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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.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2002

Filed:

Feb. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:

Bruce D. Katz, Oakland, CA (US);

May-Ying Chu, Oakland, CA (US);

Lutgard C. DeJonghe, Lafayette, CA (US);

Steven J. Visco, Berkeley, CA (US);

Assignee:

PolyPlus Battery Company, Berkeley, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 1/036 ; H01M 1/040 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 1/036 ; H01M 1/040 ;
Abstract

A high performance lithium-sulfur battery cell includes the following features: (a) a negative electrode including a metal or an ion of the metal; (b) a positive electrode comprising an electronically conductive material; and (c) a liquid catholyte including a solvent and dissolve electrochemically active material comprising sulfur in the form of at least one of a sulfide of the metal and a polysulfide of the metal. Such battery cells are characterized by an energy density, calculated based upon a laminate weight, of at least about 400 Watt-hours/kilogram when discharged at a rate of at least 0.1 mA/cm . Cells meeting these criteria often find use as primary cells.


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