US2015194643A1PendingUtilityA1

Method of protecting battery cells and batteries which contain battery cells and protected battery cells and batteries which contain battery cells

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Assignee: SMITH JEFFREY MPriority: Jun 7, 2010Filed: Mar 20, 2015Published: Jul 9, 2015
Est. expiryJun 7, 2030(~3.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

Coating a battery cell, or at least one battery cell in an assembly of battery cells or in a battery, or coating an assembly of battery cells or a battery which contains a battery cell or such an assembly with a fire-resistant coating is effective for protecting the cell, assembly, and battery and for retarding fire propagation.

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1 . A battery cell, in which at least a portion of the exterior of said battery cell is coated with a fire-resistant coating. 
     
     
         2 . A battery cell according to  claim 1 , wherein said fire-resistant coating is an ablative coating. 
     
     
         3 . A battery cell according to  claim 1 , wherein said fire-resistant coating is an intumescent coating. 
     
     
         4 . A battery cell according to  claim 1 , wherein said fire-resistant coating is an endothermic coating. 
     
     
         5 . An assembly of battery cells, which comprises at least one battery cell according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         6 . A battery, which comprises at least one battery cell according to  claim 1 . 
     
     
         7 . A battery, which comprises at least one assembly of battery cells according to  claim 5 . 
     
     
         8 . A method of preparing a battery cell, said method comprising:
 coating at least a portion of the exterior of said battery cell with a fire-resistant coating.   
     
     
         9 . A method according to  claim 8 , wherein said fire-resistant coating is an ablative coating. 
     
     
         10 . A method according to  claim 8 , wherein said fire-resistant coating is an intumescent coating. 
     
     
         11 . A method according to  claim 8 , wherein said fire-resistant coating is an endothermic coating. 
     
     
         12 . A method of preparing an assembly of battery cells, said method comprising:
 coating at least a portion of the exterior of said assembly with a fire-resistant coating.   
     
     
         13 . A method according to  claim 12 , wherein said fire-resistant coating is an ablative coating. 
     
     
         14 . A method according to  claim 12 , wherein said fire-resistant coating is an intumescent coating. 
     
     
         15 . A method according to  claim 12 , wherein said fire-resistant coating is an endothermic coating. 
     
     
         16 . A method of preparing a battery which contains at least one battery cell or at least one assembly of battery cells, said method comprising:
 coating at least a portion of the exterior of said battery with a fire-resistant coating.   
     
     
         17 . A method according to  claim 16 , wherein said fire-resistant coating is an ablative coating. 
     
     
         18 . A method according to  claim 16 , wherein said fire-resistant coating is an intumescent coating. 
     
     
         19 . A method according to  claim 16 , wherein said fire-resistant coating is an endothermic coating. 
     
     
         20 . A method according to  claim 8 , wherein said battery cell is a secondary, rechargeable battery cell. 
     
     
         21 . A method according to  claim 8 , wherein said battery cell is a primary, single use battery cell. 
     
     
         22 . A method according to  claim 8 , wherein said coating serves to retard fire propagation. 
     
     
         23 . A method according to  claim 8 , wherein said coating serves to direct an incendiary event. 
     
     
         24 . A battery cell according to  claim 1 , which is a lithium-based battery cell. 
     
     
         25 . A method according to  claim 8 , wherein said battery cell is a lithium-based battery cell.

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