Patents Examined by Kevin Nguyen
  • Patent number: 12381258
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to the use of fluorinated ethers such as 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-methoxypropane (HFMOP) as a reaction solvent to prepare fluorinated dialkyl carbonate and sulfite compounds useful in batteries, and to electrolytes containing fluorinated compounds for use in batteries containing high Ni cathodes and silicon containing anodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: E3TRIGEN, INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Borrero, Neville Pavri, Serguei Kovalenko
  • Patent number: 12355093
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack, which includes a case configured to accommodate battery cells; and a handle attached to an outer side of the case, wherein the handle includes a handle bottom cover fixedly coupled to the case by a screw member; a handle plate disposed on the handle bottom cover and having a hole through which the screw member passes; and a handle top cover configured to cover the handle plate and coupled to the handle bottom cover, wherein the handle plate has a thread formed in the hole, and wherein the handle top cover includes a screw loosening prevention member protruding from an inner surface thereof and configured to press a top end of the screw member at an upper surface of the handle plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventor: Ji-Myong An
  • Patent number: 12341213
    Abstract: A power storage device includes: a power storage stack; paired end plates; paired side covers; an upper constraint member; and a lower constraint member. The power storage stack has: a first stack; a second stack; and an intermediate plate. The paired side covers each have an intermediate engagement portion that engages with the intermediate plate, and paired side end engagement portions that laterally engage with the paired end plates, respectively. The upper constraint member constrains the power storage stack, while permitting the intermediate plate to move relative to the upper constraint member in the one direction, and the lower constraint member constrains the power storage stack, while permitting the intermediate plate to move relative to the lower constraint member in the one direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naoya Kawamoto
  • Patent number: 12341154
    Abstract: A sulfide solid electrolyte for an all-solid secondary battery includes lithium, phosphorus, sulfur, oxygen, and halogen atoms, wherein the sulfide solid electrolyte has an argyrodite-type crystal structure, the halogen atoms includes chlorine and at least two of bromine, iodine, and fluorine, an atomic ratio of sulfur to oxygen in the sulfide solid electrolyte is about 4 or higher, and an atomic ratio of chlorine to the at least two of bromine, iodine, and fluorine is about 9 or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongrak Sohn, Jungmin Han, Keesun Sohn, Sunggeun Shim, Minsang Song, Minjin Song, Kyulin Lee, Jeongdoo Yi, Younggyoon Ryu, Yunchae Jung, Sangil Han
  • Patent number: 12341214
    Abstract: A battery module for a partially or fully electrically operated vehicle, having a battery housing, which has a main body with at least one open end, and at least one battery cell stack, which has a carrier plate at least at one end. The battery cell stack has been introduced into the main body such that the carrier plate substantially closes off the open end of the main body. On the carrier plate, there is provided an at least sectionally peripheral seal, which projects from the carrier plate and bears at least sectionally against the inner surface of the main body. The seal is of air-permeable form, so that, during the introduction of a fluid of relatively high viscosity into an intermediate space between the battery cell stack and the inner surface of the main body, displaced air can escape from the main body through the seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Philipp Kellner, Dieter Schiebel, Adrian Starczewski, Immanuel Vogel, Sascha Mostofi, Christopher Volkmer
  • Patent number: 12334559
    Abstract: A negative electrode material includes a silicon-based material and a carbon material. Peaks with a shift range of 1255˜1355 cm?1 and 1575˜1600 cm?1 in a Raman spectrum of the carbon material are a D peak and a G peak respectively. Peaks with a shift range of 1255˜1355 cm?1 and 1575˜1600 cm?1 in a Raman spectrum of the silicon-based material are the D peak and the G peak respectively. A scattering peak intensity ratio of D versus G peaks of the carbon material is A, and a scattering peak intensity ratio of D versus G peaks of the silicon-based material is B. 0.15?A?0.9, 0.8?B?2.0, and 0.2<B?A<1.8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
    Inventors: Qunchao Liao, Hang Cui, Yuansen Xie, Chao Wang
  • Patent number: 12327875
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack, which includes a plurality of battery modules and a pack case for fixedly installing the battery modules therein, and the pack case includes a pack tray supporting a lower portion of the battery modules; and a pack cover coupled with the pack tray to cover the battery modules and having a terminal connection unit coupled to at least one side of each battery module and provided to an inner surface of a top thereof to electrically connect electrode terminals of the battery modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Ho-June Chi, Kyung-Mo Kim, Jin-Yong Park, Jhin-Ha Park, Jung-Hoon Lee, Hee-Jun Jin, Jeong-O Mun
