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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:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2009
Applicant:
Steven E. Sloop, Bend, OR (US);
Inventor:
Steven E. Sloop, Bend, OR (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H01M 6/50 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 2/36 (2006.01); H01M 2/12 (2006.01); B03D 1/02 (2006.01); B03D 1/004 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments related to recycling alkaline batteries are disclosed. In one disclosed embodiment, a method for recycling a battery having a basic electrolyte comprises rupturing the battery under anaerobic conditions and flooding the interior of the battery with carbon dioxide in an anaerobic chamber.