Patents Examined by Gregg Cantelmo
  • Patent number: 12218365
    Abstract: A power supply device includes a battery block formed by stacking a plurality of battery cells in a thickness with separator interposed between corresponding battery cells, a pair of end plates disposed on respective end faces of the battery block, and a binding bar coupled to the pair of end plates to fix the battery block in a compressed state together with the end plates. Separator includes heat-insulating sheet and elastic layer layered on a surface of heat-insulating sheet, elastic layer having elastic protrusion that is partially in adhesion to a case surface of battery cell and is deformed by expansion of battery cell, and deformation space is provided for elastic protrusion pressed by battery cell to be displaced in an outer peripheral direction orthogonal to a pressing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nao Kogami, Hiroyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 12218319
    Abstract: A method of preparing a secondary battery which includes pre-lithiating an electrode assembly which includes an electrode structure including a plurality of electrodes and a plurality of separators, and a metal substrate. The plurality of electrodes and the plurality of separators are alternatingly stacked. The metal substrate is present on an outermost surface of the electrode structure in a direction in which the electrode and the separator are stacked. Each positive electrode and negative electrode are spaced apart from each other with one separator of the plurality of separators disposed therebetween. The pre-lithiating includes applying a first current by electrically connecting one of the plurality of positive electrodes and one of the plurality of negative electrodes, and applying a second current by electrically connecting the metal substrate and one of the plurality of positive electrodes, after applying the first current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Jun Lee, Sa Rah Kim, Dong Hui Kim, Kwang Ho Yoo
  • Patent number: 12218386
    Abstract: An energy storage device container can suppress fires and can comprise a compartment configured to receive an energy storage device and a chamber configured to hold a fire suppressive agent, the chamber being positioned above the compartment. A barrier can be positioned between the compartment and the chamber and can physically separate the fire suppressive agent from the energy storage device to inhibit the fire suppressive agent from entering the compartment when the barrier is in a first physical state. The barrier can change from the first physical state to a second physical state in response to thermal energy having a threshold temperature to allow the fire suppressive agent to enter the compartment to contact the energy storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Inventor: Anthony Macaluso
  • Patent number: 12218372
    Abstract: A neck-mounted power bank is suitable for being hung on a user's neck to supply power to an electronic device. The neck-mounted power bank includes a body, a battery, and a pair of adjustable assemblies. The battery is disposed in the body. The pair of adjustable assemblies are respectively connected to two ends of the body, and define a wearing space with the body. The pair of adjustable assemblies can be rotated relative to the body so as to adjust the size of the wearing space. Each of the pair of adjustable assemblies includes a rotate arm and an angle arm. The rotate arm is rotatably connected to a corresponding end of the body. The angle arm is connected to the rotate arm and has a contact surface. The contact surface is suitable for contacting the user's neck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Jia Shan Wu, Wei-Cheng Liu, Chun-Lung Chu
  • Patent number: 12206096
    Abstract: An anode active material for a secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes first particles serving as a core active material and second particles attached on surfaces of the first particles. A weight of the second particles based on 100 weight parts of a total weight of the first particles and the second particles satisfies a predetermined relation. A secondary battery including the anode active material is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: SK On Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mi Ryeong Lee, Hee Gyoung Kang, Jong Hyuk Lee
  • Patent number: 12199297
    Abstract: A battery module and a vehicle. The battery module includes: a unit battery; an end plate located at an end of the battery module along a length direction; and an output pole base including a mounting part and a matching part which are fixedly connected, where the matching part is made of metal material and is fixedly connected to the end plate to limit the freedom degree of movement of the output pole base relative to the end plate along the height direction, the width direction and the length direction. The plastic structure of the output pole base is added a matching part made of metal material therein and is fixedly connected to the end plate by the matching part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Renwei Zheng, Mu Qian, Shaozhen Chen, Jihua Yao
  • Patent number: 12199315
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present application provides a battery cell, a battery, a power consumption device, and a battery cell manufacturing method and device, which belong to the field of battery technologies. The battery cell includes an adapting member, the adapting member includes a first connection portion for connecting an electrode terminal and a second connection portion for connecting an electrode assembly, the first connection portion and the second connection portion are dividedly set and connected to each other, and the first connection portion is in a multilayer structure and includes multiple layers of conductive sheets provided in a stacking manner, the second connection portion is in a single-layer structure, and a minimum thickness of the first connection portion is greater than a maximum thickness of the second connection portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Huasheng Su, Chengyou Xing, Quankun Li, Peng Wang, Wenzhong Liu, Yanyun Qin
  • Patent number: 12199258
    Abstract: A support structure 1 for a flexible, heat-exchanging duct of the type that is locatable proximal to cells 4 of a battery pack for thermally managing the battery pack. The support structure 1 is configured to provide support to a duct to prevent the duct kinking when the duct changes direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Xerotech Limited
    Inventor: Barry Flannery
  • Patent number: 12183903
    Abstract: A storage battery device includes: a cell unit including a plurality of battery cells; an electric flow path material that forms a current path through which electric power is supplied from or to the battery cells; and a radiator thermally coupled to the current-path member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Kazuto Kuroda, Masahiro Sekino, Akio Nishimaki, Hideo Yamasaki, Teruyoshi Kogure, Yosuke Saeki
  • Patent number: 12176572
    Abstract: Provided are compositions including one or more cyclic ether(s), one or more salt(s), which may be one or more lithium salt(s), one or more sodium salt(s), or a combination thereof, and, optionally, one or more ring-opening polymerization initiator(s). The compositions may be used to form solid-state electrolytes. Also provided are methods for forming solid-state electrolytes using the compositions and devices comprising one or more composition(s) or one or more solid-state electrolyte(s) using the compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Cornell University
    Inventors: Lynden A. Archer, Qing Zhao, Kasim Khan, Xiaotun Liu
  • Patent number: 12160019
    Abstract: This battery module is provided with a plurality of battery cells each comprising an all-solid battery having laminated therein a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer. Each of the battery cells has a pair of electrode terminals protruding from opposing lateral faces of the battery cell. The plurality of battery cells are arranged so as to be parallel to the lamination planes of the positive electrode layer, the negative electrode layer, and the solid electrolyte layer and in such a manner as to have the respective electrode terminals of different battery cells arrayed in parallel to each other. The electrode terminal and the electrode terminal of battery cells adjacent in the array direction are electrically connected by a bus bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Taniuchi, Masahiro Ohta
  • Patent number: 12155071
    Abstract: Particulate material of the composition Li1+xTM1?xO2 wherein x is in the range of from 0.1 to 0.25 and TM is a combination of elements according to general formula (I) (NiaCobMnc)1?dM1d(I) wherein a is in the range of from 0.30 to 0.38, b being in the range of from zero to 0.05, c being in the range of from 0.60 to 0.70, and d being in the range of from zero to 0.05, M1 is selected from Al, Ti, Zr, Mo, Mg, B, and combinations of at least two of the foregoing, a+b+c=1, wherein said particulate material has an average particle diameter D50 in the range of from 2 to 20 ?m and wherein said particulate material has a pressed density in the range of from 2.75 to 3.1 g/cm3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Young Jin Kim, James A. Sioss, Tobias Maximilian Teufl, Jordan K. Lampert
  • Patent number: 12155031
    Abstract: A composite thermal barrier material (100) has a sandwich structure, and comprises an inner layer (110) consisting of an aerogel material which has ultra-low thermal conductivity; and two flame retardant layers (120) which comprising a flame retardant resin matrix (130), wherein the inner layer (110) is sandwiched by the two flame retardant layers (120), and the flame retardant layer (120) also contains an expandable graphite (140), a high temperature decomposable material (150) and a phase change material (160) as functional fillers dispersed in the flame retardant resin matrix (130). The composite thermal barrier material (100) has excellent thermal insulation property, and may stop the thermal propagation when one cell has thermal runaway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: HEFEI GOTION HIGH-TECH POWER ENERGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ya Zhang, Qian Cheng, Steven Cai
  • Patent number: 12148940
