Abstract: A safety device for preventing overcharging of a battery includes: a battery stack including a plurality of cells; a safety circuit connected to two or more cells and provided with an electrical conduction control unit that controls electrical conduction; and a closed circuit disposed between the cells connected to the safety circuit and provided with a switching unit which is switched on or off upon cell swelling, such that when cell swelling occurs, the switching unit is switched on by a pressing force, disabling the electrical conduction control unit of the safety circuit so electrical conduction between the cells is established via the switching unit, and when cell swelling occurs again, the switching unit is switched off, cutting off the electrical conduction between the cells.

Abstract: An apparatus for preventing battery overcharge is provided and includes a plurality of holders interposed between cells stacked within a battery to enclose the cells in a stacking direction. An installation space is formed between outer parts of at least two holders that enclose the cells. In addition, a fluid pouch is disposed within the installation space and adjacent to the cells inside the installation space, and contains a fluid therein. A cutting part is disposed within the installation space and has a first end disposed adjacent to the fluid pouch, and has a cutter edge heading between a lead tab and a bus bar at a second end of the cutting part.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a battery cooling duct. The duct includes a suction portion disposed between a rear seat and a floor panel of a vehicle, an inlet of the suction portion fluidly communicating with an interior of the vehicle to suction interior air. An extension portion is formed by extending an outlet side of the suction portion to a rear of the vehicle, e.g. a trunk, between the rear seat and the floor panel, and defines a passageway configured to allow the interior air to pass therethrough. A discharge portion extends from an outlet of the extension portion to the rear of the vehicle, and discharges the interior air passed through the extension portion, through an outlet of the discharge portion to the battery of the vehicle.

Abstract: A protection cover and a portable apparatus including the same are provided. The protection cover includes a front cover, a rear cover, and a coupling member. The front cover is mountable on the portable apparatus and covers a screen of the portable apparatus. The coupling member is formed of a flexible material such that the front cover is pivotable between and open and a closed position. The rear cover is mounted on the backside of the portable apparatus to serve as a rear case of the portable apparatus. The coupling member is integrally coupled with the front cover and separably coupled with the rear cover. According to the above structure, the protection cover can minimize the total volume and dimensions of the portable apparatus after it is mounted.

Abstract: A user-wearable device includes a housing and a band that straps the housing to a portion of a user's body (e.g., wrist). One or more skin contact sensors in and/or on the housing can sense biometric information of a user wearing the device. An authentication module performs or receives results of an authentication determination that compares the sensed biometric information to baseline biometric information to determine whether they match. An on-body detector uses one or more of the sensors to determine whether the device is being worn by a user. After a user is authenticated based on a match between the sensed and baseline biometric information, the authentication module continually concludes that the user is authenticated for at least a period of time, without an additional comparison between sensed and baseline biometric information, if the on-body detector detects that the user-wearable device is still being worn by the user.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for protecting a BMS from electromagnetic waves, and more particularly, to a system for protecting a BMS from electromagnetic waves to prevent voltage sensing errors due to the electromagnetic waves generated by current from a battery cell. The system includes: a battery having a plurality of battery cells; a power relay assembly intermittently charging and discharging the battery; a battery management system (BMS) connected to the battery cell via a voltage sensing wire to predict a battery's SOC; and a housing surrounding the battery and the power relay assembly with one side of the outside of the housing having a separate section for therein for receiving the BMS so as to partition the BMS and the battery in different spaces.

Abstract: A strain of Pseudomonas oleovorans having a controlling activity against plant viral diseases and a microbial agent comprising the same are provided; and the microbial agent exhibits excellent protection against plant viral infections by Tobamovirus, Potyvirus, Tenuivirus, Cucumovirus and Begomovirus.

Abstract: A touch panel includes a substrate including at least one concave part, and a transparent electrode formed in the concave part to detect a position.

Abstract: An apparatus preventing overcharging of a battery and a battery including the apparatus are provided. The apparatus includes holders interposed on respective gaps between battery cells to be stacked and an installation space formed between borders of adjacent holders. A cutting module is inserted into the installation space and an inserted end thereof is disposed between the cells adjacent to an inner side of the installation space to be fixed to a holder and an exposed end thereof has a cutter blade directed to a gap between a lead tap and a bus bar bonded together that is formed. The gap between the ends is connected with a plurality of hinges to compress the hinges to be unfolded when the cell is expanded in a side direction and to deploy the exposed end outwardly for the cutter blade to separate the bonding of the lead tap and the bus bar.

Abstract: Disclosed is a high voltage battery pack apparatus for a vehicle which includes a cooling device having first and second battery packs which are installed in a center console of the vehicle. The first and second battery packs may be uniformly cooled through a distribution duct to improve cooling performance which minimizes the number of cooling fans that are used. Since the number of cooling fans is minimized and a discharging duct is not used, weight reduction and cost savings can be achieved.

Abstract: A touch panel according to the embodiment includes a substrate including an effective area and a dummy area surrounding the effective area; a transparent electrode on the substrate; and an outer dummy layer on the dummy area, wherein the outer dummy layer comprises a piezoelectric material.

Abstract: Disclosed are a technology capable of improving printing properties and a structure of a touch window manufactured by the same. The touch window according to the present invention comprises: a sensing electrode pattern layer formed on a transparent window and including sensing electrodes which are patterned; and wiring parts connected to the sensing electrodes, wherein the touch window further comprises dummy circuit patterns spaced apart from the wiring parts.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device includes a first substrate including an organic light-emitting diode and a plurality of electrodes connected to the organic light-emitting diode, the plurality of electrodes extending on the first substrate along a first direction toward an edge of the first substrate, a second substrate connected to the first substrate, the second substrate being shorter than the first substrate and exposing a portion of the plurality of electrodes on the first substrate, a sealing material disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate to surround the organic light-emitting diode, and an electrode protecting layer partially covering the exposed portion of the plurality of electrodes on the first substrate, a first side of the electrode protecting layer being between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a second side of the electrode protecting layer protruding beyond the second substrate.

Abstract: Technology is described for transferring one or more mobile tags using a light based communication protocol. A mobile device, for example a smart phone, with an image sensor and an illuminator, like a camera flash, initiates transfer of data formatted in a mobile tag displayed by another device by automatically controlling the illuminator to generate sequences of light representing data transfer messages. The other device, for example a user wearable computer device with sensors capturing biometric and health related data, has a photodetector unit for capturing the sequences of light and converting them into digital data. A processor of the other device identifies the data transfer messages and causes a display of one or more mobile tags responsive to the messages. In this way, a number of mobile tags may be used to transfer several kilobytes of biometric data, for example 4-7 KBs, using low power for the wearable device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a touch panel. The touch panel includes a first substrate; a second substrate spaced apart from the first substrate; an electrode on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate for detecting a position; and a piezoelectric part having an elasticity which varies depending on an electric field induced by the electrode, wherein the piezoelectric part includes a base and particles distributed into the base, and the base includes a polymer material having elasticity.

Abstract: The touch panel according to the embodiment includes a first substrate and a second substrate spaced apart from each other; a position detecting electrode on at least one of the first and second substrates; a wire connecting the position detecting electrode to a substrate; and an intermediate layer being elastically deformed such that a thickness of the intermediate layer is varied.

Abstract: Disclosed is a paste composition for printing including conductive powders, a binder, a dispersing agent, and a solvent. The dispersing agent includes a block copolymer of polyethylene oxide (PEO)-polypropylene oxide (PPO)-polyethylene oxide (PEO), or a block copolymer of polypropylene oxide (PPO)-polyethylene oxide (PEO)-polypropylene oxide (PPO).

Abstract: Provided are a zinc oxide-based sputtering target, a method of preparing the same, and a thin film transistor including a barrier layer deposited by the zinc oxide-based sputtering target. The zinc oxide-based sputtering target includes a sintered body that is composed of zinc oxide in which indium oxide is doped in a range from about 1% w/w to about 50% w/w. A backing plate is coupled to a back of the sintered body. The backing plate supports the sintered body.

Abstract: Disclosed are an inorganic fine particle scattering film and a manufacturing method thereof, wherein an inorganic fine particle layer comprising pores is formed on a light emitting device interface or a transparent substrate so as to achieve a high light extraction effect through a light scattering effect, and a planarizing layer is formed on the inorganic fine particle layer so as to show a high flatness and a high hardness. The disclosed inorganic fine particle scattering film is excellent in a light extraction effect, flatness and hardness and thus can be applied in the various fields such as an image display device, a lighting element, a solar cell.

Abstract: A device is disclosed for wearing on a wrist or other body part including a central piece held on the body part by a pair of straps. A first strap includes fastening holes and the second strap includes a pin plate having pins for mating within the fastening holes in the first strap to affix the device to the body part. The pins are off-center with respect to a lengthwise centerline dividing a width of the pin plate in half. The pin plate may be affixed to the second strap into different orientations, to thereby allow adjustment of a fit of the device to the body part with finer granularity than provided by the pitch of the fastening holes in the first strap.