53rd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090324979 | CALCIUM CARBONATE BARRIER FILMS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides polyolefin films comprising calcium carbonate that have a reduced moisture vapor transmission rate, methods of making the films, and packaging materials comprising the films. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324980 | Process for Producing Coated Paper and Coated Paper - A process for forming coating layers on a surface of a base paper, using coating apparatuses differing in coating method in which at least two coating layers are formed on the surface layer of the base paper, and in particular, the base paper is coated by a combination of coating by a roll coater and coating by a blade coater. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324981 | ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY DEGRADABLE PAPER PRODUCTS - A card, such as a gift card, a security card, a ticket, and/or a pass, includes a machine readable component. The card is formed of a paper or paper/film laminate material that is compostable, thereby forming a degradable product. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324982 | MAGNETIC SHEET AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A magnetic sheet, which contains: a magnetic layer including a magnetic powder and a resin composition containing the magnetic powder therein; and a convex-concave forming layer, in which the convex-concave forming layer has Bekk smoothness of 70 sec/mL or less. A method for producing a magnetic sheet, which contains: adding a magnetic powder to a resin composition to prepare a magnetic composition, and giving the magnetic composition a shape to form a magnetic layer; and placing and stacking a convex-concave forming layer and a pattern transferring material on a surface of the magnetic layer in this order, and hot pressing the stacked layers so as to bond the convex-concave forming layer with the magnetic layer to form a laminate, as well as to transfer a surface configuration of the pattern transferring material to a surface of the laminate of the convex-concave forming layer and the magnetic layer. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324983 | COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR COATING METAL SURFACES - A composition for coating metal surfaces based on crosslinking polyester resins as an organic constituent, which, based on its total mass, contains from 4 to 20% by weight of aluminum flakes and not more than 0.1% by weight of compounds containing isocyanate groups. The composition preferably comprises, as an organic binder, at least one hydroxylated polyester resin, preferably having a mean molar mass in the range from 2000 to 15,000, a crosslinking component for the hydroxylated polyester resin and an acidic crosslinking catalyst. A process for applying the composition to metal strip in a belt process is likewise disclosed. The layer application is adjusted within the range from 3 to 30 μm according to the end use, for which double coating may be advantageous. For example, the composition may serve as a “galvanization replacement”. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324984 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CLAD MATERIAL, AND CLAD MATERIAL - Provided are a method for producing a clad material, and a clad material which can prevent a brazing filler metal layer from having a higher melting point so as to prevent the strength degradation and thermal deformation of a metal material, which can reduce production costs, which can reduce in thickness the layer to prevent sagging of the brazing filler metal upon brazing and which can improve press formability. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324985 | ALUMINUM ALLOY MATERIAL AND ALUMINUM ALLOY BRAZING SHEET - The present invention provides an aluminum alloy material which is used as a core material for an aluminum alloy brazing sheet and has superior strength at a high temperature. The aluminum alloy material of the present invention is used as a core material C | 2009-12-31 |
20090324986 | Friction-Welded Assembly with Interlocking Feature and Method for Forming the Assembly - A welded assembly includes a weld joint formed via a spin-welding process. A disc receives a cylinder prior to spin-welding, with the disc having a circumferential groove undercutting or defining an annular shelf. An interlocking feature retaining the cylinder and disc is formed between a flow pattern of the cylinder and the annular shelf upon cooling of molten flash in the groove underneath the annular shelf. Teeth can be formed integrally with the disc to provide a torsional interlocking feature between the disc and cylinder. A method for forming a weld joint between a plastic cylinder and disc includes providing the disc with a circumferential groove forming an annular shelf, and rotating the cylinder with respect to the disc under an axial force to thereby form an outflow of molten flash. The flash forms an interlocking feature when cooled after flowing into the groove underneath the shelf. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324987 | Autogenously welded metallic cellular structures and methods for forming such structures - An autogenously welded structure is provided that includes a first face sheet, a plurality of individual stiffener elements, and a second face sheet. The stiffener elements each have a first edge disposed against the first face sheet and an opposed second edge. Each stiffener element has a central portion extending between the opposed edges. The central portion is disposed at an angle to the first face sheet. The stiffener elements include at least some stiffener elements that are disposed at an angle to at least some of the other stiffener elements. The second face sheet is disposed against the second edges of the stiffener elements and the first and second face sheets are autogenously welded to the edges of the stiffener elements. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324988 | COPPER FOIL FOR HIGH FREQUENCY CIRCUIT, METHOD OF PRODUCTION AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION OF SAME, AND HIGH FREQUENCY CIRCUIT USING COPPER FOIL - A copper foil reducing transmission loss at a high frequency and excellent in bond strength with a resin substrate, including at least a granular layer and a columnar layer in its thickness direction, the columnar layer being formed on at least one surface of the granular layer forming the copper foil or the granular layer being formed on at least one surface of the columnar layer forming the copper foil, the relation of the thickness A of the granular layer and the thickness B of the columnar layer in the copper foil being preferably A/(A+B)=40 to 99%, a method of production and apparatus for production for the same, and a high frequency circuit using the same. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324989 | MULTILAYER THERMAL BARRIER COATING - Components ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090324990 | SUBSTRATE WITH ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES - Substrate with Antimicrobial Properties An antimicrobial substrate (glass, ceramic or metallic) coated on at least one of its surface with at least one mixed layer deposited by a sputtering under vacuum magnetically enhanced process is described. The layer comprising at least one antimicrobial agent mixed to binder material chosen amongst the metal oxides, oxynitrides, oxycarbides or nitrides. This substrate present antimicrobial properties, in particular bactericidal activity even when no thermal treatment has been applied. If a tempered and antimicrobial glass is required, the same co-sputtering process can be used, optionally an underlayer can be added. Antimicrobial properties are maintained even after a tempering process. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324991 | PULSED FRICTION STIR WELDING PROCESS - A process for friction stir welding at least a first part made of metal alloy A with at least a second part made of a dissimilar metal alloy B, in which the first and second parts are placed side by side, and a joint is made between the first and second parts using a rotating tool moving at a speed referred to as the travel speed. The tool travel speed has at least two alternated modes in continuous service, a first mode wherein a first average travel speed S | 2009-12-31 |
