U.S. BATTERY AND FUEL CELL PATENTS

Official Gazette, Volume 1301 (December 2005)

U.S. 6,971,838 (20051206), Battery plate feeder having low vacuum, high flow rate pick-up head, David A. Johnson and Tobin Knighton, Mitek Holdings, Inc.

U.S. 6,971,925 (20051206), Rotatable connector for a battery cable clamp, Charles M. Orange, Batlock, LLC.

U.S. 6,972,044 (20051206), Battery electrode and manufacturing method and apparatus for the same, Hiroshi Inoue, Kiwamu Inui, Mitsugu Takaki, and Shinichi Hojioka, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (JP) and Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 6,972,119 (20051206), Apparatus for forming hydrogen, Kiyoshi Taguchi, Takeshi Tomizawa, Kunihiro Ukai, Toshiyuki Shono, Koichiro Kitagawa, Tetsuya Ueda, Seiji Fujihara, and Yutaka Yoshida, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,972,134 (20051206), Method of preparing positive active material for rechargeable lithium batteries, Ho-Jin Kweon, Jun-Won Suh, Won-Il Jung, and Jeong-Joon Park, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR).

U.S. 6,972,159 (20051206), Fuel cell system, Rainer Autenrieth, Robert Gerberich, Gerhard Konrad, Karsten Ledwig, Michael Niehues, and Markus Walter, DaimlerChrysler AG (DE).

U.S. 6,972,160 (20051206), Fuel cell, Tatsuhiro Okada, Kentaro Ishida, and Masayoshi Ishida, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (JP).

U.S. 6,972,161 (20051206), Fuel cell assembly and method of making the same, Christopher Beatty, David Champion, Gregory S. Herman, and Peter Mardilovich, Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP.

U.S. 6,972,162 (20051206), Solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell unit, Yunzhi Gao and Akira Kunimoto, Kabushiki Kaisha Riken (JP).

U.S. 6,972,163 (20051206), Battery cover assembly, Donald G. Smith and Devin D. Biehler, Ingersoll-Rand Company.

U.S. 6,972,164 (20051206), Lithium secondary battery for use in electric vehicle, Hiroshi Nemoto and Kenshin Kitoh, NGK Insulators, Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,972,542 (20051206), System and method for battery verification, Joseph Patino, Andrew F. Burton, and Randall S. Fraser, Motorola, Inc.

U.S. 6,972,543 (20051206), Series resonant inductive charging circuit, Brannon P. Wells, Stryker Corporation.

U.S. 6,972,544 (20051206), Apparatus for interconnecting battery cells in a battery pack and method thereof, Andrew E. Seman Jr., Christopher R. Yahnker, Daniel J. White, Daniele C. Brotto, David A. Carrier, Steven J. Phillips, and Danh T. Trinh, Black & Decker Inc.

U.S. 6,972,545 (20051206), Battery pack and battery remaining power calculating method, Yukio Tsuchiya, Hideyuki Sato, and Kei Tashiro, Sony Corporation (JP).

U.S. 6,972,955 (20051206), Electro-fluidic device and interconnect and related methods, Michael David Pleskach, Paul Bryant Koeneman, Brian Ronald Smith, Charles Michael Newton, and Carol Ann Gamlen, Harris Corporation.

U.S. 6,974,156 (20051213), Fuel tank structure, Masami Kosuge, Mitsuo Sugiyama, Mitsuru Sayama, Morio Kuroki, Nagatsugu Mukaibo, and Hiroshi Ogasa, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 6,974,486 (20051213), Positive active material for rechargeable lithium battery and method of preparing same, Ho-Jin Kweon, Geun-Bae Kim, Dong-Gon Park, and Hyung-Gon Noh, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR).

U.S. 6,974,490 (20051213), Air filtration arrangements having fluted media constructions and methods, Gary R. Gillingham, Mark A. Gogins, and Thomas M. Weik, Donaldson Company, Inc.

U.S. 6,974,496 (20051213), Apparatus for thermal swing adsorption and thermally-enhanced pressure swing adsorption, Robert S. Wegeng, Scot D. Rassat, Victoria S. Stenkamp, Ward E TeGrotenhuis, Dean W. Matson, M. Kevin Drost, and Vilayanur V. Viswanathan, Battelle Memorial Institute.

