Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process inventions 09/08

20080233436 - Diffusion media tailored to account for variations in operating humidity and devices incorporating the same: A diffusion media and a scheme for tailoring the parameters of the diffusion media are provided for addressing issues related to water management in electrochemical cells and other devices employing the diffusion media. Various parameters of the diffusion media are tailored to the specific operational humidity of the fuel cell.... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

20080233437 - Fuel cell system and control method therefor: A fuel cell system preferably includes a fuel cell which generates electric energy by electrochemical reaction, an aqueous solution tank which holds the methanol aqueous solution, a water tank which holds fluid discharged from the fuel cell, a fluid level sensor for detecting an amount of fluid in the water... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080233438 - Fuel for fuel cell, fuel cell and application thereof: A fuel cell fuel contains an organic fuel used as a fuel for a fuel cell. The organic fuel is in a form of a solid molecular compound, such as an inclusion compound. The molecular compound can be prepared by contact catalytic reaction of a compound for forming the molecular... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20080233439 - Method of adjusting fuel distribution, membrane which adjusts fuel distribution, method of producing membrane which adjusts fuel distribution, fuel cell, and method of producing fuel cell: A method of adjusting a fuel distribution includes: adjusting a distribution of a fuel supply amount to a membrane electrode assembly so that a temperature distribution in the membrane electrode assembly becomes substantially uniform by a membrane provided in a fuel supply side of the membrane electrode assembly of a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080233440 - System and method for hydrogen-based energy source: A fuel cell system is disclosed that comprises a fuel cell unit operable to store at least one of water and hydrogen. At least one membrane is provided at one or more ends of the fuel cell unit. The membrane is operable to enable a flow of oxygen through the... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080233441 - Multi-function solid oxide fuel cell bundle and method of making the same: A multi-function bundle having all of the basic support functions integrated therein can be used as a basic building block component, for example, in a fuel cell engine. The multi-function bundle is modular, easy to assemble, and able to withstand the physical and thermal shocks encountered in mobile applications. The... Agent: Thorp Reed & Armstrong, LLP

20080233442 - Starting method of fuel cell and fuel cell system: The fuel cell starting method and the fuel cell system are provided with a reformer 10, a burner 20 and a fuel cell 30 and having step S4 of igniting the burner 20 with combustion fuel and combustion air being supplied thereto and steps S5 to S12 of leading at... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080233443 - Fuel cell control valve: A flow control valve for a fuel cell that has particular application for controlling the flow of cathode air through a cathode flow channel of the fuel cell. The valve includes an element that controls the flow through the flow channel in response to changes in the voltage potential of... Agent: MillerIPGroup, PLC General Motors Corporation

20080233444 - Fuel cell system: A fuel cell system includes: a mixing tank storing a fuel solution; a power generator comprising a membrane electrode assembly having an electrolyte membrane, an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, generating power by reaction of the fuel solution with air; a fuel circulation unit circulating the fuel solution to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080233445 - Fuel cell system: A fuel cell system is described that enables discharge of moisture generated by the fuel cell system based on pressure differences between components of the fuel cell system. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell that discharges oxidant offgas via a cathode discharge pipe and discharges fuel offgas and... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080233446 - Fluidic control system and method of manufacture: A fluidic control system includes featured layers. The featured layers include two or more features which collectively form at least one functional component.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080233448 - Coolant reservoir purge system for fuel cell systems and vehicles: A fuel cell system that employs a technique for safely removing hydrogen gas that accumulates within a cooling fluid reservoir. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack and a compressor for providing airflow to the cathode side of the fuel cell stack. The system also includes an air... Agent: MillerIPGroup, PLC General Motors Corporation

20080233447 - Fuel cell and fuel cell stack comprising the same: Even when a reaction gas flows into a gap formed between a gasket and a membrane electrode assembly, the flowing of the reaction gas to the outside without flowing through an electrode is prevented and thus a decrease in power generation efficiency is prevented. In order to allow the water... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080233449 - Mixing tank and fuel cell system possessing the same: A fuel cell system possessing a mixing tank for recovering an unreacted fuel, the mixing tank being capable of effectively condensing a stack emission product without increasing its volume. The mixing tank includes a fuel supply port for supplying a concentrated fuel; a fluid inlet port for supplying a fluid... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080233450 - Fuel cell: A fuel cell includes: a membrane electrode assembly having: an electrolyte membrane, anode and cathode catalyst layers, and anode and cathode gas diffusion layers; a cathode porous body provided at an outer side of the cathode gas diffusion layer; and a cathode member provided at an outer side of the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080233454 - Ion/electron-conducting composite polymer membrane, manufacturing processes thereof and planar fuel cell core comprising it: f

20080233452 - Polyelectrolyte material, method for producing polyelectrolyte material, polyelectrolyte component, fuel cell, and method for producing fuel cell: A polyelectrolyte material includes as a main chain: a benzene ring; an ether; and a carbonyl group. A part of the benzene ring is sulfonated. A method for manufacturing a polyelectrolyte material includes: synthesizing disulfonyl difluorobenzophenone; and polymerizing the disulfonyl difluorobenzophenone, 4,4′-difluorobenzophenone, and phenolphthalein with a crown ether as a... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080233453 - Proton conductor: A proton conductor is formed of a porous body as a substrate and proton-conducting polymer covalently bonded to inner surfaces of pores of the porous body. The proton-conducting polymer comprises a main chain and a plurality of branched side chains extending radially therefrom. The branched side chains are each bonded... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20080233455 - Proton conductors based on aromatic polyethers and their use as electolytes in high temperature pem fuel cells: Polymer electrolyte membranes with polyethylene oxide and phophonic acid moieties tethered on the main polyether backbone are provided as single phase proton conductors. Preferred polymers can exhibit good mechanical properties, high thermal and oxidative stability. The membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) is also provided.... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080233451 - Proton-exchange composite containing nanoparticles having outer oligomeric ionomer, and methods of forming: A proton-exchange composite includes a polymer matrix formed from a proton-exchange polymer and ionomer particles distributed therein. The polymer has side chains with ionic groups. The particles have an average particle size of less than 20 nm and include an oligomeric ionomer that interacts with the polymer and attracts the... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080233460 - Composite fluid storage unit with internal fluid distribution feature: Embodiments of the invention relate to a fluid storage unit comprising a composite fluid storage material and one or more internal fluid distribution features. The one or more internal fluid distribution features increase the homogeneity of fluid interaction within the composite fluid storage material, benefiting a number of properties and... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080233461 - Flow control for multiple stacks: A fuel cell comprises an electrode plate having a flow field formed therein and a proton exchange membrane. A compressible permeable diffusion media is disposed adjacent the electrode plate. The diffusion media is compressed against the electrode plate so that a portion of the media intrudes into the flow field.... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080233459 - Fuel cell stack: A casing includes end plates, side plates, and a hinge mechanism for coupling the end plates and the side plates. A power generation area is defined by the distance L1 and the distance L2. When first hinges and second hinges of the hinge mechanism are provided alternately, the first hinges... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20080233458 - Fuel cell system: A fuel cell system including a flat type stack in which a plurality of unit cells, in which an electricity generating reaction is performed, are arranged on a plane, and the fuel cell system pre-heats the fuel provided from the outside for reducing the temperature differences of the fuel provided... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080233457 - Fuel supply with improved connecting valve: Disclosed herein are connecting valves with an interchangeability feature (18, 20) to ensure that the fuel cell fuel matches the fuel cell. Also disclosed are retainer mechanisms (28, 30, 32, 36) capable of releasably connecting the fuel supply to the fuel cell or to the electronic device equipped with a... Agent: The H.t. Than Law Group

