Device enclosures and devices with integrated battery
First Claim
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1. A case for an electrically powered device comprising:
- a first enclosure portion;
a second enclosure portion, the first and the second enclosure portions adapted to enclose at least a portion of the electrically powered device; and
a thin-film battery manufactured as part of at least the first portion of the case.
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Abstract
An electrically powered device includes a shell, and a battery integrated with the shell. The electrically powered device also includes a trace, and a site adapted to receive an electrically powered component, wherein the battery, the trace and the electrically powered component form a portion of a circuit. The electrically shell may be a portion of an enclosure. The battery is formed within the shell and may be comprised of one or a plurality of deposited layers.
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58 Claims
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1. A case for an electrically powered device comprising:
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a first enclosure portion;
a second enclosure portion, the first and the second enclosure portions adapted to enclose at least a portion of the electrically powered device; and
a thin-film battery manufactured as part of at least the first portion of the case. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electrically powered device comprising:
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a shell; and
a battery integrated with the shell. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for forming a shell comprising:
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placing a battery on a sheet; and
forming the sheet into a desired shape. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method for forming an electrical device comprising:
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fabricating a plurality of battery cells on a sheet; and
forming the sheet into a desired shape. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A case for a manufactured electric-powered device comprising:
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a first enclosure portion, the first enclosure portion shaped to be an outer surface of the device; and
a thin-film battery manufactured as part of the first enclosure portion of the case.
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52. A method for recycling comprising:
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determine if an electronic component associated with a portion of an electronic device enclosure is obsolete; and
separate the battery from the portion of the electronic device enclosure.
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53. A method for recycling comprising:
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determine if an electronic component associated with a portion of an electronic device enclosure is obsolete;
separate the obsolete component from the portion of the electronic device enclosure; and
replace the obsolete component.
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54. An integrated combined battery and device shell apparatus comprising:
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an outer shell for an electronics device;
a first conductive layer deposited on a first surface area of the shell;
a second conductive layer deposited on a second surface area of the shell; and
a battery comprising a cathode layer;
an electrolyte layer, and an anode layer deposited such that the cathode layer is in electrical contact with the first conductive layer, the anode layer is in electrical contact with the second conductive layer, and the electrolyte layer in contact with and completely separating the anode layer and the cathode layer, wherein the anode or the cathode or both include an intercalation material or a metal or both. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58)
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