Patents by Inventor Li-Feng Cui

Li-Feng Cui 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).

  • Crystalline-amorphous nanowires for battery electrodes
    Patent number: 9061902
    Abstract: Electrodes, batteries, methods for use and manufacturing are implemented to provide ion-based electrical power sources and related devices. Consistent with one such method, a battery electrode is produced having nanowires of a first material. The electrode is produced using a single growth condition to promote growth of crystalline nanowires on a conductive substrate and of the first material, and promote, by maintaining the growth condition, growth of an amorphous portion that surrounds the crystalline nanowires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Li-Feng Cui, Candace K. Chan, Riccardo Ruffo, Hailin Peng, Yi Cui
  • Nanotube-based nanomaterial membrane
    Patent number: 8974967
    Abstract: As consistent with various embodiments, an electronic device includes a carbon nanotube film having a plurality of carbon nanotubes. In certain embodiments, a coating, such as an inorganic coating, is formed on a surface of carbon nanotube. The nanotube film supports the device and facilitates electrical conduction therein. The coated nanotube is amenable to implementation with devices such as thin film batteries, a battery separator, thin film solar cells and high-energy Lithium ion batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior Univerity
    Inventors: Li-Feng Cui, Yi Cui, Liangbing Hu
  • NANOTUBE-BASED NANOMATERIAL MEMBRANE
    Publication number: 20110256451
    Abstract: As consistent with various embodiments, an electronic device includes a carbon nanotube film having a plurality of carbon nanotubes. In certain embodiments, a coating, such as an inorganic coating, is formed on a surface of carbon nanotube. The nanotube film supports the device and facilitates electrical conduction therein. The coated nanotube is amenable to implementation with devices such as thin film batteries, a battery separator, thin film solar cells and high-energy Lithium ion batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Li-Feng Cui, Yi Cui, Liangbing Hu
  • CRYSTALLINE-AMORPHOUS NANOWIRES FOR BATTERY ELECTRODES
    Publication number: 20110151290
    Abstract: Electrodes, batteries, methods for use and manufacturing are implemented to provide ion-based electrical power sources and related devices. Consistent with one such method, a battery electrode is produced having nanowires of a first material. The electrode is produced using a single growth condition to promote growth of crystalline nanowires on a conductive substrate and of the first material, and promote, by maintaining the growth condition, growth of an amorphous portion that surrounds the crystalline nanowires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Li-Feng Cui, Candace K. Chan, Riccardo Ruffo, Hailin Peng, Yi Cui