Patents by Inventor Alexander Groombridge

Alexander Groombridge 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: 11973220
    Abstract: The invention relates to active electrode materials and to methods for the manufacture of active electrode materials. Such materials are of interest as active electrode materials in lithium-ion or sodium-ion batteries. The invention provides an active electrode material expressed by the general formula M1aM22-aM3bNb34-bO87-c-dQd.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Echion Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Alexander Groombridge, Zhihong Cai, Daniel Martin, Prince Babbar
  • Publication number: 20240030424
    Abstract: The invention relates to active electrode materials and to methods for the manufacture of active electrode materials. Such materials are of interest as active electrode materials in lithium-ion or sodium-ion batteries. The invention provides an active electrode material expressed by the general formula M1aAl1-aM2bNb11-bO29-c-dQd.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Echion Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Alexander Groombridge, Zhihong Cai, Sumithra Santhanam, Joshua Lewis
  • Publication number: 20230411613
    Abstract: The invention relates to active electrode materials and to methods for the manufacture of active electrode materials. Such materials are of interest as active electrode materials in lithium-ion or sodium-ion batteries. The invention provides an active electrode material expressed by the general formula M1aM22-aM3bNb34-bO87-c-dQd.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: Echion Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Alexander Groombridge, Zhihong Cai, Daniel Martin, Prince Babbar
  • Publication number: 20230378449
    Abstract: The invention relates to active electrode materials and to methods for the manufacture of active electrode materials. Such materials are of interest as active electrode materials in lithium-ion or sodium-ion batteries. The invention provides an active electrode material expressed by the general formula M1aM21?aM3bNb49?bO124?c?dQd.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: Echion Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Alexander Groombridge, Sumithra Santhanam
  • Publication number: 20230361288
    Abstract: The invention relates to active electrode materials and to methods for the manufacture of active electrode materials. Such materials are of interest as active electrode materials in lithium-ion or sodium-ion batteries. The invention provides an active electrode material comprising a mixture of (a) at least one lithium titanium oxide and (b) at least one mixed niobium oxide, wherein the mixed niobium oxide is expressed by the general formula [M1]x[M2](1-x)[Nb]y[O]z.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Echion Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Alexander Groombridge, Joris Pezin, Loubna El Ouatani
  • Patent number: 11799077
    Abstract: The present invention provides a phosphorus niobium oxide active electrode material with the composition M1aPx-aM2bNb9-bO25-c-dQd, wherein: M1 is selected from Na, K, Mg, Ca, Sr, Y, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, B, Al, Ga, Si, Ge, Sn, Bi, Sb, and mixtures thereof; M2 is selected from Na, K, Mg, Ca, Sr, Y, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, B, Al, Ga, Si, Ge, Sn, Bi, P, Sb, and mixtures thereof; Q is selected from F, Cl, Br, I, N, S, Se, and mixtures thereof; 0?a?0.5; 0?b'2; ?0.5?c?1.25; 0?d?5; 1?x?2; one or more of a, b, c, and d does not equal 0; with the proviso that if M1 consists of Nb and if M2 consists of P then c is >0. Such materials are of interest as active electrode materials in lithium-ion or sodium-ion batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Echion Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Alexander Groombridge, Wanwei Zhang, Peter Slater, Jianshen Wu
  • Patent number: 11721806
    Abstract: The invention relates to active electrode materials and to methods for the manufacture of active electrode materials. Such materials are of interest as active electrode materials in lithium-ion or sodium-ion batteries. The invention provides an active electrode material expressed by the general formula M1aM22-aM3bNb34-bO87-c-dQd.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Echion Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Alexander Groombridge, Zhihong Cai, Daniel Martin, Prince Babbar
  • Publication number: 20230231123
    Abstract: The present invention provides an active electrode material comprising a mixture of (a) at least one niobium oxide and (b) at least one mixed niobium oxide; wherein the mixed niobium oxide has the composition M1aM21-aM3bNb12-bO33-c-dQd, wherein: M1 and M2 are different; M1 is selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, Y, La, Ce, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, P, Sb, Bi and mixtures thereof; M2 is Mo or W; M3 is selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, Y, La, Ce, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, P, Sb, Bi, and mixtures thereof; Q is selected from F, Cl, Br, I, N, S, Se, and mixtures thereof; 0?a<0.5; 0?b?2; ?0.5?c?1.65; 0?d?1.65; one or more of a, b, c and d does not equal zero; and when a, b, and d equal zero, c is greater than zero. Such materials are of interest as active electrode materials in lithium-ion or sodium-ion batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: Echion Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Alexander Groombridge, Zhihong Cai, Wanwei Zhang, Joris Pezin
  • Publication number: 20230197942
    Abstract: The present invention provides a phosphorus niobium oxide active electrode material with the composition M1laPx-aM2bNb9-bO25-c-dQd, wherein: M1 is selected from Na, K, Mg, Ca, Sr, Y, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, B, Al, Ga, Si, Ge, Sn, Bi, Sb, and mixtures thereof; M2 is selected from Na, K, Mg, Ca, Sr, Y, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, B, Al, Ga, Si, Ge, Sn, Bi, P, Sb, and mixtures thereof; Q is selected from F, Cl, Br, I, N, S, Se, and mixtures thereof; 0?a?0.5; 0?b'2; ?0.5?c?1.25; 0?d?5; 1?x?2; one or more of a, b, c, and d does not equal 0; with the proviso that if M1 consists of Nb and if M2 consists of P then c is >0. Such materials are of interest as active electrode materials in lithium-ion or sodium-ion batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Echion Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Alexander Groombridge, Wanwei Zhang, Peter Slater, Jianshen Wu
  • Publication number: 20230178719
    Abstract: The invention relates to active electrode materials and to methods for the manufacture of active electrode materials. Such materials are of interest as active electrode materials in lithium-ion or sodium-ion batteries. The invention provides an active electrode material expressed by the general formula M1aM22-aM3bNb34-bO87-c-dQd.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: Echion Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Alexander Groombridge, Zhihong Cai, Daniel Martin, Prince Babbar