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Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 15, 2009
Applicants:

Raymond G. Kairawicz, Watertown, CT (US);

Richard V. Chamberlain, Ii, Fairfax Station, VA (US);

Phillip E. Partin, Grafton, MA (US);

Yanning Song, Chelmsford, MA (US);

Per Onnerud, Framingham, MA (US);

Inventors:

Raymond G. Kairawicz, Watertown, CT (US);

Richard V. Chamberlain, II, Fairfax Station, VA (US);

Phillip E. Partin, Grafton, MA (US);

Yanning Song, Chelmsford, MA (US);

Per Onnerud, Framingham, MA (US);

Assignee:

Boston-Power, Inc., Westborough, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/02 (2006.01); H01M 2/12 (2006.01); H01M 4/131 (2010.01); H01M 4/505 (2010.01); H01M 4/525 (2010.01); H01M 10/052 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/0202 (2013.01); H01M 2/12 (2013.01); H01M 4/131 (2013.01); H01M 4/505 (2013.01); H01M 4/525 (2013.01); H01M 2/022 (2013.01); H01M 2/0217 (2013.01); H01M 10/052 (2013.01); H01M 2200/00 (2013.01); H01M 2200/106 (2013.01); H01M 2200/20 (2013.01); Y02E 60/122 (2013.01);
Abstract

A battery includes a cell casing that has recessed portion on a major surface of the casing, the recessed portion being substantially planar and bordering a remainder of the major surface at ridge portions on at least three sides of the recessed portion, whereby the recessed portion, the ridge portions, and the remainder of the major surface cooperate under an increase of gauge pressure to cause a plane defined by a boundary between the ridge portions and the remainder of the major surface to move.


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