Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process inventions 08/07

20070202364 - Secondary battery: A secondary battery includes a bare cell having an electrode assembly. The electrode assembly has cathode plates, anode plates and separators insulating the cathode plates from the anode plates. The secondary battery also includes a can housing the electrode assembly, the can having an opening for receiving the electrode assembly... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070202365 - Lithium secondary battery: In a lithium secondary battery using negative electrode active material particles containing silicon, excellent charge-discharge characteristics are achieved and swelling of the negative electrode is minimized. A lithium secondary battery has a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode containing an active material layer and a... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20070202366 - Method for starting high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell stack and fuel cell system using the same method: Disclosed are a method for efficiently starting a high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell stack and a fuel cell system using the same method. The high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell stack electrochemically oxidizes a fuel received from a fuel reformer to generate electricity, operates at high temperature,... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20070202368 - Fuel cell system: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell body to generate electrical energy using a reaction of hydrogen and oxygen; a reformer to generate a reformed gas containing hydrogen by reforming fuel and to supply the reformed gas to the fuel cell body; a fuel tank to store the fuel... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20070202369 - Direct formic acid fuel cell performing real time measurement and control of concentration of formic acid and operation method thereof: Provided are a direct formic acid fuel cell capable of maintaining performance constantly through implementing the real time measurement and control of formic acid concentration.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070202371 - Cell voltage detection device and cell system using the same: A fuel cell detection device according to the present invention includes: a cell block formed with a plurality of cells serially connected to each other; a voltage detection element for detecting voltages of the cells within the cell block; and another voltage detection element for detecting a voltage of the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070202376 - Fuel cell electrolyte, membrane electrode assembly, and method of manufacturing fuel cell electrolyte: f

20070202375 - Polymer electrolyte membrane, method of manufacturing the same and fuel cell including the polymer electrolyte membrane: A polymer electrolyte membrane, a method of manufacturing the same, and a fuel cell including the polymer electrolyte membrane are provided, wherein the polymer electrolyte forms an interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) of a polymer by simple blending of a hydrophobic polyimide having a reactive terminal group and a hydrophilic aromatic... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070202379 - Fuel cell, refueling device for the fuel cell, and electronic device and fuel cell system include the fuel cell and refueling device: A fuel cell having a membrane electrode assembly to cause an electrochemical reaction in a fuel so as to generate electric power, a fuel holding body for holding the fuel to supply the fuel to the membrane electrode assembly, a fuel supply path to supply the fuel being pressurized to... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070202380 - Mixing tank for fuel cell system: A device which can mix and store fuel and water, which is orientation independent and which has a small volume. The device includes: at least one inlet for fuel and/or water; and at least one outlet for a mixture of fuel and water, wherein the at least one inlet and... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070202384 - Cell stack unit of fuel cell and fuel cell device with the same: A cell stack unit includes a cell stack having single cells, separators, and end separators, fastening plates placed on the end separators, manifold members disposed on the sides of the cell stack in the stacking direction and including supply ports and discharge ports, and fuel supply passages and fuel discharge... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070202385 - Fuel cell stack: Corrosion of a metal portion such as a pipe connected to a fuel cell stack is suppressed. The fuel cell stack has a plurality of single cells which generate electrical power using an aqueous methanol solution and air and are stacked in a vertical direction. An inlet of a fuel... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070202386 - Fuel cell: A fuel cell includes an electrolyte layer, a first electrode which is provided on one surface of the electrolyte layer and to which fuel is supplied, and a second electrode which is provided on the other surface of the electrolyte layer and to which an oxidant is supplied. The first... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070202389 - Membrane electrode structure for polymer electrolyte fuel cell: A membrane electrode structure for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell capable of offering excellent power generation performance both in high humidity conditions and low humidity conditions. The membrane electrode structure for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell is composed of a solid polymer electrolyte membrane 2 having proton conductivity, a cathode... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070202393 - Secondary battery: The secondary battery according to the present invention has a vent deformation accelerator which promotes the operation of a vent formed on a wide side of a can in the cap plate, a bottom side of a can or a narrow side of a can so that the vent operates... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20070202367 - Fuel cell system and fuel cell system failure judgment method: A fuel cell system is provided with a judgment unit which makes a gas leak judgment based on a pressure drop of fuel gas in a gas leak detection portion by consuming the fuel gas in the gas leak detection portion of the fuel gas supply system by electric power... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070202370 - Power system and management method thereof: A power system including an electrochemical device, a load device, a power generator, and a charge/discharge controller of the electrochemical device. The electrochemical device includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a liquid electrolyte or a solid electrolyte. The charge/discharge curve of the electrochemical device has at least one... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070202372 - Compound membrane and fuel cell using the same: A compound membrane that can connect the cells of planar array fuel cells in a simple manner is provided, along with a fuel cell that uses such a compound membrane to obtain any desired current and voltage. The compound membrane has a plurality of regions with different properties. The membrane... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070202377 - Electrolyte material, electrolyte membrane and membrane-electrolyte assembly for polymer electrolyte fuel cells: To provide an electrolyte material for polymer electrolyte fuel cells having a high softening temperature and being excellent in durability, and an electrolyte membrane and a process for producing a membrane-electrode assembly using it. An electrolyte material made of a polymer containing a segment A of a polymer containing repeating... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070202374 - Ion-exchange materials: An ion-exchange material, for example a polymer electrolyte membrane or gas diffusion electrode comprises a semi-crystalline copolymer comprising: a first unit which includes an ion-exchange site; a second crystalline unit; and a third unit which is amorphous. The third unit is used to disrupt the crystallinity of the copolymer thereby... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070202373 - Proton conductor, electrolyte membrane, electrode and fuel cell: A proton conductor comprises a base material, an acidic substance and a basic substance, wherein the acidic substance has protons; at least part of the protons are dissociated by the basic substance; and at least one of the acidic and basic substances is immobilized on a surface of the base... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070202378 - Integrated micro fuel cell apparatus: A micro fuel cell and method of forming such includes depositing multiple layers (22) of alternating metals over a substrate (12); etching at least one metal from the multiple layers (22) creating a void between the remaining layers; forming a plurality of pedestals (28) in the multiple layers (22), each... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20070202381 - Membrane electrode assembly: The present invention relates to an assembly with a reinforced sealing structure for its use in fuel cells and electrolyzers, comprising a membrane electrode assembly (23) and a sealing structure (S) surrounding said membrane electrode assembly (23), said sealing structure (S) comprising a gasket (G), a reinforcing material (4) integrated... Agent: Moore & Van Allen PLLC

20070202383 - Balanced hydrogen feed for a fuel cell: A system and method of balancing a hydrogen feed for a fuel cell to optimize flow of hydrogen through the fuel cell, wherein a pressure drop through parallel feed channels and active area channels of the fuel cell is balanced.... Agent: Cary W. Brooks General Motors Corporation

