Patents by Inventor Kiah Smith

Kiah Smith 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).

  • Lithium-ion electrolytes with fluoroester co-solvents
    Patent number: 8748046
    Abstract: An embodiment lithium-ion battery comprising a lithium-ion electrolyte of ethylene carbonate; ethyl methyl carbonate; and at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of trifluoroethyl butyrate, ethyl trifluoroacetate, trifluoroethyl acetate, methyl pentafluoropropionate, and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl propionate. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignees: California Institute of Technology, University of Southern California
    Inventors: Marshall C. Smart, Ratnakumar V. Bugga, G. K. Surya Prakash, Kiah Smith, Pooja Bhalla
  • Lithium-ion electrolytes with fluoroester co-solvents
    Publication number: 20080305401
    Abstract: An embodiment lithium-ion battery comprising a lithium-ion electrolyte of ethylene carbonate; ethyl methyl carbonate; and at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of trifluoroethyl butyrate, ethyl trifluoroacetate, trifluoroethyl acetate, methyl pentafluoropropionate, and 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl propionate. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Marshall C. Smart, Ratnakumar V. Bugga, G.K. Surya Prakash, Kiah Smith, Pooja Bhalla