Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process inventions 11/08

20080292910 - Battery module for power hand tool: A battery module includes a top cover and a bottom cover affixed together to accommodate a battery set, which has a conducting terminal device exposed out of the bottom cover for the connection of an external electronic device, and a movable member supported on the top surface of the bottom... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080292912 - Electrodes and methods for microbial fuel cells: Methods of improving a performance parameter of a microbial fuel cell are provided according to embodiments of the present invention which include heating an electrode and exposing the heated electrode to ammonia gas to produce a treated electrode characterized by an increased positive surface charge on the electrode surface. Improved... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080292913 - Battery pack: A battery case including: first case body having a main wall and opposing side walls; a second case body including a second main wall and opposing side walls. The first and second side walls include coupling parts to be coupled together when the first and second case bodies are pressed... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080292914 - Fuel cell system and hydrogen supply unit: A fuel cell system includes: a fuel cell which generates electricity using hydrogen and oxygen; a hydrogen storage which stores hydrogen supplied to the fuel cell and which has a supply port connectable to a hydrogen supply unit for supplying hydrogen from outside the fuel cell system; a detector which... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080292915 - Fuel reservoir for fuel cell: A fuel reservoir for a fuel cell detachably connected with a fuel cell main body is constituted from a fuel storing vessel of a tube type for storing a liquid fuel, a fuel discharge part and a follower which seals the liquid fuel and moves as the liquid fuel is... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080292916 - Joining bipolar plates using localized electrical nodes: A bipolar plate assembly for a fuel cell is provided. The bipolar plate assembly includes a first unipolar plate disposed adjacent to a second unipolar plate. The first unipolar plate and the second unipolar plate are bonded by a plurality of localized electrically conductive nodes. A fuel cell stack including... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20080292918 - Electrochemical system having multiple independent circuits: The present teachings relate to an electrochemical system including an electrochemical device and multiple independent circuits which permit independent control of the reaction rates at different sections of the electrochemical device. The electrochemical device can be a fuel cell or an electrolyzer, and can include a common electrode in electrical... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20080292920 - Methods of operating fuel cells: A fuel cell is disclosed which is formed on a semiconductor wafer by etching channel in the wafer and forming electronics on the substrate electronically coupled to the fuel cell that controls generation of power by the fuel cell through electrical communication with the fuel cell. A hydrogen fuel is... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20080292917 - Portable electronic device with integrated fuel cell: A portable electronics device includes a base member containing electronic circuitry for device operation and configured for handheld use. A display is operatively connected to and driven by the electronic circuitry and pivotally connected to the base member. The display includes a backside that is typically not handled by a... Agent: Mario Donato, Jr. Stmicroelectronics, Inc.

20080292919 - System and method for reducing radiator sizes for low temperature fuel cell systems: A fuel cell cooling system (10) includes a fuel cell (12) having a liquid loop (24) that produces water vapor. An antifreeze cooling loop (38) includes an inductor (40) that receives the water vapor and introduces the water vapor to an antifreeze. The water is separated (48) from the antifreeze... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080292922 - Method and apparatus for fueling a solid oxide fuel cell stack assembly: An SOFC fuel cell stack system including means for recycling a portion of the SOFC anode tailgas into the inlet of a hydrocarbon reformer supplying reformate to the stack. Recycle means includes a pump. A first heat exchanger ahead of the pump cools the tail gas via heat exchange with... Agent: Paul L. Marshall, Esq. Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080292921 - Recovery of inert gas from a fuel cell exhaust stream: A fuel cell system is provided including a fuel cell stack having a fuel cell having an anode, an anode outlet, an anode inlet, and a cathode. The fuel cell system further includes a hydrogen pump in communication with the anode outlet and the anode inlet. The hydrogen pump features... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20080292923 - System for continuous removal of a specific gas from a flowing mixture of gases: A system comprising a cylindrical housing containing a sorbent cartridge selective of one or more gases in a gaseous mixture. End caps on opposite ends of the housing seal to the ends of the cartridge and direct the flow of gas mixture through a portion of the cartridge. The first... Agent: Paul L. Marshall, Esq. Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080292924 - Fuel processing system having gas recirculation for transient operations: A fuel processor system capable of circulating fuel processor system gases, such as reformate, anode exhaust, and/or combustor exhaust, through the fuel processor to provide a number of distinct advantages. The fuel processor system having a plurality of fuel cells discharging an H2-containing anode effluent and an O2-containing cathode effluent.... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080292925 - Pre-reformer: A pre-reformer (10) comprises a non-electrically conducting gas tight duct (12) and an electrically conducting wire (14) arranged in the duct (12). The electrically conducting wire (14) is electrically isolated from the duct (12). The duct (12) has an inlet (16) for receiving a hydrocarbon fuel at a first end... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter

20080292926 - Fuel cell system: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, an auxiliary unit, a sound volume acquisition unit, and a control unit. The fuel cell supplies an electric power to a sound generating device that generates a sound. The auxiliary unit allows the fuel cell to generate the electric power. The sound... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080292927 - Humidity controllable cathode end plate and air breathing fuel cell stack the same: The present embodiments relate to a humidity controllable cathode end plate and an air breathing fuel cell stack using the same capable of preventing stack performance degradation due to the dryness of a cathode and a membrane. The air breathing fuel cell stack according the present embodiments including: a membrane... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080292928 - Method for purging pem-type fuel cells: A method for purging water or another fluid from one or both the anode and cathode compartments of a fuel cell stack is presented. The stack is hydraulically connected to a source of reagents and to an outlet conduit, which is in its turn connected to a drain or a... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080292929 - Burner and fuel cell system equipped therewith: The invention relates to a burner, in particular a residual gas burner for a fuel cell system. The burner includes a combustion chamber which is bordered by a supply wall and by a heat exchanger and which is encompassed at the sides by a burner wall. The heat exchanger is... Agent: HowardIPLaw Group

