Patents by Inventor Michel Armand

Michel Armand 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).

  • Publication number: 20120007020
    Abstract: Compounds (I) AaMm(YO4)yZz (I) are provided where A is at least one element selected from the alkaline metals, alkaline earth metals, a doping element and a hole, M being (T1-1TV), T being one or more transition metals and T? being at least on element selected from Mg, Ca, Al, and the rare earths, 0?t<1; Y is a least one element selected from S, Se, P, As, Si, or Ge and A1; Z is at least one element selected from F, O or OH; a, m, y, and z are whole numbers of zero or above such that the electric neutrality of the inorganic oxide of formula (I) is respected, a?O; m>O; y>0; z?O. The compounds (I) are obtained from precursors of the constituent elements by means of a method comprising the following steps: dispersion of said precursors in a liquid support comprising one or more ionic liquids made up of a cation and an anion the electric charges of which balance out to give a suspension of said precursors in said liquid, heating said suspension to a temperature of 25 to 380° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicants: UNIVERSITE DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Jean-Marie Tarascon, Nadir Recham, Michel Armand
  • Publication number: 20110311884
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pentacyclic anion salt and to the use thereof in electrolyte compositions. The compound comprises an inorganic, organic or organometallic cation M of valency m (1?m?3) and m anions corresponding to the formula (I) in which Rf is a —CFZ?Z? group in which Z? is F or a perfluoroalkyl group having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and Z? is an H, F or Cl group, an optionally fluorinated or perfluorinated alkoxy group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, an optionally fluorinated or perfluorinated oxaalkoxy group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms or an optionally fluorinated or perfluorinated alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms; Z? being other than F when Z? is F. An electrolyte composition comprises said salt in solution in a liquid solvent or a polymer solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Michel Armand, Sylvie Grugeon, Stephane Laruelle, Maria Bukowska, Przemyslaw Szczecinski, Wladyslaw Wieczorek, Leszek Niedzicki, Bruno Scrosati, Stefania Panero, Priscilla Realle
  • Patent number: 8048561
    Abstract: Process for the preparation of electrodes from a porous material making it possible to obtain electrodes that are useful in electrochemical systems and that have at least one of the following properties: a high capacity in mAh/gram, a high capacity in mAh/liter, a good capacity for cycling, a low rate of self discharge, and a good environmental tolerance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hydro-Quebec
    Inventors: Karim Zaghib, Abdelbast Guerfi, Patrick Charest, Robert Kostecki, Kimio Kinoshita, Michel Armand
  • Patent number: 7998617
    Abstract: The invention relates to materials for use as electrodes in an alkali-ion secondary (rechargeable) battery, particularly a lithium-ion battery. The invention provides transition-metal compounds having the ordered-olivineor the rhombohedral NASICON structure and the polyanion (PO4)3? as at least one constituent for use as electrode material for alkali-ion rechargeable batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Hydro-Québec
    Inventors: Michel Armand, John B. Goodenough, Akshaya K. Padhi, Kirakodu S. Nanjundaswamy, Christian Masquelier
  • Patent number: 7997166
    Abstract: A joint tool includes a first wrench assembly configured to be placed in gripping contact with a rod, a second wrench assembly including jaws configured to grip and rotate a rod when the second wrench assembly is rotated in a first direction and to rotate relative to the rod when moved in a second direction, the second direction being opposite the first direction, and a drive assembly mounted to the first wrench assembly and coupled to the second wrench assembly, the drive assembly being configured to rotate the rod in the first direction and the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Longyear TM, Inc.
