Patents Examined by Rashid Alam
  • Patent number: 10374212
    Abstract: A battery system includes at least one lithium cell with an electrolyte having at least one polymer which is configured to be impregnated with an electrolyte fluid. In order to increase the capacity, the life and the safety of the battery system, the battery system further includes at least one electrolyte fluid metering device, by which at least one component of the electrolyte fluid can be supplied to the lithium cell and/or by which electrolyte fluid can be discharged from the lithium cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Wegner, Matthias Mueller, Martin Tenzer
  • Patent number: 10363521
    Abstract: [Problem] The object of the invention is to provide the filter device disposed in the moist fluid passage of the fuel cell system in that, water is not adhered and never remains in the filter and when leaving it under the low temperature after the system stops, blockage by freezing the filter can surely be prevented, and the complex control and the heat source such as heaters for the decompression as conventional is unnecessary, and the filter device is cheap and compact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA SAGINOMIYA SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Takeda, Kazuhiko Osawa, Daisaku Inamura, Ichiro Okawara, Takatada Usami, Shinichiro Takemoto
  • Patent number: 10361417
    Abstract: A composition for forming a porous heat-resistant layer of a separator, a separator, and an electrochemical battery, the composition including a monomer including a cross-linkable functional group, an oligomer including a cross-linkable functional group, a polymer including a cross-linkable functional group, or a mixture thereof; a solvent; an initiator; first inorganic particles having an average particle diameter (D50) X of about 300 nm to about 700 nm; and second inorganics particle having an average particle diameter (D50) of 0.1X to 0.4X, wherein a weight ratio of the first inorganic particles to the second inorganic particles in the composition is about 7:3 to about 8.5:1.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jaehong Choi, Changhong Ko, Imhyuck Bae, Dong-Wan Seo, Mokyun Jin
  • Patent number: 10347918
    Abstract: A surface-treated cathode active material useful for manufacturing a lithium secondary battery have excellent output characteristics by performing a double coating with metal oxide and an electron and ion conductive polymerized copolymer on a surface of a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery to enhance electrochemical properties and thermal stability of the cathode active material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIV.)
    Inventors: Kyo Min Shin, Sa Heum Kim, Dong Gun Kim, Yun Chae Jung, Dong Won Kim, Ik Su Kang, Yoon Sung Lee
  • Patent number: 10340529
    Abstract: A fuel cell comprises an anode, a cathode, a solid electrolyte layer, and a current collecting member. The cathode contains a perovskite composite oxide as a main component and contains a compound that includes at least one of S and Cr as a secondary component. The cathode has a surface facing the current collecting member. The surface of the cathode includes a first region that is electrically connected to the current collecting member and a second region that is separated from the current collecting member. The first region and the second region respectively contain a main phase that is configured from a perovskite composite oxide and a secondary phase that is configured from the compound. The occupied surface area ratio of the secondary phase in the first region is greater than the occupied surface area ratio of the secondary phase in the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
    Inventor: Makoto Ohmori
  • Patent number: 10340501
    Abstract: A current interruption device includes a first conductive member, a second conductive member, a first deformable member, a second deformable member, and a first seal member. The second conductive member is disposed at a position opposed to the first conductive member. A center portion of the first deformable member is fixed to the second conductive member. The second deformable member is disposed on a side opposite to the first deformable member relative to the second conductive member. The first seal member is disposed between the first conductive member and the second conductive member. A second seal member is disposed between the first conductive member and the casing. A gas permeability between the casing and the first conductive member is equal to or less than a gas permeability between the first conductive member and the second conductive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI, Eagle Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Minagata, Motoaki Okuda, Toshiaki Iwa, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Makoto Mitsuyasu, Norimitsu Akiyoshi
  • Patent number: 10320024
    Abstract: An electrode assembly includes: a positive electrode plate including a positive electrode collector having, on its first side, a positive electrode coating portion having a positive electrode active material thereon and a first positive electrode non-coating portion; a positive electrode tab on the first positive electrode non-coating portion; a negative electrode plate including a negative electrode collector having, on its first side facing the first side of the positive electrode collector, a negative electrode coating portion having a negative electrode active material thereon and a first negative electrode non-coating portion; and a separator between the positive and negative electrode plates. The first positive electrode non-coating portion is between ends of the positive electrode plate, and the first negative electrode non-coating portion overlaps the first positive electrode non-coating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kwan-Sic Chun
  • Patent number: 10320208
    Abstract: An electricity storage device includes a casing, a terminal, and a current interruption device. The terminal includes a column part and a base part. A first sealing member having an insulating property including a first sealing part sealing between the terminal and a terminal wall is provided between the terminal and the terminal wall, and surrounding an entire periphery of the column part. A first insulating member having an insulating property is disposed within a first space provided between the terminal and the terminal wall on a casing inner side relative to the first sealing part, and surrounds the entire periphery of the column part. At least one of the first sealing member and the first insulating member is disposed in the first space from an end face of the first space on a casing outer side to an end face on the casing inner side thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Kojiro Tamaru, Motoaki Okuda, Hiroyasu Nishihara, Takayuki Hirose
  • Patent number: 10270076
    Abstract: A spacer in a square shape and includes an upper groove section provided on an upper surface, and a lower groove section provided on a lower surface. The upper groove section includes a first upper groove fittable with a first lower end edge of a first frame of a battery module located on the upper side, and a second upper groove fittable with a second lower end edge of a second frame of the battery module located on the upper side. The lower groove section includes a first lower groove fittable with a first upper end edge of the first frame of the battery module located on the lower side, and a second lower groove fittable with a second upper end edge of the second frame of the battery module located on the lower side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: FDK CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yusuke Ogawa
