# US 10,312,705 B2 · Flexible battery > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,312,705 B2 - Document ID: US10312705B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/433,403 - Filed: 2017-02-15 - Published: 2018-08-16 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2017-02-15 - Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Inventors: Timothy Innes; David Spivey, Jr.; Kevin Igoe - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10312705B2 ## CPC - H02J 7/70: characterised by the mechanical construction - H02N 2/18: producing electrical output from mechanical input, e.g. generators (for measurement devices G01) - H10N 15/10: Thermoelectric devices using thermal change of the dielectric constant, e.g. working above and below the Curie point - H10N 30/85: Piezoelectric or electrostrictive active materials - H02J 7/345: {using capacitors as storage or buffering devices} - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - H02N: ELECTRIC MACHINES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H10N: ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for flexible batteries and methods for forming flexible batteries. A flexible battery can include a borophene sheet, a pyroelectric peptide microtubule, and a borophene cap. A first end of the pyroelectric peptide microtubule can be located adjacent to the borophene sheet and the borophene cap can be located at a second end of the pyroelectric peptide microtubule. The borophene cap can collect a charge created by the pyroelectric peptide microtubule. The flexible battery also can include a collection wire that directs the charge to a borophene capacitor charge system. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A flexible battery comprising: a borophene sheet; a pyroelectric peptide microtubule, wherein a first end of the pyroelectric peptide microtubule is located adjacent to the borophene sheet; a borophene cap located at a second end of the pyroelectric peptide microtubule, wherein the borophene cap collects a charge created by the pyroelectric peptide microtubule; and a collection wire located at the second end of the pyroelectric peptide microtubule, wherein the collection wire directs the charge to a borophene capacitor charge system. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The flexible battery of claim 1, wherein the pyroelectric peptide microtubule is attached to the borophene sheet. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The flexible battery of claim 1, further comprising an elastic sheet, wherein the borophene sheet is attached to the elastic sheet. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The flexible battery of claim 3, wherein movement of the elastic sheet provides mechanical energy that is converted to a current by the pyroelectric peptide microtubule. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The flexible battery of claim 1, wherein heat energy that passes through the borophene sheet is converted to a current by the pyroelectric peptide microtubule. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The flexible battery of claim 1, wherein the borophene capacitor charge system comprises a borophene capacitor. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The flexible battery of claim 6, wherein the borophene capacitor comprises: a first borophene plate; a second borophene plate; and a layer of insulating material located between the first borophene plate and the second borophene plate. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The flexible battery of claim 7, wherein the borophene capacitor further comprises an output. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The flexible battery of claim 1, further comprising: a further pyroelectric peptide microtubule, wherein a first end of the further pyroelectric peptide microtubule is located adjacent to the borophene sheet; a further borophene cap located at a second end of the further pyroelectric peptide microtubule, wherein the further borophene cap collects a further charge created by the further pyroelectric peptide microtubule; and a further collection wire located at the second end of the further pyroelectric peptide microtubule, wherein the further collection wire directs the further charge to the borophene capacitor charge system. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The flexible battery of claim 1, further comprising an insulating ring located at the second end of the pyroelectric peptide microtubule. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The flexible battery of claim 1, further comprising a flexible structural housing having a plurality of borophene patches, a negative terminal, and a positive terminal. ### Claim 12 A flexible battery comprising: a borophene sheet; an elastic sheet attached to the borophene sheet; a pyroelectric peptide microtubule, wherein a first end of the pyroelectric peptide microtubule is located adjacent to the elastic sheet; a borophene cap located at a second end of the pyroelectric peptide microtubule, wherein the borophene cap collects a charge created by the pyroelectric peptide microtubule; an insulating ring located at the second end of the pyroelectric peptide microtubule; and a collection wire located at the second end of the pyroelectric peptide microtubule, wherein the collection wire directs the charge to a borophene capacitor charge system. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The flexible battery of claim 12, wherein movement of the elastic sheet provides mechanical energy that is converted to a current by the pyroelectric peptide microtubule. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The flexible battery of claim 12, wherein heat energy at the borophene sheet is converted to a current by the pyroelectric peptide microtubule. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The flexible battery of claim 12, wherein the borophene capacitor charge system comprises a borophene capacitor. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The flexible battery of claim 15, wherein the borophene capacitor comprises: a first borophene plate; a second borophene plate; and a layer of insulating material located between the first borophene plate and the second borophene plate. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The flexible battery of claim 16, wherein the borophene capacitor further comprises an output. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The flexible battery of claim 12, further comprising: a further pyroelectric peptide microtubule, wherein a first end of the further pyroelectric peptide microtubule is located adjacent to the borophene sheet; a further borophene cap located at a second end of the further pyroelectric peptide microtubule, wherein the further borophene cap collects a further charge created by the further pyroelectric peptide microtubule; and a further collection wire located at the second end of the further pyroelectric peptide microtubule, wherein the further collection wire directs the further charge to the borophene capacitor charge system. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The flexible battery of claim 12, further comprising a flexible structural housing having a plurality of borophene patches, a negative terminal, and a positive terminal. ### Claim 20 A method comprising: connecting, by a flexible battery manufacturing device, a first side of a borophene sheet to an elastic sheet, wherein the borophene sheet has a thickness of one atom; connecting, by the flexible battery manufacturing device, a first end of a pyroelectric peptide microtubule to a second side of the borophene sheet; connecting, by the flexible battery manufacturing device, a borophene cap to a second end of the pyroelectric peptide microtubule, wherein the borophene cap collects a charge generated by the pyroelectric peptide microtubule; connecting, by the flexible battery manufacturing device, a collection wire to the second end of the pyroelectric peptide microtubule; and connecting, by the flexible battery manufacturing device, the collection wire to a borophene capacitor charge system, wherein the borophene capacitor charge system stores the charge.