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`claims are to A battery comprising: a stacked electrode hotly including a plurality ct
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`single plate cells and having a positive electrode lead~stacked part and a negative
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`electrode leadustaclted part, the plurality cl single plate cells include a first single plate
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`cell which has a first positive electrode plate and a first negative electrode plate, and a
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`second single plate cell which has a second positive electrode plate and a second
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`negative electrode wherein the first single plate cell is stacked on the second single
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`plate cell, the tirst single plate has a first positive electrode lead extending from the lirst
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`positive electrode plate and a tirst negative electrode lead extending trorn the first
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`negative electrode plate, the second single plate has a second positive electrode lead
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`extending from the second positive electrode plate and a second negative electrode
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`lead extending from the second negative electrode plate, the negative electrode lead»
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`stacked part includes the first negative electrode lead and the second negative
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`electrode lead stacked and joined together the positive electrode lead—stacked part
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`being iorrned toy stacking and joining the first positive electrode lead and the second
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`positive electrode lead each other. the negative electrode lead—stacked part being
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`termed by stacking and ioining the first negative electrode lead and the second negative
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`eieotrode ieed each other; e ocsitive eiectrede terminei to which the noeitive eiectrode
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`ieed~stecked part is connected; and a negative eiectrode terrnihet to which the negative
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`eiectrode ieed~steet<ed part is connected, wherein, a ieining eortion of the second
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`peeitive eiectrede ieed is ieceted between a first positive eiectrede end the positive
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`eiectrede tenninat, end the ocsitive eiectrede terminei is not disecsed between the first
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`positive eiectrode ieed and the second positive etectrede teed: vvherein, e joining portion
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`of the first negative eiectrode teed is teceted between 21 second negative eiectrode end
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`the negative etectrede terrnihei end the negative eieetrode tern’iinei is net dieeeeed
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`between the first negative eieotrode ieed and the eecond negative eiectrode teed,
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`wherein a distet porticn in the positive eiectrcde teed—Stacked pert is foided and
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`extended to e Stacking direction of the steohed etectrede body? and wherein e dietei
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`pertion in the negative eiectrede ieedeteehed part is tetded and extended to e stacking
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`direction of the steeited eiectrede body, wherein the distei eortieh in the eesitive
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`eieotrode ieed~stecked part and e distei portion in the negative eteotrode teed~stecked
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`part are extending in opposite directions from each other in the Stacking directien of the
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`stacked eiectrode eddy, wherein e surface of the dietei pertien in the positive eiectrode
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`teedvsteoited part which its coeoeite to a surface ef the dietei pertion facing the eingie
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`eiete ceits is jeihing te the positive eiectrede terminet, wherein a surface of the distat
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`portion in the negative eiectrode teeduetecked part which is opposite to a surface oi the
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`dietei eertien facing the singie piete eeiie is joining tn the peeitive eieetrede terminet.
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`The closest prior art is US Publication 2013/0143109 to Kim et al. discloses
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`a battery comprising a stacked eiectrede body incitiding e eiuretity oi sihgte oiete oeiie
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`end having a positive eiectrode ieed~steet<ed part and e negative etectrode teedwstecited
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`part (Fig.8 with Fig. 9}; the nieraiity et eingte pta‘te eeite ineinde a tiret eihgte piate eeit
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`which has a heat positive eiecttecie piate (Fig 8 tee 5(3) and a first negative eieetrecie
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`eiate (tee 5t ft, and a Second eingie oiate eeii which has a eecond oeeitive eieettode
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`piate (Fig. 8 eeeond to ten 50) and a eeeehd negative eieetrede (Fig.8 second to tee
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`5t} wherein the tiret eihgie eiate eeit is; Stacked oh the eeeend etngie eiate eeii. The
