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US 4,307,162 AGranted
Lithium alloy coating for anode collector in lithium batteries
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorLee F. Athearn
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Abstract
Protective coatings for anode collector in lithium batteries.
Claims6
In a lithium battery anode and current collector combination, the improvement comprising:
- a collector coating comprised of a lithium alloy which, when coupled with a battery cathode, discharges less readily than the lithium anode when coupled with the same cathode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.