Patents by Inventor Caitlin Nicole Dillard

Caitlin Nicole Dillard 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).

  • Distributed battery management system using blockchain based data storage
    Patent number: 11822402
    Abstract: A distributed battery management system for a plurality of batteries is controlled by a blockchain computer network comprising a plurality of computer nodes. A computer node is configured to store a battery management blockchain including a plurality of blocks. The blocks of the battery management blockchain include battery telemetry data for the plurality of batteries. The distributed battery management system is operated according to a computer-implemented method including computer-reading the battery management blockchain stored at the computer node of the blockchain computer network and computer-adjusting an operating parameter of a selected battery of the plurality of batteries based on such computer-reading of the battery management blockchain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Dwaine K. Coates, Caitlin Nicole Dillard
  • DISTRIBUTED BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING BLOCKCHAIN BASED DATA STORAGE
    Publication number: 20220187890
    Abstract: A distributed battery management system for a plurality of batteries is controlled by a blockchain computer network comprising a plurality of computer nodes. A computer node is configured to store a battery management blockchain including a plurality of blocks. The blocks of the battery management blockchain include battery telemetry data for the plurality of batteries. The distributed battery management system is operated according to a computer-implemented method including computer-reading the battery management blockchain stored at the computer node of the blockchain computer network and computer-adjusting an operating parameter of a selected battery of the plurality of batteries based on such computer-reading of the battery management blockchain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Dwaine K. Coates, Caitlin Nicole Dillard
  • RAPID SULFUR MELT DIFFUSION INTO CARBON HOST FOR MAKING ELECTRODES
    Publication number: 20210210766
    Abstract: A free-standing electrically conductive porous structure suitable to be used as a cathode of a battery, including an electrically conductive porous substrate with sulfur diffused into the electrically conductive porous substrate to create a substantially uniform layer of sulfur on a surface of the electrically conductive porous substrate. The free-standing electrically conductive porous structure has a high performance when used in a rechargeable battery. A method of manufacturing the electrically conductive porous structure is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: DREXEL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Caitlin Nicole Dillard, Vibha Kalra
  • Rapid sulfur melt diffusion into carbon host for making electrodes
    Patent number: 10971733
    Abstract: A free-standing electrically conductive porous structure suitable to be used as a cathode of a battery, including an electrically conductive porous substrate with sulfur diffused into the electrically conductive porous substrate to create a substantially uniform layer of sulfur on a surface of the electrically conductive porous substrate. The free-standing electrically conductive porous structure has a high performance when used in a rechargeable battery. A method of manufacturing the electrically conductive porous structure is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Drexel University
    Inventors: Caitlin Nicole Dillard, Vibha Kalra
  • RAPID SULFUR MELT DIFFUSION INTO CARBON HOST FOR MAKING ELECTRODES
    Publication number: 20180212252
    Abstract: A free-standing electrically conductive porous structure suitable to be used as a cathode of a battery, including an electrically conductive porous substrate with sulfur diffused into the electrically conductive porous substrate to create a substantially uniform layer of sulfur on a surface of the electrically conductive porous substrate. The free-standing electrically conductive porous structure has a high performance when used in a rechargeable battery. A method of manufacturing the electrically conductive porous structure is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Caitlin Nicole Dillard, Vibha Kalra