Patents by Inventor Eric C. Tyo

Eric C. Tyo 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-air batteries, method for making lithium-air batteries
    Patent number: 9496590
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for generating Li2O2 or composites of it, the method uses mixing lithium ions with oxygen ions in the presence of a catalyst. The catalyst comprises a plurality of metal clusters, their alloys and mixtures, each cluster consisting of between 3 and 18 metal atoms. The invention also describes a lithium-air battery which uses a lithium metal anode, and a cathode opposing the anode. The cathode supports metal clusters, each cluster consisting of size selected clusters, taken from a range of between approximately 3 and approximately 18 metal atoms, and an electrolyte positioned between the anode and the cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
    Inventors: Stefan Vajda, Larry A. Curtiss, Jun Lu, Khalil Amine, Eric C. Tyo
  • LITHIUM-AIR BATTERIES, METHOD FOR MAKING LITHIUM-AIR BATTERIES
    Publication number: 20150093658
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for generating Li2O2 or composites of it, the method uses mixing lithium ions with oxygen ions in the presence of a catalyst. The catalyst comprises a plurality of metal clusters, their alloys and mixtures, each cluster consisting of between 3 and 18 metal atoms. The invention also describes a lithium-air battery which uses a lithium metal anode, and a cathode opposing the anode. The cathode supports metal clusters, each cluster consisting of size selected clusters, taken from a range of between approximately 3 and approximately 18 metal atoms, and an electrolyte positioned between the anode and the cathode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
    Inventors: Stefan Vajda, Larry A. Curtiss, Jun Lu, Khalil Amine, Eric C. Tyo