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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2011
Donald S. Gardner, Los Altos, CA (US);
Wei Jin, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Zhaohui Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Donald S. Gardner, Los Altos, CA (US);
Wei Jin, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Zhaohui Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An energy storage device comprises at least one porous structure () containing multiple channels (), each one of which has an opening to a surface () of the porous structure. Each one of the channels has a first end () having a first average width () and a second end () having a second average width (), with the first end being located where the channel opens to the surface of the porous structure and the second end being located at a distance from the first end as measured along a length of the channel. For at least some of the channels, the first average width is larger than the second average width.