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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:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2022
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 50/30 (2021.01); H01M 10/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 50/30 (2021.01); H01M 10/049 (2013.01);
Abstract
A manufacturing apparatus includes a chamber, a pressure reducing device, and a return pipe. The pressure reducing device is configured to reduce the pressure in the chamber. The return pipe includes a first opening, a conduit, and a second opening. The first opening and the second opening are respectively and independently open to the interior of the chamber. The first opening is connected to an exterior body. The conduit connects the first opening and the second opening. The conduit is configured to once draw gas in the exterior body out of the chamber when the pressure in the chamber is reduced, and return the drawn gas into the chamber.