Patent ID: 9721731
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: A61N,H01G

Claim:
1. An apparatus comprising: a cathode; a separator stacked in alignment with the cathode; an anode assembly disposed in a stack with the cathode and the separator, the separator disposed between the cathode and the anode assembly to physically separate the cathode and the anode assembly, wherein the anode assembly includes: a second layer stacked with the first layer, the second layer including a second sintered material deposited on a second substrate, wherein the first substrate of the first layer and the second substrate of the second layer are proximate each other and between the first sintered material and the second sintered material; and an interconnect coupled to the first substrate and the second substrate to electrically couple the first layer and the second layer of the anode assembly, wherein the interconnect includes a conductive element disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are substantially sinter-free along a path of the conductive element.