20080233462 - Hydrogen-generating fuel cell cartridges: The present application is directed to a gas-generating apparatus and various pressure regulators or pressure-regulating valves. Hydrogen is generated within the gas-generating apparatus and is transported to a fuel cell. The transportation of a first fuel component to a second fuel component to generate of hydrogen occurs automatically depending on... Agent: The H.t. Than Law Group

20080233456 - Metallic material for conductive member, separator for fuel cell using the same, and fuel cell using the separator: Provided are: a metallic material for conductive member, having good corrosion resistance and small contact resistance; a separator for a proton-exchange membrane fuel cell using the metallic material; and a proton-exchange membrane fuel cell using the separator. The metallic material has 0.3 μm or less of mean spacing of local... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080233463 - Tubular fuel cell module and the sealing device thereof: o

20080233464 - Fuel cell module: A fuel cell module includes an anode flow board, a cathode board, an intermediate adhesive layer, a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) including a membrane edge, and a leak-proof adhesive layer mounted on the membrane edge, thereby preventing contact between the intermediate adhesive layer and the membrane edge. The adhesive ability... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080233465 - Catalyst, method for producing catalyst, membrane electrode assembly, and fuel cell: A catalyst is provided and includes fine catalyst particles of a composition represented by formula (1): PtuRuxTayTz, in which T is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Hf, W, Ni, and V; u, x, y, and z are 10 to 98.9 atm %, 0.1 to 50... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080233466 - Catalyst material and process for preparing the same: This invention provides a catalyst material comprising a conductive material coated with a polynuclear complex molecule derived from at least two types of heteromonocyclic compounds and a catalyst metal coordinated to the coating layer of the polynuclear complex molecule, and a catalyst material comprising a conductive material coated with a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080233467 - Lithium cell: A primary cell having an anode comprising lithium and a cathode comprising iron disulfide (FeS2) and carbon particles. The cell can be in the configuration of a coin cell or the anode and cathode can be spirally wound with separator therebetween and inserted into the cell casing with electrolyte then... Agent: Mr. Barry D. Josephs Attorney At Law

20080233468 - Film-encased electric device and production method therefor: A releasing pressure and a pressure releasing position, when enclosing films are expanded by gas produced at an abnormal time, are easily and positively configured. A film-enclosed battery (1) has a battery element (2) and two enclosing films (4, 5) for sealing the battery element (2). The enclosing films (4,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080233469 - Battery management system: Disclosed herein is a battery management system for lithium ion batteries capable of determining a battery pack's state of capacity; determining a battery pack's state of charge limits; adjusting for voltage drops and power losses over a battery's internal and/or connector impedances; adjusting the upper and lower voltage limits of... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080233470 - Heat dissipating device for a battery pack, and battery pack using the same: Disclosed herein is a heat dissipating device for a battery pack which comprises a heat collecting plate having a heat collecting channel, a heat dissipating plate having a heat dissipating channel, and a pump, wherein, one port of the heat collecting channel is communicated with one port of the heat... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080233471 - Battery state detection: A battery state detection arrangement is provided for use in conjunction with a series connection of multiple battery cells, e.g., a series connection of at least two lead batteries in a vehicle electric system having a voltage which is higher than conventional system voltages. The battery state detection arrangement detects... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080233472 - Battery pack: A battery pack (10) includes: a battery (1); a circuit substrate (5) having a charge/discharge safety circuit and arranged on one end face (3) of the battery; and an end case (6) in which an external connection terminal (7) is set. In this battery pack, the circuit substrate (5) is... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080233473 - Membrane and method for making the same: A membrane includes a fiber material (e.g., in fabric form) and an agar material distributed so as to surround the fiber material. Another membrane includes an agar material and a fiber material (e.g., non-woven fibers) dispersed in the agar. Moreover, a method for making the membrane includes the steps of:... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080233474 - Rechargeable battery and its fabrication method: A rechargeable battery and its fabrication method prevents electrical shorts between the electrode plates by decreasing shrinkage of the separator, the battery includes: an electrode assembly including: a wound electrode jelly roll having a first electrode plate with a first electrode tab attached thereto, a second electrode plate with a... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080233475 - Battery pack: A battery pack is provided, in which a plurality of rechargeable batteries are held by a center frame, a bottom-side frame, and a terminal-side frame in a parallel spaced relationship, the plurality of rechargeable batteries being connected in series and integrated with a circuit substrate by mounting the circuit substrate... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080233476 - Electrode for battery and fabricating method thereof: An electrode for a battery includes a thin plate current collector and an active material layer coated on the current collector. The current collector is provided at a top surface with a coated current collector part and an uncoated current collector part adjacent to the coated current collector part. The... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080233477 - Positive electrode for lithium ion secondary battery and lithium ion secondary battery using the same: According to a positive electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery comprising a current collector and a mixture layer containing a transition metal-containing complex oxide as a positive electrode active material formed on the current collector, wherein the mixture layer has surface roughness of 0.1 μm or more and 0.5... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080233478 - Anode, method of manufacturing it, battery, and method of manufacturing it: A battery capable of improving the cycle characteristics and the swollenness characteristics is provided. The battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. The node has an anode current collector and an anode active material layer provided thereon, and the anode active material layer contains a plurality of... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080233480 - Negative active material for rechargeable lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery: Negative active materials and rechargeable lithium batteries including the negative active materials are provided. The negative active material includes an intermetallic compound of Si and a metal, and a metal matrix including Cu and Al. The negative active material may provide a rechargeable lithium battery having high capacity and excellent... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080233479 - Negative active material for rechargeable lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery including same: Negative active materials for rechargeable lithium batteries are provided. One negative active material includes at least one Si active particle and a metal matrix surrounding the Si active particle. The metal matrix does not react with the Si active particle. The negative active material has a martensite phase when X-ray... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080233481 - Positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery: To provide a positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, which can achieve high capacity and high output simultaneously, and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the same. A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is obtained by using as a positive electrode, a positive electrode active material for... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080233482 - Lead-tin-silver-bismuth containing alloy for positive grid of lead acid batteries: A lead-acid battery grid made from a lead-based alloy containing, in addition to lead, tin at a concentration that is at least about 0.500%, silver at a concentration that is greater than 0.006%, and bismuth at a concentration that is at least about 0.005%, and, if calcium is present in... Agent: Thompson Coburn, LLP

