Patents Examined by Laura Weiner
  • Patent number: 11799124
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of lithium nitrate as sole lithium salt providing the ion conductivity in a gelled rechargeable lithium metal battery not comprising polysulfide ions, for improving its lifetime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: BLUE SOLUTIONS
    Inventors: Marc Deschamps, Margaud Lecuyer
  • Patent number: 11799171
    Abstract: An all-solid secondary battery including: a cathode including a cathode active material layer; an anode including an anode active material layer; and a solid electrolyte layer including a sulfide solid electrolyte between the cathode active material layer and the anode active material layer, wherein an arithmetic mean roughness (Ra) of an interface between the cathode active material layer and the solid electrolyte layer is about 1 micrometer or less, and a relative density of the solid electrolyte layer is about 80% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Fujiki, Takanobu Yamada, Tomoyuki Shiratsuchi, Yuichi Aihara
  • Patent number: 11799067
    Abstract: A battery includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution including an additive. The positive electrode active material includes a compound having a crystal structure belonging to a space group FM3-M and represented by Compositional Formula (1): LixMeyO?F?, where, Me is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, Ni, Fe, Al, B, Ce, Si, Zr, Nb, Pr, Ti, W, Ge, Mo, Sn, Bi, Cu, Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Y, Zn, Ga, Er, La, Sm, Yb, V, and Cr; and subscripts x, y, ?, and ? satisfy the following requirements: 1.7?x?2.2, 0.8?y?1.3, 1???2.5, and 0.5???2. The additive is at least one selected from dinitrile compounds and diisocyanate compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Nakatsutsumi, Ryuichi Natsui, Nobuhiko Hojo
  • Patent number: 11777088
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an anode material having further improved charge/discharge efficiency. The anode material according to the present disclosure includes an anode active material and a first solid electrolyte material. The first solid electrolyte material includes Li, M, and X, and does not include sulfur. M is at least one selected from the group consisting of metalloid elements and metal elements other than Li. X is at least one kind selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I. The anode active material is an active material capable of storing and releasing lithium ions at a potential with respect to lithium of not less than 0.27 V.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuta Sugimoto, Izuru Sasaki, Tatsuya Oshima, Akinobu Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 11777147
    Abstract: Deterioration in cycle characteristics and battery swelling are improved. The lithium ion secondary battery of the present invention is characterized in comprising an electrolyte solution comprising a multifunctional monomer comprising two or more epoxy groups and a negative electrode comprising a binder comprising a polymer comprising a monomer unit comprising a functional group selected from the group consisting of —OH, —OM, —COOH, —COOM and —COOCnH2n+1, wherein M is a metal element, and n is an integer of 1 to 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shin Serizawa, Suguru Tamai, Kazuhiko Inoue
  • Patent number: 11764352
    Abstract: A composite positive electrode active material includes: a first metal oxide that has a layered structure and is represented by Formula 1; and a second metal oxide that has a spinel structure and is represented by Formula 2, wherein the composite positive electrode active material includes a composite of the first metal oxide and the second metal oxide: LiMO2??Formula 1 LiMe2O4??Formula 2 wherein, in Formulas 1 and 2, M and Me are each independently at least one element selected from Groups 2 to 14 of the periodic table, and a molar ratio of Li/(M+Me) in the composite is less than 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Donghan Kim, Ryounghee Kim, Jinhwan Park, Jayhyok Song, Byongyong Yu, Byungjin Choi
  • Patent number: 11749840
    Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery of the present invention includes: a positive electrode in which an olivine-type compound is used as a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode in which amorphous-based carbon is used as a negative electrode active material; a separator sandwiched between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; a non-aqueous electrolyte; and a casing which houses the positive electrode, the negative electrode, the separator, and the non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the non-aqueous electrolyte are configured to satisfy an inequality: (Rn/(Rp+Rn))?0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: ELIIY POWER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsuhiko Minagawa, Hideyuki Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 11749803
    Abstract: Provided is a cathode material including a cathode active material; a coating layer which coats at least a part of a surface of the cathode active material, and which includes a first solid electrolyte material; and a second solid electrolyte material. The first solid electrolyte material includes Li, M, and X; however, does not include sulfur. M includes at least one element selected from the group consisting of metalloid elements and metal elements other than Li. X includes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cl and Br.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadaaki Matsumura, Izuru Sasaki, Yuta Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 11742518
    Abstract: An electrolyte includes at least one of a compound of Formula I, a compound of Formula II or a compound of Formula III; and a compound of Formula IV; where, R11, R12, R13, R21, R22, R31, R32, R33 and R34 are independently selected from H, halo, cyano, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C10 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-C10 alkenyl, and substituted or unsubstituted C6-C12 aryl; R41 and R44 are independently selected from H, F, cyano, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C10 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-C10 alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C6-C12 aryl, Ra—(O—Rb), or (O—Rb); and R42 and R43 are independently selected from Rc—(O—Rd) or (O—Rd). Rb is selected from substituted or unsubstituted C1-C4 alkyl; Ra, Rc and Rd are independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted C1-C4 alkylene, C2-C5 alkenylene, or C6-C12 aryl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: NINGDE AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Hui Cui, Shuirong Zhang, Chao Tang, Jianming Zheng
  • Patent number: 11735715
