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US5230968A
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Electrochemical cells
Assignee: PROMGRAMME 3 PATENT HOLDINGS
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Filing: 1991-05-13
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Granted: 1993-07-27
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Expires: 2011-05-13
Abstract
Abstract A laterally compressed envelope of solid electrolyte material is provided for use as an electrode holder in an electrochemical cell. It has two opposed major faces sealed together along at least part of the periphery of the envelope, each major face being provided by a sheet of said solid electrolyte material. Each sheet is provided on its inner surface with a plurality of ribs or corrugations extending alongside one another, each rib or corrugation of each said sheet crossing over a plurality of the ribs or corrugations of the other said sheet. The envelope has an internal volume, between the sheets, defined at least in part by grooves or valleys between the ribs or crests of the corrugations. Each part of said internal volume is in communication with each other part of said internal volume. The invention also provides a method of making the envelope, and an electrochemical cell in which the envelope forms an electrode holder.
Inventors
- 👤 Roger J. Bones
- 👤 David Teagle
- 👤 Marion R. Rance
- 👤 Johan Coetzer
- 👤 James H. Duncan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 14:27
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M50/00; H01M50/40; H01M50/463; H01M10/00; H01M10/36; H01M10/39; H01M10/04; H01M10/0468; H01M4/00; H01M4/02; H01M4/64; H01M4/70; H01M4/76; H01M2300/00; H01M2300/0017; H01M2300/0065; H01M50/469; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
A laterally compressed envelope of solid electrolyte material for use as an electrode holder in an electrochemical cell, the envelope having a pair of opposed major faces sealed together along at least part of the periphery of the envelope, each major face being provided by a sheet of said solid electrolyte material and each sheet being provided on its inner surface with a plurality of ribs or corrugations extending alongside one another, each rib or corrugation of each said sheet crossing over a plurality of the ribs or corrugations of the other said sheet, the envelope having an internal volume, between the sheets, defined at least in part by grooves or valleys between the ribs or crests of the corrugations, and each part of said internal volume being in communication with each other part of said internal volume.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
A laterally compressed envelope of solid electrolyte material for use as an electrode holder in an electrochemical cell, the envelope having a pair of opposed major faces sealed together along at least part of the periphery of the envelope, each major face being provided by a sheet of said solid electrolyte material and each sheet being provided on its inner surface with a plurality of ribs or corrugations extending alongside one another, each rib or corrugation of each said sheet crossing over a plurality of the ribs or corrugations of the other said sheet, the envelope having an internal volume, between the sheets, defined at least in part by grooves or valleys between the ribs or crests of the corrugations, and each part of said internal volume being in communication with each other part of said internal volume.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
98 words
An envelope as claimed in claim 1, in which the ribs or corrugations of each sheet are parallel to one another, the ribs or corrugations of each sheet extending at an angle to the ribs or corrugations of the other sheet and the sheets being in face-to-face abutment with each other so that the ribs or crests of the corrugations of each sheet, where they cross over the ribs or crests of the corrugations of the other sheet, are in contact with said ribs or crests of the corrugations of the other sheet at a plurality of positions.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
131 words
An envelope as claimed in claim 2, in which each sheet as a whole is corrugated so that both surfaces of each sheet are corrugated, the corrugations of each sheet being of the same shape and size and the corrugations of the sheets being arranged so that, at at least one edge of each sheet at the periphery of the envelope, the corrugations of each sheet cross over the corrugations of the other sheet at an acute angle of less than 45° and so that, at said edge, the corrugations of each sheet are in phase with the corrugations of the other sheet and nest face-to-face therein, the sheets being sealed to each other where this nesting takes place, and crossing said edge at an acute angle of at least 45°.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
An envelope as claimed in claim 1, in which there is an opening into the interior of the envelope from the exterior thereof, to provide a feedthrough for electrode material for connection to a reservoir of electrode material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
An envelope as claimed in claim 1, which is joined to at least one further envelope of the same size and shape to form a composite electrode holder, the interiors of the envelopes of the composite holder being in communication.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
59 words
An envelope as claimed in claim 5, in which the composite holder comprises a plurality of said envelopes arranged face-to-face and in register, each adjacent pair of envelopes being in communication with each other via an elongated slot centrally positioned in respective major faces thereof, the envelopes of said pair being joined together along the periphery of said slot.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
67 words
An envelope as claimed in claim 5, in which the composite holder comprises at least three said envelopes which radiate, in circumferentially spaced fashion, from a central axis, each envelope having a slot along the radially inner edge thereof, the envelopes being joined together at the peripheries of said slots so that they communicate via said slots with a central enclosed space along which said axis extends.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
An envelope as claimed in claim 1, which is curved about an axis.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
An envelope as claimed in claim 8, in which said curve is a spiral curve.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
An envelope as claimed in claim 1, which has an expanded portion where the sheets are spaced apart from each other to provide a reservoir for electrode material in the envelope.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
161 words
A method of making a laterally compressed envelope of solid electrolyte material as claimed in claim 1, the method comprising the steps of: formulating a mouldable mixture comprising the solid electrolyte material or a precursor thereof in a particulate form together with one or more binders which have both thermoplastic and setting properties; forming the mixture into sheet material which is corrugated or has, on at least one side thereof, a ribbed surface; forming the sheet material into a laterally compressed envelope having a pair of major faces formed from said sheet material, the inner opposed surfaces of the major faces being provided with said ribs or corrugations, each of the ribs or corrugations of the one sheet crossing over a plurality of the ribs or corrugations of the other sheet, and the major faces being sealed to each other along at least part of the periphery of the envelope; and treating the envelope to cure the setting binder or binders.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
43 words
An electrochemical cell which comprises a cell housing defining an electrode compartment and, located within the electrode compartment, an electrode holder in the form of a laterally compressed envelope as claimed in claim 1, the interior of the holder forming another electrode compartment.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1996-07-26 | 1997-01-25 | 1997-07-27 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2000-07-26 | 2001-01-25 | 2001-07-27 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2004-07-26 | 2005-01-25 | 2005-07-27 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |