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Lithium ion battery

  • US 9,685,644 B2
  • Filed: 10/11/2013
  • Issued: 06/20/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A multi-core lithium ion battery, comprising:

  • a support member including a plurality of cavities defined by cavity surfaces, wherein each of the plurality of cavities is configured to receive a lithium ion core member through a cavity opening;

    a plurality of lithium ion core members, each of the plurality of lithium ion core members including an anode, a cathode, a separator positioned between the anode and the cathode, and electrolyte, anda hermetically sealed enclosure that surrounds and encloses the support member;

    wherein each of the plurality of lithium ion core members is positioned in one of the plurality of cavities of the support member;

    wherein each of the lithium ion core members is surrounded by a cavity surface of one of the plurality of cavities along its length such that electrolyte is prevented from escaping the cavity within which it is contained; and

    wherein the hermetically sealed enclosure defines a shared atmosphere region to which (i) each of the cavities opens, and (ii) the anode, cathode and electrolyte of each ion core member are directly exposed through a cavity opening when positioned in a cavity of the support member.

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