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US 6,440,181 B1Granted
Method of selecting manganese dioxide for use in a cathode
AssigneeThe Gillette Company
InventorsWilliam Bowden, Klaus Brandt, James J. Cervera, Hyoun Sook Choe, Rimma A. Sirotina, Joseph Sunstrom
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Abstract
A method of making a cathode includes determining a sample of manganese dioxide having a power coefficient greater than about 3.4, and incorporating the sample of manganese dioxide into the cathode. The cathode can be incorporated into a battery, e.g., a cylindrical primary alkaline battery.
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A method of making a cathode, the method comprising:
- determining a power coefficient of a sample of manganese dioxide;
- selecting a sample of manganese dioxide having a power coefficient greater than about 3.4;
- and
- incorporating the sample of manganese dioxide having a power coefficient greater than about 3.4 into the cathode.
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A method of making a battery, the method comprising:
- determining a power coefficient of a sample of manganese dioxide;
- selecting a sample of manganese dioxide having a power coefficient greater than about 3.4;
- incorporating the sample of manganese dioxide having a power coefficient greater than about 3.4 into a cathode;
- and
- incorporating the cathode into the battery.
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A method, comprising:
- determining a power coefficient of a sample of manganese dioxide;
- and
- selecting a sample of manganese dioxide having a power coefficient greater than about 3.4.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.