Patents by Inventor Berislav Blizanac
Berislav Blizanac 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).
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Patent number: 10862109Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions, which can be used to coat electrode plates, comprising at least one carbonaceous material and at least one additive, wherein the at least one additive comprises a metal ion selected from calcium, barium, potassium, magnesium, and strontium ion, and wherein the metal ion is present in an amount ranging from 0.5 wt. % to 3 wt. % relative to the total weight of carbonaceous material. Also disclosed are electrodes and lead acid batteries comprising such compositions, and methods of making the compositions.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2018Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Cabot CorporationInventors: Paolina Atanassova, Aurelien L. DuPasquier, Kenneth C. Koehlert, Berislav Blizanac, Andriy Korchev, Yipeng Sun
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Patent number: 10135071Abstract: Disclosed herein are cathode formulations comprising a lithium ion-based electroactive material and a carbon black having a BET surface area ranging from 130 to 700 m2/g and a ratio of STSA/BET ranging from 0.5 to 1. Also disclosed are cathodes comprising the cathode formulations, electro-chemical cells comprising the cathodes, and methods of making the cathode formulations and cathodes.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2014Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Cabot CorporationInventors: Berislav Blizanac, Aurelien L. DuPasquier, Miodrag Oljaca
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Publication number: 20180269474Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions, which can be used to coat electrode plates, comprising at least one carbonaceous material and at least one additive, wherein the at least one additive comprises a metal ion selected from calcium, barium, potassium, magnesium, and strontium ion, and wherein the metal ion is present in an amount ranging from 0.5 wt. % to 3 wt. % relative to the total weight of carbonaceous material. Also disclosed are electrodes and lead acid batteries comprising such compositions, and methods of making the compositions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Inventors: Paolina Atanassova, Aurelien L. DuPasquier, Kenneth C. Koehlert, Berislav Blizanac, Andriy Korchev, Yipeng Sun
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Patent number: 9985281Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions, which can be used to coat electrode plates, comprising at least one carbonaceous material and at least one additive, wherein the at least one additive comprises a metal ion selected from calcium, barium, potassium, magnesium, and strontium ion, and wherein the metal ion is present in an amount ranging from 0.5 wt. % to 3 wt. % relative to the total weight of carbonaceous material. Also disclosed are electrodes and lead acid batteries comprising such compositions, and methods of making the compositions.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Cabot CorporationInventors: Paolina Atanassova, Aurelien L. DuPasquier, Kenneth C. Koehlert, Berislav Blizanac, Andriy Korchev, Yipeng Sun
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Patent number: 9722248Abstract: Disclosed herein are cathode formulations comprising graphenes. One embodiment provides a cathode formulation comprising an electroactive material, and graphene interspersed with the electroactive material, wherein a ratio of (mean electroactive material domain size)/(mean graphene lateral domain size) ranges from 3:2 to 15:1. Also disclosed are cathodes comprising such materials and methods of making such cathodes.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2013Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: Cabot CorporationInventors: Ned J. Hardman, Berislav Blizanac, Aurelien L. DuPasquier, Miodrag Oljaca, Agathagelos Kyrlidis
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Publication number: 20160293959Abstract: Disclosed herein are cathode formulations comprising a lithium ion-based electroactive material, and a carbon black, in which the carbon black is selected from one of: (i) a carbon black having an OAN ranging from 100 to 250 mL/100 g and a crystallite size (La) of at least 30 ?, as determined by Raman spectroscopy; (ii) a carbon black having an OAN ranging from 100 to 300 mL/100 g and a surface energy of less than or equal to 10 mJ/m2; and (iii) a carbon black having an OAN ranging from 100 to 300 mL/100 g and a crystallite size (La) of at least 35 ?, as determined by Raman spectroscopy. Also disclosed are cathodes comprising the cathode formulations, electrochemical cells comprising the cathodes, and methods of making the cathode formulations and cathodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2014Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Berislav Blizanac, Miodrag Ojaca, Aurelien L. DuPasquier, Ryan C. Wall, Arek Suszko
