http://www.freshpatents.com/Chemistry--electrical-current-producing-apparatus-product-and-process-dtnewntc429.php USPTO Class 429 - Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process en-us Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 1000 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 141 31 http://www.freshpatents.com/index.php?rss=true http://www.freshpatents.com/images/freshpatentsnav_rss.gif http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115481.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A battery pack including: a bare cell including an electrode assembly, a can accommodating the electrode assembly, and a terminal electrically coupled to the electrode assembly; a protection circuit module electrically connected to the bare cell; and a first lead plate connected between the protection circuit module and the terminal,... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115482.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A battery pack that can prevent an electrical short of a lead tab that electrically connects a battery cell and a protective circuit module. The battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells, a protective circuit module electrically connected to the battery cells, a case including a lower case in... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115483.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A system includes a fuel cell having a fuel electrode and an oxygen electrode. A shield is configured to be on the oxygen electrode side of the fuel cell and an air chamber is configured to be on the oxygen electrode side of the fuel cell. The air chamber is... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115484.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A lithium ion secondary battery is provided. The battery comprises: an electrolytic solution; a negative electrode comprising a negative electrode active material; a positive electrode comprising a positive electrode active material, and a heat-resistant layer comprising a metal fluoride.... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115486.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A lithium ion secondary battery includes: an outer covering material that is filled with an electrolyte; a collector that is housed in the outer covering material, formed with an electrode layer containing an active material, and electrically connected with the electrode layer; an insulation layer that is provided on the... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115485.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A system and/or method for replenishing lithium-ion battery capacity that is lost due to side reactions over the lifetime of a battery in one embodiment includes a battery with a first electrode, a second electrode, a separator region configured to electronically isolate the first and second electrodes, a first portion... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115487.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 Provided are a battery cell and a battery module including the same, and more particularly, the battery cell can secure safety thereof, by forming an exhaust part in a predetermined region of a sealing part to have a sealing member thicker than the other region of the sealing part so... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115488.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate; a first collector electrically connected to the first electrode plate, the first collector including a fuse part; a case accommodating the... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115489.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A battery (1a . . . 1e) having a housing (2) and a plurality of galvanic cells (3) arranged in the housing (2) is provided. In addition, a fan (5a . . . 5c) is arranged in the housing (2) to create a fluid flow circulating inside the housing (2).... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115491.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 The disclosed embodiments relate to a battery cell which includes a weakness for relieving pressure. This battery cell includes a jelly roll comprising layers which are wound together, including a cathode with an active coating, a separator and an anode with an active coating. The jelly roll also includes a... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115490.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A rechargeable battery according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an electrode assembly having a positive electrode and a negative electrode, a case for housing the electrode assembly, and a terminal electrically coupled to the electrode assembly and protruding to an outside of the case. An internal... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115492.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A sealed type battery includes: a can where an electrode winding group; a lid which has a liquid filling hole for injecting a liquid electrolyte and seals an opening of the can; and a liquid filling tap which is fitted to the liquid filling hole and seals the liquid filling... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115493.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 Systems and methods are disclosed for battery cells with positive polarity rigid containers. In accordance with disclosed embodiments, the cell may include a container and a lid piece that couple together to form a rectangular prismatic geometry. An electrode assembly having positive and negative coils may be disposed within the... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115495.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 Disclosed is a lithium primary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator interposed therebetween, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes: a positive electrode mixture layer which includes fluorinated graphite as a positive electrode active material; and a positive electrode current collector to which the positive... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115494.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A rechargeable battery including at least one electrode assembly, the at least one electrode assembly including a positive electrode and a negative electrode; a case accommodating the electrode assembly, the case having an installation surface; a terminal installed on the installation surface of the case; and a cap member coupled... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115496.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 Systems are disclosed for battery modules with housing systems. In accordance with disclosed embodiments, the housing system may include a four-walled casing (e.g., no top/bottom) with at least one hole and plug that couples with the hole in the casing using a detention mechanism. The casing may house multiple prismatic... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115500.