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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4284185 | Apparatus for producing electrical batteries In the formation of a battery, electrodes are connected to connector bars by mounting the electrodes in cassettes on the side of a horizontal rotatable drum. By rotating the drum, the electrodes travel in a vertically oriented, circular travel path betwee... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4269906 | Pump device A pump device for intermittently pumping fluid, comprises a pump house having a primary portion and a secondary portion forming a space therebetween. The pump house includes an inlet opening for admitting fluid into the space and an outlet opening. An ela... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4184582 | Methods and apparatus for producing electrical batteries In the formation of a battery, electrodes are connected to connector bars by mounting the electrodes in cassettes on the side of a horizontal rotatable drum. By rotating the drum, the electrodes travel in a vertically oriented, circular travel path betwee... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4146063 | Method for filling of tube electrodes An improved method for the filling of porous tube electrodes for electric accumulator batteries is disclosed. A paste of the active material and a liquid (e.g., water) is formed and a small amount of surplus liquid is added. The tubes are filled with resu... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4110490 | Methods for applying material to the end of elongate objects Stiffening material is applied to the end of an elongate battery electrode sheath by spreading the material onto a disc in the form of an apertured circle. The circle is continually rotated in a horizontal plane. The battery sheaths are oriented verticall... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4110519 | Method for the production of electrodes for lead storage batteries An improvement in the production of plate type electrodes for use in lead storage batteries from a dry lead powder mixture is disclosed. The lead powder is mixed with a small amount (0.1 to 3 weight percent) of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) powder, the m... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4107407 | Battery and grid for positive electrode for lead storage batteries An improved grid for the production of positive electrodes for use in electric storage batteries is disclosed. The grid is formed of a base of lead or a lead alloy which is essentially antimony-free and the base is coated with a lead alloy containing one ... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4086401 | Electric storage battery separator Storage battery separators with greater security against short circuit due to pinholes are made by using at least two adjacent microporous sheets, each thinner than those normally used when one alone is present. Sawdust may be added to the composition of ... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4080234 | Methods and apparatus for making sheaths for battery electrodes A sheath for battery electrodes is made by introducing a fibrous tubular material along a mandrel. A perforated thermoplastic material is applied around the outside of the fibrous material. Subsequent to applying the fibrous material, the mandrel is heate... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4074422 | Apparatus for holding electrode sets A holder for holding electrode sets during the manufacture of an electric battery includes a pair of spaced partition holders and a pair of spaced wedge holders. The wedges are coplanar with the partitions and are wider than the partitions. The partition ... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4071946 | Production of lead powder for tube electrodes An improvement in the preparation of dry lead powder mixtures for the production of tube electrodes for lead storage batteries to reduce the dust binding problem during filling of the tube electrodes is disclosed. A small amount (0.1 to 3 weight percent) ... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4063977 | Process for welding together a cover and a vessel of thermoplastic material, and cover intended for use in the process The edge of a cover is welded to the edge of a vessel by disposing a multi-section, separable welding tool therebetween so that substantially the entire vessel opening is uncovered. The edges are heated by the welding tool. Thereafter, the edges and tool ... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4056425 | Apparatus for welding together a cover and a vessel of thermoplastic material Apparatus for welding together a cover and a vessel formed of thermoplastic material comprises a pair of heating cheeks. Each heating cheek has two arms disposed in essentially L-shaped arrangement. The cheeks are adapted to be disposed between the cover ... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4054990 | Method of arranging electrodes of storage batteries In an electrode storage battery electrodes and separators are secured in predetermined positions relative to one another by inserting cutting edges into the separators and into contacting relation with the sides of the electrodes. The cutting edges can be... | 10/25/1977 |
| 4054402 | Apparatus for producing tubular sheath-like coverings for electrodes An apparatus for supporting a sheathing material comprises a mandrel containing magnetically conductive material, and a plurality of spaced magnets. The magnets contain aligned circular apertures. The mandrel is centered within the apertures by a magnetic... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4052541 | Electric accumulator cell with at least one dissoluble electrode An improvement in electric accumulator cells having a dissoluble electrode (e.g., a zinc electrode) and a counter-electrode (e.g., nickel electrode) is disclosed. The dissoluble electrode is formed by a central layer having outer layers disposed on either... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4048398 | Battery electrode sheaths A sheath for a storage battery electrode comprises a braid or weave of inorganic fiber threads and a plurality of axial threads extending along the axial length of the sheath and forming crossing points with the inorganic threads. The axial threads compri... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4042436 | Methods and apparatus for producing sheaths for battery electrodes Sheaths for covering battery electrodes are produced by introducing inner and outer layers of sheath material onto a plurality of adjacent mandrels. As the layers pass along connector sections of the mandrels, they are connected together to form interconn... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4025698 | Accumulator battery apparatus and method There is disclosed rechargeable accumulator battery apparatus in which either the zinc anode part or the porous separator part of each cell is vibrated in its own plane to produce macro and micro turbulence effects in the surrounding electrolyte to inhibi... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4015053 | Rechargeable electric accumulator cell with at least one zinc electrode An improvement in accumulator batteries having a zinc anode and an oxide cathode (e.g., nickel oxide or silver oxide cathode) is disclosed. The zinc anode and/or separator part between the anode and cathode is vibrated at a frequency and amplitude suffici... | 03/29/1977 |
| 4011370 | Methods and apparatus for closing the bottom ends of electrode tubes A battery electrode includes a plurality of sheaths. The base portion of a bottom strip is secured to bottom, open ends of the sheaths. The bottom strip also includes movable closure sections which can be swung open to allow filling of the sheaths with ac... | 03/08/1977 |
| 4011369 | Electric storage battery electrode, and method for its manufacture A tube plate for a storage battery is formed from a grid of conductive rods that are surrounded by active material held in place by a sheath of insulating material. The conductive rods are centered in their respective sheaths by centering fins solely lyin... | 03/08/1977 |
| 4008100 | Sheath for tubular storage battery electrodes and method for their production A sheath for tubular storage battery electrodes has an inner layer of an inert fibrous material and an outer layer of thermoplastic material in the form of a net, perforated foil, or the like. The two layers are mechanically joined by heating the fibrous ... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3988170 | Battery cases An electric storage battery is provided with a casing having side walls with extensions projecting below the bottom wall. The extensions are formed to have a shape that cooperates with members on a battery support for attachment thereto so that one or mor... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3969141 | Powder mixture for production of lead storage battery electrodes and method A powder mixture for the production of lead storage battery electrodes contains lead, lead oxide, and an oxide or salt of a metal which is very slightly soluble in alkaline solution, but forms a readily soluble sulfate in the presence of sulfuric acid.... | 07/13/1976 |
| 3966495 | Method for the production of lead storage battery electrodes Positive electrodes for lead storage batteries are produced by "forming" the electrodes in an alkaline electrolyte containing an anion which forms a very slightly soluble lead compound. The electrode may also be immersed, prior to forming, in pure water, ... | 06/29/1976 |
