Patents by Inventor Michael B. LANE

Michael B. LANE 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).

  • Coated separators, lithium batteries, and related methods
    Patent number: 11949124
    Abstract: New and/or improved coatings, layers or treatments for porous substrates, including battery separators or separator membranes, and/or coated or treated porous substrates, including coated battery separators, and/or batteries or cells including such coatings or coated separators, and/or related methods including methods of manufacture and/or of use thereof are disclosed. Also, new or improved coatings for porous substrates, including battery separators, which comprise at least a matrix material or a polymeric binder, and heat-resistant particles with additional additives, materials or components, and/or to new or improved coated or treated porous substrates, including battery separators, where the coating comprises at least a matrix material or a polymeric binder, and heat-resistant particles with additional additives, materials or components are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Celgard, LLC
    Inventors: Zhengming Zhang, Michael B. Lane, Insik Jeon, Edward Kruger, Xiang Yu, Ronnie E. Smith, Stefan Reinartz, Junqing Ma, Daniel R. Alexander
  • Coatings, coated separators, batteries, and related methods
    Patent number: 11879070
    Abstract: Coating compositions for porous substrates, and/or related methods including methods of manufacture and/or of use thereof are disclosed. Also, coating compositions for porous substrates, where the coating comprises at least a polymeric binder and heat-resistant particles with or without additional additives, materials or components are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Celgard, LLC
    Inventors: Michael B. Lane, Insik Jeon, Edward Kruger, Xiang Yu, Ronnie E. Smith, Stefan Reinartz, Junqing Ma
  • COATINGS, COATED SEPARATORS, BATTERIES, AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20230038385
    Abstract: New and/or improved coatings for porous substrates, including battery separators or separator membranes, and/or coated porous substrates, including coated battery separators, and/or batteries or cells including such coatings or coated separators, and/or related methods including methods of manufacture and/or of use thereof are disclosed. Also, new or improved coatings for porous substrates, including battery separators, which comprise at least a polymeric binder and heat-resistant particles with or without additional additives, materials or components, and/or to new or improved coated porous substrates, including battery separators, where the coating comprises at least a polymeric binder and heat-resistant particles with or without additional additives, materials or components are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Michael B. Lane, Insik Jeon, Edward Kruger, Xiang Yu, Ronnie E. Smith, Stefan Reinartz, Junqing Ma
  • Coatings, coated separators, batteries, and related methods
    Patent number: 11437684
    Abstract: New and/or improved coatings for porous substrates, including battery separators or separator membranes, and/or coated porous substrates, including coated battery separators, and/or batteries or cells including such coatings or coated separators, and/or related methods including methods of manufacture and/or of use thereof are disclosed. Also, new or improved coatings for porous substrates, including battery separators, which comprise at least a polymeric binder and heat-resistant particles with or without additional additives, materials or components, and/or to new or improved coated porous substrates, including battery separators, where the coating comprises at least a polymeric binder and heat-resistant particles with or without additional additives, materials or components are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Celgard, LLC
    Inventors: Michael B. Lane, Insik Jeon, Edward Kruger, Xiang Yu, Ronnie E. Smith, Stefan Reinartz, Junqing Ma
  • IMPROVED COATED SEPARATORS, LITHIUM BATTERIES, AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20210143511
    Abstract: New and/or improved coatings, layers or treatments for porous substrates, including battery separators or separator membranes, and/or coated or treated porous substrates, including coated battery separators, and/or batteries or cells including such coatings or coated separators, and/or related methods including methods of manufacture and/or of use thereof are disclosed. Also, new or improved coatings for porous substrates, including battery separators, which comprise at least a matrix material or a polymeric binder, and heat-resistant particles with additional additives, materials or components, and/or to new or improved coated or treated porous substrates, including battery separators, where the coating comprises at least a matrix material or a polymeric binder, and heat-resistant particles with additional additives, materials or components are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Zhengming Zhang, Michael B. Lane, Insik Jeon, Edward Kruger, Xiang E. Yu, Ronnie E. Smith, Stefan Reinartz, Junqing Ma, Daniel R. Alexander
  • COATINGS, COATED SEPARATORS, BATTERIES, AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20200335759
    Abstract: New and/or improved coatings for porous substrates, including battery separators or separator membranes, and/or coated porous substrates, including coated battery separators, and/or batteries or cells including such coatings or coated separators, and/or related methods including methods of manufacture and/or of use thereof are disclosed. Also, new or improved coatings for porous substrates, including battery separators, which comprise at least a polymeric binder and heat-resistant particles with or without additional additives, materials or components, and/or to new or improved coated porous substrates, including battery separators, where the coating comprises at least a polymeric binder and heat-resistant particles with or without additional additives, materials or components are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: Celgard, LLC
    Inventors: Michael B. LANE, Insik JEON, Edward KRUGER, Xiang YU, Ronnie E. SMITH, Stefan REINARTZ, Junqing MA