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).
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Publication number: 20240304399Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2023Publication date: September 12, 2024Inventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Maher F. El-Kady
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Patent number: 11891539Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Yuanlong Shao
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Patent number: 11842850Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 3, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Maher F. El-Kady
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Publication number: 20220250934Abstract: Disclosed herein, in certain embodiments, are compounds, methods, tools, and abrasive materials comprising mixed transition metal dodecaborides.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2021Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Georgiy Akopov, Michael Tyrone Yeung, Christopher Lawrence Turner, Zachary C. Sobell, Cheng-Wei Lin
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Publication number: 20220049115Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: February 17, 2022Inventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Yuanlong Shao
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Patent number: 11168001Abstract: Disclosed herein, in certain embodiments, are compounds, methods, tools, and abrasive materials comprising mixed transition metal dodecaborides.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2018Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Georgiy Akopov, Michael Tyrone Yeung, Christopher Lawrence Turner, Zachary C. Sobell, Cheng-Wei Lin
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Patent number: 11118073Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 31, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Yuanlong Shao
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Publication number: 20210118628Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Inventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Maher F. El-Kady
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Patent number: 10892109Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Maher F. El-Kady
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Patent number: 10655020Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Yuanlong Shao
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Patent number: 10648958Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 8, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Veronica A. Strong, Maher F. El-Kady, Richard Barry Kaner
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Patent number: 10614968Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 19, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Maher F. El-Kady
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Patent number: 10611918Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Yuanlong Shao
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Patent number: 10605794Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 8, 2017Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Veronica A. Strong, Maher F. El-Kady, Richard Barry Kaner
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Publication number: 20200090880Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2019Publication date: March 19, 2020Inventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Maher F. El-Kady
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Publication number: 20190284403Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Yuanlong Shao
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Patent number: 10364358Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Yuanlong Shao
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Publication number: 20190071318Abstract: Disclosed herein, in certain embodiments, are compounds, methods, tools, and abrasive materials comprising mixed transition metal dodecaborides.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2018Publication date: March 7, 2019Applicant: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Richard Barry Kaner, Georgiy Akopov, Michael Tyrone Yeung, Christopher Lawrence Turner, Zachary C. Sobell, Cheng-Wei Lin
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Publication number: 20170299563Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 8, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Veronica A. Strong, Maher F. El-Kady, Richard Barry Kaner
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Publication number: 20170225951Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2015Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: Kristofer L. Marsh, Richard Barry Kaner, Anand Murugaiah, Hao Qu