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Patent US8048558 - Cylindrical nickel-zinc cell with negative can - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsA nickel-zinc battery cell is formed with a negative can, a positive cap, and a jelly roll of electrochemically active positive and negative materials within. The inner surface of the can is protected with an anticorrosive material that may be coated or plated onto the can. Good electrical contact between...http://www.google.com/patents/US8048558?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8048558 - Cylindrical nickel-zinc cell with negative canAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8048558 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/411,282Publication dateNov 1, 2011Filing dateMar 25, 2009Priority dateApr 26, 2005Also published asCA2720078A1, CN101557010A, EP2272124A1, US20090233159, WO2009123888A1Publication number12411282, 411282, US 8048558 B2, US 8048558B2, US-B2-8048558, US8048558 B2, US8048558B2InventorsJeffrey Phillips, Franz Josef Kruger, Samaresh Mohanta, Sean Clinton, Ernest M. Rimanosky, Jason Zhao, Cecilia Maske, Zheng Gang FanOriginal AssigneePowergenix Systems, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (113), Non-Patent Citations (56), Referenced by (2), Classifications (37), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetCylindrical nickel-zinc cell with negative canUS 8048558 B2Abstract A nickel-zinc battery cell is formed with a negative can, a positive cap, and a jelly roll of electrochemically active positive and negative materials within. The inner surface of the can is protected with an anticorrosive material that may be coated or plated onto the can. Good electrical contact between the jelly roll and the cap is achieved through folding the nickel substrate over to contact a positive current collection disk.
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No. 12/903,004.* Cited by examinerReferenced byCiting PatentFiling datePublication dateApplicantTitleUS8535851Jun 19, 2012Sep 17, 2013ZAF Energy Systems, IncorporatedMetal-air battery and gas impermeable anodic conductive matrixUS8703330Apr 26, 2005Apr 22, 2014Powergenix Systems, Inc.Nickel zinc battery designClassifications U.S. Classification429/166, 429/163, 429/53, 429/178, 429/188, 429/164International ClassificationH01M2/12, H01M2/02, H01M2/00, H01M6/04Cooperative ClassificationH01M4/808, H01M10/0481, H01M2/0275, H01M2/0285, C02F2301/063, H01M2/0292, H01M2/0277, Y02E60/124, H01M2/022, H01M2/0272, H01M2/263, H01M2/0287, H01M10/286, H01M4/38, H01M4/661, H01M10/30European ClassificationH01M4/80D, H01M4/66A, H01M4/38, H01M10/28D, H01M10/30, H01M2/26C, H01M2/02E10B, H01M2/02E14, H01M2/02E12, H01M2/02E16, H01M10/04RLegal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionOct 31, 2011ASAssignmentOwner name: COMERICA BANK, CALIFORNIAFree format text: SECURITY AGREEMENT;ASSIGNOR:POWERGENIX SYSTEMS, INC.;REEL/FRAME:027150/0001Effective date: 20111031Jun 4, 2009ASAssignmentOwner name: POWERGENIX SYSTEMS, INC., CALIFORNIAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:PHILLIPS, JEFFREY;KRUGER, FRANZ JOSEF;MOHANTA, SAMARESH;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:022784/0326;SIGNING DATES FROM 20090413 TO 20090424Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:PHILLIPS, JEFFREY;KRUGER, FRANZ JOSEF;MOHANTA, SAMARESH;AND OTHERS;SIGNING DATES FROM 20090413 TO 20090424;REEL/FRAME:022784/0326RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services©2012 Google