公开(公告)号：US06287719B1

公开(公告)日：2001-09-11

申请号：US09094820

申请日：1998-06-15

申请人： John C. Bailey

发明人： John C. Bailey

IPC分类号： H01M1004

CPC分类号： H01M10/0431 ,  H01M6/10 ,  H01M6/181 ,  H01M2300/0082

摘要： A battery construction is disclosed that includes a housing and a spiral-wound electrode assembly disposed in the housing and defining at least two electrochemical cells that are electrically connected in series. Both of the cells include wound layers of a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a polymer electrolyte provided between the positive and negative electrode layers. The layers of each successive electrochemical cell are wound around the layers of the previous cell and are preferably separated therefrom by an insulating layer. By utilizing a polymer electrolyte, the need for expensive microporous separator layers is eliminated as is the need for providing separate sealed containers to construct a multi-cell battery. Thus, a less-expensive and space-efficient multi-cell spiral-wound electrode construction may be obtained.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种电池结构，其包括壳体和设置在壳体中的螺旋缠绕电极组件，并限定串联电连接的至少两个电化学电池。 两个电池都包括正极和负电极之间设置的正极和负极层之间的缠绕层。 每个连续的电化学电池的层缠绕在先前电池的层上，并且优选通过绝缘层与其隔开。 通过使用聚合物电解质，消除了昂贵的微孔隔离层的需要，因为需要提供单独的密封容器来构造多单元电池。 因此，可以获得较便宜且节省空间的多单元螺旋缠绕电极结构。

公开(公告)号：US5760588A

公开(公告)日：1998-06-02

申请号：US900438

申请日：1997-07-25

申请人： John C. Bailey

发明人： John C. Bailey

IPC分类号： G01D7/00 ,  G01R31/36 ,  H01M2/02 ,  H01M6/50 ,  H01M10/48 ,  G01N27/416

CPC分类号： G01D7/005 ,  G01R31/3686 ,  H01M10/488 ,  H01M6/505 ,  G01R31/3627 ,  H01M2200/10

摘要： The thermochromic battery tester comprises a conductive heating element having one end including at least two switch pads for selective coupling of the conductive heating element to a second terminal of the battery. Each of the switch pads provides a different resistivity for the heating element when pressed, to thereby change the calibration of the tester for different discharge rates. The battery tester further includes discharge rate calibration indicia associated with each of the switch pads for indicating which switch pad to press for proper calibration at a relative rate of discharge. The conductive heating element may have at least a portion thereof made of a variable resistivity material having a resistivity that changes in response to ambient temperature so as to compensate for varying ambient temperatures. Preferably, the variable resistivity material has a resistivity that increases as ambient temperature increases.

摘要翻译： 热变色电池测试器包括导电加热元件，该导电加热元件的一端包括用于将导电加热元件选择性地耦合到电池的第二端子的至少两个开关垫。 每个开关垫在被按压时为加热元件提供不同的电阻率，从而改变测试器的不同放电率的校准。 电池测试器还包括与每个开关焊盘相关联的放电速率校准标记，用于指示以相对放电速率按压适当校准的开关垫。 导电加热元件可以具有至少一部分由可变电阻率材料制成，其电阻率响应于环境温度而变化，以补偿变化的环境温度。 优选地，可变电阻率材料具有随着环境温度升高而增加的电阻率。

公开(公告)号：US4790969A

公开(公告)日：1988-12-13

申请号：US74231

申请日：1987-07-16

申请人： John C. Bailey ,  Timothy D. Foley ,  Ernest D. Botos

发明人： John C. Bailey ,  Timothy D. Foley ,  Ernest D. Botos

IPC分类号： H01M4/96 ,  H01M6/14 ,  H01M4/00

CPC分类号： H01M6/14 ,  H01M4/96

摘要： Disclosed is a method of forming porous carbon cathode collectors for electrochemical cells by mixing carbon black with binder and liquid to form a dough, drying it at an elevated temperature, compacting the dried mix at an elevated temperature, milling it to a particle size greater than 0.05 mm and preferably 0.1 to 0.3 mm, and molding the dry milled mix, preferably by auger feeding, to form a collector having a pore size at least 50% by volume being 10 microns or larger and most preferably in the range of 10 to 90 microns.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种通过将炭黑与粘合剂和液体混合以形成面团，在升高的温度下干燥，在高温下压实干燥的混合物来形成电化学电池的多孔碳阴极收集器的方法，将其研磨至大于 0.05mm，优选0.1至0.3mm，并且优选通过螺旋输送来模制干磨混合物，以形成孔径至少为50体积％为10微米或更大，最优选在10至90范围内的收集器 微米。

公开(公告)号：US20110274959A1

公开(公告)日：2011-11-10

申请号：US13185048

申请日：2011-07-18

申请人： John C. Bailey ,  Abdelkader Hilmi ,  Mark A. Schubert ,  Jing Zhang ,  Guanghong Zheng

发明人： John C. Bailey ,  Abdelkader Hilmi ,  Mark A. Schubert ,  Jing Zhang ,  Guanghong Zheng

IPC分类号： H01M6/40

CPC分类号： H01M6/12 ,  H01M2/0257 ,  H01M2/0275 ,  H01M2/0277 ,  H01M2/1653 ,  H01M2/18 ,  H01M4/0404 ,  H01M4/0414 ,  H01M4/06 ,  H01M4/08 ,  H01M4/244 ,  H01M4/26 ,  H01M4/50 ,  H01M4/62 ,  H01M4/623 ,  H01M4/625 ,  H01M4/663 ,  H01M4/667 ,  H01M6/045 ,  H01M6/22 ,  H01M6/40 ,  H01M2004/021 ,  H01M2004/027 ,  H01M2004/028 ,  H01M2300/0002 ,  H01M2300/0014 ,  H01M2300/0085 ,  Y10T29/49108 ,  Y10T29/4911 ,  Y10T29/49114 ,  Y10T29/49115

摘要： A flat, flexible electrochemical cell is provided. The within invention describes various aspects of the flat, flexible electrochemical cell. A printed anode is provided that obviates the need for a discrete anode current collector, thereby reducing the size of the battery. An advantageous electrolyte is provided that enables the use of a metallic cathode current collector, thereby improving the performance of the battery. Printable gelled electrolytes and separators are provided, enabling the construction of both co-facial and co-planar batteries. Cell contacts are provided that reduce the potential for electrolyte creepage in the flat, flexible electrochemical cells of the within invention.

摘要翻译： 提供一种扁平，柔性的电化学电池。 本发明描述了扁平的柔性电化学电池的各个方面。 提供了一种印刷阳极，其不需要离散的阳极集电器，从而减小了电池的尺寸。 提供了一种有利的电解质，其能够使用金属阴极集电器，从而提高电池的性能。 提供可印刷胶凝电解质和分离器，能够构建共面和共面电池。 提供了电池触点，其减少了在本发明的平坦，柔性的电化学电池中的电解质蠕变的潜力。

公开(公告)号：US07972718B2

公开(公告)日：2011-07-05

申请号：US11734014

申请日：2007-04-11

申请人： John C. Bailey ,  Richard A. Langan ,  Steven D. Jones ,  Robert M. Janmey ,  James P. Campbell ,  John M. Somerville ,  Oliver W. Burstall

发明人： John C. Bailey ,  Richard A. Langan ,  Steven D. Jones ,  Robert M. Janmey ,  James P. Campbell ,  John M. Somerville ,  Oliver W. Burstall

IPC分类号： H01M2/36 ,  H01M10/50 ,  F16K31/18 ,  F16K31/62

CPC分类号： H01M12/06 ,  H01M2/0202 ,  H01M2/0207 ,  H01M2/1229 ,  H01M2002/0205 ,  Y10T29/49108

摘要： A fluid consuming battery (10) is provided with a fluid regulating system (50) for regulating fluid entry into the battery. The battery (10) includes a fluid consuming cell (20) having a cell housing with fluid entry ports for the passage of a fluid into the cell housing. A first fluid consuming electrode and a second electrode are disposed within the cell housing. The fluid regulating system (50) includes a valve having a moving plate (66) disposed adjacent to a fixed plate (62). The moving plate and fixed plate both have fluid entry ports (68, 64) that align in an open valve position and are misaligned in a closed valve position. The fluid regulating system (50) also includes an actuator that may include one or more shape memory alloy (SMA) components (82a, 82b) for moving the moving plate (66) relative to the fixed plate (62) to open and close the valve.

摘要翻译： 流体消耗电池（10）设置有用于调节流体进入电池的流体调节系统（50）。 电池（10）包括流体消耗单元（20），其具有具有用于使流体进入电池壳体的流体入口的电池壳体。 第一流体消耗电极和第二电极设置在电池壳体内。 流体调节系统（50）包括具有邻近固定板（62）设置的移动板（66）的阀。 移动板和固定板都具有流体进入端口（68,64），其在打开的阀位置对齐并且在闭合的阀位置中不对准。 流体调节系统（50）还包括可包括用于相对于固定板（62）移动移动板（66）的一个或多个形状记忆合金（SMA）部件（82a，82b）的致动器，以打开和关闭 阀。

公开(公告)号：US07858226B2

公开(公告)日：2010-12-28

申请号：US11733980

申请日：2007-04-11

申请人： Richard A. Langan ,  John C. Bailey ,  Robert M. Janmey ,  Michael J. Brandon, II ,  Martin S. Goodchild ,  Jean-Francois Audebert

发明人： Richard A. Langan ,  John C. Bailey ,  Robert M. Janmey ,  Michael J. Brandon, II ,  Martin S. Goodchild ,  Jean-Francois Audebert

IPC分类号： H01M2/40 ,  H01M2/12 ,  H01M2/00

CPC分类号： H01M12/06 ,  H01M2/0202 ,  H01M2/0207 ,  H01M2/1229 ,  H01M2002/0205 ,  Y10T29/49108

摘要： A fluid consuming battery (10) is provided with a fluid regulating system (50) for regulating fluid entry into the battery. The battery (10) includes a fluid consuming cell (20) having a cell housing with fluid entry ports for the passage of a fluid into the cell housing. A first fluid consuming electrode and a second electrode are disposed within the cell housing. The fluid regulating system (50) includes a valve having a moving plate (66) disposed adjacent to a fixed plate (62). The moving plate and fixed plate both have fluid entry ports (68, 64) that align in an open valve position and are misaligned in a closed valve position. The fluid regulating system (50) also includes an actuator that may include one or more shape memory alloy (SMA) components (82a, 82b) for moving the moving plate (66) relative to the fixed plate (62) to open and close the valve.

摘要翻译： 流体消耗电池（10）设置有用于调节流体进入电池的流体调节系统（50）。 电池（10）包括流体消耗单元（20），其具有具有用于使流体进入电池壳体的流体入口的电池壳体。 第一流体消耗电极和第二电极设置在电池壳体内。 流体调节系统（50）包括具有邻近固定板（62）设置的移动板（66）的阀。 移动板和固定板都具有流体进入端口（68,64），其在打开的阀位置对齐并且在闭合的阀位置中不对准。 流体调节系统（50）还包括可包括用于相对于固定板（62）移动移动板（66）的一个或多个形状记忆合金（SMA）部件（82a，82b）的致动器，以打开和关闭 阀。

公开(公告)号：US20090081519A1

公开(公告)日：2009-03-26

申请号：US11860156

申请日：2007-09-24

申请人： John C. Bailey

发明人： John C. Bailey

IPC分类号： H01M2/02 ,  H01M2/36 ,  H01M8/00

CPC分类号： H01M12/065 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M12/08 ,  Y02E60/128

摘要： A fluid consuming battery (10) is provided with a fluid regulating system (50) for regulating fluid entry into the battery. The battery (10) includes a fluid consuming cell (20) having a cell housing with fluid entry ports for the passage of a fluid into the cell housing. A first fluid consuming electrode and a second electrode are disposed within the cell housing. The fluid regulating system (50) includes a valve having a moving plate (66) disposed adjacent to a fixed plate (62). The moving plate and fixed plate both have fluid entry ports (68, 64) that align in an open valve position and are misaligned in a closed valve position. The fluid regulating system (50) also includes an actuator that may include one or more shape memory alloy (SMA) components (82a, 82b) for moving the moving plate (66) relative to the fixed plate (62) to open and close the valve. In one embodiment, a friction reduction medium (502) employing lubricating oil (69) and a plurality spherical members (500) is disposed between the moving plate (66) and fixed plate (62) to provide enhanced valve operation.

摘要翻译： 流体消耗电池（10）设置有用于调节流体进入电池的流体调节系统（50）。 电池（10）包括流体消耗单元（20），其具有具有用于使流体进入电池壳体的流体入口的电池壳体。 第一流体消耗电极和第二电极设置在电池壳体内。 流体调节系统（50）包括具有邻近固定板（62）设置的移动板（66）的阀。 移动板和固定板都具有流体进入端口（68,64），其在打开的阀位置对齐并且在闭合的阀位置中不对准。 流体调节系统（50）还包括可包括用于相对于固定板（62）移动移动板（66）的一个或多个形状记忆合金（SMA）部件（82a，82b）的致动器，以打开和关闭 阀。 在一个实施例中，在移动板（66）和固定板（62）之间设置采用润滑油（69）和多个球形构件（500）的减摩介质（502），以提供增强的阀门操作。

公开(公告)号：US6156450A

公开(公告)日：2000-12-05

申请号：US900037

申请日：1997-07-24

申请人： John C. Bailey

发明人： John C. Bailey

IPC分类号： G01D7/00 ,  G01R31/36 ,  H01M10/42 ,  H01M10/48 ,  H01M2/20 ,  H01M6/40

CPC分类号： G01D7/005 ,  G01R31/3655 ,  G01R31/3686 ,  H01M10/4257 ,  H01M10/488 ,  G01R31/3627

摘要： The battery testing circuit of the present invention preferably includes a substrate, a display printed on the substrate for displaying a level of discharge of a battery, a display driver circuit coupled to the display and to the battery for receiving power from the battery to drive the display, and a battery discharge level sensing circuit coupled to the display and to the battery for sensing a discharge level of the battery and for supplying a display signal representing the sensed discharge level to the display. At least one of the circuits is printed on the substrate using processable conductive polymer materials as ink layers. Preferably, the battery discharge level sensing circuit component continuously senses the discharge level and the display continuously displays the discharge level. The display is preferably a field-responsive liquid crystal display made of either polymer liquid crystal or polymer dispersed liquid crystal material. The display may be formed of one or more layers of active liquid crystal material. The display driver circuit is preferably an oscillator that may also be printed on the substrate.

摘要翻译： 本发明的电池测试电路优选地包括基板，印刷在基板上的用于显示电池的放电水平的显示器，耦合到显示器的显示驱动器电路和用于从电池接收电力以驱动 显示器，以及耦合到显示器和电池的电池放电电平检测电路，用于感测电池的放电电平，并将表示感测的放电电平的显示信号提供给显示器。 使用可处理的导电聚合物材料作为墨层将至少一个电路印刷在基板上。 优选地，电池放电电平检测电路部件连续地感测放电电平，并且显示器连续地显示放电电平。 显示器优选地是由聚合物液晶或聚合物分散液晶材料制成的场响应液晶显示器。 显示器可以由一层或多层活性液晶材料形成。 显示驱动器电路优选地也可以被印刷在基板上的振荡器。

公开(公告)号：US6154263A

公开(公告)日：2000-11-28

申请号：US900435

申请日：1997-07-25

申请人： John C. Bailey

发明人： John C. Bailey

IPC分类号： G01R31/36 ,  G02F1/1343 ,  G02F1/1347

CPC分类号： G02F1/1347 ,  G01R31/3686 ,  G01R19/16542

摘要： A liquid crystal display of the present invention includes a first electrode provided on a substrate, a first liquid crystal layer provided on and in contact with the first electrode, a second electrode provided on and in contact with the first liquid crystal layer, a second liquid crystal layer provided on and in contact with the second electrode, and a third electrode provided on and in contact with the second liquid crystal layer. The display may further include a third liquid crystal layer provided on and in contact with the third electrode, and a fourth electrode provided on and in contact with a third liquid crystal layer. By reducing the thickness of the liquid crystal layers relative to a conventional liquid crystal display, and by providing a plurality of liquid crystal layers, the voltage level required to cause the liquid crystal display to change visual states is substantially reduced without affecting the degree of visual change exhibited by the liquid crystal display. Preferably, at least one of the electrodes is formed of a transparent processable conductive polymer, which is much less expensive than the conventional tin-doped indium oxide materials typically used to form a transparent electrode. The liquid crystal display of the present invention is preferably incorporated in a battery label to display information pertaining to the battery, such as the discharge level of the battery.

摘要翻译： 本发明的液晶显示装置包括：设置在基板上的第一电极，设置在第一电极上并与第一电极接触的第一液晶层，设置在第一液晶层上并与第一液晶层接触的第二电极，第二液体 提供在第二电极上并与第二电极接触的晶体层，以及设置在第二液晶层上并与其接触的第三电极。 显示器还可以包括设置在第三电极上并与第三电极接触的第三液晶层，以及设置在第三液晶层上并与第三液晶层接触的第四电极。 通过相对于传统的液晶显示器减小液晶层的厚度，并且通过提供多个液晶层，使液晶显示器改变视觉状态所需的电压水平大大降低，而不影响视觉程度 由液晶显示器展现的变化。 优选地，电极中的至少一个由透明的可加工的导电聚合物形成，其比通常用于形成透明电极的常规的锡掺杂的氧化铟材料便宜得多。 本发明的液晶显示装置优选地结合在电池标签中以显示关于电池的信息，例如电池的放电水平。

公开(公告)号：US5667538A

公开(公告)日：1997-09-16

申请号：US482467

申请日：1995-06-08

申请人： John C. Bailey

发明人： John C. Bailey

IPC分类号： G01R13/40 ,  G01R31/36 ,  G02F1/15 ,  G02F1/153 ,  H01M2/34 ,  H01M6/50 ,  H01M10/48

CPC分类号： H01M10/488 ,  G01R13/403 ,  G01R31/3686 ,  G02F1/1525 ,  G02F1/153 ,  H01M6/505 ,  Y10T29/49115

摘要： A tester for use in determining the voltage and state-of-charge of a battery. The tester can be permanently mounted on the battery and employs an electrochromic cell which changes visual appearance, for example, color or intensity of color when electrically connected across the terminals of a battery. The electrochromic cell undergoes an oxidation/reduction reaction on direct application of the DC potential of the battery. The color of the electrochromic cell can be compared with a color comparison chart to determine the condition of the battery.The tester can be permanently electrically connected to the battery or, preferably, can be connected momentarily to determine the state of the battery.

摘要翻译： 用于确定电池的电压和充电状态的测试仪。 测试仪可以永久地安装在电池上，并且在电池端子之间电连接时使用改变视觉外观的电致变色元件，例如颜色或颜色强度。 电致变色电池在直接施加电池的直流电位时进行氧化/还原反应。 可以将电致变色元件的颜色与颜色比较图进行比较，以确定电池的状态。 测试器可以永久地电连接到电池，或者优选地可以被连接到一起以确定电池的状态。