Patents Examined by Cynthia K. Walls
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Patent number: 10629930Abstract: A controller closes a cutoff valve and a purge valve when a pressure value detected by a pressure sensor is an abnormal value. The controller then judges that an on-off valve has failed when the pressure value detected by the pressure sensor P1 has lowered, whereas the controller judges that the pressure sensor has failed when the pressure value detected by the pressure sensor has not lowered.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiromu Saito
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Patent number: 10622673Abstract: Provided is a thin beta-alumina-based solid electrolyte sheet having a high ion conduction value. The solid electrolyte sheet containing ?-alumina and/or ??-alumina and having a thickness of 1 mm or less and a voidage of 20% or less.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2016Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD.Inventors: Junichi Ikejiri, Hideo Yamauchi, Fumio Sato
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Patent number: 10622632Abstract: Secondary batteries which include embedded silicon carbide nanofibers are described and provided. Methods of production of the materials for use in the secondary batteries are further described.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2019Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: Nanostar Inc.Inventors: Shiva Adireddy, Alexander L. Girau, Jonathan Goodman, Meysam Shahami, Leigang Xue, Byoungchul You
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Patent number: 10622625Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode and a secondary battery including the same, and particularly, to a positive electrode which includes a current collector; a first active material layer including first active material particles and disposed on the current collector; and a first pattern and a second pattern alternately disposed separately from each other on the first active material layer, wherein the first pattern includes first pattern active material particles, the second pattern includes second pattern active material particles, the first pattern has a thickness greater than that of the second pattern, and the second pattern has a volume expansion rate greater than that of the first pattern, and a secondary battery including the same.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Hye Ri Jung, Jung Pil Lee
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Patent number: 10615418Abstract: Compositions for use in an anode of a secondary battery, anodes, and lithium ion batteries are provided which include embedded silicon carbide nanofibers. Methods of production and use are further described.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2019Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Nanostar Inc.Inventors: Jonathan Goodman, Jonathan Pistorino, Meysam Shahami, Shiva Adireddy, Alexander L. Girau, Leigang Xue, ByoungChul You
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Patent number: 10615393Abstract: A bipolar battery having: a) two or more stacks of battery plates; b) a liquid electrolyte disposed in between the battery plates to form electrochemical cells; c) a plurality of separators, wherein each individual separator is located in each electrochemical cell; d) one or more dual polar battery plates disposed between two or more stacks of battery plates, the dual polar battery plate(s) including: (i) a first anode or cathode located on one surface; (ii) a second anode or cathode located on an opposing surface; and (iii) one or more current conductors between the first anode or cathode and the second anode or cathode; and e) one or more current conduits which connect the one or more current conductors directly or indirectly to one or more battery terminals.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: ADVANCED BATTERY CONCEPTS, LLCInventors: Edward O. Shaffer, II, Donald Hobday
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Patent number: 10593966Abstract: The present specification relates to a solid oxide fuel cell and a method for manufacturing the same.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Jong Woo Kim, Kwangwook Choi, Dong Oh Shin, Changseok Ryoo, Gyunjoong Kim
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Patent number: 10587022Abstract: The invention relates to a method of operating a zinc-bromine battery, especially at a high temperature, comprising adding 1-n-butyl-2-methyl-pyridinium bromide to the electrolyte of said battery, and charging or discharging said cell. Also provided is the use of 1-n-butyl-2-methyl-pyridinium bromide as an additive in a zinc-bromine battery operating at a temperature above 30° C., and an aqueous concentrate with high content of 1-n-butyl-2-methyl-pyridinium bromide.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2016Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: BROMINE COMPOUNDS LTD.Inventors: Ben-Zion Magnes, Ran Elazari, Iris Ben-David, Eli Lancry
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Patent number: 10581034Abstract: A battery assembly may include bus strips located on one or more sides and displaced ends of battery cells. The battery assembly may comprise a heater. The battery assembly may comprise one or more refractory panels. A refractory panel may comprise weakened regions corresponding to battery cells.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Science Applications International CorporationInventors: Gary A. Bayles, Charles R. Longabaugh
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Patent number: 10581057Abstract: The present invention comprises steps of forming an opening portion in a battery case; aspirating an electrolyte solution from the interior of the battery case through the opening portion and into a sealed and depressurized electrolyte solution recovery trap; injecting a solvent containing no electrolyte from a solvent tank through the opening portion, and into the battery case; and aspirating a mixed solution from the interior of the battery case through the opening portion and into the sealed and depressurized electrolyte solution recovery trap. By performing the above-mentioned process, battery constitutive members including the battery case can be disassembled and recovered efficiently in large quantities.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2016Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Shinichi Ogura, Shigetaka Kai, Yasuhide Maki, Tomokazu Abe
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Patent number: 10573864Abstract: Provided herein are battery cells for battery packs in electric vehicles. The battery cell includes a housing defining an inner region, an electrolyte disposed within the inner region, and a gasket that couples a lid with the housing to seal the battery cell. The gasket can include an inner portion having an ingress point and an egress point. The inner portion can have disposed therein a thermocouple wire that extends through the inner portion, past the ingress point and past the egress point. The thermocouple wire can include a first lead, a second lead, and a third lead. The first, second, and third leads can be disposed within a common jacket between the ingress point and the egress point. A thermocouple sensor can be disposed in the inner region and be coupled with the first, second, and third leads of the thermocouple wire to provide sensed temperature information.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignees: CHONGQING JINKANG NEW ENERGY VEHICLE CO., LTD., SF MOTORS, INC.Inventors: Yifan Tang, Chien-Fan Chen, Ying Liu, Derek Nathan Wong
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Patent number: 10573875Abstract: A cathode for a lithium ion secondary battery, including: a cathode current collector; a PTC layer including an electrically conductive particle, a polymer particle, and a water-soluble polymer, the PTC layer being provided on the cathode current collector; and a cathode active material layer provided on the PTC layer, as well as a lithium ion secondary battery using the same.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2014Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Masashi Aotani, Hiroki Kuzuoka
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Patent number: 10566666Abstract: A rechargeable battery system, a battery pack, and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed herein. The rechargeable battery system and/or battery pack can be for an electric vehicle. The rechargeable battery system and/or battery pack can include a plurality of battery cells arranged into one or more rows, a busbar, and a housing. The busbar can extend over the ends of the plurality of battery cells, and can be configured to conduct electrical energy to and from the battery cells. The busbar may also connect to the one or more of the terminals of the plurality of battery cells. The busbar may define a busbar cooling duct having an entrance and an exit. In addition, the busbar cooling duct may be in thermal connection with a plurality of contacts of the busbar.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2018Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: Thunder Power New Energy Vehicle Development Company LimitedInventors: Peter Tutzer, Francesco Mastrandrea
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Patent number: 10559803Abstract: A bus bar holding structure includes a bus bar, an insulating resin-made wire distribution body holding the bus bar. The bus bar electrically connects together an adjacent terminals of a plurality of unit cells each having positive pole and negative pole electrode terminals. The bus bar includes a plate-shaped main body and a wire connecting part extended from the plate-shaped main body and connected to an end of a wire. The plate-shaped main body includes a fold-back part and a plurality of plate parts separated from each other at the fold-back part and folded back at the fold-back part so as to be superimposed with each other. The plate-shaped main body and the wire connecting part are formed integrally.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Yutaro Okazaki, Akito Toyama, Shuhei Ejima
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Patent number: 10559858Abstract: A battery pack installed in a vehicle, the battery pack includes: a battery assembly; a battery module including a module case that houses the battery assembly; a pack case that houses the battery module; and a fire-extinguishing agent releasing unit including fire-extinguishing agent, disposed between the battery module and the pack case, wherein the fire fire-extinguishing agent releasing unit is configured to release the fire-extinguishing agent between the pack case and the module case.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2018Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinya Goitsuka, Koichi Tanaka, Hiroya Mizuta, Akihiro Kosaki
