Patents by Inventor Klaus Leitner
Klaus Leitner 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).
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Patent number: 11959426Abstract: A conventional gasoline engine is retrofitted and calibrated to operate as a bi-fuel engine using Hydrogen as the second fuel. When operated with Hydrogen, which typically leads to a reduction of engine output power, the engine is preferably operated in a charged mode and in a lean mode with the engine throttle kept in a wide-open position during charged and lean mode operation resulting in a more efficient engine with a reduction of engine output power loss.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: H2 IP INVESTMENTS LTD.Inventors: Jose Ignacio Galindo, Klaus M. Schaffer, Daniel Leitner, Christof Hepp
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Patent number: 11742477Abstract: Articles and methods including layers for protection of electrodes in electrochemical cells are provided. As described herein, a layer, such as a protective layer for an electrode, may comprise a plurality of particles (e.g., crystalline inorganic particles, amorphous inorganic particles). In some aspects, at least a portion of the plurality of particles (e.g., inorganic particles) are fused to one another. For instance, in some aspects, the layer may be formed by aerosol deposition or another suitable process that involves subjecting the particles to a relatively high velocity such that fusion of particles occurs during deposition. In some cases, the protective layer may be porous.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Sion Power CorporationInventors: Michael G. Laramie, Yuriy V. Mikhaylik, Hui Du, Joern Kulisch, Marina Safont-Sempere, Klaus Leitner, Holger Schneider
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Patent number: 11581530Abstract: Articles and methods including layers for protection of electrodes in electrochemical cells are provided. As described herein, a layer, such as a protective layer for an electrode, may comprise a plurality of particles (e.g., crystalline inorganic particles, amorphous inorganic particles). In some aspects, at least a portion of the plurality of particles (e.g., inorganic particles) are fused to one another. For instance, in some aspects, the layer may be formed by aerosol deposition or another suitable process that involves subjecting the particles to a relatively high velocity such that fusion of particles occurs during deposition. In some cases, the protective layer may be porous.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Sion Power CorporationInventors: Michael G. Laramie, Yuriy V. Mikhaylik, Hui Du, Joern Kulisch, Marina Safont-Sempere, Klaus Leitner, Holger Schneider
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Publication number: 20220278354Abstract: Composite structures including an ion-conducting material and a polymeric material (e.g., a separator) to protect electrodes are generally described. The ion-conducting material may be in the form of a layer that is bonded to a polymeric separator. The ion-conducting material may comprise a lithium oxysulfide having a lithium-ion conductivity of at least at least 10?6 S/cm.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2022Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: Sion Power CorporationInventors: Michael G. Laramie, Yuriy V. Mikhaylik, Tracy Earl Kelley, David Child, Chariclea Scordilis-Kelley, Veronika G. Viner, Bala Sankaran, Johan ter Maat, Ruediger Schmidt, Holger Schneider, Klaus Leitner, Joern Kulisch, Marina Safont-Sempere
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Publication number: 20220255188Abstract: Articles, compositions, and methods involving ionically conductive compounds are provided. In some embodiments, the ionically conductive compounds are useful for electrochemical cells. The disclosed ionically conductive compounds may be incorporated into an electrochemical cell (e.g., a lithium-sulfur electrochemical cell, a lithium-ion electrochemical cell, an intercalated-cathode based electrochemical cell) as, for example, a protective layer for an electrode, a solid electrolyte layer, and/or any other appropriate component within the electrochemical cell. In certain embodiments, electrode structures and/or methods for making electrode structures including a layer comprising an ionically conductive compound described herein are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicants: Sion Power Corporation, BASF SEInventors: Holger Schneider, Hui Du, Klaus Leitner, Johan Ter Maat, Pascal Hartmann, Joern Kulisch, Marina Safont-Sempere, Tracy Earl Kelley, Chariclea Scordilis-Kelley