20080233483 - Layer having shielded fibers; and galvanic cell: A layer, in particular for use as a separator in galvanic cells, including fibers having at least one first substance which renders possible the chemical and/or physical binding of ammonia or ammonia compounds. A galvanic cell having a low self-discharging rate over its entire life cycle having a layer wherein... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20080233484 - Battery with gelled electrolyte: An electric device comprises a gelled acid electrolyte in complex with a lanthanide that forms a redox pair with a second element. Preferred electric devices include batteries, and especially primary batteries, while preferred acid electrolytes have a sulfonic acid group. Contemplated lanthanides especially include cerium, and preferred second elements particularly... Agent: Fish & Associates, PC Robert D. Fish

20080233485 - Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises: a positive electrode using a positive electrode active material consisting of metal composite oxide containing lithium having a laminated structure; a negative electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolyte dissolving an electrolyte in a non-aqueous solvent; wherein the positive electrode active material contains 50 mol %... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080226951 - Fuel cell: A fuel cell includes a joint portion A in which a first conductive separator, an electrolyte-strengthening substrate and a second conductive separator are jointed in order with a brazing material. The electrolyte-strengthening substrate is formed so as to be larger than a joint area of the first conductive separator and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080226952 - Processes for activating membrane electrode assemblies: A process for the activation of a membrane electrode assembly, such as a direct methanol fuel cell membrane electrode assembly, with a hydrocarbon fuel, e.g., an alkanol fuel such as methanol, and an oxidant is described. The process comprises repeatedly applying an increasing or decreasing potential in each of a... Agent: Jaimes Sher, Esq. Cabot Corporation

20080226953 - Cell for gas generation: A cell for gas generation is provided, particularly for the operation of a lubricant dispenser. The cell has two electrodes to be connected to a circuit containing a power source, and an aqueous electrolyte fluid located between the two electrodes, containing an azide having the formula XN3, for electrochemical generation... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080226954 - Hydrogen generating apparatus, fuel cell power generation system, method of controlling hydrogen generating quantity and recorded medium recorded program performing the same: The present invention discloses a hydrogen generating apparatus that is capable of controlling the amount of hydrogen generation. The hydrogen generating apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention has an electrolyzer, which is filled with an aqueous electrolyte solution containing hydrogen ions, a first electrode, which is... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080226955 - Multistage combustor and method for starting a fuel cell system: A multistage combustor is configured for starting a fuel cell system, and includes a partial oxidation (POX) burner having an inlet for receiving a flow of a fuel/oxidant mixture, the POX burner being configured to partially oxidize fuel in the fuel/oxidant mixture to yield a partially oxidized gas; a first... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP

20080226956 - Cold start compressor control and mechanization in a fuel cell system: A fuel cell system is disclosed, wherein the fuel cell system is heated by a fluid during a starting operation to mitigate against vapor condensation and ice formation in a fuel cell assembly and to decrease a warm up time of the fuel cell system.... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20080226957 - Fuel cell system: The present invention provides a technology related to a fuel cell system capable of adjusting a discharge amount of an odorant discharged to an outside of a moving body according to a state of the moving body. The fuel cell system mounted to a moving body includes: a fuel cell... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080226958 - Electrocatalyst compositions and processes for making and using same: In a method of producing a particulate electrocatalyst composition, a precursor medium comprising at least a first metal precursor, a liquid vehicle, and a substrate precursor to substrate particles is atomized into precursor droplets. The droplets are then heated to a reaction temperature of not greater than 700° C. to... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C.

20080226959 - Fuel cell: A fuel cell includes: a membrane electrode assembly provided with an electrolyte membrane and gas diffusion electrodes attached to both sides of the electrolyte membrane; separators supporting the membrane electrode assembly from both sides thereof; a gas flow path forming member disposed between the separator and the gas diffusion electrode... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080226961 - Electrolyte/membrane assembly for fuel cell, and fuel cell incorporating that assembly: An electrolyte membrane assembly for use in a fuel cell or other electrochemical device includes an ion exchange membrane, a base electrolyte reservoir configured and operable to maintain a volume of a basic electrolyte solution in contact with at least some of the first face of the membrane, and an... Agent: U S Army Research Laboratory Attn Amsrl Cs Cc Ip

20080226960 - Separation membrane for fuel battery and process for producing the same: There are disclosed a membrane for a fuel cell in which voids in a porous membrane are filled with a crosslinking type ion exchange resin having both cation-exchange group and anion-exchange group via a covalent bond, wherein the ion exchange resin has ion-exchange groups with either polarity more than ion-exchange... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

20080226963 - Flow field plate module for fuel cell system: A flow field plate module for a fuel cell system includes at least one flow field plate defining a fuel transporting channel thereon. The fuel transporting channel is divided into a middle converging zone having a group of first flow guiding plates arranged therein, and two diverging zones located at... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080226964 - Fuel cell system: In a fuel cell system, a humidifier is attached to an end plate. A pipe connector of a fluid pipe provided at the end plate such as an oxygen-containing gas inlet manifold and a pipe connector of a fluid pipe of the humidifier such as a humidified air supply pipe... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20080226965 - Fuel supply systems having operational resistance: A fuel supply (1) including a cover (2) having an opening (8) for access to the fuel. The cover (2) includes a shutter (12) or similar element for closing off the opening (8) to increase the operational resistance to the insertion and/or removal of the fuel supply (1). In one... Agent: The H.t. Than Law Group

20080226962 - Water recycling system: A water recycling system for recycling water produced by a fuel cell module is provided. The water recycling system includes a fan, a mixing tank, and a duct. The fan has an exhaust opening and a suction opening adjacent to a cathode of the fuel cell module. The fan is... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080226966 - Fuel cell devices, systems, and methods: Certain exemplary embodiments comprise devices, systems and methods associated with making and/or using a fabric. The fabric can comprise a hydrophobic coating. The fabric can comprise a microporous sub-layer. Certain exemplary embodiments comprise fuel cells and/or fuel cell structures adapted to utilize the fabric for one or more gas permeable... Agent: Michael N. Haynes

20080226967 - Bifurcation of flow channels in bipolar plate flowfields: A bipolar plate for a fuel cell is provided that includes a flowfield having an active surface with an inlet region and an outlet region. The active surface of the flowfield is in communication with the inlet region and the outlet region and has at least one flow channel formed... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20080226968 - System and method for enhanced information handling system battery safety: Enhanced safety is provided in the event of an information handling system catastrophic battery failure by extending a flame container outward from the battery to vent flammable gases through holes having a quenching distance that retards transfer of flames from the battery. For example, telescoping cylinder sections disposed proximate the... Agent: Hamilton & Terrile, LLP

