U.S. BATTERY AND FUEL CELL PATENTS

Official Gazette, Volume 1311 (October 2006)


U.S. 7,114,586 (20061003), Vehicle-mounting structure for fuel cell system, Tetsuo Uozumi, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,115,148 (20061003), Compact methanol steam reformer with integrated hydrogen separation, Ian R. Wheeldon, Brant A. Peppley, and Helmut Wieland, Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada (CA).

U.S. 7,115,159 (20061003), Solid filling tank, Katsuyoshi Fujita, Hidehito Kubo, Keiji Toh, Akiko Kumano, and Daigoro Mori, Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki (JP).

U.S. 7,115,221 (20061003), Method for producing graphite powder with an increased bulk density, Michael Spahr, Davide Cattaneo, and Klaus Streb, Timcal AG (CH).

U.S. 7,115,233 (20061003), Reformer, Tatsunori Okada, Kenji Kawaguchi, and Hideo Ichimura, Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 7,115,244 (20061003), Hydrogen storage compositions and methods of manufacture thereof, Ji-Cheng Zhao and John Patrick Lemmon, General Electric Co.

U.S. 7,115,245 (20061003), Hydrogen storage compositions and methods of manufacture thereof, Ji-Cheng Zhao and John Patrick Lemmon, General Electric Co.

U.S. 7,115,246 (20061003), Hydrogen storage compositions and methods of manufacture thereof, Ji-Cheng Zhao and John Patrick Lemmon, General Electric Co.

U.S. 7,115,247 (20061003), Hydrogen storage compositions and methods of manufacture thereof, Ji-Cheng Zhao and John Patrick Lemmon, General Electric Co.

U.S. 7,115,332 (20061003), Power supply unit, Yuuji Tanjou, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,115,333 (20061003), High temperature composite proton exchange membranes, Qinbai Fan and Hamid Hussain, Gas Technology Institute.

U.S. 7,115,334 (20061003), Gel electrolyte and fuel cell employing the same, Yuichi Aihara, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR).

U.S. 7,115,335 (20061003), Connector assembly for fluid transfer, Shawn D. Eggum, Entegris, Inc.

U.S. 7,115,336 (20061003), Honeycomb structure and method for production of said structure, Stephane Revol, Commissariat a l’Energie Atomique (FR).

U.S. 7,115,337 (20061003), Fuel cell, Hidekazu Kimura, Suguru Watanabe, Tsutomu Yoshitake, Sadanori Kuroshima, Shin Nakamura, Yuichi Shimakawa, Takashi Manako, Hideto Imai, and Yoshimi Kubo, NEC Corp. (JP).

U.S. 7,115,338 (20061003), Battery and method for generating electricity, Tadashi Sotomura, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,115,339 (20061003), Lithium ion secondary battery, Junji Nakajima, Tsumoru Ohata, Takashi Takano, Kohei Suzuki, and Tetsuya Hayashi, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,115,340 (20061003), Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, Sumio Mori, GS Yuasa Corp. (JP).

U.S. 7,115,699 (20061003), Sulfonated polymer having nitrile-containing hydrophobic block and solid polymer electrolyte, Yoshitaka Yamakawa, Makoto Higami, and Toshiaki Kadota, JSR Corp. (JP).

U.S. 7,115,706 (20061003), Polyether polymers and compositions derived therefrom, Rawle I. Hollingsworth and Yuqing Chen, Board of Trustees of Michigan State University.

U.S. 7,116,079 (20061003), Methods and apparatus for simultaneously charging multiple rechargable batteries, Ryan Mitchell Bayne and Michael L. Purdy, Research in Motion Ltd. (CA).

U.S. 7,116,545 (20061003), Multi-electrode double-layer capacitor having hermetic electrolyte seal, C. Joseph Farahmandi, John M. Dispennette, Edward Blank, Robert W. Crawford, and Chenniah Nanjundiah, Maxwell Technologies, Inc.

U.S. 7,116,568 (20061003), Series connected buck-boost regulator, Arthur G. Birchenough, The United States of America.

