| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 5296316 |
Alkali metal energy conversion device |
March 22, 1994 |
| Alkali metal energy conversion device comprising sealing components made of a metal or metal alloy substrate. A solid phase bonded coating of aluminum/silicon alloy is provided on an internal surface thereof. The aluminum/silicon alloy coating has the composition by weight of 0-0.5% Mg, |
| 5279625 |
Method of closing one end of the case of sodium/sulphur cell and a sodium/sulphur cell produced |
January 18, 1994 |
| A sodium/sulphur cell includes a case and a closure member. Each of the case and the closure member is formed of a composite material consisting of a substrate and a deformable metal layer mechanically fixed to the substrate. The substrate is formed of a material which is harder than the |
| 5270135 |
Articles including a ceramic member and a metal member bonded together |
December 14, 1993 |
| An article includes a ceramic member (5) and a composite member (9) bonded together. The composite member is formed of a substrate member and a deformable metal layer which is mechanically fixed to the substrate member. The substrate member is formed of a material which is harder than |
| 5118574 |
Alkali metal energy conversion device and method of construction |
June 2, 1992 |
| The cathode region of a sodium sulphur cell has hitherto sometimes been sealed by a thin metal member welded at its outer periphery to the metal casing and at its inner periphery to the alpha alumina lid of the electrolyte. The welding operation damages the essential protective coati |
| 5075957 |
Apparatus for constructing an alkali metal energy conversion device |
December 31, 1991 |
| Apparatus for constructing an alkali metal energy conversion device, for example a sodium sulphur cell. Such cells typically employ a solid electrolyte element separating cathodic and anodic reactants which are liquid at the cell operating temperature. |
| 4910376 |
Welding electrode arrangement |
March 20, 1990 |
| A welding electrode arrangement comprising an inner electrode and a plurality of electrically interconnected outer electrodes defining a closed figure about the inner electrode, the outer electrodes being resilient in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of the closed figur |
