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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2012
Richard Anthony Dipietro, Campbell, CA (US);
Thomas J. Fleischman, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Richard Hutzler, Tucson, AZ (US);
Keith Brian Maddern, Tucson, AZ (US);
William Maurice Smith, Jr., Rochester, MN (US);
Richard Anthony Dipietro, Campbell, CA (US);
Thomas J. Fleischman, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Richard Hutzler, Tucson, AZ (US);
Keith Brian Maddern, Tucson, AZ (US);
William Maurice Smith, Jr., Rochester, MN (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Polymer-fused batteries are provided. The battery includes a casing, an anode coupled to the casing, an electrical source disposed between the casing and the anode, and a fuse over at least a portion of the anode. The polymer fuse comprises an electrically-conductive material formulated to decompose upon contact with a bodily fluid and to provide electrical communication between the anode cap and the electrical source when the polymer fuse is intact.