Patents by Inventor Meng-Qiang Zhao

Meng-Qiang Zhao 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).

  • Additives for suppressing dendritic growth in batteries
    Patent number: 10873107
    Abstract: Battery electrolytes comprising: (a) a solvent suitable for use in a battery electrolyte such as an organic liquid solvent or an ionic liquid; (b) a lithium ion or sodium ion salt suitable for use in a battery electrolyte; and (c) a dispersion of nanoparticles of carbon, metal or metalloid oxides or hydroxides, carbides, nitrides, sulfides, graphene or MXene particles; or a combination thereof. The present invention is also directed to battery cells and batteries comprising these electrolytes and devices comprising these battery cells and batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Drexel University
    Inventors: Yury Gogotsi, Meng-Qiang Zhao, Xin-Bing Cheng
  • ADDITIVES FOR SUPPRESSING DENDRITIC GROWTH IN BATTERIES
    Publication number: 20190044185
    Abstract: Battery electrolytes comprising: (a) a solvent suitable for use in a battery electrolyte such as an organic liquid solvent or an ionic liquid; (b) a lithium ion or sodium ion salt suitable for use in a battery electrolyte; and (c) a dispersion of nanoparticles of carbon, metal or metalloid oxides or hydroxides, carbides, nitrides, sulfides, graphene or MXene particles; or a combination thereof. The present invention is also directed to battery cells and batteries comprising these electrolytes and devices comprising these battery cells and batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: Drexel University
    Inventors: Yury Gogotsi, Meng-Qiang Zhao, Xin-Bing Cheng