20090324992 | Metal clad laminate and manufacturing method thereof - A metal clad laminate and a method of manufacturing the metal clad laminate are disclosed. The metal clad laminate can include a barrier layer made of a metallic material, a metal foil formed on one side of the barrier layer and coupled with the barrier layer by plating, and an insulator attached to the metal foil. By utilizing the metal clad laminate, the metal foil can be prevented from being perforated when processing a via hole using laser, so that a VOP structure may be implemented with a higher level of reliability. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324993 | HIGH-TEMPERATURE COATINGS AND BULK ALLOYS WITH PT METAL MODIFIED GAMMA-NI +GAMMA'-NI3AL ALLOYS HAVING HOT-CORROSION RESISTANCE - An alloy including a Pt-group metal, Ni and Al, wherein the concentration of Al is limited with respect to the concentration of Ni and the Pt-group metal such that the alloy includes substantially no β-NiAl phase, and wherein the Pt-group metal is present in an amount sufficient to provide enhanced hot corrosion resistance. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324994 | Aluminum strip used for lithographic printing plate supports - A strip for the production of a substrate for lithographic printing plates consisting of aluminum or an aluminum alloy and has at least to some extent a microcrystalline surface layer as a result of hot and/or cold roll passes. When analyzed in a two-dimensional microprobe analysis according to the mapping method of a surface region of the microcrystalline surface of the strip, the surface portion having an intensity ratio I/I | 2009-12-31 |
20090324995 | GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC DISK - There is provided a glass substrate for a magnetic disk in which a maximum height of bumps forming a roughness pattern at a period of smaller than 2 μm is 6 nm or lower in an annular area having a width of 30 μm on a main surface on which a magnetic recording area is formed, a number of bumps having a height of 3 nm or higher in a unit area having a circular arc length of 30 μm within the annular area is one or less, and a difference in arithmetic average roughness between unit areas within the annular area is 0.2 nm or smaller. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324996 | Microbial Fuel Cell and Method - A microbial fuel cell includes a cell housing having first and second chambers. The first chamber is adapted for containing a fluid including a biomass. The second chamber is adapted for containing an oxygenated fluid. A cathode extends into the cell housing second chamber and an anode segment of an electrode assembly extends into the cell housing first chamber. The electrode assembly has multiple, substantially aligned, fibers. The outer surfaces of the fibers of the anode segment are adapted for receiving a biofilm. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324997 | POWER GENERATING APPARATUS - This invention relates to a power generating apparatus including two systems. In one of the systems, a hydrogen gas is generated by hydrolysis, and a hydrogen demanding unit generates electric power. In the other system, electric power is generated based on an oxidation-reduction chemical reaction of an electrode and ions. | 2009-12-31 |
20090324998 | Scalable Microbial Fuel Cell and Method of Manufacture - A microbial fuel cell includes a cell housing having first and second chambers. The first chamber is adapted for containing a fluid including a biomas. The second chamber is adapted for containing an oxygenated fluid. A cathode extends into the cell housing second chamber. An electrode assembly includes a bound segment and an anode segment extending into the cell housing first chamber. The electrode assembly has multiple, substantially aligned, fibers. The outer surfaces of the fibers of the anode segment are adapted for receiving a biofilm. An electrically conductive tubular member envelops the fibers of the bound segment | 2009-12-31 |
20090324999 | FUEL CELL DEVICE AND SYSTEM - The present invention relates to fuel cell devices and fuel cell systems, methods of using fuel cell devices and systems, and methods of making fuel cell devices. According to certain embodiments, the fuel cell devices may include an elongate substrate, such as a rectangular or tubular substrate, the length of which is the greatest dimension such that the coefficient of thermal expansion has only one dominant axis that is coextensive with the length. In addition, or in accordance with other certain embodiments, a reaction zone is positioned along a first portion of the length for heating to an operating reaction temperature, and at least one cold zone is positioned along a second portion of the length for operating at a temperature below the operating reaction temperature. There are one or more fuel passages in the elongate substrate, each having an associate anode, and one or more oxidizer passages in the elongate substrate, each having an associate cathode. In some embodiments, the passages are formed by sacrificial organic materials that are melted or baked out of the structure and/or by removable structures that are pulled out after lamination. Bake-out paths may also be used to facilitate removal of the sacrificial organic materials, which paths are later sealed. Embodiments of the invention further include methods and devices in which a current collector is recessed into the electrode. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325000 | AUTOMOTIVE ROTATABLE POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - A rotating power transfer system for an automotive fuel cell vehicle includes one of an impeller and turbine in fluid communication with a fuel cell stack, an electric machine and a shaft operatively associated with the one of impeller and turbine. The system also includes a heating element disposed within the shaft. The heating element is configured to be selectively electrically coupled with a stator coil of the electric machine. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325001 | Non-circulating coolant PEM fuel cell power plant with antifreeze back pressure air venting system - A PEM fuel cell ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090325002 | FUEL CELLS - The invention provides a fuel cell comprising an anode in an anode region of the cell and a cathode in a cathode region of the cell, the anode being separated from the cathode by an ion selective polymer electrolyte membrane, the anode region of the cell being supplied in use thereof with an alcoholic fuel, the cathode region of the cell being supplied in use thereof with an oxidant, the cell being provided with means for generating an electrical circuit between the anode and the cathode and with a non-volatile redox couple in solution in flowing fluid communication with the cathode in the cathode region of the cell, the redox couple being at least partially reduced at the cathode in operation of the cell, and at least partially re-generated by reaction with the oxidant after such reduction at the cathode, the redox couple and/or the concentration of the redox couple in the catholyte solution being selected so that the current density generated by the cell in operation is substantially unaffected by the crossover of the alcoholic fuel from the anode region of the cell to the cathode region of the cell across the polymer electrolyte membrane. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325003 | Intermediate Circuit, Fuel Cell System Having the Intermediate Circuit, and Method for Controlling the Intermediate Circuit - An intermediate circuit for controlling the connection of a fuel cell stack to a load bus includes three switching elements arranged in a pi configuration. At least one such switching element is provided for short circuiting either or both of the fuel cell stack and the load bus, while a further switching element controllably interrupts the line connection between the fuel cell stack and the load bus. The respective switches are driven according to a control method that accommodates start-up operation, switch-off operation, emergency shut down, and a self diagnostic mode. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325004 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OUTPUT OF FUEL CELL IN FUEL CELL HYBRID VEHICLE - The present invention provides a method for controlling output of a fuel cell to improve fuel efficiency of a fuel cell hybrid vehicle, in which the fuel cell is operated at a constant power at a maximum efficiency point, wherein the fuel cell and a storage means are directly connected if the output and energy of the storage means is insufficient, and the power generation of the fuel cell is stopped when the level of energy of the storage means is increased during stopping or during low power operation such that the fuel cell is intensively operated at the maximum efficiency point, thus improving the fuel efficiency of the fuel cell and the efficiency of the fuel cell system. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325005 | ELECTROLYTIC MEMBRANE - An electrolyte membrane comprising a reinforcement structure and an ionomer is provided. The reinforcement structure comprises a plurality of pores with a diameter of 0.3 μm to 2.5 μm as established by a PMI Capillary Flow Porometer and exhibit a linear swelling expansion below 0.5% for all directions in the X-Y plane. Furthermore, a method of manufacturing such electrolyte membranes is provided. The electrolyte membrane is particularly suitable for application as electrolyte membrane in low temperature fuel cells, such as polymer exchange fuel cells and direct methanol fuel cells, and in electrolysis cells. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325006 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system is provided with a power generation unit including stacked cells. Cell voltage signals are output from predetermined ones of the cells. A load change is applied to the generation unit, wherein first connection in which the first load is connected to the generation unit is switched to a second connection in which a second load is connected to the generation unit. The cell voltage changes are detected from the cell voltage signals. Each of the voltage changes has an inherent voltage difference between a minimum voltage generated immediately after the load change and an output response voltage generated after a predetermined elapse of time from the generation of the minimum voltage. Control parameters falling within a predetermined voltage range, are selected from the inherent voltage differences, and an amount of fuel supplied to the generation unit is determined based on the control parameters. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325007 | CONTROL OF PARALLELED FUEL CELL ASSEMBLIES - Fuel cell stack assemblies ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090325008 | REFORMER - The invention relates to a reformer ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090325009 | Electric power supply apparatus and portable electronic device having the same - An electric power supply apparatus and a portable electronic device equipped with the electric power supply apparatus are disclosed. The electric power supply apparatus can include: a replaceable cartridge that supplies hydrogen or electrical power; a housing that forms a cavity, in which the cartridge may be inserted; a stack connected with the cartridge and configured, if the cartridge is supplying hydrogen, to receive the hydrogen from the cartridge and generate electrical power; and a circuit unit electrically connected with the cartridge and the stack that determines the type of the cartridge and supplies electrical power to the electronic device. With certain embodiments of the invention, a device can be recharged using replaceable cartridges. Also, various types of cartridges can be used in a single system, allowing a higher level of compatibility. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325010 | ADAPTIVE COMPRESSOR SURGE CONTROL IN A FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system having an adaptable compressor map and method for optimizing the adaptable compressor map is provided. The method includes the steps of establishing an initial operating setpoint for an air compressor based on the adaptable compressor map; monitoring a surge indicator; adjusting the adaptable compressor map based on the monitored surge indicator; determining a desired operating setpoint based on the adjusted adaptable compressor map; and establishing an adapted operating setpoint for the air compressor based on the adaptable compressor map following the adjustment thereof. The steps are repeated until the adaptable compressor map for the air compressor is optimized. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325011 | FUEL CELL - A fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly | 2009-12-31 |
20090325012 | ALKALINE FUEL CELL SYSTEM - An alkaline fuel cell system includes an alkaline fuel cell stack, a source of fuel gas, an oxidizer gas pump for oxidizer gas, an electrolyte tank, an electrolyte pump, an auxiliary electric storage device, and an electronic controller. The oxidizer gas pump is controlled by the electronic controller to deliver an oxidizer gas flow to the alkaline fuel cell stack which varies proportionately with the amount of electrical current drawn from the stack under any load conditions. At zero load, a minimal oxidizer gas flow is delivered to the fuel cell stack. The oxidizer gas pump may be a positive displacement pump such as a vane pump, a lobe pump, or a screw pump; or it may be a controlled blower. Also provided is a back pressure valve in the electrolyte flow circuit to maintain positive pressure in the electrolyte if the electrolyte is flowed through the fuel stack. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325013 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system includes a hydrogen path for supplying odorant-added hydrogen to the fuel cell, an estimating unit to estimate the depositing of the odorant in the fuel cell, and control unit to heat the fuel cell up to a temperature at which at least part of the odorant deposited in the fuel cell evaporates when-the depositing of the odorant is estimated. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325014 | Operation Of An Electrolysis Cell - An electrolysis cell is controlled for operation under varying electrical power supply conditions. A flow of feed stock to the cell includes an electrolysis reactant at a controlled concentration. A varying amount of electrical power is supplied to the cell to produce an electrolysis reaction that generates a first reaction product at a first side of the cell and a second reaction product at a second side of the cell. The reactant concentration is adjusted as the electrical power varies to substantially maintain the cell at its thermal neutral voltage during cell operation. The cell may be used in an electrolysis system powered by a renewable energy source with varying power output (e.g., wind, solar, etc.). | 2009-12-31 |
