Patents by Inventor Peter George Bruce
Peter George Bruce 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: 20230365428Abstract: A compound of the general formula: Li ( 4 3 - 2 ? x 3 - y 3 - z 3 ) ? Ni x ? Co y ? Al z ? Mn ( 2 3 - K 3 - 2 ? y 3 - 2 ? z 3 ) ? O 2 wherein x is equal to or greater than 0 and equal to or less than 0.4; y is equal to or greater than 0.1 and equal to or less than 0.4; and z is equal to or greater than 0.02 and equal to or less than 0.3. The compound is also formulated into a positive electrode for use in an electrochemical cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2023Publication date: November 16, 2023Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Matthew Robert ROBERTS, Peter George BRUCE, Francis Gachau KINYANJUI
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Patent number: 11658296Abstract: Use of nickel in a cathode material of the general formula Li (4/3-2x/3-y/3-z/3)NixCoyAlzMn(2/3-x/3-2y/3-2z/3)02 wherein x is greater than 0.06 and equal to or less than 0.4; y is equal to or greater than 0 and equal to or less than 0.4; and z is equal to or greater than 0 and equal to or less than 0.05 for suppressing gas evolution during a charge cycle and/or increasing the charge capacity of the material.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Matthew Robert Roberts, Peter George Bruce, Niccolo Guerrini, Kun Luo, Rong Hao
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Patent number: 11616229Abstract: A compound of the general formula: (i) wherein x has a value greater than 0.06 and equal to or less than 0.4. The compound is also formulated into a positive electrode for use in an electrochemical cell.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Matthew Robert Roberts, Peter George Bruce, Niccolo Guerrini, Kun Luo, Rong Hao
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Patent number: 11489158Abstract: Use of aluminum in a lithium rich cathode material of the general formula (I) for suppressing gas evolution from the cathode material during a charge cycle and for increasing the charge capacity of the cathode material.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Matthew Robert Roberts, Peter George Bruce, Francis Gachau Kinyanjui
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Publication number: 20200381718Abstract: Use of nickel in a cathode material of the general formula Li (4/3-2x/3-y/3-z/3)NixCoyAlzMn(2/3-x/3-2y/3-2z/3)02 wherein x is greater than 0.06 and equal to or less than 0.4; y is equal to or greater than 0 and equal to or less than 0.4; and z is equal to or greater than 0 and equal to or less than 0.05 for suppressing gas evolution during a charge cycle and/or increasing the charge capacity of the material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Matthew Robert ROBERTS, Peter George BRUCE, Niccolo GUERRINI, Kun LUO, Rong HAO
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Publication number: 20200381725Abstract: Use of cobalt in a cathode material of the general formula: Li (4/3-2x/3-y/3) NixCoyMn(2/3- x/3-2y/3)O2 for increasing the charge capacity of the material and for suppressing gas evolution from the cathode material during a charge cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Matthew Robert ROBERTS, Peter George BRUCE, Niccolo GUERRINI, Rong HAO, Francis Gachau KINYANJUI
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Publication number: 20200381726Abstract: Use of aluminum in a lithium rich cathode material of the general formula (I) for suppressing gas evolution from the cathode material during a charge cycle and for increasing the charge capacity of the cathode material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Matthew Robert ROBERTS, Peter George BRUCE, Francis Gachau KINYANJUI
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Publication number: 20200377376Abstract: A compound of the general formula: Li(4/3?2x/3?y/3?z/3) NixCoyAlzMn(2/3?x/3?2y/3?2z/3)O2 wherein x is equal to or greater than 0.2 and equal to or less than 0.55; y is equal to or greater than 0.025 and equal to or less than 0.325; and z is equal to or greater than 0.025 and equal to or less than 0.075. In another embodiment, y=0, xis equal to or greater than 0.525 and equal to or less than 0.55; and z is equal to 0.05. The compound is also formulated into a positive electrode for use in an electrochemical cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Matthew Robert ROBERTS, Peter George BRUCE, Francis Gachau KINYANJUI
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Publication number: 20200381724Abstract: A compound of the general formula: wherein x is equal to or greater than 0.175 and equal to or less than 0.325 and y is equal to or greater than 0.05 and equal to or less than 0.35. In another embodiment, x is equal to zero and y is greater than 0.12 and equal to or less than 0.4. The compound is also formulated into a positive electrode for use in an electrochemical cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Matthew Robert ROBERTS, Peter George BRUCE, Niccolo GUERRINI, Rong HAO, Francis Gachau KINYANJUI
