A method for the manufacture of lead-acid batteries and associated apparatus and a lead-acid battery design resulting therefrom is disclosed. The method involves providing a battery grid and pasting the grid with a battery paste such that a profiled and tapered battery plate is formed. This battery plate...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US5079111?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5079111 - Method for the manufacture of lead-acid batteries and an associated apparatus and associated lead-acid battery