Patents Examined by Victoria Lynch
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Patent number: 9768431Abstract: An example battery pack separator includes a spacer section and a vent section. The spacer section has a portion that is operative to fit between a first battery cell and a second battery cell along an axis. The portion has a perimeter. A vent section has an aperture that extends away from the axis outside the perimeter.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2014Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Daniel Miller, Saravanan Paramasivam, Dave Moschet
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Patent number: 9768426Abstract: A cell contacting system for an electro-chemical device is provided, which has a reduced weight and yet a high security against damage. The electro-chemical device includes a plurality of electro-chemical cells, a cover which includes a carrier element, on which there is arranged at least one cell connector for the electrically conductive connection of a first cell terminal of a first electro-chemical cell and a second cell terminal of a second electro-chemical cell, and a cover element for covering the at least one cell connector, the cover element including a covering film.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2013Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignees: ElringKlinger AG, Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Mark Laderer, Wolfgang Fritz, Hubertus Goesmann, Axelle Hauck, Christian Zachar
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Patent number: 9767965Abstract: An electric storage device according to the present invention includes a case having a case body and a cover plate, the cover plate has a projection to be inserted into the opening of the case body, the projection is in contact with or adjacent to the inner surface of the opening edge of the case body in the second direction, and the projection is locally located in the vicinity of the circumferential edge of the cover plate.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2014Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.Inventors: Masakazu Tsutsumi, Jun Nakamura
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Patent number: 9761887Abstract: An energy storage apparatus having a housing, a plurality of battery cells, a temperature-control system with a liquid temperature-control medium for cooling and/or heating the battery cells in the housing. An absorbent element is arranged spatially between the battery cells and the housing such that any temperature-control medium escaping from the temperature-control system is absorbed by the absorbent element. The absorbent element is separated from the battery cells by an electrically insulating layer, the electrically insulating layer being impermeable to the temperature-control medium.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2013Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Peter Dämon, Stefan Roepke, Mario Steiner, Thomas Trathnigg
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Patent number: 9735439Abstract: A fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel cell, a storage device, a receptacle, a housing, and a vehicle side communication device. The housing has a bottom wall recessed from a surface of a body of the fuel cell vehicle by a predetermined depth. The receptacle protrudes from a bottom face of the bottom wall to an inner space of the housing. The vehicle side communication device is provided to the housing on an outer circumferential side of the receptacle. The vehicle side communication device is configured to wirelessly communicate with a nozzle side communication device provided to a nozzle. The vehicle side communication device is disposed on a deeper side than the bottom face of the bottom wall and/or is disposed via a partition wall configured to shield the vehicle side communication device from fuel gas in the inner space.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2013Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Takashi Kawaura, Akihiro Suzuki
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Patent number: 9725396Abstract: Provided is an active material used for a sodium ion battery or a lithium ion battery, the active material including: (COONa)3-trioxotriangulene represented by the following Formula (1) or (COOLi)3-trioxotriangulene represented by the following Formula (2). In Formulae (1) and (2), a double line including a solid line and a broken line represents a single bond or a double bond.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2015Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka UniversityInventors: Yasushi Morita, Shinji Nakanishi
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Patent number: 9698411Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an electrode for battery which includes a current collector and an active material layer provided on the current collector. The active material layer contains particles of a lithium titanate compound having a spinel structure and a basic polymer. Here, the basic polymer is coating at least a part of the surface of the particles of the lithium titanate compound.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2013Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Dai Yamamoto, Takuya Iwasaki, Yasuhiro Harada, Hiroki Inagaki, Hideki Satake
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Patent number: 9692033Abstract: The invention provides a manufacturing method of a sealed battery that includes a power generating element, a housing member, a lid member, a collector terminal member, and a first insulating member. This manufacturing method includes compressing the first insulating member with a protruding portion of the lid member. The method includes measuring a position of the lid member and a compression load applied by the lid member, and stopping compressing when a slope of the change in the compression load with respect to the position of the lid member reaches a predetermined value.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2013Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kosuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ono, Masaki Koike
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Patent number: 9601760Abstract: Provided is a negative electrode active material comprising (a) a core including a carbon-based material, and (b) an organic polymer coating layer formed of a polymer compound having a content of a fluorine component of 50 wt % or more on a surface of the core.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2013Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Yoon Ah Kang, Je Young Kim, Ki Tae Kim, Jin Hyong Lim, Hoon Jeong, Ki Hwan Kim
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Patent number: 9601742Abstract: A busbar module unit includes a busbar module that is made of a resin and retains a plurality of first conductors and two second conductor, a wiring path that accommodates a plurality of voltage detection wires, a terminal accommodating portion that accommodates connection terminals of a power cable, and a cover member that is connected to the busbar module via a hinge portion. The terminal accommodating portion is integrally formed with the cover member. The wiring path is arranged so as to intersect at least one of the connection terminals. The cover member has a first face and a second face opposite to the first face, the first face opposes the wiring path when the cover member is folded back via the hinge portion. The terminal accommodating portion is formed on the second face.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2013Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Yoshinobu Furuya, Shigeyuki Ogasawara, Hideki Inoue
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Patent number: 9583797Abstract: Provided are a method for welding a battery module and a welded structure, and more particularly, a method for welding a battery module and a welded structure, in which a plurality of battery cells provided with electrode tabs are assembled to form a module and a voltage measurement portion of a voltage measurement means is welded to the electrode tabs so as to secure stability against vibrations and external shocks, thereby increasing reliability of voltage measurement and the voltage measurement portion is welded to the electrode tabs using the same kind of materials so as to facilitate an operation and improve productivity.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2013Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: SK Innovation Co., Ltd.Inventor: Wook Hyun Kim
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Patent number: 9368791Abstract: The present invention relates to a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, a method for preparing the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the same, and provides a cathode active material including: a lithium manganese-excess layered structure composite oxide represented by Formula Li[Lix-z(NiaCobMnc)1-x]O2-yFy (here, a+b+c=1, 0.05?x?0.33, 0?y?0.08, and 0<z?0.05); a metal fluoride coating layer coated on a surface of the composite oxide; and a metal phosphate coating layer coated on the metal fluoride coating layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2013Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.Inventors: Jiyoon Kim, Kitae Kim, Dongwook Shin, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Hayeon Lee, SungNim Jo, Haein Cho