ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,537,135, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Greatbatch Ltd. (Clarence, N.Y.).
"Miniature electrochemical cell having a casing of a conductive plate closing an open-ended ceramic container having a via hole supporting an electrically conductive pathway" was invented by Robert S. Rubino (Williamsville, N.Y.), David Dianetti (Lancaster, N.Y.) and Xiaohong Tang (Williamsville, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A miniature electrochemical cell having a volume of less than 0.5 cc is described. The cell casing comprises an open-ended ceramic container having a via hole providing an electrically conductive pathway extending through the contain...