Patents by Inventor Drake Nguyen

Drake Nguyen 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).

  • Lithium, phosphorus, sulfur, and iodine including electrolyte and catholyte compositions, electrolyte membranes for electrochemical devices, and annealing methods of making these electrolytes and catholytes
    Patent number: 10826115
    Abstract: The present disclosure sets forth battery components for secondary and/or traction batteries. Described herein are new solid-state lithium (Li) conducting electrolytes including monolithic, single layer, and bi-layer solid-state sulfide-based lithium ion (Li30) conducting catholytes or electrolytes. These solid-state ion conductors have particular chemical compositions which are arranged and/or bonded through both crystalline and amorphous bonds. Also provided herein are methods of making these solid-state sulfide-based lithium ion conductors including new annealing methods. These ion conductors are useful, for example, as membrane separators in rechargeable batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: QuantumScape Corporation
    Inventors: Tim Holme, Zhebo Chen, William Hudson, Kian Kerman, Sunil Mair, Amal Mehrotra, Kim Van Berkel, Cheng-Chieh Chao, Drake Nguyen
  • LITHIUM, PHOSPHORUS, SULFUR, AND IODINE INCLUDING ELECTROLYTE AND CATHOLYTE COMPOSITIONS, ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES, AND ANNEALING METHODS OF MAKING THESE ELECTROLYTES AND CATHOLYTES
    Publication number: 20190097262
    Abstract: The present disclosure sets forth battery components for secondary and/or traction batteries. Described herein are new solid-state lithium (Li) conducting electrolytes including monolithic, single layer, and bi-layer solid-state sulfide-based lithium ion (Li30 ) conducting catholytes or electrolytes. These solid-state ion conductors have particular chemical compositions which are arranged and/or bonded through both crystalline and amorphous bonds. Also provided herein are methods of making these solid-state sulfide-based lithium ion conductors including new annealing methods. These ion conductors are useful, for example, as membrane separators in rechargeable batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Zhebo Chen, Tim Holme, William Hudson, Kian Kerman, Sunil Mair, Amal Mehrotra, Kim Van Berkel, Cheng-Chieh Chao, Drake Nguyen