Lithium battery deactivator

Patent 5119009 Issued on June 2, 1992. Estimated Expiration Date:

June 2, 2009. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Motorola, Inc.

Application

No. 340636 filed on 04/20/1989

US Classes:

320/127, BATTERY OR CELL DISCHARGING320/132, With state-of-charge detection429/7, WITH NONBATTERY ELECTRICAL COMPONENT ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED WITHIN CELL CASING OTHER THAN TESTING OR INDICATING COMPONENTS429/50, PROCESS OF CELL OPERATION429/105Active material in solution

Examiners

Primary: Hickey, R. J.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Agon; Juliana, Berry; Thomas G.

International Classes

H02J 007/00
H01M 006/00
H01M 006/20

Abstract

A Lithium battery includes a switch to operatively activate the discharging circuit so that Lithium may be inactivated for safe disposal of the battery.