Patents Examined by Matthew W Van Oudenaren
  • Patent number: 12388088
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to electrode-forming compositions, to the use of said electrode-forming compositions in a process for the manufacture of electrodes, to said electrodes and to electrochemical devices such as secondary batteries comprising said electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2025
    Assignee: SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A.
    Inventors: Julio A. Abusleme, Andrea Vittorio Oriani, Rosita Lissette Pena Cabrera
  • Patent number: 12374723
    Abstract: Discussed is a method for manufacturing an electrode assembly, the method including a first combination process of combining a plurality of first electrodes with a first separator at regular intervals to form a first combination; and a second combination process of combining a plurality of second electrodes with the first combination to form a second combination, wherein each of the plurality of second electrodes respectively faces each of the plurality to first electrodes with the first separator therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Woong Ki Kim, Sang Don Lee, Min Seung Choi, Sang Uk Yeo
  • Patent number: 12374755
    Abstract: The present application provides a non-woven fabric separation membrane and a preparation method and a use thereof. The non-woven fabric separation membrane of the present application includes a plurality of fibers, and the fibers are closely connected to each other through a modifier, which significantly improves the tensile strength and the puncture strength of the separation membrane. Meanwhile, molecules of the modifier are grafted on surfaces of the fibers, which improves wettability for an electrolyte solution to the separation membrane, thereby improving the ionic conductivity of the separation membrane and the rate performance of a battery. Ti metal or Zr metal in the modifier molecule can effectively attract an electrolyte anion in the electrolyte solution to improve the ion migration number of the electrolyte solution, reduce battery polarization, and improve the rate performance of the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: ZHUHAI COSMX BATTERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Zhao, Suli Li, Weichao Tang, Hao Yuan, Junyi Li, Yanming Xu
  • Patent number: 12368185
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a solid state electrolyte for providing an ion conductive connection between a negative and positive electrode in a battery, the solid state electrolyte comprising: an ion conductive matrix comprising a polymer, and a metal salt dispersed in the ion conductive matrix, and a first ceramic material, wherein at least one of the faces of the ion conductive matrix for connecting to the negative or positive electrode, is infiltrated with the first ceramic material to form a first, hybrid interface layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
    Inventors: Michal Tulodziecki, Sandeep Unnikrishnan, Lucas Augustinus Haverkate
  • Patent number: 12362365
    Abstract: A metal-supported catalyst, a battery electrode, and a battery, each having both excellent catalytic activity and durability. The metal-supported catalyst includes: a carbon carrier; and platinum particles serving as catalyst metal particles supported on the carbon carrier, wherein the platinum particles contain pure platinum particles and platinum alloy particles, wherein a proportion of a weight of the pure platinum particles to a sum of the weight of the pure platinum particles and a weight of the platinum alloy particles is 15% or more and 61% or less, and wherein a ratio of a proportion of a nitrogen atom content to a carbon atom content measured by elemental analysis using a combustion method, to a proportion of a nitrogen atom content to a carbon atom content measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, is 1.05 or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: NISSHINBO HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Kobayashi, Takeaki Kishimoto, Takuya Ishizuka, Takuya Isaka, Miki Meguro
  • Patent number: 12362356
    Abstract: The invention relates to a class of electrochemical energy storage materials and a preparation method and application thereof. A porous metal oxide-based electrochemical energy storage material at least comprises a host metal oxide with a hierarchical pore structure; wherein, the host metal oxide is a single crystal, quasicrystal, or twin crystal structure with ordered atomic lattice arrangement, the crystal is rich in oxygen atom vacancy defects, the structural general formula is MxOy-z, wherein M is selected from one or more combinations of niobium element, molybdenum element, titanium element, vanadium element, manganese element, iron element, cobalt element, nickel element, copper element, zinc element, tungsten element, tantalum element, and zirconium element; and 1?x?2, 1?y?5, and 0.1?z?0.9, preferably Nb2O5-z.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignees: SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, BEIJING UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Fuqiang Huang, Wujie Dong, Zichao Liu, Xiangli Che
  • Patent number: 12347902
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for monitoring and controlling pump speeds to maintain a balanced pressure drop between each of the multiple fuel cell systems or circuits. In systems where a single radiator is used to maintain desired temperatures of multiple fuel cells, back flow can nevertheless be avoided. Control maps may be used to meet minimum pump speeds as a function of a flow splitting valve position and target flow rate (to prevent or avoid fluid back flow through a fuel cell stack). Control maps may also be used to determine a minimum pump speed as a function of three-way valve position (to prevent fluid back flow across a radiator path).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Luke A. Rippelmeyer, Yohei Okamoto, Daniel Charles Folick, Jared Farnsworth