U.S. 7,117,732 (20061010), Fuel gauge for fuel cartridges, Andrew J. Curello, Floyd Fairbanks, and Charles Loonis, Societe BIC (FR).

U.S. 7,117,906 (20061010), Datum based interchangeable fuel cell cartridges, Paul Adams and Andrew J. Curello, Societe BIC (FR).

U.S. 7,118,240 (20061010), Inductively powered apparatus, David W. Baarman, Stephen J. McPhilliamy, and Christopher Houghton, Access Business Group International LLC.

U.S. 7,118,611 (20061010), Nanoparticle mixtures for hydrogen storage, transportation, and distribution, David G. Snow and Charles J. Brumlik.

U.S. 7,118,694 (20061010), Compositions containing silicates and ion-conducting films containing the same, Bernd Bronstert and Helmut Mohwald, BASF Aktiengesellschaft (DE).

U.S. 7,118,717 (20061010), Simplified article for carbon monoxide removal, Lawrence Shore, Engelhard Corp.

U.S. 7,118,777 (20061010), 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. 7,118,817 (20061010), Coin cell protection against reverse insertion in cell holder, Joel Bartholf and Michael Larry Poorbaugh, 3SI Security Systems, Inc.

U.S. 7,118,818 (20061010), Solid oxide fuel cell system, Gerard D. Agnew, Robert R. Moritz, Olivier C. Tarnowski, and Michele Bozzolo, Rolls-Royce plc (GB).

U.S. 7,118,819 (20061010), Coolant mixture separator assembly for use in a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell power plant, Albert P. Grasso, UTC Fuel Cells LLC.

U.S. 7,118,820 (20061010), Method and apparatus for humidification control of an energy recovery device in a fuel cell power plant, Benjamin Charles Nuttall, Bryan F. Dufner, and Albert P. Grasso, UTC Fuel Cells, LLC.

U.S. 7,118,821 (20061010), Hydrophilic polymer-oxide-phosphoric acid compositions for proton conducting membranes, Wenbin Hong, Galen D. Stucky, and Ken Tasaki, The Regents of the University of California.

U.S. 7,118,822 (20061010), Fuel cell electrode pair assemblies and related methods, Jonathan C. Mallari, Suzanne M. Snyder, Vinh Chung, and Slobodan Petrovic, Neah Power Systems, Inc.

U.S. 7,118,823 (20061010), Airbreathing fuel cell, Eiji Kato, Yukio Naruse, Noboru Owaki, Shoji Nawa, and Yasuo Ido, Daido Metal Co. (JP).

U.S. 7,118,824 (20061010), Secondary battery with improved finishing tape and method of making the secondary battery, Hyun-jei Chung, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR).

U.S. 7,118,825 (20061010), Conformal power supplies, Jahangir S Rastegar and Thomas Spinelli, Omnitek Partners LLC.

U.S. 7,118,826 (20061010), Electrode-electrolyte composites having discrete regions, James O’Neil, Gregory S. Herman, Peter Mardilovich, and David Champion, Hewlett-Packard Development Co., LP.

U.S. 7,118,827 (20061010), Battery assembly and method of making same, Duane D. Kruger and Robert C. Beer, Delphi Technologies, Inc.

U.S. 7,118,828 (20061010), Implantable battery, Joanna Dodd, Joseph Wong, David M. Skinlo, Clay Kishiyama, and Hisashi Tsukamoto, Quallion LLC.

U.S. 7,118,829 (20061010), Preparation of copper silver vanadium oxide from c-phase SVO starting material, Randolph Leising and Esther S. Takeuchi, Wilson Greatbatch Technologies, Inc.

U.S. 7,118,830 (20061010), Battery paste additive and method for producing battery plates, David Paul Boden and Benjamin Paul Labovitz, Hammond Group, Inc.

U.S. 7,118,831 (20061010), Nonaqueous electrolyte cell, Yutaka Bannai, Hironori Yamamoto, Mariko Miyachi, Ikiko Yamazaki, Koji Utsugi, Jiro Iriyama, Tamaki Miura, Mitsuhiro Mori, and Hidemasa Kawai, NEC Corp. (JP).

