Patents by Inventor Rachel E. Carter

Rachel E. Carter 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).

  • BATTERY INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT TRIGGER AND IMPROVED PERFORMANCE METHOD
    Publication number: 20260018686
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of: providing an electrochemical energy storage device having a first electrode and a second electrode; and simultaneously: a) maintaining the first electrode and a first temperature; b) maintaining the second electrode at a second temperature; and c) charging or discharging the device. The coolest portion of the second electrode is at least 1° C. warmer than the warmest portion of the first electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2025
    Publication date: January 15, 2026
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Corey T. Love, Rachel E. Carter, Robert W. Atkinson
  • Methods for battery internal short circuit trigger and improved performance by temperature gradients
    Patent number: 12424669
    Abstract: A method of: providing an electrochemical energy storage device having a first electrode and a second electrode; and simultaneously: a) maintaining the first electrode at a first temperature; b) maintaining the second electrode at a second temperature; and c) charging or discharging the device. The coolest portion of the second electrode is at least 1° C. warmer than the warmest portion of the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Corey T. Love, Rachel E. Carter, Robert W Atkinson
  • POLYMER MATRIX IMMBOLIZED CARBON NETWORK FOR ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE OF ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES
    Publication number: 20240287326
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of discharging a battery by providing a composition having a solution of a crosslinked or crosslinkable polymer and a solvent and conductive carbon particles; and applying the composition to a battery in contact with an anode and a cathode to form an electrical connection from the anode to the cathode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2024
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Gordon H. Waller, Corey T. Love, Rachel E. Carter
  • BATTERY INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT TRIGGER AND IMPROVED PERFORMANCE METHOD
    Publication number: 20200014079
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of: providing an electrochemical energy storage device having a first electrode and a second electrode; and simultaneously: a) maintaining the first electrode and a first temperature; b) maintaining the second electrode at a second temperature; and c) charging or discharging the device. The coolest portion of the second electrode is at least 1° C. warmer than the warmest portion of the first electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Corey T. Love, Rachel E. Carter, Robert W Atkinson