US Patent Class 429
CHEMISTRY: ELECTRICAL CURRENT PRODUCING APPARATUS, PRODUCT, AND PROCESS




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  DF  CLASS NOTES
1  DF  HAVING POLARITY SAFETY FEATURE
2  DF  HAVING LIVING MATTER, E.G., MICROORGANISM, ETC.
3  DF  HAVING PULSE FEATURE
4  DF  WITH SONIC OR ULTRASONIC FEATURE
5  DF  RADIO ACTIVE MATERIAL CONTAINING
6  DF  WITH PRESSURE EQUALIZING MEANS FOR LIQUID IMMERSION OPERATION
7  DF  WITH NONBATTERY ELECTRICAL COMPONENT ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED WITHIN CELL CASING OTHER THAN TESTING OR INDICATING COMPONENTS
8  DF  HAVING DISPARATE NONELECTRICAL FUNCTION
9  DF  HAVING DIVERSE CELLS OR DIVERSE REMOVABLE CELLS IN A SUPPORT MEANS
10  DF  HAVING MAGNETIC FIELD FEATURE
11  DF  CURRENT PRODUCTION DEPENDENT UPON TEMPERATURE DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN A PAIR OF ELECTRODES
12  DF  FUEL CELL, SUBCOMBINATION THEREOF OR METHODS OF OPERATING
13  DF  .~ Process of operating
14  DF  .~.~ Circulating or feeding electrolyte
15  DF  .~.~.~ Active material in electrolyte
16  DF  .~.~ Fused or molten electrolyte
17  DF  .~.~ Generating, regenerating or recycling reactant
18  DF  .~ Plural cells having means to reduce ionic short circuit
19  DF  .~ Having means for active material generation or regeneration
20  DF  .~.~ By heating or cooling
21  DF  .~.~ By electrical current
22  DF  .~ Automatic control means
23  DF  .~.~ Electrical output dependent
24  DF  .~.~ Temperature dependent
25  DF  .~.~ Pressure dependent
26  DF  .~ Having heat exchange means
27  DF  .~ Active material electrode-type cell or subcombination thereof
28  DF  .~.~ Envelope cathode-type or subcombination thereof
29  DF  .~.~ And chemically specified electrolyte material
30  DF  .~ Solid electrolyte
31  DF  .~.~ Tubular
32  DF  .~.~ Plural disc or modules
33  DF  .~.~ Electrolyte composition chemically specified
34  DF  .~ Housing member, seal, spacer or fluid distributing or directing means
35  DF  .~.~ Having sealing feature
36  DF  .~.~.~ Having bonded seal, e.g., welded, adhesive, molded in situ, etc.
37  DF  .~.~.~.~ Having clamping means
38  DF  .~.~.~ Having support or spacers with fluid distribution means
39  DF  .~.~.~.~ And fluid directing means
40  DF  .~ Catalytic electrode structure or composition
41  DF  .~.~ Having electrolyte matrix or barrier layer
42  DF  .~.~ Having organic constituent as part of the electrode
43  DF  .~.~.~ Organic catalyst
44  DF  .~.~ Having an inorganic matrix, substrate or support
45  DF  .~.~.~ Of sintered particles
46  DF  .~ Chemically specified electrolyte
47  DF  HAVING EARTH FEATURE
48  DF  PRESERVING CELL IN STORAGE FEATURE
49  DF  REGENERATING, SALVAGE OR REPAIR FEATURE OTHER THAN ONLY ADDITION OF ELECTROLYTE TO CELL OR ELECTRICALLY CHARGING PER SE