U.S. 7,119,041 (20061010), Cerium based composite oxide, sintered product thereof and method for preparation thereof, Eisaku Suda and Bernard Pacaud, Anan Kasei Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,119,047 (20061010), Modified activated carbon for capacitor electrodes and method of fabrication thereof, Michail N. Adrianov, Vera V. Litvinskaya, Vitaly P. Popov, Natalya M. Zaruchejskaya, Valentin V. Chebykin, Pavel A. Shmatko, and Valery A. Carev, C and T Co., Inc. (CA).

U.S. 7,119,126 (20061010), Polymer matrix material, Robert W. Callahan, Mark G. Stevens, and Muguo Chen, eVionyx, Inc.

U.S. 7,119,517 (20061010), Method for recycling secondary battery, Hitoshi Mikuriya and Kenichi Aoki, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,119,518 (20061010), Battery tester, Thomas J. Dougherty, Ronald C. Miles, and Michael L. Thompson, Johnson Controls Technology Co.

U.S. 7,119,655 (20061010), PTC circuit protector having parallel areas of effective resistance, Jared Starling and Donald G Cunitz, Therm-O-Disc, Inc.

U.S. 7,120,500 (20061010), Battery monitor and power demand adjuster, Peter Seligman, Cochlear Ltd. (AU).

U.S. 7,121,308 (20061017), Fuel supply device for direct methanol fuel cells, Hye-jung Cho and Xiao-bing Luo, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR).

U.S. 7,121,558 (20061017), Gasket structure for fuel cell and fabrication method of the same, Kyu Taek Cho, Hyundai Motor Co. (KR).

U.S. 7,121,817 (20061017), Scroll fluid machine comprising compressing and expanding sections, Ken Yanagisawa and Tamotsu Fujioka, Anest Iwata Corp. (JP).

U.S. 7,121,848 (20061017), Battery connector, Naoyuki Ono, SMK Corp. (JP).

U.S. 7,121,854 (20061017), Slide type battery ejection mechanism, William C. Buck, Kenneth M. Brazell, Chris Lewis, Taku Ohi, George Michael Hornick, Feng Kun Lu, and Xiao Ping Liu, Eastway Fair Co. Ltd. (VG).

U.S. 7,121,899 (20061017), Plug connection for a mobile terminal, Frank Homann and Michael Bothe, FRIWO Geratebau GmbH (DE).

U.S. 7,122,132 (20061017), Branched vapor-grown carbon fiber, electrically conductive transparent composition and use thereof, Toshio Morita, Hitoshi Inoue, and Ryuji Yamamoto, Showa Denko KK (JP).

U.S. 7,122,169 (20061017), Positive electrode material and nickel-zinc battery, Kenta Yamamoto, Osamu Takahashi, Kazuo Honda, and Kuniyasu Oya, Sony Corp. (JP).

U.S. 7,122,257 (20061017), Fuel cell reactant supply, David Champion, Philip H. Harding, and Richard W. Seaver, Hewlett-Packard Development Co., LP.

U.S. 7,122,258 (20061017), Fuel cell air system and method, Robert S. Traver, Plug Power Inc.

U.S. 7,122,259 (20061017), Fuel cell startup method, Naoki Takahashi, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,122,260 (20061017), Method and system for improving efficiency of fuel cell in portable devices, Shung-Huei Chang and Wen-Fa Tseng, Wistron Corp. (TW).

U.S. 7,122,261 (20061017), Metal hydride fuel storage and method thereof, Jeffrey D. Morse, Alan F. Jankowski, and Conrad Yu, The Regents of the University of California.

U.S. 7,122,262 (20061017), Miniature fuel cell system having integrated fuel processor and electronic devices, Guan-Wu Wang and Weiping Wang.

U.S. 7,122,263 (20061017), Fuel cell system, Tomonori Imamura and Akimasa Osaki, DENSO Corp. (JP).

