Patent 12132177 was granted and assigned to Interco Trading Company on October, 2024 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Systems, apparatus, and methods for recycling battery cells and/or battery cell assemblies for metallurgical recovery. In some embodiments, the battery cells and/or battery cell assemblies can be discharged/deactivated, reduced to smaller pieces, thermally decomposed, and then sorted into different component materials.