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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:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2007
Applicant:
Steven E. Sloop, Bend, OR (US);
Inventor:
Steven E. Sloop, Bend, OR (US);
Assignee:
Eco-Bat Indiana, LLC, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 6/50 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 2/36 (2006.01); H01M 2/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of recycling a lithium-containing energy storage device including an electrolyte is provided. The method includes placing the storage device in an extraction vessel, sealing the extraction vessel, adding a fluid containing COas a primary component to the extraction vessel under such conditions that the COis in a supercritical phase, dissolving the electrolyte in the fluid, transferring the fluid to a recovery vessel and recovering the electrolyte from the fluid in the recovery vessel. Methods of refurbishing lithium-containing energy storage and conversion devices are also disclosed.