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US 4302518

How Lithium-Cobalt Battery Cathodes Were Invented

This 1981 patent details the chemistry behind the lithium-cobalt oxide cathodes that power almost every modern smartphone, laptop, and electric vehicle.

Statusexpired

Granted1981

Expires2000

Claims9

Forward citations90

Prior art3

AssigneeIndividual

InventorsKoichi Mizuchima, John B. Goodenough

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