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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stuart M. Davis, Norfolk, MA (US);
Peter R. Moses, Windham, NH (US);
David L. Pappas, Waltham, MA (US);
Assignee:
The Gillette Company, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/00 ;
Abstract
A metal-air battery includes (a) an anode; (b) a cathode including a metal that reduces oxygen; (c) a housing for the anode and cathode having an air access that allows oxygen to contact the cathode; (d) a separator between the anode and the cathode; and (e) a hydrogen recombination catalyst within the housing. The hydrogen recombination catalyst can include a Pd, Pt, Ru metal or a salt thereof, and CuO.