Patents by Inventor Paul Albertus
Paul Albertus 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).
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Publication number: 20240103152Abstract: Radar localization systems and methods are provided to determine the location of an object. The radar localization systems and methods can determine the location of an object based on data obtained from at least two radar measurements made by the radar localization device. In some embodiments, a radar localization system can be included in a wireless communications system that conducts both wireless communications and radar sensing. Radar localization systems include at least a computing unit that performs a radar localization method. Radar localization methods may use map data in object localization to eliminate non-feasible locations of the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2022Publication date: March 28, 2024Inventors: Ashish Pandharipande, Wilhelmus Johannes van Houtum, Leendert Albertus Dick van den Broeke, Paul Mattheijssen
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Publication number: 20230175630Abstract: A system for in situ repair of a metal pipe has a pipe repair head, an actuation assembly, an electrical power supply, and a controller. The pipe repair head can have an arm extending along a radiation direction of the pipe and a Joule heating element coupled to a distal end portion of the arm. The actuation assembly can move the pipe repair head along the axial and/or circumferential directions of the metal pipe. The controller controls the actuation assembly to position the pipe repair head with respect to a surface portion of the inner circumferential wall. The controller can then control the electrical power supply to apply a current pulse to the Joule heating element so as to generate a temperature of at least 1000° C. proximal to the surface portion, thereby sintering a metal powder in a slurry on the surface portion to form a metal repair layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2022Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventors: Liangbing HU, Paul ALBERTUS, Qi DONG, Chengwei WANG, Edward PETIT de MANGE
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Patent number: 11594749Abstract: A flow battery system includes a first tank including a hydrogen reactant, a second tank including a bromine electrolyte, and at least one cell including a first electrolyte side operably connected to the first tank and a second electrolyte side operably connected to the second tank. The battery system further includes a direct connection line directly connecting the first tank and the second tank and configured such that the hydrogen reactant passes between the first tank and the second tank.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2014Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignees: Robert Bosch GmbH, The Regents of the Univeristy of CaliforniaInventors: Paul Albertus, Edward Knudsen, Michael C. Tucker, Kyu Taek Cho, Adam Z. Weber
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Patent number: 10573922Abstract: An electrochemical cell in one embodiment includes an anode including a form of lithium, a cathode, and a composite electrolyte structure positioned between the anode and the cathode, the composite electrolyte structure configured to conduct lithium ions while being electronically insulating, and exhibiting a high polarizability of localized charges.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2014Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Timm Lohmann, Paul Albertus, John F. Christensen, Boris Kozinsky
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Patent number: 10439240Abstract: A flow battery system and method of operating the system minimizes performance losses. The flow battery system includes at least one cell, a first tank including a liquid electrolyte, a pump operably connected to the first tank and to the at least one cell, and a second electrolyte tank operably connected to the at least one cell. The flow battery system further includes a memory including program instructions stored therein, at least one sensor configured to a generate at least one signal associated with a sensed condition of the battery system, and a controller operably connected to the at least one sensor, the pump, and the memory and configured to execute the program instructions to determine a dead zone condition exists based upon the at least one signal, and control the pump to pulse flow of the liquid electrolyte to the at least one cell based upon the determination.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2014Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Edward Knudsen, Paul Albertus
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System and method for returning material from the Brside of an H/Brflow battery back after crossover
Patent number: 10326153Abstract: A flow battery system includes a first tank having a hydrogen reactant, a second tank having a bromine electrolyte, at least one cell including a hydrogen reactant side operably connected to the first tank through an ¾ feed and return system and a bromine electrolyte side operably connected to the second tank, and a crossover return system. The crossover return system includes a vessel operably connected to the ¾ feed and return system and configured to receive an effluent containing a first portion of the hydrogen reactant and a second portion of the bromine electrolyte, the vessel configured to separate the first portion from the second portion. A first return line returns the first portion of the hydrogen reactant to the first tank and a second return line returns the bromine electrolyte to the second tank.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2014Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Edward Knudsen, Paul Albertus, Michael C. Tucker, Kyu Taek Cho, Adam Z. Weber -
Patent number: 10270093Abstract: An electrochemical cell includes an anode including a form of lithium metal, an OH? exchange membrane, a precipitate reservoir in fluid communication with the anode and the OH? exchange membrane, an O2 evolution electrode associated with the precipitate reservoir, and a fluid reservoir in fluid communication with the precipitate reservoir, wherein the fluid reservoir includes form of water when the electrochemical cell is fully charged.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2013Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Paul Albertus, John F. Christensen, Timm Lohmann
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Patent number: 10218028Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment an electrochemical cell system includes a housing, at least one electrochemical cell within the housing and including an anode including a form of lithium, and an ionic liquid electrolyte within a cathode, the cathode separated from the anode by a solid separator impervious to the ionic liquid electrolyte, a temperature sensor within the housing, and an environmental controller at least partially positioned within the housing and configured to maintain a temperature within the housing at least 50° C. above ambient based upon input from the temperature sensor.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2014Date of Patent: February 26, 2019Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Paul Albertus, John F. Christensen, Timm Lohmann, Boris Kozinsky
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Patent number: 10170755Abstract: An electrochemical cell in one embodiment includes a first negative electrode including a form of lithium, a positive electrode, and a first separator positioned between the first negative electrode and the positive electrode, wherein the positive electrode includes a plurality of coated small grains of Li2S.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2014Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: John F. Christensen, Paul Albertus, Timm Lohmann, Boris Kozinsky, Aleksandar Kojic
