Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process inventions 03/08

20080070069 - Fuel cell cartridge having residual fuel measuring unit and method of measuring residual fuel of fuel cell system having the same: A fuel cell cartridge includes a fuel pouch to store fuel, the fuel pouch including a fuel outlet; a pressing unit to press the fuel pouch; a variable resistor provided near the fuel pouch; a sensor provided on the pressing unit to read a resistance value of the variable resistor;... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080070073 - Fuel cell module power delivery control system: A fuel cell module power delivery control system monitors the status of a fuel cell module to control power delivery of the fuel cell module, such as to prevent the fuel cell module from reaching an overload condition.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080070076 - Fuel cell and fuel cell system, and electronic device: Provided is a fuel cell capable of eliminating influence of gravity with a simple configuration and capable of obtaining a high energy density while suppressing crossover. The fuel cell in which a fuel electrode and an oxygen electrode are oppositely disposed include an electrolyte channel provided between the fuel electrode... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080070075 - Fuel cell system: A fuel cell system includes a cell stack comprising a plurality of power generation cells, each including a first flow channel plate, a second flow channel plate, and a membrane electrode assembly; a first current collector configured to collect a current; a second current collector configured to collect a current;... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080070079 - Fuel cell system: A fuel cell system comprising a fuel cell stack and a layer assembly forming the fluid circuitry for the fuel cell stack. The layer assembly comprises a plurality of layers assembled in face-to-face contact and joined together in a fluid-tight manner. At least some of the layers integrate fluid-interacting devices... Agent: Don W. Bulson (parker Hannifin) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080070077 - High temperature fuel cell system for operation with low purity ethanol: A fuel purification system includes a fuel cell stack and a fuel purification unit, such as a distillation unit. The fuel cell stack is adapted to provide heat to the fuel purification unit, and the fuel purification unit is adapted to provide a purified fuel to the fuel cell stack.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080070078 - Jet fuel based high pressure solid oxide fuel cell system: A power system for an aircraft includes a solid oxide fuel cell system which generates electric power for the aircraft and an exhaust stream; and a heat exchanger for transferring heat from the exhaust stream of the solid oxide fuel cell to a heat requiring system or component of the... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20080070082 - Fuel cell: A fuel cell comprising: a membrane electrode assembly; an anode current collector which lies near the anode of the membrane electrode assembly and collects electrons generated by the electrochemical reaction; a cathode current collector which lies near the cathode of the membrane electrode assembly and collects electrons consumed by the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080070083 - Permselective composite membrane for electrochemical cells: An electrochemical cell includes an anode including an anode catalyst, a cathode including a cathode catalyst, and a first set of proton-conducting metal nanoparticles between the anode and the cathode, such that the first set of proton-conducting metal nanoparticles is not in contact with the anode. The cathode may be... Agent: Evan Law Group LLC

20080070084 - Fuel electrode precursor of low shrinkage rate in an electric power generation cell for a solid oxide fuel cell: A fuel electrode precursor of low shrinkage rate in an electric power generation cell for a solid oxide fuel cell is provided, wherein: the fuel electrode precursor is made of a sintered body prepared from a green body constituted with oxide ceramic grains composed of at least one of yttria-stabilized... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080070089 - Heat insulating container: Disclosed is a heat insulating container, including a heat source, a housing that houses the heat source therein and a temperature detection unit that is formed on a surface of the housing and reflects radiation.... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080070088 - Support structure of electroosmotic member, electroosmosis pump, electric power generation apparatus and electronic equipment: Disclosed a support structure of an electroosmotic member including: a support structure; an opening formed in the support member in which an electroosmotic member is disposed; and at least one of an elastic piece to separate the opening and the space from each other and to support the electroosmotic member,... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080070091 - Seal retention feature for fuel cell assembly: Seal retention mechanism for a fuel cell assembly having two plates is disclosed. The seal retention mechanism includes first and second fuel cell plates. The first fuel cell plate has a seal groove that includes at least one aperture formed through a base of the groove. The second fuel cell... Agent: Marshall & Melhorn, LLC

20080070093 - Development and characterization of novel proton conducting aromatic polyether type copolymers bearing main and side chain pyridine groups: Featured are novel heterocycle substituted hydroquinones, aromatic copolymers and homopolymers bearing main and side chain polar pyridine units. These polymers exhibit good mechanical properties, high thermal and oxidative stability, high doping ability and high conductivity values. These novel polymers can be used in the preparation and application of MEA on... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080070092 - Metal/composite hybrid fuel cell assembly: A fuel cell assembly having a composite anode and a metallic cathode is disclosed. The metallic cathode provides strength and durability to the fuel cell assembly while the composite anode provides resistance to corrosion caused by the anode environment.... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080070097 - Secondary battery: A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, a can receiving the electrode assembly, and a cap assembly coupled to the open upper part of the can. In addition, a vent including an opening, which is thinner than the can is formed on a wide side of the can, and a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080070099 - Primary high energy density balanced cell with safety circuit: A primary electrochemical cell having a capacity in excess of 0.5 AHr and a high energy density anode comprised of a metal selected from lithium, sodium, potassium, calcium and manganese and a cathode active material, wherein the discharge capacity of the anode is at least substantially equal to or in... Agent: Israel Nissenbaum

20080070100 - Pouch-shaped secondary battery with improved safety: Disclosed herein is a secondary battery constructed in a structure in which an electrode assembly having a cathode/separator/anode structure is mounted in a sheet-type battery case having a receiving part defined therein, the sheet-type battery case is sealed by thermal welding, and sealing parts are formed entirely along the edge... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080070101 - Foil cell fill port: A method for filling foil container electrochemical cells with fluid electrolyte and an integral structure for such foil container cells which permits such method. In accordance with the present invention, a fill port or fill header member is integrated with a fluid tight seal with a peripheral seal of the... Agent: Israel Nissenbaum

