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        <title>Free Patents Online: Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process</title>
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        <description>USPTO Class 429 Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process</description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Palladium-Platinum Nanostructures And Methods For Their Preparation]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034550.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Palladium-seeded, dendritic platinum nanostructures that are useful as electrocatalysts and methods for preparing such nanostructures. The palladium-platinum nanostructures may be incorporated into fuel cell electrodes including fuel cells that include a proton exchange membrane (PEM).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL, AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034549.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A fuel cell separator and a fuel cell system including the same. The separator includes a main body including a plurality of cell barriers and a flow channel disposed between the cell bathers, and a hydrophilic surface-treatment layer disposed on the bottom surface of the flow channel of the main body. The hydrophilic surface-treatment layer disposed on the bottom surface of the flow channel has a contact angle less than a contact angle of a side surface of at least one of the cell barriers by approximately 10° to approximately 60°.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[GAS DIFFUSION LAYER FOR FUEL CELL]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034548.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[To provide a means of further improving the cell's start-up capability (below-freezing-point-start-up capability) in a low temperature environment in the gas diffusion layer used in the fuel cell. It is a gas diffusion layer for fuel cell having a pore volume of micropores of 2.0×10−4 cm3/cm2 or higher.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[STRUCTURE OF SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034547.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[On each of upper and lower surfaces of a flat-plate-like support substrate having a longitudinal direction and having fuel gas flow channels formed therein, a plurality of power-generating elements A connected electrically in series are disposed at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction. On each of the upper and lower surfaces of the support substrate, a plurality of recesses are formed at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction. Each of the recesses is a rectangular-parallelepiped-like depression defined by four side walls arranged in a circumferentially closed manner and a bottom wall. That is, in the support substrate, frames are formed to surround the respective recesses. Fuel electrodes of the power-generating elements A are embedded in the respective recesses.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[FUEL CELL, FUEL CELL STACK AND METHOD FOR SEALING A FUEL CELL]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034546.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The invention relates to a fuel cell (1) with a membrane electrode assembly (2). The membrane electrode assembly (2) is disposed between two bipolar plates (5, 6) and connected to a sealing element (3). The sealing element (3) and the bipolar plates (5, 6) contact each other with the formation of an abutment region (10). A sliding surface (11) is provided in the abutment region (1), by means of which the membrane electrode assembly (2) disposed between the two bipolar plates (5, 6) can be impacted with a shear stress (15) upon compression of the two bipolar plates (5, 6). The invention further relates to a fuel cell stack with such a fuel cell (1) and to a method for sealing a fuel cell (1).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[FUEL CELL APPARATUS]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034545.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A fuel cell apparatus includes a fuel cell stack in which an end plate is arranged at both ends of a cell stacked body, and a conduit that is bolted to the fuel cell stack and that supplies and discharges fluid to and from the fuel cell stack. An end plate internal manifold that extends at an angle inclined with respect to a direction in which a stacked body internal manifold extends is formed inside the end plate. A conduit internal flow path is formed inside the conduit. A direction in which a portion that includes an end plate-connecting portion of the conduit internal flow path extends is inclined in the same direction as the direction in which the end plate internal manifold is inclined, with respect to a direction perpendicular to a surface of the end plate.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[FUEL CELL ARRANGEMENT]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034544.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A fuel cell arrangement (1) comprising a number of fuel cell stacks (2) formed by planar fuel cells, the stacks being arranged one after the other, each of which being provided with a gas connection for the inlet and exhaust flows of the gas of the anode and the cathode side. The fuel cell stacks (2) are arranged together positioned over a fastening plane element (3) by means of an end piece (5) and the fastening plane element (3) and tie bars (6) connecting them. The gas connection comprises anode and cathode side conduits arranged on the first surface (2.1) of each fuel cell stack. The arrangement comprises at least two consecutive fuel cell stacks (2) the anode and cathode side conduits of which are in connection with a common inlet and collector piece (4.1, 4.2) located between the said two consecutive fuel cell stacks (2) against the said first surfaces.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[FUEL CELL SEPARATOR, AND FUEL CELL STACK AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM USING SAME]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034543.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A separator used in a fuel cell stack includes an inlet chamber, a plurality of partition walls, and an outlet chamber. The partition walls are formed in the same length in an equal interval from the inlet chamber to the outlet chamber so as to form a plurality of linear passages. The outlet chamber is formed at an end side of the partition walls. The outlet chamber is provided with a first outlet and a second outlet opening in the facing edges of the separator. A space is provided between the center partition wall and the inner wall surface of the separator in the outlet chamber, and the first outlet and the second outlet communicate with each other via the space.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SEAL FOR SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034542.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In solid polymer fuel cells employing framed membrane electrode assemblies, a conventional anode compliant seal is employed in combination with a cathode non-compliant seal to provide for a thinner fuel cell design, particularly in the context of a fuel cell stack. This approach is particularly suitable for fuel cells operating at low pressure.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[FUEL CELL STACK AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDED WITH THE SAME]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034541.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Provided is a fuel cell stack having reduced thickness and weight and an improved output density. The fuel cell stack according to the present invention includes two or more stacked fuel cell layers, and is characterized in that at least one of the fuel cell layers is formed by arranging two or more composite unit cells in an identical plane with a gap provided therebetween, that the composite unit cell includes a plurality of unit cells and a fuel supply portion for supplying fuel to anode electrodes of the unit cells, and that the anode electrodes of the plurality of unit cells are arranged to face the fuel supply portion.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BURNER]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034540.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A burner (1) for burning a gaseous oxidant with a gaseous fuel, with a combustion chamber (2), in which the combustion reaction takes place during the operation of the burner (2), has a wall structure (4) which defines the combustion chamber (2) on the inlet side and which has oxidant openings (5) for introducing the oxidant into the combustion chamber (2) and fuel openings (6), which are separate therefrom, for introducing the fuel into the combustion chamber (2). The wall structure (4) has an oxidant distributor space (7), which is fluidically connected with the oxidant openings (5) on the outlet side and is fluidically connected with at least one oxidant feed opening (9) on the inlet side, as well as contains a fuel distributor space (8), which is fluidically separated from the oxidant distributor space (7) and is fluidically connected on the outlet side with the fuel openings (6) and is fluidically connected with at least one fuel feed opening (10) on the inlet side. A plurality of oxidant feed openings (9) are formed in the wall structure (4) on a side facing away from the combustion chamber (2), a plurality of fuel feed openings (10) are formed in the wall structure (4) on the side facing away from the combustion chamber (2), and the oxidant feed openings (9) and fuel feed openings (10) are arranged next to each other and alternating with one another in a straight connection area (11).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[HIGH EFFICIENCY AND RELIABLE FUEL CELL SYSTEM OPERATING AT NEAR 100% FUEL UTILIZATION]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034539.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A fuel cell system 110 containing fuel cells 120 contacted by hydrogen containing gaseous fuel, generating spent gaseous depleted fuel which is recirculated to a hydrogen separation system 143, preferably a heat exchanger 144 and condenser 148 to remove water 150, after which it is mixed with fresh fuel 116 and recirculated to the fuel cells 120.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[HIGH-EFFICIENCY DUAL-STACK MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELL SYSTEM]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034538.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A dual stack fuel cell system comprising a first fuel cell stack comprising a first anode side, adapted to receive fuel and to output a first anode exhaust, and a first cathode side, a second fuel cell stack comprising a second anode side, adapted to receive processed anode exhaust derived from the first anode exhaust and to output a second anode exhaust, and a second cathode side, adapted to receive oxidant gas and to output a first cathode exhaust, wherein the first cathode side receives at least the first cathode exhaust outputted from the second cathode side; and wherein the first fuel cell stack includes indirect internal reforming and the second fuel cell stack may not include any indirect internal reforming.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[FUEL CELL SYSTEM]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034537.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A fuel cell system according to the present invention includes: a deodorizing device (20) configured to remove an odor component contained in a raw material gas; a reformer (32) configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas through reforming reaction using the raw material gas that is discharged from the deodorizing device; a fuel cell (1) configured to generate power by using the hydrogen-containing gas that is discharged from the reformer; at least one on-off valve (21a, 21b, 3a, 3b, 28, 29) provided on the combustible gas passage which is downstream from the deodorizing device and which extends through the reformer; and a stuck-state checker (13, 18, 7) configured to perform a stuck-state check on the on-off valve by supplying the raw material gas to the combustible gas passage.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[FLUIDIZED BED CONTAMINANT SEPARATOR AND WATER-CONTROL LOOP FOR A FUEL REACTANT STREAM OF A FUEL CELL]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034536.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A fluidized contaminant separator and water-control loop (10) decontaminates a fuel reactant stream of a fuel cell (12). Water passes over surfaces of an ammonia dissolving media (61) within a fluidized bed (62) while the fuel reactant stream simultaneously passes over the surfaces to dissolve contaminants from the fuel reactant stream into a separated contaminant and water stream. A fuel-control heat exchanger (57) upstream from the scrubber (58) removes heat from the fuel stream. A water-control loop (78) directs flow of the separated contaminants and water stream from an accumulator (68) through an ion exchange bed (88) which removes contaminants from the stream. Decontaminated water is directed back into the scrubber (58) to flow through the fluidized bed (62). Separating contaminants from the fuel reactant stream and then isolating and concentrating the separated contaminants within the ion exchange material (88) minimizes costs and maintenance requirements.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[REDUCING LOSS OF LIQUID ELECTROLYTE FROM A HIGH TEMPERATURE POLYMER-ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034535.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method for controlling an amount of a liquid electrolyte in a polymer-electrolyte membrane of a fuel cell is provided. The method comprises enriching one or more of a fuel flow and an air flow with a vapor of the liquid electrolyte, the liquid electrolyte being unreplenishable via an electrochemical reaction of the fuel cell. The method further comprises delivering the vapor of the liquid electrolyte to the fuel cell including the polymer-electrolyte membrane via one or more of the gas-permeable anode and or the gas-permeable cathode. In this manner, loss of liquid electrolyte from the PEM membrane of the fuel cell can be reduced, leading to improved fuel-cell endurance.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[LITHIUM BATTERIES HAVING ANODES BASED ON POLYTHIOCYANOGEN]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034534.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A lithium ion battery is provided which contains a cathode, an anode, an electrolyte and a separator, wherein the anode employs polythiocyanogen as an active material.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034533.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Disclosed is a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery. The non-aqueous electrolyte solution includes a lithium salt, an organic solvent and additives. The additives include: 1 to 10% by weight of a mixture of a particular halogenated cyclic carbonate and a compound containing a vinylene or vinyl group; and 0.1 to 9% by weight of a nitrile compound having a C2-C12 alkoxyalkyl group. A lithium secondary battery including the non-aqueous electrolyte solution is also disclosed. The lithium secondary battery is protected from catching fire when overcharged and is prevented from swelling during storage at high temperature.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Non-Aqueous Electrolyte Solution For Lithium Secondary Battery And Lithium Secondary Battery Comprising The Same]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034532.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery comprises a lithium salt and an organic solvent. The non-aqueous electrolyte solution further comprises a specific siloxane compound and a sulfonate compound. This non-aqueous electrolyte solution solves the capacity degradation phenomenon, which appears in a lithium secondary battery using a non-aqueous electrolyte solution containing only a specific siloxane compound when the lithium secondary battery is used for a long time, so this non-aqueous electrolyte solution is especially useful for high-capacity batteries.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ELECTROLYTE AND SECONDARY BATTERY]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034531.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A secondary battery capable of safely improving a battery performance is provided. An electrolyte with which a separator 13 is impregnated contains an alkyl sulfone and a low-polar solvent (a solvent having a relative permittivity of 20 or less) together with an aluminum salt. The alkyl sulfone facilitates the redox reaction of aluminum, and further reduces the reactivity of the electrolyte. Additionally, the low-polar solvent suppresses the block of the redox reaction of aluminum. In charge and discharge, it becomes easy to electrochemically efficiently precipitate and dissolve aluminum, and further to inhibit the corrosion of a metallic exterior package member or the like.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ELECTROLYTIC MANGANESE DIOXIDE IMPROVED FOR TOOL WEAR REDUCTION]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034530.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An electrolytic manganese dioxide improved for tool wear reduction, methods for preparing the improved electrolytic manganese dioxide and for preparing a positive-electrode precursor, and a primary battery are provided. One method includes displacement-washing neutralized electrolytic manganese dioxide with a solution including a corrosion inhibitor configured to be at a first predetermined concentration. The method further includes drying the washed electrolytic manganese dioxide to collect improved electrolytic manganese dioxide including the corrosion inhibitor configured to be at a second predetermined concentration within the improved electrolytic manganese dioxide to minimize corrosion of a metal material in contact with the improved electrolytic manganese dioxide. The corrosion inhibitor includes one of a benzoate salt, a phosphate salt, a carbonate salt, a metaborate salt, a tetraborate salt, a metaperiodate salt, and a meta-aluminate salt.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SULFIDE SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034529.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The main object of the present invention is to provide a sulfide solid electrolyte material with less hydrogen sulfide generation amount. The present invention solves the above-mentioned problem by providing a sulfide solid electrolyte material obtained by using a raw material composition containing Li2S and sulfide of an element of the fourteenth family or the fifteenth family, characterized by not substantially containing cross-linking sulfur and Li2S.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[High energy density electrical energy storage devices]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034528.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[High electrical energy density storage devices are disclosed. The devices include electrochemical capacitors, electrolytic capacitors, hybrid electrochemical-electrolytic capacitors and secondary batteries. Advantageously, the energy storage devices may employ core-shell protonated perovskite submicron or nano particles in composite films that have one or more shell coatings on a protonated perovskite core particle, proton bearing and proton conductive. The shells may be formed of proton barrier materials as well as of electrochemically active materials in various configurations.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING CATHODE HAVING THE CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034527.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A cathode active material of the present invention for use in a nonaqueous secondary battery includes: a main crystalline phase including a lithium-containing transition metal oxide containing manganese and having a spinel structure; and a sub crystalline phase which is in a layer shape and which is contained in the main crystalline phase, the sub crystalline phase being identical in oxygen arrangement to the lithium-containing transition metal oxide and different in elementary composition from the lithium-containing transition metal oxide, the main crystalline phase being in an octahedral shape having a plurality of edges, the plurality of edges including a longest edge having a length of not greater than 300 nm.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND BATTERY SYSTEM]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034526.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This lithium ion secondary battery includes a cathode (3) including multiple oxide containing lithium as a cathode active material and Li2MnSiO4 which is different from the cathode active material and which is mixed or blended into the cathode active material as a doping material of lithium ions, and an anode (2).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Positive Electrode Active Material For Lithium Ion Battery]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034525.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Disclosed is a positive electrode active material that provides an improved capacity density. Specifically disclosed is a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion battery with a layered structure represented by Lix(NiyM1-y)Oz (wherein M represents at least one element selected from a group consisting of Mn, Co, Mg, Al, Ti, Cr, Fe, Cu, and Zr; x is in the range from 0.9 to 1.2; y is in the range from 0.3 to 0.95; and z is in the range from 1.8 to 2.4), wherein, when a value obtained by dividing an average of peak intensities observed between 1420 and 1450 cm−1 and between 1470 and 1500 cm−1 by the maximum intensity of a peak appearing between 520 and 620 cm−1 in an infrared absorption spectrum obtained by FT-IR is represented by A, A satisfies the following relational formula: 0.20y−0.05≦A≦0.53y−0.06.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nano-Composite Anode for High Capacity Batteries and Methods of Forming Same]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034524.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A battery anode comprised of metallic nanowire arrays is disclosed. In one embodiment the lithium battery uses Silicon nanowires or another element that alloy with Lithium or another element to produce high capacity lithium battery anodes.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034523.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Disclosed are a negative active material for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. The negative active material may include a metal oxide in an amount of about 20 wt % or more, and has a specific surface area of about 500 m2/g or less. The negative active material may be fiber including carbon black in which a metal oxide is internally impregnated and combined. This fiber includes only carbon black and a metal oxide internally doped. The fiber may have nanofiber having an average diameter ranging from about 50 nm to about 900 nm. In another embodiment, the fiber may have an average diameter ranging from about 150 nm to about 900 nm. When the fiber has an average diameter within these ranges, a metal oxide nanoparticle is internally well-impregnated, accomplishing excellent performance.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Active material for rechargeable lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034522.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An active material for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable battery, the active material including an active material core; and a thin film graphite layer on the core.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034521.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A current collector for a secondary battery (1) of the present invention includes a resin layer (2) having electrical conductivity, and an ion barrier layer (3) provided on the surface of the resin layer (2). The ion barrier layer (3) contains ion trapping particles (6) in which metal compounds (5) are provided on the surfaces of metal containing particles (4). The ion trapping particles (6) are continuously provided from an interface (7) between the resin layer (2) and the ion barrier layer (3) toward a surface (3a) of the ion barrier layer (3). Thus, the ion barrier layer (3) prevents from the entry of ions, so that the ion adsorption in the current collector (1) can be decreased.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SELF-SEALED METAL ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE OXIDE-ION BATTERY CELLS]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034520.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The outer surface of a metal electrode 202 of a rechargeable oxide-ion battery (ROB) cell is covered by its own dense electrolyte 204 and interconnection 206, where the dense electrolyte 204 and interconnection 206 hermetically seal the metal electrode away from oxygen-containing environment to prevent direct contact between active metal and oxygen which would lead to self discharge, thus, producing a self-sealed metal electrode of a ROB cell without introducing additional sealing components.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[MICROPOROUS MEMBRANES, METHODS FOR MAKING SUCH MEMBRANES, AND THE USE OF SUCH MEMBRANES AS BATTERY SEPARATOR FILM]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034519.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The invention relates to microporous membranes comprising polymer and having well-balanced permeability, shutdown temperature, and pin puncture strength. The invention also relates to methods for making such membranes, and the use of such membranes as battery separator film in, e.g., lithium ion secondary batteries.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[MICROPOROUS MEMBRANES, METHODS FOR MAKING SUCH MEMBRANES, AND THE USE OF SUCH MEMBRANES AS BATTERY SEPARATOR FILM]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034518.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A microporous membrane comprising polyolefin copolymer, the membrane having a shutdown temperature≦130.5° C. and a shutdown activation energy E2≧3.5×103 J/mol.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SECONDARY BATTERY USING AN ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034517.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[There is provided a lithium secondary battery which has excellent characteristics such as energy density and electromotive force and is excellent in cycle life and storage stability. An electrolyte solution for secondary battery comprising at least an aprotic solvent having an electrolyte dissolved therein and a compound represented by the general formula (1).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL EXHIBITING IMPROVED PROPERTY IN HIGH VOLTAGE]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034516.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Disclosed herein is a cathode active material including a lithium transition metal oxide based on at least one transition metal selected from a group consisting of Ni, Mn and Co. The lithium transition metal oxide contains fluorine, and most of the fluorine is present on a surface of the lithium transition metal oxide, and at least one metal selected from a group consisting of Mg, Ti, Zr, Al and Fe as well as sulfur (S) are further contained in the lithium transition metal oxide.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[RECHARGEABLE ZINC ION BATTERY]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034515.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The present invitation discloses a rechargeable zinc ion battery, in which anodic zinc will be electrochemically dissolved as Zn2+ions, diffuses to the cathodic electrode/electrolyte interface through the electrolyte, and zinc ions are subsequently intercalated into manganese dioxide during discharging. In charging, above-mentioned process will be reverse. The rechargeable zinc ion battery comprises a cathode formed from a compressed mixture of alpha manganese dioxide particles, electrically conductive particles and a binder; a zinc anode separated from cathode; an aqueous electrolyte contains zinc ions in which the pH value may be controlled between 4 and 7.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BATTERY PACK]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034514.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A battery pack having excellent assembling efficiency and strength against drop impact. The battery pack includes: an electrode assembly; a case that has a space accommodating the electrode assembly and includes a wing portion having a plurality of through-holes in at least one direction of the outer circumference; and a frame that includes a frame body disposed to encompass the outer circumference of the case and a frame coupling unit integrally formed with the frame body and coupling the case to the frame body via the through-holes.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SECONDARY BATTERY]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034513.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A secondary battery is disclosed. In one embodiment, the battery includes i) an electrode assembly and ii) first and second electrode tabs spaced apart from each other and extending from the electrode assembly, wherein the first and second electrode tabs have first and second outer surfaces, respectively. The battery may further include i) an electrolyte, ii) a movement prevention tape attached to at least a portion of at least one of the first and second outer surfaces, wherein at least part of the movement prevention tape is configured to become adhesive upon contacting the electrolyte and iii) a can accommodating the electrode assembly, electrode tabs and movement prevention tape.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[LITHIUM ALLOY-CARBON COMPOSITE NANOFIBERS AND METHODS OF FABRICATION]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034512.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A carbon/nanoparticle nanofiber includes a carbon base structure and a plurality of nanoparticles that include a lithium alloy or a lithium alloy precursor. One or more nanofibers may be formed into a nonwoven fabric. The fabric may be utilized as an electrode, such as for example in a battery. The carbon/nanoparticle composite nanofiber may be fabricated by forming a polymer/nanoparticle nanofiber, such as for example by a spinning technique, and carbonizing the polymer/nanoparticle nanofiber.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SEALED BATTERY]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034511.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A sealed battery with an electrode assembly and electrolyte enclosed in a battery case is provided, where a connection member can be attached to the battery case without requiring large space while avoiding increasing the length of the lead wire. The sealed battery includes: a battery case enclosing an electrode assembly and electrolyte, for serving as a terminal of one polarity of the electrode assembly; an external terminal provided on the battery case in such a way that it is electrically insulated from the battery case, for serving as a terminal of another polarity of the electrode assembly; and a sealant member for sealing a fill port for the electrolyte provided side by side with the external terminal on the battery case. A connection member to which a lead wire is to be connected is provided on the battery case to cover at least part of the sealant member.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034510.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method for producing a battery includes forming a space by expanding a liquid housing portion, the liquid housing portion being present at one end of an outer package that houses a battery element, through supply of gas from an opening portion formed at the other end of the outer package; injecting an electrolytic solution from the opening portion to store the electrolytic solution in the space of the liquid housing portion; degassing the outer package through the opening portion in a vacuum state; sealing the opening portion; and impregnating the electrolytic solution into the battery element.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SEPARATOR HAVING POROUS COATING LAYER, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE CONTAINING THE SAME]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034509.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A separator includes a monolayer-type polyolefin-based micro-porous film having a porosity of 40 to 60%, an average pore diameter of 60 nm or less, and an air permeability of 350 s/100 mL or less; and a porous coating layer formed on at least one surface of the micro-porous film and made of a mixture of a plurality of inorganic particles and a binder polymer. An electrochemical device having the above separator has excellent thermal stability and allows a high power while minimizing the occurrence of leak current.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Battery Separator]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034508.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A battery includes a separator with a trapping layer that traps dissolved metal ions.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Electricity Storage Module and Electricity Storage Device Equipped Therewith]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034507.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An electricity storage module includes a casing 110 that includes an intake port 114 through which a cooling medium is taken in located at one end of the casing, and an outlet port 115 through which the cooling medium is let out, located at another end of the casing. A plurality of electricity storage elements 140 are arrayed from the intake port 114 toward the outlet port 115 with clearances set between the electricity storage elements, and the clearances present between the electricity storage elements 140 are altered so as to achieve a higher flow velocity for the cooling medium on the outlet port side compared to the flow velocity of the cooling medium on the intake port side.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[REVERSE USE BATTERY PACK DESIGN]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034506.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A battery pack of a handheld device has two coupling sections configured at a side surface in the face of a battery slot of the handheld device, where the coupling sections correspond to a coupling structure of the battery slot. As the battery pack is installed in the battery slot, the coupling sections engage with the coupling structure respectively for keeping the battery pack from detaching out of the battery slot. The battery pack may also have an upturned position to be installed in a second type of battery slot of another handheld device, where the coupling sections also correspond to and engage with a coupling structure of the second battery slot and keep the battery pack from detaching out of the second battery slot.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ANODE AND LITHIUM BATTERY WITH THE ANODE]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034505.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An anode and a lithium battery comprising the same are disclosed. The anode comprises a current collector, and an anode material coated on or filled within the current collector. The anode material comprises a carbon material and an adhesive, and the adhesive comprises a hydrophobic polymer binder and a sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, in which an average molecular weight of the sodium carboxymethyl cellulose ranges from about 10×105 to about 12×105, a substitution degree of the sodium carboxymethyl cellulose ranges from about 0.65 to about 0.9, and the sodium carboxymethyl cellulose ranges from about 0.5% to about 0.7% of the anode material by weight.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[FLAT SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE GROUP, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND FLAT SECONDARY BATTERY WITH FLAT SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE GROUP]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034504.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Innermost parts (8A, 9A) of bent portions of an electrode group (1) are positioned opposite each other relative to a center line (6).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND SECONDARY BATTERY MODULE USING THE SAME]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034503.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A positive electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery that can stably inhibit heat generation, a lithium-ion secondary battery comprising the positive electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery as a positive electrode material that is excellent in safety during charging, and a secondary battery module using the lithium-ion secondary battery are provided. The positive electrode material for a lithium-ion secondary battery of the present invention is characterized in that: a coating layer comprising a phosphate compound and an oxide or fluoride containing A (where A denotes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Al, Ti, and Cu) is formed on a layered lithium-manganese composite oxide represented by the following formula: LiMnxM1-xO2 (where 0.1≦x≦0.6 and M denotes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Li, Mg, Al, Ti, Co, Ni, and Mo); andthe atomic concentration of phosphorus on the outer side of the coating layer is greater than that on the lithium-manganese composite oxide side of the coating layer.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[RECHARGEABLE BATTERY WITH CURRENT LIMITER]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034502.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A rechargeable battery comprises a battery cell comprising a plurality of battery component films on a substrate, the battery component films including at least a pair of electrodes about an electrolyte. A current limiter is electrically coupled to the battery cell to limit the current flowing through the battery cell when (i) the current flowing through the battery cell exceeds a predefined current, (ii) the temperature of the battery cell exceeds a predefined temperature, or (iii) both.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Battery Pack Configuration to Reduce Hazards Associated with Internal Short Circuits]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034501.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A battery pack, or battery pack module, is provided that is configured to respond to a short circuit of moderate current in a manner that minimizes the risk of an initial thermal runaway event propagating throughout the battery pack/battery pack module. In general, the battery pack/battery module allows pre-selection of which cell of the cells comprising the battery pack/battery pack module will be the last cell to respond to the short circuit. As a result, a thermal isolation barrier may be used to separate the preselected cell from the other cells of the battery pack/battery pack module, thereby minimizing the risk of excessive heating and extensive collateral damage.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[CELL STRUCTURE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034500.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An electrochemical device comprising alternating layers of positive and negative electrodes separated from each other by separator layers. The electrode layers extend beyond the periphery of the separator layers providing superior contact between the electrodes and battery terminals, eliminating the need for welding the electrode to the terminal. Electrical resistance within the battery is decreased and thermal conductivity of the cell is increased allowing for superior heat removal from the battery and increased efficiency. Increased internal pressure within the battery can be alleviated without damaging or removing the battery from service while keeping the contents of the battery sealed off from the atmosphere by a pressure release system. Nonoperative cells within a battery assembly can also be removed from service by shorting the nonoperative cell thus decreasing battery life.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING BATTERY CELL HEAT]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034499.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An apparatus includes a thermal strap that connects a first terminal of a first battery cell and a second terminal of a second battery cell. The thermal strap has high thermal and electrical conductivity. A wall link connects the thermal strap to a wall having high thermal conductivity. The wall link includes a first portion having high thermal and electrical conductivity and a second portion having high thermal conductivity but low electrical conductivity. The second portion is located between the first portion and the wall.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[FUEL CELL, PLATE HAVING THROUGH-PLANE CONDUCTIVITY, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034498.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A fuel cell, a plate having through-plane conductivity and a manufacturing method of the plate are disclosed. The plate having through-plane conductivity includes a substrate and a plurality of linear conductors. The linear conductors are respectively coated with a metal material, and are oriented by a magnetic field to arrange in the substrate with an extending direction perpendicular to a plane surface of the substrate. The substrate is made of an epoxy resin material, the linear conductors are carbon fibers, and the metal material is a magnetic material, such as iron, cobalt or nickel. The fuel cell includes bipolar plates that are respectively made of the above-described plate having through-plane conductivity.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Battery Pack with Cell-Level Fusing]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034497.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A battery pack, or battery pack module, is provided that achieves improved battery pack performance, system reliability and system safety while impacting only a small region of the battery pack/battery module, and thus having only a minor impact on battery pack cost, complexity, weight and size. The battery pack/battery module is designed such that the fusible interconnects associated with a single battery, or a specific fusible interconnect associated with a single battery, will be the last interconnect(s) to fuse during a short circuit event. The risk of sustained arcing for the predetermined interconnect(s) is minimized through the use of rapid clearing interconnects. As a result, the risk of damage and excessive heating is also minimized.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[HIGH CURRENT CONNECTION DEVICE FOR ENERGY STORAGE]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034496.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The present invention relates to a high current connection device for contacting multiple energy storage units of an energy storage in parallel and/or in series, having the following characteristics: two poles for connecting the high current connection device to a current consumer, at least two positive terminal contacting connections for connecting to positive terminals of the energy storage units, at least two negative terminal contacting connections for connecting to negative terminals of the energy storage units, a printed circuit board for receiving the poles, the positive terminal contacting connections and the negative terminal contacting connections, and wherein each positive terminal contacting connection is assigned to one negative terminal contacting connection and one energy storage unit. Furthermore, the present invention relates to an energy storage in particular for hybrid vehicles, comprising multiple energy storage units, wherein the energy storage units are electrically connected in parallel and/or in series to each other by the high current connection device described above, and/or wherein the energy storage can be connected to a current consumer via the high current connection device.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BATTERY PACK]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034495.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A battery pack comprises a battery cell, a circuit module electrically connected to the battery cell, a first case covering one side of the battery cell, a second case covering an opposite side of the battery cell and one side of the circuit module, wherein the second case is coupled to the first case, and a third case covering an opposite side of the circuit module, wherein the third case is coupled to the first case and the second case.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[External terminal assembly and battery pack including the same]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034494.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An external terminal assembly for establishing a connection between a battery pack and an electrical connector of an external device and a battery pack including the same, the external terminal assembly including an external terminal, the external terminal being electrically connectable to the electrical connector of the external device; a terminal holder on a protection circuit substrate, the terminal holder fixing a position of the external terminal; and a top case covering the protection circuit substrate and the terminal holder, the top case including holes exposing the external terminal.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ELECTRODE DEVICE, GENERATOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR POWER GENERATION BY MEANS  OF MEMBRANE-POTENTIAL SHUNTING]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034493.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An electrode device (100) set up for membrane-potential shunting to cells (1) with membrane casings (2) comprises a cell holder (10) designed to hold the cells, and an electrode support (20) having at least two electrodes (21) of a first polarity, wherein the electrodes (21) are designed as protrusions which extend over one surface of the electrode support (20) and are electrically insulated relative to the surface of the electrode support (20), and wherein the electrodes (21) are arranged so that when the cell holder (10) is populated with cells (1), the electrodes (21) are positioned in the cells (1). A generator device (200) designed to generate electric power through membrane-potential shunting to cells (1) with a membrane casing (2) is described, and a method to generate electric power by shunting of a membrane potential to the cells (1).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[CARBON MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0034463.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method of producing a carbon material which is mainly composed of graphene-containing carbon particles is provided. The method includes a step of producing carbon particles from an organic material by maintaining a mixture containing the organic substance as a starting material, hydrogen peroxide and water under conditions of a temperature of 300° C. to 1000° C. and a pressure of 22 MPa or more. The method further includes a step of heat-treating the carbon particles at a higher temperature than the temperature maintained in the carbon particle producing step. The carbon material produced by the present method has a structure in which substances such as ions can easily enter and leave the graphene structures of the carbon particles, making the carbon material be useful as active materials of secondary batteries and electric double layer capacitors.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Electrochemical Battery Pack with Reduced Magnetic Field Emission and Corresponding Devices]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0033845.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A battery pack with reduced magnetic field emissions includes a plurality of cells (1301,1302) coupled electrically together by a first electrical conductor (1307) and a second electrical conductor (1308). The first electrical conductor (1307) couples positive terminals (1305,1306) to a terminal block (1311), while the second electrical conductor (1308) couples the negative terminals (1303,1304) to the terminal block (1311). Each cell (1301,1302) contains an asymmetrical internal electrode construction (1313,1314) having electrical tabs (502,503) coupled to a cathode and anode. The cells (1301,1302) can be arranged with their corresponding asymmetrical internal electrode constructions (1313,1314) oriented in different directions to reduce magnetic field emissions. The first electrical conductor (1307) and second electrical conductor (1308) can be routed such that magnetic fields generated by discharge currents tend to reduce other magnetic fields produced by other components within the battery pack.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[PORTABLE POWER MODULE ASSEMBLY]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0033416.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a power module that includes a power source. The apparatus also includes a power consumption module that is configured to consume power from the power source. Further, the apparatus includes a power control module that is configured to selectively regulate power from the power source to the power consumption module. Each of the power module, power consumption module, and power control module includes a positive power terminal, a negative power terminal, and at least one neutral terminal. The power module, power consumption module, and power control module each is removably interconnected adjacently to at least another of the power module, power consumption module, and power control module via engagement between the positive power terminals of the at least one adjacent module, the negative power terminals of the at least one adjacent module, and the neutral terminals of the at least one adjacent module.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BATTERY PACK, CHARGING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE BATTERY PACK, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE CHARGING SYSTEM]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0032643.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A battery pack, a charging system including the battery pack, and a method of controlling the charging system are disclosed. The battery pack includes a plurality of rechargeable battery cells and a protection circuit for protecting the battery cells. The protection circuit includes an analog front end (AFE) integrated circuit (IC) and a microcomputer. The AFE IC is for supplying an operating voltage of a microcomputer to the microcomputer and to a charging device. Thus, when the battery pack is charged, an abnormal operation of the AFE IC can be detected by the charging device and the charging of the battery pack stopped, thereby preventing an explosion of the battery pack.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BATTERY PACK, CHARGER, AND CHARGING SYSTEM]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0032639.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A battery pack, a charger, and a charging system. The battery pack includes a rechargeable battery, and a protection circuit to control charging and discharging of the battery, wherein the protection circuit includes a micom to output an operating state signal representing an operating state of the micom and a malfunction transferring unit to transfer information on whether the battery is malfunctioning based on the operating state signal. Accordingly, when an error is detected by the protection circuit of the battery pack, charging is stopped, and thus the battery pack may be stably charged.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[GRAPHENE BASED ELECTRODES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTIONS, AND ELECTROOXIDATION PROCESS FOR THE REMOVAL OF CONTAMINANTS FROM LIQUIDS USING SAID ELECTRODES]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2012/0031852.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An electrode is described completely made of graphenes or containing high amounts of these compounds in mixture with nanostructured or non-nanostructured carbon-based materials. An electrooxidation process for the removal of contaminants from liquids, and a reactor for performing the process, based on the use of said electrodes, are also described.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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