US3948680A
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Lead-acid storage battery capable of activation by the addition of electrolyte
Assignee: GNB Inc
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Filing: 1974-07-08
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Granted: 1976-04-06
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Expires: 1994-07-08
Abstract
Abstract A method of fashioning a lead-acid storage battery capable of being stored after completing of the battery processing and thereafter activated by the addition of electrolyte includes adding conditioning quantities of a treating agent affording certain metallic sulfates to the formation electrolyte, a rinse electrolyte or to a separate solution to obviate the necessity for removing, as by drying, all or substantially all of the electrolytes used to process the battery. Sufficient electrolyte is removed simply by draining, and the resulting battery can be stored for extended periods of time without significantly adversely affecting the performance of the activated battery.
Inventors
- 👤 George W. Mao
- 👤 Anthony Sabation
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 23:42
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M10/00; H01M10/06; H01M10/12; H01M10/128; H01M50/00; H01M50/30; H01M50/308; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10; Y02P; Y02P70/00; Y02P70/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
A lead-acid storage battery comprising a container having a plurality of cell compartments and a plurality of battery elements consisting of a plurality of positive and negative charged plates with separators positioned therebetween disposed in the cell compartments, said battery being sealed to at least substantially prevent the ingress of air and said battery elements containing a conditioning amount of a metallic sulfate and residual electrolyte and said battery being otherwise substantially free of electrolyte and being activatable by addition of electrolyte thereto.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
83 words
A lead-acid storage battery comprising a container having a plurality of cell compartments and a plurality of battery elements consisting of a plurality of positive and negative charged plates with separators positioned therebetween disposed in the cell compartments, said battery being sealed to at least substantially prevent the ingress of air and said battery elements containing a conditioning amount of a metallic sulfate and residual electrolyte and said battery being otherwise substantially free of electrolyte and being activatable by addition of electrolyte thereto.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The lead-acid storage battery of claim 1 wherein said metallic sulfate is sodium sulfate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
98 words
A lead-acid storage battery comprising a container having a plurality of cell compartments and a plurality of battery elements consisting of a plurality of positive and negative charged plates with separators positioned therebetween disposed in the cell compartments, said battery being sealed to at least substantially prevent the ingress of air and said battery elements containing residual electrolyte and a conditioning amount of a soluble metallic sulfate sufficient to prevent crystal growths and clusters extending between adjacent positive and negative plates and said battery being otherwise substantially free of electrolyte and being activatable by addition of electrolyte thereto.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
98 words
A lead-acid storage battery comprising a container having a plurality of cell compartments and a plurality of battery elements consisting of a plurality of positive and negative charged plates with separators positioned therebetween disposed in the cell compartments, said battery being sealed to at least substantially prevent the ingress of air and said battery elements containing residual electrolyte and a conditioning amount of a soluble metallic sulfate sufficient to prevent crystal growths and clusters extending between adjacent positive and negative plates and said battery being otherwise substantially free of electrolyte and being activatable by addition of electrolyte thereto.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The lead-acid storage battery of claim 3 wherein said metallic sulfate is a sulfate selected from the group consisting of sodium, potassium, lithium, magnesium, cadmium, zinc, aluminum, silver, cobalt, beryllium, cerium, indium, lanthanum, tin, thallium, zirconium, rubidium and mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The lead-acid storage battery of claim 4 wherein the metallic sulfate is sodium sulfate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The lead-acid storage battery of claim 4 wherein the metallic sulfate is zinc sulfate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The lead-acid storage battery of claim 4 wherein the metallic sulfate is potassium sulfate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The lead-acid storage battery of claim 4 wherein the metallic sulfate is lithium sulfate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The lead-acid storage battery of claim 4 wherein the metallic sulfate is magnesium sulfate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The lead-acid storage battery of claim 4 wherein the metallic sulfate is cadmium sulfate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The lead-acid storage battery of claim 4 wherein the metallic sulfate is aluminum sulfate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
82 words
A lead-acid storage battery comprising a container having a plurality of cell compartments and a plurality of formed battery elements consisting of a plurality of positive and negative charged plates with separators positioned therebetween disposed in the cell compartments, said battery being sealed to at least substantially prevent the ingress of air and having been drained of electrolyte, said battery elements containing a conditioning amount of a metallic sulfate and residual electrolyte and said battery being activatable by addition of electrolyte thereto.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
82 words
A lead-acid storage battery comprising a container having a plurality of cell compartments and a plurality of formed battery elements consisting of a plurality of positive and negative charged plates with separators positioned therebetween disposed in the cell compartments, said battery being sealed to at least substantially prevent the ingress of air and having been drained of electrolyte, said battery elements containing a conditioning amount of a metallic sulfate and residual electrolyte and said battery being activatable by addition of electrolyte thereto.
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