Patents by Inventor Jon Kenneth West

Jon Kenneth West 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).

  • Variable volume containment for energy storage devices
    Patent number: 8859132
    Abstract: A stacked energy storage device (ESD) has at least two cell segments arranged in a stack. Each cell segment may have a first electrode unit having a first active material electrode, a second electrode unit having a second active material electrode, and an electrolyte layer between the active material electrodes. Variable volume containment may be used to control the inter-electrode spacing within each cell segment. In some embodiments, one or more dynamic flexible gaskets may be included in each cell segment to seal the electrolyte within the cell segment and to deform in preferred directions. In some embodiments, hard stops may set the inter-electrode spacing of the ESD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: G4 Synergetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Kenneth West, Julius Regalado, Anthony George, Xin Zhou, Nelson Citta, Myles Citta, Allen Michael, Kenneth Cherisol, Daniel J. West, Barbara Patterson, Eileen Higgins
  • Dish shaped and pressure equalizing electrodes for electrochemical batteries
    Patent number: 8632901
    Abstract: A stacked battery has at least two cell segments arranged in a stack. Each cell segment may have a first electrode unit having a first active material electrode, a second electrode unit having a second active material electrode, and an electrolyte layer between the active material electrodes. One or more gaskets may be included in each cell segment to seal the electrolyte within the cell segment. The electrode units may be “dish shaped” and may contain a pressure equalization valve to reduce electrode unit deflection and improve pressure equalization between cell segments. The pressure equalization valve may allow a gas to diffuse through adjacent cell segments and may substantially prevent electrolyte from diffusing through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: G4 Synergetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Kenneth West, Martin Patrick Higgins, Julius Regalado, Anthony George
  • ELECTRODE FOLDS FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20100203384
    Abstract: A stacked energy storage device (ESD) has at least two conductive substrates arranged in a stack. Each cell segment may have a first electrode unit having a first active material electrode, a second electrode unit having a second active material electrode, and an electrolyte layer between the active material electrodes. Each active material electrode may have a plurality of folded sections and planar sections to increase the ESD capacity, for example, by increasing number of interfaces within each cell segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: G4 Synergetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Kenneth West, Martin Patrick Higgins, Eileen Higgins, Julius Regalado, Anthony George, Xin Zhou, Nelson Citta, Myles Citta, Allen Michael, Kenneth Cherisol, Daniel J. West, Barbara Patterson
  • VARIABLE VOLUME CONTAINMENT FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES
    Publication number: 20100190047
    Abstract: A stacked energy storage device (ESD) has at least two cell segments arranged in a stack. Each cell segment may have a first electrode unit having a first active material electrode, a second electrode unit having a second active material electrode, and an electrolyte layer between the active material electrodes. Variable volume containment may be used to control the inter-electrode spacing within each cell segment. In some embodiments, one or more dynamic flexible gaskets may be included in each cell segment to seal the electrolyte within the cell segment and to deform in preferred directions. In some embodiments, hard stops may set the inter-electrode spacing of the ESD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: G4 Synergetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Kenneth West, Martin Patrick Higgins, Eileen Higgins, Julius Regalado, Anthony George, Xin Zhou, Nelson Citta, Myles Citta, Allen Michael, Kenneth Cherisol, Daniel J. West, Barbara Patterson
  • DISH SHAPED AND PRESSURE EQUALIZING ELECTRODES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL BATTERIES
    Publication number: 20090142655
    Abstract: A stacked battery has at least two cell segments arranged in a stack. Each cell segment may have a first electrode unit having a first active material electrode, a second electrode unit having a second active material electrode, and an electrolyte layer between the active material electrodes. One or more gaskets may be included in each cell segment to seal the electrolyte within the cell segment. The electrode units may be “dish shaped” and may contain a pressure equalization valve to reduce electrode unit deflection and improve pressure equalization between cell segments. The pressure equalization valve may allow a gas to diffuse through adjacent cell segments and may substantially prevent electrolyte from diffusing through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Applicant: G4 Synergetics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jon Kenneth West, Martin Patrick Higgins, Julius Regalado, Anthony George