U.S. BATTERY AND FUEL CELL PATENTS

Compiled by Eddie T. Seo
etseo@netway.net
Littleton, CO

Official Gazette, Volume 1278 (January 2004)

U.S. 6,672,077 (20040106), Hydrogen storage in nanostructure with physisorption, Keith Bradley, Philip G. Collins, Jean­Christophe P. Gabriel, Young­Kyun Kwon, Seung­Hoon Jhi, and George Gruner, Nanomix, Inc.

U.S. 6,672,078 (20040106), Hydrogen infrastructure, a combined bulk hydrogen storage/single stage metal hydride hydrogen compressor therefor and alloys for use therein, Stanford R. Ovshinsky, Rosa T. Young, Baoquan Huang, Farshad Bavarian, and Gene Nemanich, Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.

U.S. 6,672,372 (20040106), Hydrogen storage device for avoiding powder dispersion, Yu­Chu Li, Shih­Ming Lee, and Jenn­Chen Tang, Industrial Technology Research Institute (TW).

U.S. 6,672,502 (20040106), Method for making devices having intermetallic structures and intermetallic devices made thereby, Brian Kevin Paul, Richard Dean Wilson, and David Eli Alman, The State of Oregon.

U.S. 6,672,620 (20040106), Vehicle body rear part structure, Masahiro Kawazu, Hiroshi Osato, Yoshihiro Shimizu, Tohru Ono, Masanobu Yamashiro, and Masaru Shibasawa, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 6,673,127 (20040106), Method of forming robust metal, metal oxide, and metal alloy layers on ion-conductive polymer membranes, Robert J. Allen, James R. Giallombardo, and Emory S. DeCastro, DeNora SpA (IT).

U.S. 6,673,128 (20040106), Method for sealing battery container, Robert Payne and Gary M. Searle, The Gillette Co.

U.S. 6,673,129 (20040106), Method of manufacturing a lithium battery, Martinus Jacobus Johannes Hack and Hans Feil, Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (NL).

U.S. 6,673,130 (20040106), Method of fabrication of electrodes and electrolytes, Alan F. Jankowski and Jeffrey D. Morse, The Regents of the University of California.

U.S. 6,673,136 (20040106), Air filtration arrangements having fluted media constructions and methods, Gary R. Gillingham, Mark A. Gogins, and Thomas M. Weik, Donaldson Co., Inc.

U.S. 6,673,260 (20040106), Heat absorbing temperature control devices and method, Claude Q. C. Hayes.

U.S. 6,673,270 (20040106), Process for the preparation of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, Krijn Pieter De Jong, Coen Willem Johannes Pieterse, and Ronald Jan Schoonebeek, Shell Oil Co.

U.S. 6,673,273 (20040106), Crosslinked polymer electrolyte compositions, Dinh Ba Le, Jerome Edward Scanlan, and Ravindra L. Arudi, 3M Innovative Properties Co.

U.S. 6,673,284 (20040106), Method of making flexible graphite sheet having increased isotropy, Robert Angelo Mercuri, Jeffrey John Gough, and Ronald Alfred Greinke, Advanced Energy Technology Inc.

U.S. 6,673,289 (20040106), Manufacture of materials from graphite particles, Robert Anderson Reynolds III, Julian Norley, and Ronald Alfred Greinke, Advanced Energy Technology Inc.

U.S. 6,673,327 (20040106), Method for the selective oxidation of carbon monoxide in hydrogen-containing gases, Dianna Fokelina Bakker, Michael Johannes Franciscus Maria Verhaak, and Paulus Johannes De Wild, Shell Oil Co.

U.S. 6,673,436 (20040106), Moisture absorbing formed article, Yohei Kawaguchi, Masayuki Fujimori, Teruo Uchibori, Kaneto Ohyama, and Atsushi Nishino, Dynic Corp. (JP).

U.S. 6,673,445 (20040106), Polybenzazole fibers and their utilization, Tooru Kitagawa, Hideki Sugihara, Yoshimitsu Sakaguchi, Atsushi Kaji, and Yukihiro Nomura, Toyo Boseki Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 6,673,479 (20040106), System and method for enabling the real time buying and selling of electricity generated by fuel cell powered vehicles, Grant McArthur and Aaron Hardwick, Hydrogenics Corp.

U.S. 6,673,480 (20040106), Sensor cell for an electrochemical fuel cell stack, David P. Wilkinson, Shanna D Knights, and Michael V. Lauritzen, Ballard Power Systems Inc (CA).