  • Patent number: 12347882
    Abstract: A battery module according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked, a first frame member accommodating the battery cell stack and having an open upper part, and a second frame member covering the battery cell stack from an upper portion of the first frame member. A surface of the battery cell stack extending parallel to the stacking direction of the plurality of battery cells is attached to the bottom part of the first frame member. A stepped part is formed on one side of the bottom part of the first frame member, and a protrusion part of the battery cell protrudes toward the stepped part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung Ryul Baek, Sung Dae Kim, Junyeob Seong
  • Patent number: 12341219
    Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack with increased fabrication efficiency. To achieve the object, the battery pack according to the present disclosure includes at least one battery module including a plurality of secondary batteries placed and arranged in a horizontal direction and electrically connected to each other, and a cell frame having a fixing tube configured to fix the plurality of secondary batteries in a predetermined arrangement, the fixing tube being disposed between the plurality of secondary batteries, extending in the horizontal direction and having two open ends, and a fixing rod extending in a direction and inserted into the fixing tube in the horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hee-Jun Jin, Jung-Hoon Lee, Kyung-Mo Kim, Jeong-O Mun, Jin-Yong Park, Jhin-Ha Park, Ho-June Chi
  • Patent number: 12334609
    Abstract: A control method for controlling a fuel cell system includes: setting a fuel composition and a fuel flow rate to a combustor as unknown numbers and setting conditions of an air flow rate to the combustor; estimating composition ratios of the components constituting the mixed gas based on simultaneous equations including at least one of a first characteristic equation based on a relationship between an amount of air supplied to and an oxygen concentration in an exhaust gas discharged from the combustor and a second characteristic equation based on a relationship between the amount of air supplied to and a temperature of the exhaust gas discharged from the combustor, and a composition equation representing a sum of the composition ratios of the types of the components of the mixed gas; and adjusting a flow rate of the fuel supplied to the fuel cell based on the estimated composition ratios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Uchida
  • Patent number: 12334592
    Abstract: A battery module connector for electrically conductive connecting of two battery modules includes a first contact element for electrically conductive contacting of a first battery module, a second contact element for electrically conductive contacting of a second battery module, a band-shaped wire braid that is electrically conductively connected at a first end to the first contact element and at a second end to the second contact element, and at least one spring element that is inserted into a section of the wire braid between the first end and the second end, and is configured to impinge the section with a spring force such that the section is widened radially with respect to a longitudinal axis of the wire braid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Lisa Draexlmaier GmbH
    Inventor: Leonard Dobos
  • Patent number: 12327870
    Abstract: Disclosed is a sulfur-carbon composite, a method for manufacturing the same, and a positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same, which has excellent reactivity and lifetime characteristics and has an effect of reducing overvoltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventors: Soohyun Kim, Jangsoo Lee, Kihyun Kim
  • Patent number: 12322750
    Abstract: A preparation of solid-state electrolytes, in particular to an Al-doped sheet LLZO composite solid-state electrolyte and a preparation method and application thereof. The composite solid-state electrolyte includes Al ions, an LLZO solid-state electrolyte and a polymer substrate. The Al is doped in the LLZO solid-state electrolyte in a sheet structure, and the LLZO solid-state electrolyte is dispersed in the polymer substrate. The composite solid-state electrolyte has good flexibility, and has higher ionic conductivity than the granular doped composite solid-state electrolyte since the sheet LLZO provides a fast conduction channel for lithium ions. In addition, the preparation method is simple, suitable for large-scale production, and environmentally friendly since no toxic solvent is used in the preparation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SOLID ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lijie Ci, Jun Cheng
  • Patent number: 12315904
    Abstract: A battery system having a housing configured to receive a battery cell that is configured to generate thermal energy. The housing includes a first wall and a second wall, both of which are positioned proximate to the battery cell. The first wall and the second wall form in part a cell compartment. The battery system further includes a unitary heat sink having a first portion embedded into the first wall and a second portion embedded into the second wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignees: CPS Technology Holdings LLC, Clarios Advanced Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: Kem M. Obasih, Richard M. DeKeuster, Daniel B. Le, Xugang Zhang, Christian Kuper, Nicholas E Elison, Jason D. Fuhr
  • Patent number: 12300843
