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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2015
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Richard A. Dipietro, Campbell, CA (US);
Thomas J Fleischman, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Richard Hutzler, Tucson, AZ (US);
Keith B. Maddern, Tucson, AZ (US);
William M. Smith, Jr., Rochester, MN (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/34 (2006.01); H01M 2/02 (2006.01); H01M 10/04 (2006.01); H01M 10/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/0222 (2013.01); H01M 2/026 (2013.01); H01M 2/0272 (2013.01); H01M 2/0277 (2013.01); H01M 2/0285 (2013.01); H01M 2/0295 (2013.01); H01M 2/34 (2013.01); H01M 10/4235 (2013.01); H01M 2200/00 (2013.01); H01M 2200/103 (2013.01); H01M 2200/30 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49108 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49115 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49117 (2015.01);
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. The polymer fuse comprises an electrically-conductive material formulated to decompose upon contact with a bodily fluid.