Having Defined Porosity Either Functional Or By Size (i.e., Semipermeable, Permselective, Ionpermeable, Microporous, Etc.) Patents (Class 429/145)
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Patent number: 8932748Abstract: (1) a combination of a microporous layer made of a polyethylene resin and a microporous layer made of polypropylene and a heat-resistant resin having a melting point or a glass transition temperature of 170° C. or higher, or (2) a combination of a microporous layer made of a polyethylene resin and a microporous layer made of polypropylene and inorganic filler having an aspect ratio of 2 or more provides a multi-layer, microporous polyolefin membrane with well-balanced permeability, mechanical strength, heat shrinkage resistance, shutdown properties and meltdown properties.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2006Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Toray Battery Separator Film Co., LtdInventors: Shintaro Kikuchi, Kotaro Takita
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Publication number: 20150010798Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte holder for a lithium secondary battery capable of holding an electrolytic solution inside electrodes or at an interface between the separator and each of the electrodes, preventing electrolyte shortage inside the electrodes, and restraining dendrite from precipitating and growing and also provide the lithium secondary battery, using the electrolyte holder, which is capable of achieving a cycle life to such an extent that the lithium secondary battery can be used for industrial application. An electrolyte holder (3) for use in the lithium secondary battery consists of a multi-layer structure having at least two hydrophilic fibrous layers (A, B) having different porosities. The electrolyte holder (3) is composed of an electrode group formed by winding a cathode (2) and an anode (1) or laminating the cathode (2) and the anode (1) one upon another with an electrolyte holder (3) serving as a separator interposed between the cathode (2) and the anode (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2012Publication date: January 8, 2015Applicants: SEI Corporation, NIPPON KODOSHI CORPORATIONInventors: Takehiko Sawai, Shinji Saito, Kazunori Urao, Jyunichi Ushimoto, Masahiko Ueta, Norihiro Wada
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Patent number: 8927068Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming lithium-ion batteries and battery cell components, and more specifically, to a system and method for fabricating such batteries and battery cell components using deposition processes that form three-dimensional porous structures are provided. One method comprises texturing a conductive substrate by calendering the conductive substrate between opposing wire mesh structures, forming a first layer of cathodically active material having a first porosity on the surface of the textured conductive substrate, and forming a second layer of cathodically active material having a second porosity on the first layer, wherein the second porosity is greater than the first porosity.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2012Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventors: Karl M. Brown, Hooman Bolandi, Victor Pebenito, Josef Thomas Hoog, Connie P. Wang
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Patent number: 8927135Abstract: Single-layer or multilayer, biaxially oriented, microporous foil having a shutdown function, which comprises at least one shutdown layer I, which comprises propylene homopolymer and ss-nucleating agent and polyethylene.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2010Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Treofan Germany GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Detlef Busch, Bertram Schmitz
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Publication number: 20150004467Abstract: The following disclosure relates to a microporous polyolefin composite film having excellent heat resistance and thermal stability, and a method for manufacturing the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a microporous polyolefin composite film capable of improving stability and reliability of a battery by heat sealing an edge of a microporous film provided with a coating layer that includes a polymer binder and inorganic particles, and a method for manufacturing the same.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2013Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: Yong Kyoung Kim, Jae Woong Kim, Young Jun Woo, Jang-Weon Rhee, Dong Jin Joo
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Patent number: 8920961Abstract: Provided is a microporous separator for a lithium secondary battery having shutdown properties wherein the separator comprises a propylene random copolymer which has a melt index of 0.5-10 g/10 minutes and comprises one or more species of comonomers in the content of 0.1-8 wt %.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2012Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Samsung Total Petrochemicals Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dae Ho Park, Do Hoon Lee
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Publication number: 20140370358Abstract: Disclosed is a high heat resistance composite separator including a porous substrate having a plurality of pores, an inorganic coating layer formed on one surface of the porous substrate, the inorganic coating layer including a plurality of inorganic particles and a binder polymer disposed on a portion or all of surfaces of the inorganic particles to connect and bind the inorganic particles, and a high heat resistance polymer coating layer formed on the other surface of the porous substrate, the high heat resistance polymer coating layer including a high heat resistance polymer and inorganic particles dispersed in the high heat resistance polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2012Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: Kokam Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ji-Jun Hong, Sung-Tae Ko, Yoon-Jeong Heo, Yoo-Jung Kwon
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Publication number: 20140363726Abstract: The present invention provides a separator for a non-aqueous secondary battery including a porous substrate and an adhesive layer that is formed on at least one side of the porous substrate and is an aggregate layer of particles that contain a polyvinylidene fluoride resin and have an average particle diameter of from 0.01 ?m to 1 ?m, in which a content of the particles per one adhesive layer is from 0.1 g/m2 to 6.0 g/m2.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2012Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: TEIJIN LIMITEDInventors: Susumu Honda, Satoshi Nishikawa
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Patent number: 8906540Abstract: The invention relates to a biaxially oriented microporous film composed of at least three coextruded layers encompassing an internal cut-off layer and two external layers, wherein all three layers contain a mixture of propylene homopolymer and propylene block copolymer and ?-nucleation agent. The propylene block copolymer I of the external layers has a melting point exceeding 140° C. and the propylene block copolymer II of the internal layer has a melting range starting at a temperature ranging from 50 to 120° C. and the melting point of the propylene block copolymer I is greater than the melting point of the propylene block copolymer II.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2009Date of Patent: December 9, 2014Assignee: Treofan Germany GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Thilo Mohr, Detlef Busch, Bertram Schmitz, Christian Peters
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Publication number: 20140356688Abstract: The present disclosure provides a separator for lithium battery, particularly to a separator including a middle layer formed by a punch method. Also, a manufacturing method of the separator is provided. The separator formed by the punch method has a better heat-resistant property in an elevated temperature and features a high mechanical strength.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2014Publication date: December 4, 2014Applicant: BenQ Materials CorporationInventors: Wei-Ting YEH, Kang-Ming PENG
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Publication number: 20140349169Abstract: A battery separator includes a porous membrane A with a thickness of less than 10 ?m including a polypropylene resin, and a porous membrane B laminated thereon including a heat resistant resin and inorganic particles or cross-linked polymer particles, wherein the porous membrane A satisfies a specific range of thickness, average pore size, and porosity, and the entire battery separator satisfies a specific range of thickness, peeling strength at the interface between the porous membrane A and the porous membrane B, and difference in air resistance between the entire battery separator and the porous membrane A.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2013Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Naoki Mizuno, Michihiko Irie, Masanori Nakamura, Ken Shimizu
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Publication number: 20140342215Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electrode assembly configured to have a structure in which one bi-cell and at least one monocell are folded in a state in which the bi-cell and the monocell are arranged on a continuous separation film.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Inventors: Sungjin Kwon, Dong-Myung Kim, Ki Woong Kim, Soonho Ahn, Hyang Mok Lee
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Publication number: 20140335396Abstract: A microporous membrane having a polyolefin microporous membrane and a surfactant adhering to the polyolefin microporous membrane, wherein the surfactant includes a surfactant (A) having a solubility in 100 g of water of 5 g or more and a surfactant (B) having a solubility in 100 g of water of less than 0.1 g, the surfactants (A) and (B) are adhered in an amount of 1 to 40% by mass in total based on 100% by mass of the polyolefin microporous membrane, and the polyolefin microporous membrane has a tortuosity factor of more than 2.0.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2012Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: ASAHI KASEI E-MATERIALS CORPORATIONInventors: Takeshi Onizawa, Hisashi Takeda, Keitaro Ameyama
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Patent number: 8883354Abstract: Provided are separators for use in an electrochemical cell comprising (a) an inorganic oxide and (b) an organic polymer, wherein the inorganic oxide comprises organic substituents. Preferably, the inorganic oxide comprises an hydrated aluminum oxide of the formula Al2O3.xH2O, wherein x is less than 1.0, and wherein the hydrated aluminum oxide comprises organic substituents, preferably comprising a reaction product of a multifunctional monomer and/or organic carbonate with an aluminum oxide, such as pseudo-boehmite and an aluminum oxide. Also provided are electrochemical cells comprising such separators.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2007Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Optodot CorporationInventors: Steven Allen Carlson, Ifenna Kingsley Anakor
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Publication number: 20140329131Abstract: A polyolefin separator having an heat-resistant ultrafine fibrous layer and a secondary battery using the same, in which the separator has a shutdown function, low thermal contraction characteristics, thermal endurance, excellent ionic conductivity, excellent cycling characteristics at the time of battery construction, and excellent adhesion with an electrode. The present invention adopts a very simple and easy process to form an ultrafine fibrous layer through an electrospinning process, and at the same time, to remove solvent and to form pores. Accordingly, the separator of the present invention is useful particularly for electrochemical devices used in a hybrid electric automobile, an electric automobile, and a fuel cell automobile, requiring high thermal endurance and thermal stability.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Inventors: Seong-Mu Jo, Dong-Young Kim, Byung-Doo Chin
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Publication number: 20140322587Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a separator of a lithium-ion battery and a preparation method thereof, the separator comprises a substrate membrane and a coating provided on a surface of the substrate membrane, the coating comprises ceramic particles, an adhesive and a solid polymer wax which has a melting point of 85˜120° C., a molecular weight of 1,000˜25,000 and a particle size of 0.5˜10 ?m. When the lithium-ion battery is heated due to overcharge and the like to make the interior temperature reach the melting point of the solid polymer wax, the solid polymer wax can be melt and enter among the ceramic particles and into the micropores of the substrate membrane by capillarity so as to function as electrical disconnection, which can effectively cut off the channel of the lithium ions and stop the overcharge, and ensure the safety performance of the lithium-ion battery under the situation of overcharge.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Dongguan Amperex Technology LimitedInventors: Xulun LAI, Xinzhi Zhang, Qian Xiu, Yaoming Deng, Laiyong Xie, Hui Jiang, Ying Wang
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Publication number: 20140315065Abstract: A battery separator includes a microporous polyolefin membrane and a modifying porous layer laminated on at least one surface of the microporous polyolefin membrane, wherein the microporous polyolefin membrane comprises a polyethylene resin, and the modifying porous layer is laminated on at least one surface of the microporous polyolefin membrane having (a) a shutdown temperature of 135° C. or lower, (b) a rate of air resistance change of 1×104 sec/100 cc/° C. or more, and (c) a transverse shrinkage rate at 130° C. of 20% or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2013Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: Toray Battery Separator Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Mizuno, Kohtaro Kimishima, Ken Shimizu
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Publication number: 20140315067Abstract: A method of producing a microporous membrane includes combining at least a first polyethylene and a first diluent; combining at least a second polyethylene and a second diluent; combining at least a third polyethylene and a third diluent; forming from the combined polyethylenes and diluents a multi-layer extrudate having a first layer containing the first polyethylene, a second layer containing the second polyethylene, and a third layer located between the first and second layers containing the third polyethylene, wherein the extrudate contains polyethylene having a terminal unsaturation ?0.20 per 10,000 carbon atoms in an amount of 4.0 wt. % to 35.0 wt. %; and removing at least a portion of the first, second, and third diluents from the multi-layer extrudate to produce the membrane.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: Toray Battery Separator Film Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kazuhiro Yamada
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Publication number: 20140315068Abstract: The present invention provides a separator for a non-aqueous secondary battery, including a porous substrate and an adhesive porous layer that is formed at at least one side of the porous substrate and contains the following polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin A and the following polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin B. (1) Polyvinylidene fluoride resin A selected from the group consisting of vinylidene fluoride homopolymers, and vinylidene fluoride copolymers containing a structural unit derived from vinylidene fluoride and a structural unit derived from hexafluoropropylene, the total content of structural units derived from hexafluoropropylene in each of the vinylidene fluoride copolymers being 1.5 mol % or less of the total content of structural units in each of the vinylidene fluoride copolymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: TEIJIN LIMITEDInventors: Satoshi Nishikawa, Takashi Yoshitomi, Atsuhiro Otsuka, Ayumi Iwai
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Publication number: 20140315066Abstract: The invention relates to an electrolyte battery electrode component having a layer having a surface adjoined by electrolyte in the battery and provided with a fluid-conducting channel structure. In this context, it is envisaged that through the fluid-conducting structure has channels having channel depths in the range from 10 to 200 ?m and/or at least 50% of the thickness of the active layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2012Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: KARLSRUHER INSTITUT FUR TECHNOLOGIEInventors: Wilhelm Pfleging, Robert Kohler, Johannes Proll
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Patent number: 8865336Abstract: Provided is a separator for alkaline batteries which can not only prevent batteries from internal short circuit by inhibiting the dendrite formation at anode, but also enables to have a low electrical resistance. The separator for alkaline batteries comprises a composite sheet in which a base layer comprising a wet-type nonwoven material formed from alkaline resistant fibers is covered with a nanofiber layer comprising a modified polyvinyl alcohol fiber which has a fiber diameter of 10 to 1000 nm and a liquid absorption amount by fibers of 4.0 to 40.0 g/g after immersion in a 35% aqueous solution of KOH.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2007Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tomohiro Hayakawa, Shinya Inada, Hideo Hayashi, Hiroyuki Kawai, Masakazu Nishiyama
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Publication number: 20140308567Abstract: The present invention provides a separator for a non-aqueous secondary battery including a porous substrate and an adhesive porous layer that is formed at at least one side of the porous substrate and contains the following polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin A and the following polyvinylidene fluoride-based resin B. (1) Polyvinylidene fluoride resin A selected from the group consisting of vinylidene fluoride homopolymers having a weight average molecular weight of from 600,000 to 2,500,000, and vinylidene fluoride copolymers having a weight average molecular weight of from 600,000 to 2,500,000 and containing a structural unit derived from vinylidene fluoride and a structural unit derived from hexafluoropropylene, the total content of structural units derived from hexafluoropropylene in each of the vinylidene fluoride copolymers being 1.5 mol % or less of the total content of structural units in each of the vinylidene fluoride copolymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2012Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: TEIJIN LIMITEDInventors: Satoshi Nishikawa, Takashi Yoshitomi, Atsuhiro Otsuka, Ayumi Iwai
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Publication number: 20140302374Abstract: A microporous membrane is made by a dry-stretch process and has substantially round shaped pores and a ratio of machine direction tensile strength to transverse direction tensile strength in the range of 0.5 to 5.0. The method of making the foregoing microporous membrane includes the steps of: extruding a polymer into a nonporous precursor, and biaxially stretching the nonporous precursor, the biaxial stretching including a machine direction stretching and a transverse direction stretching, the transverse direction stretching including a simultaneous controlled machine direction relax.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Inventors: Xiangyun Wei, Charles Haire
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Patent number: 8852788Abstract: Disclosed is a porous membrane used for a secondary battery, such as lithium-ion secondary battery, wherein strength is improved and break is difficult to occur while maintaining lithium-ion conductivity. The porous membrane for a secondary battery comprising a binder for the porous membrane and a nonconductive particle, wherein the binder for the porous membrane is a polymer particle having a hetero phase structure, in which internal layer is a polymer wherein vinyl monomer components are polymerized and outer layer is a polymer wherein monomer components containing a hydrophilic functional group are polymerized. The hydrophilic functional group is at least one selected from the group consisting sulfonic acid group, carboxyl group, hydroxyl group and epoxy group.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2010Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Zeon CorporationInventors: Yasuhiro Wakizaka, Nobukazu Kaihatsu
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Publication number: 20140287296Abstract: The present invention refers to a separator and an electrochemical device having the same. The separator of the present invention comprises a non-woven fabric substrate obtained from fibers and having multiple pores formed between the fibers; and a polymer coating layer formed on a part or the whole of the surface of the fibers, wherein the polymer coating layer comprises a polymer having a tensile strength of 80 MPa or more, a tensile modulus of 3,000 MPa or more and a flexural modulus of 3,000 MPa or more. The separator of the present invention can reduce costs for manufacturing electrochemical devices, and it can control the size of pores present in the non-woven fabric substrate to prevent the generation of a leak current and provide improved mechanical strength.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2014Publication date: September 25, 2014Inventors: Jeong-Min Ha, Jong-Hun Kim, Su-Jin Yoon, Byeong-Gyu Cho, Jang-Hyuk Hong, Da-Kyung Han
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Patent number: 8841031Abstract: Disclosed is a porous film comprising: (a) a porous substrate having pores; and (b) a coating layer formed on at least one region selected from the group consisting of a surface of the substrate and a part of the pores present in the substrate, wherein the coating layer comprises styrene-butadiene rubber. An electrochemical device using the porous film as a separator is also disclosed. The porous film is coated with a styrene-butadiene polymer, whose rubbery characteristics can be controlled, and thus provides improved scratch resistance and adhesion to other substrates. When the porous film is used as a separator for an electrochemical device, it is possible to improve the safety of the electrochemical device and to prevent degradation in the quality of the electrochemical device.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2005Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Seok Koo Kim, Sang Young Lee, Soon Ho Ahn, Jung Don Suk, Hyun Hang Yong
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Publication number: 20140272535Abstract: Disclosed is a battery separator, comprising a coarse fiber region comprising fibers, such as glass fibers, having an average diameter of greater than or equal to 2 ?m; a first fine fiber region comprising glass fibers having an average diameter of less than or equal to 2 ?m, and a second fine fiber region comprising glass fibers having an average diameter of less than or equal to 2 ?m, wherein the coarse fiber region is disposed between the first fine fiber region and the second fine fiber region, and wherein the thickness of the coarse fiber region constitutes 1-49% of the sum of the thicknesses of the coarse fiber region, the first fine fiber region and the second fine fiber region. Such a separator is useful, e.g., in a lead-acid battery, where during filling of the battery with acid, the separator enhances the diffusion of acid toward the interior region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Nicolas Clement, Akshay Ashirgade
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Patent number: 8835058Abstract: A porous polymer battery separator is provided that includes variable porosity along its length. Such battery separators can increase the uniformity of the current density within electrochemical battery cells that may normally experience higher current density and higher temperatures near their terminal ends than they do near their opposite ends. By disposing a variable porosity separator between the electrodes of an electrochemical cell such that its terminal end has a lower porosity than its opposite end, the transport of ions, such as lithium ions, through the separator can be more restricted in normally high current regions and less restricted in normally low current regions, thereby increasing the overall uniformity of current density within the battery cell. Variable porosity battery separators may be produced by a dry-stretching process or by a wet process.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2010Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Hamid G. Kia, Xiaosong Huang, Mark W. Verbrugge
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Publication number: 20140255754Abstract: The present invention provides a separator for a non-aqueous secondary battery including a porous substrate, and an adhesive porous layer that is formed at one or both sides of the porous substrate, contains (1) polyvinylidene fluoride resin A and (2) polyvinylidene fluoride resin B described below, and has a porosity of from 30% to 60% and an average pore size of from 20 nm to 100 nm: (1) polyvinylidene fluoride resin A is selected from the group consisting of vinylidene fluoride homopolymers and DVF copolymers containing structural units derived from vinylidene fluoride (VDF) and structural units derived from hexafluoropropylene (HFP), a total content of structural unit derived from HFP in each of the VDF copolymers being 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2012Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: TEIJIN LIMITEDInventors: Satoshi Nishikawa, Takashi Yoshitomi, Atsuhiro Otsuka, Ayumi Iwai
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Publication number: 20140255753Abstract: Disclosed is a polyolefin microporous membrane including a multilayer film having two or more layers. In this polyolefin microporous membrane, at least one surface layer has a thickness of not less than 0.2 ?m but not more than 5 ?m and contains inorganic particles, while at least one layer contains a polyethylene and has an air permeability of not less than 50 second/100 cc but not more than 1000 second/100 cc and a puncture strength of not less than 3.0 N/20 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: Asahi Kasei Chemicals CorporationInventors: Masahiro OHASHI, Hiroshi SOGO
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Publication number: 20140255752Abstract: A battery separator for a lead acid battery addresses the issues of acid stratification and separator oxidation arising from contaminants. The separator includes a microporous membrane and a diffusive mat affixed thereto. The diffusive mat has a three hour wick of: at least about 2.5 cm. The diffusive mat may be made of synthetic fibers, glass fibers, natural fibers, and combinations thereof. The diffusive mat may include silica. The separator may include a rubber.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: Daramic, LLCInventors: Eric H. Miller, J. Kevin Whear, John R. Timmons, Jeffrey K. Chambers, Pierre A. Hauswald
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Publication number: 20140248526Abstract: A separator is configured to be used with a galvanic element which includes at least one positive electrode, to be separated from the separator, and at least one negative electrode. The separator includes a first microporous membrane, made of a nonpolyolefin-based polymer, and at least one second microporous membrane made of a polyolefin polymer. A melting or softening temperature of the first microporous membrane is higher than a melting or softening temperature of the at least one second membrane.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2014Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicants: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Thomas Wöhrle, Markus Kohlberger
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Publication number: 20140242444Abstract: A separator for a non-aqueous secondary battery including a porous substrate, and an adhesive porous layer that is formed on one side or both sides of the porous substrate and contains the following polyvinylidene fluoride resin A and the following polyvinylidene fluoride resin B: Polyvinylidene fluoride resin A: a polyvinylidene fluoride resin containing structural units derived from vinylidene fluoride and structural units derived from hexafluoropropylene, a total content ratio of structural units derived from hexafluoropropylene in each of the vinylidene fluoride copolymers being from 0.5 mol % to 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2012Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: TEIJIN LIMITEDInventors: Satoshi Nishikawa, Takashi Yoshitomi, Atsuhiro Otsuka, Ayumi Iwai
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Patent number: 8815435Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery having excellent heat resistance and excellent ion permeation as well as shut-down properties. The first invention is a separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery, comprising a porous composite membrane which includes a substrate comprising a polyolefin microporous membrane and a heat-resistant porous layer comprising a heat-resistant resin, the heat-resistant porous layer being formed on at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the separator is characterized in that the sheet resistance (A) of the substrate, the Gurley value (B) of the substrate, the sheet resistance (C) of the porous composite membrane, and the Gurley value (D) of the porous composite membrane satisfy a specific relationship. The second invention is characterized in that the heat-resistant porous layer has an average pore size of 0.1 to 0.2 ?m as measured by mercury intrusion porosimetry.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2009Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Teijin LimitedInventor: Satoshi Nishikawa
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Patent number: 8815436Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to microporous membrane, methods for making microporous membrane, and the use of microporous membrane as battery separator film. More particularly, the invention relates to a microporous polymeric membrane including a paraxylylene polymer or copolymer, particularly in combination with a polymeric microporous membrane. The paraxylylene polymer or copolymer can be formed on or laminated to the microporous polymeric membrane.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2009Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Toray Battery Separator Film Co., Ltd.Inventors: Patrick Brant, Derek W. Thurman, Daniel P. Cherney
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Patent number: 8802273Abstract: A microporous polyethylene membrane made of a polyethylene resin having a ratio (mass-average molecular weight/number-average molecular weight) of 5 to 300 and comprising 1% or more by mass of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene having a mass-average molecular weight of 7×105 or more, the microporous polyethylene membrane comprising (a) a coarse-structure layer having an average pore diameter of more than 0.04 ?m, which is formed on at least one surface, and (b) a dense-structure layer having an average pore diameter of 0.04 ?m or less, an area ratio of the coarse-structure layer to the dense-structure layer in a membrane cross section being 0.1 to 0.8.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2006Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Toray Battery Separator Film Co., LtdInventors: Kotaro Takita, Shintaro Kikuchi, Kazuhiro Yamada, Teiji Nakamura, Koichi Kono
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Patent number: 8802270Abstract: The invention relates to a biaxially oriented, multilayer microporous foil including one layer made from propylene homopolymer, a propylene block copolymer, a polyethylene and ?-nucleating agent, and at least one further porous layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2009Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Treofan Germany GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Bertram Schmitz, Detlef Busch
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Patent number: 8802317Abstract: Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) made from perfluorosulfonic acid polymers, displaying proton conductivity at least in the presence of water, adequate for operation in a fuel cell, comprising at least one oxidation protection agent and additives. The PEM is an acid/base polymer blend which forms acidic and basic domains, the basic polymer being formed by polybenzimidazole (PBI) and the at least one oxidation protection agent being formed by manganese oxide.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2007Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Daimler AGInventors: Florian Finsterwalder, Thomas Soczka-Guth, Manuel Christian Schaloske
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Patent number: 8801984Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-layered microporous polyolefin film for a battery separator and a method for preparing the same. The microporous multi-layered film of the present invention has a characteristics to have both the low shutdown temperature conferred by the polyethylene and the high melt fracture temperature conferred by the polypropylene and heat-resistant filler. In addition, it has the high strength and stability conferred by the micropores prepared under wet process and the high permeability and high strength conferred by the macropores prepared under dry process. Therefore, this multi-layered film can be used effectively to manufacture a secondary battery with high capacity and high power.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: SK Innovation Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jang-Weon Rhee, Inhwa Jung, Gwigwon Kang, Youngkeun Lee
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Patent number: 8795826Abstract: Provided is a microporous polyolefin composite film with a thermally stable porous layer at high temperature, particularly, to the microporous polyolefin composite film in which the thermally stable porous layer at high temperature, which contains organic or inorganic particles and heat-resistant polymer having aromatic ring in main chain and also having a melting temperature or a glass transition temperature of 170 to 500° C., is formed on one surface or both surfaces of a polyolefin microporous film by a phase separation, wherein the composite film with the porous layer has a permeability of 1.5×10?5 to 20.0×10?5 Darcy, a meltdown temperature of 160 to 300° C., a MD/TD shrinkage of 1 to 40% at a temperature of 150° C. for 60 minutes.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2009Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: SK Innovation Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jean Lee, Jongmoon Sung, Cholho Lee, Yongkyoung Kim, Youngkeun Lee
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Publication number: 20140212729Abstract: An electrode assembly manufactured by a third method other than a stack folding method or a stack method, and an electrochemical device including thereof are disclosed. The electrode assembly includes at least one radical cell. The radical cell has a four-layered structure obtained by stacking a first electrode, a first separator, a second electrode, and a second separator one by one.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2014Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: LG CHEM. LTD.Inventors: Ji Won PARK, Seung Jae YOU, Hyang Mok LEE
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Publication number: 20140205884Abstract: A galvanic element includes at least one lithium-intercalating and at least one lithium-deintercalating electrode. A positive electrode and a negative electrode are separated by a polyimide-based separator that has a labyrinth porosity. The polyimide-based separator is configured at least on one side with a porous, ceramically-based coating that comprises a binder and ceramic particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2014Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Thomas Wöhrle, Felix Eberle
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Patent number: 8785032Abstract: The present invention is capable of providing a multilayer porous film used as a separator for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. A multilayer porous film which is obtained by laminating a coating layer that contains a filler and a resin binder on at least one surface of a polyolefin resin porous film that serves as a base layer. The ratio of the average particle diameter (Du) of the filler within 25% of the thickness of the coating layer from the surface of the multilayer porous film to the average particle diameter (Db) of the filler within 25% of the thickness of the coating layer from the interface with the base layer, namely, Du/Db is 1.2 to 10; and the average particle diameter (Du) is 0.5 ?m or less.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc.Inventors: Hiroto Yamada, Tomoyuki Nemoto
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Patent number: 8778525Abstract: A multi-layer, microporous polyethylene membrane comprising (a) a first microporous layer made of a polyethylene resin, and (b) a second microporous layer comprising a polyethylene resin, and a heat-resistant polymer having a melting point or a glass transition temperature of 170° C. or higher, the heat-resistant polymer being dispersed in the form of fine particles in the polyethylene resin, and the second microporous layer having pores containing fine particles of the heat-resistant polymer as nuclei from which the cleavage of polyethylene resin fibrils starts, the multi-layer microporous polyethylene membrane having well-balanced shutdown properties, meltdown properties, permeability, mechanical strength, heat shrinkage resistance and compression resistance.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2006Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Toray Battery Separator Film Co., LtdInventors: Shintaro Kikuchi, Kotaro Takita
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Patent number: 8771860Abstract: A lithium secondary battery provided by the present invention includes a spirally wound electrode body in which a positive electrode sheet and a negative electrode sheet are spirally wound with a separator sheet 40 interposed therebetween, wherein on a sheet surface of at least any one from among the positive electrode sheet, negative electrode sheet, and separator sheet 40 constituting the spirally wound electrode body, a porous layer 60 is formed along a longitudinal direction of the sheet 40, and the porous layer 60 is thicker in a spiral winding direction of the spirally wound electrode body in a winding center portion 62 than in a winding outer portion 64.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2010Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Tomoyoshi Ueki, Yusuke Fukumoto, Harunari Shimamura
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Publication number: 20140186682Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present invention includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. An insulating layer is provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The insulating layer contains at least one type of hydrogen carbonate selected from a sodium hydrogen carbonate and a potassium hydrogen carbonate. The hydrogen carbonate has an average particle size of 2 to 20 ?m. A content of the hydrogen carbonate is 5 to 80 vol % of the total volume of the insulating layer. The insulating layer has a thickness of 4 to 40 ?m.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2012Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: HITACHI, LTD.Inventors: Kunihiko Koyama, Toshiyuki Watanabe, Takahiro Furutani, Eri Kojima, Masato Harigae
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Patent number: 8758926Abstract: Provided is a separator for an electrochemical device including a plate-like porous substrate, and a porous thin-film coating layer formed on at least one surface of the plate-like porous substrate and containing crosslinked polyester. The crosslinked polyester coating layer hardly affects the air permeability of the separator. Also, the crosslinked polyester coating layer has good hydrophilicity and wettability to an electrolyte, and thus improves the performance of the battery. Also, the crosslinked polyester coating layer has excellent resistance to heat and deformation, and thus prevents the thermal shrinkage of the separator.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2012Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Jeong-Man Son, Yoon-Jung Bae
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Publication number: 20140162110Abstract: A single fiber layer structure of micron or nano fibers, and a multi-layer structure of micron and nano fibers are provided. The single fiber layer structure of micron fibers comprises a web of micron fibers and an impregnating resin, and has a pore size of 1 nm-500 nm. The web of micron fibers is formed by plural interweaved micron fibers (D?1 ?m). The single fiber layer structure of nano fibers comprises a web of nano fibers formed by plural interweaved nano fibers (D<1 ?m). The multi-layer structure of micron and nano fibers comprises a web of interweaved micron fibers, a web of nano fibers formed by plural nano fibers interweaved on the web of micron fibers, a mixture layer formed by parts of the interweaved nano and micron fibers, and a resin at least impregnating the mixture layer and parts of the micron fibers of the web of micron fibers.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2013Publication date: June 12, 2014Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Wan-Shu CHEN, Shu-Hui CHENG, Jung-Ching HSING, Tzu-Hsien HAN, Ming-Lung LEE
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Patent number: 8748028Abstract: The invention relates to a particular multi-layer microporous membrane having a good balance of important properties, including excellent electrochemical stability and low heat shrinkage, while maintaining high permeability and heat resistance, with good mechanical strength, compression resistance and electrolytic solution absorption. Of particular importance when used as a battery separator, the present multi-layer microporous membrane exhibits excellent heat shrinkage, melt down temperature and thermal mechanical properties, i.e. low maximum shrinkage in the molten state. The multi-layer microporous membrane of the present invention is manufactured by layering, such as for example by coextrusion, one or more microporous membrane first layers and one or more microporous membrane second layers, such as on one or both sides of a first layer. The invention further relates to battery separators comprising the multi-layer microporous membrane and batteries utilizing the battery separators.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2007Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Toray Battery Separator Film Co. Ltd.Inventors: Kotaro Takita, Shintaro Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20140134472Abstract: Provided is a stack-type cell for a secondary battery including a stack of first electrode/separator/second electrode/separator/first electrode arranged in order, and an outer separator stacked on each of the first electrodes. Also, the present invention provides an electrode assembly for a secondary battery using the stack-type cell and a manufacturing method thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2014Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventor: Soo-Young KIM