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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8163412 | Battery cell interconnect and voltage sensing assembly and method for coupling a battery cell assembly thereto A battery cell interconnect and voltage sensing assembly and a method for coupling a battery cell assembly thereto are provided. The battery cell interconnect and voltage sensing assembly includes a frame member holding a plurality of electrical interconnect members... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8097352 | Battery system and battery safety alarm system A battery system that can prevent a battery from bursting and a battery safety alarm system therefore are provided. A battery system includes an optical fiber wound around an outer circumferential portion of a battery. The battery system detects an abnormality of th... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8034511 | Insulating mount structure, insulation monitoring system, and insulation monitoring method for fuel cells An insulating mount structure for a fuel cell, which includes insulating mounts (2) for mounting the fuel cell stack (1) on a grounded structure (7), and a water barrier (3) extending in a space between the fuel cell a stack (1) an... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7745060 | Fuel cell system and method of operating the fuel cell system A fuel cell system includes a raw fuel supply channel. A raw fuel supply apparatus, a desulfurizer, and a flow rate meter are provided in the raw fuel supply channel such that the desulfurizer is provided downstream of the raw fuel supply apparatus, and the flow rat... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7713653 | Power generation capacity indicator Improved portable power sources such as batteries, fuel cells, power generators and the like can include structure or apparatus that are adapted to provide an indication of the power capacity remaining within the portable power source. In some cases, these power sou... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7691525 | Secondary battery A secondary battery comprising a heat-sensitive indicator on the outer surface of the battery is disclosed. The color of the heat-sensitive indicator changes according to battery temperature. The heat-sensitive indicator may comprise a sheath. When the internal temp... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7674551 | State of charge indicator for a battery A state of charge indicator for a battery having a liquid electrolyte includes a viewing rod having an observation surface at a first end, a conical reflection surface at a second end, and a generally cylindrical outer surface intermediate the first end and the seco... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7666542 | Flat battery and battery pack The invention is directed towards flat battery for use in a battery pack. The flat battery includes an electrode terminal that conducts to the exterior of the exterior member and connects to the battery elements within the interior region. Electrode terminals of the... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7655348 | Chip-type battery In order to enhance versatility, a chip-type battery having a means for readily identifying a first terminal and a second terminal is provided. The chip-type battery includes: a body having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and contains a plurality of... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7625662 | Medical device battery back system and method for providing active status indication A system and method provides a status indicator to a battery pack of a medical device. The battery pack includes a power supply capable of being connected to the medical device. The battery pack also includes an indicator to automatically indicate a status of at lea... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7462417 | Connecting structure for electrical connection of PCM and battery cell and secondary battery pack containing the same An electrical connection structure, and a secondary battery pack using the same are disclosed. The structure comprises an electrical connection member which includes an insulating body for insulating a PCM from a battery cell, and cathode and anode leads mounted on ... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7443133 | Fuel cell management system and audio system provided with the management system A management information display unit that is able to form management information for managing the power supply state of fuel cells and displays the management information while allowing the management information to be identified as to which electronic device perta... | 10/28/2008 |
| RE40506 | Battery with strength indicator A battery strength indicating and switch means on a battery which is coupled across the terminals of the battery and which is provided with an indicating means to indicate the strength of the battery and in addition, the battery strength indicating means is also pro... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7379296 | Notebook computer with replaceable battery holder module A notebook computer with a replaceable battery holder module is provided, which comprises a notebook computer system and a replaceable battery holder module. With the setting of the replaceable battery holder module, when the original standard-equipped rechargeable ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7372780 | Timing system and device and method for making the same A timing device for indicating the passage of a duration of time is disclosed. The timing device in accordance with the embodiments of the invention comprises an electrochemical component that generates a visual and/or audio indication of the passage a duration of t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7363175 | Query based electronic battery tester An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery provides a test output indicative of a condition of the battery. Electronic measurement circuitry provides a measurement output related to a condition of the battery. The battery condition is determined base... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359739 | Portable electronics device A portable electronics device comprises an interior space for storing a fuel vessel, and a chassis that includes at least one transparent window opposing the interior space. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353696 | Apparatus for measuring methanol concentration An apparatus for measuring a methanol concentration is provided. The apparatus is located in a pipe which supplies liquid fuel to the anode of a direct liquid feed fuel cell, and may include a vertical supporting beam located in the pipe; a horizontal plate located ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7327147 | Device and method for determining characteristic variables for batteries A method for determining characteristic variables for electrical states of an energy storage battery includes subdividing an electrolyte volume of the battery into at least two electrolyte volume components with associated electrolyte balancing areasabd defining at ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326481 | Fuel cell system The invention provides a reactant delivery system for a dead-headed PEM fuel cell system, comprising a fuel cell, a fuel supply, a purge valve, an inlet orifice, an outlet orifice, and a controller. A first fuel flow circuit is provided, wherein fuel is flowed from ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319304 | Shunt connection to a PCB of an energy management system employed in an automotive vehicle A method of coupling a shunt to a printed circuit board (PCB) of an energy management system is provided. The method includes coupling flexible electrical connectors to the shunt and soldering the flexible electrical connectors to connection points on the PCB of the... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7301303 | Portable battery jump start in a soft-sided carrying case A portable battery jump start having a case having soft sides and a soft top cover configured to be selectively closed and opened. The sides of the case are joined to one another by seams that may be taped to become watertight. A first seal is configured for selecti... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297529 | Method and apparatus for performing a lateral flow assay An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for performing a lateral flow assay. The method includes depositing a sample on a test strip at an application region, detecting a first detection signal arising from the test strip in the first detection zone... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7295936 | Electronic battery tester with relative test output An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery determines a condition of the battery. The condition is a relative condition and is a function of a dynamic parameter of the battery and an empirical input variable. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7285314 | Steam barrier film A steam barrier film comprising at least one inorganic gas barrier layer on a polyalkylene naphthalate resin substrate film in which the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the polyalkylene naphthalate resin is from 70 to 150° C. and the steam barrier film compris... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282891 | Method for charging a battery A method and apparatus for charging a rechargeable battery (110) that takes into account the use patterns of the particular battery. A user may only discharge the battery a little and recharge it frequently which is a low capacity high life cycle use pattern,... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7280347 | Universal battery pack According to one embodiment, a system is disclosed. The system includes a chassis including a printed circuit board (PCB) and a battery pack. The battery pack includes a connector to enable the battery pack to couple to a PCB which is mounted either above the center... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7276291 | Transparent conductive articles and methods of making same An electronic device on a plastic substrate, at least one side of the device being protected from reaction with or incorporation of moisture by a composite barrier. The composite barrier may contain, for example, multiple layers of transparent conductive oxide separ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273504 | Battery and a method of manufacturing same A battery having a single cell, an outer paper package covering the single cell, and a water-repellent layer included in the outer paper package. ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270910 | Thermal management systems for battery packs A cordless power tool has a housing which includes a mechanism to couple with a removable battery pack. The battery pack includes one or more battery cells as well as a system to dissipate heat from the battery pack. ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7263449 | Method for determining poor performing cells A means for determining long-term discharge performance, particularly in a lithium/silver vanadium oxide cell, by analyzing and characterizing the initial pulse voltage waveform, is described. The relationship between the initial P1 (Pmin) voltage drop an... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258821 | Nickel-rich quaternary metal oxide materials as cathodes for lithium-ion and lithium-ion polymer batteries Positive electrode-active materials for use in lithium-ion and lithium-ion polymer batteries contain quaternary composite oxides of manganese, nickel, cobalt and aluminum where one of the four is present at levels of over 70 mol percent. The composite oxides can be ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259572 | Method and apparatus for detecting impedance A method and apparatus for detecting an impedance across a pair of terminals. A sensing circuit is AC coupled to the terminals which produces an output related to a time constant associated with the impedance. ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7246015 | Alternator tester An alternator tester is provided for testing an alternator of a vehicle while the alternator is coupled to the vehicle. A sensor is configured to couple to the vehicle and sense a signal related to operation of the alternator. A memory contains data related to opera... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7239146 | Indicator of remaining energy in storage cell of implantable medical device A manganese dioxide (MnO2) or silver vanadium oxide (SVO) or other battery of an implantable medical device having a relatively flat quiescent battery voltage during a beginning portion of the battery's useful life, makes it difficult to use quiescent battery voltag... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232625 | Secondary electrochemical cell A secondary electrochemical cell with at least one positive electrode includes an active material and one negative electrode, which are held directly in a hermetically tight housing which has at least one detector element or which is dynamically connected to one suc... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7212394 | Apparatus and method for banding the interior substrate of a tubular device and the products formed therefrom Apparatus and method for depositing a banding material on the interior substrate of a tubular device, and the products formed therefrom. The tubular device is, generally, of relatively small diameter and comprises at least one band deposited from a first composition... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208914 | Apparatus and method for predicting the remaining discharge time of a battery A method and apparatus for predicting the remaining discharge time of a battery are provided. The method includes measuring a dynamic parameter of the battery, obtaining a discharge current of the battery, measuring a voltage of the battery and obtaining a temperatu... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7199489 | Battery communication system An uninterrupted power supply (“UPS”) system is disclosed which uses a battery communication system to communicate to a UPS processor information concerning the status of a battery pack in an array of parallel coupled battery packs. The battery packs provide bac... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7199784 | One-handed operation of a handheld field maintenance tool A handheld field maintenance tool is provided with features that improve one-handed operation. In one aspect, the tool includes a side strap to allow a technician to exert additional leverage on the tool during one-handed operation. Another aspect includes providing... | 04/03/2007 |
