Patents by Inventor Ian Pozdol

Ian Pozdol 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: 11848435
    Abstract: A battery includes an air cathode, an anode, an aqueous electrolyte, and a housing, wherein the housing includes one or more air access ports defining a total vent area; the battery exhibits a cell limiting current at 1.15V; a ratio of cell limiting current at 1.15 V to total vent area is greater than about 100 mA/mm2; and the aqueous electrolyte includes an amphoteric fluorosurfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Energizer Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Tony Rubsam, John Kania, Danielle Proffit, Katharine Kerr, Marc Syvertsen, Ian Pozdol
  • Publication number: 20230155212
    Abstract: A battery includes an air cathode, an anode, an aqueous electrolyte, and a housing, wherein the housing includes one or more air access ports defining a total vent area; the battery exhibits a cell limiting current at 1.15V; a ratio of cell limiting current at 1.15 V to total vent area is greater than about 100 mA/mm2; and the aqueous electrolyte includes an amphoteric fluorosurfactant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: Energizer Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Tony Rubsam, John Kania, Danielle Proffit, Katharine Kerr, Marc Syvertsen, Ian Pozdol
  • Patent number: 11575168
    Abstract: A battery includes an air cathode, an anode, an aqueous electrolyte, and a housing, wherein, the housing includes one or more air access ports defining a total vent area, the battery exhibit a current density, a ratio of current density to total vent area is greater than about 100 mA/mm2, and the aqueous electrolyte comprises an amphoteric fluorosurfactant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Energizer Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Tony Rubsam, John Kania, Danielle Proffit, Katharine Kerr, Marc Syvertsen, Ian Pozdol
  • Publication number: 20230006286
    Abstract: A battery includes an air cathode, an anode, an aqueous electrolyte, and a housing, wherein, the housing includes one or more air access ports defining a total vent area, the battery exhibit a current density, a ratio of current density to total vent area is greater than about 100 mA/mm2, and the aqueous electrolyte comprises an amphoteric fluorosurfactant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Tony Rubsam, John Kania, Danielle Proffit, Katharine Kerr, Marc Syvertsen, Ian Pozdol
  • Patent number: 11502356
    Abstract: The present technology provides a battery that includes an air cathode, an anode, an aqueous electrolyte that includes an amphoteric surfactant, and a housing that includes one or more air access ports defining a total area of void space (“vent area”), where (1) the battery is a size 13 metal-air battery and the total vent area defined by all of the air access ports is from about 0.050 mm2 to about 0.115 mm2; or (2) the battery is a size 312 metal-air battery and the total vent area defined by all of the air access ports is from about 0.03 mm2 to about 0.08 mm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Energizer Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Ian Pozdol, Marc Syvertsen, Tony Rubsam, Kokkie Schnetz
  • Publication number: 20210280931
    Abstract: The present technology provides a battery that includes an air cathode, an anode, an aqueous electrolyte that includes an amphoteric surfactant, and a housing that includes one or more air access ports defining a total area of void space (“vent area”), where (1) the battery is a size 13 metal-air battery and the total vent area defined by all of the air access ports is from about 0.050 mm2 to about 0.115 mm2; or (2) the battery is a size 312 metal-air battery and the total vent area defined by all of the air access ports is from about 0.03 mm2 to about 0.08 mm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Energizer Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Ian Pozdol, Marc Syvertsen, Tony Rubsam, Kokkie Schnetz
  • Patent number: 11031644
    Abstract: The present technology provides a battery that includes an air cathode, an anode, an aqueous electrolyte that includes an amphoteric surfactant, and a housing that includes one or more air access ports defining a total area of void space (“vent area”), where (1) the battery is a size 13 metal-air battery and the total vent area defined by all of the air access ports is from about 0.050 mm2 to about 0.115 mm2; or (2) the battery is a size 312 metal-air battery and the total vent area defined by all of the air access ports is from about 0.03 mm2 to about 0.08 mm2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: ENERGIZER BRANDS, LLC
    Inventors: Ian Pozdol, Marc Syvertsen, Tony Rubsam, Kokkie Schnetz
  • Publication number: 20200212527
    Abstract: The present technology provides a battery that includes an air cathode, an anode, an aqueous electrolyte that includes an amphoteric surfactant, and a housing that includes one or more air access ports defining a total area of void space (“vent area”), where (1) the battery is a size 13 metal-air battery and the total vent area defined by all of the air access ports is from about 0.050 mm2 to about 0.115 mm2; or (2) the battery is a size 312 metal-air battery and the total vent area defined by all of the air access ports is from about 0.03 mm2 to about 0.08 mm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Applicant: Energizer Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Ian Pozdol, Marc Syvertsen, Tony Rubsam, Kokkie Schnetz
  • Publication number: 20200194738
    Abstract: A zinc-air battery includes an air cathode, a zinc anode, an electrolyte, and a housing, wherein the zinc-air battery includes a carbon dioxide scrubbing agent. A packaging for a zinc-air battery, wherein the packing includes a chamber having a carbon dioxide scrubbing agent, and the chamber is configured to contain the zinc-air battery during storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Energizer Brands, LLC
    Inventors: Ian Pozdol, Marc Syvertsen, Tony Rubsam, Kokkie Schnetz