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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. 15, 1980
Filed:
May. 22, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Trevor L Markin, Goring-on-Thames, GB;
Roger J Bones, Abingdon, GB;
Keith R Linger, Sarnia, CA;
Peter J Bindin, Runcorn, GB;
Michael P Brennan, Helsby, via Warrington, GB;
Geoffrey J May, Frodsham, GB;
Assignee:
Chloride Silent Power Limited, London, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
429122 ; 429104 ; 427 34 ; 427 35 ; 427122 ;
Abstract
A cathode current collector for a sodium sulphur cell is formed of a metal substrate, for example of a nickel alloy such as Inconel 600, which is provided with a firmly adherent coating of carbon which is produced by decomposition of a carbon-containing gas in a glow discharge with the substrate heated to a temperature of 200.degree. C. to 1000.degree. C. in an electric field, conveniently a radio frequency field employed for inductively heating the substrate.