20080292930 - Fuel cell: A first metal separator of one of adjacent power generation cells and a second metal separator of the other of the adjacent power generation cells are directly stacked together to form a coolant flow field. The first metal separator has a press line protruding toward the coolant flow field, between... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20080292931 - Membrane electrode assembly for organic/air fuel cells: The present invention provides a membrane electrode assembly for an organic/air fuel cell comprising a proton exchange membrane, an anode electrode, and a cathode electrode. The proton exchange membrane is made of a highly fluorinated ion-exchange polymer, and it has opposite first and second sides. The anode electrode is comprised... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080292933 - Fuel cell membrane electrode assembly with high catalyst efficiency thereof: A membrane electrode assembly of a fuel cell comprises a proton exchange membrane, two metal-carbon (carbon supported metal) catalyst layers, two gas diffusion layers and at least two metal catalyst layers. The proton exchange membrane is at the center of the membrane electrode assembly, the two metal-carbon catalyst layers are... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20080292934 - Porous composite product for the production of a catalytic layer, in particular in fuel cell electrodes: A composite product is for an electrode of a fuel cell including a catalyst, an electrically conductive phase which supports such catalyst, a protonically conductive phase, and a porous phase. At least the contact between the catalyst and the electrically and protonically conductive phases, and preferably also the contact of... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20080292932 - Solid oxide fuel cell: A fuel cell has a stack structure in which fired sheet bodies (laminates each including a fuel electrode layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and an air electrode layer) and support members for supporting the sheet bodies are stacked in alternating layers. Each of the sheet bodies is warped downward (toward... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080292935 - Methods to prepare chemically stabilized ionomers containing inorganic fillers: Ionomeric polymers that are chemically stabilized and contain inorganic fillers are prepared and show reduced degradation. The ionomeric polymers are useful in electrochemical and fuel cells.... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20080292941 - Fuel cell: An oxygen-containing gas supply passage and an oxygen-containing gas discharge passage extend through a set of diagonal positions of a first metal separator, and a fuel gas supply passage and a fuel gas discharge passage extend through the other set of diagonal positions of the first metal separator. A fuel... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20080292938 - Fuel cell flow field channel with partially closed end: A device (10) for use in a fuel cell includes a fuel-cell flow-field channel (18) having a channel-inlet section (42) and a channel-outlet section (44). At least one of the channel-inlet section (42) or the channel-outlet section (44) includes an obstruction member (46) that partially blocks flow through the fuel-cell... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080292940 - Hydrophilic/hydrophobic patterned surfaces and methods of making and using the same: One embodiment includes a substrate having a plurality of molecular chains, each chain comprising a hydrophilic group, a hydrophobic segment, and a reversible crosslinker.... Agent: General Motors Corporation C/o Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20080292936 - Manifold for fuel cells: A manifold for use with fuel cell and fuel cell stacks is provided. In certain examples, the manifold may be constructed and arranged to provide air to all cathodes in a first fuel cell stack fluidically coupled to the manifold and configured to provide fuel to all anodes in the... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20080292937 - Method for manufacturing fuel cell metallic separator: A metallic separator according to a first embodiment is formed by obtaining a blank by rolling a metallic material having conductive inclusions, and removing a surface of the blank by 2% or more of the thickness of the blank. A metallic separator according to a second embodiment is formed by... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080292939 - Three-dimensional hydrophilic porous structures for fuel cell plates: One embodiment includes three-dimensional hydrophilic porous structures for fuel cell collector plates.... Agent: General Motors Corporation C/o Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20080292942 - Membrane electrode assembly including porous catalyst layer and method of manufacturing the same: A membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell including a porous catalyst layer, and a method of manufacturing the same in which an electrode includes a catalyst layer formed adjacent to a surface of an electrolyte membrane, and the catalyst layer has a uniform porosity as pluralities of pores are... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080292943 - Polymer dispersion and electrocatalyst ink: A polymer dispersion comprising one or more proton-conducting polymer materials in a liquid medium, and an electrocatalyst ink comprising one or more electrocatalyst materials and one or more proton-conducting polymer materials in a liquid medium are disclosed. The polymer dispersion and the electrocatalyst ink further comprise a protic acid. Electrocatalyst... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080292944 - Silver gas diffusion electrode for use in air containing co2, and method for the production thereof: The invention relates to a method for the production of a gas diffusion electrode from a silver catalyst on a PTFE-substrate. The pore system of the silver catalyst is filled with a moistening filling agent. A dimensionally stable solid body having a particle size greater than the particle size of... Agent: Marshall & Melhorn, LLC

20080292945 - Battery heating system and methods of heating: A battery includes a plurality of insulated cells electrically interconnected to each other and a heat exchanger disposed above the plurality of cells to heat the battery. A system for transferring energy between a waste heat source and the battery and a method for controlling the temperature of the battery... Agent: General Electric Company Global Patent Operation

20080292946 - Prismatic lithium ion rechargeable battery: The provided is a prismatic lithium ion battery including an electrode assembly having a wound structure of a stack of a positive electrode, a separator, and a negative electrode. The stack has a first side edge and a second side edge, and the wound structure of the stack is formed... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080292947 - Device for energy supply: The apparatus has a carrier for accommodating a plurality of series-connected energy cells, which each have a positive terminal and a negative terminal. An electrical contact is provided in the carrier for each terminal, which electrical contacts, when the energy cell is inserted, connect said energy cell to connection points... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080292948 - Battery cooling system and methods of cooling: A battery includes a plurality of insulated cells electrically interconnected to each other and at least one liquid-circulating cooling plate to cool the battery. Batteries in accordance with the subject matters disclosed may also include a plurality of cooling plates, a plurality of cells disposed between cooling plates, a button... Agent: General Electric Company Global Patent Operation

20080292950 - Battery module: A spacer (52) interposed between a plurality of batteries in a battery module has an inner cavity. A filling agent having fire-extinguishing capability is filled in the inner cavity. An opening can be formed at a portion (low-melting point portion (14)) of the spacer (52) by heat so that the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080292949 - Heat dissipating device for a battery pack, and a battery pack using the same: Disclosed herein is a heat dissipating device for a battery pack which comprises a heat pipe and a heat collecting plate comprising a bottom heat collecting plate and an upper heat collecting plate each having a hole therein, wherein two ends of the heat pipe are inserted respectively into the... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080292951 - Flat alkaline primary battery: A flat alkaline primary battery is provided. The annular end portion of the negative electrode can is engaged with the annular end portion of the positive electrode can so that the positive electrode can and the negative electrode can are connected via a gasket to create an enclosed space inside... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC

20080292952 - Secondary battery and vehicle mounting the same: The disclosure discusses a secondary battery with superior durability and a vehicle configured to mount the same. The secondary battery comprises an electrode structure wherein a cathode is formed at one side of a base material layer having electrical insulating property and an anode is formed at another side of... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080292955 - Battery pack: A battery pack including: a bare cell; a holder disposed at an end of the bare cell, having a connection groove on a side surface thereof; a protection circuit board seated in the holder; and an outer case disposed upon a side of the bare cell, having a connection protrusion... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080292954 - Lithium polymer battery: A lithium polymer battery where the corrosion or the electrical short resulting from contact of the metal film of the cut region of external material with the connecting lead or the terminal of the adjacent protective circuit cover can be prevented. The lithium polymer battery comprises: a chargeable and dischargeable... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080292953 - Secondary battery with non-aqueous solution: Disclosed herein is a non-aqueous solvent secondary battery, which has excellent long-term reliability and high thermal-resistance through the improved thermal resistance of the collectors. The non-aqueous solvent secondary battery comprises a cathode electrically coupled to a collector, an anode electrically coupled to a collector and an electrolyte layer interposed between... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080292956 - Secondary battery: Thus, a label overlapping portion is disposed in the stepped portion formed in an outer surface of a can or a pouch-shaped casing accommodating an electrode assembly or in an outer case member, and thus it is possible to prevent the secondary battery from being thicker at the label overlapping... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080292957 - Surface-treated steel sheet for battery cases, a battery case and a battery using it: A bakery case-use surface-treated steel sheet excellent in battery performance, a battery case and a battery using it. The battery case is obtained by forming, on the Surface corresponding to a battery case of a inner surface of a steel sheet to be plated a surface-treated steel sheet having a... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080292958 - Insulative feedthrough assembly for electrochemical devices: An insulative feedthrough receives an electrical lead therethrough and includes a ferrule having first and second open ends and an interior surface. At least one polymeric guide member is positioned substantially within the first end of the ferrule and has an aperture therethrough for receiving the lead. An insulating material... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20080292959 - Positive electrode and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the same: An object of the invention is to provide a positive electrode of an inexpensive material capable of sufficiently storing and releasing ions, and another object is to provide an inexpensive non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that allows reversible charge and discharge to be carried out. The positive electrode according to the... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080292960 - Nickel hydroxide powder, nickel oxyhydroxide powder, method for producing these and alkaline dry battery: In order to provide an alkaline dry battery having excellent heavy load discharge characteristics, suppressed polarization at the time of heavy load pulse discharge, and excellent heavy load discharge characteristics after high temperature storage, a nickel oxyhydroxide powder having a tap density of 2.1 to 2.7 g/cm3 and including non-spherical... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080292961 - Lithium-ion secondary battery: The present invention provides a lithium-ion secondary battery which can suppress internal resistance to a small value. The lithium-ion secondary battery includes a winding group obtained by winding a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate via a separator. An end portion of a positive electrode mixture non-application portion... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20080292962 - Pouch-type secondary battery: A pouch-type secondary battery including: an electrode assembly comprising a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate and a separator; a negative electrode tab electrically connected to the negative electrode plate and having a first tab tape; and a positive electrode tab electrically connected to the positive electrode plate and... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080292963 - Current collector for nonaqueous solvent secondary battery, and electrode and battery, which use the current collector: p

20080292964 - Perfluorinated membranes and improved electrolytes for redox cells and batteries: A vanadium redox cell having a positive half cell containing a positive half cell solution comprising a supporting electrolyte selected from H2SO4, HBr/HCl mixtures and one or more ions selected from the group vanadium (EI), Vanadium (IV), Vanadium (V), Br3 and Br2Cl; a negative half cell containing a negative half... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080292966 - Electrode assembly and secondary battery using the same: An electrode assembly and a secondary battery including the same. The electrode assembly includes: a positive electrode plate including a positive electrode active material applied to a positive electrode collector; a negative electrode plate including a negative electrode active material applied to a negative electrode collector; a separator disposed between... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080292967 - Method and device for producing a battery and battery: A method and a device for manufacturing a battery having a plurality of electrodes, wherein the method includes the step of forming non-formed active material on each electrode. The invention is distinguished in that the electrodes and thereby initially non-formed active material are held under a mechanical pressure during the... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080292965 - Rechargeable lithium ion battery and method for producing the same: The present invention relates to a rechargeable lithium ion battery having an electrode plate with a high active material density and high electrolyte permeability. Upon producing the rechargeable lithium ion battery, hollow resin particles that can be collapsed by rolling are incorporated in a positive electrode mixture layer or a... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080292968 - Organic/inorganic composite separator having morphology gradient, manufacturing method thereof and electrochemical device containing the same: Disclosed is an organic/inorganic composite separator including: a porous substrate having pores; and a porous active layer containing a mixture of inorganic particles and a binder polymer with which at least one surface of the porous substrate is coated. The organic/inorganic composite separator of the present invention may be useful... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080292969 - Gel electrolyte secondary battery: A gel electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode containing a binder-containing negative electrode mixture and a gel non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the binder contains polyvinylidene fluoride and polyacrylonitrile or a styrene-butadiene rubber.... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080292970 - Electrolytic solution and battery: A battery capable of improving cycle characteristics is provided. A separator arranged between a cathode and an anode is impregnated with an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution includes: a solvent; and an electrolytic salt, in which the solvent includes a compound having a difluoroalkene structure. The content of the compound... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080292971 - Electrolytic solution and battery: A battery capable of improving high-temperature characteristics is provided. The battery includes a cathode, an anode and an electrolytic solution. A separator provided between the cathode and the anode is impregnated with the electrolytic solution. A solvent of the electrolytic solution includes a main solvent such as a cyclic carbonate... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080292972 - Rechargeable lithium battery: b

20080286613 - Fuel cell system: A fuel cell system is capable of easily determining whether or not supply of gas to a cathode has been cut off after an issuance of a power generation stop command. The fuel cell system includes a cell stack which includes a plurality of fuel cells; a stop valve which... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080286614 - Method and apparatus for fuel cell systems: An array of fuel cell systems are electrically couplable in series and/or parallel combinations to provide a variety of output powers, output current and/or output voltages. The fuel cell systems are “hot swappable” and redundant fuel cell systems may automatically replace faulty fuel cell systems to maintain output power, current... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080286616 - Alloy catalysts for extending life of fuel cell membranes and ionomer: A membrane electrode assembly includes an anode, a cathode, a membrane disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein at least one of the anode, cathode and membrane contains a hydrocarbon ionomer, and an electrode catalyst disposed in at least one of the anode and the cathode, wherein the catalyst... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C. (utc)

20080286617 - Direct oxidation fuel cell: A direct oxidation fuel cell of this invention has at least one unit cell including: a membrane-electrode assembly comprising an electrolyte membrane sandwiched between an anode and a cathode, each of the anode and the cathode including a catalyst layer and a diffusion layer; an anode-side separator with a fuel... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080286619 - Flexible bipolar plate: The present invention provides for a construction for a bipolar plate for a fuel cell stack that enables the bipolar plate to be a more compliant member in the fuel cell stack. The bipolar plate can be configured to provide varying levels of compliance, as demanded by the design of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080286618 - Fuel cell cooling device: A fuel cell cooling device has a cooling loop for circulating a coolant fluid. At least during the operation of the fuel cell, an ion extraction medium that is in the liquid state is provided. A method for cleaning a coolant with a corresponding fuel cell cooling device is provided... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20080286615 - Method for operating fuel cells for systems that are restricted by exposure to thermal stress and fuel cell stack for carrying out said method: According to the invention, a fuel cell is operated at a working temperature of between 60° C. and 110° C. and thermally insulated from the exterior, the waste air from the cathode being cooled by a surplus of incoming air that is provided for the reaction. The supplied fuel is... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080286620 - Electrochemical energy generating apparatus and method of driving the same: An electrochemical energy generating apparatus with which the crossover of a fuel can be suppressed and a method of driving the apparatus are disclosed. The electrochemical energy generating apparatus (e.g., a fuel cell system) 1 includes an electrochemical device (fuel cell) 2 which has an electrolyte membrane 6 clamped between... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080286621 - Optimizing hydrogen generating efficiency in fuel cell cartridges: The present invention involves modifying certain characteristics of solid and aqueous chemical metal hydride fuels to increase the efficiency of hydrogen generation and/or to reduce the problems associated with such conventional hydride fuel sources. The present invention also relates to an apparatus (10) usable with the release of hydrogen from... Agent: The H.t. Than Law Group

