40th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 50 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110244249 | CYCLO OLEFIN POLYMER CONTAINING INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEMBERS - An intermediate transfer media, such as a belt, that includes a cyclo olefin polymer. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244250 | COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND METHOD OF MAKING - A method for forming improved composite materials using a thermosetting polyester urethane hybrid resin, a closed cavity mold having an internal heat transfer mechanism used in this method, and the composite materials formed by this method having a hybrid of a carbon fiber layer and a fiberglass layer. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244251 | Methods Of Forming A Conductive Transparent Oxide Film Layer For Use In A Cadmium Telluride Based Thin Film Photovoltaic Device - Methods are generally provided for forming a conductive oxide layer on a substrate. In one particular embodiment, the method can include sputtering a transparent conductive oxide layer on a substrate at a sputtering temperature from about 10° C. to about 100° C. A cap layer including cadmium sulfide can be deposited directly on the transparent conductive oxide layer. The transparent conductive oxide layer can be annealed at an anneal temperature from about 450° C. to about 650° C. Methods are also generally provided for manufacturing a cadmium telluride based thin film photovoltaic device. An intermediate substrate is also generally provided for use to manufacture a thin film photovoltaic device. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244252 | SOLDER ALLOY - A solder alloy having a composition comprising at least two eutectic alloy compositions is provided. A method of joining two workpieces with the use of the solder alloy is also provided. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244253 | Device and Process for Molding a Custom Handle Grip and Measurement of Its Use - A custom grip may be molded on a handle. Examples of handles that may benefit from a custom grip include baseball bats, hockey sticks, pool sticks, lacrosse sticks, tennis racquets, golf clubs and the like. The molding of the grip may be a combined synergy of thermal energy resulting from friction and electrical current flowing through a material that hardens in response to both thermal and electrical stimulus. This hardening process may occur while undergoing the dynamics that the end product experiences when in use by the intended user. The resulting handle may be both uniquely matched to the user's hands as well as his or her style of use. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244254 | Anticorrosion coatings with reactive polyelectrolyte complex system - The present application is directed to anticorrosion coatings on metal substrates. In particular the coatings are especially suitable for metal containing medical devices and implants. The anticorrosion coatings comprise a combination of anionic and cationic polyelectrolytes which when applied to a metal substrate form a complex. In addition to cationic and anionic functionality, the polyelectrolytes also possess additional functionality which allows for further reacting to form covalent bonds between the anionic and cationic polyelectrolytes. The formed complex once applied to the metal substrate surface provides improved corrosion resistance, protection from metal ion release and improved mechanical properties. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244255 | Metal Foil with Carrier - Provided is a metal foil with a carrier as a laminated body in which a carrier A and a metal foil B are placed alternately, wherein the carrier A and the metal foil B respectively have a glossy surface, so-called ‘S surface’, and the said surfaces are laminated to face each other. The present invention relates to a copper foil with a carrier which is used for producing a single-sided laminated plate or a multilayer laminated plate of two or more layers for use in a printed wiring board. In particular, this copper foil with a carrier is used for producing a laminated plate, and its objective is to improve the handling performance during the production process of a printed board and reduce costs by increasing the yield. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244256 | Anticorrosion coatings containing silver for enhanced corrosion protection and antimicrobial activity - Incorporating antimicrobial metals, such as silver salts, into an anticorrosion coating provides both excellent antimicrobial protection and surprisingly improves the anti corrosion activity as well, proving anti corrosion coatings effective as thin films and well suited for coating medical devices. Suitable binder polymers for the coating include but not limited to polyelectrolytes containing charged and/or potentially chargeable groups and polymers containing hydrophilic entities. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244257 | METHOD TO REPROCESS POLYLACTIC ACID RESIN AND ARTICLES - Films and formulations that include recycled polylactic acid resin are described. The films and formulations include, for example, 1-10 wt % of an ethylene-acrylate copolymer. The use of the ethylene-acrylate compolymer in the polylactic acid formulations allows for recycling of PLA-based films and articles with minimum degradation, as exhibited by changes in intrinsic viscosity and color properties. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244258 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING RECYCLABLE AND REPULPABLE PACKAGING MATERIALS - Polymeric formulations which contain aqueous dispersions of acrylic monomers and copolymers and modified polyethylene terephthalate resin are disclosed which are useful as a coating system or treatment for imparting water, oil and grease resistance to underlying cellulosic substrates. The formulations do not contain any fluorochemicals, polyethylene or wax. Moreover, the formulations provide water, oil and grease resistance properties that are an improvement in the art to known coatings and treatments which contain polyethylene and or wax for water, oil and grease resistance. These coatings can also impart improved anti-wicking properties over the existing art. These formulations have interest as they contain components that are permitted to come into direct contact with food products. Therefore, the formulations of the present invention are ideal for use as coatings for paper and paperboard, including paper packaging such as that utilized in food wrappers, food containers, food receptacles, etc. In addition, because these formulations do not contain fluorochemicals, polyethylene or wax the resulting paper products can be recycled and repulped. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244259 | MANUFACTURING PROCESS - The present invention relates to a method of forming a board from a number of substantially planar layers, including the steps of
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20110244260 | Cu-Ni-Si-Co COPPER ALLOYS FOR ELECTRONIC MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF - Provided is a Cu—Ni—Si—Co based copper alloy with which high levels of strength and conductivity are achieved, and that also has excellent permanent fatigue resistance. The copper alloy for electronic materials contains Ni: 1.0-2.5 mass %, Co: 0.5-2.5 mass %, and Si: 0.3-12 mass %, and the remainder comprises Cu and unavoidable impurities. Of the second phase particles precipitated in the matrix, the number density of those having a particle diameter of 5-50 nm is 1×10 | 2011-10-06 |
