Patents by Inventor Quanquan Pang

Quanquan Pang 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).

  • Aluminum-chalcogen batteries with alkali halide molten salt electrolytes
    Patent number: 11283070
    Abstract: A rechargeable, self-heating aluminum-chalcogen battery is provided, with an aluminum or aluminum alloy negative electrode, a positive electrode of elemental chalcogen, and a mixture of chloride salts providing a molten salt electrolyte. The predominant chloride salt in the electrolyte is AlCl3. Additional chloride salts are chosen from alkali metal chlorides. The cell operates at a modestly elevated temperatures, ranging from 90° C. to 250° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: Massachusetts Instilute of Technology
    Inventors: Donald R. Sadoway, Quanquan Pang, Jiashen Meng, Ji Zhao