Patents Issued in October 25, 2016
  • Patent number: 9478751
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a light emitting element, which is resistant to repetition of an oxidation reaction. It is another object of the invention to provide a light emitting element, which is resistant to repetition of a reduction reaction. An anthracene derivative is represented by a general formula (1). In the general formula (1), R1 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 represents any one of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, R3 represents any one of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, Ph1 represents a phenyl group, and X1 represents an arylene group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Harue Nakashima, Sachiko Kawakami, Kumi Kojima, Ryoji Nomura, Nobuharu Ohsawa
  • Patent number: 9478752
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The organic layer includes an emission layer. The organic layer also includes at least one amine-based compound and at least one pyrene-based compound. The organic layer may include a first emission layer and a second emission layer, and the amine-based compound may be in the first emission layer and the pyrene-based compound may be in the second emission layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., Seoul National University R&DB Foundation
    Inventors: Se-Hun Kim, Hwan-Hee Cho, Myoung-Ki Kim, Mi-Kyung Kim, Chang-Woong Chu, Jong-In Hong
  • Patent number: 9478753
    Abstract: A compound for an organic optoelectronic device, an organic light emitting diode, and a display device including the organic light emitting diode, the compound being represented by the following Chemical Formula 1:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: CHEIL INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Sung-Hyun Jung, Dal-Ho Huh, Dong-Wan Ryu, Kyoung-Mi Lee, Eui-Su Kang, Mi-Young Chae
  • Patent number: 9478754
    Abstract: Provided are an organic light emitting device including: a substrate; a first electrode; a second electrode; and an organic layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer, wherein one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a reflective electrode and the other is a semitransparent or transparent electrode, and wherein the organic layer includes a layer having at least one of the compounds having at least one carbazole group, and a flat panel display device including the organic light emitting device. The organic light emitting device has low driving voltage, excellent current density, high brightness, excellent color purity, high efficiency, and long lifetime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seok-Hwan Hwang, Young-Kook Kim, Yoon-Hyun Kwak, Jong-Hyuk Lee, Kwan-Hee Lee, Min-Seung Chun
  • Patent number: 9478755
    Abstract: A compound for an organic photoelectric device, the compound being represented by the following Chemical Formula (“CF”) 1:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Cheil Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hyung-Sun Kim, Eun-Sun Yu, Young-Hoon Kim, Soo-Hyun Min, Ho-Jae Lee, Eui-Su Kang, Mi-Young Chae
  • Patent number: 9478756
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel organometallic compound, and more particularly, to a luminescent organometallic compound in which intermolecular interaction is inhibited by means of introducing a germanium substituent, thereby improving light-emitting characteristics. The present invention also relates to an organic electronic device, specifically, to an organic light-emitting diode using the compound. According to the present invention, a germanium substituent is introduced to the parent organometallic iridium compound, thus inhibiting an intermolecular interaction in the solid state and enabling the compound of the present invention to be effectively used in solution processing. When the compound of the present invention is used as part of a light-emitting layer of an organic light-emitting diode, the light-emitting efficiency of the light-emitting diode may be significantly improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Jaemin Lee, Chan Hyuk Park, Sung Cheol Yoon, Jongsun Lim, Young Hun Kang, Chang Jin Lee
  • Patent number: 9478757
    Abstract: There is provided a compound having Formula II In Formula II: R1-R4 are the same or different at each occurrence and can be D, alkyl, silyl, aryl, deuterated alkyl, deuterated silyl, or deuterated aryl; a and c are the same or different and are an integer from 0-5; and b and d are the same or different and are an integer from 0-4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Jerald Feldman, Kerwin D Dobbs, Troy C Gehret, Charles D McLaren, Giang Dong Vo, Ying Wang
  • Patent number: 9478758
    Abstract: Organic materials comprising pendant redox-active metallocence groups are described. The hole transport property of these systems can be modulated through the metallocence moiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Universal Display Corporation
    Inventor: Jui-Yi Tsai
  • Patent number: 9478759
    Abstract: A flexible display panel including a flexible panel including a display region and a non-display region, wherein the display region includes an organic light emitting device; a planarization layer disposed on the flexible panel; and a metal-dielectric layer disposed on the planarization layer and including a metal layer and a dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheol Jang, Seung-Yong Song, Sang-Hwan Cho, Seung-Hun Kim, Chung-Sock Choi, Hyun-Ho Kim, Soo-Youn Kim, Sang-Hyun Park
  • Patent number: 9478760
    Abstract: A solid-state imaging device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes pixel including: a first and second electrode located in a same layer, the second electrode being located between the first electrode and the other first electrodes included in adjacent pixels; an organic photoelectric conversion film including a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being in contact with the first electrode and the second electrode; and a counter electrode located on the second surface. The organic photoelectric conversion film extends over the pixels. The first electrode is an electrode through which electrons or holes generated in the organic photoelectric conversion film are extracted. An area ratio of the first electrode to the each pixel is 25% or less. And a total area ratio of a sum of the first electrode and the second electrode to the each pixel is 40% or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tokuhiko Tamaki, Masayuki Takase, Yasuhiko Adachi
  • Patent number: 9478761
    Abstract: An optoelectronic component may include a carrier, a protective layer on or above the carrier, a first electrode on or above the protective layer, an organic functional layer structure on or above the first electrode, and a second electrode on or above the organic functional layer structure. The protective layer has a lower transmission than the carrier for electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength of less than approximately 400 nm at least in one wavelength range. The protective layer includes a glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Steffen Setz, Angela Eberhardt, Manfred Deisenhofer, Christina Wille
  • Patent number: 9478762
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mixture comprising two different compounds A and B, each of which contain emitter units, where at least one of the compounds is a polymer. The present invention furthermore relates to a non-conjugated polymer or dendrimer which contains two emitting units covalently bonded as polymer building blocks, to the use of the mixture, the polymer or dendrimer in electronic devices, to electronic devices comprising the mixture, the polymer or dendrimer, and to a formulation comprising the mixture, the polymer or dendrimer in a solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Merck Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Junyou Pan, Niels Schulte, Joachim Kaiser, Herwig Buchholz, Susanne Heun
  • Patent number: 9478763
    Abstract: A light emitting element has a cathode, an anode, and a light emitting layer (light emitting section) which is provided between the cathode and the anode and emits light by a driving voltage being applied thereto, in which the light emitting section is configured to include a light emitting material, a host material which holds the light emitting material, and an assist dopant material, one of the host material and the assist dopant material is a material with a high electron transportation property, the other is a material with a high hole transportation property, and when a mobility of holes is ?h and a motility of electrons is ?e in the light emitting layer, a mobility ratio which is represented by ?e/?h satisfies a relationship of formula (I) below. 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Yamamoto, Akio Fukase
  • Patent number: 9478764
    Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting element with high external quantum efficiency and a low drive voltage. The light-emitting element includes a light-emitting layer which contains a phosphorescent compound and a material exhibiting thermally activated delayed fluorescence between a pair of electrodes, wherein a peak of a fluorescence spectrum and/or a peak of a phosphorescence spectrum of the material exhibiting thermally activated delayed fluorescence overlap(s) with a lowest-energy-side absorption band in an absorption spectrum of the phosphorescent compound, and wherein the phosphorescent compound exhibits phosphorescence in the light-emitting layer by voltage application between the pair of electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Satoshi Seo
  • Patent number: 9478765
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electro-optical device stack (10) includes providing a multi-layered structure comprising an electro-optical layer (13) that contacts a charge injection layer (12) comprising an acidic compound (12m). A resist layer (14) is deposited onto the electro-optical layer (13) and comprises a cationically-crosslinkable resist material (14m) that reacts adjacent breaches (12?,13?) in the electro-optical layer (13) by a cross-linking reaction. This reaction is induced by protons (12p) from the charge injection layer (12) and results in covering of the breaches (12?,13?) with patches (14p) comprising cross-linked resist material (14c). Parts of the resist material (14m) that have not cross-linked are removed, whereas the remaining patches (14p) provide electrical insulation between the charge injection layer (12) and a layer subsequently deposited onto the electro-optical layer (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Jasper Michels, Paulus Wilhelmus Maria Blom, Georg Thomas Jakob Götz
  • Patent number: 9478766
    Abstract: The present invention includes forming an organic EL element on a TFT substrate, forming a sealing film on the TFT substrate so as to cover the organic EL element, performing a hydrophilic treatment on a surface of the sealing film in a frame region, forming a sealing material on a CF substrate, bonding the TFT substrate and the CF substrate together via the sealing material by placing the sealing material on a surface of the sealing film in the frame region in a vacuum, and returning the vacuum state to atmospheric pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuki Yasuda
  • Patent number: 9478767
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display includes a first substrate comprising a major surface, and a pixel array formed over the major surface of the first substrate. The pixel array comprises a plurality of pixels formed over the first substrate and a plurality of spacers arranged over the first substrate. Each pixel comprises a first electrode and an organic emission layer formed over the first electrode. The pixel array provides a plurality of recesses and a plurality of bumps, and the plurality of recesses correspond to the first electrodes of the plurality of pixels and the plurality of bumps corresponds to the plurality of spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hee-Chul Jeon
  • Patent number: 9478768
    Abstract: In an aspect, an organic light-emitting display apparatus including: a substrate; at least one color filter formed on the substrate; an overcoat layer covering the at least one color filter; a first passivation layer formed on the overcoat layer; a light scattering layer formed on the first passivation layer; a first electrode formed on the light scattering layer; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and an organic layer located between the first and second electrodes is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min-Woo Lee, Young-Mo Koo, Jae-Goo Lee, Woo-Sik Jeon
  • Patent number: 9478769
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a display back plate. The display back plate comprises: an array substrate; and a pixel define layer formed on the array substrate and for defining an organic light emitting unit. An accommodation space is provided in the pixel define layer and a water absorbent material is provided within the accommodation space; the accommodation space has an opening formed in an upper surface and/or a lower surface of the pixel define layer; and the accommodation space is separated from the organic light emitting unit such that the water absorbent material within the accommodation space is spaced away from the organic light emitting unit. Embodiments of the present invention enable absorption of water vapor inside the organic light emitting display device, to prevent the adverse affection of water vapor on performance of the organic light emitting display device, so as to prolong service life of the organic light emitting display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Jiao, Li Sun
  • Patent number: 9478770
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display (OLED) device includes a substrate, a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of light emitting layers, a second electrode, a power supply line, a third electrode, and an encapsulation member. The third electrode that is formed on the power supply line and the second electrode that is formed on the light emitting layers extend to a contact region that is in a peripheral region of the substrate. The third electrode and the second electrodes have an uneven pattern in the contact region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong-Jin Kim
  • Patent number: 9478771
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display (OLED) device is provided. The OLED device includes: a substrate of which a pixel region is defined; a light-condensing means disposed on the pixel region of the substrate; a lower electrode disposed on the light-condensing means; an organic layer, which is disposed on the lower electrode and includes an organic light-emitting layer; and an upper electrode disposed on the organic layer. A method for manufacturing such an OLED device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-Hoon Song, Kyu-Sik Cho, Sun Park, Yul-Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 9478772
    Abstract: A display device related to one embodiment of the present invention includes a first substrate arranged with a plurality of pixels in the shape of a matrix, an insulation film arranged above the first substrate, a first electrode arranged above the insulation film, a second electrode arranged on an upper layer of the first electrode, and an organic EL layer arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the insulation film includes a plurality of concave parts arranged corresponding to each of the plurality of pixels on the side of the first electrode, the first electrode, the organic EL layer and the second electrode are stacked in order above the insulation film and the concave part, and the an insulation layer is covering an end part of the first electrode arranged above the concave part is arranged on an interface part sectioning each of the plurality of pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventor: Toshihiro Sato
  • Patent number: 9478773
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a battery cell configured to have a structure in which an electrode assembly including a separator disposed between a cathode and an anode is mounted in a battery case, wherein an asymmetric structure with respect to a central axis crossing the electrode assembly in plane is formed at a portion of at least one side of the electrode assembly constituting the outer circumference of the electrode assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kyoung Won Kang, Hyun Chul Jung, Ki Woong Kim, Sungjin Kwon
  • Patent number: 9478774
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery having an improved penetration characteristic of an external short-circuit current in an electrode assembly by reducing an external short-circuit current. A rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode; a case containing the electrode assembly; a cap plate covering an opening of the case; an electrode terminal protruding outside the case and electrically connected to the second electrode; and a resistance member between and electrically connecting the electrode terminal and the cap plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignees: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Sang-Won Byun, Hae-Kwon Yoon, Min-Yeol Han
  • Patent number: 9478775
    Abstract: A battery pack with improved assembly workability includes a plurality of battery modules stacked on each other, each provided with a case accommodating a unit cell and a through-bolt that penetrates a through hole formed in the cases along the stacking direction of the battery modules to connect the battery modules each other. The battery modules are further provided with an insertion auxiliary member that is inserted into at least one opening of the through hole, and the insertion auxiliary member has a tapered portion such that the inner diameter thereof gradually decreases towards the tip of the insertion auxiliary member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke Satou, Ryuichi Amagai, Kentaro Hatta
  • Patent number: 9478776
    Abstract: A battery pack includes at least one battery module provided with a plurality of battery cells each having a vent that discharges gas, the battery cells being arranged in one direction, and a housing accommodating the battery module, the housing including an inlet and an outlet for air, and an inlet opening and closing device disposed in the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignees: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD., ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Hyun-Ye Lee
  • Patent number: 9478777
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a battery pack and a battery pack mount portion. The battery pack may be mounted or secured within the battery pack mount portion in such a way that the battery pack does not influence or apply pressure to neighboring structures. For examples, the battery pack may include at least one eat protrusion that is received within at least one recess formed in the battery pack mount portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Min Choi, Hong-Moon Chun
  • Patent number: 9478778
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a middle- or large-sized battery pack case in which a battery module having a plurality of stacked battery cells, which can be charged and discharged, is mounted, wherein the battery pack case is provided with a coolant inlet port and a coolant outlet port, which are disposed such that a coolant for cooling the battery cells can flow from one side to the other side of the battery module in the direction perpendicular to the stacking direction of the battery cells, the battery pack case is further provided with a flow space (‘inlet duct’) extending from the coolant inlet port to the battery module and another flow space (‘outlet duct’) extending from the battery module to the coolant outlet port, and one or more guide members are disposed in the inlet duct for guiding the flow of the coolant in the direction parallel to the stacking direction of the battery cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Ye Hoon Im, Doo Seong Choi, Sang Phil Han, Jong Moon Yoon, Jaesung Ahn, Heekook Yang, Dal Mo Kang
  • Patent number: 9478779
    Abstract: A traction battery assembly is provided which may include first and second arrays spaced apart and each having a plurality of battery cells. The battery cells may each have a positive and a negative terminal on a cell face facing the other array. The cells may be oriented in tilted stacks such that the terminals of at least one of the cells of the first array are aligned with oppositely charged terminals of two different cells of the second array. The assembly may also include a frame supporting and orienting the cells such that the cells of the arrays are tilted at opposing and inversely equal angles which are based on a width and length of each battery cell to facilitate the alignment of the terminals of at least one of the cells of the first array with the oppositely charged terminals of two different cells of the second array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Wesley Edward Burkman
  • Patent number: 9478780
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a resin film for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that does not inhibit the movement of ions such as lithium ions and that is arranged between a separator and a positive or negative electrode; and a resin film for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery obtained by the production method. The method for producing a resin film for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises the steps of: coating a separator with a resin composition containing a solvent and a vinylidene fluoride copolymer obtained by copolymerizing vinylidene fluoride and a compound represented by formula (1) below (coating step); and drying the separator on which the resin composition has been coated (drying step).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: KUREHA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusaku Inaba, Tamito Igarashi, Yuki Sakai, Aya Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 9478781
    Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a porous polymer layer, a conductive layer on each of a first and a second surface of the porous polymer layer, and an active material layer on each of the first and second surfaces of the porous polymer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chang-Bum Ahn
  • Patent number: 9478782
    Abstract: A lithium-air battery includes a lithium anode; an air cathode; and a separator between the lithium anode and an air cathode the separator including a cross-linked polysiloxane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
    Inventors: Zhengcheng Zhang, Khalil Amine
  • Patent number: 9478783
    Abstract: Provided is a rechargeable lithium battery that includes a positive electrode including a positive active material; a negative electrode including a negative active material; a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and an electrolyte solution, wherein the positive active material includes lithium metal oxide and a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and coated on a surface of the lithium metal oxide, and the separator includes a porous substrate and a coating layer including ceramic and disposed on at least one side of the porous substrate. Li1+xAlxM2?x(PO4)3??[Chemical Formula 1] In Chemical Formula 1, M is at least one metal selected from Ti, Cr, Ga, Fe, Sc, In, Y, Mg, and Si, and 0<x?0.7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chong-Gi Hong, Joon-Hyung Lee
  • Patent number: 9478784
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes an electrode body, a non-aqueous electrolyte and a porous heat resistance layer. The electrode body is provided with a positive electrode and a negative electrode that face each other through a separator. The porous heat resistance layer is disposed at least in one of a space between the positive electrode and the separator and a space between the negative electrode and the separator and contains an inorganic filler. A porosity of the separator is not less than 70% by volume and not more than 80% by volume. A ratio of a porosity of the porous heat resistance layer with respect to the porosity of the separator is not less than 0.3 and not more than 0.6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kosuke Iwase
  • Patent number: 9478785
    Abstract: Battery carriages are provided herein that interface with batteries in the correct polarization, regardless of the orientation in which the batteries are inserted in the battery carriages. Such battery carriages may be advantageously used with any device that uses batteries. Such a device may include two or more battery carriages, wherein each of the battery carriages includes first and second dual-contact assemblies disposed on a substrate. Each of the two dual-contact assemblies may have a positive contact and a negative contact. The positive contacts may each be configured to contact a positive terminal of a battery and to be connected to a positive circuit connection, and the negative contacts may each be configured to contact a negative terminal of a battery and to be connected to a negative circuit connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventor: Glen C. Larsen
  • Patent number: 9478786
    Abstract: Provided is a high-voltage battery with an integrated connector. The high-voltage battery includes cells, support members, a housing, the integrated connector and a BMS. A lower connection member is provided on one side of each support member and has protrusions made of electrical conductors. The protrusions come into contact with corresponding electrodes of the cells. A cell assembly formed by the arrangement of the cells and the supports is inserted into the housing. The integrated connector is connected to the lower connection members of the support members so as to mechanically and electrically connect the cells to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hwan Lim, Soo Yeup Jang
  • Patent number: 9478787
    Abstract: An electrochemical energy device includes a device housing and a pass-through connector extending through a wall of the device housing. The pass-through connector may include an electrically insulating connector housing having a quick connect feature and an electrically conductive pin located in the connector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: AQUION ENERGY INC.
    Inventors: Eric Martin Sheen, Alan Douglas Munday, William G. Campbell
  • Patent number: 9478788
    Abstract: A battery assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a terminal holder, a terminal at least partially surrounded by the terminal holder, and a bus bar module connectable to the terminal holder. One of the terminal holder and the bus bar module includes at least one locating feature to position the bus bar module in a welding position relative to the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Debbi Callicoat, Brian Utley, Steve Droste, Derek Hartl
  • Patent number: 9478789
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery including an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator interposed between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, a first current collector plate electrically coupled to the first electrode plate and including a fuse, a second current collector plate electrically coupled to the second electrode plate, a case accommodating the electrode assembly, the first current collector plate, and the second current collector plate, a cap assembly sealing the case and including a cap plate, a first electrode terminal electrically coupled to the first current collector plate and a second electrode terminal electrically coupled to the second current collector plate, the first electrode terminal and the second electrode terminal passing through the cap plate, and an insulation cover surrounding a region between the cap plate and the electrode assembly, the region including the first electrode terminal and the fuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dukjung Kim, In Kim
  • Patent number: 9478790
    Abstract: Provided is a water addition plug for a storage battery, which is for carrying out water addition into a container of the storage battery. The water addition plug comprising a water addition plug main body having a water supply port through which the water is supplied, a water addition port through which the supplied water is discharged into the container, and a valve chest disposed between the water supply port and the water addition port and provided with a first valve and a second valve and a float that moves up and down following an electrolyte level in the container. The first valve comprises a first drain port, which is open to the valve chest and communicates with the water addition port, and a first valve element for closing the first drain port in synchronization with a vertical movement of the float. The second valve comprises a second drain port, which is open to the valve chest and communicates with the water addition port, and a second valve element for closing the second drain port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Jinno, Tomoyuki Enomoto, Tatsuo Nagayasu, Ryoji Okuno
  • Patent number: 9478791
    Abstract: A method for forming a pattern multiple patterns of identical or different pattern materials can be formed on a support in a short time, a structural body, a method for producing a comb-shaped electrode, and a secondary cell. The pattern forming method, in which n patterns (n?2) are formed on a support, includes forming a first resist layer on the support surface; repeating: forming a guide hole through all resist layers by exposure and development, filling a kth pattern material into the guide hole by a screen printing process, and forming a (k+1)th resist layer on the kth resist layer and the pattern materials, regarding kth (k=1 to n?1) pattern material and resist layer in order of k=1 to n?1; performing guide hole formation and nth pattern material filling similarly, and removing all of the resist layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaoru Ishikawa, Takahiro Asai
  • Patent number: 9478792
    Abstract: An electrode assembly includes an electrode stack that includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator, the separator being interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, a positive electrode tab projecting from an edge of the electrode stack, and a negative electrode tab projecting from an edge of the electrode stack. The electrode stack may have a height direction, a width direction, and a thickness direction, the thickness direction being substantially perpendicular to a plane that includes the height and width directions, the electrode stack having a first thickness in the thickness direction at a first location corresponding to at least one of the positive and negative electrode tabs, the electrode stack having a second thickness in the thickness direction at a second location peripheral to the first location, the first thickness being greater than the second thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyung-Dong Lee
  • Patent number: 9478793
    Abstract: Provided is a process for preparing an electrode comprising an iron active material. The process comprises first fabricating an electrode comprising an iron active material, and then treating the surface of the electrode with an oxidant solution to thereby create an oxidized surface. The resulting iron electrode is thereby preconditioned prior to any charge-discharge cycle to have the assessable surface of the iron active material in the same oxidation state as in discharged iron negative electrodes active material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: ENCELL TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Randy Gene Ogg, Michael Roders, Michael Meese
  • Patent number: 9478794
    Abstract: A secondary battery including a cathode having a primary cathode active material and an alkaline source material selected from the group consisting of Li2O, Li2O2, Li2S, LiF, LiCl, Li2Br, Na2O, Na2O2, Na2S, NaF, NaCl, and a mixture of any two or more thereof; an anode having an anode active material; an electrolyte; and a separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
    Inventors: Huiming Wu, Khalil Amine, Ali Abouimrane
  • Patent number: 9478795
    Abstract: Provided is a positive active material for a lithium secondary battery includes a lithium transition metal composite oxide having an ?-NaFeO2-type crystal structure and represented by the composition formula of Li1+?Me1??O2 (Me is a transition metal including Co, Ni and Mn and ?>0). The positive active material contains Na in an amount of 900 ppm or more and 16000 ppm or less, or K in an amount of 1200 ppm or more and 18000 ppm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Endo, Hiromasa Muramatsu
  • Patent number: 9478796
    Abstract: A battery includes a first electrode including a plurality of particles containing lithium, a layer of carbon at least partially coating a surface of each particle, and electrochemically exfoliated graphene at least partially coating one or more of the plurality of particles. The battery includes a second electrode and an electrolyte. At least a portion of the first electrode and at least a portion of the second electrode contact the electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Academia Sinica
    Inventors: Lain-Jong Li, Lung-Hao Hu, Cheng-Te Lin, Feng-Yu Wu
  • Patent number: 9478797
    Abstract: A system and method of forming a thin film battery includes a substrate, a first current collector formed on the substrate, a cathode layer formed on a portion of the first current collector, a solid layer of electrolyte material formed on the cathode layer, a silicon-metal thin film anode layer formed on the solid layer of electrolyte material and a second current collector electrically coupled to the silicon-metal thin film anode layer. A method and a system for forming the thin film battery are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: APPLEJACK 199 L.P.
    Inventors: Wenming Li, Byunghoon Yoon, Ann Koo
  • Patent number: 9478798
    Abstract: A battery is provided with a hexacyanometallate cathode. The battery cathode is made from hexacyanometallate particles overlying a current collector. The hexacyanometallate particles have the chemical formula AXM1MM2N(CN)Z.d[H2O]ZEO.e[H2O]BND, where A is a metal from Groups 1A, 2A, or 3A of the Periodic Table, where M1 and M2 are each a metal with 2+ or 3+ valance positions, where “ZEO” and “BND” indicate zeolitic and bound water, respectively, where d is 0, and e is greater than 0 and less than 8. The anode material may primarily be a material such as hard carbon, soft carbon, oxides, sulfides, nitrides, silicon, metals, or combinations thereof. The electrolyte is non-aqueous. A method is also provided for fabricating hexacyanometallate with no zeolitic water content in response to dehydration annealing at a temperature of greater than 120 degrees C. and less than 200 degrees C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuhao Lu, Jie Song, Jong-Jan Lee
  • Patent number: 9478799
    Abstract: In an aspect, a rechargeable lithium battery including a negative electrode including a silicon-based negative active material is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soon-Rewl Lee, Ick-Kyu Choi, Young-Ki Kim, Young-Hun Lee, Na-Leum Yoo, Na-Ri Park, Yong-Chul Park
  • Patent number: 9478800
    Abstract: In order to propose a new negative electrode for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries having excellent dispersibility even with a negative electrode active material having a relatively small particle size, there is proposed a negative electrode active material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, the negative electrode active material containing silicon and having negative electrode active material particles that have a D50 based on a volume-based particle size distribution obtainable by measurement by a laser diffraction scattering type particle size distribution analysis method, of 0.1 ?m to 5.0 ?m, and include a surface layer containing oxygen, silicon and carbon on the entire surface or a portion of the active material surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Inoue, Yanko Marinov Todorov, Shinya Kagei