Patents by Inventor Jay Whitacre

Jay Whitacre 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: 11552290
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide a battery, a bulk energy storage system including the battery, and/or a method of operating the bulk energy storage system including the battery. In various embodiment, the battery may include a first electrode, an electrolyte, and a second electrode, wherein one or both of the first electrode and the second electrode comprises direct reduced iron (“DRI”). In various embodiments, the DRI may be in the form of pellets. In various embodiments, the pellets may comprise at least about 60 wt % iron by elemental mass, based on the total mass of the pellets. In various embodiments, one or both of the first electrode and the second electrode comprises from about 60% to about 90% iron and from about 1% to about 40% of a component comprising one or more of the materials selected from the group of SiO2, Al2O3, MgO, CaO, and TiO2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: FORM ENERGY, INC.
    Inventors: Rupak Chakraborty, Jarrod David Milshtein, Eric Weber, William Henry Woodford, Yet-Ming Chiang, Ian Salmon McKay, Liang Su, Jay Whitacre, Theodore Alan Wiley, Kristen Carlisle, Mitchell Terrance Westwood, Rachel Elizabeth Mumma, Max Rae Chu, Amelie Nina Kharey, Benjamin Thomas Hultman, Marco Ferrara, Mateo Cristian Jaramillo, Isabella Caruso, Jocelyn Newhouse
  • Patent number: 11544803
    Abstract: A method for controlling a portable energy storage system (PESS) includes: creating a decision optimization model for the PESS, which includes an objective function for maximizing available compensation of the PESS in the region to be applied; solving the decision optimization model to obtain a feasible solution that meets the objective function; and determining at least one of an energy charging and discharging decision, a travel decision, and an energy storage unit loading decision of the PESS in a region to be applied based on the feasible solution, and controlling operations of the PESS in the region to be applied based on at least one of the determined energy charging and discharging decision, the determined travel decision and the determined energy storage unit loading decision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Guannan He, Qixin Chen, Da Zhang, Jay Whitacre
  • Publication number: 20220366516
    Abstract: A method for controlling a portable energy storage system (PESS) includes: creating a decision optimization model for the PESS, which includes an objective function for maximizing available compensation of the PESS in the region to be applied; solving the decision optimization model to obtain a feasible solution that meets the objective function; and determining at least one of an energy charging and discharging decision, a travel decision, and an energy storage unit loading decision of the PESS in a region to be applied based on the feasible solution, and controlling operations of the PESS in the region to be applied based on at least one of the determined energy charging and discharging decision, the determined travel decision and the determined energy storage unit loading decision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Guannan HE, Qixin CHEN, Da ZHANG, Jay Whitacre
  • Patent number: 11221366
    Abstract: Methods and software for electrochemical energy storage management including operation, planning, and valuation. The decision objective for operation is to maximize the total/remaining life-cycle benefit of electrochemical energy storage, subject to degradation and other operational constraints. The operational decisions are both short term and long term, to address the intertemporal trade-offs brought by degradation issues. Two metrics are proposed for operational and planning decisions respectively: marginal benefit of usage and average benefit of usage. A sample algorithm is provided to solve the multi-timescale optimization problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: Jay Whitacre, Guannan He
  • Publication number: 20200166578
    Abstract: Methods and software for electrochemical energy storage management including operation, planning, and valuation. The decision objective for operation is to maximize the total/remaining life-cycle benefit of electrochemical energy storage subject to degradation and other operational constraints. The operational decisions are through short to long terms to ad-dress the intertemporal trade-offs brought by degradation issue. Two metrics are proposed for operational and planning decisions respectively: marginal benefit of usage and average benefit of usage. A sample algorithm is provided to solve the multi-timescale optimization problem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Jay Whitacre, Guannan He
  • Publication number: 20200158301
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lighting system for use while camping. The lighting system has several embodiments that generally include a cordless LED lamp powered by a rechargeable battery, a light shade surrounding the LED lamp, an aerial mast that supports the LED lamp and light shade above the camping space, and wireless means for remotely controlling the system. The components of the system cooperate to provide transportable and customizable lighting solutions for a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Jeff Scott, Jay Whitacre
  • Patent number: 10026562
    Abstract: An electrochemical storage device including a plurality of electrochemical cells connected electrically in series. Each cell includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode and an aqueous electrolyte. The charge storage capacity of the anode electrode is less than the charge storage capacity of the cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: AQUION ENERGY INC.
    Inventor: Jay Whitacre
  • Patent number: 9985320
    Abstract: In one aspect, a water-activated, ingestible battery, comprises a cathode comprising a metal oxide with a decreased amount of toxicity, relative to an amount of toxicity of other metal oxides; an anode comprising a biocompatible, water stable compound, the anode infused with benign cations; a separator between the cathode and the anode; a cathodic lead comprising a first conducting material, the cathodic lead in contact with the cathode; an anodic lead comprising a second conducting material, the anodic lead in contact with the anode; and a cell casing comprising a water-permeable biocompatible polymer, the cathodic lead, and the anodic lead, with the cell casing enclosing the cathode, the anode, and the separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: Christopher J. Bettinger, Jay Whitacre
  • Patent number: 9960397
    Abstract: An electrochemical device including a housing and a stack of electrochemical cells in the housing. Each electrochemical cell includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, a separator located between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode and an electrolyte. The electrochemical device also includes a current collector located between adjacent electrochemical cells, an anode bus operatively connected to the anodes of the electrochemical cells in the stack and a cathode bus operatively connected to the cathodes of the electrochemical cells in the stack. The housing, the anode electrode, the cathode electrode, the separator, the anode bus and the cathode bus are non-metallic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: AQUION ENERGY, INC.