20080070067 - Secondary battery having electrode terminal whose position is adjustable and improved safety: Disclosed herein is a secondary battery including a safety connection member constructed in a structure in which a horizontal connection terminal (a), which is connected to an electrode lead of a battery, is connected to one end of a safety element, and a vertical connection terminal (b) is connected to... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080070070 - Direct methanol fuel cell system, fuel cartridge, and memory for fuel cartridge: A fuel cartridge to be connected to a direct methanol fuel cell power generating device includes a spare fuel tank which stores a liquid fuel and is to be connected to the direct methanol fuel cell power generating device and a harmful substance trap member. The spare fuel tank stores... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080070068 - Fuel cell stack: In order to provide a fuel cell stack, comprising a plurality of fuel cell units that succeed one another along a stack direction and at least one tensioning device, by means of which the fuel cell units are braced against one another, in which different heat expansions of the fuel... Agent: Mr. Edward J. Timmer

20080070071 - Hydrogen generating apparatus: A hydrogen generating apparatus includes a chemical reaction chamber, a chemical solution reservoir, an unpowered pressure-producing member for moving a chemical solution from the chemical solution reservoir to the chemical reaction chamber, and a catalyst bed in the chemical reaction chamber.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080070072 - Catalytic dehydrogenation of amine borane complexes: A method of generating hydrogen includes the steps of providing an amine borane (AB) complex, at least one hydrogen generation catalyst, and a solvent, and mixing these components. Hydrogen is generated. The hydrogen produced is high purity hydrogen suitable for PEM fuel cells. A hydrolytic in-situ hydrogen generator includes a... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080070074 - Architectural hierarchy of control for a fuel processor: A control technique for use in a fuel processor is disclosed. In one aspect, a control system includes a subsystem manager controller the operation of a respective physical subsystem for each of a plurality of physical subsystems in the fuel processor. The subsystem managers take their direction from a master... Agent: Chevron Services Company Law, Intellectual Property Group

20080070080 - Fuel cell separator: A fluid passage (8) in a separator (1) is formed with a greater width than an inlet manifold (2) and an outlet manifold (5), and is constituted by: a main passage portion (11) comprising a first rib (21) which divides the main passage portion (11) into a plurality of passages;... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080070081 - Integrated and modular bsp/mea/manifold plates for fuel cells: The present invention concerns improvements in fuel cell fabrication. It concerns an improved, integrated and modular BSP/MEA/Manifolds, which facilitates single cell (module) leak and performance testing prior to assembly in a fuel cell stack as well as facilitating manufacturing and cost reduction.... Agent: John P. O'banion O'banion & Ritchey LLP

20080070087 - Non-volatile cathodes for lithium oxygen batteries and method of producing same: An air lithium battery is provided having two equal halves (60, 69) that are joined together along a centerline. Each half includes a porous substrate (64), an oxygen cathode (67) having a non-volatile lithium ion conductive electrolyte cathode, a non-volatile electrolyte (66), and an anode (65). The electrolyte may include... Agent: Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

20080070086 - Phase-separated polymer electrolyte membrane, electrode - phase-separated polymer electrolyte membrane joint using same, method for manufacture thereof, and fuel cell using same: A phase-separated polymer electrolyte membrane is provided which has a low degree of swelling in water and methanol, excels in resistance to water and methanol, and has high methanol barrier property and a low membrane resistance. An electrode-phase-separated polymer electrolyte membrane joint using the membrane, a method for manufacturing the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080070085 - Sulfonated polymer comprising nitrile-type hydrophobic block and solid polymer electrolyte: A membrane-electrode assembly for a solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell having excellent hot water resistance, oxidation resistance and low temperature size stability and exhibiting excellent power generation performance even under low temperature environment. The membrane-electrode assembly is equipped with a polymer electrolyte membrane composed of a sulfonated polyarylene polymer having... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080070090 - Onboard fuel cell system and method of discharging hydrogen-off gas: Consumed hydrogen-off gas is discharged from a fuel cell via a hydrogen-off gas exhaust flow passage. Consumed oxygen-off gas is discharged from the fuel cell via an oxygen-off gas exhaust flow passage. The oxygen-off gas flowing through the oxygen-off gas exhaust flow passage and the hydrogen-off gas flowing through the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080070094 - Organic/inorganic composite electrolyte membranes using zeolite and fuel cell comprising the same: Disclosed is an organic/inorganic composite electrolyte membrane comprising: (a) a sulfonated fluorine-free hydrocarbon-based polymer; and (b) inorganic particles capable of collecting moisture, wherein the inorganic particles include zeolite. Also, disclosed are an electrode comprising the zeolite as a component for forming a catalyst layer, a membrane electrode assembly comprising the... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20080070095 - Composite body, catalyst structural body, electrode for solid polymer fuel cell and method producing the same and solid polymer fuel cell: This invention provides a composite body, a catalyst structural body, an electrode for a solid polymer fuel cell and a method for producing the same and a solid polymer fuel cell. More concretely, there are provided (1) a composite body, a catalyst structural body and an electrode for a solid... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080070096 - Proton conducting copolymers: The present invention relates to proton conducting copolymers, preferably proton conducting block copolymers, according to formula (I) wherein the copolymer comprises 2,5- and/or 2,6-di(p-R1-aryl)phenol moieties and 2,5- and/or 2,6-di-R2-phenol moieties; R1 is hydrogen or a C1-C10alkyl group; R2 is a C1-C10 alkyl group; and R3 is chloro, bromo or a... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080070098 - Electrochemical cell and current collector assembly therefor: Electrochemical cells, and particularly a current collector assembly for a cell that forms an electrically conductive path between a cell electrode and a terminal of the cell, are described, along with a method for manufacturing the same. The current collector includes a non-conductive core and a conductive outer surface layer... Agent: Michael C. Pophal Eveready Battery Company Inc