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Patent number: 9368787Abstract: A paste suitable for a negative plate of a lead-acid battery, the paste comprising lead oxide and carbon black, wherein the carbon black has the following properties: (a) a BET surface area between about 100 and about 2100 m2/g; and (b) an oil adsorption number (OAN) in the range of about 35 to about 360 cc/100 g, provided that the oil absorption number is less than the 0.14×the BET surface area+65.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2015Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Cabot CorporationInventors: Paolina Atanassova, Berislav Blizanac, Miodrag Oljaca, Toivo T. Kodas, Geoffrey D. Moeser, Pavel A. Kossyrev, Ned J. Hardman
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Publication number: 20160118667Abstract: Disclosed herein are cathode formulations comprising a lithium ion-based electroactive material and a carbon black having a BET surface area ranging from 130 to 700 m2/g and a ratio of STSA/BET ranging from 0.5 to 1. Also disclosed are cathodes comprising the cathode formulations, electro-chemical cells comprising the cathodes, and methods of making the cathode formulations and cathodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2014Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventors: Berislav Blizanac, Aurelien L. DuPasquier, Miodrag Oljaca
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Patent number: 9287565Abstract: A carbon black having a combination of properties with values in ranges selected to promote high conductivity, high hydrophobicity, and reduced outgassing in lead acid batteries while maintaining high charge acceptance and cycleability. The carbon black has a Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area ranging from 100 m2/g to 1100 m2/g combined with one or more properties, e.g., a surface energy (SE) of 10 mJ/m2 or less, and/or a Raman microcrystalline planar size (La) of at least 22 ?, e.g., ranging from 22 ? to 50 ?. In some cases, the carbon black has a statistical thickness surface area (STSA) of at least 100 m2/g, e.g., ranging from 100 m2/g to 600 m2/g.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2013Date of Patent: March 15, 2016Assignee: Cabot CorporationInventors: Paolina Atanassova, Berislav Blizanac, Kenneth C. Koehlert, Geoffrey D. Moeser, Miodrag Oljaca, Yipeng Sun, Danny Pierre, Jeffrey S. Sawrey
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Patent number: 9281520Abstract: A paste suitable for a negative plate of a lead-acid battery comprises at least (a) a lead-based active material and an expander mixture comprising (b) carbon, (c) barium sulfate and (d) a lignosulfonate, wherein at least part of at least two of said components (a) to (d) are present in the paste as composite particles.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Cabot CorporationInventors: Paolina Atanassova, Yipeng Sun, Berislav Blizanac, Toivo Kodos, Mark J. Hampden-Smith, Miodrag Oljaca
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Patent number: 9112231Abstract: A paste suitable for a negative plate of a lead-acid battery comprises lead oxide and composite particles comprising carbon and silica.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2011Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: Cabot CorporationInventors: Paolina Atanassova, Berislav Blizanac, Toivo Kodas, Mark Hampden-Smith, Miodrag Oljaca
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Publication number: 20150194674Abstract: Disclosed herein are cathode formulations comprising graphenes. One embodiment provides a cathode formulation comprising an electroactive material, and graphene interspersed with the electroactive material, wherein a ratio of (mean electroactive material domain size)/(mean graphene lateral domain size) ranges from 3:2 to 15:1. Also disclosed are cathodes comprising such materials and methods of making such cathodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2013Publication date: July 9, 2015Inventors: Ned J. Hardman, Berislav Blizanac, Aurelien L. DuPasquier, Miodrag Oljaca, Agathagelos Kyrlidis
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Patent number: 8932482Abstract: A paste suitable for a negative plate of a lead-acid battery, the paste comprising lead oxide and carbon black, wherein the carbon black has the following properties: (a) a BET surface area between about 100 and about 2100 m2/g; and (b) an oil adsorption number (OAN) in the range of about 35 to about 360 cc/100 g, provided that the oil absorption number is less than the 0.14×the BET surface area+65.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2010Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Cabot CorporationInventors: Paolina Atanassova, Berislav Blizanac, Miodrag Oljaca, Toivo T. Kodas, Geoffrey D. Moeser, Pavel A. Kossyrev, Ned J. Hardman
