Motorola Corporation

Lucent Technologies Inc.

Ganesh Venugopal

Manuel Oliver

Shekhar L Pendalwar

Anaba A Anani

Jinshan Zhang

Veronica R Reichert

Jason N Howard

Florence O Eschbach

John Moore

Edwin Arthur Chandross

Francis Michael Houlihan

Hossein Maleki

Edmond Louie

Xina Shu-Wen Quan

Simon Thomas

Afshin Partovi

A battery for use in various temperature environments includes a plurality of cells arranged in a close packing arrangement and a sleeve that is disposed around the cells. The sleeve is constructed from a material that acts as an insulator at relatively low temperatures and that acts as a conductor at relatively high temperatures.

System for enhanced lithium-ion battery performance at low temperatures

A method of fabricating a wound cell that retains its shape includes the steps of employing a heat-shrinkable porous membrane as the cell separator, and heating the cell wind either before or after addition of electrolyte.

Method of making electrochemical cells with self-imposed stack pressure

A method for making a device in which a conductive polyaniline layer (polyaniline salt layer) is formed on a substrate and patterned into a desired configuration, is disclosed. The polyaniline salt containing layer is formed by applying a polyaniline salt solution which combines a mixture of polyaniline and an additive, dissolved in a solvent on the substrate. Thereafter, the polyaniline salt containing layer is patterned by delineating in such layer at least one region having a conductivity less than about 10.sup.-6 S/cm. The at least one region in the polyaniline salt containing layer having a conductivity less than about 10.sup.-6 S/cm is optionally formed by combining a photobase generator (PBG) with the polyaniline salt solution. An adhesive is optionally mixed with the polyaniline salt solution for forming an polyaniline salt/adhesive polymer layer which is patterned into the desired configuration.

Process for patterning conductive polyaniline films

An electrochemical cell (10) includes first and second electrodes (12) and (14) with an electrolyte system (26) disposed therebetween. The electrolyte system includes a polymeric support structure through which is dispersed an electrolyte active species in an organic solvent. The solvent, which remains liquid to low temperatures, is a binary or higher order system comprising diethyl carbonate and one or more of propylene carbonate, ethylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, dipropylcarbonate, dimethylsulfoxide, acetonitrile, dimethoxyethane, tetrahydrofuran, n-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, and combinations thereof.

Electrolyte composition for rechargeable electrochemical cells

An electrochemical cell 10 includes first and second electrodes 12 and 14 with an electrolyte system 26 disposed therebetween. The electrolyte system includes at least a first and second layer 28 and 30, the second or gelling layer 30 being used to absorb an electrolyte active species.

Multi-layered polymeric gel electrolyte and electrochemical cell using

An electrochemical cell (10) includes first and second electrodes (12) and (14) with an electrolyte system (26) disposed therebetween. The electrolyte system is fabricated of a blend of differing grades of a single polymer. One grade may be provided to, for example, absorb an electrolyte active species, while the second grade may be provided to enhance mechanical integrity of the system.

Polymer blend electrolyte system and electrochemical cell using same

An electrochemical cell 10 includes first and second electrodes 12 and 14 with an electrolyte system 26 disposed therebetween. The electrolyte system includes at least a multilayered first polymeric region 28, having second layers 30 and 32, of a second polymer material. The second layers may absorb an electrolyte active species and to adhere the adjacent layer of electrode material to the electrolyte 26. The electrolyte system further includes a process for packaging and curing the electrolyte after it has been incorporated into a discrete battery device.

Method of making a multilayered gel electrolyte bonded rechargeable

Multilayered gel electrolyte bonded rechargeable electrochemical cell

An electrolyte system 40 for use in connection with an electrochemical cell (10). The cell (10) includes a positive (20) and a negative (30) electrode, and the electrolyte system (40) disposed there between. The electrolyte system includes a liquid electrolyte adapted to provide ion transport between the positive and negative electrodes and a polymeric support structure for engaging the liquid electrolyte.

Superabsorbent polymer electrolytes for electrochemical cells and

An electrochemical cell (10) includes first and second electrodes (12) and (14) with an electrolyte system (26) disposed therebetween. The electrolyte system includes at least a filler material and a gelling polymer. The filler material comprises at least about 50 vol. % of the total amount of polymer in the electrolyte system, and has a porosity on the order of about 20-80%.

Highly filled solid polymer electrolyte

A secondary lithium electrochemical charge storage device, such as a battery (10) is taught. The battery (10) includes a first composite electrode (20), and electrolyte layer (40), and a second composite electrode (30). The composite electrodes include at least an active material, and a polymer or polymer blend for lending ionic conductivity and mechanical strength. The electrolyte may also include a polymer as well as an electrolyte active material. The polymer from which the composite electrode is fabricated may be the same as or different than the polymer from which the electrolyte layer is fabricated.

Lithium polymer electrochemical cells

An electrolyte system (40) for use in connection with an electrochemical cell (10). The cell (10) includes a positive (20) and a negative (30) electrode and the electrolyte system (40) disposed there between. The electrolyte system includes a liquid electrolyte adapted to provide ion transport between the positive and negative electrodes and a segmented block copolymeric support structure for engaging the liquid electrolyte.

Polyurethane based electrolytes for electrochemical cells and

An electrolyte system (40) for use in connection with an electrochemical cell (10). The cell (10) includes a positive (20) and a negative (30) electrode, and an electrolyte system (40) disposed therebetween. The electrolyte system includes a polymer matrix fabricated of a polyacrylic acid or polyacrylic acid derivative polymeric material. The polymer material is adapted to engage in electroactive species. Examples of electroactive species may be either an acid or a base electrolyte, such as KOH or H.sub.2 SO.sub.4.

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