Patent ID: 11876221
Assignee: DURACELL U.S. OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 0:
1. A method of making a primary alkaline battery comprising:
preparing a cathode material by a process comprising oxidizing an oxide including at least one transition metal and an alkali metal to increase the average oxidation state of the transition metal, wherein the transition metal comprises nickel and/or cobalt;
incorporating the cathode material and a further cathode material comprising electrolytic manganese dioxide, chemically-prepared manganese dioxide, acid-treated electrolytic manganese dioxide, acid-treated chemically-prepared manganese dioxide, or a combination thereof into a cathode;
incorporating the cathode into the battery;
incorporating an anode into the battery; and
incorporating an aqueous alkaline electrolyte into the battery.