20090325015 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system comprises a fuel gas supply conduit which supplies fuel gas to a fuel cell, a circulation conduit which returns discharged fuel gas discharged from the fuel cell to the fuel gas supply conduit, and a control device. When the control device determines that freezing may occur, the control device releases the discharged fuel gas from a water discharge valve of a gas-liquid separator provided in the circulation conduit to the outside, and reduces the flow volume of the discharged fuel gas returned to the fuel gas supply conduit in order to reduce moisture contained in the gas. Consequently, freezing can be prevented using a simple structure. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325016 | FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell stack comprises a stack of three or more fuel cells, each having an assembly in which an anode electrode and a cathode electrode are respectively joined to either side of an electrolytic membrane. The anode electrode is provided nearer to one end, in the stack direction of the fuel cell, than the cathode electrode. Temperature regulating parts for regulating the temperature of the anode electrode of one fuel cell of any two adjacent fuel cells and the cathode electrode of the other fuel cell are disposed at a plurality of positions arranged in the stack direction. The provided temperature regulating parts perform temperature regulation so that the heat dissipating capability of the anode electrode is different in the stack direction from that of the cathode electrode. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325017 | AIR BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - A battery ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090325018 | FIXED INSTALLATION FOR SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER COMPRISING A FUEL CELL - The invention concerns a fixed installation for supplying electric power comprising a fuel cell ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090325019 | IN SITU FUEL CELL CONTAMINATION SAMPLING DEVICE - A filtration device for a fuel cell system is provided. The filtration device includes a filter adapted to receive a reactant for a fuel cell. The filter includes a molecular sieve material adapted to separate a contaminant from the reactant supplied to the fuel cell. A membrane electrode assembly having the filter integrally formed therewith, and a fuel cell stack having the filter disposed adjacent at least one of the end plates of the fuel cell stack, are also provided. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325020 | FUEL CELL - In a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell, a groove (cathode-side gas flow path) in a cathode-side separator, and a groove (anode-side gas flow path) in an anode-side separator are formed such that air and hydrogen flow in a direction opposite to the direction of gravity. A surface treatment may applied to the surface of the grooves such that the hydrophilicity is higher on the downstream side than on the upstream side in the grooves. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325021 | CATHODE FOR FUEL CELL - A cathode for a fuel cell is provided, which includes an electrode catalyst layer. This electrode catalyst layer is constituted by a carried catalyst including a conductive carrier and catalytic fine particles carried on the conductive carrier, by a proton-conductive inorganic oxide containing an oxide carrier and oxide particles carried on a surface of the oxide carrier, and by a proton-conductive organic polymer binder. The carried catalyst is incorporated therein at a weight of W | 2009-12-31 |
20090325022 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MEMBRANE-ELECTROLYTE ASSEMBLY FOR FUEL CELLS, AND MEMBRANE-ELECTROLYTE ASSEMBLY - A method of manufacturing a membrane-electrolyte assembly by a solution three-layer coating method enables the manufacture of a membrane-electrolyte assembly having a high generation efficiency in which the seeping of the electrolyte solution into the pores in the catalyst layer is prevented. The method comprises performing the application of individual inks and drying treatment for a first catalyst layer | 2009-12-31 |
20090325023 | Repetition Unit for a Stack of Electrochemical Cells, Stack Arrangements And Method for Production of Repetition Unit - The present invention relates to a repetition unit for a stack of electrochemical cells comprising a cathode-electrolyte-anode unit as well as a first layer and at least one further layer of an interconnector plate contacting it, wherein the first layer is made from sheet metal and is in electrical contact with the cathode-electrolyte-anode unit, while the at least one further layer is omitted in an active region, wherein furthermore the at least one further layer comprises an unshaped planar material and the first layer is also unshaped in a marginal region surrounding the active region and the cathode-electrolyte-anode unit and wherein all the named layers of the interconnector plate are soldered to one another in the marginal region. The invention furthermore relates to a corresponding stack arrangement of electrochemical cells as well as to a method for the manufacture of such a repetition unit. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325024 | PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL - An exemplary proton exchange membrane fuel cell includes a light-pervious first end plate, a second end plate, a light-pervious first bipolar plate, a second bipolar plate, and a membrane electrode assembly. The light-pervious first bipolar plate is arranged adjacent to the first end plate and capable of transmitting light having a given wavelength therethrough. The second bipolar plate is capable of having oxidant fed therein. The membrane electrode assembly includes a proton exchange membrane, and an anode and a cathode arranged at opposite sides of the proton exchange membrane. The anode is capable of having fuel fed therein, and includes a first catalyst layer containing photo-catalyst and noble metal such that the light is capable of activating the first catalyst layer to dissociate the fuel thereon. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325025 | HYDROPHILIC AND CORROSION RESISTANT FUEL CELL COMPONENTS - One embodiment disclosed includes a product comprising a fuel cell bipolar plate comprising a substrate comprising a first face, a reactant gas flow field defined in the first face, and a layer over at least a portion of the first face, wherein the layer comprises a zeolite. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325026 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND FUEL CELL USING THE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, AND EVALUATION ION METHOD OF IONIC CONDUCTIVITY OF THE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE - A producing method of a polymer electrolyte membrane is provided in which a polymer electrolyte membrane can be easily obtained having excellent ion conductivity in the thickness direction. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325027 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE COMPOSED OF AROMATIC POLYMER MEMBRANE BASE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provision of, and a method for production of, a polymer electrolyte membrane, which is characterized by introducing a vinyl monomer into an aromatic polymer membrane substrate, typified by polyether ether ketone, polyether imide, or polysulfone, as graft chains by graft polymerization, and then chemically converting some of the graft chains or/and part of the aromatic polymer chain into sulfonic groups. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325028 | POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, LAMINATE THEREOF, AND THEIR PRODUCTION METHODS - Provided is a method for producing a laminate in which an ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane is laminated on a supporting substrate in a state where any one surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane is bonded to the supporting substrate, a difference in a contact angle against water between a first surface and a second surface of the surface of the ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane being more than 30° in a case where the first surface is the side having a small contact angle against water of a membrane surface and the second surface is the side having a large contact angle against water of the membrane surface, the method includes the steps of: | 2009-12-31 |
