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).

  • Lithium/Air Battery with Variable Volume Insertion Material
    Publication number: 20120315554
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: John F. Christensen, Paul Albertus, Boris Kozinsky
  • HIGH SPECIFIC-ENERGY LI/O2-CO2 BATTERY
    Publication number: 20120094193
    Abstract: 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 configured to use a form of oxygen and carbon dioxide as reagents in a reversible electrochemical reaction wherein Li2CO3 is formed and consumed at the positive electrode, a separator positioned between the negative electrode and the positive electrode, and an electrolyte including a salt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: Paul Albertus, Venkatasubramanian Viswanathan, John F. Christensen, Boris Kozinsky, Roel Sanchez-Carrera, Timm Lohmann
  • LITHIUM BATTERY WITH CHARGING REDOX COUPLE
    Publication number: 20120077084
    Abstract: 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, 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: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: John F. Christensen, Paul Albertus, Boris Kozinsky, Timm Lohman, Jens Grimminger, Jasim Ahmed