Invention Application
- Patent Title: AUXILIARY ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERY
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Application No.: US13457044Application Date: 2012-04-26
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Publication No.: US20130149560A1Publication Date: 2013-06-13
- Inventor: Joseph J. Viavattine , Gaurav Jain , Prabhakar A. Tamirisa
- Applicant: Joseph J. Viavattine , Gaurav Jain , Prabhakar A. Tamirisa
- Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Main IPC: H01M4/38
- IPC: H01M4/38 ; H01M2/00 ; H01M10/04 ; H01M2/02

Abstract:
An auxiliary electrode for a lithium-ion battery includes a lithium source material. The auxiliary electrode is configured to selectively couple to a negative electrode of a lithium-ion battery to provide lithium for formation of a solid-electrolyte-inter-phase layer on a negative electrode.
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