公开(公告)号：US5377037A

公开(公告)日：1994-12-27

申请号：US973171

申请日：1992-11-06

申请人： Howard M. Branz ,  Richard S. Crandall ,  C. Edwin Tracy

发明人： Howard M. Branz ,  Richard S. Crandall ,  C. Edwin Tracy

IPC分类号： G02C7/10 ,  G02F1/135 ,  G02F1/155 ,  G02F1/163 ,  G02F1/15 ,  G02C7/16 ,  G02F1/153

CPC分类号： G02F1/163 ,  G02C7/101 ,  G02F1/1354 ,  G02F1/155 ,  G02F2001/13324

摘要： A variable transmittance optical component includes an electrochromic material and a photovoltaic device-type thin film solar cell deposited in a tandem type, monolithic single coating over the component. A bleed resistor of a predetermined value is connected in series across the electrochromic material and photovoltaic device controlling the activation and deactivation of the electrochromic material. The electrical conductivity between the electrochromic material and the photovoltaic device is enhanced by interposing a transparent electrically conductive layer.

摘要翻译： 可变透射率光学部件包括电致变色材料和沉积在组件上的串联型单块单一涂层中的光伏器件型薄膜太阳能电池。 预定值的放电电阻串联连接在控制电致变色材料的激活和失活的电致变色材料和光伏器件上。 通过插入透明导电层来增强电致变色材料和光电器件之间的电导率。

公开(公告)号：US10263277B2

公开(公告)日：2019-04-16

申请号：US12808459

申请日：2008-02-25

申请人： John Roland Pitts ,  Se-Hee Lee ,  C. Edwin Tracy

发明人： John Roland Pitts ,  Se-Hee Lee ,  C. Edwin Tracy

IPC分类号： H01M10/04 ,  H01M10/05 ,  H01M10/052 ,  H01M4/04 ,  H01M4/131 ,  H01M4/1391 ,  H01M10/0585

摘要： Exemplary flexible thin film solid state lithium ion batteries (10) and methods for making the same are disclosed. An exemplary flexible solid state thin film electrochemical device (10) may include a flexible substrate (12), first (14) and second electrodes (18), and an electrolyte (16) disposed between the first (14) and second electrodes (18). The electrolyte (16) is disposed on the flexible substrate (12). The first electrode (14) is disposed on the electrolyte (16), and the second electrode (18) having been buried between the electrolyte (16) and the substrate (12).

公开(公告)号：US07431896B2

公开(公告)日：2008-10-07

申请号：US11145339

申请日：2005-06-02

申请人： John P. Biel, Jr. ,  David K. Benson ,  Steven D. Burch ,  Frederick B. Hill, Jr. ,  Matthew A. Keyser ,  Lance Mews ,  Donald R. Rigsby ,  C. Edwin Tracy

发明人： John P. Biel, Jr. ,  David K. Benson ,  Steven D. Burch ,  Frederick B. Hill, Jr. ,  Matthew A. Keyser ,  Lance Mews ,  Donald R. Rigsby ,  C. Edwin Tracy

IPC分类号： B01D50/00 ,  B21D51/16

CPC分类号： F01N3/2046 ,  B01D53/9495 ,  F01N3/2006 ,  F01N3/2842 ,  F01N3/2889 ,  F01N3/2892 ,  F01N13/14 ,  F01N13/1816 ,  F01N2260/08 ,  Y02A50/2322 ,  Y02T10/26 ,  Y10T29/49345

摘要： A thermally-activated exhaust treatment device, such as a catalytic converter, for vehicles includes a core having an inner housing and a catalytic material. A jacket includes an outer housing enclosing the inner housing, but characteristically not contacting the inner housing. The inner and outer housings include walls forming a vacuum-drawn sealed insulation cavity around the inner housing. A temperature-activated variable insulator device is positioned within the outer housing and includes a hydrogen source and controls for controlling the variable insulator device. A vacuum-maintenance device is incorporated into the insulation cavity, and includes a small container, getter material positioned in the container, and a porous member allowing gas in the insulation cavity to communicate with the getter material. A multi-layered radiation shield is positioned in the vacuum space and is loosely coupled to the inner housing. A vacuum detector includes a visible indicator of the vacuum in the insulation cavity.

摘要翻译： 用于车辆的诸如催化转化器的热活化废气处理装置包括具有内壳和催化材料的芯。 护套包括封闭内壳体的外壳体，但特征在于不与内壳体接触。 内壳体和外壳体包括围绕内壳体形成真空拉制的密封绝缘腔的壁。 温度可变的绝缘体装置位于外部壳体内，并且包括氢源和用于控制可变绝缘体装置的控制。 真空维护装置被并入绝缘腔中，并且包括小容器，位于容器中的吸气剂材料以及允许绝缘腔中的气体与吸气材料连通的多孔构件。 多层辐射屏蔽被定位在真空空间中并且松散地联接到内壳体。 真空检测器包括绝缘腔中真空的可见指示器。

公开(公告)号：US06908595B1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-21

申请号：US09889646

申请日：2000-01-21

申请人： John P. Biel, Jr. ,  David K. Benson ,  Steven D. Burch ,  Frederick B. Hill, Jr. ,  Matthew A. Keyser ,  Lance Mews ,  Donald R. Rigsby ,  C. Edwin Tracy

发明人： John P. Biel, Jr. ,  David K. Benson ,  Steven D. Burch ,  Frederick B. Hill, Jr. ,  Matthew A. Keyser ,  Lance Mews ,  Donald R. Rigsby ,  C. Edwin Tracy

IPC分类号： B01D53/94 ,  F01N3/20 ,  F01N3/28 ,  F01N13/14 ,  F01N13/18 ,  B01D53/34 ,  B01D53/92 ,  F01N7/14

CPC分类号： F01N3/2046 ,  B01D53/9495 ,  F01N3/2006 ,  F01N3/2842 ,  F01N3/2889 ,  F01N3/2892 ,  F01N13/14 ,  F01N13/1816 ,  F01N2260/08 ,  Y02A50/2322 ,  Y02T10/26 ,  Y10T29/49345

摘要： A thermally-activated exhaust treatment device, such as a catalytic converter (20); for vehicles includes a core having an inner housing (21) and a catalytic material (27, 27′). A jacket includes an outer housing (22) enclosing the inner housing (21) but characteristically not contacting the inner housing (21). The inner and outer housings (21, 22) includes walls (30, 31) forming a vacuum-drawn scaled insulation cavity (26) around the inner housing (21). A temperature-activated variable insulator device is positioned within the outer housing (22) and includes a hydrogen source (32) and controls for controlling the variable insulator device. A vacuum-maintenance device is incorporated into the insulation cavity (26), and includes a small container, getter material positioned in the container, a porous member allowing gas in the insulation cavity (26) to communicate with the getter material. A multi-layered radiation shield is position in the vacuum space and is loosely coupled to the inner housing (21). A vacuum detector includes a visible indicator of the vacuum in the insulation cavity (26).

摘要翻译： 一种热活化废气处理装置，例如催化转化器（20）; 对于车辆，包括具有内壳体（21）和催化材料（27,27'）的芯体。 护套包括封闭内壳体（21）的外壳（22），但特征在于不与内壳体（21）接触。 内壳体和外壳体（21,22）包括围绕内壳体（21）形成真空拉伸的绝缘空腔（26）的壁（30,31）。 温度可变的绝缘体装置定位在外壳体22内，并且包括氢源（32）和用于控制可变绝缘体装置的控制。 真空维护装置被并入绝缘腔26中，并且包括小容器，位于容器中的吸气剂材料，允许绝缘腔26中的气体与吸气材料连通的多孔构件。 多层辐射屏蔽位于真空空间中并松动地联接到内壳体（21）上。 真空检测器包括绝缘腔（26）中真空的可见指示器。

公开(公告)号：US5500503A

公开(公告)日：1996-03-19

申请号：US285700

申请日：1994-08-04

申请人： John C. Pernicka ,  David K. Benson ,  C. Edwin Tracy

发明人： John C. Pernicka ,  David K. Benson ,  C. Edwin Tracy

IPC分类号： B23K26/24 ,  B23K26/36 ,  B23K26/00 ,  B23K26/02

CPC分类号： B23K26/24 ,  B23K26/244 ,  B23K26/364

摘要： A method of welding an ultra-thin foil to the edge of a thicker sheet to form a vacuum insulation panel comprising the steps of providing an ultra-thin foil having a thickness less than 0.002, providing a top plate having an edge and a bottom plate having an edge, clamping the foil to the edge of the plate wherein the clamps act as heat sinks to distribute heat through the foil, providing a laser, moving the laser relative to the foil and the plate edges to form overlapping weld beads to weld the foil to the plate edges while simultaneously cutting the foil along the weld line formed by the overlapping beads.

摘要翻译： 将超薄箔焊接到较厚片材的边缘以形成真空绝热面板的方法包括以下步骤：提供厚度小于0.002的超薄箔片，提供具有边缘的顶板和底板 具有边缘，将箔夹紧到板的边缘，其中夹具用作散热器以将热量分布通过箔，提供激光器，使激光相对于箔和板边缘移动以形成重叠的焊缝，以焊接 同时沿着由重叠珠形成的焊接线切割箔，同时切割板边缘。

公开(公告)号：US4687560A

公开(公告)日：1987-08-18

申请号：US766169

申请日：1985-08-16

申请人： C. Edwin Tracy ,  David K. Benson ,  Marta R. Ruth

发明人： C. Edwin Tracy ,  David K. Benson ,  Marta R. Ruth

IPC分类号： C23C16/505 ,  G02F1/15 ,  C22D7/08 ,  C05D7/00

CPC分类号： C23C16/505 ,  G02F1/1523

摘要： A method of synthesizing electro-optically active reaction products from a plurality of reactants by inducing a reaction by plasma deposition among the reactants. The plasma reaction is effective for consolidating the reactants and producing thin films of electro-optically active transition metal oxides.

摘要翻译： 通过在反应物中引起等离子体沉积的反应，从多种反应物合成电光活性反应产物的方法。 等离子体反应对于固化反应物和产生电光活性过渡金属氧化物的薄膜是有效的。

公开(公告)号：US09093707B2

公开(公告)日：2015-07-28

申请号：US11816730

申请日：2007-06-11

申请人： Se-Hee Lee ,  C. Edwin Tracy ,  John Roland Pitts ,  Ping Liu

发明人： Se-Hee Lee ,  C. Edwin Tracy ,  John Roland Pitts ,  Ping Liu

IPC分类号： H01M10/0562 ,  H01M10/0585 ,  H01M6/40 ,  H01M10/04 ,  H01M6/18 ,  H01M6/20 ,  H01M6/24 ,  H01M10/052 ,  H01M4/66

CPC分类号： H01M6/40 ,  H01M4/661 ,  H01M6/185 ,  H01M6/187 ,  H01M6/20 ,  H01M6/24 ,  H01M10/0436 ,  H01M10/052 ,  H01M10/0562 ,  H01M10/0585 ,  H01M2300/0068 ,  H01M2300/0094 ,  Y02E60/122

摘要： A lithium metal thin-film battery composite structure is provided that includes a combination of a thin, stable, solid electrolyte layer [18] such as Lipon, designed in use to be in contact with a lithium metal anode layer; and a rapid-deposit solid electrolyte layer [16] such as LiAlF4 in contact with the thin, stable, solid electrolyte layer [18]. Batteries made up of or containing these structures are more efficient to produce than other lithium metal batteries that use only a single solid electrolyte. They are also more resistant to stress and strain than batteries made using layers of only the stable, solid electrolyte materials. Furthermore, lithium anode batteries as disclosed herein are useful as rechargeable batteries.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种锂金属薄膜电池复合结构，其包括薄的，稳定的固体电解质层[18]如Lipon的组合，其设计用于与锂金属阳极层接触; 以及与薄的，稳定的固体电解质层接触的诸如LiAlF 4的快速沉积固体电解质层[16]。 与其他仅使用单一固体电解质的锂金属电池相比，由这些结构构成或包含这些结构的电池比生产更有效。 它们比仅使用稳定的固体电解质材料的层制成的电池更耐压力和应变。 此外，如本文所公开的锂阳极电池可用作可再充电电池。

公开(公告)号：US07722966B1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-25

申请号：US11128148

申请日：2005-05-11

申请人： Se-Hee Lee ,  C. Edwin Tracy ,  J. Roland Pitts

发明人： Se-Hee Lee ,  C. Edwin Tracy ,  J. Roland Pitts

IPC分类号： B32B15/00 ,  B32B15/04 ,  C23C14/00 ,  C23C14/34

CPC分类号： C23C14/08

摘要： Nano-composite materials are disclosed. An exemplary method of producing a nano-composite material may comprise co-sputtering a transition metal and a refractory metal in a reactive atmosphere. The method may also comprise co-depositing a transition metal and a refractory metal composite structure on a substrate. The method may further comprise thermally annealing the deposited transition metal and refractory metal composite structure in a reactive atmosphere.

摘要翻译： 公开了纳米复合材料。 制备纳米复合材料的示例性方法可以包括在反应性气氛中共同溅射过渡金属和难熔金属。 该方法还可以包括在基底上共同沉积过渡金属和难熔金属复合结构。 该方法还可以包括在反应性气氛中对沉积的过渡金属和难熔金属复合结构进行热退火。

公开(公告)号：US20090057137A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-05

申请号：US12194741

申请日：2008-08-20

申请人： J. Roland Pitts ,  Se-Hee Lee ,  C. Edwin Tracy ,  Dane Gillaspie

发明人： J. Roland Pitts ,  Se-Hee Lee ,  C. Edwin Tracy ,  Dane Gillaspie

IPC分类号： B05D5/12 ,  C23C14/34

CPC分类号： C23C14/08 ,  C23C14/3414 ,  G02F1/1523 ,  H01M4/0426 ,  H01M4/131 ,  H01M4/1391 ,  H01M4/485 ,  H01M4/525 ,  H01M10/052 ,  H01M10/0525

摘要： A method (100) is provided for synthesizing a thin film electrode (350) such as an electrochromic (EC) electrode (426) or counter electrode (434) for an EC device (410), a lithiated film of transition metal oxide (616) for a battery device (600), or the like. The method (100) includes providing (140) a source material (322) within a deposition chamber (310) such as a target for sputtering, and the source material (322) includes a transition metal oxide and ionic lithium. The method (100) continues with positioning (140) an electrically conductive substrate (340) with an exposed surface within the deposition chamber (310). A thin film (350) of the transition metal oxide and the ionic lithium is deposited upon the exposed surface of the substrate (340) using physical vapor deposition with the source material (322) to form in a single deposition step a layer of lithiated transition metal oxide (350).

摘要翻译： 提供一种用于合成EC装置（410）的电致变色（EC）电极（426）或对电极（434）的薄膜电极（350），过渡金属氧化物（616）的锂化膜 ）用于电池装置（600）等。 方法（100）包括在诸如用于溅射的靶的沉积室（310）内提供（140）源材料（322），并且源材料（322）包括过渡金属氧化物和离子锂。 方法（100）继续在沉积室（310）内定位（140）具有暴露表面的导电衬底（340）。 过渡金属氧化物和离子锂的薄膜（350）通过物理气相沉积与源材料（322）沉积在衬底（340）的暴露表面上，以在单个沉积步骤中形成锂化过渡层 金属氧化物（350）。

公开(公告)号：US5807533A

公开(公告)日：1998-09-15

申请号：US772484

申请日：1996-12-23

申请人： C. Edwin Tracy ,  Matthew A. Keyser ,  David K. Benson

发明人： C. Edwin Tracy ,  Matthew A. Keyser ,  David K. Benson

IPC分类号： C01B3/00 ,  C01B6/24

CPC分类号： C01B3/0005 ,  Y02E60/324 ,  Y10S420/90

摘要： A method for charging a sample of either a permanent or reversible getter material with a high concentration of hydrogen while maintaining a base pressure below 10.sup.-4 torr at room temperature involves placing the sample of hydrogen getter material in a chamber, activating the sample of hydrogen getter material, overcharging the sample of getter material through conventional charging techniques to a high concentration of hydrogen, and then subjecting the sample of getter material to a low temperature vacuum bake-out process. Application of the method results in a reversible hydrogen getter which is highly charged to maximum capacities of hydrogen and which concurrently exhibits minimum hydrogen vapor pressures at room temperatures.

摘要翻译： 在室温下将基础压力保持在10-4乇以下的情况下，将具有高浓度氢气的永久或可逆吸气剂材料的样品充入的方法包括将吸气剂材料样品置于室中，激活氢样品 吸气剂材料，通过常规装料技术将吸气剂样品过度充电到高浓度的氢气，然后将吸气剂样品进行低温真空烘烤处理。 该方法的应用产生了可逆氢吸气剂，其高度充电至氢的最大容量，并且其在室温下同时呈现最小的氢蒸汽压力。