Patents by Inventor Ankita Shah

Ankita Shah 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: 20170222220
    Abstract: An electrode architecture for lithium ion batteries provides cooling of the bulk electrode during room temperature to high temperature (e.g., 50° C.-80° C.) battery operation. The battery electrode architecture includes alternating layers of lithium ion active material and current collection layers containing with interconnections between current collection layers. The current collection layers contain metallic multi-walled carbon nanotubes which have high electrical and thermal conductivity. Also provided are lithium ion batteries containing the electrode. The batteries have enhanced lifetime due to avoidance of degradation reactions in the active material at high temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Ahmed BUSNAINA, Sivasubramanian SOMU, Ankita Shah FAULKNER
  • Publication number: 20140093769
    Abstract: Carbon nanotube-based electrode materials for rechargeable batteries have a vastly increased power density and charging rate compared to conventional lithium ion batteries. The electrodes are based on a carbon nanotube scaffold that is coated with a thin layer of electrochemically active material in the form of nanoparticles. Alternating layers of carbon nanotubes and electrochemically active nanoparticles further increases the power density of the batteries. Rechargeable batteries made with the electrodes have a 100 to 10000 times increased power density compared to conventional lithium-ion rechargeable batteries and a charging rate increased by up to 100 times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Ahmed Busnaina, Sivasubramanian Somu, Ankita Shah