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1720 results about "Primary battery" patented technology

Primary cell. A primary cell is a battery that is designed to be used once and discarded, and not recharged with electricity and reused like a secondary cell (rechargeable battery). In general, the electrochemical reaction occurring in the cell is not reversible, rendering the cell unrechargeable.

Implantable pulse generator for providing functional and/or therapeutic stimulation of muscles and/or nerves and/or central nervous system tissue

Improved assemblies, systems, and methods provide an implantable pulse generator for prosthetic or therapeutic stimulation of muscles, nerves, or central nervous system tissue, or any combination. The implantable pulse generator is sized and configured to be implanted subcutaneously in a tissue region. The implantable pulse generator includes an electrically conductive laser welded titanium case. Control circuitry is located within the case, and includes a primary cell or rechargeable power source, a receive coil for receiving an RF magnetic field to recharge the rechargeable power source, and a microcontroller for control of the implantable pulse generator. Improved assemblies, systems, and methods also provide a stimulation system for prosthetic or therapeutic stimulation of muscles, nerves, or central nervous system tissue, or any combination. The stimulation system provides at least one electrically conductive surface, a lead connected to the electrically conductive surface, and an implantable pulse generator electrically connected to the lead.
Owner:MEDTRONIC URINARY SOLUTIONS

Cordless and wireless surgical display system

A cordless wireless and mobile display system having an integrated system for delivering uninterrupted power to a display is described. The cordless wireless and mobile display includes wireless capabilities that allows it to receive and transmit information from associated medical devices and to send data to other designated devices. A battery assembly includes a primary and secondary battery that supplies uninterrupted power to a display. Sensors periodically sample the power output from the battery in current use to ensure that enough power is available to the display. When sensors detect power output levels have fallen below a preset value, indicators alert users that the system is switching to a backup power supply and that the primary battery supply needs recharging.
Owner:NOVANTA INC

Cardiac event microrecorder and method for implanting same

ActiveUS7294108B1Facilitate subcutaneous implantationElectrocardiographyHeart defibrillatorsElectricityHypodermic needle
A cardiac event microrecorder comprising a hermetically sealed housing is shaped and dimensioned to facilitate the subcutaneous implantation of the microrecorder in a human patient by injection through the lumen of a hypodermic needle. The housing comprises a tubular central section of an electrically insulating material, the central section having spaced apart extremities. An electrically conductive sense electrode is secured to and seals each extremity. The housing may have an interior enclosing (1) electrical circuitry for processing, storing and telemetering data representing physiologic information detected by the sense electrodes; (2) a primary cell or rechargeable battery for electrically powering the electrical circuitry; and (3) an inductively couplable charger where a rechargeable battery is used. Also disclosed are a method of subcutaneously implanting a cardiac event recorder in a patient's thoracic region, and a handheld mapping device for determining an optimum location and orientation for the cardiac event microrecorder to be implanted.
Owner:PACESETTER INC

Method of Handling Uplink Time Alignment

A method of handling uplink time alignment for a communication device in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises being configured a primary cell and at least a secondary cell by a network of the wireless communication system, transmitting a random access preamble of a random access procedure on the secondary cell when one of the at least a secondary cell is activated, and receiving a random access response including a timing advance command for the secondary cell on the primary cell, the secondary cell, or another one of the at least a secondary cells.
Owner:HTC CORP

Channel detection notification method, channel detection notification system and base stations

The invention provides a channel detection notification method, a channel detection notification system and base stations used when an LTE system works at an unauthorized frequency band. The channel detection notification method includes the steps that the primary cell base station receives RRM measuring results, reported by a terminal, of multiple base stations at the unauthorized frequency band; according to the RRM measuring results of the base stations, the secondary cell base station is selected for the terminal; if it is determined that downlink traffic reaches a set first traffic threshold value, the secondary cell base station is informed to conduct downlink channel detection; if it is determined that uplink traffic reaches a set second traffic threshold value, the secondary cell base station and / or the terminal are / is informed to conduct uplink channel detection. According to the channel detection notification method, channel detection work conducted when the LTE system works at the unauthorized frequency band is managed by the primary cell base station in a united mode, the time delay generated when the secondary cell base station and / or the terminal carry / carries out channel detection can be effectively shortened, accuracy at which channel detection time is judged can be improved, and the resource utilization rate is increased when the LTE system works at the unauthorized frequency band.
Owner:YULONG COMPUTER TELECOMM SCI (SHENZHEN) CO LTD

Implantable pulse generator systems and methods for providing functional and/or therapeutic stimulation of muscles and/or nerves and/or central nervous system tissue

