Patents by Inventor Shiloh J. Williams
Shiloh J. Williams 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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Patent number: 11923561Abstract: A pouch cell includes an electrode assembly and a body forming a gas headspace within the pouch. Tabs of the electrode assembly may extend through or around the body and out of the pouch. Gas from the electrode assembly may collect in the gas headspace. The body may accommodate a vent mechanism that also extends out of the pouch.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: ZAF Energy Systems, IncorporatedInventors: Randy Moore, Shiloh J. Williams, Adam Weisenstein
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Publication number: 20230318144Abstract: A pouch cell includes an electrode assembly and a body forming a gas headspace within the pouch. Tabs of the electrode assembly may extend through or around the body and out of the pouch. Gas from the electrode assembly may collect in the gas headspace. The body may accommodate a vent mechanism that also extends out of the pouch.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Inventors: Randy Moore, Shiloh J. Williams, Adam Weisenstein
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Patent number: 11652251Abstract: An aqueous battery system includes an electrode assembly, a recombination device, and a controller. The recombination device has a catalyst that combines hydrogen and oxygen produced by the electrode assembly to form water and generate heat via exothermic reaction. The controller, responsive to a detected temperature or change in temperature associated with the recombination device due to the heat, changes power supplied to the electrode assembly.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2020Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: ZAF Energy Systems, IncorporatedInventors: Eivind Listerud, Adam Weisenstein, Melissa D. McIntyre, Allen Charkey, Michael J. Gordon, Shiloh J. Williams
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Publication number: 20230015421Abstract: A method for manufacturing electrodes includes, by an extruder that receives powder, mixing the powder to form a homogenous blend, injecting a lubricant into the homogenous blend to form a dough, and kneading the dough to form a fibrillated dough. The method further includes, by calender rollers, calendering chunks of the fibrillated dough to a target thickness to form a continuous plaque, by a laminating machine, laminating the plaque to opposite sides of a metal substrate to form a continuous electrode preform, by a dryer, drying the continuous electrode preform to form a dry continuous electrode preform, and by a cutting machine, sectioning the dry continuous electrode preform into electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Inventors: Michael J. Gordon, Shiloh J. Williams
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Patent number: 11462724Abstract: A method for manufacturing electrodes includes mixing a powder to form a homogenous blend, injecting a lubricant into the homogenous blend to form a dough, kneading the dough to form a fibrillated dough, and outputting segments of the fibrillated dough. The method also includes processing the segments into a continuous plaque, drying the continuous plaque to form an active material sheet, laminating portions of the active material sheet to a current collector substrate to form an electrode blank, and sectioning the electrode blank into electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2022Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: ZAF ENERGY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATEDInventors: Michael J. Gordon, Shiloh J. Williams, Allen Charkey, Andrew Souder, II
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Publication number: 20220140419Abstract: An aqueous battery system includes an electrode assembly, a recombination device, and a controller. The recombination device has a catalyst that combines hydrogen and oxygen produced by the electrode assembly to form water and generate heat via exothermic reaction. The controller, responsive to a detected temperature or change in temperature associated with the recombination device due to the heat, changes power supplied to the electrode assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2020Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Eivind Listerud, Adam Weisenstein, Melissa D. McIntyre, Alien Charkey, Michaei J. Gordon, Shiloh J. Williams
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Patent number: 11322729Abstract: A method for manufacturing zinc negative electrodes includes mixing a powder including zinc with polytetrafluoroethylene to form a homogenous blend, injecting a lubricant into the homogenous blend to form a dough, kneading the dough to form a fibrillated dough, and extruding the fibrillated dough through a die to form a ribbon. The method also includes calendering the ribbon to a target thickness to form a plaque, drying the plaque to form an active material sheet, laminating portions of the active material sheet to a current collector substrate to form an electrode blank, and sectioning the electrode blank into zinc negative electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2021Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: ZAF ENERGY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATEDInventors: Michael J. Gordon, Shiloh J. Williams, Allen Charkey, Andrew Souder, II
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Patent number: 11205772Abstract: A method for manufacturing zinc negative electrodes includes mixing a powder including zinc with polytetrafluoroethylene to form a homogenous blend, injecting a lubricant into the homogenous blend to form a dough, kneading the dough to form a fibrillated dough, and extruding the fibrillated dough through a die to form a ribbon. The method also includes calendering the ribbon to a target thickness to form a plaque, drying the plaque to form an active material sheet, laminating portions of the active material sheet to a current collector substrate such that the current collector substrate is sandwiched between the portions to form an electrode blank, and sectioning the electrode blank into zinc negative electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2021Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: ZAF ENERGY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATEDInventors: Michael J. Gordon, Shiloh J. Williams, Allen Charkey, Andrew Souder, II
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Patent number: 11128002Abstract: Monobloc batteries include compartments containing cells. Terminals extend into the compartments and are electrically connected with the cells via tabs. The tabs are folded to form bent stacks and include openings in partial registration with each other. The terminals extend through the openings and are secured to the tabs. The terminals are off-center relative to the compartments to preserve space for the bent stacks.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2019Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: ZAF ENERGY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATEDInventors: Michael J. Gordon, Shiloh J. Williams, Michael T. Shireman, Eivind Listerud, Adam Weisenstein, Randy Moore
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Patent number: 10777781Abstract: Monobloc batteries include compartments containing cells. Terminals extend into the compartments and are electrically connected with the cells via tabs. The tabs are folded to form bent stacks and include openings in partial registration with each other. The terminals extend through the openings and are secured to the tabs. The terminals are off-center relative to the compartments to preserve space for the bent stacks.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: ZAF ENERGY SYSTEMS, INCORPORATEDInventors: Michael J. Gordon, Shiloh J. Williams, Michael T. Shireman, Eivind Listerud, Adam Weisenstein, Randy Moore
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Publication number: 20200259130Abstract: Monobloc batteries include compartments containing cells. Terminals extend into the compartments and are electrically connected with the cells via tabs. The tabs are folded to form bent stacks and include openings in partial registration with each other, The terminals extend through the openings and are secured to the tabs. The terminals are off-center relative to the compartments to preserve space for the bent stacks.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2019Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Michael J. Gordon, Shiloh J. Williams, Michael T. Shireman, Eivind Listerud, Adam Weisenstein, Randy Moore
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Publication number: 20200259131Abstract: Monobloc batteries include compartments containing cells. Terminals extend into the compartments and are electrically connected with the cells via tabs. The tabs are folded to form bent stacks and include openings in partial registration with each other. The terminals extend through the openings and are secured to the tabs. The terminals are off-center relative to the compartments to preserve space for the bent stacks.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2019Publication date: August 13, 2020Inventors: Michael J. Gordon, Shiloh J. Williams, Michael T. Shireman, Eivind Listerud, Adam Weisenstein, Randy Moore