Contact block in a battery pack having snap in features
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT While the specification concludes with claims defining the features of the invention that are regarded as novel, it is believed that the invention will be better understoo... Read More
Inventors: Ruth, Barbara A.; Clark, Aaron P.; Austin, Micheal M.; Kleinert, Raymond J.;, Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL) |
Radiation curable frame for stacked cell construction and for edge sealing of electrolytic cells to retard dendritic short-circuits
These and additional objectives are accomplished by the various aspects of the present invention, wherein, briefly, according to a principal aspect, a radiation curable layer of material is coated ont... Read More
Inventors: Olsen, Ib I.; Moulton, Russell D.; Chaloner-Gill, Benjamin; Buckley, James; Golovin, Neal; Payne, Douglas J.;, Assignee: Valence Technology, Inc. (Henderson, NV) |
High temperature molten salt thermal electrochemical cell
What is claimed is: 1. A high temperature molten salt thermal electrochemical cell including a lithium-aluminum alloy as the anode, a cathode of cobalt oxide (Co.sub.3 O.sub.4) spaced from said anode,... Read More
Inventors: Plichta, Edward J.; Behl, Wishvender K.;, Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington, DC) |
Antimony plating of lead-acid storage batteries grids
We claim: 1. A grid for a Faure-type lead-acid storage battery positive plate comprising a substantially nonantimonial lead alloy substructure having an antimony deposit on its surface, said deposit d... Read More
Inventors: Hughel, Thomas J.; Hammar, Richard H.;, Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Detroit, MI) |
Method and apparatus for determining permeable zones in subsurface earth formations
I claim: 1. Apparatus for investigating subsurface earth formations traversed by a borehole, comprising: a. means for supporting a plurality of electrodes adapted for movement in a borehole, the plura... Read More
Inventors: Clavier, Christian M.;, Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation (New York, NY) |
Method and apparatus for testing an integrated circuit
What is claimed is: 1. A method of testing an integrated circuit which generates at least one digital output signal comprising the steps of: connecting an integrated circuit device of said integrated ... Read More
Inventors: Delvigne, Josephus;, Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation (New York, NY) |
Method and apparatus for balancing the magnetic field detecting loops of a cryogenic gradiometer using trimming coils and superconducting disks
In the present invention a gradiometer is balanced by inserting a trimming element, which is comprised of two relatively small balancing loops of opposite, flux cancelling, winding sense, in series wi... Read More
Inventors: Lutes, Charles L.;, Assignee: Sperry Corporation (New York, NY) |
Digital frequency measuring circuitry
With the foregoing in mind, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved digital frequency measuring circuit which alleviates the aforementioned poor gage pointer performance at low... Read More
Inventors: Baker, Benjamin H.; Taylor, David W.;, Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Detroit, MI) |
Electrical storage cell resistant to freezing
The present invention provides a modified electrical storage cell construction for nickel-hydrogen and similar types of cells. The invention permits the use of the optimum electrolyte and yet avoids t... Read More
Inventors: Rogers, Howard H.; Stadnick, Steven J.;, Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company (Los Angeles, CA) |
Method and device for feeding a fuel cell with a fluid reactant
I claim: 1. A method of feeding a fuel cell with at least one fluid reactant, comprising circulating at least one fluid reactant through a closed loop including a fuel cell, introducing a make-up amou... Read More
Inventors: Grehier, Alain;, Assignee: Institut Francais du Petrole (FR) |
Electronic component using a silicon carbide substrate and a method of making it
What is claimed is: 1. An electronic device comprising: a sintered substrate consisting essentially of silicon carbide; an intermediate layer consisting essentially of a material selected from the gro... Read More
Inventors: Kanda, Atsushi; Takagi, Shunichi; Kambe, Rokuro;, Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd. (Aichi, JP) |
Switching power supply
Accordingly, the present invention is intended to provide a switching power supply having a very low number of components, short response time, very high reliability and efficiency as well as an extre... Read More
Inventors: Gulczynski, Zdzislaw;, Assignee: |
Switching power amplifier
Accordingly, the present invention is intended to provide a switching power amplifier having a very low number of components, short response time, very high reliability and efficiency. A switching pow... Read More
Inventors: Gulczynski, Zdzislaw;, Assignee: |
High efficiency power amplifier comprising multilevel power supply
OF THE INVENTION FIG. 1 is the embodiment of the high efficiency PA as disclosed in the aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 4,782,306 by the same inventor. The PA comprises 4-level power supply, whereas the... Read More
Inventors: Gulczynski, Zdzislaw;, Assignee: |
High power switching power supply
The present invention is intended to provide an SPS having a high output power and high efficiency. This is accomplished by successively applying voltages of opposite polarities across primary of a po... Read More
Inventors: Gulczynski, Zdzislaw;, Assignee: |
PWM controlled DC/AC power converter
Therefore, an object of this invention is to provide an apparatus for controlling a power converter interposed between the d.c. power source and the a.c. system to interchange power therebetween, whic... Read More
Inventors: Hirose, Syun-ichi; Kudor, Toshiaki; Kawakami, Takeichi;, Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Kawasaki, JP) |
Chandeliers
Among the several objects of this invention may be noted the provision of improved collapsible chandeliers adapted to be packaged for shipment and warehousing in a compact condition to save packaging,... Read More
Inventors: Goralnik, Charles D.;, Assignee: Vogue Lighting, Inc. (St. Louis, MO) |
Dc-to-Dc converters using multi-resonant switches
The present invention relates to the use of a novel multi-resonant switch concept to generate families of zero-current switched and zero-voltage switched multi-resonant converters. The zero-voltage sw... Read More
Inventors: Tabisz, Wojciech A.; Lee, Fred C.;, Assignee: |
AC/DC converter using resonant network for high input power factor
In FIG. 1 there is shown an AC to DC converter comprising: (a) an input transformer, generally designated 1, for connection to a single phase, high frequency, sinusoidal wave form, AC voltage source ... Read More
Inventors: Jain, Praveen K.;, Assignee: National Research Council of Canada/Conseil National de Recherches du (Ottawa, CA) |
Equipment for the generation of stabilized high direct voltage, particularly for use in combination with a non-polluting muffler
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT With reference initially to the block diagram in FIG. 1, 1 indicates schematically a DC/DC converter at whose input there is present the low voltage Vin, for example the v... Read More
Inventors: Canova, Antonio;, Assignee: Magnetek S.p.A. (Siena, IT) |
Single ended, separately driven, resonant DC-DC converter
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a DC-DC converter which ensures a stable DC-DC conversion, in which, in a DC-DC converter having a switching element inserted between a DC... Read More
Inventors: Onodera, Toshihiro; Masuda, Youichi;, Assignee: Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Kawasaki, JP) |
Voltage multiplier circuit with reduced back-gate bias effect
It is an object of the invention to provide a voltage multiplier circuit incorporating a more effective voltage multiplication, where the output voltage is not limited by the back-gate bias effect or ... Read More
Inventors: Feller, Ernst;, Assignee: |
Internal reforming type fuel cell
What is claimed is: 1. An internal reforming type fuel cell comprising: a first reforming region which receives a reforming catalyst therein, which is thermally held in contact with unit fuel cells, w... Read More
Inventors: Matsumura, Mitsuie; Okada, Tatsunori; Gonjo, Yoshihide;, Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Method and apparatus for controlling the temperature of a reforming reaction catalyst
An object of the present invention is to provide a control method and a control apparatus wherein the catalyst temperature control can be achieved with high precision, so that the problems described a... Read More
Inventors: Takabayashi, Yasuhiro;, Assignee: Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (Kawasaki, JP) |
Clad structural member with NbTiAl low Hf alloy cladding and niobium base metal core
OF THE INVENTION Pursuant to the present invention, clad composite structures are formed incorporating at least one strong, ductile metallic reinforcing element in a ductile, low density, more oxygen... Read More
Inventors: Jackson, Melvin R.; Benz, Mark G.; Hughes, John R.;, Assignee: General Electric Company (Schenectady, NY) |
Solid oxide fuel cell matrix and modules
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a building block structure for a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). It is another object of the present invention to provide an SOFC module ... Read More
Inventors: Riley, Brian;, Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States (Washington, DC) |
Device for conversion of chemical energy from hydrocarbons into electric energy by an electrochemical high-temperature process
Accordingly, an object of this invention is to provide for a novel device for conversion of chemical energy of hydrocarbons into electric energy by an electrochemical high-temperature process by use o... Read More
Inventors: Bossel, Ulf;, Assignee: Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. (Baden, CH) |
Fuel cell system
Accordingly, this invention has an object of offering a fuel cell system for supplying a hydrogen gas smoothly to a fuel cell even at an operation starting time, when an exhaust heat has a low tempera... Read More
Inventors: Tsutsumi, Masaru; Nishizawa, Nobuyoshi; Itoh, Tsukasa; Matsubayashi, Takaaki; Yonesaki, Takehiro; Satoh, Koichi; Furukawa, Akio; Yonezu, Ikuo; Fujitani, Shin; Nasako, Kenji; Saito, Toshihiko;, Assignee: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (Moriguchi, JP) |
Method and device for gaseous fuel cell operation
The present invention discloses a method and apparatus for generating electricity from a fuel/oxidant gas mixture for power usage or gas-sensing applications. In one aspect of the invention a fuel cel... Read More
Inventors: Wang, Da Y.; Kennedy, Daniel T.; MacAllister, Jr., Burton W.;, Assignee: GTE Laboratories Incorporated (Waltham, MA) |
Cathode flow control for fuel cell power plant
What is claimed is: 1. A cathode air flow control system for use in a fuel cell power plant to minimize oxygen starvation of fuel cells in the power plant, said system comprising: (a) means forming a ... Read More
Inventors: Scheffler, Glenn W.; Vartanian, George;, Assignee: International Fuel Cells Corporation (South Windsor, CT) |
Fuel Cells 
