40th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 76 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170288131 | INTEGRATED HALL EFFECT SENSORS WITH VOLTAGE CONTROLLABLE SENSITIVITY - An integrated Hall effect sensor is disclosed. The integrated Hall effect sensor has high tunable sensitivity by varying the thickness of the Hall plate. The Hall effect sensor is integrated onto a crystalline-on-insulator substrate, such as silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate. The Hall plate is part of the surface substrate of the SOI substrate. A sensor well is disposed in the bulk substrate of the SOI substrate. By applying an appropriate well bias voltage, the thickness of the Hall plate can be tuned from below the surface substrate to achieve the desired sensitivity. A gate may also be provided on the surface substrate. Biasing the gate with an appropriate gate bias voltage can further enhance thickness tunability of the Hall plate from above to achieve the desired sensitivity. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288132 | MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT AND MAGNETIC SENSOR - A magnetoresistive element includes a channel layer, a first ferromagnetic layer, a second ferromagnetic layer, and a reference electrode. The first ferromagnetic layer, the second ferromagnetic layer, and the reference electrode are apart from each other and are electrically connected to each other through the channel layer. The average resistivity of a sixth region composed of a first region, a second region, and a fourth region is higher than the average resistivity of a seventh region composed of the second region, a third region, and a fifth region. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288133 | MAGNETORESISTIVE ELEMENT AND MAGNETIC SENSOR - A magnetoresistive element includes a channel layer, a first ferromagnetic layer, a second ferromagnetic layer, and a reference electrode. The first ferromagnetic layer, the second ferromagnetic layer, and the reference electrode are apart from each other and are electrically connected to each other through the channel layer. The effective cross-sectional area of a sixth region according to a plane perpendicularly intersecting a spin-polarized carrier transport path in the sixth region is smaller than the effective cross-sectional area of a seventh region according to a plane perpendicularly intersecting a voltage detection path in the seventh region. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288134 | MAGNETO-RESISTANCE DEVICE - This invention relates to structures comprising magnetic materials and conjugated molecules. The invention relates to magneto-resistive devices based on such structures. Structures and devices of the invention can be used as magnetic switches, magnetic sensors and in devices such in/as memory devices. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288135 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE, ELECTRODE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - A semiconductor structure includes an N | 2017-10-05 |
20170288136 | Magnetoresistive Device and Method of Manufacturing Same - A magnetoresistive-based device and method of manufacturing a magnetoresistive-based device using one or more hard masks. The process of manufacture, in one embodiment, includes patterning a mask over a selected portion of the third layer of ferromagnetic material, wherein the mask is a metal hard mask. Thereafter, etching through the third layer of ferromagnetic material to provide sidewalls of the second synthetic antiferromagnetic structure, through the second tunnel barrier layer to form a second tunnel barrier and provide sidewalls thereof and the second layer of ferromagnetic material to provide sidewalls thereof. Thereafter, etching, through the first tunnel barrier layer to form a first tunnel barrier to provide sidewalls thereof and etching the first layer of ferromagnetic material to provide sidewalls thereof. The process may then include oxidizing the sidewalls of (i) the first tunnel barrier and (ii) the first layer of ferromagnetic material. Thereafter, the metal hard mask may be connected to an electrical conductor. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288137 | MAGNETIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY WITH PERPENDICULAR ENHANCEMENT LAYER - The present invention is directed to an MTJ memory element including a magnetic free layer structure which includes one or more magnetic free layers that have a same variable magnetization direction substantially perpendicular to layer planes thereof; an insulating tunnel junction layer formed adjacent to the magnetic free layer structure; a magnetic reference layer structure comprising a first magnetic reference layer formed adjacent to the insulating tunnel junction layer and a second magnetic reference layer separated therefrom by a perpendicular enhancement layer with the first and second magnetic reference layers having a first fixed magnetization direction substantially perpendicular to layer planes thereof; an anti-ferromagnetic coupling layer formed adjacent to the second magnetic reference layer opposite the perpendicular enhancement layer; and a magnetic fixed layer comprising first and second magnetic fixed sublayers with the second magnetic fixed sublayer formed adjacent to the anti-ferromagnetic coupling layer opposite the second magnetic reference layer. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288138 | VARIABLE RESISTANCE MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A variable resistance memory device includes a pattern of one or more first conductive lines, a pattern of one or more second conductive lines, and a memory structure between the first and second conductive lines. The pattern of first conductive lines extends in a first direction on a substrate, and the first conductive lines extend in a second direction crossing the first direction. The pattern of second conductive lines extends in the second direction on the first conductive lines, and the second conductive lines extend in the first direction. The memory structure vertically overlaps a first conductive line and a second conductive line. The memory structure includes an electrode structure, an insulation pattern on a central upper surface of the electrode structure, and a variable resistance pattern on an edge upper surface of the electrode structure. The variable resistance pattern at least partially covers a sidewall of the insulation pattern. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288139 | USING ALUMINUM AS ETCH STOP LAYER - A two-terminal resistive switching device (TTRSD) such as a non-volatile two-terminal memory device or a volatile two-terminal selector device can be formed according to a manufacturing process. The process can include forming an etch stop layer comprising aluminum and can include forming a buffer layer below the etch stop layer and/or between the etch stop layer and a top electrode of the TTRSD. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288140 | 1S1R MEMORY CELLS INCORPORATING A BARRIER LAYER - Thin film 1S1R bitcells incorporating a barrier between selector and memory elements. Devices incorporating such bitcells and methods of forming such bitcells are also described. In embodiments, the selector and memory element is each a dielectric material, and advantageously a metal oxide. Between the selector and memory elements is a barrier, which is to reduce intermixing and/or reaction of selector material and memory material. Addition of a barrier layer having suitable material properties into the 1S1R stack may extend the operating lifetime of a bitcell incorporated the stack by resisting intermixing and/or reaction of the selector and memory thin film materials driven by thermal and/or electric field stresses experienced by a bitcell during operation. In embodiments, a barrier layer may include one or more material layers having a composition distinct from the material composition(s) of the selector and memory elements. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288141 | SOCKET STRUCTURE FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY - Socket structures that are configured to use area efficiently, and methods for providing socket regions that use area efficiently, are provided. The staircase type contact area or socket region includes dielectric layers between adjacent planar electrodes that partially cover a portion of a planar electrode that does directly underlie an adjacent planar electrode. The portion of a dielectric layer between adjacent planar electrodes can be sloped, such that it extends from an edge of an overlying planar electrode to a point between the edge of an underlying planar electrode and a point corresponding to an edge of the overlying planar electrode. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288142 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF, AND SYSTEM FOR FABRICATING DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A display substrate and a fabricating method thereof, and a system for fabricating a display substrate and a display device are disclosed. The display substrate includes a plurality of pixels, each of which includes a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, a third sub-pixel and a fourth sub-pixel arranged in a first direction. The fourth sub-pixel in a first pixel is adjacent to the first sub-pixel in a second pixel, and that the second pixel is adjacent to the first pixel and at a side of the first pixel in the first direction. The fourth sub-pixel in the first pixel is adjacent to the second sub-pixel in a third pixel, and the third pixel is adjacent to the first pixel and at a side of the first pixel in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288143 | MASKS, METHOD TO INSPECT AND ADJUST MASK POSITION, AND METHOD TO PATTERN PIXELS OF ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE UTILIZING THE MASKS - A method for pixel patterning and pixel position inspection of an organic light-emitting display device includes: forming, on a substrate using a first mask, a thin film layer of a first color corresponding to a first pixel pattern and a first pixel positioning pattern for inspecting a position of a first pixel; shifting, by a determined pitch, the first mask from a position associated with forming the thin film layer of the first color; aligning the shifted first mask with respect to the substrate; and forming, on the substrate using the shifted first mask, a thin film layer of a second color corresponding to the first pixel pattern and another first pixel positioning pattern for inspecting a position of a second pixel. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288144 | ALL SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY, SOLID ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION USED THEREFOR, ELECTRODE SHEET FOR BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE SHEET FOR BATTERY AND ALL SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided are an all solid state secondary battery having a positive electrode active material layer, an inorganic solid electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode active material layer in this order, in which at least one layer of the positive electrode active material layer, the inorganic solid electrolyte layer, or the negative electrode active material layer includes a polymer and an inorganic solid electrolyte, in which the polymer is a crosslinking polymer having both of hetero atoms and carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds not contributing to aromaticity in a main chain, and the inorganic solid electrolyte contains a metal belonging to Group I or II of the periodic table and has an ion conductivity of the metal being contained, a solid electrolyte composition being used therefor, an electrode sheet for a battery, and a method for manufacturing an electrode sheet for a battery and an all solid state secondary battery. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288145 | METHOD OF FORMING A GRAPHENE STRUCTURE - In various embodiments, a method of forming a graphene structure is provided. The method may include forming a body including at least one protrusion, and forming a graphene layer at an outer peripheral surface of the at least one protrusion. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288146 | HOST MATERIAL FOR DELAYED FLUORESCENT MATERIALS, ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND COMPOUND - A compound represented by (Tr) | 2017-10-05 |
20170288147 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - An organic light emitting device including an anode; a hole transport region on the anode; an emission layer on the hole transport region; an electron transport region on the emission layer; and a cathode on the electron transport region, wherein the hole transport region includes: a first hole transport layer including a first hole transport material represented by the following Formula 1 or a second hole transport material represented by the following Formula 2; and a second hole transport layer on the first hole transport layer, the second hole transport layer including a third hole transport material represented by the following Formula 3 or a fourth hole transport material represented by the following Formula 4: | 2017-10-05 |
20170288148 | COMPOUND FOR ORGANIC ELECTRONIC ELEMENT, ORGANIC ELECTRONIC ELEMENT COMPRISING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - Provided are a compound of Formula 1 and an organic electric element comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic material layer formed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and electronic device comprising the organic electric element, wherein the driving voltage of the organic electronic device can be lowered, and the luminous efficiency and life span can be improved by comprising the compound represented by Formula 1 in the organic material layer. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288149 | ORGANIC MOLECULES FOR USE AS EMITTERS - The invention relates to purely organic molecules according to formula A without metal center and their use as emitters in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) and in other optoelectronic devices | 2017-10-05 |
20170288150 | COMPOUND, LUMINESCENT MATERIAL AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE USING SAME - The present invention discloses a compound represented by the following Formula I, and a luminescent material and an organic light emitting device using the same. Said compound has a characteristic of thermally activated delayed fluorescence, and can be used in luminescent materials and in organic light emitting devices. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288151 | COMPOSITION FOR FORMING ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR FILM AND ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT - A composition for forming an organic semiconductor film includes an organic semiconductor represented by the following Formula A-1, and a solvent having a boiling point of from 150° C. to 300° C. and an SP value of from 15.0 to 18.0. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288152 | COMPOSITION FOR FORMING ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR FILM, ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR FILM, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A composition for forming an organic semiconductor film includes an organic semiconductor represented by Formula A-1, a polymer, a solvent having a boiling point of 150° C. or higher and an SP value of 18 to 23, and a silicone compound having a structure represented by Formula D-1. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288153 | Light-Emitting Element and Electronic Device - An object is to provide a light-emitting element with high emission efficiency which includes a novel carbazole derivative that has a wide energy gap and can be used for a transport layer or a host material in a light-emitting element. A carbazole derivative in which the 4-position of dibenzothiophene or dibenzofuran is bonded to the 2- or 3-position of carbazole has been able to be provided by use of the carbazole derivative. Further, a light-emitting element having high emission efficiency has been able to be provided by use of the carbazole derivative. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288154 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND LIGHTING DEVICE - A novel organometallic complex with high reliability is provided. A light-emitting element includes an EL layer between a pair of electrodes. The EL layer includes at least a light-emitting layer. The light-emitting layer contains an organometallic complex. The organometallic complex includes a first ligand and a second ligand which are coordinated to a central metal. The HOMO is distributed over the first ligand, and the LUMO is distributed over the second ligand. The first ligand and the second ligand are cyclometalated ligands. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288155 | ORGANOMETALLIC COMPLEX, LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND LIGHTING DEVICE - To provide a novel organometallic complex. The organometallic complex is represented by General Formula (G1) and includes a central metal, a first ligand, and a second ligand. The first ligand and the second ligand are cyclometalated ligands. At least one of the first ligand and the second ligand includes a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group as a substituent. In General Formula (G1), each of R | 2017-10-05 |