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`titet eingie piate has a first peeitive eiecttecie teed extending from the titet eeeitive
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`eieotrode eiate (tee 120‘; and a first negative eieettode teed extending item the first
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`negative eteotrode etate (tee 13(3) , the second eingie oiate has a eeeono‘ positive
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`eteettede teatt ieeenntt te the 12%) extending horn the eeenntt peeitive eteettede eiate
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`end a second negative eieeti'etie teed (second to top 'i 30} extending train the eeeend
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`negative eieottode ptateg the negative eieettede teed—stacked part ineitidee the first
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`negative eteetrede Seed and the eeeend negative eieetrede teed etaekeo‘ and joined
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`together. The eeeitive eteettede teadetaekett part being termed by stacking and ieining
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`the titet eeeitive eieeti'etie teed and the second neeitive eieettede teed eeeh ether, the
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`negative etectrede teadwetaeiied part being tonned by stacking and joining the first
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`negative eteotrode tead and the eeeono‘ negative eieetiode teed each other. A positive
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`eteetrede terminat (Fig. t3, Mitt) te which the peeitive eteetrode tead—etaeked part is;
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`connected; and a negative eieettede tei'niinet to which the negative eiecttode teed—
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`stacked part is connected (150‘) , wherein? a joining pertieh ot' the second positive
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`eieotrode ieati ie teeated between the first eoeitive eiecttode (in etaok 1 ti?) and the
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`eeeitive eieettede tenntnai {146}, and the peeitive eteettede tenninai {MG} ie net
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`diepeeed between the titet pesitive eteettode teed (tee iEG) and the second peeitive
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`eieotrode ieaci {second to too 126) Heweven the him reterenee does not oieoiceei
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`hearty diacicee, er crevide rnetivatinn tc ntcdity the a aie‘tai hertien in the peeitive
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`eiectrcde teed—Stacked cart is teided and extended tc a stacking directicn ct the attached
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`eieetrccie hedv, and wherein a distai pcrtien in the negative eieetrccie iead~staci<ed part
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`is feitieti and extended tc a stacking direction at the etackeci eiectrede bedy, wherein
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`the dieta‘i pctticn in the peeitive eiectrctie ieati-stacked cart and a dietai pertich in the
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`negative eiectrcde ieadetaciteti part are extending in ccpcaite directicne ii'crri each
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`ether in the stacking directicn ct the stacked eiectrede hcdy, wherein a surface cf the
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`dietai ccrtien in the cesitive eieetrec‘e Headwstached part which is cceesite te a euriace ct
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`the distai ecttien iacing the eingie piate ceiie is; training tn the peeitive eiectrcde terrninai,
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`wherein a snrtace cf the dietai pcr‘tich in the negative eiectrccie teed—Stacked part which
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`is eneeeite tc a etii'tace at the distai pertien facing the singie ciate ceiia is icining to the
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`cesitive eiectrede terminat.
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`The ericr art US Patent 8,63?,182 te Che et at. reference diecieeee a battery
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`ccrneriaing a stacked eiectrcde hcciy incitiding a piuraiity ct eihgie ciate ceiie and having
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`a ncaitive eiectrccie ieaci—etaeited cart and a negative eiectrcde ieaduetached part, the
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`eingie eiate eeite each being terrneci by stacking a eeeitive eieetrede and a negative
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`eiectrcde with a aecaratcr interriceea therehetvveen {eiectrctie aecaratcr 12c), the
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`cesitive eiectrcde ieadetaciteti part being termed by stacking pcaitive eiectrccie ieacie cf
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`the positive eiectrcdee cn tee ct each ether in stacking erder cf the singie eiate ceiie
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`{127m i28), the negative eiectrecie ieadwstacited part being termed by stacking negative
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`eiectrede ieaae at the negative eiectredee en tcc at each ether in etaching crder cf the
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`eingie ciate ceiia (the ether ct 127 cr i253}, a ccsitive eiectrcde terminai to which the
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`cesitive eiectrcde teed—Stacked cart is connected (iatia er race); and a negative
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`eteetrede terrnihet to which the negative eiectrede ieed—steeked part is eeriheeted {the
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`ether et iSt‘ta er t 30h), wherein, erhehg the pesitive eteetrede ieede that eenetitiite the