50  DF  PROCESS OF CELL OPERATION
51  DF  .~ Electrolyte circulation
52  DF  .~ Activation of inactive cell
53  DF  MEANS EXTERNALLY RELEASING INTERNAL GAS PRESSURE FROM CLOSED CELL, I.E., VALVE ETC.
54  DF  .~ Elastic, resilient or spring biasing valve means
55  DF  .~.~ Elastic band or O-ring valve member
56  DF  .~ Blowout type
57  DF  SEALED CELL HAVING GAS PREVENTION OR ELIMATION MEANS
58  DF  .~ Prevention means controlling an auxiliary device
59  DF  .~ Prevention or elimination means is one of the cell electrodes or is electrically connected to an electrode
60  DF  .~.~ Electrodes having different total capacity or one electrode with charge or discharge reserve
61  DF  WITH CONTROL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO BATTERY CONDITION SENSING MEANS
62  DF  .~ Temperature control
63  DF  .~ Electrolyte feeding control from reserve supply
64  DF  .~.~ Having valve in control
65  DF  TERMINAL PROTECTOR OTHER THAN SEAL THROUGH CASING
66  DF  HAVING MEANS TO ACCOMMODATE ELECTRODE EXPANSION
67  DF  HAVING MOVABLE MECHANICAL MEANS TO PROVIDE RELATIVE MOTION BETWEEN ELECTRODE AND ELECTROLYTE
68  DF  .~ Means moves electrode
69  DF  .~.~ Rotary motion
70  DF  .~ Means moves electrolyte externally of electrode chamber
71  DF  WITH SYSTEM HAVING MEANS TO MOVE VENTILATING FLUID
72  DF  HAVING SPECIFIED VENTING, FEEDING OR CIRCULATION STRUCTURE (OTHER THAN FEEDING OR FILLING FOR ACTIVATING DEFERRED ACTION-TYPE BATTERY)
73  DF  .~ Single filling opening and means to equalize fluid level in plural cells
74  DF  .~ Having means to control electrolyte level when liquid is added, other than a visual reference point
75  DF  .~.~ For different levels
76  DF  .~.~ Float valve
77  DF  .~.~ By establishing an air lock
78  DF  .~.~.~ Liquid seal only
79  DF  .~.~.~ Movable valve structure supported within the filler opening
80  DF  .~ Having (manual) electrolyte storage feeding a device
81  DF  .~ Having nonmovable means providing motion between electrolyte and electrodes, i.e., circulation
82  DF  .~ Venting structure
83  DF  .~.~ Separate ventilating inlet and exhaust openings
84  DF  .~.~ Nonspill fluent electrolyte type other than gas diffusive type
85  DF  .~.~.~ Weight actuated valve type
86  DF  .~.~ Reactive, absorbable or diffusive type
87  DF  .~.~ Gang type
88  DF  .~.~.~ Having manifold
89  DF  .~.~ Other stopper, cap or plug type
90  DF  WITH MEASURING, TESTING, OR INDICATING MEANS
91  DF  .~ For charge or liquid level
92  DF  .~.~ Having electrical circuitry
93  DF  .~.~.~ External type
94  DF  PLURAL CONCENTRIC OR SINGLE COILED ELECTRODE
95  DF  HAVING MEANS FOR DRAINING OR REMOVING ELECTROLYTE FROM A CELL OTHER THAN FILLER OPENING
96  DF  CELL SUPPORT FOR REMOVABLE CELL
97  DF  .~ Having switch or interlock means
98  DF  .~ Having disparate support structure, e.g., eyeglass temple, etc.
99  DF  .~ For plural cells
100  DF  .~ Support or holder per se
101  DF  FLUID ACTIVE MATERIAL OR TWO-FLUID ELECTROLYTE COMBINATION HAVING AREAS OF NONMIXTURE
102  DF  .~ Active material in molten state
103  DF  .~.~ With fused electrolyte, i.e., molten
104  DF  .~.~ With solid-state electrolyte
105  DF  .~ Active material in solution
106  DF  .~.~ Copper sulfate solution
107  DF  .~.~ Iron containing material
108  DF  .~.~ Nitrogen containing material
109  DF  .~.~ Chromium containing material
110  DF  DEFERRED ACTION TYPE
111  DF  .~ Responsive to light
112  DF  .~ Responsive to heat
113  DF  .~ Responsive to movement of electrode on contained electrolyte
114  DF  .~.~ Activated by spin or set back
115  DF  .~.~ Activated by explosive charge
116  DF  .~.~ Frangible separation means
117  DF  .~.~ By orientation of the cell
118  DF  .~ Responsive to addition of liquid
119  DF  .~.~ Activated by immersion, e.g., sea water type
120  DF  WITH HEAT EXCHANGE FEATURE
