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Polymer fused batteries

US9793519B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Richard Anthony DiPietro · San Jose, US
Thomas J. Fleischman · Poughkeepsie, US
Richard Hutzler · Ocean Shores, US
Keith B. Maddern · Tucson, US
William M. Smith, Jr. · Rochester, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 6, 2015
Grant date	Oct 17, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 31, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49117
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

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.

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