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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7255960 | Bi-liquid phase replenishment electrolyte management system An electrochemical cell system and methods for controlling the system are provided that are operated to produce an amount of current based upon power draw. The cell utilizes a solution phase catholyte introduced into a cell containing a metallic anode and a catalyti... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7174983 | Motor-driven vehicle A motor-driven vehicle includes: a chassis; a post extending upwardly from the chassis and having an upright engaging wall formed with an engaging hole; a battery housing seated on the chassis adjacent to the post and including a mounting wall disposed adjacent to t... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7157171 | Metal-air battery with programmed-timing activation This invention provides an actively controlled battery with a programmed-timing actuation capability. As a preferred embodiment, the battery comprises (a) a first metal-air cell assembly and at least a second metal-air cell assembly electronically connected in paral... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7104272 | Vehicle battery fluid supply system with vacuum source A system for supplying fluid to a battery, a vacuum source, a vehicle, a combination, a method for supplying fluid to a battery and a method of charging a battery. The fluid supply system supplies fluid to a battery in a vehicle, the vehicle including a frame suppor... | 09/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7040431 | Fuel cell hybrid vehicle with automatically watered aqueous batteries A fuel cell hybrid vehicle utilizing flooded aqueous battery or batteries operatively coupled to a fuel cell stack, an electric drive motor, and an integrated watering system, the integrated watering system comprising: a heat exchanger configured to extract water fr... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6887609 | Fuel cell system and method for operating the fuel cell system A fuel cell system and method of operation in which the fuel cell system has a fuel cell unit with anode and cathode, a media flow path for supplying substantially pure hydrogen to the anode, a media flow path for the cathode, an anode exhaust-gas flow path and a ca... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6844106 | Electrochemical cell with reduced height fillport An electrochemical cell including a cell enclosure, a fill tube, a ball, a closing button, an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte. The cell enclosure defines an internal volume and includes a cover forming a fillport through hole. The fill tube is separately formed... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6786226 | Battery fluid supply system A system for supplying fluid to a battery, a vehicle and a method for supplying fluid to a battery. The fluid supply system supplies fluid to a battery in a vehicle selectively powered by the battery, the vehicle including a frame supporting the battery, the battery... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6718996 | Filling pod for a battery, vehicle and method of supplying fluid to a battery A combination for supplying fluid to a battery, a vehicle and a method of assembling the combination. The combination includes the battery and a filling pod. The filling pod includes a filling pod housing having a filling pod port fluidly connectable to a fluid sour... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6622744 | Filling pod for a battery, vehicle and method of supplying fluid to a battery A filling pod, a vehicle and a method for supplying fluid to a battery. The filling pod includes a filling pod housing having a filling pod port fluidly connectable to a fluid source for receiving fluid from the fluid source, a first fluid supply member f... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6403244 | METAL-AIR FUEL CELL BATTERY SYSTEM EMPLOYING HYDROSTATIC FORCES TO ENABLE SIMULTANEOUS TRANSPORT OF METAL-FUEL TAPE, MOVABLE CATHODE STRUCTURE, AND IONICALLY-CONDUCTIVE MEDIUM THERETHROUGH DURING SYSTEM OPERATION In an air-metal fuel cell battery (FCB) system, wherein a movable cathode structure is mounted within a housing through which metal-fuel tape is transported along a predetermined path while an ionically-conductive medium is disposed between the metal-fuel... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6355373 | Battery The invention relates to a battery which, for maintenance or in a danger situation, can be simply and reliably transferred from an operative state into a safe, inoperative state, whilst avoiding a short circuit. This is either brought about in that a cont... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6242125 | Battery circulation system with improved four-way valve A circulation system for a flowing-electrolyte battery having at least one electrochemical cell, an anolyte reservoir, and a catholyte reservoir. The circulation system includes an anolyte pump coupled in fluid flowing relationship to the anolyte reservoi... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6213145 | Battery water supply system for a battery-powered utility vehicle A golf cart, powered by a plurality of electrolytic, lead-acid batteries has an on-board battery water replenishing system. Each battery includes a manifold that feeds water to each battery cell and is capable of transmitting out of the manifold gas gener... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6136461 | Thermoelectric power cells Thermocells, also known as thermogalvanic electrochemical cells having one or more hot half-cells, electrolyte salt supplying reservoirs, porous inserts in the electrolyte conduits produce improved power output performance are disclosed.... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6120929 | Lid for accumulator batteries and charging devices co-operating with said lid A lid for accumulator batteries has one or more holes to receive a device to ensure the circulation of electrolyte during the first charge and a second device to ensure the re-fill of electrolyte during the other charges. The lid is equipped with one or m... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6106968 | Smart valve regulated lead acid battery with embedded electronic monitoring and fluid fill system For use with a valve regulated lead acid (VRLA) battery, a fluid fill system and a method of maintaining fill fluid in a VRLA battery. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) a fluid determination circuit, associated with the battery, that determines ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5853913 | Re-filling and fume-discharging device for electric accumulator batteries An automatic re-fill device includes a body portion adapted to be secured in the accumulator lid and a tubular element having a lower float portion and being slidable within the body. The tubular element has a closure device within the body and a membrane... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5841355 | Optimum electrolyte level sensing method and the automatic topping up apparatus for storage wet cell The optimum electrolyte level sensing method and the automatic topping up apparatus for storage wet cell are disclosed. The difference in the conductivities between the distilled water and the electrolyte is utilized. An injection outlet portion (15), an ... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5702842 | Process for charging and discharging zinc/bromine batteries A process for charging and discharging zinc/bromine batteries with a plurality of anode and cathode chambers into and from which anolyte or catholyte fluids are fed and drained. Metallic zinc is deposited on the anode and atomic and/or molecular bromine i... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5679478 | Reserve battery having simplified construction and improved range of operation A reserve, energy sourced, or deferred action battery in which each battery cell is provided a separate reservoir containing the necessary electrolyte fluid for that cell. A simple design is then possible as the electrolyte fluid is stored in close proxim... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5650241 | Metal-air cell battery A metal-air battery assembly having plurality of free standing metal-air cells forming a cell group within a battery case assembly. Each free standing cell has flexible, compressible walls capable of containing electrolyte, the walls comprising air cathod... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5567540 | Electrochemical power generating system A method of controlling a power generating system comprising a plurality of metal-air cells and a pump for circulating an electrolyte solution through the cells. The method comprises sensing an operating condition of the generating system, and selectively... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5468573 | Electrolyte paste for molten carbonate fuel cells The electrolyte matrix and electrolyte reservoir plates in a molten carbonate fuel cell power plant stack are filled with electrolyte by applying a paste of dry electrolyte powder entrained in a dissipatable carrier to the reactant flow channels in the cu... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5439758 | Electrochemical power generating system An electrochemical power generating system has a base unit and a replaceable fuel unit. The base unit comprises controller for controlling operation of the pump. The fuel unit comprises a second housing releasably connectable to the first housing and a ro... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5415949 | Metal-air cell and power system using metal-air cells A metal air cell comprising a flexible, recloseable, pouch made of a gas-permeable, electrolyte-impermeable, material forming the cathode of the cell, a metal plate anode in the pouch, and spacers physically isolating the anode from the interior of the fl... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5340667 | Battery recirculation and recharge system A system for increasing the efficiency of electro-chemical batteries includes a liquid electrolyte battery having positive and negative terminals and electrolyte fluid input and output ports. The system also is provided with an electrolyte distribution ma... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5209990 | Battery assembly A battery assembly has a battery case and a battery acid container, wherein the battery case has a number of sockets on an upper central part thereof and the battery acid container has a number of adjacent vessels. Each socket has a central post with cros... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5141823 | Electrical generating plant There is disclosed an electrical generating plant, especially for use in a submarine, having dual modes of operation and which comprises a fuel cell which requires a supply of gaseous hydrogen and a supply of gaseous oxygen in order to generate an electri... | 08/25/1992 |
| 4522896 | Automatic watering system for batteries and fuel cells An automatic watering and gas purging system for batteries and fuel cells utilizing a watering cap which establishes a desired electrolyte level in the cells.... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4424263 | Intercell flame arrestor for a battery venting and filling manifold A flame arrestor for a battery manifold through which gases are vented from cells and liquid is occasionally pumped to replenish electrolyte in the cells comprises two chambers connected by a liquid trap. The trap is connected to each chamber such that li... | 01/03/1984 |
| 4399200 | Device for controlling a pump in a storage battery In a system for controlling the flow rates in a storage battery of the type having at least one pump driven at a controlled speed by a motor driven at a speed determined by the average applied voltage and the load experienced by the pump, which system inc... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4276357 | Device for self-leveling of electrolyte in electric accumulators A device for maintaining the electrolyte level in the accumulator of an electric battery includes a pneumatic chamber, with levelling members in it, connected to the accumulator, and a reservoir for supplying liquid to the pneumatic chamber. The levelling... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4245011 | Chemical and electrochemical devices A process for carrying out chemical and/or electrochemical reactions in a reaction chamber traversed by a suspension of particles in a fluid is improved due to the fact that the suspension emerging from the chamber is separated into two fractions: a "conc... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4166884 | Position insensitive battery An improvement is provided for a battery which has an anode and a cathode, pair of spaced apart concentric tubes, a piston mounted in the inner tube, an electrolyte disposed in the inner tube between one side of the piston and one end of the inner tube, a... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4087592 | Wafer supply structure for liquid storage battery A sealed water supply chamber 18 for a battery vessel 1 is formed by thermally bonding together the vessel, a lid member 2 having a plurality of vertically disposed level defining tubes 11, water inlet and gas outlet ports 12, and water pools or reservoir... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4008355 | Storage battery with common expansion and filler chamber To prevent differential electrolyte levels in the various cells of a storage battery having a common expansion and filler chamber, while preventing internal short circuits through the electrolyte, each cell is formed with an overflow tube extending just b... | 02/15/1977 |
