Patents by Inventor Brian E. Brusca

Brian E. Brusca 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: 20230178792
    Abstract: An electrode structure for use in an energy storage device comprising a population of electrodes, a population of counter-electrodes and a microporous separator separating members of the electrode population from members of the counter-electrode population. Each member of the electrode population comprises an electrode active material layer and an electrode current conductor layer, and each member of the electrode population has a bottom, a top, a length LE, a width WE and a height HE, wherein the ratio of LE to each of WE and HE is at least 5:1, the ratio of HE to WE is between 0.4:1 and 1000:1, and the electrode current collector layer of each member of the electrode population has a length LC that is measured in the same direction as and is at least 50% of length LE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Harrold J. Rust, III, Ashok Lahiri, Murali Ramasubramanian, Robert M. Spotnitz, Robert A. Cole, Gunther A. Koblmiller, Nirav S. Shah, Brian E. Brusca, Christopher G. Castledine, Laurie J. Lauchlan, James D. Wilcox
  • Patent number: 11600848
    Abstract: An electrode structure for use in an energy storage device comprising a population of electrodes, a population of counter-electrodes and a microporous separator separating members of the electrode population from members of the counter-electrode population. Each member of the electrode population comprises an electrode active material layer and an electrode current conductor layer, and each member of the electrode population has a bottom, a top, a length LE, a width WE and a height HE, wherein the ratio of LE to each of WE and HE is at least 5:1, the ratio of HE to WE is between 0.4:1 and 1000:1, and the electrode current collector layer of each member of the electrode population has a length LC that is measured in the same direction as and is at least 50% of length LE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Enovix Corporation
    Inventors: Harrold J. Rust, III, Ashok Lahiri, Murali Ramasubramanian, Robert M. Spotnitz, Robert A. Cole, Gunther A. Koblmiller, Nirav S. Shah, Brian E. Brusca, Christopher G. Castledine, Laurie J. Lauchlan, James D. Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20220311094
    Abstract: An electrode structure for use in an energy storage device, the electrode structure comprising a population of electrodes, a population of counter-electrodes and an electrically insulating material layer separating members of the electrode population from members of the counter-electrode population, each member of the electrode population having a longitudinal axis AE that is surrounded by the electrically insulating separator layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Murali RAMASUBRAMANIAN, Michael ARMSTRONG, Brian E. BRUSCA, Vladimir DIOUMAEV, Gunther A. KOBLMILLER, Ashok LAHIRI, Laurie J. LAUCHLAN, Harrold J. RUST, III, Nirav S. SHAH, Robert M. SPOTNITZ, James D. WILCOX
  • Patent number: 11355816
    Abstract: An electrode structure for use in an energy storage device, the electrode structure comprising a population of electrodes, a population of counter-electrodes and an electrically insulating material layer separating members of the electrode population from members of the counter-electrode population, each member of the electrode population having a longitudinal axis AE that is surrounded by the electrically insulating separator layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Enovix Operations Inc.
    Inventors: Murali Ramasubramanian, Michael Armstrong, Brian E. Brusca, Vladimir Dioumaev, Gunther A. Koblmiller, Ashok Lahiri, Laurie J. Lauchlan, Harrold J. Rust, III, Nirav S. Shah, Robert M. Spotnitz, James D. Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20200381771
    Abstract: An electrode structure for use in an energy storage device comprising a population of electrodes, a population of counter-electrodes and a microporous separator separating members of the electrode population from members of the counter-electrode population. Each member of the electrode population comprises an electrode active material layer and an electrode current conductor layer, and each member of the electrode population has a bottom, a top, a length LE, a width WE and a height HE, wherein the ratio of LE to each of WE and HE is at least 5:1, the ratio of HE to WE is between 0.4:1 and 1000:1, and the electrode current collector layer of each member of the electrode population has a length LC that is measured in the same direction as and is at least 50% of length LE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Harrold J. Rust, III, Ashok Lahiri, Murali Ramasubramanian, Robert M. Spotnitz, Robert A. Cole, Gunther A. Koblmiller, Nirav S. Shah, Brian E. Brusca, Christopher G. Castledine, Laurie J. Lauchlan, James D. Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20200335754
    Abstract: An electrode structure for use in an energy storage device, the electrode structure comprising a population of electrodes, a population of counter-electrodes and an electrically insulating material layer separating members of the electrode population from members of the counter-electrode population, each member of the electrode population having a longitudinal axis AE that is surrounded by the electrically insulating separator layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Murali RAMASUBRAMANIAN, Michael ARMSTRONG, Brian E. BRUSCA, Vladimir DIOUMAEV, Gunther A. KOBLMILLER, Ashok LAHIRI, Laurie J. LAUCHLAN, Harrold J. RUST, III, Nirav S. SHAH, Robert M. SPOTNITZ, James D. WILCOX
  • Patent number: 10749207
    Abstract: An electrode structure for use in an energy storage device comprising a population of electrodes, a population of counter-electrodes and a microporous separator separating members of the electrode population from members of the counter-electrode population. Each member of the electrode population comprises an electrode active material layer and an electrode current conductor layer, and each member of the electrode population has a bottom, a top, a length LE, a width WE and a height HE, wherein the ratio of LE to each of WE and HE is at least 5:1, the ratio of HE to WE is between 0.4:1 and 1000:1, and the electrode current collector layer of each member of the electrode population has a length LC that is measured in the same direction as and is at least 50% of length LE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Enovix Corporation
    Inventors: Harrold J. Rust, III, Ashok Lahiri, Murali Ramasubramanian, Robert M. Spotnitz, Robert A. Cole, Gunther Koblmiller, Nirav S. Shah, Brian E. Brusca, Christopher G. Castledine, Laurie J. Lauchlan, James D. Wilcox
  • Patent number: 10707466
    Abstract: An electrode structure for use in an energy storage device, the electrode structure comprising a population of electrodes, a population of counter-electrodes and an electrically insulating material layer separating members of the electrode population from members of the counter-electrode population, each member of the electrode population having a longitudinal axis AE that is surrounded by the electrically insulating separator layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Enovix Corporation
    Inventors: Murali Ramasubramanian, Michael Armstrong, Brian E. Brusca, Vladimir Dioumaev, Gunther A. Koblmiller, Ashok Lahiri, Laurie J. Lauchlan, Harrold J. Rust, III, Nirav S. Shah, Robert M. Spotnitz, James D. Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20190386291
    Abstract: A structure for use in an energy storage device, the structure comprising a backbone system extending generally perpendicularly from a reference plane, and a population of microstructured anodically active material layers supported by the lateral surfaces of the backbones, each of the microstructured anodically active material layers having a void volume fraction of at least 0.1 and a thickness of at least 1 micrometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Ashok LAHIRI, Robert M. SPOTNITZ, Nirav S. SHAH, Murali RAMASUBRAMANIAN, Harrold J. RUST, III, James D. WILCOX, Michael J. ARMSTRONG, Brian E. BRUSCA, Christopher G. CASTLEDINE, Laurie J. LAUCHLAN
  • Patent number: 10403884