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A battery assembly includes at least a plurality of battery cells that includes at least a first and a second battery cell each attached to a distributed battery monitoring unit, the second battery cell being associated with an external circuit, the second battery cell connected to a battery management unit... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115499.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 The accumulator assembly comprises a plurality of electrical energy accumulator elements 12 superimposed along a stacking axis, each element comprising connecting electrodes 18, 20, spacers 22, 24 positioned axially between at least some of said connecting electrodes, and assembly bars 54 extending axially through the apertures in the connecting electrodes... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115497.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A bus battery tray assembly for securing one or more bus batteries, in which each bus battery has two battery terminals, includes a battery tray for supporting the one or more batteries and a battery tray cover assembly. The battery tray cover assembly includes a plate having a bottom surface... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115498.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 Three battery cells can be arranged such that one battery cell is situated on the front side of a handle portion and that the remaining two battery cells are situated on the rear side thereof while being arranged laterally side by side. Also, a handle portion can be generally of... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115501.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A mounting device for fixing a battery in place includes a board and a fixing member. Two tabs and two plates extend from the board to hold the battery. The fixing member forms a blocking piece on a top surface. A first end of the fixing member extends through one... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115502.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A mounting device for mounting a battery includes a base board and a fixing member. The board forming two tabs to abut against opposite sides of the battery and two hooks to locate at opposite ends of the battery. The fixing member is configured to block a top of the... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115503.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A mounting device for mounting a battery includes a base board to support the battery and a fixing member. The base board forms two hooks to abut against opposite sides of the battery, a tab and two protrusions to respectively abut opposite ends of the battery. The fixing member includes... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115504.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A composition for filling an ion exchange membrane, a method of preparing the ion exchange membrane, the filled ion exchange membrane, and a redox flow battery using the filled ion exchange membrane. The composition includes an ion conductive material and a water soluble support.... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115505.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 Provided herein are prismatic cell assemblies having a continuous cooling channel therethrough. Methods of manufacture of the cell assembly are also provided, wherein each of a series of stacked substantially planar components selected from cathodes, separators, and anodes includes a through hole, and wherein the through holes are concentrically aligned... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115506.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A lithium ion battery pack includes a plurality of prismatic lithium polymer cells and one or more graphite heat spreaders. Each spreader has at least two major surfaces and is made of one of a sheet of a compressed mass of exfoliated graphite particles, a graphitized polyimide sheet, or combinations... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115507.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 The present invention is directed to a thin film lithium-ion battery having at least a laminate structure therein. The laminate structure includes a bottom current collector layer, an anode consisting of a superlattice layer and a silicon based layer, an electrolyte and separator, a cathode and a top current collector... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115509.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A battery grid is disclosed. The battery grid includes a pattern of grid wires. The pattern includes a grid wire having a first segment with a first corrosion resistance and a second segment with a second corrosion resistance which is less than the first corrosion resistance. The second segment corrodes... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115508.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 According to one embodiment, there is provided an electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery. The electrode includes an active material layer. The active material layer includes a monoclinic β-type titanium composite oxide. When the electrode is subjected to an X-ray diffraction measurement using a Cu-Kα ray source, a ratio of... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115510.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A chargeable and dischargeable secondary battery for use in electronic devices, industrial machines, electric-powered vehicles, is provided, along with an anodic electrode and a copper foil for anode current collector. It is an anode for secondary battery that utilizes non-aqueous electrolyte, which comprises a silicon-type active material film formed on... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115511.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, a case accommodating the electrode assembly, a cap assembly including a cap plate having a first through-hole and coupled to the case and a short-circuiting... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115512.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A flexible silicon anode includes a flexible substrate, a layer of silicon with a thickness of 1 μm or less adhered to the flexible substrate, and a current collector in contact with the layer of silicon. A lithium ion battery cell includes a flexible silicon anode, a current collector in... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115513.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 An electrode active material includes a core capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium; and a surface treatment layer disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the core, wherein the surface treatment layer includes a lithium-free oxide having a spinel structure, and an intensity of an X-ray diffraction... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115514.