Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process inventions

20090280359 - Side spring compression retention system: A compression retention system for a fuel cell system is provided. The compression retention system includes a first end unit and a second end unit configured to hold a fuel cell stack therebetween. A spring configured to apply a compressive force to the fuel cell stack is disposed between a... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20090280360 - Derivation of control parameters of fuel cell systems for flexible fuel operation: A method of operating a fuel cell system includes characterizing the fuel or fuels being provided into the fuel cell system, characterizing the oxidizing gas or gases being provided into the fuel cell system, and calculating at least one of the steam:carbon ratio, fuel utilization and oxidizing gas utilization based... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090280362 - Fuel cell generator with fuel electrodes that control on-cell fuel reformation: A fuel cell for a fuel cell generator including a housing including a gas flow path for receiving a fuel from a fuel source and directing the fuel across the fuel cell. The fuel cell includes an elongate member including opposing first and second ends and defining an interior cathode... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090280364 - Fuel cell system and method of operating same: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a fuel gas supply unit for supplying a fuel gas to the fuel cell, an oxygen containing gas supply unit, which has a heat exchanger for heating an oxygen-containing gas, for supplying the oxygen-containing gas heated by the heat exchanger to the... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20090280365 - Fuel cell system and method of starting a fuel cell system: f

20090280363 - Hydrogen generator, fuel cell system comprising the same, and operation method thereof: A hydrogen generator comprises a reformer which generates a hydrogen-containing gas from a steam and a material gas, a first gas supply device which supplies the material gas, a combustor which combusts an exhaust gas exhausted from the reformer to heat the reformer, a combustion air supply device which supplies... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090280361 - Power supply system and method of controlling the same: A power supply system using a fuel cell comprises a chemical reaction section (100) including, a evaporation section (103, 112, 114) that receives a power generation fuel and water supplied to it, heating at least the water supplied to it to evaporate it and a reaction section (105, 107) that... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090280366 - Anode loop observer for fuel cell systems: A system and method for controlling the bleed valve in an anode recirculation loop of a fuel cell system. The system uses a model to determine the concentration of hydrogen in the recirculated gas by calculating the volume flow of the recirculated gas through a fuel cell stack, a pressure... Agent: MillerIPGroup, PLC General Motors Corporation

20090280367 - Extraction of energy from used cooking oil: The extraction of energy from used cooking oil is disclosed. In one embodiment, used cooking oil is admitted from a cooking appliance to an interface, and then to a reactor or a series of reactors where it is reformed into a hydrogen-containing, reformed fuel. The hydrogen-containing, reformed fuel is then... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20090280368 - Method for manufacturing a microreactor with increased efficiency for supplying a system for the production of energy for micro cell portable applications: A method for forming an increased efficiency microreactor for an energy production for portable applications includes at least one micro fuel cell. The microreactor has a reaction chamber including a catalyst for the production of gaseous hydrogen to be supplied to the micro fuel cell. The method may include providing... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20090280370 - Fuel cell system: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, a heat exchanger for heating an oxygen-containing gas using a heat medium before the oxygen-containing gas is supplied to the fuel cell stack, a reformer for reforming a raw fuel chiefly containing hydrocarbon to produce a fuel gas to be supplied... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20090280369 - Solid oxide fuel cell steam reforming power system: The present invention is a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Reforming Power System that utilizes adiabatic reforming of reformate within this system. By utilizing adiabatic reforming of reformate within the system the system operates at a significantly higher efficiency than other Solid Oxide Reforming Power Systems that exist in the prior... Agent: Battelle Memorial Institute Attn:IPServices, K1-53

20090280371 - Fuel cell system: A compact fuel cell system capable of preventing water from remaining in a pipe is provided. The fuel cell system 1 includes a fuel cell 2, a fuel gas flow control device 3 for controlling the amount of fuel gas flowing from a fuel gas supply system, a gas-liquid separator... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090280372 - Fuel cell system: A fuel cell system repeats first processing and second processing when the system is started. In the first processing, a control section controls an electric power distribution section so that electric power generated by a fuel cell stack is supplied to accessories and a secondary battery. In the second processing,... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090280373 - System and method for controlling an anode side recirculation pump in a fuel cell system: A system and method for controlling the speed of a recirculation pump in an anode recirculation loop of a fuel cell system based on a predetermined ratio of fresh hydrogen to recirculated anode gas. The system uses a model to determine the volume flow of the recirculated gas through a... Agent: MillerIPGroup, PLC General Motors Corporation

