Patents by Inventor José Jorge DO AMARAL FERREIRA

José Jorge DO AMARAL FERREIRA 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).

  • Publication number: 20200176813
    Abstract: Glassy electrolyte for lithium or sodium ions conduction The present disclosure relates to the development and improvement of sodium or lithium-ion electrochemical devices, in particular to the development of a new glassy electrolyte comprising high ionic conductivity for batteries, capacitors, and other electrochemical devices comprising a solid electrolyte glass comprising the formula R3-2xMxHalO wherein R is selected from the group consisting of lithium or sodium: M is selected from the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, strontium or barium; Hal is selected from the group consisting of flourine, chlorine, bromine, iodine or mixtures thereof; X is the number of moles of M and 0?x?0.01 and the solid electrolyte glass has a glass transition point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicants: UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO, LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE ENERGIA E GEOLOGIA
    Inventors: Maria Helena SOUSA SOARES DE OLIVEIRA BRAGA, José Jorge DO AMARAL FERREIRA
  • Patent number: 10411293
    Abstract: Glassy electrolyte for lithium or sodium ions conduction The present disclosure relates to the development and improvement of sodium or lithium-ion electrochemical devices, in particular to the development of a new glassy electrolyte comprising high ionic conductivity for batteries, capacitors, and other electrochemical devices comprising a solid electrolyte glass comprising the formula R3-2xMxHalO wherein R is selected from the group consisting of lithium or sodium; M is selected from the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, strontium or barium; Hal is selected from the group consisting of fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine or mixtures thereof; X is the number of moles of M and 0?x?0.01 and the solid electrolyte glass has a glass transition point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignees: UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO, LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE ENERGIA E GEOLOGIA
    Inventors: Maria Helena Sousa Soares De Oliveira Braga, José Jorge Do Amaral Ferreira
  • Publication number: 20190148763
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrochemical cell including a solid glass electrolyte including an alkali metal working ion that is conducted by the electrolyte, and a dipole, an anode having an effective anode chemical potential ?A, and a cathode having an effective cathode chemical potential ?C. One or both of the cathode and anode substantially lack the working ion prior to an initial charge or discharge of the electrochemical cell. At open-circuit prior to an initial charge or discharge, an electric double-layer capacitor is formed at one or both of an interface between the solid glass electrolyte and the anode and an interface between the solid glass electrolyte and the cathode due to a difference between ?A and ?C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: John B. Goodenough, Maria Helena Sousa Soares De Oliveira Braga, Jose Jorge Do Amaral Ferreira, Joana Cassilda Rodrigues Espain De Oliveira, Andrew Murchison
  • Publication number: 20180305216
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a water-solvated glass/amorphous solid that is an ionic conductor-an electronic insulator, and a dielectric as well as electrochemical devices and processes that use this material, such as batteries, including rechargeable batteries, fuel cells, capacitors, electrolysis cells, and electronic devices. The electrochemical devices and products use a combination of ionic and electronic conduction as well as internal electric dipoles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: John B. Goodenough, Maria Helena Sousa Soares De Oliveira Braga, Jose Jorge Do Amaral Ferreira, Preetam Singh
  • Publication number: 20180287222
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrochemical cell including a solid glass electrolyte including an alkali metal working ion that is conducted by the electrolyte, and a dipole, an anode having an effective anode chemical potential ?A, and a cathode having an effective cathode chemical potential ?C. One or both of the cathode and anode substantially lack the working ion prior to an initial charge or discharge of the electrochemical cell. At open-circuit prior to an initial charge or discharge, an electric double-layer capacitor is formed at one or both of an interface between the solid glass electrolyte and the anode and an interface between the solid glass electrolyte and the cathode due to a difference between ?A and ?C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: John B. Goodenough, Maria Helena Sousa Soares De Oliveira Braga, Jose Jorge Do Amaral Ferreira, Joana Cassilda Rodrigues Espain de Oliveira, Andrew Murchison
  • Publication number: 20180127280
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a water-solvated glass/amorphous solid that is an ionic conductor-an electronic insulator, and a dielectric as well as electrochemical devices and processes that use this material, such as batteries, including rechargeable batteries, fuel cells, capacitors, electrolysis cells, and electronic devices. The electrochemical devices and products use a combination of ionic and electronic conduction as well as internal electric dipoles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventors: John B. Goodenough, Maria Helena Sousa Soares De Oliveira Braga, Jose Jorge Do Amaral Ferreira, Preetam Singh
  • Publication number: 20180097257
    Abstract: The disclosure includes layered electrochemical solid devices, in particular a supercapacitor and or a battery solid carbon-sulfur Li-ion or Na-ion glassy electrolyte-based device. The disclosure includes a layered electrochemical solid device including a positive electrode current collector including aluminum, a positive electrode including sulfur, a glass electrolyte, and carbon, the glass electrolyte, a negative electrode including a carbonaceous material, and a negative electrode current collector including copper. The glass electrolyte includes a compound of formula Li3-2xMxHalO, Na3-2xMxHalO or Na3-3xMxHalO wherein: M is selected from the group consisting of boron, aluminium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium; Hal is selected from the group consisting of fluoride, chloride, bromide, iodide or mixtures thereof; X is the number of moles of M and 0<x?0.01. The disclosure also includes a layered electrochemical solid device including the above described layers with inverted roles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Maria Helena Sousa Soares De Oliveira Braga, Jose Jorge Do Amaral Ferreira, Andrew Jackson Murchison, JR.
  • Patent number: 9890048
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a water-solvated glass/amorphous solid that is an ionic conductor-an electronic insulator, and a dielectric as well as electrochemical devices and processes that use this material, such as batteries, including rechargeable batteries, fuel cells, capacitors, electrolysis cells, and electronic devices. The electrochemical devices and products use a combination of ionic and electronic conduction as well as internal electric dipoles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO, LNEG-LABORATORIO NACIONAL DE ENEGIA E GEOLOGIA
    Inventors: John B. Goodenough, Maria Helena Sousa Soares De Oliveira Braga, Jose Jorge Do Amaral Ferreira, Preetam Singh
  • Publication number: 20160368777
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a water-solvated glass/amorphous solid that is an ionic conductor-an electronic insulator, and a dielectric as well as electrochemical devices and processes that use this material, such as batteries, including rechargeable batteries, fuel cells, capacitors, electrolysis cells, and electronic devices. The electrochemical devices and products use a combination of ionic and electronic conduction as well as internal electric dipoles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: John B. Goodenough, Maria Helena Sousa Soares De Oliveira Braga, Jose Jorge Do Amaral Ferreira, Preetam Singh
  • Publication number: 20160365602
    Abstract: Glassy electrolyte for lithium or sodium ions conduction The present disclosure relates to the development and improvement of sodium or lithium-ion electrochemical devices, in particular to the development of a new glassy electrolyte comprising high ionic conductivity for batteries, capacitors, and other electrochemical devices comprising a solid electrolyte glass comprising the formula R3-2xMxHalO wherein R is selected from the group consisting of lithium or sodium; M is selected from the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, strontium or barium; Hal is selected from the group consisting of fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine or mixtures thereof; X is the number of moles of M and 0?x?0.01 and the solid electrolyte glass has a glass transition point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicants: UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO, LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE ENERGIA E GEOLOGIA
    Inventors: Maria Helena SOUSA SOARES DE OLIVEIRA BRAGA, José Jorge DO AMARAL FERREIRA