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 when the product of the lengths of the b and c axes of the unit cell of the lithium-containing composite oxide of General Formula (2) is designated as bc1 and the product of the lengths of the b and c axes of the unit cell of the lithium-containing composite oxide... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115515.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 Provided herein is an electrode active material comprising a lithium metal oxide and an overcharge protection additive having an operating voltage higher than the operating voltage of the lithium metal oxide.... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115516.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 Highly dispersed lithium titanate crystal structures having a thickness of few atomic layers level and the two-dimensional surface in a plate form are supported on carbon nanofiber (CNF). The lithium titanate crystal structure precursors and CNF that supports these are prepared by a mechanochemical reaction that applies sheer stress and... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115517.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A negative active material including: a composite including a matrix comprising silicon oxide, silicon carbide, and carbon and silicon particles dispersed in the matrix; and a carbon coating film formed on a surface of the composite, wherein an intensity ratio of a SiC peak to a Si peak in an... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115518.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 Provided is a stock oil composition for a carbonaceous material for a negative electrode of a lithium-ion secondary battery which composition is useful for achieving excellent high-speed charge and discharge characteristics. The stock oil composition for a carbonaceous material for a negative electrode of a lithium-ion secondary battery uses a... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115519.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 Provided is a separator for a rechargeable lithium battery including a porous support including a polymer derived from polyamic acid or a polymer derived from polyimide, wherein the polyamic acid and the polyimide include a repeating unit prepared from aromatic diamine including at least one ortho-positioned functional group relative to... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115520.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 Provided are (1) a nonaqueous electrolytic solution prepared by dissolving an electrolyte salt in a nonaqueous solvent, which comprises an organic tin compound represented by the specific formula in an amount of 0.001 to 5% by mass of the nonaqueous electrolytic solution and (2) an electrochemical element comprising a positive... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115521.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A magnesium battery electrode assembly is described, including a current collector comprising a metal, an overlayer material on the metal and an electrode layer comprising an electrode active material disposed on the current collector. The overlayer material passivates the metal, or inhibits a corrosion reaction that would occur between the... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115522.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 LiPO2F2 is manufactured by the reaction of compounds of the general formula (I), LiXYPO4, wherein X and Y are the same or different and denote H or Li, with anhydrous HF forming a reaction mixture comprising LiPO2F2. Preferably, LiH2PO4 is applied as starting material. LiPO2F2 can be isolated from the... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115523.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 An electrochemical cell system is configured to utilize an oxidant reduction electrode module containing an oxidant reduction electrode mounted to a housing to form a gaseous oxidant space therein that is immersed into the ionically conductive medium. A fuel electrode is spaced from the oxidant reduction electrode, such that the... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115524.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 The present invention further relates to the use of inventive electrochemical cells and to metal-air batteries comprising the latter. The present invention relates to rechargeable electrochemical cells comprising (A) at least one cathode comprising (A1) at least one cathode active material comprising (a) at least one graphitized carbon black and (aa)... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115526.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 An electrochemical cell includes a housing, a fuel electrode comprising a metal fuel; an oxidant electrode spaced from the fuel electrode, having fuel electrode and oxidant facing sides, and a liquid ionically conductive medium for conducting ions between the fuel and oxidant electrodes to support electrochemical reactions thereat. The fuel... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115525.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 An oxidant electrode for an electrochemical cell utilizing a fuel electrode comprising a metal fuel and a liquid ionically conductive medium configured to conduct ions between the fuel electrode and the oxidant electrode to support electrochemical reactions at the fuel and oxidant electrodes, includes an active layer configured to participate... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115529.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A series of fluorinated compounds are disclosed that can be used as the co-solvent of non-aqueous electrolytes for metal/air battery cells. The inclusion of these compounds in electrolyte systems significantly increases the power capability and energy capacity of metal/air batteries by promoting dissolution and increasing solubility of oxygen in the... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115528.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A rechargeable electrochemical battery cell comprises a molten carbonate salt electrolyte (32) whose anion transports oxygen between a metal electrode (34) and an air electrode (30) on opposite sides of the electrolyte (32), where the said molten salt electrolyte (32) is retained inside voids of a porous electrolyte supporting structure... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115527.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A rechargeable non-aqueous lithium-air battery is provided having a multilayered cathode structure which uses a functionized carbon paper base with tubular catalysts. The multilayer cathode has a sufficient pore size to prevent clogging of the cathode by reaction products and further has a hydrophobic coating to repel moisture. The stable... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115530.