Having Seal Feature Patents (Class 429/185)
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Patent number: 11114698Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a pouch type secondary battery, and particularly to a method of preparing a pouch type secondary battery which includes preparing a pouch type preliminary secondary battery by accommodating an electrode assembly in an inner space of a pouch type case, disposing a metallic ultrasonic member by being closely attached to both surfaces of the pouch type preliminary secondary battery, injecting a composition for a gel polymer electrolyte into the pouch type preliminary secondary battery, applying ultrasonic vibration to the pouch type preliminary secondary battery while pressurizing the pouch type preliminary secondary battery using the ultrasonic member, performing formation on the pouch type preliminary secondary battery, curing the composition for a gel polymer electrolyte, and degassing, wherein the ultrasonic member is maintained at a temperature of 30° C. to 80° C.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Won Kyung Shin, Jae Won Lee, Kyoung Ho Ahn, Chui Haeng Lee
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Patent number: 11108108Abstract: A method of forming a package is provided and includes providing two laminate edge portions of the package, each of which includes a foil layer between first and second resin layers; and welding together the respective first resin layers at a first position spaced apart from the edges while not welding the respective first resin layers at the edges, wherein the edge portions include edges from which electrode terminals extend such that portions of the electrode terminals are exposed beyond the edges, and wherein the edge portions are between a sealing portion and exposed portions of positive and negative electrode terminals.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2019Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhito Hatta, Mashio Shibuya
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Patent number: 11088417Abstract: A cell cartridge having a first pouch cell having a first fixing portion extending from a sealing portion thereof, a second pouch cell having a second fixing portion extending from a sealing portion thereof, and a cartridge configured to accommodate a cell stack formed by stacking the first pouch cell and the second pouch cell is provided. The first fixing portion is bent toward the second pouch cell to restrict movement of the second pouch cell. The second fixing portion is bent toward the first pouch cell to restrict movement of the first pouch cell.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2018Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Eui-Hoon Myung, Seong-Tae Kim, Gyo-Eun Lee
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Patent number: 11024904Abstract: A rechargeable button cell having a height-to-diameter ratio less than one, including two metal housing halves separated from one another by an electrically insulating seal or film seal forming a housing having a plane bottom region and a plane top region parallel thereto is disclosed. The housing contains an electrode separator assembly comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode inside the housing, the electrode separator assembly being provided in the form of a winding, end sides of which face in a direction of the plane bottom region and the plane top region such that layers of the electrode separator assembly are oriented essentially orthogonally to the plane bottom region and plane top region.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2017Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: VARTA MICROBATTERY GMBHInventor: Winfried Gaugler
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Patent number: 11011759Abstract: A redox flow battery includes a flow path frame provided with a flow path conveying an electrolyte introduced into a fixing frame having a flow path for introducing and discharging an electrolyte supplied from outside. The flow path frame is provided with an inflow path connected to the flow path of the fixing frame and an outflow path discharging the electrolyte to an impregnation part conveying the electrolyte to a reaction surface of a membrane, thereby preventing leakage of the electrolyte that is caused by a difference between supply pressure and circulation pressure of the electrolyte.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: STANDARD ENERGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Bu Gi Kim, Ki Hyun Kim, Da Young Kim
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Patent number: 10957917Abstract: A manufacturing method of a unit cell of a fuel cell, includes: preparing a frame member made of resin, first adhesive bonds being provided on one surface of the frame member and being separated from each other and each having thermoplasticity; preparing a separator; and joining the frame member and the separator by heating and pressing the frame member and the separator in a state where the one surface of the frame member faces the separator through the first adhesive bonds, so as to melt the first adhesive bonds to be brought into contact with each other.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kazunori Shibata
