Patents Issued in July 4, 2017
  • Patent number: 9698372
    Abstract: The present invention provides an OLED touch control display device and a manufacture method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Weijing Zeng, Changcheng Lo
  • Patent number: 9698373
    Abstract: A barrier film layer, a photoelectric device comprising the barrier film layer and a manufacturing method of the photoelectric device are provided. A material forming the barrier film layer includes a topological insulator, and the barrier film layer is formed on a surface of an base plate which is patterned. In this way, a better package of the photoelectric device can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yongchun Lu, Yong Qiao, Hongfei Cheng, Jianbo Xian
  • Patent number: 9698374
    Abstract: The present application provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive film, an organic electronic device including the same and a method of manufacturing an organic electronic device using the same. The present application provides the pressure-sensitive adhesive film which forms a structure effectively blocking water or oxygen from penetrating into an organic electronic device from the outside, and has excellent mechanical properties such as handleability, formability or the like and transparency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Sup Lee, Yoon Gyung Cho, Myung Han Lee, Kyung Yul Bae, Sang Eun Kim, Sang Min Park, Se Woo Yang, Ye Hoon Im
  • Patent number: 9698375
    Abstract: A flexible display apparatus including: a first film including a first surface and a second surface that are opposite each other, and a first groove formed in the first surface, the first film having a first rigidity; a third film on the second surface of the first film; a fourth film facing the third film; an emission display unit between and encapsulated by the third film and the fourth film; and a second film on the fourth film and facing the first film, the second film having a second rigidity that is less than the first rigidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Valeriy Prushinskiy, Won-Sik Hyun, Hyong-Yeol Na, Min-Soo Kim, Mu-Gyeom Kim
  • Patent number: 9698376
    Abstract: A packaging structure includes a substrate; a displaying component positioned on the substrate; a packaging cover plate arranged opposite to and spaced from the substrate; a loop of first enclosing resin arranged between the substrate and the packaging cover plate to enclose the displaying component and bond the substrate and the packaging cover plate together, where the first enclosing resin contains no spacer particle; and a loop of a second enclosing resin formed on an external circumferential area of the first enclosing resin and located between the substrate and the packaging cover plate, where the second enclosing resin is arranged to have a width smaller than a width of the first enclosing resin and contains therein spacer particles that are sized to define a predetermined spacing distance between the substrate and the packaging cover plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yawei Liu, Chihche Liu
  • Patent number: 9698377
    Abstract: A copolymer according to the present disclosure is provided, which includes 30 to 80 mol % of a repeating unit represented by formula (I), 5 to 25 mol % of a repeating unit represented by formula (II), and 5 to 30 mol % of a repeating unit represented by formula (III): wherein R1 is C6-C13 aryl group, C7-C13 aralkyl group, C6-C8 halogenated aryl group or C7-C8 aryloxyalkyl group; R3 is C3-C16 alkyl group or C3-C6 alkoxy substituted alkyl group; R5 is a single bond or C1-C3 alkylene group, R6 and R7 are independently C1-C3 alkoxy group, R8 is polysiloxane with methyl and phenyl groups; and R2, R4 and R9 are independently hydrogen or methyl. In addition, a resin composition, a packaging film and a package structure including the same are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Ming-Tzung Wu, Te-Yi Chang, Yao-Jheng Huang, Yun-Yu Lai
  • Patent number: 9698378
    Abstract: Provided are an encapsulating film, an electronic device and a method of manufacturing the same. An encapsulating film having excellent moisture blocking property, handleability, workability and durability and a structure including a diode encapsulated with the encapsulating film may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon Gyung Cho, Hyun Jee Yoo, Suk Ky Chang, Jung Sup Shim, Seung Min Lee
  • Patent number: 9698379
    Abstract: Provided are an encapsulating film, an electronic device and a method of manufacturing the same. An encapsulating film having excellent moisture blocking property, handleability, workability and durability and a structure including a diode encapsulated with the encapsulating film may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Jee Yoo, Yoon Gyung Cho, Suk Ky Chang, Jung Sup Shim, Seung Min Lee
  • Patent number: 9698380
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure disclose an electroluminescence display device and a fabrication method thereof. The device comprises a color filter substrate. The color filter substrate comprises: a first substrate, and a first electrode, an organic electroluminescence layer and a second electrode sequentially provided on the first substrate. The color filter substrate further comprises: a first protective layer, provided on the second electrode and covering the second electrode and the organic electroluminescence layer below the second electrode; and a first connection electrode, provided on the first protective layer and connected to the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hongfei Cheng, Yuxin Zhang
  • Patent number: 9698381
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for an organic electroluminescent device disposes a scattering layer between a substrate and an anode. The scattering layer is made of a titanium dioxide film, and the titanium dioxide film is formed by an electrospinning process. The density and thickness of an electrospun membrane can be adjusted through a voltage and a distance between electrodes during the electrospinning process. The process parameters are easy to be adjusted and operability is increased to effectively improve a light efficiency. When a light exit from the anode and enter into the substrate inside the device, the scattering layer will scatter the light to change a light path within a critical angle of a total reflection in order to reduce an incident angle. Accordingly, a light which is supposed to be total reflected will be refracted so as to improve the light efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hui Huang
  • Patent number: 9698382
    Abstract: Each of blue light emitting elements includes: a photoanode; a translucent cathode; an organic light emitting layer between the photoanode and the translucent cathode; a first functional layer between the organic light emitting layer and the photoanode; and a second functional layer between the organic light emitting layer and the translucent cathode, and has a resonator structure. The first functional layer has an optical film thickness of 48-62 nm. The translucent cathode is a stack of a first translucent conductive layer, a metal layer, and a second translucent conductive layer stacked in this order from the second functional layer side. The first translucent conductive layer has a refractivity of 2.0-2.4, and a film thickness of 85-97 nm. The metal layer has a refractivity different by 0 to 2.0 from that of the first translucent conductive layer, and has a film thickness of 2-22 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: JOLED INC.
    Inventors: Keiko Kurata, Muneharu Sato, Tetsuro Kondoh, Shinichiro Ishino
  • Patent number: 9698383
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic light emitting diode display panel and a display device, and relates to the field of display technology, which can solve the problem that the display contrast of an existing organic light emitting diode display panel and an existing display device is reduced due to the reflection of ambient light. In the organic light emitting diode display panel and the display device of the present invention, a light gathering unit and a light absorption layer matched with each other are arranged in pixel defining regions, so that the incident ambient light can be gathered by the light gathering unit to the light absorption layer and absorbed by the light absorption layer, to reduce ambient light outgoing from the display panel due to reflection, and increase the contrast of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yingying Song, Ying Cui
  • Patent number: 9698384
    Abstract: Provided are an OLED display panel and its manufacturing method, as well as a display device. The OLED display panel includes: a base substrate; and an organic light emitting unit, a pixel defining layer and a packaging substrate, arranged on the base substrate. The pixel defining layer is provided with a via hole at least one side of the organic light emitting unit. The via hole is filled with a total reflection-eliminating layer through which incident light is processed to obtain emergent light capable of arriving at an interface between the packaging substrate and an atmosphere at an incident angle smaller than a total reflection angle at the interface between the packaging substrate and the atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaowei Xu, Lei Shi, Wenqing Xu
  • Patent number: 9698385
    Abstract: The disclosed OLED display panel includes: an OLED unit, including one or more pixel light-emitting units, wherein light emitted from the pixel light-emitting units is transmitted in a first area; a rotatable optical component, arranged on a transmission path of the light emitted from the pixel light-emitting units, wherein the light emitted from the pixel light-emitting units is transmitted onto the optical component and then reflected by the same, and light reflected by the optical component, when the optical component is rotated, is projected onto a second area within a predetermine period, wherein the second area is larger than the first area; and a light-transmitting display substrate, arranged on a transmission path of the light reflected by the optical component and arranged corresponding to the second area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD., BEIJING BOE CHATANI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Qing Tian
  • Patent number: 9698386
    Abstract: A method of increasing a work function of an electrode is provided. The method comprises obtaining an electronegative species from a precursor using electromagnetic radiation and reacting a surface of the electrode with the electronegative species. An electrode comprising a functionalized substrate is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: OTI Lumionics Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Helander, Jacky Qiu, Zhibin Wang, Zheng-Hong Lu
  • Patent number: 9698387
    Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to a method for producing an organic optoelectronic component, including forming a first layer on or over a substrate, the substrate including at least one contact pad of the organic optoelectronic component, at least one electrode of the organic optoelectronic component being electrically connected to the at least one contact pad, forming a second layer on or over the first layer, and removing at least the second layer in at least one region of the substrate with the first layer and the contact pad. The adhesion of the substance or of the substance mixture of the first layer on the interface with the substrate is less than the adhesion of the substance or of the substance mixture of the second layer on the interface with the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Popp, Simon Schicktanz
  • Patent number: 9698388
