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Batteries

The following list contains the 147 patents Edison received concerning batteries. It is arranged in chronological order by execution date, which is the date on which Edison signed the application and the date in the patenting process that comes closest to the time of actual inventive activity. The application date is the date on which the Patent Office received and recorded the application; the issue date, the time at which the patent, having passed inspection and any legal challenges, was awarded.

Batteries • Cement • Electric Light & Power • Mining & Ore Milling
Miscellany • Motion Pictures • Phonographs & Sound Recording • Telegraphy & Telephony

No.	Executed	Applied	Issued	PatentNo.	Title
53.	10/31/72	11/05/72	09/23/73	142,999	Galvanic Batteries
274.	06/21/81	09/03/81	09/02/90	435,687	Means for Charging and Using Secondary Batteries
347.	05/19/82	06/26/82	03/06/83	273,492	Secondary Battery
353.	06/03/82	08/07/82	03/20/83	274,292	Secondary Battery
583.	01/21/88	01/30/88	08/19/90	434,587	Thermo-Electric Battery
645.	06/15/89	07/02/89	06/17/90	430,279	Voltaic Battery
785.	10/15/00	10/31/00	10/08/01	684,204	Reversible Galvanic Battery
786.	10/15/00	10/31/00	11/19/07	871,214	Reversible Galvanic Battery
787.	12/22/00	01/08/01	07/08/02	704,303	Reversible Galvanic Battery
788.	02/18/01	03/05/01	05/13/02	700,136	Reversible Galvanic Battery
789.	02/23/01	03/01/01	07/08/02	704,304	Reversible Galvanic Battery
790.	02/23/01	03/05/01	05/13/02	700,137	Reversible Galvanic Battery
791.	05/10/01	05/17/01	07/08/02	704,305	Electrode for Batteries
792.	06/17/01	06/20/01	07/16/01	678,722	Reversible Galvanic Battery
793.	06/17/01	06/20/01	10/08/01	684,205	Reversible Galvanic Battery
794.	06/17/01	06/20/01	02/04/02	692,507	Reversible Galvanic Battery
795.	06/17/01	06/20/01	06/03/02	701,804	Reversible Galvanic Battery
796.	06/17/01	06/20/01	07/08/02	704,306	Reversible Galvanic Battery
800.	02/11/02	02/14/02	07/28/03	734,522	Process of Nickel-Plating
801.	09/29/02	10/03/02	05/05/03	727,117	Reversible Galvanic Battery
802.	10/13/02	10/21/02	05/05/03	727,118	Process of Manufacturing Electrolytically-Active Finely-Divided Iron
803.	11/13/02	11/28/02	03/03/03	721,682	Reversible Galvanic Battery
804.	11/13/02	11/28/02	03/03/03	721,870	Funnel for Filling Storage-Battery Cans or Analogous Purposes
805.	11/13/02	11/28/02	03/24/03	723,449	Electrode for Storage Batteries
806.	11/13/02	11/28/02	03/24/03	723,450	Reversible Galvanic Battery
807.	11/13/02	11/28/02	03/15/04	754,755	Compressing-Dies
808.	11/13/02	11/28/02	03/15/04	754,858	Storage-Battery Tray
809.	11/13/02	11/28/02	03/15/04	754,859	Reversible Galvanic Battery
810.	11/13/02	11/28/02	07/05/04	764,183	Method of Separating Mechanically-Entrained Globules from Gases
811.	11/13/02	11/28/02	05/07/07	852,424	Secondary Battery
815.	12/18/02	01/09/03	01/19/04	750,102	Electrical Automobile
823.	01/30/03	03/05/03	09/18/06	831,269	Storage-Battery Electrode-Plate
830.	10/03/03	10/05/03	04/23/07	850,912	Process of Making Articles by Electroplating
831.	10/03/03	10/05/03	06/18/07	857,041	Can or Receptacle for Storage Batteries
833.	11/16/03	11/18/03	08/09/04	766,815	Primary Battery
835.	11/20/03	11/23/03	12/10/07	873,220	Reversible Galvanic Battery
836.	12/08/03	12/10/03	09/15/08	898,633	Filling Apparatus for Storage-Battery Jars & c.
