Patents Examined by Kiran Quraishi Akhtar
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Patent number: 11799153Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a battery casing, a method for manufacturing the same, and a device including a battery casing. A battery casing includes a casing body, a plurality of battery cells accommodated in the casing body, and a fire protection plate which is disposed inside the casing body at least corresponding to the plurality of battery cells and includes a thermal aerosol fire protection layer which includes an aerosol generating agent, wherein a total mass A of the aerosol generating agent in the casing body and a free space volume B of the casing body satisfy a relationship as represented by 0.03 g/L?A/B?8 g/L.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Tongxin Chang, Tianming Chen, Ruiqi Han, Zhiming Chen
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Patent number: 11791470Abstract: Energy storage devices, battery cells, and batteries of the present technology may include a first current collector, and may include a separator. The battery cell may include a first active material disposed between the first current collector and the separator. The battery cell may include an electrolyte diffusion material disposed between the first active material and the first current collector.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Christopher T. Campbell, Andrew C. Chu, Tobias Zeilinger, Ghyrn E. Loveness, Qingcheng Zeng, Kenzo Nagai, Donald G. Dafoe
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Patent number: 11791514Abstract: A battery box and a battery pack are provided. The battery box includes a box body, a cooling plate, and a stiffener. The cooling plate is connected with an outside of a wall plate of the box body, and the stiffener is connected with the box body and abuts against a side of the cooling plate away from the wall plate. The cooling plate is connected with the box body, the stiffener is connected with the box body, and the stiffener abuts against the side of the cooling plate away from the wall plate.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignees: Shenzhen Hairun New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Xiamen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Junmin Feng, Wancai Zhang, Tingting Wu
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Patent number: 11784380Abstract: This application provides a battery module. The battery module includes: a plurality of batteries, arranged sequentially along a thickness direction of the battery module, where a gap exists between every two adjacent batteries; and a first side plate, disposed on one side of the plurality of batteries in a width direction of the battery module. A plurality of notches and a plurality of flanges are formed on the first side plate. Each notch corresponds to a location of the gap between every two adjacent batteries. Each flange bends from one side of a corresponding notch and extends into the corresponding gap between the two adjacent batteries to separate the two adjacent batteries.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Gen Cao, Jihua Yao
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Patent number: 11784300Abstract: A battery and an electronic device including a battery are provided. The battery includes a case including a first face and a second face; a first unit cell including a first cathode, a first separator, and a first anode, the first anode having a characteristic of a first electrical conductivity when the first unit cell is discharged; and a plurality of second unit cells, each including a second cathode, a second separator, and a second anode, the second anode having a characteristic of a second electrical conductivity lower than the first electrical conductivity when the plurality of second unit cells are discharged. The plurality of second unit cells are disposed within the case to be adjacent to the first face and the second face, respectively, and the first unit cell is interposed between the plurality of second unit cells.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Inventors: Sungun Wi, Bookeun Oh, Jaeyeon Lee, Jaeman Choi
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Patent number: 11784352Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electrode assembly, in which a plurality of electrodes are stacked, wherein a negative electrode and a positive electrode are sequentially and alternately stacked, and a separator is disposed therebetween is provided. The method includes covering a top surface of an electrode disposed at an n layer (n being a natural number) with the separator, heating the separator covering the electrode disposed at the n layer, stacking an electrode disposed at an n+1 layer on the heated separator, covering a top surface of the electrode disposed at the n+1 layer with the separator, and heating the separator covering the electrode disposed at the n+1 layer. The separator is bonded to the electrode, or the separators are bonded to each other to fix the movement of the electrode, thereby improving stability. Since the separator is not stacked in the width direction, capacity per volume increases.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2018Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Yong Jun Lee, Tae Ho Hwang, Chan Ho Jang
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Patent number: 11777148Abstract: An accumulator may include a housing with at least two mutually opposite housing walls, accumulator cells arranged between the housing walls and following one another in a stacking direction, and at least one intermediate piece arranged in the housing between at least one of the accumulator cells and one of the housing walls and that retains the accumulator cells in the housing. At least one intermediate piece may be configured as a mutable intermediate piece in such a way that the mutable intermediate piece may be changeable between a first state having a first thickness extending in a spacing direction between the associated housing wall and the associated at least one of the accumulator cells, and a second state having a second thickness extending in the spacing direction, wherein the second thickness may be greater than the first thickness.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2020Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Inventors: Peter Geskes, Michael Moser, Georg Votteler
