United States Patent (15) 3,653,968 Louzos (45) Apr
United States Patent (15) 3,653,968 Louzos (45) Apr. 4, 1972 (54) SOLID STATE ELECTROCHEMICAL 3,476,606 1 1/1969 Owens.......... ... 136/83. R CELLS 3,443,997 5/1969 Argue et al........................... 136/83 R (72) Inventor: Demetrios Vasilios Louzos, Rocky River, - FOREIGN PATENTS ORAPPLICATIONS Ohio 1,140,398 1/1969 Great Britain (73) Assignee: Union Carbide Corporation, New York, N.Y. Primary Examiner-Winston A. Douglas Assistant Examiner-C. F. Lefevour (22 Filed: May 4, 1970 Attorney-Paul A. Rose, John F. Hohmann, John R. Doherty (21) Appl. No.: 34,442 and Michael A. Caputo 57) ABSTRACT (52) U.S. Cl. ............................................ 136/83 R, 136/153 A solid state electrochemical cell having a silver or copper (5ll Int. Cl. ....................................................... H01m 21/00 anode, an iodine containing cathode and an electrolyte of the 58 Field of Search............................. 136783, 6, 20, 23, 153 general formula 56) References Cited MCN 4Ag UNITED STATES PATENTS wherein M is potassium, rubidium or cesium O a mixture 3,476,605 1 1/1969 Owens.................................. 136/83 R thereof. 19 Claims, 2 Drawing Figures Patented April 4, 1972 3,653,968 -0 a NSNZz" e 3242,SS: .264/ vote 622222r. aSilver Abazaavazoza2 Zg&4%.S. 2xxxiii.2522. SSSSKSK23S 23S 2 assassys S13 As % 27sis amoazeazaay NVENTOR Aeneas AZazzas ATToRNE 3,653,968 2 SOLID STATEELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS and electrical contact would be made to the anode and cathode at opposite ends of the stack. This invention relates to solid state electrochemical cells, as FIG. 2 shows a more refined cells construction employing well as solid state batteries comprising an assembly of such additional parts, but the basic components of this cell, cells.
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