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US 12,697,622 B2

Battery deconstruction apparatus and methods

US 12,697,622 B2 is a granted patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), dated 2026-08-04. Applicant: Franklin Miller, Inc. Its PDF downloads from this page without an account, up to 5 a day.

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Applicant
Franklin Miller, Inc.
Inventors
William Galanty; Korkmaz Oz
Publication date
2026-08-04
Filing date
2025-08-20
Document type
B2 Granted patent
Also written as
US 12,697,622 B2 · US12697622 · 12697622

Abstract

Apparatus (10) for safe and effective shredding of batteries, including lithium-ion batteries, is disclosed. The system integrates a shredding subassembly (12), an auger/screw conveyor subassembly (14), a rotary screen subassembly (16), and an optional solvent recovery/recirculation subassembly (18). Valves/actuators (26, 28) can be coordinated such that a nitrogen blanket or a vacuum is maintained within the shredding assembly and/or the other subassemblies (16, 18).…

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