Bizarre Patents
An electrified table cloth for preventing crawling insects from gaining access to the consumer's food or drink.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5789114 | Active materials for a secondary cell, a method for making the same, positive electrodes for a secondary cell comprising the active material, and a non-aqueous electrolytic secondary cell An active material for a positive electrode of a secondary cell comprises particles of a metal oxide and a conductive layer formed on the surfaces of individual particles of the metal oxide and made of a carbon powder which has a specific surface area of ... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5789113 | Active material for nickel electrode and nickel electrode having the same An active material for a nickel electrode includes a double hydroxycarbonate having the formula Ni1-2x M2x (OH)2 (CO3)x .multidot.nH2 O, where 0.05 | 08/04/1998 |
| 5776610 | Carbon composite electrode material and method of making thereof A method for manufacturing a carbon composite electrode material which comprises coating the surface of core carbon particles with high crystallinity with a film containing a element of Group VIII metal and depositing and/or covering the surface of result... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5773168 | Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and method for manufacturing the same This invention provides a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode comprises a lithium-containing nickel oxide having a composition represen... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5766789 | Electrical energy devices The performance of electrochemical energy devices such as batteries, fuel cells, capacitors and sensors is enhanced by the use of electrically conducting ceramic materials in the form of fibers, powder, chips and substrates.... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5756232 | Lithium metal anodes An improved anode for use in non-aqueous active metal secondary cells include a substrate current collector, a layer of active metal anode material on said current collector and a relatively narrow peripheral band of material capable of accepting reversib... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5731107 | Polyacetylene-lithium insertion compound, its use in a storage battery and process for the preparation of insertion compounds of the conjugate polymer-lithium type The invention relates to a polyacetylene-lithium insertion compound, its use in a storage battery and a process for the preparation of polymer-lithium insertion compounds. This insertion compound contains at least six CH groups per lithium atom and has a ... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5707555 | Conductive paste and external electrodes for electronic product formed using same A conductive paste which can control formation of a reaction layer and allow large flexibility measurements, and external electrodes for an electronic product formed using this conductive paste are provided. The conductive paste is prepared by dispersing ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5707764 | Alkali secondary battery This invention discloses an alkali secondary battery which includes a cadmium-free positive electrode whose swelling ratio is decreased, and in which the cycle characteristic is improved and the charge efficiency in use at high temperatures is also improv... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5705291 | Rechargeable battery cell having surface-treated lithiated intercalation positive electrode A rechargeable lithiated intercalation battery cell having reduced self-discharge comprises a negative electrode, a nonaqueous electrolyte, and a positive electrode wherein the surfaces of the aggregate lithiated intercalation composition particulates com... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5700298 | Carbon anode for lithium ion electrochemical cell Increasing the percentage of the 3R phase present in graphite reduces the first capacity loss of anodes employing the so modified graphite. Conversion of 2H phase graphite to 3R phase graphite can be achieved by grinding graphite. Non-aqueous solid electr... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5698339 | Anode with an anode active material-retaining body having a number of pores distributed therein, a rechargeable battery, provided with said anode, and the process for the production of said anode A highly reliable rechargeable battery comprising an anode, a cathode, a separator positioned between said anode and said cathode, and an electrolyte or an electrolyte solution disposed so as to contact with said anode and said cathode, characterized in t... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5698341 | Carbon material for lithium secondary battery and process for producing the same A carbon material for use in a lithium secondary battery, which is obtained by graphitization conducted in the presence of a boric compound so as to contain boron in an amount ranging from 1,000 ppm to 30,000 ppm and which, when subjected to X-ray diffrac... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5686203 | Non-aqueous secondary battery A non-aqueous secondary battery comprises a positive electrode-active material, a negative electrode material and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein an electrode mixture for positive electrode containing the positive electrode-active material comprises a ... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5682288 | Electric double-layer capacitor and method for making the same The invention provides an improved double-layer capacitor in which the improvement is a planar layered electrode assembly which has low electrical resistance and which has high electric storage capacity. The electrode material is produced by a process in ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5677082 | Compacted carbon for electrochemical cells This invention provides compacted carbon that is useful in the electrode of an alkali metal/carbon electrochemical cell of improved capacity selected from the group consisting of: (a) coke having the following properties: (i) an x-ray density of at least 2.00 ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5667917 | Electrode with conductive fillers An electrode for a lead-acid battery comprising a current collector and active material carried by said current collector wherein the active material includes a conductive filler or a mixture of conductive and non-conductive fillers such that the utilizat... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5667910 | Electrochemical cell having a cathode comprising differing active formulations and method An alkali metal electrochemical cell having the cathode comprising at least two distinct active mixtures having differing formulations of a discharge promoter component mixed with electrode active material, is described. The active mixture contacting the ... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5665212 | Flexible, conducting plastic electrode and process for its preparation Conducting plastic electrodes and methods of preparing such electrodes are disclosed. The electrodes comprise a thermo-plastic polymer, an elastomeric polymer, and a conductive filler material.... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5656393 | Flexible electrode, product and process of forming same A polymer bonded electrode composite composed of a polymer matrix having electrochemically active particulate therein and having a porous conductive sheet encapsulated within the matrix is disclosed. Further, a continuous process of forming the electrode ... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5616436 | Carbonaceous electrode material for secondary battery and process for production thereof A carbonaceous electrode having improved capacities for doping and dedoping of a cell active substance, such as lithium, and suitable for a non-aqueous solvent-type secondary battery, is constituted by a carbonaceous material having a specific microtextur... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5601950 | Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell having a negative electrode, a positive electrode and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution, in which a carbonaceous material is used as an active negative-electrode material, is disclosed. The negative electrode is ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5591547 | Method of manufacturing a negative electrode for lithium secondary battery A method of manufacturing a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes the steps of mixing graphite particles as a main constituent that generates intercalation and de-intercalation of lithium ions with a compound including copper ions, o... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5585208 | Alkaline gel electrolyte for electrochemical cells An alkaline gel electrolyte for an electrochemical cell is based on a polymeric binder of polyvinyl alcohol or polyvinyl acetate. Potassium hydroxide and/or sodium hydroxide is blended into the polymeric binder or matrix, and the resulting solution is use... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5576120 | Solid secondary lithium cell based on Lix V5 O13 cathode material The lithiated vanadium oxide, Lix V5 O12+y wherein 0.94ࣘxࣘ1.2 and 0.97ࣘyࣘ1) its method of making and its use as a cathode active material in electrochemical cells.... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5571640 | Cathode component for use in electrochemical cells A cathode produced from a new process for manufacturing a cathode component from a free-standing sheet of cathode material, is described. The process comprises a first step of adjusting the particle size of the cathode active material to a useful size fol... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5569553 | Battery design for achieving end-of-life indication during electrical discharge A cell construction that makes use of unbalanced electrode components or portions comprising one of the electrodes of an electrochemical cell to provide an end-of-life indication, is described. The unbalanced electrode components can have dissimilar physi... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5569563 | Nickel metal hybride battery containing a modified disordered multiphase nickel hydroxide positive electrode A high capacity, long cycle life, positive electrode for use in an alkaline rechargeable electrochemical cell comprising: a solid solution nickel hydroxide material and carbon. The carbon acts to promote the multiphase structure and increase conductivity.... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5567548 | Lithium ion battery with lithium vanadium pentoxide positive electrode A battery having a positive electrode comprising delta Lix V2 O5, wherein x ranges from 0.9 to 1.0, wherein the Lix V2 O5 has admixed therewith a conductive material. The delta Lix ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5565284 | Lithium secondary cell A main object of the invention is to provide a lithium secondary cell which experiences minimal capacity deterioration upon repetitive charge-discharge cycles. The lithium secondary cell of the invention is characterized in that a negative and/or positive... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5556723 | Negative electrode for use in a secondary battery A negative electrode for use in a secondary battery is disclosed, comprising milled carbon fibers derived from mesophase pitch wherein the milled carbon fibers each has a fiber cut surface and a fiber axis intersecting with each other at cross angles, the... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5556721 | Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and production method of the same A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises at least a negative electrode, a positive electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The negative electrode has an active material comprised of silicon or a silicon alloy containing lithium represented b... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5545497 | Cathode material for nonaqueous electrochemical cells A new cathode material for use in a high energy density electrochemical cell, preferably comprising silver and vanadium, is described. The new cathode material has the general formula Agx V2 Oy and can comprise a ଲ-p... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5541022 | Composite anode for nonaqueous secondary battery and method for producing the same A composite anode includes particles of an alkali metal alloy, a carbonaceous material powder and a binder and used for nonaqueous secondary batteries in which an alkali metal is used as an anode active material and a solution of an electrolyte in an orga... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5527643 | Carbonaceous electrode material for secondary battery and process for production thereof A non-aqueous solvent-type secondary battery having a large charge-discharge capacity and exhibiting a high utilization rate of an active substance, such as lithium, and an excellent charge-discharge cycle characteristic, can be constituted by using a car... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5518838 | Electrochemical cell having solid polymer electrolyte and asymmetric inorganic electrodes An electrochemical cell is made with two asymmetric electrodes and a solid polymer electrolyte. The anode is made from materials such metal hydrides, metals, metal hydroxides or metal oxides. The cathode is made from metal hydrides, metals, metal hydroxid... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5518842 | Inverse spinel compounds as cathodes for lithium batteries High voltage lithium batteries can be made using lithium transition metal oxides having an inverse spinel structure as a cathode material wherein lithium atoms occupy up to half of the 16d sites, oxygen atoms occupy the 32e sites, and transition metal ato... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5514497 | Paste nickel electrode plate and a storage battery including an electroconductive material A paste nickel electrode plate comprising a porous metal substrate filled with a mixture of a nickel hydroxide powder used as an active material and a CoO powder used as an electroconductive material wherein the CoO powder has a covering layer containing ... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5514490 | Secondary lithium battery using a new layered anode material An improved lithium secondary battery using a novel layered titanium phosphate having the formula of TiO(OH)(H2 PO4), or LTP, as anode material, and LiCoO2, LiNiO2, or other appropriate material, as cathode. A s... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5512214 | Lithium battery electrode compositions A process of making lithium battery electrode active material having fine particles of vanadium oxide (Vx Oy) or lithium-vanadium oxide (Liz Vx Oy) intimately mixed with fine particles of carbon. The ... | 04/30/1996 |
