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Flexible thin film cell including packaging material

Assignee: Brother Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1991-02-13
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Granted: 1993-06-08
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Expires: 2011-02-13
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Abstract

Abstract Disclosed herein is a thin film cell in which a cell unit is sealed by a polyimide film. Such a cell unit can be obtained by forming an ion-conductive polymer electrolytic layer formed by mixing polyethylene oxide derivatives with lithium salt on a negative-polarity material composed of lithium or a lithium-aluminum metal foil and then forming a layer of a positive-polarity material from composite materials formed by mixing Vanadium oxide and polyethylene oxide derivatives together, on the electrolytic layer, by using a screen printing process. Also disclosed is a printed circuit board with a thin film cell incorporated therein, in which said cell unit is to be mounted on a flexible film substrate, by using a screen printing process. By this invention, the thin film cell and the printed circuit board can be fabricated in a continuous manner by making use of a screen printing process.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kazuo Sangyoji
  • 👤 Morimasa Mano
  • 👤 Takeshi Miyabayashi

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 03:49
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M10/00; H01M10/05; H01M10/052; H01M10/056; H01M10/0564; H01M10/0565; H01M50/00; H01M50/20; H01M50/204; H01M50/207; H01M50/209; H01M6/00; H01M6/14; H01M6/18; H01M6/188; H01M6/40; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/16; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 163 words
A thin film cell comprising: at least one cell unit which includes: a flexible electrically-conductive negative-polarity material layer; a flexible electrically-conductive positive-polarity material layer; an electrolyte material layer tightly packed between said negative-polarity material layer and said positive-polarity material layer; and an electrically-conductive collector formed on said positive-polarity material layer; and packaging means for sealingly enclosing said at least one cell unit, said packaging means including two films, each of said two films having an electrically conductive lead connected to the respective film along an entire surface of said conductive lead, the conductive lead of a first one of said two films being connected to the negative-polarity material layer of said at least one cell unit, and the conductive lead of a second one of said two films being connected to said collector, each of said films being bonded to each other around peripheral edges of said at least one cell unit so as to sealingly enclose said at least one cell unit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 163 words
A thin film cell comprising: at least one cell unit which includes: a flexible electrically-conductive negative-polarity material layer; a flexible electrically-conductive positive-polarity material layer; an electrolyte material layer tightly packed between said negative-polarity material layer and said positive-polarity material layer; and an electrically-conductive collector formed on said positive-polarity material layer; and packaging means for sealingly enclosing said at least one cell unit, said packaging means including two films, each of said two films having an electrically conductive lead connected to the respective film along an entire surface of said conductive lead, the conductive lead of a first one of said two films being connected to the negative-polarity material layer of said at least one cell unit, and the conductive lead of a second one of said two films being connected to said collector, each of said films being bonded to each other around peripheral edges of said at least one cell unit so as to sealingly enclose said at least one cell unit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 33 words
The thin film cell according to claim 1, wherein at least one of said negative-polarity material layer, said positive-polarity material layer and said electrolyte material layer are formed by a screen printing process.

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Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1996-06-07 1996-12-07 1997-06-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 2000-06-07 2000-12-07 2001-06-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 2004-06-07 2004-12-07 2005-06-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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