39th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 59 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170279043 | METHOD TO FABRICATE DISCREET VERTICAL TRANSISTORS - The present disclosure generally relates to the fabrication of metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) select transistors in a vertical orientation such that the transistor pair fits within the footprint of a 4F | 2017-09-28 |
20170279044 | MEMRISTORS WITH OXIDE SWITCHING LAYERS - An example memristor includes a first conductive layer, a switching layer, and a second conductive layer. The first conductive layer may include a first conductive material and a second conductive material. The second conductive material may have a higher diffusivity than the first conductive material. The switching layer may be coupled to the first conductive layer and may include a first oxide having the first conductive material and a second oxide having the second conductive material. The second conductive layer may be coupled to the switching layer. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279045 | MEMORY ELEMENTS HAVING CONDUCTIVE CAP LAYERS AND METHODS THEREFOR - A memory element can include a first electrode; at least one switching layer formed over the first electrode; a second electrode layer; and at least one conductive cap layer formed over the second electrode layer having substantially no grain boundaries extending through to the second electrode layer; wherein the at least one switching layer is programmable between different impedance states by application of electric fields via that first and second electrode. Methods of forming such memory elements are also disclosed. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279046 | DOPING ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS - We describe a method for reducing a parasitic resistance at an interface between a conducting electrode region and an organic semiconductor in a thin film transistor, the method comprising: providing a solution comprising a dopant for doping said semiconductor, and depositing said solution onto said semiconductor and/or said conducting electrode region to selectively dope said semiconductor adjacent said interface between said conducting electrode region and said semiconductor, wherein depositing said solution comprises inkjet-printing said solution. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279047 | Organic Light Emitting Diode Substrate And Method For Manufacturing The Same - The present disclosure discloses an organic light emitting diode substrate and a method for manufacturing the same. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, an organic light emitting diode substrate includes a display region in which an organic film layer that is formed by curing an ink layer is provided, and a border region located outside the display region and including an exposed area in which no organic film layer is provided. The organic light emitting diode substrate further includes: a barrier structure located in the border region and adapted for preventing the ink layer from coming into contact with a surface of the exposed area. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279048 | DIAZIRINE CONTAINING ORGANIC ELECTRONIC COMPOSITIONS AND DEVICE THEREOF - The present invention relates to organic electronic devices, and more specifically to organic field effect transistors, comprising a dielectric layer that comprises a polycycloolefinic polymer and a diazirine compound. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279049 | INK-JET PRINTING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OLED DISPLAY DEVICE - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an ink-jet printing method and a manufacturing method of an OLED display device. The ink-jet printing method includes printing a first ink within a groove defined by a pixel defining layer, such that the first ink forms a first thin film by a drying process, the first thin film covering an inner surface of a lyophilic portion of the pixel defining layer; removing a central portion of the first thin film, the central portion being located at the bottom of the groove; and printing a second ink into the groove covered with the first thin film, such that the second ink forms a second thin film by the drying process. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279050 | COMPOUND AND ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - Provided are a novel compound and an organic electronic device using the same. The novel compound is represented by the following Formula (I): | 2017-09-28 |
20170279051 | EDOT Functionalized Conjugated Polymer And Photodetector Containing The Same - The present invention is generally directed to the field of organic semiconductor material. It provides a donor-acceptor conjugated polymer containing 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene ring as a side chain and a photodetector device containing the same. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279052 | TERAHERTZ DETECTION AND SPECTROSCOPY WITH FILMS OF HOMOGENEOUS CARBON NANOTUBES - Detectors and methods of forming the same include aligning a semiconducting carbon nanotubes on a substrate in parallel to form a nanotube layer. The aligned semiconducting carbon nanotubes in the nanotube layer are cut to a uniform length corresponding to a detection frequency. Metal contacts are formed at opposite ends of the nanotube layer. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279053 | ORGANIC COMPOUND AND ORGANIC OPTOELECTRIC DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, an organic optoelectric device including the organic compound, and a display device including the organic optoelectric device are disclosed. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279054 | COMPOUNDS FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT COMPONENTS AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES USING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides a novel compound of formula (I) and organic electroluminescent devices using the same: | 2017-09-28 |
20170279055 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE - An exemplary embodiment of the present specification provides an organic electroluminescence device including: an anode; a cathode; a light emitting layer provided between the anode and the cathode; and an electron transporting layer provided between the cathode and the light emitting layer, in which the electron transporting layer includes a first electron transporting material and a second electron transporting material, the first electron transporting material is an organic material including a monocyclic or polycyclic ring which includes an N-containing six-membered ring, the second electron transporting material is an organic material including a five-membered hetero ring which includes at least one heteroatom of N, O, and S, or a cyano group, and a dipole moment of the second electron transporting material is larger than a dipole moment of the first electron transporting material. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279056 | A PLURALITY OF HOST MATERIALS AND AN ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a plurality of host materials and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. By comprising a specific combination of a plurality of host compounds, the organic electroluminescent device according to the present invention provides excellent lifespan characteristics while maintaining high luminous efficiency. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279057 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device including: a plurality of unit portions repeatedly arranged in a first direction and a second direction, wherein the second direction is different from the first direction; a plurality of display units respectively arranged above the plurality of unit portions; and a plurality of encapsulation layers respectively encapsulating the plurality of display units, wherein each of the plurality of unit portions includes an island where a display unit and an encapsulation layer are located, and at least one connection unit connected to the island, and islands of two unit portions adjacent to each other are spaced apart from each other, and connection units of the two unit portions adjacent to each other are connected to each other. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279058 | TRIPTYCENE DERIVATIVE USEFUL AS MATERIAL FOR FORMING SELF-ASSEMBLED FILM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAID TRIPTYCENE DERIVATIVE, FILM USING SAME, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAID FILM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAID METHOD - The present invention pertains to: a Janus-type triptycene derivative which is capable of forming a self-assembled film which does not depend on the material quality of a substrate; a self-assembled film using said Janus-type triptycene derivative; a structure having said film on a surface thereof; a method for manufacturing said film; and an electronic device using said method. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279059 | White Organic Light Emitting Device - Disclosed is a white organic light emitting device for enhancing emission efficiency and a color viewing angle or a color reproduction rate. The white organic light emitting device includes a first emission part between a first electrode and a second electrode, the first emission part having a first emission layer, a second emission part on the first emission part, the second emission part having a second emission layer, and a third emission part on the second emission part, the third emission part having a third emission layer. At least two emission layers of the first to third emission layers emit lights having a same color to enhance emission efficiency and a color viewing angle, and the at least two emission layers are adjacent to each other. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279060 | White Organic Light Emitting Device - Disclosed is a white organic light emitting device in which a lifetime of a device is enhanced. The white organic light emitting device includes a first emission part between a first electrode and a second electrode and a second emission part on the first emission part. At least one among the first and second emission parts includes an emission area control layer. The white organic light emitting device includes a first emission part between a first electrode and a second electrode, a second emission part on the first emission part, and a third emission part on the second emission part. At least one among the first to third emission parts includes an emission area control layer. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279061 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A high efficient white emission light emitting element having peak intensity in each wavelength region of red, green, and blue is provided. Specifically, a white emission light emitting element having an emission spectrum that is independent of current density is provided. A first light emitting layer | 2017-09-28 |
20170279062 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an organic light emitting device including a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic functional layer, wherein the organic functional layer includes a first doped layer fabricated in a first process, a second doped layer fabricated in a second process, and an auxiliary layer formed between the first doped layer and the second doped layer, wherein the auxiliary layer is used to improve the performance of the first doped layer. The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a method for fabricating the organic light emitting device. The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a display apparatus including the organic light emitting device. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279063 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT - A light-emitting element having high external quantum efficiency is provided. A light-emitting element having low drive voltage is provided. Provided is a light-emitting element which includes a light-emitting layer containing a phosphorescent compound, a first organic compound, and a second organic compound between a pair of electrodes. A combination of the first organic compound and the second organic compound forms an exciplex (excited complex). An emission spectrum of the exciplex overlaps with an absorption band located on the longest wavelength side of an absorption spectrum of the phosphorescent compound. A peak wavelength of the emission spectrum of the exciplex is longer than or equal to a peak wavelength of the absorption band located on the longest wavelength side of the absorption spectrum of the phosphorescent compound. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279064 | Organic Light-Emitting Diode Including an Electron Transport Layer Stack Comprising Different Lithium Compounds and Elemental Metal - The present invention relates to a an organic light-emitting diode (OLED, | 2017-09-28 |
20170279065 | Light-Emitting Element, Lighting Device, Light-Emitting Device, and Electronic Device - A light-emitting element whose degree of deterioration with driving time is improved and of which emission colors are easily controlled. A light-emitting emitting element having a first electrode, a second electrode, and a layer containing an organic compound located between the first electrode and the second electrode, in which the layer containing the organic compound at least has, from the second electrode side, a light-emitting layer in which a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer are stacked, and a hole-transporting layer provided in contact with the third layer; the first layer contains a first organic compound and a second organic compound; the second layer contains a third organic compound and a fourth organic compound; and the third layer contains the first organic compound and a fifth organic compound. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279066 | Organic Light-Emitting Display Panel And Device - Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an organic light-emitting display panel and an organic light-emitting display device. The organic light-emitting display panel includes: a substrate; a first electrode and a second electrode that are stacked, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are both located on the same side of the substrate; an organic light-emitting layer, which is located between the first electrode and the second electrode; an electron transport layer, which is located between the organic light-emitting layer and the second electrode; wherein, a rare earth transitional metal is also contained at any location between the surface of the second electrode away from the organic light-emitting layer and the surface of the electron transport layer near to the organic light-emitting layer. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279067 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAY DEVICE - An organic EL display device includes an anode, a cathode and a light-emitting unit disposed between the anode and the cathode. The cathode is a transparent conductive film formed on the light-emitting unit. The light-emitting unit includes a light-emitting layer, an electron transport layer disposed between the light-emitting layer and the cathode, and an electron injection layer, disposed between the electron transport layer and the cathode, which is doped with an alkali metal. A thickness of the electron injection layer is equal to or greater than two times that of the electron transport layer. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279068 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An organic EL element includes a pixel electrode, a light emitting function layer that is formed on the pixel electrode, an electron injection layer formed on the light emitting function layer, and a counter electrode that is formed on the electron injection layer and that has semi-transmissive reflectivity, in which the counter electrode contains a reductive material that reduces material of the electron injection layer and Ag with atomic ratio of 75% or more, and an adsorption layer is formed on the counter electrode. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279069 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - An organic light emitting device and a manufacturing method thereof and a display apparatus are provided. The organic light emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode and an organic material functional layer, and the organic material functional layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the third electrode is disposed on a side of the first electrode close to the organic material functional layer; the third electrode is insulated from the first electrode, and part of the third electrode is overlapped with the first electrode; a distance between the first electrode and the second electrode is greater than a distance between the third electrode and the second electrode. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279070 | ENCAPSULATION APPARATUS - An encapsulation apparatus includes an attraction unit and n adhesive-dripping units, n being greater than or equal to 1. Each of the adhesive-dripping units contains adhesive glue, the adhesive glue including an absorbable substance. The attraction unit is disposed on a base platform, the attraction unit being configured to generate attraction for the absorbable substance in the adhesive glue sprayed out from a nozzle, such that the adhesive glue is sprayed to dotting positions of the adhesive glue on an encapsulation substrate in a preset spraying amount under the effect of the attraction. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279071 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DISPLAY DEVICE - A manufacturing method of a display device in an embodiment according to the present invention, the method includes forming a terminal electrode in a terminal part of a first substrate, forming a pixel electrode corresponding to each pixel in a pixel part of the first substrate, forming a first intermediate layer in a region including the terminal electrode of the terminal part, forming an organic layer above the pixel electrode in the pixel part, forming a counter electrode layer above the first substrate including the pixel part and the terminal part, forming a passivation layer above the counter electrode layer, arranging a second substrate opposing the pixel part and bonding the first substrate and the second substrate using a sealing member enclosing the pixel part, and removing the first intermediate layer, the counter electrode layer and the passivation layer in the terminal part. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279072 | Function Panel and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A novel functional panel is provided. The functional panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first layer, a second layer, a sealing portion, and a first adhesive layer. The sealing portion is between the first layer and the second layer. The first adhesive layer is between the first layer and the first substrate. The second substrate is in contact with the second layer. When a surface of the first layer which faces the first substrate is referred to as a first surface and a surface of the second layer which is in contact with the second substrate is referred to as a second surface, the functional panel has a plurality of regions having different distances between the first surface and the second surface. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279073 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is disclosed including an array substrate including a plurality of pixels arranged in a display region, the display region including a planar region and a curved region, and a sealing layer covering the plurality of pixels and arranged across the display region, wherein the sealing layer includes a first organic insulation layer and a second organic insulation layer, a film thickness of the first organic insulation layer is more than a film thickness of the second organic insulation layer in the planar region, a film thickness of the second organic insulation layer is more than a film thickness of the first organic insulation layer in the curved region, and a hardness of the second organic insulation layer is lower than a hardness of the first organic insulation layer. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279074 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided is a display device including a display panel having a display region and a non-display region, a window covering the display panel, and an adhesive member interposed between the display panel and the window to adhere the window to the display panel. The composition material of the adhesive member includes an adhesive layer which is cured by light and a wavelength conversion material which converts the light into infrared rays. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279075 | SEALANT, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A sealant, a display panel and a display device are provided. The sealant includes: a main body material and a reflective material distributed in the main body material. In the case that the display device adopts the sealant, due to the scattering effect of the reflective material, the light incident onto the sealant is scattered by the reflective material and the light scattered by the reflective material cannot be continuously propagated along an original total reflection propagation direction, so that the light, which is originally totally reflected, emerges from the display panel, and thus the light extraction efficiency of the display panel is improved. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279076 | OLED DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF ENCAPSULATING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE - An OLED display panel and a method of encapsulating the same, and a display device are disclosed. The OLED display panel includes: a first substrate and a second substrate which are disposed oppositely, a first sealing agent, a second sealing agent and a plurality of barrier blocks. The first sealing agent is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate and forms a sealing space with the first substrate and the second substrate; the second sealing agent is filled in the sealing space formed by the first substrate, the second substrate and the first sealing agent; and the plurality of barrier blocks are disposed in the sealing space formed by the first substrate, the second substrate and the first sealing agent and are arranged along the first sealing agent at an interval. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279077 | Organic Light-Emitting Diode Element and Display Device - An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) element and a display device are provided. The OLED element includes a base substrate and an anode, an organic functional layer and a cathode sequentially stacked on the base substrate. A thermal expansion layer is disposed on at least one of a side of the anode away from the organic functional layer or a side of the cathode away from the organic functional layer and is a transparent thermal expansion layer. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279078 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ORGANIC EL DISPLAY DEVICE - A method of manufacturing an organic EL display device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes, in the following order, disposing a mask material so as to specify a region having a sealing layer formed therein, on a substrate in which a laminated structure having a first electrode, an organic EL layer, and a second electrode included in this order is disposed, applying a sealing layer forming material onto the substrate, and removing the mask material from an upper portion of the substrate. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279079 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS - An organic light-emitting display apparatus including a substrate having a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area, a first insulating layer arranged over the substrate throughout the display area and the peripheral area, the first insulating layer including a first opening disposed in the peripheral area, a first electrode arranged over the first insulating layer in the display area, a pixel defining film arranged over the first insulating layer, the pixel defining film including a second opening exposing a portion of the first electrode and a third opening formed at the location of the first opening to form a common opening, an intermediate layer arranged over the first electrode, and a second electrode covering the intermediate layer, the pixel defining film, at least a portion of the third opening, and at least a portion of the first opening. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279080 | THIN FILM PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - A thin film package structure is provided. The thin film package structure includes a plurality of film layers arranged on the outside of a device, the plurality of film layers including inorganic and organic layers alternately laminated, wherein the innermost film layer and the outermost film layer among the plurality of film layers are inorganic layers, and an auxiliary spreading layer arranged between at least one pair of an inorganic layer and an organic layer adjacent within the plurality of film layers, wherein the hydrophilicity-hydrophobicity of the auxiliary spreading layer is the same as that of the organic layer in contact with the auxiliary spreading layer. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279081 | Light-Emitting Device and Electronic Device - A highly reliable light-emitting device is provided. Damage to an element due to externally applied physical power is suppressed. Alternatively, in a process of pressure-bonding of an FPC, damage to a resin and a wiring which are in contact with a flexible substrate due to heat is suppressed. A neutral plane at which stress-strain is not generated when a flexible light-emitting device including an organic EL element is deformed, is positioned in the vicinity of a transistor and the organic EL element. Alternatively, the hardness of the outermost surface of a light-emitting device is high. Alternatively, a substrate having a coefficient of thermal expansion of 10 ppm/K or lower is used as a substrate that overlaps with a terminal portion connected to an FPC. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279082 | AN ORGANIC CONVERSION DEVICE - The invention relates to a substrate ( | 2017-09-28 |
