Patents by Inventor ZHEN-HAN FANG

ZHEN-HAN FANG 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).

  • Publication number: 20230402592
    Abstract: A method of making lithium-ion battery anode comprising step (S1)-step (S3). step (S1): providing a nano-silicon material, and coating a positively charged carbonizable polymer on a surface of the nano-silicon material, to obtain a nano-silicon coated with the positively charged carbonizable polymer. Step (S2): adding CNTs and the nano-silicon coated with the positively charged carbonizable polymer to a solvent; and performing an ultrasonic dispersion to obtain a dispersion. And step (S3): vacuum filtering the dispersion, to obtain a composite film of the CNTs and the nano-silicon coated with positively charged carbonizable polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: ZI-XIN HONG, ZHEN-HAN FANG, JIA-PING WANG, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Publication number: 20230402582
    Abstract: A lithium-ion battery anode is provided. The lithium-ion battery anode comprises a carbon nanotube three-dimensional network structure formed by a plurality of carbon nanotubes intertwined with each other. A plurality of nano-silicon particles coated with amorphous carbon, dispersed in the carbon nanotube three-dimensional network structure, and adhered to surfaces of the plurality of carbon nanotubes. The amorphous carbon is obtained by calcining a positively charged carbonizable polymer. And a carbon nanotube functional layer located on two opposite surfaces of the carbon nanotube three-dimensional network structure, to make the carbon nanotube three-dimensional network structure located between two carbon nanotube functional layers. The carbon nanotube functional layer comprises at least two super-aligned carbon nanotube films stacked and crossed with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: ZI-XIN HONG, ZHEN-HAN FANG, JIA-PING WANG, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Patent number: 11664533
    Abstract: A lithium ion battery electrolyte comprising a glyceryl ether epoxy resin gel is provided. The glyceryl ether epoxy resin gel comprises a glyceryl ether epoxy resin and an electrolyte. The glyceryl ether epoxy resin is a cross-linked polymer obtained by a ring-opening reaction of a glyceryl ether polymer and a polyamine compound. The glyceryl ether polymer is a glycidyl ether polymer comprising at least two epoxy groups, and the polyamine compound comprises at least two amine groups. The cross-linked polymer comprises a main chain and a plurality of hydroxyl groups, and the plurality of hydroxyl groups are located on the main chain. The electrolyte comprises a lithium salt and a non-aqueous solvent. The lithium salt and the glyceryl ether epoxy resin are dispersed in the non-aqueous solvent. A method of making the lithium ion battery electrolyte is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhen-Han Fang, Jia-Ping Wang, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 11579117
    Abstract: A test device for testing an oxidation potential of an electrolyte is provided. The test device comprises a cavity, a test unit, a detector, a processing unit, and a display. The test unit comprises a positive plate comprising a first through hole, a negative plate comprising a second through hole, a first infrared window covering the first through hole, a second infrared window covering the second through hole, and an electrolyte located between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate. The first through hole and the second through hole penetrate each other. The first infrared window, the positive plate, the negative plate, and the second infrared window are stacked with each other. An infrared light beam passes through the first infrared window, the first through hole, the electrolyte, the second through hole, and the second infrared window in sequence and then is detected by the detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhen-Han Fang, Jia-Ping Wang, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Publication number: 20230030408
    Abstract: A method of preparing a lithium-ion battery electrode, S1, preparing a carbon nanotube raw material; S2, providing an electrode active material and a solvent; S3, mixing the carbon nanotube raw material and the electrode active material with the solvent to form a mixture, and stirring the mixture to form an electrode mixture; and S4, spraying the electrode mixture on a substrate to form an electrode layer, and removing the substrate and drying the electrode layer to form the lithium-ion battery electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: ZHEN-HAN FANG, JIA-PING WANG, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Publication number: 20230015179
    Abstract: An anode active material for lithium-ion battery is provided. The anode active material includes a composite material comprising a binary or multi-element metal alloy and a conductive material. The binary or multi-element metal alloy is granular, a particle size of a binary or multi-element metal alloy particle is in micron-sized, and the binary or multi-element metal alloy has lattice reversibility. The conductive material is coated on a surface of a binary or multi-element metal alloy particle. The binary or multi-element metal alloy particle is completely wrapped by the conductive material. A method of making the anode active material is also provided. A lithium-ion battery using the anode active material is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: ZHEN-HAN FANG, JIA-PING WANG, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Publication number: 20220399582
