Patents by Inventor Snehal KOLHEKAR

Snehal KOLHEKAR 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).

  • Cycling protocol for alkaline batteries
    Patent number: 11482701
    Abstract: A method of operating a battery comprises discharging a cathode comprising manganese dioxide to within a 2nd electron capacity of the manganese dioxide at a C-rate of equal to or slower than C/10, recharging the battery, and cycling the battery during use a plurality of times. The cathode is in a battery, and the battery comprises the cathode, an anode, a separator disposed between the anode and the cathode, and an electrolyte. The cathode comprises the manganese dioxide and a conductive carbon. The anode comprises: a metal component and a conductive carbon. The metal component can be a metal, metal oxide, or metal hydroxide, and the metal of the metal component can be zinc, lithium, aluminum, magnesium, iron, cadmium and a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Snehal Kolhekar, Gautam G. Yadav, Jinchao Huang, Sanjoy Banerjee, Michael Nyce
  • CYCLING PROTOCOL FOR ALKALINE BATTERIES
    Publication number: 20200212440
    Abstract: A method of operating a battery comprises discharging a cathode comprising manganese dioxide to within a 2nd electron capacity of the manganese dioxide at a C-rate of equal to or slower than C/10, recharging the battery, and cycling the battery during use a plurality of times. The cathode is in a battery, and the battery comprises the cathode, an anode, a separator disposed between the anode and the cathode, and an electrolyte. The cathode comprises the manganese dioxide and a conductive carbon. The anode comprises: a metal component and a conductive carbon. The metal component can be a metal, metal oxide, or metal hydroxide, and the metal of the metal component can be zinc, lithium, aluminum, magnesium, iron, cadmium and a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Snehal KOLHEKAR, Gautam G. YADAV, Jinchao HUANG, Sanjoy BANERJEE, Michael NYCE