Patents by Inventor Grégory Schmidt

Grégory Schmidt 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: 12630425
    Abstract: A method for drying and purifying a lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt in solution in an organic solvent S1, the method including the following steps: a) adding deionised water to dissolve and extract the lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt, forming an aqueous solution of the salt; b) extracting the lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt from the aqueous solution, using an organic solvent S2, the step being repeated at least once; c) concentrating the lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt by evaporating the organic solvent S2 and the water, in a short-path thin-film evaporator, under the following conditions: temperature of 30° C. to 95° C., pressure of 10?3 mbar abs to 5 mbar abs, residence time no longer than 15 min; and d) optionally crystallising the lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt. Also, a composition made of lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt, and the uses thereof in Li-ion batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: ARKEMA FRANCE
    Inventors: Grégory Schmidt, Rémy Teissier
  • Patent number: 12249692
    Abstract: A mixture including: 99% to 99.9999% by weight of at least one lithium salt A; and 1 ppm to 10,000 ppm by weight of at least one potassium salt B. Also, a battery including at least one electrochemical cell, the electrochemical cell including a negative electrode, a positive electrode and the mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: ARKEMA FRANCE
    Inventor: Grégory Schmidt
  • Patent number: 12024425
    Abstract: A method for preparing a compound having the following formula (IV): R2—(SO2)—NLi—(SO2)—F (IV), the method including a step a) of reacting a sulphamide having the following formula (A): R0—(SO2)—NH2 (A) with at least one sulphur-containing acid and at least one chlorinating agent, the step a) being carried out: at a temperature between 90° C. and 130° C., and at a pressure which is strictly greater than 7 bar (absolute).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: ARKEMA FRANCE
    Inventors: Grégory Schmidt, Jérémy Bauche, Dominique Deur-Bert
  • Publication number: 20230312344
    Abstract: A composition containing: at least 99.75% by weight of bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide lithium salt. A process for preparing the composition, including a) step of preconcentrating a composition C1 including an organic solvent OS1, water and bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt, to give a composition C2 including: the lithium salt of bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide in a content ranging from 35% to 50% relative to the total weight of composition C2; water in a mass content of less than or equal to 500 ppm relative to the total mass of composition C2; the preconcentration step being performed at a temperature of less than or equal to 50° C.; b) a step of concentrating composition C2; c) an optional step of crystallizing the composition obtained in step b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Arkema France
    Inventors: Grégory SCHMIDT, Rémy TEISSIER, Jean-Luc COUTURIER
  • Patent number: 11757133
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a mixture comprising: —lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide; —lithium 2-trifluoromethyl-4,5-dicyano-imidazole; and —lithium hexafluorophosphate; as well as an electrolyte composition comprising said mixture, and their uses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Arkema France
    Inventor: Grégory Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11697589
    Abstract: A composition containing: at least 99.75% by weight of bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide lithium salt; and acetic acid in a content by mass greater than 0 and less than or equal to 400 ppm. A process for preparing the composition, including a) step of preconcentrating a composition C1 including an organic solvent OS1, water and bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt, to give a composition C2 including: the lithium salt of bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide in a content ranging from 35% to 50% relative to the total weight of composition C2; water in a mass content of less than or equal to 500 ppm relative to the total mass of composition C2; said preconcentration step being performed at a temperature of less than or equal to 50° C.; b) a step of concentrating composition C2; c) an optional step of crystallizing the composition obtained in step b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: ARKEMA FRANCE
    Inventors: Grégory Schmidt, Rémy Teissier, Jean-Luc Couturier
  • Publication number: 20220219984
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a compound having the following formula (II): F—SO2—N?—SO2—R1NH4+??(II) wherein R1 represents F or a linear or branched alkyl radical, substituted with at least one fluorine atom, said process comprising a step of bringing an anhydrous flow F1 comprising ammonia (NH3) into contact with a compound of formula (I): F—SO2—NH—SO2—R1??(I) R1 is as defined above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Grégory SCHMIDT, Philippe LEDUC, Rémy TEISSIER
