Patents by Inventor Laurent Zinck
Laurent Zinck 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: 10637096Abstract: An electrochemical battery cell having a negative electrode, an electrolyte containing a conductive salt, and a positive electrode, the electrolyte being based on SO2 and the intermediate chamber between the positive electrode and the negative electrode being implemented such that active mass deposited on the negative electrode during the charging of the cell may come into contact with the positive electrode in such manner that locally delimited short-circuit reactions occur on its surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2014Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Hambitzer GmbHInventors: Guenther Hambitzer, Laurent Zinck, Heide Biollaz, Markus Borck, Christiane Ripp
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Publication number: 20200014011Abstract: This disclosure relates to a rechargeable battery cell having a positive electrode, a negative electrode, an electrolyte, which comprises a conducting salt, and a separator, which is arranged between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The negative electrode and the positive electrode are each an insertion electrode. The electrolyte is based on SO2. The separator comprises a separator layer which is an organic polymer separator layer. The thickness of the organic polymer separator layer, relative to the loading of the positive insertion electrode with active material per unit area, is less than 0.25 mm3/mg.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2019Publication date: January 9, 2020Inventors: Claudia Wollfarth, Laurent Zinck, Christian Pszolla
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Patent number: 10522807Abstract: Rechargeable electrochemical battery cell having a housing (1), a positive electrode (11), a negative electrode (10) and an electrolyte (9) which contains SO2 and a conducting salt of the active metal of the cell, wherein at least one of the electrodes (11) is enveloped by a sheath (13) made from a glass fiber textile material, the areal extent of the sheath (13) made from glass fiber textile material being greater than the surface area of the electrode (11), so that the glass fiber textile material extends beyond the limit (14) of the electrode, the electrode, and two layers (15, 16) of the glass fiber textile material which cover the electrode (11) on both sides are connected to one another at the edge of the electrode (11) by an edge connection (17).Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2012Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: INNOLITH ASSTE AGInventors: Markus Borck, Laurent Zinck
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Patent number: 9972864Abstract: Rechargeable lithium battery cell having a housing, a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte containing a conductive salt, wherein the electrolyte comprises SO2 and the positive electrode contains an active material in the composition LixM?yM?z(XO4)aFb, wherein M? is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of the elements Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu and Zn, M? is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of the metals of the groups II A, III A, IV A, V A, VI A, IB, IIB, IIIB, IVB, VB, VIB and VIIIB, X is selected from the group consisting of the elements P, Si and S, x is greater than 0, y is greater than 0, z is greater than or equal to 0, a is greater than 0 and b is greater than or equal to 0.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2015Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: ALEVO INTERNATIONAL S.A.Inventors: Laurent Zinck, Christian Pszolla, Christiane Ripp, Markus Borck, Claudia Wollfarth
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Publication number: 20180131000Abstract: A rechargeable electrochemical battery cell with a housing, a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte which contains SO2 and a conducting salt of the active metal of the cell, whereby at least one of the electrodes contains a binder chosen from the group: Binder A, which consists of a polymer, which is made of monomeric structural units of a conjugated carboxylic acid or of the alkali salt, earth alkali salt or ammonium salt of this conjugated carboxylic acid or a combination thereof or binder B which consists of a polymer based on monomeric styrene structural units or butadiene structural units or a mixture of binder A and B.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventors: Christian Pszolla, Laurent Zinck, Markus Borck, Claudia Wollfarth, Julia Thümmel, Heide Biollaz
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Patent number: 9761872Abstract: A rechargeable electrochemical battery cell with a housing, a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte which contains SO2 and a conducting salt of the active metal of the cell, whereby at least one of the electrodes contains a binder chosen from the group: Binder A, which consists of a polymer, which is made of monomeric structural units of a conjugated carboxylic acid or of the alkali salt, earth alkali salt or ammonium salt of this conjugated carboxylic acid or a combination thereof or binder B which consists of a polymer based on monomeric styrene structural units or butadiene structural units or a mixture of binder A and B.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Alevo International S.A.Inventors: Christian Pszolla, Laurent Zinck, Markus Borck, Claudia Wollfarth, Julia Thümmel, Heide Biollaz
