Patents by Inventor Flavio Mornaghini

Flavio Mornaghini 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: 10870761
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel carbon black materials characterized by a good retention of their structure in the compressed state, as shown, e.g., by a relatively high ratio of compressed OAN/OAN. The materials may inter alia be characterized by a low viscosity in dispersions and by exhibiting low electrical resistivity. Such materials can be advantageously used in various applications, for example in the manufacture of electrochemical cells such as lithium ion batteries or as conductive additive in polymer composite materials. The disclosure also describes a procedure for making such a material as well as well as downstream uses and products comprising said carbon black material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: ImerTech SAS
    Inventors: Michael E. Spahr, Simone Zürcher, Marlene Rodlert-Bacilieri, Flavio Mornaghini, Thomas M. Gruenberger
  • Publication number: 20190330067
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to wet-milled and dried carbonaceous sheared nano-leaves generally characterized by a BET SSA of less than about 40 m2/g and a bulk density from about 0.005 to about 0.04 g/cm3, and compositions comprising such carbonaceous sheared nano-leaves. The present disclosure further relates to methods for preparing them, and their use as a conductive additive in composites such as polymer blends, ceramics, and mineral materials, or as solid lubricant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Sergio PACHECO BENITO, Raffaeie GILARDI, Flavio MORNAGHINI, Simone ZÜRCHER, Michael SPAHR
  • Patent number: 10305107
    Abstract: Surface-modified, low surface area synthetic graphite may have a BET surface from 1.0 to 4.0 m2/g and a crystallite size Lc to crystallite size La ratio of greater than 1. Processes for modifying the surface of low surface area synthetic graphite may result in surface-modified, low surface area synthetic graphite have a BET surface from 1.0 to 4.0 m2/g and a crystallite size Lc to crystallite size La ratio of greater than 1. Such synthetic graphite may have many uses, including for example, as a negative electrode material in lithium-ion batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Imerys Graphite & Carbon Switzerland Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael E. Spahr, Pirmin A. Ulmann, Simone Zurcher, Michal Gulas, Flavio Mornaghini
  • Publication number: 20180155552
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel carbon black materials characterized by a good retention of their structure in the compressed state, as shown, e.g., by a relatively high ratio of compressed OAN/OAN. The materials may inter alia be characterized by a low viscosity in dispersions and by exhibiting low electrical resistivity. Such materials can be advantageously used in various applications, for example in the manufacture of electrochemical cells such as lithium ion batteries or as conductive additive in polymer composite materials. The disclosure also describes a procedure for making such a material as well as well as downstream uses and products comprising said carbon black material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Michael E. SPAHR, Simone ZÜRCHER, Marlene RODLERT-BACILIERI, Flavio MORNAGHINI, Thomas M. GRUENBERGER
  • Publication number: 20150079477
    Abstract: Surface-modified, low surface area synthetic graphite may have a BET surface from 1.0 to 4.0 m2/g and a crystallite size Lc to crystallite size La ratio of greater than 1. Processes for modifying the surface of low surface area synthetic graphite may result in surface-modified, low surface area synthetic graphite have a BET surface from 1.0 to 4.0 m2/g and a crystallite size Lc to crystallite size La ratio of greater than 1. Such synthetic graphite may have many uses, including for example, as a negative electrode material in lithium-ion batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Michael E. Spahr, Pirmin A. Ulmann, Simone Zürcher, Michal Gulas, Flavio Mornaghini