Improved assemblies, systems, and methods provide a stimulation system for prosthetic or therapeutic stimulation of muscles, nerves, or central nervous system tissue, or any combination. The stimulation system may include both external and internal components, with an implantable pulse generator sized and configured to be implanted subcutaneously in a tissue region. The implantable pulse generator includes a welded titanium case. Circuitry and hardware adapted for wireless telemetry is located within the case, and includes a primary cell or rechargeable power source, a microcontroller for control of the implantable pulse generator, and a power receiving coil for receiving an RF magnetic field to recharge the rechargeable power source, the power receiving coil having a maximum outside dimension.
Owner:MEDTRONIC URINARY SOLUTIONS

Functionalized Carbon Electrode, Related Material, Process for Production, and Use Thereof

The present invention relates to a material for use as an electrode for electrochemical energy storage devices such as electrochemical capacitors (ECs) and secondary batteries, primary batteries, metal / air batteries, fuel cells, flow batteries and a method for producing the same. More specifically, this invention relates to an electrode material consisting of a functionalized porous carbon, a method for producing the same, and an energy storage device using said electrode materials.
Owner:SEYMOUR FRASER

Methods for engineering highly active t cell for immunotheraphy

The present invention relates to methods for developing engineered T-cells for immunotherapy and more specifically to methods for modifying T-cells by inactivating at immune checkpoint genes, preferably at least two selected from different pathways, to increase T-cell immune activity. This method involves the use of specific rare cutting endonucleases, in particular TALE-nucleases (TAL effector endonuclease) and polynucleotides encoding such polypeptides, to precisely target a selection of key genes in T-cells, which are available from donors or from culture of primary cells. The invention opens the way to highly efficient adoptive immunotherapy strategies for treating cancer and viral infections.
Owner:CELLECTIS SA

Electrochemical cell with positive container

An electrochemical cell, particularly an electrochemical cell having a container with a positive polarity. In one embodiment, the cell is a primary cell that includes an electrode assembly having a lithium negative electrode and a positive electrode, preferably comprising iron disulfide. The cell is provided with a spiral wound electrode assembly with a portion of the positive electrode contacting the container. The positive electrode current collector contacts the container in one embodiment. The negative electrode includes an electrically conductive member that electrically contacts a cover of the cell and provides the cover with a negative polarity. In a preferred embodiment, the electrically conductive member makes pressure contact with a portion of the cell cover. A method of manufacturing such a cell is also provided.
Owner:EVEREADY BATTERY CO INC

Method of Handling Random Access Procedure on Secondary Cell when Primary Cell Time Alignment Timer Expires

A method of handling a random access procedure for a mobile device in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises having an ongoing random access procedure on a secondary cell; and aborting the ongoing random access procedure on the secondary cell when a time alignment timer associated with a primary cell expires.
Owner:HTC CORP

Control signaling in LTE carrier aggregation

Cross-carrier scheduling by sending resource assignment of resources for a Secondary Component carrier, SCC, on the data portion (i.e. on the Physical Downlink Shared Channel, PDSCH) of the PDCCH sent on the Primary Component Carrier, PCC, to the UE. Problem: for reliable Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH, operation, cross-carrier scheduling may be used from the primary cell (primary complement carrier, PCC) to allocate resources for the supplementary complement carrier, SuppCC. However, PDCCH congestion or blocking at the PDCCH may occur. Solution: sending the allocation of resources for the secondary CC, SuppCC, at the data portion (i.e. at the PDSCH part) of the primary complement carrier, PCC. Additional embodiments: blind decoding control information (PDCCH) based on downlink control information, DCI, format type. Search space reconfiguration. Determining physical resource blocks, PRB, allocated to a supplementary component carrier. Reading PDCCH on a supplementary component carrier. Configuring PDCCH. Aggregation level mode change: change an aggregation level mode from a first to a second order.
Owner:INTERDIGITAL PATENT HLDG INC

Zinc air battery and its uses

The invention is a method for increasing the airflow to a zinc-air battery such that the energy density is 500 mwh / cc to 1000 mwh / cc. This allows 8 to 16 hours use as a primary (throw-away) battery, with, for example, high-duty cycle, high-drain cochlear implants, and neuromuscular stimulators for nerves, muscles, and both nerves and muscles together. The systems incorporating the high energy density source are also part of the invention, as well as the resulting apparatus of the method. The uses of this inexpensive, i.e., a $1.00 per day, throw-away primary battery are new uses of the modified zinc-air battery and are directed toward helping people hear again, walk again, and regain body functionality which they have otherwise lost permanently.
Owner:ALFRED E MANN FOUND FOR SCI RES

LTE Carrier Aggregation Configuration on TV White Space Bands

An apparatus, method and computer program product comprise controlling cellular network based communication in a primary cell on a frequency band related to the cellular network and by using an uplink and downlink configuration specific to the primary cell; controlling communication in a secondary cell on a frequency band related to a television white space channel and by using an uplink and downlink configuration specific to the secondary cell; measuring radio interference on a temporarily set uplink related carrier on the secondary cell based on information on the temporarily set uplink related carrier received on a downlink related carrier on the primary cell; and reporting results of radio interference measurement via the primary cell.
Owner:AVAGO TECH INT SALES PTE LTD