20090325029 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL - A membrane electrode assembly for fuel cell that irrespectively of the front or backside of polymeric electrolyte membrane, exhibits high output performance, and that exhibits high junction at an interface between polymeric electrolyte membrane and electrode even under low humidification condition or high temperature condition, or in high current density region, realizing appropriate water management and excellent output characteristics. Further, there is provided a fuel cell including the above assembly. The membrane electrode assembly for fuel cell and fuel cell is one including a polymeric electrolyte membrane containing at least one type of proton conductive polymer; a fuel electrode disposed on one major surface of the polymeric electrolyte membrane; and an oxidizer electrode disposed on the other major surface of the polymeric electrolyte membrane, characterized in that in the use of water contact angle for specifying the hydrophilicity of each surface of the polymeric electrolyte membrane, the difference between the water contact angle on the one major surface of the polymeric electrolyte membrane and that on the other major surface thereof is 30° or less. The provided fuel cell is one having the above assembly. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325030 | FUEL CELL ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE WITH ACIDIC POLYMER - An electrolyte membrane is formed by an acidic polymer and a low-volatility acid that is fluorinated, substantially free of basic groups, and is either oligomeric or non-polymeric. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325031 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A fuel cell system is provided, which does not malfunction when started below a freezing point nor require a large force to open a purge gas introduction valve. The purge gas introduction valve | 2009-12-31 |
20090325032 | TRANSPIRATION COOLING AND FUEL CELL FOR ULTRA MOBILE APPLICATIONS - In some embodiments, transpiration cooling and fuel cell for ultra mobile applications is presented. In this regard, an apparatus is introduced having an integrated circuit device, a fuel cell to power the integrated circuit device, wherein the fuel cell produces water as a byproduct, a chassis to house the integrated circuit device and the fuel cell, and a skin to cover the chassis, the skin comprising a waterproof layer configured to prevent water from contacting the integrated circuit device and a water absorbent layer of hydro gel configured to absorb water. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325033 | Liquid electrolyte fuel cell having an anode substrate layer thicker than the cathode substrate layer - A fuel cell ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090325034 | SEPARATOR FOR HUMIDIFIER, HUMIDIFIER, AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM COMPRISING THE HUMIDIFIER - A separator for use in a humidifying device includes: main surfaces contacting steam permeable membranes ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090325035 | FUEL CELL - A flow path member includes an orifice section, a pressure regulating section, a filter section, and a distribution section joined together integrally, and these components are detachably provided between insulating seals. In the orifice section, orifice holes are formed around a fuel gas supply passage. In the pressure regulating section, a substantially ring shaped pressure regulating chamber is formed. In the filter section, a plurality of filter holes are formed. The orifice holes and the filter holes are connected through the pressure regulating chamber. In the distribution section, a plurality of distribution grooves for distributing the fuel gas flowing through the fuel gas supply passage in a stacking direction to flow along a separator surface, and a circular groove for supplying the fuel gas to the filter section are formed. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325036 | Bipolar Plate and Fuel Cell Unit - The invention relates to a bipolar plate for a fuel cell stack, which comprises at least a an anode-side sub-plate. An interior of the bipolar plate is enclosed by the sub-plates, with a fluid port area arranged having at least one fluid port, over which a fluid can be conveyed to the fluid channels. The fluid channels are arranged on at least one of the flat sides, as well as a manifold zone, over which the fluid can be distributed to its assigned fluid channels and an accumulation zone, over which the fluid can be carried away from the fluid channels to another fluid port area. At least one of the sub-plates has a uniform arrangement of raised support points in the manifold zone and/or accumulation zone. Apart from the peripherally situated support points, a negative support point of the same type is designed adjacent to each raised support point inside the manifold zone and/or the accumulation zone. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325037 | FUEL CELL FLUID DISTRIBUTION PLATES - A fluid flow field plate for use in a fuel cell, the plate comprising a first plurality of channels formed in a first surface thereof and extending across the first surface in a predetermined pattern, the plate having a folded region along a lateral edge, the folded region comprising a plenum and an interface region, the plenum having a longitudinal axis substantially parallel to an edge of the plate, the interface region comprising two adjacent and facing portions of the first surface. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325038 | FUEL CELL AND PROCES FOR MANUFACTURING A FUEL CELL - The present invention pertains to a fuel cell with a storage unit ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090325039 | ELECTRICITY STORAGE DEVICE, USE THEREOF, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Opposing electrode pairs ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090325040 | LEAD ACID STORAGE BATTERY - A lead acid storage battery according to the present invention comprises a battery container for housing a plurality of cells, a middle lid for covering the battery container, and an upper lid for covering the middle lid, wherein, on the upper surface of the middle lid, a gas discharging port for discharging the gas generated inside of the cell and an electrolyte recirculating port for recirculating the moisture to be discharged along with the gas within the cell are formed as corresponding to each cell. A plurality of exhaust chambers separated by an exhaust chamber partition are formed in a space surrounded by the middle lid and the upper lid, and a mechanism for collectively exhausting the gas discharged from the gas discharging port to the outside of the battery by interconnecting the plurality of exhaust chambers is comprised. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325041 | Lithium Secondary Battery - A lithium secondary battery is disclosed which includes: a cathode that is capable of storing/releasing a lithium ion, an anode that is capable of storing/releasing a lithium ion, a separator that separates the electrodes from each other, and an electrolyte solution. The cathode includes a cathode-active material and an electroconductive material comprised of at least one gas-generating resin that is decomposed with generation of a gas at a temperature at which oxygen is eliminated from the cathode-active material, and an electroconductive filler. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325042 | Battery Cell interconnect and Voltage Sensing Assembly and Method for Coupling a Battery Cell Assembly Thereto - A battery cell interconnect and voltage sensing assembly and a method for coupling a battery cell assembly thereto are provided. The battery cell interconnect and voltage sensing assembly includes a frame member holding a plurality of electrical interconnect members and a circuit board with an electrical connector. The assembly routes an electrical current from battery cell assemblies through the electrical interconnect members and can allow a voltage at each of the electrical interconnect members to be sensed at the electrical connector. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325043 | MIDDLE OR LARGE-SIZED BATTERY MODULE - Disclosed herein is a middle- or large-sized battery module comprising a plurality of stacked unit cells, each unit module including two or more plate-shaped battery cells electrically connected with each other, each battery cell having electrode terminals formed at opposite sides thereof. The battery module is manufactured by connecting electrode terminals of a pair of unit modules by welding, mounting a sensing unit, including a sensing member, to the welding part and bending the welding part such that the unit modules are stacked, and repeatedly performing the above processes until all the unit cells are stacked. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325044 | Battery assembly with enhanced properties - A battery assembly for use in an aircraft. The battery assembly may include a battery and a circuit configured to monitor the battery in situ. The circuit may include at least one sensor positioned to sense at least one property of the battery and a processor in communication with the sensor. The battery assembly may also include a battery housing, wherein the battery and the circuit are positioned within the battery housing. A method for evaluating a battery in an electric device. The method may include collecting operational information from the battery. The operational information may be collected without removing the battery from the electric device. The method may also include comparing the operational information to a degradation routine describing a property of the battery and calculating a capacity of the battery. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325045 | ELECTRODE PLATE FOR BATTERY, ELECTRODE GROUP FOR BATTERY, LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE PLATE FOR BATTERY AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE PLATE FOR BATTERY - An electrode plate includes a both-surface coated part | 2009-12-31 |
