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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4208474 | Cell containing alkali metal anode, cathode and alkali metal-metal-chalcogenide compound solid electrolyte A novel electrochemical cell is disclosed which contains an alkali metal anode, an electrolyte and a chalcogenide cathode wherein the electrolyte is a solid composition containing an electrolytically active amount of one or more compounds having the formu... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4184012 | Cell reaction barrier Fragmentation with electrical discontinuity in a consumable electrode of an electrochemical cell is minimized by preventing a portion of said electrode from reacting by means of a reaction barrier.... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4162352 | Battery with boron-lithium alloy anode A new anode material consisting essentially of from about 50 weight percent o about 90 weight percent of lithium and from about 50 weight percent to about 10 weight percent of boron, and current generating electrochemical cells utilizing said anode materia... | 07/24/1979 |
| 4132836 | Alkali metal-halogen cell having mixed halogen cathode An alkali metal-halogen cell comprising an alkali metal anode, preferably lithium, a solid alkali metal-halogen electrolyte and a cathode comprising a mixture of two halogens, for example iodine and bromine, the two halogens providing discharge of the cel... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4113929 | Non-aqueous primary battery having a pure silver chromate cathode A non-aqueous primary battery having an electrolytic solution consisting essentially of a non-aqueous solvent containing an electrolyte salt, a separator, a light metal anode and a pure silver chromate cathode is provided. The electrochemical system of th... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4085256 | High temperature organic electrolyte cells An anode coating for anhydrous electrochemical generating cells is disclosed wherein the anode active material is coated with the insoluble reaction product of the anode metal with an inhibiting reactant such as CO2, SO2, O2 | 04/18/1978 |
| 4080489 | Means for improving contact between Li and the anode current collector An alkali metal anode compressed on a smooth metal current collector and adhered thereto by means of a metal which spontaneously alloys with the alkali metal at room temperature.... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4071662 | Lithium-iodine battery having coated anode A lithium-iodine cell comprising a cathode including a charge transfer complex of an organic donor component and iodine, an anode including a lithium element having a surface operatively contacting the charge transfer complex material, and a coating on th... | 01/31/1978 |
| 4069375 | Manufacture of galvanic elements having lithium or calcium electrodes Lithium- or calcium-electrode elements are manufactured in air by first pretreating the electrode foil with a gas which reacts with the metal foil surface to form a temporary protective layer.... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4056885 | Method of preparing lithium-aluminum alloy electrodes A lithium-aluminum alloy electrode having from about 10% to 95% by weight of lithium is formed by contacting a preformed lithium-aluminum laminate with a solution of a lithium salt in an organic solvent. Preferably the laminate is supported on a wire mesh... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4049887 | Electrochemical cells with cathode-active materials of layered compounds An improved cathode which contains as a cathode-active material a layered compound of the formula MAx By wherein M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of iron, vanadium, titanium, chromium and indium, A and B are... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4011373 | Uncharged positive electrode composition An uncharged positive-electrode composition contains particulate lithium sulfide, another alkali metal or alkaline earth metal compound other than sulfide, e.g., lithium carbide, and a transition metal powder. The composition along with a binder, such as ... | 03/08/1977 |
| 4011372 | Method of preparing a negative electrode including lithium alloy for use within a secondary electrochemical cell A negative electrode that includes a lithium alloy as active material is prepared by briefly submerging a porous, electrically conductive substrate within a melt of the alloy. Prior to solidification, excess melt can be removed by vibrating or otherwise m... | 03/08/1977 |
| 4009323 | Storage battery comprising positive electrode of a graphite and lithium fluoride compound A positive electrode of a storage battery is formed by applying an electrl charge through a non-aqueous lithium perchlorate solution to an electrode formed of powdered "Madagascar"-type graphite and lithium fluoride.... | 02/22/1977 |
| 4006034 | Method of preparing an electrochemical cell in uncharged state A secondary electrochemical cell is assembled in an uncharged state for the preparation of a lithium alloy-transition metal sulfide cell. The negative electrode includes a material such as aluminum or silicon for alloying with lithium as the cell is charg... | 02/01/1977 |
| 4001043 | Anode moderator for reactive metal electrochemical cells In a reactive metal-water electrochemical cell, an alkaline electrolyte, containing soluble peroxide ions which improve the uniformity of reaction at the anode, reduces the anode's sensitivity to changes in the hydroxyl ion concentration of the electrolyt... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3997362 | Polyhalide high energy density cells An improved electrochemical cell comprises an alkali metal anode, a cathode, an oxidant of at least one quaternary ammonium polyhalide salt, and a dipolar aprotic electrolyte containing an ionizable salt of an alkali metal. A specific example includes a l... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3982960 | Secondary electrochemical cell having non-consumable silicon cathode Disclosed is a secondary cell for the generation of electrical power, having a non-consumable, silicon cathode collector.... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3981743 | Method of preparing a lithium-aluminum electrode A lithium-aluminum negative electrode for an electrochemical cell is prepared by forming a sandwich comprised of lithium and aluminum such that lithium is disposed between the aluminum layers of the sandwich. The sandwich is heat soaked at a temperature b... | 09/21/1976 |
| 3957532 | Method of preparing an electrode material of lithium-aluminum alloy A solid compact having a uniform alloy composition of lithium and aluminum is prepared as a negative electrode for an electrochemical cell. Lithium losses during preparation are minimized by dissolving aluminum within a lithium-rich melt at temperatures n... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3953232 | Sealed lithium-reducible metal salt cell A sealed lithium-reducible metal salt cell for ambient temperature operation is described which comprises a casing, an anode positioned within the casing, the anode selected from the class consisting of lithium, lithium as an amalgam, and lithium in a non... | 04/27/1976 |
| 3951685 | Nonaqueous cell utilizing a 3Me2Ox-based electrolyte A nonaqueous cell utilizing a highly active metal anode, such as lithium, a solid CuO cathode and a liquid organic electrolyte consisting essentially of 3-methyl-2-oxazolidone in combination with a low viscosity cosolvent, such as tetrahydrofuran, and a m... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3945848 | Lithium-metal oxide organic electrolyte systems This invention relates to a novel primary battery comprising at least one positive plate composed of cobalt, oxides and their mixtures, and at least one negative plate having a metal selected from the group of light metals, said plates being disposed in a... | 03/23/1976 |
| 3933520 | Method of preparing electrodes with porous current collector structures and solid reactants for secondary electrochemical cells Particulate electrode reactants, for instance transition metal sulfides for the positive electrodes and lithium alloys for the negative electrodes, are vibratorily compacted into porous, electrically conductive structures. Structures of high porosity supp... | 01/20/1976 |