20170288156 | ORGANIC SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - An organic solar cell is provided. The organic solar cell includes a photoactive layer in which a low molecular weight conjugated compound as a first organic semiconductor material is mixed with an appropriate amount of a second organic semiconductor material. The first organic semiconductor material includes both electron donors and electron acceptors. The presence of the electron donors and the electron acceptors in the first organic semiconductor material improves the morphology of the photoactive layer, leading to high efficiency of the organic solar cell. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288157 | Organic Electroluminescent Materials and Devices - This invention discloses novel ligands for metal complexes. These ligands comprise a new side chain, namely silacycloalkane, which could increase the dopants efficiency, tune the emission color, and enhance the lifetime. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288158 | COMBINED SOLAR-RECHARGING THIN-FILM CHARGE-STORAGE DEVICE - A combined solar recharging thin-film charge storage device and a method of its manufacture, wherein charge generation and storage are achieved within the same multilayer stack by providing a layer which functions as a photoactive layer and at the same time comprises ions towards which it is ion-permeable and separates physical contact between two electrodes. Accordingly, a simple device structure is provided which may be manufactured easily and cost-efficiently and which allows easy integration with other components. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288159 | ELECTRON TRANSPORT LAYER FOR FLEXIBLE PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL AND FLEXIBLE PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed is an electron transport layer for a flexible perovskite solar cell. The electron transport layer includes transition metal-doped titanium dioxide particles. The titanium dioxide particles are densely packed in the electron transport layer. The electron transport layer is transparent. The use of the electron transport layer enables the fabrication of a flexible perovskite solar cell with high power conversion efficiency. Also disclosed is a flexible perovskite solar cell employing the electron transport layer. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288160 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICES - Novel heteroleptic iridium carbene complexes are provided, which contain at least two different carbene ligands. Selective substitution of the carbene ligands provides for phosphorescent compounds that are suitable for use in a variety of OLED devices. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288161 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - An organic light emitting device includes a first emitting part on an anode, the first emitting part including a first emission layer and a first hole transport layer a second emitting part on the first emitting part, the second emitting part including a second emission layer and a second hole transport layer; a third emitting part on the second emitting part including a third emission layer and a third hole transport layer; and a cathode on the third emitting part. The third emitting part further includes a fourth emission layer to emit light having a same color as the third emission layer and includes a dopant and a mixed host of at least two hosts, and a fourth hole transport layer provided on the third hole transport layer while in contact with the third emission layer, and has a hole mobility lower than that of the third hole transport layer. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288162 | ORGANIC EL ELEMENT - ΔE1 denoting difference between LUMO energy level of hole transport and LUMO energy level of light-emitting layer, μe1 denoting electron mobility of the hole transport layer, and μe2 denoting electron mobility of the light-emitting layer satisfy | 2017-10-05 |
20170288163 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING COMPOSITION, DEVICE AND METHOD - A composition suitable for use in an organic light-emitting layer ( | 2017-10-05 |
20170288164 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a first substrate, a light emitting element located on the first substrate and including a pair of electrodes and one organic layer or a plurality of organic layers located between the pair of electrodes, a second substrate located to face the first substrate, a third substrate located on a surface of the second substrate opposite to a surface thereof facing the light emitting element, and a tacky layer located between the second substrate and the third substrate, a tack strength between the tacky layer and the second substrate or the third substrate being weaker than an adhesive strength between one of the pair of electrodes and the one organic layer or an adhesive strength between the plurality of organic layers. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288165 | OLED SUBSTRATE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, OLED PANEL, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS - An OLED substrate ( | 2017-10-05 |
20170288166 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS - An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes: a substrate; a display unit on the substrate and including a display area and a non-display area outside of the display area; and a thin-film encapsulation layer that seals the display unit, wherein the non-display area includes a dam region located outside of the display area and a plurality of protrusions on at least a part of the display unit outside of the dam region. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288167 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device is provided including a display region arranged with a plurality of pixels, and a first sealing region arranged in an exterior periphery part of the display region, the display region includes an individual pixel electrode arranged in each of the plurality of pixels, a common pixel electrode arranged in upper layer of the individual pixel electrode and in succession to the plurality of pixels, and a light emitting layer arranged between the individual pixel electrode and the common pixel electrode, and the first sealing region includes a sealing layer arranged on a lower layer than the common pixel electrode and a region stacked with the common pixel electrode extending from the display region, the stacked region being enclosed by the display region. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288168 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display apparatus including a substrate; a plurality of unit displays disposed over the substrate, each of the unit displays including a thin film transistor including at least one inorganic layer, a display device electrically connected to the thin film transistor, and a planarization layer between the thin film transistor and the display device; and an encapsulation layer encapsulating the plurality of unit displays, wherein the planarization layer of each of the unit displays includes a spaced area exposing a surface of the at least one inorganic layer between the plurality of unit displays, and wherein the encapsulation layer contacts the at least one inorganic layer in the spaced area. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288169 | LAMINATED FILM AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AS WELL AS METHOD FOR ANALYZING LAMINATED FILM - An object of the present invention is to provide a laminated film which can prevent permeation of the water vapor at the higher level, and the present invention provides a laminated film comprising at least a gas barrier layer and an inorganic polymer layer being laminated on a resin substrate, wherein a Y value calculated from a transmission electron microscope image of a cross section of the inorganic polymer layer by the following procedures (a) to (d) is 0.220 or less.
