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Packaging material for thin film lithium batteries

US5561004A · kind A · utility

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29Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 25, 1994
Grant dateOct 1, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 25, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01M6/40
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A thin film battery including components which are capable of reacting upon exposure to air and water vapor incorporates a packaging system which provides a barrier against the penetration of air and water vapor. The packaging system includes a protective sheath overlying and coating the battery components and can be comprised of an overlayer including metal, ceramic, a ceramic-metal combination, a parylene-metal combination, a parylene-ceramic combination or a parylene-metal-ceramic combination.

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