Patents Examined by Andrew J Oyer
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Patent number: 12110456Abstract: Methods and compositions suitable for forming electrodes and other components of energy storage devices are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2021Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: florrent, Inc.Inventors: Jose LaSalle, Alexander Stuart Nichols
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Patent number: 12104116Abstract: A thermally conductive elastomer composition of the present invention contains: 100 parts by mass of a styrene-based elastomer; from 610 to 750 parts by mass of a process oil formed of a petroleum-based hydrocarbon, the a process oil having a weight average molecular weight of not greater than 600; from 25 to 40 parts by mass of a solid nonionic surfactant having an HLB value of 2.0 or greater; from 260 to 640 parts by mass of aluminum hydroxide powder; and from 250 to 340 parts by mass of artificial graphite powder.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2020Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: KITAGAWA INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Inventor: Tatsuya Uchida
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Patent number: 12098799Abstract: A hybrid compound for insulating a substrate is formed by dispersing functionalized inorganic nanomaterials in a non-toxic reagent at a controlled pH using volatile bases to form an aqueous dispersion. The aqueous dispersion is then stirred to form the hybrid compound. The compound is then applied to a substrate and dried to from an insulating layer. The insulating layer protects the substrate from temperatures exceeding 1200 degrees Fahrenheit.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: NANOTECH, INC.Inventor: Claudinei Calado Rezende
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Patent number: 12095094Abstract: A method of producing conductor-speckled active material particles includes agitating conductive particles within an aqueous binder solution that includes a mixture of binder particulates suspended within a water-based medium. An intermediate powder including the conductive particles dispersed amongst the mixture of binder particulates is generated by evaporating water from the aqueous binder solution to generate. Subsequently, the particulate mixture including active material particles and the intermediate powder is agitated to generate a powder mixture of conductor-speckled active material agglomerations. Each of the conductor-speckled active material agglomerations includes a plurality of conductive particles in electrical contact with one or more active material particles. Further, the conductor-speckled active material agglomerations include binder particulates interspersed between one or more active material particles.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2023Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: PIXION BATTERIES, INC.Inventors: Varun Devaraj, Vikram Devaraj
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Patent number: 12089386Abstract: The present application relates to a composite material, a method for producing the same, and an electromagnetic-wave shielding sheet comprising the same, which can provide a composite material having excellent impact resistance and processability while having excellent heat dissipation performance, a method for producing the composite material, and an electromagnetic-wave shielding sheet.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: September 10, 2024Assignee: LG Chem, LTD.Inventors: Jong Min Shin, Dong Woo Yoo, Jin Kyu Lee
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Patent number: 12077452Abstract: A process for forming an active cathode material. The process comprises forming a precursor comprising a lithium salt and a multi-carboxylic acid salt of at least one of nickel, manganese or cobalt; heating the precursor in a metal lined vessel to a temperature of no more than 600° C. to form an intermediate material; and heating the intermediate material to a temperature of over 600° C. to form said active cathode material.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2022Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Nano One Materials Corp.Inventors: Daniel J. Blondal, Stephen A. Campbell, Annabelle Po Yin Wong, O'Rian Reid
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Patent number: 12071724Abstract: Method of delignification of plant material, said method comprising: providing said plant material comprising cellulose fibres and lignin; exposing said plant material requiring to a composition comprising: an acid; a modifying agent selected from the group consisting of: sulfamic acid; imidazole; taurine; a taurine derivative; a taurine-related compound; alkylsulfonic acid; aryl sulfonic acid; triethanolamine; and combinations thereof; a metal salt; and a peroxide; for a period of time sufficient to remove substantially all (at least 80%) of the lignin present on said plant material.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2021Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: SIXRING INC.Inventors: Clay Purdy, Markus Weissenberger, Markus Pagels, Kyle G Wynnyk, Matthew Dewit, Andrew M Corbett
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Patent number: 12071345Abstract: In some embodiments, a system for producing synthesis gas, the system including a reactor including a burner, a combustion chamber, and a catalyst chamber, and a mixer upstream of the reactor configured to mix fuel with steam to produce humidified fuel that is provided to the burner of the reactor.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2019Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Inventors: Brian H. Dennis, Frederick M. MacDonnell
