Patents Examined by James Lee
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Patent number: 11830979Abstract: The electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery comprises: a lithium salt; a solvent; and a functional additive, wherein the functional additive comprises naphthalen-1-yl sulfurofluoridate, represented by the following formula 1:Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATION, UNIST (ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)Inventors: Yoon Sung Lee, Ik Kyu Kim, Seung Min Oh, Sung Ho Ban, Sang Mok Park, Ko Eun Kim, Sang Kyu Kwak, Nam Soon Choi, Hyeon Gyu Moon, Seo Young Jeong, Sung You Hong, Dae Yeon Hwang
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Patent number: 11824180Abstract: A vehicle includes a battery pack, an air conditioning system, a communication member, a pack humidity detector, an outside air humidity detector, and a controller. The battery pack contains a battery module. The air conditioning system is configured to regulate humidity of air and send the air. The communication member fluidly connects a blowing port of the air conditioning system and an inside of the battery pack. The pack humidity detector is configured to detect humidity in the inside of the battery pack. The outside air humidity detector is configured to detect humidity of an outside air. The controller is configured to control the air conditioning system so that the humidity in the battery pack is equal to or lower than the humidity of the outside air.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: SUBARU CORPORATIONInventors: Yasushi Takagi, Toshiaki Naruke
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Patent number: 11824175Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a battery module including: battery cells including negative and positive electrodes on the same side; a first conductive plate provided at end portions of the battery cells and adjacent to the negative and positive electrodes, the first conductive plate including first through-holes through which the negative and positive electrodes are respectively exposed and first stepped portions which are adjacent to the first through-holes and recessed toward the battery cells; an insulative plate arranged on the first conductive plate and including second through-holes which at least partially overlap the first through-holes; a second conductive plate on the insulative plate, the second conductive plate including third through-holes which at least partially overlap the second through-holes and second stepped portions which are adjacent to the third through-holes and recessed toward the insulative plate; first connection tabs electrically connecting the positive electrodType: GrantFiled: September 26, 2022Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.Inventor: Nohyun Kwag
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Patent number: 11815247Abstract: Example embodiments relate to luminaire systems with improved fastening means. One example luminaire system includes a first support provided with a recess. The luminaire system also includes a plurality of light sources arranged on said first support. In addition, the luminaire system includes a second support arranged opposite said first support. Further, the luminaire system includes one or more optical elements provided to said second support, and associated with the plurality of light sources. Additionally, the luminaire system includes a fastening element that includes a head portion and a rod portion. The second support is provided with a through-hole for receiving said head portion. Said rod portion extends through said through-hole and said recess in order to be fixed in the first support and/or in a portion of the luminaire system. The second support is provided with a protruding portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2019Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Schreder S.A.Inventors: Paul Smets, Guy Pluimers
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Patent number: 11808965Abstract: A switchable directional backlight for a privacy display comprises a waveguide with first and second opposing input ends and a turning film arranged to collect light output from the waveguide for input into a spatial light modulator. The waveguide has an array of light deflecting features arranged on one guiding surface and an opposing planar surface. Light deflecting features are arranged such that light input from the first input end is output with a narrow angular range and light input from the second input end is output with a wide angular range.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2023Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: RealD Spark, LLCInventors: Graham J. Woodgate, Michael G. Robinson
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Patent number: 11811090Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator, a method of manufacturing the separator, and an electrochemical device including the separator. An embodiment of the present invention may provide a separator including: a porous substrate; an inorganic particle layer provided on at least one surface of the porous substrate; and a heat fusion layer provided on at least one surface of the inorganic particle layer, wherein a surface gloss value at 60° C. of a surface of the heat fusion layer is 10 GU or more.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2023Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignees: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD., SK IE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Won Sub Kwack, Tae Wook Kwon, Heung Taek Bae, Chang Hee Lee
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Patent number: 11802681Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a lighting system. The lighting system may include a headguard adapted to be worn on a head of an operator, where the headguard comprising a headguard cavity, as well as an elongated flashlight base comprising a flashlight base cavity. A detachable flashlight head is adapted to be positioned in either of the headguard cavity and the flashlight base cavity. The detachable flashlight is sized and positioned such that, when positioned in the headguard cavity, the detachable flashlight magnetically and electrically couples to the headguard. Similarly, the detachable flashlight is sized and positioned such that, when positioned in the flashlight base cavity, the detachable flashlight magnetically and electrically couples to the elongated flashlight base.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: LB MARKETING, INC.Inventors: Douglas R. Kaye, Kevin Joseph Brown, Elvis Isai Perez-Castro, Kelly Dawn Hires, Lauren Lindley
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Patent number: 11796302Abstract: A capacitance sensor may be positioned to detect size changes in objects. The sensor may be constructed with to use mutual capacitance or self-capacitance to detect the size changes.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Cirque CorporationInventors: Jared Bytheway, Nate Coy, Brian Monson, Ethan Sturm
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Patent number: 11788709Abstract: A light color emission changing system for changing the color of a white light emitting light source to a selected color includes a light fixture having a base and a socket. The base is mounted on a support and a light emitter is connected with the socket to emit light having a white hue when turned on. A covering is removably positionable over the light fixture such that only one color of light is emitted through the covering.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Inventor: Alphonso Baker, Jr.
