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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7951493 | Methods for extending the shelf-life of food compositions containing polyunsaturated fatty acids A process for preparing a food composition by mixing a nutritive base with at least one long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid; cooking the resulting mixture at a temperature not less than about 50° C.; adding to the food composition at least one oxidatively protect... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7799466 | Lead acid battery having lightly gelled electrolyte A lead acid battery having lightly gelled electrolyte is provided. The lead acid battery includes a plurality of alternating positive plates and negative plates, a plurality of separators sandwiched in between the positive plates and the negative plates, and a light... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7718321 | Battery having electrolyte including organoborate salt The battery includes an electrolyte activating one or more cathodes and one or more anodes. The electrolyte includes one or more mono[bidentate]borate salts in a solvent. The solvent includes a silane or a siloxane. The mono[bidentate]borate salt can include a lithi... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7459239 | Non-aqueous electrolytic solution and battery A non-aqueous electrolytic solution is provided comprising a non-aqueous solvent, an electrolyte salt, and a siloxane modified with ether bond-bearing organic group. A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the same has improved characteristics both at low ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7429436 | Method for determining state of charge of lead-acid batteries of various specific gravities In accordance with various embodiments, there is a method for determining the state of charge of a battery. Various embodiments include the steps of determining the specific gravity of the battery and measuring an open circuit voltage of the battery at rest. The ope... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7378193 | Polysiloxane-based compound and solid polymer electrolyte composition using the same This invention relates to a polysiloxane-based compound and a solid polymer electrolyte composition prepared using the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a polysiloxane-based polymer, which promotes easy cross-linking and also enables to contr... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7351501 | Electrolyte for rechargeable lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery comprising same Disclosed is a non-aqueous electrolyte for a rechargeable lithium battery including a polyether-modified silicon oil in which a polyether chain is bonded to a terminal end of a linear polysiloxane, a cyclic carbonate, and a lithium salt. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7320844 | Vanadium/polyhalide redox flow battery The invention relates to a redox flow cell containing a polyhalide/halide redox couple in the positive half-cell electrolyte and a V(III)/V(II) redox couple in the negative half-cell electrolyte. The invention also relates to a method of producing electricity by dis... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7244531 | Non-aqueous electrolyte and lithium battery using the same A non-aqueous electrolyte for stabilizing the active surface of a lithium anode and a lithium battery using the non-aqueous electrolyte are provided. The non-aqueous electrolyte contains an organic solvent and a halogenated organic metal salt of formula (1) below: | 07/17/2007 |
| 7235331 | Semi-Interpenetrating polymer network electrolyte, process for producing the same and battery using the same An electrolyte with high ion conductivity, a process for producing the same and a battery using the same, and a compound for the electrolyte. The electrolyte is set between a negative electrode and a positive electrode. The electrolyte includes a first polymer compo... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226549 | High cation transport polymer electrolyte A solid state ion conducting electrolyte and a battery incorporating same. The electrolyte includes a polymer matrix with an alkali metal salt dissolved therein, the salt having an anion with a long or branched chain having not less than 5 carbon or silicon atoms th... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7211353 | Non-aqueous electrolytic solution and secondary battery A non-aqueous electrolytic solution is provided comprising a non-aqueous solvent, an electrolyte salt, and a siloxane-modified polyoxyalkylene compound having (poly)organosiloxane structures at both ends of polyoxyalkylene. A secondary battery using the same has imp... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7169510 | Nonaqueous electrolytic solution and nonaqueous secondary battery using the same A nonaqueous electrolytic solution comprising an electrolyte salt dissolved in an organic solvent is disclosed. The nonaqueous electrolytic solution contains a silicon compound represented by formula (I): wherein... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7135131 | Proton conductive membrane and production method thereof A proton conductive membrane according to the invention includes layered clay mineral powder which is a cation exchanger or an anion exchanger, and a crosslinking structure including an —O—SO2—O— group which crosslinks particles of the layered cla... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7097939 | Gel-forming battery separator Gel-forming battery separators and methods for constructing them. Particles are embedded into pores of a porous support to form a composite. The chemical make-up of surfaces of the particles includes a silanol group. The composite, when contacted with an effective a... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094500 | Secondary battery A secondary battery comprising: a substrate; a first current collector; a first electrode; a solid electrolyte; a second electrode; and a second current collector; the first current collector being formed on the substrate and serving as a current collector of the fi... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7077983 | Polymer nanocomposites for lithium battery applications A single ion-conducting nanocomposite of a substantially amorphous polyethylene ether and a negatively charged synthetic smectite clay useful as an electrolyte. Excess SiO2 improves conductivity and when combined with synthetic hectorite forms superior me... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7049026 | Apparatus for filling the case of a lead battery with components for forming a gelled electrolyte Apparatus for filling the case (20) of a lead battery of the open type or of the sealed type with gas recombination, the case being filled with components for forming a gelled electrolyte, and the apparatus being characterized in that it comprises: | 05/23/2006 |
| 6979512 | Colloidal battery A battery is provided having cells, which cells contain an electrolyte and a colloid, with there being at least one connector between directly adjacent cells, with each cell being formed of at least one pair of component sections, with each of the component sections... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6844097 | Solid polymer type fuel cell A solid polymer fuel cell (1) has an electrolyte membrane (2), and an air electrode (3) and a fuel electrode (4) that closely contact to opposite sides of the electrolyte membrane (2) respectively. The electrolyte membrane (2 | 01/18/2005 |
| 6680147 | Lithium battery A lithium battery which includes an electrode assembly having a cathode, an anode and a separator interposed between the cathode and the anode, a gel electrolyte prepared by curing a composition consisting of a polysiloxane compound or a polysiloxane-poly... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6635386 | Process for producing an industrial electrolyte for lead storage batteries in the form of a thixotropic gel The problem of this invention is based on specifying a process for producing an industrial electrolyte that can be designed in the form of a thixotropic gel in the cells of lead storage batteries, with which large quantities of the liquids needed to fill ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6630265 | Composite electrolyte for fuel cells An inexpensive composite electrolyte for use in electrochemical fuel cells includes (i) an inorganic cation exchange material, (i) a silica-based binder; and (ii) a polymer-based binder. The cation exchange material includes aluminosilicate clays. The com... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6617074 | Lithium ion polymer secondary battery and gelatinous polymer electrolyte for sheet battery A lithium ion polymer secondary battery is a laminate of a positive-electrode sheet of a positive-electrode collector foil provided with an active material thereon, a negative-electrode sheet of a negative-electrode collector foil provided with another ac... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6599664 | Inorganic gel-polymer electrolyte An anhydrous inorganic gel-polymer electrolyte is prepared using a non-aqueous sol-gel process. The inorganic gel-polymer is prepared by reacting a metal halide (SiCl4) and an alcohol (tert-butyl alcohol) in a diluent solution containing a lith... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6544689 | Composite electrolytes based on smectite clays and high dielectric organic liquids and electrodes A composite electrolyte comprises an inorganic clay material and a dielectric solution having a dielectric constant ranging from about 50 to about 85. The composite electrolyte has an ion transference number ranging from about 0.80 to about 1.00. An elect... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6495288 | Lead-acid battery having tin in positive active material and silica in separator In a lead-acid battery, a positive active material includes tin in an amount of from not less than 0.2% to not more than 5% based on the weight thereof. The density of the positive active material after formation is from not less than 3.75 g/cc to not mor... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6472104 | Solid hybrid polymer electrolytes The invention relates to a process for preparing a solid organic-inorganic hybrid polymer electrolyte containing lithium ions. The product shows high strength conductivity and lithium transference values. Further, the product can be self-organized into na... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6416901 | Electrochemical cell having an interface modifying component and associated fabrication process An electrode for use in an electrochemical cell comprising a current collector, an electrode active material layer, and means for substantially increasing surface compatibility between the electrode active material layer and at least one of the current co... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6235431 | Nonaqueous electrolytic solution for battery and nonaqueous electrolytic solution battery using the same Disclosed are a nonaqueous electrolytic solution for a battery comprising a supporting electrolyte which can react with water to produce a hydrogen halide and a specific organic compound capable of reacting with water to decompose it for preventing acid g... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6225005 | Lead-acid battery and producing method thereof In a lead-acid battery, a positive active material includes tin in an amount of from not less than 0.2% to not more than 5% based on the weight thereof. The density of the positive active material after formation is from not less than 3.75 g/cc to not mor... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6221525 | Electrochemical cell having a doped electrolyte and associated fabrication and electrochemical processes An electrochemical cell comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, an electrolyte, and a dopant associated with the electrolyte, wherein the dopant comprises a reservoir for controllably releasing salt into the electrolyte. The dopant further co... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6218052 | Electrolyte solution of high-capacity storage battery and producing method thereof The invention provides an electrolyte solution, a producing method thereof, and a method for producing high-capacity lead-acid storage battery. The electrolyte is composed of ET-90 stabilizator (1.5-9.6%), nickel sulphate (0.005-0.04%), cobalt sulphate (0... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6203949 | Solid electrolyte for an electrochemical cell composed of an inorganic metal oxide network encapsulating a liquid electrolyte A solid polymer electrolyte for an electrochemical cell is prepared by a sol-gel process in which an active metal ion conducting liquid electrolyte, e.g. a lithium-ion electrolyte, containing a salt which is stable in the presence of water, e.g. lithium ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 5965299 | Composite electrolyte containing surface modified fumed silica A composite electrolyte comprises (a) surface modified fumed silica filler, wherein the surface modified fumed silica comprises polymerizable groups on the surface thereof, the polymerizable groups being bonded to each other such that the surface modified... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5925283 | Ionically conductive polymeric gel electrolyte and solid battery containing the same The present invention relates to an ionically conductive polymeric gel electrolyte for batteries having high ionic conductivity and sufficiently high solid strength. The invention has an object to provide a solid battery which prevents internal short-circ... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5837630 | High surface area mesopourous desigel materials and methods for their fabrication Mesoporous desigels are fabricated as nitrides, carbides, borides, and silicides of metals, particularly transition metals, and most particularly early transition metals. The desigels are prepared by forming a gel of a metallic compound, and removing solv... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5664321 | Process for the production of a lead accumulator A process for the production of a lead accumulator comprising installing electrode plates and separators in a battery box, introducing an electrolyte in the form of a thixotropic gel including sulphuric acid and gel-forming agent into an electrolyte space... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5648011 | Structurally stable gelled electrolytes The structurally stable gelled electrolyte of the present invention includes a base electrolyte, a three-dimensional polymer precursor that is radiation curable and an electrically non-conducting solvent gelling agent. The base electrolytes of this invent... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5605549 | Battery electrolyte pad with gelling agents and method A gel-type storage battery is made by preparing porous electrolyte pads having internal pockets containing a dry powdered gelling agent, and inserting the pad between adjacent battery electrodes before addition of acid. The gelling agent may include acid ... | 02/25/1997 |
