Patents by Inventor Michael John Counihan

Michael John Counihan 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).

  • Electrolytes with ultrahigh closo-borate concentrations
    Patent number: 11811020
    Abstract: An ultrahigh closo-borate concentration solid-state electrolyte is presented that is a combined salt of an alkali metal or alkali earth metal closo-borate and conductivity enhancing SISE. The combined salt allows significantly higher conductivities in the solid state than the included alkali metal or alkali earth metal closo-borate. The combined salt can be prepared by mechanical combination or combination in solution. The salts can be used in solid-state electrochemical devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Rana Mohtadi, Oscar Tutusaus, Michael John Counihan
  • SOLID-STATE NANOFIBER POLYMER MULTILAYER COMPOSITE ELECTROLYTES AND CELLS
    Publication number: 20230102140
    Abstract: A solid-state electrolyte for a multilayer solid-state electrochemical cell is described herein. The electrolyte comprises a lithium electrolyte salt and nanofibers of a cubic phase lithium lanthanum zirconium oxide (c-LLZO), and a polymer interspersed with the nanofibers and electrolyte salt. Electrochemical cells comprising the solid-state electrolyte, and solid-state cathodes comprising the nanofibers of c-LLZO are also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
    Inventors: Yuepeng ZHANG, Sanja TEPAVCEVIC, Devon J. POWERS, Peter ZAPOL, John N. HRYN, Gregory K. KRUMDICK, Ozgenur KAHVECLOGLU, Krzystof Z. PUPEK, Michael John COUNIHAN
  • ELECTROLYTES WITH ULTRAHIGH CLOSO-BORATE CONCENTRATIONS
    Publication number: 20220246980
    Abstract: An ultrahigh closo-borate concentration solid-state electrolyte is presented that is a combined salt of an alkali metal or alkali earth metal closo-borate and conductivity enhancing SISE. The combined salt allows significantly higher conductivities in the solid state than the included alkali metal or alkali earth metal closo-borate. The combined salt can be prepared by mechanical combination or combination in solution. The salts can be used in solid-state electrochemical devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Rana Mohtadi, Oscar Tutusaus, Michael John Counihan