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US 7,351,499 B2Granted
Cathode material for battery
AssigneeThe Gillette Company
InventorsNikolay K. Iltchev, Ou Mao, Cahit Eylem, George Cintra, Leslie J. Pinnell
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Abstract
The cathode of an alkaline battery can include an electrically conductive additive to increase the cathode efficiency. The additive can include a barium salt and an electrically conductive material. The electrically conductive material can be coated on a surface of the barium salt. The electrically conductive material can be an electrically conductive metal oxide.
Claims8
An alkaline battery comprising:
- a cathode comprising an additive, the additive including a barium salt and a coating on a surface of the barium salt, and a manganese dioxide;
- an anode comprising zinc;
- a separator between the cathode and the anode;
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- an alkaline electrolyte in contact with the cathode and the anode.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.