US 12,132,166 B2
Stacked solid state batteries and methods of making the same
Aditi Chandra, Los Gatos, CA (US); Richard Van Der Linde, San Jose, CA (US); Paul Butler, San Jose, CA (US); Mao Ito, Santa Cruz, CA (US); Jonathon Y. Simmons, San Jose, CA (US); Miki Trifunovic, San Jose, CA (US); Alex Yan, San Jose, CA (US); Arvind Kamath, Los Altos, CA (US); and Shoba Rao, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Ensurge Micropower ASA, Oslo (NO)
Filed by Aditi Chandra, Los Gatos, CA (US); Richard Van Der Linde, San Jose, CA (US); Paul Butler, San Jose, CA (US); Mao Ito, Santa Cruz, CA (US); Jonathon Y. Simmons, San Jose, CA (US); Miki Trifunovic, San Jose, CA (US); Alex Yan, San Jose, CA (US); Arvind Kamath, Los Altos, CA (US); and Shoba Rao, San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/185,122.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/009,173, filed on Apr. 13, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0320323 A1, Oct. 14, 2021
Int. Cl. H01M 10/0562 (2010.01); H01M 10/0583 (2010.01); H01M 10/0585 (2010.01); H01M 50/178 (2021.01); H01M 50/547 (2021.01)
CPC H01M 10/0562 (2013.01) [H01M 10/0583 (2013.01); H01M 10/0585 (2013.01); H01M 50/178 (2021.01); H01M 50/547 (2021.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A solid-state battery, comprising:
a) a base frame or support;
b) first and second exterior contacts on the base frame or support;
c) a plurality of stacked solid-state battery unit cells, each on a unique corresponding metal foil substrate, the unique corresponding metal foil substrate having a thickness of 5-100 μm, and each of the plurality of stacked solid-state battery unit cells having an exposed cathode current collector and an exposed anode current collector;
d) first and second electrical connections, on or along external sidewalls of the solid-state battery unit cells and the unique corresponding metal foil substrates, respectively electrically connecting the exposed cathode current collectors and the exposed anode current collectors to the first and second exterior contacts; and
e) encapsulation in contact with the base frame or support and covering the plurality of solid-state battery unit cells and the first and second electrical connections.