Patents Assigned to Nanotechnologies, Inc.
  • Patent number: 10147966
    Abstract: Lithium-ion batteries are provided that variously comprise anode and cathode electrodes, an electrolyte, a separator, and, in some designs, a protective layer. In some designs, at least one of the electrodes may comprise a composite of (i) Li2S and (ii) conductive carbon that is embedded in the core of the composite. In some designs, the protective layer may be disposed on at least one of the electrodes via electrolyte decomposition. Various methods of fabrication for lithium-ion battery electrodes and particles are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignees: Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc., Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Gleb Yushin, Feixiang Wu, Hyea Kim
  • Patent number: 10124529
    Abstract: Imprint lithography templates having leading and trailing edge borders are provided that achieve zero-gap imprinting between adjacent fields with full-feature height features provided in the pattern exclusion zones (PEZ) located between such fields. The leading edge borders include dummy features, e.g., elongated features directionally oriented parallel to the mesa edge, while the trailing edge border includes a recess extending to the mesa edges. When used in a step-and-repeat process, the trailing edge border overlaps edge portions of an adjacent imprinted field that were previously patterned by the leading edge border of the template, producing full-feature height features in the pattern exclusion zones between such fields, and avoiding gaps or open areas between such fields that otherwise lead to non-uniformity of downstream processes such as etch processes and CMP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Canon Nanotechnologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gaddi S. Haase, Kosta S. Selinidis, Zhengmao Ye
  • Patent number: 10109885
    Abstract: Batteries such as Li-ion batteries are provided that comprise anode and cathode electrodes, an electrolyte ionically coupling the anode and the cathode, and a separator electrically separating the anode and the cathode. In some designs, the electrolyte may comprise, for example, a mixture of (i) a Li-ion salt with (ii) at least one other metal salt having a metal with a standard reduction potential below ?2.3 V vs. Standard Hydrogen Electrode (SHE). In other designs, the electrolyte may be disposed in conjunction with an electrolyte solvent that comprises, for example, about 10 to about 100 wt. % ether. In still other designs, the battery may further comprise anode and cathode interfacial layers (e.g., solid electrolyte interphase (SEI)) disposed between the respective electrode and the electrolyte and having different types of fragments of electrolyte solvent molecules as compared to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gleb Yushin, Bogdan Zdyrko, Hyea Kim, Igor Luzinov, Yuriy Bandera, Eugene Berdichevsky
  • Patent number: 9994715
    Abstract: A catalyst-free synthesis method for the formation of a metalorganic compound comprising a desired (first) metal may include, for example, selecting another (second) metal and an organic solvent, with the second metal being selected to (i) be more reactive with respect to the organic solvent than the first metal and (ii) form, upon exposure of the second metal to the organic solvent, a reaction by-product that is more soluble in the organic solvent than the metalorganic compound. An alloy comprising the first metal and the second metal may be first produced (e.g., formed or otherwise obtained) and then treated with the organic solvent in a liquid phase or a vapor phase to form a mixture comprising (i) the reaction by-product comprising the second metal and (ii) the metalorganic compound comprising the first metal. The metalorganic compound may then be separated from the mixture in the form of a solid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignees: Sila Nanotechnologies Inc., Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Gleb Yushin, James Benson, Danni Lei, Eugene Berdichevsky
  • Patent number: 9889076
    Abstract: A preparation provides light or radiation attenuation between about 190 and 800 nm has an amount of diamond nanoparticles in a medium, where the diamond nanoparticles have a size between about 1 nm and 1000 nm are modified to enhance absorption or photoluminescence. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: Adámas Nanotechnologies, Inc., International Technology Center
    Inventors: Olga Alexander Shenderova, Varvara Grichko
  • Publication number: 20180028418
    Abstract: A preparation provides light or radiation attenuation between about 190 and 800 nm has an amount of diamond nanoparticles in a medium, where the diamond nanoparticles have a size between about 1 nm and 1000 nm are modified to enhance absorption or photoluminescence. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicants: International Technology Center, Adámas Nanotechnologies Inc.
