Patents by Inventor Kyle Christopher Smith

Kyle Christopher 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).

  • Publication number: 20250019273
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, an electrochemical apparatus, comprising a pair of electrodes each composed of an intercalation host compound (IHC), a separator disposed between the pair of electrodes, and a controller configured to control cycling of the electrochemical apparatus, wherein the pair of electrodes is configured to undergo, during the cycling, reduction-oxidation (redox) reactions in electrolyte solutions that facilitate capturing of carbon dioxide (CO2) and release of captured CO2. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
    Inventors: Kyle Christopher Smith, Aniruddh Shrivastava
  • Publication number: 20230155136
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a porous device, comprising a porous material, and a hierarchical network of flow channels defined in the porous material, wherein at least one flow channel in the hierarchical network of flow channels has a shape that at least partially approximates a cube-root profile or a quartic-root profile. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
    Inventor: Kyle Christopher Smith
  • Publication number: 20230142846
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a porous electrode that includes a porous layer, and a pattern of flow channels defined in the porous layer, wherein a first flow channel in the pattern of flow channels has a shape that at least partially approximates a cube-root profile. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
    Inventors: Kyle Christopher Smith, Erik Richard Reale, Irwin Cunnie Loud, IV, Vu Quoc Do
  • Publication number: 20150125764
    Abstract: Flow battery. The battery includes high energy density fluid electrodes having a selected non-Newtonian rheology and structure for providing intermittent flow pulses of controlled volume and duration of the fluid electrodes, the structure adapted to promote interfacial slip to improve flow uniformity. The battery disclosed herein provides a potential solution to large-scale electrical energy storage needs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Kyle Christopher Smith, W. Craig Carter, Yet-Ming Chiang
  • Patent number: D945008
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: OYAK GLOBAL INVESTMENTS S.A.
    Inventors: Kyle Christopher Smith, Andrew John Stein, Jayanthi Prasad, Thomas Buttinger, Andrew Glenn Ziegler