Patents Examined by Unique Jenevieve Luna
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Patent number: 11955644Abstract: A power storage cell comprises an electrode assembly, a collector plate that has the first electrode sheet connected thereto, and a laminate film, wherein the collector plate has a peripheral edge portion including an inner side located closer to the electrode assembly and an outer side located on a side opposite to the electrode assembly with respect to the inner side, the collector plate is provided with a welding portion and an adhesive portion, and when a direction from the inner side toward the outer side is defined as a first direction and a direction intersecting the first direction is defined as a second direction, the welding portion and the adhesive portion are aligned in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Masashi Kato, Mizuho Matsumoto
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Patent number: 11949088Abstract: Provided is an electrode treat rent method comprising a peeling step that involves grind ng, with a grinding means, an electrode in which an electrode mixture is held on a collector, and peeling the electrode mixture from the collector, the electrode treatment method Characterized in that the grinding means has a first member (3) that has a grinding surface and a second member (4) that has a grinding surface, and the first member (3) and the second member (4) are disposed so that the grinding surfaces of the first member (3) and the second member (4) face each other and a space for grinding the electrode is formed between the members, and at least one among the first member (3) and the second member (4) is a grinder that rotates around the direction in which the grinding surfaces face each other and which serves as the rotational axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2019Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Minami, Shigeru Hanaoka
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Patent number: 11923562Abstract: A battery module includes: a battery cell assembly having a plurality of battery cells; a top plate configured to cover an upper side of the battery cell assembly; a bottom plate configured to cover a lower side of the battery cell assembly; a sensing assembly disposed to cover a front side and a rear side of the battery cell assembly; a pair of side plates disposed at side surfaces, respectively, of the battery cell assembly; and a pair of compression pads disposed between the pair of side plates and the battery cell assembly, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Sung-Won Seo, Dong Yeon Kim, Ho-June Chi, Dal-Mo Kang, Jin-Hak Kong, Jeong-O Mun, Yoon-Koo Lee, Yong-Seok Choi, Alexander Eichhorn, Andreas Track
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Patent number: 11916256Abstract: In some examples, an assembly for a medical device. The assembly includes a first electrode comprising a first conductive tab, and a first current collector; a second electrode including a second conductive tab, a second current collector, a third current collector, and at least one connector connecting the second current collector to the third current collector, wherein the second current collector and the third current collector are folded over each other about the at least one connector, wherein the second conductive tab is coupled to the second current collector, and wherein the third current collector is electrically coupled to second conductive tab via the at least one connector and the second current collector; and a foil package being sealed over the first conductive tab and the second conductive tab to partially enclose the first electrode and second electrode.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Joseph J. Viavattine, Erik J. Hovland
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Patent number: 11901590Abstract: A battery includes a battery cell and a casing assembly for receiving the battery cell. The battery cell includes a first electrode tab. The battery further includes an insulating member and a conductive member, the insulating member is connected between the casing assembly and the conductive member. The casing assembly defines a first through hole, and the insulating member defines a second through hole connected to the first through hole. The first electrode tab is electrically connected to the conductive member. A power consuming device including the battery is further provided. The conductive member of the present disclosure substitutes for the terminal post of existing art, increasing the energy density of the battery.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Ningde Amperex Technology Ltd.Inventors: Peipei Guo, GuoWen Zhang
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Patent number: 11901587Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery cell, an input/output terminal to/from which a charging/discharging current of the battery cell is to be inputted/outputted, and a connector detachably connected to the input/output terminal, and the input/output terminal includes a first hollow conductive member protruding in a first direction and a second hollow conductive member protruding to surround an outer periphery of the first hollow conductive member, the connector includes a central guide protruding in a second direction opposite to the first direction and a third hollow conductive member protruding to surround the outer periphery of the central guide, the central guide is fitted into a hollow portion of the first hollow conductive member, and the third hollow conductive member is fitted into a space between the first and second hollow conductive members and is electrically connected to the first and second hollow conductive members by an elastic connection member.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jaepil Ahn, Shidong Park, Chuljung Yun, Jisoon Lim
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Patent number: 11843110Abstract: Methods of making negative electrode materials for an electrochemical cell that cycles lithium ions are provided. A surface of the electrode material formed of silicon, silicon-containing alloys, tin-containing alloys, or combinations thereof is treated with an oxidant at a first temperature of greater than or equal to about 100° C. to form a continuous intermediate layer comprising oxides. The method also includes pyrolyzing a carbon-containing precursor over the continuous intermediate layer at a second temperature of greater than or equal to about 600° C. to form a continuous carbon coating thereon. The intermediate layer oxides may be transformed to carbides. The continuous carbon coating comprises both graphitic carbon and amorphous carbon and may be a multilayered coating, where the inner layer predominantly includes amorphous carbon and the outer layer predominantly includes graphitic carbon.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2019Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Lei Wang, Xingcheng Xiao, Wei Li, Mark W. Verbrugge, Michael P. Balogh
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Patent number: 11843127Abstract: A battery, method and battery operated portable communication device are provided with protection from excessive current and thermal conditions. A plurality of protection circuits are coupled in series within a common charge/discharge path of the battery. The first protection circuit is configured to block current by opening a switch in response to a voltage drop across the switch and a current sense resistor in the common charge/discharge path. The second protection circuit provides redundancy under conditions where the first switch might fail, where the second switch will block current through the current sense resistor.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Muhamad Ridzuan Azizan, Kow Chee Chong, Md Reduan Md Saad, Chen Kok Yeoh, Macwien Krishnamurthi
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Patent number: 11831028Abstract: A secondary battery including: a case including an opening; a top cover assembly including a top cover plate covering the opening and an electrode terminal, the top cover plate including an electrode lead-out hole corresponding to the electrode terminal; an electrode assembly received in the case and including a main body and a tab, the tab being bent relative to a thickness direction of the top cover plate to form a bent portion; and a current collecting wiring board disposed between the top cover plate and the main body and including a first connection portion, a second connection portion, and a transition portion, the first connection portion and the second connection portion extending along a width direction of the top cover plate and being provided opposite to each other, the first connection portion being connected with the electrode terminal, and the second connection portion being connected with the bent portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2018Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Jie Zhang, Zhijun Guo, Peng Wang, Guowei Li, Taosheng Zhu
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Patent number: 11757092Abstract: A positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a lithium nickel-based composite oxide including a secondary particle in which a plurality of plate-shaped primary particles are agglomerated; and a coating layer including a fiber-shaped lithium manganese composite oxide, wherein the fiber-shaped lithium manganese composite oxide is attached to the surface of the lithium nickel-based composite oxide.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Donggyu Chang, Donghyun Kil, Jongmin Kim, Wooyoung Yang
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Patent number: 11710834Abstract: A lithium primary battery including: a battery case; an electrode group; and a nonaqueous electrolyte; the nonaqueous electrolyte contains a nonaqueous solvent, a solute, and an additive; the electrode group includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween; the negative electrode includes foil composed of metal lithium or a lithium alloy, has a shape extending in a longitudinal direction and a short direction, and provided with a long tape adhered to at least one main surface of the negative electrode along the longitudinal direction thereof; the tape includes a resin substrate and an adhesive layer and has a width of 0.5 to 3 mm; and the additive is a lithium salt represented by the following formula (1): LixMCyOzF? (1?x?2, 0?y?6, 0?z?8, 0???6, and 1?y+z+? are satisfied, and y and z are not simultaneously 0), and the element M includes at least one of phosphorus and boron.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Miyuki Nakai, Yasuyuki Kusumoto, Atsushi Fukui
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Patent number: 11699825Abstract: A conductive member is disposed on a side of the sealing plate adjacent to an electrode assembly with a first insulating member disposed therebetween. The conductive member has a conductive-member opening portion. The conductive-member opening portion of the conductive member is sealed by a deformation plate. The deformation plate is connected to a first positive-electrode current collector, which is electrically connected to positive electrode plates. A second insulating member is disposed between the deformation plate and the first positive-electrode current collector. Fixing projections and displacement prevention projections are provided on a surface of the second insulating member. The second insulating member is fixed to the first positive-electrode current collector such that the fixing projections are disposed in fixing holes in the first positive-electrode current collector.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2018Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ryoichi Wakimoto, Hirofumi Furukawa, Hiroyuki Yamada