    Inventors: Jay Whitacre, Don Humphreys, Wenzhuo Yang, Edward Lynch-Bell, Alex Mohamed, Eric Weber, David Blackwood
  • Patent number: 9728775
    Abstract: An anode electrode for an energy storage device includes both an ion intercalation material and a pseudocapacitive material. The ion intercalation material may be a NASICON material, such as NaTi2(PO4)3 and the pseudocapacitive material may be an activated carbon material. The energy storage device also includes a cathode, an electrolyte and a separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: AQUION ENERGY, INC.
    Inventors: Jay Whitacre, Alex Mohamed, Andrew Polonsky, Sneha Shanbhag, Kristen Carlisle
  • Publication number: 20160218334
    Abstract: An assembly includes non-load bearing housings, each housing including several cavities. Each cavity includes a stack of freely stacked electrochemical storage cells in the housings. Each electrochemical storage cell includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and a separator located between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode. The assembly is configured such that pressure applied to the assembly is born by the freely stacked electrochemical storage cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Jay Whitacre, David Blackwood, Eric Weber, Wenzhou Yang, Eric Sheen, William Campbell, Don Humphreys, Edward Lynch-Bell
  • Patent number: 9356276
    Abstract: An electrochemical energy storage system including at least a first type of electrochemical cell and a second type of electrochemical cell. The first type of electrochemical cell and the second type of electrochemical cell have different geometries. Also methods of making and using the electrochemical energy storage system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: AQUION ENERGY INC.
    Inventor: Jay Whitacre
  • Patent number: 9331320
    Abstract: An assembly includes non-load bearing housings, each housing including several cavities. Each cavity includes a stack of freely stacked electrochemical storage cells in the housings. Each electrochemical storage cell includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and a separator located between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode. The assembly is configured such that pressure applied to the assembly is born by the freely stacked electrochemical storage cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: AQUION ENERGY INC.
    Inventors: Jay Whitacre, David Blackwood, Eric Weber, Wenzhuo Yang, Eric Sheen, William Campbell, Don Humphreys, Edward Lynch-Bell
  • Patent number: 9088046
    Abstract: A secondary hybrid aqueous energy storage device includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode which is capable of reversibly intercalating sodium cations, a separator, and a sodium cation containing aqueous electrolyte, wherein an initial active cathode electrode material comprises an alkali metal containing active cathode electrode material which deintercalates alkali metal ions during initial charging of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Jay Whitacre
  • Publication number: 20150155551
    Abstract: An anode electrode for an energy storage device includes both an ion intercalation material and a pseudocapacitive material. The ion intercalation material may be a NASICON material, such as NaTi2(PO4)3 and the pseudocapacitive material may be an activated carbon material. The energy storage device also includes a cathode, an electrolyte and a separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Jay Whitacre, Alex Mohamed, Andrew Polonsky, Sneha Shanbhag, Kristen Carlisle
  • Publication number: 20150147628
    Abstract: An electrochemical device including a housing and a stack of electrochemical cells in the housing. Each electrochemical cell includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, a separator located between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode and an electrolyte. The electrochemical device also includes a current collector located between adjacent electrochemical cells, an anode bus operatively connected to the anodes of the electrochemical cells in the stack and a cathode bus operatively connected to the cathodes of the electrochemical cells in the stack. The housing, the anode electrode, the cathode electrode, the separator, the anode bus and the cathode bus are non-metallic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Jay Whitacre, Don Humphreys, Wenzhuo Yang, Edward Lynch-Bell, Alex Mohamed, Eric Weber, David Blackwood
  • Publication number: 20150118526
    Abstract: In one aspect, a water-activated, ingestible battery, comprises a cathode comprising a metal oxide with a decreased amount of toxicity, relative to an amount of toxicity of other metal oxides; an anode comprising a biocompatible, water stable compound, the anode infused with benign cations; a separator between the cathode and the anode; a cathodic lead comprising a first conducting material, the cathodic lead in contact with the cathode; an anodic lead comprising a second conducting material, the anodic lead in contact with the anode; and a cell casing comprising a water-permeable biocompatible polymer, the cathodic lead, and the anodic lead, with the cell casing enclosing the cathode, the anode, and the separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: Carnegie Mellon University
    Inventors: Christopher J. Bettinger, Jay Whitacre
  • Patent number: 8962175
    Abstract: An electrochemical device including a housing and a stack of electrochemical cells in the housing. Each electrochemical cell includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, a separator located between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode and an electrolyte. The electrochemical device also includes a current collector located between adjacent electrochemical cells, an anode bus operatively connected to the anodes of the electrochemical cells in the stack and a cathode bus operatively connected to the cathodes of the electrochemical cells in the stack. The housing, the anode electrode, the cathode electrode, the separator, the anode bus and the cathode bus are non-metallic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Aquion Energy Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Whitacre, Don Humphreys, Wenzhuo Yang, Edward Lynch-Bell, Alex Mohamed, Eric Weber, David Blackwood
  • Patent number: 8945751
    Abstract: An electrochemical storage device including a plurality of electrochemical cells connected electrically in series. Each cell includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode and an aqueous electrolyte. The charge storage capacity of the anode electrode is less than the charge storage capacity of the cathode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Aquion Energy, Inc.
    Inventor: Jay Whitacre
  • Patent number: 8945756
    Abstract: An anode electrode for an energy storage device includes both an ion intercalation material and a pseudocapacitive material. The ion intercalation material may be a NASICON material, such as NaTi2(PO4)3 and the pseudocapacitive material may be an activated carbon material. The energy storage device also includes a cathode, an electrolyte and a separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Aquion Energy Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Whitacre, Alex Mohamed, Andrew Polonsky, Sneha Shanbhag, Kristen Carlisle