Panasonic was granted a patent for an advanced rechargeable battery.

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  "company": {
    "name": "Panasonic",
    "domain": "panasonic.com"
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        "label": "Batteries / electrochemical direct conversion of chemical to electrical energy"
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    "detail": "In October 2026 Panasonic patented a lithium-ion battery design for energy storage in rechargeable electronic devices and electric vehicles.",
    "summary": "Panasonic was granted a patent for an advanced rechargeable battery.",
    "event_at": "2026-10-27",
    "inventors": [
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        "name": "Noriko Fukamichi",
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        "name": "Tomohiro Harada",
        "status": "unresolved",
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        "name": "Takeshi Ogasawara",
        "status": "unresolved",
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      {
        "name": "Daizo Jito",
        "status": "unresolved",
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    "grant_date": "2026-10-27",
    "source_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12776519",
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      "code": "H01M 10/0568",
      "label": "Batteries / electrochemical direct conversion of chemical to electrical energy"
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    "patent_title": "Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery",
    "patent_number": "US12776519",
    "uspto_assignee": "PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.",
    "patent_abstract": "This non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, which is one example of an embodiment, comprises: a positive electrode that has a positive electrode mixture layer; a negative electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode mixture layer contains a first lithium-and-transition-metal composite oxide represented by general formula Li x Ni 1-y-z Co y M z O 2 (in the formula, 0.8≤x≤1.2, 0≤y≤0.2, 0<z≤0.5, and M is at least one metal element excluding Li, Ni, and Co), and a second lithium-and-transition-metal composite oxide represented by general formula Li a Ni 2-a-b Me b O 2 (in the formula, 0<a≤0.5, 0≤b≤0.5, and Me is at least one metal element excluding Li and Ni). The non-aqueous electrolyte contains a sulfonyl imide salt.",
    "precision_class": "structural",
    "invention_explanation": "A rechargeable battery that combines two specially formulated lithium-metal oxide materials in its positive electrode to improve battery performance.",
    "technologies_mentioned": [
      "lithium-ion batteries",
      "battery electrodes",
      "energy storage"
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