    Abstract: A solid electrolyte three-electrode electrochemical test device comprises a housing, a working electrode, a counter electrode, a reference electrode, a first conductive structure, a second conductive structure, a third conductive structure, and a solid electrolyte layer. The housing comprises a groove and a first through hole located at a bottom of the groove. The reference electrode is insulated from the counter electrode. The first conductive structure and the working electrode are stacked with each other, and the working electrode and at least a part of the first conductive structure are located in the first through hole. The solid electrolyte layer, the counter electrode, the reference electrode, the second conductive structure and the third conductive structure are located in the groove, and the first conductive structure, the working electrode, the solid electrolyte layer, the counter electrode, and the second conductive structure are sequentially stacked and located coaxially with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: ZHEN-HAN FANG, JIA-PING WANG, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Publication number: 20220235165
    Abstract: A glyceryl ether epoxy resin and a method of making it are provided. The glyceryl ether epoxy resin is a cross-linked polymer obtained by a ring-opening reaction of a glyceryl ether polymer and a polyamine compound. The glyceryl ether polymer is a glycidyl ether polymer comprising at least two epoxy groups, and the polyamine compound comprises at least two amine groups. The cross-linked polymer is a cross-linked three-dimensional network structure, the cross-linked polymer comprises a main chain and a plurality of hydroxyl groups, and the plurality of hydroxyl groups are located on the main chain. An epoxy structure of the glyceryl ether polymer is located on the main chain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: ZHEN-HAN FANG, JIA-PING WANG, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Publication number: 20220238933
    Abstract: A method of testing an oxidation potential of an electrolyte is provided. The method comprises: arranging an electrolyte between a working electrode and an auxiliary electrode to form an electrolytic cell; applying a first voltage U1 between the working electrode and the auxiliary electrode for a time ?t; applying a second voltage U2 between the working electrode and the auxiliary electrode for the time ?t, wherein U2=U1+?U; likewise, applying a nth voltage Un between the working electrode and the auxiliary electrode for the time ?t, to obtain a change curve of a current and an electric potential of the electrolytic cell with time, wherein Un=U(n?1)+?U, and n is an integer greater than or equal to 4; and obtaining the oxidation potential of the lithium ion battery electrolyte according to the change curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: ZHEN-HAN FANG, JIA-PING WANG, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Publication number: 20220236217
    Abstract: A test device for testing an oxidation potential of an electrolyte is provided. The test device comprises a cavity, a test unit, a detector, a processing unit, and a display. The test unit comprises a positive plate comprising a first through hole, a negative plate comprising a second through hole, a first infrared window covering the first through hole, a second infrared window covering the second through hole, and an electrolyte located between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate. The first through hole and the second through hole penetrate each other. The first infrared window, the positive plate, the negative plate, and the second infrared window are stacked with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: ZHEN-HAN FANG, JIA-PING WANG, SHOU-SHAN FAN
  • Publication number: 20220238917
    Abstract: A lithium ion battery electrolyte comprising a glyceryl ether epoxy resin gel is provided. The glyceryl ether epoxy resin gel comprises a glyceryl ether epoxy resin and an electrolyte. The glyceryl ether epoxy resin is a cross-linked polymer obtained by a ring-opening reaction of a glyceryl ether polymer and a polyamine compound. The glyceryl ether polymer is a glycidyl ether polymer comprising at least two epoxy groups, and the polyamine compound comprises at least two amine groups. The cross-linked polymer comprises a main chain and a plurality of hydroxyl groups, and the plurality of hydroxyl groups are located on the main chain. The electrolyte comprises a lithium salt and a non-aqueous solvent. The lithium salt and the glyceryl ether epoxy resin are dispersed in the non-aqueous solvent. A method of making the lithium ion battery electrolyte is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: ZHEN-HAN FANG, JIA-PING WANG, SHOU-SHAN FAN