    Abstract: A structure for a battery pack for supplying an electrically driven work appliance with electrical drive power has a number of cell holder parts. The number of cell holder parts is designed for holding battery cells. At least two cell holder parts are designed for arrangement together in a holding arrangement and, in the holding arrangement, for jointly holding the battery cells. The cell holder parts, in the holding arrangement, jointly form at least a predominant part of a filling mould. The filling mould is designed for filling with a protective material for enclosing at least a part of a battery pack electronics unit. Additionally or alternatively, the structure has at least one cast assembly, wherein the cast assembly unites one of the number of cell holder parts and at least one casted-in cell contactor. The cell contactor is designed for contacting at least one cell terminal of at least one of the held battery cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christian Saemann, Florian Schumayer
  • Patent number: 12148917
    Abstract: A negative electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a negative electrode material mixture including a negative electrode active material capable of electrochemically absorbing and desorbing lithium ions, a carbon nanotube; and an acrylic resin. The negative electrode active material includes a composite material including a silicate phase, and silicon particles dispersed in the silicate phase, and the silicate phase includes at least one selected from the group consisting of alkali metal elements and Group 2 elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Fukuoka, Masaki Hasegawa, Masahiro Soga, Yuto Horiuchi, Takashi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 12142794
    Abstract: A medium- and/or large-format (M/L), rechargeable battery pack used for powering attached equipment may include features to protect the battery pack from external fire. For example, the features may protect the battery pack due to exposure to fire from outside of the end device, e.g., a vehicle, due to a fuel spill. According to another aspect of the embodiments, the M/L rechargeable battery pack may include a high current terminal/power connector for the battery pack. The embodiment optimizes the battery pack output power connector assembly, improves and solves poor connection designs that can cause fire hazards from sparks, and provides water ingress protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Inventus Power, Inc.
    Inventors: Jianfei Liu, QiCai Dong, Shengya Chen, William Tenorio
  • Patent number: 12142792
    Abstract: Disclosed are a power battery, a busbar component of the power battery and a method thereof. The busbar component comprises a busbar assembly. The busbar assembly comprises a busbar body, a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer. The busbar body is connected with one side of the first insulating layer facing a battery cell module, is integrated with a sampling line, and the sampling line is manufactured by a mechanical cutting and unloading process. The second insulating layer is attached to the first insulating layer and covers the sampling line, and the second insulating layer and the busbar body are on a same side of the first insulating layer and are arranged in a staggered manner. The cost is lowered, the process cycle of product is shortened, the production efficiency is improved, the applicability gets wider, the production process and the assembling process are simplified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: SVOLT ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Xuewen Liu, Fangzhe Li
  • Patent number: 12136728
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium metal anode, a method for manufacturing same, and a lithium secondary battery using same. The lithium metal anode include a current collector having a flat structure and an anode active material layer including a lithium metal disposed on the current collector, wherein the lithium metal has a concave-convex structure and no dendrite is present on the surface of the lithium metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignees: POSCO HOLDINGS INC., RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Hongyoul Bae, Jin Hong Kim, Sihwa Lee, Weon Soo Bae, Sang Lag Lee
  • Patent number: 12132187
    Abstract: A heat management safety enhanced vehicle battery pack based on nested lithium ion batteries includes an insulating housing. K insulating positioning and connecting plates are arranged in the insulating housing along a vertical direction. The positioning and connecting plate on each layer includes the batteries in M rows and N columns to form battery pack units. All the battery pack units perform output alone or perform output after being connected in series or in parallel to form a battery pack. Each battery includes a metal shell and a cell filled in the shell. The shell includes an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder. The inner cylinder is located in a through hole in the center of the outer cylinder. A gap is formed between a side wall of the inner cylinder and a secondary outer wall of the outer cylinder. The cell includes an outer cell and an inner cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Zhirong Wang, Jinlong Bai
  • Patent number: 12119450
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a non-aqueous electrolyte includes an organic solvent, a lithium salt, and an additive, wherein the additive includes a compound represented by Formula I and a compound represented by Formula II wherein, in Formula I, R1 is an alkylene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and wherein, in Formula II, R2, R3, and R4 are each independently a fluorine atom or a fluorine-substituted alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong Woo Oh, Hyung Tae Kim, Chul Haeng Lee