Patents by Inventor Emma Mullane

Emma Mullane 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).

  • Method of fabricating an electrode structure having a continuous porous network nanostructure by electrochemical cycling
    Patent number: 11075370
    Abstract: The invention provides process for producing a stable Si or Ge electrode structure comprising cycling a Si or Ge nanowire electrode until a structure of the Si nanowires form a continuous porous network of Si or Ge ligaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin M. Ryan, Tadhg Kennedy, Emma Mullane
  • Silicon or Germanium Network Structure for Use as an Anode in a Battery
    Publication number: 20180006295
    Abstract: The invention provides process for producing a stable Si or Ge electrode structure comprising cycling a Si or Ge nanowire electrode until a structure of the Si nanowires form a continuous porous network of Si or Ge ligaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Applicant: University of Limerick
    Inventors: Kevin M. Ryan, Tadhg Kennedy, Emma Mullane
  • Silicon or Germanium Network Structure for Use as an Anode in a Battery
    Publication number: 20160043385
    Abstract: The invention provides process for producing a stable Si or Ge electrode structure comprising cycling a Si or Ge nanowire electrode until a structure of the Si nanowires form a continuous porous network of Si or Ge ligaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Kevin M. Ryan, Tadhg Kennedy, Emma Mullane