Wound Electrode Method for Battery Manufacturing
Summary
USPTO granted patent US12592408B2 to Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc. on March 31, 2026 for a wound electrode method in battery manufacturing. The patent covers a process of winding electrodes around a core to produce flat battery components with high productivity, invented by Tomoyuki Yamada, Takashi Hosokawa, and Ryoichi Wakimoto. The grant includes 9 claims and provides exclusive rights to the assignee.
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USPTO granted Patent No. US12592408B2 to Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc. on March 31, 2026. The patent covers a method of manufacturing batteries using a wound electrode body, involving winding a separator, first electrode, and second electrode around a winding core to produce a wound body, molding it into a flat shape, and arranging it in a battery case. The invention aims to achieve high productivity in battery manufacturing. The patent was filed as Application No. 18145882 and contains 9 claims.
This is a standard patent grant notice with no compliance obligations for third parties. Companies developing battery manufacturing technology should review the patent claims to ensure their processes do not infringe on the protected wound electrode method. Legal counsel should be consulted if developing similar wound electrode technology to assess potential licensing requirements.
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Method of manufacturing battery
Grant US12592408B2 Kind: B2 Mar 31, 2026
Assignee
PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC.
Inventors
Tomoyuki Yamada, Takashi Hosokawa, Ryoichi Wakimoto
Abstract
A technology for obtaining a battery including a wound electrode body with high productivity is provided. In a preferred aspect of the battery manufacturing method disclosed herein, the method includes: winding a separator, a first electrode, and a second electrode around a winding core to produce a wound body; molding the wound body into a flat shape; and arranging, in a battery case, the wound electrode body produced.
CPC Classifications
H01M 10/0431 H01M 50/531 H01M 10/0587 H01M 10/0409 H01M 10/286 H01M 50/533 H01M 50/538 H01M 10/049 Y02P 70/50 Y10T 29/49109 Y10T 29/49112
Filing Date
2022-12-23
Application No.
18145882
Claims
9
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