Patents by Inventor Alan D. English

Alan D. English has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240021952
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process comprising for modifying a Li-ion battery having a region of electrochemical activity and an enclosure therefor, said process comprising forming at least one chamber within said enclosure separate from said region of electrochemical activity, positioning combustion abatement agent within said chamber, whereby said combustion abatement agent is not in contact with said region of electrochemical activity, said chamber being pressure or heat sensitive, whereby when said region of electrochemical activity overheats, said chamber is breached, allowing said combustion abatement agent to contact said region of electrochemical activity to abate combustion of said region of electrochemical activity, wherein exemplary of combustion abatement agent is the composition comprising liquid fluoropolyether and exemplary of the of the chamber exhibiting pressure or heat sensitivity is to include a low melting, non-flammable polymer such as polyvinyl alcohol in the material of constructi
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Dennis J. KOUNTZ, Alan D. ENGLISH, Paul Douglas BROTHERS, James R. HOOVER, Donna Lynn VISIOLI
  • Patent number: 11799166
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for modifying a Li-ion battery having a region of electrochemical activity and an enclosure therefor, said process comprising forming at least one chamber within said enclosure separate from said region of electrochemical activity, positioning combustion abatement agent within said chamber, whereby said combustion abatement agent is not in contact with said region of electrochemical activity, said chamber being pressure or heat sensitive, whereby when said region of electrochemical activity overheats, said chamber is breached, allowing said combustion abatement agent to contact said region of electrochemical activity to abate combustion of said region of electrochemical activity, wherein exemplary of combustion abatement agent is the composition comprising liquid fluoropolyether and exemplary of the of the chamber exhibiting pressure or heat sensitivity is to include a low melting, non-flammable polymer such as polyvinyl alcohol in the material of construction of the c
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC
    Inventors: Dennis J. Kountz, Alan D. English, Paul Douglas Brothers, James R. Hoover, Donna Lynn Visioli
  • Patent number: 10566592
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process comprising for modifying a Li-ion battery having a region of electrochemical activity and an enclosure therefor, said process comprising forming at least one chamber within said enclosure separate from said region of electrochemical activity, positioning combustion abatement agent within said chamber, whereby said combustion abatement agent is not in contact with said region of electrochemical activity, said chamber being pressure or heat sensitive, whereby when said region of electrochemical activity overheats, said chamber is breached, allowing said combustion abatement agent to contact said region of electrochemical activity to abate combustion of said region of electrochemical activity, wherein exemplary of combustion abatement agent is the composition comprising liquid fluoropolyether and exemplary of the of the chamber exhibiting pressure or heat sensitivity is to include a low melting, non-flammable polymer such as polyvinyl alcohol in the material of constructi
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: The Chemours Company FC/LLC
    Inventors: Dennis J Kountz, Alan D English, Paul Douglas Brothers, James R. Hoover, Donna Lynn Visioli
  • Publication number: 20200052266
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for modifying a Li-ion battery having a region of electrochemical activity and an enclosure therefor, said process comprising forming at least one chamber within said enclosure separate from said region of electrochemical activity, positioning combustion abatement agent within said chamber, whereby said combustion abatement agent is not in contact with said region of electrochemical activity, said chamber being pressure or heat sensitive, whereby when said region of electrochemical activity overheats, said chamber is breached, allowing said combustion abatement agent to contact said region of electrochemical activity to abate combustion of said region of electrochemical activity, wherein exemplary of combustion abatement agent is the composition comprising liquid fluoropolyether and exemplary of the of the chamber exhibiting pressure or heat sensitivity is to include a low melting, non-flammable polymer such as polyvinyl alcohol in the material of construction of the c
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Dennis J. KOUNTZ, Alan D. ENGLISH, Paul Douglas BROTHERS, James R. HOOVER, Donna Lynn VISIOLI
  • Publication number: 20160365553
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process comprising for modifying a Li-ion battery having a region of electrochemical activity and an enclosure therefor, said process comprising forming at least one chamber within said enclosure separate from said region of electrochemical activity, positioning combustion abatement agent within said chamber, whereby said combustion abatement agent is not in contact with said region of electrochemical activity, said chamber being pressure or heat sensitive, whereby when said region of electrochemical activity overheats, said chamber is breached, allowing said combustion abatement agent to contact said region of electrochemical activity to abate combustion of said region of electrochemical activity, wherein exemplary of combustion abatement agent is the composition comprising liquid fluoropolyether and exemplary of the of the chamber exhibiting pressure or heat sensitivity is to include a low melting, non-flammable polymer such as polyvinyl alcohol in the material of constructi
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: DENNIS J. KOUNTZ, ALAN D. ENGLISH, PAUL DOUGLAS BROTHERS, JAMES R. HOOVER, DONNA LYNN VISIOLI
  • Publication number: 20160008649
    Abstract: A composition is provided that is capable of abating combustion of a Li-ion battery, comprising liquid fluoropolyether and at least one combustion abatement agent being other than fluoropolymer, examples of such agent including one or more compounds that exhibit one or more of the following characteristics of being a hydrate, carbonate, bicarbonate or sulfate, or are phosphorus or bromine containing or that form a char and/or exhibit intumescence upon heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Dennis J. Kountz, Alan D. English, Lam H. Leung, Murat Unlu