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Patent number: 12068084Abstract: The known fully ceramic microencapsulated fuel (FCM) entrains fission products within a primary encapsulation that is the consolidated within a secondary ultra-high-temperature-ceramic of Silicon Carbide (SiC). In this way the potential for fission product release to the environment is significantly limited. In order to extend the performance of this fuel to higher temperature and more aggressive coolant environments, such as the hot-hydrogen of proposed nuclear rockets, a zirconium carbide matrix version of the FCM fuel has been invented. In addition to the novel nature to this very high temperature fuel, the ability to form these fragile TRISO microencapsulations within fully dense ZrC represent a significant achievement.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2023Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: ULTRA SAFE NUCLEAR CORPORATIONInventor: Lance Lewis Snead
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Patent number: 12053658Abstract: A forest fire retardant composition contains a retardant compound that includes a potassium salt. The potassium salt may include a potassium salt of an organic acid, a potassium salt of an inorganic acid, or mixtures thereof. The organic acid may include formic acid, acetic acid, propanoic acid, butanoic acid, lactic acid, oxalic acid, malic acid, gluconic acid, tartaric acid, uric acid, malic acid, or citric acid. The inorganic acid may include sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, carbonic acid, or hydrochloric acid. The composition may be in the form of a dry concentrate, a liquid concentrate, or a final diluted product. The final diluted product is effective in suppressing, retarding, and controlling forest fires while exhibiting corrosion resistance and low toxicity.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2023Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: FRS Group, LLCInventors: Dennis Hulbert, Robert J. Burnham, Michael S. Schnarr, Gerald Geissler, David W. Wilkening, Joseph McLellan, Michael White, Gerald S. Frankel
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Patent number: 12051807Abstract: Provided is an electrode material which is suitable for use as a material for forming electrodes for use in lithium ion secondary batteries, etc. and which makes it possible to heighten the rate characteristics of batteries. The electrode material is characterized by comprising a polymer having, in a side chain, a fluoflavin skeleton such as that shown by the formula and an inorganic active material, the polymer being contained in an amount of 1 mass % or less with respect to the solid components.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignees: WASEDA UNIVERSITY, NISSAN CHEMICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Kenichi Oyaizu, Kan Hatakeyama, Tomoki Akahane, Choitsu Go, Takahiro Kaseyama
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Patent number: 12043573Abstract: This invention relates to compositions and methods for improving the adhesion of resin compositions to substrate materials, pre-treating substrate materials to improve the adhesion of resin compositions to the substrate materials, and/or controlling gel formation of resin compositions. More particularly, the invention relates to compositions and methods for improving the adhesion of ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) compositions to substrate materials using adhesion promoters containing isocyanate groups in a resin composition. The invention also relates to methods for improving the adhesion of resin compositions to substrate materials by pre-treating substrate materials with adhesion promoters containing isocyanate groups. The invention further relates to a method of providing a gel-modified ROMP composition, in which a hydroperoxide is added to a ROMP polymerizable resin composition in order to control gel formation of the polymerizing resin.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2021Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: MATERIA, INC.Inventors: Li-Sheng Wang, Anthony R. Stephen, Paul W. Boothe, Tessa Schulze, Michael A. Giardello, Mark S. Trimmer, Christopher J. Cruce, Farshad J. Motamedi, Brian Edgecombe
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Patent number: 12037128Abstract: A hydrogen fuel including a safety marker and a method and apparatus for adding the safety marker to the hydrogen fuel. The hydrogen fuel may be stored in a tank in a liquid phase and then heated to at least one of a gaseous phase and a supercritical phase. The safety marker may be added to the hydrogen fuel when the hydrogen fuel is in the at least one of the gaseous phase and the supercritical phase after heating the hydrogen fuel. The hydrogen fuel may be delivered in the at least one of the gaseous phase and the supercritical phase to a power generator, such as a gas turbine engine. The safety marker may be a visual safety marker, such as a noble gas, or an odorant.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Arthur W. Sibbach, Michael A. Benjamin, Paul Burchell Glaser
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Patent number: 12036578Abstract: Embodiments herein describe techniques for a semiconductor device including an interconnect structure. The interconnect structure may have a segment of a passivant layer including a SAM. The SAM may include head groups, and chains attached to the head groups. The chains include functional groups that are cross-linkable at end or side of the chains to result in chain extension by reacting with another SAM or polymer, densification by crosslinking with an adjacent SAM, or polymerization having an initiator as the SAM or the SAM attached to another SAM. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2019Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Florian Gstrein, James M. Blackwell, Eungnak Han, Rami Hourani, Tayseer Mahdi