    Abstract: A top-emission organic EL display device includes a substrate, pixel electrodes, auxiliary electrode, insulating layer formed between the pixel electrodes and includes an opening to expose the auxiliary electrode, organic EL layer formed on the pixel electrodes and includes organic layers, at least one formed on the auxiliary electrode, a contact portion being an opening of the organic layer formed on the auxiliary electrode, and transparent electrode layer formed on the organic EL layer and the contact portion. When an insulating layer overlap distance between the contact portion and pixel electrode adjacent to the contact portion with respect to the pixel electrode is regarded as “a” and an insulating layer overlap distance between the contact portion and pixel electrode adjacent to the contact portion with respect to the auxiliary electrode is regarded as “b”, at least one of “a” and “b” is equal to or greater than 2 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Nirengi, Toshihiko Takeda
  • Patent number: 9698389
    Abstract: A method of producing an organic EL device includes forming an organic EL element including a pixel electrode, a functional layer, and a counter electrode over a substrate, forming a cathode protective layer over the organic EL element, forming a cover layer over the cathode protective layer, forming an organic buffer layer over the cover layer, and forming a gas barrier layer over the organic buffer layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tatsuya Okamoto, Takefumi Fukagawa
  • Patent number: 9698390
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an extremely deformable structure comprising a basic displacement unit having an embedded form, in which m polygonal basic unit cells are disposed adjacent to each other, m separation parts are formed among the m basic unit cells, a junction part connecting the basic unit cells to each other is formed between the basic unit cells in which the junction part has a junction part pattern in which an external junction part disposed at the outer portion of the basic unit cell and an internal junction part which is not in contact with the outer portion of the basic unit cell are sequentially repeated, and the relative positions of the m basic unit cells are changed according to the junction part pattern, and thus, are activated (here, m is an integer of 4 or 6). Further, the present disclosure relates to a lithium secondary battery made from the extremely deformable structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Insuk Choi, Kee-Bum Kim, Kyu Hwan Oh
  • Patent number: 9698391
    Abstract: A power storage device includes a plurality of power storage modules, a first connecting plate, and a second connecting plate. Each of the plurality of power storage modules includes a plurality of power storage cells, a first end plate, and a second end plate. The first end plate includes a first main plate and a first sub-plate. The first sub-plate includes a first securing hole. The first main plate and the first sub-plate are provided to be connected to each other in at least two positional relationships with different positions of the first securing hole. The first connecting plate includes a first reference securing hole aligned with the first securing hole. The first securing hole is secured to the first reference securing hole by a first securing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsubasa Ikeya, Jun Machida
  • Patent number: 9698392
    Abstract: An electricity storage module includes a storage cell group, first and second end plates, a first restraining band, a second restraining band, and at least one intermediate plate. The first restraining band is provided to face a first side surface of the storage cell group and is connected to the first and second end plates to restrain the storage cell group. The first restraining band includes a first flat surface, a first bent portion, and a second bent portion. The second restraining band includes a second flat surface, a third bent portion, and a fourth bent portion. The at least one intermediate plate is disposed at an internal position in the storage cell group in a stacking direction. The first and third bent portions or portions in vicinities of the first and third bent portions are connected to the at least one intermediate plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro Yamada, Koichi Hasegawa, Tetsu Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 9698393
    Abstract: A battery unit of an automated guided vehicle comprises a casing installed in a chassis of the automated guided vehicle, a battery housed in the casing, a control panel housed in the casing to monitor a charge and discharge state of the battery, and electric components housed in the casing and electrically connected to the battery. The battery is arranged in the casing such that a battery bottom surface is separated from the casing bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihito Fukui, Mitsuru Hirayama
  • Patent number: 9698394
    Abstract: A battery includes at least two battery cells arranged adjacent to one another and each arranged in a battery cell housing. Each battery cell has at least one battery cell terminal. The battery also includes one degasification element per battery cell. Each degasification element is arranged within the battery cell housing associated with the respective battery cell and is configured to discharge gases generated within the respective battery cell from the respective battery cell in the presence of a predetermined gas pressure. The battery also includes a cover configured to cover at least a part of the surfaces of the battery cells and cover the degasification elements of the battery cells in air-tight fashion. The cover has, in each case in a region of the degasification elements, predetermined breaking points assigned to the degasification elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Holger Fink, Stefan Butzmann, Sarmimala Hore
  • Patent number: 9698395
    Abstract: An energy storage apparatus includes one or more energy storage devices and an outer housing that houses the one or more energy storage devices. The outer housing includes a communication part defining a passageway allowing communication between an interior and an exterior of the outer housing, and the communication part includes a functional membrane that allows passage of gas and prohibits passage of liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiki Kusunoki, Osamu Ushijima
  • Patent number: 9698396
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a separator for a secondary battery including a dual porous coating layer of inorganic particles with different surface characteristics, a secondary battery including the same, and a method of manufacturing the separator. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a separator including a porous substrate, a first porous coating layer, and a second porous coating layer is provided. According to the present disclosure, a method of manufacturing a separator including forming a first slurry, forming a second slurry, forming a first porous coating layer, and forming a second porous coating layer is provided. A separator according to the present disclosure has uniform dispersion of inorganic particles in a coating layer of the separator, and adsorbs an excess of metal ions generated in the battery when the battery is out of a normal operating temperature range, thereby ensuring safety of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignees: LG Chem, Ltd., TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Joo-Sung Lee, Dong-Wook Sung, Kyung-Ryun Ka, Jong-Hun Kim
  • Patent number: 9698397
    Abstract: A battery includes a flat wound electrode body formed by winding a positive electrode sheet and a negative electrode sheet with a separator interposed therebetween into a flat shape. The separator has an outer edge adjacent portion adjacent to either an outer edge of a positive electrode active material layer or an outer edge of a negative electrode active material layer. In a curve positioned portion disposed at least in a curved portion of the flat wound electrode body, the outer edge adjacent portion has a suppression portion for suppressing the occurrence or development of a crack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoyoshi Ueki, Harunari Shimamura, Yusuke Fukumoto
  • Patent number: 9698398
    Abstract: Disclosed is a secondary battery module including: a plurality of unit cells, at least one or more unit cells among the plurality of unit cells being stacked so as to be in surface contact with each other; and an adhesive pad disposed between contact surfaces of the stacked unit cells. The adhesive pad enhances adhesion between the unit cells to prevent electrical sparks or short-circuiting. Therefore, the secondary battery module is stable and reliable in operation performance and electrical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming Zhe Kong
  • Patent number: 9698399
    Abstract: An organic-inorganic composite layer for a lithium battery includes an organic polymer and a plurality of composite inorganic particles. The weight ratio of the organic polymer to the composite inorganic particles is 10:90 to 95:5, wherein the composite inorganic particles have at least two structural configurations stacked in staggered configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: En-Yu Pan, Chun-Wei Su, Chyi-Ming Leu, Jen-Chih Lo
  • Patent number: 9698400
    Abstract: The present invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery having an electrode body formed by stacking a positive electrode, a separator and a negative electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The separator has a separator substrate made and a first porous heat resistance layer formed on a surface of the substrate on a side facing the positive electrode. A surface of the negative electrode on a side facing the separator is formed by a second porous heat resistance layer. The first and second porous heat resistance layers satisfy: (1) an average thickness of the first porous heat resistance layer is greater than that of the second porous heat resistance layer; (2) an average particle diameter of an inorganic filler contained in the first porous heat resistance layer is greater than that of an inorganic filler contained in the second porous heat resistance layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kosuke Iwase
  • Patent number: 9698401
    Abstract: An improved, new, modified, or more robust embossed battery separator for a storage battery, a method for its production, an envelope embossed separator, batteries including the embossed separators and/or envelopes, and/or related methods for the production and/or use of the embossed separators, embossed envelopes, and/or batteries including such embossed separators and/or envelopes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Daramic, LLC
    Inventors: Eric H. Miller, Jeffrey K. Chambers, John R. Timmons
  • Patent number: 9698402
    Abstract: A method of welding a bus bar to battery cell terminals to produce a bus bar clip assembly. A bus bar is provided with spring clips. The clips fit over the battery terminals and hold the bus bar and terminals in contact for welding the components together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Tommy M. Gunther, Wei Long Qiu, Yunan Guo, Louis Paspal, Francisco Fernandez
  • Patent number: 9698403
    Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly includes a PCB and a high current interconnect mounted on the PCB. The high current interconnect is configured to electrically couple a first high current bladed component, a second high current bladed component, and a trace disposed on the PCB. The high current interconnect includes feet made of a conductive material that are coupled to the PCB. The trace is coupled to the feet via a weld.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Edward J. Soleski, Richard M. DeKeuster, Bryan L. Thieme, Ronald J. Dulle, Mikhail S. Balk
  • Patent number: 9698404
    Abstract: A connecting body for electrically connecting a power generating element and an electrode terminal positioned on a surface of a device container for housing the power generating element, the connecting body including: a plate portion positioned on the surface of the device container; and a protruding portion being in a position on a surface of the plate portion and displaced from a position of the electrode terminal, and having a tip end protruding to face the power generating element and a base with a peripheral edge surrounded with a principal face of the plate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Noriyoshi Munenaga, Taku Nakamura, Wataru Mashiko, Hiroshi Tasai
  • Patent number: 9698405
    Abstract: An electric connector and a battery comprising the same may be provided. The electric connector (3) may comprise a core fixing part and an extension part (32) connected to the core fixing part. The core fixing part may include at least two hosting portions (31) each configured to hold an electrode tab of a winding core of a battery, respectively, and a connection portion (33) configured to connect the two adjacent hosting portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignees: SHENZHEN BYD AUTO R&D COMPANY LIMITED, BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yuanyuan He, Weixin Zheng
  • Patent number: 9698406
    Abstract: An electrode assembly and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The electrode assembly includes an electrode stack including at least one anode, at least one cathode, and at least one separation film and a plurality of cathode tabs and a plurality of anode tabs for electrically connecting the electrode stack. In this case, the electrode tabs are arranged to allow the electrode tabs having the same polarity to be electrically connected to one another while a portion of the electrode tabs having the same polarity are arranged so as not to overlap one another on the same plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Hoon Kim, Sung-Jin Kwon, Soon-Ho Ahn, Dong-Myung Kim, Ki-Woong Kim, Seung-Min Ryu
  • Patent number: 9698407
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode and a second electrode; a case for accommodating the electrode assembly; a cap plate in an opening of the case to seal the case, including a terminal hole, and connected to the first electrode through a lead tab; and first and second electrode terminals electrically coupled to the electrode assembly and protruding away from the cap plate, the first electrode terminal including plurality of lead terminals connected to the cap plate, and a plate terminal supported by the plurality of lead terminals to be spaced apart from the cap plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Kab Kim, Myung-Jae Jang, Sung-Hoon Kim
  • Patent number: 9698408
    Abstract: A secondary battery has a flat shape and houses a power generation element together with an electrolyte solution inside an exterior body. A terminal includes: a terminal main body including a nickel plane containing nickel on at least a surface thereof; an anticorrosive layer covering at least a part of the nickel plane that is more on the inside of the exterior body than a held portion; and a resin layer covering at least the held portion of a surface of the anticorrosive layer and having an internal extension portion extending from the held portion to the inside of the exterior body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: AUTOMOTIVE ENERGY SUPPLY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiromoto Taguchi, Aika Kimura, Noriyasu Onodera, Koichi Shinohara, Shinichiro Sakaguchi
  • Patent number: 9698409
    Abstract: [Object] It is an object to provide an injection method for injecting an electrolyte and an electrolyte injection apparatus which allow the electrolyte to be injected and filled into an electrode assembly within an outer can with favorable permeation, thereby easily manufacturing an electrolyte secondary battery having favorable cycle characteristics at good yield. [Solution] A solution injection nozzle 10 is inserted into a solution injection hole 101 of an outer can 100 in which an electrode assembly 110 is stored, and the solution injection hole 101 is hermetically sealed by a pressure reducing pad 11 provided so as to surround a periphery of the solution injection nozzle 10. An inside of the outer can 100 is made into a negative pressure through the pressure reducing pad 11, and an electrolyte L is supplied from the solution injection nozzle 10 into the outer can 100. The outer can 100 is rotated with the solution injection nozzle 10 as a rotation center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: O.M.C. CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shinji Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9698410
    Abstract: Provided are novel electrode material composite structures containing high capacity active materials formed into porous base structures. The structures also include shells that encapsulate these porous base structures. During lithiation of the active material, the shell mechanically constrains the porous base structure. The shell allows lithium ions to pass through but prevents electrolyte solvents from interacting with the encapsulated active material. In certain embodiments, the shell contains carbon, while the porous base structure contains silicon. Although silicon tends to swell during lithiation, the porosity of the base structure and/or void spaces inside the shell helps to accommodate this additional volume within the shell without breaking it or substantially increasing the overall size of the composite structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Amprius, Inc.
    Inventors: Rainer J. Fasching, Zuqin Liu, Song Han, Ghyrn E. Loveness, Constantin I. Stefan
  • Patent number: 9698411
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Dai Yamamoto, Takuya Iwasaki, Yasuhiro Harada, Hiroki Inagaki, Hideki Satake
  • Patent number: 9698412
    Abstract: A decomposition reaction of an electrolyte solution and the like caused as a side reaction of charge and discharge is minimized in repeated charge and discharge of a lithium ion battery or a lithium ion capacitor, and thus the lithium ion battery or the lithium ion capacitor can have long-term cycle performance. A negative electrode for a power storage device includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer which includes a plurality of particles of a negative electrode active material. Each of the particles of the negative electrode active material has an inorganic compound film containing a first inorganic compound on part of its surface. The negative electrode active material layer has a film in contact with an exposed part of the negative electrode active material and part of the inorganic compound film. The film contains an organic compound and a second inorganic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuhiro Inoue, Kai Kimura, Sachiko Kataniwa, Ryota Tajima
  • Patent number: 9698413
    Abstract: Provided are a cathode active material having high capacity and excellent lifetime characteristics as well as being inexpensive by mixing transition metal oxide having high irreversible capacity with composite dimensional manganese oxide (CDMO) of the following Chemical Formula 1, which has high capacity and good lifetime characteristics but is difficult to be charged and discharged by being used alone, and a lithium secondary battery including the cathode active material: xMnO2.(1?x)Li2MnO3 (0<x<1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Hwan Park, Hyun Seok Lee, Youn Kyoung Lee, Ji Hee Ahn, Hoe Jin Hah
  • Patent number: 9698414
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode composite material layer containing first positive electrode active material particles containing a lithium nickel composite oxide, second positive electrode active material particles containing lithium iron phosphate, and a conductive material. A ratio of the second positive electrode active material particles in a total mass of the first positive electrode active material particles and the second positive electrode active material particles is not lower than 5 mass % and not higher than 20 mass %. A standard deviation ? representing distribution of an iron element satisfies a condition of 0.28???0.52 when distribution of the iron element is determined by conducting area analysis with an electron probe microanalyzer in a cross-section of the positive electrode composite material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideyuki Saka, Hideaki Fujita, Keiichi Takahashi, Hideki Sano, Tatsuya Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 9698415
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a positive electrode containing an active material, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte, the negative electrode including a current collector and a negative electrode active material supported by the current collector, the negative electrode active material having a Li insertion potential not lower than 0.2V (vs. Li/Li+) and an average primary particle diameter not larger than 1 ?m, and a specific surface area of the negative electrode, excluding a weight of the current collector, as determined by the BET method falls within a range of 3 to 50 m2/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Norio Takami, Hiroki Inagaki
  • Patent number: 9698416
    Abstract: A battery capable of improving cycle characteristics is provided. An anode includes: an anode current collector, and an anode active material layer arranged on the anode current collector, in which the anode active material layer includes an anode active material including silicon (Si), and including a pore group with a diameter ranging from 3 nm to 50 nm both inclusive, and the volumetric capacity per unit weight of silicon of the pore group with a diameter ranging from 3 nm to 50 nm both inclusive is 0.2 cm3/g or less, the volumetric capacity being measured by mercury porosimetry using a mercury porosimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takakazu Hirose, Kenichi Kawase, Isamu Konishiike, Shunsuke Kurasawa, Masayuki Iwama, Koichi Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 9698417
    Abstract: A lithium-free mixed titanium and niobium oxide, including at least one trivalent metal M, and having a molar ratio Nb/Ti greater than 2, said oxide being selected from the group including the material of formula (I) and the material of formula (II): MxTi1?2xNb2+xO7±???(I) where 0<x?0.20; ?0.3???0.3; MxTi2?2xNb10+xO29±???(II) where 0<x?0.40; ?0.3???0.3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Lucienne Buannic, Jean-François Colin, Marlène Rey
  • Patent number: 9698418
    Abstract: The invention relates to cathode materials for Li-ion batteries in the quaternary phase diagram Li[Li1/3Mn2/3]O2—LiMn1/2Ni1/2O2—LiNiO2—LiCoO2, and having a high nickel content. Also a method to manufacture these materials is disclosed. The cathode material has a general formula Lia ((Niz(Ni1/2Mn1/2)yCox)1?kAk)2?aO2, wherein x+y+z=1, 0.1?x?0.4, 0.36?z?0.50, A is a dopant, 0?k?0.1, and 0.95?a?1.05, and having a soluble base content (SBC) within 10% of the equilibrium soluble base content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Umicore
    Inventors: Jens Paulsen, JiHye Kim
  • Patent number: 9698419
    Abstract: A battery with improved properties is provided. The battery has a cathode material prepared by the complexometric formulation methodology comprising MnXp wherein: Mj is at least one positive ion selected from the group consisting of alkali metals, alkaline earth metals and transition metals and n represents the moles of said positive ion per mole of said MjXp; and Xp is a negative anion or polyanion selected from Groups IIIA, IV A, VA, VIA and VIIA and may be one or more anion or polyanion and p representing the moles of said negative ion per moles of said MjXp. The battery has a discharge capacity at the 1000th discharge cycle of at least 120 mAh/g at room temperature at a discharge rate of 1 C when discharged from at least 4.6 volts to at least 2.0 volts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Nano One Materials Corp.
    Inventors: Teresita Frianeza-Kullberg, Lennart H. Kullberg
  • Patent number: 9698420
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Li-Ni composite oxide particles that exhibit a high initial discharge capacity and are excellent in thermal stability when used as a positive electrode active substance for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, and a process for producing the Li-Nicomposite oxide particles. The Li-Ni composite oxide particles of the present invention have a composition of LixNi1?y?a?bCoyM1aM2bO2 wherein x, y, a and b represent 1.00?x?1.10; 0<y?0.25; 0<a?0.25; and 0?b?0.10, respectively; M1 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al and Mn; and M2 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Zr and Mg, in which a product of a metal occupancy (%) of lithium sites of the Li-Ni composite oxide as determined by Rietveld analysis of X-ray diffraction thereof and a crystallite size (nm) of the Li-Ni composite oxide as determined by the Rietveld analysis is not less than 700 and not more than 1400.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: TODA KOGYO CORP.
    Inventors: Kazutoshi Ishizaki, Kazuhiko Kikuya, Takahiko Sugihara, Teruaki Santoki, Takamitsu Harada, Masaki Nishimura, Yuji Mishima, Hideaki Sadamura
  • Patent number: 9698421
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an active cathode material of the general formula (I): MxN iaM1bM2cO2 (I) in which the variables are each defined as follows: M is an alkali metal, M1 is V, Cr, Mn, Fe or Co, M2 is Ge, Sn, Ti or Zr, x is in the range from 0.5 to 0.8, a is in the range from 0.1 to 0.4, b is in the range from 0.05 to 0.6, c is in the range from 0.05 to 0.6, wherein a+b+c=1. The present invention further relates to an electrode material comprising said active cathode material, to electrodes produced from or using said electrode material and to a rechargeable electrochemical cell comprising at least one electrode. The present invention further relates to a process for preparing said active cathode material of the general formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Arnd Garsuch, Shinichi Komaba, Naoaki Yabuuchi, Hiroaki Yoshida