    Abstract: To provide an anode material that can improve the efficiency of the initial charging and discharging, the anode material includes an amorphous glassy carbon material that is an anode active material, and a NaMH compound that is a solid electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Keita Niitani, Shin Ushiroda, Hiroko Kuwata, Masato Hozumi
  • Patent number: 11735772
    Abstract: An electrochemical device includes an electrolyte having a hydroxamate or N-hydroxyamide compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: UChicago Argonne, LLC
    Inventors: Zhengcheng Zhang, Noah Mark Johnson
  • Patent number: 11735733
    Abstract: A composite negative electrode for an all-solid-state battery is provided. The composite negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector, and a negative electrode active material layer formed on the negative electrode current collector, wherein the negative electrode active material layer includes unit cells arranged with a gap therebetween, and wherein the unit cells include a solid electrolyte and a carbon material dispersed in the solid electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jae Min Lim, Yong Seok Choi
  • Patent number: 11728485
    Abstract: An anode for a fluoride ion electrochemical cell is provided and includes a layered material of hard carbon, nitrogen doped graphite, boron doped graphite, TiS2, MoS2, TiSe2, MoSe2, VS2, VSe2, electrides of alkali earth metal nitrides, electrides of metal carbides, or combinations thereof. The anode may be included in a fluoride ion electrochemical cell, which additionally includes a cathode and a fluoride ion electrolyte arranged between the cathode and the anode. At least one of the cathode and the anode reversibly exchange the fluoride ions with the electrolyte during charging or discharging of the electrochemical cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kaoru Omichi, Qingmin Xu, Christopher Brooks
  • Patent number: 11728547
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell has a cathode having a cathode current collector and a cathode active material, an anode having an anode current collector and an anode active material comprising lithium metal, a liquid electrolyte, a separator between the cathode active material and the anode active material, and a polymer electrolyte lamination layer bonding the anode to the separator. The polymer electrolyte lamination layer is formulated using a crosslinked polymer, a lithium salt, a plasticizer, and an anode additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Lin Ma, Alan A. Ritchie, Bernd Jurgen Neudecker, Richard M. Mank
  • Patent number: 11721800
    Abstract: A battery includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution including a lithium hexafluorophosphate and an additive. The positive electrode active material includes a compound having a crystal structure belonging to a space group FM3-M and represented by Compositional Formula (1): LixMeyO?F?. The additive is at least one selected from the group consisting of difluorophosphates, tetrafluoroborates, bis(oxalate)borate salts, bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide salts, and bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Nakatsutsumi, Ryuichi Natsui, Nobuhiko Hojo
  • Patent number: 11710816
    Abstract: A battery includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution including a nonaqueous solvent. The positive electrode active material includes a compound having a crystal structure belonging to a space group FM3-M and represented by Compositional Formula (1): LixMeyO?F?, where, Me is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, Ni, Fe, Al, B, Ce, Si, Zr, Nb, Pr, Ti, W, Ge, Mo, Sn, Bi, Cu, Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Y, Zn, Ga, Er, La, Sm, Yb, V, and Cr; and subscripts x, y, ?, and ? satisfy the following requirements: 1.7?x?2.2, 0.8?y?1.3, 1???2.5, and 0.5???2. The nonaqueous solvent includes a solvent having at least one fluoro group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Nakatsutsumi, Ryuichi Natsui, Nobuhiko Hojo
  • Patent number: 11699791
    Abstract: A binder for a secondary battery includes a copolymer having a first repeating unit, a second repeating unit, and a third repeating unit. A ratio of a number of the first repeating unit (A) and a sum of a number of the second repeating unit and a number of the third repeating unit (B) is 90:10 to 52:48. A ratio of the number of the second repeating unit and the number of the third repeating unit is 67:33 to 1:99. A weight average molecular weight of the copolymer is 225,000 to 2,000,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: SK ON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon Sup Kim, Sun Young Kim, Dong Gun Lee, Jee Hee Lee
  • Patent number: 11695157
    Abstract: This application provides a lithium-ion battery and an apparatus. The lithium-ion battery includes an electrode assembly and an electrolyte. The electrode assembly includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a separator. A positive active material of the positive electrode plate includes Lix1Coy1M1-y1O2-z1Qz1, where 0.5?x1?1.2, 0.8?y1?1.0, 0?z1?0.1, M is selected from one or more of Al, Ti, Zr, Y, and Mg, and Q is selected from one or more of F, Cl, and S. The electrolyte contains an additive A that is a polynitrile six-membered nitrogen-heterocyclic compound with a relatively low oxidation potential. The lithium-ion battery has superb cycle performance and storage performance, especially under high-temperature and high-voltage conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
    Inventors: Tiancheng Yi, Chunhua Hu, Shushi Dou, Yao Jiang, Chengdu Liang
  • Patent number: 11682764
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cathode material which has improved charge/discharge efficiency; and a battery using the same. The cathode material includes a cathode active material and a first solid electrolyte material; and the first solid electrolyte material contains Li, M and X; however, does not include sulfur. M represents at least one element that is selected from the group consisting of metalloid elements and metal elements other than Li. X represents at least one selected from the group consisting of Cl and Br, and I. The cathode active material includes lithium iron phosphate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Kamitake, Akihiro Sakai, Izuru Sasaki, Yuta Sugimoto, Akinobu Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 11670775
    Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode material including a positive electrode active material, a first solid electrolyte material, and a coating material. The coating material is located on the surface of the positive electrode active material. The first solid electrolyte material includes lithium, at least one kind selected from the group consisting of metalloid elements and metal elements other than lithium, and at least one kind selected from the group consisting of chlorine, bromine, and iodine. The first solid electrolyte material does not include sulfur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Izuru Sasaki, Akihiro Sakai, Yuta Sugimoto, Akinobu Miyazaki