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Patent number: 10116021Abstract: An electrochemical cell in one embodiment includes a first electrode, and a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode, the second electrode including a substrate of active material, a form of lithium, and a solvent or electrolyte having an electrophilicity index value of less than or equal to 1.1 eV.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Roel S. Sanchez-Carrera, Boris Kozinsky, Timm Lohmann, Paul Albertus, John F. Christensen
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Patent number: 10033036Abstract: An electrochemical cell in one embodiment includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode spaced apart from the negative electrode, a separator positioned between the negative electrode and the positive electrode; and an active material particle within the positive electrode, the active material particle including an outer shell defining a core with a substantially constant volume and including a form of oxygen, the outer shell substantially impervious to oxygen and pervious to lithium.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: John F. Christensen, Timm Lohmann, Paul Albertus, Boris Kozinsky, Roel Sanchez-Carrera, Aleksandar Kojic
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Patent number: 10020482Abstract: In one embodiment, an electrochemical cell includes an anode including form of lithium, a cathode spaced apart from the anode, and a microstructured composite separator positioned between the anode and the cathode, the microstructured composite separator including a first layer adjacent the anode, a second layer positioned between the first layer and the cathode, and a plurality of solid electrolyte components extending from the first layer toward the second layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2014Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: John F. Christensen, Timm Lohmann, Christina Johnston, Sarah Stewart, Paul Albertus, Aleksandar Kojic, Boris Kozinsky
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Patent number: 9972854Abstract: In one embodiment, a metal/oxygen battery with an oxygen management system includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode, a separator positioned between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, a first oxygenated gas supply reservoir, a compressor with an outlet fluidly coupled to the first oxygenated gas supply reservoir, and a valve and pressure regulator fluidly coupled to the first oxygenated gas supply reservoir and to the positive electrode and configured to place the first oxygenated gas supply reservoir in fluid communication with the positive electrode during a discharge cycle, and place the positive electrode in fluid communication with an inlet of the compressor during a charge cycle.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2013Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Paul Albertus, John F. Christensen, Boris Kozinsky
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Patent number: 9935331Abstract: An electrochemical cell in one embodiment includes an anode including a form of lithium, a cathode including an active material which intercalates lithium, and a separator positioned between the anode and the cathode, the separator including a first structured surface portion positioned in opposition to the anode, the first structured surface portion having a non-planar profile in aggregate.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2014Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Paul Albertus, John F. Christensen, Timm Lohmann, Boris Kozinsky
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Patent number: 9935342Abstract: An electrochemical battery system in one embodiment includes a first electrochemical cell including an anode with a form of lithium, a first plurality of pressure sensors positioned and configured to sense localized variations in pressure along the anode, a memory in which command instructions are stored, and a processor configured to execute the command instructions to (i) identify an indication of a variation in localized pressure along the anode, and (ii) selectively control the first electrochemical cell based upon the identified indication.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2014Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Paul Albertus, John F. Christensen, Timm Lohmann, Boris Kozinsky
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Patent number: 9761878Abstract: In one embodiment, an electrochemical cell includes a negative electrode including a form of lithium, a positive electrode spaced apart from the negative electrode and including an electron conducting matrix, a current collector, and a conductor, the conductor having a potential controllable with respect to the collector potential, a separator positioned between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, an electrolyte including a salt, and a charging redox couple located within the positive electrode, wherein the electrochemical cell is characterized by the transfer of electrons from a discharge product located in the positive electrode to the electron conducting matrix by the charging redox couple during a charge cycle.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: John F. Christensen, Paul Albertus, Timm Lohmann, Boris Kozinsky, Aleksandar Kojic
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Patent number: 9728803Abstract: A hydrogen/bromine reduction-oxidation flow battery system includes a bromine electrode, a hydrogen electrode, a membrane, a first catalyst, and a second catalyst. The membrane is positioned between the bromine electrode and the hydrogen electrode. The first catalyst is associated with the bromine electrode. The second catalyst is associated with the hydrogen electrode and at least partially formed from a subsurface alloy configured (i) to promote facile dissociation of H2, and (ii) to prevent bromide from adsorbing onto the hydrogen electrode.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Roel Sanchez-Carrera, Boris Kozinsky, Paul Albertus
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Patent number: 9660312Abstract: A metal/air battery electrochemical cell in one embodiment includes a negative electrode, a positive electrode, an oxygen supply, and a closed oxygen conducting membrane less than about 50 microns thick located between the oxygen supply and the positive electrode.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2013Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Timm Lohmann, John F. Christensen, Boris Kozinsky, Paul Albertus, Roel Sanchez-Carrera
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Patent number: 9590230Abstract: In one embodiment, a battery system includes a negative electrode, a separator adjacent to the negative electrode, a positive electrode separated from the negative electrode by the separator, the positive electrode including an electrode inlet and an electrode outlet, an electrolyte including about 5 molar LiOH located within the positive electrode, and a first pump having a first pump inlet in fluid communication with the electrode outlet and a first pump outlet in fluid communication with the electrode inlet and controlled such that the first pump receives the electrolyte from the electrode outlet and discharges the electrolyte to the electrode inlet during both charge and discharge of the battery system.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2013Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Paul Albertus, John F. Christensen, Timm Lohmann, Nalin Chaturvedi, Christina Johnston
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Patent number: 9559395Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, an electrochemical cell includes a negative electrode including a form of lithium, a positive electrode spaced apart from the negative electrode and including an electron conducting matrix and a lithium insertion material which exhibits a volume change when lithium is inserted, a separator positioned between the negative electrode and the positive electrode; and an electrolyte including a salt, wherein Li2O2 or Li2O is formed as a discharge product.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2011Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: John F. Christensen, Paul Albertus, Boris Kozinsky