20070202382 - Solid electrolyte fuel cell: Output properties of a fuel cell can be improved by using a single cell structure 1387 having an anode 102 and an oxidizing agent electrode 108 in both sides of a solid electrolyte membrane 114 and an evaporation inhibiting layer 1388 covering the surface of the cathode 108 which is... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070202387 - Carbonized charcoal electrode: An apparatus (1) for use of carbonized charcoal powder as an electrode is provided. Charcoal is provided as a powder, carbonized, and placed in a container (16) by which compressive pressure is applied to the carbonized-charcoal powder via one or more sides of the container (16). As a result of... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070202392 - Electrocatalyst compositions for use in an electrochemical fuel cell and methods of making the same: An electrocatalyst composition for use in an electrochemical fuel cell is disclosed. The electrocatalyst composition comprises (1) an electrocatalyst support comprising a carbon-containing species and at least one hydrogen peroxide and/or oxygen radical decomposition catalyst, and (2) a noble metal electrocatalyst supported on the electrocatalyst support. In addition, the at... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070202390 - Film-formed article and method for producing same: A dense interconnector film is formed over a fuel electrode, while preventing calcium included in material for the interconnector from solid phase reaction with zirconia included in material for the fuel electrode. When forming the interconnector film 5 made of lanthanum chromite-based perovskite type oxide which includes calcium in its... Agent: Notaro And Michalos

20070202388 - Membrane electrode unit: The invention relates to membrane electrode units (MEUs) for membrane fuel cells. The products contain different gas diffusion layers on the anode side and on the cathode side. The amount of the water repellant agent (WRA) in the anode gas diffusion layer is identical or higher than the amount of... Agent: Kalow & Springut LLP

20070202391 - Porous carbon electrode, in particular for a fuel cell, and process for manufacture threof: A porous carbon electrode as well as a process for manufacture thereof enables large freedom in design with respect to shape and porosity of the electrode. The process includes these steps: applying a layer of carbon particles upon a target surface; radiating of a selected part of the layer, corresponding... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070202394 - Separator systems for batteries: A battery cell is presented. The battery cell includes an anode, a cathode spaced from and operatively associated with the anode, an electrolyte operatively associated with the anode and the cathode. A layered separator includes a plurality of separator material layers disposed between the anode and cathode. The plurality of... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20070202395 - Metal film encapsulation: The present invention relates to metal foil encapsulation of an electrochemical device. The metal foil encapsulation may also provide contact tabs for the electrochemical device. The present invention may also include a selectively conductive bonding layer between a contact and a cell structure.... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070202396 - Lithium ion secondary battery: A lithium ion secondary battery in which at least one step portion is formed on an upper surface of a cap plate, and at least one step portion is formed on a lower or first surface of a battery part opposite to the upper or first surface of the cap... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070202397 - Secondary battery and manufacturing method of the same: A secondary battery which reduces production cost and improves productivity by excluding the process of attaching an insulating washer and, instead, insulating a cap plate by forming an UV-curing insulation layer on an external surface of the cap plate after sealing the electrolyte inlet.... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070202398 - Pouch type battery and method of making the same: A pouch type battery includes a pouch case having a front region, a rear region, first and second side regions, and a cover, wherein the first side region connects the front region to the rear region at a first side of the battery, and the second side region connects the... Agent: Lee & Morse, P.C.

20070202399 - Secondary battery with advanced safety: Disclosed herein is a secondary battery constructed in a structure in which an electrode assembly having a cathode/separator/anode arrangement is mounted in a battery case made of a laminate sheet including a resin layer and a metal layer, electrode taps of the electrode assembly are coupled to corresponding electrode leads,... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070202400 - All-solid-state battery: An all-solid battery having a high output power, exhibiting high safety, and capable of being produced at a low cost is provided. The all-solid battery (8) includes an internal electrode body (6) having a cathode (1) comprising a cathode material, an anode (2) comprising an anode material, and a solid... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070202401 - Flat electrochemical cells and method for manufacture: An electrochemical cell, comprising: a first electrode structure formed from a sheet of electrode material folded along a plurality of spaced apart intervals to form a U-fold structure having a plurality of spaced apart double-layer sections; and a second electrode structure spaced apart from and operatively disposed between the plurality... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20070202402 - Sealed prismatic battery: A sealed prismatic battery has a battery case made of a plurality of prismatic cell cases coupled together via partition walls. Electrode plate groups are accommodated together with liquid electrolyte in each of the cell cases. Each electrode plate group consists of alternately stacked-up positive and negative electrode plates with... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070202403 - Composite binder containing carbon nanotube and lithium secondary battery employing the same: Provided is a nanocomposite binder for an electrode mix of a secondary battery, comprising carbon nanotubes in a photo- and/or thermo-polymerizable material or polymer, or a mixture thereof; and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same. The carbon nanotube-containing composite binder according to the present invention and a lithium secondary... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070202404 - Lithium ion secondary battery: A lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ion, a negative electrode capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ion, a porous film interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte: the porous film being adhered to a surface... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070202405 - Layered lithium nickel manganese cobalt composite oxide powder for material of positive electrode of lithium secondary battery, process for producing the same, positive electrode of lithium secondary battery therefrom, and lithium secondary battery: l

20070202406 - Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery: The storage characteristics in a charged state are improved in a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery containing a lithium cobalt oxide as a positive electrode active material. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20070202407 - Solid state synthesis of lithium ion battery cathode material: Single-phase lithium-transition metal oxide compounds containing cobalt, manganese and nickel can be prepared by wet milling cobalt-, manganese-, nickel- and lithium-containing oxides or oxide precursors to form a finely-divided slurry containing well-distributed cobalt, manganese, nickel and lithium, and heating the slurry to provide a lithium-transition metal oxide compound containing cobalt,... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070202408 - Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, negative electrode thereof, and method for manufacturing negative electrode: A negative electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a current collector, a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is provided on the current collector and includes at least any one of alkaline metals and alkaline earth metals. The second layer is provided on the first... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20070202409 - Lithium/iron disulfide primary cell: There is provided a lithium/iron disulfide primary cell which includes a positive electrode using iron disulfide as a positive active material, a negative electrode using lithium as a negative active material, and an organic electrolytic solution, in which the organic electrolytic solution contains a transition metal cation.... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070202411 - Lithium manganese secondary battery: Disclosed is a manganese-based lithium secondary battery comprising a cathode containing manganese-based lithium metal oxide, an anode, and an electrolyte, wherein the anode comprises an anode active material in which a Mn scavenger capable of reducing manganese ions on a surface by conducting or semiconducting properties is coated on part... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070202410 - Positive electrode for a lithium battery and lithium battery employing the same: The present invention relates to a lithium battery positive electrode comprising an active substance that can occlude and release lithium ion, a carbon-based conductivity enhancer, and a binder, characterized in that the positive electrode contains the carbon-based conductivity enhancer in an amount of 0.1 to 2 mass % on the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070202414 - All-solid-state battery: wherein M represents H, Li, Na, Mg, Al, K, or Ca and X1, X2, and X3 are polyanions, each of N1 and N2 is at least one atom selected from the group consisting of transition metals, Al, and Cu, and N3 is at least one atom selected from the group... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070202413 - Pegylated fullerenes as lithium solid electrolyte: Pegylated fullerenes, for use with a lithium ion battery as a solvent-free electrolyte, having the formula {[CH3-(PEO)]m-LINKER}n-fullerene, with n≧1, m≧1 to 5, and the LINKER group comprising a moiety capable of attaching each of the CH3-(PEO)-chains to the fullerene.... Agent: John P. O'banion O'banion & Ritchey LLP