121  DF  ADJUNCTS IN COMBINATION WITH OR FOR CONNECTION TO AN EXTERNAL ELECTRICAL ELECTRIC CURRENT CARRYING MEMBER OF A BATTERY OTHER THAN TERMINAL PROTECTORS, E.G., TERMINAL ADAPTER, CAPS, LIFTERS, ETC. AND CONNECTORS PER SE
122  DF  CURRENT PRODUCING CELL, ELEMENTS, SUBCOMBINATIONS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR USE THEREWITH AND ADJUNCTS
123  DF  .~ Having means to interchangeably connect plural individual cells or means to conectively support cell to current seeking apparatus
124  DF  .~ Printed cell type
125  DF  .~ Standard cell or counter emf type
126  DF  .~ Cell with protective layer on electrolyte
127  DF  .~ Tape or flexible-type cell including tape fuel cells or subcombination thereof
128  DF  .~ Electrode or plural tablets, pellets or discs
129  DF  .~ Separator, retainer or spacer insulating structure (other than a single porous flat sheet, or either an impregnated or coated sheet not having distinct layers)
130  DF  .~.~ Insulator structure is only spacer of the rod, button, strip, or frame type
131  DF  .~.~ Having electrode enclosing feature
132  DF  .~.~.~ Separating material in bulk form about electrode
133  DF  .~.~.~ Cylindrical unit cell type, flat unit cell type or porous cup type
134  DF  .~.~.~.~ Paste or gel
135  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ With layer of material or spacing means
136  DF  .~.~.~ Envelope type
137  DF  .~.~.~.~ Coating on electrode
138  DF  .~.~.~.~ Having support frame or cover
139  DF  .~.~.~.~ Having edge bond or seal
140  DF  .~.~.~ Tubular type
141  DF  .~.~.~.~ Having plural layers of diverse material
142  DF  .~.~ Having plural distinct components
143  DF  .~.~.~ Ribs or projections attached to sheet material
144  DF  .~.~.~ Plural layers
145  DF  .~.~.~.~ Having defined porosity either functional or by size (i.e., semipermeable, permselective, ionpermeable, microporous, etc.)
146  DF  .~.~ Having electrode spacing projections
147  DF  .~.~.~ Projections are deformed portions, of a sheet material, i.e., corrugations, etc.
148  DF  .~ Plural housing having spacing means or channels for air circulation and short prevention
149  DF  .~ Plural cells
150  DF  .~.~ With integral switch means
151  DF  .~.~ Casing having interlocking structure
152  DF  .~.~ Individual cells connected in repeating contiguous layered units
153  DF  .~.~.~ Having unit enclosing housing
154  DF  .~.~.~.~ Having sectional component
155  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Of tray, cup or dish shape in nested or telescopic relationship
156  DF  .~.~ Complete cells
157  DF  .~.~.~ In end-to-end contact, e.g., stacked button-type cell, etc.
158  DF  .~.~.~ Having intercell connector
159  DF  .~.~.~.~ And common external casing, tray or clamp means
160  DF  .~.~ Having intercell connector
161  DF  .~ Intracell assembly having cell electrode connector
162  DF  .~ Flat-type unit cell and specific unit cell components
163  DF  .~ Cell enclosure structure, e.g., housing, casing, container, cover, etc.
164  DF  .~.~ Cylindrical unit cell type, e.g., cup container electrode, tubular electrode, casing, etc.
165  DF  .~.~.~ Having centrally located anode, i.e., "inside-out" type cell
166  DF  .~.~.~ Reactive metallic can, cup or tubular electrode
167  DF  .~.~.~.~ Having outer nonreactive housing, casing, or jacket
168  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Having metallic or conductive outer casing
169  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~ Outer casing electrically connected to reactive electrode
170  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Electrical contact terminal plate or cap clamped to or embedded in a portion of the housing
171  DF  .~.~.~.~ Having seal
172  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Mechanical clamping pressure seal
173  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~ And sealing mass or compound
