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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7923148 | Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a negative electrode containing silicon and an additive which retards oxidation of silicon during battery operation Disclosed is a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery which has a negative electrode containing silicon as a negative active material, a positive electrode containing a positive active material, a nonaqueous electrolyte and a separator. Characteristically, an addi... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7183019 | Negative active material composition for a rechargeable lithium battery, method of producing a negative electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery using the same, and rechargeable lithium battery fabricated using the same Disclosed is a negative active material composition for a rechargeable lithium battery, a method of producing a negative electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery using the same, and a rechargeable lithium battery using the same. The negative active material comp... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7094499 | Carbon materials metal/metal oxide nanoparticle composite and battery anode composed of the same A method of forming a composite material for use as an anode for a lithium-ion battery is disclosed. The steps include selecting a carbon material as a constituent part of the composite, chemically treating the selected carbon material to receive nanoparticles, inco... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6309777 | Explosion-resistant large capacitive lithium ion secondary battery An active material free part of a positive electrode is coated with an over-coat material, wherein the over-coat material has at least one of the following properties: suppression of heat transfer from the second part of the electrode to the separator; re... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6300015 | Proton conductive polymer battery and method of forming the same The present invention provides a positive electrode active material doped with a dopant comprising an anion having the same or similar molecular structure to a polymer matrix of at least one of a solid electrolyte and a gel solid electrolyte.... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6287723 | Alkaline secondary battery having an anode comprising a non ionic polymer binder An alkaline secondary battery comprising an electrolyte such as aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide, at least one cathode electrode, at least one anode electrode having an anode active material layer, and a separator such as non-woven fabric between t... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6274268 | Polymer secondary battery and method of making same A polymer secondary battery uses, for at least one of the active material of positive electrode and the active material of negative electrode, a polymer-carbon composite material including powdered carbon having its surfaces coated with an organic compoun... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6187478 | Battery element containing efficiency improving additives A battery element of a lead acid battery including a negative plate, a positive plate and a separator having a metal inhibiting additive that reduces the detrimental effects of at least one impurity on the negative plate.... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6168885 | Fabrication of electrodes and devices containing electrodes Electrodes are manufactured using a fire-retardant solvent and a polymerizable monomer. Electrodes according to the present invention are contemplated to find applicability in substantially any electrode containing device, including batteries. A preferred... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6072694 | Electrolytic capacitor with improved leakage and dissipation factor The adhesion of a conductive polymer film to an oxidized porous pellet anode is improved by the incorporation of a silane coupling agent in the polymer impregnating solution. The incorporation of the silane coupling agent also decreases leakage current an... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5824434 | Secondary battery A secondary battery exhibiting a long cycle life and comprising a negative pole activating material made of lithium or zinc is provided, the battery at least having a negative pole made of lithium or zinc serving as the negative pole activating material, ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5604056 | Electrolytic cell and process for treating an alkali metal electrode An electrolytic cell and process for treating an alkali metal electrode, wherein an additive is applied to the electrode so as to result in a predominately additive interface between the electrode and an electrolyte. The additive interface is ionically co... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5491041 | Solid-state secondary batteries with graphite anodes Solid-state rechargeable secondary batteries comprise a composite cathode selected from the group consisting of LiNiO2, LiCoO2, and LiMn2 O4, a separator composed of a solid polymer electrolyte with propylene ca... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5451475 | Nickel positive electrode for alkaline storage battery and sealed nickel-hydrogen storage battery using nickel positive electrode A nickel positive electrode for an alkaline storage battery comprises an active material mixture mainly composed of nickel hydroxide and a conductive support. The active material mixture contains at least one member selected from the group consisting of c... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5358801 | Solid electochemical cell of improved capacity and cycling capability having surfactant in vanadium oxide cathode mixture Vanadium oxide cathode mixtures which comprise a vanadium oxide cathode material in combination with one or more surface active agents and the incorporation thereof in electrochemical cells as a means for enhancing cumulative capacity and cycling capacity... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5346783 | Manganese dioxide cathode for a rechargeable alkaline cell, and cell containing the same This invention relates to rechargeable manganese dioxide cells (usually alkaline cells with zinc anodes or cells having non-aqueous electrolyte and lithium anodes), and particularly to the cathodes therefore. In keeping with the present invention, the cat... | 09/13/1994 |
| 4865927 | Electrochemical cell Alkaline MnO2 /Zn cells having nickel-plated steel cups as the cathode collector show deterioration of their discharge characteristics after high-temperature storage, which can be prevented by an additive in the cathode paste which forms a stro... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4781999 | Method of stabilizing electrochemical primary cells having reactive anodes of zinc, aluminum, or magnesium; a stabilized anode obtained by said method; and a cell including such an anode The invention provides a method of stabilizing a primary electrochemical cell which includes at least one reactive anode made of a metal selected from the group constituted by zinc, aluminum, and magnesium, the method consisting in adding a stabilizer to ... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4605603 | Hermetically sealed metallic oxide-hydrogen battery using hydrogen storage alloy Disclosed is a hermetically sealed metalic oxide-hydrogen battery comprising a metallic oxide as a positive electrode active material and hydrogen as a negative electrode active material, characterized in that the negative electrode is composed of a hydro... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4569854 | Process for preparing negative plates for use in a dry charge battery Formed negative plates for use in dry charge storage batteries are treated with an aqueous solution of an oxidation inhibiting agent such as salicyclic acid or 2-naphthol, and then dried.... | 02/11/1986 |
