Patents Examined by Brittany Raymond
  • Anode for lithium secondary battery, method for manufacturing same, and lithium secondary battery including same
    Patent number: 9601777
    Abstract: Disclosed is an anode for a lithium secondary battery, including a carbon-based anode active material, a binder and a conductive polymer, wherein the conductive polymer is in fiber form. A lithium secondary battery including the anode is also provided. As the anode for a lithium secondary battery includes a conductive polymer in fiber form, poor conductivity, which is a problem with a carbon-based anode active material, can be overcome, and the anode can be easily manufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Su-Min Lee, Eun-Kyung Kim, Je-Young Kim, Sang-Wook Woo, Hyun-Wook Kim, Sun-Young Shin
  • Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery
    Patent number: 9601745
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a negative electrode in which a negative electrode active material layer is formed on a negative electrode collector, and a positive electrode laminated on the negative electrode through a separator, in which a positive electrode active material layer is formed on a positive electrode collector. The positive electrode active material layer on a surface of a positive electrode tab drawn from the positive electrode collector has a region which extends in a drawing direction of the positive electrode tab, exceeding a leading end line of a vertically projected negative electrode active material layer opposed to the positive electrode active material layer and in which an existing amount of the positive electrode active material layer is reduced toward its leading end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: NEC ENERGY DEVICES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi Zama, Akio Ukita
  • Secondary battery
    Patent number: 9590225
    Abstract: A secondary battery including: an electrode assembly including an electrode tab; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; and a lead tab forming a coupling portion inside the case together with the electrode tab, the lead tab drawn out to an outside of the case, and the coupling portion includes a first bent portion including a bent end of the electrode tab, and a second bent portion including a bent end of the lead tab coupled to the bent end of the electrode tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hakkyu Kim
  • Negative electrode active material for lithium ion secondary battery, negative electrode for lithium ion secondary battery, and lithium ion secondary battery
    Patent number: 9567238
    Abstract: A negative electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery includes secondary particles formed by primary particles containing iron oxide that are linked in a chain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Kawanaka, Tomohiko Kato, Atsushi Sano
  • Packaging material for batteries
    Patent number: 9570718
    Abstract: A packaging material for batteries, which is formed of a laminate that sequentially includes a base layer, an adhesive layer, a barrier layer and a sealant layer in this order. By having the adhesive layer formed of a cured product of a resin composition that contains a thermosetting resin and (A) a curing accelerator and an elastomer resin or (B) reactive resin beads, the adhesive layer arranged between the base layer and the barrier layer can be cured in a short time, thereby reducing the lead time. In addition, by providing the adhesive layer between the base layer and the barrier layer, the adhesion strength between the base layer and the barrier layer is increased and excellent formability can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yohei Hashimoto, Rikiya Yamashita
  • Battery pack
    Patent number: 9559392
    Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules; at least one space that is formed between the battery modules that are adjacent to each other, and that serves as a flow path for a heat carrier; and a plurality of protrusions that protrude toward an inside of the space, and that are arranged on surfaces of opposing surfaces that oppose each other and that define the space. The plurality of protrusions that are arranged on one surface of the opposing surfaces and the plurality of protrusions that are arranged on the other surface of the opposing surfaces are arranged in positions that oppose each other across the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takamasa Suzuki, Takashi Murata
  • Storage module and method for manufacturing storage module
    Patent number: 9552933
    Abstract: A storage module includes a plurality of stacked cell units, in which each of the cell units has a storage cell that has a pair of electrode tabs, and a frame body where the electrode tab of the storage cell that is adjacent in a stacking direction of the cell units is fixed, and each of the frame bodies has an elastic portion that presses the electrode tab to the other frame body other than one of the frame bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Terunobu Nakajyo
  • High water-content membranes
    Patent number: 9553319