20110244261 | MEMBER FORMED WITH COATING FILM HAVING TIN AS ITS MAIN COMPONENT, COATING FILM FORMING METHOD AND SOLDERING METHOD - A member having a coating film capable of suppressing whisker generation is provided. The coating film ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110244262 | Metal Bonding Member and Fabrication Method of the Same - Provided are a metal bonding member having both a high adhesion strength and an excellent heat cycle reliability and a fabrication method of the same. A metal bonding member has a solder layer formed on at least a part of the surface of a metal substrate. The metal bonding member has an adhesion layer formed of metal particles having an excellent wettability with the solder layer in the interface between the solder layer and the metal substrate. The adhesion layer is partially buried in the metal substrate to form an anchor layer. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244263 | PATTERNING USING ELECTROLYSIS - A method of patterning and an article having a patterned structure defined therein are provided. The method comprises the steps of providing a substrate having a patterned conductive metal film disposed thereon. The patterned conductive metal film has at least one raised feature. The patterned conductive metal film defines at least one recess therein that is adjacent to the at least one raised feature. A surface of the substrate is exposed in the at least one recess. The pattern is modified through electrolysis in an electrodeposition setup including an electrolyte and two electrodes. The patterned conductive metal film is one of the electrodes during electrolysis. The method is ideal for shrinking initial patterns having features that are on the magnitude of microscale dimensions to obtain a final pattern having features that are on the magnitude of nanoscale dimensions. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244264 | Mould for soldering, arrangement of moulds, a method and a component - The use of pre-sintered soldering plates, referred to as PSPs, frequently proceeds without a continuous, cohesive soldering connection between individual grains in the sinter material and between the sinter and base material. A process soldering of prefabricated, perforated, porous or drilled plates or porous, spongy, laminar material that, can be laid full-surfaced on a base element as a plurality of tiles or as individual porous, drilled or perforated inlay elements designed contour-close on a recess in the base material is provided. To this end, the selected plate materials can be mechanically equal to the base material or otherwise set off for the particular requirements of the component insert. The solder can be offset by specific diffusible, melting-point-lowering components. A mould that has an open, continuous porosity so that melted or fluid solder can flow through from the one surface to the other surface is also provided. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244265 | Welding Alignment And Spacing Article - A welding alignment and spacing article is provided for forming a welding gap between two structures to be welded together. The article includes a body having first and second surfaces that are spaced from each other at a selected spacing distance to define a region of selected body thickness. The body is formed from a non-metallic degradable body material in the region that can be wholly or partially degraded by exposure to a degrading agent to reduce the body thickness. The degradable body material is sufficiently incompressible to be useable as a spacer that maintains a specified welding gap distance between the two structures to be welded. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244266 | TITANIUM MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TITANIUM MATERIAL - Disclosed are a titanium material having excellent surface characteristics and a method for readily producing a titanium material having excellent surface characteristics. More specifically, provided is a titanium material including a surface film having a multilayer structure provided with at least two layers, namely a surface layer and an inner layer in contact with the inner side of the surface layer, wherein the surface layer is formed of titanium oxide with a hardness of 5 GPa to 20 GPa, and the inner layer contains at least one of titanium carbide and titanium nitride. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244267 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CARBON MATERIAL AND THE CARBON MATERIAL - A method of manufacturing a surface-modified carbon material is provided that can form a layer of a metal or the like on the surface in a simple manner and with adhesion performance. The surface-modified carbon material is also provided. The method is characterized by heat-treating a carbon substrate together with a carbon member other than the carbon substrate, the carbon substrate embedded in a surface modifying agent comprising a pyrolytic hydrogen halide generating agent and metal particles containing a transition metal. More specifically, a carbon substrate ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110244268 | SPIN TRANSPORT ELEMENT - A spin transport element | 2011-10-06 |
20110244269 | Perpendicular magnetic recording medium - A perpendicular magnetic recording medium includes at least a soft-magnetic underlayer, a non-magnetic underlayer, a ferromagnetic intermediate layer, a non-magnetic intermediate layer, and a perpendicular magnetic recording layer sequentially stacked on a non-magnetic substrate. In an embodiment, the ferromagnetic intermediate layer is formed of a CoCr based alloy, a product Bs·t of a saturation magnetic flux density and film thickness of the ferromagnetic intermediate layer is within a range of 0.15 to 3.6 T·nm, and the non-magnetic intermediate layer has a film thickness of 3 nm or more. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244270 | BINDER COMPOSITION FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - An aspect of the present invention relates to a binder composition for a magnetic recording medium, which comprises a vinyl copolymer comprising a structural unit denoted by general formula [1]: | 2011-10-06 |
20110244271 | HEXAGONAL FERRITE MAGNETIC POWDER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - An aspect of the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a hexagonal ferrite magnetic powder comprising discharging a melt of a starting material mixture comprising a glass-forming component and a hexagonal ferrite-forming component through an outlet provided in the bottom surface of the melting vat and supplying it between a pair of rotating milling rolls positioned beneath the melting vat; discharging an amorphous material from between the rolls by roll quenching the melt that has been supplied between the milling rolls, wherein at least an outermost layer portion of the milling rolls is comprised of a material with a Young's modulus of 500 GPa or higher and a Rockwell hardness of 85.0 HRA or higher, and the outermost layer portion has a thickness of 5 mm or greater and a surface roughness of 0.5 μm or less. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244272 | HEXAGONAL FERRITE MAGNETIC PARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM - An aspect of the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a hexagonal ferrite magnetic particle comprising melting an Al-containing starting material mixture to prepare a melt and quenching the melt to obtain an amorphous material; subjecting the amorphous material to heat treatment to cause a hexagonal ferrite magnetic particle to precipitate in a product obtained by the heat treatment; collecting a hexagonal ferrite magnetic particle by subjecting the product to treatment with an acid and washing, wherein the hexagonal ferrite magnetic particle collected has a particle size ranging from 15 to 30 nm, comprises 0.6 to 8.0 weight percent of Al, based on Al | 2011-10-06 |