20090280375 - Sealing structure for fuel cell: An anode (11a) and a cathode (11b) are provided on either side of an electrolyte membrane (11). A first separator (2) is disposed so as to face the anode (11a), and a second separator (3) is disposed so as to face the cathode (11b). A first sealing member (12) is... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090280377 - Direct oxidation fuel cell: The direct oxidation fuel cell of the invention includes at least one unit cell, the unit cell including: a membrane-electrode assembly including an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte membrane interposed therebetween; an anode-side separator; and a cathode-side separator. The cathode includes a first cathode catalyst layer, a diffusion layer... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090280378 - Membrane and electrode assembly and method for producing the same: Provided is a membrane and electrode assembly excellent in adhesion between the electrolyte membrane and the catalyst layer. A membrane and electrode assembly comprising an electrolyte membrane and an electrode comprising a catalyst layer on at least one surface of the electrolyte membrane, wherein the electrolyte membrane contacts the catalyst... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090280376 - Solid oxide fuel cell: A solid oxide fuel cell includes an electrolyte layer (101) made of a sintered product of a metal oxide powder, a fuel electrode (102) formed on one surface of the electrolyte layer (101), and an air electrode (103) formed on the other surface of the electrolyte layer (101) and including... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090280383 - Blended pem's with elastomers for improved mechanical durability: A blend composition comprises a fluorine-containing polymer electrolyte and a fluoro-rubber. An electrolyte membrane may be prepared from the blend composition. The electrolyte membrane may be used in electrochemical cells such as electrolyzers, batteries and fuel cells.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090280382 - Composite membrane: A composite membrane for fuel cell applications includes a support substrate with a predefined void volume. The void volume is at least partially filled with an ion conducting polymer composition. Characteristically, the ion conducting polymer composition includes a first polymer with a cyclobutyl moiety and a second polymer that is... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090280381 - Diatomaceous earth proton conductor: Diatomaceous earth (“DE”) proton conductors are disclosed for use as electrolytes in electrochemical applications, such as fuel cells, gas sensors, humidity sensors, and pH sensors. The DE proton conductors may be formed by, for example, cutting from diatomaceous crude, pressing diatomaceous powder into pellets, or any other suitable shape-forming methods.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090280379 - Electrode binder solution composition for polymer electrolyte fuel cell: The present invention relates to an electrode binder solution composition for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell comprising a mixture of a solvent and a nonsolvent. The electrode binder solution composition can significantly improve electrode activity by maximizing formation of a three-phase interface of catalyst, binder and fuel at the electrode... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090280385 - Novel perfluorocarbon ionomer membrane with high proton conductivity and preparation thereof: The present invention provides a perfluorocarbon ionomer membrane with aligned fibril-like nanostructures and its preparation method.... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20090280384 - Polymer and membrane-electrode assembly for fuel cell, and fuel cell system including the same: e

20090280380 - Proton conducting membrane for a fuel cell or a reactor based on fuel cell technology: A proton conducting membrane for a fuel cell or a reactor based on fuel cell technology, consisting of a thin glass plate that allows for migration of protons from one side of the membrane to the other. Such a membrane is not affected by reactants that are common in DMFC... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20090280390 - Fault tolerant fuel cell systems: A fuel cell system comprises a plurality of groups of fuel cells electrically connected in series-parallel. Each of the groups of fuel cells comprises a plurality of fuel cells connected in series-parallel. Each of the fuel cells may have a very small active area. The system provides passive fault tolerance... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090280388 - Fuel cell: A fuel cell is provided with an end plate arranged outside a cell laminate in the laminating direction of the cell laminate. The fuel cell is also provided with pressing device, arranged on the side of the end plate of the cell laminate, for adjusting a compressive load to be... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090280389 - Fuel cell separator and manufacturing method thereof: This invention provides a low cost fuel cell separator which reduces a contact resistance between a gas diffusion layer and the separator, has the capability of saving thickness as well as erosion resistance and mechanical strength. It is a feature of this invention that when the fuel cell separator has... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20090280387 - Fuel mixing apparatus and fuel cell system using the same: The present invention discloses a fuel mixing apparatus, comprising: a container capable of accommodating a fuel and comprising a first inlet, a second inlet, a first outlet and a second outlet; and a tank floating on the fuel inside the container, comprising a pair of openings and communicating with the... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20090280386 - Metallic bipolar plate for fuel cell: Proposed are a bipolar plate for a fuel cell and a method for the manufacture thereof. A simple, cost-effective manufacture is achieved with particularly good characteristics (high electrical conductance, high resistance to corrosion) by coating metallic plate material with Ti3SiC2 and subsequently forming it.... Agent: Jason H. Vick Sheridan Ross, PC

20090280391 - Package structure for fuel cell: Provided is a package structure for a fuel cell, including a first polar plate and a second polar plate. The first polar plate includes a first recess used to accommodate an anode of a membrane electrode assembly (MEA), and at least a first sealed flange surrounding the first recess. The... Agent: Apex Juris, PLLC

20090280393 - Membrane electrode assembly for fuel cell and manufacturing method thereof: A membrane electrode assembly for fuel cell comprises an electrolyte layer and a first electrode structure. The electrolyte layer has a first surface and a second surface. The first electrode structure disposed on the first surface of the electrolyte layer has a patterned microstructure. The patterned microstructure can be applied... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20090280394 - Power supply device: In a power supply device, a power supply body, and a cooling liquid that cools the power supply body are housed in a power supply casing. The power supply device includes a plurality of agitation members that agitate the cooling liquid; and a transmission mechanism that transmits driving power from... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090280395 - Battery thermal system for vehicle: A battery thermal system for use in a vehicle having a power plant, an air conditioning system and a battery pack, and a method of operation, is disclosed. The battery thermal system may include a refrigerant-to-coolant heat exchanger that selectively receives a refrigerant from the vehicle air conditioning system; a... Agent: General Motors Company Legal Staff

20090280396 - Battery residual quantity display method and electronic equipment: A battery pack detachably connectable to an equipment body to supply power to the equipment body, the battery pack including a battery cell, a microcomputer for communicating with the equipment body, a connection terminal connected to the microcomputer, a positive power supply input terminal connected to a cathode of the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090280374 - Process for sealing plates in a fuel cell: There is provided a process for sealing a coolant plate to an adjacent bi-polar plate or coolant plate in an electrochemical cell. The first coolant plate comprises at least one mating region for mating with a complementary region on the adjacent plate, the adjacent plate is a second coolant plate... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090280392 - Electrochemical cell component: An electroconductive integrated substrate and a process of producing the same, which comprises a porous conductive gas diffusion layer having large number of pores with significant gas permeability, and a gas impermeable electroconductive flow field plate having landing surfaces laminated on the surface of gas diffusion layer and integrally bonded... Agent: E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company Legal Patent Records Center

20090280397 - Battery holding structure for electronic device: A battery holding structure (100) for holding a battery (3) inside an electronic device includes a housing (1), an elastic sheet (26), and a block (112). The housing defines a battery chamber (10) and includes a top sidewall (11) and a bottom sidewall (15). The elastic sheet is formed on... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090280398 - Battery pack: Provided is a battery pack, which can increase coupling force between a holder and a protection circuit board, and improve processability and productivity. The battery pack includes a bare cell, a holder disposed at one side of the bare cell and having a first fastening part, and a protection circuit... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090280401 - Battery pack: A battery pack, including a cell, a circuit module electrically coupled to the cell, the circuit module including, an insulation substrate, an electrical element on the insulation substrate, and at least one resin layer surrounding the electrical element, and a cover surrounding the circuit module and coupling the circuit module... Agent: Lee & Morse, P.C.

20090280400 - Battery pack having batteries in a porous medium: A battery pack includes a porous medium positioned in a case. The porous medium hold several batteries. The battery pack also includes terminals for accessing power from the batteries held by the porous medium. The terminals are accessible from outside of the case. The battery pack also includes a flame... Agent: Mary Elizabeth Bush Quallion LLC

20090280399 - Power storage device: A power storage device includes: an electrolyte layer; and an electrode consisted of a current collecting portion and an electrode layer, wherein the thickness of the electrolyte layer is larger at a first position in a plane perpendicular to the stacking direction than at a second position where the heat... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090280402 - Battery cover latch mechanism and portable electronic device using same: A battery cover latch mechanism (10) used in portable electronic device (100) is described including a cover member (113), a housing member (111), a latch member (1137), a pressing member (15), and a releasing member (17). The latch member is used to latch the cover member to the housing member.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090280403 - Rechargeable battery: A rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly, a case, a cap assembly, and a core. The electrode assembly includes an anode, a cathode, and a separator interposed between the anode and the cathode. The case has a space for housing the electrode assembly. The cap assembly is connected to the... Agent: Stein Mcewen, LLP

20090280404 - Nonaqueous electrolyte solution and lithium secondary battery using same: r

20090280405 - Process for modifying the interfacial resistance of a metallic lithium electrode:

20090280407 - Battery, electrode, and current collector used therefor: The present invention relates to a current collector including a base portion with a flat face, primary projections projecting from the flat face, and secondary projections projecting from the top of the primary projections. The present invention also relates to a current collector including a base portion with a flat... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090280406 - Secondary battery: A secondary battery comprising at least an electrode assembly having a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate and a porous insulation layer arranged in a manner that an exposed portion of a current collector provided at one edge of at least one of the positive electrode plate and the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090280408 - Novel thin film structures: A thin film structure, method of producing it and the use thereof. The thin film structure comprises a substrate with a thin conductive layer containing an oxidizing enzyme mixed with an electron transfer mediator. The thin layer is protected against wetting to allow for its storage in dry conditions and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090280409 - Binder composition for secondary battery electrode, slurry for secondary battery electrode, and secondary battery electrode: t

