Passivated current collector for a battery cell
Grant
US12580171B2
Kind: B2
Mar 17, 2026
Assignee
Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
Inventors
Ki Woon Kim, Sun Kim, Sanket Sudam Mundhe, Yunki Baik
Abstract
A passivated current collector for a battery cell is provided. A battery cell can include a first electrode that can include a first region that is coated with an active material and a second region that lacks a coating of the active material. The battery cell can include a first terminal that can be in electrical contact with the first electrode via a first current collector that can be electrically coupled to the second region of the first electrode and the first terminal. The first current collector can include a passivated portion exposed to an electrolyte in contact with the first electrode.
CPC Classifications
H01M 4/0404
H01M 4/661
H01M 10/0525
H01M 10/0587
H01M 10/0431
H01M 10/0585
H01M 2220/20
H01M 50/534
Y02E 60/10
Filing Date
2022-07-06
Application No.
17858207
Claims
20