42nd week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 59 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150295242 | METHOD FOR PREPARING PARTIALLY SURFACE-PROTECTED ACTIVE MATERIALS FOR LITHIUM BATTERIES - The present invention relates to a method for preparing particles intended to be used, as active materials, within a composite electrode for lithium batteries, which are coated with at least one layer of oxide, preferably a layer of metal oxide covering only the areas which are capable of being more reactive with an electrolyte based on lithium hexafluorophosphate LiPF6. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295243 | CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, LITHIUM BATTERY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL - The problem of the present invention is to provide a cathode active material which performs favorable discharge capacity. The present invention solves the problem by providing a cathode active material comprising a crystal phase of an inverse-spinel structure represented by LiM | 2015-10-15 |
20150295244 | ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE - An electrode active material for an electricity storage device disclosed in this application includes a heteroaromatic compound including two or more carbonyl groups and containing two or more nitrogen atoms, and carbon atoms of the two or more carbonyl groups and the two or more nitrogen atoms are included in a framework of the heteroaromatic compound. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295245 | Metal/Oxygen Battery with a Clean Surface for Oxidizing Redox Additives - In one embodiment, an electrochemical cell includes a negative electrode including a form of lithium, a positive electrode spaced apart from the negative electrode and including an electron conducting matrix, a current collector, and a conductor, the conductor having a potential controllable with respect to the collector potential, a separator positioned between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, an electrolyte including a salt, and a charging redox couple located within the positive electrode, wherein the electrochemical cell is characterized by the transfer of electrons from a discharge product located in the positive electrode to the electron conducting matrix by the charging redox couple during a charge cycle. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295246 | LITHIUM ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to a lithium electrode, comprising an electrode composite comprising a porous metallic current collector, and lithium metal inserted into pores present in the metallic current collector; and a protective membrane for lithium ion conduction, the protective membrane being formed on at least one surface of the electrode composite. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295247 | Perforated Electrodes for Achieving High Power in Flow Batteries - The invention concerns electrodes suitable for use in a redox flow battery, the electrode comprising a plurality of perforations ranging in diameter from 100 μm to 10 cm. The introduction of such perforations is correlated to at least a 10% increase in the power density of the redox flow battery. The invention also concerns methods of making such electrodes and flow batteries having at least one such electrode. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295248 | CATHODE CATALYSTS FOR FUEL CELL APPLICATION DERIVED FROM POLYMER PRECURSORS - A method of preparing M-N-C catalysts utilizing a sacrificial support approach and inexpensive and readily available polymer precursors as the source of nitrogen and carbon is disclosed. Exemplary polymer precursors include those that do not form complexes with iron, but which do complex with silica, for example, polyetheleneimine (PEI), Poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline), Poly(acrylamide-co-diallyldimethylammonium chloride), Poly(melamine-co-formaldehyde), Poly[[6-[(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)amino]-s-triazine-2,4-diyl]-[(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)imino]-hexamethylene-[(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl)imino] and the like. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295249 | PLATINUM AND PALLADIUM ALLOYS SUITABLE AS FUEL CELL ELECTRODES - The present invention concerns electrode catalysts used in fuel cells, such as proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. The invention is related to the reduction of the noble metal content and the improvement of the catalytic efficiency by low level substitution of the noble metal to provide new and innovative catalyst compositions in fuel cell electrodes. The novel electrode catalysts of the invention comprise a noble metal selected from Pt and Pd alloyed with an alkaline earth metal. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295250 | ELECTRODE CATALYST FOR FUEL CELL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND CATHODE, ANODE, AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING ELECTRODE CATALYST - Provided is an electrode catalyst for a fuel cell including: a carbon support; and catalytic metal supported on the carbon support, the catalytic metal being selected from platinum or a platinum alloy, in which the carbon support has a crystallite size of (002) plane of carbon within a range of 5.0 nm or more and has a specific surface area within a range of 95 m | 2015-10-15 |
20150295251 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING FOR FUEL CELL FLOW FIELDS - A plate for a fuel cell includes a first plate body defining a first flow field channel in a first surface thereof. The first flow field channel has a cross-sectional area that varies as a function of depth from the first surface of the plate body toward an opposed second surface. The cross-sectional area can increase and/or decrease from the first surface toward the opposed second surface. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295252 | Metallic Separator for Fuel Cells and Method of Manufacturing the Metallic Separator - A metallic separator for fuel cells having a metal plate, an electroconductive coating layer covering at least a surface in front and back surfaces of the metal plate which contacts a raw material and/or a reaction product, and an electroconductive channel-forming member disposed on a surface of the coating layer and forming a channel for the raw material and/or the reaction product and/or a channel for a cooling medium for cooling. A surface layer on the metal plate has a tensile residual stress within such a range that no stress-corrosion cracking occurs. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295253 | Compact design of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell power generation system - An apparatus of power generation is provided. The apparatus uses a stack of dense solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC). The exhaust gas generated by a burner of the apparatus enters into the SOFC stack for heating. At the same time, the SOFC stack is heated by the thermal radiation and heat transfer of the burner as well as the thermal convection of gases between the anode and the cathode. Thus, the SOFC stack is heated to reach an operating temperature for generating power without any additional electroheat device. The present invention has a simple structure, flexible operation. Moreover, it increased efficiency, reduced pollutant emission with lowered costs of equipment and operation. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295254 | ION EXCHANGE FILTER ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED DEGAS FUNCTION - An ion exchange filter assembly includes an ion exchange filter cartridge and a housing. The ion exchange filter cartridge includes an ion exchange filter for filtering a coolant. The housing includes a first section receiving the ion exchange filter cartridge and a second section for degassing the coolant. The first section is in fluid communication with the second section. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295255 | PURGE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FUEL CELL - A purge control system and method is provided. In particular, one or more sensors measure pressures of an anode and a cathode of a fuel cell stack. A controller, then controls the pressures of the anode and the cathode so that a pressure difference between the anode and the cathode is maintained at a predetermined reference differential pressure. The controller also determines an opening time and an opening cycle according to an output of a fuel cell stack necessary for a vehicle, and opens and closes a hydrogen purge valve according to the determined opening time and opening cycle. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295256 | POWER GENERATION SYSTEM, AND METHODS FOR STARTING AND OPERATING FUEL CELL IN POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - The present invention enables a fuel cell to be stably started by minimizing a lack of air in a gas turbine when starting the fuel cell. This fuel cell system comprises: a gas turbine ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150295257 | INTEGRATED RECIRCULATING FUEL CELL METHODS - A PEM fuel system includes a fuel cell stack comprising one or more PEM fuel cells and fan configured to provide process air to supply oxidizer to and cool the fuel cell stack. The system has an air duct coupled to the fan and the fuel cell stack, and an electrical service load coupled to the fuel cell stack for receiving electrical power generated from reactions within the fuel cell stack. The system further includes as auxiliary electrical load coupled to the fuel cell stack and located within the air duct to reduce potentials across the fuel cell stack. The air duct is configured to direct the flow of air to the fuel cell stack and auxiliary electrical load to provide cooling air to the fuel cell stack and auxiliary electrical load. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295258 | ASCERTAINING FUEL CELL INLET HUMIDITY BY MEANS OF PRESSURE SENSORS, AND A MASS FLOW RATE-DEPENDENT CONTROL OF THE HUMIDIFIER BYPASS - The invention relates to a fuel cell arrangement ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150295259 | FUEL CELL MODULE - A fuel cell module includes a fuel cell stack and FC peripheral equipment. The fuel cell module includes a first area where an exhaust gas combustor and a start-up combustor are provided, a second area where a reformer and an evaporator are provided, and a third area where a heat exchanger is provided. A stress relaxing portion for relaxing heat stress is provided at least along a border between the first area and the second area, along a border between the second area and the third area, or along an outermost circumferential portion of the third area. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295260 | FUEL CELL MODULE - A fuel cell (FC) module includes a fuel cell stack and FC peripheral equipment. The fuel cell module includes a first area where an exhaust gas combustor and a start-up combustor are provided, an annular second area around the first area and where a reformer and a heat exchanger are provided, and an annular third area around the second area and where an evaporator is provided. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295261 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM COMPRISING A COMBINED FUEL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND A FUEL CELL UNIT - The invention concerns a fuel cell system comprising a fuel processing apparatus, said apparatus including: (a) a sulfur resistant fuel processing (SRFP) unit, (b) a steam reforming (STR) unit, (c) a sulfur removal/hydrogen enrichment (SRHE) unit, (d) a hydro-desulfurisation (HDS) unit and optionally (e) a hydrogen purification (HYP) unit, and either a low/medium temperature or a high temperature fuel cell unit. The hydrogen purification (HYP) unit (e) works most beneficially when the fuel cell is a low/medium temperature fuel cell. Combining two different fuel processing units in a fuel cell system makes it possible to deal more effectively with the difficulties of processing sulfur-containing fuels. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295262 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION, AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE COMPLEX AND SOLID POLYMER-TYPE FUEL CELL EACH PRODUCED USING SAME - The present invention provides: a polymer electrolyte composition which can achieve excellent proton conductivity under slightly humidified conditions, excellent mechanical strength and excellent physical durability, has excellent practicality, and can be produced using a nitrogen-containing additive, wherein the nitrogen-containing additive can prevent the elution of the additive under a strongly acidic atmosphere during the operation of a fuel cell, has excellent chemical stability so as to tolerate a strongly acidic atmosphere, can be dissolved in various general-purpose organic solvents, has superior processability, can be mixed with an ionic-group-containing polymer, can prevent the occurrence of phase separation during the formation of a film, and can prevent the formation of an island-in-sea-like phase separation structure or the occurrence of bleeding out during the formation of a film; and a polymer electrolyte membrane, a membrane electrode assembly and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, each of which is produced using the polymer electrolyte composition. The polymer electrolyte composition according to the present invention comprises at least an ionic-group-containing polymer (A) and a nitrogen-containing additive (B), said polymer electrolyte composition being characterized in that the nitrogen-containing additive (B) is represented by a specific structural formula. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295263 | SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE - The present invention provides a fuel cell comprising a cathode, an electrolyte membrane, and an anode. The electrolyte membrane is sandwiched between the cathode and the anode. The cathode is formed of a first proton conductor represented by the following chemical formula A | 2015-10-15 |
20150295264 | Biological Fuel Cell and Methods - A fuel cell has an anode and a cathode with anode enzyme disposed on the anode and cathode enzyme is disposed on the cathode. The anode is configured and arranged to electrooxidize an anode reductant in the presence of the anode enzyme. Likewise, the cathode is configured and arranged to electroreduce a cathode oxidant in the presence of the cathode enzyme. In addition, anode redox hydrogel may be disposed on the anode to transduce a current between the anode and the anode enzyme and cathode redox hydrogel may be disposed on the cathode to transduce a current between the cathode and the cathode enzyme. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295265 | ELECTRICITY-STORAGE BATTERY - An electricity storage battery is described, including a cathode electrolyte solution that contains a manganese redox material and an amine represented by a general formula (1) below: | 2015-10-15 |
20150295266 | CELL MODULE AND FUEL CELL STACK - With regard to at least one unit cell out of a plurality of unit cells, when the at least one unit cell is viewed along a stacking direction of the plurality of unit cells, at least one bonding area out of first to third bonding areas is formed at a position that does not overlap with another bonding area. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295267 | FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack has at least two cell modules, each of which includes an integrally-stacked plurality of fuel-cell single cells, and a sealing plate interposed between the cell modules. The sealing plate comprises a sealing member that seals an interface between the sealing plate and an edge part of the cell modules. The fuel cell stack further comprises a member contacting structure that transfers a load in a stacking direction, disposed in a sealed inner area between the cell modules and the sealing plate. Each of the plurality of fuel-cell single cells has a membrane electrode assembly and a pair of separators that sandwich the membrane electrode assembly. The member contacting structure allows the outermost separators of the adjacent cell modules to face each other so as to transfer a load in the stacking direction. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295268 | FUEL CELL STACK MANUFACTURING METHOD - A fuel cell stack manufacturing method includes: a step of disposing a fuel cell stack so as to be sandwiched between a first fastening member and a second fastening member; a step of temporarily fastening the fuel cell stack by inserting a jig into a hole-form first connecting portion formed on each end portion of the first fastening member and a second connecting portion formed on each end portion of the second fastening member while applying pressure to the fuel cell stack at a predetermined load; a step of performing aging processing on the temporarily fastened fuel cell stack in order to advance creep deformation of the fuel cell stack; and a step of inserting a pin into the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion while reapplying the pressure. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295269 | Fuel Cell Components - A strip of fuel cell components ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150295270 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - An electrode assembly includes: a positive electrode plate including a positive electrode collector having, on its first side, a positive electrode coating portion having a positive electrode active material thereon and a first positive electrode non-coating portion; a positive electrode tab on the first positive electrode non-coating portion; a negative electrode plate including a negative electrode collector having, on its first side facing the first side of the positive electrode collector, a negative electrode coating portion having a negative electrode active material thereon and a first negative electrode non-coating portion; and a separator between the positive and negative electrode plates. The first positive electrode non-coating portion is between ends of the positive electrode plate, and the first negative electrode non-coating portion overlaps the first positive electrode non-coating portion. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295271 | ANODE FOR CABLE-TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY AND CABLE-TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an anode for a cable-type secondary battery, more specifically an anode for a cable-type secondary battery, comprising a spiral electrode consisting of at least two wire-type electrodes which are spirally twisted with each other, each of the wire-type electrodes comprising a wire-type current collector, an anode active material layer formed by coating on the outer surface of the wire-type current collector, and a polymer resin layer formed by coating on the outer surface of the anode active material layer; and a cable-type secondary battery comprising the anode. The anode for a cable-type secondary battery according to the present invention comprises a polymer resin layer formed by coating on the outer surface of an anode active material layer, thereby preventing the release of the anode active material layer from a wire-type current collector and eventually preventing the deterioration of battery performances. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295272 | DAMAGE TOLERANT BATTERIES - Embodiments described herein relate generally to electrochemical cells having semi-solid electrodes that have damage tolerance, and in particular, are tolerant to physical damage due to short circuit, crushing, or overheating. In some embodiments, an electrochemical cell includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an ion-permeable membrane separating the positive electrode and the negative electrode. At least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode can include a semi-solid ion-storing redox composition which has a thickness of at least about 250 μm. The electrochemical cell can have a first operating voltage in a first planar configuration and a second operating voltage in a second non-planar configuration such that the first operating voltage and the second operating voltage are substantially similar. In some embodiments, the electrochemical cell has a bend axis such that the electrochemical cell is bent about the bend axis in the second non-planar configuration. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295273 | STEPPED BATTERY AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a stepped battery and a method and device for manufacturing the stepped battery, and more particularly, a stepped battery and a method and device for manufacturing the stepped battery, which processes a tent part of a separation film formed on a stepped part of the stepped battery, to prevent a defect from occurring during a subsequent process. A stepped battery manufacturing method includes preparing a stepped battery ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150295274 | GALVANIC ELEMENT - A galvanic element includes the following elements in the order listed: a current collector associated with an anode; the anode; an ion-conducting separator in the form of a continuous layer; a cathode; and a current collector associated with the cathode. The anode encompasses an ion-conducting support structure, and both the ion-conducting support structure and the separator encompasses an ion-conducting material. The ion-conducing support structure is porous. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295275 | ELECTROLYTE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME - An electrolyte for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a lithium salt, an organic solvent and an additive. The organic solvent includes a sulfur-containing compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, and the additive includes a phosphazene compound represented by Chemical Formula 2. A rechargeable lithium battery including the electrolyte may have improved performance and safety. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295276 | ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention provides an electrolytic solution for a non-aqueous secondary battery, the electrolytic solution including: an organic metal compound; an electrolyte; and an organic solvent, in which the organic metal compound includes a central metal and a multidentate ligand, and the ligand includes an oxygen atom bonded to the central metal, and a nitrogen atom or a sulfur atom bonded to the central metal. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295277 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium ion secondary battery which is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising a positive electrode comprising a positive electrode active material capable of absorbing and releasing lithium, and an electrolyte solution comprising a non-aqueous electrolyte solvent, wherein the positive electrode comprises a sulfate group, and the non-aqueous electrolyte solvent comprises a sulfone compound represented by a specified formula. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295278 | POWER STORAGE ELEMENT, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE - Disclosed is a power storage element including a positive electrode current collector layer and a negative electrode current collector layer which are arranged on the same plane and can be formed through a simple process. The power storage element further includes a positive electrode active material layer on the positive electrode current collector layer; a negative electrode active material layer on the negative electrode current collector layer; and a solid electrolyte layer in contact with at least the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer. The positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer are formed by oxidation treatment. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295279 | MOLTEN SALT BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A molten salt battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte includes a molten salt, the molten salt contains at least sodium ions, and the moisture content We1 in the molten salt is 300 ppm or less in terms of mass ratio. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295280 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells, a busbar holder on the battery cells, the busbar holder having a plurality of busbars coupling neighboring battery cells of the plurality of battery cells to each other, and a circuit board on the busbar holder and defining a plurality of fastening openings along its perimeter. The circuit board is coupled to the busbar holder with a plurality of fastening members coupled to first fastening openings defined on the busbar holder. The circuit board has a component for controlling and monitoring recharging and discharging of the battery cells coupled to the circuit board. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295281 | Vanadium Redox Battery - A vanadium redox battery is a battery capable of charging and discharging utilizing an oxidation-reduction reaction of vanadium as an active material. The vanadium redox battery includes a cathode and an anode. The vanadium redox battery includes an auxiliary electrode that is provided in at least one of the cathode and the anode. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295282 | BATTERY FIELD DISCONNECT METHOD - Embodiments are directed to an apparatus comprising terminals providing a voltage, a monitor configured to receive an input from an entity external to the apparatus indicating that energy associated with the apparatus is to be selectively coupled to, or isolated from the terminals, and a protection mechanism coupled to the monitor and configured to be selectively turned on and turned off based on the input received from the external entity. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295283 | BATTERY PACK - Disclosed is a battery pack, which allows easy assembling and exchange of electrical equipment and has an uncomplicated structure. The battery pack includes at least one battery module, the battery module including a plurality of secondary batteries, and an electrical equipment plate having a plate shape on which at least two of a battery management system (BMS), a current sensor, a relay and a fuse are mounted, the electrical equipment plate being electrically connected to the at least one battery module. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295284 | Electrochemical Energy Cell, and Rechargeable Battery for Repeatedly Storing Electrical Energy, and also Method for Determining an Electrode Potential of an Electrode of an Electrochemical Energy Storage Cell - An electrochemical energy storage cell is configured to repeatedly store electrical energy, and includes two electrodes, and at least one reference electrode element to enable determining an electrode potential of at least one of the two electrodes. A rechargeable battery, and in particular to a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, includes the electrochemical energy storage cell, and is configured to supply electrical energy to an electrical load. A method includes determining an electrode potential of at least one of the two electrodes with reference to the at least one reference electrode element. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295285 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE - In an operation mode for heating battery air, a refrigerant passage switching portion switches over to a first refrigerant passage in which a refrigerant including gas refrigerant flowing out of an interior condenser flows into an auxiliary heat exchanger through a first pipe having a relatively large passage cross-sectional area and a liquid refrigerant flowing out of the auxiliary heat exchanger flows to an inlet of an exterior heat exchanger through a second pipe having a relatively small passage cross-sectional area. Meanwhile, in an operation mode for cooling the battery air, the refrigerant passage switching portion switches over to a second refrigerant passage in which a liquid refrigerant flowing out of the exterior heat exchanger flows into the auxiliary heat exchanger through the second pipe and a gas refrigerant flowing out of the auxiliary heat exchanger flows to a suction port of a compressor through the first pipe. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295286 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PACK - A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly to charge and discharge current, a case accommodating the electrode assembly, a cap plate coupled the case, electrode terminals on the cap plate, the electrode terminals being electrically connected to the electrode assembly, and a thermal pad between a bottom of the case and the electrode assembly. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295287 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRICAL ENERGY SUPPLY UNIT - A temperature control device for an electrical energy supply unit may include a first delimiting element that may have at least a first layer composed of a fibre composite plastic. A second delimiting element may include at least a second layer composed of a fibre composite plastic. The second delimiting element may be mounted on the first delimiting element such that the first delimiting element and the second delimiting element may define a fluid duct for a fluid flow. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295288 | COOLING ELEMENT AND BATTERY SYSTEM - A cooling element to cool a component of a battery system, and a battery system having at least on cooling element. The cooling element includes a top cooling element part, a bottom cooling element part spatially under the top cooling element part, at least one cooling duct between the top cooling element part and the bottom cooling element part, and through which a cooling medium is to flow, and a Peltier element arranged resting against the bottom cooling element part so as to lie at least partially at the height of the at least one cooling duct. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295289 | SHARED ELECTRODE HYBRID BATTERY-FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A hybrid power cell is provided that combines a nickel-metal hydride battery, solid state hydrogen storage, and alkaline fuel cell technologies in a single cell operating within a targeted intermediate temperature range. A cell includes a cathode that is capable of using raw atmospheric air as an oxygen source and an anode that is capable of reversible electrochemical and gas phase hydrogen storage, where the anode and the cathode are highly functional at intermediate temperatures. The resulting hybrid power cell overcomes prior challenges of reliable high-capacity grid-tied energy storage necessary for greater renewable energy adoption. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295290 | SHARED ELECTRODE HYBRID BATTERY-FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A hybrid power cell is provided that combines a nickel-metal hydride battery, solid state hydrogen storage, and alkaline fuel cell technologies in a single cell operating within a targeted intermediate temperature range. A cell includes a cathode that is capable of using raw atmospheric air as an oxygen source and an anode that is capable of reversible electrochemical and gas phase hydrogen storage, where the anode and the cathode are highly functional at intermediate temperatures. The resulting hybrid power cell overcomes prior challenges of reliable high-capacity grid-tied energy storage necessary for greater renewable energy adoption. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295291 | ELECTRODE BODY FOR BATTERIES, ANODE, AND METAL AIR BATTERY - An electrode body for batteries of the invention includes a first metal portion configured to include metal as an electrode active material as a main component, a first structural member configured to cover a part of a surface of the first metal portion, and a coating member configured to cover the other part of the surface of the first metal portion. The first metal portion, the first structural member, and the coating member are provided such that the first metal portion is divided between the first structural member and the coating member or the coating member is separated from the first metal portion to expose the metal included in the first metal portion. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295292 | MAGNESIUM-BASED METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES - An aspect of the present invention is an electrical device, where the device includes a current collector and a porous active layer electrically connected to the current collector to form an electrode. The porous active layer includes MgB | 2015-10-15 |
20150295293 | POWER CONTROLLING APPARATUS - A power controlling apparatus includes a secondary battery ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150295294 | RF Duplexer Filter Module with Waveguide Filter Assembly - An RF duplexer waveguide filter module for the transmission and filtering of TX and RX RF signals comprising a substrate with TX and RX filter assemblies mounted thereon. One or both of the TX and RX filter assemblies comprises an RF waveguide filter assembly including a plurality of blocks of dielectric material coupled together in a side-by-side relationship. Each of the blocks of dielectric material defines at least one slit and at least one internal RF signal transmission window. One or both of the end blocks defines a step and a through-hole terminating in an opening in the step. In one embodiment, the RF duplexer waveguide filter module additionally comprises an RF antenna waveguide filter extending between and coupling the TX and RX filter assemblies to an antenna RF signal transmission line. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295295 | MODE CONVERTER - A mode converter includes a substrate including a first main surface aid a second main surface, a first ground conductor layer formed on the first main surface, a second ground conductor layer formed on the second main surface, a plane circuit that is formed on the first main surface and propagates a high frequency, a pin that is connected to the plane-circuit, is formed inside a through-hole which penetrate from the first main surface to the second main surface, and communicates with the first main face and the second main surface, and an anti-pad that is formed between an end portion of the pin exposed in the second main surface and the second ground conductor layer. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295296 | HIGH-FREQUENCY TRANSMISSION LINE - A first signal line is closer to a second ground conductor than a second signal line and, hence, crosstalk between the first and second signal lines is unlikely to be generated. By providing first opening portions in the second ground conductor, capacitive coupling between the first and second signal lines is reduced. Hence, in a transmission line including the first signal line, an increase in the capacitance due to the increased width of the first signal line is cancelled out by a decrease in the capacitance due to the increased distance from the first ground conductor and the first opening portions. Further, the width of the high-frequency transmission line need not be large. Further, since the capacitance is reduced by the first and second opening portions, the distances between the first ground conductor and the first and second signal lines are shortened. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295297 | Metallic Waveguide with Dielectric Core - A digital system has a substrate having a top surface on which a waveguide is formed on the top surface of the substrate. The waveguide is formed by a conformal base layer formed on the top surface of the substrate, two spaced apart sidewalls, and a top conformal layer connected to the base layer to form a longitudinal core region. The waveguide may be a metallic or otherwise conductive waveguide, a dielectric waveguide, a micro-coax, etc. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295298 | Dielectric Waveguide Integrated Into a Flexible Substrate - A digital system has a dielectric core waveguide that is formed within a multilayer substrate. The dielectric waveguide has a longitudinal dielectric core member formed in the core layer having two adjacent longitudinal sides each separated from the core layer by a corresponding slot portion formed in the core layer The dielectric core member has the first dielectric constant value. A cladding surrounds the dielectric core member formed by a top layer and the bottom layer infilling the slot portions of the core layer. The cladding has a dielectric constant value that is lower than the first dielectric constant value. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295299 | Frequency Selector for mm-wave Communication using a Dielectric Waveguide - Signals on a dielectric waveguide are filtered to pass or block selected frequencies. A combined signal is received in the DWG, wherein the combined signal comprises at least a first frequency signal with a first wavelength and a second frequency signal with a second wavelength. The combined signal is split into a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the combined signal is delayed by an amount of delay time to form a delayed first portion. The delayed first portion is joined with the received combined signal to form a filtered signal such that the first frequency signal is enhanced by constructive interference while the second frequency signal is diminished by destructive interference. A portion of the filtered signal is provided to a receiver, whereby the amplitude of the second frequency signal is attenuated in the filtered signal. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295300 | Dielectric Waveguide with Integrated Periodical Structures - A dielectric waveguide interconnect system has a dielectric waveguide (DWG) a core surrounded by a cladding along the length of the DWG. One or more periodic structures are embedded along the length of the DWG such that the core of the DWG is integral to each of the one or more periodic structures. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295301 | COAXIAL TRANSMISSION LINE SLOT FILTER WITH ABSORPTIVE MATRIX - A filter is provided and includes potting material formed into a body defining a through-hole. The body includes first and second opposing faces and a sidewall extending between the first and second opposing faces. The sidewall is formed to define first and second openings at opposite ends of the through-hole, first angles at an interface between the sidewall and the first face and second angles, which complement the first angles, at an interface between the sidewall and the second face. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295302 | ANTENNA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An electronic device with an antenna, e.g., for near field communication (NFC) is disclosed. The electronic device includes a display, a fixing frame fixing the display and including a bezel area at a periphery of the display, and a communication module disposed at the bezel area. The communication module includes a circuit board, which has an antenna radiator and a communication circuit disposed thereon. The communication module performs wireless communication with an external apparatus via the communication circuit and antenna radiator. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295303 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An electronic device having antenna structure is provided. The electronic device includes a first body, a pivot assembly, a second body and an antenna structure. The pivot assembly is pivoted to the first body along a first axis. The second body is pivoted to the pivot assembly along a second axis. The antenna structure is disposed in the pivot assembly and has a first radiation portion, a second radiation portion and a third radiation portion. The first radiation portion and the second radiation portion have a slot therebetween to form a slot antenna. The third radiation portion forms a monopole antenna and is aligned to the slot. The third radiation portion and the slot are not coplanar. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295304 | DEVICE WITH RADIO AND BODY-COUPLED-COMMUNICATION CONNECTIVITY - A device is equipped with one or more communication modules supporting communication on the basis of radio signals and communication on the basis of body-coupled communication signals. Further, the device is equipped with an antenna for transmission of the radio signals. The antenna is further operable to transfer the body-coupled communication signals between the device and a body of a user of the device. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295305 | Encapsulated Molded Package with Embedded Antenna for High Data Rate Communication Using a Dielectric Waveguide - An encapsulated integrated circuit has transceiver circuitry operable to produce and/or receive a radio frequency (RF) signal, wherein bond pads on the IC die are coupled to the transceiver input/output (IO) circuitry. An antenna structure is coupled to the IO circuitry via the bond pads. Mold material encapsulates the IC die and the antenna structure, wherein the antenna structure is positioned so as to be approximately in alignment with a core of a dielectric waveguide positioned adjacent the encapsulated IC. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295306 | ELECTROMAGNETIC HIGHLY TRANSPARENT RADOME FOR MULTI-BAND APPLICATIONS AND WIDEBAND APPLICATIONS - A radome having a core layer and two cover layers and method of forming the radome. The core layer is arranged between the two cover layers. Each of the two cover layers is composed of a plurality of partial layers which, by their respective dielectric constant, are embodied such that the radome provides a high mechanical stability and a high electromagnetic transparency. The dielectric constant of adjacent partial layers thereby alternates from relatively high to relatively low in the direction towards the core layer, and vice versa. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295307 | Dielectric Waveguide with Embedded Antenna - A digital system has a dielectric core waveguide that has a longitudinal dielectric core member. The core member has a body portion and may have a cladding surrounding the dielectric core member. A radiated radio frequency (RF) signal may be received on a first portion of a radiating structure embedded in the end of a dielectric waveguide (DWG). Simultaneously, a derivative RF signal may be launched into the DWG from a second portion of the radiating structure embedded in the DWG. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295308 | Antenna System - The present invention relates to the communications field, and in particular, to an antenna system. The antenna system includes: a transmit antenna, a receive antenna, a radome above the transmit antenna and the receive antenna, and a reflector within the radome, where a signal received by the receive antenna after a transmitted signal of the transmit antenna is reflected by the reflector offsets an intra-frequency interference signal generated because the transmitted signal of the transmit antenna is directly received by the receive antenna. As a result, according to the embodiments of the present invention, the intra-frequency interference signal of the transmit antenna to the receive antenna may be eliminated without increasing the number of antennas and a distance between antennas. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295309 | CONFIGURABLE ANTENNA ASSEMBLY - An antenna assembly may include a first ground plane, a second ground plane that may be switched between grounding and non-grounding states, and first and second antenna layers. Each of the first and second antenna layers may include a plurality of pixels interconnected by a plurality of phase change material (PCM) switches. The PCM switches are configured to be selectively switched between phases to provide a plurality of antenna patterns within the first and second antenna layers. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295310 | Adaptive Donor Antenna - An adaptive donor antenna system including at least one antenna array being structured and disposed for generating a radio frequency beam pattern for receiving and repeating a data transmission signal; a sensor device that is structured and disposed for measuring the strength of the data transmission signal; a microcontroller in communication with the sensor device, and the microcontroller being structured and disposed for dynamically steering the radiation pattern of the at least one antenna array in the direction of the strongest data transmission signal as measured by the sensor device; and a phase shifter in communication with the at least one antenna array and the microcontroller, and the phase shifter being structured and disposed for adjusting the radio frequency beam pattern of the at least one antenna. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295311 | ANTENNA SYSTEM USING CAPACITIVELY COUPLED COMPOUND LOOP ANTENNAS WITH ANTENNA ISOLATION PROVISION - An antenna system is provided, including a first antenna, a second antenna, a ground plane, and a resonant isolator coupled to the first and second antennas. Each of the antennas is configured to be a capacitively-coupled compound loop antenna, and the resonant isolator is configured to provide isolation between the two antennas at resonance. The two antennas may be symmetrical or asymmetrical and include a first element that emits a magnetic field and a second element that generates an electrical field that is orthogonal to the magnetic field. The radiating element of the second element may be capacitively coupled to the remainder of the second element. The resonate isolator may be comprised of a single conductive element or two conductive elements that are capacitively coupled. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295312 | WIDEBAND ANTENNA MODULE - A wideband antenna module includes a ground conductor, two radiating conductors and a decoupling inductor. Each of the radiating conductors includes a feed-in portion, a ground portion and three radiating portions. The feed-in portion is spaced apart from the ground conductor and has a feed-in end part. The ground portion is connected to the feed-in portion and the ground conductor. For each of the radiating conductors, the radiating portions are arranged in sequence from the feed-in portion to a free end part. The decoupling inductor is connected between the free end parts of the two radiating conductors. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295313 | METHOD OF ELIMINATING RESONANCES IN MULTIBAND RADIATING ARRAYS - A multiband radiating array according to the present invention includes a vertical column of lower band dipole elements and a vertical column of higher band dipole elements. The lower band dipole elements operate at a lower operational frequency band, and the lower band dipole elements have dipole arms that combine to be about one half of a wavelength of the lower operational frequency band midpoint frequency. The higher band dipole elements operate at a higher frequency band, and the higher band dipole elements have dipole arms that combine to be about three quarters of a wavelength of the higher operational frequency band midpoint frequency. The higher band radiating elements are supported above a reflector by higher band feed boards. A combination of the higher band feed boards and higher band dipole arms do not resonate in the lower operational frequency band. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295314 | LOOP ANTENNA HAVING A PARASITICALLY COUPLED ELEMENT - An antenna, a portable electronic device incorporating an antenna and a method of operation are provided to enable both wide and multiple frequency band response. The antenna may include a feeding arm and a parasitic element. The feeding arm may include a conductive loop antenna and a conductive excitation arm portion. The loop antenna portion may extend from a first end that is configured to be grounded to a second end that is configured to be driven by radio frequency circuitry. The excitation arm may be coupled at a first end to the loop antenna portion and extend outwardly therefrom to an open end. The parasitic element may extend from a first end is configured to be grounded to a second end that is open. The parasitic element may extend along opposite sides of the excitation arm portion so as to be coupled thereto. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295315 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ANTENNA DEVICE - There are included a core | 2015-10-15 |
20150295316 | High Gain Antenna with Low Directional Preference - An antenna with a first pair of fed lands ( | 2015-10-15 |
20150295317 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device includes a first antenna element. The first antenna element includes a first conductive line portion extending from a power supply point, a first turn-back portion connected to the first conductive line portion, a second conductive line portion extending from the first turn-back portion, a second turn-back portion connected to the second conductive line portion, a third conductive line portion extending from the second turn-back portion, a first shortcircuit portion shortcircuiting the first conductive line portion and the second conductive line portion, the first shortcircuit portion being located between a reference portion and the first turn-back portion, the reference portion being located between the first turn-back portion and the second turn-back portion, and a second shortcircuit portion shortcircuiting the reference portion and the third conductive line portion. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295318 | ANTENNA APPARATUS - An antenna apparatus is provided. A control unit adjusts an adjustment voltage outputted to a parasitic ground antenna unit according to a first voltage generated by a sensing unit and a second voltage generated by a frequency detecting unit. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295319 | MODULE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MODULE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A module for wireless communication includes: a module body which (i) is plate-shaped, has (ii) a structure having a plurality of layers, and (iii) has a circuit region; and a folded dipole which is situated circumferentially around the circuit region and has a first dipole half situated in a first level of the module body, and a second dipole half situated in a second level of the module body. The first dipole half and the second dipole half are separated by a layer of the module body, and are connected to one another in electrically conductive fashion through a first via and a second via extending through the layer. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295320 | MODIFIED FOLDED DIPOLE ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT - Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure include dipole arrangement, or an array of dipole arrangements which can include at least two poles extending in opposite direction from one another, each of the poles including capacitor and an inductor(s). A lattice balun can be located at a center gap between the poles, and can be a 50 ohm lattice balun. The capacitor(s) can be a 10.67 farad capacitor. The inductor can be a 26.7 Henry inductor. The length of each of the poles can depend on a wavelength of a magnetic field generated by the dipole arrangement, or it can depend on a distance from the dipole arrangement to a subject to be imaged. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295321 | UHF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS ANTENNA - A UHF satcom antenna comprises a hollow cylinder; an annular substrate disposed on a base of the hollow cylinder; a circular substrate coplanar and concentric to the annular substrate; a plurality of bow-tie antenna elements; a plurality of rectangular antenna elements and a plurality of open-sleeve elements. The antenna system includes at least one feed line extending through the hollow cylinder and the circular substrate and electrically connects to the bow-tie elements. The hollow cylinder may comprise a dielectric material. Provided on the annular substrate, the bow-tie elements extend radially outward from the center of the annular substrate. The rectangular elements are electrically coupled to the plurality of bow-tie antenna elements and are provided on the outer surface of the hollow cylinder. Provided on both the annular substrate and the outer surface of the hollow cylinder, the open-sleeve elements act as parasitic antenna elements for the bow-tie antenna system. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295322 | ANTENNA APPARATUS INCLUDING MULTIPLE ANTENNA ELEMENTS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY TRANSMITTING OR RECEIVING MULTIPLE WIDEBAND RADIO SIGNALS - An antenna apparatus includes antenna elements, each made of a conductive plate. The antenna elements are provided along a reference axis passing through first and second positions of the antenna apparatus, and close to a section between the first and second positions. Each of the antenna elements has first and second portions along a circumference of the antenna element, the first portion is close to the reference axis and electromagnetically coupled to the other antenna element, and the second portion is remote from the reference axis. The first portions of the respective antenna elements are shaped so that the antenna elements are the closest to each other near the first position, and a distance between the antenna elements gradually increases from the first position to the second position. The antenna apparatus has feed points provided on the antenna elements, respectively, and near the first position. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295323 | CIRCULAR LOOP CROSSED ELEMENTS OMNIDIRECTIONAL ANTENNA - The main objective of the invention is to provide a broadband omnidirectional antenna that could, for example, be used for the reception of over-the-air television signals on both, the VHF and UHF bands, comprising two circular folded elements, each formed as a self-supporting open-ended loop, arranged with an element inside and slightly below the other in the vertical plane and perpendicularly aligned against each other at 90° angle, in such way that they cross at exactly half way their circumference without making contact, both loops are isolated from ground and from each other using dielectric materials. Said antenna will effectively accept horizontally polarized signals coming from all quadrants of the geographic coordinates in a given location without the need to orient it as long as the signals is received through a quadrant of the antenna, said antenna will resonate over a wide band with an effective gain that overcomes circuit loses for a typical installation and within a wide range of terrain conditions and environments. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295324 | ULTRA-WIDEBAND ANTENNA - The present invention relates to ultra-wideband (UWB) directional circular-field-polarization antennae. The technical result consists in development of a UWB antenna in which a unidirectional radiation is naturally generated within a wide or ultra-wide frequency band and generally does not require the use of an absorber on a back side of a radiating element. The UWB antenna comprises: a dielectric substrate; at least one feed line formed on the dielectric substrate; a spiral radiating element formed on the substrate and coupled to said at least one feed line; at least one additional dielectric substrate arranged in parallel with and above said dielectric substrate, wherein a flat printed cavity of an axially-symmetric shape is formed on said at least one additional dielectric substrate, said cavity being arranged coaxially with the spiral radiating element. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295325 | WIDEBAND BOW TIE ANTENNA - A wideband bow tie antenna includes a guiding unit, a radiating unit, and a reflecting unit. The radiating unit is configured between the guiding unit and the reflecting unit. The radiating unit includes a guiding substrate and a guiding patch configured on the guiding substrate. The radiating unit includes a radiating substrate and a first bow tie radiator which is configured on the radiating substrate and coupled with the guiding patch. The first bow tie radiator includes two single radiating portions which are symmetrically configured to each other. The reflecting unit includes a reflecting substrate and a loop reflecting patch which are configured on the reflecting substrate and coupled with the first bow tie radiator. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295326 | ANTENNA APPARATUS AND SOFTWARE FOR EMULATING SAME - According to an embodiment, there is provided a plurality of spiral antenna elements that are generated using algorithms taught herein that can be implemented in hardware or software. Embodiments utilize symmetric combinations of 2 or 3 such spiral elements on a substrate or within computer memory to create an array. Each of the antenna elements is in the form of expanding spiral (non-logarithmically expanding) and contains at least six turns. Among the suitable spirals are Fermat, and/or Cornu (Euler) and/or Archimedes and/or other non-logarithmically expanding spirals in any combination. As an article of manufacture, the antenna array may be incorporated into a chip, such as might be found in a cell phone or other CPU based product, or printed or otherwise mounted on an article of clothing, for example. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295327 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NODE WITH 4TX/4RX TRIPLE BAND ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT - A node in a wireless communication network, includes a 4TX/4RX triple band antenna arrangement with at least three antenna columns, each antenna column includes two sets of subarrays. Each set of subarrays has at least two subarrays with at least one antenna element each. Each set of subarrays includes antenna elements having one of a first polarization and a mutually orthogonal second polarization. For each subarray, the antenna elements are connected to a combined port of a corresponding filter device. Each filter device has a first filter port and a second filter port. For each set of subarrays, the first filter ports of each pair of filter devices that are connected to said set of subarrays are pair-wise connected to a corresponding phase altering device. The second filter ports of each pair of filter devices connected to the set of subarrays are pair-wise connected to another corresponding phase altering device. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295328 | ROTATABLE TRANSPONDER SYSTEM - A transponder system is presented, comprising first and second antenna arrays each comprising a plurality of antenna elements arranged in a predetermined geometry. The antenna elements of the first antenna array are respectively interconnected with corresponding antenna elements of the second antenna array by respective connection lines thereby forming plurality of receiving-transmitting pairs of antenna elements. A receiving-transmitting pair is configured to receive an input electro-magnetic signal by one antenna element thereof and transmit a corresponding output signal by the other antenna element, thereby enabling collective collection of a signal waveform and transmission of a corresponding output signal waveform. The first and second antenna arrays are rotatable with respect to one another about at least one predetermined rotation axis, thereby enabling variation of direction of propagation of the output signal waveform with respect to direction of propagation of the collected signal waveform. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295329 | Connector - An elastic piece of a terminal includes an end portion serving as a fulcrum on which a contact projection is displaced, and an internal contact portion that is urged on the end portion into pressing contact with an FPC of a lens to make conductive connection within a housing by displacement of the contact projection. Thus, when the contact projection is pressed by a lens connecting part of a camera body, the internal contact portion is brought into firm pressing contact with the FPC of the lens by the action of leverage, and reliable conductive contact is established between the contact projection and the internal contact portion. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295330 | Terminal for an Antenna Connector - A terminal for an antenna connector has a soldering base, two wings, a resilient electric contacting arm, and two pre-pressing elements. The wings are formed on the soldering base and each wing has an opening. The resilient electric contacting arm is formed on and protrudes from a rear end of the soldering base and has an extension section, a resilient section, and an electronic contacting section. The pre-pressing elements are located respectively in the openings of the wings, pre-press the resilient section of the resilient electric contacting arm toward the soldering base, and limit the resilient section to sway in an extent from an inner upper edge of each opening to the soldering base. The terminal with the pre-pressing elements performs excellent electrical contacting effect to improve signal transmission of the antenna connector and a corresponding antenna module. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295331 | COAXIAL CABLE CONNECTOR WITH INTEGRAL RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE AND GROUNDING SHIELD - A coaxial cable connector for coupling a coaxial cable to an equipment port is disclosed. The coaxial cable connector comprises a tubular post, a coupler and a body. The coupler has a first end rotatably secured over the second end of the tubular post, and an opposing second end. The coupler includes a central bore extending therethrough. A portion of the central bore is proximate the second end of the coupler and adapted for engaging the equipment port. The body is secured to the tubular post and extends about a first end of the tubular post for receiving an outer conductor of the coaxial cable. A portion of at least one of the tubular post, the coupler and the body provides a spring-like force on the surface of at least one of the other of the tubular post, the coupler and the body to establish an electrically conductive path therebetween. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295332 | REDUCING OR ELIMINATING BOARD-TO-BOARD CONNECTORS - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for creating a connection mechanism for a circuit board. The method includes securing a plurality of electrical conductors to a sleeve. Once the electrical conductors have been coupled to the sleeve, the sleeve and the plurality of conductors are coupled to, and molded with, the circuit board. At least one side of the circuit board, such as, for example, the molding over the plurality of electrical conductors, is subsequently reduced to expose at least a portion of at least one of the plurality of electrical conductors. An electrical connector is then coupled to the at least the portion of the one or more of the plurality of electrical conductors that was exposed when the first side of the printed circuit board was reduced. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295333 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT METAL MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There are provided an electronic component metal material which has low insertability/extractability, low whisker formability, and high durability, and a method for manufacturing the metal material. The electronic component metal material | 2015-10-15 |
20150295334 | CONNECTOR STRUCTURE, FEMALE CONNECTOR, AND MALE CONNECTOR - A device including male and female connectors each including mounting pad terminals arranged on both side portions of a surface mounted on a circuit board, and a connector structure. The female connector includes: an insulating film; pad portions formed on one surface of the insulating film; a metal guide member fixedly disposed to cover the other surface of the insulating film and insulatingly coated; female terminal portions including slit openings penetrating in a thickness direction through the pad portions and portions of the insulating film; through-holes penetrating through the metal guide member; and mounting pad terminals formed on both side portions of the other surface of the insulating film, with surfaces projecting more than a surface of the metal guide member and electrically connected to the pad portions respectively. The connector structure includes male terminal portions inserted to the slit openings from the female connector's one surface side. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295335 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED CONTACTS - An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing with a plurality of ports, a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing, a rear seat assembled to a rear side of the insulative housing and a metal shell covering the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a plurality of slots recessed from a rear surface thereof for retaining the contacts. The contact has a linking portion positioned in the rear sear and a mating portion bent from the linking portion and exposed in the port. The mating portions of the contacts in a same port are located in different heights, and at least one of the mating potions is inclined, so as to provide an inclined force to an inserted mating connector thereby reducing a pressing force to the inserted plug during engaging. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295336 | SPRING POWER CONTACT HAVING NON-LINEAR SLOT - A power supply apparatus receives a voltage from power rails on a circuit board. The power supply apparatus comprises a frame and arms connected to the frame. Each of the arms comprises a contact end. The frame positions the contact end of each of the arms to contact the power rails of the circuit board. The contact end is biased towards the power rails to maintain the contact end in contact with the power rails. The contact end comprises a curved planar surface having a first edge and a second edge that terminates at an end edge. The first edge and the second edge follow a curved line, while the end edge follows a straight line. The contact end comprises a non-linear slot extending from the end edge along the curved planar surface and is positioned equally between the first edge and the second edge. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295337 | METHOD AND STRUCTURE FOR CONDUCTIVE ELASTOMERIC PIN ARRAYS USING SOLDER INTERCONNECTS AND A NON-CONDUCTIVE MEDIUM AND INDIVIDUAL SOLDERABLE COMPRESSION STOPS - A method and structure is provided for constructing elastomeric pin arrays using solder interconnects and a non-conductive medium. Pin to pin interconnects are constructed using a solder connection through a non-conductive medium. This structure eliminates the need for PCB structures as the medium, reducing manufacturing cost. In another embodiment a non conductive medium has holes therein and serves as a compression stop. One or more first elastomeric column is formed on an upper side of a conductive disc. The conductive disc is fixedly adhered to a pad located on an underside of the non conductive medium aligned so that the one or more first elastomeric column extends through said holes of the non conductive medium. One or more second elastomeric column is formed on an underside or bottom of the conductive medium or disc. A compression stop serves as a compression stop for said underside or bottom elastomeric column | 2015-10-15 |
20150295338 | CABLE TERMINATOR - Implementations of the present disclosure involve a cable terminator and/or method of using a cable terminator for non-operably securing a network cable at a destination port on a network device. The cable terminator has a body that includes an insert portion and a receiving portion. The insert portion is shaped so that it may be inserted into a port on a network device, while the receiving portion is shaped to receive a network cable. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295339 | While-In-Use Deck Box - A while-in-use electrical box, such as a deck box, for providing power to an electrical device includes a frame having a door pivotally mounted therein. The frame is adapted to be mounted in a hole formed in a floor or deck. The door includes a bottom surface on which a receptacle housing is coupled. The receptacle housing includes walls which define an opening to receive an electrical socket device, such as an outlet. When in the closed position, the walls of the receptacle housing enclose the electrical socket device and extend beyond a front face of the electrical socket device to protect the socket from the weather. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295340 | MULTI-BATTERY AND MULTI-DEVICE CONNECTION SYSTEM - An electrical connection system that connects and disconnects a plurality of supply circuits. More specifically, a connection system that can quickly connect two or more batteries in series by connecting a wire bridge system to two or more mated battery side connectors. Alternatively, the connection system can quickly connect a plurality of devices to one battery connection point by connecting a multi-device connector to a mated battery side connector. | 2015-10-15 |
20150295341 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEM COMPRISING A HOUSING AND A SELECTOR OUTLET - The invention regards a plug comprising a housing, a number of connectors and a selector outlet having a movable selector part whereby the configuration of the connectors may be changed when the selector part is moved. The housing may have a triangular cross section defined by a first side A, a second side B and a third side C and where the number of connectors allows for connection of two or more electrical circuits. The invention also relates to a system of plugs and a method of producing the same. | 2015-10-15 |