# US 8,771,543 B2 · Conductive reinforcing material, negative electrode material and negative electrode > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 8,771,543 B2 - Document ID: US8771543B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/076,147 - Filed: 2011-03-30 - Published: 2012-06-14 - Granted: 2014-07-08 - Earliest claimed: 2010-12-13 - Assignees: Innot Bioenergy Holding Co. - Applicants: Chungpin Liao - Inventors: Chungpin Liao - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8771543B2 ## CPC - H01M 4/137: Electrodes based on electro-active polymers - H01M 4/362: {Composites} - H01M 4/60: of organic compounds - H01M 4/624: {Electric conductive fillers} - H01M 14/00: Electrochemical current or voltage generators not provided for in groups H01M6/00 - H01M12/00; Manufacture thereof - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract A conductive reinforcing material used to form a negative electrode material is provided in the present invention. The conductive reinforcing material includes metal shavings containing elements selected from a group consisting of group II elements, group III elements and group VII elements. A negative electrode material and a negative electrode both with the conductive reinforcing material are also provided in the present invention. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A conductive reinforcing material used as a negative electrode material comprising metal shavings, wherein the metal shavings are elements selected from the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, boron and manganese. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The conductive reinforcing material of claim 1, wherein the weight of the metal shavings is within a range of 1% to 25% of the weight of a negative electrode. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A negative electrode material comprising the conductive reinforcing material of claim 1. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A negative electrode comprising the conductive reinforcing material of claim 1. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The negative electrode of claim 4, further comprising a first element, a second element, and a third element, wherein the second element is formed on the first element, the third element is formed on the second element, and the metal shavings are disposed between the second element and the third element. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The negative electrode of claim 5, wherein the metal shavings are arranged on a contact surface of the third element between the second element. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The negative electrode of claim 5, wherein the metal shavings separate the second element from the third element. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The negative electrode of claim 5, wherein the weight of the metal shavings is within a range of 1% to 25% of the weight of a negative electrode. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The negative electrode of claim 5, wherein the first element comprises a conductive material, the second element is prepared from a polymer solution which is applied to the first element to cause physical and chemical reactions with the first element, and the third element comprises chlorophyll. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The negative electrode of claim 9, wherein the conductive material comprises one of a metal, a metallic compound, and conductive polymeric material. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The negative electrode of claim 10, wherein the metal comprises one of aluminum, and gold, the metallic compound is selected from a group consisting of manganese protoxide, zinc oxide, and magnesium oxide, and the conductive polymeric material is selected from a group consisting of heterocycle and aromatic heterocyclic compound. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The negative electrode of claim 11, wherein the polymer is selected from a group consisting of potato starch, water chestnut starch, corn starch, sweet potato starch, lotus root starch, mustard powder, and pueraria powder, the compound of metal ions and acid ions is one of calcium carbonate and natural phytochemicalss, and the solvent is water. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The negative electrode of claim 12, wherein a pH value of the polymer solution is within a range of 5.5 to 8. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The negative electrode of claim 12, wherein the polymer solution further comprises vitamin. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The negative electrode of claim 9, wherein the chlorophyll is selected from a group consisting of chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, chlorophyll c1, chlorophyll c2, chlorophyll d, and chlorophyll e. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The negative electrode of claim 15, wherein the chlorophyll is in one of powder and liquid form. ### Claim 17 (depends on 9) The negative electrode of claim 9, wherein each of the first element, the second element, and the third element is made into a membrane. ### Claim 18 (depends on 9) The negative electrode of claim 9, wherein the polymer solution is prepared from a compound of metal ions and acid ions, polymer, and solvent each with a concentration within a range of 0.1 mol/L to 10 mol/L. ### Claim 19 (depends on 5) The negative electrode of claim 5 further comprising a fourth element, wherein the fourth element comprises an organic separation membrane disposed between the second element and the third element, and the metal shavings are arranged on a contact surface of the fourth element between the second element. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The negative electrode of claim 19, wherein the organic separation membrane comprises high-fiber materials with one of adsorbed organic salt solution and adsorbed inorganic salt solution.