    Abstract: A structure for use in an energy storage device, the structure comprising a backbone system extending generally perpendicularly from a reference plane, and a population of microstructured anodically active material layers supported by the lateral surfaces of the backbones, each of the microstructured anodically active material layers having a void volume fraction of at least 0.1 and a thickness of at least 1 micrometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: ENOVIX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ashok Lahiri, Robert M. Spotnitz, Nirav S. Shah, Murali Ramasubramanian, Harrold J. Rust, III, James D. Wilcox, Michael J. Armstrong, Brian E. Brusca, Christopher G. Castledine, Laurie J. Lauchlan
  • Publication number: 20190260067
    Abstract: An electrode structure for use in an energy storage device comprising a population of electrodes, a population of counter-electrodes and a microporous separator separating members of the electrode population from members of the counter-electrode population. Each member of the electrode population comprises an electrode active material layer and an electrode current conductor layer, and each member of the electrode population has a bottom, a top, a length LE, a width WE and a height HE, wherein the ratio of LE to each of WE and HE is at least 5:1, the ratio of HE to WE is between 0.4:1 and 1000:1, and the electrode current collector layer of each member of the electrode population has a length LC that is measured in the same direction as and is at least 50% of length LE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Harrold Jones Rust, III, Ashok Lahiri, Murali Ramasubramanian, Robert M. Spotnitz, Robert A. Cole, Gunther Koblmiller, Nirav Shah, Brian E. Brusca, Christopher G. Castledine, Laurie J. Lauchlan, James D. Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20190148695
    Abstract: An electrode structure for use in an energy storage device, the electrode structure comprising a population of electrodes, a population of counter-electrodes and an electrically insulating material layer separating members of the electrode population from members of the counter-electrode population, each member of the electrode population having a longitudinal axis AE that is surrounded by the electrically insulating separator layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Murali RAMASUBRAMANIAN, Michael ARMSTRONG, Brian E. BRUSCA, Vladimir DIOUMAEV, Gunther A. KOBLMILLER, Ashok LAHIRI, Laurie J. LAUCHLAN, Harrold J. RUST, III, Nirav S. SHAH, Robert M. SPOTNITZ, James D. WILCOX
  • Patent number: 10038214
    Abstract: An electrode structure for use in an energy storage device comprising a population of electrodes, a population of counter-electrodes and a microporous separator separating members of the electrode population from members of the counter-electrode population. Each member of the electrode population comprises an electrode active material layer and an electrode current conductor layer, and each member of the electrode population has a bottom, a top, a length LE, a width WE and a height HE, wherein the ratio of LE to each of WE and HE is at least 5:1, the ratio of HE to WE is between 0.4:1 and 1000:1, and the electrode current collector layer of each member of the electrode population has a length LC that is measured in the same direction as and is at least 50% of length LE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: ENOVIX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Harrold Jones Rust, III, Ashok Lahiri, Murali Ramasubramanian, Robert M. Spotnitz, Robert A. Cole, Gunther Koblmiller, Nirav Shah, Brian E. Brusca, Christopher G. Castledine, Laurie J. Lauchlan, James D. Wilcox
  • Patent number: 10020514
    Abstract: An electrochemical stack comprising carrier ions, an anode comprising an anode active material layer, a cathode comprising a cathode active material layer, a separator between the anode and the cathode comprising a porous dielectric material and a non-aqueous electrolyte, and an ionically permeable conductor layer located between the separator and an electrode active material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: ENOVIX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Murali Ramasubramanian, Robert M. Spotnitz, Nirav S. Shah, Ashok Lahiri, Christopher G. Castledine, James D. Wilcox, Michael J. Armstrong, Robert A. Cole, Brian E. Brusca, Harrold J. Rust, III, Ken S. Matsubayashi, Laurie J. Lauchlan, Gunther A. Koblmiller
  • Patent number: 9991490