20110244273 | MAGNETIC RECORDING DISK HAVING PRE-PATTERNED SURFACE FEATURES AND PLANARIZED SURFACE - A magnetic recording disk with pre-patterned surface features of elevated lands and recessed grooves or trenches, like a discrete-track media (DTM) or bit-patterned media (BPM) disk, has a planarized surface. A multilayered disk overcoat is used to protect the recording layer, and at least one of the overcoat layers functions as a stop layer for terminating a chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP) process that substantially planarizes the disk. All of the layers of the multilayered overcoat are located above the lands, but none of the overcoat layers, or a number of layers less than the number of layers over the lands, is located above the recesses. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244274 | BATTERY PACKS - A battery pack includes a circuit board and a battery cell group disposed within a battery case. The battery cell group includes a plurality of cylindrical battery cells staggered from each other so that the battery cell group includes at least a first battery cell stage and a second battery cell stage. The first battery cell stage is positioned on the side of the circuit board. The second battery cell stage is positioned adjacent to the first stage on the side away from the circuit board. The first battery cell stage includes a first battery cell and a second battery cell positioned at opposite ends of the first battery cell stage and a central battery cell positioned between the first and the second battery cell. The central battery cell is spaced from the circuit board by a distance, so that the central battery cell does not interfere with the circuit elements of the circuit board. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244275 | BATTERY - A battery has an at least partially electrically conducting housing, a first charge carrier, a second charge carrier, and a battery cover. The battery cover encompasses a printed circuit board that has a first circuit board contact and a second circuit board contact. The circuit board contacts are electrically connected to the charge carriers. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244276 | STRUCTURE OF THIN BATTERY COVERED BY OUTER PACKAGING FILM, BATTERY PACK, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY PACK - To provide a thinner, lighter battery pack and to reduce the cost by eliminating the need for a battery case. A thin battery pack structure using an outer packaging film (battery pack) is constructed by a flat and rectangular shaped battery cell, a flat and rectangular shaped frame portion accommodating the battery cell, a circuit board unit disposed on the outer side surface of the frame portion, a cap portion mounted on one ends of the frame portion and the battery cell so as to sandwich the circuit board unit with the outer side surface of the frame portion, and an outer packaging film for integrally covering the rectangular battery cell and the frame portion. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244277 | HIGH PERFORMANCE FLOW BATTERY - High performance flow batteries, based on alkaline zinc/ferro-ferricyanide rechargeable (“ZnFe”) and similar flow batteries, may include one or more of the following improvements. First, the battery design has a cell stack comprising a low resistance positive electrode in at least one positive half cell and a low resistance negative electrode in at least one negative half cell, where the positive electrode and negative electrode resistances are selected for uniform high current density across a region of the cell stack. Second, a flow of electrolyte, such as zinc species in the ZnFe battery, with a high level of mixing through at least one negative half cell in a Zn deposition region proximate a deposition surface where the electrolyte close to the deposition surface has sufficiently high zinc concentration for deposition rates on the deposition surface that sustain the uniform high current density. The mixing in the flow may be induced by structures such as: conductive and non-conductive meshes; screens; ribbons; foam structures; arrays of cones, cylinders, or pyramids; and other arrangements of wires or tubes used solely or in combination with a planar electrode surface. Third, the zinc electrolyte has a high concentration and in some embodiments has a concentration greater than the equilibrium saturation concentration—the zinc electrolyte is super-saturated with Zn ions. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244278 | DEGASSING SYSTEM FOR AN ACCUMULATOR, AND ACCUMULATOR HAVING A DEGASSING SYSTEM - A degassing system for a housing of an accumulator includes a labyrinth bolt having a bolt wall in which a plurality of channels are provided, which extend from the bolt interior toward outlets which are arranged in an axial section of the bolt wall. The degassing system also includes a labyrinth corso having a corso wall which, in the installed state, runs around the axial section of the bolt wall such that a gap is formed in the axial section between the bolt wall and the corso wall. The degassing system further includes a gas permeable membrane, which is arranged on an upper face of the labyrinth bolt. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244279 | END CAP SEAL FOR AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - An end cap seal assembly for an electrochemical cell such as an alkaline cell is disclosed. The end cap assembly comprises a metal support disk and underlying insulating sealing disk and a metal end cap overlying the metal support disk. The edge of the end cap and metal support disk is captured by the crimped edge of the insulating sealing disk. The support disk has a downwardly extending wall with at least one aperture therethrough. The insulating disk is preferably composed of a polyetherurethane material and may have a slanted downwardly extending wall forming a rupturable membrane which underlies and abuts the inside surface of the downwardly extending wall of the support disk. A portion of the rupturable membrane underlies and abuts the aperture in the downwardly extending wall of the support disk. The rupturable membrane pushes through said aperture and ruptures when gas pressure within the cell exceeds a predetermined level. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244280 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery including an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate; a case containing the electrode assembly; an electrode terminal electrically connected to the first electrode plate; a current collector coupled between and electrically connecting the first electrode plate and the electrode terminal, the current collector including a fuse portion; and an insulating unit on the fuse portion of the current collector. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244281 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY - A rechargeable battery including a collector plate having a fuse hole and a fuse protrusion, increasing the reliability of the fuse hole in view of its functionality as a fuse while strengthening a section where the fuse hole is formed, thereby improving safety of the rechargeable battery. A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate; a case containing the electrode assembly; and a collector plate electrically connected to the first electrode plate and including a fuse portion including a fuse hole formed therein and a fuse protrusion extending from a first side of the fuse portion adjacent a first end of the fuse hole. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244282 | Electric Storage Module and Electric Storage Device - An electric storage module includes: a plurality of electric storage units; a casing that houses the plurality of electric storage units, and includes a pair of resin side plates that hold and support at least the plurality of electric storage units from opposite sides; a plurality of conductive members for electrically connecting the plurality of electric storage units; a metal cover member that covers the casing on an outside of each of the side plates; and a peripheral wall protruding from each of the side plates so as to surround each of the plurality of conductive members, wherein: a height of the peripheral wall from each of the side plates is higher than a height of the conductive members from each of the side plates, and smaller than a distance from each of the side plates to the cover member. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244283 | Electric Storage Module and Electric Storage Device - An electric storage module includes: a plurality of electric storage units; a casing that houses the plurality of electric storage units; a plurality of conductive members that electrically connect the plurality of electric storage units; and a voltage detection conductor that detects a voltage of each of the plurality of electric storage units, wherein: the casing includes a pair of resin side plates that hold and support at least the plurality of electric storage units from opposite sides, and the voltage detection conductor is formed so as to correspond to positions of the plurality of conductive members and placed on each of the side plates. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244284 | Electrode assembly and rechargeable battery using the same - An electrode assembly includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer on the positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode including a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer on the negative electrode current collector, and a separator between the positive and negative electrodes, the separator including a heat-resistive unit and a lubrication unit, the heat-resistive unit having a heat-resistive material, and the lubrication unit being at an inner front end of the spirally winding separator and having a friction coefficient that is lower than that of the heat-resistive unit. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244285 | SECONDARY CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - In a secondary cell according to the present invention, one end portion of the electrically conductive lead is connected to the lid unit; and wherein other end portion of the electrically conductive lead is connected to the current collecting member; and the current collecting member and the lid unit are electrically connected together by a electrically conductive lead, of which one end portion that is connected to the lid unit is positioned opposite relative to a central plane of the container from the other end portion that is connected to the current collecting member, and that furthermore has one folded portion at a location partway therealong, or none. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244286 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL HAVING AN ELECTRICALLY INSULATED HOUSING - An electrochemical cell including a housing configured to receive a cell element. The housing has an electrically-insulating material including metal oxide particles provided on at least a portion of an inner surface thereof to prevent electrical contact between the housing and the cell element. A method of manufacturing an electrochemical cell including applying an electrically-insulating material including metal oxide particles to an inner surface of a housing for an electrochemical cell and inserting a cell element into the housing. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244287 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SECONDARY CELL AND SECONDARY CELL - The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a secondary cell, comprising the steps of: disposing two sheets of separators ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110244288 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING ERRONEOUS LOADING OF COMPONENT-TO-BE-LOADED ON MAIN BODY SIDE APPARATUS, COMPONENT-TO-BE-LOADED AND BATTERY PACK - In case a similar component-to-be-loaded is erroneously loaded on a main body side apparatus, contact of terminals are avoided. To this end, a video camera (main body side apparatus) | 2011-10-06 |
20110244289 | BATTERY COVER LATCHING ASSEMBLY AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE UTILIZING SAME - A portable electronic device includes a housing defining, an operating module, and a battery cover. The housing defines a receiving hole and a connector hole. The operating module includes an operating element, and an elastic element. An operating block projects from the operating element and is slidably received in the receiving hole. The elastic element is elastically positioned between the housing and the operating element. The battery cover can be pivotably attached to the housing and latches with the operating element. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244290 | BATTERY COVER ASSEMBLY FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a housing, a battery cover, a positioning element, and a latching element. The positioning element is mounted on the housing. The latching element is retained by the positioning element and configured for securing the battery cover to the housing. The battery cover is electrically connected to the positioning element by the latching element. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244291 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR A BATTERY PACK - A cooling system for a battery pack including a tapered first conduit for receiving a fluid therein, a second conduit for receiving the fluid therein, and at least one secondary conduit for receiving the fluid therein, the first conduit in fluid communication with the second conduit through at least one fluid channel formed between a plurality of battery units, wherein the battery units are in heat transfer communication with the at least one fluid channel to transfer heat from the battery units to the fluid disposed in the cooling system. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244292 | Thermal Isolating Apparatus and Method for Batteries in a Telecommunications Equipment Shelter - A preferred thermal control system for a battery stack includes a flexible, thermally insulating, and electrically non-conductive cover supported by a frame to substantially thermally isolate a battery stack from other equipment in a telecommunication shelter. The cover is preferably arranged or cut for placement over existing battery connections so the batteries remain electrically connected to other equipment when the cover is installed on the frame. Cuts in the cover are preferably sealed using an adhesive tape. A heat transfer device is supported by the frame and provides thermal cooling to the battery stack while exhausting heat generated by the batteries from the battery stack enclosure into the interior of the telecommunication shelter. Both the frame and the flexible cover may be adjustable to fit over battery stacks of various sizes. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244293 | SECONDARY BATTERY MODULE - A secondary battery module includes a plurality of secondary battery cells each having a measureable temperature and each spaced apart from an adjacent one of the secondary battery cells to define a cooling channel therebetween. The plurality of cells includes a first one of the cells having a measureable first temperature and a terminal one of the cells having a measureable terminal temperature and separated from the first one of the cells by at least one other of the cells. The module includes a fluid flowable within each of the cooling channels and in thermal energy exchange relationship with each of the cells, and a housing defining an inlet channel disposed in fluid flow communication with each of the cooling channels and configured for directing fluid flow uniformly to each of the cooling channels, and further defining a plurality of inlet ports in fluid flow communication with the inlet channel. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244294 | SECONDARY BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A thermal management device for dissipating thermal energy from a secondary battery cell includes a first plate defining a first channel and a second channel spaced apart from the first channel, wherein the first plate further defines an inlet port in communication with the first channel and an outlet port in communication with the second channel and spaced opposite the inlet port. The device includes a second plate configured for thermal energy exchange with the cell and disposed in contact with the first plate to define a cross-flow channel, wherein the cross-flow channel interconnects the first and second channels. A thermal management system includes a cell having a first temperature, a fluid having a second temperature that is less than the first temperature, and the device. The fluid is conveyable from the inlet port to the outlet port via the cross-flow channel to thereby dissipate thermal energy from the cell. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244295 | SECONDARY BATTERY MODULE - A secondary battery module includes a plurality of secondary battery cells each having a measureable temperature and each spaced apart from an adjacent one of the cells to define a cooling channel therebetween. The plurality of cells includes a first one of the cells having a measureable first temperature, and a terminal one of the cells having a measureable terminal temperature and separated from the first one of the cells by at least one other of the cells. The module includes a fluid flowable within each of the cooling channels and in thermal energy exchange relationship with each of the cells. The module includes a housing having a surface defining an inlet channel disposed in fluid flow communication with each of the cooling channels and configured for directing the fluid flow to each of the cooling channels. The surface has a shape defined by a spline. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244296 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110244297 | PRISMATIC-CELL BATTERY PACK WITH INTEGRAL COOLANT CHANNELS - A prismatic-cell battery pack is provided with integral coolant passages and a distributed array of coolant channels coupled between an intake plenum and a pair of exhaust plenums. Coolant medium forced into the intake plenum draws heat away from the battery cells, and then exits via the exhaust plenum for expulsion of heat into the atmosphere. The battery pack is configured as a set of stackable interlocking battery cell modules including at least one battery cell in thermal proximity to an array of coolant channels distributed over the profile of the battery cell, and a pair of peripheral chambers joined to opposite ends of the coolant channels to form the intake and exhaust plenums when the modules are arranged and interlocked in a lineal stack. The entry end of each channel is closer to a centerline of the battery cell than the exit end of the channel. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244298 | CELL HOLDER, ENERGY STORAGE CELL, CELL HOLDER STACK AND MULTICELL ENERGY STORE - A cell holder ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110244299 | Energy Store - An energy store (ESP | 2011-10-06 |
20110244300 | THERMO-STABILIZED ELECTRIC BATTERY MODULE - Electric cells ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110244301 | BATTERY SAFETY INTERLOCK FOR INTRINSICALLY SAFE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A printed circuit board assembly for a battery powered electronic device provides intrinsic safety features with a battery safety interlock element serving as both a physical and electrical barrier to prevent potential sparking at the battery and connecting terminal interfaces. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244302 | HIGH DENSITY CAPACITOR ARRAY PATTERNS - A thin-film device system includes a substrate and a plurality of pillars. The plurality of pillars project from a surface of the substrate. Each of the plurality of pillars have a perimeter that includes at least four protrusions that define at least four recessed regions between the at least four protrusions. Each of the at least four recessed regions of each of the plurality of pillars receives one protrusion from an adjacent one of the plurality of pillars. A thin-film device is fabricated over the plurality of pillars. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244303 | Metalized Ceramic and Associated Method - A metalized ceramic comprising a ceramic substrate comprising a first ceramic and a ceramic metallization layer disposed on the ceramic substrate. The ceramic metallization layer comprises a mixture of (i) a second ceramic and (ii) a metal comprising nickel or a refractory metal. The refractory metal may consist one or more of molybdenum, tungsten, niobium and tantalum. The first ceramic and the second ceramic have a purity of greater than about 95 percent. A method of making the metalized ceramic is provided. An electrochemical cell including the metalized ceramic is also provided. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244304 | STACK TYPE BATTERY - A stack type battery has a plurality of positive electrode plates ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110244305 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES FOR USE IN EXTREME CONDITIONS - An electrochemical device, such as a battery or power source, provides improved performance under stringent or extreme conditions. Such an electrochemical device for use in high temperature conditions may include at least a cathode, a lithium-based anode, a separator, and an ionic liquid electrolyte. This device also may include a current collector and housing that are electrochemically inert with respect to other components of the device. This electrochemical device may operate at temperatures ranging from 0 to 180, 200, 220, 240, and 260° C. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244306 | MULTI-LAYER MICROPOROUS FILM FOR BATTERIES HAVING SHUT-OFF FUNCTION - The invention relates to a biaxially oriented, multilayer microporous foil including one layer made from propylene homopolymer, a propylene block copolymer, a polyethylene and β-nucleating agent, and at least one further porous layer. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244307 | LITHIUM-ION BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a lithium-ion battery. The lithium-ion battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, an electrolyte solution, and an external encapsulating shell. The positive electrode and the negative electrode are stacked with each other and sandwich the separator. The electrolyte solution infiltrates between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The positive electrode, the negative electrode, the separator, and the electrolyte solution are encapsulated into the encapsulating shell. The positive electrode defines at least one first through-hole. The negative electrode defines at least one second through-hole corresponding to the at least one first through-hole. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244308 | Secondary battery and a secondary battery module - A secondary battery and a secondary battery module, the secondary battery including an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator therebetween; a case for accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap plate for sealing the case; and at least one terminal unit, the at least one terminal unit including a multi-metal electrode rivet electrically connected to one of the electrodes of the electrode assembly, the multi-metal electrode rivet including a first part and a second part, and, a rivet terminal, the rivet terminal being electrically connected to the multi-metal electrode rivet; wherein the rivet terminal and the second part are each formed of a second metallic material, the first part is formed of a first metallic material, and the first metallic material is different from the second metallic material. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244309 | Secondary battery and secondary battery module - A secondary battery and a secondary battery module, the secondary battery including an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator therebetween; a case for accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap plate for sealing the case; and at least one terminal unit, the at least one terminal unit including an electrode rivet electrically connected to one of the electrodes of the electrode assembly and formed of a first metallic material, a rivet terminal formed of a second metallic material, the second metallic material being different from the first metallic material, and a clad unit between the electrode rivet and the rivet terminal. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244310 | Rechargeable Battery - A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator therebetween; a case that has an opening that houses the electrode assembly; a cap assembly including a cap plate that covers the opening of the case; and an electrode terminal that is electrically connected to the electrode assembly and protrudes through the cap plate to the outside of the case. The electrode terminal includes a lower terminal plate that is connected to the electrode assembly, an upper terminal plate that covers an upper part of the lower terminal plate, and a terminal fastener that is housed in a space between the lower terminal plate and the upper terminal plate that protrudes through an upper surface of the upper terminal plate. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244311 | BATTERY COVER LATCHING MECHANISM AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A battery cover latching mechanism and a portable electronic device using the same are provided. The battery cover latching mechanism detachably locks a battery cover to the housing and includes an assembly portion, a locking assembly and a lock portion. The locking assembly is mounted to the assembly portion of the housing and includes an elastic piece and a latching member. The elastic piece is assembled within the receiving slot. The latching member is elastically and releasably assembled within the receiving slot by the elastic piece for locking or releasing the battery cover. The locking portion is formed on the battery cover and locked by the latching member. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244312 | STACK TYPE BATTERY - In a stack type battery, stacked positive and negative electrode lead tabs ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110244313 | Fluorinated Cyclic Carbonates and Compositions Thereof - Novel fluorinated cyclic carbonate compounds are described. These compounds may be useful as non-aqueous electrolyte solvents, specialty solvents, and starting materials and intermediates for synthesis of dyes, agricultural chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244314 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes: a case; an electrode assembly housed in the case and including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first electrode having a coating portion coated with a first active material and a non-coating portion absent the first active material; and a collector plate including first and second collector plates enmeshed together with the non-coating portion therebetween. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244315 | POUCH TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY AND THE FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A method of forming a secondary battery comprises: positioning an electrode assembly between a first pouch sheet and a second pouch sheet; initially sealing outer portions of the first pouch sheet and of the second pouch sheet on at least one side of the first and second pouch sheets; and additionally sealing outer portions of the first pouch sheet and of the second pouch sheet on the at least one side of the first and second pouch sheets. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244316 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION DEVICE FOR AN OUTPUT TERMINAL OF A STORAGE BATTERY - A storage battery ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110244317 | TERMINAL OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A terminal of a rechargeable battery, which can provide a current path having reduced resistance between a bus bar and the terminal by separately forming a collector terminal and a coupling terminal while increasing a coupling force between the bus bar and the collector terminal, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. In one embodiment, the terminal includes a collector terminal electrically connected to an electrode assembly disposed at the inside of a case and protruding toward the outside of the case, a lower fixing member having the collector terminal passing therethrough, a coupling terminal coupled to the lower fixing member in a sliding manner and protruding toward the outside of the lower fixing member, and an upper fixing member allowing the coupling terminal to pass therethrough and to be coupled thereto and covering the lower fixing member. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244318 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly comprising a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate and a separator interposed therebetween, and an electrolyte. A case accommodates the electrode assembly and an electrolyte. A finishing material is attached to an outer surface of the electrode assembly. In the secondary battery, the finishing material has an adhesive property on at least one surface. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244319 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND BATTERY SYSTEM - A secondary battery in accordance with the present invention includes a square battery can | 2011-10-06 |
20110244320 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIALS FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A negative electrode of a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a current collector and a mixture comprising a negative electrode active material, a conductive material, and a binder on the current collector. The negative electrode active material has the overall composition: M | 2011-10-06 |
20110244321 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY OF IMPROVED LOW-TEMPERATURE POWER PROPERTY - Provided is a lithium secondary battery which has excellent low-temperature power output characteristics by the inclusion of a given amount of a lithium metal oxide and/or a lithium metal sulfide in an anode mix for a lithium secondary battery containing a carbon-based anode active material and is thereby capable of being used as a power source for electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) that must provide high-power output at low temperatures as well as at room temperature. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244322 | CORE-SHELL TYPE ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES COMPRISING THE SAME - Provided are a core-shell type anode active material for lithium secondary batteries including a carbonaceous material core; and a shell formed outside the carbonaceous material core, the shell including a PTC (Positive Temperature Coefficient) medium. The core-shell type anode active material for lithium secondary batteries has the shell including the PTC medium, and thus has the improved conductivity and high output density, exhibiting excellent electrical characteristics. And, a lithium secondary battery manufactured using the anode active material has excellent safety, in particular safety against overcharge and external short circuit. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244323 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode | 2011-10-06 |
20110244324 | LI-ION BATTERY CATHODE MATERIALS WITH OVER-DISCHARGE PROTECTION - A lithium-ion battery having over-discharge protection includes an anode comprising at least an electrochemically active anode material, said anode having an anode irreversible capacity loss during a first charge of the lithium-ion battery; and a cathode comprising at least an electrochemically active cathode material characterized by the formula: | 2011-10-06 |
20110244325 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode ( | 2011-10-06 |
