| Duracell | |
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| Type | Public |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Headquarters | Bethel, Connecticut |
| Industry | Industrial Electrical Equipment |
| Products | Duracell Batteries |
| Website | www.duracell.com |
Duracell is a brand of batteries manufactured by Procter and Gamble. A public company usually refers to a company that is permitted to offer its registered securities ( Stock, bonds, etc Bethel is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, about sixty miles from New York City. For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" A broader definition of a tool is an entity used to interface between two or more domains that facilitates more effective action of one domain upon the other In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages In electronics a battery is a combination of two or more Electrochemical cells which store chemical Energy which can be converted into electrical energy Procter & Gamble Co ( P&G,) is a Fortune 500, American global corporation based in Cincinnati Ohio, that manufactures a wide
Additionally, Duracell owns the Procell professional-use brand. [1]
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Products
Duracell manufactures alkaline batteries in many common sizes, such as AAA, AA, C, D, and 9V. Alkaline batteries are a type of disposable battery dependent upon the reaction between Zinc and Manganese (IV oxide ( Zn / Mn[[Oxygen This article refers to common battery types and sizes in household and light industrial use A AAA battery (pronounced "triple A" is a dry cell-type battery commonly used in portable electronic devices A AA battery (double a or /ˈdʌbəl eɪ/ is a dry cell-type battery commonly used in portable Electronic devices C size batteries typically are used in medium-drain applications like toys and musical instruments D batteries are a electrochemical cell typically used in high current drain applications in products with motors radio receivers and transmitters portable entertainment systems A PP3 battery, commonly referred to simply as a "nine-volt battery" is shaped as a rounded rectangular prism and has a nominal output of nine Volts Lesser used sizes such as AAAA (primarily for pagers, penlights and blood glucose meters) and J size batteries (for hospital devices) are also manufactured along with a range of "button" batteries using Zinc-air chemistry, used in calculators, hearing aids and other small (mostly medical related) devices. The AAAA battery (usually read as quadruple-A) is 425 mm long and 8 A pager (sometimes called a beeper) is a simple personal Telecommunications device for short messages A flashlight (also called an electric torch or torch) is a portable electric spotlight which emits light from a small incandescent Lightbulb Blood is a specialized Bodily fluid that delivers necessary substances to the body's cells such as nutrients and oxygen—and transports Waste products Glucose (Glc a Monosaccharide (or simple Sugar) also known as grape sugar, is an important Carbohydrate in Biology. A calculator is device for performing mathematical calculations distinguished from a Computer by having a limited problem solving ability and an interface optimized for interactive A hearing aid is an electroacoustic body-worn apparatus which typically fits in or behind the wearer's Ear, and is designed to amplify and modulate sounds
Duracell also manufactures specialty batteries, including NiMH rechargeable batteries and batteries for cameras, watches, hearing aids, etc. A nickel-metal hydride battery, abbreviated NiMH, is a type of Rechargeable battery similar to a nickel-cadmium ( Ni[[Cadmium Cd]] battery A camera is a device used to capture images either as still Photographs or as sequences of moving images ( Movies or Videos. A watch is a timepiece that is made to be worn on a person The term now usually refers to a wristwatch, which is worn on the wrist with a strap or Bracelet. Their two main battery brands are "Coppertop", marketed as longer-lasting, and "Ultra", directed mainly at users of digital devices and devices that need more power. A brand is a collection of Images and ideas representing an economic producer more specifically it refers to the descriptive verbal attributes and concrete symbols such as a The Coppertop and Ultra brands of batteries use the alkaline-manganese dioxide chemistry. In Chemistry, an alkali (from Arabic: Al-Qaly القلي القالي) is a basic, ionic salt of an Alkali metal Manganese (ˈmæŋgəniːz is a Chemical element, designated by the symbol Mn. An oxide is a Chemical compound containing at least one Oxygen atom as well as at least one other element Duracell also has a line of lithium chemistry batteries and products, now manufactured outside of the U. Lithium batteries are not to be confused with lithium-ion batteries which are high energy-density rechargeable batteries Lithium batteries are S.
In recent years, Duracell's innovations expanded to include new battery designs with their prismatic batteries, which are prismatic in shape rather than cylindrical. General right and uniform prisms A right prism is a prism in which the joining edges and faces are perpendicular to the base faces A cylinder is one of the most basic curvilinear geometric shapes the Surface formed by the points at a fixed distance from a given Straight line, the axis Prismatic cells were made available in both alkaline and lithium designs. In 2006, Duracell introduced "Power PixTM" batteries with metal hydroxy technology, designed to supply longer life in digital cameras and other high drain devices by up to twice the number of photos typically achievable with alkaline batteries.
Duracell batteries are also bulk packaged for end users under the brand name Procell.
Business
Duracell introduced many battery formats, including AAA (R03) in the 1950s and AA (R6 Penlight) in 1960. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It merged with Gillette in 1996, and became part of Procter & Gamble when P&G acquired Gillette in 2005. Procter & Gamble Co ( P&G,) is a Fortune 500, American global corporation based in Cincinnati Ohio, that manufactures a wide Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Duracell's main competitor is the Energizer battery brand. Energizer Holdings ( headquartered in St Louis Missouri, is an American manufacturer of multiple consumer products including batteries, where it has a Duracell continues to have manufacturing facilities in the U. S. (primarily in the southeast) and in Asia and Europe. Duracell's global headquarters is located in Bethel, Connecticut, about an hour from New York City. Bethel is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, about sixty miles from New York City. The City of New York
History
Duracell originated via the partnership of scientist Samuel Ruben and businessman Philip Rogers Mallory, who met during the 1920s. Samuel Ruben ( 14 July, 1900 - 16 July, 1988) was an inventor who made lasting contributions to Electrochemistry and solid-state technology Philip Rogers Mallory (1885-1975 was the founder of the company that is now known as Duracell International. The P. R. Mallory Company produced mercury cells for military equipment use, trumping the Zn-air battery technology used then in virtually all applications. During the late 1970s, when the company's concerns for the now-known effects of mercury began, mercury quickly became an obsolete ingredient in all their manufacturing processes. Mercury (ˈmɜrkjʊri also called quicksilver or hydrargyrum, is a Chemical element with the symbol Hg ( Latinized hydrargyrum It was replaced by alkaline technology.
During the 1950s Kodak introduced cameras with integral flash: the design required a new cell size and thus size AAA was developed. Eastman Kodak Company ( is an American multinational Public company which produces imaging and photographic materials and equipment A flash is a device used in Photography that produces an instantaneous flash of artificial Light
In 1964 the term "Duracell" was formally introduced as a brand. The name is a portmanteau for "durable cell".
In popular culture
- In the video game Pikmin 2 for the Nintendo GameCube, a Duracell battery appears as the very first collectable item. is a real-time strategy Video game developed by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube. The, often abbreviated as GCN, is Nintendo 's fourth home Video game console and is part of the sixth generation console era. Another smaller Proton AA is found very later on.
- A Duracell battery appears in The Matrix, when Morpheus uses one to explain to Neo that humans are being used as a power supply. The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction - martial arts - Action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski and Morpheus is the name of a Fictional character (played by Laurence Fishburne) in the Science fiction films The Matrix, Thomas A "Tom" Anderson (alias Neo) is a Fictional character in The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, and The term "copper top" is used as a somewhat derogatory reference to humans plugged into the Matrix, referencing the appearance of the Duracell battery. The trademark bell from Duracell's TV ads is also played.
- Duracell is sometimes used as derogatory term for a person with red hair, particularly a redhead dressed entirely in black because of the distincitve design and color of Duracell batteries. This article is about people with red hair also sometimes called redheads
- Weird Al Yankovic makes fun of Duracell in his song I'll Sue Ya by saying: "I sued Duracell, they never told me not to shove that Double A (AA) right up my nose. Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (ˈjæŋkəvɪk born October 23 1959 is a Grammy Award winning American singer Musician, actor satirist "
- In another Weird Al song, Hardware Store, both Duracell and Energizer (Duracell's strongest competitor) batteries are mentioned as things sold at the hardware store. Energizer Holdings ( headquartered in St Louis Missouri, is an American manufacturer of multiple consumer products including batteries, where it has a
- In many countries around the world Duracell TV commercials feature the Duracell Bunny, this concept would inspire the Energizer Bunny, initially as a form of parody. A Duracell Bunny is any of several Anthropomorphic pink Rabbits powered by batteries used to promote Duracell brand batteries The Energizer Bunny is the Marketing icon and Mascot of Energizer batteries
References
- ^ Products. Duracell corporate site (Procter & Gamble). Retrieved on 2007-05-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople
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