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...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8076017 | Fuel cell stack Disclosed is a fuel cell stack which includes: a cell assembly formed of stacked unit cells, each composed of a membrane electrolyte assembly and separators which sandwich the membrane electrolyte assembly; a pair of collector plates A and B which sandwiches the cel... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7638229 | Lithium secondary battery of electrolyte containing ammonium compounds Disclosed is a lithium secondary battery using a cathode containing a lithium-containing transition metal oxide and an anode containing graphitized carbon, characterized in that an ammonium compound capable of providing ammonium ions is added to a non-aqueous electr... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7618737 | Lithium secondary battery and method for manufacturing the same Lithium secondary batteries having deformation prevention straps for preventing the electrode assemblies of the lithium secondary batteries from deforming and methods for manufacturing the same are disclosed. A lithium secondary battery comprises an electrode assemb... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7524577 | Long life thin film battery and method therefor A method for improving the useful life of a thin film lithium-ion battery containing a solid electrolyte and an anode that expands on charging and long life batteries made by the method. The method includes providing a hermetic barrier package for the thin film batt... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7355841 | Configurations and methods for making capacitor connections An exemplary capacitor has a capacitor stack positioned in a case with a conductor positioned between the case and a lid. In one embodiment the conductor is positioned between the lid and an upper rim of the case and is welded to the lid and case. In one aspect, a c... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347880 | Flat capacitor having staked foils and edge-connected connection members A method of joining a connection member to a capacitor foil using a staking tool having a tip of less than 0.030″ (0.762 mm) in diameter. Another embodiment couples multiple connection members of a capacitor together by edge-connecting each connection member to it... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7314681 | Cylindrical alkaline cells with increased discharge performance An alkaline battery cell with increased discharge capacity is provided. Both the internal volume and the electrode interfacial surface area are increased, without unnecessarily increasing the overall cell volume, by increasing the height but not the diameter of the ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7297434 | Fuel cell A fuel cell for generating an electric energy with a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, has a membrane electrode assembly for generating an electric field through the membrane electrode assembly with the chemical reaction between the oxygen and the hydro... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7276313 | Battery and related method A battery comprises at least two unit cells. Each of the at least two unit cells is provided with an outer sheath film composed of polymer-metal composite material, a positive-electrode current collector, a negative-electrode current collector, a separator disposed ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270908 | Proton exchange membrane electrochemical cell system A compression member for an electrochemical cell stack is provided. The compression member includes a first surface including a plurality of raised portions, a second surface including a substantially flat surface, and an edge defined by the first surface and the se... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261798 | Assembly for maintaining compression for electrical contact of the active area of an electrochemical cell An electrochemical cell structure has a first fluid chamber and a resilient member disposed in the first fluid chamber. An opening permits communication of fluid into the first fluid chamber. An anode cavity and a cathode cavity are in fluid communication with the f... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7241533 | Electrode for rechargeable lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery An electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery characterized in that thin films of active material capable of lithium storage and release, i.e., microcrystalline or amorphous silicone thin films are deposited on opposite faces of a plate-form current collector.... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235330 | Electrode for use in lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery An electrode for a lithium battery having a thin film composed of active material capable of lithium storage and release, e.g., a microcrystalline or amorphous silicon thin film, provided on a current collector, the electrode being characterized in that the current ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7227235 | Electrowetting battery having a nanostructured electrode surface A method and apparatus are disclosed wherein a battery comprises an electrode having at least one nanostructured surface. The nanostructured surface is disposed in a way such that an electrolyte fluid of the battery is prevented from contacting the electrode, thus p... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7195842 | Electrode for use in lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery In an electrode for a lithium battery having a lithium storing and releasing active thin film provided on a current collector, such as a microcrystalline or amorphous silicon thin film, the electrode is characterized in that the thin film is divided into columns by ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192673 | Electrode for rechargeable lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery An electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery which includes a thin film composed of active material that expands and shrinks as it stores and releases lithium, e.g., a microcrystalline or amorphous silicon thin film, deposited on a current collector, characterize... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7177692 | Capacitor having a feedthrough assembly with a coupling member A flat capacitor includes a case having a feedthrough hole, a capacitor stack located within the case, a coupling member having a base surface directly attached to the capacitor stack and having a portion extending through the feedthrough hole, the coupling member h... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7157671 | Flat capacitor for an implantable medical device One aspect provides a capacitor having a first stack of capacitive elements a second stack of capacitive elements, wherein the first and second stacks are enclosed in separate compartments of a capacitor case that electrically isolate the electrolytes of each stack ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154739 | Flat capacitor having an active case A capacitor comprising an aluminum case; a capacitor stack mounted within the aluminum case, the capacitor stack comprising one or more anodes and one or more cathodes, one of the one or more anodes and one or more anodes attached to the aluminum case; wherein the c... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147071 | Thermal management systems and methods A thermal management system for a vehicle includes a heat exchanger having a thermal energy storage material provided therein, a first coolant loop thermally coupled to an electrochemical storage device located within the first coolant loop and to the heat exchanger... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7128219 | Battery rack and system A frame device for supporting objects such as batteries during seismic stress, comprising a pair of end frame members mounted in upstanding spaced apart relation by a plurality of vertically spaced elongated channel support members secured at opposite terminal ends ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125628 | Battery pack with pressurized terminal plates A battery pack comprises a plurality of rectangular shaped batteries, wherein each of the plurality of rectangular shaped batteries is formed into a thin rectangular-parallelepiped shape, and wherein the plurality of rectangular shaped batteries are stacked side-by-... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122271 | Battery unit and lithium secondary battery employing the same A battery unit including an electrode unit including a positive electrode plate, a separator, and a negative electrode plate, wherein the positive electrode plate, the separator, and the negative electrode plate are disposed in sequential order; electrode leads exte... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7122279 | Electrode for rechargeable lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery A lithium secondary battery-use electrode and a lithium secondary battery, which are high in discharge capacity and excellent in cycle characteristics, characterized in that a layer consisting of a metal alloying with Li is provided on a substrate consisting of a me... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7107099 | Capacitor having a feedthrough assembly with a coupling member A flat capacitor includes a case having a feedthrough hole, a capacitor stack located within the case, a coupling member having a base surface directly attached to the capacitor stack and having a portion extending through the feedthrough hole, the coupling member h... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7087344 | Battery module A battery module includes a battery cell having a laminate overcoat, a pair of rubber sheets, a pair of pressure plates, and a pair of housing members from the internal to the external of the battery module. An intervention member including four poles is interposed ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7074520 | Contoured casing of mating clamshell portions for an electrochemical cell The present invention provides an electrochemical cell of either a primary or a secondary chemistry housed in a casing having opposed major side walls of a contoured shape. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074517 | Battery module A plurality of cell units 10a made of stacked cells 10 are stacked. Pressing mechanisms 30 and 31, which apply a pressing force between a pair of pressuring members 20 arranged in a stack direction where the cell units 10... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7072713 | Flat capacitor for an implantable medical device One aspect provides a capacitor feedthrough assembly having an electrically conductive member dimensioned to extend at least partially through a feedthrough hole of a case of the capacitor, the conductive member having a passage therethrough. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063909 | Fuel-cell element stack with stress relief and methods A fuel-cell assembly has a plurality of unit cells, each of the unit cells comprising an anode, an electrolyte, a cathode, and a current collector. The fuel-cell assembly has a plurality of electrical interconnection elements, at least one electrical interconnection... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7037618 | Apparatus and method for compressing a stack of electrochemical cells An electrochemical cell comprising a plurality of electrochemical cell components having at least one opening extending therethrough. At least one filament extends through the at least one opening and has two ends with first and second securing members coupled to th... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6999304 | Foil structures for use in a capacitor with an anode foil and a cathode foil stacked together In one aspect, a method of interconnecting two or more foils of a capacitor, the method comprising connecting together one or more anode connection members of one or more anode foils and one or more cathode connection members of one or more cathode foils and electri... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6957103 | Configurations and methods for making capacitor connections An exemplary capacitor has a capacitor stack positioned in a case with a conductor positioned between the case and a lid. In one embodiment the conductor is positioned between the lid and an upper rim of the case and is welded to the lid and case. In one aspect, a c... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6943526 | Rechargeable battery There is disclosed a rechargeable battery comprising a solid state material (1) having formed therein a plurality of elongate holes with elongate conductors (2) located within the holes, a first pair of electrodes (3) formed or located on genera... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6926988 | Apparatus and method for maintaining compression of the active area in an electrochemical cell An electrochemical cell includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a proton exchange membrane disposed between and in intimate contact with the electrodes, and a pressure pad disposed in electrical communication with the first electrode. The pressure pad is com... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6902847 | Non-aqueous secondary cell and method for controlling the same The invention provides a non-aqueous secondary battery having positive and negative electrodes and non-aqueous electrolyte containing lithium salt which has an energy capacity of 30 Wh or more, a volume energy density of 180 Wh/l or higher, which battery has a flat ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6887620 | Bipolar electrochemical battery of stacked wafer cells The bipolar electrochemical battery of the invention comprises: a stack of at least two electrochemical cells electrically arranged in series with the positive face of each cell contacting the negative face of an adjacent cell, whe... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6878482 | Anode structure for metal air electrochemical cells An anode structure for a metal air electrochemical cell is provided. The structure includes a plurality of compartments, which are at least partially isolated from one another. A metal air cell using the anode structure includes the anode structure having one or mor... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6682845 | Apparatus for maintaining compression of the active area in an electrochemical cell A unitary, porous, electrically conductive pressure pad is employed in an electrochemical cell stack. The pressure pad includes integral mixture of electrically conductive material and polymeric material, generally formed of materials compatible with the ... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6641951 | Battery cell tray assembly and sytem A battery system for battery powered vehicles which utilize valve-regulated, lead-acid cells, each cell being of the type that includes multiple positive and negative plates with separators therebetween assembled in a separate casing having exterior termi... | 11/04/2003 |
