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AssigneeAlltrista Zinc Products, L.P.
InventorsJack T. West, Jim Dyer, Albert H. Giles, Jon Headrick, Johnny Smelcer, Randy Beets
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An anode comprises one or more sheets of expanded zinc mesh. The thickness and mesh size of the expanded zinc mesh may vary. A single sheet of zinc mesh may be coiled, forming continuous electrical contact with itself. Alternatively, a single sheet of zinc mesh may be folded into layers, each layer in electrical contact with its adjacent layers. A third alternative is the use of two or more sheets of zinc mesh, layered on top of each other so that each layer is in electrical contact with adjacent layers. These zinc mesh anodes are combined with a casing, a cathode, an electrolyte solution, and a separator between the cathode and anode to manufacture electrochemical cells.
An anode comprising a sheet of expanded zinc mesh having a top surface and a bottom surface, the sheet being coiled such that the top surface and the bottom surface are in electrical contact.
An anode comprising a sheet of expanded zinc mesh having a top surface and a bottom surface, the sheet being folded upon itself one or more times such that at least one of the surfaces is in electrical contact with itself.
An anode comprising a first sheet of expanded zinc mesh and a second sheet of expanded zinc mesh each having a top surface and a bottom surface, the second sheet being layered on the first sheet such that the top surface of the first sheet is in electrical contact with the bottom surface of the second sheet.
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