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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert L. Turner, Woodbury, MN (US);
Donald J. McClure, Shoreview, MN (US);
Larry J. Krause, Stillwater, MN (US);
Mary M. Buckett, Woodbury, MN (US);
Jeffery R. Dahn, Hubley, CA;
Ou Mao, Halifax, CA;
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/58 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/58 ;
Abstract
An electrode for a lithium battery that includes (a) an electrochemically active metal element which, prior to cycling, is in the form of an intermetallic compound or an elemental metal and (b) a non-electrochemically active metal element. The electrode have high initial capacities that are retained even after repeated cycling. The electrode also exhibit high coulombic efficiencies.