Patent ID: 8133604

Claim:
An electrochemical device assembly, comprising: an anode tab having a first material, the anode tab being in electrical communication with one or more anodes; a spacer having a third material and a fourth material, the fourth material being different from the third material, the spacer being connected to the anode tab such that the third material of the spacer is connected to the first material of the anode tab; a cathode tab having a second material, the cathode tab being in electrical communication with one or more cathodes, the spacer being connected to the cathode tab such that the second material of the cathode tab is connected to the fourth material of the spacer, the anode tab being in electrical communication with the cathode tab through the spacer; and wherein the third material is clad directly on the fourth material such that the third material is bonded to the fourth material with a bond that is in accordance with a bond formed by a metal cladding process that relies on elevated pressure to cause diffusion of the third material and the fourth material into one another, or the fourth material is clad directly on the third material such that the fourth material is bonded to the third material with a bond that is in accordance with a bond formed by a metal cladding process that relies on elevated pressure to cause diffusion of the third material and the fourth material into one another.