Patents by Inventor Haixia Deng
Haixia Deng 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: 20230290925Abstract: Silicon oxide based materials, including composites with various electrical conductive compositions, are formulated into desirable anodes. The anodes can be effectively combined into lithium ion batteries with high capacity cathode materials. In some formulations, supplemental lithium can be used to stabilize cycling as well as to reduce effects of first cycle irreversible capacity loss. Batteries are described with surprisingly good cycling properties with good specific capacities with respect to both cathode active weights and anode active weights.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2023Publication date: September 14, 2023Inventors: Haixia Deng, Yongbong Han, Charan Masarapu, Yogesh Kumar Agunchamy, Herman A. Lopez, Sujeet Kumar
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Publication number: 20230187632Abstract: Various lithium cobalt oxides materials doped with one or more metal dopants having a chemical formula of LixCoyOz (doped Me1a Me2b Me3c . . . MeNn), and method and apparatus of producing the various lithium cobalt oxides materials are provided. The method includes adjusting a molar ratio MLiSalt:MCoSalt:MMe1Salt:MMe2Salt:MMe3Salt:. . . MMeNSalt of a lithium-containing salt, a cobalt-containing salt and one or more metal-dopant-containing salts within a liquid mixture to be equivalent to a ratio of x:y:a:b:c: . . . n , drying a mist of the liquid mixture in the presence of a gas to form a gas-solid mixture, separating the gas-solid mixture into one or more solid particles of an oxide material, and annealing the solid particles of the oxide material in the presence of another gas flow to obtain crystalized particles of the lithium cobalt oxide material. The process system has a mist generator, a drying chamber, one or more gas-solid separator, and one or more reactors.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Haixia DENG, Shengfeng LIU, Min-Duan LIU, Mengchen LIU, Liang-Yuh CHEN
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Publication number: 20230183092Abstract: Various lithium cobalt oxides materials having a chemical formula of LixCoyOz, and method and apparatus of producing the various lithium cobalt oxides materials are provided. The method includes adjusting a molar ratio MLiSalt:MCoSalt of a lithium-containing salt, and a cobalt-containing salt within a liquid mixture to be equivalent to a ratio of x:y, drying a mist of the liquid mixture in the presence of a gas to form a gas-solid mixture, separating the gas-solid mixture into one or more solid particles of an oxide material, and annealing the solid particles of the oxide material in the presence of another gas flow to obtain crystallized particles of the lithium cobalt oxide material. The process system has a mist generator, a drying chamber, one or more gas-solid separator, and one or more reactors.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Haixia DENG, Shengfeng LIU, Min-Duan LIU, Mengchen LIU, Liang-Yuh CHEN
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Patent number: 11646407Abstract: Composite silicon based materials are described that are effective active materials for lithium ion batteries. The composite materials comprise processed, e.g., high energy mechanically milled, silicon suboxide and graphitic carbon in which at least a portion of the graphitic carbon is exfoliated into graphene sheets. The composite materials have a relatively large surface area, a high specific capacity against lithium, and good cycling with lithium metal oxide cathode materials. The composite materials can be effectively formed with a two-step high energy mechanical milling process. In the first milling process, silicon suboxide can be milled to form processed silicon suboxide, which may or may not exhibit crystalline silicon x-ray diffraction. In the second milling step, the processed silicon suboxide is milled with graphitic carbon. Composite materials with a high specific capacity and good cycling can be obtained in particular with balancing of the processing conditions.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 9, 2023Assignee: Zenlabs Energy, Inc.Inventors: Yogesh Kumar Anguchamy, Haixia Deng, Yongbong Han, Charan Masarapu, Sujeet Kumar, Herman A. Lopez
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Patent number: 11502299Abstract: Improved high energy capacity designs for lithium ion batteries are described that take advantage of the properties of high specific capacity anode active compositions and high specific capacity cathode active compositions. In particular, specific electrode designs provide for achieving very high energy densities. Furthermore, the complex behavior of the active materials is used advantageously in a radical electrode balancing design that significantly reduced wasted electrode capacity in either electrode when cycling under realistic conditions of moderate to high discharge rates and/or over a reduced depth of discharge.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Zenlabs Energy, Inc.Inventors: Charan Masarapu, Haixia Deng, Yongbong Han, Yogesh Kumar Anguchamy, Subramanian Venkatachalam, Sujeet A. Kumar, Herman A. Lopez