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Publication number: 20200335786Abstract: A compound of the general formula: (i) wherein x has a value greater than 0.06 and equal to or less than 0.4. The compound is also formulated into a positive electrode for use in an electrochemical cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2018Publication date: October 22, 2020Applicant: Dyson Technology LimitedInventors: Matthew Robert ROBERTS, Peter George BRUCE, Niccolo GUERRINI, Kun LUO, Rong HAO
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Patent number: 9525197Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium-air battery including: a negative electrode containing a negative-electrode active material; a positive electrode using oxygen as a positive-electrode active material; and an electrolyte medium arranged between the negative electrode and the positive electrode; wherein the electrolyte medium includes as primary solvent one or more compounds having an —N—CO— group in the molecule.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2011Date of Patent: December 20, 2016Assignees: TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE NV/SA, THE UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREWSInventors: Fanny Jeanne Julie Barde, Peter George Bruce, Yuhui Chen, Stefan Freunberger
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Publication number: 20140255802Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium-air battery including: a negative electrode containing a negative-electrode active material; a positive electrode using oxygen as a positive-electrode active material; and an electrolyte medium arranged between the negative electrode and the positive electrode; wherein the electrolyte medium includes as primary solvent one or more compounds having an —N—CO— group in the molecule.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2011Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicants: TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE NV/SA, THE UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREInventors: Fanny Jeanne Julie Barde, Peter George Bruce, Yuhui Chen, Stefan Freunberger
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Patent number: 8518583Abstract: A main object of the present invention is to provide an air cathode capable of achieving both high initial discharge capacity and high capacity retention. In the present invention, the problem is solved by providing an air cathode used in a metal-air battery, comprising: an air cathode layer containing a conductive material, a particulate catalyst and a fibrous catalyst; and an air cathode current collector for collecting current of the air cathode layer, wherein the ratio of the fibrous catalyst to the total weight of the particulate catalyst and the fibrous catalyst is 10% by weight or less.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2009Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, The University Court of the University of St AndrewsInventors: Fuminori Mizuno, Peter George Bruce
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Publication number: 20130143133Abstract: The present invention is to provide a cathode catalyst capable of increasing the initial capacity, decreasing the charging voltage and improving the capacity retention of a rechargeable metal-air battery, and a rechargeable metal-air battery having high initial capacity, excellent charge-discharge efficiency, and excellent capacity retention. A cathode catalyst for a rechargeable metal-air battery comprising NiFe2O4, and a rechargeable metal-air battery comprising an air cathode containing at least NiFe2O4, an anode containing at least a negative-electrode active material and an electrolyte interposed between the air cathode and the anode.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2010Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicants: The University Court of the University of St. Andrews, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Fanny Jeanne Julie Barde, Laurence James Hardwick, Peter George Bruce, Stefan Freunberger
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Patent number: 8359179Abstract: The present invention relates to an equipment, device (10; 110) and apparatus for applying electrical stimuli to a system and acquiring a system response. According to the present invention there is provided a test equipment such as a portable test device (10; 110) for testing a system, the equipment comprising: signal generation means, signal receiving means, and signal processing means, wherein, in use, the signal generation means generates a signal to be applied to a system to be tested and the signal receiving means receives a response signal of the system, and the generated and response signals undergo processing by the signal processing means so as to provide a measure of a characteristic of the system, wherein further the generated signal comprises a plurality of periodic signals each of different frequency and phase and which are applied to the system simultaneously. The equipment finds particular use in the field of dentistry, but also finds other uses, e.g.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2003Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: 3D Diagnostic Imaging PLCInventors: Peter George Bruce, Alasdair McCall Christie, Christopher Longbottom, Nigel Berry Pitts