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Patent number: 12034167Abstract: Disclosed is a carbon nanotube dispersion liquid containing carbon nanotubes, a binder, and a dispersion medium. The binder includes a polymer (A) containing an aromatic vinyl monomer unit and a linear alkylene structural unit having a carbon number of at least 4. The proportion of the binder in the carbon nanotube dispersion liquid is 30 mass % or less, and the viscosity change rate of the carbon nanotube dispersion liquid as measured under predetermined conditions before and after leaving the carbon nanotube dispersion liquid for 1 week is 50% or more and 300% or less.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2019Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: ZEON CORPORATIONInventors: Tomoya Murase, Naoki Takahashi, Shinsuke Sugawara
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Patent number: 12034117Abstract: A liquid composition containing a solvent, an inorganic solid electrolyte, and a dispersant is provided. The dispersant is soluble in the solvent. A 10% volume fraction-component's particle diameter (D10), a 50% volume fraction-component's particle diameter (D50), a 90% volume fraction-component's particle diameter (D90), and a mode diameter (Dm) of solids contained in the liquid composition satisfy D90/D10>10, D50<1 ?m, and Dm<2 ?m, where D10, D50, D90, and Dm are measured by a laser diffraction method.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2022Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Tomomasa Kajita, Hiromichi Kuriyama, Satoshi Nakajima, Yoshio Itoh, Shigeo Takeuchi, Yuji Sone, Aya Utsuki, Kayato Ohya
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Patent number: 12023535Abstract: An aqueous fire extinguishing agent and a preparation method thereof are provided, which are used for making a throw-type fire extinguisher. The aqueous fire extinguishing agent is composed of two compositions of A and B. The composition A is a fortified water added with a flame retardant (e.g., one or more of ammonium chloride, diammonium hydrogen phosphate and ammonium polyphosphate), a wetting agent (e.g., alkyl polyglycoside) and a colloid (e.g., polyacrylamide solution). The composition B is a regulator. After the composition A and the composition B are mixed, a discharge rate/speed of fire extinguishing substances is increased, so that an escape passage/route can be opened up quickly.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2021Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: Nan Chang Hang Kong UniversityInventors: Jun Zhang, Junxiong Chen, Zixuan Xie, Zhiao Li, Jingheng Nie, Shuyu Chen, Peipei Li, Haitao Ding
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Patent number: 11996557Abstract: A method for relithiating cathode material from spent lithium-based batteries, the method comprising: (i) mixing delithiated cathode material and a lithium salt with an ionic liquid in which the lithium salt is at least partially soluble to form an initial mixture; (ii) heating the initial mixture to a temperature of 100° C. to 300° C. to result in relithiation of the delithiated cathode material; and (iii) separating the ionic liquid from the relithiated cathode material; wherein, in embodiments, the cathode material is a lithium metal oxide, wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Fe, Mn, Al, Zr, Ti, Nb, and combinations thereof, or wherein the cathode material has the formula LiNixMnyCozO2, wherein x>0, y>0, z>0, and x+y+z=1; wherein, in some embodiments, the ionic liquid has a nitrogen-containing cationic portion, such as an imidazolium ionic liquid.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLCInventors: Huimin Luo, Sheng Dai, Tao Wang, Ilias Belharouak, Jianlin Li, Yaocai Bai
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Patent number: 11986798Abstract: A highly permeable superabsorbent is prepared by a process comprising polymerizing an aqueous monomer solution comprising a) at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer which bears acid groups and is optionally at least partly in salt form, b) at least one crosslinker, c) at least one initiator, d) optionally one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers copolymerizable with the monomers mentioned under a), and e) optionally one or more water-soluble polymers; drying the resulting polymer, optionally grinding the dried polymer and sieving the ground polymer, optionally surface postcrosslinking the dried and optionally ground and sieved polymer, wherein, after drying, grinding or sieving, and, if surface postcrosslinking is conducted, during or after this surface postcrosslinking, x-ray-amorphous aluminum hydroxide powder is added.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2019Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Christophe Bauduin, Thomas Daniel
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Patent number: 11982048Abstract: A water repellent composition containing: (A) water repellent particles in which the number of surface alkyl groups on the water repellent particles is 600×1018-50,000×1018 per 1 g of water repellent particles; (B) a water-repellent resin which is a polymer having a long-chain C7-40 hydrocarbon group; and (C) a liquid medium. The water-repellent particles preferably have an average primary particle size of 1-100 nm. Also disclosed is a method for treating a fiber using the water repellent composition, a method for producing a treated textile product, a film formed from the water repellent composition, and a textile product treated with a treatment liquid containing the water-repellent composition.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Yoshito Tanaka, Rena Inamasu, Yuko Shiotani, Shouta Shibutani, Masahiro Higashi, Tomohiro Yoshida, Norimasa Uesugi