    Inventors: Olga Aleksandrovna Shenderova, Varvara Grichko
  • Patent number: 9855551
    Abstract: The present invention provides a catalyst precursor and a catalyst suitable for preparing multi-wall carbon nanotubes. The resulting multi-wall carbon nanotubes have a narrow distribution as to the number of walls forming the tubes and a narrow distribution in the range of diameters for the tubes. Additionally, the present invention provides methods for producing multi-wall carbon nanotubes having narrow distributions in the number of walls and diameters. Further, the present invention provides a composition of spent catalyst carrying multi-wall nanotubes having narrow distribution ranges of walls and diameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Southwest Nanotechnologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ricardo Prada Silvy, Yongqiang Tan
  • Patent number: 9786947
    Abstract: Li-ion batteries are provided that include a cathode, an anode comprising active particles, an electrolyte ionically coupling the anode and the cathode, a separator electrically separating the anode and the cathode, and at least one hydrofluoric acid neutralizing agent incorporated into the anode or the separator. Li-ion batteries are also provided that include a cathode, an anode comprising active particles, an electrolyte ionically coupling the anode and the cathode, and a separator electrically separating the anode and the cathode, where the electrolyte may be formed from a mixture of an imide salt and at least one salt selected from the group consisting of LiPF6, LiBF4, and LiClO4. Li-ion battery anodes are also provided that include an active material core and a protective coating at least partially encasing the active material core, where the protective coating comprises a material that is resistant to hydrofluoric acid permeation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignees: Sila Nanotechnologies Inc., Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Gleb Nikolayevich Yushin, Bogdan Zydrko, Kara Evanoff
  • Patent number: 9778578
    Abstract: Imprint lithography template chucks and related systems and methods are provided that substantially maintain structural support functions while significantly enhancing imprint quality functions. The chucks incorporate dynamic vacuum seals to substantially reduce template contact during alignment and distortion correction while still providing good structural support upon separation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Nanotechnologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mario Johannes Meissl, Anshuman Cherala, Byung-Jin Choi, Seth J. Bamesberger
  • Patent number: 9778562
    Abstract: An imprint lithography template or imprinting stack includes a porous material defining a multiplicity of pores with an average pore size of at least about 0.4 nm. A porosity of the porous material is at least about 10%. The porous template, the porous imprinting stack, or both may be used in an imprint lithography process to facilitate diffusion of gas trapped between the template and the imprinting stack into the template, the imprinting stack or both, such that polymerizable material between the imprinting stack and the template rapidly forms a substantially continuous layer between the imprinting stack and the template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Nanotechnologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Y. Xu, Weijun Liu, Edward Brian Fletcher, Sidlgata V. Sreenivasan, Byung Jin Choi, Niyaz Khusnatdinov, Anshuman Cherala, Kosta S. Selinidis
  • Publication number: 20170271659
    Abstract: Described herein are improved composite anodes and lithium-ion batteries made therefrom. Further described are methods of making and using the improved anodes and batteries. In general, the anodes include a porous composite having a plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites. At least one of the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites is formed from a dendritic particle, which is a three-dimensional, randomly-ordered assembly of nanoparticles of an electrically conducting material and a plurality of discrete non-porous nanoparticles of a non-carbon Group 4A element or mixture thereof disposed on a surface of the dendritic particle. At least one nanocomposite of the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites has at least a portion of its dendritic particle in electrical communication with at least a portion of a dendritic particle of an adjacent nanocomposite in the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicants: Sila Nanotechnologies Inc., Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Gleb YUSHIN, Oleksandr MAGAZYNSKYY, Patrick DIXON, Benjamin HERTZBERG
  • Patent number: 9673448
    Abstract: Described herein are improved composite anodes and lithium-ion batteries made therefrom. Further described are methods of making and using the improved anodes and batteries. In general, the anodes include a porous composite having a plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites. At least one of the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites is formed from a dendritic particle, which is a three-dimensional, randomly-ordered assembly of nanoparticles of an electrically conducting material and a plurality of discrete non-porous nanoparticles of a non-carbon Group 4A element or mixture thereof disposed on a surface of the dendritic particle. At least one nanocomposite of the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites has at least a portion of its dendritic particle in electrical communication with at least a portion of a dendritic particle of an adjacent nanocomposite in the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignees: Sila Nanotechnologies Inc., Georgia Tech Research Corporation
    Inventors: Gleb Yushin, Oleksandr Magazynskyy, Patrick Dixon, Benjamin Hertzberg
  • Patent number: 9651862
    Abstract: Imprint lithography methods that incorporate depositing droplets of polymerizable material in patterns that improve fill time performance when employing directionally-oriented imprint templates. The patterns are based on grid arrays formed of repeating sets of rows of droplets oriented along fast and slow axes, with droplets of each row offset along the slow axis relative to droplets in adjacent rows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Nanotechnologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Brian Fletcher, Gerard M. Schmid, Se-Hyuk Im, Niyaz Khusnatdinov, Yeshwanth Srinivasan, Weijun Liu, Frank Y. Xu
  • Patent number: 9630981
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions of matter comprising synthetic blends of at least two feedstocks that produce a distribution of fluorinated polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane compounds. The present disclosure also relates to methods of making such fluorinated polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane compounds from such synthetic blends. The present disclosure also relates to uses of such fluorinated polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: NBD Nanotechnologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John C. Warner, Jean R. Loebelenz, Srinivasa Rao Cheruku, Thomas Woodrow Gero
  • Patent number: 9616614
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for patterning polymerizable material dispensed on flexible substrates or flat substrates using imprint lithography techniques. Template replication methods and systems are also presented where patterns from a master are transferred to flexible substrates to form flexible film templates. Such flexible film templates are then used to pattern large area flat substrates. Contact between the imprint template and substrate can be initiated and propagated by relative translation between the template and the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignees: Canon Nanotechnologies, Inc., Molecular Imprints, Inc.