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Patent number: 11791479Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for manufacturing a membrane separator for a redox flow battery. In one example, the membrane separator is fabricate by a calendering process. The membrane separator may be configured with a polymer network to provide selectivity for ion transport across the membrane separator. The membrane separator may be further adapted with an integrated spacer in contact with a negative electrolyte.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: ESS TECH, INC.Inventors: Yang Song, Craig E. Evans
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Patent number: 11781742Abstract: Apparatus and methods for deployment of fixtures. The apparatus may include a system for controlling deployed fixtures. The system may receive user commands different devices in different formats. The fixtures may be independently addressable. The fixtures may be magnetically supported by a fixture support. A brace may join two or more fixture supports without reducing space available to support fixtures. The brace may join a fixture support to a fixture support accessory. An accessory may include a variable-angle junction. The fixture may include articulating joints for controlling the direction of a beam. The fixture may include a lens having an electrically controllable beam spread angle. The fixture may be stowable in the fixture support. The fixture may be slidable along a cord to adjust a height of the fixture. The fixture may include an extendable ring. The system may coordinate motions of the fixtures to follow a target. The fixture may include an elongated board.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Wangs Alliance CorporationInventor: Dimauro Andrade Edwards
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Patent number: 11784325Abstract: A fuel cell stack is provided that includes a top end plate, a bottom end plate, a plurality of fuel cells provided between the top end plate and the bottom end plate, at least one bipolar plate, a plurality of hollow fasteners, and a plurality of sleeves. Each of the at least one bipolar plate is formed between two of the plurality of fuel cells. The plurality of hollow fasteners and the plurality of sleeves extend through holes in each of the top end plate, the bottom end plate, the plurality of fuel cells and the at least one bipolar plate. Each of the plurality of sleeves surrounds one of the plurality of hollow fasteners. Each of the plurality of hollow fasteners comprises a top surface, a hole in the top surface, a side surface, and a plurality of holes formed in the side surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Nissan North America, Inc.Inventors: Sandeep Patil, Mohammed Hussain Abdul Jabbar
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Patent number: 11782334Abstract: An illumination system including an excitation light source, a wavelength converting element, and a region-based light splitter is provided. The excitation light source provides an excitation beam. The wavelength converting element is disposed on a transmission path of the excitation beam to convert the excitation beam into an excited beam. The region-based light splitter is disposed on the transmission path of the excitation beam and includes at least one first region and at least one second region. The first region reflects the excitation beam and allows the excited beam to pass through. The second region allows the excitation beam and the excited beam to pass through. The excitation beam reflected by the region-based light splitter is transmitted toward the wavelength converting element. A projection apparatus including the illumination system is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Sheng-Chiang Lin, Chen-Wei Fan
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Patent number: 11784364Abstract: A battery system includes a battery module that utilizes the first and second retention housings to hold a battery cell retention frame therein that can be either air cooled or fluid cooled. In particular, the first and second retention housings have an inlet port and an outlet port, respectively, for routing fluid through the battery cell retention frame for cooling cylindrical battery cells thereon. Alternately, the battery cell retention frame can be air cooled for cooling the cylindrical battery cells. Also, the first and second retention housings provide improved structural integrity to the battery module.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Atish Bharat Dahitule, Daniel Barnes, Heekook Yang, Sanjeev Porchelvan, Edward Yankoski, Yoonhee Lee
