H01M 4/76
Containers for holding the active material
Official title: Containers for holding the active material, e.g. tubes, capsules
H01M4/76 (Containers for holding the active material) appears on 228 US grants and 234 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01M- Granted patents
- 228
- Published applications
- 234
- Assignees
- 158
- Inventors
- 646
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 15 |
| 2013 | 6 | 12 |
| 2014 | 14 | 20 |
| 2015 | 14 | 13 |
| 2016 | 6 | 12 |
| 2017 | 10 | 14 |
| 2018 | 8 | 15 |
| 2019 | 9 | 18 |
| 2020 | 17 | 17 |
| 2021 | 14 | 7 |
| 2022 | 10 | 21 |
| 2023 | 5 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 9 |
| 2025 | 6 | 10 |
| 2026 | 3 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Holder for an electrode of a button battery and a battery provided therewith25 Aug 2026US 12,719,114 B2Renata AG
- Current collector tab placement to reduce battery shut down time14 Jul 2026US 12,683,171 B2Medtronic, Inc.
- Hybrid material anode current collector for alkaline batteries27 Jan 2026US 12,537,204 B2Energizer Brands, LLC
- High capacity compact lithium thin film battery23 Dec 2025US 12,506,137 B2International Business Machines Corporation
- Apparatus accommodating copper foil11 Nov 2025US 12,469,854 B2SK Nexilis Co., Ltd.
- Method for Preparing Nano Nickel Oxide/Graphene Composite Electrode Material1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296914 A1Tianneng Battery Group Co., Ltd.
- Rechargeable battery and manufacturing method threrof10 Sep 2026US 2026/0269276 A1Samsung SDI.Co., Ltd.
- Battery cell with reduced formation of inactive lithium23 Jul 2026US 2026/0213218 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Measurement device2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185818 A1Qujing EVE Energy Co., Ltd.
- Hybrid material anode current collector for alkaline batteries30 Apr 2026US 2026/0121073 A1Energizer Brands, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Stationary semi-solid battery module and method of manufacture104US 9,203,092 B224M Technologies, Inc. · 2015
- Electrochemical metal-air cell and electrically and mechanically rechargeable anodes for use therein95US 5,318,861 AElectric Fuel Limited · 1994
- Semi-solid electrode cell having a porous current collector and methods of manufacture92US 9,825,280 B224M Technologies, Inc. · 2017
- Stationary semi-solid battery module and method of manufacture77US 10,566,603 B224M Technologies, Inc. · 2020
- Manganese oxide composite electrodes for lithium batteries77US 7,303,840 B2Uchicago Argonne, LLC · 2007