Patents Examined by Adam J Francis
  • Patent number: 11955652
    Abstract: A battery cell includes a first electrode assembly, a second electrode assembly and a housing. In a thickness direction of the battery cell, the first electrode assembly includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the second electrode assembly includes a third surface and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface. A housing includes an accommodation cavity configured to accommodate the first electrode assembly and the second electrode assembly, the accommodation cavity includes a bottom wall, and the first surface and the third surface are both opposite to the bottom wall. The battery cell further includes: a first adhesive layer, including a first bonding side and a second bonding side. The first bonding side is bonded to both the second surface and the fourth surface, and the second bonding side is bonded to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
    Inventors: Shuxian Yu, Kun Wang, Tianjing Zhang
  • Patent number: 11955665
    Abstract: A secondary battery may include: an electrode assembly in which first and second electrode sheets are stacked and wound with a separation sheet interposed therebetween, wherein a first electrode tab protrudes in the first electrode sheet, and a second electrode tab protrudes in the second electrode sheet; a battery can to accommodate the electrode assembly therein; and a connection part above or below the electrode assembly and facing the electrode assembly, wherein the connection part has a first area made of an electrically conductive gel material; and a second area attached to the first area and made of an electrically insulating material, wherein the second area forms at least a portion of a top surface of the connection part, and at least a portion of the first electrode tab or the second electrode tab is inserted into the first area of the connection part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Ha Young Heo, Duk Hyun Ryu, Hyoung Kwon Kim
  • Patent number: 11949127
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery. A battery according to various embodiments is characterized by comprising: a cathode including a cathode tab formed at one end; an anode disposed on one surface of the cathode and including an anode tab formed at one end; an electrode assembly including a first separator disposed between the cathode and the anode and separating the cathode from the anode, and a second separator having one surface disposed on the other surface of the cathode or the anode and including an extended portion extending from the other end of the cathode or the anode; and a pouch surrounding the electrode assembly, wherein the cathode, the anode, the first separator, and the second separator are wound so that the extended portion of the first separator is exposed to the outside, and an exposed surface of the extended portion is formed as an adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaeyeon Lee, Kwanghoon Choi
  • Patent number: 11942592
    Abstract: A battery module includes: a positive electrode member having a positive electrode current collector, a first positive electrode active material layer, and a second positive electrode active material layer; a negative electrode member having a negative electrode current collector, a first negative electrode active material layer, and a second negative electrode active material layer; and a separator. The positive electrode current collector has a positive electrode folded-back portion. The negative electrode current collector has a negative electrode folded-back portion. The first negative electrode active material layer constitutes a first electrode together with the first positive electrode active material layer. The second negative electrode active material layer constitutes a second electrode connected in parallel with the first electrode together with the second positive electrode active material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Manabu Sasaki
  • Patent number: 11870034
    Abstract: Zinc electrolytic manganese dioxide (EMD) batteries including a high performing flexible chitosan-based gel electrolyte with poly-vinyl alcohol (PVA) and potassium hydroxide (KOH) additives were prepared. The Zn-EMD batteries were constructed using an optimized assembly technique employed to achieve good interfacial contact between the layers. Attaining energy densities between 150-250 Wh/kg (w.r.t cathode mass) is possible for these batteries, encouraging their use in wearable or flexible electronics. Using the chitosan-based gel electrolyte and limited voltage window testing, the prepared Zn-EMD alkaline batteries are among the best reported polymer-based alkaline electrolyte Zn rechargeable batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
    Inventors: Deepa Madan, Aswani Poosapati
  • Patent number: 11862820
    Abstract: To provide a solid-state battery capable of achieving high capacity. A solid-state battery including a multilayer body including a stack of a plurality of electrode layers including positive electrode layers and negative electrode layers and solid electrolyte layers each disposed between the electrode layers, the multilayer body having a columnar shape; and the solid-state battery including a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal disposed at both end portions of the multilayer body; a positive electrode tab electrically connected to the positive electrode layer and the positive electrode terminal; and a negative electrode tab electrically connected to the negative electrode layer and the negative electrode terminal, wherein the positive electrode tab and the negative electrode tab are spirally wound on an outer peripheral surface of the multilayer body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Taniuchi, Masahiro Ohta, Toshiyuki Ariga
  • Patent number: 11799116
    Abstract: A electrochemical direct heat to electricity converter having a low temperature membrane electrode assembly array and a high temperature membrane electrode assembly array is provided. Additional cells are provided in the low temperature membrane electrode assembly array, which causes an additional amount of the working fluid, namely hydrogen, to be pumped to the high pressure side of the converter. The additional pumped hydrogen compensates for the molecular hydrogen diffusion that occurs through the membranes of the membrane electrode assembly arrays. The MEA cells may be actuated independently by a controller to compensate for hydrogen diffusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: JTEC ENERGY, INC.