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20170288170 | LAMINATED FILM AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a laminated film which can prevent transmission of the water vapor at the high level, and has good flex resistance, and the present invention provides a laminated film comprising at least a gas barrier layer and an inorganic polymer layer being laminated on a resin substrate, wherein concerning a distance from a surface of the inorganic polymer layer in a film thickness direction of the layer and the ratio of an oxygen atom to a total amount of a silicon atom, an oxygen atom, a carbon atom and a nitrogen atom (oxygen atomic ratio), the ratio of a value of the oxygen atomic ratio O/(total amount of Si, O, C and N) in a region from a surface on a side opposite to the gas barrier layer up to 30% of a film thickness of the inorganic polymer in a depth direction to a value of the oxygen atomic ratio O/(total amount of Si, O, C and N) in a region from 30% of a film thickness of the inorganic polymer layer in a depth direction up to a surface on a side of the gas barrier layer is 1.05 or more. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288171 | LAMINATED FILM AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to provide a laminated film which can prevent transmission of the water vapor at the high level, and can suppress prevention of dark spots over a long period of time when used as a supporting substrate of an electronic device such as an organic EL element, and the present invention provides a laminated film comprising at least a gas barrier layer and an inorganic polymer layer being laminated on a resin substrate, wherein the arithmetic average height (Sa) of a surface of the inorganic polymer layer is 20 nm or less, and the NH | 2017-10-05 |
20170288172 | Thin Film Packaging Structure, Method For Fabrication Thereof And Display Device - Embodiments of the disclosure provide a thin film packaging structure comprising a flexible thin film used for covering a device, wherein the flexible thin film comprises at least two organic film layers and at least one inorganic film layer, the at least two organic film layers comprises a first organic film layer and a second organic film layer, an inorganic film layer is provided between the first organic film layer and the second organic film layer, the first organic film layer contacts the device, and the second organic film layer is provided at an outermost layer of the flexible thin film. The thin film packaging structure according to embodiments of the disclosure can effectively prevent external oxygen and water from penetrating into the device and satisfy the packaging performance of the device. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288173 | ORGANIC EL DISPLAY PANEL - An organic EL display panel including: a substrate; display elements over the substrate; a first sealing layer over the display elements; a buffer layer covering the first sealing layer; and a second sealing layer covering the buffer layer. The first sealing layer, the buffer layer, and the second sealing layer are each made of a silicon nitride film, and a peak amount of ammonia gas desorbing from the silicon nitride film of the buffer layer within a predetermined temperature range is greater than one hundred times and smaller than one thousand times a peak amount of ammonia gas desorbing from each of the silicon nitride film of the first sealing layer and the silicon nitride film of the second sealing layer within the predetermined temperature range. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288174 | DISPLAY UNIT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY UNIT, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A display unit includes a plurality of pixels, a reflector layer, and an auxiliary electrode. Each of the plurality of pixels has a first electrode, an organic layer, and a second electrode in this order. The organic layer and the second electrode are provided on the first electrode. The organic layer includes a light-emitting layer. The reflector layer has a light-reflecting surface around each of the pixels. The auxiliary electrode is provided on the reflector layer and is projected from an upper end of the light-reflecting surface. The auxiliary electrode has a portion which is exposed from the organic layer, and the exposed portion is covered with the second electrode. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288175 | METHODS FOR FABRICATING OLEDs - Systems and methods for fabricating an OLED are provided, which include dispensing a substrate material onto a substrate carrier, the substrate carrier being rotated by one or more drums, curing the substrate material to form a substrate, depositing at least one OLED onto the substrate, and separating the substrate from the substrate carrier. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288176 | EMBEDDED CHIP PACKAGES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING AN EMBEDDED CHIP PACKAGE - A method for manufacturing an embedded chip package is provided. The method may include: forming electrically conductive lines over a substrate; placing the substrate next to a chip arrangement comprising a chip, the chip comprising one or more contact pads, wherein one or more of the electrically conductive lines are arranged proximate to a side wall of the chip; and forming one or more electrical interconnects over the chip arrangement to electrically connect at least one electrically conductive line to at least one contact pad. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288177 | PRE-ENCAPSULATED LEAD FRAMES FOR MICROELECTRONIC DEVICE PACKAGES, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Pre-encapsulated lead frames suitable for use in microelectronic device packages are disclosed. Individual lead frames can include a set of multiple lead fingers arranged side by side with neighboring lead fingers spaced apart from each other by a corresponding gap. An encapsulating compound at least partially encapsulates the set of lead fingers without encapsulating a microelectronic device. The encapsulating compound can generally fill the plurality of gaps between two adjacent lead fingers. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288178 | BATTERY PACK - Provided are a pack main body of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape in which a battery cell is embedded, and a terminal portion provided on a front face of the pack main body. The pack main body includes bevelled portions at corner portions formed by a top face and a bottom face and opposite side faces. The terminal portion is provided, in a protruding manner, on the front face at a position biased with respect to centre lines in a width direction and a height direction. The corner portions on one side have a chamfered shape and the corner portions on the other side have a rounded shape. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288179 | Cellular Flexible Battery Cells - These present disclosure provides a flexible battery comprising a top layer and a bottom layer coupled at a number of attachment points to form chambers within the battery to retain a shape of the battery under an increase in internal pressure. The flexible battery can include an anode and separator and a cathode, where the separator is a flexible polymer. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288180 | FABRIC-FRIENDLY TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY PACKAGE - The present invention relates to a battery package attached to an external substrate, which includes an electronic circuit and a power terminal electrically connected to the electronic circuit, to supply power to the electronic circuit, or to accumulate energy by collecting power. A battery package, according to an exemplary embodiment, comprises: a battery unit that has one or more secondary battery cells and leads that are connected to the secondary battery cells and exposed; a flexible encapsulation body that accommodates the battery unit therein; exposed electrodes that are exposed on the surface of the flexible encapsulation body and are electrically connected to the leads to electrically connect to the electronic circuit; and a first Velcro part mounted on the surface of the flexible encapsulation body. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288181 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided are a lithium secondary battery, which includes an electrode assembly, a battery case accommodating the electrode assembly, a surface layer comprising an engineering plastic located on the outer side of the battery case, and lead terminals connected with the electrode assembly and drawn out of the battery case, and a method of fabricating the same. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288182 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly, a case accommodating the electrode assembly, and an electrode tab electrically connected to the electrode assembly and extending from inside of the electrode assembly to outside of the case. The electrode tab has different thicknesses at the inside of the electrode assembly and the outside of the electrode assembly. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288183 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module has battery cells. The battery cells are arranged side by side while being separately held by battery holders. The battery cells are connected in series with bus bars. Each bus bar has a bent portion. Each battery holder includes a protruding wall that is provided between connection terminals adjacent to each other in the direction in which the battery cells are arranged. The protruding walls protrude further than the connection terminals in the direction in which the connection terminals protrude from the cases. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288184 | STANDARD ENERGY STORAGE CONTAINER PLATFORM - Embodiments of the disclosure provide an adaptable energy storage container that is interoperable with a plurality of battery types. For example, the disclosure provides an adaptable energy storage container design and method of use that is readily interoperable, e.g. physically and electrically, with a variety of battery types. The container and other components can be assembled into an energy storage platform. For example, the container can substantially enclose a plurality of battery strings within the platform. A central, internal gangway can provide fast access to battery modules and other components within the container. The strings of batteries, each comprising a plurality of battery modules, can be disposed within the container, substantially parallel to each other, and on either side of the central, internal gangway. The battery strings and battery modules therein can be accessed by the gangway through a door at an end of the container. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288185 | BATTERY PACK SECURING METHOD - An exemplary securing method includes securing a battery pack relative to a portion of an electrified vehicle by engaging a retention feature inside a perimeter of a battery pack enclosure, and by fastening the battery pack enclosure to the portion with at least one fastener outside the perimeter. The perimeter is established by a plurality of sidewalls and endwalls of the battery pack enclosure. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288186 | THERMAL RUNAWAY CONTAINMENT APPARATUS FOR A BATTERY - A thermal runaway containment apparatus for a battery includes an enclosure base configured to receive a battery therein, an enclosure lid, and a lid constraining structure. The enclosure base has an interconnected floor and side walls, with a top rim defining an open top. The enclosure lid is seatable on the top rim in a seated position that closes the enclosure base. The lid constraining structure is positioned above the lid such that vertical movement of the lid is constrained between the seated position and a maximum partially separated position. When the lid is in the maximum partially separated position, a tortuous flow path into the base is defined; the tortuous flow path allows for venting of pressurized gases out of the enclosure base while impeding inflow of gases at a lower pressure than the pressurized gases into the enclosure base. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288187 | VENT DEVICES FOR ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE BATTERY PACKS - A battery pack according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an enclosure that houses at least one battery cell and a vent device comprised of a polymeric material and adapted to discharge battery vent byproducts vented by the battery cell to a location external to the enclosure while preventing ingress of environmental fluids into the enclosure. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288188 | ACID RESISTANT GLASS MATS THAT INCLUDE BINDERS WITH HYDROPHILIC AGENTS - Glass-fiber mats for lead-acid batteries are described. The glass-fiber mats may include a plurality of glass fibers held together with a binder. The binder may be made from a binder composition that includes (i) an acid resistant polymer, and (ii) a hydrophilic agent. The hydrophilic agent increases the wettability of the glass-fiber mat such that the glass-fiber mat forms a contact angle with water or aqueous sulfuric acid solution of 70° or less. Also described are methods of making the glass-fiber mats that include applying a binder composition to the glass fibers, and including a hydrophilic agent in the glass fiber mat that increases the wettability of the mat. The hydrophilic agent may be added to the binder composition, applied to the glass-fiber mat, or both. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288189 | AQUEOUS LATEX, SEPARATOR/INTERMEDIATE LAYER LAMINATE, AND STRUCTURE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES - Provided are a structure for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries in which at least one of a cathode with a separator and an anode with a separator are strongly adhered, an aqueous latex used to obtain the structure for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, and a separator/intermediate layer laminate. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288190 | NON-WOVEN FABRIC BASE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY SEPARATOR AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY SEPARATOR - A non-woven fabric base material for a lithium ion secondary battery separator composed mainly of a polyethylene terephthalate fiber, characterized in that the non-woven fabric base material comprises a polyethylene terephthalate binder fiber and a crystallized polyethylene terephthalate fiber, and the content of a polyethylene terephthalate binder fiber having a fiber length of 2.5 mm or less is 10 to 60 mass %. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288191 | SEPARATOR INCLUDING A POLYSULFIDE BARRIER LAYER FOR A BATTERY CELL, AND BATTERY CELL - A vehicle traction battery includes a battery cell, the battery cell including a cathode, and anode, and a separator the anode and cathode. The separator includes at least one protective layer that is impermeable to polysulfides and at least one ion-conducting conductive layer whose composition is different than that of the protective layer and that is designed as a copolymer which includes a stabilizing phase and an ionically conductive phase, the protective layer including an inorganic substance. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288192 | Lithium Ion Battery and Separator Thereof - The present invention provides a separator for a lithium ion battery. The separator includes a substrate, an inorganic coating on at least one surface of the substrate, and an organic coating on at least one surface of the inorganic coating, wherein the coating density of the organic coating is 0.1 mg/1540.25 mm | 2017-10-05 |