20090280410 - Multilayer material based on active lithium, method of preparation and applications in electrochemical generators: A method for preparing a multilayer material based on active lithium, by depositing a film of active lithium on a protective layer at a sufficient speed so that substantially no oxidation of the lithium occurs, and/or during a sufficient time for the adhesion of the lithium to develop after contact... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090280412 - Lithium composite metal oxide and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery: The present invention provides a lithium composite metal oxide containing Li and at least one transition metal element, wherein at least one lithium composite metal oxide particle constituting the lithium composite metal oxide has both hexagonal and monoclinic crystal structures. Further, the present invention also provides a lithium composite metal... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090280411 - Positive electrode, production method thereof, and lithium secondary battery using the same: A positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery obtained by bonding a positive electrode-active material, a conductive material, and a current collector with a carbon which has a graphitization degree expressed by a peak intensity ratio, i.e. the ratio of peak intensity at 1360 cm−1 to peak intensity at 1580... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090280413 - Carbon material for lithium-ion secondary battery negative electrode, low-crystalline carbon impregnated carbon material for lithium-ion secondary battery negative electrode, negative electrode plate, and lithium-ion secondary battery: There is obtained a carbon material for lithium-ion secondary battery negative electrode, a low-crystalline carbon impregnated carbon material for lithium-ion secondary battery negative electrode, a negative electrode plate, and a lithium-ion secondary battery, each of which realizes a first charge/discharge cycle with less gas generation and provides a rapid charge/discharge.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090280414 - Additive for non-aqueous electrolyte and secondary battery using the same: wherein each of R1 and R2 independently represents a C1˜C6 alkylene group optionally containing a C1˜C6 alkyl group or C2˜C6 alkenyl group introduced thereto; R3 is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, C1˜C20 alkyl group, C3˜C8 cyclic alkyl group, C2˜C6 alkenyl group, halo-substituted alkyl group, phenyl group... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20090274936 - Carbon monoxide catalyst system to remove co: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for removing CO gas from gas streams or static air. One application of interest in removing CO from air to provide clean air to breathe or other application such as CO monitoring instruments for calibration, to the air side of the fuel... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090274934 - Fuel cell system and starting method therefor: A fuel cell system and a starting method therefore prevent problems when the system is started. The fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a secondary battery that is electrically connected with the fuel cell, and a cell temperature sensor that detects a temperature of the fuel cell. Energy which... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090274935 - Fuel cell system designed to ensure stability of operation: A fuel cell control system is provided which is designed to ensure the stability of operation of a fuel cell stack. The system includes a magnetic sensor and a controller. The magnetic sensor works to measure a change in magnetic flux density of magnetic field produced by an electric current... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090274937 - Fuel cell system with circuit modules: A solid oxide fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack and a voltage providing member configured to provide a non-zero reference voltage to the fuel cell stack. The fuel cell stack includes a plurality of fuel cell stack subunits electrically coupled in series electrical connections and a plurality of... Agent: Adaptive Materials Inc.

20090274938 - Fuel reservoir for fuel cell: The fuel reservoir for a fuel cell is a fuel reservoir detachably connected with a fuel cell main body, and it is equipped with a fuel-storing vessel of a tube type for storing a liquid fuel and a fuel discharge part; the fuel discharge part is provided with a valve... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090274939 - Fuel cell system, fuel cell system drive method and fuel container for power generation: A fuel cell system having a fuel cell which performs a power generation operation with fuel for power generation of a fuel container; a water supply control section which extracts water from the fuel container and supplies the water to the fuel cell before the fuel cell performs the power... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090274940 - Fuel cell and fuel cell system: A fuel cell (101) of the present invention includes: a stack (1) formed such that one or more reacting portions (P) which generate electric power and heat by a reaction of a reactant gas and one or more heat transferring portions (H) which exchange heat with the reacting portions (P)... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090274942 - Polar plate, particularly end plate or bipolar plate for a fuel cell: f

20090274941 - Power generation cell for solid electrolyte fuel cell and structure of fuel electrode thereof: The present invention provides a power generation cell for a solid electrolyte fuel cell using a lanthanum gallate solid electrolyte as a solid electrolyte, particularly a structure of a fuel electrode of the power generation cell for the solid electrolyte fuel cell. The fuel electrode according to the first aspect... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090274943 - Crosslinked polymer electrolyte and method for producing same: e