20090325046 | BATTERY COVER ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A battery cover assembly ( | 2009-12-31 |
20090325047 | BATTERY COVER MECHANISM - A battery cover mechanism used in a portable electronic device includes a housing defining a receiving groove therein for receiving a battery, an elastic member mounted on the housing and a cover corresponding to the housing. The elastic member is releasably held by the cover such that the cover can be mounted on the housing for covering the receiving groove, and the cover can be detached from the housing when the elastic member is released from the cover. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325048 | BATTERY COVER MECHANISM - A battery cover mechanism used in a portable electronic device includes a housing, a cover and an operating member. The housing defines a receiving groove therein for receiving a battery. The cover corresponds to the housing and is movably mounted on the housing. The operating member is movably mounted on the housing. The operating member is held on the housing to hold the cover such that the cover is closed to cover the receiving groove, and the operating member is moved to drive the cover to move such that the cover is opened. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325049 | Battery Mounting System - A mounting system for a plurality of battery modules needed to form a battery pack includes a battery tray with a combination of fixed and detachable retainers that enable insertion/removal of individual battery modules from the battery pack, both during assembly of the battery pack and later in conjunction with service during its operation. The battery tray may be disposed on a base plate for added support, as well as integration of more than one battery tray and associated modules into a battery pack. A cover may be added to for additional support and protection of the battery modules. Where multiple battery trays are integrated on a base plate, the battery trays may be oriented on the base plate in different directions. The battery mounting system may be used in a motor vehicle or other applications that use a battery pack. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325050 | Power source and electronic device assembly - An assembly comprising a casing for a power source and an associated electronic device is disclosed. The casing receives at least one dry cell battery and an electrical conductor having a contact spring portion that engages the bottom-most battery. The upper end of the casing has threads provided thereon which engage threads within the electronic device. A centrally located terminal in the electronic device engages the negative terminal on the upper-most battery and one of its oppositely disposed interconnected terminals engage the terminal end portion of the electrical conductor whose contact spring portion engages the negative terminal on the bottom-most battery. By inserting the open end of the casing into a recess in the electronic device and then rotating the casing by about 90 degrees with respect to the electronic device, the threads on the casing engage the threads on the electronic device securing the casing to the electronic device and causing the negative terminal on the upper-most battery in the casing to engage the central terminal in the electronic device and causing the terminal end portion of the electrical conductor whose contact spring portion engages the positive terminal on the bottom most-battery in the casing to engage one of the oppositely disposed interconnected terminals in the electronic device. The structure of the casing permits the easy removal and replacement of same with respect to the electronic device and also provides an overall assembly that is sealed to the environment and is watertight and submersible. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325051 | Battery Module Having a Rubber Cooling Manifold - A battery module is provided. The battery module includes a plurality of battery cell assemblies having a plurality of heat exchangers therein. The battery module includes a first rubber cooling manifold configured to route a fluid into the plurality of heat exchangers. The first rubber cooling manifold has a first tubular member, a first inlet port, a first plurality of outlet ports, and first and second end caps. The first end cap is coupled to a first end of the first tubular member. The second end cap is coupled to a second end of the first tubular member. The first inlet port is disposed on a top portion of the first tubular member for routing the fluid into the first tubular member. The first plurality of outlet ports is disposed collinearly and longitudinally along an outer surface of the first tubular member and spaced apart from one another. The first plurality of outlet ports extend outwardly from the outer surface of the first tubular member. The first plurality of outlet ports route the fluid from the first tubular member into the plurality of heat exchangers for cooling the plurality of battery cell assemblies. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325052 | Battery Module Having Cooling Manifold and Method for Cooling Battery Module - A battery module having a cooling manifold is provided. The battery module includes a plurality of battery cell assemblies having a plurality of heat exchangers. The battery module further includes the cooling manifold operably coupled to the plurality of battery cell assemblies. The cooling manifold has a manifold portion and a cover plate. The manifold portion has a peripheral wall, a rear wall coupled to the peripheral wall, and a flow diverter. The peripheral wall has a top portion with an inlet aperture extending therethrough. The rear wall has a plurality of outlet apertures extending therethrough. The cover plate is coupled to the peripheral wall opposite to the rear wall. The flow diverter extends from the rear wall and is disposed below the inlet aperture. The flow diverter is configured to receive fluid from the inlet aperture and to divert the fluid so that a substantially equal flow rate of the fluid is obtained through each outlet aperture of the plurality of outlet apertures to a respective heat exchanger of the plurality of heat exchanger for cooling the plurality of battery cell assemblies. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325053 | Battery Module Having Battery Cell Assembly with Heat Exchanger - A battery module having a battery cell assembly with a heat exchanger is provided. The battery cell assembly includes a first battery cell having a first side and a second side. The battery cell assembly further includes a second battery cell having a first side and a second side. The first side of the second battery cell contacts the second side of the first battery cell. The battery cell assembly further includes a heat exchanger having a first side and a second side. The first side of the heat exchanger contacts the second side of the second battery cell. The battery cell assembly further includes a third battery cell having a first side and a second side. The first side of the third battery cell contacts the second side of the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger is configured to remove heat energy from the first, second, and third battery cells to maintain the first, second, and third battery cells at substantially a desired temperature. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325054 | Battery Cell Assembly Having Heat Exchanger With Serpentine Flow Path - A battery cell assembly is provided. The battery cell assembly includes a battery cell and a heat exchanger disposed adjacent the battery cell configured to cool the battery cell. The heat exchanger has an outer housing. The outer housing defines an interior region and first and second flow guide members. The first and second flow guide members define a serpentine flow path in the interior region. The first and second flow guide members are tilted generally upwardly in the interior region. The serpentine flow path extends from an inlet aperture in the outer housing to another flow path in the outer housing. The another flow path extends from the serpentine flow path to an outlet aperture. The another flow path has a smaller cross-sectional area than a cross-sectional area of each portion of the serpentine flow path such that air bubbles in fluid entering the inlet aperture are urged upwardly through the serpentine flow path and accelerated through the another flow path to exit the outer housing at the outlet aperture. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325055 | BATTERY MODULE HAVING COOLING MANIFOLD WITH PORTED SCREWS AND METHOD FOR COOLING THE BATTERY MODULE - A battery module having a cooling manifold is provided. The battery module includes a plurality of battery cell assemblies having a plurality of heat exchangers. The battery module further includes a first cooling manifold having a first inlet aperture extending therethrough and a first plurality of outlet apertures extending therethrough. The battery module further includes a first plurality of ported screws disposed through the first plurality of outlet apertures and configured to fluidly and physically couple the plurality of heat exchangers to the first cooling manifold. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325056 | PARALLEL BATTERY ARCHITECTURE WITH SHARED BIDIRECTIONAL CONVERTER - Some embodiments provide a system that provides a power source. The power source includes a set of cells and a main power bus configured to connect the set of cells in a parallel configuration. The power source also includes a bidirectional converter configured to connect to one cell from the set of cells at a time. Finally, the power source includes a set of switches configured to switch each cell in the set of cells to one of the main power bus and the bidirectional converter. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325057 | Lithium Secondary Battery and Method for Producing the Same - Disclosed is a method for producing a lithium secondary battery, the method comprising the steps of: (a) distributing or scattering insulating powder partially or totally onto a surface of at least one of a cathode, an anode and a separator; (b) forming an electrode assembly by using the cathode, the anode and the separator; and (c) introducing the electrode assembly into a casing and sealing the casing. A lithium secondary battery obtained from the method is also disclosed. The method for manufacturing a lithium secondary battery, including a step of scattering insulating powder partially or totally onto the surface of a separator or the surface of at least one electrode facing to the separator, significantly reduces generation of an internal short circuit between both electrodes caused by internal or external factors during the assemblage of a battery and generation of low-voltage defects, and thus significantly improves yield of desired batteries. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325058 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - An electrochemical device of the present invention includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte, and a separator. The separator includes a first porous layer composed mainly of a thermoplastic resin and a second porous layer composed mainly of insulating particles with a heat-resistant temperature of 150° C. or higher. The first porous layer is disposed to face the negative electrode. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325059 | Battery Module Having Battery Cell Assemblies With Alignment-Coupling Features - A battery module having battery cell assemblies with alignment-coupling features is provided. The battery module includes a first battery cell assembly having at least first, second, third and fourth alignment-coupling features thereon. The battery module further includes a second battery cell assembly having at least fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth alignment-coupling features thereon. The fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth alignment-coupling features of the second battery cell assembly are configured to engage the first, second, third and fourth alignment-coupling features, respectively, of the first battery cell assembly to couple the second battery cell assembly to the first battery cell assembly and to align the second battery cell assembly relative to the first battery cell assembly. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325060 | CAR BATTERY ARRAY - The car battery array is provided with a pair of end-plates | 2009-12-31 |
20090325061 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery including: an anode including a positive electrode active material; a cathode including a negative electrode active material; a separator interposed between the anode and the cathode; and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode active material includes a lithium nickel oxide, and the negative electrode active material includes at least one silicon compound selected from the group consisting of silicon, a silicon oxide, and a silicon alloy. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325062 | GALVANIC ELEMENT COMPRISING A NOVEL HOUSING - A galvanic element having a housing including a housing cup, a housing cover, and a film seal that isolates the housing cup from the housing cover, wherein the housing cover includes a cover base, an adjacent cylindrical section and an adjacent edge section, and wherein the edge of the housing cover is bent around inwardly or outwardly in the edge section. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325063 | METHOD FOR HIGH VOLUME MANUFACTURE OF ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS USING PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION - Embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatuses and methods for fabricating electrochemical cells. One embodiment of the present invention comprises a single chamber configurable to deposit different materials on a substrate spooled between two reels. In one embodiment, the substrate is moved in the same direction around the reels, with conditions within the chamber periodically changed to result in the continuous build-up of deposited material over time. Another embodiment employs alternating a direction of movement of the substrate around the reels, with conditions in the chamber differing with each change in direction to result in the sequential build-up of deposited material over time. The chamber is equipped with different sources of energy and materials to allow the deposition of the different layers of the electrochemical cell. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325064 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING THE SAME - Provided are an electrode assembly and a secondary battery having the same. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material layer, and a separator for separating the positive and negative electrodes from each other. The negative electrode active material layer includes a metal capable of alloying with lithium or lithium vanadium oxide (LiV | 2009-12-31 |