20170288193 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed is a lithium secondary battery including: a positive electrode current collector comprising a positive electrode material mixture; a negative electrode current collector comprising of a negative electrode material mixture and laminated on the positive electrode current collector; a separator disposed between the positive electrode current collector and the negative electrode current collector; and a composite conductive material coated on the separator which faces the positive electrode current collector. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288194 | ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE - An electrode assembly of a rechargeable battery is configured by stacking electrode-accommodating separators, each accommodating a positive electrode, and negative electrodes. A case has rectangular long side walls facing flat surfaces of the electrode assembly. Also, the electrode-accommodating separator has stretchabilities according to directions, and has a direction in which the stretchability is higher than in other directions. The electrode-accommodating separators are arranged such that the direction along which the stretchability is high is aligned with the direction with which the long sides of the long side walls are aligned. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288195 | POLYOLEFIN MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE - Disclosed is a polyolefin microporous membrane including a multilayer film having two or more layers. In this polyolefin microporous membrane, at least one surface layer has a thickness of not less than 0.2 μm but not more than 5 μm and contains inorganic particles, while at least one layer contains a polyethylene and has an air permeability of not less than 50 second/100 cc but not more than 1000 second/100 cc and a puncture strength of not less than 3.0 N/20 μm. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288196 | BIOCOMPATIBLE RECHARGABLE ENERGIZATION ELEMENTS FOR BIOMEDICAL DEVICES WITH ELECTROLESS SEALING LAYERS - Methods and apparatus to form biocompatible energization elements are described. In some embodiments, the methods and apparatus to form the biocompatible energization elements involve forming cavities comprising active cathode chemistry. The active elements of the cathode and anode are sealed with a laminate stack of biocompatible material. In some embodiments, a field of use for the methods and apparatus may include any biocompatible device or product that requires energization elements. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288197 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes an array body in which a plurality of battery cells are arranged, a plurality of harnesses extending in an array direction of the battery cells in the array body and having connecting terminals of tips connected to electrode terminals of the predetermined battery cells, and a binding member configured to bind the plurality of harnesses in a harness bundle, wherein the harnesses branched off from the binding member have flexure between a position at which the harnesses are bound by the binding member and connecting positions of the electrode terminals and the connecting terminals. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288198 | CELL CONNECTION UNIT AND BATTERY MODULE COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided is a cell connection unit for a battery module. The cell connection unit includes: a substrate accommodating electrode terminals of the battery module; an electronic unit; a connector connected to the electronic unit; and an electronic circuit electrically connecting at least one of the electrode terminals of the battery module to the electronic unit via the connector. The connector includes a fixed electrical connector and a plurality of fixation connectors. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288199 | WIRING MODULE AND ELECTRICAL STORAGE MODULE - An insulating protector of a wiring module is provided with: a first unit that includes a first holding portion that holds one end side, in a connection direction, of the connection members; and a second unit that includes a second holding portion that holds the other end side, in the connection direction, of the connection members. The second holding portion is contiguous with the first holding portion. The first and second holding portions include separating walls that face side edges of the connection members, and coupling portions that couple the first and the second holding portions to each other. The separating walls include enlarged gap portions that are formed so that gaps between the enlarged gap portions and the side edges of the connection members are larger on the side where the coupling portions are located than on the side where ends of the connection members are located. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288200 | BATTERY CONNECTION SHEET AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME, BATTERY CONNECTION ASSEMBLY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACKAGE AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE - The present disclosure discloses a battery connection sheet, including: a first part, including a first metal sheet, a first buffer portion and a first connection portion, and a second part, including a second metal sheet connected with the first connection portion via electromagnetic pulse welding. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288201 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTRODE PRODUCTION METHOD - Secondary battery includes a battery assembly configured by alternately stacking positive electrodes | 2017-10-05 |
