US 12,463,258 B2
Reconditioned battery pack and method of making same
John Junger, Oklahoma City, OK (US); and Bryan Schultz, Oklahoma City, OK (US)
Assigned to Spiers New Technologies, Inc., Nichols Hills, OK (US)
Filed by Spiers New Technologies, Inc., Nichols Hills, OK (US)
Filed on Aug. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/452,873.
Application 16/297,175 is a division of application No. 15/150,054, filed on May 9, 2016, abandoned.
Application 18/452,873 is a continuation of application No. 17/328,798, filed on May 24, 2021, granted, now 11,735,779.
Application 17/328,798 is a continuation of application No. 16/297,175, filed on Mar. 8, 2019, granted, now 11,018,380, issued on May 25, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0136601 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 10/54 (2006.01)
CPC H01M 10/4207 (2013.01) [H01M 10/54 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of recycling battery packs, comprising the steps of:
testing each of a plurality of battery units from battery packs being judged as degraded with a battery test stand to obtain battery operating data over a time period for each battery unit, the battery operating data over the time period having a shape;
matching battery units based on the shape of the battery operating data over the time period for each battery unit compared to predetermined templates to form sets of matching battery units.