U.S. 6,673,481 (20040106), Initiating operation of an electric vehicle or other load powered by a fuel cell at sub-freezing temperature, Carl A. Reiser, Gennady Resnick, and Neil A. Popovich, UTC Fuel Cells, LLC.

U.S. 6,673,482 (20040106), Cooling system for fuel cell, Mitsuharu Imazeki and Takeshi Ushio, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 6,673,483 (20040106), Sealed storage cell with an improved recombination device, Christian Jordy, Thierry Berlureau, and Jean­Louis Liska, Alcatel (FR).

U.S. 6,673,484 (20040106), IC device, circuit board and IC assembly, Kouji Matsuura, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,673,485 (20040106), Battery module, Kenji Kimura and Akira Iwamura, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,673,486 (20040106), Timing mechanism for controlling the charging of a battery in an electronic artillery fuse, Werner Rudenauer, Karl Glatthaar, Wolfgang Muller, Walter Winterhalter, and Alexander Zinell, Junghans Feinwerktechnik GmbH & Co. KG (DE).

U.S. 6,673,487 (20040106), Double current collector cathode design using the same active material in varying thicknesses for alkali metal or ion electrochemical cells, Hong Gan and Esther S. Takeuchi, Wilson Greatbatch Ltd.

U.S. 6,673,488 (20040106), Packaging for polymer electrolytic cell and method of forming same, Keizo Furusaki, NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,673,489 (20040106), Electric battery assembly and method of manufacture, Wendy Fong, Mikito Nagata, Andrew Szyszkowski, and Hisashi Tsukamoto, Quallion LLC.

U.S. 6,673,490 (20040106), Nickel­hydrogen storage battery and method of producing the same, Koji Miki, Tadashi Ise, and Masao Takee, Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,673,491 (20040106), Cathode electroactive material, production method therefor, and nonaqueous secondary cell using the same, Akihiko Shirakawa and Takao Noda, Showa Denko Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 6,673,492 (20040106), Electrode material for a secondary cell and its production process, Shigeru Yao, Shyusei Ohya, Yukihiko Asano, Toshikazu Hamamoto, and Kazuhiro Miyoshi, Ube Industries, Ltd (JP).

U.S. 6,673,493 (20040106), Double current collector cathode design using the same active material in varying formulations for alkali metal or ion electrochemical cells, Hong Gan and Esther S. Takeuchi, Wilson Greatbatch Ltd.

U.S. 6,673,494 (20040106), Expanded zinc mesh anode, Jack T. West, Jim Dyer, Albert H. Giles, Jon Headrick, Johnny Smelcer, and Randy Beets, Alltrista Zinc Products, LP.

U.S. 6,673,495 (20040106), Polyelectrolyte, non-aqueous electrolyte, and electrical device containing the same, Masahito Nishiura, Michiyuki Kono, and Masayoshi Watanabe, Dai­Ichi Kogyo Seiyaku Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,673,496 (20040106), Thin lithium secondary cell, Hiroe Nakagawa, Seijiro Ochiai, and Syuichi Izuchi, Yuasa Corp. (JP).

U.S. 6,673,739 (20040106), Catalyst for CO shift reaction, Kiyoshi Yamazaki and Akihiko Suda, Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho (JP).

U.S. 6,673,742 (20040106), Method for producing a preferential oxidation catalyst, Suheil F. Abdo, Cynthia A. DeBoy, and Geralyn F. Schroeder, UOP LLC.

U.S. 6,674,263 (20040106), Control system for a renewable energy system, Kodjo Agbossou (CA), Tapan K. Bose (CA), Sousso Kelouwani (CA), and Remy Simard (CA).

U.S. 6,674,264 (20040106), Cell voltage detector for fuel cell, Masahiko Sato, Hideaki Kikuchi, Toshiaki Ariyoshi, and Yosuke Fujii, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 6,674,265 (20040106), Operation method for secondary battery and secondary battery device, Hiroaki Yoshida and Masanao Terasaki, Japan Storage Battery Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,674,266 (20040106), Method for determining the operating state of an energy-storage battery, Ingo Koch, VB Autobatterie GmbH (DE).

U.S. 6,674,287 (20040106), Method for grouping unit cells using pattern matching technology of impedance spectrum, Jee­Hwan Jang, Hyun­Kyung Sung, and Sang­Hyo Ryu, Korea Kumho Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (KR).

U.S. 6,675,573 (20040113), Vehicles containing and methods for using a pre-heater to reduce emissions, and for warming fuel cells at low ambient temperatures, Stephen Thomas Kempfer, Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.

U.S. 6,676,159 (20040113), Fuel-storing device, Per­Ivar Sellergren (SE).

U.S. 6,676,385 (20040113), Compressor assembly, Ewan Choroszylow, Giovanni Aquino, and Howard J Greenwald.

U.S. 6,676,440 (20040113), Coin type electric element and printed circuit board with a coin type electric element, Shoichi Inamine, Masahiro Imanishi, Yoshitaka Minamida, Katsuyuki Kida, Nobuhiro Nishiguchi, and Seiji Morita, Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,676,713 (20040113), Process for producing electrode of nonaqueous electrolyte battery, Mikio Okada, Takeshi Hasumi, and Hideo Yasuda, Japan Storage Battery Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,676,714 (20040113), Apparatus and method for assembling a flexible battery that is electrolyte-tight, Richard A. Langan, Eveready Battery Co., Inc.

U.S. 6,676,868 (20040113), Method of manufacturing a separator for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, Hideki Ohnishi and Ryuichi Saito, Dynax Corp. (JP).

U.S. 6,676,907 (20040113), Arrangement for generating a hydrogen-containing gas, Uwe Benz, Stefan Boneberg, Stefan Brauchle, Dirk Georg, Martin Schafer, Martin Schussler, and Matthias Wolfsteiner, Ballard Power Systems AG (DE).

U.S. 6,677,066 (20040113), Circuit system for an integrated fuel cell system, Axel Jansen, Jens Mueller, Steffen Paul, and Jesef Sonntag, Ballard Power Systems AG (DE).

U.S. 6,677,067 (20040113), Safety process and device for starting up a fuel cell, Pierre Charlat, L’Air Liquide ­ Societe Anonyme a Directoire et Conseil de Surveillance (FR).

U.S. 6,677,068 (20040113), Catalyst for selective oxidation of carbon monoxide present in hydrogen-containing gases, and elimination of carbon monoxide and solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell system which make use of the catalyst, Takashi Itoh, Katsumi Kurabayashi, Takahiro Naka, Masako Takayama, Osamu Usaka, and Shoji Isobe, NE Chemcat Corp. (JP) and Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 6,677,069 (20040113), Sealless radial solid oxide fuel cell stack design, James Piascik, Daniel Dalfonzo, Jean Yamanis, and Estela Ong, Hybrid Power Generation Systems, LLC.

U.S. 6,677,070 (20040113), Hybrid thin film/thick film solid oxide fuel cell and method of manufacturing the same, Daniel A. Kearl, Hewlett­Packard Development Co, LP.

U.S. 6,677,071 (20040113), Bipolar plate for a fuel cell, Jefferson YS Yang, Asia Pacific Fuel Cell Technologies, Ltd. (TW).

U.S. 6,677,072 (20040113), Fuel cell, Toshihiko Suenaga, Masajiro Inoue, and Nobuaki Kimura, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 6,677,073 (20040113), Non-woven fiber webs, Karen Leanne Brown, Susan Joy Cooper, John Malcolm Gascoyne, and Thomas Robertson Ralph, Johnson Matthey Public Ltd. Co. (GB).

U.S. 6,677,074 (20040113), Cell and method of producing the same, Takashi Nishimura, Makiko Kise, Syoji Yoshioka, Jun Aragane, Hiroaki Urushibata, Hisashi Shiota, Shigeru Aihara, and Daigo Takemura, Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 6,677,075 (20040113), Plug arrangement for a cell vent of a storage battery, Wilhelm Cramer, Accumulatorenwerke Hoppecke Carl Zoellner & Sohn GmbH & Co. KG (DE).

U.S. 6,677,076 (20040113), Electric storage battery construction and method of manufacture, Hiroshi Nakahara, David M. Skinlo, Hisashi Tsukamoto, and Mikito Nagata, Quallion LLC.

U.S. 6,677,077 (20040113), Electrochemical cell having multiplate electrodes with differing discharge rate regions, David M. Spillman and Esther S. Takeuchi, Wilson Greatbatch Ltd.

U.S. 6,677,078 (20040113), Battery cartridge, Terrence Reise and Bryan L. Hesse, The Gillette Co.