20080226969 - Battery pack assembly with integrated heater: A battery pack assembly for providing electric power to a load includes a battery pack, preferably made up of a plurality of lithium ion cells. A heating device formed of a flexible material flexes and covers at least part of the battery pack. The heating device includes a meandering heating... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20080226970 - Portable terminal: The portable terminal includes a main body, a battery pack removably mounted to a back surface of the main body, and a battery cover mounted to the back surface of the main body. The battery cover is slidingly removable from the back surface of the main body and has a... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, PLC

20080226971 - Hand-held power tool: The invention relates to a hand-held power tool comprising a tool housing and an electric motor housed in the tool housing and a battery pack (30) for supplying the electric motor with electrical energy. The battery pack (30) can be detachably locked with the tool housing and comprises a battery... Agent: Central Coast Patent Agency, Inc

20080226974 - Connection terminal and secondary battery using the same: A connection terminal is installed between one side of a bare cell and a protective circuit board and includes a connection part that is connected with one electric terminal of the protective circuit board and a support part, and the support part has a horizontal support part that is fixed... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080226972 - Secondary battery: A secondary battery capable of assembling a bare cell and a protective circuit module (PCM) in a manner of mechanical connection without performing a molding is provided. The secondary battery includes a bare cell whose top surface is provided with an electrode terminal having a polarity, a first case covering... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080226973 - Secondary battery: A secondary battery that can simplify manufacturing of an assembly of a bare cell and a protection circuit module, and reduce manufacturing costs by installing a connecting member of a protection circuit module electrically coupled to a bare cell in one direction of the bare cell. The secondary battery may... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080226975 - Lithium secondary battery having partitioned electrolyte: A lithium metal battery is provided. Electrolytes of the lithium metal battery are divided between an anode and a cathode into a plurality of regions not to contact with each other, thereby limiting movement paths of lithium ions. In this way, the lithium metal battery inhibits growth of dendrite and... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20080226976 - Alkaline electrochemical cell with reduced gassing: Electrochemical cells including a casing or cup for direct electrical contact with a negative electrode or counter electrode and serving as the current collector for the electrode. The casing includes a substrate having a plated coating of an alloy including copper, tin and zinc, the coating having a composition gradient... Agent: Michael C. Pophal Eveready Battery Company Inc

20080226977 - Electrolyte for lithium ion rechargeable battery and lithium ion rechargeable battery including the same: An electrolyte for the lithium rechargeable battery includes a non-aqueous organic solvent, lithium salts, vinylethylene carbonate and fluoroethylene carbonate. With this electrolyte, the ba0ttery life can be improved, and the storing property at a high temperature can be improved because the increasing rate of the battery thickness according to the... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080226978 - Support foot for battery pack, battery pack with the same and method of manufacturing the same: A support foot for a battery pack, a battery pack including the support foot and a method for manufacturing the battery pack are provided. The support foot is constructed with a first support part, and a second support part including a protrusion. The protrusion is inserted into the battery pack... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080226980 - Protection circuit board for secondary battery and secondary battery using the protection circuit board: A protection circuit board for a secondary battery includes an insulation substrate, a protection circuit part including an electrode tap connection terminal and a charge/discharge terminal, arranged on the insulation substrate, and a printed circuit board including a passive element and a positive element, connected to a printed circuit board... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080226979 - Protection circuit board for secondary battery and secondary battery using the same: A protection circuit board for a secondary battery is constructed with an electrically insulating substrate, a printed circuit board pattern formed on the electrically insulating substrate, a protection circuit part electrically connected to the printed circuit board pattern, a charge-and-discharge terminal formed on the electrically insulating substrate and electrically connected... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080226981 - Center pin cylindrical secondary battery and cylindrical secondary battery having the same: A center pin of a cylindrical secondary battery and a cylindrical secondary battery including the same are provided. The cylindrical secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate and a separator disposed between the two plates; a cylindrical center pin disposed at a... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080226982 - Electrolyte-absorbing, non-permeable sealing materials: An engineered thermoplastic sealing member for LiFeS2 and other nonaqueous cells is disclosed. The optimal material displays a propensity to absorb at least 10 weight percent of an ether-based electrolyte while, at the same time, displaying a vapor transmission rate of less than 500 ((g×mil)/(100 in2×days).... Agent: Michael C. Pophal Eveready Battery Company Inc

20080226983 - Non-aqueous electrolyte and non-aqueous electrolyte battery using the same: wherein R1 and R2 each represent a hydrogen group, a hydrocarbon group or an alkylsilyl group, or any of these groups part or all of the hydrogen atoms of which is/are substituted with a halogen, R1 and R2 may be bonded to each other, and n is an integer of... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080226984 - Electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery, and a rechargeable lithium battery fabricated therefrom: An embodiment of the present invention provides an electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery, including: a current collector; and an active material layer on the current collector, wherein the active material layer includes an active material adapted to reversibly intercalate and deintercalate lithium ions, a binder, and a pore-forming polymer.... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080226985 - Electrochemical cell: An electrochemical cell containing, as an electrode active material, a polyphenylquinoxaline compound represented by formula 1:... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080226986 - Power storage device: An object of the present invention is to provide a power storage device with low internal resistance, employing a cathode containing a nitroxyl polymer. To attain the object in the present invention, in the power storage device employing a cathode comprising a nitroxyl polymer, a cathode collector having a conductive... Agent: Hayes Soloway P.C.

20080226987 - Lithium titanate and lithium cells and batteries including the same: An active material suitable for use in lithium cells comprises lithium titanate having a surface and a material disposed on the surface is provided. The material is non-reactive with an electrolyte within a range of potential vs. lithium of from 0 V to 4 V. A variety of lithium cells... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20080226988 - Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery: To obtain a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which has excellent storage characteristics at elevated temperatures, and can inhibit an increase in battery resistance and a reduction in charge-discharge efficiency after storage, and can enhance safety. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a negative electrode including a negative active material, a... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20080226989 - Electrolytic salts for lithium batteries: Orthoborate salts suitable for use as electrolytes in lithium batteries and methods for making the electrolyte salts are provided. The electrolytic salts have one of the formulae (I). In this formula anionic orthoborate groups are capped with two bidentate chelating groups, Y1 and Y2. Certain preferred chelating groups are dibasic... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20080220292 - Microbial fuel cells for oxidation of electron donors: The invention relates to an improved microbial fuel cell for treatment of fluid, especially liquid streams containing a substrate or electron donor for micro-organisms which comprises a membrane (2) separating the cathode (3) and the anode (1), this membrane (2) surrounding the anode (1).... Agent: Clark & Elbing LLP

