Patents by Inventor Aaron M. Hollas

Aaron M. Hollas 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).

  • Patent number: 11591294
    Abstract: Aqueous electrolytes comprising fluorenone/fluorenol derivatives are disclosed. The electrolyte may be an anolyte for an aqueous redox flow battery. In some embodiments, the compound, or salt thereof, has a structure according to any one of formulas I-III where Q1-Q4 independently are CH, C(R1) or N, wherein 0, 1, or 2 of Q1-Q4 are N; Q5-Q8 independently are CH, C(R2), or N, wherein 0, 1, or 2 of Q5-Q8 are N; Y is C?O or C(H)OH; R1 and R2 independently are an electron withdrawing group; n is an integer >1; and x and y independently are 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, where at least one of x and y is not 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Wei Wang, Ruozhu Feng, Xin Zhang, Aaron M. Hollas, Vijay Murugesan, Nadeesha P. Nambukara Wellala, Yuyan Shao, Zimin Nie
  • Publication number: 20230051932
    Abstract: An anolyte for a redox-flow battery (RFB) comprising a metal-ion complex and a phosphonate-based ligand having a phosphonic group wherein the phosphonic acid group is directly coordinated to a metal-ion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Aaron M. Hollas, Guosheng Li, Minyuan Mil Li, Qian Huang, David M. Reed, Vincent L. Sprenkle
  • Publication number: 20230006229
    Abstract: Aqueous anolytes for redox flow batteries are disclosed. The anolytes include a fluorenone-fluorenol derivative, an additive comprising an organic compound including one or more proton acceptor groups, an alkali metal hydroxide, and water. The additive functions as a homogeneous organocatalyst and may increase the current density of an aqueous redox flow battery including the anolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Ruozhu Feng, Wei Wang, Xin Zhang, Yangang Liang, Aaron M. Hollas, Yuyan Shao, Vijayakumar Murugesan, Ying Chen
  • Publication number: 20210147347
    Abstract: Aqueous electrolytes comprising fluorenone/fluorenol derivatives are disclosed. The electrolyte may be an anolyte for an aqueous redox flow battery. In some embodiments, the compound, or salt thereof, has a structure according to any one of formulas I-III where Q1-Q4 independently are CH, C(R1) or N, wherein 0, 1, or 2 of Q1-Q4 are N; Q5-Q8 independently are CH, C(R2), or N, wherein 0, 1, or 2 of Q5-Q8 are N; Y is C?O or C(H)OH; R1 and R2 independently are an electron withdrawing group; n is an integer >1; and x and y independently are 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, where at least one of x and y is not 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Wei Wang, Ruozhu Feng, Xin Zhang, Aaron M. Hollas, Vijay Murugesan, Nadeesha P. Nambukara Wellala, Yuyan Shao, Zimin Nie
  • Patent number: 10454124
    Abstract: Embodiments of an aqueous electrolyte comprising a base and a phenazine derivative are disclosed. Redox flow batteries including the aqueous electrolyte are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Xiaoliang Wei, Wei Wang, Aaron M. Hollas, Vincent L. Sprenkle, Zimin Nie, Bin Li
  • Publication number: 20180366757
    Abstract: Embodiments of an aqueous electrolyte comprising a base and a phenazine derivative are disclosed. Redox flow batteries including the aqueous electrolyte are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Xiaoliang Wei, Wei Wang, Aaron M. Hollas, Vincent L. Sprenkle, Zimin Nie, Bin Li
  • Patent number: 9611348
    Abstract: An ethylene copolymer, a Group 4 transition metal catalyst compound, and methods for polymerization using such a compound, said compound represented by the formula: (L)p(R?)zT(Cp)(A)MX2, where M is a Group 4 metal; z is 0 to 8; p is 1 to 3; X is an anionic leaving group; T is a bridging group; R1 to R4 are hydrogen, a hydrocarbyl group, a substituted hydrocarbyl group, aryl group, substituted aryl group, or a heteroatom-containing group (where adjacent R groups can form rings); R? is hydrogen, a C1 to C10 alkyl group, a C6 to C24 aryl group, or a C7 to C40 alkylaryl group; and L is a heteroatom or heteroatom-containing group bound to T, Cp is a cyclopentadienyl ring substituted with 0 to 4 substituent groups (where adjacent groups can form C4 to C20 rings); A is Cp or (JS?z*-1-y), where J is a Group 15 or 16 element; S? is a hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, or heteroatom; z* is 2 or 3, and y is 0 or 1, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
    Inventors: Ian C. Stewart, Steven D. Brown, Crisita Carmen H. Atienza, David T. Harris, Aaron M. Hollas
  • Publication number: 20140316085
    Abstract: An ethylene copolymer, a Group 4 transition metal catalyst compound, and methods for polymerization using such a compound, said compound represented by the formula: (L)p(R?)zT(Cp)(A)MX2, where M is a Group 4 metal; z is 0 to 8; p is 1 to 3; X is an anionic leaving group; T is a bridging group; R1 to R4 are hydrogen, a hydrocarbyl group, a substituted hydrocarbyl group, aryl group, substituted aryl group, or a heteroatom-containing group (where adjacent R groups can form rings); R? is hydrogen, a C1 to C10 alkyl group, a C6 to C24 aryl group, or a C7 to C40 alkylaryl group; and L is a heteroatom or heteroatom-containing group bound to T, Cp is a cyclopentadienyl ring substituted with 0 to 4 substituent groups (where adjacent groups can form C4 to C20 rings); A is Cp or (JS?z*-1-y), where J is a Group 15 or 16 element; S? is a hydrocarbyl, substituted hydrocarbyl, or heteroatom; z* is 2 or 3, and y is 0 or 1, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: Ian C. Stewart, Steven D. Brown, Crisita Carmen H. Atienza, David T. Harris, Aaron M. Hollas