Patents by Inventor Daniel Nocera

Daniel Nocera 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).

  • Flame-retardant, non-toxic phosphate ester ionic liquid electrolytes and method of making
    Patent number: 11217828
    Abstract: A phosphate ester compound can include a cation and an anion, the anion being an alkyl phosphate. The phosphate ester compound can be a phosphate ester ionic liquid. The phosphate ester compound can be manufactured in a solvent-free environment. The phosphate ester compound can be used as an electrolyte in a battery, for example, a lithium-ion battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventors: Shiyu Zhang, Christopher C. Cummins, Matthew Jordan Nava, Daniel Nocera
  • FLAME-RETARDANT, NON-TOXIC PHOSPHATE ESTER IONIC LIQUID ELECTROLYTES AND METHOD OF MAKING
    Publication number: 20180159181
    Abstract: A phosphate ester compound can include a cation and an anion, the anion being an alkyl phosphate. The phosphate ester compound can be a phosphate ester ionic liquid. The phosphate ester compound can be manufactured in a solvent-free environment. The phosphate ester compound can be used as an electrolyte in a battery, for example, a lithium-ion battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Shiyu Zhang, Christopher C. Cummins, Matthew Jordan Nava, Daniel Nocera
  • Optical feedback structures and methods of making
    Publication number: 20060114960
    Abstract: An optical resonator can include an optical feedback structure disposed on a substrate, and a composite including a matrix including a chromophore. The composite disposed on the substrate and in optical communication with the optical feedback structure. The chromophore can be a semiconductor nanocrystal. The resonator can provide laser emission when excited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Preston Snee, Yin Chan, Daniel Nocera, Moungi Bawendi