US 12,334,515 B2
Sustainable, mechanically rechargeable, moldable, and sprayable hydrogel battery
Jonah Isaac Nazarian, Beverly Hills, CA (US); and Aidyl Sofia Gonzalez-Serricchio, La Canada, CA (US)
Filed by Jonah Isaac Nazarian, Beverly Hills, CA (US); and Aidyl Sofia Gonzalez-Serricchio, La Canada, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/424,565.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/481,888, filed on Jan. 27, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0413405 A1, Dec. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. H01M 10/38 (2006.01); H01M 10/44 (2006.01); H01M 50/105 (2021.01); H01M 50/136 (2021.01); H01M 50/51 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 10/38 (2013.01) [H01M 10/44 (2013.01); H01M 50/105 (2021.01); H01M 50/136 (2021.01); H01M 50/51 (2021.01); H01M 2300/0002 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0085 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery comprising:
an anode;
a cathode; and
a hydrogel electrolyte disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the hydrogel electrolyte comprises sodium chloride, water, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and borax,
wherein the anode, the cathode, and the hydrogel electrolyte are disposed within a housing, and
wherein the battery is configured to recharge in response to external mechanical force applied to the battery, wherein the external mechanical force comprises physically manipulating the hydrogel electrolyte.