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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1982
Filed:
Apr. 02, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles P McCartney, Jr, Yorktown, IN (US);
Ellis G Wheadon, Anderson, IN (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
429225 ; 429241 ; 141-11 ;
Abstract
A pasted Pb-acid storage battery plate having a plurality of dimples formed in the surface(s) of the plate in the center of the grid openings defined by the grid wires. A dimpling process relocates active material from the centers of the active material pellets to the sides thereof more proximate the surrounding grid wires with a consequent increase in surface area and active material utilization efficiency.