20170279083 | LIGHT EXTRACTION SUBSTRATE FOR ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT COMPRISING SAME - The present invention relates to a light extraction substrate for an organic light emitting element and, more specifically, to a light extraction substrate for an organic light emitting element that can enhance the light extraction efficiency of the organic light emitting element by optimizing a stack structure that can maximize scattering efficiency, and an organic light emitting element comprising the same. To this end, the present invention provides a light extraction substrate for an organic light emitting element and an organic light emitting element comprising the same, the light extraction substrate comprising: a base substrate; a plurality of light scattering objects arranged on the base substrate; a matrix layer formed on the base substrate to cover the plurality of light scattering objects; and a planarization layer that is formed on the matrix layer and of which the surface makes contact with an organic light emitting element, wherein at least one of the cover matrix layer, the planarization layer, and the light scattering objects has a different index of refraction. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279084 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a first substrate, a coloring layer formed on the first substrate, a transparent insulating layer having a first refractive index formed on the coloring layer, a first transparent electrode having a higher second refractive index than the first refractive index formed on the transparent insulating layer, an organic layer having a light emitting layer formed on the first transparent electrode, and a second transparent electrode formed on the organic layer. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279085 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ORGANIC EL DISPLAY DEVICE - A method of manufacturing an organic EL display device includes disposing a second base material that is disposed to face a first base material having a display region and including a TFT layer on a supporting substrate that supports the second base material, disposing the first base material on a side opposite to a side where the supporting substrate of the second base material is disposed, disposing a dam material that surrounds the display region between the first base material and the second base material, filling an inside of the dam material with a filling material between the first base material and the second base material, disposing an auxiliary wall to be separated from an outside of the dam material between the first base material and the second base material, and cutting the second base material through the supporting substrate between the dam material and the auxiliary wall. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279086 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An organic EL display device includes a pixel electrode, a pixel isolation insulating film on which an opening at a bottom of which the pixel electrode is exposed is formed, an aggregate of an organic material partially formed on the pixel electrode that is exposed at the bottom of the opening, an organic film, including a light emitting layer, that covers the pixel electrode and the aggregate, and an opposing electrode that covers the organic film. The aggregate is formed at a corner formed by the pixel electrode that is exposed at the bottom of the opening and an inner wall that forms the opening of the pixel isolation insulating film. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279087 | FLAT BATTERY - A flat battery ( | 2017-09-28 |
20170279088 | CLAMPING DEVICE FOR BATTERY CELLS AS WELL AS BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY, BATTERY SYSTEM, VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BATTERY MODULE - The present invention relates to a clamping device ( | 2017-09-28 |
20170279089 | LAMINATED CELL - A laminated cell is provided having a cell element encapsulated in a laminate exterior body. The laminate exterior body has one or more flat laminate sheets, and two concave laminate sheets the outer perimeters of which rise from the bottom to form concave shapes. The two concave laminate sheets face each other across the cell element with the concave surfaces facing the exterior of the laminate exterior body, the pair of edges of the flat laminate sheets being joined to the entire outer perimeters of the concave laminate sheets, and the portion of the edges of the flat laminate sheets that are not joined to the entire outer perimeters of the edges of the concave laminate sheets are joined to each other, whereby the laminate exterior body forms a bag shape. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279090 | BATTERY PACKAGING MATERIAL - A battery packaging material has an excellent ink printing characteristic on a base-layer-side surface. This battery packaging material has a laminated body formed by sequentially stacking at least a base layer, a metal layer, and a sealant layer, with the wet tensile strength of the surface of the base layer being 32 mN/m or greater. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279091 | SECONDARY BATTERY HEAD COVER ASSEMBLY, SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME AND ASSEMBLING METHOD THEREOF - The present application relates to a secondary battery head cover assembly, a secondary battery including the same and an assembling method thereof. The secondary battery head cover assembly includes a head cover and an insulation structure, the insulation structure includes a top connection sheet and two naked battery core insulation sheets, an electrode pole is provided on the head cover, and an electrode pole through hole, through which the electrode pole passes, is provided at a position on the top connection sheet corresponding to the electrode pole, the top connection sheet is located below the head cover and is fixed to the head cover. The secondary battery includes the secondary battery head cover assembly and the naked battery core, the naked battery core is located below the top connection sheet, and the two naked battery core insulation sheets wrap the side and bottom surfaces of the naked battery core. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279092 | THERMAL INSULATION OF A BATTERY HAVING AN ELEVATED OPERATING TEMPERATURE - A battery housing including at least one interior space for accommodating at least one battery, and including at least one contact element which, in a connection position, establishes a connection to a counter-contact element, the connection passing through the battery housing out of the interior space and/or into the interior space, the connection being cut off in an out-of-contact position with the counter-contact element, the counter-contact element being situated on an insulation component movable relative to the battery housing, which is movable from a first position, in which the counter-contact element and the contact element are in the connection position, into a second position, in which the counter-contact element and the contact element are in the out-of-contact position, the contact element being thermally insulated in the out-of-contact position by the insulation component. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279093 | STEPPED ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS WITH FOLDED SEALED PORTION - A pouched energy storage device can include a cell housing portion and a sealed portion. The device can also include a stack of electrodes housed within an inner region of the cell housing portion. Each electrode can have dimensions of width, length, and thickness. One or more electrodes can have at least one of the dimensions smaller than a corresponding dimension of other electrodes in the stack of electrodes. The device can also include an indentation on the cell housing portion adjacent the sealed portion. The indentation can form a stepped region in the inner region that is complimentary to the one or more electrodes having at least one of the dimensions smaller than a corresponding dimension of other electrodes in the stack of electrodes. The sealed portion can be folded onto the cell housing portion so that at least a part of the sealed portion resides in the indentation. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279094 | POWER STORAGE MODULE - A power storage module is provided with: a pair of end plates for clamping a plurality of secondary cells arranged in parallel in one direction; first and second cover members fixed to one end plate of the pair of end plates, the first and second cover members being arranged facing the top surface of an enclosure, an electrode terminal being provided on the top surface; through-holes formed in the first and second cover members, the through-holes extending in the one direction; and engaging protrusions provided to first cell holders, the engaging protrusions protruding in the direction in which the first and second cover members are arranged, and being engaged with the first and second cover members, with the engaging protrusions passed through the through-holes. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279095 | PORTABLE POWER TOOL, BATTERY PACK, AND CELL CONFIGURATIONS FOR SAME - Various battery packs are presented for use with twenty volt (20 V) power tools. In some embodiments, one or more lithium-ion battery cells of the battery packs are received by a handle of the power tool. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279096 | ASSEMBLED BATTERY - An assembled battery includes a cell stack formed by stacking a plurality of unit cells in the same direction, positive electrode-side bus bars respectively connected to positive electrode tabs of the unit cells, and negative electrode-side bus bars respectively connected to negative electrode tabs of the unit cells. A positive electrode-side bus bar connected to a positive electrode tab of a first unit cell of adjacent unit cells in the cell stack, and a negative electrode-side bus bar connected to a negative electrode tab of a second unit cell, are connected to each other on one of the surfaces of the cell stack. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279097 | BATTERY STRUCTURE AND INTEGRATION - A portable electronic device is described. This portable electronic device includes an external housing with a cavity defined by an edge. A keyboard, having a front surface and a back surface, is disposed in the cavity with the front surface facing the external housing. Moreover, a tray is disposed over the back surface of the keyboard, and is mechanically coupled to the external housing adjacent to the edge. Furthermore, battery cells are mechanically coupled to an opposite side of the tray from the back surface of the keyboard. The tray may allow the battery cells to be removed from the portable electronic device without damaging the keyboard. In addition, the tray may increase the compression strength and/or the bending strength of the portable electronic device. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279098 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery according to an exemplary embodiments includes: an electrode assembly; a case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly and having an opening at one side thereof; and a cap assembly including: a cap plate configured to close and seal the opening of the case, the cap plate having a vent portion and defining a vent opening that is configured to discharge an internal gas generated inside the case to the outside of the case, the vent portion comprising: a vent plate configured to close and seal the vent opening; and a bending portion that is raised from the vent plate; and an electrode terminal at an upper portion of the cap plate and electrically connected to the electrode assembly. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279099 | Battery Cover - A battery cover is disclosed. The battery cover has a lower battery cover and an upper battery cover. The upper battery cover is matable with the lower battery cover to form a labyrinth and a plurality of battery cover sides. The labyrinth has a plurality of labyrinth cell passageways between a plurality of cell openings and a plurality of mixing areas, and the labyrinth cell passageways extend above an acid level when tipped all directions onto the battery cover sides from an upright orientation. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279100 | ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS - An energy storage apparatus includes one or more energy storage devices, and an outer housing that houses the one or more energy storage devices. The outer housing includes an outer housing main body, a cover that closes an opening of the outer housing main body, an outer terminal disposed on the cover, and a communication part defining a passageway allowing a communication between an interior and an exterior of the outer housing. The communication part includes a functional membrane. A ventilation hose for passage of a gas, which has passed the functional membrane, is connected to an end of the communication part. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279101 | SEPARATOR FOR METAL SECONDARY BATTERIES - Provided is a separator which can make the electric field on the surface of a negative electrode for a metal secondary battery homogeneous to thereby prevent the formation of dendrites. A porous separator for metal secondary batteries, which has a polymer electrolyte layer formed on the surface layer of at least one main surface of a porous polyimide film. It is preferred that the polymer electrolyte layer is composed of both a polymer electrolyte material which is supported on at least one main surface of the porous polyimide film and a polymer electrolyte material which is supported in voids in a layered region that extends from the main surface. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279102 | LAMINATED POROUS FILM AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides a laminated porous film and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The laminated porous film is a laminated porous film in which a heat-resistant layer comprising a binder resin and a filler is laminated on one or both of the surfaces of a porous film substrate mainly comprising a polyolefin, wherein a part occupied by at least one out of the binder resin and the filler is formed in the porous film substrate so as to touch the heat-resistant layer, and the total thickness of the occupied part is not less than 1% and not more than 20% of the overall thickness of the porous film substrate. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises the laminated porous film according as a separator. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279103 | DECOUPLED ALIGNMENT SHROUD FOR VARIABLE CONNECTOR ROUTING - A shroud configured to connect a leadframe to a battery system for a hybrid motor vehicle is provided. The shroud is removably attachable to the leadframe. The shroud has at least one shroud alignment feature, the shroud being removably attached to the leadframe in a predetermined orientation wherein the shroud alignment feature is aligned with a complimentary leadframe alignment feature. The shroud may include a hollow cylindrical portion and at least one connecting feature configured to attach the shroud to the leadframe. The shroud may be provided as part of a connector system that includes the leadframe. In this case, the leadframe is configured to provide an electrical and mechanical connection between a power inverter and the battery system of the electric motor. The leadframe includes at least one leadframe alignment feature that is aligned with the shroud alignment feature. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279104 | FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT FOR VEHICLE BATTERY - Disclosed herein are battery systems for electric vehicles. A battery may include a plurality of electrochemical cells and an flexible circuit disposed above the electrochemical cells. The flexible circuit may be generally defined by a longitudinal and lateral axis. The flexible circuit may include a positive conductive path, a negative conductive path, at least one opening extending through the flexible circuit, at least one expandable positive interconnect capable of electrically connecting the positive path to a positive terminal of an electrochemical cell, and at least one expandable negative interconnect capable of electrically connecting the negative conductive path to a negative terminal of an electrochemical cell. The positive and negative interconnects may be expandable in at least the transverse direction and may extend from an edge of the at least one opening and terminate at a connection pad. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279105 | TERMINAL ASSEMBLY WITH A MULTI-WIRE PLANAR CABLE - A terminal assembly includes a multi-wire planar cable having a plurality of flat wires and a common jacket for the plurality of flat wires. The jacket has grooves between adjacent flat wires for controlled separation of the flat wires and surrounding jacket portions at an end of the multi-wire planar cable into separated jacketed wire portions extending a length of the flat wires each including an insulating sleeve and a terminating end of the flat wire. The terminating ends of the flat wires are exposed beyond the insulating sleeves. Terminals are attached to the terminating ends of corresponding flat wires. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279106 | BATTERY PACK - In a battery pack, circuit board and thin cells are insert-molded in resin mold portion formed by a die, and are fixed to fixed positions. At least one of thin cells is disposed at a position where circuit board faces terminal surface. Terminal surfaces of thin cells and circuit board, which are interconnected, are buried in resin mold portion, thin cells are disposed on the same plane, and circuit board is integrally connected and fixed to the thin cells so as to be parallel with both surfaces of the thin cells. Thus, the thin cells are strongly interconnected via the resin mold portion, and all thin cells are disposed on the same plane without warpage. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279107 | ELECTRODE - The present invention provides an electrode for an electrical device, the electrode comprising: a PTC element; a first terminal disposed on one main surface of the PTC element and extending in one direction; and a second terminal disposed on the other main surface of the PTC element and extending in a different direction from the first terminal. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279108 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL WITH PROTECTED NEGATIVE ELECTRODE - A method of fabricating a negative electrode for an electrochemical cell may comprise: providing an electrically conductive substrate; depositing a metal layer on the substrate; anodizing the metal layer to form a porous layer on the substrate; depositing a layer of ion conducting material on the porous layer, the layer extending at least partially into pores of the porous layer; densifying the layer of ion conducting material; depositing a layer of alkali metal on the densified layer of ion conducting material; attaching a temporary electrode to the layer of alkali metal and passing a current between the temporary electrode and the substrate to drive alkali metal through the densified layer of ion conducting material to the surface of the substrate, forming an alkali metal reservoir at the surface of the substrate. Furthermore, an electrically conductive mesh may be used in place of the porous layer on the substrate. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279109 | LITHIUM METAL OXIDE COMPOSITES, AND METHODS FOR PREPARING AND USING THEREOF - Provided herein are lithium metal oxide composites made up of lithium metal oxide coated with a metal oxide shell. The metal oxide shell may include a plurality of metal oxide particles dispersed in a porous carbon matrix. Such composites may be suitable for use as electrode materials, or more specifically for use in batteries. Provided herein are also methods for producing such composites involving the mechanochemical processing of metal-organic frameworks with lithium metal oxide to produce lithium metal oxide coated with a metal-organic framework shell, which is then pyrolyzed. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279110 | LI-ION BATTERY ELECTRODE PIECE - The present application relates to a Li-ion battery electrode piece, including an electrode piece substrate, a blank foil and an adhesive piece, the blank foil is arranged at one end of the electrode piece substrate along the length direction of the electrode piece substrate, one end of the blank foil away from the electrode piece substrate has a right-angle area, the adhesive piece is adhered at the right-angle area. The Li-ion battery electrode piece provided by the present application, through adhering an adhesive piece on the blank foil, avoids the end of the electrode piece from being deformed and folded, and improves the phenomenon of convex in battery core appearance and bad streak. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279111 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE - A decomposition reaction of an electrolyte solution and the like caused as a side reaction of charge and discharge is minimized in repeated charge and discharge of a lithium ion battery or a lithium ion capacitor, and thus the lithium ion battery or the lithium ion capacitor can have long-term cycle performance. A negative electrode for a power storage device includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer which includes a plurality of particles of a negative electrode active material. Each of the particles of the negative electrode active material has an inorganic compound film containing a first inorganic compound on part of its surface. The negative electrode active material layer has a film in contact with an exposed part of the negative electrode active material and part of the inorganic compound film. The film contains an organic compound and a second inorganic compound. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279112 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - An electrode material includes inorganic particles of LiFe | 2017-09-28 |
20170279113 | LAMINATE TYPE BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a laminate type battery including: a power generating element formed by electrically laminating in series a plurality of single battery layers in which the single battery layer is formed by sequentially laminating a positive electrode current collector, a positive electrode active material layer, an electrolyte layer, a negative electrode active material layer, and a negative electrode current collector; and an outer casing body inside which the power generating element is disposed, in which at least one of the positive electrode current collector and the negative electrode current collector includes a resin layer having conductivity, and the power generating element further includes a resistance reduction layer adjacent to the resin layer at the outer surface side of the single battery layer including the resin layer. According to the present invention, a means for improving output characteristics in a laminate type secondary battery using a resin current collector is provided. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279114 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY CELL - The method for manufacturing an electrode for a lithium ion secondary cell proposed herein includes: a step of pattern-coating a binder liquid | 2017-09-28 |
20170279115 | SPECIAL LiPON MASK TO INCREASE LiPON IONIC CONDUCTIVITY AND TFB FABRICATION YIELD - According to general aspects, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a special mask design that not only increases the ionic conductivity of a deposited LiPON layer but also increases device yield by reducing damage to the deposited layer from RF plasma. In embodiments, the mask includes a conductive bottom surface facing the substrate during deposition and a non-conductive opposite top side. According to aspects of the present disclosure, the conductive portion of the mask at the bottom side allows the formation of a weak secondary local plasma (or greater plasma immersion) to enhance nitrogen incorporation into the LiPON film. The non-conductive top side suppresses local micro-arcing, which will limit the plasma induced damage to the growing film. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279116 | CARBON THAT CARRIES A METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLE, AN ELECTRODE, AND AN ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE INCORPORATING THE SAME - The present invention aims at: providing an accelerated reaction in a liquid-phase reaction; forming, by way of the reaction, a metal oxide nanoparticle and carbon that carries the metal oxide nanoparticle in a highly dispersed state; and providing an electrode containing the carbon and an electrochemical device using the electrode. In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, shear stress and centrifugal force are applied to the reactant in the rotating reactor so that an accelerated chemical reaction is attained in the course of the reaction. Further, the carbon carrying a metal oxide nanoparticle in a highly dispersed state comprises: a metal oxide nanoparticle produced by the accelerated chemical reaction, wherein shear stress and centrifugal force are applied to a reactant in a rotating reactor in the course of the reaction; and carbon dispersed in the rotating reactor by applying shear stress and centrifugal force. An electrochemical device produced by using the carbon carrying the metal oxide nanoparticle as an electrode has high output and high capacity characteristics. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279117 | LITHIUM ION BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A lithium ion secondary battery is disclosed that can inhibit generation of gas due to decomposition of a non-aqueous electrolyte solution. The lithium ion battery includes a cathode, a non-aqueous electrolyte solution and an anode, wherein the cathode includes a conductive material, a layered niobium-containing oxide that coats a surface of the conductive material, and a lithium-containing oxide active material having an upper-limit potential to a redox potential of metal lithium of no less than 4.5 V (vs. Li/Li | 2017-09-28 |
20170279118 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK - According to one embodiment, a nonaqueous electrolyte battery including a positive electrode and a negative electrode is provided. The positive electrode includes LiNi | 2017-09-28 |
20170279119 | NON-AQUEOUS ORGANIC ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY CELL - In a non-aqueous organic electrolyte secondary cell, the counter charge capacity ratio (A/C) between the cathodes and the anodes represented by the following formula is set to within the range from 1.10 to 1.35, | 2017-09-28 |
20170279120 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLABLE SYNTHESIS OF CARBON BASED BATTERY ELECTRODE MATERIAL - Carbon-based electrode materials including graphite particles bridged by hemispheres of fullerene, as well as methods of synthesizing the carbon-based electrode materials, are disclosed. These carbon-based electrode materials may allow for decreased irreversible capacity loss during cycling in lithium-ion battery systems. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279121 | Systems And Methods For Energy Storage Cells Having Improved Intercalation - An energy storage cell includes an enclosure, a cathode, a separator, and an anode in electro-chemical communication with each other to produce electric current. The cathode, separator, and anode are located within the enclosure. The anode includes a plurality of components for improved density and improved extent of content organized as graphene. Each component is formed as a tape. The tape includes planar sheets of carbon organized in a primarily perpendicular line orientation. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279122 | Redox-Active Supramolecular Polymer Binders Derived from Perylene Bisimide Nanowires Enable High-Rate Lithium-Sulfur Batteries - To address the need for multi-functional binders specifically tailored for sulfur cathodes π-stacked perylene bisimide (PBI) molecules are repurposed as redox-active supramolecular binders in sulfur cathodes for Li—S cells. In operando lithiation of PBI binders permanently reduces Li—S cell impedance enabling high-rate cycling, a critical step toward unlocking the full potential of Li—S batteries. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279123 | BINDER COMPOSITION FOR STORAGE DEVICE ELECTRODE, SLURRY FOR STORAGE DEVICE ELECTRODE, STORAGE DEVICE ELECTRODE, AND STORAGE DEVICE - An electrical storage device electrode binder composition exhibits an excellent binding capability, and makes it possible to produce an electrical storage device electrode that exhibits excellent charge-discharge durability characteristics. The electrical storage device electrode binder composition includes a polymer (A) and a liquid medium (B), wherein the polymer (A) is polymer particles, and the ratio (DA/DB) of the average particle size (DA) of the polymer particles measured by using a dynamic light scattering method to the average particle size (DB) of the polymer particles measured by TEM observation is 2 to 10. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279124 | CARRIER-NANOPARTICLE COMPLEX AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF - The present specification relates to a carrier-nanoparticle complex and a preparation method thereof. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279125 | ELECTRODE - The present invention provides a means for improving the durability of a battery. An electrode of the present invention comprises a current collector having a conductive resin layer comprising a polymer material and a conductive filler, and an active material layer, and the electrode further includes a conductive member, which is in electrical contact with the conductive filler, between the current collector and the active material layer. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279126 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A METAL-AIR CELL - The invention includes a method of making a catalytic electrode for a metal-air cell in which a carbon-catalyst composite is produced by heating a manganese compound in the presence of a particulate carbon material to form manganese oxide catalyst on the surfaces of the particulate carbon, and then adding virgin particulate carbon material to the carbon-catalyst composite to produce a catalytic mixture that is formed into a catalytic layer. A current collector and an air diffusion layer are added to the catalytic layer to produce the catalytic electrode. The catalytic electrode can be combined with a separator and a negative electrode in a cell housing including an air entry port through which air from outside the container can reach the catalytic electrode. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279127 | Injection of water in electrochemical systems - Systems, methods, and apparatus configured for the osmotic injection of water in electrochemical systems are generally described. In certain embodiments, water can be transported from a water-containing liquid in an environment outside the electrochemical cell into the electrochemical cell across an osmotic medium fluidically separating an interior compartment of the electrochemical cell from the environment outside the electrochemical cell. The systems, methods, and apparatus described herein can be, according to certain embodiments, configured to be part of an electrochemical system in which water is consumed (e.g., as a reactant). | 2017-09-28 |
20170279128 | BIPOLAR FUEL CELL PLATE - A bipolar fuel cell plate made of a stainless steel including the following elements, in mass %:
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20170279129 | FUEL CELL FOR DETECTING A POLLUTANT - A fuel cell including: a diaphragm/electrodes assembly including a first electrode forming an anode, and a first reinforcement attached to a surface of the diaphragm and surrounding the first electrode; two bipolar plates, having the diaphragm/electrodes assembly placed therebetween and including at least one flow collector passing therethrough, a first surface of the diaphragm including an active area and a connection area and arranged between the flow collector and the active area; a conductor track rigidly connected to the first surface of the diaphragm and extending between the connection area and one edge of the diaphragm that projects beyond the first reinforcement; and a measurement electrode, positioned on the connection area of the first surface of the diaphragm and making electrical contact with the conductor track. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279130 | SEPARATOR LAYER FOR FLOW BATTERY - A flow battery includes an electrochemical cell that has a first electrode, a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, and a separator layer arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode. The separator layer is formed of a polymer that has a polymer backbone with cyclic groups that are free of unsaturated nitrogen and one or more polar groups bonded between the cyclic groups. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279131 | BIPOLAR PLATE OF AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL WITH IMPROVED MECHANICAL STRENGTH - A bipolar plate of an electrochemical cell, including a first conductive sheet and a second conductive sheet, wherein at least one first distribution channel of a first conductive sheet and one second distribution channel of a second conductive sheet each include at least one portion, referred to as a superposed portion, where they are superposed onto one another and make mutual contact via their respective back walls, and at least one portion, referred to as a reinforcement portion, where they make contact, via their respective back walls, with a dividing rib of the opposite conductive sheet. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279132 | BIPOLAR PLATE OF AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL WITH LOW THICKNESS - The invention pertains to a bipolar plate in which each of the distribution channels is located facing a dividing rib of the opposite conductive sheet; and in which said distribution channels include portions of various depths that are arranged so as to form a longitudinal alternation between:
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20170279133 | BIPOLAR PLATE ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED SEAL FOR FUEL CELL - A bipolar plate assembly with integrated seal for a fuel cell with a subassembly having a formed metal cathode plate bonded to a formed metal anode plate. On at least one of the plates, two raised continuous ridges are formed on the outward surface of and around the perimeter of the plate, thereby creating a channel to contain the seal. In this design, a substantial portion of the channel area on the inward surface of the plate is in direct contact with and supported by the other plate. The channel and hence the seal are thus well supported during molding and under compression in the assembled fuel cell. Further, ducts traversing the seal region can advantageously be formed without affecting the functioning of the seal. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279134 | METHOD FOR HIGH-TEMPERATURE ELECTROLYSIS OR CO-ELECTROLYSIS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRICITY BY MEANS OF AN SOFC FUEL CELL, AND ASSOCIATED INTERCONNECTORS, REACTORS AND OPERATING METHODS - A heat exchanger can be integrated into an interconnector that can be used in both a SOFC fuel cell and an EHT electrolyser, which allows a heat-transfer fluid different from that in the reactive and drainage gas circuits to be circulated from the inlet of the reactor, thereby allowing the best possible management of the exothermic operating modes of the SOFC cell and the exothermic or endothermic operating modes of the EHT electrolyser and the SOFC cell, especially in the absence of current for the latter. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279135 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HEATING FUEL CELL STACK AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM HAVING THE DEVICE - Provided is device and method for heating fuel cell stack and fuel cell system having the device. The fuel cell system includes: a power generating unit having fuel cell stacks arranged with an interval defined between the stacks; an outlet manifold unit provided outside each fuel cell stack and guiding a reaction mixture discharged from each stack to outside; an inlet manifold unit provided on each stack at a location opposed to the outlet manifold unit based on the stack, the inlet manifold unit supplying fuel and air supplied through a fuel supply pipe and an air supply pipe into the stack; and a subsidiary fuel supply unit for supplying subsidiary fuel into the outlet manifold unit such that the subsidiary fuel is burnt in the outlet manifold unit so as to heat both the outlet manifold unit and the stack coming into contact with the outlet manifold unit. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279136 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL DEVICE - A fuel cell device with a rectangular solid ceramic substrate extending in length between first and second end surfaces where thermal expansion occurs primarily along the length. An active structure internal to the exterior surface extends along only a first portion of the length and has an anode, cathode and electrolyte therebetween. The first portion is heated to generate a fuel cell reaction. A remaining portion of the length is a non-heated, non-active section lacking opposing anode and cathode where heat dissipates along the remaining portion away from the first portion. A second portion of the length in the remaining portion is distanced away from the first portion such that its exterior surface is at low temperature when the first portion is heated. The anode and cathode have electrical pathways extending from the internal active structure to the exterior surface in the second portion for electrical connection at low temperature. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279137 | Method for dynamic variable humidity control - Disclosed is a method for dynamic variable humidity control; wherein the flow rate of the working gas flow is changed repeatedly according to a certain time interval and increment. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279138 | Humidifier, for Example for a Fuel Cell - A humidifier comprises hollow shell and humidifier core. The humidifier core includes a transfer sheet, a plurality of first channels, and a plurality of second channels. The transfer sheet comprises a permeable material having a plurality of sections and a plurality of layers of spacing materials. The plurality of first channels are configured to allow air flow in a first direction and to prevent airflow in a second direction that is different from the first direction. The plurality of second channels are configured to allow air flow in the second direction and to prevent airflow in the first direction. The humidifier comprises a stack of alternating first channels and second channels, and the first channels are configured to transfer liquid from air flowing in at least one of the first channels to air flowing in at least one of the second channels. The humidifier is suitable for use in fuel cell stack. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279139 | METHOD FOR STARTING A FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A method for starting a fuel cell and to a fuel cell system which is configured to carry out the method. The fuel cell includes electrically conductive bipolar plates, arranged between which there is in each case a cathode, including a fluid-conducting cathode space, a membrane and an anode, including a fluid-conducting anode space. There is provision that the method includes the following steps in the specified order:
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20170279140 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDITION MONITORING OF REDOX FLOW BATTERIES USING DATA ANALYTICS - One embodiment provides a method for predicting maintenance of a redox flow battery, the method including: receiving, from a plurality of sensors, data regarding characteristics of the redox flow battery; weighting, using a processor, each of the characteristics to form an estimated state parameter for the redox flow battery; and determining, using the processor, a maintenance action for the redox flow battery using the estimated state parameter. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279141 | VORTEX TUBE REFORMER FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION, SEPARATION, AND INTEGRATED USE - A reformer assembly includes a vortex tube receiving heated fuel mixed with steam. A catalyst coats the inner wall of the main tube of the vortex tube and a hydrogen-permeable tube is positioned in the middle of the main tube coaxially with the main tube. With this structure the vortex tube outputs primarily Hydrogen from one end and Carbon-based constituents from the other end. In some embodiments a second vortex tube receives the Carbon output of the first vortex tube to establish a water gas shift reactor, producing Hydrogen from the Carbon output of the first vortex tube. | 2017-09-28 |
20170279142 | MEMBRANE - An electrolyte membrane including (i) a porous mat of nanofibres, wherein the nanofibres are composed of a non-ionically conducting heterocyclic-based polymer, the heterocyclic-based polymer comprising basic functional groups and being soluble in organic solvent; and (ii) an ion-conducting polymer which is a partially- or fully-fluorinated sulphonic acid polymer. The porous mat is essentially fully impregnated with ion-conducting polymer, and the thickness of the porous mat in the electrolyte membrane is distributed across at least 80% of the thickness of the electrolyte membrane. Such a membrane is of use in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell or an electrolyser. | 2017-09-28 |