Patents by Inventor Guenther Hambitzer

Guenther Hambitzer 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: 11811014
    Abstract: The invention relates to a solid ionic conductor for a rechargeable non-aqueous electrochemical battery cell having the stoichiometric formula K(ASXX?)p×q SO2, where K represents a cation from the group of the alkali metals with p=1, of the alkaline-earth metals with p=2 or of the zinc group with p=2, A represents an element from the third main group, S represents sulfur, selenium or tellurium, X and X? represent a halogen, and the numerical value q is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: High Performance Battery Technology GmbH
    Inventor: Günther Hambitzer
  • Patent number: 10892487
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rechargeable electrochemical battery cell having a housing, a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte, the electrolyte containing sulfur dioxide and a conductive salt of the active metal of the cell. The total quantity of oxygen-containing compounds contained in the cell that are able to react with the sulfur dioxide, reducing the sulfur dioxide, is not more than 10 mMol per Ah theoretical capacitance of the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: INNOLITH ASSETS AG
    Inventors: Guenther Hambitzer, Joachim Heitbaum, Claus Dambach, Martin Kampa, Christian Pszolla, Christiane Ripp
  • Publication number: 20200411903
    Abstract: The invention relates to a solid ionic conductor for a rechargeable non-aqueous electrochemical battery cell having the stoichiometric formula K(ASXX?)p×q SO2, where K represents a cation from the group of the alkali metals with p=1, of the alkaline-earth metals with p=2 or of the zinc group with p=2, A represents an element from the third main group, S represents sulfur, selenium or tellurium, X and X? represent a halogen, and the numerical value q is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 100.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Günther Hambitzer
  • Patent number: 10637096
    Abstract: An electrochemical battery cell having a negative electrode, an electrolyte containing a conductive salt, and a positive electrode, the electrolyte being based on SO2 and the intermediate chamber between the positive electrode and the negative electrode being implemented such that active mass deposited on the negative electrode during the charging of the cell may come into contact with the positive electrode in such manner that locally delimited short-circuit reactions occur on its surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Hambitzer GmbH
    Inventors: Guenther Hambitzer, Laurent Zinck, Heide Biollaz, Markus Borck, Christiane Ripp
  • Publication number: 20160276705
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rechargeable, non-aqueous electrochemical battery cell which has a negative electrode, a positive electrode and a sulfur dioxide-containing electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventor: Günther Hambitzer
  • Patent number: 8981683
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high power battery system having a battery system monitoring electronics and battery modules being electrically connected in series via an operating current line. At least one battery module is a bypass battery module comprising a bypass switch and a bypass line for electrically bypassing the battery module. For each bypass battery module a module monitoring unit of the monitoring electronics monitors the assigned battery module and detects a fault state. In the fault state, the battery system monitoring electronics measures the current flow in the operating current line connecting the battery modules and switches the bypass switch of the bypass battery module concerned from a normal operating position to a bypass position at a time when the current flow in the operating current line is lower than a predetermined limit value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Alevo Research AG
    Inventors: Guenther Hambitzer, Joachim Heitbaum, Markus Borck, Christiane Ripp
  • Publication number: 20140377642
    Abstract: An electrochemical battery cell having a negative electrode, an electrolyte containing a conductive salt, and a positive electrode, the electrolyte being based on SO2 and the intermediate chamber between the positive electrode and the negative electrode being implemented such that active mass deposited on the negative electrode during the charging of the cell may come into contact with the positive electrode in such manner that locally delimited short-circuit reactions occur on its surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: HAMBITZER GMBH
    Inventors: Guenther Hambitzer, Laurent Zinck, Heide Biollaz, Markus Borck, Christiane Ripp
  • Patent number: 8906556
