Patents by Inventor Mihit Hitendra Parekh

Mihit Hitendra Parekh 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).

  • ARRANGEMENT FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERY THERMAL EVENTS PREDICTION, PREVENTION, AND CONTROL CROSS-REFERENCE
    Publication number: 20230076191
    Abstract: A method of measuring temperature of a battery having an internally disposed thermal protection arrangement is disclosed which includes providing at least one sensor holder having an electrode side and a housing side disposed within a housing, with at least one cavity provided on the electrode side, providing at least one temperature sensor placed in the at least one cavity of the at least one sensor holder, the outer surface of the at least one temperature sensor being flush with the remaining surface of the at least one sensor holder, attaching the at least one sensor holder to one of a first electrode or a second electrode of the battery, coupling the at least one temperature sensor to a header, and measuring the temperature of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Vikas Tomar, Bing Li, Vilas G. Pol, Ryan Andrew Adams, Mihit Hitendra Parekh
  • Lithium replenishing rechargeable batteries
    Patent number: 11476505
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell, including a first electrode, a first volume of electrolyte in contact with the first electrode, a second volume of electrolyte, a first separator positioned between the first volume and the second volume, a second electrode in contact with the second volume, and a third volume of electrolyte. A second separator is positioned between the second volume and the third volume. A lithium reservoir electrode is in contact with the third volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventors: Manikandan Palanisamy, Mihit Hitendra Parekh, Vilas Ganpat Pol
  • Arrangement for lithium-ion battery thermal events prediction, prevention, and control
    Patent number: 11431040
    Abstract: A battery having a thermal protection arrangement is disclosed which includes a housing, a first electrode, a second electrode, a polymer porous separator positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode, an electrolyte interspersed between the first electrode, the second electrode, and the polymer porous separator, at least one sensor holder having an electrode side and a housing side, with at least one cavity provided on the electrode side, the at least one sensor holder in firm contact with the first electrode or the second electrode, and at least one temperature sensor placed in the at least one cavity of the at least one sensor holder, the at least one cavity sized such that the outer surface of the temperature sensor being flush with remaining surface of the at least one sensor holder, and wherein the at least one temperature sensor has no contact with the polymer porous separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Vikas Tomar, Bing Li, Vilas G. Pol, Ryan Andrew Adams, Mihit Hitendra Parekh
  • ARRANGEMENT FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERY THERMAL EVENTS PREDICTION, PREVENTION, AND CONTROL
    Publication number: 20210057786
    Abstract: A battery having a thermal protection arrangement is disclosed which includes a housing, a first electrode, a second electrode, a polymer porous separator positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode, an electrolyte interspersed between the first electrode, the second electrode, and the polymer porous separator, at least one sensor holder having an electrode side and a housing side, with at least one cavity provided on the electrode side, the at least one sensor holder in firm contact with the first electrode or the second electrode, and at least one temperature sensor placed in the at least one cavity of the at least one sensor holder, the at least one cavity sized such that the outer surface of the temperature sensor being flush with remaining surface of the at least one sensor holder, and wherein the at least one temperature sensor has no contact with the polymer porous separator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Vikas Tomar, Bing Li, Vilas G. Pol, Ryan Andrew Adams, Mihit Hitendra Parekh
  • LITHIUM REPLENISHING RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES
    Publication number: 20210013555
    Abstract: An electrochemical cell, including a first electrode, a first volume of electrolyte in contact with the first electrode, a second volume of electrolyte, a first separator positioned between the first volume and the second volume, a second electrode in contact with the second volume, and a third volume of electrolyte. A second separator is positioned between the second volume and the third volume. A lithium reservoir electrode is in contact with the third volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Manikandan Pol, Mihit Hitendra Parekh, Vilas Ganpat Pol