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<title>freepatentsonline.com: Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process</title>
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<title><![CDATA[Separator of a fuel cell and a manufacturing method thereof]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7364814.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A separator of a fuel cell includes a base material and a surface treatment layer formed on the base material. The surface treatment layer includes a base material-side portion made from metal and a base material opposite-side portion made from carbon formed at an atom level or composite materials of carbon and metal or semi-metal. The surface treatment layer may further include carbon particle composite layer formed on the base material opposite-side portion formed at an atom level. In a manufacturing method of the above separator of a fuel cell, the base material opposite-side portion is formed by dry coating.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method of preserving fuel cell membrane electrode assembly]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7364815.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method of preserving a fuel cell membrane electrode assembly in which catalyst electrodes are stacked on each surface of a polymer electrolyte is to preserve the fuel cell membrane electrode assembly in an airtight package that prevents oxygen, moisture and a function inhibitor from permeating through the package.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Multi-function solid oxide fuel cell bundle and method of making the same]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7364812.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A multi-function bundle having all of the basic support functions integrated therein can be used as a basic building block component, for example, in a fuel cell engine. The multi-function bundle is modular, easy to assemble, and able to withstand the physical and thermal shocks encountered in mobile applications. The multi-function bundle utilizes fully distributed fuel and oxidant supply systems which help to reduce temperature gradients throughout the array of fuel cells. The multi-function bundle may be comprised of a plurality of fuel cells, an oxidant supply system, a fuel supply system and a support structure which integrates the fuel cells, oxidant supply system, and fuel supply system into a single unit. The oxidant and fuel supply systems may be fully distributed. The fuel supply system may include one or more fuel feed tube assemblies which allow distributed internal fuel reformation and reduce temperature gradients throughout the array of fuel cells.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Laminate type battery and method for manufacturing the same]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7364816.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A laminate type battery comprises a substrate, a power generating element which has at least one single cell made by a positive electrode layer, an electrolyte layer and a negative electrode layer which are sandwiched by collecting layers from both sides thereof, and an electric circuit portion having electrode terminals which connect the collecting layers to an external device and circuitries which connect the collecting layers and the electrode terminals. In the battery, the power generating element and the electric circuit portion are formed by stacking a plurality of layers on the substrate, and each of the layers is configured such that the power generating element and the electric circuit portion are formed by stacking the layers.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nickel positive electrode plate and alkaline storage battery]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7364818.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[In order to provide a nickel-metal hydride storage battery capable of preventing the formation of a minute chemical short circuit between the positive and negative electrodes while exhibiting an excellent self-discharge resistance, a nickel positive electrode plate is formed by filling an active material mainly composed of a hydroxide of nickel into a porous sintered nickel substrate, followed by further forming a layer of a manganese compound containing manganese with a valence of 2 or more on the surface thereof, and an alkaline storage battery is configured by using this nickel positive electrode plate.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Combined energy storage and fuel generation with reversible fuel cells]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7364810.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An electrochemical system includes a reversible fuel cell system which generates electrical energy and reactant product from fuel and oxidizer in a fuel cell mode and which generates the fuel and oxidant from the reactant product and the electrical energy in an electrolysis mode. The system also includes a reactant product delivery device which is adapted to supply the reactant product to the reversible fuel cell system operating in the electrolysis mode, in addition to or instead of the reactant product generated by the reversible fuel cell system in the fuel cell mode, and a fuel removal device which is adapted to remove the fuel generated by the reversible fuel cell system operating in the electrolysis mode from the electrochemical system.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Alkaline electrochemical cell with a blended zinc powder]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7364819.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An electrochemical cell with a blended zinc powder is disclosed. The blended zinc powder includes selected portions of a first zinc powder and a second zinc powder. In a preferred embodiment, the first and second powders are divided into groups based on ranges in their particle size distribution. Particle characteristics such as roughness and elongation are used to selected groups of both powders that are combined to produce the blended zinc powder. The blended zinc powders enable battery manufacturers to maximize the cell's run time while minimizing the cost of the zinc.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Secondary battery and method of manufacturing the same]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7364817.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a separator interposed therebetween. A container receives the electrode assembly, and a cap assembly is fixed to the container to seal the container. A collector plate is electrically connected to the electrode assembly. The positive electrode, the negative electrode, or both has an uncoated region uncoated with active material. The uncoated region has a bent portion and the collector plate can be electrically connected to the bent portion of the uncoated region.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ink for forming catalyst layer, and electrode and membrane-electrode assembly using the same]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7364813.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The present invention provides ink for forming a catalyst layer containing at least a cation conductive polymer electrolyte, catalyst-supporting particles including conductive carbon particles and an electrode catalyst supported thereon, and a dispersion medium, wherein the polymer electrolyte has a mean inertia radius of 150 to 300 nm. A catalyst layer made of the catalyst layer ink improves in gas diffusion property and increases cell voltage, which allows providing a proton conductive polymer electrolyte fuel cell capable of maintaining the high cell voltage for a long time.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Card connector]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7364820.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The invention relates to a card connector. On one side of a housing  11  into which a card  1  having a cutaway portion  2  on one end side of a tip end is to be inserted, the card connector has a sliding member  50  which has a projecting portion  51  to be fitted into the cutaway portion  2  of the card  1 , and which is movable in a card insertion/extraction direction. Erroneous insertion preventing means into which, when the card  1  is erroneously inserted in an inverted surface and rear face relationship and inclined so as to eliminate a gap which is formed by the cutaway portion  2  of the card  1  positioned in a side in the housing  11  opposite to the sliding member  50 , an edge of a tip end portion of the card  1  on the side of the cutaway portion  2  is fitted to block insertion of the card  1  is disposed at a position on a side face portion  33  of the housing  11  opposite to the sliding member  50 , the position being close toward a card insertion port  10.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Powdered lithium transition metal oxide having doped interface layer and outer layer and method for preparation of the same]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7364793.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The present invention provides a powdered lithium transition metal oxide useful as a major component for cathode active material of rechargeable lithium batteries, comprising a lithium transition metal oxide particle, a doped interface layer formed near the surface of the particle, and a thermodynamically and mechanically stable outer layer, and a method of preparing the same.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Battery charger]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7365514.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A universal battery charger is described for accommodating a range of batteries. An adapter or connector is provided for each different type of battery which engages the standard housing including the main power supply. The adapter includes electronics which control the charging process, customised for each battery type. The adapter forms the front part of the charger and slides in from the front.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 29, 2008</pubDate>
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