Duplex electrode construction using continuous metal carrier strip having at least one nonreactive metal side

Claim 1

The method of constructing a multicell battery containing electrodes and electrolyte, the method comprising the steps of: a. constructing duplex electrodes which are structurally and electrically connected together along a continuous metal carrier strip having two metal sides which are electrochemically nonreactive with respect to the electrodes in the presence of the electrolyte, each duplex electrode comprising a segment of the strip, a positive electrode on one side of that segment, and a negative electrode on the other side of that segment, the method of constructing the duplex electrodes comprising i. placing intermittent deposits of a positive electrode along the carrier strip, and ii. placing intermittent deposits of a negative electrode along the carrier strip, each deposit of negative electrode being on the other side of the strip from and substantially opposite a deposit of a positive electrode; then, b. cutting each carrier strip between duplex electrodes to obtain structurally and electrically unconnected duplex electrodes; and then, c. assembling a multicell battery by i. placing at least one of the structurally and electrically unconnected duplex electrodes between an outer positive electrode and an outer negative electrode, ii. placing an electrolyte impregnated separator between each positive and negative electrode, iii. sealing around the perimeter of each electrolyte impregnated separator to produce a liquid impervious seal, iv. sealing a liquid impervious layer around the electrodes and electrolyte impregnated separators, and v. connecting to the outer positive electrode electrically conductive means which extend to the exterior of the liquid impervious layer and connecting the the outer negative electrode additional electrically conductive means which extend to the exterior of the liquid impervious layer.

Claim 2

The method of constructing structurally and electrically unconnected multicell batteries containing positive and negative electrodes and electrolyte, the method comprising the steps of: a. constructing duplex electrodes which are structurally and electrically connected together along a continuous metal carrier strip having one metal side which is electrochemically nonreactive with respect to positive and negative electrodes in the presence of the electrolyte and one metal side which is electrochemically reactive wit respect to the positive electrode in the presence of the electrolyte, each duplex electrode comprising a segment of the strip and a positive electrode on the nonreactive side of that segment, the method of constructing the duplex electrodes comprising the step of placing intermittent deposits of a positive electrode along the nonreactive metal side of the carrier strip; then, b. assembling multicell batteries which are structurally and electrically connected together by at least one of the carrier strips having positive electrodes deposited thereon, the method of constructing the multicell battery comprising the steps of i. placing at least one of the carrier strips with the positive electrodes deposited thereon between outer positive electrodes and outer negative electrodes so that each duplex electrode is between an outer positive electrode and an outer negative electrode, ii. placing electrolyte impregnated separators between the outer electrodes so that an electrolyte impregnated separator is on each side of each duplex electrode, iii. sealing around the perimeter of each electrolyte impregnated separator to produce a liquiD impervious seal, iv. sealing a liquid impervious layer around the electrodes and electrolyte impregnated separators, and v. connecting to each outer positive electrode electrically conductive means which extend to the exterior of the liquid impervious layer and connecting to each outer negative electrode additional electrically conductive means which extend to the exterior of the liquid impervious layer; and then, c. cutting each carrier strip between duplex electrodes to obtain structurally and electrically unconnected multicell batteries.

Claim 3

The method of constructing a multicell battery containing positive and negative electrodes and electrolyte, the method comprising the steps of: a. constructing duplex electrodes which are structurally and electrically connected together along a continuous metal carrier strip having one metal side which is electrochemically nonreactive with respect to positive and negative electrodes in the presence of the electrolyte and one metal side which is electrochemically reactive with respect to the positive electrode in the presence of the electrolyte, each duplex electrode comprising a segment of the strip and a positive electrode on the nonreactive metal side of that segment, the method of constructing the duplex electrodes comprising the step of placing intermittent deposits of a positive electrode along the nonreactive metal side of the carrier strip; then, b. cutting each carrier strip between duplex electrodes to obtain structurally and electrically unconnected duplex electrodes; and then, c. assembling a multicell battery by i. placing at least one of the structurally and electrically unconnected duplex electrodes between an outer positive electrode and an outer negative electrode, ii. placing electrolyte impregnated separators between the outer electrodes so that an electrolyte impregnated separator is on each side of each duplex electrode, iii. sealing around the perimeter of each electrolyte impregnated separator to produce a liquid impervious seal, iv. sealing a liquid impervious layer around the electrodes and electrolyte impregnated separators, and v. connecting to the outer positive electrode electrically conductive means which extend to the exterior of the liquid impervious layer and connecting to the outer negative electrode additional electrically conductive means which extend to the exterior of the liquid impervious layer.

