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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1998
Weihong Li, North Ridgeville, OH (US);
Eric R. Dix, Boise, ID (US);
Janine M. Rush-Byers, Boise, ID (US);
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
The invention encompasses batteries, battery electrodes and methods of forming batteries and battery electrodes. In one aspect, the invention includes a method of forming a battery electrode comprising: a) forming an electrode material mixture, the electrode material mixture comprising electrode active material, a conductive medium, and EPM; and b) curing the electrode material mixture to form an electrode having a thickness of less than 24 mils. In another aspect, the invention includes a battery comprising: a) a first electrode comprising: i) a thickness of less than 24 mils; ii) electrode active material; iii) a conductive medium; and iv) a binder comprising EPM; b) a second electrode; and c) an electrolyte between the first and second electrodes. In yet another aspect, the invention encompasses a battery electrode comprising EPM and a thickness of greater than 0 and less than 24 mils.