Patents by Inventor Stephen A. Hackney

Stephen A. Hackney 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 INCLUDING BETA-DELITHIATED LAYERED NICKEL OXIDE ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVE CATHODE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20240006607
    Abstract: The invention is directed towards an electrochemically active cathode material for a battery. The electrochemically active cathode material includes a non-stoichiometric beta-delithiated layered nickel oxide. The non-stoichiometric beta-delithiated layered nickel oxide has a chemical formula. The chemical formula is LixAyNi1+a?zMzO2·nH2O where x is from about 0.02 to about 0.20; y is from about 0.03 to about 0.20; a is from about 0.02 to about 0.2; z is from about 0 to about 0.2; and n is from about 0 to about 1. Within the chemical formula, A is an alkali metal. The alkali metal includes potassium, rubidium, cesium, and any combination thereof. Within the chemical formula, M comprises an alkaline earth metal, a transition metal, a non-transition metal, and any combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Jennifer A. Nelson, Paul Albert Christian, Stephen A. Hackney
  • Battery including beta-delithiated layered nickel oxide electrochemically active cathode material
    Patent number: 11764357
    Abstract: The invention is directed towards an electrochemically active cathode material for a battery. The electrochemically active cathode material includes a non-stoichiometric beta-delithiated layered nickel oxide. The non-stoichiometric beta-delithiated layered nickel oxide has a chemical formula. The chemical formula is LixAyNi1+a?zMzO2·nH2O where x is from about 0.02 to about 0.20; y is from about 0.03 to about 0.20; a is from about 0.02 to about 0.2; z is from about 0 to about 0.2; and n is from about 0 to about 1. Within the chemical formula, A is an alkali metal. The alkali metal includes potassium, rubidium, cesium, and any combination thereof. Within the chemical formula, M comprises an alkaline earth metal, a transition metal, a non-transition metal, and any combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: DURACELL U.S. OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jennifer A. Nelson, Paul Albert Christian, Stephen A. Hackney
  • Battery Including Beta-Delithiated Layered Nickel Oxide Electrochemically Active Cathode Material
    Publication number: 20210167383
    Abstract: The invention is directed towards an electrochemically active cathode material for a battery. The electrochemically active cathode material includes a non-stoichiometric beta-delithiated layered nickel oxide. The non-stoichiometric beta-delithiated layered nickel oxide has a chemical formula. The chemical formula is LixAyNi1+a?zMzO2.nH2O where x is from about 0.02 to about 0.20; y is from about 0.03 to about 0.20; a is from about 0.02 to about 0.2; z is from about 0 to about 0.2; and n is from about 0 to about 1. Within the chemical formula, A is an alkali metal. The alkali metal includes potassium, rubidium, cesium, and any combination thereof. Within the chemical formula, M comprises an alkaline earth metal, a transition metal, a non-transition metal, and any combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: DURACELL U.S. OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jennifer A. Nelson, Paul Albert Christian, Stephen A. Hackney
  • Battery including beta-delithiated layered nickel oxide electrochemically active cathode material
    Patent number: 10910647
    Abstract: The invention is directed towards an electrochemically active cathode material for a battery. The electrochemically active cathode material includes a non-stoichiometric beta-delithiated layered nickel oxide. The non-stoichiometric beta-delithiated layered nickel oxide has a chemical formula. The chemical formula is LixAyNi1+a-zMzO2•nH2O where x is from about 0.02 to about 0.20; y is from about 0.03 to about 0.20; a is from about 0.02 to about 0.2; z is from about 0 to about 0.2; and n is from about 0 to about 1. Within the chemical formula, A is an alkali metal. The alkali metal includes potassium, rubidium, cesium, and any combination thereof. Within the chemical formula, M comprises an alkaline earth metal, a transition metal, a non-transition metal, and any combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: DURACELL U.S. OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jennifer A. Nelson, Paul Albert Christian, Stephen A. Hackney
  • BATTERY INCLUDING BETA-DELITHIATED LAYERED NICKEL OXIDE ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVE CATHODE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20180331361
    Abstract: The invention is directed towards an electrochemically active cathode material for a battery. The electrochemically active cathode material includes a non-stoichiometric beta-delithiated layered nickel oxide. The non-stoichiometric beta-delithiated layered nickel oxide has a chemical formula. The chemical formula is LixAyNi1+a-zMzO2•nH2O where x is from about 0.02 to about 0.20; y is from about 0.03 to about 0.20; a is from about 0.02 to about 0.2; z is from about 0 to about 0.2; and n is from about 0 to about 1. Within the chemical formula, A is an alkali metal. The alkali metal includes potassium, rubidium, cesium, and any combination thereof. Within the chemical formula, M comprises an alkaline earth metal, a transition metal, a non-transition metal, and any combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: DURACELL U.S. OPERATIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jennifer A. Nelson, Paul Albert Christian, Stephen A. Hackney
  • METHOD FOR PRESERVING OBJECTS CONTAINING PIGMENT
    Publication number: 20110168949
    Abstract: The present invention is directed towards a method of preserving an object comprising Prussian blue pigment and a storage and/or display case for said preservation method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Stephen Hackney, Joyce Townsend, Jacob Llewellyn Thomas, Andrew Lerwill