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rechargeable electrochemical battery cell having a negative electrode, an electrolyte, and a positive electrode. The negative electrode comprises an electronically conductive substrate (12) at which an active metal (24) of the negative electrode is deposited by electrolysis during the charging of the cell. A porous structure (13) that contains the active mass (17) of the positive electrode is arranged in the vicinity of the substrate (12) of the negative electrode (5) in such a manner that the active metal (17) of the negative electrode that is deposited during the charging of the cell (3) penetrates into the pores (14) of the porous structure (13) comprising the active mass of the positive electrode and is deposited further therein, at least in part, in metallic form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Alevo Research AG
    Inventor: Guenther Hambitzer
  • Patent number: 8858655
    Abstract: An electrochemical battery cell having a negative electrode, an electrolyte containing a conductive salt, and a positive electrode, the electrolyte being based on SO2 and the intermediate chamber between the positive electrode and the negative electrode being implemented such that active mass deposited on the negative electrode during the charging of the cell may come into contact with the positive electrode in such manner that locally delimited short-circuit reactions occur on its surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Hambitzer GmbH
    Inventors: Guenther Hambitzer, Laurent Zinck, Heide Biollaz, Markus Borck, Christiane Ripp
  • Publication number: 20140113182
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rechargeable electrochemical battery cell having a housing, a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte, the electrolyte containing sulfur dioxide and a conductive salt of the active metal of the cell. The total quantity of oxygen-containing compounds contained in the cell that are able to react with the sulfur dioxide, reducing the sulfur dioxide, is not more than 10 mMol per Ah theoretical capacitance of the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: fortu Intellectual Property AG
    Inventors: Guenther Hambitzer, Joachim Heitbaum, Claus Dambach, Martin Kampa, Christian Pszolla, Christiane Ripp
  • Patent number: 8410759
    Abstract: Electrolyte for an electrochemical battery cell that contains sulphur dioxide and a conductive salt. The electrolyte is a gel that is formed with to the involvement of a fluorosulphinate. The invention is also directed to a battery cell that contains such an electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Fortu Intellectual Property AG
    Inventors: Laurent Zinck, Guenther Hambitzer, Joachim Heitbaum, Christiane Ripp
  • Publication number: 20120313560
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a high-current battery system in which a high operating current flows, in particular for vehicle drives. The high-current battery system has a battery system monitoring electronics unit and a plurality of battery modules, each module including at least one rechargeable battery cell and being electrically connected in series by means of an operating current line such that an operating current flows through the operating current line during operation. At least one of the battery modules is designed as a bypass battery module which comprises a bypass switch and a bypass line, which are designed and disposed such that the battery module is electrically bridged by the bypass line after the bypass switch is switched from a normal operating position into a bypass position, so that the operating current flows through the bypass line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: fortu Intellectual Property AG
    Inventors: Guenther Hambitzer, Joachim Heitbaum, Markus Borck, Christiane Ripp
  • Publication number: 20120308876
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rechargeable electrochemical battery cell having a housing, a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte, the electrolyte containing sulfur dioxide and a conductive salt of the active metal of the cell. The total quantity of oxygen-containing compounds contained in the cell that are able to react with the sulfur dioxide, reducing the sulfur dioxide, is not more than 10 mMol per Ah theoretical capacitance of the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: fortu Intellectual Property AG
    Inventors: Guenther Hambitzer, Joachim Heitbaum, Claus Dambach, Martin Kampa, Christian Pszolla, Christiane Ripp
  • Publication number: 20120121972
    Abstract: An electrochemical battery cell having a negative electrode, an electrolyte containing a conductive salt, and a positive electrode, the electrolyte being based on SO2 and the intermediate chamber between the positive electrode and the negative electrode being implemented such that active mass deposited on the negative electrode during the charging of the cell may come into contact with the positive electrode in such manner that locally delimited short-circuit reactions occur on its surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Guenther Hambitzer, Laurent Zinck, Heide Biollaz, Markus Borck, Christiane Ripp
  • Patent number: 7901811