174  DF  .~.~.~ Having seal material
175  DF  .~.~ Cover only
176  DF  .~.~ Container only
177  DF  .~.~ Housing or casing with plural covers
178  DF  .~.~ Having terminal
179  DF  .~.~.~ On or through a side of housing
180  DF  .~.~.~ Sealing sleeve embedded or molded in cover
181  DF  .~.~.~ And terminal seal
182  DF  .~.~.~.~ Means to stop rotational movement between cover and terminal
183  DF  .~.~.~.~ Having threaded compression means
184  DF  .~.~.~.~ Sealing mass or compound
185  DF  .~.~ Having seal feature
186  DF  .~.~ Having cell assembly support feature
187  DF  .~.~ Having handle or lifting device
188  DF  .~ Include electrolyte chemically specified and method
189  DF  .~.~ Precursor composition
300  DF  .~.~ The electrolyte is gelled
301  DF  .~.~.~ Carbohydrate or derivative containing (e.g., starch, cellulose, etc.)
302  DF  .~.~.~ Silicon containing
303  DF  .~.~.~ Organic polymer containing
304  DF  .~.~ The electrolyte is solid
305  DF  .~.~.~ Temperature range of electrolyte operation or electrolyte processing is specified
306  DF  .~.~.~ Organic component containing
307  DF  .~.~.~.~ Chemically specified organic solute
308  DF  .~.~.~.~ Carbohydrate or derivative
309  DF  .~.~.~.~ Two or more polymers (i.e., polymer mixture)
310  DF  .~.~.~.~ Hetero ring containing polymer
311  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Oxygen is a ring member of the hetero ring
312  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~ The hetero ring is three membered
313  DF  .~.~.~.~ Silicon containing polymer
314  DF  .~.~.~.~ Sulfur, nitrogen, or phosphorus containing polymer
315  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Nitrogen and phosphorus in the polymer
316  DF  .~.~.~.~ Halogen containing polymer
317  DF  .~.~.~.~ Oxygen containing polymer
318  DF  .~.~.~ Silver containing component
319  DF  .~.~.~ Aluminum containing component (e.g., LiAlCl4, etc.)
320  DF  .~.~.~.~ The component is alumina (i.e., aluminum oxide)
321  DF  .~.~.~ Alkali metal containing component
322  DF  .~.~.~.~ The alkali metal is lithium
323  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Lithium and halogen containing compound
324  DF  .~.~ Chemically specified organic solvent containing
325  DF  .~.~.~ And chemically specified inorganic solvent
326  DF  .~.~.~ Plural organic solvents (i.e., solvent mixture)
327  DF  .~.~.~.~ One of the organic solvents contains a hetero ring
328  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Nitrogen is ring member of the hetero ring
329  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Oxygen is ring member of the hetero ring
330  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~ The hetero ring is a cyclic carbonate
331  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~.~ Plural cyclic carbonate solvents
332  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~.~ And acyclic carbonate or acyclic carboxylic acid ester solvent
333  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~.~ And acyclic ether solvent
334  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~ And acyclic oxygen or nitrogen containing solvent compound
335  DF  .~.~.~.~.~.~.~ The acyclic oxygen containing solvent compound is an acyclic ether
336  DF  .~.~.~ Hetero ring in the organic solvent
337  DF  .~.~.~.~ Oxygen is the only ring hetero atom in the hetero ring (e.g., dioxolane, gamma butyrolactone, etc.)
338  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ The hetero ring is a cyclic carbonate (e.g., ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, etc.)
339  DF  .~.~.~ Nitrogen containing organic solvent compound (e.g., acetonitrile, etc.)
340  DF  .~.~.~ Sulfur containing organic solvent compound
341  DF  .~.~.~ Oxygen containing organic solvent compound
342  DF  .~.~.~.~ Acyclic carbonate solvent
343  DF  .~.~.~.~ Acyclic carboxylic acid ester solvent
344  DF  .~.~ Chemically specified inorganic solvent other than water
345  DF  .~.~.~ Sulfur or phosphorus in the inorganic solvent
346  DF  .~.~.~.~ Sulfur dioxide containing inorganic solvent
347  DF  .~.~ Organic solute component in aqueous electrolyte
199  DF  .~.~ Halogen containing
200  DF  .~.~.~ Hydrogen containing
201  DF  .~.~.~.~ Ammonium
202  DF  .~.~ Chromium containing
203  DF  .~.~ With acid containing N or P constituent
204  DF  .~.~ Sulphuric acid
