Patents by Inventor Blake James Howie

Blake James Howie 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).

  • Method of making a cell using a lithium-deactivated carbon anode
    Patent number: 5743921
    Abstract: A method of making a secondary, cathode-loaded, lithium-ion cell having a carbon anode including the principal step of cathodizing the carbon in a non-aqueous lithium-ion-conducting solution to deactivate the carbon by neutralizing or passivating any active sites therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Gholam-Abbas Nazri, Blake James Howie