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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:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
John D. Witzigreuter, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Jeffrey E. Young, Peachtree City, GA (US);
Assignee:
AER Energy Resources, Inc., Smryna, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 1/206 ; H01M 2/12 ; B65D 3/224 ; B65D 3/301 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 1/206 ; H01M 2/12 ; B65D 3/224 ; B65D 3/301 ;
Abstract
The metal-air battery includes an air mover mechanism located in the cathode plenum space of one or more metal-air cells. The air mover is an enclosure isolating the air cathode, with a mechanism for expanding and contracting the volume of the enclosure to move air in and out of the enclosure. Prismatic and cylindrical batteries incorporating the invention are described.