Patents by Inventor Betar Gallant

Betar Gallant 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: 20230402581
    Abstract: Systems, articles, and methods generally related to the electrochemical formation of layers comprising halogen ions on substrates are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Betar Gallant, Haining Gao
  • Publication number: 20230335749
    Abstract: Articles and methods related to passivation materials on alkaline earth metals are generally described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Betar Gallant, Aaron Melemed
  • Patent number: 11791454
    Abstract: Systems, articles, and methods generally related to the electrochemical formation of layers comprising halogen ions on substrates are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Betar Gallant, Haining Gao
  • Patent number: 11735739
    Abstract: Articles and methods related to passivation materials on alkaline earth metals are generally described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Betar Gallant, Aaron Melemed
  • Publication number: 20230052497
    Abstract: Methods and systems for the electrochemical conversion of halogenated compounds are provided. In some embodiments, a method comprises converting a halogenated compound (e.g., fluorinated gas) to relatively non-hazardous products via one or more electrochemical reactions. The electrochemical reaction(s) may occur under relatively mild conditions (e.g., low temperature) and/or without the aid of a catalyst. In some embodiments, the electrochemical reaction may produce a relatively large amount of energy. In some such cases, systems, described herein, may be designed to facilitate the conversion of the halogenated compound (e.g., SF6, NF3) while harnessing (e.g., storing, converting) the energy associated with the electrochemical reaction. System and methods described herein may be used in a wide variety of applications, including waste management (e.g., environmental remediation, greenhouse gas mitigation), energy recovery (e.g., industrial energy recovery), and primary batteries (e.g., metal-gas batteries).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Betar Gallant, Yuanda Li, Aliza Khurram, Mingfu He
  • Patent number: 11522241
    Abstract: Methods and systems for the electrochemical conversion of halogenated compounds are provided. In some embodiments, a method comprises converting a halogenated compound (e.g., fluorinated gas) to relatively non-hazardous products via one or more electrochemical reactions. The electrochemical reaction(s) may occur under relatively mild conditions (e.g., low temperature) and/or without the aid of a catalyst. In some embodiments, the electrochemical reaction may produce a relatively large amount of energy. In some such cases, systems, described herein, may be designed to facilitate the conversion of the halogenated compound (e.g., SF6, NF3) while harnessing (e.g., storing, converting) the energy associated with the electrochemical reaction. System and methods described herein may be used in a wide variety of applications, including waste management (e.g., environmental remediation, greenhouse gas mitigation), energy recovery (e.g., industrial energy recovery), and primary batteries (e.g., metal-gas batteries).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Betar Gallant, Yuanda Li, Aliza Khurram, Mingfu He
  • Publication number: 20220367884
    Abstract: Systems, articles, and methods directed to electrochemical systems (e.g., batteries) and the electrochemical reduction of halogenated compounds are generally described. In certain embodiments, the halogenated compound comprises a haloalkane associated with a conjugated system via at least one alkene linker or alkyne linker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Betar Gallant, Timothy Manning Swager, Kosuke Yoshinaga, Haining Gao
  • Publication number: 20220367885
    Abstract: Systems, articles, and methods directed to electrochemical systems (e.g., batteries) and the electrochemical reduction of halogenated compounds are generally described. In certain embodiments, the halogenated compound comprises at least one sulfur pentahalide (e.g., pentafluoride) group associated with a conjugated system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Betar Gallant, Haining Gao
  • Patent number: 11453948
    Abstract: Articles and methods related to passivation layers on alkali metals are generally described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Betar Gallant, Mingfu He, Rui Guo
  • Publication number: 20210305577
    Abstract: Articles and methods related to passivation materials on alkaline earth metals are generally described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: Massachuetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Betar Gallant, Aaron Melemed
  • Publication number: 20210057723
    Abstract: Systems, articles, and methods generally related to the electrochemical formation of layers comprising halogen ions on substrates are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Betar Gallant, Haining Gao
  • Publication number: 20210028522
    Abstract: Methods and systems for the electrochemical conversion of halogenated compounds are provided. In some embodiments, a method comprises converting a halogenated compound (e.g., fluorinated gas) to relatively non-hazardous products via oik* or more electrochemical reactions. The electrochemical reaction(s) may occur under relatively mild conditions (e.g., low temperature) and/or without the aid of a catalyst. In some embodiments, the electrochemical reaction may produce a relatively large amount of energy. In some such cases, systems, described herein, may be designed to facilitate the conversion of the halogenated compound (e.g., SF6, NF3) while harnessing (e.g.. storing, converting) the energy associated with the electrochemical reaction. System and methods described herein may be used in a wide variety of applications, including waste management (e.g.. environmental remediation, greenhouse gas mitigation), energy recovery (e.g., industrial energy recovery), and primary batteries (e.g., metal-gas batteries).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Betar Gallant, Yuanda Li, Aliza Khurram, Mingfu He
  • Publication number: 20200071835
    Abstract: Articles and methods related to passivation layers on alkali metals are generally described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Betar Gallant, Mingfu He, Rui Guo
  • Patent number: 9070932
    Abstract: A self-supporting carbon electrode can include, or consist essentially of, nanostructured carbon, for example, oxygen-functionalized nanostructured carbon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Hye Ryung Byon, Seung Woo Lee, Betar Gallant, Yang Shao-Horn, Paula Hammond, Nasim Hyder
  • Publication number: 20130089790
    Abstract: A self-supporting carbon electrode can include, or consist essentially of, nanostructured carbon, for example, oxygen-functionalized nanostructured carbon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventors: Hye Ryung Byon, Seung Woo Lee, Betar Gallant, Yang Shao-Horn, Paula Hammond, Nasim Hyder