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Programmable battery
Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
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Filing: 1995-02-21
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Granted: 1996-10-08
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Expires: 2015-02-21
Abstract
Abstract A programmable battery capable of providing a variable voltage and/or current depending upon the needs of a particular host device. The battery is formed on a separator substrate (10) and includes a plurality of discrete battery cells (102-124) which may be resettably interconnected in various configurations in order to provide varying voltage and/or current. The discrete cells (102-124) are electrically interconnected via a resettable micropositioner switch (500) The micropositioner switch determines the voltage and/or current needs of a particular device and electrically interconnects a sufficient number of discrete cells in series and/or parallel, in order to satisfy the requirements of the device.
Inventors
- 👤 Girish R. Harshe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 07:28
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M10/00; H01M10/04; H01M10/0436; H01M50/00; H01M50/40; H01M50/489; H01M50/491; H01M50/50; H01M50/502; H01M50/503; H01M6/00; H01M6/50; H01M6/5011; H01M6/5016; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10; Y02P; Y02P70/00; Y02P70/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
A programmable battery pack including a plurality of discrete battery cells, said programmable battery comprising: a separator material having a plurality of pores formed therein, and having unidirectional ionic conductivity, the pores of said separator material being filled with an ionically conducting electrolyte; a plurality of first battery electrodes disposed on a first side of said separator, each said first electrode formed substantially on top of at least one of said electrolyte filled pores and having a first electrode contact region associated therewith; at least one second battery electrode disposed on a second side of said separator, said second electrode, at least one of said first electrodes and at least one of said electrolyte filled pores defining a discrete battery cell; at least one conductive lead formed through said separator, said conductive lead electrically connected to said second battery electrode, and forming a second electrode contact region on the first side of said separator; and resettable connector switch means including a plurality of switch contacts, for connecting said discrete battery cells.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
A programmable battery pack including a plurality of discrete battery cells, said programmable battery comprising: a separator material having a plurality of pores formed therein, and having unidirectional ionic conductivity, the pores of said separator material being filled with an ionically conducting electrolyte; a plurality of first battery electrodes disposed on a first side of said separator, each said first electrode formed substantially on top of at least one of said electrolyte filled pores and having a first electrode contact region associated therewith; at least one second battery electrode disposed on a second side of said separator, said second electrode, at least one of said first electrodes and at least one of said electrolyte filled pores defining a discrete battery cell; at least one conductive lead formed through said separator, said conductive lead electrically connected to said second battery electrode, and forming a second electrode contact region on the first side of said separator; and resettable connector switch means including a plurality of switch contacts, for connecting said discrete battery cells.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A battery pack as in claim 1 wherein said resettable connector switch means electrically interconnects at least one battery cell with a host device.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A battery pack as in claim 1, wherein said discrete battery cells are electrically coupled in parallel by said resettable connector switch means to form a variable current battery.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A battery pack as in claim 1, wherein said second electrode comprises a plurality of discrete, battery electrodes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A battery pack as in claim 4, wherein each second battery electrode includes a conductive lead forming a second electrode contact region on said first side of said separator.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A battery pack as in claim 5, wherein said discrete battery cells are electrically coupled in series by said resettable connector switch, to provide a variable voltage battery pack.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
125 words
A programmable battery including a plurality of discrete battery cells connected in parallel relationship, said programmable battery comprising: a separator substrate having a plurality of pores formed therethrough, each said pore being filled with an electrolyte material; a plurality of first battery electrodes disposed on a first side of said separator substrate, each said first electrode formed substantially on top of at least one of said pores; a continuous layer of a second battery electrode material disposed on a second side of said separator substrate; and a resettable connector switch for electrically interconnecting said plurality of discrete battery cells, wherein each said discrete battery cell comprises at least one electrolyte filled pore, a corresponding first battery electrode and said layer of second battery electrode material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
125 words
A programmable battery including a plurality of discrete battery cells connected in parallel relationship, said programmable battery comprising: a separator substrate having a plurality of pores formed therethrough, each said pore being filled with an electrolyte material; a plurality of first battery electrodes disposed on a first side of said separator substrate, each said first electrode formed substantially on top of at least one of said pores; a continuous layer of a second battery electrode material disposed on a second side of said separator substrate; and a resettable connector switch for electrically interconnecting said plurality of discrete battery cells, wherein each said discrete battery cell comprises at least one electrolyte filled pore, a corresponding first battery electrode and said layer of second battery electrode material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
A programmable battery as in claim 7, wherein each said resettable connector switch electrically interconnects at least one discrete battery cell to a host device.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
A programmable battery as in claim 7, further including a conductive lead formed through said separator substrate for providing a second battery electrode contact region on said first side of said separator substrate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
A programmable battery as in claim 7, further including a plurality of contact regions found on said first side of said separator substrate, each said contact region being electrically connected to a corresponding one first battery electrode.
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