Patents by Inventor Benjamin Laforge

Benjamin Laforge 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).

  • Process for manufacturing a lithiated electrode, lithiated electrode that can be obtained by this process, and its uses
    Patent number: 8697287
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a lithiated electrode, which comprises: the deposition, on a substrate, of several layers of a non-lithiated electrode material and several lithium layers in order to form a multilayer consisting of an alternation of layers of non-lithiated electrode material and lithium layers, this multilayer starting with and terminating with a layer of non-lithiated electrode material; and the thermal annealing of the multilayer thus formed. It also relates to a lithiated electrode that can be obtained by this process and to the uses of this electrode: production of thin-film lithium batteries, especially microbatteries for chip cards, “smart” labels, horological articles, miniaturized communications tools, microsystems; production of thin-film supercapacitors and electrochromic cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Raphaël Salot, Benjamin Laforge, Henri Boucher
  • Process for Manufacturing a Lithiated Electrode, Lithiated Electrode That Can Be Obtained by This Process, and Its Uses
    Publication number: 20080311477
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for manufacturing a lithiated electrode, which comprises: the deposition, on a substrate, of several layers of a non-lithiated electrode material and several lithium layers in order to form a multilayer consisting of an alternation of layers of non-lithiated electrode material and lithium layers, this multilayer starting with and terminating with a layer of non-lithiated electrode material; and the thermal annealing of the multilayer thus formed. It also relates to a lithiated electrode that can be obtained by this process and to the uses of this electrode: production of thin-film lithium batteries, especially microbatteries for chip cards, “smart” labels, horological articles, miniaturized communications tools, microsystems; production of thin-film supercapacitors and electrochromic cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Raphael Salot, Benjamin Laforge, Henri Boucher