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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2022
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Bogdan I. Epureanu, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ganghyeok Im, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Wei Lu, Northville, MI (US);
Bogdan Ioan Popa, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/392 (2019.01); G01N 29/02 (2006.01); G01R 31/385 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/392 (2019.01); G01N 29/02 (2013.01); G01R 31/385 (2019.01);
Abstract
A battery cell in which a liquid electrolyte is disposed and an acoustic transducer in mechanical communication with the battery cell. The acoustic transducer is configured to generate acoustic waves. The acoustic waves have a wavelength larger than a dimension of the battery cell such that the acoustic waves generate cavitation bubbles in the electrolyte.