Patents by Inventor Alex Cheng

Alex Cheng 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).

  • Patent number: 12531296
    Abstract: An outer packaging material for a battery apparatus, the material comprising a base layer (1), a bonding layer (2), a barrier layer (5), another bonding layer (7), and a hot-melt adhesive layer (8); the bonding layer (2) is disposed between the base layer (1) and the barrier layer (5); the other bonding layer (7) is disposed between the barrier layer (5) and the hot-melt adhesive layer (8); the barrier layer (5) is composed of a single layer or multiple layers of aluminum alloy foil; the aluminum alloy foil composition and the mass percentage thereof comprises over 1.2% Fe content and over 1% Mg content; after undergoing annealing treatment, a large amount of Mg will precipitate out from within the aluminum foil, and the ratio of the precipitated Mg amount to a precipitated Al amount is between 2-4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: SHANGHAI ENERGY NEW MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Alex Cheng, Bin Chen, Xiaoming Wang, Hui Wang, Shaobo Yu
  • Patent number: 12531312
    Abstract: A digital battery separator comprises a base membrane and a polymer coating coated on at least one surface of the base membrane, wherein the thickness of the separator is 3-10 ?m, and the ionic conductivity of the separator is 0.704-4.70 mS·cm?1. A thinner and safer battery separator with a smaller resistance, better porosity and air permeability, and better heat resistance is obtained. Additionally, a method for preparing the digital battery separator is also provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2026
    Assignee: ZHUHAI ENERGY NEW MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Alex Cheng, Jiayuan Huang, Ting Gu, Fangbo He, Qianqian Liu
  • Patent number: 12181767
    Abstract: A color electrophoretic display with improved black optical state includes an electrophoretic medium having five types of charged electrophoretic pigment particles in a non-polar fluid: a first particle having a first optical property and first charge polarity; a second particle having a second optical property and second opposite charge polarity with a first charge magnitude; a third particle having a third optical property and second charge polarity with a second charge magnitude smaller than the first charge; a fourth particle having a fourth optical property and second charge polarity with a third charge magnitude smaller than the second charge; and a fifth particle having a fifth optical property and second charge polarity with a fourth charge magnitude greater than the first charge. The first and fifth particles are white and black, respectively, and the second, third, and fourth particles are each a different one of cyan, magenta, and yellow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: E Ink Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen J. Telfer, Ziyan Wu, Sherry Hsin-Yi Tsai, Alex Cheng, Zhe Gong
  • Publication number: 20240337890
    Abstract: A color electrophoretic display with improved black optical state includes an electrophoretic medium having five types of charged electrophoretic pigment particles in a non-polar fluid: a first particle having a first optical property and first charge polarity; a second particle having a second optical property and second opposite charge polarity with a first charge magnitude; a third particle having a third optical property and second charge polarity with a second charge magnitude smaller than the first charge; a fourth particle having a fourth optical property and second charge polarity with a third charge magnitude smaller than the second charge; and a fifth particle having a fifth optical property and second charge polarity with a fourth charge magnitude greater than the first charge. The first and fifth particles are white and black, respectively, and the second, third, and fourth particles are each a different one of cyan, magenta, and yellow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: Stephen J. TELFER, Ziyan WU, Sherry Hsin-Yi TSAI, Alex CHENG, Zhe GONG
  • Patent number: 12021256
    Abstract: Disclosed are a separator for an electrochemical device, comprising a porous base membrane, a coating layer disposed on at least one side of the porous base membrane and at least one channel for ionic flow, wherein the coating layer comprises at least one organic material with, for example, a core-shell structure that melts when the electrochemical device is overheated to a temperature that is higher than the melting point of the at least one organic material to block the at least one channel for ionic flow; as well as an electrochemical device comprising the separator and a method for making the separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: SHANGHAI ENERGY NEW MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Alex Cheng, Xudong Li, Gang Min, Honggui Deng, Hui Chen, Qi Yue, Chao Feng, Xianghua Li, Kang Wang, An Wang, Yangyang Chen
  • Publication number: 20230299423
    Abstract: Provided are a digital battery separator and a preparation method therefor. The digital battery separator comprises a base membrane (1) and a polymer coating (2) coating at least one surface of the base membrane (1), wherein the thickness of the separator is 3-10 ?m, and the ionic conductivity of the separator is 0.704-4.70 mS·cm?1. A thinner and safer battery separator with a smaller resistance, better porosity and air permeability, and better heat resistance is obtained, The problems such as being unsafe, having a large resistance, having low porosity, poor air permeability and poor heat resistance that are present in an existing ultrathin separator are solved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Alex CHENG, Jiayuan HUANG, Ting GU, Fangbo HE, Qianqian LIU