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Patent number: 11367892Abstract: Composite structures including an ion-conducting material and a polymeric material (e.g., a separator) to protect electrodes are generally described. The ion-conducting material may be in the form of a layer that is bonded to a polymeric separator. The ion-conducting material may comprise a lithium oxysulfide having a lithium-ion conductivity of at least at least 10?6 S/cm.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2019Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Sion Power CorporationInventors: Michael G. Laramie, Yuriy V. Mikhaylik, Tracy Earl Kelley, David Child, Chariclea Scordilis-Kelley, Veronika G. Viner, Bala Sankaran, Johan ter Maat, Ruediger Schmidt, Holger Schneider, Klaus Leitner, Joern Kulisch, Marina Safont-Sempere
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Publication number: 20220190396Abstract: Articles and methods including layers for protection of electrodes in electrochemical cells are provided. As described herein, a layer, such as a protective layer for an electrode, may comprise a plurality of particles (e.g., crystalline inorganic particles, amorphous inorganic particles). In some embodiments, at least a portion of the plurality of particles (e.g., inorganic particles) are fused to one another. For instance, in some embodiments, the layer may be formed by aerosol deposition or another suitable process that involves subjecting the particles to a relatively high velocity such that fusion of particles occurs during deposition. In some embodiments, the layer (e.g., the layer comprising a plurality of particles) is an ion-conducting layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: Sion Power CorporationInventors: Michael G. Laramie, Yuriy V. Mikhaylik, Hui Du, Joern Kulisch, Marina Safont-Sempere, Klaus Leitner, Holger Schneider
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Patent number: 11251501Abstract: Articles, compositions, and methods involving ionically conductive compounds are provided. In some embodiments, the ionically conductive compounds are useful for electrochemical cells. The disclosed ionically conductive compounds may be incorporated into an electrochemical cell (e.g., a lithium-sulfur electrochemical cell, a lithium-ion electrochemical cell, an intercalated-cathode based electrochemical cell) as, for example, a protective layer for an electrode, a solid electrolyte layer, and/or any other appropriate component within the electrochemical cell. In certain embodiments, electrode structures and/or methods for making electrode structures including a layer comprising an ionically conductive compound described herein are provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2018Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignees: Sion Power Corporation, BASF SEInventors: Holger Schneider, Hui Du, Klaus Leitner, Johan ter Maat, Pascal Hartmann, Joern Kulisch, Marina Safont-Sempere, Tracy Earl Kelley, Chariclea Scordilis-Kelley
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Patent number: 11239504Abstract: Articles and methods including layers for protection of electrodes in electrochemical cells are provided. As described herein, a layer, such as a protective layer for an electrode, may comprise a plurality of particles (e.g., crystalline inorganic particles, amorphous inorganic particles). In some embodiments, at least a portion of the plurality of particles (e.g., inorganic particles) are fused to one another. For instance, in some embodiments, the layer may be formed by aerosol deposition or another suitable process that involves subjecting the particles to a relatively high velocity such that fusion of particles occurs during deposition. In some embodiments, the layer (e.g., the layer comprising a plurality of particles) is an ion-conducting layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Sion Power CorporationInventors: Michael G. Laramie, Yuriy V. Mikhaylik, Hui Du, Joern Kulisch, Marina Safont-Sempere, Klaus Leitner, Holger Schneider
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Publication number: 20210249651Abstract: Articles and methods including layers for protection of electrodes in electrochemical cells are provided. As described herein, a layer, such as a protective layer for an electrode, may comprise a plurality of particles (e.g., crystalline inorganic particles, amorphous inorganic particles). In some aspects, at least a portion of the plurality of particles (e.g., inorganic particles) are fused to one another. For instance, in some aspects, the layer may be formed by aerosol deposition or another suitable process that involves subjecting the particles to a relatively high velocity such that fusion of particles occurs during deposition. In some cases, the protective layer may be porous.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: Sion Power CorporationInventors: Michael G. Laramie, Yuriy V. Mikhaylik, Hui Du, Joern Kulisch, Marina Safont-Sempere, Klaus Leitner, Holger Schneider