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Patent number: 11670794Abstract: A secondary battery manufacturing equipment comprises: a main body unit; a pair of electrode plate loading units, disposed in the main body unit to face each other, for supplying electrode plates of different polarities; an electrode plate transfer unit for transferring the electrode plates of different polarities, supplied from the pair of electrode plate loading units, to a set stacking position in an intersecting manner; a stacking unit installed in the main body unit to be disposed at the stacking position for horizontally reciprocating within a first distance range which is set as the electrode plates are transferred in an intersecting manner; a separator supply unit installed in the main body so as to be disposed above the stacking unit for horizontally reciprocating within a second distance range which is set such that a separator is interposed between the electrode plates that are transferred in an intersecting manner.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2019Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: YOUILET CO., LTD.Inventor: Youn Gil Chung
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Patent number: 11670824Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery, which can improve the sealing efficiency of a can (or case). The secondary battery includes an electrode assembly; a case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly, the case including a bottom portion, long side portions and short side portions, at least one of which includes a welding portion that is configured to be bent and welded, and a cap plate coupled to the case, wherein a portion of the welding portion is overlap-welded.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dae Sik Oh, Jun Hyoung Park, Yong Seok Oh
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Patent number: 11658364Abstract: A battery module improves safety by blocking current when the temperature rises, a battery pack includes the battery module, and a vehicle includes the battery pack. The battery module includes two or more battery cells, an electrode assembly having both ends respectively connected to one ends of electrode leads of opposite polarities in a pouch case together with an electrolyte and other ends of the electrode leads are exposed to an outside of the pouch case, wherein the electrode leads and a bus bar connecting a first battery cell and a second battery cell, wherein the bus bar comprises a metal layer and a material layer that is normally conductive but may act as a resistor when a temperature rises, and wherein the material layer comprises a gas generating material that is decomposed at a certain temperature or higher to generate a gas and increase resistance.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.Inventors: Han-Young Lee, Kyung-Min Lee, Bum-Young Jung, Jeong-Ho Ha
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Patent number: 11626639Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery, which can improve the sealing efficiency of a can (or case). The secondary battery includes an electrode assembly; a case configured to accommodate the electrode assembly, the case including a bottom portion, long side portions and short side portions, at least one of which includes a welding portion that is configured to be bent and welded, and a cap plate coupled to the case, wherein a portion of the welding portion is overlap-welded.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2020Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dae Sik Oh, Jun Hyoung Park, Yong Seok Oh
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Patent number: 11594791Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery and a method of manufacturing the secondary battery. The secondary battery includes: a case; an electrode assembly, accommodated in the case and including a main body and a tab connected to the main body; a cap plate, coupled to the case; an electrode terminal, located on an outer side of the cap plate and including a first metal layer and a second metal layer disposed one on top of another; and a current collecting member, connected between the tab and the electrode terminal.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Yuqun Zeng, Fenggang Zhao, Qingyuan Jiang, Bo Han, Jiacai Cai, Qinglin Bai, Yuqian Wen, Zhiyang Wu
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Patent number: 11522246Abstract: A battery module includes: a battery cell assembly having a plurality of battery cells; a top plate configured to cover an upper side of the battery cell assembly; a bottom plate configured to cover a lower side of the battery cell assembly; a sensing assembly disposed to cover a front side and a rear side of the battery cell assembly; a pair of side plates disposed at side surfaces, respectively, of the battery cell assembly; and a pair of compression pads disposed between the pair of side plates and the battery cell assembly, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Inventors: Sung-Won Seo, Dong-Yeon Kim, Ho-June Chi, Dal-Mo Kang, Jin-Hak Kong, Jeong-O Mun, Yoon-Koo Lee, Yong-Seok Choi, Alexander Eichhorn, Andreas Track