20080286622 - Transient recognition control for hybrid fuel cell systems: This invention is directed to a novel power control scheme that uses feedforward information about load transient behavior to manage the flow of energy between components of a hybrid fuel cell system. The methods of the invention may also be applicable to hybrid systems with critical sources other than fuel... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20080286623 - Fuel cell apparatus: A fuel cell apparatus including a fuel cell module, a heat exchanging assembly, and an airflow producing element is provided. The fuel cell module is used to perform chemical reactions of a fuel cell. The heat exchanging assembly includes a first heat exchanging part, a second heat exchanging part, and... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080286624 - Microbial fuel cells: A microbial fuel cell is provided according to embodiments of the present invention including electricigenic microbes containing at least about 0.075 milligrams of protein per square centimeter of the anode surface area. In particular embodiments, the electricigenic microbes are disposed on the anode such that at least about 90% of... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20080286626 - Bis(aryl)sulfonimide functionalized ion conducting polymers: The invention provides ion conducting copolymers containing pendant bis(aryl)sulfonimide groups that are used to make polymer electrolyte membranes (PEM's), catalyst coated proton exchange membranes (CCM's) and membrane electrode assemblies (MEA's) that are useful in fuel cells and their application in electronic devices, power sources and vehicles.... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

20080286625 - Solid state electrochemical cell having reticulated electrode matrix and method of manufacturing same: A solid state electrochemical cell comprises a dense electrolyte layer; at least one reticulated electrode matrix (REM) of ion-conducting material partially sintered on the gas impermeable electrolyte layer, and electrode material located substantially within the REM. The REM has a majority of pores with an average pore size of less... Agent: Jeffer, Mangels, Butler & Marmaro, LLP

20080286629 - Chemically cross linked ionomer membrane: The invention provides cross-linked polymer electrolyte membranes (PEM's), catalyst coated proton exchange membranes (CCM's) and membrane electrode assemblies (MEA's) that are useful in fuel cells and their application in electronic devices, power sources and vehicles.... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

20080286627 - Electrolyte membrane and fuel cell employing said electrolyte membrane: e

20080286628 - Particles comprising zwitterionic structural elements: Solid particles bearing zwitterionic functional groups exhibit properties unlike other functionalized particles, and are particularly useful as proton-conductive fillers in membranes for fuel cells, where they increase physical properties as well as charge conducting properties. The particles are prepared by reacting functionalized particles with zwitterionic group-containing silanes or siloxanes.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080286630 - Electrochemical cell holder and stack: A fuel cell stack made of a plurality of cell units stacked and operatively connected at one end thereof. Each of the units includes a holder having at least one cell, typically provided as an SOFC membrane, to produce an electric current when fuel and oxidant are present as the... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP

20080286631 - Thermo-mechanical robust solid oxide fuel cell device assembly: A solid oxide fuel cell device assembly comprising: (i) at least one solid oxide fuel cell device including one electrolyte sheet sandwiched between at least one pair of electrodes; and (ii) a non-steel frame fixedly attached to said at least one fuel cell device without a seal located therebetween.... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20080286632 - Membrane electrode assemblies for polymer electrolyte hydrogen and direct methanol fuel cells and methods for their production: Membrane Electrode Assemblies for Polymer Electrolyte Hydrogen and Direct Methanol Fuel Cells and Methods for Their Production Electrodes and membrane electrode assemblies for use in fuel cells are provided containing a plurality of layers of catalyst and binder, wherein the first layer (2a, 2b) adjacent to the PEM (1) of... Agent: Licata & Tyrrell P.C.

20080286633 - Circuit testing device for solid oxide fuel cell: A device for testing the circuitry of a ceramic sheet-type, multi-cell solid oxide fuel cell is provided. The testing device includes a support plate having a substantially flat face, and a plurality of resilient contacts mounted on the flat face of the support plate. The contacts are spaced-apart so that... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20080286634 - Battery pack: Disclosed herein is a battery pack including a roughly rectangular casing, a main circuit board disposed at a bottom surface, and cylindrical battery cells disposed over the main circuit board in two rows and four layers, the battery cells in each set of paired battery cells being connected in parallel,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080286635 - Laminated packaging material, and battery using the material: A laminated packaging material and a battery using the material are disclosed. The material includes an inner layer composed of a resin film, a first adhesive layer, a metal layer, a second adhesive layer, and an outer layer composed of a resin film. At least one of the first adhesive... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080286636 - Battery pack: Disclosed herein is a battery pack including: a plurality of cylindrical battery cells arranged in at least two rows and a plurality of layers; and a partition member for partitioning the battery cells; wherein the partition member includes a partition plate and support plates; the battery cells in the state... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080286637 - Battery pack: Disclosed herein is a battery pack including: a plurality of cylindrical battery cells; and an electrode tab for electrically connecting terminals of the battery cells arranged in a pattern; wherein the electrode tab is formed with a slit along the longitudinal direction thereof, between fixation parts for fixation to the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080286638 - Battery pack: Disclosed herein is a battery pack including: a plurality of cylindrical battery cells arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of layers; and a partition member for partitioning the battery cells; wherein each the battery cell is larger in diametral size on the positive electrode terminal side than... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080286639 - Battery pack: Disclosed herein is a battery pack including: a plurality of cylindrical battery cells; and an electrode tab for electrically connecting terminals of the battery cells arranged in a pattern; wherein the electrode tab is formed with a position matching hole for position matching to the terminal of the battery cell,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080286640 - Battery pack: Disclosed herein is a battery pack including: a plurality of cylindrical battery cells arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of layers; a lower case for supporting the battery cells; a terminal case attached to the lower case and provided at one side surface thereof with connection terminals... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080286641 - Battery pack: Disclosed herein is a battery pack including: a plurality of cylindrical battery cells arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of layers; a partition member for partitioning the battery cells; a lower case for supporting the partition member; a main circuit board electrically connected to the battery cells;... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080286642 - Battery pack: Disclosed herein is a battery pack including: a plurality of cylindrical battery cells arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of layers; a lower case for supporting the battery cells; and an upper cover welded to the lower case in the state of covering the battery cells supported... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080286643 - Photoelectrochemical cell: A photoelectrochemical cell (1) includes an electrolyte container (3) containing an ionic liquid (2), and a partitioning membrane (4) dividing an interior of the electrolyte container (3) into two being a CO2 capturing chamber (7) and a CO2 releasing chamber (8), having side walls opposing each other, with the partitioning... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080286645 - Electrochmical cell electrode and electrochemical cell: The present invention provides an electrode and an electrochemical cell which have a high capacity and are excellent in long term reliability. The present invention relates to a cell electrode comprising at least one organic compound polymer and a carbon material as a conductive auxiliary material wherein the included organic... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080286644 - Label for secondary battery and secondary battery using the label: A label for a secondary battery has a multilayer structure so as to have different strength according to parts of the label and a secondary battery using the label. The label includes a main sheet surrounding at least a part of an outer surface of the battery and a reinforcing... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080286646 - Electrolytes for lithium ion batteries and their fabrication methods: Electrolytes for lithium ion batteries are provided. The electrolytes include lithium salts, organic solvents and additives. In particular, the additives include halogeno-benzene and/or its homologs, the S═O bond compounds, biphenyl and/or its homologs, phenylcyclohexane and/or its homologs, teraklylbenzenes, and di-cycladipate and/or its homologs. Lithium ion batteries using said electrolytes exhibit... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080286647 - Battery pack: Disclosed herein is a battery pack including: a plurality of cylindrical battery cells arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of layers; a partition member for partitioning the battery cells; and a casing for containing the battery cells partitioned by the partition member; wherein the material thickness of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080286649 - Additives for increasing ion conductivity of molten salt type electrolyte in battery: A lithium-ion battery comprises a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and an electrolyte containing a molten salt, a lithium salt, and an electrolyte additive. The electrolyte additive is chosen to increase the lithium ion conductivity of electrolyte. The electrolyte additive may be an organic, additive, such as an organic carbonate.... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20080286648 - Electrolytic solution and battery: A battery capable of securing the cycle characteristics and the storage characteristics is provided. The battery includes a cathode, an anode, and an electrolytic solution. The electrolytic solution is impregnated in a separator provided between the cathode and the anode. The electrolytic solution contains a solvent, an electrolyte salt, and... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080286650 - Alkaline storage battery: An alkaline storage battery includes, as main constituent elements, a positive electrode having nickel hydroxide as an active material, a negative electrode, a separator, and an electrolyte made of an aqueous alkali solution, and a foamed three-dimensional porous substrate composed of nickel as a main component is used as a... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080286651 - Hybrid thin-film battery: An electrochemical device is claimed and disclosed wherein certain embodiments have a cathode greater than about 4 μm and less than about 200 μm thick; a thin electrolyte less than about 10 μm thick; and an anode less than about 30 μm thick. Another claimed and disclosed electrochemical device includes... Agent: Dewey & Leboeuf LLP

20080286652 - Lithium hydride negative electrode for rechargeable lithium batteries: A lithium battery comprises a negative electrode composition that uses lithium hydride and a second metal. The negative electrode composition is activated by infusing lithium into particles of the second metal hydride to form lithium hydride and the second metal. As the battery is discharged lithium is released from the... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080286653 - Non-aqueous electrolyte battery and producing method thereof: A non-aqueous electrolyte battery of the present invention includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode includes a molded body made by compression molding a granulated material containing a negative electrode active material, a conductive agent, and a binder. The negative electrode active material... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080286654 - Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is composed of a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, and the negative electrode has a negative electrode composite layer containing a negative electrode active material and a binder formed on a negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode active material contains... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080286656 - Negative active material for lithium secondary battery, method of preparing thereof, and lithium secondary battery including same: A negative active material for a lithium secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a core material including an inorganic particulate that is capable of forming a compound by a reversible reaction with lithium, and a surface-treatment layer disposed on the surface of the core material.... Agent: LexyoumeIPGroup, LLC

20080286655 - Non-aqueous electrolyte battery: The non-aqueous electrolyte battery of the present invention is provided with a positive electrode (1) containing lithium iron phosphate as a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode (2), and a non-aqueous electrolyte (4). In the positive electrode (1), a positive electrode active material-containing layer that is made of the... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080286657 - Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is composed of a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material capable of storing and releasing lithium ion, a negative electrode containing a negative electrode active material capable of storing and releasing lithium ion, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode active material contains... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080280164 - Microporous carbon catalyst support material: A microporous carbon catalyst support material includes a microporous carbon skeleton layer having an average pore size from 0.1 to 10 nanometers and being substantially free of pores greater than 1 micrometer and a plurality of catalyst particles on or within the microporous carbon skeleton layer.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080280168 - Fuel cell: A fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly (MEA), a fuel delivery system distributing fuel to an anode side of the MEA, and a flow distributor delivering an oxidizer to a cathode side of the MEA. The flow distributor includes at least one serpentine channel through which the oxidizer is... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080280165 - Fuel cell cathode and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell having the same: A fuel cell cathode comprises a catalyst layer comprised of a catalyst-supported electrically conducive carrier and a polymer electrolyte. The catalyst-supporting electrically conductive carrier further supports or has mixed therein a catalyst that is in contact with an oxygen absorbing/releasing material. The cathode has excellent electrode characteristics with respect to... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080280167 - Fuel cell stack performance monitoring: A fuel cell system comprising a first fuel cell and a second fuel cell is provided. In certain examples, the fuel cell system may be configured to provide an operating variable to monitor fuel cell system performance is disclosed. A fuel cell assembly comprising the fuel cell system and methods... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20080280170 - Method for operating an electrochemical cell and a cassette for use therewith: A method for operating an electrochemical cell, comprises supplying reaction material from a first compartment of, and collecting a reaction product or unreacted material in a second compartment of, a cassette connected to the cell, and controlling the flow of the reaction material and/or of the reaction product/unreacted material. A... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20080280169 - Nanowire structures comprising carbon: The present invention is directed to nanowire structures and interconnected nanowire networks comprising such structures, as well as methods for their production. The nanowire structures comprise a nanowire core, a carbon-based layer, and in additional embodiments, carbon-based structures such as nanographitic plates consisting of graphenes formed on the nanowire cores,... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080280166 - Solid oxide fuel cell: Solid oxide fuel cell wherein the anode has a cermet, including a metallic portion and an electrolyte ceramic material portion substantially uniformly interdispersed.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080280171 - Hydrogen generation device, operation method thereof, and fuel cell system: A hydrogen generation device of the present includes: a reforming unit for steam-reforming raw material containing at least carbon atoms and hydrogen atoms to generate a hydrogen-containing gas; a raw material supply unit for supplying a raw material to the reforming unit; a steam generation unit for supplying steam to... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080280173 - Electricity generation module including a plurality of electrochemical cells: An electricity generation module including: a plurality of basic electrochemical cells; plates for supporting the basic cells, the support plates forming spacers for two consecutive basic cells; and a loading mechanism configured to maintain the relative position of the basic cells and the support plates by pressure.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080280172 - Electro-catalytic recharging composition: A composition useful for the fueling and refueling of electrochemical devices is described. The composition comprises an ion-conducting medium such as an electrolyte, and catalyst nanoparticles. Unlike traditional electrodes, such as those typically used in electrolyzers and fuel cells, the inventive composition may be quickly drained from the device and... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080280174 - Fuel cell system: A fuel cell system which includes: a fuel cell having a fuel gas flow path and an oxidant gas flow path and generating electricity by being supplied a fuel gas to the fuel gas flow path and an oxidant gas to the oxidant gas flow path; fuel gas supplying means;... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20080280176 - Fuel cell system: A fuel cell system (1) which includes: a fuel cell (2) to be supplied with a gas for power generation, the gas unused for the power generation to be discharged out of the fuel cell (2); a circulation flow path (8) through which the discharged gas is resupplied to the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080280175 - Ripple cancellation: Systems, methods and devices for power generation systems are described. In particular, embodiments of the invention relate to the architecture of power conditioning systems for use with fuel cells and methods used therein. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and systems usable to reduce ripple currents... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080280177 - Gas separator for fuel cells and fuel cell equipped with gas separator: A gas separator for a fuel cell has a first plate that forms one face; a second plate that forms the other face of the gas separator; and a third plate located between the first plate and the second plate. The third plate-has a cooling medium flow path forming hole... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080280178 - Proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack and fuel cell stack module: A proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack and novel proton exchange membrane fuel cell module are disclosed and wherein the proton exchange membrane fuel cell stack includes a plurality of repeating, serially electrically coupled fuel cell stack modules, and which are sealably mounted together by a compressive force of less... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20080280179 - Novel electrolyte utilizing a lewis acid/bronstead acid complex: A proton conducting polymer is described herein which generally comprises a proton donating polymer and a Lewis acid. The Lewis acids may comprise one or more rare earth triflates. The proton conducting polymer exhibits excellent proton conductivity in low humidity environments.... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20080280180 - Fuel cell assembly and method of making same: A system for fabricating a fuel cell component in which a deposition mechanism deposits loading material particles onto the fuel cell component and an actuation mechanism actuates the deposition mechanism. A unit provides a tape fixing agent to the fuel cell component and loaded material particles so as to retain... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman, P.c John J Torrente