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Publication number: 20170047612Abstract: Rechargeable lithium battery cell having a housing, a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte containing a conductive salt, wherein the electrolyte comprises SO2 and the positive electrode contains an active material in the composition LixM?yM?z(XO4)aFb, wherein M? is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of the elements Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu and Zn, M? is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of the metals of the groups II A, III A, IV A, V A, VI A, IB, IB, IIB, IVB, VB, VIB and VIIIB, X is selected from the group consisting of the elements P, Si and S, x is greater than 0, y is greater than 0, z is greater than or equal to 0, a is greater than 0 and b is greater than or equal to 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2016Publication date: February 16, 2017Inventors: Laurent Zinck, Christian Pszolla, Christiane Ripp, Markus Borck, Claudia Wollfarth
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Patent number: 9515349Abstract: Disclosed is a process for producing an electrolyte for an electrochemical battery cell. In this process, a Lewis acid, a Lewis base and aluminum are mixed. The mixture is heated for a minimum period of six hours to a temperature above a minimum temperature of at least 200° C. and above the melting point of the mixture. An adduct of the Lewis acid and the Lewis base is thereby formed.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Alevo International S.A.Inventors: Laurent Zinck, Christian Pszolla, Claus Dambach
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Publication number: 20160049689Abstract: Rechargeable lithium battery cell having a housing, a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte containing a conductive salt, wherein the electrolyte comprises SO2 and the positive electrode contains an active material in the composition LixM?yM?z(XO4)aFb, wherein M? is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of the elements Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu and Zn, M? is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of the metals of the groups II A, III A, IV A, V A, VI A, IB, IIB, IIIB, IVB, VB, VIB and VIIIB, X is selected from the group consisting of the elements P, Si and S, x is greater than 0, y is greater than 0, z is greater than or equal to 0, a is greater than 0 and b is greater than or equal to 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2015Publication date: February 18, 2016Inventors: Laurent Zinck, Christian Pszolla, Christiane Ripp, Markus Borck, Claudia Wollfarth
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Patent number: 9263745Abstract: Rechargeable lithium battery cell having a housing, a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte containing a conductive salt, wherein the electrolyte is based on SO2 and the positive electrode contains an active material in the composition LixM?yM?z(XO4)aFb, wherein M? is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of the elements Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu and Zn, M? is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of the metals of the groups II A, III A, IV A, V A, VI A, IB, IIB, IIIB, IVB, VB, VIB and VIIIB, X is selected from the group consisting of the elements P, Si and S, x is greater than 0, y is greater than 0, z is greater than or equal to 0, a is greater than 0 and b is greater than or equal to 0.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2011Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: Alevo Research AGInventors: Laurent Zinck, Christian Pszolla, Christiane Ripp, Markus Borck, Claudia Wollfarth
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Patent number: 9209458Abstract: Rechargeable lithium battery cell having a housing, a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte containing a conductive salt, wherein the electrolyte comprises SO2 and the positive electrode contains an active material in the composition LixM?yM?z(XO4)aFb, wherein M? is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of the elements Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu and Zn, M? is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of the metals of the groups II A, III A, IV A, V A, VI A, IB, IIB, IIIB, IVB, VB, VIB and VIIIB, X is selected from the group consisting of the elements P, Si and S, x is greater than 0, y is greater than 0, z is greater than or equal to 0, a is greater than 0 and b is greater than or equal to 0.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: Alevo Research AGInventors: Laurent Zinck, Christian Pszolla, Christiane Ripp, Markus Borck, Claudia Wollfarth
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Publication number: 20150207172Abstract: Electrolyte for an electrochemical battery cell, containing sulfur dioxide and a conductive salt. Improved characteristics of a cell filled with the electrolyte are achieved in that the molar concentration of hydroxide groups in the electrolyte is at most 50 mmol per liter and the molar concentration of chlorosulfonate groups in the electrolyte is at most 350 mmol per liter. An inventive method of making the electrolyte is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: July 23, 2015Inventors: Laurent Zinck, Christian Pszolla, Claus Dambach
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Patent number: 9023538Abstract: Electrolyte for an electrochemical battery cell, containing sulfur dioxide and a conductive salt. Improved characteristics of a cell filled with the electrolyte are achieved in that the molar concentration of hydroxide groups in the electrolyte is at most 50 mmol per liter and the molar concentration of chlorosulfonate groups in the electrolyte is at most 350 mmol per liter.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Alevo Research AGInventors: Laurent Zinck, Christian Pszolla, Claus Dambach
