of an anode compartment. This enclosure ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8048569 | Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising a negative electrode having a current collector provided with convex portions and concave portions on both surfaces, a first columnar body formed in a tilting orientation on the convex portion on one of the surf... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8039151 | Negative electrode active material, nonaqueous electrolyte battery, battery pack and vehicle A negative electrode active material includes lithium-titanium composite oxide porous particles having an average pore size of 50 to 500 Å. ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8034486 | Positive active material for rechargeable lithium battery and method of preparing same Disclosed is a positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery. The positive active material includes a core and a surface-treatment layer on the core. The core includes at least one lithiated compound and the surface-treatment layer includes at least on... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8012626 | Electrode active material powder with size dependent composition and method to prepare the same The present invention relates to a powderous electrode active material of lithium transition metal oxide LiaMbO2, wherein 0.9 | 09/06/2011 |
| 7985504 | Lithium secondary battery of improved low-temperature power property Provided is a lithium secondary battery which has excellent low-temperature power output characteristics by the inclusion of a given amount of a lithium metal oxide and/or a lithium metal sulfide in an anode mix for a lithium secondary battery containing a carbon-ba... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7976985 | Electrode active material for secondary battery Disclosed is an electrode active material comprising: a core layer capable of repeating lithium intercalation/deintercalation; an amorphous carbon layer; and a crystalline carbon layer, successively, wherein the core layer comprises at least two core particles. A se... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7972730 | Nonaqueous electrolyte battery, battery pack and vehicle A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a negative electrode including a current collector and a negative electrode active material having a Li ion insertion potential not lower than 0.4V (vs. Li/Li+). The negative electrode has a porous structure. A po... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7968233 | Lithium inks and electrodes and batteries made therefrom Lithium metal powder based inks are provided. The inks are provided in formulations suitable for printing using a variety of printing techniques, including screen printing, offset litho printing, gravure printing, flexographic printing, pad printing and inkjet print... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7947396 | Negative electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, method of manufacturing the same, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the same A negative electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, which reversibly inserts/extracts lithium ions includes a current collector (11) in which a concave portion (12) and a convex portion (13) are formed at least one surface ther... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7939203 | Battery containing Ni-based lithium transition metal oxide The present invention provides for lithium ion secondary batteries that use Ni-based lithium transition metal oxide cathode active materials. The cathode active materials are substantially free of Li2CO3 impurity and soluble bases. ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939202 | Method for producing lithium-containing transition metal oxide A method for producing a lithium-containing transition metal oxide represented by the general formula: Li[Lix(NiaM1−a)1−x]O2 where M is metal other than Li and Ni, 0≦x, and 0 | 05/10/2011 |
| 7939201 | Nanoscale ion storage materials including co-existing phases or solid solutions Nanoscale ion storage materials are provided that exhibit unique properties measurably distinct from their larger scale counterparts. For example, the nanoscale materials can exhibit increased electronic conductivity, improved electromechanical stability, increased ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7935444 | Cathode active material for lithium secondary battery Disclosed herein is a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, in particular, including a lithium transition metal oxide with a layered crystalline structure in which the transition metal includes a transition metal mixture of Ni, Mn and Co, and an a... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7927745 | Negative electrode for rechargeable lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery including the same A negative electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a current collector and a negative active mass disposed on the current collector. The negative active mass includes a negative active material including a lithium vanadium composite oxide and a crystal... | 04/19/2011 |
