Patents Assigned to Natron Energy, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20250130622
    Abstract: A system and method for providing state machine control of a short-term power bridging architecture, particularly tailored to improvements in electrochemical cell packs that include an aggregation of electrochemical cells having at least one electrode using a TMCCC. three sections, including: (a) a first section, a protection section managed by a Main Controller State Machine (MCSM); (b) a second section, a pack management section managed by a Follower State Machine (FSM); and (c) a third section, an interaction section in communication with the outside world managed by a Snooping State Machine (SSM).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: Natron Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Gopalakrishnan Parakulam, Michael Shmukler
  • Publication number: 20250133686
    Abstract: A system and method for providing a short-term power bridging architecture, particularly tailored to improvements in electrochemical cell packs that include an aggregation of electrochemical cells having at least one electrode using a TMCCC. A rack architecture for a power bridging rack, includes a power path; and a low voltage path; wherein elements disposed in the power path include protection elements and provide a protection function; wherein the low voltage path is divided into a control section and an interface section; wherein the control section provides a balance function; and wherein the interface section interfaces to one or more devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: Natron Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Gopalakrishnan Parakulam, Stevan Polak, Ruoyu Zhang
  • Patent number: 12255291
    Abstract: A system and method for implementing and manufacturing a hierarchy system for use with a TMCCC-containing electrically-conductive structure (e.g., an electrode) as well as methods for use and manufacturing of such structures and electrochemical cells including these devices. Structures and methods include a coordination complex having LxMyNzTia1Va2Cra3Mna4Fea5Coa6Nia7Cua8Zna9Caa10Mga11[R(CN)6]b (H2O)c. The method includes binding electrochemically active material to produce a hierarchical structure, the hierarchical structure having a plurality of primary crystallites having a size D1, the plurality of these primary crystallites agglomerated into a set of agglomerates each agglomerate having a size D2>D1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Natron Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Dyuman Lionnel Das, Colin Deane Wessells, Daniel Friebel, Ronald James Mosso, Keith Michael Wampler
  • Publication number: 20250023111
    Abstract: A system and method for implementing and manufacturing a hierarchy system for use with a TMCCC-containing electrically-conductive structure (e.g., an electrode) as well as methods for use and manufacturing of such structures and electrochemical cells including these devices. Structures and methods include a coordination complex having LxMyNzTia1Va2Cra3Mna4Fea5Coa6Nia7Cua8Zna9Caa10Mga11[R(CN)6]b(H2O)c;. The method includes binding electrochemically active material to produce a hierarchical structure, the hierarchical structure having a plurality of primary crystallites having a size D1, the plurality of these primary crystallites agglomerated into a set of agglomerates each agglomerate having a size D2>D1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2024
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: Natron Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Deane Wessells, Nicole J. Escorcia, Daniel Friebel, Wentao Song, Aniruddh Shrivastava, Ashenafi Damtew Mamuye
  • Publication number: 20240351897
    Abstract: A system and method for a multi-product manufacturing method capable of producing multiple different Prussian blue analogue electrochemically active coordination compounds for use in one or more conductive structures in such cells, for example, for use with a transition metal cyanide coordination compound (TMCCC) containing electrically-conductive structure (e.g., an electrode) as well as methods for use and manufacturing of such structures and electrochemical cells including these devices. One of a set of multiple different Prussian Blue analogue materials are capable of being prepared, directly or indirectly, from a common precursor mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: Natron Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashenafi Damtew Mamuye, Daniel Friebel, Aniruddh Shrivastava, Henry T. Ainley, Nicole J. Escorcia, Colin Deane Wessells
  • Publication number: 20240343595
    Abstract: A system and method for a multi-product manufacturing method capable of producing multiple different Prussian blue analogue electrochemically active coordination compounds for use in one or more conductive structures in such cells, for example, for use with a transition metal cyanide coordination compound (TMCCC) containing electrically-conductive structure (e.g., an electrode) as well as methods for use and manufacturing of such structures and electrochemical cells including these devices. One of a set of multiple different Prussian Blue analogue materials are capable of being prepared, directly or indirectly, from a common precursor mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: Natron Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashenafi Damtew Mamuye, Daniel Friebel, Aniruddh Shrivastava, Henry T. Ainley, Nicole J. Escorcia, Colin Deane Wessells