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`peeitive eieetrede teed stacked part, a tiret end—side positive eteetrede teed ieeeted at a
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`tiret end in e eingte eiete eettw eteeking direetieh et the stacked eteetrede hedy {either
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`the right er iett eitte et Fig. 2) ie direetiy eehneetee te the peeitive eteetrede terminet,
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`wherein, emeiig the negative eteetrede teeds that constitute the negative eteetrede
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`teed stacked part, 21 eeeend endweide hegative eieetrede teed ieceted at e eeeehd end
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`iri the eingie ptete eeti—eteekihg direetien ie directiy connected te the negative eteetrede
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`terrnihat (the ether at the right er iett eide et Fig. 2}. Hewever, the She reference deee
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`het dieeteeej heady dieeteee, er provide rnetivetieh te inedity the a dietei pertien in the
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`peeitive eieetrede teedweteehed part is tetded and extended te a stacking direction hi the
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`eteeked eteetrede body, end whereih a dietei pertien ih the negative eteetrede teed
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`etaeked hart ie tetded arid exteheed te e steer-ring diree‘tieh hi the etaeked eteetrede
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`hedy, wherein the dietai pertien in the pesitive eieetrede ieedeteeked part and e dietei
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`pertien in the hegetive eieetrede teed—stashed part are extehdihg ih epeeeite directions
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`trern eeeh other ih the stacking directieh at the stacked eieetrede hedy, wherein e
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`eurteee hi the dietat pertien in the heeitive eiectrede teed—stacked part which is; epheeite
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`te e eurteee of the distei pertien teeing the singie ptete eetie is jeihihg to the positive
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`eieetrede termihat, wherein a etirteee at the dietet pertien in the negative eteetrede teed»
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`eteeked pert which ie eeeeeite to e eurteee {ii the dietei pertieh teeihg the eihgte ptete
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`eette ie ieinihg te the peeitive eteetreee termihet.
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`The prier art US Ptihtieatien 201 Witt 7‘t5't 6 to Ryan dieeteeee a stacked eteetrede
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`hedy ineiudihg e eitiratity et eingte ptete eeite and having a heeitive eteetrede teed—
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`stacked part and a negative eieetrede ieattvetaehed pert, the eingie eiate ceiie each
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`being termed by stacking 3 positive eieetrecie and a negative eieettecie with a seeatetet
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`intereeseci thei‘ehetvveen (eieotrocie assemhty‘)? the positive eiecti'etie teed—stacked part
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`being termed hy stacking peeitive eieetroee ieatts of the positive eieetrecies on tee of
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`each ether in eteching enter et the singie piate eeiie, the negative eieettede ieed~
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`stacked part being termed by stacking negative eiecti'ede ieeds of the
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`negative eieetret‘ies en top at each other in stacking order et the singie piete oeiisq a
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`positive eieetrede terminai te which the positive eiecttede iead—staeked part is
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`connected; and a negative eieetteee terminai to which the negative eiectrode iead-
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`stacked part is eenneeteti, wherein, among the pesitive eieetrede ieeds thet eenstitute
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`the positive etecti‘ode teed— stacked part, a first end~sitie positive eieottocie ieaci ioeeteci
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`at a first end in a singie piate oeiiw stacking direction at the stacked eieetreee hedy
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`(either the right or ieit side at Fig. 2} is diteetiy cenneeted to the peeitive eieettede
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`tenninai, wherein: among the negative eiectrede ieads that censtittite the negative
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`eieottocie ieaciu stacked part, a second end—side negative eiecti'etie teed ieeated at a
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`seconci and in the singie eiate ceii—staeking ciiteetien is directiy connected te the
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`negative eieetrede terininai {Fig.2}. Hevvever, the Bytin reference (tees net diseteee,
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`neeiiy diseiese, er previde metivatien to medity the e distei pertien in the pesitive
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`eieettecie iead~steci<ed part is teitieti and extended te a stacking eiii'eotien ot the stacked
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`eieotrotte hedy, and wherein a distai pottien in the negative eieotroee ieatt—staeked hart
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`ie teieee end extended te a stacking diteetien et the attached eieetteeie batty, wherein
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`the distei pertien in the pesitive eiectrode teed—stacked part and a distai pei'tien in the
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`negative eieetrede teadwstaciteci part are exte