20070202415 - Proton-conducting polymer membrane comprising at least one porous carrier material, and use thereof in fuel cells: The present invention relates to a proton-conducting polymer membrane comprising polymers comprising at least one porous carrier material and polymers comprising phosphonic acid groups, obtainable by polymerizing monomers comprising phosphonic acid groups.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070202416 - Electrochemical cells having an electrolyte with swelling reducing additives: According to one aspect of the present invention, an electrochemical cell is provided. The electrochemical cell includes a housing, an anode and a cathode within the housing, and an electrolytic solution within the housing and contacting the anode and the cathode. The electrolytic solution includes a solute and a solvent.... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20070202417 - Non-aqueous electrolyte for battery and non-aqueous electrolyte battery comprising the same: This invention relates to a non-aqueous electrolyte for a battery having an excellent safety and a non-aqueous electrolyte battery comprising such a non-aqueous electrolyte and having a high safety, and more particularly to a non-aqueous electrolyte for a battery comprising a phosphine oxide compound having P—F bond and/or P—NH2 bond... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070196703 - System for supplying energy to a plurality of building units: A system for supplying energy to a plurality of building units includes a plurality of fuel cells installed in a plurality of building units, a common reformer which generates hydrogen from fuel, a pipe system which supplies hydrogen generated by the common reformer to each of the plurality of fuel... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070196706 - Fuel cell system: The fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell having an anode supplied with fuel gas and a cathode supplied with oxidizing agent gas, a water penetration membrane-type moistening device for collecting moisture contained in cathode off gas discharged from a cathode exit of the fuel cell and moistening oxidizing agent... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070196708 - Fuel cell system and activation method of fuel cell: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell which generates electric power using supplied reactive gases; a load control device for controlling a load applied to the fuel cell; a voltage measuring device for measuring a voltage generated by the fuel cell; a fuel cell driving control device for controlling... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070196714 - Polymer membrane, method of preparing the same and fuel cell employing the same: A polymer membrane, a method of preparing the same, and a fuel cell employing the same are provided, where the polymer membrane includes a porous polymer film having sulfonated pores. The polymer membrane can be prepared easily and economically, has excellent ionic conductivity, and effectively reduces crossover in a fuel... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070196713 - Polysiloxane compound containing sulfonic acid groups, method of preparing the same and fuel cell including the same: A polysiloxane compound and a fuel cell including the same where the polysiloxane compound is an organic polymer siloxane compound containing sulfonic acid groups. By using the organic polymer siloxane compound containing sulfonic acid groups, a polymer electrolyte membrane having superior characteristics such as dimensional stability and ionic conductivity, without... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070196721 - Crosslinkable sulfonated copolymer and fuel cell including polymeric composition of the same: A sulfonated copolymer including a crosslinking functional group and a fuel cell including a polymeric composition of the same are provided. The sulfonated copolymer including a crosslinking functional group can remarkably reduce methanol crossover and maintain superior dimensional stability and ionic conductivity by reducing swelling.... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070196723 - Oxygen reduction electrode and fuel cell including the same: An oxygen reduction electrode and a fuel cell including the same are provided. A catalyst layer of the oxygen reduction electrode includes a metalloporphyrin derivative as an additive. Accordingly, the oxygen reduction electrode can increase oxygen concentration and can easily form a triple phase boundary by reducing a flooding phenomenon... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070196701 - Method for operating fuel cells with passive reactant supply: A method for operating a passive, air-breathing fuel cell system is described. In one embodiment, the system comprises one or more fuel cells, and a closed fuel plenum connected to a fuel supply. In some embodiments of the method, the fuel cell cathodes are exposed to ambient air, and the... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070196700 - Method of supplying fuel to fuel cells: The present invention relates a method of supplying fuel to a fuel cell, which comprises steps of: feeding a specific amount of a fuel into a fuel cell; obtaining a second characteristic value at a specific time point; detecting and measuring a character of the fuel cell at a time... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070196702 - Low pressure hydrogen fueled vehicle and method of operating same: A hydrogen fueled vehicle includes a vehicle body, a hydrocarbon fuel tank, and a low pressure hydrogen gas storage vessel.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070196704 - Intergrated solid oxide fuel cell and fuel processor: An integrated fuel cell unit (10) includes an annular array (12) of fuel cell stacks (14), an annular cathode recuperator (20), an annular anode recuperator (22), a reformer (24), and an anode exhaust cooler (26), all integrated within a common housing structure (28).... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070196705 - Fuel cell system: wherein said controller 10 controls said first passage blocking device 4 to block off the passage and controls the test gas feeder 2 to feed the test gas to said fuel cell 1, thereby obtaining a detected value from the flow rate detector 5 or an airtightness value that is... Agent: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070196707 - Fuel cell system and diagnosis system for the fuel cell system: A part of cell stack portions constituting a part of a fuel cell stack is used as a voltage detection portion, the size of a frequency component belonging to a predetermined specific frequency range is extracted from a voltage signal detected and the existence/absence of abnormality of a fuel cell... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070196709 - Fuel cell system and control method of same: A gas/liquid separation device is connected to a discharge valve which can discharge fuel gas to the outside of a fuel cell system along with water accumulated in the gas/liquid separation device. A change in pressure at a portion upstream of the discharge valve, which occurs due to an opening... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070196710 - Membrane electrochemical generator: The present invention relates to a membrane electrochemical generator (200) formed by a multiplicity of reaction cells (201) mutually connected in electrical series and assembled according to a bipolar configuration. In accordance with the present invention, the thermal management of the membrane electrochemical generator (200) and the hydration of the... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20070196711 - Polymer electrolyte fuel cell: There is provided a polymer electrolyte fuel cell capable of: sufficiently suppressing the progress of drying of the polymer electrolyte in the catalyst layers and of the polymer electrolyte membrane, and in addition, the occurrence of flooding, even if the moistened conditions of the fuel gas or the oxidant gas... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070196712 - Multiblock copolymer, method of preparing the same, polymer electrolyte membrane prepared from the multiblock copolymer, method of preparing the polymer electrolyte membrane, and fuel cell employing the polymer electrolyte membrane: where l and m are integers of 1-200; each of R1 through R4 is independently hydrogen, fluorine, or a C1-C10 alkyl group that is unsubstituted or substituted by at least one fluorine atom; and X represents a tetraalkylamine cation. Provided are a method of preparing the multiblock copolymer, a polymer... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070196715 - Fuel cell device adapted to slim-type cd-rom drive: A fuel cell device adapted to a slim-type CD-ROM drive is disclosed. A fuel cell module comprises at least a fuel cell board fabricated by a printed circuit board process. A circuit unit comprises a circuit board and at least a circuit component. The circuit components are disposed on the... Agent: G. Link Co., Ltd