  • Publication number: 20230187743
    Abstract: An outer packaging material for a battery apparatus, the material comprising a base layer (1), a bonding layer (2), a barrier layer (5), another bonding layer (7), and a hot-melt adhesive layer (8); the bonding layer (2) is disposed between the base layer (1) and the barrier layer (5); the other bonding layer (7) is disposed between the barrier layer (5) and the hot-melt adhesive layer (8); the barrier layer (5) is composed of a single layer or multiple layers of aluminum alloy foil; the aluminum alloy foil composition and the mass percentage thereof comprises over 1.2% Fe content and over 1% Mg content; after undergoing annealing treatment, a large amount of Mg will precipitate out from within the aluminum foil, and the ratio of the precipitated Mg amount to a precipitated Al amount is between 2-4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Alex CHENG, Bin CHEN, Xiaoming WANG, Hui WANG, Shaobo YU
  • Patent number: 11325074
    Abstract: The present invention provides a porous membrane for water treatment, comprising: a high molecular weight polyethylene, a water-soluble polymer and an antioxidant, the high molecular weight polyethylene having an average molecular weight of 1.0×105 to 10.0×106 and a density of 0.940 to 0.976 g/cm3; wherein, the weight of the water-soluble polymer is 5 to 50 parts, the weight of the antioxidant is 0.1 to 10 parts, based on 100 parts of the weight of the high molecular weight polyethylene. The porous membrane for water treatment prepared by the present invention has a thickness of 5 to 30 ?m, a pore size of 10 to 100 nm, a porosity of 20 to 60%, and a surface contact angle of 30° to 95°. The porous membrane according to the present invention has good durability, simple preparation process, and relatively thin thickness, a uniform pore size distribution and small pore size, good hydrophilicity, as well as good filtration and adsorption effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Shanghai Energy New Materials Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alex Cheng, Lei Xiong
  • Publication number: 20210331119
    Abstract: The present invention provides a porous membrane for water treatment, comprising: a high molecular weight polyethylene, a water-soluble polymer and an antioxidant, the high molecular weight polyethylene having an average molecular weight of 1.0×105 to 10.0×106 and a density of 0.940 to 0.976 g/cm3; wherein, the weight of the water-soluble polymer is 5 to 50 parts, the weight of the antioxidant is 0.1 to 10 parts, based on 100 parts of the weight of the high molecular weight polyethylene. The porous membrane for water treatment prepared by the present invention has a thickness of 5 to 30 ?m, a pore size of 10 to 100 nm, a porosity of 20 to 60%, and a surface contact angle of 30° to 95°. The porous membrane according to the present invention has good durability, simple preparation process, and relatively thin thickness, a uniform pore size distribution and small pore size, good hydrophilicity, as well as good filtration and adsorption effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: Alex Cheng, Lei Xiong
  • Patent number: 11158905
    Abstract: Disclosed are a coating slurry for preparing a separator for an electrochemical device, comprising at least one polymer having an intrinsic viscosity ranging from 0.5 to 3.0 mL/g, at least one inorganic filler, and at least one solvent; a method for preparing the coating slurry; and a method for preparing a separator for an electrochemical device using the coating slurry; as well as a separator and an electrochemical device comprising the separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: SHANGHAI ENERGY NEW MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Alex Cheng, Honggui Deng, Yongle Chen, Fangbo He, Hui Chen
  • Publication number: 20210273297
    Abstract: Disclosed are a separator for an electrochemical device, comprising a porous base membrane, a coating layer disposed on at least one side of the porous base membrane and at least one channel for ionic flow, wherein the coating layer comprises at least one organic material with, for example, a core-shell structure that melts when the electrochemical device is overheated to a temperature that is higher than the melting point of the at least one organic material to block the at least one channel for ionic flow; as well as an electrochemical device comprising the separator and a method for making the separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Alex CHENG, Xudong LI, Gang MIN, Honggui DENG, Hui CHEN, Qi YUE, Chao FENG, Xianghua LI, Kang WANG, An WANG, Yangyang CHEN
  • Patent number: 11101524
    Abstract: A method for preparing a lithium-ion battery separator is disclosed. The method comprises: cooling and shaping a liquid-phase stabilization system containing polyethylene, stretching to enlarge pores, extracting with a solvent, and heat-setting to obtain a lithium-ion battery separator, wherein the stretching includes pre-stretching and synchronous bidirectional stretching, and the pre-stretching is completed before the synchronous bidirectional stretching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: SHANGHAI ENERGY NEW MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Alex Cheng, Xiaoming Su, Weiqiang Wang, Fangbo He, Yongle Chen
  • Publication number: 20210218111
    Abstract: Disclosed are a coating slurry for preparing a separator for an electrochemical device, comprising at least one polymer having an intrinsic viscosity ranging from 0.5 to 3.0 mL/g, at least one inorganic filler, and at least one solvent; a method for preparing the coating slurry; and a method for preparing a separator for an electrochemical device using the coating slurry; as well as a separator and an electrochemical device comprising the separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Alex CHENG, Honggui DENG, Yongle CHEN, Fangbo HE, Hui CHEN
