Patents by Inventor Michael Makepeace Thackeray

Michael Makepeace Thackeray has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Manganese dioxide-based material
    Patent number: 5658693
    Abstract: The invention provides a manganese dioxide-based material which is highly crystalline and chemically prepared. The material has a predominantly ramsdellite structure, and has a powder X-ray diffraction pattern (CuK.sub..alpha. radiation) in which the ratio of a [110] peak height to a [201] peak height is at least 0,6:1,0. The material can be used as an electrode material in an electrochemical cell 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: Technology Finance Corporation (Proprietary) Limited
    Inventors: Michael Makepeace Thackeray, Margaretha Hendrina Rossouw