The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jan. 31, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2001
Applicants:
Masatoshi Nagayama, Hirakata, JP;
Hiroshi Yoshizawa, Hirakata, JP;
Shinji Arimoto, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01B 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided a positive electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, comprising a composite oxide represented by the general formula (1): (LiM)(CoM)Owhere lithium and cobalt are partly replaced with element M in the crystal structure of LiCoO, wherein element M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Al, Cu, Zn, Mg, Ca, Ba and Sr, and 0.02≦x+y≦0.15, 0.90≦a/b≦1.10, and 1.8≦c≦2.2 are satisfied.