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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7625664 | Flexible thin printed battery and device and method of manufacturing same A flat, flexible electrochemical cell is provided. The within invention describes various aspects of the flat, flexible electrochemical cell. A printed anode is provided that obviates the need for a discrete anode current collector, thereby reducing the size of the ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7433655 | Battery-operated wireless-communication apparatus and method A combined battery and wireless-communications apparatus and method. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a support, a first conductive layer deposited on a first surface area of the support, a thin-film battery including a cathode layer, a solid-state electr... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7389580 | Method and apparatus for thin-film battery having ultra-thin electrolyte A method and system for fabricating solid-state energy-storage devices including fabrication films for devices without an anneal step. A film of an energy-storage device is fabricated by depositing a first material layer to a location on a substrate. Energy is suppl... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7378186 | Flat non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell In a flat non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell comprising an electricity-generating element including at least a cathode, a separator and an anode and a non-aqueous electrolyte in the inside of a cathode case, a plurality of electrode units each consisting of the ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7348096 | Flexible thin printed battery and device and method of manufacturing same A flat, flexible electrochemical cell is provided. The within invention describes various aspects of the flat, flexible electrochemical cell. A printed anode is provided that obviates the need for a discrete anode current collector, thereby reducing the size of the ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335441 | Thin layer electrochemical cell with self-formed separator A method of forming an electrochemical cell is disclosed. The method comprises contacting a negative pole layer and a positive pole layer one with the other or with an optional layer interposed therebetween. The pole layers and the optional layer therebetween are se... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320845 | Printed battery A printed battery has a flexible backing sheet, a first conductive layer printed on said sheet; a first electrode printed on the first conductive layer; a second electrode layer printed on said first electrode layer; and a second conductive layer printed on said sec... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7204425 | Enhanced identification appliance An enhanced identification appliance, such as a wristband, bracelet, patch, headband, neckband, ankleband, legband, card, sticker, or other wearable appliance, may have a biometric, chemical, optical, heat, pressure, humidity, electromagnetic, and/or acoustic sensor... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7194801 | Thin-film battery having ultra-thin electrolyte and associated method A method and system for fabricating solid-state energy-storage devices including fabrication films for devices without an anneal step. A film of an energy-storage device is fabricated by depositing a first material layer to a location on a substrate. Energy is suppl... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7166384 | Microscopic batteries for MEMS systems Microscopic batteries, integratable or integrated with microelectromechanical systems or other microscopic circuits, including a MEMS microcircuit, and methods of microfabrication of such microscopic batteries are disclosed, among which comprise closed system micros... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7131189 | Continuous processing of thin-film batteries and like devices A system for making a thin-film device includes a substrate-supply station that supplies a substrate having a major surface area. The substrate has a first layer on a first surface area of the substrate's major surface area. Also included is a device for depositing ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7108941 | Flat battery and production method therefor A positive electrode plate (7) and a negative electrode plate (8) are coiled around with a separator (9) interposed therebetween into a flat shape having a rectangular plan to obtain an intermediate product (17) of an electrode plate grou... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7045246 | Integrated thin film battery and circuit module One or more thin film battery cells are embedded in a multilayer thin film flexible circuit board supporting electronic devices, such as power regulators, for forming an integrated battery and circuit module. The module can be made using conventional thin film proce... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6994933 | Long life thin film battery and method therefor A thin film battery including an anode layer, a cathode layer and a solid electrolyte layer. The battery also includes, a planarization layer applied to the thin film battery. The planarization layer has a surface roughness of no more than about 1.0 nanometers root ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6962613 | Low-temperature fabrication of thin-film energy-storage devices A method and system for fabricating solid-state energy-storage devices including fabrication films for devices without an anneal step, especially a cathode anneal of thin-film batteries. A film of an energy-storage device is fabricated by depositing a first material... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6924164 | Method of continuous processing of thin-film batteries and like devices A method of making a thin-film device including a substrate-supply station that supplies a substrate. The substrate has a first layer on the substrate. Also described is a method and device for depositing a second layer onto the first layer, wherein energy supplied ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6916679 | Methods of and device for encapsulation and termination of electronic devices A novel method for production of and an apparatus for an encapsulated solid-state electrochemical device is disclosed. The present invention provides for electrical devices, such as, for example, thin-film batteries with sensitive chemistries that can survive enviro... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6908704 | Method of manufacturing secondary battery A method of manufacturing a secondary battery includes preparing a winding-type electrode assembly by interposing a separator between a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate and winding the same, initially charging the electrode assembly to remove ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6887620 | Bipolar electrochemical battery of stacked wafer cells The bipolar electrochemical battery of the invention comprises: a stack of at least two electrochemical cells electrically arranged in series with the positive face of each cell contacting the negative face of an adjacent cell, whe... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6855441 | Functionally improved battery and method of making same A functionally improved battery is disclosed. The battery includes a flexible thin layer open liquid state electrochemical cell (10) and an electronic chip device (60) integrally formed on or within the electrochemical cell (10). The cell (10... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6780208 | Method of making printed battery structures A battery is made by drop on demand printing a first electrode pattern and a second electrode pattern, and applying an electrolyte region over a portion of the first electrode pattern and a portion of the second electrode pattern. ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6576364 | Deferred assembly construction of electrochemical cells Printed electrochemical cells including both power cells and display cells are arranged in a partially assembled condition to extend shelf life of the cells. The partially assembled condition is also used as a switching mechanism for controlling activatio... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6521373 | Flat non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell In a flat non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell comprising an electricity-generating element including at least a cathode, a separator and an anode and a non-aqueous electrolyte in the inside of a cathode case, a plurality of electrode units each consist... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6503658 | Bipolar electrochemical battery of stacked wafer cells The bipolar electrochemical battery of the invention comprises: a stack of at least two electrochemical cells electrically arranged in series with the positive face of each cell contacting the negative face of an adjacent cell, wherein each of the cells compri... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6500217 | Process for applying electrode layers to a polymer electrolyte membrane strip for fuel cells A process is disclosed for applying electrode layers to a polymer electrolyte membrane strip in a desired pattern, wherein the front and back of the membrane are continuously printed with the electrode layers in the desired pattern using an ink containing... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6451474 | Resiliently deformable battery pack A battery pack that reduces thickness and lightens weight as required for battery power sources of portable electronic equipment. A battery pack is constituted by accommodating a battery and battery protection device between a top case and bottom case for... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6406815 | Compact lithium ion battery and method of manufacturing Described is a lithium ion battery 10 comprising: A housing having a front side 13 and a backside 15 and an anode cell terminal 60 and a cathode cell 44 terminal separated therefrom; Positioned within the housing a plurality of bipolar lithium ion cells 40 hav... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6399241 | Nonaqueous electrolyte battery It is an object to quickly disperse heat generated when short circuit occurs between a positive electrode and a negative electrode. A nonaqueous-electrolyte battery is disclosed which incorporates: an encapsulating medium constituted by a laminated film i... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6395043 | Printing electrochemical cells with in-line cured electrolyte An electrolyte is formulated as a printing ink and laid down by an in-line press for manufacturing printed electrochemical cells. A curing station transforms the electrolyte to perform additional functions such as separating electrodes, preventing leakage... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6391491 | Lithium secondary battery having case with simplified safety device A lithium secondary battery encased in a pouch and having a simplified and cheap safety device. In the lithium secondary battery, an aluminum terminal is bent and extends to the rear surface of the pouch, and around the front and bottom surfaces. The term... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6387563 | Method of producing a thin film battery having a protective packaging A method of providing a packaging system for a thin film battery (20) is now provided wherein the battery cell is treated with an epoxy (41) prior to the placement of an overlying glass layer (42). The positioning of the glass layer causes the migration o... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6369793 | Printed display and battery A display system includes a printed display formed on a substrate and a printed battery in electrical communication with the printed display. The printed display provides power to the printed display. Since both the display and battery are printed, the re... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6319630 | Laminate film case comprising nonaqueous electrolyte battery and control circuit A nonaqueous electrolyte battery is disclosed which is capable of realizing a sufficiently large space for accommodating a control circuit and preventing enlargement of the size thereof. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery incorporating a case constituted ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6285492 | Interactive electrochemical displays Electrochemical displays have electronic or ionic pathways between electrodes interrupted to control activation. Electrochemical erosion of one of the electrodes reveals an underlying graphic image. Game assemblies are constructed by dividing electrochemi... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6280875 | Rechargeable battery structure with metal substrate A thin-film rechargeable battery and its method of manufacture having a substrate over which may be formed layered battery components. The layered components include, in series, a first electrode layer, and an electrolyte layer. The layered arrangement re... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6223449 | Apparatus for extracting plasticizer An apparatus for extracting plasticizer from polymer structures includes, in one embodiment, a evacuation chamber, a heat source and a cooling chamber are all coupled to a conduit having a motorized fan for cycling gases through the components. The plasti... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6168884 | Battery with an in-situ activation plated lithium anode A thin-film rechargeable battery includes a cathode film; including a lithium transition metal oxide, an electrolyte film coupled to the cathode film, the electrolyte film being substantially nonreactive with oxidizing materials and with metallic lithium,... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6156450 | Battery tester having printed electronic components The battery testing circuit of the present invention preferably includes a substrate, a display printed on the substrate for displaying a level of discharge of a battery, a display driver circuit coupled to the display and to the battery for receiving pow... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6063899 | Apparatus and method for extracting plasticizer An apparatus and method for extracting plasticizer from polymer structures includes, in one embodiment, a vacuum chamber, a heating member and a condenser, the plasticizer being vaporized from the polymer structure by a combination of low temperature and ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6045942 | Low profile battery and method of making same An ultra thin primary battery construction is disclosed along with a method for making same. The battery itself is a laminate construction consisting of a polymer film casing, printed thin film electrodes, and an aqueous electrolyte which is in intimate c... | 04/04/2000 |