Claim 4

The method of constructing multicell batteries containing electrodes and electrolyte using a continuous metal carrier strip having two metal sides which are electrochemically nonreactive with respect to the electrodes in the presence of the electrolyte, the carrier strip having a plurality of intermittent deposits of positive electrodes thereon and a plurality of intermittent deposits of negative electrodes thereon, each deposit of negative electrode being on the other side of the strip from and substantially opposite a deposit of positive electrode, the method comprising the steps of: a. placing the carrier strip between outer positive and outer negative electrodes so that a positive electrode on the carrier strip faces an outer negative electrode and so that a negative electrode on the carrier strip faces an outer positive electrode; b. placing an electrolyte impregnated separator between each electrode deposit on the carrier strip and the outer electrode facing it; c. sealing liquid impervious layers around the electrodes deposited on the carrier strip so that each electrode on the carrier strip is surrounded by a liquid impervious seal; and, d. connecting to each outer positive electrode electrically conductive means which extend to the exterior of the liquid impervious layers and connecting to each other negative electrode additional electrically conductive means which extend to the exterior of the liquid impervious layers.

Claim 6

The method of construction multicell batteries containing electrodes and electrolyte using a continuous metal carrier strip having two metal sides which area electrochemically nonreactive with respect to the electrodes in the presence of the electrolyte, the carrier strip having a plurality of intermittent deposits of positive electrodes thereon and a plurality of intermittent deposits of negative electrode thereon, each deposit of negative electrode being on the other side of the strip from and substantially opposite a deposit of positive electrode, the method comprising the steps of: a. cutting a segment from the carrier strip which segment contains at least one pair of opposed positive and negative electrodes, that pair of opposed positive and negative electrodes and the segment of strip between them comprising a duplex electrode; b. assembling a multicell battery by placing the duplex electrode between an outer positive electrode and an outer negative electrode so that the positive electrode of the duplex electrode faces the outer negative electrode and so that the negative electrode of the duplex electrode faces the outer positive electrode; c. placing an electrolyte impregnated separator between each of the electrodes of the duplex electrode and the outer electrodes which they face; d. sealing liquid impervious layers around the duplex and outer electrodes so that they are surrounded by a liquid impervious seal; and, e. connecting to the outer positive electrode electrically conductive means which extend to the exterior of the liquid impervious layers and connecting to the outer negative electrode electrically conductive means which extend to the exterior of the liquid impervious layers.

Claim 7

The method of constructing multicell batteries containing positive and negative electrodes and electrolyte using a continuous metal carrier strip having one metal side which is electrochemically nonreactive with respect to positive and negative electrodes in the presence of the electrolyte and one metal side which is electrochemically reactive with respect to the positive electrodes in the presence of the electrolyte, the carrier strip having a plurality of intermittent deposits of positive electrodes along the nonreactive metal side thereof, the method comprising the steps of: a. placing the carrier strip between outer positive and outer negative electrodes so that the positive electrodes on the strip face the outer negative electrodes; b. placing an electrolyte impregnated separator between each outer electrode and the strip; c. sealing liquid impervious layers around the outer electrodes and the strip so that they are surrounded by a liquid impervious seal; and, d. connecting to each outer positive electrode electrically conductive means which extend to the exterior of the liquid impervious layers and connecting to each outer negative electrode additional electrically conductive means which extend to the exterior of the liquid impervious layers.

Claim 9

The method of constructing multicell batteries containing positive and negative electrodes and electrolyte using a continuous metal carrier strip having one metal side which is electrochemically reactive with respect to the positive electrodes in the presence of the electrolyte, the carrier strip having a plurality of intermittent deposits of positive electrodes along the nonreactive metal side thereof, the method comprising the steps of: a. cutting a segment from the carrier strip which segment contains at least one positive electrode, that segment and the positive electrode deposited thereon comprising a duplex electrode; b. assembling a multicell battery by placing the duplex eleCtrode between an outer positive electrode and an outer negative electrode so that the positive electrode of the duplex electrode faces the outer negative electrode; c. placing an electrolyte impregnated separator between each outer electrode and the duplex electrode; d. sealing liquid impervious layers around the outer electrodes and the duplex electrode so that they are surrounded by a liquid impervious seal; and, e. connecting to the outer positive electrode electrically conductive means which extend to the exterior of the liquid impervious layers and connecting to the outer negative electrode electrically conductive means which extend to the exterior of the liquid impervious layers.