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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.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2008

Filed:

Jan. 31, 2006
Applicants:

Kurt J. Casby, Grant, MN (US);

David P. Haas, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);

Hailiang Zhao, Maple Grove, MN (US);

Inventors:

Kurt J. Casby, Grant, MN (US);

David P. Haas, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);

Hailiang Zhao, Maple Grove, MN (US);

Assignee:

Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/00 (2006.01); H01M 2/38 (2006.01); B23K 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An electrochemical cell, comprising: an encasement including a case having a bottom and a sidewall terminating at an open top and a cover disposed over the case open top and hermetically sealed to the case, the encasement defining an interior space for containing cell components; and an access port defining at least one lumen extending through any of the case bottom, the case sidewall or the cover for receiving a liquid electrolyte, the access port being sealed closed after receiving the liquid electrolyte using a fusion welding method in the presence of the electrolyte.


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