20080280181 - Tubular fuel cell and manufacturing method thereof: A tubular fuel cell including: a center support member made from a wire rod; an electrolyte layer formed upon the outside of the center support member; an outer circumferential support member disposed between the center support member and the electrolyte layer, and which is made from a wire rod; a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080280182 - Polymer membrane, method for the production and use thereof: The present invention relates to an acid-doped polymer membrane based on polyazoles. The acid-doped polymer membrane can be used in a variety of applications because of its excellent mechanical properties and is useful as polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) in PEM fuel cells. A doped polymer membrane based on polyazoles is... Agent: Hammer & Associates, P.C.

20080280183 - End plate for fuel cell stack and air breathing fuel cell stack using the same: An end plate of an air breathing fuel cell stack and an air breathing fuel cell stack including the same. The air breathing fuel cell stack includes a membrane electrode assembly, including an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and an electrolyte positioned between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode;... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080280185 - Fuel cell system: This fuel cell system is provided with: a fuel cell which is supplied with cathode gas and anode gas and generates electrical power; a discharged gas processing device which mixes and dilutes cathode off-gas and anode off-gas discharged from the fuel cell; a discharge gas pipe through which exhaust gas... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20080280184 - Fuel cell, method for manufacturing fuel cell, and electronic apparatus: A fuel cell includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode which are opposed to each other with a proton conductor provided therebetween, and an enzyme immobilized as a catalyst on at least one of the positive and negative electrodes. In the fuel cell, the positive electrode, the proton conductor,... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080280187 - Liquid cartridge: A liquid cartridge for supplying liquid to an external device connected therewith is provided with a casing, a partition member movably fitted in the casing, which partitions the casing into a first chamber and a second chamber, an outlet port communicating between the first chamber and the external device and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080280186 - Method for the manufacture of contacts between electrochemically active discs and interconnectors in high temperature fuel cells: The method serves for the manufacture of contacts between electrochemically active discs (2) and interconnectors (1) in planar high temperature fuel cells. The interconnectors have air-side and gas-side surface profiles (11, 11′) with contact surfaces (100) located on raised portions (10). The raised portions of each surface profile having the... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080280188 - Air-breathing fuel cell stack: An air-breathing fuel cell stack including: a membrane electrode assembly that includes an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte disposed therebetween; a fuel supplier coupled to the anode, to supply fuel to the anode; a cathode current collector coupled to the cathode; a cathode end plate to support the cathode... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080280189 - Fabrication of electrode structures by thermal spraying: A method for the rapid production of electrode structures such as Cu-SDC anodes for use in direct oxidation solid oxide fuel cells involves co-depositing a copper-containing material and a ceramic by plasma spraying to form a coating on a substrate. Layers of CuO-SDC have been co-deposited by air plasma spraying,... Agent: Oyen, Wiggs, Green & Mutala LLP 480 - The Station

20080280190 - Electrochemical catalysts: A composition useful in electrodes provides higher power capability through the use of nanoparticle catalysts present in the composition. Nanoparticles of transition metals are preferred such as manganese, nickel, cobalt, iron, palladium, ruthenium, gold, silver, and lead, as well as alloys thereof, and respective oxides. These nanoparticle catalysts can substantially... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080280191 - Lithium fluoropolymer and fluoro-organic batteries: The invention provides lithium and lithium ion batteries in which the active material of one of the electrodes includes a substantial quantity of a fluoropolymer or fluoro-oligomer material having carbon-fluorine bonds. The fluoropolymer or fluoro-oligomer active material may be mixed with a substantial quantity of electrically conductive material, and may... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20080280192 - Battery thermal management system: Disclosed herein is a battery thermal management system for maintaining the temperature of a battery pack in a hybrid vehicle below a maximum operating temperature threshold. The system comprises a battery pack having a plurality of electronically linked cells and a supply air diffuser having a pattern of openings therein... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080280193 - Secondary battery: A battery that can secure the sufficient capacity, reduces deviation of the pressure distribution inside a spirally wound electrode body, and shows the superior charge and discharge characteristics is provided. The battery includes: a spirally wound electrode body in which a cathode having a cathode active material layer on a... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080280194 - Battery pack: The battery pack includes a battery block in which a plurality of electric cells being rectangular cells are layed, and a fixture component for fixing the electric cells in the battery block. The fixture component includes a pair of end plates disposed on opposite side faces of the layered rectangular... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080280195 - Battery case and method for securing same: Battery enclosures include a pre-stressed bottom sheet having a convex surface, at least one vibration isolator disposed along at least a portion of a perimeter of the bottom sheet, a sidewall in contact with the at least one vibration isolator so as to be isolated from the bottom sheet, and... Agent: General Electric Company Global Patent Operation

20080280196 - Battery connector: A battery connector includes a housing having a bottom wall, two sides of the bottom wall extend upward to form two sidewalls, and the back end of the bottom wall extends upward to form a back wall. At least one partition wall is set between the two sidewalls and connects... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080280197 - Spirally wound non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery: A spirally-wound non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a staked electrode assembly is disclosed. The stacked electrode assembly has first and second current collectors facing region disposed at a winding start end and at a winding terminal end, respectively. A positive electrode current collector exposed portion and a negative electrode current... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080280198 - Battery mechanical packaging: Batteries are disclosed that include a plurality of cooling plates, a plurality of cells disposed between adjacent cooling plates, a plurality of insulating sheets disposed between adjacent cells, a plurality of bus bars interconnecting the plurality of cells, an inner casing surrounding the plurality of cooling plates, the plurality of... Agent: General Electric Company Global Patent Operation

