Patents Examined by James A Corno
  • Patent number: 12763433
    Abstract: An all-solid-state battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode including a negative electrode current collector having a porous structure, a solid electrolyte layer located between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, a stopper disposed at an outer periphery of the negative electrode, a battery case, and a pressing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2026
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Pil Lee, Jong Keon Yoon
  • Patent number: 12749700
    Abstract: A rechargeable battery is disclosed. The rechargeable battery includes an anode, a cathode including a lithium-ion intercalation host, and an electrolyte including a solvent and a halogen-containing compounding that functions as an active cathode conversion material, wherein the electrolyte is in contact with the anode and the cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2026
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Young-Hye Na, Maxwell Giammona, Tsubasa Itakura, Saori Itabashi, Rei Tsukazaki, Katsutoshi Suzuki, Kazunari Takeda
  • Patent number: 12738611
    Abstract: An energy storage device includes an electrode assembly, a case that houses the electrode assembly, and a metal external terminal disposed in the case, wherein the external terminal includes a flange portion spreading along the case outside the case and a shaft portion extending from the flange portion and penetrating the case, the flange portion is formed of a clad material including a plurality of metal layers stacked in a penetrating direction of the shaft portion, and includes a through hole through which the shaft portion is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2026
    Assignee: GS Yuasa International Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Nakamura, Akio Kawai
  • Patent number: 12731875
    Abstract: A battery cell manufacturing method includes receiving an electrode assembly in a battery case, preparing an electrolytic solution saturated with a soluble gas, injecting the electrolytic solution into the battery case, and impregnating the electrode assembly with the electrolytic solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventor: In Young Cha
  • Patent number: 12719092
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery rack managing apparatus, which may effectively wake up a plurality of module BMSs. The battery rack managing apparatus manages a battery rack provided with a plurality of battery modules, and includes a plurality of module BMSs provided to correspond to one or more battery modules among the plurality of battery modules; a rack BMS configured to communicate with the plurality of module BMSs and control the plurality of module BMSs; a heater configured to generate and supply heat; and a plurality of wake-up units provided to correspond to the plurality of module BMSs, respectively, and including a variable resistor element configured to change a resistance value by the heat supplied by the heater, the plurality of wake-up units being configured to supply a wake-up signal to a corresponding module BMS when the resistance value of the variable resistor element is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Jung-Su Lee, Sang-Yeon Kim, Jung-Bin Jo
  • Patent number: 12640394
    Abstract: A polyoxymethylene-based all-solid-state polymer electrolyte prepared by in-situ ring-opening polymerization is used in forming an all-solid-state secondary lithium battery. A trioxymethylene monomer, an additive and lithium salt initiates in-situ ring-opening polymerization on a porous support material through a catalyst to form the all-solid-state polymer electrolyte, which has a thickness of 10 ?m-800 ?m, an ionic conductivity of 4×10?5 S/cm?8×10?3 S/cm at room temperature and an electrochemical window not lower than 4.2 V.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: QINGDAO INSTITUTE OF BIOENERGY AND BIOPROCESS TECHNOLOGY, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    Inventors: Guanglei Cui, Jianjun Zhang, Han Wu, Tingting Liu, Jinning Zhang, Ben Tang, Zhe Yu, Hongxia Xu
  • Patent number: 12640361
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a spiral-wound electrode assembly including: a negative electrode and a positive electrode, each of which is configured to include a substrate, and a first composite material and a second composite material formed on opposite surfaces of the substrate; and a separator disposed between the negative electrode and the anode, wherein the first composite material of the negative electrode is disposed farther away from a center of the electrode assembly than the second composite material of the negative electrode, and the first composite material of the negative electrode is oriented with respect to a first surface of the substrate of the negative electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sangjun Lee, Bokhyun Ka, Kyeuyoon Sheem, Jinhyon Lee, Donghyuk Chang
  • Patent number: 12614763
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode material comprising a core material and a coating layer coated on the surface of the core material, the core material comprises nickel hydroxide, and the coating layer comprises a tetravalent cobalt compound; and based on the weight of the coating layer, the content of the tetravalent cobalt compound is no less than 45 wt %. The present invention also relates to a preparation method for the positive electrode material. The present invention further relates to an alkaline secondary battery containing the positive electrode material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: GP TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION LIMITED
