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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventor:
Eric Poirier, Warren, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/36 (2020.01); G01K 11/12 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H01M 10/0525 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01K 11/12 (2013.01); H01M 10/486 (2013.01); H01M 10/488 (2013.01); H01M 10/0525 (2013.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01); Y02E 60/122 (2013.01);
Abstract
An example battery inspection aid includes a label having a temperature responsive portion that indicates temperature changes and a strain responsive portion that indicates positional changes. An example method of inspecting a battery includes detecting changes in a temperature of a battery from a temperature responsive portion of a label, and detecting changes in a strain of the battery from a strain responsive portion of the label.