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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:
Dec. 09, 1997
Filed:
May. 10, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munchen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
429 72 ; 429154 ;
Abstract
An electric battery, for example, a zinc-bromine battery for an automobile, is protected against leakage of electrolyte, in particular against bromine liberated during a crash. For this purpose, the reservoirs provided for the electrolyte are filled with a sponge-like material that stores the electrolyte. Alternatively, or in addition, the reservoirs are surrounded by a protective sheathing made of a material that binds the escaping electrolyte, in particular through chemical reaction.