    Abstract: A power storage module includes: a stack of a plurality of power storage cells; a resin plate placed on the stack of the plurality of power storage cells; a flexible printed circuit board placed on the resin plate and having an electric circuit electrically connected to the plurality of power storage cells; and an element provided on the electric circuit. The flexible printed circuit board is fixed to the resin plate at a fixation position including a first fixation portion and a second fixation portion. The first fixation portion and the second fixation portion are separated from each other by a first distance (L1) along the stacking direction, and the element is provided at a position separated from the first fixation portion or the second fixation portion by a second distance (L2) along the stacking direction, the second distance (L2) being less than or equal to ? of the first distance (L1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Takatoshi Kageyama, Yasumasa Kojima, Takashi Inamura
  • Patent number: 12278383
    Abstract: A battery includes an electrode body obtained by stacking a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate with a separator interposed therebetween, an exterior body having an opening and housing the electrode body, a sealing plate sealing the opening, and an external terminal attached to the sealing plate. A tab is provided at at least one of the positive electrode plate or the negative electrode plate, and is electrically connected to the external terminal via a current collector between the electrode body and the sealing plate. The current collector includes a first current collector and a second current collector. The first current collector and the second current collector are welded to each other at a welding point covered with a covering member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryoichi Wakimoto
  • Patent number: 12272842
    Abstract: The application relates to a sampling assembly, a connection assembly, a battery module and a vehicle. The sampling assembly is used for a battery module including a busbar. The sampling assembly includes: a sampling circuit board having a predetermined length and a predetermined width; a sampling leg including a first connection portion, an intermediate portion and a second connection portion, the first connection portion being connected to the sampling circuit board, the second connection portion configured to be connected to the busbar, the first connection portion including a first connection region connected to the intermediate portion, the second connection portion including a second connection region connected to the intermediate portion, at least a part of the intermediate portion having a cross-sectional area which is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the first connection region and smaller than a cross-sectional area of the second connection region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventors: Sien Chen, Shoujiang Xu, Xiaoshan Dai
  • Patent number: 12266823
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery module including a busbar structure for adhesion with an electrode lead. The battery module can include a battery cell stack having a plurality of stacked battery cells, electrode leads protruding from the battery cell stack, a busbar electrically connected to the electrode leads, and a busbar frame on which the busbar is mounted. The busbar can be formed of a tongs part and a fixing part for connecting and fixing the tongs part. The electrode leads can be mounted between the tongs part of the busbar. The battery module can be manufactured through the steps of mounting a busbar in an opening part of a busbar frame, inserting an electrode lead between the tongs part of the busbar, closely adhering the busbar and the electrode lead through a jig, and removing the jig.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho June Chi, Jeong Oh Moon, Kyung Mo Kim, Heejun Jin, Jin Yong Park
  • Patent number: 12259347
    Abstract: A device and a method for sensing the electrolytic conductivity of a fluid are disclosed. The device comprises a battery (1) having an oxidizing electrode (2) and a reducing electrode (3) connected by a hydrophilic and/or a porous material or an empty receptacle (4) providing a microfluidic cavity for a fluid (10), said battery (1) being activated upon the addition of said fluid (10) therein and providing electrical energy while the fluid (10) impregnates by capillarity said microfluidic cavity; and at least one instrument (5) connected to the battery (1). The instrument (5) has an equivalent impedance that makes the battery (1) work at a specific operating point allowing determining or discriminating among values of electrolytic conductivity of the fluid (10) and includes means for quantifying the electrolytic conductivity of the fluid (10), thereby inferring the conductivity of the fluid (10) from the performance of the battery (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignees: CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS, INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANATS (ICREA)
    Inventors: Laura Ortega Tañá, Anna Llorella Bustins, Juan Pablo Esquivel Bojorquez, Neus Sabaté Vizcarra
  • Patent number: 12261333
    Abstract: A method for jump-starting a hydrogen fuel cell-powered aircraft is disclosed. The method accesses a fuel cell stack containing latent oxygen therein. Accesses a hydrogen fuel source and provides hydrogen from the hydrogen fuel source into the fuel cell stack causing the hydrogen to mix with the latent oxygen in the fuel cell stack and generate a voltage. The voltage is then provided to a component of the hydrogen fuel cell-powered aircraft such that additional oxygen is introduced to the fuel stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: ZeroAvia Ltd.
    Inventors: Stephen Lawes, Ritish Tejpal