20080220293 - Battery and method of a attaching same to a garment: A thin battery (100) has a central portion (110) and two end portions (120). One of the two end portions includes a positive voltage connection (121) exposed on both the top and bottom surfaces of the battery. The other one of the two end portions includes a negative voltage connection... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080220294 - Individual cell shorting during startup and shutdown using an integrated switch: An electrical shorting device for a fuel cell is provided, wherein the shorting device includes an electrically conductive body and an actuator coupled to the conductive body and adapted to selectively position the body between an electrically conductive and a non-electrically conductive position to selectively provide electrical communication between an... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller Llc

20080220296 - Ptru core-shell nanoparticles for heterogeneous catalysis: PtRu nanoparticles, which contain Pt shell and a ruthenium-based nanoparticle core, and which nanoparticles may be used advantageously in oxidation of hydrogen containing relatively large amounts of CO.... Agent: Dickinson Wright Pllc

20080220295 - Rapid light-off catalytic combustor for fuel cell vehicle: A catalytic combustion unit for a fuel cell system is provided. The catalytic combustion unit includes a reactor having a porous medium with a catalyst deposited thereon. The reactor is disposed adjacent a heat exchanger and adapted to receive an air stream and a hydrogen stream. The reactor is further... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller Llc

20080220297 - Hydrogen generator: Hydrogen generation materials are a complex hydride which generates hydrogen upon hydrolysis, and an aqueous solution comprising water for causing the hydrolysis, and an accelerator dissolved therein for accelerating a hydrogen generation reaction. A method of hydrogen generation by a hydrogen generator comprises a first step S1 of detecting that... Agent: Bruce L. Adams Adams & Wilks

20080220299 - Diagnostic apparatus and diagnostic method for fuel cell: According to an aspect of the invention, a diagnostic apparatus which diagnoses a state of the fuel cell includes an operation device which is used for operating the fuel cell; an operational state detecting portion which detects a change in an operational state of the fuel cell; a device control... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080220298 - Hybrid fuel cell system and voltage conversion control method thereof: To provide a hybrid fuel cell system for improving converter efficiency. In a hybrid fuel cell system (1) in which a fuel cell (22) and an electricity storage device (21) are connected via a voltage converter (20), the voltage converter (20) has a plurality of phases (P1, P2, P3), and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080220301 - Fuel cell including bypass circuit for interconnecting fuel cells: In one aspect there is disclosed a solid oxide fuel cell including an insulating housing. A plurality of interconnected cells defining a stack are disposed within the housing. Each of the fuel cells includes an anode and a cathode. A bypass circuit is positioned outside of the housing and is... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080220300 - Method and apparatus for controlling an integrated fuel cell system: A control algorithm for operating an integrated fuel cell system includes the following steps: determining whether a power output of a fuel cell is within a first predetermined range of an electrical load coupled to the fuel cell; lowering a reactant flow to the fuel cell when the power output... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, Pc

20080220302 - Fuel cell system: There is provided a fuel cell system including a fuel supply control mechanism which is disposed between the fuel tank and the fuel cell and capable of interrupting the supply of the fuel; and a temperature sensor provided to a circuit connecting the fuel supply control mechanism to the fuel... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080220303 - Fuel cell system: A fuel cell system that generates electricity using an electrochemical reaction of fuel gas and oxidizing gas, having: a pressure adjustment valve which is provided on a fuel gas supply path for conducting the fuel gas from a fuel gas supply source to a fuel cell and which adjusts the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080220304 - Venting apparatus and system: A hydrogen separator apparatus for an electrochemical cell is disclosed. The apparatus includes a separation chamber in fluid communication with the electrochemical cell, a product conduit in fluid communication with the separation chamber, and a controllable purge path in fluid communication with the separation chamber. The controllable purge path is... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP - Proton

20080220305 - Method and apparatus for internal hydration of a fuel cell system: A fuel cell system having internal pushback of water, with a compact, thermally integrated enthalpy exchanger enabling effective hydration control in a small fuel cell system is provided. The enthalpy exchanger provides for the moisture in the fuel cell effluent to by used to humidify the incoming air stream to... Agent: Cesari And Mckenna, LLP

20080220306 - Fuel cell electrode and method for producing the same: A fuel cell electrode having excellent power generation capability which includes a catalyst layer, a gas diffusion layer and a water-repellent layer interposed therebetween. The water-repellent layer has a uniform thickness. One surface of the water-repellent layer is bonded to the catalyst layer. The other surface of the water-repellent layer... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080220307 - Membrane electrode assembly, method for manufacturing the same, and fuel cell including the same: A membrane electrode assembly includes an electrolyte membrane, an anode disposed on one face of the electrolyte membrane, and a cathode disposed on the other face of the electrolyte membrane. The electrolyte membrane has a non-electrode-forming region where the cathode is not disposed on the surface of the non-electrode-forming region... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080220308 - Source blank for stainless steel three-ply clad sheet, production methods of clad steel plate and sheet for solid polymer type fuel cell separator, and solid polymer type fuel cell separator: Provided is a first method for producing a source blank for a clad steel sheet composed of a stainless steel containing 0 to 0.3% B as a core component and a stainless steel containing 0.3 to 2.5% B as face components, the face components each being combined with each of... Agent: Clark & Brody

20080220309 - Nanocomposite, nanocomposite electrolyte membrane including the same and fuel cell including the nanocomposite electrolyte membrane: A nanocomposite includes metal-carbon nanotubes and a sulfonated polysulfone. In the nanocomposite, the sulfonated polysulfone and the metal-carbon nanotubes have strong attraction therebetween due to π-π interactions or van der Waals interactions, and thus the nanocomposite has excellent ionic conductivity and mechanical properties. In addition, the nanocomposite includes a metal... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080220310 - Protection for anode-supported high-temperature fuel cells against reoxidation of the anode: Anode-supported high-temperature fuel cells with a substrate and an anode of stabilised zirconium dioxide and metallic nickel can be destroyed by air penetrating on the fuel gas side. Reoxidation causes the volume of the nickel in the anode to change. The resultant mechanical stresses may destroy the gas-impermeable electrolyte. The... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20080220311 - Pem fuel cell with charging chamber: Proposed is a PEM fuel cell that comprises a separator plate assembly with a charging chamber, which is partitioned off by a partition wall and via charging spots has a fluid connection to an adjoining cathode chamber. The partition wall is designed so that the depths of the charging channels... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080220312 - Fuel cell stack: In order to enable a fuel cell stack to be easily disassembled into a bundle of a plurality of cells and simultaneously to be handled while considering a unit cell as a unit, the fuel cell stack has a unit cell formed of an MEA and two facing separators which... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080220313 - Seal arrangement comprising a metallic braze for a high-temperature fuel cell stack and a method of manufacturing a fuel cell stack: In order to produce a seal arrangement for a fuel cell stack which comprises a plurality of fuel cell units that succeed one another in a stack direction wherein each of the fuel cell units comprises a housing incorporating at least one housing part consisting of a metallic material such... Agent: Edward J. Timmer

