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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
May. 27, 2011
Applicants:
Ching Yu John Tam, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Craig C. Birrell, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ching Yu John Tam, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Craig C. Birrell, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/416 (2006.01); H01M 2/02 (2006.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H01M 10/46 (2006.01); H01M 10/48 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/0212 (2013.01); H01M 2/0272 (2013.01); H01M 2/0285 (2013.01); H01M 10/44 (2013.01); H01M 10/46 (2013.01); H01M 10/48 (2013.01); H02J 7/0073 (2013.01); H02J 7/0086 (2013.01); H01M 2010/4271 (2013.01);
Abstract
A battery includes a battery cell having a pair of cell electrodes that are encased in a laminated pouch. The laminated pouch has a conductive moisture barrier layer that is sandwiched between respective electrically insulating layers. Several terminals are integrated with the pouch, including a first terminal and a second terminal that are directly connected to the first and second cell electrodes, respectively, and a third terminal that is directly connected to the conductive moister barrier layer. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.