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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8067106 | Fuel cell Disclosed is a fuel cell including a fuel cell stack; a stack case which contains the fuel cell stack; and a blocking device including connecting portions which electrically connect, to output terminal portions of the fuel cell stack, output cables to transmit the o... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8057928 | Cell cap assembly with recessed terminal and enlarged insulating gasket A simplified cell design is provided for a battery utilizing the 18650 form-factor, the simplified cell design reducing manufacturing cost, battery weight and the risk of shorting between the battery case and the battery terminal. In the cap assembly of the disclose... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8043735 | Rechargeable battery, printed circuit board therefor, and method of fabricating the same A method of fabricating a rechargeable battery having an electrode assembly, a PCB and a battery case, wherein the electrode assembly is connected to the PCB, the method including preparing a PCB having a first surface with an external contact terminal formed thereo... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8012615 | CID retention device for Li-ion cell A low pressure current interrupt device (CID) activates at a minimal threshold internal gauge pressure in a range of, for example, between about 4 kg/cm2 and about 9 kg/cm2. Preferably, the CID includes a first conductive plate and a second con... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7976969 | No-welding type battery pack using forced-inserting type rivet Disclosed herein is a no-welding type battery pack using one or more forced-inserting type rivets. A cap assembly includes a base plate mounted to an open upper end of a battery case, a protection circuit module (PCM) mounted on the base plate, and a top cap coupled... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7972717 | Battery A battery with improved safety which can establish a short circuit between electrodes more reliably when the battery is crushed by an external force is provided. A battery includes a battery element including a cathode and an anode, a battery can containing the batt... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7939189 | No-welding type battery pack Disclosed herein is a battery pack, which comprises a connecting member including an insulation frame mounted to the upper end of a battery cell and a pair of connection protrusions formed at the upper end surface of the frame, the connection protrusions being in co... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7811686 | Rechargeable battery A rechargeable battery. The rechargeable battery is constructed with a bare cell, a protective circuit board electrically connected to the bare cell, a lead plate located between the bare cell and the protective circuit board, and a combining case covering an upper ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7807279 | Integrated microcomponent combining energy recovery and storage functions A microcomponent including: an electrochemical storage source; a first substrate including a first contact face; a second substrate including a second contact face; “at least one internal cavity formed from a first cavity recessed into the first contact face of th... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7799448 | Battery pack for cordless devices A battery pack including a housing, a terminal block, a printed circuit board electrically connected to the terminal block, at least one battery cell, and a spark gap device on the printed circuit board to provide electrostatic discharge protection and disposed betw... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7785723 | Battery device with plural joined-together batteries A battery device includes a battery set, and a casing; the casing includes a right covering part and a left covering part, which are joined together to provide a holding room for the battery set; the battery set include at least two batteries, and are held in the ca... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7754357 | Rechargeable battery In a rechargeable battery, a case is combined with an upper surface of a bare cell by being fixed to a lead plate electrically coupling a protection circuit board of a protection circuit module to the bare cell. Alternatively, the case is combined with the bare cell... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7745024 | Sealed accumulator equipped with a safety device A sealed accumulator (1) having an electrochemical bundle (9) including at least one positive electrode and one negative electrode arranged in a container (2); positive (6) and negative (7) current output terminals arranged on a co... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7732072 | Rechargeable battery Disclosed is a rechargeable battery including: a bare cell composed of an electrode assembly including a negative electrode, a separator and a positive electrode, a container for housing the electrode assembly and an electrolyte, and a cap assembly for closing an op... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7718284 | Printed circuit board and fuel cell A base insulating layer of an FPC board includes a rectangular first insulating portion and a second insulating portion that outwardly extends from one side of the first insulating portion. A conductor layer is formed on one surface of the base insulating layer. The... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7709114 | Battery pack A battery pack includes a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, a rigid covering member, and a protection circuit board. The secondary battery includes a battery element and a flexible covering member formed of a first laminated film composed of a first heat-bo... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7695835 | Battery pack including lead plate having reinforcement groove A battery pack has increased attachment strength of a protective circuit module molded from a resin on top of a rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly, a can, and a cap assembly. The reinforcement groove that is formed on the lead plate retains the mol... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7659013 | Plastic molding type secondary battery and method of forming the same A method of forming a plastic molding type secondary battery. A protective circuit board is electrically connected to a bare cell, both mounted in a mold. The mold is capable of receiving the protective circuit board connected to the bare cell and at least of a part... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7659014 | Electrode assembly having super-capacitor and lithium secondary battery having the same An electrode assembly having a super-capacitor for allowing high current charge/discharge operations and a lithium secondary battery having the same. The electrode assembly includes first and second electrode plates, a separator interposed between the first and seco... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7618724 | Electrochemical device comprising electrode lead having protection device Disclosed is an electrochemical device including an electrode assembly having a cathode, anode and an electrolyte, and a casing surrounding the electrode assembly. The device further includes a protection device to which either or both of a cathode lead for connecti... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7510791 | Battery pack of improved structure A battery pack comprising a battery cell having electrode terminals formed on an upper surface of the battery cell, and a protective circuit module (PCM) block mounted on the battery cell, wherein one or more connecting holes for electrical connection between the ba... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7435506 | Battery pack There is disclosed a battery pack, which has a plate-shaped resin-formed body to divide an internal space of the battery pack into at least two spaces in a thickness direction thereof, so that a battery is received in a first internal space, while a wiring substrate... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7396600 | Battery pack A battery pack including a molded resin portion, which holds a part of or the entire battery, and an externally exposed output terminal. The battery pack further includes an insulating block, which is provided with a breaker mechanism for cutting-off current flow wh... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7369014 | Flexible surface acoustic wave device A surface acoustic wave device is provides and comprises a flexible substrate having a first side and a piezoelectric film attached to at least a portion of the first side of the flexible substrate. The piezoelectric film can have a first side and a second side. A s... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361428 | Battery device The battery apparatus according to the present invention has the structure in which a lid is engaged with a battery storage to cover a storage portion storing a battery unit via a first fixing means employing a simple structure. Further, the battery storage is forme... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354671 | Fuel cell system having secondary cell This invention provides a power supply system for supplying electrical power to a load. The system includes: a first and a second power supply wirings for a connection to the load; a fuel cell system having a fuel cell connected between the first and second power su... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355649 | Image sensing apparatus cleaning operation and control method of said cleaning operation Image sensing apparatus having an image sensing element for sensing an object of shooting is provided. According to one aspect of the invention, when a cleaning mode is designated and executed to remove a foreign substance in the neighborhood of and on the image sen... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356714 | Method of communicating a signal from a sensor, connected to a connector, to an auxiliary module An electronic connector connected to a sensor or a switch, and communicating a signal through a common bus includes an I/O unit receiving a signal from the sensor or the switch, a control unit generating a control signal for controlling the driving of a load corresp... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352152 | Portable electronic appliance with a battery having a wireless tag containing battery information An electronic appliance has a data read/write section which reads information about a battery stored in a wireless tag provided in the battery, and a CPU which recognizes the read information about the battery and generates battery remaining energy warning informati... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7342321 | Bicycle electric power unit A bicycle electric power unit supplies electric power to a bicycle motor unit having a power source, a power source controller, a power source voltage detector, a first power source switch and a second power source switch. The power source controller turns off the f... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7339774 | Automatic battery disconnect system A safety battery disconnect system for disconnecting a vehicle battery from the electrical system of the vehicle when an impact exceeding a predetermined magnitude is detected while maintaining electrical power input from the battery to selected portions of the vehi... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7336004 | Topologies for using multiple energy sources for power conversions A boost converter and a buck-boost converter supply power to a load from a series connection between a first and a second power source. ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332244 | Battery module A battery case is formed by juxtaposing a plurality of electrode plate group housing chambers. An electrolyte-impregnated electrode plate group is housed in each of the housing chambers. A side plate is arranged in abutment with each side face of the battery case. T... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333325 | Battery for dockable electronic device A battery for a dockable electronic device is provided. The battery includes a housing having a recess, and at least one battery cell disposed in the housing. The recess of the housing is operable to receive a docking station platform when the dockable electronic de... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329473 | Secondary battery The present invention is a secondary battery, comprising an upper housing, an upper accommodated tank, a main component of battery, a lower accommodated tank, a lower housing each is laminated orderly by layers to form a sealed structure of the secondary battery. Th... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7326479 | Protection circuit module and battery pack incorporating the same The protective circuit module includes a substrate, electronic components mounted on the substrate for constituting a protective circuit, a molding formed on the substrate to enclose the electronic components, and terminal plates connected to appropriate portions of... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327122 | Battery heating circuit A battery delivers its rated capacity when the battery is below a temperature when the available battery capacity is limited. The battery includes a heating element, a temperature sensor, and a switch operatively connected to the heating element and temperature sens... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318978 | Battery pack There is disclosed a battery pack, which has a plate-shaped resin-formed body to divide an internal space of the battery pack into at least two spaces in a thickness direction thereof, so that a battery is received in a first internal space, while a wiring substrate... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7304453 | Methods and systems for assembling batteries A large battery pack of specified voltage and capacity can be assembled from a plurality of identical small cells by dividing the specified capacity by a nominal battery module capacity to determine a desired number of parallel modules to be provided, dividing the n... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294209 | Apparatus and method for depositing material onto a substrate using a roll-to-roll mask A battery-operated device provided on a thin-film battery and a method for making. Some embodiments provide a system that includes a vacuum chamber, a plurality of pairs of source and take-up reels within the vacuum chamber, including a first source reel that suppli... | 11/13/2007 |