  • Patent number: 10249859
    Abstract: A battery built-in board includes a battery component comprising a battery and an insulation part covering the battery, a first insulation layer in which the battery component is placed, and a second insulation layer formed on the first insulation layer and covering the battery component. Rigidity of the insulation part is lower than that of the first insulation layer and the second insulation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuyuki Kubota
  • Patent number: 10230086
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inexpensive separator having excellent heat resistance and causing no contraction even in a high temperature circumstance nor short circuit while maintaining a high porosity. This separator is characterized in that the flat surfaces of scaly particles are oriented in the extending direction of the surface of the separator, the scaly particles being arranged in layers in the thickness direction of the separator, and fibrous materials are interposed among the scaly particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Juichi Ino, Atsushi Asada
  • Patent number: 10218021
    Abstract: A stabilized electrolyte for a metal-halogen flow battery and flow battery system including the same. The electrolyte includes an aqueous metal halide, an anionic wetting agent, a bromine complexing agent, and bromine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: PRIMUS POWER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nicholas Williams
  • Patent number: 10211441
    Abstract: A heat resistant porous layer composition for a separator for an electrochemical battery includes a compound represented by Formula 1, a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVdF)-based polymer, the PVdF-based polymer including one or more of a PVdF-based homopolymer or a PVdF-hexafluoropropylene-based copolymer in which a unit originating from hexafluoropropylene is present in an amount of 15 wt % or less based on the total weight of the PVdF-hexafluoropropylene-based copolymer, the PVdF-hexafluoropropylene-based copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of 600,000 g/mol or more, an initiator; and a solvent, wherein Formula 1 is defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Kyu Park, Hyeon Sun Choi, Dae Hyun Hong, Im Hyuck Bae
  • Patent number: 10205147
    Abstract: A heat resistant porous layer composition for a separator of an electrochemical battery includes a compound represented by Formula 1, an initiator, and a solvent, wherein Formula 1 is defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Kyu Park, Jong Sup Choi, Hyeon Sun Choi
  • Patent number: 10199618
    Abstract: A battery assembly for an electronic device such as a hearing aid is disclosed. The battery assembly includes; a compartment having a longitudinal axis and a transversal axis and being configured to receive and contain a battery; at least one electrical connection member for establishing electrical connection to a negative pole of the battery; at least one electrical connection member for establishing electrical connection to a positive pole of the battery; a guide structure configured to guide the battery into a predefined position in the compartment. The guide structure guides the battery into electrical connection with a first electrical connection member. A second electrical connection member when the battery is in a first configuration. The guide structure guides the battery into electrical connection with the first electrical connection member and a third electrical connection member when the battery has a reversed orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: OTICON A/S
    Inventors: Troels Holm Pedersen, Oliver Sundberg
  • Patent number: 10193168
    Abstract: A fuel cell system that generates electric power by supplying anode gas and cathode gas to a fuel cell includes a control valve adapted to control the pressure of the anode gas to be supplied to the fuel cell; a buffer unit adapted to store the anode-off gas to be discharged from the fuel cell; a pulsation operation unit adapted to control the control valve in order to periodically increase and decrease the pressure of the anode gas at a specific width of the pulsation; and a pulsation width correcting unit adapted to correct the width of the pulsation on the basis of the temperature of the buffer unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetaka Nishimura, Yasushi Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 10177361
    Abstract: A coating liquid according to the present invention comprises polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), boric acid and/or an organometallic compound having the ability of cross-linking PVA, an inorganic filler, a water-soluble compound having a carboxyl group and/or a sulfonic group, and water. According to the present invention, a coating liquid can be obtained which is useful in the preparation of a laminated porous film having suppressed powder fall-off and excellent heat shape stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Hirohiko Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 10141610
    Abstract: Provided is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery combining high battery performance in normal use and endurance against overcharge. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode comprises a positive electrode active material 16. Positive electrode active material 16 is formed of a particulate lithium composite oxide 16c comprising at least lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese and tungsten; and a nickel oxide layer 16s formed on the lithium composite oxide surface. With the non-lithium metals in lithium composite oxide 16c being 100% by mole, tungsten accounts for 0.05% by mole or greater, but 2% by mole or less. With lithium composite oxide 16c being 100 parts by mass, the nickel oxide content is 0.01 part by mass or greater, but 2 parts by mass or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideyuki Saka, Keiichi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10135080
    Abstract: A turbine for decompression of air, including a spiral housing, including a spiral housing inlet for inflow of an airflow, a turbine wheel chamber situated in the spiral housing, in which at least one turbine wheel is mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation and which has at least one turbine outlet, a circulation channel situated in the spiral housing and extending azimuthally to the axis of rotation in at least some sections for guiding the airflow onto the turbine wheel, the circulation channel having an inside surface in which at least one outlet channel extending azimuthally to the axis of rotation is situated, the outlet channel having an outlet duct and the circulation channel having a circumferential line in its cross section, the circumferential line being subdivided so that a first partial length of the circumferential line of the circulation channel being shorter than a second partial length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Malte Estorf, Johannes Peter, Lars Umland, Peter Lueck
  • Patent number: 10115934
    Abstract: A battery pack including a can having an opening; an electrode assembly accommodated in the can; a cap plate closing the opening and including a protruding anchor portion; and an insulation plate having an anchor hole accommodating the anchor portion, wherein the anchor hole is a slot and is configured to allow movement of the anchor portion within the anchor hole when pressure is applied to the can and the cap plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jae-Il Seong