Nokia Technologies Oy

Nokia Corporation

Zinergy UK Ltd.

Lyten, Inc.

Zinergy Shenzhen Limited

Pritesh Hiralal

Piers Andrew

Markku Rouvala

Yinglin Liu

Gehan Amaratunga

Haolan Wang

Darryl Cotton

Di Wei

Tapani Ryhänen

Alan Colli

Markku Antti Kyosti Rouvala

Tim John Mellow

Husnu Emrah Unalan

Zanxiang Nie

Dilek Ozgit

Gehan AJ Amaratunga

A flexible multi-layer packaging material is provided. The packaging material includes a first film layer, a second film in layer, and at least one electrochemical cell located within the first and second film layers. The electrochemical cell comprises an anode, a cathode, an anode current collector, a cathode current collector, and an electrolyte by which the anode and the cathode are ionically connected. At least one of the first and second film layers is a multi-layer laminate comprising an outer insulating layer, an inner insulating layer, and a conductive moisture barrier layer between the inner and outer insulating layers and in electrical contact with the electrolyte, wherein the conductive moisture barrier layer comprises an anode material such that the conductive moisture barrier layer defines both the anode and the anode current collector of the at least one electrochemical cell or wherein the conductive moisture barrier layer comprises a cathode material such that the conductive moisture barrier layer defines both the cathode and the cathode current collector of the at least one electrochemical cell. A battery pouch cell and a pack of consumer goods comprising a container formed from such a packaging material are also provided.

Flexible packaging material with integral electrochemical cell

Apparatus and associated methods

In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a single battery ribbon and vacuum packaging. The single battery ribbon includes a first portion, a second portion, and an interconnecting portion between the first portion and the second portion. The first portion includes a first block. The second portion includes a second block. The first portion, the second portion, and the interconnecting portion form a continuous single layer including an anode and a cathode. The vacuum packaging surrounds the single battery ribbon. The vacuum packaging includes a middle connecting portion configured to contact a first side of the interconnecting portion and a second opposite side of the interconnecting portion.

Method and apparatus for flexible battery

An electrical energy storage device structure comprises a first conductive sheet, a second conductive sheet and an electrolyte sheet placed between the first conductive sheet and the second conductive sheet. In the device, at least one of the first conductive sheet and the second conductive sheet comprises a layer of carbon nanoparticles. The carbon nanoparticle layer is arranged to be adjacent to the electrolyte sheet. The carbon nanoparticles may include both high aspect ratio carbon nanoparticles and low aspect ratio carbon nanoparticles. The device is flexible and at least partially transparent.

Nano-structured flexible electrodes, and energy storage devices using the same

An apparatus, the apparatus including first and second circuit boards, and an electrolyte, the first and second circuit boards each including a capacitive element, wherein the apparatus is configured such that a chamber is defined between the first and second circuit boards with the capacitive elements contained therein and facing one another, the chamber including the electrolyte, and wherein the apparatus is configured to store electrical charge when a potential difference is applied between the capacitive elements.

Supercapacitor having a circuit board defining an electrolyte chamber

An electrode, the electrode including a conducting layer configured to act, in use, as a charge collector to provide an electrical path for generated and/or stored charge through the conducting layer; a barrier layer, the barrier layer configured to cover a portion of a surface of said conducting layer such that, when the electrode is in contact with an electrolyte, the electrolyte is prevented from substantially contacting and corroding the conducting layer at the covered portion; and an active electrode element configured for use in generation and/or storing charge, the active electrode element positioned in a non-covered portion in electrical contact with the conducting layer to prevent the electrolyte from substantially contacting and corroding the conducting layer in the non-covered portion and to also be exposed to said electrolyte to allow for the generation and/or storage of charge and provide the generated/stored charge to the conducting layer.

A method including: a) depositing a masking material over a substrate comprising silicon; b) removing the masking material using a first process that removes the masking material in preference to silicon; c) removing silicon using a second process that removes silicon in preference to the masking material; d) continuously repeating the sequence of steps a), b) and c) to control the creation of nanowires; and e) stopping repetition of the sequence of steps a), b) and c).

Apparatus comprising nanowires

An apparatus and method of providing an apparatus, the apparatus including: a loudspeaker configured to convert an electrical input signal into an acoustic output signal; and carbon nanohorn material wherein the carbon nanohorn material is positioned so as to be exposed to the acoustic output signal.

Apparatus and method

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