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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. 22, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter J Lex, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Joseph F Mathews, Shorewood, WI (US);
Phillip A Eidler, Muskego, WI (US);
Assignee:
ZBB Technologies, Inc., Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
429 49 ; 429 50 ; 429101 ; 429105 ;
Abstract
A method of restoring electrochemical activity to an electrode of a battery. The battery is a bipolar, electrochemical flow battery including a predetermined number of electrochemical cells and an electrolyte. The method includes reversing the direction of the normal cycling current through the battery, and may include lowering the pH of the electrolyte in the battery.