Patents by Inventor Tara Foroozan

Tara Foroozan 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).

  • PROTECTIVE COATINGS FOR LITHIUM METAL ANODES INCLUDING EDGES
    Publication number: 20240113393
    Abstract: A lithium cell for a lithium metal battery includes: an electrolyte material; a cathode structure arranged on one side of the electrolyte material, the cathode structure including a cathode electrode and a cathode current collector; and an anode structure arranged on an opposite side of the electrolyte material from the cathode structure. The anode structure includes: an anode current collector; a lithium metal anode arranged on a side of the anode current collector arranged facing the electrolyte material; and a protective coating deposited on a surface of the lithium metal anode and arranged facing the electrolyte material, wherein the protective coating extends beyond the lithium metal anode and onto the anode current collector so as to seal both a surface and edge regions of the lithium metal anode from contact with a liquid electrolyte of the electrolyte material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Sakuu Corporation
    Inventors: Tara FOROOZAN, Ali MODJTAHEDI, Joykumar THOKCHOM, Aditya UPRETI, Bobak BAGHERI, Micheal GUO, Steven Zhichao SHI, Arwed NIESTROJ
  • Thin nanocoating separators for batteries
    Patent number: 11699806
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a battery and methods for making and using the battery. The battery includes (a) a separator that is woven and porous, and (b) a graphene oxide (GO) nanosheet coating coupled to a surface of the separator. The GO nanosheet coating is configured as a buffer layer to permit transport of Li-ions therethrough and to regulate a rate of flow of the transport of the Li-ions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
    Inventors: Reza Shahbazian-Yassar, Tara Foroozan
  • THIN NANOCOATING SEPARATORS FOR BATTERIES
    Publication number: 20200259150
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a battery and methods for making and using the battery. The battery includes (a) a separator that is woven and porous, and (b) a graphene oxide (GO) nanosheet coating coupled to a surface of the separator. The GO nanosheet coating is configured as a buffer layer to permit transport of Li-ions therethrough and to regulate a rate of flow of the transport of the Li-ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Reza Shahbazian-Yassar, Tara Foroozan