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Patent number: 11757149Abstract: A battery quenching system includes a reservoir that holds a quenching material. The battery quenching system further includes a distribution system for carrying the quenching material from the reservoir to a battery pack, a battery module, or a plurality of battery cells. The battery quenching system further includes a melting plug configured to melt at a predefined temperature, the melting of the plug resulting in release of the quenching material into the battery pack via the distribution system. The melting plug may be positioned within a tube of the distribution system or within an aperture of a battery enclosure. The battery quenching system may further include one or more quenching channels positioned within a battery pack. The distribution system may be configured to carry the quenching material to any or several of a plurality of locations within a battery pack or battery system.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2017Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jonathan L. Hall, Luke Asher Wilhelm, Ghyrn Evan Loveness, Mujeeb Ijaz, Josef L. Miler, Abraham Bruno Caulk
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Patent number: 11742550Abstract: Disclosed herein are improved separators for lead acid batteries. The separators may include a porous membrane, a rubber, and at least one performance enhancing additive, positive and/or negative ribs, and/or lowered acid leachable total organic carbon.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2018Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Daramic, LLCInventors: J. Kevin Whear, Eric H. Miller, Naoto Miyake, Joerg Deiters
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Patent number: 11742487Abstract: Provided is a binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery positive electrode, a composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery positive electrode, a positive electrode for a non-aqueous secondary battery, and a non-aqueous secondary battery that can favorably maintain the balance among the paste stability of the composition for a positive electrode prepared using the binder composition, the peel strength of the positive electrode mixed material layer formed using the composition for a positive electrode, and the output characteristics of the secondary battery using the positive electrode including the positive electrode mixed material layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2018Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: ZEON CORPORATIONInventors: Yusuke Otsuka, Norikazu Yamamoto
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Patent number: 11735792Abstract: The disclosure relates to a battery assembly and an electronic device having the same, wherein the battery assembly is electrically connected to battery contact. The battery assembly includes a battery body, battery terminal, and first insertion portion. The battery terminal is disposed on the battery body, and the first insertion portion is slidably disposed on the battery body. The first insertion portion is removably inserted into an idle space formed in the battery contact so that at least part of the battery contact is clamped by the first insertion portion and the battery terminal.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: WISTRON CORP.Inventor: Sung Ling Chang
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Patent number: 11724604Abstract: This disclosure details battery assemblies for use within electrified vehicle battery packs. An exemplary battery assembly includes a grouping of battery cells and an array plate assembly contacting a portion of the battery assembly. The array plate assembly may embody a split panel design that includes an outer panel and an inner panel that are arranged to nest together. One or both of the outer panel and the inner panel may include an embossing pattern. Among various other advantages, the split panel design increases the stiffness of the array plate assembly without significantly increasing the overall package depth of the array plate assembly or the battery assembly.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Saravanan Paramasivam, Rajaram Subramanian, Mallikarjun Veeramurthy, Bhaskara Boddakayala, David J. Pfeiffer
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Patent number: 11721851Abstract: Provided is a battery pack, which has a reduced number of embedded components so as to have reduced cost and weight and has an efficiently adjusted internal temperature so as to have improved performance and stability, the battery packing including: a lower case including a first lower side wall extending from a bottom surface, and a second lower side wall and a third lower side wall respectively connected with the first lower side wall and arranged so as to face each other, wherein the side facing the first lower side wall is open; a battery unit accommodated in the lower case and including a plurality of battery cells; and an upper case arranged to face the lower case so as to seal the battery unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.Inventors: Youngil Kim, Daeyeop Park, Junhyung Lee, Heonhee Kim, Sanghyeok Ahn