  • Publication number: 20220216520
    Abstract: A method for drying and purifying a lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt. Also, a method for producing a lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt which is then dried and purified by the method. Further, a composition containing lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt having a water content by mass of between 5 and 45 ppm. And, the use of the composition C in Li-ion batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Arkema France
    Inventors: Grégory SCHMIDT, Rémy TEISSIER
  • Publication number: 20220166066
    Abstract: An electrolyte composition including: lithium 2-trifluoromethyl-4,5-dicyanoimidazolate; lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide; lithium nitrate; at least one additive (A) allowing formation of an SEI passivation layer; and at least one non-aqueous solvent. Also, the use of the electrolyte composition in an electrochemical cell including at least one negative electrode including lithium, and in particular lithium metal, for reducing or eliminating the growth of lithium dendrites on the surface of said electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Arkema France
    Inventor: Grégory SCHMIDT
  • Patent number: 11316200
    Abstract: A method for drying and purifying a lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt. Also, a method for producing a lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt which is then dried and purified by the method. Further, a composition containing lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt having a water content by mass of between 5 and 45 ppm. And, the use of the composition C in Li-ion batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: ARKEMA FRANCE
    Inventors: Grégory Schmidt, Rémy Teissier
  • Publication number: 20210323823
    Abstract: A method for drying and purifying a lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt in solution in an organic solvent S1, the method including the following steps: a) adding deionised water to dissolve and extract the lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt, forming an aqueous solution of the salt; b) extracting the lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt from the aqueous solution, using an organic solvent S2, the step being repeated at least once; c) concentrating the lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt by evaporating the organic solvent S2 and the water, in a short-path thin-film evaporator, under the following conditions: temperature of 30° C. to 95° C., pressure of 10?3 mbar abs to 5 mbar abs, residence time no longer than 15 min; and d) optionally crystallising the lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt. Also, a composition made of lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt, and the uses thereof in Li-ion batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: Arkema France
    Inventors: Grégory SCHMIDT, Rémy TEISSIER
  • Patent number: 11139508
    Abstract: A lithium salt mixture comprising: from 85% to 99.9 mol % of lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imidide; and from 0.1% to 15 mol % of lithium 2-trifluoromethyl-4,5-dicyano-imidazolate. Also, an electrolyte composition containing same and to the uses thereof. Also, an electrochemical cell including a negative electrode, a positive electrode and the electrolyte composition interposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode. Also, a battery containing at least one electrochemical cell with the electrolyte composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: ARKEMA FRANCE
    Inventor: Grégory Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11084723
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for drying and purifying a lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt in solution in an organic solvent S1, said method comprising the following steps: a) adding deionised water to dissolve and extract the lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt, forming an aqueous solution of said salt; b) extracting the lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt from said aqueous solution, using an organic solvent S2, said step being repeated at least once; c) concentrating the lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt by evaporating said organic solvent S2 and the water, in a short-path thin-film evaporator, under the following conditions: temperature of 30° C. to 95° C., pressure of 10?3 mbar abs to 5 mbar abs, residence time no longer than 15 min; and d) optionally crystallising the lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt. The present invention likewise relates to a composition made of lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt, and the uses thereof in Li-ion batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: ARKEMA FRANCE
    Inventors: Grégory Schmidt, Rémy Teissier
  • Publication number: 20210221685