    Inventors: Shuli Yan, Jean Nei, Mingde Wang, Yafei Yang, Ling Guan, Shuang Zhang
  • Patent number: 12609361
    Abstract: Provided is a power storage element including: an outer collector including outer opposing walls facing each other with a gap therebetween in an opposition direction, an inner collector including inner opposing walls, and an electrode member disposed in a space defined between the opposing walls. The electrode member includes: an electrode laminate having a sheet-like shape and including a positive electrode body, a negative electrode body, and a separator interposed between the positive and negative electrode bodies. The electrode laminate forms a plurality of unit electrode layers laminated in a lamination direction perpendicular to the opposition direction, and adjacent unit electrode layers in the lamination direction are continued in a bending manner at end portions of the unit electrode layers in an extension direction. The positive electrode body and the negative electrode body are in contact with a first collector and a second collector, respectively, to be electrically connected thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuya Nishimura
  • Patent number: 12519134
    Abstract: An electrolyte solution additive, a non-aqueous electrolyte solution including the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an electrolyte solution additive is represented by Formula 1 wherein, in Formula 1, R is a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong Woo Oh, Hyung Tae Kim, Chul Haeng Lee
  • Patent number: 12506140
    Abstract: An anode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a first anode active material and a second anode active material, each of which includes a carbon-based active material and has a crystallite size in a range from 50 nm to 60 nm. An XRD orientation ratio of the first anode active material is in a range from 0.9 to 1.2, and an XRD orientation ratio of the second anode active material is in a range from 1 to 5. High-temperature storage and life-span properties are improved while maintaining high capacity using the combination of the first and second anode active materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: SK On Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hae Suk Hwang, Sang Han Lee
  • Patent number: 12388069
    Abstract: A slurry is prepared by mixing active material particles, capsule-shaped particles, a binder, and an organic solvent. The slurry is applied to a surface of a substrate to form a coating film. The coating film is heated to dry to form an active material layer. The active material layer is compressed to produce an electrode. Each of the capsule-shaped particles includes a thermoplastic resin. The thermoplastic resin softens when heated in the presence of the organic solvent. When the thermoplastic resin softens, the capsule-shaped particles shrink to form voids in the active material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Hikaru Yoshida, Shigeki Matsuta
  • Patent number: 12355104
    Abstract: Presented are electrochemical devices with in-stack reference electrodes, methods for making/using such devices, and battery cells with stacked electrodes segregated by electrode separator assemblies including thermal barriers and built-in reference electrodes. An electrochemical device, such as a lithium-class secondary battery cell, includes an insulated and sealed housing with an ion-conducting electrolyte located inside the housing. A stack of working electrodes is also located inside the device housing, in electrochemical contact with the electrolyte. At least one electrode separator assembly is located inside the device housing, interposed between a neighboring pair of (anode and cathode) working electrodes. The electrode separator assembly includes a separator layer fabricated with an electrically insulating material that is sufficiently porous to transmit therethrough the ions of the electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Jing Gao, Brian J. Koch, Xingcheng Xiao, Mark W. Verbrugge
  • Patent number: 12294058
    Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a positive electrode member including a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material coating layer formed on the positive electrode current collector; and a negative electrode member including a negative electrode current collector and a negative active material coating layer formed on the negative electrode current collector, wherein the positive electrode current collector comprises a disk-shaped positive electrode disk part, and a cylindrical-shaped positive electrode cylinder part extended from one surface of the positive electrode disk part, wherein the negative electrode current collector comprises a disk-shaped negative electrode disk part, and a cylindrical-shaped negative electrode cylinder part extended from one surface of the negative electrode disk part, and wherein the positive electrode member and the negative electrode member are assembled so that the positive electrode cylinder part and the negative electrode cylinder part are adj
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Si Hyoun Lim, Sangyeon Won