Patents by Inventor Porter Mitchell

Porter Mitchell 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: 12633513
    Abstract: A system and methods for manufacturing a dry electrode for an energy storage device are disclosed. The system includes a first dry electrode material delivery system configured to deliver a dry electrode material, a first calendering roll, a second calendering roll, and a controller. The second calendering roll is configured to form a first nip between the first calendering roll and the second calendering roll. The first nip is configured to receive the dry electrode material from the first dry electrode material delivery system, and form a dry electrode film from the dry electrode material. The controller is configured to control a rotational velocity of the second calendering roll to be greater than a rotational velocity of the first calendering roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventor: Porter Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20260066263
    Abstract: A system and methods for manufacturing a dry electrode for an energy storage device are disclosed. The system includes a first dry electrode material delivery system configured to deliver a dry electrode material, a first calendering roll, a second calendering roll, and a controller. The second calendering roll is configured to form a first nip between the first calendering roll and the second calendering roll. The first nip is configured to receive the dry electrode material from the first dry electrode material delivery system, and form a dry electrode film from the dry electrode material. The controller is configured to control a rotational velocity of the second calendering roll to be greater than a rotational velocity of the first calendering roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2025
    Publication date: March 5, 2026
    Inventor: Porter Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20260061716
    Abstract: This invention relates to a multi-roller system comprising at least two rollers forming at least one first gap therebetween configured to be supplied with at least one powder material to produce at least one film material and/or web material by compressing the powder material within the first gap, wherein at least one first low pressure area is provided in at least one supply area for the powder material and the first gap, wherein at least one sealing system is provided to seal the first low pressure area, wherein the sealing system contacts at least one surface of at least one of the rollers, wherein further a first roller is movable relative to a second roller to alter a width of the first gap and/or to alter a distance between the first roller and the second rollers, wherein the sealing system is adjustable to at least two different widths of the first gap and/or two distances of the first roller and the second roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2025
    Publication date: March 5, 2026
    Inventors: Thomas HACKFORT, Thorsten BÖING, Harald BARTSCH, Phillip RÖRING, Tobias WILLEMSEN, Christoph LANSING, Ronny SCHLEGEL, Porter MITCHELL
  • Publication number: 20260005219
    Abstract: A system and methods for manufacturing a dry electrode for an energy storage device are disclosed. The system includes a first dry electrode material delivery system configured to deliver a dry electrode material, a first calendering roll, a second calendering roll, and a controller. The second calendering roll is configured to form a first nip between the first calendering roll and the second calendering roll. The first nip is configured to receive the dry electrode material from the first dry electrode material delivery system, and form a dry electrode film from the dry electrode material. The controller is configured to control a rotational velocity of the second calendering roll to be greater than a rotational velocity of the first calendering roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2025
    Publication date: January 1, 2026
    Inventor: Porter Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20250266430
    Abstract: An energy storage device can include a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode wherein the first electrode or the second electrode includes elemental lithium metal and carbon particles. A method for fabricating an energy storage device can include forming a first electrode and a second electrode, and inserting a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, where forming the first electrode or the second electrode can include combining elemental lithium metal and a plurality of carbon particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2025
    Publication date: August 21, 2025
    Inventors: Hieu Minh Duong, Porter Mitchell, Mohammed-Yazid Saidi
  • Publication number: 20250253307
    Abstract: A system and methods for manufacturing a dry electrode for an energy storage device are disclosed. The system includes a first dry electrode material delivery system configured to deliver a dry electrode material, a first calendering roll, a second calendering roll, and a controller. The second calendering roll is configured to form a first nip between the first calendering roll and the second calendering roll. The first nip is configured to receive the dry electrode material from the first dry electrode material delivery system, and form a dry electrode film from the dry electrode material. The controller is configured to control a rotational velocity of the second calendering roll to be greater than a rotational velocity of the first calendering roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventor: Porter Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20250174709
    Abstract: An energy storage device can include a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode wherein the first electrode includes an electrochemically active material and a porous carbon material, and the second electrode includes elemental lithium metal and carbon particles. A method for fabricating an energy storage device can include forming a first electrode and a second electrode, and inserting a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, where forming the first electrode includes combining an electrochemically active material and a porous carbon material, and forming the second electrode includes combining elemental lithium metal and a plurality of carbon particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2025
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventors: Hieu Minh Duong, Porter Mitchell, Mohammed-Yazid Saidi, Joon Ho Shin, Haim Feigenbaum
  • Patent number: 12315914
    Abstract: An energy storage device can include a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode wherein the first electrode or the second electrode includes elemental lithium metal and carbon particles. A method for fabricating an energy storage device can include forming a first electrode and a second electrode, and inserting a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, where forming the first electrode or the second electrode can include combining elemental lithium metal and a plurality of carbon particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: Hieu Minh Duong, Porter Mitchell, Mohammed-Yazid Saidi
  • Patent number: 12218303
    Abstract: An energy storage device can include a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode wherein the first electrode includes an electrochemically active material and a porous carbon material, and the second electrode includes elemental lithium metal and carbon particles. A method for fabricating an energy storage device can include forming a first electrode and a second electrode, and inserting a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, where forming the first electrode includes combining an electrochemically active material and a porous carbon material, and forming the second electrode includes combining elemental lithium metal and a plurality of carbon particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: Hieu Minh Duong, Porter Mitchell, Mohammed-Yazid Saidi, Joon Ho Shin, Haim Feigenbaum