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Publication number: 20210135205Abstract: Articles and methods including layers for protection of electrodes in electrochemical cells are provided. As described herein, a layer, such as a protective layer for an electrode, may comprise a plurality of particles (e.g., crystalline inorganic particles, amorphous inorganic particles). In some aspects, at least a portion of the plurality of particles (e.g., inorganic particles) are fused to one another. For instance, in some aspects, the layer may be formed by aerosol deposition or another suitable process that involves subjecting the particles to a relatively high velocity such that fusion of particles occurs during deposition. In some cases, the protective layer may be porous.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: Sion Power CorporationInventors: Michael G. Laramie, Yuriy V, Mikhaylik, Hui Du, Joern Kulisch, Marina Safont-Sempere, Klaus Leitner, Holger Schneider
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Patent number: 10879527Abstract: Articles and methods including layers for protection of electrodes in electrochemical cells are provided. As described herein, a layer, such as a protective layer for an electrode, may comprise a plurality of particles (e.g., crystalline inorganic particles, amorphous inorganic particles). In some aspects, at least a portion of the plurality of particles (e.g., inorganic particles) are fused to one another. For instance, in some aspects, the layer may be formed by aerosol deposition or another suitable process that involves subjecting the particles to a relatively high velocity such that fusion of particles occurs during deposition. In some cases, the protective layer may be porous.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2017Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Sion Power CorporationInventors: Michael G. Laramie, Yuriy V. Mikhaylik, Hui Du, Joern Kulisch, Marina Safont-Sempere, Klaus Leitner, Holger Schneider
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Publication number: 20200194822Abstract: Composite structures including an ion-conducting material and a polymeric material (e.g., a separator) to protect electrodes are generally described. The ion-conducting material may be in the form of a layer that is bonded to a polymeric separator. The ion-conducting material may comprise a lithium oxysulfide having a lithium-ion conductivity of at least at least 10?6 S/cm.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2019Publication date: June 18, 2020Applicant: Sion Power CorporationInventors: Michael G. Laramie, Yuriy V. Mikhaylik, Tracy Earl Kelley, David Child, Chariclea Scordilis-Kelley, Veronika G. Viner, Bala Sankaran, Johan ter Maat, Ruediger Schmidt, Holger Schneider, Klaus Leitner, Joern Kulisch, Marina Safont-Sempere
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Publication number: 20200099108Abstract: Articles and methods including layers for protection of electrodes in electrochemical cells are provided. As described herein, a layer, such as a protective layer for an electrode, may comprise a plurality of particles (e.g., crystalline inorganic particles, amorphous inorganic particles). In some embodiments, at least a portion of the plurality of particles (e.g., inorganic particles) are fused to one another. For instance, in some embodiments, the layer may be formed by aerosol deposition or another suitable process that involves subjecting the particles to a relatively high velocity such that fusion of particles occurs during deposition. In some embodiments, the layer (e.g., the layer comprising a plurality of particles) is an ion-conducting layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Applicants: Sion Power Corporation, BASF SEInventors: Michael G. Laramie, Yuriy V. Mikhaylik, Hui Du, Joern Kulisch, Marina Safont-Sempere, Klaus Leitner, Holger Schneider
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Patent number: 10553893Abstract: Composite structures including an ion-conducting material and a polymeric material (e.g., a separator) to protect electrodes are generally described. The ion-conducting material may be in the form of a layer that is bonded to a polymeric separator. The ion-conducting material may comprise a lithium oxysulfide having a lithium-ion conductivity of at least at least 10?6 S/cm.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Sion Power CorporationInventors: Michael G. Laramie, Yuriy V. Mikhaylik, Tracy Earl Kelley, David Child, Chariclea Scordilis-Kelley, Veronika G. Viner, Bala Sankaran, Johan ter Maat, Ruediger Schmidt, Holger Schneider, Klaus Leitner, Joern Kulisch, Marina Safont-Sempere
