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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
John B. Timmons, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Ramesh Bhardwaj, Walnut, CA (US);
Joseph A. Orsino, San Clemente, CA (US);
Assignee:
Condord Battery Corporation, West Covina, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/74 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/74 ;
Abstract
A lightweight, high-energy electrode plate for a lead acid battery, and method for making an electrode plate, comprising a highly conductive non-lead substrate having a specific gravity no greater than 70% that of lead, a pair of outer layers of thin sheets of imperforate conductive foil that is corrosive resistant to the electrolyte acids of the battery and that are welded together to encapsulate the non-lead substrate.