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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:
Jul. 25, 1978
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
John P Badger, Genoa, OH (US);
Jack R Rinker, Toledo, OH (US);
Assignee:
Eltra Corporation, Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29-62 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for and a method of making expanded lead strip for use in fabricating plates for lead-acid secondary batteries. Lead strip is expanded into a non-planar shape with two mesh portions divided by a longitudinally extending unexpanded portion. The expanded strip is then flattened and smoothed from the non-planar shape and reduced in thickness.