837.	06/08/04	06/13/04	08/16/04	767,554	Method of Rendering Storage-Battery Gases Non-Explosive
840.	06/24/04	06/29/04	05/29/06	821,622	Process of Cleaning Metallic Surfaces
841.	06/24/04	06/29/04	02/18/08	879,612	Alkaline Storage Battery
842.	06/24/04	06/29/04	02/25/08	880,484	Process of Producing Very Thin Sheet Metal
843.	07/12/04	07/21/04	08/22/05	797,845	Sheet Metal for Perforated Pockets of Storage Batteries
844.	07/12/04	07/21/04	07/31/06	827,297	Alkaline Battery
846.	07/18/04	08/16/04	03/21/05	785,297	Gas-Separator for Storage Batteries
847.	08/10/04	08/16/04	07/23/07	861,242	Can or Receptacle for Storage Batteries
848.	08/10/04	09/28/04	05/22/06	821,032	Storage Battery
850.	09/26/04	09/29/04	04/10/06	817,162	Process of Treating Alkaline Storage Batteries
851.	09/28/04	09/29/04	02/08/10	948,542	Method of Treating Cans of Alkaline Storage Batteries
853.	10/29/04	11/02/04	05/29/06	821,624	Gas-Separator for Storage Batteries
854.	10/29/04	11/05/04	05/29/06	821,625	Process of Treating Alkaline Storage Batteries
855.	11/01/04	11/02/04	05/29/06	821,623	Storage-Battery-Filling Apparatus
856.	02/16/05	03/01/05	02/25/08	879,859	Apparatus for Producing Very Thin Sheet Metal
857.	03/17/05	03/20/05	11/14/05	804,799	Apparatus for Perforating Sheet Metal
858.	03/23/05	03/24/05	11/05/07	870,024	Apparatus for Producing Perforated Strips
859.	03/29/05	03/30/05	05/29/06	821,626	Process of Making Metallic Films or Flakes
860.	03/29/05	03/30/05	05/29/06	821,627	Process of Making Metallic Flakes or Scales
861.	03/29/05	03/30/05	08/07/06	827,717	Process of Making Composite Metals
862.	03/29/05	03/30/05	12/25/06	839,371	Method of Coating Active Material with Flake-Like Conducting Material
863.	03/29/05	03/30/05	05/21/07	854,200	Process of Making Storage-Battery Electrodes
864.	03/29/05	03/30/05	06/25/07	857,929	Storage-Battery Electrode
865.	03/29/05	03/30/05	03/17/08	882,144	Storage-Battery Electrode
866.	04/26/05	04/28/05	07/16/07	860,195	Storage-Battery Electrode
867.	04/26/05	04/28/05	08/06/07	862,145	Process of Making Seamless Tubular Pockets or Receptacles for Storage Battery Electrodes
868.	04/26/05	04/28/05	11/22/10	976,791	Storage-Battery Electrode
870.	05/15/05	05/16/05	02/27/06	813,491	Pocket-Filling Machine
872.	05/20/05	05/24/05	02/22/10	950,226	Phonographic Recording Apparatus
873.	05/20/05	05/24/05	07/05/10	963,362	Apparatus for Recording or Reproducing Sounds
874.	05/20/05	05/26/05	05/29/06	821,628	Process for Making Conducting-Films
877.	10/10/05	10/12/05	02/22/10	950,227	Apparatus for Making Metallic Films or Flakes
878.	10/12/05	10/14/05	10/12/09	936,433	Tube-Filling and Tamping Machine
879.	10/12/05	10/14/05	04/26/10	956,317	Tube-Sealing Machine
880.	10/16/05	10/17/05	08/16/10	967,178	Tube-Forming Machine
881.	10/31/05	11/02/05	03/03/08	880,978	Electrode Element for Storage Batteries
882.	10/31/05	11/02/05	03/03/08	880,979	Method of Making Storage-Battery Electrodes
883.	12/06/05	12/07/05	04/23/07	850,913	Secondary Battery
884.	12/06/05	12/07/05	03/02/09	914,342	Storage Battery
885.	01/09/06	01/10/06	07/02/07	858,862	Primary and Secondary Battery
886.	01/19/06	01/20/06	04/16/07	850,881	Composite Metal
888.	02/24/06	03/19/06	07/12/10	964,096	Process of Electroplating
890.	07/13/06	07/14/06	03/02/09	914,372	Process for Making Thin Metallic Flakes
895.	11/02/06	11/03/06	09/08/08	898,404	Process of Making Articles by Electroplating
899.	11/28/06	12/03/06	02/08/10	948,558	Storage-Battery Electrode
903.	01/11/07	01/19/07	09/10/07	865,688	Process of Making Metallic Films or Flakes
904.	01/17/07	01/18/07	10/12/09	936,525	Process of Making Metallic Films or Flakes
905.	01/18/07	01/19/07	09/10/07	865,687	Process of Making Nickel Films
912.	05/08/07	05/10/07	01/14/08	876,445	Electrolyte for Alkaline Storage Batteries
913.	05/15/07	05/17/07	03/02/09	914,343	Process of Making Storage-Battery Electrodes
921.	02/04/08	02/06/08	08/25/08	896,811	Metallic Film for Use with Storage-Battery Electrodes and Process of Preparing the Same
923.	02/04/08	02/06/08	11/16/09	940,635	Electrode Element for Storage Batteries
925.	03/13/08	03/18/08	08/25/08	896,812	Storage Battery
