The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Sep. 09, 1980
Filed:
Apr. 27, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
David E Harney, Sparks, MD (US);
Assignee:
Catalyst Research Corporation, Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
429112 ; 429218 ; 428558 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to an iron/lithium anode material for use in thermal batteries which comprises about 15% to 30% by weight lithium. Thermal batteries made from such anodes are also disclosed. The anode comprises particulate iron bound together by the surface tension of the lithium which wets the iron particles. A method is disclosed for the manufacture of the anode material which includes adding iron powder to a molten lithium and mixing to form a homogeneous mixture. The mixture is cooled to form an ingot and rolled into strips for fabrication into anode configurations.