US 12,003,003 B2
Metal-air battery including electrolyte beads
Bruce Lanning, Littleton, CO (US); Michael W. Stowell, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Anurag Kumar, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Hossein-Ali Ghezelbash, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Assigned to Lyten, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Lyten, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/219,311.
Application 17/219,311 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/740,381, filed on Jan. 10, 2020, granted, now 11,555,799.
Prior Publication US 2021/0226225 A1, Jul. 22, 2021
Int. Cl. H01M 6/38 (2006.01); H01M 4/02 (2006.01); H01M 4/42 (2006.01); H01M 4/46 (2006.01); H01M 4/583 (2010.01); H01M 10/0566 (2010.01); H01M 50/449 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 6/38 (2013.01) [H01M 4/42 (2013.01); H01M 4/463 (2013.01); H01M 4/466 (2013.01); H01M 4/583 (2013.01); H01M 10/0566 (2013.01); H01M 50/449 (2021.01); H01M 2004/021 (2013.01); H01M 2300/002 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0025 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery comprising:
a body defined by a metal anode and a cathode;
a first separator layer disposed on the metal anode;
a second separator layer disposed on the cathode; and
a plurality of beads disposed within the body and confining a liquid electrolyte, the beads configured to release the liquid electrolyte into interior portions of the battery in response to a compression of the cathode into the body of the battery.