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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 22, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Anthony P DiGiovanni, Deland, FL (US);
Tao Li, Deland, FL (US);
Assignee:
Memtec America Corp., Timonium, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29-2 ; 429233 ; 429235 ; 429241 ; 429245 ; 428222 ; 428298 ; 428368 ;
Abstract
An improved battery plate and method of making for an electric storage battery. The battery plate comprises a plurality of metallic fibers of a single or plural diameters randomly oriented and sintered to provide a conductive battery plate with a multiplicity of pores defined therein. The metallic fibers are formed by cladding and drawing a plurality of metallic wires to provide a fiber tow. The fiber tow is severed and the cladding is removed to form metallic fibers. The metallic fibers are arranged into a web and sintered to form the battery plate.