H01M 50/176
For prismatic or rectangular cells
Official title: for prismatic or rectangular cells (H01M50/181 takes precedence)
H01M50/176 (For prismatic or rectangular cells) appears on 1,097 US grants and 1,878 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01M- Granted patents
- 1,097
- Published applications
- 1,878
- Assignees
- 333
- Inventors
- 2,585
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 4 |
| 2002 | 5 | 8 |
| 2003 | 6 | 19 |
| 2004 | 5 | 11 |
| 2005 | 3 | 12 |
| 2006 | 6 | 19 |
| 2007 | 5 | 20 |
| 2008 | 9 | 15 |
| 2009 | 6 | 22 |
| 2010 | 19 | 28 |
| 2011 | 17 | 47 |
| 2012 | 12 | 81 |
| 2013 | 29 | 80 |
| 2014 | 53 | 83 |
| 2015 | 78 | 109 |
| 2016 | 70 | 106 |
| 2017 | 95 | 91 |
| 2018 | 80 | 73 |
| 2019 | 100 | 109 |
| 2020 | 80 | 73 |
| 2021 | 68 | 61 |
| 2022 | 69 | 72 |
| 2023 | 41 | 143 |
| 2024 | 58 | 200 |
| 2025 | 58 | 224 |
| 2026 | 55 | 168 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
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- Non-aqueous lithium battery121US 4,964,877 AWilson Greatbatch Ltd. · 1990
- Non-agueous lithium battery114US 4,830,940 AWilson Greatbatch Ltd. · 1989
- Diffusion vent for a rechargeable metal-air cell78US 5,362,577 AAER Energy Resources, Inc. · 1994