20080070102 - Assembled battery and manufacturing method thereof: A combined battery (100) comprising a plurality of flat-type cells (10A to 10F) by laminating thereof so that polarity of electrode tabs (11A to 11F and 12A to 12F) is alternately set, wherein welding parts to connect in series the flat cells themselves, to compose a set when all the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080070103 - Activation of anode and cathode in lithium-ion polymer battery: A lithium-ion polymer battery and method and apparatus for manufacturing the same, are disclosed. The battery includes an anode comprising a first electrolytic solution and a cathode comprising a second electrolytic solution, and the first and second electrolytic solutions are different. The method includes activating the anode and the cathode... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080070104 - Forming polymer electrolyte coating on lithium-ion polymer battery electrode: A lithium-ion polymer battery, and methods and apparatus for manufacturing the same, are disclosed. The methods and apparatus include forming electrodes with porous material that have spaces, filling substantially all of the spaces in the electrodes with liquid and, after filling the spaces with liquid, forming an electrolyte polymer film... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080070105 - Battery with clip: A battery, device and method for establishing electrical communication between a power source and fabrics having electrical characteristics, such as a conductive fiber network, associated therewith is provided in which a clip that is operatively associated with a battery securely but releasably engages and/or holds fabric such that when a... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080070106 - Gasket, a bipolar battery and a method for manufacturing a gasket: A gasket 20; 40; 80 for use in a starved electrolyte bipolar battery comprises a structural part 27; 44; 82 in the shape of a frame having an upper surface 1 and a lower surface 2, and at least one channel 23, 24; 83, 84 to permit gas passage through... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080070107 - Separator and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using same: A separator including at least a layer containing a fine particulate filler and a shutdown layer. The fine particulate filler includes a joined-particle filler that is in the form of a plurality of primary particles joined and bonded to one another. A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including this separator exhibits... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080070108 - Directly coating solid polymer composite having edge extensions on lithium-ion polymer battery electrode surface: A lithium-ion polymer battery, and methods and apparatus for manufacturing the same, are disclosed. The methods include placing a bottom surface of an electrode on a coating surface, such that a top surface of the electrode is exposed, forming a removable retention boundary on the coating surface and surrounding the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080070109 - Flat-shaped non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery: A flat-shaped non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present invention includes: an electrode body formed by opposing a positive electrode and a negative electrode while interposing a separator therebetween; an outer case for housing the electrode body; and a sealing plate for sealing an opening of the outer case, and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080070112 - Negative electrode for lithium ion secondary battery and lithium ion secondary battery including the same: A negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery of the present invention includes a sheet-like current collector and an active material layer carried on the current collector. The current collector includes a substrate and a surface portion that undergoes plastic deformation more easily than the substrate. The surface portion... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080070110 - Universal battery: A universal battery assembly operable to fit and supply power to a plurality of electronic devices having different shapes and sizes. The battery assembly has a chargeable power supply cell and at least one extension means for attachment to the cell. The battery assembly may also include several extension means... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20080070111 - Sheet-type secondary battery and manufacturing method therefor: Provided is a sheet-type secondary battery capable of preventing damage to sheet-type electrodes when the sheet-type electrodes are connected, and also allowing an arbitrary number of the sheet-type electrodes to be laminated so as to easily realize a high-capacity sheet-type secondary battery and a manufacturing method therefor. In the sheet-type... Agent: James E. Armstrong, Iv Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080070113 - Secondary battery and a method for manufacturing the secondary battery: A secondary battery that can avoid reduction in battery capacity over the lapse of charge-discharge cycles and can exhibit high performance is provided. The secondary battery includes a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and an electrolyte layer provided between the first and second electrode layers, the electrolyte layer... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080070114 - Alkaline battery: An alkaline battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an alkaline electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode includes a positive electrode material mixture including nickel oxyhydroxide, electrolytic manganese dioxide and expanded graphite, the expanded graphite has an average particle diameter on a volume basis of 5 to 25 μm,... Agent: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, LLP

20080070115 - Nonaqueous electrolyte battery, battery pack and vehicle:

20080070116 - Lithium secondary battery with suppressed decomposition of electrolytic solution and preparation method thereof: Provided are a lithium secondary battery with suppressed decomposition of an electrolytic solution, and a preparation method thereof. The lithium secondary battery includes a current collector, a cathode and an anode having each active material layer formed on the current collector, and a polymer electrolyte interposed between the cathode and... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080070117 - Composition for negative electrode of alkaline electrolyte battery: c) an yttrium compound in a proportion such that the mass of yttrium represents from 0.1% to 2% of the mass of the alloy. The invention also relates to an anode comprising the composition according to the invention. The invention also relates to an alkaline electrolyte battery comprising said at... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080070118 - Negative active material for non-aqueous rechargeable battery, and non-aqueous rechargeable battery including same: The negative active material for a non-aqueous rechargeable battery includes a main component of lithium vanadium oxide, and at least one selected from the group consisting of Li3VO4, vanadium carbide, and mixtures thereof. The Li3VO4 is included in an amount of 0.5 to 3.0 wt % based on the total... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080070120 - Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and making method: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a negative electrode comprising a negative electrode active material containing silicon capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions, a positive electrode comprising a positive electrode active material containing an oxide, sulfide or organic polymer capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions, and a non-aqueous... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080070119 - Positive electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the same: n

20080070121 - Lithium based electrochemical cell systems: Primary and secondary Li-ion and lithium-metal based electrochemical cell systems. Suppression of gas generation is achieved in the cell through the addition of an additive or additives to the electrolyte system of the respective cell, or to the cell whether it be a liquid, a solid- or plastized polymer electrolyte... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080070122 - Cathode active material and lithium battery employing the same: Cathodes and lithium batteries employing the same are provided. According to one embodiment, a cathode can minimize reductions in initial irreversible capacity, thereby improving electrode characteristics. In one embodiment, a cathode includes a cathode active material comprising a transition metal oxide and a complex compound represented by the formula xLi2MO3−(1−x)LiMeO2,... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080070123 - Nonaqueous electrolyte solution for secondary battery and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery: t

20080063905 - Fuel cell having actuator controlling unit and method of operating the same: A fuel cell includes a fuel cell stack, a buffer, an actuator, and a control circuit. The control circuit controls the operation of the actuator according to a reference value of a reference volume of fuel disposed in the buffer. The fuel cell is operated by measuring a value corresponding... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080063907 - Modules of solid oxide fuel cell and their operation methods: A module of solid oxide fuel cells, which is capable of making a temperature distribution of the module uniform, is composed of a plurality of fuel cells which are assembled together, and is adapted to be capable of controlling gas temperatures and/or gas flow rates of gasses fed into a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080063908 - Fuel cell system with purging device and method for operating same: A fuel cell system with a purging device and a method for stopping the operation of a fuel cell system comprising: a reforming device comprising a heat source unit to generate combustion heat to supply a reforming unit with heat to catalytically reform fuel to a hydrogen rich reforming gas;... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080063914 - High temperature polymer electrolyte membranes and membrane electrode assemblies based on blends of aromatic polyethers: Featured are polymer electrolyte membranes based on blends of aromatic polyethers containing pyridine units in the main chain. Preferred membranes can show excellent mechanical properties and exceptional thermal and oxidative stability. Preferred polymer blends can be easily doped with inorganic acids such as phosphoric acid resulting in ionically conducting membrane.... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080063916 - Electrolytic/fuel cell bundles and systems including a current collector in communication with an electrode thereof, methods for generating electricity and/or performing electrolysis using the same: Electrolytic/fuel cell bundles and systems including such bundles include an electrically conductive current collector in communication with an anode or a cathode of each of a plurality of cells. A cross-sectional area of the current collector may vary in a direction generally parallel to a general direction of current flow... Agent: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC

20080063917 - Electrolyte membrane-electrode assembly, fuel cell using the same, and method for producing electrolyte membrane-electrode assembly: Disclosed is an electrolyte membrane-electrode assembly wherein a hydrocarbon-based solid polymer electrolyte membrane is sandwiched between a pair of electrodes. In this electrolyte membrane-electrode assembly, the glass transition temperature of the electrolyte membrane in a dry state is not less than 160° C. and the maximum moisture content of the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080063918 - Fuel cell component: A fuel cell component includes a fuel cell component body having a surface, and an identification information display portion provided on the fuel cell component body. The identification information display portion is provided at a recessed region of the fuel cell component body recessed relative to the surface.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080063919 - Structure for improving laminating efficiency of metal-separator for fuel cell: Disclosed is a structure for improving a laminating efficiency of a metal-separator for a fuel cell stack, the metal-separator comprising an embossed structure that has an indentation and a projection alternately formed along at least one edge thereof so as to enable a plurality of the metal-separators to be stably... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080063921 - Proton conductor for fuel cell, electrode for fuel cell including the same, and fuel cell employing the electrode: A proton conductor for fuel cells including a hydrophilic block and a hydrophobic block, an electrode for fuel cells employing the same and a fuel cell employing the electrode. The proton conductor, which is phosphoric acid based mono-ester or di-ester including an amphiphilic block, is added during the preparation of... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080063923 - Aromatic polyether copolymers and polymer blends and fuel cells comprising same: High temperature polymer electrolyte membranes bearing pyridine and tetramethyl biphenyl moieties are provided. Preferred polymers can exhibit good mechanical properties, high thermal and oxidative stability and high doping ability with strong acids. Further provided are MEA on PEMFC type single cells.... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080063922 - Electro-catalyst composition, fuel cell electrode, and membrane-electrode assembly: Disclosed are an electro-catalyst composition and a precursor electro-catalyst composition (e.g., ink or suspension) for use in a fuel cell that exhibits improved power output. The electro-catalyst composition comprises: (a) a catalyst un-supported or supported on an electronically conducting carrier (e.g., carbon black particles); and (b) an ion-conducting and electron-conducting... Agent: Bor Z. Jang