U.S. 7,122,264 (20061017), Solid electrolyte type fuel battery, Toshiro Nishi, Nobuaki Murakami, and Hirokazu Yamamoto, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,122,265 (20061017), Single cell for fuel cell and solid oxide fuel cell, Keiko Kushibiki, Fuminori Sato, Naoki Hara, Mitsugu Yamanaka, Masaharu Hatano, Makoto Uchiyama, Itaru Shibata, and Tatsuhiro Fukuzawa, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,122,266 (20061017), Holding member for holding an electrochemical cell, a holding substrate for the same, an electrochemical system and a connecting member for electrochemical cells, Shigenori Ito, Takashi Ryu, Sota Shimizu, Kiyoshi Okumura, and Mitsuru Hattori, NGK Insulators, Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,122,267 (20061017), Fuel cell configured with discharge passages that preheat fuel gas and prevent cross leakage, Tadashi Tsunoda, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 7,122,268 (20061017), Solid oxide electrolyte fuel cell plate structure, stack and electrical power generation unit, Masaharu Hatano, Mitsugu Yamanaka, Fuminori Satou, Itaru Shibata, Keiko Kushibiki, Naoki Hara, Tatsuhiro Fukuzawa, and Makoto Uchiyama, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,122,269 (20061017), Hydronium-oxyanion energy cell, Stephen R. Wurzburger.

U.S. 7,122,270 (20061017), Electrochemical cell having venting current collector and seal assembly, Robert E. Ray Jr. and James Xixian Wu, Eveready Battery Co., Inc.

U.S. 7,122,271 (20061017), Battery unit and lithium secondary battery employing the same, Joong-Hun Kim, Hyung Bok Lee, Hyun-Jei Chung, Tae-Shik Earmme, and Wook-Kyu Kang, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR).

U.S. 7,122,272 (20061017), Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell with a lithium metal phosphate cathode, Tsuyoshi Okawa, Mamoru Hosoya, Junji Kuyama, and Yuzuru Fukushima, Sony Corp. (JP).

U.S. 7,122,273 (20061017), Light bipolar plate for fuel cell and method for making same, Jean-Edmond Chaix, Helion (FR).

U.S. 7,122,274 (20061017), Receptacle for battery-using equipment, Hironobu Oe and Yoshihisa Inaba, Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,122,275 (20061017), Electrochemical element, Thomas Woehrle, Winfried Gaugler, Wolf-Ulrich Barenthin, Heinrich Stelzig, and Dejan Ilic, Varta Microbattery GmbH (DE).

U.S. 7,122,276 (20061017), Pouch type secondary battery with safety vent, Chang-Il Gu, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR).

U.S. 7,122,277 (20061017), Battery and battery electrode, Yukiko Morioka, Masaharu Satoh, Shigeyuki Iwasa, Yutaka Ban-Nai, and Kentaro Nakahara, NEC Corp. (JP).

U.S. 7,122,278 (20061017), Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, Takuya Nakashima, Shinji Arimoto, Masatoshi Nagayama, and Yoshiaki Nitta, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,122,279 (20061017), Electrode for rechargeable lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery, Noriyuki Tamura, Shiori Nakamizo, Daizo Jito, Ryuji Ohshita, Masahisa Fujimoto, Shin Fujitani, and Maruo Kamino, Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,122,617 (20061017), Polybenzazole precursor film, polybenzazole film and method of producing the same, Fumio Saitoh, Toru Kimura, Masayuki Tobita, and Masatoshi Hasegawa, Polymatech Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,123,155 (20061017), Operational mode-based battery monitoring for a battery-powered electronic device, Charles E. Schinner, Hewlett-Packard Development Co., LP.

U.S. 7,124,040 (20061017), Method of monitoring a fuel cell unit, Thorsten Engelhardt, Richard Fosmoe, and Wolfgang Weiss, DaimlerChrysler AG (DE).

U.S. 7,124,574 (20061024), Method and apparatus for a substantially coaxial injector element, Mark D. Horn, Shinjiro Miyata, and Shahram Farhangi, United Technologies Corp.

U.S. 7,124,771 (20061024), Spill containment system and method, Douglas Frazier, Expo Power Systems, Inc.

U.S. 7,124,790 (20061024), System and method for storing and discharging hydrogen, Wit Cezary Bushko, General Electric Co.

U.S. 7,124,908 (20061024), Ovoid flexible pressure vessel, apparatus and method for making same, Stan A. Sanders.

U.S. 7,125,430 (20061024), Manufacturing process and apparatus for electrically insulating, Serge Fraser, Gilles Gagnon, Fabrice Regisser, and Felix Carrier, Avestor Ltd. Partnership (CA).

U.S. 7,125,431 (20061024), Method for adhesion of wound electrodes or electrode lamination for use in a lithium-ion secondary battery, Yih-Song Jan, Sheng-Feng Wu, Chang-Rung Yang, and Yu-Min Peng, Industrial Technology Research Institute (TW).

U.S. 7,125,479 (20061024), Polymeric compositions comprising thieno[3,4-b]thiophene, method of making, and use thereof, Gregory Allen Sotzing, The University of Connecticut.

U.S. 7,125,502 (20061024), Fibers of aligned single-wall carbon nanotubes and process for making the same, Richard E. Smalley, Rajesh Kumar Saini, Ramesh Sivarajan, Robert H. Hauge, Angelica Davis, Matteo Pasquali, and Lars Martin Ericson, William Marsh Rice University.

U.S. 7,125,534 (20061024), Catalytic growth of single- and double-wall carbon nanotubes from metal particles, Richard E. Smalley, Jason H. Hafner, Daniel T. Colbert, and Kenneth Smith, William Marsh Rice University.

U.S. 7,125,540 (20061024), Microsystem process networks, Robert S. Wegeng, Ward E. TeGrotenhuis, and Greg A. Whyatt, Battelle Memorial Institute.

U.S. 7,125,617 (20061024), Method of operating phosphoric acid fuel cell, Masaru Iguchi, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 7,125,618 (20061024), Hydrogen supply system for a fuel cell, Seong Kyun Kim, Hyundai Motor Co. (KR).

U.S. 7,125,619 (20061024), Fuel cell and fuel cell stack, Tadashi Tsunoda, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 7,125,620 (20061024), Fuel cell membrane and fuel cell system with integrated gas separation, William P. Acker and Gerhard Beckmann, MTI Microfuel Cells, Inc.

U.S. 7,125,621 (20061024), Proton conducting membrane using a solid acid, Sossina M. Haile, Calum Chisholm, Dane A. Boysen, and Sekharipuram R. Narayanan, California Institute of Technology.

U.S. 7,125,622 (20061024), Method of producing oxide ion conductor, Susumu Nakayama and Yoshikatsu Higuchi, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 7,125,623 (20061024), Separator for solid polymer type fuel cell and process for producing the same, Hiroya Okumura and Takashi Shibata, Japan Composite Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,125,624 (20061024), Fuel cell separator and method of manufacture, Fumio Tanno, Nisshinbo Industries, Inc. (JP).

U.S. 7,125,625 (20061024), Electrochemical cell and bipolar assembly for an electrochemical cell, Alan J. Cisar, Craig C. Andrews, Charles J. Greenwald, Oliver J. Murphy, Chris Boyer, Rattaya Chow Yalamanchili, and Carlos E. Salinas, Lynnetech, Inc.

U.S. 7,125,626 (20061024), Ion exchange assembly for an electrochemical cell, Hiroshi Kato, Japan Gore-Tex, Inc. (JP).

U.S. 7,125,627 (20061024), Secondary battery having a container with a safety unit, Chang-II Gu, Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (KR).

U.S. 7,125,628 (20061024), Battery pack with pressurized terminal plates, Shuhei Marukawa, Ko Watanabe, Toyohiko Etoh, Keiji Shukuya, and Shogo Yoneda, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (JP) and Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 7,125,629 (20061024), Cationic conductor, Akira Satou and Shin Nishimura, Hitachi, Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,125,630 (20061024), Non-aqueous electrolyte battery, Hiroaki Tanizaki and Atsuo Omaru, Sony Corp. (JP).

U.S. 7,125,631 (20061024), Lithium salt, ionic conductor and liquid electrolyte, Tatsuo Fujinami, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha (JP) and Genesis Research Institute, Inc. (JP).

U.S. 7,125,820 (20061024), Non-noble metal catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction, Stephen A. Campbell, Ballard Power Systems Inc. (CA).

U.S. 7,125,822 (20061024), Fuel cell catalyst and fuel cell, Yoshihiko Nakano, Wu Mei, Maki Yonetsu, Shinichi Onodera, Seiichi Suenaga, and Hideyuki Ohzu, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (JP).

U.S. 7,125,923 (20061024), Flame resistant thermoplastic molding materials, Michael Geprags, BASF Aktiengesellschaft (DE).

U.S. 7,125,935 (20061024), Ion exchange materials, Mark Andrews, Richard F. Bridges, Peter Charnock, John N. Devine, David J. Kemmish, John E. Lockley, and Brian Wilson, Victrex Manufacturing Ltd. (GB).

U.S. 7,125,953 (20061024), Ion-conducting polymeric materials, John Edward Lockley and Brian Wilson, Victrex Manufacturing Ltd. (GB).

U.S. 7,126,013 (20061024), Mono-, oligo- and polymers comprising fluorene and aryl groups, Martin Heeney, Steven Tierney, Marcus Thompson, and Iain McCulloch, Merck Patent GmbH (DE).

U.S. 7,126,310 (20061024), Apparatus and method for balanced charging of a multiple-cell battery pack, Christopher Barron, Abiomed, Inc.

U.S. 7,126,311 (20061024), Battery box for recreational vehicle, Gordon Gottsponer and Dave Shirley.

U.S. 7,126,312 (20061024), Method and apparatus for balancing multi-cell lithium battery systems, Stephen W. Moore, Enerdel, Inc.

U.S. 7,127,937 (20061031), Method for leak detection in gas feeding systems with redundant valves, Jurgen Thyroff, GM Global Technology Operations, Inc.

U.S. 7,128,106 (20061031), Apparatus for refueling a direct oxidation fuel cell, Juan J. Becerra, Michael S. DeFilippis, and Todd P. Van Duser, The Gillette Co.

U.S. 7,128,133 (20061031), Hydrofluoroether as a heat-transfer fluid, Michael G. Costello, Richard M. Flynn, and Frederick E. Behr, 3M Innovative Properties Co.

U.S. 7,128,219 (20061031), Battery rack and system, Andew Marraffa, Kim Manufacturing Co.

U.S. 7,128,437 (20061031), Temperature activated pressure relief mechanism for flashlights and batteries, William T. Storey, W. T. Storey, Inc.

U.S. 7,128,768 (20061031), Hydrogen generator for hydrogen desulfurization of hydrocarbon feeds, Ke Liu, Richard J. Bellows, and John L. Preston Jr., UTC Fuel Cells, LLC.

U.S. 7,128,769 (20061031), Methanol steam reforming catalysts, steam reformers, and fuel cell systems incorporating the same, Curtiss Renn, IdaTech, LLC.

U.S. 7,128,852 (20061031), Aerosol method and apparatus, particulate products, and electronic devices made therefrom, Mark J. Hampden-Smith, Toivo T Kodas, Quint H. Powell, Daniel J. Skamser, James Caruso, and Clive D. Chandler, Cabot Corp.

U.S. 7,128,888 (20061031), Proton conductor and method for manufacturing the same, and electrochemical device, Yong Ming Li and Koichiro Hinokuma, Sony Corp. (JP).

U.S. 7,128,990 (20061031), Additives to the gas supply of fuel cells with circulating electrolytes and means to regenerate used stacks, Karl Kordesch and Martin Cifrain, Apollo Energy Systems, Inc.

U.S. 7,128,991 (20061031), Fuel cell electricity generator, Masataka Ozeki, Tomonori Asou, Akira Maenishi, Shinji Miyauchi, and Akinari Nakamura, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,128,992 (20061031), Dual pump fuel cell temperature management system, G. Michael Gron Jr., Parthasarathy Seshadriand, Matthew P. Wilson, UTC Fuel Cells, LLC.

U.S. 7,128,993 (20061031), Composite membrane, David Edward Barnwell, Silvain Buche, Lorenz Gubler, and Thomas Robertson Ralph, Johnson Matthey Public Ltd. Co. (GB).

U.S. 7,128,994 (20061031), Polyelectrolyte type fuel cell and separator for polyelectrolyte type fuel cell, Takanori Maeda and Hiroshi Yagi, Dai Nippon Insatsu Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 7,128,995 (20061031), Method of producing oxide ion conductor, Yoshikatsu Higuchi, Masayuki Sugawara, Kagehisa Hamazaki, Keizo Uematsu, and Susumu Nakayama, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,128,996 (20061031), Separator for solid polymer fuel cells, and production process thereof, Naomitsu Nishihata and Masahito Tada, Kureha Corp. (JP).

U.S. 7,128,997 (20061031), Method and system for dispensing pelletized fuel for use with a fuel cell, Philip H. Harding, Louis C. Barinaga, John C. Greeven, Paul H. McClelland, Joseph W. Tsang, and Makarand Gore, Hewlett-Packard Development Co., LP.

U.S. 7,128,998 (20061031), Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery, Takashi Shimoyamada, Fumihata Yamamoto, Koichi Kawamura, Takashi Hayashi, and Akio Hiwara, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (JP).

U.S. 7,128,999 (20061031), System of retaining a plurality of batteries for an electric/hybrid vehicle, Gregory A. Martin and Robert L. Stinefield, General Motors Corp.

U.S. 7,129,000 (20061031), Battery and method for generating an electric power, Tadashi Sotomura and Isao Taniguchi, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,129,001 (20061031), Cell comprising a power-generating element fastened by sheets, Noriyoshi Munenaga, Takeshi Shimozono, Hiroshi Tasai, and Isao Suzuki, GS Yuasa Corp. (JP).

U.S. 7,129,002 (20061031), Method for producing a rechargeable electrochemical element, Konrad Holl, Arno Perner, Horst Wagner, Rolf Hennrich, and Dejan Ilic, Varta Microbattery GmbH (DE).

U.S. 7,129,003 (20061031), Fullerene-based secondary cell electrodes, Dawson W. Cagle, ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.

U.S. 7,129,004 (20061031), Separator for zinc/bromine secondary batteries and production process thereof, Yoshifumi Nishimura and Yoko Saito, Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha (JP).

U.S. 7,129,005 (20061031), Polyimide matrix electrolyte and improved batteries therefrom, C. Glen Wensley, Scott Gustafson, Craig R. Nelson, Robert W. Singleton, Alain Vallee, and Dany Brouillette, Avestor Limited Partnership (CA) and Solicore, Inc.

U.S. 7,129,373 (20061031), Oxidation catalyst and process, James P. Coleman and Martin P. McGrath, Monsanto Technology LLC.

U.S. 7,129,674 (20061031), Power supply apparatus having control section for controlling quantity of fuel to be supplied to fuel cell, Toshihiko Ichinose, Masahiro Takada, Katsumi Kozu, and So Kuranaka, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (JP).

U.S. 7,129,675 (20061031), System and method for battery charging, William B. Brecht, Trojan Battery Co.

U.S. 7,129,676 (20061031), Controlling re-charge of a nickel metal-hydride (NiMH) or nickel cadmuim (NiCd) battery, C. Michael Hoff and James E. Nelson, American Power Conversion.

U.S. 7,129,706 (20061031), Part tester and method, Terrence D. Kalley, Bright Solutions, Inc.

U.S. 7,130,198 (20061031), Resin-packaged protection circuit module for rechargeable batteries and method of making the same, Naoya Tanaka, Rohm Co., Ltd. (JP).