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 The present disclosure generally relates to a zinc air cell having an anode can made of a copper alloy. The anode can material reduces internal gassing within the electrochemical cell while being compatible with the internal chemistry of the anode and the alkaline electrolyte of the cell itself.... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115531.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 The invention provides for a fully electrically rechargeable metal-air battery systems and methods of achieving such systems. A rechargeable metal air battery cell may comprise a metal electrode an air electrode, and an aqueous electrolyte separating the metal electrode and the air electrode. In some embodiments, the metal electrode may... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115532.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 An electrochemical cell includes a permeable fuel electrode configured to support a metal fuel thereon, and an oxidant reduction electrode spaced from the fuel electrode. An ionically conductive medium is provided for conducting ions between the fuel and oxidant reduction electrodes, to support electrochemical reactions at the fuel and oxidant... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115533.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 An electrochemical cell system is configured to utilize an ionically conductive liquid flowing through a plurality of electrochemical cells. One or more hydrophilic filters for venting of gas from the cells are provided along a flow path for the ionically conductive liquid, so as to permit gasses that evolve in... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115534.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A wind power and hydrogen power complex generating device includes a fan assembly having a blade unit and a demultiplexer connected to the blade unit. A heating unit is connected to a first output end of the demultiplexer. A pump is connected to a second output end of the demultiplexer.... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115535.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A system is provided for producing hydrogen and oxygen based on decomposition of sodium chlorate (NaClO3). In a service station, NaClO3 is produced by a sodium chloride (NaCl) electrolyser. The service station is supplied with water (H2O), NaCl, and energy in order to carry out an electrolysis reaction in the... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115536.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A hydrogen generator and a fuel cell system including a fuel cell battery and the hydrogen generator. The hydrogen generator includes a cartridge including a plurality of pellets stacked within a casing, each pellet containing a hydrogen containing material capable of releasing hydrogen gas when heated; a compartment including a... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115537.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 The present invention provides a large-scale solid oxide fuel cell stack and a method of manufacturing the stack. In the present invention, a segmented cell tube (103a, 103b) is formed in such a way that unit cells connected to each other are formed on a cylindrical or flat tubular porous... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115538.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A power generation system according to the present invention includes: a fuel cell system (101) including a fuel cell (11) and a case (12); a ventilation fan (13); a controller (102); a combustion device (103); and a discharge passage (70) formed to cause the case (12) and an exhaust port... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115539.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 Fuel cells and related assemblies involving directionally independent channels are provided. In this regard, a representative fuel cell stack (100) includes: a first fuel cell (102) having channels (116, 216, 316; 156, 256, 356) associated with an anode; and a second fuel cell (101), located adjacent the first fuel cell,... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115540.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A system and method for controlling hydrogen gas flow to an anode side of a fuel cell stack using a pressure regulator in the event that an injector that normally injects the hydrogen gas into the fuel cell stack has failed in a stuck open position. During normal operation, the... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115541.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A fuel cell is provided with a membrane electrode assembly provided with a frame, both of which are sandwiched between two separators. The fuel cell is configured such that reactive gas is circulated between the frame and the separators. The frame and both separators each have manifold holes, the rims... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115542.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A method for producing a fuel cell catalyst containing a metal oxycarbonitride, the method including: a step of producing a metal oxycarbonitride by heating a metal carbonitride in an inert gas containing oxygen gas; and a step of bringing the metal oxycarbonitride into contact with an acidic solution.... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115543.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 The present invention relates to a thermostable polymer electrolyte membrane which comprises a main chain comprising an alicyclic polybenzimidazole and a graft chain added to the main chain by radiation-induced graft polymerization, wherein at least a part of the graft chain has sulfonic acid groups. The thermostable polymer electrolyte membrane... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115544.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 An apparatus for generating electrical energy at altitude, comprising a tether connecting a substantially ground level location, part to a platform at an elevated location, the tether comprising a conduit coupled to an electrical generator at the platform, the conduit arranged to allow the flow of a fuel fluid from... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115545.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A fuel cell module and a method manufacturing the same that improves a contact structure of the inter-connectors to prevent gas leaks, thereby to improving the performance and the durability of the unit cell. The fuel cell module includes a plurality of inter-connectors, wherein at least one of the inter-connectors... http://www.freshpatents.com/-dt20130509ptan20130115546.php Mon, 13 May 2013 13:40:20 -0700 A fuel cell, having a first electrode, a second electrode, and a membrane element, in which the membrane element is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. At least one of the electrodes has a flow field plate and at least one flow conduit, through which a reactant...