20070196717 - Fuel cell and manufacturing method of the fuel cell: In order to prevent an electrolyte membrane from being broken, and make an assembling steps of a cell easy, in a fuel cell provided with a membrane electrode complex in which catalyst layers are respectively arranged on both surfaces of a electrolyte membrane, first and second gas diffusion layers which... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070196716 - Separator for fuel cell and solid polymer type fuel cell: Notches 23e are filled with part of an elastic material that is injection-molded in a region containing the notches 23e, so that a plate member 23b is taken in by the notches 23e through the repulsive force of the elastic material. Thus, the plate member 23b is secured. Further, the... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070196718 - Controlled electrode overlap architecture for improved mea durability: A membrane electrode assembly includes a membrane layer, a cathode or anode catalyst layer adjacent to a surface of the membrane layer, an anode or cathode catalyst layer adjacent to an other surface of the membrane layer, an adhesive layer adjacent to the other surface of the membrane layer, wherein... Agent: Cary W. Brooks General Motors Corporation

20070196719 - Device for assembling a banded fuel cell stack: A device for assembling a banded fuel cell stack with at least one custom-fit band comprises a frame, a base to support the stack while assembling, a press plate that is movable toward and away from the base to compress the stack under a constant force, band folding means to... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070196720 - Fuel cell integrated humidification: A device and method to extract water from a moisture-rich fuel cell flowpath to supply other components of a fuel cell system that require water. A water transport unit is integrated into the fuel cell so that the size, weight and complexity of a fuel cell is minimized. In one... Agent: Cary W. Brooks General Motors Corporation

20070196722 - Fuel cell and electronic device: A fuel cell and an electronic device equipped therewith are disclosed. The fuel cell is of the type having a cathode and an anode facing each other with a proton conductor interposed therebetween, with at least either of the cathode or anode having an enzyme as a catalyst immobilized thereon,... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070196724 - Aqueous electrolyte mixture for mcfcs: The present invention relates to an electrolytic mixture for molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFCs). The carrier solution is constituted by one or more organic solvents and water, with an organic solvent percentage comprised of between 5% and 80%. The electrolyte consists of a mixture of Li2CO3 and LiKCO3 in such... Agent: Shoemaker And Mattare, Ltd

20070196725 - Method for the mixed recycling of lithium-based anode batteries and cells: The invention relates to a method for treating all types of lithium anode cells and batteries by means of a hydrometallurgical process at room temperature. The treatment method enables cells and batteries comprising a metallic lithium-based anode or an anode containing lithium incorporated in an anodic insertion compound to be... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070196726 - Electronic apparatus: An electronic apparatus includes an outer housing; a battery storage compartment provided in the outer housing and having a height and a width and depth larger than the height; a cover for opening and closing an opening of the battery storage compartment; and a battery ejecting spring disposed in a... Agent: William S. Frommer, Esq. Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP

20070196727 - Rechargeable lithium-ion cell with triphenylamine redox shuttle: Provided is a rechargeable lithium-ion cell that contains a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a charge-carrying electrolyte containing a charge carrying medium and a lithium salt, and a triphenylamine compound dissolved in or dissolvable in the electrolyte. The triphenylamine compound has an oxidation potential above the positive electrode recharged potential... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070196728 - Cooling system for vehicle battery pack containing double filter device: Disclosed herein is a cooling system for vehicle battery packs, including a double filter device mounted at an air inlet part, through which air for cooling the battery pack is introduced from the outside and/or the inside of the vehicle. The double filter includes a pre-filter having relatively large air... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070196729 - Prismatic battery: According to an embodiment of the invention, a prismatic battery includes an electrode group 10 contained in a prismatic metal outer can. The electrode group 10 has a positive electrode substrate exposed part 11 at one end and a negative electrode substrate exposed part 12 at the other end. The... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070196730 - Sealed rechargeable battery: A sealed rechargeable battery has an electrode group formed by winding a positive electrode and a negative electrode through a separator. A plurality of radial slits are provided in a welding section that is formed by an exposed section of a collector of at least one of the positive electrode... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070196731 - Can for cylindrical lithium rechargeable battery and cylindrical lithium rechargeable battery using the same: A can for a cylindrical lithium rechargeable battery, and a cylindrical lithium rechargeable battery using the same. The battery includes: an electrode assembly having cathode and anode plates facing to each other, a separator interposed between the cathode and anode plates, and cathode and anode taps formed on the cathode... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070196732 - Nonaqueous electrolyte battery, battery pack and vehicle: c

20070196733 - Pouch type rechargeable battery: A pouch type rechargeable battery that comprises an electrode assembly comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed between the first and second electrodes is disclosed. The battery further comprises a pouch case comprising a case cover and a case body that is formed with a space... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, PLC

20070196734 - Ion-conducting polymers and membranes comprising them: An ion-conducting polymer wherein at least 80% of the repeat units comprise an ion-conducting region and a spacer region is disclosed. The ion-conducting region has an aromatic backbone of one or more aromatic groups, wherein at least one ion-conducting functional group is attached to each aromatic group. The spacer region... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070196735 - 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... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20070196736 - Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode containing a positive active material, a negative electrode containing a negative active material and a nonaqueous electrolyte. Characteristically, the positive active material comprises a mixture of a lithium transition metal complex oxide A obtained by incorporating at least Zr and Mg... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20070196737 - Lithium ion secondary battery: A lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ion, a negative electrode capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ion, a porous film interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte: the porous film being adhered to a surface... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070196738 - Lithium ion secondary battery: A lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ion, a negative electrode capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ion, a porous film interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte: the porous film being adhered to a surface... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070196739 - Method for purifying lithium sulfide: A method of purifying lithium sulfide wherein lithium sulfide obtained by reacting lithium hydroxide with hydrogen sulfide in an aprotic organic solvent is washed with an organic solvent at a temperature of 100° C. or higher. Impurities contained in lithium sulfide can be reduced by the method of purification.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070196740 - Lithium secondary battery containing carboxylic anhydride organic compound in electrolyte: The present invention provides a battery small in time variation of the battery properties from the initial battery properties over a long term storage period of the battery. The battery is a lithium secondary battery in which a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material capable of intercalating and... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070190370 - Air and liquid separator and fuel cell system therefor: An air and liquid separator used in a fuel cell, the air and liquid separator including: a fuel guidance pipe having one or more opening portions on a surface thereof; and an air and liquid separating film provided on the opening portions of the fuel guidance pipe and transmitting only... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070190373 - Separator plate having fuel reforming chamber for mcfc and manufacturing method thereof: The invention relates to a separator plate having a fuel reforming chamber for a molten carbonate fuel cell, which can be simply and easily manufactured to integrate the fuel reforming chamber, which enables indirect reforming, with a separator plate so as to realize uniform heat distribution of the separator plate,... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070190376 - Catalyst for a water gas shift for a fuel cell system, a method of preparing the same, and a fuel cell system including the same: The water gas shift catalyst for a reformer of a fuel cell system where a supporter includes a clay and ZnO filled between layers of the clay; and an active material including CuO supported on the supporter.... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070190375 - Catalyst for oxidizing carbon monoxide for reformer used in fuel cell, method of preparing same, and fuel cell system including same: In a fuel cell, a fuel cell system, and a method of preparing the same, a carbon monoxide oxidizing catalyst for a reformer of the fuel cell system includes: a carrier selected from the group consisting of alumina, cordierite, and combinations thereof; and an active material including CeO2, MO, and... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell Suite 300

20070190383 - Fuel cell stack: In order to provide a fuel cell stack which can sufficiently use a current range that can originally be output by a fuel cell unit, and from which high output can be obtained even with a small size, a thickness of an oxygen flow field plate is made large for... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070190385 - Polymer electrolyte membrane, method of preparing the same and fuel cell including the same: A polymer electrolyte membrane including a polysilsesquioxane group-containing copolymer and an ionic conductive polymer is provided. A method of preparing the polymer electrolyte membrane and a fuel cell including the polymer electrolyte membrane is also provided. The polymer electrolyte membrane has improved ion conductivity and an improved ability to suppress... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070190387 - Electronic components: A cellular mobile telephone is provided with a fuel cell of high power output. The cellular mobile telephone includes a plate-formed fuel cell section having at least two cells for generating power by an aqueous solution containing methanol being supplied to an anode and the air containing oxygen to the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070190396 - Membrane-electrode assembly for mixed reactant fuel cell and mixed reactant fuel cell system including same: A membrane-electrode assembly for a mixed reactant fuel cell and a mixed reactant fuel cell system including the same. In one embodiment of the present invention, a membrane-electrode assembly for a mixed reactant fuel cell includes an anode catalyst layer, a cathode catalyst layer, a polymer electrolyte membrane disposed between... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070190395 - Separator plate for mcfc and manufacturing method thereof: Disclosed is a separator plate for a molten carbonate fuel cell, which functions to reform a fuel gas while allowing it to efficiently flow therein and thereout, thus producing hydrogen and carbon dioxide, which are then supplied into an anode, and which functions to realize the electrical connection between the... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070190402 - Film-covered battery and assembled battery: The invention provides a closed type battery comprising a battery element covered with a covering film and a heat fusion seal portion formed by heat fusion on a periphery of the covering film, wherein the cleaving strength upon an internal pressure rise of a seal portion positioned between a positive... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070190369 - Fuel cell based rechargable power pack system and associated methods for controlling same: A power pack system for charging a set of isolated batteries is provided. In an illustrative embodiment of the invention, a single fuel cell, a single DC-DC converter and a single system controller device comprises the power-generation side of the power pack. A set of switches is used to connect... Agent: Cesari And Mckenna, LLP

20070190371 - Integrated fuel cell power system: The present invention is a fuel cell power system, with a fuel cell stack, a multi-function mounting plate, at least two fuel supply units, a distribution manifold, a gas pressure regulator, and a cover. The distribution manifold and gas pressure regulator may be integrated into the mounting plate. The mounting... Agent: John P. O'banion O'banion & Ritchey LLP

20070190374 - Carbon monoxide transforming apparatus for fuel cell and fuel cell power generating system: A carbon monoxide transforming apparatus for fuel cell is constructed such that a catalyst having at least platinum or palladium carried on a carrier which has a base point on the surface thereof is filled in a reaction vessel having gas inlet and outlet ports. As a result, a transformation... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070190372 - Electric automobile: An electric automobile provided with a fuel cell (30) for power generation by supply of hydrogen and oxidizing agent, a hydrogen generating device (10) for generating a gas containing hydrogen to be supplied to the fuel cell, and a motor driven by electricity generated by the fuel cell, characterized in... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070190378 - Direct oxidation fuel cell systems with regulated fuel concentration and oxidant flow: A direct oxidation fuel cell (DOFC) system, comprises at least one fuel cell assembly including a cathode and an anode with an electrolyte positioned therebetween; a source of liquid fuel in fluid communication with an inlet of the anode; an oxidant supply in fluid communication with an inlet of the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070190377 - System and method to operate a fuel cell in the exhaust of an internal combustion engine: A system for a vehicle having an engine with an exhaust comprises a fuel cell coupled in the engine exhaust wherein the fuel cell has an output circuit; a battery coupled with the fuel cell; and a controller receiving a signal indicative of an electric output of the fuel cell... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20070190379 - Controlled-release vapor fuel cell: A controlled-release fuel cell comprising (a) a proton exchange membrane having a first surface and a second surface, a fuel electrode or anode being coupled to the first surface, and an oxidant electrode or cathode being coupled to the second surface; (b) a fuel flow field plate having surface channels... Agent: Bor Z. Jang

20070190380 - Reformer and fuel cell system control and method of operation: A fuel cell system includes a reformer producing hydrogen from fuel, a regulator for regulating the output pressure of the produced hydrogen, a fuel cell utilizing the produced hydrogen, a pressure sensor for monitoring the pressure of the hydrogen upstream of the pressure regulator, a temperature sensor for monitoring at... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20070190381 - Solid oxide fuel cell electric power generation apparatus: The electric power generation apparatus of the invention has a solid oxide fuel cell C3 comprising a cathode electrode layer 2 formed on the outer side of a hollow solid electrolyte substrate 1, an anode electrode layer 3 formed on the inner side of the substrate and an inner space... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070190382 - Hydrocarbon reformer system: A hydrocarbon reformer system for a fuel cell system comprising a feedstream delivery unit (FDU) and a hydrocarbon catalytic reformer (CR). The reformer includes a catalyst disposed in a housing. Ahead of the catalyst is the FDU including a mixing element in the shape of a cone for receiving any... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070190384 - Proton conductive membrane containing fullerenes: A proton conducting membrane for use in a direct methanol fuel cell, comprising a polymer material and water-binding fullerene derivatives to reduce MeOH crossover. The membrane may further comprise cross-linking functional groups.... Agent: Cislo & Thomas, LLP

20070190389 - Fuel cell system having a fuel cell, a hydrogen storage tank, and an anode circuit: A fuel cell system has at least one fuel cell, a hydrogen storage tank in which hydrogen is stored at a pressure above atmospheric and which communicates via a hydrogen supply line with an anode chamber of the fuel cell. An anode circuit, via which unreacted hydrogen is able to... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20070190388 - Liquid tank using fuel cell system and liquid level detection device: A liquid tank capable of detecting liquid level when the tank is rotated. The liquid tank includes an airtight vessel to store the liquid; and at least two electrodes installed inside the airtight vessel. The distal ends of the electrodes are positioned at a central volume of the airtight vessel.... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070190386 - Oleophobic inorganic membranes and method for the production thereof: Oleophobic inorganic membranes and a process for the preparation thereof, which can be used before fuel adsorbers of venting systems of fuel systems and which make possible separation of liquid fuel and the fuel vapor phase... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070190390 - Gasket: In order to provide a gasket which has a good handling property as a gasket used for a fuel battery or a gasket for an hard disc drive, can be easily integrated with the other end mounting member even in the case that the other end mounting member such as... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070190391 - Stackable high-temperature fuel cell: The invention relates to stackable high-temperature fuel cells which are combined to form so-called fuel cell stacks and also can be connected to each other electrically conductively in series and/or in parallel. According to the set object, such high-temperature fuel cells are intended to form an electrically conductive connection between... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070190394 - Fuel cell: A fuel cell is provided for which it is not necessary to give consideration to the direction of installation. The fuel cell includes: an electrolyte layer; a first electrode provided on a first main surface of the electrolyte layer; a second electrode provided on a second main surface of the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070190392 - Separator for fuel cell, manufacturing method thereof, and fuel cell having such a separator: A lamellar structure graphite foil is used as a material for a separator for a fuel cell, and a hydrophobic layer is formed by impregnation on flow-field channels of the graphite foil. Such a separator is manufactured by forming the flow field channel by etching the graphite foil formed with... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070190393 - System for flexible in situ control of water in fuel cells: An electrochemical cell includes an anode, a cathode including a gas diffusion electrode and having first and second surfaces, an inlet for gaseous oxidant that is in contact with the first surface of the cathode, and a liquid electrolyte. Water generated at the cathode may be transported by osmosis into... Agent: Evan Law Group LLC

20070190397 - Cathode catalyst for fuel cell, and membrane-electrode assembly for fuel cell and fuel cell system including same: A cathode catalyst of the present invention includes an A—B—Ch compound, where A is a metal selected from the group consisting of Pt, Ru, Rh, and combinations thereof, B is a metal selected from the group consisting of Bi, Pb, Tl, Sb, Sn, In, Ga, Ge, and combinations thereof, and... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070190398 - Electrode for fuel cell, fuel cell, and method of preparing electrode for fuel cell: A fuel cell that operates at high temperature under non-humid conditions using an electrolyte membrane prepared by impregnating a basic polymer with an acid and a method of producing an electrode for a fuel cell, the fuel cell includes a catalyst layer electrode that can prevent the inhibition of gas... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070190399 - Catalysts for fuel cell electrodes based on platinum and its alloys, the preparation and use therewof, as well as fuel cells containing them: The invention relates to new catalysts for fuel cells comprising a polymer and platinum metallic particles, used alone or in combination with other metals; methods for the preparation of the catalysts are further described, their use and fuel cells containing them.... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070190401 - Anode electrodes for direct oxidation fuel cells and systems operating with concentrated liquid fuel: An anode electrode for use in a fuel cell comprises a stacked structure including, in sequence: a catalyst layer, a hydrophobic, microporous layer (“MPL”), a porous gas diffusion layer (“GDL”), and an anode plate with at least one recessed fuel supply-fuel/gas exhaust channel formed in a surface thereof facing the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070190400 - Sealing of a membrane electrode assembly: A sealed and/or reinforced membrane electrode assembly is disclosed. Encapsulation films, each comprising a backing layer and an adhesive layer, are positioned on the edges of at least one face of each gas diffusion substrate such that the adhesive layers impregnate into each gas diffusion substrate. Methods of forming sealed... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070190403 - Device for detecting electrolyte overflow and energy storage device having the same: A device for detecting an electrolyte overflow is provided, which includes an overflow detecting portion selectively disposed on a carrier. Once the overflow detecting portion contacts with the overflowed electrolyte, an impedance of the overflow detecting portion is changed. Through the change of the impedance, when the electrolyte overflows, an... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070190404 - Lithium ion secondary battery: A lithium ion secondary battery includes an electrode assembly configured such that positive and negative plates are wound or stacked with a separator interposed therebetween. The positive plate is configured such that positive-electrode mixture layers are formed on both surfaces of a positive-electrode current collector. The negative plate is configured... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070190405 - Spacer for production of battery pack: Disclosed herein is a spacer for production of a battery pack using cylindrical batteries as unit cells, wherein the spacer is constructed in the form of a rectangular frame, the spacer is provided at opposite side surfaces (opposite faces) of the rectangular frame with a plurality of battery receiving parts... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070190406 - Method of making a thin layer electrochemical cell with self-formed separator: A method of forming an electrochemical cell is disclosed. The method comprises contacting a negative pole layer and a positive pole layer one with the other or with an optional layer interposed therebetween. The pole layers and the optional layer therebetween are selected so as to self-form an interfacial separator... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070190407 - Lithium secondary battery: A lithium secondary battery having enhanced safety, which includes an electrode group, a non-aqueous electrolyte and a battery can for housing them. The electrode group includes: a positive electrode having a strip-shaped positive electrode current collector and a material mixture layer carried thereon; a negative electrode having a strip-shaped negative... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070190408 - Separator and method of manufacturing non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the same: A separator includes a porous sheet, a heat-resistant porous layer, and a metal lithium layer. The heat-resistant porous layer is provided on one of surfaces of the porous sheet. The metal lithium layer is provided on the surface of the heat-resistant porous layer. The separator is disposed between a negative... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070190409 - Packaging structure of electric storage cells: Heat generated at electric storage cells are released using intermediate plates that are disposed at intervals of a predetermined number of layers in a lamination of the electric storage cells so as to retain the stacking surfaces of the electric storage cells therebetween, and at the same time, stacking surfaces... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070190410 - Method for producing anode can for battery and manganese dry battery using such anode can for battery: This invention presents an anode zinc can for battery with excellent process-ability and corrosion resistance without adding lead to zinc, and a manganese dry battery made by using such a can. Disclosed is a manufacturing method of the proposed can along with technical clues including material composition, optimum hardness, process... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070190411 - Secondary battery and the fabrication method thereof: A secondary battery, which has no raw material injection spot and a burr on a lower surface of the insulating member. The sidewalls are formed on the opposite side to the side on which bending stress is applied, and the sidewalls act as a structural resistor, which result in preventing... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell Suite 300

20070190412 - Non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary battery and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery: In a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution containing a fluorinated ester as a solvent, battery safety is improved without degrading charge-discharge characteristics. A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a secondary battery contains a fluorinated ester represented by the chemical formula... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20070190415 - Negative active material for rechargeable lithium battery, method of preparing same, and rechargeable lithium battery including same: A negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery, a method for preparing the same, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. The negative active material includes a metal that is liquid at room temperature when alloyed with Sn, and Sn. The negative active material can provide a battery... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell Suite 300