    Inventors: Byung-Jin Choi, Se Hyun Ahn, Mahadevan GanapathiSubramanian, Michael N. Miller, Sidlgata V. Sreenivasan
  • Patent number: 9529274
    Abstract: In an imprint lithography system, a recessed support on a template chuck may alter a shape of a template positioned thereon providing minimization and/or elimination of premature downward deflection of outer edges of the template in a nano imprint lithography process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignees: Canon Nanotechnologies, Inc., Molecular Imprints, Inc.
    Inventors: Mahadevan GanapathiSubramanian, Mario Johannes Meissl, Avinash Panga, Byung-Jin Choi
  • Patent number: 9514950
    Abstract: Methods of increasing etch selectivity in imprint lithography are described which employ material deposition techniques that impart a unique morphology to the multi-layer material stacks, thereby enhancing etch process window and improving etch selectivity. For example, etch selectivity of 50:1 or more between patterned resist layer and deposited metals, metalloids, or non-organic oxides can be achieved, which greatly preserves the pattern feature height prior to the etch process that transfers the pattern into the substrate, allowing for sub-20 nm pattern transfer at high fidelity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignees: Canon Nanotechnologies, Inc., Molecular Imprints, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhengmao Ye, Dwayne L. LaBrake
  • Patent number: 9452574
    Abstract: Described are methods of forming large area templates useful for patterning large area optical devices including e.g. wire grid polarizers (WGPs). Such methods provide for seamless patterning of such large area devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignees: Canon Nanotechnologies, Inc., Molecular Imprints, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas J. Resnick, Michael N. Miller, Frank Y. Xu
  • Patent number: 9373838
    Abstract: Described herein are improved composite anodes and lithium-ion batteries made therefrom. Further described are methods of making and using the improved anodes and batteries. In general, the anodes include a porous composite having a plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites. At least one of the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites is formed from a dendritic particle, which is a three-dimensional, randomly-ordered assembly of nanoparticles of an electrically conducting material and a plurality of discrete non-porous nanoparticles of a non-carbon Group 4A element or mixture thereof disposed on a surface of the dendritic particle. At least one nanocomposite of the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites has at least a portion of its dendritic particle in electrical communication with at least a portion of a dendritic particle of an adjacent nanocomposite in the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignees: Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gleb Yushin, Oleksandr Magazynskyy, Patrick Dixon, Benjamin Hertzberg
  • Patent number: 9323143
    Abstract: A nano-imprint lithography process includes forming a multiplicity of hydroxyl groups on a surface of a substantially inorganic nano-imprint lithography template, heating the template, and reacting a pre-selected percentage of the hydroxyl groups on the surface of the template with a mono-functional, non-fluorinated compound to form a monolayer coating on the surface of the nano-imprint lithography template. The coated template may be contacted with a polymerizable composition disposed on a nano-imprint lithography substrate, and the polymerizable composition solidified to form a patterned layer. The coated template is separated from the patterned layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignees: Canon Nanotechnologies, Inc., Molecular Imprints, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Y. Xu, Weijun Liu