Patents by Inventor Keh Chi Tsai
Keh Chi Tsai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20140027043Abstract: An energy storage device fabrication method includes the steps of: mounting a frame shell at the top wall of a first plate electrode, mounting a glue frame at the top wall of the first plate electrode around the frame shell to have the top wall of the glue frame be disposed above the elevation of top wall of the frame shell, filling an electrolyte solution in the accommodation chamber defined by the glue frame, the frame shell and the top wall of the first plate member under a vacuum environment to form a first unit, mounting a second unit with a second plate electrode at the top wall of the glue frame, and bonding the second unit to the glue frame of the first unit under a vacuum environment to seal the electrolyte solution in between the first plate electrode and the second plate electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Inventors: Keh-Chi Tsai, Yueh-Hsun Lee
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Patent number: 8138713Abstract: An electrical energy storage device for a solar cell includes at least one electrode substrate coated with a oxide or mixed oxides layer. When the electrical energy storage device is electrically connected with a receive unit of the solar unit in parallel, the electrical energy storage device can have the advantages of high electric energy density, enhancing the charging efficiency of the solar cell, and reducing the charging time of the solar cell.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2008Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignees: National Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Apogee Power, Inc.Inventors: Keh-Chi Tsai, Steve James, Wen-Hua Lin
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Publication number: 20100294800Abstract: A portable electrical liquid dispensing apparatus includes a housing, a power supply detachably connected with the housing, a driving unit accommodated in the housing and electrically connected with the power supply, a liquid dispensing unit accommodated in the housing and coupled to the driving unit, a first dispensing pipe having a first entry end and a first exhaust end connected with the liquid dispensing unit, and a second dispensing pipe having a second entry end connected with the liquid dispensing unit and a second exhaust end. When the electrical liquid dispensing apparatus is used, the liquid dispensing unit can be driven by the driving unit to dispense the fuel from a fuel tank into an agricultural machine through the first dispensing pipe and the second dispensing pipe, thereby enhancing the efficiency and convenience of refueling operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2009Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicants: NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., APOGEE POWER, INC.Inventors: Keh-Chi Tsai, Wen-Hua Lin
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Publication number: 20100052602Abstract: An electrical energy storage device for a solar cell includes at least one electrode substrate coated with a oxide or mixed oxides layer. When the electrical energy storage device is electrically connected with a receive unit of the solar unit in parallel, the electrical energy storage device can have the advantages of high electric energy density, enhancing the charging efficiency of the solar cell, and reducing the charging time of the solar cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Applicant: NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Keh-Chi TSAI, Steve JAMES, Wen-Hua LIN
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Publication number: 20090284076Abstract: A fault-tolerant battery set and a start-up battery module are described. The fault-tolerant battery set includes a main battery module, a battery monitoring unit, a control switch unit, and a back-up battery module. The main battery module includes a battery unit and a battery monitoring circuit. When the battery unit fails, the control switch unit conducts a power supply connection path according to a failure signal sent from the battery monitoring circuit, so as to replace the failed main battery module with a back-up power provided by the back-up battery module through the power supply connection path.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2008Publication date: November 19, 2009Applicants: APOGEE POWER, INC., NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Wen-Hen LIN, Keh-Chi TSAI, Yuan-Chi HSU, Peng-Hung YU
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Publication number: 20070243424Abstract: A composite battery set of a power tool, comprising a battery, a non-polarity ultracapacitor, a switch, a motor, etc. The ultracapacitor is a non-polarity ultracapacitor, and the power released by the fully charged battery at a high discharge rate is utilized to drive a motor. As such, a switch is used to switch and connect the non-polarity ultracapacitor to the different polarities of the motor, thus achieving the switching of the rotation directions of the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2006Publication date: October 18, 2007Inventors: Wen-Hen Lin, Keh-Chi Tsai, James M. Lawson, Gregory R. Bell
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Publication number: 20060250113Abstract: A composite battery set, including a metal-ceramic ruthenium-oxide ultracapacitor and a secondary lithium-ion battery, is provided. The composite battery set is electrically connected to an electrical device, which cuts down the total impedance by the metal-ceramic ruthenium-oxide ultracapacitor to increase the output power and the current. The composite battery set is also able to react a pulse rise time less than 5 ms, to speed up the signal react time of the electronic device. And the composite battery set further includes a protective circuit module (PCM) to protect the secondary lithium-ion battery so as to extend the service life and lifespan.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2006Publication date: November 9, 2006Inventors: Keh-Chi Tsai, James Lawson, Gregory Bell, Kurt Peluger
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Publication number: 20020116803Abstract: A packaging method for electric power storage units of an ultracapacitor energy storage device. An electrolyte solution is filled directly during the process of stacking electrodes so as to omit the steps of partially forming and enclosing a refill port. Thus, the fabrication process can be effectively simplified and the production efficiency can be increased. First, an annular glue wall is coated along the border of the top surface of a first electrode. The electrolyte solution is filled on the top surface of the first electrode enclosed by the annular glue wall. A second electrode is then stacked over the first electrode. The annular glue wall is heated to bind the first electrode, the second electrode, and the annular glue wall, thus enclosing the electrolyte solution between the first electrode and the second electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2001Publication date: August 29, 2002Inventors: Chang-Chen Yang, Wei-Te Pong, Yung-Shang Huang, Keh-Chi Tsai, James M. Lawson
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Patent number: 6440179Abstract: A packaging method for electric power storage units of an ultracapacitor energy storage device. An electrolyte solution is filled directly during the process of stacking electrodes so as to omit the steps of partially forming and enclosing a refill port. Thus, the fabrication process can be effectively simplified and the production efficiency can be increased. First, an annular glue wall is coated along the border of the top surface of a first electrode. The electrolyte solution is filled on the top surface of the first electrode enclosed by the annular glue wall. A second electrode is then stacked over the first electrode. The annular glue wall is heated to bind the first electrode, the second electrode, and the annular glue wall, thus enclosing the electrolyte solution between the first electrode and the second electrode.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2001Date of Patent: August 27, 2002Assignee: National Energy Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chang-Chen Yang, Wei-Te Pong, Yung-Shang Huang, Keh-Chi Tsai, James M. Lawson
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Patent number: 5980977Abstract: The present invention concerns a process to produce a high surface area niobium oxynitride, tantalum oxynitride, vanadium oxynitride, zirconium oxynitride, titanium oxynitride or molybdenum oxynitride coated substrate for use as an electrical energy storage component in a capacitor or a battery configuration.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 1996Date of Patent: November 9, 1999Assignee: Pinnacle Research Institute, Inc.Inventors: Charles Z. Deng, Keh Chi Tsai, Dania Ghantous
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Patent number: 5800857Abstract: A dry preunit (10), includes a plurality of cells (110, 112, 114) in a true bipolar configuration, which are stacked and bonded together, to impart to the device an integral and unitary construction. Each cell (114) includes two electrically conductive electrodes (111A, 111B) that are spaced apart by a predetermined distance. The cell (114) also includes two identical dielectric gaskets (121, 123) that are interposed, in registration with each other, between the electrodes (111A, 111B), for separating and electrically insulating these electrodes. When the electrodes (111A, 111B), and the gaskets (121, 123) are bonded together, at least one fill gap (130) is formed for each cell. Each cell (114) also includes a porous and conductive coating layer (119, 120) that is formed on one surface of each electrode. The coating layer (119) includes a set of closely spaced-apart peripheral microprotrusions (125), and a set of distally spaced-apart central microprotrusions (127).Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 1996Date of Patent: September 1, 1998Assignee: Pinnacle Research Institute, Inc.Inventors: Nazir Ahmad, Keh-Chi Tsai
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Patent number: 4163084Abstract: In an electrochemical cell, a cathode having an essentially continuous layer of ruthenium on its surface which improves the performance of the cathode during the electrochemical reduction of chlorine, oxygen or peroxyl ions in an aqueous salt electrolyte.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 1978Date of Patent: July 31, 1979Assignee: Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc.Inventors: Keh-Chi Tsai, Ernest L. Littauer
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Patent number: 4007057Abstract: In a reactive metal-water electrochemical cell, an alkaline electrolyte containing soluble inorganic ions which are reduced preferentially to water at the cathode. More particularly, the additives substantially reduce or eliminate reduction of water and evolution of hydrogen at the cathode resulting in significant improvement in current efficiency, gravimetric energy density and cell potential at a given current. Additionally, suppression of hydrogen evolution makes possible a sealed system with venting of gases from the cell no longer necessary. The inorganic ions of the invention are nitrite, hypochlorite, chlorate, bromate, dinitrogen trioxide and sulfite ions which are formed when soluble salts of nitrite, sulfite, hypochlorate, bromate, chlorate, soluble gases such as dinitrogen trioxide and sulfur dioxide and other soluble inorganic compounds are dissolved in the alkaline electrolyte.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 1975Date of Patent: February 8, 1977Assignee: Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc.Inventors: Ernest Lucius Littauer, Roger Paul Hollandsworth, Keh Chi Tsai
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Patent number: 3976509Abstract: In a reactive metal-water electrochemical cell, an alkaline electrolyte containing organic additives which reduce the parasitic direct corrosion reaction between the reactive metal and the water of the electrolyte. More particularly, the additives substantially reduce the activity of the water by forming inter-molecular hydrogen bonding between the organic additive and water. Illustratively, such organic additives include alcohols, nitrogen containing compounds such as amides, amines and hydrazine, and ketones, ethers and esters. Optionally, molarity of the electrolyte is controlled independent of water additions by chemically removing the reactive metal ions formed during discharge of the cell. This is accomplished by the controlled additions of precipitating agents to the electrolyte to form insoluble salts.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 1975Date of Patent: August 24, 1976Assignee: Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc.Inventors: Keh Chi Tsai, Ernest L. Littauer