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Patent number: 11771935Abstract: An energy storage module includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a length direction; a plurality of insulation spacers; a cover member including an internal receiving space; a top plate coupled to a top of the cover member, the top plate including ducts respectively corresponding to vents of the battery cells and having opening holes respectively corresponding to the insulation spacers; a top cover coupled to a top of the top plate and having discharge holes respectively corresponding to the ducts; and an extinguisher sheet between the top cover and the top plate, the extinguisher sheet being configured to emit a fire extinguishing agent at a temperature exceeding a reference temperature, the top cover including protrusion parts on a bottom surface thereof, the protrusion parts covering an exhaust region and being coupled to an exterior of each of the ducts.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin Taek Kim, Eun Ok Kwak, Jang Hoon Kim, Jin Bhum Yun, Jong Yeol Woo, Kwang Deuk Lee, Woo Sung Choi
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Patent number: 11774057Abstract: A light emitting module includes: a substrate; a first light source mounted on the substrate, the first light source comprising a first light emitting element configured to emit first light, a light reflecting member surrounding lateral faces of the first light emitting element, and a first wavelength conversion member configured to convert a wavelength of a portion of the first light and to emit second light, such that the first light source is configured to output light that includes the first light and the second light, the first wavelength conversion member covering the first light emitting element and extending out from the lateral faces of the first light emitting element when viewed from above; and a first lens on which the light output from the first light source is incident.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATIONInventor: Norimasa Yoshida
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Patent number: 11767965Abstract: Optics (20) for an illumination device (1), as well as an illumination device (1) comprising such optics. The optics comprise at least one lens (30) with a light entry surface (31) and a light exit surface (32). A stepped lens structure (321), such as a Fresnel structure, is formed on the light exit surface. A recurring surface structure, such as periodically arranged prominences (311) and deepenings (321), are formed on the light entry surface (31).Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: POLYCONTACT AGInventors: Carsten Käbisch, Thomas Zaugg, Philippe Baselgia, Pablo Cavelti, Johannes Eckstein, Markus Lipp
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Patent number: 11764392Abstract: A battery assembly is disclosed. The battery assembly can include a first electrode disposed in a first substrate section and a second electrode disposed in a second substrate section. The battery assembly can also include an adhesive that bonds the first substrate section to the second substrate section. The adhesive partially defines a chamber between the first and second electrodes. The battery assembly can also include an electrolyte disposed in the chamber between the first and second electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2018Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: ANALOG DEVICES, INC.Inventors: Kelvin Po Leung Pun, Vikram Venkatadri, David Frank Bolognia, Chee Wah Cheung
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Patent number: 11762269Abstract: The disclosure provides a projection device with a wavelength conversion module including a ceramic substrate, a ceramic intermediate layer, a ceramic reflection layer, and a wavelength conversion layer. The ceramic reflection layer is disposed on the ceramic intermediate layer disposed on the ceramic substrate. The thermal expansion coefficient of the ceramic intermediate layer ranges from the thermal expansion coefficient of the ceramic substrate and the thermal expansion coefficient of the ceramic reflection layer. The wavelength conversion layer is disposed on the ceramic reflection layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventor: I-Hua Chen
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Patent number: 11754270Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lamp. The lamp includes a lamp holder including a first shell and a light source module, where the first shell includes a first inner chamber and a through hole which is in communication with the first inner chamber, and the light source module is movably disposed in the first inner chamber, and at least part of the light source module extends out of the first inner chamber or retracts into the first chamber through the through hole. The lamp further includes a support column and a lamp base, where the first shell is supported on the lamp base through the support column.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignees: SUZHOU OPPLE LIGHTING CO., LTD., OPPLE LIGHTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Xuejun Feng, Yueping Wang, Shitao Deng