Resumen de: US2025293360A1
A battery includes a battery cell, a first box including a first end wall, and a second box enclosing and forming a closed space for accommodating the battery cell together with the first box, the second box includes a second end wall and two third side walls, the second end wall is disposed opposite to the first end wall along a first direction, and the two third side walls are disposed opposite to each other along a third direction and connected to the second end wall. The third side wall includes a third surface facing the closed space, a fourth surface facing away from the closed space and a second side surface connecting the third surface and the fourth surface; and the second side surface includes a flat surface and a transition surface for hermetic connection with the first box, which are connected and have a smooth transition.
Resumen de: US2025293358A1
A power storage cell includes: a pair of electrode bodies each having an electrode tab and disposed to face each other; an interposed member made of an insulating material and disposed between the electrode tabs of the pair of electrode bodies; a laminate exterior body that accommodates the pair of electrode bodies and the interposed member; a conductive film provided on surfaces of the interposed member and connected to each of the electrode tabs; and a current collector terminal that is connected to the conductive film and protrudes from the laminate exterior body.
Resumen de: US2025293356A1
A pouch-shaped battery cell includes a pouch-shaped battery case made of a laminated sheet including an inner resin layer, a metal layer, and an electrode assembly. A sealed portion is formed at an outer periphery of the pouch-shaped battery case by thermal fusion, such that pressed portions and non-pressed portions are alternately disposed in a direction from the inside to the outside of the pouch-shaped battery case A thickness of the inner resin layer in each of the pressed portions is gradually decreased in the direction toward the outside of the pouch-shaped battery case, so that the sealed portion of the pouch-shaped battery case may be sequentially vented due to the difference in sealing force of the sealed portion. An apparatus for sealing the pouch-shaped battery cell is also provided.
Resumen de: US2025293416A1
A battery cell, a battery, and a power consuming device are described. The battery cell includes a housing, an electrode terminal, and a protective member. The housing includes a first end wall, the electrode terminal is disposed on the first end wall, the protective member covers an outer surface of the first end wall, a first through hole is provided on the protective member, and the first through hole is configured to expose the electrode terminal. A cavity configured to store liquid is formed between the protective member and the first end wall. The battery cell has relatively high reliability.
Resumen de: US2025288839A1
A fire extinguishing device and method for an energy storage system are disclosed. A fire extinguishing device includes a storage box located at a rear of a rack frame and storing a fire extinguishing agent, a supplier connected to the storage box and configured to supply the fire extinguishing agent, a distributer connected to the supplier and configured to distribute the fire extinguishing agent, a rack pipe connected to the distributer and configured to change a flow direction of the fire extinguishing agent to a height direction of the rack frame, and a spray pipe connected to the rack pipe and configured to spray the fire extinguishing agent on each battery module in the rack frame.
Resumen de: US2025288968A1
An apparatus for mixing and agitating electrode materials for a secondary battery includes: a vessel configured to accommodate materials for a secondary battery, the vessel including a transparent material such that an inside of the vessel is visible from the outside; an agitator configured to rotate and revolve within the vessel to mix and agitate the materials; a disperser configured to disperse the materials; and a driver housing accommodating driving parts that operate the agitator and the disperser.
Resumen de: US2025289015A1
A hand-held high-pressure cleaning device includes a housing. The housing has a housing outer wall. A pump for generating high pressure in a cleaning fluid and a motor for driving the pump are arranged in the housing. The high-pressure cleaning device includes a display element visible from outside the housing in the region of the housing outer wall. The display element can be illuminated by a light source arranged in the housing. An electronics module having an electronics housing is arranged in the housing. A control unit is arranged in the electronics housing. The light source is arranged on the electronics module. A channel for guiding light from the light source to the display element is arranged between the electronics module and the display element.
Resumen de: US2025288964A1
An electrode slurry manufacturing apparatus includes a material loading unit, a feeder unit, and a multi-screw kneader. The material loading unit puts a plurality of types of electrode materials collectively into the feeder unit. The feeder unit includes an inlet opening, an agitation chamber, a discharge opening, a feeding blade, and a spiral shaped blade. Into the inlet opening, the electrode materials are loaded from the material loading unit. The electrode materials are agitated in the agitation chamber. The discharge opening is disposed in a bottom part of the agitation chamber. The feeding blade is mounted to a shaft disposed on the bottom part of the agitation chamber. The feeding blade feeds the electrode materials to the discharge opening. The spiral shaped blade is disposed above the feeding blade and is mounted to the shaft.
Resumen de: US2025293394A1
A method and apparatus for storing electricity using a rechargeable electrochemical cell with a tubular aluminum anode, bunched carbon graphite rods as the cathode, a luffa sponge electrolyte medium, and a solid electrolyte. The invention teaches the use of common ultra-low-cost material components, and a simple electrochemical cell construction method.
Resumen de: US2025293233A1
An electrode is provided that includes a base and an electrode composite layer on the base. The electrode composite layer includes an active material and a binder. A concentration of the binder in the electrode composite layer varies periodically and continuously in at least one direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the electrode composite layer.
Resumen de: US2025293231A1
A method for producing an electrode is provided. The method includes applying an electrode mixture layer forming liquid composition including an active material and a dispersion medium onto a substrate at an application period of 0.28 mm or more and 1.7 mm or less, using a liquid ejection device having a plurality of nozzle holes arranged in parallel to a surface of the substrate, to form an electrode mixture layer having a periodic concave-convex structure on its surface.
Resumen de: US2025293392A1
The present disclosure relates to a battery module capable of preventing or reducing chain ignition of battery cells. To this end, the present disclosure provides a battery module including a housing, a plurality of battery cells disposed inside the housing and each including a vent hole and a vent plate, a blocking member disposed to face the battery cell and configured to cover the vent plate, and a fixing member configured to fix the blocking member to the battery cell.
Resumen de: US2025293250A1
A lithium battery cell has an anode having anode active material, an electrolyte, and a cathode comprising cathode active material having the following composition:LixM1yM2zOpwherein M1 and M2 are different from each other and each selected from Mn, Fe and V; 6≤x≤64; 1≤y≤35; 1≤z≤35; and 16≤p≤100.
Resumen de: US2025293390A1
An energy storage system includes: a battery rack including a rack frame and a plurality of battery modules accommodated in the rack frame; a main pipe in the battery rack; and a fire extinguishing agent tank and sensor selectively connected to the main pipe. When the sensor and the main pipe are connected together, the sensor is configured to sense an event in the battery rack by sucking air from the main pipe.
Resumen de: US2025293321A1
Disclosed is a li-polymer battery, which includes a housing, a li-polymer core arranged within the housing, a positive terminal disposed at a top end of the li-polymer core, and a negative terminal disposed at the top end of the li-polymer core and on a side of the positive terminal, wherein the li-polymer battery further includes a PCB assembly encapsulated within the housing and arranged above the li-polymer core, the PCB assembly includes a PCB board holder and a PCB board disposed on the PCB board holder, the PCB board has a positive connection portion and a negative connection portion which are capable of passing through the PCB board holder for electrically contacting the positive terminal and the positive terminal of the li-polymer core, and wherein the PCB board is provided with a charging/discharging interface, and the housing has an opening for accessing the charging/discharging interface.
Resumen de: US2025293316A1
In general, according to one embodiment, a nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes an electrode group and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The electrode group includes a flatly wound stack including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator. Z/Y, where an air permeability of the separator located in a curved portion of the electrode group is Y (sec/100 mL) and an air permeability of the separator located in a flat portion of the electrode group is Z (sec/100 mL), is 1.03≤Z/Y≤1.11.
Resumen de: US2025293317A1
A rechargeable aqueous Mg battery is composed of a Mg metal anode, a solid-state aqueous polymer-based electrolyte, and an intercalation-type Prussian blue analogue cathode for ion storage. During battery operation, the Mg anode undergoes dissolution and deposition, while Mg ions in the electrolyte are inserted and extracted from the cathode lattice, thereby releasing energy during discharge and storing energy during charge.
Resumen de: US2025293315A1
An electrode assembly includes a first electrode including a first substrate and a first composite layer on the first substrate, a separator, a second electrode including a second substrate and a second composite layer on the second substrate, and stacked and wound with the first electrode with the separator therebetween, a first uncoated region and a first electrode tab between a winding distal end of the first substrate and the first composite layer, a second uncoated region and a second electrode tab between a winding distal end of the second substrate and the second composite layer, a first insulator at the first electrode and contacting the first composite layer in the first uncoated region, and a second insulator at the first electrode and contacting the first insulator in the first uncoated region, wherein the first and second insulators contact each other at a distance from the second electrode tab.
Resumen de: US2025293322A1
A battery pack includes a battery cell, a terrace extending from the battery cell, a protection circuit module facing the terrace, and a protective film including a thermally conductive material and arranged around the protection circuit module.
Resumen de: US2025293313A1
An electrode assembly comprises a plurality of structural units laminated in a first direction, the structural unit comprising a first plate and a second plate. The first electrode plate comprises a bending section and a plurality of straight sections, and two adjacent straight sections are spaced apart in a first direction and connected to one bent section. The second plate has a polarity opposite to that of the first plate, and alternates with the straight sections in the first direction.
Resumen de: US2025290209A1
A method for producing a CNM product includes: heating an electrolyte media to obtain a molten electrolyte media; positioning the molten electrolyte media between an anode and a cathode of an electrolytic cell; introducing a source of carbon into the electrolytic cell; introducing an iron-free, chromium-containing additive into the electrolyte media before the step of heating or introducing the iron-free additive into the molten electrolyte media, in which the iron-free, chromium-containing additive is added in an amount of between about 0.05 wt % to about 2 wt %, relative to the amount of the electrolyte media or the molten electrolyte media; applying an electrical current to the cathode and the anode in the electrolytic cell; and collecting the CNM product from the cathode.
Resumen de: US2025288078A1
A system and method for an intelligent hair dryer with capabilities to transmit information to/from an external device. The hair dryer houses control circuitry, such as a processor and control circuit board to control the hair dryer. The hair dryer may include one or more sensors configured to provide information to the control circuitry to perform various functions. The control circuitry may communicate the information to the external device.
Resumen de: US2025289947A1
A thermoplastic elastomer composition and an elastomer or elastomer-textile or metal composite article incorporating the composition. The composition includes (i) at least one elastomer, (ii) at least one polyolefin including a recycled polyolefin part and optionally a virgin polyolefin part, (iii) a reinforcing filler, (iv) a plasticising system, and (v) an antioxidant system. The composition includes, in mass fractions: more than 35% of the at least one polyolefin, and less than 30% of the plasticising system.
Resumen de: US2025290989A1
A system for performing electrochemical impedance spectroscopy for a battery, the system comprising: a switch operable to apply an AC stimulus signal to the battery; current monitor circuitry configured to be coupled to the battery and to provide a battery current signal indicative of a current through the battery; voltage monitor circuitry configured to be coupled to the battery and to output a battery voltage signal indicative of a voltage across at least one cell of the battery; a processing subsystem having a first input coupled to an output of the current monitoring circuitry and a second input coupled to an output of the voltage monitoring circuitry, wherein the processing subsystem is configured to determine an impedance of the at least one cell of the battery based on the battery current signal and the battery voltage signal while the AC stimulus signal is being applied to the battery.
Nº publicación: US2025290986A1 18/09/2025
Solicitante:
TOYOTA MOTOR CO LTD [JP]
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Resumen de: US2025290986A1
A method of classifying a battery includes causing a computer to perform the following steps. Obtaining the manufacturing conditions of the plurality of batteries, predicting the durability performance of the plurality of batteries from the obtained manufacturing conditions based on the relationship between the manufacturing conditions of the batteries and the durability performance of the batteries, and classifying the plurality of batteries based on the similarity of the predicted durability performance. The method of the present disclosure for manufacturing a battery module includes connecting batteries having similar durability performance classified according to the method of the present disclosure for classifying batteries in parallel or in series.