    Abstract: The present invention is a hydrophilic polymer, which can be hydrated to form a hydrated hydrophilic polymer having a water content of at least 65%, wherein water content is defined as [(mass of the hydrated hydrophilic polymer?mass of the dry hydrophilic polymer)/mass of the hydrated hydrophilic polymer]×100. The hydrophilic polymer may be hydrated to form a hydrated hydrophilic polymer having a water content of at least 65%. The present invention also 10 provides MEAs and electrochemical cells and methods of forming same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: ITM POWER (RESEARCH) LIMITED
    Inventors: Ryan Malcolmson, Daniel Greenhalgh
  • Electrocatalyst for fuel cells and method for producing said electrocatalyst
    Patent number: 9548498
    Abstract: The invention relates to a carbon-free electrocatalyst for fuel cells, containing an electrically conductive substrate and a catalytically active species, wherein the conductive substrate is an inorganic, multi-component substrate material of the composition 0X1-0X2, in which 0X1 means an electrically non-conductive inorganic oxide having a specific surface area (BET) in the range of 50 to 400 mVg and 0X2 means a conductive oxide. The non-conductive inorganic oxide 0X1 is coated with the conductive oxide 0X2. The multi-component substrate preferably has a core/shell structure. The multi-component substrate material 0X1-0X2 has an electrical conductivity in the range>0.01 S/cm and is coated with catalytically active particles containing noble metal. The electrocatalysts produced therewith are used in electrochemical devices such as PEM fuel cells and exhibit high corrosion stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: UMICORE AG & CO. KG
    Inventors: Barbara Klose-Schubert, Daniel Herein, Marco Lopez, Carsten Becker
  • Porous composite and manufacturing method thereof
    Patent number: 9548493
    Abstract: Provided are a porous composite expressed by Chemical Formula 1 and having a porosity of 5% to 90%, and a method of preparing the same: MOx??<Chemical Formula 1> where M and x are the same as described in the specification. According to the present invention, since a molar ratio (x) of oxygen to a molar ratio of (semi) metal in the porous composite is controlled, an initial efficiency of a secondary battery may be increased. Also, since the porous composite satisfies the above porosity, a thickness change rate of an electrode generated during charge and discharge of the secondary battery may be decreased and lifetime characteristics may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung Woo Yoo, Yong Ju Lee, Yoon Ah Kang, Mi Rim Lee, Je Young Kim
  • High conducting oxide—sulfide composite lithium superionic conductor
    Patent number: 9548512
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte for a lithium-sulfur battery includes particles of a lithium ion conducting oxide composition embedded within a lithium ion conducting sulfide composition. The lithium ion conducting oxide composition can be Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO). The lithium ion conducting sulfide composition can be ?-Li3PS4 (LPS). A lithium ion battery and a method of making a solid electrolyte for a lithium ion battery are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC
    Inventors: Chengdu Liang, Ezhiylmurugan Rangasamy, Nancy J. Dudney, Jong Kahk Keum, Adam Justin Rondinone
  • Separator plate with intermediate injection of gas, fuel cell, method of feeding a fuel cell
    Patent number: 9543595
    Abstract: A fuel cell separator plate is provided. The fuel cell separator plate includes at least one groove formed in a face of the separator plate so as to feed reactant gas to a membrane electrode assembly applied against the face of the separator plate, the groove comprising an inlet section and an outlet section. The fuel cell separator plate also includes injection means configured so as to inject gas into at least one intermediate section of the groove, situated between the inlet section and the outlet section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: AREVA STOCKAGE D'ENERGIE
    Inventor: Christian Quintieri
  • Composite electrode material
    Patent number: 9543583
    Abstract: Particles (A) including an element capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions, carbon particles (B) capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium ions, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (C), carbon nanofibers (D) and optionally electrically conductive carbon particles (E) are mixed in the presence of shear force to obtain a composite electrode material. A lithium ion secondary battery is obtained using the above composite electrode material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    Inventors: Takeshi Nakamura, Nobuaki Ishii, Masataka Takeuchi
  • Nickel-cobalt composite hydroxide and process for manufacturing same
    Patent number: 9543580
    Abstract: Process for manufacturing nickel-cobalt composite represented by Ni1-x-yCoxMnyMz(OH)2 (where, 0.05?x?0.95, 0?y?0.55, 0?z?0.1, x+y+z<1, and M is at least one metal element selected from Al, Mg, and the like), includes: forming seed particle, while reaction solution having mixed solution containing metal compounds and ammonia solution containing ammonium ion supply source at discharge head of an impeller from 50-100 m2/s2, the concentration of nickel ions is maintained within range 0.1-5 ppm by mass, whereby seed particles are formed; and growing seed particle wherein solution is obtained by supplying mixed and ammonium solutions to reaction solution is agitated with a concentration of nickel ions being maintained within range 5-300 ppm by mass and higher than the concentration of nickel ions in seed particle formation, whereby seed particles are grown up.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Katsuya Kase, Yasutaka Kamata
  • Negative electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including the same
    Patent number: 9537145
    Abstract: A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the embodiment includes a current collector; and an electrode mixture layer that is formed on the current collector and contains a first particle, a second particle and a binder. The first particle is comprised of silicon, a silicon oxide and a carbonaceous material. The second particle has electron conductivity and an oxygen content of 1% or lower. The electrode mixture layer is characterized in that silicon concentrations in the vicinity of the surface having contact with the current collector and the vicinity of the opposite surface to the surface having contact with the current collector are higher than a silicon concentration at the central part in the thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Norikazu Osada, Takashi Kuboki, Shinsuke Matsuno
  • Electric storage device and power source module
    Patent number: 9537133
    Abstract: An electric storage device includes: a power generating element; a housing container that houses the power generating element; a connecting body electrically connected to the power generating element; and an insulating member that fits the housing container at a plurality of fitting portions, secures the connecting body, and insulates a conductive path, which includes the power generating element and the connecting body, and the housing container from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD
    Inventors: Masamitsu Tononishi, Shogo Tsuruta, Ryutaro Nishikawa
  • Garnet-type ion conducting oxide, complex, lithium secondary battery, manufacturing method of garnet-type ion conducting oxide and manufacturing method of complex
    Patent number: 9531036
    Abstract: An all-solid lithium secondary battery 20 includes a solid electrolyte layer 10 composed of a garnet-type oxide, a positive electrode 12 formed on one surface of the solid electrolyte layer 10 and a negative electrode 14 formed on the other surface of the solid electrolyte layer 10. This all-solid lithium secondary battery 20 includes an integrally sintered complex of the solid electrolyte layer 10 and the positive electrode active material layer 12a. This complex is obtained by integrally sintering a stacked structure of an active material layer and a solid electrolyte layer. The solid electrolyte layer includes: abase material mainly including a fundamental composition of Li7+X?Y(La3?x,Ax) (Zr2?Y,TY)O12, wherein A is one or more of Sr and Ca, T is one or more of Nb and Ta, and 0?X?1.0 and 0?Y<0.75 are satisfied, as a main component; and an additive component including lithium borate and aluminum oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Shingo Ohta, Yuki Goto, Tooru Saeki, Shogo Komagata, Takahiko Asaoka
  • Negative electrode for alkaline secondary battery, outer case for alkaline secondary battery and alkaline secondary battery
    Patent number: 9525166
    Abstract: A negative electrode for an alkaline secondary battery includes a current collecting substrate having a substrate containing iron. The current collecting substrate does not have a conductive protecting layer, or has a conductive protecting layer having a thickness of 3 ?m or less or having defects, on the substrate. The negative electrode contains magnesium or a magnesium compound and a hydrogen storing alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Kakeya, Manabu Kanemoto, Mitsuhiro Kodama
  • Method for modifying surface of metal bipolar plate and bipolar plate for fuel cell
    Patent number: 9515325
    Abstract: A method for modifying the surface of a metal bipolar plate is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a metal substrate having a conducting adhesion layer on a surface thereof, the metal substrate having a flow field structure at the surface thereof; applying expanded graphite powder onto the conducting adhesion layer; and press-fitting the expanded graphite powder and the metal substrate with a mold structurally corresponding to the flow field structure, to form a graphite layer covering the surface the metal substrate from the expanded graphite powder. A bipolar plate for a fuel cell is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ho-Yen Hsieh, Wen-Lin Wang, Ching-Ying Huang
  • Battery thermal management system for electrified vehicle
    Patent number: 9515357
    Abstract: A battery thermal management system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a heat spreader, a coolant channel attached to the heat spreader and a supply manifold fluidly connected with the coolant channel and configured to supply a heat transfer medium to the coolant channel. A return manifold is fluidly connected with the coolant channel and configured to expel the heat transfer medium from the coolant channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Harold J. Haskins, Theodore James Miller, Xiao Guang Yang, Patrick Daniel Maguire, OuJung Kwon, James Matthew Marcicki