    Abstract: An electrode structure for use in an energy storage device, the electrode structure comprising a population of electrodes, a population of counter-electrodes and an electrically insulating material layer separating members of the electrode population from members of the counter-electrode population, each member of the electrode population having a longitudinal axis AE that is surrounded by the electrically insulating separator layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: ENOVIX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Murali Ramasubramanian, Michael Armstrong, Brian E. Brusca, Vladimir Dioumaev, Gunther A. Koblmiller, Ashok Lahiri, Laurie J. Lauchlan, Harrold J. Rust, III, Nirav S. Shah, Robert M. Spotnitz, James D. Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20180040876
    Abstract: A structure for use in an energy storage device, the structure comprising a backbone system extending generally perpendicularly from a reference plane, and a population of microstructured anodically active material layers supported by the lateral surfaces of the backbones, each of the microstructured anodically active material layers having a void volume fraction of at least 0.1 and a thickness of at least 1 micrometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Ashok LAHIRI, Robert M. SPOTNITZ, Nirav S. SHAH, Murali RAMASUBRAMANIAN, Harrold J. RUST, III, James D. WILCOX, Michael J. ARMSTRONG, Brian E. BRUSCA, Christopher G. CASTLEDINE, Laurie J. LAUCHLAN
  • Patent number: 9806331
    Abstract: A structure for use in an energy storage device, the structure comprising a backbone system extending generally perpendicularly from a reference plane, and a population of microstructured anodically active material layers supported by the lateral surfaces of the backbones, each of the microstructured anodically active material layers having a void volume fraction of at least 0.1 and a thickness of at least 1 micrometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: ENOVIX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ashok Lahiri, Robert M. Spotnitz, Nirav S. Shah, Murali Ramasubramanian, Harrold J. Rust, III, James D. Wilcox, Michael J. Armstrong, Brian E. Brusca, Christopher G. Castledine, Laurie J. Lauchlan
  • Publication number: 20170222255
    Abstract: An electrode structure for use in an energy storage device comprising a population of electrodes, a population of counter-electrodes and a microporous separator separating members of the electrode population from members of the counter-electrode population. Each member of the electrode population comprises an electrode active material layer and an electrode current conductor layer, and each member of the electrode population has a bottom, a top, a length LE, a width WE and a height HE, wherein the ratio of LE to each of WE and HE is at least 5:1, the ratio of HE to WE is between 0.4:1 and 1000:1, and the electrode current collector layer of each member of the electrode population has a length LC that is measured in the same direction as and is at least 50% of length LE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Harrold Jones Rust, III, Ashok Lahiri, Murali Ramasubramanian, Robert M. Spotnitz, Robert A. Cole, Gunther Koblmiller, Nirav Shah, Brian E. Brusca, Christopher G. Castledine, Laurie J. Lauchlan, James D. Wilcox
  • Patent number: 9660292
    Abstract: An electrode structure for use in an energy storage device comprising a population of electrodes, a population of counter-electrodes and a microporous separator separating members of the electrode population from members of the counter-electrode population. Each member of the electrode population comprises an electrode active material layer and an electrode current conductor layer, and each member of the electrode population has a bottom, a top, a length LE, a width WE and a height HE, wherein the ratio of LE to each of WE and HE is at least 5:1, the ratio of HE to WE is between 0.4:1 and 1000:1, and the electrode current collector layer of each member of the electrode population has a length LC that is measured in the same direction as and is at least 50% of length LE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: ENOVIX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Harrold Jones Rust, III, Ashok Lahiri, Murali Ramasubramanian, Robert M. Spotnitz, Robert A. Cole, Gunther Koblmiller, Nirav Shah, Brian E. Brusca, Christopher G. Castledine, Laurie J. Lauchlan, James D. Wilcox
  • Publication number: 20160260983
    Abstract: An electrochemical stack comprising carrier ions, an anode comprising an anode active material layer, a cathode comprising a cathode active material layer, a separator between the anode and the cathode comprising a porous dielectric material and a non-aqueous electrolyte, and an ionically permeable conductor layer located between the separator and an electrode active material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Murali RAMASUBRAMANIAN, Robert M. SPOTNITZ, Nirav S. SHAH, Ashok LAHIRI, Christopher G. CASTLEDINE, James D. WILCOX, Michael J. ARMSTRONG, Robert A. COLE, Brian E. BRUSCA, Harrold J. RUST, III, Ken S. MATSUBAYASHI, Laurie J. LAUCHLAN, Gunther A. KOBLMILLER