Patents Examined by Anna E. Gould
  • Patent number: 12658430
    Abstract: An all-solid secondary battery includes: a cathode layer including a cathode active material; an anode layer including an anode current collector, a first anode active material layer, and a second anode active material layer between the anode current collector and the first anode active material layer; and a solid electrolyte layer between the cathode layer and the anode layer and including a solid electrolyte, wherein the first anode active material layer is adjacent to the solid electrolyte layer, has pores, and contains a metal or metal alloy capable of forming an alloy or a compound with lithium, and the second anode active material layer includes a second anode active material including a carbon anode active material and optionally a metal or metalloid anode active material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jusik Kim, Myungjin Lee, Wonseok Chang, Sung Heo, Ryounghee Kim, Sewon Kim, Gabin Yoon
  • Patent number: 12633618
    Abstract: A vent includes a gas inlet configured to allow gas to be introduced therethrough, a gas outlet configured to allow the gas introduced through the gas inlet to be discharged to the outside therethrough, an alarm means provided at one side of the gas outlet, the alarm means being configured to generate sound when the gas is discharged to the outside, a connection portion configured to connect the gas inlet and the gas outlet to each other, and a sealing cap located in the connection portion, the sealing cap being configured to automatically discharge gas to the outside, whereby gas generated in a battery cell or a battery module is automatically discharged to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Chul Lim, Sang Seung Oh
  • Patent number: 12548794
    Abstract: The solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure is a solid electrolyte material made of Li, Ca, Y, Gd, X, and O, where X is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I; the molar ratio of O to the sum of Y and Gd in the entire solid electrolyte material is greater than 0 and 0.42 or less; and O is present in a surface region of the solid electrolyte material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazufumi Miyatake, Yusuke Nishio, Takashi Kubo, Tetsuya Asano, Akihiro Sakai