Patents by Inventor Kim A. Weatherspoon

Kim A. Weatherspoon has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Packaging material for thin film lithium batteries
    Patent number: 5561004
    Abstract: A thin film battery including components which are capable of reacting upon exposure to air and water vapor incorporates a packaging system which provides a barrier against the penetration of air and water vapor. The packaging system includes a protective sheath overlying and coating the battery components and can be comprised of an overlayer including metal, ceramic, a ceramic-metal combination, a parylene-metal combination, a parylene-ceramic combination or a parylene-metal-ceramic combination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Inventors: John B. Bates, Nancy J. Dudney, Kim A. Weatherspoon