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US 6,395,043 B1Granted
Printing electrochemical cells with in-line cured electrolyte
AssigneeTimer Technologies, LLC
InventorsMark A. Shadle, David M. Good, Andrew J. Friesch, Chauncey T. Mitchell, Jr., Gerrit L. Verschuur
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Abstract
An electrolyte is formulated as a printing ink and laid down by an in-line press for manufacturing printed electrochemical cells. A curing station transforms the electrolyte to perform additional functions such as separating electrodes, preventing leakage, bonding cell layers, and resisting evaporation.
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A method of forming a succession of electrochemical cells along an in-line press comprising the steps of:
- advancing at least one web along an in-line press;
- formulating an electrolyte composition containing an electrolyte and a monomer;
- printing the electrolyte composition in a succession of patterns on the at least one web;
- chemically transforming the electrolyte composition converting the monomer into a polymer that forms a matrix within which the electrolyte is embedded;
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- arranging the succession of electrolyte patterns in relation to a succession of electrode patterns to form a succession of electrochemical cells along the at least one web.
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