Patents Issued in September 17, 2019
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Patent number: 10418590Abstract: The present disclosure provides an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) flexible display panel, comprising a flexible substrate, an OLED luminescent structure, a bulk inorganic layer, a first organic layer, a first sub-body mixing layer, a second organic layer, and a second sub-body mixing layer. The first sub-body mixing layer includes a first inorganic film and a first dividing film that are alternately arranged, and the second sub-body mixing layer includes a second inorganic film and a second dividing film that are alternately arranged.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Fan Tang
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Patent number: 10418591Abstract: Provided is a light emitting device disposed along a transparent member. The light emitting device includes: an organic electroluminescence panel having a translucent substrate disposed to face the transparent member, a translucent anode disposed on the substrate, an organic material layer disposed on the anode, and a non-translucent cathode disposed on the organic material layer. The organic material layer and the cathode are formed in a form of stripes. The cathode is formed wider than the organic material layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomoaki Harada, Masaya Shido, Yoshiro Ito
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Patent number: 10418592Abstract: An organic electroluminescence device according to an aspect of the disclosure includes a base material including one face provided with a recessed portion; and a light emitting element including a reflective layer provided on at least a surface of the recessed portion, a filling layer having optical transparency and filling the inside of the recessed portion with the reflective layer interposed between the filling layer and the recessed portion, a first electrode having optical transparency and provided on at least an upper-layer side of the filling layer, an organic layer containing at least a light emitting layer and provided on an upper layer of the first electrode, a second electrode having optical transparency and provided on an upper-layer side of the organic layer, and an edge cover layer covering at least an end portion of the first electrode, and in the organic electroluminescence device, an upper face of the first electrode at a position of the recessed portion is positioned below a plane includingType: GrantFiled: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Satoshi Inoue, Katsuhiro Kikuchi, Shinichi Kawato, Eiji Koike
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Patent number: 10418593Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode includes a first electrode, a first light-emitting unit (EL unit) disposed on the first electrode and including a first organic light-emitting layer, a first charge generating layer on the first EL unit, a second EL unit disposed on the first charge generating layer and including a second organic light-emitting layer, a third organic light-emitting layer and a fourth organic light-emitting layer, a second charge generating layer on the second EL unit, a third EL unit disposed on the second charge generating layer and including a fifth organic light-emitting layer, and a second electrode on the third EL unit. A dopant concentration of the third organic light-emitting layer is greater than a dopant concentration of the fourth organic light-emitting layer. An organic light emitting display device can include the organic light-emitting diode.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2018Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: JiYoung Kim, SeUng Kim, JungSoo Park
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Patent number: 10418594Abstract: Provided is a light-emitting device which can emit monochromatic light with high purity due to a microcavity effect and which can emit white light in the case of a combination of monochromatic light. Provided is a high-definition light-emitting device. Provided is a light-emitting device with low power consumption. In a light-emitting device with a white-color filter top emission structure, one pixel is formed of four sub-pixels of RBGY, an EL layer includes a first light-emitting substance which emits blue light and a second light-emitting substance which emits light corresponding to a complementary color of blue, and a semi-transmissive and semi-reflective electrode (an upper electrode) is formed so as to cover an edge portion of the EL layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2018Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Seo, Nobuharu Ohsawa, Toshiki Sasaki
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Patent number: 10418595Abstract: Devices, structures, materials and methods for vertical light emitting transistors (VLETs) and light emitting displays (LEDs) are provided. In particular, architectures for vertical polymer light emitting transistors (VPLETs) for active matrix organic light emitting displays (AMOLEDs) and AMOLEDs incorporating such VPLETs are described. Porous conductive transparent electrodes (such as from nanowires (NW)) alone or in combination with conjugated light emitting polymers (LEPs) and dielectric materials are utilized in forming organic light emitting transistors (OLETs). Combinations of thin films of ionic gels, LEDs, porous conductive electrodes and relevant substrates and gates are utilized to construct LETs, including singly and doubly gated VPLETs. In addition, printing processes are utilized to deposit layers of one or more of porous conductive electrodes, LEDs, and dielectric materials on various substrates to construct LETs, including singly and doubly gated VPLETs.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Atom Nanoelectronics, Inc.Inventor: Huaping Li
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Patent number: 10418596Abstract: An organ light-emitting diode (OLED) display panel manufacturing method and an OLED display panel manufacturing device, the device includes a chamber configured to accommodate and heating an OLED lamination plate, where he OLED lamination plate has a substrate and a packaging lid adhered by glass adhesive and UV adhesive; a transparent lamination plate located in the chamber and configured to laminate the OLED lamination plate; a laser head located in the chamber, located on a side of the packaging lid above the transparent lamination plate and utilizing the laser beam irradiate a protruding portion of a start point of the glass adhesive.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Wei Yu
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Patent number: 10418597Abstract: A display panel, a display device, and a fabrication method for the display panel are provided. The display panel comprises an array substrate comprising a display region, wherein the display region comprises a plurality of data lines, a plurality of scanning lines, and a plurality of first pixel regions defined by the plurality of data lines and the plurality of scanning lines intersecting the plurality of data lines. At least two data lines have different lengths, at least one second pixel region is disposed between a first pixel region corresponding to a data line and an edge of the display region corresponding to the data line. The at least one second pixel region at least comprises a first metal line segment and a second metal line segment arranged in parallel, and the first metal line segment is disposed on an extension line of the data line.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignees: Shanghai Tianma AM-OLED Co., Ltd., Tianma Micro-electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chunyang Li, Bozhang Sun, Minfu Zhang
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Patent number: 10418598Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an OLED panel and an OLED display. The OLED panel includes an OLED device and a thin film packaging structure formed on the OLED device. The thin film includes a first inorganic film layer, a first organic film layer, a second inorganic film layer, a third inorganic film layer and a fourth inorganic film layer set in sequence. The refractive index of the first inorganic film layer is greater than that of the first organic film layer, and the refractive index of the second inorganic film layer and the refractive index of the fourth inorganic film layer are both smaller than that of the third inorganic film layer. The light emitting efficiency of the OLED panel can be improved based on above structure of the OLED panel.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2018Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jing Ni, Hsiang-lun Hsu
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Patent number: 10418599Abstract: A portion of an insulation member makes contact with a surface of a lid body by receiving a caulking force from a caulking member either directly or indirectly via another member. When not receiving the caulking force, a surface of the portion of the insulation member facing the lid body becomes a curved surface which indicates a curve bulging in a load direction of a caulking load on a cut plane, the cut plane cutting the portion of the insulation member in a longitudinal direction of the lid body. When kept in the fastened state by receiving the caulking force, the portion of the insulation member is elastically deformed and the surface of the portion of the insulation member facing the lid body is brought into close contact with the surface of the lid body.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2015Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuyuki Kusama, Shigeru Matsumoto
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Patent number: 10418600Abstract: The present invention provides a secondary battery packaging material including at least a metal foil layer, a second base material layer, and a heat-sealing resin layer laminated in this order on a surface of a first base material layer. The second base material layer is laminated on the metal foil layer directly or via an anti-corrosion treatment layer. The first base material layer is formed of a resin composite containing a thermosetting resin or a thermoplastic resin. The second base material layer is formed of a resin composite containing a thermosetting resin.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventor: Yuki Muroi
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Patent number: 10418601Abstract: A steel foil for a power storage device container includes a rolled steel foil which has a thickness of 200 ?m or less, a diffusion alloy layer which is formed on a surface layer of the rolled steel foil and contains Ni and Fe, and a chromium-based surface treatment layer which is formed on the diffusion alloy layer. The <111> polar density in a reverse pole figure of the diffusion alloy layer in a rolling direction is 2.0 to 6.0, and the aspect ratio of crystal in a surface of the diffusion alloy layer is 1.0 to 5.0.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2015Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignees: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, NIPPON STEEL CHEMICAL & MATERIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Masaharu Ibaragi, Koichi Nose, Kiyokazu Ishizuka, Yasuto Goto, Shuji Nagasaki, Hiroto Unno
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Patent number: 10418602Abstract: A battery pack includes a cell group, a spacer, a plurality of bus bars, and a bus bar holder. The cell group includes stacked unit cells, each including a cell body having a power generation element and an electrode tab having distal end portions bent along the stacking direction. The spacer is disposed between adjacent electrode tabs. The bus bars electrically connect the electrode tabs to each other. The bus bar holder that holds the bus bars. The bus bar holder includes a restricting member disposed between adjacent electrode tabs, and extends along the stacking direction to restrict the electrode tabs by sandwiching the electrode tabs with the spacer. Portions of the electrode tabs are welded to a surface of the bus bars facing the unit cells when the stacking direction positions of the portions of the electrode tabs are restricted by the restricting member and the spacer.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2015Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yasuhiro Yanagihara, Masayuki Nakai, Manato Itabashi, Yui Suzuki, Masahiro Nakamoto
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Patent number: 10418603Abstract: A circuit substrate, a plurality of supporting members that are arranged at intervals in a longitudinal direction of the circuit substrate and support both longitudinal ends of the circuit substrate, and a housing onto which the supporting members are fixed are included.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: FDK CORPORATIONInventors: Minoru Imaizumi, Masanori Yamashita
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Patent number: 10418604Abstract: A method and apparatus for carrying a battery of a portable communication device. The battery carrier includes a body, a carrier sealing surface, and a wiper. The carrier sealing surface engages a battery seal while the battery is positioned in the battery carrier. The wiper is positioned on a support surface of a battery receptacle in the body. The wiper is aligned with battery contacts of the battery. The wiper wipes the electrical contacts when the battery is inserted into the battery receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Anthony M. Kakiel, Gary A. Lee, Ido Amit
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Patent number: 10418605Abstract: An apparatus system is provided which comprises: a fabric; a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) material formed on the fabric; and a battery cell formed on the fabric, wherein a current collector of the battery cell is at least in part formed on the SAM material.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Veronica A. Strong, Sasha N. Oster, Feras Eid, Aranzazu Maestre Caro
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Patent number: 10418607Abstract: To provide a secondary battery porous membrane which is produced using a slurry for secondary battery porous membranes having excellent coatability and excellent dispersibility of insulating inorganic particles and is capable of improving the cycle characteristics of a secondary battery that is obtained using the secondary battery porous membrane, said secondary battery porous membrane having high flexibility and low water content and being capable of preventing particle fall-off. A slurry for secondary battery porous membranes of the present invention is characterized by containing: insulating inorganic particles, each of which has a surface functional group that is selected from the group consisting of an amino group, an epoxy group, a mercapto group and an isocyanate group; a binder which has a reactive group that is crosslinkable with the surface functional group; and a solvent.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: ZEON CORPORATIONInventor: Taku Matsumura
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Patent number: 10418608Abstract: The present invention provides a laminated porous film and a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. The laminated porous film is a laminated porous film in which a heat-resistant layer comprising a binder resin and a filler is laminated on one or both of the surfaces of a porous film substrate mainly comprising a polyolefin, wherein a part occupied by at least one out of the binder resin and the filler is formed in the porous film substrate so as to touch the heat-resistant layer, and the total thickness of the occupied part is not less than 1% and not more than 20% of the overall thickness of the porous film substrate. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises the laminated porous film according as a separator.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Hirohiko Hasegawa, Yuzuru Saitou
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Patent number: 10418609Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a cell stack part having (a) a structure in which one kind of radical unit is repeatedly disposed and has same number of electrodes and separators which are alternately disposed and integrally combined, or (b) a structure in which at least two kinds of radical units are disposed in a predetermined order, and an auxiliary unit disposed on at least one among an uppermost part or a lowermost part of the cell stack part. The one kind of radical unit of (a) has a four-layered structure in which a first electrode, a first separator, a second electrode and a second separator are sequentially stacked or a repeating structure in which the four-layered structure is repeatedly stacked, and each of the at least two kinds of radical units are stacked by ones in the predetermined order to form the four-layered structure or the repeating structure.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2014Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Ji Won Park, Myung Hoon Ko, Seung Ho Na, Chang Bum Ahn
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Patent number: 10418611Abstract: An electrochemical device includes a power generating element including a main portion and a terminal portion, the main portion including an electrode prepared by forming an active material layer on a metal foil surface, the terminal portion being provided on a side of the main portion, the terminal portion including layers of metal foils, an outer package including a container and a lid, the container including a side wall and a bottom wall and housing the power generating element, the lid being formed with a terminal, a current collector including a leg portion to which the layers of metal foils are attached, and a movement restricting member being arranged between the terminal portion of the power generating element and an inner surface of the side wall opposite the terminal portion. The movement restricting member includes a holding portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.Inventors: Shogo Waki, Hideki Masuda, Masahiro Uchida, Syun Ito, Seiichi Irie
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Patent number: 10418612Abstract: A secondary battery according to one embodiment includes, an electrode group which is a cathode and an anode wound with a separator being interposed therebetween, a first lead having a first welding surface, a second lead having a second welding surface which is bent with respect to a winding axial direction of the electrode group, a first current collecting tab which is extended from one end of the electrode group on the winding axial direction, and welded onto the first welding surface of the first lead, a second current collecting tab which is extended from the other end of the electrode group on the winding axial direction, and welded onto the second welding surface of the second lead, a first terminal connected to the first lead, and a second terminal connected to the second lead.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Tatsuya Shinoda, Tatsuya Hashimoto, Koichi Kawamura, Nobuyasu Negishi, Koichi Takeshita, Yasuaki Murashi
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Patent number: 10418613Abstract: An electricity storage module includes: an electricity storage element group formed by stacking multiple electricity storage elements each having lead terminals of a cathode and an anode; and a connection member that is joined to the lead terminals. A cathode lead terminal and an anode lead terminal are composed of different metal materials, and the connection member is formed by joining a first metal portion that is connected to the cathode lead terminal and is composed of the same metal material as the cathode lead terminal, and a second metal portion that is connected to the anode lead terminal and is composed of the same metal material as the anode lead terminal. The first metal portion and the second metal portion each have a terminal joining portion joined with a lead terminal and a member joining portion at which the first metal portion and the second metal portion are joined.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2015Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Shimizu, Hiroomi Hiramitsu, Katsushi Miyazaki
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Patent number: 10418614Abstract: Electrical feedthroughs are presented for redistributing thermally-induced stresses that result from welding. In some embodiments, an electrical feedthrough includes a tubular conduit having a flange at one end. The flange includes a first surface disposed opposite a second surface. The first surface includes at least one of a protrusion and a notch. The electrical feedthrough also includes an electrically-conductive terminal disposed through the tubular conduit. An electrically-insulating material is disposed between the tubular conduit and the electrically-conductive terminal and forms a seal therebetween. The protrusion and the notch are configured individually or as a combination to reduce thermally-induced stresses within the electrically-insulating material that result from welding the flange. Methods for welding such electrical feedthroughs to a wall, such as a wall of a battery housing, are also presented.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Angelo V. Marasco, Haran Balaram
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Patent number: 10418615Abstract: A battery terminal includes a fastening portion (11) that is partially open in a circumferential direction and a flange (42) projects radially out from the fastening portion (11). Two facing portions (14) project radially out from open ends (13) of the fastening portion (11) and face each other in the circumferential direction. The fastening portion (11) is reduced in diameter and fastened to a battery post P by having the facing portions (14) approach each other. The flange (42) of the fastening portion (11) has cuts (20) for partially reducing a thickness of the fastening portion (11) in a radial direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Keiichi Tsukiyoshi, Toshikazu Sakurai
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Patent number: 10418616Abstract: A battery terminal protection assembly includes a battery having at least one terminal with a plurality of tabs. A cover for protecting the battery terminal includes a cap including an outer wall and a plurality of inner segments attached to the outer wall and including a radially outwardly extending ledge adjacent the bottom surface of the inner segments. The cap being placed overtop of the terminal with the radially outwardly extending ledges engaging the plurality of tabs. An insert including a top portion with a post extending from a bottom surface of the top portion and the post including a first radially outwardly extending flange, the post being received within the cap so that the first radially outwardly extending flange engages the inner segment in an abutting relationship to secure the radially outwardly extending ledge in engagement with the one of the plurality of tabs.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Levy Devay, LLCInventor: Michael Baldwin
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Patent number: 10418617Abstract: A laminate-type power storage element, including an exterior body that is formed in a flat bag shape, and an electrode body that has a sheet-shaped positive electrode and a sheet-shaped negative electrode layered via a separator and that is sealed inside the exterior body together with an electrolytic solution, wherein electrode terminal plates of the positive electrode and the negative electrode are guided in an identical direction from a predetermined margin of the exterior body to an outside of the exterior body, and a support part that is made with a film shaped resin having insulating and heat-resistant properties is formed on principal surface sides of the electrode terminal plates at a region that is along the predetermined margin and covers up to tip ends of the electrode terminal plates.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: FDK CorporationInventors: Tsukasa Mano, Daisuke Hirata, Naoaki Nishimura, Yuya Iida, Ryuji Ito
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Patent number: 10418618Abstract: The present application relates to a top cover structure for a power battery and a power battery, the top cover structure includes a first electrode assembly, a second electrode assembly, a first resistor, a second resistor, a top cover plate, a first short circuit component and a second short circuit component, the first electrode assembly is electrically connected with the top cover plate through the first resistor for all time, the first short circuit component and the second short circuit component are both attached onto the top cover plate, when an internal pressure of the power battery exceeds a reference pressure, the first short circuit component and the second short circuit component deform by effect of pressure, so as to form a first electrical connecting path and a second electrical connecting path, the second resistor is connected into the first electrical connecting path in series.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Zhiyu Wang, Peng Wang, Rulai Cai, Baisong Chen
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Patent number: 10418619Abstract: The present application provides a top cover of a power battery and the power battery. The top cover of the power battery includes a first electrode unit and a second electrode unit, the second electrode unit includes a deformable plate, an insulation piece and a conductive plate, the top cover plate is provided with a deformable plate connecting hole, the deformable plate seals the deformable plate connecting hole, the insulation piece is located underneath the top cover plate, the insulation piece is connected with the top cover plate, the conductive plate is insulated from and fixed with the top cover plate through the insulation piece and is electrically connected with the deformable plate. The power battery includes the above top cover of the power battery. The power battery provided by the present application can effectively prevent breaking, losing efficacy or deformation of the conductive plate during using process.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Quankun Li, Jian Guo, Lingbo Zhu, Pinghua Deng, Peng Wang, Kai Wu
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Patent number: 10418620Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cylindrical battery including an electrode assembly (jelly roll) including a positive electrode, a separator, and a negative electrode, a cylindrical container including a receiving part for receiving the electrode assembly together with an electrolytic solution, a cap assembly mounted to an open upper end of the cylindrical container, a safety vent mounted in the cap assembly, and a pressurization part located between the safety vent and the receiving part, the pressurization part communicating with the receiving part, the pressurization part being configured to apply a predetermined pressure, which is generated by gas, to the receiving part, wherein the positive electrode includes a lithium composite transition metal oxide represented by Formula 1 in the specification as a positive electrode active material.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2015Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Hye Youn Lee, Jooyoung Song, Il Hong Kim
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Patent number: 10418621Abstract: 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 to thereby create an oxidized surface. The resulting iron electrode is 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: GrantFiled: May 15, 2018Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: ENCELL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Randy Gene Ogg, Michael Roders, Michael Meese
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Patent number: 10418622Abstract: Disclosed are battery management systems with control logic for battery state estimation (BSE), methods for making/using/assembling a battery cell with a reference electrode, and electric drive vehicles equipped with a traction battery pack and BSE capabilities. In an example, a battery cell assembly includes a battery housing with an electrolyte composition stored within the battery housing. The electrolyte composition transports ions between working electrodes. A first working (anode) electrode is attached to the battery housing in electrochemical contact with the electrolyte composition. Likewise, a second working (cathode) electrode is attached to the battery housing in electrochemical contact with the electrolyte composition. A reference electrode is interposed between the first and second working electrodes, placed in electrochemical contact with the electrolyte composition.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Brian J. Koch, Charles W. Wampler, Mark W. Verbrugge, Daniel R. Baker
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Patent number: 10418623Abstract: A method for manufacturing electrodes for lead-acid batteries includes producing a profiled strip blank in a casting process, wherein the casting process alone is sufficient to cause the strip blank to be formed of greater thickness on one side in a region corresponding to the upper frame element or the lower frame element than in another region corresponding to the meshed region; and producing the meshed region with the openings in a subsequent expanded metal process. In addition, an electrode produced by the method has an upper frame element, or a lower frame element, or both, and a meshed region extending away from the upper frame element, or the lower frame element, or both and having a plurality of openings. The upper frame element, the lower frame element, or both, is of greater thickness than the meshed region.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2013Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Johnson Controls Autobatterie GMBH & Co. KGAAInventor: Tatjana Reich
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Patent number: 10418624Abstract: The invention is a cathode arrangement comprising a cathode housing defining a space for cathode material and comprising a cathode housing wall being permeable to an electrolyte, and a collector member made of carbon, having a first end part extending into the space for cathode material and a second end part extending outside the space for cathode material, and cathode particles, having a cylindric shape with a diameter of 2-5 mm and being extruded from carbon, are arranged in the space for cathode material. The invention is, furthermore, an energy cell comprising the cathode arrangement, an arrangement for processing hydrogen gas comprising the cathode arrangement and use the energy cell applying seawater or salt water as an electrolyte. Furthermore, the invention is a method for manufacturing the cathode arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Inventor: Attila K Szaloky
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Patent number: 10418625Abstract: A reactor for producing a sulfur-infused carbonaceous material as a cathode material for use in a Li—S battery is described, including a reactor body capable of withstanding a pressure from about 1 atm to about 150 atm; and an inner sulfur-resistant layer at the inner surface of the reactor, wherein the inner layer is inert to sulfur vapor at a temperature from about 450° C. to about 1000° C.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: NOHMS Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Surya S. Moganty, Jayaprakash Navaneedhakrishnan, Jonathan Lee, Richard Delmerico, Nathan Ball, Emily McDonald
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Patent number: 10418626Abstract: There is provided a positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery capable of suppressing a decrease in the capacity retention ratio after high-temperature cycles. There is provided a positive electrode active material for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery that includes a secondary particle formed by aggregation of primary particles formed of a lithium transition metal oxide. A rare-earth compound secondary particle formed by aggregation of particles formed of a rare-earth compound adheres to a recess formed between primary particles adjacent to each other on a surface of the secondary particle, and the rare-earth compound secondary particle adheres to both the primary particles adjacent to each other in the recess. The lithium transition metal oxide contains tungsten dissolved therein.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2015Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.Inventors: Akihiro Kawakita, Takeshi Ogasawara, Daizo Jito
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Patent number: 10418627Abstract: A negative electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, includes: negative electrode active material particles that contain a silicon compound (SiOx: 0.5?x?1.6) containing a Li compound, wherein the silicon compound is at least partially coated with a carbon coating, and at least a part of a surface of the silicon compound, a surface of the carbon coating, or both of them are coated with a composite layer that contains a composite composed of amorphous metal oxide and metal hydroxide. This provides a negative electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that is highly stable in aqueous slurry, having a high capacity, favorable cycle performance and first efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Takakazu Hirose, Hiromichi Kamo
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Patent number: 10418628Abstract: A multi-phase hydrogen storage alloy comprising a hexagonal Ce2Ni7 phase and a hexagonal Pr5Co19 phase, where the Ce2Ni7 phase abundance is ?30 wt % and the Pr5Co19 phase abundance is ?8 wt % and where the alloy comprises a mischmetal where Nd in the mischmetal is <50 at % or a multi-phase hydrogen storage alloy comprising one or more rare earth elements, a hexagonal Ce2Ni7 phase and a hexagonal Pr5Co19 phase, where the Ce2Ni7 phase abundance is from about 30 to about 72 wt % and the Pr5Co19 phase abundance is ?8 wt % have improved electrochemical performance. The alloys are useful in an electrode in a metal hydride battery, a fuel cell or a metal hydride air battery.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2018Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignees: BASF Corporation, FDK CorporationInventors: Kwo Young, Taihei Ouchi, Jean Nei, Diana Wong, Shigekazu Yasuoka
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Patent number: 10418629Abstract: Provided are: an anode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery with which high initial efficiency and battery capacity can be maintained and excellent cycling characteristics are achieved; and a method for producing such an active material. The anode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery, the active material comprising a Si compound and a carbonaceous material or a carbonaceous material and graphite, is obtained by a method comprising the steps of: mixing a Si compound, a carbon precursor, and, as appropriate, graphite powder; performing granulation/compaction; pulverizing the mixture to form composite particles; firing the composite particles in an inert gas atmosphere; and subjecting the pulverized and conglobated composite powder or the fired powder to air classification.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2015Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: TOSOH CORPORATIONInventors: Hidehiko Misaki, Masanori Abe, Toru Tsuyoshi, Masanori Kohgo, Shuji Takato, Taichi Arakawa, Kohei Iwanaga
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Patent number: 10418630Abstract: A lithium-sulfur battery cell includes a lithium anode and a carbon-sulfur cathode including a sulfur-impregnated carbon nanostructure defined by one or more layers of elementally doped nanoporous carbon arranged on one or more carbon nanotubes.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Feng Wu, Renjie Chen, Ji Qian, Yusheng Ye, Xiao Guang Yang, YuHong Xu, Theodore James Miller
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Patent number: 10418631Abstract: The present invention relates to a printing or spray deposition method for preparing a supported flexible electrode and to a method for manufacturing a lithium-ion battery.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignees: INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE GRENOBLE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUEInventors: Davide Beneventi, Didier Chaussy, Oussama El Baradai, Lara Jabbour, Roberta Bongiovanni
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Patent number: 10418632Abstract: Disclosed is a binder composition for secondary batteries, wherein conjugated diene latex particles (A) having an average particle diameter of 50 nm or more and 200 nm or less and acrylic copolymer latex particles (B) having an average particle diameter of 300 nm or more and 700 nm or less are present as an independent phases, and the acrylic copolymer latex particles (B) are included in an amount of 1% to 30% by weight based on a mass of a solid. When the binder composition according to the present invention is applied to an electrode mixture and lithium secondary battery, superior binding force may be maintained between electrode materials and between an electrode material and a current collector, which suffer volume change during charge/discharge, and a secondary battery having superior initial capacity and efficiency may be provided. In addition, thickness increase and gas generation are decreased at high temperature and thus swelling is decreased, whereby a battery having enhanced safety may be provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2014Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Eun Joo Park, Dong Jo Ryu, Min Ah Kang
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Patent number: 10418633Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode for a lithium secondary battery, a method for preparing the same, an electrode assembly for a lithium secondary battery comprising the same, and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same, wherein the electrode comprises an electrode active material, an aqueous binder, a compound represented by Formula 1, and a compound represented by Formula 2. Formula 1 and Formula 2 are the same as set forth in the specification. The electrode for a lithium secondary battery improves the physical properties of the aqueous binder in a manner whereby a cross-linking reaction material is combined with the aqueous binder, so that the electrode can improve initial charge/discharge efficiency and the life span of a lithium secondary battery, preferably a lithium sulfur battery, and improve the area capacity of the electrode.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Charles Kiseok Song, Byoung Hyo Jung, Seong Eun Park, Doo Kyung Yang, Ki Young Kwon
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Patent number: 10418634Abstract: Disclosed are a cathode active material for lithium secondary batteries including lithium-containing metal oxide particles; a first surface treatment layer formed on the surfaces of the lithium-containing metal oxide particles and including at least one compound selected from the group consisting of fluorine-doped metal oxides and fluorine-doped metal hydroxides; and a second surface treatment layer formed on a surface of the first surface treatment layer and including a fluorine copolymer, and a method of manufacturing the same.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2014Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Byung Chun Park, Wang Mo Jung, Sang Seung Oh, Sungbin Park, Ji Hye Kim
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Patent number: 10418635Abstract: An electrolytic copper foil for a lithium secondary battery, which is applied as a negative electrode current collector of a lithium secondary battery, wherein after a thermal treatment at 300° C. for 30 minutes, the electrolytic copper foil for a lithium secondary battery has an elongation of 5% to 30%.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: KCF TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Seung-Min Kim, Soo-Yeol Kim, Dae-Young Kim, Jeong-Gil Lee
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Patent number: 10418636Abstract: A current-collector metal foil has at least at least one roughened surface and numerous recessed parts are present on the roughened surface. Each recessed part has an edge part that surrounds a bottom-surface part and is raised above the bottom-surface part. The average Feret diameter Lave of the recessed parts is 0.5-50 ?m. The current-collector metal foil is suitable for use, e.g., as an electrode current collector for a lithium-ion secondary battery, a sodium secondary battery, an electric double-layer capacitor, or a lithium-ion capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2015Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: UACJ CORPORATIONInventors: Koichi Ashizawa, Tetsuya Motoi, Atsushi Koishikawa, Yasushi Funato
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Patent number: 10418637Abstract: The invention relates to a grid arrangement for a plate-shaped battery electrode of an electrochemical accumulator comprising a frame and a grid arranged thereon, wherein the frame comprises at least one upper frame element having a connecting lug of the battery electrode disposed on its side facing away from the grid, wherein the grid comprises grid bars respectively surrounding cutouts of the grid, wherein the majority of the grid bars surrounding the cutouts are respectively disposed in a hexagonal arrangement such that the cutout situated in between forms a hexagon, characterized by one, some or all of the following a), b), c), d), e) features): a) the grid arrangement is coated with a pasty active mass on which liquid-absorbing material designed to absorb liquid electrolyte of the accumulator is disposed, b) the size of the hexagonal cutouts increases toward the upper frame element, c) the grid bars of all the hexagonal cutouts have the same width or the same cross-sectional area, d) none of the grid baType: GrantFiled: October 21, 2014Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Johnson Controls Autobatterie GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Ingo Koch, Bernd Ide, Frank-Thomas Johns, Armin Staffeldt, Andreas Dudenbostel, Dirk Goebbels, Christian Fischer, Juergen Bauer
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Patent number: 10418638Abstract: Disclosed are an electrode including a perforated current collector, and a lithium secondary battery including the same, and according to the present disclosure, precipitation and elimination reactions of lithium metal are induced inside a perforation of a negative electrode current collector, and therefore, volume expansion of a cell is suppressed and battery performance is enhanced therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventor: Kyung Hwa Woo
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Patent number: 10418639Abstract: Highly anion resistant electrocatalysts suitable for catalyzing an oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and methods of synthesizing the same are provided. The catalysts contain a transition metal, a heteroatom, and carbon. Preferred catalysts include N as the heteroatom and Fe as the transition metal, with active sites having Fe—N4 stoichiometry (FexNyCz) as part of a metal organic framework (MOF) or sequestered within a MOF. Electrocatalysts further including Fe nanoparticles (FeNPs) are also provided. The catalysts described herein are applicable in the preparation of oxygen decoupled cathodes (ODC) for chlorine evolution processes such as in chlor-alkali cells or HCl electrolyzers. The catalysts are also useful in preparing ODC for use in fuel cells, including phosphoric acid fuel cells.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2014Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Northeastern UniversityInventors: Urszula Tylus, Sanjeev Mukerjee, Elise Miner, Kara Strickland
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Patent number: 10418640Abstract: The method includes dispensing carbon fibers having a length of between about 3 and 12 millimeters from a first hopper into a raizing chamber of a double-hopper, bladed-roiler scattering machine and simultaneously depositing a thermoset resin powder from a second hooper of the scattering machine into the mixing chamber where in the fibers and powder are mixed to homogenous predetermined proportions of between about 40% and 60% each. Then, the mixture is directed to flew onto a moving support belt of a double belt press apparatus and the mixture is compressed between the moving support belt and a moving compression belt of the double belt press apparatus and the mixture passes between the belts for an adequate residence time duration to first melt and then cure the thermoset resin to form the fuel cell precursor substrate. Carbonizing and then graphitizing the precursor substrate forms the final substrate.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2013Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: AUDI AGInventor: Richard D. Breault
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Patent number: 10418641Abstract: Provided are processes for preparing a thermodynamically stable PtBi2 alloy nanoparticle. In certain aspects, the process comprises preparing an aqueous mixture, with the aqueous mixture comprising: an inorganic compound comprising SnCl2; an inorganic compound comprising Bi; and HCl. The process further comprises adding PtCl4 to the mixture. The process results in the spontaneous reduction of Bi and Pt. Excess SnCl2 is adsorbed as a ligand at the surface of the PtBi2 alloy nanoparticle, which serves to stabilize the nanoparticle. Another aspect provides a thermodynamically stable PtBi2 nanoparticle. The nanoparticle comprises a core comprising a PtBi2 alloy. The nanoparticle further comprises a shell at least partially encapsulating the core, with the shell comprising stannous chloride. The thermodynamically stable PtBi2 nanoparticle has a negative charge.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Inventor: Anastasios Angelopoulos