Patents by Inventor Melissa D. McIntyre
Melissa D. McIntyre 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: 11978878Abstract: A lithium and zinc ion bi-polar battery includes, in one example, a plurality of carbon or titanium bi-polar current collectors arranged with cells to form a stack of bi-polar configuration such that each of the bi-polar current collectors is between and in direct contact with a zinc electrode and lithium-ion intercalation electrode of an adjacent pair of the cells.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: AEsir Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Adam Weisenstein, Melissa D. McIntyre, Randy Moore, Allen Charkey, Viet H. Vu
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Patent number: 11652251Abstract: An aqueous battery system includes an electrode assembly, a recombination device, and a controller. The recombination device has a catalyst that combines hydrogen and oxygen produced by the electrode assembly to form water and generate heat via exothermic reaction. The controller, responsive to a detected temperature or change in temperature associated with the recombination device due to the heat, changes power supplied to the electrode assembly.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: ZAF Energy Systems, IncorporatedInventors: Eivind Listerud, Adam Weisenstein, Melissa D. McIntyre, Allen Charkey, Michael J. Gordon, Shiloh J. Williams
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Patent number: 11404747Abstract: A zinc-based battery includes a non-sintered separator system including a polymer separator and a coating on the polymer separator. The coating includes cellulose acetate that prevents metallic zinc penetration into the separator, and ceria bound with the cellulose acetate that chemically oxidizes metallic zinc to zinc oxide.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2022Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: ZAF ENERGY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATEDInventors: Adam Weisenstein, Allen Charkey, Melissa D. McIntyre
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Patent number: 11404696Abstract: A green secondary electrode includes a conductive substrate, active material and material additives in direct contact with the conductive substrate, and a combination of vinyl acetate-ethylene and methylcellulose-based additive binding the conductive substrate, active materials, and material additives together. The green secondary electrode may be a positive electrode or a negative electrode.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2022Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: ZAF ENERGY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATEDInventors: Hannah S. Smith, Melissa D. McIntyre, Adam Weisenstein, Andrew F. Souder, II
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Publication number: 20220216549Abstract: A metal air battery cell has a sealed pouch defined by a metallocene film and a gas and liquid impermeable flexible layer, and an electrochemical cell contained within the pouch. The metallocene film and gas and liquid impermeable flexible layer are sealed to each other and around the electrochemical cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Adam Weisenstein, William A. Garcia, Joel Ballard, Sean Barrett, Melissa D. McIntyre
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Patent number: 11367914Abstract: A metal air battery cell has a sealed pouch defined by a metallocene film and a gas and liquid impermeable flexible layer, and an electrochemical cell contained within the pouch. The metallocene film and gas and liquid impermeable flexible layer are sealed to each other and around the electrochemical cell.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2021Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: ZAF ENERGY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATEDInventors: Adam Weisenstein, William A. Garcia, Joel Ballard, Sean Barrett, Melissa D. McIntyre
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Publication number: 20220149465Abstract: A metal air battery cell has a sealed pouch defined by a metallocene film and a gas and liquid impermeable flexible layer, and an electrochemical cell contained within the pouch. The metallocene film and gas and liquid impermeable flexible layer are sealed to each other and around the electrochemical cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventors: Adam Weisenstein, William A. Garcia, Joel Ballard, Sean Barrett, Melissa D. McIntyre
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Patent number: 11329335Abstract: A metal air battery cell has a sealed pouch defined by a metallocene film and a gas and liquid impermeable flexible layer, and an electrochemical cell contained within the pouch. The metallocene film and gas and liquid impermeable flexible layer are sealed to each other and around the electrochemical cell.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2021Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: ZAF ENERGY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATEDInventors: Adam Weisenstein, William A. Garcia, Joel Ballard, Sean Barrett, Melissa D. McIntyre
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Publication number: 20220140419Abstract: An aqueous battery system includes an electrode assembly, a recombination device, and a controller. The recombination device has a catalyst that combines hydrogen and oxygen produced by the electrode assembly to form water and generate heat via exothermic reaction. The controller, responsive to a detected temperature or change in temperature associated with the recombination device due to the heat, changes power supplied to the electrode assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2020Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Eivind Listerud, Adam Weisenstein, Melissa D. McIntyre, Alien Charkey, Michaei J. Gordon, Shiloh J. Williams
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Patent number: 11258103Abstract: A zinc alkaline secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode including a multi-valent oxide species, a separator system disposed between the electrodes, and an alkaline electrolyte in contact with the negative electrode. The alkaline electrolyte includes hexametaphosphate salt and zinc acetate. Ligands from the hexametaphosphate salt and zinc acetate are anchored to the negative electrode via chelation sites created by the multi-valent oxide species.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: ZAF ENERGY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATEDInventors: Melissa D. McIntyre, Ernest Rimanosky, Adam Weisenstein, Cody R. Carter, Allen Charkey
