Patents by Inventor Fu Zhou

Fu Zhou 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: 12626926
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an electrode active material for lithium ion batteries. In one example, the electrode active material may include a lithium mixed metal oxide core and flame-retardant dusting particles partially retained within a surface of the core. In some examples, the dusting particles may have an average size of less than 20 ?m. In some examples, the amount of dusting particles by weight may be greater than 0.1% of the core particles and less than 50% of the core particles. In another example, methods are provided for manufacturing the electrode active material for use in a lithium ion battery, where lithium metal composite core particles may be mixed with the flame-retardant dusting particles in a dry process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: A123 SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Lixin Wang, Weidong Zhou, Yao Chen, Chloe Harrison, Fu Zhou, Kitae Kim, Jun Wang, Derek C. Johnson
  • Patent number: 12476239
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a battery cathode material comprising greater than or equal to 60% nickel content, the cathode material having at least one metal doped therein. In one example, a method comprises doping the at least one metal into the cathode material using water as a solvent, wherein the at least one metal has an ionic radii greater than 60 picometers. The at least one metal may be selected from strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), rubidium (Rb), cesium (Cs), zirconium (Zr), niobium (Nb), molybdenum (Mo), technetium (Tc), ruthenium (Ru), tungsten (W), platinum (Pt), neodymium (Nd), yttrium (Y), and cerium (Ce).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignee: A123 SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Lixin Wang, Weidong Zhou, Anil Parmar, Fu Zhou, Derek C. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20250309256
    Abstract: A coated cathode material for lithium-ion batteries is disclosed. Methods and systems are further provided for applying a coating to an active cathode material for use in a lithium-ion battery. In one example, the coated cathode material may include a high-nickel content active cathode material, such as lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide or lithium nickel aluminum cobalt oxide, coated with a coating including one or more high energy density active materials, such as lithium vanadium fluorophosphate and/or a lithium iron manganese phosphate compound. In some examples, the high-nickel content active cathode material may include greater than or equal to 60% nickel content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2025
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Inventors: Jianyang Li, Chuanjing Xu, Maha Rachid Hammoud, Taehwan Yu, Jun Wang, Derek C. Johnson, Fu Zhou
  • Patent number: 12362354
    Abstract: A coated cathode material for lithium-ion batteries is disclosed. Methods and systems are further provided for applying a coating to an active cathode material for use in a lithium-ion battery. In one example, the coated cathode material may include a high-nickel content active cathode material, such as lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide or lithium nickel aluminum cobalt oxide, coated with a coating including one or more high energy density active materials, such as lithium vanadium fluorophosphate and/or a lithium iron manganese phosphate compound. In some examples, the high-nickel content active cathode material may include greater than or equal to 60% nickel content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: A123 SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Jianyang Li, Chuanjing Xu, Maha Rachid Hammoud, Taehwan Yu, Jun Wang, Derek C. Johnson, Fu Zhou
  • Publication number: 20250174640
    Abstract: Materials and methods for a coated active electrode material for use in a lithium-ion battery is provided. In one example, a coating for an active electrode material or active electrode material precursor of an electrode of a battery cell may include lithium, boron, and oxygen. In particular, the coating may include lithium tetraborate (LBO), and the coating may be coated on a lithium insertion electrode active material such as lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide (LiNixMnyCo1-x-yO2 or NMC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2025
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventors: Weidong ZHOU, Lixin WANG, Fu ZHOU, Derek JOHNSON
  • Patent number: 12244003
    Abstract: Materials and methods for a coated active electrode material for use in a lithium-ion battery is provided. In one example, a coating for an active electrode material or active electrode material precursor of an electrode of a battery cell may include lithium, boron, and oxygen. In particular, the coating may include lithium tetraborate (LBO), and the coating may be coated on a lithium insertion electrode active material such as lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide (LiNixMnyCo1-x-yO2 or NMC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: A123 SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Weidong Zhou, Lixin Wang, Fu Zhou, Derek Johnson
  • Publication number: 20240224458
    Abstract: A side rack includes a chassis, a first horizontal support coupled to the chassis, a second horizontal support coupled to the chassis, and a third horizontal support coupled to the chassis. The first horizontal support is configured to be coupled to a first piece of equipment, the second horizontal support is configured to be coupled to the first piece of equipment, and the third horizontal support is configured to be coupled to a second piece of equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Trevor William Norton, Fu Zhou, Jie Zhu, Xiaoying Zeng, Hao Lu
  • Publication number: 20210391578
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an electrode active material for lithium ion batteries. In one example, the electrode active material may include a lithium mixed metal oxide core and flame-retardant dusting particles partially retained within a surface of the core. In some examples, the dusting particles may have an average size of less than 20 ?m. In some examples, the amount of dusting particles by weight may be greater than 0.1% of the core particles and less than 50% of the core particles. In another example, methods are provided for manufacturing the electrode active material for use in a lithium ion battery, where lithium metal composite core particles may be mixed with the flame-retardant dusting particles in a dry process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Lixin Wang, Weidong Zhou, Yao Chen, Chloe Harrison, Fu Zhou, Kitae Kim, Jun Wang, Derek C. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20210202940
    Abstract: A coated cathode material for lithium-ion batteries is disclosed. Methods and systems are further provided for applying a coating to an active cathode material for use in a lithium-ion battery. In one example, the coated cathode material may include a high-nickel content active cathode material, such as lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide or lithium nickel aluminum cobalt oxide, coated with a coating including one or more high energy density active materials, such as lithium vanadium fluorophosphate and/or a lithium iron manganese phosphate compound. In some examples, the high-nickel content active cathode material may include greater than or equal to 60% nickel content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Jianyang Li, Chuanjing Xu, Maha Rachid Hammoud, Taehwan Yu, Jun Wang, Derek C. Johnson, Fu Zhou
  • Publication number: 20200365874
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a battery cathode material comprising greater than or equal to 60% nickel content, the cathode material having at least one metal doped therein. In one example, a method comprises doping the at least one metal into the cathode material using water as a solvent, wherein the at least one metal has an ionic radii greater than 60 picometers. The at least one metal may be selected from strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), rubidium (Rb), cesium (Cs), zirconium (Zr), niobium (Nb), molybdenum (Mo), technetium (Tc), ruthenium (Ru), tungsten (W), platinum (Pt), neodymium (Nd), yttrium (Y), and cerium (Ce).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Lixin Wang, Weidong Zhou, Anil Parmar, Fu Zhou, Derek C. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20200185709
    Abstract: Materials and methods for a coated active electrode material for use in a lithium-ion battery is provided. In one example, a coating for an active electrode material or active electrode material precursor of an electrode of a battery cell may include lithium, boron, and oxygen. In particular, the coating may include lithium tetraborate (LBO), and the coating may be coated on a lithium insertion electrode active material such as lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide (LiNixMnyCo1-x-yO2 or NMC).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Weidong ZHOU, Lixin WANG, Fu ZHOU, Derek JOHNSON
  • Patent number: 10448358
    Abstract: Systems and methods for regulating alerts in a wearable device are disclosed. The alerts may be generated from a mobile device or a wearable device communicatively coupled to the mobile device. The system may include an alert storage module that receives alerts of various types, and generate a plurality of alert heaps each including respective one or more alerts. The system may determine for an alert a respective cost value associated with issuing a notification of the alert. The alert heaps may be merged to produce a cost-biased leftist heap including prioritized alerts based on the cost values of the alerts. The system may generate a queue of notification commands based on the prioritized alerts, and transmit the commands to the wearable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Fai Yeung, Fu Zhou, Miril Chheda
  • Patent number: D864213
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Shenzhen Longsys Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Li-Qing Yang, Fu Zhou, Ping Wang
  • Patent number: D885407
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: SHENZHEN LONGSYS ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Fu Zhou
  • Patent number: D886113
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Shenzhen Longsys Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fu Zhou, Li-Qing Yang
  • Patent number: D894909
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Shenzhen Longsys Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fu Zhou, Ping Wang
  • Patent number: D908710
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: SHENZHEN LONGSYS ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Fu Zhou
  • Patent number: D908711
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: SHENZHEN LONGSYS ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Fu Zhou
  • Patent number: D934241
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: SHENZHEN LONGSYS ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Fu Zhou
  • Patent number: D1012937
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Shenzhen Longsys Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fu Zhou