Patents by Inventor Duy X. LUONG

Duy X. LUONG 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).

  • Publication number: 20240120506
    Abstract: Method and system for flash recycling of batteries, including lithium-ion batteries, other metal (sodium, potassium, zinc, magnesium, and aluminum)-ion batteries, metal batteries, batteries having all metal oxide cathodes, and batteries having graphite-containing anodes. The method and system include a solvent-free and water-free flash Joule heating (FJH) method performed upon a mixture that includes materials from the batteries done in millisecond for recycling the materials. In some embodiments, the FJH method is combined with magnetic separation to recover lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese with high yields up to 98%. In some embodiments, the FJH method is followed by rinsing with dilute acid, such a 0.01 M HCl. In other embodiments, the FJH method is utilized to purify the graphite in the battery, such as for use in the anode of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: James Mitchell TOUR, Weiyin CHEN, Duy X. LUONG, Carter KITTRELL
  • Patent number: 11807533
    Abstract: Laser-induced graphene (LIG) and laser-induced graphene scrolls (LIGS) materials and, more particularly to LIGS, methods of making LIGS (such as from polyimide (PI)), laser-induced removal of LIG and LIGS, and 3D printing of LIG and LIGS using a laminated object manufacturing (LOM) process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: James M. Tour, Duy X. Luong, Ajay Subramanian
  • Publication number: 20230262845
    Abstract: Systems and methods for flash joule heating carbon with variable frequency drives, for the production of graphene. The system includes a flash joule heating system, and a variable frequency drive system for driving the flash joule heating system, wherein the variable frequency drive system is coupled to the flash joule heating system, and is configured to output a pulse-width modulated current. The system and methods may further include sample temperature feedback, to adjust the output of variable frequency drive system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: James Mitchell Tour, Duy X Luong, Carter Kittrell, Tyler Cooksey, Zhiyong Zhang, Vladimir Mancevski
  • Publication number: 20220267153
    Abstract: Methods that expand the properties of laser-induced graphene (LIG) and the resulting LIG having the expanded properties. Methods of fabricating laser-induced graphene from materials, which range from natural, renewable precursors (such as cloth or paper) to high performance polymers (like Kevlar). With multiple lasing, however, highly conductive PEI-based LIG could be obtained using both multiple pass and defocus methods. The resulting laser-induced graphene can be used, inter alia, in electronic devices, as antifouling surfaces, in water treatment technology, in membranes, and in electronics on paper and food Such methods include fabrication of LIG in controlled atmospheres, such that, for example, superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic LIG surfaces can be obtained. Such methods further include fabricating laser-induced graphene by multiple lasing of carbon precursors. Such methods further include direct 3D printing of graphene materials from carbon precurors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicants: WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY, B.G. NEGEV TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS LTD. AT BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: James M. Tour, Yieu Chyan, Christopher John Arnusch, Swatantra Pratap Singh, Yilun Li, Duy X. Luong, Carter Kittrell, Ruquan Ye, Jordan Miller, Ian Kinstlinger, Savannah Cofer
  • Publication number: 20220055904
    Abstract: Resistive memory devices having laser-induced graphene (LIG) composites, and methods of making resistive memory devices having LIG composites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicants: B.G. NEGEV TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS LTD., AT BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY, WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: James Mitchell Tour, Duy X. Luong, Kaichun Yang, Christopher John Arnusch, Swatantra Pratap Singh, Amit Kumar Thakur, Michael G. Stanford, John T. Li, Steven E. Presutti
  • Patent number: 11161744
    Abstract: Methods that expand the properties of laser-induced graphene (LIG) and the resulting LIG having the expanded properties. Methods of fabricating laser-induced graphene from materials, which range from natural, renewable precursors (such as cloth or paper) to high performance polymers (like Kevlar). With multiple lasing, however, highly conductive PEI-based LIG could be obtained using both multiple pass and defocus methods. The resulting laser-induced graphene can be used, inter alia, in electronic devices, as antifouling surfaces, in water treatment technology, in membranes, and in electronics on paper and food Such methods include fabrication of LIG in controlled atmospheres, such that, for example, superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic LIG surfaces can be obtained. Such methods further include fabricating laser-induced graphene by multiple lasing of carbon precursors. Such methods further include direct 3D printing of graphene materials from carbon precursors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignees: William Marsh Rice University, B.G. Negev Technologies and Applications, Ltd., at Ben-Gurion University
    Inventors: James M. Tour, Yieu Chyan, Christopher John Arnusch, Swatantra Pratap Singh, Yilun Li, Duy X. Luong, Carter Kittrell, Ruquan Ye, Jordan Miller, Ian Kinstlinger, Savannah Cofer
  • Publication number: 20210206642
    Abstract: Methods for the synthesis of graphene, and more particularly the method of synthesizing graphene by flash Joule heating (FJH). Such methods can be used to synthesize turbostratic graphene (including low-defect turbostratic graphene) in bulk quantities. Such methods can further be used to synthesize composite materials and 2D materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: James Mitchell Tour, Duy X. Luong, Wilbur Carter Kittrell, Wala A. Algozeeb, Weiyin Chen
  • Publication number: 20210171351
    Abstract: Laser-induced graphene (LIG) and laser-induced graphene scrolls (LIGS) materials and, more particularly to LIGS, methods of making LIGS (such as from polyimide (PI)), laser-induced removal of LIG and LIGS, and 3D printing of LIG and LIGS using a laminated object manufacturing (LOM) process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: James M. Tour, Duy X. Luong, Ajay Subramanian
  • Patent number: 11014816
    Abstract: Laser-induced graphene (LIG) and laser-induced graphene scrolls (LIGS) materials and, more particularly to LIGS, methods of making LIGS (such as from polyimide (PI)), laser-induced removal of LIG and LIGS, and 3D printing of LIG and LIGS using a laminated object manufacturing (LOM) process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventors: James M. Tour, Duy X. Luong, Ajay Subramanian
  • Publication number: 20200002174
    Abstract: Laser-induced graphene (LIG) and laser-induced graphene scrolls (LIGS) materials and, more particularly to LIGS, methods of making LIGS (such as from polyimide (PI)), laser-induced removal of LIG and LIGS, and 3D printing of LIG and LIGS using a laminated object manufacturing (LOM) process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: James M. Tour, Duy X. Luong, Ajay Subramanian
  • Publication number: 20190330064
    Abstract: Methods that expand the properties of laser-induced graphene (LIG) and the resulting LIG having the expanded properties. Methods of fabricating laser-induced graphene from materials, which range from natural, renewable precursors (such as cloth or paper) to high performance polymers (like Kevlar). With multiple lasing, however, highly conductive PEI-based LIG could be obtained using both multiple pass and defocus methods. The resulting laser-induced graphene can be used, inter alia, in electronic devices, as antifouling surfaces, in water treatment technology, in membranes, and in electronics on paper and food Such methods include fabrication of LIG in controlled atmospheres, such that, for example, superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic LIG surfaces can be obtained. Such methods further include fabricating laser-induced graphene by multiple lasing of carbon precursors. Such methods further include direct 3D printing of graphene materials from carbon precurors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Applicants: WILLIAM MARSH RICE UNIVERSITY, BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: James M. TOUR, Yieu CHYAN, Christopher John ARNUSCH, Swatantra Pratap SINGH, Yilun LI, Duy X. LUONG, Carter KITTRELL, Ruquan YE, Jordan MILLER, Ian KINSTLINGER, Savannah COFER