Patents Issued in November 2, 2017
  • Publication number: 20170317281
    Abstract: A resistive random access memory overcomes the low durability of the conventional resistive random access memory. The resistive random access memory includes a first electrode, a second electrode, an enclosing layer and an oxygen-containing resistance changing layer. The first and second electrodes are separate from each other. The enclosing layer forms a first via-hole. The oxygen-containing resistance changing layer is arranged for the first via-hole. The first and second electrodes and the enclosing layer jointly enclose the oxygen-containing resistance changing layer. Each of the first electrode, the second electrode and the enclosing layer is made of an element not containing oxygen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Ting-Chang Chang, Kuan-Chang Chang, Tsung-Ming Tsai, Chih-Cheng Shih, Chih-Hung Pan
  • Publication number: 20170317282
    Abstract: Generally discussed herein are techniques for and systems and apparatuses configured to control phonons using an electric field. In one or more embodiments, an apparatus can include electrical contacts, two quantum dots embedded in a semiconductor such that when an electrical bias is applied to the electrical contacts, the electric field produced by the electrical bias is substantially parallel to an axis through the two quantum dots, and a phononic wave guide coupled to the semiconductor, the phononic wave guide configured to transport phonons therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventor: Michael Scheibner
  • Publication number: 20170317283
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (1) which are suitable for use in electronic devices, especially in organic electroluminescent devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Teresa MUJICA-FERNAUD, Elvira MONTENEGRO, Jochen PFISTER, Irina MARTYNOVA, Frank STIEBER
  • Publication number: 20170317284
    Abstract: An aromatic amine derivative represented by the following formula (1) wherein at least one of Ar1 to Ar4 is a heterocyclic group represented by the following formula (2) wherein X1 is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yumiko MIZUKI, Masakazu FUNAHASHI, Masahiro KAWAMURA
  • Publication number: 20170317285
    Abstract: The present invention relates to certain fluorenes, to the use of the compounds in an electronic device, and to an electronic device comprising at least one of these compounds. The present invention furthermore relates to a process for the preparation of the compounds and to a formulation and composition comprising one or more of the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Teresa MUJICA-FERNAUD, Elvira MONTENEGRO, Amir Hossain PARHAM, Arne BUESING, Frank VOGES
  • Publication number: 20170317286
    Abstract: Provided are an amine compound having a benzofluorene structure and further having a dibenzofuran structure and/or a dibenzothiophene structure, and an organic electroluminescent device containing a cathode, an anode and an organic thin film layer intervening between the cathode and anode, the organic thin film layer comprising one layer or plural layers comprising at least an emitting layer, at least one layer of the organic thin film layer comprising the aforementioned amine compound solely or as a component of a mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokatsu ITO, Takeshi IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20170317287
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a novel image display device which has both of a gas barrier function and a polarization conversion function and has a reduced thickness as compared to those in the related art. An image display device of the invention has a sealing material and an image display element in this order from the visible side, the sealing material is a laminate having a substrate, an inorganic layer, and an organic layer, and the organic layer contains a liquid crystal compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi HIRAKATA, Yuya HAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170317288
    Abstract: A method for producing an organic electronic component and an organic electronic component are disclosed. In an embodiment the component comprises at least one organic electronic layer having a matrix, wherein the matrix contains a metal complex as a dopant, wherein the metal complex comprises at least one metal atom M and at least one ligand L bonded to the metal atom M.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Guenter Schmid, Anna Maltenberger, Sebastien Pecqueur, Stefan Regensburger
  • Publication number: 20170317289
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic electric element and a display device using the same as a hole transport layer comprising a composition composed of two or more compounds having similar structures to improve luminous efficiency, stability and life span of an electric element, and an electronic device including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: DUK SAN NEOLUX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mun Jae LEE, Jung Cheol PARK, Soung Yun MUN, Jae Taek KWON, Bum Sung LEE
  • Publication number: 20170317290
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic electric element and a display device using the same as a hole transport layer comprising a composition composed of two or more compounds having similar structures to improve luminous efficiency, stability and life span of an electric element, and an electronic device including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Duk San Neolux Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mun Jae LEE, Jung Cheol PARK, Soung Yun MUN, Jae Taek KWON, Bum Sung LEE, Sun Pil HWANG, Jin Ho YUN, Sun Hee LEE, Seok Hyun KIM
  • Publication number: 20170317291
