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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Ovonic Battery Company, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kwo Young, Troy, MI (US);
Benjamin Reichman, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Michael A. Fetcenko, Rochester, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ovonic Battery Company, Inc., Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 23/755 (2006.01); H01M 4/24 (2006.01); H01M 4/38 (2006.01); H01M 4/90 (2006.01); H01M 10/30 (2006.01); H01M 10/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/242 (2013.01); H01M 4/38 (2013.01); H01M 4/9041 (2013.01); H01M 10/30 (2013.01); H01M 10/345 (2013.01); Y02E 60/124 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
The performance of an ABtype metal hydride alloy is improved by adding an element to the alloy which element is operative to enhance the surface area morphology of the alloy. The alloy may include surface regions of differing morphologies.