Patents by Inventor Erwan DUMONT

Erwan DUMONT 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).

  • Patent number: 10862108
    Abstract: A composition of active material for a positive electrode of a lithium-ion electrochemical cell is provided comprising: (a) a lithiated oxide of formula Li1+xMO2 in which: 0?x?0.15, M designates NiaMnbCocM?d where a>0; b>0; c>0; d?0 and a+b+c+d=1; M? being chosen from B, Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Fe, Cu, Zn, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo or a mixture of these; (b) a lithiated phosphate of formula LiMn1?yM?yPO4 where M? represents at least one element chosen from the group consisting of Fe, Ni, Co, Mg and Zn; and 0<y<0.5; the particle size distribution of the lithiated oxide being characterized by a first volume median diameter of the particles Dv501?500 nm; the particle size distribution of the lithiated phosphate being characterized by a second volume median diameter of the particles Dv502?500 nm; and Dv502/Dv501?1.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: SAFT
    Inventors: Erwan Dumont, Frédéric Castaing, Cécile Tessier
  • Publication number: 20200266492
    Abstract: A lithium-ion electrochemical cell comprising: at least one negative electrode comprising an active material having an operating potential greater than or equal to 1 V with respect to the potential of the electrochemical couple Li+/Li; at least one positive electrode; the negative electrode and/or the positive electrode comprising a binder selected from polytetrafluoroethylene, polyamideimide, polyimide, styrene-butadiene rubber and polyvinyl alcohol or a mixture thereof; a liquid electrolyte comprising a solvent which is an ionic liquid; a separator having a shrinkage of less than or equal to 3% in the direction of its length and in the direction of its width, after exposure to a temperature of 200° C. for a period of at least one hour. This electrochemical cell can be used in charge or discharge at a temperature ranging from room temperature to 150° C. or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: SAFT
    Inventors: Erwan DUMONT, Frédéric CASTAING, Benjamin LE GUERN, Fabrice RENE, Michel ULLDEMOLINS, Cécile TESSIER, Jean-Paul PERES, Florent FISCHER
  • Patent number: 10147934
    Abstract: A lithium accumulator including: a current collector; a stack of at least two layers arranged on at least one surface of the current collector, wherein a first layer is in contact with the surface of the current collector and includes a mixture of at least two compounds selected from a lithiated manganese phosphate, a lithiated transition metal oxide, and a lithiated spinel-type manganese oxide; and an outer layer including an active material having at least 90% of a lithiated iron phosphate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: SAFT
    Inventors: Erwan Dumont, Philippe Borel, Yannick Toret
  • Publication number: 20180145314
    Abstract: A composition of active material for a positive electrode of a lithium-ion electrochemical cell is provided comprising: (a) a lithiated oxide of formula Li1+xMO2 in which: 0?x?0.15, M designates NiaMnbCocM?d where a>0; b>0; c>0; d?0 and a+b+c+d=1; M? being chosen from B, Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Ti, V, Cr, Fe, Cu, Zn, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo or a mixture of these; (b) a lithiated phosphate of formula LiMn1?yM?yPO4 where M? represents at least one element chosen from the group consisting of Fe, Ni, Co, Mg and Zn; and 0<y<0.5; the particle size distribution of the lithiated oxide being characterized by a first volume median diameter of the particles Dv501?500 nm; the particle size distribution of the lithiated phosphate being characterized by a second volume median diameter of the particles Dv502?500 nm; and Dv502/Dv501?1.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: SAFT
    Inventors: Erwan DUMONT, Frédéric CASTAING, Cécile TESSIER
  • Publication number: 20150349334
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lithium accumulator comprising: a) a current collector (4); and b) a stack of at least two layers (1, 2, 3) arranged on at least one surface of the current collector, wherein a first layer (1) is in contact with the surface of the current collector and comprises a mixture of at least two compounds selected from: a lithiated manganese phosphate, a lithiated transition metal oxide, and a lithiated spinel-type manganese oxide; and an outer layer (2) comprises an active material comprising at least 90% of a lithiated iron phosphate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: SAFT
    Inventors: Erwan DUMONT, Philippe BOREL, Yannick TORET
  • Patent number: 8652431
    Abstract: A method of synthesis of a metal fluorophosphate having the following general formula (1): XaMb(PO4)cFd (1), in which: X is an alkaline metal selected among sodium (Na) and lithium (Li) or a mixture of said metals; M is a transition metal selected among the following elements: Co, Ni, Fe, Mn, V, Cu, Ti, Al, Cr, Mo, Nb or a combination of at least two of said metals, 0?a?5; 0.5?b?3; 0.5?c?3; and d is an integer equal to 1, 2 or 3. The method contains an electric-field-activated sintering process for a mixture (1) formed by at least one first phosphate-containing solid precursor and at least one second fluorine-containing solid precursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignees: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives, Centre Nationale de Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: Sébastien Patoux, Carole Bourbon, Erwan Dumont-Botto, Mickael Dolle, Patrick Rozier
  • Publication number: 20120279850
    Abstract: A method of synthesis of a metal fluorophosphate having the following general formula (1): XaMb(PO4)cFd (1), in which: X is an alkaline metal selected among sodium (Na) and lithium (Li) or a mixture of said metals; M is a transition metal selected among the following elements: Co, Ni, Fe, Mn, V, Cu, Ti, Al, Cr, Mo, Nb or a combination of at least two of said metals, 0?a?5; 0.5?b?3; 0.5?c?3; and d is an integer equal to 1, 2 or 3. The method contains an electric-field-activated sintering process for a mixture (1) formed by at least one first phosphate-containing solid precursor and at least one second fluorine-containing solid precursor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicants: Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique, Commissariat á l 'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Sébastien Patoux, Carole Bourbon, Erwan Dumont-Botto, Mickael Dolle, Patrick Rozier