US5128220A
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Method for fiber coating tacky active electrode strips
Assignee: Edgewell Personal Care Brands LLC
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Filing: 1990-12-11
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Granted: 1992-07-07
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Expires: 2010-12-11
Abstract
Abstract Electrode strips, such as lithium electrode strips, having a tacky surface to which a plurality of fibers are adhered to such surface so as to reduce the tackiness of such surface, and a method for coating the tacky surface of such electrode strips with such fibers.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas J. O'Hara
- 👤 Theodore P. Dziak
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 17:35
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M4/00; H01M4/02; H01M4/04; H01M4/0402; H01M4/0411; H01M4/0404; H01M4/0416; H01M4/043; H01M4/0435; H01M4/06; H01M4/08; H01M4/12; H01M50/00; H01M50/40; H01M50/489; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49108; Y10T29/49114
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A method for facilitating the handling of an active electrode strip having a tacky surface comprising the steps: a) preparing a strip of an active electrode material having a tacky surface; b) preparing a fibrous material that is chemically nonreactive with the active electrode material and contains a plurality of fibers at its surface; and c) contacting at least a portion of the strip of the active electrode material with said fibrous material and then removing the fibrous material, leaving a plurality of fibers adhered to the surface of the active electrode material thereby reducing the surface tackiness of the active electrode material.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
103 words
A method for facilitating the handling of an active electrode strip having a tacky surface comprising the steps: a) preparing a strip of an active electrode material having a tacky surface; b) preparing a fibrous material that is chemically nonreactive with the active electrode material and contains a plurality of fibers at its surface; and c) contacting at least a portion of the strip of the active electrode material with said fibrous material and then removing the fibrous material, leaving a plurality of fibers adhered to the surface of the active electrode material thereby reducing the surface tackiness of the active electrode material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the fibrous material is a woven glass fiber mat.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the fibrous material is a nonwoven glass fiber mat.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
75 words
The method of claim 1 wherein one side of the active electrode material is contacted by the fibrous material and after step c) the following step is added. d) placing a layer of plastic film onto a surface of the electrode strip and then rolling the laminate of plastic film and electrode strip onto a spool in which the plastic film separates the uncoated side of the strip from the fiber-coated side of the strip.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the plastic film is polyethylene.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the fibrous material is a woven glass fiber mat.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the fibrous material is a nonwoven glass fiber mat.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein both sides of the active electrode material are contacted by the fibrous material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the fibrous material is a woven glass fiber mat.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the fibrous material is a nonwoven glass fiber mat.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the active electrode is an anode and said anode is selected from the group consisting of lithium, sodium and calcium.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 11 wherein the anode is lithium.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 12 wherein the fibrous material is a woven glass fiber mat.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 12 wherein the fibrous material is a nonwoven glass fiber mat.
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