20080063924 - Fuel cell microporous layer including particles with a controlled pore size distribution: A fuel cell microporous layer including a plurality of porous particles wherein at least 90% of intruded volume by mercury porosimetry is introduced into pore size diameters ranging from about 0.43 μm to about 0.03 μm.... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080063926 - Battery security device: A battery security device includes a holder, a cover and at least one flexible plate. The holder contains the battery. The cover slips to set on the holder and has at least one raised lump to press the flexible plate. The flexible plate is set between the holder and the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080063928 - Battery holding structure for electronic device: A battery holding structure for an electronic device is provided, which includes a battery chamber having an opening, a fixing member and a cover. The fixing member has a cantilever extending from the battery chamber to the opening. The cantilever has a pressing portion at the opening, and the cover... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080063927 - Unitary electronic device housing molding and battery biasing member and method of making same: A portable electronic device housing (100) is provided that can include a first molding (110) defining a battery compartment (120) and an internal cavity (130) and a second molding (140) disposed on the periphery of the first molding (110) and forming at least a portion of an outer surface (200)... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080063902 - Fuel cell system: A fuel cell system comprising: a fuel cell (1); a cooling water tank (7) and a cooling water circulation passage (32); a hot water tank (10) and a hot water circulation passage (31); a heat exchanger (9); drain valves (25) to (27); temperature sensors (17), (18), (20); and a controller... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080063904 - Fuel cell: Fuel cells and methods of operating fuel cells are disclosed. In one aspect, the invention features a fuel source for a fuel cell including a housing having an outlet, a structure having a portion in the housing, the structure defining a cavity and having a surface defining an opening in... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080063903 - Nickel/iron-based braze and process for brazing: Disclosed are a braze, such as a braze in the form of an amorphous, ductile brazing foil, having a composition consisting essentially of FeaNirestSibBcMd with 5 atomic percent≦a≦35 atomic percent, 1 atomic percent≦b≦15 atomic percent, 5 atomic percent<c≦15 atomic percent, 0≦d≦4 atomic percent, rest Ni and incidental impurities, wherein M... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080063906 - On-board fuel cell system and method of controlling the same: An on-board fuel cell system adapted to be installed on a motor vehicle includes a main passage connecting a hydrogen-gas storage device with an inlet of a fuel cell, a circulation passage that connects an outlet of the fuel cell with a first point in the main passage, a pump... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080063909 - Mixed reactant fuel cells: A fuel cell or battery for providing useful electrical power by electrochemical means, comprises: at least one cell; at least one anode and at least one cathode within said cell, and ion-conducting electrolyte means for transporting ions between the electrodes; characterized in that: fuel, oxidant and said electrolyte means are... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080063910 - Fuel cell power generating device: A fuel cell power generating device provided with at least a fuel cell (30) for power generation by supply of hydrogen and oxidizing agent and a hydrogen generating device (10) for generating a gas containing hydrogen to be supplied to the fuel cell, characterized in that the hydrogen generating device... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20080063911 - Reformer for fuel cell, and fuel cell system including same: The reformer for a fuel cell system includes a reforming reaction part that generates hydrogen gas from a fuel through a catalyst reforming reaction using heat energy, and a carbon monoxide reducing part that reduces the concentration of carbon monoxide in the hydrogen gas, through an oxidizing reaction of hydrogen... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080063912 - Modular direct fuel cell system with integrated processor: A modular direct methanol fuel cell system includes a housing having a pump for supplying fuel from a fuel tank to a fuel cell stack and a system controller for electronically controlling the modular direct methanol fuel cell system. An integrated processor is contained in the housing, the integrated processor... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080063913 - Fuel cell: According to one embodiment, a fuel cell includes a fuel tank that stores a liquid fuel, a power generation section including an anode and a cathode, a first fuel supply section that supplies the liquid fuel from the fuel tank to the anode, an oxygen supply section that supplies oxygen... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080063915 - Membrane-electrode assembly for fuel cell and fuel cell using same: The present invention provides a membrane-electrode assembly for a fuel cell, having improved durability for repeated start-stop operation. The present invention provides; A membrane-electrode assembly for a fuel cell having: a cathode catalyst layer containing a cathode catalyst comprising platinum or a platinum alloy, conductive carbon material supporting said cathode... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080063920 - Production of membrane electrode assemblies and stacks thereof: In a method for the production of a membrane electrode assembly comprising a membrane, electrodes and a catalyst, the catalyst is pressed into the membrane material, e.g. when forming the material in situ.... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20080063925 - Nonaqueous cell with improved thermoplastic sealing member: An electrochemical battery cell with an aperture in the container or cell cover has the aperture sealed by an improved thermoplastic sealing member, which forms at least a part of the cell's pressure relief vent and is made from a material comprising a thermoplastic resin and more than 10 weight... Agent: Michael C. Pophal Eveready Battery Company Inc

20080063929 - Battery module: A battery module includes a plurality of unit batteries, each unit battery having a terminal having a terminal contact portion. A electrically conductive adaptor connects the terminals of adjacent unit batteries, the electrically conductive adaptor having an adaptor contact surface. The terminal contact portion has a contact portion contact surface... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080063930 - Universal portable power pack: Universal Portable Power Pack is a plastic and impact resistant housing capable of covering a set of double A batteries. A wire running from the housing and operatively connected to the batteries leads to a typical 12 VDC socket that accepts any standard car adaptor. The device works by allowing... Agent: Galasso & Associates, Lp

20080063931 - printed battery: A printed battery has a flexible backing sheet, a first conductive layer printed on said sheet; a first conductive layer printed on the first conductive layer; a second electrode layer printed on said first electrode layer; and a second conductive layer printed on said second electrode layer.... Agent: Hammer & Hanf, PC

20080063932 - Assembled battery: The present invention provides an assembled battery which can improve output density. The assembled batter is configured by connecting four unit cells in series. The unit cells are disposed in parallel such that their polarities are alternate. Unit cells adjacent to each other are connected by a connection member 40.... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20080063933 - Alkaline dry battery: To provide an alkaline dry battery that is excellent in discharge characteristics under a heavy load after storage at high temperature and suppresses polarization in pulse discharge under a heavy load, used is a nickel oxyhydroxide which is obtained by oxidizing a nickel hydroxide having a half width of a... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080063934 - Electrical storage battery: An electrical storage battery includes a housing and a plurality of rectangular cell assembly modules electrically coupled together. The rectangular cell assembly modules are mounted by spring damping elements in the housing and are in each case arranged in an intermediate space between an outer area of at least one... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080063935 - Stackable structural cell having improved support characteristics: Structural cells that are placed beneath hardscape. The cells are strong enough to structurally support the hardscape, effectively bearing its weight along with the weight of any load it carries. Furthermore, even though the cells are strong enough to offer structural support of a hardscape, the cells are also designed... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080063936 - Portable battery power supply: A portable battery supply includes a liquid impervious housing having a receptacle defining an open top and interior cavity. A top cover is releasably attached to the receptacle for covering the open top, the cover defining an opening. A plurality of batteries are positioned in the interior cavity. A hollow... Agent: Harshaw Research, Inc.