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Publication number: 20220246902Abstract: Silicon oxide based materials, including composites with various electrical conductive compositions, are formulated into desirable anodes. The anodes can be effectively combined into lithium ion batteries with high capacity cathode materials. In some formulations, supplemental lithium can be used to stabilize cycling as well as to reduce effects of first cycle irreversible capacity loss. Batteries are described with surprisingly good cycling properties with good specific capacities with respect to both cathode active weights and anode active weights.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Inventors: Haixia Deng, Yongbong Han, Charan Masarapu, Yogesh Kumar Anguchamy, Herman A. Lopez, Sujeet Kumar
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Patent number: 11387440Abstract: Improved high energy capacity designs for lithium ion batteries are described that take advantage of the properties of high specific capacity anode active compositions and high specific capacity cathode active compositions. In particular, specific electrode designs provide for achieving very high energy densities. Furthermore, the complex behavior of the active materials is used advantageously in a radical electrode balancing design that significantly reduced wasted electrode capacity in either electrode when cycling under realistic conditions of moderate to high discharge rates and/or over a reduced depth of discharge.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Zenlabs Energy, Inc.Inventors: Charan Masarapu, Yogesh Kumar Anguchamy, Yongbong Han, Haixia Deng, Sujeet Kumar, Herman A. Lopez
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Publication number: 20220209219Abstract: High capacity silicon based anode active materials are described for lithium ion batteries. These materials are shown to be effective in combination with high capacity lithium rich cathode active materials. Supplemental lithium is shown to improve the cycling performance and reduce irreversible capacity loss for at least certain silicon based active materials. In particular silicon based active materials can be formed in composites with electrically conductive coatings, such as pyrolytic carbon coatings or metal coatings, and composites can also be formed with other electrically conductive carbon components, such as carbon nanofibers and carbon nanoparticles. Additional alloys with silicon are explored.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2022Publication date: June 30, 2022Inventors: Herman A. Lopez, Yogesh Kumar Anguchamy, Haixia Deng, Yongbong Han, Charan Masarapu, Subramanian Venkatachalam, Sujeet Kumar
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Publication number: 20220181616Abstract: Various lithium cobalt oxides materials doped with one or more metal dopants having a chemical formula of Lix Coy Oz (doped Me1a Me2b Me3c . . . MeNn), and method and apparatus of producing the various lithium cobalt oxides materials are provided. The method includes adjusting a molar ratio MLiSalt:MCoSalt:MMe1Salt:MMe2Salt:MMe3Salt: . . . MMeNSalt of a lithium-containing salt, a cobalt-containing salt and one or more metal-dopant-containing salts within a liquid mixture to be equivalent to a ratio of x:y:a:b:c: . . . n, drying a mist of the liquid mixture in the presence of a gas to form a gas-solid mixture, separating the gas-solid mixture into one or more solid particles of an oxide material, and annealing the solid particles of the oxide material in the presence of another gas flow to obtain crystalized particles of the lithium cobalt oxide material. The process system has a mist generator, a drying chamber, one or more gas-solid separator, and one or more reactors.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2021Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Haixia DENG, Shengfeng LIU, Min-Duan LIU, Mengchen LIU, Liang-Yuh CHEN
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Publication number: 20220177324Abstract: Various lithium cobalt oxides materials having a chemical formula of Lix Coy Oz, and method and apparatus of producing the various lithium cobalt oxides materials are provided. The method includes adjusting a molar ratio MLiSalt:MCoSalt of a lithium-containing salt, and a cobalt-containing salt within a liquid mixture to be equivalent to a ratio of x:y, drying a mist of the liquid mixture in the presence of a gas to form a gas-solid mixture, separating the gas-solid mixture into one or more solid particles of an oxide material, and annealing the solid particles of the oxide material in the presence of another gas flow to obtain crystalized particles of the lithium cobalt oxide material. The process system has a mist generator, a drying chamber, one or more gas-solid separator, and one or more reactors.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2021Publication date: June 9, 2022Inventors: Haixia DENG, Shengfeng LIU, Min-Duan LIU, Mengchen LIU, Liang-Yuh CHEN
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Patent number: 11309534Abstract: High capacity silicon based anode active materials are described for lithium ion batteries. These materials are shown to be effective in combination with high capacity lithium rich cathode active materials. Supplemental lithium is shown to improve the cycling performance and reduce irreversible capacity loss for at least certain silicon based active materials. In particular silicon based active materials can be formed in composites with electrically conductive coatings, such as pyrolytic carbon coatings or metal coatings, and composites can also be formed with other electrically conductive carbon components, such as carbon nanofibers and carbon nanoparticles. Additional alloys with silicon are explored.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Zenlabs Energy, Inc.Inventors: Herman A. Lopez, Yogesh Kumar Anguchamy, Haixia Deng, Yongbong Han, Charan Masarapu, Subramanian Venkatachalam, Sujeet Kumar
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Publication number: 20210135197Abstract: Composite silicon based materials are described that are effective active materials for lithium ion batteries. The composite materials comprise processed, e.g., high energy mechanically milled, silicon suboxide and graphitic carbon in which at least a portion of the graphitic carbon is exfoliated into graphene sheets. The composite materials have a relatively large surface area, a high specific capacity against lithium, and good cycling with lithium metal oxide cathode materials. The composite materials can be effectively formed with a two-step high energy mechanical milling process. In the first milling process, silicon suboxide can be milled to form processed silicon suboxide, which may or may not exhibit crystalline silicon x-ray diffraction. In the second milling step, the processed silicon suboxide is milled with graphitic carbon. Composite materials with a high specific capacity and good cycling can be obtained in particular with balancing of the processing conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Yogesh Kumar Anguchamy, Haixia Deng, Yongbong Han, Charan Masarapu, Sujeet Kumar, Herman A. Lopez
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Patent number: 10886526Abstract: Composite silicon based materials are described that are effective active materials for lithium ion batteries. The composite materials comprise processed, e.g., high energy mechanically milled, silicon suboxide and graphitic carbon in which at least a portion of the graphitic carbon is exfoliated into graphene sheets. The composite materials have a relatively large surface area, a high specific capacity against lithium, and good cycling with lithium metal oxide cathode materials. The composite materials can be effectively formed with a two step high energy mechanical milling process. In the first milling process, silicon suboxide can be milled to form processed silicon suboxide, which may or may not exhibit crystalline silicon x-ray diffraction. In the second milling step, the processed silicon suboxide is milled with graphitic carbon. Composite materials with a high specific capacity and good cycling can be obtained in particular with balancing of the processing conditions.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: Zenlabs Energy, Inc.Inventors: Yogesh Kumar Anguchamy, Haixia Deng, Yongbong Han, Charan Masarapu, Sujeet Kumar, Herman A. Lopez
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Publication number: 20200313160Abstract: Improved high energy capacity designs for lithium ion batteries are described that take advantage of the properties of high specific capacity anode active compositions and high specific capacity cathode active compositions. In particular, specific electrode designs provide for achieving very high energy densities. Furthermore, the complex behavior of the active materials is used advantageously in a radical electrode balancing design that significantly reduced wasted electrode capacity in either electrode when cycling under realistic conditions of moderate to high discharge rates and/or over a reduced depth of discharge.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Charan Masarapu, Yogesh Kumar Anguchamy, Yongbong Han, Haixia Deng, Sujeet Kumar, Herman A. Lopez
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Patent number: 10686183Abstract: Improved high energy capacity designs for lithium ion batteries are described that take advantage of the properties of high specific capacity anode active compositions and high specific capacity cathode active compositions. In particular, specific electrode designs provide for achieving very high energy densities. Furthermore, the complex behavior of the active materials is used advantageously in a radical electrode balancing design that significantly reduced wasted electrode capacity in either electrode when cycling under realistic conditions of moderate to high discharge rates and/or over a reduced depth of discharge.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2017Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: Zenlabs Energy, Inc.Inventors: Charan Masarapu, Yogesh Kumar Anguchamy, Yongbong Han, Haixia Deng, Sujeet Kumar, Herman A. Lopez
