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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2009
Applicants:
Vineet Haresh Mehta, Mountain View, CA (US);
Alex Prilutsky, San Mateo, CA (US);
Weston Arthur Hermann, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Vineet Haresh Mehta, Mountain View, CA (US);
Alex Prilutsky, San Mateo, CA (US);
Weston Arthur Hermann, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Tesla Motors, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A means for inhibiting the propagation of thermal runaway within a plurality of batteries is provided, wherein the means is comprised of at least one layer of intumescent material interposed between the interior surface of the casing of a battery and the corresponding electrode assembly.