Patents by Inventor Mumin Rao

Mumin Rao 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).

  • Patent number: 10483590
    Abstract: The present application provides an electrolyte for lithium ion battery which comprising a mixture of organic solvents consisting of ethylene carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate, dimethyl carbonate and carboxylate ester, wherein a mass ratio of ethylene carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate, dimethyl carbonate and carboxylate ester is (20%-30%):(45%-55%):(10%-20%):(5%-15%); a mixture of additives consisting of vinylene carbonate, propane sultone, fluorinated ethylene carbonate and perfluorohexylsulfonyl fluoride; and a lithium salt. The electrolyte for lithium ion battery provided according to the present application has good wettability and high absorption rate. The present application also provides a lithium ion battery with high energy density, small internal resistance, good cycle performance and good charge and discharge performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: OPTIMUM BATTERY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xilin Liu, Mumin Rao, Yao Li
  • Publication number: 20190036358
    Abstract: A battery capacity grading circuit includes a power supply, a first switch module, an inductor, a sampling module, a battery, a first control module, a second control module, and a second switch module. The first switch module is electrically coupled with the power supply, the inductor and the first control module. The sampling module is electrically coupled with inductor, the second switch module, and the first control module. The second switch module is electrically coupled with the battery and the second control module. The battery is electrically coupled with first control module. The second control module is electrically coupled with the first control module. The power supply charges the battery through the first switch module, the inductor, the sampling module, and the second switch module. The battery discharges to the power supply through the second switch module, the sampling module, the inductor, and the first switch module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Zhu Liang, Guihua Chen, Mumin Rao, Yao Li
  • Publication number: 20180309164
    Abstract: The present application provides a method for modifying lithium iron phosphate cathode material, comprising steps of: 1) mixing a binder and a metal-containing modifier at a certain proportion to form a first slurry, wherein the binder is a mixture of ammonium chloride and a phosphate organic binder or a mixture of ammonium chloride and an inorganic binder; 2) mixing the first slurry and lithium iron phosphate powder at a certain proportion to form a second slurry; 3) heating the second slurry at 300-400° C. for 4-8 hours to form a solidified slurry; 4) heating the solidified slurry at 600-700° C. for 36-48 hours to obtain a modified lithium iron phosphate cathode material. The present application also provides a cathode plate and a lithium ion battery including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Chao Tang, Liangbin Rong, Changyuan Deng, Mumin Rao
  • Publication number: 20180269466
    Abstract: The present application provides a method for preparing precursor of nickel-cobalt-aluminum ternary cathode material, comprising steps of: 1) mixing a nickel salt solution, a cobalt salt solution, and an aluminum salt solution at a molar ratio of Ni:Co:Al=(0.6-0.9):(0.05-0.3):(0.01-0.1) to obtain a first mixture; 2) adding the first mixture into ammonia water, stirring, and adjusting pH by an alkaline solution to obtain a second mixture with a pH?12; 3) adding an appropriate amount of additive to the second mixture, stirring, and ageing for 10-24 h to obtain a colloid; 4) washing the colloid and concentrating by centrifugation to obtain a gel; 5) drying the gel at 200-300° C. for 4-8 h, and sintering at 1100-1600° C. for 3-6 h to obtain a precursor of nickel-cobalt-aluminum ternary cathode material. The present application also provides a cathode plate and a lithium ion battery including the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Chao Tang, Mumin Rao, Liangbin Rong, Changyuan Deng
  • Publication number: 20180241030
    Abstract: The present application provides a method for preparing negative electrode of lithium ion battery, wherein a negative electrode is obtained by plating a stannum-silicon composite layer and a stannum-carbon composite layer on the surface of a negative current collector. The negative electrode prepared according to the present application could solve the problem of large volume change during charge and discharge processes, so as to improve the cycle performance. The present application also provides a lithium ion battery using the negative electrode mentioned above. The lithium ion battery provided according to the present application has characteristics of high energy density, good charge and discharge performance, and good cycle performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Chao Tang, Mumin Rao, Changyuan Deng, Liangbin Rong
  • Patent number: 10044031
    Abstract: A battery is described. The battery is composed of a graphene oxide-sulfur (GO-S) nanocomposite cathode, a separator, an anode, and an electrolyte.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Yuegang Zhang, Elton J. Cairns, Liwen Ji, Mumin Rao
  • Publication number: 20180212276
    Abstract: The present application provides an electrolyte for lithium ion battery which comprising a mixture of organic solvents consisting of ethylene carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate, dimethyl carbonate and carboxylate ester, wherein a mass ratio of ethylene carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate, dimethyl carbonate and carboxylate ester is (20%-30%):(45%-55%):(10%-20%):(5%-15%); a mixture of additives consisting of vinylene carbonate, propane sultone, fluorinated ethylene carbonate and perfluorohexylsulfonyl fluoride; and a lithium salt. The electrolyte for lithium ion battery provided according to the present application has good wettability and high absorption rate. The present application also provides a lithium ion battery with high energy density, small internal resistance, good cycle performance and good charge and discharge performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Xilin Liu, Mumin Rao, Yao Li
