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Patent US7955737 - Battery grid - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA battery grid includes a frame that includes a top element, a bottom element, a first side element, and a second side element. The battery grid also includes a plurality of wires provided within the frame and defining a plurality of open areas and a current collection lug extending from the top element...http://www.google.com/patents/US7955737?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7955737 - Battery gridAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7955737 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/823,803Publication dateJun 7, 2011Filing dateJun 25, 2010Priority dateMay 23, 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN101233635A, CN101233635B, CN103500837A, EP1900048A1, EP1900048B1, EP2287948A1, EP2287948B1, EP3035422A1, US7767347, US8399135, US8974972, US8980419, US20090258299, US20100266903, US20110262808, US20120214062, US20120219857, WO2006127575A1Publication number12823803, 823803, US 7955737 B2, US 7955737B2, US-B2-7955737, US7955737 B2, US7955737B2InventorsWen-Hong Kao, Glenn W. Andersen, Eric M. Taylor, Kenneth A. Adams, Edward N. Mrotek, Jeffrey P. ZagrodnikOriginal AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology CompanyExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (216), Non-Patent Citations (26), Classifications (6), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetBattery grid
US 7955737 B2Abstract
This application is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/984,666, filed Nov. 20, 2007, which is national stage application of International Application No. PCT/US2006/019686, which has an international filing date of May 22, 2006, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/683,608 filed May 23, 2005, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein.
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