Hyundai Motor was granted a patent for diagnosing dry battery-electrode mixtures

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    "detail": "In September 2026 Hyundai Motor patented quality-control equipment for battery manufacturing, measuring dry electrode mixtures before they are formed into cells.",
    "summary": "Hyundai Motor was granted a patent for diagnosing dry battery-electrode mixtures",
    "event_at": "2026-09-29",
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        "name": "Han Nah Song",
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    "grant_date": "2026-09-29",
    "source_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12749724",
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      "label": "Batteries / electrochemical direct conversion of chemical to electrical energy"
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    "patent_title": "Diagnostic apparatus for dry electrode mixtures",
    "patent_number": "US12749724",
    "uspto_assignee": "HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY",
    "patent_abstract": "A diagnostic apparatus for dry electrode mixtures includes a frame, and a measurer provided in the frame and configured to measure an electrical conductivity and a flow property of a dry electrode mixture prepared. The dry electrode mixture comprises a powder mixture including an electrode active material, a conductive material, and a binder. The diagnostic apparatus further includes a controller configured to evaluate characteristics of the dry electrode mixture based on the electrical conductivity and the flow property measured by the measurer.",
    "precision_class": "structural",
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    "technologies_mentioned": [
      "battery manufacturing",
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