(US6063522-A)   NOVELTY - A battery electrolyte comprising: (a) an imide salt; and (b) a matrix material.    USE - The compositions are useful for electrolytes to conduct electrical charge, e.g. in high energy density, lightweight, rechargeable power sources for use in automotive, industrial, and consumer markets, for example, electrochemical cells and devices such as batteries, fuel cells, capacitors, super capacitors and electrochromic devices.    ADVANTAGE - Electrolytes containing imide or methide conductive salts can be used as alternatives to prior art electrolytes (e.g. metal salts of complex metal halide anions (e.g., LiPF6), perfluorinated sulfonates, perfluorinated sulfonylimides and perfluorinated sulfonylmethides). Because part of the expensive perfluoroalkyl groups are replaced with inexpensive hydrocarbon groups, the new salts can be made to have lower molecular weights and thus can be used at lower weight concentrations in electrolytes to produce a given molarity solution. At the same time, the less expensive salts have good conductivity in electrolytes; and can be used in liquid and/or polymer electrolytes to improve the overall efficiency of the battery.    (EP1066657-A1)   NOVELTY - A battery electrolyte comprising: (a) an imide salt; and (b) a matrix material.    USE - The compositions are useful for electrolytes to conduct electrical charge, e.g. in high energy density, lightweight, rechargeable power sources for use in automotive, industrial, and consumer markets, for example, electrochemical cells and devices such as batteries, fuel cells, capacitors, super capacitors and electrochromic devices.    ADVANTAGE - Electrolytes containing imide or methide conductive salts can be used as alternatives to prior art electrolytes (e.g. metal salts of complex metal halide anions (e.g., LiPF6), perfluorinated sulfonates, perfluorinated sulfonylimides and perfluorinated sulfonylmethides). Because part of the expensive perfluoroalkyl groups are replaced with inexpensive hydrocarbon groups, the new salts can be made to have lower molecular weights and thus can be used at lower weight concentrations in electrolytes to produce a given molarity solution. At the same time, the less expensive salts have good conductivity in electrolytes; and can be used in liquid and/or polymer electrolytes to improve the overall efficiency of the battery.    (CN1290408-A)   NOVELTY - A battery electrolyte comprising: (a) an imide salt; and (b) a matrix material.    USE - The compositions are useful for electrolytes to conduct electrical charge, e.g. in high energy density, lightweight, rechargeable power sources for use in automotive, industrial, and consumer markets, for example, electrochemical cells and devices such as batteries, fuel cells, capacitors, super capacitors and electrochromic devices.    ADVANTAGE - Electrolytes containing imide or methide conductive salts can be used as alternatives to prior art electrolytes (e.g. metal salts of complex metal halide anions (e.g., LiPF6), perfluorinated sulfonates, perfluorinated sulfonylimides and perfluorinated sulfonylmethides). Because part of the expensive perfluoroalkyl groups are replaced with inexpensive hydrocarbon groups, the new salts can be made to have lower molecular weights and thus can be used at lower weight concentrations in electrolytes to produce a given molarity solution. At the same time, the less expensive salts have good conductivity in electrolytes; and can be used in liquid and/or polymer electrolytes to improve the overall efficiency of the battery.