US 12,288,897 B2
Absorbent glass mat battery
Frank-Thomas Johns, Wunstorf (DE); Uwe Bitomsky, Niedersachsen (DE); Andreas Dudenbostel, Neustadt am Rbge. (DE); Matthew A Spence, Lindenhurst, IL (US); Kavi G. Loganathan, Glendale, WI (US); Qingfang Shi, Brookfield, WI (US); and Cornelia Brendel, Wunstorf (DE)
Assigned to CPS Technology Holdings LLC, New York, NY (US); and Clarios Germany GmbH & Co. KG, Hannover (DE)
Filed by CPS Technology Holdings LLC, New York, NY (US); and Clarios Germany Gmbh & Co. KG, Hannover (DE)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/405,603.
Application 18/405,603 is a continuation of application No. 17/882,035, filed on Aug. 5, 2022, granted, now 11,870,096, issued on Jan. 9, 2024.
Application 17/882,035 is a continuation of application No. 16/620,299, granted, now 11,411,280, issued on Aug. 9, 2022, previously published as PCT/US2018/036767, filed on Jun. 8, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/661,444, filed on Apr. 23, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/584,499, filed on Nov. 10, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/530,718, filed on Jul. 10, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/517,737, filed on Jun. 9, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0186652 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. H01M 4/00 (2006.01); H01M 4/14 (2006.01); H01M 4/58 (2010.01); H01M 4/62 (2006.01); H01M 4/73 (2006.01); H01M 10/08 (2006.01); H01M 50/431 (2021.01); H01M 50/437 (2021.01); H01M 50/44 (2021.01); H01M 50/543 (2021.01); H01M 4/02 (2006.01); H01M 50/55 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 50/44 (2021.01) [H01M 4/14 (2013.01); H01M 4/5825 (2013.01); H01M 4/625 (2013.01); H01M 4/627 (2013.01); H01M 4/73 (2013.01); H01M 10/08 (2013.01); H01M 50/431 (2021.01); H01M 50/437 (2021.01); H01M 50/543 (2021.01); H01M 2004/027 (2013.01); H01M 50/55 (2021.01); H01M 2220/20 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0011 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A lead-acid storage battery comprising:
a container with a compartment;
a cell element in the compartment, the cell element comprising:
a positive plate;
a negative plate, the negative plate having a negative electrochemically active material, the negative electrochemically active material having fine particle size barium sulfate, and a carbon, with the carbon comprising one or more selected from natural and synthetic carbons having a high aspect ratio in relation to a length of the respective carbons, with 0.01 to 0.1 percent by weight of the carbon having a high aspect ratio; and
an absorbent glass mat separator between the positive plate and the negative plate;
electrolyte within the container; and
one or more terminal posts extending from one or more of the container or a cover of the container, and electrically coupled to the one or more cell elements.