    Inventor: Lonnie G. Johnson
  • Patent number: 11799163
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery cell carrying box in which battery cells are housed and which has a flame discharge port to discharge a flame when a certain battery cell housed in the carrying box burns, such that it is possible to prevent the flame from being propagated to adjacent battery cells and prevent the flame from being propagated to adjacent carrying boxes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SK ON CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seung Ryul Choi
  • Patent number: 11777163
    Abstract: To reduce influence of external force on a current collection tab lead and a current collection tab in a laminated cell type battery. A single film of an exterior body contacts and covers a top surface, a bottom surface, and two side surfaces of a battery perpendicular to an end surface of the battery from which a current collection tab and a current collection tab lead are provided to extend, covers the end surface of the battery from which the current collection tab and the current collection tab lead protrude, and is folded in from both short sides of the end surface such that triangular pyramid-shaped spaces are formed on both sides. A reinforcement member is arranged in and joined to each triangular pyramid-shaped space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Taniuchi, Masahiro Ohta, Toshiyuki Ariga
  • Patent number: 11769915
    Abstract: A system and method for extracting recyclable material from an object. The system has a station for receiving the object, a station that prepares the object's cover for removal, a station that removes the cover from the object, a station that positions the object with the cover removed for loading, and a station that has one or more extraction devices configured to engage the object and remove the recyclable material therefrom and has one or more collection areas for receiving the removed recyclable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert H. Sturges, Zheng Li, Liurui Li, Tairan Yang
  • Patent number: 11757153
    Abstract: A cylindrical battery with an opening sealing body that seals an opening of a battery can. The opening sealing body includes a valve member, a metal plate disposed on an inner side of the battery with respect to the valve member, and an annular insulating member interposed between the valve member and the metal plate. The valve member and the metal plate are connected to each other at respective central portions. The valve member has an annular thin-walled portion which is deformable when an internal pressure of the battery increases. The metal plate and the insulating member have respective holes which communicate with each other. The insulating member has a section that covers a surface, on the valve member side, of the metal plate, and a section that is provided subsequent to the section and covers a lateral surface of the hole of the metal plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Enomoto, Kazutoshi Kohira
  • Patent number: 11735744
    Abstract: A battery electrode, and a method for fabricating the battery electrode are described. The battery electrode includes a current collector having a woven mesh planar sheet that is composed of metallic strands. The metallic strands define a multiplicity of interstitial spaces, and the woven mesh planar sheet includes a first surface and a second surface. An active material including lithium is embedded in the interstitial spaces of a first portion of the woven mesh planar sheet, and an electrical connection tab arranged on a second portion of the woven mesh planar sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Anil K. Sachdev, Leng Mao, Louis G. Hector, Jr., Andrew C. Bobel
  • Patent number: 11715843
    Abstract: A power storage device includes a power storage module, a conductive plate, and a sealing member. The power storage module includes an electrode laminate and a sealing body. The sealing body includes a plurality of resin portions. Metal plates at laminate ends of the electrode laminate each have an exposed surface exposed from the resin portion. The exposed surface includes a contact region and a non-contact region. The sealing member includes a first sealing portion. The first sealing portion is provided along an inner edge of the resin portion to be in contact with the resin portion. The first sealing portion adheres to the conductive plate and the non-contact region and fills a portion between the conductive plate and the non-contact region. The first sealing portion seals a portion between the conductive plate and the exposed surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Satoshi Hamaoka, Taku Inoue, Shimpei Mune, Hiromi Ueda, Junichi Iida, Satoshi Morioka, Motoyoshi Okumura
  • Patent number: 11710878
    Abstract: An all solid state battery in which positional displacement of a plurality of cells arranged along a thickness direction can be prevented is provided. The all solid state battery includes a plurality of cells connected in series, wherein the all solid state battery includes a cell unit A and a cell unit B, a first current collector A in the cell A and a second current collector B in the cell B are arranged to face each other, the first current collector A includes a tab A, the second current collector B includes a tab B, and the tab A and the tab B are fixed by a fixing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hajime Hasegawa, Takumi Tanaka, Satomi Yamamoto, Koichi Tanimoto
  • Patent number: 11705570
