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<title>freepatentsonline.com: 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[Fuel cell cartridge with reformate filtering]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7622207.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Described herein is a portable storage device that stores a hydrogen fuel source. The storage device includes a bladder that contains the hydrogen fuel source and conforms to the volume of the hydrogen fuel source. A housing provides mechanical protection for the bladder. The storage device also includes a connector that interfaces with a mating connector to permit transfer of the fuel source between the bladder and a device that includes the mating connector. The device may be a portable electronics device such as a laptop computer. Refillable hydrogen fuel source storage devices and systems are also described. Hot swappable fuel storage systems described herein allow a portable hydrogen fuel source storage device to be removed from a fuel processor or electronics device it provides the hydrogen fuel source to, without shutting down the receiving device or without compromising hydrogen fuel source provision.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fuel cell system and fuel cell starting method]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7622209.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The present invention provides a system in which a fuel cell can be operated using a fuel having a constantly optimum concentration and the time taken to start the fuel cell is shortened. A low-concentration fuel for performing a power generation reaction and a high-concentration fuel for performing the power generation reaction and a reaction for raising the temperature of a power generation cell are stored respectively in separate storage vessels. The fuel supplied to a negative electrode can be instantaneously changed over according to the temperature of the power generation cell. This makes it possible to perform an operation at a constantly optimum fuel concentration. By having the capability to raise the power generation cell temperature in a short time, it is possible to reduce the capacity of an auxiliary battery used when power generation cell temperature is low, and to reduce the fuel cell system in size.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fuel supplying apparatus for a fuel cell which stabilizes fuel concentration]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7622210.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A fuel supplying apparatus is proposed, having a fuel and a polymer to control rate of fuel release. When the fuel supplying apparatus is applied in a fuel cell, the rate of fuel release is controlled using the polymer to maintain fuel concentration in the fuel tank of the fuel cell within a certain range without additionally installing devices and tubes for controlling fuel concentration. Thus, operation efficiency of the fuel cell is improved.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Secondary battery having a terminal for surface mounting]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7622226.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Disclosed is a secondary battery having a terminal for surface mounting which includes a power generating element and a battery case for housing the power generating element. The power generating element includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an organic electrolyte. The battery case includes a positive electrode can electrically connected with the positive electrode and a negative electrode can electrically connected with the negative electrode, and a gasket interposed between the positive electrode can and the negative electrode can. The organic electrolyte contains an organic solvent in which a solute is dissolved, and the organic solvent contains sulfolane and 1,2-dimethoxyethane. Amounts of the sulfolane and the 1,2-dimethoxyethane are 80 to 95 volume % and 5 to 20 volume %, respectively, with respect to the total amount of the sulfolane and the 1,2-dimethoxyethane. The organic electrolyte contains LiN(CF 3 SO 2 ) 2  in 0.9 to 1.3 mol/L.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Liquid fuel mixing apparatus and direct liquid feed fuel cell system including the same]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7622213.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A liquid fuel mixing apparatus includes a water chamber, a fuel chamber, and a partition arranged substantially vertically between the water chamber and the fuel chamber. The partition includes a passage to permit communication between the water chamber and the fuel chamber. The water chamber includes a first port for the inflow of water and air recovered from a cathode of the fuel cell. The fuel chamber includes a third port for the inflow of unreacted fuel and CO 2  from an anode of the fuel cell, a fourth port for the inflow of a liquid fuel from a liquid fuel tank, and a fifth port for the outflow of a mixed fuel to the fuel cell.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Compact electrochemical converter]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7622212.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An electrochemical converter ( 1 ) with protonic membrane, includes a plurality of series-connected unit electrochemical conversion cells ( 2 a,  2 b,  2 c , . . . ), a first substrate including the protonic membrane having a first surface on which a succession of first deposits is made forming a series of spaced anodes, and a second surface on which a succession of second deposits is made forming a series of spaced cathodes located opposite the anodes, the anodes and cathodes forming a plurality of unit conversion cells ( 2 a,  2 b,  2 c , . . . ) and connection tracks between a cathode of one unit cell and an anode of an adjacent unit cell, passing through the first substrate between the unit conversion cells.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fuel cell capable of preventing anode oxidation]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7622214.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A fuel cell includes an electrolyte electrode assembly including a cathode, and an anode, and an electrolyte interposed between the cathode and the anode. The anode is made of porous material of Ni, for example. A dense layer is formed integrally on an outer circumferential surface of the anode as a protective layer by densifying process. The dense layer prevents an exhaust gas from flowing into the anode. The dense layer is formed by heating an outer circumferential region of the anode by a laser or the like.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Battery pack]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7622219.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A battery pack ( 10 ) includes: a battery ( 1 ); a circuit substrate ( 5 ) having a charge/discharge safety circuit and arranged on one end face ( 3 ) of the battery; and an end case ( 6 ) in which an external connection terminal ( 7 ) is set. In this battery pack, the circuit substrate ( 5 ) is arranged inside the end case ( 6 ), and the end case ( 6 ) is secured to the battery by screws ( 12 ) with a screw head ( 12 a ) extending through and engaging with the end case ( 6 ) at both ends and tips of the screw ( 12 ) being engaged into the end face ( 3 ) at both ends of the battery ( 1 ). This achieves a compact battery pack with a reduced connection resistance, while achieving both high reliability and productivity.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and positive electrode active material therefor]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7622221.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a manganese oxide having a spinel structure, wherein the manganese oxide is represented by the general formula: Li 1+a Mn 2−x−a M x O 4+y , where M is a transition metal element having an oxidation number of 2 or greater, M≠Mn, 0.17≦x≦0.5, −0.2≦y≦0.5 and 0≦a≦0.2.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Composite electrolyte membrane, catalyst-coated membrane assembly, membrane-electrode assembly and polymer electrolyte fuel cell]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7622215.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[To provide a polymer electrolyte membrane having excellent size stability and excellent mechanical strength that can sufficiently prevent the size change due to the swelling condition, the displacement of the polymer electrolyte membrane and the formation of wrinkles during the production of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell, and can prevent damage during the production and operation of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell. In a composite electrolyte membrane including a porous reinforcement layer made of a resin and an electrolyte layer made of a polymer electrolyte and laminated at least one main surface of the reinforcement layer, the direction having a high tensile modulus of elasticity in the reinforcement layer is substantially corresponded with the direction having a high rate of size change in the electrolyte layer.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lithium secondary battery negative-electrode component material and lithium secondary battery]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7622225.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Affords for lithium secondary batteries a negative electrode component material that enhances battery cyclability by inhibiting dendritic growth that occurs during charging/discharging due to the reaction of the metallic lithium and organic electrolyte.  A substrate for a lithium-secondary-battery negative-electrode component material ( 5 ), in which a metallic lithium film ( 3 ) is formed atop the substrate and onto the metallic lithium film an inorganic solid electrolytic film ( 4 ) is formed, is created from an electrical insulator that can be a polyethylene film ( 1 ). A configuration providing an electrically insulating layer at the interface between a metal base material and the metallic lithium film may also be utilized as the substrate.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7622223.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode containing a positive active material, a negative electrode containing a negative active material and a nonaqueous electrolyte. Characteristically, the positive active material comprises a mixture of a lithium transition metal complex oxide A obtained by incorporating at least Zr and Mg into LiCoO 2  and a lithium transition metal complex oxide B having a layered structure and containing at least Ni and Mn as the transition metal.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lithium storage cell presenting both a high electrical potential and a high lithium insertion capacity]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7622224.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A lithium storage cell comprises at least a first electrode comprising an active material wherein Li +  cations can be inserted, a second electrode and an electrolyte. The active material of the first electrode comprises a linear condensed compound comprising at least two tetrahedra, respectively of AO 4  and A′O 4  type, bonded by a common oxygen atom. A transition metal ion M 2+  with a degree of oxidation of +2 selected from the group consisting of Ni 2+ , Co 2+ , Mn 2+ , Fe 2+  and Ti 2+  is inserted in the linear condensed compound, and the ratio between the number of Li +  cations able to be inserted in the active material and the number of transition metal ions M 2+  is strictly greater than 1. A and A′ are selected from the group consisting of P 5+ , Si 4+ , Al 3+ , S 6+ , Ge 4+ , B 3+ .]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hydrophilic fuel cell bipolar plate having a plasma induced polymerization coating]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7622211.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A fuel cell electrically conductive element is provided with a polymeric surface comprising a flow field, at least a part of the flow field having a grafted, permanently hydrophilic, polymer coating. The element is made by applying a layer of a monomer mixture of a hydrophilic, ethylenically-unsaturated monomer and a crosslinking monomer to the electrically conductive element surface and polymerizing the applied monomer mixture layer with a plasma whereby the polymerized layer is grafted to the polymeric surface.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Supports for fuel cell catalysts]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7622216.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The durability of a fuel cell having a polymer electrolyte membrane with an anode on one surface and an oxygen-reducing cathode on the other surface is improved by substituting electrically conductive titanium carbide or titanium nitride particles for carbon particles as oxygen-reducing and hydrogen-oxidizing catalyst supports. For example nanosize platinum particles deposited on nanosize titanium carbide or titanium nitride support particles provide good oxygen reduction capability and are corrosion resistant in an acid environment. It is preferred that the catalyst-on-titanium carbide (nitride) particles be mixed with non-catalyst-bearing carbon in the electrode material for improved electrode performance.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fuel cell nanocatalyst]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7622217.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A fuel cell cathode catalyst is provided comprising nanostructured elements comprising microstructured support whiskers bearing nanoscopic catalyst particles; wherein the catalyst comprises platinum and manganese and at least one other metal selected from the group consisting of Group VIb metals, Group VIIb metals and Group VIIIb metals other than platinum and manganese; wherein the volume ratio of platinum to the sum of all other metals in the catalyst is between about 1 and about 4 and wherein the Mn content is equal to or greater than about 5 micrograms/cm2 areal density. Typically, the volume ratio of manganese to the at least one other metal is between 10:90 and 90:10. Typically, the at least one other metal is Ni or Co. In addition, a fuel cell MBA comprising the present cathode catalyst is provided. In addition, methods of making the present cathode catalyst are provided.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Polymer electrolyte and fuel cell using the same]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7622220.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A polymer electrolyte forming composition includes a trialkoxysilane containing an epoxy group, polyethyleneimine, and at least one of heteropolyacid and trifluoromethanesulfoneimide.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and production method thereof]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7622218.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An electrode in sheet form includes a current collector and an electrode mixture layer carried on each side thereof. The electrode is bent in the longitudinal direction thereof, to cause a large number of cracks in at least the electrode mixture layer to be positioned on the inner side of the current collector when wound, such that the cracks extend from the surface of the electrode mixture layer to the current collector in the direction intersecting with the longitudinal direction of the electrode. This bending process includes the steps of: bending the electrode at a curvature that is smaller than that of the winding core at least once; and thereafter bending the electrode at a curvature that is equal to or larger than that of the winding core. For example, this process is performed by arranging rollers such that their diameters decrease gradually and pressing the electrode against these rollers. This invention provides an electrode that does not break when wound to form an electrode assembly.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Reaction device, and fuel cell device and electronic apparatus using the reaction device]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7622208.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Disclosed is a reaction device including: a reactor, a heat insulating container housing the reactor, a pipe penetrating a wall of the insulating container to connect the reactor to an outside of the insulating container, wherein the wall of the heat insulating container includes at least two regions each having a different infrared absorptivity, and the region of the wall of higher infrared absorptivity is disposed on the same plane of the wall where the pipe penetrates. Also disclosed are a fuel cell device and an electronic apparatus using the reaction device.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and manufacturing method thereof]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7622222.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode  2  containing a positive electrode active material comprising a lithium-transition metal oxide having a layered structure, a negative electrode  1  and a nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein a surface treatment layer containing a compound represented by the chemical formula M l P m O n  (wherein M is at least one element which can have a valence of 2, and l, m and n are integers in a range satisfying 2l+5m=2n) is formed on at least a part of the surface of the positive electrode active material.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ionic conducting gels, preparation method thereof and use of same]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7622422.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method of preparing an ionic conducting gel in solid form, known as ionogel. The method includes a step of mixing an ionic liquid with at least one molecular precursor containing at least one hydrolyzable group, if necessary in the presence of an acid, such as a carboxylic acid. The mixture is subsequently left to stand for one or more days until a gel is formed by polycondensation of the molecular precursor(s). The gel contains the aforementioned ionic liquid and can be set, in particular in transparent monolithic solid form.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pulse-discharge battery testing methods and apparatus]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7622929.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method for evaluating the conditions a battery comprises applying a discharge pulse to the battery and monitoring a response of the battery to the discharge pulse. In some embodiments a measure of battery condition is based at least in part on at least one of first and second parameters. The first parameter is related to the decrease in battery voltage after the onset of the discharge pulse. The second parameter is related to the recovery of the battery voltage after the discharge pulse. The first and/or second parameters may be supplied as inputs to an evaluation system such as a neural network, a fuzzy logic inference engine or the like.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Synthesis of radioactive materials and compositions of same]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7622532.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The present invention relates generally to synthesis of radioactive material, such as a tritiated polymer, and an apparatus for generating electrical current from the nuclear decay process of a radioactive material. In one embodiment, the invention relates to an energy cell (e.g., a battery) for generating electrical current derived from particle emissions occurring within a radioactive material such as a tritiated polymer) on pore walls of a porous semiconductor. The radioactive material may be introduced into the energy cell by a wetting process.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Liquid-gas separator for direct liquid feed fuel cell]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7621982.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A liquid-gas separator for a direct liquid feed fuel cell includes a tube having an opening portion at a sidewall thereof; liquid extracting members that selectively transmit the liquid in the tube and located at both ends of the tube; a gas extracting membrane that selectively transmits the gas and covers the opening portion; an inlet that guides the liquid and the gas into the tube; chambers that surround an outer side of the liquid extracting member; and outlets that guide the liquid in the chambers to the outside by being connected to the chamber.]]></description>
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