  • Patent number: 11031654
    Abstract: Disclosed in present invention are a high-wettability separator and a preparation method therefor. The separator comprises an ethylene copolymer, a grafting polyolefin, an ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene having a molecular weight ranging from 1.0×106 to 10.0×106, and a high-density polyethylene having a density ranging from 0.940 g/cm3 to 0.976 g/cm3, the content of the ethylene copolymer is 1-5 parts by weight, and the content of the grafting polyolefin is 0-5 parts by weight, on the basis that the total weight of the ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene and the high-density polyethylene is 100 parts. The separator has a contact angle with lithium ion battery electrolyte of 20° to 40°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Shanghai Energy New Materials Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alex Cheng, Lei Xiong, Honggui Deng, Fangbo He, Weiqiang Wang
  • Patent number: 11018370
    Abstract: The invention discloses a separator with a wide temperature range and a low heat shrinkage and a method for preparing the same. The invention belongs to the field of electrochemistry. The separator of the invention includes: an irradiation crosslinked fluoropolymer A with a melting point above 150° C. and/or a polymer B containing a benzene ring in its main chain; an ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene having a molecular weight of 1.0×106-10.0×106, and a high density polyethylene having a density in the range of 0.940-0.976 g/cm3; the temperature difference between pore closing temperature and film breaking temperature of the separator is 80-90° C., preferably 85-90° C., the heat shrinkage of the separator is 2.0% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: SHANGHAI ENERGY NEW MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Alex Cheng, Lei Xiong, Honggui Deng, Fangbo He, Weiqiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20210135315
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a coating slurry for preparing a separator, comprising at least one copolymer having a crystallinity degree ranging from 30% to 70%, at least one thickening agent, at least one binder, and water, wherein the at least one copolymer comprises a first structural unit and at least one second structural unit; a method for preparing the coating slurry disclosed herein; a method for preparing separators with the coating slurry disclosed herein; a separator for an electrochemical device prepared by the method disclosed herein; as well as an electrochemical device comprising the separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Alex CHENG, Lianjie WANG, Yongle CHEN, Zhixue WANG, Cancan HUANG, Xianyou JIANG
  • Patent number: 10938065
    Abstract: The invention discloses a polymer electrolyte membrane and a method for preparing the same. The method comprises the steps of: (1) mixing a molecular sieve material, a polymer and a solvent to obtain a slurry; (2) coating the slurry on a base membrane to form a wet membrane; (3) drying the wet membrane to obtain a dry membrane; and (4) immersing the dry membrane in a lithium salt electrolyte solution, and taking out to obtain a polymer electrolyte membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Shanghai Energy New Materials Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alex Cheng, Honggui Deng, Lei Xiong, Lihua Wang, Fangbo He, Weiqiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20200266406
    Abstract: Disclosed are a separator for an electrochemical device, comprising a porous base membrane and a coating layer being formed on at least one side of the porous base membrane, wherein the coating layer comprises polybenzimidazoles having a weight average molecular weight ranging from 5×103 to 1×106; as well as an electrochemical device including the separator and a method for making the separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Alex CHENG, Yongle CHEN, Jinzhen BAO, Fangbo HE, Weiqiang WANG
  • Publication number: 20200067053
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a separator for an electrochemical device and a preparing method and use thereof. The separator comprises a porous base film layer and a functional layer; the porous base film layer optionally has an inorganic material coating on one or two surfaces thereof; the functional layer is disposed on one or two sides of the porous base film layer, and the functional layer contains at least one organic material capable of forming a gel electrode when contacting with a non-aqueous electrolyte solution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicant: Shanghai Energy New Materials Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alex Cheng, Fangbo He, Jinzhen Bao
  • Publication number: 20190393463
    Abstract: A method for preparing a lithium-ion battery separator is disclosed. The method comprises: cooling and shaping a liquid-phase stabilization system containing polyethylene, stretching to enlarge pores, extracting with a solvent, and heat-setting to obtain a lithium-ion battery separator, wherein the stretching includes pre-stretching and synchronous bidirectional stretching, and the pre-stretching is completed before the synchronous bidirectional stretching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: Shanghai Energy New Materials Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Alex Cheng, Xiaoming Su, Weiqiang Wang, Fangbo He, Yongle Chen