Patents by Inventor Richard Barry Kaner

Richard Barry Kaner 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: 20240304399
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides supercapacitors that may avoid the shortcomings of current energy storage technology. Provided herein are supercapacitor devices, and methods of fabrication thereof comprising the manufacture or synthesis of an active material on a current collector and/or the manufacture of supercapacitor electrodes to form planar and stacked arrays of supercapacitor electrodes and devices. Prototype supercapacitors disclosed herein may exhibit improved performance compared to commercial supercapacitors. Additionally, the present disclosure provides a simple, yet versatile technique for the fabrication of supercapacitors through masking and etching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Maher F. El-Kady
  • Patent number: 11891539
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides supercapacitors that may avoid the shortcomings of current energy storage technology. Provided herein are electrochemical systems, comprising three dimensional porous reduced graphene oxide film electrodes. Prototype supercapacitors disclosed herein may exhibit improved performance compared to commercial supercapacitors. Additionally, the present disclosure provides a simple, yet versatile technique for the fabrication of supercapacitors through the direct preparation of three dimensional porous reduced graphene oxide films by filtration and freeze casting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Yuanlong Shao
  • Patent number: 11842850
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides supercapacitors that may avoid the shortcomings of current energy storage technology. Provided herein are supercapacitor devices, and methods of fabrication thereof comprising the manufacture or synthesis of an active material on a current collector and/or the manufacture of supercapacitor electrodes to form planar and stacked arrays of supercapacitor electrodes and devices. Prototype supercapacitors disclosed herein may exhibit improved performance compared to commercial supercapacitors. Additionally, the present disclosure provides a simple, yet versatile technique for the fabrication of supercapacitors through masking and etching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Maher F. El-Kady
  • Publication number: 20220250934
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, in certain embodiments, are compounds, methods, tools, and abrasive materials comprising mixed transition metal dodecaborides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Georgiy Akopov, Michael Tyrone Yeung, Christopher Lawrence Turner, Zachary C. Sobell, Cheng-Wei Lin
  • Publication number: 20220049115
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides supercapacitors that may avoid the shortcomings of current energy storage technology. Provided herein are electrochemical systems, comprising three dimensional porous reduced graphene oxide film electrodes. Prototype supercapacitors disclosed herein may exhibit improved performance compared to commercial supercapacitors. Additionally, the present disclosure provides a simple, yet versatile technique for the fabrication of supercapacitors through the direct preparation of three dimensional porous reduced graphene oxide films by filtration and freeze casting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Yuanlong Shao
  • Patent number: 11168001
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, in certain embodiments, are compounds, methods, tools, and abrasive materials comprising mixed transition metal dodecaborides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Georgiy Akopov, Michael Tyrone Yeung, Christopher Lawrence Turner, Zachary C. Sobell, Cheng-Wei Lin
  • Patent number: 11118073
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides supercapacitors that may avoid the shortcomings of current energy storage technology. Provided herein are electrochemical systems, comprising three dimensional porous reduced graphene oxide film electrodes. Prototype supercapacitors disclosed herein may exhibit improved performance compared to commercial supercapacitors. Additionally, the present disclosure provides a simple, yet versatile technique for the fabrication of supercapacitors through the direct preparation of three dimensional porous reduced graphene oxide films by filtration and freeze casting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Yuanlong Shao
  • Publication number: 20210118628
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides supercapacitors that may avoid the shortcomings of current energy storage technology. Provided herein are supercapacitor devices, and methods of fabrication thereof comprising the manufacture or synthesis of an active material on a current collector and/or the manufacture of supercapacitor electrodes to form planar and stacked arrays of supercapacitor electrodes and devices. Prototype supercapacitors disclosed herein may exhibit improved performance compared to commercial supercapacitors. Additionally, the present disclosure provides a simple, yet versatile technique for the fabrication of supercapacitors through masking and etching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Maher F. El-Kady
  • Patent number: 10892109
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides supercapacitors that may avoid the shortcomings of current energy storage technology. Provided herein are supercapacitor devices, and methods of fabrication thereof comprising the manufacture or synthesis of an active material on a current collector and/or the manufacture of supercapacitor electrodes to form planar and stacked arrays of supercapacitor electrodes and devices. Prototype supercapacitors disclosed herein may exhibit improved performance compared to commercial supercapacitors. Additionally, the present disclosure provides a simple, yet versatile technique for the fabrication of supercapacitors through masking and etching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Maher F. El-Kady
  • Patent number: 10655020
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides supercapacitors that may avoid the shortcomings of current energy storage technology. Provided herein are electrochemical systems, comprising three dimensional porous reduced graphene oxide film electrodes. Prototype supercapacitors disclosed herein may exhibit improved performance compared to commercial supercapacitors. Additionally, the present disclosure provides a simple, yet versatile technique for the fabrication of supercapacitors through the direct preparation of three dimensional porous reduced graphene oxide films by filtration and freeze casting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Yuanlong Shao
  • Patent number: 10648958
    Abstract: An interconnected corrugated carbon-based network comprising a plurality of expanded and interconnected carbon layers is disclosed. In one embodiment, each of the expanded and interconnected carbon layers is made up of at least one corrugated carbon sheet that is one atom thick. In another embodiment, each of the expanded and interconnected carbon layers is made up of a plurality of corrugated carbon sheets that are each one atom thick. The interconnected corrugated carbon-based network is characterized by a high surface area with highly tunable electrical conductivity and electrochemical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Veronica A. Strong, Maher F. El-Kady, Richard Barry Kaner
  • Patent number: 10614968
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides supercapacitors that may avoid the shortcomings of current energy storage technology. Provided herein are supercapacitor devices, and methods of fabrication thereof comprising the manufacture or synthesis of an active material on a current collector and/or the manufacture of supercapacitor electrodes to form planar and stacked arrays of supercapacitor electrodes and devices. Prototype supercapacitors disclosed herein may exhibit improved performance compared to commercial supercapacitors. Additionally, the present disclosure provides a simple, yet versatile technique for the fabrication of supercapacitors through masking and etching.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Maher F. El-Kady
  • Patent number: 10611918
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides supercapacitors that may avoid the shortcomings of current energy storage technology. Provided herein are electrochemical systems, comprising three dimensional porous reduced graphene oxide film electrodes. Prototype supercapacitors disclosed herein may exhibit improved performance compared to commercial supercapacitors. Additionally, the present disclosure provides a simple, yet versatile technique for the fabrication of supercapacitors through the direct preparation of three dimensional porous reduced graphene oxide films by filtration and freeze casting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Yuanlong Shao
  • Patent number: 10605794
    Abstract: An interconnected corrugated carbon-based network comprising a plurality of expanded and interconnected carbon layers is disclosed. In one embodiment, each of the expanded and interconnected carbon layers is made up of at least one corrugated carbon sheet that is one atom thick. In another embodiment, each of the expanded and interconnected carbon layers is made up of a plurality of corrugated carbon sheets that are each one atom thick. The interconnected corrugated carbon-based network is characterized by a high surface area with highly tunable electrical conductivity and electrochemical properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Veronica A. Strong, Maher F. El-Kady, Richard Barry Kaner
  • Publication number: 20200090880
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides supercapacitors that may avoid the shortcomings of current energy storage technology. Provided herein are supercapacitor devices, and methods of fabrication thereof comprising the manufacture or synthesis of an active material on a current collector and/or the manufacture of supercapacitor electrodes to form planar and stacked arrays of supercapacitor electrodes and devices. Prototype supercapacitors disclosed herein may exhibit improved performance compared to commercial supercapacitors. Additionally, the present disclosure provides a simple, yet versatile technique for the fabrication of supercapacitors through masking and etching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Maher F. El-Kady
  • Publication number: 20190284403
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides supercapacitors that may avoid the shortcomings of current energy storage technology. Provided herein are electrochemical systems, comprising three dimensional porous reduced graphene oxide film electrodes. Prototype supercapacitors disclosed herein may exhibit improved performance compared to commercial supercapacitors. Additionally, the present disclosure provides a simple, yet versatile technique for the fabrication of supercapacitors through the direct preparation of three dimensional porous reduced graphene oxide films by filtration and freeze casting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Yuanlong Shao
  • Patent number: 10364358
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides supercapacitors that may avoid the shortcomings of current energy storage technology. Provided herein are electrochemical systems, comprising three dimensional porous reduced graphene oxide film electrodes. Prototype supercapacitors disclosed herein may exhibit improved performance compared to commercial supercapacitors. Additionally, the present disclosure provides a simple, yet versatile technique for the fabrication of supercapacitors through the direct preparation of three dimensional porous reduced graphene oxide films by filtration and freeze casting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Yuanlong Shao
  • Publication number: 20190071318
    Abstract: Disclosed herein, in certain embodiments, are compounds, methods, tools, and abrasive materials comprising mixed transition metal dodecaborides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Georgiy Akopov, Michael Tyrone Yeung, Christopher Lawrence Turner, Zachary C. Sobell, Cheng-Wei Lin
  • Publication number: 20170299563
    Abstract: An interconnected corrugated carbon-based network comprising a plurality of expanded and interconnected carbon layers is disclosed. In one embodiment, each of the expanded and interconnected carbon layers is made up of at least one corrugated carbon sheet that is one atom thick. In another embodiment, each of the expanded and interconnected carbon layers is made up of a plurality of corrugated carbon sheets that are each one atom thick. The interconnected corrugated carbon-based network is characterized by a high surface area with highly tunable electrical conductivity and electrochemical properties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Veronica A. Strong, Maher F. El-Kady, Richard Barry Kaner
  • Publication number: 20170225951
    Abstract: A method for exfoliating and/or dispersing hexagonal boron nitride comprises mixing hexagonal boron nitride with a solvent system comprising at least two solvents. The use of a solvent system with at least two solvents provides improved benefits to the exfoliation process compared to the use of individual solvents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Kristofer L. Marsh, Richard Barry Kaner, Anand Murugaiah, Hao Qu