20090325065 | NON-AQUEOUS LIQUID ELECTROLYTE AND NON-AQUEOUS LIQUID ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous liquid electrolyte secondary battery using negative-electrode active material having Si, Sn and/or Pb, with high charge-capacity, superior characteristics including discharge-capacity retention rate over long is provided. Its non-aqueous liquid electrolyte contains carbonate having unsaturated bond and/or halogen and compounds like LiPF | 2009-12-31 |
20090325066 | SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING IMPROVED FLEXIBILITY - A secondary battery with improved flexibility. The secondary battery includes: a substrate; a first electrode collector integrally formed with the substrate as one body; a first electrode material mixture layer; an electrolyte layer; a second electrode material mixture layer; and a second electrode collector having a metallic mesh structure integrally formed with the second electrode material mixture layer as one body, wherein the first electrode material mixture layer, the electrolyte layer, and the second electrode material mixture layer are sequentially formed on the first electrode collector in this order. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325067 | WET-TO-USE ORGANIC CELL BATTERY - A wet-to-use organic cell battery includes a container filled with an electrolyte that is made from organic materials, an electrolyte solution, such as water, can be repeatedly added into the container to mix with the electrolyte, and two electrodes electrically connected to a mixture of the electrolyte and the electrolyte solution, and insulated from each other. Thus, the organic cell battery of the present invention has the advantages of being able to preserve the electrodes from consumption and rustiness, being refreshable, and being benign to environment and public health. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325068 | Expanders for lead-acid batteries - An expander formulation used in battery paste compositions. The expander formulation incorporates effective amounts, or elevated concentrations of up to 6% of graphite and mixtures of carbon black and graphite to lessen or minimize the accumulation of lead sulfate on the surface of the negative plate during high rate PSOC battery operation, and/or to increase the electrochemical efficiency, the reserve capacity, the cold cranking performance and the cycle life of lead-acid batteries. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325069 | BINDER FOR ELECTRODE FORMATION, SLURRY FOR ELECTRODE FORMATION USING THE BINDER, ELECTRODE USING THE SLURRY, RECHARGEABLE BATTERY USING THE ELECTRODE, AND CAPACITOR USING THE ELECTRODE - Disclosed is a binder for electrode formation, which is obtained by dispersing a polyolefin resin containing 50 to 98% by mass of an unsaturated hydrocarbon having 3 to 6 carbon atoms and 0.5 to 20% by mass of an unsaturated carboxylic acid unit in an aqueous medium together with a basic compound. This binder for electrode formation is also characterized in that the content of a nonvolatile water-compatibilizing agent is 5 parts by mass or less per 100 parts by mass of the polyolefin resin. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325070 | Primary aluminum hydride battery - A primary aluminum hydride cell and a battery formed with a plurality of the cells is described herein.. In some embodiments, the cells are constructed of: | 2009-12-31 |
20090325071 | Intercalation Electrode Based on Ordered Graphene Planes - An intercalation electrode includes an electron current collector and graphene planes deposited normal to the surface of the current collector substrate. The graphene planes are deposited on the current collector substrate from a carbon-precursor gas using, for example, chemical vapor deposition. In an embodiment of an anode for a lithium-ion battery, the graphene planes are intercalated with lithium atoms. A lithium-ion battery may include this anode, a cathode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. In repeated charging and discharging of the anode, lithium atoms and ions are readily transported between the graphene planes of the anode and the electrolyte. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325072 | RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY - A rechargeable lithium battery according to embodiments of the present invention includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a first layered lithium compound having an open circuit potential (based on lithium) of 3 V or greater, and a second layered lithium compound having an open circuit potential of less than 3 V. The second layered lithium compound is included in an amount of from about 0.99 to about 30 wt % based on a total amount of the first layered lithium compound and the second layered lithium compound. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325073 | MATERIAL FOR CONTACT COMPONENTS OR BATTERY COMPONENTS, AND BATTERY USING THE SAME - A material for contact components or battery components, which includes a metal sheet having a surface layer portion containing a first metal element, the metal sheet including a Cr-containing steel plate or a surface-treated steel plate, and at least a part of the first metal element on an outermost surface of the surface layer portion being substituted by a second metal element having a nobler standard electrode potential than the first metal element, the second metal element being deposited on the outermost surface in a state of a particulate metal, oxide, or hydroxide. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325074 | LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY - A lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a porous heat-resistant layer, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive and negative electrodes reversibly absorb and release lithium ions, respectively. The porous heat-resistant layer is provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and includes a metal oxide as filler. The nonaqueous electrolyte is impregnated into the porous heat-resistant layer and exists between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The filler of the porous heat-resistant layer has a particle diameter of 0.1 μm or more and 5.0 μm or less, D10 in particle size distribution measurement of 0.2 μm or more and 0.6 μm or less, and a mode diameter of 0.80 μm or more and 1.25 μm or less. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325075 | Composite particles for electrochemical element electrode - The present invention provides a method of producing composite particle for high density electrochemical element electrodes in electrochemical elements having low internal resistance and high capacitance. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325076 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is produced using a non-aqueous electrolyte including: a non-aqueous solvent that primarily contains a solvent mixture of ethylene carbonate and propylene carbonate and includes a fluorine-substituted ether having a divalent group represented by a formula: —CFX—CH(CH | 2009-12-31 |
20090325077 | Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery - In a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material, and a nonaqueous electrolyte, as the positive electrode active material or as the negative electrode active material, a mixture containing molybdenum dioxide and lithium titanate in a weight ratio (molybdenum dioxide:lithium titanate) of 90:10 to 50:50 is used. | 2009-12-31 |
20090325078 | HOLOGRAPHIC RECORDING MEDIUM - A holographic recording medium including an optically transparent substrate is provided. The optically transparent substrate includes an optically transparent plastic material and a photochemically active dye. The optically transparent substrate has an absorbance of greater than 1 at a wavelength that is in a range of from about 300 nanometers to about 1000 nanometers. The holograms recorded in the optically transparent substrate are capable of having diffraction efficiencies of greater than about 20 percent. The holographic recording medium may include a photo-product. A method of making the holographic recording medium, an optical writing and reading method, a method for using a holographic recording article, and a method of manufacturing the holographic recording medium are provided. | 2009-12-31 |