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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2019
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
John Collins, Tarrytown, NY (US);
John M. Papalia, New York, NY (US);
Devendra K. Sadana, Pleasantville, NY (US);
Matthew Sagianis, Bayside, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An energy storage device has all components, e.g. anode, electrolyte, and cathode contained and sealed with a trench in a substrate. Various methods and structures are disclosed for sealing the components. In some embodiments, a sealer or sealing layer seals the components. One embodiment uses a tension clamp to contain the components with additional pressure. Another embodiment uses a cathode structure cup which is held in place in the substrate via sidewall trench features. Different external connections to the device are disclosed. The invention enables full three-dimensional components to be created and contained entirely within the substrate during assembly, curing, galvanic cycling and other manufacturing processes and provides improved sealing of the components during device operation.