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Metal chloride cathode for a battery

US5019470A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 30, 1990
Grant dateMay 28, 1991
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Expiry dateMar 30, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49115
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a method of fabricating a rechargeable battery which includes a positive electrode which contains a chloride of a selected metal when the electrode is in its active state, the improvement comprising fabricating the positive electrode by: providing a porous matrix composed of a metal; providing a solution of the chloride of the selected metal; and impregnating the matrix with the chloride from the solution.

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