  • Patent number: 12322751
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide an all solid state battery in which occurrence of short circuit is inhibited. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing an all solid state battery comprising an anode including at least an anode current collector, a cathode, and a solid electrolyte layer arranged between the anode and the cathode; wherein a protective layer containing a Mg-containing particle that contains at least Mg, and also containing a polymer, is arranged between the anode current collector and the solid electrolyte layer; the solid electrolyte layer contains a solid electrolyte in a granular shape; and when X designates an average particle size D50 of the solid electrolyte and Y designates an average thickness of the solid electrolyte layer, X/Y is 0.0125 or more and 0.02 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Ximeng Li, Masumi Sato, Sakina Kaneko, Tomoya Matsunaga, So Yubuchi, Mitsutoshi Otaki, Hideaki Nishimura, Satoshi Wakasugi, Shohei Kawashima, Jun Yoshida
  • Patent number: 12300797
    Abstract: A battery module according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked, a first frame member that houses the battery cell stack and has an open upper part, a second frame member that covers the battery cell stack at the open upper part of the first frame member, and a thermally conductive resin layer that is located between the first frame member and the battery cell stack, wherein the thermally conductive resin layer includes a plurality of coating lines each extending in a direction in which the plurality of battery cells are stacked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngho Lee, Junkyu Park, Jae Jung Seol, Namhoon Kim
  • Patent number: 12272803
    Abstract: A method and electrode assembly for evaluating performance of an electrode uses a negative electrode on which a negative electrode active material is applied to both surfaces of a negative electrode collector; a positive electrode on which a positive electrode active material is applied to both surfaces of a positive electrode collector and which is stacked with the negative electrode; two separators stacked between the negative electrode and the positive electrode; a reference electrode stacked between the two separators; and a second negative electrode stacked between the separator, which is relatively close to the negative electrode, of the two separators and the negative electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Hye Bin Kim, Yong Jun Kim
  • Patent number: 12272826
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing: a porous carbon structure that has a high micropore volume and can be self-contained; a manufacturing method therefor; a positive electrode material using the same; and a battery (particularly an air battery) using the same. The present invention is a porous carbon structure that is for a positive electrode for an air battery and has voids and a skeleton formed by incorporating carbon, the porous carbon structure satisfying all of the following conditions (a) to (d). (a) The t-plot external specific surface area is within the range of 300 m2/g to 1600 m2/g; (b) the total volume of micropores having a diameter of 1 nm to 200 nm is within the range of 1.2 cm3/g to 7.0 cm3/g; (c) the total volume of micropores having a diameter of 1 nm to 1000 nm is within the range of 2.3 cm3/g to 10.0 cm3/g; and (d) the overall porosity is within the range of 80% to 99%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: National Institute for Materials Science
    Inventors: Eiki Yasukawa, Takashi Kameda, Shoichi Matsuda, Shoji Yamaguchi, Shin Kimura, Kimihiko Ito, Yoshimi Kubo
  • Patent number: 12261286
    Abstract: Provided is a negative electrode for a secondary battery including: a current collector, and a negative electrode active material layer formed on the current collector and containing a first negative electrode active material having a large particle size and a second negative electrode active material having a small particle size, wherein the second negative electrode active material is contained in an amount of 10% by weight or less based on the total weight of the negative electrode active material, and the following Relational Equation 1 is satisfied: [Relational Equation 1] 0.4<D2/D1<0.7; wherein D1 and D2 are the particle sizes (D50, ?m) of the first and second negative electrode active materials, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: SK ON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chan Young Jeon, Hee Gyoung Kang, So Hyun Park, Hae Suk Hwang
  • Patent number: 12255352
    Abstract: A lithium secondary battery separator with excellent adhesive strength and air permeability is disclosed. The lithium secondary battery separator includes a porous polymer substrate; and a porous coating layer containing inorganic particles and a binder. When the binder is present as a binder specimen with a thickness of 0.4 mm after pressurization at 190° C., the binder specimen comprises a first binder having a tan ? peak at 15° C. to 27.6° C. and a second binder having a tan ? peak at 8° C. to 20.2° C., as measured by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Bong-Tae Kim, Joo-Sung Lee, Kil-An Jung
  • Patent number: 12255319
    Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery that suppresses both a decrease in discharge capacity and an increase in internal resistance due to charging and discharging. The positive electrode for the lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive-electrode current collector and a layered structure provided on the positive-electrode current collector, in which the outermost layer of the layered structure contains a first positive-electrode active material represented by Li1+XMAO2 wherein X satisfies ?0.15?X?0.15, MA represents an element group including Ni, Co, and Mn, and the innermost layer of the layered structure contains a second positive-electrode active material represented by Li1+YMBO2 wherein Y satisfies ?0.15?Y?0.15, and MB represents an element group including Ni, Co, and at least one of Mn or Al.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: VEHICLE ENERGY JAPAN INC.
    Inventors: Takeshi Miki, Yuki Takei, Yusuke Tachikawa, Shuichi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 12249687
    Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide an all solid state battery capable of decreasing the heating value. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing an all solid state battery comprising a cathode layer, an anode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer formed between the cathode layer and the anode layer, and the cathode layer includes a complex cathode active material containing a spinel type active material, and a lithium oxide layer coating a surface of the spinel type active material; and a halide solid electrolyte containing an X element wherein X is a halogen, as a main component of an anion, and the anode layer includes a Si based anode active material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hideaki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 12249682
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell module includes a plurality of electrochemical cells stacked on one another and each including an electricity generator and a casing, and a housing accommodating the plurality of electrochemical cells. The casing includes a peripheral portion without overlapping the electricity generator as viewed in the stacking direction. The peripheral portion is bent and has its main surface in contact with an inner side surface of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shohei Iwamoto, Katsufumi Ooshima
  • Patent number: 12244001
    Abstract: Provided is a negative electrode for a secondary battery including: a current collector; and a negative electrode active material layer including a negative electrode active material, formed on the current collector, with the negative electrode satisfying Relation 1: 3.0<?*DP<7.2 ??[Relation 1] with ? a tortuosity of the negative electrode, and DP a pellet density (g/cm3) of the negative electrode active material, measured by pressing the negative electrode active material at 8 kN/cm2. Also provided is a secondary battery including the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: SK On Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chan Young Jeon, So Hyun Park, Hae Suk Hwang, Hee Gyoung Kang
  • Patent number: 12230796
    Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material particle. The positive electrode active material particle includes a layered rock-salt lithium composite oxide and a spinel metal oxide. The positive electrode active material particle has therein the spinel metal oxide provided on at least a surface of a particle including the layered rock-salt lithium composite oxide. The electrolytic solution includes a chain carboxylic acid ester and a cyclic ether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuju Hashimoto, Yuki Niwata
  • Patent number: 12230788
    Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer. The positive electrode active material layer includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer includes a first particle group. The second layer includes a mixture of a second particle group and a third particle group. The first particle group consists of a plurality of first positive electrode active material particles. The second particle group consists of a plurality of second positive electrode active material particles. The third particle group consists of a plurality of third positive electrode active material particles. Each of the first positive electrode active material particles and the third positive electrode active material particles independently includes 1 to 10 single-particles. Each of the second positive electrode active material particles includes secondary particles obtained by aggregation of 50 or more primary particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Keiichi Takahashi, Ryo Hanazaki
  • Patent number: 12218377
    Abstract: A gas venting device, and a battery module and a battery pack comprising same has a gradually reducing the cross-sectional area of a flow path in a gas discharge direction to create so that a greater flow rate of gas can be discharged even when a venting disc having the same area is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Doo Seung Kim, Il Suk Sim