US Patent Issued to Greatbatch on Sept. 8 for "Miniature electrochemical cell having a current collector/active material subassembly welded to the inner surface of a lid or base plate" (New York, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,731,872, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Greatbatch Ltd. (Clarence, N.Y.).

"Miniature electrochemical cell having a current collector/active material subassembly welded to the inner surface of a lid or base plate" was invented by Marcus J. Palazzo (Wheatfield, N.Y.), Ho chul Yun (East Amherst, N.Y.), Paul T. Hallifax (Gasport, N.Y.) and Sourabh Biswas (Milford, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A miniature electrochemical cell of a primary or secondary chemistry having a total volume that is less than 0.5 cc is described. The cell casing comprises an annular sidewall connected to a base plate opposite a lid. A sealing glass forms a...