U.S. 6,974,516 (20051213), Method of making laminate thin-wall ceramic tubes and said tubes with electrodes, particularly for solid oxide fuel cells, Alan Devoe and Mary Trinh, Presidio Components, Inc.

U.S. 6,974,543 (20051213), Magnetic-energy-releasing molecular rearranging structure, Jen Chien Wang (TW).

U.S. 6,974,551 (20051213), Hydrophobic composition and use on a substrate for preventing ice formation and corrosion, Karim Zaghib, Fernand Brochu, Abdelbast Guerfi, and Kimio Kinoshita, Hydro Quebec (CA).

U.S. 6,974,562 (20051213), Methods of synthesizing an oxidant and applications thereof, Lee Edward Ciampi, Gregory F. Smith, and Bernie Knoble, Ferrate Treatment Technologies, LLC.

U.S. 6,974,566 (20051213), Method for producing mixed metal oxides and metal oxide compounds, Bruce J. Sabacky, Timothy M. Spitler, and Jan Prochazka, Altair Nanomaterials Inc.

U.S. 6,974,601 (20051213), Method of preparing positive active material for rechargeable lithium battery, Ho-Jin Kweon, Hyun-Sook Jung, Yong-Chul Park, and Geun-Bae Kim, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR).

U.S. 6,974,644 (20051213), Internal reforming fuel cell assembly with selectively adjustable direct and indirect internal reforming, Scott C. Blanchet and Ramakrishnan Venkataraman, FuelCell Energy, Inc.

U.S. 6,974,645 (20051213), Fuel cell system, Yasuyuki Itou and Hiroshi Miyakubo, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,974,646 (20051213), Solid-oxide fuel cell assembly having an electronic control unit within a structural enclosure, John G. Noetzel and Karl J. Haltiner Jr., Delphi Technologies, Inc.

U.S. 6,974,647 (20051213), Fuel cell fluid distribution layer having integral sealing capability, David P. Wilkinson, Juergen Stumper, Stephen A. Campbell, Michael T. Davis, and Gordon Lamont, Ballard Power Systems Inc (CA).

U.S. 6,974,648 (20051213), Nested bipolar plate for fuel cell and method, Steven G. Goebel, General Motors Corporation.

U.S. 6,974,851 (20051213), Halogen- and sulfur-free shaped articles containing peroxide curable compounds of butyl rubber, Adam Gronowski, Susmita Bhattacharjee, and Gabor Kaszas, Bayer Inc. (CA).

U.S. 6,974,926 (20051213), Sorting of single-walled carbon nanotubes using optical dipole traps, Yuegang Zhang, Eric Hannah, Pebble Beach, and Tae-Woong Koo, Intel Corporation.

U.S. 6,975,091 (20051213), Power control unit of fuel cell hybrid vehicle, Sang-Don Lee and Tae-Woo Kim, Hyundai Motor Company (KR).

U.S. 6,975,092 (20051213), Encrypted response smart battery, Larry G. Edington and James E. Dailey, Dell Products LP.

U.S. 6,975,093 (20051213), Battery saver, Rolando Betancourt.

U.S. 6,975,094 (20051213), Method and device for charging several electrochemical cells, Stephane Lascaud, Eric Baudoin, Eric Bettega, and Michel Barrault, Electricite de France-Service National (FR) and Schneider Electric Industries SA (FR).

U.S. 6,975,095 (20051213), Remaining battery capacity computation system, Kozo Ooi, Masao Yamaguchi, and Mikitaka Tamai, Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,975,096 (20051213), Method and apparatus for regulating charging of electrochemical cells, Aaron J. Rositch, Rovcal, Inc.

U.S. 6,975,842 (20051213), Mobile phone with battery latch, Ming-Te Chen, BENQ Corporation (TW).

U.S. 6,976,353 (20051220), Apparatus and method for operating a fuel reformer to provide reformate gas to both a fuel cell and an emission abatement device, Michael J. Daniel, Rudolf M .Smaling, Kurt S. Tyler, and Shawn D. Bauer, Arvin Technologies, Inc.

U.S. 6,976,532 (20051220), Anisotropic thermal applications of composites of ceramics and carbon nanotubes, Guodong Zhan, Joshua D. Kuntz, and Amiya K. Mukherjee, The Regents of the University of California.

U.S. 6,977,002 (20051220), Fuel reforming apparatus and the method of starting it, Hidetoshi Takimoto, Minoru Mizusawa, Yasuhiko Fukuchi, and Yasunori Kotani, Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (JP) and Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 6,977,009 (20051220), Metal coated polymer electrolyte membrane having a reinforcement structure, Alfred I-Tsung Pan and Yoocham Jeon, Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP.

U.S. 6,977,067 (20051220), Selective removal of olefins from hydrocarbon feed streams, Shinn H. Hwang and Robert J. Farrauto, Engelhard Corporation.

U.S. 6,977,118 (20051220), Optimization of the operating parameters of a direct methanol fuel cell system, Stefanie Von Andrian, Forschungszentrum Julich GmbH (DE).

U.S. 6,977,119 (20051220), Fuel cell transient control scheme, James F. McElroy, Plug Power Inc.

U.S. 6,977,121 (20051220), Fuel cell power plant having a fuel concentration sensor cell, Ryan J. Balliet, Thomas D. Jarvi, Lars M. Pedersen, Michael L. Perry, and Carl A. Reiser, UTC Fuel Cells, LLC.

U.S. 6,977,122 (20051220), Proton conducting membrane for fuel cells, Daniel G. Colombo, Michael Krumpelt, Deborah J. Myers, and John P. Kopasz, The University of Chicago.

U.S. 6,977,123 (20051220), Battery with strength indicator, James R. Burroughs and Alan N. O’Kain, Strategic Energy Ltd.

U.S. 6,977,124 (20051220), Contoured casing for an electrochemical cell, Joseph M. Probst and Philip S. Wutz, Wilson Greatbatch Technologies, Inc.

U.S. 6,977,125 (20051220), Closed type battery, Tetsuhiro Oogaku and Eiji Hara, NEC Tokin Tochigi, Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,977,234 (20051220), Method for manufacturing fuel cell electrolyte film-electrode bond, Shinya Kosako, Masato Hosaka, and Makoto Uchida, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,977,479 (20051220), Portable cell phone battery charger using solar energy as the primary source of power, Po-Jung (John) Hsu.

U.S. 6,977,480 (20051220), Power supply unit, distributed power supply system and electric vehicle loaded therewith, Akihiko Emori, Takuya Kinoshita, and Hideki Miyazaki, Hitachi, Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,977,482 (20051220), Selector circuit for power management in multiple battery systems, Vlad Popescu-Stanesti, Marian Niculae, and Constantin Bucur, O2Micro International Limited (KY).

U.S. 6,977,483 (20051220), Battery pack malfunction detection apparatus and method for detecting a disconnection at a connecting line between a given cell and a corresponding detection terminal, Makoto Iwashima, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,977,484 (20051220), Charger, Ta-Min Peng, CQS Electrical Products Inc. (TW).

U.S. 6,977,485 (20051220), Battery charging and/or DC power supply circuitry, Chen-Ku Wei, Mobiletron Electronics Co., Ltd. (TW).

U.S. 6,977,486 (20051220), Apparatus for charging battery of mobile communication terminal, Jae-Won Choi, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (KR).

U.S. 6,978,224 (20051220), Alarm recovery system and method for fuel cell testing systems, Ravi B. Gopal, Hydrogenics Corporation (CA).

U.S. 6,978,617 (20051227), Power generation system using a combustion system and a fuel cell, Jeffrey Goldmeer, Michael Kent Cueman, and Michael Durling, Lockheed Martin Corporation.

U.S. 6,978,665 (20051227), Hydrogen supply apparatus and hydrogen supply method for measuring fuel consumption of hydrogen fuel vehicle, Satoshi Aoyagi, Osamu Sukagawa, and Takuya Shirasaka, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,978,855 (20051227), Fuel cell powered electric vehicle, Shinya Kubota, Toshiyuki Matsuoka, and Yoshinori Mita, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 6,979,383 (20051227), One-step method of bonding and sealing a fuel cell membrane electrode assembly, Michael Andrew Yandrasits, David Adrian Ylitalo, and Douglas Willard Kado, 3M Innovative Properties Company.

U.S. 6,979,502 (20051227), Battery having a housing for electronic circuitry, Vladimir Gartstein, Dragan D. Nebrigic, Eric R. Bartsch, Robert J. Peterson, Chow-Chi Huang, and Edward L. Schmidt, Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois.

U.S. 6,979,503 (20051227), Method and apparatus for burst disk identification, W. Spencer S. Wheat, Vesna R. Mirkovic, and Ralph S. Worsley, Texaco Inc.

U.S. 6,979,504 (20051227), Fuel cell system automatic power switching method and apparatus, David S. Manery, Ballard Power Systems Inc (CA).

U.S. 6,979,505 (20051227), Method and apparatus for removal of contaminants from a hydrogen processor feed stream, as in a fuel cell power plant, Albert P. Grasso, Bryan F. Dufner, Jay C. Files, and John L. Preston Jr., UTC Fuel Cells, LLC.

U.S. 6,979,506 (20051227), Fuel cell system, Arne W. Ballantine, Scott K. Lobdell, and Sean S. Lyons, Plug Power Inc.

U.S. 6,979,507 (20051227), Fuel cell system controller, David J. Edlund, Thomas G. Herron, and Craig F. Holmes, IdaTech, LLC.

U.S. 6,979,508 (20051227), Fuel cell with integrated feedback control, Victor Gurin and Peter Novak, Ener 1 Inc.

U.S. 6,979,509 (20051227), Freeze tolerant fuel cell power plant with a two-component mixed coolant, Richard D. Breault, Patrick L. Hagans, and Jeremy A. Schrooten, UTC Fuel Cells, LLC.

U.S. 6,979,510 (20051227), Solid polymer electrolyte membrane of a fuel cell and method for producing the same, Gang Xie, Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 6,979,511 (20051227), Structures and fabrication techniques for solid state electrochemical devices, Steven J. Visco, Craig P. Jacobson, and Lutgard C. DeJonghe, The Regents of the University of California.

U.S. 6,979,512 (20051227), Colloidal battery, Edward D. Phillips.

U.S. 6,979,513 (20051227), Battery including carbon foam current collectors, Kurtis Chad Kelley and John J. Votoupal, Firefly Energy Inc.

U.S. 6,979,514 (20051227), Collector used for an alkali storage battery, Satoru Kometani, Takashi Nagase, Yoshihiro Masuda, Hideyuki Asanuma, Eiji Enishi, and Toshiyuki Kondo, Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,979,515 (20051227), Surface-treated steel plate for battery case and battery case, Hitoshi Ohmura, Tatsuo Tomomori, and Hideo Ohmura, Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd .(JP).

U.S. 6,979,516 (20051227), Lithium secondary battery and positive electrode for lithium secondary battery, Yasuyuki Kusumoto, Masahisa Fujimoto, Shin Fujitani, Yoichi Domoto, Daizo Jito, and Hisaki Tarui, Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,979,517 (20051227), Electrode plate for cell and method for manufacturing the same, Yoshio Goda, Toru Inagaki, and Akihiro Maeda, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,979,699 (20051227), Sulphonic fluorinated ionomers, Ivan Wlassics and Vito Tortelli, Solvay Solexis, SpA (IT).

U.S. 6,979,709 (20051227), Continuous fiber of single-wall carbon nanotubes, Richard E. Smalley, Daniel T. Colbert, Hongjie Dai, Jie Liu, Andrew G. Rinzler, Jason H. Hafner, Kenneth A. Smith, Ting Guo, Pavel Nikolaev, and Andreas Thess, William Marsh Rice University.

U.S. 6,979,710 (20051227), Curable fluoropolyether rubber compositions and rubber articles, Yasuhisa Osawa and Hirofumi Kishita, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,979,805 (20051227), Fuel-cell resistors and methods, Alan R. Arthur and Heather Edmonds, Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP.

U.S. 6,979,915 (20051227), Portable equipment with backup battery charging function, Toru Matsunaga, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,979,977 (20051227), Power controller for a vehicle, Masahiko Amano, Ryoso Masaki, and Yasuo Morooka, Hitachi, Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,979,978 (20051227), Battery pack employing charge control device, Masaaki Fujii, Rohm Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,980,415 (20051227), Electrolyte for electrical double layer capacitor and electrical double layer capacitor using the electrolyte, Takashi Higono, Kenji Sato, Noriko Suga, Kazumi Chiba, and Teruaki Kamei, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (JP) and Japan Carlit Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 6,980,912 (20051227), Method and apparatus for use with a portable power source, Joseph Patino and Randall S. Fraser, Motorola, Inc.