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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2001
Filed:
May. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masutaka Ouchi, Itano-gun, JP;
Teruhiko Imoto, Itano-gun, JP;
Kikuko Kato, Katano, JP;
Nobuyuki Higashiyama, Ikeda, JP;
Mamoru Kimoto, Hirakata, JP;
Shin Fujitani, Hirakata, JP;
Koji Nishio, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Moriguchi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/58 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/58 ;
Abstract
A hydrogen storage alloy electrode for a battery is made of a hydrogen storage alloy powder which includes agglomerates of hydrogen storage alloy particles joined together through a metallic layer. A method of making the electrode includes forming agglomerates of hydrogen storage alloy particles joined together by a metallic layer which covers surface portions of the particles, and then forming the electrode using a resulting powder including the agglomerates.