Patent ID: 11888106
Assignee: ADVANCED BATTERY CONCEPTS, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 18:
19. A battery assembly comprising:
a) a stack of a plurality of battery plates which form a plurality of electrochemical cells, wherein the plurality of battery plates each include a substrate carrying one or more active materials thereon;
b) an integrated edge seal formed such that one or more individual battery plates of the stack are bonded to one or more adjacent battery plates of the stack;
wherein a plurality of projections extend from and about an exterior periphery of one or more individual battery plates toward one or more adjacent battery plates and overlap about an exterior peripheral surface of the one or more adjacent battery plates such that the plurality of projections are on an exterior of the stack of the plurality of battery plates;
wherein the plurality of projections of the one or more individual battery plates are integral with the substrate of the one or more individual battery plates; and
wherein the plurality of projections are bonded to the one or more adjacent battery plates to form the integrated edge seal.