Dry-particle packaging systems and methods of making same
AssigneeMaxwell Technologies, Inc.
InventorsBin Zou, Linda Zhong, Porter Mitchell, Xiaomei Xi
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Abstract
A dry process based energy storage product and method for making is disclosed.
Claims117
A process for manufacturing a dry film for use in an energy storage device product, the process comprising the steps of:
- supplying dry carbon particles;
- supplying dry binder;
- dry mixing the dry carbon particles and dry binder;
- and
- dry fibrillizing at least some of the dry binder to create a matrix within which to support the dry carbon particles as a dry material.
A method of manufacturing an adhesive electrode film, comprising the steps of:
- mixing dry carbon and dry binder particles;
- and
- forming a self-supporting adhesive film from the dry particles without the substantial use of any processing additives.
A process for making an energy storage device, the process comprising:
- mixing dry carbon particles and dry binder to form one or more dry mixture;
- and
- compacting the one or more dry mixture to form one or more dry film.
A solventless method for manufacture of an energy storage device electrode, comprising the steps of:
- providing dry carbon particles;
- providing dry binder particles;
- forming the dry carbon and dry binder particles into an adhesive energy storage device electrode without the substantial use of any solvent.
A solventless method for manufacture of an energy storage device electrode, comprising the steps of:
- providing dry carbon particles;
- providing dry binder particles;
- intermixing the dry carbon and dry binder particles to form an energy storage device electrode without substantial use of hydrocarbons, high boiling point solvents, antifoaming agents, surfactants, dispersion aids, water, pyrrolidone, mineral spirits, ketones, naphtha, acetates, alcohols, glycols, toluene, xylene, and Isopars™.
A method of adhering capacitor structures together, comprising the steps of:
- providing a first capacitor material;
- providing a first dry mixture of particles;
- and
- adhering the particles to the material.
A blend of dry particles for use in the dry manufacture of a self supporting energy storage device electrode, comprising:
- dry carbon particles;
- and
- dry binder particles.
A process for making an energy storage device structure, comprising:
- intermixing dry processed carbon and binder particles without the substantial use of any other additives;
- and forming the particles into an electrode without the substantial use of any other additives, wherein when compared to an electrode made with similar carbon and binder particles and with the substantial use of other additives, the electrode made without the substantial use of any other additives comprises less additive.
A method of making an energy storage device product, comprising:
- providing a plurality of dry particles, forming a product using the particles by holding the dry particles in a matrix of dry binder.
A method of making an electro-chemical energy structure, comprising:
- providing a plurality of particles;
- forming an electrode from the particles, wherein the electrode comprises substantially no processing additives.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.