20080280199 - Module: The sealing reliability is improved by further increasing a sealing force without taking any measure to the existing laminate film secondary battery, in such a manner that the fusion bonding area of the existing laminate film secondary battery is sandwiched from upside and downside to be cramped from outside so... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080280200 - Battery: A battery includes a battery cell and a battery housing. The battery cell includes arcuate portions wherein an outer circumference of the battery cell is formed at least in part to be arcuate. The battery housing includes angular portions respectively opposing the arcuate portions and for storing the battery cell... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080280201 - Negative electrode for use with secondary battery and secondary battery using such negative electrode: A negative electrode for a secondary battery includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer provided in the negative electrode current collector and which is alloyed with the negative electrode current collector at least at a part of an boundary face between it and the... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20080280202 - Conductive composite material: The present invention relates to a conductive composite material, comprising 5 to 40% by weight of a copolymer and 60 to 95% by weight of a conductive filler, wherein said copolymer is selected from a copolymer of vinyl terminated rubber-styrene, a copolymer of vinyl terminated rubber-styrene-divinyl benzene, or a copolymer... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080280203 - Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a positive electrode (11) containing a positive electrode active material capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions; a negative electrode (12); and a non-aqueous electrolyte (14). The positive electrode active material contains LibFePO4, where 0≦b<1, and a lithium-containing metal oxide represented by the general... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20080280205 - Lithium mixed metal oxide cathode compositions and lithium-ion electrochemical cells incorporating same: Provided are cathode compositions for a lithium-ion battery having the formula Li[LixMnaNibCocMd]O2 where M is a metal other than Mn, Ni, or Co, and x+a+b+c+d=1; x≧0; b>a; 0<a≦0.4; 0.4≦b<0.5; 0.1≦c≦0.3; and 0≦d≦0.1. The provided compositions are useful as cathodes in secondary lithium-ion batteries. The compositions can include lithium transition metal... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080280204 - Method for the production of nickel oxide surfaces having increase conductivity: The invention relates to a method for producing electrically conducting nickel oxide surfaces made of nickel-containing material. According to said method, the nickel surface is first degreased and is then roughened for approximately ten minutes in a solution containing about one percent of hydrochloric acid, said process being accelerated by... Agent: Marshall & Melhorn, LLC

20080280206 - Process for realizing an electrode based on vanadium oxide and battery comprising such an electrode: A process for realizing a positive electrode of a lithium-ion battery utilizes deposition by cathode sputtering in several steps. Two successive deposition steps are separated by a cooling of the electrode during its realization, a first intermediate step of sputtering the target without introducing oxygen, and a second intermediate step... Agent: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Intellectual Property Section

20080280207 - Material based on carbon and silicon nanotubes that can be used in negative electrodes for lithium batteries: The invention relates to a material comprising carbon nanotubes, deposited at the surface of each of which is a substantially continuous film of nanoscale silicon particles, that can be used in negative electrodes for a lithium battery.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080280208 - Electrochemical device and production method thereof: An electrochemical device including a first anode, a first cathode, a single continuous separator provided between the first anode and the first cathode and folded so as to be arranged on the opposite side of the first anode to the first cathode and on the opposite side of the first... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080280209 - Alkaline dry battery: An alkaline dry battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and an alkaline electrolyte. The separator is provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the separator are impregnated with the alkaline electrolyte. A battery depolarizer, which is... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080280210 - Non-aqueous electrolytic solution secondary battery and non-aqueous electrolytic solution: A non-aqueous electrolytic solution secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution, wherein the non-aqueous electrolytic solution contains a halide of an element selected from the group consisting of Zr and elements belongings to the Group 5, the Group 6 and the Groups 12... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20080280211 - Electrolyte for lithium secondary battery comprising chelating agent and lithium secondary battery using the same: Disclosed herein is an electrolyte for lithium secondary batteries comprising: a chelating agent, which forms complexes with transition metal ions in the battery, and at the same time does not react and coordinate with lithium ions; a non-aqueous solvent; and an electrolyte salt, as well as a lithium secondary battery... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080274382 - Carbon fuel particles used in direct carbon conversion fuel cells: A system for preparing particulate carbon fuel and using the particulate carbon fuel in a fuel cell. Carbon particles are finely divided. The finely dividing carbon particles are introduced into the fuel cell. A gas containing oxygen is introduced into the fuel cell. The finely divided carbon particles are exposed... Agent: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC

20080274385 - Fuel cells: This invention concerns a redox fuel cell comprising an anode and a cathode separated by an ion selective polymer electrolyte-membrane, preferably a bi-membrane, the cathode comprising a cathodic material and a proton-conducting polymeric material; means for supplying a fuel to the anode region of the cell; means for supplying an... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080274383 - Process for fabricating pressure vessel liner: A process prevents a reduction in the strength of the joint between the liner components, and assures high productivity without impairment. The peripheral walls (6, 7) of the liner component (4) and each of the second liner components (5) are brought into contact with each other, a probe (22) of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080274384 - Self-regulating hydrogen generator for use with a fuel cell: A hydrogen generation device includes a liquid fuel chamber, a catalytic hydrogen generation chamber, a hydrogen collection chamber and separation elements between these chambers. Once a certain hydrogen pressure in the device is reached liquid fuel is substantially prevented from being catalytically converted into hydrogen, whereby the production of hydrogen... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080274386 - Heat preservation container: A heat preservation container comprises a container body having a receiving space; at least one fuel cell installed below the container body; and a heating element in an inner periphery of the receiving space; and wherein the fuel cell serves to actuate the heating element for heating the receiving space... Agent: Chih-ching Hsieh

20080274387 - Method for producing gas diffusion electrode and method for producing polymer electrolyte fuel cell, and gas diffusion electrode and polymer electrolyte fuel cell: The present invention provides a gas diffusion electrode capable of sufficiently preventing not only degradation of MEA during storage but also degradation of initial characteristics and durability during the time period from production to initial use, and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell including the gas diffusion electrode. The gas diffusion... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080274388 - Solid oxide type fuel cell: It is possible to improve the power generation efficiency by uniformalizing the temperature distribution of a fuel cell stack in lamination direction. In a solid oxide type fuel cell, a power generation cell and a separator are alternately laminated so as to constitute a fuel cell stack. On the middle... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080274390 - Anode electrodes for direct oxidation fuel cells and systems operating with concentrated liquid fuel: An anode electrode for use in a fuel cell comprises a stacked structure including, in sequence: a catalyst layer, a hydrophobic, microporous layer (“MPL”), a porous gas diffusion layer (“GDL”), and an anode plate with at least one recessed fuel supply-fuel/gas exhaust channel formed in a surface thereof facing the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080274389 - Cathode end plate and breathable fuel cell stack using the same: A cathode end plate for a breathable fuel cell stack including a first plate including a plurality of first openings and a second plate contacting one side of the first plate and including a plurality of second openings exposing two or more first openings of the plurality of first openings.... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080274391 - Multifunctional tunable metal-phosphate composite electrocatalyst for efficient oxygen reduction and methanol oxidation for applications in fuel cells and electrolysis: A thin-film electrocatalyst of a platinum phosphate composite surface, the platinum surface being entirely oxygen reductive. A tunable platinum phosphate composite surface, the platinum phosphate composite surface being entirely oxygen reductive. A substrate including deposited thereon the thin-film electrocatalyst. A fuel cell including at least one substrate.... Agent: Kohn & Associates, PLLC

20080274393 - Hydrogel barrier for fuel cells: A fuel cell includes an anode including an anode catalyst, a cathode, a channel that is contiguous with the anode, and a liquid electrolyte in the channel. The cathode includes a gas diffusion electrode, a cathode catalyst on the gas diffusion electrode, and a hydrogel on the cathode catalyst. The... Agent: Evan Law Group LLC

20080274392 - Method and apparatus for producing catalyst layer for fuel cell: A method for manufacturing a catalyst layer for a fuel cell support for a catalyst layer comprises the steps of vapor-growing a carbonaceous porous material having a nano-size structure, such as carbon nanowalls (CNWs), and supporting and dispersing a catalyst component and/or an electrolyte component on the support for a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080274394 - Stacks of separators and electrodes alternately stacked one on top of the other and fixed for li storage batteries: The present invention relates to stacks comprising separators and electrodes stacked alternately one on top of the other and fixed, the stack having, on at least one side and/or edge of the stack, at least one adhesive bond comprising an organic adhesive, which bond adhesively bonds the electrodes and separators... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080274395 - Automated composite battery: A composite battery capable of adjusting its own power output in response to predetermined signals or lack of predetermined signals is provided. The composite battery has a set of terminals, a battery, a sensing device and a switch, all housed within a casing, which can be in the shape of... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080274396 - Battery vent: A battery vent comprising a chamber bounded by a sidewall and a plate. In the chamber, a frit housing has a retainer wall extending from the plate into the chamber to an open retainer wall lower face. A vent tube extends outwardly from the frit housing and has a vent... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20080274397 - Mounting structure of electrical equipment: A battery assy is mounted in a luggage room or beneath the rear seat. In the battery assy, a battery pack having a configuration of an approximate rectangle, when viewed from the side of the vehicle, is stored in an inclined manner in a casing formed of a battery cover... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080274398 - Electrode assembly and secondary battery having the same: An electrode assembly and a secondary battery including the same. The electrode assembly is constructed with a positive electrode plate including a positive electrode coating portion, a negative electrode plate including a negative electrode coating portion, a separator interposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, and... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080274399 - Secondary battery: A secondary battery includes: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; a porous electron-insulating layer adhered to a surface of at least one selected from the group consisting of the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and an electrolyte. The porous electron-insulating layer comprises a particulate filler and a resin binder,... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080274400 - Battery cell having energy control device: A battery assembly includes a plurality of battery cells. Each cell includes a plurality of first electrodes and second electrodes. First and second insulators extend over the first and second electrodes. An envelope or shell extends over the first and second insulators thereby encapsulating the first and second insulators. A... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20080274401 - Oxygen gas sensor: A gas sensor includes an electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cell includes a body defining a cavity to contain a predetermined volume of electrolyte solution. The plurality of electrodes is disposed within the cavity and comprises an electrically conductive material that is substantially free of hazardous material. An energy module is... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20080274402 - Secondary battery: The present invention relates to a secondary battery including an insulating case interposed between the cap assembly and the electrode assembly. The insulating case is made of a sealing material with low thermal deformation, excellent flame-retardation, and excellent electric insulation so as to be able to enhance the reliability of... Agent: Robert E. Bushnell

20080274403 - Anode for secondary battery having negative active material with nano-fiber network structure and secondary battery using the same, and fabrication method of negative active material for secondary battery: There is provided a metal oxide having a continuous nano-fiber network structure as a negative active material for a secondary battery. A method for fabricating such negative active material for a secondary battery comprises spinning a mixed solution of a metal oxide precursor and a polymer onto a collector to... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080274404 - Graphite particles and lithium secondary battery using the same as negative electrode: A graphite particle obtained by assembling or binding together a plurality of flat-shaped particles so that the planes of orientation are not parallel to one another, or a graphite particle in which aspect ratio is 5 or less or specific surface area is 8 m2/g or less or the size... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080274405 - Cathode active material for alkaline battery and manufacturing method thereof, and alkaline battery: The present invention is to provide a cathode active material for an alkaline battery with a lamellar crystal structure including nickel oxyhydroxide. The cathode active material has a diffraction peak at a position that ranges from 8.4 degrees to 10.4 degrees in diffraction angle 2θ by X-ray diffraction using CuKα-rays.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080274406 - Negative electrode material for lithium secondary battery, method for producing same, negative electrode for lithium secondary battery using same and lithium secondary battery: It has a graphite powder with a tap density of 0.80 g/cm3 or higher and 1.35 g/cm3 or lower, an amount of surface functional groups, O/C value, of 0 or larger and 0.01 or smaller, a BET specific surface area of 2.5 m2/g or larger and 70 m2/g or smaller,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080274407 - Layered carbon electrodes for capacitive deionization and methods of making the same: Layered carbon electrodes for use in, for example, Capacitive Deionization (CDI) of a fluid stream or, for example, an electric double layer capacitor (EDCL). Methods of making the layered carbon electrodes are also described. The layered carbon electrode comprises an electrically conductive porous layer and an adjacent layer comprising carbon... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20080274408 - Anode for lithium ion cell: An anode for a lithium ion cell comprising stabilised lithium metal powder, polyethylene oxide and a lithium intercalation material. The use of polyethylene oxide as the binder for an anode used in a secondary cell enables lithium powder to be incorporated in the anode leading to an improvement in cell... Agent: Law Offices Of William H. Holt

20080274409 - Separator for battery and alkaline battery: A separator for alkaline batteries which is obtained by bonding 5.0 to 45.0 g/m2 of a highly hygroscopic macromolecular compound of the crosslinking type having carboxyl group to a wetlaid nonwoven fabric comprising an alkali-resistant fiber, followed by crosslinking the macromolecular compound, wherein a silicate compound is added to the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080274410 - Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided that remarkably improves battery reliability by quickly lowering the potential of the positive electrode while preventing separator shrinkage at high temperatures. A separator has on its surface a shrinkage-prevention-layer formed portion (3a), in which a layer for preventing separator shrinkage is formed, and... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20080274412 - Chip battery: A chip battery includes an element body including a solid electrolyte layer, a positive electrode layer, and a negative electrode layer. Current collectors are provided on the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer, respectively, of the element body using a conductive material, such as Pt. In addition, protective... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080274411 - Lithium ion secondary battery: A lithium ion secondary battery including: a positive electrode including a lithium composite oxide; a negative electrode capable of charging and discharging lithium ion; a non-aqueous liquid electrolyte; and a solid electrolyte layer interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein the solid electrolyte layer includes solid electrolyte... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP