Patents by Inventor Gerardo Jose la O'
Gerardo Jose la O' 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).
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Publication number: 20230120748Abstract: A lithium-ion battery anode material containing surface-coated disordered rocksalt lithium vanadium oxide is disclosed. The surface coating contains a species selected from the group consisting of carbon, a metal oxide, a metalloid oxide, a metal fluoride, a metalloid fluoride, a metal phosphate, a metalloid phosphate, and combinations thereof. Materials, designs, synthesis methods, and devices related to fast-charging lithium-ion batteries are provided. This invention fills a technology gap by providing anode materials with disordered rocksalt lithium vanadium oxides to achieve fast charging in 10 minutes or less, greater than 200 W·h/kg energy density, a lifetime of at least 10,000 cycles, and improved battery safety. Methods of making and using the optionally surface-coated disordered rocksalt lithium vanadium oxide are disclosed. Many experimental examples are included, demonstrating several remarkable attributes of this battery technology.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: Haodong LIU, Ping LIU, Gerardo Jose LA O'
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Patent number: 10056636Abstract: A metal-halogen flow battery system includes an electrolyte composition that includes an aqueous solution including a metal halide, a halogen, a metal plating enhancer and at least one of an anti-dendrite agent, and an anti-corrosion agent.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2014Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: PRIMUS POWER CORPORATIONInventors: John Curley, Gerardo Jose la O', Nicholas Williams, Kevin Cheung, Hooman Hafezi
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Patent number: 9627704Abstract: A metal-halogen flow battery system includes a stack of flow cells, an electrolyte reservoir and one or more of a concentrated halogen return line fluidly connecting the stack to the reservoir, a venturi, a mixer, a concentrated halogen pump, or a concentrated halogen line heater.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2015Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: PRIMUS POWER CORPORATIONInventors: Russell Cole, Rick Winter, Jonathan Hall, Pallavi Pharkya, Gerardo Jose la O', Lauren W. Hart, Paul Kreiner, Peter Tennessen
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Patent number: 9478803Abstract: A flow battery and method of operating a flow battery. The flow battery includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a reaction zone located between the first electrode and the second electrode. The flow battery is configured with a first electrolyte flow configuration in charge mode and a second flow configuration in discharge mode. The first electrolyte flow configuration is at least partially different from the second electrolyte flow configuration.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2012Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: PRIMUS POWER CORPORATIONInventors: Gerardo Jose la O', Rick Winter, Jonathan L. Hall, Pallavi Pharkya, Paul Kreiner, Russell Cole
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Patent number: 9130217Abstract: A metal-halogen flow battery system includes a stack of flow cells, an electrolyte reservoir and one or more of a concentrated halogen return line fluidly connecting the stack to the reservoir, a venturi, a mixer, a concentrated halogen pump, or a concentrated halogen line heater.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2012Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: PRIMUS POWER CORPORATIONInventors: Russell Cole, Rick Winter, Jonathan Hall, Pallavi Pharkya, Gerardo Jose la O', Lauren Wessel Hart, Paul Kreiner, Peter Tennessen
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Publication number: 20150147666Abstract: A metal-halogen flow battery system includes a stack of flow cells, an electrolyte reservoir and one or more of a concentrated halogen return line fluidly connecting the stack to the reservoir, a venturi, a mixer, a concentrated halogen pump, or a concentrated halogen line heater.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2015Publication date: May 28, 2015Inventors: Russell Cole, Rick Winter, Jonathan Hall, Pallavi Pharkya, Gerardo Jose la O', Lauren W. Hart, Paul Kreiner, Peter Tennessen
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Patent number: 8945739Abstract: A metal-halogen flow battery system includes a stack of flow cells, an electrolyte reservoir and one or more of a concentrated halogen return line fluidly connecting the stack to the reservoir, a venturi, a mixer, a concentrated halogen pump, or a concentrated halogen line heater.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2014Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Primus Power CorporationInventors: Russell Cole, Rick Winter, Jonathan Hall, Pallavi Pharkya, Gerardo Jose la O', Lauren W. Hart, Paul Kreiner, Peter Tennessen
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Publication number: 20140308547Abstract: A metal-halogen flow battery system includes a stack of flow cells, an electrolyte reservoir and one or more of a concentrated halogen return line fluidly connecting the stack to the reservoir, a venturi, a mixer, a concentrated halogen pump, or a concentrated halogen line heater.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: Primus Power CorporationInventors: Russell Cole, Rick Winter, Jonathan Hall, Pallavi Pharkya, Gerardo Jose la O', Lauren W. Hart, Paul Kreiner, Peter Tennessen
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Publication number: 20130266829Abstract: A metal-halogen flow battery system includes a stack of flow cells, an electrolyte reservoir and one or more of a concentrated halogen return line fluidly connecting the stack to the reservoir, a venturi, a mixer, a concentrated halogen pump, or a concentrated halogen line heater.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2012Publication date: October 10, 2013Applicant: PRIMUS POWER CORPORATIONInventors: Russell Cole, Rick Winter, Jonathan Hall, Pallavi Pharkya, Gerardo Jose la O', Lauren Wessel Hart, Paul Kreiner, Peter Tennessen
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Publication number: 20130252041Abstract: A porous electrode for a flow battery includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer has at least one of a different catalytic property or a different permeability than the second layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: Primus Power CorporationInventors: Mai Fujimoto, Brad Kell, Gerardo Jose la O', Jonathan Hall, Lauren Wessel Hart, Pallavi Pharkya, Paul Kreiner, Kyle Haynes, Andrew Marshall, Russell Cole, Leon Radomsky
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Publication number: 20130252044Abstract: A porous electrode for a flow battery includes a first layer having a first average pore size and a second layer having a second average pore size, wherein the second pore size is smaller than the first pore size.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: PRIMUS POWER CORPORATIONInventors: Mai Fujimoto, Brad Kell, Gerardo Jose la O', Jonathan Hall, Lauren Wessel Hart, Pallavi Pharkya, Paul Kreiner, Kyle Haynes
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Patent number: 8415039Abstract: An apparatus including at least one electrochemical flow cell in which the electrochemical flow cell includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode and a reaction zone between the anode and the cathode. The electrochemical flow cell also includes an electrolyte storage reservoir configured to hold a molten salt electrolyte and a gas generated during charging of the at least one electrochemical flow cell and at least one conduit configured to supply the molten salt electrolyte and the gas from the storage reservoir to the at least one electrochemical flow cell. The electrochemical flow cell also includes at least one pump configured to pump the molten salt electrolyte from the storage reservoir to the reaction zone.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2011Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: Primus Power CorporationInventors: Gerardo Jose la O', Rick Winter
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Publication number: 20130045399Abstract: An embodiment relates an electrochemical system. The system includes (a) at least one cell that comprises a first electrode, a second electrode and a reaction zone between the first and second electrode. The system also includes (b) a liquefied halogen reactant (c) at least one metal halide electrolyte and (d) a flow circuit configured to deliver the halogen reactant and the at least one metal-halide electrolyte to the at least one cell. The flow circuit includes an electrolyte reservoir and a halogen reactant/electrolyte separation device comprising a halophilic material.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2011Publication date: February 21, 2013Applicant: Primus Power CorporationInventors: Russell Cole, Gerardo Jose La O', Rick Winter
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Publication number: 20120328910Abstract: A flow battery and method of operating a flow battery. The flow battery includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a reaction zone located between the first electrode and the second electrode. The flow battery is configured with a first electrolyte flow configuration in charge mode and a second flow configuration in discharge mode. The first electrolyte flow configuration is at least partially different from the second electrolyte flow configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: Primus Power CorporationInventors: Gerardo Jose la O', Rick Winter, Jonathan L. Hall, Pallavi Pharkya, Paul Kreiner, Russell Cole
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Publication number: 20120219832Abstract: An apparatus including at least one electrochemical flow cell in which the electrochemical flow cell includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode and a reaction zone between the anode and the cathode. The electrochemical flow cell also includes an electrolyte storage reservoir configured to hold a molten salt electrolyte and a gas generated during charging of the at least one electrochemical flow cell and at least one conduit configured to supply the molten salt electrolyte and the gas from the storage reservoir to the at least one electrochemical flow cell. The electrochemical flow cell also includes at least one pump configured to pump the molten salt electrolyte from the storage reservoir to the reaction zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2011Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: Primus Power CorporationInventors: Gerardo Jose la O', Rick Winter
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Patent number: 8202641Abstract: A flow battery electrode assembly with a first impermeable, substantially metal electrode, a second permeable, substantially metal electrode and at least one electrically conductive spacer. The electrically conductive spacer connects the first impermeable, substantially metal electrode and the second permeable, substantially metal electrode such that the first impermeable, substantially metal electrode and the second permeable, substantially metal electrode are spaced apart from each other by an electrolyte flow path.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2010Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Primus Power CorporationInventors: Rick Winter, Brad Kell, Jonathan Hall, Gerardo Jose la O', Thomas Stepien
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Patent number: 8137831Abstract: A flow battery and method of operating a flow battery. The flow battery includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a reaction zone located between the first electrode and the second electrode. The flow battery is configured with a first electrolyte flow configuration in charge mode and a second flow configuration in discharge mode. The first electrolyte flow configuration is at least partially different from the second electrolyte flow configuration.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2011Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Primus Power CorporationInventors: Gerardo Jose la O', Rick Winter, Jonathan L. Hall, Pallavi Pharkya
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Publication number: 20120052340Abstract: A flow battery and method of operating a flow battery. The flow battery includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a reaction zone located between the first electrode and the second electrode. The flow battery is configured with a first electrolyte flow configuration in charge mode and a second flow configuration in discharge mode. The first electrolyte flow configuration is at least partially different from the second electrolyte flow configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: Primus Power CorporationInventors: Gerardo Jose la O', Rick Winter, Jonathan L. Hall, Pallavi Pharkya
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Publication number: 20110223451Abstract: A flow battery electrode assembly with a first impermeable, substantially metal electrode, a second permeable, substantially metal electrode and at least one electrically conductive spacer. The electrically conductive spacer connects the first impermeable, substantially metal electrode and the second permeable, substantially metal electrode such that the first impermeable, substantially metal electrode and the second permeable, substantially metal electrode are spaced apart from each other by an electrolyte flow path.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2010Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: PRIMUS POWER CORPORATIONInventors: Rick Winter, Brad Kell, Jonathan Hall, Gerardo Jose LA O'
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Publication number: 20100248064Abstract: The present invention relates to single chamber fuel cells and systems and methods associated with the same. Architectures and materials that allow for high performance, enhanced fuel utilization, mechanical robustness, and mechanical flexibility are described. In some embodiments, multiple fuel cell units are arranged in a single chamber and may be, in some cases, connected to each other (e.g., connected in series, connected in parallel, etc.). Each fuel cell unit can be defined as one or more anode(s), one or more cathode(s), and an electrolyte able to maintain electrical separation between the anode(s) and cathode(s). The multiple fuel cell units are arranged in stacks in some cases. In one set of embodiments, the stacks of fuel cell units can be shaped and/or arranged to enhance the mixing of fuel and oxidant, thus improving distribution of reactants in the reaction zone. For example, the stacks of fuel cells may be arranged as fins within the fuel cell chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2008Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyInventors: Gerardo Jose la O', Serkan Koc, Ethan J. Crumlin, Yang Shao-Horn