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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:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric S. Kolb, Acton, MA (US);
Denis G. Fauteux, Acton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 6/30 ; H01M 6/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 6/30 ; H01M 6/14 ;
Abstract
An electrochemical cell comprising a first electrode and a second electrode, an electrolyte, and a dopant associated with the electrolyte, wherein the dopant comprises a reservoir for controllably releasing salt into the electrolyte. The dopant further comprises means for controllably regulating internal pressure of the electrochemical cell as well as means for substantially precluding dendrite formation within the electrochemical cell.