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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:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
May. 20, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wen-Hong Kao, Brown Deer, WI (US);
Edward N. Mrotek, Grafton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Plymouth, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/74 ; H01M 4/56 ; H01M 4/64 ; H01M 4/72 ; B23P 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/74 ; H01M 4/56 ; H01M 4/64 ; H01M 4/72 ; B23P 1/300 ;
Abstract
A battery grid, suitable for use in a lead-acid battery, with a grid upper portion having a grid wires defining a first grid pattern, and a grid lower portion electrically connected to the grid upper portion. The grid lower portion having grid wires defining a second grid pattern, wherein the first grid pattern is different from said second grid pattern to improve the conductivity of the grid.