Patents Issued in February 20, 2024
  • Patent number: 11909041
    Abstract: This invention provides an environmental friendly method for the production of high capacity cathode materials for use in Li-ion batteries. Traditional methods for producing lithium mixed metal oxide cathode materials typically generate large amounts of effluent which effluent must be treated prior to discharge. The present process uses mixed metals as raw materials, in a wet chemical reaction with an oxidant, in order to make high-quality metal hydroxide precursors which can be used to prepare high-quality cathode materials after lithiation. As a key feature, in the precursor preparation process, the bulk of the aqueous solution used for the wet chemical reaction can be recycled back to the reactor, so that the total process has little or no effluent generated during production of the cathode precursor material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: Feng Zou, Yang Liu
  • Patent number: 11909042
    Abstract: A rechargeable lithium-ion battery includes a positive electrode enabling fast charging. A negative electrode has a first active material including Li4Ti5O12. A positive electrode includes a second active material including LiCoO2. The positive electrode further includes a carbon conductive agent and a binder. A weight ratio of the carbon conductive agent to the binder is in a range of about 2:3 to about 3:2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Hui Ye, Prabhakar A. Tamirisa
  • Patent number: 11909043
    Abstract: A positive electrode for an all-solid secondary battery including a sulfide-based solid electrolyte includes a first positive active material having an average particle diameter of about 15 ?m to about 20 ?m, a second positive active material having an average particle diameter of about 2 ?m to about 6 ?m, and a solid electrolyte, wherein at least one selected from the first positive active material and the second positive active material includes a coating layer including a lithium ion conductor, and each of the first positive active material and the second positive active material includes a core and a shell, wherein the shell includes a nickel-based active material containing cobalt. An all-solid secondary battery includes the positive electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Taeri Kwon
  • Patent number: 11909044
    Abstract: A precursor compound for manufacturing a lithium transition metal based oxide powder usable as an active positive electrode material in lithium-ion batteries, the precursor being either one of a metal-bearing M?-hydroxide, -oxyhydroxide or -carbonate, with M?=Ni1-x-y-zMnxCOyAz with x>0, y>0, 0.70?1-x-y-z?0.95 and 0?z<0.1, the precursor comprising having a core comprising a metal-bearing compound M?c and a shell comprising a metal-bearing compound M?s, wherein M?c=Ni1-xc-yc-zcMnxcCOycAzc with 0<xc?0.2, 0<yc?0.2, 0?zc<0.1 and 0.75?1-x-y-z?0.95, and M?s=Ni1-xs-ys-zsMnxsCOysAzs with 0<xs?0.25, 0.75<ys?0.95, 0?zs<0.1 and 0?1-xs-ys-zs?0.10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: Umicore, Umicore Korea Ltd.
    Inventors: Maxime Blangero, Liang Zhu, YuRi Lee, Kris Driesen
  • Patent number: 11909045
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of positive electrode active materials in the form of single particles, and a method of preparing each of them, are provided. The single particles of the exemplary embodiments include single particles of a nickel-based lithium composite metal oxide, having a plurality of crystal grains, each having a size of 180 nm to 300 nm, as analyzed by a Cu K? X-ray (X-r?). The single particles include a metal doped in the crystal lattice thereof. One embodiment includes a surface coating. The total content of the metal doped in the crystal lattice thereof and the metal of the metal oxide coated on the surface thereof is controlled in the range of 2500 ppm to 6000 ppm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae Gu Yoo, Younguk Park, Jintae Hwang, Wang Mo Jung, Sungbin Park
  • Patent number: 11909046
    Abstract: Bimetallic polyanionic materials, such as silver vanadium phosphorus oxide (Ag2VO2PO4, SVOP), are promising cathode materials for Li batteries due in part to their large capacity and high current capability. A new synthesis of Ag2VO2PO4 based on microwave heating is disclosed, where the reaction time is reduced by approximately 100 times relative to other reported methods, and the crystallite size is controlled via synthesis temperature, showing a linear positive correlation of crystallite size with temperature. Reaction times of an hour or less are sufficient to render phase-pure material after reaction at 50° C. to 180° C., significantly lower than the temperatures reported for other methods. Crystallite sizes between 42 nm and 60 nm are achieved by the novel method, smaller than by other methods. Silver/vanadium atomic ratios of 1.96 to 2.04 in the as-synthesized SVOP result and appear temperature-dependent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Takeuchi, Esther S. Takeuchi, Amy C. Marschilok
  • Patent number: 11909047
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oligomer-based organic battery materials, cathode active material, cathode and secondary battery comprising such material, and a process for preparing such materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yu Zhao, Gaole Dai, Yumin Qian, Xiaohong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11909048
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a positive electrode slurry containing polyether polyol, where the polyether polyol has the following constitutional formula: where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Qifan Wu, Ming Zhang
  • Patent number: 11909049
    Abstract: A positive electrode includes at least a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer. The positive electrode active material layer is disposed on a surface of the positive electrode current collector. The positive electrode current collector includes an aluminum foil and an aluminum hydrated oxide film. The aluminum hydrated oxide film covers a surface of the aluminum foil. The aluminum hydrated oxide film has a thickness not smaller than 50 nm and not greater than 500 nm. The aluminum hydrated oxide film contains a plurality of types of aluminum hydrated oxides. The ratio of boehmite to the plurality of types of aluminum hydrated oxides is not lower than 20 mol % and not higher than 80 mol %.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Koji Torita, Takuya Asari, Akihiro Ochiai, Yusuke Fukumoto, Naoyuki Wada
  • Patent number: 11909050
    Abstract: An anode includes: (1) a current collector; and (2) an interfacial layer disposed over the current collector. The interfacial layer includes an ion-conductive organic network including anionic coordination units, organic linkers bonded through the anionic coordination units, and counterions dispersed in the ion-conductive organic network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Zhenan Bao, Zhiao Yu, Dawei Feng, Min Ah Lee, Yi Cui, Allen Pei
  • Patent number: 11909051
    Abstract: [Object] To provide a cell, a cell stack, an electrochemical module and an electrochemical apparatus that can suppress decrease in output power. [Solution] A cell includes a solid oxide electrolyte layer 9, a first electrode layer 8 on one of the main surfaces of the electrolyte layer 9, and an second electrode layer 10 on the other. The second electrode layer 10 contains a plurality of pores, and the pore size distribution observed at a section of the second electrode layer has at least three peaks (a first peak p1, a second peak p2 and a third peak p3). This structure leads to a cell, a cell stack, an electrochemical module and an electrochemical apparatus that can suppress decrease in output power.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Toru Nakayama, Tetsuaki Ozaki, Norimitsu Fukami
  • Patent number: 11909052
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are described for forming a multilayer assembly. The method includes adhering first and second catalyst layers to opposed sides of a polymer membrane. At least one of the first catalyst layer, the second catalyst layer, and the polymer membrane is formed by filament extension atomization of a fluid material to form atomized droplets that are sprayed to form the respective membrane or layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Elif Karatay, Kathryn F. Murphy
  • Patent number: 11909053
    Abstract: The present application relates to a resin composition, a battery module comprising a cured product of the resin composition, a manufacturing method thereof and a battery pack. According to one example of the present application, injection processability of the resin composition can be improved, overloading of injection equipment can be prevented, and the battery module having excellent insulation properties can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoon Gyung Cho, Se Woo Yang, Yang Gu Kang, Eun Suk Park, Hyun Suk Kim, Hyoung Sook Park, Sang Min Park, Young Jo Yang
  • Patent number: 11909054
    Abstract: An aluminum pouch film for a secondary battery and a method for manufacturing the aluminum pouch film are disclosed. The aluminum pouch film includes an aluminum layer; an outer resin layer formed on a first surface of the aluminum layer; an inner resin layer formed on a second surface of the aluminum layer; and an adhesive layer for adhering the aluminum layer to the inner resin layer, wherein the outer resin layer includes a copolymer of polyamide and polyimide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: BTL ADVANCED MATERIAL CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Wook Chun, Jun Ho Shim, Soon Sik Lee
  • Patent number: 11909055
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrode body that includes a positive and a negative electrode plate, a battery case that has an opening in which the electrode body is accommodated, a sealing body that seals the opening, an internal terminal that is disposed on an inner side of the sealing body and connected to the positive or the negative electrode plate, and an external terminal that is disposed on an outer side of the sealing body and connected to the internal terminal. The external terminal includes a rivet that is formed in such a manner as to extend through the sealing body, and the internal terminal includes a first portion made of a first metal and a second portion made of a second metal. The external terminal is made of the second metal, and the rivet of the external terminal is joined to the second portion of the internal terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ichiro Murata, Hiroaki Imanishi
  • Patent number: 11909056
    Abstract: A battery housing for a vehicle comprising a trough with a base and with side walls connected to the base, and comprising a frame structure. In its edge area, the base has at least one embossment, which is offset into the trough interior and follows the course of the adjacent side wall, with a connection section, which is offset with respect to the base and to which the frame structure is connected, and with a transition section arranged between the connection section and the base. The transition section has an offset amount with respect to the base that corresponds at least to the material thickness of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: KIRCHHOFF AUTOMOTIVE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventor: Alexander Günther
  • Patent number: 11909057
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery including a casing including cells housed therein and a terminal part including a connection terminal connected to an electrode terminal of a connection apparatus, in which in the casing, a functional groove having a predetermined function in which a longitudinal direction coincides with a connection direction of the connection terminal and the electrode terminal is formed, and the functional groove includes a plurality of functional units having different lengths which are continuously formed. Accordingly, since there is no part that divides a functional unit between a plurality of functional units having different lengths, a size of the functional groove in a direction in which the functional units are continuous is a sum of sizes of a plurality of functional units, and thus it is possible to reduce the size of the battery while securing high functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeki Motoyama, Atsushi Mitani, Atsuhiro Kumagai, Yukio Tsuchiya, Nobutaka Saitoh
  • Patent number: 11909058
    Abstract: A method for formation of cylindrical and prismatic can cells may include providing a battery, where the battery includes one or more cells, with each cell including at least one silicon-dominant anode, a cathode, and a separator. The battery also includes a metal can that contains the one or more cells such that during formation a pressure between 50 kPa and 1 MPa is applied to the one or more cells. The battery may include strain absorbing materials arranged between the one or more cells and interior walls of the can. The strain absorbing materials may include foam. The strain absorbing materials may include a solid electrolyte layer. The strain absorbing materials may include PMMA, PVDF, or a combination thereof. The pressure during a formation process may be due to a thickness of the strain absorbing materials being thicker than an expansion of the one or more cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Enevate Corporation
    Inventors: Sanjaya D. Perera, Benjamin Park
  • Patent number: 11909059
    Abstract: This application discloses a battery box, including a battery case and a plurality of batteries accommodated in the battery case. The batteries are bonded to an inner wall of the battery case by using an adhesive, a coefficient of thermal expansion of the adhesive is ? in units of ppm/° C., a coefficient of thermal conductivity of the adhesive is ? in units of W/mK, and a ratio of ? and ? meet a relation of 15??/??80. In the battery box in this application, the battery case and the plurality of batteries accommodated in the battery case are bonded by using the adhesive. When the coefficient of thermal conductivity of the adhesive matches the coefficient of thermal expansion, heat conduction requirements of the battery box can be satisfied, and the adhesive can also be prevented from cracking or peeling off under heat stress due to alternating temperatures during use of the battery box, thereby improving safety performance of the battery box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Tianming Chen, Zhiming Chen
  • Patent number: 11909060
    Abstract: A taping apparatus for a secondary battery, configured to adhere an adhesive member cut and provided as a single sheet to a secondary battery cell including an accommodating portion in which an electrode assembly is accommodated and a sealing portion folded in a direction of the accommodating portion and sealing an edge of the accommodating portion, includes a support unit supporting a portion of the adhesive member; and a roller unit continuously moving in at least one direction of the accommodating portion and the sealing portion and adhering the adhesive member supported by the support unit to the secondary battery cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: SK ON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gil Yong Choi, Joo Hyung Kim
  • Patent number: 11909061
    Abstract: Present embodiments include a series of lithium battery modules having a plurality of electrochemical cells having different electrical characteristics such as voltages and/or capacities. The battery modules are each constructed using components, architectures, production methods, among other things, in common with each other. The lithium ion battery modules may include a first battery module type having a first capacity and a first voltage, a second battery module type having a second capacity and a second voltage, and, in some embodiments, additional battery module types (e.g., a third battery module type having a third capacity and a third voltage) having different voltages and/or capacities. The lithium ion battery modules may all have the same footprint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: CPS Technology Holdings LLC
    Inventors: Richard M. DeKeuster, Robert J. Mack, Stephen D. Cash
  • Patent number: 11909062
    Abstract: A battery pack is provided including a battery module having a plurality of battery cells or a unit module having the plurality of battery cells; a battery pack frame body including a base plate on which the battery module or the unit module is mounted, and a first side plate and a second side plate connected to the base plate and disposed to face each other; a top frame coupled to an upper portion of the battery pack frame body; and a first end plate and a second end plate electrically connected to electrode terminals of the battery module or the unit module, wherein at least one of the first end plate and the second end plate is configured to include slits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Ryul Baek, Jeong Pyo Kong, Jong Hwa Choi
  • Patent number: 11909063
    Abstract: An electronic device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, may comprise: a housing including a seating groove therein; a battery seated in the seating groove, at least a partial area of which includes a curved surface; and an adhesive member disposed between the battery and the seating groove and formed along at least a portion of an edge of the battery. The adhesive member may be formed having varied predetermined thicknesses, corresponding to a position of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Soonwan Chung, Myungheon Kang, Junho Park, Junghyun Lee, Changhyun Kim
  • Patent number: 11909064
    Abstract: A pressure control valve structure includes a wall portion having a plurality of communication holes communicating with their associated internal spaces, a plurality of projections protruding outwardly from a wall surface of the wall portion so as to surround their associated communication holes, a plurality of elastic valve bodies closing their associated communication holes in contact with the projections, an outer peripheral wall portion protruding from the wall surface so as to surround the plurality of projections collectively, and a cover made of a resin and fixed to the outer peripheral wall portion, the cover compressing the elastic valve bodies towards their associated projections. The cover has a thick-walled portion where the cover is made partially thick in an outer surface of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
    Inventors: Satoshi Hamaoka, Taku Inoue, Hiromi Ueda
  • Patent number: 11909065
    Abstract: A cover plate assembly, a battery cell, a battery module, a battery pack and an apparatus are disclosed. The cover plate assembly includes a top cover plate, where the top cover plate is provided with an explosion-proof valve; and an insulating plate, laminated with the top cover plate, where the insulating plate includes a base portion and a thinned region located on the base portion, the thinned region is formed by thinning the base portion, and a region enclosed by boundaries of an orthographic projection of the thinned region at least partially overlaps an orthographic projection of the explosion-proof valve in a thickness direction of the cover plate assembly. The thinned region is formed by thinning the base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventor: Lulu Bai
  • Patent number: 11909066
    Abstract: The present application discloses a battery end cover assembly, an energy storage apparatus and an electric device. The battery end cover assembly includes an end cover; terminal assemblies connected to the end cover; and a pressure relief mechanism disposed on the end cover, wherein the area of a figure formed by an outer contour of the end cover is a first area S1, the area of a projection of the pressure relief mechanism on the end cover is a second area S2, and the second area S2 accounts for 0.5% to 5% of the first area S1. According to the present application, the probability of untimely pressure relief is reduced, and the safety of a battery is improved. Moreover, the overall structural strength of the battery end cover assembly can be guaranteed, and the probability that the pressure relief mechanism falls off to be invalid is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: Shenzhen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd., Xiamen Hithium Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinyun Liang, Liangliang Zhang, Wancai Zhang, Ming Yang
  • Patent number: 11909067
    Abstract: In a battery pack, a housing includes an exhaust portion provided on an upper side in a gravity direction with respect to a housing portion that houses a live part. The exhaust portion includes: a storage portion configured to store a liquid; a first communication portion that communicates between an interior of the housing portion and an interior of the exhaust portion; and a second communication portion that communicates between an outside of a housing and an inside of the exhaust portion. When the battery pack is viewed from the upper side in the gravity direction, an opening of the second communication portion on an inner side of the exhaust portion is provided at a position that overlaps the storage portion and that does not overlap an opening of the first communication portion on the inner side of the exhaust portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuya Ishihara
  • Patent number: 11909068
    Abstract: A battery includes a cylindrical battery cell having a cylindrical side surface provided with a pressure relief mechanism, an electrical chamber configured to accommodate the battery cell, a collection chamber configured to collect emissions from the battery cell when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated, and an isolation component configured to isolate the electrical chamber from the collection chamber. The isolation component includes a first region and a second region. The first region is used for accommodating a first portion of the battery cell such that the first portion protrudes, towards the collection chamber, from a surface of the second region facing towards the collection chamber, and the pressure relief mechanism is disposed in a region of the cylindrical side surface located in the first portion such that the emissions are allowed to enter the collection chamber when the pressure relief mechanism is actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Ou Qian, Piaopiao Yang, Yufeng Zhang, Xiaobo Chen
  • Patent number: 11909069
    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 an opening that allows communication between an interior and an exterior of the outer housing. The opening is sealed by a first pressure adjuster and a second pressure adjuster arranged complementary to each other. The first pressure adjuster allows passage of gas and prohibits passage of liquid. The second pressure adjuster prohibits passage of the gas and the liquid, and releases an internal pressure in the interior of the outer housing when the internal pressure exceeds a predetermined pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiki Kusunoki, Osamu Ushijima
  • Patent number: 11909070
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel battery separators comprising ceramic nanowires, more specifically, inorganic carbonate nanowires. The novel ceramic nanowire separators are suited for use in lithium batteries, such as lithium ion rechargeable, lithium metal rechargeable and lithium sulfur rechargeable batteries, and provide high safety, high power density, and long cycle life to the fabricated rechargeable batteries. The battery separators comprise ceramic nanowires that may be optionally bonded together by organic polymer binders and/or may further comprise organic nanofibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Novarials Corporation
    Inventors: Xinjie Zhang, Kuiyang Jiang
  • Patent number: 11909071
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a high-voltage battery which has a housing and at least one battery module arranged in the housing that has multiple battery cells which are electrically connected together via a cell contacting system. Each of the battery cells has a battery cell housing with an emergency degassing opening which opens at a specified cell inner pressure and through which hot or burning gas can be leaked out of the interior of the battery cell housing into the housing of the high-voltage battery in the event of a disruption or damage to individual battery cells. The emergency degassing openings face the cell contacting system and/or a wall of the housing of the high-voltage battery. The cell contacting system and/or the wall of the housing of the high-voltage battery is/are provided with a heat protection layer, at least in the regions in which the emergency degassing openings are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Robert Lustig, Philip Raettich, Tobias Schmieg, Frank Tenfelde
  • Patent number: 11909072
    Abstract: An electrode assembly, including a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator. The electrode assembly is formed by winding the first electrode plate, the separator, and the second electrode plate. A first tab formed by a plurality of first tab units and a second tab formed by a plurality of second tab units are disposed on the first electrode plate, and a third tab formed by a plurality of third tab units is disposed on the second electrode plate. The electrode assembly is provided with a multi-tab structure to achieve purposes of enhancing a current-carrying capacity of the battery and reducing a temperature rise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: NINGDE AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Hongwei Hu, Jiao Tian, Yujiang Xu
  • Patent number: 11909073
    Abstract: A battery module includes a first battery cell and a second battery cell respectively having a positive electrode lead and a negative electrode lead and connected to each other in series; and a short circuit inducing member having one longitudinal side interposed between the negative electrode lead of the first battery cell and the positive electrode lead of the second battery cell and the other longitudinal side located between the positive electrode lead of the first battery cell and the negative electrode lead of the second battery cell. When a potential difference between the negative electrode lead of the first battery cell and the positive electrode lead of the second battery cell increases over a reference value, the other longitudinal side of the short circuit inducing member makes flexural deformation toward the negative electrode lead of the second battery cell to come into contact with the negative electrode lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Han-Young Lee, Bum-Young Jung
  • Patent number: 11909074
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for a flexible battery including injecting an electrolyte into an opening of an exterior material accommodating an electrode assembly contained therein and impregnating the electrode assembly with the electrolyte through a pressure difference inside the exterior material; and a sealing step of sealing the opening. Because the electrode assembly provided in the battery can be completely impregnated with an electrolyte, no spot occurs on the surface of a negative electrode filled with the electrolyte. In addition, the flexible battery can prevent or minimize deterioration of physical characteristics that the battery is required to exhibit, even if repeated bending occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Amogreentech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyeon Woo Cho, Ju Hee Jang
  • Patent number: 11909075
    Abstract: A technology capable of sealing a target with higher airtightness is provided. The plug attaching device disclosed herein is for attaching, to a through hole of a target, a cylindrical plug having therein a non-through hole that has an opening in one end surface. The device includes an insertion pin, and a guide portion. The guide portion is slidable in the axial direction of the insertion pin. This device is configured such that the plug is disposed inside the through hole, the insertion pin is pushed into the non-through hole with the guide portion disposed on the periphery of the opening to attach the plug into the through hole, and after the attachment, the insertion pin is moved in an opposite direction to the non-through hole to remove the insertion pin from the non-through hole, and the guide portion is then detached from the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Seigo Fujishima
  • Patent number: 11909076
    Abstract: A method of making a fuel cell stack includes applying an electrically conductive, compliant contact print ink containing an electrically conductive material, a plasticizer, a solvent, and a binder to at least one of a surface of an electrode of a fuel cell or a surface of an interconnect, and placing the fuel cell and the interconnect in the fuel cell stack such that the compliant contact print ink is located between the electrode of the fuel cell and the interconnect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Andres Leming
  • Patent number: 11909077
    Abstract: Redox flow devices are described including a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode current collector, and an ion-permeable membrane separating said positive and negative current collectors, positioned and arranged to define a positive electroactive zone and a negative electroactive zone; wherein at least one of said positive and negative electroactive zone comprises a flowable semi-solid composition comprising ion storage compound particles capable of taking up or releasing said ions during operation of the cell, and wherein the ion storage compound particles have a polydisperse size distribution in which the finest particles present in at least 5 vol % of the total volume, is at least a factor of 5 smaller than the largest particles present in at least 5 vol % of the total volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Yet-Ming Chiang, William Craig Carter, Mihai Duduta, Pimpa Limthongkul
  • Patent number: 11909078
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods of using water output from a fuel cell system to aid in heat dissipation and evaporative cooling of radiators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: CUMMINS INC.
    Inventors: Archit Koti, Rohit Saha, Sumit Tripathi, Christopher Nelson, Agneya Turlapati, Jairo A. Martinez Garcia, Sachin Vinayak Damle, Suhas Deutkar, Pradheepram Ottikkutti, Sunil Suryakant Bahulikar, Sandesh Sadawarte
  • Patent number: 11909079
    Abstract: A fuel cell oxygen delivery system, method, and apparatus for full-scale clean fuel electric-powered vehicle having a fuel cell module including a plurality of fuel cells working together that augments gaseous oxygen from ambient air and gaseous hydrogen extracted from liquid hydrogen by pressure change or heat exchangers, with fuel cells containing electrical circuits configured to collect electrons from the plurality of hydrogen fuel cells to supply voltage and current to motor controllers commanded by control units configured to control an amount and distribution of electrical voltage and torque or current for each of one or more motor and propeller or rotor assembly, wherein electrons returning from the electrical circuits combine with both oxygen derived from air and onboard oxygen from the delivery system to form oxygen ions, then protons combine with oxygen ions to form H2O molecules and heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Alakai Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Brian D. Morrison, William Spellane
  • Patent number: 11909080
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a gas supply unit, an electric power storage device, a remaining capacity monitor, and a control unit. The control unit determines whether the temperature conditions are met, wherein the low temperature conditions include temperature related to a state of the fuel cell being equal to or lower than a predetermined threshold value set, when the control unit determines that the low temperature conditions are met, the control unit executes the purging process so as to discharge more of moisture stored in the fuel cell to an outside of the fuel cell, as compared with when the control unit determines that the low temperature conditions are not met, and the control unit executes the charging process with target remaining capacity of the electric power storage device set to a smaller value, as compared with when the control unit determines that the low temperature conditions are not met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoya Ogawa, Junichi Matsuo, Tatsuya Fukami
  • Patent number: 11909081
    Abstract: The invention relates to a control device (10) for a fuel cell stack (14), the control device being set up to actuate the fuel cell stack (14) using a predetermined current (IV) and to measure the resulting voltage (U) and to compare this with a reference voltage (UR). The predetermined current (IV) depends on the reference voltage (UR) by means of a sum of at least two exponential functions whose argument in each case contains the reference voltage (UR). The control device (10) is designed to ascertain the reference voltage (UR) by approximately reversing the correlation between the predetermined current and the reference voltage (UR) using an iterative approximation algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Antonius Bader
  • Patent number: 11909082
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack having a plurality of fuel cells that each contain a plurality of fuel electrodes and air electrodes. The system includes a fuel receiving unit connected to the fuel cell stack, which receives a hydrocarbon fuel from a fuel supply. The system includes a fuel exhaust processing unit fluidly coupled to the fuel cell stack by a slip stream, where the fuel exhaust processing unit processes fuel exhaust from the fuel cell stack, and the slip stream is fluidly connected to an exhaust stream flowing from the fuel cell stack. The fuel processing unit removes a first portion of carbon dioxide (CO2) from fuel exhaust within the slip stream, outputs the first portion of CO2 in a first stream, and outputs a second portion of CO2 remaining from the fuel exhaust in the slip stream into a second stream, which includes hydrogen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: FuelCell Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony Leo, Stephen Jolly, James Kim
  • Patent number: 11909083
    Abstract: A co-extrusion die is configured to produce a multilayer extrusion comprising component layers of an electrochemical cell. The die comprises a plurality of inlet ports configured to receive a plurality of pressurized fluids comprising at least a first metallic ink, a second metallic ink, and a polymeric ink. A plurality of channels are configured to separately transport and shape the plurality of fluids from the plurality of inlet ports to a merge section, such that the plurality of fluids flow together in the merge section to form the multilayer extrusion comprising a polymeric membrane layer disposed between and in contact with a first metallic layer and a second metallic layer. A thickness of each layer within the merge section is controllable by adjustment of a pressure of the plurality of pressurized fluids. An outlet port is configured to output the multilayer extrusion onto a substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kathryn F. Murphy
  • Patent number: 11909084
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electrolyte membrane with improved ion conductivity and enhanced water transport and a method for manufacturing the same. The electrolyte membrane includes an ion transport layer including an ionomer having proton conductivity and a catalyst dispersed in the ion transport layer, and the catalyst includes a support including a shell configured to have a designated shape and size and to be hollow and at least one hole configured to allow an inner space to communicate with an outside therethrough, and a metal supported on the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
    Inventors: Byoungsu Kim, Bo Ki Hong, Ji Hoon Yang
  • Patent number: 11909085
    Abstract: Disclosed are air electrode materials suitable for use in solid oxide electrochemical cells (SOCs). The disclosed cells can operate in a dual function modes, i.e., as a fuel cell and as an electrolysis cell. In both cases, chemical energy and electrical energy can be directly convert from one mode to the other; thereby providing a highly efficient energy conversion process that can be used as a sustainable energy source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignees: Phillips 66 Company, Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Weilin Zhang, Meilin Liu, Ying Liu, Yucun Zhou
  • Patent number: 11909086
    Abstract: A dielectric filter, a duplexer, and a communications device are provided. The dielectric filter includes a dielectric body, and a wideband filtering structure and a narrowband filtering structure that are disposed in the dielectric body. The wideband filtering structure includes a groove disposed on a first surface of the dielectric body and configured to adjust a frequency position of a passband of the wideband filtering structure; and at least one first resonator including a through hole penetrating the bottom of the groove and a second surface of the dielectric body; and an open loop located on a bottom surface of the groove and is disposed around an opening of the through hole. The narrowband filtering structure includes at least one second resonator including a blind hole disposed on the second surface of the dielectric body. The first surface and the second surface of the dielectric body are disposed oppositely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dan Liang, Xiaofeng Zhang, Zheng Cui
  • Patent number: 11909087
    Abstract: Polarization-preserving microwave RF filters having multiple resonators that are each operable for different Q factors for setting overall bandwidth. A coaxial dual-polarized waveguide filter may include a cable having a hollow circular body with ends formed by copper plates that each includes at least one iris. The irises may control the energy transfer into and out of the cavity and therefore set the Q factor for the body. The shape of the internal diameter of the body and the irises may provide for reception and propagation of differently polarized signals. Multiple segments may be cascaded in series to effect higher order filtering. Also described are methods of transmitting signals using these filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Ubiquiti Inc.
    Inventor: John R. Sanford
  • Patent number: 11909088
    Abstract: A transmission line member includes a base body extending along a transmission direction of a high-frequency signal, and a first transmission line, a second transmission line, and a third transmission line. The base body includes a first portion including the first transmission line, a second portion including the second transmission line, and a third portion including the third transmission line. The second portion is connected between the first and third portions. A thickness of the second portion is smaller than a thickness of the first and third portions. The second transmission line includes only a conductor pattern extending more in the transmission direction than in a direction of the thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shigeru Tago
  • Patent number: 11909089
    Abstract: A printed circuit board is provided, comprising a horizontally extending dielectric substrate and a substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) having at least one ridge. The SIW comprises two horizontally disposed conductive ground planes spaced by a vertical distance, and two vertically disposed conductive fences spanning therebetween. The fences extend in a first horizontal direction, and are spaced from one another in a second horizontal direction, perpendicular to the first horizontal direction. At least one of the fences comprises a plurality of horizontally disposed conductive strips vertically spaced from one another and extending in the first horizontal direction. At least some of the conductive strips are ridge-strips constituting the ridge and extending in the second horizontal direction toward the other of the fences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: VAYYAR IMAGING LTD.
    Inventor: Naftali Chayat
  • Patent number: 11909090
    Abstract: A multi-band antenna has a feed point, a grounding location, a first portion for low band operation, a second portion for low band operation, and one or more portions for high band operation. The ground reference of the feed point for the multi-band antenna is connected to a separate object that may provide a base for the multi-band antenna. The feed point of the multi-band antenna may be spaced above the base and have a space between the feed point and a location for the ground point. The low band portion has multiple resonances that are often odd multiples of the lowest resonant response. The portions that resonant most dominantly in the high band often have multiple resonances that are even multiples of the lowest high band resonance. The multi-band antenna has resonances spaced closely enough to appear to be a wide band antenna above the fundamental high band resonance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Parsec Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Neenan, Richard Loy Smith, Jr., George Alexander Bednekoff