US Patent Issued to Greatbatch on March 3 for "Method for making a miniature electrochemical cell having lithium swaged onto the innter surface of a casing" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,567,656, issued on March 3, was assigned to Greatbatch Ltd. (Clarence, N.Y.).

"Method for making a miniature electrochemical cell having lithium swaged onto the innter surface of a casing" was invented by Gregory A. Voss (Alden, N.Y.) and Josh C. Ulrich (East Aurora, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A miniature electrochemical cell has a total volume that is less than 0.5 cc. The anode is a lithium sheet that is swaged onto an inner surface of a casing tube to form an anode lumen. The cathode comprises CFx contacting a rod-shaped current collector and the cathode having a cylindrical shape resides in the anode lumen. The rod-shaped ca...