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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7077876 | Method of installing an edgepiece on a battery plate A method for placing an edge piece on a battery plate includes bending a thin strip of bendable plastic material into an open top, U-shaped channel. The channel is then cut into an edge piece having a length which is substantially equal to the edge of the battery pl... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6749713 | Apparatus and method for separating a fuel cell assembly from a bonding fixture A method and apparatus for separating a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) from a fixture assembly subsequent to MEA bonding within the fixture assembly involves stabilizing the first fixture of the fixture assembly. The second fixture of the fixture assembly is stab... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6655013 | Terminal applicator for attaching flag terminals A terminal applicator (50) for attaching an electrical flag terminal (2) to a wire (54) includes a wire guide (74) and crimping tooling (70, 72) attached to and carried by a ram (68). The wire guide has a wire guiding surface (100) that cooperates with le... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6422793 | Separating means for producing a thin-film solar module Process and separating device for the production of a thin film solar module (10) comprising a plurality of solar cells (11) arranged side-by-side on a common substrate (12), which are produced by employing a plurality of layer deposition steps and layer ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6419779 | Method for safe removal of die from circuit board A method for reliable, safe removal of an electrical or electronic component or device mounted on a fragile or brittle circuit board substrate having opposed planar upper and lower surfaces, e.g., for performing testing such as failure analysis, comprises... | 07/16/2002 |
| 5970609 | Method of manufacturing wire harness for automobile use A method of effectively manufacturing various types of wire harnesses of complicated wiring structure in which a predetermined number of connectors necessary for a unit wire harness are arranged on a movable pallet. The pallet is then moved so that crimp-... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5879829 | Lithium cell treating apparatus A treating fluid is in contact with a negative electrode containing lithium of a lithium cell under a first condition to react a surface portion of the negative electrode, and a treating fluid is in contact with lithium existing inside an article formed o... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5778503 | Apparatus for disposing of spent NaS cells process is disclosed for disposing of a spent NaS cell, which process comprises the steps of: cutting an opening in the NaS cell for flowing out sodium from the cell and allowing an inner tube to be pulled out from the NaS cell; placing oil on sodium insi... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5705289 | Process and apparatus for peeling outer tubes from spent NaS cells A process for peeling an outer tube of a spent NaS cell, including the steps of: (1) holding opposite end portions of the spent NaS cell; (2) forming annular cut lines in the outer tube of the cell at the opposite end portions; (3) forming a straight cut ... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5651821 | Battery disposal and collection apparatus The battery disposal and collection apparatus includes a terminal connection having a terminal electrode pressed by a pressing structure on an upper cover, a battery guide case having a battery container to which the terminal electrode is inserted when th... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5600879 | Process and apparatus for peeling outer tubes from spent NaS cells by cutting and applying an impact force A process for peeling an outer tube of a spent NaS cell, concluding the steps of: (1) holding opposite end portions of the spent NaS cell; (2) forming annular cut lines in the outer tube of the cell at the opposite end portions; (3) forming a straight cut... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5543242 | Apparatus for disposing of sodium sulfur cells An apparatus for disposing of a plurality of sodium sulfur cells is disclosed, which comprises: a work-setting pipe unit including a plurality of cell-holding pipes, a work-setting station for setting the cells into the work-setting pipe unit, a heating o... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5523761 | Differential GPS smart antenna device Integrated antenna apparatus for determination of the location of an observer and/or of the time of observation by use of a GPS or a GLONASS or other Satellite Positioning System that uses differential corrections of the pseudorange, the location and/or t... | 06/04/1996 |
| 4464830 | Process for the disassembling of scrap alkaline electric storage batteries A process for the disassembling of scrapped, i.e. worn out, damaged or in some other way unserviceable electrical storage batteries (10), in particular alkaline batteries, which consist of a prismatic cell container with sets of positive and negative plat... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4333219 | Method and machine for recovering material from consumed accumulator batteries A method for recovering material from consumed accumulator batteries consists of providing a rotatable table, keeping the table under continuous rotation, continuously feeding a row of batteries tangentially to the periphery of the table in such a manner ... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4058886 | Battery case salvage machine A battery casing salvage machine comprising a plurality of discrete stations disposed in operative communication by a conveyor means to sequentially remove the original cover from the enclosed battery case and rebuild the battery case and battery cell par... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4016638 | Device for assembling the storage plates and insulating plates of lead-acid batteries A device for positioning the storage plates and insulating plates of lead-acid storage batteries for the assembly of battery cells in such a way that the longitudinally larger insulating plates form a uniform lateral overhang on both sides, the device inc... | 04/12/1977 |
| 3994320 | Wire wrap tool A hand tool for loosening and removing coil wire wrap electrical connections by engaging the end of the wire wrap, rotating the tool under the coil and then lifting the loosened coil with the tool off the terminal pin. The tool has a helical groove at one... | 11/30/1976 |