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a flow battery system and a large-scale flow battery energy storage device. The flow battery system comprises multiple flow batteries; each of the flow batteries comprises a battery pack A, a battery pack B, a battery pack C, and a set of electrolyte circulation system used by the battery pack A, the battery pack B and the battery pack C; the battery pack A, the battery pack B and the battery pack C comprised in each flow battery are independent of each other in the circuit. According to the present disclosure, at least two sets of electrolyte circulation system are saved under the same power scale, such that the system stability is improved while the cost is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: DALIAN RONGKEPOWER CO., LTD
    Inventors: Haijun Zhao, Huamin Zhang, Xiangkun Ma, Jiayun Shao, Hongbo Wang, Ting Chigan
  • Patent number: 11688909
    Abstract: A battery enclosure and method for manufacturing the same from organosheet materials. The battery enclosure includes a top cover with crossbeams integrated therein by overmolding that secures to a bottom panel to enclose a space for containing components of a battery. The bottom panel includes overmolded structural ribs to provide strength and rigidity to the bottom panel. An outer cover removably secure the top cover to the bottom panel and includes a honeycomb structure to crush upon impact and protect the battery components. The method comprises forming each of the components of the battery enclosure from a mixture of organosheets, reinforcing members, and overmolded elements to reduce the weight and complexity of manufacturing for the battery enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Johns Manville
    Inventors: Dana Gabriela Miloaga, Georg Käsmeier, Stefan Schierz, Markus Freiberger, Leonie van der Meulen
  • Patent number: 11682809
    Abstract: A pouch-type secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly in which a positive electrode, a separator, and a negative electrode are laminated; and a pouch configured to accommodate the electrode assembly, wherein the pouch includes: a surface protection layer made of a first polymer and formed at an outermost layer; a sealant layer made of a second polymer and formed at an innermost layer; a gas barrier layer made of a first metal and laminated between the surface protection layer and the sealant layer; and a metal foil layer made of a second metal, laminated between the surface protection layer and the sealant layer, and connected to the negative electrode of the electrode assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Inventors: Kyung Min Kim, Bum Young Jung
  • Patent number: 11658343
    Abstract: A battery manufacturing method includes forming a unit cell having a positive electrode that is obtained by a positive electrode active material layer containing an electrolytic solution being disposed on a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode that is obtained by a negative electrode active material layer containing an electrolytic solution being disposed on a negative electrode current collector, and a separator interposed between the positive and negative electrodes. Heat sealing a seal part that is disposed at an outer peripheral portion of the unit cell. Cooling the outer peripheral portion of the unit cell by using a cooling medium after carrying out the heat sealing of the seal part. The method is performed such that the positive electrode and the negative electrode are formed without an application film being subjected to a drying process performed through heating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Yoda, Tomohiro Kaburagi, Eiji Minegishi, Koh Hatanaka, Takuya Sakurai, Masanori Shimada, Yusuke Emori, Yuichiro Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 11631922
    Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure generally relate to separators, high performance electrochemical devices, such as, batteries and capacitors, including the aforementioned separators, and methods for fabricating the same. In one implementation, a method of forming a separator for a battery is provided. The method comprises exposing a metallic material to be deposited on a surface of an electrode structure positioned in a processing region to an evaporation process. The method further comprises flowing a reactive gas into the processing region. The method further comprises reacting the reactive gas and the evaporated metallic material to deposit a ceramic separator layer on the surface of the electrode structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventor: Subramanya P. Herle
  • Patent number: 11626648
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery module capable of reducing manufacturing costs and improving manufacturing efficiency. The battery module includes a cell assembly having a plurality of secondary batteries; a battery management unit having a printed circuit board with a printed circuit, the printed circuit board having a connecting portion on inner and outer peripheries of which a connecting conductor is coated to be electrically connected to the printed circuit; and a bus bar plate having a plate shape, the bus bar plate having a connection portion configured to electrically connect the plurality of secondary batteries and a sensing portion with a strip form elongated from one side end of the connection portion, the sensing portion having a bent structure where a longitudinal end thereof is bent at least two times, at least a part of the bent structure being in elastic contact with an inside of the connecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung-Min Yang, Hak-In Kim