    Inventors: Michel Armand Lauzon, Rejean Leonel Plante, David Robert Ritter
  • Patent number: 7993621
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the physical or chemical specific purification of natural mineral graphite. This purification is preferably applied to the surface of natural graphite in order to allow the formation of a passivation film during the first electrical discharge or the insertion of lithium in the graphite when the latter is used in a lithium-ion cell. The grinding to a small size before purification allows the optimization of the distribution of the particles, resulting in a more uniform electrode. This grinding is carried out in the presence of the natural impurities of the graphite that play the role of a micro-abrasive and result in a hardness of the graphite that increases its mechanical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Hydro-Quebec
    Inventors: Karim Zaghib, Michel Gauthier, Gabrielle Nadeau, Abdelbast Guerfi, Monique Massé, Fernand Brochu, Michel Armand
  • Publication number: 20110171112
    Abstract: The present invention relates to boron and aluminum complexes, to the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof for solubilizing ionic compounds. The complexes have one of the following formulae: in which D represents B or Al; R1 represents R, RF, NO2, CN, C(?O)OR, RSO2, or RFSO2; —X1—, —X2—, —X3— and X4 each represent a divalent group >C?O, >C?NC?N, >C?C(C?N)2, >CR2R3 or >SO2; —Y1—, —Y2— and —Y3— each represent a divalent group —O—, >N(C?N), >N(CORF), >N(SO2R4), >NR4, >N(COR4) or >N(SO2RF); R, R2 and R3 each represent H, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkylaryl group, an arylalkyl group, an oxaalkyl group or an alkenyl group; R4 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkylaryl group, a heteroaryl group, an arylalkyl group, an oxaalkyl group, an alkenyl group or an RFCH2— group; RF is a perfluoroalkyl group, a partially fluorinated alkyl group, or a partially or totally fluorinated phenyl group; each of the R?2 and R?3 groups represents R or F.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Michel Armand, Jean-Marie Tarascon, Nadir Recham, Sylvie Grugeon, Stephane Laruelle, Shanmukaraj Devaraj
  • Publication number: 20110160460
    Abstract: The invention concerns novel ionic compounds with low melting point whereof the onium type cation having at least a heteroatom such as N, 0, S or P bearing the positive charge and whereof the anion includes, wholly or partially, at least an ion imidide such as (FXI0)N—(OX2F) wherein X1 and X2 are identical or different and comprise SO or PF, and their use as solvent in electrochemical devices. Said composition comprises a salt wherein the anionic charge is delocalised, and can be used, inter alia, as electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicants: ACEP INC., CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL
    Inventors: Christophe Michot, Michel Armand, Michel Gauthier, Nathalie Ravet
  • Patent number: 7955733
    Abstract: The invention relates to materials for use as electrodes in an alkali-ion secondary (rechargeable) battery, particularly a lithium-ion battery. The invention provides transition-metal compounds having the ordered-olivineor the rhombohedral NASICON structure and the polyanion (PO4)3? as at least one constituent for use as electrode material for alkali-ion rechargeable batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Hydro-Quebec
    Inventors: Michel Armand, John B. Goodenough, Akshaya K. Padhi, Kirakodu S. Nanjundaswamy, Christian Masquelier
  • Publication number: 20110128674
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel polar solvents and novel electrolytic compositions comprising such solvents, and having a high range of stability, as required for applications in the field of electrochemistry. The present solvents have a highly polar amide function, and preferably combine with a salt soluble in the solvent and having an anion with a delocalized charge, and at least one polymer, to form an electrolytic composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicants: ACEP, INC., Centre National de La Recherche Scient., Universite de Montreal
    Inventors: Christophe MICHOT, Dany Brouillette, Daniel Baril, Jean-Yves Bergeron, Michel Armand
  • Publication number: 20110117306
    Abstract: The present invention describes the synthesis of new sulforated fluorinated elastomers having very low glass transition temperatures (Tg), a good resistance to bases, oils and fuels and good properties of workability. These elastomers contain, by way of example, from 80 to 60 mole % of vinylidene fluoride (VDF) and 20 to 40 mole % of perfluoro(4-methyl-3,6-dioxaoct-7-ene) sulfonyl fluoride (PFSO2F). In this case, they are prepared by radical copolymerisation of VDF and PFSO2F in the presence of different organic initiators, for example, peroxides, peresters or diazo compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: HYDRO-QUEBEC
    Inventors: BRUNO Michel AMEDURI, Michel Armand, Mario Boucher, Abdellatif Manseri
  • Publication number: 20110097479
    Abstract: The present invention concerns electrode materials capable of redox reactions by electrons and alkali ions exchange with an electrolyte. The applications are in the field of primary (batteries) or secondary electrochemical generators, super capacitors and light modulating system of the super capacitor type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicants: ACEP Inc., Centre National De La Recherche Scientique, Universite De Montreal
    Inventors: Nathalie Ravet, Simon Besner, Martin Simoneau, Alain Vallee, Michel Armand, Jean-Francois Magnan
  • Publication number: 20110086273
    Abstract: The present invention concerns electrode materials capable of redox reactions by electrons and alkali ions exchange with an electrolyte. The applications are in the field of primary (batteries) or secondary electrochemical generators, super capacitors and light modulating system of the super capacitor type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicants: ACEP INC., CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL
    Inventors: NATHALIE RAVET, Simon Besner, Martin Simoneau, Alain Vallee, Michel Armand, Jean-Francois Magnan
  • Publication number: 20110068297
    Abstract: The invention relates to materials for use as electrodes in an alkali-ion secondary (rechargeable) battery, particularly a lithium-ion battery. The invention provides transition-metal compounds having the ordered-olivine, a modified olivine, or the rhombohedral NASICON structure and the polyanion (PO4)3? as at least one constituent for use as electrode material for alkali-ion rechargeable batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Michel Armand, John B. Goodenough, Akshaya K. Padhi, Kirakodu S. Nanjundaswamy, Christian Masquelier
  • Patent number: 7906235
    Abstract: The invention relates to ionic compounds in which the anionic load has been delocalized. A compound disclosed by the invention includes an anionic portion combined with at least one cationic portion Mm+ in sufficient numbers to ensure overall electronic neutrality; the compound is further comprised of M as a hydroxonium, a nitrosonium NO+, an ammonium —NH4+, a metallic cation with the valence m, an organic cation with the valence m, or an organometallic cation with the valence m. The anionic load is carried by a pentacyclical nucleus of tetrazapentalene derivative bearing electroattractive substituents. The compounds can be used notably for ionic conducting materials, electronic conducting materials, colorant, and the catalysis of various chemical reactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Hydro-Quebec
    Inventors: Christophe Michot, Michel Armand, Michel Gauthier, Yves Choquette
  • Patent number: 7901812
    Abstract: The invention concerns novel ionic compounds with low melting point whereof the onium type cation having at least a heteroatom such as N, O, S or P bearing the positive charge and whereof the anion includes, wholly or partially, at least an ion imidide such as (FX1O)N?(OX2F) wherein X1 and X2 are identical or different and comprise SO or PF, and their use as solvent in electrochemical devices. Said composition comprises a salt wherein the anionic charge is delocalised, and can be used, inter alia, as electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignees: ACEP Inc., Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Universite de Montreal
    Inventors: Christophe Michot, Michel Armand, Michel Gauthier, Nathalie Ravet
  • Patent number: 7897674
    Abstract: Polymer electrolyte for an electrochemical generator based on at least a four branched polymer, at least a poly(vinylyldienefluoride), a poly(vinyldiene fluoro-co-hexafluoropropene copolymer), a poly(tetrafluoroethylene), a poly(ethylene-co-propylene-co-5-methylene-2-norbornene) or an ethylene propylene-diene copolymer, a polyol, a poly(methylmethacrylate, a poly(acrylonitrile), SiO2Al2O3, or nano TiO2 non coated or coated with an organic material. This electrolyte allows to prepare electrolytic compositions that can be used in high performance electrochemical devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hydro-Quebec
    Inventors: Karim Zaghib, Michel Perrier, Abdelbast Guerfi, Elisabeth Dupuis, Patrick Charest, Francois Allaire, Michel Armand
  • Publication number: 20110039158
    Abstract: The invention relates to materials for use as electrodes in an alkali-ion secondary (rechargeable) battery, particularly a lithium-ion battery. The invention provides transition-metal compounds having the ordered-olivine, a modified olivine, or the rhombohedral NASICON structure and the polyanion (PO4)3? as at least one constituent for use as electrode material for alkali-ion rechargeable batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Michel Armand, John B. Goodenough, Akshaya K. Padhi, Kjrakodu S. Nanjundaswamy, Christian Masquelier
  • Patent number: 7879492
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel compounds derived from polyquinonic ionic compounds and their use in electrochemical generators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignees: ACEP Inc., Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Universite de Montreal
    Inventors: Michel Armand, Christophe Michot, Nathalie Ravet
  • Publication number: 20110017959
    Abstract: The invention relates to materials for use as electrodes in an alkali-ion secondary (rechargeable) battery, particularly a lithium-ion battery. The invention provides transition-metal compounds having the ordered-olivine, a modified olivine, or the rhombohedral NASICON structure and the polyanion (PO4)3? as at least one constituent for use as electrode material for alkali-ion rechargeable batteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Inventors: Michel Armand, John B. Goodenough, Akshaya K. Padhi, Kirakodu S. Nanjundaswamy, Chirstian Masquelier