  • Publication number: 20180212244
    Abstract: The present application provides a method for modifying lithium iron phosphate. According to the method for modifying lithium iron phosphate of the present application, lithium iron phosphate is modified by using a graphite oxide and a honeycomb carbon material with large specific area and big pore size, wherein, the graphite oxide is obtained by oxidizing graphite with concentrated nitric acid and concentrated phosphoric acid, the honeycomb carbon material is obtained by adjusting the temperature of a mixture consisting of lithium carbonate, sodium carbonate and potassium carbonate, injecting CO2, and controlling the current density of the electricity for electrolysis. The method for modifying lithium iron phosphate could improve the conductivity of lithium iron phosphate, shorten the migration path and increase the migration rate of lithium ions. The present application also provides a positive electrode using the modified lithium iron phosphate and a lithium ion battery including the positive electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Qifang Jiao, Fanming Yang, Mumin Rao, Yao Li
  • Publication number: 20180205074
    Abstract: The present application provides a method for preparing silicon-carbon composite. The silicon-carbon composite prepared according to the present application is suitable to be an active material for negative electrode of lithium ion battery, which could not only ensure high capacity of silicon but also have good cycle performance and good charge and discharge performance. The present application also provides a negative electrode comprising a copper foil and a slurry including the mixture of a conductive agent, a binder, solvents and the silicon-carbon composite prepared according to the method for preparing silicon-carbon composite of the present application; and a lithium ion battery comprising a shell, a winding core positioned in the shell, electrolyte received in the shell and immersing the winding core, wherein the winding core comprising a positive electrode, separators and the negative electrode provided according to the present application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Liangbin Rong, Mumin Rao, Yao Li
  • Publication number: 20180138504
    Abstract: A battery is described. The battery is composed of a graphene oxide-sulfur (GO—S) nanocomposite cathode, a separator, an anode, and an electrolyte.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Yuegang Zhang, Elton J. Cairns, Liwen Ji, Mumin Rao
  • Patent number: 9853284
    Abstract: The loss of sulfur cathode material as a result of polysulfide dissolution causes significant capacity fading in rechargeable lithium/sulfur cells. Embodiments of the invention use a chemical approach to immobilize sulfur and lithium polysulfides via the reactive functional groups on graphene oxide. This approach obtains a uniform and thin (˜tens of nanometers) sulfur coating on graphene oxide sheets by a chemical reaction-deposition strategy and a subsequent low temperature thermal treatment process. Strong interaction between graphene oxide and sulfur or polysulfides demonstrate lithium/sulfur cells with a high reversible capacity of 950-1400 mAh g?1, and stable cycling for more than 50 deep cycles at 0.1 C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Yuegang Zhang, Elton J. Cairns, Liwen Ji, Mumin Rao
  • Publication number: 20170294646
    Abstract: The loss of sulfur cathode material as a result of polysulfide dissolution causes significant capacity fading in rechargeable lithium/sulfur cells. Embodiments of the invention use a chemical approach to immobilize sulfur and lithium polysulfides via the reactive functional groups on graphene oxide. This approach obtains a uniform and thin (˜tens of nanometers) sulfur coating on graphene oxide sheets by a chemical reaction-deposition strategy and a subsequent low temperature thermal treatment process. Strong interaction between graphene oxide and sulfur or polysulfides demonstrate lithium/sulfur cells with a high reversible capacity of 950-1400 mAh g?1, and stable cycling for more than 50 deep cycles at 0.1 C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Yuegang Zhang, Elton J. Cairns, Liwen Ji, Mumin Rao
  • Patent number: 9673452
    Abstract: The loss of sulfur cathode material as a result of polysulfide dissolution causes significant capacity fading in rechargeable lithium/sulfur cells. Embodiments of the invention use a chemical approach to immobilize sulfur and lithium polysulfides via the reactive functional groups on graphene oxide. This approach obtains a uniform and thin (˜tens of nanometers) sulfur coating on graphene oxide sheets by a chemical reaction-deposition strategy and a subsequent low temperature thermal treatment process. Strong interaction between graphene oxide and sulfur or polysulfides demonstrate lithium/sulfur cells with a high reversible capacity of 950-1400 mAh g?1, and stable cycling for more than 50 deep cycles at 0.1 C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Yuegang Zhang, Elton J. Cairns, Liwen Ji, Mumin Rao
  • Publication number: 20140234702
    Abstract: The loss of sulfur cathode material as a result of polysulfide dissolution causes significant capacity fading in rechargeable lithium/sulfur cells. Embodiments of the invention use a chemical approach to immobilize sulfur and lithium polysulfides via the reactive functional groups on graphene oxide. This approach obtains a uniform and thin (˜tens of nanometers) sulfur coating on graphene oxide sheets by a chemical reaction-deposition strategy and a subsequent low temperature thermal treatment process. Strong interaction between graphene oxide and sulfur or polysulfides demonstrate lithium/sulfur cells with a high reversible capacity of 950-1400 mAh g?1, and stable cycling for more than 50 deep cycles at 0.1 C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Yuegang Zhang, Elton J. Cairns, Liwen Ji, Mumin Rao