Patents by Inventor Carol Bourbon

Carol Bourbon 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).

  • Boron-substituted lithium compounds, active electrode materials, batteries and electrochrome devices
    Publication number: 20060127295
    Abstract: Lithium insertion compound having the following formula (I): Li?M?M1vM2wM3xM4yM5zB?(XO4??Z?)1??(I) M is selected from V2+, Mn2+, Fe2+, Co2+ and Ni2+; M1 is selected from Na+ and K+; M2 is selected from Mg2+, Zn2+, Cu2+, Ti2+, and Ca2+; M3 is selected from Al3+, Ti3+, Cr3+, Fe3+, Mn3+, Ga3+, and V3+; M4 is selected from Ti4+, Ge4+, Sn4+, V4+, and Zr4+; M5 is selected from V5+, Nb5+, and Ta5+; X is an element in oxidation state m, exclusively occupying a tetrahedral site and coordinated by oxygen or a halogen, which is selected from B3+, Al3+, V5+, Si4+, P5+, S6+, Ge4+ and mixtures thereof; Z is a halogen selected from F, Cl, Br and I; the coefficients ?, ?, v, w, x, y, z, ? and ? are all positive and satisfy the following equations: 0???2??(1) 1???2??(2); 0<???(3); 0???2??(3); 0???2??(4); ?+2?+3?+v+2w+3x+4y+5z+m=8????(5); and 0 < ? ? + v + w + x + y + z ? 0.1 , preferably, 0 < ? ? + v + w + x + y + z ? 0.05 . Methods for preparing these compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE
    Inventors: Sylvain Franger, Frederic Le Cras, Carol Bourbon