Patents by Inventor Mengnian Niu

Mengnian Niu 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).

  • Hermetial via seal for thin film battery
    Patent number: 10964925
    Abstract: Vertical via connections to a battery are hermetically sealed to prevent environmental factors (e.g. moisture, oxygen, and nitrogen) from entering the internals of the battery through porous conductive material filling the vias resulting in reduced battery performance and battery failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation, Front Edge Technology, Inc
    Inventors: Bing Dang, Qianwen Chen, Yu Luo, John Knickerbocker, Jae-Woong Nah, Kai Liu, Po-wen Cheng, Tung-hsiu Shih, Mengnian Niu, Kai-wei Nieh
  • HERMETIAL VIA SEAL FOR THIN FILM BATTERY
    Publication number: 20200274113
    Abstract: Vertical via connections to a battery are hermetically sealed to prevent environmental factors (e.g. moisture, oxygen, and nitrogen) from entering the internals of the battery through porous conductive material filling the vias resulting in reduced battery performance and battery failure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Bing Dang, Qianwen Chen, Yu Luo, John Knickerbocker, Jae-Woong Nah, Kai Liu, Po-wen Cheng, Tung-hsiu Shih, Mengnian Niu, Kai-wei Nieh