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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
May. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
John C. Hall, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/02 ;
Abstract
An electrochemical cell includes an active element having an anode including carbon, a cathode including a metal oxide, a separator between the anode and the cathode, and an electrolyte disposed between the anode and the cathode. The anode, cathode, and separator are preferably in planar form rolled into a spiral. There is a sealed housing having an interior in which the active element is received, and a gas filling a gas space of the sealed housing. The gas has from about 10 to about 100 percent by volume of the conductive gas hydrogen, helium, and/or neon, or mixtures thereof.