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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. 14, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 22, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eric R Dix, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Micron Communications, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296231 ; 429128 ; 42923195 ;
Abstract
Methods of forming battery electrodes are described. In one embodiment, a discrete amount of electrode material having a volume and a first shape is provided. The electrode material is deformably molded into a second shape which is different from the first shape and which defines a desired battery electrode shape. The battery electrode shape has a volume which is substantially the same as the volume of the provided amount of electrode material. In a preferred implementation, a molding cavity is provided and defines at least in part the desired battery electrode shape. The electrode material is placed into the molding cavity and pressed into the electrode shape.