  • Publication number: 20240343596
    Abstract: A system and method for a multi-product manufacturing method capable of producing multiple different Prussian blue analogue electrochemically active coordination compounds for use in one or more conductive structures in such cells, for example, for use with a transition metal cyanide coordination compound (TMCCC) containing electrically-conductive structure (e.g., an electrode) as well as methods for use and manufacturing of such structures and electrochemical cells including these devices. One of a set of multiple different Prussian Blue analogue materials are capable of being prepared, directly or indirectly, from a common precursor mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicant: Natron Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashenafi Damtew Mamuye, Daniel Friebel, Aniruddh Shrivastava, Henry T. Ainley, Nicole J. Escorcia, Colin Deane Wessells
  • Publication number: 20240308862
    Abstract: A system and method implementing and manufacturing transition metal cyanide coordination compounds (TMCCC) comprising Na, Fe, Mn, C, H, N, S, and O, wherein the TMCCC have 0-14% hexacyanometallate vacancies such as for application in electrochemical cells, including sodium ion secondary batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Natron Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashenafi Damtew Mamuye, Daniel Friebel, Aniruddh Shrivastava
  • Publication number: 20240308863
    Abstract: A system and method implementing and manufacturing transition metal cyanide coordination compounds (TMCCC) comprising Na, Fe, Mn, C, H, N, S, and O, wherein the TMCCC have 0-14% hexacyanometallate vacancies such as for application in electrochemical cells, including sodium ion secondary batteries; further including both sodium and potassium with and without sulfate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Natron Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashenafi Damtew Mamuye, Daniel Friebel, Aniruddh Shrivastava
  • Publication number: 20240194946
    Abstract: A system and method for a liquid electrolyte used in secondary electrochemical cells having at least one electrode including a TMCCC material, the liquid electrolyte enabling an increased lifetime while allowing for fast discharge to extremely high depth of discharge. The addition of dinitriles to liquid electrolytes in electrochemical cells in which energy storage is achieved by ion intercalation in transition metal cyanide coordination compounds (TMCCC) has the advantage of increasing device lifetime by inhibiting common chemical and electrochemical degradation mechanisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Applicant: Natron Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Majid Keshavarz, Daniel Friebel, Peter Benjamin Herman, Grace Marjorie Yee, Alex J. Klevay
  • Patent number: 11996583
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell having one or more electrodes with TMCCC materials introduces improved performance by including a special separator having ceramics and/or a discrete multilayer construction. TMCCC materials with no surface modifications, and existing electrolytes with no composition modifications are combined with a different grade of separator to improve cell performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Natron Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Grace Marjorie Yee, Daniel Friebel, Ali Firouzi
  • Patent number: 11967686
    Abstract: A system and method for optimizing electrochemical cells including electrodes employing coordination compounds by mediating water content within a desired water content profile that includes sufficient coordinated water and reduces non-coordinated water below a desired target and with electrochemical cells including a coordination compound electrochemically active in one or more electrodes, with an improvement in electrochemical cell manufacture that relaxes standards for water content of electrochemical cells having one or more electrodes including one or more such transition metal cyanide coordination compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Natron Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Deane Wessells, Daniel Friebel, Peter Benjamin Herman, Grace Marjorie Yee
  • Publication number: 20240097202
    Abstract: A system and method for implementing and manufacturing a hierarchy system for use with a TMCCC-containing electrically-conductive structure (e.g., an electrode) as well as methods for use and manufacturing of such structures and electrochemical cells including these devices. Structures and methods include a coordination complex having LxMyNzTia1Va2Cra3Mna4Fea5Coa6Nia7Cua8Zna9Caa10Mga11[R(CN)6]b (H2O)c. The method includes binding electrochemically active material to produce a hierarchical structure, the hierarchical structure having a plurality of primary crystallites having a size D1, the plurality of these primary crystallites agglomerated into a set of agglomerates each agglomerate having a size D2>D1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Natron Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Dyuman Lionnel Das, Colin Deane Wessells, Daniel Friebel, Ronald James Mosso, Keith Michael Wampler
