PatentBrief

Inventor

Koichi Mizuchima

Patents indexed

1

Year range

1981

Associated with

Years active

1981

Total patents

1

Most recent

1981

Frequent collaborator

John B. Goodenough

Domains

energy-storageelectric-vehiclesbatteriesmaterials-sciencesustainability

Activity by decade

1980s
1

Patents

1

US 4302518·1981·Individual

The Battery Cathode That Powers Every Electric Vehicle and Smartphone

This patent covers the lithium cobalt oxide cathode — the Nobel Prize–winning invention that made rechargeable lithium-ion batteries practical, enabling EVs, laptops, and smartphones.