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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
May. 10, 2011
Applicants:
Daniel R. Vissers, Wheaton, IL (US);
Khalil Amine, Oak Brook, IL (US);
Michael M. Thackeray, Naperville, IL (US);
Arthur J. Kahaian, Chicago, IL (US);
Christopher S. Johnson, Naperville, IL (US);
Inventors:
Daniel R. Vissers, Wheaton, IL (US);
Khalil Amine, Oak Brook, IL (US);
Michael M. Thackeray, Naperville, IL (US);
Arthur J. Kahaian, Chicago, IL (US);
Christopher S. Johnson, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
UChicago Argonne, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/16 (2006.01); H01M 2/02 (2006.01); H01M 10/052 (2010.01); H01M 4/62 (2006.01); H01G 9/00 (2006.01); C07C 59/105 (2006.01); C09K 21/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01G 9/155 (2013.01); H01G 9/0003 (2013.01); H01M 2/16 (2013.01); H01M 2/1686 (2013.01); H01M 2200/00 (2013.01); Y02E 60/13 (2013.01); Y10T 428/2982 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrochemical device includes a thermally-triggered intumescent material or a gas-triggered intumescent material. Such devices prevent or minimize short circuits in a device that could lead to thermal run-away. Such devices may include batteries or supercapacitors.