20170288202 | BATTERY CIRCUIT CONTACTORS - A method of making a printed wiring board (“PWB”) is disclosed. The PWB may be made by forming openings in a substrate. The substrate may be a dielectric substrate. The dielectric substrate may be at least partially uncured. A conductive sheet may be placed on one or both sides of the substrate to cover the openings. The substrate may be cured. The conductive sheet(s) may then be etched to form conductive tabs within the openings. The conductive tabs are free of dielectric material on both sides of the conductive tab. The conductive tabs may then be coupled to terminals of electrochemical cells to form a circuit as desired. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288203 | Bending Tool - A bending tool is disclosed. The bending tool may include a male fixture that may have a projection with an outer surface and a female fixture that may be configured to receive the projection. The female fixture may have a first height in a direction that is substantially parallel to the projection. The bending tool may also include a positioning device, which may be disposed between the male fixture and the female fixture. The male fixture may be configured to move between a starting position and an ending position in which the outer surface of the projection is received by the female fixture at a pre-determined distance below the first height. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288204 | METHOD FOR MAKING BATTERY SLURRY - A method for making a battery slurry is disclosed. The method comprises providing a plurality of solid raw materials and at least one liquid raw material, the at least one liquid raw material is divided into a first part solvent and a second part solvent to be used; mixing the plurality of solid raw materials to obtain a dry powder; kneading the dry powder and the first part solvent to obtain a doughy mixture; and dispersing the doughy mixture to the second part solvent to obtain the battery slurry. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288205 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR POWER STORAGE DEVICE, METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME, AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE - An object is to suppress electrochemical decomposition of an electrolyte solution and the like at a negative electrode in a lithium ion battery or a lithium ion capacitor; thus, irreversible capacity is reduced, cycle performance is improved, or operating temperature range is extended. A negative electrode for a power storage device including a negative electrode current collector, a negative electrode active material layer which is over the negative electrode current collector and includes a plurality of particles of a negative electrode active material, and a film covering part of the negative electrode active material. The film has an insulating property and lithium ion conductivity. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288206 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND CATHODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - The present invention relates to a cathode active material including a lithium-containing transition metal oxide and two or more metal composite oxide layers selected from the group consisting of Chemical Formulae 1 to 3 which are coated on the surface of the lithium-containing transition metal oxide, a method of manufacturing the same, and a cathode for a secondary battery including the cathode active material, | 2017-10-05 |
20170288207 | ELECTRODE INCLUDING ALTERNATELY ARRANGED ELECTRODE MIXTURE PARTS AND IRREVERSIBLE PARTS AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are an electrode configured such that electrode mixture parts, each of which includes an electrode active material, and irreversible parts, each of which includes an irreversible additive, are alternately coated on one surface or both surfaces of a current collector to form an electrode pattern and a secondary battery including the same. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288208 | ELECTRODE FABRICATION METHODS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND ARTICLES - Sulfur-based electrodes, and associated systems and methods for their fabrication, are generally described. Certain embodiments relate to sulfur-based electrodes with smooth external surfaces. According to some embodiments, relatively large forces can be applied to compositions from which the sulfur-based electrodes are made during the fabrication process. In some such embodiments, the compositions can maintain relatively high porosities, even after the relatively large forces have been applied to them. Methods in which liquids are employed during the electrode fabrication process are also described. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288209 | LITHIUM TITANATE STRUCTURES FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES FORMED USING ELEMENT SELECTIVE SPUTTERING - A method is provided in which a lithium titanate precursor structure is subjected to element selective sputtering to form a lithium titanate structure including a lithium titanate core and a conformal layer on the lithium titanate core, wherein the conformal layer includes titanium oxide. A method of preparing an electrode for a lithium ion battery, wherein the electrode includes lithium titanate structures, is also provided. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288210 | Composite Anode and Lithium-Ion Battery Comprising Same and Method for Producing the Composite Anode - A composite anode is provided which includes a collector, an active anode material, a binder, a solid inorganic lithium-ion conductor and a liquid electrolyte. The solid inorganic lithium ion conductor is present in the composite anode in a higher volume and weight proportion than the liquid electrolyte. A method for forming the composite anode is also provided, and a lithium ion battery is provided which includes a composite anode having a collector, an active anode material, a binder, a solid inorganic lithium ion conductor and a liquid electrolyte. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288211 | Elastomer-Encapsulated particles of high-capacity anode active materials for lithium batteries - Provided is an anode active material layer for a lithium battery. This layer comprises multiple particulates of an anode active material, wherein at least a particulate is composed of one or a plurality of particles of a high-capacity anode active material being encapsulated by a thin layer of elastomeric material that has a lithium ion conductivity no less than 10 | 2017-10-05 |
20170288212 | CATHODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A cathode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery including cathode active material particles which have central particles made of Li | 2017-10-05 |
20170288213 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - An electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery of the present invention includes particles which are made of LiFe | 2017-10-05 |
20170288214 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY POSITIVE ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME - A positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery contains: a first compound represented by chemical formula Li | 2017-10-05 |
20170288215 | Lithium Metal Composite Oxide Powder - A positive electrode active material comprising a lithium metal composite oxide having a layered crystal structure provides a novel lithium metal composite oxide powder which can suppress the reaction with an electrolytic solution and raise the charge-discharge cycle ability of a battery, and can improve the output characteristics of a battery. A lithium metal composite oxide powder comprises a particle having a surface portion where one or a combination of two or more (“surface element A”) of the group consisting of Al, Ti and Zr is present, on the surface of a particle comprising a lithium metal composite oxide having a layered crystal structure, wherein the amount of surface LiOH is smaller than 0.10% by weight, and the amount of surface Li | 2017-10-05 |
