Patents by Inventor Peter Smyrek

Peter Smyrek 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).

  • Publication number: 20260179953
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (110) for producing a cathode (112), a cathode (112) which is produced using this method, and a battery which comprises such a cathode (112). The method (110) comprises the following steps: a) providing a current collector (114), wherein at least its surface (116) comprises an electrically conductive material (118); b) coating the surface (116) of the current collector (114) with a carbon-containing layer (120); and c) applying an active cathode material (124) to the carbon-containing layer layer (120), the carbon-containing layer layer (120) comprising more than 60 wt. % and less than 80 wt. % carbon and at least one polymer as a binder, and wherein at least step b) is carried out at a temperature of at least 30° C. to at most 70° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Applicant: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
    Inventors: Wilhelm Pfleging, Peter Smyrek, Tim Michel