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Patent number: 11228065Abstract: A secondary battery recombination system includes catalyst and hydrophobic gas diffusion layers defining an electrode that recombines hydrogen and oxygen into water, and a scaffold encapsulating and in non-bonded contact with the electrode. The electrode may be carbon cloth, carbon felt, carbon foam, or carbon paper. The scaffold may be expanded metal or perforated foil.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2021Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: ZAF ENERGY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATEDInventors: Adam Weisenstein, William A. Garcia, Melissa D. McIntyre, Eivind Listerud
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Patent number: 11228032Abstract: An electrochemical component has a green secondary electrode including a conductive substrate, homogeneous pre-synthesized calcium zincate in direct contact with the conductive substrate, and a combination of styrene-butadiene rubber and sintered polytetrafluoroethylene binding the conductive substrate and calcium zincate together.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2021Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: ZAF ENERGY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATEDInventors: Hannah S. Smith, Andrew F. Souder, II, Adam Weisenstein, Michael J. Gordon, Melissa D. McIntyre
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Publication number: 20210273234Abstract: An electrode includes a current collector, a metal shell in direct contact with and encapsulating the current collector, green dendritic columnar growths extending out of the metal shell and having protrusions thereon, and active material in contact with the metal shell and having embedded therein the green dendritic columnar growths. The protrusions penetrate the active material to form a mechanical retainer that prevents delamination of the active material from the metal shell and define localized regions of increased current density during operation of the electrode that promote deposition of the active material first on the protrusions and then on areas of the green dendritic columnar growths adjacent to the protrusions such that the active material electrochemically adheres to the green dendritic columnar growths and the protrusions enlarge during repeated charge and discharge cycling of the electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Melissa D. McIntyre, Adam Weisenstein, Kurt Salloux
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Patent number: 10944113Abstract: An electrode includes a current collector, a metal shell in direct contact with and encapsulating the current collector, green dendritic columnar growths extending out of the metal shell and having protrusions thereon, and active material in contact with the metal shell and having embedded therein the green dendritic columnar growths. The protrusions penetrate the active material to form a mechanical retainer that prevents delamination of the active material from the metal shell and define localized regions of increased current density during operation of the electrode that promote deposition of the active material first on the protrusions and then on areas of the green dendritic columnar growths adjacent to the protrusions such that the active material electrochemically adheres to the green dendritic columnar growths and the protrusions enlarge during repeated charge and discharge cycling of the electrode.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2020Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: ZAF ENERGY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATEDInventors: Melissa D. McIntyre, Adam Weisenstein, Kurt Salloux
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Publication number: 20200220224Abstract: A zinc alkaline secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode including a multi-valent oxide species, a separator system disposed between the electrodes, and an alkaline electrolyte in contact with the negative electrode. The alkaline electrolyte includes hexametaphosphate salt and zinc acetate. Ligands from the hexametaphosphate salt and zinc acetate are anchored to the negative electrode via chelation sites created by the multi-valent oxide species.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Inventors: Melissa D. McIntyre, Ernest Rimanosky, Adam Weisenstein, Cody R. Carter, Allen Charkey
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Patent number: 10658675Abstract: An electrode includes a current collector having metallic struts formed by freeze tape casting along a cast direction, and an electrochemically active material occupying portions of the void spaces. The struts define a percolated conductive network and void spaces through the percolated conductive network. The struts are directionally aligned and the void spaces are directionally ordered perpendicular to the cast direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: ZAF ENERGY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATEDInventors: Adam Weisenstein, Allen Charkey, Melissa D. McIntyre
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Publication number: 20200091561Abstract: A zinc alkaline secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode including a multi-valent oxide species, a separator system disposed between the electrodes, and an alkaline electrolyte in contact with the negative electrode. The alkaline electrolyte includes hexametaphosphate salt and zinc acetate. Ligands from the hexametaphosphate salt and zinc acetate are anchored to the negative electrode via chelation sites created by the multi-valent oxide species.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2018Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Melissa D. McIntyre, Emest Rimanosky, Adam Weisenstein, Cody R. Carter, Allen Charkey
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Patent number: 10511059Abstract: A battery cell includes an electrode assembly having a negative electrode, positive electrode, and separator bathed in an alkaline electrolyte, a pouch encapsulating the electrode assembly, and first and second tabs respectively extending from the positive and negative electrodes through the pouch. The first tab has thereon a coating including acrylic paint and the second tab has thereon a coating including lacquer to discourage creepage of the alkaline electrolyte along the first and second tabs and out of the pouch.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2018Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: ZAF Energy Systems, IncorporatedInventors: Adam Weisenstein, Allen Charkey, Melissa D. McIntyre, Blaine D. Latimer, Benjamin J. Washburn
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Publication number: 20180159178Abstract: An anode of a battery includes active material particles each coated with a metal oxide to form a nanoscale conformal shell there around. The shells are configured to, during charge, confine reduction of the active material particles to within the shells and to prevent dendritic growth and shape change.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2017Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Adam Weisenstein, Zachary Favors, Fabio Albano, Melissa D. McIntyre, Cody Ryan Carter, Howard F. Wilkins