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Publication number: 20200161654Abstract: Improved high energy capacity designs for lithium ion batteries are described that take advantage of the properties of high specific capacity anode active compositions and high specific capacity cathode active compositions. In particular, specific electrode designs provide for achieving very high energy densities. Furthermore, the complex behavior of the active materials is used advantageously in a radical electrode balancing design that significantly reduced wasted electrode capacity in either electrode when cycling under realistic conditions of moderate to high discharge rates and/or over a reduced depth of discharge.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2020Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Charan Masarapu, Haixia Deng, Yongbong Han, Yogesh Kumar Anguchamy, Subramanian Venkatachalam, Sujeet A. Kumar, Herman A. Lopez
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Patent number: 10553871Abstract: Improved high energy capacity designs for lithium ion batteries are described that take advantage of the properties of high specific capacity anode active compositions and high specific capacity cathode active compositions. In particular, specific electrode designs provide for achieving very high energy densities. Furthermore, the complex behavior of the active materials is used advantageously in a radical electrode balancing design that significantly reduced wasted electrode capacity in either electrode when cycling under realistic conditions of moderate to high discharge rates and/or over a reduced depth of discharge.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2012Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Zenlabs Energy, Inc.Inventors: Charan Masarapu, Haixia Deng, Yongbong Han, Yogesh Kumar Anguchamy, Subramanian Venkatachalam, Sujeet Kumar, Herman A. Lopez
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Patent number: 10290871Abstract: Improved high energy capacity designs for lithium ion batteries are described that take advantage of the properties of high specific capacity anode active compositions and high specific capacity cathode active compositions. In particular, specific electrode designs provide for achieving very high energy densities. Furthermore, the complex behavior of the active materials is used advantageously in a radical electrode balancing design that significantly reduced wasted electrode capacity in either electrode when cycling under realistic conditions of moderate to high discharge rates and/or over a reduced depth of discharge.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2015Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Zenlabs Energy, Inc.Inventors: Charan Masarapu, Haixia Deng, Yongbong Han, Yogesh Kumar Anguchamy, Subramanian Venkatachalam, Sujeet Kumar, Herman A. Lopez
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Patent number: 10170762Abstract: Electrochemically active material comprising a lithium metal oxide composition approximately represented by the formula Li1+bComNinMnpO(2), where ?0.2?b?0.2, 0.2?m?0.45, 0.055?n?0.24, 0.385?p?0.72, and m+n+p is approximately 1 has been synthesized and assembled to batteries. The electrochemical performance of the batteries was evaluated. The lithium metal oxide composition in general comprises a first layered phase, a second layered phase and a spinel phase. A layered Li2MnO3 phase is at least partially activated upon charging to 4.5V. In some embodiments, the material further comprises a stabilization coating covering the lithium metal oxide composition.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2012Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Zenlabs Energy, Inc.Inventors: Haixia Deng, Subramanian Venkatachalam, Sujeet Kumar, Herman A. Lopez
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Patent number: 10020491Abstract: Silicon based anode active materials are described for use in lithium ion batteries. The silicon based materials are generally composites of nanoscale elemental silicon with stabilizing components that can comprise, for example, silicon oxide-carbon matrix material, inert metal coatings or combinations thereof. High surface area morphology can further contribute to the material stability when cycled in a lithium based battery. In general, the material synthesis involves a significant solution based processing step that can be designed to yield desired material properties as well as providing convenient and scalable processing.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2013Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Zenlabs Energy, Inc.Inventors: Yongbong Han, Charan Masarapu, Haixia Deng, Yogesh Kumar Anguchamy, Subramanian Venkatachalam, Herman A. Lopez