Patents by Inventor Steve D. Will

Steve D. Will 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).

  • Compositionally gradient nickel-rich cathode materials and methods for the manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 11664498
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lithium rechargeable battery cathode materials. More specifically, the cathode materials are compositionally gradient nickel-rich cathode materials produced using single-source composite precursor materials containing inorganic and/or metalorganic salts of lithium, nickel, manganese, and cobalt. Methods and systems for manufacturing the cathode materials by a combined spray pyrolysis/fluidized bed process are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Hazen Research Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Kodenkandath, Steve D. Will
  • COMPOSITIONALLY GRADIENT NICKEL-RICH CATHODE MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200365890
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lithium rechargeable battery cathode materials. More specifically, the cathode materials are compositionally gradient nickel-rich cathode materials produced using single-source composite precursor materials containing inorganic and/or metalorganic salts of lithium, nickel, manganese, and cobalt. Methods and systems for manufacturing the cathode materials by a combined spray pyrolysis/fluidized bed process are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas A. Kodenkandath, Steve D. Will