Patents by Inventor Reto Max Pfenninger

Reto Max Pfenninger 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: 11959166
    Abstract: Thin films of lithium-containing materials and methods for fabricating them are generally described. In some embodiments, the formation of a first vapor is induced from a first target and the formation of a second vapor is induced from a second target, resulting in the formation of a thin film. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the formation of the first vapor and the formation of the second vapor occurs under vacuum conditions. In some embodiments, the thin film has a relatively high ionic conductivity, mixed ionic/electronic conductivity, or other properties beneficial for applications such as active electrode materials or solid-state electrolytes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich
    Inventors: Reto Max Pfenninger, Michal Struzik, Inigo Garbayo, Andreas Nenning, Jennifer Rupp
  • Publication number: 20210332473
    Abstract: Thin films of lithium-containing materials and methods for fabricating them are generally described. In some embodiments, the formation of a first vapor is induced from a first target and the formation of a second vapor is induced from a second target, resulting in the formation of a thin film. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the formation of the first vapor and the formation of the second vapor occurs under vacuum conditions. In some embodiments, the thin film has a relatively high ionic conductivity, mixed ionic/electronic conductivity, or other properties beneficial for applications such as active electrode materials or solid-state electrolytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicants: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich
    Inventors: Reto Max Pfenninger, Michal Struzik, Inigo Garbayo, Andreas Nenning, Jennifer Rupp
  • Publication number: 20210214839
    Abstract: Lithium-containing thin films and methods for fabricating them are generally described. In some embodiments, the formation of a first vapor is induced from a first target and the formation of a second vapor is induced from a second target, resulting in the formation of a thin film. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the formation of the first vapor and the formation of the second vapor occurs under vacuum conditions. In some embodiments, the thin film has a relatively high ionic conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicants: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich
    Inventors: Reto Max Pfenninger, Michal Struzik, Inigo Garbayo, Andreas Nenning, Jennifer Rupp