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Patent number: 11715856Abstract: The present disclosure provides a battery pack including a casing and a battery module housed in the casing. The battery module can include a plurality of batteries arranged along a length direction and an end plate located at an end of the plurality of batteries in the length direction. The end plate can include a main body portion and a lug integrally formed with the main body portion, wherein the lug protrudes outwardly from the main body portion along the length direction and is fixedly connected to the casing. The design disclosed herein reduces the number of the components that are fixedly connected between the end plate and the casing, the number of steps in the operating procedure, and the production cost.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2019Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Lilei Su, Shaozhen Chen, Renwei Zheng
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Patent number: 11705603Abstract: A battery pack exhaust duct includes a guide tube, an exhaust inlet, an exhaust outlet, and exhaust guide components. The exhaust guide components include first and second exhaust guide components. Each of the exhaust guide components has a first part and a second part. The first part has a first end that is nearer to the interior surface of the guide tube. The first part extends away from the interior surface, and toward the exhaust inlet. The second part has a first end that is nearer to the first part. The second part extends toward the interior surface. The second part has a second end that is apart from the interior surface. The second end of the second part of the first exhaust guide component and the second end of the second part of the second exhaust guide component are displaced along axis X along which the guide tube extends.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2019Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Hiroaki Gondoh
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Patent number: 11695175Abstract: One aspect of the sheet-like air cell of the present invention includes a positive electrode having a catalyst layer, a negative electrode, a separator, and an electrolyte solution that are housed in a sheet-like outer case. The electrolyte solution is an aqueous solution that contains an electrolyte salt and has a pH of 3 or more and less than 12. The electrolyte solution contains a water-soluble high-boiling solvent with a boiling point of 150° C. or more in an amount of 3 to 30% by mass of the total solvent. Another aspect of the sheet-like air cell of the present invention includes a positive electrode having a catalyst layer, a negative electrode, a separator, and an electrolyte that are housed in a sheet-like outer case. The electrolyte is obtained by blending an electrolyte solution and a thickening agent. The electrolyte solution is an aqueous solution that contains an electrolyte salt and has a pH of 3 or more and less than 12.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2018Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Maxell, Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Furutani, Hiroaki Ono
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Patent number: 11688983Abstract: A bus bar module includes a plurality of bus bars each having a through hole into which an electrode terminal of an electrode terminal group arranged in a line on a battery module formed of a plurality of battery cells is inserted, the bus bars being arranged along an arranging direction of the electrode terminal in the electrode terminal group, and a flat cable including a conductor part electrically connected to the bus bars, and an insulating holding part for holding the bus bars. The bus bar includes a holding body to be fitted to the flat cable. The holding part has a holding hole for each of the bus bars that allows a relative movement of the bus bar with respect to the flat cable in the arranging direction, by allowing a relative movement of the inserted holding body in the arranging direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Katsunori Sato, Yutaro Okazaki
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Patent number: 11682757Abstract: Provided is a composite anode active material including: a carbonaceous material; a metal alloyable with lithium, located on a surface of the carbonaceous material; and a silicon coating layer located on a surface of the carbonaceous material, on a surface of the metal alloyable with lithium, or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2017Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: UNIST (ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)Inventors: Jaephil Cho, Jaekyung Sung, Seong Hyeon Choi, Jiyoung Ma, Yoonkwang Lee
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Patent number: 11664503Abstract: This secondary battery positive electrode is provided with a positive-electrode current collector, a positive-electrode mixture layer, and an intermediate layer disposed between the positive-electrode current collector and the positive-electrode mixture layer. The intermediate layer comprises: a first intermediate layer that includes a non-oxide conductive inorganic compound and a positive-electrode active material; and a second intermediate layer that includes an insulating inorganic material and a non-oxide conductive inorganic compound. The conductive inorganic compound becomes an insulating oxide at 300° C. or above.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahito Nakayama, Tomoki Shiozaki, Hideharu Takezawa
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Patent number: 11664492Abstract: An electrode using a carbon nanotube as a conductive material, and excellent in resistance characteristics is provided. An electrode for a secondary battery herein disclosed has a collector, and an active material layer formed on the collector. The active material layer includes an active material and a carbon nanotube. At least a part of the surface of the carbon nanotube is coated with a material including an element with a lower electronegativity than that of carbon.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yuji Yamamoto