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Publication number: 20140377659Abstract: Disclosed herein are cathode formulations comprising a lithium ion-based electroactive material having a D50 ranging from 1 ?m to 6 ?m; and carbon black having BET surface area ranging from 130 to 700 m2/g and an OAN ranging from 150 mL/100 g to 300 mL/100 g. Also disclosed are cathode formulations comprising a first lithium ion-based electroactive material having a particle size distribution of 1 ?m?D50?5 ?m, and a second lithium ion-based electroactive material having a particle size distribution of 5 ?m<D50?15 ?m. Cathodes comprising these active materials can exhibit a maximum pulse power in W/kg and W/L of the mixture higher than maximum pulse power of the first or second electroactive material individually, or an energy density in Wh/kg and Wh/L of the mixture higher than energy density of the first or second electroactive material individually. The cathode formulations can further comprise carbon black having BET surface area ranging from 130 to 700 m2/g.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Miodrag Oljaca, Berislav Blizanac, Aurelien DuPasquier, Ryan C. Wall, Arek Suszko, Kenneth Koehlert
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Publication number: 20140093775Abstract: Disclosed herein are negative active material compositions, comprising: a carbonaceous material having a surface area of at least 250 m2/g; and an organic molecule expander, wherein the ratio of carbonaceous material to expander ranges from 5:1 to 1:1, and wherein the composition has a median pore size ranging from 0.8 ?m to 4 ?m. Also disclosed are electrodes and batteries comprising such compositions, and methods of making thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: CABOT CORPORATIONInventors: Ned J. Hardman, Paolina Atanassova, Miodrag Oljaca, Berislav Blizanac, Kenneth C. Koehlert, Aurelien L. DuPasquier
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Publication number: 20130295462Abstract: A carbon black having a combination of properties with values in ranges selected to promote high conductivity, high hydrophobicity, and reduced outgassing in lead acid batteries while maintaining high charge acceptance and cycleability. The carbon black has a Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area ranging from 100 m2/g to 1100 m2/g combined with one or more properties, e.g., a surface energy (SE) of 10 mJ/m2 or less, and/or a Raman microcrystalline planar size (La) of at least 22 ?, e.g., ranging from 22 ? to 50 ?. In some cases, the carbon black has a statistical thickness surface area (STSA) of at least 100 m2/g, e.g., ranging from 100 m2/g to 600 m2/g.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Paolina Atanassova, Berislav Blizanac, Kenneth C. Koehlert, Geoffrey D. Moeser, Miodrag Oljaca, Yipeng Sun, Danny Pierre, Jeffrey S. Sawrey
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Publication number: 20120248383Abstract: A paste suitable for a negative plate of a lead-acid battery comprises at least (a) a lead-based active material and an expander mixture comprising (b) carbon, (c) barium sulfate and (d) a lignosulfonate, wherein at least part of at least two of said components (a) to (d) are present in the paste as composite particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2012Publication date: October 4, 2012Applicant: Cabot CorporationInventors: Paolina Atanassova, Yipeng Sun, Berislav Blizanac, Toivo T. Kodas, Mark J. Hampden-smith, Miodrag Oljaca
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Patent number: 8252485Abstract: In a method of producing a particulate electrocatalyst composition, a precursor medium comprising at least a first metal precursor, a liquid vehicle, and a substrate precursor to substrate particles is atomized into precursor droplets. The droplets are then heated to a reaction temperature of not greater than 700° C. to form composite particles comprising said first metal at least partly in an oxide form dispersed on said substrate particles. The composite particles are then collected and are heated at a first treatment temperature no greater than 250° C. in the presence of a reducing atmosphere to at least partly convert said oxide form to the metal.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2007Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Cabot CorporationInventors: Yipeng Sun, Paolina Atanassova, James Brewster, Leonard P. Perez, Hanwei Lei, Berislav Blizanac
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Publication number: 20120211703Abstract: A paste suitable for a negative plate of a lead-acid battery, the paste comprising lead oxide and carbon black, wherein the carbon black has the following properties: (a) a BET surface area between about 100 and about 2100 m2/g; and (b) an oil adsorption number (OAN) in the range of about 35 to about 360 cc/100 g, provided that the oil absorption number is less than the 0.14×the BET surface area+65.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2010Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: Cabot CorporationInventors: Paolina Atanassova, Berislav Blizanac, Miodrag Oljaca, Toivo T. Kodas, Geoffrey D. Moeser, Pavel A. Kossyrev, Ned J. Hardman
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Publication number: 20120115031Abstract: A paste suitable for a negative plate of a lead-acid battery comprises lead oxide and composite particles comprising carbon and silica.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2011Publication date: May 10, 2012Applicant: CABOT CORPORATIONInventors: Paolina ATANASSOVA, Berislav BLIZANAC, Toivo KODAS, Mark HAMPDEN-SMITH, Miodrag OLJACA