    Abstract: A composition containing: at least 99.75% by weight of bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide lithium salt; and acetic acid in a content by mass greater than 0 and less than or equal to 400 ppm. A process for preparing the composition, including a) step of preconcentrating a composition C1 including an organic solvent OS1, water and bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt, to give a composition C2 including: the lithium salt of bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide in a content ranging from 35% to 50% relative to the total weight of composition C2; water in a mass content of less than or equal to 500 ppm relative to the total mass of composition C2; said preconcentration step being performed at a temperature of less than or equal to 50° C.; b) a step of concentrating composition C2; c) an optional step of crystallizing the composition obtained in step b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Applicant: Arkema France
    Inventors: Grégory SCHMIDT, Rémy TEISSIER, Jean-Luc COUTURIER
  • Publication number: 20210214220
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for preparing a compound of the following formula (III): R2—(SO2)—NM—(SO2)—F (III) in which R2 represents one of the following radicals: F, CF3, CHF2, CH2F, C2HF4, C2H2F3, C2H3F2, C2F, C3F7, C3H4F3, C3HF6, C4F9, C4H2F7, C4H4F, CF11, C6F13, C7F1, C8F17 or C9F19. M represents a monovalent or divalent cation; the method comprising: —a step b) of fluorinating a compound of the following formula (I): R1—(SO2)—NH—(SO2)—Cl (I) in which R represents one of the following radicals: Cl, F, CF3, CHF2, CH2F, C2HF4, C2H2F3, C2H3F2, C2F, C3F7, C3H4F3, C3HF6, C4F9, C4H2F7, C4H4F, CF11, C6F13, C7F15, C8F17 or C9F19, R preferably representing Cl; with at least one fluorinating agent; 2—a step c) of distilling the composition obtained in step b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Arkema France
    Inventors: Grégory SCHMIDT, Dominique DEUR-BERT, Rémy TEISSIER
  • Publication number: 20210214219
    Abstract: A process for producing a lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt F—(SO2)—NLi—(SO2)—-F involving a step (b) with a step of fluorinating bis(chlorosulfonyl)imide Cl—(SO2)—NH—(SO2)—Cl with anhydrous HF, optionally in at least one organic solvent OS1, said step (b) being carried out in a reactor made of a material M3 that is resistant to corrosion, or in a reactor that contains a base layer made of a material M1 coated with a surface layer made of a material M2 that is resistant to corrosion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Arkema France
    Inventors: Philippe LEDUC, Grégory SCHMIDT, Dominique DEUR-BERT
  • Publication number: 20210214239
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for purifying a lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt. The present invention relates to a process for purifying a lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt in a solution in at least one solvent S1, said process comprising at least one purification step carried out in:—a piece of silicon carbide-based or fluorinated polymer-based equipment; or—a piece of metal or glass equipment comprising an inner surface, said inner surface, which can come into contact with the lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt, being covered with a polymer coating or with a silicon carbide coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: ARKEMA FRANCE
    Inventors: Philippe LEDUC, Grégory SCHMIDT, Dominique DEUR-BERT
  • Publication number: 20210206637
    Abstract: A method for preparing a compound having the following formula (IV): R2—(SO2)—NLi—(SO2)—F (IV), the method including a step a) of reacting a sulphamide having the following formula (A): R0—(SO2)—NH2 (A) with at least one sulphur-containing acid and at least one chlorinating agent, the step a) being carried out: at a temperature between 90° C. and 130° C., and at a pressure which is strictly greater than 7 bar (absolute).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: Arkema France
    Inventors: Grégory SCHMIDT, Jérémy BAUCHE, Dominique DEUR-BERT
  • Publication number: 20210188638
    Abstract: A method for producing a lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salt F—(SO2)—NLi—(SO2)—F, comprising a step comprising a step of chlorination of sulfamic acid HO—(SO2)—NH2 in order to obtain the bis(chlorosulfonyl)imide Cl—(SO2)—NH—(SO2)—Cl, said step being carried out in a reactor made of a corrosion-resistant material M3, or in a reactor containing a base layer made of a material M1 coated with a surface layer made of a corrosion-resistant material M2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Arkema France
    Inventors: Philippe LEDUC, Grégory SCHMIDT, Dominique DEUR-BERT
  • Publication number: 20210151798
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a mixture comprising: —lithium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide; —lithium 2-trifluoromethyl-4,5-dicyano-imidazole; and —lithium hexafluorophosphate; as well as an electrolyte composition comprising said mixture, and their uses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Arkema France
    Inventor: Grégory SCHMIDT