Patents by Inventor Michael D. Fleischauer

Michael D. Fleischauer 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).

  • Alloy compositions for lithium ion batteries
    Patent number: 7767349
    Abstract: Alloy compositions are described for use in anodes of lithium ion batteries. The alloy compositions contain (a) tin, (b) a second element that includes silicon, aluminum, or a combination thereof, (c) a third element that includes yttrium, a lanthanide element, an actinide element, or a combination thereof and an optional alkaline earth element, and (d) an optional transition metal. The alloy compositions are amorphous and remain amorphous even after multiple cycles of lithiation and delithiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Mark N. Obrovac, Jeffrey R. Dahn, Richard Mar, Michael D. Fleischauer
  • PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE BASED ON CONFORMAL COATING OF COLUMNAR STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20090211632
    Abstract: A photovoltaic device, comprises a first electrode, an electron donor layer in electrical contact with the first electrode, an electron acceptor layer in contact with the electron donor layer across an interface having a shape defined by a columnar structure grown by oblique angle deposition, and a second electrode in electrical contact with the electron acceptor layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicants: THE GOVERNORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA
    Inventors: Michael Julian Brett, Jillian M. Buriak, Michael D. Fleischauer, Nathan J. Gerein, Kenneth D. Harris, Sean A. McClure, David A. Rider