20170288216 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A negative electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, including negative electrode active material particles containing a silicon compound (SiO | 2017-10-05 |
20170288217 | Rare Earth Based Hydrogen Storage Alloy and Application Thereof - The invention relates to a rare earth based hydrogen storage alloy, represented by the general formula (I): | 2017-10-05 |
20170288218 | CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION FOR ELECTRODE, ELECTRODE USING SAME, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A conductive composition for electrode is provided that is excellent in conductivity and dispersibility. Further, an electrode for lithium ion secondary battery with lower plate resistance and a lithium ion secondary battery excellent in rate characteristics are provided that use this conductive composition. A conductive composition for electrode, including: carbon nanofiber with a median diameter D50 value by volume from 0.1 to 8 μm; an active material; and a binder enables production of an electrode for lithium ion secondary battery with lower plate resistance and a lithium ion secondary battery excellent in rate characteristics. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288219 | LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, POWER STORAGE SYSTEM, ELECTRIC TOOL, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A lithium-ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode containing an active material, and an electrolytic solution, in which the active material contains, as constituent elements, Si, O, and at least one element M1 selected from Li, C, Mg, Al, Ca, Ti, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Ge, Zr, Mo, Ag, Sn, Ba, W, Ta, Na, and K, and the atomic ratio x (O/Si) of O to Si is 0.5≦x≦1.8. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288220 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive current collector, a coating layer including graphite, the coating layer coating the positive current collector, a positive active material having a composition represented by Chemical Formula 1, and a conductive auxiliary agent having a BET specific surface area of about 35 m2/g to about 350 m2/g, where Chemical Formula 1 is Li | 2017-10-05 |
20170288221 | METHOD OF PRODUCING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A method of producing a positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the method includes preparing nickel-containing composite oxide particles having a ratio | 2017-10-05 |
20170288222 | METHOD OF PRODUCING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A method of producing a positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, the method includes preparing nickel-containing composite oxide particles having a ratio | 2017-10-05 |
20170288223 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes particles of a lithium-transition metal composite oxide that contains nickel in the composition thereof and has a layered structure. The particles have an average particle size D | 2017-10-05 |
20170288224 | ELECTROCHEMICALLY MODIFIED CARBON MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERY - The present invention provides an anode material for a lithium-ion battery comprising a carbon particle having a particle size of 5 μm to 30 μm, and including defective portions on a surface of the carbon particle, the defective portions being holes or pores formed by anodic oxidation of the carbon particle. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288225 | POSITIVE-ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, POSITIVE ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - An object of the present invention is to provide a novel sulfur-based positive electrode active material for a lithium-ion secondary battery which is excellent in cyclability and can largely improve a charging and discharging capacity, a positive electrode comprising the positive electrode active material and a lithium-ion secondary battery made using the positive electrode. The sulfur-based positive electrode active material is obtainable by subjecting a starting material comprising a polymer, sulfur and an organometallic compound dispersed in a form of fine particles to heat-treatment under a non-oxidizing atmosphere, wherein the particles of metallic sulfide resulting from sulfurization of the organometallic compound are dispersed in the heat-treated material, and particle size of the metallic sulfide particles is not less than 10 nm and less than 100 nm. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288226 | LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium-ion secondary battery including a cathode, an anode, and an electrolyte, in which the lithium-ion secondary battery includes inorganic phosphate particles, and the cathode includes cathode active material particles which include central particles made of Li | 2017-10-05 |
20170288227 | RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY - Disclosed is an positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery that includes an olivine-type composite oxide; and a metal or an alloy thereof adhered to a surface of the olivine-type composite oxide, wherein the metal or the alloy is selected from the group consisting of germanium (Ge), zinc (Zn), gallium (Ga), and a combination thereof. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288228 | ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL COMPRISING QUINODIMETHANE DERIVATIVES, AND DERIVATIVES, AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMRISING THE SAME - An electrode active material including at least one selected from a quinodimethane derivative and a lithium salt thereof, wherein the quinodimethane derivative has at least three linearly-condensed aryl groups and at least two quinodimethane moieties. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288229 | SULFUR BASED CATHODE COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A method for making a sulfur based cathode composite material is disclosed. Polyacrylonitrile and elemental sulfur are dissolved together in a first solvent to form a first solution. An electrically conductive carbonaceous material is added to the first solution to mix with the polyacrylonitrile and the elemental sulfur. An environment in which the polyacrylonitrile and the elemental sulfur are located in is changed to reduce a solubility of the polyacrylonitrile and the elemental sulfur in a changed environment to simultaneously precipitate the polyacrylonitrile and the elemental sulfur, thereby forming a precipitate having the electrically conductive carbonaceous material. The precipitate is heated to chemically react the polyacrylonitrile with the elemental sulfur. A sulfur based cathode composite material is also disclosed. | 2017-10-05 |
20170288230 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE INCLUDING A POLYMERIC SINGLE-ION CONDUCTOR COATING - A negative electrode includes a metal substrate and a polymeric single-ion conductor coating formed on a surface of the metal substrate. The metal substrate is selected from the group consisting of lithium, sodium, and zinc. The polymeric single-ion conductor coating is formed of i) a metal salt of a sulfonated tetrafluoroethylene-based fluoropolymer copolymer or ii) a polymeric metal salt having an initial polymeric backbone and pendent metal salt groups attached to the initial polymeric backbone. | 2017-10-05 |