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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2015
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Joseph J. Viavattine, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Gaurav Jain, Edina, MN (US);
Prabhakar A. Tamirisa, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Assignee:
MEDTRONIC INC., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25D 7/06 (2006.01); H01M 10/0525 (2010.01); H01M 10/058 (2010.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01); H01M 4/04 (2006.01); H01M 10/04 (2006.01); H01M 4/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25D 7/0642 (2013.01); H01M 4/0407 (2013.01); H01M 10/0445 (2013.01); H01M 10/058 (2013.01); H01M 10/0525 (2013.01); H01M 10/425 (2013.01); H01M 10/044 (2013.01); H01M 2004/027 (2013.01); Y02E 60/122 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49108 (2015.01);
Abstract
An auxiliary electrode for a lithium-ion battery includes a lithium source material. The auxiliary electrode is configured to selectively couple to a negative electrode of a lithium-ion battery to provide lithium for formation of a solid-electrolyte-inter-phase layer on a negative electrode.