20090274944 - Method for producing polymer electrolyte membrane, polymer electrolyte membrane and direct methanol fuel cell: A method for producing a polymer electrolyte membrane of the present invention include the step of modifying a polymer electrolyte membrane which is salt-substituted with a polyvalent cation, by a modification treatment selected from a heat treatment, an active energy ray irradiation treatment and a discharge treatment, and preferably include... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090274946 - Fuel cell: In forming a fuel cell stack by stacking a plurality of fuel cell units, in order to provide a fuel cell in which the fuel cell stack can be stably bound, the supply of fuel and conduction of respective cells can be surely performed, and stable power generation is possible,... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090274945 - Fuel cell and manufacturing method of the same: A fuel cell includes an electrical power generator that has an electrolyte, a first electrode provided on one face of the electrolyte, and a second electrode provided on the other face of the electrolyte, a conductive frame that has an electrical potential substantially same as that of the first electrode... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090274948 - Cordless power tool battery pack system: A battery pack is provided that includes a base unit, a top cover, a top circuit board, and a bottom circuit board. The base unit is disposed to retain a plurality of batteries, and the top cover is disposed to attach to the base unit to secure the plurality of... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20090274947 - Imidazolidinone nitroxides as electrode materials for energy storage devices: The invention relates to a an electrical energy storage device, such as a capacitor or a secondary battery, utilizing as active element the oxidation and reduction cycle of a sterically hindered imidazolidinone nitroxide radical. Further aspects of the invention are a method for providing such an energy storage device, the... Agent: Joann Villamizar Ciba Corporation/patent Department

20090274949 - Nonaqueous electrolyte battery: A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes an outer case having one open end portion, a battery element held in the outer case, and a battery lid which is disposed on the one open end portion and which is provided with a protrusion portion protruded toward the outside of the battery, at... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090274950 - Electrochemical cell, and system comprising at least one electrochemical cell and a housing: n

20090274951 - Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and method for producing the same: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes an electrode group in which a positive electrode plate including a positive electrode active material formed on a positive electrode current collector and a negative electrode plate including a negative electrode active material formed on a negative electrode current collector are wound with a... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090274952 - Battery module: A battery module includes a plurality of cells. The battery module also includes a housing configured to substantially enclose the plurality of cells. The battery module further includes a lower tray configured to receive the plurality of cells. The lower tray is located inside the housing adjacent a bottom of... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20090274953 - Battery assembly for use in an electronic device: A battery assembly for use in an electronic device is provided. The battery assembly may include a battery cell (e.g., a rechargeable battery cell), a battery connector for providing power from the battery cell to the electronic device, and a flex circuit electrically coupling the battery cell to the electronic... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

20090274955 - Multi-layer microporous polyolefin membrane and battery separator: A multi-layer, microporous polyolefin membrane having at least three layers, which comprises first microporous layers made of a polyethylene resin for constituting at least both surface layers, and at least one second microporous layer comprising a polyethylene resin and polypropylene and disposed between both surface layers, the heat of fusion... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090274954 - Porous film and laminated porous film: There is provided a porous film, comprising a polymer having a thermal decomposition initiation temperature of 200° C. or more and a raw material monomer thereof, wherein a ratio of the raw material monomer is 0.05% by weight or more and 5% by weight or less based on the total... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090274956 - Bus bar: There is provided a bus bar which electrically connects two terminals respectively provided to two batteries with each other and is formed of at least one tabular conductor, the bus bar including two connecting portions which are connected with the two terminals, and a convex portion formed into a convex... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090274957 - Battery can and method for producing the same and apparatus for producing battery can: A bottomed cylindrical battery can of the present invention includes a bottom wall and a side wall each having a predetermined thickness and being uniform in thickness. Alternatively, the bottomed cylindrical battery can of the present invention includes a side wall having a predetermined thickness and being uniform in thickness... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090274958 - Lithium-ion secondary battery: b

20090274959 - Enclosed nickel-zinc primary battery, its anode and production methods for them: A high-capacity enclosed nickel-zinc primary battery excellent in characteristics such as capacity maintenance factor, energy density, and high-efficient discharge characteristics, an anode using it, and a production method for them. An enclosed nickel-zinc primary battery which uses as an anode an anode active material of nickel hydroxide compound, such as... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090274960 - Anode active material, anode, and lithium secondary battery: The principal object of the present invention is to provide an anode active material suitable for rapid charging. The present invention provides an anode active material comprising a metallic part which comprises Sn or Si and has a film thickness of 0.05 μm or less, and thereby solving the problem.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090263680 - Alternative path cooling of a high temperature fuel cell: Systems and methods provide for the thermal management of a high temperature fuel cell. According to embodiments described herein, a non-reactant coolant is routed into a fuel cell from a compressor or a ram air source. The non-reactant coolant absorbs waste heat from the electrochemical reaction within the fuel cell.... Agent: Hope Baldauff Hartman, LLC

20090263679 - Shutdown operations for an unsealed cathode fuel cell system: Processes to shut down a fuel cell system are described. In one implementation (300), a load (215) is cyclically engaged and disengaged across a fuel cell stack (205) so as to deplete the fuel available to the system's fuel cells (205). Voltage and/or current thresholds may be used to determine... Agent: General Motors Company Legal Staff

20090263681 - Thermal management of a high temperature fuel cell electrolyzer: Apparatus, systems, and methods provide for the management of a high temperature electrolysis process. According to embodiments described herein, a fuel cell electrolyzer stack is utilized in an electrolysis process. One implementation includes the use of a solid oxide electrolyzer. Input voltage is cycled around a thermal neutral voltage such... Agent: Hope Baldauff Hartman, LLC