Thermopolymerizable composition for battery use

The present invention provides (1) a thermopolymerizable composition containing a thermopolymerizable compound having (meth)acrylate having a moiety consisting of oxyalkylene, fluorocarbon, oxyfluorocarbon and / or carbonate group within the molecule, an electrolyte salt, an organic polymerization initiator having no benzene ring, and a polymerization retarder having vinyl group within the molecule, (2) a solid electrolyte obtained by heat-curing the composition, (3) a primary battery, a secondary battery and an electric double-layer capacitor each using the solid electrolyte, and processes for manufacturing the same.
Owner:SHOWA DENKO KK

Electrode assembly

An electrode assembly is formed by respectively overlaying a sheet cathode 1, a sheet separator 3 and a double-sided sheet anode 8 to form a stacked structure 10, and subjecting the stacked structure to multiple folds, wherein the initial fold comprises folding the cathode in half around the double-sided anode so as to surround the respective upper and lower active anode surfaces thereof. The multiple folds may comprise one or more subsequent parallel folds made with the fold line D-D extending perpendicular to the original length of the stacked structure such that its overall length is halved at each fold. A pouch battery comprising said electrode assembly has improved safety and performance characteristics. The pouch battery construction has especial application to lithium primary batteries.
Owner:QINETIQ LTD

Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving data on multiple carriers in mobile communication system

A data transmission method and an apparatus to communicate data on multiple carriers in the mobile communication system are provided. A random access method of a terminal in a mobile communication system including primary and secondary cells operating on multiple carriers according to the present invention includes communicating data after random access in the primary cell, receiving, when the random access is triggered in the secondary cell, information for use in the secondary cell random access from the primary cell, transmitting a preamble in the secondary cell based on the received information, monitoring the primary cell to receive a Random Access Response for the secondary cell, and applying, when the Random Access Response for the secondary cell is received, the information carried in the Random Access Response to the secondary cell in which the preamble has been transmitted.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Propagation of primary cells

The present invention provides a method of propagating cells of interest obtained from a biological specimen by enriching the cells under conditions that maintain sufficient cell viability; and propagating the cells under conditions effective to allow cell viability, proliferation and integrity.
Owner:VERIDEX LCC

Indication of cell mode and csi feedback rules for cell on-off procedure

Methods, systems, and devices are described for dynamic cell mode indication and reporting channel and interference feedback for dormant cells in a carrier aggregation environment. Indicators of cell mode for one or more secondary cells are sent using a transmission mechanism and may configure active or dormant sub-periods within the indicated periods. Indicators of cell mode for a secondary cell may be transmitted on a carrier of the primary cell, or the indicators may be transmitted on carriers of the secondary cell. Dormancy may also be indicated by the presence or absence of a cell mode indicator for predetermined time periods. When CSI measurements occur for a carrier of a dormant cell, the UE may report CSI for the dormant periods, suppress CSI reporting for the dormant periods, adjust a reporting frequency for the dormant periods, or report some types of CSI and not others for the dormant periods.
Owner:QUALCOMM INC

Opportunistic supplemental downlink in unlicensed spectrum

Systems and methods for managing communication in an unlicensed band of frequencies to supplement communication in a licensed band of frequencies in unlicensed spectrum are disclosed. The management may comprise, for example, monitoring utilization of resources currently available to a first Radio Access Technology (RAT) via at least one of a Primary Cell (PCell) operating in the licensed band, a set of one or more Secondary Cells (SCells) operating in the unlicensed band, or a combination thereof. Based on the utilization, a first SCell among the set of SCells may be configured or de-configured with respect to operation in the unlicensed band.
Owner:QUALCOMM INC

Method and apparatus of transmitting control information in wireless communication systems

The present disclosure relates to communication schemes for combining 5G communication systems with IoT technology to support higher data transmission rate as post-4G systems and systems for the same. The present disclosure may be used in intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, or connected car, health-care, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related services, etc.) based on the 5G communication technology and IoT-related techniques. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for transmitting control information in a wireless communication system comprises generating a header including a plurality of MAC subheaders and a medium access control (MAC) control information including a control field indicating whether there are included information related to a power headroom for a primary cell (PCell) and information regarding secondary cells (SCells) reportable to an extended power headroom and transmitting a payload including the MAC control information and the header, wherein the control field indicating activation or deactivation of at least one of the SCells.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Apparatus and method for defining physical channel transmit/receive timings and resource allocation in TDD communication system supporting carrier aggregation

A method of defining physical channel transmit / receiving timings and resource allocation is provided for use in a Time Division Duplex (TDD) communication system supporting carrier aggregation. A method for receiving, at a base station, a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) acknowledgement from a terminal in a Time Division Duplex (TDD) system supporting carrier aggregation of a primary cell and at least one secondary cell includes transmitting a downlink physical channel through one of the primary and secondary cells, receiving the HARQ acknowledgement corresponding to the downlink physical channel of the primary cell at a first timing predetermined for the primary cell, and receiving the HARQ acknowledgement corresponding to the downlink physical channel of the secondary cell at second timing, wherein the second timing is determined according to the first timing.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Processing Method and System for Multi-carrier Handover

The present invention discloses processing methods and processing systems for multi-carrier handover, wherein one of the processing methods comprises: a source base station, determining, according to a obtained supported-carrier-aggregation relationship among cells in an adjacent base station, a target Primary Cell (Pcell) and target Secondary Cell (Scell) (s), and notifying a target base station to which the target Pcell and the target Scell (s) belong; the target base station configuring the target Pcell, the target Scell (s) and a corresponding handover command, and sending the handover command to the source base station; and the source base station forwarding the handover command to a user equipment which, according to the handover command, accomplishes a handover process. The present invention achieves the handover in the multi-carrier system.
Owner:ZTE CORP

Method and apparatus for transmitting uplink control information in a carrier aggregation system

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for transmitting UCI (uplink control information) by user equipment in a carrier aggregation system. According to the method, the user equipment transmits UCI through a PUSCH (physical uplink shared channel) of a primary cell in a subframe that has PUSCH transmission of the primary cell; and if the subframe that does not have the PUSCH transmission of the primary cell has PUSCH transmission of at least one secondary cell, the user equipment transmits the UCI through the PUSCH of one of the at least one secondary cell. In this case, more than one serving cell is set up in the user equipment; simultaneous transmission of PUSCH and PUCCH (physical uplink control channel), with PUSCH being a data channel and PUCCH being a control channel, is not set up in the serving cells; and each of the serving cells includes the primary cell and the at least one secondary cell.
Owner:LG ELECTRONICS INC

Lithium cell

A primary cell having an anode comprising lithium and a cathode comprising iron disulfide (FeS2) and carbon particles. The electrolyte comprises a lithium salt dissolved in a nonaqueous solvent mixture which contains an alkyl ester, preferably an alkyl acetate. The electrolyte solvent may also include an organic cyclic carbonate. A cathode slurry is prepared comprising iron disulfide powder, carbon, binder, and a liquid solvent. The mixture is coated onto a conductive substrate and solvent evaporated leaving a dry cathode coating on the substrate. The anode and cathode can be spirally wound with separator therebetween and inserted into the cell casing with electrolyte then added.
Owner:THE GILLETTE CO

Frequency hopping in license-exempt/shared bands

RRC signaling is used to configure a user device for N secondary cells SCells on license-exempt channels w; in a frequency hopping channel set W={wi} where i=1,2,...N. Then cross-carrier scheduling is sent on a primary cell PCell to schedule a frequency hopping FH resource block hi on the ith license-exempt channel wi. Based on measurements of at least some of the license-exempt channels wi received from at least the user device, parameters for the frequency hopping are adapted. The FH resource block contains M physical resource blocks, scheduled for the SCell during a FH time interval Tu*L+j by a resource grant sent on a PDCCH of the PCell. In an embodiment the RRC signaling is sent by a micro access node / HeNB on the PCell, the cross carrier scheduling is sent also by the micro access node / HeNB on the PCell, and the PCell lies within an LTE licensed frequency band.
Owner:BROADCOM CORP

Intelligent motorized appliances with multiple power sources

A motorized portable appliance which monitors, and automatically selects, one of multiple power sources. The motorized portable appliance includes an electric motor, a secondary battery and at least one other source of electrical power, and an automatic control to switch between the secondary battery and the other source of electrical power, which may be mains electrical power, an external secondary battery, an on-board secondary battery, an automotive battery, a solar photovoltaic array, or a primary battery. Power conditioning circuitry converts power from the various power sources to a form compatible with the electric motor and recovers remaining power from depleted primary batteries.
Owner:O2COOL

Sheet for forming a polymer gelled electrolyte, a polymer gelled electrolyte using it, and a method for manufacture thereof

The present invention provides a unique fibrous sheet for forming a polymer gel electrolyte having ion conductivity, a unique polymer gel electrolyte using such a sheet, and a unique method for the manufacture thereof. More specifically, the present invention provides a unique fibrous sheet for forming a polymer gel electrolyte having excellent ion conductivity and suitable as an electrolyte for various electronic devices such as lithium primary batteries, lithium secondary batteries, and electric double layer capacitors, as well as a unique polymer gel electrolyte using such a sheet, and also a unique method for the manufacture thereof.
Owner:SONY CORP
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