Patent ID: 9496582
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Claim Text:
1. A flexible battery structure, the battery structure comprising: a current collector layer comprising a metal sheet; a cathode layer positioned on and substantially parallel to the current collector layer, wherein the cathode layer comprises a plurality of cathode portions positioned on the metal sheet, wherein a first cathode portion and a second cathode portion selected from the plurality of cathode portions are separated by a cathode slot, wherein a width of the cathode slot is substantially equal to a thickness of the cathode portions; an electrolyte layer positioned adjacent and substantially parallel to the cathode layer; and an anode layer positioned adjacent and substantially parallel to the electrolyte layer, wherein the anode layer comprises a plurality of anode portions, wherein a first anode portion and a second anode portion selected from the plurality of anode portions are separated by an anode slot, and wherein the anode slot is positioned to align with the cathode slot.