20080220314 - Catalyst layer for fuel cells and fuel cell using the same: A general purpose of the present invention is to improve the ion conductivity of a catalyst layer used in a fuel cell. The catalyst layer includes a catalytic metal, a carbon particle, and an ion exchanger. The catalytic metal is carried on the carbon particle. The ion exchanger includes a... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080220315 - Battery system: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells and a system configured for passing a fluid past at least a portion of the plurality of battery cells in a parallel manner.... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080220316 - End cap seal assembly for a lithium cell: An end cap assembly for a primary lithium cell is disclosed. The end cap has a principal application in closing and sealing a primary lithium cell having wound electrodes. The cell may typically have an anode comprising lithium and a cathode comprising iron disulfide (FeS2). The end cap assembly has... Agent: Mr. Barry D. Josephs Attorney At Law

20080220317 - Safety device for hermetic seals in electrochemical cells: A safety device in hermetic seals in electrochemical cells of the type having a general construction comprising a metallic container (1), in which the active materials which constitute the anode (2) and the cathode (3) are separately contained, characterised in that facing the lower surface of the cover (5), the... Agent: Berenbaum, Weinshienk & Eason, P.c

20080220318 - Inherently safe redox flow battery storage system: An improved redox battery energy storage system is disclosed for reducing oxygen gas levels and separating oxygen gas from hydrogen gas, thus reducing the likelihood of flammable gas explosions. The system includes at least one cell, which includes a positive compartment having positive solution, a negative compartment having negative solution,... Agent: Stoel Rives LLP One Utah Center

20080220320 - Battery pack: Provision of an extension-type battery pack which is improved in safety thereof against dropping and impact application. Although a battery pack is susceptible to damage caused by an impact since partial battery cells are located outside the outline of a notebook PC when it is mounted on the notebook PC,... Agent: Ference & Associates Llc

20080220319 - Package for sodium-sulphur battery: Provided is a package for sodium-sulfur batteries in which the inner temperature can be suitably controlled even when it is installed in the place where temperatures and direction of wind change violently. Specifically, there is provided a package 101 for sodium-sulfur batteries in which air guiding plates 106a, 106b are... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080220321 - Battery pack and portable electronic device: The present invention includes a plurality of battery cells, each provided with a gas discharge valve. A housing accommodates the battery cells and has a gas opening. The housing does not melt at an inside temperature of the battery pack increased by gas discharged from the gas discharge valve. A... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20080220322 - Universal battery mount: A battery mount is disclosed. The battery mount includes a body having a lateral axis, a central groove extending along the lateral axis, and an arcuate cut-out extending from a top surface of the body on either side of the lateral axis.... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080220323 - Cast enclosures for battery replacement units: This application relates to cast enclosures for battery replacement application, such as enclosures configured to house power units comprising a fuel cell and an energy storage device. The enclosures function as protective enclosures and counterweights, provide mounting points and conduits for gases, fluids, plumbing and wiring, and serve as thermal... Agent: Holland & Hart LLP

20080220324 - Battery pack and internal component arrangement within the battery pack for cordless power tool system: An internal component arrangement within a battery pack housing having multiple cells and adapted for cordless power tools may provide desired mechanical support to constrain the cells. The housing with internal component arrangement is configured to route sensing wires from the cells to an electronics module of the pack.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080220325 - Gas venting system: A system to vent a moist gas stream is disclosed. The system includes an enclosure and an electrochemical cell disposed within the enclosure, the electrochemical cell productive of the moist gas stream. A first vent is in fluid communication with the electrochemical cell for venting the moist gas stream to... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP - Proton

20080220326 - Battery module and method of manufacturing the same: A battery module ensuring task safety during assembly or repair of the battery module by blocking current. The battery module includes: i) at least one first battery, each first battery having an end portion connected to an anode terminal and at least one second battery, each second battery having an... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080220327 - Electrode assembly and secondary battery with the same: An electrode assembly for a battery that can improve safety of the ceramic layer and increase lifetime capacity and high rate charge/discharge capacity and low temperature charge/discharge capacity of the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly having a porous ceramic layer coated on at least one surface of the positive electrode... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080220328 - Prismatic lithium ion battery: A prismatic lithium ion battery having an electrode assembly, a prismatic can which receives the electrode assembly and a cap assembly which closes the open end of the prismatic can, wherein two deformed surfaces are formed in each major surface area of the prismatic can opposite to each other, respectively... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080220329 - Negative electrode active material for an electricity storage device and method for manufacturing the same: To provide a negative electrode active material for an electricity storage device, which has considerably enhanced low-temperature characteristic, increased energy density, and increased output power. A negative electrode active material is made of a carbon composite containing carbon particles as a core and a fibrous carbon having a graphene structure,... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20080220330 - Bipolar electrode batteries and methods of manufacturing bipolar electrode batteries: The disclosure relates to bipolar cells including electrodes surrounding a collector. Embodiments of the bipolar cells include a collector containing a highpolymer material. The disclosure also relates to bipolar electrode batteries containing bipolar cells including a collector body containing electrically conductive highpolymer or electrically conductive particles distributed in a high-polymer.... Agent: Young & Basile, P.c.

20080220331 - Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and method of producing the same: To obtain a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which has a high capacity and excellent storage characteristics at elevated temperatures. A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery having a positive electrode including a positive active material having a layered structure, a negative electrode including a negative active material, and a nonaqueous electrolyte including... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20080220332 - Active material containing niobium compound for use in nonaqueous electrolyte battery and nonaqueous electrolyte battery with positive electrode containing the active material: A positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery. The positive electrode active material has been manufactured through a mixing step and a heating step. In the mixing step, a mixture is produced by mixing niobium pentoxide (Nb2O5) with lithium hydroxide (LiOH) at a molar ratio of 1:1. In... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080220333 - Lithium ion conductive material utilizing bacterial cellulose organogel, lithium ion battery utilizing the same and bacterial cellulose aerogel: A lithium ion conductive material that excels in mechanical strength, exhibiting high ion conductivity; a bacterial cellulose composite material having an inorganic material and/or organic material incorporated therein; and a bacterial cellulose aerogel. The water of bacterial cellulose hydrogel is replaced by a nonaqueous solvent containing a lithium compound. Bacterial... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20080220334 - Lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte and a method for manufacturing the same: A lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte includes an ion conductive inorganic solid and, in a part or all of the pores of the inorganic solid, a material of a composition which is different from the composition of the inorganic solid exists. A method for manufacturing this lithium ion conductive solid... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080220335 - Overcharge protection by coupling redox shuttle chemistry with radical polymerization additives: The over charge protection of a lithium ion cell is improved by using an electrolyte comprising at least one redox shuttle additive that comprises an in situ generated soluble oxidizer or oxidant to accelerate other forms of chemical overcharge protection. The oxidizer can be employed in combination with radical polymerization... Agent: Air Products And Chemicals, Inc. Patent Department