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Patent number: 10919112Abstract: A negative electrode for an electrochemical cell of a lithium metal battery may be manufactured by joining together a metallic current collector piece and a lithium metal piece. The metallic current collector piece may be positioned adjacent the lithium metal piece in an at least partially lapped configuration at a weld site. A laser beam may be directed at an upper surface of the metallic current collector piece at the weld site to melt a portion of the lithium metal piece adjacent the metallic current collector piece and produce a lithium metal molten weld pool. The second laser beam may be terminated to solidify the lithium metal molten weld pool into a solid weld joint that physically bonds the lithium metal piece and the metallic current collector piece together at the weld site.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2018Date of Patent: February 16, 2021Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Fang Dai, Hongliang Wang, Wayne Cai, Mei Cai
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Patent number: 10906409Abstract: A lithium ion (Li-ion) battery module includes a module terminal configured to electrically couple the Li-ion battery module to an electrical connector of an external load. The module terminal includes a conductive component and a sealing shim secured to the conductive component, the sealing shim being formed from a polymeric material. The Li-ion battery module includes a housing containing a plurality of Li-ion battery cells and having an opening through which the conductive component of the module terminal at least partially protrudes. The sealing shim of the module terminal is directly secured to the housing and forms a seal isolating an interior of the housing from the external environment.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2017Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: Clarios Advanced Solutions GMBHInventors: Helge Brenner, Markus Hoh, Ralf Joswig, Martin Wiegmann
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Patent number: 10879502Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrode assembly including a unit cell stack having n unit cells stacked with a separation film interposed therebetween and at least one reinforcing member formed from metal that integrally covers at least one of the upper and lower surfaces and at least one side surface of the unit cell stack. In particular, n is an odd number excluding 1. Additionally, in each unit cell, one or more cathodes and one or more anodes are stacked with a separator interposed therebetween. Accordingly, the unit cells are protected against external impacts.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Inventors: Jeong Woo Lee, Chan Ki Park
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Patent number: 10873065Abstract: A battery cell degassing apparatus for degassing a battery cell having a gas pocket, which includes a chamber cover to which the battery cell is detachably mounted, a vacuum chamber coupled to the chamber cover and configured to accommodate the battery cell in a vacuum environment, the chamber cover being slidable in a horizontal direction with respect to the vacuum chamber, a piercing unit provided at the vacuum chamber to pierce a part of the gas pocket, and a pressing unit provided at the vacuum chamber to be spaced apart from the piercing unit and configured to flatten an upper surface and a lower surface of the battery cell and to discharge a gas inside the battery cell to the outside of the battery cell is provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2017Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Inventors: Hyo-Jin Park, Myung-Hyun Kim, Joon-Sung Bae, Eui-Kyung Lee, Jin-Woo Heo, Suk-Hyun Hong
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Patent number: 10854857Abstract: A secondary battery including an electrode assembly; a first case that includes an electrode assembly accommodating space; and a second case that coupled to the first case, the second case facing the first case and having a convex-concave pattern.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2017Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyeri Eom, Jandee Kim, Junggyu Nam, Bongkyoung Park, Wonkyu Bang, Junwon Suh, Juhee Sohn, Jungyup Yang, Jeongdoo Yi, Juhyeong Han, Hyunhwa Song, Taesoo Lee, Sol Choi, Daun Han, Seokhun Hong
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Patent number: 10818939Abstract: Provided is a redox flow battery in which damage is unlikely to occur in a membrane. A redox flow battery includes a pair of adjacent cell frames, each cell frame including a frame body in which a flow channel for an electrolyte is formed, and a bipolar plate disposed inside the frame body; a positive electrode and a negative electrode disposed so as to face each other between the bipolar plates of the pair of cell frames; a membrane interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; a protection plate which covers the flow channel and presses edge portions of the positive electrode or the negative electrode toward the bipolar plate; and a membrane protection structure which prevents the membrane from being broken by contact between the protection plate and the membrane.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2016Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Kosuke Shiraki, Takashi Kanno, Takefumi Ito, Masahiro Kuwabara, Hideyuki Yamaguchi, Hayato Fujita, Kiyoaki Hayashi, Kiyoaki Moriuchi
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Patent number: 10797292Abstract: An energy storage device includes: an electrode assembly formed by stacking plates; and a first conductive member welded to one of both surfaces of a converged portion on an end portion of the electrode assembly without covering the converged portion from an end portion side, wherein a welding surface of a welded portion where the electrode assembly and the first conductive member are welded to each other is disposed at a position recessed from an outer surface of the first conductive member.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2016Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.Inventors: Hirokazu Kambayashi, Kazuto Maeda
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Patent number: 10797274Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, a cap assembly electrically connected to the first electrode, a case accommodating the electrode assembly therein, the case having an opening in which the cap assembly is inserted, a first insulator between the cap assembly and the case, and a second insulator between the first insulator and the cap assembly. In the secondary battery, the second insulator has a higher melting point than the first insulator, thereby improving durability.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2016Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hyun Ki Jung
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Patent number: 10749151Abstract: A pouch-type rechargeable battery according to one or more exemplary embodiments includes: an electrode assembly; an exterior material receiving the electrode assembly; and a sealing portion arranged at an edge of the exterior material, and including at least one metal particle and a resin surrounding the at least one metal particle, and an area ratio of the at least one metal particle and the resin in a cross-section of the sealing portion cut along a direction that is perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of the sealing portion is from 1:99 to 6:4.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Juhyeong Han, Junwon Suh, Jandee Kim, Junggyu Nam, Wonkyu Bang, Juhee Sohn, Hyunhwa Song, Jungyup Yang, Hyeri Eom, Jeongdoo Yi, Seungjae Lee, Sol Choi, Da-Un Han, Seokhun Hong
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Patent number: 10707463Abstract: The present invention provides a battery pack mounted to a battery pack mounting part of a device for supplying power, including: a base plate including one surface on which two or more battery module assemblies respectively having a plurality of battery cells arranged therein are mounted in a separated state from each other with a predetermined interval therebetween; a cover member mounted on one surface of the base plate while enclosing the battery module assemblies; and a reinforcement supporting member positioned at a separation part between the battery module assemblies while supporting the mounting state of the cover member for the base plate, wherein the battery pack is mounted in a state in which an external circumferential surface of the cover member faces a battery pack mounting part of a device.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Min Sung Kim, Yoon Hee Lee, Hak Jun Lee, Jun Hee Jung
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Patent number: 10693111Abstract: An outer packaging material for electric storage device comprises at least a substrate layer, an adhesion layer, a metal foil layer, a sealant adhesion layer, and a sealant layer laminated in this order, wherein the substrate layer is one made of either a polyamide film having a hot water shrinkage rate at 95° C. of less than 5% and a hot shrinkage rate at 180° C. of 4 to 16%, or a polyester film having a hot water shrinkage rate at 95° C. of less than 5% and a hot shrinkage rate at 180° C. of 10 to 25%.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2017Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Wataru Ijuin, Satoshi Sasaki
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Patent number: 10686179Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, a battery case configured to house the electrode assembly and an electrolyte, a lead terminal extending from a coupling section with the electrode assembly, through the battery case and protrudes outside the battery case, and an adhesive layer on the lead terminal having adhesion depending on a reaction of the adhesive layer to the electrolyte. The secondary battery has an improved structure so that an internal short circuit is prevented and stability of the secondary battery is improved.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2016Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sangheon Lee, Wonseok Kim, Youngchang Lim, Kyung Kim, Kyeongyi Heo, Jandee Kim, Somin Kim
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Patent number: 10661736Abstract: A vehicular power system, a vehicle and a method of providing auxiliary power to a vehicle using an auxiliary power unit that uses a molten metal anode solid oxide fuel cell rather than an internal combustion engine. The auxiliary power unit includes a container with numerous fuel cells disposed within it such that when the metal anode is heated, the metal converts to a molten state that can be electrochemically cycled between oxidized and reduced states by oxygen and a fuel present in the molten metal, respectively. The auxiliary power unit further includes a furnace that selectively provides heat to the fuel cells in order to place the anode into its molten metal state. Seals may provide fluid isolation between the molten metal within the container and the ambient environment.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2016Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignees: Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Alfaisal UniversityInventors: Nadimul Haque Faisal, Rehan Ahmed, Mattheus F. Goosen, Sai P. Katikaneni, Stamatios Souentie
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Patent number: 10658124Abstract: In an embodiment, an electrochemical device includes a winding structure which has a negative electrode, a positive electrode, and separators stacked and wound together; a negative-electrode terminal; a positive-electrode terminal; a first protective tape which covers the negative-electrode terminal and a negative-electrode active material layer; a second protective tape which covers the positive-electrode terminal and a positive-electrode active material layer; and electrolyte, wherein the positive-electrode terminal is separated from the negative-electrode terminal by a first distance. The width corresponding to the sum of a first width of the first protective tape along a winding direction of the winding structure, and a second width of the second protective tape along the winding direction, is smaller than a value obtained by multiplying the first distance by pi.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2017Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Takahashi, Koji Kano, Takatoshi Nagase, Katsunori Yokoshima, Shinji Ishii
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Patent number: 10637037Abstract: A battery sealing device, including an upper pressing member, a polar rod, a battery cover plate, and a sealing member. The polar rod includes polar rod large and small ends, and a polar rod connecting plate. The upper pressing member includes an upper pressing through hole matched with the periphery of the polar rod large end. The battery cover plate includes a cover plate through hole; the polar rod large end penetrates through the upper pressing through hole and the cover plate through hole; the upper pressing member arranged above the battery cover plate. The sealing member includes an upper sealing element formed between the upper pressing member and the battery cover plate, an intermediate sealing element formed in the gap between the cover plate through hole and the polar rod large end, and a lower sealing element formed between the battery cover plate and the polar rod connecting plate.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2016Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Renata AGInventors: Mujian Li, Huiming Ge, Zhengzhong Lyu, Jincheng Liu
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Patent number: 10629867Abstract: To provide an all-solid-state battery and a production method thereof, ensuring that deterioration of the all-solid-state battery resulting from movement of an all-solid-state battery element inside a metal outer casing is prevented. An all-solid-state battery comprising an all-solid-state battery element, a metal outer casing having an opening at least at one end, in which the all-solid-state battery element is housed, a resin sealing body sealing the opening and contacting with an all-solid-state battery element surface facing the opening, and a negative electrode current collector layer protrusion and a positive electrode current collector layer protrusion, each protruding from the resin sealing body to the opposite side of the all-solid-state battery element, wherein the resin sealing body penetrates at least part of a gap between the outer circumference of the all-solid-state battery element and the inner circumference of the metal outer casing to form a gap filling body.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2018Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yushi Suzuki
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Patent number: 10622594Abstract: A sealed battery includes an outer packaging body, a cover, and a welding portion. The outer packaging body has an internal space, and the internal space includes inert gas. The outer packaging body has an opening communicating with the internal space. The cover is configured to close the opening and to seal the internal space. The welding portion is provided on a boundary between the outer packaging body and the cover, and joins the outer packaging body to the cover. The welding portion is provided at a position higher than an uppermost part of the internal space in a state where the opening is opened in a vertically upward direction from the internal space toward an outside of the outer packaging body.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2015Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Junta Takasu, Satoshi Suzuki
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Patent number: 10604682Abstract: To provide a hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive which is easily coated, has a weak odor, high stability with time, and is also excellent in adhesive force retention performance from a low temperature range to a high temperature range. A hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising: an amorphous polystyrene resin (A) having a number-average molecular weight of 50,000 or more; and a thermoplastic block copolymer (B) which is a copolymer of vinyl-based aromatic hydrocarbons and conjugated diene compounds.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: HENKEL AG & CO. KGAAInventors: Yukio Isobe, Itsuro Tomatsu, Tadashi Hayakawa
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Patent number: 10601009Abstract: An electric storage cell has an electric storage element and a covering film package. The covering film package houses the electric storage element and includes: a metal layer having a first principle face on the electric storage element side and a second principle face on the opposite side of the first principle face, an internal resin layer made of synthetic resin and laminated to the first principle face, and an external resin layer made of synthetic resin and laminated to the second principle face, with a slit formed at least in the external resin layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Takayuki Tsuchiya, Hiromi Sato, Shinji Ishii
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Patent number: 10586954Abstract: In the case where a film, which has lower strength than a metal can, is used as an exterior body of a secondary battery, a current collector provided in a region surrounded by the exterior body, an active material layer provided on a surface of the current collector, or the like might be damaged when force is externally applied to the secondary battery. A secondary battery which is resistant to external force is obtained. An opening is provided in a central portion of the secondary battery, and a terminal is formed in the opening. An outer edge of the secondary battery is fixed by thermocompression bonding. In addition, the central portion of the secondary battery is fixed by thermocompression bonding, so that the amount of bending is limited even when the outer edge portion of the secondary battery is bent.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2015Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.Inventors: Minoru Takahashi, Yuugo Goto, Yumiko Yoneda, Takuya Miwa, Ryota Tajima
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Patent number: 10581058Abstract: A welding assembly for a liquid-injection hole of a secondary battery, including a top cover of a case, a liquid-injection hole, a sealing cover-plate and a stress release structure, wherein the liquid-injection hole is disposed in the top cover and includes a assembling recess and a through-hole arranged sequentially from top to bottom of the top cover, the assembling recess and the through-hole present a stepped transition and the radial dimension of the assembling recess is larger than that of the through-hole. The sealing cover-plate is accommodated in the assembling recess and the stress release structure is provided at one or both sides of the welding portion and capable of releasing stress from the welding portion. The welding assembly provides a stress release structure nearby the welding portion, and when the welding portion is full-strength welded, the stress-release structure can effectively release stress nearby the welding seam.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITEDInventors: Wenfa Lin, Yuqian Wen, Chao Yang, Lei Zhang
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Patent number: 10573467Abstract: A method of processing a metal foil to produce a cathode for an electrolytic capacitor includes printing one or more layers of conductive ink on the metal foil to form a pattern of cathode plates, each of the one or more layers being a predetermined thickness, and the pattern arranged at a distance from a cathode tab and an edge of the cathode plates. The method also includes heating the deposited one or more layers of conductive ink to evaporate a solvent within the conductive ink such that conductive particles of the conductive ink remain deposited on the metal foil. The method further includes sintering the conductive particles and cutting the cathode plates from the metal foil, thereby producing the cathode plates suitable for use in the electrolytic capacitor.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: PACESETTER, INC.Inventors: Thomas F. Strange, David R. Bowen, Ralph Jason Hemphill
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Patent number: 10556400Abstract: Battery packaging material wherein a sheet-like laminated body is formed by sequentially stacking at least a base layer, metal layer, and sealant layer, the battery packaging material being equipped with substantially rectangular space that is formed to protrude from the sealant layer side toward the base layer side, and accommodates a battery element on the sealant layer side. In planar view from the base layer side view, a first and second curved sections are provided from the center portion toward the battery packaging material end parts, in a cross section in the thickness direction on a line connecting opposing corner parts protruding in a substantially rectangular shape. The thickness (a) of the metal layer at the first curved section, (c) of the metal layer at the second curved section, and (b) of the metal layer at the section located between the first and second curved sections, satisfy the following relationship a?b>c or a?c>b.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2015Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.Inventors: Makoto Amano, Rikiya Yamashita, Atsuko Takahagi
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Patent number: 10553369Abstract: An electric storage cell has an electric storage element and a covering film package. The covering film package houses the electric storage element and includes: a metal layer having a first principle face on the electric storage element side and a second principle face on the opposite side of the first principle face, an internal resin layer laminated to the first principle face, and an external resin layer laminated to the second principle face, with a slit formed in the external resin layer; wherein the contact area further includes a non-seal area between the seal area and the electric storage element as viewed from above, wherein the seal area has a projecting area that penetrates into the non-seal area, and the slit is provided between the projecting area and the electric storage element as viewed from above.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahiro Nagashima, Katsunori Yokoshima, Takayuki Tsuchiya, Hiromi Sato, Shinji Ishii
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Patent number: 10553847Abstract: An exemplary battery assembly includes an enclosure having a first portion interfacing with a separate, second portion along an interface. A seal is at the interface, and a shear cord is configured to rupture the seal when moved from a first position to a second position. An exemplary battery accessing method includes moving a shear cord from a first to a second position to rupture a seal. The seal is at an interface between a first and a second portion of an enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Dylan Erb, Alexander Bartlett, Jacob Wiles, Bikram Singh, Baocheng Sun, Nathan Kristofor Tardif
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Patent number: 10516173Abstract: An alkaline dry battery includes a bottomed cylindrical battery case; a positive electrode packed in the battery case and including n hollow cylindrical pellets; a negative electrode disposed in a hollow portion of the pellets; a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and an alkaline electrolytic solution. The positive electrode includes manganese dioxide and a conductive agent, n is an integer of 1 or more, and an average density of manganese dioxide of the positive electrode is 2.80 to 3.00 g/cm3. The density dc of manganese dioxide in the center portion in the height direction of the positive electrode is 98% or less of an average value de of density of manganese dioxide in each of both end portions.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2016Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kenji Yamato
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Patent number: 10497924Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate including a first electrode tab, a second electrode plate including a second electrode tab, and a separator interposed between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, a case accommodating the electrode assembly, and a cap assembly covering a top portion of the case. Any one of the first electrode tab and the second electrode tab includes a multi-layer clad electrode tab including two copper (Cu) layers.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jin Young Moon
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Patent number: 10483511Abstract: A method for insulating a battery module (100) which has a multiplicity of battery cells (10), having at least one foldable insulation element (20), having at least the following steps: a) forming a receptacle pocket (21) from the insulation element (20) for receiving at least one battery cell (10), b) closing the receptacle pocket (21) by means of attachment sections (22) which are arranged laterally on the insulation element (20), as a result of which the battery cell (10) is surrounded at least on five sides by the insulation element (20), as a result of which the individual battery cell (10) is insulated with respect to an adjacent battery cell (10).Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Claus Gerald Pflueger, Klaus Wipfler, Timo Kegel, Tomas Korinek, Torsten Koller
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Patent number: 10476047Abstract: The invention relates to a battery cell, in particular a lithium-ion battery cell, wherein a cover plate (23) forming a part of a battery cell housing, which is designed as a plane sheet in a conventional manner, is modified to avoid short circuits between the poles of the battery cell due to moisture, for example. To this end, the cover plate (23) is provided with a central area (33) and an edge area (35) surrounding said central area (33). The central area (33) is located above an opening (14) to be closed off by the cover plate (23) of a container (13) forming a part of the battery cell housing, whereas the edge area (35) extends inside said opening (14). Thus, occurring moisture can drain off the platform-like raised central area (33) sideways toward a channel (37) in the edge area (35), and evaporate from there.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2013Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Markus Feigl
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Patent number: 10468640Abstract: A method of forming a package is provided and includes providing two laminate edge portions of the package, each of which includes a foil layer between first and second resin layers; and welding together the respective first resin layers at a first position spaced apart from the edges while not welding the respective first resin layers at the edges, wherein the edge portions include edges from which electrode terminals extend such that portions of the electrode terminals are exposed beyond the edges, and wherein the edge portions are between a sealing portion and exposed portions of positive and negative electrode terminals.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kazuhito Hatta, Mashio Shibuya
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Patent number: 10454130Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pouch casing material including two cups forming an electrode assembly receiving portion and formed integrally in one pouch film. The pouch casing material includes an upper pouch member and a lower pouch member formed integrally with each other, and the connection between the upper pouch member and the lower pouch member does not protrude toward the outside. Thus, the total length of a battery is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2016Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventors: Mi-Geum Choi, Hang-June Choi, Jeong-O Mun
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Patent number: 10434754Abstract: The present invention provides a heat shrinkable multilayer film that has low density, excellent shrinkage properties, and high rigidity, is less likely to suffer delamination, and also has excellent transparency. The present invention relates to a heat shrinkable multilayer film, containing: front and back layers; and an interlayer, the front and back layers each containing 60 to 80% by weight of a cyclic olefin resin and 20 to 40% by weight of an ethylene resin, the interlayer containing 50 to 80% by weight of an olefin resin and 20 to 50% by weight of a plastic resin, the interlayer containing 35 to 70 mol % of a propylene component, 1 to 10 mol % of an ethylene component, and 1 to 10 mol % of a butene component, based on 100 mol % of resin components constituting the interlayer.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2016Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: GUNZE LIMITEDInventors: Naoki Ohno, Tadayoshi Tanaka
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Patent number: 10411309Abstract: A battery module including a cell assembly having a plurality of battery cells arranged to be stacked on each other; a lower housing having a lower plate provided in a plate form and two vertical plates extending vertically on the lower plate with a predetermined interval, the cell assembly being at least partially inserted into a space between the two vertical plates, so that a plurality of bus bars electrically connected to electrode tabs respectively provided at the battery cells are coupled to the vertical plates; an upper housing coupled to the lower housing to surround an upper portion of the cell assembly; and a sensing unit having a harness wire electrically connected to the plurality of bus bars and provided from a lower portion of the lower housing to an upper portion thereof and a sensing connector connected to an end of the harness wire.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: LG Chem, Ltd.Inventor: Young-Sun Yun
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Patent number: 10403871Abstract: An electric storage cell has an electric storage element and a covering film package. The covering film package houses the electric storage element and includes: a metal layer having a first principle face on the electric storage element side and a second principle face on the opposite side of the first principle face, an internal resin layer made of synthetic resin and laminated to the first principle face, and an external resin layer made of synthetic resin and laminated to the second principle face, with a slit formed at least in the external resin layer; wherein a stress mitigation part to mitigate any stress that tries to separate the internal resin layers that are contacting each other, and a stress concentration part where this stress concentrates, are provided between the slit and the electric storage element.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.Inventors: Takayuki Tsuchiya, Hiromi Sato, Shinji Ishii
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Patent number: 10326184Abstract: A battery pack includes cylindrical batteries, a thermal diffusing plate, and a casing. The thermal diffusing plate holds the cylindrical batteries. The casing houses the cylindrical batteries and the thermal diffusing plate. The casing includes a first inner surface, inner surfaces other than the first inner surface, a first outer surface, and outer surfaces other than the first outer surface. The first inner surface is located between the first outer surface and the thermal diffusing plate. The heat transfer coefficient between the first outer surface and an outside air of the casing is lower than the heat transfer coefficient between each of the outer surfaces other than the first outer surface and the outside air of the casing.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2015Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Kenji Kimura
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Patent number: 10305077Abstract: A small cylindrical lithium-ion secondary battery provided with a safety mechanism that enables internal pressure to be released when an anomaly occurs. The battery includes an electrode group formed of a positive electrode and a negative electrode that are wound or stacked with a separator interposed therebetween, an electrolytic solution, a battery case that contains the electrode group and the electrolytic solution, and a sealing body. The battery case has an outer diameter of 10 mm or less. The sealing body includes a ring having a through-hole and includes a sheet-like or film-like valve member disposed such that the valve member covers the through-hole of the ring, and a safety mechanism that causes the valve member to cleave when the internal pressure reaches a predetermined pressure is disposed therein. The ring includes protrusions formed of linear ridge lines that protrude toward an inside of the through-hole.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2015Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MGMT CO., LTD.Inventors: Noriyuki Uchida, Yasutaka Kogetsu, Koki Inoue, Tsutomu Nishioka
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Patent number: 10283805Abstract: A method of manufacturing a battery is provided. The steps are as follows: forming an anode material and a cathode material on a first side and a second side of an isolation film, respectively, wherein the first side is opposite to the second side; forming a first protection layer on the first side of the isolation film; forming a first metal layer on the second side of the isolation film; forming a second protection layer on the first metal layer; removing the first protection layer; forming a second metal layer on the first side of the isolation film; and removing the second protection layer.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.Inventor: Fei-Lin Yang
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Patent number: 10283774Abstract: A bipolar electrode is composed of a first active material layer which is, for example, a positive electrode active material layer formed to include a first active material on one side of a collector, and a second active material layer which is, for example, a negative electrode active material layer formed to include a second active material with less compressive strength than that of the first active material on the other side of the collector. Then, a density adjusting additive which is an additive material with larger compressive strength than that of the second active material is included in the second active material layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2011Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Masanobu Sato, Yasuo Ohta, Hideaki Horie, Masanori Aoyagi
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Patent number: 10211439Abstract: In a cylindrical battery including a gap formed between a peripheral side surface 32b of a dish-shaped portion in an anode terminal plate 32 and a curved end portion 11a of a cathode can 11, and a washer 50 having a cylindrical boss portion 50a and an annular flange portion 50c provided around an upper end surface of the cylindrical boss portion 50athe washer 50 being mounted to an opening portion of a cathode can 11 such that the cylindrical boss portion 50a is fitted into the gap 201, a vent structure configured to release gas released to the gap 201 from a first vent hole 32c in the anode terminal plate 32 to an exterior of the cylindrical battery (1) from an arc-shaped second vent hole (50d) formed in the flange portion(50c) or an annular gap (301, 302) formed between the upper end surface of the cylindrical boss portion (50a) and the terminal plate(32).Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: FDK CorporationInventors: Tatsuya Yamazaki, Shigeyuki Kuniya
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Patent number: 10205136Abstract: A secondary battery is disclosed. In one aspect, the secondary battery includes an electrode assembly and an exterior member accommodating the electrode assembly. The exterior member includes a flexible pouch portion and a can portion connected to the pouch portion and formed of a material having a greater hardness than that of the pouch portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2015Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kangkook Jung
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Patent number: 10205154Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode and a second electrode; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; a first terminal electrically coupled to the first electrode, and a second terminal electrically coupled to the second electrode; a cap plate combined to the case and having a short-circuit hole formed therein; a membrane fixed to the cap plate and arranged in the short-circuit hole, the membrane being deformable to short-circuit the first electrode and the second electrode; and a short-circuit protrusion electrically coupled to the second electrode and arranged above the membrane to protrude theretoward, the short-circuit protrusion being arranged toward a side from a center of the short-circuit hole.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2015Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sang-Won Byun, Seok-Yoon Yoo, Chi-Young Lee, Kwan-Hyung Lee
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Patent number: 10199630Abstract: Electrode terminals are provided. The electrode terminal includes a copper substrate and a metal layer covering at least one surface of the copper substrate, wherein the metal layer includes greater than or equal to about 10 wt % and less than or equal to about 80 wt % of tungsten (W), and an additional metal comprising nickel (Ni), silver (Ag), gold (Au), platinum (Pt), zinc (Zn), iron (Fe), lead (Pb), tin (Sn), molybdenum (Mo), beryllium (Be), rhodium (Rh), iridium (Ir), or a combination thereof. An electro-chemical device and an electro-chemical device module including the same are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2016Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Top Battery Co., LtdInventors: Whan Jin Roh, Woojin Jeon, Byungsu Jung, Kyungjoo Park, Yunju Lee
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Patent number: 10193107Abstract: Provided is an electric storage device and an electric storage apparatus capable of suppressing an increase in thickness of a conductive member due to a rivet member being swaged. The present invention includes a rivet member provided with an insert part, and a conductive member provided with an insert-receiving part through which the insert part is inserted. The insert part has a higher Vickers hardness than the peripheral region of the insert-receiving part.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2014Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD.Inventors: Masakazu Tsutsumi, Takuma Tonari
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Patent number: 10193180Abstract: A method for manufacturing a laminated electrical storage device, the method including heating an external terminal by a heater that is not in contact with the external terminal and is provided near a portion of the external terminal that extends from a laminate case, and pressing opposed laminate films of the laminate case with a heated thermocompression bonding jig so as to thermocompression-bond each of the opposed laminate films to the external terminal and seal the laminate case.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2015Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Masayoshi Tanida, Yoshimasa Yoshino, Kazuyuki Furukawa