20090263682 - Fuel cell system and method for the operation of a reformer: The invention relates to a fuel cell system comprising a re-former (10) for reacting fuel (12) and oxidizer (14) so as to obtain reformate (16) as well as at least one fuel cell (18) to which reformate (16) is fed. The reformer (10) is fitted with a reformer burier (20)... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck, LLP Chase Tower

20090263683 - Method and device for improving the service life of a fuel cell at transitions in operation: The subject of the present invention relates to a method and a protector for reducing degradation of fuel cell systems at transitions in operation, in particular at electrodes or catalysts in a combustion chamber of a stack of a PEM fuel cell system in startup and shutoff events of the... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20090263685 - Method and system for feedback controlling/controlling a total air fuel ratio of a reformer: The invention relates furthermore to a system with a reformer (10) comprising at least a combustion zone (12) and an evaporation zone (14) connected to the combustion zone (12) and with a a controller (26) for closed/open loop control of a total lambda value. In accordance with the invention the... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090263686 - Method of operating a fuel cell system: A method of operating a fuel cell system includes step a) of providing a package accommodating a fuel cell stack and a hydrogen-rich gas supply configured to supply hydrogen-rich gas, step b) of detecting leakage of a combustible gas, comprised of the hydrogen-rich gas or a raw fuel gas, using... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20090263684 - Reforming system and reforming method: A reforming system including: a mixing section that mixes a reforming fuel and a reforming raw material other than the reforming fuel to produce a mixed gas; a reforming section that generates hydrogen from the mixed gas; a reforming fuel supply flow path; a reforming raw material supply flow path;... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090263690 - Apparatus for generating hydrogen and fuel cell power generation system having the same: Disclosed are an apparatus for generating hydrogen and a fuel cell power generation system that have the same. The apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention include: an electrolytic bath configured to contain electrolyte solution; an anode placed inside the electrolytic bath and configured to generate an... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090263688 - Fuel cell: A fuel cell (10) has a fuel electrode, an air electrode, an electrolyte film (15) held between the fuel electrode and the air electrode, a liquid fuel tank (21) for containing liquid fuel, and a gas-liquid separation film (22) provided between the liquid fuel tank (21) and the fuel electrode.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090263689 - Fuel cell system: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, a heat exchanger, a reformer, and a combustor. A combustion gas path for supplying the combustion gas produced in the combustor to the heat exchanger as the heat medium is provided. The combustion gas path is provided between a space of... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20090263687 - Fuel cell system having hydrogen generating apparatus: In a fuel sell system having a hydrogen generating apparatus, data of electric power to be supplied in response to a fluctuating power load is input to a system controller. Based on this data of electric power, an amount of water dissolved fuel to be supplied to a reactor is... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090263691 - Fuel cell system: A fuel cell system including a fuel cell, a reformer, a combustor that heats the reformer using anode off-gas of the fuel cell as a fuel, and a ratio controller that controls a ratio of a combustion component supplied to the combustor in accordance with a temperature distribution in a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090263694 - Apparatus for generating hydrogen and fuel cell power generation system having the same: Disclosed are an apparatus for generating hydrogen and a fuel cell power generation system that have the same. The apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention include: an electrolytic bath configured to contain electrolyte solution; an anode placed inside the electrolytic bath and configured to generate an... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090263695 - Apparatus for generating hydrogen and fuel cell power generation system having the same: Disclosed are an apparatus for generating hydrogen and a fuel cell power generation system that have the same. The apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention include: an electrolytic bath into which an electrolyte solution is injected; an anode placed inside the electrolytic bath and configured to... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090263692 - Electrode cartridge, hydrogen generating apparatus and fuel cell power generation system having the same: An electrode cartridge, a hydrogen generating apparatus and a fuel cell power generation system equipped with the electrode cartridge and hydrogen generating apparatus are disclosed. The electrode cartridge can include an anode configured to generate electrons in an electrolyte solution, a cathode configured to generate hydrogen from the electrolyte solution... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090263693 - Hydrogen generating apparatus and fuel cell generation system: A hydrogen generating apparatus and a fuel cell power generation system having the hydrogen generating apparatus are disclosed. The hydrogen generating apparatus can include an electrolyte bath configured to contain an electrolyte solution, an anode placed inside the electrolyte bath and configured to generate electrons, a cathode placed inside the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090263696 - Shutdown operations for a sealed anode fuel cell system: Processes to shut down a fuel cell system are described. In one implementation (400), fuel (H2) and oxidizer (air) flow is halted and the system's anode region (305) is sealed. A load (215) is then engaged across the system's fuel cell stack (205) so as to deplete much of the... Agent: General Motors Company Legal Staff

20090263699 - Diaphragm for solid polymer fuel cell and membrane-electrode assembly: wherein the adhesive layer is made of a hydrocarbon cation exchange resin having a Young's modulus of 1 to 300 MPa and a solubility of less than 1% by mass in water of 20° C.; and a membrane-electrode assembly which is obtained by forming a catalyst electrode layer on at... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

20090263697 - Fuel cell: A fuel cell stack includes a plurality of cells each including an MEA 10 sandwiched by separators 20. A hydrogen gas supply pipe 31 and an air supply pipe 32 for externally supplying gas, and a hydrogen gas discharge pipe 35 and an air discharge pipe 36 for discharging unreacted... Agent: Rossi, Kimms & Mcdowell LLP.

