Patents by Inventor Owain Clark

Owain Clark 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: 12424606
    Abstract: A method is provided for fabricating a component material for a battery cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: Ilika Technologies Ltd
    Inventors: Gianfranco Aresta, Louise Turner, Thomas Foley, Thomas Risbridger, Brian Elliott Hayden, William Richardson, Robert Noble, Owain Clark
  • Patent number: 12327840
    Abstract: A method of processing a stack of layers to provide a stack of discrete layer elements, comprises the steps of: providing a stack of layers comprising: #a first layer (20) provided by a first material; #a third layer (16) provided by a solid electrolyte; and #a second layer (18) located between the first and third layers, the second layer having a thickness of at least 500 nm and being provided by a second material comprising at least 95 atomic % amorphous silicon; removing a through-thickness portion of the first layer (20) to form a first discrete layer element (20a) provided by the first material; removing a through-thickness portion of the second layer (18) to form a second discrete layer element (18a) provided by the second material, the second discrete layer element being located between the first discrete layer element (20a) and the solid electrolyte; and etching the third layer (16) using the second discrete layer element (18a) as an etching mask, to form a third discrete layer element (16a) provided
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Ilika Technologies Ltd
    Inventors: Owain Clark, Louise Turner, Brian Elliott Hayden, Thomas Risbridger, Thomas Foley, Sara Aghdaei
  • Publication number: 20250154024
    Abstract: Provided is a composition comprising: (a) a principal phase that is provided by a layered mixed metal oxide having a rocksalt structure belonging to the R-3m space group; the layered mixed metal oxide comprising the following component elements: 45 to 55 atomic % lithium; 20 to 55 atomic % of one or more transition metals selected from the group consisting of chromium, manganese, iron, nickel, cobalt, and combinations thereof; and 0 to 25 atomic % of one or more additional dopant elements selected from the group consisting of: magnesium, calcium, strontium, titanium, zirconium, vanadium, copper, ruthenium, zinc, molybdenum, boron, aluminium, gallium, tin, lead, bismuth, lanthanum, cerium, gadolinium and europium; wherein said atomic % is expressed as a % of total atoms of said layered oxide, excluding oxygen; (b) a minor phase that is provided by a metal oxide that does not have the crystal structure of the layered mixed metal oxide, the minor phase comprising one or more of the transition metals containe
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2025
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: Ilika Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Laura Perkins, William Richardson, Louise Turner, Thomas Risbridger, Samuel Guerin, Brian Hayden, Owain Clark, Robert Noble, Jean-Philippe Soulié, Patrick Casey, Kyriakos Giagloglou
  • Publication number: 20250122092
    Abstract: Provided is a composition comprising: (a) a principal phase that is provided by a layered mixed metal oxide having a rocksalt structure belonging to the R-3m space group; the layered mixed metal oxide comprising the following component elements: 45 to 55 atomic % lithium; 20 to 55 atomic % of one or more transition metals selected from the group consisting of chromium, manganese, iron, nickel, cobalt, and combinations thereof; and 0 to 25 atomic % of one or more additional dopant elements selected from the group consisting of: magnesium, calcium, strontium, titanium, zirconium, vanadium, copper, ruthenium, zinc, molybdenum, boron, aluminium, gallium, tin, lead, bismuth, lanthanum, cerium, gadolinium and europium; wherein said atomic % is expressed as a % of total atoms of said layered oxide, excluding oxygen; (b) a minor phase that is provided by a metal oxide that does not have the crystal structure of the layered mixed metal oxide, the minor phase comprising one or more of the transition metals contai
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: Ilika Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Laura Perkins, William Richardson, Louise Turner, Thomas Risbridger, Samuel Guerin, Brian Hayden, Owain Clark, Robert Noble, Jean-Philippe Soulié, Patrick Casey, Kyriakos Giagloglou
  • Patent number: 12202738
    Abstract: Provided is a composition comprising: (a)a principal phase that is provided by a layered mixed metal oxide having a rocksalt structure belonging to the R-3m space group; the layered mixed metal oxide comprising the following component elements: 45 to 55 atomic % lithium; 20 to 55 atomic % of one or more transition metals selected from the group consisting of chromium, manganese, iron, nickel, cobalt, and combinations thereof; and 0 to 25 atomic % of one or more additional dopant elements selected from the group consisting of: magnesium, calcium, strontium, titanium, zirconium, vanadium, copper, ruthenium, zinc, molybdenum, boron, aluminium, gallium, tin, lead, bismuth, lanthanum, cerium, gadolinium and europium; wherein said atomic % is expressed as a % of total atoms of said layered oxide, excluding oxygen; (b)a minor phase that is provided by a metal oxide that does not have the crystal structure of the layered mixed metal oxide, the minor phase comprising one or more of the transition metals contained in t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Ilika Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Laura Perkins, William Richardson, Louise Turner, Thomas Risbridger, Samuel Guerin, Brian Hayden, Owain Clark, Robert Noble, Jean-Philippe Soulié, Patrick Casey, Kyriakos Giagloglou
  • Publication number: 20220344628
    Abstract: A method is provided for fabricating a component material for a battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Gianfranco ARESTA, Louise TURNER, Thomas FOLEY, Thomas RISBRIDGER, Brian Elliott HAYDEN, William RICHARDSON, Robert NOBLE, Owain CLARK
  • Publication number: 20220052384
    Abstract: A method of processing a stack of layers to provide a stack of discrete layer elements, comprises the steps of: providing a stack of layers comprising: #a first layer (20) provided by a first material; #a third layer (16) provided by a solid electrolyte; and #a second layer (18) located between the first and third layers, the second layer having a thickness of at least 500 nm and being provided by a second material comprising at least 95 atomic % amorphous silicon; removing a through-thickness portion of the first layer (20) to form a first discrete layer element (20a) provided by the first material; removing a through-thickness portion of the second layer (18) to form a second discrete layer element (18a) provided by the second material, the second discrete layer element being located between the first discrete layer element (20a) and the solid electrolyte; and etching the third layer (16) using the second discrete layer element (18a) as an etching mask, to form a third discrete layer element (16a) provided
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Owain CLARK, Louise TURNER, Brian Elliott HAYDEN, Thomas RISBRIDGER, Thomas FOLEY, Sara AGHDAEI
  • Publication number: 20210371297
    Abstract: Provided is a composition comprising: (a) a principal phase that is provided by a layered mixed metal oxide having a rocksalt structure belonging to the R-3m space group; the layered mixed metal oxide comprising the following component elements: 45 to 55 atomic % lithium; 20 to 55 atomic % of one or more transition metals selected from the group consisting of chromium, manganese, iron, nickel, cobalt, and combinations thereof; and 0 to 25 atomic % of one or more additional dopant elements selected from the group consisting of: magnesium, calcium, strontium, titanium, zirconium, vanadium, copper, ruthenium, zinc, molybdenum, boron, aluminium, gallium, tin, lead, bismuth, lanthanum, cerium, gadolinium and europium; wherein said atomic % is expressed as a % of total atoms of said layered oxide, excluding oxygen; (b) a minor phase that is provided by a metal oxide that does not have the crystal structure of the layered mixed metal oxide, the minor phase comprising one or more of the transition metals contained in
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Laura Perkins, William Richardson, Louise Turner, Thomas Risbridger, Samuel Guerin, Brian Hayden, Owain Clark, Robert Noble, Jean-Philippe Soulié, Patrick Casey, Kyriakos Giagloglou