20110244326 | ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR THE SAME - It is an assignment to be solved to provide an electrode for secondary battery, electrode in which the active material is suppressed from coming off or falling down from the electricity collector, and that has excellent cyclic performance. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244327 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium secondary battery includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and an electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer. The negative electrode active material layer is provided on the negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode active material layer contains silicon and oxygen. A low oxygen content layer is provided in a portion of the negative electrode active material layer on the negative electrode current collector side, the low oxygen content layer having an oxygen content lower than that of the remaining portion of the negative electrode active material layer. The thickness of the low oxygen content layer is 25% or less of the thickness of the negative electrode active material layer. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244328 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - There is provided a negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery in which when a battery is formed, the energy density is high, and moreover, the decrease in charge and discharge capacity is small even if charge and discharge are repeated. By using silicon oxide particles having a particle diameter in a particular range as a starting raw material, and heating these particles in the range of 850° C. to 1050° C., Si microcrystals are deposited on the surfaces of the particles. Then, by performing doping of Li, a structure comprising a plurality of protrusions having height and cross-sectional area in a particular range is formed on the surfaces. The average value of the height of the above protrusions is 2% to 19% of the average particle diameter of the above lithium-containing silicon oxide particles. By using the lithium-containing silicon oxide particles obtained by the above means as a negative electrode active material, a negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is fabricated. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244329 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING THE SAME - Provided are a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same. The cathode active material includes a lithium composite oxide represented by the following Chemical Formula 1. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244330 | ELECTRODE CONFIGURATION FOR BATTERIES - An electrode for an electrochemical cell including a polymer substrate, a conductive material in contact with the polymer substrate, a conductive ink in contact with the conductive material, and an active electrode material in contact with the conductive ink. The conductive ink is configured to enhance the adhesion between the conductive material and the active electrode material. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244331 | DOPED POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIALS AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY CONSTRUCTED THEREFROM - Positive electrode active materials comprising a dopant in an amount of 0.1 to 10 mole percent of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn, Cd or a combination thereof are described that have high specific discharge capacity upon cycling at room temperature and at a moderate discharge rate. Some materials of interest have the formula Li | 2011-10-06 |
20110244332 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode active material includes a lithium-containing oxide Li | 2011-10-06 |
20110244333 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY WITH NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY WITH NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention is a method for manufacturing a negative electrode material for a secondary battery with a non-aqueous electrolyte comprising at least: coating a surface of powder with carbon at a coating amount of 1 to 40 mass % with respect to an amount of the powder by heat CVD treatment under an organic gas and/or vapor atmosphere at a temperature between 800° C. and 1300° C., the powder being composed of at least one of silicon oxide represented by a general formula of SiO | 2011-10-06 |
20110244334 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY WITH NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY WITH NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention is a negative electrode material for a secondary battery with a non-aqueous electrolyte comprising at least a silicon-silicon oxide composite and a carbon coating formed on a surface of the silicon-silicon oxide composite, wherein at least the silicon-silicon oxide composite is doped with lithium, and a ratio I(SiC)/I(Si) of a peak intensity I(SiC) attributable to SiC of 2θ=35.8±0.2° to a peak intensity I(Si) attributable to Si of 2θ=28.4±0.2° satisfies a relation of I(SiC)/I(Si)≦0.03, when x-ray diffraction using Cu—Kα ray. As a result, there is provided a negative electrode material for a secondary battery with a non-aqueous electrolyte that is superior in first efficiency and cycle durability to a conventional negative electrode material. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244335 | SEPARATION MEMBRANE FOR BATTERY, AND BATTERY - An object of the present invention is to provide a separation membrane for a battery, which is excellent in heat resistance, does not expand and shrink depending on a temperature history, has no problem that, even when pressure is applied at a point due to external pressure, dendrite growth or the like, it is broken at the pressure point and its function is damaged at the broken part, and has no problem that the ionic conductivity decreases to decrease the battery performance, and to provide a battery equipped with such a separation membrane for a battery. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244336 | SINGLE-LAYER MICROPOROUS FOIL FOR BATTERIES HAVING SHUT-OFF FUNCTION - Single-layer or multilayer, biaxially oriented, microporous foil having a shut-off function, which comprises propylene homopolymer and propylene block copolymer, polyethylene and β-nucleating agent. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244337 | GARNET-TYPE LITHIUM ION-CONDUCTING OXIDE AND ALL-SOLID-STATE LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY CONTAINING THE SAME - An all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery containing a novel garnet-type oxide serving as a solid electrolyte. The garnet-type lithium ion-conducting oxide is one represented by the formula Li | 2011-10-06 |
20110244338 | ELECTROLYTE FOR A MAGNESIUM SULFUR BATTERY - An electrochemical device, having an anode containing magnesium; a cathode stable to a voltage of at least 3.2 V relative to a magnesium reference; and an electrolyte obtained by admixture of a magnesium salt of a non-nucleophilic base comprising nitrogen and aluminum trichloride in an ether solvent is provided. As sulfur is stable to a voltage of at least 3.2 V relative to a magnesium reference, a magnesium-sulfur electrochemical device is specifically provided. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244339 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - Disclosed are a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same. The non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery may include difluorotoluene having a lowest oxidation potential among components of the non-aqueous electrolyte solution. The lithium secondary battery may have improvement in basic performance including high rate charge/discharge characteristics, cycle life characteristics, and the like, and may remarkably reduce swelling caused by decomposition of an electrolyte solution under high voltage conditions such as overcharge. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244340 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES WITH HYDROGEN PEROXIDE DECOMPOSITION CATALYST - A membrane electrode assembly includes an anode including a hydrogen oxidation catalyst; a cathode; a membrane disposed between the anode and the cathode; and a peroxide decomposition catalyst positioned in at least one position selected from the group consisting of a layer between the anode and the membrane and a layer between the cathode and the membrane wherein the peroxide decomposition catalyst has selectivity when exposed to hydrogen peroxide toward reactions which form benign products from the hydrogen peroxide. The peroxide decomposition catalyst can also be positioned within the membrane. Also disclosed is a power-generating fuel cell system including such a membrane electrode assembly, and a process for operating such a fuel cell system. The assembly components contain ionomer material which can be perfluorinated or non-perfluorinated, high temperature, hydrocarbon, and the like. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244341 | Power Generation Apparatus - A power generation apparatus comprises a fuel cell and a reforming module, wherein the reforming module is adapted to reform hydrocarbon fuel into hydrogen and other components, and to separate the hydrogen from the other components. The apparatus is arranged so that the hydrogen is fed from the reforming module to the anode of the fuel cell. Carbon dioxide may be separated in the reforming module. Hydrogen may be recycled from the anode outflow back to the anode and/or tapped off. The apparatus may also contain a desorption module for releasing carbon dioxide. The absorption and release of carbon dioxide may be integrated and the carbon dioxide absorbent and/or desorbent may be recycled. Components of the apparatus may be thermally integrated. The apparatus may be used to generate electricity and produce hydrogen. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244342 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, a fuel supply supplying a fuel to the fuel cell stack, and an oxidizing agent supply supplying an oxidizing agent to the fuel cell stack. The fuel cell stack includes a first end plate, a moisture exchanger, an electrical generator, and a second end plate. The moisture exchanger includes a first area where a dried supply oxidizing agent flows, a second area where a humid emission fuel flows, and a third area where a humid emission oxidizing agent flows, and the first area exchanges moisture with the second and third areas using a moisture exchange layer. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244343 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM INCLUDING WATER INJECTION DEVICE - A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, an oxidant-gas supply passage, a compressor, a water injection device, a return passage, and a regulation valve. The fuel cell is to generate power utilizing an electrochemical reaction between oxidant gas and fuel gas. The oxidant gas flows toward the fuel cell through the oxidant-gas supply passage. The compressor is provided in the oxidant-gas supply passage. The compressor is capable of sucking and pressurizing the oxidant gas to discharge the oxidant gas toward the fuel cell. The water injection device is to inject water toward a suction port of the compressor. The return passage connects an upstream portion in the oxidant-gas supply passage upstream the compressor and a downstream portion in the oxidant-gas supply passage downstream the compressor to bypass the compressor. Opening of the regulation valve is adjustable. The regulation valve is provided in the return passage. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244344 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING GASEOUS HYDROGEN, SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING ELECTRIC POWER, AND CORRESPONDING METHOD FOR PRODUCING GASEOUS HYDROGEN - An embodiment of a device for producing gaseous hydrogen comprising a reaction chamber having a solution with catalyst, a tank chamber comprising a reactant suitable for reacting with the solution with catalyst for the production of gaseous hydrogen, the tank chamber being provided with removable partition means suitable for defining a first storage chamber, for the reactant, and a second storage chamber, for the reaction by-products, the partition means being adjustable so that the volume of the first storage chamber and the volume of the second storage chamber are variable in a complementary way with respect to each other. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244345 | Photoelectrochemical method of separating water into hydrogen and oxygen, using melanins or the analogues, precursors or derivatives thereof as the central electrolysing element - The invention essentially consists in the use of melanins, melanin precursors or melanin derivatives, melanin variants, melanin analogues, natural or synthetic, pure or mixed with organic or inorganic compounds, metals, ions, drugs; as water electrolyzing material, using as sole or main source of energy, natural or synthetic light, coherent or not; in the systems of hydrogen production from water, known as photoelectrochemical systems. These systems integrate as semiconductor material and a water electrolyzer inside a monolithic design, to produce hydrogen directly from water, using light (between 200 to 900 nm) as the main or sole source of energy. At least to basic criteria had to be met: one was that the system or light absorbing compound should generate enough energy to start, lead and complete the photoelectrolysis reaction, being economical, stable and lasting in a water system, requirements met by melanins, representing thus an important and critical advance to solve the central problem of photoelectrochemical designs. The procedure can be applied to generate hydrogen, oxygen and high energy electrons, or the opposite sense, i.e., synthesizing water from the union of hydrogen and oxygen, generating electricity; it can be coupled to other processes, generating a multiplication effect; it can also be used for reduction of carbon dioxide, nitrates and sulphates or others. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244346 | METHOD OF ENTERING AND EXITING A REGENERATIVE/STAND-BY MODE ON A FUEL CELL SYSTEM WHERE THE FUEL CELL IS SEPARATED FROM THE REGENERATIVE SOURCE BY A BLOCKING POWER DIODE - A method for operating a fuel cell stack where electrical energy from regenerative braking is used to operate system loads instead of using fuel cell stack power to conserve hydrogen. A fuel cell stack and an ultracapacitor are electrically coupled to a high voltage electrical bus. A by-pass line is provided around a blocking diode including a by-pass contactor. A stack contactor is provided to disconnect the fuel cell stack from the electrical bus. A stand-by mode request is made if the voltage at a node proximate to the blocking diode closest to the ultracapacitor is higher than the voltage at a node proximate to the blocking diode closest to the fuel cell stack. Steps are then made to electrically prepare the high voltage electrical bus. Then, the stack contactor is opened and the by-pass contactor is closed to allow the regenerate braking energy to power the system loads. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244347 | COMPRESSION FILL OF ANODE OF A FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A method for filling a fuel cell system with a fuel during start-up is disclosed, the method including the steps of providing a fuel cell stack having a plurality of fuels cells, each fuel cell having an active area, the fuel cell stack including an anode supply manifold and an anode exhaust manifold, the anode supply manifold and in fluid communication with a source of fuel; providing an anode sub-system in fluid communication with an anode side of the fuel cell stack; and supplying the fuel to the fuel cell stack substantially uniformly and substantially simultaneously to compress any fluids in the fuel cell stack into a volume between an end of each active area adjacent to the anode exhaust manifold and an outlet of the anode sub-system. | 2011-10-06 |
20110244348 | FEEDBACK CONTROL OF H2 INJECTION DURING PARK BASED ON GAS CONCENTRATION MODEL - A method for determining when to inject hydrogen gas into the anode side of a fuel cell stack associated with a fuel cell vehicle when the vehicle is off. The method includes estimating the concentration of hydrogen gas in the anode side of the fuel cell stack using a gas concentration model and determining if the estimated concentration of hydrogen gas is below a first predetermined threshold. If the estimated hydrogen gas is less than the threshold, then hydrogen gas is injected into the anode side from a hydrogen source. While the hydrogen gas is being injected, the method compares the estimated concentration of the hydrogen gas in the anode side to a desired concentration, and generates an error signal there between. If the error signal is greater than a second predetermined threshold, the algorithm continues to inject the hydrogen into the anode side of the fuel cell stack. | 2011-10-06 |