20080220336 - Electrolyte for rechargeable lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery comprising same: The electrolyte for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a non-aqueous organic solvent including 10 to 20 volume % of cyclic carbonate, a dinitrile-based compound, and a lithium salt. The electrolyte can prevent a voltage drop when the rechargeable lithium battery is exposed to high temperatures for a long period of... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080220337 - Battery: There is provided a battery including a positive electrode that includes an active material layer formed on a positive electrode current collector; a negative electrode that includes active material layers formed on first and second principal planes of a negative electrode current collector and the active material layer on the... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080220338 - Electrode current collector and method for producing the same, electrode for battery and method for producing the same, and secondary battery: A current collector forming an electrode for battery is provided. The electrode current collector includes a conductive layer made of copper or a copper alloy. Furthermore, the conductive layer has a plurality of crystallites, the crystallites containing crystallites having a cross-section area of 20 μm2 or more.... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080213631 - Hybrid power strip: The present invention is a flexible hybrid biofuel cell power strip for use in low power applications (less than one Watt) such as trickle charging to extend the charge of conventional batteries or to power devices such as microsensors, micropumps and miniaturized medial devices. The power strip anode comprises carbon... Agent: Tomas Friend, LLC

20080213632 - Light-powered microbial fuel cells: Devices and methods for generating electricity utilizing a light-powered microbial fuel cell that includes a light-admitting reaction chamber containing a biological catalyst, such as a photosynthetic bacteria, in a growth medium, an anode and cathode disposed upon or within the reaction chamber, and a conductive material in electrical communication between... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080213633 - Battery pack: A battery pack is provided which can be suitably used in a case where charging of a dedicated secondary battery in a portable terminal device is difficult. The battery pack is mounted in a battery mounting section in a portable cellular phone (portable terminal device) proper. In the battery pack,... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20080213634 - Oxygen enrichment device comprising at least two molecular sieves for supplying a fuel cell system: A system is provided that combines an oxygen enrichment device (OBOGS) for generating oxygen-enriched air with a fuel cell system that includes, but is not limited to a fuel cell for using the oxygen-enriched air as a reaction gas within the fuel cell, as a result of which the output... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20080213635 - System and method of purging fuel cell stacks: A fuel cell stack comprising a fuel inlet and an oxidant inlet for allowing the supply of a fuel and an oxidant to the fuel cell stack, respectively, and a fuel outlet and an oxidant outlet for allowing the removal of an anode exhaust and a cathode exhaust from the... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080213637 - Gas station hydrogen: A device and method of using the device to convert gasoline to hydrogen with zero carbon dioxide emissions and are suitable for co-location at a gasoline filling station. The device has a plasma reactor (100); a container (140); a port to withdraw hydrogen (101) from the plasma reactor; a fuel... Agent: Louis Ventre, Jr

20080213636 - Reformer, fuel cell system and method for operating a fuel cell system: A fuel cell system (10) having a reformer (12) having a burner (14) and a catalyst (16) and provided for reacting fuel and oxidant into a reformate, and having a fuel cell (24), particularly a high-temperature fuel cell which, on the basis of reformate generated by the reformer, generates electric... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C.

20080213640 - Closed loop electrical energy source: f

20080213638 - Engine block for use in a fuel cell system: In one embodiment, an engine block may comprise an interconnect having: a first manifold section, a second manifold section perpendicular to the first manifold section, the first manifold section and the second manifold section having a plurality of conduits to receive a gas flow, wherein the first manifold section and... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP

20080213639 - High temperature fuel cell with mixed anionic and protonic conduction: This invention concerns a high temperature fuel cell with mixed anionic and protonic conduction having a protonic conduction reforming membrane directly coupled to a solid oxide fuel cell with conduction by oxygen ions, enabling use of a gradually reforming anode generating carbon deposits to be avoided. The reverse operation of... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20080213642 - Hydrogen generating apparatus and fuel cell power generation system controlling amount of hydrogen generation: Hydrogen generating apparatus that is capable of controlling the amount of hydrogen generation. The hydrogen generating apparatus has an electrolyzer, a first electrode, a second electrode, a switch, which is located between the first electrode and the second electrode, a flow rate meter, which measures an amount of hydrogen generation... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080213641 - Photoelectrochemical reaction cell: The invention relates to a reaction cell for the photoelectrochemical production of hydrogen gas, comprising a housing which is filled with an aqueous electrolyte, a pair of electrodes consisting of a first electrode of a doped conductor which is immersed in the electrolytes and a second electrode which is made... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080213643 - Electricity production installation comprising fuel cells connected in series and comprising means for isolating a cell and mehtod for monitoring such an installation: An electric current production installation, for powering electrical members of a vehicle, including at least two fuel cells electrically connected in series via electric connection lines. Each connecting line includes a connecting switch. The installation further includes bypass lines, each bypass line including a bypass switch, so as to isolate... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080213644 - Solid polyelectrolyte type fuel cell and method of producing the same: To provide a solid polyelectrolyte type fuel cell having excellent reliability and a method of producing the same by reducing electric interface resistance between an electrode and a solid polyelectrolyte membrane by improving contact area and cohesion between the electrode and the solid polyelectrolyte membrane. The present invention relates to... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080213645 - Composite porous membrane and method for producing the same: A composite porous membrane comprises a porous matrix and a polymer. The porous matrix contains a fiber woven fabric, a fiber nonwoven fabric, a porous metal material, or a porous inorganic material, and the polymer forms a three-dimensional network structure in the porous matrix. The composite porous membrane may be... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20080213646 - Proton-conductive composite electrolyte membrane and producing method thereof: A composite electrolyte membrane of the present invention includes a porous body composed of an inorganic substance and an electrolyte material. The porous body includes therein plural spherical pores in which a diameter is substantially equal, and communicating ports each allowing the spherical pores adjacent to each other to communicate... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080213648 - Fuel cell cathode flow field: A fuel cell cathode flow field has multiple channels each with a cross-sectional area that varies along the length of the channel such that oxygen availability at every lengthwise position along the channel is kept substantially constant for a given channel length and air stoichiometry ratio. Each channel comprises a... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080213647 - Fuel cell system: A fuel cell system, comprising a fuel cell having an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte interposed therebetween and a purification device having a catalyst layer purifying substances discharged from the anode. The fuel cell system is characterized in that the purification device comprises a porous sheet having a catalyst... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080213649 - Component for constituting fuel cell: A component (1) for constituting a fuel cell having a gasket (3) molded integrally with an MEA (2) in which molding of the gasket (3) is required only once, the MEA (2) requires no through hole and requires a small fastening force when the MEA (2) is compressed. The component... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20080213650 - Microstructures and methods of fabrication thereof: Fuel cells, fuel cell membranes, micro-fuel cells, and methods of fabricating each, are disclosed. One exemplary fuel cell, among others, includes a membrane including a material such as organic conducting materials and inorganic conducting materials, and combinations thereof. The membrane has a thickness of about 0.01 to 10 μm, and... Agent: Stoel Rives LLP - Slc

