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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:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Zhihong Jin, Cottage Grove, WI (US);
John Kennedy, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Michael Mansuetto, Bay Village, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 6/04 ; H01M 4/50 ; H01M 4/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 6/04 ; H01M 4/50 ; H01M 4/42 ;
Abstract
Alkaline battery cells comprising an anode, a cathode, a separator between the anode and the cathode, and an electrolyte are provided with an n-type metal oxide additive that improves electrochemical performance. The n-type metal oxide additive is either a doped metal oxide comprising a metal oxide modified by incorporation of a dopant, or a reduced metal oxide.