20070190416 - Non-aqueous secondary battery and method for producing the same: A non-aqueous secondary battery of the present invention includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode material mixture layer containing a lithium-containing transition metal oxide. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode material mixture layer and a porous layer containing... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070190414 - Bismuth oxyfluoride based nanocomposites as electrode materials: The present invention relates to bismuth oxyfluoride nanocomposites used as positive electrodes in primary and rechargeable electromechanical energy storage systems.... Agent: Patent Docket Administrator Lowenstein Sandler PC

20070190413 - Negative active material for lithium secondary battery and method for preparating same: Provided are an anode active material for a lithium secondary battery having high reversible capacity and excellent charge/discharge efficiency, comprising a complex composed of ultra-fine Si phase particles and an oxide surrounding the ultra-fine Si phase particles, and a carbon material; and a method for preparing the same. The present... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070190417 - Hydrogen absorbing alloy and secondary battery: o

20070190418 - Nanoscale ion storage materials: Nanoscale ion storage materials are provided that exhibit unique properties measurably distinct from their larger scale counterparts. For example, the nanoscale materials can exhibit increased electronic conductivity, improved electromechanical stability, increased rate of intercalation, and/or an extended range of solid solution. Useful nanoscale materials include alkaline transition metal phosphates, such... Agent: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr LLP

20070190420 - Cathode active material and lithium secondary battery containing them: Provided is a non-aqueous electrolyte-based, high-power lithium secondary battery having a long service life and superior safety at both room temperature and high temperature, even after repeated high-current charging and discharging. The battery comprises a mixture of a lithium/manganese spinel oxide having a substitution of a manganese (Mn) site with... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070190419 - Lithium secondary battery: A lithium secondary battery includes: a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material; and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode active material comprises at least one lithium-containing composite oxide represented by the following general formula: LixM1l−yM2yO2 where M1 and M2... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070190421 - Cathode active material and non-aqueous elecrolyte secondary battery: A cathode with a cathode active material is provided. The cathode active material is obtained by mixing a zirconium-containing lithium cobalt composite oxide containing zirconium as a sub-component element in a first lithium cobalt composite oxide expressed by a formula LitCoMsO2 (where M is at least one kind of element... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070190422 - Carbon nanotube lithium metal powder battery: Disclosed herein is a high-energy lithium battery system. This system comprises carbon nanotubes and/or other nanotubular materials for both the anode and cathode. The anode is lithiated using a lithium metal powder.... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070190424 - Dry-particle packaging systems and methods of making same: A dry process based energy storage product and method for making is disclosed.... Agent: Maxwell Technologies, Inc.

20070190423 - Negative electrode for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery: A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery, comprising a layer of a mixture containing graphite powder and an organic binder on a current collector, wherein a diffraction intensity ratio (002)/(110) measured by X-ray diffractometry of the layer of a mixture is 500 or less, and a lithium secondary battery,... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070190425 - Alkali/transition metal halo-and hydroxy-phosphates and related electrode active materials: The invention provides a novel polyanion-based electrode active material for use in a secondary or rechargeable electrochemical cell, wherein the electrode active material is represented by the general formula AaMb(XY4)2Zd.... Agent: Valence Technology, Inc.

20070190426 - Separator for lead-acid battery: The separator for a lead-acid battery comprising a porous membrane made mainly from a polyolefin resin, an inorganic powder and a mineral oil and containing a surface active agent as an auxiliary material, characterized in that the amount of any reducing substance liberated or eluted after 24 hours of electrolysis... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070190427 - Separators for electrochemical cells: Provided are separators for use in an electrochemical cell comprising (a) an inorganic oxide and (b) an organic polymer, wherein the inorganic oxide comprises organic substituents. Preferably, the inorganic oxide comprises an hydrated aluminum oxide of the formula Al2O3.xH2O, wherein x is less than 1.0, and wherein the hydrated aluminum... Agent: Optodot Corporation

20070190428 - Ionic conducting material containing an oligoether sulphate: The material comprises an ionic compound dissolved in a solvating polymer. The ionic compound is a mixture of a lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide and of at least one lithium oligoether sulfate chosen from the lithium oligoether monosulfates corresponding to the formula R—[O—CH2—CH2)]n—O—SO3−Li+(I) in which R is a group CmH2m+1 with 1≦m≦4 and... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070190429 - Composition for inkjet spacer formation and spacer element using the same: The present invention relates to an composition for spacer formation and a spacer element using the same, and more particularly to an composition for spacer formation comprising a) 10 to 70 parts by weight (dry weight) of a polymer emulsion; b) 0.1 to 50 parts by weight of a wetting... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070184310 - Molten carbonate fuel cell provided with indirect internal steam reformer: A molten carbonate fuel cell, which is provided with an indirect internal steam reformer to efficiently control heat and simplify the system construction and has a simple structure to reduce production cost and efficiently controls heat to reduce operational cost and increase operational efficiency, is disclosed. The molten carbonate fuel... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20070184313 - Fuel cell system and fuel cell control method: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell and a supplying unit, which supplies reactive gases to the fuel cell. A control unit includes a power production effective area calculator calculates the areas of the electrodes available for power production as a power production effective area. A current density calculator... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070184317 - Fuel cell system and fuel cell control method: A fuel cell system allows suppression of the deterioration of a fuel cell even if a part of a membrane configuring the fuel cell is unavailable for power production. The fuel cell is configured with a membrane, and an anode and a cathode provided so as to sandwich the membrane,... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070184321 - Compression device for a fuel cell stack: A compression device for compression of an oxidant for a fuel cell stack includes an oxidant compressor for compressing the oxidant, and an oxidant cooler for cooling the compressed oxidant. The oxidant compressor and the oxidant cooling device are connected to a common coolant circuit.... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070184323 - Electrolyte membrane using polybenzoxazine based compound and method of manufacturing the same: An electrolyte membrane includes a cross-linked reaction product of a benzoxazine monomer and a cross-linkable compound. The electrolyte membrane is impregnated with 300 to 600 parts by weight of phosphoric acid based on 100 parts by weight of the electrolyte membrane, and has a yield strain 0.5% or less, and... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070184327 - Unit cell for solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell: A unit cell for use in a solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell comprising: a membrane/electrode assembly including a fuel electrode and an oxidant electrode disposed on either side of a solid polymer electrolyte membrane, the assembly being sandwiched from either side by a first separator and a second separator to... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070184331 - Catalyst coated electrolyte membrane, fuel cell including the same, method of preparing the catalyst coated electrolyte membrane: A catalyst coated electrolyte membrane including an anode catalyst layer and a cathode catalyst layer at opposite sides thereof, respectively, wherein micro cracks of the anode catalyst layer or cathode catalyst layer occupy 0.01-1 area % of the total area of the respective anode catalyst layer or cathode catalyst layer,... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070184333 - Electrode for fuel cell, method of preparing the same, and fuel cell employing the same: An electrode for a fuel cell, a method of preparing the same, and a fuel cell employing the same. More particularly, provided are an electrode for a fuel cell, including a catalyst layer including a supporting material, a catalyst, and a binder, wherein the specific surface area of the supporting... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070184334 - Metal catalyst and fuel cell employing electrode including the same: A metal catalyst including a conductive catalyst material and a coating layer formed of a water repellent material on the conductive catalyst material, an electrode including the metal catalyst, and a fuel cell employing the electrode. By forming the coating layer, having a water repellent material, on the conductive catalyst... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070184335 - Method of preparing metal catalyst and electrode including the same: A method of preparing a metal catalyst including a conductive catalyst material and a coating layer formed of a water repellent material on the surface of the conductive catalyst material includes: obtaining a water repellent material solution by mixing a water repellent material and a first solvent; obtaining a conductive... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070184338 - Secondary battery: A secondary battery having an excellent capacity maintenance factor or charging/discharging efficiency is provided. A lithium-ion battery comprises an electrode group that a positive electrode and a negative electrode which respective of active materials for the positive and negative electrodes is coated on both surfaces of a collecting member. An... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070184309 - Methods for use of a photobiofuel cell in production of hydrogen and other materials: The invention provides methods for the in situ production of hydrogen and for the synthesis of high value/energy chemical products from low value/energy organic material.... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20070184311 - Fuel cell with reformer: The fuel cell with a reformer according to the present invention comprises a solid electrolytic layer 56 of proton conductor or oxygen ion conductor disposed among a reforming layer 52 containing a catalyst 50 for reforming a hydrogen-content substance, a hollow layer 60 through which air containing oxygen flows and... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070184312 - Power generator shut-off valve: A power generator has a hydrogen producing fuel and a fuel cell having a proton exchange membrane separating the hydrogen producing fuel from ambient. A valve is disposed between the fuel cell and ambient such that water is controllably prevented from entering or leaving the fuel cell by actuation of... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070184315 - Control of fuel cell stack electrical operating conditions: A fuel cell system comprising a plurality of fuel cell stacks. The stacks may be connected electrically in any sequence desired, such as in series, in parallel, or in combinations thereof or electrically independent. The electrical performance of each stack is optimized by some metric or the operating temperature of... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070184316 - Fuel cell electricity measuring method and apparatus: A fuel cell electricity measuring apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a fuel cell and a measuring unit. The measuring unit comprises an electricity measuring device configured to measure a cumulative amount of an electricity amount output by the fuel cell and a processing device configured to calculate and obtain... Agent: G. Link Co., Ltd.

20070184314 - Fuel cell system: A fuel cell system and a method of operating a fuel cell system are disclosed wherein an external electric source (4) is provided to apply current to a fuel cell (1), comprised of a polymer electrolyte membrane-electrode catalyst complex having a polymer electrolyte membrane (21) sandwiched between a fuel electrode... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070184318 - Control apparatus and control method for fuel cell: A control apparatus for a fuel cell, including oxidizing gas supplying means for supplying oxidizing gas to a cathode via an oxidizing gas supply line; cathode-side gas pressure detecting means for detecting a gas pressure within the oxidizing gas supply line or the cathode; hydrogen supplying means for supplying hydrogen... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070184319 - Method and apparatus for controlling the differential pressure in a fuel cell: A device for controlling the differential pressure between an anode area and a cathode area of a fuel cell has a differential pressure sensor for measuring the differential pressure between the anode area and the cathode area. A first actuator controls the flow of fuel into the anode area, and... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070184320 - Cooling devices for various applications: The figure displays the diagram of a laminar flow water cooler (110) for a microprocessor comprising an integral radiator (112) provided with thin-walled and hollow fins which are produced by controlled compression of double convex bellows of a polymer or glass hot-blown blank. In order to form a closed circuit... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20070184322 - Membrane electrode assembly in solid oxide fuel cells: A membrane-electrode assembly for a solid oxide fuel cell is provided. The membrane-electrode assembly has a substantially constant-thickness electrolyte layer. The electrolyte layer distinguishes first and second electrolyte layer surfaces arranged in a three-dimensional pattern with opposite first and second planar pattern surfaces. The three-dimensional pattern has a first set... Agent: Lumen Intellectual Property Services, Inc.

20070184324 - Solid oxide fuel cell cathode comprising lanthanum nickelate: A solid mixture of La2NiO4+δ and an ionic conductive material. A solid oxide fuel cell having a cathode interlayer having a La2NiO4+δ layer and a doped ceria layer, a lanthanum strontium cobaltite or lanthanum strontium manganate cathode current collector, an anode; and an ionic conductive electrolyte between and in contact... Agent: Naval Research Laboratory Associate Counsel (patents)

20070184325 - Methods and apparatuses for managing effluent products in a fuel cell system: A water management system for a fuel cell having an anode chamber including a fuel, a cathode chamber in fluid communication with an oxidizing agent, and a proton conducting membrane electrolyte separating the chambers. The system includes a gas plenum, a first valve for controlling a first flow of a... Agent: Cesari And Mckenna, LLP

20070184326 - Edge-protected catalyst-coated diffusion media and membrane electrode assemblies: A fuel cell including an anode-side catalyst coated diffusion medium and a cathode-side catalyst coated diffusion medium that sandwich an ionically conductive membrane. A sealing material is disposed between the ionically conductive membrane and the anode-side and cathode-side catalyst coated diffusion medium, wherein the sealing material is formed of a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070184328 - Dual function, bipolar separator plates for fuel cells: Dual function, bipolar separator plates are provided for use in fuel cells. These separator plates contain both a cathodic flow field and an anodic flow field in a single scpararator plate.... Agent: Licata & Tyrrell P.C.

20070184329 - Liquid feed fuel cell with orientation-independent fuel delivery capability: A direct organic liquid feed unit fuel cell comprises an anode current collector, a cathode current collector, a membrane electrode assembly, and a fuel delivery layer for diluting a concentrated fuel stream and delivering the fuel stream to the anode at a uniform concentration across the planar extent of the... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070184330 - Portable fuel cell systems and methods therefor: A fuel cell system including, among other things, one or more of a fuel cell, a fuel reservoir, a current collecting circuit, a plenum, or a system cover. The fuel reservoir is configured to store fuel, and may include a regulator for controlling an output fuel pressure and a refueling... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070184332 - Ruthenium-rhodium alloy electrode catalyst and fuel cell comprising the same: Disclosed is an electrode catalyst comprising a ruthenium (Ru)-rhodium (Rh) alloy. A membrane electrode assembly (MEA) comprising the same electrode catalyst and a fuel cell comprising the same membrane electrode assembly are also disclosed. The ruthenium-rhodium alloy catalyst has not only good oxygen reduction activity but also excellent methanol resistance... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20070184336 - Membrane electrode assembly for fuel cell, method of preparing the same, and fuel cell using the membrane electrode assembly for fuel cell: A membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell, a method of preparing the same, and a fuel cell using the membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell. The membrane electrode assembly includes an anode comprising an anode substrate, an anode diffusion layer, and an anode catalyst layer having pores; a... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070184337 - Battery operated device: A battery operated device is equipped with one or more batteries each including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and an electrolyte in a battery c