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rechargeable electrochemical battery cell. Said cell comprises a negative electrode (5), an electrolyte (19), and a positive electrode, the negative electrode (5) having a an electronically conductive substrate (14), onto which an active mass (15) is electrolytically deposited during the charging of the cell. The aim of the invention is to significantly improve the operational safety of said cell. To achieve this, the cell in contact with the substrate (14)of the negative electrode (5) has a porous structure (16)formed by solid particles (17), which is configured and positioned in such a way that the active mass (15), which is deposited during the charging of the cell, penetrates from the surface of the substrate (14) into the pores (18) of the latter and is deposited again therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Inventors: Guenther Hambitzer, Claudia Wollfarth, Ingo Stassen, Klaus Schorb, Christiane Ripp
  • Publication number: 20100259224
    Abstract: Electrolyte for an electrochemical battery cell that contains sulphur dioxide and a conductive salt. The electrolyte is a gel that is formed with to the involvement of a fluorosulphinate. The invention is also directed to a battery cell that contains such an electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Laurent Zinck, Guenther Hambitzer, Joachim Heitbaum, Christiane Ripp
  • Publication number: 20100062341
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rechargeable electrochemical battery cell having a negative electrode, an electrolyte, and a positive electrode. The negative electrode comprises an electronically conductive substrate (12) at which an active metal (24) of the negative electrode is deposited by electrolysis during the charging of the cell. A porous structure (13) that contains the active mass (17) of the positive electrode is arranged in the vicinity of the substrate (12) of the negative electrode (5) in such a manner that the active metal (17) of the negative electrode that is deposited during the charging of the cell (3) penetrates into the pores (14) of the porous structure (13) comprising the active mass of the positive electrode and is deposited further therein, at least in part, in metallic form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2007
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: FORTU INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AG
    Inventor: Guenther Hambitzer
  • Patent number: 7488421
    Abstract: Water processing method, in particular for producing fresh water from salt water by membrane distillation. In comparison with previously known methods, a significant reduction in investment cost and operating cost can be achieved by the combination of the following measures: The water to be processed is kept in a supply chamber the wall of which is formed at least in part by a hydrophobic membrane being permeable for water vapor. A hydrophilic membrane having a greater thickness in comparison with the hydrophobic membrane and a lower thermal conductivity per unit area runs in parallel with the hydrophobic membrane. By the pumping action a vapor pressure difference is produced between the water to be processed and the fresh water so that the membrane distillation is driven by the vapor pressure difference resulting from the pumping action, the water condensing in the pores of the hydrophilic membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Clean Water Gesellschaft Fuer Wasseraufbereitungstechnik mbH
    Inventors: Guenther Hambitzer, Heide Biollaz, Markus Borck, Christiane Ripp
  • Publication number: 20070065714
    Abstract: An electrochemical battery cell having a negative electrode, an electrolyte containing a conductive salt, and a positive electrode, the electrolyte being based on SO2 and the intermediate chamber between the positive electrode and the negative electrode being implemented such that active mass deposited on the negative electrode during the charging of the cell may come into contact with the positive electrode in such manner that locally delimited short-circuit reactions occur on its surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2004
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Guenther Hambitzer, Laurent Zinck, Heide Biollaz, Markus Borck, Christiane Ripp
  • Publication number: 20060108286
    Abstract: Water processing method, in particular for producing fresh water from salt water by membrane distillation. In comparison with previously known methods, a significant reduction in investment cost and operating cost can be achieved by the combination of the following measures: The water to be processed is kept in a supply chamber the wall of which is formed at least in part by a hydrophobic membrane being permeable for water vapor. A hydrophilic membrane having a greater thickness in comparison with the hydrophobic membrane and a lower thermal conductivity per unit area runs in parallel with the hydrophobic membrane. By the pumping action a vapor pressure difference is produced between the water to be processed and the fresh water so that the membrane distillation is driven by the vapor pressure difference resulting from the pumping action, the water condensing in the pores of the hydrophilic membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2004
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Guenther Hambitzer, Heide Biollaz, Markus Borck, Christiane Ripp