  • Publication number: 20240356059
    Abstract: An energy storage device can include a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode wherein the first electrode includes an electrochemically active material and a porous carbon material, and the second electrode includes elemental lithium metal and carbon particles. A method for fabricating an energy storage device can include forming a first electrode and a second electrode, and inserting a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, where forming the first electrode includes combining an electrochemically active material and a porous carbon material, and forming the second electrode includes combining elemental lithium metal and a plurality of carbon particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Hieu Minh Duong, Porter Mitchell, Mohammed-Yazid Saidi, Joon Ho Shin, Haim Feigenbaum
  • Publication number: 20240154096
    Abstract: An energy storage device can include a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode wherein the first electrode or the second electrode includes elemental lithium metal and carbon particles. A method for fabricating an energy storage device can include forming a first electrode and a second electrode, and inserting a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, where forming the first electrode or the second electrode can include combining elemental lithium metal and a plurality of carbon particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Hieu Minh Duong, Porter Mitchell, Mohammed-Yazid Saidi
  • Patent number: 11901549
    Abstract: An energy storage device can include a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode wherein the first electrode or the second electrode includes elemental lithium metal and carbon particles. A method for fabricating an energy storage device can include forming a first electrode and a second electrode, and inserting a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, where forming the first electrode or the second electrode can include combining elemental lithium metal and a plurality of carbon particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: Hieu Minh Duong, Porter Mitchell, Mohammed-Yazid Saidi
  • Patent number: 11888108
    Abstract: An energy storage device can include a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode wherein the first electrode includes an electrochemically active material and a porous carbon material, and the second electrode includes elemental lithium metal and carbon particles. A method for fabricating an energy storage device can include forming a first electrode and a second electrode, and inserting a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, where forming the first electrode includes combining an electrochemically active material and a porous carbon material, and forming the second electrode includes combining elemental lithium metal and a plurality of carbon particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: Hieu Minh Duong, Porter Mitchell, Mohammed-Yazid Saidi, Joon Ho Shin, Haim Feigenbaum
  • Patent number: 11682754
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming an electrode film mixture can have a first source including a polymer dispersion comprising a liquid and a polymer, a second source including a second component of the electrode film mixture, and a fluidized bed coating apparatus including a first inlet configured to receive from the first source the dispersion, and a second inlet configured to receive from the second source the second component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: Porter Mitchell, Jeffrey Nelson, Robert Crawford, Mohammed-Yazid Saidi
  • Publication number: 20230036768
    Abstract: An energy storage device can include a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode wherein the first electrode or the second electrode includes elemental lithium metal and carbon particles. A method for fabricating an energy storage device can include forming a first electrode and a second electrode, and inserting a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, where forming the first electrode or the second electrode can include combining elemental lithium metal and a plurality of carbon particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Hieu Minh Duong, Porter Mitchell, Mohammed-Yazid Saidi
  • Patent number: 11527747
    Abstract: An energy storage device can include a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode wherein the first electrode or the second electrode includes elemental lithium metal and carbon particles. A method for fabricating an energy storage device can include forming a first electrode and a second electrode, and inserting a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, where forming the first electrode or the second electrode can include combining elemental lithium metal and a plurality of carbon particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: Hieu Minh Duong, Porter Mitchell, Mohammed-Yazid Saidi
  • Patent number: 11430613
    Abstract: A dry process based capacitor and method for using one or more recyclable electrode film structure is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Tesla, Inc.
    Inventors: Porter Mitchell, Xiaomei Xi, Linda Zhong
  • Publication number: 20220158163
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming an electrode film mixture can have a first source including a polymer dispersion comprising a liquid and a polymer, a second source including a second component of the electrode film mixture, and a fluidized bed coating apparatus including a first inlet configured to receive from the first source the dispersion, and a second inlet configured to receive from the second source the second component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Porter Mitchell, Jeffrey Nelson, Robert Crawford, Mohammed-Yazid Saidi
  • Patent number: 11302488
    Abstract: An electric double-layer ultracapacitor configured to maintain desired operation at an operating voltage of three volts, where the capacitor includes a housing component, a first and a second current collector, a positive and a negative electrode electrically coupled to one of the first and second current collectors, and a separator positioned between the positive and the negative electrode. At least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode can include a treated carbon material, where the treated carbon material includes a reduction in a number of hydrogen-containing functional groups, nitrogen-containing functional groups and/or oxygen-containing functional groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: UCAP Power, Inc.
    Inventors: Priya Bendale, Robert Crawford, Porter Mitchell, Jeffrey Nelson, Doug Schafer, Xiaomei Xi
  • Publication number: 20220072612
    Abstract: A system and methods for manufacturing a dry electrode for an energy storage device are disclosed. The system includes a first dry electrode material delivery system configured to deliver a dry electrode material, a first calendering roll, a second calendering roll, and a controller. The second calendering roll is configured to form a first nip between the first calendering roll and the second calendering roll. The first nip is configured to receive the dry electrode material from the first dry electrode material delivery system, and form a dry electrode film from the dry electrode material. The controller is configured to control a rotational velocity of the second calendering roll to be greater than a rotational velocity of the first calendering roll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Porter Mitchell, Frank Bogenstahl, René Wolters, Christoph Lansing, Jörg Gottszky, Kay Wolters, Thomas Hackfort