927.	03/13/08	03/20/08	08/08/11	999,762	Storage Battery and Process of Treating the Same
929.	03/13/08	03/23/08	01/18/10	946,540	Storage Battery
962.	05/13/10	05/24/10	12/05/16	1,207,382	Primary Battery
963.	05/19/10	05/24/10	11/22/10	976,792	Storage Battery
964.	05/19/10	05/24/10	12/26/11	1,012,828	Storage Battery
966.	05/31/10	06/06/10	08/20/12	1,036,471	Storage Battery
969.	06/13/10	06/17/10	10/27/14	1,115,463	Electrode Element
970.	06/30/10	07/01/10	01/14/13	1,050,436	Apparatus for Producing Rubber Strips
971.	06/30/10	07/01/10	01/06/14	1,083,353	Production of Perforated Strips
973.	10/04/10	10/07/10	06/09/14	1,099,241	Rectifier
979.	01/25/11	01/27/11	07/30/12	1,034,002	Storage Battery
980.	01/25/11	01/27/11	07/30/12	1,034,003	Battery-Cell Container
981.	01/25/11	01/27/11	01/06/14	1,083,354	Insulating Compound
986.	04/07/11	04/08/11	01/06/14	1,083,355	Art of Forming Chemical Compounds
987.	04/07/11	04/08/11	01/06/14	1,083,356	Storage Battery
988.	04/07/11	04/08/11	01/11/16	1,167,484	Production of Nickel Hydroxid
989.	05/01/11	05/09/11	01/14/13	1,050,629	Art of Separating Copper from Other Metals
990.	05/12/11	05/18/11	01/14/13	1,050,630	Art of Separating Copper from Other Metals
993.	06/16/11	06/21/11	02/06/12	1,016,874	Means and Method for Preventing Depletion of Electrolyte
995.	07/24/11	07/28/11	02/06/12	1,016,875	Electroplating Apparatus
996.	11/28/11	12/01/11	03/11/13	1,055,524	Dumping Mechanism
999.	12/20/11	12/22/11	08/13/18	1,275,232	Production of Finely-Divided Metals
1000.	12/30/11	01/11/12	09/16/13	1,073,107	Storage Battery
1002.	01/12/12	01/17/12	06/22/15	1,143,818	Charging Storage Batteries
1005.	04/23/12	04/30/12	01/11/16	1,167,485	Storage Battery
1006.	05/20/12	05/23/12	07/25/16	1,192,400	Electrical System for Automobiles
1008.	05/31/12	06/07/12	04/04/16	1,178,063	Receptacle-Filling Machine
1009.	06/10/12	06/13/12	09/07/15	1,152,615	Alternating-Current-Rectifying System
1010.	06/10/12	06/13/12	09/07/15	1,152,616	Contact for Electrical Apparatus
1013.	07/27/12	07/31/12	02/05/18	1,255,517	Starting and Current-Supplying System for Automobiles
1025.	08/06/14	08/10/14	04/08/19	1,299,693	Storage Battery
1027.	08/27/14	08/31/14	09/19/16	1,198,426	Production of Electrode Elements
1031.	12/08/15	12/13/15	01/04/21	1,364,358	Battery-Tray
1036.	03/04/16	03/06/16	08/05/19	1,311,955	Tube Filling and Tamping Machine
1039.	01/16/17	01/20/17	05/21/18	1,266,780	Storage Battery
1046.	06/12/19	06/17/19	03/15/21	1,371,414	Nickel-Plating
1047.	06/18/19	06/21/19	11/23/20	1,359,972	Electroplating
1048.	06/24/19	07/03/19	02/22/21	1,369,271	Cleaning of Metallic Surfaces
1051.	08/28/19	09/05/19	01/10/22	1,402,751	Storage-Battery Electrode and the Production of Same
1052.	09/13/19	09/16/19	05/24/21	1,379,088	Storage Battery
1053.	09/24/19	09/29/19	01/04/21	1,364,359	Protecting-Varnish for Electrodes of Electrolytic Cells
1054.	09/30/19	10/04/19	05/24/21	1,379,089	Production of Thin Metallic Sheets or Foils
1055.	11/03/19	11/06/19	08/02/21	1,386,095	Electrode Element for Galvanic Batteries and Method of Producing ame
1059.	06/14/20	06/16/20	05/10/21	1,377,194	Storage Battery
1060.	07/08/20	07/16/20	05/23/22	1,417,464	Production of Thin Metal Sheets or Foils
1061.	08/23/20	08/26/20	08/08/22	1,425,184	Production of Thin Metal Sheets or Foils
1062.	12/31/20	01/05/21	04/08/24	1,489,240	Voltaic Battery and the Production of Electrode Elements Therefor
1063.	09/26/21	09/28/21	04/01/24	1,488,480	Regeneration of Alkaline Storage-Battery Elements
1065.	04/25/22	04/26/22	04/01/24	1,488,481	Regeneration of Storage-Battery Elements
1066.	06/23/22	06/28/22	07/24/28	1,678,246	Production of Alkali-Metal Compounds from Silicates Containing Them
1068.	05/11/23	05/14/23	11/29/27	1,651,196	Storage Battery
1070.	05/23/23	05/25/23	11/03/25	1,559,562	Storage Battery
1073.	02/20/24	02/26/24	09/07/26	1,599,121	Production of Depolarizing Agent for Voltaic Battery
1074.	02/25/24	03/12/24	02/17/25	1,526,326	Storage Battery
1083.	07/17/25	07/24/25	11/15/27	1,649,579	Storage-Battery Electrode Element and Production Thereof
1089.	10/11/27	10/12/27	08/06/29	1,723,609	Apparatus for Producing Storage-Battery Electrode Elements