  • Patent number: 11923507
    Abstract: A system and method for a liquid electrolyte used in secondary electrochemical cells having at least one electrode including a TMCCC material, the liquid electrolyte enabling an increased lifetime while allowing for fast discharge to extremely high depth of discharge. The addition of dinitriles to liquid electrolytes in electrochemical cells in which energy storage is achieved by ion intercalation in transition metal cyanide coordination compounds (TMCCC) has the advantage of increasing device lifetime by inhibiting common chemical and electrochemical degradation mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Natron Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Majid Keshavarz, Daniel Friebel, Peter Benjamin Herman, Grace Marjorie Yee, Alex J. Klevay
  • Patent number: 11912581
    Abstract: A system and method implementing and manufacturing transition metal cyanide coordination compounds (TMCCC) comprising Na, Fe, Mn, C, H, N, S, and O, wherein the TMCCC have 0-14% hexacyanometallate vacancies such as for application in electrochemical cells, including sodium ion secondary batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Natron Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashenafi Damtew Mamuye, Daniel Friebel, Aniruddh Shrivastava
  • Patent number: 11876182
    Abstract: A system and method for a liquid electrolyte used in secondary electrochemical cells having at least one electrode including a TMCCC material, the liquid electrolyte enabling an increased lifetime while allowing for fast discharge to extremely high depth of discharge. The addition of dinitriles to liquid electrolytes in electrochemical cells in which energy storage is achieved by ion intercalation in transition metal cyanide coordination compounds (TMCCC) has the advantage of increasing device lifetime by inhibiting common chemical and electrochemical degradation mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Natron Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Majid Keshavarz, Daniel Friebel, Peter Benjamin Herman, Grace Marjorie Yee, Alex J. Klevay
  • Patent number: 11862775
    Abstract: A system and method for optimizing electrochemical cells including electrodes employing coordination compounds by mediating water content within a desired water content profile that includes sufficient coordinated water and reduces non-coordinated water below a desired target and with electrochemical cells including a coordination compound electrochemically active in one or more electrodes, with an improvement in electrochemical cell manufacture that relaxes standards for water content of electrochemical cells having one or more electrodes including one or more such transition metal cyanide coordination compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Natron Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Deane Wessells, Daniel Friebel, Peter Benjamin Herman, Grace Marjorie Yee
  • Patent number: 11843098
    Abstract: A system and method for optimizing electrochemical cells including electrodes employing coordination compounds by mediating water content within a desired water content profile that includes sufficient coordinated water and reduces non-coordinated water below a desired target and with electrochemical cells including a coordination compound electrochemically active in one or more electrodes, with an improvement in electrochemical cell manufacture that relaxes standards for water content of electrochemical cells having one or more electrodes including one or more such transition metal cyanide coordination compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Natron Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Colin Deane Wessells, Daniel Friebel, Peter Benjamin Herman, Grace Marjorie Yee
  • Publication number: 20230387550
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell having one or more electrodes with TMCCC materials introduces improved performance by including a special separator having ceramics and/or a discrete multilayer construction. TMCCC materials with no surface modifications, and existing electrolytes with no composition modifications are combined with a different grade of separator to improve cell performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Natron Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Grace Marjorie Yee, Daniel Friebel, Ali Firouzi
  • Publication number: 20230361348
    Abstract: A system and method for a liquid electrolyte used in secondary electrochemical cells having at least one electrode including a TMCCC material, the liquid electrolyte enabling an increased lifetime while allowing for fast discharge to extremely high depth of discharge. The addition of dinitriles to liquid electrolytes in electrochemical cells in which energy storage is achieved by ion intercalation in transition metal cyanide coordination compounds (TMCCC) has the advantage of increasing device lifetime by inhibiting common chemical and electrochemical degradation mechanisms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Natron Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Majid Keshavarz, Daniel Friebel, Peter Benjamin Herman, Grace Marjorie Yee, Alex J. Klevay