205  DF  .~.~.~ Sulphate containing
206  DF  .~.~ Alkaline
207  DF  .~.~.~ With salt or acid component
208  DF  .~ Electrode support for suspending or holding an electrode in a battery
209  DF  .~ Electrode
210  DF  .~.~ Bipolar type
211  DF  .~.~ Having connector tab
212  DF  .~.~ Having active material with organic component
213  DF  .~.~.~ Organic component is active material
214  DF  .~.~.~ Organic component is an antioxidant
215  DF  .~.~.~ Organic component is an expander or addition agent for improving electrode capacity or plating characteristics
216  DF  .~.~.~.~ Dendrite or "tree" forming inhibitor
217  DF  .~.~.~ Organic component is a binder
218.1  DF  .~.~ Chemically specified inorganic electrochemically active material containing
218.2  DF  .~.~.~ Hydrogen storage material is active material
219  DF  .~.~.~ Silver component is active material
220  DF  .~.~.~ Copper component is active material
221  DF  .~.~.~ Iron component is active material
222  DF  .~.~.~ Cadmium component is active material
223  DF  .~.~.~ Nickel component is active material
224  DF  .~.~.~ Manganese component is active material
225  DF  .~.~.~ Lead component is active material
226  DF  .~.~.~.~ Alloy
227  DF  .~.~.~.~ Metal sulphate or carbonate
228  DF  .~.~.~.~ Lead oxide
229  DF  .~.~.~ Zinc component
230  DF  .~.~.~.~ With mercury
231  DF  .~.~.~.~ Zinc oxide
231.1  DF  .~.~.~ Alkalated transition metal chalcogenide component is active material
231.2  DF  .~.~.~.~ Alkalated vanadium (V) chalcogenide
231.3  DF  .~.~.~.~ Alkalated cobalt (Co) chalcogenide
231.4  DF  .~.~.~ Alkalated carbon, graphite, or carbonaceous component is active material
231.5  DF  .~.~.~ Vanadium (V), chromium (Cr), niobium (Nb), molybdenum (Mo), titanium (Ti), or tungsten (W) component is active material
231.6  DF  .~.~.~ Alkaline earth metal or magnesium (Mg) component is active material
231.7  DF  .~.~.~ Halogenated carbon, graphite, or carbonaceous component is active material
231.8  DF  .~.~.~ Carbon, graphite, or carbonaceous component is active material
231.9  DF  .~.~.~ Alkali metal component is active material
231.95  DF  .~.~.~.~ The alkali metal is lithium
232  DF  .~.~ Having inorganic binder or conductive filler
233  DF  .~.~ Grid or holder for active material
234  DF  .~.~.~ Grid or holder has nonconducting component portion thereof
235  DF  .~.~.~ Having particulate or fibrous porous mass including a sintered mass
236  DF  .~.~.~.~ Having coating in the pores
237  DF  .~.~.~.~ Having support or reinforcing member
238  DF  .~.~.~ Having longitudinal electrically conducting tubes or cores
239  DF  .~.~.~ Having conductive receptacle or mechanical locking means for the active material
240  DF  .~.~.~.~ Locking means being bendable tabs
241  DF  .~.~.~ Open mesh or perforated plate
242  DF  .~.~.~.~ Expanded metal
243  DF  .~.~.~.~ Having members in a face plane of the grid being offset from members in the plane of the opposite face
244  DF  .~.~.~.~.~ Distinct elements or members intermediate the face members
245  DF  .~.~.~ Materials chemically specified
246  DF  .~.~ With insulating separator, spacer or retainer means
247  DF  .~ Separator, retainer, spacer or materials for use therewith
248  DF  .~.~ Having additive for effecting the charge capacity, life, etc., of a cell
249  DF  .~.~ Organic material
250  DF  .~.~.~ And wetting agent or surface acting agent
251  DF  .~.~.~ And inorganic material
252  DF  .~.~.~.~ Silicon containing
253  DF  .~.~.~ Phenolic or thermosetting resin
254  DF  .~.~.~ Rubber or thermoplastic resin
255  DF  .~.~.~ Natural or treated plant materials
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*  DD  CURRENT PRODUCING CELL, ELEMENTS, SUBCOMBINATIONS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR USE THEREWITH AND ADJUNCTS
*  DD  .~ Include electrolyte chemically specified and method
FOR 100  DF  .~.~ Gelled (429/190)
FOR 101  DF  .~.~ Solid (429/191)
FOR 102  DF  .~.~.~ Organic (429/192)
FOR 103  DF  .~.~.~ Metal oxide component (429/193)
FOR 104  DF  .~.~ Nonaqueous solvent (429/194)
FOR 105  DF  .~.~.~ With water (429/195)
FOR 106  DF  .~.~.~ Inorganic solvent (429/196)
FOR 107  DF  .~.~.~ Plural nonaqueous system (429/197)
FOR 108  DF  .~.~ Having organic solute component (429/198)
*  DD  .~ Electrode
FOR 109  DF  .~.~ Having inorganic active material chemically specified (429/218)