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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2006
Applicants:
Phillip E. Partin, Grafton, MA (US);
Yanning Song, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Inventors:
Phillip E. Partin, Grafton, MA (US);
Yanning Song, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston-Power, Inc., Westborough, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A lithium-ion battery includes a first terminal in electrical communication with a first electrode of the battery, a second terminal in electrical communication with a second electrode of the battery, a cell casing that includes a lid electrically connected to the cell casing, and a positive thermal coefficient (PTC) layer in electrical communication with the first terminal and over the lid of the cell casing. A battery pack includes a plurality of such lithium-ion batteries as described above.