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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2017
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yuriy Y. Londarenko, San Jose, CA (US);
Shabab Amiruddin, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/04 (2006.01); H01M 4/70 (2006.01); H01M 50/46 (2021.01); H01M 50/531 (2021.01); H01M 4/13 (2010.01); H01M 4/02 (2006.01); H01M 10/052 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/0404 (2013.01); H01M 4/70 (2013.01); H01M 50/46 (2021.01); H01M 50/531 (2021.01); H01M 4/13 (2013.01); H01M 10/052 (2013.01); H01M 2004/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosed technology relates to electrodes of a battery cell. The electrodes include a current collector having a first non-rectangular shape, an active coated region having a second non-rectangular shape, an insulator coated region having a third non-rectangular shape, and an uncoated tab disposed adjacent to the insulator coated region. The insulator coated region is disposed along a periphery of the current collector along a plurality of sides or edges of the current collector providing several locations for the tab to be positioned.