20090263698 - Fuel cell system and fuel cell: A fuel cell system which allows uniform fuel distribution to respective fuel cells, comprising: a plurality of fuel cells 5 each including an anode 2, a cathode 3 and an electrolyte membrane 4 disposed between the anode 2 and the cathode 3; and a fuel supply flow path 6 branched... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090263700 - Fuel cell assembly: A fuel cell assembly is comprised of a plurality of stack units. Each stack unit includes a first cell and a second cell, and each cell includes an electrode of a first polarity and an electrode of a second polarity, with an ion permeable membrane disposed therebetween. The stack unit... Agent: U S Army Research Laboratory Attn: Rdrl-loc-i

20090263701 - Method of producing separator material for polymer electrolyte fuel cell: A method of producing a polymer electrolyte fuel cell separator material efficiently produces a separator material that has a uniform and reduced thickness and exhibits excellent properties. The method includes dispersing 100 parts by weight of a carbonaceous powder in a resin solution to prepare a slurry having a viscosity... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20090263702 - Integrated baffles for a fuel cell stack: A subgasket for a fuel cell is provided. The subgasket includes a barrier layer having an elongate primary seal formed thereon. The seal has at least one inwardly extending baffle adapted to militate against a reactant bypass flow in the fuel cell. A fuel cell and fuel cell stack having... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20090263703 - Cap assembly and secondary battery using the same: In a secondary battery that includes a cap assembly, the cap assembly includes a cap plate that includes a vent formed on one surface of the cap plate and a reinforcing portion formed at a region adjacent to the vent, on the opposing surface of the cap plate to the... Agent: Stein Mcewen, LLP

20090263705 - Isolation tray for a battery system: A battery assembly includes a housing and N charge storage devices within the housing. The system also includes a first tray includes a first side that includes X areas that transfer first current from electrolyte leaked from a first one of the N charge storage devices to a current detector.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090263704 - Power stroage and power transfer method and apparatus: A power storing container replacement and charging method and system which allows continuous/uninterrupted power enables a user to continuously use a device without the device being relegated to a wired device for an extended period of time. The method and system includes an apparatus which is able to retain a... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20090263706 - Venting system for an underground enclosure: A pressurized underground enclosure includes a battery venting system having a battery within a battery box in a sealed enclosure. A first pipe is fluidly connected to the battery box and an ambient atmosphere and includes a vacuum generator for reducing a pressure in the battery box. A second pipe... Agent: Stephen B. Salai, Esq. Harter Secrest & Emery LLP

20090263707 - High energy lithium ion secondary batteries: Lithium ion secondary batteries are described that have high total energy, energy density and specific discharge capacity upon cycling at room temperature and at a moderate discharge rate. The improved batteries are based on high loading of positive electrode materials with high energy capacity. This capability is accomplished through the... Agent: Dardi & Associates, PLLC

20090263708 - System and method of integrated thermal management for a multi-cell battery pack: Disclosed is a multi-cell battery pack system that includes a plurality of cylindrical cells; a cradle with an interior surface that defines a channel extending through the length of the cradle and an exterior surface that mechanically positions each of the cells radially around and parallel to the channel and... Agent: Schox PLC

20090263709 - Secondary battery cell, stacked secondary battery and battery assembly: A secondary battery includes collector electrodes, a contact area of the collector electrode in contact with a cathode or a anode, a terminal portion formed in the collector electrode and not in contact with the cathode or anode, and a connecting portion to which a conductive member is connected. As... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090263710 - Aa alkaline battery: In an AA alkaline battery, an opening of a battery case is sealed by a gasket. The battery case houses a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, and an alkaline electrolyte. The positive electrode contains manganese dioxide having a potential of higher than or equal to 270 mV measured... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090263711 - Battery pack: A battery pack, including a cell including a cathode, an anode, and an electrode terminal having a bolt coupling region on a surface thereof, a circuit board electrically coupled to the cell and having a bolt through-hole at a position corresponding to the bolt coupling region, and a bolt passing... Agent: Lee & Morse, P.C.

