Patents by Inventor Corey W. Tropf

Corey W. Tropf 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).

  • Electrode particles suitable for batteries
    Patent number: 11600812
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a carbon-based electrode material that has been graphitized to hold ions in the electrode of a battery and more particularly include carbide or carbide and nitride surfaces that protect the graphite core. The preferred batteries include metal ion such as lithium ion batteries where the carbon-based electrode is the anode although the carbon-based electrode may also serve in dual ion batteries where both electrodes may comprise the graphitized carbon-based electrodes. The electrodes are more amorphous than conventional graphite electrodes and include a carbide or nitride containing surface treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Phillips 66 Company
    Inventors: Zhenhua Mao, Nan Li, Corey W. Tropf, Dachuan Shi, Christopher J. LaFrancois
  • Electrode particles suitable for batteries
    Patent number: 11594721
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a carbon-based electrode material that has been graphitized to hold ions in the electrode of a battery and more particularly include carbide or carbide and nitride surfaces that protect the graphite core. The preferred batteries include metal ion such as lithium ion batteries where the carbon-based electrode is the anode although the carbon-based electrode may also serve in dual ion batteries where both electrodes may comprise the graphitized carbon-based electrodes. The electrodes are more amorphous than conventional graphite electrodes and include a carbide or nitride containing surface treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Phillips 66 Company
    Inventors: Zhenhua Mao, Nan Li, Corey W. Tropf, Dachuan Shi, Christopher J. LaFrancois
  • ELECTRODE PARTICLES SUITABLE FOR BATTERIES
    Publication number: 20210020904
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a carbon-based electrode material that has been graphitized to hold ions in the electrode of a battery and more particularly include carbide or carbide and nitride surfaces that protect the graphite core. The preferred batteries include metal ion such as lithium ion batteries where the carbon-based electrode is the anode although the carbon-based electrode may also serve in dual ion batteries where both electrodes may comprise the graphitized carbon-based electrodes. The electrodes are more amorphous than conventional graphite electrodes and include a carbide or nitride containing surface treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY
    Inventors: Zhenhua Mao, Nan Li, Corey W. Tropf, Dachuan Shi, Christopher J. LaFrancois
  • ELECTRODE PARTICLES SUITABLE FOR BATTERIES
    Publication number: 20210020903
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a carbon-based electrode material that has been graphitized to hold ions in the electrode of a battery and more particularly include carbide or carbide and nitride surfaces that protect the graphite core. The preferred batteries include metal ion such as lithium ion batteries where the carbon-based electrode is the anode although the carbon-based electrode may also serve in dual ion batteries where both electrodes may comprise the graphitized carbon-based electrodes. The electrodes are more amorphous than conventional graphite electrodes and include a carbide or nitride containing surface treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY
    Inventors: Zhenhua Mao, Nan Li, Corey W. Tropf, Dachuan Shi, Christopher J. LaFrancois
  • ELECTRODE PARTICLES SUITABLE FOR BATTERIES
    Publication number: 20210020915
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a carbon-based electrode material that has been graphitized to hold ions in the electrode of a battery and more particularly include carbide or carbide and nitride surfaces that protect the graphite core. The preferred batteries include metal ion such as lithium ion batteries where the carbon-based electrode is the anode although the carbon-based electrode may also serve in dual ion batteries where both electrodes may comprise the graphitized carbon-based electrodes. The electrodes are more amorphous than conventional graphite electrodes and include a carbide or nitride containing surface treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY
    Inventors: Zhenhua Mao, Nan Li, Corey W. Tropf, Dachuan Shi, Christopher J. LaFrancois