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Metal-air battery

US5665481A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 14, 1995
Grant dateSep 9, 1997
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Expiry dateNov 14, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/50
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A metal-air battery having a liquid electrolyte above which is an air plenum. The battery includes a horizontally or vertically disposed anode completely within the electrolyte and a reticulated cathode arrangement which floats at the surface of the electrolyte and can accommodate for changes in the liquid level.

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