20080063937 - Organic electrolyte solution including silane compound and lithium battery employing the same: Organic electrolyte solutions and lithium batteries employing the same are provided. In one embodiment, an organic electrolyte solution includes a silane compound. The inventive organic electrolyte solutions prevent crack formation caused by volumetric changes in the anode active material during charging/discharging of the battery. This improves charge/discharge characteristics, resulting in... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080063938 - Alkaline battery: An alkaline battery includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material, and an alkaline electrolyte including potassium hydroxide. The positive electrode active material includes a manganese dioxide powder, and the negative electrode active material includes a zinc powder. In... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080063939 - Electrode material including clay mineral and electrochemical cell employed with the same: Provided is an electrode material, which contains an electrode active material, comprising a clay mineral in an amount of the range of 5% by weight or less based on the total weight of the electrode material for increasing the mechanical strength of the electrode material and improving the impregnation ability... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080063940 - Cell electrode and electrochemical cell therewith: This invention provides an electrode for an electrochemical cell in which an active material in an electrode material is a proton-conducting compound, wherein the electrode material comprises a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound or a polymer having a unit containing a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic moiety.... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080063941 - Positive electrode material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery: A positive electrode material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is obtained which attains good thermal stability and high discharge capacity and shows satisfactory charge-discharge cycle performance characteristics. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the positive electrode material is also obtained. Characteristically, the positive electrode material for a nonaqueous electrolyte... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20080063942 - Battery electrode substrate, battery electrode, and alkaline secondary battery including the same: A battery electrode substrate having excellent mechanical strength and flexibility and being capable of increasing the filling density of a positive electrode active substance and, thereby, achieving a higher capacity battery, a battery electrode formed from the battery electrode substrate, and an alkaline secondary battery including the battery electrode are... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080063943 - Production of tetrabasic lead sulfate from solid state reactions for the preparation of active plates to be used in lead-acid batteries: A solid state reaction method for the production of tetrabasic lead sulfate includes the steps of mixing a stoichiometric mixture of 5PbO and H2SO4 and heating the stoichiometric mixture of 5PbO and H2SO4 at a temperature between 500 and 700° C. for 3 to 8 hours. The method also includes... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080063944 - Production of tetrabasic lead sulfate from solid state reactions for the preparation of active plates to be used in lead-acid batteries: A solid state reaction method for the production of tetrabasic lead sulfate includes the steps of mixing a stoichiometric mixture of 5PbO and (NH4)2SO4 and heating the stoichiometric mixture of 5PbO and (NH4)2SO4 at a temperature between 500 and 700° C. for 3 to 8 hours. The method also includes... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080063945 - Polyfluorinated boron cluster anions for lithium electrolytes: s

20080063946 - Electrolytic solution and battery: An electrolytic solution and a battery capable of improving high temperature characteristics are provided. A separator (23) is impregnated with an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution includes a solvent including 4,5-difluoro-1,3-dioxolane-2-one. The content of 4,5-difluoro-1,3-dioxolane-2-one is preferably within a range from 5 wt % to 50 wt %, or in... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080057353 - Fuel cell system having activation assist apparatus and method: The present invention relates to a fuel cell system having activation assist apparatus and method, wherein the method aims to provide an effective operating method for activating the fluid drawing device in the fuel cell system through external force. The external force acts to activate the fluid drawing device without... Agent: G. Link Co., Ltd.

20080057355 - Battery device and electronic apparatus: A battery device includes a photoelectric conversion device and a secondary battery. The photoelectric conversion device includes a first positive electrode, a first negative electrode, and a photoelectric conversion layer provided between the first positive electrode and the first negative electrode, the photoelectric conversion layer including an inorganic semiconductor and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080057361 - Fuel cell power generation system using fuel electrode exhaust gas recycling process: Disclosed herein is an internal reforming molten carbonate fuel cell power generation system including a reformer mounted in a stack for converting a hydrocarbon-based substance, such as natural gas, into hydrogen. The fuel cell power generation system includes a stack for generating power by a fuel cell reaction, a mixer... Agent: Duane Morris, LLPIPDepartment

20080057364 - Fuel cell device, control device, and program cross-reference to related applications: A fuel cell device comprises a determining unit determining a steady state of a fuel cell in which fuel of fuel cell is circulated and electrical power of the fuel cell has reached a specified power, a measuring unit measures fuel temperature in the fuel cell, a fuel storing unit... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080057367 - Fuel cell system: There is provided a fuel cell system which does not require a sensor or a circuit, can prevent itself from being dried in a low humidity state and enhance air permeability in an excessively wet state, and can be reduced in size. The fuel cell system generates an electric power... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080057366 - Fuel supply assembly for supplying propane fuel to a fuel cell assembly and fuel cell system employing same: A fuel supply assembly which receives a supply of liquid fuel feedstock including hydrocarbons having higher and lower hydrocarbon content and high molecular weight sulfur-containing compounds, the higher hydrocarbon content and high molecular weight sulfur containing compounds being less volatile that the lower hydrocarbon content. The fuel supply assembly supplies... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman, P.c John J Torrente

20080057365 - Solid electrolyte type fuel cell: To properly control a flow rate of fluid through a flow path for heat recovery to the overall flow rate, a branch flow rate regulating part is provided that branches air between an air supply source and a heat exchanger to lead the branched air to a heat recovery path,... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080057370 - Electrode catalyst containing two or more metal components, method of preparing the same, and fuel cell including the electrode catalyst: An electrode catalyst including two or more metal components used in an anode and/or a cathode of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) or a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC), a method of preparing the same, and a fuel cell including the electrode catalyst. The electrode catalyst includes an... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080057377 - Uniform flow channel board for fuel cell: The present invention discloses an uniform flow channel board for fuel cell, which at least comprises a fuel inlet for introducing fuel, and a plurality of channels connected to the fuel inlet. For the uniform flow channel board according to the present invention, the flowing cross-sectional areas of these channels... Agent: G. Link Co., Ltd.

20080057378 - Fuel cells: A fuel cell. A membrane electrode assembly includes a proton exchange membrane, a cathode electrode, and an anode electrode. The proton exchange membrane is disposed between the cathode and anode electrodes. A cathode porous current collector is disposed on the cathode electrode. An anode porous current collector is disposed on... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20080057380 - Membrane electrode assembly fabrication: A method for fabricating MEAs employing such gas diffusion layers and or gas diffusion electrodes that address the problems attendant to conventional methods. Due to the mechanically unstable nature of the electrolyte membrane material, it is advantageous to attach or bond the electrolyte membrane material to a supportive substrate before... Agent: John P. O'banion O'banion & Ritchey LLP

20080057381 - Dissolved-fuel direct alcohol fuel cell: The present invention provides a light-weight, compact fuel cell that is well-suited to powering portable electronic devices and vehicles, particularly light-duty vehicles such as golf carts, forklifts, wheelchairs, motor bikes, and scooters. The fuel cell comprises the following major components: (a) a fuel anode; (b) an oxidant cathode comprising an... Agent: Bor Z. Jang

20080057354 - Information handling system including battery assembly having multiple separable subassemblies: A battery powered device is provided which includes a chassis, a battery bay defined by the chassis, and a battery assembly. The battery assembly is located in the battery bay and operable to provide power to the battery powered device. The battery assembly includes a plurality of battery subassemblies. The... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080057356 - Anode support substrate for solid oxide fuel cell and process for producing the same: An anode support substrate excellent in redox resistance for a solid oxide fuel cell is disclosed, comprising: 40 to 80 mass % of a conductive component (A); and 20 to 60 mass % of a skeletal component (B); wherein, the support substrate has a porosity of 20 to 50%; in... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080057358 - Proton-conducting membrane and use thereof: The present invention relates to a novel proton-conducting polymer membrane based on polyazoles which can, because of its excellent chemical and thermal properties, be used in a variety of ways and is particularly useful as polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) to produce membrane electrode units for PEM fuel cells.... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080057357 - Transition metal nitride, fuel cell separator, method for producing transition metal nitride, method for producing fuel cell separator, fuel cell stack and fuel cell vehicle: A transition metal nitride comprises a first layer formed of a nitride of a steel containing at least Fe ad Cr and second layer formed on a first layer and having an exposed surface. The transition metal nitride has a composition distribution in which Cr concentration is continuously changed from... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080057359 - Flexible fuel cell system configuration to handle multiple fuels: A fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell system and a fuel source that supplies a plurality of fuels, wherein the fuel cell system is configured to use the plurality of fuels and is configured to switch from one fuel to another. The fuel cell system can execute a seamless... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080057360 - Portable systems for engine block: Described herein are portable fuel cell systems for producing electrical energy. The portable fuel cell systems include a fuel processor including a reformer and a burner. The reformer receives fuel and outputs hydrogen using the fuel. The burner processes fuel to generate heat. The system also includes a fuel cell... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080057362 - Method and apparatus for separating liquid from a gas stream: An apparatus for separating liquid from a gas stream. The apparatus includes an elongated housing having a cylindrical inner surface and a gas stream inlet that is tangential to the side wall of the housing so as to cause the entering gas stream to swirl within the housing. A gas... Agent: Chevron Services Company Law, Intellectual Property Group

20080057363 - Solid oxide fuel cell with a metal bearing structure: Solid oxide fuel cells with a metal bearing structure, having passage orifices for a gas and intended for a cathode-electrolyte-anode unit. A bipolar plate is provided on the other side of the bearing structure, or the like. The bearing structure is made of a metal, which forms a protective oxide... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080057368 - Motion fuel cell: A fuel cell system (with reference to a single cell arrangement) comprising means to provide for the motion-movement of an assembly comprised of an electrolyte sandwiched between an anode-electrode and a cathode-electrode; said motion-movement serving to accelerate electrochemical activity within the fuel cell by providing for accelerated reactant exposure to... Agent: Richard L. Mcelroy

20080057369 - Fuel cells employing nanostructures: A solid state fuel cell is fabricated from three substructures. There is a nanostructure porous semiconductor anode which is surrounded by a non-porous ring. The pore size of the anode material is sufficiently large to allow hydrogen gas to flow through and is of a sufficiently high conductivity to easily... Agent: HowardIPLaw Group

20080057371 - Separator for fuel cell and method for producing same: Disclosed is a separator for fuel cells which is decreased in the amount of an expensive noble metal used as a raw material while being maintained to be conductive to the MEA. This separator has durability and corrosion resistance to very corrosive substances such as fluorine ions or hydrofluoric acid.... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080057372 - End plate for a fuel cell stack: The present invention relates to an end plate for a fuel cell stack, containing at least one channel (7) for the supply and/or removal of at least one reactant and/or a reaction product and/or a coolant, wherein at least a part at least of one pump (8) for delivering the... Agent: Marshall & Melhorn, LLC

20080057375 - Fuel cell and fuel supply device for fuel cell: A technology is provided for conveniently and easily supplying fuel to a fuel cell while restricting any degradation in the performance of the fuel cell. A fuel supply device for a fuel cell has an attachment unit to which a cellular phone with a DMFC is attachable and a fuel... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080057373 - Fuel cell separator plate assembly: A fuel cell separator plate assembly (20) includes a separator plate layer (22) and flow field layers (24, 26). In one disclosed example, the separator plate layer (22) comprises graphite and a hydrophobic resin. The hydrophobic resin of the separator plate layer (22) serves to secure the separator plate layer... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080057374 - Hydrogen supply pipe connecting structure: A hydrogen supply pipe connecting structure facilitates attachment/detachment of a hydrogen supply pipe used to connect a fuel cell and a hydrogen tank where an electronic component is mounted nearby. The hydrogen supply pipe for a fuel cell system, which is used to generate electric power by reacting hydrogen gas... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080057376 - Fuel-cell stack comprising an external media supply: The invention relates to a fuel-cell stack with an external media supply, comprising a plurality of stacked fuel-cell elements, each containing a proton-conductive polymer membrane, which is located between a flat anode electrode and a flat cathode electrode, each electrode being in contact with a separator plate containing canal structures... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080057379 - Gas diffusion electrode for electrochemical oxygen reduction: An improved gas diffusion electrode composed of a perovskite-type oxide dispersed in a mixture of carbon black and a hydrophobic binder polymer. An improved catalyst for use in the electrochemical reduction of oxygen comprising a perovskite-type compound having alpha and beta sites, and having a greater molar ratio of cations... Agent: Ceramatec, Inc.

20080057382 - Battery pack: A battery pack (2) has a cooling medium passage through which a cooling medium for cooling a rechargeable battery (1) contained in the battery pack flow inside the pack. Oscillating energy generated by a device to which the battery pack is installed is used as a force for making the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080057383 - Secondary battery including resin cavity side covering: A secondary battery includes a bare cell having a terminal side from which an electrode terminal protrudes, an opposing side opposite the terminal side, and a longitudinal side. A circuit module is on the longitudinal side and a resin molding covers the circuit module. A lead electrode electrically connects the... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080057384 - Battery cell with small groove at surface and battery pack including the same: Disclosed herein is a battery cell including an electrode assembly of a cathode/separator/anode structure mounted in a receiving part of a battery case (cell case). The cell case is provided, at a predetermined region of the cell case corresponding to the upper end interface of the electrode assembly while the... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080057385 - Separator for non-aqueous secondary battery, making method, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery: A separator carries lithium particles on its surface. Using the separator, a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a high initial efficiency and improved cycle retentivity is available.... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080057387 - Ionically conductive composites for protection of active metal anodes: Disclosed are ionically conductive composites for protection of active metal anodes and methods for their fabrication. The composites may be incorporated in active metal negative electrode (anode) structures and battery cells. In accordance with the invention, the properties of different ionic conductors are combined in a composite material that has... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080057386 - Ionically conductive membranes for protection of active metal anodes and battery cells: Disclosed are ionically conductive membranes for protection of active metal anodes and methods for their fabrication. The membranes may be incorporated in active metal negative electrode (anode) structures and battery cells. In accordance with the invention, the membrane has the desired properties of high overall ionic conductivity and chemical stability... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080057389 - Microporous membrane, battery separator and battery: Disclosed herein is multi-layer, microporous polyolefin membrane comprising a first porous layer comprising primarily a polyethylene, and a second porous layer comprising a polyethylene resin and polypropylene, the polypropylene having a weight-average molecular weight of 6×105 or more and a heat of fusion (measured by a differential scanning calorimeter) of... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20080057388 - Multi-layer, microporous membrane, battery separator and battery: Disclosed herein is a multi-layer, microporous polyolefin membrane comprising a first porous layer of a polyethylene, and a second porous layer comprising a polyethylene, and polypropylene having a weight-average molecular weight of 6×105 or more and a fraction having a molecular weight of 1.8×106 or more being 10% or more... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20080057390 - Secondary battery: A secondary battery that can avoid reduction in battery capacity over the lapse of charge-discharge cycles and can exhibit high performance is provided. The secondary battery includes a laminated body having a pair of electrodes and an electrolyte layer provided between the pair of electrodes, the electrolyte layer including electrolyte... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080057391 - Information handling system including battery assembly having multiple separable subassemblies: A battery assembly includes a plurality of battery subassemblies. The battery subassemblies are operable to be mechanically and electrically connected together to form a battery assembly and are provided to be shipped such that an additional shipping fee that would be incurred due to a battery characteristic that is not... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080057392 - Battery module: A battery module is provided with a battery cell stack and a module case. The battery cell stack includes a plurality of stacked flat secondary battery cells. The module case includes an inwardly protruding section, a low rigidity section and a high rigidity section. The inwardly protruding section is disposed... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080057393 - Secondary battery module: The present invention provides a secondary battery module which is excellent in vibration resistance. A battery module 20 has assembled battery blocks 11 each constituted by screw-fixing the assembled batteries 2 to the block bases 3, 4 supporting a lower portion thereof and the two block reinforcing plates 5 supporting... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20080057394 - Electrical connection device for an output terminal of a storage battery: A storage battery (1) comprises a container (2) containing an electrochemical stack (9) comprising alternating positive and negative electrodes flanking electrolyte-impregnated separators. A current output terminal (7) passes through a lid (5) of the container. A connector (10), which electrically connects the electrodes of one polarity to the terminal (7)... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080057395 - Battery: The invention provides a battery, which can improve battery characteristics such as high temperature storage characteristics. The battery comprises a battery device, wherein a cathode and an anode are wound with a separator in between. The anode contains an anode material capable of inserting and extracting Li as an anode... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080057397 - Lithium anodes for electrochemical cells: Provided is an anode for use in electrochemical cells, wherein the anode active layer has a first layer comprising lithium metal and a multi-layer structure comprising single ion conducting layers and polymer layers in contact with the first layer comprising lithium metal or in contact with an intermediate protective layer,... Agent: Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20080057396 - Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery: The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one aspect of the present invention includes a lithium-transition metal compound as a positive electrode active material that is capable of intercalating and deintercalating a lithium ion and is represented by Li1+aNixCOyMzO2 (wherein M is at least one element selected from Mn, Al,... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080057398 - Non-faraday based systems, devices and methods for removing ionic species from liquid: A non-Faraday ionic species removal process and system is described. The system includes a power supply, a pump for transporting a liquid through the system, and a plurality of porous electrodes. The electrodes, each include an electrically conductive porous portion. The electrodes may also include a substrate contiguous with the... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080057399 - Ionically conductive composites for protection of active metal anodes: Disclosed are ionically conductive composites for protection of active metal anodes and methods for their fabrication. The composites may be incorporated in active metal negative electrode (anode) structures and battery cells. In accordance with the invention, the properties of different ionic conductors are combined in a composite material that has... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080057400 - Separator for non-aqueous electrolyte battery and non-aqueous electrolyte battery: A separator is made by using a copolymer for the separator including a monomer component derived from an olefin compound containing a fluorine atom and a monomer component derived from a polymerizable organic compound containing an oxygen atom in its molecule. This separator is excellent in resistance to oxidation and... Agent: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, LLP

20080057401 - Negative electrode, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the same: A negative electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided. The negative electrode includes: an electro-conductive base; a first layer provided on the electro-conductive base; and a second layer provided on the first layer. The first layer includes at least a graphitic material as a negative active material. The... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080057402 - Non-aqueous electrolytic solution and lithium battery: A non-aqueous electrolytic solution comprising a non-aqueous solvent and an electrolyte, which further contains a combination of a nitrile compound and an S═O group-containing compound (or a dinitrile compound) in an amount of 0.001 to 10 wt. % imparts improved cycle performance and storage property to a lithium battery, particularly... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080057403 - Lithium cell: A primary cell having an anode comprising lithium and a cathode comprising iron disulfide (FeS2) and carbon particles. The electrolyte comprises a lithium salt dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent mixture which contains an alkyl ester, preferably an alkyl acetate. The electrolyte solvent may also include an organic cyclic carbonate. A... Agent: Mr. Barry D. Josephs Attorney At Law