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Patent number: 10541446Abstract: An electrolyte composition (A) containing (i) at least one aprotic organic solvent; (ii) at least one conducting salt; (iii) at least one compound of formula (I) wherein X1 and X2 are independently from each other selected from N(R1), P(R1), O, and S, Y1 and Y2 are independently from each other selected from (O), (S), (PR2) and (NR2); and electrochemical cells containing electrolyte composition (A).Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2017Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: BASF SEInventors: Frederick Francois Chesneau, Zoltan Baan, Boris Gaspar, Michael Schmidt, Arnd Garsuch, Hannes Wolf, Klaus Leitner, Christian Saffert, Wolfgang Klaus, Melanie Kuhl
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Patent number: 10535902Abstract: Articles and methods including layers for protection of electrodes in electrochemical cells are provided. As described herein, a layer, such as a protective layer for an electrode, may comprise a plurality of particles (e.g., crystalline inorganic particles, amorphous inorganic particles). In some embodiments, at least a portion of the plurality of particles (e.g., inorganic particles) are fused to one another. For instance, in some embodiments, the layer may be formed by aerosol deposition or another suitable process that involves subjecting the particles to a relatively high velocity such that fusion of particles occurs during deposition. In some embodiments, the layer (e.g., the layer comprising a plurality of particles) is an ion-conducting layer.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2016Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignees: Sion Power Corporation, BASF SEInventors: Michael G. Laramie, Yuriy V. Mikhaylik, Hui Du, Joern Kulisch, Marina Safont-Sempere, Klaus Leitner, Holger Schneider
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Patent number: 10461372Abstract: Articles and methods including layers for protection of electrodes in electrochemical cells are provided. As described herein, a layer, such as a protective layer for an electrode, may comprise a plurality of particles (e.g., crystalline inorganic particles, amorphous inorganic particles). In some embodiments, at least a portion of the plurality of particles (e.g., inorganic particles) are fused to one another. For instance, in some embodiments, the layer may be formed by aerosol deposition or another suitable process that involves subjecting the particles to a relatively high velocity such that fusion of particles occurs during deposition. In some embodiments, the layer (e.g., the layer comprising a plurality of particles) is an ion-conducting layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2016Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignees: Sion Power Corporation, BASF SEInventors: Michael G. Laramie, Yuriy V. Mikhaylik, Hui Du, Joern Kulisch, Marina Safont-Sempere, Klaus Leitner, Holger Schneider
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Patent number: 10388987Abstract: Articles, compositions, and methods involving ionically conductive compounds are provided. The disclosed ionically conductive compounds may be incorporated into an electrochemical cell (e.g., a lithium-sulfur electrochemical cell, a lithium-ion electrochemical cell, an intercalated-cathode based electrochemical cell) as, for example, a protective layer for an electrode, a solid electrolyte layer, and/or any other appropriate component within the electrochemical cell. In certain embodiments, electrode structures and/or methods for making electrode structures including a layer comprising an ionically conductive compound described herein are provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2018Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignees: Sion Power Corporation, BASF SEInventors: Hui Du, Tracy Earl Kelley, Chariclea Scordilis-Kelley, Holger Schneider, Klaus Leitner, Joern Kulisch, Marina Safont-Sempere, Johan ter Maat
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Patent number: 10319988Abstract: Sulfur-based electrodes, and associated systems and methods for their fabrication, are generally described. Certain embodiments relate to sulfur-based electrodes with smooth external surfaces. According to some embodiments, relatively large forces can be applied to compositions from which the sulfur-based electrodes are made during the fabrication process. In some such embodiments, the compositions can maintain relatively high porosities, even after the relatively large forces have been applied to them. Methods in which liquids are employed during the electrode fabrication process are also described.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Sion Power CorporationInventors: Tracy Earl Kelley, Savannah V. Burnside-Joubert, Ruediger Schmidt, Holger Schneider, Klaus Leitner, Joern Kulisch