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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:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
May. 16, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Douglas A. Vine, Suwanee, GA (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/10 ; H01M 2/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/10 ; H01M 2/02 ;
Abstract
This invention includes a hybrid housing for rechargeable battery packs. The housing utilizes a thin, plastic film bottom with insert-molded plastic walls. The bottom member is up to 50% thinner than prior art bottom members made by way of an injection molding process. The resultant battery housing is thinner and stronger than prior art housings.