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Patent number: 7686984Abstract: There is provided a manganese oxide material, wherein the material comprises a host material QqMnyMzOx, where Q and M are each any element, y is any number greater than zero, and q and z are each any number greater than or equal to zero, and at least one dopant substituted into the host material, the manganese oxide material having a layered structure in which the ions are arranged in a series of generally planar layers, or sheets, stacked one on top of another. In a particularly preferred material Q is Li and M is either Co, Ni, Al, or Li. Particularly preferred combinations of M and a dopant are Ni,Co; Al,Co; Li,Cu; Li,Al; and Li,Zn. A method of preparing the material is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2002Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: University Court of the University of St. AndrewsInventors: Peter George Bruce, Alastair Douglas Robertson
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Publication number: 20080097712Abstract: The present invention relates to an equipment, device (10; 110) and apparatus for applying electrical stimuli to a system and acquiring a system response. According to the present invention there is provided a test equipment such as a portable test device (10; 110) for testing a system, the equipment comprising: signal generation means, signal receiving means, and signal processing means, wherein, in use, the signal generation means generates a signal to be applied to a system to be tested and the signal receiving means receives a response signal of the system, and the generated and response signals undergo processing by the signal processing means so as to provide a measure of a characteristic of the system, wherein further the generated signal comprises a plurality of periodic signals each of different frequency and phase and which are applied to the system simultaneously. The equipment finds particular use in the field of dentistry, but also finds other uses, e.g.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2003Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventors: Peter George Bruce, Alasdair McCall Christie, Stephen Ferrier, Christopher Longbottom, Nigel Berry Pitts
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Publication number: 20040214086Abstract: There is provided a manganese oxide material, wherein the material comprises a host material QqMnyMzOx, where Q and M are each any element, y is any number greater than zero, and q and z are each any number greater than or equal to zero, and at least one dopant substituted into the host material, the manganese oxide material having a layered structure in which the ions are arranged in a series of generally planar layers, or sheets, stacked one on top of another. In a particularly preferred material Q is Li and M is either Co, Ni, Al, or Li. Particularly preferred combinations of M and a dopant are Ni,Co; Al,Co; Li,Cu; Li,Al; and Li,Zn. A method of preparing the material is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2004Publication date: October 28, 2004Inventors: Peter George Bruce, Alastair Douglas Robertson
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Patent number: 6214493Abstract: A novel layered material for use in electrochemical cells is provided, together with a method for producing the layered material, and a cell having the layered material as the positive electrode. The material is of the form QqMnyMzO2, where Q and M are each any element, y is any number greater than zero, and q and z are each any number greater than or equal to zero, and the material has a layered structure. Methods of preparing the manganese oxide material are provided, using an ion exchange reaction or an ion removal reaction. Use of the material in an electrochemical cell is demonstrated.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 1999Date of Patent: April 10, 2001Assignee: The University Court of the University of St. AndrewsInventors: Peter George Bruce, Anthony Robert Armstrong
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Patent number: 5683835Abstract: Lithium manganese ternary oxide Li Mn.sub.2 0.sub.4+x is produced, where 0.ltoreq..times..ltoreq.0.2, by adding carbon to a manganese-containing solution such as manganese acetate and reacting the solution in an inert atmosphere with a lithium-containing compound such as lithium hydroxide and ammonia. Carbon is added in a proportion up to 8 percent of the weight of the Li Mn.sub.2 0.sub.4+x produced, and preferably the proportion of carbon added is in the range 2 to 6 percent by weight of Li Mn.sub.2 0.sub.4+x. The carbon is preferably carbon powder such as carbon black. Preferably, the Li Mn.sub.2 0.sub.4+x produced as a gelatinous precipitate is dried and heat treated. Alternatively, lithium manganese ternary oxide Li Mn.sub.2 0.sub.4+x is produced by reacting a manganese-containing compound with lithium carbonate. The reaction takes place in water and a precipitate is formed which is dried. The dried precipitate may be heat treated. The manganese-containing compound comprises manganese acetate.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 1995Date of Patent: November 4, 1997Assignee: Ultralife Batteries (UK) LimitedInventor: Peter George Bruce