20090263713 - Battery cover assembly: A battery cover assembly includes a back cover, a battery cover and at least one elastic device. The back cover includes a battery chamber recessed there-into and an separation-preventing portion protruding therefrom. The battery cover is slidably mounted on the battery chamber of the back cover and includes an anti-detaching... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090263712 - Film-packaged electric device: To provide a film-packaged battery 1 in which battery element 2 formed by collectively joining a plurality of positive and negative extending portions 2a and 2b to positive and negative electrode leads 3a and 3b for each polarity, is surrounded by laminate films 5 and 6 which are formed by... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090263714 - Sealing gasket for alkaline dry cell: [Means for Solving the Problems] A polyhexamethylene dodecamide resin is used as a resin material of injection molding, and one part or the whole of the same kind of recycled material which was once used in injection molding is used as the resin material of a section including at least... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090263715 - Films for electrochemical structural elements and method for producing such filsm: The invention relates to a paste-like mass that can be used in electrochemical structural elements, including a heterogeneous mixture of (1.) a matrix (A) containing at least one organic polymer, precursors thereof, or prepolymers thereof, and a plasticizer, and (2.) an electrochemically activatable inorganic material in the form of a... Agent: Duane Morris LLP - PhiladelphiaIPDepartment

20090263716 - Anode material having a uniform metal-semiconductor alloy layer: The present invention relates to methods for producing anode materials for use in nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries. In the present invention, a metal-semiconductor alloy layer is formed on an anode material by contacting a portion of the anode material with a solution containing metals ions and a dissolution component. When... Agent: Howrey LLP-ca

20090263717 - Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery anode material with a uniform metal-semiconductor alloy layer: The present invention relates to nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries and durable anode materials and anodes for use in nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries. The present invention also relates to methods for producing these anode materials. In the present invention, a metal-semiconductor alloy layer is formed on an anode material by contacting... Agent: Howrey LLP-ca

20090263718 - Positive electrode for lithium secondary cell and lithium secondary cell using the same: e

20090263719 - Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery uses as its positive electrode active material a mixture of a first lithium-containing transition metal oxide containing nickel and manganese as transition metals and having a crystal structure belonging to the space group R3m and a second lithium-containing transition metal oxide containing nickel, cobalt, and... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik

20090263720 - Aa alkaline battery and aaa alkaline battery: An AA alkaline battery includes a positive electrode containing larger than or equal to 9.30 g of manganese dioxide. The cumulative pore volume of pores having diameters from 0.97 μm to 10.2 μm, both inclusive, is in the range from 0.0035 ml/g to 0.0070 ml/g, both inclusive, in measurement of... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090263721 - Lithium secondary battery and production method of the same: To provide a lithium secondary battery which suppresses a decrease in the charge and discharge efficiency during a battery storage test and which is excellent in maintaining the battery capacity after the storage test. There are disclosed a nonaqueous lithium battery, comprising: a positive electrode active material comprising a lithium-containing... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090263722 - Negative electrode for lithium primary battery and lithium primary battery: A lithium primary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator, a positive electrode case, a negative electrode case, a gasket, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode includes: lithium or a lithium alloy; a lithium carboxylate layer formed on a surface of the lithium or lithium alloy;... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090263723 - Aprotic polymer/molten salt ternary mixture solvent, method for the production and use thereof in electrochemical systems: The invention relates to an aprotic polymer/molten salt ternary mixture solvent and to a corresponding quaternary mixture additionally comprising an ionic conducting salt, which are prepared by mixing the constituents of the mixture. These mixtures are advantageously used in the preparation of electrochemical membranes, electrochemical systems and of electrochromic systems.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090263724 - Nanostructure material, method for the preparation thereof: e

20090263725 - High elastic modulus polymer electrolytes: A polymer that combines high ionic conductivity with the structural properties required for Li electrode stability is useful as a solid phase electrolyte for high energy density, high cycle life batteries that do not suffer from failures due to side reactions and dendrite growth on the Li electrodes, and other... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP

20090263726 - Anode and method of manufacturing same, secondary battery and method of manufacturing same, and sulfone compound: A secondary battery capable of improving the cycle characteristics is provided. The secondary battery includes a cathode and an anode oppositely arranged with a separator in between, and an electrolytic solution. At least one of the cathode, the anode, the separator, and the electrolytic solution contains a sulfone compound having... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20090263727 - Lithium cell with cathode including iron disulfide and iron sulfide: A primary cell having an anode comprising lithium or lithium alloy and a cathode comprising iron disulfide (FeS2), iron sulfide (FeS) and carbon particles. The electrolyte comprises a lithium salt dissolved in a solvent mixture. A cathode slurry is prepared comprising iron disulfide (FeS2) powder, iron sulfide (FeS) powder, carbon,... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20090263728 - Centrifugal atomization for producing zinc powder: A centrifugal impact atomization process for producing zinc or zinc alloy powder from molten zinc. A stream of molten zinc is injected onto the surface of a spinning disk contained within an atomization chamber. The disk has a cup shaped cavity having an open end, opposing closed end and integral... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip