Microporous separator composed of microspheres secured to an electrode strip
First Claim
1. An integral electrode and separator composite comprising an electrode strip having a microporous separator secured to its surface, said microporous separator comprising at least one layer of insulating microspheres contacting each other and partially embedded in the surface of the electrode strip and wherein said microspheres are from 5 microns to 0.05 inch in diameter and cover at least 65 percent of the area of the surface of the electrode strip defined by the microsphere layer.
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Abstract
An electrode and separator composite composed of an electrode strip, such as a lithium strip, having a microporous separator secured to its surface in which the separator comprises a layer of insulating microspheres, such as glass microspheres measuring from 5 microns to 0.05 inch in diameter, partially embedded in the surface of the electrode strip.
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- 1. An integral electrode and separator composite comprising an electrode strip having a microporous separator secured to its surface, said microporous separator comprising at least one layer of insulating microspheres contacting each other and partially embedded in the surface of the electrode strip and wherein said microspheres are from 5 microns to 0.05 inch in diameter and cover at least 65 percent of the area of the surface of the electrode strip defined by the microsphere layer.
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