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Patent number: 10553893Abstract: Composite structures including an ion-conducting material and a polymeric material (e.g., a separator) to protect electrodes are generally described. The ion-conducting material may be in the form of a layer that is bonded to a polymeric separator. The ion-conducting material may comprise a lithium oxysulfide having a lithium-ion conductivity of at least at least 10?6 S/cm.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Sion Power CorporationInventors: Michael G. Laramie, Yuriy V. Mikhaylik, Tracy Earl Kelley, David Child, Chariclea Scordilis-Kelley, Veronika G. Viner, Bala Sankaran, Johan ter Maat, Ruediger Schmidt, Holger Schneider, Klaus Leitner, Joern Kulisch, Marina Safont-Sempere
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Patent number: 10547042Abstract: An embodiment is directed to a hybrid contact plate arrangement in a battery module that includes a plurality of contact plates configured to be arranged on a given side of a set of battery cells in the battery module, at least one insulation layer configured to provide insulation between each of the plurality of contact plates, wherein the set of battery cells includes a plurality of groups of battery cells, and wherein the plurality of contact plates each include a set of bonding connectors, the sets of bonding connectors being configured to connect to the positive and negative terminals of the plurality of groups of battery cells so as to connect battery cells in each of the plurality of groups of battery cells in parallel with each other, and to connect the plurality of groups of battery cells in series with each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2017Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: TIVENI MERGECO, INC.Inventors: Heiner Fees, Andreas Track, Alexander Eichhorn, Ralf Maisch, Jörg Damaske, Martin Eberhard
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Patent number: 10522879Abstract: A cooling circuit for a liquid-cooled electric battery, in particular for a liquid-cooled electric battery in an electrically operated vehicle, having an encircling coolant line, a heat exchanger arranged in the coolant line, and a coolant pump for transporting a cooling liquid through the coolant line. The cooling circuit has a Buchholz relay which is arranged in the coolant line and which has a signal output for connecting to a monitoring unit. Also disclosed is a liquid-cooled battery arrangement having a liquid-cooled battery, a cooling circuit as above, and a cooling liquid, wherein the liquid-cooled battery is connected to the coolant line, and the cooling circuit and the liquid-cooled battery are filled with the cooling liquid. Also disclosed is a vehicle having such a liquid-cooled battery arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AktiengesellschaftInventor: Marcus Zacher
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Patent number: 10505196Abstract: In an SOFC, a solid electrolyte layer and an anode are integrated with each other to provide an electrolyte layer-anode assembly. The anode contains a nickel element and a first proton conductor. The first proton conductor is composed of a first perovskite oxide having proton conductivity. The first perovskite oxide has an AXO3-type crystal structure, the A-site containing Ba, the X-site containing Y and at least one selected from the group consisting of Zr and Ce. The nickel element is at least partially in the form of NiO. The anode has a porosity Pa of 10% or more by volume when INi/INiO?0.1, where INi/INiO denotes a relative intensity ratio of the peak intensity INi of metallic Ni to the peak intensity INiO of the NiO in an XRD spectrum of the anode.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2016Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Naho Mizuhara, Masatoshi Majima, Hiromasa Tawarayama, Chihiro Hiraiwa, Takahiro Higashino, Yohei Noda, Kazunari Miyamoto
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Patent number: 10505162Abstract: A battery housing can include a first chamber configured to receive a first electrode material, the first chamber bounded at least in part by a first inflatable casing. The battery housing can include a second chamber configured to receive a second electrode material, the second chamber bounded at least in part by a second inflatable casing. An ionically conductive partition can be disposed between the first and second chambers. A first electrical contact can be coupled to or formed with the first inflatable casing. A second electrical contact can be coupled to or formed with the second inflatable casing. The first inflatable casing can be configured to inflate in response to an injection of the first electrode material into the first chamber. The second inflatable casing can be configured to inflate in response to an injection of the second electrode material into the second chamber.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.Inventors: Yingqi Jiang, Kuang Yang