20080213651 - Housing for a sealed electrochemical battery cell: An electrochemical cell with a collector assembly for sealing the open end of a cell container. The collector assembly includes a retainer and a contact spring with a peripheral flange, each having a central opening therein. A pressure release vent member disposed between the retainer and the peripheral flange of... Agent: Michael C. Pophal Eveready Battery Company Inc

20080213652 - Battery pack safety and thermal management apparatus and method: A process of controlling the temperature of a battery pack includes the steps of determining the operating mode and present temperature of the battery pack. Optimal temperature for the battery pack depends on the operating mode and the difference between the present temperature and the previously identified optimal temperature. The... Agent: Woodling, Krost And Rust

20080213653 - Battery pack: In a battery pack where a fan is housed within a case housing a battery stack, the noise generated from turbulence of a medium that is supplied and exhausted between a fan opening of the fan and the battery stack is reduced. The battery pack has a battery stack, a... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080213654 - Electrochemical cell: An alkaline electrochemical cell having a gelled anode including zinc powder and a rheological modifier is disclosed. The rheological modifier reduces at least one of the gelled anode's key rheological parameters thereby enabling transportation and distribution of the gelled anode within a battery manufacturing facility.... Agent: Michael C. Pophal Eveready Battery Company Inc

20080213655 - Safe lithium ion battery: The present invention discloses a safe lithium ion battery to solve the short circuit problem of short circuit caused by metal grains produced during the production of the battery on the neck of the lithium ion battery. The lithium ion battery comprises a cylindrical shell, a battery cover, an anode,... Agent: Eric Chan

20080213658 - Battery: A battery includes: a battery element having a cathode and an anode; a package can containing the battery element and being electrically connected to one of the cathode and the anode; and external connection terminal being connected to the other one of the cathode and the anode; and having a... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080213656 - Battery, charging apparatus and electronic apparatus: In a battery (2) including a battery cell formed in a flattened substantially parallelepiped shape and a terminal contacting section (222) electrically connected to the battery cell, at one end in the longitudinal direction of a face of the battery opposing to the face on which the terminal contacting section... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080213657 - High capacity lithium ion secondary battery with metal case: The present invention relates to a high capacity lithium ion secondary battery with metal casing, characterized in that each of the positive terminal or negative terminal includes respectively an upper backing plate, an upper insulator and a lower insulator. The upper backing plate and upper insulator are long-circular piece, two... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080213659 - Lead sealant film and non-aqueous electrolyte battery: A lead sealant film and a non-aqueous electrolyte battery are provided. The lead sealant film includes a laminated structure composed of an inner layer, an intermediate layer, and an outer layer. The intermediate layer includes a first acid-modified polypropylene having a high melting-point, and each of the inner layer and... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080213660 - Battery: The invention relates to a battery comprising a casing having at least one handle, which is formed integrally with the casing and is at least partially recessed into the upper surface of the casing.... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080213661 - Polymers obtained from monomers allowing a sequential polymerization, and their use for preparing ionic conductors: The present invention concerns polymers obtained by anionic initiation and bearing functions that can be activated by cationic initiations that are not reactive in the presence of anionic polymerization initiators. The presence of such cationic initiation functions allow an efficient cross-linking of the polymer after moulding, particularly in the form... Agent: Patent Administrator Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080213662 - Reticulated and controlled porosity battery structures: The effective ionic conductivity in a composite structure is believed to decrease rapidly with volume fraction. A system, such as a bipolar device or energy storage device, has structures or components in which the diffusion length or path that electrodes or ions must traverse is minimized and the interfacial area... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20080213663 - Digital alloys and methods for forming the same: Alloys of tunable compositions and corresponding optical, electrical and mechanical properties are described. Also described are their uses in optoelectronic devices and material interfaces.... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080213664 - Thin film battery and manufacturing method: In a method of fabricating a battery, a substrate is annealed to reduce surface contaminants or even water of crystallization from the substrate. A series of battery component films are deposited on a substrate, including an adhesion film, electrode films, and an electrolyte film. An adhesion film is deposited on... Agent: Janah & Associates A Professional Corp

20080213665 - Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery: A positive electrode active material of a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to an embodiment of the invention includes lithium cobalt compound oxide in which at least zirconium and magnesium are added, and lithium nickel manganese compound oxide having a layered structure. The lithium cobalt compound oxide contains at least... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080213666 - Methods for producing agglomerates of metal powders and articles incorporating the agglomerates: Processes for making rigid, binder free agglomerates of powdered metal are disclosed. The agglomerates have a low tap density. Articles that contain binder free agglomerates made from electrochemically active powder are also disclosed.... Agent: Michael C. Pophal Eveready Battery Company Inc

20080213667 - Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery: In a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery 10 containing a positive electrode 11 having a positive electrode active material capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ion; a negative electrode 12 having a negative electrode active material capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ion; and a nonaqueous electrolyte, the positive electrode active... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080213670 - Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery: In a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including an electrode assembly including a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material, and a separator interposed therebetween; and a non-aqueous electrolyte, 80 wt % or more of the positive electrode active material is... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080213668 - Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a positive electrode including an active material of complex oxides capable of storing and emitting lithium ions, a negative electrode, a separator, and an electrolytic solution made of a nonaqueous solvent. A discharge curve of this battery when being discharged with a constant power... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080213669 - Power storage device: An object of the present invention is to provide a power storage device with excellent cycle property, employing a cathode containing a nitroxyl polymer. To attain the object in the present invention, in the power storage device employing a cathode comprising a nitroxyl polymer, a lithium or lithium alloy anode... Agent: Hayes Soloway P.C.

20080213671 - Negative electrode for lithium ion secondary battery and lithium ion secondary battery: A negative electrode including a negative electrode current collector, first protrusions on a surface of the negative electrode current collector, a separation-stopping area on at least a part of a surface of each first protrusion, and a negative electrode active material layer including a negative electrode active material and formed... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080213672 - 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

20080213673 - Electrolyte for lithium battery and lithium battery comprising the same: where X is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, alkyl groups having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and aryl groups having from 6 to 8 carbon atoms, and R is an alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms or an aryl group having from 6... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080213674 - Secondary battery: The present invention provides a secondary battery using a liquid electrolyte excellent in storage characteristics. The secondary battery includes a cathode, an anode, and a liquid electrolyte, where the cathode and the anode contain at least one mutual active material. This symmetrical electrode configuration, that the at least one active... Agent: Burr & Brown