U.S. 6,677,079 (20040113), Electrochemical cell formed with can having inwardly curved groove, Marc P. Keleman, Eveready Battery Co, Inc.

U.S. 6,677,080 (20040113), Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell, Hiroaki Tanizaki and Atsuo Omaru, Sony Corp. (JP).

U.S. 6,677,081 (20040113), Positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, Takuya Sunagawa, Ryuji Ohshita, and Shin Fujitani, Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,677,082 (20040113), Lithium metal oxide electrodes for lithium cells and batteries, Michael M. Thackeray, Christopher S. Johnson, Khalil Amine, and Jaekook Kim, The University of Chicago.

U.S. 6,677,083 (20040113), Separator, gelated electrolyte, non-aqueous electrolyte, electrode and non-aqueous electrolyte cell employing the same, Yusuke Suzuki, Mashio Shibuya, and Tomitaro Hara, Sony Corp. (JP).

U.S. 6,677,084 (20040113), Solid crosslinked-polymer electrolyte and use thereof, Shouhei Matsui, Katsuhito Miura, Masato Tabuchi, and Hiroki Higobashi, Daiso Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,677,085 (20040113), Electrolyte system for lithium batteries, the use thereof, and method for enhancing the safety of lithium batteries, Wolfgang Appel, Sergej Pasenok, Juergen Besenhard, Lars Henning Lie, and Martin Winter, Solvay Fluor und Derivate GmbH (DE).

U.S. 6,677,547 (20040113), Method and apparatus for classifying and recovering the main components of used batteries, Tadaaki Tanii, Satoshi Tsuzuki, Shiro Honnmura, Takeo Kamimura, Takahiko Hirai, Masaaki Kurokawa, and Reizou Miyauchi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,677,727 (20040113), Method of synchronizing communications means in a battery to communications means in an electronic device, an apparatus, and a battery, Heino Wendelrup, Michael Kellerman, Johan Mercke, Kristoffer Ptasinski, Charles Forsberg, Jonas Bengtsson, and Jan Rubbmark, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (SE).

U.S. 6,677,728 (20040113), Battery box and battery holder having detachable ring-shaped members, Harumi Takedomi, Eiji Koike, and Keishi Kousaka, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 6,677,729 (20040113), Method and unit for computing voltage drop divided along factors for battery, Youichi Arai, Yazaki Corp. (JP).

U.S. 6,677,730 (20040113), Device and method for pulse charging a battery and for driving other devices with a pulse, John C. Bedini, Energenx, Inc.

U.S. 6,677,731 (20040113), Method and a device for charging a battery, Benny Ljunggren, Bombardier Transportation GmbH (DE).

U.S. 6,677,860 (20040113), Method and apparatus for end of discharge indication based on critical energy requirement, Richard J. DelRossi, Gary V. Zanders, Mark P. Enochson, and Jimmie C. Vernon, Microchip Technology Inc.

U.S. 6,678,147 (20040113), Electrochemical capacitor with electrode material for energy storage, Lih­Ren Shiue, Nae­Lih Wu, Dien­Shi Wu, Chieng­Wen Chao, and Yi­Ping Lan, Luxon Energy Devices Corp. (TW).

U.S. 6,678,150 (20040113), Capacitor element using quinoxaline compound, Yuji Nakagawa, Toshihiko Nishiyama, Hiroyuki Kamisuki, Gaku Harada, Shinako Kaneko, Masato Kurosaki, Tomoki Nobuta, and Masaya Mitani, NEC Tokin Corp. (JP).

U.S. 6,678,926 (20040120), Method and apparatus for manufacturing battery plates, Jimmy H. Watters, Delphi Technologies, Inc.

U.S. 6,679,280 (20040120), Manifold for fuel cell system, Martin De Tezanos Pinto, Metallic Power, Inc.

U.S. 6,679,708 (20040120), Vehicle junction box having power distribution center with terminal for jump-starting vehicle, Charles P. Depp, J. Patrick Dunbar Jr., Bernadette Y. Palmer, John M. King, and Joseph A. Mauney, Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,679,925 (20040120), Methods of manufacturing negative material and secondary battery, Hiroaki Tanizaki, Hiroshi Imoto, and Atsuo Omaru, Sony Corp. (JP).

U.S. 6,679,926 (20040120), Lithium secondary cell and its producing method, Yoshio Kajiura, Atsushi Suzuki, and Nobuyuki Isshiki, Kao Corp. (JP).

U.S. 6,679,979 (20040120), Aqueous ionomeric gels and products and methods related thereto, Wesley Gervais, Michael V. Lauritzen, Kristi M. Zychowka, Lawrence A. Vanderark, and Kevin Michael Colbow, Ballard Power Systems Inc. (CA).

U.S. 6,680,013 (20040120), Synthesis of macroporous structures, Andreas Stein, Brian T. Holland, Christopher F. Blanford, and Hongwei Yan, Regents of the University of Minnesota.

U.S. 6,680,041 (20040120), Reaction methods for producing metal oxide particles, Sujeet Kumar, James T. Gardner, Xiangxin Bi, and Nobuyuki Kambe, NanoGram Corp.

U.S. 6,680,042 (20040120), Method of rapidly carrying out a hydrogenation of a hydrogen storage material, Robert Schulz, Salim Bouaricha, Jacques Huot, and Daniel Guay, Hydro­Quebec (CA).

U.S. 6,680,043 (20040120), Process for enhancing the kinetics of hydrogenation/dehydrogenation of MAIH¢ and MBH¢ metal hydrides for reversible hydrogen storage, Bouziane Yebka and Gholam­Abbas Nazri, General Motors Corp.

U.S. 6,680,136 (20040120), Gas containment/control valve for a solid oxide fuel cell, Harry R. Mieney and Karl J. Haltiner Jr., Delphi Technologies, Inc.

U.S. 6,680,137 (20040120), Integrated biomass gasification and fuel cell system, Mark A. Paisley, Future Energy Resources Corp.

U.S. 6,680,138 (20040120), Proton-conducting membrane, method for producing the same, and fuel cell using the same, Itaru Honma, Shigeki Nomura, Toshiya Sugimoto, and Osamu Nishikawa, Electrotechnical Laboratory (Agency of Industrial Science and Technology) (JP) and Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,680,139 (20040120), Reduced size fuel cell for portable applications, Sekharipuram R. Narayanan, Thomas I. Valdez, Filiberto Clara, and Harvey A. Frank, California Institute of Technology.

U.S. 6,680,140 (20040120), Maintenance-free industrial type vented cell storage battery, Thierry Berlureau and Jean­Louis Liska, Alcatel (FR).

U.S. 6,680,141 (20040120), Lithium battery, Rifat Ata Mustafa Hikmet, Hans Feil, Bente Adriaan Bordes, Martinus Jacobus Johannes Hack, and Jan Brink, Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (NL).

U.S. 6,680,142 (20040120), Bio-based microbattery and methods for fabrication of same, Alok Singh and Ivan Stanish, The United States of America.

U.S. 6,680,143 (20040120), Lithium metal oxide electrodes for lithium cells and batteries, Michael M. Thackeray, Christopher S. Johnson, Khalil Amine, and Jaekook Kim, The University of Chicago.

U.S. 6,680,144 (20040120), Battery separator, Wai M Choi, KVG Technologies, Inc.

U.S. 6,680,145 (20040120), Lithium-ion batteries, Mark N. Obrovac and Jeffrey R. Dahn, 3M Innovative Properties Co.

U.S. 6,680,146 (20040120), Electrode plate unit and battery, Shinsuke Fukuda, Naoto Arai, Noriyuki Fujioka, and Shinji Hamada, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (JP) and Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 6,680,147 (20040120), Lithium battery, Yong­beom Lee, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR).

U.S. 6,680,148 (20040120), Method for fabricating a lithium battery with self-adhesive polymer electrolyte, Yih­Song Jan, Sheng­Feng Wu, Chang­Rung Yang, and Jien­Chang Chen, Industrial Technology Research Institute (TW).

U.S. 6,680,149 (20040120), Solid polymer electrolytes using polyether poly (N­substituted urethane), Si­Tae Noh, Jung­Ohk Kweon, and Hee Sung Choi, Hanyang Hak Won Co., Ltd. (KR).

U.S. 6,680,279 (20040120), Nanostructured catalyst particle/catalyst carrier particle system, Mei Cai, Lee Lizhong Feng, Martin S. Ruthkosky, and Jerry Dale Rogers, General Motors Corp.

U.S. 6,680,346 (20040120), Phosphorus atom-containing fluorinated cation exchange membrane and proton conduction type fuel cell using the same, Kyoji Kimoto, Mirane Corp. (JP) and Premelec Electrode Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,680,547 (20040120), Power sharing system including rechargeable power source, Christopher L. Dailey, Innovations Electrical, LC.

U.S. 6,680,600 (20040120), Power supply unit, distributed power supply system and electric vehicle loaded therewith, Akihiko Emori, Takuya Kinoshita, and Hideki Miyazaki, Hitachi, Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,680,601 (20040120), Circuit and method for power mediation in electronic device, Markus Wallgren, Telespree Communications.

U.S. 6,680,615 (20040120), Method and device for checking the charge state of a battery, in particular a rechargeable battery for a cellular mobile telephone, Jerome Nebon and Louis Tallaron, STMicroelectronics SA (FR).

U.S. 6,681,846 (20040127), Heat exchanger, Hans­H Angermann, Herbert Damsohn, Klaus Luz, and Conrad Pfender, Behr GmbH & Co. (DE).

U.S. 6,682,186 (20040127), Graded capillarity structures for passive gas management, and methods, Gilbert G. Smith and Jeffery S. Hess, Hewlett­Packard Development Co., LP.

U.S. 6,682,609 (20040127), Hydrogen absorbing alloy, method of surface modification of the alloy, negative electrode for battery and alkaline secondary battery, Shinji Tsuruta, Tatsuoki Kohno, and Motoya Kanda, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (JP).

U.S. 6,682,644 (20040127), Process for producing electrolytic manganese dioxide from geothermal brines, John L. Featherstone and George Furmanski, MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.

U.S. 6,682,645 (20040127), Process for producing aluminum support for lithographic printing plate, Atsuo Nishino, Yoshitaka Masuda, Hirokazu Sawada, and Akio Uesugi, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,682,667 (20040127), Method for producing self-supporting activated carbon structures, Thomas M. Matviya, Calgon Carbon Corp.

U.S. 6,682,712 (20040127), Process for the preparation of lithium hexafluoroarsenate, Subramanian Angaiah, Vasudevan Thiagarajan, Gnagadharan Ramaiyer, and Raghavan Meenakshisundaram, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (IN).

U.S. 6,682,714 (20040127), Method for the production of hydrogen gas, J. Kelly Kindig, Robert R. Odle, Thomas E. Weyand, and Boyd R. Davis, Alchemix Corp.

U.S. 6,682,796 (20040127), Fuel hose, Hiroaki Ito and Shinji Iio, Tokai Rubber Industries, Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,682,817 (20040127), Composite materials capable of hydrogen sorption comprising palladium and methods for the production thereof, Paolo della Porta, Claudio Boffito, and Luca Toia, SAES Getters SpA (IT).

U.S. 6,682,823 (20040127), Curable composition for polymer electrolyte, Kenji Okada, Kaneka Corp. (JP).

U.S. 6,682,835 (20040127), Method and apparatus for increasing the operational efficiency of a fuel cell power plant, Richard D. Breault, UTC Fuel Cells, LLC.

U.S. 6,682,836 (20040127), Method for the operation of a fuel cell battery comprising a control system, Andreas Ruegge, Thomas Gamper, and Philip Holoch, Sulzer Hexis AG (CH).

U.S. 6,682,837 (20040127), Method for producing electricity using a platinum­ruthenium­palladium catalyst in a fuel cell, Alexander Gorer, Symyx Technologies, Inc.

U.S. 6,682,838 (20040127), Integrated fuel processor, fuel cell stack, and tail gas oxidizer with carbon dioxide removal, James F. Stevens, Texaco Inc.

U.S. 6,682,839 (20040127), Method and apparatus for controlling the temperature within an electrochemical fuel cell, David P. Wilkinson, Bien Hung Chiem, Joy A. Roberts, Jean St­Pierre, Jurgen Stumper, and Joerg Zimmermann, Ballard Power Systems Inc. (CA).

U.S. 6,682,840 (20040127), Fuel cell system having an evaporator, Stefan Boneberg and Martin Schussler, Ballard Power Systems AG (DE).

U.S. 6,682,841 (20040127), Thermal management for a vehicle mounted fuel cell system, Donald J. Armstrong, David H. Swan, Bart D. Hibbs, Brian R. Jensen, and Gerald S. McAlwee, Delphi Technologies, Inc.

U.S. 6,682,842 (20040127), Composite electrode/electrolyte structure, Steven J. Visco, Craig P. Jacobson, and Lutgard C. DeJonghe, The Regents of the University of California.

U.S. 6,682,843 (20040127), Integral screen/frame assembly for an electrochemical cell, Antonio J. Speranza, Lawrence C. Moulthrop Jr., Trent M Molter, and Mark E. Dristy, Proton Energy Systems, Inc.

U.S. 6,682,844 (20040127), Release valve and method for venting a system, Suat Genc, Plug Power Inc.

U.S. 6,682,845 (20040127), Apparatus for maintaining compression of the active area in an electrochemical cell, Jason K. Shiepe and Greg A. Hanlon, Proton Energy Systems, Inc.

U.S. 6,682,846 (20040127), Charging element device and holding structure therefor, Toshiyuki Matsuoka, Kenji Matsumoto, Harumi Takedomi, and Osamu Hasegawa, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 6,682,847 (20040127), Aluminum battery casing with corrosion preventing film, Takefumi Inoue, Shinya Kitano, and Hiroaki Yoshida, Japan Storage Battery Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,682,848 (20040127), Alkaline storage battery and process for the production thereof, Takayuki Yano, Masao Takee, and Akifumi Yamawaki, Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,682,849 (20040127), Ion battery using high aspect ratio electrodes, Subhash Narang, Susanna Ventura, and Philip Cox, SRI International.

U.S. 6,682,850 (20040127), Nonaqueous electrolyte solution secondary battery using lithium­manganese composite oxide for positive electrode, Tatsuji Numata, Chika Kanbe, Akira Kobayashi, Masato Shirakata, and Masatomo Yonezawa, NEC Corp. (JP).

U.S. 6,682,851 (20040127), Method of manufacturing battery electrode substrate and battery electrode substrate, Hirofumi Sugikawa, Katayama Special Industries, Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,682,852 (20040127), Method of manufacturing battery electrode substrate and battery electrode substrate, Hirofumi Sugikawa, Katayama Special Industries, Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,682,853 (20040127), Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and method of manufacturing the same, Takaaki Kimijima and Tsuyoshi Sugiyama, Sony Corp. (JP).

U.S. 6,682,854 (20040127), Battery separator with fluoride-containing inorganic salt, Michael Cheiky and Wilson Hago, Zinc Matrix Power, Inc.

U.S. 6,682,855 (20040127), Ionic conducting material having good anticorrosive properties, Christophe Michot, Michel Armand, Jean­Yves Sanchez, Yves Choquette, and Michel Gauthier, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR) and Hydro­Quebec (CA).

U.S. 6,682,856 (20040127), Secondary battery having a non-aqueous electrolyte, Shoichiro Watanabe, Kazuya Iwamoto, Atsushi Ueda, Jun Nunome, and Hizuru Koshina, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,682,857 (20040127), Electrolyte for non-aqueous batteries and secondary battery using the same, Hideharu Takezawa, Shoichiro Watanabe, Shusaku Goto, and Kunio Tsuruta, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,683,025 (20040127), Process for making a hydrogen generation catalyst, Steven C. Amendola, Michael Binder, Stefanie L. Sharp­Goldman, Michael T. Kelly, and Phillip J. Petillo, Millennium Cell, Inc.

U.S. 6,683,209 (20040127), Aromatic imide and aromatic methylidynetrissulfonyl compounds and method of making, Steven Joseph Hamrock, 3M Innovative Properties Co.

U.S. 6,683,438 (20040127), Contactless battery charger, Sang­Kyu Park, Seo­Young Park, and Mae­Jin Park, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (KR).

U.S. 6,683,439 (20040127), DC power source unit with battery charging function, Nobuhiro Takano, Takeshi Takeda, Eiji Nakayama, and Kazuhiro Funabashi, Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,683,440 (20040127), Detecting method for detecting internal information of a rechargeable battery, detecting apparatus for detecting internal information of a rechargeable battery, apparatus in which said detecting method is applied, apparatus including said detecting apparatus, and storage medium in which a software program of said detecting method is stored, Soichiro Kawakami and Yasusaburo Degura, Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 6,683,446 (20040127), Electrode array for development and testing of materials, John Pope and Daniel Buttry.

U.S. 6,683,783 (20040127), Carbon fibers formed from single-wall carbon nanotubes, Richard E. Smalley, Daniel T. Colbert, Hongjie Dai, Jie Liu, Andrew G. Rinzler, Jason H. Hafner, Ken Smith, Ting Guo, Pavel Nikolaev, and Andreas Thess, William Marsh Rice University