    Abstract: The present invention provides an organic EL device having at least an anode, a hole injection layer, a first hole transport layer, a second hole transport layer, a luminous layer, an electron transport layer, and a cathode in order of description. The second hole transport layer includes an arylamine compound having a specific structure, and the electron transport layer includes a pyrimidine derivative having a specific structure. The organic EL device of the present invention has a high efficiency, a low driving voltage, and a longer life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: HODOGAYA CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shuichi HAYASHI, Daizo KANDA, Kazunori TOGASHI
  • Publication number: 20170317292
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a compound including a structure of Formula (I), and the use of the compound as a dopant in an emitting layer of an organic light emitting diode. The present disclosure also relates to an emitting layer of an organic light emitting diode and an organic light emitting diode device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Chien-Hong CHENG, Pachaiyappan RAJAMALLI, Natarajan SENTHILKUMAR, Parthasarathy GANDEEPAN, Min-Hsien CHEN
  • Publication number: 20170317293
    Abstract: A compound for an organic optoelectric device represented by Chemical Formula 1, a composition for an organic optoelectric device, and an organic optoelectric device and display device including the same are disclosed. Chemical Formula 1 is the same as defined in the specification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Byungku KIM, Jinhyun LUI, Eun Sun YU, Sangshin LEE, Chunkeun JANG, Sung-Hyun JUNG, Ho Kuk JUNG, Sujin HAN
  • Publication number: 20170317294
    Abstract: Provided is an organic light-emitting device including a first compound and a second compound that offers low driving voltage and high efficiency. The organic light-emitting device includes an emission layer between a first electrode and a second electrode, and an electron transport region between the second electrode and the emission layer. The electron transport region includes the first compound. A hole transport region between the first electrode and the emission layer includes the second compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Younsun KIM, Seulong KIM, Dongwoo SHIN, Jungsub LEE, Jino LIM, Hyein JEONG
  • Publication number: 20170317295
    Abstract: The present application relates to a polycyclic compound including nitrogen and an organic light emitting device including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: HEESUNG MATERIAL LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Seok NO, Kee-Yong KIM, Hyo-Kyun HAM, Jin-Seok CHOI, Dae-Hyuk CHOI, Sung-Jin EUM, Joo-Dong LEE
  • Publication number: 20170317296
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an organic semiconductor composition, which makes it possible to obtain an organic semiconductor film having high mobility and being excellent in film uniformity and heat resistance, and a method for manufacturing an organic semiconductor element. The organic semiconductor composition of the present invention contains an organic semiconductor as Component A and an organic solvent, which is represented by Formula B-1 and has a melting point of equal to or lower than 25° C. and a boiling point of equal to or higher than 150° C. and equal to or lower than 280° C., as Component B, in which an ionization potential of Component A is equal to or higher than 5.1 eV. In the formula, X represents O, S, S?O, O?S?O, or NR, Y1 to Y4 each independently represent NR1 or CR10R11, R, R1, R10, and R11 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, and n represents 1 or 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Yosuke YAMAMOTO, Yushi HONGO, Kensuke MASUI
  • Publication number: 20170317297
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic electroluminescent compound and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. The organic electroluminescent compound of the present disclosure can provide an organic electroluminescent device showing excellence in color purity, solubility, heat stability, driving voltage, current efficiency, and power efficiency, as well as remarkably improved lifespan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Hyun Kim, So-Young Jung, Sung-Woo Jang, Ga-Won Lee
  • Publication number: 20170317298
    Abstract: The present invention relates inter alia to novel organic metal complexes comprising, e.g., platinum and specific side groups, their preparation und their use in electronic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Rèmi Manouk Anémian, Noriyuki Matsuda
  • Publication number: 20170317299
    Abstract: A display apparatus may include a substrate having a first bending area between a first area and a second area, the first bending area to be bent with a first bending axis that extends along a first direction, as a center; a first inorganic insulating layer on the substrate and having a first opening corresponding to the first bending area; a first organic material layer filling at least a portion of the first opening; and a first conductive layer that extends from the first area to the second area through the first bending area and is on the first organic material layer. The first organic material layer may have a concavo-convex surface at least in a portion of an upper surface thereof. At least a portion of the first conductive layer may extend along a third direction forming an angle of about 0° to about 90° with the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Yoonsun CHOI, Wonsuk CHOI, Cheolsu KIM, Sangjo LEE
  • Publication number: 20170317300
    Abstract: An electronic device assembly 10 includes: an electronic device 20 having flexibility; and a protection member 50 bonded to the electronic device 20. The protection member 50 includes a metal foil 53 that is supported by a support member 51 having flexibility and an adhesive layer 54 formed on the metal foil 53. The metal foil 53 included in the protection member 50 is bonded to the electronic device 20 via the adhesive layer 54.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: SHOTA NISHI, MASATO SUZUKI, MAKOTO NODA, TAKUJI MATSUO, KENICHI IZUMI
  • Publication number: 20170317301
    Abstract: A base carrier configured to carry a flexible base of a flexible display panel is provided. The flexible display panel includes a display region and a circuit bonding region. A surface of an area of the base carrier corresponding to the display region is smooth, and a surface of an area of the base carrier corresponding to the circuit bonding region is formed with a plurality of micro-grooves. The structure of the base carrier is such that when the flexible base is separated from the base carrier, the amount of laser required for peeling in each of the display region and the circuit bonding region are the same and such that the base carrier can be separated from the flexible display panel by performing the laser scanning once, which simplifies the processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Chunyan XIE, Ming Che HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20170317302
    Abstract: A field effect transistor (FET) structure includes a substrate, an internal gate, an insulation layer, a semiconductor strip, a gate dielectric insulator, and a gate conductor. The internal gate includes a floor portion located on the substrate and a wall portion extending from the floor portion. The insulation layer is located on the floor portion of the internal gate. The semiconductor strip is located on the wall portion and a portion of the insulation layer, and the semiconductor strip includes source/drain regions and a channel region adjacent to the source/drain regions. The gate dielectric insulator is located on the channel region. The gate conductor is located on the gate dielectric insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: National Chiao Tung University
    Inventor: Chun-Yen Chang
  • Publication number: 20170317303
    Abstract: A thin film device has a source region, a drain region, a first gate disposed between the source region and the drain region, a second gate disposed between the source region and the drain region, wherein the second gate region is in close proximity with the first gate region, a semiconductor film disposed between the source region, the drain region, and the first and second gate regions, and a dielectric material disposed between the source region, the drain region, the first and second gate regions, and the semiconductor film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: TSE NGA NG, DAVID ERIC SCHWARTZ, JANOS VERES
  • Publication number: 20170317304
    Abstract: Device architectures based on trapping and de-trapping holes or electrons and/or recombination of both types of carriers are obtained by carrier trapping either in near-interface deep ambipolar states or in quantum wells/dots, either serving as ambipolar traps in semiconductor layers or in gate dielectric/barrier layers. In either case, the potential barrier for trapping is small and retention is provided by carrier confinement in the deep trap states and/or quantum wells/dots. The device architectures are usable as three terminal or two terminal devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Ali Afzali-Ardakani, Tze-Chiang Chen, Kailash Gopalakrishnan, Bahman Hekmatshoartabari
  • Publication number: 20170317305
    Abstract: Systems and methods for transparent organic photovoltaic devices are provided. In one embodiment, an organic semiconductor device comprises: a first glass sheet comprising a first ultra-thin flexible glass material; at least one transparent organic photovoltaic cell bound to the first glass sheet; and a second glass sheet applied to the at least one organic photovoltaic cell, wherein the at least one transparent organic photovoltaic cell is positioned between the first glass sheet and the second glass sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Scott R. Hammond, John A. Conklin
  • Publication number: 20170317306
    Abstract: A light-emitting element includes a first electrode; a first light-emitting layer over the first electrode, containing a first phosphorescent compound and a first host material; a second light-emitting layer over the first light-emitting layer, containing a second phosphorescent compound and a second host material; a third light-emitting layer over the second light-emitting layer, containing a third phosphorescent compound and a third host material; and a second electrode over the third light-emitting layer. Between peaks of emission spectra of the first, second, and third phosphorescent compounds, the peak of the emission spectrum of the second phosphorescent compound is on the longest wavelength side and that of the emission spectrum of the third phosphorescent compound is on the shortest wavelength side. The third host material has higher triplet excitation energy than the first host material and the second host material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Ishisone, Satoshi Seo
  • Publication number: 20170317307
    Abstract: The invention provides a red organic electroluminescent device, composed of a substrate, an anode layer, an anode modification layer, a hole transporting-electron blocking layer, a hole-dominated light-emitting layer, an electron-dominated light-emitting layer, a hole blocking-electron transporting layer, a cathode modification layer, and a cathode layer arranged in turn, wherein the electron-dominated light-emitting layer is composed of an organic sensitive material, a red organic light-emitting material, and an electron-type organic host material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Liang Zhou, Hongjie Zhang, Jing Feng
  • Publication number: 20170317308
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an OLED display panel comprising a first electrode, and a first hole transporting layer, a second hole transporting layer, and an electron transporting layer stacked on the first electrode, and a second electrode formed; at least two light emitting units are provided on the second hole transporting layer; the electron transporting layer covers the light emitting units; the material of the electron transporting layer fills the gap(s) between adjacent light emitting units; the first hole transporting layer comprises a hole transporting material which has a hole mobility of 9×10?5-5×104 cm2/V·S, and a solubility of 10 g/L or more in a cleaning solvent at 25° C. The present invention utilizes a hole transporting material having a specific hole mobility as a common hole transporting layer, avoiding crosstalks between different pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Xiangcheng WANG, Chen LIU, Wei HE, Jinghua NIU, Yuji HAMADA, Ying LIU
  • Publication number: 20170317309
    Abstract: A display module and an electronic device having the display module are provided. The display module (10) includes a substrate (20) and a flexible screen (30). The substrate (20) may include a front surface (22) having a first curvature, a back surface (24) opposite to the front surface (22), and a side surface (26) located beside the front surface (22) and having a second curvature, and the second curvature is larger than the first curvature. The flexible screen (30) may include a non-display region (38) and an effective region (36b) having a light-emitting element array (31), the effective region (36) may include a main portion (36a) bonded to the front surface (22) and an edge portion (36b) bonded to the side surface (26), and the non-display region (38) at least partly extends to the back surface (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: SHENZHEN ROYOLE TECHNOLOGIES CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Songling YANG, Zihong LIU
  • Publication number: 20170317310
    Abstract: An optoelectronic assembly including an optically active region configured for emitting and/or absorbing light, and an optically inactive region configured for component-external contacting of the optically active region is provided. The optically inactive region includes a dielectric structure and a first electrode on or above a substrate, an organic functional layer structure on the first electrode in physical contact with the first electrode and the dielectric structure, and a second electrode in physical contact with the organic functional layer structure and above the dielectric structure, wherein the organic functional layer structure at least partly overlaps the dielectric structure in such a way that the part of the second electrode above the dielectric structure is free of a physical contact of the second electrode with the dielectric structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: OSRAM OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Schwamb, Erwin Lang, Arne Fleissner
  • Publication number: 20170317311
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device with a first electrode is disclosed. The first electrode includes a plurality of electrode elements, which are arranged separately from one another, such that an intermediate space is located between them. The first electrode further includes a conductive structure, which is designed in such a way that it connects adjacent electrode elements to one another in an electrically conductive manner and in the process forms a fuse which acts between the connected adjacent electrode elements. The conductive structure includes a conductive structure layer, which adjoins the electrode elements and connects the adjacent electrode elements to one another in an electrically conductive manner and in the process acts as the fuse, and/or the conductive structure extends in the space between the electrode elements, and connects the adjacent electrode elements to one another in an electrically conductive manner via the intermediate space and thereby acts as the fuse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Osram OLED GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Popp, Silke Scharner
  • Publication number: 20170317312
    Abstract: Disclosed are an organic light emitting device and a method of fabricating the same. The method of fabricating an organic light emitting device comprises forming a flexible substrate, and forming an organic light emitting layer on the flexible substrate. The forming the flexible substrate comprises, forming a first polymer pattern on a first metal layer, forming a second metal layer on an exposed portion of the first metal layer through the first polymer pattern, forming a gas barrier layer on the first polymer pattern and the second metal layer, forming a second polymer layer on the gas barrier layer, and removing the first metal layer to expose a surface of the first polymer pattern and a surface of the second metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
    Inventors: Doo-Hee CHO, Jonghee LEE, Hyunsu CHO, Byoung-Hwa KWON, Jaehyun MOON, YOUNG SAM PARK, Jin Wook SHIN, Byoung Gon YU, Hyunkoo LEE, Jong Tae LIM, Nam Sung CHO, Jun-Han HAN
  • Publication number: 20170317313
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a novel laminate and a novel image display device which have both of a gas barrier function and a circular polarization conversion function and have a reduced thickness as compared to those in the related art. A laminate of the invention has a substrate, an inorganic layer, an alignment film, and an organic layer in this order, and the organic layer contains a liquid crystal compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi HIRAKATA, Yuya HAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20170317314
    Abstract: An electro-optical panel includes: an electro-optical element emitting a light or adjusting a transmittance of a light; and a stretch film including a polymeric material, wherein a main stretching axis direction of the stretch film is disposed within a range of ±30° with respect to a side of the electro-optical panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Harumi OKUNO, Osamu SATO
  • Publication number: 20170317315
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display panel and a polarization member on the display panel, wherein the polarization member includes a polarizer, and a plurality of functional layers on at least one surface of the polarizer, wherein at least one of the plurality of functional layers includes a first light absorbing dye that absorbs light having a wavelength of greater than about 380 nm and equal to or less than about 450 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Jungjin YANG, Myunghwan KIM, Sunhwa KIM, Jieun PARK, Wonjun SONG, Kwanhee LEE, Dukjin LEE, Woosuk JUNG, Heeseong JEONG
  • Publication number: 20170317316
    Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display panel and a polarization member on the display panel, wherein the polarization member includes a polarizer, and a plurality of functional layers on at least one surface of the polarizer, wherein at least one of the plurality of functional layers includes a first light absorbing dye that absorbs light having a wavelength of about 380 nm to about 450 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Jungjin YANG, Myunghwan KIM, Wonjun SONG, Kwanhee LEE, Sunhwa KIM, Jieun PARK, Dukjin LEE, Woosuk JUNG, Heeseong JEONG
  • Publication number: 20170317317
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a flexible organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display component which includes steps of: forming a ferromagnetic material layer on a surface of a flexible substrate; and abutting the ferromagnetic material layer against a flat bearing surface, and applying a magnetic pull force directing to the bearing surface on the ferromagnetic material layer. Drawn by the magnetic pull force, the ferromagnetic material layer abuts closely against the flat bearing surface, smoothing out the flexible substrate, and meanwhile fixing the flexible substrate on the bearing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chao Xu
  • Publication number: 20170317318
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a film includes disposing a substrate under one side of a baffle plate in a film manufacturing space, the baffle plate having a plurality of through-holes, and spraying an inert gas toward the substrate through a plurality of nozzle tips branched from a gas distribution pipe that is disposed over an other side of the baffle plate such that the inert gas penetrates the baffle plate through the through-holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventor: Katsushi KISHIMOTO
  • Publication number: 20170317319
    Abstract: A circuit interrupting device for use with an electrical power distribution system includes a housing containing a circuit interrupting mechanism. A battery tube is positioned in the housing. A battery assembly is configured to be inserted into the battery tube. The battery assembly includes an assembly body having a first end and a second end and a battery is positioned within the assembly body. A cap is connected to the assembly body and configured to connect the battery assembly to the battery tube. The cap includes a torque-limiting device that prevents overtightening of the cap to the battery tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Peter M. Agliata, Nathaniel Ginzton
  • Publication number: 20170317320
    Abstract: A circuit interrupting device for use with an electrical power distribution system includes a housing containing a circuit interrupting device. A battery tube is positioned in the housing. A battery assembly is configured to be inserted into the battery tube. The battery assembly includes a assembly body having a first end and a second end. A battery is positioned in the assembly body. A cap assembly is connected to the assembly body and configured to connect the battery assembly to the battery tube. The cap assembly includes a torque-limiting device that prevents overtightening of the cap to the battery tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventor: Peter M. Agliata
  • Publication number: 20170317321
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus with a lock mechanism for locking a battery in a battery compartment, with high space efficiency, even when the sizes of an apparatus body and the battery are reduced. A digital camera includes a battery compartment member formed with a battery compartment for removably accommodating a battery, a battery lid for opening and closing an insertion opening of the battery compartment, a pivot shaft for pivotally supporting the battery lid, a lock member for engaging the battery to lock the same, and an urging member for urging the battery lid in an opening direction. The lock member can move along an axis of the pivot shaft between a position for engaging the battery and a position for releasing the engagement. The urging member is disposed coaxially with the pivot shaft and urges the lock member toward the position for engaging the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventor: Hideki Kawashima
  • Publication number: 20170317322
    Abstract: A battery pack may include a battery cell, a cradle, a board and a housing. The cradle may be coupled with the battery cell and may include one or more guide members extending from and integrally formed with a surface of the cradle. The board may be mounted to the cradle and may include a plurality of terminal contacts electrically connected with the battery cell. The one or more guide members may be adapted to guide a device into engagement with the terminal contacts. The housing may at least partially enclose the cradle and the battery cell and may include one or more guide apertures and a plurality of terminal apertures. The one or more guide members may protrude through the one or more guide apertures. Each of the terminal apertures may be aligned with a corresponding one of the plurality of contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Rodney D. MILBOURNE, John S. VANTRAN
  • Publication number: 20170317323
    Abstract: According to an example, a plurality of battery modules may be dimensioned to fit within a form factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
    Inventors: Hai Ngoc NGUYEN, Abhishek BANERJEE
  • Publication number: 20170317324
    Abstract: The invention relates to a housing for a cell stack of a battery, comprising: an integral frame from accommodating the cell stack, wherein the frame surrounds at least three end faces of a cell stack which is accommodated in the housing, and at least one electrically conductive connecting element for establishing an electrical connection between an external connection and a cell stack which is accommodated in the housing is integrated in the frame; and a cover for covering sides, in particular all sides, of a cell stack which is received in the housing, which sides are not surrounded by the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Markus Westermeier, Thomas Knoche, Johannes Schmalz, Jakob Kurfer
  • Publication number: 20170317325
    Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for configuring battery packs in electric vehicles. A battery pack may include a plurality of battery modules, a support part, and at least one opening provided on the support part. The support part may be provided with a bottom for supporting the plurality of battery modules, sides, a top, and an accommodation space formed by the bottom, the sides, and the top for accommodating the plurality of battery modules. The opening provided on the bottom of the support part may enable the plurality of battery modules to be passed through the at least one opening and be detachably mounted to the bottom of the support part so as to be supported by the bottom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: Thunder Power New Energy Vehicle Development Company Limited
    Inventor: Wellen Sham
  • Publication number: 20170317326
    Abstract: A battery includes a bottomed cylindrical case body that accommodates an electrode body and a bottom-portion insulating plate (19) that is disposed between the electrode body and a bottom portion of the case body. The bottom portion of the case body has a gas discharge port that opens when an internal pressure of the battery reaches a predetermined pressure. The bottom-portion insulating plate (19) has a through hole. An aperture ratio, which is a ratio of an area of the through hole with respect to a total area of the insulating plate, is greater than or equal to 10% and less than or equal to 40%. A Young's modulus of the bottom-portion insulating plate at 25° C. is 10 GPa or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Fujikawa, Tomohiko Yokoyama, Keisuke Shimizu, Takeshi Enomoto
  • Publication number: 20170317327
    Abstract: A method of film production includes the steps of obtaining defect information including information on the position of a defect (D) in a separator original sheet (12b), slitting the separator original sheet (12b) to produce a plurality of separators (12a), and determining, on the basis of the defect information on a single defect (D), that a separator (12a) actually having the defect (D) and another separator (12a) adjacent to the above separator (12a) are defective.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Koji KASHU, Yusuke KON, Tatsuya SAKAMOTO, Jian WANG
  • Publication number: 20170317328
    Abstract: A polyolefin microporous membrane is suitable to provide thereon a porous layer having little variation in thickness, which has a fluctuation range of F25 value in the length direction of 1 MPa or less, and which has a length of 1,000 m or more (wherein the F25 value refers to a value obtained by: measuring a load value applied to a test specimen when the test specimen is stretched by 25% using a tensile tester; and dividing the load value by the value of the cross-sectional area of the test specimen).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Naoki Mizuno, Masami Sugata
  • Publication number: 20170317329
    Abstract: Provided are a heat-resistant synthetic resin microporous film that has both good heat resistance and good mechanical strength and exhibits a suppressed decrease in mechanical strength over time, and a method for producing the heat-resistant synthetic resin microporous film. The heat-resistant synthetic resin microporous film of the present invention includes a synthetic resin microporous film, and a coating layer formed on at least part of the surface of the synthetic resin microporous film and containing a polymer of a polymerizable compound having two or more radically polymerizable functional groups per molecule. The maximum thermal shrinkage rate of the heat-resistant synthetic resin microporous film when heated from 25° C. to 180° C. at a temperature rising rate of 5° C./min is 15% or less. The piercing strength thereof is 0.6 N or more. The rate of retention of the piercing strength after heating at 70° C. for 168 hours is 85% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junichi NAKADATE, Taehyung CHO, Takahiko SAWADA, Yuki KANAOKA, Masahiko GOTOH
  • Publication number: 20170317330
    Abstract: A connecting element for at least two energy storage cells, having a metal sheet for the electrical connection of the energy storage cells. The metal sheet has at least two perforations for the uptake in each perforation of at least a part of an energy storage cell. Two lugs provided on the metal sheet project into the perforations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicant: AUDI AG
    Inventors: David VERGOSSEN, Heiner FEES, Andreas TRACK, Ralf MAISCH, Alexander EICHHORN