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Publication number: 20150093632Abstract: A rechargeable electrochemical battery cell with a housing, a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte which contains SO2 and a conducting salt of the active metal of the cell, whereby at least one of the electrodes contains a binder chosen from the group: Binder A, which consists of a polymer, which is made of monomeric structural units of a conjugated carboxylic acid or of the alkali salt, earth alkali salt or ammonium salt of this conjugated carboxylic acid or a combination thereof or binder B which consists of a polymer based on monomeric styrene structural units or butadiene structural units or a mixture of binder A and B.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Christian Pszolla, Laurent Zinck, Markus Borck, Claudia Wollfarth, Julia Thummel, Heide Biollaz, Christiane Ripp
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Publication number: 20150004463Abstract: Rechargeable electrochemical battery cell having a housing (1), a positive electrode (11), a negative electrode (10) and an electrolyte (9) which contains SO2 and a conducting salt of the active metal of the cell, wherein at least one of the electrodes (11) is enveloped by a sheath (13) made from a glass fiber textile material, the areal extent of the sheath (13) made from glass fiber textile material being greater than the surface area of the electrode (11), so that the glass fiber textile material extends beyond the limit (14) of the electrode, the electrode, and two layers (15, 16) of the glass fiber textile material which cover the electrode (11) on both sides are connected to one another at the edge of the electrode (11) by an edge connection (17).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2012Publication date: January 1, 2015Applicant: Alevo Research AGInventors: Markus Borck, Laurent Zinck
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Publication number: 20140377642Abstract: An electrochemical battery cell having a negative electrode, an electrolyte containing a conductive salt, and a positive electrode, the electrolyte being based on SO2 and the intermediate chamber between the positive electrode and the negative electrode being implemented such that active mass deposited on the negative electrode during the charging of the cell may come into contact with the positive electrode in such manner that locally delimited short-circuit reactions occur on its surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Applicant: HAMBITZER GMBHInventors: Guenther Hambitzer, Laurent Zinck, Heide Biollaz, Markus Borck, Christiane Ripp
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Patent number: 8858655Abstract: An electrochemical battery cell having a negative electrode, an electrolyte containing a conductive salt, and a positive electrode, the electrolyte being based on SO2 and the intermediate chamber between the positive electrode and the negative electrode being implemented such that active mass deposited on the negative electrode during the charging of the cell may come into contact with the positive electrode in such manner that locally delimited short-circuit reactions occur on its surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2011Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Assignee: Hambitzer GmbHInventors: Guenther Hambitzer, Laurent Zinck, Heide Biollaz, Markus Borck, Christiane Ripp
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Publication number: 20140220428Abstract: Electrolyte for an electrochemical battery cell, containing sulfur dioxide and a conductive salt. Improved characteristics of a cell filled with the electrolyte are achieved in that the molar concentration of hydroxide groups in the electrolyte is at most 50 mmol per liter and the molar concentration of chlorosulfonate groups in the electrolyte is at most 350 mmol per liter.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: FORTU INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGInventors: Laurent Zinck, Christian Pszolla, Claus Dambach
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Patent number: 8410759Abstract: Electrolyte for an electrochemical battery cell that contains sulphur dioxide and a conductive salt. The electrolyte is a gel that is formed with to the involvement of a fluorosulphinate. The invention is also directed to a battery cell that contains such an electrolyte.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2008Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Fortu Intellectual Property AGInventors: Laurent Zinck, Guenther Hambitzer, Joachim Heitbaum, Christiane Ripp
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Publication number: 20130040188Abstract: Rechargeable lithium battery cell having a housing, a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte containing a conductive salt, wherein the electrolyte comprises SO2 and the positive electrode contains an active material in the composition LixM?yM?z(XO4)aFb, wherein M? is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of the elements Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu and Zn, M? is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of the metals of the groups II A, III A, IV A, V A, VI A, IB, IIB, IIIB, IVB, VB, VIB and VIIIB, X is selected from the group consisting of the elements P, Si and S, x is greater than 0, y is greater than 0, z is greater than or equal to 0, a is greater than 0 and b is greater than or equal to 0.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2011Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: Fortu Intellectual Property AGInventors: Laurent ZINCK, Christian PSZOLLA, Christiane RIPP, Markus BORCK, Claudia WOLLFARTH