Electrode contact contaminate removal
First Claim
1. A method for manufacturing an electrode assembly, the method comprising:
- forming an intermediate assembly comprising a carrier member having one or more electrode contacts embedded therein, the surface of the electrode contacts having a layer of carrier member material thereon;
removing the layer of carrier member material from the surface of the one or more electrode contacts using a first removing process, wherein a residual amount of the carrier member material remains on the surface of at least one of the electrode contacts; and
substantially removing the residual carrier member material from the surface of the at least one electrode contact using a second removing process so as to increase the effective surface area of the at least one electrode contact,wherein the first removing process and the second removing process are distinct and separate processes.
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Abstract
Manufacturing an electrode assembly comprising forming an intermediate assembly comprising a carrier member having one or more electrode contacts embedded therein, the surface of the electrode contacts having a layer of carrier member material thereon; removing the layer of carrier member from the surface of the one or more electrode contacts, wherein a residual amount of the carrier member material remains on the surface of at least one of the electrode contacts; and substantially removing the residual carrier member material from the surface of the at least one electrode contact so as to increase the effective surface area of the at least one electrode contact.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for manufacturing an electrode assembly, the method comprising:
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forming an intermediate assembly comprising a carrier member having one or more electrode contacts embedded therein, the surface of the electrode contacts having a layer of carrier member material thereon; removing the layer of carrier member material from the surface of the one or more electrode contacts using a first removing process, wherein a residual amount of the carrier member material remains on the surface of at least one of the electrode contacts; and substantially removing the residual carrier member material from the surface of the at least one electrode contact using a second removing process so as to increase the effective surface area of the at least one electrode contact, wherein the first removing process and the second removing process are distinct and separate processes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for manufacturing an electrode assembly, comprising:
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forming an electrode contact, the surface of the electrode contact having a layer of carrier member material thereon; removing the layer of carrier member material from the surface of the electrode contact using a first removing process, wherein a residual amount of the carrier member material remains on the surface of the electrode contact; and laser ablating at the surface of the electrode contact with a laser beam in a second removing process to substantially remove the residual amount of the carrier member material from the surface so as to increase the effective surface area of the electrode contact of the electrode contact wherein the first removing process and the second removing process are distinct and separate processes. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for manufacturing an electrode assembly, the method comprising:
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forming an intermediate assembly comprising a carrier member having one or more electrode contacts therein, the surface of the electrode contacts having a layer of carrier member material disposed thereon; removing the layer of carrier member material from the surface of the one or more electrode contacts in a first removing process, wherein a residual amount of the carrier member material remains on the surface of at least one of the electrode contacts; and laser ablating the residual carrier member material at the surface of the at least one electrode contact with a laser beam in a second removing process to substantially remove the residual carrier member material from the contact so as to increase the effective surface area of the at least one electrode contact, wherein the first removing process and the second removing process are distinct and separate processes. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for manufacturing an electrode assembly, the system comprising:
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means for forming an intermediate assembly comprising a carrier member having one or more electrode contacts embedded therein, the surface of the electrode contacts having a layer of carrier member material thereon; means for removing the layer of carrier member material from the surface of the one or more electrode contacts in a first removing process, wherein a residual amount of the carrier member material remains on the surface of at least one of the electrode contacts; and means for substantially removing the residual carrier member material from the surface of the at least one electrode contact in a second removing process so as to increase the effective surface area of the at least one electrode contact, wherein the first removing process and the second removing process are distinct and separate processes. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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