ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,341,205, issued on June 24, was assigned to MAXELL LTD. (Kyoto, Japan).
"Alkaline button cell" was invented by Yusuke Inoue (Kyoto, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a highly reliable button-shaped alkaline battery having excellent load characteristics. A button-shaped alkaline battery includes: a positive electrode having a positive electrode mixture layer containing a silver oxide and a conductive assistant; a negative electrode containing zinc particles; an alkaline electrolyte solution; and a battery container for accommodating the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the alkaline electrolyte solution, the b...