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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7438992 | Lithium-based active materials and preparation thereof The invention provides novel lithium-mixed metal materials which, upon electrochemical interaction, release lithium ions, and are capable of reversibly cycling lithium ions. The invention provides a rechargeable lithium battery which comprises an electrode formed fr... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7285359 | Secondary battery-use negative electrode and secondary battery using it An object of the present invention is to provide a negative electrode for a secondary battery which has large capacity and restrains a rise in resistance inside the battery and reduction in capacity even after cycles and the secondary battery using the same. A first... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7226693 | Cadmium negative electrode for alkaline storage battery and method for producing the same A method for producing a cadmium negative electrode for alkaline batteries according to the present invention comprises a step of obtaining a cadmium active-substance impregnated electrode plate by impregnating said electrode substrate with a cadmium active substanc... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7179564 | Cadmium negative electrode and nickel cadmium storage battery including the same A cadmium negative electrode for a nickel cadmium storage battery, the electrode comprising an electrode plate and a resin layer coating at least one surface of the electrode plate, the electrode plate comprising a cadmium compound as an active material, the resin l... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7157187 | Thin-film battery devices and apparatus for making the same A method and system for fabricating solid-state energy-storage devices including fabrication films for devices without an anneal step. A film of an energy-storage device is fabricated by depositing a first material layer to a location on a substrate. Energy is suppl... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7045247 | Battery cathode A cathode having a groove extending about 10 to about 450 microns into a surface of the cathode. The cathode can also be roughened. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7033699 | Fuel cell cathodes and their fuel cells Fuel cell cathodes and instant startup fuel cells employing the cathodes. The cathodes operate through the valency change mechanism of redox couples which uniquely provide multiple degrees of freedom in selecting the operating voltages available for such fuel cells.... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6908703 | Sealed battery having an electrode substrate exposed portion extending from the electrode assembly A sealed battery has an outer can having an opening and functioning as an electrode terminal, a sealing member fitted in the opening of the outer can and functioning as an electrode terminal which is different in polarity from the outer can, and a spiral-wound elect... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6849359 | Non-sintered nickel electrode for alkaline storage battery A non-sintered nickel electrode for an alkaline storage battery, characterized in that nickel hydroxide particles as active material particles thereof contain a cobalt having a valence of 3 to 3.2 as a solid solution element. The nickel electrode has excellent charg... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6797432 | Method for producing sintered cadmium negative electrode A cadmium negative electrode is prepared having excellent cycle characteristics without impairing the production efficiency even in case the impurities incorporated during filling the active material should be removed by heat treatment. The method includes filling t... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6566008 | Sealed alkaline storage battery A sealed alkaline storage battery using, as a positive electrode active material, nickel oxyhydroxide including Mn as a solid-solution element and having a γ ratio of 65 through 100%; a sealed alkaline storage battery using, as a positive electrode activ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6534215 | Sintered cadmium negative electrode for alkaline storage battery and method for producing thereof The present invention discloses a sintered cadmium negative electrode for use in an alkaline storage battery having a porous sintered nickel substrate and an active material containing cadmium hydroxide, the active material impregnated in the porous sinte... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6471890 | Method for producing a positive electrode active material for an alkaline storage battery The method for producing a positive electrode active material for an alkaline storage battery is disclosed. The method includes a first oxidation treatment of a raw material powder comprising a nickel hydroxide solid solution and cobalt hydroxide to oxidi... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6358648 | Nickel electrode active material for alkaline storage batteries and nickel electrode using the same Disclosed is an active material for constituting a nickel electrode for alkaline storage batteries which has a high utilization at high ambient temperatures and therefore realizes a battery of higher energy density and a longer cycle life. The nickel elec... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6337160 | Manganese dioxide electrodes, process for producing the same and their use The invention relates to novel manganese dioxide electrodes comprising modified, electrochemically active manganese dioxide, to a method for fabricating these novel manganese dioxide electrodes and to the use of these in rechargeable cells.... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6333128 | Lithium secondary battery The invention provides a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery including a composite oxide powder having a median diameter of 3.0 through 20.0 μm and a content of particles with a grain size of 1 μm or less of 10% by volume ... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6284215 | Manufacturing method of active materials for the positive electrode in alkaline storage batteries A process for producing positive electrode active material includes feeding an aqueous nickel salt solution, aqueous solutions of different kinds of metals, aqueous solution containing ammonium ions and aqueous alkali solution each independently and simul... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6218047 | Active electrode compositions comprising Raney based catalysts and materials An active composition for the electrode of an alkaline electrochemical cell. The active composition comprises an active electrode material and an additive material selected from the group consisting of a Raney alloy, and a Raney catalyst. The active compo... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6183906 | Cadmium negative electrode for alkaline storage battery and manufacturing method of the same A cadmium negative electrode capable of enhancing a utilization rate of metallic cadmium contained therein as an active material in charged state. In the cadmium negative electrode, a mixture paste of a main active material in form of cadmium oxide or cad... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6130004 | Electrode materials and electrochemical devices using same A material for use as an electrode, and particularly the anode (20) of an electrochemical device, such as an electrochemical capacitor device (10). The material is a multicomponent alloy material, including a host matrix material consisting of antimony, a... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6080283 | Plasma treatment for metal oxide electrodes A process for reducing the surface of a metal oxide substrate, such as silver oxide, to form a layer of its metal, such as silver, on the metal oxide substrate by contacting the substrate with a plasma gas excited by a plasma generator.... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6028265 | Optical semiconductor electrode, photoelectric converting device, and photoelectric conversion method The photo-semiconducting electrode of the present invention comprises a semiconducting substrate, a chemically adsorbed film formed thereon composed of at least one compound selected from the compounds represented by the formulas: formulas (I) R1 | 02/22/2000 |
| 5928810 | Electrode with porous three-dimensional support Electrode including a paste containing particles of electrochemically active material and a conductive support consisting of a three-dimensional porous material comprising strands delimiting contiguous pores communicating via passages, characterized in th... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5830604 | Polymeric sheet and electrochemical device using the same A polymeric sheet, which is particularly suited for use as a separator in an electrochemical device, is formed by graft copolymerizing acrylic acid, or another vinyl monomer capable of reacting with an acid or a base to form a salt directly or indirectly ... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5744258 | High power, high energy, hybrid electrode and electrical energy storage device made therefrom A hybrid electrode for a high power, high energy, electrical storage device contains both a high-energy electrode material (42) and a high-rate electrode material (44). The two materials are deposited on a current collector (40), and the electrode is used... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5569444 | Process of obtaining a metal hydroxide powder and powder obtained by the process A process of preparing a powder of metal hydroxides based on nickel hydroxide for an electrode of an electrochemical cell having an alkaline electrolyte. The process includes introducing a solution of salts of nickel and of cobalt and of cadmium and/or zi... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5552246 | Materials for hydrogen storage, hydride electrodes and hydride batteries The present invention discloses four main groups of hydrogen storage/hydride electrode materials for electrochemical applications as the active material of the negative electrode of a hydride battery. The compositions of these four groups are represented ... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5549992 | Preparing method for a nickel hydroxide for a nickel electrode, a manufacturing method for the nickel electrode, and an alkaline secondary battery incorporating the nickel electrode therein Provided are a method for preparing a nickel hydroxide for a nickel electrode, which comprises solidly dissolving ions of other metals than nickel in a nickel hydroxide, and eluting a partial amount of the metal, a method for manufacturing a nickel electr... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5541019 | Metal hydride electrochemical cell having a polymer electrolyte An improved metal hydride hydrogen storage alloy electrochemical cell (10) includes a positive electrode (20) and a negative electrode (30) having disposed therebetween, a polymer electrolyte (40). The polymer electrolyte (40) comprises a polymer support ... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5538813 | Electrochemical storage device having asymmetric electrodes An electrochemical storage device is fabricated from two opposing asymmetric electrode assemblies (10) and (11) and a solid polymer electrolyte (15). A first electrode is fabricated from a conducting polymer such as polyaniline, polypyrrole, or polythioth... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5505761 | Process for preparing metallic cadmium powder A process for preparing a metallic cadmium powder for use in a nickel-cadmium by heat melting metallic cadmium in an evaporator, introducing an inert gas into the evaporator to discharge cadmium vapor along with the inert gas into a cooler, and collecting... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5434023 | Paste-type electrode for alkali secondary cell There is provided a paste-type electrode for an alkali secondary cell which can suppress occurrence of internal short-circuiting, which is likely to happen when an electrode is rolled along with another electrode having the opposite polarity and a separat... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5432031 | Paste-type electrode for alkali secondary cell There is provided a paste-type electrode for an alkali secondary cell which can suppress occurrence of internal short-circuiting, which is likely to happen when an electrode is rolled along with another electrode having the opposite polarity and a separat... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5427158 | Vibration filling of foam-structure and fiber-structure electrode filling of foam-structure and fiber-structure electrode plaques with aqueous cadmium oxide paste of high flowability An aqueous cadmium oxide paste of high flowability for the vibration filling of foam-structure and fiber-structure electrode plaques is characterized by a cadmium oxide content of about 25 to 35% by volume, a pH of about 10 to 12.5, a content of about 0.5... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5401596 | Hermetically sealed dry accumulator The invention is related to hermetically sealed dry accumulators having significantly larger power output per units of mass in a proportionately smaller volume. The accumulator includes one electrode comprising copper, cadmium, zinc, nickel, or iron, and ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5387366 | Aqueous cadmium oxide paste of high flowability for the vibration filling of foam-structure and fiber-electrode plaques An aqueous cadmium oxide paste of high flowability for the vibration filling of foam-structure and fiber-structure electrode plaques is characterized by a cadmium oxide content of about 25 to 35% by volume, a pH of about 10 to 12.5, a content of about 0.5... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5368958 | Lithium anode with conductive for and anode tab for rechargeable lithium battery Lithium based electrical cells having a new anode electrode construction are described. The cells have a sandwich construction of lithium sheet, conductive foil and lithium sheet, wherein the anode tab is welded directly onto the conductive foil not onto ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5364713 | Storage battery cell based on the principle of the oxygen cycle A storage battery cell based on the principle of the oxygen cycle, having a block-shaped, gastightly sealed cell housing in which the rectangular electrode plates of different polarity are stacked. The electrode plates are electrically connected via curre... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5350647 | Electrodes for electrochemical devices An improved alloy or composite electrode of lithium, magnesium and other materials in which magnesium is in the range of 5 to 50% of the total weight of the composite. The lithium and magnesium metal can be heated until they melt, and combine, and are cas... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5334465 | Method of making cadmium electrodes for alkaline batteries The cadmium negative electrode has a structure serving as a collector and made of nickel foam. The sponge is filled with a mixture cons mainly of cadmium oxide and contains nickel sulphate hexahydrate in the proportion of 1.8 to 2.7% by weight of the tota... | 08/02/1994 |
